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Background On The Pheasant

July 1st, 2010

Many hunters like to get out on a Saturday afternoon in search for wild pheasant. Phasianus Colchicus is the scientific name of the common pheasant. Many hunters call it simply pheasant or English pheasant.

Living in wooded locations, pheasants will eat larvae millipedes, snails, earthworms, grasshoppers, and spiders. All these soft animals and insects make for a delicious treat for these exquisite birds. They like to also feed on a variety of grains and berries. At night, these gorgeous fowl will roost up in the trees and at daybreak they will peck the ground for some tasty treats.

Partridge, quail, or ruffed grouse may also be referred to as pheasants by some. In the U. S., the ring-necked pheasant were introduced in the 1800's. The male, known as the cock, has brilliant brown plumage with a green, purple marking with a white ring around the neck. The female, also known as the hen, has a duller brown plumage. The male and female pheasant has two things in common, they both have short rounded wings and very strong and stout beaks with a yellowish appearance. The male can have a tail over 20 inches long and it often has long sharp spurs that often protects it from other wild animals.

Pheasant populations are sensitive to land development as well as clear cutting and environmental pollution. For the sake of the future of pheasant's in the United States, there are more and more pheasant farms being started to help boost the local bird populations. Pheasant farms guarantee a better solution for the pheasants to survive and flourish so that future generations can enjoy the bounty of the land.

The Great Plains has a huge population of pheasants that live in the open grass prairies and around the old farm houses. The birds absolutely love to peck around on the grasses for grains and insects in the fields and roost around old homeplaces and farming implements. The United Kingdom has a lot more pheasants than we do here in the United States. In the United States, it is estimated that there are about 10 million pheasants while in the UK there are approximately 35 million.

Males do a strutting movement in the spring of the year to entice a female into courting. Strutting is when a cock puffs his feathers and his head will become bright red and engorged. Males will fight each other to the end for breeding rights with the females.

Male birds are polyamorous because they will mate with more than one female throughout their lifetime. It is common to find more than one female following the male at any one time. The females nest on the ground and will have about 10 eggs per nest. The incubations period last between 23-26 days between April to June.

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Audio Unlimited 900mhz Wireless Rock Speaker System SPK Rock - 101 On Audio Unlimited Speaker

January 13th, 2010

Are you looking for wireless speakers? No problem with today's competitive market you can easily find wireless speakers. Many of these will work with your needs and you can pick your favorite out of those. Now let's go on to talk about one of the most popular speakers in the wireless speaker world - the Audio Unlimited 900mhz Wireless Rock Speaker System SPK Rock. These speakers are not only designed with style in mind and attractive but they also have some great technical features :

*A 900 HMz transmitter sending out audio signals with no speaker wire

* Speaker can be up to 150' away from audio source

*Weather resistant for outdoor use

*Compact design and portable with it's 13H x 10w - 5.25 pp cone with rubber edge woofer2 mylar cone tweeter 20 watt rms output 15v dc transfomer

* Phase Loop Lock circuitry automatically locks in and keeps audio signal clear and strong.

# Product dimensions are as follows : 15 x 10 x 12 inches ; 15.6 pounds

# Products shipping weight is 14 lbs

# Only shipping to the US currently

# ASIN: B000YA0A0Q

#Product Item model number : SPK-ROCK

With this speaker, the Audio Unlimited 900mhz Wireless Rock Speaker System SPK Rock, you can easily enjoy clear signal within a range of up to 150 feet. There is no line of sign limit to worry about either. You can place whatever you want in between the transmitter and the speakers and you will still get that great sound that you can come to love. This speaker is weather resistant and is powered by 900MHz Phase Loops Lock circuitry. It automatically locks in and keeps that signal clear and strong. The signal works just like a wireless phone by delivering crystal clear signal through walls and anything else you may wish to place in it's path. This system was made with convenience in mind - it has audio inputs including... RCA inputs for home theater receivers,ipods,mp3 players and computers.

Ok let's talk some more about convenience... the Audio Unlimited 900mhz Wireless Rock Speaker System SPK Rock is portable and that means it is very easy for you to supply music for your next spa/pool party,garden party or maybe just a romantic night with your lover. The system is fully compatible with all Audio Unlimited products and you can add other Audio Unlimited speakers if you need even more sound through out your house or party. There is no need for another transmitter. These speakers are compact and weatherproof so you can place them just about anywhere. Since they have an awesome design they will blend right in with their surroundings. Power options even make it easier on you. You can either use the AC adapter that is provided with your speaker purchase or you can get 6 C cell batteries for each speaker.

Are you worried because you are not very technical? No worries there,installation of these speakers is relatively easy since the wireless speaker system of the Audio Unlimited 900mhz Wireless Rock Speaker System SPK Rock does not require you to use speaker wire. You may have used wired speakers in the past and they can be quite some trouble when you are trying to get great sound but do not want the muss and fuss of running wire. Now you can get clear sound without the hassle!

Let's recap the great features of the Audio Unlimited 900mhz Wireless Rock Speaker System SPK Rock

* 2 channel selection for you to achieve the best possible performance.

*Able to work with ipod,pc,mp3 player,stereo and home theater systems

*Ability to automatically keep signal clear and strong with Phase Loop Lock circuitry.

* Compact ... portable with a stylized design (13H x 10W) - 5.25 PP cone w/rubber edge Woofer 2" Mylar cone Tweeter 20 Watt RMS Output 15V DC Transformer

* Weatherproof for outdoor listening

* Long range speaker signal of up to 150 feet away

*900 MHz transmitter that sends audio signals without the requirement of speaker wire

* Fully compatible with all Audio Unlimited products

* Ability to add addition Audio Unlimited speakers to make your listening experience even better,cover large areas or perhaps create a multi-room sound system

* The package contains : Audio Unlimited Rock Speaker, 2 AC-DC Power Adapters, Audio Transmitter, Connection Cables (3.5mm to RCA and 3.5mm to .25"), User Manual

Now you know what you are going to get with your new speakers and you will be able to make an informed decision.

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Astronomy: Some Facts

October 19th, 2009

How much information on astronomy should there be for all the objects and phenomenon in the entire universe? Consider that there are somewhere around 1 x 10 ^22 stars in the universe, that's a one followed by 22 zeros. Then consider that many of those stars have planets revolving around them. Then consider all the moons that orbit those planets, then the comets and asteroids, the galaxies these stars form, the nebulae and black holes and everything else out there. The amount of information and data is staggering. This article, which presents astronomy facts, certainly won't contain every fact. But these are quite interesting facts nevertheless.

We will start by taking a look at a small section of astronomy: "the brightest stars seen from the Earth". That is excepting the Sun which is roughly 250,000 times nearer than the next nearest star. In fact, it is so bright that when the sky is viewed from the Earth, it blinds out all the other stars in the sky during a phenomenon called daytime.

Remember that according to the scale for the magnitudes given, lower numbers are brighter. Our Sun would be about -26.73, while the full moon is -12.6. So, with that in mind, here are the top 5:

#5 is Vega, meaning " falling eagle" in Arabic. is in Lyra. It's more or less 25 light years away and has a magnitude of 0.04.

When considering these astronomical facts, please remember that 'brightest from Earth' doesn't mean largest or brightest. The Sun is not the largest or brightest star in the universe or even the galaxy, yet it appears so bright because it is so near compared to other stars.

#4 Rigel Kentaurus is a very bright, bluish-white supergiant star in the constellation of Orion. It is a binary star, with an average apparent magnitude of 0.12. It's scientific name is Beta Orionis. 'Rigel Kentaurus' is Arabic for the 'foot of the centaur'. It's about four light years from Earth.

#3 is Arcturus. The translates as 'guardian of the bear' from the Greek. This star is about 37 light years away from us. It is situated in the constellation of Bootes, close to The Great Bear. It has a magnitude of 0.00

#2 Canopus. Of these top five, Canopus, the Greek name for the pilot of the vessel Argo made famous in the stories about Jason and the Argonauts, is the brightest. But it's 313 light years from Earth, so it's just second on this list as seen from Earth. It has a magnitude of -.62 as seen from this planet.

#1 is Sirius, which means 'scorching' in Greek. It's also called the 'Dog Star' because it is the brightest star in the constellation of Canis Major, which means 'The Big Dog' in Latin. It is only 9 light years from Earth, which makes it the second closest of these top five. From Earth it has a magnitude of -1.44, which makes it quite easily the brightest star as seen in the night sky.

This information doesn't even scratch the surface on the subject of astronomy facts but it's something to consider next time you look into the night sky.

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Astronomy: Picture of the Day

October 17th, 2009

Astronomy is the study of the galaxies. Some treat it as a serious science and others as an enjoyable pastime. That is why, whenever an astronomy picture of the day is offered to the public, people usually jump at the chance. There are plenty of astronomical pictures to choose from, and plenty of interesting celestial objects to keep people looking.

Of course ,NASA is one of the primary sources for an astronomy picture of the day. This site, NASA.gov, shows a new photo each and every day. There is also a section that shows films. These could be used to create your own picture site. Saturn's moon Enceladus was the 'star' feature on November 5, 2008.

That photo was taken by a passing spacecraft. It can reproduce details the size of a bus. The ice on this moon reflects as glare, nearly 100% of all the sun light that strikes it. So you would need to wear sunglasses! This moon is so fascinating that Cassini will continue to fly by for more footage later in its mission.

NASA maintains an archive of all the astronomy footage of the day dating all the way back to June 16 of 1995. It was a 'what if' image of the Earth posing as a neutron star. The image is a computer generation. The most interesting feature is that the constellation Orion is visible twice. Even light from behind a neutron star is visible because the dense star bends the light all the way around it. This causes some double vision.

September 8, 1995 was an amazing image of the central part of the Milky Way galaxy taken by NASA's COBE satellite. This area is generally not visible because of the dust masking it. But COBE scans in infrared, so produced that fantastic footage of our very symmetrical galaxy.

The astronomy picture of the day was the same on January 1st, 2000 and January 1st, 2001, the reason being because both dates displayed this picture is that the majority of people thought of the year 2000 to be the first year of the third millennium.

However, the third millennium actually commenced on January 1st, 2001. NASA reasoned it was just easier to just go with the flow and do it on both dates. apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap010101.html depicts mankind's view of the galaxy as it grew from mere objects circling the Earth, all the way to the 'Big Bang' creating the universe as we see it today.

NASA has many more days with their very own unique astronomy picture of the day. Visit their web site, NASA.gov to view them.

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Astronomy: Picture of the Day

May 19th, 2009

Astronomy is the study of the cosmos. Some treat it as a serious science and others as an interesting hobby. That is why, whenever an astronomy picture of the day is offered to the public, people usually jump at the chance. There are plenty of astronomical pictures to choose from, and plenty of interesting celestial objects to keep people looking.

Of course ,NASA is one of the primary sources for an astronomy picture of the day. This site, NASA.gov, shows a new photo each and every day. There is also a section that shows movies. These could be used to create your own picture site. For example, Saturn's moon Enceladus was the feature with "star billing" on November 5, 2008.

This footage was taken by a passing rocket. It can reproduce details the size of a bus. The ice on this moon reflects as glare, nearly 100% of all the sun light that strikes it. So you would need to wear sunglasses! This moon is so unusual that Cassini will continue to fly by for more photos later on in its mission.

NASA maintains an archive of all the astronomy footage of the day dating all the way back to June 16 of 1995. It was a 'what if' picture of the Earth posing as a neutron star. The photo is a computer generation. The most interesting feature is that the constellation Orion is visible twice. Even light from behind a neutron star is visible because the dense star bends the light all the way around it. This causes some double vision.

September 8, 1995 was an amazing picture of the central part of the Milky Way galaxy taken by NASA's COBE satellite. This area is generally invisible because of the dust hiding it. But COBE scans in infrared, so produced that fantastic footage of our very symmetrical galaxy.

The astronomy picture of the day was the same on January 1, 2000 and January 1, 2001. The reason both dates shared this picture is that most people considered the year 2000 as the first year of the third millennium.

However, the third millennium actually commenced on January 1st, 2001. NASA reasoned it was better to just go with both. apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap010101.html displays man's view of the universe as it progressed from objects orbiting around the Earth all the way to the Big Bang creating the universe as we know it.

NASA has thousands more days with their very own unique astronomy picture of the day. Visit their web site, NASA.gov to view them.

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