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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: is anyone into bikes? |
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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 12:21 am
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Replies: 85
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| I have been road riding and racing for around 9 years now. I used to obsess over the bike/equipment when I first started riding, but I really dont care anymore about what bike I use (training is what counts). I ride whatever I get threw my team, or whatever is the cheapest. To me, riding/racing is a... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Ways to gain your direction without a compas |
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Posted: 12 Feb 2011, 12:31 am
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,972
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| If your truly lost, you have two options, to stay put so someone has a chance of finding you, or try to find your way out. Obvious, if your lost, unless you know there is something in a specific direction, it isnt going to matter what direction you walk in, you just pick the most common sense direct... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Describe the underwear you're wearing =D |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2010, 3:25 pm
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Replies: 358
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| Green Pampers Underjams with space invaders on You still wear those? They fit fine and they're comfortable and oh so very cute. So yes on occasion though I have to put my proper padding over the top quit taking advantage of people, you know this isnt the proper forum for that, get your rocks off by... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Do you have your watch round your left or right wrist? |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2010, 2:27 am
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Replies: 42
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| when I used to wear watches, I always wore them on my left, but only because I had some ocd and left seemed lucky to me, lol. I used to collect watches (nice watches, not casio), but havent been able to wear watches for a few years now because of nerve problems in my wrists |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Amateur Photography - Please give your input |
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Posted: 12 Jul 2010, 4:05 am
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Replies: 21
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| They are good The biggest thing is the composition, so if you learn when it is okay to center, and when to use thirds, etc, you will be able to go a notch further http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds The rule of thirds isnt really a 'rule' you always need to follow, but just a way you can com... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Do you ilke taken photography |
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Posted: 12 Jul 2010, 3:17 am
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Replies: 12
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| I love photography! I like taking all kinds of photos, but especially like wildlife and landscape photography. What keeps me motivated is the power of photography, to be able to communicate in details that you cant describe in words. Just think what life would be like without photos! |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Anyone else like taking photos as a hobby? |
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Posted: 09 Jun 2010, 11:13 pm
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Replies: 31
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| I bought a DSLR camera because I thought I was going to be making a trip to Costa Rica. It's a Sony a200 and right now I only have a 18-70mm (sony) lens. I'm disappointed though, because my pictures aren't as good as I thought they would be plus I can't figure out how to get the pictures onto the c... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Anyone else like taking photos as a hobby? |
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Posted: 05 Jun 2010, 11:49 pm
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Replies: 31
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| Meyer-Optik Görlitz F/4.0 200mm on Canon EOS. This lens is about 40 years old! I wonder if more people here use such old manual focus lenses. I have been using the 1.4x and 2x extenders with a 400mm, so I am rockin manual focus all the time 8) Today I took about 40 shots were I forgot to refocus :s... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Anyone else like taking photos as a hobby? |
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Posted: 30 Apr 2010, 1:29 pm
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Replies: 31
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Yes, I like taking photos as a hobby! I love wildlife and landscape photography. This year I have become obsessed with wildlife, especialy birds and am learning.
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post some random photos you took yourself here.... |
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Posted: 25 Apr 2010, 11:31 pm
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Replies: 229
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| Some photos of a bald eagle I took today using my new canon 400mm lense. I was driving threw this park looking for eagles, knowing that a nest is near by, and seen this one sitting on a guardrail on the next road over! http://toddsphotos.smugmug.com/Wildlife/Birds/IMG32312-Final-2/847798606_7T238-M.... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Cushing's Syndrome |
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Posted: 09 Apr 2010, 7:00 pm
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| no one here can tell you if it is even possible if you have cushings, and you will not be able to tell yourself. Cushings is simply not something you can tell by how you look and what symptoms you believe you have. There are literaly hunderds of different causes for the symptoms you experience. My a... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Bladder problems? |
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Posted: 09 Apr 2010, 6:25 pm
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| I find after going to the bathroom I still need to pee and unfortunately leak a lil it's embarassing that might be a problem with retention. I would get that checked out, because it can be a really serious issue. It can lead to kidney problems and kidney failure if you are constantly retaining urin... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Shy Bladder |
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Posted: 09 Apr 2010, 6:08 pm
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| I dont really have a "shy bladder", but I got this bad fear of public restrooms (actually all restrooms). It has been years since I have been inside a public restroom. When I am traveling, I will stop and pee just about anywere outside inorder to avoid restrooms. For me, it is a sensory overload thi... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Do I have a heart condition? |
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Posted: 30 Mar 2010, 2:34 pm
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| you wont know if you have any sort of heart condition untill you get tested for that. No one here would be able to know. In know way is anything you said, or the combination of them all, "termanally ill" Allergies and asthma are very common. I would get your house tested asap! Get the air quality an... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: medication in 1907 |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2010, 2:46 am
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Replies: 14
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| they gave cocaine to people for just about everything. They considered it the wonder drug to treat anything, from a tooth ache, depression, hang nails, just about anything. If your child had a stomach ache, you gave them some cocaine. If a person was thought to be crazy, they gave them cocaine. This... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What age did you STOP wetting the bed? |
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Posted: 12 Mar 2010, 7:23 pm
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Replies: 32
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| Not sure why you are asking that question, but anyway, the medical term for "bed wetting" is "nocturnal enuresis", or just enuresis for short. Past a certain age, enuresis is considered a medical problem, that could be caused by many different medical conditions. 95% of children outgrow bed wetting ... |
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