Sunday, June 10, 2012
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Animal Spotlight: Hummingbird
Hummingbird
Hummingbirds while in flight have the highest metabolism of all animals, a necessity in order to support the rapid beating of their wings. Their heart rate can reach as high as 1,260 beats per minute.
They also consume more than their own weight in nectar each day, and to
do so they must visit hundreds of flowers daily. Hummingbirds are
continuously hours away from starving to death, and are able to store
just enough energy to survive overnight.
Hummingbirds are capable of slowing down their metabolism at night,
or any other time food is not readily available. They enter a hibernation-like state known as torpor.
During torpor, the heart rate and rate of breathing are both slowed
dramatically (the heart rate to roughly 50 to 180 beats per minute),
reducing the need for food.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Furture: prescribtion drugs
1. Trobecia
treats irregular nail growth
2. Volator
mood stabilizer
3. Prontox
reduces eye condensation
4. Klotopro
courage producer
5. Zestra
reduces heart irritation
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Player Profile: Phil Coke
On December 9, 2009, Coke was traded to the Detroit Tigers as part of a three team trade that sent Curtis Granderson to the Yankees.
The Tigers signed Coke to a new contract on February 7, 2011. After
spending all of his previous time in the major leagues as a relief
pitcher, Coke was moved from the bullpen to the fifth spot in the
starting rotation to start the 2011 season. On June 30, after accumulating a 1–8 record, Coke was moved back to the bullpen.
Monday, May 28, 2012
2012 Top Baseball Names
1. Hunter Pence
2. Prince Fielder
3. Chipper Jones
4. Elvis Andrus
5. Robinson Cano
New Curt Schilling Business Ideas
1. Think tank
2. Food truck
3. Virtual Reality
4. Laundry Mat
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
1976
1. Apple Computer Company is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
2. The punk rock group The Ramones release their first self-titled album.
3. Rocky wins the Best Picture Oscar and the original Bad News Bears debuts.
4. The Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars, taking the first close-up color photos of the planet's surface.
5. The Irish rock band U2 is formed after drummer Larry Mullen Jr. posts a note seeking members for a band on the notice board of his Dublin school.
6. The Cincinnati Reds sweep the New York Yankees in four games to win the 1976 World Series.
7. Microsoft is officially registered with the Office of the Secretary of the State of New Mexico.
8. Jimmy Carter defeats incumbent Gerald Ford, becoming the first candidate from the Deep South to win since the Civil War.
9. The first megamouth shark is discovered off Oahu in Hawaii.
10. Bob Marley and his manager Don Taylor are shot in an assassination attempt in Kingston, Jamaica.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Aviation: Gustave Whitehead
The aviation event for which Gustave Whitehead is now best-known reportedly took place in Fairfield, Connecticut on 14 August 1901. An unsigned article written as an eyewitness report in the Bridgeport Herald newspaper said Whitehead piloted his Number 21 aircraft in a controlled powered flight for about half a mile up to 50 feet (15 m) high and landed safely.[10][note 4] The feat, if true, preceded the Wright brothers by more than two years and exceeded their best 1903 Kitty Hawk flight, which covered 852 feet (260 m) at a height of about 10 feet (3.0 m).
Need to know: Rockets!
1. Rockets were originally invented to transport information.
2. Slow rockets are referred to as "tubes".
3. Underwater rockets are called "torpedoes".
4. Fireworks are rockets used for entertainment.
4. The term "dud' refers to a rocket that does not fire.
5. The most elusive rocket is in your pocket.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
High Five: How to end a slump?
1. Drink water upside down.
2. Greenies!
3. Do the opposite.
4. Boo!
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
High Five: Best Baseball Moustaches!
1. Rollie Fingers
2. Don Mattingly
3. Keith Hernandez
4. Dennis Eckersley
5. Mike Schmidt
4 Home Run Club!
Josh Hamilton hits four home runs in one game.
One of only 16 players in major league history to accomplish this feat.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Monday, May 7, 2012
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Star Spotlight: Eddie Albert
Prior to World War II,
and before his film career, Albert had toured Mexico as a clown and
high-wire artist with the Escalante Brothers Circus, but secretly worked
for U.S. Army intelligence, photographing German U-boats in Mexican harbors. On September 9, 1942, Albert enlisted in the United States Navy and was discharged in 1943 to accept an appointment as a lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He was awarded the Bronze Star with Combat "V" for his actions during the invasion of Tarawa in November 1943, when, as the pilot of a U.S. Coast Guard landing craft, he rescued 47 Marines who were stranded offshore (and supervised the rescue of 30 others), while under heavy enemy machine-gun fire.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Friday, May 4, 2012
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
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