Adjective:
1. not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
2. indicating or showing unbelief:
Example: I got braces on my teeth when I was 30 years old and my plan covered 80%
of the cost, leaving my non-newspaper friends incredulous
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Friday, September 25, 2015
A+ blood type
From GiveBloodNY:
That the type A+ BLOOD you donated on 04/22/2015 was sent to the following hospital(s):
That the type A+ BLOOD you donated on 04/22/2015 was sent to the following hospital(s):
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Manual: Casio Watch Model No: 3258
Attached manual of Casio watch:
Here is link on Casio watch manual No: 3258http://support.casio.com/storage/en/manual/pdf/EN/009/qw3258.pdf
Here is link on Casio watch manual No: 3258http://support.casio.com/storage/en/manual/pdf/EN/009/qw3258.pdf
My watch: Casio Pro Tek Pathfinder Titanium Wristwatch Wrist Watch PRW2500T-7CR PRW2500T-7
Altimeter
"Data produced by the watch’s barometric pressure sensor is converted to approximate altitude based on
ISA (International Standard Atmosphere) conversion values stored in watch memory." Casio Manual
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Converting EC2 instance-store image to EBS
Monday, August 31, 2015
Sunday, July 19, 2015
Relpolitic
"Realpolitik (from German: real "realistic", "practical", or "actual"; and Politik "politics", German pronunciation: [ʁeˈaːlpoliˌtɪk]) is politics or diplomacy based primarily on power and on practical and material factors and considerations, rather than explicit ideological notions or moral or ethical premise"
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Cleptocracy or Kleptocracy - rule by thieves
Kleptocracy, alternatively cleptocracy or kleptarchy, (from Greek: κλέπτης - kleptēs, "thief"[1] and κράτος -kratos, "power, rule",[2] hence "rule by thieves") is a term applied to a government seen as having a particularly severe and systemic problem with officials or a ruling class (collectively, kleptocrats) taking advantage of corruption to extend the personal wealth and political power. Typically this system involves the embezzlement of state funds at the expense of the wider population, sometimes without even the pretense of honest service. Source: Wikipedia
Monday, July 6, 2015
September 11, 1683: Siege of Vienna
Good historical movie about second siege of Vienna (9/11 1683). The movie title is "
"The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683"
"The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683"
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Facebook napkins holder - "I like NY"
6/29/2015 went on NYC Linux meetup @ Facebook. Here is FB napkins holder
Friday, June 19, 2015
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Astronautics
Astronautics - (alternatively cosmonautics) is the theory and practice of navigation beyond Earth's atmosphere. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronautics
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Friday, March 20, 2015
Total Eclipse
Umbra - The umbra (Latin for "shadow") is the innermost and darkest part of a shadow, where the light source is completely blocked by the occluding body
Penumbra - The penumbra (from the Latin paene "almost, nearly" and umbra "shadow") is the region in which only a portion of the light source is obscured by the occluding body.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbra,_penumbra_and_antumbra
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
ACK and AG
Alternatives for grep -> ack and ag (much faster)
http://blog.newrelic.com/2015/01/28/grep-ack-ag/
It works on Linux and MAC. Use brew to install on MAC:
brew install ack
brew install ag
http://blog.newrelic.com/2015/01/28/grep-ack-ag/
It works on Linux and MAC. Use brew to install on MAC:
brew install ack
brew install ag
Monday, February 9, 2015
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Monday, February 2, 2015
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Coney Island Boardwalk - Brooklyn Park Department Press release
Below, you'll find a statement and some background, which drives home a point I want to be clear about: the Boardwalk is not being paved with concrete, rather the new boardwalk will feature recycled plastic lumber boards laid over a concrete support structure.
In addition, I think your readers would be very interested to see what the new boardwalk will actually look like after reconstruction. To that end, I'd love it if you could include the attached photos of Steeplechase Pier (credit Daniel Avila), which after being reconstructed using the same materials we have planned for Coney Island Boardwalk, is already being enjoyed by New Yorkers.
STATEMENT: The new Coney Island Boardwalk will be enjoyable, long-lasting, and environmentally sound. The new boardwalk’s combination of materials mirrors the look and feel of the traditional boardwalk while adding strength and resilience proven to stand up to floods and hurricanes, and it will provide protection for Coney Island residents and businesses. As a coastal city, it's more important than ever for us to use resilient, sustainable materials. Recycled plastic lumber boards and concrete are much more resilient and sustainable, and fared better during Sandy.
Background:
• The boardwalk will NOT be paved but for a narrow emergency vehicle roadway - rather it will be made of recycled plastic lumber boards set atop a
strong concrete substructure. This combination mirrors the look and feel of the traditional boardwalk while adding strength and resilience proven to stand up to floods and hurricanes.
• At a June City Council Hearing of the Parks Committee and the Committee on Recovery and Resiliency it was made clear that the de Blasio
Administration would maintain the policy of reducing the use of tropical hardwoods for reasons of sustainability and added resiliency
• Recycled plastic lumber has a long life expectancy; it is sustainable and reduces plastic entering landfills or NYC waterways; it’s more easily
maintained in the coastal environment; it maintains the look of a boardwalk.
• To re-construct all 900,000 sq ft of the Coney Island boardwalk, including decking, beams and blocking, would destroy thousands of acres of tropical
rainforest. The destruction of tropical rainforests has been shown to be an important factor in global climate change.
• Domestic hardwood lumber utilized to construct the boardwalk in the 1900s was primarily old growth, whereas lumber available today is new
growth and subject to earlier decay. Tropical Hardwood species utilized to construct the boardwalk have gradually been depleted resulting in catastrophic rainforest destruction.
• This boardwalk project was originally scoped to use only concrete to replace the wood; after hearing community concerns and in agreement with
the Public Design Commission, it was decided to use concrete in the center carriage lane and recycled plastic lumber in slats on either side of the
lane.
• Replacement costs for the boardwalk would be, $126 a square foot for concrete slab with RPL decking; for all wood the cost would be
approximately $144 a sq foot.
• The boardwalk replacement project currently under way in Rockaway Beach is using concrete slats, not hardwood.
• Construction on the boardwalk began in November 2014, and is expected to be completed in time for the 2016 beach season.
Thanks,
Maeri
In addition, I think your readers would be very interested to see what the new boardwalk will actually look like after reconstruction. To that end, I'd love it if you could include the attached photos of Steeplechase Pier (credit Daniel Avila), which after being reconstructed using the same materials we have planned for Coney Island Boardwalk, is already being enjoyed by New Yorkers.
STATEMENT: The new Coney Island Boardwalk will be enjoyable, long-lasting, and environmentally sound. The new boardwalk’s combination of materials mirrors the look and feel of the traditional boardwalk while adding strength and resilience proven to stand up to floods and hurricanes, and it will provide protection for Coney Island residents and businesses. As a coastal city, it's more important than ever for us to use resilient, sustainable materials. Recycled plastic lumber boards and concrete are much more resilient and sustainable, and fared better during Sandy.
Background:
• The boardwalk will NOT be paved but for a narrow emergency vehicle roadway - rather it will be made of recycled plastic lumber boards set atop a
strong concrete substructure. This combination mirrors the look and feel of the traditional boardwalk while adding strength and resilience proven to stand up to floods and hurricanes.
• At a June City Council Hearing of the Parks Committee and the Committee on Recovery and Resiliency it was made clear that the de Blasio
Administration would maintain the policy of reducing the use of tropical hardwoods for reasons of sustainability and added resiliency
• Recycled plastic lumber has a long life expectancy; it is sustainable and reduces plastic entering landfills or NYC waterways; it’s more easily
maintained in the coastal environment; it maintains the look of a boardwalk.
• To re-construct all 900,000 sq ft of the Coney Island boardwalk, including decking, beams and blocking, would destroy thousands of acres of tropical
rainforest. The destruction of tropical rainforests has been shown to be an important factor in global climate change.
• Domestic hardwood lumber utilized to construct the boardwalk in the 1900s was primarily old growth, whereas lumber available today is new
growth and subject to earlier decay. Tropical Hardwood species utilized to construct the boardwalk have gradually been depleted resulting in catastrophic rainforest destruction.
• This boardwalk project was originally scoped to use only concrete to replace the wood; after hearing community concerns and in agreement with
the Public Design Commission, it was decided to use concrete in the center carriage lane and recycled plastic lumber in slats on either side of the
lane.
• Replacement costs for the boardwalk would be, $126 a square foot for concrete slab with RPL decking; for all wood the cost would be
approximately $144 a sq foot.
• The boardwalk replacement project currently under way in Rockaway Beach is using concrete slats, not hardwood.
• Construction on the boardwalk began in November 2014, and is expected to be completed in time for the 2016 beach season.
Thanks,
Maeri
Weather Surveillance Radar (WSR-88D)
Below is picture of WSR-88D radar. Here is interesting link about weather radar - http://www.weather.gov/rah/virtualtourradar
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Saturday, January 17, 2015
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