Startling Stories

Evans, Lorraine Kingdom of the Ark, The startling story of how the ancient British Race is descended from the Pharaohs Simon Schuster, Pocket Books, 2000 Faivre, Antoine Acces de I esoteisme occidental , Gallimard, Bibhotheque des Sciences Humaines 1986... 

Isaac Newton is probably best known for his discovery of the Law of Gravity, supposedly due to an apple falling on his head. Whether the apple story is true or not, his mathematical discoveries are even more remarkable, because most of his work was done during a two-year period when he had retired to the countryside to think and wait out the bubonic plague that was sweeping Europe. Even more startling is the fact that this two-year period ended with his 25th birthday. 

The results of such a calculation, shown in Fig. 8 (52), seem to tell a very different story from the earliest studies. With nondipolar I2 as a solute and C02 as a solvent, the complete domination of the solvent response by the Lennard-Jones forces is impressive, but perhaps not all that startling. One might surmise that the quadupole-quadrupole forces at work in this example are a bit too weak to accomplish much. Yet, when we have a dipolar solute dissolved in the strongly polar solvent CH3CN, we get almost the same kind of complete control by Lennard-Jones forces. Electrostatics now seems totally unimportant. 

When you start to speak, connect to the audience. For example, if you haven t been introduced, briefly introduce yourself. Tell a humorous personal story that illustrates your humanity. Say hello to someone you know in the audience. Share a relevant personal anecdote. If I was talking to elementary teachers, I would mention Miss Blaha, the elementary school teacher that introduced me to geography and history. You might share a favorite quote, refer to a relevant current event, tell a joke, show a short video, play a brief audio, or share a startling number (Jaffe 2001). Distribute your handout, or part of it, or indicate that it will be available immediately after the presentation and perhaps before the question and answer (Q A) session. 

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