![]() Good thing–since the best mines (Borrowdale in the Lake District and the Alibert mine in Siberia) have been worked out, top quality native graphite is pretty much unavailable. The best ceramic leads are generally held to approach the quality of the best native graphite leads, but at much lower cost. The entire process can take several weeks, but the resulting ceramic lead is far superior to the earlier sulfur-and-graphite lead. The mixture is then shaped, dried and fired in a kiln at around 1000° C. First the graphite is ground to a fine dust, washed in water, and thoroughly mixed with high quality washed clay and water. Conté’s process is still used today for making almost all pencil leads, with only minor changes since his time. In 1795, when good pencils weren’t available in France because of the English blockade, a French scientist named Nicholas-Jacques Conté invented a new process to make good quality pencil leads from poor quality graphite. But the results were less than satisfactory. These pencils weren’t cheap, so sometimes substitutes were made with low-quality graphite from other regions, ground into a powder, mixed with a binder such as molten sulfur or glue, and allowed to harden. For a long time, the only graphite of quality high enough to be used this way came from the Lake District of England. At first all graphite pencil leads were made from native graphite (graphite as it comes out of the ground), cut into long thin pieces. One ranged from HH (extra hard) to SS (extra soft) and a variation ran from VVVH (very very very hard) to VVVS (very very very stupid–er, soft).Īll these grading systems were made possible by the modern manufacturing process that allows reproducible variation in lead hardness. Over the years, other grading systems have also been used. (Now you know why many #2 pencils are also marked HB.) The anomalous F grade is of questionable origin and may stand for “fine,” “fine point,” or “firm,” depending on which source you believe. ![]() HB stands for “hard” and “black” because it is a good compromise between the two qualities. In the middle of the scale are the grades corresponding to the number grades for inexpensive writing pencils: B = #1, HB = #2, F = #2.5, H = #3 and 2H = #4. ![]() The black end of the scale is popular for sketching, the hard end for drafting. (One might have thought it’d be less confusing to use a pairing like hardness and softness, but we weren’t consulted.) The numbers indicate degree of hardness or blackness, so 8H is harder than 7H, for example. In this system, B stands for “black” and H for "hard," blackness and hardness representing the opposite ends of the grading scale. This latter system encompasses a much wider variety of hardnesses, from 9B (much softer and darker than #1) to 10H (much harder and lighter than #4). for high-quality drafting and drawing pencils, which are usually sold individually or in sets of assorted grades, usually without erasers attached. A different system is more popular in other parts of the world and is also used in the U.S. Even in America, it’s used mostly for inexpensive general-purpose writing pencils, which are typically sold by the dozen and have attached erasers. The #3 and #4 pencils are harder and lighter yet, and even less popular for everyday writing.īut that’s only one grading system, and it’s not very common outside the U.S. It is often recommended for taking stenographic notes because it requires less frequent sharpening. The #2.5 pencil is harder than the #2, but it’s not as popular because it leaves a lighter mark that some people find hard to read. It is sometimes recommended for writing on the backs of photographs because it leaves a readable mark without requiring as much potentially damaging pressure as harder leads. The #1 pencil has the softest and darkest lead, but most people find that it smudges too easily and needs resharpening too often to make it appropriate for everyday writing. There’s a trade-off between hardness and darkness (in pencil leads I mean), and the #2 is the best compromise for most purposes. It’s called #2 because it’s the second darkest of the four major grades of pencil marketed under this system. ![]() For as long as pencils have been available in different grades, the #2 or its equivalent has been the most popular for general use. Some people believe that the #2 pencil is so called because it used to be the second most common, but that’s not the case. What else would the mathematician use to work out his calculus problem?Īll joking aside–did you miss the joking?–there are #1 pencils, and #2.5, #3, and #4 and sometimes other intermediate grades, and you can buy them all at finer stationery stores everywhere (and now online too). Of course there’s such a thing as a #1 pencil. Dear Straight Dope: What exactly is a #2 pencil and why isn’t there a #1 pencil? Jason Fanguy ![]()
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![]() “If delta is as contagious as we now know it is, and we want to try to put an end to a very significant uptick right now, wearing masks if you’re under 12 and can’t be vaccinated when you’re in school is a really smart thing to do,” Collins said.Īs authorities have struggled to respond to changes in the outbreak, federal employees were required last week to either get vaccinated or get tested for COVID at least once per week. Public schools were closed again to in-person learning in November. Outgoing New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) has flatly ruled out a lockdown as was imposed in the early days of the pandemic, and he announced this week that schools will reopen as planned on Jan. But theyre also anxious about another potential COVID lockdown. Avery (Jones) returns to college as a competitive swimmer after getting his life back on. Deaths and severe illness are rare in that age range. The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City was confirmed on March 1, 2020. New York City is starting to get back to its glittery, joyful self, and businesses are excited about returning shoppers. Jones, Gabriel Casseus, Deaundre Bonds, Master P. He recommended that kids under age 12 - who are not currently eligible for vaccines - wear masks when they go back to school in the fall to prevent them from spreading the virus. “This is really a different virus than last year, and everything we learned about COVID a year ago, you got to sort of hit the reset button on now how we need to react to it,” Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, told “Fox News Sunday.” The change in policy has sparked furious debate all over the country. ![]() At least 124 new coronavirus deaths and 10,027. ![]() recovered to pre-Omicron levels quickly before slowing again in April and May 2022. Midtown is still relatively empty and people are for the most part taking precautions. Even though daily infections are steadily increasing, it's nowhere near as bad as when NYC went into full lock down. BRUSSELS Austria went into a major lockdown on Monday to try to break the strong fourth wave of Covid spreading across Europe, while the German health minister, Jens Spahn. Only a small fraction of these were tested. ![]() That covers all of New York City, according to the federal guidance. Bill de Blasio, the mayor of New York, has warned the city to prepare for the possibility of a total lockdown as Covid cases continue to soar. The emergence of the virus in New York City in March and April 2020. There were roughly 1 million cases in NYC in March and April. Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention switched gears on mask guidance, stating that even vaccinated people should wear masks indoors in parts of the country with significant levels of COVID spread. ![]() ![]() A worker removes letters from the Twitter sign that is posted on the exterior of Twitter headquarters on July 24, 2023, in San Francisco, California. "Consumers of the app can do a lot of different things on the platform, whether it's listen to a podcast, shop, watch videos," said Nii Ahene, chief strategy officer of marketing firm Tinuiti. For now there's no American equivalent to such an app, but industry experts imagine an app that encompasses basically anything a person wants to do online. everyone lived up in Wick and there were a few hundred thousand people living in Cornwall to Essex, then you would reference the grid differently to move the error to where there were fewer people.Musk has been vocal about his goal of turning Twitter into a so-called super-app, something akin to China's WeChat. then this error is less important than down in South were population density is significant. However, due to the massively sparse population and lack of towns etc. The result is, if I remember, BNGs for the far North of Scotland are in error in both easting and northing. ![]() the UK grid is designed for a long, thin country (probably good for Chile too) however, the precision reduces the further North you get from the reference point (out near the Scilly Isles). For a country that is essentially square in shape, the maths and definition of the grid system would be different. The BNG (British grid reference) is designed to be accurate for a country shaped like the UK (long and thin) and is not really defined for outside the UK though you can extend it by inference. See Dilution of precision (navigation) - Wikipedia (It’s a wikipedia article, do your own verification on the article to be sure wiki is correct here.) Outside the UK or when there is no signal, the height will come from the GPS data and due to how GPS works, height is much more dependent on your device software and the distribution of the satellites you can see above your horizon. It depends how the app works but… It’s from the OS (Ordnance Survey, the UK government company that does official mapping) so if I had written it then I would do it this way: if you are in the UK I would take your GPS lat&long and use the OS own very complex model to lookup where you are on their data and return the accurate height if I had a mobile signal. I can’t find that APP anymore on Play Store. I had it installed in one phone that got unfortunately broken, so it was retired and replaced. Some time ago I found an APP able to give a 10 digits QTH Locator (extremely accurate positioning). ![]() It’s name is Easy QTH Locator by US1PM Boris. I had another free APP previously installed and it gives me 6 digits QTH locator, Lat $ Long coordinates, Altitude in meters and feet, plus date and time. based on the barometric pressure, hence the different readings in different moments of the day or in different days.įinally, the compass doesn’t move at all in my phone and I don’t know why. I guess it’s estimating the height a.s.l. It measured 505m on the first time, then 406m, then 465m, now it’s reading 442m… It’s OK to have a rough idea but definitely not too accurate. Regarding the height, I’ve noticed big differences with my phone always in the same place on top of my shack desk. I installed this APP and I can only confirm that ouside of the UK it doesn’t give the locator grid, just the Lat&Long. ![]() OS Locate is a very simple app, which will give you an accurate grid reference, or lat & Long if you’re out of the uk plus hight and also a compass. ![]() ![]() ![]() To use the built-in visualizer, debug your code, setting breakpoints as necessary. This tool is intended to help you debug and understand your code, and is integrated into IntelliJ’s Java debugger. The plugin contains a built-in version of the Java Visualizer, a tool similar to the Python Tutor visualizer you may have used in CS 61A. Click the links to jump directly to the problematic line of code. A tool window will appear with the results of the style check, and a list of any errors. To run the style checker, simply right click any file or directories you want to check, and select Check Style in the menu that appears.Ĭlick it, and the style checker will run. The plugin includes a helpful style checker, which will check your code and inform you of any style errors and their locations. In this class, you will eventually be required to make sure your code conforms to the official style guide. ![]() Wait for the plugin to download and installĬlick the grey Restart IntelliJ IDEA button to finalize the installation. In the window that appears, enter “CS 61B” in the search bar at the top. In the Welcome window, click the Configure -> Plugin button on the bottom right of the window.Ĭlick the button labeled Browse Repositories… on the bottom. If you’re on one of the lab computers, use the command /share/instsww/bin/idea.sh in a terminal window to start IntelliJ. Installing #īegin the setup process by starting up IntelliJ. This guide assumes that you already have IntelliJ installed. This document will guide you through installing and using the CS 61B IntelliJ plugin. ![]() ![]() Kastan went on in 1988 with his new BMX company which he named Kastan. They went on to manufacture road bicycles in the early 1990s and would eventually change the colors back to the original red, black, and white in 1993. The company produced its first mountain bike in 1989 and changed its colors to pink, white, and black. In 1988 Kastan sold Redline to Seattle Bike Supply (SBS) and they relocated the company to Kent, Washington. During the next three years they would continue to further develop these models with many variations. 1985 was arguably the height of Kastans success with Redline. Not an instant hit but it would later gain popularity with the RL-20ll in 1985. In 1983, they expanded further into the freestyle market with the RL-20 Prostyler. The PL-24 would be their first BMX bike with 24 inch wheels, commonly known as a cruiser. In 1982 Redline introduced the Proline ll, the MXlll series and expanded their line with the PL-20 and the PL-24. They would be BMX's first tubular chromoly three piece cranks which would become Redline's most popular product. With these additions the company was gaining success again and by January 1980, Redline Flight cranks were going into production. Soon after the famous V-Bars handlebars, the MXll frame and the Microline frame (mini series) were released. In 1977 Kastan and Konle agreed to go separate ways and Kastan would take over full ownership of Redline Racing Frames and Konle would carry on with the motorcycle side renaming his company Champion.īy this time Kastan had designed and was releasing the Proline, their first official Team Model frame and fork. Due to the high price at the time of $85 the sales were dismal. Later that year Redline would release its first chromoly frame, the Squareback. They were an instant success and became a favorite amongst racers at the time. In February 1974 the first pairs of tubular chromoly forks were being produced. The bike was noticed by a company called Pedalers West and they challenged Kastan to come up with a stronger and lighter fork specifically for 20 inch BMX racing. ![]() His son soon raced this bike under his fathers company name Redline. In 1973 Kastan decided he would weld a bicycle frame for his son as a Christmas gift that same year. The company consisted of a staff of six people and was receiving much success with their motorcycle swingarms. Redline Racing Frames was founded in 1970 by Linn Kastan and Mike Konle in Chatsworth California for making chromoly motorcycle frames and swingarms. REDLINE.History from the begining, to when they went to China. I dont know who welded the frame for those 3 years, my guess would be Giant, or a similar frame company. So, it seems Redline was briefly owned by Seattly Bike Supply, just before going to China. I thought I knew everything, like most of us? And while calling out a seller on CL about his Redline, he claimed was made in America, I learned something. Frame features an integrated headset and a Euro bottom bracket shell. Same great geometry and light weight tubing make this frame a great buy(especially for. ![]() Over all the frame is in great condition absolutely no dents or major scratches! She is ready to fly again! The 2012 Flight frames sport a new paint scheme but mostly unchanged from the 2011 model. FSA Impact Integrated 1-1/8" Sealed, Tektro BX 25 brake caliper, Redline Flight Euro Sealed/ Alum Cups Bottom Bracket, Tektro Sabre brake lever, Tioga spider pivotal seat and seatpost and Redline Flight Cranks 175mm 2.5-Piece/ Hollow Chromo Spindle w/ a 44t sprocket. The frame comes with a salsa quick release seat clamp. Free Cross Sell, Cross promote, eBay Marketing, eBay listing Apps, eBay Apps, eBay Application.įor sale: 2012 Redline Flight Pro frame and crankset combo! This frame and crankset are in great condition! Very minimal scratches only a few very small ones on the rear seat stay on the drive side and as well on the left side chainstay. Axle& cog- specifically made for this frame QR seat post clamp Headset spacer Chain tensioner sliders& bolts FRAEM SPECS: Top Tube: Pro XL-21" Chain Stay: 15.3" Head Tube Angle: 74 Seat Tube Angle: 70 Bottom Bracket Height: 11.5" Stand Over: 22.5" Weight: Hub and axle: 15oz/452g Pro XL: 2.8lbs/1.27kgs Froo | Froo Cross Sell. 2 Japanese sealed bearings plus high-grade self-lubricating bushings FRAME KIT INCLUDES: Carbon Fiber Frame Rear Redline cassette hub. 15mm thru-axle is 20% stiffer than a 3/8” axle. Increased stiffness for the ultimate snap out of the gate. Large 54mm headtube for unsurpassed strength and flex free handling. more adjusters with sight windows for easy wheel alignment. Full carbon dropout with bonded aluminum faces. 25% Lighter than current Flight R6 Alloy Frames. ![]() ![]() ![]() His coronation took place at Westminster Abbey on. Convert decimal to hours :ĭecimal to hours = hours: (minutes/60): (seconds/3600).ĭecimal to minutes = (Hours X 60): Minutes: (Seconds/60).ĭecimal to Seconds = (Hours X 3600): (minutes X 60): seconds. At the age of 73, he became the oldest person to accede to the British throne, after having been the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales in British history. King Charles III, who is 73 years old, is now the oldest monarch in British history following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. We know time is represented in HH:MM:SS (Hours: Minutes: Seconds) format.ġ Second = 3600 hours. King Charles III is the oldest person to become king in British history at age 73. To convert decimal to time we need to know the basic knowledge on time and its units. Our decimal to time calculator provides you to convert decimal number to time based on time units like days, hours, minutes, and seconds. 8 (UPI) -King Charles III, Britains newest monarch, takes the throne at age 73, the oldest such ascension in the history of the royal family.Born as Charles Philip Arthur George on Nov. Our decimal to time calculator provides you result as 42 hours, 45 minutes, 21 seconds if you select in hours than 1 day, 18 hours, 45 minutes, 21 seconds. But at 73, the focus of his reign will be his age, and the declining influence of the British monarchy around the world. Our decimal to hours calculator default decimal value is 42.756 & hit calculate to get its time conversion. Queen Elizabeth IIs eldest son, Charles, Prince of Wales, has finally become king. You can convert positive decimal number to hours: minutes: second’s time format. ![]() Decimal to time calculator converts decimal numbers to time units like days, hours, minutes, and seconds. Almost certainly, King Charles III will be a different monarch from his long-serving mother Queen Elizabeth II. ![]() ![]() The Mini 3 Pro also packs in three-direction obstacle avoidance and a gimbal that shoots vertically, and it still manages to weigh in at less than 250 grams. On the front of the drone there's a new faster F/1.7 lens. There's also a 48-megapixel option, though you lose some camera features in this mode. The Mini 3 Pro uses a 1/1.3" sensor that's capable of 4K/60p video and 12.1 megapixel RAW Images. ![]() This third iteration (which gains the word "Pro" in the name) is anything but basic. ![]() Updated June 2022: We've added the new DJI Mini 3 Pro and updated pricing and links throughout.ĭJI's original Mavic Mini was a tiny, underpowered thing with a small sensor and very basic features. Here are the best drones I've tested for every budget.īe sure to check out our many other buying guides, including the Best Action Cameras, Best Compact Cameras, and Best Mirrorless Cameras. That said, if you're not worried about wowing YouTube with your sweeping panoramic masterpiece, you don't have to spend a fortune to get a good, fun drone. There are a dizzying array of drones available, but there is a basic division to be aware of-cheaper drones, while fun, will never fly as well or deliver the kind of video and photo results possible with more expensive models. Again, they've made flying easier and more accessible, thanks to intelligent collision sensors that protect your investment from mishaps. Videos that once required a camera crew, expensive cranes, and hours of filming can now be done in minutes by the best drones with the tap of a single Auto Takeoff button.ĭrones aren't just flying cameras, though they're also the modern version of remote-controlled vehicles. They've taken once difficult and expensive moviemaking techniques and made them accessible to anyone. It's no exaggeration to say that drones have changed the way we view the world. ![]() ![]() John Carter was solely responsible for conjuring up the lyrics and the controversial melody line extracted out of the finished musical track. Our producer Frank Slay decided to send the fully mixed music track (recorded on 8 tracks of mono!) to John Carter a member of the band The Rainy Daze, who Slay also produced at the time. At the time when the music was recorded at Art Laboe's 'Original Sounds' studio in Hollywood, there was only a temporary title to the song, and lyrics had not yet been written. Weitz gave us this account of how the song was written and how Munford ended up singing it: "I came up with the idea and actual music to the then untitled song that ultimately evolved into the #1 national hit, 'Incense and Peppermints.' I wrote the intro (the oriental sounding riff), the verses, and the ending (the major sevenths) while Ed King, at my request for some help on completing the song, co-wrote the bridge (the F # part) and of course the lead guitar parts. Despite this success, Munford never actually joined the group. He was not even a regular band member, but ended up singing a tune that would rocket to #1 in the United States and sell over a million copies. He was brought in to sing harmonies on this song, but ended up doing the lead vocals. It was Greg Munford, a 16-year-old singer with a group called The Shapes, who sang lead. The writing credits on the song are listed as John Carter and Tim Gilbert, who were not part of the band, and the lead vocalist on this track was also not a member of the group. ![]() ![]() Weitz, who was the original keyboard player of the Strawberry Alarm Clock, helped us sort out. This song has a rather convoluted history that Mark S. ![]() ![]() This is the same password you use, when signing into CPanel. This is the same username you use, when signing into CPanel. It is the same domain name you used when you signed-up to Chillidog Hosting. The SHH Host is your primary / main domain name (the same one shown in the sidebar in CPanel). You have an opportunity shortly to choose a database and tables from a drop-down menu. This is optional and can normally be left blank. Similar to above, this is the password of the user your created, during creation of your MySQL database. Here you will see a list of users assigned to each database. If you are not sure what username you gave your database, log into CPanel, scroll down to the Databases section and click on MySQL Databases. Typically it is your CPanel username, followed by an underscore character, and the username of the database. This is the username you created, when you created the new MySQL database in CPanel. Typing something like ‘Chillidog’ will do fine. This is the name of the bookmark to be created, storing your connection details. Click on the SSH tab and follow these instructions carefully and refer to the screenshot as an example: Sequel Pro Conenction Settings Click File > New Connection if the new connection window is not shown automatically. Once you have setup your IP address in Remote MySQL, launch Sequal Pro on your computer. 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Sometimes databases require administration or maintenance work doing to them. Chillidog Hosting has taken a more relaxed approach, and we welcome any customers (on any hosting plan) to access and administrate MySQL databases remotely. Quite a number of cheap web hosting companies ban their customers from accessing MySQL databases directly using software such as Sequel Pro, unless customers pay extra for business hosting accounts or move to dedicated servers. ![]() ![]() We were perfectly safe and also got to see wildlife - pronghorn, deer, cows, goats, chipmunks, squirrels etc - awesome day. Panguitch is about 25 mins from Bryce Canyon - a cute little historic town right by all the best trails - you'll avoid the touristy crowds and get to enjoy the trails and scenery with a local. Dave will even take you/your group out on guided tours if you wish, especially if you aren't experienced, so don't let that hold you back. The fact that you can rent the ATV right opposite the campground (Hitch-n-Post) and ride to the trails from the campground (no trailer required) is a huge bonus. Marc is an experienced ATVer so we had no issues at all, just a blast of a time - we were out all day so really got our money's worth. We had a great experience renting from Dave who ensured the ATV was in tip top shape before we headed out. We were lucky enough for our group to be led by a couple of locals who know the 3,000 trail miles or so inside out. ![]() What a blast! There were about a dozen of us and we got to see so much amazing scenery from trails that most tourists would never get to see. JUST DO IT! PS.We rented a side by side ATV from Dave for a full day so we could join a group of ATVers from our campground on a backtrail tour of the area. ![]() We rented a side by side ATV from Dave for a full day so we could join a group of ATVers from our campground on a backtrail tour of the area. ![]() If you’re in the area, make sure you spend half a day doing this! We both took turns driving and the scenery and driving off road like that was a blast for us. Because of the mud and snow we couldn’t go all the way up but it was all amazing to see. ![]() After roaming through the canyon we headed back down and went up toward Hancock Peaks where we saw this otherworldly gray landscape. We first went to Casto Canyon and we were up close and personal to the orange hoodoos. Then we had a full 4 hours to roam through this beautiful country on our own. Then David led us to our starting point and gave us a rundown of the area we were to explore, explained how to read the map which took another 15 minutes. The paperwork, helmet fitting and review of how to operate the UTV took about 30 min. From the moment I called until check out, David and Tina were great! They explained everything thing in detail, updated me with text messages, helped choose the best rental to do. ![]() |
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