In California (and every other state that I've heard of), what you blow is admissible in court - but the breathalyzer has to be calibrated and certified. This typically means taking you to the station, or having a unit set up in a trailer (for use when they set up a DUI checkpoint). I suspect - but don't know - that the portable hand held units are good for an arrest, but you'll still need to be retested (by blood, urine, or certified breathalyzer) for the prosecution.
[Not strictly true, of course. The case can be based - and won - entirely on your driving and actions, as testified to by the arresting officer. The BAC level is sufficient in itself, and is icing for the prosecution].
$6.40 is the price of the round trip, but the city pays half. I guess he's pointing out the true expense, not what he is paying directly (as opposed to being paid through taxes).
Unfortunately, the objective results from functional tests - you know, tests where you test for impairment of a function of your body - show otherwise. As far as physiological response in places that are important - namely reaction time and oculomotor responses to visual stimuli - there is no such thing as individual tolerance.
Reaction time may be over-rated. IMHO, choosing the 'right' reaction (e.g., do you jam on the brakes or try to swerve?) is far more important than shaving microseconds off in making the 'wrong' reaction. Reaction time may not be subject to individual tolerance to alcohol, but that doesn't mean that basic judgement is impaired in direct relation to BAC.
The stand-up position does sound interesting. But the similarity that I saw is in the use of two wheels. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if the Israeli guy licensed the technology for that part - after all, why reinvent the wheel(s)?
I don't know if the Israeli one is connected, but the inventer of the Segway (Dean Kamen) also designed such a stand-up wheelchair: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBOT
I just picked up an AT Titan Commander model myself, and noted that it, too, has redundant safeties:
- a half-cock safety (you never see those anymore! Love it!)
The half-cock position is pretty common, but is apparently intended to guard against an accidental discharge while cocking the hammer. But it is not necessarily intended to carried that way - in fact, Kimber (for one) strongly warns against. Does the Titan manual address the issue? If not, I'd suggest you Google it. I just went through a handful of forums, and could not find a single person advocating it - but numerous warnings against it.
- a 'beaver-tail' (grip) safety - a slide-lock safety (physical bar that locks the slide in place)
But they don't cycle with each round fired, as OP suggests.
The Colts mechanism does - here is a diagram of it: http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/tech/s80fpb.htm. Essentially, a vertical plunger on the right side of the firing pin engages with a groove in the pin. The initial trigger pull presses the plunger up, allowing the pin to slide by a groove cut in the plunger. Some (many) serious shooters deride it for interfering with the trigger feel. I do not, but nor am I in their league.
I am curious:
the manual safety, which cycles every time I pull the gun from the holster
How does that work? Or is "pull the gun from the holster" to imply that you manually release the safety at the same time?
The latter. I've taught myself the habit of habit of thumbing the safety on and off every time I holster or draw the gun. If I don't intend to fire it, I'll still thumb it off as I draw, then set it back on while the gun is still pointing down. That keeps the "muscle memory" intact, and the deliberate re-setting ensures that it is on when I want it to be that way.
Please elaborate. The powdered pouch system leaves the coffee grounds on earth. The powdered coffee is not only a fraction of the weight of the original beans, it is also totally consumed.
Slightly off topic: My own coffee habit is based on my New Orleans roots; I was practically weaned on Bourbon and drip pot French Market coffee. I've switched to a 'normal' coffee maker, but I do have a French press which serves me well during power outages. I've never used an Aeropress, but it does look like an improvement on the principle.
"There are no national statistics on how many times officers' guns are taken away. But the FBI says that of the 616 law enforcement officers killed on duty by criminals from 1994 through 2003, 52 were killed with their own weapon, amounting to 8 percent."
When the media reports any statistics on gun deaths, it is very common for suicides to be lumped in with homicides. Perhaps your numbers do the same - that is, it may be the case that 25% of officers who die from gun shots (including suicides) are killed by their own guns. Obviously, the electronic safeties wouldn't affect the suicide rate.
That would depend on the safety. My Colt.45 Commander is a Mark II, Series 80, with three safeties:
- the manual safety, which cycles every time I pull the gun from the holster;
- the butt grip safety, which cycles every time I grab the gun;
- the firing pin safety which cycles every time I pull the trigger.
(The last of the three is also known as a "drop safety", as it prevents the gun from going off if it is dropped.)
Two problems: Weight and waste. As a composter, I'm fairly cognizant of the amount of coffee grounds produced for my own modest two mug a day habit. You not only need to deal with processing the used grounds, you also have to pay the cost of delivering them via rocketry - which makes overnight delivery options cheap in comparison.
The problem is weight. The coffee, creamer, and sweetener are all powdered, and weigh a fraction of their liquid versions. (Water on the space station is recycled, so you don't need to send additional water with every coffee pouch). Your three-way pouch would need additional ports for injecting water into the two extra compartments (the main coffee pouch, of course, already has a port). Also, the remaining sweetener or creamer isn't readily available - with the technique described above, the additives are saved for the next cup (pouch, that is.)
Not that it matters to me - I take it black with a lemon twist for espresso. And adding lemon juice powder wouldn't be the same - the twist adds oil, not juice.
The gold plated cables generally do sound better - to the person who paid for them. KKosher salt is a different matter, as the price differential is too low to affect the flavor. But the crystalline flakes do hook onto the food, whereas the cubical shape of table salt allows it to bounce off. Hence, kosher salt (or 'natural' sea salt) provides a more even coating.
As icebike points out, this has no advantage at all when the salt is simply dissolved in the food. But it is advantageous when being applied at the table, or when preparing a chunk of meat for cooking. And as SoupIsGood points out, there can be subtle flavor differences between iodized table salt, kosher salt, and the various sea salts. But these differences primarily affect the use of salt as a finishing flavor (i.e., at the table) as opposed to using it for cooking.
As for being easier to measure 'by eye' - it is less dense than table salt, resulting in larger measurements and accompanying smaller measurement errors. But this advantage is somewhat thrown out by the fact that table salt salt can vary from being around two thirds to one half the density of kosher salt, depending on the kosher salt brand (thanks to Cook's Illustrated for pointing that out). Not an issue if you use the same brand and learn how it affects the taste.
D'oh! Of course they are; releasing the clutch while cranking the throttle was a pain. (I haven't been on one for decades.) It was indeed the pedals (only) that changed.
Is this a good spot to recall how Poland eased in the switch from driving on the left to driving on the right over a weekend? On Friday, the cars switched, on Saturday the trucks followed, and buses and all others switched on Sunday.
Not just pre-war, but for decades afterwards as well. My '65 (or '69?) BSA had a left hand clutch, as did my brother's seventy-something Triumph - and, I suspect, all other British makes. The shift pedal (on the right) and rear brake pedal (on the left) were also reversed from what was becoming the norm for the rest of the world. I believe subsequent U.S. regulations may have forced them to eventually change.
(I bounced that BSA off a telephone pole in '76, paralyzing my left arm. The day I got out of the hospital, I switched the clutch control cable over to the right side lever so that I could get back in the saddle again - albeit briefly. Just a lap around the block, rear brake only).
Porsches are infamous for their left-handed (and dash mounted) ignition switches. This is supposedly due to their racing heritage; specifically for the "Le Mans start." Traditionally (but no longer), the cars were lined up on one side of the track, the drivers on the other. At the signal, the drivers would dash across the track, jump into the cars, start the engines, and take off. The left-handed key allowed a driver to start the engine with one hand while shifting with the other. Rather silly, and dangerous too - the drivers often wouldn't buckle-up till they were on the Mulsanne Straight. (The Le Mans start was used in other races as well, but was dropped in 1970.)
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In California (and every other state that I've heard of), what you blow is admissible in court - but the breathalyzer has to be calibrated and certified. This typically means taking you to the station, or having a unit set up in a trailer (for use when they set up a DUI checkpoint). I suspect - but don't know - that the portable hand held units are good for an arrest, but you'll still need to be retested (by blood, urine, or certified breathalyzer) for the prosecution.
[Not strictly true, of course. The case can be based - and won - entirely on your driving and actions, as testified to by the arresting officer. The BAC level is sufficient in itself, and is icing for the prosecution].
$6.40 is the price of the round trip, but the city pays half. I guess he's pointing out the true expense, not what he is paying directly (as opposed to being paid through taxes).
Unfortunately, the objective results from functional tests - you know, tests where you test for impairment of a function of your body - show otherwise. As far as physiological response in places that are important - namely reaction time and oculomotor responses to visual stimuli - there is no such thing as individual tolerance.
Reaction time may be over-rated. IMHO, choosing the 'right' reaction (e.g., do you jam on the brakes or try to swerve?) is far more important than shaving microseconds off in making the 'wrong' reaction. Reaction time may not be subject to individual tolerance to alcohol, but that doesn't mean that basic judgement is impaired in direct relation to BAC.
Is it OK to cite "WKRP in Cincinnati"?
The stand-up position does sound interesting. But the similarity that I saw is in the use of two wheels. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if the Israeli guy licensed the technology for that part - after all, why reinvent the wheel(s)?
I don't know if the Israeli one is connected, but the inventer of the Segway (Dean Kamen) also designed such a stand-up wheelchair: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBOT
I just picked up an AT Titan Commander model myself, and noted that it, too, has redundant safeties:
- a half-cock safety (you never see those anymore! Love it!)
The half-cock position is pretty common, but is apparently intended to guard against an accidental discharge while cocking the hammer. But it is not necessarily intended to carried that way - in fact, Kimber (for one) strongly warns against. Does the Titan manual address the issue? If not, I'd suggest you Google it. I just went through a handful of forums, and could not find a single person advocating it - but numerous warnings against it.
- a 'beaver-tail' (grip) safety
- a slide-lock safety (physical bar that locks the slide in place)
But they don't cycle with each round fired, as OP suggests.
The Colts mechanism does - here is a diagram of it: http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/tech/s80fpb.htm. Essentially, a vertical plunger on the right side of the firing pin engages with a groove in the pin. The initial trigger pull presses the plunger up, allowing the pin to slide by a groove cut in the plunger. Some (many) serious shooters deride it for interfering with the trigger feel. I do not, but nor am I in their league.
I am curious:
the manual safety, which cycles every time I pull the gun from the holster
How does that work? Or is "pull the gun from the holster" to imply that you manually release the safety at the same time?
The latter. I've taught myself the habit of habit of thumbing the safety on and off every time I holster or draw the gun. If I don't intend to fire it, I'll still thumb it off as I draw, then set it back on while the gun is still pointing down. That keeps the "muscle memory" intact, and the deliberate re-setting ensures that it is on when I want it to be that way.
Please elaborate. The powdered pouch system leaves the coffee grounds on earth. The powdered coffee is not only a fraction of the weight of the original beans, it is also totally consumed.
Slightly off topic: My own coffee habit is based on my New Orleans roots; I was practically weaned on Bourbon and drip pot French Market coffee. I've switched to a 'normal' coffee maker, but I do have a French press which serves me well during power outages. I've never used an Aeropress, but it does look like an improvement on the principle.
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Have you got cites for that? According to this site - http://tinyurl.com/83eqste (PoliceOne.com);
"There are no national statistics on how many times officers' guns are taken away. But the FBI says that of the 616 law enforcement officers killed on duty by criminals from 1994 through 2003, 52 were killed with their own weapon, amounting to 8 percent."
When the media reports any statistics on gun deaths, it is very common for suicides to be lumped in with homicides. Perhaps your numbers do the same - that is, it may be the case that 25% of officers who die from gun shots (including suicides) are killed by their own guns. Obviously, the electronic safeties wouldn't affect the suicide rate.
That would depend on the safety. My Colt .45 Commander is a Mark II, Series 80, with three safeties:
- the manual safety, which cycles every time I pull the gun from the holster;
- the butt grip safety, which cycles every time I grab the gun;
- the firing pin safety which cycles every time I pull the trigger.
(The last of the three is also known as a "drop safety", as it prevents the gun from going off if it is dropped.)
Two problems: Weight and waste. As a composter, I'm fairly cognizant of the amount of coffee grounds produced for my own modest two mug a day habit. You not only need to deal with processing the used grounds, you also have to pay the cost of delivering them via rocketry - which makes overnight delivery options cheap in comparison.
The problem is weight. The coffee, creamer, and sweetener are all powdered, and weigh a fraction of their liquid versions. (Water on the space station is recycled, so you don't need to send additional water with every coffee pouch). Your three-way pouch would need additional ports for injecting water into the two extra compartments (the main coffee pouch, of course, already has a port). Also, the remaining sweetener or creamer isn't readily available - with the technique described above, the additives are saved for the next cup (pouch, that is.)
Not that it matters to me - I take it black with a lemon twist for espresso. And adding lemon juice powder wouldn't be the same - the twist adds oil, not juice.
Don't worry, version 2.0 will use extruded soylent green.
Get your wallet out:
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The gold plated cables generally do sound better - to the person who paid for them. KKosher salt is a different matter, as the price differential is too low to affect the flavor. But the crystalline flakes do hook onto the food, whereas the cubical shape of table salt allows it to bounce off. Hence, kosher salt (or 'natural' sea salt) provides a more even coating.
As icebike points out, this has no advantage at all when the salt is simply dissolved in the food. But it is advantageous when being applied at the table, or when preparing a chunk of meat for cooking. And as SoupIsGood points out, there can be subtle flavor differences between iodized table salt, kosher salt, and the various sea salts. But these differences primarily affect the use of salt as a finishing flavor (i.e., at the table) as opposed to using it for cooking.
As for being easier to measure 'by eye' - it is less dense than table salt, resulting in larger measurements and accompanying smaller measurement errors. But this advantage is somewhat thrown out by the fact that table salt salt can vary from being around two thirds to one half the density of kosher salt, depending on the kosher salt brand (thanks to Cook's Illustrated for pointing that out). Not an issue if you use the same brand and learn how it affects the taste.
D'oh! Of course they are; releasing the clutch while cranking the throttle was a pain. (I haven't been on one for decades.) It was indeed the pedals (only) that changed.
Is this a good spot to recall how Poland eased in the switch from driving on the left to driving on the right over a weekend? On Friday, the cars switched, on Saturday the trucks followed, and buses and all others switched on Sunday.
That is how I use the clutch up here in the U.S.
No, that would be "touring" test. Back on the road.
Oh, I wish I had mod points.
Not just pre-war, but for decades afterwards as well. My '65 (or '69?) BSA had a left hand clutch, as did my brother's seventy-something Triumph - and, I suspect, all other British makes. The shift pedal (on the right) and rear brake pedal (on the left) were also reversed from what was becoming the norm for the rest of the world. I believe subsequent U.S. regulations may have forced them to eventually change.
(I bounced that BSA off a telephone pole in '76, paralyzing my left arm. The day I got out of the hospital, I switched the clutch control cable over to the right side lever so that I could get back in the saddle again - albeit briefly. Just a lap around the block, rear brake only).
Ireland, as well as Eire? Can Erin be far behind?
Maybe the same merkins who'd expect to find the London Bridge in Arizona?
Porsches are infamous for their left-handed (and dash mounted) ignition switches. This is supposedly due to their racing heritage; specifically for the "Le Mans start." Traditionally (but no longer), the cars were lined up on one side of the track, the drivers on the other. At the signal, the drivers would dash across the track, jump into the cars, start the engines, and take off. The left-handed key allowed a driver to start the engine with one hand while shifting with the other. Rather silly, and dangerous too - the drivers often wouldn't buckle-up till they were on the Mulsanne Straight. (The Le Mans start was used in other races as well, but was dropped in 1970.)
See: http://www.porscheophile.com/2009/05/end-of-le-mans-start.html