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Re: New Mac user dilemma has me stumped - any advice? - 11 years ago

QuoteDoc The .docx "file" is actually a folder that masquerades as a file. Something's breaking the illusion. For maximum compatibility, save as a .doc file. Thank you. I had seen this before at work; I was told I needed the free "translator" that M$ provides, even though I have Office 2007 on the PC here. I know, this "explanation" makes no sense and when I

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Re: balancing chemical equations - 11 years ago

QuoteDP Aren't you the doctor that popped up once a while back? Yeah. That's what that piece of paper says. Not medical though, so don't be asking "Doc, it hurts when I do this...." The paper says "chemistry" too. Diana

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Re: balancing chemical equations - 11 years ago

There isn't really one. You may be thinking of one that appears to be balanced, but when you examine the reaction you find that it is a redox reaction where the electrons themselves are not balanced, as shown here: Since the electrons are not overtly shown in the "balanced" chemical reaction, it appears that the equation is balanced but it isn't really. I may be able to get this

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Re: ASBESTOS siding on the worst house on the best block. Purchase? - 11 years ago

QuoteHarbourmaster If it was my house I would remove it entirely. I love the fact that the "safe" disposal method here is simply to double bag and then bury in a landfill.... how eco friendly! Asbestos is a natural rock, whose crystals are "fibrous" and so can be used in a variety of ways. It was used not so many years ago as a filtering media in chemistry. And yes, it i

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Re: Sparks, Okla hit by earthquake - 11 years ago

QuoteMini 9 HAARP No. No. and No. Although we probably have those here as well, no. That is not the intent of the post. Of all the places I have lived in the US, from Boston to Virginia to the Carolinas to Georgia to Utah to Texas and then to Oklahoma, this place is special in the "lend a hand" department, and that is not meant sarcastically.

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Re: Sparks, Okla hit by earthquake - 11 years ago

QuoteGrateful11 Is it 2012 already? Let's see.... We've had a blizzard this past Christmas; we've been in a drought for I can't remember how long; earthquakes seem to be happening with some regularity in Oklahoma. Flooding occurred last summer in the north-central part of the state, and every time it rains it seems that south-east Oklahoma will get some flooding. Of course, tornados, which some

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Re: Sparks, Okla hit by earthquake - 11 years ago

Quotelafinfil Tsunami warning on Stanley Draper lake ? : -) I'm much closer to Thunderbird. As shallow as it is, we'll swamp for sure! Run! Run for your lives! Aaarrrggghhhhh!!!!!!

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Re: Sparks, Okla hit by earthquake - 11 years ago

Downgraded to a 4.1. USGS earthquake data Didn't feel a thing, and I live in Norman. Diana

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Re: I have balls made of ICE - 11 years ago

QuoteWinston I'd still like to test it if I can find an ice tray to make different sized cubes to see if it makes any practical difference. - W Just make sure that your thermometer is able to read to about the hundredths of a degree. When we do a similar experiment during the semester (obtaining the molar mass of a substance via the freezing point of its solutions) we would use a thermom

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Re: I have balls made of ICE - 11 years ago

Gentlemen, I am not a physicist, and I remember a little something of the physical chemistry classes I had to take. If I understand the problem correctly, the dissent appears to be a matter of whether you look at the problem as being a closed system or an open system, where a closed system does not allow for any exchange of energy with its surrounds and an open system does. The closed syste

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Warning: Long Rant--Re: Teaching to the test? No, the problem is cheating to the test. - 11 years ago

The education system has MANY MANY problems, and not all of them are restricted to K-12 as some have noted. I teach at the college level; I enjoy teaching. However, I never wanted to be a "teacher." Let's talk about the K-12 situation. We have students who can't (or won't) learn what they need to know. These children typically are rather undisciplined, both in their behaviors and the

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Re: How to keep neighbors cat from eating my cat's food? - 11 years ago

As far as a powered pet door, the cat may not take very well to it. Also, cats are bad about slipping collars, and as much trouble as a cat can get into, I might hesitate to collar my cat. By the way, before any rail at me for allowing them out to do what comes naturally to a cat, all of mine are indoor animals; I live on a rather busy street, and so they are not allowed out at all. As others hav

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Re: This months Credit Card Statment... Ouch... Any advice? - 11 years ago

What Paul said.

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Re: Friday paralysis, waiting for word on a bid - 11 years ago

QuotepRICE cUBE QuoteDiana So.... What do you think of the Nikon D80 (older, I know) as compared to say, the D90? Yeah, I know, I could research this all myself, but, you know, since you're waiting and all... just passing time. Good luck on the job. Ha ha, good strategy. I have a D80 and D300 so I can give you a reference on the D80 vs. the D90. D90 employs the same chip that the

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Re: Friday paralysis, waiting for word on a bid - 11 years ago

So.... What do you think of the Nikon D80 (older, I know) as compared to say, the D90? Yeah, I know, I could research this all myself, but, you know, since you're waiting and all... just passing time. Good luck on the job.

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Re: Ringo my friend and companion will be missed. :( - 11 years ago

Quotespacescape Thanks for all the responses and PM's. Yes, Ringo is going to be missed. We will be getting another kitty sooner than later not only for us but Ringo's sister "Roxie" is very sad and depressed. A couple of you have asked where we came up with the name Ringo. Well, I'm a drummer. Roxie was about a year old when we got her (a day after Ringo) and already had a name. So, it

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Re: THEY GOT IT!!!! Stolen Macbook recovered! - 11 years ago

Quotekap Is the punishment for stealing a Mac more severe than for lifting a Windows one? ;) Well, yes and no. Yes, if you're not a Mac person, and no, if you're stupid enough to lift a Windud then you deserve what you get.

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Re: Cube upgrade - 11 years ago

QuoteLew Zealand QuoteDiana QuoteLew Zealand QuoteZ QuoteLew Zealand ... there's just the steric hindrance problem of cramming it into the Cube processor's previous home... +1 for using steric hindrance everyday language. 3 years of Chem results in permanent brain infection. Good thing is that Mrs Z also took those years of Chem or she'd look at me funny. Well, funnier at any rate...

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Re: Cube upgrade - 11 years ago

QuoteLew Zealand QuoteZ QuoteLew Zealand ... there's just the steric hindrance problem of cramming it into the Cube processor's previous home... +1 for using steric hindrance everyday language. 3 years of Chem results in permanent brain infection. Good thing is that Mrs Z also took those years of Chem or she'd look at me funny. Well, funnier at any rate... Only 3? Could be worse ... c

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Re: I'm sorry but no way that was pass interference... - 11 years ago

QuoteJoeM Even with all the pressure put on their offense and Favre, Vikings ultimately beat themselves. There's enough blame to go around. Agreed. Either way, whether the Vikings or the Saints won, one of my teams is going to the SB.

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Re: Thank you all. - 11 years ago

Half water, half honey, boil it to sterilize (or use sulfites to kill stray yeast), cool it down and put into a clean carboy. Add your favorite strain of yeast (mine is champaign yeast--higer alcohol content at the end!). Put the bubbler on the carboy and wait until it's finished the ferment. Some may think to hop it. Bottle it and in about 2-3 months it should be drinkable. Additional flavors

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Re: Oklahoma Earthquake - 12 years ago

Yeah, we're supposedly overdue for a "big one" for the New Madrid fault, kind of like the record-breaking blizzard we had over Christmas (fun, that), the drought conditions we have been under for the last several years (10, or so I think), the wildfires we are subject to in the summer when it quits raining, becomes as dry as ... well, think California ... and some bozo throws a lit ciga

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Re: Oklahoma Earthquake - 12 years ago

Felt both of them. I work on the 4th floor of a building in the medical complex east of downtown Oklahoma City. I thought I felt something before they happened, but it could have been construction on the new buildings around here. The 4.0 rocked the monitors on my desk, and definitely was a different feeling from the floor shaking from someone dropping a nitrogen cylinder next door! Others in the

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Re: Word help, please - 12 years ago

I'm not sure which version of Word you are using, but here goes. Click on the "paragraph" button to reveal the paragraph markers, or go into the menus to "reveal paragraphs." They appear to be (almost) a backward P. It is possible that you have enough of these at the bottom of the document that when you go to print, the reformat that Word does for the specific printer you a

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Re: Paypal ... oogie feeling.... - 12 years ago

I checked with my bank when I got off work, and set up a separate account just for paypal with no fees attached. I was told that it would be fully functional tomorrow, since it was about 5:00 pm (closing time) when it was put into the system. For those who have NOT had problems online, good for you. I know, it will probably never happen, but just in case, I don't want it to happen to me. The

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Re: Paypal ... oogie feeling.... - 12 years ago

The site is confusing, probably intentionally so. It implies that you can use either a credit card or a bank account, but when I put in the credit card info and tried to use only the credit card, it insisted on having the bank information and would not proceed further until that info was put in. I closed the window, knowing that the "transaction" was not completed. I don't know if they

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Re: Paypal ... oogie feeling.... - 12 years ago

Black, I check on it when I get home. And yes, checking credit card/banking information on a computer at work (or anywhere else) that I don't personally own and can verify who is using it is ALSO a problem for me. Call me paranoid if you will. Shut up....no you shut up! And Paul, I know what you mean; it seems I keep opening a new separate account for everything! Diana

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Re: drywall/texture repair - 12 years ago

I had an area about 12 in2 behind the washer I had to re-texture after repairing the faucet. I found that I could use sheetrock mud to lightly touch the area to be re-textured with my spatula or blade (or whatever those things are called) and then very lightly pass back over it, knocking the points down. Depending on the exact pattern you are attempting to duplicate, this may be a bit harder to d

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Paypal ... oogie feeling.... - 12 years ago

Hello all. I'm a long-time lurker, but new-time poster. This Monday, while checking out all the junk wonderful stuff people had to give away, I found a few items I could not refuse. I need to pay for shipping but don't have a paypal account. When I tried to sign up for one, it wants BOTH a credit card and my bank account information. This is my primary bank account (i.e., the one I use all the

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