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    WIRELESS TELEPHONE AT WHITE HOUSE
    November 21, 1919 - White House, U.S.A.

    President Wilson used a radio telephone set up on the south portico of the White House to direct the maneuvers of a dozen army airplanes flying over the Potomac river several miles away. His telephoned directions went direct to the flight commander in the air. The instrument was similar to those used by American aviators in France in the latter part of World War I. Col. C. C. Culver actively developed the equipment. He began the project in Aug 1910. No new invention was needed, only adaptation and adjustment of existing techniques. By Aug 1916, he was able to send a radio telegraph signal from a plane. Enlisting expert help from the telephone companies, by Oct 1917, voice messages could be send between a plane and the ground. The system was put into service for military wartime use.

    EDISON'S PHONOGRAPH
    November 21, 1877 - New York City, U.S.A.

    Thomas Edison announced his invention of his "talking machine" - the tin-foil cylinder recorder that preceeded the phonograph. He appears to have envisioned it as a business dictation machine. In Sep 1877, he wrote that its purpose was "to record automatically the speech of a very rapid speaker upon paper; from which he reproduces the same Speech immediately or years afterwards preserving the characteristics of the speakers voice so that persons familiar with it would at once recognize it." The indented tin foil, however, would survive only a few playings. By the first public showing of a phonograph, which took place in New York City in early Feb 1878, its practical applications had not yet been realized.

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Silver jewellery is gaining fame and popularity and is getting more fashionable. Good and creative designers are showing their innovation and craftsmanship and generating mind boggling designs and patterns.

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They may prefer the look of silver over that of gold, simply because they feel that the color goes with the outfit that they are wearing or that the color compliments their skin tone much better than gold does. Basically, most of the people love to wear different style of ring on the right thumb each day but for some they want various numbers of rings at a time. Silver ring gifts made to pamper never go out of style. A silver thumb ring is a special ring that brings attention to the thumb and may signify different meaning such as strength, resolve and courage.

Silver has been a solid alternative to gold for many years. The bigger his ring, the higher the rank the officer served. You can purchase twice the number of what you can buy for gold ring. Holiday is fast approaching so why not give your love one an appreciation by giving her a silver ring. There are chosen number of people who use rings to symbolize friendship ties or to symbolize an organization. Silver Rings made these things possible, regardless of your position in the society today; various numbers of rings are possible to be worn at a time without spending a fortune.

Wearing of various numbers of gold rings would be impossible for certain people especially for those who are not privilege to be born with good position in the society. More recently, a ring on right thumb means one is into same sex relationships or for women of centuries ago, it signifies that their husband had passed away. Wearing a thumb ring is an attempt to show your independence and individuality. Despite the common use of ring as a tie band for wedding, there are other reasons why a person may prefer to wear silver rings. Rings worn on the thumb have significant meaning for each wearer either on the left or right. Everyone enjoys a little pampering now and then, including men.

The best part about silver is that due to its low cost, it can be obtained in a number of different styles and shapes. Sterling Silver Ring is a cost effective way to give a gift for no special reason. Surely, she/he will appreciate it. Aside from its versatility, Silver costs significantly less than gold and especially for someone who wears a lot of rings, the low costs will pay off in the end. Women love to receive a surprise gift, because they know you've been thinking of them. It is still considered too soft for use in fine jewelry. One of the most popular types of jewelry today that many people enjoy wearing is silver rings. For palmistry, the thumb symbolizes willpower and freethinking. In Chinese history, the military used thumb rings to show ranking. Typically, rings are worn on the left ring finger that symbolizes status of being married but for some people they choose to wear it on thumb.

Wearing a ring on the left thumb may signify the subconscious or instincts and beliefs, while wearing it on the right thumb reflects the conscious, logic and awareness. Silver in its natural form is harder than gold.

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