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The spoken/hearing part is improved significantly by listening to radio and television news. Even music, with lyrics on hand. You will find English being crazy, lazy and often senseless, with no authority entity regulating/ruling it; but do not throw the towel too soon.

Came to the subject attracted by its title, as somewhere and a long ago, was told certain mercenaries use rock salt instead of lead in shotguns as the wound it produces never heals. If that is true, I do not know. Please, am not trying to hijack, but telling a different effect from the original question as not 'killing bacteria', but seriously affecting all surrounding tissue too. Please delete if improper.

Hi. Part of an article I read about Rosetta space probe states : "...The probe and its lander will keep sending back data until their batteries die or the debris streaming off the comet irreparably damages their sensitive instruments. The mission is different from NASA's Deep Impact probe that fired a projectile into a comet in 2005 so scientists could study the resulting plume of matter. NASA also managed to land a probe on an asteroid in 2001, but comets are much more volatile places because they constantly release dust and gas that can harm a spacecraft..." What forces push debris off the comet ? What forces push dust towards the landed spacecraft ?

As a simple analogy, if you are familiar with the workings of relays and potentiometers; imagine a relay that pulls its pivoting contact with the coil magnetism. Now replace the pivoting contact with the wiper of a potentiometer. Weaker and stronger magnetic fields created by the solenoid will pull the wiper terminal and cause the resistance of the potentiometer to vary accordingly. That is, a weak current fed to the solenoid will decrease the resistance less than a stronger one. A change in the current of the coil transfers to a change in the resistance of the potentiometer, or transferred to resistor = transistor effect. If the coil terminals are called base and base2, and the potentiometer terminals are called collector and emitter; joining base 2 and emitter together (CE) still behaves the same. Current from base to emitter now changes resistance collector to emitter.

E x t r a o r d i n a r y performance that urges sharing : ---->www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzV32kQNJDM Enjoy.-

Oops... English being my third language and probably improper grammar on the first post somehow steered the nicknames toward your own; which was not the intention; rather the nicknames your friends had, and worth mentioning for a laugh; but disclosing yours won't harm much the egos, I think. 'Venom' - this guy was unruly 'Half-a-cow' - a fat kid from a couple of grades below 'Nikita' - Looked alike the soviet leader 'Gumhoof' - had a problem in one foot Me, was called 'sad balls' after a football landing where should not. Then, 'Nobody' for a while like some western movie character Then, I was called 'Myway' for another while, as I do things...

Hi. Bring some smiles by sharing friends' nicknames you remember from school years. Or workplace if preferred. Funny, cruel, near offensive, ugly, nasty, from all of them around you along the years... Will let you start this time.

Hi. Will a plastic linear fresnel lens focus a spot instead of a line if flexed across its line axis ? Just as reference: ---->

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Am sorry, but unable to resist. Please delete if improper. ----> http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100317231952AAtrZSE

And what is that on the bottom right corner of the original post picture ??

HIGH SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2013 Scenario 1: Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck's gun rack. 1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack. 2013 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers. National television news make a feast out of it. Scenario 2: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school. 1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies. 2013 - Police called and SWAT team arrives -- they arrest both Johnny and Mark. They are both charged with assault and both expelled even though Johnny started it. Only makes it to local newspaper. Scenario 3: Jeffrey will not be still in class, he disrupts other students. 1957 - Jeffrey sent to the Principal's office and given a good paddling by the Principal. He then returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again. 2013 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. He becomes a zombie. He is then tested for ADD. The family gets extra money (SSI) from the government because Jeffrey has a disability. Nobody cares much. Scenario 4: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt. 1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college and becomes a successful businessman. 2013 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse, Billy is removed to foster care and joins a gang. The state psychologist is told by Billy's sister that she remembers being abused (spanked) herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has an affair with the psychologist. Scenario 5: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school. 1957 - Mark shares his aspirin with the Principal out on the smoking dock . 2013 - The police are called and Mark is expelled from school for drug violations. His car is then searched for drugs and weapons. Scenario 7: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up a red ant bed. 1957 - Ants die. 2013 - ATF, Homeland Security and the FBI are all called. Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investigates his parents - and all siblings are removed from their home and all computers are confiscated. Johnny's dad is placed on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again. Animal protection defenders make a lot of noise. Scenario 8: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him. 1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing. 2013- Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy. What to expect in 2014 and beyond ?

I knew of heating pads that released heat when moistened and had to be regenerated by heating them for a certain time in an oven in order to be re-used endlessly. Today I bought one * that does not instruct to 'regenerate' but seems to work the same every time it is re-wetted. Is there two kinds, or am missing something ? * Cliking the picture allows ~reading the instructions----> http://www.armysurpluswarehouse.com/survival-disaster/reusable-chemical-heating-pad.html By the way, what is the chemical, if known ?

A DC airport ticket agent offers some examples of 'why' U.S. is in trouble: 1 . I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman (Carol Shea-Porter) ask for an aisle seat so that her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window. (On an airplane!) 2. I got a call from a Kansas Congressman's (Moore) staffer (Howard Bauleke), who wanted to go to Capetown. I started to explain the length of the flight and the passport information, and then he interrupted me with, ''I'm not trying to make you look stupid, but Capetown is in Massachusetts ..'' Without trying to make him look stupid, I calmly explained, ''Cape Cod is in Massachusetts , Capetown is in Africa '' His response -- click. 3. A senior Vermont Congressman (Bernie Sanders) called, furious about a Florida package we did. I asked what was wrong with the vacation in Orlando . He said he was expecting an ocean-view room. I tried to explain that's not possible, since Orlando is in the middle of the state. He replied, 'don't lie to me, I looked on the map and Florida is a very thin state!'' (OMG) 4. I got a call from a lawmaker's wife (Landra Reid) who asked, ''Is it possible to see England from Canada ?'' I said, ''No.'' She said, ''But they look so close on the map.'' (OMG, again!) 5. An aide for a cabinet member(Janet Napolitano) once called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas . I pulled up the reservation and noticed he had only a 1-hour layover in Dallas . When I asked him why he wanted to rent a car, he said, ''I heard Dallas was a big airport, and we will need a car to drive between gates to save time.'' (Aghhhh) 6. An Illinois Congresswoman (Jan Schakowsky) called last week She needed to know how it was possible that her flight from Detroit left at 8:30 a.m., and got to Chicago at 8:33 a.m. I explained that Michigan was an hour ahead of Illinois , but she couldn't understand the concept of time zones. Finally, I told her the plane went fast, and she bought that. 7. A New York lawmaker, (Jerrold Nadler) called and asked, ''Do airlines put your physical description on your bag so they know whose luggage belongs to whom?'' I said, 'No, why do you ask?' He replied, ''Well, when I checked in with the airline, they put a tag on my luggage that said (FAT), and I'm overweight. I think that's very rude!'' After putting him on hold for a minute, while I looked into it. (I was dying laughing). I came back and explained the city code for Fresno , Ca. Is (FAT - Fresno Air Terminal), and the airline was just putting a destination tag on his luggage. 8. A Senator John Kerry aide (Lindsay Ross) called to inquire about a trip package to Hawaii . After going over all the cost info, she asked, ''Would it be cheaper to fly to California and then take the train to Hawaii ?'' 9. I just got off the phone with a freshman Congressman, Bobby Bright (D) from Ala who asked, ''How do I know which plane to get on?'' I asked him what exactly he meant, to which he replied, ''I was told my flight number is 823, but none of these planes have numbers on them.'' 10. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D) Called and said, ''I need to fly to Pepsi-Cola , Florida . Do I have to get on one of those little computer planes?'' I asked if she meant fly to Pensacola , FL on a commuter plane. She said, ''Yeah, whatever, smarty!'' 11. Mary Landrieu (D) La. Senator called and had a question about the documents she needed in order to fly to China . After a lengthy discussion about passports, I reminded her that she needed a visa. 'Oh, no I don't. I've been to China many times and never had to have one of those'' I double checked and sure enough, her stay required a visa. When I told her this she said, ''Look, I've been to China four times and every time they have accepted my American Express!'' 12. A New Jersey Congressman (John Adler) called to make reservations, ''I want to go from Chicago to Rhino, New York .'' I was at a loss for words. Finally, I said, ''Are you sure that's the name of the town?'' 'Yes, what flights do you have?'' replied the man. After some searching, I came back with, ''I'm sorry, sir, I've looked up every airport code in the country and can't find a rhino anywhere." ''The man retorted, ''Oh, don't be silly! Everyone knows where it is. Check your map!'' So I scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, ''You don't mean Buffalo , do you?'' The reply? ''Whatever! I knew it was a big animal.'' Now you know why the Government is in the shape that it's in! YES, THEY WALK AMONG US, ARE IN POLITICS, AND THEY CONTINUE TO BREED.. ,,

Hi. Would you please give an opinion/speculate if 1.- The craft in both pictures -is the same or they are different ? [Check proportions related to people size and your skills] 2.- Any smell to photoshop ? [clutch diaphragm?] ----> http://s588.photobucket.com/user/Innernet/media/Snowed_zps0108618d.jpg.html ----> http://s588.photobucket.com/user/Innernet/media/Pulled_zps803c4955.jpg.html

Recently stumbled onto this, which seems right on the subject. Watched entirely, It may be too long for some to watch. Some technology developments since the late seventies. The author asked not to publish until his death. http://www.youtube.com / watch?v=yytSNQ2ogD4 <--- remove the 2 blanks inserted in the link.

Joke, legend, or true... you decide; if it matters : ===============================A fellow from Michigan buys himself a brand-new $30,000 Jeep Grand Cherokee for Christmas. He goes down to his favorite bar and celebrates by tossing down a few too many brews with his buddies. In one of those male-bonding rituals, five of them decide to take his new vehicle for a test drive on a duck hunting expedition. They load up the Jeep with the dog, the guns, the decoys, and the beer, and head out to a nearby lake. Now, it's the dead of winter, and of course the lake is frozen, so they need to make a hole in the ice to create a natural landing area for the ducks and decoys. It is common practice in Michigan to drive your vehicle out onto the frozen lake, and it is also common (if slightly illegal) to make a hole in the ice using dynamite. Our fellows have nothing to worry about on that score, because one member of the party works for a construction team, and happens to have brought some dynamite along. The stick has a short 20-second fuse. The group is ready for some action. They're all set up. Their shotguns are loaded with duck pellets, and they have beer, warm clothes and a hunting dog. Still chugging down a seemingly bottomless supply of six-packs, the group considers how to safely dynamite a hole through the ice. One of these rocket scientists points out that the dynamite should explode at a location far from where they are standing. Another notes the risk of slipping on the ice when running away from a burning fuse. So they eventually settle on a plan to light the fuse and throw the dynamite out onto the ice. There is a bit of contention over who has the best throwing arm, and eventually the owner of the Jeep wins that honor. Once that question is settled, he walks about 20 feet further out onto the ice and holds the stick of dynamite at the ready while one of his companions lights the fuse with a Zippo. As soon as he hears the fuse sizzle, he hurls it across the ice at a great velocity and runs in the other direction. Unfortunately, a member of another species spots his master's arm motions and comes to an instinctive decision. Remember a couple of paragraphs back when I mentioned the vehicle, the beer, the guns and the dog? Yes, the dog: a trained Black Labrador, born and bred for retrieving, especially things thrown by his owner. As soon as the stick leaves his hand, the dog sprints across the ice, hell-bent on wrapping his jaws around the enticing stick-shaped object. Five frantic fellows immediately begin hollering at the dog, trying to get him to stop chasing the dynamite. Their cries fall on deaf ears. Before you know it, the retriever is headed back to his owner, proudly carrying the stick of dynamite with the burning 20-second fuse. The group continues to yell and wave their arms while the happy dog trots towards them. In a desperate act, its master grabs his shotgun and fires at his own dog. The gun is loaded with duck shot, and confuses the dog more than it hurts him. Bewildered, he continues towards his master, who shoots at man's best friend again. Finally comprehending that his owner has become insane, the dog runs for cover with his tail between his legs. And the nearest cover is right under the brand-new Jeep Grand Cherokee. Boom! The dog and the Jeep are blown to bits, and sink to the bottom of the lake, leaving a large ice hole in their wake. The stranded men stand staring at the water with stupid looks on their faces, and the owner of the Jeep is left to explain the misadventure to his insurance company. Needless to say, they determined that sinking a vehicle in a lake by illegal use of explosives is not covered under their policy, and the owner is still making $400 monthly payments on his brand-new Jeep at the bottom of the lake.

If ~10 drops of gasoline are added to one litre of diesel fuel, to say a 1:1000 ratio; what different behavior can be expected in a diesel engine ? If ~10 drops of diesel fuel are added to one litre of gasoline, to say a 1:1000 ratio; what different behavior can be expected in a gasoline engine ? If no appreciable/measurable effects, would 5:1000; 10:1000 ratios show something; and what would it be ?

I was able to create a zeropole (magnet with no poles); scientists should be able to do a monopole...

I will reply to this with an speculation as cannot be other. Already happened, and the lid was successfully put on by involving the church first thing. ----> http://www.majesticdocuments.com/pdf/eisenhower-ireland-30june47.pdf In other words; Hey Vatican, explain this ! If you cannot; help erasing it.

Many years ago, while in a trip of about a month, seems there was a power outage, and in the refrigerator, at my return, the simple kind of cheese changed from what it was to a very stinky, softer and much delicious type of cheese never tried before. The event was well explained to me by a highly knowledgeable professional of the cheese industry. I barely remember details now. To do it on purpose, what should be done to turn plain simple cheese into a 'fancy' or preferred or new type ? Would 'seeding' the plain cheese with a bit of gouda, brie, or whatever is choice; and what temperature or other considerations would work ? Is there also a chance to become poisonous or unhealthy ?

Hi. Some countries do not stamp ingress or egress, or do it with too little ink, or smeared, making it unreadable for future references. Is there any law that forbids myself from handwriting on my own passport, without obscuring data on it, notes or missing data from travel/border crossings; without compromising its legal validity ? What would void a passport as an identification document, other than altering, tampering, falsifying? Is there an universal law or every issuer country has its rules ? It has happened that entering certain countries, get a stamp "Country name - Admitted - date - XV337" as an example; where only the immigration personnel geniuses of that country know 'XV337' means 30 day stay maximum, leaving no clue for myself... I just want to hand write "30 day stay" nearby that stamp. Would I meet a firing squad ?

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Hi. Back in time, I think remembering some voting going on for best posters. Is it still happening? Was it abolished? Was it by the end of every year ?

Error in my post: The left vertical series C1, C4 = 2uF in parallel with the right vertical series C2, C5 = 2uF makes 4 uF; not 1 as I wrote as if they where series also.