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Someone asked me to perform a simple experiment in quantum mechanics and I'm planning to simply grab a piece of silicon, measure the resistance, heat it up with a lighter, and observe how the resistance decreases. According to me, the only way to fully explain this simple experiment is by assuming that the electrons in silicon behave like waves, not particles, though the theoretical demonstration is not straightforward.

I was wondering whether there is another way to explain this temperature dependence without invoking quantum mechanics.

It looks to me that, at least for my case, Federal tax rate on interests almost double the dividends.

On of the main issues of the Stamp Act was that american colonists were to be taxed without their consent and, at that time (1765), the British Constitution guaranteed that citizens were not to be taxed without their consent.

I would like to know the earliest records of the principle of "no taxation without citizen consent" in Britain (it had to be before 1765) and France (?) only. Please provide dates and name of key players.

Let's say, I want to be an entry-level member, how much does it cost per year?

I am not interested in opinions about scientology. If you don't know the amount, do not answer the question. Your answer must have a dollar figure in it otherwise it will be rated low.

Here is a question that has always baffled me in quantum mechanics, it is simple stuff. The eigenfunction for a particle in a given energy state in free-space is A exp(-ikx) + B exp(ikx), the normalization is integral (-infinity,infinity) |A|^2 + |B|^2 + 2A*Bcos(2kx) has to be equal to 1. Well, it is not, it is infinity as |A|^2 and |B|^2 are constants (2A*Bcos(2kx)=0). How is this then treated or conceptualized?

For example:

export platform1="N203LL"

export platform2="N211UR"

need to extract the "LL" from platform1 and "UR" from platform2 and put them in variables position1 and position2 respectively.

See http://www.flickr.com/photos/9579314@N02/721067865...

This painting is located at The Sheldonian. I suspect the author is Godfrey Kneller, but I'm not sure.

This is the context: It has been repeatedly claimed that the U.S. was founded on judeo-christian values and freedom of and from religion is a value we all hold dear in this country.

Thus, please provide specific bible quotes or specific references to other theological materials (i.e. works by Thomas Aquinas, Papal encyclicals, etc.) that support freedom of religion. Please, answer ONLY if you can produce such references.

I'm not interested in personal opinions, so please, NO PERSONAL OPINIONS. Only printed references. Thanks.

This is, as a proposition, can it be said to stand independent of human opinion. If you don't know what The Golden Rule is, please don't answer.

This question really belongs to Philosophy, not religion. I could not find a Philosophy forum in yahoo answers.

In the 1985 video "The Beamship", IBM chemist Marcel Vogel presents two EDS X-Ray spectra of the metal samples given to him by Billy Meier (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oum-rC-6GE&feature... This material is, allegedly, from extraterrestrial origin and was analysed by Vogel in 1979.

I need links to the actual EDS X-Ray data presented by Marcel Vogel (other than The Beamship) where this data is properly displayed so that I can analyze it.

Please only direct me to the links to his data. I'm NOT interested in personal opinions about Marcel Vogel or Billy Meier. I'm also NOT interested in any evidence of this case other than Vogel's EDS spectra from the samples.

If you don't know who Marcel Vogel is and what I mean by his EDS X-Ray spectrum data, please DO NOT ANSWER this question.

Again, I'm NOT interested in personal opinions about Billy Meier or Marcel Vogel, just direct me to Vogel's data.

I am not interested in personal opinions on this subject or on the information itself.

Just please provide a list of titles of any TV documentaries, movies, articles, and books written after 2005; please do not provide any information that was published or broadcast before 2005.

Thanks a lot

Is it legal for me as an employee to max out my tax allowance and just pay my taxes in lump sum when they are due (i.e. on April 15th)? Please no comments about how it is "better" to have the tax withholding, or how I will gamble/spend away the money, etc, all I want to know whether my proposition is legal or not.

In the movie AVP, there is a scene when the actor Lance Henriksen,in an unsuccessful attempt to stop one of the predators, uses the mouthpiece of his breathing oxygen tank as a flamethrower. Don't you still need some sort of carbon-based fuel to create the flame? I mean, oxygen is obviously the oxidizer.

Say you are a muslim, are you allowed to swear on the Quran? or if you are a jewish, on the Torah? of if you are a mormon, on the book of mormon? or does it always have to be on the KJV Bible?

I'm tired to use the "top" and search around for the PID of a program that I know is running on a remote terminal, left open by someone else, and that I want to kill. I wonder if there is a linux command that would return the PID of only that program.

Does it use a white LED lamp or a small incandescent lamp? What are its characteristics (brightness, angle)?

Would the interest on my loan tax deductible?

How about the home owner association fees?

Property taxes?

One of the buttons of the touchpad mouse, aka UltraNav, of my IBM T43 is damaged. I know how to replace the part but I don't know where I can buy it. Any help would be great. Thanks.