What is Trash Island?

September 9, 2010

Trash Island, also known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch or the Pacific Trash Vortex is an area in the north, central Pacific Ocean with high concentrations of garbage debris, made up primarily of plastic. This patch of debris is estimated to be between 0.41% to 8.1% the size of the Pacific Ocean. An exacts […]

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Alcohol Around the World by Matt Williams

July 19, 2010

It is no secret that alcohol is an integral part of not only our culture, but virtually all cultures.  Oft renowned for its spirituous (and damaging) properties, alcohol has also served as an outlet for many cultures’ creative energies.  As noted in my previous article, “The History of Beer”, alcohol is as old as civilization […]

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It’s a Delicacy by Matt Williams: The Gross Foods We Eat and Why

June 27, 2010

Another excellent article by my guest writer Matt Williams…. When you think of expensive delicacies, what comes to mind?  Most people would invariably say something like lobster, caviar, sushi or foie gras; foods that are challenging to eat and not always accessible to the human palate.  It is often taken for granted that across the […]

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What’s the Difference Between Gelato and Ice Cream?

June 25, 2010

Mmmmm. A tasty subject that I can get behind! Gelato first appeared on the scene in the ancient Roman Empire when snow was brought down from mountain tops, stored underground mixed with flavorings. It didn’t become mainstream, however until just after the Renaissance when refrigeration techniques and special recipes were developed to combine the ingredients […]

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Clara’s First Day of School by Chloe Cain

June 24, 2010
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The Growing Rock By Chloe Cain

June 23, 2010

My 8 year old daughter has become enamored with writing as of late. I can’t imagine why, given both her father and I are writers! Here is one of her poems: the growing rock i should water my plants oops i spilled water on my rock oh My! Did you see that my rock grew *the next […]

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What is the Difference Between Dementia and Alzheimer’s?

June 21, 2010

Alzheimer’s Disease is a neurodegenerative disease characterized in its early stages by the difficulty in acquiring new memories, diminished language capacity, depression, irritability, apathy, aggression, inability to concentrate, long term memory loss, and/or loss of motor control (no, we don’t all have it even when it feels like it sometimes . This combination of symptoms […]

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What is the Difference Between Sea and Ocean?

June 15, 2010

Not to worry, landlubbers, you can still be a salty dog on either, but here is the difference; if you are on a sea, you are partially enclosed by land on some part of your border, while if you are on an ocean, you could be a speck with 1000′s of kilometres separating you from […]

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What is the Difference Between Pandemic and Epidemic

June 15, 2010

Generally, the difference between pandemic and epidemic is one of concentration and geographic reach. Epidemics occur in a specific area which can be a city, state or even an entire country as long as the incidence of the disease remains relatively constant with no exponential growth, and localized. Pandemics are more widespread, and affect a […]

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What is the Difference Between an Asteroid and a Meteor

June 7, 2010

Simply put, an asteroid is a body of rock or metal, of any size orbiting the sun. The largest known asteroid is Ceres, the largest member of the asteroid belt and the smallest known dwarf planet (Pluto is a dwarf planet) after when in 2006, the International Astronomical Union, formalized their definition of a planet. […]

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