Find Your Own Diamond Mine
Posted on August 3, 2008 - Filed Under Hobbies | Leave a Comment
Apply around 58,000 atmospheres of pressure to pure carbon and then heat to about 2,600 degrees Fahrenheit and you will have a diamond. For millions of years microscopic plants and animals lived and died in the ancient oceans and after time these bodies turned into carbon.
Apply around 58,000 atmospheres of pressure to pure carbon and then heat to about 2,600 degrees Fahrenheit and you will have a diamond. For millions of years microscopic plants and animals lived and died in the ancient oceans and after time these bodies turned into carbon. When tectonic plates collided with one and another, one of the tectonic plates was pushed under the other and the bodies of the microorganism, now carbon are buried under tons of rock.
Read More..>>Treasure Hunting For Aquamarine
Posted on July 31, 2008 - Filed Under Hobbies | Leave a Comment
Aquamarine is a transparent gemstone variety of beryl. It is closely related to the emerald and the most common color is a delicate blue or turquoise that will remind you of the sea. Other colors can vary from yellow to rosey pink. The more intense the color the more valuable it is and can fetch from $120 to $500 a carat.
Aquamarine Cut
Not every buried treasure has been discovered. There still is a remarkable quantity of quality treasures still in Mother Earth, including the semi-precious stones to be found at Gem Mountain in North Carolina. One of the biggest draws to Gem Mountain is aquamarine treasure hunting. You find it you keep it. It’s as fun and as simple as that.
Read More..>>Issues Stemming From Free Music To Download
Posted on July 4, 2008 - Filed Under Entertainment | Leave a Comment
Ever Since the rise of the digital music era, major record labels have been running around aimlessly trying to refrain people from getting their hands on the latest free music to download…but what have they accomplished really?
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that the people interested in finding free music to download are the very same people that have been bringing in billions of dollars in revenue to the music industry. So why is the RIAA leading a witch hunt to crucify people interested in free music to download? The answer is simple. Based on most peoples opinions, the RIA has lost touch with reality and is obviously having a difficult time trying to addapt to change
Read More..>>Rotocast, 3D CAD, 3D Printing, and other Rapid Prototype Services
Posted on June 29, 2008 - Filed Under Hobbies | Leave a Comment
Prototype Services, Rotocast, 3D CAD and information on
other Prototype Services
Since rapid prototyping came into being, many businesses
provided with the service of prototype development. Earlier, such companies
were known as service bureaus and they allowed the users to access the unproven
and expensive technology. In the early period of rapid prototyping, these
service bureaus provided with advantages of prototype development minus the
soaring upfront expenses and major risks of applying a new technology that was
relatively unverified and hovering on the brink of rapid obsolescence. In the
beginning, the service bureaus provided file conversions for narrowing the
operational gap amidst 2D data and 3D CAD models. Due to this, the large
companies that had not yet transitioned to solid modeling were benefited
greatly.
What Makes Simon So Mean?
Posted on April 24, 2008 - Filed Under Arts and Entertainment | Leave a Comment
Simon Cowell of American Idol is a Libra. What makes him “the man we love to hate”? Aren’t Libran’s pleaser’s and diplomats?
I’ve seen some articles puzzling over this phenomenon — a mean Libran — when really it’s no puzzle at all. i think what seems confusing is his Sun in Libra, the sign usually considered to be diplomatic. This just goes to show how little importance the Sun can have for overall chart management. It is what we aspire to, not necessarily what we are. It also points out some misunderstandings about Libra.
ABOUT LIBRA
Read More..>>Tsunami Alerts - Technology Creates Trauma
Posted on April 13, 2008 - Filed Under Arts and Entertainment | Leave a Comment
Imagine yourself lying down at any seashore in Thailand. You are on a relaxed weekend, free from all the tensions. Sun is shining bright in the sky and you feel that this is one of the `blessed’ moments of life.
Suddenly, there is a dark cloud overshadows all your desires and dreams.an alarm rings. No no, this is not your wrist watch or mobile alert. This is TSUNAMI ALERT.
You would obviously leave all your belongings and run for your life. You won’t even remember Beatle’s song “You better run for your life if you can” as you are really worried about this disaster taking you off for a long drive in the deep sea.
Read More..>>Horror Movie Reviews - Disturbia And More
Posted on April 13, 2008 - Filed Under Arts and Entertainment | Leave a Comment
Comments on some horror movies I’ve seen
Disturbia
More thriller than horror, but I’m reviewing it anyway. This is like a teen version of Hitchcock’s “Rear Window.” Some teens think they witness a murder in the neighbor’s house. No surprises in the plot, but this movie was actually better than I thought it would be.
Grade: 3 out of 5
The Wig
Middle of the road Asian horror about a haunted wig. Soon a girl who has lost her hair in chemotherapy gets the wig, and bad things start happening. This ridiculous story is handled very seriously, and that saves the movie. Some suspenseful moments, but not enough.
Grade: 2 out of 5
Tells Of Strength And Weakness In Poker
Posted on April 12, 2008 - Filed Under Arts and Entertainment | Leave a Comment
This is a topic that will be of interest forever, and it will always be evolving as people discover more and more tells… not to mention the fact that as players get better and better, they start faking them… so far, i have discovered the following tells from personal experience.
Strength
1- If someone starts making odd bets i.e. non- round numbers e.g. 1,475 or 2,150… they are definitely strong… they have something very close to the nuts and will call an all-in bet… so go ahead and put them all-in if you have the nuts… otherwise fold.
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