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Sep 13, 2023 09:36:41   #
I hope you have a great day too. Those of us here in the States, should give them a try.
Bill
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Sep 12, 2023 06:39:48   #
Delderby, like you, I have not upgraded to Affinity 2. I do not need or desire to use the additional features it has. I'll bet you'd agree with in that Affinity Photo does everything that we used to do in Photoshop, except we own the license and pay only once.

On a separate note, are you a listener to classicFM there in the UK?
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Sep 11, 2023 12:08:24   #
Thank you Rangel,for the thoughts. I've purchased that, and it sits on my back shelf. There was nothing in there that I didn't already know. But thanks again.
Bill
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Sep 11, 2023 08:23:08   #
Has anyone found a quality book for Affinity Photo? If so, can you share the name please?

Thanks,
Bill
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Sep 3, 2023 11:43:35   #
I have purchased a number of 'renewed' items from Amazon, and experienced no problem. But I agree with the many who said "only $100 off" isn't enough. Go new, in this case.
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Aug 27, 2023 18:00:04   #
When you were onboard, did they require you to wear jacket to dinner? Perhaps jacket and tie? To also include when out-and-about in the evening?
Bill
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Aug 27, 2023 14:28:59   #
We have used the QM2 four times. Only once was there a day of rough sea. At lunch, we ran into a mother and child who were fighting sea sickness, but they did not bring any Dramamine. We always have, but never used any. Needless to say, we offered some to the mother and child. This may sound strange, but we welcome the 'bumpy ride'. And while mid-ship is the most calm location, we intentionally asked for 'forward', just to help enhance the pleasure of a movement ride. Strange, huh?
Bill
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Aug 27, 2023 14:10:23   #
On one of our trips to London (which we flew 'to' but took QM2 on the return), we met a wonderful lady how had family here in the US, but she lived in London. She did not like flying, sooo, she always used the QM2 for both directions. Not a bad idea, huh?
Bill
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Aug 27, 2023 13:40:54   #
Great shots. I've done a similar thing when we arrived to NY on a Queen Mary 2. Did you hear that they now have a Queen Ann?
Bill
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Aug 25, 2023 16:14:50   #
Fair enough. Let's go to the next level. Consider this the 'door way' in a study of atomic physics. But this can help your quest.

Consider all the atoms that make up all the mass around us, ranging from the dirt on the ground, concrete, oceans, etc. Now of these atoms, consider only the valence shell, and Google can elaborate a great deal on this. But, in short, the valence shell of all atoms will be populated by electrons. How many? Well, carbon has 4 electrons. Gold has only one. How is this significant? If an atom has, in general less than half the number of electrons that COULD fit in that outer most shell, then this atom can easily give up those electrons. Then, this means that gold can very easily give up its one electron, and why gold is such a good conductor of electricity. If however the valence shell of an atom is 'nearly full', but has room for two electrons, then that atom will be "attracted" to another atom that just happens to have two electrons ... sitting out there, looking for a place to go. Can you see, if we move these to atoms close to each other, there will be an ATTRACTING force that exist between those two atoms. Now consider millions of atoms, being attracted to another million of atoms, and this results is a significant force. EX: Let's say our body has 1,000 atoms, and we are standing on the planet earth, with 1 gazillion atoms, our 1,000 will be attracted easily to that 1 gazillion atoms of the earth. Hence, we call that scenario a force of attraction. And on a grander scale, we call it Gravitation. By the way, gazillion is not a real number, but I like using it when suggesting a large number. I hope this explanation might help a little.
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Aug 25, 2023 11:13:09   #
I am so glad you asked, for continuing to learn new things is, in my book, Mental Health. (I also believe that when we all get out with our cameras, AND do post-processing, it qualifies too as Mental Health.)

I'm sure you already know that a paragraph I could write here could never do it justice. But, as a coincidence, there is a favorite magazine that I subscribe to, and it's from the UK. It's called: "How It Works". I particularly enjoying more about Biology, which is not my major. But, relative to your inquiry about gravity, the newest issue that I just received has a front cover "What If There Was No Gravity?" I have not read it thoroughly yet, [we've just begun our new semester, leaving all a lot of "paperwork", all due tonight], but when I saw the formula: F = G(m1xm2)/r^2, which I teach in my second semester course, it really caught my attention. I also noticed a number of other facts, necessary to develop that formula. By the way, the "F" on the left side of the equal sign is the ""force of gravitational attraction"". Must of us know that as our ""weight"" seen when you get on a scale. But, actually, it's the force of attraction, and the m1 and m2 would be: our body mass & the mass of the earth. Just so I can peak your interest even more, there is a force of attraction between ANY two objects of mass. So, when you sit at your desk, there is a gravitational attraction between *the mass of your body, and *the mass of your desk. Pick ANY two objects of mass, around you per chance, and consider that must be a gravitational force between any two of them.

Oh, by the way, the article I mentioned is "Issue 179" and sells for 5.50 British pounds. I'm hoping you might have an extensive "book store and newspaper store" near you. It's worth every penny, or should I say pence?
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Aug 24, 2023 16:09:43   #
I've enjoyed reading every comment written here about Amazon Customer Service, and especially about USPS. As I start my 57th. year of teaching, I've always believed that "If something is worth doing, it's worth doing right". Which, by the way, I hold true to myself as well.
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Aug 23, 2023 16:56:13   #
And now that is what happens here, 90% of the time, when deliveries are made by USPS. I know there are some excellent employees of USPS. But here, in St. Louis, the major are total rogue employees and do whatever they want to do. On our block alone, at least 50% of the time we would receive other's mail, and ours would go where? I have yet to receive my W-2 for Social Security, which was to have been delivered by January 31, 2023. I wonder who has that? And with all my vital information??
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Aug 21, 2023 15:06:26   #
Actually getting the return label has never ever been a problem in the past. I was in a bad mood when I had my suspicion confirmed that the watch was a fraud. Then starting Monday morning, learning "due to computer problem, return processing cannot be accomplished". But what really angered me was their out-of-the-country ""Customer Service"" telling me it was my job to call back, every four hours, for two solid days. I've been happy with Amazon, I truly have. I just need to remind myself to never every called their alleged Customer Service.

BTW, that was the second time that I've been extremely disappointed with an Amazon purchase. Wanting to save my fellow UHH members, if you are as involved with home audio, as I am, should you ever consider a purchase of a Brennan B3 audio process, save yourself $779. Don't cringe when I tell you that I have more than 1,000 CDs on my library wall here in my den. The ""Brennan B3"" claims that you can store you entire collection, then access the ones at any time. And by the way, on his website, this """"Dr. Brennan""" brags about his product. DON'T CONSIDER IT. I liked the idea, but it comes with virtually no instructions. There is a short 'flip card', and then it states that IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, GO TO THE Q&A CENTER OF MY WEBSITE TO FIND YOUR ANSWER. As some of you already know, I teach college physics, and I've worked for 15 years at a radio station. So, tech is not a problem. But this ""Dr.Brennan" sells these through Amazon. I wish Amazon would look more closely at what they sell before posting them.
Bill
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Aug 21, 2023 10:44:30   #
Yes, only $161. I'm a watch 'collector'?? When we took annual cruises, I would buy a watch onboard of the ship, to easily remember where we were. Or maybe from a jeweler in the major city, like a jeweler at the base of the Spanish Steps in Rome. Now, none of those were $161, and I'm okay with the more costly watches. They last longer too. But we don't do cruises any more, so a "I miss a new watch" drive is what inspired me to purchase a Tissot, at that shockingly low price. The one I already owned was $695 in the Netherlands. So I was curious about a $161 Tissot. Well, my local jeweler who I trust a great day told me it was her opinion that it was a fake. So, I'd just return it. Well, Amazon dropped the ball badly, so I'll be far more careful when purchasing anything from Amazon, with a goal of *something that I'll never need to return it, and *something that will never require "Customer Service". Overall, we're pleased with Amazon, but ... wow, don't any do something that might call for so-called "Customer Service".
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