I am funny and that is proclaimed by my homies and associates. I love to laugh and I think that taking the first step in being a standup comedian is unattainable!

First off, be current on any and all info in the news, around town, in the media, etc. Look for the irony in things, stories, comments or anything. Look at everything in and about life from many different perspectives and capitolize on the humor in it. Once you get enough material then work on your presentation and delivery. If you are comfortable with that then next try it out in a club on open mike night. Good luck!


Someone lied to police leading me getting summons in NYC. The summons were dismissed by the judge. This liar is employed by the government working at a public school. Will he got fired if I give all details of the lies and manipulation to NYC mayor Bloomberg and his school president?

He should but whether he will is a different story. You might want to hire a lawyer for this one and sue for damages. No money for a lawyer? Call the State Bar Association and ask them to recommend someone who will work pro bono (for free) or for a part of the settlement (you can negotiate what percentage the lawyer gets ahead of time). Also, in NYS the BAR has a program where many of the enrolled lawyers will give 1 time advice for a $25 fee. Good luck.


Stewy the baby is one of the funnier characters but who really understand his spoken words? It appears that only Brian the Dog truly converses with him.

They can understand him. I've seen a couple of episodes wherein people can understand him besides Brian. Like the episode where he impersonated the headcheerleader and started the chant...the crowd followed his chant.


i puchased a first home in 2005 for my primary residence. I did not pay points on my loan, but friend says i can still deduct poinst upto 2% of loan value!

you can file whatever you want. you just have to be able to prove it if you get audited. Thing is, if you didn't pay points, why do you think you can deduct it from your taxes? if you don't have a home office, why do you think you can deduct home office space? If it's not there, it's not there. But reporting incorrectly is your choice.


not specific places, just what type of landscapes, enviroments, etc.

I would suggest locating wind turbines on out of service off shore oil platforms.


Please I asked that question because I would like to know how can write and speak English as my mother tongue.

If you listen to an english tape or radio station as you are going to sleep.  You will learn subconsciously.\n\nI'm not saying you will speak fluent english straight away but it certainly helps the learning process.  You will find yourself understanding more words and sentences with greater ease


i've just seen psycho 4 and they left it wide open for a new generation of psycho's. did anyone hear why a 5th was never made?

No but I would love to see Mr.Bates come back again.


people,I loved this girl so much and I could tell she liked me too but when i tried to tell her she just denied everything,said there is nothing.im not myself now despite this happening a long time ago.someone please help me.

I feel u i really do , hav jus cum out of a 7 mth relationship 2 wks ago iluved him but he had feelings 4 me but not luv. It hurts and only wen u accept it will u move on.I have now accepted this and dispite still being deaply hurt i am gettin on wi my life , do not contact this girl u will make a fool of yourself like i did, 1 day u will meet some1 who is right 4 u and so will i.Rejection knoks any1 down but u hav 2 get bk u GOOD LUCK STAY STRONG


I was polite enough to offer to let her be my girlfriend instead.

Don't worry about it.  Lots of folks are rude these days.  Email me about a pastor I know; wow have I got stories to tell.


could be dreams too... or reoccuring symbols/themes. thanks xoxo

i used to always dream i was walking down this hallway and everything was in shades of blue, anyways im walking down the hall and all the windows r shattered and the wood is creaking, then i turn right and theres a staircase with this scary looking girl holding a present and id jump from the top of stairs down and id wake up yelling.


Pls i feel very shy to say this, but i just have to bcos i dont want to miss this opportunity. I hav prepared so much for the SAT 1 examination. The person who was supposed to help me for the registration and pay couldnt make it. Please save me out of this. I will appreciate it if someone here can do the payment and registration for me online. Pls help me and im promising you that i will do well in the examination. My mail address is tasiubankole@yahoo.com. I will be ready to give u all my information necessary to make the registration online. Dont let my hope to be dashed. Im looking foward to hearing from someone.\nthank You.\nMichael

Yes, right! and how much will you pay us if we jump from the Brooklyn bridge?


I really not big on rather you doin some other girl I just want to work on the relation ship and if the relationship is good then you wouldn't want another girl anyway.


all of a sudden my yahoo email is posting everything to my inbox. i getting hundreds of garbage emails a day. previously this went into the junk file where i could delte them all. i have changed nothing. how can i return to the ol,d system

im not sure but perhaps the spamguard is deactivated\n\ncheck it and activate it if you need to


I cannot see Al Gore running for President in the future.

Forget Al Gore.\n\nAfter the 2000 election and the comments he has made since then, there is no way the DNC is going to nominate him.


I only want feedback from habitual marijuana users. I am especially interested in anyone who used to smoke a lot, but has quit alltogether, or vice versa. Tell me how you think it affects/affected your life, overall. You can also tell me a very very funny story for 10 points.

I have smoked for years and I would say the only side effect to quitting has been moodiness and irritability.  I was really cranky and upset for about two weeks.  But now that I don't smoke I definately feel better.  I think my only funny stories are just being paraniod.  Walking into a store and feeling like everyone knows you are high.  \nI think while smoking I was happy and peaceful.  Nothing bothered me at all.  But when I wanted to smoke or I hadn't for a day or so, I had a short temper.


since the 8th grade i've had a thing for teachers. i am in college now and it's getting worse now that i know men are attracted to me and if i really wanted to, i could "get them". i wonder why this is, there are no teachers in my family, i hated my teachers in HS (w/ their power trips and all).\nanyone w/ knowledge in psychiatry, help me out!\n(btw, i do not like being controlled)


I like 2 meet new people. here is my email adreess Gurluvspink@yahoo.com . Just email me and we could become friends.


have you been arrested? then you do, if not then no


From which country is he played & what is he doing position now ?

Gary Lineker of England was the leading goal scorer (Golden Boot award) with 6, but Diego Maradona of Argentina was named the best player (Golden Ball award)


Hitting blanks on the internet any help greatly appreciated, for an assignment.Unless you want to know about cats!!!!

I've never heard the term "flame point" specifically.  I'm assuming it's the same as the flash point.  The flash point is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of a fuel is high enough to be ignited when in atmospheric air.  Gasoline has a flash point of -40 deg, so there is enough gasoline vapor to be ignitable at any temperature above that.  Diesel fuel has a flash point of well over 100 deg F, meaning that there is not enough Diesel vapor to be ignitable at room temperature.


I have a full time job that I somewhat enjoy.  I have 2 beautiful kids, a nice house, and a good man, but I am just always bored!  I got to party when I was younger, but I still feel like something is missing....anyone else in a rut like I am???

I felt exactly like that after I had accomplished the "expected minimum criteria" of an outfacing happy life; the house, the family, the good job, etc.  \n\nI decided to tackle the things I wanted to do in this life, regardless of what people expected from me.  I went to an opera last summer and realized the best part of the opera was watching the violins.  So, I decided to take violin lessons!  Now I'm a middle-aged violin student walking right into my teacher behind the kids!  I don't care, it makes me happy and entertains me.\n\nDo what you want to do now, don't let anything stop you.


a) express the area A as a function of the width x of the rectangle.\nb) what is the 'real world' domain of A?\nc) what is the vertext of A(x)?\nd) what is the maximum area the farmer can enclose?\nplease show work (the steps taken)

Part a)\n\nx = width\ny = length\n2x + 2y = 1000, so y = 500 - x\n\nA = xy = x(500 - x) = 500x - x^2\n\nb)  x should be positive (and small enough to fit the plot of land that he is planting the garden in)\n\nc)  If one corner is at the coordinates (0,0), the opposite corner is at (x,y) as defined above.\n\nd)  A = 500x - x^2\n\nCalculus Solution:\n\ndA/dx = 500 - 2x\nWhen 500 - 2x = 0, the area is a maximum.  Here, x = 250 and y = 250, so the maximum area is 62,500 square yards.\n\nNon-calculus Solution:\n\nGraph the equation A = 500x - x^2.  You can see that the parabola crosses the x-axis at x = 0 and at x = 500.  By symmetry, you know that the peak of the parabola must be half-way between 0 and 500 at x = 250.  When x = 250, A = 62,500, which is the maximum area.


the irs kept $700. of my income tax monies a few years ago, stating that I had underpaid, only later to discover they owed me. Now I can't prove this and as of yet they have not refunded it to me. I have since, during a move, lost all records of this.  Where do I go to find out what is owed?

i used this and found 127.00 owed to me (state treasury) add your state name.


urea recycling in renal physiology , i want more detailed information about that recycling in humans?

Normal metabolism produces Ammonia within the body, which is toxic.  This Ammonia must be neutralized.  One of the ways the human body does this is the production of urea or uric acid in the liver.  Excess amino acids are also turned into Urea within the body.\n\nIf an excess of Uric acid occurs in the body ( Eating the wrong foods, kidney malfunction ), a condition called GOUT occurs...VERY painful joints and cartilage...


i was jast ceacking my email and i see this i love soccer i don't now how i am going to wine i have never been the world cap this is one off may dream come threo if i win pleas help me if now make may dream hapen thank you andualem felate

The last world cup was won by Brazil. They won against Germany and the score was 2-0


A month ago, I caught my fiance dating another guy, I almost killed myself because of the pain that I felt. After I was hospitalized, I still feel that I love her so much and the only person who understands what I feel right now is our friend priest who is also counselling me regarding this. We continued our engagement until now but we kept it as a secret to my family because they really don't want her back in my life gain. I gave her a chance for the reason that I really saw her sincerity to me when she said sorry and promised to prove it to me and my family that she will never do that again... She also admits that its all her fault... I also forgave her because I really love her so much, and she feels the same way too... Are we wrong because we love each other so much? How can we open this up to my family?

Just be honest with yourself and your family.  If you truly love her AND you honestly believe she will never do it again...then just tell your family.  Let them know how much you care about her and if they love and trust you, they should accept her.


I'm 68.7inch and I'm 83lb.my waist size is 20inch and my hipsize is 15inch.I'm vegetarian too!! what can i do?

Eat a lot of proteins and do push ups.  Every night set a goal of a number of push up (32 Army minimum) and once you reach it do one more than the night before.\n\nhttp://www.bodybuilding.com


how can i buy concert before they go on sale


A virus needs to be able to enter the cell in some form or fashion. An e.coil phage will inject its genetic material into the bacterial cell. For animal viruses, many times the virus will fuse with the host cell and enter that way. Once a virus; more importantly the viral DNA is inside the cell, replication is achieved when the viral DNA can be replicated using the host cells organelles. Inside the cell it is a race for the Viral DNA to be replicated before the cells defenses realize there is material in the cell that doesn't belong. Once the viral DNA is replicated, that DNA is taken to the ribosomes where viral proteins are made, and those proteins will eventually be put together to make a new virus.


magnetic flux=BAcosx emf=-n(change in magnetic flux)/(change in time) B=(4*3.14*10^-7)I/(2*3.14*r)

You already have B.  Calculate A from the dimensions given.  This will give you the flux.  Divide that by area of a circle of radius 2 cm to get your answer.\n\nAlso, I don't know if this will help, but there's a specific equation for the magnetic field of a solenoid:  B(solenoid) = (MUo)(N1/l)(I)  [MU=the Greek letter that looks like an M, and o is a subscript zero]  That last character is a capital I and the one before that is a small L.


i play a game that requires yes or no answers and "barenaked ladies" is one of the catagories ... im thinking it may be a band group but i still dont know ...

And I quote,\n\n"Barenaked Ladies (often abbreviated BNL) is a Canadian alternative rock band currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Steven Page, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart, and formerly Andy Creeggan. They formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto, and are best known for their hit singles, One Week, Pinch Me, If I Had $1000000 and Brian Wilson, and for their light-hearted and comedic performance style."


especially convicted drink drivers from last year

Check the local newspapers. Call the local magistrate court and ask. It is public record.


You can edit this into the other question you asked, but it is not his way to show you he loves you.  It is his way to show you how immature and how unable he is to deal with situations or problems.  You need to leave him, youa re already making excuses for him and that is not good.  He will only get worse and you do not deserve that.


The movement of your legs from point A to B.

yeah run monday through thrusday for my track meets also for the cross country season it's tiring but fun at the same time.


he has been winning all the matches for them , this year...

Australia is a great team..\nIf not ponting there will be somebody else to rise up to the\nsituation\nAustralia is not a one man army depending on Ponting...\n\n\n... I am Indian


Kevin James was the star of King of Queens.

Everybody Loves Raymond. He was Raymond's friend and neighbor


laptops are cheaper outside India, believe me... But when you are asking someone to get one for you, make sure he removes the box and everything so that when questioned, he can answer that it is his own laptop and is taking along with him as he has some work with it... by doing it this way, the laptop reaches you without any duty on it...


Im going to be graduating college in a month with a fiance degree. I am job hunting and have no work experience in the finance field. I'm working on my resume and besides working as a waiter and a consultant for an ebay drop of company, I'm also an ebay powerseller. Should I put that on my resume, or would employers look at it as a joke?

First of all, I think that is a great question to ask. I am sure there are many others that are curious about the same thing. My opinion is that I am sure there are some employers that would see it as irrelevant maybe a few will see it as a joke.  But eBay has a huge presence in our lives these days and is pretty much commonplace in this day and age. Like another person said, it shows independence, which I totally agree with. It also shows that you can stick to a task for a long period of time, which not everyone can do. It is not easy to be a Powerseller, props to you for attaining it. Use it, you earned it. But like some else said, be careful NOT to just put you are an “eBay Powerseller”, you need to add a description to what that means. Put as much detail about your eBay achievements as you can, without being too wordy. So ABSOLUTELY; include that on your resume. Good Luck.


Specifically pink salmon and atlantic halibut, and preferably a physical characteristic - it's for a dichotymous key.

When sport fishermen mention the best of the best, they are talking about Alaska Salmon Fishing. It's pole-busting, reel screaming, line-burning action...angler vs. fish...no-holds-barred, heart-pounding excitement. Alaska fishing is a cut above. \n\n  \n   The productive waters of Seward, Alaska are the place to experience heart pounding Alaska Salmon fishing and Alaska Halibut fishing.  \n \n   \n    In these frigid Alaskan waters, salmon are at their apex. Before your very eyes a school of tenaciously feisty, chrome-bright lunkers can emerge in a flash, under the boat, chasing your bait. Sight-fishing for salmon in saltwater may sound like a dream, but come on, after all this is Alaska fishing at its finest\n\n\n The immense bounty of Alaska's halibut fishery becomes perfectly evident onboard an Alaska Halibut fishing charter. To most fishermen around the world a successful fishing trip is measured by the number of bites, number of hookups, or number of fish that were landed. \n\n    Alaska halibut fishing is a whole different story. Success is measured in pounds.... hundreds of pounds. This may sound like the haul of a commercial long-liner, not the catch of a six-passenger Alaska halibut charter boat. But once in a while, with the confluence of the perfect conditions, every baited hook seems to fall helplessly into the waiting mouth of a large Pacific Halibut. \n\n    Alaska Halibut fishing can quickly turn into controlled pandemonium as hookups test the tackle's strength and the angler's determination. You need a guide who has a lifetime of experience landing huge Alaska halibut to coach you through the fight.


she heard that ,there is type of cream where can help to restore her hymen?!

The only way to restore the Hymen would be surgical methods.  And, truly, there would not be virginty unless the hymen was displaced because of exercise, horse back riding etc.\n\nBut surgery is the ONLY way.


My wife and I have been married for 14 years. A the start we made love very often. We had a child when she was 36. We are both in our late 40's now. But ever since the child was born, sex became scarse. I can't get her to seek medical or psychological help. She has no interest in sex and not willing to satisfy my desires. I have never cheated on her, and I dread what pain divorce will bring to my daughter. Any advice out there?

This is common for long term marriages. After 14 years of being together things get routine. Try to heat things up a little, place Hersey kisses on the bed with rose petals or give her a lap dance. Try to remember what it was that she like about you sexually and being that out again. There could also be medical reasons for the lack of interest in sex. The best thing is to have your daughter spend the night at a friends house, you fix your wife a candle light dinner. Be very honest and tell her in an adult manner without argument about your concerns for your sexual health. Be very understanding and supportive with her and listen to her.


I want to know if there is a way such as a software or method which predicts a football game of european leagues and it's results is the closest result to the real results that would happen in the future.

I dont think so. Soccer is way to unpredictable for that. You never know if a key player could have a bad game or get injured, if a referee is gonna make bad calls, or if a few players break out and impress. \n\nJust trust your instinct on the games.


I'll give you a clue and no more...\n\nIt has to do with the time immediately after WWII when [this country] broke the front lines and entered Berlin first decided [this country] would be divided into [this many] pieces and prevented [these people] people from entering [some part of] Germany. Berlin was similarly divided and because of a special reason there were [these [people] who couldn't get any [something], hence the Berlin Airlifts carried out by [these other people].


The Anti-Federalists opposed the Constitution because they thought (A)it was too much like the Articles of Confederation(B)it would free the slaves(C)the central government it established was too weak(D)the central government it established was too strong.\n\nWhich do you think is the answer.

D. Federalists wanted a strong central government. Anti-Federalists wanted the individual states to have more power than the national government. The Constitution was very pro-federal government. Try reading the Federalist Papers (dry, sure, but fascinating if you take the time). Also check out the History Channel's show "10 Days that Unexpected Changed America" - the episode about Shay's Rebellion.\n\nMoseschung - good answer, except slavery DID concern them long before the Civil War. I'm reading Alexander Hamilton's biography by Ron Chernow, and slavery was a major sticking point between factions from the very beginning of this country.


I'm frustrated with fitness centers that seem to weasel out of giving me membership and initiation fees over the phone. Instead, I have to go to facility and sit with one of those sales reps who'll try to give me a tour and schmooze me. It's the foot-in-the-door game that doesn't work on me so it wastes my time and the sales rep's energy/effort. Is there a way to get around it, or a way to argue that legally, they have to give me the price quote upon my request?\n\nThanks in advance!

It is a good thing for you to see what your getting, but I agree it is a ploy to strong arm you!\n\nI would find the place you like and name drop about the other gyms. Since it is done on commision, I would wait until the end of the month and at the end of the day so you have an advantage because they need to make quotas.Same for buying a car!\n\nYou should ask people what they are paying as they enter and leave the gym to get a feel for the cost. Good luck!


customer uses a declined credit card to hold for a tab and leaves premesis. I have the card. can the police help? what is the minimum info I need to prosecute?

Contact the local police department's fraud section. They will let you know what information you need. If the card was really that person's card, that's all they would need to find the person and prosecute them.


I am a highschool athlete and was wondering if it was safe and legal to consume.

Doesn't creatine naturally occur in our bodies when we eat lots of meat? I think that's correct, and if it is, then the FDA doesn't need to approve it and it obviously safe.\n\nDo a search for it... make sure.


just i want to know what s your opinion about MUSLIMS , i need it for my presentation ....

muslims...ok i dont judje muslims..i am a hindu so yea..and my best friend is a muslim! alot of people think muslims are bad...evil..just because of the war going on in iraq...so when they see a person like at the store with a scarf over their head they think that they are "bad" people...they will often give them a dirty look...or an adult will say to their kids dont look at them or stay away from them...i hate it when people judje muslims...but i think they are just regular people!


I'm looking to take a road trip and rummage up some roadside petrified wood, nothing super large, but big enough to polish the ends or slice and make book ends or some cabochons.  If you know the GPS coordinates, even better!\nThanks!

I'd check river banks, lake shores, and road cuts in the coastal plain.  There was one place near Choke Canyon where the ground was literally covered with petrified wood...


or has anyone heard of Fannie Mae,they also give out loans,what do i have to go to online,how hard is it to get one?

The higher the credit score is....the lower the interest\n\nLower the credit score ........higher the interest goes.\n\nI think the most important is that you have enough money to put down first, have at least 10% and you can get a loan with most anybody!


Audrey Hepburn.  I think Marilyn was controlled by the studios to be what she was.  Audrey was a natural beauty and a talent.


Where can I find the skull caps used by pro/college football players.The kind they wear under their helmets.

spartens sporting goods in beckley or any sport places


i'm going away and don't want my period during my holiday, is ok to continue taking the pill and skip my period?

Yes, it is ok to continue taking active pills and skip a period for special occassions.


I am most interested in hearing from first or second term enlistees (no officers please), who have served or presently serving in Iraq, Afghanistan or other areas associated with this conflict. \n\nSince this can be a very broad topic, I am most interested in what you think the public needs to hear and understand but is not getting from the national news media sources.\n\nPlease state your age, branch of service, and your general military duties in your replies (example: 21, ARMY, Infantryman). Avoid using acronyms in your responses.

25, was active Army, 25F (Network/Switching systems Op/Maint)\nI just exited the service after 6 years and 7 months (was stop loss-ed for my second Iraq tour), and the things I ask someone else that was in Iraq is where they were, what they were doing, and whether or not the local nationals nearby would "misbehave."  The answers to the first and second are always different, the third one is usually yes.\n  One thing I've learned about the news is that the news only exists where the reporters are, and it is only as good as their understanding of the situation.  There were so many things that I've witnessed that the news would mention as side notes, using the phrase "reports of..." because they didn't have anyone there.\n  One thing I've always wanted people back home to be aware of is that the situation is both worse and better than what they hear.  The news only seems to focus on US casualties, but never talks about police forces built, infrastructure repaired, people helped, anything with a positive outcome, etc.  The news also misses the significance of some of the Iraqis targeted by insurgents if no US forces were involved.  During my second deployment, I spent the majority of the time in Mosul, and it never ceased to amaze me how the insurgency would actively target local officials with the same techniques and weapons they'd use for CF (Coalition Forces).  It seemed like incidents were occurring constantly, Iraqi Army being hit with IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices), police were being gunned down, sheiks (who are more or less the equivalent of an alderman here) being assassinated, sometimes with their families.   If you want a good question, consider the amount of times you are quoted the number of US soldiers killed by hostile fire, and wonder how many Iraqis are killed by the insurgency.  Not like those estimations of bystanders killed, but how many have been actively sought out and killed by the insurgency since the start, before you heard the words "sectarian violence" on the news.  That's a question I wish I knew the answer to.\n  I hope that gives you a start of sorts.  Please continue to ask more questions, and you will receive replies.


It is commonly reported that the Conservatives are "Anti Immigration".  Everyone supports Legal Immigration, but not Illegal Alien Border Crossing.

They do. What I don't get is that more than 75% of Americans including LEGAL immigrants knows the difference and the media just ignores it.


the goverment is only by-laws! so why abey them its only s.h.i.t. to make the richer happier

the government is supposed to be the channel to the people from their own country to represent their (the people) voices. and the government is supposesdly to guide the people, to unite them, to serve the people to bring out peace in the world.\n\nbut the government system has been deteriorated nowadays, and like you said, it has helped the rich to be more richer and somehow it tends to lose focus on the objectives of the government system itself. and the poorer gets oppressed now and then.\n\nno government is right in this world. we just have to deal with it and live our life by our own rules at the end of the day.


Little Sally Etticoat\nin a white petticoat\nand a red nose.\nThe longer she stands\nthe shorter she grows.\n\nOld mother twitchet had one eye,\nand a long tail that she let fly.\nWhenever she did squeeze through a gap,\nshe left part of her tail in the trap.\n\nTwo bodies have I, though both join'd in one; \nThe stiller I stand, the faster I run.

These are pretty easy...\n\nA candle is Sally\n\nMother twitchet is a needle and thread\n\nTwo bodies is an hourglass.


i want to know the process of how the food are being digest?

In humans, digestion begins in the mouth where food is chewed with the teeth. The process stimulates exocrine glands in the mouth to release digestive enzymes such as salivary amylase, which aid in the breakdown of food, particularly carbohydrates. Chewing also causes the release of saliva, which helps condense food into a bolus that can be easily passed through the esophagus. The esophagus is about 20 centimeters long. The food is pushed down by a movement called peristalsis, which is the wave-like contraction of smooth muscle tissue characteristic of the digestive system.\nThe food enters the stomach upon passage through the cardiac sphincter. In the stomach, food is churned and thoroughly mixed with a digestive fluid, composed chiefly of hydrochloric acid, and other digestive enzymes to further decompose it chemically for a few hours. As the acidic level changes in the stomach and later parts of the digestive tract, more enzymes are activated or deactivated to extract and process various nutrients.\nAfter being processed in the stomach, food is passed to the small intestine via peristalsis. It passes through the pyloric sphincter and enters the first 10 inches of the small intestine, the duodenum, where it is further mixed with 3 different liquids, which are bile (which helps aid in fat digestion), pancreatic juice (made by the pancreas), and intestinal juice. They also add several enzymes: maltase, lactase and sucrase, to process sugars. (Bile also contains pigments that are by-products of red blood cell destruction in the liver; these bile pigments are eliminated from the body with the feces.) Most nutrient absorption takes place in the small intestine. The nutrients pass through the small intestine's wall, containing small, finger-like structures called villi. The blood, which has absorbed nutrients, is carried away from the small intestine via the hepatic portal vein and goes to the liver for filtering, removal of toxins, and nutrient processing.\nAfter going through the small intestine, the food then goes to the large intestine. The large intestine has 3 parts: the cecum (or pouch that forms the T-junction with the small intestine), the colon, and the rectum. In the large intestine, water is reabsorbed, and the foods that cannot go thorugh the villi such as fiber, can be stored in large intestine. Fiber helps to keep the food moving through the G.I. tract. The food that cannot be broken down is called feces. Feces is stored in the rectum until it is expelled through the anus.\n\n\nIt's long I know, but it's fairly simple words.


G is the generator matrix of[n,k;d] MDS code which has k rows and n columns(k<n), eack k columns are linearly independent. If i have k columns of  this G, it is possible to reconstruct the rest of it.


I am a 14 year old boy and I play baseball. I need a new -3 bat because:\n\n1. It is required this year,\n2. I am 5'9" and weigh 152 lbs,\n3. I have good power.\n4. I need a bat for high school next year.\n\nI don't know what to get, the Easton Stealth or the Rawlings Plasma. I have many questions. Is Liquidmetal really all that great? What should I get, the Stealth's Stiff Flex or Regular flex? Which of the bats hits farther? Does the Plasma dent? Will these bats last me through high school?\n\nThanks for the advice.

hey, thanks for the post on my thing about helping me jump higher, and how does a trampoline help you? please answer i really wanna get better.\n\ni also play baseball in highschool and im a bigger guy, and i swing a 34-31 (in-weight) but my batspeed is not that fast.\n\nthings to do when buying a bat:\ngo to the local sports store, and swing a 30-27, 31-28, 32-29 and a 33-30 to see how fast you can swing the bat.  thats the most important thing because how fast u swing, when u hit the ball the ball will fly off the bat with the speed u swung the bat at, and dont get me wrong but dont get a 29-26 just so u can swing the bat 100000 miles an hour, get a bat that u can use and grow into to use for a couple more years.\n\nit doesnt really matter what bat u get, as long as its a bat that meets standards and also isnt too heavy.  all the bats will do the same thing, its just a matter of how good you are at batting, no bat will make u hit the ball 300 feet if u just make contact.


I need money for college! I've been to Fastweb, Scholarships.com, and any other place you can think of!  I had a 4.0 GPA in high school, graduated as Salutatorian of my class, I did community service, held leadership roles in high school, and I'm an excellent writer.  But when I applied for scholarships from these websites, I heard nothing back from anybody!  I spent hours writing essays, filling out applications, to not even get a reply saying, "you didn't get this scholarship." I would rather hear a no than nothing at all, so I'll at least know that someone read my essay or my application.  So is there any place out there that offers real scholarships? Help! My tuition is nearly $35,000 a year!

Well, did you look into any state specific scholarships? I applied for four in my state. Banks, and local institutions might have scholarships avaliable in your town, too. I'm planning on applying to a few fastweb.com scholarships as well... Not to sound obvious, but did you check when you were supposed to hear back from the organization? Did you turn them in on time? If yes, then there is nothing wrong with calling and say "Hi, I applied for your scholarship ____ number of days/months ago, and was wondering when I should be hearing about that." As long as you don't call obsessively, there's no harm in asking.  Also, if you don't get enough of your financial need met, when the school year starts you can ask the school if there were any unaccepted scholarships/funds/grants that you would be eligible for or to apply for. Make sure you call your school about that $35K sum. Did you file the FAFSA? Is that your EFC? If it is, make sure to ask your school what their policy is on applying scholarships toward the EFC. And lastly, usually the school has scholarship, grant and loan information on their website in the financial aid section. Hope this helps, and good luck!


Did any one see Flav.of Love Reunion . Wasn't N.Y.scicotic or what?It was on Sun. night on VHI.I thuoght it was great Horray For Pumpkin!

I saw the end...which was the funniest part..watching NY make a fool of herself...again. lol


To be good developer and be intellegent to find some good solutions for problems

1. Write a lot of programs. Like everything, practise is essential -- the more, the better.\n2. Strive to understand how and why everything works (or doesn't work). Avoid cut'n'paste solutions.\n3. Learn basics from the bottom up (bits, bytes, and such) and from the top down (high level languages, power tools). At some point top and bottom will meet and you will recognize when that happens. (They may not meet in the middle; it's different for everybody).\n4. Pay attention to details.\n5. Lots of late nights, coffee, cola -- limited social life.


Why not just go through the legal process?

Because that is the path of least resistance.  The easiest way, no need to wait, no need to pay fees or complete applications or pass physical exams.  They are also encouraged to do so by their own governments.


My mother has bone cancer and is receiving kemo. I am studing to be an esthetician and would like to know if my mom can receive facials? I usually give her a soothing facial the day before she gets her treatment. I've been told at school that it's not recommended but I'd like to have other opinions only because she really enjoys it and it's a nice time for her to relax and forget about what's going on. For me it's a little hard to believe that it would hurt her in any ways but then again I'm not an expert.

It shouldn't hurt her.  If she were receiving radiation then it could interfere with the penetration if anything was left on the skin or the skin could become irritated from the facial after treatment.  With chemo it shouldn't hurt anything.  The more relaxed (less stressed) and healthy the body is the better it can fight cancer.  The relaxation you give your mom with the facial is actually a good thing.  Even with massages, the NCS, recommends them as it boosts the immune system.  \n\nI think alot of the different teaching schools are just being overly cautious in recommendations.  It used to be where they thought massage could spread cancer, but it doesn't.


my friend is copying her girlfriends homework and giving the girlfriend answers to the homework both could get kicked out of school if caught should i tell the teacher?

I would just mind your own business. Why would you want them both to get kicked out of school??? If it bothers you soooo much, talk to your friend. You're not involved so I woundn't get involved in the issue.


The Grudge\nThe Texas Chainsaw massacre - remake (way better than the original)


I need the lyrics so I can sing the song speak to me at church.

Speak To Me- Mary Mary lyrics\n\n[hook] \nSpeak to me, lord \nSpeak a word of life \nThat i might hear \nWhat thus sayeth oh god \nIt's the still small voice \nThat i wait for so \nSpeak to me lord \n\n[hook] \n\n[verse 2] \nWhether it be loud and clear \nOr still and small \nWhether it be much \nOr short and simple \nWhatever it may be just as long as you \nSpeak to me lord


Cause and effects of test anxiety and reducing it.

here are some web sites that I found by googling test anxiety, and there were a LOT more.  Apparently a very common problem!  I'm weird, I almost always loved taking tests!


Bibliography\n1.Brooks, David.2003, 28 August” Does Orwell Matter.” Weekly\nStandard.2004. Hoover Institutions.28, April 2003.\nhttp://www.uncommonknowleddge.org/800/802.html\n2.Dick K. Phillip. George Orwell was Wrong” April 1996\nhttp://www.spectacle.org/496/Orwell.html\n3.Dyer Gwynne. 3 June 2003. New Zealand Herald 3 June 2003\nhttp://www.netcharles.com/orwell/articles/col-dyer.html\n4.Long Lazarus. 2nd 2003. http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=205\n5.  Orwell, George.1984, New York and Scarborough, Ontario: New                                                   American Library, 1949.


Another senior class has the same motto as my class and it seems strange to me. I thought each individual senior class was suppose to be different. Even though we are graduating in the same year shouldn't each school be different. The motto is "The past is our heritage, the presents is our responsibility, the future is our challenge"

Try making your students act out the motto. Make it happen. Let people see you are living testimonies of such a saying. That will surely make the difference between you and them using the same adage. Good luck!


I am a young bride, and totally in love with a wonderful man who treats me well, and loves me very much.  I was just wondering if anyone could give me some advice about being a young bride and such. Thanks :)

expect a lot of adjustments...stop thinking about yourself anymore....and remember...communication is a must!! in your lifetime together not just at the beginning...\n\nfrom what you said..you're lucky enough to know that you are marrying a wonderful man..\n\nbest wishes...cheers!!


What was its time period, location, what about its founding? What were its major cities, leaders, government, religion, what was trade like, achievments, and when and why did it decline?\n\nThanks for the answers ~I really appreciate it~

Found this site for ya. It gives good info!


Ok, I like pickles(if they're included), potatoes, and cranberry sauce. I doubt any of that is healthy, but yet I want to loose 10 lbs, and tone my tummy, thighs, and maybe get my butt back ( cuz even my friends say I dont have a butt ). How do I do this w/o liking fruits and veggies?

excersise go for a walk.and you should try a few veggies theyre good.just start with broccoli and cauliflower with ranch(not  so healthy but you get a taste for it)baby carrots are good.if you have a deficet of 500 calories every week you should lose about 2 lbs a week,any thing more is kind of unhealthy.and have patience and keep to whatever excercises you are doing.the weight didnt go on overnight,dont expect to lose it that fast.


i am thinking about getting a laptop, and was wondering what i need to connect to the internet. if i get a laptop wire built in wireless (wifi) do i still need both a router AND adaptor. i already have a desktop pc, so wanted to share the internet connection. where do u plug the router and where would i put the adaptor?. sorry for sounding silly, but i know nothing about laptops :(

Most laptops have a wireless card built in.  You shouldn't need any further adapters.  If it doesn't have built in wireless (802.11b or 802.11g), then you'll need a PCI card or USB wireless receiver.\n\nWhat are you connecting to?  If you're just going to webcafes, hotels, your office, schoole, etc, you don't need anything further, just connect to the existing wireless network.\n\nIf you're looking to get wireless within your house, you'll need a wireless access point.  This doesn't necessarily need to be a router, but since you want to share our internet connection with your existing desktop, you'll need a hub or router of some sort to allow this.  Fortunately, most wireless access points double as small (4-5 computer) routers.\n\nNote that depending on your ISP, the DSL or cable modem they gave you may already have the wireless and router capabilities built in.  If not, give them a call and see if their current models do - most broadband providers will provide you a new modem after you've been a customer for 12 months or more.\n\nWhat you want to shop for is a wireless access point that is also a router.  This should run you about $20-$60, depending on how beefy you want.  The lower end will get you 802.11b, which will provide wireless speeds up to 11 mb/s.  The higher end will get you 802.11g, which can get upwards of 55mb/s wifi speeds.  Get the best you can afford.\n\nThe wireless router will have 3-5 plugs on the back, plus an antenna.  You'll connect the source plug to your DSL or cable modem and one of the outputs to your desktop.  Use your desktop to connect to the router via a web browser and configure the wireless options.  (Give it a name, specify security if you want to keep it private, etc; the router should come with specific instructions on this)  Once configured, connect to it from your laptop and enjoy.


Hey! I have recently lost 16kgs. I have a whole wardrobe full of clothes that fall off me now. Many of them have tags on them and are brand new. I bought lots of clothes that i fell in love with and never wore them (some were too tight at the time and i was keeping them for when i lost weight, but now they are too big!!) so that is why many are still brand new with tags. I am a little scrapped for cash at the moment and was thinking selling my clothes on ebay would make me some good money. Some people are encouraging and telling me to do it so with the money i make i can buy new clothes, and other people (like my  mum) are telling me to keep all my clothes incase i put the weight back on. I am insanely motivated to keep the weight off for life, and in fact lose at least 9 more kgs so i don't think i'll ever need the clothes again! Mum seems to think selling them will be a big mistake. What do you think? Have any of you lost lots of weight?what did you do with your clothes?Sell or not??

SELL SELL SELL\nyou get cash and i honestly don't think you'll gain the weight back. and guess what? if you do you can use the ebay money to buy more big clothes.


The craziest response will get them. ladies you have the best chance

ha ha ha ha that the good one,any way thanks for two points.


The following reaction describes the formation of one of them, NO:\n3Cu + 8H^+ + 2NO3^- = 2NO + 3Cu^2+ + 4H2O\n\na) Calculate E for this reaction.\nb) Calculate E at 298 K when (H^+) = 0.100M, (NO3^-) = 0.0250M, (Cu^2+) = 0.0375M, and the partial pressure of NO = 0.00150atm.

Try finding the standard reduction potential for Cu and NO first then use those poteintial rxn equ to form the above full reaction afterwhich simply add or substract the poteinital u find to get E for the above reaction. \n\nSince E is proportional to the rate constate, u can use the above concentration as well as partial pressure to calculate the rate constant and hence E. Taking care that rate constant is the concentration/partial pressure of the reactant over the product!


I KNOW IT IS NOT MUCH MONEY BUT I WONNA START A SMALL BUSINESS AND EXPAND IT GRADUALLY .IT REALLY TOOK A LONG TIMEFOR ME TO ACCUMULATE THIS MONEY ,SO PLEASE HELP ME TO FIND THE BEST WAY.I'M SURE U CAN HELP ME.

The best business will depend on what you want, how you define to be interesting. A person may consider a pet sitting business to be the most exciting work in the world, while another person would rather watch TV than take care of dogs. \n\nThe key is to determine what your interests are, what you want to do, what is suitable for your lifestyle and your overall goals, and what can fit with your resources.\n\nDan Ramsey in his book "101 Best Home Businesses" has a chapter on how to find YOUR best home business. He suggests these 10 steps:\n\n1. List 5 things you do best\n2. List how others would benefit from what you do best\n3. Find out how to give people what they want\n4. Learn the value of your services to others\n5. Find out who else offers similar services\n6. Learn from the successes of others\n7. Learn from the failures of others\n8. Plan your own success\n9. Make low cost mistakes\n10. Enjoy what you do and how you do it\n\nHe then made suggestions on the best home businesses according to type. Here are a few of them:\n\nBest Businesses Using Craft or Physical Skills\n- antique restoration\n- auto detail service\n- carpet cleaning business\n- errand/delivery service\n- housecleaning business\n\nBest Service Businesses \n- bed and breakfast operator\n- caregiver\n- catering service\n- senior day care center\n- tutoring service\n\nBest Professional Businesses\n- desktop publisher\n- magazine writer\n- import/export service\n- income tax preparation service\n- event planner\n\nSome other home business ideas:\n\nTop 10 Home Businesses with Rapid Break-Even Time http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol33/breakeven.htm\n10 Profitable “Go-Out" Home Businesses http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol31/goout.htm\nLow Cost Startup Businesses http://www.entrepreneur.com/lowcostbusinesses/0,6617,,00.html\n\nYou can also check out the following books:\n\nTurn Your Talents into Profits: 100+ Terrific Ideas for Starting Your Own Home-Based Microbusiness \n The Best Home Businesses for the 21st Century \n 121 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home \n The Best Internet Businesses You Can Start \n 101 Ways to Make Money at Home\n\nhttp://www.powerhomebiz.com/BizIdeas/bizideas.htm


in other words, how could so many Americans be so dumb?!!

First thing is first.  A poll does not determine whom the president will be.  Never has and never will.  IF it did, we would still have Clinton in office.  Or Gore, or even Kerry.\n\nPoint is that ANY poll can be fixed to get the result you want based on the questions you ask and the KNOWN makeup of the polling places.\n\nIf I am going to want a poll to show a more democrat's stance, then I would write a poll biased to democrats and poll an area that is loaded with them, such as Chicago, ILL, or San Fransisco, CA.\n\nIf I want something to show more of a republican stance, I would write a poll biased on conservitives and poll known area's that are conservitive, such as Dallas TX, or Tampa Bay, FL.\n\nWhen they where polling for the president in 2001 and in 2004, Bush was to lost by 15% or more, yet he won by 5% in 2001 and 15% in 2005.\n\nI tend to ignore polls because of this and do not tend to like it when they use a poll as news.  It is not news, nor is it a proper way to show people's thought patterns.\n\nA great president will not lead by poll's, but lead by what he feels is right.\nA self centered president (and mostly failed presidents) Lead only by polls and do not do what is right for the people even tho most people do not even know what they want.


Is there a movie that the phrase "You can run but you can't hide " came from?

i think a lot of movies uses that line, it´s hard to know when it was used for the first time...


who are the top 5 greatest basketball players of all-time??mine are:\n1.Micheal Jordan 2.Wilt Chamberlain 3.Oscar Robertson 4. Kobe Bryant 5.Larry Bird

1. MJ; obviously\n2. Stilt; maybe the best rebounder/scorer of all time\n3. Big O; produced the best all-around season ever by averaging a triple-double\n4. Bill Russell; "11 rings; 10 fingers"\n5. Kareem Abdull-Jabar; the sky-hook and they outlawed dunking when he was college because he was so dominate.


If you were:\n\n-34 years old \n-had three college degrees\n-a wide variety of work experience\n- were single\n-had no children\n-a sum of possessions that could fit in the trunk of a car\n\nand had\n-$10,000 in savings\n\n…what would you do?  I graduate in five weeks and have no obligations, responsibilities, or anything to tie me down.  Not sure what to do next.  Any suggestions?


I was hoping that instead of eternal damnation, I might get a plea deal for like 300,000 years in minimally hot level of hell.

If you waited that long there aren't any lawyers that will represent you.\nOn the other hand, if you had contacted your heavenly advocate, Jesus Christ and confessed of your sins in advance, changed your lifestyle, then Jesus will be with you on your Judgement Day to represent you.\nGuaranteed you won't go to Hell.


When I see on TV a surgery immediately start thinking all the organs, bones and blood I have inside and I get scared.

i'm not sure if it is scary, but it does seem a little overwhelming when you realise how much is actually going on inside your body. when i had my babies, it was weird when the mid-wife checked my tummy to make sure that certain organs had gone back to where they were supposed to be because the baby had pushed them around when he was growing inside me. don't be scared, the doctors should know what they are doing....i think it is amazing how they manage to remember it all.


How would you write the products for the following reaction:  KOH+H3PO4 so everything will be balanced?


I'll be exhausted from being grand marshall in the parade.

Sure.  Are we waving as we walk or from the car?


Does the existence of a moral code within Atheism (not as a group, i mean individuals that are moral and atheist, I'm not saying it's like an organised group) threaten mainstream religions? I mean, if people can live moral lives of happiness and charity without the church's guidance, what use is left for them? And why do Atheists achieve such a moral compass, and not just enough to get by in the modern world?\n\nPlease I'm not openly attacking religion, though yes I am a Atheist and I would like to consider myself as moral. This is meant to be a discussion, to see how religious people view it as well as other Atheists. I do not need praying for.

I am a Buddhist and believe that there is nothing wrong with your point of view.\n\nI do believe that being Atheist does threaten orginized religion. That is probably why orginized religion attacks people who denounce their faith.\n\nYou end up moving from religions that preach tolerance and peace, toward a religion that preaches blind obedience and resentment toward others.\n\nIt is sad to see that this is such a popular trend amongst the Muslims, Christians, Jews, etc of this world.\n\nBut I mostly blame the mono-theistic religions. Many pagan religions teach tolerance. And Buddhism, of course, has never fought a religious war (so that says a lot).


Is it possible for my husband to nag, critisize, and complain until i can no longer stand to hear his voice, and want nothing more from him than a divorce?  My God, tell me what to do, i love this man soooo much, yet there is nothing that pleases him..i mean nothing.

I've been married for 3 years now, and let me tell you it has been hard at times.  My husband is very very compulsive about cleaning.  I however am the opposite.  He will come home from work and nag and complain NON STOP about everything about the house. When I do the dishes, he'll come in and yell at me because I'm not drying the right way, or I'm not stacking the right way.  We really had our breaking point when at 530am he was getting ready for work, and he took down the curtains because he wanted me to get a start on cleaning and making him breakfast.  Now I work full time too, and my alarm was set for 7am.  We had the biggest fight. I finally told him I couldn't take it anymore, he was bringing me down so much that I was starting to hate my self.  Just saying that too him killed him.  He had no idea that I was so unhappy.  After getting so much out he now makes an effort to make me feel better, he makes me breakfast in bed every Saturday.  And when he gets ready to complain or nag he holds back and simply offers the advice "take it or leave it"


I am currently working for a small, family run company and I place workers in homes to work for disabled people. I get to work from home which is a HUGE advantage since I have 14 year old twins. The problem is my boss is unethical.  She lies and manipulates people. She also with holds peoples pay checks for illegal reasons. She messed with my 1099 this year and lied about taking out my social security and I ended up owing taxes instead of getting a large refund.  She also demanded that I faxed her a copy of a paycheck from my last job to prove how much I was making at my last job. She withheld my paycheck until I faxed it to her. \nI know what she is doing is wrong, but up until now I liked the advantage of being at home for my kids.  Now they are starting High school in the fall and I want to find a job that I can feel good about.Now my question: What do I say to potential companies when they interview me and ask me why I am leaving my company? Will telling the truth hurt me in this?

I would say it's "because of unethical behaviour of my current boss".  I wouldn't offer any more than that unless they asked for specifics.  Even then I wouldn't be comfortable sounding like I am bad-mouthing my old boss. \n\nEven though you are absolutely right to leave for those reasons, new bosses don't care to hear about how bad your old boss is (in my experience)


I am 19 and he is 22, we have been dating(as in going out on dates) for over a month now. He treats me like I am a princess and completly goes out of his way for me. He gets jealous when I say im going out with my other guy friends and he calls me around 3 times a day whether or not we see each other that day.  But he says he isnt my boyfriend.. this confuses me.. and while i was writing this at 3:02am he calls me to tell me he cant sleep.. whats going on here?

he is a real asshole..\nhe is confused as he thinks u wont reciprocate nicely if he tell his love 2 u..


A man was found dead in a phone booth. There was no apparent abnormality of the phone booth [no windows broken], besides the presence of a rock the size of a fist lying next to the man. How did this man die?

Superman went into the phone booth to change, and the rock was made of Kryptonite.


Satan often visits me at night and tells me what to do. If I do what he says he promises me more and more riches in the next life. Just wondering if anybody would like to team up with me and get in on the deal.

i'm still waiting to watch you cut of your little peepee and eating it


All my buddies are drunk or getting drunk.  I have no ride to the hospital as I am half drunk.  My Angel is out of town.  What do I do?  I need my hand taken care of.

I would call a taxi or call the hospital....they may have a service for people in a situation as you are in.


Are you implying that the marks are evenly space? In that case the volume on the flask decreases  spacing should increase.


What cell phones work over there? What is the best prepaid plan or card?

Wow, first I'm sorry. Try and let the pride for what he is doing feel the space left in your heart when he leaves.  There are a lot of ways to keep in touch, but you are right it can be expensive. \n\nMy husband and I use the yahoo calling feature.  We bought webcams, and headsets for the computer and we can call for free.\n\nTherer is also IM, and ofcourse the mail.  Calling cards are ok but they get really expensive.  You can get free ones sent to him from places like the VFW website. They are not for much but they add up over the six months.\n\nMake sure he hooks you up with the support center on post.  They will have dedicated phone lines for "Morale Calls"\n\nThe mail is great.  Send him packages as often as you can. Check out http://www.anysoldier.com/ for tips on the way you pack them because it really does make a differance.\n\nCircuit City, and target both offer free shipping to APO's so you can send him movies, music etc.\n\nWrite everyday.  It's going to take about a month for your letters to to start getting to him, and they will come in a bunch at a time so number the outside of the envelopes so he knows what order to read them in.\n\nThe Army has Family readiness groups training online, which can really help at a time like this.  They also have videos online for Operation Ready which can answer a lot of your questions and help to keep your expectations real.\n\nBe strong, and keep the faith.  All this is part of being in love with a Hero.  These guys do a tough job because they a courageous and noble men.  Be proud, show your support at home, and love him like crazy. There are also a million other Army wives (like me) you can talk to.  Feel free to write me.\n\nGood Luck :)


Good men are everywhere.  The real question is, "When will women grow up and appreciate good men?".

THANK YOU! Some women cannot be pleased no matter what you do for them and we as men get tired of trying and move on to someone else. Most people are not happy unless they are miserable.


the first thing you need to do is examine the question:  how old is greek mythology?  pretty old, of course.  but it's not older than egyptian mythology, and norse mythology evolved totally independent of greek mythology.  so there's a good case that people are going to have mythology whether there was a special greek kind or not.  your teacher should be looking for this answer.  in any case, focus on the dates and show that mythology was alive and well both before the greek sort and after and you're golden.


I feel like i have been waiting a long time! thier seems to be alot  of sex and some is good but it is not love.

Love is a tricky thing.  Some times it seems like it is never  around and as soon as it finds you then there is suddenly sometimes more than you can handle.  Have faith and stay true to who you are and don't give up.


how would you have your privacy with your computer if the usa government can invade your computer and all what you think that its save and safe from other... we are fooling our selves

Not answer questions, not be connected to the internet


I am leaving my husband of 6 years.  He is military and we are stationed in Germany.  I have an appt. with JAG this week and one with the Chaplain.  Does anyone have any advice on what else to do or what to expect?

Not from personal experience, but from being a military brat I'm sure you will have to deal with a lot of red tape, and you probably will have to leave Germany unless you are also enlisted and stationed there.  In which case they may redeploy you or change your base/post.\n\nJust in general, I would start digging through any legal papers you have - wills, powers of attorney, etcetera, and pull all of them into a handy file, as you will probably need to discuss them with the JAG at some point.  Joint property stuff will probably go by state listed of residence, but if you have different states of residence listed for some reason there might be a few conflicts.\n\nIf you have children, they should still be eligible for Tricare - ask your JAG, but they should still be listed in some manner as his dependents, I should think.  However, if you are dependent not active yourself, you will almost certainly lose Tricare coverage, so you might want to shop around for an independent insurance plan for yourself.  Blue Cross/Blue Shield usually have some available, not sure who else.


Never had a library before in this town.

1.) Access to free, monitored high-speed internet access.\n2.) Access to literature (of all levels, including pop-up books if they can't read) that will hopefully aid in self-improvement pursuits.\n3.) Congregational space in which new friends with varying interests may meet and discuss their experiences/knowledge.


I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT GUYS LOOK FOR IN GIRLS

It's hard to explain in my personal preference.  You could have a supermodel and an "average" woman, and I may choose the latter.  Looks aren't everything, but they are somewhat involved, I'm not going to lie.  Other than that, I look for a fun personality, capability to have a good conversation (serious or otherwise), attitude, and a sense of humility.  But some other guys are just in it for the looks...sad, as it may be less fulfilling.


What happens to the heat you receive ,is it mass particles that become aborbed in the atoms of your  body?

when you stand in the sun and get warm, it is because your skin absorbs the electromagnetic radiation we call light.  light is both a wave and a particle - called a photon.  photons have no mass, but they do carry energy.  when the photon is absorbed by your skin, the light energy is converted into (mostly) heat energy.\n\nanyway, it should'nt make a difference whether you are moving or not.  strictly speaking there are a few effects to consider but i would think they are very small.  for example:\n\n - the further you are from a light source, the dimmer it appears, and therefore the less light you absorb.  so if you are running away from the sun and you have a fixed effective area, then on average you will receive less solar flux than if you are just standing there.  however this is a tiny amount in terms of moving around on the surface of the earth.\n\n- conceivably if you are moving away from the sun, there will also be an effective doppler shift of the light, which will (slightly) shift the solar spectrum into the red.  since redder light has a lower energy, you should effectively absorb less energy, but the absorption spectrum of the skin should be considered.  also unless you are the flash, this effect will also be tiny because humans run so slow.\n\nthe energy that you DO absorb gets carried away from your body by several mechanisms:\n\n - radiation:  you (and all things) radiate light energy in the infrared.  this is called "blackbody radiation" and is a function of your temperature.  (blackbody radiation is why hot things glow orange, for instance.)\n\n - evaporation:  your skin sweats, and the sweat evaporates.  this evaporation requires some heat, which effectively cools down your skin.\n\n - conduction:  if you are standing perfectly still in air that is not moving, your body will warm up a layer of air molecules around your skin.  this warm air will rise, and cooler air will move in to replace it.  this is actually probably why it *feels* like you're cooler if you're running around: more wind = more cool air = more heat loss.


OK, so there's advertising. Apart from that, where does all the money come in from exactly?


wats the best way to increase weight rapidly... very rapidly

Follow any exercise routine that promises to build muscle and eat more - add two eggs to your breakfast.  Add a couple of side dishes to your lunch.  Drink a dairy queen malted milkshake in the evening.  \nIf you like to plan meals, you can use the site below to enter the things you have eaten and then see what foods add the most calories, among things you want to eat, while not abusing fats and sugars.  It will rate your daily RDA on many nutrients as well.


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After all SILENCE IS GODZ LANGUAGE!!Wa say??how many of u do keep q8 n dun say a word till the whole fite iz over??try out huh?keeping quite workz!!juz pour some water in 2 your mouth if u find it difficult n dont let it get down ur throat till the othr person finishes!!

Go back to grammar class.  You have failed.


this book/story is well known around the world.

The Bible.  John 3:16:  "God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everylasting life."


sometimes when i get hurt i get pleasure out of it...like it feels good iono why, do u guys feel like dat sometimes????? so when u fight it feels good

Yeah, when i fight its like if i express myself. It actually feel good. I like being angry but i hate hurting ppl.


last heard he's playing in Napoli. is the kid still doing it?

he is a junkie just like Maradona senior


what do u think yahoo can do to improve answers?? and when do u think they will take it off beta

They could give you 10 points for reporting sickos! And Deduct points from people who do stoopid stuff like giving out there e-mail address and giving out there address and passwords.


Baseball Reference shows 24 players and one manager.


I love Manny because he catch the ball all the time.

Manny is a very good hitter, but this is the first time I heard someone praises his defense.


is it normal for these extra bumps to be there?

Yea nipples that have these are called "Stevie Wonders"


I'm in charge of a lot of marines... How do I keep them in line w/o being a bitch, but keep them respecting me as a leader???

EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT YOU ARE THE LEADER AND ALTHOUGH YOU ARE A FEMALE, YOU ARE A SOLIDER FIRST. TELL THEM THAT YOU WILL GIVE THEM AS MUCH ROPE AS THEY WANT. AND WHEN THEY CROSS THE LINE THAT THEY WILL HANG THEMSELVES. TELL THEM YOU LIKE TO HAVE FUN BUT DON'T CROSS THE LINE.


Do you really like this? It was a little tough for me as I was raised with respect for women, but then I figured she asked.

Sometimes women get in that mood to wear we want all respect left at the bedroom door. It's not about us not respecting ourselves, its about making it a little more interesting in the bedroom. Next time she wants you to do that, pull her hair, she'll love it. She probably wants to be a little dominated.


We all know that creationism is superstitious nonsense... but people believe in superstitious nonsense all the time - like astrology, luck, destiny, souls etc. - and the world doesn't grind to a halt because of it.  Personally, it grieves me to see people embrace irrationality like this, but unless someone actually wants to work in biology, how much harm does a belief in creationism do in practical terms?

I agree with mainwoolly (and not for the first time); I suspect that nonsensical beliefs of all kinds actually have a real-world, real-time effect, on the human mind if nothing else.\n\nWe all know people who never make a decision without first performing a tarot card reading, or faithfully check their horoscopes every day, or whatever.  They simply do not hear you when you point out that it's a pile, no, a truckload, nay, a Matterhorn of horse-hockey.  These same people retain enough sense to enable them to pass their drivers' license tests; to get and hold jobs; to raise children who stay out of prison (the majority of them, at any rate).  \n\nAnd they never notice the contradiction, they never notice that their own brains are divided against them.  It's like walking around with a big ole ugly-a$$ nine-hundred-pound gorilla perched on your shoulder.  I've never studied psychology so I can't understand how or why this works for anyone; but apparently it does.\n\nHow much might more have been accomplished already if so many of us weren't permitting ourselves to be held back in this way?  It doesn't bear thinking about, really.


everyone tells me this is what i should belive. i have been with my bf for 6 years, living together the whole time. a couple months ago he started feeling like something was wrong. he loves me like family and he is totally dependent on me and always has been. he thinks that this is wrong. he wants to be independent and he feels like the spark is gone so im not really his gf, im more like family. hes been crying more than me, but he feels like he has to move out and us only be friends. i am so devastated. everyone says he'll realize he needs you and come back. anyone ever been in this situation?

Yes, I was in a similar situation in the past.  It is very hard to find out that the person  you love doesn't have the same feelings as you.  I don't think you should let him go with the hope that he will come back.  It may or may not happen.  It isn't a matter of whether you let him go because is sounds like he has made his decision.  He is probably crying a lot because he knows that he has hurt someone that he does love.  This probably makes him feel guilty.  You really need to accept that he is leaving and make sure that you don't become an old crutch to him after he goes.  If he wants his independence, don't let him keep coming to you when he needs help or gets lonely.  This won't make him come back to you, it will only make let him have the best of both worlds.  It will be hard, but you don't want to end up a doormat.  Take the time to do things that make YOU happy.  Do something that you've always wanted to do but couldn't or wouldn't because you were with him.  Hang in there, it will get a little better each day.  Good luck to you.


My daughter was born in Oklahoma, I filed for custody in Tulsa County. Can the father move the custody case to another state, when the custody trial is in the end stages in Tulsa, Oklahoma?

Courts retain jurisdiction until they say otherwise, regardless what parents want or do.


have seen alot of teens taller than there parents

Nope... my daughter is 5'7".\nI am 5'11" and her dad is 6'2".  Every case is different.


i want to have sex but i want it to be with the right woman, i dont now how much longer i can last, is there any help out there, i cant seem to find the right woman now matter how hard i look for her

virginity when you got it seems to be a burden that grows.\n\nbut when it is gone ,it will be a loss.\n\nit will suprise some girls ,but it will also blow their mind and somebody might just apreciate it no end and be so much the happier for it.\n\n\nif you got this far ,you could hang on a little longer,25 is a good time to get married any way \n\ndont blow 25 years of control on a cheap thrill.\nthat it keeps getting harder I can well imagine,probably every day.but try to keep it up.


x = 75 degrees\n\nSince all the angles must add to 360 degrees\n\n4x + 15 + 45 = 360\n\n4x = 300\n\nx = 75


it is a site which helps to search on www.that is all i know about,nothing more than that

metacrawler.com is a search engine that uses multiple search engines. It searches through other search engines, then combine the results for you.


Okay this is a multiple part question just out of utter curiosity.\n\na.  Who is your favorite living Nascar driver overall.\nb.  Which Nascar drive do you think deserve respect for fair driving?\nc.  Who is your most hated Nascar driver & why?

I love Elliott Sadler!!!  He's just a good o'le country boy. \nMark Martin and Dale Jarrett deserve the most respect.  (however, I think Carl Edwards is a great sport)\nMy husband and friends dislike Jeff Gordon, but I don't get it.  He doesn't bother me.  On the other hand, both the Busch brothers drive me mad!!!


whenever someone yawns the other person yawns and so on and so on.

I don't think there is a scientifically proven answer, but I like the theory that it is genetic.  Showing an open mouth and teeth is a form of aggression in many animals, including chimpanzees (closest genetic code to homo sapiens).  Many times when a chimp shows its teeth to another chimp they do it back to each other.  Theory goes that when someone yawns, you yawn back because of some gentic vestige left over from when we were monkeys.  They are being aggressive and you are defending your turf.


What did you think of the Texans signing a contract with Mario William? Was it a good pick or should they have signed a contract with Reggie Bush? It's not too common to see a defensive end get drafted 1st overall in the NFL draft, is it?

I'm glad. Bush has a very high "let down factor". The Texans proved that they care more about winning a championship than ticket sales.\n\nBush will still be drafted really high up, and the minute he under performs the pressure may be too much for him to take. There are a lot of expectations that will be very difficult for him to meet. I think it was a good move. For the Texans. They got a very good player that can contribute right away.


there's this song on a commercial (at&t i think), and it goes something like...\n"all around the world,\ngotta spread the word,\ntell what you heard"\nwho sings it, and what's it called?

Oasis - All around the world\n\nAll Around The World\n\nIt's a bit early in the midnight hour for me, \nTo go through all the things that I want to be, \nI don't believe in everything I see, \nY'know I'm blind so why d'you disagree \n\nTake me away, cos I just dont want to stay, \nAnd the lies you make me say are getting deeper every day, \n\nThese are crazy days but they make me shine, \nTime keeps rolling by. \n\nAll Around The World, \nYou gotta spread the word,\nTell 'em what you heard, \nYou're gonna make a better day. \n\nAll Around The World, \nYou gotta spread the word,\nTell 'em what you heard, \nYou know it's gonna be okay. \n\nWhat you gonna do when the walls come falling down, \nYou never move you never make a sound, \nWhen you gonna swin with the ridges that you found, \nIf you're lost at sea well I hope that you drown, \n\nTake me away, cos I just dont want to stay, \nAnd the lies you make me say are getting deeper every day, \n\nThese are crazy days but they make me shine, \nTime keeps rolling by. \n\nAll Around The World, \nYou gotta spread the word,\nTell 'em what you heard, \nYou're gonna make a better day. \n\nAnd All Around The World, \nYou gotta spread the word, \nTell 'em what you heard, \nYou know it's gonna be okay.


I know it is possible if your partner is infected, what if niether you, nor your partner has HIV/AIDS?

I'm not sure about the ingestion of semen as a way to get infected with the virus, however, I find it highly unlikely as HIV is such a fragile virus. I don't believe that the virus could withstand the attack from the gastric juices in the stomach. \n\nHowever, letting you partner ejaculate in you mouth is not a good idea as you may have cuts or scrapes that you don't know about. This is probably the most likely way that you would get the virus from oral sex. Always take precautions when you have sex with anyone, whether it's with a long term partner or with a one-night stand. The HIV virus can remained undetected for a long time in the body (up to six months) and this poses a risk because you can come up with false negative test results and engage in risky behavior. I cannot reiterate enough---ALWAYS use protection when having sex. \n\nBe safe!


I don't get how it fits in and how to get the problems set up right, even though I have read the book many times. I also don't get how all the volume/mass things fit in with it! And I really need help!!! When do you use PV=nRT? I just can't see how it all fits in together!

For example, hydrogen burns in oxygen to form water vapor. \n\n2H2(g) + O2(g) -> H2O(g) \nHow much hydrogen must be burned to form 1.00 L of water vapor at 1.00 atm pressure and 3000C? \nTo work this problem, we need to figure out how many moles of water vapor we need to form. Use the ideal gas equation to compute this: \n\nPV = nRT \n1.00 atm * 1.00 L = n*0.0821 (L*atm/mol*K)* 473 K \nn = 0.0258 moles \nThus, we need to form 0.0258 moles of water. Now it's just a basic stoichiometry problem: for each mole of water formed, you need 2 moles of hydrogen gas, so 0.0258 moles water * 2 moles H2/1 mole water = 0.0516 moles of hydrogen \n\n=====================================================\n\nthis will help you a lot\n\nhttp://www.chem.hawaii.edu/asato161/Ch10NotesP2.pdf#search='Gas%20Stoichiometry%20PV%3DnRT'\n\nhttp://members.aol.com/profchm/gasstoic.html


I read www.hackingnetflix.com and the offical google blog googleblog.blogspot.com\n\nhow bout you?

I read quite a few blogs on 20six.co.uk\nThere are all kinds of blogs on that site and it's really easy to move around on the site.\nYou might check mine out, if you'd like. \n(balancingact)


anybody can help me to find the biography of the writer, summary of the story, character analysis such name of the character,appearance,actions,thoughts,speech,reaction by others(how others reaction to this character), anybody can tell me about him or her inside the story.e.g what kind of a person is he/her?, what is his/her role in this story..main character of the story, supporting characters of the story..\n\nand would you like to tell me why do you like this story? do you like the characters? do like the style of writing? do you like the plot/story line etc...

O Henry biography link below. The story of "The Gift of the Magi" is about a couple that love each other enough to make a huge sacrifice in the hopes of pleasing the other. They cared about their spouse more than themselves.\n\nA famous story of his, "The Gift of the Magi", concerns a young couple who are short of money but desperately want to buy each other Christmas gifts. Unbeknownst to Jim, Della sells her most valuable possession, her beautiful hair, in order to buy a platinum fob chain for Jim's watch; unbeknownst to Della, Jim sells his most valuable possession, his watch, to buy jeweled combs for Della's hair. The essential premise of this story has been copied, re-worked, parodied, and otherwise re-told countless times in the century since it was written. \nO. Henry's first wife, Athol, was probably the model for Della.\n\nMore on The Gift of the Magi in the link below.\n\nDo I like the characters? Sure! It would be nice to think that there are people who think more of others than themselves. The story line is great and the style is readable.


there is this guy named sean and every sleepover my friends have we call him.....i think he is getting annoyed by us and my friends won't stop but you know whats really wierd is that if my friends ask them if he likes me he hangs up, if we say do you like sharon (friend he says no. we always take turns talking to him and he always talks with me for a long time and when my friends talk to him, he makes up stuff like i gotta do hw, i gotta go eat dinner, etc. i like him but i don't know if he likes me what do you think?????\n\n\n\n\nHELP!!!!!


I am currently in Mexico on holiday(from UK) and have taken the opportunity to watch a little Fox News.\nDoes anybody actually agree with it,s catch phrase which describes it as "fair and balanced"\nOr would dangerous, jingoistic ,hate provoking crap be more appropriate.\nAlso, can Bill O´reilly be described as a professional journalist ?

Saying Fox News is "fair and balanced" is like saying George Bush is a "compassionate conservative".\n\nYou don't have to prove that you are "fair and balanced", you don't have to prove that you are "compassionate". These "qualities" are meant to influence what people think your motives are. But you cannot prove what someone's or some industry's real motives are, that is why emphasizing motives that are actually the opposite of one's true motives is so effective at masking the truth. \n\nGenerally, when right wingers emphasize their "motives" in this manner -- whether it be to "liberate" Iraq, when in reality it is to control/conquer Iraq, whether it be "compassionate" when they are really vengeful, whether it be "moral" when they are really corrupt, whether it be "fair to all Americans" when they really favor the rich minority -- I assume their true motives is just the opposite, even if they are not themselves aware of this.


I have a guy friend and he loves ex as much as I do, but I'm worried that we'll get tired of each other and he'll move on.  Shoudl I chill out of release the tiger in me?

Check out some tantric tequniques, '"it will stop the focus being on whos doing what,and wondering for how long  can he keep up with you"it also enables you to enjoy some absolutley mindblowing sex for very long periods of time ,check it out on the web, there are also heaps of great books on the subject.


The wheel was invented somewhere in Asia, but the Native Americans failed to invent it. Why?

Wheels are useless without pack animals to pull carts.  No such animals existed in America (except llamas in the Andes -- more on that in a sec.).  So without easily domesticated animals -- buffalo don't count because they resist domestication -- the wheel would have been a pretty useless invention.  Ironically, the Mayans did make childrens' toys with wheels.  But since the wheels would have been useless for actual work without pack animals, they never expanded upon the design.\n\nAs for the Incas and their llamas, maybe they would have invented the wheel, provided the Spaniards had not arrived and given them all smallpox.  :)  Or it may be that the mountainous environment of Peru was ill-suited to wheeled carts.


I'm looking to find people interested in obtaining a position as a live in Housekeeper/Nanny. My husband and I are moving back home to Arizona in July and are planning to start having children in about a year, but we'd like to employ someone to work as a housekeeper first, so that we can all get to know each other and form that family bond. Any suggestions on were to look or who to contact?

I recommend posting on craigslist.com and backpage.com. 100% free to post, read, and respond to ads!


It is an electronics component which is used to vary, or control, the amount of current that flows through a circuit.It is also referr to as a pot\n\nThe definition in the dictionary is:An instrument for measuring an unknown voltage by comparison to a standard voltage\n\nIn modern usage, a potentiometer is a potential divider, a three terminal resistor where the position of the sliding connection is user adjustable via a knob or slider. Although the term varistor implies a similar function, a varistor is not the same device as a potentiometer. See the varistor article for details. Tuning capacitors are sometimes incorrectly referred to as potentiometers, possibly due to their similar appearance. Potentiometers are not used to control high-power devices, such as electric stoves, because of resistive losses, which limit the current-carrying capacity. Typically a pot will be used to regulate a higher power device by controlling the gain of a transistor or other device.\n\nCommon applications for pots include volume controls in audio equipment and (crude) light dimmers. In consumer electronics sometimes the on-off switch for the device is combined on the same shaft as the volume control. When the potentiometer reaches the 'minimum volume' end of the track (usually fully CCW) further rotation operates the on/off switch\n\n\nThe original meaning of the term potentiometer, which is still in use, is an apparatus used to measure the potential (or voltage) in a circuit by tapping off a portion of a known voltage from a resistive slide wire and comparing it with the unknown voltage by means of a voltmeter or galvanometer.\n\nThe present popular usage of the term potentiometer (or 'pot' for short) describes an electronic component which has a user-adjustable resistance. Usually, this is a three-terminal resistor with a sliding contact in the center. If all three terminals are used, it can act as a variable voltage divider


I need this for a research project I am doing!

:}\n\nwomen is a stretch\ngirls is more like it.


yup, especially on an empty stomach..try taking some milk or a piece of fruit to help calm your stomach before taking your vitamins..and if ur like me and take many different vitamins, try spacing out the times that you take them..it upsets my stomach when i try to take more than 3 pill at the same time.. take some with your breakfast, some with lunch, some in the afternoon or around dinner...good luck! oh yea becareful with iron suppliments, too much is toxic...as with most things in life..


I was told that shutting down or switching off pc monitor shall reduce electricity. How is this possible? any evidence or studies have been done on this?

One does not need studies to know that turning something OFF uses less elecricity than something that is ON. Just like a car that is not running uses less gas than a car that is running..whoooaah


Community for people how wants help, and people who can help...


An elderly woman walked into the Bank of Canada one morning with a purse full of money. She wanted to open a savings account and insisted on talking to the president of the Bank because, she said, she had a lot of money.\n\nAfter many lengthy discussions an employee took the elderly woman to the president's office. \n\nThe president of the Bank asked her how much she wanted to deposit. She placed her purse on his desk and replied, "$165,000". The president was curious and asked her how she had been able to save so much money. The elderly woman replied that she made bets.\n\nThe president was surprised and asked, "What kind of bets?"\n\nThe elderly woman replied, "Well, I bet you $25,000 that your testicles are square."\n\nThe president started to laugh and told the woman that it was impossible to win a bet like that. The woman never batted an eye. She just looked at the president and said, "Would you like to take my bet?"\n\n"Certainly", replied the president. "I bet you $25,000 that my testicles are not square."\n\n"Done", the elderly woman answered. "But given the amount of money involved, if you don't mind I would like to come back at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning with my lawyer as a witness."\n\n"No problem", said the president of the Bank confidently.\n\nThat night, the president became very nervous about the bet and spent a long time in front of the mirror examining his testicles, turning them this way and that, checking them over again and again until he was positive that no one could consider his testicles as square and reassuring himself that there was no way he could lose the bet.\n\nThe next morning at exactly 10 o'clock the elderly woman arrived at the president's office with her lawyer and acknowledged the $25,000 bet made the day before that the president's testicles were square.\n\nThe president confirmed that the bet was the same as the one made the day before. Then the elderly woman asked him to drop his pants etc. so that she and her lawyer could see clearly.\n\nThe president was happy to oblige.\n\nThe elderly woman came closer so she could see better and asked the president if she could touch them. "Of course", said the president. "Given the amount of money involved, you should be 100% sure."\n\nThe elderly woman did so with a little smile.\n\nSuddenly the president noticed that the lawyer was banging his head against the wall.\n\nHe asked the elderly woman why he was doing that and she replied, "Oh, it's probably because I bet him $100,000 that around 10! o'clock in the morning I would be holding the balls of the President of the Bank of Canada!"


this is a 'julius type code' and it is a perfect square!!!!!!\nthat si all know abt it.plssss help me


I noticed this question on Answers and wondered how you do greek letters from a regular keyboard:\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmZkjJ6JQPySHW.ZlQBifXvzy6IX?qid=1006043022229

On Windows:\n\nGo to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Character Map.\nFind the Greek letter that you want.\nSelect it for copying and then copy.\nPaste into you text box.\n\nSee here's Delta: Δ


If order of G is np, where 1 < n < p and p is a prime, prove that G is not simple

Let H be a subgroup of order p. Then G acts via translationon the cosets of H. This induces a map of G into the symmetric group on n letters since there are [G:H]=n cosets. But the order of this symmetric group is n! and p does not divide n!. Hence, the kernel of this action contains H and is not all of G, so is a non-trivial normal subgroup of G.


I worked at Cheyenne Mountain (NORAD) in Colorado Springs for several years.  There is no doubt that U.F.O.s exsist.


how long are they supposed to take? does one go for 3 weeks? or 7 weeks?

I guess it's supposed to last as long as the producers or writers want.  Basically, they'll probably make it last as long as necessary.  For example, in Dawson's Creek, I noticed that the Joey-in-love-with-Dawson story arc lasted for one season.  That was probably to create suspense among viewers and keep them tuning in to see "Will they or won't they?"


I recently moved to North Carolina from Virginia and was rediagnosed by a psychologist here, my belief already being that my previous diagnosis was incorrect (minoring in psych). This is a state psych, so he isn't getting money, therefore wouldn't agree w/ me just to make me happy. I asked my old doctor for a copy of my records so that I could evaluate them myself, and he refuses to without me going and seeing him. He says that the records are legally his, the information in them is legally mine, but because it's psychiatric in nature it's up to his discretion to decide whether or not I can have them. He says I can have them if I come discuss them with him, but as it's my information, I shouldn't have to, should I? I know that it require at least a written consent and I'd probably have to pick them up in person, but I still shouldn't have to go through all this, should I?

As mentioned, this is a federal law, so there really aren't any state by state issues.\n\nHIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) gives the patient the right to view their records.  It does not matter if the practitioner is an MD, PhD, MSW, etc.  The practitioner (all of the above) can choose to redact portions of the record if they feel that the material can cause safety issues for the patient, but they cannot refuse the entire record.\n\nThe practitioner may charge reasonable fees for providing a copy of your record, as he is right in stating the record belongs to him.\n\nIf you don't get a resolution, you may file a complaint with  the Secretary of Health and Human Services through the Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 509F HHH Building, Washington, D.C. 20201\n\nPlease don't consider this legal advice in any way, but I work for a behavioral health care organization, and I asked our HIPAA compliance officer who confirmed the above to be accurate.


Where do dinosaurs fit in "on the 6 days of creation" ???

The bible's description of "the six days" is not intended to imply 24 hour earth days but instead 6 epoch of times in which fundamentally significant elements were created. It is interesting to note that when the six "days" are reflected against the generally well accepted theories on evolution of the universe and ultimately earth, the six epochs relate quite well to the process of "first there was light" (perhaps big bag), ..., "firmament" (as in the early life on earth), ..., to eventually human creation. Disosaurs, I believe, are grouped in to the "day" in which floura, fauna and animals were created. I hope this helped in some way.


The teeth of helical gears engage more smoothly (than spur gears) over a few degrees of rotation reducing vibration and noise.  Spur gears are more apt to set up a vibration each time new teeth contact and depending on speed that can cause resonant frequencies that amplify the noise or vibration.  Helical gears have less dynamic (shock) loading of the teeth and are less apt to fail.  Helical gears are used in the reduction gears that connect high-speed steam turbines to the propeller shafts of huge sea-going ships and the gear teeth are divided down the middle into two sides like a "V's" to avoid side thrust.  They are called  herring bone gears.


is this expensive?   does it work?   thanks

I myself have never been on weight watchers but I have a couple friends and one was successful and one was not. The one that did not lose much said it was because she cheated all the time. So bottom line is what works for one might not work for another.  I believe it will work if you really want it to and as for cost I don't remember. Good luck though if you decide to try it.


Tongue papillae are the small bumps or nodules of tissue on your tongue. Your taste buds lie in these nodules. Sometimes, these papillae can become painful. Several can hurt at a time, or just one or two papillae can become painful.\n\nTrauma is the most common cause of painful papillae of the tongue. About 80 percent of the time, pain occurs because you have bitten your tongue or eaten something hot, such as pizza, or acidic, such as orange juice.\n\nSome people unconsciously push the tip of their tongues against their upper teeth, which can cause tongue inflammation. People who grind or clench their teeth also irritate the lateral borders of their tongue.\n\nA painful tongue also can be a symptom of an underlying systemic condition, such as severe anemia, uncontrolled diabetes or a vitamin deficiency. Many skin diseases also can affect the mouth. In fact, signs and symptoms may show in the mouth prior to the onset of skin lesions.\n\nIf the pain is caused by an underlying disease, the pain will disappear once the condition is treated. Pain caused by trauma will disappear when the area heals (usually within two weeks).\n\nBecause the most common cause of a painful tongue is trauma, you should avoid food and drink that is extremely hot, salty or acidic. If you grind your teeth, wearing a night guard (also called a mouth guard) can protect your tongue as well as your teeth. \n\nIf the pain lasts for more than a week or increases over time, call your dentist.


and by meat, I mean balls and penis...and now you know

Yes, you can make out the silhouette of your penis and gonads on certain radiographic views, this is due to the difference in densities between the air and your genitalia.


If a stranger knocked at your door, he had long hair, wore sandles, would you open your door to him.

He already knocked on my door, I let Him in, back in 1972!!


Just curious to see who else  is as neurotic about fitness and health as I am!\nTaeBo Bootcamp Abs, today!

Almost, try to go to the gym 3/4 times a week, occassionally fit in a swim and a run. Play football when the season's on. Guessing i'm almost with you on that one


a pet peeve are habits of others that just bother u... these pet peeves differ from person to person and they are usually small stuff like someone's way of chewing gum or someone's constant tapping on the floor... usually these kinda stuff bother u but not others or the other way around... ehehe :o)


Out of curiosity How many of you would have sex with a fat chick?

If she was attractive and confident.......definitely yes


there was a civil war between Brits and americans in 17-something just before george washington came to be president. i need to know when it was started and when it ended for history assignment(due tomorrow) please help someone or i will be put in tons of after school detentions:(

First of all Americans are Brits, but are in different countries, and civil war occours in the SAME country, but I think I know what you are refering to.\n\nThe American Revolution was a revolution that ended two centuries of rule of the Thirteen Colonies by the British Empire and created the modern United States of America. The Revolutionary era was both exhilarating and disturbing–a time of progress for some, dislocation for others. The American Revolution is the series of ideas, and changes that resulted in the revolution and ensuing political separation of thirteen colonies in North America from the British Empire and the creation of the United States of America with a new political system. The American War of Independence which lasted from 1775 to 1783, was one part of the revolution, but the revolution by the Americans began before the first shot was fired at Lexington and Concord and continued after the British surrender at Yorktown. Years later, in 1818, John Adams wrote: "The Revolution was effected before the War commenced," and "The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people."\n\nHistorians usually agree that the revolutionary era began in 1763 as Britain defeated France in the French and Indian War, and the military threat to the colonies from France ended. The end of the period is usually marked by as Treaty of Paris in 1783. However, references to the "revolutionary era" sometimes stretched to 1789, when a new government under George Washington began operating.\n\nInterpretations about the effect of the revolution vary. At one end of the spectrum is the older view that the American Revolution was not "revolutionary" at all, that it did not radically transform colonial society, but simply replaced a distant government with a local one. The more recent view pioneered by historians such as Bernard Bailyn, Gordon Wood and Edmund Morgan is that the American Revolution was a unique and radical event, based on a new ideology of "republicanism" which produced deep changes that had a profound impact on world history.