These are archived copies of the Periodic E-Mails
entitled "Compendium of Stuff".
Rather than
re-distribute ever piece of goodies that comes my way which would
take a lot of time and space on the Net and possibly bore some, now I
try to find each of them out there someplace on the giant WEB and
include their URLs in these monthy messages so everyone can select
those specific ones which sound like they might be of interest.
My
apologies for the links' no-longer being hot (you'll need to copy &
paste) and for the need to scroll to the right for any UN-folded
text.
2008.01 Jan **
Happy New Year
2008.02 Feb
2008.03
Mar
2008.04 Apr
2008.05
May
2008.06 June
2008.07
July ** Hurrah for the 4-th of July
2008.08
Aug
2008.09 Sept
2008.10
Oct
2008.11 Nov ** Happy Thanksgiving
2008.12 Dec ** Merry Christmas
Stuff Seekers, All:
See the very latest innovations in cell
phone technology, see at ...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TYIOIM6hHBk
To
raise or lower your boat between two canals, consider the "lift"
noted at ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkirk_wheel
see
especially the additional URL's at the bottom of the article.
Note
that Archimedes' principle ensures that the two arms of the wheel
are
always in perfect balance. Probably worth seeing if you're ever
in
Scotland.
Would appreciate hearing from anyone having
experience with speech to text processing. Program?
Satisfaction?
Can you name that thing under your nose -- often
referred to as the drip-slot?
If you might be seeking a hobby
in wood-working, then consider ...
http://danflman22.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!4001FD4346023A73!4802.entry
Compare
apples, oranges, and loans at ...
http://innovation.intuit.com/blog/loan-comparisons
Just
when you thought that you'd heard about the biggest airplane from the
consortium in Europe, then along comes ...
http://www.aerosml.com/
Just
imagine claiming your luggage in the baggage carousel.
Is it
real magic or just a good illusion? You be the judge after watching
at ...
http://www.funnieststuff.net/viewmovie.php?id=673
Count your blessings this time of year, especially against
the stats presented with great scenes at ...
http://www.hdprint.co.uk/ftp/fun%20stuff/Christmasblessings.pps
When wronged, be firm but polite, as at ...
http://jaime.nassauwings.org:8800/Videos/WMV/Pepsi_Italian.wmv
Be nice to your philtrum as it helps you communicate, as see
...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philtrum
More
about cell-phones and your health than you really can digest, can be
found at ...
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/1/3/great-example-why-you-simply-can-t-believe-that-cell-phones-are-safe.aspx
Result of all those E-Mails in 2007 ...
http://www.refrigeration-engineer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10885
Some
really great frozen wave pictures and links to others are at ...
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/frozen-wave-photos.shtml
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=1886815
All
of this political talk these days requires a lot of caution, as at
...
http://www.jibjab.com/view/105266
http://www.lawnforums.com/showthread.php?p=67906
Too
many of us dash through life with little thought about the medium;
see more at ...
http://www.dashpoemmovie.com
For Sun or Moon Rise and Set times for your location, see at
...
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneYear.php
For
all that anyone needs to know about California Highways, see at
...
http://www.cahighways.org
and
for the long saga about Route-39, see at ...
http://www.cahighways.org/033-040.html#039
and more at ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Route_39
For
all that anyone needs to know about US Highways, see at ...
http://www.ihoz.com/interstates.html
http://www.ihoz.com/ilist.html
For
all you might need to know about some other things, see their parent
page at ...
http://www.ihoz.com/index.html
which includes all about the
"Cultural Learnings of the glorious town of Zzyzx, Calif."
For lots of coverage on the subject of Maps, see at ...
http://historicmapworks.com/
http://www.maphist.nl/
For
a good look at the wares of a Dutch department store, see at ...
(it takes a few seconds to load,
and then just a little while longer to really get going)
http://producten.hema.nl/
just
think how much energy was spent developing this.
Accidents DO
happen, only some are better documented than others, as at ...
http://thatsrich.com/bricks.htm
http://www.safetyadvantage.com/funnies.htm
(right sidebar)
http://tao1776.blogspot.com/2008/01/it-could-always-be-worse.html
For
punctuation made simple, see at ...
http://chuma.cas.usf.edu/~olson/pms/intro.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_overvw.html
Does anyone remember Fulwar Skipwith Jr.?
For some
nostalgic music of your youth, check in at ...
http://www.tropicalglen.com/
and pick your era.
For a lot of history of Downey, see at
...
http://thepaperink.com/index.html
http://www.aerospacelegacyfoundation.org/
How
old is LEGO? -- ...
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1707379,00.html
If your computer screen is a bit dirty, then consider Windex
or even better ...
http://files.timothyhumphrey.com/screenclean.swf
If you'd like to light up a dark spot when motion(e.g.,
people) is present, then you might consider the thing at ...
http://holidaysinjune.philips.com/index.cfm/productInformation/80/
It
uses LEDs for the light and thus should be rather economical on the
batteries.
Would recommend NOT using rechargeable batteries,
as they will likely decay during non-use more so than from being in
use.
More and more gadgets are using batteries for
power.
There is even talk of new schemes for sending power
wirelessly, e.g., for lamps in the middle of a table.
This has
been discussed for years; it's been called "broadcast power",
as see ..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_power
but
it always consumed more power at the receiving station than it
delivered over the "air". With all of the hype (some of
which may have merit) about living near/under power lines and using
cell phones close to the brain, not sure that the new schemes will
pass health/safety considerations.
Any startup with good design
and plausible plans for the future likely would be a good investment
-- if they were well managed and didn't over-extend themselves; the
"if" part is a really BIG one.
Gals: Do you take
your guy shopping?
Guys: Do you get bored shopping with your
gal?
In either case, consider what might happen if you take note
of activities described at ...
http://www.juarol.com/sucasa/topic5062.html
http://www.oilman.ca/random/a-joke-for-today/
A
government which robs Peter to pay Paul,
can always count on the
support of Paul.
--- a quote
from George Bernard Shaw
Happy Surfing,, /s/ Hugh
Stuff Seekers, All:
DOWNEYites -
As per your best
memories, please help me to geographically identify all of the
locations that were occupied by Preston's-Pharmacy and Radford's-Cafe
over the years.
About Mike Christian, his Flag, and The Pledge
of Allegiance ...
http://www.snopes.com/rumors/soapbox/mccain.asp
If
you are at all concerned about Military deaths and reporting, then
check for
yourself. - -
For the official details, see
at ...
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf
For
comments and analysis on the media's slanting/spinning of the facts
see at ...
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=87200
http://www.freedomszone.com/archives/2007/04/what_liberal_slant_in_the_medi.php
There
is a nasty virus going around; its description and moreover an
EXCELLENT essay on how some of these things can get out of hand will
be found at ...
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/postcard.asp
If
ever you are looking for a map of somewhere, especially an OLD map,
see at
...
http://www.biblioserver.com/newberry/index.php?m=indexes&gid=2&tag=00068&istart=1200&id=
For
GUYS ONLY.. GALS: GET YOUR GUYS TO see
this...
It could save your life-
http://www.tlcmd.net/p90sland.html
Some
things which you might consider as a TREAT for your pet, can be
DEADLY, so be careful; see more at ...
http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/raisins.asp
The
location of a modern version of The Ark (of Noah) is in Holland, as
at ...
http://teamsugar.com/group/243838/blog/246616
http://stranahan.com/2007/04/30/dutch-ark-replica/
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,269090,00.html
The
location of The Ark of the Covenant is an entirely different story,
as at ...
http://www.christiananswers.net/q-abr/abr-a018.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ark_of_the_Covenant
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ark_of_the_Covenant#Rumoured_present_locations
On
your next vacation, you might find some use for the item at ...
http://inventorspot.com/gotta_go
DEPENDing
on your age and other factors (apologies to Jane Powell)
If
you have trouble annotating and/or ordering your picture files to
suit your preferences, then you might like the hints at ...
http://popcornpot.com/hughspen/pcfiles.htm
If
you'd like to rename your files into some sequence, then you, too,
might like the hints referenced above.
Maybe I'm the last to hear
about these things, but if not, then have fun,
If you like
lemon in your iced-tea; see at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeye8wnBJoU
do you still like it?
If you ever feel the need to select a
good oxymoron for inclusion in one of you messages, then there are a
lot from which to choose at ..
http://www.oxymoronlist.com/
I'm partial to the #1 on their Top-20 list.
To see some
compiled data on your area, check in with ...
http://zipskinny.com/
The
meaning of life and the origin of the universe will be explained at
...
http://dingo.care2.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf
Some more good sites for finding people and businesses ...
http://web.public-records-now.com
http://www.searchsystems.net/
http://www.virtualgumshoe.com/
http://www.netronline.com/
http://www.netronline.com/public_records.htm
http://www.melissadata.com/
http://www.melissadata.com/cgi%2Dbin/peoplefinder.asp
http://infobel.com
http://www.numberway.com/
http://www.192.com/
http://thephonebook.bt.com/
http://www.ukphonebook.com/
If
you'd like to find some coupons and other special deals, then you
might find interesting stuff at ...
http://DealLocker.com/
As
for goods(?) from China, consider ...
http://www.fodnews.com/article20070319.html
http://thenightlyquill.com/2007/01/31/chinese-aircraft-maintenance/
http://www.vnnforum.com/showthread.php?t=53701
For
reflections of the status and contributions of seniors, see at ...
http://www.libertyhigh56.net/special%20pages/seniors/seniors.htm
Do
you eat raw food or cooked food? Consider the advice at ...
http://www.cancerfightingstrategies.com/enzymes.html
For
insight to the relationship of grocery stores to the meaning of life,
see at ...
http://wendyusuallywanders.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/very-good-thoughts-on-life/
http://hubpages.com/hub/Grocery-Store
Be
sure to treat your "Bilabial Fricative" well, and it will
return the favor, as see ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilabial_fricative
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiced_bilabial_fricative
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_bilabial_fricative
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interjection#Phonology
Phew!
If
you are concerned about Real /vs/ Hoax Mal-ware, then see at ...
http://web.mit.edu/dryfoo/www/Info/virus.html
If
you watch too much television and/or read too many magazine/newspaper
ads, then you should score high on the quiz noted at ...
http://www.cramersweeney.com/smartmarketing.html
There's
a PC product from Migo called Digital Backup Premium. It can do some
things for some people, but I'd suggest avoiding it.
Would
appreciate a recommendation from anyone who is happy with their
Backup process -- especially if it will backup the Windows system
along with the user files so that a complete hard-drive crash could
be recovered.
There's a free replacement(?) for
MS-Office; it's called OpenOffice. It can do some things for some
people, but I'd suggest being VERY CAREFUL with it. I had some
trouble migrating a simple MS-Word mail-merge to it, and a guy on
their help forum said that there are 1000 things that don't work for
every 1 that does.
There are some super scenes and a good
message at ..
http://www.esnips.com/doc/1eee8147-3f46-49a9-951f-d578589df252/AbsolutelyFantasticSlideshow
or
http://cid-cf824a016b7d0011.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/GOD/AbsolutelyFantasticSlideshow.pps
And
a great finale is the mime's act at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If6gUDsEbkA
Happy Surfing,, /s/ Hugh
Hello, Everyone:
This system will be OFF THE AIR from Tue
25 Mar 2008 thru Mon 31 Mar inclusive.
Your cooperation would be
appreciated in ...
A. NOT sending any messages, except small
ones of the GREATEST importance.
B. understanding that any
which you might send could ...
1. be rejected
by my ISP if the allotted space fills-up.
2. be
lost among the spam - as I perhaps carelessly delete such messages on
my return.
3. cause some more important
messages to suffer one the fates mentioned above.
Meanwhile,
please understand that any lack of a reply does not indicate a lack
of interest on my part.
Thanks for your
cooperation.
______________________________________________________________
Stuff
Seekers, All:
DOWNEYites (and ex-) --
There is a LOT of new
residential houses in town. Nearly none of them are like what you and
I live(d) in; most of them are called "mansions";
ostensibly they are "single family residences", but many
have rather extended "families". Some folks say that the
crews are paid in cash as a way of laundering drug money. Some of the
houses are lived in for a while and then sold, generally it doesn't
seem like the two years needed for tax-saving purposes. At the moment
many appear to be idle in various construction phases, very few seem
to be in foreclosure, but that may change.
The large house on
Newville where the Richard and Karen Carpenter lived with their
parents and had their studio, was built on two lots and designed to
be separated into two houses. Recently the studio part was demolished
and a new mansion is well under construction. Some locals want to
force the owner of the other part to keep it as a historic item.
The
really large house on the s.w.cor. of Lesterford and Florence was
sold in 2003 for apx 1.5million and then TORN DOWN; that's $50 per
sq.ft. for an empty lot; only recently have they started construction
on something even LARGER.
Sadly, Downey Historical Society
Board-Member Paul Yokota (86) passed away in his sleep on Mon 17 Mar
2008 with a tennis match pending for later that day. He never missed
a day at work, never took a pill, and didn't have a family doctor.
Have only known Paul since my joining the Board a few years ago
and had no idea of his great interests, involvements,
accomplishments, and hence his legacy.
For more, see his obituary
and a story of his life at ...
http://www.legacy.com/lbpresstelegram/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=106017043
http://www.legacy.com/LATimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=106017085
http://thedowneypatriot.net/view_full.php?article=0000001538
If
you're tired of getting older every day and feel that your warranty
is in jeopardy, then you might consider the subjects covered in the
book ...
"You: Staying Young: The
Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty"
as at
...
http://www.amazon.com/s/&field-keywords=you+staying+young
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/103-2252145-8863867?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=you+staying+young&x=11&y=23
Word
for the (prior) month: "intercalary "; study it well; it
will be used again BEFORE Haley's Comet returns.
For a view of
the registered sex offenders in your area, take a peek at ...
http://www.familywatchdog.us/
For some updates on MALWARE - MALicious softWARE, Viruses,
Trojan Horses,
Worms, Spy Ware, Root Kits, Back Doors, BOT
NETs - roBOTic NETworks,
Hackers, E-Mail, Spoofing, Hoaxes,
Spam -- see at ...
http://popcornpot.com/hughspen/malware.htm
There
is a modern Sarah Brightman who was one-time the wife of Andrew Lloyd
Webber, but is sticks in my memory that there was another lady with
the same name who was a singer/actress back in the late 1800's and/or
early 1900's. Any help appreciated in confirming my memory or
offering me a similar name from that earlier era.
If your
siblings are brown and you are pink, then what will life hold for
you, as see ...
http://brainlessworld.wordpress.com/2008/02/28/the-little-pink-doxie/
http://puppyintraining.com/dogs-other-animals/dachshund-acts-as-mom-to-baby-piglet/
If
you'd like some art in your coffee, then consider the place at ...
http://www.theconversationcafe.com/forums/showthread.php?p=401524
Amaze
your friends with some "At Home" Astronomy, as per ...
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/AtHomeAstronomy/
If
you can't get to London to see it first-hand, then you can actually
get an online video of the curator giving a narrated tour at ...
http://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/
for other stuff therebout, see ...
http://popcornpot.com/hughspen/triplon.htm
If
there are other places of which you'd like to see a preview or just
visit in absentia, then live vicariously at ...
http://www.galenfrysinger.com/
For
a superb anecdotal story of heroes in uniform, consider the one for
which
Snopes says the truthfulness is "Undetermined"
at ...
http://www.snopes.com/glurge/daughter.asp
If
you're considering an Alaskan cruise, then you might want to think
about the 14 day round-trip departing Vancouver June 15, 2008, on the
Holland America's Volendam. It visits Glacier Bay Nat'l Park TWICE.
There are some SUPER pics of Alaska at ...
http://www.photoseek.com/Alaska.html
See
also Alaska notes at ...
http://popcornpot.com/hughspen/tripalas.htm
For
insight as to the weight of your house, consider ...
http://officespam.chattablogs.com/archives/067609.html
http://www.vurbatim.com/?q=node/19
Some
neat hardware products may come with pre-fab viruses BUILT-IN at the
factory, as in ...
http://www.montereyherald.com/ci_8570096?source=rss
http://www.star-telegram.com/business/story/529042.html
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-03-13-factory-installed-virus_N.htm?csp=34
http://hamptonroads.com/2008/03/your-next-hightech-gadget-may-come-bundled-extra-%E2%80%94-virus
When
the eagles flock to Alaska, it looks like ...
http://my.opera.com/zenya/blog/2008/02/29/a-gathering-of-eagles
http://southbros.blogspot.com/2008/02/eagles-in-alaska.html
buzzards in Hinckley Ohio are quite another matter
If you
remember an airfield somewhere but can't recall the name or specific
location, consider the excellent WebSite at ...
http://www.airfields-freeman.com/
For
some super and unique pics of ice formations, see at ...
http://chickencrap.com/specials/arctic.htm
http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/5953E548-C439-444C-BA10-F8A5E81C6F82/
where they claim to be waves frozen at the time of breaking, but see
at ...
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/frozen-wave-photos.shtml
where they claim otherwise, BIT THEY ARE STILL MARVELOUS.!.!
To
see how 18,000 patriots salute the Statue of Liberty. see at ...
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/2472/statueoflibertytc4.jpg
http://krishnan.co.in/blog/?tag=/camp+dodge
http://www.findagrave.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showgallery&Number=292940
For
am animated look at the several stages of construction of the
International; Space Station, see at ...
http://www.tietronix.com/anim/MoviePlayer.asp?myMovie=movies/assembly640x360.swf
it seems as though it is a rather SLOW download but interesting.
If
any of you can offer any advice from experiences with travel
insurance, would appreciate learning of them.
Happy
Surfing,, /s/ Hugh
Stuff Seekers, All:
For continuously updated unique photos
of on Earth, see at ...
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/visions-of-earth/visions-earth-2008
especially note the silhouette shown for Feb'08.
Change the
URL for other years. NO FAIR looking ahead.!.!
For thoughts
about Leadership in America, see Lee Iacocca's comments at ...
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/l/lee-iacocca.htm
http://insanarchy.com/lee-iacocca-quotes-from-his-book/
Thinking
of our Military families ...
http://connectingmilitaryfamilies.net/WeThankU.PPS
ATTN: Rockwell/Boeing Folks - there is a travel club to which
we can obtain membership, as seen at ...
http://www.betravelclub.com/
gather
that their meetings are all in greater Seattle, but their trips might
be interesting.
ATTN: Downeyites - If you ever wondered why
that street was named Wiley-Burke, then see at ...
http://www.thedowneypatriot.net/view_full.php?article=0000001942
ATTN:
Downeyites - for pictures of town old and new, see at ...
http://flickr.com/
and
then in the "Search" field, enter ...
Downey, California
ALSO see at ..
http://www.flickr.com/groups/326375@N25/
Test
your memory with this quiz of times past ...
http://talesofthreecities.theledger.com/default.asp?item=784650
The
long standing debate between Creationism, Intelligent-Design, and
Darwinism
has been around since before the time of John Scopes
and continues today. In some areas it seems that there is pressure
being brought to squelch all discussion of some facets. Bringing this
to light is a new documentary movie for which Ben Stein seems to be
the primary "whistle blower", as see ...
http://www.expelledthemovie.com/
it
may disappear or go DVD quickly (even before you get this message),
so if this debate interests you, check it out.
For one side of
the debate about global warming, see the video at ...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5549114236765477681
for
the other side, see at ...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2078944470709189270
Now
the questions for all of us to answer are ..
.- which
presents the better argument?
.- which is presented with
the greatest fanfare and production gimmicks?
Can your
elephant do this??...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He7Ge7Sogrk&feature=related
Match
your perception with that of a pre-school student, as seen at ...
http://www.smart-kit.com/s784/a-pre-school-test-for-you/
http://www.monicaadjemian.com/mofomon/2007/04/06/which-way-is-the-bus-traveling-preschool-test-that-you-wont-pass/
Carnegie
Mellon University Libraries at ...
http://www.library.cmu.edu/Research/Arts/Music/musipercussion.html
lists the following item among their collection ...
"Carroll,
Jimmy - Speed the parting guest sound recording:
(Hi fi bull in a chime shop) #5034 MUS-OFC-4 "
Various
sources have it as chime/china shop; I'm leaning toward chime
Does
anyone remember this vinyl disc and/or know for sure?
Would
you like for your cell-phone to be able to allow authorities to
locate you if they want? There are arguments about the usefulness of
this feature, but just in case - see at ...
http://www.snopes.com/crime/prevent/cellping.asp
http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=11368
For
a guaranteed offer of free food, see at ...
http://www.bond-diamonds.com/fark/chinese.htm
http://eaelraom.multiply.com/photos/album/22/A_Little_Out_of_the_Way_Tea_Shop
http://othersiderainbow.blogspot.com/2006/11/ready-for-sunday-afternoon-walk.html
There's
dirt somewhere younger than you if you recall the lyrics
...
"Chickery chick, cha-la, cha-la;
Check-a-la romey in a bananika;
Bollika,
wollika, can't you see; Chickery chick is me?"
Retailer
Good-Will --
WAAAAAY back in April'07 I bought an item at
OfficeDepot which came with two rebates totalling $30. In tracking
the rebates, I learned that the follow-up phone number refers to a
WebSite which indicates that the rebate is valid and authorized but
not yet paid and then refers back to the same phone number. Just now
I got two checks from OfficeDepot totalling $30 and apologizing for
the failure of the vendor and essentially begging my continued
loyalty and patronage. The checks came with $20 worth of limited-use
coupons and $10 worth of GiftCards. Pretty darned Good-Will for a
retailer.
If you are concerned about the component
temperatures and the speed of your system fans, then you might get
installspeedfan433.exe (or similar name) from the WebSite at ...
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Info/SpeedFan.shtml
For
many systems it will tell you the temperature of some spots and speed
of some of your system fans and let you control those speeds.
Have
wanted for a long time to visit Victoria Falls; for MORE adventure
that we have in mind, see at ...
http://www.acrochallenge.com/forums/messages.asp?threadid=6380
If you use a cell 'phone much, you might be interested in BOTH OF
the items at ...
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/80709/
http://www.brain-surgery.us/mobph.pdf
At
14 words it may be the shortest poem(?) ever, and it doesn't even
rhyme: ...
http://dailypoetics.typepad.com/daily_poetics/2007/02/the_apparition_.html
https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/html/1807/4350/poem1657.html
lots
of people have spent lots of words over lots of years defending and
explaining the virtues and deep meaning of those 14 words.
For
a look at all of the Presidential State-Of-The-Union speeches, see at
...
http://stateoftheunion.onetwothree.net/texts/index.html
if
our more recent Presidents would review them,
then some of
their speeches might be better.
If you'd like to lose some
weight, consider the terrific possibilities at ...
http://activerain.com/blogsview/461479/How-I-lost-75
http://buildingbodies.ca/exercise/index.php/the-dog-food-diet/
For
some great entertainment you might consider the Palm Springs Follies,
as at ...
http://www.psfollies.com/
http://www.psfollies.com/ticket_info.php
Read
the calendar carefully to spot the matinee and evening
performances.
ANNA
MARIA ALBERGHETTI will be there between Mar 26, 2008 - May 17,
2008
The Plaza Theater is at 128 South Palm Canyon Drive
(760)327-0225 which is a few doors south of the southeast
corner of Palm Canyon Dr. and Tahquitz Canyon Rd.
A good lunch is
available at the Buffet at the Spa Resort and Casino just a few
blocks to the northeast at 401 E Amado Rd.
Closer to the Theater,
there is a Ruby's just across the street.
Parking is available
behind the Ruby's (risk your chance on the time limit) or behind the
mall cater-corner from the theater (for a fee).
Take your camera
to photograph the theater (inside and out) before/after the show ---
NOT DURING.
A definition of "art" --
An item is "Art" if it is something that I could not do but
wish that I could.
Q. Who used to live at 1847 Rogers Road and
why was that house number selected?
Some folks paint their
nails, others paint ...
http://www.suicideforum.com/showthread.php?t=42374&page=17
http://www.eons.com/blogs/entry/772930-PAINTED-HANDS
In
case you've never before seen spills kiss, see your first one at
...
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hthoskins/IMAGSET1/kisspill.jpg
For
one view of how plants can evolve into people, see some of the many
references at ...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=arcimboldo
Happy
Surfing,, /s/ Hugh
Hello, Everyone:
This system will be OFF THE AIR from Fri 6
June thru Fri 13 June inclusive.
Your cooperation would be
appreciated in ...
A. NOT sending any messages, except small
ones of the GREATEST importance.
B. understanding that any
which you might send could ...
1. be rejected
by my ISP if the allotted space fills-up.
2. be
lost among the spam - as I perhaps carelessly delete such messages on
my return.
3. cause some more important
messages to suffer one the fates mentioned above.
Meanwhile,
please understand that any lack of a reply does not indicate a lack
of interest on my part.
Thanks for your
cooperation.
______________________________________________________________
Stuff
Seekers, All:
ATTN DOWNEYITES and DUHS Alum:
Regarding the
history of Downey --
If you have any material (e.g. photos, etc.)
regarding the history of Downey that you feel would be of general
interest and should be preserved, then I recommend sending them to
the Downey Historical Society at P.O.Box 554, Downey, 90241.
If
you have any thoughts/memories/recollections that you'd like to have
preserved, then I'd recommend writing them down on your computer and
sending a printout to the P.O.Box and a copy of the computer file to
ME as an attachment to an email message.
For some
historical notes, see at ...
http://mysite.verizon.net/dowhist/
http://mysite.verizon.net/dowhist/id2.html
http://mysite.verizon.net/dowhist/chrono1a.htm
For some maps of the area over time, see at ...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26271326@N02/sets/72157604890356113/
For the DUHS 1953 Sr.Class portraits from the Volsung
annual/yearbook, see at ...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26298031@N05/sets/72157604922333123/
For
a view of changes that have been made at the old Vultee/NorthAmerican
facility, take a look at ...
http://www.downeyca.org/business_downeylanding_proj.php
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=1381373712737421103,34.466510,-114.650650&q=12214+lakewood,+90242&sll=36.022447,-116.790161&sspn=2.052521,3.735352&dirflg=h&ie=UTF8&ll=33.926109,-118.129259&spn=0.004113,0.007296&t=h&z=17
--- some of the businesses in the area are BestBuy, Staples,
ElephantBar, PetSmart, Ross, Marshalls, Michaels, LongsDrug, DSW,
BallysGym, Downey(Movie)Studios, KaiserHospital/MedicalCenter,
SpaceMuseum.
If you've been a little UP-TIGHT lately, then
relax at the great spot at ...
http://www.esnips.com/doc/7a84a64c-86c9-43d8-949e-42fc722dc7c4/KEUKENHOF
http://file034.mylivepage.com/chunk34/702414/536/Keukenhof.pps
http://www.scribd.com/doc/97567/Keukenhof
Doubt
that it'd ever happen in So.Cal., but the Oregon sportsmanship is
something else, as seen at ...
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/30/sports/SOF-Home-Run-Help.php
If
you have some old or small TVs around, then you might be interested
in the stuff at ...
http://ktla.trb.com/entertainment/hidef/ktla-dtv-info,0,6459513.special
http://ktla.trb.com/news/local/cyberguy/stv-cyberguy-041808,0,1208527.htmlstory
http://ktla.trb.com/news/local/cyberguy/stv-cyberguy-022908,0,1011919.htmlstory
WordS
for the month:
deuteranopia - me gots it.
triptyck - it's NOT some maps from
the Auto-Club
For one view of a life-style change after
winning mega-millions, see at ...
http://www.webodessit.com/funny/videos/164_million_winner_0.wmv
To
make paying your income taxes more painless, you might consider the
scheme noted at ...
http://exchange.ydr.com/I-paid-my-taxes-today-t4413.html
http://www.city-data.com/forum/other-topics/285223-letter-irs.html
Then
there are the 2 sides of the Global Warming warning/hoax; for one
side see at ...
http://www.capoliticalnews.com/s/spip.php?article664
If
this is true, then how can the others ignore it?
If this is false,
then why do these guys say it's true.
Maybe it's because it's all
so far away that the rest of us can't check on it, so we're dependent
on the media's good will???
For yet another take on the
conflict in the Middle East, see at ...
(partial disclaimer and all)
http://www.snopes.com/rumors/soapbox/chong.asp
If
you cart too much with you when you travel, then you might consider
some of the advice at ...
http://www.onebag.com/
If
they add salt to get "Salted Peanuts",
then how
do they get "Pitted Prunes"?
Maybe they aren't
actually from the Dalai Lama, but they're worth considering ..
http://www.geocities.com/~olelo/shelties/instructions_for_life.html
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/dalai.asp
http://www.citycyber.com/ecard/life2.htm
For
sobering thoughts about what we might like to hear from a candidate,
see at ...
http://www.sitnews.us/0605Viewpoints/062105_walt_bolling.html
for
an opposing point of view, see at ...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=284x307
For
a look at the prior millennium, see at ...
http://www.hoptechno.com/year1906.htm
http://www.ahajokes.com/fp053.html
http://lullabypit.com/txt/century.html
for
look at the coming millennium, let your mind guide you.
A
physic is watching you; for proof see ...
http://funlist.funpic.hu/?page=attachview&message=14505&attach=1
If
you have ever had concerns as to whether you were using appositives
and parentheticals correctly, then consider the presentation at
...
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1467-9612.00047
Find
it hard to believe that there is actually funding for a research
project as the one described at ...
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1467-9612.00045
If
you have ever considered making a circular table that can get larger
by adding traditional table leaves, then see the ultimate solution at
...
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=iCFEmbe5UfQ
We
elect them and then blame them, maybe we elect the wrong people; for
a perspective by Charley Reese, see at ...
http://www.apfn.org/APFN/woes.htm
This 'toon's really good ...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26333981@N06/2518354529/in/set-72157605232169001/
Whatever "is troubling you, bunky", you might find some
help for it at ...
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0812929985/
For
an excellent photo of a beautiful NATURAL phenomenon, see at ...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/06/060619-rainbow-fire.html
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/82-13.shtml
http://scienceline.org/2006/08/07/physics-thompson-rainbows/
These
scenes of the USA have been "around" before, but can easily
be viewed again ...
http://oldbluewebdesigns.com/mybeautifulamerica.htm
You
can run but you canNOT hide. This link, to a Downey home a mile from
here, should introduce you to a new feature of Google
Maps...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=9024+charloma+90240&sll=33.95153,-118.110967&sspn=0.008223,0.014591&layer=c&ie=UTF8&ll=33.952167,-118.113831&spn=0.002056,0.005407&t=h&z=18&cbll=33.951134,-118.114072&panoid=Q3Goit--CV67IZ4uvA3PFQ&cbp=2,219.39815577591037,,0,-1.9259630558857892
you
can pan R,L,U,D, zoom, and move along. It's in Beta-test and has
problems, but it's a neat toy. Many large metro areas of the USA have
been done; zoom out and move around to learn about other areas. The
BLUE outline in the "Street View" shows which areas are
available. Move the man around and have fun.
Happy Surfing,,
/s/ Hugh
Hello, Everyone:
This system will be OFF THE AIR from Fri 4
July thru Mon 21 July inclusive.
Your cooperation would be
appreciated in ...
A. NOT sending any messages, except small
ones of the GREATEST importance.
B. understanding that any
which you might send could ...
1. be rejected
by my ISP if the allotted space fills-up.
2. be
lost among the spam - as I perhaps carelessly delete such messages on
my return.
3. cause some more important
messages to suffer one the fates mentioned above.
Meanwhile,
please understand that any lack of a reply does not indicate a lack
of interest on my part.
Thanks for your
cooperation.
______________________________________________________________
Stuff
Seekers, All:
ATTN Downeyites:
The tearing-down of
perfectly good houses, just to build something newer, never ceases to
amaze me, especially in the current R.E. market and economy.
Since
1986 there has been a really NICE house at 9600 Cord Ave. (s.e.cor.
at Gallatin Road) was built on the property formerly occupied by the
Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary School; it was 2495sq/ft w/
3br/2ba; its assessed val. was $224k-land + 355k-house. It has just
been TORN DOWN to build something newer. Joe Adragna (DUHS'52) lives
on the s.w.cor. a block south, and before he moved to the SanFernando
Valley, Richard Carpenter, his wife, and recording studio were on the
double lot nextdoor west of Joe.
See the now-gone house via the
following URLs...
(FireFox works better for me than MS-IE)
Top View
...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=9600+cord+90240&sll=33.948778,-118.105007&sspn=0.001028,0.002704&ie=UTF8&ll=33.948609,-118.104698&spn=0.001028,0.001663&t=h&z=19
Drive
by Street level view
...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=9600+cord+90240&sll=33.948778,-118.105007&sspn=0.001028,0.002704&ie=UTF8&ll=33.949207,-118.105069&spn=0.001028,0.002704&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=33.948692,-118.105189&panoid=jshfcF2NDN-h3iPuJWkYAA&cbp=2,113.81957097953484,,0,5
BirdsEye
looking from the intersection to the S.E.
...
http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=pnr8q354r3xs&style=b&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=7016155&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1
Some
of these views show that the pool is empty and greenish at the
bottom, so perhaps it has been vacant for a LONG time; have no idea
how old the pictures are.
NOT all InterNet/E-Mail stories of
good and bad are fiction, and a great example of a POSITIVE one will
be found at ...
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/i/iraq-anthem.htm
http://www.tnap.org/share.html
http://myclaysun.com/node/3587
If
your health provider isn't already checking the HS-CRP value in your
blood, then would suggest asking for it to be tested. Apparently the
ideal value is 0.00, but there's not much worry if it gets to 0.5;
mine got up to 2.5 before my cancer was discovered; it's now down to
0.2, which is AOK. Good luck.
It can mean various things, check w/
your Dr. for details and/OR see at ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-reactive_protein
Q.
Where is this??
Found this image in an ad in a magazine ...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dow1943/2545712616
likely
it is not ...
.- all lego
.- a
carefully crafted model
.- the back lot at Universal
(before the fire)
.- drawn by hand
.-
a complete PhotoShop creation
gotta figure that it is a real
photo of a real city with the butterfly-shaped green-area/park
possibly PhotoShop'ed in.
A reasonably good identification would
be appreciated.
Drug stores used to sell just prescription and
over-the-counter medicine, then they branched-out and added soda
fountains and light-snack counters.
Nowadays they stock hardware,
fertilizer, and even prepaid 'phone cards for BARGAIN PRICES as seen
at ...
http://flickr.com/photos/dow1943/2545627805/
NASA
claims Phoenix a resounding success. First pictures back prove Water
on Mars. Researchers are ecstatic, amazingly clear picture just
returned today demonstrate beyond any doubt the presents of water on
Mars. NASA scientist say this is absolute proof of liquid water
existing on Mars. The possibilities for life have been exponentially
increased.
First picture from NASA of water on Mars, amazing
and outstanding!!
(
apod= Astronomy Picture of the Day )
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/0504/WaterOnMars2_gcc.jpg
for more serious pics begin at ...
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/
Just in case you were ever looking for stuff like this to amaze
your friends, then here it is at ...
http://www.windycitynovelties.com/
especially see --
http://www.windycitynovelties.com/EPaysoft/Cart/product.asp?ITEM_ID=7826&CatID=0
If
you are planning any travel to Europe, then you might find some
useful links at ...
http://www.europeancitycards.com/
Do
NOT know who he really is, and there are a few problems with the
ideas which
joe@joeamerican.us
has
promotes, but he calmly and forthrightly makes some good common-sense
points at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPch2k63uj4
see
also ...
http://joeamerican.us/
If
you've ever wanted to put a needle clear through a balloon withOUT
popping it, then see at ...
http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/homeexpts/needle.htm
then,
too, there's ...
http://www.teachersource.com/
If
you'd like to reduce the clutter of power "bricks" on your
outlet strips, then you might consider the thingy at ...
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/travelpower/a86b/?cpg=froogle
There
are two sides of the Alaska oil drilling discussion: should we
favor
a.- not disturbing the beautiful scenery
and wildlife
b.- not having all of the
domestically available oil
Decide for yourself after
considering the pictures and discussion at ...
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2008/06/i-received-this.html
If
you've ever wondered how much power your PC or refrigerator or
what-else might draw or how much energy they consume over a long
period, they you might like to check-out the items at ...
http://www.weemscreeksolutions.com/energyconservationpowermonitors.htm?gclid=COyjiumbmJQCFQyxGgodBlFMuA
There
are always opposing sides in such things, but selective reporting is
not exactly what journalism is supposed to be, but you be the judge
about ...
http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/raddatz.asp
Now
if you really want to get upset about the media, then consider ...
http://www.jeremiahfilms.com/products/T60DD
To
learn more about any drug or vitamin, you might find something useful
at ...
http://www.peacehealth.org/kbase/
Happy
Surfing,, /s/ Hugh
Fun Seekers, All:
We just returned from a cruise of the
Norwegian Fjords which included Spitzbergen (specifically going
ashore at Magdalene Fjord, Ny Alesund, and Longyearbyen). If you ever
consider such a trip, then be sure that it includes the latter three
spots; if it doesn't, then choose another itinerary. The scenery was
MAGnificent, but we'd recommend not booking with Costa Cruises,
unless you cannot find another cruise line with the desired itinerary
(which seemed to be the case this season).
We also visited Bergen,
Honningsvag, Nordkapp, Tromso, Olden, and Hellysvelt & Geringer
(including a bus trip between the two).
We missed some notable
spots like, Oslo, Trondheim, Hammerfest, Molde, Andalsnes; don't know
if we missed any worthwhile scenery.
Caution: if you might go, do
note that some of the best scenery is to be seen in these fjords as
the ship enters them before breakfast and leaves during dinner.
See
some pics (not ours) at ...
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=spitzbergen&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=spitsbergen&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2
If
anyone has made a similar trip and also one to the Chilean fjords,
would appreciate some compare-and-contrast comments, as we are still
trying to decide about visiting the latter.
If
you are considering a change of E-Mail address, then you might find
some helpful notes at ...
http://popcornpot.com/hughspen/emailing.htm#addrchg
For
some great scenic views from Australia to Italy and places
in-between, see at ...
http://file023.mylivepage.com/chunk23/558205/353/Puertos.pps
Whether
you agree with the philosophy or not, the manner of the presentation
at ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsPBVNecOMo
is interesting --- ESPECIALLY after it begins to scroll in
reverse.
For a peek at corporate conglomerates' buying and
selling pieces of industry, consider the fate of Lucky Stores, as at
...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Stores_%28supermarket%29
If
you've ever wondered why the Earth's circumference is so nicely close
to 40,000,000 meters, then see at ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meter
For
more that you ever wanted to know about the dimensions of Air
Pressure, see at ...
http://www.sengpielaudio.com/ConvPress.htm
A
Pascal is a pressure of 1 Newton per Square-Meter;
the fact
that the AirPressure on the Earth's surface is
nicely
close to 100,000 Pascals, is just an accidental coincidence.
**
ATTENTION folks in the area of Greater L.A.-
You might be
interested to note that Debbie Reynolds is appearing at 8 pm on Fri 7
Nov 2008 at El Camino College in Torrance. Their webiste at ...
http://www.elcamino.edu/commadv/centerforarts/index.htm
seems
to be lacking timeliness, but info should be available at
800-832-ARTS re the tickets priced at $24 & 28. We have seen her
several times and figure that she would likely be well-received by
our peers.
In my youth YEARS ago (before TV) there were
adventure (some serial) radio shows in the afternoons, like Lone
Ranger, Superman, Red Ryder, Tennessee Jed, Cisco Kid, etc. etc..
(see MUCH more at ...
http://www.gerritsenmemories.com/hist_stor/radio_days.htm
)
Would appreciate help recalling one which involved a guy who
rode a horse and had some affiliation with a cave which was
illuminated by light from an "unknown source". Always sort
of imagined that the cave looked a bit like ...
http://flickr.com/photos/46031394@N00/2047510055
If
you've ever wondered about the licensing status of your California
doctor, lawyer, merchant, or chief, then you might find something on
the
Department of Consumer Affairs license
lookup web pages beginning at ...
http://www2.dca.ca.gov/
If
you've ever wondered about basic information on the USA's 50 States,
then take a look at ...
http://www.theus50.com/
Always
thought that the Northern Lights were due to Eskimos sending signals
with highway flares during the long sunless days of winter, but this
is not so according to ...
http://news.cnet.com/2300-11397_3-6244276-1.html
more
at ...
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/themis/auroras/themis_power.html
A
regular-guy friend of mine in Arizona has decided to run for
President and needs the support of as many "regular" people
as possible, see at ...
http://www.news3online.com/index.php?code=9he21rm72AQ2YF1Jn766
For
instructions relative to compatibility between spouses and friends,
see at ...
http://rantsampersandmore.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/installing-a-husband/
http://www.city-data.com/forum/other-topics/267886-comedy-downloading-husband-program.html
For
a peek at NewZeland sheep waiting to be sheared, see at ...
http://www.sonnyradio.com/oldphones.htm
Several
American art museums made arrangements in mid 2007 for Michelangelo's
statue of David to tour the USA as a temporary/travelling exhibit on
loan from Florence, Italy; after 12 months here, it has now been
returned to its permanent location in the Accademia Gallery, as seen
at ...
http://quipster.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/after-a-two-year-visit-to-the-united-states-michelangelos-david-is-returning-to-italy/
For
a look into the minds of retired programmers, see at ...
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs13/f/2007/077/2/e/Animator_vs__Animation_by_alanbecker.swf
Info
on folks booked by the L.A.County Sheriff's office can be located via
...
http://app4.lasd.org/iic/ajis_search.cfm
Learned
about this from an article in the LongBeach PressTelegram about an
inmate named Jason Geggie who was booked and made bail. Don't know
how long these records are kept on-line.
For the latest on my
health click at ...
http://popcornpot.com/hughspen/hughstat.htm#latest
Happy
Surfing,,
/s/
Hugh
*VIRUS WARNING* This is a valid virus warning. Snopes, in its web site indicates the info was last updated on 22 Aug, as per ... http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/ups.asp
Am SEEKING help in doing a rectangular cut/paste in a document.
I
have a document in a plain ASCII text file which contains some data
arranged in columns, and I would like to move JUST some of the data
in some of the columns.
Essentially I'd like to draw a rectangle
around the text and move just that text to another rectangular spot
-- like I could do with a knife and glue.
None of the editors that
I can find to manipulate the document, will allow the selection of a
vertical area for cut/paste.
If this was in a spread sheet, then
it would be easy, but it's not.
Importing the document into a
spread sheet is not straightforward, because some of the positions
are blank, and thus the data to the right would be placed in
the
wrong columns, e.g.,
Before
The
quick brown fox jumps ...
AAA BBB CCC DDD
EEE
AAA CCC DDD EEE
AAA BBB DDD EEE
AAA BBB
CCC EEE
After
The
quick brown fox jumps ...
AAA DDD CCC BBB
EEE
AAA DDD CCC EEE
AAA DDD BBB EEE
AAA
CCC BBB EEE
APPRECIATE any recommendations.
Some say that
it is a breakthrough in scientific development for solar power.
Some
say that the first "some" are all wrong.
Some still
others say that the nay-sayers are wrong.
Whatever -- you be your
own judge -- it makes interesting reading at ...
http://www.truthout.org/article/major-discovery-from-mit-primed-unleash-solar-revolution
If
General Patton were here today, perhaps ...
http://mohawkcampfire.blogspot.com/2008/05/ghost-of-general-patton-i-would-imagine.html
This
is a HOAX about cell-phones, but it's well done ...
http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/portable+popcorn/video/x5odhh
Tony
Snow was a true gentleman; his thoughts on life, cancer,
spread/recur, and death can be read at ...
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/t/tonyshow.htm
http://www.anxietytribe.com/blog/view/7018/
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/july/25.30.html
http://withmalicetowardnone.blogspot.com/2008/07/cancers-unexpected-blessings.html
The
State of Missouri has placed a LOT of its archives ONLINE; there's
genealogy and other stuff beginning at ...
http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/collections.asp
More
than you ever wanted to know about date and time will be found
beginning at ..
http://tf.nist.gov/timefreq/index.html
As
the Old Philosopher always says ...
http://www.tbd.com/content/discussion/318292
We
need more of the kind of drug problem noted here ...
http://www.molokaitimes.com/articles/877185017.asp
http://www.pastorswife.net/Odds&ends2.htm
http://home.att.net/~scorh/Drug.html
If
you are concerned about the quality of foods in international trade
and associated health information, then you might feel that the
governments of the world are only trying to help, or perhaps you
might feel that some of the concerns to the contrary are merely from
crackpots.
To see some views for yourself, you might checkout the
"Codex Crash Course" at
...
http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/
Submarine
Races may have been a part of your youth, and they are NOT an Olympic
event, but there IS growing interest in the sport as seen at ...
http://busymichmom.blogster.com/xi/6841/p/453155/2008-World-Submarine-Races.JPG
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://bp1.blogger.com/_cXPcg6ZxQ7U/RrHeDp0wm1I/AAAAAAAAAOg/Nr9od9vlK6U/s400/ocean.jpg&imgrefurl=http://borntofish.blogspot.com/2007/08/ready-steady-go.html&h=266&w=400&sz=18&hl=en&start=27&tbnid=XwTi-5O2ETg-cM:&tbnh=82&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsubmarine%2Braces%26start%3D20%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN
Some
of the favorite things of "The Greatest Generation" may
have had an incorrect attribution, but they are nonetheless accurate,
as seen at ...
http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/andrews.asp
One
must wonder how our English teachers of times gone by would view what
passes for literature these days as seen at (parental guidance
cautioned)...
http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/scott.rice/blfc2008.htm
There
is a new feature in NNDB called "Mapper" which shows the
relationships between people, places, and things. It can be taken for
a test drive via the link near the bottom of the page at ...
http://www.nndb.com/people/624/000023555/
Andy
Rooney didn't really say them, but they are none-the-less interesting
and salient life's lessons at ...
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/learned.asp
You
might be able to help your doctor help you stay well by considering
...
http://www.thedowneypatriot.net/view_full.php?article=0000002950
http://www.thesoydailyclub.com/DisplayArchive.cfm?ArchiveID=3228
http://www.newsandexperts.com/uploads/Print_Anthony_Martin.doc
or see what else this guy has to say at...
http://www.drmartin.ca/
For
a look at who owns the grocery chains where you shop, consider ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_supermarkets
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuperValu_%28United_States%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krogers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safeway_Inc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarket
Would
appreciate any help in resolving a correct name of a company which is
slightly stuck in my memory: it sounded something like Norden-Keetay,
and as I recall they made precision electro-mechanical devices. Have
tried variations in Google but to no avail.
If you remember
the one-time desolation along the "Ridge-Route"(US-99) then
checkout the crackerboxes now populating the west edge. They are
about 2700sq.ft. houses on 8000sq.ft. lots (mostly useless slopes)
and sell in the area of $700k; see at
...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&ll=34.515327,-118.640231&spn=0.004173,0.006909&t=h&z=17
A
similar thing has happened in south SanJose, but the houses are
smaller and the prices higher, as seen at
...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&ll=37.233369,-121.751797&spn=0.001008,0.001727&t=h&z=19
Some
feel that our high-tech society may be poisoning us, see more at
...
http://nukesylo13.com/component/content/article/21-health/784-how-to-avoid-the-top-10-most-common-toxins?tmpl=component&print=1&page=
http://www.weeklyholiday.net/2007/090307/env.html
http://www.joefamilychiropractic.com/files/toxin_20051001_bw.pdf
http://www.entertogetwell.ca/winnipeg-chiropractic/our-newsletters/toxins.aspx
http://www5.geometry.net/basic_t/toxins_environment_page_no_4.html
It
may not have really happened in a Chem class, but the analogy seems
valid at ...
http://www.ralopez.com/mt/archives/2008_07.html
Similar
but all different stuff on polyhedrons, origami, and math can be
found at each of ...
http://plus.maths.org/issue27/features/mathart/index.html
http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/junkyard/polymodel.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platonic_solid
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=+geometric+figures+polyhedrons+construction
Interestingly, there are discussions in some places about cutting out
flat patterns of the faces and then folding them into their solid
forms, BUT there seem to be NO discussions about laying out flat (or
nearly flat) patterns of sticks/edges and then connecting them into
their solid frames.
Would APPRECIATE leads to any such.
There
is an interesting new geometric chandelier configuration
available.
Yes, some assembly is required. No, it is not from
Ikea. See more at ...
http://baltimoresun.p2ionline.com/SpecialSection/ss/index.aspx?webstoryid=13993110&area=SS&type=page&AdgroupID=117189
or
http://www.contentthatworks.com/downloads/samples/home_20080213_lo.pdf
(on page-2)
and other stuff from the same factory can be
seen at ...
http://www.schonbek.com/
also see the designer's site at ...
http://www.davidtrubridge.com/
http://www.davidtrubridge.com/products/l_coral.htm
or
in plastic from ...
http://www.glorialux.it/english/english.swf
Would
APPRECIATE any leads to a geometric analysis of the thing.
For
more thoughts about digital TV conversion, see at ...
(note the quoted "IF" in paragrapg 4)
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_10279313
http://www.dailybreeze.com/business/ci_10280221?source=rss
http://www.dailynews.com/business/ci_10279313?source=rss
On
a recent visit to science museum's bookstore, picked up some URLs
from some interesting products as see ...
http://www.quickstudy.com/
http://www.barcharts.com/
http://www.periodictable.com/
http://element-collection.com/
note the coffee table
http://www.carlisleco.net/
http://www.treesofmystery.net/
well, maybe not the same genre
Some recent universally
noteworthy Dilbert 'toons are at ...
(not that they aren't
ALL worthy; these just seem well based on corporate reality)
http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2008-08-17/
http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2008-08-23/
do note the faint right and left arrows at the edge of the frames of
the longer ones.
This is NOT a view of some fern, spore, or
infectious disease, but rather a man-made walkway just a few miles
from civilization ...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.437812,-112.668126&spn=0.001882,0.005493&t=h&z=18
see story and directions at ...
http://climb-utah.com/WM/spiraljetty.htm
Some
money/investment/tax/retirement/insurance tips might be interesting
at ...
http://www.walletpop.com/
From
a recently attended conference, picked up the following
quote:
(attribution
omitted to protect the innocent)
"The ubiquity of
variation, manifest in the very triviality of its assertion,
forces upon man, individually and collectively, a concern for its
patterns."
Which apparently translates as -
"Things change slowly, so get a handle on it."
This
JUST IN!! The deadline for registration has been extended on
the classes noted at ..
http://homelink.dpsd.org/Documents/menclass.pdf
http://www.emmitsburg.net/humor/daily_additions/2006/aug/30.htm
http://www.cartalk.com/content/read-on/2002/05.18.html
Lots
of folks were enthralled with all of the numbers and other converging
stuff tossed about in Dan Brown's "Da Vinci Code".
Well,
here's another very simple situation: take your standard cube and add
up the number faces (6), corners (8), and edges (12).
Now compare
that total to the number of letters in the alphabet (26).
Is that
a mystical convergence or just a co-incidence? You be the judge.
It
is somebody's principle (maybe one of Lawrence Peter's colleagues)
that work tends to expand to consume all available time and budget.
Similarly, house building in the suburbs tends to expand whenever a
new highway comes near, eventually forcing the widening of the
highway and perhaps even the construction of toll-roads. And so, too,
is it with the InterNet that after simple text overloaded dial-up,
then came DSL, digital-cable, satellite, and fiber-optic service --
all of which took on exceeding usage for still images, video,
streams, movies on demand, etc., all to the point that some providers
are now considering charging according to usage, as seen at
... (all slightly different)
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/internet-providers-usage-cap-raises-questions.htm
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1530877/internet_providers_begin_exploring_caps_on_downloading/index.html
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1534442/internet_providers_move_toward_usage_caps_raises_questions/index.html?source=r_technology
Before
the Olympic games, I tried to find a list of all of the events and
how the prelims fed the finals.
During the games, I tried to find
the same list with the notations of the positions and who
advanced.
After the games, I tried to find the same list with the
names, scores/times, and positions.
All of my efforts brought NO
meaningful view of the games.
Would APPRECIATE anyone's leading me
through the maze of web pages to the most meaningful view of the
happenings.
Also looking for any explanation of the mechanization
of those performers who raised and lowered the "boxes"
arranged in a giant rectangle all over the field.
I'd bet that the
humans were only there to move the boxes around (horizontally) and
that the vertical motions were somehow computer-driven.
Happy
Surfing
Stuff Seekers, All:
** ATTN: DOWNEYITES - - -
For
an insight into some of the local happenings here'bout, consider the
plight of the mansion on Lubec, see story at ..
http://www.thedowneypatriot.net/view_full.php?article=0000003214
and a better picture at ...
http://www.thedowneypatriot.net/pdfs/2008-08-29.pdf
For
a look a some efforts re Downey History, see at ...
http://mysite.verizon.net/dowhist
http://mysite.verizon.net/dowhist/id2.html
it's a SLOWLY developing WebSite and seldom changes,
but the Museum is active with visitors seeking information and
donating items.
Think about leaving some history behind before
you pass beyond the Sable Curtain.
If you have some memories of
the town of Downey, the City of Downey, or Downey High, then PLEASE
write them down and send them to the Historical Society, as see at
...
http://mysite.verizon.net/dowhist/
http://mysite.verizon.net/dowhist/id2.html
also PLEASE correct and/or add-on to my feeble first
attempts as seen at ..
http://mysite.verizon.net/dowhist/chrono1a.htm
http://mysite.verizon.net/dowhist/thingnot.htm
For
a look-see at a recent Downey City Press Conference consider at
...
http://downey.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=53
(dunno if it'll still be there by the time that this goes out,
also )
(dunno
how much of the URL is really needed; it originally came to me as
...)
http://downey.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=53&publish_id=&event_id=
If
interested, take a look at the City's provider at ...
http://granicus.com
and
see other Downey items at .
..
http://downey.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2
------------------
**
ATTN L.A.County Folks --
The County has established some
mobile/temporary and permanent disposal sites for Hazardous Household
Waste (& Electronics).
More info is available at 800/98TOXIC
and/or 888/CLEANLA and/or at ...
http://www.888cleanla.com
http://dpw.lacounty.gov/epd/
CAUTION:
The locations (and even the maps) and hours of operation provided by
these sources and other publications (even those printed by the
County offices) may be different than the ACTUAL REALITY when you
arrive.
Be polite to the staff, as it's not their
fault.
----------
For an explanation of the crisis that is
causing the current "bailout", see at
...
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/29/subprime-mortgage-suspects/
Our
politicians need to better emulate statesmen and have genuine
character, integrity, decency, and courage, as at ...
http://www.deepgreencrystals.com/archives/2008/09/getting-to-know.html
Some
who claim to have experience in the matter relate that a healthy dose
of RAW ALMONDS (not roasted) will both ward-off and cure cancer. It
may just be coincidence or an old wives tale, but they are very cheap
and easy to take -- especially compared to the alternatives of tests,
surgery, and bills. See more at ...
http://www.healingcancernaturally.com/cayce-almonds-health-readings.html
http://www.naturalnews.com/raw_almonds.html
http://www.bettina-network.com/2007/12/almond-and-cancer.html
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=raw+almonds+cancer&spell=1
but
you may have trouble getting the best stuff because of government
regulations requiring certain processes in order to eliminate other
problems.
Guess that it may only be useful for businesses, but
you might find the service at 800-GOOG-411 useful, see their info at
...
http://www.google.com/goog411/
Some
call it paper-hanging, or counterfeit, or queer, or funny money, or
just feit, but there are some who can't even recognize the real
thing, as at ...
http://www.jfsdaily.com/2007/02/the_2_bill.htm
http://www.whatistruth.info/silly1/7.html
http://home.tiac.net/~cri/2007/bills.html
The
next time that you consider flying into a new airport, you might want
to consider how well it accommodates a margin of error in case of
cross winds or other things, especially if it looks anything like the
one at ...
http://www.lilesnet.com/wow/amazing/runways.htm
http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/winsome-hk/article?mid=263
http://www.fourwinds10.com/siterun_data/business/corporate_growth/news.php?q=1212801903
https://listserv.miami.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A3=ind0712&L=TRADARCH&E=quoted-printable&P=11448073&B=--Apple-Mail-24-400396199&T=text%2Fhtml;%20charset=US-ASCII
There
are at least 2 versions of the quote ...
"a blind man
in a dark room - looking for a black cat - which isn't thereﾔ
"a
blind man in a dark room - looking for a black hat - which isn't
thereﾔ
They
are variously attributed to Charles Darwin, Lord Bowen,
et.al.
Depending on the speaker, it variously refers to a
mathematician, a philosopher, a theologian, etc.
Don't know
where you might buy any, but if you have any interest in containing
"unexpected" fluids, then there apparently are some new
"baggies" which seem to pack in a small space and be very
practical for catching barf (or "other" things, for that
matter) at home or on the road; as see
...
http://www.google.com/patents?id=kbc1AAAAEBAJ&pg=PA2&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=1_1#PPA1,M1
which
is similar to the one shown at ...
http://www.google.com/patents?id=O293AAAAEBAJ&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=patent+7029463&source=web&ots=tOS7ypFl1b&sig=8Yg5IBDubehxpPfehBr5jnTLGjc&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=8&ct=result#PPA1,M1
If
you've never seen a coin dated with the year 435, then see why
explained by Dennis-The-Short at ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysius_Exiguus
Have
just very recently become aware of a mountain called Nanga Parbat via
the Jan'08 Nat.Geographic which has a Super Excellent Wowiee image of
the Rupal face.
To me this is an UN-attainable spot, but some
really do make it.
See the second image at ,,,
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/01/himalaya-winter-climb/heinrich-photography
Many
prints from their publications are available, as see ...
http://printsngs.com
http://pictopia.com/perl/gal/natgeo
but sadly apparently not this one.
See some more at ...
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/enlarge/nanga-parbat-summit.html
See
MUCH more at ...
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=nanga%20parbat%20rupal%20face
See
some of my favorite "attainable" spots at ...
1.-
http://www.bergoiata.org/fe/Mattes1/Canada%20-%20Alberta%20-%20Moraine%20Lake.jpg
2.-
http://www.mountaingetaway.com/Guides/files/imagecache/full_image/files/images/Banff_scenic.jpg
3.-
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Bear%27s_Tooth.jpg/800px-Bear%27s_Tooth.jpg
If
there is something about a digital picture that you don't like and
would like to improve-upon, then there are PC-equivalents of darkroom
"tools"; some call this cheating, but others really like
the results, and still others make a mint off of the software, as see
...
http://www.popphoto.com/photosoftware/4589/five-must-have-software-programs.html
http://www.popphoto.com/photosoftware/
there
are MORE in the PopPhoto July'08 issue, but I can't find the article
online.
If you've ever wanted to capture the image of a scene
that was just TOO wide for your widest lens, then consider the
stitching techniques (and GREAT examples) at
...
http://www.popphoto.com/popularphotographyfeatures/5423/panorama-how-to-sky-stitches.html
Truly
Head-Banging INCREDIBLE ...
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977402338
http://www.kaizenlog.com/2007/05/18/this-is-incredible/
As
a great example of how to share the work assignments out in the wild
woods, see these keen pics at ...
http://michaelkrewson.blogspot.com/2008/06/next-time-ill-take-pictures-and-you-can.html
http://sayanythingblog.com/readers/entry/next_time_ill_take_the_pictures/
Be
VERY WARY of the potential for new government taxes to pay for
socialized medicine so we can receive the same level of medical care
as other third-world countries!!!
This simple Cell-Phone
concept could possibly help save your life ...
http://www.arellanes.com/wordpress/?p=2138
http://weblog.xanga.com/judahcheah/620635379/item.html
http://www.mail-archive.com/abc_politics_forum@googlegroups.com/msg21819.html
P.S.
If you should happen to find yourself operating a bus, streetcar, or
train, then be DOUBLE SURE to lock your
cell-phone/blackberry/laptop/etc. well out og the way in your
backpack.
For about Trains and how they impact our lives, see
at ...
http://www.fun.chanun.com/interesting/the-train-of-life
http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=12007
http://www.humnri.com/HumZ/Articles/Article.aspx?number=18075
Haven't
been there in many years, but for some really great garden scenery,
see at ...
http://magicdragonfly2.blogster.com/fall-at-butchart-gardens-victoria-b-c-canada_110808181321
http://michaelkrewson.blogspot.com/2008_06_01_archive.html
For
the latest in Smoke Detector technology see at ...
http://www.fundamentalforums.com/showthread.php?t=56293
http://www.2coolfishing.com/ttmbforum/showthread.php?t=180796
http://www.wranglerforum.com/f6/redneck-smoke-detector-21604.html
http://www.thehulltruth.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=215624&posts=9&mid=2236166
Have
always tried to use the right grammer, useage, and speeling [ ;-) ],
but recently I got caught and began to argue with my spell-checker,
but I lost; then Google pointed me to ...
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/greatful.html
and
there are other ancillary things at ...
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html#errors
Find
it really hard to believe that someone has actually bothered to write
so much about something as insignificant as the item at ...
http://brainyplanet.com/index.php/Gry
If
you ever wonder about flight arrival departures for airports near and
far, then you might be well served at ...
http://www.flightstats.com/
http://www.flightaware.com/
for
a mere $14,000, the latter one will let you download 24 WHOLE months
of
history for the airport of your choice.
For
interest local to LAX/LGB(and small additional set), then check out
...
http://www4.passur.com/
http://www4.passur.com/lax.html
http://www.longbeach.gov/airport/
As
I make this entry, Google is 10 years old today; see more at ...
http://www.google.com/tenthbirthday/
Four
out of every three people have trouble with fractions.
If you
use any Microsoft stuff, then you should learn what sort of stuff
that they keep on your PC about your activities -- mostly hidden from
your view, as see ...
http://sillydog.org/mshidden.php
Have
been getting a LOT of HOAXES lately; suggest that before you forward
something that was forwarded to you with instructions to forward to
everyone, consider the recommendations at ...
http://popcornpot.com/hughspen/hoaxes.htm#Validate
Some
editorializing ..
Gotta figure that free-enterprise/capitalism
should afford everyone the same opportunity to succeed or to fail
with minimal interference.
But there needs to be some
consideration for what should happen when enterprises get soooo big
that their failure could cause a wide-spread domino impact.
As
banks are failing and being bought up by other bigger banks, then it
only makes those enterprises BIGGER and the impact of their potential
failure even WIDER-spread.
So maybe there should be some
regulation to prevent/control BIGNESS, ie. the size of the baskets in
which the nations' eggs are kept and/or at least keep the BIGGIES
under some prudent regulation.
Just took a look at all of the
destinations and hotel/casino properties owned by one outfit at
...
http://www.harrahs.com/
Wonder
if they were to go bankrupt, whether or not the Feds would honor a
plea to bail them out.
Also gotta figure that any person or
enterprise which expects government protection/help oughta be subject
to some control over how the help is applied; and the greater the
help the GREATER the scrutiny.
In 2009 the government will
start deporting all of the weird old people.
Started crying when
I thought of each of you who will receive this and fit the criteria.
;-)
Run, my weird old friends -- and I have
plenty.!.! (one lives in my mirror)
Happy Surfing,,
/s/
Hugh
Stuff Seekers, All:
This 2008 election season has brought
about a large volume of thoughtful E-Mail, and the stuff at ...
http://popcornpot.com/hughspen/poldigst.htm
is
an attempt to relay it as a digest in a restructured manner. More
items will come along as Election-Day draws closer and still
additional stuff in the weeks that will follow as the new government
develops, so take a look again later on.
Vote early and VOTE CONSERVATIVELY!.!
As
for where the responsibility lies for the Country's woes, see an
opinion at ...
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18568.htm
As
if the current state of World-Affairs and the economy aren't enough
to worry about, consider that ...
Some say that we should expect
Martial Law within a few years and that there are already detention
camps being established in the USA, as see ...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=277826260716604258&hl=en
Some
say that these are just simply alarmist hoaxes and tabloid
fodder.
Still others subscribe to large conspiracies and hidden
agendas, as at ..
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=277826260716604258&hl=en
http://www.theforbiddenknowledge.com/hardtruth/secrettechindex.htm
Judge
for yourself; you might read more about such at the check-out
counter, but you won't hear about it on CBS, ABC, NBC, or FOX.
Would
appreciate any recommendations as to choosing the best most widely
useful media player (or small set of them) for all file types (name
extensions) on a PC.
For some super images from the Hubble
Telescope, see ALL of the following ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/legacygallery/gallery-9139/Hubble--The-amazing-space-photographs-universe.html?selectedImage=79817
http://homeboyastronomy.com/2008/01/14/the-top-ten-hubble-images-of-all-time-the-very-best-hubble-images/
Latest
advice from a Verizon technician about modems and routers ...
.- keep it cool do not put on top of a PC case or monitor etc.
.- do NOT turn off the unit(s) when you shut down the PC; leave them
on.
Some fantastic animal/insect images from a wild-fife
photographer in Portland, Or., can be seen at ...
http://www.durmphoto.com/
If
generations of your precious family memories are sitting in boxes as
photographs fading with time, then you might be well-served by the
services of the company at ...
http://www.scandigital.com/
It'll
likely cost more than you might expect, but you just need to consider
the trade-offs.
Legacy7 is emerging as the top genealogy
program for producing charts of the widest variety (eg. 20-feet).
Ancestry Quest can produce good multi-format books WITH indexes.
Personally, PAF is still preferred here for maintaining the data
which can then be transferred to the others for making charts,
etc.
As for choosing the best methods of printing and storing
your own photos, there is more than you ever wanted to know on the
subjects at ...
http://www.wilhelm-research.com/
http://www.google.com/custom?hl=en&cof=LC%3A%230000FF%3BVLC%3A%23FF3300%3B&domains=www.wilhelm-research.com&q=printer+comparison&btnG=Search&sitesearch=www.wilhelm-research.com
http://www.google.com/custom?q=printers&btnG=Search&cof=GL%3A0%3BT%3A%23000000%3BLC%3A%230000FF%3BVLC%3A%23FF3300%3B&domains=www.wilhelm-research.com&sitesearch=www.wilhelm-research.com
As
for selecting a cameras and scanners, see near the bottom of ...
http://popcornpot.com/hughspen/camera1.htm
Sometimes
when copying or scanning from a thin page which has been printed on
both sides, then the reverse side may show up in the finished image
-- even though it was NOT obvious when viewing the original. This is
due to the copier's light source's being reflected off the unit's
cover and can be mostly avoided by placing a black page immediately
behind the original -- thus avoiding the cover's acting as a source
of backlight.
Sometimes when copying or scanning, then
phantoms or ghosts may appear in the finished image. These may be due
to stray light or reflections from the unit's cover and can often
times be avoided by placing a black page large enough to cover the
entire scanner bed behind the original to avoid any stray light or
reflections from the unit's cover.
Would appreciate any
recommendations as to choosing a good Network Attached Storage (NAS)
device -- especially a "green" one which powers down after
a period of idleness.
If you get too many calls from
telemarketers and would like to try to help curb the problem, then
consider the site at ...
http://www.phonespamfilter.com/
If
you'd like to steal a house, the step-by-step instructions will be
found at ...
http://www.housetheft.com/
A
local guy followed the concept given here and is now on his way to
the "can", as see ...
http://www.thedowneypatriot.net/view_full.php?article=0000004406
Fibber McGee and Molly had a maid named Beulah. The Great
Gildersleeve had a housekeeper named Birdie. Some radio and/or early
TV show had a gal named "Merilly" (pron.: mer-rilly or
mer-illy), possibly a nickname for Amaryllis. Would appreciate any
thought as to the name of the show and/or the actress.
If you
would like to know how to tell on which side of your car the gas
filler is located, then consider the info at ... (but
read it ALL.!.!)
http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/icon.asp
Then
take a look at the page at ...
http://storymory2share.blogspot.com/2007/11/little-gas-pump-icon.html
which
says the EXACT OPPOSITE.!.!
Would appreciate any
recommendations as to a good utility to either (1) track
Windows/Registry changes or (2) compare two Registry Exports to learn
the differences.
If you think that you are good at
Tic-Tac-Toe, then you can try to beat the computer (either go first
or second) on the site at ...
http://stuff.pyzam.com/toys/tictacscare.swf
For
great pics of teeeeeny things see at ...
http://pbrc.hawaii.edu/
http://www5.pbrc.hawaii.edu/bemf
http://www5.pbrc.hawaii.edu/microangela/
The
latest map site brought to my attention is at ...
http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/map-machine
Lists,
Lists, Lists -- everybody has one, but just discovered the one at
...
http://articles.latimes.com/2005/aug/21/business/fi-technopolis21
For
a new look a world clock, see at ... ( neat stuff )
http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock.swf
For
some more great pics of the Earth, see at ...
http://www.greatdanepro.com:80/Blue%20Bueaty/index.htm
(note esp. how the summer day/night line on the USA is tilted toward
the n.e.; the night/day line would be tilted the other way, and in
the winter they would both be reversed)
For a look at
the work of some artists apx 18-thousand years ago, see at ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lascaux
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/
For
some interesting PC-Utilities, see at ...
http://www.pcworld.com/article/150813/50_tools_to_speed_up_your_pc.html
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,67260-order,6-page,1/description.html
For
still more, see the Speed-Up and other Tools at ...
http://www.pcworld.com/article/150813/50_tools_to_speed_up_your_pc.html
For
a look at criminal records on any "friends", see at ...
http://criminalsearches.com
For
one view of some public records, see at ...
http://netronline.com/
http://publicrecords.netronline.com/dir.aspx?StateID=18
they
want to learn a LOT about you before letting you very far into their
sources, but you may be able to at least learn of the availability of
records which might be accessible through other sources, e.g.,
directly with the governmental agency maintaining them.
For a
view of some of the political contributions from your friends and
neighbors, see at ...
http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com
For
more than you ever wanted to know about weather, see at ...
http://www.lbreport.com/wx/wxpage.htm
Just
recently helped a friend with a serious problem of virus infections
by using the following ...
http://www.malwareteks.com/FixIEDef.php
http://www.webroot.com/En_US/index.html
http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10122137.html
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
In
ALL cases needed to be sure to get the latest database updates
associated with EACH item.
His problem was NOT found by the Norton
virus software installed on his system -- likely because his
definition databases were SERIOUSLY out of date, due to the
continuous failure of Norton Live Update. Repeated attempts to take
Norton's advice for correcting the Live Update situation were futile
-- as is frequently the case with Norton products and advice, which
to some extent is why there are nearly 15million hits at ...
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=norton
For
a review of the market in such products, see at ...
http://www.westcoastlabs.com/checkmark/vendorList/?techGroupID=27
http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/index.html
Then,
too, there is a review of reviewers at
...
http://www.consumersearch.com/antivirus-software/reviews
See
more stuff about viruses etc. at ...
http://popcornpot.com/hughspen/viruses.htm
http://popcornpot.com/hughspen/spyware.htm
http://popcornpot.com/hughspen/malware.htm
KEEP
YOUR SHIELDS UP AND UP-TO-DATE.!.!
Politicians are the same
everywhere; sometimes it depends on the definition of the word "is",
at other times .. -- well, see an Australian perspective at
...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcU4t6zRAKg
but Snopes says that it isn't true; you be the
judge.
=======================
Am seeking help achieving a
goal relative to presentation/display of a -.TXT file via a
browser:::
GIVEN a simple -.TXT file as the test one stored at ...
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hthoskins/IMAGSET1/TSTTXT.TXT
which
WORDPAD and NOTEPAD display nicely folded and with its new-lines
(CR-LF's) all in place, as seen at ...
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hthoskins/IMAGSET1/TSTPAD.jpg
The
GOAL is to present this in a browser in the same NICE format. Have
tried several things with varying UN-good results ...
1.- If
it is opened by a browser, then it displays UN-folded, and the
new-lines are maintained, as seen at ...
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hthoskins/IMAGSET1/TSTTXT.jpg
which requires scrolling left-to-right and back and forth to read
it.
2.- If it is simply renamed to be -.HTM and opened in a
browser, then is displays folded, but the new-lines are
ignored, as seen at ...
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hthoskins/IMAGSET1/TSTHTM.jpg
which is a far cry for the original neat presentation.
3.- If
the html tag of <PRE> is added at the top and opened in a
browser, then it displays UN-folded, and the new-lines are
maintained, as seen at ...
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hthoskins/IMAGSET1/TSTPRE.jpg
which -- just like (1) above -- requires scrolling
left-to-right and back and forth to read it.
NONE of which achieve
the goal.
Know that <BR> tags can be added judiciously
to the -.TXT file, but then it looks strange in simple text editors
like WordPad or in other editors like MS-Word or WordPerfect or in
E-Mail applications.
Got to figure that there is some better way
to achieve the goal of getting a simple text file to be displayed in
a browser in the same nice (folded and new-line) format as it is
displayed by the text editor which created it.
Same is true for
text which might be highlight-copied from a browser image or
from an E-Mail message.
Thanks in advance for any advice and
thoughts as to other schemes, methods, parameters, etc.
Happy
Surfing,, /s/ Hugh
Stuff Seekers, All:
Hope that you all had a wonderful
THANKSGIVING.!.!
An ex-co-worker gave me a lead to a really
neat HTML tag called TEXTAREA, as in ...
<textarea
wrap="hard" readonly rows=""
cols=""
style='font-family:sans-serif;font-size:medium;height:95%;Width:100%'
>
and it works wonders with plain text files to maintain
carriage control and wrap just like a simple text editor would.
To
see its impact, take a look at ...
http://mysite.verizon.net/dowhist/AVIA1of5.htm
and
then right click in the narrow space in the top or left margin and
select "View (Page) Source" -- with View|Wrap or
Format|WordWrap off as may be necessary.
Interestingly, browsers'
source viewers have a wrap OPTION, but the browsers themselves do
NOT.
For how it would look without this tag, see similar pages at
...
http://mysite.verizon.net/dowhist/AVIA2of5.txt
http://mysite.verizon.net/dowhist/AVIA2of5.htm
http://mysite.verizon.net/dowhist/AVIA3of5.htm
Sometimes
attorneys need their own lawyers, as at ...
http://www.loweringthebar.net/2005/03/illinois_plaint.html
Often
there is so little to do, that the mind tends to wander into mischief
or perhaps just into wonderment, as at ...
http://www.chilloutzone.de/files/player.swf?b=10&l=197&u=ILLUMllSOOAvIF//P_LxP92A42lCHCeeWCejXnHAS/c
Perhaps
we were among the last to understand its value, but during a recent
electric power failure (following a BIG lightning strike somewhere
nearby), we discovered that our large (battle-lantern-like)
flashlight was DIScharged.
HOWEVER we got things going soon by
REcharging it via the adapter for our car's cig-lighter socket. Sure
do recommend that type if you don't already have one; believe ours
came from Sears.
(ps- we hurried out to dinner and met
others who had the same problem)
Then, too, there are hand-crank
models, and some of them will also recharge cell-phones if you shop
carefully (and maybe even a radio, too), as see at ...
http://www.mypreciouskid.com/led-flashlight.html
For
a better life, consider ...
http://www.searchenginegenie.com/forum/about4659.html
http://philawdelphia.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/40-tips-for-a-powerful-new-year/
http://blog.technoparktoday.com/2008/08/37-tips-for-techies-for-a-better-life/
For
a new slant on traditional tools., see at ...
http://www.battlebeach.com/tools.html
http://www.familyfriendsfirearms.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-41948.html
How
many does it take to guard the Tomb-Of-The-Unknown at Arlington?
For
info about the Tomb-Of-The-Unknown at Arlington, see at ...
http://www.creatingmilitarymemories.com/unknownsoldier.html
http://www.theconversationcafe.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22576
http://the26thparallel.blogspot.com/2005/05/guarding-tomb-of-unknown-soldier.html
https://listserv.miami.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A3=ind0606&L=TRADARCH&E=quoted-printable&P=2924216&B=------%3D_NextPart_000_0033_01C68B49.80C0A4A0&T=text%2Fhtml;%20charset=iso-8859-1
If
you already have gift cards or are considering giving them this
season, then you might be interested in the info at ...
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/business/a/store_closings.htm
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=399109
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/storeclosings.asp
http://prmeetsmarketing.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/beware-of-gift-cards-this-year/
For
more snooping on your neighbors - -
See at
...
http://losangeles.blockshopper.com/property/4362025002/400_st_cloud_road/
http://losangeles.blockshopper.com/property/4362016014/668_st_cloud_road/
Seems
as though owner names go with homes, but not with condos.
NOT all
name searches yield results, but some do, as see
...
http://www.google.com/search?q=blockshopper++%22Nancy+Reagan%22
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=blockshopper++%22joanna+carson%22
You
just can't trust everything on the WWW or from CNN, which said ...
"
The landing opportunities available Sunday at Edwards Air Force Base
are 4:25 p.m. PT (7:25 p.m. ET) and 6 p.m. PT (9 p.m. ET). ...
"
They had it wrong by 3 hours; guess that somebody adjusted
the time zone difference TWICE.
"Popularity
is the hallmark of mediocrity." -
Niles on Frasier
See more from this series and leads to others at
...
http://www.twiztv.com/scripts/frasier/
http://www.twiztv.com/scripts/
Hope that you all had a wonderful THANKSGIVING.!.!
Happy
Surfing,, /s/ Hugh
Stuff Seekers, All:
*** Compendium of Stuff 2008.12 - Merry
Christmas
Merry
Christmas to All and to All a Happy New Year...
See
our annual card at ...
http://popcornpot.com/2008xmas.htm
Downey-Ites:
In case that you may not have heard, Downey Ford
will close in Jan'09.
This was located across Lakewood Blvd. from
the successor to Sachs Lincoln-Mercury which closed 2 yrs ago.
This
leaves no FoMoCo business in Downey.
Perhaps this has been
noted before, but it always worth seeing some of the scenes of our
planet and the gear that makes the pictures possible, as at ...
http://www.greatdanepro.com/Blue%20Bueaty/index.htm
Reviewing
the albums and pictures at a recent family reunion, reminded me to
continue to pass along advice for parents to take posed pictures of
themselves and the kids as singles, in pairs, and family together
(not necessarily professionally, but at least posed) at least every
year, and file them in a special place as documentation of the
family. If it can be done at home or in a park-like setting with a
digital camera against a nice background with a tripod, then a
gazillion images can be taken for free and just the best saved for
posterity. Possibly exchanging the favor with a neighbor could avoid
the self-timer and maybe even the tripod.
Checkout a
validation/test for your spouse's level of friendliness at ...
http://www.blufftontoday.com/node/20031
http://www.globalpaw.com/forum/global-paw/47787-who-your-real-friend-dog-joke.html
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/1d3da59d5990fc77
For
some old Radio-Days nostalgia, consider the item at ...
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,903737,00.html?iid=chix-sphere
and
then become aware of the meaning of the phrase
"No stoop, no squat, no squint "
If you are tired of
reading about Viruses, Worms, Trojans and the like. then brace
yourself for a new breed called "rootKits", as see at
...
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/networking/?p=736&tag=nl.e023
For
a grizzly (pardon the pun) look at a polar bear attack, see at ...
http://www.cancuncare.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40526&sid=b7d4eff11b42760d36d43200685063fb
http://www.rctech.net/forum/chat-lounge/244883-polar-bear-attack-photos-not-weak-stomach.html
http://aspcacommunity.ning.com/group/animalcrueltypetitions/forum/topics/658300:Topic:690764
If
you intend to print any set of pages back-to-back, recommend that you
be sure to have an EVEN number of pages in the set (even if you have
to add an intentionally blank page at the end). Depending on the
printer or its setup/properties the pages may otherwise not be paired
as expected (ie, 1&2 may not be back-to-back, but rather 2&3),
which can really be awkward if the right-left margins (and/or page
numbers) were set to alternate to allow for binding.
For some
REALLY SUPER images of Northern Lights and similar phenomenon, see at
...
http://groups.google.com/group/observatory/browse_thread/thread/8df5e2a8ccd0c729/330b4a70402644eb?lnk=raot
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/fire-rainbow.shtml
http://skiingmountimprobable.blogspot.com/2008/08/sun-dogs-halos-and-fire-rainbows.html
There's
a sorta interesting time-phased map of WW-2 that can be downloaded
from ...
http://www.4shared.com/file/53563145/f00e06cd/2_guerra_mundial.html
For
another InterNet speed tool, see at ...
http://miranda.ctd.anl.gov:7123/
Welsh
mathematician Robert
Recorde invented the equals sign (=) saying that "no two
things can be more equal".
Another mathematician said
something on the order of "you can not really claim that you
understand anything unless you can express it in numbers".
Would
appreciate any reference as to who said it and/or his precise
language.
Newton, maybe?
If you have ever wondered about
the relationship between elastic half spaces, vacuums, and
EarthQuakes, then see at ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_wave
Every
now and again a cartoon comes by that seems noteworthy; such is the
one for Sun 21 Dec (2008-12-21) at ...
http://comics.com/rubes/
(look for the green night-cap)
Maybe I'm the last to learn
about this, but you can check the weather almost everywhere by
putting in a zip code (or other location on Earth) and selecting the
PWS (Private Weather Station) of your choice to the site at ...
http://www.wunderground.com/
For
a glimpse of Christmas ini foreign countries, see at ...
http://www.frankfurt-tourismus.de/cms/tourismussuite/en/events_trade_fairs_messe_frankfurt/christmas_market_Frankfurt_xmas.html
Warning,
Warning --
*** Compendium of Stuff 2008.12 - Merry Christmas
Happy
Surfing,, /s/ Hugh
