waldwolf

With 365 passengers/crew, cargo and fuel, a standard B747 would probably be close to maximum takeoff weight for the 6hr 30min non-stop flight to Tokyo.

When a takeoff is aborted well into the "roll", it is not uncommon to blow a couple of tyres. (The aircraft has 18+ tyres.) Emergency stops during takeoff generate tremendous heat in the 'brake/tyre/landing gear' area, which may cause one or more tyres to catch fire. Thus the caution in deploying evacuation chutes.

Most passengers are not aware all aircraft have both maximum takeoff and maximum landing weights. The allowable takeoff weight often exceeds the allowable landing weight, therefore, should an aircraft have an inflight emergency (such as engine loss) immediately after takeoff, it may become necessary for the flight crew to "dump" fuel in order to bring the total aircraft weight below the maximum landing weight specification.

Fortunately, in this case, there were few injuries and no deaths.

Many monitors have a focus adjustment knob located inside the monitor.  You can try to open the case and play with those knobs but be careful what you touch--there are live components that will give you the shock of your life!!

Not recommended unless you are very experienced in working in electronics. There are components inside monitors and TV sets with up to 25,000 volts (eg: flyback transformers) that can kill you. Other components, like capacitors, can retain very high voltages over a long period of time, even if the unit is turned off and unplugged.

Most tube monitors and TV's today use electrostatic focusing circuitry. Your problem could be as simple as a bad resistor or the CRT itself may be dying. Check your monitor's guarantee, as many originally carried a 3 year warranty.

If your monitor is much over 3 years old, it probably isn't "cost effective" to try and repair it. Remember, the part(s) you replace will be new, but the rest will still be old.

In the news today:

Man in UK, with tattoo on his leg reading "I love women" recently underwent surgery to replace a vein in leg.

Patient is sueing his doctor because "I can't wear my shorts."

Seems tattoo now reads "I love men".

Everything you didn't want to know about

Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1) (which causes the common "coldsore" or "fever blister")

and

Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 (HSV-2) (which usually causes genital herpes)

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Just renewed my passport (US) and photos were digital, taken by passport office.

All photos eventually fade. A few years ago, inks (not the paper) used for photos in inkjet/laser printers faded more rapidly than processed "film" photos, if exposed to a continuous light source.

Most printer manufacturers now use improved inks, so for all practical purposes, printed photos will last as long as "film" photos under similar environmental conditions (light, humidity, etc.).

As most travel document are not continuously exposed to light and usually expire within 10 years, digital vs. film should not be an issue.

Believe you will find some answers here:

Health Information for Travelers to Southeast Asia

Questions and Answers About Japanese Encephalitis

(Above links are to Center for Disease Control, a US Government agency)

Have a great trip.

Hi Englishman:

On further investigation, find your problem appears to be quite common in the Dell laptops, as well as others. Some blame the keyboard, most blame the TouchPad. On some models with the Synaptics TouchPad, just the heat from your hand "hovering" over the pad is enough to cause the cursor to jump.

First try disabling the TouchPad. (This should be possible in the Touchpad "properties" windows.) If that solves the problem, then you may need to reinstall the Touchpad driver, as it may have been damaged or corrupted.

Other links to check:

Dell Support Forum Link:

"How do I Troubleshoot Portable Touchpad and Track Stick Devices"

"Why does my cursor jump around the page while typing on my Dell™ portable computer?"

Woodall's Forum:

"WinXP Help Needed"

Synaptics TouchPad Link:

Customer Support (Driver downloads)

Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 282753

Hope this helps. Good luck.

PKG

Have one of the first eMachines (eTower-300) ever made, and it has been a gem. No problems what-so-ever.

eMachine was a company started back in the late 90's by two Korean companies, a monitor manufacturer named KDS (Korea Data Systems) and TriGem, a motherboard designer/manufacturer. Both have been in business for decades, and were (are) suppliers of these products to IBM, Dell, Epson and many others.

eMachine, in my opinion, was responsible for bringing the cost of computers within reach of the general public. At the time of its introduction, the cheapest computer system cost about $1,000. eMachine offered a simular system for $500. In less than 6 months, eMachine went from "unknown" to the number 2 computer manufacturer in the world.

Several months ago, eMachine was bought by Gateway (for about $250 million) to give Gateway access to retail stores (in USA such as BestBuy, CompUSA, Circuit City, Costco and others). Gateway's previous "factory-owned" retail store attempt had proven unsuccesful.

I personally would not hesitate in purchasing another eMachine. Many of the components, such as Hard Drives, CD-Roms, etc. come from major manufacturers such as Samsung, Seagate and Toshiba.

The only caution I would add is, not regarding eMachine, but the processor itself. If you are running any very old software, such as for accounting, medical, etc., I know of several people who had problems with the AMD processors. The software would run OK when using an Intel processor, but not one with an AMD processor. As eMachine builds machines with both AMD and INTEL processors, would suggest you test-drive any of your very old software, to insure compatability.

Cheers and good luck with your new machine.

Every individuals response to medication is different, some slight, some extreme.

ALWAYS consult a physician BEFORE taking/stopping any prescribed medication. (The life you save may be your own!)

ATENOLOL is a "BP" (hypertension) beta-blocker drug, used to reduce heart rate. Low heart rate, as with high heart rate, can be a major problem. For example, should your heart rate falls below 50 for any extended time, it may become necessary for you to be fitted with a "pacemaker".

From the Physicians Desk Reference (PDR):

There is a potential for cardiac risk of sexual activity in patients with preexisting cardiovascular disease. Therefore, treatments for erectile dysfunction, including VIAGRA, should not be generally used in men for whom sexual activity is inadvisable because of their underlying cardiovascular status.

Many drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction caution users about drug interaction problems, when used with hypertension medications, one example being TERAZOSIN HCL, used for hypertension as as well as treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) (urinary flow problems).

DON'T TAKE CHANCES. Talk to your doctor FIRST.

And remember........."Death is natures way of telling you, your doing it wrong."

The Hotmail announcement (dtd. 28-JUN-04) stated, in part:

As a valued MSN Hotmail Member, we want you to know that there are some exciting changes coming soon to your account that will help you do more, receive more and store more than ever before. And it's FREE.

In addition to delivering world-class antivirus protection, you can also look forward to an upgrade in your storage capacity. In fact, you'll receive 125 times your current email storage with the introduction of a 250 MB inbox as well as the ability to send attachments up to 10 MB.

Agree Google/Yahoo undoubtly forced MS into make this change. (Generosity is not one of MS's finer points. )

If using external mouse, unplug mouse and reboot system.

1. Do complete system virus sweep.

2. Shut system down completely, then turn system on and boot into "SafeMode". Again, shut system down completely. Repeat this action three (3) times.

If problem continues, need answers to following:

a. Did this just start one day when you first turned system on, or has it an "off-on" sort of thing, which only occurs periodically?

b. Laptop make/model?

c. Operating system? (ie: Win98, Win98SE, Win2K, XP-Home, XP-Pro, Linux, etc.)

d. Text processor you are using when this happens? (MS-Word, WordPerfect, Notepad, WordPad)

e. Does it happen with all your text processing utilities?

f. Keyboard settings? (Look in: My Computer>Control Panel>Keyboard)

g. Mouse settings? (Look in: My Computer>Control Panel>Mouse[Motion Tab])

Cheers

With regard to HIV/AIDS, in my opinion there is only one simple fact to think about, before you take risks:

Many people, including health care professionals, talk about "when we find a cure for HIV/AIDS.......".

The fact is, HIV is a viral infection and in the history of medicine, researchers have never found a cure for a viral infection. Yes, there are vaccines to prevent infection (not always 100% effective), but those vaccines do not cure the disease, if an individual is already infected.

Sadly, the rapid mutation which the HIV virus exhibits, will make even development of a vaccine extremely difficult, if not impossible.

Hi George:

WOW.......a 21 inch(er). Guess one could say you have a "big-one"

Seriously, you should be fine with the 75Hz setting. (It's certainly better than many of the current "flatplate" TFT screens which max out at 65Hz.)

The higher Hz rates are dependent on both the monitors specifications and the video card, plus the resolution you have set. If you have your Dell P1110 set at 1,600 x 1,200, then 75Hz appears to be about max and fine for most usage.

More technical info HERE:

Cheers

If your spending 12-16 hours looking at a computer screen, first, make sure the monitor's Refresh Rate is set as high as possible (75Hz or higher), as the human eye/brain can discern the "flicker" below 70Hz. (I have mine set at 85Hz.)

Even though you may not actually "see" it. This flicker will cause extreme mental fatigue over a long period.

Sidenote: My comments are based on work experience gathered during development tests conducted on aircraft "glass cockpits" for the military, Boeing and Airbus.)

I have been taking an 81 mg enteric coated aspirin every day, for years Recommended by my doctor's after having several blood clots in lower legs. (No clots since.)

The enteric coating allows the aspirin to disolve in the intestine, rather than the stomach, so as to avoid "stomach upset/bleeding, etc." in sensitive individuals. (Due to the rather long delay enteric coated aspirin take to disolve, they are not recommended for treatment where "fast" pain relief is needed, such as headaches, pain, etc. , however, some people do use full-strength (325-500mg) enteric coated aspirin for extended pain treatment, such as arthritis.

Many doctors also recommend you carry one or two standard aspirin with you at all times, in the event you have a stroke or heart attack. It could save your life and/or aid in faster recovery with fewer complications.

Sidenote: 30+ years ago I discovered, if I felt a cold coming on and immediately took 2 regular aspirin, 9 out of 10 times the cold never developed. Then about 8 years ago the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center (rated #5 in USA) did a 2 year study in an attempt to discover how aspirin actually works in the body. After two years they announced they still didn't know how it actually worked, but did discover aspirin activates the immune system. HA-ha.......now I knew why my cold/aspirin theory worked. Instead of waiting for the virus to gain a foothold, the aspirin caused the immune system to start an immediate search/destroy action.

As with all things medical, it is best to consult a professional.