Clarence

How Time Was Measured Before the Clock How many times have you wondered, What time is it. and turned to your wrist only to find you forgot to put on your watch. We have become so programmed to know what time it is and schedule our lives around it that it is second nature to bend your arm, turn your wrist and get the answer. It has not always been so easy, or even necessary as you will see by looking back to a time before clocks and watches. Like Night and Day The precision with which we measure time today is light years away from how it was done, not so long ago. Time was once measured completely by the universe around us and still is in a sense when you understand the science and physics behind the measurement of time and what makes a clock work more on this in part 2 . What earlier civilizations knew and relied upon each day was that the sun came up and went down and that block of time became a day. To measure greater expanses, the moon and its...

If you talk to any computer lover the chances are high that he or she will be able to explain to you all of the parts of their computer and the way each thing works. You can easily find yourself in a long conversation about details of computer programs and issues that you never wanted to know. Or sit down with a man who loves his vintage car and you will learn things about the function and care of each part of his prized possession. If you think about it, the parts of a computer or of a vintage car are sort of like anatomy. I m always a little surprised when someone knows exactly where the spark plugs on his car are but cannot name me the location or use of his gull bladder. You see, humans have an anatomy too. Perhaps you haven t thought about your anatomy since high school science class. I think the norm for most people is to go about living every day using our bodies without every really knowing much about them. Doesn t that seem strange to you...

Ask the average American to define herbs and he or she will tell you that herbs are green leaves that have some medicinal properties. Some may even add that herbs like Thyme and Sage are used for cooking. This is how most people define herbs; which is quite good knowledge considering that most folks are ambivalent about the actual use of herbs in their own lives. A herb the word rhymes with curb is a plant that is grown for medicinal or culinary value. Typically, the green leafy part of the herb is used, occasionally roots also are put to use. A culinary herb is non-woody and soft. The world of medicinal herbs is even more diverse and surprising. Even the most innocuous looking leaf blade may possess a treasure trove of medicinal properties. A medicinal herb is generally a shrub or other woody plant used for therapeutic purposes. Herbalism or Phytotherapy is the practice of folk or traditional medicine that aims to cure dis-eases in the body using...

Four score and seven years ago, our forefathers In addition to ending slavery in the United States, the Civil War lead to huge advances in technology and communications. Today, people watch Civil War programs on Interactive TV when ever they want to - free from network programming schedules. If Dick Tracy was around today, he d have a cell phone with Interactive TV so he could watch news of himself every time he solved a crime. Here s a few thoughts on how Interactive TV will broaden children s television experience. Interactive TV for Kids - A Window on the WorldSure kids watch animated movies, sports, music videos, etc. just like their parents watched on network TV. Kids today know what a search engine is and how to use it. For them, interactive TV is child s play. watch interactive TV programs and educate themselves like no generation before them. The future of interactive TV is so bright, a person wonder s why it didn t exist fifty years ago...

I ve got a confession to make. Sometimes, I drive to fast and I speed. I ve done it before and I ll probably do it again. And guess what. I ve gotten speeding tickets. If you think that I m a bad actor and as far as driving to fast is concerned, you d be correct though this isn t a normal occurrence for me. However, I haven t had to actually pay a speeding ticket recently due to the fact that at least in the state of Texas , citizens can often take defensive driving instead of paying the fine and the resulting insurance rate increase . This is often left up to the judge s discretion as to who is granted permission to take defensive driving and some states have requirements that you cannot take defensive driving more than once during a certain time period say 1 year or 6 months . However, I ve noticed that the different types of defensive driving school courses vary wildly in cost and type. If you re ticketed for speeding, by all means check your...

Thinking of wildlife safari. Africa has got it all. Nearly a hundred percent of its reserves and wildlife sanctuaries feature wildlife of some sort. However, the coverage of wildlife species and the varieties that you may see differ as the region changes. We have created brief descriptions of the top five Tanzanians wildlife safaris that rank near the top of the list in all Africa. Please read on Ngorongoro Conservation Area The worse you can call Ngorongoro is amazing. That would be more than that, there is definitely not a word that can describe this conservation area. Ngorongoro is the home of the largest caldera on earth. With walls reaching to 2200 meters high, this is fairly equal to Mount Kilimanjaro before the eruption. Thus the consideration for it being one of the world s natural wonders. The caldera itself is not a plain heap of land that stood on its place and make people amazed. In fact, once the caldera settled, it began to create...