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Archive for the ‘Articles’ CategorySimon Ammann 108mSaturday, February 13th, 2010Simon Ammann won the gold Olympic Medal on HS106 ski jumping hill in Vancouver. He jumped 108m (118.1yd, 354.3ft). This is new hill record. Previous was set by Guido Landert and it was 105 meters (344.49ft) 1. Simon Ammann Swiss 105m (344.49ft) 135.5 108m (354.3ft) 141 276.50 Vancouver Sports Events DistancesTuesday, February 9th, 2010The tables below lists Vancouver sports events distances in kilometers, meters, miles, yards and feet. Click the link to go to length converter online and get more conversion units. Vancouver Men’s Sports Distances Conversion Table
Vancouver Womens’s Sports Distances Conversion Table
Tools: Distance Conversion Online Vancouver Ski Jumping HillsMonday, February 8th, 2010There are two ski jumping hills in the Vancouver’s Whistler Olympic Park – Large Hill (LH HS140/K125) and Normal Hill (NH HS106/K95). Technical data and the hill records (given in meters and feet) are available in the tables below.
Source: fisskijumping.com HillSize (HS) – distance between take-off and landing field where the gradient is equal to 32.5° (see: L-point on the image below) K-point (calculation line or calculation point) – Skiers are awarded 60 points if they land on the K Line. Skiers not landing on the K Line receive or lose points for every metre (3 ft) they miss the mark by, depending on if they surpass it or fall short, respectively. The value of a meter is determined from the size of the hill.
Useful tools: Length Converter Downhill skiing speedMonday, February 8th, 2010It should be obvious that the maximum and average speed in downhill skiing strongly depends on the course racer runs on. On a typical FIS-approved, international-level course racers can run about 130 km/h (80mph) but some courses can be faster. For example, in certain sections of “Streif” course in Kitzbühel, Austria racers can run up to 140 kilometers per hour (87 miles per hour) (Course Start at 1.665m/5462.6ft, finish 805m/2641.08ft, vertical drop 860m/2821.52ft, length 3.312m/10866.14ft, average gradient 27%, maximum gradient 85%, minimum gradient 2%) Right from the start, racers require a great deal of courage and self-confidence to fully charge the course, launching off to jumps of 50 m to 80 m at the sharp edge into Mausefalle. The Compression following Mausefalle has proved fatal to many a favorite in his struggle to resist the tremendous forces acting on him. (Source: hahnenkamm.com) Vancouver 2010 downhill men will run February 13th, 2010 on Dave Murray downhill track in Whistler Creek (length 3158m, vertical drop 853m, maximum gradient 47%, average gradient 28% Source:scribd.com ) Speed skiing Speed skiing official world records Useful tools: Speed Converter, Length Converter Human Height Conversion TableFriday, February 5th, 2010
The table allows you to fast and easily convert most common human heights between values given in feet and inches, inches and centimeters. There is no column for hight given in meters because conversion from centimeters to meters is extremely easy (1m is equal to 100cm. To divide number of centimeters by 100, move the decimal point two places to the right, after that value preceding the decimal point will refer to number of meters and two digits after decimal point will refer to number of centimeters. Example: 162.56cm is equal to 1.6256m is equal to a little more then 1 meter and 62cm).
The table lists only most common human heights (more then 95% of adult human population should meet the criteria: higher then 5 inches and shorter then 7ft 2in) but there are some interesting exceptions – the tallest and the shortest. (To make other conversions try height converter) Tallest People Shortest Men Shortest Women Game Online PONG PINGThursday, January 28th, 2010Are you tired of units conversion? …. changing meters to yards, fahrenheits to celsius, meters per seconds to feet per minutes, calculating speed could be a little boring We made simple javascript based, pong-like online game (do you remember first, hm … hard to say computer … maybe ‘an electronic game’. It seems to be an ancient game, right?). Rules are simple. Don’t allow the ball to hit the right side wall. It is called PONG PING because … why not? … it resembles a table tennis called PING PONG and the name seems to us … hm, … funny? Never mind, enjoy Here is the game –> PONG PING game online |
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| Holiday | 2010 | Other Years |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | Friday, January 1 | January 1 |
| Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. | Monday, January 18 | 3rd Monday in January |
| Washington’s Birthday | Monday, February 15* | 3rd Monday in February |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 31 | Last Monday in May |
| Independence Day | Monday, July 5** | July 4 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 6 | 1st Monday in September |
| Columbus Day | Monday, October 11 | 2nd Monday in October |
| Veterans Day | Thursday, November 11 | November 11 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 25 | 4th Thursday in November |
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 24*** | December 25 |
* This holiday is designated as “Washington’s Birthday” in section 6103(a) of title 5 of the United States Code, which is the law that specifies holidays for Federal employees. Though other institutions such as state and local governments and private businesses may use other names, it is our policy to always refer to holidays by the names designated in the law.
** July 4, 2010 (the legal public holiday for Independence Day), falls on a Sunday. For most Federal employees, Monday, July 5, will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes. (See section 3(a) of Executive order 11582, February 11, 1971.)
*** December 25, 2010 (the legal public holiday for Christmas Day), falls on a Saturday. For most Federal employees, Friday, December 24, will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes. (See 5 U.S.C. 6103(b).)
Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management: www.opm.gov
A free, printable calendar with marked US Federal Holidays can be found here : Online 2010 Calendar with Holidays
If you wish to view how the World celebrates New Year 2010, see New Year 2010 webcam list – this list lists webcams placed or facing popular places where people celebrate New Year Eve e.g. Times Square (NYC), Trafalgar Square (London), Harbour Bridge (Sydney), Main Square (Cracow), Eiffel Tower (Paris) etc.
The largest lake in central america is Lake Nicaragua called also Lago Cocibolca, Lago de Nicaragua, Mar Dulce, Gran Lago, Lago de Granada, Gran Lago Dulce, Cocibolca, Granada. The area of lake Nicaragua is 8,264 km2 / 3,191 sqare miles (click on the link to get area converter). Lake Nicaragua is located in southwestern Nicaragua. It drains via the San Juan River into the Caribbean Sea. LN is almost same size as Lake Titicaca which is located on border of Peru and Bolivia (the largest lake in South America). Titicaca surface area is 8,372 km2 / 3,232 square miles. Titicaca Lake is also highest set lake in the world. It sits 3,812 m (12,500 ft) above sea level
The tallest man ever (recorded and verified) was Robert Pershing Wadlow (22 Feb 1918 – 15 Jul 1940). He reached 8 feet 11.1 inches 2 m 72 cm in height. His weight was 490 pounds (220 kg).
His great size and his continued growth in adulthood was due to hypertrophy of his pituitary gland which results in an abnormally high level of human growth hormone. He showed no indication of an end to his growth even at the time of his death. Source: wikipedia.org
The tallest living man is mongolian Bao Xishun (Xi Shun, The Mast). Bao was born in 1951 in inner Mongolia (China). He measures 7 feet 8.91 inches (2 m 36 cm) tall.
Tallest people list: wikipedia.org
John Rogan – Second tallest male in recorded history at 8’9 ½” (268 cm). Tallest African American. (b.1868, d.1905)
Don Koehler – 8′ 2″ (2.49 m), Tallest in World for most of 1970s. Had 5’10” twin sister. (September 1, 1925 – February 26, 1981)
Zhao Liang – 8′ 1.1″ (2.48 m)
Väinö Myllyrinne – Tallest Finn, standing 8’1″ (247 cm). Myllyrinne was born in 1909 and died April 13, 1963.
Gabriel Estêvão Monjane – Guinness World Records listed him as tallest man from 1988 to 1990 at 8’1″ (246 cm). (b.1944, d.1990)
Talles female list:
Trijntje Keever – Tallest recorded woman at 8’4″ (254 cm). Died in 1633 at age 17.
Zeng Jinlian – Tallest woman at 8’2.75″ (249 cm). Suffered from spine curvature and could not stand at full height. Died in 1982 at age 17.
Jane Bunford – Former world’s tallest woman (until Zeng Jinlian) and possibly the world’s tallest person at the time of her death in April 1922 at 7’8″ (234 cm), but due to a curved spine she could not stand up straight. However, if her spine had normal curvature, she would have stood 8’0 (244 cm).
Yao Defen – Claimant as tallest living female at 7’9″ (234 cm). Not confirmed by Guinness World Records.
Sandy Allen – Listed as tallest living female by Guinness World Records at 7’7¼” (232 cm), until her death on August 13, 2008.
See also:
Length converter
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