Figure skating jumps are a major element of competitive figure skating. Different jumps are identified by the take-off edge and the number of revolutions completed. There are six kinds of jumps currently counted as jump elements in ISU regulations. This video is quite poor in quality but, does a great job at explaining the nuts and bolts of figure skating jumps. Read More to view
 

The Pacific Ring of Fire is an area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions encircling the basin of the Pacific Ocean. In a 40,000 km horseshoe shape, it is associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and volcanic belts and/or plate movements. The Ring of Fire has 452 volcanoes and is home to over 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes. It is sometimes called the circum-Pacific belt or the circum-Pacific seismic belt.

(CBS)  "You've heard, I'm sure, that I like to tell an anecdote or two," Ronald Reagan once said. "Well, life not only begins at 40 but so does lumbago and the tendency to tell the same stories over and over again." If Hollywood taught Mr. Reagan anything, it was the value of a good story — and a good punch line, reports CBS Evening News Anchor Dan Rather. On Nov. 8, 1966, he was elected as California governor over incumbent Democrat Edmund G. "Pat" Brown. "Jack Warner, of Warner Bros., I'd been under contract for a number of years, heard I was running for governor. I understand that he said, 'No, no. Jimmy Stewart for governor. Reagan for best friend."

Robert N. Ford was born in Ray County, Missouri to James Thomas Ford and his wife Mary Bruin. As a young man, he became an admirer of Jesse James for his war record and his daring career in crime. In 1880 he finally managed to meet James. Ford's brother Charles is believed to have taken part in the James gang's Blue Cut train robbery near Glendale, Missouri on September 7, 1881. In November 1881, James moved his family to St.Joseph. He intended to give up crime, but first wanted to stage one last robbery.

Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. April 5, 1994), was an American musician who served as lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle-based rock band Nirvana. During the last years of his life, Cobain struggled with drug addiction and the media pressures surrounding him and his wife, Courtney Love. On April 8, 1994, Cobain was found dead in his home in Seattle, the victim of what was officially ruled a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. In ensuing years, the circumstances of his death became a topic of fascination and debate. Below is a portion of his final words.

The VX-5R’s ruggedness and durability are assured thanks to the die-cast aluminum housing, augmented by an extensive gasketing system which sets a new standard for water resistance among amateur HTs. Tough enough to have passed the stringent shock and vibration requirements of the U.S. military (MIL-STD 810), the VX-5R also boasts such signature Yaesu features as loud, crisp receiver audio, a large easy-to-read LCD display, and straightforward operation. Below is some info I always find myself fumbling around for in my desk.

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Who was Gary Kildall? Could he have been richer than Bill Gates? He was the one that wrote the software that made the personal computer industry possible. But, he turned down a deal that would have changed everything because he was satisfied. He died in a brawl.

Gary Kildall was an computer instructor at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate school in Monterey, California. In 1974 he saw an ad for an Intel processor and called the company to offer his services. He was hired to write programming tools for the new Intel 4004 microprocessor. When Intel introduced the 8008 and 8080 models he wrote a high-level language for them that made the processor infinitely more useful. You could give English-like commands to the chip instead of talking in 0s and 1s.

The Didgeridoo is not normally played as a solo instrument. It contains to a well integrated musical ensemble in which the chief participant, usually the song owner, sings as he beats together two hand sticks. In such ensembles there may be two or more stick-beating singers but never more than one didjeridu player. In eastern parts of Arnhem Land the B-type player may also beat a stick against the tube of the instrument to synchronise with the singer's stick beats; alternatively he may flick the tube with his finger

Dupuytren's contracture is a progressively debilitating hand disease that involves an abnormal thickening and contracture of tough tissue in the palm, causing the fingers to curl.The condition usually begins as a small painless nodule in the connective tissue that eventually develops into a cord-like band that precludes extension of the fingers, particularly the fourth and fifth digits.