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Open Question: Does anyone know which companies hire for remote jobs in information technology?

Especially at the upper management level. We are in a very unpopulated area and there are very few big companies in this region. more

Resolved Question: What do you think of this report Justice Department U.S. Border 'Underprotected,Easily Breached'?

Judging from recent reports by the National Drug Intelligence Center, you could come to the conclusion that Mexican drug cartels can do something the U.S. government cannot: control border crossings. The cartels maintain "gatekeepers" -- their own sort of Border Patrol. "Gatekeepers regulate the drug flow from Mexico across the U.S.-Mexico border into the United States by controlling drug smugglers' access to areas along the border," says identical language in NDIC reports on southern Arizona and West Texas. "Gatekeepers collect 'taxes' from smugglers on all illicit shipments that are moved through these areas, including drugs and illegal aliens. The taxes are generally paid to the DTO that controls the area; the DTO then launders the tax proceeds." By contrast, these and other reports published this year by the NDIC -- a division of the U.S. Justice Department -- describe a U.S. government that often exerts little control over who crosses the border and with what. California's border, says NDIC, is "easily breached." Arizona's border has "few physical barriers" and is "underprotected." "Large amounts of illicit drugs are smuggled into the area from Mexico, and bulk cash is transported from the area into Mexico," says NDIC's report on southern Arizona. "These trafficking activities are facilitated by several factors unique to the region, including ... a remote, largely underprotected border area between Arizona's points of entry." Most of this "underprotected border" is not fenced...Our president and congressional leaders now seek to control Earth's climate by capping carbon emissions in the United States -- even as they fail to perform their constitutional duty by capping the flow of contraband crossing our border from Mexico. read the full story @ http://townhall.com/Columnists/TerryJeffrey/2009/07/01/justice_department_us_border_underprotected,_easily_breached more

Open Question: is it possible that the mao bird of new zealand still survives in the unexplored regions of new zealand?

I wouldn't be suprised if they are still in small numbers people say that the tasmainian tiger still possibly exists in remote regions of tasmainia more

Voting Question: Why are there families that sell their children in some cultures,countries or remote regions (babies or teens)?

Resolved Question: Choosing a religion...?

If I wanted to be religious, which religion do I pick? Every relgions says it the religion of the one true god. How do I make sure that I follow the one true god? What if I choose a religion and do everything they ask of me only to die, go to the pearly gates and the guy says, "Ouch, Catholicism. I'm so sorry, but the correct answer was Mormonism. So sorry, but we do have a constellation prize" *pushes a button and a trap door to hell opens* "You've just won an eternity of torture for being misinformed!!!". What if you live in a remote region, you've never even seen a bible or a christian in your entire life? Do you still go to hell simply because you never had access to "The word of The Lord"? more

Resolved Question: Why, when I try to record my VHS onto a DVD is it coming out black and white?

I have a VHS, that I want to transfer onto a DVD. The VHS should record fine. I read online that sometimes copyrighted VHS have some sort of protection, but this tape was itself just something recorded off tv several years ago. So that’s can’t be what’s wrong. When I try and record the VHS onto the DVD, it records, but it comes out in black and white. I tried several different tapes, and they all came out in black and white. I noticed that when I played a VHS, (without recording) on the player, but pressed DVD on the remote controller, it switched to black and white. Don’t know if that has anything to do with it or not. Also I looked up the player online, and found something that said if you used some option, that’s called ‘Dubbing’ on the controller, it records the contents of the VHS onto the DVD. I did that. Still black and white. Any suggestions of what I could possibly be doing wrong? I have a Panasonic DMR-ES30V. I wrote to Panasonic for help, and they were extremely unhelpful. Also, the DVD-RW I’ve been using, I did buy it oversees. The brand is TDK, it says on the back TDK Recording Media Europe, and it also says in the upper right-hand corner ‘RW 2'. I don’t know, do DVD-RWs have regions like normal DVDs? If so, could this be the problem? more

Resolved Question: Are there any Canadians interested in comparing notes on comments CENSORED by CBC !?!?!?

Since the 'CRISIS' generated by the BQ,NDP & Liberals I have had some where around 350-400 comments CENSORED by CBC (Public) employees!! They are usually CENSORED whenever I make comments regarding past LIBERAL Governments, Quebec Politics & Language laws as well as the impending Self Government Agreement in NUNAVIK (Northern Quebec) between the Federal, Provincial & Local leaders and how this will cost millions of taxpayers $$$. As OUR publicly funded BROADCASTER (CBC) is often the ONLY choice to remote regions of CANADA already under served & rampant with corruption,discrimination & abuse of human rights.It would be interesting to compare notes with others who have been OVER CENSORED by them (CBC). Any good blogs/bloggers out there interested in exposing some UN-taught Canadian HISTORY??Canadians that is, looking for Canadians to compare with !! more

Resolved Question: Why, no matter who is president, the CIA continues its illegal activities?

By Gareth Porter | Inter Press Service WASHINGTON, Jun 12 (IPS) - The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency's refusal to share with other agencies even the most basic data on the bombing attacks by remote-controlled unmanned predator drones in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region, combined with recent revelations that CIA operatives have been paying Pakistanis to identify the targets, suggests that managers of the drone attacks programmes have been using the total secrecy surrounding the programme to hide abuses and high civilian casualties. Intelligence analysts have been unable to obtain either the list of military targets of the drone strikes or the actual results in terms of al Qaeda or civilians killed, according to a Washington source familiar with internal discussion of the drone strike programme. The source insisted on not being identified because of the extreme sensitivity of the issue. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/12/pakistan-drone-attack-sec_n_214728.html This is an act of war!Whiz - Are you suggesting that the report is untrueEvery country has its version of a spy agency. None come close to the CIA`s involvement in illegal activities both in covert and overt activities. The CIA is continuously implicated in illegal activities and backed by by roque governments of the USA. I suggest you do your homework. more

Voting Question: DVD Burning programs dont reccognise drive?

I have tried different burning programs and none of them are recognising my dvd drive so I cant burn anything? i dont know how to fix this. I had nero 7 and it worked fine, then a month ago i got a virus and had to uninstall and install a bunch of stuff and ever since then it hasn't worked for me. Something about my laptop being on a "remote region" and it not recognising it. When i go to burn all it picks up is and "image recorder" and not my dvd drive. So i reinstalled nero 7 even tried the newest 9.25 and nothing. i tried a couple of other dvd burning programs and none of them pick up my drive after i add the files and click on burn. Anyone know how to fix this?I clicked on manage under computer and i dont have any options for a dvd drive. all i have is "system tools" "storage" which only has disk managment and "services and applications" when expanded, none of those have the dvd drive. more

Resolved Question: Looking for feed back on my resume!?

Looking for feedback, suggestion, recommendations on my resume. Can't seem to land any interviews with it. SUMMARY Senior Network Specialist with more than 10 years experience in various aspects of information systems including security, monitoring and compliance, network administration, application development and implementation. Proven ability to manage all phases of network installation and administration. A highly respected team member with a demonstrated ability to learn and implement new technology. Exceptional technical-to-business communication skills; able to clearly explain technical subject matter to business owners and users. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ZENITH INSURANCE COMPANY, Woodland Hills, CA1996 to 2009 Senior Network Specialist(2008-2009) End to end support in a diverse enterprise computing environment. Ensured computer hardware and the network infrastructure were properly maintained in an environment consisting of 19 locations and over 350 servers nationwide. Performed day to day administrative duties such as configuration, performance monitoring, user account creations/deletions, file permission, and group memberships. Built, configured and installed servers, networked printers and print servers based on company policy and standards. •Monitored servers and various networked devices using Solar Winds and Insight Manager. •Ran and created custom reports using Solar Winds. •Demonstrated experience providing end-user support for large corporate applications in a networked environment. •Documented internal IT procedures related to reviewing window server logs. •Responsible for analyzing and writing weekly reports for server logs of core Zenith servers. •Performed server support in an HP environment including but not limited to server builds, troubleshooting, patching and upgrades. •Supported scan to file on OCE copier/printers. Security Engineer I(2005-2008) IT focused security and Sox compliance duties across 2 core datacenters and 19 remote sites. Implemented and supported Zenith’s Incident Management System for various departments utilizing Archer-Technologies’ SmartSuite Framework. Managed the organization and filing of key documentation; performing regular assessments of IT compliance and adherence to established policies and processes; supporting audits through the collection of required documentation. Performed annual and quarterly Vulnerability Assessments as needed on Web servers, Unix Servers, Window Servers, War Dialing, Wireless and Databases. •Audit team member with recurring reports to both the CIO and head of Corporate Compliance •Worked on a team to research, and implement a database vulnerability-scanning tool. •Created and implemented a key database within Archer for tracking information related to network servers, databases and Zenith core application’s to assist Zenith’s Internal IT Auditors. •Monitoring and reporting for SOX compliancy which involved building and executing security tests, and investigating exceptions generated from the following systems: Antivirus Activity Reports, NetIQ Security Reports, Tripwire file system integrity reports, Configuresoft Patch Reports, Employee & Temp Termination Reports, VPN Configuration & Security Reports, Active Account Reviews, Snort Reports and Guardium Database Activity Reports. •Created and implemented report tracking system within Archer to track IT responses related to the weekly Monitoring and Compliance reports. ZENITH INSURANCE COMPANY, Woodland Hills, CA (cont.) Network Specialist(1996-2005) Systems engineer focused on maintaining system uptime and availability across a diverse product set. Ensured computer hardware and the network infrastructure were properly maintained in an environment consisting of 15 locations and over 350 servers nationwide. Performed administrative duties such as user account creations/deletions, file permission, and group memberships. Built, configured and installed servers, networked printers and print servers based on company policy and standards. •Exchange 5.5 Email Administrator for the Western Region providing support for Exchange servers at both network and user levels. •Implementation and support of all Blackberry wireless devices and server for Western Region. •Support for various server based applications – Legal Solutions Plus, Smart-Comp Mod Calc. •Day to day administrative duties such as user account creations/deletions, file permission. •Implemented scan to file on OCE copier/printers. •Averaged the 2nd highest ticket close ratio across the corporate IT teams. TECHNICAL EXPERTISE •Solar Winds•GFI Languard•Blackberry Server/Devices•AppDetective Pro •Insight Manager•Trip Wire•Win 2000/2003 Server•NetIQ •MS Office Suites•Guardium•Exchange 5.5•Archer SmartSuite Frameworks •Visio•Front Page•TCP/IP•SMTP •POP3•SNMP•DHCP/ DNS TRAINING Archer-Technolog more

Resolved Question: Would a Classic Controller for Wii from Hong Kong work here in the USA?

I bought a classic controller a while ago from Ebay, but I did not notice that it was being shipped from Hong Kong. Now, I know that due to region coding many games can not be played here from Japan and such and that electronic items are sometimes configured differently in different countries and I'm just worried that this classic controller may be like that. So will this controller work with my American Wii and Wii remote? more

Resolved Question: Want tips on how to keep your PS3 working properly?

Temperature the PLAYSTATION 3's "Safety and Support" manual clearly states that the PLAYSTATION 3 unit to operate within temperatures of 41F - 95F Do not place your PS3 too close to the wall If your PS3 is placed on a closed space, place it atleast 4-6cm away from the walls Usually you should not allow your PS3 to exeed 20-35F higher than the current room temperature Place a thermometer on the wall just behind your PS3 to prevent it from reaching high temperatures Many people have said that Vertical is Better or Horizontal is better, but actually this only depends on your PS3's possition try experimenting with it by adding a thermometer on the back and play a game on one possition for 30 minutes and record the temperature, then try it on the other possition and play a game for 30 minutes and record the temperature, which ever one has the lowest temperature is my best recommendation Overheat When your PS3 encounters an overheat it usually turn's on and the power LED blinks 3 times or you will get a Yellow light blinking and then shuts down If your PS3 encounters an overheat (barely happens), put it somewhere where there's alot of airflow and away from any type of moisture. Also Windows are not recommended One of the other causes of an overheat is enabling "Remote Start via Internet" while your PS3 is inside a closed cabinet, since the Remote Play system is not perfected (YET); the PS3 starts unintentionally if your PS3 is connected through some routers that are not 100% compatible with Remote Play/Remote Start. Good thing Sony made a feature which automaticlly shuts down your PS3 if it's not connected to a PSP within a few minutes (This is only bad for those PS3's who are not updated with the latest firmware releases, since the latest firmware has an auto-off when a PSP is not connected in a given time) Preventing BD-Failures BD Failures happen when you're using a scratched up disc or over playing , I recommend not playing more than 3-4 hours at a time Check your discs for anytype of smudges Consider buying HDD titles sometimes to keep the usage 50-50 Everytime a you update your PS3 firmware, always test your BD drive by playing a movie or game by: -Shadow_Spawn- Cleaning I recommend cleaning your PS3 atleast once a week to prevent dust from comming in Use a low powered vaccum to suck out the dust out of the PS3's vents, remember to keep the vaccum atleast 2-3cm away from the PS3 If you using a can of air, use the tube straw and let it blow from 4-6cm away from the PS3 (make sure tube is in correctly as it may fire the tube a damade your PS3) (DO NOT Spray the can upside down as it will release a freezing moisture that may damage electronics) If you're cleaning off the outside of your PS3 (Mainly the top and the chrome areas), use a microfibre cloth. The Playstation 3 is prone to scratch easily, typically a microfibre cloth will prevent this. NEVER use paper towels or any other paper based materieals. Including regular hand towels. - By: Rayvolution USB Burn-outs Usually when USB ports "Burn out" it's usually from using a USB hub that's sucking more power than 1 port can handle Equipt your USB hub with it's external power, if it's handling more than 3 ports at the time I recommend buying a USB 2.0 hub with external power so not too much power will be used from one of the USB ports from your PS3 (Remember, some USB Hubs DO NOT have external power) Shut Down Correctly Sometimes when users of the PS3 don't have a clue to shut it down correctly, they tend to get errors Before ever shutting down the PS3 you must first quit the game via Home Menu or in-game-xmb and select "Quit game" by: gtmartin69 The best way to probably shut down your PS3 is through the remote, hold the PS until you see "shut down system" and X on yes The other was is to just push the touch sensitive pad on the PS3 until it beeps NEVER SHUT DOWN FLIPPING THE SWITCH FROM THE BACK when it is on (solid green LED)! When going to vacation, power off the PS3 CORRECTLY (as mentioned above) THEN flip the power switch on the back to insure no short-circuiting or Technical Problems Due to Electrical Storms by: xXCharlieXx and then unplug it just for added safety by: gtmartin69 When your PS3 EVER freezes, NEVER EVER shut down by flipping the switch on the back (as always) as that may cause you to get errors on your PS3, shut it down by holding down the power touch sensitive pad on the PS3 until it beeps a second time by: reveh During normal PS3 Operations, use a surge protector (any SP ****should be good), As your region may face a flash storm or flash flood which may cause incorrect power to run within powerlines leading to your PS3, This would also benifit your TV as the majority of TV's are prone to power surges by: ccubsfan Fan Tests Even through common sense, Fan tests should not be done on your PS3 even if you have the 40GB or C80GB (Core 80GB), If more

Resolved Question: can someone explain this to me in 3 paragraph please thanx?

Satellite A satellite is basically any object that revolves around a planet in a circular or elliptical path. The moon is Earth's original, natural satellite, and there are many manmade (artificial) satellites, usually closer to Earth. The term "satellite" is typically used to describe a useful object placed in orbit purposely to perform some specific mission or task. The Soviet Sputnik satellite was the first to orbit Earth, launched on October 4, 1957 Because of Soviet government secrecy at the time, no photographs were taken of this famous launch. Sputnik was a 23-inch (58-cm), 184-pound (83-kg) metal ball. A satellite is a specialized wireless receiver/transmitter that is lunched by a rocket and placed in orbit around the earth. Modern satellite can receive and re-transmit thousands of signals simultaneously. Transmission through the satellite is much more like transmission through microwave, in microwave information are transmit through the microwave dish antenna where as in satellites transmission, information are transmit through the satellite 500 to 22300 miles in space. Geostationary orbits A satellite in a geostationary orbit appears to be in a fixed position to an earth-based observer. A geostationary satellite revolves around the earth at a constant speed once per day over the equator. The geostationary orbit is useful for communications applications because ground based antennae, which must be directed toward the satellite, can operate effectively without the need for expensive equipment to track the satellite’s motion. Especially for applications that require a large number of ground antennae (such as direct TV distribution), the savings in ground equipment can more than justify the extra cost and onboard complexity of lifting a satellite into the relatively high geostationary orbit. Low-Earth-orbiting satellites Low earth orbiting satellites are less expensive to position in space than geostationary satellites and, because of their closer proximity to the ground, require lower signal strength. So there is a trade off between the number of satellites and their cost. Or moon is the term for a body in orbit around a planet. As long as our own Moon was the only moon known, there was no need for a general term for the moons of planets. But when Galileo discovered the four main moons of the planet Jupiter, Johannes Kepler wrote Galileo a letter suggesting he call them “satellites” (from the Latin satellites, which means attendant). The word means the same thing as “moon.” • An object that revolves around a planet. • An earth-orbiting device used for receiving and transmitting signals. Each satellite has a number of transponders which receive the signal and bounce it back to earth, where it is received by any of the dish-shaped earth stations, then transmitted via cable, phone lines, or microwave to its final receiver TV set. Satellite communication is also covered in Wireless communication but less applicable under this category because it not only operates over very long distances but their frequency ranges differ widely as well. With the help of wireless networks, it is possible now to send and receive data and stay connected at all times even during travel. Wireless communication is changing the look of data communication for ever and it is going at a high pace. Advantages and Disadvantages of Satellite The advantages of satellite include the following: •Access to remote areas •Coverage of large geographical areas •Insensitivity to topology •Distance-insensitive costs •High bandwidth The disadvantages of satellite include the following: •High initial cost •Propagation delay with GEO systems •Environmental interference problems •Licensing requirements •Regulatory constraints in some regions •Danger posed by space debris, solar flare activity, and meteor showers more

Resolved Question: Ever think of WHY Somali Pirates Are Doing What their Doing?.....?

I mean, no one seems to realize and want to know WHY Somali pirates are hijacking ships. Its mostly because of environmental protection. Waste dumping Following the massive tsunami of December 2004, there have emerged allegations that after the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in the late 1980s, Somalia's long, remote shoreline was used as a dump site for the disposal of toxic waste. The huge waves which battered northern Somalia after the tsunami are believed to have stirred up tonnes of nuclear and toxic waste that was illegally dumped in Somali waters by several European firms. The European Green Party followed up these revelations by presenting before the press and the European Parliament in Strasbourg copies of contracts signed by two European companies—the Italian Swiss firm, Achair Partners, and an Italian waste broker, Progresso—and representatives of the warlords then in power, to accept 10 million tonnes of toxic waste in exchange for $80 million (then about £60 million). According to a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) assessment mission, there are far higher than normal cases of respiratory infections, mouth ulcers and bleeding, abdominal haemorrhages and unusual skin infections among many inhabitants of the areas around the northeastern towns of Hobbio and Benadir on the Indian Ocean coast—diseases consistent with radiation sickness. UNEP continues that the current situation along the Somali coastline poses a very serious environmental hazard not only in Somalia but also in the eastern Africa sub-region. Under Article 9(1)(d) of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, it is illegal for "any transboundary movement of hazardous wastes or other wastes: that results in deliberate disposal (e.g. dumping) of hazardous wastes or other wastes in contravention of this Convention and of general principles of international law". According to Nick Nuttall of the United Nations Environmental Programme, "Somalia has been used as a dumping ground for hazardous waste starting in the early 1990s, and continuing through the civil war there," and "European companies found it to be very cheap to get rid of the waste, costing as little as $2.50 a tonne, where waste disposal costs in Europe are something like $1000 a tonne." Illegal fishing At the same time, illegal trawlers began fishing Somalia's seas with an estimated $300 million of tuna, shrimp, and lobster being taken each year depleting stocks previously available to local fishermen. Through interception with speedboats, Somali fishermen tried to either dissuade the dumpers and trawlers or levy a "tax" on them as compensation. In an interview, Sugule Ali, one of the pirate leaders explained "We don't consider ourselves sea bandits. We consider sea bandits (to be) those who illegally fish and dump in our seas." Peter Lehr, a Somalia piracy expert at the University of St. Andrews says "It's almost like a resource swap, Somalis collect up to $100 million a year from pirate ransoms off their coasts and the Europeans and Asians poach around $300 million a year in fish from Somali waters." According to Roger Middleton of Chatham House, "The problem of overfishing and illegal fishing in Somali waters, is a very serious one, and does affect the livelihoods of people inside Somalia […] the dumping of toxic waste on Somalia’s shores is a very serious issue, which will continue to affect people in Somalia long after the war has ended, and piracy is resolved."To lure fish to their traps, foreign trawlers reportedly also use fishing equipment under prohibition such as nets with very small mesh sizes and sophisticated underwater lighting systems. Under Article 56(1)(b)(iii) of the Law of the Sea Convention: "In the exclusive economic zone, the coastal State has jurisdiction as provided for in the relevant provisions of this Convention with regard to the protection and preservation of the marine environment". Article 57 of the Convention in turn outlines the limit of that jurisdiction: "The exclusive economic zone shall not extend beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured". more

Resolved Question: For Christians: A question about salvation?

I got this whole concept of believe in Jesus and you will be saved, down. So, I'm wondering what happened to all those people who didn't know Jesus because they were never taught about him, did they just go to hell when they died? I'm talking about all the Native Americans who were here in North America before Christianity was brought over, people in tribes in remote regions of the world, those types of people. Isn't that a little unfair? Your thoughts please.This was the first epiphany I had of sorts that made me become agnostic because this idea never sat well with me.This was the first epiphany I had of sorts that made me become agnostic because this idea never sat well with me.Aww in sloan we trust, thanks. more

Voting Question: Science Questions... Magnification?

I have a few science questions, if anyone knows the answers, please answer and write the number beside so i know what its for: 1. If an objective lens of a compound light micropscope has a magnification power of 40x, why is the image magnified 400x? 2. A tiny unicellular living thing from a local pond takes up a quarter of the field of view of a micropscope on low power. What is the actual size of the living thing you are viewing? 3. You are exploring a remote region in the interior of British Columbia. You unexpectedly discover what may be a new microscopic life form in a sample of pond water. How could you determine if this sample is living or non-living? 4. You observe several bald eagles at a stream eating salmon that have died after spawning. How do the eagles demonstrate the characteristics of living things? 5. You find a cracked microscope slide on the stage of a microscope. The objective lens is on high power. Describe a possible reason why the slide is broken. more

Resolved Question: Is it true that Semi-scientists have been lying about global warming killing off our reefs?

When are the AGW Alarmists going to learn that they cannot get away with their false claims?? "Claims of human-induced threats to the Great Barrier Reef have been grossly exaggerated, argues Prof. Walter Starck, one of the world's pioneering investigators of coral reefs. For over 50 years, Professor Walter Starck has done extensive research world-wide on over-fished reefs, sustainably-fished reefs and unfished reefs. His work has involved the discovery of much of what scientists now know about reef biology. In a recent Institute of Public Affairs Backgrounder, 'Threats' to the Great Barrier Reef (May 2005)*, Prof. Starck says: "Over the years, we have been told that coral-eating starfish, oil pollution, over fishing, fertiliser run-off, silt, agri-chemicals, sewerage, anchor damage, people walking on the reef, ship groundings and global warming were each imminent threats to the reef. "None of these prophecies of doom, however, have become real and the GBR continues to be a vast and essentially pristine natural region where measurable human effects remain rare or trivial." But because the reef is underwater, remote and inaccessible to the public, scientific prophets of doom capture the media's attention. "Almost all of the so-called experts given credence by the media are office-workers with academic credentials but very limited direct experience of reefs. Their claims often amount to hypothetical explanations for very limited observations that, more often than not, describe entirely natural conditions, or are based on computer models that predict imaginary futures," says Prof. Starck." http://www.newsweekly.com.au/articles/2005jun18_e.htmltreebard..... please finish elementary school. more

Resolved Question: GM Crops threaten world food production, why are they still allowed?

Over 1500 Farmers committed suicide in India last year when their expensive Monsanto crops failed twice in succession. Now we hear that South African farmers also suffered millions of dollars in lost income when 82,000 hectares of genetically-manipulated corn (maize) failed to produce hardly any seeds.The plants look lush and healthy from the outside. The following is part of a GM-Free Ireland Workhop given by Pavitra Chalam on 26 April 2004. A link to the gm-free Ireland and the complete article is given. ‘In studies carried out by leading plant physiologists in India,it has been demonstrated that GM crops transfer their genes to soil fungi and bacteria. The affected fungi and bacteria then behave in abnormal ways and diminish their function in breaking down organic material, which makes nutrients available to plants. The soil will become progressively (and uncontrollably) less fertile. After a few seasons of planting, the GM crop the soil will not be able to host any other conventional crop. If farmers wish to switch back to conventional crops it could take a whole season to rehabilitate the soil. The economic consequences are clearly unfavorable. There is also the added cost of nutrients and fertilizers necessary to regenerate the soil. However the most dangerous threat is that after many seasons it could be impossible to revert back to the planting of any conventional crop, because by then the soil could be completely infertile. Some GM crops are genetically manipulated so that they die after one season and cannot reproduce. This is the result of the Terminator gene. It is promoted as a means of preventing transgenic contamination to other crops. This has proved to be false. It actually spreads not only male sterility but also herbicide tolerance in other crops. The pollen from the crops carrying the Terminator will infect the fields of farmers who either reject, or cannot afford the technology. Any farmer whose crops are contaminated will then have to label all their produce as "GM contaminated". Monsanto can also sue them for the theft of genes. This spread of transgenes has been found in maize landraces in remote regions of Mexico. In Canada, 32 out of 33 commercial seed stocks have been found to be contaminated. Pollen can remain airborne for hours. As a result, there can be no co-existence of GM and non-GM crops It has already been shown by studies that nearly half the caterpillars of Monarch butterflies died when fed on pollen genetically modified with Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis). Some varieties of GM oilseed rape have been found to destroy the ability of bees to detect flower smells. A major seed dealer in the United States has said that there is evidence that earthworms are dying from the effects of Bt maize…’ http://www.gmfreeireland.org/events/workshop1/pavi.php I would urge everyone to read the full article. My question is in three parts:: Has any commercial organisation the right to threaten or control the food production of the world? Should the politicians who pour scorn on fears over GM Foods be force fed them for a couple of years, to justify their claims? GM Crops, Aspartame… Why is Monsanto still in business? more

Resolved Question: What is the SWINE flu? How come people are dying from it?

This has become such a number one talked about subject. I hear people in Mexico are dying from it because they live in remote regions of Mexico and can't afford, or cannot get to a doctor? Is that true? Or is it really that horrific?Thanks Jess, U are the Bomb!! Now I know, people like always are making it bigger than what it truly is...just a flu.I just want to thank everyone for their input and the time they took for the 411 they have laid out. It is really good to see people care. more

Resolved Question: I want to purchase a house at a hill station in India, how much does it cost ?

The House can be small and at a remote place, not looking for a expensive property but it should be well connected and approachable, can be at any part of India but should be at a Hilly region with good natural ambiance. If any one can help with references can be a great help.... more

Resolved Question: Do all parts of Canada accept USA currency?

What if you are traveling across the Yukon and Dempster Highway into Northwest Territories? In these remote areas, what is the best way to carry $1,000 to use between gas, food, purchases, emergency money, etc? 1) I can keep the money in checking account but I know from past experience ATM machines in remote parts of Canada may not accept my card. Even in Ottawa I had a problem with cash withdrawal on 50% of the ATM machines. 2) I can keep the money in Canadian currency and guard it tightly. Then I have instant liquid funds but I'm gonna need to turn it back to US currency and I'll lose lots on the exchange rate fees. Also in rural places there aren't too many exchange bureaus. 3) I can keep the money in US dollars and they may not take the currency in remote regions of the Northwest Territories, right? 4) Do they still take Traveler's Checks? What about in remote places? What is the best way to manage big road trip money?Should I put like 20% of it in Canadian $$ and 80% in USA?Edit: gudbag, thanks for the spam and adware. such idiotsSome people are mean as ****Edit: I'm not being funny in this question. So far in my travels to Canada I have never found a store that doesn't take US dollars. But I read about the North being different. I'm not stupid, under these circumstances, this question is very reasonable. more

Resolved Question: I've discovered the cause of schizophrenia?

Game over. I won. I devoted all of my free-time for the last year or two to researching three conditions which have the same underlying mechanism of operation. I let my grades fall, lost most of the muscle I had made from lifting weights the past few years, and haven't touched a woman in years. I can't remember how long it's been, but I found what I've been searching for and that's all that matters. Wheat causes the symptoms that are associated with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia through modulation of the immune system. Mainstream medicine is treating the digestive system as if it can have no effect on the rest of the body, but it is the largest organ in the lymphoid system and therefore it's effects are much broader than would be expected. 1984 was a good year for me. I have an endless amount of studies that supported this hypotheses, but now that I know the molecular cause I can further my theory on the development and progression of the illness. Biol Psychiatry. 1984 Mar; 19(3): 385-99. Is schizophrenia rare if grain is rare? Dohan FC, Harper EH, Clark MH, Rodrigue RB, Zigas V. If, as hypothesized, neuroactive peptides from grain glutens are the major agents evoking schizophrenia in those with the genotype(s), it should be rare if grain is rare. To test this, we analyzed the results of our clinical examinations (e.g., kuru) and observations of anthropologists on peoples consuming little or no grain. Only two overtly insane chronic schizophrenics were found among over 65,000 examined or closely observed adults in remote regions of Papua New Guinea (PNG, 1950-1967) and Malaita , Solomon Islands (1980-1981), and on Yap , Micronesia (1947-1948). In preneuroleptic Europe over 130 would have been expected. When these peoples became partially westernized and consumed wheat, barley beer, and rice, the prevalence reached European levels. Our findings agree with previous epidemiologic and experimental results indicating that grain glutens are harmful to schizophrenics.Thank you Ms. Cat for the only reasonable comment, but I'm a psychologist and there are many different types of conditions which resemble BPD (there may even be many different types of the disorder) and the fact that a doctor diagnosed you with the condition doesn't necessarily mean that it is the proper diagnoses for you. You may have other allergies as well which cause your condition, an allergy which can affect a person mentally but not physically is termed a 'cerebral allergy.' To those of you which left all of the other comments, simple logic proves that you are not very intelligent people, so I couldn't care less what your opinion is on the current subject. Why would anyone with a brain go around saying their opinion on something without anything to back it up? It's an uneducated opinion, just like my opinion is that Twilight is the lamest movie of all time and people that watch it are stupid. But I don't go around criticizing the movie bc it wastes MY TIME and achieves NOTHING!H J Marley, your comment is actually reasonable too, I didn't mean that I am the only person to discover that wheat is behind said disorders. Many Drs have been saying it for years, over 40 to be exact, and there are thousands of studies on the subject, I just picked one that I liked to use it as an example. The reason why I said that I DISCOVERED it is because I found the particular cytokine which is responsible for signaling to the immune system in my own research. After I ID-ed the cytokine I looked through the research and a few other researchers have already suggested what I've found. So, I'm not the only person to have discovered this, but this was the simplest way to phrase it. I don't care about anyone's opinion here, there aren't very many college educated people on here so all I hear is noise, my intention in posting this is to help people with one or more of the conditions. I have OCD, but it goes away when I don't eat wheat, and comes back when I eat it again.After 6 years of university studies in psychology I don't know what a "schizophrenic paranoid" is, so perhaps you "are all wet"? Actually, "Why would anyone with a brain go around saying their opinion on something without anything to back it up?" makes perfect sense. You are correct that I didn't state how I came to that conclusion, bc I assumed you would know that no good can come from telling everyone your opinion but not how you reached it. That statement doesn't apply to you, bc you stated how you came to your conclusion. If you truly are diagnosed with schizophrenia you might want to watch your interleukin levels, these "cytokine immune system signaling molecules" determine quite a bit of a person's IMMUNE REACTION. I do have references, you didn't ask for them, this isn't a research paper and there are very few physiological processes which can be detailed easily so instead I chose to give the minimum amount of info and interested parties can contact me.I'm working on my bio-psych doctorate, and I have participated in many research projects, but no one listens to you if you say that medicine made by companies isn't necessary bc symptoms go away if the patient doesn't eat something. The companies that make medicines for schizophrenia have spent billions on them, there is no way they would admit that all of those drugs are unnecessary with proper diet changes. Wheat and/or gluten is in 99.99% of packaged foods, not just things like bread. Also, it's not logical to say that "I'm not who I say I am bc I should be publishing in journals and not YA" if I was. This would be like me saying that because you use YA a lot you have no social life, this may be true for some people but it's a generalization and therefore it's not logical to use to determine probability. more

Resolved Question: Why Israel attacked convoy in Sudan? Why US release it ?

The United States says a January air strike on a truck convoy in Sudan which killed dozens of people was carried out by its ally, Israel. Citing two American officials, The New York Times reported Friday that the attack on a convoy of 17 trucks in Sudan was an Israeli operation to prevent what they call "arms smuggling" into the Gaza Strip. The two, who the newspaper said are "privy to classified intelligence assessments," accused Iran of being involved in 'smuggling weapons' into Gaza. But one former official was quoted by the daily as saying that the exact origin of the arms was unclear. Sudanese government spokesman Rabie A. Atti however dismissed the allegations saying "I've heard this allegation, but it's not true. It was genocide, committed by US forces." The attack had not been publicized until Sudanese officials said Thursday that a convoy of trucks in the remote eastern part of Sudan had been bombed by "American fighters". http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&Do=&ID=36719 http://www.imemc.org/article/59628 http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/middleeast/090327-Israel-Sudan http://jta.org/news/article/2009/03/27/1004044/us-says-israel-struck-sudan more

Resolved Question: U.S. History Help Please!!!!!!!!?

a. Office of War Mobilization b. internment camps c. Nisei d. D-Day e. wildcat strikes f. victory gardens g. Office of War Information h. Rosie the Riveter i. barrios j. Liberty ships 1. Japanese Americans born in the United States of parents who had emigrated from Japan (1 point) 2. Spanish-speaking neighborhoods (1 point) 3. work stoppages organized by workers and not endorsed by unions (1 point) 4. image used to attract women to the wartime work force (1 point) 5. super-agency established to centralize agencies dealing with war production (1 point) 6. centers in remote inland areas where Japanese Americans were confined during World War II (1 point) 7. Hitler used which of the following military strategies when invading Poland? (1 point) a sitzkrieg the Maginot Line a blitzkrieg U-boat attack 8. After World War II, what organization was formed on the basis of the Atlantic Charter? (1 point) the Yalta Alliance the United Nations the League of Nations the Warsaw Alliance 9. What led the government to evacuate Japanese Americans from the West Coast? (1 point) long-held prejudice, and fears inflamed by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor terrorist attacks by immigrants living on the West Coast fear for the safety of Japanese Americans on the West Coast refusal of the Nisei to accept United States citizenship 10. How did the Soviet Union react to the Marshall Plan? (1 point) The Soviet Union offered to share the plan’s cost with the United States. The Soviet Union refused to participate in the plan. The Soviet Union condemned the plan as unrealistic. The Soviet Union offered Western Europe a competing plan. 11. Which of the following is a reason the United States became involved in affairs in the Middle East following World War II? (1 point) to limit Jewish immigration into the region to prevent oil-rich Arab nations from falling under Soviet influence to discourage the founding of a Jewish homeland in the region to overthrow dictatorships in Arab nations 12. As a result of the Korean War, the United States succeeded in (1 point) keeping South Korea free of communism. unifying Korea under a democratic government. ending communism in Southeast Asia. pushing Chinese troops out of North Korea. 13. How did the gross national product and per capita income change in the 1950s? (1 point) The Gross National Product increased while per capita income decreased. Both Gross National Product and per capita income fell sharply. Both Gross National Product and per capita income increased dramatically. The Gross National Product decreased while per capita income increased. 14. William J. Levitt contributed to the growth of suburbs by (1 point) mass-producing houses. criticizing urban life. designing interstate highways. providing low-interest mortgage loans. 15. A 1950s technological innovation furthered by research during World War II was the (1 point) television. radio. drive-in movie. computer. 16. Recognizing Cause and Effect Explain how the contrasting post-World War II goals of the Soviet Union and the United States led to the Cold War. more

Resolved Question: What are those codes call that you use to program a component to a remote?

I have a universal remote that I'm trying to set up. The remote is a few years old and so is the component code list it came with. I'm trying to find codes for Samsung DVD players, because the list doesn't have Samsung listed at all. What are those codes called? My google searches keep coming up with region codes, which isn't correct. The numbers are just those 3 digit numbers you punch in to get the remote to work with a component. more

Resolved Question: Have you heard of the Blue Beam Project?

It seems that some people know the Christian "rapture" is not going to happen (go figure) and they decided to make it happen artificially. READ ON: It involves two things. A technologically simulated "second coming" and the reemmrgence of new "MONTAUK" type projects that have the ability to take up a whole bunch of people as in a "rapture" type of situation and whisk the whole bunch into never-never land. Ironically, portions of the holographic projections have the potential for changing the planet into oneness with God. Unfortunately, this operates on the premise that Man shall somehow become God in human form and control other Men and dictate all actions and thoughts. The calculated resistance to the new religion, the New World Order and the new "Messiah" will entail human loss on a massive scale in the ensuing "holy wars".The "BLUE BEAM PROJECT" will pretend to be the universal fulfillment of the prophecies of old; as major an event as that which took place 2000 years ago. In principle, it will make use of the sky as a holographic projection screen for space-based laser-generating satellites (star wars). These projectors will project simultaneous images to the four corners of the planet, in every language by region. It deals with the religious aspect of the NEW WORLD ORDER. The "system" has already been tested. Holographic projections of the "CHRIST IMAGE" have already been seen in some remote desert areas. These have only been reported in tabloid papers, so they are instantly rendered moot. They can also project images of alien craft, aliens, monsters, angels - you name it. Computers will coordinate the satellites and software will run the show-and-tell. Hollography is based on very nearly identical signals combining to produce and image, or hologram, with depth perception. This is equally applicable to acoustic (ELF,VLF,LF) waves as it is to optical phenomena. Specifically, the "show" will consist of laser projections of multiple holographic images to different parts of the planet, each receiving different images according to the predominating regional religious faith. Not a single area will be excluded. With computer animation and sound effects appearing to come from the depths of space, astonished followers of the various creeds will witness their own returned Messiah in spectacularly convincing lifelike realness. The various images of Christ, Mohammed, Buddha, Krishna, etc., will merge into ONE after "correct explanation" of the mysteries, prophecies and revelations are disclosed. This "ONE GOD" will in fact function as the "Anti-Christ", who will "explain" that the various scriptures "have been misunderstood"- that the religious of old are responsible for turning brother against brother, nation against nation - that the religions of the world must be abolished to make way for the GOLDEN AGE (NEW AGE) of the One World Religion, representing the One God they see before them. Naturally, this superbly staged, full-scale production will result in social and religious disorder on a massive scale. Wonder what the television transmitters of religious networks will be doing on that day ? But before all this, they have to go through four different steps in order to get to Project Blue Beam. 1: The first step concerns the breakdown of all archaological knowledge. It deals with staging earthquakes at certain precise locations around the planet where supposed new "discoveries" will finally explain (for them) that the meanings of the basic doctrines of all the world`s major religions are "wrong." This falsification will be used to make the population believe that all religious doctrine has been misunderstood and misinterpreted. The falsification started with the film 2001: A Space Odessy, the TV-series STAR TREK, the STAR WARS films, E.T., all of which deal with space "invasion" and "protection". JURASSIC PARK, was to push the theory of evolution. 2: The second step deals with the gigantic space show: 3D optical holograms and sounds, laser projections of multiple holographic images in different parts of the world, each receiving a different image, according to its predetermined original national religious faith. This new "god" image will talk in all languages. As an exemple, the Soviets have manufactured the advanced computers and have programmed them with the minute psychological particles based upon their studies of the anatomy and biology of the human body, as well as their studies on the anatomy, chemistry and electricity of the humain brain. These computers have also been fed with the different languages of the world. 3: The third step deals with telepathic electronic two-way communication, where ELF(Extra Low Frequency), VLF (Very Low Frequency), and LF (Low Frequency) waves will reach the people of the earth through the insides of their brains, making each person believe that his own God is speaking to him from within his owm soul. Such rays, from satellite, are fed from the me more

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Resolved Question: Aint this what greasy tony been saying all the time?

US firm to close branch due to lack of employees Mon Mar 16, 3:06 pm ET US firm to close branch due to lack of employees AFP/File – A Filipino call center worker from the Florida, US-based Sykes Enterprises works in front of her terminal … TAMPA, Florida (AFP) – A Florida-based firm will soon close one of its North Dakota offices for a reason that seems unfathomable during the deepening US recession: it can't find enough employees to hire. Sykes Enterprises, which specializes in creating and maintaining computer customer care services for corporations, opened a telephone call center in Minot, North Dakota in 1996. Last May, management wanted to increase the number of employees to 450. Yet an unexpected thing happened: so few people applied for the Minot jobs that the Tampa-headquartered company will have to close the call center on May 10 -- a cutback by Sykes that will result in 200 people losing their jobs. "We've been working for several months there (in Minot) to find enough applicants for the work, since we have been experiencing significant growth in the US," said Sykes spokeswoman Andrea Burnett. She also told AFP that Sykes advertised for many months in the local Minot electronic and press media for applicants. The state of North Dakota has bucked the national trend which has seen the US economy hemorrhage 651,000 jobs in February, pushing the unemployment rate to a 25-year high of 8.1 percent and pointing to an ever-deepening recession. But the unemployment rate in North Dakota stood at just 5.1 percent, one of the lowest in the nation. And Minot in particular has been seemingly recession-proof with the city's economy being based on agricultural commodities and oil production, and with it being the home town of a US Air Force base. The micro-economies of all three are productive, leading to Minot's economic healthiness. Geography, demographics and weather may have kept outsiders from applying for the jobs. The sparsely populated state of just 640,000 residents is in the far northern Great Plains, one of the remotest regions in the contiguous United States. Parts of North Dakota, including the northwest where Minot, a city of about 40,000, is located, can be as cold as Alaska during winter months. Aint what greasy says true? A job dont owe you good money for working like some of you other people said. if they paid well than you guys want to paid for bein sick but what is said is when the illegals leave you guys wont take up the work. Why do you think no one wants the jobs here? more

Resolved Question: can someone help me with my history test review? i dont undestand some of it..?

30. To make a strong and powerful state, Legalist ministers a. encouraged commerce, entrepreneurial activity and education b. won the people’s support by providing them with legal rights c. sought to rule according to principles of benevolence d. encouraged agricultural cultivation and military service e all of the above 31. Confucius left an enduring mark on Chinese society as a. an educator and political advisor b. a man involved in the practice of statecraft as an ambitious official c. a great traveler and writer of deep philosophical treatises d. a powerful and wise emperor e. none of the above 32. After Wang Mang usurped the throne of the Han, he attempted a. to restore land that had been taken from the royal family b. to solve the problem of court factions c. to redistribute land more equitably d. to conquer the Xiongnu e. all of the above 33. Buddhism gradually lost its popularity in India because a. it did not promise to make life easy for its adherents b. Brahmans, the dominant class of classical India, no longer tolerated Buddhism c. Buddhist monasteries were abolished in India by royal decree d. it grew increasingly remote form the population at large e. all of the above 34. The Medes and Persians were a. Sumerians who migrated from Mesopotamia to Persia b. Babylonians who migrated from Mesopotamia to Persia c. Indo-Europeans who migrated from Anatolia to Iran d. Indo-Europeans who migrated from central Asia to Persia e. none of the above 35. The Persian Wars (500-479 bce) referred to a. the rebellion of Mesopotamia and Egypt against the Achaemenid overlord b. the rebellion of Greek city-states, fighting for their independence from Persia c. the wars between Alexander of Macedon and the Achaemenid empire d. the series of civil wars that occurred within the Achaemenid empire e. none of the above 36. The construction of numerous underground canals (qanat) was undertaken in Persia because a. a scarcity of land meant there was no room for conventional irrigation techniques b. there was an overabundance of slave labor that needed to be utilized c. water was scarce and underground canals could keep water from evaporate d. it was the least labor-intensive way to irrigate e. there was no agriculture surplus in the empire 37. Which of the following was not a Zoroastrian teaching? a. the cosmic conflict between Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu b. individual souls would undergo future judgment c. ascetic renunciation of the world in favor of future heavenly reward d. the forces of good would ultimately prevail e. a belief in six lesser deities 38. Alexander’s invasion of the Achaemenid empire met with great success because a. his army outnumbered the Persian army b. he proclaimed himself heir to the Achaemenid rulers c. his army was well disciplined, well armed, and used sophisticated tactics d. he was popular with the people of the Persian Empire e. none of the above 39. Which of the following is true of Cyrus? a. His contemporaries called him “the Leader” because of the region from which he came b. His conquests laid the foundation for the first Persian Empire c. He never conquered Babylon d. He ruled from his palace in India e. none of the above 40. According to your Traditions and Encounters book, Alexander the Great was a. a good soldier but uneducated b. a great conqueror whose policies opened a new age in history c. eventually killed by the Persians d. dedicated to enslaving the peoples he conquered more

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Resolved Question: Math help!!!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>?

1. In a certain year, October 13 happens to be a Friday. On what day of the week does Halloween fall? 2. Professor Euler wants a date for Valentine’s Day. He sends invitations to n women and knows that the probability that any one woman will accept his offer is 2/9. How many invitations should he send out to maximize his chances of getting exactly one woman? 3. On Presidents’ Day, 100 Abraham Lincoln impersonators walk into the Bakery of the Executive Office. To commemorate Lincoln’s 200th birthday, the Baker General, a George Washington impersonator, asks them to play a game, and they can get a lifetime supply of cherry pie if they win. In the game, they stand in a circle, and he places a stovepipe hat on each of them. The hat can have one of four different colors: red, white, blue, or black. The colors do not have to be evenly distributed, and not all four are necessarily used. Each Lincoln impersonator can see everyone else’s hat but not his own. They can formulate a strategy beforehand, but once the game begins, they are not allowed to communicate (verbally or nonverbally, including gesturing or moving around). In order for them to win, everyone must correctly write down the color of his hat (others cannot see his writing); otherwise, they get nothing. How do they maximize their probability of winning? What is that probability? 4. For the annual Pi Day celebration, Math Club orders a certain number of pies from the Einstein Bakery, where Alice and Bob work. Working alone, Alice can fulfill the order in 6 hours, while Bob can fulfill the order in 8 hours. When they work together, they are more efficient, so their combined output is increased by 2 pies per hour. Working together, they fulfill the order in 3 hours. How many pies were ordered? 5. The evil Dr. Tony is planning to take over the world. While making a rocket engine, he needed to take the tangent of a certain angle. However, he did not know whether the angle was measured in degrees or radians, so he set his calculator in both modes and took the tangent using both settings. To his surprise, the calculator gave the same answer both times! Find the smallest positive angle for which this is possible. Page 1 of 2 6. (Calculus) A pie is modeled as the region bounded by y = 4 − x, y = x − 4, x = 1, and x = 2 (measured in inches), rotated about the x-axis. An aluminum pan is used to cover the side and bottom (smaller circular base) of the pie. What surface area of aluminum is needed? 7. (Statistics) The Baker General (oh no, not him again!) claims that on average, he can make pies with diameter 20 in. One day, you walk into his store and order a simple random sample of 5 freshly made pies. The pies you receive have diameters 19.0, 19.3, 19.5, 19.7, and 20.0 in. Is this baker as honest as George Washington or Honest Abe? Be sure to follow the appropriate significance test procedures. 8. (Physics) Mr. Holloway is standing at the top of a very large hemispheric hill. He is holding a pie (modeled as a uniform cylindrical disk with mass m and radius r) in his hand. He sets it on the ground and lets go of it with a negligible initial velocity, and it rolls without slipping down the hill. If the hill has a height of R, at what (vertical) distance below the top of the hill does the pie leave the surface of the hill? 9. (Chemistry) On Mole Day, Mr. Rollins puts a piece of solid dry ice at −78.5C (the sublimation point of carbon dioxide) in 1 kg of water at 20C. The specific heat of CO2 gas is 0.79 J/gC, and the heat of vaporization of solid CO2 is 571 J/g. The specific heat of liquid H2O is 4.19 J/gC. What is the largest mass of dry ice that Mr. Rollins can insert such that the water does not begin to freeze? Assume that there is no transfer of heat between the system and the environment. 10. (Biology) On the remote island Einsteinia, an explorer finds a group of people called the Mathematica. Interestingly, the Mathematica have the same blood types as most other humans: A, B, AB, and O. If 39% of them have type A blood, 24% have B, 12% have AB, and 25% have O, what are the allele frequencies of IA, IB, and i? Assume that the Mathematica mate randomly. more

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Resolved Question: Is it plausible that Puma Concolor lives in remote regions of Ohio?

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Resolved Question: Can any of you tell me how this question is in violation of the YA guidelines?

Christians, how do you respond to this list of biblical inaccuracies? (part 2)? 12) God makes the animals (Genesis 2:18) and parades them before Adam to see if any would strike his fancy. But none seem to have what it takes to please him. After making the animals, God has Adam name them all. The naming of several million species must have kept Adam busy for a while, why Adam would still have to be living for we haven’t even discovered nor named all the species. Also consider the idea of every living creature being brought to the Middle East, that would have killed many animals due to climatic changes. 13) God curses the serpent, making him crawl on his belly and eat dust (Genesis 3:14). One wonders how he got around before -- by hopping on his tail, perhaps? But snakes don’t eat dust, do they? 14) “There were giants in the earth in those days.” Genesis 6:4 But there is no archaeological evidence for the existence of these giants. Also there is a reference to the “Nephilim” being on the earth. Which is a term used for half angel, half human. Why is there no archaeological evidence for the existence of the Nephilim either? 15) Noah is told to make an ark that is 450 feet long (Genesis 6:14-15). The largest wooden ships ever built were just over 300 feet, and they required diagonal iron strapping for support. Even so, they leaked so badly that they had to be pumped constantly. Are we to believe that Noah, with no shipbuilding knowledge and no shipbuilding tradition to rely upon, was able to construct a wooden ship that was longer than any that has been built since? 16) Whether by twos or by sevens, Noah takes male and female representatives from each species of “every thing that creepeth upon the earth” (Genesis 7:8). Now this must have taken some time, along with expert knowledge of taxonomy, genetics, biogeography, and anatomy. How did Noah manage to collect the endemic species from the New World, Australia, Polynesia, and other remote regions entirely unknown to him? How, once he found them, did he transport them back to his Near Eastern home? How could he tell the male and female beetles (there are more than 500,000 species) apart? How did he know how to care for these new and unfamiliar animals? How did he find the space on the ark? How did he manage to find and care for the hundreds of thousands of parasitic species or the hundreds of thousands of plant species? (Plants are ignored in the Genesis account, but the animals wouldn’t last long if the plants died in the flood.) No, wait, don’t tell me, a miracle happened, millions of them. 17) All of the animals boarded the ark “in the selfsame day” (Genesis 7:13-14). Since there were several million species involved, they must have boarded at a rate of at least 100 per second. How did poor Noah and his family make sure that the correct number of each species entered through the door and then get them all settled into their proper living quarters so efficiently? I wish the airline companies could do as well! 18) The flood covered the highest mountain tops (Mount Everest?) with fifteen cubits to spare (Genesis 7:20). Where did all the water come from? Where did it all go? Why is there no evidence of such a massive flood in the geological record? 19) When the animals left the ark (Genesis 8:19), what would they have eaten? There would have been no plants after the ground had been submerged for nearly a year. What would the carnivores have eaten? Whatever prey they ate would have gone extinct. And how did the New World primates or the Australian marsupials find there way back after the flood subsided? 20) Noah kills the “clean beasts” and burns their dead bodies for God (Genesis 8:20). According to Genesis 7:8 this would have caused the extinction of all “clean” animals since only two of each were taken onto the ark. So why is it that we still have “clean” animals? 21) God is filled with remorse for having drowned his creatures in the flood. He even puts the rainbow in the sky so that whenever the animals see it they will remember God’s promise not to do it again (Genesis 9:13). But rainbows are caused by the nature of light, the refractive index of water, and the shape of raindrops. There were rainbows billions of years before humans existed. This is the second part of a 3 part question, and I woke up this morning to find my questions had been removed.Sorry, I don't feel I should have to hide my Q&A's from anyone. Persecution only stops when you refuse to hide and bow down from the ones persecuting you.Thanks for the support Lucid. I really do appreciate it. more

Resolved Question: Christians, how do you respond to this list of biblical inaccuracies? (part 2)?

12) God makes the animals (Genesis 2:18) and parades them before Adam to see if any would strike his fancy. But none seem to have what it takes to please him. After making the animals, God has Adam name them all. The naming of several million species must have kept Adam busy for a while, why Adam would still have to be living for we haven’t even discovered nor named all the species. Also consider the idea of every living creature being brought to the Middle East, that would have killed many animals due to climatic changes. 13) God curses the serpent, making him crawl on his belly and eat dust (Genesis 3:14). One wonders how he got around before -- by hopping on his tail, perhaps? But snakes don’t eat dust, do they? 14) “There were giants in the earth in those days.” Genesis 6:4 But there is no archaeological evidence for the existence of these giants. Also there is a reference to the “Nephilim” being on the earth. Which is a term used for half angel, half human. Why is there no archaeological evidence for the existence of the Nephilim either? 15) Noah is told to make an ark that is 450 feet long (Genesis 6:14-15). The largest wooden ships ever built were just over 300 feet, and they required diagonal iron strapping for support. Even so, they leaked so badly that they had to be pumped constantly. Are we to believe that Noah, with no shipbuilding knowledge and no shipbuilding tradition to rely upon, was able to construct a wooden ship that was longer than any that has been built since? 16) Whether by twos or by sevens, Noah takes male and female representatives from each species of “every thing that creepeth upon the earth” (Genesis 7:8). Now this must have taken some time, along with expert knowledge of taxonomy, genetics, biogeography, and anatomy. How did Noah manage to collect the endemic species from the New World, Australia, Polynesia, and other remote regions entirely unknown to him? How, once he found them, did he transport them back to his Near Eastern home? How could he tell the male and female beetles (there are more than 500,000 species) apart? How did he know how to care for these new and unfamiliar animals? How did he find the space on the ark? How did he manage to find and care for the hundreds of thousands of parasitic species or the hundreds of thousands of plant species? (Plants are ignored in the Genesis account, but the animals wouldn’t last long if the plants died in the flood.) No, wait, don’t tell me, a miracle happened, millions of them. 17) All of the animals boarded the ark “in the selfsame day” (Genesis 7:13-14). Since there were several million species involved, they must have boarded at a rate of at least 100 per second. How did poor Noah and his family make sure that the correct number of each species entered through the door and then get them all settled into their proper living quarters so efficiently? I wish the airline companies could do as well! 18) The flood covered the highest mountain tops (Mount Everest?) with fifteen cubits to spare (Genesis 7:20). Where did all the water come from? Where did it all go? Why is there no evidence of such a massive flood in the geological record? 19) When the animals left the ark (Genesis 8:19), what would they have eaten? There would have been no plants after the ground had been submerged for nearly a year. What would the carnivores have eaten? Whatever prey they ate would have gone extinct. And how did the New World primates or the Australian marsupials find there way back after the flood subsided? 20) Noah kills the “clean beasts” and burns their dead bodies for God (Genesis 8:20). According to Genesis 7:8 this would have caused the extinction of all “clean” animals since only two of each were taken onto the ark. So why is it that we still have “clean” animals? 21) God is filled with remorse for having drowned his creatures in the flood. He even puts the rainbow in the sky so that whenever the animals see it they will remember God’s promise not to do it again (Genesis 9:13). But rainbows are caused by the nature of light, the refractive index of water, and the shape of raindrops. There were rainbows billions of years before humans existed. more

Resolved Question: Do you think they will find the Russion Yeti?

London, Feb 19 (ANI): Hunters are tracking a family of Yetis after reports that the creatures are living in a mountain cave complex in a Russian town.According to a report in the Daily Star, sightings have been made near the remote Russian mining town of Tashtagol in Siberia. The animals are said to be more than 6ft tall with ginger-black hair and leave large, distinctive footprints that include toe marks."There have been reports over the years about these creatures, but the number has increased dramatically," said Galina Pustogacheva, spokesman for the town. "We have had more than 10 sightings in recent weeks," she added. The creatures have been seen walking on two legs by villagers from the hamlets of Elbeza and Kabarza and tourists visiting the region around the Azass caves on Mount Shoriya. "People here are scared the creatures will attack villages because of hunger," said Nikita Shulbayev, deputy head of the local administration."We made a decision to send an expedition to research this issue. We need to understand whether they are dangerous for people. We need to calm people down," she added. "Scientists from Kemerovo University will help us discover what the creatures are - whether they are a rare kind of bear or a surviving primate from pre-historic times," she informed.Edit: Bear!...they think it may be a rare kind of Bear...??! more

Resolved Question: I just bought a wii and I am looking at remotes and various items on eBay... Are the remotes truly region free?

I just bought a wii and I am looking at remotes and various other items to go with the wii... Are the remotes truly region free? Also would the sensor bar and games be region free aswell? My wii was used and didn't have a sensor bar but it was a good deal for $160 in my opinion. I just want to get some cheap accessories off ebay but I want to be sure they work!!! Also do you recommend getting the battery packs for the controllers and the charging stand? Would that be universal as well? Thanks! more

Resolved Question: What is the new NASA Hopkins lab to study lunar poles article about?

The article was in the newspaper today and I pasted it below please help me I need to rewrite it in only 5-7 sentences so a middle schooler will understand. Please just shoot and tell me what you think. The last time NASA sent people to the moon, they landed somewhere near the moon's equator. It was simpler to get home from there and safer for those early missions. But as NASA plans to return astronauts to the moon in the coming decades, it is the moon's north and south poles that scientists and engineers are aiming for - drawn by the prospect of perpetual sunlight, water ice, intriguing geology and a gentler environment. Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Lab will help the agency prepare for those missions. The lab, near Laurel, won a contract to lead a four-year, $6.9 million study for NASA. A team of 30 scientists from several institutions, led by APL planetary scientist Ben Bussey, will use data from lunar missions to provide basic information for such a trip. Specifically, the team will: •Scout for safe landing sites, the most likely places to find water ice, and the most promising places to probe the moon's early history. •Try to map the unique lighting at the moon's poles, looking for places where the sun's energy is constant. •Develop plans for astronomy and other science that can be tackled only from the unique vantage point of the moon's poles. "The primary reason for going back to the poles ... is the lighting," Bussey said in an interview. Unlike the Earth's polar regions, the moon's poles offer more relatively benign conditions of sunlight and temperature. Apollo astronauts spent only a few days on the surface, and all landed near the moon's equator. But astronauts on extended stays near the equator would face 14 Earth days of sunlight, followed by 14 days of darkness. Temperatures would blaze to 250degrees Fahrenheit, then plummet to 250-below. At the poles, however, the sun may shine nearly all the time, a low, steady light that circles the sky, near the horizon, once every 28 days. Temperatures would stay closer to minus-50 degrees F - arctic conditions, for sure, but far easier for lunar base engineers to design for. "Nothing is easy, but the fact you've got less [temperature] change makes it an easier engineering problem," Bussey said. Base planners are drawn to the poles, too, by the prospect of finding places - probably on high mountains or crater rims - that enjoy perpetual sunshine, which could provide a reliable and steady source of electric power and outdoor illumination for a lunar base. But scientists still haven't identified those places. One goal of the APL-led project is to produce a year-round "illumination map" of the polar regions, using imagery from past, current and future missions to establish precisely where explorers might find the most sunlight. Or darkness. Scientists believe the floors of some deep polar craters may be perpetually shaded by the surrounding rims and mountains. Temperatures there - minus-364 degrees - might preserve buried deposits of water ice left eons ago by crashing icy comets or asteroids. If so (and if it can be extracted), the water might help sustain a lunar base, saving NASA the expense of hauling water from Earth. With solar energy, water also might be broken down into hydrogen and oxygen, providing rocket fuel for the flight home. Data gathered by NASA's Clementine orbiter in 1994 and the Lunar Prospector mission in 1998 and 1999, have yielded tantalizing hints with remote sensing but "nothing definitive" about the presence of water at the moon's poles, Bussey said. The APL team will look at that data again and consider new evidence from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, due to launch in April. But definitive proof, he said, must wait for robot landers. "You have to go down to the surface," he said. Others on the team will use polar images to begin measuring slopes and rock distributions, looking for safe landing sites and promising base locations. And with the promise of a permanent, manned base at one of the moon's poles, APL-led investigators also will explore what kinds of scientists could make best use of the vantage point. Planetary geologists, for example, might want to drill into layers of rock and ice for clues to the early history of the solar system. Polar exploration could provide insight into early comet and asteroid impacts on the moon and on Earth, where 4.5 billion years of weathering and continental drift have erased the evidence. The south pole's Aitken Basin, the moon's biggest, deepest impact crater, will be a key target. That asteroid strike "probably stripped off the entire lunar crust," Bussey said, "so we'll have part of the inner mantle on or close to the surface. That will tell us a lot about the history of the moon." Another team member, Mark Postman, of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, will exp more

Resolved Question: Ramadan. How will my cousin doctor be treated by Allah after his death.?

He is very succsesful as a bussiness man too. Once a year along with other doctors they go to remote and very poor deprived parts of the world and organise free medical campos to traet the locals. For nearly a month (some times pretty long) they live in the worst conditions with no electricity, rnning water and malaria infested regions with equally hostile hot climates. When asked if he is a religious man who believes in God he looks blank and says "I do this as it makes me feel good. I do not know if this feeling is given by God. If it is then I suppose ther is a God" He has never been seen to pray but says he has an open mind re God. He is not a Muslim by birth either. Do such people burn in hell after death?33 lashes U certainly would not as u have covered yr face. more

Resolved Question: MAth test How smart are you ?

THis is your math quiz ARE YOU READY!!!! 1. a car is travelling 80 km/h along a road if it is speed never changes how long will it take the car to go A) 240km B) 440km C) 40Km 2. A fast glacier travels 2cm/min down a mountain what is its speed in . a)CM/H b)CM/D c)M/D 3.A certain area of wilderness 1500km2 in area has a population of 75 people population density is measured in people/KM2 a)what is the population of this region b) how many km2 does this represent per person 4.i want to buy batteries for my remote control Duracell's cost $2.15 and last 5 hours Energizer cost 1.68 and last 4 hours a)how much will each cost per hour b)which battery is better and why??? 5.Brain was paid $45 for 6 hours of work what is he paid for 1 hour? 4 hours? how many hours would he have worked to earn $60 dollars 6.Paint sells for $13.49/4L at that rate what would a 3l can cost? about how many 4L cans can you buy for $40? 7.Juice Sell for $8.99/24 cans the same Juice can be bought in six packs at $2.49/6 which is the better buyI am not doing this for school im seeing how smart poeple are :P more

Resolved Question: region-free dvd software?

I used to use vlc player to play any region dvds, but I can't get to to work anymore. It's not a vista thing, because it used to work on this comp, but i had an unrelated problem with the harddrive and it had to get wiped. Anyway I had to re-install everything onto it, and now vlc player isn't region-free anymore? Anyway have any idea why? Is there any other software I can use to play any region dvds? Back with XP I used remote selector, but that only supports dvds players that don't run on vista! Can anyone help me with this?What? Thanks for the reply, but I don't understand what you mean. How come it used to work but doesn't now? And the main point of this is to find other ways to watch dvds of both region 1 and 2.Thanks I'll check those out and see if I get anywhere more

Resolved Question: poll just want to see how much you how?

1st to name 5 right gets best answer now who said this? Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people. Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so. For, those, whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow. Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me. Death is the veil which those who live call life; They sleep, and it is lifted. The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Death is the sound of distant thunder at a picnic. Death, so called, is a thing which makes men weep, And yet a third of life is passed in sleep. Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Death is the only pure, beautiful conclusion of a great passion. Death tugs at my ear and says: "Live, I am coming". People living deeply have no fear of death. Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate. Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it. Death is not evil, for it frees man from all ills and takes away his desires along with desire's rewards. Death is only a launching into the region of the strange Untried; it is but the first salutation to the possibilities of the immense Remote, the Wild, the Watery, the Unshored. Prepare for death, if here at night you roam, and sign your will before you sup from home. Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking through time. Death is the king of this world: 'Tis his park where he breeds life to feed him. Cries of pain are music for his banquet When death, the great reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity. death will extract me / a disappointed man / there can be no arriving death as a welcoming thought / is life's worst admission more

Resolved Question: I think the Pokemon videogame franchise needs to move in a new direction. How about this?

I like Pokemon. The video game, that is. I own many of the titles, and while I enjoy them all on a primal level, I do wish they would offer more in terms of plot. It's always the same thing - rasie pokemon, defeat Team Rocket/Aqua/Magma/Galactic and fight to become the Leauge Champion. That's all fine and good, but I want a game I can really sink my teeth into - something that can compete with Metal Gear Soid! Ladies and gentlemen, I give you "Pokemon Ebony". Six years have passed since the events of Diamond and Pearl, and the poke-fever that had so captivated the world only a few years ago has dissapated. New groups have emerged, each with their own motivates and plans for world change. On the one hand, you have the Poke-Liberation Movement, a group opposed to the capture and fighting of pokemon. During the course of the story, they bomb many gyms - killing hundreds. Then, on the opposite end of the spectrum, you have people who, by using advanced gene-splicing techinques, have been alble to merge pokemon DNA with their own. They call themselves "Pokemen". You control a boy by the name of Timmy. Living in the remote village of Bobblaboosh, he is naive to the bigger picture and sets out on his "pokemon adventure". Along the way, he must come to terms with the fact that his childhood friend, Cathy, is involved with the Poke-Liberation Movement. They butt heads many times, and he is eventually forced to slay her using a pokemon. Wracked with grief, he nevertheless manages to become the Pokemon Leauge Master - only to find that the League is nothing more than a bunch of corrupt bureaucrats using their influence and power as pokemon masters to bully less powerful regions into illicit trade practices!!! CAN he restore the League to its former glory? If so, HOW? You'll just have to play the game to find out. The gameplay is still pretty much the same, except for the added abortion feature where you can terminate pokemon pregancies rather than having to haul around the egg all day. That's about it. What do you think? more

Resolved Question: Have you ever had this strange, indescribable, but wonderful experience?

The former atheist, C.S. Lewis wrote about this strange sensation extensively and he's so much better than words than me so I will list a few of the passages he wrote on the subject. I use to think I was the only person who ever experienced this till I read his writings: "You have stood before some landscape, which seems to embody what you have been looking for all your life; and then turned to the friend at your side who appears to be seeing what you saw—but at the first words a gulf yawns between you, and you realise that this landscape means something totally different to him, that he is pursuing an alien vision and cares nothing for the ineffable suggestion by which you are transported . . . All the things that have deeply possessed your soul have been but hints of it—tantalising glimpses, promises never quite fulfilled, echoes that died away just as they caught your ear. But if it should really become manifest—if there ever came an echo that did not die away but swelled into the sound itself—you would know it. Beyond all possibility of doubt you would say 'Here at last is the thing I was made for.' We cannot tell each other about it. It is the secret signature of each soul, the incommunicable and unappeasable want . . . which we shall still desire on our deathbeds . . . Your place in heaven will seem to be made for you and you alone, because you were made for it—made for it stitch by stitch as a glove is made for a hand." "As I stood beside a flowering currant bush on a summer day there suddenly arose in me without warning, as if from a depth not of years but of centuries, the memory of that earlier morning at the Old House when my brother had brought his toy garden into the nursery. It is difficult to find words strong enough for the sensation which came over me; Milton's 'enormous bliss' of Eden (giving the full, ancient meaning to enormous) comes somewhere near it. It was a sensation, of course, of desire; but of desire for what? Not, certainly, for a biscuit tin filled with moss, nor even (though that came into it) for my own past---and before I knew what I desired, the desire itself was gone, the whole glimpse withdrawn, the world turned commonplace again, or only stirred by a longing for the longing which had just ceased. It had taken only a moment of time; and in a certain sense everything else that had ever happened to me was insignificant in comparison." "I had become fond of Longfellow's Saga of King Olaf: fond of it in a casual shallow way for its story and its vigorous rhythms. But then, and quite different from such pleasures, and like a voice from far more different regions, there came a moment when I idly turned the pages of the book and found the unrhymed translation of Tegnner's Drapa and read: I heard a voice that cried Balder the beautiful Is dead, is dead--- I knew nothing about Balder; but instantly I was uplifted into huge regions of northern sky, I desired with almost sickening intensity something never to be described (except that it is cold, spacious,severe, pale, and remote) and then, as in the other examples, found myself at the very same moment already falling out of that desire and wishing I were back in it." "It was many years ago that I first realized and articulated to myself that this autumnal mood is inextricably bound up with a certain, strange longing. When the mood of autumn comes over me, it is always characterized by a kind of nostalgia for something I have never really known, as if I possess some vestigial memory of a lost knowledge or emotion that flits maddeningly and elusively on the edge of my ability to recall directly. It’s truly a numinous experience, that is, an experience that makes me feel as I’ve come into brief contact with some sort of transcendent spiritual truth. It tends to generate the impression of an absolute, unmediated experience of supernal beauty hovering just beyond the edge of my inner grasp. All the flickering hints of this beauty that I sometimes encounter in literature, film, music, and scenic natural vistas and skyscapes, seem to reach their apotheosis in this ungraspable ultimacy, as if they are merely finite carriers that filter and refract partial glimpses of an infinite reality, like the Platonic Form of the Beautiful itself."All I can say is wow. The venom here never ceases to amaze me. more

Resolved Question: NFL games aired in remote locales?

Before the Panthers debuted, all Redskins games were aired in North Carolina and Washington was treated basically as the home team by the local stations. I was just curious which teams are treated as the home team by the local stations in some other states that don't have their own team and don't seem to have a team that is followed by their region. For instance, Connecticut has no team but the Patriots are treated as the home team by the local stations and always aired. Who is aired in Alabama, Mississippi, New Mexico, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Nebraska, Utah, Nevada, Alaska and the Dakotas? more

Resolved Question: Can puppies die of shock?

Two days ago the mother of our eight week old pups attacked and killed one of her own pups in front of the other seven. Literally tore the poor little thing apart. Why? We don't know. Two other pups died of heart failure almost immediately and now it seems the others are giving up hope. My wife has rushed the surviving two to the vet just now. We live in a remote region of Northern Australia so the vet is usually out and about at other communities. We stayed up all night with the others but they died in our arms and there was nothing we could do. Has anyone ever heard of this happening before?The pups were in a separate pen away from the mother but she got in and attacked them. She has been put down because she became hostile towards the kids as well. The other pups died today and the vet said it was shock. All eight are now gone and there was nothing we could do to save them. They were going to new homes this week! more

Resolved Question: Which one of these 13 cryptids are more credible to exist?

Ahool Giant unknown bats are reported to reside in a region of western Java, plus similar reports under different names from Vietnam and the Philippines; possibly known as Orang-bati in Seram, Indonesia. Andean Wolf These unrecognized mountain dogs are seen in South America. Bigfoot The classic Sasquatch of the Pacific Northwest is well-grounded in hundreds of years of sightings, encounters, folklore, traditions, hair samples, and footprint evidence, for starters. The Patterson-Gimlin footage captured images in 1967 of what appears to be a good type specimen of this animal. Caddy These unknown Sea Serpents (perhaps Mystery Cetaceans?) living off the coast of British Columbia are a popular figure in Canadian cryptozoology. Champ Giant prehistoric-looking creatures supposedly lurk in Lake Champlain, a 109 mile lake that borders New York, Vermont, and Ontario. Chupacabras Also called “Goatsuckers,” these bizarre Caribbean and South American cryptids are five feet tall biped creatures with short grey hair that have spiked hair and reportedly drain the blood through throat punctures of the livestock they kill. Giant Anaconda Reports have been made of 100 feet long snakes on the Rio Negro of the Amazon River basin. Jersey Devil This regionalized name hides these perhaps a variety of creatures that have been haunting the New Jersey Pineland forest for over 260 years. Mokele-Mbembe For over two hundred years there have been reports of living Sauropods (dinosaur) in the remote Congo area of Africa. They may be confused with accounts of other local cryptids, including aquatic rhinos and monitors. Mothman A local name for giant owls (also called Bighoot) which have been sighted for over 100 years in the West Virginia-Ohio area, and elsewhere in North America. Ogopogo This is Canada’s most famous type of water monster, the specific inhabitants of Lake Okanagan in the south central interior of British Columbia. Thunderbird Large condor-like birds, perhaps Teratorns, appear to still roam the skies of North America, along regular migration routes. Loch Ness Monster Nessie is the most famous Lake Monster in the world; they are said to inhabit this loch, an extremely deep Scottish lake. more

Resolved Question: Is it possible to 'fake your own death' in this day and age ?

I know I know, all the 'trouble' one would ahve to go through - the careful planning as to cover any ' ? ' and doubts over your tragic untimely demise heh. now lets just say somebody with an abundance of $$$ decided that he/she would fake their own death. I'm positive that there are remote regions on earth, which can be lived on but aren't inhabited yet - where such an individual could potentialy pull this off. Can Russia or Americas most sophisticated image mapping/scanning satellite imaging systems catch you ANYWHERE on the globe ? b/s surely they can't - if u don't agree, then I have 3 words for you scepticals. Osama Bin Laden. lol. my sub question is - if u planned everything carefuly, where would you live and would you be able to look law enforcers in the eye calmly each time you had a run in with them ? conclusion: faking your death in this day and age is near impossible. but what do you think ? can it be theoretically possible ? more

Resolved Question: What do you think motivates people to live in remote northern arctic regions of Alaska?

Ever since I was little I've had a huge fascination with remote northern arctic regions Alaska. A fascination to the point where I actually moved to Alaska to experience. Unfortunately I didn't make it as far north as I had hoped. But I don't understand what motivates the northern artic Alaskan natives to continue living there? I made it to some really rough and unbelievably cold parts of Alaska (about half way to the arctic region). I understand their main source of income and life there is whale hunting. But I wonder if they realize that live in a little more populated (and warmer) area is much nicer. What do you think? more