The Fleur-de-lis, or literally “flower of the lily”, symbol can be found worldwide. Since it is used in so many ways and applications people often wonder what the true meaning is. As with many things in life there is no one “correct” interpretation of the Fleur-de-lis. There are however, several origins that are widely researched […]
The palette of colors in a school classroom is as varied as the colors of the spectrum. The walls are painted from warm to cool and accented with shades and hues that contrast in color. During the 50’s, 60′ and 70’s school’s painted the walls a pale green or creamy white and there was little […]
Safety Goggles and Safety Equipment The first and foremost rule of any laboratory is to Be Safe! This may seem obvious, but people often disregard safety protocols for one reason or another, putting themselves and those around them in danger. The best thing you can do is make sure you follow all safety protocols at […]
The recent death of Jeff Bush in a Florida sinkhole has highlighted the dangers of these natural phenomena. Although sinkholes cause an average of 17 insurance claims a day in Florida alone, deaths are rare. Recent Sinkhole Deaths in the United StatesSeptember 17, 2013 A Missouri hunter went into the woods near his house to […]
Megalodon Lives? For Shark Week 2013 the Discovery Channel promised a search for the Megalodon shark, a 60-foot monster that went extinct over a million years ago. What they presented was a fake documentary, complete with actors and computer-simulated footage, and people got pretty upset about it. I don ’t watch a lot of television, […]
Slideshow Graduation Gift Make a unique graduation gift for your child or grandchild by creating a slideshow of photos. Add some great music and you will have not only a wonderful gift, but also a perfect highlight of your graduation party. You can do this yourself or ask a more technologically savvy friend or relative, […]
The Life of Ashoka the Great According to Wikipedia, H.G. Wells wrote: “In the history of the world there have been thousands of kings and emperors who call themselves “their highnesses,” “their majesties”, and “their exalted majesties” and so on. They shone for a brief moment, and as quickly disappeared. But Ashoka shines and shines […]
Profit planning has two main question: (1) how much sales and (ii) what cost? First question can be answered by simply multiplying Quantity with Price. Second question is a bit cumbersome to answer as firstly (i) cost data would be analyzed to ascertain the cost-behavior ( fixed, variable or mixed), (iI) the cost behavior would […]
Technological advancements are forcing companies to scapped their old and obsolete assets and replace them with more efficient ones. Average machines life has reduced to 5-7 years. But this pays off as the new machines are cheaper to buy and more productive thereby recouping their cost in much lessor times than before. This fits into […]
In some places in the United States, folks make jokes about inbreeding. My own mother was from West Virginia, and some of her friends would often make “pumpkin head” jokes about the inbred folks where she came from. (It is true that her parents, my grandparents, were second cousins, however both my mother and her […]
Bigfoot in Ohio If you live in Ohio you probably think Bigfoot is the last guy you ’re going to see while out for a walk in the woods, but sightings of the elusive beast are on the rise in your state. It turns out Ohio is a favorite haunt of the big hairy guy. […]
The History of Paper Have you ever wondered where the word ‘paper’ comes from? The origins of the word give us a clue to the origins of paper itself. ‘Paper’ is derived from ‘papyrus’ which is what the Ancient Egyptians used to use to write on. Papyrus wasn’t paper as we would think of it […]