All categories - 12 August 2006

I slapped her on the face.......! I mean my girlfriend.... may be ex-girlfriend .....wait wait before you rush to any judgements...she slapped me first and a thousands times harder, but not before she broke the windscreen of my beloved Porsche and threatened to kill me. Yes I admit I was "kind of unfaithful" ( kissed another woman), but that does not justify her violence. I think I just lost a fantastic girl.....

2006-08-12 11:34:36 · 20 answers · asked by mystic_speculator 1 in Philosophy

2006-08-12 11:34:30 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

close. If you continue to receive problems try restarting your computer. Why does it say that? I have tried restarting my computer.

2006-08-12 11:34:28 · 6 answers · asked by Sonny M 3 in Internet

Hispanic Birth Rate Soars. Taxpayers stop hospital bankruptcies!
Posted on Wednesday, August 09 @ 15:27:18 UTC
Topic: money campaigns cost illegal immigration
Hispanic birth rate soars in Southeast

Hispanic births are skyrocketing in the Southeast, where an increase of at least 40 percent was recorded in five states between 2000 and 2003, according to a new government report.

Topics: illegal immigration, birth rate, Hispanic, Mexico, Mexican, costs, money, hospitals, taxpayers, medicaid, bankrupt

8/9/2006
The Associated Press
Atlanta

Among the states with the largest increases were Kentucky (80 percent), South Carolina (62 percent), Alabama (53 percent), Tennessee (53 percent) and Arkansas (40 percent), the report found.

The report, from the National Center for Health Statistics, is called the first state-by-state breakdown of birth and fertility rates in the U.S. Hispanic population.

U.S. births for non-Hispanic whites decreased 10 percent between 1990 and 2000, and 2 percent between 2000 and 2003, the report showed. Births for blacks declined 9 percent and 5 percent, respectively.

In contrast, births for Hispanic women jumped 37 percent between 1990 and 2000, and another 12 percent between 2000 and 2003.

But there were differences in birth and fertility rates among Hispanic sub-populations, noted Paul Sutton, an author of the new report.

"Hispanics are not a monolithic group. There's a tremendous variation" in births among women of Mexican, Puerto Rican and Cuban origin, said Sutton, a statistician and geographer with the National Center for Health Statistics.

Mexican-Americans had the highest birth rates overall, followed by Puerto Ricans and Cuban-Americans. Mexican-Americans gave birth in their teens and early 20s at higher rates, while for Cuban-Americans, the highest birth rate was for women in their late 20s.

And while California and Texas continue to have the largest Mexican populations, North Carolina and Georgia had the highest fertility rates for Mexican mothers.

In North Carolina, there were 181 births per 1,000 Mexican women ages 15 to 44 in 2000. In Georgia, the fertility rate was 180 per 1,000 Mexican women.

In contrast, the U.S. fertility rate for Mexican-American women was 105 per 1,000. California's was 112, and Texas' was 124.

It's not likely Georgia or North Carolina will soon surpass Texas or California in Hispanic births: In 2003, nearly 270,000 babies were born to Hispanic mothers in California and 183,000 in Texas, but 18,000 in Georgia, 16,000 in North Carolina, and 5,000 or fewer in most other Southeast states.

But the relative increase in the Southeast states is notable, and may have implications for health-care facilities and state budgets, particularly if some or many Hispanic families are uninsured.

WakeMed _ a 515-bed hospital in Raleigh, N.C. _ saw Hispanic births rise from 463 in 1997 to 1,819 in 2005.

Hispanics account for about 36 percent of the births at the hospital. Most years, more than 90 percent are Mexican, said Dr. Juan Granados, who trains obstetrics residents at the hospital.

Only about 3 percent of the families have health insurance, he said. Fortunately, the state provides a special Medicaid payment to help offset such unreimbursed care, he added.

"So the hospitals don't go into bankruptcy," said Granados, a University of North Carolina professor of obstetrics and gynecology and maternal and fetal medicine.

In the past, most Hispanic mothers were part of migrant farm worker families who came to the Raleigh area for part of the year and then moved on. But lately, many Mexican families seem to be staying year-round, with men taking jobs in construction and landscaping, Granados said.

2006-08-12 11:34:28 · 27 answers · asked by sqwirl_hater 3 in Immigration

2006-08-12 11:34:28 · 11 answers · asked by Jeremiah 1 in Other - Society & Culture

should I take a chance with it?.....i'm new to this........this guy is a drill instructor and it's sooo hard for me when he calls for 20mins. and have to get off the phone and barely gets a day off.....how can i stay strong?

2006-08-12 11:34:27 · 6 answers · asked by mrs. MJ 3 in Women's Health

2006-08-12 11:34:25 · 20 answers · asked by reader 1 in Theater & Acting

2006-08-12 11:34:23 · 4 answers · asked by ♥SexylOve16♥ 3 in Music

Matt. 8:22 ( Luke 9:60 )

Tell me your thoughts.

2006-08-12 11:34:15 · 13 answers · asked by SeeTheLight 7 in Religion & Spirituality

is any one related to some one famous???

2006-08-12 11:34:02 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Celebrities

I feel very sad for him. It was a bad World Cup for him because Domenech didn't let him play much and then he was the only one to miss in the penalty shootout in the final. He's a good player who just had really bad luck. When I saw him crying, it broke my heart.

2006-08-12 11:34:01 · 13 answers · asked by ? 4 in FIFA World Cup (TM)

I have known this guy on an aquaintence level for several years (he's one of my brother's best friends). I now live in the same town as this guy and we've gone out to dinner and a movie a few times. I consider us friends now, but how do I tell him that I want to be more (like officially dating)? He's pretty shy and I don't want to scare him. He also has not had a lot of experience with dating (I'm not sure if he's ever had an official girlfriend). I'm shy too but on the occasion, I can be bold. I just don't want to make things weird between us or ruin a friendship, but I do want to make it clear to him that I like him more than a friend. If it helps you with your answer, I'm 24 and this guy is in his very early 30's. And I know he likes spending time with because he called me to go to a movie (although I initially asked him to dinner and a movie without the "just friends" pretense). So what is the best way to tell him that I want to be his girlfriend?

2006-08-12 11:33:59 · 7 answers · asked by Matty Lynn 2 in Singles & Dating

help me please, I've fallen in love with a girl that I love so much. I mean I love her more than anything anything sooooo much even with all the things she does. but this really bothers me because she doesn't really pay attention to me, she looks interested in me, even when she speaks she pretends she likes me but when I invite her she rejects. I can't understand. help me please I'd rather get rid of this love but i can't. this is really going dangerous cause all of my life is going to be destroyed, I can't do other things the way I like cause all of my concentration is on this girl even if I don't want to.
How can I start a new life and forget about this girl? (I thought if time pass I'll forget about her but after 2 years I still have this problem. this is really bothering me.) help me pleaaaaseeee

2006-08-12 11:33:58 · 19 answers · asked by ljx3360vxd 1 in Psychology

2006-08-12 11:33:45 · 21 answers · asked by Swift Angel 2 in Television

What places of interest are there in Lisbon and the surrounding area for holiday visitors?

2006-08-12 11:33:41 · 9 answers · asked by dazzalc 2 in Portugal

i have a trojan but norton cant pick it up what can i use tyo get rid of it

2006-08-12 11:33:36 · 7 answers · asked by disturbed_metal_head_02 2 in Security

I can't seem to avoid them no matter what i do, what are your methods?

2006-08-12 11:33:34 · 10 answers · asked by buttcheeks 3 in Hair

2006-08-12 11:33:33 · 4 answers · asked by westernstar1999 1 in Other - Computers

2006-08-12 11:33:32 · 15 answers · asked by bear 1 in Men's Health

has anybody read this present darkness by frank peretti? did u like it?

2006-08-12 11:33:23 · 5 answers · asked by Erika S 1 in Books & Authors

was accidentally on fire in his kitchen, he, in a moment of life and death, without hesitation, instinctly started screaming
"OH GOD, HELP ME!!!!!!" He admits this, and it "Saved" his life!
Is that what it is going to take, to get you to openly admit from the depths of your soul that God is God?

2006-08-12 11:33:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

Please email me as I have some information for you about the 20 yr. old cat. I had not thought of a heart problem and I checked in one of my books. I can give your names of some supplements you might use with the cat if a heart problem is detected.

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2006-08-12 11:33:15 · 1 answers · asked by old cat lady 7 in Cats

2006-08-12 11:33:04 · 5 answers · asked by chelsea 3 in Books & Authors

And what song u like the most from him/her? Mine favorite country singer is Kenny Chesney and my favorite song by him is No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems!

2006-08-12 11:32:50 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Music

2006-08-12 11:32:50 · 22 answers · asked by Tommy R 1 in Music

Does he really think that vetoing that bill has moved the country forward in science at all. How could someone be evil enough to not want to find a cure to cancer and other diseases.

2006-08-12 11:32:49 · 11 answers · asked by splinter 2 in Politics

im new to him, and seeing him always as a related artist to Jack Johnson-who happens to be my fav at the time- got me a bit curious about him

Please, no Ben who or any of that crap:)
xo,

2006-08-12 11:32:47 · 3 answers · asked by anne_anne 2 in Music

2006-08-12 11:32:42 · 17 answers · asked by d 1 in Singles & Dating

I give this dictionary definition so we all start on the same page.

Faith: (1) : belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2) : belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion b (1) : firm belief in something for which there is no proof (2) : complete trust

Assume that Person “A” has a deep abiding faith in his/her belief system, (for the believe fill in the blank) _____________. Person “B” also has a deep abiding faith in his /her belief system, (for the believe fill in the blank) _____________.

For sake of example let’s say that person “A” believes in Christianity, and person “B” believes in any other religion. Both are totally convinced that their believe is the only true believe. They both believe so strongly that they would lay down their life for their believe. Person “A” and person “B” are totally interchangeable in this equation.

2006-08-12 11:32:30 · 14 answers · asked by Paul S 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-12 11:32:29 · 2 answers · asked by Narindra B 1 in Fashion & Accessories