Does cancelling a credit card or a store card affect my Credit History. If so, how?

Your credit will be effected.  Read Jess's answer, she is correct.\n\nYour credit score is made up of several parts.  The major portion is related to your debt/credit ratio, and your credit history.\n\nWhen you cancel an old credit card, you lose in several ways.  Note that your credit score will eventually recover in a few months, so if you are not making any major credit purchases soon it will not have that drastic an effect.  But never cancel more then 1 every 3 months.\n\n1)  You lose the credit history from having a good payment record on the card.  This alone will cost you at least 15-20 points on your score.  Many young people had difficulty in getting a loan because of this reason.  It's recommended that you get your teen a credit card, so by the time they are 20 they will have several years established on their record.  Credit history is MAJOR!\n\n2)  Your debt/credit ratio suffers.  Lets say you have 3 cards, with a total of $10,000 credit limit.  You have a total balance of $1,000 on these cards.  Your debt/credit ratio is 10%, which is excellent!\n\nNow lets cancel that paid off credit card with a $5000 credit limit.  You now have only $5,000 in credit, but you still have that $1,000 debt.  Your new debt/credit ratio is now 20%.  It's ok, but you have now doubled your ratio, and this will effect your credit score.\n\nFor more information, visit http://www.myfico.com\nThis is the home of the folks who developed the FICO scoring system.  They have lots of info, tutorials, and advice on how to improve your credit score.


the question is talking about consumer behaviour

It seems like the obvious answer would be yes.


"group of people" as defined by you.  and don't try to give me a speech about how we shouldn't judge or how it's ME that's weird or something lame like that.  (it won't make me think twice about myself-it will only make me laugh at you.)

Wow, chocolate temptation... that is sooo deep, if only WE could be as enlightened as YOU *scoff*\n1)I think arrogant people who think they are better than the rest of us are weird\n\n2)Amish\n\n3)drag queens\n\n4)PETA\n\netc, etc, we are all weird in the eyes of someone else... but these groups i listed are weird to everyone except themselves.


Or Laid me off. No. They keep saying my position has been filled. I was on light duty for 2 months and they said they had no light duty for me and now that I am released they wont put me on the schedule. But I cant even collect unemployment because technically I still work for them. Please Help!!!

position cant be filled if they didnt send you a termination notice or a letter stating that you were laid off so yeah go to the higher ups they will be able to help you maybe they are going to put you somewhere else but in any event follow up with your human resource department if that doesnt make it make a dame complaint


I have a friend from Taiwan who wants to study business in America to learn better english without spending everything he has. Which state should i suggest?

I woud suggest a local community college in whatever town he chooses to stay in.  In Chicago, for example, they often offer free ESL (English as a Second Language) classes.  After getting a good grip on the language he can continue studyig at the community college, taking business and/or accounting classes. This is probably his cheapest option.\n\nGood luck!


Whenever my boss comes into my office to tell me something and starts rambling...I slowly bring my hands up from my keyboard, slowly turning my palms up and just stare at them in as if I've never seen them before, wiggling my fingers every now and then till he shuts up and leaves backing out of my office...then I continue on with my work? Is this bad?


I want to know how much somebody making $36,000 now was making 14  years ago.

Its hard to tell for now because its still 2006, but at the end of the year you can use this link to calculate inflation.\n\nhttp://www.westegg.com/inflation/


when i add paste a pictur to my document in ms word i cannot see it.thoug it is pasted. i know that some thing need to be set.\nWhat is this?

Is the image in a format that Word recognizes?  It has to be a .GIF or .JPG to work properly.\nIf the image is too large for the page, Word will attempt to resize it or scroll it down to the next page.\nThe Office Help files should tell you what needs to be done.


Her take on that was it wasn't a big deal but some think she got dissed.

people in LA wouldn't want to show up....just another person to them. \nwhereas, small town america....it is their moment of glory.


I saw statistic that said that human trafficing was a 10 billion dollar a year industry.Makes you wonder how many of our on border patrol agents take bribes or turn a blind eye for a piece of the action. Have any of you paid and how much?

You aren't far off from the figures I hear directly from people that  have done it.  Also, there is kind of a scale.  Something like $1000 to walk the whole way, $1500 to walk across and then get a ride into San Diego or LA, and then $2000 and up to get a ride to your final destination if it's farther north.   Carrying a kilo of coke or weed on you while you make the crossing isn't an uncommon requirement either.


i want to share the photos with my friends online. so what is the procedure to do it?

push \n\n'send a file'\nor click\n'photo' hope  it helps!


I am ok with every part of my body except my stomach. Please, no sit ups, they hurt my back.

if you find out can you let me know!!!\n\nSome of us just aren't lucky enough to get back tyhe figure we had before mother hood.\n\nIf your back hurst with sit ups try something like Yoga or pilates it could help tone a little.


What do you mean, "believe"?  Their characters are people worthy of the office, just as the Republican candidate played by Alan Alda would have been worthy of the office within the limitations of his party's policies.\n\nOr are you asking whether some Americans think we just elected a real President Santos?  If that's the question: no, I don't think anybody's that dumb.


What to do. Im 16. not alot but steady something I can do.


what is the deffrent betweem miss world and miss universw? who's more imortant


who is the present coach of england's football team.

As of April 25, 2006:\nRonaldinho enjoyed an annual revenue of 23 million euros ($28.47 million), said France Football, which added up the salaries, bonuses, sponsorship deals and other sources of income for each player.\n\nBeckham follows with a total of 18 million, down from 25 million the previous year. Brazil and Real Madrid forward Ronaldo is in third place, having pocketed 17.4 million euros while England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is fourth in the list with an income of 16.1 million euros.\n\n\nCurrent English Manager:  Sven-Göran Eriksson, sixth and final year with team


The National Lottery - Flying Bricks ad 2006\nLurpak - Music is an instrumental and sounds like its played on a wind instrument\nK-Swiss - Funky dancing tune (2006)\nSmirnoff - The ad has a man and a women in a car talking and crying, it keeps rewinding and repeating..classical piece\n1664 Beer - A composer is guiding orchestra and song cuts off

http://www.soundsfamiliar.info\n\nI'll have a look\n\nSMIRNOFF:\nDIAMOND by: WALTER MURPHY called: A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN\n\nKRONENBOURG\n1664 by: KINOBE called: SLIP INTO SOMETHING MORE COMPFORTABLE


i have seen his last 10 answers on this yahoo-answers, and in some weird way i really enjoy thinking about mainworry with a red face and steam coming out of his ears, for completely no reason.\n\nanybody else get a kick out of the fact that some people get so easily offended for no reason?

I wonder if he puts Bible quotes on his tax return. \n\nIn some ways I feel sorry for him, his views seem to be so unbalanced and one eyed. I think he needs to get out more, and live life.\n\nOr at least get a second book to read.


how many pills of ritalin do you take to overdose? i took two, and im not prescribed to ritalin....im having a fast heartbeat and that's all. i looked at the symptoms for the overdose and i only have one...idk how many mg i took. i think it was 100..or 50. but not sure.

You realize that it is very dangerous to take medications that are not prescribed to you, especially a stimulant? That is a form of drug abuse.  If you are really concerned, call poison control or go to the ER and get your stomach pumped (it will make you think twice about taking drugs you were not prescribed again).


Im gonna buy sims 2 but if theres sims 3 i'll get that so is there sims3?

no, but there are lots of add ons, sims nightlife, which is kool, and sims business which are all for sims 2, but there is a new add on coming out for sims to. i think its called sims family fun, or somthing along those lines


it is taught that resistance ,R increases with length and decreases with breadth...but with increase in breadth no: of particles in the material also increases.so how resistance decreases?

First there is a correction to your statement.\n\nResistance increases with the length of the wire or conductor; but it decreases with the area of cross section of the wire or conductor. \n\nIt will give a wrong meaning if you use the word breadth instead of area of cross section.\n\nConsider a wire of length L and area of cross section A connected in a circuit. Let n be number of charges flowing through it under a given condition.\n\nNow connect a similar wire side be side with the previous one. (This is called parallel connection)\n\nAs before in the first wire there will be n number of charges flowing through it.\n\nWhat about the second wire. Since the condition is the same as the first one, in the second wire also there will be n number of charges flowing through it. \n\nThus if the area of cross section is doubled current is increased or resistance is decreased.\n\nIn a high way there is a bridge which is very narrow; the flow of vehicles will be less.\nIf the bridge is broadened the flow will increase.\n\nHowever the above is an analogy to make the concept some what to understand. But the charge in a wire is different from the vehicle flow.  \n\n\n\n.


pictures of what scientists reported was a giant "fish in space". It was reported to be approx. 750 miles long and made up of thousands of lights. Does anyone know of additional info. on these pictures?

ive spoken to someone who seen these images and theyre scared as hell to talk about it


Ok...so I've gotten soo many interpretations of that song and I was just wondering, does anyone know for sure? I would like to hear some opinions about it.


I need to know Info about the Salem Witch Trials and so if you can please tell me some info and the sources. PLEASE NO WEBSITES TO VISIT unless that is how you figured it out.

well i lived in Salem mass and some of the more famous names in the trials were Rebeca nurse for one if you need to go to the web site Salem mass . com and you ll see the homes that were built back then and it will give you links to the trials or you could go to the library and research it if you don't want to use web pages . good luck


what parameters can be determined from a lineweaver - burk plot? why is a lineweaver - burk plot used in preference to the "v vs [S]" plot for determining the kinetic parameters of enzymes?

Ahh, a pharamacology question!  If one plots a Michaelis-Menten graph of the data, in order to determine any variables of the reaction, you have to "eyeball" it and make your best estimation- Transformation into a Lineweaver-Burk plot yields a straight-line graph- From this graph you can determine exactly the reaction variables.\nThe y-interecept is 1/Vmax, the x-intercept is 1/Km, and the slope is Km/Vmax. So, with a little Junior High algebra, you can determine Km and  Vmax for the reaction exactly, without subjective determination.\n\nSo: \n1) you can determine Km and Vmax and\n2) L-B plots allow exact determination of these variables, while M-M plots do not-you have to make a best estimation on them


the problem is i feel pretty on the inside but everybody says i am ugly. b/c of that reason people act like im not even here and i dont see what they are really doing.

Chances are though that a lot of it is just in your head. I bet they're are boys out there that find you cute, if not maybe you haven't me the right people yet. sounds like maybe your suffering from depression. We all get that sometimes. \n\nIts common to sometimes feel left out of the world and alone. If you feel these feelings to often maybe you should talk to someone.


Suppose for a particular hypothesis test, a = .05 and the P-value = 0.027.  Which of the following statements is true?\n\n(A) The sample results are not statistically significant.\n(B) The observed result is most likely the result of normal, random variation.\n(C) We fail to reject the null hypothesis.      \n(D) None of the above.

not C or B, so it come to A, or D, a pvalue between 0.01-0.05 is generally considered strong evidence for alternetive hupothothes and against null hypotheses, A says same thing as choice C so D is the right anwer


we are seniarcityzan.(husband&wife)stying with oneson,dauter-in-law&two lovely grandsons in INDIA.our one son&dauter-in-law styes in U.S.A.now we want to go U.S.A.on visiter visa.In INDIA we have many servant around us.we want to sponser one of them.we have truset on him we like our second son's family also have little laxary at U.S.A.like we have in INDIA.& one pertion (servant)will get benifit to have more money.what is the rules.now GAUIDE us.THANKS A LOT.


I am trying to burn songs I bought off of Walmart music on to a CD. during the converting process, it says an error has occured. its says I don't have the lisence. i did everything in help, I even called and it still doesn't work. its not an ipod (those don't work w/ walmart music). I have windows media player version 9. any help please?


Okay let me rephrase...\n\nYou are standing in a mall and the food court is over there.  You have just noticed that a person bought some food from your favorite food venue and sits down.  He does nothing to the food suddenly he has to take a very importaint call and leaves the food behind because the reception is bad in the mall.  Then, all of the sudden, a very attractive person walks up to you that you don't know from atom.  The attractive person suddenly ask you to have hot and steamy sex with them in the parking lot right then and there.  You see other people eyeing the free food and you know if you get the food, she will leave insulted.  What will you have?\n\nFree food?\nor \nFree sex?\n\nExplain why.

why is the food automatically free. Does getting up automatically give up ownership rights to said food stuffs?  Why are people eying the food like that? Am I supposed to be a homeless wino in a mall with a bunch of other homeless winos. So if I am a homeless wino...free food or free sex. Well I would take food...If I am thinking about it that much I must be starving to death. And I better take it before all the other poor bastards get it before me. As for the sex...I can take care of that part later by myself if needed...should be lots of free sex under in the subway where I live.


Here are some of the holy words of holy prophet mohomed (PBUH)\nstrike off the heads of all those who disbelieve --sura 8-12\nslay the unbelievers wherever you find them  --sura 2-191\ndont take non muslims as friends  ---sura 3 ---28\nwho are muslims trying to fool by calling islam peaceful or that mohomed was a good man?

i agree, islam is not peaceful, man made, and hypocritical...what other religions has a promise of virgins waiting in heaven if you kill a non-believer...


Please clarify as why it will decrease or increase in hot weather??

as the temperature increases the basal metabolic rate increases if the temperature is not at its maximum.if the temperature is too high the  enzymes will be affected leading to drecese in the bmr.


I was engaged to a guy two years ago and we were the best of friends, well i was very close with my mother so whn she said she didn't like him i broke it off, i moved on and got engaged to yet another guy seven months ago, he is a total sweetheart but once again my mom got involved and we broke up, about a week ago i a call from the first one telling me how he hasn't stopped thinking about me and he still loves me, that night i got an email from the latest one telling me basically the same thing, only he wants me to move from ohio to texas with him.......i am very in love with both and both are great guys who love me very much......how should i choose who????? it is so confusing and i don't know what differences to lok for in them.....can anyone help me?

Wow.  What a predicament you're in.  First off, you need to be honest with both guys about what happened and why you broke it off with them.  Then you need to sit back and do some serious thinking.  Do you feel more comfortable with one than the other?  Do you have more in common with one or the other?  Can you move to Texas? is it even an OPTION?  Perhaps you need some time to be single and get your head cleared, no man-clutter making your emotions and thoughts blend.\n\nI think you're asking the wrong question though.  Why did you allow your mom to dictate who you are with?  Why break it off with someone that you love and is your best friend because your mother doesn't like him?  This is a bigger problem than deciding which guy.  Whichever guy you choose will be heart broken again, because unless you deal with this problem, you'll leave them again when mom says so.  You may want to talk to a therapist, and get some separation from mom.  Good luck


what can i do to cope with the death of my mom?

I understand what you must be going thru beacuase I faced the same dilema few years ago. Mother is like a shelter, saving her child from all evils. She cares for you and prays for you.\n\nI suggest you should maintain a contact with her. Not physically or mentally but spritually. Do good for her. If she left a sister behind her, pay respect to her as if she is your mom. Feed the poor and hungry on behalf of your mother and rest assured she'd be very happy to receive these gifts from you.\n\nYou will feel comfortable that way and it would be easier to bear the pain.


Ten-tenths Tom told Ted Tefhs to throw thongs to Timothy!

Thothe boyth thoudnth throth thingth at eath other. Thome one thood geth hurth!


Player A takes a throw-in and the ball goes directly into his team's goal (no one touches it). How does the referee re-starts the game?


I'm tired of this person, I use my messengers to be in contact with my clients but my co-worker alwayas use it for chatting and I'm tired of her, sometimes she takes longer the computer because of that! Someone know a trick?

Log out when you're done and dont have the options set for remember id and password. She cant use it then unless she knows your passwords, if she does change them.


i have been suffering with this condition from past 5/6 yrs, doctors are uanable to diagonise this, there is striking pain in hip/buttock when ever i sit on hard surface like a wooden chair, but there is less pain when i sit on a soft chair like foamed chair.\nI have done X-ray, checked with orthopeadic surgeons etc, but all my reports come as normal, even blood reports etc.\nmy periods have become irregular due to this problem, and my life a big pain, please help me to diagonise this condition or disease.\nthank you

well it can be dysfunctional Sacro iliac joint, it causes pain in the hip, and mostly there are normal xrays. consult a physiotherapist.


They talk everything over before they make a decision.\nTanya and Julie talks on the phone every day.

The first one - the (compound) subject is they (plural) and the verb is talk (plural) AND subject they (plural) verb make (plural)


csun --> california state university -- northridge\ntamuk -> texas a&m university -- kingsville\nsiue --> southern illinois university -- edwardsville\n\ni have to start the documentation procedure so plz reply me positively and fast..\nthanx for ur support..

check out www.tamuk.edu/isa and join the grp...


yet when I used it at my son's football match I was asked to leave the park?


i know Washington DC has a lot to do with the Civil War, but i would like to know what it has EXACTLY to do with it! this is just for my study guide, so if you thought i was asking you to do my homework i wasn't i just needed to know 'cause i have a HUGE civil war test on monday! so i REALLY NEED HELP!

The Confederacy (Virgina) bordered DC across the Potomac, so it had to be defended from attack. Abe Lincoln went to observe the fighting, and became the only sitting President to come under enemy fire.


Our government has no business telling grown adults they must buckle up, or pay fines, what about motorcycles, they are more dangerous than riding in a car unbuckled.Yet its perfectly legal to ride motorcycles...we need to change some laws

According to the law, driving is a privilege, not a right.  They can basically put whatever restrictions they see fit.


rap and r&b, new or old school, or any other type of music would be good also, just want some suggestions, thanks


meaning if I exercise daily, 7 days a wk and eat soup for lunch and dinner can I loose 60 lbs in 2 months?  Please only serious answers.

That much weight in that short of time is really not good for you.  Not to mention you will hate soup and exercise and you will gain it all right back again after those two monthes.  \n\nTry this, No soda, no fast food, lots of chicken, fish, fruits, vegies, whole wheat stuff, yogurt. Not so many cakes and donuts and cookies. Basic common sense for eating, you just need to enforce it. Get all the bad stuff out of the house right away, just toss it or give it away while your still motivated. No alcohol if that applies. Lots of water, 4-5 liters a day, not all at once, but spread out. Its really easy to down a liter or two while your watching tv or on the computer. Also drink some after you eat the bigger meals of the day, it helps your body pick out the nutrients in food when your food is more spread apart. \nAs for exercise, lots of cardio. Find something you like. If you have never exercised much before, start with walking 30 minutes a day at a brisk pace. Move on to different terrains that include hills and increase the time spent. After a week or two, try jogging the route. No matter what find an activity you enjoy. Walking to jogging is just an example, try hiking, rollerblading, biking. Once you get into a regular routine, if your not happy with the level of difficulty, try signing up with a gym. Spinning, pilates or kickboxing classes are great. It will also introduce you to working with weights. Talk to a trainer for instruction before using any weights. A cheap investment is a balance ball, it works you stomach while your just sitting on it, like at your computer and its great for posture. There are hundreds of exercises you can use it for for your entire body. I can give you some ideas if you want, just email me. Good Luck!


How do you prove you are being discriminated after an interview? You know in your guts during the interview that you are being discriminated, .'cos of the colour of your skin (asian), just the way they talked or looked at you. And you know very well that you wouldn't get that job; and it's all about racism, not being a white. But when you approached a lawyer, he will ask you whether you are really certain. How do you proved it?

Despite the best efforts of the civil rights administration you are still going to run into idiots like Dan! and uck_me_say. There is little you can do without proof. I know what you mean as I was once a computer analyst. I wrote an entire ATM system for a bank back in the 80's and was solely responsible for the successful implementation of the system. With these credentials and more = including published articles on my field in leading industry magazines I didn't get hired for this one bank. From the guys energy I knew he was not about to hire any person of color. \n\nI just hung in there and I got hired at some place else. Later that same moron regretted he didn't hire me when the bank that did hire acquired his bank and I became his boss. \n\nLook at it this way. God is going to take care of you and God is bigger than bigotry. Look for your opportunities as coming from God. The door is open in front of you if you just keep knocking. It is tough for people of all colors right now.\n\nPay no attention to the venom in the other answers. Hatred is its own condemnation.


We have staff of 30 females and 3 males at our school and we need funny awards to give out ex. "best stressed"  but I only have a couple of ideas for the awards.  I also came up with a "tell it like it is" award but now I am stuck.  Help!!  They need to be funny and mood lifting awards.

if you're going to give out awards to each teacher, then take each one and think of their personality, that way it will be especially funny for each one.\n\nobviously, you have certain people in mind for the ones you have listed, so keep going and base it on the person, not think of an award and match a person to it.\n\nlike, "reese's peanut butter cup" award...for the teacher that BLENDS with all the kids and teachers.\n\n"mr. roger's award" anyone sporting the sweater vest and white sneakers??\n\n""most willing to kiss a pig"..anyone really into school spirit??


hala madrid!!!! hope arsenal wins tonite!!!!

i think thay are great ...and will win to-night


I want to watch some videos from a UK website, but as I am in Spain, I get messages saying that they are only available to people in th UK. Is there any way of getting around this?

Have you tried clicking on the UK flag on the bottom?


I love politics and government. I am persuing politica science and I just wanted some open opinions about women in politics.

Why have a woman prez., we would be at war every 28-30 days


What if you're right? What if he was just another nice guy? What is all this Jesus stuff is nuts?  What if there is nothing to life than just living, eating, breathing, and dying?  What if??\n\nBut then again - what if you're wrong?  What if you take a look at the other side of your arguement - my side? What if in trying to prove me wrong, you take a look at your own arguement from my side of the fence?  What if you are so blinded by "logic" that you are missing a truth that is staring you in the face?\n\nWhat if?

If there is a God and this God designed you and me with a brain designed to think, use logic and reason to solve problems and determine truth, then he would expect us to use it.  How in heaven and on earth could a just God punish us for questioning what is very illogical and very unreasonable?  To believe in something that we can't see and that which can't be proven.  Would God punish us for using the brain he gave us?  I don't think so.\n\nSo, if I am wrong about not believing the God described in the Bible, then it is just as well.   Because he would be a cruel joker to give me a brain and then punish me in eternal fires of hell for using it.  And how about all the good Buddhists in the world who don't believe in the God of the Bible.  He's going to damn them to hell also?\n\nThat would be a cruel and unjust God.  Right or wrong, I don't want any part of the Judeo-Christian God.


WHAT DO YALL THINK OF JAMIE FOXX'S NEW SONG "DJ PLAY THAT GIRL A LOVE SONG"

jamie foxx is truly a foxx! and what talent that guy has, i love the song . if anyone has not seen him in the movie RAY ,do yourself a favor and check him out in that,i was very impressed!


I'm used to working a few day shifts a month at a hospital, so I'm not used to sleeping during the day.  I have the opportunity to work a night shift - how do I make it through one whole night without falling asleep?

Before you go in to work eat a meal with a lot of protein and fiber - avoid carbs - pastas and such.. the sugar will burn fast and you will feel tired.  Proteins and fiber take longer to digest and give you more fuel to work on.  Caffeine, if you aren't adverse to that, for a quick pick up about half way through the shift.  I worked third shift 7 years and being on 24 hr call I still occasionally work an overnighter.  Good Luck.


I'm Looking For a store to sell my computer.

You could try Computer Renaissance.  They have locations in Flemington and North Brunswick.\n\nhttp://www.compren.com/locations/results.asp?state=NJ&imageField.x=8&imageField.y=8


I have really crap skin and every time my weight changes, eve slightly, I seem to end up with stretch marks. They also tend to be in weird places, including the inside of my upper arms, and behind my knees. The ones behind my knees don't bother me because I always wear long trousers. But I also have them on the inside of both arms, right down to the elbow joint. \n\nThey're old and faded now, silvery white in colour, but I'm still very aware of them and it bothers me a lot. I usually just wear long sleeves, but it's getting into summer now and it's too hot to wear long sleeves.\n\nIs there anything I can do to make them less visible? I use vitamin E rich moisturiser on them every day, and they are, as I said above, silvery white, not red. Would fake tan make a difference? Any suggestions?

I am usually against surgery.  Skin is so important for your health, confidence, and functioning.  \n\nI believe a plastic surgeon would give the best advice.  It may cost a lot, but If this is a problem for you, then you need to weigh the costs vs the benefits.\n\n"Mederma" is a topical aid for stretch marks, but you faithfully need to apply it 3-5 times a day on the stretch marks.  A one ounce bottle costs around $40.00 USD.  So, if you've got a large area, and you're spreading it 3-5 times a day, you'd be spending a fortune on this topical.\n\nAgain, I think a surgeon is the best solution for long term help.


what do you do when it feels like your own sister is avoiding you?

There might be some sort of communication problem that is going on. Politely ask her if anything is wrong or unusual about how she is feeling. Does she maybe think you have done something? Does she maybe think or feel you have left her behind or betrayed her? You can never know how someone feels unless you ask them. Questions are the key to results in any situation. If you do not ask you can not learn. Do not be rude when confronting her, but confront her none the less. She might have issues beyond the two of you and your relationship. She might have outside problems that she thinks no one can fix. Help her and also help her understand you are there for her. Don't sit back and let it go on. Talk to her and find out the truth. Don't let it sit still and dwindle till it is to late.


Mother just died.  I am 4 hours away and could not have made it in time.  Feeling really sad and upset.  How does anyone deal with such a situation?

Honey, I feel for you.  My mom passed away suddenly 13 years ago.  First thing you've got to do is of course get thru the visitation and funeral.  Give yourself some time to come to grips with this.  I highly recommend that you seek out some sort of grief counseling.  My dad, sister, and I did this about 6 weeks after my mom died, and it really helped alot.  It's up to you whether you choose individual counseling or group, but make sure to do one or the other.  It'll really help you out.  Also, find people to talk to, the more you talk, the better you will be able to work thru all this.  My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.  God Bless You.


Bubble letters like to find and print and to trace them on paper to spell words.

There are very good fonts at:\n\nhttp://www.fontfreak.com/index2.htm\nhttp://www.webpagepublicity.com/free-fonts.html\nhttp://www.fontparadise.com\nhttp://www.fontfile.com\nhttp://www.free-fonts.com


how do you tell a person you like them, i really like this person, and i want her to know, how do i tell her

you can walk up to her and tell her or you can find another way.  i say flowers from a secret admirer...


We live about an hour north of detroit. He did residental concrete for a few years.  Neither of us have experience running a business. we want this to be just a side thing so we can get extra money.

make phone calls to get business license, local paper advertising, (offer a special to the first 10 or whatever you think) put decals on your vehicle towards advertising, buy a book of professional invoices to leave with clients that have thin paper as a second copy for you to keep for your own records, grab a little filing cabinet for the clerical stuff to be filed into, have the local stationary shop create some business cards for the both of you to hand out to serious inquiries, post a few up on billboards, have a picture taken of the two of you together in your work garb to put up somewhere you see fit, establish monthly clientele where possible.


I know if a girl who said when her and her siblings were growing up they'd take ieach others whoppings or punishments

Not my brothers but when i was in school, and the teacher used to say that if whoever had done the thing wrong did not own upto it the class would have to sit in silence for the rest of the day, i would own up even when it was not me.  Got sent to the headmasters office and then got the cane.


the doc results came negative ,i  done these now after evey six months \ni am  lucky ? after five yrs of depression

You are indeed a lucky guy !\nKeep it safe, next time !


I downloaded the IE 7 \nit installed like an upgrade to 6\nbut I lost all my plugs, flash ect...\nanyone else have this prob? WHile I like the tabbed browser part the tool bar layout wastes a lot of space...\n\nfor those of you still wanting it go here\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx

you better go to tools and options....\n\nwe can even customize the options ....\n\nas for as concerned...\n\non more thing IE7 is still in beta testing its would be better to try it after it has been released....\n\nfor time being why dont you try Mozilla firefox... its cool lite and amazingg... even you can try opera browser also...\n\neven opera is quite impressive..


ok i have lost the skin color to yahoo messenger its now a slat grey color and if i go to customize and left click on apperence when i click on change skin color it does not do anything??before it would give me 3 different colors to chose from? any ideas for me??? thanks i have just about tryed it all? do you think i need to delete messenger and start over????


Say you were rich enough to hire your own nanny for your kids, how much would you be willing to spend to find the nanny? Please be realistic.

I would pay a small amount to interview ones that met my criteria (remember it's illegal to specify things like race and gender for employment).  Also remember there are issues with legality of immigration.  \nMaybe $200 for five that i could interview.  If i found one i wanted to hire, i would pay  more.  Probably $500 to hire one.  I might not like any of the 5 you sent for interviews.  So i would pay $700 to find the right nanny.  I think that's a low estimate.


sale americans a piece of property. Why should we care for anyone that has a take over mantality? Although we do care!

Illegals draw welfare by stealing people's social security numbers and identities. That means there are a lot of people being directly hurt by these people as well. Innocent people are having their credit ratings ruined, having IRS problems, and social security problems. If someone who has had their social security number stolen gets married, if either spouse dies or become disabled then they can be denied their benefits. \n\nMy family moved to the US before WWII. Those of my family that didn't make it over got killed by the death camps. Our family assimilated to the American culture. We didn't expect the Americans to change to suit us. The illegal immigrants from Mexico are not civilized like that.\n\nThey not only changed the National Anthem to Spanish, they changed the words. They already burn our flag and hang our flag upside down. They waved the Mexican flag during a lot of their protests. Some schools have stopped hanging the American flag and forbidden students from wearing clothes with any part of the American flag on their clothing all to keep from offending the Mexicans. It's nothing short of an attack of our country, not only by the illegal aliens, but those who seek to appease them. \n\nI am tired of the stereotype that Americans wouldn't do the work that illegals do. Illegals do all kinds of jobs for less than minimum wage which drives the wages down for U.S. citizens. Construction jobs are an example. There are lots of illegals doing construction jobs that Americans used to do because the companies can keep more of the profits if they pay less for the workers. All that does is make companies wealthier and Americans poorer. Illegals are stealing jobs that Americans have done for years. \n\nIf you go to a country and refuse to assimilate, continuing to speak your own language then you are really not an immigrant -- you're a colonist ... and that's what the Mexicans are doing, they're colonizing the American Southwest as part of their "reconquista" Read about mecha in the link I provided and you'll see what the Mexicans real agenda is.\n\nhttp://www.americanpatrol.com/MECHA/MEChAindex.html\n\nMost Mexicans believe the Southwestern US rightfully belongs to Mexico; and most believe they should have the right to enter the US without government permission. –Zogby Poll (June 2002)\n\n~~~\n\nHalf of all Mexicans – over 50 million – would move to the US if given the opportunity. –Pew Hispanic Center (August 2005)\n\n~~~\n\n84% of Americans view Mexicans favorably.\n\nBut only 36% of Mexicans view Americans favorably.\n-only 26% of Mexicans say Americans are hard-working.\n-only 16% say Americans are honest.\n-and 73% say Americans are racist.\n\n-Zogby Poll (March 2006)\n\n~~~\n\nThe prohibitive cost of providing illegals with free healthcare has shut down more than 60 hospitals in California since 1993; many more are on the verge of closing. –Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (Spring 2005)\n\n~~~\n\nIllegals enter this country without health screening. Consequently, epidemic diseases from our past – polio, tuberculosis, plague, leprosy – are on the rise.\n\n~~~\n\nIllegals consume $69 billion in social services annually. –Rep. Russell Pearce (AZ)\n\n~~~\n\nAccording to the US Census, 96% of the increase in public school enrollment is due to immigration.\n\n~~~\n\nThe Federation for American Immigration Reform estimates that children of illegal immigrants cost public schools $28.6 billion annually.\n\n~~~\n\nIllegal immigrant labor depresses wages for American citizens by $200 billion a year. –Lou Dobbs, US News & World Report (01/31/05)\n\n~~~\n\nThe cost of illegal immigration to the American taxpayer is $55,000 per illegal. –Center for Immigration Studies (July 2001)\n\n~~~\n\nAccording to the US DEA, 92% of the cocaine sold in the US comes in through Mexico (2004) as does 65% of meth and a majority of marijuana.\n\n~~~\n\nIllegal immigrants (ab


Personally im getting alittle angry with immgrants coming ove to america...its kinda annoying

Personally, unless you're native American, you shouldn't be talking like you own the country... America is a country built on immigrants so it would be massively hypocritical to close the doors now.


the song name is "By the Way" the Title track


If a mom is pregnant and when she gives birth to the baby could the mom feed her breast milk to her baby or will the baby will be born with the breast cancer?

No. I was 8 months pregnant when I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer, and I asked that same question. My baby was fine, minus the genetics I have passed down to her. I did choose not to breast feed since I was going to have a mastectomy the following week, plus there was a little bit of fear still inside me. I could have breast fed with the non-cancerous side, but chose not to. That was my own belief though, not by pressure from my doctors.


We are in California!, after learning Lay and Skilling are found guilty.\n\n"liberty and justice for ALL"\n\nThat's what I love about America...

no, im at work in Illinois. but next time i go to texas i will dance in the street for you.      :-)


the control of my monitor is not working, i mean like the brightness and contrast is not working,i dont know why,my monitor looks so different to my other computer.what should i do with this...........thanks

You can change the contrast and other settings in your display settings. There should be a advanced button located in that option.


If you bet on the Oilers winning the Stanley Cup (and I assume that they will)at the begining of the playoffs how much money would you win/ what were the odds??

On April 20 they were at about 55 to 1 (to win the cup).


they may have difficulty finding others that accept them for who they are.


group of Rangers firing on his group, that they were "friendlies"?\n\n  Their waving of their arms above their heads was NOT characteristic of the opposition either--another missed signal.\n\nLike my c.o. used to say, "This is just a bucket of worms".\n\nMy question comes from the viewing the excellent production by CNN last night, (including great computer-generated views of just what did  happen, "as best as can be determined now").

Unfortunately only those that were there would know, but remember in the adrenalin pumping, scared, action happening all around you, noises everywhere, no clear enemy kind of situation they were in, mistakes can and do happen. He was a great man and a hero, however he died.


He was in town for a week and we spent time together, now he moved out of state and we email and periodically talk on the phone. He has been asking me to come and visit, the last time we talked he stated that if I was interested I would be buying a ticket and coming to see him. But I see it as if he was interested he would be buying me ticket to come see him. Dont you think? Does he sound like an a$$?

He doesn't sound like an ass, just sounds a bit cautious.  If you truly are interested and can financially afford it, why don't you offer to pay for half of the ticket and he pay for the other half?


Widowed x 2 yrs., husband died with Lou Gehrigs Disease.  Disease caused dying process for 3 yrs., loss of voice, loss of swallowing, loss of breathing ability, loss of movement, severe emotional lability, numerous hospitalization with severe painful treatments, placement of feeding tube, chemotherapy, etc.  As a nurse I was allowed to provide many home treatments that should have only been done in a hospital, during these times it was just he and I.  Any one of those treatments could have caused his death, each treatment lasted 5 nights.  I worked days and done treatments at night without sleep.  Always making sure he was breathing, always afraid.  I felt like I fought the devil, and I prayed so hard, then I lost the battle.  The nightmares continues of what I could have done better, he was to young to die.  I don't know how to find the peace that I done all that I could.


I know it a secret and shouldn't be shared, but what the heck this is the Information Highway, share the info.

I carry as many as four firearms, three knives at any given time


I have one but why reply with my ID. if you click on my profile you have the option of emailing me and it goes to my "G" account.


its not that hard to read your question before posting it so it makes sense to people reading it...

my guess is it makes sense to the questioner....more's the pity


If there was disablitly benefits for the overweight eg. 350lbs++ would you make yourself obese, you are in for a chance of earning £280 a week!>Would you?\n\nAlso there is a currnet competion on near where I live, here's the deal you've gota whole year to gain loads of weight, it's aimed at 18-30 year old women apparently, there's £25,000 to win. What you've gota do is gain weight within a year the first woman to weight 25stone wins the £25,000! Would you do this if you had the chance?

Is your long term health worth more than 25,000 pounds?\n\nMine is.  My answer is "HECK NO."


is it yall whant them to go with you ? or what ? men these days do it alot. is it a habit? just , what is the problem wth you guys?

It's probably because they're young and inexperienced.  Thus feel uncomfortable around the opposite sex.  Give em a few years.  Maturity can be wonderful.


I want to create a stealth yahooID, that won't be linked to this one. How do I do that?

Yahoo has a feature where you can assign a unique email address that you can give to special people or companies without divulging your real address..\n\nEX:  Say your id is :   yourname@yahoo.com  You can assign yournameemail-wal-mart@yahoo.com.  \n\nWhen you get email to that address you know it is from wal-mart so that you will know if they gave out your name to others.\n\nI think it is in the options feature of yahoo under "addressguard".  check it out.


iam alway having pains at d end of dating.and now age is no longer on my side.my younger ones are married.i need your help.

Probably same as me.  Unable to open up completely to someone.


My little sister has practically gone wild!! She sneaks out, does drugs, and she's already slept with a guy! She's only 15 I'm supposed to help her because I'm her big sister, but I don't know what to do?? Someone please help!??

talk to her...and tell her what all that she's doing can do to her...and that she could get seriously hurt doing what she does...if she doesn't than take her to a shrink or something like that and have her express her feelings to her shrink and then maybe after thinking everything over she will think again before she does anything stupid like that again......good luck!:)<3!


i want to the the hymn like a deer pantheth sung on the internet so i can save and listen again and again or i would like to buy the cd with that hymn on it.


I got on the Kinda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure, It was awesome. Its 400ft+ high and it goes 120mph in 0-3 seconds. Its the highest and fastest roller coster in the world so far.

I went on the Kinda Ka at great Adventure also and its the best. wow what a coinsidence it was the best rollercoaster ive ever been on.


British English has around 44 sounds (24 Consonants + 7 short vowels + 5 long vowels + 8 diphthongs). \n\nI wonder, how many sounds are there in Standard \n(i.e. ignoring any regional variation) French, German, Spanish, Hindi & Chinese ???\n\nLastly, which language in the world has the least & most sounds in it ???

Rotokas (Indo-Pacific) and Mura (Chibchan) are tied for the least sounds--only 11. (Rotokas has 6 consonants and 5 vowels)\n\n!Xu (there's a line over the u) (Khoisan) has 24 vowel sounds and 117 consonants, including 48 different clicks.


My AVG detects it and erases it from my computer but when I restart it appears again on so on and on.\nThank you

Have you restarted in safemode then had AVG delete it?\nSounds like you have a dropper which are notoriously hard to get rid of. If safemode doesnt work:\n\nGo here and follow their directions then post your question to them. They will walk you thorough the process.\nGood luck!\n\nhttp://gladiator-antivirus.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=10517


personally, i think hell is overrated, overpopulated, & overpriced. much like CALIFORNIA!

Hell doesn't exist as most peole think of it.  \n\nHell is GOING to happen. It isn't happening now.  It can't be because God is just and fair.  Why would he burn Cain--for slugging his brother and killing him--for 6,000 years longer than Hitler--who tortured and killed millions of people?  God wouldn't do that.  He says he will come and in Thessalonians he says "the dead in Christ shall rise first, and then those which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with Him in the clouds and so shall we ever be with the Lord."  So there IS a resurrection. And He says "the judgement shall set..." so the judgement will happen at the end of time. "Then shall the wicked be BURNED UP like stubble."  \nAlso, if people were going to burn forever it wouldn't say they go to everlasting 'punishment' (as in the RESULT of their being punished is forever), it would say they go to everlasting 'punishing.' And it doesn't. And the Bible wouldn't say, "From dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return." \nSin cannot exist in God's presence and will be zapped by the brightness of His coming--at the resurrection. So hell is for the people who love sin and hold on to it. People who must hold on to sin will get zapped, too: Natural result. But Jesus said, "If you love me, keep my commandments." So those who love Him won't be holding onto sin and won't get zapped.\n\nAlso if people were burning in Hell forever, people would live forever, and the Bible says, "The soul that sinneth. It shall die."  You can't be dead and alive (in hell or anywhere else) at the same time, can you?\n\nSo now that you've had a little enlightenment on what hell is and isn't:  I'd run it just like that. Cuz God never makes mistakes.


My problem is finding out where to go in  order to get some loans for start up business. I would like to know if there is any organizatioin who would give the info about where to start looking for business for sale and how to find out about the particullar business that is for sale. In regard how profitable it is to invest in that business in question and so on. I have enough experience of runing a business because I work as a manager for a huge corporate own retail store. I have done this for about two years and have being very successful in it. Part of the reason I want to own my ouw business is because I know I am made to own my business. So please if you know any advise or you happen to be a person who can help with info about how to start rolling the ball let me know. \nI thank you for your attention.

Start by gathering as much information as possible.  What are the start-up costs, yearly sales potential, number of employees needed, what kind of space do you need.  You can go to the Small Business Administration's web site www.sba.gov to find sources for this information.\n\nManaging a corporate store and owning your own are very different.  Your sales skills and product knowledge are a big plus, but you will be responsible for payroll, payables, banking relationships etc.  \n\nThe SBA can direct you to a SCORE (Service Corp of Retired Executives)office.  SCORE members have a wealth of knowledge at no charge.


I wanted it to help me with pnc attacks, and just anxiety in general!!! Please, tell me if it works well and if there is any weight gain side effects???Thanks

there is no weight gain effect with it \n\nit works for some but not all people and you need to take it for at least a month before you can tell if it has an effect \n\nif you panic attacks and anxiety are severe you should seek medical attention as drugs are available - if they are mild but annoying you could try St Johns first as it is natural


I have about $6000 in mutual funds (not in an IRA) that I would like to sell for cash.\n\nWhat are the taxes associated with the selling of mutual fund shares ?

when you sell the shares- the gain will be either short term or long term depending on how long you held them--short term gains are taxed at ordinary income rates--long term rates at the new 15 % capital gains rate-- the mf co will send you a statement which may show some long term capital gains depending on their portfolio- usually the statement from the mf co will spell it all out, including dividends paid to you during the year- its all very simple-- the only thing you should check is how long you have had the shares- i believe the time period for long term gain is one year- double check that- if you are close to that but not there -consider holding the shares to get the very low 15 % long term capital gains tax rate- it is worth waiting for-- i am a retired CPA & CFP__good luck to you--by the way- you can also call the mf co for explanation and some advise free of charge !!


what is taxes? who does it? when is it done? what is the rate of tax in this moment of time?

Why?  To support goverment functions, and "social" programs.  This can include anything from the military to protect our country, to subsidies for child care, to research of why a flea jumps so far.\n\nWhen is it done?  Constantly, always, incessantly.. In payroll taxes, sales taxes, property taxes, corporate taxes, fuel taxes, and on and on and on and on.....\n\nWhat is the rate of taxes at this moment?  If you can figure that out, you're doing great.  You'd have to find out all the underlying costs associated with all of those taxes, for you individually, combine them, divide them by your total income, and there you have it.


Brix is the dilluted solids in a liquid "normally sugar" measured with a refractometer

BRIX is a measure of the percent solids (TSS) in a given weight of plant juice---nothing more---and nothing less. \n\nBRIX is often expressed another way: BRIX equals the percentage of sucrose. \n\nFor, indeed, the BRIX is actually a summation of the pounds of sucrose, fructose, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, proteins, hormones, and other solids in one hundred pounds of any particular plant juice. \n\nSo, you can simply add some vitamins, minerals, amino acids, proteins, hormones etc. to rise Brix number.


I just want to buy golf balls for a friend and I don't want to get something crappy.

Just away to grade the quality of used golf balls.  There is not a set standard for the grades.  The more A's is just away for one company to try to give the impression they have a better grade \nwww.mygolfballstore.com


it happened in sundays yankees game. canao hit a line shot that skipped off the ground and a-rod was on first. a-rod goes back to first and is standing on first. the first baseman steps on first and cano is called out. a-rod thought he was called out and leaves towards the dugout, then hes called out. my question is what happens a-rod, already at first, stays there, and then cano reaches first base without the fielder touching the bag? there would be two runners on first base, who would be out?

the second man on base is out. If a-rod took a step toward second and the batter got to first, then a-rod is out.


Note that im an iranian \ni just think that our country might nedd us soon !\nwhat do u thing?

Go ahead and join, if you feel strongly about it,. It's a good idea


in case of power disruption due to bird flu i believe steam engines that are wood burning combined with generators will work well because fire and water are plentiful

A steam engine.  Please, the  1800s are over.  Have you heard of solar power and/or wind power?


I need to know how to start it and what key points do I need to mention.

It would help to know a topic.  Do you have to write on something specific, or anything you like?  Give us more details.  keep in mind that when writing an editorial, you are giving your opinion and you may be surprised/hurt when you get a negative response.


"Thank God you stopped me officer, I could have killed someone!"\nAnd when he asks you to get out of your vehicle  you reply ,"I can't, you are going to have to get in, here let me move these bottles out of your way. Want a cold one, theyr'e in the ice chest in the back!" joke by rodney carrington

licence and registration?\nsure. hey, can ya hold my beer for me while I get it?


Physical Science student Estella uses an electric tea kettle to disinfect her apartment freezer with steam made from frost ice. She stuffs 2.0kg of frost ice into her kettle. The ice has an initial temperature of -20 degrees celsius. The specific heat of ice is=2100J/kg degrees celsius. The specific heat of water is=4200 J/kg degrees celsius. The specific heat of steam is =2100J/kg degrees celsius.\nThe heat fusion of water is 335,000 J/kg degrees celsius. The heat of vaporization of water is= 2,260,000 J/kg degrees celsius. Please show work on all problems.

She will need enough heat to raise the temperature of the ice 20 degrees and then to fuse it all at a constant temperature.  Water's heat of fusion would not have a temperature term as it is a constant temperature process.\n\nSo, it would be:\n2100 J/kgC * 2.0 kg * 20 C + 335,000 J/kg * 2 = 754,000 J or 754 kJ


Last year, Tennessee was rated highly in the pre-season polls and didn't even get into a bowl, they were so lame.  Which team (or teams) will be the lame gimps who are rated highly but then crash and burn?  If I had to guess, my choices will be Notre Dame, Ohio State, USC and Alabama.  These teams will be so wimpy that the cheerleaders would probably play better and harder than the so-called players.  All the coaches involved are overrated, the programs are overrated, and the players are overrated.  Bring the tissues, there will be a lot of crying come bowl time!

First of all..those of you that think USC is gonna fall no NOTHING about College ball. Carroll and crew have brought in the 3RD straight #1 class of freshman and a QB(John David Booty) that can do the job. Also the Pac-10 is SUPER-SOFT. Anywho Notre Dame has the most hurdles Michigan, AT USC, a VERY good Purdue team and some other things that could trip them up. From what my crystal ball sees..The 'canes will have a Mountain of problems again this year..sorry no ACC crown for you and Texas will take the BIGGEST dive, let's face it Vince Young WAS Texas and without him USC would have lifted ANOTHER crystal football. Also for Texas..guess what OKLAHOMA has returned!! and unless there wounded will beat up on the 'horns in the red river shoot-out. Alabama..well in the SEC you never can tell...Auburn,LSU and Georgia(my boys) are all reloading and Ole miss and Miss. St. are trying to put teams together, toss So.Carolina,Tennesse and Florida into that and you have one helluva conference. 'Bama will be good enough to in the SEC West but not Good enough to Beat the Gators for the big prize..but, if Georgia's Defense does what it can Florida may not be in that game..??? We shall see. But either Texas or Miami(Fla.) will be the biggest disappointment..no doubt. USC..will finish Top 5, Love'em or Hate'em they are a power and that's that!!\n\n The Dr.


but i dont have a social securety number what can i do, i am 16 and i was wondering if i could get one

Go on down to the social security office in your area and tell them you don't have your social security card. Chances are your parent's lost it.\nThey can look up your number and issue a duplicate.\n\nIf you don't have a social security number at all, and with the government--it is easy for someone to fall through the cracks, explain your situation and they will issue you one.Don't forget to take your birth certificate and probably you will need to take a parent with you.\n\nYou need to take driver's education in school or you can go down to the Driver's License office and ask for a Driver's Handbook. Study it, and take the test when you are eligible\n\n* I agree....everyone needs to cool it, this is a kid you're ragging on ----assumptions are being made \nand you know what they say about making assumptons?????


do i have to have an attorney to expunge it or will it come off someday on its on. or do i have to try to expunge it myself?  i dont have any money for an attorney. it is ruining my life especially when it comes to getting a good job.  if someone out there has some criminal law knowledge please let me know.  it is the only thing on my record. i have never even had a speeding ticket. it was theft by unlawful taking under 300.00 in the state of kentucky. plesae help

Usually if your record is clean in the last 5 years, you can call Pardon Services about the idea of taking charges off your criminal record.


There is a secondary negative feedback loop where thyroxin feeds back to the pituitary.

I think you're talking about Feed back inhibition. In this process, the end product inhibits the reactants or the catalyst when the end product level is high thus putting a stop to further production and waste of energy.\n\nEg: when there's sufficient amt of Thyroxin, thyroxine blocks the activity of pituitary as pituitary secretes a hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroxine.


stopped 1.5 years ago, 40 cigs a day, as i felt ill, and i had this numbness, that would be in my arm/hand, then woukld move to the leg on the other side. After i stopped it went away slowly, but now it begins again. Feels like the arm is heavy, cant feel it completely, and weird, then it moves to another part of my body. Much worse when i have a late night out with alcohol. Ideas please as i am in the Caribbean, a long way from home and getting nervous. Thankyou...35 years old female!

All of us smokers or even ex-smokers have done and are doing damage to our veins,our hearts and our lungs among other things.(Alcohol also has it long term damaging health effects including heart problems.)\n  I would think it wise to seek medical advise ASAP!  Even the Physician's Assistant who did not care to say much more than you need to be seen for a full medical evaluation knows that!\n  If your problems are not serious atleast you will be advised and your mind put to ease but on the other hand,if something is going on that needs immediate attention you NEED to know ASAP. . .An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.\n   Ignoring the problem hoping it will keep until you get home or ignoring the problem thinking if it is not diagnosed\nit isn't happening is IGNORANCE in it's truest form.\n           SEEK PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ATTENTION


For instance: People kill animals just  for food. I know we need protein but killing them for nothing is just wrong! Why do people do that?

Some people do care about animals but its the ones that dont or dont know that  are hurting the enviroment. The people that do know what people are doing to animals dont take action and do something to stop it. Those who dont either dont know whats going on about these problems or just dont care. killing animals that are on the verge of extinction is illegal but people do it anyway. what are people doing to stop this?  People have a job to do to keep these animals alive. Are you doing yours? Or do you care less about the balance of nature? people should be doing there part. Please try to do yours or the balance of nature is affected by what humans do! So are you going to do your role or do you care less about what happens?


i would like to vote for the elections which will take place now in mumbai soon since i have no idea how to get the registeration procedure done i have tired searching on the net but i coudnt get any help there so i have there asking u guys this question i hope i get the answer

go to the post office - they will give you everything you need


make a model of DNA with wires and thermocole balls


There were 20 other people involved in this scandal.Why didn't  the other 19 people come forward either? Do they also have no moral too...

Wasn't it "Gordon Gecko",(From the movie "Wallstreet") , who said.\n\n"Greed is good. Greed works." "Work the system; just don't get caught."\n\n\n\nThat is what many of our "business-men" and "politicians" were "raised" on; the "glory days" of Reagan ,"Gordon Gecko's" motto and "Trickle-Down Economics".This is the legacy we have made. How proud we should be! \n\n Morals are a joke. Morals are what you talk about at BBQ's & cocktail party's, while you secretly ,(or openly), steal money & office supplies from your company. \n\nHere is another good Example:Here is the name of a movie that came out last year:"Get Rich or Die Try'n" \n\nDoesn't this movie title "Sum Up" the attitude of American's today?!!?\n\nAnd for every "Ken Lay", there is 50 other people doing the same thing, and NEVER get caught.\n\nOops! It's time I slip off my "soap-box", I got a "tee-time" at 3:00 at the country club.............\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(see what I mean)\n\n\n\n\n\n(lol)


Recently when i attended one job fair i found one question which puzzled me...\n  Can any one solve this.. \n       \n        if(condition)\n          printf("True\n");\n        else\n           printf("False");\n\n   Output:\n           True\n           False\n\n   Question : Then wot is the condition?

Condition = "True" ... i.e. <> 0\n\nthe interpreter "sees" the semicolon (;) as the end of the if statement, then sees the else but the else does not have a matching if, so it ignor's it!!! the printf("False") statement is a unconditional statement and always get's printed. This is an example of poor programming.


My best friend likes me, and I'm pretty sure I want to go out with him. But, when the time comes, how would I break up with him? He's my best friend; I couldn't stand it if he got hurt. And then, we might act weird together all of the time. He's already gone out with our other best friend, and they worked out okay, but I'm scared that it won't work out like that. Help?

You're thinking a bit too far ahead. Just have faith and let things run its course. If you keep on worrying about this, then it might subconsciously affect your actions and behaviour or the actual relationship.\n\nTo answer your question though, just tell him honestly and in person. Don't make any empty promises like "We'll still be friends" or, "I will always care for you", because most of the time it doesn't work out that way. Plus, it hurts the dumpee a LOT more when you promise those things and later abandon the promises.


Hodgy said first that Matt Lienart was a Second round pick, and that Vince young was a Second day pick (only if he was drafted as a QB). Now hes gone on record saying that Jimmy Smith, the greastest wideout in Jaguar history, 7th all-time in catches, 70 catches 1000 yards at 37, isn't a Hall of Famer. Help me to rethink never listing to word this man says again.

You are correct Hodge is a bona fide IDIOT!    His commentary on NFL subjects is continually slanted due to the fact he was a FB and is still a raving Steelers fan.  If Jimmy played had for "Picksburgh", you'd be hearing a different line out of Mr. Hodge.


My contractor charges his overhead and profit to his secretary hourly wage and his monthly wage for being the project manager. Does this make sense? Also, the superintendent quit the job 4 month ago and now (4 months later to include 4 months of salary) the GC wants to charge me for his hour as  the Superintendent of the project plus his project manager salary with the overhead and profit on top of that? does that make sense?

GC stands for General Contractor and you are paying him a monthly wage or salary to complete a project. Hopefully, you have an employment contract with him that states his wage to be paid and what other expenses you are responsible to pay.\n\nYou should be paying the expenses of the project and you should have made a budget beforehand.\n\nThe secretary, the office overhead, and the superintendent, as well as all the other employees should all be in your budget if they are your responsibility.  They should be in the general contractor's budget if they are his responsibility.


my boyfriend wants a ring for his birthday and i want to find him a real ring for a cheap price!!!

search from google search engine. go to :\n\nhttp://www.google.co.uk/


It is a demonstration to the class, have any ideas?!?

This one has been done before, but it's still awesome.\n\nhttp://www.snopes.com/science/dhmo.asp


For the people in Serbia that is a lot of money and I have to sell old furniture to foreign customer- somebady who is collecting old furniture.


Doesn't matter what measurement unit you use, I just need the number and the unit.

From Washinton to London the distance is 4450 miles. Check out the link.\nhttp://www.mapcrow.info/


If anyone can provide a chart or a well detailed method of organizing a small (about 20 people) friendly pool that would be great.  I know there are different methods but i dont have info on any of them. Any information on this topic would be greatly appreciated. thanks

We call it a "Calcutta" (don't know why):\nEveryone in the pool attends an "auction" of the players. Individuals bid on each player as they come up for auction.\n\nTop bidder gets the player and pays his bid into the pool. Brazilian strikers go for more money than Trinidadians...\n\nWhen the competition is over, the pool is divided by the total number of goals scored, by everyone (excluding penalty kicks). This becomes the value of a "share". Each person mutliplies a share by the goals scored by his player(s) and collects that amount from the pool.\nIf a player is not bid on at all (e.g. a goalie) they are all put into one bundle (the "field") and the winning bidder gets tham all.\n\nYou can include some or all of teams, forwards and midfielders only; there are several ways to design the pool to suit the betting group. You can bid on teams instead of players if you prefer.\n\nIn case of disputes, decide on one source as the official scoring list (e.g. FIFA website, local newspaper, whatever).\n\nHint: don't overbid on those star players, it could cost you!


Yeah, but it is usually a Sunday and there are flowers everywhere.


Noah's ark- 2 of every aninmals? come on.....people get it thur ur head, noah, cant built for sh*t and you think the animals would just follow him up the Boat, they're animals, not maxicans trying to cross the boarders. They'll eat him before can even tie a rope on them.  Again, did he take 2 men on the boat or him and one other woman cuz there's a lot gay people in this world.  again Christian's hate gay people, so you guys so go after them not me, i am just speaking the truth.  Noah's a very gay person, i dont know if he did some of the sheeps on the boat or not get back to me if you guy find out.

this coming from a person calling himself BATMAN?  Something to believe in........ and No I'm not like a stupid little kid.


We are about to have a party to celebrate a 50 year old event. Was is cold war fear or reality?\n\nhttp://www.kambergtourism.co.za

That was her story, and she stuck to it until her death in 1994.  She even claims to have given birth to an alien-human offspring on the planet Meton, in the Alpha Centauri star system.  Conveniently, the child remained behind when she was returned to Earth.\n\nDid it really happen?  Only Elizabeth, Akon, and Ayling (the child) know for sure.  And they're not talking.


what is the legal word used when many people are involved in one lawsuit, filed by many people as one?

Class Action.  However, if the plaintiffs are suing alleging age discrimination under the ADA or a multitude of other employment claims under the FLSA, it is called a Collective Action.


These disks are all outdated and some wont load.

You can try to get the latest versions of the drivers & software on the net. Or you can call up your suplyer for some new disks. I recomend the first option.


It's kind of like the opposite of an Atheist, but doesn't really  strictly follow any of the religions, but does 'pray' to or ask things of all the different deities.

Well, I'd call them one of the most awesome people ever, because that means they respect what other people believe and aren't trying to force their beliefs on others! Honestly though, I think agree with the person who said they would be a Believer. It just kinda makes sense.


I question Yahoo promoting Cinco de Mayo and some idiotic guy says I'm a white supremacist. I'm not but so what if I were. This is still America isn't it? He must have a mex girlfriend. *shrugs* Pehaps he is some Left wing fanantic.

Freedom of speech is one of our best freedoms, so don't let morons bug you.


two angles are supplementary one angle measures 36 degrees more than the other one.  find the measure of the two angles.\n\nand can u also tell me how u did it?


Deuteronomy 22:13-29:\nIf a man is found lying with the wife of another man, both of them shall die,...you shall bring them both out to the gate of that city, and you shall stone them to death with stones..."\n\nWhy don't we still do this? Why have God's words and orders been forgotten?

Jesus addressed this idea in John 8:\nThe teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?" ... When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground. At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" "No one, sir," she said. "Then neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin."\nI think the passage speaks for itself.


puppies i love them...and dogs are bit scary


have no idea soz look onto \nhttp://uk.search.yahoo.com/search?fr=fp-tab-web-t-1&ei=ISO-8859-1&p=What+is+the+differences+between+Maoists%2C+Naxalites+and+also+the+terrorist&meta=vc%3D


Ok. There is this guy who was new to our school right before Christmas break and felt some attraction to him right way. he's in my homeroom so i see him every morning. I've caught him looking at me a lot, when i turn around to look at the clock, or when i'm talking to someone, or in the hallway. . But, the only time we really talk is about something small. Like the teacher being an asshole. And there is only 2 weeks of school left..Does he like me? What should I do?

Hey......Ok, listen, my advice would be "talk to him," tell him that you really like him, and you were wondering if he would like to hang out once in a while....If he says "sorry I have a girlfriend" or something like that...Don't feel bad, at least you'll know that you tried!\n\nTrust me there isn't anything worse than not doing anything and after going in your head over and over "I wonder what would of happened if I had talked to him"...and things like that! Sometimes you just have to put yourself out there, sometimes you might get hurt but it's the only way you'll know! If he says no or something, just don't feel rejected, it's not gonna be your loss, but his....ok? Life is about taking risks, if nobody took any risks then life would be boring....and trust me it's the only way to learn! That happens to me all the time, I always end up wondering what would of happened, don't make my mistakes, and go for it! Good Luck!


As you know already, so i dont have to tell you..


Im soon going to be doing some work experience in a top design consultancy, but im only a student and I want to impress?? can anyone give me any pointers?

Show respect!  Ask good questions.  Don't go overboard throwing your knowledge around trying to impress anyone; you'll come across as an arrogant little know-it-all.  That doesn't mean you can't have opinions; just remember that they (probably) all have a similar level of education, and experience on top of that.\n\nThe mechanics of design are, of course, important; but much of the real world revolves around relationships.\n\nOh, and VERY IMPORTANT:  Proofread yourself!  Spelling, grammar and (in your question) punctuation errors make a very bad first impression!


I want to first say that I'm a Christian first and foremost, and forever and always. Still, I will be a pothead forever and always too. I recently had to take a drug test for pre-employment reasons, and I decided to beat the system by diluting my urine, instead of actually abstaining from smoking (it was short notice too). I obviously prayed that I passed the test, and I found out today that I did. I thanked God, but it made me wonder... Have I asked God to aid me in sinning? Well, I guess I didn't really begin to wonder... I don't think marijuana usage necessarily is a sin, but I can see how someone could make the argument that I asked God to help me cheat. What do you think?

actually, God does whatever he pleases, so I think you can. \n\nIn fact, the Bible is plagued by "disturbing" episodes regarding people who ask for things that arent very honest. So I dont see a problem. God is god, he will do what he wants. And if you are religious, you will believe God has a higher plan, and "bending" the rules for you is part of that.


Please Help! I have a project due tomarrow. My whole grade depends on it!! And i need to know how to find the area of the triangle. I think its 1/2bh?    B=base H=height\n\nBut i am not sure!\n\n\nPlease Help!


can u provide some pictures or just a rough palm picture for the accupressure points. shall be much grateful.\nthanks a lot

Check the following might help. Go tohttp://www.americanacupuncture.com/ear_ac.htm#ac_images\n\n HAND ACUPUNCTURE\n\nThis started in Korea where it was noted that you would find a tender spot on the hand and as you touched it various joint and back pains were relieve for 6 hours and longer. This led to the development of hand acupuncture to aid in the treatment of many illnesses. There are also acupuncture points that stimulate and sedate various meridians. In the hand diagrams, we have limited ourselves to various joint and back pains. To simplify things, think of the fingers as a horse. The middle finger is the head and neck and spine. The second and fourth fingers are the upper extremities, wrist, elbow, and shoulder. The thumb and little finger are the lower extremities, ankle, knee and hip.\n\nThe spine and back are on the back of the hand and run along the middle finger. For acupressure purposes we ask you to limit yourself to the third, fourth, and fifth fingers. As in our diagrams, if you have a particular joint problem, take a heavy-duty paper clip or ball point pen and press on the appropriate spot for three minutes to relieve the pain. Again it last about 6 hours, but you can do it again.\n\n\nHAND ACUPUNCTURE \nHAND PALM  HAND DORSUM  TOP OF HAND \nHAND PALM 2


Based on your life's experiences, and you had to place a percentage value on it, what percentage of a chance could I have to get back together with my ex-fiance. (female). Do ex's ever get back together again as a couple. Is it possible to do "things" to facilitate getting back together again? Do last chances still exist in relationships. Are the majority of breakups destined for failure and can't be brought back to life. Anyone believe in last/final chances to make changes to ones self that ended the relationship in the first place? Does anyone believe that love can overcome and conquer all? Does the fate of what used to be our relationship fall directly on my ex-fiance (girl) who ended our relationship? (guy) Are there ever any happy endings to the unhappy ending of a relationship? All I EVER hear about is how the two have "gone on" with their lives and never get back together again. Is there anything at all I "can do" to change her mind and see me for who I am now; a changed person?

You need to think about why the relationship ended in the first place. Somebody was obviously unhappy. If you truly believe things have changed then all you can do is let her know that, tell her the door is open and let her make her own decision. If you try to do too much to influence her you will turn into a bunny boiler. Just concentrate on being happy by yourself and making your life as full and enjoyable as you can. Someone will see you for who you arw and fall in love with you, either your ex or someone completely new! Just enjoy it cos we're only here once.


i think u u should tell ur friend u like him ok


Mine is The Mixed Tape by Jack's Manequin.


what do u think ? Brazil, France, Italy, Germany? ??


I am needing a total knee revision and understand it is done better and cheaper outside u.s. i am looking for a way to find out more info.

mexico, i had surgery in february and am as good as new


i don't fel like i belong to where i am now at home i've always felt like i have to be somewhere esle

yeah i know how you feel, thats why you gotta go out and make your own place in the world. join a club or group, volunteer, do something where yo feel you should be there and you belong- or be like me and up and move to a new state lol :)


my daughter also has  aspergers and  moderate learning  dissabilaties,she has a mental age of 7 and she is 15yrs old

my son had a benign form of epilpsy, it started when he was 4 and luckily he hasnt had one in several years, but i think it hurt him mentally, he has had some trouble in school.


It's like this, I go to a shoe store & all of he shoes there are so trendy and everything. So, for feet as big as mine, I cant find one that I'm satisfied with. I wear sport shoes to school. And that ain't comfortable.

YOU DIDN'T SAY WHAT SIZE AND IT'S NOT NECESSARY FOR ME TO KNOW.  GO ONLINE AND TRY MASON SHOES, MORDSTROM'S, CLOUD CLIMBERS, LANE BRYANT AND FOR DISCOUNT SHOES AND BOOTS TRY JESSICA LONDON.  EACH COMPANY LISTED HAS CATALOGS ONLINE AND IN PAPER.  THE SIZES RANGE FROM NARROW TO EXTRA WIDE AND THEY HAVE YOUNG UP TO DATE SELECTIONS FOR THE MOST PART.  THERE ARE SOME SPECIALTY SHOE STORES OUT HERE TOO. JUST BE PATIENT WITH YOURSELF AND SURF THE NET.  TRY "LARGE SIZE SHOES FOR WOMEN" FOR INITIAL WEB SEARCH AND TAKE IT FROM THERE.


if you have a MSW (masters in social work) how much longer of schooling do you need to go for a PHd in social work? you dont need medical school right? im assumming 2-3 more years after your masters

No, no medical school.  Contact a graduate school that offers an MSW and PhD program in Social Welfare for more info.


i m a student of clss 8th i m studying in a school in delhi,india....i wanna do mastry in mathematics n am too young dat i dnt knw wat shud be actually wat exactly to do...so ppl pls help me tell me wat exactly to do either tell me sum sites to go n search 4 my career or u ppl tell me to do so....pls...help

Here are a few sites that should point you in the right direction :)


and got my pictures taken than went to the hub and singned papers and than went to court for a detention hearing for it all but did not ever hear my rights read to me than wat

Have to agree with most everybody here, so far (not so crazy about the "you're screwed" comment, but maybe you are).\n\nThe only thing I would add would be a clarification about the requirement for you to be given a Miranda admonition.  In California, the law requires me to advise you of Miranda if you are a juvenile and I have arrested you.  It does not matter if I am not questioning you; the law requires me to read it to you anyway.  Other states might have similar laws.\n\nHave no idea what happens if I don't read it to you, because unless I question you, it's really not going to be an issue...and if I question you, I'm going to Mirandize you.


I have had a boy friend that was a little younger than me but I herd from some one that if you love him than its ok! is it?

All the girls I ever have dated were older than me. Nothing wrong with that, as long as he is old enough to day anybody. Now if you are like older than 18, and he is like 16, then don't be doing the nasty with him till he is 18 too!!!!


I've had a couple blood tests a few years apart where one was just  under normal, and another one a few points under that.  It seems to be getting lower every few years.  Do the numbers mean anything or do they have to be like rock bottom almost to care?

If I remember clearly, selective immunoglobulin M deficiency (SIgMD) is a rare form of dysgammaglobulinemia characterized by an isolated low level of serum immunoglobulin M (IgM). For clinical diagnosis of this condition, IgM concentrations are usually found to vary from 40 mg/dL to undetectably low levels, where the (normal) reference range 45-150 mg/dL. \n\nSo your IgM will basically have to fall anywhere below 40mg/dL.


Ive recently started taking 2 vitamin B-complex/B-12 pills to aid with my slow metablolism The bottle says "promotes energy metabolism and nervous system health.Ive searched online and found that the B-12 doesn't absorb very quickly and whatever the body doesnt use gets urinated/sweated out (my pee is bright yellow). It said there were no reports of an overdose, but lots of bad things happen when you have a deficiancy. I dont take any other vitamins or diet supplements. I do use Alesse as an oral contriceptive but that's it. \nAm I doing anything beneficial taking these 2 pills a day or does it just not make a difference???? It breaks down to the following:\n14mg B-1, 28mg B-2, 50mcg B-12 or;\napx.Daily Values- 900% B-1, 1,648% B-2, 834% B-12

Vitamin B12 is required to maintain healthy nerve and red blood cells. I believe it is associated with proteins, since it is usually found in most meat. The recommended daily allowance for the amount of B12 one should be taking is too miniscule to list, since you should take in about 2 micrograms everyday. For the most part, people take in enough to fill their needs. And there are no extreme side effects that I know of in regards to taking in more than the daily allowance. Unless you're a vegetarian, I wouldn't worry about having a deficiency of B12. You could do without those pills and invest your money elsewhere. \n\n*I apologize for failing to mention some tips to speed up your metabolism. The more times you eat a day, the more your metabolism will accelerate. Be sure to control those portions, though. Another big factor into a fast metabolism is muscle. Lifting weights 3 days a week will help tremendously in boosting your metabolism. I hope this helps.


What record will the 49ers have this year? Can they make some noise?

At least 6...I'm gonna challenge people on it!!!!!


Can some one tell me the full coding to obtain and plot the wave form from the fourier coefficients of the wave using Matlab.

if u have \n\nt=1:2:1000\n\nS =10sin30t\n\nplot(S)\n\nFs=fft(S,512)\n\nplot(Fs) \n\n\nso if u have any signal it will be stored in vector on the matlab .. like .. X= 155x1 matrix size\n\njust convert the X by\n\nXftt= fft(X)\nor\nXfft2=ffft2(X)\nplot(Xfft)\npause\nplot (Xfft)\n\n\nand anything u want u can use matlab help it is v cool \n\n\ni wish i could help u


I cant manualy orgasm ya know by playing with myself but i usualy can with my husban during intercoarse on top, and i dont know how to swallow i need some advice!!!!!

You don't need to manually orgasm. If your husband does it for you, then why do you even want to do it without him? As far as swallowing, I guess you just swallow it. IDK, I don't do that myself, and my husband is very understanding when it comes to that issue.


That's why I voted for GW Bush.\n\nOn the first tax break several years ago, I bought a new Lexus in cash with my "refund". For middle-class america, they got a new muffler...\n\nNow I have been given even better tax breaks, while we make middle america bleed...\n\n"your my base" says GW to his corporate cronies(which really means, I don't give a sh-t about the average american.\n\nThat's why GW got my vote. Hell, maybe Jeb can take over in 08' and continue right on course.

A bunch of crap . The upper 1% pay about 35% of all taxes the lower income hardly pay any in fact a lot get rebates. You been listening to the far left kooks


Groups are not getting emails, I have one group that has been "temporarily unavailable" for close to two weeks.  I have sent emails to moderators and the yg alerts board but get no replies....??


1. Go down Main street.\n2. Take a left at the new Dairy Queen.\n3. Go through the strip mall's parking lot and past the tree with the Ronald McDonald hanging from a branch with a big black dildo glued to his crotch.\n4. Hang a right at the retarded kid selling fireworks.\n5. Start digging at the construction site.\n\nYou can't go wrong.


ok so we were on choir tour headed to miami... on the charter bus. he said he was tired and he wanted my pillow & blanket. so i switch places with my friend john so the guy and i could sleep. i layed on him and his arms were around me and his heart was going 90-to nothin. later he told john that "he was ready 4 a gf agstain" john told me and said it was me. we were all over each other for a week, no kissing. (i go to a small private school and ppl dont do too much bc word travels fast) when we got home the next week- he doesnt talk to me. wtf?


"All the times I said I was sorry when I should have been saying I love you"\n\nIm not positive that is the exact quote, but it's quite similar. I believe it is said by a somewhat weeping guy to his girlfriend or wife as he's trying to get her back or something to that effect.

Love Story, starring Ryan O'Neal and Ali McGraw.  She was dying of cancer.  Great movie - stock up on the Kleenex, it's a 3-boxer.


Hey Hickemtwiddle, I guess some people didn't read your question. You said cough drops don't work, and people still said cough drops. I agree, cough drops do not work, because they are just candy.\nHowever,\nthe best way to get rid of a cough, is sassafras tea, no sugar and no honey. Honey and sugar coats the throat, making it sticky, causing the cough to remain persistant.


I have found that I can easily get people to laugh and am thinking of trying to break into the stand-up scene. One of my friends has done some stand up, and I seem to get more laughs than he does when we are at a party or with a buncha friends. But I do not know if this will translate into me being a better stand-up comedian. A lot of my laughs that I get come from witty comments and such that I don't know if i can really make into a pure joke and tell on stage with a mic in my hand....So I guess i am basically asking if you think (a somewhat experienced stand-up comedian would be best to answer this) being funny "in real life" correlates directly into being a good stand-up comedian. I think there might be differences...such as in stand-up, you prepare your material, so the expectations will be different. Another difference is that in stand-up, you need to set up your joke..."in real life" I just make funny remarks in regards to whatever is being discussed.

It shows you have a quick wit and good sense of humor and timing.  These are all necessary for a stand-up.  \n\nYour ability to make funny remarks about what people are saying would come in handy in those times when you talk with your audience (or are being heckled).\n\nWhat makes a stand-up good, however, is material.  You've got to be a good writer, too, as well as a strong unique personality.  \n\nTry writing 5 minutes of material, and go try it an an open mike.  If it doesn't work, figure out why, rewrite it, try it out again.  And again.  And again.  And again.  OK, that works, now make it ten minutes.  \n\nA comedian needs a good, solid twenty minutes of material to even start work.  It's hard to do, and it takes practice practice practice--and a really thick skin.  Some people aren't going to think you're funny.  \n\nThere's some great comedy writing classes/books around.  \n\nI'd also recommend some narrative-based improv work, so you get an idea of a "story arc", how reincorporation ("callback") works.  \n\nAnd decide what kind of voice you're going to speak in.  Are you a storyteller, a la Richard Pryor?  A joke teller, a la Stephen Wright?  A bad joke teller, a la most of the standups out there?\n\nDo some research, try it out, and good luck!


Most of them are close outs and most of them are ugly, left overs.... What do you think?

The old women that lived in a shoe. Because she had so many children she didn't know how to shoe them. So she buys them from ebay and brings them home for all her girls and boys thats all!


is it true when u like a girl ur mean to her?\n\nalso just in general how do you act?

for starters, acting mean is a big no-no, hard to say, sometimes joking alot (humor), body language and a particular look are tell tale signs i guess...


I'm just wondering because it seems like there aren't any guys that like me even though i know that there are some out there.

I don'tknow for everyone,but what i like in a girl is her personnality.If she is capable of being herself and isn't afraid to show what kind of person she is,i think that the girl that does that is someone you can actually call a nice and great person to be with.So be yourself and all the guys are gonna come up to you.


hello people\nis their a right or wonrg way to masturbate?

no. just, go with what ever feels good. if it hurts, you're doing it wrong.


Spina bifida of S1 means that there is a defect in the spinal column at the first sacral vertebra, which is very low on your back. (Your sacrum is just above the tailbone, and is usually a set of 5 fused vertebrae.) Spina bifida comes in degrees: the mildest is spina bifida occulta, which is when there is a defect in the vertebra(e), but no obvious external opening on the back; the next degree is meningocele, where a portion of the membrane covering the spinal cord protrudes through the opening in the spine; the most severe is myelomeningocele, wherein the spinal  cord itself is exposed through the opening. \n\nIn the mildest form, spina bifida may just be an incidental finding on an x-ray; in the most severe, it causes paralysis below the level of the opening and may be associated with brain problems as well.


Doesn't the whole "gee, I was born gay, don't hate me!" kind of work against, or at least cloud, the purpose of working for gay/lesbian rights?\n\nIn the context of the larger issues, it's really no ones business if one is born gay or simply decides one day that it's what they want to do. To my mind, it is a classic example of the difference which makes no difference being no difference. I think we all know that people who hate aren't going to care one way or another. Jimmy Ray Bob and his pals on third shift are not going to suddenly equate their neighbor's taste for manmeat with their other neighbor's red hair just because both were born that way...\n\nNot wanting to debate the issue of whether or not sexual preference is genetic or chosen. Just looking for opinions from the gay community on how it affects the overall gay rights issues.\n\nFor the record, I'm a heterosexual male, but I try to do what I can to defuse the ticking bombs that are called ignorance and intolerance.

The convoluted answer to this question is kind of partly yes and partly no.  People want to believe that there is a gay gene because it'll erase the idea that somehow they were corrupted into being a homosexual child because of bad parenting or early childhood sexualization or some other such thing.  If being gay were a genetic predisposition, a recessive one obviously like red hair as you point out, then people can just throw up their hands and relieve themselves of any potential guilt.  Politically it's also an important card to have because that makes the discrimination against gay people a matter of science, and not social mores.\n\nOn the other hand if being gay were something that was a result of nurturing then there is blame to be assigned for "who did this to the child?"  This implies that it could be fixed or de-programmed, and we all know how well that goes.  Some people say it's a choice and the overwhelming response from queer people is "who would choose this life?"  This is just the way we've always been, at least as far as we know.  \n\nPersonally I think it's a combination of genetics and learned behavior.  But it's one of those learned behaviors that you just can't change after a while, like the accent you have when you talk.  Psychologically people settle and things are just locked in there.


I want to know all of them, if possible.

Italy, European Union, Switzerland, San Marino, Slovenia (regional language), Vatican City, Istria county of Croatia


Its actually 7%, and people say it as a negative because it demonstrates that many Americans have no first hand knowledge of other cultures, countries and regions.\n\nWhen you combine this with the perception that U.S foreign policy is clumsy and insensitive to other nations and peoples you can see the theme.\n\nThere was one survey I read of people in one of the southern states who didn't know where England was, and indeed some of the questions I'm seeing on this site over the last few weeks make you wonder about the levels of world awareness.\n\nAha...I see your little joke now. Its not a pun though, its irony.


more about political personal pension plan in uk

sorry, i couldn't find anything on google about it.\nhttp://scotthortonshow.com/\nmoney, http://www.philipdru.com/griffin_stream.html\nbush & clinton http://www.philipdru.com/triplett_stream.html\nisrael http://antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=8730\nhttp://www.philipdru.com/webb_stream.html\niran http://www.weekendinterviewshow.com/InterviewDisplay.aspx?i=131


NASA has never given any pictures of the far side of the moon . Does this seem a bit odd in that Science is always telling us about other Planets in our system. What lies , on the far side , have not been revealed by NASA ? IS this the type of question that one never asks because knowing the answer might alter the way we see our planet ? Can you look at the Moom and not wonder what we are not seeing ?

Some people incorrectly call the far side of the Moon the dark side of the Moon. The far side is never visible from Earth and the near side is always visible from Earth. But the far side not always dark, just like the near side is not always light.


She has lost her legs, she needs money to make up of her loss.


i walk on 4 legs in the morning, 2 legs at lunch time, and 3 legs in the afternoon what am i ???????

man\nbaby - crawling\nadult - upright\nelderly - with a stick


It's a rock and roll tune and rather bluesy

"Brother Louie" by Stories\n\nShe was black as the night;\nLouie was whiter than white,\nDanger, danger when you taste brown sugar,\nLouie fell in love overnight.\nNothing bad, it was good,\nLouie had the best girl he could.\nWhen she took him home\nTo meet her mama and papa;\nLouie knew just where he stood.\nLouie Louie Louie, Louie Louie Louie Lou I\nLouie Louie Louie, Louie Louie you're gonna cry.\nThere he stood in the night\nKnowing what's wrong from what's right.\nHe took her home to meet his mama and papa,\nMan, he had a terrible fright.\nLouie nearly caused a scene\nWishin' it was a dream.\nAin't no diff'rence between black and white,\nBrothers, you know what I mean.\nLouie Louie Louie\n\nIt was #13 in 1973 :)


I am in my mid 20s and i have moderate to severe pain in my ankles and feet all the time. I was a gymnast/soccer player/swimmer all through high school and now i am seeing the effects. My ankles ache all the time and my feet are constantly in pain. When i wake up in the morning my feet hurt to put weight on them. I am not over weight. I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions on how to make them feel better.