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The first paragraph I wrote today was…
Many top athletes (such as yourself) use visualization, or “guided imagery,” to enhance their performance. They envision their best performance of the past or the desired outcome of an upcoming performance. They imagine every detail, from what they will see to how their bodies will feel as they perform to what they will hear, smell …
Photo of the Day: Upon Reflection
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Research news from my alma mater
According to a new study, caffein raises blood pressure but lowers heart rates in children during exercise. Which is interesting enough on its own, but the main reason I link to it is that the study was carried out at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas–my alma mater. All together now! “Near the foothills of the …
The first paragraph I wrote today was…
Taking away or adding just one proton from the nucleus of an element would turn it into a completely different element with completely different properties. Neon has an atomic number of 10. If you took away just one proton, you would have flourine, a gas which, far from being inert, is highly reactive and dangerous. …
“They say the neon lights are bright…”
It’s spring! To some, nothing says “warm weather” like “cold beer”—and nothing says “cold beer” like “glowing neon.” The first neon signs in North America arrived in 1923, when Los Angeles businessman Earle C. Anthony returned home from a trip to Paris with two that read “Packard” in glowing blue and reddish-orange. Installed at his …
Belated Photo of the (Yester)Day: Leaves of Gold
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Man, do I need one of these!
It’s the Sanderson Golf Ballfinder SCOUT–and it promises to help you find your ball in the rough, if even a tiny bit of it is showing. (Via Gizmodo.)
The first paragraph I wrote today was…
Brenna stared, shocked. Mother Northwind laughed. “You look as though I’d said I like to eat kittens for breakfast and puppies for lunch.” Current word count: 35,563. However, I had an e-mail from my agent today which has me thinking I may put this book on hold for a while. The YA fantasy field is …
Ah, sweet mystery of rice, at last I’ve found you!
From LiveScience.com: A Rice Krispie behaves like a piece of glass. If you hit it hard, it’ll break into a puzzle of a million pieces that, if you had the patience, you could put back together again. The high temperature at which the cereal’s cooked creates extremely strong bonds that hold the rice’s starch molecules …
Komodo dragon gives birth!
But who’s the daddy–or is there one?
Powerful new antiobiotic found…
… in wallaby milk?
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