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<title><![CDATA[Wrapping Your Brain Around Basic Research]]></title>
<link>http://johannlohrmann.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/wrapping-your-brain-around-basic-research/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>johannlohrmann</dc:creator>
<guid>http://johannlohrmann.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/wrapping-your-brain-around-basic-research/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Say the word &#8216;research&#8217; and people are either running scared, mildly amused or ready to ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Say the word &#8216;research&#8217; and people are either running scared, mildly amused or ready to listen. This little entry is geared for the first two sets of folks. So perhaps a story is in order.</p>
<p>The best way to think of research is to imagine how a pirate would look for treasure. Now, a pirate doesn&#8217;t hop in his boat with his parrot, foul-smelling crew, some stale bread and cast off his line.  A pirate (a successful one anyway) will have a compass along with his precious map.</p>
<p>That map is his guide. He sets his compass to follow the map. A good pirate can guide his ship through clear or stormy skies. He uses the sun and the moon to steer. When the clouds come in he is able to guide his crew by using his compass.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m guessing the good pirate didn&#8217;t have exact coordinates but he could use the map to get there. So when you think of research, think of it like this. The pirate had a goal in mind and that was to get to the treasure. Maybe that treasure is a question you&#8217;re asking. Maybe that treasure is a word or a phrase of something you need to find. Yes, most online research consists of finding information that someone else has found. (Intelligence research is another issue altogether. Let&#8217;s tackle that one later).</p>
<p>So what are the trademarks of a good pirate/researcher?</p>
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<li>Both start with the end in mind;</li>
<li>Both pay attention to the tools their using;</li>
<li>Both see the journey of the find as an adventure;</li>
<li>Both can quickly adapt to stormy skies.</li>
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<p>The pirate uses his compass. The researcher chooses other words, phrases or even forums to find what he needs.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re looking for something type in a phrase that describes what you need. <a href="http://www.feedthebot.com/search.html">Ask Google </a>a question. Visit <a href="http://www.about.com">about.com</a> or <a href="http://www.howstuffworks.com">howstuffworks.com</a> and get in the habit of finding the answers.</p>
<p>Take your time and think about the best way to find the information.</p>
<p>Johann Lohrmann<br />
Director of R&#38;D<br />
<a href="http://www.noodleheadstudios.com">Noodlehead Studios</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Oink.]]></title>
<link>http://grainsfrommybrain.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/oink/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cher</dc:creator>
<guid>http://grainsfrommybrain.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/oink/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sorry for the lack of posts, but the pig flu has completely sidelined me for almost two weeks now. I]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Sorry for the lack of posts, but the pig flu has completely sidelined me for almost two weeks now. I&#8217;ve basically been stuck on the couch watching bad Lifetime movies and MonsterQuest marathons. It was while watching Lifetime&#8217;s, <a href="http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/tv-blog/blogs/rob-lowe-to-star-in-too-late-to-say-goodbye" target="_blank">&#8220;Too Late to Say Goodbye&#8221;</a>, featuring Rob Lowe and an overly botoxed Lauren Holly, that I came upon this <a href="http://videos.howstuffworks.com/howstuffworks/7605-howstuffworks-scuba-cat-commercial-video.htm" target="_blank">video gem of a scuba diving cat</a>.</p>
<p>I thought it was fake until I came across the actual story of Hawkeye, The Scuba Diving Cat. My bad. <a href="http://animals.howstuffworks.com/pets/scuba-cat.htm" target="_blank">Check out HowStuffWorks</a> for the whole tale of Hawkeye and his companion, Muttley, the scuba diving doggie.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1133" title="hawkeye" src="http://grainsfrommybrain.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/hawkeye.jpg" alt="hawkeye" width="400" height="267" /></p>
<p><em>photo courtesy of Gene Alba</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[HowStuffWorks.com #1]]></title>
<link>http://questionanything.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/howstuffworks-com-1/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>xingzhou</dc:creator>
<guid>http://questionanything.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/howstuffworks-com-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[How touchscreen Works: How mice work: How aviation navigation works:]]></description>
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<p>How mice work:</p>
<p>How aviation navigation works:</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Too Old to Grind.  And I’m Not Talking Coffee.]]></title>
<link>http://thenewtwentyorbust.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/too-old-to-grind-and-i%e2%80%99m-not-talking-coffee/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>thenewtwentyorbust</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thenewtwentyorbust.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/too-old-to-grind-and-i%e2%80%99m-not-talking-coffee/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[30 Days + 48 Days *** I meant to post this yesterday, but I was having internet issues (among other ]]></description>
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<p>I meant to post this yesterday, but I was having internet issues (among other things).  So here goes…</p>
<p>A close friend of mine recently stopped drinking.  Completely.  For very good reasons that I would never get into on this blog.  To me, the new, sober version of my friend was not that big of a deal since our relationship doesn’t revolve around a bar menu.  We also go shopping, watch movies, grab coffee or dinner, hit the beach, etc.  However, she did mention that it was very hard to hang out with certain friends anymore for she realized their entire relationship revolved around blueberry vodka sodas and cigarettes with a splash of gossip thrown in for good measure.  Oh, she also stopped smoking.  I mean, give up one vice, why not go for gold?</p>
<p>This got me thinking since, as I’ve mentioned lately, my social drinking habits have recently given me pause.  I thought about my various groups of friends.  Surely we could have a conversation and/or meaningful interaction without a social elixir on tap.  Right?  Right??</p>
<p>Well after my hangover last weekend and pledge of “no more shots” (except bachelorette parties) I decided to detox until Halloween.  I think I can, I think I can…</p>
<p>Friday night I planned to stay in.  I have so much to do in regards to my great Australian adventure, from like…MOVING/selling most of my crap(!), to tiny annoying things like arranging with all my bill companies to pre-pay while I’m away.  Not to mention all the writing and applying to jobs I need to do.  Plus I’m running a 10K this Sunday to raise money for pancreatic cancer research (my dad is a lymphoma survivor), so I figure if there is a time to put the social life on hold and focus on more important things—this was it!</p>
<p>And it was great.  All week I was productive member of society.  After a full Friday afternoon at the library I enjoyed an early, impromptu Mediterranean feast at a divey restaurant across the street.  This place flies in their baklava from Syria and if you order it for dessert you get to try five kinds of pistachio heaven.  I ate enough to feed the entire country of Turkey…and I drank water with lemon.  After that I almost passed out in a food coma on my couch by 10 p.m.…until…my phone rang…</p>
<p>It was Jim.  Some friends were getting together and then going dancing.</p>
<p>Me: “I don’t know, I’ve been partying too much lately so I’m kinda laying low.”</p>
<p>Jim: “I probably have something to do with that, huh?”</p>
<p>Me: “Well, you don’t control my behavior, but, you know, we have fun, then you call shots, and then I call shots, and it becomes a big, old slippery slope of debauchery.”</p>
<p>Jim: (laughing) “Indeed.”</p>
<p>But I went anyway.  I know, I know.  But as the DD.  It was a little social experiment to test if my conclusions from the weekend prior were indeed true or just wishful thinking.  Was I really over him?  Did I really believe were too different?  Could we still hang when I was sober…and he was not?</p>
<p>Well, if you’ve never been the sober person amongst drunk friends it’s tolerable and even funny for a minute…but loses its charm about as fast as a third grade Shakespeare production.</p>
<p>I found myself more of an observer than a participant.  A girl I met out dancing a few weeks prior who seemed nice and fun was now driving me crazy.  Turns out she’s more immature than your worst high school Queen Bee.  Conversation at Jim’s was scattered.  Someone would ask a question and as the person tried to answer another (drinking) person would interrupt and change the subject.  No one seemed to care&#8230;except me.  And while there were two medical residents in the room there wasn’t just talk of the “g-spot”…there were hand-drawn diagrams.  Yeah…</p>
<p>And when we got to the bar Jim’s friend from out of town, who was super nice, cool guy, kept trying to grind with me.  He is a fantastic dancer…but I don’t like grinding even when I’ve had a few.  I think I’m too old for it (though quite possibly I’ve just turned into a dancing prude).  The Old Twenty days I had no problem getting jiggy on the dance floor with my guy friends or love interests.  But my New Twenty days consist of dancing with myself, coyly waving my arms in front of my as if they’re subtextual defense shields.  And regardless of my general New Twenty grinding aversion…one thing I know for sure is I was way too sober to just go with it.  Awwwwwkward…</p>
<p>When the dancing got really out of control I sat down for a bit.  I started to feel as if I was making everyone else uncomfortable.  Possible…though unlikely since they rest of the gang seemed to be gyrating in another solar system.  At one point I think they forgot I was there.  Which was kind of a good thing.</p>
<p>And with Jim…on the way out he joked, “Tricia’s sober.  I can’t even talk to Tricia right now.”  Every joke is a half-joke.  And he was right.  It was weird.  Everything that night felt different between us…and I don’t think it was just the fact that I could walk a straight line…eyes closed and reciting the alphabet backwards.  I don’t think we’ll be hanging out as much in the future.  They all went back to Jim’s apartment for after-party detox.  I went home.</p>
<p>The next morning I woke up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.  I got up and went to a café to write before bhangra dancing class (more on that in a near future blog) and even squeezed in some much-needed errands.  After my shower I opened my favorite podcast channel, “How Stuff Works: Stuff You Should Know.”  There near the top was a podcast I hadn’t listened to yet called, “What is a hangover, really?”  Too perfect.  Learning was never so fun…and binge drinking will never quite be the same…</p>
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<title><![CDATA[13 Free Online Sources to Help You Through School ]]></title>
<link>http://frugalpupil.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/13-free-online-sources-to-help-you-through-school-2/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>J.R.</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Whether you’re struggling with a particular class or just want to expand what you know, these 13 sit]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[13 Free Online Sources to Help You Through School ]]></title>
<link>http://frugalpupil.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/13-free-online-sources-to-help-you-through-school/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>J.R.</dc:creator>
<guid>http://frugalpupil.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/13-free-online-sources-to-help-you-through-school/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Whether you’re struggling with a particular class or just want to expand what you know, these 13 sit]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How stuff works: o pato no tucupi]]></title>
<link>http://karapana.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/how-stuff-works-o-pato-no-tucupi/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alessandra Carvalho - Lain</dc:creator>
<guid>http://karapana.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/how-stuff-works-o-pato-no-tucupi/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[É tempo de pato no tucupi em Belém, Pará! Típico da culinária regional, o prato é preparado para a c]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-568" title="patonotucupi" src="http://karapana.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/patonotucupi.jpg" alt="patonotucupi" width="324" height="210" /></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#003300;"><strong>É tempo de pato no tucupi em Belém, Pará</strong>!</span> Típico da culinária regional, o prato é preparado para a <a href="http://www.agenciapara.com.br/exibe_noticias_new.asp?id_ver=52000" target="_blank">comemoração católica</a> pelo dia da padroeira da capital, todo segundo domingo de outubro. Mas não importa a crença ou descrença, a gente acaba sendo seduzida pelos cheiros e sabores das iguarias.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">O pato não é comida corriqueira. O preparo é demorado e requer paciência.  Aprendi o ritual ao observar mamãe fazê-lo para nossos almoços de aniversário e festas de fim de ano em Santarém. Para começar, era preciso garantir um pato gordo. Semanas antes, ela encomendava a ave a algum vizinho criador – de quintal mesmo. O bicho era entregue vivo ou morto. Na véspera da &#8220;festa&#8221;,  limpo e  em  pedaços, o pato era banhado no vinha d’alhos. No dia seguinte, bem cedo, íamos à feira para comprar os outros ingredientes: tucupi, jambu e cheiro verde frescos. Lá tem feira a semana inteira.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">O<a href="http://come-se.blogspot.com/2007/11/tucupi-feito-em-casa.html" target="_blank"> <strong>tucupi</strong></a> é o sumo da mandioca amarela, levemente fermentado. Escolhíamos sempre o menos azedo da banca de confiança que vendia produto honesto sem água em demasia ou corante artificial. Eram dois litros de tucupi “do bom” para um pato médio.</p>
<p>Da verdureira, levávamos dois maços de cheiro verde (alfavaca, cebolinha, coentro e chicória-do-Pará) e dois maços bem verdes de<strong> <a href="http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficheiro:Jamb%C3%BA.jpg" target="_blank">jambu</a></strong>, uma folhagem que dá um tremor engraçado na língua. Os comensais de primeira viagem divertem-se ou assustam-se com essa característica do jambu.</p>
<p>Já em casa,  mamãe cozinhava rapidamente o pato na panela de pressão, só para amaciar. Em outra panela, fervia o tucupi com alho amassado, o cheiro verde, cebola fatiada, duas pimentas comari inteiras e pimentas de cheiro.</p>
<p>Depois, ainda era preciso assar o pato. E o cheiro espalhava pela casa&#8230; enquanto o jambu cozinhava em  água e sal até os talos ficarem macios.</p>
<p>Assados, os pedaços de pato eram mergulhados com cuidado na panela do tucupi temperado. Fervia mais um pouquinho, juntava as folhas do jambu e mais cheiro verde. O que é a lembrança do cheiro?!!&#8230;Tampava a panela. Desligava o fogo. Deixava lá por uma meia hora ou mais para apurar o sabor. Servia com arroz branco&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;  Quem comeu, sabe que vale cada minuto do tempo de preparo.</p>
<p>Felizes lembranças gastronômicas!</p>
<p>[ao  Mario Camarão, querido amigo, que ama tucupi com qualquer coisa]</p>
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<title><![CDATA[How a Sewing Machine Works]]></title>
<link>http://chalmersphyscomp09.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/how-a-sewing-machine-works/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Student</dc:creator>
<guid>http://chalmersphyscomp09.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/how-a-sewing-machine-works/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Seen in SwissMiss.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A veritable smorgasbord of musical delights]]></title>
<link>http://acmeeclectic.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/a-veritable-smorgasbord-of-musical-delights/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>acm213</dc:creator>
<guid>http://acmeeclectic.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/a-veritable-smorgasbord-of-musical-delights/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[So, it&#8217;s no great revelation to observe that the Internet has forever changed how we discover ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>So, it&#8217;s no great revelation to observe that the Internet has forever changed how we discover and experience music.</p>
<p>And if you, like me, appreciate discovering and experiencing music on a regular basis, then you probably already know where to go to find your music of choice.  Ah, but the music never stops.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ve spent some time in the past highlighting a few spots for new music available for free through sites such as public radio stations and online music magazines.  And you really should keep on top of those daily downloads.  Some great new stuff for your ipod every single day.</p>
<p>But today is a little different as we focus on the bloggers&#8217; contribution to the musical smorgasbord that is at your fingertips.</p>
<p>The first is the <a href="http://retromusicsnob.blogspot.com/"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Retro Music Snob</span></a> out of Dallas, who says, &#8220;I like all music&#8230;so should you&#8221;.  With a steady diet of MP3&#8217;s aggregated from various sites, to go along with a plethora of links around the musical blogosphere, you can get lost sampling a wide variety of music, &#8220;retro&#8221; or otherwise.</p>
<p>And then there is the gold standard for MP3 aggregation, <a href="http://hypem.com/"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">The Hype Machine</span></a> out of New York, which succintly provides its <em>raison d&#8217;être</em> as follows: &#8220;Every day, thousands of people around the world write about music they love — and it all ends up here.&#8221;</p>
<p>Updated every 30 minutes and pulling some of the most interesting (and fresh) music possible into its database, The Hype Machine accomplishes what every musician really wants and needs &#8211; to get the music heard by as many people as possible.  By any means necessary.</p>
<p>And if all of this is foreign to you, be sure to click <a href="http://www.howstuffworks.com/mp3.htm/printable"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">here</span></a> for a great review of how MP3 files work, brought to you (not so coincidentally) by HowStuffWorks.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1645" title="MP3" src="http://acmeeclectic.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/mp3.gif" alt="MP3" width="450" height="446" /></p>
<p>Oh yeah, these MP3&#8217;s are for sampling purposes only.  So, y&#8217;know, sample with some discretion.</p>
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<link>http://cosdedus.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/como-os-monitores-touchscreen-sabem-que-voc-os-est-tocando/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>CosDedus</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Os monitores touchscreen foram se tornarando mais comuns à medida que seus preços caíam ao longo da ]]></description>
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<p>Os monitores touchscreen foram se tornarando mais comuns à medida que seus preços caíam ao longo da última década. Existem 3 sistemas básicos usados para reconhecer o toque de uma pessoa:</p>
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<li>resistivo</li>
<li>capacitivo</li>
<li>onda acústica superficial</li>
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<p>O <strong>sistema resistivo</strong> consiste de um painel de vidro normal, recoberto por uma camada <strong>metálica</strong> condutora e outra resistiva. Estas 2 camadas são mantidas afastadas por espaçadores e uma camada resistente a riscos é colocada por cima de todo o conjunto. Uma corrente elétrica passa através das duas camadas enquanto o monitor está operacional. Quando um usuário toca a tela, as duas camadas fazem contato exatamente naquele ponto. A mudança no campo elétrico é percebida e as coordenadas do ponto de contato são calculadas pelo computador. Logo que as coordenadas são conhecidas, um driver especial traduz o toque em algo que o <a href="http://eletronicos.hsw.uol.com.br/sistemas-operacionais.htm">sistema operacional</a> possa entender, parecido com o que faz o driver do <a href="http://eletronicos.hsw.uol.com.br/mouse.htm">mouse</a> do computador ao traduzir os movimentos do mouse em uma operação de clicar ou arrastar.</p>
<p>No <strong>sistema capacitivo</strong>, uma camada que <strong>armazena carga elétrica</strong> é colocada no painel de vidro do monitor. Quando um usuário toca o monitor com seu dedo, parte da carga é transferida para o usuário, de modo que a carga na camada capacitiva diminui. Esta diminuição é medida nos <strong>circuitos</strong> localizados em cada canto do monitor. Considerando as diferenças relativas de carga em cada canto, o computador calcula exatamente onde ocorreu o toque e então envia esta informação para o software do driver da tela sensível. Uma vantagem que o sistema capacitivo apresenta sobre o resistivo é que ele transmite quase 90% da <a href="http://eletronicos.hsw.uol.com.br/luz.htm">luz</a> do monitor, enquanto o sistema resistivo transmite apenas 75%. Isso dá ao sistema capacitivo uma imagem muito mais clara do que o sistema resistivo.</p>
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<p>No monitor de um <strong>sistema de onda acústica superficial</strong>, dois <strong>transdutores</strong> (um receptor e um emissor) são posicionados ao longo dos eixos x e y da placa de vidro do monitor. Também instalados sobre o vidro, encontram-se <strong>refletores</strong> que enviam de volta um sinal elétrico proveniente de um transdutor para o outro. O transdutor receptor é capaz de informar se a onda foi perturbada por um evento de toque em qualquer instante e localizá-lo. A configuração por onda acústica não possui camadas metálicas sobre a tela, permitindo a passagem de 100% da luz e uma claridade perfeita da imagem. Isso torna o sistema de onda acústica ideal para exibição de gráficos detalhados, os dois outros sistemas apresentam uma degradação significativa da claridade.</p>
<p>Outra área na qual os sistemas diferem é quanto aos <strong>estímulos</strong> que serão registrados como um evento de toque. Um sistema resistivo registra um toque enquanto as 2 camadas estiverem em contato, o que significa que não haverá diferença se você o tocar com seu dedo ou com uma bola de borracha. Por outro lado, um sistema capacitivo precisa de uma entrada condutora, geralmente seu dedo, para registrar um toque. O sistema de onda acústica superficial funciona parecido com o sistema resistivo, permitindo o toque com quase qualquer objeto, exceto objetos duros e pequenos como a ponta de uma caneta.</p>
<p>Quanto ao preço, o sistema resistivo é o mais barato, sua claridade é a menor dos 3 sistemas e suas camadas podem ser danificadas por objetos afiados. A configuração de onda acústica superficial geralmente é a mais cara.</p>
<p><em><span style="font-size:x-small;">Fonte: Howstuffworks</span></em></p>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>markuos</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[This is a fantastic site from the Discovery Channel people. If your kids have questions about all so]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>This is a fantastic site from the Discovery Channel people. If your kids have questions about all sorts of &#8220;stuff&#8221;, there&#8217;s a chance that a well informed written answer is here, possibly supplemented by a video or some very nice photos.</p>
<p>This really is nice, with a clean appearance to the site, and a category ribbon across the top that splits down into sub-categories without being obtrusive.</p>
<p>Site Link: <a href="http://www.howstuffworks.com/">http://www.howstuffworks.com/</a></p>
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<link>http://saurabhkjain.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/can-the-government-control-a-stock-market-crash/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Saurabh Jain</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[In 1929, a stock market crash caused the Dow Jones index &#8212; one of the main indices used to eva]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>In 1929, a stock market crash caused the <a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/question44.htm">Dow Jones</a> index &#8212; one of the main indices used to evaluate the health of the American economy &#8212; to lose nearly 12 percent of its value in one day . From <strong>Black Tuesday</strong>, Oct. 29, 1929, to Nov. 13, 1929, $30 billion simply vanished from the <a href="http://maps.howstuffworks.com/maps-of-united-states.htm">United States</a> economy due to falling stock prices .</p>
<p align="center"><strong><a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/recession-pictures.htm">Recession Image Gallery</a></strong></p>
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<span class="caption">Panicked New Yorkers flood Wall Street during the stock market crash on Oct. 29, 1929. See more <a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/recession-pictures.htm">recession pictures</a>.<br />
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<p><a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/stock.htm"><br />
Stock</a> prices are based on the perceived value of the company or investment they represent. Much of the American economy is based on the wealth bought and sold on Wall Street. So when stock prices fall across the board, the economy falters, too.</p>
<p>Some historians think that a crash in the <a href="http://maps.howstuffworks.com/maps-of-florida.htm">Florida</a> real estate market was one of the factors that led to the crash of 1929 and the <a href="http://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/prosperity-and-depression.htm">Great Depression</a> that followed . In 1987, another stock market crash caused the Dow to drop 508 points in one day &#8212; a loss of 22.6 percent of value . This crash is thought to have been generated by a weak dollar and a sudden fleeing of foreign investors </a>. In 2000, the stock market crashed again when the <a href="http://computer.howstuffworks.com/web-10.htm">dot-com bubble</a> burst and highly inflated Internet and tech companies lost their value all at once. The total amount of value that tech companies lost that year came to an estimated $800 billion .</p>
<p>In 2007 and 2008, the American economy found itself once again teetering on the edge of another economic slide. This time, the economy was brought to the brink by something called the <strong><a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/subprime-mortgage.htm">subprime mortgage</a></strong>. The federal <a href="http://people.howstuffworks.com/government-channel.htm">government</a> has made several efforts to keep the markets from falling. But despite the government&#8217;s efforts to prevent another stock market crash, in theory, a free market society isn&#8217;t supposed to have any intervention in its economy. How bad would things have to get for the government to step in? Find out on the next page.</p>
<h1 class="articlePageTitle">The Subprime Fallout</h1>
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<p>The <a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/stock.htm">stock market</a> is all about perception. When the <a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/financial-planning/stock-market-trends.htm">market</a> is perceived as healthy &#8212; meaning the <a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/exchange-rate.htm">dollar</a> is strong, the trade deficit is narrow, and the value of companies is high &#8212; investment begets investment. When things look bleak, however, a chain reaction of misfortune tends to occur. The failure of one section of the economy can lead to another and so on. In 2007, things began to look bleak on the American stock market. This was thanks in large part to the <a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/subprime-mortgage.htm">subprime mortgage</a> fallout.</p>
<p>Subprime mortgages offered home loans to borrowers who posed a high credit risk. Often, these loans were given with attractive terms, like low initial interest rates and no down payment. In many cases, they were given for amounts people couldn&#8217;t otherwise afford. Many of these subprime mortgages were issued as <strong>adjustable rate mortgages</strong> (<strong>ARMs</strong>). The <a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/interest-rate.htm">interest rates</a> on these loans reset, generally after two years, and at a higher rate. This increased monthly mortgage payments, often to amounts a homeowner couldn&#8217;t afford. As a result, home <a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/foreclosure.htm">foreclosures</a> in the United States increased 75 percent from 2006 to 2007 .</p>
<div style="width:400px;text-align:center;"><img class="article" src="http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/government-control-stock-market-crash-2.jpg" alt="foreclosed home" width="400" height="267" /><br />
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<span class="caption">Foreclosures on homes, like this one in Miami, were expected to hit 1 million in 2008.</span></div>
<p>These <a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/real-estate/number-one-reason-for-foreclosure.htm">foreclosures</a> may not have had the sweeping effect on the American economy that they did had they not carried so many implications for other areas of the financial world. Under previous banking regulations, <a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/bank.htm">banks</a> simply issued <a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/real-estate/mortgage.htm">mortgages</a> and kept them, accepting payments over 15 or 30 years until the loan was paid off. But in the mid-1990s, restrictions covering loans were eased as part of an effort to extend <a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/real-estate/house-buying.htm">home ownership</a> to more Americans. The result was that mortgages could be bought and sold easily. Many subprime mortgages were purchased by stock brokers, lumped together into portfolios, and sold as securities .</p>
<p>Because financial institutions like investment banks and securities companies had purchased these mortgages, the risk from any fallout was spread across the financial spectrum.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s look at this dispersal like a metastasizing <a href="http://health.howstuffworks.com/cancer.htm">cancer</a>. As interest rates on ARMs reset and increased, so, too, did monthly payments on home loans. Combined with additional factors, like <a href="http://auto.howstuffworks.com/">auto</a> industry workers who were part of a massive layoff and real estate speculators who had purchased homes with ARMs, some people simply walked away from their homes &#8212; and the loans that went with them .</p>
<p>But the huge mortgage lenders who actually paid out the money to borrowers to purchase these homes suddenly found that the revenue from their monthly payments was drying up &#8212; quickly. The largest U.S. home loan lender, Countrywide, reported $1.5 billion in lost revenue during the second half of 2007 . In 2006, before the subprime fallout, Countrywide made more than $2.5 billion in profits . And since nonconsumer banks and institutions had become so heavily invested in the subprime market, almost all areas of finance became infected with worthless mortgages. Even worse, because investors around the world had purchased subprime mortgages as securities, the whole global economy suffered from the American subprime fallout.</p>
<p>Huge investment banks and major lenders began to go under. People braced for the worst: a stock market crash. Then, the U.S. government stepped in to try to save the sinking ship that was the American economy. But is there anything a government can do to control a stock market crash? Read on to find out.</p>
<h1 class="articlePageTitle">Government Action against a Stock Market Crash</h1>
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<p>Because the <a href="http://maps.howstuffworks.com/maps-of-united-states.htm">United States</a> has a free market economy, theoretically, the highs and lows in the market should be affected only by supply and demand. According to the <a href="capitalism.htm">free market theory</a>, any institution with enough clout to sway the movement of the market &#8212; like the <a href="http://people.howstuffworks.com/government-channel.htm">government</a> &#8212; should stay out of the way and let nature take its course. While the U.S. government doesn&#8217;t directly intervene in the <a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/stock.htm">stock market</a> (say, by inflating the prices of stocks when they fall too low), it does have power to peripherally affect financial markets. Since the economy is a set of interrelated parts, governmental action can effect a change.</p>
<div style="width:400px;text-align:center;"><img class="article" src="http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/government-control-stock-market-crash-3.jpg" alt="stock traders" width="400" height="268" /><br />
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<span class="caption">In a free market society, the value of stocks traded (like those on the New York Stock Exchange) is subject only to supply<br />
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<p>The subprime mortgage fallout is an excellent example of what a government can do to try to avert a crash or recession. In 2008, the U.S. government pulled out many stops in an effort to keep the economy from plunging into a nosedive. The government announced it would infuse money into the economy in the form of tax rebate checks, totaling a minimum of $600 per taxpayer . The hope was that the money would spur Americans to spend on goods and services in America to help revive the economy.</p>
<p>Governments can also help the economy &#8212; and thus guard against stock market crashes &#8212; by infusing <a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/currency.htm">cash</a> into banking institutions. The U.S. government&#8217;s main instrument for cash infusions is the Federal Reserve Bank (the <a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/fed.htm">Fed</a>), the network of independent, government-related banks that standardizes, regulates and aids commercial <a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/bank.htm">banks</a> in the United States. In 2008, the Fed announced that it had created a new lending arm: the <strong>Term Securities Lending Facility</strong> (<strong>TSLF</strong>). The TSLF would offer $200 billion in loans to non-deposit banks (not your neighborhood branch bank). What was so significant about the TSLF was that it accepted debts as securities . In other words, banks saddled with subprime mortgage-backed securities could use the very same investments that got them into trouble as collateral on 28-day loans from the Fed.</p>
<p>The point of this move is to increase <a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/financial-planning/liquid-asset.htm"><strong>liquidity</strong></a> in the market. A liquid market has lots of buyers and sellers trading assets &#8212; without those assets being discounted, like in a fire sale. The <a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/fed.htm">Fed</a> can also indirectly infuse cash by <a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/fed-change-interest-rate.htm">lowering the <strong>overnight rate</strong></a> &#8212; the interest rates that banks charge each other for overnight loans. The Fed cut the overnight by three percent from September 2007 to March 2008 . With lower rates and more cash available, the Fed hoped that banks would be more likely to infuse the cash back into investments once again.</p>
<p>The Fed got more hands-on in 2008 when it guaranteed $30 billion of <a href="http://money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/debt-management/debt.htm">debt</a> when JP Morgan Chase bought out Bear Stearns . Investment banks are the institutions that really inject cash into markets. When these large firms stop investing (or go under), the entire financial system can grind to a halt . Investment banks make their money on dividends from their investments, and when they have more cash to invest, the market is stronger.</p>
<p>While the government&#8217;s intentions to keep the market from crashing may be to protect its citizens&#8217; interests, not everyone agrees that action should be taken. Correcting the market can simply prolong the problem, some critics say. The best course of action could be taking no action at all .</p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kakazinha Schmitz</dc:creator>
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<li><a href="http://ciencia.hsw.uol.com.br/questao300.htm" target="_blank">Como as abelhas produzem mel?</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://ciencia.hsw.uol.com.br/arraia.htm" target="_blank">Como as arraias matam?</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://ciencia.hsw.uol.com.br/questao231.htm" target="_blank">Como as galinhas fazem os ovos?</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://ciencia.hsw.uol.com.br/questao454.htm" target="_blank">Como as listras das zebras agem como camuflagem?</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://ciencia.hsw.uol.com.br/questao555.htm" target="_blank">Como as moscas respiram?</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://ciencia.hsw.uol.com.br/questao630.htm" target="_blank">Como as ostras fazem pérolas?</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://ciencia.hsw.uol.com.br/questao668.htm" target="_blank">Como e por que os morcegos se penduram de cabeça para baixo o dia todo?</a> </li>
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<p style="margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:10px;"><em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Fonte:</span></strong> <a href="http://hsw.uol.com.br/" target="_blank">HowStuffWorks</a></em></p>
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<li><a href="http://ciencia.hsw.uol.com.br/questao104.htm" target="_blank">As corcovas dos camelos armazenam água?</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://ciencia.hsw.uol.com.br/boi-de-piranha.htm" target="_blank">As piranhas podem realmente devorar uma vaca em menos de um minuto?</a> </li>
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<li><a href="http://ciencia.hsw.uol.com.br/aguia-salva-da-extincao.htm" target="_blank">Como a águia americana saiu da lista de espécies ameaçadas?</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://ciencia.hsw.uol.com.br/questao643.htm" target="_blank">Baleias e golfinhos dormem?</a> </li>
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<p style="margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:10px;"><em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Fonte:</span></strong> <a href="http://hsw.uol.com.br/" target="_blank">HowStuffWorks</a></em></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kakazinha Schmitz</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Você já pregou aquele trote de apertar a campainha de alguém e correr? A brincadeira é simples: vá a]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img style="border-bottom:0;border-left:0;display:inline;border-top:0;border-right:0;margin:0 5px 0 0;" title="bluejacking" border="0" alt="bluejacking" align="left" src="http://kakazinhaschmitz.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/bluejacking1.jpg?w=250&#038;h=172" width="250" height="172" /> Você já pregou aquele trote de apertar a <a href="http://eletronicos.hsw.uol.com.br/campainhas.htm" target="_blank">campainha</a> de alguém e correr? A brincadeira é simples: vá até a casa de alguém, bata à porta ou toque a campainha ruidosamente e, em vez de esperar que alguém abra a porta, corra e se esconda! A alegria dessa brincadeira, claro, é contemplar o ar de confusão do dono da casa e rolar de <a href="http://eletronicos.hsw.uol.com.br/riso.htm" target="_blank">rir</a>, escondido seguramente entre os arbustos do jardim. Ainda que você possa arranjar encrenca se isso irritar um vizinho mal-humorado, trata-se de uma brincadeira em geral inofensiva, mais ou menos como um trote telefônico. No entanto, para quem gosta mais de pregar peças tecnológicas e tem aceso à tecnologia bluetooth, existe uma versão digital da brincadeira da campainha ou dos trotes telefônicos: o <strong>seqüestro de bluetooth</strong>. Espécie de peça pregada entre aparelhos dotados do sistema <a href="http://eletronicos.hsw.uol.com.br/bluetooth.htm" target="_blank">bluetooth</a>, o seqüestro de bluetooth tira vantagem de um ponto fraco nas opções de mensagens da tecnologia que permite a um usuário enviar mensagens não solicitadas aos portadores de aparelhos com bluetooth que estejam nas proximidades. <a href="http://eletronicos.hsw.uol.com.br/sequestro-de-bluetooth.htm" target="_blank">Clique aqui para ler o artigo na íntegra […]</a></p>
<p style="margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:10px;"><em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Fonte: por John Fuller,</span></strong> <a href="http://hsw.uol.com.br/" target="_blank">HowStuffWorks</a></em></p>
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<link>http://kakazinhaschmitz.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/howstuffworks-o-que-acontece-no-cerebro-durante-um-orgasmo/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kakazinha Schmitz</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Embora as razões de se ter relação sexual sejam variadas e complexas, o orgasmo geralmente é o objet]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img style="border-bottom:0;border-left:0;display:inline;border-top:0;border-right:0;margin:0 5px 0 0;" title="orgasmo-001" border="0" alt="orgasmo-001" align="left" src="http://kakazinhaschmitz.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/orgasmo0011.jpg?w=250&#038;h=172" width="250" height="172" /> Embora as razões de se ter relação <a href="http://saude.hsw.uol.com.br/reproducao-humana.htm" target="_blank">sexual</a> sejam variadas e complexas, o orgasmo geralmente é o objetivo principal. Como todos somos muito diferentes, é impossível criar uma descrição universal do orgasmo. A única coisa com a qual a maioria das pessoas concorda é que ele é uma experiência incrível e intensamente prazerosa. Então, o que é orgasmo? Na dúvida, procure no dicionário. O Oxford English Dictionary define o orgasmo como &#34;um movimento repentino, espasmo, contração ou convulsão [...] uma onda de excitação sexual&#34;. O Merriam-Webster é mais descritivo e afirma que é &#34;uma descarga explosiva das tensões neuromusculares no auge da excitação sexual, geralmente acompanhada pela ejaculação do sêmen, no homem, e pelas contrações vaginais, na mulher&#34;. </p>
<p>O famoso pesquisador sexual Dr. Alfred Kinsey disse certa vez que o orgasmo &#34;pode ser comparado ao crescendo, clímax e silêncio repentino a que chega a orquestra de emoções humanas&#8230; uma explosão de tensões; e também ao <a href="http://saude.hsw.uol.com.br/espirro.htm" target="_blank">espirro</a>&#34; [fonte: Geddes]. A comparação do Dr. Kinsey ao espirro pode ser contestada, mas fora isso, todas essas definições estão basicamente corretas. Elas são apenas algumas das muitas tentativas de descrever exatamente o que significa ter um orgasmo. </p>
<p>Praticamente todo aspecto do orgasmo &#8211; o que é necessário para se ter um, porque algumas pessoas parecem não conseguir chegar a ele e porque outras o têm sob qualquer condição &#8211; foi tema de muita pesquisa e debate. Sabe-se muito bem o que acontece com o corpo durante um orgasmo e o <a href="http://saude.hsw.uol.com.br/cerebro.htm" target="_blank">cérebro</a> tem um papel bastante importante nisso, apesar de os pesquisadores ainda estarem descobrindo o que acontece exatamente. Então, vamos começar analisando as mensagens que o corpo envia ao cérebro. <a href="http://saude.hsw.uol.com.br/cerebro-durante-o-orgasmo.htm" target="_blank">Clique aqui para ler o artigo na íntegra […]</a></p>
<p style="margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:10px;"><em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Fonte: por Shanna Freeman,</span></strong> <a href="http://hsw.uol.com.br/" target="_blank">HowStuffWorks</a></em></p>
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<link>http://kakazinhaschmitz.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/howstuffworks-como-funcionam-as-mulheres/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kakazinha Schmitz</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Se você acredita no que vê na TV, mulheres são indecifráveis, dissimuladas, histéricas e capazes de ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img style="border-bottom:0;border-left:0;display:inline;border-top:0;border-right:0;margin:0 5px 0 0;" title="mulher-001" border="0" alt="mulher-001" align="left" src="http://kakazinhaschmitz.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/mulher0011.jpg?w=250&#038;h=172" width="250" height="172" /> Se você acredita no que vê na <a href="http://pessoas.hsw.uol.com.br/televisao.htm" target="_blank">TV</a>, mulheres são indecifráveis, dissimuladas, histéricas e capazes de mudar suas idéias sem motivo nem aviso. Algumas revistas femininas perpetuam esses estereótipos oferecendo conselhos sobre como enredar homens ou mantê-los confusos. E algumas das diferenças básicas entre homens e mulheres podem parecer um pouco intrigantes, dependendo de seu ponto de vista. Portanto, não é de surpreender que um dos artigos mais requisitados na história do <a href="http://hsw.uol.com.br" target="_blank">HowStuffWorks</a> seja <a href="http://pessoas.hsw.uol.com.br/mulher.htm" target="_blank">&#34;Como funcionam as mulheres&#34;</a>. A ironia é que da concepção até a oitava semana de gestação, homens e mulheres são quase iguais. A única diferença é o <strong>nível de cromossomos</strong> dentro das células embrionárias. No interior de cada célula do corpo de uma pessoa, o <strong>DNA</strong> fica disposto em pares de estruturas chamadas cromossomos. Um par de cromossomos determina se a pessoa é homem ou mulher. Exceto em casos de anormalidades muito raras, uma pessoa com dois <strong>cromossomos X</strong> é mulher, e uma pessoa com um <strong>cromossomo X</strong> e um <strong>cromossomo Y</strong> é homem. Por algumas semanas, estes cromossomos são tudo o que diferencia embriões masculinos de femininos. <a href="http://pessoas.hsw.uol.com.br/mulher.htm" target="_blank">Clique aqui para ler o artigo na íntegra […]</a></p>
<p style="margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:10px;"><em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Fonte: por Tracy Wilson,</span></strong> <a href="http://hsw.uol.com.br/" target="_blank">HowStuffWorks</a></em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[HowStuffWorks - Como funciona a Amazônia?]]></title>
<link>http://kakazinhaschmitz.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/howstuffworks-como-funciona-a-amazonia/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kakazinha Schmitz</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[A Amazônia está na crista da onda. Seu futuro tem sido discutido, nos últimos anos, de maneira inten]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img style="border-bottom:0;border-left:0;display:inline;border-top:0;border-right:0;margin:0 5px 0 0;" title="amazonia-001" border="0" alt="amazonia-001" align="left" src="http://kakazinhaschmitz.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/amazonia0011.jpg?w=250&#038;h=172" width="250" height="172" /> A Amazônia está na crista da onda. Seu futuro tem sido discutido, nos últimos anos, de maneira intensa pela comunidade científica, mídia, políticos e sociedade em geral tanto no Brasil quanto no resto do mundo. Não é para menos. Afinal é a <strong>maior área contínua de floresta tropical</strong> do mundo e já foi considerada o pulmão do nosso planeta na luta contra o aquecimento global, teoria hoje descartada. No entanto, sua importância continua sendo grande. Estudos mostram que o desmatamento poderá alterar, por exemplo, a dinâmica das chuvas no planeta, além de uma série de outros problemas. Além disso, a região é um fonte de recursos que enche os olhos de vários empresários, desde os madeireiros até a indústria farmacêutica. <a href="http://ambiente.hsw.uol.com.br/amazonia.htm" target="_blank">Clique aqui para ler o artigo na íntegra […]</a></p>
<p style="margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:10px;"><em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Fonte: por Luís Indriunas,</span></strong> <a href="http://hsw.uol.com.br/" target="_blank">HowStuffWorks</a></em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[HowStuffWorks - Como funcionava o cérebro de Einstein?]]></title>
<link>http://kakazinhaschmitz.wordpress.com/2009/06/21/howstuffworks-como-funcionava-o-cerebro-de-einstein/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kakazinha Schmitz</dc:creator>
<guid>http://kakazinhaschmitz.wordpress.com/2009/06/21/howstuffworks-como-funcionava-o-cerebro-de-einstein/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nos anos finais de sua vida, Albert Einstein sabia que estava doente e recusou operações que poderia]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img style="border-bottom:0;border-left:0;display:inline;border-top:0;border-right:0;margin:0 5px 0 0;" title="cerebro-einstein-" border="0" alt="cerebro-einstein-" align="left" src="http://kakazinhaschmitz.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/cerebroeinstein1.jpg?w=250&#038;h=172" width="250" height="172" /> Nos anos finais de sua vida, Albert Einstein sabia que estava doente e recusou operações que poderiam ter salvo sua vida. Deixou suas vontades claras: &#34;Quero ser cremado, para que as pessoas não venham cultuar meus ossos&#34; [fonte: <a href="http://saude.hsw.uol.com.br/einsteins-brain3.htm#paterniti" target="_blank">Paterniti</a>]. Einstein morreu em 18 de abril de 1955, de um aneurisma rompido na aorta abdominal, e seu desejo foi realizado, pelo menos quanto aos ossos: as cinzas do cientista foram espalhadas em local não revelado. Mas com o cérebro de Einstein, a história foi outra. Durante a <a href="http://saude.hsw.uol.com.br/autopsias.htm" target="_blank">autópsia</a>, conduzida no Hospital de Princeton, um patologista chamado Thomas Harvey removeu o cérebro de Einstein &#8212; o cérebro que havia dado ao mundo pensamentos revolucionários como E=mc2, a <a href="http://saude.hsw.uol.com.br/relatividade-especial.htm" target="_blank">teoria da relatividade</a>, uma compreensão da velocidade da <a href="http://saude.hsw.uol.com.br/luz.htm" target="_blank">luz</a> e a idéia que levou à construção da <a href="http://saude.hsw.uol.com.br/bomba-nuclear.htm" target="_blank">bomba atômica</a>. Harvey segurou em suas mãos o cérebro que havia produzido todos esses pensamentos. E ficou com ele. <a href="http://saude.hsw.uol.com.br/cerebro-einstein.htm" target="_blank">Clique aqui para ler o artigo na íntegra […]</a></p>
<p style="margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:10px;"><em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Fonte: por Molly Edmonds,</span></strong> <a href="http://hsw.uol.com.br/" target="_blank">HowStuffWorks</a></em></p>
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<link>http://kakazinhaschmitz.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/howstuffworks-como-funcionam-os-gatos-domesticos/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kakazinha Schmitz</dc:creator>
<guid>http://kakazinhaschmitz.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/howstuffworks-como-funcionam-os-gatos-domesticos/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Você já se perguntou por que os gatos sempre caem em pé? Ou por que os gatos tendem a caçar ratos e ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img style="display:inline;border-width:0;margin:0 5px 0 0;" title="gatos-domesticos" border="0" alt="gatos-domesticos" align="left" src="http://kakazinhaschmitz.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/gatosdomesticos1.jpg?w=250&#038;h=172" width="250" height="172" /> Você já se perguntou por que os gatos sempre caem em pé? Ou por que os gatos tendem a caçar ratos e pássaros, não importa quão bem já estejam alimentados? Como os donos de gatos, os cientistas também ficam intrigados com o comportamento e com as características físicas dos gatos. Ecologistas dizem que o número médio de gatos mantidos como animais de estimação seja de 67 milhões apenas nos Estados Unidos &#8211; o que significa que os animais têm uma significativa influência na ecologia das áreas urbanas. E estudos sobre o aspecto físico e comportamental não apenas acrescentam mais conhecimento sobre todos os membros da família dos felinos, mas também trazem benefícios práticos para milhões de donos de animais de estimação. Muito do atual interesse científico nos gatos vem da mudança de comportamento com seres humanos. </p>
<p>Por anos, a maioria dos gatos nos Estados Unidos viveu em estado selvagem ou semisselvagem em cidades, fazendas ou no campo. Eles reproduziram e proliferaram porque as pessoas os alimentavam, ou porque armazenavam comida, o que atraía roedores &#8211; que eram presas para os gatos. Hoje, mesmo que ainda existam muitos gatos selvagens, outros milhões atingiram o status de membros da família e vivem em ambientes dominados pelos humanos. E após muito tempo sendo negligenciados pelas pesquisas científicas, os gatos atraíram a atenção dos biólogos. <a href="http://casa.hsw.uol.com.br/gatos-domesticos.htm" target="_blank">Clique aqui para ler o artigo na íntegra […]</a></p>
<p style="margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:10px;"><em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Fonte: </span></strong><a href="http://hsw.uol.com.br/" target="_blank">HowStuffWorks</a></em></p>
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<link>http://kakazinhaschmitz.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/howstuffworks-como-funciona-o-aquecimento-global/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kakazinha Schmitz</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Até pouco tempo atrás restrito a círculos científicos, o termo&#160; aquecimento global passou a ser]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p align="left"><img style="border-bottom:0;border-left:0;display:inline;border-top:0;border-right:0;margin:0 5px 0 0;" title="global-warming" border="0" alt="global-warming" align="left" src="http://kakazinhaschmitz.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/globalwarming1.jpg?w=250&#038;h=172" width="250" height="172" /> Até pouco tempo atrás restrito a círculos científicos, o termo&#160; <strong>aquecimento global</strong> passou a ser usado por muita gente &#8211; mesmo por quem não entende plenamente o que ele significa. O inverno foi quente? Culpa do aquecimento global. Caiu uma tempestade? É o aquecimento global. O calor está de rachar? Aquecimento global. Mas o que é o aquecimento global? É um aumento significativo da temperatura média da Terra em período relativamente curto, em razão da atividade humana. Uma elevação da temperatura do planeta de 1° Celsius ou mais ao longo de 100 ou 200 anos caracteriza o aquecimento global. Aumento de 0,4° C num século já é algo considerável &#8211; e o <a href="http://hsw.uol.com.br/framed.htm?parent=aquecimento-global.htm&#38;url=http://www.ipcc.ch/" target="_blank">Painel Intergovernamental sobre Mudanças Climáticas</a> avalia que ao longo do século passado a temperatura média da superfície da Terra tenha subido de 0,4° C a 0,8° C. Neste artigo, aprenderemos o que é o aquecimento global, o que o causa e quais são seus efeitos. <a href="http://ambiente.hsw.uol.com.br/aquecimento-global.htm" target="_blank">Clique aqui para ler o artigo na íntegra […]</a></p>
<p style="margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:10px;"><em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Fonte: por Ed Grabianowski,</span></strong> <a href="http://hsw.uol.com.br/" target="_blank">HowStuffWorks</a></em></p>
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<link>http://kakazinhaschmitz.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/howstuffworks-como-funciona-a-organizacao-world-wildlife-fund/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kakazinha Schmitz</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[As notícias sobre o meio ambiente ainda são muito tristes. A poluição do ar que está ameaçando cada ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img title="wwf" style="border-right:0;border-top:0;display:inline;border-left:0;border-bottom:0;margin:0 5px 0 0;" height="172" alt="wwf" src="http://kakazinhaschmitz.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/wwf1.gif?w=250&#038;h=172" width="250" align="left" border="0" /> As notícias sobre o <a href="http://bichanosonline.com.br/principais-temas/meio-ambiente/" target="_blank">meio ambiente</a> ainda são muito tristes. A poluição do ar que está ameaçando cada vez mais a sobrevivência de plantas e vários animais, e o bem-estar das pessoas pelo planeta afora. Milhões de acres de <a href="http://bichanosonline.com.br/principais-temas/florestas/" target="_blank">florestas</a> foram queimados nas últimas três décadas, custando um enorme número de vidas e uma quantidade imensa de dinheiro. Até o ano de 2025, prevê-se que pelo menos dois terços da população mundial sofra com a falta de água. E a cada dia, a perda de habitat, o <a href="http://bichanosonline.com.br/principais-temas/comercio-ilegal/" target="_blank">comércio ilegal</a> e a caça destroem animais selvagens. Existe alguém fazendo algo para evitar um desastre global? Neste artigo, você descobrirá porque, onde e como a <a href="http://bichanosonline.com.br/principais-temas/wwf/" target="_blank">WWF</a> “World Wildlife Fund”, está mantendo os recursos naturais do nosso planeta livres da destruição e do desperdício. Você também aprenderá de que maneira você pode ajudar o nosso planeta. <a href="http://ambiente.hsw.uol.com.br/world-wildlife-fund.htm" target="_blank">Clique aqui para ler o artigo na íntegra […]</a></p>
<p style="margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:10px;"><em><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Fonte: por Robin Parnes,</span></strong> <a href="http://hsw.uol.com.br/" target="_blank">HowStuffWorks</a></em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[HowStuffWorks - Como tudo funciona!]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kakazinha Schmitz</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[O site HowStuffWorks é o melhor lugar da internet&#160; para descobrir o que é e como todas as coisa]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img style="display:inline;border-width:0;margin:0 5px 0 0;" title="howstuffworks-001" border="0" alt="howstuffworks-001" align="left" src="http://kakazinhaschmitz.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/howstuffworks0012.jpg?w=250&#038;h=172" width="250" height="172" /> O site <a href="http://hsw.uol.com.br" target="_blank">HowStuffWorks</a> é o melhor lugar da internet&#160; para descobrir o que é e como todas as coisas funcionam. O site foi fundado no ano de 1998 por Marshall Brain, professor da Universidade Estadual da Carolina do Norte, nos Estados Unidos, e tem crescido muito continuamente nos últimos anos. Sua importância é bastante reconhecida pelo mais variado público e pelos meios de comunicação, o que é atestado pelos diversos prêmios recebidos até hoje pelo site. Tem uma vasta biblioteca de assuntos, desde motores de carros a ferramentas de busca, e até de telefones celulares a células de energia,&#160; milhares de assuntos são explicados pelo <strong>HowStuffWorks</strong>.</p>
<p>Nenhum tópico é grande ou pequeno demais para ser destrinchado pela nossa equipe… ou para você, leitor, entender. Além dos textos de fácil compreensão, os artigos do <strong>HowStuffWorks</strong> usam infográficos e animações para analisar cada tópico de maneira clara, simples e objetiva. Há outra ferramenta importante nas páginas do <strong>HowStuffWorks</strong> – o Guia de compras.</p>
<p>Escrito por especialistas independentes, o Guia de compras mostra de maneira simplificada o que deve ser considerado na hora da compra de um produto. Com sede em Atlanta (Geórgia, nos EUA), o <strong>HowStuffWorks</strong> é desde 2003 parte do Convex Group, empresa de mídia e tecnologia. No Brasil, o quartel-general do <strong>HowStuffWorks</strong> fica em São Paulo.</p>
<p style="margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:10px;"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Fonte:</span></em></strong> <em><a title="HowStuffWorks" href="http://hsw.uol.com.br" target="_blank">HowStuffWorks</a></em></p>
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