In a previous post I’ve talked about my new found hobby, that being electronic engineering. Been reading some really interesting literature about electronics lately and recently I came across the majestic 555-timer integrated circuit or the IC. What’s so cool about it it’s that his popularity makes it really cheap to purchase and easy to use. On the market there is also a dual version of this! It’s called the 556 and includes two independent 555’s. So! That being boring enough, let’s talk about what it does and what you can build using it! You’ll notice that the pins of the 555 are not dispersed in the same order as the actual electronic chip, so that you can easily recognize what function each one of them has and also majestically simplifying the drawing of an actual diagram, if you choose or need to create one! For the 555 to function properly it needs both electronic techniques: analog and digital, but you’ll find that it is actually categorized as a digital device circuit because of its output. At any given time, the output can be at “low state”, which is at 0v, or at “high state” which usually means the maximum that your power switch can provide, that being around 18v! There are a few common types of 555 outputs and their names will give you some hints about what they actually do! These are: outputs in the monostable mode (the 555 works as a “one-shot” circuit, for example :timers, bouncefree switches, touch switches, frequency dividers, pulse-width modulation or PWM etc.), astable mode outputs (or also called the free running mode, the timer works as an oscillator so think LEDs, flashing lamps, security alarms and pulse position modulation.), and last but not least the Schmitt trigger mode (the timer operates as a flip-flop, usually light switches and such).
Kevin Dubrow
Quiet Riot singer Kevin DuBrow died, drummer Frankie Banali confirmed in a post on his Web site. DuBrow was 52 years old and the official cause of his death has yet to be determined. "I can't even find words to say," Banali wrote. "Please respect my privacy as I mourn the passing and honor the memory of my dearest friend Kevin DuBrow." DuBrow's body was discovered on Sunday inside the rocker's Las Vegas home. According to those close to the singer, DuBrow celebrated his birthday last month in New Orleans and seemed to be in good health. Quiet Riot bassist Kelly Garni has asked fans to be patient for details on the singer's death. "I ask this to all of you not only for myself but for other friends and family," Garni wrote, in a message posted to a Web site honoring the memory of Quiet Riot founding member Randy Rhoads. "I ask that no one here offer any speculation or opinions, theories or other things that could be construed as negative or, and I'm sorry for this, even sympathetic, right at this immediate time. I am already, within hours of this, having to deal with untrue rumors and speculation.
And that only adds fuel to that. There is a tendency for the subject of Kevin to incite flames on every board, and now is not the time for that. I will explain to everyone here the facts and the truth in the next 24 to 48 hours as I realize this will affect us all. So please, until then, be patient. All details and other pertinent info will be passed on to you here when it becomes available to me." Bill Chavis, owner of Chavis Records, the label that issued Quiet Riot's last LP, 2006's Rehab, also confirmed the news. "DuBrow's body was found by friends on Sunday, November 25, in his Las Vegas home," reads the label's site. "As I mourn his death with a heavy heart, I will remember hearing his voice and the music for the very first time on the radio back in 1983. I will remember all the great music Kevin and Quiet Riot gave to so many of us over the years and I will say, 'Thank you, Kevin. May you rest in peace." Credited with helping to launch the 1980s glam-metal scene, Quiet Riot are perhaps best known for their cover of Slade's "Cum on Feel the Noize," which appeared on 1983's Metal Health and eventually peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was the first by a metal band to reach the chart's #1 position.
Facts About Chanel
Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel (born August 19, 1883 - died January 10, 1971) is considered to be one of the greatest fashion designers of the twentieth century. While men were dividing the world through wars, Coco Chanel invented and gave us the weapons with which we may be able to conquer them all: the short black dress and a drop of No. 5. She was the one who changed completely and irreversibly the image of the modern woman, causing a real revolution in fashion and attitude. According to her biographers, Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel was born in 1883 in Saumur. When she was only six years old, Gabrielle lost her mother. Her father, left alone with five children, abandons them soon in the care of relatives. Gabrielle was raised by two aunts on a secluded area in the province of Auvergne. Affected by the early death of her mother and the abandon of her father, she always maintained that Auvergne is her real birth place. Gabrielle received here a traditional education, her aunts teaching her that a young woman should know how to sew, have a nice conduct and behave politely.
When she turned 17, the state takes guardianship over her and sends her to an orphanage at a monastery in Moulins. The simplicity of the nuns clothing influences Gabrielle in her future career, one of her main purposes being the creation of simple, comfortable, stylish clothes. Gabrielle changes her name into Coco during a brief career as a cabaret singer between 1905 and 1908. In this period she becomes the mistress of a military officer and after that the one of an English industrialist. In 1912 she meets Arthur "Boy" Capel, who helps her to open a clothing store in Paris. But the real blow comes in the late 1920’s, during the Great Depression, when, with the help of Capel, she opens her first famous boutique on 31 Rue Cambon. She extends her business shortly after that to Deauville and Biarritz. From 1912 until 1920, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel rises step by step through the Parisian designers. Her relaxed fashion style, with simple dresses and suits, stockings, jewelry, perfume and textiles slowly conquers the market.
Chanel’s fashion style is characterized by simple elegance, sophistication and convenience. Inspired by men clothing, that are casual and easy to wear, and by the uniforms and the equipment of athletes, Chanel brought in women fashion the neck sweaters, the sailors printings and molded knit or jersey dresses, jersey being used until then only as a material for masculine underwear. In 1922, Chanel launches her famous perfume "Chanel No. 5", which remains until now the company's most profitable product. In 1929, she made a collection of accessories, which include shoes, jewelry, handbags, scarves and belts. Of particular importance is the striking jewelry, which is meant to contrast with the minimalist dress clothing. In 1931, Chanel is employed by Samuel Goldwin, which offers her a million dollars to dress Hollywood stars including Katherine Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor and Gloria Swanson. In his book, "Coco Chanel, Innovator and Icon", Joseph Aime described her as the most influential and innovative fashion designer. About Coco, Christian Dior said: "With a black sweater and a few strings of pearls she managed to revolutionize fashion".
When she turned 17, the state takes guardianship over her and sends her to an orphanage at a monastery in Moulins. The simplicity of the nuns clothing influences Gabrielle in her future career, one of her main purposes being the creation of simple, comfortable, stylish clothes. Gabrielle changes her name into Coco during a brief career as a cabaret singer between 1905 and 1908. In this period she becomes the mistress of a military officer and after that the one of an English industrialist. In 1912 she meets Arthur "Boy" Capel, who helps her to open a clothing store in Paris. But the real blow comes in the late 1920’s, during the Great Depression, when, with the help of Capel, she opens her first famous boutique on 31 Rue Cambon. She extends her business shortly after that to Deauville and Biarritz. From 1912 until 1920, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel rises step by step through the Parisian designers. Her relaxed fashion style, with simple dresses and suits, stockings, jewelry, perfume and textiles slowly conquers the market.
Chanel’s fashion style is characterized by simple elegance, sophistication and convenience. Inspired by men clothing, that are casual and easy to wear, and by the uniforms and the equipment of athletes, Chanel brought in women fashion the neck sweaters, the sailors printings and molded knit or jersey dresses, jersey being used until then only as a material for masculine underwear. In 1922, Chanel launches her famous perfume "Chanel No. 5", which remains until now the company's most profitable product. In 1929, she made a collection of accessories, which include shoes, jewelry, handbags, scarves and belts. Of particular importance is the striking jewelry, which is meant to contrast with the minimalist dress clothing. In 1931, Chanel is employed by Samuel Goldwin, which offers her a million dollars to dress Hollywood stars including Katherine Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor and Gloria Swanson. In his book, "Coco Chanel, Innovator and Icon", Joseph Aime described her as the most influential and innovative fashion designer. About Coco, Christian Dior said: "With a black sweater and a few strings of pearls she managed to revolutionize fashion".
New Year, New Toy
It's been a while, but I'm still around. The holidays are over and life is returning to something of a regular pace. I have yet to get back to painting on a regular basis. It's been difficult for me to concentrate on it due to life (and death) happening. I'm brimming with ideas and ready to move on, though. One thing that made the past couple of months good was the purchase of a digital camera. I'm having a good time figuring out the settings and just taking photos. I've begun a series of sorts recently, using a room at work as my subject. The series is called, "White Room", there are about 13 so far. I'll be posting them here once a day, I guess. They are numbered, but they'll be out of order.
How to Care for Your Nails
Women pass hours picture and decorating them. Beauty salons offering all sorts of services for them. But keeping your nails clean and healthy is a simple substance that doesn't be much. Sometimes, all it takes is a small common sense. To maintain your nails attractive and avoid undesirable jobs like fungal infections that tin do your nails ugly and deformed, here are some tips to consider: Use your nails properly. Nails protect the ends of fingers and toes and assist us pick up things. Don't maltreatment them by using them as a tin opener, basic remover, screwdriver or scraper. Don't seize with teeth them. Some people have got a awful wont of barbed their fingernails. This not only ruinations their visual aspect but amends the nail bed and sets you at hazard for infection. If you're hungry, caput for the nightest delicatessen and order your favourite meal or follow your favorite slim fast diet, depend on the case. You'll be doing your nails a large favor. Keep your nails clean. You may have got the expressions and the most expensive suit. But if your nails are dirty, you're no better than a monkey!
Dirty nails turn people off and reflect your personality so do certain they always look their best. Trim them and clean under the nails regularly. Use a good brace of manicure pair of scissors and an emery board to smoothen nail edges. "Bulletproof" them. By this, I intend protect your nails from hurt by wearing cotton-lined India rubber gloves when lavation dishes or when soaking them in H2O for a long time. This volition protect your nails from the drying personal effects of soap, water, and other rough chemicals that your nails come up in contact with. Moisturize them. Just like your skin, your nails necessitate wet too. Keep your nails in top form by using a good lotion or moisturizer after lavation your hands with soap. Don't torment them. Nail salons tin be a beginning of infection that can traumatize your nails for years. When getting a manicure, take a clean salon and do certain all instruments are properly sterilized before using them. If you have got weak nails that be given to divide or break, maintain your nails short and pare them after bathing. Use a nail hardener but avoid merchandises containing methylbenzene sulfa drug or methanal that tin cause inflammation or irritate the skin.
Misconceptions About Science
I don't whether it's the way that science is taught in our school
system, but many people have misconceptions regarding what science is
and what it does. I believe this may be because most of what is taught
in the lower grades and high school concerns the history of science, the
achievements of science and known facts that science has discovered. To
me, this absolutely the wrong approach. What science really is, is a
process for discovering the truth about ourselves, our environment and
the universe in general. Like any human endeavor, to succeed it requires
a method and the proper tools. The method is really simple, it starts
with observations about the real world, from these observations the
scientist forms a hypothesis, next he or she must perform experiments to
determine whether the hypothesis is valid and true. The experiment must
be repeatable by anyone using the same equipment and the same methods.
The tool that a scientist uses depends upon the particular science one
is pursuing and the experiment required to prove or disprove the
hypothesis.
This may vary from simple observation, such as Jane Goodall has done in her study of gorillas, to sophisticated and expensive equipment such microscopes, computers, particle accelerators and high powered telescopes. The one tool used by all sciences is mathematics. It is the cornerstone on which all science depends. Now for the misconceptions. The first one is that any theory put forth by science is totally correct for all time or is false. Critics of science often cite the fact that scientific theory is constantly changing as new facts are learned and our equipment becomes more sophisticated. We often speak of "laws," such as The Law of Gravity. This is simply a misnomer. There is no such thing as an unmodifable scientific law. Nonetheless, this does not mean the findings of science are not valid. Most of the great theories are still correct for ninety-nine percent of the cases for which they apply. It is only a few exceptions that cause theories to be modified. The second great misconception is that science is anti-religion or anti-God.This is not true.
It may show that what has been written in the past in so-called holy books is incorrect, but it neither proves nor disproves the existence of a First Cause or Supreme Being. People into the occult or believe in ghosts, UFOs, big foot, telepathy, etc. claim that there is a conspiracy by the scientific community to ignore the evidence for the existence of such things. They have it all backwards. It is not up to the scientific community to prove their claims, but the people who make them to do so. For example, let us say that I claim that a ghost is haunting my house. To prove this claim, I need to produce the ghost for credible skeptical witnesses. At one time, a Professor Rhine claimed that he had proof that mental telepathy existed in certain people. It turned out that he fudged the results of his experiments. When others tried to duplicate his experiments, they did not get the same results. Another misconception is to blame science for the misuse of the technology that results from scientific discoveries. In the first place, scientists seldom know what will result from their discoveries. Most scientific discoveries have benefited mankind. Knowing more about the universe we live in cannot be a bad thing.
This may vary from simple observation, such as Jane Goodall has done in her study of gorillas, to sophisticated and expensive equipment such microscopes, computers, particle accelerators and high powered telescopes. The one tool used by all sciences is mathematics. It is the cornerstone on which all science depends. Now for the misconceptions. The first one is that any theory put forth by science is totally correct for all time or is false. Critics of science often cite the fact that scientific theory is constantly changing as new facts are learned and our equipment becomes more sophisticated. We often speak of "laws," such as The Law of Gravity. This is simply a misnomer. There is no such thing as an unmodifable scientific law. Nonetheless, this does not mean the findings of science are not valid. Most of the great theories are still correct for ninety-nine percent of the cases for which they apply. It is only a few exceptions that cause theories to be modified. The second great misconception is that science is anti-religion or anti-God.This is not true.
It may show that what has been written in the past in so-called holy books is incorrect, but it neither proves nor disproves the existence of a First Cause or Supreme Being. People into the occult or believe in ghosts, UFOs, big foot, telepathy, etc. claim that there is a conspiracy by the scientific community to ignore the evidence for the existence of such things. They have it all backwards. It is not up to the scientific community to prove their claims, but the people who make them to do so. For example, let us say that I claim that a ghost is haunting my house. To prove this claim, I need to produce the ghost for credible skeptical witnesses. At one time, a Professor Rhine claimed that he had proof that mental telepathy existed in certain people. It turned out that he fudged the results of his experiments. When others tried to duplicate his experiments, they did not get the same results. Another misconception is to blame science for the misuse of the technology that results from scientific discoveries. In the first place, scientists seldom know what will result from their discoveries. Most scientific discoveries have benefited mankind. Knowing more about the universe we live in cannot be a bad thing.
How to get Beautiful Skin
Skin is the biggest organ on the human organic structure consisting of many layers. Beautiful tegument and maintaining it are two different things. Use a sunblock and a chapstick / lip balm with SPF. Nutrition is also an of import key factor. The system our organic structure plant is very simple, whatever you eat will demo on you, be it good or bad to your health. Vitamin
type A assists fix organic structure tissue, forestalls waterlessness
and postpones aging. Vitamin type A is fat soluble. Vitamin type B
betters circulation and tegument colour. It is establish in yogurt,
brownish bread, wheatgerm, yeast, cereal grass and greenish leafy
vegetables. Lightening or whitening is a cosmetics method used for
de-pigmenting. Keep in head that emphasis can also play a portion in
unwanted statuses such as as rosacea, eczema, psoriasis, and acne. Skin
lightening have go an of import portion of beautification. Pollution
and exposure to ultraviolet radiation beams can harm your skin.
Hydrating for dry or sensitive
skin, or an astringent drug for greasy or acne prostrate skin. Keeping
it make clean is very of import as otherwise the cells will go dead and
through them diseases spread. Bathing twice a twenty-four hours with
cold water and mild soap is very of import for keeping it clean.
Beautification follows cleanliness. Vitamin degree centigrade is also
H2O soluble and can be taken on a day-to-day basis. Here is more about the importance of vitamins and minerals. A pick or lotion
for dry or sensitive skin, and a colloidal gel for greasy or acne prone.
Drink at least 8 spectacles of water a day, this also assists to
hydrate
and maintain it looking healthy. Stir the juice of one-half a
lemon into one cup of apparent yogurt. Keep it in the icebox and use it
as you would a pick every nighttime before bed. A sun block for
day-to-day usage is an absolute must. Use to your face, cervix and
hands. Always follow up a cleanse with a moisturizer made for your
type.
Try to maintain your custody off your human face as much as
possible. Body perspiration trips production of sebum, which is the
body's ain natural moisturizer. Regular in your exercising government
would also assist in creating the right balance would necessitate to
for you organic structure and skin. Avoid smoke as it diminishes the
foods which fasten the ageing process. Use merchandises which are very
gentle and would heighten your glow. Beautiful skin and healthy lifestyle tips:
Vitamin type A assists fix organic structure tissue, forestalls tegument
waterlessness and postpones ageing. Skin lightening or whitening is a
cosmetics method used for de-pigmenting the skin. Vitamin type B is H2O
soluble, which intends it can be taken daily. Drink eight spectacles of
clean, clear water every day. Avoid extra caffeine, alcohol, refined
sugar & salt. Bathing twice a twenty-four hours with cold water and
mild soap is very of import for keeping the tegument clean. Skin
cleaning and moisturizing regimen, diet, and avoiding stress, any
tegument upsets will unclutter up.
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