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How to Solve a Rubik's Cube (Easy Move Notation)

How to Solve a Rubik's Cube (Easy Move Notation)
First LayerMiddle LayerLast layerNotations Edited by NatK, Krystle, Mimi, BohemianWikipedian and 59 others The Rubik's Cube can be very frustrating and may seem next to impossible to restore to its original configuration. However, once you know a few algorithms, it is very easy to solve. Ad Steps Method 1 of 4: First Layer 1Familiarize yourself with the Notations at the bottom of the page.Ad 2Choose one face to start with. Method 2 of 4: Middle Layer 1Place the four edges of the middle layer. Method 3 of 4: Last layer 1Permute the corners. Method 4 of 4: Notations 1This is the key to the notations used.The pieces that compose the Rubik's Cube are called Cubies, and the color stickers on the Cubies are called facelets.There are three types of Cubies: The centers (or center pieces), at the center of each face of the Cube. Tips Practice. Related:  How to...

INTEGRAF--How to Make Holograms "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler” - Albert Einstein We attempt to follow this dictum so you can make holograms easily. The procedures we propose herein are as simple as it is physically possible. In the process, we make holography not only as simple as possible, but safer, less expensive, and more accessible to young people. Most of the essential items described in this article can be found in Integraf's holography kits or are available separately. The kits provide materials for you to make many kinds of holograms, including reflection holograms and transmission holograms. The figure below shows a Class IIIa diode laser with an output of 3 to 4 mW when operated by 3.0 v dc. An excellent support for such a small laser is a wooden clothespin, as shown below. The wooden clothespin offers another advantage. The “white light reflection hologram” is the simplest to make. 4.1 Supplies 4.2 Preparing the object It is not necessary to have a completely dark room.

25 Napping Facts Every College Student Should Know Written By: Angelita Williams It's almost cruel the way adults ease children into life outside of the house. They got us on board with the whole going to school thing by letting us take naps in pre-school. But then, come kindergarten, no more naps! Nothing but 12 more grades of trying to focus all day without a siesta. It makes you smarter According to Dr. If it was good enough for them… Presidents JFK and Bill Clinton used to nap every day to help ease the heavy burden of ruling the free world.

VPython Stick A stick is an item used for crafting many tools and items. They are created by placing two wood planks in a crafting square, one above the other. 32 wood planks or 8 wood blocks will create a full stack of sticks. [edit] Obtaining A witch may drop up to 6 sticks upon death. [edit] Crafting As you may have noticed, you will get the same stick every time no matter what type of planks block you used to make the sticks with, severely limiting the amounts of colored wood items. [edit] Usage Sticks are used primarily as the handles for tools, torches, and weapons. Sticks can also be used as a fuel source for furnaces. When making ladders you can (with a stack of 64) place 9 sticks in each slot in the required pattern and have 1 left over. [edit] As a crafting ingredient [edit] As a fuel When used as a furnace fuel, a stick will last for half an operation. [edit] Video [edit] History [edit] Trivia Along with bones and blaze rods, sticks are wielded as a tool instead of an item.

HOW TO CHEAT AT EVERYTHING Over lunch with Simon Lovell, a fascinating former card shark, Allison Schrager learns all sorts of things about how swindlers operate ... Special to MORE INTELLIGENT LIFE "I can spot someone's weakness a mile away. In any room I can pick out the best target," says Simon Lovell, reformed con artist and famed magician, when asked over lunch about the root of his talents. "Take that woman over there." "Or that man over there, over-dressed, too neat, over-confident, thinks he is too smart to be taken." "But ultimately, anyone can be conned, if you have the balls to do it." Simon Lovell should know. Presently, instead of subjecting people to cons, Mr Lovell stars in a one-man off-Broadway show, "Strange and Unusual Hobbies". "I could sell shit at an anti-scat party," he says, "you have to figure out someone's wants and needs and convince them what you have will fill their emotional void." It requires avid study of psychology and body language. Con men tend to be excellent conversationalists.

Almost Untouched Nature - Waterfall Restaurant, Philippines Image credit Visiting this interesting Waterfall Restaurant located in San Pablo City, Philippines at the Villa Escudero Plantations and Resort can be a truly unique and memorable experience. Visitors can enjoy in lunch served on bamboo dining tables while the crystalline running water flows under their feet. Besides enjoying the authentic local cuisine, you can enjoy the almost untouched nature of the region formerly occupied by a farm and coconut plantations. If you need to spend calories after lunch then you have opportunity to do some sports activities like Bamboo rafts . Try your hand at paddling a native bamboo raft on lake Labasin. Image credit Also, guests have the opportunity to watch the Philippine Experience Show where the country’s rich culture comes to life, from its ethnic diversity to its colonial legacy. Image credit Image credit If you are admirer of bird watching this is the place for you. Image credit Image credit Source: 1, 2, 3, 4

Secret Entrance into the Louvre Museum | Le Michaux Louvre at Night The lines to get into the Louvre can ruin the Museum experience, that is why the Porte des Lions is so helpful. The main entrance into the Louvre is located at the giant glass pyramid, however there are several other ways to enter. The best entrance into the Louvre is the Porte des Lions entrance. From this entrance you can buy your tickets, enter into the museum and have the shortest route to the Italian Renaissance painting section. When I do Private Tours of the Louvre I always enter in by this door. To get there: The Porte des Lions is in the SouthWestern wing of the Louvre just before the Jardin des Tuileries. If you’re at the Louvre with your back to the Pyramid and facing the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (the little Arc de Triomphe) walk across the street, under the Arch and then turn to your left. Like this: Like Loading...

7 Ways to Find a Village in Minecraft Edit Article Edited by Flybear, Brendan, Chris Hadley, Asiah 'Inamullah' and 10 others Seven Methods:Map MethodCreative FlySurvival Re-CreationSuper Flat ScoutingUse a SeedSuperflat SurvivalUse an Iron Golem Villages can only spawn in Minecraft if you have the “Generate Structures” option turned on when you create a world. Ad Steps Method 1 of 7: Map Method When you create a map, you can see the area around you even if you haven’t explored it. 1Gather your materials for a map.You will need a compass (crafted with 4 iron ingots and 1 redstone dust like this). 8This method can work but is resource intensive and long. Method 2 of 7: Creative Fly This only works if you want to start a new game knowing where a village is. 6If you want to play survival, land and press t.Enter the following command “/gamemode survival [yournamehere]”. Method 3 of 7: Survival Re-Creation If you’ve followed the steps above, you can recreate the world in survival. Method 4 of 7: Super Flat Scouting Method 5 of 7: Use a Seed

Twitter: How to archive event hashtags and create an interactive visualization of the conversation Jisc CETIS MASHe The use of Twitter to collecting tweets around an event hashtag allowing participants to share and contribute continues to grow and has even become part of mass media events, various TV shows now having and publicising their own tag. This resource is often lost in time, only tiny snippets being captured in blog posts or summaries using tools like Storify, which often loose the richness of individual conversations between participants. It doesn’t have to be this way. Using a combination of Google Spreadsheets as a data source and a simple web interface to add interactivity it’s possible to let users explorer your entire event hashtag and replay any of conversations. View example conversation replay Try out a LIVE version Update: If you are still struggling to understand the concept Radical Punch have done a overview of this tool Here's how to archive event hashtags and create an interactive visualization of the conversation (written instructions below): Capturing the tweets

Amazing Places To Experience Around The Globe (Part 1) Preachers Rock, Preikestolen, Norway Blue Caves - Zakynthos Island, Greece Skaftafeli - Iceland Plitvice Lakes – Croatia Crystalline Turquoise Lake, Jiuzhaigou National Park, China Four Seasons Hotel - Bora Bora Ice skating on Paterswoldse Meer, a lake just South of the city of Groningen in the Netherlands. Marble Caves, Chile Chico, Chile The Gardens at Marqueyssac Ice Canyon - Greenland Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia Valley of the Ten Peaks, Moraine Lake, Alberta, Canada Multnomah Falls, Oregon Seljalandsfoss Waterfall on the South Coast of Iceland Petra - Jordan (at night) Verdon, Provence, France Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park, Tasmania, Australia Norway Alesund Birdseye of City Benteng Chittorgarh, India Riomaggiore, Italy Keukenhof Gardens - Netherlands. Sky Lantern Festival - Taiwan. Mount Roraima - Venezuela. Seychelles East Iceland. Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. New York City. See also

Daniel Dennett, Author of ‘Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking’ Mr. Dennett, the co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University and perhaps America’s most widely read (and debated) living philosopher, recently sold the Xanthippe, his 42-foot cruiser, named for Socrates’ reputedly shrewish wife. But he still had his boat shoes, his Darwin-esque beard, and an eagerness to demonstrate his sail-handling skills while discussing his 16th book, “Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking,” which W. W. Never mind that the boathouse’s fleet was unexpectedly confined to shore, thanks to a temporary shutdown of river traffic. Sailing was still an apt illustration of the kind of empirically minded problem-solving that Mr. “Philosophers can seldom put their knowledge to practical use,” Mr. These days, Mr. But for decades, he has presented himself among his fellow philosophers as a ruthless slayer of metaphysical fancy. That blunderbuss style is amply on view in “Intuition Pumps,” which provides a dictionary of dozens of Mr. The mind? Mr.

Do You Know What Causes Pimples? Did you know that the location of your blemish can tell you how it got there in the first place? Beautylish got the lowdown on "pimple geography" from Dermalogica Director of Global Education, Annet King. Learn why your zits can give you clues about other issues in your body. The International Dermal Institute created face mapping, a skin analysis system that divides your face into 14 zones that you can individually analyze and treat. "The concept came to us one day as we discussed the fallacy of traditional skin treatment," Annet says. What about skin issues on the body? Zones 1 & 3 Forehead Traditionally, the forehead connects to your digestion. Zone 2 Center Forehead The middle of the forehead, between the eyebrows, connects to the liver. Zones 4 & 10 Ears The ears connect to the kidneys. Zones 5 & 9 Cheeks Your cheeks indicate respiratory issues. Zones 6 & 8 Eyes The eyes, like the ears, connect to the kidneys. Zone 7 Nose Your nose indicates blood pressure. Zone 12 Chin Zones 11 & 13 Zone 14

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