First of all, the premise eugenics operated from was false. Virtually no physical characteristics are solely dependent on one's genetics; there are environmental factors that affect gene expression, or whether we can observe the effects of genes. ... more

1. You may be operating the wine opener backwards. When opening a bottle of wine, always begin with the handle in the 'rear' position and pull the handle forwards and down. Then stop and the bottle will be uncorked. If you start with the handle in ... more

Appliances can still function when they are unsafe. Here are two common scenarios: a) The Earth (Green) wire (inside the cord) becomes severed or detached from the metal appliance casing. In this case, the appliance will still appear to function ... more

Bribery is used by a party (the briber) to gain an improper advantage over others by paying a bribe (an unauthorized consideration) to someone who is not entitled to receive that consideration. This will nearly always cause an indirect detriment or ... more

Copper lead wires impair the accuracy of the thermocouple system. All connections must be completely insulated to prevent moderate to high resistance shorts in the steam environment inside the sterilizer. Further, the conformity of the copper lead ... more

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MySpace has taken the Geocities standard of web design and made it bigger. Bigger meaning the amount of bandwidth your connection must ingest to actually load any MySpace profile completely. A friend of mine's profile clocks in at over 10MB, about ... more

Proponents of so-called "voluntary" school prayer amendment (such as the one proposed in 1995) are admitting that our secular Constitution prohibits organized prayers in public schools. Otherwise, why would an amendment to our U.S. Constitution be ... more

I think that a lot of the teachers that teach classical music apparently usually go into a exam for the students for the Associated Board exams of the Royal Schools of Music. I think that is good because it gives them some sort of standard to work ... more

To begin with, to be court-defensible and unbiased, its usually a good idea to hire an impartial, third-party expert. This is especially important if the matter goes to court and expert testimony is required. Secondly, proper chain of custody of ... more