jiggled — warping and curved spacetime…
October 12, 2013
Earth’s spin warps space around the planet. This was predicted according to Einstein; in the same way that a large ball placed on a elasticated cloth stretches the fabric and causes it to sag, so planets and stars warp space-time.
To illustrate the effect, just image a very large ball and a much smaller ball rolling across elasticated cloth. The smaller ball will begin to move towards the larger ball since the cloth gives way more in that direction. By Einstein’s reckoning gravity is not a force, as Sir Isaac Newton speculated, but it is a consequence of the distortion of space and time. Any object distorts space-time and the bigger it is, the greater the effect.
The planets of our solar system are orbiting the Sun because they travel like everything in the universe at a high speed away from the point of origin towards the edges…
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Fishing for Romance
October 12, 2013
Dan Barber, chef at Blue Hill, speaks brilliantly about sustainable fishing. I would normally stay away from these TED talks but this one was super educational, hilarious and made me want to go to Spain to see just how pink the bellies of those flamingos are. Check it out.
Baby Gift Basket Ideas…
October 11, 2013
Planning to host a baby shower? Or a friend of yours recently gave birth to a healthy bouncing baby? How else could you express that you care for that friend of yours and her baby? A baby gift basket could be the best present that would express your concern.
A baby gift basket is one of those themed gift baskets that are presented containing items that are of value to the recipient. Oftentimes these baby gift baskets contain the following items that will surely give delight to the new parents and to the new addition. You could make use of this information to create or stuff your own baby gift basket that will rid you of those more expensive commercialized kinds.
Nursery room items. These include colorful mobiles to keep the baby busy, lullaby music to soothe the infant, and nursery rhymes CD’s. Bigger items like layettes, changing mats for…
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Forbes Africa Turns 2, Celebrates With New Project, Supermodel Alek Wek (PHOTO)
October 11, 2013
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This October marks the second anniversary for Forbes Africa, and Forbes coupled the anniversary with the launch of two new magazines focusing on the continent: Forbes Woman Africa and Forbes Life Africa.
“Forbes Woman Africa follows the success of Forbes Africa,” said founder and vice chairman of the ABN Group, Rakesh Wahi.
“There are so many stories of success on the African continent that we will never be able to do justice to all the woman making a difference in the corporate world, which is the principal reason why I took the decision to have a separate magazine for women. We are looking forward to making this the most sought after business magazine for women on the continent,” says Wahi.
On the cover of the first edition of Forbes Life Africa is super model Alek Wek. The 36-year old super-model-turned-philanthropist was born in South…
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Hobby Lobby Boycotts Jewish Hanukkah And Passover (UPDATE)
October 10, 2013
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UPDATE: 10/4 6:20pm
Hobby Lobby has promised to begin to sell Jewish holiday items in areas near large Jewish populations.
UPDATE 10/4/13 10:15am: Hobby Lobby President Steve Green has issued the following statement on behalf of the company:
We sincerely apologize for any employee comments that may have offended anyone, especially our Jewish customers and friends. Comments like these do not reflect the feelings of our family or Hobby Lobby. Our family has a deep respect for the Jewish faith and those who hold its traditions dear. We’re proud contributors to Yad Vashem, as well as to other museums and synagogues in Israel and the United States. We are investigating this matter and absolutely do not tolerate discrimination at our company or our stores. We do not have any policies that discriminate; in fact, we have policies that specifically prohibit discrimination. We have previously…
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