Archive for November, 2009

what greek restaurants can you recomend me, in chicago down town?

November 25, 2009 - 11:00 am 2 Comments

I am looking for a restaurant to try because my social studies teacher has given us a project dealing with the greek culture, and a group of students must visit greek town and for extra points have a greek meal.

My favorite is Pegasus, they are located in Greek town at 130 South Halsted. Their phone number is (312) 226-3377.

If you are looking for traditional Greek food to try here is a listing of their specialties:

Spanakopita:
Spinach Cheese Pie, Savory Feta Cheese, Fresh Leaf Spinach, Eggs and spices in Thin, Delicate Layers of Filo Dough

Pastitsio:
Baked macaroni mixed with Ground Beef and Lamb, Seasoned with Spices and Grated Cheese, Topped with Bechamel Sauce

Mousakas:
Layered Eggplant, Zucchini with Ground Beef and Lamb, Seasoned with Spices and Grated Cheese, Topped with Bechamel Sauce

Mousakas Nestisimos:
Our Famous Version of Meatless Mousaka – Eggplant, Zucchini, Potato, Grated Cheese and Herbs, Topped with Bechamel Sauce

Dolmades:
Seasoned Ground Beef and Lamb mixed with Rice, wrapped in Grape Vine Leaves, served with Egg-Lemon Sauce

Pikilia #1:
Combination of Pastitso, Doima, Gyros and Spanakopita with Rice Pilaf

Pikilia #2:
Combination of Pastitsio, Spanakopita, Roasted Leg of Lamb and Chicken Riganatti Served with Rice Pilaf & Potato

Gyros Piata:
Specialty Blend of Lamb and Beef Barbequed on a Spit, served with Tomato, Onion, Feta Cheese, Tzatziki Sauce and Pita Bread

Kotopoulo Fournou:
Chicken baked to perfection with Olive Oil, Lemon and Oregano. Served with Potato Riganatti and Roasted Vegetables

Kotopoulo "Alexander" :
Skinless Chicken Breast, Stuffed with Spinach and Feta Cheese, Topped with Kasseri Cheese, served with Rice Pilaf

Moshari Tashkebob:
Lean Choice Beef, Simmered in Wine Tomato Sauce, Served with Rice Pilaf

Arni Kokkinisto:
Braised Domestic Lamb served with Your Choice of either Cooked Vegetables, Rice or Potato

Arni Psito:
Slices of Prime Roasted Leg of Lamb in Natural Au Jus. Served With Potato Riganatti and Braised Green Beans

Neframia:
Oven Roasted Loin of Lamb, served with Potato Riganatti and Braised Green Beans

Saganaki: Fried Cheese

The prices are very reasonable and they will tell you all about the Greek culture and food if you just ask. I make it a point to go here whenever we are in Chicago.

Enjoy!

How do I get back into a good sleep routine?

November 25, 2009 - 11:00 am 2 Comments

Im not working atm and I am in a terrible sleep cycle.

Currently I am getting up at about 4pm and going to bed at 4am.

Whats the best way to get into a good routine? Should I stay up the entire next day instead of going to bed? Then get to bed at a good hour that night?

When my sleep gets messed up I usually try to stay awake the next day, but it generally takes 2 days to get it right. First day I try to stay awake all the next day but end up crashing by early afternoon and waking up really early. Second day is easier because maybe you woke up at 3 or 4am, and you just need to stay awake until early evening. From there you should be okay providing you keep a routine and get to bed early enough.

How do I convert my word documents to a different processing system?

November 23, 2009 - 8:34 am 5 Comments

I uninstalled Microsoft Word, Office etc because I didn’t have enough memory for it. I’ve recently installed Abiword and while I’m happy, when I tried to get a word attachment from my email, there was an error. Is it possible for me to convert the document from Word to Abiword?

Just download Open Office. It is automatically compatible with any and all Microsoft Office files including Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.

I use it exclusively and I love it soo much.

How do you say "How are you" in Albanian?

November 23, 2009 - 8:34 am 1 Comment

How do you say "How are you" in the Albanian language

"Si jeni" – formal
"Si je" – informal

Has anyone invented an automatic voice translator?

November 23, 2009 - 8:34 am 3 Comments

Wouldn’t that be neat if there was some type of Portable Automatic Voice to Voice Translator! Or did someone already invented it? Example of what I’m talking about: Let’s say someone speaks english and wants to translate his or her words into a different language such as japanese. Instead of looking for the words in book or computer, all he/she needs to do is say the word or sentence into a microphone and it automatically translates his/her words in to the Japanese or Korean or Spanish or any other language he/she chooses. Wouldn’t that be cool!

Wow , That’s very cool :)

Trinitarian doctrine was expunged from all modern Bible translations and deemed a fabrication to the text?

November 23, 2009 - 8:33 am 11 Comments

Did you know that the only verse in the entire Bible that explicitly mentions Trinitarian doctrine (1 John 5:7) was expunged from all modern Bible translations and deemed a fabrication to the text?

It’s a spurious verse. It simply doesn’t exist in earlier documents.

And this is far from the only part of modern day bibles that haven’t survived the light of scrutiny. There are whole chapters that are of questionable origin.

That’s the major reason I don’t use the King James Version.

What way did people communicate during the ancient greek time?

November 23, 2009 - 8:33 am 1 Comment

I am doing a project about the ancient greek liturature and i need to know how did people communicate? did they communicate by mail or phone or what? please help!

They communicated by speech, letters sent by messengers or friends, and sometimes some special signals like smoke, drum beat, mirror flashes etc. Electricity wasn’t used then, so there was no phone, telegraph, email, fax and other methods of communication that rely on electricity.

How do I log into NoodleTools from home on a school subscription?

November 23, 2009 - 8:33 am 1 Comment

I want to do some homework at home, but I can’t figure out how to log into my account at home. Is there something I have to do, or should I just contact my librarian for further instructions?

Im trying to do the same!:)
okay well when you get on noodletools
it gives you the option to register or sign in
there’s a button that sais ‘Create Personal ID’
click that.
Then the page will be titled ‘New User Registration’
and under it’ll say ’subscription type’
the options are
-An account linked to a school/library subscription or trial
-An individual subscription
-A free NoodleBib MLA Starter account

Then it’ll ask for your school/library username and password.
(your librarian or teacher should of told you this)

click ‘Sign In’

Then it’ll have you create an account with your own username or password then you can start citing your sources!

hope i helped:))

choose the school/library one
then hit ‘Register’

what computer program will translate something played on a keyboard to computer to be printed?

November 23, 2009 - 8:33 am 5 Comments

i’m looking for some kind of computer software that i can use with a digital piano where it will translate what i play onto computer and then i can print it out as music. a previous piano teacher had this and I’m trying to find something similar.

It sounds like you’re looking for music notation software. One company with a wide range of programs that cover a full range of needs is Finale (www.finalemusic.com).

The most basic that allows the type of entry you describe is Finale’s Songwriter (http://www.finalemusic.com/songwriter/ ). It costs about $50 and has a 30-day free demo version available for download so you can be sure it does what you want. It will also let you do basic editing. If you want more advanced features, you can upgrade to their other products (their flagship software can do full orchestral scores).

To do this, you need to have a USB port or a MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) out port on your keyboard. If your keyboard has MIDI out but not USB, you will need a MIDI interface to connect to your computer through its USB port.

There are a wide range of MIDI interfaces available (M-Audio and Edirol, among others, make simple MIDI interfaces for about $40 that work on Macs or Windows PCs). These can be bought from a variety of vendors, including Musician’s Friend and American Musical Supply, two major web stores.

You’ll be good to go for under $100… (When I started composing 15 years ago, this would have been mind-bogglingly inexpensive.) Hope this helps, happy music making!

Where does the word Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious originate? Where does it appear for the first time?

November 21, 2009 - 2:17 am 7 Comments

I am going to put this question in words and word play. It doesn’t really belong there but if I put it in its proper category, the answer might be too self-evident for some people. Best answer goes to the first person who gives the correct answer.
You guys are too smart for me. :)
Thanks for the spelling correction, Plain Jane. As you might well imagine I did not use spell checker for this one. Actually I did check it out of curiosity and got a big blank. Anyway, I typed my version into Google and most of the entries came up with the way I spelled it so I guess I’m not the only one who doesn’t know how to spell. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=+Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious&btnG=Google+Search It was spelled correctly in Wikipedia. Good for them
Thanks for the star Elizabeth and for the fun link

The Disney movie "Mary Poppins".

All 34 letters of this word were made up for the movie, Mary Poppins, by a writing team of two brothers, Bob and Dick Sherman.
The Shermans wrote all the songs for Mary Poppins, including "A Spoonful of Sugar," "Feed the Birds" and "Chim Chim Cheree."
"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" means nothing, really.
It is a very long nonsense word that is made up to sound like you are terribly smart and "You’ll always sound precocious." Now we use it to mean that something is fantastic or super-fabulous.