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    SOLAR HEATED HOUSE
    January 15, 1955 - Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.

    The first U.S. house to be both solar-heated and radiation-cooled started its system. It was built in Tucson, Arizona by solar physicist Raymond W. Bliss, Jr. (6 Oct 1915 - 7 Nov 2004). The system was built at a cost of nearly $4,000 for labor and materials. It was made using a large slanted slab of steel and glass that converted sunlight into heat, which was directed into the house. Summer cooling used the same ducts and associated fans and controls. The first U.S. house to be completely solar heated was occupied in Dover, Mass. On 24 Dec 1948. That heating system was designed by Dr. Maria Telkes from the MIT Solar Laboratory, used black sheet metal collectors to capture solar energy, stored by the phase-change of sodium sulfate decahydrate in “heat bins.”

    RAZING OF JERUSALEM
    January 15, 1970 - Israel

    The first evidence was uncovered of the razing by fire, of Jerusalem by Roman troops led by General Titus in 70 A.D. upon orders from Caesar. Israeli archaeologist Prof. Nahumn Avigad excavated ruins in the Jewish Quarter of Old Jerusalem, a few hundred yards from the Wailing Wall. Three meters (10 feet) under the earth, he found two rooms with evidence of intense heat and ashes. One was apparently a pharmacy, with beautifully carved stone jars, stone weights, and measuring cups. The second was perhaps a woodworking shop. The coins were found which helped precisely date the event. Despite the destruction, the site was valuable because the objects were found buried there as they had been used.

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Straight hair is trendy and stylish and that is why hair straighteners are so popular with the people all over the world, which helps the user to achieve the same.

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The art of hair straightening is not new but it has been around for a long time. It seems to us that whether we are a curly haired woman longing for sleek, straight locks, or a straight-haired girl wanting to go even straighter, we are never satisfy with the hair we have. Such dissatisfaction has led to so many innovations and inventions. Looking few years back we find that our mothers and grandmothers used to employ to such tricks as ironing their hair straight. In that case, we are lucky enough to have a number of modern means like Electric Curling Irons, Electric Pressing Irons, Thermal Curling Irons, Electric Flat Irons, Electric Straightner Irons, Electric Crimpers, Flat Irons, Thermal Stoves, and more at our disposal to allow us to switch straight and curly as we wish in this twenty-first century.

If you have naturally, straight hair you might be thinking of not investing your money on a hair straightener as it is of no use for your hair as it might be useful for those having curly or frizzy hairs. But that is not the right decision because there is just something about shiny, straight hair that makes most of us long to try it at some point or other and that can be achieve very easily with a hair straightener. It is also wrong to conclude that curly hairstyle is out of market but you should know that while hair with curls can look romantic and sexy, straight hair radiates an air of style and classiness. Both the hair style holds their own importance.

Very few people in the world have hair as truly straight as the styles we see on TV or in magazines and most of us have just wavy hair that prevents the hair from lying completely flat. Therefore, to get pin straight hair that will lie flat we turn to hair straightening techniques that is indeed very effective. If you want to straighten your hair at home, a good pair of hair straightener will be a wise choice that will save your money and time that you would have spent otherwise on your hairdresser. You need to simply heat them up, apply them on your hair, and enjoy the pin straight hair that you wished for long time.

Few hair straighteners on the market are graded best considering the overall functionality and safety. They do not overheat as the other hair straighteners and are safer for your hair.Since heat is considered bad for your hair and just as too much blow-drying leaves your hair dull and brittle the same holds true for too much straightening. But if you use ceramic straightener such GHD then there is nothing to panic. If you are using hair straightener on the daily basis then you should step up the hair care regime a notch at the same time. Invest in a good quality conditioner or follow hot oil treatment a couple of times per week to ensure that your hair is as shiny and healthy as it is straight.

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