This is freaky.
10 simple Google Search tricks
WebWorkerDaily has the whole list. Here are a few from the list:
- Use Google as a spelling aid. Entering a word into Google is a quick way to see if you have the right spelling. If it’s incorrect, Google will suggest the correct spelling instead.
- Use Google as a calculator. Google has a built-in calculator — try entering a calculation like 110 * (654/8 + 3).
- Find out what time it is anywhere in the world. Just search for “time” and then the name of the city. For example, try: time St. Louis
- Area code lookup. Need to know where a phone number is located? Google will let you know where it is, and show you a map of the area, too. For example: 314
- Exclude specific terms with the – operator. You can narrow your searches using this operator. For example, if you’re looking for information about American Idol but don’t want anything about Simon Cowell, you could try: “american idol” -cowell
The TV deal the NBA wishes it had not made
The Silnas of the ABA’s St. Louis Spirits still cash in on the contract that began with the merger in 1976.
Roughly once a month, the NBA cuts 31 checks to NBA teams as revenue from its multibillion-dollar national television contract.
There are only 30 NBA franchises, so who gets the extra check?
The money goes to brothers Ozzie and Dan Silna, co-owners of the long-forgotten ABA team, the Spirits of St. Louis.
Thirty years ago, Ozzie Silna, with attorney Donald Schupak, negotiated a deal that cleared the way for the ABA to merge with the NBA. It ranks as one of the best sports deals in modern times, one that has paid the Silnas about $168 million and continues to pay off.
“I would have loved to have an NBA team,” said Ozzie Silna, 73, a Malibu resident and environmental activist. “But if I look at it retrospectively over what I would have gotten, versus what I’ve received now, then I’m a happy camper.”
Part of the Silnas’ deal called for them to receive one-seventh of the annual TV revenue from each of the four ABA teams entering the NBA. The deal turned out to be so lucrative that several NBA teams have tried to break it, without success.
Nissan Sentra
Take all the ingredients of an average car commercial, zipping through empty streets, curving tightly, splashing over puddles, braking at a moment’s notice and so on.
Sure, we’ve seen this before, but have you seen it in 1/10 scale RC model cars: one a model of a Nissan Sentra SE-R and the other an anonymous camera mounted car that captures the footage played in the commercial along with the camera on the RC helicopter.
Going back in time
Easter Sunday we took a drive down to some old stomping grounds. This is where my parents lived from the time my dad retired until he died. It was 56 acres in southeast Missouri about 110 miles south of the arch.
There used to be a mobile home between the trees (in this picture) that they lived in. The small building on the left was the utility house where mom (Grandma Chick-Chick) canned vegetables from her garden and quilted.
We built this barn about 35 years ago. I don’t think it’s been touched since then. The pipe in the background is for highway construction in progress. They’re turning a 2 lane highway into a 4 lane divided highway. It’ll take some of what used to be their property but not the barn.
Dad spent a lot of time here, in the garden, in the chicken house and in the woods. He was at home here. We’d come down and visit every other weekend. My kids had a lot of fun here riding three-wheelers and learning about the outdoors and country life.
Then we went on down to Greenville MO to visit my parents graves.
Gus rode about half the way in this position across the center console. He likes to be up close next to me.
While Trixie was content to ride in the back on a beach towel.
