I like baseball, but have never really understood the rules around how different MLB clubs trade, acquire or get rid of players?  You hear stuff about arbitration, options, etc... but it's not clear how this all works.  Does anyone have a summary or know of a place where I can learn how this whole process works?

generally speaking, a team owns the rights to a player for their first 6 years in the majors.  for the first 3 years, the team can pay him whatever they want (usually close to the minimum).  the next 3 years, the player is arbitration-eligible.  that means if the player and the team can't agree on a contract, they go to an arbitrator who will decide the amount of a *one-year* contract for the player.  basically the arbitrator will base this amount on arguments from both sides and salaries for comparable players.  alternatively, the team can "non-tender" the player, essentially making them a free agent.  after that 6-year period, the player can go into free agency (assuming the player and team didn't agree on a long-term deal that locked him up beyond that period).  this is why it is so important for teams without a ton of cash to draft well ... they have their young players basically locked up for 6 yrs, which in most cases will be their prime (say mid-20's to late-20's/early 30's)\n\nteams can offer their free agents arbitration.  if the player accepts, that means that again, an arbitrator would decide on the amount of a one-year contract, assuming the team and the player can't agree on a contract.  if the team doesn't offer their FA arbitration (like the astros this year with clemens), that means 2 things: 1) they can't sign that player until some time in may of next year and 2) if another team signs that free agent, the original team does *not* receive any extra draft picks from the new team as compensation.  generally it makes sense to offer a player arbitration unless the team feels the arbitrator would award a contract larger than the team is willing to pay, even for just one year.\n\nas far as trades, there aren't really any rules around that like there are in the NBA, where the traded players' salaries have to be within a certain % of each other.  i think the only big thing is you cannot trade draft picks in MLB.


We have had separate brdms for almost 2 yrs anyway as our marriage has been going downhill ever since he wanted to do more exploring in the swinging lifestyle and I did not. I sort of resent him.He still wants to hold hands and hug and kiss. I dont. now what?

Yes, it shows maturity between the both of you.  Explain to him that you "love him" but are not "in love" with him.  If you can live in the same housa as this man, then by all means, encourage him to seek swingers.  But without you.  Let go of any anger.  It only destroys..your mind, body, and spirit. Don't resent past happenings if you like yourself. Your past experience help made you who you are today. No regrets. I hope I was of help


And that Castro has not cashed those checks since the 1960's?

Actually, a 1934 treaty with Cuba specified that Cuba should be paid a lease of $2000 in US gold coins (the equivalent of $4035 US treasury dollars in 1934) yearly for the use of Guantanamo Bay, and that the lease could not be broken unless both governments agreed, or the US abandoned the land.  You are correct that Castro's government did cash one and only one of the checks for the lease payment, they refuse to cash any others, contending that the lease agreement is invalid per international law.  The US assertion is that since the Castro government cashed the check for one of the payments, this constitutes an agreement to the lease.


I FARTED A LOUD ONE IN FRONT OF A FEW LADIES,BUT I JUST COULD NOT HELP IT. IF I HOLD IT TILL I'M BLUE IN THE FACE,CAN IT HARM ME IN SOME WAY ? OR DOES IT TURNS INTO A BURP?

say excuse me and get on with life!! It was just a fart and guess what the ladies that you farted in front of fart too, so how offended can they really get?


There is a company called Electric Insurance.  www.electricinsurance.com\nI would not recommend them as they do not offer local agencies.  You'll be stuck with a 1-800 number.


Hi, the following are the definitions of the term dementia. It is pronounced as de-men-shia but written as dementia :-)\n\nThe loss of intellectual functions (such as thinking, remembering, and reasoning) of sufficient severity to interfere with a person’s daily functioning. Dementia is not a disease itself but rather a group of symptoms that may accompany certain diseases or conditions. Symptoms may also include changes in personality, mood, and behavior. Dementia is irreversible when caused by disease or injury but may be reversible when caused by drugs, alcohol, hormone or vitamin imbalances, or depression.\nwww.alz.org/Resources/Glossary.asp\n\nChronic intellectual impairment (ie, loss of mental capacity) with organic origins that affects a person's ability to function in a social or occupational setting. See AIDS Dementia Complex.\nwww.thebody.com/hivatis/glossary/d.html\n\nMental deterioration due to physical changes in the brain.\nwww.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/BN/00023.html\n\nnot a disease itself, but group of symptoms that characterize diseases and conditions; it is commonly defined as a decline in intellectual functioning that is severe enough to interfere with the ability to perform routine activities.\nymghealthinfo.org/content.asp\n\nSignificant loss of intellectual abilities such as memory capacity, severe enough to interfere with social or occupational functioning.\nwww.memorydisorder.org/glossaryterms.htm\n\nAn organic mental disorder characterized by loss of memory,impairment of judgement and abstract thinking and changes in personality.\nwww.med.uwo.ca/ecosystemhealth/education/glossary.htm\n\nThe progressive loss of mental facilities including short- and long-term memory. This condition is characterized by mental disorientation and impaired judgment; it typically has an adverse effect on emotions, and learning capabilities, and it may cause functional incontinence.\nwww.mentorcorp.com/pelvic-organ-prolapse/gyn_glossary.htm\n\nthe loss, usually progressive, of cognitive and intellectual functions, without impairment of perception or consciousness; caused by a variety of disorders, most commonly structural brain disease. Characterized by disorientation and impaired memory, judgment, and intellect. Often, Alzheimer's disease.\nwww.mywhatever.com/cifwriter/content/66/4620.html\n\ncognitive deficit or memory impairment due to progressive brain injury.\nwww.finr.com/glossary.html\n\nis a condition in which there is a gradual loss of brain function. The main symptoms are usually loss of memory, confusion, problems with speech and understanding, changes in personality and behaviour and an increased reliance on others for activities of daily living. There are a number of causes of dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is the most well known. See our leaflets on Memory and Dementia or on drug treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease for further information.\nwww.rcpsych.ac.uk/info/glosConds.htm\n\nA deteriorated mental state due to a disease process. It can result from many disorders of the nervous system.\nwww.ucsfhealth.org/adult/medical_services/neuro/msclerosis/msGlossary.html\n\nCommon clinical syndrome characterized by decline in cognitive function from previously attained intellectual level that is sustained for months or years.\nwww.fhs.mcmaster.ca/grg/definitions.htm\n\nDementia is a generic term for the deterioration of mental abilities, including the ability to take care of oneself on a daily basis; it may also involve personality changes. Dementia has many causes, including disease, such as Alzheimer's disease.\nwww.pbs.org/secondopinion/episodes/dementia/medicalglossary/story37.html\n\nIngmar Skoog, Sahlgrenska Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden AND Kaj Blennow, Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Mölndal Hospital, Sweden AND Jan Marcusson, University Hospital, Linkoping, Sweden\nbooks.elsevier.com/companions/0122268601/articles.htm\n\nA disorder where brain cells die more quickly than in ordinary ageing, resulti


From Wikipedia: \n\n"Shangri-La is a fictional place described in the novel, Lost Horizon, written by British writer James Hilton in 1933. In it, "Shangri-La" is a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Himalaya. Shangri-La has become synonymous with any earthly paradise but particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia - a permanently happy land, isolated from the outside world. The story of Shangri-La is based on the concept of Shambhala, a mystical city in the Buddhist religion."\n\nMore at the link...


i was just told i should learn more about this since i have a little of so called psychic abilitys, they say everyone has it but just dont know how to use it, i found myself has unusuall psychic abilitys which i taught myself, i was just wondering other peoples oppions and if and how would i go about learning the techniques of psychic abilitys, i would like to know more...---...thank U very much \n___----___if im not mustaken the Chinese pratice meditation and techniques of learning there true self who they really are, i think that is very smart and something we all should be taught and figure out for ourselves which would then make us a more stronger wiser and intelligent person, and would help you on your journey through life---_______---P.E.A.C.E\n     By:  W.C.B.

I agree with whoever told you.  Everyone has the ability but not all utilize it or develop it.  An open mind and heart is needed, those who have neither will never know.


Read this\nit may help you\n\nhttp://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel2/3176/9001/00398465.pdf?arnumber=398465


i've got a starmate sirius radio, but i get a hissing which seems to be from the wireless FM transmitter.

get a kenwood deck that has sirus, then all you hav eto do is get an antenna for the services


i am trying to get my children back and i feel that my ex has violated the custody agreement but i am unsure of the laws on what is considered a violation....Please help

If he has done something other than as outlined in the agreement, he has violated it. There aren't really laws that cover custody in general, aside from the major things like a biological parent has automatic custody. Instead, your agreement should contain everything. If he goes against it, contact your local police department (not 911) and tell them that your ex is violating your custody agreement.


wanting to find a doctor that will perform a tubal reversal at a low cost that is located in saint joseph missouri

If you go to http://www.ihr.com/infertility/provider/tubal_reversal.html#MO there is a listing of providers.  Most places are willing to work out some kind of payment plan.


b/w the ages 10-13 is usually the start. but that vaires by a girls weight, diet, and how active she maybe in athletics.


How to know satellite equipe what type of cpu?  for example: Argo satellite\n\nThank you

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


I'm trying to find a Certificate of Confidential Marriage (sealed license) and have no fax number - thanks for any help!

(562) 864-3469   towards the bottom of the page, under "marriage records" you can also send a request over the internet.


You get points for various activities on this site (answering questions, rating answers, etc.)  Accumulating points allows you to move up in levels, which allows you to be more active on the site each day (answer more questions, rate more answers, etc.)


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

Oh yeah, I grew up barefoot. Mostly cus mom and dad said we either had to take off our socks or put on our shoes to go outside, and taking off the socks was easier. But shoes are evil:)


For example, if the potential employer asks, "Why are you looking to change jobs?"  (Real reasons are distance, and open favoritism shown by current boss)"Is overtime a problem for you?" (Well, if I get off at 5, and you tell me at 4:50, or if I have plans for the evening, yes, it can be at times) and "What do you like least abut your current job?" (Truth would be open favoritism, and rules that change according to who is being dealt with at the moment)  \nObviously, I cannot answer truthfully, so what are some good answers to give?

Well, it all depends on how much you want the job and how much you are willing to smooth the edges. You must be cognizant that very often people tell their interviewees answers that they want to hear because ultimately, job hunting is a competitive thing.\nFor a question such as why are you looking to change jobs, the best way to go about this is to answer in a positive way and say: "I am looking for a job that is more challenging, that is stimulating and that I could use my true potential" \nThis type of answer, although it is not 100% the truth, isn't a lie. In fact, it’s pretty obvious you are looking for something interesting and challenging.\nIf they ask you: "is overtime a problem?" probably the best way to go about this is saying: "if there is lots of work, I definitely won't have a problem to stay, however I would aspire to utilize my time properly so I don’t need to stay over time. Ultimately, I am a very efficient worker, and I shouldn't have a problem.” This answer both assures them that you are fit for the job and that you don't want to waste your time.\n\nThe bottom line here is to be diplomatic in your answers and when they ask you a question they are most likely looking for a positive answer, so be aware of that.\n\nBest of luck.\nLet me know if you need anything else to improve the answer.


I think that i will do Caesarean. less pain. thanx god it will be after at least 4 years :) what do u think?

it depends, my sister wanted a c-section but had a natural. either way..............


i have both hyper and hypo. it runs in my family...every female. my aunt has "MS" and i'm noticing difficulties in my leg muscles and hip joints. to were they hurt and i can't walk because they lock up and go weak. i'm worried because by whole body is changing and is weak.

Hypothyroid can be to blame for your weakness and general malaise. However, MS can also cause symptoms like that. One of the first symptoms patients can report is vision problems. If you know MS runs in your family and you are of moderate age, AND you are having these attacks (note that usually MS waxes and wanes) you should go see your doctor. \n\nAlso having a thyroid test done is pretty easy and would be a good idea for you. Other signs of hypothyroidism include depression, lowered affect, unable to get warm.


i have gotten the findings. but most off the youth baseds on  my survey are not turning away from religion, they are bored, there are alot of activities they would like to see in the church. so can u help me with the recomendation thta i should give?

You didn't name the activities that they would like to see in the church so how can we give you ideas on what recommendations you should suggest. You need to rephrase your question with more details. Ex: Can someone help me with recommendations for the youths in our church group? Under the details headings list all your findings or the most popular ones.


50 percent by mass\n33 percent by mass\n0.5 M.\n50 percent by volume

33 percent by mass. The sugar forms 25/(25+50) of the total mass, or 1/3. This is roughly 33%.


This is a test to see if all virgo women think alike.\nIf any person knows a virgo women can you answer for them they are so busy helping others.

I'm not a virgo, I couldn't track one down either as they were busy helping out (lol) but can I try answering your question? \nI have just added an answered for a virgo and can I roughly say what I said to them.  Virgos are the most loyal friends you can find.  In business, friendship, partnership even community service they will be supportive, thoughtful, loyal, trustworthy, considerate...shall I go on?  They like to feel needed and will help out anyone or even any cause if they believe in it.  Because they can be trusted, their help and understanding is valued by all.\nA virgo can be a bit of a fussy, no-nonsense person by nature so I couldn't imagine her being compelled to do what she doesn't want to do.  They will participate because they want to do it and they will enjoy it.\nHope this helps a little bit?


please help me find out what this thing could be worth!! if its worth something i could sell it and get a better home for me and my baby girl..  thank you

A mint 2005 Holiday Barbie, depending on the color and rarety of the doll, is around $30-$80 resell value.  You said it was defective, is it defective in the good way (distinguising markings) or bad defective (broken arm)?  The best way to find out is to try and sell it at your local antique store and see how much they want to pay you, multiply that by 2 and you will get the approximate value of it.


umm..not sure if you want to find out but its made out of gelatin, sugar, acids, food coloring, and flavoring. Gelatin in Jello is usually made using slaughterhouse waste, restaurant grease, and butcher shop trimmings. Hmm..just a tad nasty. Just remember that next time mom brings out the green jello stars.


He is working for ECC company, But I cannot contact this company. He is a safety and health manager working in Baghdad. I didn't hear from him for a long time. Please tell me what to do !!!!

Here's a big database of all that have been killed over there so far.\n\n\nAnswer your question?  Leave me the credit!   :-)


He won't kiss me, even though it's been almost a year since we started dating. He says there's more to life than kissing, and I understand that. He also says we're too young to kiss. We both talked it over, but I feel like I didn't tell him enough. What do I do?

Try talking to him again. It just might be that he's never really kissed a girl before and he is to embarrassed to tell you. Could be he just dosen't want to let you down. Be kind and help the guy out. If you've been togeather for a year or more he must care alot about you. Men at times have a fragile ego.


I have not tried any of the other buttons, but the delete button does not work. When I try to delete an email, nothing happens and I get the message "Errors on Page."

go to your inbox and check the e-mail you wish to delete. When you have done that click on the delete botton on the top or bottom of the inbox.


can u tell me where i could find details about narcotics(history,chem formulas,use...)THANX

What are narcotics? \n\nNarcotics (nahr-KOT-ics) are a type of medicine that is used to decrease or take away severe (very bad) pain. Narcotics may also be called opioids (OH-pe-oids). Some common names of narcotics ordered by a doctor (prescription) are codeine and morphine. Heroin is an illegal narcotic (street drug) in the United States that is made from morphine. Codeine is used as a painkiller, and is also found in some cough medicines.\n\n\nAll narcotics may cause constipation (kon-sti-PAY-shun). Constipation is a condition where you have hard, dry stools, which are difficult to pass, less often than usual. \n\nHow do narcotics work? Pain receptors are found in your brain. Pain receptors receive messages about pain from the nerves in your body. When the message arrives, you are aware that you are having pain. Narcotics work by stopping you from getting the message that you are having pain.\n\nWhat is narcotic abuse? Narcotic abuse is when you continue to use narcotics, even though they are hurting you or others. Examples include the following ongoing or repeated problems: \n\nYou are unable to do your job, attend school, or do necessary things at home, such as care for your children.\n\n\nYou drive a vehicle or operate machinery while feeling the effects of narcotics, making the situation dangerous.\n\n\nYou have legal problems related to using narcotics, such as being arrested while feeling the effects of the drug.\n\n\nYou have ongoing or repeated problems with your friends, family, or others. These problems are caused or made worse by using narcotics. \n\nWhat is narcotic dependence? Dependence on narcotics is when a pattern of using the drugs leads to at least three of the following problems during one year:\n\nTolerance. Tolerance means that you need more narcotics to feel the way that you want to feel. You may get fewer effects from the narcotic, even though you are using the same amount of it. \n\n\nWithdrawal. You may have certain signs and symptoms if you stop using narcotics after using them heavily over a period of time. Withdrawal problems may also happen if after taking narcotics, your doctor has you take different medicine to replace the narcotic. \n\n\nUsing a similar drug to reduce or avoid the signs and symptoms of withdrawal. \n\n\nUsing more narcotics than you first wanted to. You may use more, or use it over a longer time than you first wanted to.\n\n\nBeing unable to decrease or control your use of narcotics. You may want narcotics all of the time. You may feel it is not possible to decrease or control the amount of drugs you are using. \n\n\nMuch of your time is spent using narcotics, or managing a hangover after using the drug. "Hangover" is a word used for how you feel hours after using a drug. You may feel very tired and sick to your stomach. \n\n\nYou spend less time around others, at work, or doing activities that you enjoy. You may spend most or all of your time using or searching for narcotics.\n\n\nEven with a physical or mental condition that gets worse when using narcotics, you keep using the drug. For example, after using narcotics, you may get depressed (very sad). Even though you know this will happen, you keep using narcotics. \n\nWhat is withdrawal? Signs and symptoms of withdrawal occur if you stop using narcotics after using them heavily over a period of time. They may also happen if after taking narcotics, your doctor has you take different medicine to replace the narcotic. Signs and symptoms may begin within minutes or days, and continue for days, or even months. If you are in withdrawal, you will have three or more of the following signs and symptoms: \n\nFeelings of deep sadness and anxiety. \n\n\nFeeling sick to your stomach, or throwing up. \n\n\nMuscle aches. \n\n\nWatery eyes or runny nose. \n\n\nThe pupils of your eyes become very large. (Your pupil is the black circle in the middle of your eye.) You may sweat, or have "goose-bumps" on your skin. \n\n\nD


One rape per minute in USA, on the other hand, they are being killed for brinking democrocy in Iraq! How much it's wonder for you?

As many as it takes in order to get the job done.


"Windows cannot read from this disk. The disk might be corrupted, or it could be using a format that is not compatible with Windows"\n I get the above error message whenever I try to play cd with my CDR/DVD.It happens in Safe Mode as well.\nI've tried numerous CD's and all with the same results.\nI reinstalled my OS (xp pro), uninstalled driver, uninstalled device, cleaned the lens... but nothing happened.... not happy! You are very much welcome give any solution. it will be a gr8 help. There is load of ppl havin same problem, but no good solution.

you probably need a new disc drive, your old one is probabaly broken...  try buying a new one...


There is a seven-letter word in the English language that contains ten words without rearranging any of its letters." What is the word?


I tried using a temporary number assigned by Vonage to make a call while I was downloading a file and it sounded terrible.

You might need something to control how much bandwidth your downloads use while on the phone.  Companies like http://www.sveasoft.com/ offer firmware upgrades for routers.


I think I'm falling into a depression.  I need reasons for getting out of bed and am having trouble seeing any.

Work\n Play \n Exercise\n Make friends\n Find someone to go back to bed with...


Let's resolve this overdue question by bringing it to a vote.


If 'My Name is Earl' and 'The Office' are moving to Thursday nights with 'Will and Grace' and that other show, what will happen to 'Joey'? Did they cancel him/it?


like appearance, altitude (if in air), shape, size...etc.

The Planets Venus and Jupiter. Especially Venus as you will always find it close to the horizon in either the evening or morning. They are so bright that they seem to move with you like the illusion of the Moon following you, especially if you're driving. Also bright stars twinkle when they are low to the horizon due to atmospheric disturbances. \nOtherwise people might see airplanes, helicopters, weather balloons, satellites, or meteors.


I have what I need to survive and more but i still feel so empty.

Maybe if we are always satisfied with everything, the drive to achieve will be lost. Of course, we need to find a balance between finding happiness with things we have and finding things worth fighting for. It is easier to stay satisfied with smaller goals that matter to us. So it might be wise to pick your battles carefully.\n\n"Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length." -- Robert Frost (I think that's how the quote goes.)


I am not sure about a program staying on your desktop but the best website one I have found is definitely timeanddate.com.  \n\nNot only is it giving you the time for most big city in the world, you can easily customize it so it will show only the cities you want.


I want to start a website.  It will be asking for money only to fund the seminars associated with holding meetings for the clients and for mailouts.  How should I go about setting that up?

You can either go to Piczo.com or myspace.com there free and its easy to start I have my own so thats how I know check it out


I have a BS in Business/Finance, I am Series 6 licensed with almost 10 yrs experience in my field. I want to make more $$$ than I am making now! I need a job change, however I do not know what to pursue.  Also, with my credentials can anyone tell me what I am worth?  Can anyone give me some advice? Thanks is advance-


I have been reading the Tarot for about 7 years. I have for the past two years been working with reading auras and talking to spirits. When I read the tarot I only use the pictures as triggers to start the film reel in my head which gives me the information I need. I was trying to find a catalyst to receive the information without having to use any tools such as Tarot cards.

Start thinking magickally.\n\nNo matter what you do or where you are, think of everything that captures your attention as a message from the universe. Try to sense what it is saying to you.  In this way, you will help develop the mindset that allows the film reel to start on its own.  At the moment it seems tied to your cards.


if you just got shot had your jaw wired shut and your girls was about to leave with your son would you cry

I probably would have cried long before that point.


well im pretty depressed so i just want to know when i can drop dead.

When you have no more hope or refuse any hope you can get.\n\n\n\nIt's been about one week ago since I answered your question. Are you still depressed now?


what is abitration in baseball? What is its importance basically dont understand the in's and outs of it. I am a baseball fan in England so it's learn yourself for me lol

Basically it's an appraisal of a players performance from the previous season.  \n\nFor instance if a player has a good season, and wants more money during contractural negotiations (until a player receives veteran benefits after 5 years, there is a salary structure) he can take his case in front of an arbiter and they will compare statistics to other players with similar contracts and statistics.  \n\nThe arbiter will decide what the proper salary for the player shall be.  It's important because it allows the players to earn more money.


okay, I moved to new Orleans to make a new start..And he was suppose to come out there once I find a place..Okay he didn't. Now that the hurricane katrina destroyed the city, I moved back to Vegas..My family told me that my husband was with another woman..I asked him..he said no there lying..Okay but when I went to his house I seen the picture of him and some woman together..my kids even seen it.And it hurted me so much..so now I can't trust him..and I want a divorce but I don't know how to tell him, because he is trying to worked things out with me..but I don't trust him..So what should I do?

Well, personally, I think you can build a stronger marriage if you work on the issues that caused him to cheat and he works on the issues that cause you to no longer trust him.\n\nWhy make a decision right away.  Wait and see if he really means it and is willing to take his vows seriously, to actually love you and not just do a bunch of things to try to make you feel better for the short term.\n\nI believe you have a golden opportunity, an opportunity to build the marriage you really want with a husband who might be motivated to do the right thing.\n\nTime will tell if he's just trying to make up for it, or he really sees the light and wants to build a marriage that is mutually satisfying.\n\nYou don't have to decide today, you can sit back and watch to see if he is real or not.\n\nThen decide, he just might suprise you.\n\nPersonally, I'd set one boundary, another bout of cheating on his part and he's out on his backside...


Is this a good science project " Do plants grow better in water or soil?

Yeah, that's good.  You could grow some type of plant in each and compare the results.  Some advice - you might want to specify your experiment a bit.  For example, a similar idea is to see whether potatoes grow without soil.  See the third site below.\n\nCheck out these sites.\n\nScience fair projects involving photosynthesis\nhttp://photoscience.la.asu.edu/photosyn/education/sciencefair.html\n\nAgricultural ideas for science fair projects\nhttp://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/fair/ideas.htm\n\nScience Fair Central\nhttp://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/scifairstudio/ideas.html


Yahoo!\n\nMSN\n\nGoogle\n\nPlease only answer about these two and please include the reason

Google because I think it works the best!


we will have been dating for at least 6 months on christmas day

What does she like.  You have been going out with this person for the past 6 months, surly you have talked to her about something.  What kind of music does she like?  Does she like perfume?  if you go for perfume make sure it is something that you like and not just the stuff that is the most expensive.  You might try some jewelry, but keep in mind, that if you plan on being around for next Christmas you should go for something conservitive, like earings or a bracelet.  You should save the diamond rings for mid Feb.


Rom is exactly right. People that have "fallen in love" with certain stocks have a hard time knowing when the right time to sell is, often losing them money. Sometimes you have to know when to let your beloved stocks go. Look at the 5 year graph for Intel, and you can see that there are obviously better places for your money, but because the stock had done so well up to that point, alot of people couldn't find it in themselves to sell. On the flip side, emotions can be involved in buying, too. One always has to be careful in the choices they make. My advice, before any decision you make, prepare a 60 second "speech" detailing why you have made that decision. If you have a hard time figuring out why you want to make the decision, it's probably emotion.


I've been a web user for a long time and I'm trying to customize my online experience and was wondering if you know of a way that I can listen to multiple sources of MP3s at once?  For example, listening to www.longplayer.org and something on www.di.fm and an NPR source all that the same time.  Talk with music in the background.  Is there a web service that would allow me to do this?

Sure, there are several approaches.  I haven't seen those sites, but if they can play right inside your browser, that's great.  Open the site in a new tab (window for you IE crew), start the radio going, then open your favourite MP3 player (iTunes, WinAmp) and start playing the music you want.\n\nYou might have some troubles with sound balance; it might be hard to adjust the browser sound output levels, so adjust your master volume, then get the music at the right level in your audio program.\n\nIf you want music from the web too, open the radio station in iTunes or similar, or a new tab in Firefox (which you should have).  I'm not sure how to sort out volume differences between tabs, but you might be able to adjust it from the webpage itself.\n\nHope this is of help.....


Where can I go or who can I talk to about figuring out my dreams?

I could interpret dreams for you, but you would have to give me a detailed description and as many details as you can, as well as personal information to help me understand you and your current situation, what kinds of thing are going on in your life now, will be soon or have in the past...so consider all of those things yourself and see what you come up with. Every dream is unique, and unique for every person. Something could mean something entirely different for you as someone else, so don't rely to heavily on the website above or book references. They can be helpful, certainly, but you have to try to look at the whole picture. and be as objective as possible.


I want a US toll free number that I can forward to a different already existing 800 number. I dont have a physical location to bring the line to - I want it to work like KALL8 - forwarded directly to another number.

One of the best services on the internet is GotVMail.  I use this service for my business and it is the best.  It will give your business a professional image.  When a caller dials a particular extension it will forward the call to the specified phone number.  Check out the website below:


world heritage listed fraser island Austrlia Just perfect


This guy signs me up to x-rated sites, kids sites, women's sites, gay sites.....you name it.  I've written to him SEVERAL times and asked him to knock it off, but it just gets worse.  He gets his kicks doing this.  I've written to his email provider and they haven't helped.  I've even marked all this junk as SPAM but that doesn't help a whole lot, either.  I am not going to change my emails just because of this arse.

The easiest way is going to be to just switching to a new email address.


just asking because i don't think i look all that good(that's exactly what i look like

I don't think it looks ugly, I like it.  However I am curious about how you get an avatar.


Help me to find the address of the library of the different country library.\n1.every country has their country library\n2.help to find the net-address of those library

You may want to do a google search (or other search engine you prefer) for national library and the country in which you are interested.   \n\nThere does not seem to be a list of national libraies.  I will make one but it will take some time. \n\nGodfrey Oswald published a fantastic book <i> Library World Records<i> that is available at a number of public libraries.  That may prove valuable as well.


i was wondering what the side effects are of paxil if you havent taken it for about a week or so, how does the person feel (physically) if they havent taken it what could happen,

What are the possible side effects of paroxetine? \n\n If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop taking paroxetine and contact your doctor immediately or seek emergency medical treatment: \n\nan allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of the throat; swelling of the lips, tongue, or face; or hives); \nan irregular heartbeat or pulse; \nlow blood pressure (dizziness, weakness); \nhigh blood pressure (severe headache, blurred vision); \nunusual bleeding or bruising; or \nfever or chills. \nLess serious side effects may be more likely to occur. Continue to take paroxetine and talk to your doctor if you experience\n\nheadache; \ntremor, nervousness, or anxiety; \nnausea, diarrhea, dry mouth, or changes in appetite or weight; \nsleepiness or insomnia; or \ndecreased sex drive, impotence, or difficulty having an orgasm. \nSide effects other than those listed here may also occur. Talk to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome.\n\n\nJust to let you know I took it and it wasnt that great for me. It caused more depresion than I had. Come to find out I had anxiety/panic and this wasnt a good treatment for me\n\n\nnormally they reduce the dose to take you off. thoughts of suicide happen as a result. If you feel this way go to you nearest emergency room for help.


I dream about them,thru my dreams i*m one of them,\ni feel pease in my dreams,i*m guardian of human rase,is that normal?\nShould i seek for my brothers,tell me?

Angels do exist.  Angels are people who once lived but have now passed on.  In this way, since you are living, you can't be an angel.  However, if you truly want to help mankind, that's a great goal.


i have been here for two years and i have an english education but not a diploma and i feel i could really use one how can i go about getting my hands on one for a really low price as i cant afford these tv promotions have called way to high on my salary

The costs you refer to are for a course and not for the test itself which is nominal. If you know the material, you might try simply purchasing a review book at your local book store ( or borrowing from the library).\n\nIf you need a course (particularly in an immigrabt community) they may be offered by local community groups or religious groups. no fee courses may also be offered at adult or continuing education centers at local high schools or similar. Try searching for YOUR state and GED on google


It is a game and i would like to know more about it

Cricket is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players each. It is a bat-and-ball game played on a roughly elliptical grass field, in the centre of which is a hard, flat strip of ground some 22 yards long, called the pitch.\n\nAt each end of the pitch stand a set of wooden poles called a wicket. A player from one team (the bowler) bowls a ball (similar, but not the same as a baseball) from one wicket towards the other. A player from the opposing team (the batsman) attempts to hit the ball around the field. Runs are scored buy the Batsmen (there is one up the other end of the pitch) running between the wickets before the fielding team can return the ball to the centre. If the batsmen to not return to a line near the wicket by the time the ball has been returned they are out. Runs can also be scored by hitting the ball to the boundary of the field (4 runs) or over the fence (6 runs)\n\nCricket is a global game. It originated in in England, and is popular mainly in the countries of the Commonwealth. In some countries in South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, cricket is by far the most popular sport. Cricket is also a major sport in England and Wales, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe and the English-speaking countries of the Caribbean, which are known in cricketing parlance as the West Indies. All national teams tour much of the year.\n\nTest match cricket can last for 5 days. One day cricket is normally completed in 8 hours\n\nThe most famous cricket games are between Australia & England. The are a series of 5 test match games and normally occur every 2-3 years.


I meet the guy who wrote the book on LSD before he died. He was a frend of my family. poor famous chemist. ever hear the song about him from the 60's

LSD is very, very, very dangerous to take without the supervision of someone who knows how to handle subjects on the drug.  It's an extremely powerful drug with some remarkable effects, but please don't use it for kicks.  It should only be used for a purpose and under the (still illegal) supervision of people who know what they're doing.  Never get high on LSD without someone to watch out for you.


I'm very curious about this. My Grandma died four years ago, and just before she died, she took my cousin and I to see Phantom of the Opera. It was her favorite musical. It was the last musical she ever took us to.\nI told my cousin that now my second favorite musical is Rent, and that my first is Wicked. She asked if there were any other plays that I had cried at. I said I almost cried at Phantom, but it isn't one of my favorite musicals...I've never truly been able to love the music. I like it...but not in the same way I do Wicked or Rent.\nShe got mad, and we fought, but it got me to thinking...how many people judge a movie or a play based on who they were with/the time the had during it. And how many people can set that aside and judge based solely on the movie or play itself. \nSo, which way do you do it?

I base movies/musicals based solely on my enjoyment of them.  It has to be entertaining and a good story, otherwise its not gonna be a favorite.  As an aside - I definitely agree about Wicked - I LOVE it (both because I enjoyed the story and that I saw it for the first time with my best friend.)


Telugu is a South Indian language and the official language of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is also referred to as 'Italian of the East'. I have heard many people refer to it as a sweet language. What relation does Telugu have with Italian?

Over 85% of the population of Andhra Pradesh speaks Telugu, called the Italian of the East for its sweetness. However, there are other communities who speak different languages. Tamil is widely spoken in the extreme south region, and on the border of Karnataka there are pockets of areas in which Kannada is spoken. In Hyderabad there are a large numbers of Urdu speakers who make  up about 7% of AP's population. Other major languages spoken in the city are Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Sindhi.


Was curious about this: has a private group (i.e. a corporation, company) ever declared war on a state/nation/country?\n\nIn Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World", one of the main characters declares "war" on a certain tribe of natives, if I recall correctly. That was what got me thinking about this (slightly odd) question. <g>

Private groups called "nations" have done this.  For instance the "Nation of Islam" or the "Souix Nation".\n\nThese nations may or may not have a homeland with traditional "country" geographic boundaries.\n\nIn addition, the Catholic Church is a huge organization that carried on crusades.  I am not sure if they "declared war" against the countries, but they sure carried on as if it were a war.


I love this guy who also loves me but because of my mom problems have risen between us and he wants to end up the relationship for the time being that is until both of us get into college and that's quite a time about 6 months. so what should i do? and i really love the guy a lot so i kind of dont want to break up. not even for 6 months.

You should sit down with your boyfriend and make clear that you don't want to break up, if he really loves you he'll understand your position and will try to fight for that relationship.. But if he still wants out, beleive me girl, he doesn't love you the way you think.. Just think about it.. when someone is in love with another person, that someone will do anything to keep it together and will fight for his/her love...


Freezing the drive for 30 minutes or so may revive the heads of the drive and give you 20 minutes to retrieve the data. You can buy programs like OnTrack's EasyRecovery (if the drive is still able to read data) and recover files from a bad file system. If you have super important files, you can pay companies (like OnTrack) to recover the data in a specialized lab, but the service costs in the thousands of dollars, depending on the necessary work.\n\n*** NOTE *** If the drive is making anything but a faint whiring noise, power it off and leave it alone. Continued use may lead to permanent physical damage and make recovery impossible. It must be handled by a professional.


There's a song that I've wanted to know the title of for a while now... I'm pretty sure it goes: now that we're here, so far away.... Anyways, don't know if anyone could tell me what it is from that... But I hope so :-)

Thanks to the guy above me. You sound nice.\n\nIt sounds like staind -\nThis is my life\nit's not what it was before\nall these feelings I've shared\nAnd these are my dreams\nthat I've never lived before\nSomebody shake me \ncause I, I must be sleeping\n\nNow that we're here\nit's so far away\nall the struggle we thought was in vain\nAll the mistakes\none life contained\nthey all finally start to go away\nNow that we're here\nit's so far away\nand I feel like I can face the day\nI can forgive\nand I'm not ashamed\nto be the person that I am today\n\nThese are my words\nI've never said before\nI think I'm doing ok\nThis is the smile\nthat I've never shown before\nSomebody shake me\ncause I, I must be sleeping\n\nNow that we're here,\nit's so far away\nall the struggle we thought was in vain\nAll the mistakes\none life contained\nthey all finally start to go away\nNow that we're here\nso far away\nand I feel like I can face the day\nI can forgive\nand I'm not ashamed\nto be the person that I am today\n\nI'm so afraid of waking,\nplease don't shake me\nAfraid of waking, \nplease don't shake me\n\nNow that we're here,\nit's so far away\nall the struggle we thought was in vain\nAll the mistakes\none life contained\nthey all finally start to go away\nNow that we're here\nit's so far away\nand I feel like I can face the day\nI can forgive\nand I'm not ashamed\nto be the person that I am today


reflection of the ocean or due to wavelenght of light

WHY IS THE SKY BLUE?\n\nThe blue color of the sky is due to Rayleigh scattering. As light moves through the atmosphere, most of the longer wavelengths pass straight through. Little of the red, orange and yellow light is affected by the air.\n\nHowever, much of the shorter wavelength light is absorbed by the gas molecules. The absorbed blue light is then radiated in different directions. It gets scattered all around the sky. Whichever direction you look, some of this scattered blue light reaches you. Since you see the blue light from everywhere overhead, the sky looks blue.\n\nAs you look closer to the horizon, the sky appears much paler in color. To reach you, the scattered blue light must pass through more air. Some of it gets scattered away again in other directions. Less blue light reaches your eyes. The color of the sky near the horizon appears paler or white.


Why is it that people know this site caters to young people and still they ask such absurd, rude and nasty questions?

Women are only as old as they look! and men are not old till they quit looking!


I guess it is an exclamatory word by that ! mark

In Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver visited Houyhnhnma land where the horses ruled. The primative humans there are called Yahoos.\n\nAs far as the web site, their media relations page says:\nThe Web site started out as "Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web" but eventually received a new moniker with the help of a dictionary. The name Yahoo! is an acronym for "Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle," but Filo and Yang insist they selected the name because they liked the general definition of a yahoo: "rude, unsophisticated, uncouth."\n\nThe exclamation point is part of the trademark.


For instance- Every Steven I know has been a wild child.  Every Amanda I know has been shy. It seems that your name sometimes says who you are.

I wouldn't think so, because your parents choose your name without knowing anything about you.


when an employee of our apartments gives out false information about our lease. She told a prospective landlord we were 3 monthes in debt when we are and have always been current? She even stated she had no permission to give and info to anyone without our permission

As one attorney always told where is the foal? If this has hurt your credit, or damaged you from consideration for the new rental unit, you may have a case and my suggestion is to contact a an attorney who knows real estate law.\n\nGood luck


i have a question about the best parsi(farsi,persian)site in football category at yahoo search!please help me...

I don't know about Yahoo but I know the best site is parsfootball, http://parsfootball.com. Persian league isn't bad either, www.persianleague.com


The latest version of the ChromEdit extension is incompatible with Firefox 1.5\n\nIs there an alternative ?\n\nWill it work if the maxver param is pushed up in the RDF file?

Check out this article. It might help you.


I have "my yahoo" page  and in "my groups" the page says Australia and NZ (Ne Zeland I guess) at the top and I always get search results related to AUS and NZ...how can I change country designations to get my searches back to the USA?

Simple, change your location when you first request an email....when ask for a place put "Chigado", New York...I´m in brazil but there I leave in Atlanta, so my email is yahoo.com and I have emails from yahoo as yahoo.com.br (from brazil)and yahoo.uk.co from United Kindon and yahoo.it.com from Italy and so on...


No matter how much i eat, i don't get fat.  Or the other way around no matter how less i eat, i don't lose weight.  But i can gain a lot of weight by just sleeping too much.  Why is it like that?

Your basil metabolism is a measure of how much fuel (calories) you burn up and how much oxygen you use while at rest.  It represents almost the minimum calories you can burn just keeping your organs functioning.  At any higher level of activity you will burn more calories per hour than at rest.  Sleeping likely simulates your basil metabolism.\n\nYou can gain weight when your caloric intake is greater than what you burn off.  But it is slightly more complicated.  If you fast (or greatly reduce eating) your metabolism will automatically adjust to conserve calories; for your survival during a famine.  Also, if you sleep too much and get little exercise, your muscles may atrophy (losing some weight) while actually gaining weight from additional fat.  Bone density can be reduced very quickly for patients who must remain bedridden.  The best way to lose weight may be to walk because it uses your largest (leg) muscles keeping them in tone and healthy.  Good exercise may improve your mood and increase your metabolism long after you stop the exercise.  Most people do not eat while out on a daily walk.\n\nThe best bet may be to eat a healthy diet, get enough exercise and sleep only enough to become refreshed.  Perhaps it would be better to get too little sleep and take a nap in the afternoon to recharge your batteries.  Good luck.


Portal sites like Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc.

Google has an atom feed on their personal blog, http://googleblog.blogspot.com/ found at http://googleblog.blogspot.com/atom.xml


Ever since my wife got pregnant, she has changed sooooo much! She is like a completely different person!! We used to have all similar interests, but now she is a completely different person with radically different interests. Before she was pregnant she was fiercely vegan, during her pregnancy, she started eating meats, cheeses, and dairies, which I can understand. But now the child is 7 months old and her non-veggie ways show no signs of slowing. If we didn't share a beautiful child together I would divorce her in a heartbeat. But I love our son soooo much and I want him to have his blood parents around him through his growing up. At the same time, I don't want him to learn what love is through his mother's and mine near constant bickering and disagreements. I don;t think I have it in me to try to divorce her and claim sole custody of my child because it would break my wife's heart and I could never do that. I do love her but f###!! she drives me nutz!! what do I do? please help!

If your wife's interest have changed, can you learn to love the new interests?  She's still the same person beneath her new ideas.  If this is all just about veganism and THIS is why you want to divorce her, I would take a greater look into yourself.  You can still be vegan, if that's what you are, and she can still NOT be a vegan.  Make a list of all the things you loved about her before your child and after. Take a long look at the list, I bet there are still so many things that are the same.  You may have made her post-child list even longer.  I bet she's a great mom, and does many things for your child.  Take a good look at her now without putting the memories of her before the baby.  Pretend you were just meeting her for the first time. I bet you are still in love with the new her. Give it time.  I have a 6.5 month old at home, and although I feel I'm still the same person, my boyfriend says I have changed a great deal.  You need to talk to her and let her know how you feel.  A woman needs to take care of her body after the child was born, and she may need more proteins now than she did before. I realize that you can get protein from vegan sources, as well, but maybe for the time being, she prefers getting this source from meat and dairy. If changing from vegan to mom has upset you that much, I'm sorry.  I wish you all the best of luck.


Off late, in one day interantionals, conducted as per ICC guidelines, we here about "POWER PLAY" and "SUPER SUB", qute frequently. I'm looking for the rules pertaining to these changes introduced relcently in the International Cricket.

power plays are basically 2 sets of 5overs which the bowling sides when to bring in... Before at the start of an innings 15 overs had fielding restrictions.. meaning only 2 fielders outside the 15yard circle... now.. that 15 overs have been changed to 20.. with 10 (compulsory)at the start of innings and then 2 sets of 5 overs with fielding restrictions.. which could be brought in any time\n\nsupersub is someone who replaces a player anytime in the game .. takes his responsibilities... now.. there is a lot of confusion in it.. it is basically a 12th man which may/or maynot take part in the game straight away/ and it is chosen by the captain before the toss.. so some choose bowlers and other choose batsman.. now.. when the game starts and u batted first (for e.g) and now u have to bowl in the second innings .. and u know u have a bowler as a supersub/.. so what captains do is to replace a batsman wid a bowler.. that way batsman who wouldnt have bowled in the second innings(when they are fielding) is exchanged by a bowler .. whose got his full 10 overs to bowl.. this way a bowler could be changed for a batsman .. depending on the situation... \n\nhope this must have cleared ur doubt


Are there any books or sites you would recommend for a beginner?

Are you looking at those languages specifically or any scripting language to build dynamic webpages with?  If the latter I would recommend starting with PHP.  It is easier to learn and it is free.  Most webhosts offer it and there are tons of tutorials out there.  If you want to just try it out on your computer, I'd recommend XAMPP.  It is a working version of Apache, Mysql, PHP and Perl all together in one easy-to-install package.  I keep a copy on my USB drive so I can do my development anywhere.


It looks alot different, however nothing new is offered... is it just another Apple/Sun Micro rippoff?

It is more secure than Windows XP.  It has more security features, an integrated two-way firewall and IE 7 runs in an isolated area of the operating system, in theory this prevents malware and viruses from getting on the system.  Vista is also built on a different code base than Windows XP, it is still written in C/C++ but instead of building on Windows XP code to make Lonhorn they started from scratch which results in a much more stable operating system.  Vista is also able to shut down problematic applications (not responding) without taking the whole system with it.  Should a program crash in Vista it will attempt to shut down just that process without taking down the whole operating system.  There are a lot of under the hood improvements in Vista and for every single one check out the Winsupersite, below.  Vista also has more user operating modes, I forget where it is called but you are no longer required to run as "Admin" to be able to make system changes and install software but this new mode also prevents so many online attacks from affecting the system.


Hi!\n\nWhenever I boot up, I see an error message with nothing written in the window title or the main area. The title is greyed out and you cant close it.\n\nThere is a yes or no. When i click on any of these, it just logs off and logs on again, only to get it again. It keeps on looping\n\nI can boot into safe mode. Any ideas?\n\nKasio\nReply With Quote

Run anti-virus program for any virus. If that doesn't detect any virus, try re-installing the OS. Re-installing the OS won't delete any files (but be sure to back-up your documents first), but it will solve most of the problems.


Size of Redskin emblem between 1-3 inches. Thanks

eBay has them.\nCategory: Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop > Fan Apparel & Souvenirs > Football-NFL >\n\nor you can check the team's website: www.redskinsonlinestore.com. \n\nhope that helps!


okay, now that enough time has gone by to keep you from just copying this onto your homework: (at least that's what I read in when you say ..needs to be 80 words..)\n\nI quote:\n"Because El Niño's warm pool feeds thunderstorms above, it creates increased rainfall across the east-central and eastern Pacific Ocean.\n\nIn South America, the effects of El Niño are direct and stronger than in North America. An El Niño is associated with warm and very wet summers (December-February) along the coasts of northern Peru and Ecuador, causing major flooding whenever the event is strong or extreme. The effects during the months of February, March and April may become critical. Southern Brazil and northern Argentina also experience wetter than normal conditions but mainly during the spring and early summer. Central Chile receives a mild winter with large rainfall, and the Peruvian-Bolivian Altiplano is sometimes exposed to unusual winter snowfall events. Drier and hotter weather occurs in parts of the Amazon River Basin, Colombia and Central America.\n\nDirect effects of El Niño resulting in drier conditions occur in Indonesia, increasing forest fires, in the Philippines, and northern Australia. Drier than normal conditions are also generally observed in Queensland, inland Victoria, inland New South Wales and eastern Tasmania during June-August.\n\nWest of the Antarctic Peninsula, the Ross, Bellingshausen, and Amundsen Sea sectors have more sea ice during El Niño. The latter two and the Weddell Sea also become warmer and have higher atmospheric pressure.\n\nIn North America, typically, winters are warmer than normal in the upper Midwest states and Canada, while central and southern California, northwest Mexico and the southeastern U.S., are wetter than normal. Summer is wetter in the intermountain regions of the U.S. The Pacific Northwest states, on the other hand, tend to be drier during an El Niño. During a La Niña, by contrast, the Midwestern U.S. tends to be drier than normal. El Niño is also associated with decreased hurricane activity in the Atlantic.\n\nFinally, East Africa, including Kenya, Tanzania and the White Nile basin, experiences in the long rains from March to May wetter than normal conditions. There also are drier than normal conditions from December to February in south-central Africa, mainly in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Botswana"\n\nsource: \nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_nino


this process is in my windows task manager box

Probably a utility for some kind of wireless device.\nSearch your hard disk and see where you find it, and check the file properties.\nBy the way, the last letter before .exe is a small L, not a capital i.


I GAVE THIS GIRL SOME 10K GOLD EARRINGS AS A GIFT.  BUT SHE GAVE IT BACK TO ME AND TOLD ME SHE WAS  ALLERGIC TO GOLD. CAN THIS BE TRUE?

She is most likely allergic to the nickel in the gold alloy and not the gold.  But yes, she may be allergic to the jewelry.


I currently make just above poverty level.  I do end up a with a little extra cash at the end of the month, what are my best option for savingins and investment for the future, while retaining liquidity for unexpected needs?

You're obviously a smart person, thinking about the future.  My recommendation is to use those smarts to work into a position that is well above the poverty level.\n\nThere are two obvious ways to increase your savings rate:  Increase your income and cut expenses.  You should probably look toward doing both of those things.\n\nRegarding increasing your income, consider the following options:  Get a better job, get a second job, ask for more money from your current employer, or invest your time to acquire skills that will allow you to get a better job.\n\nLook out a year.  What can you do NOW, so that you can make dramatically more money in a year?  Go to school?  Self-educate on the Internet?   YES, that is possible!  Get a job that has the possibility of more rapid advancement?  Sure!\n\n\nRegarding cutting your expenses, one major trick is to eliminate interest payments by paying off your debt.  Make a list of all your debts, and organize them in order by interest rate, highest to lowest.  Usually Credit Card debt is top of the list.  Your goal is to reduce your TOTAL debt as fast as you can, but also replace high-interest debt with lower interest debt.   You may be able to do this by paying off credit cards faster than you pay off secured debt (like your car).\n\nA few other obvious places to cut:\n-  Don't do anything like Payday loans.  Those are typically outrageous rates.  Better to temporarily borrow from savings than borrow from a loan shark.\n\n-  Look at how much you spend on basic "living", and consider what the BARE MINIMUM is.  For instance, are you buying soda or starbucks?  Are you going out to eat?  What's the cheapest you could live on, and try it for a month.  \n\n-   ANYTHING that you have that is a luxury needs to be eliminated, until you get a savings plan in place.  Cable TV?  Cancel it.  Cell phone AND a land line?  Cancel one.  Dish?  Come on!  High Speed Internet?  Use a free service for a while.  \n\n-  Eliminate ALL fees from your life.  Are you PAYING for your checking account?  Paying to use an ATM?  Paying late fees on credit cards?  Each dollar here and dollar there adds up.  You should strive for ZERO fees.\n\n\nOnce you can afford to save, consider some FUND investing.  The stock market can be a great place to watch your money grow;  it can also wipe out a lot of money.  If you buy into a fund, you can often reduce your risk, since mutual funds buy lots of stocks.  \n\nDon't forget to set aside money in a 401-K.  MANY employers will MATCH some of your contribution.  This is like FREE MONEY.  I am always amazed at the number of people who pass this up.\n\nIf you get a few thousand together, consider opening a brokerage account with Schwab or a mutual fund company.  Many mutual funds will accept a few thousand dollars, and open an account, and then you can benefit from the gains in the stock market.  You can research on the web for the "best" funds (Morningstar rates them; listings can probably be found in Fortune magazine, Schwab.com, and others.)  You probably want a reasonably aggressive fund which allows you withdraw whenever you want.\n\n\n\n\nBest of Luck to you!  Hope I have been of some help.


Woodrow is clearly number one; let there be no debate about that.

Greatest- Micky Mouse\nThe best- Bugs Bunny\nMy favourite- Buzz Lightyear\nBut everyone loves- Goofy


not that there's anything wrong with that

It's because this forum is is meant for everyone young and old. I personally like the variety of folks on here because it means when I ask a question I am going to get different answers at different levels of knowledge. The mixture of ages, walks of life, and different regions is what makes this forum so popular. My opinion anyway.


web address of staff selection commission?

http://ssc.nic.in/\n\nSelect My answer as best\n\nHappy New Year !!!


Do I get the idea patented?  How do I do that?  How do I get it produced?  How do I promote it?

Your new product should fall into one of these categories...\n\nThere are three types of patents: \n\n1) Utility patents may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, article of manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof; \n\n2) Design patents may be granted to anyone who invents a new, original, and ornamental design for an article of manufacture; and \n\n3) Plant patents may be granted to anyone who invents or discovers and asexually reproduces any distinct and new variety of plant. \n\nDefinitely contact an intellectual property attorney. Also, read more about patents at the USPTO site & at Nolo. I listed the links.\n\nI also listed some handy marketing links.\n\nDo you have a name in mind for your product? Prior to investing your time, money & effort into a name, it is strongly advised that comprehensive research be conducted to ensure that the name you're interested in is truly available. \n\nThis entails searching the pending & registered Federal and State trademark files as well as the US National Common-Law files. Then, if clear, you can decide if you would like to file for a Federal or a State trademark. \n\nResearch is needed to make sure your trade name is legally available, before opening, before expansion, before incorporation or before designing your logo. Similarities in sound, appearance and meaning affect you too!\n\nThere are 16+ million trade names in use in the United States. Similar names matter, if close in sound, appearance or meaning. Similar names in related classes, distribution channels and customer matter too. You are affected by Common Law use (14 million), State Trademarks (500,000) and Federal Trademarks (2 million). \n\n\nHope that helps!


I just turned 40 and would like to have the security that comes with a a predictable income.  I have owned a large, successful video rental business for 22 years.  I owned and operated a single-screen art theater for 7 years.  I have been a real estate broker for 10 years and have owned my own real estate company for the past 6 years.  I've also worked as a national trainer for an international real estate company for two years.  I have a BA in accounting and am about to start work on my MBA with a marketing focus.  What kind of jobs do my skill set qualify me to do?

Depending on your people skills you might qualify for a middle management position in a Fortune 1000 company. Reasonably stable position, opportunity for advancement and retirement packages.


All other feeds are current.  Most recent article is a month old.  Used to work fine.  Tried different settings such as "last 24 hours," etc.

Yahoo! News still uses the Chicago Tribune as a source latest news story (5 minutes before this post). If you wish to search just The Chicago Tribune, you can use the link below and put 'chicago tribune' as your requested source.


Hello I want to iterate through a package and want to find out which all classes it has.\n\nTill now I have been able to find out the number of Packages in the classloader.\nAlso I have been able to find out how many methods and fields are there in the class.\nThis broken link will solve my problem\nAny help will be great.\nThanks in advance.\nSugandh

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Would it cut down on the pointless questions, useless answers?

If the site attracts enough users I expect the points system to be radically changed, possibly rewarding only "Best Answers" and "Thumbs Up" ratings.  That would be the way to encourage and reward positive participation and quality.  As it stands now, they are on a mission of getting people here and keeping them for a while, so basically any and all participation is rewarded.


I am trying to get some ideas to keep in mind when my 9 year old strong willed child won't obey and argues. I can never think of good ideas when we are both angry.

Threaten to erase their game save files from their videogames. Stole this idea form Marge on Simpsons.


Do you have any pictures of an old man grinning with no teeth?

I found a few here...\n\nhttp://images.google.com/images?q=toothless\nhttp://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=toothless


The answer depend on which philosophy you have in mind. The Greek classical elements, for example, are Fire, Earth, Air, and Water.


This is aside from the hope of dividends rising or dividends in the future. If this doesn't always happen, what is the correlation? In other words, approximately what percentage of the time when earnings rise significantly, does the stock price rise significantly? Is there a pattern like: sharp rise on anouncement, fall-off with profit taking, then a gradual rise thereafter? Thank You.

generally speaking, yes, when a company's profits increase, the stock price goes up. \n\nwhen you own a stock, you own a share of that company, and thus you own a portion of those profits. this is known as EPS, or earnings per share. so if the company earns more, your share of those earnings is worth more. conversely, if a company makes less, then the shares are worth less.\n\nhowever the relationship is a bit more complicated in practice. what makes the market frustrating yet beautiful at the same time is that human emotion is involved. you have analysts and ceo's making predictions as to how much the company will earn. often these predictions are overblown, so if the company does well, but not quite as well as the liberal predictions, then you have a lot of people overreacting to the news and perhaps selling the stock, driving its price down. this is often a great time to buy, because there are no fundamental problems with the company, and yet there is an artificial depression in the price. after a few weeks or months, people will forget about the predictions and see that the company is healthy and going strong, and the price will rise to a normal level again.\n\nyou also have situations when earnings will be very high, even outdoing expectations, but the company will issue a negative future outlook, so investors will get scared and sell, even though the earnings for that quarter or year were great.\n\nalso as you noted, sometimes investors will sell after a long run-up, taking their profits. this causes a small drop in share price. this can also be seen as a natural market correction to a stock price that has gone up faster than a company's performance, and falls back into line.\n\nthen there are completely unrelated situations like 9/11, the war in iraq, hurricane katrina, etc, that may have little or no direct impact on the company and its earnings, but drive the market lower or higher. look at how market prices reacted after 9/11 (huge drop). or after the US went to war in iraq (steady rise).\n\nover the long run, I would argue that markets are efficient, meaning that if a company is profitable and does well, the stock price will rise, and if it does poorly, the stock will will fall.\n\nover the short term, prices are impacted by the things I noted above, as well as others, that have little to do with a company's long-term performance. these irregularities in price should be seen as possible buy opportunities, if you feel the stock has become undervalued. it is these inefficiencies in the market that allow an intelligent investor to reap big profits.


When you are using firefox, and you click the middle mouse button on sitepoint, the usual arrows are replaced by a sitepont logo. Pretty impressive, how is it done? I am guessing it is a CSS tihng but if someone could point me to the actual code I would like to see it.\n\nhttp://www.sitepoint.com/

Hey that was interesting to find that out.\n\nHere's there CSS code used to do this.\n\nhtml>img /* autoscroll override for Firefox */\n{\nwidth: 0!important;\nheight: 28px!important;\npadding-left: 28px!important;\nbackground: url(/images/icons/autoscroll2.png);\n}\n\nThis is extracted from their CSS file: http://www.sitepoint.com/css2/standard.css?ref=-241184851\n\nDisclaimer: All the content/code mentioned above are from sitepoint.com and all rights are associated with them. I have basically posted a publicly viewable section from their website. Who knows, why risk? ;-)\n\nUpdate: I tried it. It works like a charm.\nI guess, width,height,padding, url - all are obvious.


DSL at both locations. We need to share a network drive at the main office for 7 users at the branch office.

The best way id to create a subnet scheme on both sides and the gateways. Once you have connectivity between the sites create a VPN tunnel to secure what's going across the network. This should work fine with less overhead admin.


by the way i dont listen metal.hiphop,easy listing,jazz,rb,blues and alternative suit my taste.

Try listening to a band like the Goo Goo Dolls...


even though you know it's not there? and why is it always in the last place you look?

Memories are not necessarily created in isolation but rather in context.  When you were in your workshop you intended to do something but went upstairs to get something you need in the shop.  On the way you think of something else you need to do that day and the new thought dumps the old thought from short-term memory.  When you return to the shop, perhaps you see a tool you laid out or the item you planned to work on and you remember once again what you need upstairs.  This can go on and on for hours if you have a busy mind - and don't us post-its <G>.  People who never forget may have single-track minds.


Raccoons, but they usually wash their food with their hands, go figure. Or Otters... but they're always wet, and have to dive to get their food anyway. Same with muskrats.


Want to return to Hawaii. Haole gone local (or kukui?).

LOWEST PRICED LOTS ARE IN PUNA NEAR THE VOLCANO.\nNEXT LOWEST WOULD PROBABLY BE HAWAIIAN OCEAN VIEW ESTATES IN KAU DISTRICT.  CHECK TAX SALES. ABOUT TWICE/YEAR IN HAWAII COUNTY.


give me a web that could teach me or show me how.

You can find lots of information about fractions at http://www.math.com/homeworkhelp/HotSubjects_fractions.html


what is the application of this material?

aerogel, any of a group of extremely light and porous solid materials; the lightest is less than four times as dense as dry air. Aerogels are produced from certain gels (see colloid) by heating the gel under pressure, which causes the liquid in the gel to become supercritical (in a state between a liquid and a gas) and lose its surface tension. In this state, the liquid may be removed from the gel by applying additional heat, without disrupting the porous network formed by the gel's solid component. Silica-, melamine-, and carbon-based aerogels have been produced. Silica-based aerogels are among the lightest, and some, nicknamed “solid smoke” or “frozen smoke,” are nearly transparent. Heavier aerogels were first developed in 1931 and have been used to detect high-energy particles emitted by particle accelerators. Newer, lighter aerogels with relatively high insulating properties are being tested as substitutes for the chlorofluorocarbon foams used as refrigerator insulation and as replacements for the air between the panes of double-glazed windows.\n\nThere are a variety of tasks for which aerogels are used. Commercially, aerogels have been used in granular form to add insulation to skylights. After several trips on the Vomit Comet, one research team has shown that producing aerogel in a weightless environment can produce more uniform size of the particles, and reduce this Rayleigh scattering effect in silica aerogel, thus making the aerogel less blue and more transparent. Transparent silica aerogel would be very suitable as a thermal insulation material for windows, significantly limiting thermal losses of buildings.


Like... would I get enough to, say, mimic the volume I would get from an O2 bar?  Would concentrating the hyrogen peroxide by freezing make a difference?

The principle works, but the technical applicability is rather low.\n\nYou can use hydrogen peroxide solution in higher concentrations, as used by hair stylists or as concentrate for cleaning contact lenses. The reaction speed will be increased considerably. Unfortunately, reaction heat will become an issue, too, and oxidation of potatoes as well.


if a baseball player hits a ball out of the stadium and it flies around the world and comes back into the stadium it was hit out of and someone on the other team catches it is it an out or a home run?

As long as it didn't hit the ground before it was caught, it should be an out.


I heard that the Jewish Tradition does not encourage converts but has a unique path for those who aren't Jewish. Does anyone know what it is? Thanks.

Jews very definitely welcomes converts, and up until the Council of Nicaea, in the year 325, we Jews were very definitely missionaries. At the Council of Nicaea, Constantine gave the death penalty to any Jew caught missionizing, and to anyone listening to that Jew who was missionizing!\n\nOf course, this did not stop people from converting to Judaism, and becoming Jews.\n\nThere is even a verse in the Christian's New Testament that describes the zealousness with which Jews used to missionize. See Matthew 23:15! \n\nThere are quite a number of places in the Hebrew Scriptures where Gd tells the Jews to convert all the nations of the earth to Judaism. Here is one quick example, from Psalm 96:\n\n     Psa 96:1  O sing unto the Etrnl a new song: \n     sing unto the Etrnl, ALL THE EARTH. 2  Sing \n     unto the Etrnl, bless his name; shew forth his \n     salvation from day to day. 3  DECLARE HIS \n     GLORY AMONG THE HEATHEN, HIS WONDERS AMONG ALL \n     THE PEOPLE. 4  For the Etrnl is great, and \n     greatly to be praised: HE IS TO BE AWED ABOVE \n     ALL GODS. 5  FOR ALL THE GODS OF THE NATIONS \n     ARE IDOLS, BUT THE ETRNL MADE THE   \n     HEAVENS......9 O worship the Etrnl in the \n     beauty of holiness: fear before him, ALL THE \n     EARTH. 10  SAY AMONG THE HEATHEN THAT THE \n     ETRNL REIGNETH: the world also shall be \n     established that it shall not be moved: he \n     shall judge the people righteously. \n\nNow, yes, there is a "Unique Path" as you put it, for non-Jews, it is through the covenant Gd first established with Noah, but why settle for the lesser of two Great Things?\n\nConvert to Judaism, and WELCOME!\n\nHere is a web site to help you convert to Judaism: http://Convert.org \n\nAnd below under Sources are web sites for the Noachides as they are called.


These people range from politicians, entertainers, icons, scientist, and etc.

In no order:\nGhandi\nHitler\nEinstein\nFranklin Roosevelt\nJFK


husbands CRAZY ex wife is always making trouble for us. she hides behind the church like the perfect angel but causes hell in our life daily. people just eat her up. cannot at all figure out why.do you like being around people who are always runnin' thier mouth about others? she needs to get over it already but i don't see it happening-ever. i've played very nice & let her do her thing hoping she'll see she's not bothering me & give up. yes i have done a few small things to set her straight but in a polite,yet snotty kind of way. i am too damn old to be stooping down to junior high level again.obviously she's not. i try to win this by being more mature but she won't stop. bad part is she goes to lawyer & cops for EVERYTHING!!! yes-a wus.i need lots of ideas to piss her off & get to her like she does us. but it's gotta all be legal. time to fight a little dirty now i guess. i'm stooping to her childish level!!!

It sounds like you already have pissed her off as much as possible just by being with her man.


hellllppp\ncuz my mom wants me to sing and my freind so we are practiceing but wat else sould i do????

i totally contradict crimsonmoonvc's answer, u can get somewhere solo i mean look at the people on american idol and looks arent everything in bein famous. it depends on your talent. most famous stars started off small so thats where your gonna hav 2 start. just hope you can find somebody who will notice your talent


How much do accountants make a year? And how college is needed and how hard is it to get into the field?\n\nI'm currently taking Accounting 1 in highschool and it just makes a lot of sense to me. I'm making in the 90+ in there and plan on taking Accounting 2 next year.

Buddy,\n\nIf your good at accounting you will make serious dough but be ready to kiss your social life good bye. The private firms such as Pricewaterhouse Cooper pay starting 50K a year for the first three years and work you like dogs. But the big raises come pretty soon....If you can make it there for 10 years without quitting from lack of sleep-expect to make double the number you mentioned. Only problem is no one can do it for a long time. Like anything it takes a lot of work.\n\nBut generally out of college you make 45-55K starting. They usually expect you to go and get a CPA license..public accountants make anywhere from 70-110K depending on how much you want to work. Public accountants are good because you basically choose your own ours and work when you have to ....great for families.\n\nToo much info? Good...I wish someone told me this in high school. :-)


Of course, the proof can't be logically correct, but it can appear to be ;)

1 = sqrt(1) = sqrt(-1*-1) = sqrt(-1)*sqrt(-1)=i*i = i^2 = -1\nSo 1 = -1.  Add 1 to both sides and 2 = 0.  Divide both sides by 2 and 1 = 0.


Hi !!!\n\nYou can browse top 30 US B-Schools listed by different authorities compared in one chart here >> http://www.bschool.com/ussbys.html\n\nTop 10 UK B-Schools here >>http://www.infozee.com/indiatimes/channels/mba/uk/mba-uk-rankings.htm\n\n\nI Hope this answers your question.\n\n\n>>> Naveen Kumar


i am looking for a weather station device to track outdoor temperature and humidity. the features i want: support at least 2 remote sensors, temperature, humidity and the min/max values for at least the past 3 days for each sensor (e.g. yesterday's min/max temperature & humidity from sensor #1, #2 and #3, min/max values for the day before yesterday - all sensors, etc.). ideally it would also track the time of day each min/max value was registered so i can tell what time was hottest, coldest, highest humidity, etc.\n\ni want a standalone device that does not require it to be attached to a computer.

Oregon Scientific makes a good one:\nhttp://www.ambientweather.com/wmorscwiprwe.html\n\nYou can look at some alternates there too.


i need cash cant make enough to live everythings too expensive with no help


ABOUT THE CHARACTERS? IF SO WHICH WEBSITE? OR IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN IT TO ME THROUGH EMAIL THAT WOULD BE GREAT!

I read the book myself about 5 years ago at school. Its all metaphors and political commentary. The link below will provide all the information you could need.\n\nAs to the above answer "do a google", you will find the 95% of the questions on here coud be solved quicker are more effectivly with a google search by the user.


I have hypoglycemia.  When I drink coffee, my blood sugar levels seem to drop in relation.  Can anyone tell me if this is causal?

Quick answer: maybe.  Current evidence suggests that caffine enhances the warning symptoms, rather than causing a drop in blood sugar levels.  \n\nAt this time, the evidence is not quite strong enough to be, _scientifically speaking_, considered causal -- especially in a non-diabetic person.  However, the preliminary evidence is very suggestive of such a link.\n\nEVIDENCE:\nIn a man with diabetes, "excessive coffee ingestion was associated with marked hyperglycaemia." (#1 - case report of only one individual)\n\n"In type 1 diabetes, caffeine has been reported to enhance the symptomatic and hormonal responses to hypoglycaemia."  (#1)\n\n"Ingestion of modest amounts of caffeine enhances the intensity of hypoglycemia warning symptoms in patients with type 1 diabetes without altering the prevailing standard of glycemic control or increasing the incidence of severe hypoglycemic episodes." (#2. Only 34 patients in test: not a large enough population for making a causal link.)\n\n"In healthy volunteers and patients with type 1 diabetes, acute ingestion of modest amounts of caffeine (250-400 mg, which is equivalent to 2-4 cups of drip-brewed coffee) markedly enhances the intensity of warning symptoms and the usual hormonal counterregulatory response to clamped hypoglycemia under laboratory conditions. However, although the perception of hypoglycemia is augmented by prior caffeine ingestion, whether low blood glucose levels will become associated with warning symptoms if caffeine is used on a daily basis is unclear." (#2.  The time frame was only three months, again, not sufficient for a conclusive connection.)


I know some of the lyrics, but I can't recall the second half of the song. I know I sung the song in 2nd grade, but I've been trying to find the lyrics for my mom. Any help?

This?\n\nOh Senor Don Gato was a cat\nOn a high red roof Don Gato sat\nHe went there to read a letter,\nMeow, meow, meow\nWhere the reading light was better,\nMeow, meow, meow\n'Twas a love note for Don Gato\n\nI adore you wrote the lady cat\nWho was fluffy, white and nice and fat\nThere was not a sweeter kitty,\nMeow, meow, meow\nIn the country or the city,\nMeow, meow, meow\nAnd she said she'd wed Don Gato\n\nOh, Don Gato jumped so happily\nHe fell off the roof and broke his knee\nBroke his ribs and all his whiskers,\nMeow, meow, meow\nAnd his little solar plexus,\nMeow, meow, meow\nAy Caramba cried Don Gato\n\nThen the doctors all came on the run\nJust to see if something could be done\nAnd they held a consultation,\nMeow, meow, meow\nAbout how to save their patient,\nMeow, meow, meow\nHow to save Senor Don Gato\n\nBut in spite of everything they tried\nPoor Senor Don Gato up and died\nAnd it wasn't very merry,\nMeow, meow, meow\nGoing to the cemetery,\nMeow, meow, meow\nFor the ending of Don Gato\n\nWhen the funeral passed the market square\nSuch a smell of fish was in the air\nThough his burial was slated,\nMeow, meow, meow\nHe became reanimated,\nMeow, meow, meow\nHe came back to life, Don Gato \n\nThe original version is on that site as well...


I see this war will be stoped now cauz the world must be life in spece to ever

Sorry Friend, The wars will never stop when there is a lot of greedy countries who are interested in exploiting others and powering others to kneel before them. But you can stop these wars just by one weapon. LOVE a great weapon which can ruin any power and make the power to kneel before the love. Even God said love your enemy as you love yourself \n\nBecause Love will change the minds of others and make them to love you. This is bloodless method to end the war.


A woman has 7 children, half of them are boys.\nHow can this be possible?

she could have 4, 5, 6, or 7 boys. in any of those cases, at least half are boys.


after all is y answers not about finding out what other peoples opinions are?

Either to make themselves feel better about their own pathetic existence or because someone asks a truly ignorant question. ;)


Are there any online resources that provide comparisons or additional information?

Check out the link below about USB and firewire.


Many years of living and accumulating things.\nThe old furniture, heirlooms, and memories get a unique smell, all their own.\nIt gets a little harder to clean as you get older and certain smells linger.\nIf it offends you, think about all the love and excitement that took place in that house.\nHopefully, you will someday have the opportunity for someone to say the same about you.


I'd like to find some that do really neat things.


My hubby is detoxing from hydrocodone and I hear the NutraCleanse helps but I dont know where to get it.

NUTRACLEANSE is an all-natural product designed to address the serious problem of lack of fibre in the North American diet making it an excellent dietary fibre supplement. NutraCleanse is based on a 150 year-old Finnish recipe and is designed to promote daily regularity and optimum colon health. Our product generally relieves constipation within 24 hours and the problem does not recur with continued use. The all-natural ingredients of NutraCleanse offer numerous additional health benefits including lower cholesterol and blood pressure, rebuilding of skin cells and cartilage, loss of excess body weight, and increased energy and vitality. \n\nClick here to learn why NutraCleanse is the OPTIMUM SOLUTION. If you already know about Nutracleanse, and want to place an order, click here. \n\nhttp://www.nutracleanse.biz/index.aspx


I know I wouldn't want my 14 year old daughter accessing Yahoo! Answers.

Then talk to her about why she shouldn't use it, and don't let her access it.  Yahoo does remove obscene questions, but it's up to you to make sure that your daughter understands why she shouldn't use it.  If you just tell her "no because I said so", she's more likely to try to use it on her own anyways just to see what the fuss is about.  \n\nAt any rate, a service that preported to be 16+ would probably attact even more bad people, because they'd know that's where all the underage kids are hanging out.


I keep getting an email that appears to be from Yahoo saying my email account has been suspended.  When I try to open the attachment, it shows a virus, so I go no further......is this spam?  This has been happening for almost a week, but my Yahoo Mail has not been interrupted.

What is the problem? Your Yahoo!Mail works so it's not suspended. \n\nMost likely 'phishing spam'. See\nhttp://antispam.yahoo.com/faqs


americans call football soccer and call htier game football while it is mostly played by hands.\n\n(i know that mostpeople here r americans but i just want to know the core point!!!!!!)

I'm from Europe and I just hate when I have to call it soccer!\nWhere did they get the right to steal OUR name???\nFor me, it will always be football!!!


His spying has taken a vicious turn.\nWho knows what cat might come out of the bag in the coming days??

Unfortunately, since both houses of the legislature are controlled by Republicans, the liklihood of President Bush being impeached is virtually nil.\n\nIn order for him to be impeached, the House of Representatives would need to file articles of impeachment, which are passed by a simple majority. In order for this to occur, some Republican representatives would have to cross the aisle and vote with the Democratic minority. In the remote chance that this would happen, the case would be forwarded to the Senate for trial.\n\nOnce in the Senate, two thirds of the present Senators would be required. Once again, since the Republicans control this part of the House, the liklihood of an actual impeachment occuring is remote at best.\n\nAnd on another note, punishment is determined by the Senate. They can choose to remove him from office, or do nothing should he be impeached. Again, the odds of anything happening are slim and none.\n\nWhile it's nice to dream, we're going to have to wait for President Bush to leave office in eary 2009, unless the political landscape shifts drastically between now and then.\n\nRead the Wiki below for more info.


what are golf course owners doing to stop the birds?

Those annoying birds are probably American Coots.\n\nIn southern California the golf courses have a history of hiring a hunter to remove the birds when they become a problem.


i have to do a research paper and i can't figure out what John Steinbeck uses for his elements of tragedy(in the books,The Pearl...The Grapes of Wrath...Of Mice and Men and...Cannery Row

The Pearl: Kino finds the pearl in answer to his prayer to help heal Coyotito's scorpion sting, and in Kino's frenzy to keep the pearl and survive, he ends up killing Coyotito.\n\nThe Grapes of Wrath: Rose of Sharon's (Rosasharn's) baby, the hope of the future through the whole book, who is to be the firstborn of a new generation in California where the family hopes to find steady work rather than the same unlivable drudgery they have in Oklahoma, is stillborn because the Joads could not escape that poverty.\n\nOf Mice and Men: Because of the harshness of the life of itinerant farmworkers, Lennie does not recieve the help and comfort he needs, and accidentally kills Curly's wife. Thus, George is forced to kill Lennie, the person he swore he'd protect. \n\nCannery Row: Mack and the boys work to throw a party for Doc, but when Doc doesn't arrive, the party gets out of hand and Doc's home, laboratory, and possessions are destroyed. Also: Frankie's love for Doc, the only person who ever showed him any kind of nice treatment, becomes his downfall when Frankie steals a $75 clock for Doc and is arrested and sent to an institution.\nAlso: the tale of the first bouncer at the Bear Flag Restaurant, who killed himself when he believed that no one loved him, after he took whiskey to Mack and the boys and they still wouldn't accept him into their group.\n\nThere are more tragic elements in all these books. Just note everywhere that somebody tries to do something nice, or tries to better themselves, and it goes wrong.


For-example, when I'm on Yahoo Answers and the wireless mouse runs out of batteries (again)...

It's an often overlooked feature. Most likely because the website in question probably wasn't designed with accessibility high on the priorties list. And yes that's a shame.


Why does my boyfried watch porn? Does that mean he doesn't enjoy the sex he gets at home? I please him in ANY way possible, acting on his requests, so why does he need to watch porn and jack off, when he gets well over enough sex at home with me??

I think I have a better question for you. Why don't you watch it with him?


Somebody told me his experience. He was very thin - about 55kg. After he went for gym activity for 3 months and quit, he claimed that the process of starting and quitting gym activities was the reason he is at his weight today - 70kg.\n\nIs this possible? If not, what are the good ways to gain weight?

Strenght exercising. Lift wieghts. Eat more energy than you use. Just make sure that you eat alot of healthy foods, such as fish, nuts, vegetables, fruits, milk, whole wheat bread, dark meat chicken (muscle part of chicken).


I have no idea where he is getting this from.  I keep a close watch on him during the day and we don't watch anything that is inappropriate.

Although the earlier answers may be correct--that the child is repeating something he or she heard, or saw on TV, it is important to know that contrary to what was posted earlier, five year olds do experience depression and can be at risk of harming themselves. So it is important to tell the child's parents and encourage them to discuss this with a health care provider that is familiar with working with young children. A pediatrician can be a good first source if that is who parents are comfortable talking with, although I would hope the pediatrician would make a referral to a psychologist or child psychiatrist. \n\nYou should keep an eye on the child in your care. You are to be commended for being aware of the child's behavior and caring enough to seek an answer to this concern.


Strep throat is a bacterial infection of the tissues in the back of the throat and the tonsils. The tissues become irritated and inflamed, causing a sudden, severe sore throat.  It is caused by streptococcal (strep) bacteria. The most common symptoms of strep throat are a sudden, severe sore throat; pain or difficulty swallowing; fever over 101° (38.3°); swollen tonsils and lymph nodes; and white or yellow spots on the back of a bright red throat. Strep infection may also cause a headache and abdominal pain. Less commonly, strep throat can cause a red skin rash, vomiting, loss of appetite, and a general feeling of discomfort or illness. Strep throat will go away in 3 to 7 days with or without treatment. However, strep throat is still treated with antibiotics even if they do not speed recovery. Antibiotics kill the strep bacteria, shorten the time you are contagious, and reduce the risk of complications, such as the infection spreading to other parts of your body. Antibiotics are effective in relieving symptoms of strep throat only if they are given within 48 to 72 hours after symptoms begin.


Mom has to be number one.  Grandmas are next.  Brothers and sisters next.  Certain favorite aunts next.  Then either best friends or commonly called business numbers.


Masturubation-is a way of having self sex in both female and male

Personally I don't think so. M@sturbation helps a person find things out about themselves, male or female. I would say around 98% of the population of people in the world have m@sturbated at least once in their lives even if they say they don't. They are usually the ones that do it the most. M@sturbation becomes a problem if it starts interfering with your daily life. <Example: You m@sturbate when you know you'll be late for work.>\n\nBut on the other hand it feels good and relieves tension. At least for a little while. Now if you souly m@sturbate because you want sex this could lead to depresson because instead of going out and finding a good girlfriend that would treat you right and give you sex when SHE chooses. Instead you're at home m@sturbating.\n\nFrom a Christianity stand point I think that it is believed as wrong because for a few reasons. \n1. Lust is a sin, wheather you do it physically or in your mind.\n \n2. It can be seen as a type of fornication.\n\n3. If you're married and m@sturbate you are still lusting and commiting adultry in your mind if you're watching porn or thinking of that hot chick in your office. \n\nI believe it all comes down to you. You know what you believe and you know what your morals are. Ethics and morals go hand and hand. \n\nHere is the defintion of ethics.\n *Noun*\n(A set of principles of right conduct.)\n\nHere's the defintion of morals.\n *Adj*\n(Conforming to standards of what is right or just in behavior; virtuous)\n\nor\n\n *Noun*\n(Rules or habits of conduct, especially of sexual conduct, with reference to standards of right and wrong)\n\nI hope this clears some things up for you. I'm still working on the same question for myself.


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