oh VonSkippy has his extra caustic cap on today! Not a big fan of Japanese whale "research" are you? Or is it just their disingenuousness about their activity?
Well the Mass is a prayer itself, so it makes sense that it would continue with the participants keeping the deceased's soul in their minds as they are waiting for the local magistrate to arrive (per teh law apparently).
I've been in a Mass when an older person collapsed in unconsciousness. An EMT person happened to be there, so he contacted the local ambulance squad and administered to the victim himself, whilst everyone else continued praying and the Mass went on. The ambulance crew came in and got the guy out and to the hospital unimpeded within minutes, but the Mass continued on throughout. At some point the priest interjected some words asking everyone to pray for so & so's recovery as well. What else are you going to do... send everyone home to watch football? It's prayer ... you continue praying and remember the sick/deceased person in those prayers.
I've got better ones: Jerk is the first derivative of acceleration (i.e. how fast acceleration is changing). Makes sense? Now let's go further...
"Snap", "Crackle" and "Pop" are (respectively) the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th derivatives of acceleration. Terminology for these 3 aren't 100% universally accepted, but they are commonly used in the realm of design of mechanical systems, especially cams.
How is that a paradox or even surprising? The exact number needed to hit 99% might need a little math to figure out, but the fact it is around 57 should be no surprise to any high school graduate.
Fran- It's humorous that your name is Fran as that is a reference to the Franks, of whom Charlemagne (or Charles the Great or Karl der Große) was king. Almost everyone in my family has Charles/Karl or Frank as a first or middle name -- so I like to tell people we are descended from him. I've no evidence to support that, but it's not incredibly unlikely if you do a geometric progression backwards -- when you go back THAT far, nearly everyone with European ancestors has a lot of common ones.
"during WWI, the British kicked the Germans out of Africa"
UGH! Once again, Uncle John's Reader needs a fact checker. East Africa was the one place where the Germans had some lasting success during the Great War. Right in German East Africa (the former Tanganika the article centers on) General Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck's fight against the British outlasted the war everywhere else by 3 days (it took that long to get word to them that the Armistice of 11/11/1918 had been signed. Upon the return to Germany, von Lettow-Vorbeck's force was the only one allowed a victory parade through the Brandenberg Gate. He was a was hero through the rest of his life (which was along one) and remained well-respected after WWII (helped by his disdain for the Nazis).
Uncle John's Reader has decent writing and interesting stories, but *very* often I easily spot major errors in topics wherein I have only some passing knowledge. One must assume the stories I am less familiar with are riddled with error as well.
Thanks Rohin! That makes sense. Even in an emergency, I'd be surprised if they intentionally gave her an mismatched liver ... too many lawyers lurking about. What a good turn for her that her body adopted the new blood type, though. I assuming she'll still be on anti-rejection meds (for all the other issues besides Rh) forever, but that's better than the alternative....
@Rob- Sorry, but "it's cheaper to eat bad [sic]" is crap. It's FAR cheaper to buy quality raw ingredients (flour, sugar, rice, bulk fresh meats & veg) and to prepare meals from scratch than it is to buy pre-made microwavable frozen food and/or takeout (healthy OR unhealthy).
Your argument only holds true if it is a "given" that they are too lazy to cook (actually prepare from scratch, not just microwave) for themselves and their familes. If that is true, then yes, it will probably be cheaper to buy processed junk food to microwave than healthy premade stuff to microwave (or take out). But that isn't the only option!
People can prepare their own food from staple ingredients a WHOLE lot cheaper than buying anything premade. They are just way too lazy to do so ... might interfere with watching Oprah or QVC.
@Guido- To be sure, what Americans call "Swiss Cheese" refers to a *specific* sort of cheese (Emmentaler), not all cheese from Switzerland. The term "Emmentaler" is pretty much unknown in the US, though -- the guy at the sandwhich shop will never know that term. For sure, Switzerland produces other cheese besides this, but here "Swiss cheese" ALWAYS means "Emmentaler" to 99.9% of the population.
Similarly, there are many varieties of cheese produced in the U.S., but "American Cheese" always means nasty processed factory cheese "stuff". Cheddar, Colby, &c produced within the US are commonly labelled with State of origin (New York, Wisconsin, Vermont are typical).
Just for the record, what do Swiss call the holes in Emmentaler?
The point is that Weebles and Daruma Dolls rely on *varying density* to accomplish the feat. They have a center of gravity that is very low on account of a weighted or hollowed out section. This widget does it WITHOUT that -- it's got uniform density and the action is accomplished purely through external geometry.
I can't see how by any stretch of the imagination an egg rights itself -- the egg just rolls over on its side and can from that point roll around all over the place. If you plotted the locus of possible points the egg could rest on, you'd get a circle, not a single point.
I am quite the geezer on this forum. I was a sophomore in college and had just walked into the Student Union where a huge crowd of people were watching the news report on a projection TV.
What was most telling after the tragedy was how removed from reality the NASA administration had become. They had figured teh odds of catastrophic failure were tens of thousands to 1. Richard Feynman later estimated them to be closer to 1 in 100. Well, we've had 120 shuttle flights and blown up 2 of them, so Feynman's estimate was pretty good, perhaps even a tad optimistic. Even if the basic technology is dated, it is still a very complicated system, with many paths to catastrophy.
I say this not to diminish the work the brave men and women do who fly on it, but to question NASA arrogance -- AGAIN putting random schoolteachers (& Sen. Glenn) into space on publicity stunts intended solely to secure more public enthusiasm (i.e. congressional budget support for NASA). There shouldn't be anyone on the missions who really isn't *needed* for mission success. Sooner or later, they'll knock off another gradeschool teacher ... Let there be no doubts. Spaceflight was and remains very risky business.
Awww, the guy's a kook and leads a couple dozen simps. He craves publicity and that's it. Let it pass and he'll eventually go away. Nobody takes him seriously as representing anybody but his very small sect.
Me too! I was expecting something involving jars of formaldehyde.
I've been in a Mass when an older person collapsed in unconsciousness. An EMT person happened to be there, so he contacted the local ambulance squad and administered to the victim himself, whilst everyone else continued praying and the Mass went on. The ambulance crew came in and got the guy out and to the hospital unimpeded within minutes, but the Mass continued on throughout. At some point the priest interjected some words asking everyone to pray for so & so's recovery as well. What else are you going to do... send everyone home to watch football? It's prayer ... you continue praying and remember the sick/deceased person in those prayers.
Jerk is the first derivative of acceleration (i.e. how fast acceleration is changing). Makes sense? Now let's go further...
"Snap", "Crackle" and "Pop" are (respectively) the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th derivatives of acceleration. Terminology for these 3 aren't 100% universally accepted, but they are commonly used in the realm of design of mechanical systems, especially cams.
Your government schools at work.
It's humorous that your name is Fran as that is a reference to the Franks, of whom Charlemagne (or Charles the Great or Karl der Große) was king. Almost everyone in my family has Charles/Karl or Frank as a first or middle name -- so I like to tell people we are descended from him. I've no evidence to support that, but it's not incredibly unlikely if you do a geometric progression backwards -- when you go back THAT far, nearly everyone with European ancestors has a lot of common ones.
UGH! Once again, Uncle John's Reader needs a fact checker. East Africa was the one place where the Germans had some lasting success during the Great War. Right in German East Africa (the former Tanganika the article centers on) General Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck's fight against the British outlasted the war everywhere else by 3 days (it took that long to get word to them that the Armistice of 11/11/1918 had been signed. Upon the return to Germany, von Lettow-Vorbeck's force was the only one allowed a victory parade through the Brandenberg Gate. He was a was hero through the rest of his life (which was along one) and remained well-respected after WWII (helped by his disdain for the Nazis).
Uncle John's Reader has decent writing and interesting stories, but *very* often I easily spot major errors in topics wherein I have only some passing knowledge. One must assume the stories I am less familiar with are riddled with error as well.
HIRE A FACT CHECKER, GUYS!
Sorry, but "it's cheaper to eat bad [sic]" is crap.
It's FAR cheaper to buy quality raw ingredients (flour, sugar, rice, bulk fresh meats & veg) and to prepare meals from scratch than it is to buy pre-made microwavable frozen food and/or takeout (healthy OR unhealthy).
Your argument only holds true if it is a "given" that they are too lazy to cook (actually prepare from scratch, not just microwave) for themselves and their familes. If that is true, then yes, it will probably be cheaper to buy processed junk food to microwave than healthy premade stuff to microwave (or take out). But that isn't the only option!
People can prepare their own food from staple ingredients a WHOLE lot cheaper than buying anything premade. They are just way too lazy to do so ... might interfere with watching Oprah or QVC.
To be sure, what Americans call "Swiss Cheese" refers to a *specific* sort of cheese (Emmentaler), not all cheese from Switzerland. The term "Emmentaler" is pretty much unknown in the US, though -- the guy at the sandwhich shop will never know that term. For sure, Switzerland produces other cheese besides this, but here "Swiss cheese" ALWAYS means "Emmentaler" to 99.9% of the population.
Similarly, there are many varieties of cheese produced in the U.S., but "American Cheese" always means nasty processed factory cheese "stuff". Cheddar, Colby, &c produced within the US are commonly labelled with State of origin (New York, Wisconsin, Vermont are typical).
Just for the record, what do Swiss call the holes in Emmentaler?
I can't see how by any stretch of the imagination an egg rights itself -- the egg just rolls over on its side and can from that point roll around all over the place. If you plotted the locus of possible points the egg could rest on, you'd get a circle, not a single point.
What was most telling after the tragedy was how removed from reality the NASA administration had become. They had figured teh odds of catastrophic failure were tens of thousands to 1. Richard Feynman later estimated them to be closer to 1 in 100. Well, we've had 120 shuttle flights and blown up 2 of them, so Feynman's estimate was pretty good, perhaps even a tad optimistic. Even if the basic technology is dated, it is still a very complicated system, with many paths to catastrophy.
I say this not to diminish the work the brave men and women do who fly on it, but to question NASA arrogance -- AGAIN putting random schoolteachers (& Sen. Glenn) into space on publicity stunts intended solely to secure more public enthusiasm (i.e. congressional budget support for NASA). There shouldn't be anyone on the missions who really isn't *needed* for mission success. Sooner or later, they'll knock off another gradeschool teacher ... Let there be no doubts. Spaceflight was and remains very risky business.