Questions answered by Mr Craig Brownell
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Most all modern cell phones have a built-in GPS function, including mine. There's two options for it, 'ON' and '911 ONLY'. '911 Only' I can understand--you call 911 and they get the GPS reading so they can find you. But exactly who is receiving all the information about my position if I switch the GPS to the 'ON' setting? |
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Your provider can locate your phone if you have it set to "ON". |
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Who will insure me to travel? I am 30 weeks pregnant and will be 32 on return flight? |
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Here is a web site that offers quotes from a number of U.S. companies: http://www.insuremytrip.com/ |
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Is Social Security Disability Income taxable at the state or federal income? |
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Yes, both, depending upon your bracket. If you are receiving SSDI, you probably do not earn enough to pay state or federal income tax, though. |
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Can you get a suntan through glass? |
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Absolutely! It will not be as intense as open air tanning, but it can be done. Ordinary window glass does not filter out UVB very well. This not only tans your skin, it also fades your drapes, carpets and furniture. |
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Do today's women suffer from "super women's syndrome?" |
| Question found in People & Relationships In General |
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There is no Super Woman Syndrome except by perception. Women and men are equal, but vastly different in their thinking and it is largely genetic. This is not bad or good, only different. ALL people have differing abilities. Some tendencies may be somewhat predetermined because of the differences between men's and women's brains, and these differences have been documented. Those differences only make for diversity in basal thinking patterns and neither is inherently right or wrong, simply different. Super women are merely those who have "broken the mold' and excelled in spite of (real or perceived) oppression by men. The perception that "today's women" suffer from this is misleading. They "suffer" from nothing more than perceived victimhood. If they can shrug this off, they will progress much more quickly. They are not "superwomen", they are people who excel and they simply happen to be female. I have no idea why ovaries instead of testicles makes any difference. In no sense of the word do I consider this "suffering". Suffering is nothing less than acceptance of standards that exist on artificial bases (e.g.: gender). It makes for great media fodder, though. Newspapers, TV, etc. Please do not measure genuine progress with the crap presented in major media. They have publicity to sell, not the best interests of the people involved. There are no "Super Women" any more than there are "Super Men", unless super women is a necessary term to define those with ovaries who excel over those with testicles. Those who care aren't worth the effort. |
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When trading in a vehicle, if the dealership receives an incorrect pay off amount from the bank holding a loan for the trade in...is it my responsibility to pay the difference? I was told one month after purchasing a new vehicle that the new loan did not account for the proper pay off. |
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Warren's right, but your bank may NOT cover their error. If it really is their error and you relied on their figures (in writing would be best) in good faith, they should step up to the plate. If this was an amount given in a telephone conversation, you might well be on the hook. Call the bank president. These people are not bankers as much as they are Public Relations folks and salespeople. They don't perform financial wizardry, they kiss butts and go for good publicity. They also try to avoid bad publicity. Use this knowledge as your "stick" when following Teddy Roosevelt's advice to "Walk softly, but have a big stick." |
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My TV makes a screeching sound which goes away only after I shut down for a few minutes? |
| Question found in Electronics and Gadgets In General |
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A color gun problem is not very likely. Color guns don't often make noise, they make funny colors when not operating properly. A high-pitched screech is more likely a leak in the high-voltage circuit to the picture tube anode connection. (Large red wire leading to a "cup" connection on the top of the picture tube). If you describe the problem to a TV repairman on the phone and he calls it a "bad flyback" a "bad tripler" or "bad quadrupler", I'm on the right track. If you decide to go poking around inside the set yourself, double check your life insurance policy first. This is not normally user-repairable. You need special tools to bleed off stored charges before the set is safe to work on. A normal "Volt-Ohm-Milliameter" will not work. PLEASE DON'T TRY! You need to be trained on how to do this repair safely. In a color set, you could end up messing with up to 75,000 volts. The picture tube can STORE this voltage (even when the set is off and has been off for awhile). If this portion of your set is going out, it could be ready to have other problems as well. If this set is 5-10 years old and you can replace it for about $100, consider the replacement option. If not, the repair might run that high, maybe not. It depends on what your local repair shop charges for parts and labor. |
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What type of patent do I need for a modification of a current product, and where do I get started? |
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If you're in the U.S., you might need a patent, but your attorney would best be able to help you decide if you need a patent at all. It's an expensive and time-consuming process and may not be worth the expense unless the market for your product is great and/or your product is likely to be copied. It will be impossible to give you the detailed information you need to make proper decisions and filings in this forum. If your product/modification is not terribly unique or unlikely to be apparent to most anyone, you may not be granted a patent, even though you've spent a great deal on attorney, research and patent application fees. There is the possibility of litigation by people with a similar patent who may oppose your filing because it infringes on their patent. You would be best served to contact a patent attorney. The entire process from search through filing could cost you in the (approx.) $2.5k and $5k range and only gives you the right to license who manufactures the product (it prevents unlicensed people from making it). The attorney can fill you in. Just because your product is unique or offers a unique twist to an existing product does not necessarily justify the cost and bother of filing for a patent. Be wary of people who tell you that a patent is the bee's knees on an invention. Take a look through this web site and see what foolishness people have actually patented at great expense. Also some good advice: http://totallyabsurd.com/index.htm |
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What's the difference between a sociopath and a psychopath? |
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Psychopathy, as measured on the PCL-R, is negatively correlated with all DSM-IV Axis I disorders except substance-abuse disorders. Psychopathy is most strongly correlated with DSM-IV antisocial personality disorder. PCL-R Factor 1 is correlated with narcissistic personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder. PCL-R Factor 2 is particularly strongly correlated to antisocial personality disorder and criminality. PCL-R Factor 2 is associated with reactive anger, anxiety, increased risk of suicide, criminality, and impulsive violence. PCL-R Factor 1, in contrast, is associated with extroversion and positive affect. Factor 1, the so-called core personality traits of psychopathy, may even be beneficial for the psychopath (in terms of nondeviant social functioning). Antisocial Personality Disorder is negatively correlated with all DSM-IV Axis I disorders except substance-abuse disorders. Antisocial Personality Disorder is most strongly correlated with Psychopathy as measured on the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R). They are very similar and probably difficult for the untrained to distinguish, but there are some differences. A psychopath could easily be a sociopath, but a sociopath may not be psychopathic. |
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If a man sucks the nipple of a virgin woman continuously for 5-10 minutes, and it goes like that for only 4-5 days, then will the woman have any marks or difference in her nipple area? |
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| There could be temporary bruising (hickey), but likely no permanent effect. |
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