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		<title>Give a Well Examined Essay that is just Beyond your Expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To write a pleasing work you require possessing a qualified approach and a positive opinion on the topic chosen. Essay writing is a hard job no matter in which educational level you are. Essay writing requires a complete study and needs to be well researched so that it interests both the reader and you, as [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Give a Well Examined Essay that is just Beyond your Expectations", url: "http://www.worldsdigest.com/give-a-well-examined-essay-that-is-just-beyond-your-expectations.html" });</script>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">To write a pleasing work you require possessing a qualified approach and a positive opinion on the topic chosen. Essay writing is a hard job no matter in which educational level you are. Essay writing requires a complete study and needs to be well researched so that it interests both the reader and you, as you are the person who is going to write it. Whether you may be a high school student, college student, undergraduate, Masters level or Doctorate level, you are not sure enough to create an pleasing article. This may sound a not easy task but then you have to get your assignment completed and make timely submissions in order to get a higher grade. Students are by now busy with their daily tasks of large studies, part time jobs or some other regular activities and if they are asked to write an essay they might skip a heartbeat, itâ€™s that demanding. </span></p>
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		<title>â€œSelf-cleaningâ€ Lotus</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 12:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why does the lotus plant, long held sacred in Eastern religions, always look so clean? German scientists now claim to have found the answer to this question that has intrigued biologists for ages. â€œWater-repellency of plant surfaces has long been known,â€ say the scientists W. Barthlott and C. Neinhuis. â€œBut the self-cleaning properties . . [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "â€œSelf-cleaningâ€ Lotus", url: "http://www.worldsdigest.com/%e2%80%9cself-cleaning%e2%80%9d-lotus.html" });</script>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Why does the lotus plant, long held sacred in Eastern religions, always look so clean? German scientists now claim to have found the answer to this question that has intrigued biologists for ages. â€œWater-repellency of plant surfaces has long been known,â€ say the scientists W. Barthlott and C. Neinhuis. â€œBut the self-cleaning properties . . . had been completely overlooked.â€ As explained in The Sunday Times of India, â€œthe water droplets rolling off a lotus leaf carry away contaminating particles, thus cleaning the surface perfectly.â€ This is not because the surface is smooth. Seen under a microscope, the leaf has a rough surface of â€œknobs, folds and buttonsâ€ with â€œconvex or dome-shaped water-sheddingâ€ profile. But added to this is the effect of the hydrophobic, or water-hating, wax crystalloids with which the plant is covered. The researchers say that this â€œlotus effectâ€ drastically reduces the adhesion of water and dirt particles, and they add that the plant can regenerate waxes in spite of adverse environmental conditions. This, they say, makes the lotusâ€™ natural efficiency far superior to man-made waterproof paint or washing detergents.</p>
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		<title>Butterfly Flight</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[â€œFor years scientists have been attempting to understand what makes butterflies the masters of manoeuvrability at low speedâ€”able to hover and fly backwards or sideways with apparently little effort,â€ says The Independent of London. Now researchers at Oxford University believe they have finally found the insectâ€™s secret. Using a specially designed wind tunnel and wisps [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Butterfly Flight", url: "http://www.worldsdigest.com/butterfly-flight.html" });</script>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-190" title="butterfly_flight" src="http://www.worldsdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/butterfly_flight.jpeg" alt="butterfly_flight" width="105" height="69" />â€œFor years scientists have been attempting to understand what makes butterflies the masters of manoeuvrability at low speedâ€”able to hover and fly backwards or sideways with apparently little effort,â€ says <em>The</em> <em>Independent</em> of London. Now researchers at Oxford University believe they have finally found the insectâ€™s secret. Using a specially designed wind tunnel and wisps of smoke to reveal airflow, they observed red admiral butterflies in flight. As the insects flew to and from artificial flowers in the wind tunnel, they were monitored by high-speed digital cameras that recorded the airflow around their wings. The researchers discovered that â€œthe fluttering of butterflies is not a random, erratic wandering, but results from the mastery of a wide array of aerodynamic mechanisms.â€ Scientists hope to use this knowledge to build remote-controlled aircraft with a wingspan of just a few inches <strong>[as</strong> <strong>small</strong> <strong>as</strong> <strong>ten</strong> <strong>centimeters]</strong>. Fitted with a camera, these could be flown into confined spaces as winged observers.</span></p>
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		<title>Dangerous for Bees</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When some large canning companies discontinued using DDT on their crops of corn and peas, they switched to a neural-acting insecticide. This was devastating for bees. Since they have elaborate nervous systems, they are highly sensitive to insecticides such as Sevin, Malathion and Parathion. Sevin seems to be more dangerous because it takes much longer [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Dangerous for Bees", url: "http://www.worldsdigest.com/dangerous-for-bees.html" });</script>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0.1in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-139" title="bees" src="http://www.worldsdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bees-150x150.jpg" alt="bees" width="128" height="128" />When some large canning companies discontinued using DDT on their crops of corn and peas, they switched to a neural-acting insecticide. This was devastating for bees. Since they have elaborate nervous systems, they are highly sensitive to insecticides such as Sevin, Malathion and Parathion. Sevin seems to be more dangerous because it takes much longer to break down than the latter. The use of Sevin in Minnesota has resulted in beesâ€™ dying in enormous numbers. This has hurt not only beekeepers but also farmers who raise alfalfa, fruit trees and other crops that benefit from the pollinating work of bees.</span></p>
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		<title>Seed Sprouts After 2,000 Years</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ancient Judaean date palms, prized for their beauty, shade, and medicinal properties, were destroyed by the crusaders during the Middle Ages. But now, â€œIsraeli doctors and scientists have succeeded in germinating a date seed nearly 2,000 years old,â€ reports The New York Times. â€œThe seed, nicknamed Methuselah, was taken from an excavation at Masada,â€ [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Seed Sprouts After 2,000 Years", url: "http://www.worldsdigest.com/seed-sprouts-after-2000-years.html" });</script>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-129" title="seeds" src="http://www.worldsdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/seeds-150x150.jpg" alt="seeds" width="106" height="106" />The ancient Judaean date palms, prized for their beauty, shade, and medicinal properties, were destroyed by the crusaders during the Middle Ages. But now, â€œIsraeli doctors and scientists have succeeded in germinating a date seed nearly 2,000 years old,â€ reports <em>The</em> <em>New</em> <em>York</em> <em>Times.</em> â€œThe seed, nicknamed Methuselah, was taken from an excavation at Masada,â€ the cliff fortress conquered by the Romans in 73Â C.E. An expert on arid agriculture, Dr.Â Elaine Solowey, who germinated the seed, notes that it will take years before the young plant produces any fruit, and that only if it is female. â€œIf itâ€™s a male,â€ she says, â€œit will just be a curiosity.â€</span></p>
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		<title>How Fish Swim Upstream</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a study published in Science magazine, brook trout and other varieties of fish exploit turbulent flows swirling around stationary objects in the water to minimize effort and give themselves an energy-saving boost against the current. By altering their body position and synchronizing movements with the eddies they encounter, says New Scientist, trout save [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How Fish Swim Upstream", url: "http://www.worldsdigest.com/how-fish-swim-upstream.html" });</script>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-125" title="fish-swim-upstream" src="http://www.worldsdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/fish-swim-upstream-150x150.jpg" alt="fish-swim-upstream" width="150" height="150" />According to a study published in <em>Science</em> magazine, brook trout and other varieties of fish exploit turbulent flows swirling around stationary objects in the water to minimize effort and give themselves an energy-saving boost against the current. By altering their body position and synchronizing movements with the eddies they encounter, says <em>New</em> <em>Scientist,</em> trout save so much energy that they do not have to use their main swimming muscles. â€œItâ€™s a very low-energy way of moving through a turbulent environment,â€ explains one of the authors of the study, George Lauder, a biomechanician at Harvard University. In effect, says <em>New</em> <em>Scientist,</em> â€œthe fish were bending their bodies into wing-like hydrofoils to catch the eddies, like a sailboat tacking upwind.â€</span></p>
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		<title>Oldest Surviving Printed Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The British Library is now home to what is believed to be the oldest surviving printed book in the world, reports BBC News. A Buddhist text called The Diamond Sutra bears the date 868Â C.E. and was found in 1907 in a cave in Dunhuang, China. â€œIt consists of a scroll of grey paper printed with [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Oldest Surviving Printed Book", url: "http://www.worldsdigest.com/oldest-surviving-printed-book.html" });</script>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.2in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-121" title="oldest-printed-book" src="http://www.worldsdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/oldest-printed-book.jpg" alt="oldest-printed-book" width="100" height="95" />The British Library is now home to what is believed to be the oldest surviving printed book in the world, reports BBC News. A Buddhist text called The Diamond Sutra bears the date 868Â C.E. and was found in 1907 in a cave in Dunhuang, China. â€œIt consists of a scroll of grey paper printed with Chinese characters, wrapped around a wooden pole,â€ says the report. The book and other items found with it are thought to have been â€œpart of a library which was walled up in the cave around the year 1000AD.â€ The scroll predates the introduction of movable type into Europe by hundreds of years, but as the BBC report notes, â€œpaper making and printing were already well established in China at the time.â€</span></p>
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