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11:11:11 on 11/11/11

Of course when I said it would be a party for Unix time, the real world has to have a party for this time also!! (See re-post of Unix time party below)

Today at 11:11 and 11 seconds, the date and time will be a perfect same-number palindrome—that is, it will read the same backwards and forwards, using the same number. It will be 11:11:11 on 11/11/11, and that won’t happen again for another 100 years.

Naturally, it’ll happen again at 11 PM, for those that don’t observe military time.

Party like it's 1234567890 from Open Source Blog

At 3:31 PST on Friday, February 13, 2009.............
Unix computer clocks will reach a time of 1234567890
Although no one else seemed to care!!
I thought it was a GREAT excuse to party!!

It's won't be the "epochalypse" of 2038, but it offers a moment notable enough for some Unix fans to raise a toast.
That's when Unix computer clocks will reach the time of 1234567890--1.2 billion seconds elapsed from January 1, 1970, the official beginning of the Unix epoch. The clock is used not just by Unix, but also by Linux, Java, JavaScript, Mac OS X, and various other technologies.

Various Web sites exist to help mark the occasion.
Cool Epoch Countdown, which actually counts up, is the first I saw.
1234567890 Day helpfully includes links to a few parties to honor the occasion.

There's nothing wrong with a good excuse for a party!
Just so long as those Unix sysadmins get back to work and patch things up so the computer world doesn't grind to a halt in 2038, when today's clocks would run out of positive 32-bit integers.

FROM:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-10163129-235.html

Mildred Lisette Norman

Peace Pilgrim (July 18, 1908 – July 7, 1981) born Mildred Lisette Norman, was an American pacifist, vegetarian, and a peace activist.
She said "Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are possessed by our possessions."

From: http://thinkexist.com/quotation/anything_you_cannot_relinquish_when_it_has/325792.html

Molecular Chemistry and Saponification and Surfactants

The chemistry of cleaning!
Surfactants are compounds that lower the surface tension of a liquid, the interfacial tension between two liquids, or that between a liquid and a solid. Surfactants may act as detergents, wetting agents, emulsifiers, foaming agents, and dispersants.

Etymology
The term surfactant is a blend of surface active agent. Surfactants are usually organic compounds that are amphiphilic, meaning they contain both hydrophobic groups (their tails) and hydrophilic groups (their heads). Therefore, a surfactant molecule contains both a water insoluble (or oil soluble component) and a water soluble component. Surfactant molecules will migrate to the water surface, where the insoluble hydrophobic group may extend out of the bulk water phase, either into the air or, if water is mixed with an oil, into the oil phase, while the water soluble head group remains in the water phase. This alignment and aggregation of surfactant molecules at the surface acts to alter the surface properties of water at the water/air or water/oil interface.
 
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfactant


Quilt cleaning...........


Kay Lancaster responded to this question in an issue of Creative Machine's online newsletter.   I reproduce it here, with many thanks to its knowledgeable author.
 
...Orvus,a/k/a sodium lauryl sulfate or SLS (same as sodium dodecyl sulfate) is an anionic detergent, not a soap. (If it were a soap, it would be a pain in the posterior to use in hard water areas, forming grey, insoluble scum.)  Conservators use Orvus because it doesn't have the optical whiteners and brighteners and bleaches, etc., and rinses out fairly well most of the time, except in very hard water-- you need many, many more rinses in hard water areas. (Conservators typically use water purified by reverse osmosis or by deionization to get around the hardness problem.)
Because it lacks optical brighteners, bleaches, builders, etc., it's not going to foam the  way you think of most detergents foaming, and it's not going to give that "whiter than white" look you get from commercial laundry detergents, and things may start looking dingy after repeated use.  (Optical brighteners are compounds that absorb ultraviolet light and re-emit it in the blue wavelengths.  Absorbing UV and re-emitting the energy may be good for long term light stability).
Orvus also lacks "antiredeposition agents", which means compounds that keep the dirt that's now suspended in the wash water from re-depositing in the fabric.  You get around this with Orvus with multiple rinses... textile conservators may use 20 or more rinses.
Best pH for getting greasy dirt out of clothes is quite alkaline, about 10 or so, so you may have a tougher time getting greasy dirt out with straight SLS, which generally has a near-neutral pH.
There are some other potential gotchas to using it under some conditions: adding vinegar or other acid to rinse water (which you'd typically do with a soap, and might do with wool or silk) can force the water's pH down to the point where the SLS chemically bonds to the wool or silk fibers.  If you treat fabric like a textile conservator, you can then rinse in deionized water till the cows come home and rain falls up, and you're not going to get it out of the fabric again.
Fabric softeners (and some of the germicides like quaternary ammonium compounds) are cationic detergents; they will react with anionic detergents like SLS in a reaction called "reverse saponification," which leaves a greasy, waxy goo on the fibers that's difficult to remove without using high pH (very alkaline) conditions or solvents.  If you leave it in the fiber, the goo will attract more dirt quickly.

From: http://hartcottagequilts.com/quiltcare.htm

Equine Shampoo.............

 What is a surfactant? Why are surfactants used in cleaners?
A surfactant (surface active agent) is a molecule that, when added to a liquid (water) at low concentration, changes the properties of that liquid at a surface or interface. Surfactants are used in cleaners to: (Basically it makes water wetter). Basically when you take surfactants (some examples of which are corn, soy, palm kernel oil), which is what our chemistry is made from, then mix it with water, it makes water wetter, thereby letting it penetrate faster and deeper, but very gentle, into the coat of an animal. Surfactants, when combined with water, lift hydrocarbons or (FOPS=fats, oils proteins & sugars or as we know it=DIRT) to the surface and we use the water to rinse it away. Another analogy: If you imagine taking oil and pouring it into a glass, then adding water to that same glass it would separate and the oil would come to the top. We are doing just that; when we foam on our surfactants with water, they go to the surface and lift the dirt; we then use the water to rinse the dirt away.

What are Hydrocarbons?
They are the simplest organic compound molecules (FOPS- fats, oils, proteins and sugars) which is dirt. They only contain carbon and hydrogen.

pH-What does it mean?
There is much confusion in regard to pH. What is most important is the reserve potential of alkaline or acid pH not the number itself. Therefore, an alkaline number of 10 or even 11 with a low reserve number (measurement of potential to do work) will not harm anyone, or anything. An acid product made with a plant enzyme that has a pH 1.8 is as safe for human skin as say 2% boric acid is for eyes because the acid reserve number is very low. As stated on our Total Body Wash page we feel the USEPA (DfE) says it all. We know of no other product in the equine or animal industry that can make this statement. Always remember that between 3.0-10.0 are considered a neutral range of pH. Here are a few examples to better understand the scale of pH: As you can see it is very diverse. We hope these facts help you to have a better understanding. Battery Acid 1.5, Lemon Juice 2.5, Vinegar 2.8, Perrier Water 5.5, Milk 6.5, Baking Soda 8.5, Sea Water 9.0, Evamor Water 9.5, Milk of Magnesia 10.5, Liquid Drano 11.0, and Ammonia 12.5 Caution: The optimum pH for bacterial growth is 5.5 to 7.0 Beware of any cleaning solution that has this pH for cleaning.

From: http://www.ezall.com/products/tbw.html


More info here:  http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/phy00/phy00627.htm

During the process a slow chemical splitting of the neutral fat took place; the fatty acids could then react with the alkali carbonates of the plant ash to form soap (this reaction is called saponification).

When making soap and detergent - a chemical compound; both cold and semiboiled methods are used:
In the semiboiled method, the fat is placed in the kettle and alkali solution is added while the mixture is stirred and heated but not boiled. The mass saponifies in the kettle and is poured from there into frames, where it solidifies. n the cold method, a fat and oil mixture, often containing a high percentage of coconut or palm-kernel oil, is mixed with the alkali solution. Slightly less alkali is used than theoretically required in order to leave a small amount of unsaponified fat or oil as a superfatting agent in the finished soap. The mass is mixed and agitated in an open pan until it begins to thicken. Then it is poured into frames and left there to saponify and solidify.  Because these methods are technically simple and because they require very little investment for machinery, they are ideal for small factories.

From:  http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/550751/soap-and-detergent/82274/Cold-and-semiboiled-methods?anchor=ref624636

SO, now you know!!  Fascinating!!

Picture from:  http://beeftallow.com/uses-of-beef-tallow_this-is-no-soap-stuff-5-bottlenecks-you-may-face-in-tallow-soap-making_79.html

For whom the bell tolls

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/for-whom-the-bell-tolls.html

"Perchance he for whom this bell tolls may be so ill, as that he knows not it tolls for him; and perchance I may think myself so much better than I am, as that they who are about me, and see my state, may have caused it to toll for me, and I know not that.
    ...
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee."

Johann Pachelbel's Canon

http://www.pachelbelcanon.com

A Short History of Carson City
by Richard Moreno
ISBN: 978-0-87417-836-4
Binding: [Paperback]
Pages: 192
Publication date: March 2011
$21.95
Description
Nevada’s capital city is today a charming, modern community, with an unusually eventful past. A Short History of Carson City traces its history from its origin as a mid-nineteenth-century trading post to its rise as the political center of Nevada. Here are the hard-working citizens and colorful characters, the political and business decisions, and the evolving economy that helped shape it. This is the first comprehensive historical account of a thoroughly modern state capital with its roots deep in Nevada’s turbulent past.
Reviews
“Rich Moreno, ever the talented, entertaining writer, has given us an excellent summary of Carson City as a place with a remarkable past. The historic state capital gives Moreno rich material, and he uses it to capture a community whose significance exceeds its diminutive size. This is a ‘must have’ for anyone interested in western history and specifically for readers who want to speak with authority about Carson City. ” - Ronald M. James, Nevada State Historic Preservation Officer

“Richard Moreno’s book represents the first substantial history of Nevada’s state capital. There are no books that come close to providing a useful narrative overview of Carson City’s history.” - Guy Louis Rocha, retired Nevada State Archivist

Story from:
http://www.unpress.nevada.edu/Browse/Titles/A%20Short%20History%20of%20Carson%20City;2233?PHPSESSID=29fa20bb6263cdb0e06763de7bcf5555

Taiko!!

Taiko - Japanese drumming!!
http://www.drumdojo.com/taiko.htm
This is amazing to watch!!
See it here from YouTube

NASCAR Young Guns!!

I cannot load a picture.....go here: gillette-young-guns/kyle-busch
Gillette's Class of 2011 Young Guns
The 2011 class includes: Football's Matt Ryan and Ray Rice, Baseball's Evan Longoria and Carlos González, and Auto Racing's Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch.

July 9, 2009
Gillette announced Thursday that is has added Joey Logano, driver of the No. 20 Toyota, to its elite group of Gillette Young Guns drivers, which already includes Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne and Ryan Newman.
Logano earned his rookie stripes from his fellow Gillette Young Guns during the filming of a new commercial to support the Gillette Optimal Shave indicator strip, which alerts consumers that it is time to change their blades when the strip color changes from blue to white. The commercial features all seven Gillette Young Guns and highlights Logano as the latest addition to the roster of Cup Series stars.

Logano

"Joey is one of the hottest drivers in the sport and we are pleased to welcome him as the newest member of the Gillette Young Guns," said Michelle Potorski, associate marketing director, Gillette North America. "Our new commercial is about change -- whether it's reminding consumers to change their blades or adding a teenage rookie sensation to our Gillette Young Guns roster. We're proud to have Joey join the team and look forward to watching his career take off in the Cup Series."

February 12, 2010
Beginning in Daytona, Fla., site of the Daytona 500 (1 p.m. ET Sunday, FOX), a Gillette-branded motorcoach will travel coast-to-coast, making special pit stops at all the drivers' hometowns. The "shave teams" feature Clint Bowyer with Carl Edwards; Kyle Busch with Joey Logano; and Denny Hamlin with Kasey Kahne. Throughout the competition, the teams will be on a mission to record a goal of more than 500,000 shaves -- the equivalent of 500 miles of skin -- with the Gillette Fusion MVP razor before April 30.

From 2009 to 2010 -- We lost Ryan Newman

2004 to 2005 the Young Guns were:
Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman - they dominated their inaugural 2004 season, winning over 50 percent of the 36 Cup races.

In memory of...........

Jack and Pandora both passed away in 2010, two months apart!
If I go back far enough I have a long list of kitties who have passed away!

• My brown tabby on Rosemount
• Fink, Mike's cat
• Johnny and Jackson!!  OMG they were awesome cats!
• Spot, Oreo and Duke (Spot's son)
• And their 8 other kittens
• Smokey and Dusty
• Bandit and Spike
• AND worst of all Bobby!! 

This just hurts soooooo bad, I lay awake at night missing them.
I can still feel them laying where they are supposed to be.
I am heartbroken.
I am desolate!