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Skriven 2011-05-24 22:18:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Michael Loo
Ärende: SO WRONG 364  10524
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 -=> Quoting Michael Loo to Glen Jamieson <=-

 GJ> Here, there is a service designed just for you, at $1 a month, plus
 GJ> 20c per call.
 ML> Sounds subsidized and for poor folk. Sign me up!

It is readily available to anyone who is connected to TPG Broadband.
 
 ML> such in an airport, it is entirely possible that you would
 ML> not be allowed to fly, as you are not entitled to the same
 ML> degree of constitutional protections as are citizens.
 GJ> If it was a domestic flight, who would know I am not a US citizen?
 GJ> (Glen says, practicing his fake Texas accent.)

 ML> I know of no form of identification acceptable for flying
 ML> that isn't issued by the government of which the holder is
 ML> a citizen or at least resident. I suppose you could get a
 ML> Texas driver's licence, but I'll bet you don't have one.

I acknowledge that the last few flights I have taken, I have used a
driver's licence or passport as an ID, but doesn't anyone these days
use an old-fashioned, paper air ticket, of the sort where you keep the
carbon copy, and the top ticket is torn out and kept at the check-in?
 
 GJ> flavoured variety.  Such dedication to Echo principles is to be
 GJ> greatly commended!

 ML> I have tasted and sometimes even eaten substances which I find
 ML> disgusting - at a recent banquet I was prevailed upon to taste
 ML> a particular goat cheese, which was said to be excellent. I
 ML> opined that it was an excellent goat cheese but still an
 ML> abomination.

Sounds like a waste of perfectly good goat cheese!  I am currently
working my way through a delicious 1 kg container of yoghurt.
 
 ML> This of course one of the main objections to the
 ML> idiocy of the current standard magnetometry screening.
 GJ> If that screening only responds to ferro-magnetic metals

 ML> All metals, I believe, respond in some way to magnetic
 ML> fields. The ones normally dubbed as precious do so to a
 ML> much less degree than normal, though. It is said that
 ML> true gold wedding rings and jewelry and the like don't
 ML> set off the detectors ... so why wouldn't someone fashion
 ML> a gold dagger?

This is why I would like to know what principles the airport metal
detectors use.  If purely the detection of ferro-magnetic materials,
the design would be relatively simple, but for other metals, it would
be more difficult, as eddy currents would have to be induced in the
objects tested.

 GJ> people take the coins out of their pockets and put in the trays?
 GJ> (I have just tested my stock of USAn coins, and none is magnetic.

 ML> They are in fact magnetic enough to be detected by
 ML> the machinery.

Not magnetic, but perhaps conductive.
 
 GJ> Likewise my cellphone, although the magnet had a strange effect on the
 GJ> phone screen display.)  I normally don't remove my wristwatch, which
 GJ> has never set off the alarm.  It is mainly composed of a stainless
 GJ> steel which is only slightly ferro-magnetic.

 ML> Stainless steel is plenty magnetic - but the mass of metal in
 ML> the watch is probably little enough not to set off the alarm.

It depends on the Fe-Cr-Ni composition of the stainless steel.  A
fully austenitic alloy is non-magnetic and very corrosion-resistant,
but most cutlery is somewhat magnetic.
 
 GJ> I have just been testing my hip implant with a magnet, and as far as I
 GJ> could judge through a thick layer of flesh and bone, there was a
 GJ> slight magnetic response.  Now I will have to see what happens the
 GJ> next time I pass through the airport.

My friend from Vienna with the artificial hip said that every time he
goes through the security check he gets dragged off for a full search.
With 50,000 Australians/year getting metal hip joints, the security
people should be used to them by now.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: [BFT] Duke Of Atholl's Braised Haunch Of Venison
 Categories: British, Game
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      2    Onions, chopped
      2    Carrots, sliced
      4    Sticks Celery, chopped
      2    Bay leaves
           Sprig Fresh thyme
           Handful Fresh parsley
        pn Ground mace
      4    Cloves, crushed
        pn Cayenne pepper
           Salt and freshly ground
           Black pepper
1 13/16 kg Haunch of venison (4 lb)
    900 ml Stock (1 1/2 pints)
    150 ml Red wine ( 1/4 pint)
 
  Venison was often served in the dining room of Blair Castle, home of
  the 10th Duke of Atholl, as deer roamed extensively in the hills
  surrounding the estate. This is one favourite method of preparation.
  
  Place all the vegetables in a large, deep flameproof casserole dish.
  Add the herbs, spices and seasonings.
  
  Place the venison on the bed of vegetables and pour on the stock.
  
  Bring to the boil, simmer and transfer to a moderate oven at 180 C /
  350 F / Gas 4 for 3 hours or until the meat is tender.
  
  Remove the meat, skim off any fat and add the wine.
  
  Reduce this cooking liquid rapidly, adjust the seasoning and serve
  with the venison.
  
  The Great British Kitchen On-line Cookbook The British Food Trust
 
MMMMM
 

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