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8,000	0Society & Culture	how many popes have there been since the beginning of the catholic church?		284? Which source did you use? lol. more like 265, from St. Peter to Benedict XVI (16th)
8,001	6Business & Finance	What is the most useful language when dealing in International Business?	I am an International Business major and was wondering what the most used or most useful langueage in the intertnational business field is. Thanks.	English with enough blend of managerial jargon .\nThe word which is used the most should be money
8,002	1Science & Mathematics	How do the stones used to build pyramids stick together?		They don't.\nFamously, the pyramid at Meidum collapsed. Some say that the Bent Pyramid was being built at the time and that's why the builders switched to a safer and shallower angle during construction.
8,003	1Science & Mathematics	How is ice formed?	How is ice formed and I don't mean by putting water in an ice tray and putting it in the freezer.	When any kind of liquid is cooled down, the general way to describe the process of cooling in chemistry is, to take away some energy in between the molecule of the liquid.\n\nSo when the liquid has lost enough energy, at certain point, the molecules stop moving. And the liquid turns into a solid form. Thats how ice is formed from water.\n\nThe opposite is also true.\nIf you heat up ice, you actually giving some energy to the ice. And when it has got enough energy, the molecule of ice can start to move about, and they form water.\n\nOther example are:\nmelted metal will turn into solid metal when it is cooled and turn back into melted liquid form when is heated
8,004	9Politics & Government	why mercy killing can't becomes legal?		Assisted suicide may be permitted under a state scheme, but it is not required under the federal Constitution. The Supreme Court found in Washington v. Glucksberg (1997) found that a Washington statute prohibiting assisted suicide was permissible. A long-standing legal tradition in the United States, and in English common law history, exists that opposes assisted suicide.\n\nIt is still questionable whether a state may PERMIT assisted suicide, but Oregon has legalized it. The recent disputes, however, have focused almost exclusively on whether Oregon may violate federal drug control laws when allowing assisted suicide, so the focus of the case is less upon assisted suicide and more about drug laws. In theory, at least, the Supreme Court has never forbidden assisted suicide. It's simply been historically opposed by state law, and morally opposed by most citizens.
8,005	0Society & Culture	Where can I learn how to speak Polish?		The best way to learn foreign languages (Polish in this case) is to contact native speakers. I recommend learning from each other so that both learners gain accesss to 'living language'. \nhttp://www.slf.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/etandem/etindex-en.html\nCheck it to find out if it is that what you need. Here you can register (it is FREE of charge)and then enjoy a great language exchange.
8,006	4Computers & Internet	What are your favorite widgets of the moment?		Yahoo widgets are class but heavy on system.A search on gogole gives a range of the best.My personal fav are the ones given by yahoo widgets.
8,007	1Science & Mathematics	Why is it always warm in southern california?		And why people in Los Angeles goes to the beach but just a few crazy ones do it in San Francisco? The ocean temperature is very important for the earth temperature. In southern california, there is a warmer ocean, and so, the temperature is higher than other places in the world with equivalent latitude. Anyway, El Cairo has the same temperature, and I'm sure that it´s warmer. There is a big influence from the desert and from the Nilo temperature, which comes from the very centre of Africa and comes very warm.
8,008	5Sports	what is the best soccer team in italy?		juventus is the best
8,009	0Society & Culture	What is the meaning of life?		The Meaning of Life was a Monty Python comedy film made in 1983. This film was essentially a series of comedy skits and about the various stages of life - in some ways a return to the sketch comedy format of the original television series.
8,010	5Sports	Wich golf balls you think are the best?	Callaway? Nike? Tilest? Maxfly? etc....	Titleist Pro VI is still the best overall ball for the average golfer who is willing to pay a little more for a good ball. It is long off the tee, soft around the green, and consistent with irons. There are a few cheaper balls that may do the same, but the magazines, pros, and golf shops all endorse this ball the most. The Callaway Tour HX may be a close second.
8,011	4Computers & Internet	can you find old instant messages from aim?	trying to find all old messages off aim	Unfortunatley, not as far as I know, I've tried and treid! But if you get yahoo messenger then you can veiw past messages up to 3 months old!
8,012	2Health	I am worried that my 11 year old son is having relations with himself? Should I be concerned?		no, that's normal, just make sure he is doind it behind closed doors. as long as it is in private, just let it happen
8,013	9Politics & Government	How to legally mail a weapon?	My friend was given a empty grenade at a Army Navy store. He could not take it home with him on the plane. Now he wants me to mail it to him. How do I legally and safely do that. Since 911, I am not sure that I can do it at all. Should I just take itback to the store.	Any firearm must be mailed by someone with a Federal Firearms License. Try a gun shop...most of them will mail it for a small fee as long as you have the address of another gun shop on the end. \n\nAs far as the emtpy grenade, you can just buy another one cheaper than the cost of sending it thru the mail....
8,014	6Business & Finance	If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes?		cuz holes just sounds weird.\n\nHi, this is Jerry, my Holish friend...\n\nnah that just doesnt sound right
8,015	3Education & Reference	who were females that were close to leonardo da vinci ?	i am writing leonardo da vinci's eulogy for my world history class. i need to know names of women he was close with. for the project, i am supposed to be a close friend but i haven't found any women he had relations with.	The Mona Lisa
8,016	0Society & Culture	Can this human-kind of ours, live in happy communion without the bigotry of all religions of the world?	This sounds like a thesis project, but is a loaded question anyway.	probably not
8,017	8Family & Relationships	How often do you intentinally start a fight just so you can have angry make-up sex?		a lot, uncountable. I just love it, cos you end up with this heated body, socked with sweat, and you just feel like ..............you know?\nGirlllllllllll are we twins?
8,018	2Health	Do mothers that breastfeed lose their "baby weight" faster than mothers that switch their babies to formula?		It is possible, but you can't rely on breastfeeding to lose weight, especially since you need extra calories, fluids, and extra vitamins and minerals to sustain lactation.
8,019	8Family & Relationships	WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU REALLY LIKE A GUY, BUT HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND EVEN THOUGH HE DOESNT REALLY LIKE HER?		They are right. Something is making him remain with his girlfriend. If you truly like this guy then be his friend. Do things for him; ask about his day....his life.....take interest in the things he does. Be a true sincere friend. If things start to go down hill with his girlfriend, he might just need someone to turn to to talk with. If you have been a sincere supportive friend this could be you. The most loving relationships begin as friends....friends that know each other inside and out. Be that for him and you'll be amazed at what could possible bloom and grow when the time is right.
8,020	5Sports	will the NYY win the world series?		Well we just never know! But I do hope that they win...it would take a miracle though!
8,021	0Society & Culture	What is the best shopping centre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia?	Your response must relate to a shopping centre located in the Melbourne area.	Chadstone, of course. Only people who live in the Styx frequent places such as "The Glen" and "Knox" and "Southland". I think Melbourne Central comes in second. Chadstone is the self proclaimed fashion capital, after all (and is by far the biggest of all).
8,022	4Computers & Internet	how to earn from home by data feeding in computors?		no offense but its been 3 months already... And I guess you should start picking the best answer or call a vote and we get it from there...
8,023	9Politics & Government	where do i go to get a letter signed by the president for veterns? I want to order one for my dad for christma		http://www.freedomteamsalute.army.mil\nThis will do it for you.
8,024	0Society & Culture	What does "blood lunch" mean?	A colleague at work gave me a gift card to a restaurant for Christmas. He later said to me that it was "in lieu of a blood lunch" and laughed. I pretended to know what he meant, but I don't. Does anyone understand this?	I think he meant in lieu of a free lunch by other means (and mostly likely a dig on your mutual employer for not offering said free lunch). I could be wrong but the expression, I believe, originated from the fact that some blood centers offer donors a free lunch when donating. Work bleeds you dry...ergo they should offer you a blood lunch. That's how I would have read the comment anyway....
8,025	4Computers & Internet	GMail bookmarks?	Any idea how to use GMail to keep track of favorite websites that you visit? That's what Yahoo and now MSN are both doing at this point in time, and I figured Gmailtips.com would have somekind of idea about how to do this but it does not.	With personalized google page you can store bookmarks.\nhttp://www.google.com/ig\n\nOtherwise use a social bookmarking tool like :\nhttp://del.icio.us/\nhttp://www.furl.net/\nhttp://www.blinklist.com/\nhttp://myweb2.search.yahoo.com/\n\nComparison of them:\nhttp://www.consultantcommons.org/node/239\nhttp://www.alexa.com/browse?&CategoryID=5305
8,026	1Science & Mathematics	What came first, the chicken or the egg?		The Egg:\nEggs for breakfast\nchicken for dinner
8,027	6Business & Finance	What`s round on both sides and high in the middle?		o-hi-o
8,028	4Computers & Internet	does anyone have specs for a ms 7207 motherboard ?		Do you mean a MSI Motherboard model #7207? Look here: http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=K8NGM2-L&class=mb
8,029	6Business & Finance	How much notice should you give a landlord before moving out?		It depends on what the laws are in your state. \n\nIn Oregon it is 30 days (with or without a lease) - except in a few specific circumstances (paying your rent weekly, being red tagged, etc)
8,030	0Society & Culture	what's the purpose of life?		Cars are not useful unless they are used for driving, and pens are not useful unless it can write. Humans are also useless unless they can live for their Creator, which is God. Once you find out life is repeadedly boring, doing the same things day after day, you'll start to quetsion whats the purpose of living anyway. To discover more, i suggest you get a copy of the Bible or go to a Christian church.start seraching for answeres there. Otherwise, you'll be like a useless car, never knowing what it was made for. \n\nx3
8,031	0Society & Culture	where is romania ?		Romania (formerly also spelled Rumania or Roumania; Romanian: România /ro.mɨ'ni.a/) is a country in Europe. It is bordered by Ukraine and Moldova in the northeast; Hungary in the west; Serbia and Bulgaria to the south along the Danube River. Romania has a stretch of sea coast on the Black Sea and the eastern and southern Carpathian mountains run through its centre. Romania has been a member of NATO since 2004, and is also an acceding country to the European Union. The EU Accession Treaty was signed in early 2005, and Romania is due to join the Union on January 1, 2007.
8,032	1Science & Mathematics	Though Electron affinity of gold is high,it is not reactive.Why?		it's outer electrons are in the d orbitals. the s and p orbital elements (the first 2 columns and the last 6) are the more reactive ones that really want to form octets. none of those d-block transition metals are all that reactive, especially the ones in the middle there where gold is.
8,033	6Business & Finance	What are these points for? The ones that we earn by asking , answering and rating questions?	I Really Want To Know What There For!	nothing really. I'm just a fan of ascending numbers, so I want to get them up.
8,034	6Business & Finance	How was your name chosen for you? Have you changed your name to something that you identify to? Why?		I am named after a biblical figure. I haven't changed it to something I agree with because it is too much hassle.
8,035	6Business & Finance	whats an emo kid??n where did dat came from?		isent it a kid that likes a type of music called emo. emo isent it sort of like punk rock??
8,036	0Society & Culture	Marriage Obligations...?	In your country what are the marriage obligations of the male and female? (plz state country)	Financially, yes. \nHowever, obligation would be a wrong word to use for that. \n\nIn India, dowry is a common feature in marriages. However, it is in most of the cases, not asked by the man, but is given away to him as a csutom.\n\nThis could include money, furniture to set up new house, house, car, appliances, investment instruments, and anything that might help the new couple. \n\nIts the couple who gets it, and most of it is given by the girl's family. \n\nMost of the young people now look down upon dowry, and do not demand, in fact even refuse it at times. It had kind of become a social curse.\n\n\n\nIn Hindu religion, the pair takes "saat phere" (seven steps). These seven steps represent the sacred Hindu marriage vows: \n\n1. Let us take our first step to provide for our household by keeping a purer diet and avoiding those things injurious to our health.\n\n2. Let us take the second step to develop our physical, mental and spiritual powers.\n\n3. Let us take the third step to increase our wealth by righteous means and proper uses.\n\n4. Let us take the fourth step to acquire knowledge, happiness and harmony via mutual love, respect and trust.\n\n5. Let us take the fifth step so that we are blessed with strong, virtuous and heroic children.\n\n6. Let us take the sixth step for self-restraint and longevity.\n\n7. Finally, let us take the seventh step to be true companions and remain lifelong partners in this marriage.\n\n(see complete details of Hinud marriage at \nhttp://lauraandvikram.weddingwindow.com/...\n\n\n\nIn Islam, there is Khutbah which the Imaam recites at marriage.\nSee meaning at\nhttp://www.mehbooba.co.uk/knowledge/articles/husbandsobligations.shtml\n\nThis is true for Hindus and Muslims anywhere in the world.
8,037	2Health	how can you get aids/hiv?		body fluid transer through sex and/or intravenous drug use
8,038	5Sports	What did Walter Payton die from?		He had a rare liver disease, primary sclerosing cholangitis, he was unable to receive a liver transplant because of bile duct cancer, and died in his home on November 1, 1999.
8,039	6Business & Finance	What does this mantra mean: HareKrsna HareKrsna KrsnaKrsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare?		This is called the Maha-mantra or the most sacred mantra and it is composed of 16 names of God and they have very specific meanings. Rama means 'He who performs wonderful pastimes' etc.
8,040	7Entertainment & Music	what is japan like?		The Japanese are hardworking, cultured, very reserved and polite people.\nNeedless to say those good qualities have earned them as a technological giant and genius within Asia and the world.\nJapan, especially toyko, is a technological metropolis, filled with technology so advanced it hasn't been commissioned in other countries because of cost, and of course, many other factors.\nJapan is also clean, and the Japanese are generally creative people!\nHowever, they hide tragic and horrible pasts like the war atrocities they commited on the Chinese people - their soldiers did horrific murders and massacres like kniving pregnant women from their privates, slicing their bellies open, making men dig their graves and shooting them into the graves they'd dug...and the large amount of prostitution and sex slavary they forced Chinese and Korean women into.\nTill date they have yet to apologize for it. Which also begets their great pride.
8,041	2Health	How many layers of deodorant do you usually put on?	A front and back swipe being 1 layer. I usually put on like 3 layers maybe... and I'm wondering if maybe I'm using too much and that's why it's not working. Is more better or worse? How much is perfect?	i do like 3-7 layers
8,042	9Politics & Government	Is it legal for an employer to dock 30 minutes from your pay for being 1 minute late?		It depends on the state you live in, but most places it would be. You usually have to be paid for all the time you work. He could make you not work for 30 minutes, but if you actually work the 30 minutes, you need to be paid. If you tell us what your state, I could give a more detailed answer.\n\nEdit: It is definitely illegal. First, Nevada law says, "An employer shall pay to the employee wages for each hour the employee works." Further, it is illegal to "Pay a lower wage, salary or compensation to an employee than the amount earned by the employee when the work was performed." An employer can change the rate you are paid as a way to punish you, but that requires that they notify you in writing "Not less than 7 days before the employee performs any work at the decreased wage, salary or compensation." Finally, the employer can withold amounts for certain reasons like health insurance and such, but for any other reason, the employee has to voluntarily authorize the deduction in writing. Tell your boss all of this and ask for your back wages in writing. If he refuses, talk to a lawyer.\n\nEdit2: I forgot to add that the regulations specifically say "An employer may not use a blanket authorization that was made in advance by the employee to withhold any amount from the wages due the employee." The employee has to sign the authorization each time.
8,043	6Business & Finance	what is the tv show lost suppose to be about tonight,, is it a rerun or new.?		Rerun...sorry....\n\n"Collision" \nViolence erupts when Ana Lucia and her group discover the other castaways. \n\nCast: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Naveen Andrews, Emilie De Ravin, Matthew Fox, Jorge Garcia, Maggie Grace, Josh Holloway, Malcolm David Kelley, Daniel Dae Kim, Yoon-jin Kim, Evangeline Lilly, Dominic Monaghan, Terry O'Quinn, Michelle Rodriguez, FranÃ§ois Chau (II), L Scott Caldwell, Sam Anderson, Michael Cudlitz, Rick Overton.\nDirector(s): Stephen Williams.\nProducer(s): J.J. Abrams, J.J. Abrams , Damon Lindelof, Bryan Burk.\nWriter(s): Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Leonard Dick.\n\nOriginal Airdate: November 23, 2005.
8,044	6Business & Finance	How do keymakers avoid making the same key in two different places?	How do they determine what shape a key gets? Is it random?	the cheaper the lock is the more the chance there are keys out there that will fit. you get what u pay for.
8,045	6Business & Finance	How to earn an extra 600 dollars a month?	Please I need serious help...	go to alltheweb.com and enter "data entry typist"\nin the search box. and then become one!!\nyou can earn bout 200-400 dollars extra per week\nremeber nothing is impossible!
8,046	5Sports	how come Track and field isn't a sports category?! :'(?	that's frickin' lame...there's no track...do people not like track? and don't say it's not a sport because it definitely is...	I agree, I was rather disappointer when I didn't even saw running...all the lazy ppl....ughhh..
8,047	8Family & Relationships	my age 30 and I cant make relation with girles?		Try improving your grammar skills, or just find some unintelligent women.
8,048	0Society & Culture	The world is going to end?	I have many same dream about the end of the world!!! What is the most important thing that u want to do before die?\n\nMe, I don't want to die as a virgin	I PRAY THAT YOU AND EVERYONE EXCEPTS CHRIST AS THEIR SAVIOR BEFORE THEY DIE. NOTHING ELSE MATTERS!
8,049	8Family & Relationships	will i stay with the bf i have now?		we aren't psychics..but if you have to ask..chances are you don't have much faith in the relationship..
8,050	7Entertainment & Music	What "slogan" is Droopy the Dog known for? I thought it might be "Wowsy, wowsy, woo woo", but maybe not.	Droopy the Dog is a cartoon.	"All sorts of ridiculous stuff - like, an anvil would fall out of the sky & land on his big toe - would happen to him yet the only reaction that he could muster was his one simple catch phrase: 'That makes me mad.'"
8,051	4Computers & Internet	Pro and Cons of turning OFF System Restore?	What are the PROs and CONs if I go to:\n\nSTART\ALL PROGRAMS\ACCESSORIES\SYSTEM TOOLS\SYSTEM RESTORE \n\nand turn the System Restore OFF?\n\nSomebody asked me to do so in order to avoid an oo.exe file which appears to be a virus that is caught by my AVG every time I boot my laptop.	Pros: You get rid of the virus. I have had that problem. But, you can't go back if a program messes up. But, you can turn it right back on after you delete the virus. As you can see, there is a glitch is the programming for System Restore. The glitch is that virus removal programs (i.e. McAfee, Norton) will remove a virus. System Restore notices that the user did not remove that virus (it dosen't know it's a virus, it thinks it is an important file) so, it has a copy of it and replaces it. \nCons: If you mess up your computer in the timeframe that System Restore is not on, you can't undo it. \nMy Recomendation:You have to turn off system restore to completely get rid of the virus. After you do, scan your system to make sure you do not have any other viruses on it. Once you are sure that there are no more viruses on it, you can turn it back on. Also if possible, don't use your computer untill you turn System Restore on.
8,052	1Science & Mathematics	how does Sir Hans Krebs dress?		Have a look at this site.
8,053	6Business & Finance	What did/do you want to be when you grew/grow up???		I want to be a author, a Christian singer, a basketball player, a preacher and a artist.
8,054	5Sports	i am white. i would really like to no how to jump a little bit higher?		don't let bull s**t set your mind,you can do anything you want if you whant it bad enough.
8,055	4Computers & Internet	how do I prevent my ringtones from being freely and unlimitedly distributed by unauthorized persons?		The problem that you have got into was faced by many of the digital content providers in the mobile world. Many vendors collaborated and formed Open Mobile Alliance (OMA). They developed something called as DRM (Digital Rights Management), popularly known as OMA-DRM.\nIt allows adding encrypted information to digital media content so as to prevent unauthorised copying/viewing/playing of digital media content.\n\nThere are tools available to protect your digital media. You can find some really easy (and free) tools if you spend a couple of minutes on Google.
8,056	4Computers & Internet	How to develop VOIP application in Java ?	VOIP - Voice Over Internet Protocol	Step through this site to get the hang of it.\nhttps://voip.dev.java.net
8,057	9Politics & Government	How hard is it to go from USAR in NC to USAR in SC changing the MOS?	i live in asheboro, nc and am a drill sgt canidate, i am looking at moving to myrtle beach, sc. what mos is a good one there in myrtle beach or close vicinity	It depends on how much time you like to spend out in the field. If you do,any Infantry or Law Enforcement MOS. Myrtle Beach is a great place to be in the miltary, especially the Army because it's mostly Marines & sailors that go there. All the women are tired of being hit on by them, so you'll have an advantage.
8,058	4Computers & Internet	how do computer networks work?		That's really a complex question. You might try to ask a few questions with a little more direct ideas.\n\n"Network" in general is just a connection of many single devices or computers. There are basically two types of networks. LANs (Local Area Network) with a set of computers connected in a private network. Or WAN (Wide Area Network) of which the most popular WAN is the Internet, though this can be used to describe large networks over many locations.\n\nI'll stick to "LAN" for this explaination. A LAN is a connection of a few or many computers in a private setting. Like in a home you can connect two computers together with Windows XP by simply plugging both machines into a Switch or Router. I recommend using a router as it provides a little more control over the network and allows a single broadband internet connection to work with both computers at the same time. With Windows XP the setup of a network is fairly easy with little or no special actions required. Just connect and it should work.\n\nOnce connected both computers can share information and pereferials like drives and printers. To share a device, simply right click on the icon for that device and choose "sharing" in the menu that appears.\n\nI hope that this basic explaination helps. Again, please ask more detailed questions for better indepth answers.
8,059	0Society & Culture	How can you tell if somebody you know is good or bad?	It's very strange how people always act like they are really good and nice and everything, especially when they are really not. How can you tell if somebody is good or bad?	Good and bad are such relative terms. Comparatively if they behave in such a way that's so bad like they enjoy killing and tormenting children or so good like they give away all thier possessions to feed the homeless you can be tipped off. But on a regular day to day nothing is ever as obvious. You gotta check some of your own standards. Do you notice if they act more good than bad in every day situations?
8,060	0Society & Culture	if our senses are just electrical signals sent to the brain, and can be manipulated, then what is reality?		Hey, here's another idea you haven't worried about yet:\n\nSince nerve impulses travel at about 35 ft/sec, the sensory nerve impulses arrive at our brains a fraction of a second after the stimulus. And, since our sense organs are separated from our brains by different distances, their arrival isn't coordinated. Furthermore, it takes a bit for our brains to process the signals and for the motor nerve impulses to travel to our muscles to respond. All together, we loose about one second from the time something happens until we can react to it. We are all living about a second in the past, and different parts of our bodies are living in the past by different amounts.\n\nOne way this is important is in driving. Whether your car has incandescent brake lights or LED brake lights can make the difference in whether you get hit by the car behind you. LED lights turn on about one-fourth second faster than incandescent lights, giving the person behind you a little extra time to react to your braking.\n\nAt 50 mph, a car travels 73 ft/sec and the stopping distance is 173 ft. Another one-quarter second gives the person an extra 18 ft to stop.
8,061	7Entertainment & Music	Is tim burton planning on making charlie and the great glass elevator?		Charlie and the Chocolate Factory director Tim Burton flatly told reporters "No" when asked if he was interested in adapting the Roald Dahl's sequel to Chocolate Factory - Charlie & The Great Glass Elevator. Johnny Depp isn't saying no, however.
8,062	7Entertainment & Music	Where can I get texts of different songs of different artists?	I mean, any links	try these links...
8,063	3Education & Reference	Misuse of English language - does it bother you?	This is a tough question considering most kids will answer pro-misuse. What I am referring to is "sumbody" vs "somebody" and "skool" vs "school" and other ghetto slang people (kids) use today online. If you train yourself to type like this, how can you be expected to write properly when you are an adult. I heard some teachers will fail a student for using this in class, but I am beginning to get annoyed seeing it here in Yahoo Answers. Am I too thin-skinned? I am also a bit concerned about how poorly some people write. I'm no English scholar, but some questions are written VERY poorly.\n\nSo, the question is: Should Yahoo delete or filter this kind of content? (slang-intentional misspellings)	Absolutely. I don't know if I'm just prematurely cranky, a born curmudgeon, or just value being able to read a post without resorting to crypanalysis, but I can't stand the little murders committed on our language ten-thousand times a day on Yahoo Answers.\n\nThis so called SMS language may have a place in the lives of people sending text messages to one another over cellular phones, but anyone with a full QWERTY keyboard in front of them should use it.\n\nI don't mind the obvious typo or the posts made by clearly dyslexic people, but the indecipherable gibberish posted by most of the users on these forums is shameful.\n\nI'm assuming that most of these offenders are still in school. I have been given the excuse that their young minds are so hungry for information that they simply don't have the time to use complete words, proper grammar, or bother to check their spelling as they type.\n\nI cry foul! There is no excuse. The only way for an interaction between two humans to remain successful is if clear communication exists between the parties involved. When people don't understand each other, they start to throw punches and eventually the guns come out.\n\nThat may be an exteme example, but Yahoo Answers is nothing, if not a microcosm of a society which values the free exchange of information. \n\nIf we don't understand each other there will be flames, sarcasm, and eventually, a break down of the system.\n\nThis would hardly be the first time that poor communication doomed an otherwise good idea to an early grave.\n\nWhat I'm saying, kids, is that you should learn to use the language. It's the most important tool you have and it deserves more respect than it is shown around here.\n\nADDED DETAILS: Response to Petra:\n\nLack of an education is no excuse. Everyone in this country is entitled to a free ride through school until twelfth grade. Even the worst school system in the most depressed region of the poorest state will teach a person how to form a sentence and put forward their ideas. It's not the lack of education that is the problem. It's the lack of initiative on the recipients of said education.
8,064	6Business & Finance	How would you throw away a garbage can ?		Into a dumpster I presume.
8,065	9Politics & Government	What do you think about capital punishment?		Capital punishment is not ethical and it only shows the inability of a certain governemnt to control its sitiuation!
8,066	7Entertainment & Music	Is "March of the Penguins" good enough for a birthday gift?	I love penguins, but I really don't know what the idea is for "March of the Penguins".	It's a documentary (narrated by Morgan Freeman) about emperor penguins and their yearly single-lined march across the harsh an inospitable Antarctica landscape until reach their breeding ground. I guess you accompany everything from courtship to the birth of baby penguins.\n\nDo you mean watching the movie to celebrate your birtday or getting a copy of the film as a birthday gift?\n\nEither way, if you're a fan of penguins, you're bound to like this movie. A friend of mine really liked it and he is only mildly interested in penguins.\n\nHope i can help, bye
8,067	7Entertainment & Music	What Ed Wood Jr. sci-fi schlockfest features the immortal line: “All of you Earth-are idiots!”?		That would be "Plan 9 From Outer Space!"
8,068	2Health	Has anyone has success on Effexor XR?		IT HAS WORKED REALLY WELL FOR MY MOTHER
8,069	3Education & Reference	What's the oriiginal meaning of " AMERICA" ?	mostly the names of the countries have got meanings !	In 1507, cartographer Martin Waldseemueller named the New World "America" after the Italian Amerigo Vespucci. Amerigo navigated a couple of trips to the New World beginning 1499, but never actually founded a voyage himself. It remains a large mystery why Waldseemueller chose Amerigo's first name as the choice for the name of the New World. It may be that he wrote about the New World and was more widely-known for his writings, which led to the naming. It may be that Amerigo could be easily translated into Latin, and began with "A" like many other foreign continents. Regardless, he lives in fame to this day.
8,070	3Education & Reference	Why is there so many Holidays for kids out of school?		There are so many out-of-school holidays for American children because in America children only have to go to school for about 180 days, give or take a few.
8,071	6Business & Finance	what do you have to take to be a nurse?	in college	Registered Nurses generally receive their basic preparation through one of three basic avenues:\nGraduation from an associate's degree-granting nursing program (approximately three years of college level study with a strong emphasis on \nclinical knowledge and skills)earning the degree of ASN/AAS in Nursing.\n\nGraduation with a three-year (diploma) certificate from a hospital-based school of nursing (non-degree). Few of these programs remain in the US and the proportion of nurses practicing with a diploma is rapidly decreasing.\n\nGraduation from a university with a bachelor's degree in nursing (a four - five year program conferring the BSN/BN degree with enhanced emphasis on leadership and research as well as clinically-focused courses).\n\nAs far as courses:\nAnatomy and physiology\nMicrobiology\nPharmacology and medication administration\nPsychology\nNursing ethics\nNursing theory\nNursing practice\nLegal issues in nursing practice
8,072	4Computers & Internet	how do web programmers manipulate colors usings numbers and mathmatics?	is there a site where i could get a good breakdown of the principles behind it?	The three primary colors that exist are Red, Green and Blue. By mixing these three colors in different proportions, we can get various colors. \n\nIn website design, the colors of each of the primary colors can have a value between 0 to 255. Using combination of these colors, the webdesigners have to write the hexadecimal equivalent of the combination. You can find the color - hexadecimal conversion charts, and detailed information in the following links :\n\nhttp://science.howstuffworks.com/light6.htm\nhttp://eies.njit.edu/~kevin/rgb.txt.html\nhttp://www.hypersolutions.org/rgb.html\nhttp://www.htmlhelp.com/cgi-bin/color.cgi
8,073	6Business & Finance	should child molester face the death penalty? or what kind of punishment they should recieve?		a child molester kills a childs mind, they should die or at the very least go to jail for life,no parole
8,074	6Business & Finance	Why is it if a man sleeps with many women he's a stud, but if a woman sleeps with many men she's a tramp?		It's one of many "double standards" our culture still allows to exist. For far too long, men dominated our world, making all the decisions and shaping our beliefs. This is a perfect example of men wanting to behave the way they want, while prohibiting women from doing the same. Unfortunately, women bought into the belief too. The only thing positive is that today men are not looked on nearly as favorably for that behavior. In time, tramps may just be tramps.
8,075	1Science & Mathematics	what are the different biomolecules?		proteins\ncarbohydrates\nfats\nnucleic acids like dna and rna\nare the major biomolecules.
8,076	5Sports	Who is tougher, Brett Favre or Lance Armstrong?		Both are two of the greatest and toughest athletes in sports. Favre's wife has cancer, and he played a great game after his father's death. Although he leads the league in INTs this year, he is a sure-fire Hall of Famer no matter what he does the rest of his career.\n\nBut my vote as toughest would go to Armstrong. He survived cancer, and went on to win seven straight Tour De France. Cycling isn't such a popular sport anymore now that Lance has stopped. I'm not saying I like one over the other, though. Both are incredible people.
8,077	2Health	i have a brown spot left over from a large boil which has only lightened slightly will it fade completely?	it is on my nose. about 3 weeks after the boil healed it seems a bit lighter. but only slightly. i want to know is this permanante its not pitted or ruff or anything, just a discoloration. also any way to fade it faster without bleaching creams	This spot is called in medicine "post inflammatory hyperpigmentation" and can result from any injury or inflammation to the skin. This is more likely to occur if you tan easily or have a dark complexion. If left undisturbed (don't pick at it; friction can make it darker or last longer! :), it will slowly fade. Bleaching creams can make it fade more quickly, but are not always necessary. Be patient, as fading can take weeks if not months to complete.
8,078	9Politics & Government	Who is the first president?		The first President of the U.S. was George Washington.
8,079	6Business & Finance	how does online savings bank work?	how do banks like ING or emigrant direct work? if I put in $1000 into savings does that mean I'll have $1040 at the end of the month with 4% interest?	ING works like a "normal" bank. You just have to link the account to an existing bank, like Washington Mutual, B of A, etc...and you can transfer money back and forth.\n\nThey are able to pay a higher interest because they don't have a store front and therefore do not need to pay rent, hire tellers, etc. \n\nThe 4% is annual...so $1000 will be $1040 after 1 yr...don't forget taxes on that $40...so it might end up being $1030 or less.
8,080	1Science & Mathematics	What gives ocean water its color?	On the east coast of the U.S., the water is warmer and is almost transparent whereas on the west coast, the water is a deep blue and is murky. Yet the same ocean water around Hawaii is clear. Why is there such a difference in color from location to location?	Well mostly the difference in colour of the oceans is due to the muddy and unclear waters. no waters have colour. But it is just the colour of reflection. Please see the site i am listing below. It is a q & a type forum only!!\n\n\nYou may get your answer here too!!\n\nWe see the water great masses, seas, lakes, rivers, with colors: blue, green, gray, \nsometimes brownish. But if one picks up a pot of that water the aspect is not colored. \nSo the color is an optical phenomenon that is observed only when a large volume of water \nis considered and it depends on several things:\n-The water reflects the sky, so its color depends upon the sky colour at that time, and if \nit has white or grayish clouds.\n-At other hand the water colour depends also from the material that is found mostly into \nthe sea water.\nThere are life there…animal and vegetal, a lot,included the phytoplankton, microscopic \nplants that either float or are suspended there. And of course there are dissolved and \nsuspended also inorganic and organic matter coming from the sea floor and from rocks. \nColor is the result of optical interactions from the incident solar light and the \nbillions of microscopic particles present.\nWhen the light of the sun reaches the sea surface different phenomena happen, part is \nreflected, part is absorbed and some is scattered. These phenomena happens with the water \nitself, the dissolved organic and inorganic matter and the suspended particles.\nThe colour of sea water depends upon the distribution of these facts. It is blue for clear \nocean water and shifts to darker for less transparent or more turbid waters, and depends \nalso from the depth and transparency of the considered layer of water. And that colour can \nbe seen from space! That is why our planet Earth is called the "blue planet". Isn´t that \nwonderful?\nAnd thanks for asking NEWTON!
8,081	6Business & Finance	I do not have a form to claim rebate for SamSung SGH-E335 REBATE form was lost about 10 Nov 2005?	Form was lost, Help!	cintact the store where you bought the item, they may be able to help. You could also contact samsung, but that can be a waste of time. You may also be able to find it online on a samsung website. The laws of your jurisdiction should be looked at with regard to rebates. If you have a problem you could forward the issue to your state attorney generals office of consumer affairs.
8,082	7Entertainment & Music	Who wrote "Its a Wonderful Life" ?		Philip Van Doren Stern (story The Greatest Gift) \nFrances Goodrich\nAlbert Hackett\nFrank Capra
8,083	6Business & Finance	What is W.Virgina's federal tax rate on earned income for a non-resident?		my butt
8,084	9Politics & Government	I'm looking for info about Marine Air Base Squadron 24 that served in Kaneohe Bay mcas 1969 thru 1971 Thanx	I served w/this unit for 2 yrs. and 8 mo. I can't locate any info about it. It was in the MAG-24 Air Group, Mcas Kaneohe Bay Hawaii. My OIC was Capt. Stan W. Godsil. I can't seem to locate any info on his where abouts or MABS-24 in general. I was a supply clerk with the squadron. My rank was E-4 corporal. My name is Richard Pries and I can't believe I can't find any info on this unit...Was it dispanded? I also served with a SGT Harry Munds..GYSGT Swantek..Cpl Mike Clark.. We all served in this ground base support squadron. If anybody out there could give me some tips on how to locate info on my unit or people I served with would be greatly appreciated..	The Marines have a history page on the Internet detailing the history of Squadron 24, including details on its service in Kaneohe Bay from 1968 through 2003. See link below.
8,085	4Computers & Internet	Where to get all important codecs for media files?		www.divx.com; http://www.codec-download.com/
8,086	6Business & Finance	Should a take a different job if my current boss will get mad?	My boss is a good person to work for and I like my current job.	You shouldn't ever guage how you determine the course of your life or career based on what you think someone else will think of you. You should take a position that will fulfill you more in your career and within yourself.\n\nIf your boss is a good person, and you're open, honest and straightforward in your pursuit of a different position, then your boss will encourage you to better yourself. If (s)he doesn't, then (s)he isn't really a good person to work for.
8,087	4Computers & Internet	looking for Avas web. for Antivairos?		AVAST -------> Free virus protection for your home PC\n\nNew viruses are being found "in the wild" all the time. Further, the speed at which these new viruses spread is increasing all the time. A key problem is not that antivirus programs do not detect such viruses, but the fact that most users do not use any antivirus program at all or, perhaps worse, the antivirus software and / or virus definitions database is out of date.\n\nALWIL Software, the producer of avast!, decided in June 2001 to help to solve this situation by offering avast! Home Edition free of charge for home users who do not use their computer for profit. To get industry leading antivirus protection for your home PC, download the software, and then register it.
8,088	1Science & Mathematics	Why do bottles of wine not get crushed by the weight of the ocean when they rest miles below the surface?		water, and most liquids including wine, are often called "incompressible fluids". this means that you can increase the pressure underwater by a large amount, and the volume won't change (much - it does, but only very very slightly). compare this to air or gas, which you can easily compress into a smaller volume by increasing the pressure.\n\nnow, what causes cans to crush and bottles to break is a pressure DIFFERENCE. this means that there is a greater pressure (and hence, greater force) inside the bottle (explosion) or outside the bottle (implosion). \n\nwhen a bottle of wine is underwater, the pressure from the seawater pushes inwards on the glass bottle, which in turn pushes inwards on the wine. since the wine is mostly incompressible too, that means it will push back on the bottle, and the pressure will equalize. it's basically the equivalent of taking an open bottle underwater, and then putting the cap on. what you have then is just like your wine bottle.\n\n(also, wine bottles are pretty thick, and glass is stronger than you think, especially in that shape and when subject to compressive forces that are evenly distributed. this explains why they don't burst around that little bit of air in the bottle.)
8,089	1Science & Mathematics	Is there any evidence of melatonin dependency?		The studies on long-term use of melatonin are few and far between, but medical journals have stated that melatonin is not physically addictive because it does not produce cravings or withdrawal symptoms, and side-effects have not been reported. However, taking melatonin can be psychologically habit-forming, particularly in those taking it for insomnia.
8,090	1Science & Mathematics	I make a Free Energy Machine. What should I do ?	My Free Energy Machine is a kind of overbalanced wheel. It can work 24 x 7. Any time, any where, in the world. No fuel, air, sun, water, magnet... required.	I think you need to take at least one physics class.
8,091	2Health	how do I find out about household alleregies or allergens ie mold, etc.?		An excellent book on environmental illnesses, including mold and household allergies is:\n"Detoxify or Die", by Sherry Rogers, M.D.\nAvailable at Amazon.com
8,092	0Society & Culture	What are some examples of grammatical language taboos?		E·bon·ics (ĭ-bŏn'ĭks, ē'bŏn'-) \nn. (used with a sing. verb)\nSee African American Vernacular English. See Usage Note at Black English on answers.com.\n\n[Blend of EBONY and PHONICS.]\n\nAlso, using a double (or triple, quadruple, etc.) negative use to emphasize how emphatically you meant NO! However, it is currently bad grammar.
8,093	6Business & Finance	What web site can show me the past performance of each individual stock?		http://finance.yahoo.com
8,094	1Science & Mathematics	The process of transcription is similar to the process of DNA?		DNA is a substance just like RNA and protein are. In a cell's nucleus DNA is "transcribed" into RNA (another substance), RNA (not DNA) is then "translated" into protein.
8,095	6Business & Finance	Are there any apartments in Garland, TX near 1240 W. Avenue D Garland, TX 75040?		check out yahoo! real estate rentals section
8,096	2Health	Why are some people so nutty?	Is because they crave attention? Or is there something wrong with them? Or what?	I think that it is a combination of both things. Some people just are attention freaks and have to have attention (this is probably because they didn't get enough attention from their parents as small kids). Other people might seriously have some disability or whatnot.\n\nWhatever it is, though, it's pretty annoying to be around these kind of people.
8,097	5Sports	Who won the WWE title in 1983?		The Iron Sheik beat Bob Backlund 12/26/83.
8,098	6Business & Finance	what is the disadvantange of e-bussiness?		I would say the biggest disadvantage of an e-business is the lack of product-in-hand experience. Because you cannot physically present the product to the customer, you have to prove its value through detailed descriptions and photos or fancy marketing. And because the customer doesn't actually see the real product until after he's paid for it, you run a higher risk of the item being returned or complained about.\n\nHowever, if you are offering services rather than manufactured products, I really don't see the disadvantages except for competition and getting lost among all the web sites.
8,099	8Family & Relationships	Why do some women sleep w/ alot of guys and refuse to commit to any of them?	Why are there some "cells" in our society where girls sleep w/ multiple partners and think this is cool? I'm very curious as to why this happens? Is it fashionable?, are they "practicing", sifting through the sand perhaps? What gives?	They may not be doing it to be cool, they probably do it for the same reasons men do. Or maybe they don't understand that there are other ways to get attention.

8,000

0Society & Culture

how many popes have there been since the beginning of the catholic church?

284? Which source did you use? lol. more like 265, from St. Peter to Benedict XVI (16th)

8,001

6Business & Finance

What is the most useful language when dealing in International Business?

I am an International Business major and was wondering what the most used or most useful langueage in the intertnational business field is. Thanks.

English with enough blend of managerial jargon .\nThe word which is used the most should be money

8,002

1Science & Mathematics

How do the stones used to build pyramids stick together?

They don't.\nFamously, the pyramid at Meidum collapsed. Some say that the Bent Pyramid was being built at the time and that's why the builders switched to a safer and shallower angle during construction.

8,003

1Science & Mathematics

How is ice formed?

How is ice formed and I don't mean by putting water in an ice tray and putting it in the freezer.

When any kind of liquid is cooled down, the general way to describe the process of cooling in chemistry is, to take away some energy in between the molecule of the liquid.\n\nSo when the liquid has lost enough energy, at certain point, the molecules stop moving. And the liquid turns into a solid form. Thats how ice is formed from water.\n\nThe opposite is also true.\nIf you heat up ice, you actually giving some energy to the ice. And when it has got enough energy, the molecule of ice can start to move about, and they form water.\n\nOther example are:\nmelted metal will turn into solid metal when it is cooled and turn back into melted liquid form when is heated

8,004

9Politics & Government

why mercy killing can't becomes legal?

Assisted suicide may be permitted under a state scheme, but it is not required under the federal Constitution. The Supreme Court found in Washington v. Glucksberg (1997) found that a Washington statute prohibiting assisted suicide was permissible. A long-standing legal tradition in the United States, and in English common law history, exists that opposes assisted suicide.\n\nIt is still questionable whether a state may PERMIT assisted suicide, but Oregon has legalized it. The recent disputes, however, have focused almost exclusively on whether Oregon may violate federal drug control laws when allowing assisted suicide, so the focus of the case is less upon assisted suicide and more about drug laws. In theory, at least, the Supreme Court has never forbidden assisted suicide. It's simply been historically opposed by state law, and morally opposed by most citizens.

8,005

0Society & Culture

Where can I learn how to speak Polish?

The best way to learn foreign languages (Polish in this case) is to contact native speakers. I recommend learning from each other so that both learners gain accesss to 'living language'. \nhttp://www.slf.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/etandem/etindex-en.html\nCheck it to find out if it is that what you need. Here you can register (it is FREE of charge)and then enjoy a great language exchange.

8,006

4Computers & Internet

What are your favorite widgets of the moment?

Yahoo widgets are class but heavy on system.A search on gogole gives a range of the best.My personal fav are the ones given by yahoo widgets.

8,007

1Science & Mathematics

Why is it always warm in southern california?

And why people in Los Angeles goes to the beach but just a few crazy ones do it in San Francisco? The ocean temperature is very important for the earth temperature. In southern california, there is a warmer ocean, and so, the temperature is higher than other places in the world with equivalent latitude. Anyway, El Cairo has the same temperature, and I'm sure that it´s warmer. There is a big influence from the desert and from the Nilo temperature, which comes from the very centre of Africa and comes very warm.

8,008

5Sports

what is the best soccer team in italy?

juventus is the best

8,009

0Society & Culture

What is the meaning of life?

The Meaning of Life was a Monty Python comedy film made in 1983. This film was essentially a series of comedy skits and about the various stages of life - in some ways a return to the sketch comedy format of the original television series.

8,010

5Sports

Wich golf balls you think are the best?

Callaway? Nike? Tilest? Maxfly? etc....

Titleist Pro VI is still the best overall ball for the average golfer who is willing to pay a little more for a good ball. It is long off the tee, soft around the green, and consistent with irons. There are a few cheaper balls that may do the same, but the magazines, pros, and golf shops all endorse this ball the most. The Callaway Tour HX may be a close second.

8,011

4Computers & Internet

can you find old instant messages from aim?

trying to find all old messages off aim

Unfortunatley, not as far as I know, I've tried and treid! But if you get yahoo messenger then you can veiw past messages up to 3 months old!

8,012

2Health

I am worried that my 11 year old son is having relations with himself? Should I be concerned?

no, that's normal, just make sure he is doind it behind closed doors. as long as it is in private, just let it happen

8,013

9Politics & Government

How to legally mail a weapon?

My friend was given a empty grenade at a Army Navy store. He could not take it home with him on the plane. Now he wants me to mail it to him. How do I legally and safely do that. Since 911, I am not sure that I can do it at all. Should I just take itback to the store.

Any firearm must be mailed by someone with a Federal Firearms License. Try a gun shop...most of them will mail it for a small fee as long as you have the address of another gun shop on the end. \n\nAs far as the emtpy grenade, you can just buy another one cheaper than the cost of sending it thru the mail....

8,014

6Business & Finance

If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes?

cuz holes just sounds weird.\n\nHi, this is Jerry, my Holish friend...\n\nnah that just doesnt sound right

8,015

3Education & Reference

who were females that were close to leonardo da vinci ?

i am writing leonardo da vinci's eulogy for my world history class. i need to know names of women he was close with. for the project, i am supposed to be a close friend but i haven't found any women he had relations with.

The Mona Lisa

8,016

0Society & Culture

Can this human-kind of ours, live in happy communion without the bigotry of all religions of the world?

This sounds like a thesis project, but is a loaded question anyway.

probably not

8,017

8Family & Relationships

How often do you intentinally start a fight just so you can have angry make-up sex?

a lot, uncountable. I just love it, cos you end up with this heated body, socked with sweat, and you just feel like ..............you know?\nGirlllllllllll are we twins?

8,018

2Health

Do mothers that breastfeed lose their "baby weight" faster than mothers that switch their babies to formula?

It is possible, but you can't rely on breastfeeding to lose weight, especially since you need extra calories, fluids, and extra vitamins and minerals to sustain lactation.

8,019

8Family & Relationships

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU REALLY LIKE A GUY, BUT HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND EVEN THOUGH HE DOESNT REALLY LIKE HER?

They are right. Something is making him remain with his girlfriend. If you truly like this guy then be his friend. Do things for him; ask about his day....his life.....take interest in the things he does. Be a true sincere friend. If things start to go down hill with his girlfriend, he might just need someone to turn to to talk with. If you have been a sincere supportive friend this could be you. The most loving relationships begin as friends....friends that know each other inside and out. Be that for him and you'll be amazed at what could possible bloom and grow when the time is right.

8,020

5Sports

will the NYY win the world series?

Well we just never know! But I do hope that they win...it would take a miracle though!

8,021

0Society & Culture

What is the best shopping centre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia?

Your response must relate to a shopping centre located in the Melbourne area.

Chadstone, of course. Only people who live in the Styx frequent places such as "The Glen" and "Knox" and "Southland". I think Melbourne Central comes in second. Chadstone is the self proclaimed fashion capital, after all (and is by far the biggest of all).

8,022

4Computers & Internet

how to earn from home by data feeding in computors?

no offense but its been 3 months already... And I guess you should start picking the best answer or call a vote and we get it from there...

8,023

9Politics & Government

where do i go to get a letter signed by the president for veterns? I want to order one for my dad for christma

http://www.freedomteamsalute.army.mil\nThis will do it for you.

8,024

0Society & Culture

What does "blood lunch" mean?

A colleague at work gave me a gift card to a restaurant for Christmas. He later said to me that it was "in lieu of a blood lunch" and laughed. I pretended to know what he meant, but I don't. Does anyone understand this?

I think he meant in lieu of a free lunch by other means (and mostly likely a dig on your mutual employer for not offering said free lunch). I could be wrong but the expression, I believe, originated from the fact that some blood centers offer donors a free lunch when donating. Work bleeds you dry...ergo they should offer you a blood lunch. That's how I would have read the comment anyway....

8,025

4Computers & Internet

GMail bookmarks?

Any idea how to use GMail to keep track of favorite websites that you visit? That's what Yahoo and now MSN are both doing at this point in time, and I figured Gmailtips.com would have somekind of idea about how to do this but it does not.

With personalized google page you can store bookmarks.\nhttp://www.google.com/ig\n\nOtherwise use a social bookmarking tool like :\nhttp://del.icio.us/\nhttp://www.furl.net/\nhttp://www.blinklist.com/\nhttp://myweb2.search.yahoo.com/\n\nComparison of them:\nhttp://www.consultantcommons.org/node/239\nhttp://www.alexa.com/browse?&CategoryID=5305

8,026

1Science & Mathematics

What came first, the chicken or the egg?

The Egg:\nEggs for breakfast\nchicken for dinner

8,027

6Business & Finance

What`s round on both sides and high in the middle?

o-hi-o

8,028

4Computers & Internet

does anyone have specs for a ms 7207 motherboard ?

Do you mean a MSI Motherboard model #7207? Look here: http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=K8NGM2-L&class=mb

8,029

6Business & Finance

How much notice should you give a landlord before moving out?

It depends on what the laws are in your state. \n\nIn Oregon it is 30 days (with or without a lease) - except in a few specific circumstances (paying your rent weekly, being red tagged, etc)

8,030

0Society & Culture

what's the purpose of life?

Cars are not useful unless they are used for driving, and pens are not useful unless it can write. Humans are also useless unless they can live for their Creator, which is God. Once you find out life is repeadedly boring, doing the same things day after day, you'll start to quetsion whats the purpose of living anyway. To discover more, i suggest you get a copy of the Bible or go to a Christian church.start seraching for answeres there. Otherwise, you'll be like a useless car, never knowing what it was made for. \n\nx3

8,031

0Society & Culture

where is romania ?

Romania (formerly also spelled Rumania or Roumania; Romanian: România /ro.mɨ'ni.a/) is a country in Europe. It is bordered by Ukraine and Moldova in the northeast; Hungary in the west; Serbia and Bulgaria to the south along the Danube River. Romania has a stretch of sea coast on the Black Sea and the eastern and southern Carpathian mountains run through its centre. Romania has been a member of NATO since 2004, and is also an acceding country to the European Union. The EU Accession Treaty was signed in early 2005, and Romania is due to join the Union on January 1, 2007.

8,032

1Science & Mathematics

Though Electron affinity of gold is high,it is not reactive.Why?

it's outer electrons are in the d orbitals. the s and p orbital elements (the first 2 columns and the last 6) are the more reactive ones that really want to form octets. none of those d-block transition metals are all that reactive, especially the ones in the middle there where gold is.

8,033

6Business & Finance

What are these points for? The ones that we earn by asking , answering and rating questions?

I Really Want To Know What There For!

nothing really. I'm just a fan of ascending numbers, so I want to get them up.

8,034

6Business & Finance

How was your name chosen for you? Have you changed your name to something that you identify to? Why?

I am named after a biblical figure. I haven't changed it to something I agree with because it is too much hassle.

8,035

6Business & Finance

whats an emo kid??n where did dat came from?

isent it a kid that likes a type of music called emo. emo isent it sort of like punk rock??

8,036

0Society & Culture

Marriage Obligations...?

In your country what are the marriage obligations of the male and female? (plz state country)

Financially, yes. \nHowever, obligation would be a wrong word to use for that. \n\nIn India, dowry is a common feature in marriages. However, it is in most of the cases, not asked by the man, but is given away to him as a csutom.\n\nThis could include money, furniture to set up new house, house, car, appliances, investment instruments, and anything that might help the new couple. \n\nIts the couple who gets it, and most of it is given by the girl's family. \n\nMost of the young people now look down upon dowry, and do not demand, in fact even refuse it at times. It had kind of become a social curse.\n\n\n\nIn Hindu religion, the pair takes "saat phere" (seven steps). These seven steps represent the sacred Hindu marriage vows: \n\n1. Let us take our first step to provide for our household by keeping a purer diet and avoiding those things injurious to our health.\n\n2. Let us take the second step to develop our physical, mental and spiritual powers.\n\n3. Let us take the third step to increase our wealth by righteous means and proper uses.\n\n4. Let us take the fourth step to acquire knowledge, happiness and harmony via mutual love, respect and trust.\n\n5. Let us take the fifth step so that we are blessed with strong, virtuous and heroic children.\n\n6. Let us take the sixth step for self-restraint and longevity.\n\n7. Finally, let us take the seventh step to be true companions and remain lifelong partners in this marriage.\n\n(see complete details of Hinud marriage at \nhttp://lauraandvikram.weddingwindow.com/...\n\n\n\nIn Islam, there is Khutbah which the Imaam recites at marriage.\nSee meaning at\nhttp://www.mehbooba.co.uk/knowledge/articles/husbandsobligations.shtml\n\nThis is true for Hindus and Muslims anywhere in the world.

8,037

2Health

how can you get aids/hiv?

body fluid transer through sex and/or intravenous drug use

8,038

5Sports

What did Walter Payton die from?

He had a rare liver disease, primary sclerosing cholangitis, he was unable to receive a liver transplant because of bile duct cancer, and died in his home on November 1, 1999.

8,039

6Business & Finance

What does this mantra mean: HareKrsna HareKrsna KrsnaKrsna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare?

This is called the Maha-mantra or the most sacred mantra and it is composed of 16 names of God and they have very specific meanings. Rama means 'He who performs wonderful pastimes' etc.

8,040

7Entertainment & Music

what is japan like?

The Japanese are hardworking, cultured, very reserved and polite people.\nNeedless to say those good qualities have earned them as a technological giant and genius within Asia and the world.\nJapan, especially toyko, is a technological metropolis, filled with technology so advanced it hasn't been commissioned in other countries because of cost, and of course, many other factors.\nJapan is also clean, and the Japanese are generally creative people!\nHowever, they hide tragic and horrible pasts like the war atrocities they commited on the Chinese people - their soldiers did horrific murders and massacres like kniving pregnant women from their privates, slicing their bellies open, making men dig their graves and shooting them into the graves they'd dug...and the large amount of prostitution and sex slavary they forced Chinese and Korean women into.\nTill date they have yet to apologize for it. Which also begets their great pride.

8,041

2Health

How many layers of deodorant do you usually put on?

A front and back swipe being 1 layer. I usually put on like 3 layers maybe... and I'm wondering if maybe I'm using too much and that's why it's not working. Is more better or worse? How much is perfect?

i do like 3-7 layers

8,042

9Politics & Government

Is it legal for an employer to dock 30 minutes from your pay for being 1 minute late?

It depends on the state you live in, but most places it would be. You usually have to be paid for all the time you work. He could make you not work for 30 minutes, but if you actually work the 30 minutes, you need to be paid. If you tell us what your state, I could give a more detailed answer.\n\nEdit: It is definitely illegal. First, Nevada law says, "An employer shall pay to the employee wages for each hour the employee works." Further, it is illegal to "Pay a lower wage, salary or compensation to an employee than the amount earned by the employee when the work was performed." An employer can change the rate you are paid as a way to punish you, but that requires that they notify you in writing "Not less than 7 days before the employee performs any work at the decreased wage, salary or compensation." Finally, the employer can withold amounts for certain reasons like health insurance and such, but for any other reason, the employee has to voluntarily authorize the deduction in writing. Tell your boss all of this and ask for your back wages in writing. If he refuses, talk to a lawyer.\n\nEdit2: I forgot to add that the regulations specifically say "An employer may not use a blanket authorization that was made in advance by the employee to withhold any amount from the wages due the employee." The employee has to sign the authorization each time.

8,043

6Business & Finance

what is the tv show lost suppose to be about tonight,, is it a rerun or new.?

Rerun...sorry....\n\n"Collision" \nViolence erupts when Ana Lucia and her group discover the other castaways. \n\nCast: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Naveen Andrews, Emilie De Ravin, Matthew Fox, Jorge Garcia, Maggie Grace, Josh Holloway, Malcolm David Kelley, Daniel Dae Kim, Yoon-jin Kim, Evangeline Lilly, Dominic Monaghan, Terry O'Quinn, Michelle Rodriguez, FranÃ§ois Chau (II), L Scott Caldwell, Sam Anderson, Michael Cudlitz, Rick Overton.\nDirector(s): Stephen Williams.\nProducer(s): J.J. Abrams, J.J. Abrams , Damon Lindelof, Bryan Burk.\nWriter(s): Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Leonard Dick.\n\nOriginal Airdate: November 23, 2005.

8,044

6Business & Finance

How do keymakers avoid making the same key in two different places?

How do they determine what shape a key gets? Is it random?

the cheaper the lock is the more the chance there are keys out there that will fit. you get what u pay for.

8,045

6Business & Finance

How to earn an extra 600 dollars a month?

Please I need serious help...

go to alltheweb.com and enter "data entry typist"\nin the search box. and then become one!!\nyou can earn bout 200-400 dollars extra per week\nremeber nothing is impossible!

8,046

5Sports

how come Track and field isn't a sports category?! :'(?

that's frickin' lame...there's no track...do people not like track? and don't say it's not a sport because it definitely is...

I agree, I was rather disappointer when I didn't even saw running...all the lazy ppl....ughhh..

8,047

8Family & Relationships

my age 30 and I cant make relation with girles?

Try improving your grammar skills, or just find some unintelligent women.

8,048

0Society & Culture

The world is going to end?

I have many same dream about the end of the world!!! What is the most important thing that u want to do before die?\n\nMe, I don't want to die as a virgin

I PRAY THAT YOU AND EVERYONE EXCEPTS CHRIST AS THEIR SAVIOR BEFORE THEY DIE. NOTHING ELSE MATTERS!

8,049

8Family & Relationships

will i stay with the bf i have now?

we aren't psychics..but if you have to ask..chances are you don't have much faith in the relationship..

8,050

7Entertainment & Music

What "slogan" is Droopy the Dog known for? I thought it might be "Wowsy, wowsy, woo woo", but maybe not.

Droopy the Dog is a cartoon.

"All sorts of ridiculous stuff - like, an anvil would fall out of the sky & land on his big toe - would happen to him yet the only reaction that he could muster was his one simple catch phrase: 'That makes me mad.'"

8,051

4Computers & Internet

Pro and Cons of turning OFF System Restore?

What are the PROs and CONs if I go to:\n\nSTART\ALL PROGRAMS\ACCESSORIES\SYSTEM TOOLS\SYSTEM RESTORE \n\nand turn the System Restore OFF?\n\nSomebody asked me to do so in order to avoid an oo.exe file which appears to be a virus that is caught by my AVG every time I boot my laptop.

Pros: You get rid of the virus. I have had that problem. But, you can't go back if a program messes up. But, you can turn it right back on after you delete the virus. As you can see, there is a glitch is the programming for System Restore. The glitch is that virus removal programs (i.e. McAfee, Norton) will remove a virus. System Restore notices that the user did not remove that virus (it dosen't know it's a virus, it thinks it is an important file) so, it has a copy of it and replaces it. \nCons: If you mess up your computer in the timeframe that System Restore is not on, you can't undo it. \nMy Recomendation:You have to turn off system restore to completely get rid of the virus. After you do, scan your system to make sure you do not have any other viruses on it. Once you are sure that there are no more viruses on it, you can turn it back on. Also if possible, don't use your computer untill you turn System Restore on.

8,052

1Science & Mathematics

how does Sir Hans Krebs dress?

Have a look at this site.

8,053

6Business & Finance

What did/do you want to be when you grew/grow up???

I want to be a author, a Christian singer, a basketball player, a preacher and a artist.

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5Sports

i am white. i would really like to no how to jump a little bit higher?

don't let bull s**t set your mind,you can do anything you want if you whant it bad enough.

8,055

4Computers & Internet

how do I prevent my ringtones from being freely and unlimitedly distributed by unauthorized persons?

The problem that you have got into was faced by many of the digital content providers in the mobile world. Many vendors collaborated and formed Open Mobile Alliance (OMA). They developed something called as DRM (Digital Rights Management), popularly known as OMA-DRM.\nIt allows adding encrypted information to digital media content so as to prevent unauthorised copying/viewing/playing of digital media content.\n\nThere are tools available to protect your digital media. You can find some really easy (and free) tools if you spend a couple of minutes on Google.

8,056

4Computers & Internet

How to develop VOIP application in Java ?

VOIP - Voice Over Internet Protocol

Step through this site to get the hang of it.\nhttps://voip.dev.java.net

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9Politics & Government

How hard is it to go from USAR in NC to USAR in SC changing the MOS?

i live in asheboro, nc and am a drill sgt canidate, i am looking at moving to myrtle beach, sc. what mos is a good one there in myrtle beach or close vicinity

It depends on how much time you like to spend out in the field. If you do,any Infantry or Law Enforcement MOS. Myrtle Beach is a great place to be in the miltary, especially the Army because it's mostly Marines & sailors that go there. All the women are tired of being hit on by them, so you'll have an advantage.

8,058

4Computers & Internet

how do computer networks work?

That's really a complex question. You might try to ask a few questions with a little more direct ideas.\n\n"Network" in general is just a connection of many single devices or computers. There are basically two types of networks. LANs (Local Area Network) with a set of computers connected in a private network. Or WAN (Wide Area Network) of which the most popular WAN is the Internet, though this can be used to describe large networks over many locations.\n\nI'll stick to "LAN" for this explaination. A LAN is a connection of a few or many computers in a private setting. Like in a home you can connect two computers together with Windows XP by simply plugging both machines into a Switch or Router. I recommend using a router as it provides a little more control over the network and allows a single broadband internet connection to work with both computers at the same time. With Windows XP the setup of a network is fairly easy with little or no special actions required. Just connect and it should work.\n\nOnce connected both computers can share information and pereferials like drives and printers. To share a device, simply right click on the icon for that device and choose "sharing" in the menu that appears.\n\nI hope that this basic explaination helps. Again, please ask more detailed questions for better indepth answers.

8,059

0Society & Culture

How can you tell if somebody you know is good or bad?

It's very strange how people always act like they are really good and nice and everything, especially when they are really not. How can you tell if somebody is good or bad?

Good and bad are such relative terms. Comparatively if they behave in such a way that's so bad like they enjoy killing and tormenting children or so good like they give away all thier possessions to feed the homeless you can be tipped off. But on a regular day to day nothing is ever as obvious. You gotta check some of your own standards. Do you notice if they act more good than bad in every day situations?

8,060

0Society & Culture

if our senses are just electrical signals sent to the brain, and can be manipulated, then what is reality?

Hey, here's another idea you haven't worried about yet:\n\nSince nerve impulses travel at about 35 ft/sec, the sensory nerve impulses arrive at our brains a fraction of a second after the stimulus. And, since our sense organs are separated from our brains by different distances, their arrival isn't coordinated. Furthermore, it takes a bit for our brains to process the signals and for the motor nerve impulses to travel to our muscles to respond. All together, we loose about one second from the time something happens until we can react to it. We are all living about a second in the past, and different parts of our bodies are living in the past by different amounts.\n\nOne way this is important is in driving. Whether your car has incandescent brake lights or LED brake lights can make the difference in whether you get hit by the car behind you. LED lights turn on about one-fourth second faster than incandescent lights, giving the person behind you a little extra time to react to your braking.\n\nAt 50 mph, a car travels 73 ft/sec and the stopping distance is 173 ft. Another one-quarter second gives the person an extra 18 ft to stop.

8,061

7Entertainment & Music

Is tim burton planning on making charlie and the great glass elevator?

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory director Tim Burton flatly told reporters "No" when asked if he was interested in adapting the Roald Dahl's sequel to Chocolate Factory - Charlie & The Great Glass Elevator. Johnny Depp isn't saying no, however.

8,062

7Entertainment & Music

Where can I get texts of different songs of different artists?

I mean, any links

try these links...

8,063

3Education & Reference

Misuse of English language - does it bother you?

This is a tough question considering most kids will answer pro-misuse. What I am referring to is "sumbody" vs "somebody" and "skool" vs "school" and other ghetto slang people (kids) use today online. If you train yourself to type like this, how can you be expected to write properly when you are an adult. I heard some teachers will fail a student for using this in class, but I am beginning to get annoyed seeing it here in Yahoo Answers. Am I too thin-skinned? I am also a bit concerned about how poorly some people write. I'm no English scholar, but some questions are written VERY poorly.\n\nSo, the question is: Should Yahoo delete or filter this kind of content? (slang-intentional misspellings)

Absolutely. I don't know if I'm just prematurely cranky, a born curmudgeon, or just value being able to read a post without resorting to crypanalysis, but I can't stand the little murders committed on our language ten-thousand times a day on Yahoo Answers.\n\nThis so called SMS language may have a place in the lives of people sending text messages to one another over cellular phones, but anyone with a full QWERTY keyboard in front of them should use it.\n\nI don't mind the obvious typo or the posts made by clearly dyslexic people, but the indecipherable gibberish posted by most of the users on these forums is shameful.\n\nI'm assuming that most of these offenders are still in school. I have been given the excuse that their young minds are so hungry for information that they simply don't have the time to use complete words, proper grammar, or bother to check their spelling as they type.\n\nI cry foul! There is no excuse. The only way for an interaction between two humans to remain successful is if clear communication exists between the parties involved. When people don't understand each other, they start to throw punches and eventually the guns come out.\n\nThat may be an exteme example, but Yahoo Answers is nothing, if not a microcosm of a society which values the free exchange of information. \n\nIf we don't understand each other there will be flames, sarcasm, and eventually, a break down of the system.\n\nThis would hardly be the first time that poor communication doomed an otherwise good idea to an early grave.\n\nWhat I'm saying, kids, is that you should learn to use the language. It's the most important tool you have and it deserves more respect than it is shown around here.\n\nADDED DETAILS: Response to Petra:\n\nLack of an education is no excuse. Everyone in this country is entitled to a free ride through school until twelfth grade. Even the worst school system in the most depressed region of the poorest state will teach a person how to form a sentence and put forward their ideas. It's not the lack of education that is the problem. It's the lack of initiative on the recipients of said education.

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6Business & Finance

How would you throw away a garbage can ?

Into a dumpster I presume.

8,065

9Politics & Government

What do you think about capital punishment?

Capital punishment is not ethical and it only shows the inability of a certain governemnt to control its sitiuation!

8,066

7Entertainment & Music

Is "March of the Penguins" good enough for a birthday gift?

I love penguins, but I really don't know what the idea is for "March of the Penguins".

It's a documentary (narrated by Morgan Freeman) about emperor penguins and their yearly single-lined march across the harsh an inospitable Antarctica landscape until reach their breeding ground. I guess you accompany everything from courtship to the birth of baby penguins.\n\nDo you mean watching the movie to celebrate your birtday or getting a copy of the film as a birthday gift?\n\nEither way, if you're a fan of penguins, you're bound to like this movie. A friend of mine really liked it and he is only mildly interested in penguins.\n\nHope i can help, bye

8,067

7Entertainment & Music

What Ed Wood Jr. sci-fi schlockfest features the immortal line: “All of you Earth-are idiots!”?

That would be "Plan 9 From Outer Space!"

8,068

2Health

Has anyone has success on Effexor XR?

IT HAS WORKED REALLY WELL FOR MY MOTHER

8,069

3Education & Reference

What's the oriiginal meaning of " AMERICA" ?

mostly the names of the countries have got meanings !

In 1507, cartographer Martin Waldseemueller named the New World "America" after the Italian Amerigo Vespucci. Amerigo navigated a couple of trips to the New World beginning 1499, but never actually founded a voyage himself. It remains a large mystery why Waldseemueller chose Amerigo's first name as the choice for the name of the New World. It may be that he wrote about the New World and was more widely-known for his writings, which led to the naming. It may be that Amerigo could be easily translated into Latin, and began with "A" like many other foreign continents. Regardless, he lives in fame to this day.

8,070

3Education & Reference

Why is there so many Holidays for kids out of school?

There are so many out-of-school holidays for American children because in America children only have to go to school for about 180 days, give or take a few.

8,071

6Business & Finance

what do you have to take to be a nurse?

in college

Registered Nurses generally receive their basic preparation through one of three basic avenues:\nGraduation from an associate's degree-granting nursing program (approximately three years of college level study with a strong emphasis on \nclinical knowledge and skills)earning the degree of ASN/AAS in Nursing.\n\nGraduation with a three-year (diploma) certificate from a hospital-based school of nursing (non-degree). Few of these programs remain in the US and the proportion of nurses practicing with a diploma is rapidly decreasing.\n\nGraduation from a university with a bachelor's degree in nursing (a four - five year program conferring the BSN/BN degree with enhanced emphasis on leadership and research as well as clinically-focused courses).\n\nAs far as courses:\nAnatomy and physiology\nMicrobiology\nPharmacology and medication administration\nPsychology\nNursing ethics\nNursing theory\nNursing practice\nLegal issues in nursing practice

8,072

4Computers & Internet

how do web programmers manipulate colors usings numbers and mathmatics?

is there a site where i could get a good breakdown of the principles behind it?

The three primary colors that exist are Red, Green and Blue. By mixing these three colors in different proportions, we can get various colors. \n\nIn website design, the colors of each of the primary colors can have a value between 0 to 255. Using combination of these colors, the webdesigners have to write the hexadecimal equivalent of the combination. You can find the color - hexadecimal conversion charts, and detailed information in the following links :\n\nhttp://science.howstuffworks.com/light6.htm\nhttp://eies.njit.edu/~kevin/rgb.txt.html\nhttp://www.hypersolutions.org/rgb.html\nhttp://www.htmlhelp.com/cgi-bin/color.cgi

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6Business & Finance

should child molester face the death penalty? or what kind of punishment they should recieve?

a child molester kills a childs mind, they should die or at the very least go to jail for life,no parole

8,074

6Business & Finance

Why is it if a man sleeps with many women he's a stud, but if a woman sleeps with many men she's a tramp?

It's one of many "double standards" our culture still allows to exist. For far too long, men dominated our world, making all the decisions and shaping our beliefs. This is a perfect example of men wanting to behave the way they want, while prohibiting women from doing the same. Unfortunately, women bought into the belief too. The only thing positive is that today men are not looked on nearly as favorably for that behavior. In time, tramps may just be tramps.

8,075

1Science & Mathematics

what are the different biomolecules?

proteins\ncarbohydrates\nfats\nnucleic acids like dna and rna\nare the major biomolecules.

8,076

5Sports

Who is tougher, Brett Favre or Lance Armstrong?

Both are two of the greatest and toughest athletes in sports. Favre's wife has cancer, and he played a great game after his father's death. Although he leads the league in INTs this year, he is a sure-fire Hall of Famer no matter what he does the rest of his career.\n\nBut my vote as toughest would go to Armstrong. He survived cancer, and went on to win seven straight Tour De France. Cycling isn't such a popular sport anymore now that Lance has stopped. I'm not saying I like one over the other, though. Both are incredible people.

8,077

2Health

i have a brown spot left over from a large boil which has only lightened slightly will it fade completely?

it is on my nose. about 3 weeks after the boil healed it seems a bit lighter. but only slightly. i want to know is this permanante its not pitted or ruff or anything, just a discoloration. also any way to fade it faster without bleaching creams

This spot is called in medicine "post inflammatory hyperpigmentation" and can result from any injury or inflammation to the skin. This is more likely to occur if you tan easily or have a dark complexion. If left undisturbed (don't pick at it; friction can make it darker or last longer! :), it will slowly fade. Bleaching creams can make it fade more quickly, but are not always necessary. Be patient, as fading can take weeks if not months to complete.

8,078

9Politics & Government

Who is the first president?

The first President of the U.S. was George Washington.

8,079

6Business & Finance

how does online savings bank work?

how do banks like ING or emigrant direct work? if I put in $1000 into savings does that mean I'll have $1040 at the end of the month with 4% interest?

ING works like a "normal" bank. You just have to link the account to an existing bank, like Washington Mutual, B of A, etc...and you can transfer money back and forth.\n\nThey are able to pay a higher interest because they don't have a store front and therefore do not need to pay rent, hire tellers, etc. \n\nThe 4% is annual...so $1000 will be $1040 after 1 yr...don't forget taxes on that $40...so it might end up being $1030 or less.

8,080

1Science & Mathematics

What gives ocean water its color?

On the east coast of the U.S., the water is warmer and is almost transparent whereas on the west coast, the water is a deep blue and is murky. Yet the same ocean water around Hawaii is clear. Why is there such a difference in color from location to location?

Well mostly the difference in colour of the oceans is due to the muddy and unclear waters. no waters have colour. But it is just the colour of reflection. Please see the site i am listing below. It is a q & a type forum only!!\n\n\nYou may get your answer here too!!\n\nWe see the water great masses, seas, lakes, rivers, with colors: blue, green, gray, \nsometimes brownish. But if one picks up a pot of that water the aspect is not colored. \nSo the color is an optical phenomenon that is observed only when a large volume of water \nis considered and it depends on several things:\n-The water reflects the sky, so its color depends upon the sky colour at that time, and if \nit has white or grayish clouds.\n-At other hand the water colour depends also from the material that is found mostly into \nthe sea water.\nThere are life there…animal and vegetal, a lot,included the phytoplankton, microscopic \nplants that either float or are suspended there. And of course there are dissolved and \nsuspended also inorganic and organic matter coming from the sea floor and from rocks. \nColor is the result of optical interactions from the incident solar light and the \nbillions of microscopic particles present.\nWhen the light of the sun reaches the sea surface different phenomena happen, part is \nreflected, part is absorbed and some is scattered. These phenomena happens with the water \nitself, the dissolved organic and inorganic matter and the suspended particles.\nThe colour of sea water depends upon the distribution of these facts. It is blue for clear \nocean water and shifts to darker for less transparent or more turbid waters, and depends \nalso from the depth and transparency of the considered layer of water. And that colour can \nbe seen from space! That is why our planet Earth is called the "blue planet". Isn´t that \nwonderful?\nAnd thanks for asking NEWTON!

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6Business & Finance

I do not have a form to claim rebate for SamSung SGH-E335 REBATE form was lost about 10 Nov 2005?

Form was lost, Help!

cintact the store where you bought the item, they may be able to help. You could also contact samsung, but that can be a waste of time. You may also be able to find it online on a samsung website. The laws of your jurisdiction should be looked at with regard to rebates. If you have a problem you could forward the issue to your state attorney generals office of consumer affairs.

8,082

7Entertainment & Music

Who wrote "Its a Wonderful Life" ?

Philip Van Doren Stern (story The Greatest Gift) \nFrances Goodrich\nAlbert Hackett\nFrank Capra

8,083

6Business & Finance

What is W.Virgina's federal tax rate on earned income for a non-resident?

my butt

8,084

9Politics & Government

I'm looking for info about Marine Air Base Squadron 24 that served in Kaneohe Bay mcas 1969 thru 1971 Thanx

I served w/this unit for 2 yrs. and 8 mo. I can't locate any info about it. It was in the MAG-24 Air Group, Mcas Kaneohe Bay Hawaii. My OIC was Capt. Stan W. Godsil. I can't seem to locate any info on his where abouts or MABS-24 in general. I was a supply clerk with the squadron. My rank was E-4 corporal. My name is Richard Pries and I can't believe I can't find any info on this unit...Was it dispanded? I also served with a SGT Harry Munds..GYSGT Swantek..Cpl Mike Clark.. We all served in this ground base support squadron. If anybody out there could give me some tips on how to locate info on my unit or people I served with would be greatly appreciated..

The Marines have a history page on the Internet detailing the history of Squadron 24, including details on its service in Kaneohe Bay from 1968 through 2003. See link below.

8,085

4Computers & Internet

Where to get all important codecs for media files?

www.divx.com; http://www.codec-download.com/

8,086

6Business & Finance

Should a take a different job if my current boss will get mad?

My boss is a good person to work for and I like my current job.

You shouldn't ever guage how you determine the course of your life or career based on what you think someone else will think of you. You should take a position that will fulfill you more in your career and within yourself.\n\nIf your boss is a good person, and you're open, honest and straightforward in your pursuit of a different position, then your boss will encourage you to better yourself. If (s)he doesn't, then (s)he isn't really a good person to work for.

8,087

4Computers & Internet

looking for Avas web. for Antivairos?

AVAST -------> Free virus protection for your home PC\n\nNew viruses are being found "in the wild" all the time. Further, the speed at which these new viruses spread is increasing all the time. A key problem is not that antivirus programs do not detect such viruses, but the fact that most users do not use any antivirus program at all or, perhaps worse, the antivirus software and / or virus definitions database is out of date.\n\nALWIL Software, the producer of avast!, decided in June 2001 to help to solve this situation by offering avast! Home Edition free of charge for home users who do not use their computer for profit. To get industry leading antivirus protection for your home PC, download the software, and then register it.

8,088

1Science & Mathematics

Why do bottles of wine not get crushed by the weight of the ocean when they rest miles below the surface?

water, and most liquids including wine, are often called "incompressible fluids". this means that you can increase the pressure underwater by a large amount, and the volume won't change (much - it does, but only very very slightly). compare this to air or gas, which you can easily compress into a smaller volume by increasing the pressure.\n\nnow, what causes cans to crush and bottles to break is a pressure DIFFERENCE. this means that there is a greater pressure (and hence, greater force) inside the bottle (explosion) or outside the bottle (implosion). \n\nwhen a bottle of wine is underwater, the pressure from the seawater pushes inwards on the glass bottle, which in turn pushes inwards on the wine. since the wine is mostly incompressible too, that means it will push back on the bottle, and the pressure will equalize. it's basically the equivalent of taking an open bottle underwater, and then putting the cap on. what you have then is just like your wine bottle.\n\n(also, wine bottles are pretty thick, and glass is stronger than you think, especially in that shape and when subject to compressive forces that are evenly distributed. this explains why they don't burst around that little bit of air in the bottle.)

8,089

1Science & Mathematics

Is there any evidence of melatonin dependency?

The studies on long-term use of melatonin are few and far between, but medical journals have stated that melatonin is not physically addictive because it does not produce cravings or withdrawal symptoms, and side-effects have not been reported. However, taking melatonin can be psychologically habit-forming, particularly in those taking it for insomnia.

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1Science & Mathematics

I make a Free Energy Machine. What should I do ?

My Free Energy Machine is a kind of overbalanced wheel. It can work 24 x 7. Any time, any where, in the world. No fuel, air, sun, water, magnet... required.

I think you need to take at least one physics class.

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2Health

how do I find out about household alleregies or allergens ie mold, etc.?

An excellent book on environmental illnesses, including mold and household allergies is:\n"Detoxify or Die", by Sherry Rogers, M.D.\nAvailable at Amazon.com

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0Society & Culture

What are some examples of grammatical language taboos?

E·bon·ics (ĭ-bŏn'ĭks, ē'bŏn'-) \nn. (used with a sing. verb)\nSee African American Vernacular English. See Usage Note at Black English on answers.com.\n\n[Blend of EBONY and PHONICS.]\n\nAlso, using a double (or triple, quadruple, etc.) negative use to emphasize how emphatically you meant NO! However, it is currently bad grammar.

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6Business & Finance

What web site can show me the past performance of each individual stock?

http://finance.yahoo.com

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1Science & Mathematics

The process of transcription is similar to the process of DNA?

DNA is a substance just like RNA and protein are. In a cell's nucleus DNA is "transcribed" into RNA (another substance), RNA (not DNA) is then "translated" into protein.

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6Business & Finance

Are there any apartments in Garland, TX near 1240 W. Avenue D Garland, TX 75040?

check out yahoo! real estate rentals section

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2Health

Why are some people so nutty?

Is because they crave attention? Or is there something wrong with them? Or what?

I think that it is a combination of both things. Some people just are attention freaks and have to have attention (this is probably because they didn't get enough attention from their parents as small kids). Other people might seriously have some disability or whatnot.\n\nWhatever it is, though, it's pretty annoying to be around these kind of people.

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5Sports

Who won the WWE title in 1983?

The Iron Sheik beat Bob Backlund 12/26/83.

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6Business & Finance

what is the disadvantange of e-bussiness?

I would say the biggest disadvantage of an e-business is the lack of product-in-hand experience. Because you cannot physically present the product to the customer, you have to prove its value through detailed descriptions and photos or fancy marketing. And because the customer doesn't actually see the real product until after he's paid for it, you run a higher risk of the item being returned or complained about.\n\nHowever, if you are offering services rather than manufactured products, I really don't see the disadvantages except for competition and getting lost among all the web sites.

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8Family & Relationships

Why do some women sleep w/ alot of guys and refuse to commit to any of them?

Why are there some "cells" in our society where girls sleep w/ multiple partners and think this is cool? I'm very curious as to why this happens? Is it fashionable?, are they "practicing", sifting through the sand perhaps? What gives?

They may not be doing it to be cool, they probably do it for the same reasons men do. Or maybe they don't understand that there are other ways to get attention.