Our extranet is currently hosted by a 3rd Party and would we would like to move it in house.  We are looking at options that can leverage our Visual Basic.Net Programmer base.  Thanks!

You know, I don't really have an answer for your question, yet. Just a word of thanks for turning me on to DotNetNuke. I've been developing and implementing SharePoint team sites and portals since the early betas of 2001. And we've just reached the magical point of maturity where you can walk into just about any IT group or internal department, they've already played with team sites on their own and now they're ready for a professional to come in, clean up what they've done, and roll out a unified look and feel, across departments, that they can take from there. \n\nNot that DotNetNuke or Rainbow (which I haven't yet been able to find) aren't going to be comparable solutions; I'll know more when I've had a couple of weeks to play with DotNetNuke. But I can tell you, from some hard-won experience, that it has been an uphill battle to persuade even the early adopters to roll with SharePoint until there was a certain critical mass, which Microsoft so graciously took care of by giving Windows SharePoint Services away with the Server 2003 license, effectively flooding the market. Customers play with what they get, out of the box, realize the potential, then find it hard to get the budget or the head count to task someone full-time to the portal implementation that they've come to see as a cross-departmental solution. \n\nUntil recently, the path of least resistance has been to run a pretty intuitive needs analysis, lock yourself in room for a few days, and come back with a functional, if not fully populated, demonstration site that thay can take to higher management. And you've got to showcase plenty of functionality, and potential, that they won't admit they need until they've seen it in motion. Lots of people out there still thinking in terms of one-off development, html, and maybe a java applet here and there. \n\nI dig the open source aspect of DotNetNuke, and I've done a few sites on pure ASP.net 2.0; and from what I can see so far, it looks like a fairly comparable solution to SharePoint, or at least SharePoint Services. Where you're going to run into questions is the ongoing support and maintenance, and, more importantly, the ease of use and comfort level of the non-technical staff who are going to be both using the thing day to day and populating it with fresh, useful, content and data. Afterall, the goal here, usually, is to bring people together, collaborating in new, as yet undiscovered, ways and to give them access and exposure to information that's going to change their personal way of doing business, and its acceptance and embrace by the corporate culture, for the better. \n\nSure you can leverage the enviable inhouse talent that you already have for ASP and Visual Basic .NET to build a stellar solution for the powers that be. But the real issue, and one that is almost universally under-accounted for by IT and development groups everywhere, is the ease of use, and barriers to spontaneous improvement, that will spark or squelch the passion of power-users and non-IT staff, across the company, to take it to the next level.\n\nSharePoint has reached the level where these people can, with a litle direction and encouragement, be pointed to all kinds of places where they can get their hands on web parts, feeds, and web services, that they can drop right into their littlle piece of real estate and wow the people around them, adding value to their own internal or external customer base, consumers of whatever information or service that they've been tasked to produce. And all without the help of, or budgetary drain to, the IT or web production departments. I hope to be able to say the same after I build a couple of demonstration sites with DotNetNuke - which I'm planning to do over the next couple of weeks. \n\nThanks for turning me on to DotNetNuke. And best of luck to you and your team with the new extranet and portal. If you have any SharePoint-relat


Seriously I have to write a story and one of my fench chracters need to say this....

I'm french and the translation is "Va mourir"\n(go die, without the 'a fire') but it is a rather\naggressive sentence !


I really want to know what my IQ is. A few weeks ago I took a couple free online tests and got an average score of 121 or so.(some higher and lower) And I also read that online tests usually give you a high result so that you will tell your friends about the site. \n\nWhere can I get a really good IQ test?

i used to work in neuropsychology and IQ was one of the domains that we tested.  i would imagine that many universities would have a department that does that as well... maybe career counseling or student advisor.  last i heard, WAIS-III (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale) was the standard and most accurate.  unless you are under 18, then it is the WISC-III (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children).


even if it says "the HTML graphics in this message have been displayed" it still doesn't show it, it shows a box with an x inside it but SOMETIMES when i send it to my other e-mail address it shows it.

Images that get sent to you vie HTML e-mail work exactly the same way they do on web sites. When you view a web site that has graphic they are “Downloading” from a server so that you can see them. If there is a problem with the server that is displaying the images you will get a “Broken” image (an outline with a little x in the corner)\n\nDepending on the type of image that is trying to be displayed your e-mail client may not accept this “type” of image as there are many different types of images that can be displayed.\n\nThis might have to do with who or what ever created the original e-mail more then it has to do with your settings.


I need to know all Yahoo e-mail addresses for Debi Detraz


I am a loan originator and I find that some people actually stay in apartments for years and have families that grow up there.  When you walk away from an apartment, all you have are memories.  When you walk away from a house your owned, you have memories and thousands of dollars!  Rent is actually more expensive than owning a house of the same quality.

It can be more complicated than you would think.  Lets say you can only afford a 70-80k property.  Renting may be a far better choice in a market with limited appriciation.  Factoring the 2 benefits of home ownership (interest deduction and appriciation) compared to the cons ( maintenance, up keep and taxes) a rental scenario may be much more financially prudent on smaller homes.\nThe iterest deduction may not be more than your standard deduction esspecially with several dependants and the maintenace on a smaller and most likely older home may be a greater percentage of the occupants gross income.\nApartments have stability in cost and limited to no cost to maintain.


methinks we need an icon to tell us which questions in our lists have been closed and which ones are put to a vote.

...also, ability to use our own avatar\nand automatic "answers search" for "already asked questions"\ngive me time and I'll come up with more\n"D"


I want to know if there is any simple way of modifying the surface properties of polymer materials such as Epoxy.

Perhaps this site can help: http://www.devicelink.com/mddi/archive/00/01/008.html\n\n"The process of plasma surface modification on polymer, fluoropolymer, and other plastic surfaces can be divided into four distinct mechanisms: ablation, cross-linking, activation, and deposition."


I have a great interest in becoming an ob/gyn or a ER doctor.  What should I do?(in high school)

well, when I was thinking about being a nurse I decided to go to my local hospital and volunteer. This way you are exposed to different situations, see what goes on day to day in a hospital, you can ask questions of the staff. Most of all if you do check in at the ER you can see if you get panic over extreme blood or wounds. The added plus is you are also helping your community this way\n\nI decided not to become a nurse because I found out I passed out at the sight of blood :)


It is generally assumed that Damascus in Syria is the most ancient city known to man.  As far back as 4,000 years ago, it was a major city of importance, in the time of Abraham.\n\nThere is also certain evidence pointing to Jericho as being over 9,000 years old, which would make it the oldest city man has found evidence of.\n\nOver 9,000 years ago, there was no record of history.  Anything before that would be a mere guess.


Please explain why it is easier/better than other options.

I don't know if it's the easiest one, but I've used Tk with some success.  The nice part is you just have to import the Tkinter package and you can go from there - all the Tkinter objects have the properties and methods you need to set up a GUI.\n\nThe downside is that I found the way Tk does GUI layouts to be a bit confusing, so it took me a little while to get going with it.  I'd recommend giving it a shot, though.


The Ottoman Empire, located in what is now Turkey, lasted from 1324 to 1922. What occurred in 1922 to bring an end to the empire?

The Turkish Emancipation was a period of internal and external conflict in which Kemal Ataturk, war hero from WWI, overcame the old regime and introduced a western, laicist government to the Turkish state.


I don't want people to reply with “because God loves you that much”. I want to know why He couldn't just forgive, why did an innocent have to suffer?

This is a big one. People have argued it back and forth. I would say Jesus did not HAVE to die on the cross, but it is the reality of what sin does. It removes us completly from God. Jesus' message was actually intended to be heard and recieved, but human sin interfiered putting Jesus on the cross. What is the main point here is, not that Jesus died, but that he is risen. God's love is so powerful it can overcome the worse case senario. In this case Jesus being murdered on the cross.\nJesus' message is that God loves you and to love God back you need to love others. He died on the cross because he taught this, and yet God's love alone is enought to overcome that evil.


whos got the balls to say they do or did

Guilty, but then again, I'm the type who can't find the toilet paper in the morning. Bush is okay, but we all belly ache sometimes, right?


I'd sit on the same site aimlessly searching for 30 minutes without realizing I'm not really doing anything...these sites r so addictive for no reason.

I know... so far I've been 3 hours and 45 minutes on Yahoo! Answers.


What do they taste like and what they smell like.

lick and smell yours..........Ok?\nLike that..


I have it hooked up in the downstairs, and I want to hook up two different computers upstairs. I already have a router conecting these two. I don't want to run the CAT up there if I don't have to. I already have cable up there and would rather just plug in a modem. Would that work?

You could but you would have to have 2 accounts from your ISP (counterproductive).. Have you considered a Wireless Router and Wireless Networking cards? \n\nPerhaps the best idea is to purchase a wireless router (sell your other router) connect the 2 computers and cable modem upstairs and then purchase a single wireless network card for the computer downstairs..


- What's book is the best to study about that?\n- Step by step to make the database.

The following links will help you in solving your qury :\n\n(1) http://stevemorse.org/\n(2) http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/software/ez-text/html/page033.htm\n(3) http://www.15seconds.com/issue/050210.htm\n(4) http://www.bcschools.net/staff/AccessHelp.htm\n(5) http://www.katsueydesignworks.com/tutorials_databases.htm


How can I get myself to quit letting my ex play mind games with me whenever he feels like it knowing I am still in love with him

This is tough because of what you said...you're still in love with him (how long were you guys dating?).  You need to find ways to distance yourself from him, and to do other activities which will take your mind off him.  Hang out with other friends, go take a class on something, do something fun and exciting.  If he calls you as much as you may want to talk to him you need to not answer the phone...in time you'll feel comfortable being separate and may have a chance at being friends then, but if he's playing games with you you need to avoid the situation as much as possible.


I want to get rid of one of my email addresses badly, can you help?

Left upper corner "Mail", choose "Options", Management,Mail Accounts,Then select which one you want, and click the "Deleat" button!:)


If you mean the photographer, it's Ji Jin-he. There are lots of other actors in the show.


I can send e-mail from my yahoo address with Yahoo, but I was wondering if I could recieve. It'd make things much easier, everything would be in one place. Thanks.

if you have a Yahoo! service that allows you to POP your mail (like Mail Plus or Business Mail), you should be able to receive it in gmail.


I am referring to the classes that catholic children go to.  I understand what the classes are about, but what do the initials actual stand for?

Confraternity of Christian Doctrine \nAn association established at Rome in 1562 for the purpose of giving religions instruction. Till about the thirteenth century, the Apostles' Creed and Paternoster formed the general basis of religious instruction; all the faithful had to know them by heart, and parish priests were commanded to explain them on Sundays and festivals. Then the range of instruction was widened to include the Commandments and sacraments, the virtues and vices. The Synod of Lambeth under Archbishop Peekham, in 1281, was content to order priests to explain the truths of faith four times year, but the Provincial Council of Lavour, in 1368, commanded parish priests to give instruction on all Sundays and feast days. This council also published a catechism to serve as a textbook for the clergy in giving instructions in Christian doctrine, which was followed in all the dioceses of Languedoc and Gascony. Similar manuals were published elsewhere. The Council of Trent, seeing how multitudes had fallen from the Faith through ignorance of their religion and recognizing the truth proclaimed by Gerson more than a century before, that church reform must begin with the religious instruction of the young, issued the "Catechismus ad Parochos", and decreed that throughout the Church instructions in Christian doctrine should be given on Sundays and festivals. \n\nBut the work of organizing religious instruction had already begun. In 1536 the Abbate Castellino da Castello had inaugurated a system of Sunday schools in Milan. About 1560 a wealthy Milanese nobleman, Marco de Sadis-Cusani, having established himself in Rome, was joined by a number of zealous associates, priests and laymen, pledged to instruct both children and adults in Christian doctrine. Pope Pius IV in 1562 made the church of Sant' Apollinare their central institution; but they also gave instructions in schools, in the streets and lanes, and even in private houses. The association growing, it divided into two sections: the priests formed themselves into a religious congregation, "The Fathers of Christian Doctrine", while the laymen remained in the world as "The Confraternity of Christian Doctrine". Encouragement from the Holy See was quickly forthcoming. In 1571, Pope St. Pius V, in the Brief "Ex debito pastoralis officii", bore witness to the good already accomplished, and recommended bishops to establish it in every parish. Pope Paul V, by the Brief "Ex credito nobis", in 1607, erected it into an archconfraternity, with St. Peter's, Rome as its head centre. A rescript of the Sacred Congregation of Indulgences, in 1686, urged its establishment wherever possible. From Rome it spread rapidly over Italy, France, and Germany. It found advocates in Cardinal Bellarmine, St. Francis of Sales, and St. Charles Borromeo; who drew up a code of rules and established it in every parish of his diocese. \n\nThe First Provincial Council of Westminster urged that its members should be used in both Sunday and day-schools, but while Sunday-schools are plentiful, the confraternity is only sparsely established in England. Lastly, in 1905 Pope Pius X strictly ordained that "in each and every parish the society commonly called the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine shall be canonically erected". If the central confraternity in a diocese is affiliated to the Archconfraternity of Santa Maria del Pianto in Rome, all others participate in all the confraternity indulgences. \n\nSimilar in scope and character to the above are the PIEUSES UNIONS DE LA DOCTRlNE CHRÉTIENNE, founded by the Dames de l'Adoration Perpetuelle at Brussels in 1851, for giving religious instruction to boys and girls. In Brussels they are found in about thirty parishes. In 1894 Leo XIII erected it into an archconfraternity for Belgium. \n\nTHE ARCHCONFRATERNITY OF VOLUNTARY CATECHISTS (Oeuvre des Catéchismes) was founded to help parish priests


If there is nothing you disagree on can you just file and be done.  Even Child support and debt?

Yes, it is called filing "In Pro Per", and is the cleanest, least troublesome way to do an uncontested divorce. Just go to your County Clerk's Office and ask for the forms for Dissolution and Uniform Custody Order....if issues DO arise about which you and you ex-to-be do not agree, many jurisdictions offer mediation services free or at very little cost.\nGood luck.\n\nPS, there is absolutely NOTHING illegal about not hiring a lawyer, the person below is mistaken in that statement.


My friend bought a car and has her financing contract.  The dealer called today and said they needed more verification of her income, and that they were coming to get the car.  Can they do that?

YES, they can take the car back ... read ALL of the paperwork that was signed. The car company wants you to fall in love with the car, so it does everything possible to get it out the door PLUS protect themselves. I will bet your friend gave their car as a trade in ... it is now probably sold at auction ... When you read the small print, there will most likely be something that protects the car company and they can get their car back, but there will be nothing in print or in any contract that allows your friend to get their car back. Your friend is stuck purchasing a car from this dealer. \n\nThe ONLY resolve I can think of: Since lawyers usually won't scare a car company ... they usually have iron clad contracts on their side. Threaten calling the BBB and tell them you are going to file a complaint with the BBB. The car business SURVIVES on reputation and the BBB will tell too many people not to take care of this problem as soon as possible.\n\nREAD BEFORE YOU SIGN ... EVERY WORD!\n\nGood luck


I'm watching Voyager at the moment and thought I'd ask.\n\nClick on http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/  for a list of the different series.

TNG absolutely.  Why?  Picard, Data, Data getting an emotions chip and finally being able to say "oh shit!".


Here are a couple of good websites with islands for sale.


Can I get some ideas from the public because its very hard to remove these kinds of things with naturally. If you have any homemade facials please share


she says she wants us to be togather no other lovers were involved in split up just alot of pent up anger still seeing each other almost every day she stays at her moms i stay at my bros. while house sit empty  she say she wnts to move back in but yet plans tohave gas turnrd off says she dont want to stay at moms but makes no plans to get our old life back should i keep hanging in there our just move on ps my 5 year old sons mother is going to be single what should i do borsed and lonley

The first thing you should do is get spell, grammar, and punctuation check.  Then you should GET ON WITH YOUR LIFE!  Is it helping to sit around and be sad?  No?  Shock me, shock me, shock me.  If she wanted to be with you, she'd be with you.  Why are you making this seem so difficult?  It's really not that hard to figure out.  If it's supposed to happen, it will.  If not, there's plenty other fish in the sea baby!


if your homeless, should you not rob a bank to get a home?  it works out pretty well in my mind.

Its not a good idea.  There are 3 crimes that you ought to avoid in USA.  They give you life easy if you are convicted.  If you are convicted of murder, convicted of rape, and convicted of grand larceny.  I mean, these three crimes will land you in jail for the rest of your life.  I would rather cheat someone, and employee, or cheat a customer.  I would never steal anything.  Its just not worth it anymore...hehee..."anymore"  But, do look into a job, because sometimes you only need to find a job to realize what its worth.  Id rather break into an abandoned home and work out of there till you have enough money.  Its alot better then stealing.  Breaking and entering may not be much in jail if you are caught.  Especially an abandoned home.  They will take it to heart that you are a homeless with no where else to go.  Try going around looking for things that you can find on the streets to sell.  The easiest is cans.  There are other things of course.  Or, try to get money for an ax and try selling chopped wood.  I mean its better then throwing your life away.  Good luck bro...


I ended up with big love handles after having my son.  I would look so much smaller if they matched the rest of my body.  My pants fit at the waist, but I always have 2 pudgy blobs hangin' over the back of my pants. Is there a miricle diet that targets that area? j/k or An exercize that can take care of them?

The only way to reduce love handles is to reduce your overall body fat level. Unfortunately many people have certain limited areas where fat tends to deposit first and go away last. There is nothing you can do about this. It is controlled by genetics and may change with age. You may be able to make it look beter by developing the underlying muscles. A good all round weight training program coupled with a reasonable diet is the best plan. \nAnother exercise that affect the underlying muscles are hanging, twisting knee or leg raises. I'd recommend doing ses of high reps (50-100 or more).


i sent an email and forgot to add something before they open the mail?

if you have yahoo mail there is a sent folder


To put it another way, would you see yourself marrying a person you met at a bar or club, or would you look for your husband/wife elsewhere?

"Do people usually find husbands/wives in bars?"\n\nYes. Other people's husbands/wives!


I know the question contains a redundancy, but it's a quote. Please elaborate on both African and European. :)

From style.org, who has put far more time into this than I could ever do:\n\n"Although a definitive answer would of course require further measurements, published species-wide averages of wing length and body mass, initial Strouhal estimates based on those averages and cross-species comparisons, the Lund wind tunnel study of birds flying at a range of speeds, and revised Strouhal numbers based on that study all lead me to estimate that the average cruising airspeed velocity of an unladen European Swallow is roughly 11 meters per second, or 24 miles an hour."\n\nAccording to the article, kinematic data for the African swallow species is hard to come by, so as of right now the velocity of an African swallow is unknown.


Sometimes when I do a Google search it takes me to a PDF result but I don't always notice the PDF notation and it takes forever to load and I don't want to wait for it not even on broadband.  I also don't like how all user manuals are in PDF format when you go looking for them on a support page.  Wouldn't an HTML document be easier?

What browser do you use? It might help to disable PDF links in your settings so that in future you're prompted to download PDF files rather than open them from their URL.\n\nMe? Well, I like PDF. Just make sure you get the Web working the way that you want though. A good way to start is with Firefox.


The vast majority of these questions are clearly because you're too lazy to do your own research.\n\nWhy don't you show some initiative and do your own work?

You can anticipate the quality of both the questions and the answers improving over time; partly as the "novelty" factor wears off and partly as people who aren't earning points get bored from the lack of positive feedback and go away.  At some point the "search" function of the site should become more useful than the "ask" function.  (At least, this is how I think Yahoo expects it to go.)


How bad do tounge piercings hurt and how do you take care of them?

Don't listen to anyone who doesnt have it done personally for one. secondly bite your tongue as hard as you can (i mean really make it hurt) and piercing you tongue by a professional hurts less(i have 14 piercings total). third the swelling cant be based on anyone else but you some people it doesn't swell at all ive heard personally min swoll for 4days then i could eat. fourth point of intrest, cleaning, yes listerine or any mouth wash of any flavor or your piercist might suggest this stuff called h2ocean. no lisp you can talk, sing, yell, scream anything the same way you did before. check out the app website for more info and the name of a registered app piercist


Are illegal aliens allowed to serve but American homosexuals not allowed?

No a member from another country can enter as Joey says, but they have not become illegal yet.  when you enter the country illegally you cannot join, he is referring to allied countires like the phillipines sometimes the us govt looks for recruits there.  if your illegal dont even think about it, the recruiters will set you up for a meeting and when you arrive the INS will be waiting for you.


Yahoo is free, but sometimes you cant always get the right answer, opposed to Google, where you have to pay, BUT proffessionals look it up for you, and you can be sure that it's right. What do you think?

I think Yahoo is better because it is free, and you get answers almost instantly.  I have never tried the Google service, but you first have to pay, and then you have to wait for an expert to answer your question.  You are going to get better accuracy, but so far with Yahoo, I would say the answers have been very accurate.


Anti itch creams have not worked and I have taken Diflucan for yeast and that did not work. I am miserable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is your deoderant too strong?  Too high % of Aluminum compounds (the antipersperant) can cause dryness, itching and flaking.


I have been recently diagnoised with type II. Everyone is saying no carbs, but printed material says 60% of diet SHOULD be carbs, for diabetics.  Which is correct ?

Depending upon which 'carbs' you are talking about.  Veggies or bread/cake types?? \nDiabetes as you know is having too much sugar in the blood(unable to use it all as energy) which causes you to need more insulin or at the very least watch the sugar intake so you don't spike.  If you don't use the sugar and over time your body has too much to process, it fills up it's stores of sugar and you get diabetes. (layman's terms).  Unused sugar becomes fat but it also can become diabetes.  So beyond exercise to burn energy it's on the diet.  Sugars, breads, starchy foods, fruits (even potatoes, esp.  sweet and yams...) turn to glucose the quickest in your body therefore increasing your blood sugar.  If you want to slow that process, retard it in any way, then watch your entire sugar/starch/refined foods intake period!!  \nHere is a list of suggestions based on my studies(I'm studying nutrition) and although I'm not a doc I am using well-respected info as a guidline.  You can recheck this and look at real statistics to see what works, not just the theory.  Look at history of how people actually eat versus what some docs might have said about earlier guidelines, that may be outdated and inappropriate.  \n\nVeggies are good.  And they are carbs.  Especially the leafy greens(high in mins/prots), cruciferous(broccoli/cauliflower/brussel sprouts), asaragus, squash, lettuces, tomatoes, all kinds etc...\nLean meats are good like turkey, chicken, deepwater fish(limit due to heavy metals in ocean-research) and occasionally red meat which is high in saturated fat but ok at times. Nuts are good too and great for when your blood sugar drops and you need a quick healthy boost(macadamia, walnuts, peanuts, almonds@! and occ. cashews(high in sat. fat).  Tofu and soy products are also good and yes they can be cooked to taste awesome!  Just try! Protein slows down the digestion process which allows the body time to go through the metabolic process and bring sugar to the endocrine system slowly...as compared to actual sugar or bready-type  foods which process the moment they are in your mouth(amylase is a carb enzyme that is in the mouth, breaking down food immediately).  The longer food takes to break down to it's ultimate form, glucose, the more time your body has to cope with and distribute safely without spiking your blood sugar.  \nSO, again, carbs is a big vague word.  Avoid processed foods like cakes, crackers, breads and instant rices/pastas.  No sugary sweets especially with pure white sugar.  Eat mostly veggies, meat, lean cheeses and WHOLE grains that have high fiber(not processed cereals and such) that also require the body more time to break them down(quinoa(high protein grain), brown rice, amaranth, Irish oatmeal... etc...) Whole grains mean you really have to cook them, they are not processed and in a box with 2 min. instructions.  Once in a blue moon is okay, perhaps with a pile of Thai veggies on top!! yum... \nThe more processed, the less your body has to break them down, the quicker the sugar is released the faster your blood spikes!!  \nSo get slow food....process slow and then digest slow.  Ultimately slowing your blood sugar spike.  \n\nIf you have to have a sweet, dulce as they say in latin.  Try something fruit-juice sweetened and eat it around another protein rich meal so that your body is not bombarded with a hit of sugar alone.  Or try an apple with a big dollup of peanut or almond or hazlenut butter on it...yum!!  It really will taste good and your body will appreciate it.   \n\nHope this helps!!\nGood luck!  \n\nOh, also go online and look up books that are low in sugar, low on the glycemic scale and higher in protein and nutrients. www.diabetes.com and other sites.  The more you know about how it works in your body, the more control you can have over what you WANT to eat so that you won't hurt yourself.


What is Scienctology (sp.. sorry) I just recently heard that term used for a type of religion, I was courious to know if anyone new what it was or what it is about... \nthanks

Hi , here are a few details\n\nScientology is a system of beliefs, teachings and rituals, originally established as a secular philosophy in 1952 by science-fiction author L. Ron Hubbard, then recharacterized by him in 1953 as an "applied religious philosophy."\n\nScientology is officially represented by the controversial Church of Scientology. The Church presents itself as a non-profit religious organization dedicated to encouraging development of the human spirit. Providing counseling and rehabilitation programs, the Church offers itself as an alternative to psychiatry, which Scientologists believe to be a barbaric and corrupt profession. [1] (http://www.scientology.org/en_US/religion/heritage/pg011.html) Church spokespeople attest that Hubbard's teaching (called "technology" or "tech") has freed them from drug and alcohol addictions, depression, learning disabilities, mental disorders and other problems.\n\nScientology, however, has been the object of many allegations that sharply contradict the Church's self-description. Critics—including officials and the courts of several countries—have characterized the Church of Scientology as an unscrupulous commercial organization; it has often been described not as a religion, but a man-made cult that harasses its critics and exploits its members. Many of the Church's most controversial actions are, critics argue, a direct reflection of Hubbard's Scientology teachings.\n\n\nOrigins of Scientology\nScientology was expanded and reworked from Dianetics [2] (http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/Wolf/pg6.htm), an earlier system of self-improvement techniques originally set out by Hubbard in the 1950 book, Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. Immediately prior to this work, Hubbard was intensively involved with the occultist Jack Parsons in performing the occult rites developed by Aleister Crowley. Some critics have seen many similarities in Hubbard's writings to the doctrines of Crowley [3] (http://www.xenu.net/archive/lrhbare/lrhbare08.html).\n\nBy the mid-1950s, Hubbard had relegated Dianetics to being a sub-study of Scientology, although it is still promoted and delivered by Scientology organizations. The chief difference between the two is that Dianetics is explicitly secular, focused on the individual's present life and dealing with physical and mental or emotional problems, whereas Scientology adopts a more overtly religious approach [4] (http://victorian.fortunecity.com/finsbury/124/last.htm) focused on dealing with spiritual issues spanning multiple past lives as well as the present day.\n\nHubbard was repeatedly accused of adopting a religious facade for Scientology in order for the organization to maintain tax-exempt status and avoid prosecution for false medical claims; these accusations have dogged the Church of Scientology to the present day, bolstered by numerous accounts from Hubbard's fellow science-fiction authors that on various occasions he stated that the way to get rich was to start a religion [5] (http://www.bible.ca/scientology-1million-start-a-religion.htm).\n\nThe word scientology has a history of its own. Although nowadays associated almost exclusively with Hubbard's work, it was coined by the philologist Alan Upward in 1907 as a synonym for "pseudoscience". [6] (http://www.instinct.org/texts/bluesky/bs3-4.htm) In 1934, the Argentine-German writer Anastasius Nordenholz published a book using the word positively: Scientologie, Wissenschaft von der Beschaffenheit und der Tauglichkeit des Wissens, or Scientology, Science of the Constitution and Usefulness of Knowledge. [7] (http://www.scientologie.de/scientologie/index.htm) Nordenholz's book is a study of consciousness, and its usage of the word is not greatly different from Hubbard's definition, "knowing how to know". However, it is not clear to what extent Hubbard was aware of these earlier usages. The word itself is


i don't know. i never got it either. this is just the beta version.


for us to become like "them", i.e., the long held belief of the framers of our constitution that government should be open and transparent and the lives of citizens should be private seems to be fading fast.  Frankly, I want the vast resources of our government to protect us and to fight the fanatics aggressively but I do not want every two bit congressional staffer, lobbyist and corporate vulture to become privy to my bank account, my medicine, my religious beliefs, etc.  Am I living in a dream world or what???

What you said doesn't sound like the statement of someone living in a dream world to me.  It sounds like common sense.  I think our leaders need to take a refresher course in preschool and kindergarten, because they've clearly forgotten fundamental early life lessons -- like two wrongs don't make a right, the end doesn't always justify the means, and just because all your friends are jumping off a cliff doesn't mean you should too.  I think its our responsibility as citizens to voice our displeasure, tell our politicians to start behaving, and if they don't then get them the heck out of office.


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It says that the normal level is <50! ... am I dying?

If you know your quantitative HCV RNA (viral load) is greater than 1 million, then you must be in medical care, right?  There are a number of questions that you should ask your doctor to help you better understand your disease.  First, HCV viral loads are reported in different units - IU/mL or copies/mL.  You likely have a "high" HCV viral load (usually anything greater than 600,000 IU/mL is considered "high").  The viral load has NO correlation with the severity of disease.  You can have a high viral load and no liver damage or a low viral load and extensive liver damamage - it depends.  However, it may make the infection more difficult to treat.\n\nYou should ask your doctor about your HCV genotype (usually 1, 2, 3, or 4) and discuss a liver biopsy.  The liver biopsy (thin needle inserted into liver to collect small sample of liver tissue) is the only difinitive way to determine the extent of damage in the liver.  It will tell your doctor how much inflammation the virus is causing.  With long term inflammation (over years - usually 10-20 years) inflammation can cause fibrosis.  Extensive fibrosis can result in liver function decline.  Over time, cirrhosis (extensive fibrosis) can lead to serious complications requiring a liver transplant.\n\nGet your liver checked - usually a hepatologist is the best source of information as they are experts in the evaluation of liver disease.  There is treatment available and a large portion of individuals eradicate the HCV infection and reverse some liver damage.\n\nLifestyle changes can help your liver as well - stop smoking, avoid alcohol, eat healthy and exercise to lose weight if necessary.\n\nCheck out the following website for excellent information about HCV.


its dumb to think terrorists are only going to come from mexico. how about canada? or cuba?

i'm sorry, SHOW3696, but the U.S is not out to help mexicans. Mexicans are only allowed in this country because they are (for the most part) hard working people who are willing to do all the shi tty jobs that no one else will do.  Other than that they get deported back to their country like animals. And the U.S. is talking about closing the border to mexico as well. So, no I dont think we 'help' them at all, at least not as much as they help us. \nI think our gov. should be worried about the REAL terrorists, not the honest hard working people from many countries, not just Mexico, who come here to make better lives. \n\nI know this doesn't answer the question, but still.


Hello, I'm looking to get life insurance for myself. I need a referral from somone who has firsthand experience with getting life insurance for him/herself. I'm looking for an insurance company that is known to be fair, and not difficult for the beneficiary should something happen to me. Thanks in advance for your help.

Schedule a meeting with 2 different local agents from well known companies.  Tell them that you want to get life insurance and wait for their response.  If they don't ask you about your income, assets, loans, future plans.. then they are wasting your time.  You need someone that makes sure you get the right amount of coverage and the right type of coverage.


Pakistan is a member of NATO and long time ally of USA.\nPak. is also a Dictatorship run by General Pervez Musharaf.

Coz American government is stupid!!!! Pakistan is the biggest menace to the world, not Osama. Pakistan along with Taliban trains the terrorists who attack all over the world.\n\nPakistan should be wiped off the map.


I have posted a question on Yahoo questions under the title of 'How to create pdf files' and some people (very thanks to them ) have answered me. I want to comment their answers. How to do this as this is my first question to post here?.\nAny ay I want to tell them that I will evaluate oppenoffice whether it can statisy my requiremnts and my main point that I want to focus on:\n1- can openoffice communicate with sql server database\n2- can I code with asp.net vb.net not C#\n Thanks a lot

choose the best answer and after that below best answer you cam make comments


I haven't seen my boyfriend since before Christmas and I am still trying to think of a Christmas gift for him.

Well, I say if this is your first christmas together, you should get him something that only the two of you would understand!!! for ex. when my husband and I first met, my hubby called me Jingle, cause I always would sing Jingles from commercials.  He bought me a bell for christmas, it was engraved, and a very insightful gift, personal and it showed me that he had put some thought into it.


I know the answer, I just wanted to see who remembers this. =)


IMAP is so muc better than POP. I just don't understand why GMail won't use it? Does anybody know if there are any plans in the works to start using it?

Google keeps all plans proprietary, especially products currently in BETA. However, you can submit ideas to the GMAIL development team. I can't remember what page, but I submitted an idea, and it got accepted.


Just got a new computer and starting to work with burning my home videos.  On my computer it says DVD+RW.  What's the difference?

DVD-R (pronounced "DVD dash R") and DVD+R (pronounced "DVD plus R") are nearly identical formats. The discs look the same and are both supported by most DVD-ROM drives and DVD burners. The only difference between the formats is the way they determine the location of the laser beam on the disc. DVD-R discs use tiny marks along the grooves in the discs, called land prepits, to determine the laser position. DVD+R discs do not have land prepits, but instead measure the "wobble frequency" as the laser moves toward the outside of the disc.\n\nThe DVD-R format was developed by Pioneer and was released in the second half of 1997. DVD+R was developed by Sony and Philips and was introduced in 2002. Companies that support DVD-R include Pioneer, Toshiba, Hitachi, and Panasonic, while companies that support DVD+R include Sony, Philips, Hewlett-Packard, Ricoh, and Yamaha.\n\nHowever, most of these companies now develop hybrid DVD drives that support both DVD-R and DVD+R formats. They are known as DVD±R or DVD±RW drives. When looking for media for your DVD drive, make sure it ends in "-R" if you have a DVD-R drive or "+R" if you have a DVD+R drive. If you have a DVD±R drive, you can use either format. DVD-R is still more popular than DVD+R, but since they are both widely supported, it should not matter which format you choose.


i just logged in to yahoo messager and cannot fined my msgs, can you show them tome pls.

In older versions of Yahoo Messenger, there used to be a way to look at your offlin messages. But in newer version of it, you can not look at them as such. If there are any offline messages, they would be displayed as soon as you log in. When you close the window displaying these messages, the messages get deleted, and can not be seen again.\nSo, the only reason why you cant find any offline messages is cuz you dont have any!


I've a Shimano 105 triple crankset and would like to convert it to a double.  Is it possible, or do I have an excuse to upgrade to Ultegra?

Well, if you could just remove the small ring the gear ratios wouldn't be the same.  The "normal" gearing for a double is 53 / 39 and on a triple is something like 52/42/30.  If it were me, I'd definately upgrade to Ultegra.  But that's assuming money isn't an object.


It is not an impossibility. Anything happens on the net.\n\nIn practice, well, there are people who will give you a domain name as long you host with them for a fee. And, of course, you can go on renewing your domain name once in 1 to 5 years. \n\nThe website dot.tk offers you a free domain forever with certain conditions, and without nameservers.\n\nBy the way my domain is registered with godaddy.com, but i won't recommend them. they have a clumsy, sluggish and customer-hostile site and staff.


When I'm reviewing my FAFSA application I see a EFC code. What is that? How do I know if that is a good code or bad code?

Estimated Family Contribution.  That is your "FAFSA Score".  It is what you and your family "should" be expected to pay per year for your college experience.  The amount of financial aid you qualify for is typically the total estimated cost of the year of education minus the EFC.\n\nLower is better, but don't freak out if yours is high.  Colleges muck around with the estimated cost of education, regional cost of living differences, etc, to maximize the amount of aid they can offer.\n\nRun, do not walk, to your school's financial aid counsellor and see what they can do for you.\n\n947 is a pretty low number for most schools.  You can probably expect some fairly decent offers of aid.


Ok I know that sounded kinda weird, but at work I have this manual I'm supposed to study, and it's not even about what I'm going to be trained to do, but my boss wants me familiar with the information in the book. It's a big thick manual. It's a normal notebook with about 200 pages in it. What is the best way to learn all the key information fast?

Does it have a Index?  If so look through it first.  Also does it have Headings or words that are bolded or in itallics, if so look over these items first.  Usually the first sentence in a paragraph has the basic info, so you can skim the the book, if the first sentence has good information then read more, if not go on to the next paragraph.  Also the first & last paragraphs in a chapter usually have lots of info.  Sometimes if you go to the end of the book it will have key words or terms that you can read & get a good feel for the book. Each book is different, so it is hard to give hard & fast rules about the best way to get the most info in the least time.  I hope this helps.


There are many arguments for and against intelligent design. Anyone care to digress?

You may find this article gives you the answer you are looking for: http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/050530fa_fact


You have to leave and reenter the country, because you become an illegal immigrant as soon as you I-94 expires. The I-94 supercedes your you visa. The visa allows you to enter the US until 2008, the I-94 regulates the length of each visit.  You didn't get until 2008 because you probably have a tourist visa.\nOr you can apply for permanent residency.


What is Artificial Reefs?\nCan you give me some website about it?

An artificial reef is a reef created by man in places where reefs do not occur naturally.\nTo enhance recreational fishing and sport diving opportunities in coastal waters, and to increase the amount of productive hard-bottom habitat available overall, man can participate (with significant help from nature) in the creation of additional man-made, or "artificial" reefs. This is accomplished by placing suitable long-lived, stable and environmentally safe materials (usually steel or concrete) on a selected area of ocean bottom.\n\nOnce the material is in place it acts in the same way that naturally occurring rock outcroppings do in providing hard substrate necessary in the basic formation of a live-bottom reef community. \n\nSince there is nothing artificial about the myriad of living organisms which eventually colonize and inhabit almost every square inch of these man-made structures, the term artificial reef may really be somewhat misleading. When properly designed, located and constructed with an adequate quantity of stable and durable substrate, man-made reefs can be equally as productive in theory as naturally occurring hard- bottom habitats, limited only by the life-span of the materials utilized. Given the variety of materials currently in use on many artificial reefs, some reef structures in place now could remain productive for the next one to five hundred years.


Please say it in words, not numbers with scientific notation.

This is constantly changing cause as soon as you know the largest number you will automaticly know the next number in which case its not the largest number anymore. 100, 101, 102, ... I mean we can all count.\n\nTake "Googolplex" as an example. Which is a Googol^10. (a Googol is 1 followed by 100 zeros)\n\nWhats to stop me from coining the word "Googolopelix" which will be a Googolplex^10


which do u think is the best song ever sung in Punjabi? And by whom??

I think it is\n\nPaanj Peer te Paanj Pyare, Paanj Dariyaa Punjabi\n\nBy Gurdaas maan.\n\nThis is My favourite also. I think it is the best song of pujabi not only because it is my favourite. while it explains everything about life.


Cuz i SO do on my ONLY FOR GALS question!!! LOL:) Look there and tell me what ya think...

Indeed, sometimes two or more answers are really good, offering two or more different views, which brings additional knowledge to the user. In such cases, I would definitely wish to give more than one best answer, because both have put in an effort which needs to be appreciated.


The King James verison of the bible was translated from the greek and hebrew scriptures. Each language has words that have different meanings or do not have the same word. Wouldn't be better to read the translations of the jewish scriptures?

Because they cant read the original Hebrew for the Hebrew Scriptures, or the original Greek for the Christian's New Testament. Therefore they must rely on someone else's translation. \n\nRemember that modern translations are copyrighted, and the organizations that translated them make money when every book of their translation is sold. The KJV is so old, going back to 1611, that it has no copyright anymore, so it is free. That is why it accompanies many, if not all, computer Bible Programs.\n\nAlso keep in mind that the KJV was the only version available, and then the only version acceptable, to many denominations of Christianity for a very long time.\n\nPlease also remember that the person or organization who does a translation is biased, and their translation will reflect their own theology, regardless of whether or not a verse in the original actually says what they claim it says. No translation is totally right, and some are better, and some are worse, than others.


Sacred Geometry is pure universal truth springing directly from God's Mind. Worlds turn in Sacred Geometry, and the galaxies spin because of it.

There were 5 Platonic solids. This sort of geometry became somewhat sacred to Pythagoreans etc.


This is an interviewing question, where they test your ability to logically think through a problem.  Any ideas?  "Show your work", if you are estimating, so I can learn how to estimate.

There are approximately 325,000 traditional barbers in the US. This does not take into consideration males that work in salons, but rather traditional old school barber shops.


The one eminem did about voting in the US presidential elections. Although that may not count as this year? Do you mean the last 12 months or the year 2005?


i mean : i have a friend, she never asks about me or how is it going with me, but i can't stop care for her.

No we as humans do not love to be rejected, we as humans have the need to be loved as much as we love others, it is just like the one person said free will comes into the mix, that other person is also right in that you have a good heart, don't ever change, being of kind heart will reward you in the end, try making new friends, some friends are for different reasons and seasons, some are long term, some are short term, I'm 50, I have had many friends like that, I learned to still love them, just not to brake my heart over their lack of caring, it is just the way they are


www.adultfriendfinder.com   How old are you anyway?


and but how can u chop a boared n half wit yo hand that is like 5 inc thick and not lift up a car or like 300 pounds of weight do u like take yo mind off of it and ull do it cuz thats how i broke that 5 inch bored n half so do u like have to do the same thing??????/

You see martial artist break very thick boards all the time and they probably can't lift a car. It is about centering your strength. Besides a car weighs more than 300 lbs.


Honestly, what has your experience been like?

I used to sell Avon and it sucks! \nI know I've heard about successful people that have good earnings with Avon. But not me. I always had more expenses than profits.


I'm writing a story and I'm wondering how long a body will last before it will start to smell - assuming that that's the first thing that happens to a dead body. If you happen to know lots of stuff, I'd love to know the process of death (e.g. body smells after 48 hours, decay at 7 days, blood solidifies by 14 days, etc.) I know this is morbid, but I'm interested in the science - so, I hope I don't gross anybody out.

24 hours.\n\nYou'll love this site:\nhttp://www.anomalies-unlimited.com/Death/Stages.html


When Jesus was alive on earth, what was his favorite color?

A special hue of red called Scarlet. Read my study below to see why I believe this to be true.\n\nhttp://www.schneblin.com/studies/pdfs/the_veil.pdf


maby a genome but making new ones is dangerous


Had a consignment agreement with a business that is now closed.\nThe owner did not notify the seller that they were closing and now the property is gone.

Your only recourse is with the courts.  If the business filed bankruptcy, you must file a claim for the value of your property.  If not, then take the owners to small claims court.  Either way, you may not see your money for years while your claim is processed.\n\nGood Luck!


I was told my husband needs a new sand wedge, but is there a more important club?

That's a very good question.  The answer to that question would depend on the golfer you ask.  I personally believe it is the putter, but that's just me.  If it was your husband who said he needed a new sand wedge then he would know.  As far as a more important club, that would depend on your husband's skill with the rest of the clubs in his bag.  If this is a gift you might be able to get a golfing buddy to casually ask what your husband considers to be his most important club, and go with that, if not the best way would be to ask him straight out.  I know I would like it if my wife were to ask me to go with her to get a club for me, but that's just me. LOL!  At any rate good luck with your purchase.


Eazy E. Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Arabian Prince, Yella, MC Ren?

Ice Cube was the best talent - look at the longevity of his career. Dre was the best producer and he's still in the business, but Cube is by far the best on mic/on screen personality.


How long muct you live together to be considered commom-law in S.C.?

This is pretty interesting...in South Carolina a common-law marriage is established if a man and woman intend for others to believe they are married.\n\nSouth Carolina\n\nThe criteria for a common law marriage is: (1) when two parties have a present intent (usually, but not necessarily, evidenced by a public and unequivocal declaration) to enter into a marriage contract; and (2) "a mutual agreement between the parties to assume toward each other the relation of husband and wife." See Tarnowski v. Lieberman (S.C. Ct. App. 2002). The minimum age for such a marriage is sixteen years-old as established by South Carolina Code of Laws 20-1-100 (2004).


If you can also show me the steps how to find it out that will be very helpful to figure it out for other solutions as well.

We will assume that 2.0 M NaCL(aq) is a dilute solution.  Therefore, 1 L of water weighs 1 kg.  For concentrated solutions, such as acids, you need to know the density of the solution.\n\nTo know the boiling point, use the formula\nDT = Kb * m\n\nWhere DT = change in temperature\nKb = boiling point constant (0.52 for water) \nm = molality.\n\nFirst, calculate the molality of the the solution\n\nMolality = moles of solute per kiograms of solven\n\n\n2.0 moles of NaCl / 1 kg solvent = 2.0\n\nDT=Kb * m\n= .52 * 2.0\n= 1.04 degrees\n= 1.0 degrees (using 2 significant digits)\n\nSo, water boils at 100 degrees C, so the boiling point of 2.0M NaCl is 101 degrees C.\n\nHope it helps.\n\n-Mark


I am mostly curious about viewing television shows and movies-on-demand; those type of services.

Probably just about anything you want to. FIOS minimum speed is 15mbps.  \nQuote from Verizon web site:\nExperience speed like never before. Forget about time spent staring at progress bars or watching the clock. You’ll be flying around the Internet in no time with the speed of FiOS. Buying and downloading feature films and CD-quality audio. Video chatting like it’s instant messaging. There’s a better Internet out there. It’s FiOS.


It usually works out great in the beginning, then it diminishes or I never hear from him after the first couple of dates. My question is, why?

Love isn't hard to find but a person who is worthy of your love is.


Windows xp problem. computer is very slow after login. it boots and logs in well. but after login if I try to do any operation, the computer just hangs and I can get control only after about 5 minutes. I tried to look into processes, bu tcould not find any culprit process.any solutions are appreciated.

Scan for malware and viruses using these free tools:\n\nTrend Micro HouseCall - http://housecall.trendmicro.com/\n\nAd-Aware - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/\n\nCheck your startup entries (Start --> Run --> type "msconfig" --> click the "Startup" tab) to see if there's anything unwanted there.


"Hindu Kush" is the name of the mountain range in Afganistan. Also it means "Hindu Genocide". Did it really happened? If it happened, then its the world's worst genocide ever, worst than jews.


i would like 2 change my password ,how do i do it

Where do u want to change ur password well ok first usually it is with emails then go to ur email page and usually somewhere in the right corner..well not always in the corner but somewhere top right is a button that says options and then from there u can click different things like personal where u can change ur signature etc. just look thru all those and u will find change password


Especially if you are male, you need to see a doctor right away. My uncle, who felt just fine, suddenly had blood &, as he described it - "ickies & other matter", in his urine which quickly resulted in him not being able to go at all. Turned out he had advanced renal (kidney) cancer & was totally unaware of it. Please don't put off seeing the doctor, even if you find out it isn't something quite as horrible because I'd hate to think of anyone having to go through the mess he's just been through. And, before you think, "No, that couldn't be it;" stop to think of the fact that you aren't supposed to get blood & stones in your urine. Call for an appointment today, even if you have to visit a free clinic.\n\nGood luck!


When I want to search the web lets say.  When you type in the search the web, whatever you type in there, the next time you type in the same search the web box,  everything you search for with the same letter pops up again.  How can you erase what you have looked for previously for yahoo?

To clear this in IE, go to Tools > Internet Options in the top menu. This should open a configuration dialog; click on the 'Content' tab. You should see an 'AutoComplete' button towards the bottom. Click that, then click the 'Clear forms' button.


Who was the person who owned the patent for Paper Clips?

Johann Vaaler, a Norwegian, traditionally gets the credit for the first paper clip in 1899. So proud were the Norwegians of their countryman's invention that during World War II they fastened paper clips to their lapels to defy the Nazi occupation forces. For a Norwegian to wear a paper clip might mean an arrest! The function of the clip to bind things together took on the meaning of people joining together to resist the Germans. \n\nVaaler's device received an American patent in 1901. But was it the first paper clip? No.\n\n\nVaaler's American patent drawing shows several kinds of paper clips, from square to triangular to one that looks a lot like the elliptical ones in wide use today. But the wire does not form the familiar loop within a loop. An American, Matthew Schooley of Pennsylvania, had patented a "paper clip or holder" in 1896. In 1900, Cornelius Brosnan of Springfield, Mass., patented what the industry considers the first successful paper clip. Other versions date as far back as the 1870s.\n\n\nBut the Gem paper clip, the familiar one illustrated here, existed on paper as early as April 27, 1899. It appears on a patent issued to William Middlebrook of Waterbury, Conn. (The whole story is detailed in Henry Petroski's "The Evolution of Useful Things," Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.) \n\nThe Gem clip probably originated in Great Britain. By 1908, the simple, elegant Gem was being touted as the most popular paper clip in America.


He tapps into our phone lines, and we can't raise a complaint. Soon, we won't even have basic rights anymore! Why is this going on, and is it ethical, or legal?

Nobody was allowed to read it before it was put to a vote.  In the wake of 9/11, many laws were passed quickly with the threat that if you were responsible for holding up the progress that you would be slammed in the media for being unpatriotic.


If you just want a keyboard that is wirelss, types well, and no ugly extra bottoms.


I saw a documentary (circa 2000) about injecting generated ionized oxygen in aquariums. Its a Japanese technology (obviously. I would like to know the details of how this was done.

Ionization occurs when air is exposed to high VOLTAGE, not high current. If you're going for cheap and easy, just put an ionizing air cleaner next to your aquarium's air pump.


And what would be a good incentive? What if I was a Yahoo! administrator and gave 100 points to the first 100 responses?

I have found no pattern and it is in  my nature to look for them.\nRandomly choose subjects, make the answerer think, and practice.\nUnfortunately, questions about s8x sometimes get the most responses.


Ben Franklin.  Ahead of his time, creative in multiple fields from science to diplomacy, apparently a great conversationalist.\n\nThis is a fairly common question, but a great one nonetheless when the person can be dead or alive. Another version of the question asks you to name 3 people, dead or alive, who can come from different historic times.  Would be fun to pair up Franklin with Da Vinci, for example.  Hard for me to choose the 3rd one, though.  If I had to choose, I'd also invite Shakespeare, but there are many others.


Any thoughts and reference material is welcome.

Conservation of angular momentum.  The odds are that anything being sucked into the center of the galaxy by the collective effect of gravity was moving with some degree of momentum not directly aimed at the center.  This would make it spiral inwards, as the angular momentum is conserved.  The closer it gets to the center, the faster it will rotate to preserve said momentum.  The aggregate direction of the angular momentum will sweep up the exceptions to the rule--the notion of a homogenous mass of uniform angular momentum would be statistically anamolous, and the result of a heterogeous mass with such angular momentum would be a spiral--any randon star between the "arms" of the spiral would be drawn towards the nearest arm, rather than toward the center of the galaxy, and this reinforces the effect.


Over the past several months, I have gained quite a few pounds. I went from about 140lbs. to about 165lbs. I didn't notice it until recently, but I have allowed the weight gain to really affect my self confidence and self esteem. I hardly go anywhere anymore other than to work. I hardly ever fix up because I just don't feel like I am very attractive anymore. I use to pamper myself and treat myself to 'the little things' here and there, but I don't do that anymore either. I  have tried to lose the weight, but nothing seems to work since I don't have time to go the gym (it's hard for me to find a babysitter). Somedays I even like I am suffering from light weight depression. Do you have any suggestions of what I can do to boost my confidence and self esteem and go back to enjoying all the things that I use to?

Smile! right now... and then, sweep away the negative feelings... it will trap you in a vicious spiral. then we can talk of improvement. but first your attitude has to change. \nmy suggestions: talk to a good friend or a counsellor. next, start exercising. and that does NOT mean going to the gym! you can exercise at home, simply going up and down the stairs multiple times, or putting on some music that you really like, that sets your feet dancing, and dance away even while going from one room to the next! dance with your child! whatever be the age, toddler or older. that will make your child laugh and will whisk away any whiff of depression. play with your child in the park! (weather permitting of course!) you won't need a babysitter, or a gym, and both your body and mind will feel relaxed and exercised at the same time.


where could i get a copy of the full number?

pi has been determined to be endless but i know 31 places after the decimal 3.1415926535897932384626433832795


Wikipedia is a very good start for this. This page summarizes the beliefs behind many different creation myths. It is sorted by culture / ethnic group / religion and provides external sourcing.


Technical terms should be avoided if possible. If technical terms are necessary, should he/she attempt to explain their meaning in plain English.

This is a necessity because if the jury, a reflection of the general populace, can't understand what the expert witness is saying, the arguments that are tied to that expert witnesses testimony are essentially pointless.


I have done B.A with Home Science( Honours) from Orissa. Now I want to pursue MSc in Food Science and Nutrition from Mysore University. I just want to know if I am eligible? Or else which are the other related course that I can apply for.

You should address this question to the Food and Nutrition Department at Mysore University.  Call or e-mail them.


Arnold Schwarzenegger Vs Jean Claude Vann Damme Vs Sylvester Stallone\nUma Thurman Vs Bill Gates \nJackie Chan Vs Pamella Anderson\nClark Kent Vs Peter Parker Vs Bruce Wayne

Match 1: Arnold and Stallone are no longer anywhere near prime form.  This would have to go to Vann Damme.\n\nMatch 2: Bill Gates\n\nMatch 3: Jackie Chan.\n\nMatch 4: Bruce Wayne.


Doe's any one know if its posible to negotiate debt with debt holders so that a debt can be completely cleared up.

Most creditors are willing to work out a payment plan with you rather than reposess or foreclose. It is cheaper for them to work it out with you, then to foreclose. Smaller companies are harder to deal with since they will generally pass it on to a collection agency since they may not have the resources to work out a payment plan. Whatever you do, do not ignore them. It reflects better on you if you go to them first, and they are usually more willing to work things out if they know what is coming, and they have programs for most situations, such as deferring interest on a mortgage loan, or lowering the minimum payment.


I have heard of a literary device that involves stringing together large amounts of phrases and clauses with "and".  In other words, it's a list with "and" between every member of the list.\n\nHere's an example from the book of Isaiah in the Bible:\n\n"And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and\ninstead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty."\n\nDo you know the name of this literary device?  Does this device only describe the use of "and" in this way, or other coordinating conjunctions?

Polysyndeton is defined as the intentional over-use of conjunctions in successive words, phrases, or clauses. This does mean all conjunctions (and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so.)\nThe opposite of polysyndeton is asyndeton, the intentional omission of conjunctions.


hi I have osteoarthritis in my lower back facet joints. they didnt do a hole MRI of my spine just lower back, I am having a burning pain in the middle of my back, and I have waken with both my arms tingling like they are asleep. and my right elbow hurts too is this all osteoarthritis? or is something new going on with my back? oh and I have scoliosis thanks for any and all answers

i have the exact same diagnos (ostioarthritis)32 yearsold! go figure!. i am wondering if you are big breasted. not to get personal..but i am.. and to tell you the truth,i am in so much pain all the time!a burning feeling in the middle of my back. and it comes from big breast. but if you do not carry large breast then your problem could very well be from your scoliosis! i wish you well dear!


is their any relationship between glocuma and diabetese if so kindly describe thesymptoms and possible reamedy.

Glaucoma\n\n\n\nGlaucoma affects approximately 3 million Americans and is a leading cause of blindness in the US.\n\nGlaucoma is a group of diseases that can damage the eye's optic nerve and result in vision loss and blindness. However, with early treatment, you can often protect your eyes against serious vision loss. Glaucoma is symptom less and gradually steals your vision without warning, but can be detected by a simple test usually performed during a routine vision exam. \n\nAnnual Glaucoma testing is recommended for everyone over 60 years old. Individuals with a family history of glaucoma, African Americans and the elderly are considered at elevated risk of glaucoma and should be tested on a yearly basis. \n\n\nFortunately, glaucoma can now be treated with a remarkable laser technology that can halt the disease’s progress. The new procedure, called Endoscopic CycloPhotocoagulation (ECP), targets the fluid-producing structures of a patient’s eye to reduce the pressure that causes glaucomㅁ :-)


well first if your not pregnant yet start taking folic acid and eating properly you need the actual brain functioning well and then when you get pregnant talk and read to your belly and read lots of intelligent books its been known to tranfer to your baby. once your child is born talk to your baby often and in an adult manner (no baby talk) play classical music and teach it another language if you stay consistant with this for years you will have a toddler who can probaly play an instrument or read and write or do math.


I have a great answer to a question I just saw and I am not allowed to post the answer as I have supposedly already answered too many today. What's up with that?!

In addition to managing spam, I would suggest that this limit actually increases the number of answers posted--especially useful answers. Most users who want to post an answer but have already posted 10 that day will post it the next day, while imposing a limit creates in many of the more hard-core users the desire to always post the maximum number of answers. And since the limit is so small (starting out, anyway), the temptation to troll, posting useless answers, is minimized. This limit actually gives an incentive to post more to people who, out of egotism or the desire to help others, want to maximize their posts.


Currently I use IrfanView, but I don't get the same quality when I enlarge them.\n\n1. How do I enlarge JPG images and still maintain their quality?\n2. How do I enlarge small (in terms of pixels) GIF animations into larger ones like 96X96 to 128X128?\n\nIs there a small program to do this? Preferably a freeware. :-)

Digital images cannot be enlarged a significant amount without losing quality. You can't add information to a photo where it doesn't exist to begin with.\n\nYou can, however, enlarge a good quality, sharp image, a little bit before it gets too bad. How much depends on the photo.\n\nTake your preferred image editing program and try increasing the size of the image by 10% increments. In photoshop, its under image size...put in 110% in width or height and the image will slightly get larger.\n\nKeep enlarging by 10% until you think its too much, then undo the last enlargement. This is about all you can do. You can try using "unsharp mask" with the larger image to see if it gets better.


What is it ? how do i changed/non-activated it ?

Restricted Pages r website that potentially damage your comp or data. U can change that by clicking on the privacy tab when it appears in the task bar...


people of the new and old generation think that love and romances this day is just a sort of game that can be done in one hour or even few seconds, they dont feel the real feeling of what love is deep inside them today they will get married after a week they will divorced i think this against the law of god i dont know if lots of people will be against me went they read this topic

It's a cultural shift to the age of information. People become jaded about life and love when they are bombarded with internet porn, unattainable bodies, soft drink ads, and winning free ipods. The ideals of our grandparent generation are gone. I don't think that there is all bad to come of this shift, i believe that we are more aware and informed then ever. We have way more options then the you have to marry girl down the street or the person you parent picked out for economic reasons.


Some of my copied dvd cant be played on older dvd players--is that a disk or player problem

It's not really a problem with either, some older players aren't compatible with DVD-R's, etc.  The player would say DVD-R, DVD-RW compatible on it.


If an apple fell out of a very tall tree, and the speed of it was 80mph-100mph, could it kill someone

most likely not we used to have apple fights when I was a kid worst I rememeber is one guy lost a tooth...


My MIS department tells me that my email address is embedded in emails sent to me multiple times. How does this happen and how can I stop it?

It could be that your email account on your company's email server is corrupt.  To fix it they will have to delete your account and give you a new one.\n\nOR\n\nIf you are using Outlook, your .pst file may be corrupt.  In that case you can do a repair.  The instructions are too long to give here, but just do a google search on "repair pst file"\n\nGood luck


1. Mike Comrie  (#89 | Center | Phoenix Coyotes),\n2. Alexander Steen  (#10 |  Center | Toronto Maple Leafs)\n3. Nathan Horton  (#16 | Center | Florida Panthers)\n4. Scott Gomez  #23 | Center | New Jersey Devils)\n\nThank you for your time.\n- Raj

Mike Comrie and Nathan Horton.\n\nComrie has been steady the entire year. \nHorton is a pure goal scorer. (no asts) And has shown signs of great skill lately with teh hat trick.


I know skype is one... I'm just exploring other options.

A google search will reveal many third party applications for VOip that integrates to phone systems.\n\nVoIPBuster is a free program that provides free calling from PC - PC and free calls to the US ( Landline & Mobile ) telephones. It's not the best program for VoIP but it's not bad and its mostly free.\n\nhttp://www.voipbuster.com\n*This page has the rates for other countries*\nhttp://www.voipbuster.com/en/rates.html\n\nAnd if your life is Unfullfilling you could try and set up a Asterisk Server for administering VOip calls manually. I beleave they have it for a Windows as well as Linux platform.


Tempo means the speed of the piece, not to go fast. There are things with a slow tempo.


how can i find my highschool crushs email for free?   His name is Ryan Landreth from pueblo, colorado

Ms. Lacey, try classmates.com\n\nRegistration is free, and it's more likely that he would register there too, and then you can email him through the web site.\n\nThey have boards there as well, where people post that they're looking for someone in particular, especially broken down by school and graduation year.  Someone that knows him might see the post, and get in touch with you.\n\nGood luck.


Me and my boyfriend have one kid and he dose not want to see his kid how to I tell him with out fight with him.

Open ur mouth & say it!\nAccept the fact & face the situation \nnot your feeling.


Does using condoms protect a person from contracting HPV (Human Papilloma Virus)?

No! HPV is transmitted through skin to skin contact.


I always have trouble when someone i care about is having problems. I just can't think of anything to say to make them feel better. Is there any way to jus know appropriate things to say when someone is feeling really down and depressed?

Silvana gave some good advice.  You need to know, however, that often you do not need to say anything.  A touch can convey so much more.  Hold a hand, give a hug, lay a finger upon a face, place your hand on an arm or sholder.  A kiss on a cheek.\n\nIf you feel that you must say something, express your feelings honestly or tell the other person that they are not alone and you are with them.\n\nYou can always ask if there is anything that you can do.  You can always tell them to call you if they need anything.  Often people do not want to hear that everything will be alright, when it is not alright with them now.


I'm agreement with answer of Shyrider exactly.\nBetter way have been truth.


Also my favoite team. They suck, but I can't give up on my favorite team.


"A light year is the distance light travels in one year: about 9.461 × 10^15 metres or about 5.879 × 10^12 miles."\n\nFor some context, it is 4.22 light years to Proxima Centauri, the nearest star outside the solar system.


I've heard several songs by Mark Dignam, an Irish singer, and I love his work. I have looked almost everywhere but I can't find his music.\nHis latest CD is for sale on Amazon, but I don't have a credit card. So, is there anyway to get his music other than ordering it on Amazon?

I would try Craigslist.com\nhttp://www.craigslist.com\nThis way you might be able to find someone locally that is selling their music.


It's so hard to find a woman that will give herself to u completely.In Mn.all the woman think they are beyond ordinary men.Why? I'm a great lover and my package is way above normal(9inches).Any answers?

Maybe women in Minneapolis,MN are looking for extraordinary men. Kudos for them. Obviously, you think women only want a great lover. You have a lot to learn about women.


If they have no idea what is going on, do they have a right to know before going in to take of the issue? If they do not know, they would not know if they need a lawyer. Thanks.

Of course you have a right to know why. If I was in your situation, I would call the office of the prosecutor who issued to warrant. Inform them who you are, ask why there is a warrant out for your arrest, and arrange a time for you to turn yourself in. It may be something as simple as an unpaid ticket, then they will just want their money and will probably let you go, if it's something more serious, you can decide whether you need to bring a lawyer with you (which you should if they are arresting you). It will look good to the judge if you are willing to face the charges rather then them having to look for you, besides, I wouldn't want a warrant for my arrest hanging over my head. Good luck.


My eyes are normally brown, but if i'm sad or mad, they change to a green color.

Eye color does not change with mood.  However, it is possible for some people's eyes (especially hazel) to change their apparent color depending on what color of clothing they are wearing or what type/brightness of light they are in because of what is reflected in them.


I have tried contacting them thru Dell Corporation and also thru their foundations but I just come up against a defensive wall. Michael and Susan Dell want to help needy children around the world. I have been doing this for 20 years. I have a proposal which will make money for the Dell family and will benefit the children. I want to put this proposal directly to Michael and Susan Dell, but heck, how do you meet them or at least get a letter delivered directly into their hands?


A good example would be the Tsunami last Boxing day in Indonesia.

Even if they are belivers they still have to die. It's a part of life and we have to live with it. It may  seem hard but god will always love us and care for us.  sometimes he lets people die because it is their time. No one really haves control over this so do not worry everything happens for a reason.


Some websites like this answers website do not have www. in them why running out of urls?

It is because of the way the site manager has set up the forwarding in their DNS records. \n\nComputers are in reality extremely stupd and only understand bits and bytes.. and on the internet everything is based upon the ip address which is currently in the form of xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (replace xxx with a digit from 0-254).. Humans on the otherhand find ip address's extremely difficult to remember so what was set up was a linked group of computers that were authorities on certain names i.e. we have to take www.yahoo.com apart starting from the right to the left .. your computer will query the nameserver for the .com group first and this computer/network will reply with the single ip address of the authority of the yahoo.com system so yahoo.com has to set up the same type of system to respond to ftp. www. etc the yahoo dns (domain name server) would then give you the ip address of the server that has the ftp/www server and the web server software is programmed to respond to requests on port 80 (standard http) in the format of an "http get" or "http post" request and if you just use the base address (name) of the web server which on yahoo.com without say the "www.yahoo.com/index.htm" or "www.yahoo.com/index.html" it will return the configured default file using http post format.\n\nFor example with iis 5 web server software I can configure the default file to respond to any of about 10 file names i.e. index.htm index.html index.asp default.asp default.htm default.html in which the extension of the filename (htm/html/asp) tells my web server software what to expect whithin the file itself.. \n\nActually the filename itself really doesn't mean anything but the internet community has set standards and most people follow them.. \n\ndon't forget that the name server (which translates "names" into ip address's can be extended so a particular server can be only limited by your imagination.. i.e. www.abc.def.ghi.klm.mno.pqr.xyz.123.com..\nin which something has to respond with the ip address and default webpage for this working backwards.. (master domain server -> 123.com name server -> xyz (web server or xyz name server) until the entire name is resolved.\n\nThere actually is quite a lot of activity that is going on behind the scenes that you as a human really don't have to concern yourself with.. programmers on the otherhand have to concern themselves with everything but usually just concern themselves with a particular item and let an authority concern itself with the rest of the housekeeping.


I go to a post, I have been responded to, by I cannot present a rebutle.

If you are the questioner, use the "Add Details" link just below the question.\n\nIf you are an answerer, use the "Edit" link below your answer.


I get sender and subjecr, but no page to write massage to sender or composing.

Try going to your mail, and the drop down menu, go to option then change your composing emails mode to plain text


Jeremy Brett of Basil Rathbone?\n\nRathbone makes Holmes a bit of a womanizer, Brett... Well, most people think Brett's Holmes is gay. It's entertaining though. The Rathbone Holmes is a few decades ahead, while Brett's Holmes is perfectly placed in Victorian England. WHo is the best, not just based on my info?

BRETT! Though it's sad he died and such, he's really the best Holmes. Nevermind scary Holmesslash that derives from his actions alone... Though, his major problem is he's /too/ tic-y. There is such a thing.


lyrik of can you feel the love tonight ,the lion king

Can You Feel The Love Tonight \n \n\nMusic by Elton John\nLyrics by Tim Rice\nAvailable on the soundtrack The Lion King\n   \n \n\nThere's a calm surrender to the rush of day\nWhen the heat of the rolling world can be turned away\nAn enchanted moment, and it sees me through\nIt's enough for this restless warrior just to be with you\n\nAnd can you feel the love tonight\nIt is where we are\nIt's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer\nThat we got this far\nAnd can you feel the love tonight\nHow it's laid to rest\nIt's enough to make kings and vagabonds\nBelieve the very best\n\nThere's a time for everyone if they only learn\nThat the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn\nThere's a rhyme and reason to the wild outdoors\nWhen the heart of this star-crossed voyager beats in time with yours


AOL states Download is too big...Use another provider.\nCan Yahoo get around this problem?

That's not very big...I say the file or source is bad...


for eg, you wanna send a message, which upon successful circumstances u dont want to send, so at a later time u can void sending, but can u send the message which can come in 2 -3 days to the addressee. sorry for this gizmo i was trying my best to explain it

If they do not have this, I have been told you can recommend this to AOL by emailing their webmaster. I don't believe they have this however, yet I don't use AOL anymore.


This is very important. It's for my biology lab.

Algae and higher plants are called eukaryotic.  They tend to have two different types of genetic material, one located in the nucleus and a different type located in the cell’s mitochondrion.  Bacteria, on the other hand, are called prokaryotic.  They only contain one type of genetic material.  Some bacteria’s genetic material resembles that found in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.  Some bacteria DNA or RNA more closely resembles that of mitochondrion.\nProper cleavage of the genetic material, followed by TLC or possibly paper chromatography, could show the similarities or differences.  This could be used to infer (not prove) any evolutionary relationships.


Doesn't this imply that heat moves from hot to cold at a faster rate at higher temperatures?  If you had two houses exactly the same, wouldn't the heating bill be exactly the same to keep House A at 65 and House B at 75, given the outside temperature is 45 and ignoring the cost to heat up House B the extra 10 degrees?

The rate of heat flow across a material (e.g. the walls of your house) is proportional to the temperature difference across it (just as you said the numbers seem to imply).\n\nIn your example, it would take 1.5 times as much energy usage to hold the inside temperature at 75 as it would to hold it at 65.  Or for 75 vs 74 degrees the difference is:  1 - (74-45)/(75-45) = 3.3%.


I'm talking about trading him to another team.

I can't get it out of my head that the Knicks will end up with him somehow. I don't know why the Pacers would want any of the Knicks' current players, but all these facts occur to me:\n\n1. Artest wants to go there\n2. They want him (which you can't say about at least half the teams in the NBA)\n3. Isiah Thomas gets deals done\n4. The Pacers need to deal in a hurry\n5. It'll placate Knick fans for about five minutes (which is pretty good.)


I wish to get my child admitted to a decent school in Mauritius next academic year. We are from India, and shall relocate to Mauritius if everything works out fine. The school we are looking for must offer AS/A level Cambridge education, located preferably in a metropolis.\n\nAny information shall be appreciated.\n\nThanks,\n\nSanjay Agrawal.

All public high schools in Mauritius teach the cambridge curriculum leading to O and A levels. After 5  years, the students take their O levels and two years later, their A levels. Admission in public schools is competitive, but most Indian working in Mauritius, tend to send their kids to the Mahatma Gandhi Institute, which is semi-governmental high school. Private schools usually offer the international Baccalaureate examinations.


As I see the economic growth and strength of China and India, it seems that in less than 20 years, the axes of economic and military power will be in Beijing and Delhi and the US and Western Europe will be out of leadership in the world structure of power

It is a possibility.  There are a few countries, including India and China, which are starting to gain in power and strength.  This is a good thing for world stability.  It is unhealthy for one country to be the ultimate superpower and to think it can run the entire world.  Increasing power gains by other countries will challenge the US and "put it in its place."


Imagine having an uadience with God of one. Just you and Him.  You can only ask one question. What would you ask and why?

How can you love me so much as to give your only begotten Son to suffer and die to redeam my lost soul--then turn around and pardon all my sins, give me an inheritance I do not deserve, and top it all off with a joy unspeakable while I sit here and type this on my 50th birthday?


Looking for something that is not bulky, but is waterproof and warm.

If you have lots of money the best winter riding coats are made by Carrots, they are light weight and warm.  They also stretch in all the right places for freedom of movement.  Ariat also has some nice riding jackets and coats.  Since I can't afford either one of those, I wear a fleece pullover jacket with a high zip-up collar (pullovers hold in heat), and I wear a warm vest over it.  Not a full coat because it limits my movement.  And I always wear a stocking cap and my insulated cowboy boots.  I never get cold when I dress like that.


This sermon title (based on Isaiah 50:7) is noted by several sources as "famous," though the author's name is not cited.  I would like to read the sermon and, of course, know the author's name.


can XP be installed on DVD & run directly through DVD without installing on Hard disk

You can run a very stripped down version of windows xp from a cdrom or dvd.  You cannot run the full blown version.  I do not know what this is called, but have seen a cd like this at work.   \n\nThere are lots of bootdisks available from http://www.bootdisk.com \n\nAnother option: \nhttp://www.g4tv.com/screensavers/features/326/Bootable_Windows_CD.html


Went to First Aid.  Checked vitals.  All was OK.  They said it may be an allergic reaction but odd that it was so localized.  My doctor also said this was very odd.  Does anyone know what this could be?  I am not taking any medications.  No new surroundings.  Ate at a Chinese restaurant at lunch.  Could this be an allergy to something?  It's still red (no other pain or symptom) after 6 hours.

Just red, with no other symptoms? That is bizarre (MD here). Gotta suspect something vascular as the primary cause, but can't tell much given that we know nothing of your broader history (immediate and past).\n\nGood luck. If any redness begins to spread upward towards the armpit, especially if there are streaks of red going up your arm, and particularly if you develop a fever, then get your behind to your doc or your local ER, OK?


My son found the stockpile and actually started opening them!! I explained we were helping Santa because his sleigh was too small, but I'm not sure if he bought it... What have you done in the past?

Santa delivered them early because he thought they were special.\n\nBUT YOU STILL HAVE TO WAIT!!!\n\nheheh :)


Check to see if you have javascript. If you do then click options and then click 'allow' for yahoo email.


The religious right, Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, and others currently have alot of sway in Republican elections and I don't see them supporting a Mormon.  They see mormonism as a cult.


there were alot of comedians in it, it came out on DVD a few months ago.

The Aristocrats. The Title refers to the punchline of what is considered the dirtiest joke of all time. The documentary interviews many great comedians and Bob Sagat.


(ie. your own hand, or your sock?) Did it work, (even if it was for a laugh) and why?

feed that person that should keep them quiet for a while


when i installed windows xp pro, i got one error "cannot copy file- drivers.cab-" so i skipped it and continued. everything worked fine untill i tried to use a USB Mass Storage Device, and got this error "usbstore.sys" is missing from drivers.cab

cab files are in i386 folder.  just update the driver with CD and point it to ie  D:\I386


i am in a interracical relationship i love my boyfriend he means the world to me and my little sister is dateing a boy that is mixed. my parents don't like it my mom sayies well if they make you happy and my dad hates it. but is it right for hime to hate it when his grandparents didn't wnat him to marry my grandma becasue she wasn't italian ( she is pandomandon from panama) to me i think is it is wrong for him to judge becasue his of wut his parents went through. wut do u guys think.

No\n\nParents have differing veiws, you being part Itallian leads me to believe that your father has a problem with it because your people are passionate about what they believe in. \n\nI have not dated a woman of my ethnical background in years and it's because I found someone who truly makes ME happy. If your boyfriend makes you happy,then bella you need to do what is best for YOU.\n\nYour father will eventually come around trust me!


I think they are called "Ugs". Go figure.

I PERONALLY THINK THAT THIS IS A SUBLIMINAL SUPORT FOR BIG FOOT. AHA! YEAP.


that is used to neutralize excess stomach acid?

It should have a pH of 12 (assuming that in order to reach neutral pH of 7 we need the same amount of antacid solution as the amount of stomach acid).


Say the balloons are about a foot in diameter & I weight 160.

ok, so lets calculate this.  a balloon with a foot diameter has a volume of .7854 cubic feet. .5 cubic feet converts into 14.158423356 liters.  The density of helium is .1785 g/L (grams per liter) and the density of air is usually approximately 1.25 g/L.  The difference between these densities is 1.07g/L.  The formula for density is d=m/V (density equals mass over volume)  so we set d=m/V, 1.07=m/14.158423356.  the 1.07 was the difference in density(how much less dense helium is than air) and the V i said(14.158423356) is how many Liters i said was in .5 cubic feet before.  it has to be in liters since the density measurement i gave you was in grams per liters, so for the formula to work we need to work in liters and receive an answer in grams.  ok, so solving for m in that density formula, we get 15.95g.  so each balloon can hold about 16g.  but i looked up the average weight of a regular party balloon and it's 2g, so each balloon can hold 14 more grams.  converting grams to pounds, 14 grams equals .030864717 pounds.  so each balloon can hold .030864717 pounds.  now if we divide your weight by the amount of weight each balloon can hold, we will get the number of balloons you need to support your weight. 160/.030864717 = 5183.9 so 5,184 balloons. \n\nyou would need 5,184 balloons to equal your weight.  this only makes you weightless, so the force of these balloons would basically perfectly counteract the force of gravity, so you would need to jump to push off and you wouldnt be pulled back down. if you wanted the balloons to actually lift you, you would need more, and depending on how many more, you would have a greater acceleration upward.  this is also assuming that each balloon is perfectly one foot in diameter, so the number of balloons may fluctuate a bit.\n\neven so, might i suggest you use a balloon with a larger diameter?\n\nif you want to find out for sure with specific balloons, you can always get like 50 balloons and some weights.  then you can measure how much weight the 50 balloons hold. then you set up a proportion saying that 50 balloons divided by the weight you measure it can hold(in pounds) equals X balloons divided by 160 lbs. then you can solve more precisely for the specific balloons you have.


I don't know. I like boxers because they give you freedom of movement, but they get bunched up. Boxer briefs are currently my favorite. I used to have briefs but they were too restrictive. What do you think?

I agree with you.  I like boxer briefs too.  I think I like the comfort of having everything supported without the look of just a brief.  I wear boxers for most of the week and wear boxer briefs maybe once or twice.


I go into internet options click on clear history but it does not clear

Go to "Tools" at the very top,scroll down to internet options,click on to that,go to delete files,click yes/ok,goto delete cookies and click yes/ok.


My mom resently bought me a wireless router. I later find out that i got to pay to get it encripted for extra securety. If you own a wireless router and have gotten it encripted, tell me, was it really worth it?

i like it, but you do loose some speed with wirless.


guy and he tells me he loves me and I say it back but how can you tell if your really in love?

Anybody could beat me at this, but I'd say the best answer you're gonna get is to simply say that if you're in love, you'll just know.


I'm using IE to develop some web pages just on my local machine, and I'd like to disable the Active Content blocker to speed up my development.  I know it's not safe to browse without it, but I'm not using IE to surf the internet, I'm only using it for development.  I went into internet options and allowed almost everything, but the Information Bar still pops up on pages that use javascript. (even though I allowed active scripting...)  What can I do to just turn it off?

These two pages might help. Scroll down on the first link for what I think you're after.


Not everyone can be a good writer.  Or a good actor.  Or a good political operative.  The world needs burger flippers, lawn cutters, and snow shovelers.  When you look into your heart of hearts and see a writer/actor/politician and yet the world only sees a produce clerk, how do you resolve the eventual disappointment.  How do you face facts?

Just smile and remember that all of these people attached to their socially constructed identities are delusional and we're all just a bunch of the same stuff.


in database technology we have have relationships. now i would like the charatersistics.


http://img432.imageshack.us/img432/6107/v9uz.jpg \n\n- many people say there are more than 50 bands/artists there;\n- some are pretty easy, such as \n50 Cent\nAlice in Chains\nB52's\nBeach Boys\nBee Gees\nBlack Crowes\nBlack Flag\nBlind Melon\nBlock Party\nBlur

there's supposed to be 75 bands/artists in there. i've found like sixty. but i dont have my list with me right now.


im hoping someone would help me but ts kinda hard to explain. if your stomach is full and you know it is but you continue to keep eating is it possible for you body or mind to send out something to make your tastebuds go wacko or make the food taste bad to make you hopefully stop eating?

You should come to my house and try my cooking.  that should do it. Heck I haven't eaten all day.