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Why don't we see things left behind by the Earth as it spins and travels around the sun? Why does a ball dropped from the top of a high tower fall to the base of the tower instead of being left behind by the spinning earth to finally hit the ground some place far away? |
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Hi There, Newton's first law of motion says that an object will stay put, or continue to move, unless an outside force acts upon it to change its direction and speed. When you drop a stone from the top of a tower, the only force acting on the stone is the force of gravity, which pulls it to earth. It doesn't move in any other direction, because there are no other forces acting on it. The reason your balloon is whisked away backwards if you let it go out of a train window is because there is a force whisking it away - the slipstream of air rushing around the train - but there is no "slipstream" around the earth as it moves through space, because space is empty. |
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Business Plan advice. |
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Hi There, This is a very big question which far exceeds the scope of a site such as this. However, there are two key issues you must always bear in mind when preparing a business plan. One of the main purposes of the plan is to raise capital or financial backing. The potential backers will be interested only in two things: what is the return on investment? And what is your experience and credentials for taking on a business venture of this kind. If you cannot quantify the ROI and/or you haven't the experience to bring the product or service to market, then you will have the greatest difficulty in getting financial backing. Good luck with your plan! |
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Do policeman have powers to respond to raves in the UK? |
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Hi There, Police can investigate any possible breach of the law and there are several catch-all laws that would enable them to investigate a rave, the most obvious being "causing a breach of the peace" or even "conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace". So, yes, police can respond to raves and can close them down if they wish to, although the police are human like everyone else and will sometimes live and let live. |
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My 7 year old son witnessed an assault on his friend also the same age, by a boy of 17. Police came and took a statement from him, now they want him to attend an identity parade, am I legally bound to allow him to do this or can I refuse? D.Daly Scotland |
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Hi There, This is a tricky problem and you have my sympathy. There is in fact a law that compels all citizens to assist the police in the execution of their duty if called upon to do so. It's very rarely used, especially in these days when it's common for criminals to be armed and dangerous. I last recall it being used about ten years ago when a police constable called on a householder to stop a burglar fleeing while he tackled a second burglar. The householder failed to act and was taken to court by the police. However this is very rare. It seems to me the the important issue here is your young son and how he might be affected. I cannot believe that a court would act against you if you refused for his sake. However, you will be technically liable to prosecution, if the police were so minded. Perhaps you could have a confidential word with social services about this? |
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Why do we only see one or possibly two rainbows after rain? |
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Hi There, There can be any number of "extra" rainbows (they're called supernumerary arcs). However, each one is fainter than the last, so they are difficult to see except under unusual circumstances, such as when the sky behind them is still very dark with black clouds. Normally only two show, but others are often present. |
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It is a well known fact that gender change surgery exists for converting man to woman. But is surgery possible for converting woman to man? |
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Hi There, Yes, there is such surgery and it's become very sophisticated. It began with the plastic surgery practiced in the second world war reconstructing faces of men that had been burned. It usually involves taking skin from the thigh or elsewhere to construct new parts of the anatomy. It is possible for people who have received such surgery to have full sexual intercourse. |
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I am intending to launch a recruitment website (Jobs4Oldies.com) that, while available to all, would cater to those people seeking gainful employment after their primary career has drawn to a close (essentially a euphemism for those typically over 50 years of age). We have received a great deal of support and interests from potentially interested parties in the concept, however, concerns have been raised by a legal establishment we approached regarding possible conflicts with the 2006 UK Employment Equality (Age) Regulations. Conversely, other legal and pseudo-legal agencies (including ACAS) have stated it is a ‘grey area.’ As ‘Oldies’ ourselves, we believed that by catering for mature and experienced people, we were fully embracing and endorsing the ethos of the Act - preventing older people being discriminated against in the jobs market because of age. Indeed, the raison d’etre of Jobs4Oldies.com is to facilitate the employment of older workers by providing recruiters with access to a pool of mature and experienced job seekers through a single Internet vehicle. Any view would be greatly appreciated. |
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Hi There, First, congratulations on your initiative which sounds like an excellent idea. It certainly does sound like a grey area, however. You say that you are catering for older people and endorsing and embracing the ethos of the act by preventing older people from being discriminated against. This seems to me to be illogical, and a possible source of legal problems. The act makes it illegal to discriminate against someone because of age. This means that A) your endorsement is not needed - we now have a law. and B) you may yourselves be breaking that law by discriminating against people because of their age (people younger than oldies). People advertising jobs routinely eliminate all reference to age from their ads in order to ensure they don't fall foul of the law, in order to be on the safe side. The question is, do you need to do the same? Who might bring charges against you? I suppose it would be someone who badly needs a job of the kind you are advertising but who isn't quite old enough to qualify as an oldie - someone of 47 or 48, maybe. |
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What must be your location if the stars move across the sky in circles centered directly overhead? |
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Hi There, You must be standing on either the North pole or the South pole. |
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Once probate (from a deceased's will) has been granted is it the executors (in this case a firm of solicitors) legal duty to distribute to the relevant beneficiaries immediately? |
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Hi there, The law does not specify a period of time within which the executors must act, but they would have to do so within a reasonable period or face complaints. I would say they should execute the deceased person's wishes within a month at the outside, unless there is some compelling reason preventing them from doing so. If you feel the solicitors are taking too long, you are free to write to them asking the reason for the delay. If they do not provide a satisfactory answer you can threaten to complain about them to The Law Society. This is a very serious threat to a solicitor which they will be bound to take seriously. |
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Imagine that Charlotte drops a ball from a window on 20th Floor, Fred drops ball from window on 19th Floor. As ball falls what happens to distance between them? (assuming no air resistance) |
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Hi There, The two balls will fall at the same rate, regardless of their size and mass, because they will both be accelerated by gravity at a constant rate. So the distance between them will remain the same all the way down. |
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