Soccer and Eagle Update

Soccer is one of the most popular sports in Europe and the Americas. It has a vivid and interesting history in the world of sports. Early evidence of soccer being played as a sport finds occurrence in China during the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC. In China, it was during the Han dynasty that people dribbled leather balls by kicking it into a small net. Recorded facts also support the fact that Romans and Greeks used to play ball for fun and frolic. Some facts point to Kyoto in Japan where kicking of ball was a popular sport. It is said that early growth of the modern soccer started in England. Some amusing facts even mention that the first ball used was the head of some Danish brigand. It is said that during medieval times, the old form of soccer used to allow many ill practices like kicking, punching, biting and gouging. The main aim was to carry the ball to a target spot. People grew so fond of the game that they would throng the field all day long. Sometimes the competition grew fierce and masses got so wild that there were frequent incidents of violence during the game. It is also said that soldiers admired the game so much that they missed archery practice to watch it. King Edward III banned soccer in 1365 owing to the growing incidents of violence and military indulgence in the sport. In 1424 King James I of Scotland also proclaimed in the Parliament— "Na man play at the Fute-ball" (No man shall play football)

Today the mother or father eagle is laying on their little babies.You cant see any of the baby eagles but you can see the mother or father keeping them warm and cozy. Remember you can see these eagles at Alcoa.com?/eagle cam.

Synthsizer and The eagles

It may surprise you to learn that the earliest seeds of modern electronic synthesizers began in the twilight years of the 19th century. In 1896/1897, an American inventor named Thaddeus Cahill applied for a patent to protect the principle behind an instrument known as the Telharmonium, or Dynamophone. Weighing in at a staggering 200 tons, this mammoth electronic instrument was driven by 12 steam-powered electromagnetic generators. This behemoth was played in real time using velocity-sensitive keys and, amazingly, was able to generate several different sounds simultaneously. The Telharmonium was presented to the public in a series of “concerts” held in 1906. Christened “Telharmony,” this music was piped into the public telephone network, because no public address systems were available at the time. In 1919, Russian inventor Leon Theremin took a markedly different approach. Named after the man who masterminded it, the monophonic Theremin was played without actually touching the instrument. It gauged the proximity of the player’s hands, as they were waved about in an electrostatic field between two antennae, and used this information to generate sound. This unorthodox technique made the Theremin enormously difficult to play. Its eerie, spine-tingling (but almost unvarying) timbre made it a favorite on countless horror movie soundtracks. Incidentally, R. A. Moog, whose synthesizers would later garner worldwide fame, began to build Theremins at the tender age of 19.In Europe, the Frenchman Maurice Martenot devised the monophonic Ondes Martenot in 1928. The sound generation method of this instrument was akin to that of the Theremin, but in its earliest incarnation it was played by pulling a wire back and forth.

The baby eagles are growing up so fast! The dad is now watching them while the mother gets food one of them is up and turning its head around to see what is happening. Remember you can see these baby eagles at Alcoa.com/eagle cam.

Northern Lights,And Alcoa Eagles

The relatively-chaotic history of Northern Lights began in late 1975, when the three remaining members of a good-time bar band called How Banks Fail--Dan Marcus, Marty Sachs, and Bob Emery--plus new recruit Taylor Armerding, decided they were going to get a bit more serious about progressive bluegrass.The name-game requirements were simple. Not too traditional, not at all Southern, and not too rural. Nobody recalls exactly who came up with Northern Lights. Probably it was banjoman Marcus, the organizer and educator. But it had most of what they were after...not exactly urban, but not a reminder of "Rocky Top" or "Pig in a Pen," either.Two months later, in December, the metamorphosis was complete, when the band had its "coming out" gig, opening for Lester Flatt and the Nashville Grass at a show for the Boston Area Friends of Bluegrass and Old-Time Country Music.The next summer, while playing at the Berkshire Mountain Bluegrass Festival (precursor of Winterhawk) in NY, the group was approached by Paul Gerry, who was looking for groups to record on his home-based Revonah label. That led to the first album, NORTHERN LIGHTS, recorded in November, 1976. It was a clear example of the mix the group would display throughout the next 15 years. It went from the tradition of "Salt Creek" and "Wicked Path of Sin" to the pop sound of "Ramblin' Man" and "Athens County" to Bob Emery originals like "Boards Across Your Windows" and "Delta Tide."

The Alcoa eagles are up to a nap while the mother and father are hanging out in the nest.The mother is keeping the baby eagles warn by sitting on them,the dad is watching his surroundings. If you would like to see the Alcoa eagles go to Alcoa.com and there should be a eagle cam somewhere. The alcoa eagles are growing up so fast!

Pandas, And The Alcoa Baby Eagles Live At Whether.com

The panda first appeared 2 to 3 million years ago. Originally, panda territory included South and East China and parts of Myanmar and Northern Vietnam. Fossil evidence shows that pandas lived almost as far north as Beijing. Today, pandas are found in six isolated forest areas in Sichuan, Gansu, and Shaanxi provinces in China. Pandas live in high mountainous areas, usually from 2,700 to 3,700 meters (8,500 to 11,500 feet) above sea level, that have natural forested areas with fir, spruce, and bamboo. Today, only 29 small, fragmented areas have the appropriate habitat to support the world's existing panda populations.For years, scientists have argued about whether the panda is more closely related to the bear or the raccoon. Bears, raccoons, and dogs all descended from the same common ancestor that lived over 24 million years ago. The panda has some characteristics common to bears, but other characteristics are not like bears. For example, their head is larger than a bear's, their skull and dental structure do not resemble a bear's, their hind feet lack a heel pad, they do not hibernate, and they do not walk on their hind legs like bears. Some physical characteristics of the panda closely resemble the raccoon: the male genitalia of both the raccoon and the panda are small and pointed to the rear.Recent DNA / serological studies have determined that the panda is more closely related to bears than to raccoons. The panda's closest relative is the spectacled bear of South America. Pandas are about the size of the American black bear. An adult panda is typically 1.5 meters long (4 - 5 feet) and weighs about 75 to 135 kilograms (165 to 353 pounds). Males are 10% to 20% heavier than females. Pandas live between 18 to 25 years in the wild.

Did you know that you can watch baby eagles grow up live? Cause now at whether.com you can. Search Alcoa eagles and watch them be fed.  And there are also more other interesting stories right now i bet they are getting fed. So see for yourself at whether.com!

3 songs I Like

The song 1985 was made by the band named Bowling For Soup. This song is about a woman who is still living in the past, reliving her glory years when she was a teenager in 1985. She had big dreams, but now spends her time immersing herself in '80s pop culture. Music Icons from the '80s mentioned in the song are: Whitesnake, Madonna, U2, Blondie, MTV, Bruce Springsteen, Ozzy Osbourne, Wham! and Van Halen. Movies from the '80s mentioned: The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire and Pretty In Pink. This song was written and originally released by the band SR-71 on their 2004 album Here We Go Again. I like this song cause i think its good and funny. 

The song I' blue was made by Eiffel 65. Many people thought the chorus was "I'm blue and I'm in need of a guy," and that the song was about homosexuality. The correct translation is "I'm blue da ba dee di," and in no way relates to homosexuality. The group is Italian and their name came from a computer called "Eiffel." The 65 came after a note was sent with 65 accidentally written in and the members believed it was fate and should stay. I like this song cause its really cool.

English songwriter Cathy Dennis wrote the song toxic in 2003 with Britney Spears in mind. Dennis was the female voice of the group D-Mob, who had a hit in 1990 with "C'mon And Get My Love." She had some other hits as a solo artist, including "Too Many Walls" and "Just Another Dream," before writing songs for other artists. She wrote Kylie Minogue's 2002 hit "Can't Get You Out Of My Head." The video was released around the same time Janet Jackson flashed her boob at the Super Bowl. The uproar over indecent material caused MTV to banish this, and a few other highly sexual videos to late night rotation. In the video, Spears is shown in a provocative pose wearing a flesh-colored body suit. I like this song cause the video is funny and i like the music in the backround.

If I Had A Million Dollars

If I really had a million dollars I would buy a horse, the biggest flat screen TV there is, my very own house just the way I want, a maid and a butler, id put 2,500 dollars in the bank for college, i would buy a island called Paradise La Andrea, batteries for my sisters MobiGo, a full sized mattress, sound proof ear phones for my mom could sleep, a mini fridge, sound proof walls, ice cream for my mini fridge, a trampoline, a snowmobile, a limousine, a horse carriage,  the nicest room ever and the nicest bathroom ever made, soft pillows, every piece ,  of barbie clothes known to man, cable, coolest clothes ever, a red velvet dress, the red ruby slippers, a four wheeler, a car, bling, anger management classless for my sister and Lazarus our cat, licking lessons for my cat, non meowing classes for Nemo, the best birthday party ever, a roller skating rink, a cheetah, a zoo, a panda, a restaurant, a gold tree, a money tree, a pizza tree, a flower garden that is 500 feet wide and 300 feet tall, a light that when you clap goes off also a shower like the light to, kit the car from the original movies, the delorian from the movie back to the future, a flat screen TV for my barbies that actually works and is real, magic powers, a deep freezer, a soccer field, a soccer net, my very own private jet, a hot tub with my name on it, a pool, a private blimp, 15 cars, a monster truck, the biggest bath tub ever, 15 extra pairs of glasses for my my mom and Alyson when she gets older, a juice bar for my bedroom that makes my favorite juices, slushiness, milk shakes, and smoothies, and finally id buy a big closet.

Pi Day

The ancient Babylonians calculated the area of a circle by taking 3 times the square of its radius, which gave a value of pi = 3. One Babylonian tablet (ca. 1900–1680 BC) indicates a value of 3.125 for pi, which is a closer approximation. Rhind Papyrus (ca.1650 BC), there is evidence that the Egyptians calculated the area of a circle by a formula that gave the approximate value of 3.1605 for pi.The ancient cultures mentioned above found their approximations by measurement. The first calculation of pi was done by Archimedes of Syracuse (287–212 BC), one of the greatest mathematicians of the ancient world. Archimedes approximated the area of a circle by using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the areas of two regular polygons: the polygon inscribed within the circle and the polygon within which the circle was circumscribed. Since the actual area of the circle lies between the areas of the inscribed and circumscribed polygons, the areas of the polygons gave upper and lower bounds for the area of the circle. Archimedes knew that he had not found the value of pi but only an approximation within those limits. In this way, Archimedes showed that pi is between 3 1/7 and 3 10/71. A similar approach was used by Zu Chongzhi (429–501), a brilliant Chinese mathematician and astronomer. Zu Chongzhi would not have been familiar with Archimedes’ method—but because his book has been lost, little is known of his work. He calculated the value of the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter to be 355/113. To compute this accuracy for pi, he must have started with an inscribed regular 24,576-gon and performed lengthy calculations involving hundreds of square roots carried out to 9 decimal places. Mathematicians began using the Greek letter π in the 1700s. Introduced by William Jones in 1706, use of the symbol was popularized by Euler, who adopted it in 1737. An 18^th century French mathematician named Georges Buffon devised a way to calculate pi based on probability. You can try it yourself at the Exploratorium's Pi Toss exhibit.