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I've been following the progress of the health-care bill(s) through the US government - and we're now at the point where (according to NPR) they are attempting to 'merge' or 'reconcile' various bills that have already been passed by one or the other elected branch - plus those voted on by some committees. Do both houses then go and re-vote on the merged bill? I kinda got the impression from the radio report that the merged bill would merely go to presidential signature/veto - and that's that. That doesn't sound right to me - what exactly is the procedure? Who decides how to cherry-pick bits of one bill and bits of the other? SteveBaker ( talk) 00:45, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
In the 20th century many powers have tried to control Afghanistan.The British,Soviets failed.It looks like US is failing.Where do they get so much willpower,knowing that the invaders are much superior? US helped them fight the Soviets,but why the Afghanis wanted to fight them in the first place? Even before US assistance? They fired at Soviet helicopters with WW2 guns.Where does this exceptional courage come from? Is it in their genes? Or are they simply freedom loving people?Are they determined to cause the invaders damage,if only a little? Adi4094 ( talk) 04:16, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
Is it possible to keep milk in a coolbag if said coolbag is frequently topped up with those gel coolpack thingies or ice or something? Will this work like a fridge of sorts? Thanks :) 129.67.144.173 ( talk) 09:46, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
If you can keep it cool - sure it'll work. Easiest way to tell milk has gone off? A quick smell, a little sip and (if necessary) a quick spit of it into the sink as there's little worse than gone-off milk for unpleasantness of flavour! 194.221.133.226 ( talk) 10:11, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
Two warm milk bags have double the charm. Cuddlyable3 ( talk) 15:35, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
You would think that given the length of the anal beads pictured in that article, they could go quite far in, possibly get trapped, cause some damage? Kinda sick when you think about it. I can't believe people use these without thinking that it's gonna get trapped in their intestines.-- Fillchugg ( talk) 18:17, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
My question is.... how to find due south in maui? how many degrees & what direction we need to comepnsate for our earths magnetic pull? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Elenao.q ( talk • contribs) 19:14, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
It's probably not that critical. A fixed solar panel is always a compromise because the sun moves across the sky and that track shifts through the year - so your panel won't ever be perfectly oriented. Furthermore, the amount of sunlight the panel gets is proportional to the cosine of the angle between the direction it's pointed and the sun's direction and so a small error has almost no effect - even around noon. I'd use a compass and go with that. More important than the southerly alignment is the slope of the thing.
SteveBaker (
talk)
20:59, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
If you’re actually in Maui, call up your address on Google maps, and you’ll have a North-South orientation. Find a landmark due south of where you are, and go outside and look for it. DOR (HK) ( talk) 08:09, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
Find
Polaris in the night sky. It should be at an azimuth elevation of about 21 degrees. South will be directly behind you. Or get a cheap compass - this site [
[1]] suggests your declination is 9 degrees 55 minutes East.
Weepy.Moyer (
talk)
18:53, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
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I've been following the progress of the health-care bill(s) through the US government - and we're now at the point where (according to NPR) they are attempting to 'merge' or 'reconcile' various bills that have already been passed by one or the other elected branch - plus those voted on by some committees. Do both houses then go and re-vote on the merged bill? I kinda got the impression from the radio report that the merged bill would merely go to presidential signature/veto - and that's that. That doesn't sound right to me - what exactly is the procedure? Who decides how to cherry-pick bits of one bill and bits of the other? SteveBaker ( talk) 00:45, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
In the 20th century many powers have tried to control Afghanistan.The British,Soviets failed.It looks like US is failing.Where do they get so much willpower,knowing that the invaders are much superior? US helped them fight the Soviets,but why the Afghanis wanted to fight them in the first place? Even before US assistance? They fired at Soviet helicopters with WW2 guns.Where does this exceptional courage come from? Is it in their genes? Or are they simply freedom loving people?Are they determined to cause the invaders damage,if only a little? Adi4094 ( talk) 04:16, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
Is it possible to keep milk in a coolbag if said coolbag is frequently topped up with those gel coolpack thingies or ice or something? Will this work like a fridge of sorts? Thanks :) 129.67.144.173 ( talk) 09:46, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
If you can keep it cool - sure it'll work. Easiest way to tell milk has gone off? A quick smell, a little sip and (if necessary) a quick spit of it into the sink as there's little worse than gone-off milk for unpleasantness of flavour! 194.221.133.226 ( talk) 10:11, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
Two warm milk bags have double the charm. Cuddlyable3 ( talk) 15:35, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
You would think that given the length of the anal beads pictured in that article, they could go quite far in, possibly get trapped, cause some damage? Kinda sick when you think about it. I can't believe people use these without thinking that it's gonna get trapped in their intestines.-- Fillchugg ( talk) 18:17, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
My question is.... how to find due south in maui? how many degrees & what direction we need to comepnsate for our earths magnetic pull? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Elenao.q ( talk • contribs) 19:14, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
It's probably not that critical. A fixed solar panel is always a compromise because the sun moves across the sky and that track shifts through the year - so your panel won't ever be perfectly oriented. Furthermore, the amount of sunlight the panel gets is proportional to the cosine of the angle between the direction it's pointed and the sun's direction and so a small error has almost no effect - even around noon. I'd use a compass and go with that. More important than the southerly alignment is the slope of the thing.
SteveBaker (
talk)
20:59, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
If you’re actually in Maui, call up your address on Google maps, and you’ll have a North-South orientation. Find a landmark due south of where you are, and go outside and look for it. DOR (HK) ( talk) 08:09, 16 October 2009 (UTC)
Find
Polaris in the night sky. It should be at an azimuth elevation of about 21 degrees. South will be directly behind you. Or get a cheap compass - this site [
[1]] suggests your declination is 9 degrees 55 minutes East.
Weepy.Moyer (
talk)
18:53, 17 October 2009 (UTC)