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Major Inventions Timeline:  The 21st Century89

Major Inventions Timeline: The 21st Century

Inventions in the first decade of the 21st Century have run the gamut from high tech improvements of old ideas to inventions radically new and awe inspiring. The miraculous nature of invention will continue unabated well into this century. Who knows what will come next. Many of "Star Trek's" technology has already come to pass in inventions such as the cell phone and tablet computers. Will it be surprising to find in the near future that the transporter (matter dematerializer/rematerializer) has

12 comments    iphone ipod inventions
Alternative Energy How Does a Windmill Operate?87

Alternative Energy How Does a Windmill Operate?

Windmills have been around for thousands of years. They are simple effective devices that can be used to pump water, grind grain and generate electricity. Today their importance is magnified because wind turbines are a clean, renewable source of energy.

6 comments    alternative energy wind power
The Early History of Wind Power85

The Early History of Wind Power

You know those tall, white, elegant, slowly turning wind turbines that are all the rage these days, standing in lines along a hillside spinning in sync like a well disciplined drill team supplying wind energy to light the homes in the area. Wind...

2 comments    wind power wind energy windmills
The Best Alternative Technological Sources for Future Energy Needs85

The Best Alternative Technological Sources for Future Energy Needs

Many alternative choices exist for the creation of energy for human use. Alternatives already exist in the form of geothermal energy, solar power and some unusual methods as well. We are not hopelessly bound to fossil fuels or nuclear energy as we are often led to believe.

3 comments    water energy radio
Oklahoma Palm Trees:  Oklahoma’s Tropical Oasis84

Oklahoma Palm Trees: Oklahoma’s Tropical Oasis

Yes, there are native Palm Trees in Oklahoma. This article describes the McCurtain palm, as well as a few other cold-hardy palm trees found in the state of Oklahoma.

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Le Moulin Rouge79

Le Moulin Rouge

The famous "red windmill" in Paris, France is Le Moulin Rouge. Come in for a show of can-can dancers and a trip into Parisian history.

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How to Grow Palms Outside in Zone 5,6, and 783

How to Grow Palms Outside in Zone 5,6, and 7

A general beginner's guide to the most cold hardy palms for planting in USDA zone 5, 6, and 7 gardens, and how you can expect the plant to perform after a complete winter.

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Vacation In A Country Of Windmills And Cheese80

Vacation In A Country Of Windmills And Cheese

Travelers who enjoy meeting people and absorbing different ways of life should definitely consider the Netherlands for their next vacation. This small, but culturally and geographically diverse country often referred as Holland, which gave birth to...

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TOP 3 METHODS TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY77

TOP 3 METHODS TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY

A new trend has emerged in numerous households and the trend is generating free Electricity of your own. This is not because on prerogative basis but due to Constantly rising of utility bills and environmental problems which have become a major...

3 comments    energy solar panels green energy
Aurora Texas UFO Crash of 1897 and Alien Grave79

Aurora Texas UFO Crash of 1897 and Alien Grave

Before there was Roswell there was Aurora. The story of what happened that April night in the Texas sky that brought down a craft not of this world and it's pilot. What happened after and what is the story about this legend today.

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