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Pinball lovers unite in Oakland
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Armed with quarters and a basic intuition for physics, members of
the Radio Pinball Union have one goal: world domination. So far they
have conquered Salt Lake City and a small town in Italy. (They
entered the union's initials in pinball machines in both locales.)
At home in Oakland, RPU -- as the members refer to the collective
-- has its headquarters at Radio Bar. The unofficial motto: "We
demand slightly longer flippers."
Their official motto is "flippers of fury," which is prominently
displayed to the right of the machine installed in a corner of the
dark downtown bar.
"People who ...
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Defining the Wind: The Beaufort Scale, and How a Nineteenth-Century Admiral Turned Science into Poetry
Magazine article from: Natural History
; ...Defining the Wind: The Beaufort Scale, and How a Nineteenth...remarkable life of Sir Francis Beaufort (1774-1857), one...combining Smeaton's scale for windmills with the...s work anticipated Beaufort's first scale, with...
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 "Talk of the Nation (NPR)")
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Interview: Scott Huler, "Defining the Wind" and the Beaufort scale
Transcript from: Talk of the Nation (NPR)
; ...Defining the Wind" and the Beaufort scale Host: NEAL CONAN Time: 2...asking about the Beaufort scale and who was Beaufort and how did he write this thing...researching every aspect of the Beaufort scale. CONAN: And one of the...
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DE-FIN-ING THE WIND: THE BEAUFORT SCALE, AND HOW A 19TH-CENTURY ADMIRAL TURNED SCIENCE INTO POETRY
Magazine article from: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
; ...characters such as Francis Beaufort himself, Daniel Defoe, and...more and more obsessed by the Beaufort scale or descriptive scales in general, and who would...Scientific Enquiry, to which Beaufort contributed, he is fully sympathetic...
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DEFINING THE WIND: THE BEAUFORT SCALE, AND HOW A 19TH-CENTURY ADMIRAL TURNED SCIENCE INTO POETRY
Magazine article from: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
; DEFINING THE WIND: THE BEAUFORT SCALE, AND HOW A 19TH-CENTURY ADMIRAL...long and complex evolution of the Beaufort Wind Scale and the man for which it was named: Admiral Francis Beaufort, a hydrographer to the British Admiralty...
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Close to the Wind: The Beaufort Scale.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Science Teacher
; * Close to the Wind: The Beaufort Scale. Written and illustrated by Peter Malone. G.P. Putnam...point wind scale created by British naval officer Francis Beaufort. The Beaufort scale is brought to life through the fascinating letters...
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Defining the Wind: The Beaufort Scale and How a 19th Century Admiral Turned Science Into Poetry.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Business North Carolina
; ...CEO, Southern Bank Defining the Wind: The Beaufort Scale and How a 19th Century Admiral Turned Science...Poetry by Scott Huler The subject is Sir Francis Beaufort and the development of the Beaufort Scale, but it's really a story of scientific...
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Close to the Wind: The Beaufort Scale.(World History and Culture)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Social Education
; Close to the Wind: The Beaufort Scale. Written and illustrated by Peter Malone. G.P. Putnam's...M) Melding science and history, the book explains the wind scale and traces its impact through the fictionalized letters of a nineteenth...
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Beaufort scales good food chart
Newspaper article from: South Wales Evening Post
; ...setting either. That's when pub food comes into its own. We'd heard good things about the fare at a popular Gower inn, the Beaufort Arms. It is a cosy old pub peopled by locals and diners. You can eat in the bar, or during busy times, in the restaurant...
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 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Bowls: Beaufort scale heights.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
; BEAUFORT lead the Gwent league by 15 points from Blackwood with seven wins from eight and a shots difference of 136. Girlings top division three, but Newbridge, 30 points behind in second, have three games in hand.
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 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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'You can measure a good lunch on the Beaufort Scale; PASSING THOUGHTS.(Columns)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
; Byline: David Charter THE lawn would have to be shaved as close as a drag queen's cheek, if it was to pass the withering inspection of my wife who can spot weeds on a billiard table. So when a small stone appeared in the path of the motor-mower, I bent down swiftly to remove it. Although I am not
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