Ah, the classic example of a typo - (allegedly). The story is that the word was misspelled on advertising in the ninteenth century, and just stuck. Some people disagree, but the fact that patent applications by the same firm use the spelling 'aluminium' lend creedence to the claim.

IUPAC did try to sort this out a while ago, but swiftly folded in the face of massive indifference from the American people. Seems a bit unfair to me, since we Brits got saddled with the US spelling of 'sulfur' in the same drive for standardization, and seem to have adopted it pretty universally.

And for added fun, put it back together with a single edge flipped (or a single corner rotated), then jumble it up and leave it in the vicinity of a smart-arsed kid who thinks he knows how to solve it :-)

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Well obviously the TARDIS is just a set, but the sonic screwdriver seems to work fine IRL, as Matt demonstrates in this footage from Glastonbury Festival this summer.

It's an interesting theory, but not really bourne out in reality - U.S. sports betting is usually done on a handicap basis, with the stronger side penalised a certain number of points.

The result of a match may be more predictable, but bookmakers do all they can to turn the betting opportunity into a coin-toss in order to increase the action.

I think if you look at qualifying performance and squad strength, you have to give England a reasonable chance. They are still a slightly false price at 8.6 on betfair, but that is nowhere near as overbet as they usually are for international tournaments

I wouldn't be surprised if they made it to the semis, at which point they would probably have to win two matches as slight underdogs (depending on the opposition) - not an overwhelming possibility, granted, but nowhere near hilarious; you'd have to tip someone like Switzerland or USA for that.

Speaking as a Welshman, I'd love England to get to the final - then get beaten by Argentina (with an Aguerro goal that had more than a hint of hand-ball :-))

In modern usage, the term 'pirate' refers exclusively to copyright infringement - the correct term for those people who board ships in international waters and murder passengers and crew is now 'Israeli Government'

I liked the opening line in his solo spot on the last tour:
"It's good to be here - It's good to be ANYWHERE!"

With the disclaimer that it's been a few years since I took torts and Con law (so take this with a grain of salt), sovereign immunity doesn't protect state actors from violations of civil rights. In fact, 42 USC 1983 specifically creates a federal cause of action for violation of federal constitutional and statutory rights. And it's not limited to just federal actors. It's "any person" who "under color of [authority]" deprives a person of their federal civil rights. If I remember correctly, the theory behind this statute is that the federal government can waive the states' sovereign immunity under the auspices of the 14th Amendment, since it came after the 11th Amendment, which solidified the states' sovereign immunity. So assuming everything is as it's stated in the summary, Rachner would have a federal cause of action against the police department.

I can't speak for all of IT, but I kind of fell into this line of work by accident. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy my job, I like working on machines; it's the people I can't stand. Like the guy whose brand new pc comes back to me 2 weeks after I issued it to him because he was doing shit he shouldn't have been. So I have bump everything else I'm working on just to get this asshole set up again. Yeah, I resent having to redo work I just did, especially when I have 20 other things that need to get done.

So Manny dies - Sarah rings the Golders Green Chronicle and says "My husband just passed away, how much do you charge for a Death Notice"
"Ten pounds per word." comes the reply.
"A little steep," says Sarah, "but at times like these it can't be helped - just write 'Manny's Dead'"
"Sorry madam, but we have a fifty pound minimum charge"
"Hmmm...Ok, well could you put 'Manny's Dead. Volvo for Sale.'?"

One of my family members is a kleptomaniac - all shops should be closed immediately to remove temptation;
Another one is an alcoholic - let's bring back prohibition;
His sister is bulimic - let's ban food.
Seriously, get a grip. The 'menace' isn't 'online', it's inside your family member. The sooner you face up to that fact, the more help you are going to be to them.

You keep using that word my friend - I do not think it means what you think it means.

Many people have equated FOSS with 'communism', but no-one seriously sees any connection between Soviet Bloc state capitalism and the free software movement. The 'other side' pretend they do, but that's just FUD, surely? (Or perhaps not; the opposition to universal health care in the US confused the hell out of me - there still seems to be an almost McCarthyist zeal in America which denys that co-operation and concrete goals can ever, under any circumstances, be superior to competition and blind market forces, even though one gave you Apollo and the other gave you General Motors.)

Many people in Europe see the obvious parallels between FOSS and Socialism/Communism and have no problem with that, it seems that many in the US, even the ones that deride Bible Belters for blindly following an outdated and ludicrous ideology, are guilty of the same fault - the Cold War is over, guys - you won - why are you still drinking the same old Kool-Aid? Sometimes co-operation can be a "good thing".

Actually, I'm in the same situation. From what I found, the situation varies drastically from state to state - if you're willing to move, you should really consider that.

In California (and a handful of other states), Kaiser Permanente offers pretty reasonable rates if you and your family are young, healthy and have always been healthy. Even something like childhood asthma can make you ineligible.. I'm insuring my family of 4 for about $600 per month with a maximum annual deductible of $7000 and no lifetime cap. Rates are higher if you can't risk that high of an annual deductible.

If you have a prior condition, it's nearly impossible to get insurance on your own. I have friends trying to set up a group plan and it's taken over a year to get going.

Also, keep in mind that if you or anyone in your family does get sick, you may not be able to leave the state and keep your plan, so pick a state that has good insurance rates available, will not drop you if you get sick and that you are willing to live in long term if you do get sick.

If you or any family member are or has been sick, you may want to look for states that have implemented some form of community rating. You may want to look for states that have guaranteed issue.

Good luck.

I'd love to here if anyone has done any serious research into Medical Tourism options. It may be cheaper to drive to Mexico for antibiotics when you think you need them and pay out of pocket or use a free clinic for basic things and then have some cash in the bank in case you get really sick - but I don't know of anyone whose actually done that.

Form a chapter-S (closely held) corporation, and name yourself (and you spouse, if applicable) as officers of the corporation.

And ensure you never get divorced.