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I am writing about diamonds in the left side column. Let’s pretend that I run a business that sells diamonds. Underneath this bit of text I might put a button to go buy diamonds. I will offer you a diamond for 3 emeralds. Also equivocal to 13 loafs of bread. Hmmmmmm.
I like rocks a lot…… is it obvious? Some rocks are pure elements, but others are an amalgamation of many different compounds made in many different ways.
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Coffee: Magical Bean Water
The World of Coffee
With roots in Ethiopia and Yemen over 500 years ago. Coffee did not grow in popularity until America made it the drink of choice. This is closely linked to the history of our own country. After the tax from the tea Act of 1773, America rejected Tea sold by the British East India Trading Company and went to the cheaper alternate of coffee. This brought it to the masses, and began its march towards global domination.
Types of Coffee
Pourover
The most popular form of coffee in the world is the pour over. It is a process where you pour hot water over coffee in a paper filter. This process is the basis of the drip coffee machine. It yields a fast to make a cup of descent quality coffee.
A famous coffeemaker that created the drip market is the Mr. Coffee. Have a listen.
A drip feed coffee maker Percolated Coffee
The older brother to the modern day drip coffee machine is the percolator. It has one major downside, of its resteaps the coffee multiple times, causing it to become bitter, it wasvery uncommon to drink this coffee black. Most people who drank precolated coffee have very little issues drinking black drip coffee though as it is far less bitter.
It was also famous for its sound. Take a listen
Espresso
Currently the king of caffeine. Espresso uses pressurized water to put the coffee grinds under pressure. You also have to grind the coffee finer to allow for the extraction process to work faster. This process requires some decently expensive equipment, and therefore is not a process normally done in homes, but budget espresso makers are becoming available. Starbucks made Espresso widely available in the United States.
A Guide for Espresso
Mocha Pot
Before the modern high pressure espresso machine, there was still a way to make a higher pressure more caffeinated coffee than drip. It was called the Mocha Pot. To use it, you would fill the bottom with water, a cup of coffee, and then screw it together. Placed upon a source of heat, it would force the water through
a) Brewed Coffee
b) Coffee Grinds
c) Water
d) Source of Heat
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Heart of Gold
A Shiny History
Gold has been a part of history and society since 700 BCE with its first use being coins in ancient Egypt. In many societies gold is seen as a standard for currency. In modern day history gold is used for jewelry and technology.
What about the element?
Au or gold is a soft malleable highly unreactive transition metal. Some common alloys are yellow gold which is only 75% gold, white gold which contains gold, palladium, and other white metals, and rose gold which is gold, copper, and silver.
Quick Facts
Atomic Number 79 Atomic Mass 196.97 amu Melting Point 1,064.18°C Boiling Point 2,856°C Density 19.32 g/cm3 Discovered By James W. Marshall Discover Date January 24, 1848 Where is it used?
Gold is most commonly used in jewelry, investments, and making gold bars.
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Cool Rock I Saw
This is preformatted text about a cool rock. Its shiny and colorful. Its probably a metal.
A poem about rocks
Rocks erupt from Earth
Rocks stay around a while
Rocks understand it.A picture of a very special rock
Most perfect diamonds are now made in labs, one way to tell between a natural D-FL diamond and a lab one, is the lab looks TOO perfect 
The Darmstadt region in Germany is rich in naturally occurring Oil Shale. Bismuth naturally creates beautiful crystal structures. 
In Germany this rock gained the name Pitchblende which means bad luck. When you found Pitchblende you would start breaking your pickaxes, and the copper vein would run out. -
Radiation: Is it really dangerous?
“Unless you are purposely collecting and storing radioactive materials very incorrectly, its not dangerous.”
Since the 1940s we have always looked at radiation as the monster that had to be conquered or feared, but is it really as bad as science fiction would have you believe? Lets explore this concept.
The Facts
Many people believe that radiation illnesses are a major factor for dying of cancers, but the facts don’t back this up.
Illnes Rate Skin Cancer 60,000 – 90,000 Smoking 7,000,000 (1.5m from secondhand smoke) Acute Radiation Syndrome 60 – 100 SINCE WWII Per Capita Morality of different disease The Truth
Radiation is a calculated risk. We use certain tools to keep a safe measurement of this risk, but in most cases, radioactive material that most people can gain access too is not very dangerous. We have lived alongside it for thousands of years, unless you are purposely collecting it and storing it very incorrectly, its not dangerous.
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The Metric System
The Metric System has been accepted by most of the world, but in The United States of America it never really caught on. There are some major measurements that can be made in metric. The primary sizes are as such:
- meter- length
- gram- mass
- kilogram
- celsius- temperature
- candela- luminosity
- liter- volume
A famous quote:
If God wanted us to use the metric system he would have given us ten fingers and ten toes.
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My school
I attend the Dallas School of Excellence. Our school is well known for a few major things.
Water Sports
The Dallas Whales are second to none in the pool. Like a fish in the water, we hold the record for most consecutive wins in diving and 50 meter freestyle. Come join our pod!
Gourmet Cuisines
With options of Lobster, Filet Mignon, Baked Beans with Bacon, Biscuits and Gravy, and an Ice Cream Parlor, you would expect students to be excited for every meal….. and you’d be right! Our school’s Culinary Class preps and cooks every meal in house.
Hockey
While you don’t immediately associate the heart of Texas with Hockey, our Hockey team is 3rd in the nation. Our biggest achievement is that every player has all their teeth. A special thanks to the schools Dental Program! Our Goalie is known for his work in the weight room (we had to buy more weights), and also being a national freestyle skater. Come watch him dance on the ice.
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