<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163900739713488102</id><updated>2011-11-27T16:35:46.186-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Internet Professional Gamer - Ben 10 Fansite Network</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://schermannben10.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://schermannben10.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Virtual Internet Professional Gamer - Ben 10</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14345011561028361300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>12</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163900739713488102.post-2541498274063774491</id><published>2008-04-17T06:59:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-17T07:00:12.805-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>The American bison  is a &lt;a class="mw-redirect" title="Bovine" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovine"&gt;bovine&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a title="Mammal" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammal"&gt;mammal&lt;/a&gt;, also commonly known as the American buffalo. 'Buffalo' is something of a misnomer for this animal as it is only distantly related to either of the two "true buffaloes", the &lt;a title="Water buffalo" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_buffalo"&gt;water buffalo&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a class="mw-redirect" title="African buffalo" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_buffalo"&gt;African buffalo&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;The bison originally inhabited the &lt;a title="Great Plains" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Plains"&gt;Great Plains&lt;/a&gt; of the &lt;a title="United States" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States"&gt;United States&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title="Canada" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada"&gt;Canada&lt;/a&gt; in massive &lt;a title="Herd" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd"&gt;herds&lt;/a&gt;, ranging from the &lt;a title="Great Slave Lake" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Slave_Lake"&gt;Great Slave Lake&lt;/a&gt; in Canada's far north to &lt;a title="Mexico" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico"&gt;Mexico&lt;/a&gt; in the south, and from eastern &lt;a title="Oregon" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon"&gt;Oregon&lt;/a&gt; almost to the &lt;a title="Atlantic Ocean" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean"&gt;Atlantic Ocean&lt;/a&gt;, taking its subspecies into account. Its two subspecies are the &lt;a class="mw-redirect" title="Plains bison" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plains_bison"&gt;plains bison&lt;/a&gt; , distinguished by its smaller size and more rounded hump, and the &lt;a class="mw-redirect" title="Wood bison" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_bison"&gt;wood bison&lt;/a&gt; , distinguished by its larger size and taller square hump. Wood bison are one of the largest species of cattle in the world, surpassed in size only by the massive &lt;a title="Gaur" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaur"&gt;Asian gaur&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a class="mw-redirect" title="Wild Asian water buffalo" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Asian_water_buffalo"&gt;wild Asian water buffalo&lt;/a&gt;, both of which are found mainly in &lt;a title="India" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India"&gt;India&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title="Southeast Asia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia"&gt;Southeast Asia&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2163900739713488102-2541498274063774491?l=schermannben10.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default/2541498274063774491'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default/2541498274063774491'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://schermannben10.blogspot.com/2008/04/american-bison-is-bovine-mammal-also.html' title=''/><author><name>Virtual Internet Professional Gamer - Ben 10</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14345011561028361300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163900739713488102.post-9041869640447261758</id><published>2008-01-14T00:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-14T00:35:52.969-08:00</updated><title type='text'>the american museum</title><content type='html'>The American Museum of Natural History was established in 1869 in a world very different from today's. Even by the late 19th century, we did not have a firm knowledge of many of Earth's land regions and oceans, the diversity of cultures outside of western societies, and the essential history and organization of life on Earth. Darwin's revolutionary Origin of Species had been published only ten years before. It would be 30 more years before the structure of the atom would be revealed and the laws of heredity disclosed, 40 years before Einstein would share his theories of relativity, and 132 years before the entire three billion nucleotides of the human genome would be mapped.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2163900739713488102-9041869640447261758?l=schermannben10.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default/9041869640447261758'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default/9041869640447261758'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://schermannben10.blogspot.com/2008/01/american-museum.html' title='the american museum'/><author><name>Virtual Internet Professional Gamer - Ben 10</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14345011561028361300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163900739713488102.post-7035772226398375938</id><published>2008-01-13T22:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-13T22:08:25.471-08:00</updated><title type='text'>extinct dinosars</title><content type='html'>The Dodo is a lesson in extinction. First sighted around 1600 on Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean, the Dodo was extinct less than eighty years later. Thus while the skeleton  on view in the Museum is real, the model is not, as there are no complete Dodo specimens. Some of the birds may have been eaten by the Dutch sailors who discovered them. However, the primary causes of their extinction were the destruction of the forest (which cut off the Dodo's food supply), and the animals that the sailors brought with them, including cats, rats, and pigs, which destroyed Dodo nests. The Dodo's stubby wings and heavy, ungainly body tell us that the bird was flightless. Moreover, its breastbone is too small to support the huge pectoral muscles a bird this size would need to fly. Yet scientists believe that the Dodo evolved from a bird capable of flight into a flightless one. When an ancestor of the Dodo landed on Mauritius, it found a habitat with plenty of food and no predators. It therefore did not need to fly, and, as flying takes a great deal of energy, it was more efficient for the bird to remain on the ground. Eventually, the flightless Dodo evolved.&lt;br /&gt;Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and other institutions around the world continue to study and document the impact of human activities on the environment. It is hoped that the lesson of the Dodo can help prevent similar extinctions, and aid us in preserving the diversity of life on earth.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2163900739713488102-7035772226398375938?l=schermannben10.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/expeditions/treasure_fossil/Treasures/Dodo/dodo.html?dinos' title='extinct dinosars'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default/7035772226398375938'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default/7035772226398375938'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://schermannben10.blogspot.com/2008/01/extinct-dinosars.html' title='extinct dinosars'/><author><name>Virtual Internet Professional Gamer - Ben 10</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14345011561028361300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163900739713488102.post-6114073353753089192</id><published>2008-01-13T21:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-13T22:02:58.767-08:00</updated><title type='text'>extinct fishers</title><content type='html'>The Santana Formation, in northeast Brazil, is one of the richest fossil deposits in the world. All of the fossil fishes in this display in the Museum's Hall of Ocean Life came from the Formation, where they lived 110 million years ago in a shallow inland sea. At that time Africa and South America had only just drifted apart, and were still located close to each other.&lt;br /&gt;These fossils were actually preserved with their stomach contents intact, enabling us to see exactly what the fishes last ate. Such details offer scientists an exceedingly rare opportunity to reconstruct the food chain of this community of extinct fishes. We know what preyed on what, and have thus learned about the ecology of the community, including its population structure and dynamics.&lt;br /&gt;These Brazilian fossil fishes bring the ancient past vividly to life. Scientists from the American Museum of Natural History, in collaboration with colleagues in Brazil, continue to take advantage of the virtually unparalleled of opportunities offered by the Santana Formation to study the interrelationships of extinct species.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2163900739713488102-6114073353753089192?l=schermannben10.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/expeditions/treasure_fossil/Treasures/Brasilian_Fossil_Fish/brasil.html?50' title='extinct fishers'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default/6114073353753089192'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default/6114073353753089192'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://schermannben10.blogspot.com/2008/01/extinct-fishers.html' title='extinct fishers'/><author><name>Virtual Internet Professional Gamer - Ben 10</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14345011561028361300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163900739713488102.post-499073206130578683</id><published>2007-12-31T17:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-31T17:53:30.817-08:00</updated><title type='text'>my first discovery of harbours</title><content type='html'>A harbor or harbour (see &lt;a title="American and British English spelling differences" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences"&gt;spelling differences&lt;/a&gt;), or haven, is a place where ships may shelter from the &lt;a title="Weather" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather"&gt;weather&lt;/a&gt; or are stored. Harbors can be man-made or natural. A man-made harbor will have sea walls or &lt;a title="Breakwater (structure)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakwater_%28structure%29"&gt;breakwaters&lt;/a&gt; and may require &lt;a title="Dredging" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dredging"&gt;dredging&lt;/a&gt;. A natural harbor is surrounded on most sides by land.&lt;br /&gt;Harbors and &lt;a title="Port" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port"&gt;ports&lt;/a&gt; are often confused. A port is a man-made &lt;a title="Coast" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast"&gt;coastal&lt;/a&gt; or riverine facility where &lt;a title="Boat" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat"&gt;boats&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title="Ship" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship"&gt;ships&lt;/a&gt; can load and unload. It may consist of &lt;a title="Quay" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quay"&gt;quays&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Wharf" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wharf"&gt;wharfs&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Jetty" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetty"&gt;jetties&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Pier" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier"&gt;piers&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title="Slipway" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipway"&gt;slipways&lt;/a&gt; with &lt;a title="Crane (machine)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_%28machine%29"&gt;cranes&lt;/a&gt; or ramps. A port may have magazine buildings or warehouses for storage of goods and a &lt;a title="Transport" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport"&gt;transport&lt;/a&gt; system, such as &lt;a title="Railway" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway"&gt;railway&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Road transport" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_transport"&gt;road transport&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a title="Pipeline transport" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipeline_transport"&gt;pipeline transport&lt;/a&gt; facilities for relaying goods inland.A harbor or harbour (see &lt;a title="American and British English spelling differences" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences"&gt;spelling differences&lt;/a&gt;), or haven, is a place where ships may shelter from the &lt;a title="Weather" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather"&gt;weather&lt;/a&gt; or are stored. Harbors can be man-made or natural. A man-made harbor will have sea walls or &lt;a title="Breakwater (structure)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakwater_%28structure%29"&gt;breakwaters&lt;/a&gt; and may require &lt;a title="Dredging" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dredging"&gt;dredging&lt;/a&gt;. A natural harbor is surrounded on most sides by land.&lt;br /&gt;Harbors and &lt;a title="Port" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port"&gt;ports&lt;/a&gt; are often confused. A port is a man-made &lt;a title="Coast" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast"&gt;coastal&lt;/a&gt; or riverine facility where &lt;a title="Boat" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat"&gt;boats&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title="Ship" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship"&gt;ships&lt;/a&gt; can load and unload. It may consist of &lt;a title="Quay" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quay"&gt;quays&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Wharf" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wharf"&gt;wharfs&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Jetty" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetty"&gt;jetties&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Pier" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier"&gt;piers&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title="Slipway" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipway"&gt;slipways&lt;/a&gt; with &lt;a title="Crane (machine)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_%28machine%29"&gt;cranes&lt;/a&gt; or ramps. A port may have magazine buildings or warehouses for storage of goods and a &lt;a title="Transport" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport"&gt;transport&lt;/a&gt; system, such as &lt;a title="Railway" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway"&gt;railway&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Road transport" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_transport"&gt;road transport&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a title="Pipeline transport" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipeline_transport"&gt;pipeline transport&lt;/a&gt; facilities for relaying goods inland.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2163900739713488102-499073206130578683?l=schermannben10.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default/499073206130578683'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default/499073206130578683'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://schermannben10.blogspot.com/2007/12/my-first-discovery-of-harbours.html' title='my first discovery of harbours'/><author><name>Virtual Internet Professional Gamer - Ben 10</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14345011561028361300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163900739713488102.post-3078651996821038254</id><published>2007-12-31T05:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-31T06:03:15.923-08:00</updated><title type='text'>knowing tsunami</title><content type='html'>A tsunami (&lt;a title="Help:Pronunciation" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Pronunciation"&gt;pronounced&lt;/a&gt; /tsuːˈnɑːmi/) is a series of &lt;a title="Ocean surface wave" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_surface_wave"&gt;waves&lt;/a&gt; created when a body of water, such as an &lt;a title="Ocean" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean"&gt;ocean&lt;/a&gt;, is rapidly displaced. &lt;a title="Earthquake" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake"&gt;Earthquakes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Mass movement" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_movement"&gt;mass movements&lt;/a&gt; above or below water, &lt;a title="Volcanic eruption" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_eruption"&gt;volcanic eruptions&lt;/a&gt; and other &lt;a title="Underwater explosion" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater_explosion"&gt;underwater explosions&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Landslides" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslides"&gt;landslides&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="new" title="Underwater earthquakes" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Underwater_earthquakes&amp;amp;action=edit"&gt;underwater earthquakes&lt;/a&gt;, large &lt;a title="Impact event" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_event"&gt;meteoroid or asteroid impacts&lt;/a&gt; and testing with &lt;a title="Nuclear weapon" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon"&gt;nuclear weapons&lt;/a&gt; at sea all have the potential to generate a tsunami. The effects of a tsunami can range from unnoticeable to devastating.&lt;br /&gt;The term tsunami comes from the &lt;a title="Japanese language" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language"&gt;Japanese words&lt;/a&gt; (津波、つなみ) meaning &lt;a title="Harbor" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbor"&gt;harbor&lt;/a&gt; ("tsu", &lt;a class="extiw" title="wikt:津" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%B4%A5"&gt;津&lt;/a&gt;) and &lt;a title="Ocean surface wave" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_surface_wave"&gt;wave&lt;/a&gt; ("nami", &lt;a class="extiw" title="wikt:波" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%B3%A2"&gt;波&lt;/a&gt;). [a. Jap. tsunami, tunami, f. tsu harbour + nami waves. - Oxford English Dictionary]. For the plural, one can either follow ordinary English practice and add an s, or use an invariable plural as in Japanese. Tsunamis are common throughout &lt;a title="Japanese history" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_history"&gt;Japanese history&lt;/a&gt;; approximately 195 events in Japan have been recorded.&lt;br /&gt;A tsunami has a much smaller &lt;a title="Amplitude" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amplitude"&gt;amplitude&lt;/a&gt; (wave height) offshore, and a very long &lt;a title="Wavelength" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavelength"&gt;wavelength&lt;/a&gt; (often hundreds of kilometers long), which is why they generally pass unnoticed at sea, forming only a passing "hump" in the ocean. Tsunamis have been historically referred to &lt;a title="Tidal wave" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_wave"&gt;tidal waves&lt;/a&gt; because as they approach land, they take on the characteristics of a violent onrushing &lt;a title="Tide" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide"&gt;tide&lt;/a&gt; rather than the sort of cresting waves that are formed by wind action upon the ocean (with which people are more familiar). Since they are not actually related to tides the term is considered misleading and its usage is discouraged by &lt;a title="Oceanographer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanographer"&gt;oceanographers&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2163900739713488102-3078651996821038254?l=schermannben10.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default/3078651996821038254'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default/3078651996821038254'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://schermannben10.blogspot.com/2007/12/knowing-tsunami.html' title='knowing tsunami'/><author><name>Virtual Internet Professional Gamer - Ben 10</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14345011561028361300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163900739713488102.post-6502133579181953371</id><published>2007-12-28T18:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-28T18:25:39.768-08:00</updated><title type='text'>did you know how earthquakes are formed</title><content type='html'>An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the &lt;a title="Earth" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth"&gt;Earth&lt;/a&gt;'s &lt;a title="Crust (geology)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crust_%28geology%29"&gt;crust&lt;/a&gt; that creates &lt;a title="Seismic wave" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seismic_wave"&gt;seismic waves&lt;/a&gt;. Earthquakes are recorded with a &lt;a title="Seismometer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seismometer"&gt;seismometer&lt;/a&gt;, also known as a seismograph. The &lt;a title="Moment magnitude scale" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moment_magnitude_scale"&gt;moment magnitude&lt;/a&gt; of an earthquake is conventionally reported, or the related and mostly obsolete &lt;a title="Richter magnitude scale" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale"&gt;Richter&lt;/a&gt; magnitude, with magnitude 3 or lower earthquakes being mostly imperceptible and magnitude 7 causing serious damage over large areas. Intensity of shaking is measured on the modified &lt;a title="Mercalli intensity scale" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercalli_intensity_scale"&gt;Mercalli scale&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;At the Earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by a shaking and sometimes displacement of the ground. When a large earthquake &lt;a title="Epicenter" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicenter"&gt;epicenter&lt;/a&gt; is located offshore, the seabed sometimes suffers sufficient displacement to cause a &lt;a title="Tsunami" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami"&gt;tsunami&lt;/a&gt;. The shaking in earthquakes can also trigger landslides and occasionally volcanic activity.&lt;br /&gt;In its most generic sense, the word earthquake is used to describe any seismic event—whether a natural &lt;a title="Phenomenon" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomenon"&gt;phenomenon&lt;/a&gt; or an event caused by humans—that generates &lt;a title="Seismic wave" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seismic_wave"&gt;seismic waves&lt;/a&gt;. Earthquakes are caused mostly by rupture of geological faults, but also by volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear experiments.&lt;br /&gt;An earthquake's point of initial rupture is called its &lt;a title="Focus (earthquake)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_%28earthquake%29"&gt;focus&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a title="Hypocenter" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypocenter"&gt;hypocenter&lt;/a&gt;. The term &lt;a title="Epicenter" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicenter"&gt;epicenter&lt;/a&gt; means the point at ground level directly above thisAn earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the &lt;a title="Earth" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth"&gt;Earth&lt;/a&gt;'s &lt;a title="Crust (geology)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crust_%28geology%29"&gt;crust&lt;/a&gt; that creates &lt;a title="Seismic wave" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seismic_wave"&gt;seismic waves&lt;/a&gt;. Earthquakes are recorded with a &lt;a title="Seismometer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seismometer"&gt;seismometer&lt;/a&gt;, also known as a seismograph. The &lt;a title="Moment magnitude scale" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moment_magnitude_scale"&gt;moment magnitude&lt;/a&gt; of an earthquake is conventionally reported, or the related and mostly obsolete &lt;a title="Richter magnitude scale" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale"&gt;Richter&lt;/a&gt; magnitude, with magnitude 3 or lower earthquakes being mostly imperceptible and magnitude 7 causing serious damage over large areas. Intensity of shaking is measured on the modified &lt;a title="Mercalli intensity scale" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercalli_intensity_scale"&gt;Mercalli scale&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;At the Earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by a shaking and sometimes displacement of the ground. When a large earthquake &lt;a title="Epicenter" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicenter"&gt;epicenter&lt;/a&gt; is located offshore, the seabed sometimes suffers sufficient displacement to cause a &lt;a title="Tsunami" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami"&gt;tsunami&lt;/a&gt;. The shaking in earthquakes can also trigger landslides and occasionally volcanic activity.&lt;br /&gt;In its most generic sense, the word earthquake is used to describe any seismic event—whether a natural &lt;a title="Phenomenon" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomenon"&gt;phenomenon&lt;/a&gt; or an event caused by humans—that generates &lt;a title="Seismic wave" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seismic_wave"&gt;seismic waves&lt;/a&gt;. Earthquakes are caused mostly by rupture of geological faults, but also by volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear experiments.&lt;br /&gt;An earthquake's point of initial rupture is called its &lt;a title="Focus (earthquake)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_%28earthquake%29"&gt;focus&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a title="Hypocenter" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypocenter"&gt;hypocenter&lt;/a&gt;. The term &lt;a title="Epicenter" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicenter"&gt;epicenter&lt;/a&gt; means the point at ground level directly above this&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2163900739713488102-6502133579181953371?l=schermannben10.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default/6502133579181953371'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default/6502133579181953371'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://schermannben10.blogspot.com/2007/12/did-you-know-how-earthquakes-are-formed.html' title='did you know how earthquakes are formed'/><author><name>Virtual Internet Professional Gamer - Ben 10</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14345011561028361300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163900739713488102.post-477098814398242562</id><published>2007-12-27T02:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-28T07:38:55.685-08:00</updated><title type='text'>drag race</title><content type='html'>Did you know that the nitromethane-powered engines of NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars produce approximately 7,000 horsepower, about 37 times that of the average street car?&lt;br /&gt;… that one cylinder of the eight cylinders of a Top Fuel dragster or a Funny Car produces 750 horsepower, equaling the entire horsepower output of a NASCAR engine?&lt;br /&gt;… that the gasoline-powered engines of NHRA Pro Stock cars produce about 1,200 horsepower, about eight times that of the average street car?&lt;br /&gt;… that an NHRA Top Fuel dragster accelerates from 0 to 100 mph in less than .8-second, almost 11 seconds quicker than it takes a production Porsche 911 Turbo to reach the same speed?&lt;br /&gt;… that an NHRA Top Fuel dragster leaves the starting line with a force nearly five times that of gravity, the same force of the space shuttle when it leaves the launching pad at Cape Canaveral?&lt;br /&gt;… that an NHRA Funny Car is slowed by a reverse force more than seven times that of gravity when both parachutes deploy simultaneously?&lt;br /&gt;… that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars consume between four and five gallons of fuel during a quarter-mile run, which is equivalent to between 16 and 20 gallons per mile?&lt;br /&gt;… that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars use between 10 and 12 gallons of fuel for a complete pass, including the burnout, backup to the starting line, and quarter-mile run?&lt;br /&gt;… that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars travel the length of more than four football fields in less than five seconds?&lt;br /&gt;… that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters can exceed 280 mph in just 660 feet?&lt;br /&gt;… that from a standing start, NHRA Top Fuel dragsters accelerate faster than a jumbo jet, a fighter jet, and a Formula One race car?&lt;br /&gt;… that a fuel pump for an NHRA Top Fuel dragster and Funny Car delivers 65 gallons of fuel per minute, equivalent to eight bathroom showers running at the same time?&lt;br /&gt;… that the fuel-line pressure for NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars is between 400 and 500 pounds, about 20 times greater than the pressure on passenger-car fuel pumps?&lt;br /&gt;… that depending on size and angle, the large rear wing on an NHRA Top Fuel dragster develops between 4,000 and 8,000 pounds of downforce?&lt;br /&gt;… that the 17-inch rear tires used on NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars wear out after four to six runs, or about two miles? Some brands of passenger-car tires are guaranteed for 80,000 miles.&lt;br /&gt;… that it takes just 15/100ths of a second for all 7,000 horsepower of an NHRA Top Fuel dragster engine to reach the rear wheels?&lt;br /&gt;… that it's desirable for an NHRA Top Fuel dragster to race with its front wheels inches off the ground for about the first 200 feet of the run? This ensures proper weight transfer to the rear wheels, a crucial part of a good launch and quick run.&lt;br /&gt;… that the nitromethane used to power the engines of NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars costs about $16 per gallon?&lt;br /&gt;Sources: NHRA Communications and Technical Departments, NHRA race teams, motorsports equipment manufacturers&lt;br /&gt;Drag racing lingo&lt;br /&gt;Breakout: Used only in handicap racing, "breakout" refers to a race car running quicker than the driver has predicted. The driver's prediction is called the dial-in and is posted on the race car. The driver who breaks out loses the race unless his or her opponent has committed a more serious foul, such as a red-light or crossing the centerline of the dragstrip.&lt;br /&gt;Burnout: Spinning the rear tires in water to heat and clean them before a run for better traction. In most classes, a burnout precedes every run down the dragstrip.&lt;br /&gt;Christmas Tree: The noticeable electronic starting device between the lanes on the starting line. It displays a calibrated-light countdown for each driver.&lt;br /&gt;Elapsed Time (e.t.) : The time it takes a drag-race vehicle to travel from the starting line to the finish line.&lt;br /&gt;Funny Car: With aerodynamically enhanced carbon-fiber bodies that loosely resemble the production cars on which they are based, these supercharged, fuel-injected, nitromethane-burning machines travel the quarter-mile in 4.6 seconds at more than 330 mph, slightly slower than a Top Fuel dragster. Most teams use an aluminum version of the 426 Chrysler Hemi engine that produces an estimated 7,000 horsepower.&lt;br /&gt;Jr. Dragster: A half-scale version of a Top Fuel dragster designed to be driven by kids ages 8-17 in the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League. Using a five-horsepower, single-cylinder engine, a Jr. Dragster can go as fast as 80 mph in as few as 7.90 seconds on the eighth-mile.&lt;br /&gt;Methanol: Pure methyl alcohol used as fuel in Top Alcohol Dragsters, Top Alcohol Funny Cars, and even some Jr. Dragsters.&lt;br /&gt;Nitromethane ("nitro") : Made specifically as a fuel for drag racing, it is the result of a chemical reaction between nitric acid and propane. Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars use nitromethane.&lt;br /&gt;Nitrous Oxide ("nitrous," "N2O") : When injected into an engine under pressure, nitrous oxide gives the engine a sudden boost in power by introducing more oxygen into the fuel mixture. Nitrous oxide is not allowed in any NHRA category except Pro Mod (exhibition) and some Sport Compact and E.T. bracket classes.&lt;br /&gt;Pro Stock: Pro Stock cars look a lot like street cars, but looks can be deceiving. Extensive modifications to the cylinder heads, manifold, chassis, and suspension thrust them to 6.6-second elapsed times at more than 205 mph. The most popular engine choices for these carbureted, gas-burning vehicles are the GM big-block wedge, the Mopar Hemi, and the Ford wedge.&lt;br /&gt;Pro Stock Motorcycles: Producing more than 300 horsepower, these highly modified motorcycles can cover the quarter-mile in less than 7.0 seconds at more than 195 mph. The chromoly steel chassis is cloaked in a lightweight, aerodynamically enhanced replica of the original motorcycle body, and the carbureted gasoline engine may be a Harley V-twin, a two-valve, or a four-valve.&lt;br /&gt;Reaction Time: The time it takes a driver to react to the green starting light on the Christmas Tree, measured in thousandths of a second. A perfect reaction time is .000.&lt;br /&gt;Red Light: When a race car leaves the starting line too soon — before the green light, or "go" signal — it activates the red light on the Christmas Tree and the driver has automatically lost the race.&lt;br /&gt;Top Fuel Dragsters: The fastest-accelerating vehicles in the world, these are the most recognizable of all drag race cars. The 25-foot-long landlocked missiles can cover the quarter-mile in 4.4 seconds at speeds faster than 335 mph. The engine of choice is an aluminum version of the famous Chrysler Hemi. The supercharged, fuel-injected nitromethane-burning engines produce an estimated 7,000 horsepower.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class="medwhitebold" href="http://www.nhra.com/privacy.html" target="_blank"&gt;PRIVACY POLICY&lt;/a&gt;  © Copyright that the nitromethane-powered engines of NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars produce approximately 7,000 horsepower, about 37 times that of the average street car?&lt;br /&gt;… that one cylinder of the eight cylinders of a Top Fuel dragster or a Funny Car produces 750 horsepower, equaling the entire horsepower output of a NASCAR engine?&lt;br /&gt;… that the gasoline-powered engines of NHRA Pro Stock cars produce about 1,200 horsepower, about eight times that of the average street car?&lt;br /&gt;… that an NHRA Top Fuel dragster accelerates from 0 to 100 mph in less than .8-second, almost 11 seconds quicker than it takes a production Porsche 911 Turbo to reach the same speed?&lt;br /&gt;… that an NHRA Top Fuel dragster leaves the starting line with a force nearly five times that of gravity, the same force of the space shuttle when it leaves the launching pad at Cape Canaveral?&lt;br /&gt;… that an NHRA Funny Car is slowed by a reverse force more than seven times that of gravity when both parachutes deploy simultaneously?&lt;br /&gt;… that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars consume between four and five gallons of fuel during a quarter-mile run, which is equivalent to between 16 and 20 gallons per mile?&lt;br /&gt;… that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars use between 10 and 12 gallons of fuel for a complete pass, including the burnout, backup to the starting line, and quarter-mile run?&lt;br /&gt;… that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars travel the length of more than four football fields in less than five seconds?&lt;br /&gt;… that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters can exceed 280 mph in just 660 feet?&lt;br /&gt;… that from a standing start, NHRA Top Fuel dragsters accelerate faster than a jumbo jet, a fighter jet, and a Formula One race car?&lt;br /&gt;… that a fuel pump for an NHRA Top Fuel dragster and Funny Car delivers 65 gallons of fuel per minute, equivalent to eight bathroom showers running at the same time?&lt;br /&gt;… that the fuel-line pressure for NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars is between 400 and 500 pounds, about 20 times greater than the pressure on passenger-car fuel pumps?&lt;br /&gt;… that depending on size and angle, the large rear wing on an NHRA Top Fuel dragster develops between 4,000 and 8,000 pounds of downforce?&lt;br /&gt;… that the 17-inch rear tires used on NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars wear out after four to six runs, or about two miles? Some brands of passenger-car tires are guaranteed for 80,000 miles.&lt;br /&gt;… that it takes just 15/100ths of a second for all 7,000 horsepower of an NHRA Top Fuel dragster engine to reach the rear wheels?&lt;br /&gt;… that it's desirable for an NHRA Top Fuel dragster to race with its front wheels inches off the ground for about the first 200 feet of the run? This ensures proper weight transfer to the rear wheels, a crucial part of a good launch and quick run.&lt;br /&gt;… that the nitromethane used to power the engines of NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars costs about $16 per gallon?&lt;br /&gt;Sources: NHRA Communications and Technical Departments, NHRA race teams, motorsports equipment manufacturers&lt;br /&gt;Drag racing lingo&lt;br /&gt;Breakout: Used only in handicap racing, "breakout" refers to a race car running quicker than the driver has predicted. The driver's prediction is called the dial-in and is posted on the race car. The driver who breaks out loses the race unless his or her opponent has committed a more serious foul, such as a red-light or crossing the centerline of the dragstrip.&lt;br /&gt;Burnout: Spinning the rear tires in water to heat and clean them before a run for better traction. In most classes, a burnout precedes every run down the dragstrip.&lt;br /&gt;Christmas Tree: The noticeable electronic starting device between the lanes on the starting line. It displays a calibrated-light countdown for each driver.&lt;br /&gt;Elapsed Time (e.t.) : The time it takes a drag-race vehicle to travel from the starting line to the finish line.&lt;br /&gt;Funny Car: With aerodynamically enhanced carbon-fiber bodies that loosely resemble the production cars on which they are based, these supercharged, fuel-injected, nitromethane-burning machines travel the quarter-mile in 4.6 seconds at more than 330 mph, slightly slower than a Top Fuel dragster. Most teams use an aluminum version of the 426 Chrysler Hemi engine that produces an estimated 7,000 horsepower.&lt;br /&gt;Jr. Dragster: A half-scale version of a Top Fuel dragster designed to be driven by kids ages 8-17 in the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League. Using a five-horsepower, single-cylinder engine, a Jr. Dragster can go as fast as 80 mph in as few as 7.90 seconds on the eighth-mile.&lt;br /&gt;Methanol: Pure methyl alcohol used as fuel in Top Alcohol Dragsters, Top Alcohol Funny Cars, and even some Jr. Dragsters.&lt;br /&gt;Nitromethane ("nitro") : Made specifically as a fuel for drag racing, it is the result of a chemical reaction between nitric acid and propane. Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars use nitromethane.&lt;br /&gt;Nitrous Oxide ("nitrous," "N2O") : When injected into an engine under pressure, nitrous oxide gives the engine a sudden boost in power by introducing more oxygen into the fuel mixture. Nitrous oxide is not allowed in any NHRA category except Pro Mod (exhibition) and some Sport Compact and E.T. bracket classes.&lt;br /&gt;Pro Stock: Pro Stock cars look a lot like street cars, but looks can be deceiving. Extensive modifications to the cylinder heads, manifold, chassis, and suspension thrust them to 6.6-second elapsed times at more than 205 mph. The most popular engine choices for these carbureted, gas-burning vehicles are the GM big-block wedge, the Mopar Hemi, and the Ford wedge.&lt;br /&gt;Pro Stock Motorcycles: Producing more than 300 horsepower, these highly modified motorcycles can cover the quarter-mile in less than 7.0 seconds at more than 195 mph. The chromoly steel chassis is cloaked in a lightweight, aerodynamically enhanced replica of the original motorcycle body, and the carbureted gasoline engine may be a Harley V-twin, a two-valve, or a four-valve.&lt;br /&gt;Reaction Time: The time it takes a driver to react to the green starting light on the Christmas Tree, measured in thousandths of a second. A perfect reaction time is .000.&lt;br /&gt;Red Light: When a race car leaves the starting line too soon — before the green light, or "go" signal — it activates the red light on the Christmas Tree and the driver has automatically lost the race.&lt;br /&gt;Top Fuel Dragsters: The fastest-accelerating vehicles in the world, these are the most recognizable of all drag race cars. The 25-foot-long landlocked missiles can cover the quarter-mile in 4.4 seconds at speeds faster than 335 mph. The engine of choice is an aluminum version of the famous Chrysler Hemi. The supercharged, fuel-injected nitromethane-burning engines produce an estimated 7,000 horsepower.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class="medwhitebold" href="http://www.nhra.com/privacy.html" target="_blank"&gt;PRIVACY POLICY&lt;/a&gt;  © Copyright&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2163900739713488102-477098814398242562?l=schermannben10.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default/477098814398242562'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default/477098814398242562'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://schermannben10.blogspot.com/2007/12/drag-race.html' title='drag race'/><author><name>Virtual Internet Professional Gamer - Ben 10</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14345011561028361300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163900739713488102.post-1420543192691132388</id><published>2007-12-18T04:30:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-18T04:30:28.811-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2163900739713488102-1420543192691132388?l=schermannben10.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default/1420543192691132388'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default/1420543192691132388'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://schermannben10.blogspot.com/2007/12/blog-post.html' title=''/><author><name>Virtual Internet Professional Gamer - Ben 10</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14345011561028361300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163900739713488102.post-2206473122039533938</id><published>2007-12-17T07:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-17T07:58:04.956-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Calling All Ben10 Fans</title><content type='html'>Hi all Ben10 friend,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   May all the super heroes get united here.  Hope we could get to share and celebrate this Ben10 blog forever.  I have started my 1st ever blog and pls bookmark http://Schermannben10.blogspot.com to post your views.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   If you have time, could also share information and games tactics too.  Feel free to add more Ben10 pics, video or recommend Ben10 fancharacters.  Come and put up your view and hope we could interact as Ben 10 fans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ben10 Pro Gamer&lt;br /&gt;Schermann&lt;br /&gt;http://Schermannben10.blogspot.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2163900739713488102-2206473122039533938?l=schermannben10.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default/2206473122039533938'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default/2206473122039533938'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://schermannben10.blogspot.com/2007/12/calling-all-ben10-fans.html' title='Calling All Ben10 Fans'/><author><name>Virtual Internet Professional Gamer - Ben 10</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14345011561028361300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163900739713488102.post-7323345354897362905</id><published>2007-12-16T08:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-16T08:25:39.294-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ben 10 - The Boy Next Door</title><content type='html'>Ten year old Ben Tennyson is the main character of Cartoon Network’s much loved cartoon ‘Ben 10’. Ben is just a normal child who plays video games, rides his bike and occasionally gets into trouble. All that changes, however, when he discovers a mysterious watch-like device called the Omnitrix. This super powered gadget gives Ben extraordinary abilities which allow him to transform into different alien heroes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Like other comic book protagonists, Ben decides to use his power for the forces of good, however, as a 10 year old boy he still likes to dabble in the occasional bout of superhero mischief. Ben’s main appeal lies in the fact that he is similar to his audience in terms of age, interests and appearance. Children all over the country see Ben Tennyson and imagine that they too can be that superboy, fighting evil and saving the planet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Each show involves Ben fighting against various evil forces. With his Omnitrix in hand, Ben can choose a particular alien silhouette by twisting the face of the Omitrix. By pushing the face down Ben transforms into the alien with its own unique superpowers. For smashing and demolishing things Ben chooses ‘Four Arms’, to produce acrobatic moves he chooses ‘Stinkfly’, for a boost in intelligence he opts for ‘Grey Matter’, and when fire is needed ‘Heat Blast’ is the alien of choice. With so many alien forms to choose from there are a number of exciting ways Ben can choose to defeat the enemy. The challenge arises however when the Omnitrix malfunctions and Ben transforms into an alien which is less than suitable for the task at hand. The unpredictable nature of the Omnitrix makes for a more interesting battle between good and evil and adds a down to earth dimension to this other worldly device.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The villains in ‘Ben 10’ are also interesting in that they are both alien and human. One of the main characters from the first series is a vicious, intergalactic ruler called Vilgax who is unstoppable in his quest for the Omnitrix. Another enemy is Kevin 11, a rebellious sociopath who can absorb Ben’s powers. This human enemy offers another aspect which little boys can relate to. Kevin 11 could be their school bully and is therefore an enjoyable target for the audience to hate. The role of the family is paramount in ‘Ben 10’ thanks to the characters of Grandpa Max and cousin Gwen. Grandpa Max supports Ben when he gains his superpowers and his army training helps to get them out of various scrapes. Gwen on the other hand is a cautious girl who looks at the consequences of Ben’s actions. Her character adds a female presence to the cartoon as she helps to reflect Ben’s reactionary nature through her careful assured advice. Whether Gwen likes it or not Ben shows what little boys would do if they were super heroes, and that is the ultimate charm of this popular cartoon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;By Christopher Laas&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2163900739713488102-7323345354897362905?l=schermannben10.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://schermannben10.blogspot.com/feeds/7323345354897362905/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2163900739713488102&amp;postID=7323345354897362905' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default/7323345354897362905'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2163900739713488102/posts/default/7323345354897362905'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://schermannben10.blogspot.com/2007/12/ben-10-boy-next-door.html' title='&lt;strong&gt;Ben 10 - The Boy Next Door&lt;/strong&gt;'/><author><name>Virtual Internet Professional Gamer - Ben 10</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14345011561028361300</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163900739713488102.post-377043499801413621</id><published>2007-12-14T06:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-14T08:32:59.925-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Professional Internet Gamer - Ben 10</title><content type='html'>Ben 10™ Fans Unite! The Heroic Aliens From the Hit Cartoon Network Series are Being Unleashed on North America&lt;br /&gt;Bandai America and Cartoon Network Partnering on the "Release Your Inner Alien" Promotion That Invites Kids to Become Ben 10 and Harness the Power of the New Deluxe Omnitrix Role-Play Toy&lt;br /&gt;(CYPRESS, CA - September 6, 2007) - Launching September 7th, kids can truly experience what it's like to become their favorite 10 year-old hero &lt;a href="http://www.bandai.com/ben10/" target="_blank"&gt;Ben Tennyson&lt;/a&gt; - from the hit Cartoon Network show &lt;a href="http://www.bandai.com/ben10/" target="_blank"&gt;Ben 10&lt;/a&gt; – when the exciting "Release Your Inner Alien" promotion tour hits their hometown across the United States and Canada.With simultaneous events taking place in over 20 cities on both coasts through late October, fans in attendance will be amongst the first to test drive Bandai America Inc.'s new &lt;a href="http://www.bandai.com/ben10/" target="_blank"&gt;Deluxe Omnitrix&lt;/a&gt; role-play toy, which debuts this Fall. Who knows what epic alien adventures will be unleashed when kids see for themselves how to harness the power of the Deluxe Omnitrix just like Ben!"Like the TV show where Ben is traveling the country in his 'Rust Bucket' RV, there will be two teams journeying across the country in their customized Ben 10 vehicles, bringing the action, adventure and aliens from the brand to kids everywhere," said Matthew Golding, director of marketing for Bandai America. "Kids and their families are invited to join us for the fun in-store demos, score cool prizes and coupons, and test drive the new Deluxe Omnitrix role-play toy."To showcase the power of the &lt;a href="http://www.bandai.com/ben10/" target="_blank"&gt;Deluxe Omnitrix&lt;/a&gt; and its new LCD game feature, the Ben 10 teams will be outfitted with a wearable flat screen TV monitor that is built into a life-sized Omnitrix device. Fans can see highlights of the LCD game play, footage from the popular TV series and more. 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