http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/ Blog en-us Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:29:24 GMT Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:29:24 GMT Lottery Lottery Post RSS Generator http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2007/12/time-zones.htm Time zones did not become necessary in the United States until trains made it possible to travel hundreds of miles in a day. Until the 1860s most cities relied upon their own local “sun” time, but this time changed by approximately one minute for every 12 miles traveled east or west. The problem of keeping track of over 300 local times was overcome by establishing railroad time zones. Until 1883 most railway companies relied on some 100 different, but consistent, time zones.That year... http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2007/12/time-zones.htm Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:29:24 GMT http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2007/12/friends.htm “True friends are like diamonds, precious and rare. False friends are like leaves, found everywhere.” “Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart” “When it hurts to look back, and you're scared to look ahead, you can look beside you and your best friend will be there” http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2007/12/friends.htm Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:32:34 GMT http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2007/10/help-with-excel.htm Any Excel experts out there? How do you use vlookup to check if a day is a holiday? Thanks. http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2007/10/help-with-excel.htm Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:25:51 GMT http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2007/09/il-midday-p4-9-01-07.htm This is a test. Looking for a straight. IL Midday P4 (9-01-07) only.1899, 1944, 1989, 1998, 2529, 2592, 2799, 2889, 2898, 2925, 2952, 2979, 2988, 2997, 3699, 3969, 3996, 4599, 4779, 4797, 4914, 4941, 4959, 4977, 4995, 5229, 5292, 5499, 5589, 5598, 5859, 5895, 5922, 5949, 5958, 5985, 5994, 6399, 6939, 6993, 7299, 7479, 7497, 7749, 7794, 7929, 7947, 7974, 7992, 8199, 8289, 8298, 8559, 8595, 8829, 8892, 8919, 8928, 8955, 8982, 8991, 9144, 9189, 9198, 9225, 9252, 9279, 9288, 9297, 9369, 9396, 9414, ... http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2007/09/il-midday-p4-9-01-07.htm Sat, 01 Sep 2007 11:01:14 GMT http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2006/10/star-light-star-bright.htm Star light, star bright,First star I see tonight,I wish I may, I wish I might,Have the wish I wish tonight. http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2006/10/star-light-star-bright.htm Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:01:39 GMT http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2006/07/an-espresso-has-less-caffeine-than-a-cup-of-c.htm A cup of drip brewed coffee has about 115 milligrams of caffeine, an espresso (and percolated coffee) about 80mg, while instant coffee has about 65mg of caffeine. Decaffeinated coffee is not totally caffeine free, containing about 3mg of caffeine. A can of Coca-Cola has about 23mg of caffeine, Pepsi Cola 25mg, Mountain Dew 37mg, and TAB 31mg. Tea has about 40mg of caffeine, while an ounce of chocolate contains about 20mg.Coffee is the world's most popular stimulant: 4 out of 5 Americans drink it... http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2006/07/an-espresso-has-less-caffeine-than-a-cup-of-c.htm Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:46:36 GMT http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2006/07/products-that-took-100-years-to-get-to-the-ma.htm The first fax process was patented in 1843 by Alexander Bain, but fax machines went into service only in 1964. In 1888, Frank Sprague completed an electric railway, but electric locomotives were introduced only in 1895. Eugene Ely landed a plane on a boat in 1911, but aircraft carriers weren't perfected for another 20 years.The first parachute jump was made from a hot air balloon by Andre-Jacques Garnerinthe in France in 1793. Leonardo da Vinci made detailed sketches of parachutes in 1485. He al... http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2006/07/products-that-took-100-years-to-get-to-the-ma.htm Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:39:19 GMT http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2006/07/beer.htm Worldwide, 20,000 brands of beer are brewed in 180 styles, from ales, lagers, pilsner and stouts to bitters, cream ales and iced beers.Beer has been a popular beverage for a long time. Babylonian clay tablets show detailed recipes of beer making in 4300 BC. Beer was also brewed by the ancient Chinese, Assyrians and Incas.An Egyptian text of 1600 BC gives 100 medical prescriptions using beer. A few years ago, the New Castle Brewery in England brewed 1,000 bottles Tutankhamun Ale from a 3,200-year... http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2006/07/beer.htm Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:32:43 GMT http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2006/07/to-err-is-human-to-really-mess-things-up-you.htm The very first bomb that the Allies dropped on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo, it is said. The NATO attack on Serbia in 1999 (the Kosovo war) killed more animals than people. "Smart" weapons, such the Tomahawk missile is supposed to hit a postage stamp at 300km or more (200 miles or more). But only two out of thirteen actually hit the target. One skimmed over the house of a small farmer a few kilometres (miles) off target, straight up a track, through... http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2006/07/to-err-is-human-to-really-mess-things-up-you.htm Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:27:59 GMT http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2006/07/the-longest-and-biggest-cruise-liners-in-the.htm The longest and biggest cruise liners in the worldWhen Ferdinand Magellan led the first circumnavigation of earth in the 16th century, his 5 ships were about 33 metres (100 feet) long, and reached 10 knots. Today, cruise liners exceed 300m (1,000ft) in length and reaches 25 knots. Other beauties in the big league include the Norway, at one stage, the longest liner at 315,5 metres (1,035 feet), yet she's not in the top ten by Gross Registered Tonnes (GRT), registering 76,049 tonnes. The Grand Pri... http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2006/07/the-longest-and-biggest-cruise-liners-in-the.htm Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:20:50 GMT http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2006/07/did-you-know.htm Traffic lights were in use before there were motorcarsTraffic lights were used before the advent of the motorcar. In 1868, a lantern with red and green signals was used at a London intersection to control the flow of horse buggies and pedestrians.When motorcars were introduced to the US in the late 1890s, Police Officer William Potts used railroad signals for street traffic, adding the amber light. His electric traffic lights were installed in 1920 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. They were manually c... http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2006/07/did-you-know.htm Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:13:41 GMT http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2006/07/homophones-are-words-that-sound-the-same.htm Homophones are words that sound the same but have a different meaning. Can you work out what they are?1. Can you bake with something in the grass? 2. Can a woman have a baby in the sky? 3. What colour is the same as some one reading? 4. What animal is on your head?5. A vegetable dripping water. 6. Not very tough for 7 days. 7. When you look at it you do it! 8. It walks in the woods, with nothing on. 9. Begin a letter living in forest. 10. Wear silver clothes after day. 11. You ride one when y... http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2006/07/homophones-are-words-that-sound-the-same.htm Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:34:37 GMT http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2006/07/the-longest-word-in-the-world.htm The longest word in the worldWhat word are you talking about? How large is it?This is what I'm talking about: kyyhkyslakkahillotaatelipalmusunnuntaikävelykatujuhla-koristehedelmäkaramellimassatuotevalvontalaitteisto-testauslaboratoriokäyttökertatulitikkuviinapiilohomo-kaasulasersädehoitokotikaljakimblemestaruussarjakuva-ristikkokilpajuoksuhiekka-aavikkoluonto-ohjelmauusinta-vaalikokousedustusmeno-paluuruuhkabussivuoropysäköinti-sakkolihakoukkuselkänahkavy&... http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2006/07/the-longest-word-in-the-world.htm Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:00:59 GMT http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2006/07/marijuana-cave.htm We have all heard of the 'bat cave'. The cave used by Batman and Robin the popular TV series that has also been made into numerous movies. The cave is usually filled with computer equipment, Batman's costume, and of course a great place to stash the bat mobile. All concealed behind a secret door in the house of Bruce Wayne. Law enforcement officials in middle Tennessee made a discovery that would make even Batman's jaw drop. The cave in Trousdale county Tennessee was used to house a sophisticate... http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2006/07/marijuana-cave.htm Fri, 28 Jul 2006 07:48:19 GMT http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2006/07/history-of-world-series-of-poker.htm The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious, hotly contested Poker event in the World. From a humble, and somewhat questionable, origin, the WSOP has evolved into a multi-week tournament that attracts the top players from all over the world, and rewards its champion with a multi-million dollar payday. In the years leading up to the 1970s, Poker had a checkered reputation. The lack of legitimacy in card gambling, and the inherent difficulties in keeping cheats out of Poker rooms kept the ga... http://blogs.lotterypost.com/tinker/2006/07/history-of-world-series-of-poker.htm Fri, 28 Jul 2006 07:33:49 GMT