tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post5726044488448901695..comments2024-03-29T08:35:40.450-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday, September 5, 2012, Mel RosenZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75310910105021413512012-09-05T22:59:52.145-05:002012-09-05T22:59:52.145-05:00Musical link to the clues. I had no idea there wer...Musical link to the clues. I had no idea there were so many songs called "It's Over".<br /><br />Jimmy Rodgers wrote and sang <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCqi6D-KgME" rel="nofollow"><b>It's Over</b></a>(2:40). Elvis recorded it later.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28878129298874646982012-09-05T22:58:03.572-05:002012-09-05T22:58:03.572-05:00Arbaon @8:30: great link on veterans. ThanksArbaon @8:30: great link on veterans. ThanksPKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29493021977747117552012-09-05T20:30:37.416-05:002012-09-05T20:30:37.416-05:00Always glad to hear when a deserving veteran gets ...Always glad to hear when a deserving veteran gets to use a program made for them. Nam vets (just like middle east war vets) didn`t/havent get/gotten the satisfaction of winning a war even with all their sacrifices...you/they deserve so much more...<br /><a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/1369261/why-a-teacher-removed-all-of-the-desks-in-her-classroom" rel="nofollow">A good example of why!</a>ARBAONnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39676333606855354732012-09-05T20:13:07.928-05:002012-09-05T20:13:07.928-05:00CED, thanks for the info on the hydraulic ram pump...CED, thanks for the info on the hydraulic ram pump. I had never heard of that before and I find how it works interesting. Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21732322648031495632012-09-05T20:03:11.991-05:002012-09-05T20:03:11.991-05:00Before you can jump on it, I meant YOUR slip.Before you can jump on it, I meant YOUR slip.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72617592571558031642012-09-05T20:00:47.582-05:002012-09-05T20:00:47.582-05:00Dennis, I would love your property but would find ...Dennis, I would love your property but would find the landscaping problems daunting enough to hire help. Otherwise I would not dare to buy it. I’m chicken.<br /><br />Pedant, my sense of popular usage says that ROLL BAR was used correctly in the puzzle. My research was like yours, but still I was unconvinced that ROLL BAR was wrong. Perhaps it is a Brit vs. American thing, as you said.<br /> <br />My intuition accepted OVERHEAD as a standalone tennis shot. My research (see my link) and Bill G. confirmed it.<br /><br />We used to say, Your barn door is open. We also said You're slipping when your slip was showing.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16522546632661811342012-09-05T19:54:48.816-05:002012-09-05T19:54:48.816-05:00Dennis - Congrats on the new house. We have some ...Dennis - Congrats on the new house. We have some hardy hibiscus in our yard. Very showy; a close relative of the Rose of Sharon. Should easily attract hummingbirds.<br /><br />Anony mouse - Switzerland does not have a lock on pumped storage. We have a large pumped storage facility here in upstate NY, Blenheim-Gilboa with 1000MW nameplate capacity as built in about 1973. The upper reservoir has about 12000 MWH storage. When the complete pump cycle and generation cycles are combined, and allowing for electrical/transformer losses, the combined efficiency usually does not exceed 70%.. <br /><br />Bob aka SOB, welcome aboard.<br /><br />Chickie.- As long as you are thinking about a naval FLEET, I feel honored. The other Fleet involving a certain posterior injection; not so much.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31467608130159484782012-09-05T19:51:24.278-05:002012-09-05T19:51:24.278-05:00I've mentioned before that I'm a BIG fan o...I've mentioned before that I'm a BIG fan of Sophia Vergara. Pretty, sexy, smart, sexy, intelligent, sexy, funny... I had never heard of her until about eight months ago. I just came across a rerun of her appearance on the Ellen Degeneres show and I laughed all over again. Here it is. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4udYP7s8p8Q" rel="nofollow">Sophia.</a><br /><br />Here's my answer to the Archimedes puzzle: When the rocks are in the boat, their weight is being exactly balanced by the buoyant force of the displaced water. The amount of displaced water weighs the same as the “floating” rocks. When the rocks are tossed into the pond, they sink and displace an amount of water equal to their volume. Since the rocks are more dense than water, the amount of water equal to their weight is greater than an amount of water equal to their volume. Therefore, they are displacing a greater amount of water when they are in the boat and the water level in the pond will fall slightly when the rocks are tossed overboard. This is probably more about Archimedes than you ever wanted to know.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41360963498528273612012-09-05T19:08:29.076-05:002012-09-05T19:08:29.076-05:00Thanks for all the advice; I've noted all of i...Thanks for all the advice; I've noted all of it.<br />Just a point of clarification: it's not really a garden, all those different varieties are scattered throughout the property, front, sides, and back yard. And Chickie, fortunately there's nothing growing on the walls. However, I may be <i>climbing</i> the walls if I attempt to take care of everything.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1645004373028610922012-09-05T18:57:46.357-05:002012-09-05T18:57:46.357-05:00Dennis, the Creeping fig variety of (ficus) can be...Dennis, the Creeping fig variety of (ficus) can be very invasive if you have a brick or stucco wall. It likes to climb and makes a mess of things. Other than that all the tropicals sound wonderful. <br /><br />You'll have year round blooms if you have all of those plants in your garden!! Sounds glorious.<br /><br />Welcome Bob Healy. If you've been lurking for over a year, you are already acquainted with most of us.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30976517787121193912012-09-05T18:44:44.595-05:002012-09-05T18:44:44.595-05:00Michele
Blaise was new to me. I didn't get t...Michele<br /><br />Blaise was new to me. I didn't get the them either which is unusual for me. Enjoy reading the blog and will sign up when I can!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10188510203038911462012-09-05T18:33:06.817-05:002012-09-05T18:33:06.817-05:00Hola Everyone, Hands up for needing the unifier to...Hola Everyone, Hands up for needing the unifier to finish the theme answers. <br /><br />I couldn't remember Erin Moran so that middle section was the last to fall. The Faroe Islands were completely unknown. I also had put in sour for tart, so the eraser got a good workout today.<br /><br />Thanks MB for the great writeup. I loved the link for the Feroe Islands. So beautiful. <br /><br />I thought of Spitzboov when Fleet emerged.<br /><br />I'm taking an exercise class for improving balance and muscle strength. I've really gone down hill and I'm now a member of the Y. I didn't get to the puzzle until late today, as the class cuts right into the middle of my day. <br /><br />We just had quite a thunder storm roar over our house. A little shower followed. For an area that sees maybe two thunder storms a year, this was an event. Also, the last rain was several months ago. I think Fall is coming fast.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62367121025401401472012-09-05T17:57:44.209-05:002012-09-05T17:57:44.209-05:00Of course it`s Spanish moss...sorry...non-natives ...Of course it`s Spanish moss...sorry...non-natives <i>would</i> wonder.<br />My Dad, a born-there native, would nearly wait under the oaks daring any to fall on his yard or drift to his citrus trees!<br />My Mom, another born-there native, would use the moss to designate "walls" in her play house when she was a girl. (that`s when children still <i>had</i> play houses!ARBAONnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58040593143087739082012-09-05T17:37:59.518-05:002012-09-05T17:37:59.518-05:00Dennis @ 8:23. Please, please, ON NO ACCOUNT shoul...Dennis @ 8:23. Please, please, ON NO ACCOUNT should you eat ANY of the lemons, limes, mangos or avocados from your trees! Wrap them up carefully and send them to me, and I will make sure they are disposed of properly...<br /><br />Re: Rollbars from yesterday. I bow to your superior knowledge - I put it down to yet another example of Brit vs. Yank usage. In my own defence (or in your case, defense), I did take a quick look at Wikipedia before writing that post and it said:<br /><br />Roll bar, also known as anti-roll bar or sway bar, a torsion spring bar that reduces vehicle roll.<br /><br />Roll-over bar, similar in purpose to a roll cage and fitted to many convertibles and similar open-topped cars.<br /><br />So I do feel somewhat vindicated. Although I am going to continue to say to-mah-to and you can't make me say to-may-do!PedantTheBritnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52546484898396717842012-09-05T17:26:13.451-05:002012-09-05T17:26:13.451-05:00CrossEyedDave, thank you, thank you, thank you for...CrossEyedDave, thank you, thank you, thank you for the 2 youtube videos on the Ram pumps. I would not have believed it until I saw it with my own eyes ( on Youtube, no less ! ). That people are actually using it means it is a so-so-commercially viable and practical utility, under certain conditions.<br /><br /> Movement of water takes power, ( Newton's 1st law)... to use gravity maybe useful in our toilets and such - but with the long ( 800'!) narrow pipes, in the video - would cause high friction loss of power, major viscosity and eddy current losses - it is a miracle that the water even reaches its destination. Whoever discovered or invented this is a genius, and applied to certain 3rd world nations, could get a Nobel Prize.( The water would still have to be purified - ).<br /><br />In Switzerland, which has very little fossil fuels, coal, oil etc. they run the thermal power plants at full steam, day and night - and in the night, when the power requirements are low - they convert the extra power, by pumping water uphill 900' to reservoirs - and they let the water flow down, during the day, when the power requirements are higher - and make the extra electric power using hydroelectric turbines. ... But we are talking state of the art, Swiss technology at very high efficiencies (over 80%)... This has been done for the last 30 years.<br /><br />Dennis, congrats on your new house ... I trust your DW has recovered from her adventure. We buy a type of moss, called Rock Fungi, which is delicious in Chinese cooking ... I wonder if it can be grown in your garden. Good luck in your new house.Anony-Mousenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87658099255110973552012-09-05T17:20:53.729-05:002012-09-05T17:20:53.729-05:00Still stuck on the fly:
Three letter fill has bee...Still stuck on the fly:<br /><br />Three letter fill has been suspect lately. Do you think that "letters on a fly?" would be an acceptable clue for YKK? <br /><br />Or is YKK even acceptable fill?Seldom Seenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12552098012158588852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46029052818305887592012-09-05T16:59:47.742-05:002012-09-05T16:59:47.742-05:00PASCAL was a truly important figure in mathematic...<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaise_Pascal" rel="nofollow"> PASCAL </a> was a truly important figure in mathematics, physics, economics, philosophy amd religion. Fermatprime may be also a pascaline...Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76359358085128263682012-09-05T16:53:31.790-05:002012-09-05T16:53:31.790-05:00Anon @ 11:35,
I have a dwarf lemon tree in a pot, ...Anon @ 11:35,<br />I have a dwarf lemon tree in a pot, and it also has thorns which develop into leaves, twigs and branches if left alone long enough.<br /><br />Dennis,<br />Congrats on the home purchase. Glad to see you finally settled. that garden sounds like a dream too. have fun with it!kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64314499741137959042012-09-05T16:45:41.609-05:002012-09-05T16:45:41.609-05:00Arbaon, Please clarify which type of moss you mean...Arbaon, Please clarify which type of moss you mean is a parasite. I'm guessing you mean the gray Spanish Moss which drips from southern trees, not the ground-hugging very green moss we see farther north.<br /><br />Dennis, if you are into do-it yourself, maybe they have a county ag-college extension program which would have pamphlets on local growing situations and an agent you could talk to. Or a Floridian-written gardening book. PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36140627186713449572012-09-05T16:24:22.632-05:002012-09-05T16:24:22.632-05:00Bill G., Re your Archimedes problem. You haven...Bill G., Re your Archimedes problem. You haven't made clear whether you are looking at,<br /><br />1. The pond water level vis-a-vis ( the sides of -) the boat. <br />OR<br />2. The pond water level vis-a-vis the shoreline.<br /><br />If we assume the water density (or specific gravity in Metric units, which is the same ) at 1.0 , ...... Rock ( which mineral ??) density about 2.2 to 3.2 grams/cc - say 3.0....... Human density is approx. 0.98 to 1.062, say 0.98... Density is in grams per cubic centimeter (c.c.) or Kilograms per litre. One litre being equiv. to 1,000 cc's.<br /><br />A rock of 30 kilograms weight (mass), at a density of 3.0 will have an 'actual' volume of 10 litres .... but will 'occupy' volume of 30 litres of water, 'equivalent displacement' whilst in the boat.<br /><br />1. Dumping the rock into the water will allow the boat to rise,( ride higher ), so the water level of the pond vis-a-vis the sides of the boat, will FALL relevant to the boat.<br /><br />2. However, the water level in (2. above ) .... of the pond relevant to the shoreline will REMAIN THE SAME .... because although less water is being displaced by the sunken rock, ( only 10 ltrs. 'actual' volume compared to 30 ltrs.of 'equivalent' volume)... the difference is made up by the lower boat displacement, by riding higher.<br /><br />Now, if human beings, in chains, were being thrown overboard, as in the scene from 'Amistad' .... somewhat more complex, will depend upon the average combined density of the human body and the (per man - ) chain metal.Anony-Mousenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29101766369247975752012-09-05T16:22:12.859-05:002012-09-05T16:22:12.859-05:00Mel and mustang mel together again for the first t...Mel and mustang mel together again for the first time. All day at the county rrecorder's office; they do like to take their time. Dennis, VA loans are a pain but they do save money; be sure you have an attorney look things over as the process in Florida is different from NJ or NY. Despite their claims most tile companies do not know how to close a VA loan. Taking care of grass which is crabgrass growing sand is alos not worth the effort; an expert is needed.<br /><br />If you like to read about Frank Nitti etc. Max Allan Collins writes very interesting historical mysteries, with Nate Heller the Chicago character. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Allan_Collins" rel="nofollow"> LINK</a> He is a very prolific writer who you may know from <i> Road to Perdition</i> which began as a graphic novel.<br /> lykkelig Wenesday.<br /><br />Lemonny quencher; thanks Mel and you too anonLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52130803651127392222012-09-05T16:16:32.169-05:002012-09-05T16:16:32.169-05:00Bill G - The pond level goes down.Bill G - The pond level goes down.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40460044012276112432012-09-05T16:12:24.774-05:002012-09-05T16:12:24.774-05:00Bill G. @ 2:21
I knew your Archimedes puzzle was ...Bill G. @ 2:21<br /><br />I knew your Archimedes puzzle was a sneaky one, & not the obvious answer, but it takes about an hour of youtube videos to prove it. Along the way i discovered Pascal's principle, very interesting!<br /><br />All this reminded me of something i found about a year ago. How would you like to pump water 300 feet uphill, using only gravity. No fuel, no electricity. Sound impossible! Check out the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIFVGq3RFRE" rel="nofollow">Hydraulic Ram Pump!</a> (7:44)<br /><br />For those who cannot wait out the 7:44 minute proof, here is how it works in a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWqDurunnK8" rel="nofollow">45 second animation.</a><br /><br />Now, if you will excuse me, i am sure that electromagnetism is somehow tied in with gravity. I hope to be back soon with video's of my antigravity device...CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47117615709538119862012-09-05T16:09:50.588-05:002012-09-05T16:09:50.588-05:00Windhover: I do miss your wit!Windhover: I do miss your wit!Hahtoolahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439791473590708547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3647676882144673382012-09-05T16:03:06.200-05:002012-09-05T16:03:06.200-05:00Melissa, I just checked the pictures of AT and T P...Melissa, I just checked the pictures of AT and T Park and Mt. Cook. Absolutely stunning, although the one of the Park hit my acrophobic button! <br /><br />Long-ago neighbors had a Cairn Terrier by the name of Dustmop which was quite fitting as she looked like one and her "parents" were in the house-cleaning business. One of my nieces has a Bernese Mountain Dog named Barley Moe, a chocolate Lab named Mudsy, and a yellow Lab named Sudsy. People come up with all sorts of names for their pets.Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.com