Sunday, August 26, 2007

Wet mount

A lot of objects that are going to be viewed on a microscope slide are prepared as a damp mount using water. Other materials are used when a everlasting slide is being prepared for viewing and storage. In a wet mount, the specimen is placed at the center of the slide with one drops of water and the cover glass placed over the specimen. In some preparations, the object being prepared for viewing is contained within water. Special slides are obtainable for viewing mounts that require more than one or two drops of water.

Sunday, August 19, 2007

Valencia orange

The Valencia or Murcia orange is one of the sweet oranges used for juice mining. It is a late-season fruit, and therefore a popular variety when the navel oranges are out of season. For this reason, the orange was chosen to be the official mascot of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Spain. The mascot was called "Naranjito" ("little orange"), and wore the colors of the Spanish soccer team uniform.

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Manipuri dance

Manipuri dance is one of the main Indian classical dance forms. It originates from Manipur; a state in north-eastern India on the border with Myanmar (also known as Burma).It was originally perform in temples and continues to form an integral part of the religious and social fabric of Manipur. Manipuri dance, whether folk, classical or modern, is devotional in nature. The people of Manipur are very religious and are completely attached to the Hindu deities Radha and Krishna, who are often the main characters depicted in Manipuri dances. Ras Lila is one such Manipuri dance.

Friday, August 03, 2007

Traffic pre-emption

In some areas, urgent situation responders are provided with specialized equipment which allows urgent situation response vehicles, particularly fire fighting apparatus, to have high-priority travel by having the lights along their route change to green. The technology behind these methods has evolved, from panels at the fire department to optical systems. In other areas, public transport buses have special equipment to get green lights.