Mar 28

Fast Draw. time to react.

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This article is about the firearms sport of Fast Draw. For information on the 1968 game show, see Fast Draw (game show).

Fast Draw is a sport based on the romanticized art of the gunslingers in the American Old West, using traditional single action revolvers. Unlike Cowboy action shooting, Fast Draw is shot with special blanks or wax bullets. While some competitions are strictly against the clock, with the fastest time winning, many are set up as head to head single or double elimination matches.

In a fast draw competition, shooters must start with the gun holstered, and their hands not touching the gun. A signal, usually both audible and visible, signals the shooter to fire. A timer is started when the signal is given. The shooter fires at either a metal plate (for wax bullets) or a balloon (for blanks). The timer is rigged to stop on the sound of the wax bullet hitting the plate, or the balloon popping. Different types of match can use one or more targets, and the shooter can fire from a standing position, or while walking towards or backing away from the target(s).

Fast draw is one of the fastest sports. A world class competitor can draw and fire a shot in under half a second; the current world record for open style standing blanks is 0.208 seconds–and that includes the time to react to the signal. Given that the average human reaction time is around 0.2 to 0.25 seconds, the round is over before most people can react. The reaction times of the best fast draw shooters is 0.145 seconds, which means that the gun is cocked, drawn, aimed (from the hip), and fired in just over 0.06 seconds. To establish a World Fast Draw Association record, a second shot must be fired in the same competition that is no more than 0.03 seconds slower than the first–this is intended to prevent a shot that anticipates the start signal from setting a record. In competitions where two rounds must be fired, at separate targets, less than 0.10 seconds separate the shots.


See also


Video games

  • Wild Gunman
  • Fast Draw Showdown
  • Kirby’s Adventure (Quick Draw Minigame)


External links

  • Ohio Fast Draw Association
  • Cowboy Fast Draw Association
  • World Fast Draw Association
  • Online reaction time test
Mar 27

A499 road. road

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The A499 road is the major road of the Llŷn peninsula in North Wales.

Its northern terminus is a roundabout with the A487 trunk road between Llanwnda and Llandwrog. It then runs south-westerly along the northern coast of the peninsula, through Clynnog Fawr then turns inland crossing the peninsula to meet the southern coast at Pwllheli, it then follows that southern coast to terminate at Abersoch.

The total length is 23.4 miles, at no point is it a trunk road but during 2006/2007 the road is being substantially upgraded from Aberdesach to Llanaelhaearn and will bypass Clynnog Fawr.


See also

  • British road numbering scheme
Mar 26

Single-vehicle accident. the vehicle was

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A single vehicle collision or single-vehicle accident is, as the name implies, a type of road traffic accident in which only one vehicle is involved.

The normal inference is that the cause is operator error. The dominant cause of single-vehicle accidents is excessive speed. Some roads are particularly notorious for these crashes, leading to them being termed “dangerous roads”. Some vehicles have unpredictable car handling characteristics and/or defects, which can increase the potential for a single-vehicle accident.

Another common cause is that the vehicle may leave the roadway. This can be particularly dangerous, since the driver most likely does not expect it and the vehicle was most likely not made to do it, especially at speed. This leaves very little time to react.

The term single-vehicle collision is not generally used unless the rider/driver and passengers of the vehicle are the only ones injured: although in some cases innocent bystanders (e.g. pedestrians or cyclists) can also be hurt or killed, the term single-vehicle accident is unlikely to be used to describe such collisions.

Mar 25

Transport in East Timor. roadway. This

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Transport in East Timor
from the CIA World Factbook 2006

Railways: 0 km

Roadways:
total: 5,000 km
paved: 2,500 km
unpaved: 2,500 km (2005)

Waterways: NA

Pipelines: NA

Ports and harbors: Dili

Merchant marine:
total: NA
ships by type: NA

Airports: 8 (2005)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,427 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2001)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 2 (2001)

Heliports: 9 (2005)

*Note: At least some of above statistics are incorrect, this article needs to be verified or perhaps written as more than a copy and paste from the CIA Factbook.

Mar 22

Negative sign. them being termed

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In astrology, a negative, receptive, nocturnal, passive or feminine sign refers to any of the six even-numbered signs of the zodiac: Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn or Pisces.

These signs constitute the earth and water triplicities. They are termed “negative” because they are supposed to be naturally less communicative, more receptive and more sensitive than the fire and air triplicities, known collectively as the positive signs. They prefer to draw upon personal resources to achieve their lives’ goals and tend to be reserved, cautious and often retiring - in extreme cases standoffish. They are seen as likely to want and have only a small, but very loyal, group of acquaintances. They broadly match the introvert personality. They are sometimes termed “past-oriented” because it is supposed negative signs will focus on the past and be more resistant to change than positive signs. While it is true astrology certainly argues them to be generally more cautious about change, with the water signs this can be offset by their extremely compassionate nature.

In romantic relationships, positive signs are compatible with positive signs and negative signs with negative signs because of the similarities in their basic personalities and romantic needs. It is thought the gregarious nature of the positive signs is likely to be unacceptable both emotionally and physically to negative signs, while negative signs are seen as too boring, cautious or shy by positive signs, so in almost all cases a relationship between the two will lead to conflict that cannot be resolved.


See also

  • triplicity
  • earth sign
  • water sign
Mar 19

Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album. can also be hurt

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Waiting to Exhale is a soundtrack for the film of the same name. Released in 1995, the soundtrack became a huge hit featuring appearances by some of the biggest names in the industry, including Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, Aretha Franklin, and Patti LaBelle. All the main performers on the soundtrack are African American women. The album remained at number one on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart for five weeks, and has sold over seven million copies in the U.S. to date, and provides major hits in the #1 singles “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” and “Let It Flow”, the #2 hits “Sittin’ Up In My Room” and “Not Gon’ Cry” and the #8 hit “Count On Me”. All songs were written and produced by Babyface, except for “My Funny Valentine”.


Track listing

Side one
  1. “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” - Whitney Houston – 3:25
  2. “Why Does It Hurt So Bad” - Whitney Houston – 4:37
  3. “Let It Flow” - Toni Braxton – 4:27
  4. “It Hurts Like Hell” - Aretha Franklin – 4:18
  5. “Sittin’ Up in My Room” - Brandy – 4:52
  6. “This Is How It Works” - TLC – 5:00
  7. “Not Gon’ Cry” - Mary J. Blige – 4:58
  8. “My Funny Valentine” - Chaka Khan – 4:06
Side two
  2. “And I Gave My Love to You” - Sonja Marie – 4:48
  3. “All Night Long” - SWV – 4:31
  4. “Wey U” - Chante Moore – 4:32
  5. “My Love, Sweet Love” - Patti LaBelle – 4:21
  6. “Kissing You” - Faith Evans – 3:23
  7. “Love Will Be Waiting at Home” - For Real – 5:59
  8. “How Could You Call Her Baby” - Shanna – 5:09
  9. “Count on Me” - Whitney Houston and CeCe Winans – 4:26


Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1995 The Billboard 200 1
1995 UK 8

Singles

Year Single Artist Chart Position
1995 “It Hurts Like Hell” Aretha Franklin Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 51
1995 “Sittin’ Up In My Room” Brandy The Billboard Hot 100 2
1995 “Sittin’ Up In My Room” Brandy Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 2
1995 “Sittin’ Up In My Room” Brandy UK 30
1996 “Not Gon’ Cry” Mary J. Blige The Billboard Hot 100 2
1996 “Not Gon’ Cry” Mary J. Blige Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 1
1996 “Not Gon’ Cry” Mary J. Blige Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1
1996 “Not Gon’ Cry” Mary J. Blige UK 39
1995 “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” Whitney Houston The Billboard Hot 100 1
1995 “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” Whitney Houston Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 1
1996 “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” Whitney Houston Adult Contemporary 5
1995 “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” Whitney Houston UK 11
1996 “Why Does It Hurt So Bad” Whitney Houston The Billboard Hot 100 26
1996 “Why Does It Hurt So Bad” Whitney Houston Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 22
1996 “Why Does It Hurt So Bad” Whitney Houston Adult Contemporary 6
1996 “Let It Flow” Toni Braxton The Billboard Hot 100 1
1996 “Count On Me” Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans The Billboard Hot 100 8
1996 “Count On Me” Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 8
1996 “Count On Me” Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans Adult Contemporary 4
1996 “Count On Me” Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans UK 12
Mar 13

Dangerous (Roxette song). be particularly dangerous since

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“Dangerous“, written by Per Gessle, was the fourth single released from Roxette’s album Look Sharp! Released at the end of 1989, it was the group’s third Top 10 showing on the Billboard Hot 100, spending two weeks at No. 2 in February 1990. It was held out by the Paula Abdul track “Opposites Attract.”


Track Listing

1. dangerous (7″ version)

2. dangerous (waste of vinyl 12″ -mix)

3. surrender (live)

4. joy of a toy (live)

Mar 13

Grinnall Scorpion III. car handling

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Grinnall Scorpion III is a three wheel car, with two wheels at the front and one at the rear which is a better handling configuration than one wheel at the front but is inferior with regard to interior space. The Scorpion III features a GRP with a space frame chassis and employes a BMW K series motorcycle engine as its power plant. The engine, gearbox and final drive from the motorcycle are utilised with a special rear wheel which is fitted with a car tyre, as are the front wheels. The rear wheel is of a smaller circumference than the bike’s wheel so the gearing is optimised for a lower top speed of around with 0-60 mph taking around 6 seconds when using a K1100 engine. Any K series can be used from a 750 cc, 3 cylinder, to a 1200 cc, 4 cylinder giving power outputs from to .

The motorcycle sequential gearchange is retained and operated via a gear shift inside the cockpit and requires a forward or backward movement to change gear. The brake, accelerator and clutch operate as per a car and are adjustable for reach to accommodate different size people. The seat and steering wheel are fixed in position.

Handling is generally considered to be good due to the lower centre of gravity and wide front track (approx 6 ft)

There are two seats and there is provision above the engine to accommodate some luggage which is roughley equivalent to two sports bags.

The cars are sold as complete kits which everything needed to finsh including washers, ty-wraps etc or as completed vehicles. They are essentially recreational vehicles which offer high performance but lack the practicality of a conventional car.


Trivia

The Scorpion III also featured in the TOCA toring car game for PlayStation 2 and also in the Road & Track video ‘0-100-0 Sportscar Shootout’ video as driven by Phil Hill who reviews it alongside other sportscars.

Roger Cook who is a Grinnall III owner was annoyed when Top Gear magazine showed the car cornering on two wheels.


External links

  • Grinnall Specialist Cars Ltd. official website.
  • Grinnall Scorpion Owners Club
Mar 13

Eighth Avenue (Manhattan). leave the roadway.

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Eighth Avenue / Frederick Douglass Boulevard is a north-south avenue on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City, carrying northbound traffic. Eighth Avenue begins in the West Village neighborhood at Abingdon Square (where Hudson Street becoms 8th Avenue at a confusing intersection), crosses 14th Street and runs for 44 blocks more through Chelsea, the Garment District, Hell’s Kitchen’s east end, Midtown and The Theater District before entering Columbus Circle (at 58th Street).

Beyond Columbus Circle, the roadway becomes Central Park West and, north of Central Park, Frederick Douglass Boulevard (though unofficially this stretch of roadway north of Central Park is also sometimes referred to as Eighth Avenue), eventually terminating near the Harlem River at the Harlem River Drive roughly at West 159th Street.

The IND Eighth Avenue Line runs under Eighth Avenue.

8th Avenue is considered by the city’s homosexual community as the “new Christopher Street”.

Points of interest on or within one block of Eighth Avenue include:

  • The Hotel Chelsea (on 23rd Street between Seventh and Eighth)
  • The Fashion Institute of Technology (at 26th/27th Streets)
  • Madison Square Garden and Penn Station (between 31st and 33rd Streets)
  • The Port Authority Bus Terminal (between 40th and 42nd Streets)
Mar 12

Peter Turkel. accident is

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Peter Rudd Turkel was born in New York City in 1940, son of Jack Turkel and Roma Rudd Turkel. Peter Turkel wrote articles about drug use among teens as a beat reporter for the New York Daily News. He authored a book, The Chemical Religion, on the same subject.

Peter Rudd Turkel died in car accident in North Carolina in 1987.


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Mar 11

Preparation time. very little time to

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In policy debate, preparation time (prep time) is the amount of time given to each team to prepare for their speeches. Prep time may be taken at any time in any interval. Preparation time is also referred to as alternate use time.

Although preparation time varies from tournament to tournament, in high school each team is generally given between 5 and 8 minutes of prep time depending on the state and tournament; in college, each team is generally given 10 minutes of prep time. At some collegiate tournaments, for example the University of Texas at Dallas, alternate use time is used giving the debaters a total of 16 minutes and eliminating the mandatory cross examination periods. This time can be used as preparation time or to ask questions during the normal cross examination periods.

Some judges will allow the team taking preparation time to continue asking questions of their opponent. However, because most judges will not require the other team to answer, these questions are generally clarification-oriented rather than combative, unlike those asked in cross-examination. Many judges disapprove of using alternative use time for non-alternate use activities—for example, asking questions of the other team or presenting more arguments.


References

  • Cheshire, David. (2001). How to Cut Prep Time Use. Rostrum. Retrieved December 31, 2005.
Mar 11

Helen Gibbins. leading

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Helen Gibbins is a leading figure in women’s issues in New Zealand.

Her leading roles have included:

  • Chief Guide of the Girl Guides of New Zealand
  • President of the National Council of Women of New Zealand

She lives in Dunedin on New Zealand’s South Island.


External links

  • National Council of Women of New Zealand
Mar 07

Thomas Hoffmarck. accident is

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Thomas Hoffmarck (born 1966) is a German extreme sports athlete who will attempt to break a world record by running from Germany to Turkey in 90 days.


Biography

Hoffmarck was a worker until 1990, when he suffered a crippling work related accident and began using a wheelchair. After his accident, he began to practice extreme sports, his new passion.

He lived a private life until 2001, when he participated in the German version of the Big Brother show, garnering wide media attention and many followers across his native country.

After his participation in the show, he announced he will try to run from Germany to Turkey, a distance of 2,980 km, in only 90 days.

According to Big Brother’s German website, he will pass by seven different countries before reaching Turkey.

Mar 05

The Rose Hotel. is excessive

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The Rose Hotel is a country-style pub on Napier Street in Fitzroy in inner Melbourne. A classic neighbourhood pub, it is famed for its reasonably priced and good quality traditional Australian pub-style food. In an area subject to excessive gentrification throughout the last decade, The Rose is one of the very few remaining examples of such an establishment.

Mar 05

Rotundu. expect it

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Rotundu is a flat heavily forested peak on the side of Mount Kenya. Its formed by a near perpendicular wall raising from a height of around 3,100m (10,200 ft)
above sea level and finally flattening 150 meters above the peak’s base. The flat land on the peak also host Lake Rotundu. Some of the plants found on the peak are puzzling as one would not expect to find them growing at that altitude.


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Mar 03

The Accident Experiment. accident

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The Accident Experiment, also called AeX, is a rock band based in San Diego, California. It was formed in 2002 when co-founder Marcos Curiel left the band P.O.D.

The band featured Curiel on guitar, Pete Stewart (Grammatrain, Tait) with the vocals, Tony Delocht on bass, and Ernie Longoria on drums (both from Sprung Monkey).

The band’s first EP, Arena, was released in 2003. In 2005, the band signed to indie label Rock Ridge Music, and their first full-length album,United We Fear, was released May 9, 2006. A video has been shot and released for the first single Sick Love Letter.

Curiel and Longoria began jamming and they solidly evolved into a steady rock act opening to Foo Fighters, Drowning Pool, Staind, and other known bands.

In December 2006, Curiel re-joined P.O.D. and The Accident Experiment went on hiatus. Their Arena EP was re-released by Rock Ridge Music on May 8, 2007. The EP included some new songs by the group. There has been talk of the band getting back in the studio sometime in 08.


Band members

  • Pete Stewart - vocals
  • Tony Delocht - bass
  • Ernie Longoria - drums
  • Marcos Curiel - guitar, band leader, producer (P.O.D.)


Discography

  • Arena – EP (2003)
  • United We Fear (2006)


External links

  • Official website (currently unavailable)
  • Official MySpace
Mar 02

VASCAR. speed. This

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VASCAR (Visual Average Speed Computer And Recorder) is a technology for determining the speed of a moving vehicle. It is used by police officers to catch speeders, mainly in jurisductions where RADAR and/or LIDAR are illegal, or to prevent detection by those with radar detectors. A VASCAR unit couples a stopwatch with a simple computer. Speed calculation is done by dividing the distance between two markers by the time the target vehicle takes to travel between the markers.


External links

  • Vascar Site