Some New Ways of Looking At Your Blog

I had no idea that Blogger blogs could be looked at in all these different and fascinating ways...

Blogger calls them Dynamic Views for Readers

Blogger currently offers five dynamic views for its public blogs. These views are only accessible if allowed for by the blog author.

Here's my own blog in each view...

Postcards from Hell's Kitchen in Flipcard
Postcards from Hell's Kitchen in Sidebar
Postcards from Hell's Kitchen in Snapshot
Postcards from Hell's Kitchen in Timeslide
Postcards from Hell's Kitchen in Mosaic

As an example, the URL for accessing the Snapshot view for Postcards from Hell's Kitchen would be http://hellskitchennyc.blogspot.com/view/sidebar.

If you like one enough, you can save the URL in your bookmarks or "Favorite Places" and go to it every time... 

These views require modern browsers such as Internet Explorer 8+, Firefox 3.5+, Chrome or Safari. Many elements of these views will not work should you have an older browser.

In all views, search is available in the upper right hand corner. Clicking on the arrow in the very top left of the header bar will slide the header bar across and allow you choose different views for the current blog as well as type in a new blog URL.

Here's more info on Dynamic Views for Authors

Make Suppositions (2) - 31 March 2011

1. Old Mac Donald had a farm. On his farm, there were only cows
and chickens which had a total of 41 heads and 100 legs. Find
the number of chickens and the number of cows on his farm.

2. Frank spent $216 on a total of 28 butter cakes. He paid $9 for
each large cake and $5 for each small butter cake. How many
large butter cakes did he buy?

3. Mr Li bought 50 pens and books. Later he decided to exchange
all the books for pens. If he exchanged 1 book for 2 pens, he
would receive 65 pens. How many books did Mr Li buy at first?

4. Mr Li bought 50 pens and books. Later he decided to exchange
all the books for pens. If he exchanged 1 book for 3 pens, he
would receive 80 pens. How many pens did Mr Li buy at first?

5. A transport company is paid $10 for every vase that it delivers
safely and has to pay $2 for every vase that is broken. On one
trip, the company delivered 100 vases and was paid $916. How
many vases were delivered safely.

3 COLLECTBLE FIGURES ADDED TO STOCK

We have just received a shipment of 3 collectible figures. Now in stock reaady to ship are:

1. Cloud & Hardy Daytona (Final Fantasy VII 7) [PLAY ARTS] - Collectible (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) This is where it all began. For the first time ever, faithful recreations of Tetsuya Nomura's character illustrations have been modeled into fully 3D high quality action figures, bringing the characters of the original FINAL FANTASY VII to life.

The hero of FINAL FANTASY VII together with his bike, Hardy Daytona, in one boxed set. With over 20 points of articulation this figure is highly poseable and can be posed either on or off Hardy Daytona.

2. Ezio Figure (Assassins Creed Brotherhood) [Ubisoft] - Collectible (In stock usually ships within 24hrs)

Based on Ubisoft's bestselling video game, this statue depicts Ezio in all his glory as the Master Assassin. Sculpted by the same team responsible for the acclaimed white and black collector's edition figurines, the PVC figurine stands approximately 9" H, is highly detailed, and video game accurate.

3. Zero Suit Samus Statue (Metroid Prime 2 Echoes) [First 4 Figures] - Collectible (In stock usually ships within 24hrs)

First 4 Figures is extremely proud to present Samus Aran's Zero Suit, the third collectible statues in First 4 Figures highly anticipated suit series based on Retro Studios Metroid Prime game trilogy. This version is based on the Zero Suit seen at the end of Metroid Prime 2 Echoes. First 4 Figures has used the official game files in order to create an extremely accurate recreation of the Zero Suit. She comes armed with her signature pistol and has curves in all the right places! Cast in high quality poly-stone, the statue is hand finished and hand painted. Comes packed in a foam interior full colored box with a card of authenticity. The Zero Suit is limited at only 2,500 pieces worldwide online and local specialty stores.

New York Subway 1986 NYC - Directors Cut

Here's a rare glimpse of underground Times Square, vintage 1986...



New York Subway 1986 NYC - Directors Cut

Another great find from JoeMyGod

Maths Problems 30 March 2011

1. In January, Peter spent $250 of his salary and saved the rest. In February, he increased his spendings by 20% and his savings decreased by 40%. How much did he save in February?

2. Mr Tan spent some money on 35 notebooks. He spent the same amount of money on another 29 pens. Each pen cost $1.75. How much did Mr Tan spend on a notebook?

3. Mrs Chia baked 120 beef pies and chicken pies. After she gave away 1/4 of the beef pies and 2/5 of the chicken pies, she was left with 30 beef pies. How many chicken pies had she left?

4. Amanda, Brett and Nick packed their luggage for a holiday. Amanda’s luggage weighed y kg. Nick’s luggage weighed 7 kg more than Amanda’s luggage. Brett’s luggage was twice as heavy as Amanda’s.
(a) Express the mass of Nick’s luggage in terms of y.
(b) If y = 5, find the total mass of their 3 luggage.

5. The ratio of the number of yellow marbles to the total number of green and red marbles was 7 : 13. 40% of the marbles were red marbles. After throwing away 65 red marbles that were chipped, 20% of the remaining marbles were red. How many marbles were there left if another 24 green marbles were found to be chipped and thrown away?

Site of the Week: The Fix

New this week: TheFix.com

A new site dedicated to the recovery movement...

Including kicky stuff like: Biggest Celebrity Meltdowns and Kicking Hollywood's Butts.

Finding the Perfect AA Meeting... by Ruth Fowler:

"Before I got sober, I assumed AA would be a magical place full of kind, understanding people who had seen the worst side of life, learned from their hard knocks, and emerged as angels on earth to help those suffering from the same disease. But of course, AA is chockfull of the same people who piss you off in the real world—except worse, because we’re all addicts and alcoholics. At the same time, those moments when the rich actor dude from Malibu and the homeless bum from Culver City can share a coffee and laugh over shared experience—that’s what AA’s about. And along the way, we all meet the lunatics and snobs and whoever else turns up. But we also meet people who will inevitably come to be essential to your recovery. And it’s all good. Since, of course, there’s always another meeting to check out later on".


It's not all Twelve Steps, however. Many different treatments and programs are discussed and covered here.

The Fix only launched this week...

So, I'm only getting to know it when I have a chance to log in between other tasks...

But I can tell already, it's definitely worth bookmarking and keeping an eye on it...

Preorder Shipping Notice

We have begun shipping all preorders for the following titles :

• Dynasty Warriors 7 - 360 (Preorder)


• Dynasty Warriors 7 - PS3 (Preorder)


• The 3rd Birthday - PSP (Preorder)


• The 3rd Birthday Official Strategy Guide (BradyGames) - PSP (Preorder)


• Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 2 with Mic - Wii (Preorder)


• Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 2 [Game Only] - Wii (Preorder)


• The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky "1st Chapter" Premium Edition - PSP (Preorder)


• The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky "1st Chapter" - PSP (Preorder)

No further cancellations will be accepted at this time.

"ARTISTS TATTOO" JUSTIN BEIBER TATTOO

Justin beiber tattoo. Teen singing sensation justin beiber gets a tattoo.

Justin beiber photos emerged showing him getting, and then sporting, a small tattoo on his torso or lower stomach or hip, whatever you call that part of body.

Singapore Kindness Movement Poems (unedited)

Opportunities for kindness everywhere,
Opportunities for you to share.
A simple act of giving up a seat,
Or helping someone who has weak feet.
Just giving someone his right of way
Will really brighten up YOUR day!
Yes! You will really be surprised.
If you are kind, YOUR happiness will rise!
~Devesh~


The sweetness flows through your veins
When you have done a kind deed
You will feel happier
and the sweetness will appear
~Jacques~

Thank you to all those that have helped me
Forever I will be thanking
Hopes and dreams flow within
Thank you Madam Toh for teaching me
~Ahmad~

A kind deed
Is all someone needs.
It will surely light up
one's day.
Let's say he is happy or sad,
Let's not make him feel bad.

Let's not be proud,
So let's shout out loud,
Without a doubt,
Let's make people happy,
better not make it sound crappy,
Let's not be like swines,
Instead be like dimes,
Let's shine,
And it we do these,
We will have a great great time!
~Jonathan~

You can show your sweetest kindness to everybody.
Even to those who are vehemently standing in your way.
But under no circumstances
Must you surrender to their way.
~Rainer~

To make oneself happy,
Is to help others kindly.
Helping others will,
Change your mood to happy.
I have helped others before,
Have you?
What I did was,
To help kids who were lost.
Help their mothers find their lost kids,
And I would be happy!
~Wen Xuan~

Do a kind deed to day and you'll never forget what you say.
You can show it to anyone,
Including those in your way
So if you see someone in need,
Never stop to give and give.
~Jae Shin~

Kindness...
The joy we get from helping others is priceless.
The heart wanting to help is natural.
Never expect kindness
For kindness is often shown at unexpected times.
~Bhairavi~

Kindness can be shown in many ways,s up
A lovely flower or a batchof cookies,
A smile of a friendly wave.
You might be feeling blue
But your face lights up
When you are offered a smile.
So, go on and get kindness moving!
~Ada~

To those who helped me when
I was down
To those who helped me take
away my frown
Thank you all who have
helped me
So that I can be happy
To those who always lend a helping hand
Make sure your helpfulness never ends
~Kean Sin~

Kindness is not only about what you say
It is about doing something good today.
A friend in need?
Do a kind deed.
Help everyone or anyone
It is good even if it's just one
Help someone today
And it will brighten your day
So do a kind deed!
Don't be a bad seed!
~Kyan Tan~

Comprehension OE 6

1. The vehicle had sunk.

2. It means March was not immersed in the water and his head was above the water level.

3. He was out of breath./He ran out of air.

4. David, a yachtsman, found the van first.

5. The sentence is "The van lay invisible in murky darkness, five metres down.".

6. He tried to open the door but it would not budge.

7. He tied the rope to the handle of the door of the van so that it would be easier for him (or other rescuers) to get back to the van to try to rescue Nancy.

8. There was no time to waste in saving Nancy.

9. The firemen had done a good job. They managed to save Nancy.

10. She survived the accident and was attended to by a nurse.

Set the Tone: Trust Life

"'You can be happy right here, not tomorrow, not in ten minutes, but now. You can be happy right now'... Byron Katie said that, and she is right. Happiness is allowing yourself to be okay with what is, rather than wishing for, and bemoaning, what is not.. Obviously, what is is what is supposed to be, or it would not be. The rest is just you, arguing with life. Somewhere along the way you will have to learn to just Trust Life. (Read that, 'Trust God.') Why not start today?"

-- Neale Donald Walsch

NINTENDO 3DS HAS ARRIVED

3D Portble gaming has finally arrived to North America thanks to the Nintendo 3DS. We still have a few system bundles left in stock in-store and online. If you've already picked one up give us your first impressions by leaving a comment here on our blog. Order Now!

Nintendo 3DS Aqua Blue System Bundle (INCLUDES SYSTEM, SCREEN PROTECTOR, AND CHOICE OF LAUNCH GAME) - 3DS (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) [LIMIT 1 PER CUSTOMER]

Nintendo 3DS Cosmo Black System Bundle (INCLUDES SYSTEM, SCREEN PROTECTOR, AND CHOICE OF LAUNCH GAME) - 3DS (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) [LIMIT 1 PER CUSTOMER]

"TATTOO ART"ARTIST TATTOO

Weekend Randoms

Whatever became of Mrs Ihrie's Potato Chips? A Google search shows an address in Baltimore but no webpage to be found. Are they still in business? I grew up eating those. I once wrote them a letter and Mrs. Ihrie's answered herself... We chatted on the phone a few times, too. Can't remember what it was all about?? Maybe I was doing a report in school and I interviewed her??

I'm loving the likely last wintery weekend of the year... Oh, how I do LOVE the cold winter!

51% of Americans are on Facebook? That's actually quite shocking...

I think Anthony Weiner would be a kick-ass NYC mayor. Christine "Term Limits" Quinn? Absolutely not.

The perfect Republican bumper sticker? Palin-Bachmann 2012! Can you imagine??

Will Ralph's Ristorante ever reopen on 56th and Ninth?... I miss their linguine with white clam sauce... Though I never quite forgave them for sneakily substituting broccoli with broccoli rabe in my carry-out order last time! (An accident? I think NOT!) The city just posted a brand new new violation notice or legal order or something on their glass door yesterday. Something about fire hazard ceiling tiles? The windows have been papered up for over a month now... Gone for good?

Count me among those who are NOT happy about AT&T's T-Mobile Buyout.

Still sad about the passing of John Scoullar. Condolences to Brad. I'll make a contribution to BC/EFA in John's name this week.

"Grief is the price we pay for love." -- Queen Elizabeth

Three more work weeks to Spring Break!

You can now follow Julie Halston on Twitter... And while you're there, follow ToddHellsKitch.

I swear Kathleen Turner has been replaced by a man doing a drag act. I was always convinced that the crusty old broad that was Lucille Ball in her later life was absolutely NOT the same person as the I Love Lucy Lucy. Now that I'm older, I'm still not convinced...

Frank is back for a couple weekends at El Centro. So, I swung by for an early dinner. It was packed at 5:30pm. I can only eat heavy Mexican food when it's cold. And this might be the last cold weekend of the season...

From freeze framing the DVR I learned : Batmobile license plate is 2F-3567 Gotham 1966 (or is it 1968?) "Atomic batteries to power. Turbines to speed. Let's move on out..."

I ate an entire bag of potato chips today. Utz. Wavy. All 3 and 3/4 oz!

Rest in Peace: John Scoullar

Broadway performer, John Scoullar (1949-2011) died Friday morning at 10:30am at his home in Hell's Kitchen. John was well known as a composer, lyricist, playwright and dancer as well as a talented chef!

Deepest sympathies to his partner, Bradshaw Smith, and to John's son Nicholas Amadeus.

With Rick Cummins, he wrote the musical and dramatic adaptations for an upcoming production of  Antoine St. Exupery's "The Little Prince" which will open The New Victory Theater's fall season this October 2011.

With playwright Joseph Kavanagh he wrote "Old Fashion Bargain Days" at Playwright's Horizon, "Canticle" at Hartman Conservatory Theatre, the musical "The Legend of Finn McCool" and "Hello, Dears", in which he starred, at the Players Theatre.

John began his performing career at the age of 12 with the American Tour of the Bolshoi Ballet and made his Broadway debut in "Over, Here" with the Andrews Sisters. Original productions of "King of Hearts", Leonard Bernstein's "Candide" and "Truckload" followed. (See John Scoullar on the Internet Broadway Database.)

Off-Broadway credits include "Hot L Baltimore", "God Bless You Mr. Rosewater", "The Crazy Locomotive" and "The Red Blue Grass Western Flyer Show".

He also served as choreographer and consultant for a few pre-Broadway workshops.

In his successful and delicious side catering business, his signature desserts were featured on the menus of many New York area restaurants, insider parties, and in popular restaurants from Manhattan island to Fire Island.

He is survived by his son Nick Amadeus, daughter-in-law Faryl Amadeus, his partner Bradshaw Smith of Broadway Beat, and his favorite waitress Rose Elaine Polansky (nee Murtel).

Bradshaw Smith, who held John at the time of his passing,  points out, "In one of his plays he wrote, 'You get only two choices in life, the one you make and the one you live with'... John's choice was to live a full and extraordinary life!"

Donations in his name can be made to Broadway Cares / Equity Fight AIDS, a favorite charity.



44 Sunsets was written by Rick Cummins and John Scoullar for the upcoming original production of "The Little Prince" due in New York this Fall.

John Scoullar was born in Providence, R.I., July 26,1949 and died in New York on March 25, 2011. Rest in Peace.

TGIF Music Break: Cazwell's Get My Money Back

3 XBOX 360 REGION FREE TESTS

We have tested both Need For Speed Shift 2 Unleashed Limited Edition - 360 (Region Free) (Preorder) and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 12: The Masters - 360 (Region Free)(Preorder) on our PAL XBOX 360 and can confirm both ARE region free. We have also tested Nascar 2011 The Game - 360 (Preorder) and unfortunately we can confirm it's NOT region free. Look for more region free tests soon.

PREORDER EARLY SHIPPING NOTICE

We have begun shipping all preorders for the following titles.

Need For Speed Shift 2 Unleashed Limited Edition - 360 (Preorder)
Need For Speed Shift 2 Unleashed Limited Edition - PS3 (Preorder)
Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy - PSP (Preorder)
Nascar 2011 The Game - 360 (Preorder)
Nascar 2011 The Game - PS3 (Preorder)
Tiger Woods PGA 12: The Masters - 360 (Preorder)
Tiger Woods PGA 12: The Masters - PS3 (Preorder)
Tiger Woods PGA 12: The Masters - Wii (Preorder)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters Collector's Edition - PS3 (Preorder)

(Streed Date Shipping Policy In Effect) If your order takes more than one business day to arrive it will ship today. However, if your order takes one business day to arrive it will ship on Monday. This is too insure we do not break the official street dates of these games. In store preorder pickups can only be made on Tuesday March 29, 2011 which is the official street date. (NO EXCEPTION ON THIS PICKUP POLICY)

Making assumptions

Making assumptions

1. There are 36 pupils in a class. Each girl is given 8 books and each boy is given 3 books. The total number of books the girsl receive is 46 more than the total number of books the boys receive. How many girls are there in the class?

2. On Tree Planting day, 40 pupils planted some trees. Each boy planted 3 trees
and each girl planted 2 trees. The boys planted 30 more trees than the girls.
How many boys were there?

3. 60 children took part in a Street Soccer Competition. If each girl scored 3
goals and each boy scored 2 goals and the girls scored 20 more goals than the
boys, how many girls were there?

4. Mrs Lee had some sweets to give away to her 50 pupils. Each boy received 5
sweets and each girl received 3 sweets. The boys received 90 more sweets
than the girls. How many boys were there?

WWE ALL-STARS XBOX 360 REGION FREE TEST RESULTS

We have tested WWE All-Stars - 360 (Region Free) (Preorder) on our PAL XBOX 360 console and can confirm that IT'S REGION FREE! Look for more region free tests soon .

NINTENDO 3DS SHIPPING UPDATE

We have now begun shipping Nintendo 3DS system and game preorders. Due to the large number of orders we please ask customers to be patient as all orders will either ship today or tomorrow. We will update your order status as soon as possible! Street Date Shipping Policy In Effect!! We can't accept anymore cancellations at this time as orders our too far along in the processing stage. Thanks to all who preordered the Nintendo 3DS and games with us!!

The Truth About NYC Municipal Employees

Our new NYC Comptroller has a lot on the ball...

Here's a new report published on his website on the real financials behind the NYC Municipal work force...

Municipal Employee Compensation: New York City
by Frank Braconi, Ph.D. Chief Economist
A Report from Retirement Security NYC, an initiative by Comptroller John C. Liu

Some excerpts from the Report Summary:

Regarding public school teachers:

- NYC public school teachers earn less than private, for-profit sector
employees with similar education, even adjusting for the teachers’
shorter work year. See Pages 15-16


- Both male and female public school teachers are paid less than workers
with similar education in the private, for-profit sector. See Pages 15-16

- The public-private wage gap for male public school teachers is larger
than for female teachers. See Pages 15-16

There's more:

General:

- Without adjusting for age, education, or any other demographic factors,
the average full-time government worker in NYC earns 17 percent less
than the average private, for-profit employee. See Page 10

- The wage distribution is “compressed” in NYC government, i.e.
there is less disparity between lower and higher income earners.
See Pages 11-12

- The wages of City workers on average are lower than their private
sector counterparts even though City workers are more highly
educated. See Pages 10-12

- City employee benefits do not offset the adverse pay differential for
highly-educated City workers. See Pages 26, 29

- Large private, for-profit employers (those with more than 1,000
employees) pay wages that are 13 percent higher on average than
small and midsize private employers. See Page 7

- The City of New York is the 11th largest employer in the nation.
See Page 8

View entire Municipal Employee Compensation in New York City here.

3 NEW ATLUS PREORDERS NOW OPEN

We have just opened up preorders on the following 3 ATLUS titles:

1. Disgaea 4 - PS3 (Preorder) - Release Date Aug 30, 2011

Features

Bigger, funnier, and better than ever before!
More levels, more features, more customization options, improved visuals, deeper strategy, and a hilarious new cast make Disgaea 4 the biggest and best Disgaea game yet!

Completely redrawn artwork, now in 1080p!Takehito Harada’s beloved artwork is completely redone and reanimated to take advantage of the highest resolution possible.
The lovable world of Disgaea has never looked better!

Share your stats and data with friends online!
Compare your game data with your friends over the internet and figure out who the master strategist among you is.

2. Cave Story 3D - 3DS (Preorder) - Release Date June 28, 2011

Having received tremendous acclaim in its previous releases on PC and WiiWare, Cave Story, an indie side scrolling 2D action game, now makes its way into an all new dimension with Cave Story 3D for Nintendo 3DS. At once both a throwback to classic 2D action platformers and also the potential future of the genre, Cave Story 3D blends tight controls, superb level design, and excellent story and presentation to deliver a memorable, addicting retro experience!

3. Loving Life with Hello Kitty & Friends - DS (Preorder) - Release Date May 10, 2011

Features

Tons to do with Hello Kitty and her friends!
There’s no shortage of excitement and fun in Hello Kitty’s world. Whether you’re helping her and her friends visit the mall to pick out
something pretty to wear, or helping them decorate their home, or even giving them a hand with their homework, there’s always something
new to do...

Explore the city with Hello Kitty
Five unique areas offer all sorts of different things to discover and do. The shopping mall is the perfect hangout for you and your friends, you can stop by your friend’s house, or maybe just head on to Hello Kitty’s place and try on a new outfit?

Earn and use Puro to unlock new things!
Spend time at the food court mastering a host of addicting minigames that will net you Puro, in‐game currency, which can then be used to buy new clothes, new decorations for your house, and much more!

Site of the Week: Weather Underground

Some people think weather posts on blogs are boring...

... Not with the weather that we've been having world wide...

I've been recommending Weather Underground to friends for years... I first learned of it from a local Hell's Kitchen blogger. (The once prolific  Mr. Nosuch.)

Personally, I've been a paid supporter of Wunderground for years... I rely on their weather update emails constantly. When they say there will be a thunderstorm in midtown in 25 minutes?... They mean it.

This New York Times article highlights the Weather Underground's secret weapon: Volunteers

[One personal weather site in Alameda, CA] and over 20,000 like it worldwide are part of the largest network of weather stations ever assembled, according to the meteorological Web site Weather Underground.

The network is part of an audacious plan to crowd-source weather measurement and, Weather Underground hopes, to snatch viewers from its larger competitor, the Weather Channel’s Weather.com. In the last six months, Weather Underground has averaged about 14 million unique visitors a month in the United States, while Weather.com attracted about 42 million, according to Quantcast, an online metrics company.
 

Here's the latest Weather Underground forecast for Hell's Kitchen and vicinity...

Check em out... Bookmark em! Get alerts. All free.

GOD OF WAR 3 FRENCH VERSION PS3 PRICE DROP

We have lowered the price of God of War III(3) [FRENCH VERSION] - PS3 (In stock usually ) ships within 24hrs by $20 down from $59.99 to a new low price of $39.99.

This version features full sub-title and voice overs in the following languages: English, Francais, Espanol, Deutsch, Italiano, Nederlands, Portuguese, Русский, and Polski

Look for more price drops soon.

TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR GOLF 2011 PS3/360 ON SALE

We have put both Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 - 360 (Region Free) (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 - PS3 (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) on sale for only $19.99. If you're craving some video game golf and havn't picked this title up yet this is a great time and deal. ONLINE ONLY!!

Why Our Billionaire Mayor is a Failure

Two scholars make the case that with Bloomberg, underneath all the billionaire's publicity machine and self promotion lies a Mayorty with little to show for itself.

"There's no there there".

Have a look at this NY1 Inside City Hall video clip of the Manhattan Institute's Fred Siegel and Sol Stern articulating their case.

Here is their NYPost opinion piece... Bloomy's Bubble Bursts

Image by Leah Tiscione for the New York Post.

Maths 2 (22 March 2011)

1. The ratio of the number of cars to lorries to motorbikes found in a car park is
5 : 2 : 4. If there is a total of 864 wheels, find the number of motorbikes found in the car park.

2. At a multi-storey car park, there were cars, motorbikes and tricycles in the ratio 3 : 5 : 2. If there were a total of 840 wheels, find the number of cars parked at the multi-storey car park.

3. A sum of $705 is to be divided among a number of adults and children. Each adult receives $6 each, each boy receives $5 and each girl receives $4. If the ratio of adults to boys to girls is
2 : 3 : 5, how many more girls than boys are there?

4. Mdm Tan’s shop sold plates and cups. The ratio of the price of a plate to that of a cup was 3 : 2. The price of a plate was $3 more than that of a cup. Mdm Tan sold 4/7 of the items in the first month and collected $2850 from the sales. The ratio of the number of plates sold to the number of cups sold was 3 : 5.
(c) Find the total number of plates sold in the first month.
(d) Find the total number of items left after the first month.

5. A volleyball costs 440. A basketball costs $10 more. School XYZ paid $2100 for some volleyball and basketballs. The ratio of the volleyballs to the basketballs bought by the school was 5 : 3.
(a) How many basketballs did the school buy?
(b) How much more money did he spend on the volleyballs than basketballs?

HELP US GIVE AWAY A NEW 3DS SYSTEM AT LAUNCH

We're trying to give away a FREE BRAND NEW NINTENDO 3DS SYSTEM ON TWITTER but we need to hit 10,000 followers by launch in order to do it. I know it's a tall order but hopefully with your help we can reach this lofty goal and make one twitter follower a happy 3DS owner!! It could be you!! It's simple, just follow us on twitter @Videogamesplus_ tell your friends, family and even your enemies. As of this posting we stand at 4201 followers so we need a whopping 5799 more by the end of Sunday March 27, 2011. Lets see the power of social media at work!!

Technology changes a lot in 10 years

Click the image to view it big (which is probably the only way it'll be legible)
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Set the Tone: Don't Betray Yourself

"If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to your own being, you will have betrayed yourself".
-- Rollo May

Maths Problem sums 21 March 2011

Copy / print and paste the questions. The maximum score for this exercise is 13 marks. (0.83 of 13 = 10.79)

1. The mass of 2 similar metal balls and 3 similar clay pots is 10 kg. If the mass of each clay pot is 0.3 kg more than that of a metal ball, find the mass of each clay pot. (3m)

2. There are 3 bamboo poles, A, B and C. Pole A is 192.5 cm, Pole B is 1m 45 cm longer than Pole A. Pole C is twice the total length of Poles A and B.
(a) Find the total length of the 3 bamboo poles. (2m)
(b) Find the average length of the 3 poles. (1m)

3.Mr Tay planted some trees in two straight rows. Each tree was 2.5 m away from the next. There were 10 trees in the first row.

(a) What was the distance between the first and the 10th tree in the first row? (1m)

(b) In the second row, the distance from the first to the last tree was 157.5 m. How many more trees did he plant in the second than the first row? (2m)

4. Mrs Chan went shopping with $102. This amount was just enough to buy 4 T-shirts and 2 pairs of shorts. However, she decided to buy 2 T-shirts and 5 pairs of shorts instead and had $15 left. Find the cost of 1 pair of shorts. (4m)

Allow me to balance out the other video of a child bodyslamming another child with a cute baby

The video sweeping the internet

Since part of my job is to educate around here, here's this video of a bullied kid losing it and totally body slamming the kid bullying him

Casey Heynes became a Penny Arcade Comic, has been covered by news channels and now will be remixed into Street Fighter videos.

Congratulations to Joe.My.God

Congratulations to longtime fellow NYC blogger buddy Joe.My.God on receiving the first ever GLAAD media award for Outstanding Blog...

This is GLAAD's first ever blogging award...

Much deserved, Joe!

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES

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Saturday in New Yawk

Have a great weekend...

Lady Donothing's Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe'

"i cut all the fat off the corned beef before i slice it. easy dinner to fix. boil corned beef. no simmer. take out and cover to get cool for slicing. add carrots. simmer about 1/2 hour or longer. how soft do you want the carrots? then add potatoes, cook another 1/2 to 45 min then cut cabbage up in wedges and add to pan and cook another 1/2 hour or until cabbage is to your taste. slice corned beef and put on top. serve from pan. leftovers are even better the next day.

"directions are on the package of the corned beef. buy thin ones -- not big thick fat ones.

"try it you might love it. do you like cabbage?????"

-- Lady Donothing, in an email about her St Patrick's Day dinner for sixteen people. I thought it would make an ideal guest post...

That way, too, I can search for it online when I'm in the mood!

Alvin Wong is the happiest man in the world (statistically)

There was an article in the NYTimes about how, statistically, when you look at demographics, the happiest person in America would be
-A Man
-Tall
-Asian-American
-Observant Jew
-At least 65
-Married,
-Has children,
-Lives in Hawaii,
-Running his own business
-Bringing in an income of more than $120,000 a year

And they found him. You can read about that on the NYTimes website. They now [as shared by Bridget on Google Reader] are also looking to find the least happy person in America

Tattoo art in alex pettyfer tattoo. Alex Pettyfer has a boom aloft his beam breadth and he had to bright up the acceptation of the tattoo.

This my collection pictures alex pettyfer tattoo:

Supplementary class is ON

Dear pupils

There will be supplementary classon Monday (21 March 2011) from 1.30pm to 3.30pm.

Your teacher
Mdm Toh

EARLY PREORDER SHIPPING & REGION TESTING NOTICE

The following titles have begun shipping ahead of their official street dates of Tuesday Mar 22, 2011.

This is too have customer receive games on or as close to street date as possible.

LEGO Star Wars III(3): The Clone Wars - 360 (Region Free) (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) (Street Date Policy in effect)

and

Crysis 2 Limited Edition [3D compatible] - 360 (Region Free) (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) (Street Date Policy in effect)

are also confirmed Region free and will run on a PAL Xbox 360.

• Crysis 2 Limited Edition - PC (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) (Street Date Policy in effect)

• Crysis 2 Limited Edition [3D compatible] - 360 (Region Free) (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) (Street Date Policy in effect)

• Crysis 2 Limited Edition [3D compatible] - PS3 (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) (Street Date Policy in effect)

• LEGO Star Wars III(3): The Clone Wars - DS (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) (Street Date Policy in effect)

• LEGO Star Wars III(3): The Clone Wars - PS3 (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) (Street Date Policy in effect)

• LEGO Star Wars III(3): The Clone Wars - Wii (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) (Street Date Policy in effect)

• LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars - PSP (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) (Street Date Policy in effect)

• LEGO Star Wars III(3): The Clone Wars - 360 (Region Free) (In stock usually ships within 24hrs) (Street Date Policy in effect)
  
  

Street date shipping policy in effect (If your parcel usually takes 2 or more business days to arrive from us your order will ship today. If your parcel only takes 1 business day to arrive from us it will ship on Monday)

Friday Fun: The President's Speech Spoof

HOT PICK : PICKED BY YOU

Many thanks to all our facebook group fans that helped pick today's hot pick.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers - Wii (In stock usually ships within 24hrs)

Now on sale for $19.99 till Monday the 21st!

After adding up all the comments, messages, likes the winner today was Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers - Wii with 12 votes and Clash of the titans lost with 8.

Haven't joined our facebook group yet? Well now is the time.

Next HOT PICK POLL goes up today what game will you help decide will go on sale next week?

Join the group : http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=58613320965&ref=mf

Chicken made out of egg shells

[more photos]

This featured extra is in so many shows/movies

#FF

If you're on twitter and enjoy puns, you should follow @Welched, a guy I know.

Here is a selection from recent status updates lazily just copy/pasted from my Google Reader feed:


+2 points for using "lobo" as a wolf root word.

TURTLE BEACH PX5 PS3/360 IS HERE!!

The NEW Turtle Beach Ear Force PX5 - PS3 (ALSO WORKS ON XBOX 360) (Preorder) has arrived!! These bad boys are so loaded with awesome features it's scary!! Click on the link to the product page above to see more pics and read about all these sweet features. This item ships with express trackable shipping!!

NINTENDO 3DS MORE ALLOCATION AVAILABLE NOW

We've secured more Nintendo 3DS allocation and have now re-opened up preorders on:

Nintendo 3DS Aqua Blue System Bundle (INCLUDES SYSTEM, SCREEN PROTECTOR, AND CHOICE OF LAUNCH GAME) - 3DS (Preorder) [LIMIT 1 PER CUSTOMER]

Nintendo 3DS Cosmo Black System Bundle (INCLUDES SYSTEM, SCREEN PROTECTOR, AND CHOICE OF LAUNCH GAME) - 3DS (Preorder) [LIMIT 1 PER CUSTOMER] .

Quantity is limited! 1 Bundle Per Customer!

3DS BUNDLES INCLUDE
Either an Aqua Blue or Cosmo Black 3DS system , screen protector and your choice of any 1 3DS launch game.

SHIPPING INFO

All Nintendo 3DS bundles will be shipping via express or courier service. These shipping methods provide insurance and tracking!!

CHOOSING YOUR GAME

There is a drop down box at bottom of the bundle description page. Before adding Bundle in your cart please choose the game of your choice from the list in the drop down box.

Go Thank a Teacher Today

Well... *DUH*!

The New York Times is reporting today that a study indicates that the U.S. must raise status of its teachers...

Teacher status in the US needs to be raised...?

*Ya Think?*

Something about the recent campaign of many leaders (Chris Christie, Michael Bloomberg, Scott Walker, Arne Duncan among them) has done nothing but to demonize, demean and demoralize teachers...

Go thank a teacher today...

The Return of Spiky

Tomorrow I should finally be able to finish my Frankenstein’s Orifice Box sculpture when I install the internal Stilted Nail Cube piece. Even though I completed the main, outer shell some time ago, it has been sat in the workshop at the Victoria and Albert Museum (where I’ve been working and where I also collected the scraps of old wood to construct the sculpture) waiting for me to complete the internal structure. So now that both sections are complete I’ll have the outer shell delivered to my studio and hopefully they should fit together – fingers crossed.

The inner section is inspired by my earlier Nail Box sculpture which in-turn is heavily influenced by the Minkisi totems of the Congo (and possibly by an image I once saw of one of Eduardo Paolozzi’s early sculptures in an old catalogue – but I might have just dreamed that bit because I haven’t since been able to find any reference to it).
Although you can’t clearly see it from this image, the front and the back of the cube have windows of splintered wood ‘exploding’ outwards (so that you can look straight through the box). When I was constructing the piece I wanted the splintering to look quite spontaneous and not too contrived but in order to get the exact random quality that I was looking for I had to do quite a few controlled experiments first. This involved me sandwiching pieces of old wood between two thick pieces of plywood with holes cut out of the middles of them and clamping the lot firmly to a sturdy vice. I would then run at the vice, swinging a claw hammer like a maniac, and try and hit the sandwich dead in the centre of the cut-out holes (needless to say, there were a few near misses). At first I just tried hitting the centre of the holes from a non-maniacal, standing position but for some reason the screaming nutter approach achieved the best results.

As is the way with most of my projects – as soon as I start making one thing I get loads of ideas for similar or spin-off pieces. And when I was making the inner cube section of the Frankenstein Orifice Box I began to wonder what a whole cluster of stilted cube sculptures would look like if I lengthened the stilts so that the cubes were viewable at head height. Needless to say – I now want to make a cluster of long stilted cube sculptures (oh, where will I find the time?).
Incidentally, this sketch was made during a practice shoot for a filmed, 24 hour drawing project that I’m thinking of doing along with film makers, Oliver Goodrich and Mike Taylor at Big Face Art. The project will involve me sitting at desk and trying to draw solidly for 24 hours. I know that 24 hours doesn’t sound like a mammoth amount of time to do anything as an endurance task but it’s amazing how mentally tiring it can be if you just sit for six or seven hours and try to fill sketchbooks with drawings from the top of your head. Anyway – we’ll see how it goes.

While I was going through some of my old sketchbooks I came across this one from 2008 which also plays with the idea of raising up small box structures to head height via the use of spindly stick structures. So I must have these little themes running through my head and they just resurface every now and again when they spot a project that suits them. A lot of these drawings tend to be nothing more than thumbnail sketches accompanied by lots of scrawled instructions (normally about construction methods or suggested materials) to my future self - although this one doesn't seem too scribbly.