July 10, 2012

After getting all my work done yesterday I got comfy on the sofa & watched the end of Vertical Limit & then watched all of Steal, all while working on the crocheted afghan I've been working on. What a great, productive, & relaxing day! Yep, I even had burgers for dinner just as my Sim is enjoying in the screenshot here. Maintenance at the LCFD station tonight. Let the productivity flow!

Be sure to stock up on iced tea, beer, soda & chilled white wine.

Bill Argon, the editor of 'Science Tech', returned to his office to find Shadow waiting for him. "You're co-editor, Miss Underall, was found in the parking garage strangled to death," stated Shadow. "Her purse has been rifled & anything of importance is gone." "Oh no!" cried Bill. "It must have been those young hoods I saw hanging around the garage this morning." Just then, Shadow noticed a message on Bill's computer screen. It read: Dear bill, I know we had plans to work on our 'Fibre Optics Report' at 1:p & I apologize for any inconveniance my temporary absence will cause. I had to return to the restarant immedietely since I forgot to pay my tab. Signed, C. Underall. "This wasn't a chance mugging," said Shadow, "this was pre-meditated murder!" What raised Shadow's suspicion?

Fightcard:

Fightcard helps you, the fight fan, systematically score matches as you watch them. Fightcard guides you through the round-by-round scoring of a fight on the 10-point-must system. Rounds are scored according to the official Association of Boxing Commissions criteria (clean effective punching, defense, ring generalship, and effective aggression) so that when you reach a verdict, you can argue for it with confidence.
All scoring information is saved for later review. Fightcard supports all unusual resolutions, such as Technical Decisions, Technical Draws, and No Decisions. Scores can be published to OpenScoring.net and Twitter.
Let Fightcard make you a better judge, and let your judging make the fights you see that much more interesting!

"I was walking along the beach," said Sid Shady, "watching my kite soar over the ocean when I came upon this body washed up on shore. I immediately phoned the police." Shadow noted the nearby tracks of a seagull which lead out toward the ocean. "The gull must have run across the sand in a take off within the last 20 minutes or else the receding high tide would have washed its prints away," said Shadow. When Shadow inquired about the whereabouts of the kite, Shady said that in his excitement he must have let it go. "It's probably over the ocean somewhere." "It's perfectly calm now," noted Shadow. "Yes, the wind suddenly died moments before you arrived," replied Shady. "I don't know what you're mixed up in," said Shadow, "but your story has a gaping hole." What is it?

The seagull's footprints proved that the wind blew from the ocean & not from the land. A seagull, like an airplane, will always take off into the wind. Consequently, Shadow knew that Shady was lying about flying his kite over the ocean & quite likely the rest of the story.

Multitasking is for those tasks that require little thought or concentration. Try folding laundry while you watch TV or chat on the phone.

Nikhola Tesla's Birthday (1865)

The happiness of both bride & groom must dominate a perfect wedding. They both look as though there were sunlight behind their eyes, as though their mouths turned irresistibly to smiles in visible proof of perfect happiness which endears them to all beholders & gives beauty to even the simplest little wedding.

The One:

In director James Wong's sci-fi actioner, Los Angeles police officer Gabriel Yulaw is pursued by a sinister doppelgänger -- an escapee from an advanced parallel universe -- who's on a mission to kill the lawman.

U.S. women win World Cup (1999):

On July 10, 1999, the U.S. women’s soccer team defeats China to win their second Women’s World Cup. The game ended in a 5-4 shootout after 120 scoreless minutes: 90 tightly played minutes of regulation dictated by the United States and 30 tense minutes of overtime largely controlled by the Chinese. The title game was played at the Rose Bowl in southern California in front of 90,185 fans, the largest crowd ever to attend a women’s sporting event.

The first-ever Women’s World Cup was held in China in 1991. In the final, American midfielder and tournament MVP Michelle Akers scored two goals--her ninth and tenth of the tournament--to lead the United States to a 2-1 win over Norway. The team returned home victorious but to little fanfare. In 1995, the U.S. again had a strong showing, placing third behind Germany and champion Norway, but still few at home took notice.

The 1999 World Cup, though, was a much different story. The event was to be held in the United States, where soccer’s popularity was at an all-time high and growing, especially among young girls. The team was finally well-covered in the media and tickets were snapped up early by fans eager to see their new heroes perform. The team’s stars, newly recognizable to the public, included veteran midfielder Michelle Akers, international scoring champion Mia Hamm, midfielder Julie Foudy, midfielder/forward Kristine Lilly and defender Brandi Chastain.

Heading into the Cup, the U.S. and China, both deep and talented squads with lots of international experience, were widely recognized as the favorites. The Chinese were led by striker Sun Wen, considered one of the most dangerous scorers in the tournament, and keeper Gao Hong, who was known for her athleticism. When the two teams made the final, the stage was set for a historic match.

Thirty-three-year-old Michelle Akers, playing in her final World Cup for the United States, was the star of the game, controlling the midfield and funneling balls to her forwards to set up the attack. In 90 minutes of regulation, the Chinese managed only two shots on the U.S. goal. Akers who suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, collapsed after colliding with goalie Brianna Scurry and had to leave the game after the second half. The Chinese team was now rid of their foil, and the momentum swung their way during overtime. On a corner kick in the U.S. end, Chinese defender Fan Yunjie headed the ball toward the U.S. goal. Scurry couldn’t make the save, but just as the game seemed lost, defender Kristine Lilly, standing at the goal-line, headed the ball away from the cage. After a full 120 scoreless minutes, the teams entered a shootout, in which each would be given five penalty shots on goal.

With the score tied 2-2 in the shootout, U.S. goalie Brianna Scurry dove left to make a save on China’s Liu Ying, giving the U.S. a chance to win. With the score tied at 4-4, all eyes were on Brandi Chastain, the last American to shoot. Chastain avoided eye contact with Gao Hong so as not to let the intimidating Chinese goalkeeper psych her out. She boomed a kick into the upper-right corner of the net, then ran and ripped off her jersey in celebration. The picture of Chastain celebrating on her knees clad in her sports bra became the enduring image of the match.

What notorious gangster’s shirt, bloodied and bullet-riddled in a fatal ambush, sold for $85,000 at a 1997 auction—63 years after his death?

Clyde Barrow’s—of Bonnie and Clyde fame.

Which layer of skin is the outer-most, 2nd outer-most, & 3rd outer-most?

A. Sub cutis

B. Epidermis

C. Dermis

Which of her signature phrases did TV cooking star Rachael Ray use in naming her child-oriented healthy eating charity?

Which river is the longest, 2nd longest, & 3rd longest?

A. Amazon

B. Yangtze

C. Nile

CAB. But when it comes to water flow, the mighty Amazon releases more gallons per second than you can count. At its mouth, they say you can drink the ocean water for many miles offshore. I'll take their word for it.

Wormhole:

A hypothetical structure of space-time envisioned as a long thin tunnel connecting points that are separated in space & time.

Some science fiction writers speculate that wormholes will become the intergalactic highways of the future.

If you associate "wormhole" with quantum physics & sci-fi, you'll probably be surprised to learn that the word has been around since Shakespeare's day - although, admittedly, he used it more literally than most modern writers. To Shakespeare, a "wormhole" was simply a hole made by a worm, a down-to-earth sense that's still used today. But even the Bard subtly linked "wormholes" to the passage of time; for example, in The Rape of Lucrece, he notes time's destructive power "to fill with worm-holes stately monuments." To modern astrophysicists, a wormhole isn't a tunnel wrought by a slimy invertebrate, but a theoretical tunnel between 2 black holes or other points in space-time, providing a shortcut between its end points.

You don't quit your job without a plan, unless you're being sexually harassed or abused or there's some matter of principle at stake. Leaving 1 job for another is okay. The idea of deciding you just don't like something, though, & walking away from it when you've got a bunch of bills, is just plain irresponsible. You don't jump off the dock until the boat is there!

You figured out that you eat when you're happy - so what could be wrong with that?