Abstract: A synthetic fuel is provided. The synthetic fuel includes a base fuel having a first energy density and a compound, the compound including a water absorbing agent for absorbing water from the base fuel to prevent poor combustion and an explosive agent having a detonative energy value that is sufficient so as to provide the compound with a second energy density equal to or greater than the first energy density.

Abstract: A writing assistance device including a hand support and at least one writing instrument holder. The hand support includes a base member adapted for contacting a surface upon which a user intends to write, and an upper member movably connected to the base member. The upper member is preferably dimensioned to accommodate a substantial portion of a user's hand and the writing assistance device is designed such that manipulation of the device is accomplished, in part, by downward force generated by the weight of a user's hand and forearm on the hand support rather than gripping of the hand support. The device includes resilient biasing structure to achieve effective separation of the upper member from the base member in order to raise a writing instrument when a user lifts his or her hand (or causes his or her hand to be lifted) from the upper member.

Abstract: A system employed in a television receiver for decoding and displaying graphics information such as may be encoded on a broadcast video signal. The system includes a graphics signal decoder supplied with the encoded video signal, and a plurality of transmission gates responsive to logic control signals derived from outputs of the decoder. The gates are coupled to inputs of video output stages in the receiver, and operate in response to the control signals for interrupting normal video signals to the video output stages and for enabling a voltage representative of a graphics display intensity level to be coupled to the video output stages when graphics information is to be displayed.The system also includes a graphics level control network. The level control network limits excessive graphics representative beam current levels to prevent image defocusing and kinescope screen burn.