August 21st, 2010

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Are You Cuckoo For Cuckoo Clocks?

Cuckoo clocks are popular with many people and are one of the most collected of all clocks. I know my grandmother had a house full of them. Cuckoo clocks are usually pendulum clocks that strike on the hour using small bellows and whistles imitating the Cuckoo bird and also striking a gong. Cuckoo clocks were [...]

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Option Trading Tip – Buy Deep In-The-Money Options

In times of high volatility, Buying deep in-the-money (ITM) options is a good way of implementing directional option trading strategies. This is because high implied volatilities, will eventually begin to come back down to more ‘normal volatility’ levels and when this happens, the at-the-money (ATM) and out-of-the-money (OTM) options are going to suffer. Deep in-the-money [...]

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The Early History Of Batteries

Do you think batteries are a new thing? How long do you think they have been around? One hundred years? Two hundred? More? Actually, believe it or not the oldest known battery dates back over 2,000 years! What the heck would someone have needed a battery for 2,000 years ago? This primitive battery found in [...]

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A Look Back In Time At Early Clocks

According to scientists humans have been on the planet for millions of years but it wasn’t until a few thousand years ago that some of the ancient civilizations saw the need to know the time of day. It is believed that this became necessary due to the growing religious events and social activities. One culture [...]

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