Sunday, 16 May 2010
Irish Stick Fighting (Online Lesson 1) Glen Doyle Shillelagh
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Saturday, 20 March 2010
Monday, 8 March 2010
The remarkable story of the discovery of Longitude by Dr Callahan
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Saturday, 6 March 2010
LatNS and LongWE
A good way to remember
1) Latns that Latitude is for North and South is to use the word I made up Latns. Like Latins. Remember Latns for latitude North South.
2) LongWe that Longitude is for West and East is to use the word I made up LongWE.
Lines of Latitude are the imaginary horizontal lines shown running east-to-west (or west to east) on maps (particularly so in the Mercator projection) that run either north or south of the equator. Technically, latitude is an angular measurement in degrees (marked with °) ranging from 0° at the equator (low latitude) to 90° at the poles (90° N or +90° for the North Pole and 90° S or −90° for the South Pole)
A circle of latitude, on the Earth, is an imaginary east-west circle connecting all locations (not taking into account elevation) that share a given latitude. A location's position along a circle of latitude is given by its longitude. Circles of latitude are often called parallels because they are parallel to each other. On some map projections, including the Equirectangular projection, they are drawn at equidistant intervals.
Longitude identified by the Greek letter lambda (λ), is the geographic coordinate most commonly used in cartography and global navigation for east-west measurement. Constant longitude is represented by lines running from north to south. The line of longitude (meridian) that passes through the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in England, establishes the meaning of zero degrees of longitude, or the prime meridian. Any other longitude is identified by the east-west angle, referenced to the center of the Earth as vertex, between the intersections with the equator of the meridian through the location in question and the prime meridian. A location's position along a meridian is given by its latitude, which is identified by the north-south angle between the local vertical and the plane of the equator.
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Friday, 5 March 2010
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Hydroelectric power
Hydroelectric power is the generation of electric power from the movement of water. A hydroelectric facility requires a dependable flow of water and a reasonable height of fall of water, called the head. In a typical installation, water is fed from a reservoir through a channel or pipe into a turbine. The pressure of the flowing water on the turbine blades causes the shaft to rotate. The rotating shaft is connected to an electrical generator which converts the motion of the shaft into electrical energy.
Small hydro is often developed using existing dams or through development of new dams whose primary purpose is river and lake water-level control, or irrigation. Occasionally old, abandoned hydro sites may be purchased and re-developed, sometimes salvaging substantial parts of the installation such as penstocks and turbines, or sometimes just re-using the water rights associated with an abandoned site. Either of these cost saving advantages can make the ROI for a small hydro site well worth the use of existing site infrastructure & water rights.
isle of man mansionsMicro hydro
Micro hydro is a term used for hydroelectric power installations that typically produce up to 100 kW of power. These installations can provide power to an isolated home or small community, or are sometimes connected to electric power networks. There are many of these installations around the world, particularly in developing nations as they can provide an economical source of energy without purchase of fuel.
Micro hydro systems complement photovoltaic solar energy systems because in many areas, water flow, and thus available hydro power, is highest in the winter when solar energy is at a minimum.
Micro hydro is frequently accomplished with a pelton wheel for high head, low flow water supply. The installation is often just a small dammed pool, at the top of a waterfall, with several hundred feet of pipe leading to a small generator housing.
Small hydro is the development of hydroelectric power on a scale serving a small community or industrial plant. The definition of a small hydro project varies but a generating capacity of up to 10 megawatts (MW) is generally accepted as the upper limit of what can be termed small hydro. This may be stretched to 25 MW and 30 MW in Canada and the USA. In contrast many hydroelectric projects are of enormous size, such as the generating plant at the Hoover Dam (2,074 megawatts) or the vast multiple projects of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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Monday, 1 March 2010
Monday, 22 February 2010
Acclimatization
There are several effects of high altitude on humans:
The percentage saturation of hemoglobin with oxygen determines the content of oxygen in our blood. After the body reaches around 2,100 m (7,000 feet) above sea level, the saturation of oxyhemoglobin begins to plummet.Bracketing
In photography, bracketing is the general technique of taking several shots of the same subject using different or the same camera settings. Bracketing is useful and often recommended in situations that make it difficult to obtain a satisfactory image with a single shot, especially when a small variation in exposure parameters has a comparatively large effect on the resulting image. Autobracketing is automatic bracketing by using a setting on the camera to take several bracketed shots (in contrast to the photographer altering the settings by hand between each shot).
Bracketing, a method for determining range by firing artillery shells both beyond and short of a target.
Bracketing, a method for taking note for features around your base so when you reach one point you will now be able to find your base.
Baseline is a feature that forms a boundary to the area you are traveling in or form a limit that shows you have offshoot your target.
Distance to horizon 6km 3.3 miles when 6ft high on flat ground.
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Sunday, 21 February 2010
Some tracking terms
Straddle is the distance from inside of prints and edge of prints.
Gait is animals style of walking
Gait is the pattern of movement of the limbs of animals, including humans, during locomotion over a solid substrate. Most animals use a variety of gaits, selecting gait based on speed, terrain, the need to maneuver, and energetic efficiency. Different animal species may use different gaits due to differences in anatomy that prevent use of certain gaits, or simply due to evolved innate preferences as a result of habitat differences. While various gaits are given specific names, the complexity of biological systems and interacting with the environment make these distinctions 'fuzzy' at best. Gaits are typically classified according to footfall patterns, but recent studies often prefer definitions based on mechanics. The term typically does not refer to limb-based propulsion through fluid mediums such as water or air, but rather to propulsion across a solid substrate by generating reactive forces against it.
Displacement is the term for when the quarry has moved from one substance to another, so that grass is on the sand, or water from stream is moved into river bank.
Dry sand, short grass, hard surfaces are difficult to track on.
Humans
The faster a person tends to move the longer the strides, the narrow the stradle, and the deeper the toes in relative terms.
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Sunday, 14 February 2010
Sunday, 7 February 2010
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of catching fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping.
The term fishing may be applied to catching other aquatic animals such as shellfish, cephalopods, crustaceans, and echinoderms. The term is not normally applied to catching aquatic mammals, such as whales, where the term whaling is more appropriate, or to farmed fish. In addition to providing food, modern fishing is also a recreational sport.
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The Ordnance Survey have defined Lindley Hall Farm as the centre point of England.
Friday, 5 February 2010
Parmo
a parmo adventure
Thursday, 4 February 2010
Sayings then
Life’s pretty good, and why wouldn’t it be? I’m a millionaire, after all.
de minimis non curat praetor The commander does not bother with the smallest things.
You are without a doubt the worst person I’ve ever heard of
Yarrrr! there be ony two ranks of leader amongst us pirates! Captain and if your really notorious then it’s Cap’n!
de minimis non curat lex The law does not bother with the smallest things.
How much does the pirate pay for an ear piercing? …. a buccaneer! (buck- in- ear…)
ad victoriam to victory
et tu, Brute?
experto crede 'trust the expert'
facta, non verba actions, not words
ipsa scientia potestas est knowledge itself is power
habeas corpus You should have the body
iustitia omnibus justice for all
mors tua vita mea your death, my life
mortuum flagellas you are flogging a dead
mors certa, hora incerta death is certain, its hour is uncertain
lapsus linguae slip of the tongue
missit me Dominus the Lord has sent me
morior invictus death before defeat
morituri te salutant those who are about to die salute you
minatur innocentibus qui parcit nocentibus he threatens the innocent who spares the guilty
manus manum lavat one hand washes the other
Hannibal ad portas Hannibal is at the gates
errare humanum est 'to err is human'
lupus non mordet lupum a wolf does not bite a wolf
Fololow the ligh
locus minoris resistentiae place of less resistance
hic sunt leones here there are lions
in somnis veritas In dreams there is truth
in hoc signo vinces by this sign you will conquer
Idus Martiae the Ides of March
indivisibiliter ac inseparabiliter indivisible and inseparable
in cauda venenum the poison is in the tail
hic sunt dracones here there are dragons
homo sum humani a me nihil alienum puto I am a human being; nothing human is strange to me
draco dormiens nunquam titillandus a sleeping dragon is never to be tickled
I have been studying the traits and dispositions of the "lower animals" (so called) and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man. I find the result humiliating to me. ~Mark Twain, Letters from the Earth, 1907
alis aquilae on an eagle's wings
ars gratia artis art for art's sake
audentes fortuna iuvat fortune favors the bold
canis canem edit dog eats dog
canis canem edit dog eats dog
cum grano salis with a grain of salt
cucullus non facit monachum The hood does not make the monk
carpe diem seize the day
cepi corpus I got the body
cygnus inter anates swan among ducks
corruptissima re publica plurimae leges When the republic is at its most corrupt the laws are most numerous
I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. ~Winston Churchill
"Every animal loves itself." - Cicero
"Be wise as serpents; gentle as doves."
natura abhorret a vacuo nature abhors a vacuum
nemo dat quod non habet no one gives what he does not have
"When a camel is at the foot of a mountain then judge of his height."
Hindu Proverb
By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree."
"Caution is not cowardice; even the ants march armed."
non compos mentis not in control of the mind
"Cross in a crowd and the crocodile won't eat you."
To live long, eat like a cat, drink like a dog.
"Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake."
"Where there are no tigers, a wildcat is very self-important."
"Man is a two-legged animal without feathers." - Plato
"When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber" - Sir Winston Churchill.
"A Horse! A Horse! my kingdom for a horse!" ~ Shakespeare
"A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song." ~
"Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals." - Tacitus
"A Horse! A Horse! my kingdom for a horse!" ~ Shakespeare
When the mouse laughs at the cat there's a hole nearby
Three things it is best to avoid: a strange dog, a flood, and a man who thinks he is wise
pecunia non olet "the money doesn't smell"
quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi "what is permitted to Jupiter is not permitted to an ox"
opera posthuma posthumous works
perge sequar "advance, I follow"
super fornicam "on the lavatory"
vade retro Satana "Go back, Satan!"
verba volant, scripta manent "words fly away, writings remain"
ubi mel ibi apes "where [there is] honey, there [are] bees"
surdo oppedere "to belch before the deaf"
sursum corda "Lift up your hearts"
tempus rerum imperator "time, commander of all things"
sic transit gloria mundi "thus passes the glory of the world"
semper primus "always first"
speculum speculorum "mirror of mirrors"
sic itur ad astra "thus you shall go to the stars"
si vis pacem, para bellum "if you want peace, prepare for war"
si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses "If you had kept your silence, you would have stayed a philosopher"
Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes "If you can read this, you have too much education."
sequere pecuniam "follow the money"
semper reformanda "always in need of being reformed"
respice adspice prospice "look behind, look here, look ahead"
rem acu tetigisti "You have touched the point with a needle" i.e., "You have hit the nail on the head"
Quot capita tot sensus "As many heads, so many opinions" "There are as many opinions as there are heads." --Terence.
quot homines tot sententiae "how many people, so many opinions" Or "there are as many opinions as there are people".
regnat populus "the people rule"
primus inter pares "first among equals"
pulvis et umbra sumus "we are dust and shadow"
quis leget haec? "Who will read this?"
praemonitus praemunitus "forewarned is forearmed"
ophidia in herba a snake in the grass
ordo ab chao out of chaos, comes order
panem et circenses "bread and circuses"
omnis vir tigris everyone a tiger
omnia mutantur, nihil interit everything changes, nothing perishes
oleum camino (pour) oil on the fire
omne ignotum pro magnifico every unknown thing [is taken] for great
omnes vulnerant, postuma necat or omnes feriunt, ultima necat all [the hours] wound, last one kills
odi profanum vulgus et arceo I hate the unholy rabble and keep them away
obliti privatorum, publica curate Forget private affairs, take care of public ones
obliti privatorum, publica curate Forget private affairs, take care of public ones
nunc est bibendum now is the time to drink
nunc scio quid sit amor now I know what love is
nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit There has been no great wisdom without an element of madness
non teneas aurum totum quod splendet ut aurum Do not hold as gold all that shines as gold.
Hay is more acceptable to an ass than gold
It is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats
Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet
One should not send a cat to deliver cream
One camel does not make fun of another camel's hump
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
No need to teach an eagle to fly.
When spiders unite they can tie down a lion."
QUOTES FROM, GREAT ANIMALS
WOOF WOOF,
Meow, Meow
War, war
In a cat's eyes, all things belong to cats
Three things it is best to avoid: a strange dog, a flood, and a man who thinks he is wise
AS the great
Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.
ab imo pectore from the bottom of my heart
acta non verba Deeds, not Words
ad astra to the stars
Interesting sayings to work on
A dwarf that stands on the shoulders of a giant sees farther than the giant himself
Lies are like rubber bands, no matter how much you try and stretch them, they will eventually break
Take a lesson from nature, there is genius in simplicity
Knowledge shared, is Power square
Empty cans make the most noise
You will not miss the water until the well runs dry
Don’t shape your character like a garden on which everyone can walk.. Shape it like a sky who everyone will try to reach.
Eyes are the mirrors of the soul.
Don’t be upset that your roses have thorns, celebrate that your thorns have got roses.
People may doubt what you say but they always believe what you do.
When you go out looking for honey, be expected to get stung by bees.
Monday, 1 February 2010
Sunday, 24 January 2010
Saturday, 16 January 2010
Scott Linden's Fly Fishing Tips: Trout Hiding Places
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