Palestinian-American boy, 14, locked up in Israeli military jail

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Pencil is graphite.

Pencil lead is not lead at all; it's a combination of finely ground graphite and clay, mixed with water and pressed together at high temperatures into thin rods. We call it lead is because the Englishmen who first discovered graphite believed they had found lead. According to the Cumberland Pencil Museum, in the mid-16th century, a violent storm knocked over several trees in Borrowdale, England, uncovering a large deposit of a black substance that was first thought to be lead. More than 200 years later, an English scientist discovered that the substance was not actually lead, but a type of carbon instead. The substance was named graphite, after the Greek word meaning "to write," since that's how people used the substance.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/science-questions/question465.htm

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Israel is currently imprisoning a Palestinian cartoonist, charging him with "contact with a hostile entity" after he met with the Jordanian publisher of a book that his brother compiled about Palestinian prisoners.

5 month sentence.

http://blog.cartoonmovement.com/2013/04/mohammad-sabaaneh-sentenced-to-5-months-in-prison.html

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But pencil leads are not made from lead.

Who said anything about the stuff in the middle of the pencil? That's what you get for thinking when you're not used to it. Really.

Until the middle of the 20th century the paint used for the outer coating could contain high concentrations of lead, and this could be ingested when the pencil was sucked or chewed.

What say you? Keep the drones on standby.

As the "pen is mightier than the sword" it's dam skippy that pencils are a threat to Israeli national security.

Edited April 21, 2013 by himher

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Who said anything about the stuff in the middle of the pencil? That's what you get for thinking when you're not used to it. Really.

Until the middle of the 20th century the paint used for the outer coating could contain high concentrations of lead, and this could be ingested when the pencil was sucked or chewed.

What say you? Keep the drones on standby.

That's like Michael Moore claiming he was right about the Boston Marathon bombers.

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That's like Michael Moore claiming he was right about the Boston Marathon bombers.

We havent even gotten to graphite yet sport.

You do know that graphite is the stabilizing component of gunpowder right? Hopefully the lib teachers unions haven't dumbed down America that much. So no pencils!

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Who said anything about the stuff in the middle of the pencil? That's what you get for thinking when you're not used to it. Really.

Himher said it, the insult is a bit much, I would blame it more on the US school system.

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We havent even gotten to graphite yet sport.

You do know that graphite is the stabilizing component of gunpowder right? Hopefully the lib teachers unions haven't dumbed down America that much. So no pencils!

Gunpowder or black powder is of great historical importance in chemistry. Although it can explode, its principal use is as a propellant. Gunpowder was invented by Chinese alchemists in the 9th century. Originally, it was made by mixing elemental sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter (potassium nitrate). The charcoal traditionally came from the willow tree, but grapevine, hazel, elder, laurel, and pine cones have all been used. Charcoal is not the only fuel that can be used. Sugar is used instead in many pyrotechnic applications.

When the ingredients were carefully ground together, the end result was a powder that was called 'serpentine.' The ingredients tended to require remixing prior to use, so making gunpowder was very dangerous. People who made gunpowder would sometimes add water, wine, or another liquid to reduce this hazard, since a single spark could result in a smoky fire. Once the serpentine was mixed with a liquid, it could be pushed through a screen to make small pellets, which were then allowed to dry.

How Gunpowder Works

To summarize, black powder consists of a fuel (charcoal or sugar) and an oxidizer (saltpeter or niter), and sulfur, to allow for a stable reaction. The carbon from the charcoal plus oxygen forms carbon dioxide and energy. The reaction would be slow, like a wood fire, except for the oxidizing agent. Carbon in a fire must draw oxygen from the air. Saltpeter provides extra oxygen. Potassium nitrate, sulfur, and carbon react together to form nitrogen and carbon dioxide gases and potassium sulfide. The expanding gases, nitrogen and carbon dioxide, provide the propelling action.

Gunpowder tends to produce a lot of smoke, which can impair vision on a battlefield or reduce the visibility of fireworks. Changing the ratio of the ingredients affects the rate at which the gunpowder burns and the amount of smoke that is produced.

[himher 634]

Gunpowder or black powder is of great historical importance in chemistry. Although it can explode, its principal use is as a propellant. Gunpowder was invented by Chinese alchemists in the 9th century. Originally, it was made by mixing elemental sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter (potassium nitrate). The charcoal traditionally came from the willow tree, but grapevine, hazel, elder, laurel, and pine cones have all been used. Charcoal is not the only fuel that can be used. Sugar is used instead in many pyrotechnic applications.

When the ingredients were carefully ground together, the end result was a powder that was called 'serpentine.' The ingredients tended to require remixing prior to use, so making gunpowder was very dangerous. People who made gunpowder would sometimes add water, wine, or another liquid to reduce this hazard, since a single spark could result in a smoky fire. Once the serpentine was mixed with a liquid, it could be pushed through a screen to make small pellets, which were then allowed to dry.

How Gunpowder Works

To summarize, black powder consists of a fuel (charcoal or sugar) and an oxidizer (saltpeter or niter), and sulfur, to allow for a stable reaction. The carbon from the charcoal plus oxygen forms carbon dioxide and energy. The reaction would be slow, like a wood fire, except for the oxidizing agent. Carbon in a fire must draw oxygen from the air. Saltpeter provides extra oxygen. Potassium nitrate, sulfur, and carbon react together to form nitrogen and carbon dioxide gases and potassium sulfide. The expanding gases, nitrogen and carbon dioxide, provide the propelling action.

Gunpowder tends to produce a lot of smoke, which can impair vision on a battlefield or reduce the visibility of fireworks. Changing the ratio of the ingredients affects the rate at which the gunpowder burns and the amount of smoke that is produced.

OOOOH. Look at all these words. Intimidating. School is in session yessiree and I guess you told me didn't ya.

Modern smokeless powder is of two basic types. Single-based powders are made of nitrocellulose. Double-based powders are made of nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine. Each of these types also contain smaller amounts of other chemicals and each is coated in graphite during the manufacturing process. The graphite makes it much easier and safer to work with as it cuts down on static electricity

I won't tell you anything about nitocellulose. That's homework. Use a pen. Without nitrocellulose ink!

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You do know that graphite is the stabilizing component of gunpowder right? Hopefully the lib teachers unions haven't dumbed down America that much. So no pencils!

In case you forgot your original comment.

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In case you forgot your original comment.

Riddle me this: Is smokeless powder used for guns a form of gunpowder or not? Alrightythen. We havent even gotten to the wood yet nosireebobby

Edited April 21, 2013 by himher

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This video shot just yesterday - Israeli border police using a handcuffed Palestinian youth as a human shield as they fire rubber-coated bullets at protestors.

Yet another war crime.

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Pencils, cameras, journalists, kids sleeping in their beds - they're all security threats to the Greater Israel Expansion Project.

Apologize for playing games in your thread. Havin' a little fun with the droners.

It boils down to this. People who are doing bad things and know that what they are doing is wrong, no matter where they are, don't like anyone to know about it.

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This happened just last month in Hebron - 27 kids snatched off the street as they arrived at school - as their frantic parents and other adults try to protect them from being abducted:

video by B’Tselem

CPTnet

24 March 2013

AL-KHALIL (HEBRON): Mass arrest of schoolchildren

(Note: It was incorrectly reported earlier that the last three children were released on 24 March. Those three remain at Ofer military prison as of 26 March.)

Three children under the age of 15 remain under Israeli military custody after the 20 March arrest of twenty-seven Palestinian children, ages seven to 15, while on their way to school in the West Bank city of Hebron.

The principal of the Hebron Public School reported that he was standing at the gate to his school at 7:30 a.m. on 20 March when about 22 soldiers arrived and immediately began taking children from the street without speaking with the principal, teachers or the children. The street was full of children on their way to five area schools. Several adults arrived and tried to prevent the soldiers from taking the students but soldiers pulled the children away.

Israeli soldiers arrested 27 students, age seven to 15. They made them walk to checkpoint 29 and violently forced them into the jeeps. Some of the children reported injuries. The soldiers drove them to the police station near the Ibrahimi Mosque, brought 25 children inside and released two on a nearby road. They questioned the students without parents, a lawyer or teachers present and without permission from parents or other adults. Eight of the children were in grades one through four.

Obaida Babyeh, age 15, a student at the Ibrahimi School, was one of the two released near the station. He said, “We were passing to go to our school and they arrested us. The soldiers pushed us into the jeep, then they took us away from the school checkpoint. They hit me on my knee. Then the commander came and talked with them in Hebrew. The commander slapped me and my friend on the face and let us go.”

Teachers from the school came to the police station but were not allowed in. Soldiers told the teachers that they were checking the children against photographs and would release children whose photos they did not have. A Palestinian adult who was being detained in the police station when the children were arrested reported that the children were handcuffed and blindfolded.

At 2:00 p.m. soldiers released the eight youngest children and transported the remaining 17 to the Jabarah and Junaid military stations where they continued to question them. Some were questioned at both locations. The students were fingerprinted, photographed and questioned multiple times without the presence or consent of family, lawyers or teachers. Throughout the incident the children were held together with adult detainees.

Ahmad Abed Al Ra’aoof Sudky Burqan, age fourteen and a student at Hebron public elementary school, said, "I was in a small store with my friend on our way to school. When we came out of the market to go to our school the soldiers grabbed us from behind. They took us to checkpoint 29, and then pushed us into the jeep. They took us to the first police station [Ja’abra], then to another one [Junied]. They questioned us, and took our finger prints. I was there from 7:30 a.m. until 7:00 p.m."

Later that night soldiers released fourteen of the children. Three of the children were transported to Ofer military prison and continue to be held there. Israel is currently detaining 195 Palestinian children, 93 of them in Ofer prison.

For several weeks prior to the incident, members of Christian Peacemaker Teams and other internationals monitoring checkpoints near the schools observed soldiers asking children about photos on a camera before allowing them to pass through to their schools. Students attending school near the Old City must pass through military checkpoints each day as they walk to and from school.

On 20 March, Israeli officials committed at least four clear violations of rights guaranteeed to these children under international law.

Parents or legal guardians should be informed of the arrest of children within the shortest possible time thereafter, in a language understood by the child and the parents or legal guardians. (The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), article 9 (1) and (2); Beijing Rules, Rule 10.1)

All children should be free from compulsory self-incrimination, which includes the right to silence. ‘Compulsory’ should be interpreted broadly and not limited to physical force. The age of the child and the length of the interrogation, the child’s lack of understanding and the fear of unknown consequences may all lead a child to give a confession that is not true. (Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) article 40(2)(b) (iv); CRC General Comment No. 10, paragraphs 56-58; Convention against Torture, article 15; ICCPR, article 14(3)(g) and (4); Geneva IV, article 31)

There must be independent scrutiny of the methods of interrogation of children. This should include the presence of a lawyer and relative or legal guardian and audio-visual recording of all interrogations involving children (CRC, art 40(2)(b0(ii) and (iv); CRC General Comment no. 10, para 58; ICCPT, art. 14(3)(b); HRC General Comment no. 20, para 11; HRC Concluding Observations, Israel (29 July 2010), ICCPR/C/ISR/CO/3, para 22; Convention against Torture, art. 2; UN Committee against Torture, General Comment No. 2, para 14, and Concluding Observations, Israel (14 May 2009), CAT/C/ISR/CO/4, paras 15, 16, 27 and 28)

Children should not be held with an adult population while in custody. Under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, parties should establish separate facilities for children deprived of their liberty, including distinct, child-centered staff, personnel, policies and practices.

According to UNICEF (Children in Israeli Military Detention; Observations and Recommendations, February 2012), approximately 700 Palestinian children aged 12 to 17 are arrested, interrogated and detained by the Israeli army, police and security agents each year. In the past ten years approximately 7000 children have been detained, interrogated, prosecuted and/or imprisoned within the Israeli military justice system. This is an average of two children each day.

http://www.cpt.org/cptnet/2013/03/24/al-khalil-hebron-mass-arrest-schoolchildren

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This happened just last month in Hebron - 27 kids snatched off the street as they arrived at school - as their frantic parents and other adults try to protect them from being abducted:

Modified your previous post

Pencils, cameras, journalists, kids sleeping in their beds, kids playing outside, kids walking to school - they're all security threats to the Greater Israel Expansion Project because if kids grow up and start families then they will need a place to live too and oh my that just won't do.

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Himher said it, the insult is a bit much, I would blame it more on the US school system.

Lesson learned: Be careful when carelessly using at others without paying the fee and obtaining the permit