(I'm writing a paper, help me get on the right track with opposing arguements would be helpful)

Depends on what viewpoint you consider "working best" to be looked at from. \n\nBy this I mean that if you look at it from a Western perspective, based on the values of liberal democracy, then India's democractic political system has "worked best." By this I mean that it has developed over the past 50 years since Indian independence to become closer and closer to the working Western definition of a vibrant, healthy liberal democracy.\n\nIn addition, it is possible one could argue that India's political system will benefit its economy in the long run in comparison to China's. Yes, China has seen explosive economic growth recently, but this growth is largely unsustainable and artificial. India's economy, on the other hand, is very open and becoming much more service-oriented - a sign of a developing nation at large. With the information revolution, this will largely benefit India more than China, where economic power is centred in the manufacturing sectors.\n\nAlso, I think one could argue that India has had much more success with the legitimacy of its system of government - that is, the lack of threats to that legitimacy. China, on the other hand, is constantly looking to solidify the government's legitimacy through forceful means, such as imprisoning dissidents or those who oppose the Communist regime. \n\nHowever, it all comes down to what approach you plan to take in terms of what "working best" means. I highly suggest you figure this out before you work the rest of the paper out, it will contribute greatly to the paper's value in terms of a linear, concise and clear set of arguments. \n\nHope this helps!


55 g of cu is heated ,ct is 67 ,amount of heat absorbed 343 cal,what is the equation for specific heat

A general form of the equation I beleive you are looking for comes from a basic understanding of thermodynamics.  I am assuming that your ct=(Tfinal-Tinitial)...\n\nSo a general form of the equation would be:\nmCp(Tf-Ti)=Q \n\n"Cp is the specific heat"\n\nWATCH UNITS!!!!!  \n(I am ignoring the conversions in this statement)\n55g*Cp(67degrees UNITS)=343 cal \n\nSolving this equation will give you Cp ... just make sure that you watch units.


How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Right out of my sons tongue twister book.\n\nA woodchuck would chuck all the wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood


It is kind of funny really and it sure shows who is just out trying to get points, but why do they have to be rude, ie.. look it up in the dictionary or some such answer. Yes it is probably a viable answer but makes them look pretty small and point mongering also.. Why did they bother to even answer if they were not going to answer the question ... Sorry just bugs me

Is it like trying to carry on an adult conversation with kids interupting?\nLearn to be tolerant, even of those who might be younger, less mature or less educated.  Do not allow their childish manners to throw your mental or emotional balance off.  What does it matter?  If they act like fools, everyone can see that they are acting like fools.  Perhaps if they are ignored, they will go away.  Perhaps if they stay, they will eventually have something worth while to say.\nIt bugs me too.  What a waste of cyber juice.  But I refuse to let them get to me.


I'm trying to incorporate an embedded video into my website on my blog, but the website I use don't let you use the object tag, if you use it, it ignores and throws off the rest of the tags because they don't want you to use JavaScript or Flash.  Don't I need the object tag to work with the embed tag.  I tried using the embed tag by itself, but nothing is happening.  So what else can I use to embed my video into the page.

Video files can be easily included in your pages using the <EMBED> tag.\n\n<EMBED SRC="mymovie.mov" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="100" \nAUTOPLAY="TRUE"></EMBED>\n\n    * SRC: This is a required attribute and takes the video movie URL as its value.\n    * WIDTH and HEIGHT: Required attributes. They specify the dimensions in pixel values.\n    * AUTOPLAY: Its value can be either TRUE, movie plays when page loads, or FALSE, which waits for the user to click the play button.\n    * LOOP: Setting this to TRUE will play the movie continuously. A FALSE value will play the movie only once. PALINDROME causes the movies to play through and then play in reverse and loop infinitely.\n    * CONTROLLER: Displays controls. Can be set to TRUE or FALSE.


Talk about where developers should be, and what they should know in a few years if they need to stay in the technical side

As for a programming language, C++ has been for many decades a good bet. Maybe there are more productive constructs in Ruby, Java, C#, Pearl, but you still can do things that are disallowed for those langs.\n\nBesides, in spite what they may say, every new operating system/component model/framework/initiative since the 1990s has been written mostly in C and C++, or at least to be programmed with C and C++.\n\nSo, nothing you can't do, nowhere you can't go with C++. As for the productivity part, if under Microsoft operating systems, then you have proprietary idioms that make .NET work with C++. If under other OSes, then you will always find ways to make scripts interact with C++ programmes.\n\nI took my BASIC programming course when I was 8. At the age of 20 I realized I would have been able to have so much more fun with computers if only I had chosen C++. I won't let that happen to my daughter!!!


When i get sick, I'm pretty miserable. Sure I try the usual stuff, but are there any better ways to deal with the symptoms?

The best thing to do is to get plenty of rest and drink lots of fluids like orange juice and water. Another thing that really helps me is to drink hot lemon aid. I like to take 1000 mgs of vitamin C every 6 hrs it helps the symptoms and gets your immune system working better.


i'm sure u have heard of it. \n\n1. what starts with 'T' ends with 'T' full of t\n\n2. what is in the middle of a BUS

TeaPot\nfull of T\n\nU are in middle of Bus


One does and for sure, someone else will follow suit.

Although a specific answer is not known, it is generally accepted that it is an evolved herd instinct that originated from herds syncronizing sleep patterns and moods.


I have just always had this fantasy about being able to freeze time. Am I alone?

i would too but the prank thing will catch up with me it think


I have been singing since I can remember and I want to be able to express my passion. It fills my heart to sing even when there is no one listening. I sang in a choir for many years. And I can actually hold a couple of notes. I was offered an interview with Warner Bros. but I was in the military at the time and I couldn't leave my station.  I just do not want to think that interview was my only opportunity and I let it passed me by. Any suggestions?

start singing in some local clubs and getting some gigs and researching some recording companys


And if you can, what race are you and which race are you against?

everyone is racist to some degree. the very fact that we call whites white and black black shows that there is a difference between the two. so yes, i am racist. but i don't burn crosses and wear a white suit. i am kind and polite to ALL people. and i only expect kindness from others.


What happened in 1961 that will not happen again for over 4000 years?

The number of the year, 1961, reads the same both right-side up and upside down.\nThe next time this will occur is in the year 6009, or 4048 years after 1961.


That's like asking how long is a piece of rope. Sapphires come in all shapes and sizes and are typically measured in karats just like diamonds or any other precious gemstone.


i always wondered that because guys i know seem to like the girls that are "hott" and half of them do not bother to think about natural beauty....

Looks are important at first, but then after that it's what is inside that matters.


I bought a refurbished HPomnibook 6000 and there is a password on the BIOS. This prevents me from turning on the extended memory

take the battery out for a few minutes then replace.\n\n\nthe mother board battery is what i was talking about!!!!!!! had to perform that operation myself and it works wonderfully. and not all laptop main board batteries are on the motherboard, mine was located in a small compartment underneith the laptop.\n\nUPDATE: you could just also bash the thing repeatedly on the concrete untill it is just a bunch of tiny bits, that will get rid of the password too.


Yes. It is from Sun Microsystems.\n\nIt allows you to run Java applets.


I read somewhere that we're nowhere near making a robot like in "I, Robot" or "AI" but in fact it'll be another 400 years till we get to that advanced technology, why?

I dont believe we are 400 years away. I've seen predictions that put it more between 50 to 100 years, or even less. \n\nEven without understanding our own brains, we can replicate the processing power. Studies in Neural network technologies have shown potential for future applications in articificial intellience. These networks can be simulated in software, and are used through out the world for various tasks.\n\nNeural nodes are 'trained' to react to certain stimulus. A larger network of trained neural nodes can then be trained to react quite similarly to the human brain.\n\nSo i'm not sure where the 400 years number comes from, but i believe it will be a lot soon.


Now that Yahoo! has bought Del.icio.us, who should they gobble up next?  My thought is that Yahoo! has realized it has lost the "search war" and now it is racing to win the biggest piece of the internet "community portal" pie.  So, who's next?

i think you are wrong when you say they lost the search war.  del.icio.us is the strongest site providing a new kind of search.  just like myweb from yahoo. you search sites that other people have saved as good solid websites.  its less surfing new ground but looking for things that are new to you.  if searching is simply a way to provide good results and content to users than this latest addition by yahoo makes them an even better search leader.


This would just be an interesting question,so what do you think?

Crystal seems to be a very popular name.  I also like names like steffanie or stacy.


I want to know the names of the top ranking Universities in Malaysia that offer Masters in Telecommunication and their duration and total cost.

Whatever it is, it's not a Special Education related question. Special Education is the provision of services to kids with disabilities. You might get more and better answers under a different category.


I could connect to the modem but I cannot access to the internet through the wirless connection, but it works through the cable.

Make sure you set the modem wireless settings to match that of your toshiba laptop.


I have an excess amount of water pooling in my refrigerator, and it will pour out when I open the door.  It's not coming from a particular item in my fridge, but rather the refrigerator itself.

Water on the floor around a refrigerator is enough to make anyone nervous. But often there's a simple reason for the problem--and an easy cure. The key is locating the source. \n \n   \nAnalyzing the likely source  \n  \n  Steps:  \n1.   Move the refrigerator out from the wall and look for the location of the leak.  \n  \n2.   Check the side panels and the seals around the door for beads of "sweat." This could indicate a condensation problem.  \n  \n3.   Check the floor. A puddle there could indicate a missing or cracked drip pan, or a leak in the water line that feeds your ice maker.  \n  \n4.   Check for water seeping from the front of the freezer or the refrigerator. This could indicate your defrost drain is plugged or your ice maker is leaking.


I would like to start google mail account. Can someone please help? Thanks in advance.


less than how many hours of sleep a night would run a person 2 to 3 times the risk of heart attacks?

Stimulants can certainly play a role in heart problems leading to attacks, but any chronic insomnia could have an eventual effect on your heart.\n\nLack of sleep doesn't give your body the opportunity it needs to physically recharge.  Sleep allows the heart to beat at a much lower rate and your metabolism to slow down.  The longer you remain awake, the more work your heart has to do before you give it a rest.  Long-term, this could cause the heart to behave irregularly.


this boy is my worst enemy, but he has the biggest crush on me ever!

Do something really rude to the guy(not to yourself)


Anyone else find that they are addicted to this service?

Because it seems you are helping some one and also your own points increases


Ok, so we've established that a guy doesn't want to be just friends with his ex (especially if he wants to continue to see her and "sleep over") Since he doesn't want to get back together (I've offered, what does he REALLY want (he says that sex is optional. I mean, am I just a booty call?

Not easy to know without knowing him, but probably he does want a non-threatening source of sex. And he probably doesn't want to be alone, and you are like a safety blanket for him. And he probably does have good feelings for you, but doesn't want to make a commitment.\n\nThe question for you is whether you want a relationship like this. Does it meet your needs? Do you want a committed relationship? I doubt you will get it from him.


What are the best jobs for people in college? I need something new.

it's gotta be an internship with the howard stern show. celebrities, strippers, porn stars in the tickle chair, need i go on?\n\ni'd look for something that fits along the lines of your personal interests. are you into sports? perhaps your athletic center has openings. if your college has a foundation, there maybe some opportunities there not only for the foundation, but with other companies. i was working for the state of CA, but officially employed by the college's foundation. i received a raise just by virtue of earning enough credits to be considered a senior. you may also keep on the look out for jobs which may have good fringe benefits. our disabled students services center offered priority class enrollment for some positions. one really easy job they had was a note taker for blind student. hell you're taking notes already, aren't ya?


why is the the grass greaner on the other side ?\nwhy does the average person use 10 % of their brain?\nHow can i use 100%?

Look down for answer about sky. The grass is greener on the other side because no matter what you do, you always find that something looks better than yours. About the using 10% of your brain thing, it's untrue. It's just an urban legend, you use plenty more than 10%.


this seems to be working for many people, working at home on ebay. would like to try it , however i would like to know how it works. thanks

Ebay actually runs online workshops to help people figure out whether it will work for them, and there's one tomorrow!  (There are also books on the subject, if that's more your style.)  Any responses you get from individuals will of course be colored by their own experiences, so try to find someone who seems to share an outlook and goals similar to yours.  Best of luck!\n\nHow to Set Up Your eBay Business From Start to Finish\nThis workshop will be held on Friday, December 30th, from 11:00 PT to 12:00 PT. Please join Lisa Suttora, Founder and CEO of What Do I Sell.com, as she reviews a step-by-step process explaining licensing, how to establish a business name, and other relevant information on how to establish your eBay business.\n\nWorkshops are hosted in discussion threads on the Workshops Board. To get to the Workshops Board:\n\n    * Click on Community at the top of almost any eBay page\n    * Click on "Discussion Boards" in the "Connect" Section\n    * Click on "Workshops" underneath the category-specific boards on the right-hand side of the page\n    * This will bring you to the threaded Workshops Board. \n\nTo view archived workshops or to learn more about future workshop events, please check our Workshop Calendar.\n\nWant timely reminders about workshops? Sign up for the Workshops Information Group! By joining this group, you will receive an email notification reminding you about upcoming eBay Workshops. Each notification will include the time and date, a brief description of the event, and a link to the discussion thread where the actual workshop will be held.\n\nTo sign up for the Workshops Information Group, please click here.\n\nWe look forward to seeing you there!


This guy had this thing for my and I told him I liked him Iliked him to after that I dont know I kinda lost interest and so ppl saz I cheated on him even though we were never together..so now my friend tells me she has a huge crush on him but he still likes me but he still asked her out and she keeps asking me if Im cool with it that she is going out with him

Let her date him.  Things like this happen.  Boy/girl friends come and go, but friendships can last a lifetime.


I've been talking to this girl that I met on the internet for a few weeks now, but it isn't really working out, and there are plenty of other girls/women I know who are more mature and I who think I would better enjoy spending time with. How can I politely tell this girl that it isn't working out and that I am no longer interestd in her?

"How can I politely tell this girl that it isn't working out and that I am no longer interestd in her?"\nYou're doing a great job already... Tell her exactly what you've told us. She'll probably be hurt, but that's life. At least she'll understand why you guys aren't working out and she can work on it in her next relationship.


how much should you set aside each week from your paycheck?

If you don't get paid vacations, and you take two weeks off in a year, then you want to save $40 per week.


Can a person with Multiple Sclerosis have an attack that can lead to a heart attack, even if they have no heart disease ?

No, multiple sclerosis is not associated with heart attacks. However, recent research has shown that medication that lowers cholesterol (statins -- which also prevent heart attack) can also help with MS.


when i try to open it by clicking on the desktop icon orclicking a soundbite on a website, the musicmatch logo will come up on muy screen, like it is about to open, and then dissapear, and the software will not open

try to reinstall the program and then reboot it should work.


If there is some,please let me know where,and please no cheating sites.

there is no free web space anywhere I guess if you need to develop a website like a homepage geocities or tripod are good


but I am looking to make some online friends. Does anyone have a suggestion of some good sites?

i use myspace and xanga\ncheck out my myspace n xanga!


I go to community college and am not really liking it and want to do something that I can enjoy and be motivated in. What to do?

Success can be measured many ways, happiness, money, etc.  Obviously if you've got a career you want to be happy with it, basicly go after whatever makes you happy.  Is college necessary? No, but it doesn't hurt, and sometimes people don't get jobs even if they do have college.  Basicly, the more knowledge you've got the better off you are, same goes for all the deplomas that say you've got that knowledge.  My advice, find out what your dream job might be and then go after it.


I think it will be close, but Notre Dame will win by a touch down, or field goal.

Notre Dame - they have something to prove.  Ohio State lost their 2 big games of the season (Penn State and Texas).  ND almost beat USC, they lost because the officials screwed up on the placement of the ball.  I agree though - I think its gonna be a very close game.


To see, or not to see. That is the question. Why do you think the way the clouds are arranged in the sky is a circular pattern?

If you get the chance, take a flight in a sailplane and soar beneath a cloud, for example at Elmira, NY, soaring capitol of the world.  An airplane will tow you aloft then release you.  If the (trained) pilot maneuvers you under a cloud, the glider will actually gain altitude as he or she circles around under the cloud.  The cloud is forming because there is an updraft under the cloud feeding it warm moist air that will cool and condense sustaining the cloud.  The updraft is a round column of air and produced a relatively round cloud.  Of course not all clouds are alike or even at the same elevation.  Some blanket the sky from horizon to horizon.  But local round clouds are great for soaring.  Try it some day and you will better appreciate clouds.


I don't want to do jumps, ramps or craziness, but longish rides (20+ km) on trails and single-track.\n\nI don't want to spend a lot of $$$.\n\nThe big debate is full suspension vs. hard-tail for me.

Hard tails are best, unless you are riding on really rough terrain.  It's difficult to suggest a bike if you don't give a price.  But Trek makes a very nice entry level bike for about $400 in its 4300.  Gary Fisher makes some very nice entry level bikes in the $250-$400 range.  And the Specialized Stumpjumper can be had for less than $500.\n\nI'd stay away from anything you found in a deptament store, and instead head right to one or more of your local bike shops.  They can be very helpful in choosing the right bike for your budget.  And they don't sell crap that will fall apart in a year.  :)


What are the best vitamins to take to help build muscle?

The muscles of the body actually depend heavily on the vitamins, minerals as well as on the other nutrients that we take in so as to ensure that they're always well taken care of. Consciously taking care of your body through the proper exercise, a well-balanced diet and a stress-free


I took off to Ireland one time with no money and got stuck there. Had a good time tho.

I've done so many outrageous things, that I can't pick one that is the most outlandish!  I'm not sure my current boyfriend knows about all of them, and I certainly do not want to start anything tonight!! I would say, to be on the safe side... that the craziest thing I've done to date was when I flew to Boston from St. Louis to visit an online friend.  Turns out he had a one room basement apartment with only one bed.  Keep in mind that I had never met this person until I visited him. I chose to stay with him in his dinky apartment and sleep next to him for however long I was there.  (I think it was like 4 days or so.)  I told my boyfriend at the time that it was an old friend from school that I was visiting.  I was very young, and the guy I was visiting was a VERY big guy! I must have weighed 105 lbs., and he about 300.   I was outrageously stupid to do what I did.  Nobody knew exactly where I was. I didn't own a cell phone at the time.  I had no money. I could have been killed.. seriously!  But fortune smiled on me and I had the most wonderful time.  The guy was a complete gentleman who truly wanted to show me the sights and introduce me to new foods and people.  I do not recommend ANYONE doing what I did.


You are beside the highest navigable lake in the world, watching the reed boats sailing on the water. It lies between Bolivia and Peru. What lake is it?


what do you think about iran 's leader? about ayatollah khamenei ,rafsanjani ,khatami and mesterpiece of iranian leader mahmood ahmadinejad

Khatami was a moderate and tried to get Iran to be more normal.  The current leader, President Ahmadinejad is an extremist that will lead his country into a lot of problems.  He has made comments that threatens to make the Middle East even more unstable than what it is right now.  Iran is moving forward with development of nuclear power.  Officially the want nuclear power to generate electricity, but they have a very large oil supply.  Hmmm... what do you think they want nuclear power for?


I use AVG's Free edition\n\nFrom Wikipedia - \n"AVG's free edition has spearheaded the company's growth. Grisoft now claims over 20 million users have AVG antivirus protection, of which the majority use the free edition. None of AVG's competitors offer a full-featured antivirus program for free (others offer time-limited demos, akin to AVG's professional edition).\n\nThe free edition has most of the features of the professional product. It lacks the fine-grained control over how scans are conducted, and it receives lower priority (than the paid-for products) when downloading updates from Grisoft's servers."


I need a URL for me to be able to put my song on my site. I have the file but I don't know how to give it a URl.

You mean like photobucket and others do for your photos? I looked all over the place and can't find anyone who will host a midi and give it a url. A lot of people at bravenet have music in their blogs. try http://thebloggersblog.bravejournal.com\nat the moment, it's playing "bette Davis Eyes"\nIt's a help blog so just ask amandamagik


His contract is up this year and the Colts won't be able to keep him because of the salary cap.

I agree with the others, I think its still too early to tell who will win the superbowl, but to answer your question. I'm not sure. Probably any team who thinks he meets thier standards of play. \nHe may end up like Jerry Rice or he may end up on a team he can play well for, At this point nobody knows


If you can then YES- this is the time to do that, go travel the world- you might find stuff on yourself that you didn't know and maybe realize what you really wants to do in life.


In 1981, a copy of my PhD Dissertation in Psychology was required by the graduate school guidelines, so it could be bound and placed in a University library (if memory serves, the University of Michigan) with all the others.  I would now like to get a bound copy.  How do I do that, whom do I contact, how much does it cost, and about how long would it take?   What type of\nidentification, if any, should I be prepared to send?

Contact your graduate school, or UMI (University Microfilms). UMI linked below.


(a) What kind of collision is this?\n\n(b) What is the momentum of the truck before it strikes the car?\n\n(c)What is the speed of the car and the truck as they move forward ( connected together) after the collision?

(a) it's an inelastic collision.  An inelastic collision is when they stick together, and an elastic collision is when they bounce off of each other\n(b) p=mv  momentum= mass x velocity.  p= 30 m/s x 500kg = 15,000 kg*m/s\n(c) well, momentum is conserved, so the we would use the formula from before and the momentum(p) from before, except that now the mass is different because it is the combined masses of the two vehicles (300+500=800) , so you can solve for the new velocity.\np=mv  15000 = 800 x v\n\ndivide both sides by 800 to get  v=15000/800 = 18.57 m/s


What do I get for the additional 500 bucks I am paying?  I have noticed that comparable laptops are about 500 cheaper.  Any good ideas?

If you're considering buying a laptop now, wait a couple of weeks until after Macworld Expo in January. There are rumors that an Intel-based laptop will be announced then. The Intel-based Macs, according to Apple reps themselves, will be able to run Windows (though Apple won't support that configuration), and then you can have the best of both worlds.\n\nAs far as the price difference, the lack of headaches from viruses and spyware should go a long way toward bridging the gap. Personally, I just prefer the interface of the Mac OS. I've used DOS, Windows from v.3.1 to XP, and Linux OS in addition to Mac from OS 6 to X, so I have the experience to draw on to say that.


Bioethics concerns the ethical questions that arise in the relationships between biology, medicine, cybernetics, politics, law, philosophy, and theology. Disagreement exists about the proper scope for the application of ethical evaluation to questions involving biology. Some bioethicists would narrow ethical evaluation only to the morality of medical treatments or technological innovations, and the timing of medical treatment of humans. Other bioethicists would broaden the scope of ethical evaluation to include the morality of all actions that might help or harm organisms capable of feeling fear and pain.\n\nBioethics involves many public policy questions that are often politicized— used to mobilize political constituencies. For this reason, some biologists and others involved in the development of technology have come to see any mention of "bioethics" as an attempt to derail their work and react to it as such, regardless of the true intent. Transhumanist biologists in particular can be inclined to this line of thought, as they see their work as inherently ethical, and attacks on it as misguided.


How to say to set a fire intentionally, on purpose in one word, \n\nMaybe by criminal means....

Arson is the crime, and an arsonist is who sets the fire.


It depends on which firewall, and there are many kinds (both software and hardware). Most people probably have Windows XP's firewall, which can be turned on/off from the Control Panel.


Do you or don't you like school? Explain Why or Why not.  This question is for everyone whether in college, high school, Jr. high, middle school, etc.

I love school and I love learning.  I have been in school for more than 30 years!  From kindergarten to 7 college degrees and working on my 8th and accepted into a program for my 9th!\n\nI started college at 16 while still in high school to become a paramedic.  I finished that, became a nurse and then got my first BS soon after than.  I also have 3 Masters degrees- chemistry, business and library science, and I am working on a MA in Irish Cultural Heritage from the University of Ulster via distance learning. \n\nThe important part about making school fun is studying what you like.  While you can't study only what you like as we all have to take language and math so we can survive in the everyday world you can take electives in high school and college that you find fun.  In college you get to specalize in what you really like (and you can change from major to major - I did).  Then you can take more stuff that interests you.  That is the way I learned a little bit about a lot of things and sometimes a lot about a few specific things.\n\nThink of school and learning as fun, just as it was for Aristotle, Einstein, and probably some of the really smart people you know, and it will become fun.


My kids are going to elementary school, but I am not sure what is the current status of the system, in particularly I am interested in: \n(1) where the system gets its financial support;\n(2) how to evaluate the system;\n(3) who is in charge of the system\n(4) what are the requirements for the teachers and other staff\n(5) what are the roles of federal, state, and local goverments\n(6) what are the roles of parents and children themselves\n\nThanks!

This varies wildly from state to state, from county to county, and from school to school.  In the U.S. we have both public (free attendance, supported by tax money) and private schools. \n\nYou should talk to the principal of the school your children are going to attend, as well as their teachers and parents of other students in their classes. Find out if there is a Parent-Teacher organization in the school and get involved.  Talk to other parents in your neighborhood, at the playground and at church to get their impressions of  local schools.\n\nUse sites like http://www.greatschools.net/ to find out more information about schools in your area.


Half of the passengers are from the Seattle, half are from Toronto.\n\nThe flight crew are French. It is a French Airways plane.

they don't bury survivors.  But here's one for you, though it isn't really a question:\n\nA sessna(sp?) crashed into a graveyard over in Germany.  They're still digging up bodies.\n\n\na sessna is a really small plane, that's why its funny.  nevermind.  It's funnier when  you say it verbally.


1113213211 each number is multiplyed by eleven starting at one and its answer is multiplyed by eleven and so on and so forth the next after that is 31131211131221


So far I can only find 3 from the Web. Year(+element) and hour af the day. What about Month and country...


I was woundering how I can become a video game tester, and how much money I can make doing it. I only wish to do it as a part time job.

Call the company, whichever publisher is closest to you. A lot of them constantly need testers because noone stays there that long.\nMy boyfriend is a tester for Majesco Entertainment-- chances are, you will not be able to work there part time, in fact they require TONS of overtime (most weekends, and he often works 12 hour days).  The pay isnt that great either- it varies from company to company but the range is $8-9/hour (though you'd make more with overtime).\n\nIf you just want to do it because it sounds like a cool job, trust me, it really isnt. These guys live in the office and most of the time they play the same half-working game for 10 hours a day.\n\nHope this helps.


i want to slam my truck and cant find the right info can it be done u tell me

I did a drop kit on a 92 ranger twin ibeams, what fun


whay were they and whwn dod they happen who was involved

The Crusades were a series of holy wars waged by Christians (usually against Muslims) in the medieval period. The word "crusdade" has enterd the lexicon as a general word for any kind of holy war, or sometimes for any campaign someone wages with serious zeal. Check out Wikipedia for a good jumping-off point on the Crusades:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades


I faintly remember hearing about a guy who had compiled a list of numbers that one can dial when calling a corporate line in order to bypass the menus and talk to a person. I can't remember his name, and any searches I've done myself have not come up with anything.

Here is an awesome list of how to get around the IVR at hundreds of corporations.\nhttp://www.paulenglish.com/ivr/


There is mold on my window and walls in my bedroom.  I have sprayed bleach on it and it makes it vanish but is this enough?

Yeah, a bleach+water mix should be good.  Spray, let sit, then wipe down.


I'm a Intermediate-Advanced player and have a Wilson Htour and Head Liquid Radical Tour, tell me what is a better racquet and what is a good tension.

I always liked my strings as tight as possible but really it depends on how you play the game. Here's the general grid:\n\nStandard: 50-60\nMidsize: 55-65\nOversize: 60-70\nSuper Oversize: 60-70


I've been married for 3 1/2 years to my first husband and he got sent back to mexico when we were married for 4 months and I haven't seen him or talked to him since then and I really want to find him.So,my question is how can I have maury help me find him?

y dont you go to immiagration services they might be able to help you better....i mean you were married so automatically i think the person is a citizen or isnt subject to deportation. if all else fails contact maury or whoever


Histopathology report goes as under:\nLow to intermediate grade spindle cell sarcoma, showing focal necrosis. Mitotic count is 2-3/10 HPF. Immunohistochemistry results: Tumour cells are negative for CD-34 and S-100 protein. Suggested histogenetic type probably leiomyosarcoma. This is the report issued by a Renowned Cancer Institute. The patient was having a lump in the thigh which was operated. The Histopath report was done after the operation. My question is... How serious is this? What is the treatment the patient has to undergo from now on?

Take a look at the websites below for more information. I can decode some of that for you. I can't tell you how serious it is...you need to find a doctor who will talk to you and explain things. \n\nLeiomyosarcoma is a rare cancer that affects smooth muscles. Low to intermediate grade is not as bad as advanced, so that part sounds positive. Focal necrosis means there is a part of the tissue sample that shows cells that are dying. I can't tell you what that means in the overall picture. The mitotic count is a measure of how many cells in the sample are dividing. HPF means high power field. I'm taking this to mean that when they looked under a high power microscope, 2-3 out of 10 cells were dividing. I can't give you a reference number for what is normal, but in general, more cells dividing would indicate the tumor is growing faster than a low number. \n\nImmunohistochemistry means staining the cells in the sample with markers to see what kind of cells they are. CD34 is a marker for undifferentiated cells. S-100 is another marker, but I can't tell you exactly what it indicates. The presence or absence of markers can mean either good or bad news, but I don't know exactly how these are used here and I don't want to guess.\n\nThat doesn't really answer your questions, because you really need a doctor who knows this case to tell you what to expect. I hope that makes it a little less mysterious, but I'm afraid it's not much help. It makes me sad to think that someone would just hand you this report and not give you some help in understanding what is going on. Sometimes hospitals have a social worker who is there to translate the medical jargon into things you really want and need to know. Ask if there is someone like this. I hope it's a good outcome. Good luck.


I do not know if I should get my MBA or MLIS degree.

You stand a better chance of making more $ with an MBA but librarians in the corporate and legal sectors do pretty well too. It depends on your geographic market as well.  For an idea of what law library jobs are like, check out LLAGNY and its job board.


If this is true, is the other 90% used for  other things, such as body organ functuion, ect.. or is it just there?

Don't get worried when u heard that we only use 10% of our brain. The president uses none at all.


actually i read in a book that we feel hot after eating food.but my personal experience says that we feel cold after eating food.tell what did u think?

cold because your blood goes to your stomach and intestines to aid in digestions


The one who gives the most intresting trivia wins. Do mention your sources.

Defcon is the largest hacking convention in the world.\n\nDEFCON is a unique experience for each con-goer. If you google around you’ll find dozens of write-ups that will give you an idea of what people have experienced at DEFCON. Trust write-ups more than media articles about the con. Some people play capture the flag 24x7. Many people never touch a computer at DEFCON. Some people see every speech they can, while others miss all speeches. Other activities include coffee wars, WI-FI shootouts, robot contests, TCP/IP contests, movie marathons, scavenger hunts, sleep deprivation, warez trading, drunken parties, spot the fed contest, charity dunk tanks, the Black and White Ball, there are more events than even we are aware of.\n\nThere i also an unofficial faq, which is humorus, but not always correct.


I tried to uninstall the video card drivers but when I went to add/remove programs it gave me an error message and said that they had already been uninstalled.  I R-Clicked on my desktop and the NVidia menu is still there... and it is also in my device manager after i tried to uninstall it from there.  I am trying to install the new drivers to see if it fixes my "stuttering video in movies" problem.

If you have the old drivers, try reinstalling them, and then trying to do an uninstall from Add/remove programs. I'm guessing some of the installation files have been deleted by chance.\n\nIf that doesn't work, there are utilities available that should do that for you. Like\nhttp://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=167\nHaven't used it myself, though.


It seems boys are wearing pink more and more but it used to just be associated with girls, how did this come to be?

According to the website "Gender Specific Colors," it would seem that assigning color to gender is mostly a 20th century trait.   It would\nalso seem that at one time, the color associations were reversed when color first came into use as a gender identifier.\n\nIn fact, this reversal of what we consider "normal" was considered conventional, even in the early 20th century.\n\n"At one point pink was considered more of a boy's color, (as a watered-down red, which is a fierce color) and blue was more forgirls. The associate of pink with bold, dramatic red clearly affected\nits use for boys. The reason is that pink being a more decided and stronger color is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty,is prettier for the girl." [Ladies Home Journal, June, 1918]\n\nhttp://histclo.hispeed.com/gender/color.html - "Gender Specific\nColors"\n\nAccording to Jo B. Paoletti and Carol Kregloh, "The Children's Department," in Claudia Brush Kidwell and Valerie Steele, ed., Men and Women:  Dressing the Part, (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989).  -\nIn the United States: "The current pink for girls and blue for boys wasn't uniform until the 1950's.\n\nIt would also seem that Nazi Germany had something to do with the association of pink with femininity:\n\n"Catholic traditions in Germany and neighboring countries reverse the current color coding, because of the strong association of blue with\nthe Virgin Mary...the NAZIs in their concentration camps use a pink triangle to identify homosexuals. (The yellow star of David is the best known symbol, used of course to identify Jews. The German system\nwas quite complicated, using various symbols an colors to identify criminals, political prisinors, an a whole range of other groups). The\nNAZI's choice of pink suggests that it by the 1930s was a color that in Germany had become associate with girls." - "Gender Specific Colors"\n\nWhile there are also myths and legends supporting both or either color for gender identification, those resources dealing with straight history date the identification of pink with femininity to the period of World War II or later.


i've seen other people give points to whoever makes them laugh or get the right answer. But how do u give away points?

give thumbs up, or choose the best answer


uhg i am a hard worker but no matter how close i get to getting everything in order, there is always someone that finds that i owe them $$. And i am not horribly in debt, i just don't get it. am i the only one?

The biggest reason is that finances are 90% behavior and 10% math.  If the math was all there was to it then very few _intelligent_ people would be in debt because the mathmatics just don't make sense.  Just from your brief questions and statements it would appear that you have a behaviour issue with not tracking your expenses and lenders correctly OR you don't understand the proper debt/income ratios.  Here are some guidelines to help you out with the 10% where the 90% will need to be something you admit to yourself and get in order.\n\nMortgage/Rent: 25% of monthly take home pay\nTotal Household Value of Autos  (example: kbb.com): 50% of annual take home pay.\n\nThere are many others but these two are where I see most people suffering.  You should also have your entire budget done _before_ you get paid.  A single penny should not be spent that doesn't go within a budget category or else the tail is wagging the dog.  Also determine if you're a defensive (saver) or offensive (earner) player and play to your strength.  If you're an earner then double your income in the next 5 years and work on the saving as you go, if you're a saver track every penny and learn where you can pinch every last cent while trying to increase your income at the same time.


I've seen many switches sold today with the term "N-Way" on them.  What exactly is this and what does it give a switch that it normally wouldn't have?

N-Way refers to alot more then just speed.  In a switch there are typically three things to worry about.\n1.) What speed you are running?\n2.) What duplex(half/full)?<--except gig which is only full\n3.) Whether you are connected to another switch or hub?\n\nN-Way will do all three automatically for you...however I wouldn't use this for any heavy duty applications at a big company.  If you are just doing home networking then it's a great idea.


Judas went off to hang himself, that much is true. But one account goes into more detail than that. It shows that in the course of hanging himself, the branch that he hung himself from broke, and he fell down a cliff and was killed on the rocks below. So, it was actually only in one way that he died. One account just gave further details of it than the other.


I am slow thinking. Difficulties on resolving maths problems..(any things that requires to think).\nCan it be that wanking too much you "loose" mind?

you might have learning differents. You could be tested to see if you are then you could find help.  You could get a tutor or ask a teacher for help with math.


So they are calling it Web 2.0 right now...when and what is the next web going to be?

Web contents are kinda tailor-made or personalized automatically according to ? the past data about your online and offline behaviors by an independently maintained database?, wide use of slick/3D graphics, audio (Flash 20.0?) enabled by wide use of 1GB+ (wireless)broadband & super fast video cards/cpus..


The pundits and industry insiders all point to Tim Duncan.  He has a great low post game.  He defends, and gets his teammates involved in the offense.  He doesn't have the ego that most NBA stars have, which makes him coachable and willing to listen.\n\nThat last fact alone puts him above the vast majority of his peers.


what tempeture does food need to be cooked at to kill germs? And, what tepeture does it need to stay at to keep germs off?

"Keep the temperature of hot food above 140°F / 60°C and keep the temperature of cold food below 40°F / 4°C. Food should not sit at intermediary temperatures (defined as 40-140°F / 4-60°C) for more than 2 hours."


Hello - I'm a married woman, but we don't want kids till we finish school.  I refuse to use hormone birth control (pills, patch, injections) because I fear the side effects.  I can't use the IUD, cause my doctor won't insert it if I have never given birth (too difficult and hurts too much, he says).  My husband hates condoms and the jellys are runny and distracting to apply.\nwhat's left?

Abstinence until u decide to have a baby:)\nWell you should use Diaphragms..its available as "ortho flex kits" in size 55 to 95(prescription only). Let our ObGyn decide the size. It is the best for you. Also at the same time to be careful you can always request your partner to ejaculate outside. It keeps you yeast and baby free!! GOOD LUCK


Guys I love the show ER and I want to learn all I can about it.  Not really a question but still...

You can find some E.R. trivia at: \nhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108757/trivia


I think everyone worships something whether they believe in God or not.  Some people even worship the idea of not having a God because they have to tell everyone about it.  I do agree with your idea about weakness.  I think that people who are insecure about their beliefs tend to try to recruit people to believe the same thing so they don't feel alone.  Those who are secure about their own beliefs tend to keep quiet and go on with their lives.  They don't need to feel justified that their beliefs are okay since they have their own truth.


Insulation. The reason hot stuff gets cold and cold gets hot is that the temperature is dispersed among the area so that eventually an equilibrium is formed and the temperature is constant.  By creating a mini thermo area a flask provides no thermodynamic properties for the heat to disperse


Can someone give actual numbers or point me to some authoritative source comparing the two revenues for 2005?

Not sure what the current numbers are for Hollywood. And I guess that would also depend on how you define Hollywood (box office only, merchandise etc.)\n\nWhen I was at Sony we referenced NPD data. They are a reliable is an industry analyst group that may have the answers you are looking for. \n\nHere is a recent AP article (11/14/05) that sites their data: \n\nhttp://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2005-11-14-video-game-sales_x.htm\n\nRough October for video game industry\nBy May Wong, Associated Press\nSAN JOSE, Calif. — Video game makers saw sales slump dramatically in October, but analysts still expect the industry to end the year with record-breaking sales after the busy holiday season, according to market research firm NPD Group. \n \n  'Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' generated $100 million in sales within the first month of its release in October 2004.   \nRockstar Games \n\nIncluding accessories, sales for the overall video game industry dropped by 16% in October to $556.1 million from $662.8 million a year ago. But the industry usually generates almost half of its annual sales during the holiday quarter. \n\nFor the month of October, U.S. sales of just gaming devices increased 5.6% to $132.5 million from $125.5 million the previous year. But gaming software sales dragged the industry, taking a significant dive of nearly 24% to $364.9 million from $478.9 million last year. \n\nNPD entertainment industry analyst Anita Frazier attributed part of the decline to the phenomenal sales last year of the hit game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which alone generated $100 million in sales within its first month of release in October 2004. \n\nWeaker sales were also likely affected by a general economic malaise, some burnout from annual versions of franchise games, and holdouts in anticipation of Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 console, due to hit store shelves on Nov. 22, Frazier said. \n\nIn addition, the marketplace is getting crowded with multiple options of consoles and handheld gadgets aimed at satisfying the game-playing public. \n\nThe number of people owning more than one game device is on the rise, Frazier said. However, each purchase of a piece of hardware is no longer necessarily from a new gaming customer, but likely from someone who already owns a bunch of games that work on a different device, thus potentially thinning software sales. \n\nStill, Frazier expects the video game industry to end the year with record sales overall, compared to the peak of $10.3 billion made in 2002. The industry usually generates almost half of its annual sales during the holiday quarter, and sales from January through October is already up nearly 9%, at $6.3 billion, compared to $5.8 billion during the same period last year, Frazier said.


I can not e-mail anything to family the little writing box is gone

Hmm..Try calling your internet company. Thats what i do with most of my problems. MOst of the time they can answer your questions pretty accurately. Hope this helps =)


They look like penguin suits!<G> but are super warm and comfortable.

Try Newport News. They have really nice clothes. Either that or click the link below for a search on "adult fleece loungewear".


In San Francisco\nwith the pullover sweatshirt being blue, with yellow writting

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Oakland's nickname "The Town"? And don't the Warriors play in Oakland?\n\nI believe San Francisco's nickname is "The City" in which case you couldn't find a Warrior's sweatshirt with those words.


My daughter has a teacher who has consitantly belittled her and harassed her over her mental health and physical health issues. I have gotten no where with the school's counslors and principals and don't know where to turn, can anyone help me? Thanks.

While you're doing all of this document everything.  Everything your daughter tells you write down.  Document days and times and content of conversations with school officials.  Give fact and not opinion of the conversation.\n\nIf the super won't help or doesn't diffuse the situation.  Speak to the school board.  They are community members just like you.\n\nLastly if none of this works go to an attorney.\nBut first go through the whole chain of command.


My Best Friend Is Becoming a Vegan (she was a vegitarian) and she is overly animal..protecting. I agree that there is animal crulty but I dont agree with not eating meat all together. I am Really Annoyed at this because she knows how strongly I feel About this and she thinks the animals are more important than our traditions that have alot of food that she now 'cant' eat. I also Come from a persian background so when she comes over i can never make her anything because all the things I know how to make have something a vegan doesnt eat. I am Really Fed up with her and this vegan obsession. She is like My sister and I love her alot but I dont know How to deal with this. Please help me.

talk to her about it - try to be as calm as you can to start out.  emphasize the things that stick out to you the most (how it seems she values veganism more than cultural traditions, for example) to try to keep the conversation focused.  also be ready to listen to her views, because who knows, maybe it really is deeply important to her.  the thing that is most important here is that she knows how you feel - if she does go vegan, you guys can find recipes for things you can make her.  ultimately, going vegan is a really personal choice - it's not right for everyone, but for some people, it's crucial.  best of luck!


Since the speed of a air rifle pellet approaches the speed of sound this looks like a daunting task. Any suggestions on how I can accurately measure the speed of a pellet fired from an air rifle? Certainly a stop watch will not work as the speed of sound will be a cause of error.\nYour help/suggestions are most appreciated.

Place a microphone equa-distant from the barrel of the gun and the target.  Digitaly record the sound of the shot.  Analyse the audio.


best book? best site? best platform (PHP, ASP, CF, etc.)?

There is a very simple way of creating a web application with AJAX by using SAJAX--the Simple AJAX toolkit.  There is not very much information on the SAJAX website but there are a number of applications on the internet that utilize SAJAX that you can learn from.  Below is a Google search link for SAJAX.\n\nThere is also a link below for a book on Amazon.com called "Foundations of AJAX."  It is a wonderful reference book that was just published on October 17, 2005.  It is getting great reviews on Amazon.\n\nI program AJAX by using PHP but it is also important to have at least a limited knowledge of Javascript.


I'm sure in a few years it won't matter but it does now.  :(  I really want to be successful but I feel like what I've done as a kid is hindering me.  Help

You can study anything that you want, one misdeamenor is not going to slow you down in any way. Everyone makes mistakes in there lives and colleges wont hold that against you. Now if you were to have a felony that would be looked at more closely. Good luck!


they a lot of culture like african american mexician


I put some C drive files into a folder then rebooted now it reads Invalid System disk replace yadi yada but there is no disk in the floppy or cd drive...I need a startup disk so I can reverse my problem.  these files were the files in the c drive folder

support.dell.com that is where u can find it


I have been answering many name related queries. Now I assign you the task of telling me the meaning of my name. 10 points for the best answer is now at your stake.

Which cannot be restricted; Also the name of Krishna's Grandson\n\nPeople with this baby name are magnificent and vigorous. Luck is on their side, but what they apparently lack is diligence, concentration and assiduity. They tend to dissipate their energies, often lacking earnestness about everything. These people are lively, even-tempered, witty, often gifted, but their quick mind quite often combines with carelessness and laziness. They can be ambitious and power-loving.\nYou are truly Anirudh & if you don't believe me , see your points!


I have my XP in C: and I want to install Win 98 in D: , but if I install it  just like that Win 98 will work and XP will be lost.  How can I prevent this. Please help me.

See, the problem here is that Windows XP has a capable boot loader, and Windows 98 does not. You could always install a 3rd party boot loader like V-Com System Commander or LILO or GRUB which are both Free Open Source Bootloaders that would work for any operating system, not just linux. Worst case scenario, go ahead and install Win98, then re-install windows XP. You DO have the install disc yes?


I need some ideas for my New Year's plans with friends.

Stay home and invite a few friends, drink champagne and eat foie gras, oysters and snails; Listen to good music.


i know almost nothing about them except that you use them to pay for things. i want to know first the basics, and then strategies to avoid having bad credit (i dont have any credit yet). I've been searching all over, but the websites i find are always using terms and acronyms that i'm not sure i know the meaning of. can someone help me out?

I agree with VaTreasures - the best thing you can do when using a credit card is to discipline yourself to pay off your balance on time.  If you get into a habit of not paying on time you start to acrue more and more interest fees (I know all about it).  Paying back on time will also avoid any missed payment penalties.\n\nApply for a credit card with an interest free period, this will cut down on costs.  Getting an interest free period is important.\n\nIf you are unhappy with the idea of running a credit account, then I would recommend a prepaid card or direct debit card.  Prepaid cards can be loaded with funds so you cannot overspend, which keeps your finances in good shape.  Debit cards withdraw funds from your bank account instantly when you make a purchase, again these do not require managing a credit account and help discipline your spending.\n\nMore helpful tips from round the web:


I want to know what the WWE wrestler Kane's real name is.

His real name is Glen Jacobs.  He has previously appeared in the WWE as Isaac Yankem and The New Diesel.  These gimmicks failed of course, but WWE loved his look and size so he was repackaged in late 1997 as the Undertaker's half brother Kane.\n\nHope that answers your question!!


I would like to know its causes,effects and remedies.

This is a common ailment.  It is caused by the deep piriformis muscle staying  contracted and it presses on the sciatic nerve which runs down behind it.  This muscle is located under all three gluteal muscles - maximus, medius, & minimus.\nThe piriformis is one of the six hip rotater muscles and its action is lateral rotation of the femur at the hip - turn your leg outward, knee is pointing out to your side, and your inner thigh is now facing forward.\nSitting all day at your job, everyday like drivers and those with desk jobs, and those who are standing in one position all day, like cashiers and greeters, their routine puts this muscle is in a constant state of contraction and needs released. \nIf you have problems with sciatica, go to a Licensed Massage Therapist, they can do gluteal massage and loosen this muscle.\nThe gluteals are your butt muscles, in case you didn't know.


The Instant Rails download worked well, and I had no trouble starting Instant Rails. The GUI is great. One spooky thing about the Instant Rails tool is that it seems to be able to watch the file system. I ended up trying to edit the Apache config file, and Instant Rails knew every time I saved a change from Notepad. It's funny to be using hi-tech stuff like Notepad when working with Rails.\n\nUnfortunately, I have run straight into a problem. I am trying to set this up on a work laptop, and I get the following error:\n\n    Apache port(80) is used by "" (inetinfo.exe)! \n\nI am trying to do this on a work laptop, which is running MS Windows XP

Sounds like you've got IIS (or one of its tools) running. Either kill it, change its port or change the port in Apache's config.


Also add why you feel they will be the candidate.

John McCain\nBill Frist\nMitt Romney\nRudolph Guliani\nAlan Keyes\n\nMy vote is for John McCain


wut im trying to do is like have place wurr i can save the videos and get a link so dat i can get a link dat i can put on mah webpage u know like when u upload a picture and get a link for it but i wanna upload a video....if you can help me i would appreciate it alot..thanks

Just open up a free hosting acount , try http://www.freewebpage.org , then upload your video\nthen point the url to the video path.\n\nExample : http://www.hosting.com/urser/video.mpg


how do i know if my thumb is infected.\ni burnt it the other day. the blister formed and it popped. now it is red and yellowish and itchy.

Soak in a mixture of epson salt and bacterial soap with warm water; if the redness get worse see your doc.


Understanding how a pun works may help.  Bennet Cerf a well know editor was an infamous punster.  His friends it is said once locked him in his own closet at a party and he banged and yelled, "Oh pun this door."  A pun uses a word that because of its sound or spelling can be mistaken for two meanings (like red and read).  Freud called that an economy of use (and he loved witty puns) because you got two meanings for the price of one.  The able mind felt stress trying to figure out which meaning to use and we often smile or laugh to relieve stress.\n\nBeing tickled is a mild for of torture but being tickled by Mom or Dad or sister causes mild stress that is relieved by laughing, we know we are not being hurt.


If there's over 6 billion people now how many have been alive assuming we began with two that started the population.  And how long, would it take to accumulate the population we have now given realistic birth and death rates.

theyve caculated it to be somewhere around 100 billion


I've paid good money for some good black leather boots.  But especially Materhorn winter boots. Its winter and snowing here in Germany and I have to wear boots designed for the hot of the desert. I'm dismounted and spend a lot of time on my feet and I gotta wear this junk? I think its just odd to wear desert boots with a NATO woodland pattern BDUs. Come on! I had to give up my patrol cap for a useless beret. What's next?

It's kinda nice not to have to polish the combat boots, and they won't have the hot weather version only.  They will get a cold weather version soon enough.


is it true that some people can see in future or past..

Well, some ppl claim that they can see the past and predict the future. Some of them say that they've actually done it before with accuracy. There was this one famous predictor hundreds of years ago... I think his name was Nostradamus... and his writings have been interpreted to say that he predicted 9/11 and stuff. \n\nIntuition is different from being psychic. Intuition doesn't always involve prediction- it's more of a gut feeling.


I read a blog that someone posted that siad that there was a blue moon this month, meaning that there were 2 full moons.  The blog siad that 12/31/05 was a blue moon.  Is this true?  All I can find is that 12/31 will be our second NEW moon, not blue moon.

Nope it has to be 2 full moons.  Not 2 new moons.  There's only been one full moon this month.  there will be, however, two new moons.  one was on the 1st and the other will be the 31st....  the full moon happened on December 15th.\n\nA "Blue Moon" is the name given to the second full moon in a calendar month. Because there are roughly 29.5 days between full moons, it is unusual for two full moons to "fit" into a 30 or 31 day month (and impossible to fit into a 28 or 29 day month, so February can never have a Blue Moon). The saying "Once in a Blue Moon" means a rare occurrence, and predates the current astronomical use of the term, which is quite recent. In fact, Blue Moons are not all that rare, on average there will be one Blue Moon every 2.5 years. After 1999, the next Blue Moons will be in November 2001; July 2004; and June 2007. The last one before 1999 was in July 1996. \nThe term Blue Moon is believed to have originated in 1883 after the eruption of Krakatoa. The volcano put so much dust in the atmosphere that the Moon actually looked blue in color. This was so unusual that the term "once in a Blue Moon" was coined. However, Blue Moon was also used in much the same way we use the term "Harvest Moon". There were twelve names for full moons, one for each month, and the name Blue Moon was used in years which had 13 full moons. It referred to the third full moon of the four occuring between an equinox and solstice in that year. A misinterpretation of this led to a Sky and Telescope Magazine "Star Quiz" in July 1943 followed by an article in March 1946 which stated that the second full moon in any calendar month was called a Blue Moon (attributed to the 1937 Maine Farmers' Almanac), and this definition has now become part of the language. \n\nIn January and March of 1999, we had a situation which only takes place about four times a century: two Blue Moons occurring in the same year. The last time this happened was in January and April of 1961 and it will not happen again until January and March of 2018. A double Blue Moon most commonly occurs in January/March but is also possible in January/April or January/May and only when there is no full moon at all in February. It is also possible to have a Blue Moon in December of one year and March of the next year, again, there is no full moon in the intervening February. \n\nThat might have been way more info than you wanted, but now you know... and knowing is half the battle.


Why does the english language abbreviate the word pounds to "lbs." and the word number to "no." and other similar situated words as those?

Pounds abbreviates to lbs because lbs is actually an abbreviation of libres, which is latin for 'pounds'.  Latin is used for abbreviations a lot because its use in the sciences percolates into everyday English, especially for weights and measures.


I asked this question and received this answer:\nGood news! Someone has answered your question on Yahoo! Answers: \nWho is the CEO of Panasonic and what is his/her e-mail address? \nHere's the answer that serf gave:\nDon Iwatani. You could try Don.Iwatani@panasonic.com\n\nUnfortunately, when I used it that e-mail address, I received and undeliverable response.  So again, I asked;  Who is the CEO of Panasonic and what is his/her e-mail address?

The real name of Panasonic is Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. It is one of the largest electronic product manufacturers in the world, comprised of over 600 companies. \n\nThey do not have a CEO, but rather the following positions:\n\nFumio Ohtsubu - President\nMasayuki Matsushita - Vice Chairman of the Board and Chief Financial Officer\nKazuo Toda - Executive Vice President\nOsamu Tanaka - Executive Vice President\nKumio Nakamura - Chairman of the Board\nMasayuki Matsushita - Vice Chairman of the Board\n\nYou will not be able to find their email addresses, as that is proprietary information.


I need some 3d icon about hosting and computer or etc\nlike top-left icons in http://www.pixel2life.com\nfree and 3d

Many websites use icon sets designed for KDE:\n\nhttp://kde-look.org/index.php?xsortmode=high&page=0\n\n(Choose Icons from menu on left). \n\nMany icon sets come as SVG. If you don't have a SVG editor, grab Inkscape ( http://www.inkscape.org/ )


Are there criteria other than age that would be better to determine one's right to vote.  After all many persons who are under 18 pay taxes, have familes, work and support themselves and their familes, and know more about ballot isses than others far older.

I think we should be able to vote when were 16 because if we pay taxes and deal with other goverment stuff then why can't we vote. i also think it should be determaied on how well you know whats on the ballot. We live in the USA we should have a opinon to.


i have the flu and i feel like i have to vomit extremmly bad but i dont want to what is something i can do?

It helps me to lay down, close my eyes and focus on something else besides how sick I feel. Try not to focus on food tough that can make it worse :) Mind over Matter.


If they do i will be the first to go out and Buy it!!!!\nWhat i meaan ewhen i say big I mean Wil be able to Holld Docs. that are 100000000000 kb!

In ten years we've come from 10 MB to 300 GB. I don't think 100 TB is that far ahead (well, it is a bit far, but not unthinkable).


I know some people are so afraid of having their credit information stolen that they refuse to shop online.  Most of my shopping this year and last year was done online.  In fact most of my shopping period is done online.  How do you feel about it?

Credit card companies protect you against fraud if someone steals your credit card information.  I've had it happen, and both Mastercard and Visa were more than happy to cancel the charges and investigate the crime. \n\nShopping online is safer than giving your credit card to the waiter at a restaurant. They dissappear behind a wall for a minute with it and who knows what they do with it.  If they are honest: nothing... if they aren't:... you get the idea.\n\nShopping online is very convenient as long as you don't mind waiting for shipping.  I never buy electronics locally if I can avoid it because I always get a better deal online than anything available in this city.\n\nSome useful websites for shopping online:\nhttp://www.pricegrabber.com\nhttp://www.pricewatch.com\nhttp://www.dealtime.com\nhttp://www.ebay.com


i am writing a paper and need help researching

Irreducible complexity:   \n\nIrreducible complexity is a concept which considers that the generally accepted scientific theory that life evolved through biological evolution by natural selection alone is incomplete or flawed, and that some additional mechanism is required to explain the origins of life. \n\n\nSpecified complexity\n\nSpecified complexity is defined by certain criteria identifiable in biological systems and then used to argue that natural evolutionary processes are wildly unlikely to be able to produce these systems. \nSpecified complexity is defined as "unevolvable" and then certain biological systems are asserted to exhibit this property. \n\n\nFine-tuned universe\n\nThe Universe seems to be 'fine-tuned' (for life), because any small changes in the 20 or so physical constants would make it very different, and presumably not hospitable to life. For example, stars would not be able to fuse hydrogen and helium if the electric charge of the electron had been only slightly different, or if the strength of the strong nuclear force had been only 2% greater diprotons would be stable and hydrogen would fuse too easily.


i trust u guys, but even 1 person in this whole wide world who goes to Yahoo could b lying or joking around. the problem is, how can u tell if sumones lying?   please don't say ask ur daddy!

well theyre lying if their name is sevensix2x51.. that's for sure.. also if their answer doesn't make sense or makes you feel depressed, or if it's really funny. also maybe you're not asking the right question, like on irobot..


an email mistakenly got into my inbox. it was a female. We exchanged great words of loves and even phone calls. I could not hide my emotions, I told her I loved her too much. She used to wake me up by her messeges. She used to use her cell phone to call from a distant area, she used to close the door and chat with me for hrs and I was doing the same. About three days ago, I realised her enthusiasm was down to earth. She started to log in and get to a disappearing mode. I really love her. I want the best way to bring her back to think of me as much as she was doing before. thanks

Don't try to force anything. If it's meant to be it won't be so hard.  Go with the flow of the relationship and listen to her when she says no. Lots of us men don't realize that when a woman says no she means it. Don't be posessive, be kind to her and see how it goes.


When I add an articel to my Blog, Google and MSN immediatley Index these new articles and I now have 140 pages of my blog (www.OCRealEstateBlog.com) which are indexed by Google & MSN. But Yahoo has stopped Indexing my new article posts and only has  6 pages (out of 150 total) Indexed ????  What went wrong with Yahoo?  I entered my Blog in MyYahoo to no avail...

You page updates on the frequency of the visit by Yahoo Web crawler robots. As such, all you can do is wait for them. But yes, you can improve upon their frequency of visit, by either exporting you blog by RSS and including it on Yahoo 360. My Yahoo 360 account is crawled at an average rate of 8-10 days. By linking to your blog, it further improves upon the chances of updation.\n\nAlso, submit your site again at http://search.yahoo.com/, it would then crawl the undiscovered blog posts.


i heard this from one of my relatives, i can't remember exactly what kind of fat...

you boil fat down, and let it cool into layers.  (this will happen naturally.)  take the hard layer of fat off the top, and mix it with lye.  lye can be obtained by mixing hearth ash with water.. a sort of highly toxic and corrosive "tea", so to speak.  (by hearth ash, i mean ash from the hearth..  wood ash from a cooking fire.)  you mix the lye with the hard fat, and it should start to foam up a bit.  keep stirring until it settles (stir with a wooden spoon.. not metal, for metal with react with the soap-in-progress.)  pour the foul-smelling liquid into molds, cover them, and let them sit for at least 7 months.  it takes this long for the lye to finish reacting with all that animal fat.  once the soap has cured, it's ready for use.\n\ni'm sorry, but i do not remember the exact proportions that go with with recipe, but i'm sure you can find that somewhere online.


i live in an aparment complex and want to give my neighbors something for x-mas but not willing to spend too much would it be ok to give them tin can of cookies and a card attach?

I think that would be absolutely wonderful!  True spirit of the holiday!  More people should be like you.  If I was your neighbor, I would just be so flattered!  I was thinking about doing something like that for my neighbors too, but I was going to attempt making a jam.  I found a real easy recipe for the crock pot.


"The overwhelming evidence at trial established that ID is a religious view, a mere re-labeling of creationism, and not a scientific theory."\n\n-- Quote from U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III's ruling that struck down a school board's decision to require biology students in Dover, Pa., to be taught about the concept of "intelligent design":

that is so awesome.  now we just need to do that in kansas!


This movie is one of the greatest movies of all time.  I had to know if anyone else agrees or disagrees.

Sorry...it's a cheesy version of the great Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates Of Penzance.  There is a movie version of it starring Kevin Kline, Angela Landsbury, and Linda Ronstadt (the start of her serious singing career) which IS pretty good, even if Rex Smith is in it.


I've heard a lot of stories that it was not possible for us at the time to land on the moon. i'm not sure what to believe. what are your opinions/facts?

I'm not sure. I believe it is real though. Wish I had some solid proof to back it up. Perhaps we wont know for sure untill civilians are able to land freely on the moon and see for themselves. Until that happens fully, we just have to rely on faith.


A lot of children who are claimmed missing move to the middle of no where. Others are seen online. If you know of a missing child, report it.


Are they so drunk they don't realize you can't hear them while standing next to the speakers? Or maybe that you're on the dancefloor to dance?

It's a way to socialize. You don't dance and pretend to ignore your partner, do you?


And how about points for posting questions.  \n\nI'm on level 2 (tho I did receive a thankyou from Y! like it says) and have another 600 points to go till I get to level 3.  That's an eternity what with all the posting limits on 'ere.

No.  It should be hard to get a high ranking.  That way a high ranking actually means something.\n\nIf points were easy, they wouldn't have any meaning what so ever.


I would really like to be a writer. I love writing. I love to write stories. I would like to know how to be a good enough writer to get some stories published.

Practice makes perfect...decide what kind of writing you want to do and then spend at least 15-30 mins writing a day. Also, read at least 15-30mins a day of the same kind of things you would like to write. Keep a folder of all your favorite articles to spark ideas for yourself later on.


I just found out my 5-year boyfriend cheated on me...he's been with another girl the whole time he knew me...why would he do that?

First, you have my sympathy. Betrayal always hurt. I am sure that you are torn up inside. However, let me point out several thing. Isn't better to know his character now-- otuside of marriage, if that is where you were hoping the relationship would go-- rather than after marriage?  Second, recognize that people rarely change their stripes, if he comes back and wants a second chance... I would encourage you to firmly let him know that "betraying for five years does not deserve asecond chance. You have no intention to give him the chance to hurt you again."\nFinally, remember that women cheat on men too! So your questions can be better phrased, why do people cheat when they are in a love relationship?


I used to remember but I can't remember now...


If he takes his time, uses lots of soap, and gives special attention to the job, does a grrr like that?

Do you mean a woman??\nWhat is with the grrrr thing?\nAs a woman I can say I would enjoy having my hair washed...it is a kind of pampering and that is always nice.


I don't want any weak answers. I MEAN RANDOM!

You mean like.. the y2k problem was a government cover up for sporks and super-soldiers? Well, they were placed there beforehand the y2k problem. How did they know of the y2k problem? Well they planned the y2k 'problem' and started circulating the sporks in order to keep a certain amount of control of what we use for utensils in common fast food restaurants knowing that more and more people would begin buying those popular breakfast meals. This way, they could keep tabs on how much we bought of those [because there is a correlation between who buys the breakfast meals and a vulnerability to one of their super-drugs], and effectively make a 'mistake' in a margin that they extracted and replaced with the 'breakfast meal' results therefore creating the hype of a 'y2k problem'. They needed to get this information inside of the system before the year 2000 to effectively wipe this potentially dangerous data from existance. The data only made it into a certain super secret document. What could they gain of this? Well they had much to gain. They needed the information on how popluar these breakfasts really were to be able to feed us super sedatives to breakfast meal buyers (which answers the age-old question of 'Is the government controlling fast food joints?') and abduct a few selected buyers for a project to create super-soldiers. These super-soldiers are disguised as those Roomba vacuum cleaners.


Tiger (10.4.3) iMac G5. When I open System Preferences -> Sound, it crashes System Preferences and close the window. Any clue where to solve it?\n\nOf course, any other than reinstall, which is obvious and doesnt need to be asked.

I think you best bet will be to go insider your user Library folder>Preferences and delete the Finder .plist and restarting. If this does not do it, it may be another plist, but I am not sure which. Try creating a new user account. If all works will, it is definately a plist problem. The folks below are a real help for these types of questions.


I HEARD THAT A LARGER PERCENTAGE OF BLACKS HAVE DIED IN THE IRAQ WAR THAN IN THE CIVIL WAR. I ALSO HEARD THAT BLACKS WITH "BIBLE NAMES" (LUKE, MICAH, AMOS ETC) ARE FOUND LESS OFTEN ON ARLINGTON CEMETARY HEADSTONES THAN THOSE WITH "STREET NAMES" LIKE ( JAMAAL, TYRONE, KOBE) ETC. IT SEEMS TRUE THE BIBLE MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

Question for you is have you ever been to Arlington National Cemetary EVER, also it doesn't or shouldn't matter what someone's name is when they have given their life for this country... maybe you should think about that then your borderline racist comment ... Jamal isn't a street name Pookie or Ray Ray or Slim is  know the difference and bother to go to Arlington not to look at the names of people but to HONOR the service members that are buried there... My husband has done more than his share of funerals at Arlington and handed many a US Flag to a widow or mother and I'm sorry but that is someone's child that is gone that you are just gafing off with your ignorance and lack of any respect whatsoever which says more negative things about you than a person Named Jamal or Kobe...


What makes conservitive repulicans really angry?

Imagining President Hillary Rodham Clinton's SECOND term :-)


more appeared and they all reacted the same way to my scratching them.  It has been almost a year and the areas are dry and still inches a lot.  i have use hydrocortison as well and other ointment and a combination of ointments with the crotisone.\nplease help

You definately need to go see a dermatologist.  Get going!


is it perhaps because all christians have been divided by an unescrupoulos monk in the past or why? or is it because love is too ridiculous for some people? Why can't we all get along? (Rodney King)

Free will, my friend. Free will was his gift to us. A relationship with Him in Jesus is our choice, and His desire.\n\nLove is the answer. And God is love. \n\nWhenever humans are involved, we will surely mess it up. We all fall short of the glory of God. \n\nHang in there. They call the good fight of faith for a good reason.


on my friends computer theres a button. it looks like this Y! and its red. when you hover your mouse over it it says Yahoo Services. and when u click it it gives u options like to log in so u dont have to type ur password and username in and stuff. i was wondering were i could get that for my computer cause she doesnt remember how it got it on her computer.


It was so hot I had to remove the coverings on my windows, imagine in the dead of winter having the temperature in the 50's, and you know the shame of it was last week for the MTA strike in NY the temperature was in the 20's and 30's most days I had to walk for 1hour to get home.


He's not an *** he's idiosyncratic.. lol ... It's just his take on the world and his views on how things are "supposed to be" that are so funny. I love all the situations he ends up in. I love the "fish-out-of-water" scenarios. He's constantly "in trouble" with his wife. He always has to apologize to someone for something. It's hilarious. He constantly takes things to the Nth degree. He can never just let things go. It makes for hilarious television. I can't wait until the sixth season !!


do people actually pick their noses and put the boogers in their mouths?

I THINK THAT NOT ONLY SOME PEOPLE EAT BUGGERS,BUT THEY SWALLOW THEM LIKE SOME PEOPLE  SWALLOW RAW  OYSTERS.


i eat excessively, i skip classes b/c i want to sleep, and can't concentrate on anything for very long....for example i should be studying but i keep avoiding it! How can I work on my self control?

So I'm not the only one!  Here what I do.  I set a goal, any goal.  For example, orgainize time by scheduling certain things at particular times.  Do not shcedule your whole life, just important stuff.  Then work on it not more than 20 mins each day.  (Give yourself a day off with nothing scheduled.)  This way you are training yourself to have goals and work on self-discipline in following a routine.  Remember, the key is not to devote too much time, then it becomes a chore.  You'll notice a difference after the first month and after three months you'll be hooked.


If you knew there were no actual laws against being barefoot in public places, would you do it more often?

I'm not in the freaking third world anymore I wear shoes.  I'm American, not some non shoe wearing God haters.  Where did I put those meds?


After a loss to Detroit, they are at .500.\nHome rec:4-5\nAway rec:7-6

It's going to be tough with milwaukee and cleveland this year.  If they do you better hope they don't face Detroit in the first round. They have gotten blown out in both games so far.


ive been working too much at my job with alot of stress and i need to find some way to get rid of some of it. im pretty sure that everyone knows what i mean by stress at work

Hobbies are wonderful.  Meditation, pets, music, hitting a pillow, a glass of wine, reading, games, getting massage regularly, giving massage to a significant other, sex, laughing (preferaably not at the same time), entertainment like movies or TV, etc.  Pick something you like and do it.  The biggest thing I have seen that helps...just staying active mentally and physically.  FI you feel good you will look good and be your body and mind will not get as stressed and not hold as much stress.  Hope it helps.


In 6 years from now, the mother will be 5 times as old as the child. \n\nQuestion: Where's the father?

Well, the only time a mother will be five times as old as a child about 21 years younger is when the mother is about 25, and the child is about 5. Subtract 6 from that, and.. hey, the child is -1 year old! Or, approximately.\n\nWhich leads me to figure that, while we can't quite be sure where the father is, we do know that the mother's there too. And that they've got about nine months to pick baby names.


She doesn't have any emotional or financial need, she is a very strong and independent woman and although nice, she has specified that she only wants to take care of your "physical" needs. How do I make her realize the benefits of a commited, serious relationship that could end in marriage?

One of my friends did it, and she says she didn't make it happen, it just did.  If you show intrest towards a relation ship, above friends with benefits, and she responds, it could turn out to your advantage.  Your not going to make it happen, it's just going to or not, all you can do is show her it's something you want!


I have even tried various different contact lenses to alleviate this problem.why is this happening all of a sudden?

Well, if you use your vision for precision necessary excercises like reading or looking carefully at computer screens, pictures, etc etc, they will get dry.  If you do nothing and they still do, then you need to use drops.  Just the ones that are similar to natural tear drops.  Even the ones for people who wear contacts work well.  It doesnt matter if you wear contacts or not.  But, on the flip side, you might need to see a doctor beacause the tear ducts might be a bit small on your eyes so its a bit difficult to get moisture.  What they do is shoot a laser right at the tear duct to open it up a bit.  This is done almost painlessly.  Its a slight burn for about an hour or two.  At most it would be there till the next morning.  But, without this procedure, you might go blind early because there was not enough lubrication to protect your eyes and eyesight till your ripe age.  So ask your doctor.  In the mean time, those eye drops will work well.  Do not forgo this because its really important to your eyes.  you can lose a finger and still live a happy life, but if you lose your eyesights, you will regret it for the rest of your life.  I wish you the best of luck.


because now in days everywhere u go u see a girl with a girl and a guy with a guy

God did such an awsome job making women and now everyone wants one


Hi!  I'm an Audiologist and work in an Ear, Nose and Throat Doctors' office.  There are different kinds of ear infections. Swimmers ear is in the external ear canal and is typically treated with ear drops and keeping the ear dry.  \n\n     A middle ear infection is a build-up of fluid behind the eardrum and often accompanies a head cold, or in young children can occur during teething, or in infancy can even happen if the baby is bottle fed while laying flat.  To relieve the discomfort, OTC pain relievers are usually recommended, and it often helps to apply heat, such as a hot water bottle, against the ear.  If accompanied by fever, antibiotics are often prescribed and it is VERY important to administer them properly for the full dosage to ensure that ALL the bacteria have been killed.  Otherwise, the bacteria can regrow and may become resistant to the milder antibiotics.  \n\n     If the infections keep coming back, or if the fluid doesn't drain even after the antibiotics have killed the bacteria, surgical options may be considered.  This is especially true in the case of young children, if the decrease in hearing is not resolving because it can effect the child's speech development.  The surgeon makes an incision in the eardrum, draws out the fluid, cleans the middle ear space, and usually places a tube through the incision.  The tube simply maintains an opening through the ear drum to maintain equal air pressure in the middle ear.  Most tubes are designed to fall out of the eardrum as the healing process occurs -- usually about six months after surgery.   The surgery is very common and is done as a same-day procedure in most cases, only because the space is so small that the patient must be very still.  With adults, many specialists will perform the surgery in their office using only a local anestetic.   If the child snores a lot or has other trouble breathing or frequent sore throats then inflammed or enlarged adenoids or tonsils may be blocking the Eustacian tube and preventing the fluid from draining.\n\n     My son had chronic ear infections as an infant, even though he was breastfed and I was diligent about administering his medications properly.  His father had ear infections his whole life, so I guess he just inherited the tendancy for ear infections from his dad.  His first set of tubes was around his first birthday.  The hardest part was not feeding him before and after -- he was so mad and he didn't understand.  Another set of tubes and an adenoisectomy were done when he was five.  Then he started getting frequent throat ifections so we had to remove the tonsils a couple years later.  He's now 14 and only gets earaches occasionally.\n\n     An inner ear infection often causes dizziness and sometimes ringing in the ear and/or sudden hearing loss.  If there is a sudden onset of such symptoms it is important to see a specialist ASAP, because the sooner one starts treatment, the better the cance of recovery.


What kind of religion are you if you ahve one? (example: Lutheran, Catholic, etc.)

I believe in God, and I'm definitely Christian, but I can't identify any more than that. I would say that I'm nondenominational, but nowadays that's a denomination in and of itself (which doesn't make sense, so go figure). I do think my beliefs tend to be more Baptist, although I'm not active in any sense of the word. A believer without works would describe me well.


My Brother is Diabetic and dieing from it. He just started getting brown colored nose bleeds. What could cause that ?

Causes of brown colored nose bleed\n\nChronic sinusitis\n\nNasal polyposis\n\nRhinorrhea\n\nCellulitis\n\nBut very little chance that it could be due to diabetes


yes, marijuana should be legalized, if not for the wonderful textile possiblities of hemp (which is legal, for it contains no THC, but y'have to jump through a bunch of hoops to be allowed to grow it), marijuana gives you the munchies!  on a humorous scale, that would increase your local grocer's business a hundred-fold.  on a more serious level, it stimulates the appetite of chemotherapy patients, so sick from all those anti-cancer poisons that they have trouble eating.\n\nthe only problem with any substance or act that makes people feel "good" is that someone will invariably abuse it.  alcohol, tobacco, acts sexual in nature, just to name a few, are abused constantly by humans.\n\nthe u.s. government could also tax the crap out of it, thus generating funds instead of wasting them incarcerating people who, otherwise, have done no wrong.  plus, it'd put the drug dealers out of business, whom often are involved in the selling of more harmful substances, as well.  i also suggest the legalized use should be restricted from those in the fields of public transportation, child care, anything requiring the use of guns, and medicine.  i'm sorry, but i want my pharmacist sober when mixing up migraine medicine.  i don't wanna get estrogen pills by mistake!\n\nthe real gateway drug?  tobacco.  think about it.


That is a very tricky concept.\nLet S be the set of all sets that are not members of themselves.\nIs S a member of S? If it is, it implies that S is not a member of itself.\nIf it's not, it implies that it's not a set that is not a member of itself, so S must be a member of itself.\nContradiction!\n\nBy the way, this paradox was discovered by Russell and Zermelo, and basically MURDERED all the classic (naive) set theory.\nIt was like a major earthquake in the Math world, and the scientists tried to pick up the pieces and construct some non-contradictory axiomatic systems.\n\nI believe the problem of self-membership is approached in different ways by different systems, but I don't really know the details.\nFor further info, you can start reading from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%27s_paradox\n\nP.S. About the first answer: membership is NOT inclusion


I've been told that I have benign non-essential tremors by a neurologist because my hands shake a lot. I'm trying to find a medication that can stop the shaking. A neurologist gave me medication a few years ago, but I can't remember what it is & I can't find any information on it.  If anyone can help, I'd appreciate it.  Thank you.

I too have this condition, along with my older brother, a son, a nephew , and my now deceased father .   All you may want to know about your condition can be found in the current issue of Consumer Reports issue of "onHealth" Volume18 Number 1 - page11. Learn to live with it as all of us have done except for my father.  Physicians did horrible things to him in search of a cure and he shook till he died at 80.


I think money causes many problems in this world. why not just throw it out and just strive to be better people for one another without worrying about money.  I think if we did away with money eventually this world would be a better place cause no one would no longer be working for money but instead to better themselves.

To appreciate the importance of money in an economic system,it is instructive to speculate on what the economy would looklike without it (before Sir John Money created it in 3016 BC).\n\nWithout money individuals would have to devote more time to buying what they want and selling what they don't want;  peole would have less time to work and play. ( Bartering )\n\nWithout the bartering system, we're left with the socialist / communist economies.  You can research the Soviet Union/Cuba/ and see where this goes.\n\nOur problem is a portion of us are too capitalist (busy bee's) and a greater portion of us are comunists (lasy grashoppers).  Until a society can come to a BALANCE between work ethics, money will be necessary to identify the different types.


It is estimated that there are approximately 200 million stars in the Milky Way and each one has the potential to have a "solar system" of some type.  Depends on many factors and the type of planets that can exist around a particular star also have many factors.  A number of "solar systems" have been found around other stars.  A current list of them can be found at exoplanets.org


I just got my first eyeglasses prescription and now when I am wearing them and I look at a square object head-on, like my computer monitor, it appears to be trapezoid shaped, with the top looking narrower than the bottom. Why is that? And the effect is even more pronounced with objects inside the screen, like this web browser window inside which I am typing right now. Very strange. I have been very careful to ensure that the monitor is directly in front of me, at a right angle to my line of vision, for ergonomic reasons. This effect exists when my eyeline is at, above, or below the middle of the screen, although it is more pronounced, of course, when I am below it.

The reason is directly due to the "slant" of your glasses. When they are made, the specialist slightly slants the lens downward, in order to help magnify objects' clearness by the way you see it. That produces the "trapezoid" look on the computer screen. Your best bet is to slightly bend the lens upward. Don't break it. If you do this, however, you will notice that things will not look as clear as normal (slight to moderate difference)


I told the doctor that I was bleeding a lot for several months now.  She did a blood pregnancy test and it was negative.  I was also having bleeding after sex.  She ordered an ultrasound for me.  What would it be for?

To see if there are any growths (cancerous or benign) or problems with your ovaries, uterus or other parts of your reproductive system that a regular gyno exam can't reveal.


I worked tempoarily some where else for 3 weeks and left to go back to my old job because they offered it to me full time (I only worked part time before). I left on good terms with the temp company but did not want to put it because it makes me look like a job hopper. I read somewhere that if you worked somewhere less than six months you don't have to list it.

Absolutely leave it off. An employer is only interested in you being able to account for the time off between jobs. You should not even show the three week gap with your current job. Just list the entire time from when you started part time through the time you went fulltime and beyond as one continuous employment. Three weeks is nothing to worry over. Three years without employment, 4 months or more actually, is time you need to account for. Were you in prison, DUI time, are you a fellon? These are the questions that long gaps of employment raise. Three weeks does not cause concern.


Somewhere in this computer, a good while back, I found a listing of nazi war crimnals who were excuted for their crimes...I don't remember where it was I was looking at. Could anyone help me find this or any other web site with the listing of the last names of those excuted?


Has anyone else heard of this OS. I dont think it is another name for Vista (could be wrong). If so, could you give me a link to some screenshots or something?

Windows Longhorn was the development codename for Windows Vista, the new version of Windows which is rumored to be out around the 2006 holiday season.\n\nThe following are some screenshots of the beta from the ZDNet website: