did islam and christianity branch out from judaism?  if so, when and how?

Ignore that last mess of information..\n\nthose three religions supposedly worship same God... First Came the Jews... they had moses.. their book is the torah... then, one day.. Jesus came... The Jews said no, you are not from God or God.. you know what happened next.. Then the Christians Started their own religion and their own set of holey books based on Jesus's life... Then, another guy named mohammed came along.. he said he was a prophet of God..The Christians and jews said.. i don't think so.. you are a fake... anyway.. his followers became known as the muslims.. has nothing to with the MOOON... Islam in arabic means peace.. has nothing to do with the moon... Moving on... The muslims have the quran... The muslims believe in same God as Christians and Jews... but they do not use same holey book...\n\nMAIN POINT...don’t' listen to what crazies out there say... All three have same god... but all look at things differently... Jews dont  believe in jesus, the are still waiting for him to come... The Christians believe Jesus is either God or the son of god and they do not believe that mohammed has anything to do with God... that he's a false messenger.. The muslims believe in Moses and Jesus.. but only as prophets of god... and They believe they believe in Quran only as source of information about God..\n\nThey should all just really learn to get along with one another.... you can't be religious and full of hate at the same time...


I have an idea for a web based application. I can handle the front-end design and coding, but I will need a web developer to build the back end. What is the best way to present my idea to a web developer so they can understand exactly what I want?

There really isn't any difference in describing what you need to a web developer or a software developer. They will both be looking for (if they are worth describing the problem to) in no particular order:\n1. context diagrams that define how the external interfaces interact with your system,\n2. what the requirements (functional, non-functional, constraints) of the system,\n3. a flow chart describing how the user interacts with your front-end,\n4. how you want the data to be stored,\n5. a set of well defined business rules have always helped me,\n6. describe what your vision of the application is, the goals and what you hope to accomplish in the future with it (this will help the developer make strong decisions may affect any future modifications and extensibility of the application).\n\nMy best recommendation to you is to just lay everything and anything you can think of down on the table. Obviously, do it after you've deemed them worthy of the job.


I've been trying to eat more, but to no avail. I have depression, and I was prescribed Remeron. Does that really help gain weight? I've dropped 30 pounds since the beginning of May, and I am only 22. The doctor tested me for all kinds of things and found nothing. Please help, I am very discouraged and feel like just giving up hope of gaining weight. I almost look like skin and bones and it is embarrassing.

My dad was a Navy medic in WWII. He said when they rescued POW's from Okinawa they were given lots of hot chocolate as one way to help them gain weight. They ate healthy meals as well, I'm sure, but I always thought hot chocolate sounded like a fun way to drink extra calories and get chocolate as well. What more could a girl ask for? ;-) Good luck and I hope you feel better soon!


Who do you know that is a very famous person

I've met Anothony Edwards, Jenny McCarthy, Weird Al, Mario Andretti,I've come close to a few others


I read Marvel almost exclusively, so maybe some DC-head can help me out.\n\nThanks.

Don't forget Darkseid- he's also one tough hombre.  Lobo has also beaten him.  Batman can also kick his butt (if he's prepared for it!)...


My father wants to buy a new laptop. His budget is $3000 for a nice usable Windows system, he doesn't like Mac or Linux. He'll mostly be using it for work purposes; programming two-way radios. It should have a good processor, hard drive, and memory. Also he isn't too sure on which brand of computer he wants. He likes my laptop which is a Dell, and really really dislikes his laptop which is a Vaio. So any suggestions on a good solid affordable notebook would be awesome! Thanks...

A great starting point is NotebookReview.com.


following up to Westwood's excellent question...

Aparantly there are three theories as to why we yawn\n\nThe Physiological Theory -- Our bodies induce yawning to drawn in more oxygen or remove a build-up of carbon dioxide. This theory helps explain why we yawn in groups. Larger groups produce more carbon dioxide, which means our bodies would act to draw in more oxygen and get rid of the excess carbon dioxide. However, if our bodies make us yawn to drawn in needed oxygen, wouldn't we yawn during exercise? Robert Provine, a psychologist at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and a leading expert on yawning, has tested this theory. Giving people additional oxygen didn't decrease yawning and decreasing the amount of carbon dioxide in a subject's environment also didn't prevent yawning. \nThe Evolution Theory -- Some think that yawning is something that began with our ancestors, who used yawning to show their teeth and intimidate others. An offshoot of this theory is the idea that yawning developed from early man as a signal for us to change activities. \nThe Boredom Theory -- In the dictionary, yawning is said to be caused by boredom, fatigue or drowsiness. Although we do tend to yawn when bored or tired, this theory doesn't explain why Olympic athletes yawn right before they compete in their event. It's doubtful that they are bored with the world watching them


so does this really work are you a real person or some computerized bot like all the others? (btw i know what bots would say!)


i think its just that heads is considered the top and tails the bottom.  it's good to be on top. on top of things, on top of the food chain, on top of the world, at the top of a company... you don't want to be at the bottom of any of these things.  It's top and bottom that have these positive and negative connotations really.


I tried to email my friend at an aol adress\nBut it didn't work!!! I am sad!!!

Try taking off the @aol.com and try just emailing their screen name. \nIE: your friends e-mail is "ihateaol@aol.com", try just emailing "ihateaol"\nIf i remember correctly from the dark ages of having AOL, it should work with or without it but maybe it has changed.\n\nIf this answer is indeed the best, please rank it as such. Thanks!


I think it was called "First Kiss" or "Last Kiss" or maybe even "Last Dance" but it is an older movie set in the earlier days. I dont have much information to give you but a part of the movie is about this teenage girl that the whole neighborhood kids looked up to b/c she was already developing and they thought it was b/c she rubbed cream on her boobs and also when they were invited to her house they found black underwear in her drawer which represented she wanted to have sex??? I hope someone will remember the name for me b/c that use to be my favorite movie but I haven't seen it for so long I can't remember anything else.

As far as released DVD's in the US, there is no movie called First Kiss, and there are several called Last Dance and Last Kiss but none have a plot line similar to what you described. Do you know any of the actors?


Need to expand my existing small manufacturing business. We manufacture Shock absorber components in India. Looking for opportunities to market the components here in USA. Do you know who are major shock absorber manufacturers in USA and what approach can i take to solicit business from them.\nHow can i get financing to expand my business further

For money:\n- Partners\n- Banks\n- Venture capital\n\nTenneco has Monroe autoparts division.  I believe they are the largest shock company in the US.


SHOULD HE GET THE OUTER VIEW OF THE RELIGION BY LISTENING TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE OR SHOULD HE GO DEEP TO KNOW THE REALITY? GIVE YOUR VIEW PLEASE..\n\nI MAY SELECT THE BEST ANSWER IN 7 DAYS

The only way I know of to KNOW a religion is to practice it.\n To learn what a religion is about, I think read the books, listen to the people and go to the churches and then make YOUR decision based on how you feel that it all fits in with your core values and beliefs


Also since this is first trip, would be interested to find best rock collcting sites esp around Queenstown.\nThanx RG

I would recommend you start some correspondence with the Geology department at the University of Otago, see: http://www.otago.ac.nz/geology/.\n\nThat would be the most relevant school for the Queenstown area.\n\n\nThanks for the vote of approval Kel, let me also add that you could contact the Geological Society of New Zealand, some contact info for the Otago branch:\n\nNick Mortimer, GNS, Private Bag 1930, Dunedin\n\nsee the "Contacts" link at http://www.gsnz.org.nz/ for an email address for Nick. And you can also see details for other offices around the country.


Try to estimate HVAC for a 100,000 sq. ft data center that will be designed with 100 watts per square foot of power density.\nI need to find a good model to determine of much of the electrical energy will be concerted to heat that the AC system muct account for.

Your heat load is equivalent to 100,000 100 Watt light bulbs or 10,000 1,000 Watt electric heaters.  When all equipment is operating, your maximum heat load will be 10,000 kilowatts for the heat sources you mention (are there any other loads?).\n\nAir conditioners are often rated in Btu/hr, therefore you must convert Watts to Btu/Hr.\n\n     Watts x 3.415 = Btu/Hr (See source)\n     100,000 sq. ft. x 100 Watts/Sq. ft. = \n     10,000,000 Watts\n\n     10,000,000 x 3.415 = 34,150,000 Btu/Hr\n\n Large air conditioners may also be rated in tons (cooling effect required to produce a ton of ice in 24 hours)  See second source.\n\nA ton (of air conditioning) is equal to 12,000 Btu/Hr.\n\n   34,150,000Btu/Hr / 12,000Btu/Hr/ton = \n   2,845.8 ton capacity.\n\nCalculations are for sensible heat unless water vapor is to be condensed which depends on the desired humidty.\n\nYou should have a licensed professional engineer (PE) make final calculations and look for other important considerations before funding an air conditioning plant.\n\nAddition: How much heat results from power consumption in a closed room will depend on what the power is used for.  For example if an electric heater is used to melt a block of ice no heat will be available to heat the air.  In like manner, if heat is used to warm something that is then removed from the room, some of the heat (supplied to the object) will become unavailable.  But heat of friction or heat used to warm anything that remains in the room will be available to heat the air in the room.  Open doors or ventilation can exhaust heat.  Large motors with power factors may be a special case because of phase angles.  However, most equipment such as small motors, heaters, TV sets, computers and light bulbs should convert almost all electrical energy into heat.  Therefore the Watts of electricity listed on the equipment label should all be converted to the equivalent amount of heat.


i can work with Photoshop and coreldraw and now im working in a print-house, but i want to work online also, do u know where? thank you!

The following sites can help you :\n\n(1) http://www.monster.com/\n(2) http://www.jobshark.com/\n(3) http://www.job-hunt.org/\n(4) http://www.ajb.dni.us/\n(5) http://www.hotjobs.com/\n(6) http://www.jobbus.com/\n(7) http://www.careerbuilder.com/


I figure the major ones are Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail, Gmail, comcast, SBC, AOL, etc.

This topic came up at work.  \n\nUS numbers for July 2005 (first link):\nYahoo! - 63.6 mln users\nAOL - 48.7 mln\nHotmail - 44.4 mln\nComcast Webmail - 5.6 mln\nGoogle's Gmail - 5.4 mln\n\nGlobal numbers (second link below):\nHotmail - 221 mln users, 35.5% of the market\nYahoo! Mail - 219 mln users and 35.1% of the market.


I am in dire need of a laptop I may fail if I dont have one but I have a minimum pay job and I am on a low budget please help.

It depends on what you are looking for but I would get one with at least 512MB of memory. In that category there is the Acer Aspire with an AMD Sempron 3000+ processor, 512MB of memory, 60GB hard drive, a 15.4" WXGA display (1280 x 800 resolution), a CD-RW/DVD-Rom drive, you aren't going to find a DVD burner in this price range and of course, 802.11b/g wireless for $700 (after a $100 rebate).\n\nThat would be my pick but if you think you can get by with 256MB of memory then you can go as cheap as $549 but I don't like that laptop because it has a 15.0" display. The next one up has a 15.4" display but still only has 256MB of memory. The first link will take you to the Acer and the second one will take you to the whole list. My preference is the Acer but that's just me.\n\nI wouldn't even consider a Dell.  I like laptops from Acer, Toshiba and HP.


I know that ASCAP is still around, but I'd like to know if the music publishing houses as they were in past years still exist.

Tin Pan Alley was the name given to the collection of New York City-centered music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States of America in the late 19th century and the early 20th century.\n\nThe start of Tin Pan Alley is usually dated to about 1885, when a number of music publishers set up shop in the same district of Manhattan. The end of Tin Pan Alley is less clear cut; some date it to the start of the Great Depression in the 1930s when the phonograph and radio finally supplanted sheet music as the driving force of American popular music, while others consider Tin Pan Alley to have continued on into the 1950s when earlier styles of American popular music were upstaged by the rise of rock & roll.\n\nTin Pan Alley was originally a specific place, West 28th Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan.\n\nThe name "Tin Pan Alley" was originally derogatory, a reference to the sound made by many pianos all playing different tunes in this small urban area, producing a cacophony comparable to banging on tin pans. With time this nickname was popularly embraced and many years later it came to describe the USA music industry in general.


A friend has asked me to be a God Mother to her child where do i go to start this process, i know there are legalities but don't know where to go to start them..

I am not aware of any legalities that you have to concern yourself with while the parents are alive.  Being a godparent is typically an honor bestowed upon an individual or couple, with the expectation of taking care of the children should both parents become incapacitated or deceased (indicated in their Last Will & Testaments).  As to specific duties, it is best to talk to the parent asking you to be a godparent, as everyone has different expectations.  Catholic Clergy also might be able to help with this.


one is a mac laptop (which I currently have wire to the router) and the other is a PC laptop I'm about to buy.  (If you don't know the answer, could you point me to some sites tht might help?) Thanks!

yes you can do that as long as the frequency is 802.11 b or g. almost all new laptops also have built in wireless and should pick up on your router


Most of the explanations of general relativity analogize to a bowling ball's being placed onto a stretched rubber mat.  The bowling ball "deforms" the mat, so of course a marble placed onto the mat in the bowling ball's vicintiy will roll down the slope in the mat created by the bowling ball towards the bowling ball.  No mysterious forces, just geometry.\n\nBut when it comes to spacetime itself, what - in lieu of the mat - actually "gets warpe?"  In the vacuum of space (putting "false vacuum" issues aside) what - in physical terms - is there to be warped in the presence of a massive object.  There's no aether or other medium, what actually warps?

Great question.\n\nYou're looking for something physical, but nothing physically warps.  As you said, there's no aether or medium.\n\nThe "warping" is kind of a metaphor for what happens in a mathematical model.  They talk about that and the rubber mat to help people visualize something that's really difficult to grasp, or even believe.\n\nWe've all learned from Newton that an object in motion will continue moving in the same direction and speed unless acted upon by another force.  Well, you can describe gravity as an outside force, as Newton did, and that's pretty easy to understand.  A comet comes flying by the Earth, but the Earth's gravity continually pulls on the comet, and changes its course.\n\nGeneral Relativity takes a different approach to describing the effect of gravity.  It says that gravity isn't a force.  In its version of reality, the comet keeps moving in a perfectly straight line.  Except that a mass can bend the lines.  Yeah.  No aether or medium.  But straight lines are bending.  It's a model to describe how gravity has the effect it has.\n\nWhy do scientists buy into this?  Well, experiment has shown that gravity bends light, and our current understanding of light says that light has no mass.  So the old model of gravity, which acts only on mass, can't explain this.


If you had 100K what would you invest in right now ?

I would take \n\n60k and head for wal-mart \n\n20k on recycled plastics / the lasted is the 6x6 or 8x8 wood planks.\n\n10k on cancer restriction\n\n5k  on a new house\n\n2k  on my mother in law\n\n3k  will be divided (i a savings for my kids)


I know most guys would say roses but roses are over done...  what flower is really the best type to send and why do you think that?

It depends entirely on her personality.\n\nFor a wild partyin' woman, get her something big and loud like orchids.\nFor a nice, sweet, simple woman, get her something like roses.\nFor a dear lover, get her lylacs or johnson grass or something like that.


We have a 30 dollar budget, but we already have all gear.

I think more importantly the question should be why would you?


I can access my account info, change my password, answer all questions, Ect. BUT I CAN"T GET MY EMAIL PASSWORD TO WORK FROM THIS COMPUTER

Don't shout at people. Stay calm. I'm sure nobody here is able to help you. We're not the Yahoo! Customer service.


Many public libaries have collections of books and tapes to study foreign languages and may include instructions on how to study English for those who speak other languages.  Ask at the Reference Desk.


The options for setting up a website are as varied as the options for choosing a car. Choose what you think your needs are from the left-hand column and follow the instructions in that row. \n\nWho You Are  What You'll Need to Invest  Do This  Don't Do This  \nI'm a student and need to be able to put my class projects on a website. \n\nI just want to set up a personal site with a few photos and some generic information. \n\nI'm campaigning for public office and don't want to spend any money on the Internet, but someone told me I need a website. \n\nThere's no way I'm going to spend anything on building a website, but I'm sure I need one.  Free websites are available everywhere. You'll need to spend at least half an hour to set up what you want, but you don't need any special skills. Your only investment is time.  Go to Geocities or Angelfire and follow their very simple step-by-step instructions for setting up a website. If you can follow directions, you can put up a website with one of these services. There are plenty of others available, but these two are the best-known. \n\nWhen you're done, be sure to add the address of your website to the signature line on your e-mail. If you have business stationery or other printed literature, put it there as well. It's just about the only way anyone will find your site. \n\nIf you know anyone with a website, ask them nicely if they would mind giving you a link. Unless some other site links to yours, the search engines will never find it. \n\nExpect to grow annoyed with the ads on your site. Free web hosts use pop-up ads, pop-under ads, and banners built-in to your pages in order to pay for their services. If you're not bothered, don't worry about them. Most users eventually grow tired of them.  Don't expect a lot of visitors. Your address will be long and hard to remember, so unless someone is really intent on finding your site, not many folks will visit. \n\nDon't expect to be taken very seriously. If you aren't willing to put any money into your site, don't expect visitors to think you're an authority. \n\nDon't get caught up in design. There's not much you can do to make your free site look great. Just put the basic information up and see whether it does the trick for you. Crazy backgrounds, wild color schemes, lots of pictures, and sounds that play whenever people visit your site will only serve to irritate. Keep it simple. \n\nDon't forget to add content. Since your page probably doesn't look very special, be sure to add things to it often enough that it serves a real purpose. \n\nDon't put your e-mail address on the page. Anywhere. If you do, you'll get so much spam you'll never forgive yourself.  \nWho You Are  What You'll Need to Invest  Do This  Don't Do This  \nI have a lot to say, and I want to blog.  As little as nothing. Some fees may apply, especially as you become more sophisticated. Expect it to become a regular consumer of your time.  Go to Blogger or TypePad or LiveJournal and follow their instructions. \n\nHave something interesting to say, and often. Keep your site fresh. Political campaigns and businesses are starting to realize the power of fresh information posted to people who actively want to follow what's happening directly from the source. \n\nYou may eventually decide to go solo and run your personal site without someone else's software or hosting. When that time comes, use PairNIC to register your domain and Pair Networks to host your site. Their prices are excellent and so is their service.  Don't expect it to be easy. Well-done blogs often absorb lots of their authors' time. \n\nDon't post so often that you create unreasonable expectations. Sandbag a little until you're comfortable with the amount of time you dedicate to your blog. \n\nDon't divulge personal secrets, proprietary information, or national secrets. Serio


I was watching the end of Michigan vs Nebraska. Man, that was crazy!! Why weren't the Cornhuskers flagged? Shouldn't they have been for being on the field while the play was still going?\n\nThe Huskers were lucky those guys in the secondary were paying attention.

Not flagged because the refs made a mistake. They should have been flagged, but it might also be noted that the media was all coming out on the field as well.\nWhat a crazy play.


Does anyone here have bearshare? If you do, can you tell me if it's any good, or if it can cause computer problems? I want to download it to get free music but I dont' know if it's any good. Tell me anything you know about it please.\n\nThank you. =)


AND IS THE FREEMASON SOCIETY REALLY ABOUT TO TAKE OVER?

No, I if anyone's taking over it's goingto be the Catholic Church, after the rapture..


Sorry about the last one, this is the equation that I meant to post. I wasn't thinking straight last time. Sorry again about that.


I need a picture of the solar system, true to size and distance from each other and the sun.

There is no actual picture of the entire solar system. If one could be made, it is very unlikely that you would be able to see all the planets. I am sure you would only see The gas giants Jupiter and Saturn - as dots; maybe you will see Neptune and Uranus, that is about it. From earth if you look at Jupiter in the night sky it is as big as a star - though one of the brightest objects in night sky. From a position where you could see all the planets (the solar system is bigger than that, but let us restrict ourselves to only Pluto's orbit) you would see it as much smaller. Jupiter is 1,600 times bigger than earth (volume). Sun is a million times bigger. From most cities you can see Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and Venus. From a position where you could take a picture of all the planets you wont see all of them.\n\nEDIT: btw, I just remember I was talking about visibility of sun and planets. Actually if a photograph were taken jupiter and sun will be visible. The Sun is a star it will be visible not due to its size but due to the amount of light it gives. If we plotted it on a graph based only on its size and not its luminosity, it will be as visible as anything on the graph and no more. So if we drew an illustration 1024 pixels wide (most 17 inch computer screens are 1024x768 pixels) and put sun on the left most pixel and Neptune on the right most pixel - none of them will be visible. The distance between sun and earth is 1 AU (1 astronomical unit). Sun's Diameter is 1/150 AU, Neptune is 30 AU away from sun. If we scale 30AU to a 1024 pixel screen every pixel is equal to 0.029 AU, anything smaller than 0.029 AU can not be represented on this screen, the sun is 0.006AU wide - 1/5th of a pixel. If you open MS Paint and put a dot with a pencil that is one pixel imagine 1/5th of that - that is sun's size scalled to a 1024x768 screen.\n\nAnyway, Cronides' second link is the answer you are looking for.


I'm looking for tutorials, free database templates, etc.

Here [ http://safari.peachpit.com/?XmlId=0321414837 ]you can find a good book. It's not free, but you can read it free for 14 days.\nYou can e-mail me, if you need sth more. I have some e-books about FileMaker.


I think im depressed but i dont want to ask a doctor about it

I am not a doctor but some people get good results with a herb which i will not name.  This information can probably  be located on Web MD, and i would also at the very least speak to a pharmacist in case  of herb, drug interactions.  Also Web MD probably can tell you, with something called symptom checker,  if what you have is depression


your shoes off in front of him and then put them back on would u do it??????????\nhow old are u

I'm 30 and I guess I would. It seems harmless enough to get paid for. But, it depends on how the question came up. If I'd never talked to you before and you came up to me out of the blue and asked, I might ask something just as weird like "only if you'll touch yourself while sniffing my feet" But that would only happen if you are a hot 22 to 35 year old.


I would like to know who is the plate please

"Plato (Greek: Πλάτων Plátōn) (ca. May 21? 427 BC – ca. 347 BC), born Aristocles, was an immensely influential classical Greek philosopher, student of Socrates, teacher of Aristotle, writer, and founder of the Academy in Athens."


hi! i'm hir to ask for help...i can't access my two favorite sites the yahoomail.com and some yahoo services; and the friendster.com..i already reset my internet options,i already reformat my pc and i dont have a firewall on my anti virus software. my clasm8 brought his laptop at my house and it is able to connect to the 2 favorite sites of mine.how come that when i'm using my pc it doesn't work it always displays "Page Cannot be displayed"?please do help me..tnx!!!


I had mono a year and a half ago and I'm still fatigued. It is terrible. I was wondering how many others are suffering with this as well.

You will get over it.\nUnless I was misdiagnosed, herbs, minerals, supplements, and refusing to think about and succumb to fatigue works wonders.\nBest to research and find your own regimen.


Best pricing\nBest service\nBest overall connection and surfing speed

Depends on where you live and who offers DSL service in your area.  But, at my grandparents house I pratically forced them to switch from AOL dial-up to the AOL Verizon DSL package for the same price at $23 per month.  That's just the basic DSL 768k package.  But you don't need the AOL part.  You can just get Verizon 768k DSL for $15 per month.  Can't beat it if you ask me.  And right now for new subscribers to Verizon DSL, online orders get the first month free when you order online.\n\nYou might want to check out whoever offers high speed Cable in your area too.  Most Cable providers will give you a discount on a high speed connection if you are already a subscriber to their cable TV service.\n\nThere is no difference between a wired and wireless connection in regards to speed and quality.  But you will need to get a wireless router (I like Netgear and Linksys but D-Links are one sale right now for $21 after rebate).  If you have a laptop, it probably already has a WiFi card in it.  If you have a desktop you will need to get either a USB WiFi adapater (easier to install) or a PCI WiFi card.  Of course that doesn't matter if the PC is in the same room as the DSL modem.\n\nCheck out the links below for routers and adapters and how to install a WiFi network.  If you set up a Wireless network you should enable either WEP 128-bit encryption or WPA encryption and possibly mac address filtering, step by step instructions are located at Cnet, see the last link.


This guy is vety cute. He smiles at me. Idont know what to do.Iam very shy.

For starts, simply smilie back at him. Give him signs that you are interested as well. Make yourself available for him to talk with you. Work up the courage just to say hi. You will be fine trust me.


know from Personal experience or on any health channel.I need to be able to lose crunches before at least 3 weeks.Please tell me.If u tell me , you're a true life saver.Thank you

Try this.  Get in the pushup position.  Put your hips to the floor.  Now, walk your hands back to your hips so your in a yoga type position.  Next, raise your but as high as your can until your body is in shape of an upside down V.  Put your hips back down by your hands.  Say "1."  Do 50 of these (in sets at first if you need to) in the morning when you wake up and 50 more in the evening before you go to bed.  In three weeks you will have a tight midsection and strong back with will compliment your abs.  That's not to say it's OK to drink 12 pack and eat a pizza when you are done......


I have read that they were more intelligent then us.\nWhy is this exception in the evolutionary trends?

Probably they had taken a lot more meat than us. Eating meat does grow your brain. Predators do have bigger brains than preys.\n\nTheir brains are bigger because of the need to calculate the risk and to overtake the preys. Cro Magnons had bigger cranial capacities could have been because they desperately need food especially meat to survive the weather. Their physiques had to adapt the condition and made them tacticians.\n\nCro Magnons maybe were smarter than us in surviving the harsh condition of the world bare-handed but I think that they they were no smarter than us in using tools or making great tools. It's like native humans or jungle people or whoever who lives in the wilderness who can bear harsh environment bare-handed compared to us living in cities with great facilities but lack experience in handling harsh conditions bare-handed.


Do u think that we are alone in the whole universe. Or there is another lucky planet in the universe. Do u believe that aliens have visited our planet?

I used to.  But then, one day, I was speaking with one and we were discussing our goals in life.  He said "I just don't believe in you any more".  My feelings were hurt, so I decided not to believe in him, either.


In business forecasting and trends, why is it that on a day by day/year by year basis you can forecast in a predictable model the same?

In short, it's because people don't learn from their mistakes.\nModeling, however, is a more complicated issue. It takes into account all possible influences, including things like weather. Seasonality and trend are human products - sales tend to go up at Xmas because everyone shops for presents. Beer sales go up in summer time, etc. Therefore, when you're forecasting, you take trend, seasonality and other factors into accound and produce a graph that looks somewhat wavy. Xmas just happens every year, that's all.


The vote is wasted on 3rd party candidates and the rest are slim to say the least.  I heard more people complain about the choices this past election than every.

Our political system actually filters out decent, ethical and talented candidates.  We have elections, but no democracy in the USA (elected officials generally represent lobbyists and crony friends).  A possible solution is to employ the jury system (random selection of representatives) to fill our legislatures and have them select the President.  Realistically, of course, nothing like this will happen so we remain destined to suffer from Presidents who are so beholden to a few that no real leadership can emerge.  Yours is a great question, however, and the more folks ask it the more likely some changes will result.


I am looking for an open-source content management system in JSP. In particular, I want to users to post product reviews. I want to group them into categories. I also want readers post other informal comments on the reviews. Any recommendations?


I've heard different stories from other girls.  I wanna know if any of you have had any good or bad experiences with it!  Thank you :)

Side effects include menstrual irregularities, absence of menstruation, spotty darkening of the skin, usually around or on the face, weight gain, pregnancy-like symptoms include sore breasts, nausea, fatigue, and abdominal discomfort, after the last injection of Depo Provera, a significant side effect is that it takes an average of 9 to 12 months to become pregnant.  Other symptoms and side effects may include headache, dizziness, nervousness, some loss of scalp hair, some increase in body hair, decreased sex drive, leg cramps, and bloating. They may or may not be caused by Depo Provera . Report any of these side effects to your medical provider immediately.


Total revenues. The term derives from the fact that this information appears at the top of an income statement


have you noticed since hilary duff and joel madden have been together she has been to thin?


I have ADD. What is the difference between ADD and ADHD? If a person have ADD, does that mean they have ADHD? If a person have ADHD, does that mean they have ADD? Are these two diseases hereditary? What are the chances that I will pass it down to my kids? What caused it? Is it curable?

ADD and ADHD are two different names for the same disorder.  Sometimes the names change over time, but I believe that ADHD is the most recent name.\n\nIn answer to your questions: ADHD stands for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.  People who have this disorder are sometimes characterized by the following symptoms: hyperactivity, difficulty concentrating on work or school, inattention, and so forth.  The official standards for diagnosing ADHD has a list of twenty or so items, and if you have a certain number of those symptoms, you are diagnosed with the disorder.\n\nA tendency to ADHD is hereditary.  In other words, it's not a guarantee, but there is a chance that you can pass the disposition to have this disorder on to your kids.\n\nIn the brain, people with ADHD generally have a shortage of dopamine, an important brain chemical.  The part of the brain that is responsible for governing action in other parts of the brain and helping you to concentrate usually doesn't work to full capacity.\n\nADHD can be treated with a number of stimulant drugs.  You might want to talk to a psychiatrist about what treatment options will work for you.  The best possible treatment is often a combination of medication and talk therapy with a mental health professional.\n\nSome people with ADHD seem to "grow out" of it, while other people with ADHD need treatment their whole lives.\n\nThis is a very basic introduction to information about this disorder.  I recommend that you talk with a psychiatrist (probably the person who diagnosed you) or other mental health professional to address more information.


Fortunately, I have exactly 10 toes.  When I was a kid I was told that eating too much ketchup can cause the growth of an extra toe.


If so plz list them and how good in your opinion are they?

If you live midwest, Kansas has a great charter program. $35.00 a year per kid. We have been using it for three years and I am very happy.


The first, Kelly Clarkson, was and is the best!  After that, Clay Aiken tops the other 3 winners.  I think Kelly and Clay are the only ones we will hear anything about 5 years from now.


mine is smoking and people who think that there to cool to talk to people excpet cool people

At the Job I am at right now, I answer the phone "Dispatch."  Then some people ask "Can I have Dispatch Please?!"


We need a couple of heavy-duty printers and thanks to answers here, have seen that the LaserJet 8150 is probably the best black & white printer for the money for our needs.  Toner is reasonable and parts are easy to get.\n\nMost importantly it seems to be very trouble-free and dependable.\n\nConsidering color now for a few hundred pages per month and wondering if the same series of color printers (8550) is as rugged and trouble-free.\n\nIf it isn't, what should we look at?

They take a lot of tech knowledge to maintain and to keep copies clear.  The consumables are expensive.  How many copies a month?  How photo like do you want the copies?  How much space do you have?  Are you partial to a given OEM?  HP has anice one in the LJ 4650.  I like the Lexmark line myself.  Maybe the 550.  If print quality is a major issue, the Xerox line id very nice.


I want to know which of these two you think is a better actor and why.

Dakota fanning she is building quite a resume and I too dont know who the other one is


What good does it do to the spammer, After all he/she is wasting his/her own time and time of the person receiving it.

Your assertion that spamming is costly to the spammer isn't correct.  Spamming is extremely low cost for the spammer, it only takes fairly cheap internet service plus widely available tools to send millions of spam e-mails.  It is so low cost to the spammer that even if a very low number of people buy the product described in the spam, the spammer can usually still turn a profit.  Of course, its everyone else (the receiver and the internet service providers) which ultimately bear this cost.


You have several options to help pay college expenses.  Your first step should be to fill out the FAFSA (Free Application for Student Aid).  Depending on your financial need you might be eligable for a pell grant from the government to pay for your tuition and books.  Your second option is to apply for scholarships at the college you wish to attend.  Contact the financial aid office to see what is avaliable for the career that you are wanting to enter.  Another option is a work-study program where you work at the college and they give you money in return to pay towards your college education.  More information about work-study programs is avaliable from your local college financial aid office.  As a last resort you could get a student loan, but remember that you would be responsible for paying it back with interest.


frog fell into a well 12 feet deep. He could jump 3 feet, but every time he jumped 3 feet, he fell back 2 feet. How many times did he have to jump to get out of the well?

the frog must jump 12 times to get out am iright?


I am currently cadet teaching at a local elementary school, and Alex doesn't want to do his math homework in class.  He just jokes around and acts like he is stupid.  I know what I would do if it was my class, but I do not have as much power, being an assistant teacher in the fifth grade class.  Should I reward him, threaten him, or challenge him?  Why?  How?

Pull him aside (take his audience away) and sit with him while he begins.  Just calmly say, please get started on your work.  If he asks for help it's a good teaching opportunity.  If he jokes around or gives excuses, don't get into a debate with him, just calmly repeat, "please get started on your work."  When he no longer has an audience or has you captured in a back and forth argument, he will have nothing to do but his work.  Don't get mad, just calmly repeat your request until he complies.  As an assistant, you might have the time to spend with him and not worry about the other students in the class.


There are times during sex when ur just in the moment and don’t remember to take your socks off but recently it has been a big deal between my bf and I but I really don’t understand what the big deal with it is.. Does leaving your socks on have some underlying symbolism or do people just make a big deal about it because they think it’s gross

Sometime my feet just get cold. Not a prob for us. Could be a control issue. Tell him that if you have to take your socks off, or if he makes an issue out of it you are not going to do it. Bet his tune changes real fast.


my boyfriend doestn look like he's a virgin, people even tell me he doesnt look like one. but he tells me he is...how do i make sure that he really is a virgin? i have asked him amny times\nif he is, and he always tells me that he is and not to believe what other people think or say because they dont know him. but deep inside me i have a feeling that he isnt a virgin at all! i need help, i really want to know because iam a virgin, and iam not afraid to say it. i really am willing to l0ose it with my boyfriend but i dont know if he really is a virgin. he tells me that he wants to lose it to me to. he wants that part of him to stay with me forever, but i really want to know if he is or isnt a virgin. he knows so much about what to do while having sex, and he says his parents and relatives teach him that stuff..! yes me and him are 16 going onto 17. =) i know where to young but this is for future reference. thank you =)

First of all, if you're that worried about this you're probably not mature enough to have sex yet.  Secondly, if he tells you he's a virgin and insists on it and whatever just believe him.  I don't understand how someone can "look like a virgin."  We were all virgins at some point.  Lastly, it's really easy to find out about sexual things from movies, books, the internet, magazines, friends and so on and so on.  Knowing about sex doesn't mean you have it all the time.  Just don't worry so much and enjoy being a friggin teenager.


I've got an FAQ that tells step by step what to do.  I choose the partition and then set the size, but then it always goes back to the screen with the partitions without my changes showing.  I'm using the FAQ here:\nhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com//WindowsDualBootHowTo\n\nI get stuck at sub-step 5 under main step 7.  After it says, "It may take some time to apply the changes" the screen almost immediately goes back to the screen where it shows the partitions.\n\nDoes anyone have a clue?  Or another URL with more help?

According to the website Ubuntu has issues with resizing NTFS file system which is the file system of XP. There is a secondary procedure listed, have you tried that? And if you have already tried that and have no other options you can use partition magic. I used partition magic many times for my dual boot systems and it works great. It does have a $70 price tag though.


Isn't it dangerous to use .NET (Mono) under linux? Microsoft is the company controlling the development of .NET. \n\nCurrently Microsoft is standardizing the C# language and the basic .NET specifications. But this is only at the moment. Maybe C# 5.0 will not be standardized any longer and maybe also in .NET 4.0 Microsoft will start to keep more and more functionality closed. And when using Mono the developer only helps Microsoft to destroy the big enemy "Java".\n\nDon't we all fall in a death-trap, if we use .NET under linux?

do not even think using .Net in linux becouse this platform made by microsoft to make sure all users and developers being windows user .. \n\n.NET is like the core of microsoft now , and i do not think so they give linux his core ..


I use Avant Browser, so I have no need for IE. Previously, I  replaced the iexplore.exe program file with an empty text file by the same name, and that worked great. Lately, it seems that Microsoft patched the OS to automatically replace the iexplore file. FWIW, I want to do this to force some apps (like Yahoo! Music Engine, MSN Messenger, and Microsoft Office) to use my default browser and not IE.

Unfortunately, there isn't an easy way to uninstall IE. IE is buried deep into the core of Windows. \n\nI know getting rid of IE seems like a good idea, it actually isn't. There are some sites that will ONLY work with IE, such as update.windows.com, which is very useful, if you use Windows.\n\nI use Firefox, and have no use for IE either, except the rare occasions. What I have done is removed the link to it off the desktop (right-click on the desktop > PROPERTIES > DESKTOP > CUSTOMIZE DESKTOP > and uncheck INTERNET EXPLORER). Also, you can be sure to remove IE from the quick launch bar in the lower right and the program menu by right clicking on it and removing.\n\nFor the few occasions that I need IE, I have an extension in Firefox that I can tell to open up IE automatically for certain sites.


Is this specific measurement of the clubs ??

To be more correct, this number (21.8) is most likely a handicap index. This is a bit different than a handicap. A handicap is only good for a single course and because courses range in their difficulty, you would have to convert this handicap index into a course handicap for whatever course you were going to play. You can do all these things at the USGA website given below.


I sometimes see an apple along with a student or a kid.

From wikipedia:\n\n"In the United States, Denmark and Sweden, an apple (polished) is a traditional gift for a teacher. This stemmed from the fact that teachers during the 16th to 18th centuries were poorly paid, so parents would compensate the teacher by providing food. As apples were a very common crop, teachers would often be given baskets of apples by students. As wages increased, the quantity of apples was toned down to a single fruit."\n\nSo I guess it was so common that it become a symbol for teaching and learning.


the person got the cops and they ran it the house.  There around a dead body were 3 people a layer,preast,and a constrction worker. The cop arrested the preast right away. How did the cop know?

because the other to supscets were female


What did she do wrong besides waiting too long for treatment?


I want to move to minnesota.I am 30. iam afraid of hurting her feelings.

She's your mom. If she hasn't let go at this point, she probably won't. Make sure she knows you love her, then do what you have to do. She'll get over it. Moms are like that.


According to my English teacher, Jane Smiley's A Thousand Acres is "a response to" Shakespeare's King Lear. I just don't see the "response." I see Smiley copying Shakespeare's plot. Please advise.

I don't know about a "response" but I don't think Smiley was copying the plot either.  You might say it's a modern interpretation of a classic tragedy.\n\nLook for book reviews (in literary journals) on A Thousand Acres and see if any of them offer any insights.


when a ball(mass=1  kg),moving with a constant speed(V=10 m/s),\nhits another ball(mass=2 Kg) straightly\nwhat happens.(there is no friction)\nwhich way do the balls move and with what speed?

im going to assume this ia an elastic collision (when the objects bounce off of each other).\nyou just need the formula for conservation of momentum. p=mv (momentum = mass times velocity)  conservation of momentum says that (assuming no friction) the total momentum before the collision would equal the total momentum after the collision.  in other words mv=mv.  now, there are two balls so your formula looks like this:\n mv+mv = mv+mv.  the reason it has 2 "mv" 's  on each side, is because there are two balls.  now the second mv on the first side can be taken out since the velocity is 0, so mass times velocity would be 0. that means mv + 0 = mv + mv  so the mass times velocity of the first ball before the collision equals the mass times velocity of the first ball after plus the mass times velocity of the second ball after.  this would look like this:\nmv= mv + mv\n(1kg)(10m/s)=(1kg)v1 + (2kg)v2 (where the 1 and 2 just represent the velocities of the first and second balls respectively.)\nso basically:\n10=v1 + 2v2\nyou would need one of the velocities in order to solve for the other. there has to be more to the problem to either give you one of these velocities, or enough information to solve for it somehow... the balls would move in opposite directions.\n\nhowever, we can solve this problem if it was an inelastic collision(meaning the balls stick together).  if this were the case, then (if this is a problem for class) it probably would have said it was inelastic and it probably isnt because balls generally bounce off of each other unless they're sticky or balls of clay or something, but lets say it was inelastic just in case so i can solve it this way for you.  if it was inelastic then mv + mv=mv so the mv of the first ball plus the mv of the second ball(which is zero like before because the ball is at rest so v is zero) equals the combined masses of the balls plus the new velocity. so mv + 0 = mv, because we have only one object(because they move as one object if they stick).  the combined masses of the balls is 1kg + 2kg = 3kg so now:\nmv=mv\n(1kg)(10m/s) = (3kg)v\nsolving for v we get 10/3 or 3.3333.  they would be moving in the same direction as the initial ball.


bzw is an acronym for:\n\nbeziehungsweise International->German


After almost 2 years off being in an off and on again relationship with someone I believed was my soul mate he gets mad n tells me he doesn't love me and to stay out of his life...how do I move on from this? It hurts like hell, but I'm ready to find true love and happiness and stop being miserable, but everything reminds me of him

It will take time.  Take this time to enjoy the Single You.  You have dreams, desires and abilities.  Use them.  Involve yourself in social activities that include your friends.  Be happy to have nice friends.\n\nEnjoy your time being single.  Use the time to thing about who you are.  Why it ended?  What can be better?  Life is about learning about others and yourself.  Know yourself better and you will find a better match for you.\n\nBe strong.  Respect yourself.  You deserve it.


I have read that other credit reporting companies are required by law to do this.  But I don't know what the correct procedure is.  It's not as simple as filing a dispute with these companies using their online dispute forms, because these don't allow you to attach information.  \n\nDo I mail a copy of the transunion resolution statement to the other companies intead?

Credit reporting agencies are required by law to keep your credit report as accurate as possible.  If there are errors on your credit report you have to write to the credit bureau and request the information be corrected.  If the error is with more than one credit bureau you will have to write to each of them directly to have them investigate the information.  Each of the bureaus keep seperate records so a seperate investigation is required from each bureau.  I suggest writing to the other bureaus (Experian and Equifax) and request they investigate and correct your information.


Must be living and in Ft. In. e.x.- ('_"_)

There are 2 people who should be considered. The first one is a herdsman from the Inner Mongolia region of China, Bao Xishunto a.k.a. Xi Shun (b. 1951), measured 7' 8.95" (2 m 36.1 cm). He has been confirmed by Guinness World Records as the tallest naturally-growing human in the world in January 2005. \n\nBut that's not all, there is a Ukrainian veterinary surgeon, Leonid Stadnik, and he is believed to be 8' 4" inches tall and thought to be still growing! He considers his condition "God's punishment" and doesn't want to be considered for the world record title, hence he has refused so far to be measured by officials of the Guinness Book of Records.\n\nBy the way, the tallest man ever recorded was an American by the name of Robert "Pershing" Wadlow (1918-1940), born and buried in Alton, Illinois. His height of 8' 11.1" qualifies him as the tallest person in history, as recorded in the Guinness Book of Records.


If there is which side is going to win, and which side are the Arab countries going to take.\nWhat is the most significant event of this war.\nWOULD IT BE A NUCLEAR WAR? \nWould it start WWIII?

1. Iran didn't threaten Israel, the Iranian president said it should be wiped off map, and it doesn't mean anything, and is just a slogan.\n2. Israel won't dare attacking Iran, cause it knows how much military power iran has. If the war happens it would be some thing like the war between Iraq and Iran. All the western and Arabic countries supported Iraq, but Iran relied on it's people and won the war, even though it ended with a peace agreement, every one knows the winner of that war was Iran.\n3. Western countries won't let Israel attack Iran. Iran is one of the world's biggest suppliers of oil. The price of oil is currently about 60 dollars, with a war the price is going to be about 80-90 dollars, and it would cause unrecoverable damages to the economy of western countries.\n4. Iran is much larger than Israel and has a bigger and stronger army. The power of the armies of both countries almost matches up in air force, and navy. But iran has a much stronger Army. Israel is small so if Iran target Israel with missle, Israel will experience unrecoverable damages. But Israel can't target Iran with missles, and if it does it can't make that much of a damage.( Note the new anti missle and aircraft systems Iran bought from Russia, which covers the entire western parts of Iran.) \n5. There are alot of american forces around Iran that if Israel attacks and U.S. supports it, Iran can easily hit them. \n6. Iran has alot of allies around Israel. Syria, Lebanon, and even Palestine.\n7. People of Iran fully support it in war, even if they hate their government, the spirit of Iranians is that they won't let any foreign person or country rule over them, and as they did in the war between Iran and Iraq they will fully support their country in the war.\n8. God is with Iranians. Iranians have a strong faith in god, and with that faith they can do anything.\n9. I would definately take the side of Iran. Iran has the best and most reasonable democracy and system of government in the world. Israel is not a legal state, and has never been.


Im 23 and an employee from a medical transcription company... I want to save money for future use but dont know where to invest it or how to make my money grow faster....\nI always failed to save some money every pay day... usually go shopping and eat out.\n\nPlease i need advice...\nthanks

I would have your money automatically withdrawn from you checking account when you get your payday deposit and have it go to a savings account somewhere that is difficult to access (difficult to transfer money back and forth).  Then, start asking around to friends and family for investment opportunities.  Hard money lending usually provides a good return, but you need to know a couple of hard money lenders.  Also, real estate developers typically make a good return, but make sure to see prior property perspectuses.  If you have not yet purchased a house, that is a good place to start.  \n\nRecommend that you read Rich Dad Poor Dad's book, Who took my money, and also the richest man in Babylon a classic.  Hope that helps.


pls reply no matter who u r \nbut woman u really have to pls i nd to know

Do you mean pads?\n\nIt's called menstruation.\n\nTalk to your parents or a trusted adult about it.


I have alot of useless options in the right click menus.How do i get rid of them.The menus sre becoming to long and unmanageable.

Click on RUN. Type in "regedit" (w/out quotes). Press ok.\n\nGo to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT > * > shellex > ContextMenuHandlers\nDelete unnecessary entries. \n\nClose the registry editor. Changes should take effect immediately. If not, restart your computer.


Jessica Simpson or Halle Berry....who's the hotest hottie?

Halle Berry is a million time more beautiful then Jessica Simpson in my opinion.


they want me to send total f825 for charges, taxes and other charges plus personal info. The return\naddress is "Danny Scott" dexdelivery_services_l@yahoo.co.uk\nAny input on this would be appreciated.  \nThanks - genevalencia@comcast.net


I feel mostly Indians are useing internet after  americans, What do you feel?

i m from india.i hope u know it n that q. is just a Q.ther's no message in it.


Check this site out if so..Cool site..enjoy..Steve\n\nhttp://twingine.com/

I think it is called http://www.Dogpile.com and it gives you a lot more search engines than just google and yahoo.  Good luck though.


It has to do with Transportation. Need a good logical answer please

A period is the amount of time it takes for an oscillating (repeating) function or phenomena to complete one cycle of behavior.  This might be the amount of time it takes a wheel to make a full revolution, or the distance between two identical points on the graph (peaks or troughs) for a trigonometric function, such as sine or cosine.


I have heard some countries ruled by Islamic law as opposed to secular law require men to have beards and even, in some cases, be of a certain length.\n\nI was wondering if any other countries have the same sort of national law.

The only case where that might have been the case is Afghanistan, but that was before.  Just to show you how limited the scope of applying such a rule is, how many presidents/kings of Muslim countries have more than amoustache?


emails not going to where they are sent. Group is having problems with mail also.

well hopefully after 3 months this issue has cleared up. If not try posting your question again with more details and specific questions.


How to start creating a business plan for a given project? Any references or good sites in this direction will be helpful. Do not want to hire a consulting firm but want to learn at home.

I'm not even going to attempt to go over the whole thing, but linkage I shall give.


this is a quick question. \n"it's a complicated fear, that grows with every year, but it's walking on its own, finally."\n\ndoes anyone know what song those lyrics are from? thanks! =)

It's from a song called "Farmer Chords" by and band called "Death Cab For Cutie".  Lyrics can be found at the link below.


Quality of education, your campus location, salaries, and time in current field...etc

I've researched these types of schools in the past and got a horrible cross-representation of "quality" and angry students. ITT is expensive, and is a franchise, so you can find every type of response you want, and usually in every school.\n\nThe type of people who enroll in these schools are on tight budgets, and the school doesn't necessarily descriminate on brain power. You sign the papers, and it's UP TO YOU to follow through and pass. Buyer beware.\n\nIf you don't have the brains, or the time, or the fortitude, don't spend the money.\n\nOtherwise, it's a good education and you will be considerably employable years down the line.


I have been using Trillian for about a year but after trying out AIM Triton, I have to admit that I am very impressed. Which is the better client strictly for AIM. Also, has anyone tried the new AOL Explorer. Pretty neat and MUCH better than I expected.

AOL Triton is a new version of AIM, that is re-designed, offers tabbed IM, Voice and Video.  It will let you IM only to people on AOL or ICQ network (but that is a large amount of people). It does not allow you to IM with other services, which Trillian does (e.g. MSN or Yahoo).  \n\nAOL Triton has an extensive developer API, allowing for ad's on to be created by developers and people who want to add new features.


Are we alone in the universe or are there little green men walking around

The problem with your question is that assumes that there are only to possibilities; we're alone, or there are little green men walking around.  \n\nChances are that there is some form of life other than ours in the universe, but it more than likely will be much more different than just having different skin and being a different size.  Think about how weird all the animals at the bottom of the ocean.  Then think about how similar their need for water, oxygen, food, how similar their DNA is to ours.\n\nNow try to imagine life evolving on world rich in totally different elements, exposed to total different frequencies and concentrations of energy.  The thing about life on other planets isn't really whether or not it's out there, but whether or not we'd even be able to recognize it when we see it.  \n\nThat and the fact that it takes years just to move from one solar system to the next.  Just getting to another planet capable of supporting life would more than likely take decades, even centuries with any conceivable technology(though an alien lifespan could make that less significant).  Any alien capable of travelling that distance, whether by nature or technology, would once again likely be so different from us that we would never recognize one another as living beings.  So there you go, little green men, probably not, alone in the universe, who can say.


How does Mitosis and Meiosis work? If someone could explain this really easily becuase i am only in highschool then that would be appreciated.\nThanx

mitosis and meiosis are both processes of cell division.\n\nmitosis occurs when a normal cell divides and produces 2 daughter cells that are identical to the parent. the daughter cells are, of course, also identical to each other. a cell going through mitosis will duplicate its genetic material (the chromosomes) to produce 2 equal sets. it then divides and each new cell gets one set.\n\nmeiosis occurs in sex cells (sperm & egg). during meiosis, the chromosomes do NOT duplicate, so when the cell splits into 2, each cell gets half of the chromosomes. then, during fertilization, the sperm and egg, each with half the genetic material, will combine to form a complete set of chromosomes.\n\nthe links show a detailed series of pictures so you will have a clear idea what is going on


An eye disease that diabetics might get.

History: \n\nOcular history\nDiabetic history - Specific inquiry should be made into risk factors for the development of DR.\nType of diabetes - After 20 years of disease, nearly all patients with type I and 60% of patients with type II have some degree of retinopathy.\nDuration of the diabetes - Increased risk of DR\nAge of patient - DR is more likely to present in patients older than 40 years.\nDiabetic control - The Diabetes Control and Complication Trail (DCCT) has clearly demonstrated that tighter control of blood sugar is associated with reduced incidence of DR. (Glycosylated hemoglobin [HbA1c] should be less than 7%.)\nRenal disease - Proteinuria is a good marker for the development of DR; thus, patients with diabetic nephropathy should be observed more closely.\nSystemic hypertension - Increased risk of retinopathy (DR with superimposed hypertensive retinopathy)\nTriglycerides and lipids - Normalization of lipid levels reduces retinal leakage and exudates deposition.\nPregnancy - DR can progress rapidly in pregnant women, especially those with preexisting DR. \n\nPhysical: Funduscopy under stereopsis and high magnification should be performed on every patient with diabetes to assess for DME and DR. An indirect ophthalmoscope does not provide adequate magnification for the ophthalmologist to diagnose DME.\n\nDME is defined as retinal thickening within 2 disc diameters of the center of the macula.\nFocal edema is associated with hard exudate rings resulting from leakage from microaneurysms.\nDiffuse edema results from breakdown of blood-retinal barrier with leakage from microaneurysms, retinal capillaries, and arterioles.\nCSME, as defined by the ETDRS, exists with any of the following findings:\nRetinal thickening within 500 mm of the center of the fovea\nHard, yellow exudates within 500 mm of the center of the fovea with adjacent retinal thickening\nAt least 1 disc area of retinal thickening, any part of which is within 1 disc diameter of the center of the fovea\nOther physical findings that should be noted include the following:\nVisual acuity is an important parameter in following the progression of CSME, although it does not aid in the diagnosis of CSME because patients may have a visual acuity of 20/20.\nThe status of the posterior hyaloid; detached, taut, thickened\nCauses: Causes include the following:\n\nAfter 20 years of the disease, nearly all patients with type I diabetes mellitus and 60% of patients with type II diabetes mellitus will have some degree of retinopathy.\nPoor control of blood sugar increases the risk of diabetic retinopathy.\nRenal disease can be a marker for the development of diabetic retinopathy.\nSystemic hypertension increases the risk of diabetic retinopathy.\nElevated lipid levels increase the risk of leakage and exudate deposits.


About how many people in the world have it?

Blood types are not evenly distributed throughout the human population. O+ is the most common, AB- is the rarest. There are also variations in blood-type distribution within human subpopulations. The figures given here are for people of European descent.\n\nType Frequency \nO+ 38% \nA+ 34% \nB+ 9% \nO- 7% \nA- 6% \nAB+ 3% \nB- 2% \nAB- 1%


My daughters total paycheck was kept by her employer and the explanation was that her withholding had been incorrect all year. The line item on check was inp. inc. She did not get a clear description of what the inp. was. Please help if you know.

if it was because of tax with holding it is illegal for them to do that


So many lives have been wasted in unearthing Saddam's "weapons of mass destruction" , which in reality did not exist. Lots of US soldiers have died in this pursuit, Thousands of Iraqis have also lost their lives and properties, probably their country as well and  there is seemingly no guarantee that the Iraqi democracy would survive.\nYour opinion please>

I think that Iraq was on Mr. Bush's mind the day he took office.  On day one he put a target on Saddam's head and was ready to use any excuse to finish his daddy's job.\n\nHis father, however, knew the consequeces of a march on Bahgdad.  That is why we stopped short of Saddam in 91, we had a clean victory and Sr. quit while he was ahead.\n\nJr., however, wanted blood.  He was convinced that Saddam would one day become the next great tyrant.  Like Johnson in 64, Bush was ready to pounce at the first sign of any agression.  The perfect reason to declare open-ended war fell into his lap on an early september monday morning.\n\nIt has been reported that just hours after the planes hit Bush was heard asking his advisors if Iraq was involved.  He was asking very leading questions of his advisors, including donald rumsfeld, who both wanted to pin 9/11 on Saddam before the towers even hit the ground.\n\nBut some would say they were smart, they went for the easy win first.  They needed to prove to the public that America could lead a successful nation-building war.  Of course I wouldn't call Afghanistan rebuilt when 95% of their economy is from the sale of opiates (I am against prohibition, but Bush isn't).  Even today, after the supposed elections and overthrow of the taliban, the only way an afghan woman can make any kind of living is to work in the opium fields.\n\nWe all saw the buildup for war.  He and his messengers (condie, rumsfeld, right wing puppet congressmen) had us all believing that we were about to be nuked.  The sad thing is that the public at large bought right into it.  I must say he even got me wondering just what Mr. Saddam had up his sleeve.  I suppose that's why I was rather exited to watch the war on tv, I just wanted to see what this guy had.  I watched the sabre rattling in the weeks leading up to 'shock and awe'.  It was entertaining to watch these two morons square off.  I thought Saddam would have had more of a back bone though.  I expected to see a tienemen square scecne in Bahgdad, but right away I could tell once we entered the capitol that something was wrong.\n\nIf Bush had been right, I have no doubt that Saddam would have used those weapons on American soldiers.  But they never existed.  Just like the second attack at the gulf of Tonkin.  It never happened.  LBJ however did not lie himself, rather his advisors lied to him.  True, Johnson was willing and ready to pounce should a tit-for-tat oppertunity present itself.  He believed the second attack on a stranded US cruiser was just such an oppertunity.  His advisors knew of his willingness to decalre war and fed him intel that would lead him in that direction.  LBJ wanted to look strong on defence and strong against communism going into a tough 1964 election.  He knew that he would be judged to the standard of 'what would JFK have done?' in the public eye.  Once he had blindly acceped the attack as truth and declared war, it wasn't long before the conflict spiraled out of his control.  "For all I know, they're shooting at whales" Johnson said the next year about the war that was now out of his control.\n\nThe rhetoric leading upto Iraq was different.  The intel was 'misread' by everyone in the aministration, so either everyone is lieing or everyone is that dumb.  I think they were seeing what they wanted to see.  As soon as any intel came accross that would give a glimmer of hope to uniting the country behind a war surfaced, they took it as fact because they wanted to.  It suited their political end.\n\nI believe that this intel was also pressured out of the cia and nsa from the white house.  Bush pushed so hard for 'actionable intel' that people eventually told him what he wanted to hear.  This still continues as they try to quell the uprising.  The president is so desperate for information on both insurgents and al-queida (sp?) that he is willing to turn his back on the rest of


I thought I could extend my "vacation" by using maybe $10,000 of my $120,000 home equity to pay my bills for a couple more months.  Everyone I have contacted says you must have income to get a loan.  Oops!  Any ideas?  I will get a job, but need a month or two worth of cash.

I believe you can just apply for a loan and go "stated income"  Some loan programs actually do not even require stated income verification.  Of course as a result you will probably pay a few more points on the loan.  If you are in california I can probably give you more information, in other states,  you will need to look in your areas for the programs available there.


I finished my A-Levels in Physics,Chemistry,Biology and Maths.I want a place which has a tution fees of less than $10000 for overseas students.I live in Dubai,UAE.The medical colleges can be anywhere in the world but the UK and US are preferable.

link is to a list of all US medical schools:\nhttp://services.aamc.org/memberlistings/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.search&search_type=MS&wildcard_criteria=&state_criteria=CNT%3AUSA&image=Search\n\nlink to Canadian Schools:\nhttp://services.aamc.org/memberlistings/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.search&search_type=MS&wildcard_criteria=&state_criteria=CNT%3ACanada&image=Search\n\nlink to comparison of cost:\nhttps://services.aamc.org/tsfreports/TSF_Report/report.cfm?select_control=PUB&year_of_study=2005\n\nMississippi is listed as least expensive at about $16,000


another icom popped up called the perfect gift, what is this, I don't want to open it until I know what it is

Its probably spyware. Dont open it. Use programs such as Microsoft Antispyware Beta or Adaware to get rid of those.\n\nThere you go: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx


I've read of both of those as possibilities.Stars self-destruct when they get too old because they burned all their fuel...I'm just wondering what others may have heard will happen.

The sun will expand and engolf the Earth before it explodes.  This means we will never watch the explosion, we would burn up first, but it is not going to happen in our lifetime.


I am a post graduate mechanical engineer. I want to practice projects in pro engineer in solid modelling related to machines i am in need of 2d drawing of machines

www.frotime.com - lots of examples and free tutorials...


Doing a report on a Scientist born in the 1870's. I need a birth certifiate sample to use as guidelines.


I'm just curious to see what other people believe. I myself am a Christian and I believe that God will always love you no matter what you do. He is always willing to forgive.

I am in total agreement with you.  If you ever want Biblical proof of God's abiding love, just recall Jesus' parable of The Prodigal Son.  Each one of us is the Son, and God is the father.  All God wants us to do is come home, and all will be forgiven.  It's what Jesus died for--payment for the sins of the world for all time.


Every since i move downsouth i can't save money like i use to when i was living in NJ. I was renting in NJ, but now I own my new house downsouth i can't keep $200 dollars in my pocket no more. I'm also trying to get my own business too. I need a new car, cable,some new clothes,and a new job. (can you please help me somebody)

Define your net worth before you define what you want.  Certain things are needed (rent; food; gas; insurance (auto/home/healthcare).  Any financial affidavit will help you to define your expenses and you will MOST certainly be able to decide what to cut out of your budget.  Keep in mind when filling it out that your monthly expenses should be multiplied by 12 and THEN devided by 52.  What you spend a week will shock you!  Once you've figured that out - link up your checking account to ING Direct to start saving - even if it's only 25/pay period (have it direct deposited) current interest rate is 3.75% (can't beat it!)  Good luck...\n\nPS - Out of work since 10/05 (NO money coming in - not even unemployment (not eligible) single mom of 3 (1-college 2-daycare) (no child support - yet) and if I can do it - you most certainly can!)


I don't want to use the word "resolutions," but what about goals, expectations, etc.

Expectations, lots of them, unfortunately most are gloom and doom. There is a forecasted famine in Ethiopia to rival the one in the 90s, they say some 60 to 80 thousand poor souls will starve to death this year in Ethiopia alone!  And if the weather continues globally as it has been going, there will be another 1 to 2.5 million poor souls, killed by hurricanes, floods etc. etc. and another 4 million left homeless, ,   now here in the USA, we have allowed CEO's and Politicians, to ship over 42% of all manufacturing jobs and telecommunication jobs to either India or China, forcing our national production rate down, making us more and more a third world country, we have filled our colleges with students from other countries, due to we can not afford them ourselves. BUT the world expects us, the workers of america to be able to live and feed the rest of the world.  God help us all!!!!


I don't want to be caught. I love my wife, but need excitement. She's religous, very straight shooting. I've been wild and free, kinda a Dharma & Greg switch. Can I do this and find happiness, or am I going to be miserable? I've never cheated, but have thought a lot about it. I have had two chances in our five years of marriage, but I've always backed out.

In my opinion, yes. What happened to those vows you made? The only way it is not horrible is if you talk to her about it and possibly "swing" with others and are agreed on all of the boundaries.


I study Tai Chi, and if you are loking for one that does not hurt anyone then I would suggest looking into it. It is great for body, mind and self defence.\n\nI know it is not on your list, so sorry if you mean just from those four!


if there is any single men out there that want me e-mail address it is tupac_lover_00@yahoo.com

I think a clue could be with your username. It kind of indicates that you like the "bad boy" type. The majority of those are not going to treat you well. Guys like myself are good guys who the bad boys don't have the guts to mess with. You need to find one of those...We always treat our women extremely well and you have all the fun with none of the drama...Lol.  ;)


Use any Civil Engineering Professor from structural Design background

Okay here's how it goes!\n\nIts been three months and your question is just sitting here for someone to come along and say pick the first answer or why havn't you picked it yet. \n\nI spent all morning voting for answers that were 3 months old and all of them had something like that. \n\nIf you pick the answer yourself you'll get 3 pts back instead of 2. But if you vote you only get 2 pts back and the best possible answer probably won't get credit because they've long forgotten about it.\n\nO yeah' Go Raiders!!! *RZ*\n\nP.s "I don't agree with going around not seriously answering these questions but if I don't someone else will." \n\nO yeah if the above answers suck, delete your question or pick me! :) J/k I'd ask it again and don't let it get this old.~


I get sick and tired of having ads expand when I roll over the ad with my mouse mistakenly. I hope someone knows a way of stopping this.

If you use Firefox you can install Greasemonkey, an extension which allows users to customize webpages on the user's side.  There are many premade user scripts out there including one that will stop the Intellitext ads (the type that popup ads when you mouseover) you are speaking of (I believe these are the ones you are talking about...).\n\nMozilla Firefox:\nhttp://www.mozilla.com/firefox/\n\nGreasemonkey:\nhttp://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/\n\nScripts for Greasemonkey:\nhttp://userscripts.org/\n\nIntellitext disabler:\nhttp://userscripts.org/scripts/show/852


i have a friend that is out on bail, waiting on an appeal. he got arrested for public toxication, which in tennesse is a citation. all he had to do was 12 hours then got released. he was wondering if he could have his bond revoked? he does have to go to court for the citation which normal is just a fine here.

As usual with legal-related questions on Yahoo! Answers, far too little information exists to answer the question adequately.  Your friend should have received a bond report that stipulated the conditions of his bond.  It may have designated that arrest would result in forfeiture of the bond.  If you consult the bond report he received, or if you contact the court where the bond was issued (in whichever city, county, or state it was, which you did not specify), then the court will be able to tell you the conditions of the bond.


Easy: Ask her about herself, her friends, her interests, her family, etc. Nothing too personal (that might seem scary), just enough to let her know you care. Plus it takes pressure off you, since you don't have to do all the talking, and women love a good listener.


So far I've only had one answer. One pathetic answer. Can someone just do me a favour? I really need help. \n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aiz5Bzp.OahsAK6OWtKEMCzsy6IX?qid=1005121600804/\n\nI'm not really sure if this link works. That question is under Love & Romance > Friends & Family. titled Please give me some advice...?\n\nSorry for posting here. =___=

not really, why are you even asking this question? if you stopped IMing him a few months ago, then i would just leave it at that, just block him and dont sweat it or dont SMS him or whatever. you might not think so, but if he was into you before, he still is, he will always be trying to steer you that way, i wouldnt even give it a 2nd thought about not talkin with him anymore


I have been trying to get my finances back in order after losing my job a few years ago.I would like to stop renting apartments and buy a house for my family. My credit is bad but I'm trying to repair it. It will be 5 to 6 years before my crdit is back in good standing. Will I have to wait that long before I can buy a house?

If you have paid every bill on time for a year, and you have not had a bankruptcy in the past 7 years, then your credit report will show that.  If you have 2 years of paying EVERY bill on time, then you should be in good shape to get a loan.\n\nOf course, your credit score will rise the longer the time period of timely payments.  Don't miss a SINGLE ONE, though, for the next twelve months, and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at the loan possibilities.


If you happen to fall in love with a woman who's already married, has children, has a happy family, but yet enjoy the time so much with you, how would you treat her?

you need to be nice but start distancing yourself from her before you hurt her marrage.


All the objects in the Milky Way Galaxy orbit their common center of mass, called the Galactic Center. It includes the constellations Sagittarius, Scorpius, Ophiuchus and Scutum. For a great link that gives you a lot of specifics, including a map of the center check the sources below.


I am looking at a fluid trainer, a CycleOps Fluid2, or a Mag trainer, but don't know the real difference between the two. I'd like to get some comment or opinions ob various brands out there as well.

I went through this exercise last winter, and actually decided to go with Kreitler Dyno-Lyte rollers. The reason is that rollers require you to learn balance. Having better balance makes you a more fluid cyclist, a better bike handler, and you'll be able to ride a line as straight as anyone. Plus, it's not nearly as boring as being tethered by your back wheel!\n\nMy general feeling is that I felt like a trainer would make me lazier overall, even if I were gaining strength.\n\nThe only downside for me is that rollers will wear out your back tire by the end of winter.  Hardly an issue though, because the road would do the same.


looking for info on spent, weaponized DU.

James's answer about the amounts you would need to inhale/absorb are correct, but I would disagree with his "rare" statement.  A lot of depleted Uranium is used by the military in armour piercing rounds as it is about 10 to 100 times denser than lead.\n\nUnfortunately its use is hazardous and exposes the operators and the target to highly absorbable vapourised and finely powdered depleted Uranium.  This has been linked with Gulf war syndrome in our troops from both Gulf wars where a lot of armour piercing  ammuntion was fired.  The effects on the target are unknown, and we should be watching for signs of radiation sickness in the Iraqi population and rise in birth defects etc as this toxic material builds up in the population.


I want to use TV screen alongwith computer monitor.

First, you need a video card that has a s-video connection. If you do indeed have that - shut down the computer and connect the s-video cable to the s-video out on your video card (on the computer - that will be where the monitor plugs in) and the other end to the s-video in on the TV. Start back up and you should be in business.


can you get free packaging tape anywhere? or other free shipping supplies..if so where?

I don't know of any places that give out free tape, but besides getting boxes from the USPS, if you have an ebay account you can also get free boxes this way http://ebaysupplies.usps.com/


i mean, we all kno about spanish, french, ect., but come on....i mean, there's probably thousands! but hav u ever wondered how many? and no, i'm not talkin about ones from the past too, just ones still used 2day.

I found this answer at the website below....I hope this helps....it certainly suprised me!\n\nLinguists estimate that there are anywhere from 4,000 to more than 10,000 distinct languages still spoken! Many linguists give a figure of 6,000-7,000, more or less following the lead of the reference work: (Ethnologue languages of the world).  The 14th edition came out in November 2000.\n\nHowever, many Sign languages (see entry SIGN LANGUAGES) have been omitted from these counts (the Ethnologue lists 103) — ((see the 2nd link below)).\n\nSo, the actual number of languages is much larger and could even be twice that high! \n\nWOW!\n:)\nPeace


We've gotten light to move pretty quickly, but physical objects are the problem.


Well, let me explain! WE look like dorks, it doesnt make us smarted, and they are the worst things on the planet and face of the pluto!!! DANG FEES!

school systems think it's a good idea beacause they think it's a new idea and that's good enough for them... wrong! i first heard about these uniforms by reading old 1930's news reels, of course it was a little difficult to understand because the narration was in german. -george carlin\n\nschool uniforms make kids uncomfortable and that makes for a bad learning environment and high tension among the students


i have a girlfriend and she asked me why why i care about her but i couldnt get words out to describe it

From my personal experience, Tell the girl straight out what you feel for her and see her reaction. It can go 2 ways, you catch her of gard and she just blow it off. Or she'll be surprised and responde to u. Either way you win. If she isn't interested you'll know for sure. If she is interested well, need i say more. \n\nDon't let an opportunity like this go by. I did and it hurts me every time i see this girl with her boyfriend. I always think to myself. Damn that could have bein me. Don't make the same mistakes i did.\n\nRemember it won't kill u to put yourself on the line for this girl. The worst thing that could happen is that she will say no. And from now on learn to accept the word no. Because life has many no's before you start getting yes from people. \n\nTrust me.


Make a website and write some interesting articles then put some advertisements on the pages. Then you can earn much money. Use google adsense or Yahoo ads (if you are a US user)\n\nI have never seen a better way to earn money than this way.\n\nI already earn about 1200$ every month like this.\nBelieve me..


I have seen a pattern on this subject.\nwhen girls are treated bad by their bf/husband they seem to love that more and on the other hand when a guy treats them nice and good they treat the guy like S***t

because all girls follow the patterns set by their fathers\n\nIf their father treated their mother badly, they see that as "love" where it is really bad attention


What does it mean?  Is it a term from economics?

The "elasticity of money" is a term from economics that was developed by James Tobin and William Baumol in the 1950s.  It was the first attempt to formalize the analysis of the effect of the money supply on the economy and spawned an entire field of economic theory called monetary theory.  People had begun to realize that the Great Depression was caused in part by what we now refer to as "tight monetary policy" by the federal reserve.  The basic idea was, if it is expensive to hold cash (i.e., if short-term interest rates are high, for example), then people will hold less cash.  Less cash, less spending.  Less spending, slower economy.\n\nTechnically, what we think of as the "money supply" (ie the total amount of cash and cash equivalents held by people and businesses) is really the intersection of the money supply curve and the money demand curve, just like everything else in economics.  \n\nTobin and Baumol developed a mathematical model to describe the demand for money.  Back in the 1950s, when savings accounts paid interest, checking accounts didnt pay interest, and you had to go to the bank to take money out or move it from savings to checking, they reasoned that people's desire to hold cash (i.e. the "demand" for money) would be based on (1) the amount of money you plan to spend (the more you spend, the more cash you carry, all else being equal); (2) short term interest rates (if short term interest rates are high, you'll tend to leave more money in the bank and carry less cash, all else being equal); and (3) what Tobin quaintly called "shoe leather costs" -- the pain in the neck factor of going to the bank to withdraw cash.\n\nIn other words, if interest rates are close to zero, then there's no real incentive to leave money in a savings account; everyone will just put it in a checking account (considered a "cash equivalent") or carry cash.  If interest rates are high, people have an incentive to leave money in their savings account.  But then they have to go to the bank whenever they want to spend it, which is a pain in the neck.  Their conclusion was that people will optimize the amount of money they carry (or leave in their checking account) based on a rational balancing of the interest they'd earn vs. the amount they want to spend and how money times they want to go to the bank each month.  \n\nThe "elasticity of the demand for money" (or just the elasticity of money) is Tobin and Baumol's measurement of how much each of these factors affects the overall demand for money.  For example, \n- if interest rates double, then the demand for money will be half of what it otherwise would be.  Higher interest rates = lower demand.  The "elasticity of money with respect to interest rates" = the change in money supply caused by a change in interest rates.\n- if people spend more, then the demand for money will be higher.  The elasticity of money with respect to GDP (total spending in the economy) = the change in the money supply caused by a change in GDP.\n- if the costs of going to the bank decrease, then people will carry less money and the demand for money will be lower.  The elasticity of money with respect to "shoe leather costs" = the change in the money supply caused by a change in the cost of "going to the bank".  Note that it might seem strange to think of the "cost" of going to the bank, but realize that since their original article was written, the "cost of going to the bank" has decreased radically.  Credit cards, debit cards, interest-bearing checking accounts, online banking & ATM machines have made it virtually "free" to go to the bank -- nowadays, most people have their money in interest bearing checking accounts all the time, and can transfer money between savings, checking and cash with very little effort, and dont even use cash to pay for most purchases.  As a r


Basically, is there a way to find out if those "really cheap" websites that no one has ever heard of are safe to buy from? is the product you buy the real thing? Are you safe from id theft?

That is certainly a danger.  Fraud is a serious problem and Internet crime is one of the fastest growing crimes out there.\n\nEven if you do recognize the name of the company, they could be "phishing" which simply means using a domain name that resembles that of the company but is different from the real one via:  a common misspelling, an extra/missing hypen in the domain name, etc.\n\nMoreover, crooks like to trick you by making your status bar show something else than the actual URL when you hover over the link, and then change it in the address bar upon your arrival.  Yes, they can do that, unfortunately.  Web browsers seem to have been created by people who think that people do not lie, cheat, or steal - or that such people do not use the web.\n\nThat being said, there are a few things you can do.\n\nLook at online consumer opinions sites.  One example is the epinions.com web site and there are probably others now too.\n\nYou can go to your library, and see if the company has a Dunn & Bradstreet (D&B) entry.  Go to reference section or microfilm/computer area of your local library to check this out. If you get stuck, ask a librarian or someone at the reference desk for help.\n\nIf you click on the order or the registration page, they should go into SSL mode.  At that point, any decent browser will let you check the credentials of the site.  Usually they call it the site certificate or something like that.  Look for that.  If they don't use SSL - hoo boy, do you really want to use their site even if they _are_ who they say they are?\n\nYou want to make sure the cert is good -  not expired, and that it is signed by someone you trust, like Verisign.  It's not an iron-clad garranty they are who they say they are, but it is something.  At least they have claimed it, and the claim has probably not been revoked - not if the cert is still valid and signed by a good/respectable CA.  I am presuming that if they scam a bunch of people and are using SSL, someone will gripe to Verisign or whomever.\n\nYou can minimize your risks, if you are unsure, by buying their merchandise from someone you already trust and do business with online.  For instance, Amazon.  They have been around for a decade and carry a huge variety of products.\n\nAlso, you can use payment intermediaries with some sites.  Like, I just now notice that Apple's iTMS web site says at this moment that if you buy an iTunes gift certificate with PayPal, you get up to 25 Free Songs.  PayPal is pretty popular.  Lots though not most web sites accept payment via Paypal. In some ways, maybe most ways, it is more secure than your credit card.  That is that the worst you can probably be out is the amount of the purchase.  They don't ever actually get to see your credit card when you use PayPal, I think.\n\nIt is a somewhat unstrustworthy world out there.  In some countries/cultures and neighborhoods, it is deemed perfectly acceptable to rip somebody off.  It is a big status symbol thing.  Obviously, law enforcement is lax/lacking in these areas.\n\nCredit card fraud is a huge problem, costing billions of dollars per year.  Be safe, protect yours.


What's the easiest way to pull statistics out of one XML file and push them into another?

That depends on what problem you're trying to solve.  If you're trying to extract information from XML then using the DOM with XPath is the better choice (especially if you're extracting it into objects in memory such as a collection).  If you're trying to change one version of XML into another version of XML then XSLT is the better choice of the two.   They're not exclusive technologies, they have some overlap in functionality depending on how you use them, but they're intended to solve different problems.\n\nFor pulling statistics out of an XML file, if you're doing some calculations or summary or something and then outputting the results as XML then probably XSLT is the better and more efficient choice.


Back in Highscool I met this guy and we became good friends. He was my best male friend. I even came to him whenever I had man problems. But after a year or so he started to like me but I had found it best for us to remain friends. So I continued on with my dating and I started to realize he was pushing me away. We wouldn't talk as much and if anything we would have stupid arguements. Our friendship slowly faded. We both graduated out of Highshcool without barely even speeking. It's been about four years and I always think about him and how things would have been if I tried to work it out with him. But now I have no real way to contact him. I tried him through classmates.com but I get no responce. What should I do?

That classmates.com really works I just went out with my high school sweetheart we hadn't seen each other in almost ten years!!!!!!!


I am a U.S. citizen and my wife is an international student who is currently studying in the U.S.   What paperwork do I need to file and how much do I have to pay to the CIS? \n\nCan she apply for a work permit too?\n\nYour help is greatly appreciated

Since you are married, you will be filing an adjustment of status (form I-485, $325 fee) (also you will file an affidavit of support, form I-864, $70 fee), which is the path to conditional permanent residency for your wife. It does not matter that your wife is a student or not.\n\nOnce she gains conditional permanent residency, she will have legal presence and will automatically have the ability to work. \n\nHowever, if she wants to work before gaining permanent residency, there is a process to apply for an earlier Employment Authorization Document.


ok her's the thing...i told someone that i liked them and he said that things wouldnt change between us but things have changed...im not sure if they changed for the better worse but i dont know what to do...should i talk to him or what???\n\nP.S. he has a girlfriend

Don't mess with things if he has a girlfriend. If he's starting to get feelings for you, then he'll break up with her and start persuing a relationship with you. If you find it hard not to flirt with him, then focus on your other friends and give yourself some space from him. If you like him, you shouldn't want to interfere with his happiness. Don't try to talk about it with him, just see how things unfold.


The above q is in response to a newspaper article in the sacramento bee on some high school hackers.

as far as I know it is not illegal to possess, but I believe the answer is that a pringles can, especially lined with foil, can be used as a sort of antenna to pick up wireless network signals and piggyback off of someone else's connection...it's not so much "hacking" because these wireless networks are usually unsecured; the pringles can just makes it easier to receive a signal.


I am a friggin' genious and should be allowed to answer every question don't you think?


Must the shirt be white?  This would be a non denominational wake.

Any subdue color would work. As long as it is not hot pink, I think you would be fine. I have even been to a wake where the body had fannel shirt on. As I said as long as it is not flashy any color would be fine.


I would like for someone to check into this possible scam, to protect everyone. I am not very familiar with who to contact and how to go about it. The person of this NatWestBank even called me, their from the UK and has a strong Nigerian accent. Their emails and notifications of the won lottery are very persuading, however their asking for over 2, 000 to transfer funds from UK accounts and $ to US accounts and money. I was even provided with an online account number. yahoo should also be aware that their using the domain name as a cover to rip people off.  vb

The famous 419 scam.  You should google this scam.  It's been around for years.  And yes, they even call you.  Crazy people if you ask me.