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Archive for April, 2009
Acne Prone Skin Care – Six Ways of Saying Goodbye to Acne Scars
Do your acne scars bother you? Are they always noticed? Thanks to the power of science and invention there are now more options available to get rid of those unwanted scars fast and easy. Acne cure treatment comes in different forms and different types. In the end however, it will still be your choice of acne scar skin care treatment that will prevail.Here are some suggestions that you may want to consider:• Topical ointments. Your dermatologist may recommend the use of topical creams as a means of getting rid of your acne scars. These creams work to prevent the outbreak of acne.• Laser Resurfacing. This kind of acne prone skin care procedure is recommended for people with adult cystic acne who suffered from severe scarring. This is done by a dermatologist wherein the surface of the skin is numb using anesthetics. Using a laser, the uppermost surface of the skin is being removed. Although the procedure is easily administered, healing usually takes 1 to 2 weeks.• Dermabrasion. A dermatologist scrapes the top layer of the skin using a spinning blade. The effect is similar to laser resurfacing but… More >>
There Are a Million Things Waiting to Be Invented
April 23, 2009
by merlin
in General Topics
Are the latest inventions the last of their kind? Are we reaching a peak in inventiveness, or even passing it? It isn’t likely.You may have heard he story that in 1899 the head of the U.S. Patent Office urged President McKinley to close the office because “everything that could be invented has been invented.” Even President Reagan told the story in a speech. It is actually an urban myth, believed only because it has been repeated so often. But it does suggest the question: “How many things can still be invented?”An infinite number is the correct answer in my mind. Anyone equipped with a few creative thinking techniques could come up with a dozen new types of chairs in a couple hours. They may be inventions only on paper, but multiply this times the number of possible items that can be reinvented and if only a small percentage of them are marketable… Well, you get the idea.Then there are the things that have never yet existed. More than just innovations or improvement of existing things, these are entirely new inventions. For example, I recently received a gift from… More >>
Evaluating Invention Evaluation
IntroductionIn this article arguments are made against third party invention evaluation offers. The opinion expressed is that they give the inventor any useful information and are generally just based on an opinion. An inventor may receive a positive or negative evaluation but in either case the inventor may not know how to proceed.Moreover, an invention with a positive evaluation could fail because of factors not considered in the evaluation.On the other hand, an idea with a negative evaluation could very well succeed. A negatively evaluated invention or idea could perhaps be modified in such a manner as to improve the chances of success. Maybe if the business model were changed to target a different market or application, the chances of success could be greatly increased.The purpose of this article is to give my arguments against general third party invention evaluation offers, and to describe to inventors/entrepreneurs a method for an evaluating the market potential of their idea or invention. In addition this method can be used to monitor their operations, if they decide to manufacture and/or sell their product themselves.One Size Fits All Snap Shot Invention EvaluationThe arguments… More >>
Do You Know How Weather Formations Work?
April 20, 2009
by merlin
in General Topics
We know that if the atmosphere did not exist, the earth would go without weather. Imagine for a moment for argument’s sake that the earth has an atmosphere indeed, as it is today, though the sun is absent. Absence of sun would mean absence of weather and that is not only because a frozen solid form the atmosphere will take. Actually the interaction between heat of the sun and our atmosphere builds air masses, while circulation patterns appear due to that. Pressure differences motivate air movements and wind is the end result of the same.
As in case of other materials, the air in the earth’s atmosphere is built of molecules that move about incessantly. Greater is the air pressure where denser concentration of molecules is found. Since air molecules are governed by gravity, the greatest air pressure is found nearest the earth’s surface and with altitude that decreases. The atmospheric pressure at sea level is about 14 and a half pounds on each square inch about which are normally not much conscious.
If air pressure