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Skriven 2011-06-04 09:07:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Michael Loo
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 GJ> An old style mobile has the black and white, but only on a miniscule
 GJ> screen.  The main problem with emailing via phone is keying in text,

 ML> You're apparently operating on the assumption that my eyes
 ML> will improve to the degree required to be able to use any
 ML> handheld device as a reading/writing tool. Not very likely,
 ML> I'm afraid. 

That is something that I also have a problem with, but there are
phones that are intended for use by the elderly and infirm which
display words on the screen in large font.
 
 ML> Conductivity is one of the prerequisites of metallicity,
 ML> I think.
 GJ> Yes.  Conductivity is also a property of some non-metals.
 ML> One of.
 ML> Listen to me: "one of."
 GJ> Carbon is the obvious good conductor that takes that ticket, but then
 GJ> there are the semi-conductors, such as gallium, selenium, silicon.

 ML> Carbon is, in at least one of its forms, one of the worst
 ML> elemental conductors. Undoped crystalline carbon, aka
 ML> diamond, is equal to glass in resistivity.

Yes, and in its amorphous form, carbon is quite a good conductor.
 
 GJ> I discussed metal detectors with Liz's husband, who is in charge of
 GJ> prison maintenance in Adelaide, and he assures me that they respond to
 GJ> all metals, magnetic or not.

 ML> Well, duh. What have I been saying? Magnetometers, in order to
 ML> provide a meaningful function, have to detect levels of magneticity
 ML> in metals that would qualify under common definitions of magnetism
 ML> as "nonmagnetic."

I doubt that any detectors would be designed to detect very small
ferro-magnetic properties.  Ferro-magnetism would not be necessary. If
I was designing a metal detector I would equip it with an alternating
current electromagnet through which the person had to pass.  That
would induce circulating currents in any metal carried, which in turn
would have an effect on the current drain of the main electromagnet,
which could be detected.  If I was really nasty, I could use quite a
powerful AC field and heat up any metal carried by the suspect.  There
would also be a force exerted on the metal, encouraging it to move,
like the aluminium disk in a domestic electric power meter.

 ML> Visitors to the prisons are also
 GJ> photographed and finger-printed and checked against records of past
 GJ> resident felons.  Sounds like the requirements for entering USA...
 ML> Well, do we want rabble-rousing Australians to sully our shores?

I should think not!  Leonore and her friend are due to sully the
shores of your fair country and rouse some rabble in about 3 months.
 
 GJ> Thanks.  I will try, as I plan to go to Darwin next month.
 ML> All you have to do is call your airline and verify its
 ML> policy. Even if policy forbids it, it's likely to grant
 ML> you an exemption.

Yesterday I visited our Art Gallery to see a particular exhibit, and
at the desk where visitors were required to check in back packs,
umbrellas and large bags, I asked the man if I could keep my stick
with me.  He replied that not only could I keep the stick, but he
insisted on it!  They didn't want people falling over in untidy heaps
around the exhibits.  Possibly airports have the same outlook, as they
could be sued in case of a stickless passenger falling and being
injured.  One solution would be for the airport to provide a
wheelchair and pusher as an alternative.

I am glad I don't have to run an airport.  (So are the passengers.)

BTW, yesterday Kevin tried to take his trolley with 6 casks of wine
down an escalator.  He lost control of the trolley, and it and he
tumbled down.  He was mopped up and taken to hospital for 6 hours of
tests before being sent home at midnight.  Nothing broken, and no wine
spilt and only a stitch or 2 for the cuts.  He was lucky in that the
ambulance drivers were on a "go slow" strike, still doing their
duties, but refusing to charge patients, so Kevin got a free ambulance
ride.  He is back to normal today.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: MIYEOKGUK - HOT SOUP WITH SEA MUSTARD/MIYEOK & BEEF
 Categories: Starters, Soups, Beef, Korean, Asia-n
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
    300 g  Sea mustard/miyeok
    200 g  Beef
    1/2 c  Rice- glutinous powder
      1 ts Anchovy sauce; OR
      1 ts ; shrimp sauce
      1 tb Water; hot
        pn Flour- cornflour
           Soy sauce- light
           Sesame oil
           Salt
           Water
 
  Tradionally Koreans feed Miyeokguk to mothers who just gave birth.
  Miyeokguk is full of calcium & iodine. It is very nutritious &
  beneficial for mothers & children.
  
  Cut beef into bite-sized bits & set aside.
  
  Soak sea mustard till soft. Cut into bite-sized pieces & marinade in
  soy sauce [1ts], anchovy sauce [1ts] & sesame oil [1ts]. Set aside.
  
  Heat a pot & coat it with sesame oil. Saute beef. When beef is
  half-cooked, add sea-mustard. Add 3 cups of water & bring to a boil.
  When the water turns cloudy, remove fatty residue & pour in another 2
  cups of water, continue to boil over high heat.
  
  Add a pinch of salt to the sticky rice powder, pour in 1tb of water &
  knead into dough. Make small rice balls the size of acorns & coat
  with cornflour. These rice balls are called ONGSIMI.
  
  Add soy sauce. Salt to taste & add rice balls. Simmer.
  
  When rice balls come to the surface, remove from heat.
  
  From: KOREAN COOKING MADE EASY By: KIM YOUNG-HEE ISBN: 788995 609 132
  Bought at SOUL/SEOUL AIRPORT, JULY, 2009 by PROF. DENNIS MULCAHY
  Typed by: KEVIN JCJD SYMONS
 
MMMMM

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