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Summer theater after snowstorm in Meapark, Riga.
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gojo (1769) 2013-12-16 10:24
Hi Oleg,
A very attractive winter study. Excellent graphic effect, great framing.
Glint (6171) 2013-12-16 12:15
Hello Oleg,
your photo is over exposed ( snow is so difficult to get right), but viewed as an high key image it as lots to recommend it. I like the simplicity and strong graphical compo.
bostankorkulugu (42832) 2013-12-17 8:56
overexposed? i dont think so... as poetic as it can be... always love your work oleg...
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- Date Taken: 2010-01-00
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Government "fact finding mission" used as cover for training terrorist fighters
Steve Watson
March 20, 2012
Emails obtained from intelligence gathering outfit Stratfor and leaked by Wikileaks show that a former director of Blackwater, the US mercenary contractor organization, was sent by the US government to fight alongside rebels in Libya, and was even involved in the killing of Muammar Gaddafi.
In addition, a US government committee has now overseen the mercenary's assignment to Syria where he is tasked with protecting rebel fighters and finding ways to "help in regime change."
Al-Akhbar English reports on the email stash leaked by Wikileaks, that shows former Blackwater director Jamie F. Smith struck up a rapport with Stratfor vice president Fred Burton.
Smith, now the chief executive of the security firm SCG International, was contracted by the US government to protect Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) members and train Libyan rebel fighters following the announcement of the NATO no-fly zone over Libya one year ago.
Smith fed intelligence back to Stratfor under the codename LY700, and was even apparently involved in the assassination of the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in the town of Sirte.
In one email exchange, Burton praised Smith's intelligence gathering efforts writing "Good skinny. This is what is defined as a credible source. Not some windbag Paki academic belching and passing gas."
Smith continued to pass intelligence to Stratfor right up until the outfit's email servers were hacked in December.
The final mention of Smith was on December 13 in a series of emails, including one in which Burton noted:
"**Source and Dr. Walid Phares are getting air cover from Congresswoman [Sue] Myrick to engage Syrian opposition in Turkey (non-MB and non-Qatari) on a fact finding mission for Congress.
** The true mission is how they can help in regime change.
** Source intends to offer his services to help protect the opposition members, like he had underway in Libya."
Al-Akhbar English points out that Walid Phares is a Lebanese-American citizen who is currently co-chair of Mitt Romney's Middle East advisory group. He also has a history of ties to right wing militias during the Lebanese civil war.
Sue Myrick, also mentioned in the email, is a Republican Congresswoman from North Carolina who has a track record of extremist pro-zionist and anti-Islamic views.
In another stratfor email dated December 13, Burton notes that Smith "is meeting w/specific people described as key leaders." in Syria.
Other leaked stratfor emails have confirmed that Special Operations Forces from numerous countries have been on the ground in Syria as of December, and are ready to facilitate regime change.
During the conflict in Libya it was extensively reported in the alternative media that the US government was covertly involved in training and equipping Libyan fighters, many of whom were connected to Al Qaeda affiliated terrorist groups.
Rebel forces in Libya were directed by Abdulhakim Belhadj, former leader of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), which is designated as a terrorist organization by the US State Department. Libyan rebel leader Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi admitted that Belhadj's LIFG fighters were the second-largest cohort of foreign fighters in Iraq, responsible for killing U.S. troops.
Once the terrorist-led rebels executed Colonel Gaddafi, they proudly flew the distinctive black Al-Qaeda flag over courthouses in Benghazi and other centers of power. On the orders of Belhadj, the puppet National Transitional Council then announced that Sharia law would be reinstated.
Libyan rebels have since imposed a reign of terror over the country, incarcerating and torturing black people and anyone suspected of supporting Gaddafi in concentration camps and cages.
These same terrorists were subsequently airlifted into Syria to fight NATO's proxy war against President Bashar Al-Assad. Hillary Clinton admitted in a BBC News interview that the US and Al-Qaeda were on the same side in Syria.
Is it any surprise that Syrian "opposition" forces are now also rallying around the Al-Qaeda flag just as they did in Libya?
All the evidence points to the fact that western governments who are supposed to be engaged in a 'war on terror' against radical Muslim terrorists are handing those very same terrorists control over entire countries in the middle east and North Africa.
The establishment media, just as they did in Libya, continues to describe terrorists who fight under the Al-Qaeda flag as "activists".
Meanwhile, the Pentagon preparing to support these Al-Qaeda terrorists by launching "guerrilla attacks" and "assassination campaigns" inside Syria to topple Assad's government.
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It's just kind of a shame to me though. Like Kool-Aid, they're a childhood THING. Sugar filled calories that have no purpose other than to be fun for little kids.
Of course, we're probably to blame as much as anyone for Hostess not staying afloat. It's one thing to say "OMG HOSTESS! LOVE THEM" and it's another thing to actually patronize them.
If I loved them SO much, why were there no Hostess products in my cabinet until they announced they were shuttering their business?
There weren't any because first of all - there was no urgency, who woulda thunk it? Secondly, they were MORE EXPENSIVE. In a family of four kids, I'm afraid Little Debbie reigns supreme in terms of cheap bakery goods value. It's not BETTER not by any means, but you know, it was cheaper and "good enough" so Little Debbie made it into the cart more often than not.
I'm glad though, that we were able to take one last stroll through the treats from Hostess, just in case no one buys them and brings the company back to life. It's kind of nice, it's a fun family thing to do together, even if it's a bit silly.
But even knowing what disgusting holes their actual bakeries were, I always regret a little that I'll never have another alligator cake, or napoleon, or anything else from them
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Lucretia originates in Latin language and means "success and wealth". This was the name of a legendary figure in the Roman Republic history. According to the legend, Lucretia was raped by the king's son and committed a suicide, both of which led to a revolution that overthrew the monarchy and established the Roman Republic. As a feminine given name Lucretia is rather rare in the United States today.


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After 3.5 hours of syncing my image with Google Drive I quit the process, because Google Drive does not indicate how far syncing has progressed and I had no idea if there was still any real progress. I then started an upload via the Google Drive web page, which does indicate upload progress. In my case it showed that it would take some 10 or 11 hours, amounting to a painfully slow 0.1 MB/s upload. It is probably my ISP that does not like uploads. Of course I stopped this process too now that you provided the fixed April 3 image, which I am currently flashing.
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EU-US agreement on the transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data27 November 2013
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In 2011 the EU and the US agreed on a new PNR Agreement regulating the transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) by air carriers to the US. This agreement entered into force on 1 July 2012, replacing the previous one from 2007. It provides for a first joint review one year after its entry into force and regularly thereafter.
What is PNR data?
PNR data is information provided by passengers, and collected by air carriers for their own commercial purposes. It has been used manually for almost 60 years by customs and law enforcement authorities around the world. Technological developments have made a more systematic use for law enforcement purposes possible, which, in turn, has highlighted the need for rules on how the data is collected, used and stored.
PNR data is stored in airlines' reservation and departure control databases. It contains several different types of information, such as travel dates, travel itineraries, ticket information, contact details, the travel agent with which the flight was booked, the means of payment used, seat numbers and baggage information.
What purposes/offences are covered by the Agreement?
The agreement contains a detailed description of what purposes PNR will be used for. These are the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorism and certain transnational crimes. Transnational crimes are defined as crimes punishable by 3 years of imprisonment or more under US law. This excludes minor crimes while allowing PNR to be used to tackle serious crimes such as drug trafficking, human trafficking and terrorism. PNR can also be used on a case-by-case basis for the protection of vital interests of passengers, for example to protect against communicable diseases, or if ordered by a US court.
The agreement further clarifies how PNR is relevant when passengers travel to or from the US. In particular, the agreement clarifies that PNR may, in accordance with its purpose and scope, be processed to identify persons who may require further examination. This ensures that authorities are adequately prepared for the arrival and departure of such persons. This process therefore provides very important advantages in terms of facilitating legitimate travel, by contributing towards faster border controls for persons who may not require further examination.
How long can PNR data be retained?
The Agreement contains provisions stating that data can only be stored for a certain period of time, and it introduces an important new element: depersonalisation of the data just 6 months after it is sent to the US. The Agreement specifies that data can be retained for a total of 15 years.
However, while the US are allowed to use PNR data for terrorist-related offences for 15 years, it is only allowed to use PNR data in order to prevent and fight transnational crime for 10 years, which is 5 years less than under the previous PNR Agreement from 2007.
Of the total of 15 years, after the first 5 years these data will be moved to a dormant database with additional controls and even stricter requirements for US officials to access them, including the above-mentioned depersonalisation of the data after just 6 months of retention.
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The Agreement has clear rules on how PNR data should be transferred from air carriers' databases to the US, improving considerably the PNR Agreement from 2007. It recognises the so-called "push method" as, in principle, the only mode of transfer of PNR data. This means that air carriers send PNR data to the US and that US authorities do not access the air carriers' reservation systems to extract data themselves.
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PNR data for passengers on all flights from and to the US transferred from air carriers' databases to the US Department of Homeland Security. The Agreement allows for a maximum of 19 data types to be transferred.
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First of all it introduces an important new element: just 6 months after PNR data is sent to the US, the data are depersonalised. In a nutshell, this means that elements of information contained in the PNR allowing identifying a passenger such as a person's name and contact information are masked out and made inaccessible to US officials.
To make sure personal data are fully protected, the Agreement also provides that passengers can obtain access to their PNR, can request the correction of their data, including their erasure and deletion, and can seek administrative and judicial redress as provided for under US law. Sensitive data (such as health information or the type of meal requested by the passenger) are deleted after 30 days.
Furthermore, it is not possible to take decisions adversely affecting passengers based only on automated processing of PNR data. The aim of this is to prevent illegal profiling.
Stricter rules apply to prevent loss or unauthorised disclosure of personal data. Independent oversight of the processing of PNR data is being done by entities such as the Chief Privacy Officer, the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, the US Government Accountability Office and the US Congress.
What does the redress mechanism look like?
All passengers should be able to seek administrative and judicial redress as provided for under US law. The Agreement lays down clearly the options available under the US law to seek administrative and judicial redress. For example, any individual could petition for judicial review under the Freedom of Information Act or any individual can resolve travel-related enquiries under the Department of Homeland Security Traveller Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP).
Can the US transfer PNR data to third countries?
The Agreement contains strict rules on sharing of PNR data by the Department of Homeland Security with other US authorities and with third countries. Sharing is limited to third countries offering a high level of data protection. PNR data may never be shared in bulk, only on a case-by-case basis, and only for the purposes of fighting transnational crime and terrorism.
What is the duration of the current Agreement?
The Agreement has a 7 years duration and is automatically renewable, to provide legal certainty in the long term. It is possible for both the EU and the US to terminate the agreement at any point in time. On the EU side, this means that the Commission has to submit a proposal to terminate the Agreement, which the Council has to adopt after the European Parliament has given its consent.


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CAIRO, March 7 (UPI) -- Elections in Egypt should be delayed until a series of amendments are made to the current political system, the Muslim Brotherhood said.
Muslim Brotherhood Chairman Mohamed Badie met with members of the ruling military council in Cairo to discuss the future of the Egyptian political system.
The military authority in Egypt vowed to have open elections this year after Hosni Mubarak resigned in February amid heightened protests. Mubarak had taken office in 1981 after the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.
Military leaders said they would like to have elections within six months, though reform groups that joined the Muslim Brotherhood said they needed a longer transition period, the group said on its official Ikhwanweb site.
"According to the opposition leaders, no elections will be appropriately held before numerous amendments including amending the law on elections, abolishing the committee for political party affairs, and transforming the state-run media in favor of the people," the statement read. "(Opposition) party leaders added that more time was also needed to prepare their respective parties for the polls."
The Muslim Brotherhood, shortly after Mubarak's resignation, said it was forming an official political party. The group took 20 percent of the seats in Parliament in 2005 by fielding candidates as independents.
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Man drives 10 miles in wrong direction on I-90
The Sparta Police Department arrested a Wisconsin Dells man on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after they say he drove more than 10 miles on Interstate 90 in the wrong direction.
Officers pulled 28 year old Matthew Guhrs over at around 12:30 Tuesday morning near Sparta, after they say he drove eastbound for more than 10 miles in the westbound lanes of the Interstate, while passing oncoming traffic.
Guhrs told police he was driving to Illinois and wasn't aware he had gone more than 10 miles on the wrong side of the Interstate.
Police say Guhrs showed signs of impairment, and failed field sobriety tests. Besides being arrested on suspicion of OWI, he was also cited for reckless driving, operating a motor vehicle without insurance, and driving the wrong way on a divided highway.


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Rangers stymied by sharp Verlander
Perez limits Tigers to four hits, but three are solo homers
DETROIT -- Rangers pitcher Martin Perez had not been on the losing side of a game he pitched since May 27. It took a superior effort by one of the best pitchers in the game to put him there.
Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander was dominating for seven innings and the Rangers stumbled into the All-Star break with a 5-0 loss Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park.
The Rangers finish the first half by losing four of their last five games. They are 54-41 and in second place in the American League West. They have been in second place for 13 straight days and this is the first time in four seasons the Rangers have not been in first at the All-Star break.
Verlander allowed just one hit, three walks and three strikeouts before leaving the game with a tight right quad muscle. Verlander had a no-hitter going for 6 2/3 innings until Mitch Moreland smashed a two-out double in the seventh. Verlander was trying for the third no-hitter of his career.
"I was just trying to get a good pitch to hit," Moreland said. "I wasn't trying to be the guy. As an opponent, you don't want to be in that situation. Everybody knows what's going on. We know we can hit and we have confidence in ourselves. There was no panic; we just couldn't put anything together."
The Rangers managed just two hits on the afternoon in getting shut out for the fifth time this season. But it also marks the 31st time they have finished with two runs or fewer in a game this season and they are 3-28 in those games.
"Verlander was Verlander," designated hitter Adrian Beltre said. "He threw more breaking balls today but it was the same Verlander. We squared some balls up and hit them right at people but you can't control that. Verlander is still a pretty good pitcher."
The Rangers' only other hit was a single by Geovany Soto in the eighth off reliever Drew Smyly. The Rangers were held to just two hits for the first time this season and the first time since James Shields shut them out last Sept. 9 in Tampa Bay. Verlander came within seven outs of being the fourth pitcher to throw a no-hitter against the Rangers and the first since Mark Buehrle with the White Sox on April 18, 2007.
"I thought he pitched an excellent game against a very good team that beat us up a little bit last night," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "This is a team that knows how to win; they're really good. To shut that lineup down, that's pretty impressive."
Verlander, who threw 105 pitches, is now 8-3 with a 2.67 ERA in 13 career starts against the Rangers. He has the second-lowest ERA against the Rangers among active pitchers with 10 or more starts. Shields has a 2.66 ERA in 12 starts against them.
"My stuff wasn't great," Verlander said. "My offspeed wasn't very good at all today. My saving grace was that I had good fastball control. I didn't get a lot of punchouts because my offspeed wasn't very crisp. But I was able to locate my fastball, and the ones they hit -- they did hit a couple hard -- but the ones they did put in play were usually kind of weak, either popped it up or rolled it over and hit a ground ball."
Perez allowed only four hits in 5 2/3 innings but three of them were home runs and the other was a run-scoring single. This was his first loss in five starts since being recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on June 22. He also had won four straight starts at Round Rock prior to being brought up to the Major Leagues. His last loss was a spot start for the Rangers against the D-backs on May 27.
"When I saw the way Verlander was pitching, I knew I had to do the same," Perez said. "I was throwing good ... a couple of pitches up."
Torii Hunter jumped on one of those pitches, hitting a 2-2 curveball into the left-field seats for a home run with one out in the first. Victor Martinez and Jhonny Peralta added back-to-back home runs in the fourth.
"Perez just has to execute pitches," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "That's what he did well in those other starts. Today he didn't execute some pitches and it came back on him. He has great stuff and excellent mechanics, he just needs to execute."
The Rangers trailed, 3-0, going into the bottom of the sixth when Perez walked Hunter and Miguel Cabrera to start the inning. He retired Prince Fielder and Martinez on fly balls but Peralta singled up the middle to bring home Hunter. Cory Burns took over and allowed an RBI single to Matt Tuiasosopo to make it 5-0.


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Michael Palin has spoken of his relief after Monty Python's new live reunion show was deemed a big success.
The stars won over critics and fans when they kicked off 10 shows at London's O2 Arena.
Michael, 71, told the Daily Mirror: "I am immensely relieved. I thought the first night was going to be the difficult night, things had to work.
"This was the night we had to prove there was a point to doing the show and it wasn't just a cynical exercise in making money, but that we could also entertain."
He added: "It worked well because we enjoyed it. If it was going to work we had to enjoy it. It didn't have to be a duty or something we were forced to do."
The shows - starring John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones - were dedicated to the late Python star Graham Chapman, who died of cancer in 1989.
Eric said: "Graham will be p****d he wasn't here and he would have been p****d probably too!"
Choreographer Arlene Phillips admitted that the dress rehearsals were "ragged", while Eric told the newspaper that some parts only came together hours before the show started.
He said: "It is always a worry because there are so many cues. You are in the hands of people cueing words, like the llama song, we only got that right this afternoon. If you do your joke and it is not there, you are f***ed. Then it was delightful now and again, we would catch each other's eye and break up. And that was fun."


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Norma, so this was a total of ~28 hour ferment? Was this done entirely refridgerated? or did you room temp any of it?
Wow.. that sounds a little "stalkerish"! Thanks for the heads-up. The suspense was killing me.
Norma,I'm glad to hear that you achieved success with the preferment version of Tom Lehmann's cracker-style dough formulation. Your results also confirm that it is indeed possible to use a natural preferment with the cracker-style dough. I wasn't sure how active your starter was, and how a total of 43 hours of fermentation would affect the results, but I wasn't particularly concerned about the leavening effects of the starter since you would be forcing most of the gases out of the dough as you formed the skin. I wondered more about the final crust flavors due to all of the byproducts of fermentation over a 43-hour period and the effects of the acids on the final crust crust coloration and whether the pH-residual sugar relationship was correct. I know that you wanted to make a decent cracker-style pizza for your own personal reasons but are you considering selling a cracker-style pizza at market? If so, and you decide to use a starter, that would mean having to use an even longer fermentation period, and also some likely adjustments to the amount of starter you use and, if you need a period of cold fermentation as well as at room temperature, how to work that into the schedule. Peter
It amazes me that from my other experiment with the cracker style at 38% hydration and using Better for Bread flour and then this preferment formulation using 47% hydration with KASL, how they could both produce cracker style doughs. That is a wide range of hydrations and much different flours.
Norma,In the course of my research on the cracker-style dough, I found a fairly wide variation in the types and brands of flour that could be used for that style. One can use either all-purpose flour, bread flour or high-gluten flour, and you will find proponents and advocates on the forum for each flour type. However, I preferred a flour with a relatively high protein content because I found that I could get more crust color, and a bit more flavor, with such a flour. I also discovered, both from my research and my own experiments, that the hydration of the dough was a critical factor and that you didn't want to go much over 45%, and it was preferable to keep the skin on the thin side if you want a really crispy, shatter-type crust, with a thickness factor of the final skin of around 0.06. One could theoretically go over 45% hydration but you would have to come up with ways of getting more of the moisture content out of the dough during baking. I am talking here about skins that are not subjected to measures such as multiple folding and re-rolling in order to get several lamination layers. As you know, the master and expert on such measures is John (fazzari). Peter
Peter you crack me up! Even with a dough sheeter there are a lot of inconsistencies with this style. IMO that is what makes John's input here so valuable. He is one of the few making this style in a commercial setting with a fair degree of consistency. He goes to great lengths to account for some variables I would not have even thought of. I agree Norma, it's a lot of work and there are a lot of factors that can make the style "hit or miss". When it's good it's really a great crust, when it's bad, I'd rather have a nice NY style.


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Give Yourself a Lift: Lightening the Load with Pulleys
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AbstractBefore the Industrial Age, people relied on muscle power for moving and lifting heavy objects. Here's a project that shows you how you can use your head to make heavy lifting easier on your muscles–and your back!
The goal of this project is to measure the force and the work required to lift the same load with different arrangements of pulleys.
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Pulleys are machines that make the job of lifting objects easier. A simple pulley (see Figure 1) consists of a single wheel, mounted on an axle and held in a small frame.
The edge of the wheel has a channel, through which a rope can pass. The pulley can be used to lift an object, as shown in Figure 1. Here one end of the rope is fixed in place (top right) and the object to be lifted is attached to the pulley. Pulling on the other end of the rope lifts the object.In another arrangement (not shown), the pulley is fixed in place (e.g., to an overhead beam) and the rope passes over the pulley. One end of the rope is attached to the object. By pulling down on the other end of the rope, the object is lifted.
Two (or more) pulleys can be arranged to work together as shown in Figure 2. This is an example of a compound pulley arrangment.
One end of the rope is fixed to the upper pulley, as shown above. The rope passes around the lower pulley, and then around the upper pulley. The object to be lifted is attached to the lower pulley. By pulling down on the rope, the object is lifted.
A block and tackle is an arrangement that uses multiple pulleys mounted on the same axle. The pulleys are the "blocks" and the rope is the "tackle." An example is shown in Figure 3.
In Figure 3, both the upper and the lower block have two pulleys on the same axle. The object to be lifted is attached to the lower block. One end of the rope is fixed to the upper block, and then passes around the first pulley in the lower block. Next, the rope passes over the first pulley in the upper block, then down to the second pulley in the lower block. Finally, the rope passes over the second pulley in the upper block. As with the compound pulley shown in Figure 2, pulling down on the rope raises the object.
What is the point of connecting multiple pulleys into a compound pulley or block and tackle arrangement? How about building them for yourself to find out?
Terms and Concepts
To do this project, you should do research that enables you to understand the following terms and concepts:
- simple pulley,
- compound pulley,
- block and tackle,
- force,
- work,
- mechanical advantage,
- energy conservation.
- How does physics define the term, work?
- What are the SI units for force?
- What are the SI units for work?
- Editor, 2005. Index to Units and Systems of Units, Sizes.com. Retrieved April 19, 2006.
- Wikipedia contributors, 2006. Pulley, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 19, 2006.
- EDinformatics, date unknown. Simple Machines: The Pulley, EDinformatics.com. Retrieved April 19, 2006.
- Henderson, T., 2004. Work, Energy and Power, The Physics Classroom. Retrieved April 19, 2006.
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Materials and Equipment
To do this experiment you will need the following materials and equipment (you should be able to find these things at your local hardware store):
- tape measure
- spring scale (Note: if you can't find this at your hardware store, try a sporting goods store—they're often used for weighing fish—or the Internet),
- Pulleys that will allow you to create any of the combinations shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3 from the Introduction. For example, 2 of these pulleys from Carolina Biological.
- rope (must fit pulley channels and must be strong enough to lift the desired weight)
- an object to lift (e.g., 5-gallon bucket with sand or water)
Experimental Procedure
Safety note: This project involves lifting objects using ropes and pulleys. Minor injuries are possible but can easily be avoided with proper caution. Adult supervision recommended.
- Do your background research and make sure that you understand the terms and concepts.
- Study the diagrams in the Introduction so that you know how to assemble the various pulley arrangements yourself.
- Find a place to firmly and safely attach your pulleys (e.g., an overhead beam in the garage, or basement). Make sure you have permission. Get help from an adult if needed. Remember that the attachment point must be able to bear the weight that is to be lifted by the pulley arrangement.
- Fill your bucket with water or sand and weigh it by hanging it from the spring scale. You want to have enough sand or water so that the spring scale reads near its maximum weight (or force).
- Lift the bucket using the simple pulley. Attach one end of the rope to the bucket. Attach the other end of the rope to the spring scale. Pull on the scale until you lift the bucket off the ground. Record the scale reading in your lab notebook.
- How much rope do you have to pull through the simple pulley in order to lift the bucket 2 meters? Record the length in your lab notebook.
- Lift the bucket using the compound pulley arrangement. Attach the bucket to the lower pulley. Attach the spring scale to the free end of the rope. Pull on the scale until you lift the bucket off the ground. Record the scale reading in your lab notebook.
- How much rope do you have to pull through the compound pulley in order to lift the bucket 2 meters? Record the length in your lab notebook.
- Repeat steps 7 and 8 with the block and tackle.
- Make a table of your results. Calculate the mechanical advantage of each pulley arrangement and include it in your table.
- If your scale is calibrated in units of weight, you can easily convert to units of force (N, Newtons) by multiplying the weight (in kg) by 9.8 m/s2.
- What pulley arrangement makes it easiest to lift the bucket?
- How much work is required to lift the bucket an equal distance with each pulley arrangement?
- How does the mechanical advantage of a pulley system relate to the length of rope required to lift the object a fixed distance?
If you like this project, you might enjoy exploring these related careers:
Mechanical EngineerMechanical engineers are part of your everyday life, designing the spoon you used to eat your breakfast, your breakfast's packaging, the flip-top cap on your toothpaste tube, the zipper on your jacket, the car, bike, or bus you took to school, the chair you sat in, the door handle you grasped and the hinges it opened on, and the ballpoint pen you used to take your test. Virtually every object that you see around you has passed through the hands of a mechanical engineer. Consequently, their skills are in demand to design millions of different products in almost every type of industry. Read more
Mechanical Engineering TechnicianYou use mechanical devices every day—to zip and snap your clothing, open doors, refrigerate and cook your food, get clean water, heat your home, play music, surf the Internet, travel around, and even to brush your teeth. Virtually every object that you see around has been mechanically engineered or designed at some point, requiring the skills of mechanical engineering technicians to create drawings of the product, or to build and test models of the product to find the best design. Read more
- Can you predict how much force would be required to lift your bucket if the blocks in your block and tackle each had three pulleys? Try it and see if your prediction is correct.
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St. Anne's Episcopal Church on 1700 Wainwright Dr., Reston plans a day of remembrance on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. During an all-day vigil on the church nave parishioners will read the names of those who died in the terrorist attacks. For more information, call the church office at 703-437-6530.
The United Christian Parish of Reston will conduct a Service of Remembrance on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at its Redeemer Building, 11508 North Shore Drive, next to the Lake Anne Elementary School. The service will honor all those who died in the terrible tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001 and those who served in the rescue efforts. The service is open to everyone in the community.
The United Christian Parish of Reston will be kicking off its 2002/2003 Church Programs on Sunday, Sept. 8 at its Redeemer Building, 11508 North Shore Drive, next to the Lake Anne Elementary School. Following the 11 a.m. worship service, a church picnic will take place outside in the tented area and displays set up in the church narthex by the various ministries, committees and councils of the church highlighting the various plans and programs for 2002/2003. Included will be various educational programs and opportunities, mission outreach, stewardship, as well as a variety of congregational events.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, at 1516 Moorings Drive, Reston, is currently accepting registration for this fall's adult education courses. Classes meet every Sunday morning 9:30-10:30 a.m. for eight weeks beginning Sept. 8 unless otherwise noted. Registration is in person at the church office or by phone at 703-437-5020. Courses offered this fall include: Israel: Yesterday, Today; New Testament Heavies; Colossians; His Kingdom Forever; Key People and Events of the Bible; Renewing the Family Spirit; Faith 101; and Woman-to-Woman: Becoming a Woman of Excellence. Children's Sunday School for ages preschool through high school is available from 9:20 a.m.-10:40 a.m. and runs for the school calendar year. For more information about Good Shepherd Lutheran Church visit www.goodshepherd-lutheran.org.
Jewish High Holy Day services. New and prospective members and visitors are invited to worship with Shoreshim Jewish community for Rosh Hashanah. St. Anne's Episcopal Church, 1700 Wainwright Drive, Reston. The evening service will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6 and the day service will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7. Child-care will be available for children under seven for the evening service. For more information and directions, call 703-318-7136.
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The Religious School program currently educates over 400 young members. The Religious School year starts Sept. 9, with schedule and curriculum varying by grade. For more information, contact Iren Fertel, Education Director at 703-860-4515 ext. 111.
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Straight talk: 'Buy local: Save your job'
In tough economic times, it might be hard to come up with anything more visceral than this appeal from a Central Virginia businesswoman: "Buy local. Save your job."
It's a slogan so powerful that it's been attracting attention since its last-year unveiling, and it's the brainchild of a local business owner.
"I want tax dollars staying in Albemarle," says Nancy Vetter, vice president of PrintSource, a printing and marketing company located on Berkmar Drive.
Vetter says she was inspired to put her message into the iconic European automobile oval sticker format when she saw yet another customer go online to order out-of-state printing services.
"Spending money in California doesn't help here," says Vetter.
She surmises that many people just don't realize how online ordering can yank money from the local economy. And for many younger people, online is the first place they go when making a purchase.
"My daughter says toner is $3 cheaper in New Jersey," says Vetter, who notes that when one adds in shipping costs, online isn't always cheaper.
It's not just private businesses that lose out when dollars leave Central Virginia. So do cash-strapped local governments.
"Someday, you're going to need a cop, you're going to need a library, and your kid is going to need a teacher, " says Vetter, who is so impassioned about keeping money in the local economy, she has also printed a flier that urges: "Buy local. It benefits us all."
In December, with help from the city, Charlottesville artists banded together to promote "Buy Art Give Art". Over at Piedmont Environmental Council, Melissa Wiley runs the "Buy Fresh, Buy Local" program launched here five years ago, and she sure doesn't feel threatened by these new takes on the movement.
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cookieJar didn't finish 7th grade math problems.
My house to Cville shopping 10 miles, my house to Waynesboro shopping, 21 miles, difference 11 miles. Roundtrip, 22 miles extra, my car gets 27 mpg, so 22/27th of one gallon of gas extra.
Cost to go to Waynesboro:
$2.48 on gas
Savings in Waynesboro:
$3.20 on gas (with my Martin's card gas was actually $2.79 by spending $100 or more on groceries, so over $5 in savings on gas)
$40 on groceries (closer to $50 most weeks)
$20 on pet supplies (once a month)
$7 or more because tax rates are lower
Total savings $70.20 less $2.48, a whopping $67.72 saved. More savings if I go to Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, Lowe's, Home Depot since prices are often lower and taxes are ALWAYs lower.
No wonder we have a financial crisis in this country if people can't even figure out how driving a few miles can save huge amounts of money.
I just hope cookieJar isn't a teacher!
honkytonkwomANN,Why can't the Hook us a local or VA printer? Aren't there any VA Presses that print newspapers?
I don't think PrintSource is saying that you should NEVER buy from a non-local source; rather, they're just asking you to CONSIDER local sources first. Where do you think the money for the services we enjoy here in Albemarle County comes from? Plus, local businesses EMPLOY local people! Just read the newspapers, folks!
@Kirk ââ?¬â?? I don't have a problem with big box firms because they still employ local people and do use local services to some degree ââ?¬â?? plus you pay VIRGINIA sales tax when you shop at Sam's ââ?¬â?? and you don't pay sales tax when you shop online.
@Jeff C ââ?¬â?? Of course, this company and The Hook can't use only local resources. I think you're missing the message. This area simply does not have everything to supply their organizations. It's a given that specialty items may have to be purchased elsewhere.
...around 75 cents, approximately 75 cents....
Though it is virtually impossible to buy ALL local products, AngelEyes sets a good example there, everyone should try to get at least a higher percentage of local shopping in as much as they can. I try to shoot for 75% local, 25% non-local. Of the non-local I try to at least go regional. According to the "Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act" local is defined as: (I) the locality or region in which the final product is marketed, so that the total distance that the product is transported is less than 400 miles from the origin of the product; (II) the State in which the product is produced.
I try to keep it within 50 miles of the origin.
@TheKirk - I suggest next time you make the cupcakes with your daughter. You can use local ingredients and the process of baking with you child (no matter how old they are) is just a wonderful bonding experience. Even if the cupcakes don't come out perfect, they still taste better because of the love that was put in.
I go to Waynesboro for all of my shopping, from groceries to gas, hardware to clothing. Why? Because IT'S CHEAPER.
Just paid $2.89 today for gas, drove right by the BP in Cville at $3.05 to get there. Saved about $40 on groceries and another $20 on pet supplies. I even take my family to the dentist in Waynesboro. The dentist there agreed to accept my insurance with nothing out of pocket from me and that saves me about $30 on each of the kids and $45 on me and my husband.
Cville, too high, in multiple ways.
If you fill your car with 20 gallons of gas, which is a lot, the difference between a fill up at @2.89 and $3.05 is 20 x 16 = $3.20
C'ville to W-boro is about 25 miles. US fleet average MPG is 19.8. A round trip at that rate would take 2.53 gallons of gas costing $7.30 at the lower gas price.
No wonder we have a financial crisis in this country if that's how people save money.
TheKirk-- the cupcakes you bought at Sams were little more than a bunch of chemicals and probably tasted like it. The cupcakes that cost $55 were handmade out of ingredients like butter, eggs, sugar, and good quality chocolate. You know... stuff that's in FOOD. They were also probably hand-decorated.
It blows me away when people compare lumps of hydrogenated fat, artificial flavorings, and unpronounceable chemicals to actual food when complaining about pricing. Newsflash, real food costs more than fake food made in massive amounts in a factory somewhere! The cheapest option by far would have been a cardboard cutout of a cupcake, and there would have been little difference in the flavor between that and the ones you bought from Sams.
And FYI, since I've known people who've worked there-- Chandlers uses lots of mixes and purchased icing out of huge pails. Not what anyone would consder "homemade."
I don't think the USA/U.S.A thing is accurate:
I would love nothing more than to buy everything that I need from a local source...BUT...when the reality of the slogan manifests itself in prices that are 200% above a "non-local" source, most aren't left with a choice.
Here's a real world example...
I needed two dozen cupcakes for my daughter's party. I went to a local business and was quoted the price of $55.00. The price at Sam's for 30 cupcakes of similar 'fresh-baked' quality was $12.99.
We have a responsibility to buy local, but local businesses also have a responsibility to at least be somewhat competitive. We should also keep in mind that while a certain product may not be created locally, there are plenty of local people who are employed to provide the sales and service around that product.
@TheKirk - try Chandler's for inexpensive, local (and delicious, by the way) cupcakes. The last time I got them they were like 75 cents each...I'm sure they're more expensive than that now, but still.
I'd like to patronize local merchants, but the following example illustrates the difficulty often encountered.
I like to wear jeans, but I'm not a big butt person and require a certain cut and size, but local clothing vendors just stock the easy-to-sell "relaxed fit" sizes and cuts. So I end up shopping online. Another factor is the amount of running around one has to do when shopping for certain things. It ends up being impossible to call around to get coherent answers about what various merchants stock and that information is readily available online. So convenience is a determining factor in many cases rather than price.
On the other hand a traditional service oriented business such as Martin Hardware or Meadowbrook Hardware gets my business because they try to cover all bases. The big box stores have ignorant sales staff and I'd rather shop online than deal with them.
I'm dating myself, but years ago (probably the 70's) there was an ad campaign for the International Ladies Garment Workers Union that had such a catchy song "Look for the union label" that was played over and over. I can still sing it. I think there should be a similar campaign for 'Look for the 'Made in the USA' label". I recently bought t-shirts for an organization and made sure they were made in the US - there is only one company left, and yes, they were more expensive by about $2 a shirt, but it was the right thing to do. Just like WWII when there was rationing and sacrifice, maybe we all need to be more conscious about our purchases and buy local and Made in the USA.
@SmallTown Gal - http://www.americansworking.com/clothing.html there are actually quite a few companies that are still make clothing in the U.S.A. the website above is a great resource. Speaking of which, does anyone know if the old USA vs. U.S.A. Still applies? I remember learning is 6th grade that if the periods were not between the letters that it meant the product was made by a conglomerate of overseas companys pronounce Ursa (sp).
Wow what BS! First off, I buy as much local food/produce as possible. Second, I would bet that approx 90% of Printsources purchases of materials are NOT local. Third, due to the local cost of living/taxes/low salaries I try to find the best deal period, to save as much money as possible & it's usually NOT local. Fourth, I heard the Hook is printed in Philadelphia (not local). The whole ââ?¬Ë?Buy local: Save your job' is just jumping on the bandwagon of "Buy Local, blah, blah, blah" trend. I wonder, are these stickers free? How about "BUY LOCAL, STOP OUTSOURCING JOBS" or "Charlottesville, WE'RE GONNA BLOW $175,000 ON A CLOCK and BLEW $8 Million REBRICKING the DOWNTOWN MALL when many residents are living PAY CHECK TO PAYCHECK"
@Come on now....nice heartwearming suggestion that speaks nothing to the topic....where do you get "local" flour, chocolate, & sugar anyway? Another example of an impractical suggestion that buys into a slogan instead of reality.
And as far baking with my daughter...it was not an option since she was over 8 mos. pregnant and confined mostly to bed rest due to severe ankle swelling.
I recently made the decision to try and keep my money in the community. Is it always possible to do? No. But I frequent the neighborhood stores in Fluvanna before I make the trek into town.
I support local business when I can, I hate Walmart and Sams but they do hire local people. I just find small owner/operated businesses are better run and offer superior customer service, its always a pleasure to meet the owner and speak with them about their products/services. We are lucky in this town to have so many great small businesses including my own, JungleJoes
I'm sure that means Ms. Vetter will immediately terminate any employee living outside the approved zip code(s), stop all orders from customers from outside the approved zip code(s), and eliminate all her business materials and contacts that exist outside the approve zip code(s).
Just recieved a new hat from my employer. From The USA Hat Company. Made in China!
Dentists in Waynesboro?!? :D
I believe what Mrs T just did is called pwnage in teh intarwebs lingo.
Thank You Ms T. You got it right .Most people will buy locally but at what price ? A farmers market where the "farmers " have a nasty attitude and think they're doing you a favor .Nope How about the $40.00 hair cut for men ,Over the hill $22.00 people still look the same except for the Volvos.$6.00 star hill drafts ?? over the hill $4.50.I think you get it. As for cookie Jar I think your name says it all Most people in this town are cut from the same Cookie Cutter " and fill the same jar as you . Its "We Live In C-Ville " so were better than anyone else.And we have the attitude to prove it.
As for the union label thank Ronnie Regan for putting that song to rest.
I'm guessing that it's like what I said above. This area may not have the resources to print a newspaper. Although I'm no expert, I DO know that not all printers print with the same equipment. I'm sure someone from The Hook could answer this question better than I.
good to see that muslims are starting to open up to others
The Yuengling is pretty good. It's not "regional" but it is American.
That's trickle down in its best sense...
Here's a tee shirt idea, Bob:
Buy American or learn Chinese.
Buy local and keep your job.


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You've seen the stickers. White ovals, with the trio of letters "OBX," an American riff on European nationality decals, they're a sign of allegiance to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I always found them annoying: How could some mid-Atlantic beach really be that wonderful? And why would you want to brag about your vacation on the back of your car?
Turning onto the beach road in Kill Devil Hills, with the dunes to my left, houses on stilts looking out over the water and kids slowly pedaling cruiser bikes, the reason became apparent. The Outer Banks are so wonderful, you can't help but evangelize on their behalf. Here are six reasons why.
The history: This is where aviation got its start, when Orville and Wilbur Wright finally got their Flyer into the air for a series of short trips on December 17, 1903. The site, commonly called Kitty Hawk but now in the incorporated city of Kill Devil Hills, is a protected national memorial, administered by the National Park Service. For just $4 a person, you can run along the actual path of the first powered flights in human history. Wilbur's longest ride lasted 59 seconds; it took me 48 seconds to run the 852 feet.
The beach: It's not the widest beach I've ever seen, but the Outer Banks offers miles of uninterrupted strands along the Atlantic. Because the barrier islands here are so narrow, you're never more than a few minutes from the water. Don't leave your rental house or hotel without a swimsuit.
The lighthouses: For a place known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic for all its shipwrecks, there are plenty of lighthouses to see. The most famous is on Cape Hatteras, a black-and-white tower that tops 200 feet. It's open for climbs in season, as are others like the Currituck Beach and Ocracoke lighthouses.
The activities: One reason the Wright Brothers chose the Outer Banks for their experiments in flight is the area's consistent ocean breezes. Those same winds make for excellent kite surfing, parasailing and even hang gliding. Kitty Hawk Kites is the leader in teaching visitors to hang glide in a single day at Jockey's Ridge State Park, where sand dunes provide soft landings for students.
The people: I was fortunate enough to stay with the parents of a friend of a friend, a family that's lived in Kill Devil Hills for 31 years. In a house built on stilts, and listing slightly from hurricane damage, my hosts shared stories of the place and its cast of characters-over beers pulled from an ice-filled cooler on their screened-in porch. For dinner, soft-shell crabs were fried in a pot of hot oil and served along side the best fried green tomatoes I've ever tasted. When I said I couldn't thank them enough for the hospitality, they asked why I couldn't just stay another night.
The ring toss: My hosts introduced me to ring toss. It's not the carnival game but a test of dexterity that involves swinging a small metal loop tied to a string across the lawn to a hook mounted on a tree. It's by turns infuriating and magical and maddeningly addictive. I'd seen it once before, in Maine, but not with the ubiquity it has in the Outer Banks. A trip here without it wouldn't be complete.


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|2007-01-28, 12:51
|Link #81
I've been capturing frames by the snapshot function in my video player, then cropping and timing by hand in Photoshop/ImageReady. If need be, I open it in the GIMP to do frame-by-frame optimization. Surely there is a better way!
|2007-01-28, 13:08
|Link #82
Peek a boo
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Dec 2005
Here's a tutorial on how to use it: http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=642
After that it's your usual Photoshop/Gimp steps to make the gifs.
Actually, I capture the scenes manually like you, but that's just me. :x
|2007-01-29, 10:29
|Link #83
♪♫ Maya Iincho ♩♬
Before I formatted some of my partition drives, i use that Program that comes along with Paint Shop Pro 7, but now i don't remember what it was called. It was a simple program but it did what it was suppost to have done very efficiently and good. It was simple crop, resize, reorder (if needed) and boom you're done. It didn't have any special options for animation, like special effects and suchs like a regular image editor like Coral or Adobe.
|2007-01-29, 14:45
|Link #84
Not dead. Yet.
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: UK
Okay, I have one. What is this...
I see these on lots of Japanese sites (this one's off the TV-Tokyo site for example). I guess it's something to do with mobile phones/devices, but what exactly is the purpose of the image and how is it used?
|2007-01-29, 18:30
|Link #85
Nothing More
Join Date: Mar 2003
Age: 41
That is a 2D bar code. They hold keys or identifying bits of information (data) which in turn reference some other (normally more detailed) bits of information (held in databases). Just like the regular 1D bar codes, only holding more data in the pattern.
A mobile phone can be used to take a photo of the bar code, as published in various forms (e.g. websites). The phone can then be used to display the bar code to a reader at some other location. One simple example that comes to mind is a magazine advert for a event. If the advert includes a bar code it can be captured on a phone and then used later (at a ticket office) to automatically select the advertised event, ready for payment by card (no other human involvement). I imagine you can also buy tickets online and get a bar code as a proof of purchase, which is saved to the phone again to allow you into the event. I've not seen such systems used by the general public outside Japan, though I'm sure there are some.
Edit: Having just scanned the WikiPedia article, I realise I forgot to mention the possibility of the camera actually understanding (decoding) the bar code. This would allow the phone, if it can contact a website or remote server somewhere, to get more information about the item the bar code is on. More useful for adverts in trains and such, where a person passing might look, be interested, and take a photo for more information.
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|2007-01-30, 03:50
|Link #87
(。☉౪ ⊙。)
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: In Maya world, where all is 3D and everything crashes
Age: 32
i saw people play this game at a con, with about 9 people on a huge screen
id like to know what it is called
simply said the games were 2d, you could pick a badly giffed anime character, in one game you get put into an area with rocks and you can drop bombs to blow em up and other players, winner is the last one standing, it looked like above viewed, giffed in the old lemmings kinda way with blocks
second game was one in which they got dropped from above and had to pass differet floors with holes in em to let people through, the screen would move down at a faster pace a second as huge spinning knifes made their way down, if you stand still youd be killed so you had to move from left to right to get to the holes, somehting you had to speed up in doing every second that passed
anyone know the title of this game`?
|2007-01-30, 04:21
|Link #88
Not dead. Yet.
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: UK
|2007-01-30, 18:52
|Link #89
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: ASIA
Age: 33
Maybe this question of mine need its own topics since in the beginning I make a new topic for it but moved by one of the Mod
|2007-01-30, 19:10
|Link #90
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 63
Linguistically, "cartoon" derives from the Italian cartone pasteboard, cartoon, augmentative of carta leaf of paper. Many English words are derived from European roots (since, duh, american english derived from europe).
American English is one of those languages that follows other languages into dark places, hits them over the head and pilfers all the cool words. Japanese is pretty much the same (many of their words are imported from Portuguese, German, or English) ... after all, if its useful, use it.
Tiny Toons is a brand name (Warner Brothers) derived from its ancestors, the Looney Tunes popular in the 30s and 40s.... again, just like the japanese language- many phrases spring up from puns and words that sound alike. "Car-toons" became a popular term during the 1950s and 1960s when "drive-in theatres" were popular.
|2007-02-01, 08:32
|Link #91
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Fields of High Attus
Age: 31
Here's a silly question I finally thought of.
How come in the smilies list there's a only one type of "laughing" smilie and that is ? There is a sad lack of LOL smilies and I feel that , , and do not sufficiently cover this need, while serves a different purpose. (And is it possible to throw it in somewhere?)
And I hope this hasn't been mentioned before because I'm in too silly and lazy a state to actually read anything more than the first and last pages of this thread.
|2007-02-01, 08:46
|Link #92
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
Well, there are smilie sets out there with some nice creative smilies I think I saw one with green ones a while back on a german site. Mmm.. but personally I prefer it if there were none, except the funny looking ones.
Sorry forgot to answer your question.
First. That's not a *lol* that's a *heh* or at most a *giggle*.
Second. They won't change cuz the Admins and Mods don't want to change them and in a thread created a long time ago when it was suggested that they be changed or added to... the response was NO, on the basis that if you want to use another just post it as you do images.
|2007-02-01, 08:47
|Link #93
Kira_Naruto, the ecchi
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: http://www.exciting-tits.com/
^ *makes me remember the old smilie thread*
edit: damn, BC beats me to it.. yea, basically admin still say no.. just like the time when we asked for a larger filesize limit to av and sig ._.
|2007-02-01, 11:15
|Link #96
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
Yes Aoie I know 1024 x 768 is one of the leading resolutions, many people use it, it's not really technical, even tho' some may have the problem, it's more that they like it.
800 x 600 on the other hand is way too low, and people with monitors that were made for that sort of resolution still won't use it. Why?! Simple, with current standards they see too little functions or the interface is way too compact for confort. Unless they're browsing AS with text browsers or something.
I'm not just saing this out of fin air, most internet polls concerning this seem to indicate that nobody goes near it. Of course there's always the posibility they're all wrong, and that 800 x 600 users are all just shy.
But I bet that if the admins scaned for resolution they won't find people with 800 x 600.
|2007-02-01, 22:01
|Link #97
If I had to run my browsers in in full-screen windows, I might as well still be back in 1997.
|2007-02-02, 07:13
|Link #98
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
What does full-screen have to do with anything?
Mmm.. ok.. you win. I bet by other things you mean things like the text box, which is displaced at 800 x 600.
Q. It is mentioned in the rules that you can have 2 lines of very small text with the image. Just how much is 2 lines? At 800 x 600 people might see more... then at 1280 x 1024. What if someone has some really wide monitor. Does that mean they can have more then 2 lines.
|2007-02-02, 07:24
|Link #99
Just call me Ojisan
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: U.K. Hampshire
"maximum of two (2) lines of text, assuming the default font size or smaller"
Where do we say that it has to be "very small text", the defualt text size is 2.
Anyway, for me it's two lines on a browser running in an approximate 1024x764 pixel window. or in otherwords it's subjective. If it appears to run over two lines when I view it then it will likely earn itself an infraction for an oversize sig. Different Mods might apply different standards.
And the rules will never define it better than it does at the moment since we don't want to be anal about it. Like any of the rules, you have to apply some common sense.
|2007-02-02, 08:05
|Link #100
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
That line is a little confusing, it's a little hard to get the first part.
I personally read it several time up till now on occasions and I never got that you could have have text Size 2 and text Size 1.
> "Like any of the rules, you have to apply some common sense."
Like how Photobucket scripts add a lil' something to images, making images that would normally be around ~50000 bytes end up up to 65000 bytes (as far as I've experimented), obviously higher if the signature is composed of multiple images.
Q. Were you aware of that?
I'm curious since there are lots of deleted sigs that are around that range...
This only seems to be a Photobucket phenomenon.
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Two slams better than one for Sands
Against all probability, he got one more chance with the bases full and made sure not to squander it.
Sands became the fifth player in Pacific Coast League history to hit two grand slams in one game, powering the Albuquerque Isotopes to an 11-0 rout of the Nashville Sounds in the nightcap of a doubleheader.
The 24-year-old right fielder put the Isotopes on the board in the first with his first slam, then bounced to third with the bases loaded an inning later. In the fourth, he took a fastball from starter Seth McClung and sent it over the left-field wall.
Gregorio Petit (Oklahoma City, 2010), A.J. Pierzynski (Salt Lake, 2000), Babe Pinelli (San Francisco, 1929) and Pete Schneider (Vernon, 1923) are the only other PCL players to hit two grand slams in a game.
"I grounded out the second time and it was pretty cool to see [the bases loaded] again," Sands said. "I just thought about driving the ball to bring in a run. In both situations, there were less than two outs and I just wanted to get it to the outfield for at least a sacrifice fly.
"Obviously, I'm trying to get the ball elevated and if I get a hold of one, I knew it could get out, but that wasn't the main concern. Today was just one of those crazy ones."
The eight RBIs were a career high for Sands, who'd never driven in more than five runs in a game. It was his second multi-homer contest of the season.
The 2008 25th-round Draft pick is hitting .274 with a .360 on-base percentage and .494 slugging percentage. He ranks fifth in the PCL with 18 homers and fourth with 72 RBIs. Last season with Albuquerque, he totaled 29 homers and 88 RBIs in only 94 games, slugging .586.
Sands also appeared in 61 games with the Dodgers in 2011, batting .253 with four homers and 26 RBIs. He had an eight-game stint in Los Angeles earlier this year and went 4-for-20 with one RBI.
Sands has heated up in July with a .323 average, seven homers and 22 RBIs in 25 games. The Catawba College product got off to a slow start, then batted .340 in May, spending half the month in the Majors.
"I'd had kind of a down year, was trying to work out some kinks on some things, but I feel a lot better the last week or so swinging the bat," he said. "What they're looking at me to do is drive the ball, hit home runs, and hopefully this is something strong to end the season on. I figure with a month, month and a half, left I can build on this, game after game."
Trent Oeltjen helped set the table for Sands, going 4-for-5 with a triple and three runs scored. Ivan De Jesus, Josh Fields and Scott Van Slyke -- the three batters immediately ahead of Sands in the Isotopes' lineup -- combined to draw seven walks.
Jonathan Raymond is a contributor to MLB.com.