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8,700	3Education & Reference	"Why do teens run from there problems, instead of getting help"?	Teens these days run, and hide from there (STORMS) Problems, intead of Asking someone for help.	Hmmm...I think it's because they want people to treat them like adults,but they still don't know what to do exactly when they have a problem. So they think they're too mature to get help from an adult,but they can't fix the problem by themselves,so they just run away from the problem
8,701	2Health	Coffee or Tea? Whats your cup of tea?	Coffee beans...Tea leaves...	Tea, because it is healthier.
8,702	2Health	What should I do to bring down my sugar. My sugar is at 119 mg/dl. I don't want to become diabetic.?		1. loose weight\n\n2. exercise more - this will use up more sugar and make you more insulin sensitive\n\n3. eat less carbs.
8,703	0Society & Culture	Is TV bad for society? Were we better off before the age of the television?		TV can be good and bad. It's informal, but it takes up a lot of time easily. It could go either way! ~tracie
8,704	6Business & Finance	What is the meaning of an entity?		"a collection of characters that can be referenced as a unit" \n"Any concrete or abstract thing of interest, including associations among things; for example, a person, object, event, or process that is of interest in the context under consideration, and about which data may be stored in a database"
8,705	1Science & Mathematics	what is the amount of energy that is released when 10g of petrol, diesel and wax is burnt?		This can not be calculated from the information given. The terms petrol, diesel fuel and wax can be given to many different mixtures. All are mostly hydrocarbons. You would need to know the exact composition to figure the exact amount of energy released.\nThis value could be determined experimentally in a “bomb” style calorimeter.
8,706	3Education & Reference	How do you spell and pronounce the Chinese word for "lion"?		As a matter of fact, "Shi1" is a Chinese character rather than a word.In spoken Chinese, every one uses "shi1-zi0" instead of "shi1", i.e. the Chinese word for lion is a two-syllable one.
8,707	3Education & Reference	what is ferromagnetism?		Hi, Mimi. I found 2 definitions, one short and one longer, so I included them both. Hope it helps!\n\nSHORT DEFINITION:\n\nIt is a phenomenon exhibited by materials like iron (nickel or cobalt) that become magnetized in a magnetic field and retain their magnetism when the field is removed.\n\n\nLONGER DEFINITION:\n\n\nFerromagnetism is a phenomenon by which a material can exhibit a spontaneous magnetization, and is one of the strongest forms of magnetism. It is responsible for most of the magnetic behavior encountered in everyday life and, along with ferrimagnetism, is the basis for all permanent magnets (as well as the metals that are noticeably attracted to them).
8,708	4Computers & Internet	Has anybody used Google Answers before?	Google has a service similar to this at: http://answers.google.com/answers/. However, it is not free, but you are answered by paid experts. I imagine it is more reliable, but it also costs money. I was wondering if anybody has used it, and what they thought of it...	No
8,709	6Business & Finance	Which are the better places to park one's savings to achieve better returns than a normal savings account?		Depends on your risk/investment profile. Lowest risk and lowest return: CDs. Highest risk and highest return: stocks, real estate, (some) business franchises (e.g. restaurants). Somewhere in the middle are mutual funds which many believe to be the best combination of risk/return; there are a variety of funds for every investment profile, so-called index funds (tracking the broad market trends and thus fairly safe) would be my recommendation. Yahoo Finance has coverage on many top mutual funds and you can click from there.
8,710	3Education & Reference	Where's a good online source to look up etymologies?	Every once in a while I'm interested in how a word developed. Is there any "one stop" website that focuses on this and has a large database?	Try online Etymology Dictionary:\nwww.etymonline.com\n\nOther sites:\nen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology\nwww.westegg.com/etymology (this one has English, French and German)
8,711	6Business & Finance	who was sexier, betty page or marilyn monroe?		Betty Page\nSexier and more sensuous without lookin trashy.
8,712	2Health	how can i gain weight?		that depends on how fast you want to gain and if you want it as fat or muscle.\n\nIf you don't really care how you look and are just after weight gain - eat double the portions you are eating now. Concentrate more on protein and carbohydrates. Fast food is a great weight gainer. As well as chocolates, softdrinks, cakes, pastries, donuts, snackfoods, etc. (you know the food I mean) \n\nIf you want to look fit as you gain weight, I'd suggest a weight training program, coupled with increased food intake, not necessarily double your intake. You'll find that when you exercise your appetite also increases. Just feed that craving and exercise and you'll see the pounds come on.
8,713	6Business & Finance	When writing a business plan how do you define a business opportunity?		Personally, I like the N.O.S.P.A.M. (Need, Opportunity, Solution, Process, Adversary, Money) business plan model found at the link below. \n\nAnother model I like is found in the book Good to Great. It says to choose something that meets there three criteria: 1. Something you are passionate about; 2. Something you can be the best at; and 3. Something you can make a fair bit of money doing.
8,714	6Business & Finance	Don't you just love Florida?		Yes I do!!!! I've lived here now for 8 years and I would never live anywhere else. The weather is beautiful, there's always something to do, and my health is much better than it was when I lived in the Midwest. \nI'd take hurricanes over snow ANY day! smile
8,715	4Computers & Internet	Best program for downloading music without spyware?	And is it fast? reliable? legal? etc.	iTunes, Napster, or Music Match. All fast reliable and legal. All music is at some level copy written material. The band saying it is free doesn't make it so. They have to jump thru a lot of hoops to give up all their rights so always take care getting music "for free".
8,716	4Computers & Internet	Please advice a good and free RSS software?		My favorite http://www.newsgator.com but another popular one is http://www.bloglines.com. The internet based rss readers are best if you travel between multiple computers - work, home, laptop, etc.
8,717	6Business & Finance	where to find a company with mainframe computers?		You would get a smaller list if you ask for what companies/industries DO NOT use a mainframe computer.\nIn the Metro NY area - you have companies such as Morgan Stanley, Chase, Citibank, Merrill Lynch, Goldman for the Financial Sector\n\nAccenture, Price Waterhouse Cooper for Auditors.\n\nCoach, Dress Barn for Retailers\n\nBertelsman for Book Publishing\n\nCoverGirl for Cosmetics.\n\nThe list goes on......
8,718	6Business & Finance	Whats Stationary?		Stationary can be many things. It can be paper, (Variety of colors!) or an object that's staying still.
8,719	6Business & Finance	What is the one thing you want to do before you die?		reunite with my family to meet my brothers and sisters
8,720	7Entertainment & Music	How tall is Damien Rice?	Just curious.	Damien Rice is about 5' 8"
8,721	6Business & Finance	how do i invest in stocks?	which stocks should I buy?	I would suggest that you work with a professional broker or financial advisor - they can recommend funds & stocks that meet your needs.\n\nAsk someone you trust to recommend someone they trust.\n\nI know nothing about stocks & investing, but I've managed (on average) make some money (and not lose it) in stocks, _only_ becasue I have a broker who I can trust.
8,722	6Business & Finance	how do you manage to get used to a routine?	i just can't stand anymore to watch everything go round and round again....what should i do to make my life more colourfull?	I am not sure whether you want to get used to a routine or to run away from it.\n\nHowever, if we consistently perform a job for 21 days, studies show that it would start to be part of our habits.\n\nTo maintain but spice up the routine - I always believe there is a better in doing everything, and in fact anything. A simple example - how do you get up from your bed in the morning. So, in running your routine, do things more creatively, and always do things with your minds on and never stop thinking how to make it better.\n\nWe can't run away from routine. Let's face the truth.
8,723	3Education & Reference	What was the most famous comment directed to "I lost 50 pounds!"?		Where did it go?????
8,724	1Science & Mathematics	When rounding to the nearest whole number,which of the following rounds to 8?A8.055,B7.49,C8.099,D8.61?		both 8.055 and 8.099 (a and c)
8,725	4Computers & Internet	i had to do a system recovery now my messenger wont let me sign in?		I would remove the messanger and try re-installing it.\nyou could have an older version of the messanger on your pc if that does not work contact isp or the messanger support team as they might have to take you in to the system regedit to remove then re install
8,726	7Entertainment & Music	how do i become a porn star?		Know somebody from the industry. I was thinking about doing it and I actually had connections. I was serious about doing it as well.\nThen I met my girlfriend and we got together and she didn't like that fact so I backed out. \nLike I said, know somebody in the industry or start your own p0rno-biz.
8,727	6Business & Finance	Is it good to put spinach up your nose?		I wouldn't reccomend it...
8,728	1Science & Mathematics	Why it smells sweet after initial rain drops?		Actually, the micro-organisms in the soil emanate some gases when their lifeline, water reaches them. U dont need a rain for that smell. Water ur garden, u will start smellin it in 1 min.
8,729	9Politics & Government	Is Tax Amnesty avail for Federal Taxes due to not filing returns?		Once in a while a US state offers some type of amnesty arrangement. The federal government does not. However, you could investigate an Offer in Compromise.
8,730	2Health	What effects does peniclillin vk have in MARIJUANA URINATION DRUG SCREEN TEST?		#1, sorry bud, you need to give your body the time to remove the toxins from your body to pass that test.\n#2. it will have no effect.\n\n#3. Strip NC says it is suposed to help, but it does not, even the label states this.\n\nBest way not to fail the test, let's see, um, don't do the drug :)
8,731	9Politics & Government	How can I get American citizenship if I'm Canadian?		DO LIKE THEM SPIKS DO,GET A MESS OF YER COUSINS AND BROTHERS TOGETHER ,COUNT TO 3 THEN RUN LIKE HELL TOO THE OTHER SIDE.THEN BREED LIKE RABBITS
8,732	1Science & Mathematics	Is the Earth drawing closer to the sun each year, and if so shouldn't we be worried?	Winter sure isn't how it was when I was young. It seems like it gets warmer and warmer with every year. It's kinda depressing.	Yes, earth is moving closer to sun every year, and eventually it will get destroyed one day. But still thousands of years are left for this to happen.
8,733	1Science & Mathematics	What is the lunar sideral period?	astronomy	The question is about the lunar sidereal period. It is 27.32166 days, as a casual web search reveals.
8,734	4Computers & Internet	Has anyone ran into any problems with their Creative Zen Micro MP3 player?		EPINIONS SAYS:\nhttp://www.epinions.com/Creative_Labs_Zen_Micro_6_GB_MP3_Player/display_~reviews\n\nC\|NET SAYS:\nhttp://reviews.cnet.com/Creative_Zen_Micro_5GB_black/4505-6490_7-31151919.html
8,735	1Science & Mathematics	in a polymer what are monomers linked by?		The monomers are linked by covalent chemical bonds.
8,736	6Business & Finance	how did i lose the address bar? how do i getit back?		Go up to View, then Toolbars, then click on Address Bar.
8,737	6Business & Finance	what is the meaning of life?		For different people, life is worth different things...for some, it means having a successful marriage, or having a healthy and happy family, or having successful children, or having a huge house with an expensive car or being on everyone's A-list or having a high-powered job...the list goes on and on. Each individual has to figure out what his/her purpose in life is and try to fulfill it.
8,738	6Business & Finance	how do i find out if my income tax refund will be taken by the irs?		(800) 829-1954 is the irs refund hotline number. Information regarding your refund becomes available 3 weeks after you e-file or telefile, 6 weeks if you send in paper forms.
8,739	4Computers & Internet	How do you install Windows Media Center 2005?	I've just downloaded and burned two Windows Media Center installation discs. One disc appears to be installation disc of Windows XP SP2. The second disc appears to have files necessary for a Windows Media Center install. If there are no setup executables on the second CD how am I to install WMC 2005? It seems that all the first CD does is do a fresh install of Windows XP SP2.	Windows Media Player is a cut-down version of XP Professional. If the first CD isn't marked Media Player then you have the wrong disc. The second is merely additionial packages, themes, etc.
8,740	4Computers & Internet	Why does answers.yahoo.com limit the number of questions you can answer in a day?		To prevent spam. The higher your level, the more questions you can answer.
8,741	3Education & Reference	WHERE IS ARGENTINA LOCATED IN SOUTH AMERICA?	like where is it located , south west south east north east north west.	The CIA World Factbook is a great place to get information about countries. Just Google Argentina - it will be the first link. I tried to put a URL here, but it didn't work!
8,742	5Sports	Are there any martial arts schools in hyderbad India?		Golden Dragons \nVinod Bhagat Branch Instructor, Saint Patricks School Branch\nSecunderabad - 500000\n\n\n \n Karate \nHyderabad Public School \nBegumpet, Hyderabad - 500016\n\n\n \n M Domnic Xavier \n2-5-37, K K B Sikh Village\nSecretariat, Secunderabad - 500003\n\n\n \n Martial Art Dynamic Kung-Fu Club \nMoghalpura Ground \nCharminar, Hyderabad - 500002\n\n\n \n Shaolin Kung-Fu Martial Arts Acadamy \nLakdi-ka-Pul, Hyderabad - 500004\n\n\n \n Shotokan Karate \nSBI Community Hall \nGudimalkapur, Hyderabad - 500028\n\n\n \n Shotokan Karate \nNumber 10, Swarna Vittal Compound\nPadmarao Nagar, Secunderabad - 500025\n\n\n \n Spark Kung-Fu Karate \nVijaya Laxmi High School, Santosh Nagar\nMehdipatnam, Hyderabad - 500028\n\n\n \n Star Karate Club \nYakutpura \nCharminar, Hyderabad - 500002\n\n\n \n Taekwando Martial Arts \nSadhu Vaswani School Committee Hall, 4-1-1236, Opp Girls Grammer School\nKing Koti Road, Hyderabad - 500001\nTel: 24751520 \n\n \n\nWebsite Tai Chi Academy \nOur Place, Road No 10\nBanjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500034\nTel: 9849123104 \nemail\n \n Tais Academy Of Martial Arts (S A Khader) \n10-2-299/C \nVijaynagar Colony, Hyderabad - 500028\n\n\n \n The A P Taekwando Association \nEngineering-In-Chief Dept Premises, Front Of Civil Supplies Bhavan\nErramanzil, Hyderabad - 500004\nTel: 24750337 \n\n \n The A P Taekwondo Association \n6-3-597/9, Venkataramana Colony\nKhairatabad, Hyderabad - 500004\nTel: 2332-3450 \n\n \n V Sri Sailam Yadav \nOffice Number 2-3-533, Patelwada\nAmberpet, Hyderabad - 500013\n\n\n \n Yamaguchi Karate Eton Temple High School \nHuda Complex \nSaroornagar, Hyderabad - 500035
8,743	3Education & Reference	what changed and caused the crisis between great britain and the thirteen colonies?		The steps leading up to the war and their consequences are as follows:\n1. Proclomation of 1763 which prohibited the colonist from living west of the Appalachian Mts.-made the colonist mad and many disregarded the proclomation.\n2. Britain raising taxes on the colonist to help defray the costs of the French and Indian War-the colonist protested and refused to pay the taxes.\n3. Boston Massacre in 1770 which was used as American propoganda against the British when in fact it was a large crowd threatening a small group of British soldiers who either fired accidently or out of fear for their lives\n4. Quartering of British soldiers in colonists homes-caused great resentment against the British.\n5. Boston Tea Party in which colonist threw tea into Boston Harbor to protest the monopoly given the British East India Trading Company causing the British to pass the Coercive Acts which severly punished Boston.\n6. To show support for the Mass. colony all of the colonies except one met at the first Continental Congress and authorized colonies to raise militias, and to boycott British tea.\n7. Lexington and Concord April 1775-British troops attempted to capture Sam Adams and a store of arms and powder at Concord, Mass. The British were met at Lexington, Mass. on April 19th by a small group of "minute men", resulting in the death of several colonist.\n8. Second Continental Congress-creates an army and names George Washington as commander.\n9. Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
8,744	4Computers & Internet	i keep getting advertising emails. how do i stop this?	i have a blocker on my yahoo email account. i block each email when it comes. but they just keep coming. how do i stop these emails? i'm afraid these emails are causing my infection problems.	Just keep blocking and reporting them to Yahoo and hopefully they can help you with your problem. You really should contact Yahoo and tell them about your problem and they should be able to help.\nHope this helps!
8,745	2Health	How long for Birth Control to work?	So, this month, I started taking the Pill on the first day of my period (a Wednesday) as instructed. My period finally ended the following Monday. When will the Pill take effect? And will I have my period again when I start taking the placebos, even though it will only have been 15 days since the end of my last period? Does it start regulating things that fast? Help! The packaging just tells me what to do if I miss a pill.	keep in mind that EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT and that i'm a guy and not a doctor. this is my personal account:\nmy girlfriend started taking birth control over a year ago. she started taking the pills in the middle of her cycle too. her first period was irregular and really bad, she said. the next period was normal and "so much better" she said.\nif you are asking about how long to wait to have sex, i would recommend you wait until after you finish the first month of pills. we waited only 7 days (as directed by her doctor) and we think this was the cause of the first period being so irregular. after a few months, your body will adjust and your period should occur like clockwork.\ngood luck!
8,746	6Business & Finance	i am from turkey and i am a student at the üniversity,english language teaching,how i can visit usa?		Talk to your University administration, they might have a student visa program.
8,747	3Education & Reference	I want to get a grant but I don't want to pay someone a fee to get the info what should I do.?		Go to a college close to your home and ask them about financial aid. You can fill out a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) on line and see what you qualify for. You will need the federal id numbers of the schools that you are interested in attending (which you can get from the school or the web site.) You should apply as soon as you can after Jan 1st. Also go to the college that you want to attend and ask for a list of scholarships and grants that may be available. The Library is also a good source to look up grant & scholarship information. I would be very wary of any place that asked for money to get info for grants or scholarships, as the info out there is free for the asking.
8,748	3Education & Reference	Leonardo da Vinci is to Renaissance as Voltaire is to ____ ?		the Enlightenment
8,749	6Business & Finance	Does size really matter?	I mean some women say if you aint the titanic dont even bother	You figure it out. Does the size of your woman matter? Do you want it to feel like dipping your pinky in a big wine glass, or do you want it to feel like a chinese finger trap, or maybe somewhere in between. Can you get off the same if a girl is flat as an LCD or do you like a woman with large breasts. If you ask me it's all relative, it's about personal prefrence. Some girls are more about an emotional connection and size isn't so much of an issue, but for those that are a bit more into the physical rough and tumble aspect of sex, then they might want to feel something down there. Some guys can compensate with good foreplay, and by then the deeds already done so size is no longer an issue. Usually if both people are into each other and into the act, the rest is just an after thought. But just like men, us women do have our likes and dislikes, and certain needs.
8,750	6Business & Finance	How do you go about deciding who to buy christmas presents for and not?		It appears that the question period has expired. If you have received an answer that meets your needs, please choose a 'best answer.'\nRegards.
8,751	6Business & Finance	Dreams of a deceased high school sweetheart???	Does anyone know why I have dreams constantly of my old high school sweetheart (we were together for 3 years), he passed away 6 years ago at the young age of 26. We broke up on bad terms and we never spoke again before he died and I know this could be one of the reasons. In my dreams we are always just friends and I don't remember much talking just being around each other???	Sorry to hear that. If there is an after life, I bet you will see him there. Perhaps he is urging your subconscious to think about him so he's not forgotten.
8,752	1Science & Mathematics	What is a "heat sink?"?		It's something that takes heat out of a physical system as opposed to a heat source which adds heat to the system. If you stir your hot coffee with cold metal spoon, the spoon takes heat out of the coffee and cools it. The spoon is acting as a heat sink.\n\nIn electronics, heat sinks are attached to components to help cool them. If the CPU of your computer as a metal object with fins sitting on top of it, that's a heat sink.
8,753	6Business & Finance	whats a good gift to get a girlfriend?	im in kind of a pickle. im not sure what to get my gf for christmas. what should i get? reasonably priced ( from 10 to 150$)	You could give her a purse, a watch, a neckless, a bracelett, a hair excessory, or earings.... anything pretty! Girls love pretty things! Believe me... I should know..
8,754	5Sports	What is Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith's real name?		Lovie is his real name. Matt Smith (Lovie's son) and I went to high school together at Marquette High School in Chesterfield MO. Hes a nice guy.
8,755	3Education & Reference	Why do doctors say "stat" instead of something like "right away?"?		Many medical terms are from Latin: e.g., NPO=nil per os, nothing by mouth.\n\nHere's what Wikipedia says about stat:\n"Stat, from statim is a medical term meaning "immediately" (from Latin) or Sooner Than Already There."\n\nWhen I worked at a hospital it carried a greater urgency than "rush" or "right away!" It was only meant to be used when someone might die if not acted on. So; drop your lunch, pull up your pants, stop whatever you were doing if doing so didn't threaten someone else's life, and respond!\n\nThere's the other side, too. Obscure language gives power. Someone goes to clinic and says "I have an upset stomach." The doctor replies, "yes, you have gastritis." Now you know the word in Latin (inflamed stomach=gastritis) and he has his fee.
8,756	8Family & Relationships	ur loved ones r in danger n u r allowed 2 save just one...whom will u save first....?		I'd save the one in greatest peril first, to increase the chances that I could save the other one in time as well. It's a loaded question, no good way to answer without feeling bad.
8,757	9Politics & Government	Is the current Congress and the Bush administration the most corrupt government in U.S. history?		It is difficult to measure levels of corruption. There is no scale that I know of such as the Richter Scale for earth quakes. However, I can't recall a more corrupt administration and I have been around for a long time. But, whether there was or wasn't, there is certainly no excuse for what is going on right now. We should send them all home (or to jail) today.
8,758	6Business & Finance	What is the best type of pen?	Why is this pen the best? Is is affordable?	Gel RT. Yes, it's affordable.
8,759	6Business & Finance	Why is it that men think they have the answers to everything?		Anyone can answer anything with today's web. Males are just better at computers...
8,760	2Health	richest source on vit. b12 in vegitarian food?		I don't know.
8,761	6Business & Finance	What should I include in the "exit strategy" section of a business plan?	I'm need to develop an exit strategy regarding being acquired rather than an IPO, but I'm a geek --- not a finance person. What should I include to keep from looking like a total boob?\n\nI have been reading a book entitled "Angel Investing" by Mark Van Osnabrugge and Robert J. Robinson, but it doesn't clearly state what to include.	Well a good approach is to posit several possible scenarios for how you business may end via acquisition. Which players are interested in the technologies you have built? What would be the value of your work to them? What alternatives do they have to acquiring your technology?\n\nBy working through these scenarios, you'll already get a good sense of the scale of an acquisition based exit. Now this is all assuming the value of your technology on its own merit, outside of how much business infrastructure you have built around it.\n\nTo evaluate that element properly, you need to examine the basic financials of your business. Are you profitable? Is there significant revenue? Is there significant debt? If the business has been running for a bit and generates profit with modest operational cost, then you can probably get a buyer based purely on this fact. You should expect to get anywhere from 2-20 times the value of yearly revenue, depending on the operational quality if your business.\n\nAnyhow, your exit strategy needs to include these basic financial numbers, or your projections of them for the future window where the acquisition might happen, and then it should lay out the attractiveness of an acquisition for the potential technology buyers. If you do this, you would have done your due dilligence, and the finance guys can take it from there.
8,762	9Politics & Government	Where did ZIP Codes come from, and what does the ZIP stand for?		A ZIP Code is the postal code used by the United States Postal Service, which always writes it with capital letters. ZIP is an acronym for the Zoning Improvement Plan, but was also cleverly meant to suggest that mail travels more efficiently (and therefore faster) when senders use it. The basic ZIP Code format consists of five numerical digits.
8,763	4Computers & Internet	who is the best ISP in india?	!	if quality is the priority ...i prefer TATA INDICOM in dialup ...\nBSNL 500 SCHEME in broadband ...\n\nif jus needed a simple account then bsnl netone is the best choice (it has no speed ,but u can connect anytime with u r telphone number as login name )
8,764	4Computers & Internet	HotMail or Yahoo Mail ? which is good and why?		I had both and I prefered yahoo. Simply because there is too much other crap attached to hotmail.\n\nIf you just want a good email then yahoo is the way to go.\n\nBUT my current email client is gmail. This beats both hotmail and yahoo out of the water.\n\nIt is much easier to organise you emails, and you get less spam. Check it out at gmail.com
8,765	6Business & Finance	What was your favorite childhood toy?		action figures. He-Man, GI Joe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. video games. I also had a teddy bear named Boo-Boo that I had to sleep with until I was almost ten.
8,766	5Sports	who do you think will win the rose bowl? USC or Texas?		USC of course. PAC-10 all the way baby!!!!!
8,767	9Politics & Government	I need property records in collier county?		You can find property records at the site below.
8,768	9Politics & Government	War yes/no?	Let me know what you think. i'm not going to tell you what i think because that may detour your thinking from a direct answer for this question, to wanting to prove me a point.	Yes, it defeated National Socialism (Nazi), kept communism at bay in several countries, and there is evil in this world. People who want to destroy the American way of life. \n\nJust think of the genocide that took place under Pol Pot in Cambodia after the US pulled out of Viet Nam. What about those in China that were executed after Mao took over. What about the genocides in Africa? Should we just let those go unchecked? What is the UN doing to stop that? Nothing.\n\nI don't want to fight forever but sometimes there just isn't any choice.
8,769	6Business & Finance	how do i cope with having to get rid of my dog?plz answer asap?	i've had my dog sophie for about two years.sophie is five things she's a jumper,digger,runner,a great dog and a a pain in the ass.but she's my pain in the ass.my mother is makeing my get rid of her,because we resently moved into an apt. and she's not ajusting very well.so we've been looking for a new home for her for awhile.where she can run and play with other animals.mom was starting to think about not giving her away after all.until tree days from x-mas.she was talking to a person i had met but didn't really know that well,and from what i had heard wasn't all hat great.despit first impressions and rumors.its a perfect match.but now i'm faced with the fact that i'm going to have to say good bye to the only true friend i've ever had.i know my tears are slefish but every time i look at her i start bawling and it's really hard to stop.know she'll be happy and that she is going to have a great life that i can't give her any more.i need advise on how to handle my emotions.so plz plz right	This may not help in the beginning but keep trying to remind yourself that you are doing what is best for her. I've lived in apartments for years & some dogs just can't adjust to apartment life or are just not meant to live in an apartment. So, by finding her a home where she can have more freedom to be herself, you are doing what any good owner should do, looking out for the best interest of your dog.\n\nNo, it won't be easy & it is going to hurt for a LONG time - shoot, I still get teary when I think of having to put my cat of twelve years to sleep a few years back - but you will survive it in the long run. One thing you might do is to see if the new owner will agree to send you pictures & keep you updated for awhile...that sometimes helps & some people are more than willing to do this.\n\nMy other suggestion would be to think of getting another pet sometime soon; maybe a cat or a dog more suited to apartment living. True, this animal wouldn't replace Sophie but they'd become a friend to you as well & would help you to not miss her quite so much.\n\nI've been in similar situations before & know how hard it is...good luck & I wish you the best in finding a new friend in the future...
8,770	1Science & Mathematics	what is the real tips to play sudokus?		The web site I give below has some tips to get you started. If you google (or yahoo!) for "sudoku" you'll find plenty of material.
8,771	8Family & Relationships	We've talked and laughed a lot but she won't meet me?	I met a girl on my phone, I'm 24 and she's 20, we've talked for about the last 5-6 months. We text message, talk, and laugh but she won't meet me. She says all men are pigs because they get what they want and they leave. Any ideas?	I agree with the suggestion to maybe tell her she could bring a friend along when you meet for the 1st time, this would put her more at ease and make her feel safer.\nI notice that you said you met on your phone..I assume a telephone chat line??Have you exchanged pics??\nShe also seems like she has maybe been in some not so great situations and has some concerns about guys just wanting to meet her for sex??\nHave you discussed this with her??Does she know what it is that you are looking for clearly??\nIF you are not looking for sex but rather are interested in her without sex being a focal point..do what you can to reassure her of that.\nGood Luck
8,772	5Sports	Who will win: USC or Texas?	I want the winner and your predicted spread.	University of Spoiled Children, by 7 points.
8,773	8Family & Relationships	there is this girl i like but im not confident or even able to take her out on dates what should i do?	she is cute and nice but i dont even know how she feels im out of cash no job lazy and no car\nHelp me!	Well if a girl is just inot your money and your car dontbother with her, you wouldnt want a woman like that anyways, but do try to get out of the lazy stage.. :) Even though you may not have money or a car you can take picnics out by a lake or pond, you guys could play games. I always had a blast just playing games and laughing. What i am trying to say is just be yourself..:) The girl is nervous to I bet but sometimes we dont like to let it show but our heart is racing and we are unsure of ourselves just like you :) Remember that! ;)\nHope this helps!\nGod Bless!
8,774	4Computers & Internet	What is the best game did u play in playstation 2???		I sold my PS2 because all the games were starting to look alike and get boring. Got an Xbox and have loved it ever since. Much better games.
8,775	6Business & Finance	looking for ralph shehan,cassville pa. my buddy from w.w.2?	Ralph was formally a coal miner.before he became a soldier.. Trying to talk to him again.	Use the "military buddy finder" and other sites in the results list linked below.
8,776	2Health	is penis enlargement possible?		Only through surgery and only when flaccid
8,777	5Sports	how much do you think a game for a Red Sox vs Yankees at Boston would cost?		Tickets in Botston nomrally go for alot, mainly becuase Boston is a big city that is a basbeall city. Tickets can normally go from $45 in the mezzanine to $400 in box level.
8,778	4Computers & Internet	is internet is owned by anybody or it is a open forum where people can express their unbiase opineon fearlessl		No one actually owns the Internet, and no single person or organization controls the Internet in its entirety. \n\nMore of a concept than an actual tangible entity, the Internet relies on a physical infrastructure that connects networks to other networks. \n\n\nThere are many organizations, corporations, governments, schools, private citizens and service providers that all own pieces of the infrastructure, but there is no one body that owns it all. \n\nThere are, however, organizations that oversee and standardize what happens on the Internet and assign IP addresses and domain names, such as the National Science Foundation, the Internet Engineering Task Force, ICANN, InterNIC and the Internet Architecture Board.\n\nSEE below for more details:\n\nhttp://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/2002/IETF.html\n\nhttp://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/2002/ICANN.html\n\nhttp://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/2002/InterNIC.html\n\nWe must define what ownership means? In simple terms it means that what is "mine" is not "yours," what is "ours" is not "theirs," whoever "they" are, and what is "private" is not "public." It is a right to control, manipulate, monitor, exclude, include, patrol or govern. More than just something of value that you can purchase or sell, it is a legal right to assert sovereignty if you are a nation-state or to exert autonomy if you are an individual or organized group. \n\nAnd since that does not apply to the internet as a whole, it is not owned by anyone.\n\nThank God for that! :)
8,779	6Business & Finance	why do people habe kids?		Because they are gluttons for punishment!!
8,780	5Sports	where can i find locals to ride bikes with? living in Colorado Springs.?	looking for outdoor-crazed bike riders. want to join existing club or maybe, go bold and start a new one.	I have found good rides on www.pedaling.com, but don't know Colorado well enough to tell if any of the rides listed would work for you. Try our the search feature.
8,781	6Business & Finance	what do i do if i love someone over cmputer but cant give hime my address?		Be very, very careful with internet love. I've had a couple of psychos threaten to kill me, after I decided I didn't want to talk to them, or they realized I was chatting to someone else besides them.
8,782	9Politics & Government	who control the world. The G-8 or the Multinacionals.?		The world is not controlled by anyone or any group or organization. Rather, ever changing and altering agreements are made among all of these groups.
8,783	4Computers & Internet	How Do I make a screen name at Yahoo! only?		Whats up? Its been to dang long for this question to be still here. Anyways, If you'd like a real good laugh watch The Daily Show and the Colbert Report!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!\n\nI drink whiskey\nU drink WHine!!!\nGuess What Ya'll \nIts Gangsta Time!!!!! RZ\n\nPS. Pick the Answer Already!!!
8,784	4Computers & Internet	On Myspace.com, how do you change the background/style and add videos ect..?		You have to get codes to do that but theres a whole bunch of sites just for that purpose. Just surf around on peoples pages and you will find something, thats how I got my site looking good.\nHere's 2 sites that I like.
8,785	4Computers & Internet	HOW CAN I USE AN OLD COMPUTER AS A THIN CLIENT(I.E-NOT USING ITS PROCESSOR/MEMORY) WITH MINIMUM SETUP?		well, a thin client requires at least a processor, ram, and a videocard...without them, the motherboard within your thin client won't even boot up. the hard drive from a main computer (example server) can be used as the storage for your thin client (network card needed) if you want to use the server's resources etc. all depends on the operating system you choose. if you just want to use the thin client by itself, you would need an operating system that loads onto virtual memory.
8,786	9Politics & Government	What is the definite role & limitatations of FBI, CIA, US Marshal & other naagencies in national security?		Unfortunately, they don't have definite roles. The FBI is supposed to in charge of federal investigations within the country. The CIA is supposed to be in charge of intelligence in foreign nations and against foreign nationals within in the country, though the FBI seems to have jurisdiction over those people as well. The US Marshalls are somewhat more clearly defined. They protect the courts and judges and enforce their rulings. So, for instance, US Marshalls were instrumental in ensuring desegregation. The other federal law enforcement agencies are extremely well defined, being limited to either a specific location (like the Capitol Police) or specific statutes (like the ATF), but there is some overlap with them and all the other agencies. The FBI, for instance, can enforce the same laws as the ATF. The source below has a list of federal law enfrocement agencies. The other aspects of national security are all classified as military, and by definition are only supposed to target foreign nations or foreign nationals in America.
8,787	6Business & Finance	Can anyone tell me what happens when you get to level 2?		You get closer to Level 3.\n\nYippee...
8,788	4Computers & Internet	Why can't I get DSL?		It depends on where you live. Do you mean that DSL is not offered in your area? If that's the case then companies offering DSL may not be in your area or may not offer it in your area since the town/city where you live is small or out of the way, in many cases this is why people can't get it. However, you should check with several DSL providers before you rule it out as an option.\n\nIf DSL isn't available you should check to see if Cable or Satellite providers offer high speed internet where you live.
8,789	1Science & Mathematics	what happends when u split an atom?		It depends on the mass. Take a look at the graph in the source link. Elements with an atomic mass lower than that of Iron (or there abouts) generally must have energy added to the system to split it. Conversely, those same atoms lighter than iron will release enegy when you fuse them together. This is the property of nuclear fission. It is how the sun works to create heat and light by fusing hydrogen atoms into helium atoms, and it is also the principle behind the H-bomb (the hydrogen bomb, or the fusion bomb, which is much more powerful than the fission bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima).\n\nIf the atom is heavier than iron, it will release energy when you split it. Heavy elements like uranium and plutonium are unstable, and will naturally decay, releasing particles and energy. If these high-energy particles hit other unstable elements--like more uranium--you can get a chain reaction, which makes decay happen more quickly. Under controlled levels of uranium density, you can make this heat useful to boil water and run turbines and generate energy. But if the density of the unstable element is really high, the chain reaction can take off uncontrolably, causing a nuclear explosion. this is the principle behind fission bombs, like those dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima.\n\nHydrogen bombs require tritium, which is a rare isotope of hydrogen that has two neutrons. the technology behind nuclear fusion is more complicated than that behind fission. Power plants currently use fission, but fission has the problem of producing radioactive waste. Hydrogen fusion has the problem of being hard to control, although people are working on developing a fusion reactor to generate energy, which would be advantageous.
8,790	3Education & Reference	can anybody tell me about the best site in the world?		http://google.com
8,791	4Computers & Internet	How do you make an internet cookie, as simple as possible? Any websites or good sources or that?		This is not entirely unlike asking "how do you write the best program?"\nThe answer you're going to get is: It depends on what it is you're trying to achieve.\n\nThat said, a few general rules apply to most cookies:\n- keep them small. They get added by the browser for every request sent to your site, so it ends up influencing how much bandwidth you consume.\n- don't fall for fake ones. It's very easy for users to change their cookies. If you put a plain username in a cookie and expect to use it to authenticate visitors, you're in for a surprise. You can avoid that by computing a signature of your cookie payload and appending it to your cookie.\n- less is more. For small sites, the easiest way to deal with cookies is to generate a unique unguessable string and associate that with whatever state you need to keep on the server side. Many server frameworks do that for you transparently (such as PHP's session mechanism). However, once you need to keep multiple servers for the same web site, this very kind of setup can add a significant strain to your database.\n- plan for the worse. If you use cookies to authenticate users, plan ahead for the dark day when one of your user's cookies will be stolen. Then figure out what you can do to contain the damage. Common ideas include adding a server-controlled mechanism to make cookies expire after a given time. Another idea is to hardcode the client's IP address in the cookie. Unfortunately, that last trick will break for legitimate users under various situations, so it is usually not recommended for serious setups.
8,792	3Education & Reference	The Zimmerman note involved a proposed secret between?		German Minister to Mexico
8,793	0Society & Culture	if my avatar or picture looks nice, do I get a better chance to receive an answer to my questions?	how is your behavior influenced by the looks of an online persona?	I would immediately look at your avatar if it is nice. But whether I answer you or not is depends on your question. :) Anyway I answered you not because ur avatar looks good, cos' your question is interesting to me. the looks of an online person can be fake, so it has no meaning to me actually. Thats why I chose a cat for my pic here :) Have a nice day!
8,794	1Science & Mathematics	Can plants grow faster in water of soil?		many plants tend to be healtheir and grow faster and produce more using hydroponic means.\n\nHowever not all plants can be adapted to such means.\n\nSee the sources below for more information.
8,795	9Politics & Government	Anybody got any dirt on Putnam County, Indiana Sherrif's Dept.?		dirt?\n\nputnam county is the home of the ku klux klan. probably some of them are members, but i don't know. you're playin' with fire there, man.
8,796	8Family & Relationships	why are parents so strict?		Because they care about you. There is no benefit for them to be strict. They're trying to help you avoid making many of the mistakes that kids make. You may not understand it right now but they're being strict because they're looking out for you.
8,797	3Education & Reference	can i lern tally through inter net?		Yes you can. Try here - http://www.tallyguru.com/Affiliates/TallyGuru/Home/Default.asp
8,798	7Entertainment & Music	Why did George Lucas introduce the concept of midichlorians into the Star Wars culture?		To give an explanation for "the force", and why certain people had an affinity for it. Explaining midichlorians as a molecular/bilogical entity that make up everyone and everything gave some insight into how certain people also "harness" it's power. \n\nThe prequels were expected to answer a lot of questions from the OT. Although it might seem lame to some, midichlorians offered an explanation that modern culture can relate to (the name is similar to mitochondria, the power source for cells, and Chlorophyll, the molecule in plants that absorbs light and assists photosynthesis). \n\nInstead of wholly explaining the force as some easily dismissed and obscure theological or mystical entity, Lucas tried to offer a semi-scientific basis, that is not all that implausible (think solar power, but for humans). His explanation provides a link between science and mysticism. Perhaps this was to appeal to both religious and scientific minds.
8,799	2Health	if you can't work because of a medical condition can you be eligible for unemployment benefits?		No you are eligible for Social Security disabilty income.

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3Education & Reference

"Why do teens run from there problems, instead of getting help"?

Teens these days run, and hide from there (STORMS) Problems, intead of Asking someone for help.

Hmmm...I think it's because they want people to treat them like adults,but they still don't know what to do exactly when they have a problem. So they think they're too mature to get help from an adult,but they can't fix the problem by themselves,so they just run away from the problem

8,701

2Health

Coffee or Tea? Whats your cup of tea?

Coffee beans...Tea leaves...

Tea, because it is healthier.

8,702

2Health

What should I do to bring down my sugar. My sugar is at 119 mg/dl. I don't want to become diabetic.?

1. loose weight\n\n2. exercise more - this will use up more sugar and make you more insulin sensitive\n\n3. eat less carbs.

8,703

0Society & Culture

Is TV bad for society? Were we better off before the age of the television?

TV can be good and bad. It's informal, but it takes up a lot of time easily. It could go either way! ~tracie

8,704

6Business & Finance

What is the meaning of an entity?

"a collection of characters that can be referenced as a unit" \n"Any concrete or abstract thing of interest, including associations among things; for example, a person, object, event, or process that is of interest in the context under consideration, and about which data may be stored in a database"

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1Science & Mathematics

what is the amount of energy that is released when 10g of petrol, diesel and wax is burnt?

This can not be calculated from the information given. The terms petrol, diesel fuel and wax can be given to many different mixtures. All are mostly hydrocarbons. You would need to know the exact composition to figure the exact amount of energy released.\nThis value could be determined experimentally in a “bomb” style calorimeter.

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3Education & Reference

How do you spell and pronounce the Chinese word for "lion"?

As a matter of fact, "Shi1" is a Chinese character rather than a word.In spoken Chinese, every one uses "shi1-zi0" instead of "shi1", i.e. the Chinese word for lion is a two-syllable one.

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3Education & Reference

what is ferromagnetism?

Hi, Mimi. I found 2 definitions, one short and one longer, so I included them both. Hope it helps!\n\nSHORT DEFINITION:\n\nIt is a phenomenon exhibited by materials like iron (nickel or cobalt) that become magnetized in a magnetic field and retain their magnetism when the field is removed.\n\n\nLONGER DEFINITION:\n\n\nFerromagnetism is a phenomenon by which a material can exhibit a spontaneous magnetization, and is one of the strongest forms of magnetism. It is responsible for most of the magnetic behavior encountered in everyday life and, along with ferrimagnetism, is the basis for all permanent magnets (as well as the metals that are noticeably attracted to them).

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4Computers & Internet

Has anybody used Google Answers before?

Google has a service similar to this at: http://answers.google.com/answers/. However, it is not free, but you are answered by paid experts. I imagine it is more reliable, but it also costs money. I was wondering if anybody has used it, and what they thought of it...

No

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6Business & Finance

Which are the better places to park one's savings to achieve better returns than a normal savings account?

Depends on your risk/investment profile. Lowest risk and lowest return: CDs. Highest risk and highest return: stocks, real estate, (some) business franchises (e.g. restaurants). Somewhere in the middle are mutual funds which many believe to be the best combination of risk/return; there are a variety of funds for every investment profile, so-called index funds (tracking the broad market trends and thus fairly safe) would be my recommendation. Yahoo Finance has coverage on many top mutual funds and you can click from there.

8,710

3Education & Reference

Where's a good online source to look up etymologies?

Every once in a while I'm interested in how a word developed. Is there any "one stop" website that focuses on this and has a large database?

Try online Etymology Dictionary:\nwww.etymonline.com\n\nOther sites:\nen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology\nwww.westegg.com/etymology (this one has English, French and German)

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6Business & Finance

who was sexier, betty page or marilyn monroe?

Betty Page\nSexier and more sensuous without lookin trashy.

8,712

2Health

how can i gain weight?

that depends on how fast you want to gain and if you want it as fat or muscle.\n\nIf you don't really care how you look and are just after weight gain - eat double the portions you are eating now. Concentrate more on protein and carbohydrates. Fast food is a great weight gainer. As well as chocolates, softdrinks, cakes, pastries, donuts, snackfoods, etc. (you know the food I mean) \n\nIf you want to look fit as you gain weight, I'd suggest a weight training program, coupled with increased food intake, not necessarily double your intake. You'll find that when you exercise your appetite also increases. Just feed that craving and exercise and you'll see the pounds come on.

8,713

6Business & Finance

When writing a business plan how do you define a business opportunity?

Personally, I like the N.O.S.P.A.M. (Need, Opportunity, Solution, Process, Adversary, Money) business plan model found at the link below. \n\nAnother model I like is found in the book Good to Great. It says to choose something that meets there three criteria: 1. Something you are passionate about; 2. Something you can be the best at; and 3. Something you can make a fair bit of money doing.

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6Business & Finance

Don't you just love Florida?

Yes I do!!!! I've lived here now for 8 years and I would never live anywhere else. The weather is beautiful, there's always something to do, and my health is much better than it was when I lived in the Midwest. \nI'd take hurricanes over snow ANY day! *smile*

8,715

4Computers & Internet

Best program for downloading music without spyware?

And is it fast? reliable? legal? etc.

iTunes, Napster, or Music Match. All fast reliable and legal. All music is at some level copy written material. The band saying it is free doesn't make it so. They have to jump thru a lot of hoops to give up all their rights so always take care getting music "for free".

8,716

4Computers & Internet

Please advice a good and free RSS software?

My favorite http://www.newsgator.com but another popular one is http://www.bloglines.com. The internet based rss readers are best if you travel between multiple computers - work, home, laptop, etc.

8,717

6Business & Finance

where to find a company with mainframe computers?

You would get a smaller list if you ask for what companies/industries DO NOT use a mainframe computer.\nIn the Metro NY area - you have companies such as Morgan Stanley, Chase, Citibank, Merrill Lynch, Goldman for the Financial Sector\n\nAccenture, Price Waterhouse Cooper for Auditors.\n\nCoach, Dress Barn for Retailers\n\nBertelsman for Book Publishing\n\nCoverGirl for Cosmetics.\n\nThe list goes on......

8,718

6Business & Finance

Whats Stationary?

Stationary can be many things. It can be paper, (Variety of colors!) or an object that's staying still.

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6Business & Finance

What is the one thing you want to do before you die?

reunite with my family to meet my brothers and sisters

8,720

7Entertainment & Music

How tall is Damien Rice?

Just curious.

Damien Rice is about 5' 8"

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6Business & Finance

how do i invest in stocks?

which stocks should I buy?

I would suggest that you work with a professional broker or financial advisor - they can recommend funds & stocks that meet your needs.\n\nAsk someone you trust to recommend someone they trust.\n\nI know nothing about stocks & investing, but I've managed (on average) make some money (and not lose it) in stocks, _only_ becasue I have a broker who I can trust.

8,722

6Business & Finance

how do you manage to get used to a routine?

i just can't stand anymore to watch everything go round and round again....what should i do to make my life more colourfull?

I am not sure whether you want to get used to a routine or to run away from it.\n\nHowever, if we consistently perform a job for 21 days, studies show that it would start to be part of our habits.\n\nTo maintain but spice up the routine - I always believe there is a better in doing everything, and in fact anything. A simple example - how do you get up from your bed in the morning. So, in running your routine, do things more creatively, and always do things with your minds on and never stop thinking how to make it better.\n\nWe can't run away from routine. Let's face the truth.

8,723

3Education & Reference

What was the most famous comment directed to "I lost 50 pounds!"?

Where did it go?????

8,724

1Science & Mathematics

When rounding to the nearest whole number,which of the following rounds to 8?A8.055,B7.49,C8.099,D8.61?

both 8.055 and 8.099 (a and c)

8,725

4Computers & Internet

i had to do a system recovery now my messenger wont let me sign in?

I would remove the messanger and try re-installing it.\nyou could have an older version of the messanger on your pc if that does not work contact isp or the messanger support team as they might have to take you in to the system regedit to remove then re install

8,726

7Entertainment & Music

how do i become a porn star?

Know somebody from the industry. I was thinking about doing it and I actually had connections. I was serious about doing it as well.\nThen I met my girlfriend and we got together and she didn't like that fact so I backed out. \nLike I said, know somebody in the industry or start your own p0rno-biz.

8,727

6Business & Finance

Is it good to put spinach up your nose?

I wouldn't reccomend it...

8,728

1Science & Mathematics

Why it smells sweet after initial rain drops?

Actually, the micro-organisms in the soil emanate some gases when their lifeline, water reaches them. U dont need a rain for that smell. Water ur garden, u will start smellin it in 1 min.

8,729

9Politics & Government

Is Tax Amnesty avail for Federal Taxes due to not filing returns?

Once in a while a US state offers some type of amnesty arrangement. The federal government does not. However, you could investigate an Offer in Compromise.

8,730

2Health

What effects does peniclillin vk have in MARIJUANA URINATION DRUG SCREEN TEST?

#1, sorry bud, you need to give your body the time to remove the toxins from your body to pass that test.\n#2. it will have no effect.\n\n#3. Strip NC says it is suposed to help, but it does not, even the label states this.\n\nBest way not to fail the test, let's see, um, don't do the drug :)

8,731

9Politics & Government

How can I get American citizenship if I'm Canadian?

DO LIKE THEM SPIKS DO,GET A MESS OF YER COUSINS AND BROTHERS TOGETHER ,COUNT TO 3 THEN RUN LIKE HELL TOO THE OTHER SIDE.THEN BREED LIKE RABBITS

8,732

1Science & Mathematics

Is the Earth drawing closer to the sun each year, and if so shouldn't we be worried?

Winter sure isn't how it was when I was young. It seems like it gets warmer and warmer with every year. It's kinda depressing.

Yes, earth is moving closer to sun every year, and eventually it will get destroyed one day. But still thousands of years are left for this to happen.

8,733

1Science & Mathematics

What is the lunar sideral period?

astronomy

The question is about the lunar sidereal period. It is 27.32166 days, as a casual web search reveals.

8,734

4Computers & Internet

Has anyone ran into any problems with their Creative Zen Micro MP3 player?

EPINIONS SAYS:\nhttp://www.epinions.com/Creative_Labs_Zen_Micro_6_GB_MP3_Player/display_~reviews\n\nC|NET SAYS:\nhttp://reviews.cnet.com/Creative_Zen_Micro_5GB_black/4505-6490_7-31151919.html

8,735

1Science & Mathematics

in a polymer what are monomers linked by?

The monomers are linked by covalent chemical bonds.

8,736

6Business & Finance

how did i lose the address bar? how do i getit back?

Go up to View, then Toolbars, then click on Address Bar.

8,737

6Business & Finance

what is the meaning of life?

For different people, life is worth different things...for some, it means having a successful marriage, or having a healthy and happy family, or having successful children, or having a huge house with an expensive car or being on everyone's A-list or having a high-powered job...the list goes on and on. Each individual has to figure out what his/her purpose in life is and try to fulfill it.

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6Business & Finance

how do i find out if my income tax refund will be taken by the irs?

(800) 829-1954 is the irs refund hotline number. Information regarding your refund becomes available 3 weeks after you e-file or telefile, 6 weeks if you send in paper forms.

8,739

4Computers & Internet

How do you install Windows Media Center 2005?

I've just downloaded and burned two Windows Media Center installation discs. One disc appears to be installation disc of Windows XP SP2. The second disc appears to have files necessary for a Windows Media Center install. If there are no setup executables on the second CD how am I to install WMC 2005? It seems that all the first CD does is do a fresh install of Windows XP SP2.

Windows Media Player is a cut-down version of XP Professional. If the first CD isn't marked Media Player then you have the wrong disc. The second is merely additionial packages, themes, etc.

8,740

4Computers & Internet

Why does answers.yahoo.com limit the number of questions you can answer in a day?

To prevent spam. The higher your level, the more questions you can answer.

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3Education & Reference

WHERE IS ARGENTINA LOCATED IN SOUTH AMERICA?

like where is it located , south west south east north east north west.

The CIA World Factbook is a great place to get information about countries. Just Google Argentina - it will be the first link. I tried to put a URL here, but it didn't work!

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5Sports

Are there any martial arts schools in hyderbad India?

Golden Dragons \nVinod Bhagat Branch Instructor, Saint Patricks School Branch\nSecunderabad - 500000\n\n\n \n Karate \nHyderabad Public School \nBegumpet, Hyderabad - 500016\n\n\n \n M Domnic Xavier \n2-5-37, K K B Sikh Village\nSecretariat, Secunderabad - 500003\n\n\n \n Martial Art Dynamic Kung-Fu Club \nMoghalpura Ground \nCharminar, Hyderabad - 500002\n\n\n \n Shaolin Kung-Fu Martial Arts Acadamy \nLakdi-ka-Pul, Hyderabad - 500004\n\n\n \n Shotokan Karate \nSBI Community Hall \nGudimalkapur, Hyderabad - 500028\n\n\n \n Shotokan Karate \nNumber 10, Swarna Vittal Compound\nPadmarao Nagar, Secunderabad - 500025\n\n\n \n Spark Kung-Fu Karate \nVijaya Laxmi High School, Santosh Nagar\nMehdipatnam, Hyderabad - 500028\n\n\n \n Star Karate Club \nYakutpura \nCharminar, Hyderabad - 500002\n\n\n \n Taekwando Martial Arts \nSadhu Vaswani School Committee Hall, 4-1-1236, Opp Girls Grammer School\nKing Koti Road, Hyderabad - 500001\nTel: 24751520 \n\n \n\nWebsite Tai Chi Academy \nOur Place, Road No 10\nBanjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500034\nTel: 9849123104 \nemail\n \n Tais Academy Of Martial Arts (S A Khader) \n10-2-299/C \nVijaynagar Colony, Hyderabad - 500028\n\n\n \n The A P Taekwando Association \nEngineering-In-Chief Dept Premises, Front Of Civil Supplies Bhavan\nErramanzil, Hyderabad - 500004\nTel: 24750337 \n\n \n The A P Taekwondo Association \n6-3-597/9, Venkataramana Colony\nKhairatabad, Hyderabad - 500004\nTel: 2332-3450 \n\n \n V Sri Sailam Yadav \nOffice Number 2-3-533, Patelwada\nAmberpet, Hyderabad - 500013\n\n\n \n Yamaguchi Karate Eton Temple High School \nHuda Complex \nSaroornagar, Hyderabad - 500035

8,743

3Education & Reference

what changed and caused the crisis between great britain and the thirteen colonies?

The steps leading up to the war and their consequences are as follows:\n1. Proclomation of 1763 which prohibited the colonist from living west of the Appalachian Mts.-made the colonist mad and many disregarded the proclomation.\n2. Britain raising taxes on the colonist to help defray the costs of the French and Indian War-the colonist protested and refused to pay the taxes.\n3. Boston Massacre in 1770 which was used as American propoganda against the British when in fact it was a large crowd threatening a small group of British soldiers who either fired accidently or out of fear for their lives\n4. Quartering of British soldiers in colonists homes-caused great resentment against the British.\n5. Boston Tea Party in which colonist threw tea into Boston Harbor to protest the monopoly given the British East India Trading Company causing the British to pass the Coercive Acts which severly punished Boston.\n6. To show support for the Mass. colony all of the colonies except one met at the first Continental Congress and authorized colonies to raise militias, and to boycott British tea.\n7. Lexington and Concord April 1775-British troops attempted to capture Sam Adams and a store of arms and powder at Concord, Mass. The British were met at Lexington, Mass. on April 19th by a small group of "minute men", resulting in the death of several colonist.\n8. Second Continental Congress-creates an army and names George Washington as commander.\n9. Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

8,744

4Computers & Internet

i keep getting advertising emails. how do i stop this?

i have a blocker on my yahoo email account. i block each email when it comes. but they just keep coming. how do i stop these emails? i'm afraid these emails are causing my infection problems.

Just keep blocking and reporting them to Yahoo and hopefully they can help you with your problem. You really should contact Yahoo and tell them about your problem and they should be able to help.\nHope this helps!

8,745

2Health

How long for Birth Control to work?

So, this month, I started taking the Pill on the first day of my period (a Wednesday) as instructed. My period finally ended the following Monday. When will the Pill take effect? And will I have my period again when I start taking the placebos, even though it will only have been 15 days since the end of my last period? Does it start regulating things that fast? Help! The packaging just tells me what to do if I miss a pill.

keep in mind that EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT and that i'm a guy and not a doctor. this is my personal account:\nmy girlfriend started taking birth control over a year ago. she started taking the pills in the middle of her cycle too. her first period was irregular and really bad, she said. the next period was normal and "so much better" she said.\nif you are asking about how long to wait to have sex, i would recommend you wait until after you finish the first month of pills. we waited only 7 days (as directed by her doctor) and we think this was the cause of the first period being so irregular. after a few months, your body will adjust and your period should occur like clockwork.\ngood luck!

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6Business & Finance

i am from turkey and i am a student at the üniversity,english language teaching,how i can visit usa?

Talk to your University administration, they might have a student visa program.

8,747

3Education & Reference

I want to get a grant but I don't want to pay someone a fee to get the info what should I do.?

Go to a college close to your home and ask them about financial aid. You can fill out a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) on line and see what you qualify for. You will need the federal id numbers of the schools that you are interested in attending (which you can get from the school or the web site.) You should apply as soon as you can after Jan 1st. Also go to the college that you want to attend and ask for a list of scholarships and grants that may be available. The Library is also a good source to look up grant & scholarship information. I would be very wary of any place that asked for money to get info for grants or scholarships, as the info out there is free for the asking.

8,748

3Education & Reference

Leonardo da Vinci is to Renaissance as Voltaire is to ____ ?

the Enlightenment

8,749

6Business & Finance

Does size really matter?

I mean some women say if you aint the titanic dont even bother

You figure it out. Does the size of your woman matter? Do you want it to feel like dipping your pinky in a big wine glass, or do you want it to feel like a chinese finger trap, or maybe somewhere in between. Can you get off the same if a girl is flat as an LCD or do you like a woman with large breasts. If you ask me it's all relative, it's about personal prefrence. Some girls are more about an emotional connection and size isn't so much of an issue, but for those that are a bit more into the physical rough and tumble aspect of sex, then they might want to feel something down there. Some guys can compensate with good foreplay, and by then the deeds already done so size is no longer an issue. Usually if both people are into each other and into the act, the rest is just an after thought. But just like men, us women do have our likes and dislikes, and certain needs.

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6Business & Finance

How do you go about deciding who to buy christmas presents for and not?

It appears that the question period has expired. If you have received an answer that meets your needs, please choose a 'best answer.'\nRegards.

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6Business & Finance

Dreams of a deceased high school sweetheart???

Does anyone know why I have dreams constantly of my old high school sweetheart (we were together for 3 years), he passed away 6 years ago at the young age of 26. We broke up on bad terms and we never spoke again before he died and I know this could be one of the reasons. In my dreams we are always just friends and I don't remember much talking just being around each other???

Sorry to hear that. If there is an after life, I bet you will see him there. Perhaps he is urging your subconscious to think about him so he's not forgotten.

8,752

1Science & Mathematics

What is a "heat sink?"?

It's something that takes heat out of a physical system as opposed to a heat source which adds heat to the system. If you stir your hot coffee with cold metal spoon, the spoon takes heat out of the coffee and cools it. The spoon is acting as a heat sink.\n\nIn electronics, heat sinks are attached to components to help cool them. If the CPU of your computer as a metal object with fins sitting on top of it, that's a heat sink.

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6Business & Finance

whats a good gift to get a girlfriend?

im in kind of a pickle. im not sure what to get my gf for christmas. what should i get? reasonably priced ( from 10 to 150$)

You could give her a purse, a watch, a neckless, a bracelett, a hair excessory, or earings.... anything pretty! Girls love pretty things! Believe me... I should know..

8,754

5Sports

What is Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith's real name?

Lovie is his real name. Matt Smith (Lovie's son) and I went to high school together at Marquette High School in Chesterfield MO. Hes a nice guy.

8,755

3Education & Reference

Why do doctors say "stat" instead of something like "right away?"?

Many medical terms are from Latin: e.g., NPO=nil per os, nothing by mouth.\n\nHere's what Wikipedia says about stat:\n"Stat, from statim is a medical term meaning "immediately" (from Latin) or Sooner Than Already There."\n\nWhen I worked at a hospital it carried a greater urgency than "rush" or "right away!" It was only meant to be used when someone might die if not acted on. So; drop your lunch, pull up your pants, stop whatever you were doing if doing so didn't threaten someone else's life, and respond!\n\nThere's the other side, too. Obscure language gives power. Someone goes to clinic and says "I have an upset stomach." The doctor replies, "yes, you have gastritis." Now you know the word in Latin (inflamed stomach=gastritis) and he has his fee.

8,756

8Family & Relationships

ur loved ones r in danger n u r allowed 2 save just one...whom will u save first....?

I'd save the one in greatest peril first, to increase the chances that I could save the other one in time as well. It's a loaded question, no good way to answer without feeling bad.

8,757

9Politics & Government

Is the current Congress and the Bush administration the most corrupt government in U.S. history?

It is difficult to measure levels of corruption. There is no scale that I know of such as the Richter Scale for earth quakes. However, I can't recall a more corrupt administration and I have been around for a long time. But, whether there was or wasn't, there is certainly no excuse for what is going on right now. We should send them all home (or to jail) today.

8,758

6Business & Finance

What is the best type of pen?

Why is this pen the best? Is is affordable?

Gel RT. Yes, it's affordable.

8,759

6Business & Finance

Why is it that men think they have the answers to everything?

Anyone can answer anything with today's web. Males are just better at computers...

8,760

2Health

richest source on vit. b12 in vegitarian food?

I don't know.

8,761

6Business & Finance

What should I include in the "exit strategy" section of a business plan?

I'm need to develop an exit strategy regarding being acquired rather than an IPO, but I'm a geek --- not a finance person. What should I include to keep from looking like a total boob?\n\nI have been reading a book entitled "Angel Investing" by Mark Van Osnabrugge and Robert J. Robinson, but it doesn't clearly state what to include.

Well a good approach is to posit several possible scenarios for how you business may end via acquisition. Which players are interested in the technologies you have built? What would be the value of your work to them? What alternatives do they have to acquiring your technology?\n\nBy working through these scenarios, you'll already get a good sense of the scale of an acquisition based exit. Now this is all assuming the value of your technology on its own merit, outside of how much business infrastructure you have built around it.\n\nTo evaluate that element properly, you need to examine the basic financials of your business. Are you profitable? Is there significant revenue? Is there significant debt? If the business has been running for a bit and generates profit with modest operational cost, then you can probably get a buyer based purely on this fact. You should expect to get anywhere from 2-20 times the value of yearly revenue, depending on the operational quality if your business.\n\nAnyhow, your exit strategy needs to include these basic financial numbers, or your projections of them for the future window where the acquisition might happen, and then it should lay out the attractiveness of an acquisition for the potential technology buyers. If you do this, you would have done your due dilligence, and the finance guys can take it from there.

8,762

9Politics & Government

Where did ZIP Codes come from, and what does the ZIP stand for?

A ZIP Code is the postal code used by the United States Postal Service, which always writes it with capital letters. ZIP is an acronym for the Zoning Improvement Plan, but was also cleverly meant to suggest that mail travels more efficiently (and therefore faster) when senders use it. The basic ZIP Code format consists of five numerical digits.

8,763

4Computers & Internet

who is the best ISP in india?

!

if quality is the priority ...i prefer TATA INDICOM in dialup ...\nBSNL 500 SCHEME in broadband ...\n\nif jus needed a simple account then bsnl netone is the best choice (it has no speed ,but u can connect anytime with u r telphone number as login name )

8,764

4Computers & Internet

HotMail or Yahoo Mail ? which is good and why?

I had both and I prefered yahoo. Simply because there is too much other crap attached to hotmail.\n\nIf you just want a good email then yahoo is the way to go.\n\nBUT my current email client is gmail. This beats both hotmail and yahoo out of the water.\n\nIt is much easier to organise you emails, and you get less spam. Check it out at gmail.com

8,765

6Business & Finance

What was your favorite childhood toy?

action figures. He-Man, GI Joe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. video games. I also had a teddy bear named Boo-Boo that I had to sleep with until I was almost ten.

8,766

5Sports

who do you think will win the rose bowl? USC or Texas?

USC of course. PAC-10 all the way baby!!!!!

8,767

9Politics & Government

I need property records in collier county?

You can find property records at the site below.

8,768

9Politics & Government

War yes/no?

Let me know what you think. i'm not going to tell you what i think because that may detour your thinking from a direct answer for this question, to wanting to prove me a point.

Yes, it defeated National Socialism (Nazi), kept communism at bay in several countries, and there is evil in this world. People who want to destroy the American way of life. \n\nJust think of the genocide that took place under Pol Pot in Cambodia after the US pulled out of Viet Nam. What about those in China that were executed after Mao took over. What about the genocides in Africa? Should we just let those go unchecked? What is the UN doing to stop that? Nothing.\n\nI don't want to fight forever but sometimes there just isn't any choice.

8,769

6Business & Finance

how do i cope with having to get rid of my dog?plz answer asap?

i've had my dog sophie for about two years.sophie is five things she's a jumper,digger,runner,a great dog and a a pain in the ass.but she's my pain in the ass.my mother is makeing my get rid of her,because we resently moved into an apt. and she's not ajusting very well.so we've been looking for a new home for her for awhile.where she can run and play with other animals.mom was starting to think about not giving her away after all.until tree days from x-mas.she was talking to a person i had met but didn't really know that well,and from what i had heard wasn't all hat great.despit first impressions and rumors.its a perfect match.but now i'm faced with the fact that i'm going to have to say good bye to the only true friend i've ever had.i know my tears are slefish but every time i look at her i start bawling and it's really hard to stop.know she'll be happy and that she is going to have a great life that i can't give her any more.i need advise on how to handle my emotions.so plz plz right

This may not help in the beginning but keep trying to remind yourself that you are doing what is best for her. I've lived in apartments for years & some dogs just can't adjust to apartment life or are just not meant to live in an apartment. So, by finding her a home where she can have more freedom to be herself, you are doing what any good owner should do, looking out for the best interest of your dog.\n\nNo, it won't be easy & it is going to hurt for a LONG time - shoot, I still get teary when I think of having to put my cat of twelve years to sleep a few years back - but you will survive it in the long run. One thing you might do is to see if the new owner will agree to send you pictures & keep you updated for awhile...that sometimes helps & some people are more than willing to do this.\n\nMy other suggestion would be to think of getting another pet sometime soon; maybe a cat or a dog more suited to apartment living. True, this animal wouldn't replace Sophie but they'd become a friend to you as well & would help you to not miss her quite so much.\n\nI've been in similar situations before & know how hard it is...good luck & I wish you the best in finding a new friend in the future...

8,770

1Science & Mathematics

what is the real tips to play sudokus?

The web site I give below has some tips to get you started. If you google (or yahoo!) for "sudoku" you'll find plenty of material.

8,771

8Family & Relationships

We've talked and laughed a lot but she won't meet me?

I met a girl on my phone, I'm 24 and she's 20, we've talked for about the last 5-6 months. We text message, talk, and laugh but she won't meet me. She says all men are pigs because they get what they want and they leave. Any ideas?

I agree with the suggestion to maybe tell her she could bring a friend along when you meet for the 1st time, this would put her more at ease and make her feel safer.\nI notice that you said you met on your phone..I assume a telephone chat line??Have you exchanged pics??\nShe also seems like she has maybe been in some not so great situations and has some concerns about guys just wanting to meet her for sex??\nHave you discussed this with her??Does she know what it is that you are looking for clearly??\nIF you are not looking for sex but rather are interested in her without sex being a focal point..do what you can to reassure her of that.\nGood Luck

8,772

5Sports

Who will win: USC or Texas?

I want the winner and your predicted spread.

University of Spoiled Children, by 7 points.

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8Family & Relationships

there is this girl i like but im not confident or even able to take her out on dates what should i do?

she is cute and nice but i dont even know how she feels im out of cash no job lazy and no car\nHelp me!

Well if a girl is just inot your money and your car dontbother with her, you wouldnt want a woman like that anyways, but do try to get out of the lazy stage.. :) Even though you may not have money or a car you can take picnics out by a lake or pond, you guys could play games. I always had a blast just playing games and laughing. What i am trying to say is just be yourself..:) The girl is nervous to I bet but sometimes we dont like to let it show but our heart is racing and we are unsure of ourselves just like you :) Remember that! ;)\nHope this helps!\nGod Bless!

8,774

4Computers & Internet

What is the best game did u play in playstation 2???

I sold my PS2 because all the games were starting to look alike and get boring. Got an Xbox and have loved it ever since. Much better games.

8,775

6Business & Finance

looking for ralph shehan,cassville pa. my buddy from w.w.2?

Ralph was formally a coal miner.before he became a soldier.. Trying to talk to him again.

Use the "military buddy finder" and other sites in the results list linked below.

8,776

2Health

is penis enlargement possible?

Only through surgery and only when flaccid

8,777

5Sports

how much do you think a game for a Red Sox vs Yankees at Boston would cost?

Tickets in Botston nomrally go for alot, mainly becuase Boston is a big city that is a basbeall city. Tickets can normally go from $45 in the mezzanine to $400 in box level.

8,778

4Computers & Internet

is internet is owned by anybody or it is a open forum where people can express their unbiase opineon fearlessl

No one actually owns the Internet, and no single person or organization controls the Internet in its entirety. \n\nMore of a concept than an actual tangible entity, the Internet relies on a physical infrastructure that connects networks to other networks. \n\n\nThere are many organizations, corporations, governments, schools, private citizens and service providers that all own pieces of the infrastructure, but there is no one body that owns it all. \n\nThere are, however, organizations that oversee and standardize what happens on the Internet and assign IP addresses and domain names, such as the National Science Foundation, the Internet Engineering Task Force, ICANN, InterNIC and the Internet Architecture Board.\n\nSEE below for more details:\n\nhttp://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/2002/IETF.html\n\nhttp://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/2002/ICANN.html\n\nhttp://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/2002/InterNIC.html\n\nWe must define what ownership means? In simple terms it means that what is "mine" is not "yours," what is "ours" is not "theirs," whoever "they" are, and what is "private" is not "public." It is a right to control, manipulate, monitor, exclude, include, patrol or govern. More than just something of value that you can purchase or sell, it is a legal right to assert sovereignty if you are a nation-state or to exert autonomy if you are an individual or organized group. \n\nAnd since that does not apply to the internet as a whole, it is not owned by anyone.\n\nThank God for that! :)

8,779

6Business & Finance

why do people habe kids?

Because they are gluttons for punishment!!

8,780

5Sports

where can i find locals to ride bikes with? living in Colorado Springs.?

looking for outdoor-crazed bike riders. want to join existing club or maybe, go bold and start a new one.

I have found good rides on www.pedaling.com, but don't know Colorado well enough to tell if any of the rides listed would work for you. Try our the search feature.

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6Business & Finance

what do i do if i love someone over cmputer but cant give hime my address?

Be very, very careful with internet love. I've had a couple of psychos threaten to kill me, after I decided I didn't want to talk to them, or they realized I was chatting to someone else besides them.

8,782

9Politics & Government

who control the world. The G-8 or the Multinacionals.?

The world is not controlled by anyone or any group or organization. Rather, ever changing and altering agreements are made among all of these groups.

8,783

4Computers & Internet

How Do I make a screen name at Yahoo! only?

Whats up? Its been to dang long for this question to be still here. Anyways, If you'd like a real good laugh watch The Daily Show and the Colbert Report!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!\n\nI drink whiskey\nU drink WHine!!!\nGuess What Ya'll \nIts Gangsta Time!!!!! *RZ*\n\nPS. Pick the Answer Already!!!

8,784

4Computers & Internet

On Myspace.com, how do you change the background/style and add videos ect..?

You have to get codes to do that but theres a whole bunch of sites just for that purpose. Just surf around on peoples pages and you will find something, thats how I got my site looking good.\nHere's 2 sites that I like.

8,785

4Computers & Internet

HOW CAN I USE AN OLD COMPUTER AS A THIN CLIENT(I.E-NOT USING ITS PROCESSOR/MEMORY) WITH MINIMUM SETUP?

well, a thin client requires at least a processor, ram, and a videocard...without them, the motherboard within your thin client won't even boot up. the hard drive from a main computer (example server) can be used as the storage for your thin client (network card needed) if you want to use the server's resources etc. all depends on the operating system you choose. if you just want to use the thin client by itself, you would need an operating system that loads onto virtual memory.

8,786

9Politics & Government

What is the definite role & limitatations of FBI, CIA, US Marshal & other naagencies in national security?

Unfortunately, they don't have definite roles. The FBI is supposed to in charge of federal investigations within the country. The CIA is supposed to be in charge of intelligence in foreign nations and against foreign nationals within in the country, though the FBI seems to have jurisdiction over those people as well. The US Marshalls are somewhat more clearly defined. They protect the courts and judges and enforce their rulings. So, for instance, US Marshalls were instrumental in ensuring desegregation. The other federal law enforcement agencies are extremely well defined, being limited to either a specific location (like the Capitol Police) or specific statutes (like the ATF), but there is some overlap with them and all the other agencies. The FBI, for instance, can enforce the same laws as the ATF. The source below has a list of federal law enfrocement agencies. The other aspects of national security are all classified as military, and by definition are only supposed to target foreign nations or foreign nationals in America.

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6Business & Finance

Can anyone tell me what happens when you get to level 2?

You get closer to Level 3.\n\nYippee...

8,788

4Computers & Internet

Why can't I get DSL?

It depends on where you live. Do you mean that DSL is not offered in your area? If that's the case then companies offering DSL may not be in your area or may not offer it in your area since the town/city where you live is small or out of the way, in many cases this is why people can't get it. However, you should check with several DSL providers before you rule it out as an option.\n\nIf DSL isn't available you should check to see if Cable or Satellite providers offer high speed internet where you live.

8,789

1Science & Mathematics

what happends when u split an atom?

It depends on the mass. Take a look at the graph in the source link. Elements with an atomic mass lower than that of Iron (or there abouts) generally must have energy added to the system to split it. Conversely, those same atoms lighter than iron will release enegy when you fuse them together. This is the property of nuclear fission. It is how the sun works to create heat and light by fusing hydrogen atoms into helium atoms, and it is also the principle behind the H-bomb (the hydrogen bomb, or the fusion bomb, which is much more powerful than the fission bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima).\n\nIf the atom is heavier than iron, it will release energy when you split it. Heavy elements like uranium and plutonium are unstable, and will naturally decay, releasing particles and energy. If these high-energy particles hit other unstable elements--like more uranium--you can get a chain reaction, which makes decay happen more quickly. Under controlled levels of uranium density, you can make this heat useful to boil water and run turbines and generate energy. But if the density of the unstable element is really high, the chain reaction can take off uncontrolably, causing a nuclear explosion. this is the principle behind fission bombs, like those dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima.\n\nHydrogen bombs require tritium, which is a rare isotope of hydrogen that has two neutrons. the technology behind nuclear fusion is more complicated than that behind fission. Power plants currently use fission, but fission has the problem of producing radioactive waste. Hydrogen fusion has the problem of being hard to control, although people are working on developing a fusion reactor to generate energy, which would be advantageous.

8,790

3Education & Reference

can anybody tell me about the best site in the world?

http://google.com

8,791

4Computers & Internet

How do you make an internet cookie, as simple as possible? Any websites or good sources or that?

This is not entirely unlike asking "how do you write the best program?"\nThe answer you're going to get is: It depends on what it is you're trying to achieve.\n\nThat said, a few general rules apply to most cookies:\n- keep them small. They get added by the browser for every request sent to your site, so it ends up influencing how much bandwidth you consume.\n- don't fall for fake ones. It's very easy for users to change their cookies. If you put a plain username in a cookie and expect to use it to authenticate visitors, you're in for a surprise. You can avoid that by computing a signature of your cookie payload and appending it to your cookie.\n- less is more. For small sites, the easiest way to deal with cookies is to generate a unique unguessable string and associate that with whatever state you need to keep on the server side. Many server frameworks do that for you transparently (such as PHP's session mechanism). However, once you need to keep multiple servers for the same web site, this very kind of setup can add a significant strain to your database.\n- plan for the worse. If you use cookies to authenticate users, plan ahead for the dark day when one of your user's cookies will be stolen. Then figure out what you can do to contain the damage. Common ideas include adding a server-controlled mechanism to make cookies expire after a given time. Another idea is to hardcode the client's IP address in the cookie. Unfortunately, that last trick will break for legitimate users under various situations, so it is usually not recommended for serious setups.

8,792

3Education & Reference

The Zimmerman note involved a proposed secret between?

German Minister to Mexico

8,793

0Society & Culture

if my avatar or picture looks nice, do I get a better chance to receive an answer to my questions?

how is your behavior influenced by the looks of an online persona?

I would immediately look at your avatar if it is nice. But whether I answer you or not is depends on your question. :) Anyway I answered you not because ur avatar looks good, cos' your question is interesting to me. the looks of an online person can be fake, so it has no meaning to me actually. Thats why I chose a cat for my pic here :) Have a nice day!

8,794

1Science & Mathematics

Can plants grow faster in water of soil?

many plants tend to be healtheir and grow faster and produce more using hydroponic means.\n\nHowever not all plants can be adapted to such means.\n\nSee the sources below for more information.

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9Politics & Government

Anybody got any dirt on Putnam County, Indiana Sherrif's Dept.?

dirt?\n\nputnam county is the home of the ku klux klan. probably some of them are members, but i don't know. you're playin' with fire there, man.

8,796

8Family & Relationships

why are parents so strict?

Because they care about you. There is no benefit for them to be strict. They're trying to help you avoid making many of the mistakes that kids make. You may not understand it right now but they're being strict because they're looking out for you.

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3Education & Reference

can i lern tally through inter net?

Yes you can. Try here - http://www.tallyguru.com/Affiliates/TallyGuru/Home/Default.asp

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7Entertainment & Music

Why did George Lucas introduce the concept of midichlorians into the Star Wars culture?

To give an explanation for "the force", and why certain people had an affinity for it. Explaining midichlorians as a molecular/bilogical entity that make up everyone and everything gave some insight into how certain people also "harness" it's power. \n\nThe prequels were expected to answer a lot of questions from the OT. Although it might seem lame to some, midichlorians offered an explanation that modern culture can relate to (the name is similar to mitochondria, the power source for cells, and Chlorophyll, the molecule in plants that absorbs light and assists photosynthesis). \n\nInstead of wholly explaining the force as some easily dismissed and obscure theological or mystical entity, Lucas tried to offer a semi-scientific basis, that is not all that implausible (think solar power, but for humans). His explanation provides a link between science and mysticism. Perhaps this was to appeal to both religious and scientific minds.

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2Health

if you can't work because of a medical condition can you be eligible for unemployment benefits?

No you are eligible for Social Security disabilty income.