Okay I am 30yrs old, married with two kids. Both my husband and I make $125,000 yearly.  We have $160,000 saved for a home.  We have been in the market for quite sometime, but it seems to be impossible to buy a home in New Jersey.  The prices are outrageous, and a $3500 mortgage really really scares me.  I am very conservative and I like to feel comfortable and not fell tight with money.  Especially with kids, and what if one of us looses one of our jobs.  Currently we are renting an apartment $750 monthly, that is how we have been able to save a good chunk of $$$. We also have approximately $100K in 401K between the both of us... What should we do? Should we just jump in and buy a house for $500k? That's half a million dollars!!   And how is everyone paying these crazy prices for homes?  I really don't understand... Please advise on what we should do...Thank you

You must live in North Jersey if you are seeing those kind of prices.  If you put 20% down on a $500,000 house that would be $100,000.  That leaves $60,000 in savings.  Hold on to that.  Setup automatic withdrawl so the mortgage payments come from that account.  Continue to add additional money to that account and you will have a nice buffer if one of you were to loose their job.


My boyfriend does a lot of things that I don't approve of.  He smokes a lot and drinks a lot.  I have told him that I don't like him doing those things, but he keeps on doing them, I've told him that if he loves me he'd change those bad habbits for me.  It's not like he's addicted, he just doesn't want to stop.  I'm at the point where I don't know what 2 do, I want to stay with him, but the smoking and drinking are driving me away.  Any advice?? Should i hold on and hope that he'll change, or leave?? (i really hate smoking -- of any sort, and drinking)

Two points to this....first, he won't change for you.  He may change eventually but he won't be doing it for you. Second, it's unfair of you to ask him to change. Did he suddenly start drinking and smoking midway through the relationship? Accept him for what he is or if you are unable to do so, move on. And, hon, love has nothing to do with it.


but I'll find a lone grey hair just as long as the rest of my hair, as if it turned grey overnight. I've never found a short grey hair, just long ones.  And as a bonus, why are they so coarse?

Hair color is caused by a pigment (melanin) produced by hair follicles. With aging, the follicle produces less melanin.\n\nGraying often begins in the 30s, although this varies widely. Graying usually begins at the temples and extends to the top of the scalp. Hair becomes progressively lighter, eventually turning white.\n\nMany people have some gray scalp hair by the time they are in their 40s. Body and facial hair also turn gray, but usually later than scalp hair. The hair in the armpit, chest, and pubic area may gray less or not at all.\n\nGraying is genetically determined. Gray hair tends to occur earlier in Caucasians and later in Asian races. Nutritional supplements, vitamins, and other products will not stop or decrease the rate of graying.


As a sidebar, put it into a category such as comedy, drama, horror, etc. Thanks!


this year i'm giving christmas cards to all my friends. we they upset that i didn't get them a gift.

Your good friends will not be upset about getting a Christmas card instead of a gift.  Any friends you lose because they did not get a Christmas gift, are probably not worth trying to keep.


when  was it coined, if sept 11,  what was it before ?

From howstuffworks: "Prior to 1968, there was no standard emergency number. So how did 911 become one of the most recognizable numbers in the United States? Choosing 911 as the universal emergency number was not an arbitrary selection, but it wasn't a difficult one either. In 1967, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) met with AT&T to establish such an emergency number. They wanted a number that was short and easy to remember. More importantly, they needed a unique number, and since 911 had never been designated for an office code, area code or service code, that was the number they chose."


I'm currently getting about <5 hours a night, M-F. I do a little better on the weekends. Two jobs. So, how long should I expect to be able to continue such a schedule?

Although it depends to some extent on age, scientists say just about eight hours per night is the minimum to remain healthy and alert. The effects of sleep depravation include short term memory loss and impaired reflexes and motor skills, so heads up for that if you go  on living at five per night. \n\nI'm a college student, so I feel you on that one. :p


Points for humor, sarcasm, and clever politically motivated smear.  Okay, cheap shots are worth something, too.  But clever is better.

The duck says "quack".  Bill Clinton thinks the duck is talking about him being a quack, so he shoots it.  The alligator sees the dead duck, and since that was his friend, it eats Bill Clinton.  The alligator feels sick and runs to the drug store, where the pharmacist says says "what's the matter?"  The alligator looks sick and says, "do you have anything for a quacked Bill?


I watched a program on TV which says Jesus was actually born on April 17 because some guy in the past did a mistake on the date calculation.

The only reason Christmas is put on December 25th was to replace a popular Roman Pagan holiday. A lot of the customs of that holiday remains today. Most scholors believe Jesus was born in springtime, due to the passage of the shephards, but there is no evidence besides that.


im needing help pay my house and cay payments but i cant get a bit of help i have ms and im going under help plazzzzzzz.............

I think that everyone at least once in their life falls on some bad luck. \n\nIf you really are in a jam and are feeling overwhelmed then I would suggest going to your local Social Services department to ask for help. If you qualify, they can point you to a number of programs that can help you manage the money you do have better and give you assistance. They even offer job training through other county and state agencies.\n\nYou can also consider contacting your local church or religious organization for help. They often can be of great assistance. I have even heard of them helping people make a mortgage or car payment if they are in dire need.


I'm looking for easy theme parties to put on. I hate going to a party where everyone just sits there and hangs out... Any ideas?

I went to a party once that was a "costume party" but the costumes were only supposed to go as far as your head. Some people wore interesting hats. Others wore wigs & shades. I wore an Arabian headdress. There was a guy who fitted a lampshade to a headband. It was easy and fun. The costumes made everybody feel a little silly, which was a good ice breaker. It made for great photos, too.


i wanna make a demo sport cd rom with elements of video and animation

To burn the actual CD-Rom, I suggest Nero Burning-ROM. Loaded with simple to advanced features allowing you to burn ISO's, music, and data CDs. The whole she-bang.\n\nTo author the video and animation content, I suggest Pinnacle Studio. Great for editing video files and whatnot.


I am trying to mount a dual boot(linux/windows)\ndell laptop internal ide (ibm) 20 gig hard disk\non my dell precision desktop (wind2k) using a ide to usb cable.(sabrent).\n\nI can see my drive in the device manager under disk drives, it kwon exactly my disk id (IC25T048 ATDA05-0 USB Device. but when it wont show in the disk management window.\n\nHow can I mount this drive on my pc???

If you have Windows Home then it may not show.  Disk Mangament requires that you convert the disc volume to a dynamic disc, as well.\n\nWhat you -need- to do is learn how-to FDISK(search on google for a tutorial), a DOS (disk operating system) command.  You can access the command prompt via: Start --> Accessories --> Command Prompt.  You will need to create two primary paritions/volumes (the term is interchangeable).  You will need to install linux on the first parition and Windows on the second.  The FDISK command will also let you choose which parition is to be set to active.  You will have to set the first partition to Active to run linux, and the second one should be active whenever you wish to run Windows.\n\nGood luck!


I am a certified Nursing Assistant and my 2 yr certification expires in Nov.

You can contact a local technical college to get the booklet for your state contacts about the exam to become certified and ask anonymously. Either which way, eventually you will need to be upfrontabout the disability, but as long as you are still able to perform your duties as a nursing assistant, they should not be able to deny you renewal of your certification. If they do deny this right without just cause, I would contact a lawyer.


I'm in Junior high, and so is he, also, he's ULTRA popular, but I'm only sort of popular.

If you want a sort of casual approach, get tickets to something and tell him "I have an extra ticket to ______ and I was hoping you'd like to go with me, if you're fee that night."\nBut, trust me on this, sometimes the guy you think is out of your league, is actually afraid to approach YOU.... I missed 20 years of having someone quite amazing in my world because when we were young, I thought I had no shot at all to be anything but his "pal"....came to learn just this year, he never understood why I had the time of day for him, thought I couldn't possibly be interested.\nBelieve me, Darlin', there are things in life far more painful than being shot down.


The pain is limited to bone only, no swelling or tenderness in the tissue around the bone.

Medial tibial pain. A prospective study of its cause among military\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nrecruits. Milgrom-C; Giladi-M; Stein-M; Kashtan-H; Margulies-J; Chisin-R; Clin-Orthop. 1986 Dec(213): 167-71 In a prospective study of 295 infantry recruits during 14 weeks of basic training, 41% had medial tibial pain. Routine scintigraphic evaluation in cases of medial tibial bone pain showed that 63% had abnormalities. A stress fracture was found in 46%. Only two patients had periostitis. None had ischemic medial compartment syndrome. Physical examination could not differentiate between cases with medial tibial bone pain secondary to stress fractures and those with scintigraphically normal tibias. When both pain and swelling were localized in the middle one-third of the tibia, the lesion most likely proved to be a stress fracture.


decedant married only once and 3 surviving children from marriage. surviving spouse given power of attorney by children. Real property that is heir propery now has a producing well with payments being made. Is spouse entitled to a percentage of monthly royalty payments?

As usual with law-related questions on Yahoo! Answers, far too little information has been given to answer this question adequately.  Texas is a community property state, which means that unique laws apply to possession of property.  If the decedant received the real property and mineral rights as premarital property, a gift to one spouse, or through an inheritance, it is considered separate property.  If the property is community property, the decedant has the testamentary capacity to device his half of the community property.  In Texas, community property has a survivorship aspect, and the 1/2 goes to the widow or widower in absence of  a will.  From the limited and incomplete facts presented, the surviving spouse, assuming the decedent died without a will, should receive the entire sum of community property.\n\nWithout more specific information, this is the extent of the information I can offer.  I recommend you seek an inheritance attorney for the specifics of this information.


what the difference between additonal domain, child domain, a new tree in windows 2003?

Think of it in DNS terms -\n\nAddtional Domain is a new namespace (i.e domain1.com and domain2.com) that is a part of the same AD Forest.\n\nChild Domain is a sub-zone of an existing namespace (i.e. child.domain.com)\n\nNew Tree is a completely separate set of domains.\n\nThe key things are that all Domain Controllers in a Forest share information. In a forest the Domains provide only an Administration boundary.\n\nDifferent Trees \ Forests provide complete security separation as well, and the controllers share nothing between them.


...without having to click on each one individually?


I would just like to know why people who live FREE in this country are against the people who are protecting our freedom and rights to live as we choose, citizens or not. Why can't people see that these brave men and wome are trying to protect the land they love and the people who need them but do not appreciate them. My husband is in the united state military, and I am thankful everyday for him, and thousands more just like him. When you go to bed tonight, say a prayer for our men and women, and if you don't pray, just let out a thank you. We are free because of them, why can't you understand that?

Because they are either snot nosed rich kids who take everything gran-id or they are poor and think the money should be spent on them so they can continue generation after generation sucking money out of our government because they are too lazy to work. They have no appreciation for those of us that serve proudly so that that can sleep at night w/o bomb sirens. Ignorant people are against the military. Justa simple way that you can judge someones character.


considering several new job offers...never worked on comission before.

A commission-based job means you get to make your own paycheck based on sales you most likely are going to do. However, the drawback is if the people you're selling to aren't buying, you might find the financial times a little tight. However, if you sell a lot, you would be rolling in the dough.\n\nUnfortunately, you don't have anything to fall back on if sales are slow, though. \n\nA salary job is nice because it offers security. The downside is that you might be required to work more hours than required of a normal work day, and you won't get paid overtime. This lessens the value of what you're getting paid. While you have the security of being paid a steady income, if you're working more hours and not getting anything more for it, the job will become a burden.\n\nIf you feel confident in your sales abilities, then go with the commission job. If you're ok with working extra hours for no added benefit, but still have the security of a steady income, go with the salaried position.\n\nGood luck to you!


she has been talking on the phone to a guy she met online/but not in person! left her husband and i also found out the was into porn(web cam) and saying things in emails and writing that she would never say in person. she does not act like her self!

She more than likely is suffering from some form of depression.  Have you tried talking to her (calmly, Open-minded)?  The best you can do for her is listen to her without judging her, let her know that you are concerned and care about her.  Just be there when she needs you.


Ray Kurzweil thinks we will. What do you think? Will we reach an age in 50 years time where our bodies are totally replaced by technology and our minds uploadable to the ether and beyond?

Unfortunately, the human brain has only a fixed number of brain cells even though some experts say that we use only about 10%.  If we lived forever, we would either run out of brain cells or have to recycle them some way; in which case we would become a different "person" that what we started out as.  There is a fable about a woman who wished to live forever; and so she did, growing older and more wrinkled and senile as she went, until she wished that she could die.  A normal life starts at infancy and progresses through childhood, adolescence, young adult, middle age, elder and senior citizen.  Are you sure that you could live forever in the category of your chosing?   Be careful what you wish for.  you may get it!  Good luck.


that man is awsome when it comes to family relations.  My husband thinks he is a geek but i figured he has to have some fans, after all he has his own tv show  hahaha  thanks  jamis

I don't like him as in i want to marry him, but i like the way he lays down the law and tell the truth about a particular subject.


Basically the question is how to avoid landing with your skis facing across the slope rather than down it?  I have just about mastered getting air and landing, but spins are a harder beast to conquer.

Hard to top that answer...but i found this site:\n\nIt's not bad...the guy who wrote it gave simple, good advice.\n\n\nhttp://www.huckzone.com/tricktips.php


I enjoy doing "stuff" myself, rather than buy what's commercially available (like normal people do). I would like to fomulate my own egg (salmon roe) cure. I think I got the ingredients that will preserve the eggs and all there is left is to add some color :)\n\nthanks

I'm guessing you are talking about using it as bait I hope. I think walmart has the mix in the outdoor section, depending on where you live. It would still need a preservative still though to make it keep for as long as commercial brands.


I have a ton of projects and other important things that need to be completed, but I have trouble getting them finished. Do you have any thoughts? Techniques?

First things first. I personally do my things according to how important the thing/project is. Then I go one at a time with a faster pace - fast enough not to make mistakes otherwise, I have to redo it and it is obviously a waste of time already spent. Everything is important so make a list of the ones thats due sooner. Make A to do list and check them out soon as you are done. Just calm down and focus.


I know it's really easy to do on a Mac, and I'm wondering if there is an equivalent software on Windows that I can use to edit home videos.

I don't know if it's "the best" but it's definitely easy to use and offers more than just the basics. It's Windows Movie Maker which comes with Windows XP. Allows you to import clips, including importing footage from a camcorder etc. There's a wide variety of output options in terms of quality, and actually editing and mixing your video is easy. Dozens of transitions, fades, brightness filters, effects, volume adjustments etc. and you can add in music of your own as well. I use it all the time to edit my digital camera movie clips as well as ones I take with my Sony Handycam.\n\nP.S. - The latest update (2.1) offers DVD burning capabilities - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx


The NFL's All-Time Clutch Kicker in the History of the Sport: Adam Vinatieri.


What ever happened to the old days, where a man courted a woman, got married, then had sex? Why do guys say they NEED sex? Do they really NEED it or is it something they say to talk women into having sex? Is it wrong to laugh at a man when he says "Men have needs"??? Is it just a want or is it really a NEED?\nPlease help.

I think in most guys it is just a want. i cant say why guys want it so much for sure cause ia mnot a guy but i would say it has to do with the point that men think sex is everything a realtionship is not always made stronger by sex so if you feel that having sex will not stronger your relationship or that you really don tlove the person then dont do it. this is a way to find out if they are in the realtionship for you or your goodies. if he tries to play the "if you love you will have sex with me" then they most likly dont love you so dont do it.\nhope this helps


According to "The Economist", which has devised a 2005 “quality of life” index for 111 countries, the best country in which to live is **Ireland**.  \n\nI've included the link below, so you can check and see if you agree with their methodology.\n\nOf course, every country thinks they are the best, I am American and I think USA is the best, but according to the objective standards they've set, we're only 13th!  I'm sure this will be a controversial topic.


I have already tried running services.msc and uninstalling the dvd-rom and cd rom drive then re-installing the hardware. It did not work.

first check led of power of cd-rom is glowing or not.\nif not then check the power supply of drive. \nif it is glowing then check databus of drive and check it's connection in motherboard.\n\nthen it is not working then repair the operating system.


I had to read Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' for Literature class this year. It is a truly excellent book.\nWhen I heard that Francis Ford Coppola had made a version of it I was excited. My parents got me a DVD of the film for Christmas and I watched it. I was repulsed at how the story was butchered. The characters were watered down until they were hardly recognisable.\n\nI am curious as to whether or not others were upset by how this film was made.\n\nPlease, only answer if you have read the book.

The film was abysmal.  Stylistically, there were some very good moments in the beginning, but that doesn't cut it.  This film is a good example of a film that substitutes style and visual aesthetics for substance.  Furthermore, Anthony Hopkins (usually a fine performer), Winona Ryder (here less than mediocre), and Keanu Reeves (who should never be cast in anything) were all miscast and the film suffered as a result.  Finally, the last act of the film is campy, boring, and poorly shot (we shouldn't be distracted during the film's climax by how much the scenerey looks like a soundstage).\n\nRegarding the book, however, it is clear that the film has used it only as a framework for its own machinery and spectacle.  This was not Bram Stoker's Dracula, but F.F. Coppola's re-reading of the book through the lens of a kaleidascope.


saw on HBO a special where a doctor broke down the different body types and then said this will allow you to know the physical reactions to stimulation. hence, knowledge of how to please your partner.

some have it as a laffy taffy\n\nansw3r3r


i have to have a poster,(pics included)\npoem,and wut not.(rosa parks taken kenny chesny,taken.) and ne of u smart ass ppl who say me r already taken.

Well following link can make a good resource for your need, read the second section :\n\nhttp://cs.dal.ca/~koul/


The lyric is "She wears a two way but I'm not quite sure what that means."  I always assumed it was a piercing of some sort but never really knew.

I found this on urban dictionary:\n\nA "Two-way"\n---------------------------\nA thong that goes up the front. in other words....a wedgie + a camel toe in one pair of underwear.\n\nShe wears a two way but im not quite sure what that means.\n\nor...\n\nI dont see why people wear two-ways. I would just free-ball it.


I will be a Jr. in high school next year and i have wanted to be a lawyer all of my life sence i was little and i would love to have information sent to me at how i could get books or anything to start taking classes for law. i was thinking it would take a lot less time of my life to get on the road and i wouldnt be wasting any time. i live in plaincity , ohio so it would be nice to maybe get the classes from ohio state. or even get books through the mail or whatever i would need thank you

Hold your horses there, Law school is grad school, unless you're in Canada, where you can obtain a Bachelors of law, you need to finish 4 whole years of college doing something ELSE (usually political science, journalism, something related to law, but that is in no way required), before you do another 4 years of law school. Some colleges let you do coursework over the summer for credit, but it usually pays to wait it out and go with the expected flow. Do your best in high school, get into a good college and follow their pre-law or political science program (I'm polisci myself, going to go to law school in 2010) then apply to good law schools, like Harvard or Yale, or if you can't cut that, UCONN law is great.\n\nGood luck.


I am a student. Writing fast and neat at the same time has been my problem. Are there any websites dealing with this problem ? Do you have any suggestions ?

Get a laptop and use it instead of writing?


A sheik announced that a race would decide which of his two sons would inherit all his wealth. The sons were to ride their camels to a certain distant city. The son whose camel reached the city last would be given all the sheik's wealth. \n\nThe two sons set out on the journey. After severals days of aimless wandering, they met  and agreed to seek the advice of a wiseman. After listening to the wiseman's advice, the two sons rode the camels as quickly as possible to the designated city. \n\nWhat was it that the wiseman told the two sons? They did not agree to split the wealth, and their father's decree would be followed.

The wiseman told the two sons to exchange their camels.


Explain the hardships and the joys of single parenting.  What should I expect out of my future former spouse?  He is of the bullying, mentally abusive breed to both the kids and I.

It really depends on whether you have a helpful, concerned family around and some close friendships. \n\nIt's also a consideration if you have work skills or not. Your standard of living usually goes down with a divorce so you may need to take some classes and find a career that will interest and support you and your children.\n\nIt can be an exhilerating thing to walk out of an abusive marriage and go out on your own without fear.  Making preparations before leaving will be a good thing in the long run. \n\nPerhaps, you would want to ask him to visit a marriage counselor with you a few times before deciding absolutely.  Of course it's best for children to grow up with their own parents - but if he won't try to change and continues to be abusive, you must go.\n\nFor the unprepared and those without family ties, it can be extremely hard.  It's difficult to make ends meet on low wages.  It's difficult to have to pay a babysitter every time you go anyplace...and it's lonely at times.\n\nYou can weigh out the pros and cons for yourself but please do not stay in a marriage where you are abused.\n\nI wish you the best of luck.


I when to a local bank and they will not change them. It's not much but still I would like to know the rate.

As of today the rate for the NUEVO SOL is as follows:\n1 PEN = 0.2928 USD\nOne USD = 3.4614 PEN


Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for gps users. Participating in a cache hunt is a good way to take advantage of the wonderful features and capability of a gps unit. The basic idea is to have individuals and organizations set up caches all over the world and share the locations of these caches on the internet. GPS users can then use the posted longitude and latitude location coordinates to find the caches. Once found, a cache may provide the visitor with a wide variety of rewards, treasures, trinkets, etc. All the visitor is asked to do is if they get something they should try to leave something for the cache.\n\nThere is currently over 200,000 geocaches world-wide.\n\nI personally have not placed any caches yet, but I have found just over 100 caches so far.


i heard from my 6th period teacher that a guy started a coma from 20someting and woke up at 4o something. what's the longest time coma's can last?

THE LONGEST COMA WAS A LADY NAMED ELAINE ESPOSITO AND SHE WAS 37 YEARS AND 111 DAYS


I have a bad lower back; looking to replace skiing and running

Depends on your type of back injury.  x-country skiing involves a lot of leaning forward as you step/slide your skis forward.  You probably need to consult a sport injury physiotherapist, who has a lot of experience with skiing injuries, to find out before making the decision.\n\nI've met a lot of very elderly people who x-country ski and they all loved it because of the reduced strain on their joints compared to walking or running.\n\nGood luck.


2006 Burton Custom Snowboard\n\nSwitch Clicker Bindings\n\n2 of the 4 holes will line up, but the other two are slightly off.

You will need to get some "3-hole discs" from the shop where you got your bindings from.


Can they be used interchangably?\n\nOnly sincere answers please!

"Clown" refers to a specialized person wearing funny clothes, a red nose and bright make-up on his or her face, who does funny things to make people laugh.  In general, it is used as a occupation, referring to such people working in a theme park or a circus.\n\n"Clown" can also be used to describe a person who often behaves in a funny way and make jokes. It has no derogatory meaning. Sometimes however, people use the word to refer to a person who they think stupid or annoying. In this way the word is used to curse the one the writer refers.\n\nA "joker" is someone who does something you think is stupid and makes you laugh.  The "joker" itself, unlike a clown, does not have the intention to do the things to make others laugh.  This is the difference.\n\nBut a "joker" can also refers to someone who makes a lot of jokes, i.e. a funny humorous person.  In this way it's quite similar to the meaning of "clown" but again, "joker" is not a job. The things a "joker" does are not necessarily intended to make you laugh. In contrast, a clown is a person dedicated to make you happy.\n\nIn my opinion, generally the words are not interchangeable.


I apologize if I didn't spell Hanaka right.

Hanukah, Chanukah, Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights: It's one of the most important Jewish holidays and the tradition can be traced back almost 2,400 years. Hanukkah celebrates one of the important miracles in Jewish history and reminds us of the triumph of faith. It takes place every year in mid to late December. While its date varies if you go by the western calendar, in the Hebrew calendar Hanukkah always falls on the 25th day of Kislev.\n\nMore Hanukkah information (history, recipes, songs, stories, ecards, graphics...) can be found at:\nhttp://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion_and_Spirituality/Faiths_and_Practices/Judaism/Holidays_and_Observances/Hanukkah/


I heard that we can do it, but not sure hwo to

you can try GMail Drive ( http://www.viksoe.dk/code/gmail.htm ) on Microsoft Windows, or gDisk ( http://gdisk.sourceforge.net/ ) if you are running Apple Mac OS X.


I have his CD somewhere (which wasnt all that) but cant think of his name....\n\nMy real question is how is he doing? Is he still planning on coming out with something else musically? Or did they ship him to a crazy house somewhere?

R-and-B singer Houston is recovering at his Los Angeles home today, following an eye-gouging incident in London.\n\nHouston's publicist has released a statement denying reports that the singer tried to take his own life by jumping from a London hotel window, last week.\n\nIn the statement, the singer's bodyguard says he found Houston in the hotel room, lying on his bed with a towel over his face. Bodyguard Marco Powell says he removed the towel and found Houston's eye hanging out.\n\nPowell says Houston claimed he had to "get the devil off his back" and the only way he could do that was by killing the devil.\n\nThe singer, whose real name is Houston Summers, was briefly hospitalized. The condition of his eye isn't known.\n\nHouston, who had the 2004 hit "I Like That," has released a statement saying he still loves his fans. He asks fans to pray for him.


Jewelry is often a good gift for mothers.  Or a gift certificate to her favorite store, beauty salon or restaurant, depending what she likes would be good.


Good luck with your exam, this should help:\n\nConvection  is the transfer of heat by the actual movement of the warmed matter. Heat leaves the coffee cup as the currents of steam and air rise. Convection is the transfer of heat energy in a gas or liquid by movement of currents. (It can also happen is some solids, like sand.) The heat moves with the fluid. Consider this: convection is responsible for making macaroni rise and fall in a pot of heated water. The warmer portions of the water are less dense and therefore, they rise. Meanwhile, the cooler portions of the water fall because they are denser.\n\nConduction is the transfer of energy through matter from particle to particle. It is the transfer and distribution of heat energy from atom to atom within a substance. For example, a spoon in a cup of hot soup becomes warmer because the heat from the soup is conducted along the spoon. Conduction is most effective in solids-but it can happen in fluids. Fun fact: Have you ever noticed that metals tend to feel cold? Believe it or not, they are not colder! They only feel colder because they conduct heat away from your hand. You perceive the heat that is leaving your hand as cold.\n\nRadiation: Electromagnetic waves that directly transport ENERGY through space. Sunlight is a form of radiation that is radiated through space to our planet without the aid of fluids or solids. The energy travels through nothingness! Just think of it! The sun transfers heat through 93 million miles of space. Because there are no solids (like a huge spoon) touching the sun and our planet, conduction is not responsible for bringing heat to Earth. Since there are no fluids (like air and water) in space, convection is not responsible for transferring the heat. Thus, radiation brings heat to our planet.


Really, people aren't born gay. They should be able to get married.

It is also not god's will for you to eat shrimp, wear clothes made of 2 kinds of thread or for men to shave their beards.  In the same chapter where it describes "man laying with men as with women" it also outlines how a daughter may be sold into slavery.\n\nIf you are going to hold these beliefs please be consistent and don't pawn off your bigotry as the "will of god"


Ricos Love,\nI have been married for five years now.  Prior to that, my wife and I endured a four year separation when we were both accepted to professional schools halfway across the country.  It wasn't easy, let me tell you.  But three or four things helped.  Even though it was a long haul, we knew it was temporary.  There has to be a plan to reunite.  Second, communication was key.  We stayed in contact on the telephone, and took every opportunity to meet.  There was a little college town in Kentucky that was exactly half way between our schools, and we arranged a mini-vacation a couple of weekends per year.  That made it possible for us to be together even though we had little time and couldn't afford plane tickets. Third - committment.   It takes hard work and dedication!  You (and your partner) need to go out of your way to feed and strengthen the relationship. You need to trust each other and be comfortable with each other.  Otherwise, the distance will just breed jealousy.  Finally, luck.  In any relationship, long distance or otherwise, you are taking a chance.  If you want to win the prize... you have to buy the ticket.\n\nGood luck!


when I attempt to open a persons profile in messenger, nothing happens.  I tried to open the "help" section and the same thing happens.\nI've reloaded "messenger" but it didn't help

Right click on the person that you want to view the profile for and then from the options that you get click view profile. \n\nIf you still can't then what you need to do is Uninstall it and then reinstall the program.  Sometimes you have to do that.  \n\nHope that helps.


I am interseted in the program found at www.undergroundhypnosis.com , but is it worth 100 dollars?  \n\nAlso, does instant SELF induction exist?

The best place to learn hypnosis is a qualified school.  Do your research.  Instant inductions aren't that big of a deal and are more show.  The reason to use them is that when you are billing by the hour, time is of the essence.  They work great on folks who have been hypnotised or show a tendancy to want to be.  You aren't going to be able to walk in a situation and just pick someone.\n\nI don't know the specific tapes that you refer to but given what is on their web site, I would skip it.  Looks like a scam to me.  I rather find site by Roy Hunter for example or some many other good ones.\n\nI have over 300 hundred hours of training so have a pretty good idea of the hypnosis world is like that the web site refers to.  I can tell you it may be a bit independent and disorganized but not for any of the reason listed on that site.


a) by being executed (which would mean the end of all this)\nb) staying behind bars until he dies of natural causes (which would mean more years locked)

i dont know the man but ill have to go with b.the longer hes alive the longer his identity grows and the shorter his victims do. also the longer he caries this out the closer people forget about the act and fall into leaniancy ending in possable parole and the nobel peace prize.


I would like to know all possible treatments from the early stages to the later stages...as well as side effects.

I am a cervical cancer survior and the first step is to see your doctor. They can treat it with surgery to remove your cervix. I had stage 3 cervical cancer they got it.So dont wait ask your doctor about doing the surgery as soon as possible.\nIf you wait it could turn into overion cancer.Which is the most deadly for female.Dont be afraid to do as your doctor tells you most women do get over this type of cancer Hope you do well minnie


Both of the 3's are subscript. The +2 is superscript.

SO3+2 clearly is an error. It would demand a +8 charge of the sulfur atom (or a stable positive sulfur ion with an isolated peroxide ligand), which is impossible.\n\nA superscript "2-" would indicate a sulfite ion, whereas SO3 is sulfur trioxide, a neutral molecule forming a gas at room temperature.


Should we take steps to prevent global warming or should we just ride it out?

Several things:\n\nFirst, the data is flawed. Most temperature measurements are taken in cities where you have an increase of what is called a heat island that is growing. More asphalt and concret to store heat. \n\nSecond the temp and CO2 levels are rising but so what. The CO2 levels have been 10 times higher than they currently are and the planet has been much hotter in the past and its done well enough for us to still be here. And all of that is without the help of humans.\n\nThird we are comming out of an ice age. Ice age=cold, no ice age=hot. \n\nFourth the suns output of energy has risen in the past century, more energy into our system = more heat.\n\nReasons why more CO2 is not a bad thing. Plants use CO2 for photosynthesis, more CO2 = more photosynthesis = more plants. The earth is in a greenification process right now that is turning alot of grasslands into areas that have shrubs and areas with shrubs are growing trees. \n\nFinal thing, WE MUST CUT DOWN ON TOXIC POLLUTANTS. toxic waste, CFC's and other horrible pollutants are destroying nature and that is 100% our fault and quite preventable.


Three friends check into a motel for the night and the clerk tells them the bill is $30, payable in advance. So, they each pay the clerk $10 and go to their room. A few minutes later, the clerk realizes he has made an error and overcharged the trio by $5. He asks the bellhop to return $5 to the 3 friends who had just checked in. The bellhop sees this as an opportunity to make $2 as he reasons that the three friends would have a tough time dividing $5 evenly among them; so he decides to tell them that the clerk made a mistake of only $3, giving a dollar back to each of the friends. He pockets the leftover $2 and goes home for the day! Now, each of the three friends gets a dollar back, thus they each paid $9 for the room which is a total of $27 for the night. We know the bellhop pocketed $2 and adding that to the $27, you get $29, not $30 which was originally spent. Where did the other dollar go????

The mistake is adding the $2 to the 27.  You should subtract it to result in the $25 total of the bill.  That's what they should have paid, but they paid 27 because the bellhop kept the extra 2.


I have problems with anxiety.  How do you keep from worrying?  What can be done to prevent and treat anxiety?

I wouldn't suggest the drugs. Most anxiety is mental, caused by any number of things, including overstimulating a sensitive system. Drugs often disrupt the system even further and make it intolerable, or mask the real source of the anxiety. Everyone finds they're own way to deal with anxiety since it comes from so many different sources. I use distraction. When things bother me, the thoughts keep spinning and my head gets so loud about things I don't want to think about, I find something else to occupy it, or many other something elses. Also eating healthier and excercising help regulate how your body functions and deals naturally with stress. There is a really successful method I've recently been exposed to called 'thought stopping'. Google it. It's been the most competent approach to basic anxiety I've ever seen, and I've spent years trying to figure mine out.


I use Enigmail / GnuPG / Thunderbird to sign my messages. How can a person who doesn't use GnuPG /PGP verify that the message is indeed from me?

Without using GnuPG or PGP, there is no easy way to prove the authentication of a GnuPG signature. There is an external utility at winpt.org, which can verify signed files, but it will install GnuPG too. \n\nBut you could use S/MIME which is supported by thunderbird. You can get a certification via cacert or verisign.


Watch for a pre-hurricane season run in the spring/early summer.  VLO, CHK and ECA were good to me last time oil prices were climbing.  Wait for momentum to kick in that sector again.


Manufacturing Systems are critical to the success of large manufacturing operations today. These automated systems help control processes, materials, manpower and all the other inputs required for the smooth functioning of a manufacturing unit. Such systems are expensive and involve large levels of automation, sensors, and software. The end result however, is a manufacturing system that is much more responsive to market trends, demand, and inventory levels. The tie-in with enterprise resource planning systems also ensure minute by minute assessments and decisions to be made about variables such as pricing, quantity, inventory, etc.\n\nManufacturing systems speed up processes for the manufacturing sectors by:\n\nReducing manufacturing cycle times \nIncreasing Inventory and cost tracking, mostly real-time \nImproving Turnover tracking \nImproving quality levels and lesser defects \nAchieving Higher returns on assets \nImproving gross margins and cash flow \nImproving turn-around-times (TATs) \nIntegrating with ERP and existing processes


WHAT OTHERT FAMILY DO I HAVE THAT I DONT KNOW ABOUT

you have to find or make a family tree.  You may have to trace your roots pretty far back.  It can be done.  My uncle did it for my family.


when I only make 9.50 an hour and big companies that are trying to be like ENRON!, keep on taking my money.\ndolan

Start your own Enron.  Sell shares for $100 a piece and then quickly declare bankruptcy.


Temptation in various aspects, I mean, relationships with opposite gender, food, lazyness, etc.

Self-discipline.\n\nYou simply have to want to resist temptation.  If you want to give in, you will give in.  If you want to resist more than you want to give in, you can resist.\n\nMany people turn to religion for this, relying on faith in a higher being to help guide them away from what is bad.  Others will punish themselves when they give in to temptation, which often leads to feeling bad, and a cycle of giving in to temptation more to feel better.\n\nIf you know it is bad for you, tell yourself "No!"  When you listen, you resist.


Before going to bed every\nNight of the Christmas season,\nAsk yourself, “whose life did I\nMake brighter today?\n\nFor somehow, not only\nAt Christmas,\nBut all the long year\nThrough,\nThe joy that you give to \nOthers\nIs the joy that comes\nBack to you.\n\nMerry Christmas!


I am a raper and Iam very good at it\nwhat should I do

A few ideas:\n\n1) Research any talent agents in your area. \n2) Start creating your own CDs using a variety of music creation software on the market, and seek to promote them at local businesses that may sponser rap music.\n3) Try out for the next American Idol.\n4) Compete in a variety of talent competions to get experience on stage.


Can anybody tell me the new functionality with regard to Pivot Tables in Excel 2003 Vs 2000?\n\nI greatly appreciate your help.

Here are seveal good Excel tutorial and tip sites  that will help you learn Pivot Tables for Excel versions 2003 and 2000, and the new and legacy functionality for Pivot Tables with these two versions of Excel.\n\n27 Pivot Table Tips:\nhttp://www.exceltip.com/excel_tips/Excel_Pivot_Tables/32.html\n\nPivot Tables Tutorials:\nhttp://www.techonthenet.com/excel/pivottbls/index.php\n\nPivot Tables Tips:\nhttp://exceltips.vitalnews.com/E054_PivotTables.html\n\nFree Excel Training handouts, including Pivot Tables for Excel 2000:\nhttp://www.davis.k12.ut.us/district/etc/paul/excel.html\n\n3 Free Excel 2003 Pivot Training Courses:\n\nPivotTable I: What's so great about PivotTable reports?\nhttp://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?AssetID=RC010136191033\nLength: 30 min\n\nPivotTable II: Swing into action with PivotTable reports\nhttp://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?AssetID=RC010286901033\nLength: 40 min\n\nPivotTable III: Show off your PivotTable skills\nhttp://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?AssetID=RC010381561033\nLength: 50 min


The clock is for a night stand.\nI would like it to be at least 4 inches tall.

Here are a couple of penguin clocks; maybe they are what you would like:\nhttp://www.shop.com/op/aprod-p9919023-k24-g4-~penguin+table+clock-nover?sourceid=13\n\nhttp://cgi.ebay.com/Mini-Clocks-Cool-Miniature-Penguin-Alarm-Clock_W0QQitemZ6591041553QQcategoryZ3933QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem\n\nhttp://cgi.ebay.com/Penguins-Miniature-Clock_W0QQitemZ6586810062QQcategoryZ3933QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem\n\nhttp://www.clocksonly.com/store/Penguin_Clock.html\n\nhttp://www.miniclock.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=1008\n\nhttp://www.miniclock.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=1008\n\nhttp://www.penguin-place.com/cgi-bin/html_web_store.cgi?page=cartoon_6_03/index.html&cart_id=1373163.4552264\n\nHope this is what you were interested in!!


... and I've lost track since a couple of years ago.  What are minimum 'standards' for both of those these days.  Last time I checked, 200Mhz and 128 Megs was good, but I haven't checked in a LONG time.  :)

Processor speed and available memory are *equally* important, as it wouldn't make sense to have a fast thinking 'brain' (processor) without a sufficient 'highway' (RAM) to funnel all of the incoming and outgoing data streams.\n\nThe new accepted minimal standards these days for being able to run all of the media rich program content on the web is to have at least a 1.5 GHz to 2.5 GHz processor with a minimum of 512 Kb to 1024 Kb RAM.


I'm 5 foot 10 inches, and when I am running and jump can reach about half way up the net on a basketball hoop. This is the best in my grade (8th), but I want to dunk so badly! At the end of the school year we play a student-faculty game and I want to soar over our P.E. teacher who is like 6'6". Can you please give some good tips on improving vertical leap? Thanks, your replies are greatly appreciated!

Soaring over a 6'6" adult may be a stretch for just about anyone, but there is one secret I learned to improving vertical leap: practice jumping in a swimming pool.  The resistance helps improve your vertical leap distance.  Add that to general weight training, and be sure to allow enough time for recovery -- up to 72 hours between strenuous weight-bearing workouts, and you will add some inches to your vertical by the end of the year.


I am looking for someone to teach me Japanese (preferably a native speaker) in the Lexington, Kentucky area.  Does anyone know the best way to go about finding one?  Thanks!\n\nAthrun

Go to http://www.craigslist.com and go to the KY section, and post your request. You might get some volunteers.


I have these white patches on my chest and some brown ones between my breasts, they don't itch but I was told by a dr. to put denorex on them for seven days and it went away but came back. I want to know a way to get rid of them completely. Also what they are called and what caused them.

Sounds like a mild skid infection, that has become locked inside your poars. If the denorex worked, I suggest staying in it awhile longer, say 2 weeks. It killed 98% of the infection, but the remaining 2% grew back. Or you can go see the Doc & get an antibiotic which always works best, but cost more. \nThe 3 key ingredients that promote bacteria growth are "Warmth, moisture, & darkness."


It is now called Windows Live Messenger and can connect with Yahoo Messenger users, how do I get my hands on it ?

You don't, unless you applied for the beta testers program.  Don't worry because I'm sure by now it is out on some P2P networks or torrent sites.  But if you want something to integrate Yahoo Messenger and MSN Messenger among others you should check out Trillian its free and its out now.  Yeah the ideas.live.com site has it coming soon so it is not out yet to the general public.


Not only that, the KJV bible was written with an authoritive tone and doesn't even represent the language used at the time by the people who wrote it.

It's because of a misguided trust in the "Textus Receptus" or "received text" that the KJV is based on. Unfortunately, the TR was one of the early modern translations, when people were just getting into comparing different manuscripts. It was originally treated as authoritative because not many other translations were competing with it (the Polyglot Bible was one of them, and was better, but it was Catholic and so it didn't get much press among the Protestants). \n\nThis respect has been passed down over the centuries, in spite of better manuscripts being discovered.


These homes are made and then shipped to the buyer.  This company sold several of these homes in this area quite some years ago and I am wondering if this company is still in business and how can I get in touch with them.  Haven't been able to find anything on the internet, yet.

IBC Homes Dealer\n3210 S 5TH St\nSouthern View, IL 62703-4722  \n(217) 529-2613


Would you use a Gigabit lan or an optical lan. What do you think?

An optical one, if all optical deivces can be made available in the short term. It might get pretty hard otherwise. \n\nhow abt u?


Trust me, I lost count, but I have submitted at least 75 resumes to different employers.

You sent the resume to the wrong companies. You should have sent the resume's to McDonalds, Burger King, Starbucks, etc. Those are the kinds of companies that hire BFA graduates!


If you know any websites that track santa and have news on santa, that'll be great! Air traffic controllers will give the most info, so if possible, those websites are peferred.


wouldn't it make sense that this world has a higher being like God? we humans didn't just exist without some kind of reasonable validation. my theory is that Everything has a beginning. also, just to mention, if Jesus Christ died for us for our sins, then why wouldn't folks believe in Him? Being a Christian, i am troubled by this generation and the next. as it is written, the pathway to Heaven is narrow, and to Hell is unexpectably wide, since there are a whole bunch of nonbelievers. don't you want to have eternal life rather than endless torture?

I am also a Christian and the reason they do is because they're scared. To believe in god is to much for them. And that would mean not going to heaven they would want that. So for them it's easier to just believe that there is no god just a heaven. And that they are going there. E-mail me it would be cool to finally have another believer to talk to. Oh yeah don't listen to this "Skeptic Man".


ok if u had to take a job but u had other responsiblities would you.\nu want to move so maybe u wont be able to transfer with to new place with the job, what would u do etc?\n\ni am thinking about it but i am sick alot and i dont know if i would be able to keep up with this job maybe with all my medical appointments. maybe i would get docked from this job because of this.\n\nits not an easy choice but what would u do  if it was you.

I would try to find something that I could most likely keep up with.\n\nWhen my job fizzled out and I discovered I was expecting a baby, I found work that I could do from home, on my own time. It's not easy, but I don't have a boss... Just make sure to keep up your worker's benefits, because a job is usually more than just a salary.\n\nI think it's important to be honest with your future employer, e.g., when I was a single mom, I told my future employers that I would need to work just 3 days a week the whole summer & they hired me despite that. Afterwards, it was no problem, because it had been spelled out in advance.


A man should always stand right?  If he sits to pee, should you revoke his man card, subject him to public ridicule, make him run for beer?  or am I wrong?

Ok.. I have to say that I know a few people who do this... some very close to me... and.. well... OH I hate to say this, but... NO IT IS NOT.  Wussies!!  (Please don't tell them I said that!!)


From what science has been able to tell us, what we humans often refer to as "love" is, in fact, comprised of a number of different elements.\n\nPheromones, one of the basic components of smell, are picked up by receptors in the nose and converted to electrical impulses which tell areas of the brain that "here is someone to whom I could be attracted." "The evidence has now become quite strong that humans produce and detect pheromones," agreed Edward W. Johnson of Idaho State University in Pocatello. However, we should note that other researchers say more study is needed to find out if they are as powerful in humans as they are in other species.\n\nHumans, particularly males, are visually oriented, and sights that please us cause what is known as "pupillary dilation" (your pupils dilate when you see something you like).\n\n\n\nThe parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system which mediates sexual arousal, induces such responses as pupillary dilation. When two people look at each other at the same moment, and both sets of pupils dilate, the result is what some people refer to as "love at first sight." We're reacting to the reaction of the other person, as well as to our own reaction to them.\n\nHumans, particularly females, react strongly to the sense of touch. The outer covering of skin is our body's largest "part." Skin makes up about 15% of the body's weight, and occupies some 21 square feet of surface area. Being touched by someone lowers blood pressure, releases endorphins (the brain's equivalent of opium), and causes many other strongly positive reactions. One report of touch deprived women revealed that only a tiny percent had ever had an orgasm.\n\nTaken together, all of these responses lead to sexual attraction, which affects our emotions, which many people translate as "love."\n\nYet, humans, besides being rather sophisticated members of the animal kingdom, are also rational and rationalizing beings. True, at times our emotions can completely eliminate rational thought, but most people can, with a bit of practice, overrule their emotions and make rational decisions.\n\nEveryone who has been married, or has been in a long-term relationship, has had moments when they were so angry at the other that they began to question whether they truly "loved" the other person anymore. Where were all those feelings they had when the relationship was young? What happened to that pit of the stomach, semi-dizzy, giddy euphoria?\n\nIt's at these points when we need to come to the realization that "feelings" are great, but the real test of love is when the pressure's on and everything seems to be going to hell in a hand basket. This is when we need to remember that love is a decision even more than it is a set of feelings. Sometimes we need to call upon our rational natures, overrule our feelings, and decide to love the other.\n\nIn a classic "which came first" question, most people would protest that "love should come first," then the mind will follow. What people mean by this is that feelings of being "in love" should come before we decide that we're in love with another person, a kind of "engage feelings before putting mind in gear." Unfortunately this approach doesn't have a very good track record. When we allow our feelings to dictate our reactions to other people, we wind up on an emotional roller coaster, falling in and out of "love" with alarming regularity.\n\n\n\nthis was an excerpt from paradigmassociates.org


My formula must be broken because the average of every set I try comes out to 1.

You add the numbers together and then divide by the number of numbers...for example: 2, 6, 8, 4\n\n2+6+8+4 = 20\n20/4 = 5\n\nThe average of the 4 numbers is 5.


It is most addictive\nIt is a learning experience\nIt is light and funny\nWe might get great prizes or money


txt message for any part of the globe EX: middle east

Only if you use GSM Triband or something like this. \nYou can send sms but must put countrycode.\nGood Luck\nTry sms.ac


my boyfriend has tried to be friends with his daughters mother, but she always tries to come between us, she sends him dirty text messages all the time. (he says it's harmless flirting) and calls him when she's having problems with her man. how can i put a stop to this before it drives me insane? I love him and I don't want this to come between us . Everytime I try to talk to him about it he says I'm overreacting and that she's his baby's mother and I should stay out of it. please help

You are not overreacting.  You're being quite understanding.  She's out of line and he should respect your feelings more.  If the tables were turned, I doubt he'd have this cool reaction.  You'll know when to leave, when you're tired of being tired.


why does the sea containe salt water\nwhy aren't all clouds the same\\nwhy are some tree tops bare\\nwhere do scorpions go when its cold

As others have said, it doesn't fall, it condenses onto cool surfaces when the humidity is very high.  Since humidity is relative to air temperature, you get dew in the early hours of the morning when it is coldest.  \n\nThe sea contains salt water because salt is very common in the earth's top crust and rain washes the salt seawards.  In areas where rivers can't get to the sea, you will get salt lakes, such as in Utah.\n\nDeciduous trees lose their leaves in the fall by drawing whatever water they can into the tree's trunk and using sugars and salts as a natural antifreeze.  The leaves die off with the lack of water.\n\n"where do scorpions go when its cold?"  I don't know, and I don't wanna know.  However, if you are worried about it, they do flouresce under black light!


when chistopher columbus sailed around the world if its round how come he didnt fall off the face of the earth?

****Edit based on further details from asker *****\nSailing around the world is sailing within the sperhical confines of our planet.  If there were no athmosphere, or gravity, then we would simply fall off the earth.  However, as gravity is pushing us down, and is affecting the winds, ect within the athmosphere, we are bound to the surface of the water.  \n\nEven though a sphere is included in the define of spheroid, it is a type of spheroid, not the inclusive answer.  The fact that gravity pushes down on us from all around, mainly because the earth is spinning so fast, and other more complicated reasons; the sphereoid holds whatever is on it's surface down to adhere to the confines and shape of such a surface.\n\nEven if the world were flat, or a flattned sphereoid, we woudln't fall off, instead, we'd loop around to the otherside becasue gravity wouldn't allow us to actually 'drop' off the side of the cliff.  The inverse gravity on the other side of the plane would pull us to it's confine, or surface.\n\nSo, there's your answer.  Sorry i didn't get it more clear the first time.\n\nMathamatically you can say that gravity pushes us from all around using a tangent direction.  That means that no matter the point you are on this earth, gravity is pushing down on you within the same confines as any other like region.  As to falling off the earth, if gravity didn't exist, we wouldn't 'fall' exactly; we would more likely be thrown or float off the earth (thrown if the world is spinning).\n\n****End Edit.******\n\nThe world indeed is a sphere, but it is not a perfect sphere, due to the rotation of the earth around it's axis, as well as the rotation of the earth around the sun (central axis), the spinning and speed of the planet make it more of a spehere that jiggles, sometimes squeezed, and sometimes elongated.  But, not by much :) Just a bit :)


House, ER, Strong Medicine, Grey's Anatomy, Trauma Life in the ER,....or something else?

House (played by British comedian Hugh Laurie) is an excellent show. I don't watch much TV, but I will tune in just for that.\n\nI think it's really only because of Laurie's character. He's the only thing that really makes the show.


I'm wondering how an order is processed at Amazon; the path it takes. What do the warehouses look like? How do they operate? Do humans pick the orders, or do machines? I'm just curious as to the whole process.

I think people who sell used stuff just send it themselves to whoever buys it.  Amazon just provides the website to sell through.


My best mate is a guy, we know each other's secrets and all the other best matey stuff. 'We' decided we shouldn't date because we are so close and we didn't want to spoil what we have.\nHowever,\nhe now has a girlfriend and I am so immensely jealous, she's a friend of mine and I shouldn't feel like I do about her, but obviously I do. \nWe have decided that if we are both single when we are 30 we will get together, thinking it will never happen.\nHave I been watching too many chick-lit films with thinking that I only have to tell him how much I love him and he will fall into my arms? \nI so don't want to be in this position. \n:-(

The first issue: is your mate still dating your friend?  If so, take time out to think about your feelings and respect your mate's current relationship, as well as, your frienship with your girlfriend.  If their relationship is over, or when it is over...tell him the truth - that you realize that your friendship has grown into relationship feelings.  Then see where he stands.  He may or may not share your feelings.  If he does, give it a try...go for it!!!  If not, enjoy the friendship you have.  Whatever you do, don't break up any of his relationships, before or after you discuss this...otherwise, you will lose your girlfriend, and most likely, lose your mate's friendship in the process.  Life is not like those chick-lit films!  Best advice:  Be honest, at the right time....  Good luck!


researching xmas presents, so any insights would help as san francisco seems to have only one 'The North Face' store, which is kind of boring.

Volcom has awesome outerwear if you're willing to drop some serious cash.  If you're looking for an actual online retailer, try Board Paradise, Boards for Less, Boardzone, CCS, Eternal, Sideways People, The House, or Zumiez.


The answer is Meet the Press, which has been running since 1947.  I don't know how many episodes have aired, though.


after all the messes the president has caused and now the wire tapping do u think the president of us shold be impeached?

For misleading us into war, yes.\nFor lying to Congress about the Medicare bill, maybe.\nFor breaking the law regulating spying on Americans, certainly.


WE NEED COMPLETE DETAILS OF THE ABOVE FOUNDATION REGARDING THEIR PRODUCTS AND METHOD OF KIDNEY AND DIABATES AILMENT TREATMENTS. THANKS\n\nALAM<resourceworld@yahoo.com>

Hello,\n        i just watched the program regarding Dr. Al Kausar over TV. I have some information if it is useful for you.\n\nThe address is :\nAl Kausar Kidney Foundation\n#370, Mosque Street\nVaniyamvadi, Vellore dt\nTamilnadu - 635757\n\nTel # 04171-235395, 235390\n\nemail - hakeemakbarkausar@yahoo.co.in\n\nIf you demand they can mail you some literature(hard copy) including the details about their products and the research work done by then and by other people over their products.\n\nYou will get the full information in the leterature(free of cost).\n\nRegards\nDinesh


Iam a father of a child who grandparent's are taking care of her i need to know my blood type and rh thing in order to help my daughter with her situation,and i would like to know if anyone may be able to help i would be enteraly grateful too.\n         thank you all;\n     Alfrdo larios

Then your only option is to get a blood test.  If you donate blood, they will tell you your type, plus you will be helping a great cause!


If so what have you found effective in treatment and day to day life? I'm a sufferer.

I am a sufferer also. There are many treatments which you may find helpful. I have lots of resources that would require me to email the pages to you [they're obtained through college databases]. I'd be more than happy to email them to you if you're interested. [archnarkiegirl@yahoo.com]


mostly due to the puritan roots of american culture.  Drinking and gambling are in general more restricted in the United States then many other western nations.


One question I've heard a lot recently is "What happens if we run out of hurricane names?" If we're unlucky enough to deplete the year's supply of names we won't, contrary to popular opinion, simply start using names from next year's list. In that case, the National Hurricane Center will turn to the Greek alphabet and we'll have Hurricanes Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, etc.\n\nI really doubt we will ever go though all 2 (regular/greek) sets of names. If we do, I guess we will be unprepared. They could always go back and use the years names again and add a special letter/number. Like Katrina.2, Rita.A\n\nAntivirus companies do something like this when there are many versions of a certain virus.


i am trying to install me new lexmark allinone printer but it keeps popping up that there is an error and exits the program?

If you have already installed the software, reinstall it again. Try closing down all programs. If not, contact the company that manufactures the printer.


okay okay, I got one answer, not really in agreement. So I am gonna take a shot at it again.\nHow can a business like a credit union be non-profit when they have many branches open in the county(the only way to have those branches is by making a profit)\nand installing/upgrading the bank system, only possible way for that is making a profit.remember when answering,\nnon-profit is - not commercially motivated\ntherefore opening branches in different locations is equal to commercial the way I see it\nmaybe someone can enlighten me more?

Non-profit does not = not making money.  It also does not mean volunteer.  A non-profit corporation plows all the money it makes beyond salaries and operating expense either back into the business or distributes the money for a charitable purpose.\n\nA non-profit is defined by its tax status, not by whether or not it brings in a lot of money.  The Red Cross, for example, has many many local branches and brings in millions.  But it is non-profit. \n\nA properly-organized credit union is tax-exempt under 501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.


A buckler is a small round shield carried or worn on the arm.\n\nThe definition is from dictionary.com, which happens to be a great resource if you have any similiar questions! :)


don't give up.\ntry the bestway as you are and before he know that you like him, don't give up!\nnever surrender!


I really want to know what is the best job where you can have the most money. I'm a girl, so give me girl suggestions.


what is the influence of human on nutrient cycle

In a word: unbalancing. \nNutrient cycles have several stages and are long-term processes. Human action may 1) increase concentration of X nutrient by pollution, fertilization, etc, or 2) decrease concentration of X nutrient by non-sustainable extraction, use and degradation.


HOW MANY AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE WON THE NOBEL PEACE PRICE? 2.  THE YOUNGEST PERSON THAT IS A RHODES SCHOLAR?  3.  HOW LONG HAVE BILL AND CAMILLE COSBY BEEN MARRIED?


In the UK we were trained to drink from 12 onwards. Our parents gave us valid drinking experience such that, at college, we didn't go out and binge drink till we died. At least I didn't. I think...

Drinking and driving is a great concern here (in the US) where many teenagers have access to the family automobile.  It is possible to learn how to drive in a relatively short time for example using Drivers Ed (I began on my 16th birthday - 67 years ago today!) but it takes much longer to integrate all the new knowledge with experience behind the wheel.  For example a skilled driver can spot danger well ahead even while wistling their favorite tune while a beginner may be entering a rotary (roundabout?) for the very first time.\n\nExperiments have proved that if two piano players start to drink until both are drunk at a given blood alcohol concentration, the less experienced piano player (with newly learned skills) will perform well below normal ability far sooner than the piano Pro (with well ingrained skills).\n\nTherefore it follows that new drivers drinking while still integrating skills under age 21 are more prone to lose their skills and judgement and cause fatal accidents, killing themselves and their friends and people standing or driving nearby.  Many below the age of 21 are still in high school and even drive to school.  Eighteen to 21 is an important transition age in many ways.  \n\nNo one should drink and drive - and no one wants to lose their teenaged sons or daughters.\n\nIt is good that UK children are taught moderation, hopefully in all things.


Do you like the rock band KoRn? What do you think is their best song?

Their best album is their self-titled one from 1994; their best song is "Freak on a Leash."


for example: a friend of yours has the same last name as yours so does that mean that SOMEHOW they have the smae ancestors?

It's highly unlikely.  People have changed or otherwise altered their names years ago when positive ID was far from anyone's mind.\n\nAlso, there are so many variations on the spelling of a particular name.  I know that mine, which is not particularly a popular one, has probably a dozen different spellings, of which all are basically the same.  It's just as likely that some of those similar spellings are distant relatives as those with exact spellings.


THINK that slavery will come back?\n** PLZ DO NOT WRITE HARSH THINGS ON HERE**

Slavery is a result of circumstances, and thus, if the circumstances arise, slavery can easily come back. We're humans, and we can never ever be sure of anything, and thus, anything can happen.


Carbon monoxide reacts with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide.\ncarbon monoxide keeps hemoglobin in the blood from carrying oxygen to cells.\nCarbon monoxide is a colorless,odorless gas \nOR ALL OF THE ABOVE?

Carbon monoxide keeps hemoglobin in the blood from carrying oxygen.


I am programming a sna communicate program. When the client connected to my sna server, I fork a new process to process it. At the end of the child process, I close the sna connection and quit, then should I close the connection in the parent process again?(just like the socket mode),thanks!

Terrific answer above mine. Time for a vote.


I lost a fight to another man last week... he won by putting me in an unbearably painful hold and making me submit in front of everyone. The worst part is that all the girls seem to like him better than me now. Why is that?

Because it proves that the man is more manly and most womenlike manly men.


I thought bout it and it just seems that i might cut myself..

mn_sassygal is correct don't use hair removal cream you will be screeming for mercey. I leanred my lessen the hard way. hahahahah No hair on one ball and had a chemical burn to go with it. hahhahhahahah Do not TRY IT!!! use razor and scenitive shaving cream like a gel. But also take time doing it don't be in a hurry. Now that I have made everyone laught hahahhah


Not only am I shy, but I have 10% cerebral palsy, ladies and gents, what is your advice?

to me if a guy is shy a note showing intrist would be a good way to start. also you could send her flowers and put your # in side the card,asking her to call you.if she is interested she will.if not there are other fish in the sea.


.when i call him back do i ask him if he likes me?

Wait a couple of days.  Call him back and tell him  that you totally freaked out and didn't know what to do.  just be honest with him.  guys don't like drama, and stuff like that.  just be up front with him.  I was up front about a guy and we have been together for almost 10 years.  So just wait a couple of days, then call and talk to him.  i mean what is the worse that he can say right?  Good Luck and go get em.


Mine are Le Tigre, The Gossip, Bikini Kill, and Crass

Pansy Division- I know they're gay men, but they're also for EVERYTHING liberal. And it's obscure so it makes me look cooler.:0)


Pinter's speech has gained a great deal of attention in Sweden and probably the rest of Europe. But how has it been received in Great Britain and the United States? Both Great Britain and the United States, or at least the governments, were clearly targeted in Pinter's speech.

There has been a little bit of right-wing attention to the speech in the US -- saying it shows how anti-American the world is.  But mostly it has drawn little attention, because the US doesn't spend a lot of time giving attention to 1) playwrights, or 2) foreign culture.


Today is (was) December 23. For the past week or so, I've been finding honey bees outside my front door after sunset. I'm in the Phoenix metro area, so it's not freezing cold, but cool enough to kill these poor guys. I never see them during the day and I have nothing on or around my door to attract them. I thought bees didn't fly at night, but apparently they do. Anyway, I was out on my front patio until an hour after sunset tonight - no bees. I went out about 3 hours later and there were five bees. I just went out again and there are eight. (Seven are dead.) I've looked at these carefully - they are normal honey bees, not ground-dwellers. Any ideas why? I'm mostly just curious, but I'd also like to eliminate them so I can go out barefoot again!

It is possible these were drones. For bees September through December can be the beginning of a new cycle.\n\nI quote:"The time of day that drones fly in search of a mate depends on many factors, such as the geographic location, day length, and temperature. Drones usually fly from the hive in large numbers between 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Morning or early afternoon flights may last 2 or 3 hours. Later flights are shorter. When out of the hive, drones congregate in "mating areas," which may serve to attract virgin queens. These areas usually are less than 100 feet from the ground and seem to be associated with land terrain."


Work from home is a dream for lots of people because it is convenient and you can be your own boss, but the problem is how do you know that what you are about to invest in is the real deal or just a scam?

The fact that you use the word "invest" in the same sentence as "work from home" is a danger flag!  Never send anyone you don't know any money for any such scheme!\n\nHow do you know if it's a scam?  Easy!\n\nIt's always a scam!!\n\nHere's what consumer advocate and expert Clark Howard says about the subject:\n\n"The bottom line is that you make money doing something you already know how to do. You set up a business by making phone calls, networking and getting your name out, often times using your current or past employers. Paying money up front should never occur! If they tell you to pay $30 or $60 for all of the supplies, it's likely you won't get anything but some more ads from the company. You get into the system with an employer first and then you work up to working from home – not the other way around. You find work the same way you would if you were interviewing for a work-in-the-office job. There are skills you have that you may be able to use in an entrepreneurial fashion from home. You can save a lot of money starting a business from home. So, think about that instead of thinking it will all be provided for you in a kit."


Presumably the Army returned General Brewer to his permanent rank of Colonel.  The only reference I have been able to find is that the readiness of the 12th Armored Division was not up to par.

His promotion to Major General was likely a war-time promotion, which by definition reverts to the lower level once his position in charge of the division was eliminated. He would have to be a general of some sort to be able to give orders to every member of the division. He was ostensibly removed because of his age, but I'm sure the fact that the division failed its readiness test didn't help anything.


And how does that compare to what you are doing now?

I wanted to be a rock star or a pro skateboarder. I still haven't grown up. I think I'll wait. Right now I'm an M1A1 tank commander.


You must have seen Opera singers singing high pitched sounds, which sometimes also breaks glass. How do they do that?

DB: This is Earth and Sky. A listener wants to know, "Can people actually shatter glass by singing a particular note?"\n\nJB: To understand the answer to this, you need to know that every object has a resonant frequency -- that's the natural frequency at which an object vibrates. If you could run a damp finger along the rim of a glass, you might hear a faint, ghostly hum -- the resonant frequency of the glass. To shatter the glass, the singer's voice has to be able to match that frequency.\n\nDB: Also, the singer has to sing very loudly. A jackhammer operates at a loudness of about 90 decibels. The human threshold for pain comes at about 120 decibels. To shatter a glass, a singer has to produce a note with an ear-splitting intensity of about 135 decibels.\n\nJB: And the singer also needs to hold that note for at least two to three seconds -- for the vibration to build up enough to cause the glass to shatter. It helps to have the right kind of glass, too -- a large one -- with thin, nearly vertical sides. In the late '70s, laboratory experiments with a professional soprano and a trumpet player showed that neither could shatter glass. The famed tenor, Enrico Caruso, was said to be able to do it -- but his wife denied it. \n\nDB: So there are physical conditions under which a human voice should be able to break a glass. But it's improbable that an unamplified human voice could actually do it. With thanks to the National Science Foundation, we're Block and Byrd for Earth and Sky.\nAuthor(s): Marc Airhart


I know how to do this when the data is given regularly, but how do you do this:\n\nI have an isosceles triangle with a height of 4 and a base of 6. The area is 12. This triangle just became the base of a regular prism, with a height of 8, what is the lateral area, the volume, and area of the largest rectangular side?\n\nI'd like to know how to actually do the problem, not just the answer to it. Or, do the problem and show your work and maybe I can figure it out like that. (as there are about 5 more that I have to do)

sorry i made a mistake....this is correct...\ndivide the base by 2.  Now you have a right triangle.  the height is the same, but the base is now 3.  pygathora (spelling, whatever) theorm is A squared + B squared = C squared.  c is the side opposite the right angle, a and b are the other sides.  so 3 squared + 4 squared is 9 + 16 = 25. The square root of 25 is 5, so that is the length of the side.  the volume = area of base times height.  Area of a triangle is 1/2 base times height.  so 3 (one half of 6) times 4 = 12.  times this by height of 8 = 96 cubic units. largest rectangular side is the 6 (the longest side) times 8 = 48 units squared. hope this helped.  the lateral area is the area of the sides added together. so C times 8 = 40 (area of one side)  add the other side of equal area (the C from the second triangle we got when we split the first one) 40 + 40 = 80.  Add the third side of length 6 times 8 = 48.  80 + 48 is 128 (in units squared).  or all sides added up 5 + 5 + 6 = 16 times 8 = 128.


Is there an actual "checklist" for quantifying whether somethiing is alive?For example,Ive heard the argument that fire consumes,replicates,and ceases to exist,but isnt exactly "alive" by the assumed standard.So,I was wondering if there is an actual scientific standard.

For sentience one must be self aware "I think therefor I am", concience of oneself that one is living and is able to effect one's own being. There must also be intelligence the expansion of knowledge to cope with one's surrounding and understand it.


for exmaple: top 10% or top 20%, like that

ask your counseler\n      OR\ndivide the total number of people in your class by the number of people who have the same or better GPA  than you


My blood pressure has been running on the high side for about 2 weeks now, but I also have been fighting off a virus for that time period.  Should I be concerned that my blood pressure is up, or could it be because I haven't been feeling good.\nSometimes I can hear my heart beating in my ear, but I have fluid in my ears from the virus so could be from that.

My mom has high blood pressure all the time even on meds.  I monitor her blood pressure for her.  It is always higher when she's sick.  I know if the top number is 180 you are suppose to go to the emergency room.  The thing with your ear I'm not so sure about.  You should call your doctor just to be safe.


In other words, when "infinitives" and "gerunds" are used as subjects of sentences, are there differences in the meanings of the sentences?

There is no difference. In this context both sentences have the same meaning, though "Playing tennis is fun" is probably more acceptable.


me and my boyfriend are almost 3 months together is it okay to say that i love him already?

Gurl me and my man have been together for 6 months and we know we love eachother.. hun i dont think you can be too young to kno when your in love especially at 15.. cuz im 17 and i thought i was in love at 15 but it just never worked out..


is it ok to apply for other school loans since i have already applied for a pell grant?...i dont want to do anything against the law or mess myself up any kind of way...i am new to all of this and i am trying to do it all on my own.if you know any info will you please help me out?..thank you!

when i was in college it was all done on the same form, the federal student aid form.  i had both a pell grant and student loans.  check out www.studentaid.ed.gov and www.fafsa.org   hope this helps.


Can someone explain to me (out of date ole fart)...\n\nWhat's  the deal  (significance, meaning)  of  guys /men  wearing  an  earring in their ear ?\n\nWhat does it mean (if anything today)  if it's in the LEFT ear ?\n\nI remember back maybe 10+ years  ago - it meant usually  the guy is gay  ("not that there's anything wrong with it" - JS).   Is that true  usually today?\n\nI know it aint good or pc correct  to generalize....  BUT...  go ahead\n\nJust askin -  \n\nI can understand  people  like Barry Bonds or other famous  Mulitbizzillionaires  wearing  jewelry and diamonds   and  gold  on their necks, nose, ears - whereever  else they got room  to  SHOWOFF  their  money.\n\nI'm  talkin  about  Joe paycheck  average street guy who   "WORKS"   for  a living  who wears some ole  earring in their ears.

The concept of men wearing earrings has many meanings. Some of the more popular notions as I understand them are to show the world that they are unique, different, and not afraid to take chances. Other explanations I have heard: They are secure in their manhood and they are a one of kind individual.  I once heard someone use the analogy that earrings to day on men is like long hair on men back in the 60’s and 70’s.


I can only press three keys at the same time, does anybody know why? I have a Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard. Someone please help me... Thanks!

Driver issues maybe? What do you need to press 4 or more keys at once for anyways? That may be why ;)


Just curious, sometimes I download files from various places and you need to have a password to open. I have experiment on my own, but I can't make my winrar files have a password.

From the WinRAR screen that shows "Archive Name and parameters":\n1) Click on Advanced tab\n2) Click on Set Password\n\nThere you go!\n\nHowever, if you have a file that someone else pasword protected, you either have to know the password or find a program to "crack" it.


I want to have a lot of people at my website but i am not to sure how to do it without spending a lot of money. preferably no money. plz help!

if the site is for a small business you should check out http://www.merchantcircle.com\n\nTheir whole purpose is to empower the "little guy".  They offer tools to help grow your business and send traffic your way.\n\ncheck them out.  They're new and free so it's not going to hurt.


I know Wharton is the best for Biz in general, but Babson has been best for 11 years. It's the only place u start a biz as a freshman.\n\nThough I have some concerns: Babson has TOO much work (so I hear) and therefore no social life. It is full of rich snobs.\n\nWharton is also full of a bunch of wealthy and rich snots, which I am defintely not. Plus, I hear the program is too competitive so you learn only on improving your grades, not learning for the sake of learning business.\n\nI am concerned about the latter problem, because it seems at Babson peeople are all rich and drive BMW's and Audi's.\n\nI want to have fun, but get a good education that will help me start a business. I don't want to work for an i-bank.\n\nPenn is SO HARD to get in, so should I apply ED and Early Action to Babson? I am not too sure I want to go to Penn, but it is so prestigious and I am guessing Wharton must be good for being #1.\n\nPlease no simple answers, thanks.

I do not think you should make a decision based on stereotypes of a student population. Though many students may be rich snobs, that doesn't mean you have to be, or that you must hang out with that kind of crowd.\n\nHowever, your concerns about work level and grade competitiveness are valid. It seems like if there is a lot of work, you probably learn a lot more than less rigorous institutions. If you're sure you want to learn business, then work is what you want. And I'm sure you'll still have fun no matter the work level. But at the end of your education, both degrees are probably similar in value, if not practically equal. Though everybody hears about coming out of Wharton with a six-digit salary, that's a result of a great reputation.\n\nI would apply to both schools, but not early decision anywhere. (It's probably too late to apply anywhere early anymore.) Don't worry about not getting in; keep your options open. It seems to me that you prefer Babson at heart. Just because another school's reputation is great shouldn't affect your individual college decision.


I have used the Sygate Personal Firewall for about three years now and I liked it a lot better than Zone Alarm.  Should I continue using it, not because they discontinued it but because there won't be any more updates for it or should I get ZoneAlarm?\n\nIs there something better than ZoneAlarm that is free as well?\n\nI am using Windows XP SP2, just so you know.  But as a security freak I hate the built in firewall.

If you're a Comcast user, they provide the entire suite of McAfee for free.  The McAfee includes a firewall.  The latest version of McAfee is a memory hog like Norton.  I've been using ZoneAlarm for a long time and haven't had any problems.  You can install a router which will provide a firewall also.


** For Episcopalians I would be referring to the 1928 Book of Common Prayer, not the misnamed BCP of 1979. **\n\nAre there any traditional Anglicans (Episcopalians) out there?

Yes, I'm a big fan of the 1928 BCP. However, there are no traditional Anglican churches where I live. Only one very liberal Episcopal church. Bleh. I don't currently own my own copy of the 1928 edition though. I have the (dreaded) 1979 version as well as the 1946 version (given to me at my confirmation).


All I would like to do is just lose everything in the waistline without loseing anything else. I will not lie, I love food and I dont like to excersice, but if the excersice is not TO HARD or I don't have to get rid of all my favorite foods, I will stick to it, if I see somthing going away. (Well, the part that i want to see go away.) I dont mean to sound mean or picky if that is what you are thinking. Thanks for the help.

sit ups, make sure you are doing them right\n\ntry to put your chin to the ceiling\n\ngo as high as you can\n\ndo as many as you can at once, then take a short break, and try to do more\n\nyou dont have to do a million, just do them right


I am building a website for a local government, and I'd like to offer something unique, beyond the typical (online documents, upcoming events, who's who, contact us, a lot of photos, information about local restaurants, etc). \n\nI am also building some services, like "submit a complaint", "report a problem", "report a pothole" and things like that.  I am also building a payment section, like to pay utility bills, pool passes, parking tickets, reserve a shelter.\n\nWhat other *services* would you find useful?

Traffic advisories, a way to submit problem reports (like pot holes, bad traffic lights, ideas for improved safety), a listing of local housing available, a listing of government offices and their locations (DMVs, county clerks, court houses), schedules for local garbage pick-ups. Basically it should have everything I need to know if I just moved to the city, or am about to move to the city.


I think he was VERY selfish, what do you think?

I missed the ending, but my roommate came home and filled me in.  She hasn't even been watching the show all season, and she was SO mad at Randal.  I was, too.  It's ironic that Randal claimed he had so much respect for Rebecca, and then failed to support her at all when he had the chance.  I completely lost all respect for him when I found out he did that.


It seems to be a very easy quwstion. However, it cannot be answered in one sentence. You just have to decide what you would like to do, set a goal and do all your best to get there. You must be systematic, abla to act witha risk. Do not worry if the beginnings are tough, it is always that way.

You can either sell a tangible product online (such as knitting scarves and selling them online, ebay, etc) or by running a popular site and putting ads on it. Yahoo, MSN, and Google all have ad programs, so if you can write, try starting a blog and putting ads on it.\n\nhttp://www.google.com/adsense/\nhttp://a.wholelottanothing.org/features/2003/10/blogging_for_do.html


Heard that Apache is more preferred, besides free and open source, is there any other positive aspect?  In comparison with IIS?  In fact, we are using mostly Microsoft products, so IIS must runs better in Windows, right?  Later, maybe we shall migrate into Linux and other open/free softwares.

Not only is Apache free and open source, the OS it runs on is free and open source as well.  There is a vast amount of information on the web on how to setup Apache on Linux (pick your distribution) using PHP as the server-side scripting language, and MySQL as the database back-end.  However, if you're looking to go this direction, I would suggest you study up so you will obtain some familiarity with Linux before delving into Apache.  If you prefer to use .NET development tools, Mono will run on Apache to provide .NET functionality.\n\nAdmittedly, my experience is that IIS is "easier" to setup than Apache, especially for someone new to Apache (understandably), but not overly so.  Contrary to what some answerers feel here, Linux is not considerably difficult to use, especially if you have any experience with DOS, or any Unix-based O/S.\n\nWhichever way you go, make sure you cover as many websites as you can regarding how to "harden" your webserver to minimize the risk of hacking.


WMF files are being used to propagate spyware, viruses and worms.

Probably because it was created by Microsoft!\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Metafile\n\nWindows Metafile (WMF) is a common graphics file format on Microsoft Windows systems. It is a vector graphics format which also allows the inclusion of raster graphics. Essentially, a WMF file stores a list of commands that have to be issued to the Windows graphics layer GDI in order to restore the image.\n\nWMF is a 16-bit format introduced in Microsoft Windows 3; a newer 32-bit version with additional commands is called Enhanced Metafile (EMF). EMF is also used as a graphics language for printer drivers.


The meanings are at the site linked below.


I lost my device drivers when I upgraded XP Home to XP Pro. My Sony CD did not contain drivers for the USB controller.

try downloading it from the sony website


The icons not only changed on the desktop but within folders on the C: drive also.  Also, clicking on these icons does not launch the program it is supposed to.  Nothing happens.  Hovering over the icons indicates they are changed to .lnk files.  My computer is pretty much useless at this point.

They should NEVER change to lnk file under good condition.\n\nYour computer should have got a virus. First backup all data you need, before you continue to ponder what else can be done.\n\nThen, prepare to reformat and reinstall everything. Of course, before that, try all other possible effort than may save you from the reinstallation.


Can you give me an example of one that doesn't.

Insects don't, but then maybe you can't call it blood...


A "bumpershoot" (spelling?) is an umbrella.


how do i do it? and what is Yahoo's server name?

Microsoft Outlook 2002 (XP) & 2003 \nYahoo! Mail users can read their email in Outlook by subscribing to the Yahoo! Mail Plus service. This service allows you to use Outlook or another POP3 client to access and manage your Yahoo! Mail messages. \n\nIf you are a Mail Plus user, then follow the directions outlined below: \nTo configure your POP settings for Microsoft Outlook 2002 (sometimes referred to as Outlook XP) and 2003, follow these steps: \n\nFrom the Tools menu, select "Email Accounts." You may have to click the arrows. \nSelect the radio button next to "Add a new email account" and click the "Next" button. \nSelect the radio button next to "POP3" and click the "Next" button. \nEnter the following information: \nUser Information\n\nYour Name: Enter your name as you would like it to appear in the "From" field of your outgoing messages. \nEmail Address: Enter your full Yahoo! Mail address (for example, "user@yahoo.com").\nServer Information\n\nIncoming mail server (POP3):\n\n\npop.mail.yahoo.com \n\nOutgoing mail server (SMTP):\n\n\nsmtp.mail.yahoo.com \n\nLogin Information\nUser Name: Enter your Yahoo! ID (your email address without the "@yahoo.com"). \nPassword: Enter your Yahoo! password.\n\nDo not check the box next to "Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)." \nClick the "More Settings" box and select the "Outgoing Server" tab. \nCheck the box next to "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication." \nIf you would like to keep a copy of your email messages on the Yahoo! Mail server, select the "Advanced" tab. Check the box next to "Leave a copy of messages on the server." \nClick the "OK" button. \nClick the "Next" button on the Email Account Wizard, then click "Finished." \nImportant: The Yahoo! Mail SMTP server requires authentication. To turn this setting on, follow these steps: \n\n\nClick "Tools," then select "Email Accounts." \nSelect "View or change existing email accounts" and click "Next." \nSelect your Yahoo! Mail account and click the "Change" button on the right. \nClick the "More Settings..." button in the bottom-right corner of the Email Accounts window. \nIn the Internet Email Settings window, click the "Outgoing Server" tab. Ensure that the box is checked next to "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication." \nClick the "Advanced" tab and ensure that you have not selected "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)" under the incoming (POP3) or outgoing (SMTP) port settings. \nTo control deletion of messages from the Yahoo! Mail Server, follow these steps: \n\n\nFrom the Tools menu, choose "Email Accounts." \nSelect the radio button next to "Edit an existing account" and click the "Next" button. \nDouble-click the Yahoo! account. \nSelect the "Advanced" tab. \nIn the Delivery section at the bottom of the window, check "Leave a copy of messages on server" if you want to save your Yahoo! Mail messages on both the Yahoo! Mail server and on your local computer. If you want your messages to be deleted from the Yahoo! Mail server after you have received them in Outlook, do not check this box. \nIf your ISP blocks port 25 or if you're unable to send email, then you will need to use port 587 when sending via Yahoo!'s SMTP server. To make this change, please follow the directions below: \n\n\nFrom the "Tools" menu, select "E-mail Accounts" \nSelect "View or Change existing email accounts" and click on "Next" \nSelect your Yahoo! POP account and click on the "Change" button \nNext, click on "More Settings" \nClick on the "Advanced" tab \nNext to "Outgoing server (SMTP), change port 25 to 58


I'm a jehovah's Witness. Why do people hide from me when I go from door to door. Do they think I don;t realize that they are hiding from me?\n\nWhay are people afraid to talk to us about the bible.

I think people hide from them because they don't want to hear that they are living their lives wrong. No one wants to hear that they are wrong.


www.pbsiusa.com is my domain.  When I pull up physician billing, doctor billing, billing company, medical billing, etc my company does not pull up.  WHY?

Lets resolve this overdue question by bringing it to  a vote.


In the US, the shoe size 13 is equivalent to shoes size 11 in India. Why don't they have a common selected standard.

I do not know why\nBut here is how the standard differs-\n\nhttp://www.sse.us/main/International_Sizes.html