All categories - 20 November 2006

An exfriend of my son has used my son's name for a few traffic situations, and the boy has done it before. Now we have to go to court three hours away. Is there anything we can do? I do have police reports & newspaper aricles show where the ex-friend has used my son's name. Please help!! We really do not want this on his record. The wild thing, when I called the court the lady that I talked to said that we can make it all go away for $210.00, or we should bring the boy that was speeding with us.

2006-11-20 07:01:14 · 8 answers · asked by just me 2 in Law Enforcement & Police

i was going to a cristian church near where i live in spain and it was ok,id never been in a church befor then.after i went once i started going every week but by the time id been going 6 months i saw how hipocritical the people were and some things happened in my life where it seemed god wasnt there to help so i lost faith...the problem is i want to get to know God but i dont know how and it seems he doesnt speak to me...wot can i do? is this normal for a none christian like me? help please!!
thanks to thoose who answer!!

2006-11-20 07:01:09 · 30 answers · asked by Pagen 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-20 07:00:58 · 9 answers · asked by DonePimpin' 1 in Earth Sciences & Geology

This is the mother of a student of mine who will be visiting the UK. She will not be accompanied by her husband, and I wish to avoid offence.

2006-11-20 07:00:57 · 8 answers · asked by Steve B 1 in Other - Family & Relationships

2006-11-20 07:00:57 · 28 answers · asked by munzon24 1 in Football (American)

I like to dance in front of the mirror....
What do you do?

2006-11-20 07:00:55 · 28 answers · asked by Smiles 4 in Polls & Surveys

I want to download some everyday sounds--like scene on train platform, loud talking, car horns etc.

2006-11-20 07:00:55 · 1 answers · asked by paanbahar 4 in Internet

that was important, let me ask if it would have been o.k. to throw or smear grape juice on the door? Would that have done the trick? Or how about if they figured they would just use a symbol for the blood and use wine?

2006-11-20 07:00:47 · 9 answers · asked by Midge 7 in Religion & Spirituality

BRAZIL
Brazilian town is losing its young to American dreamBrazilians, clamoring for the American dream, are the fastest-growing group to cross the U.S. border with Mexico illegally.
BY MONTE REEL
Washington Post Service
GOVERNADOR VALADARES, Brazil - Maria Lierje was at the kitchen table the other day, wearing a shirt with the image of a saint she believes helps her cope with lost causes. Next to her was one such case, eating sponge cake and wiping milk from the dusky adolescent shadow on his upper lip.

Guilherme, her son, is 14, so he probably has another few years before he sets off on a daredevil journey to the United States. In the meantime, she tries to remind him of the five months her oldest son spent in a Texas jail after trying to cross the Rio Grande, and of his uncle, who nearly died of hunger while trying to cross the border.

''What can I do?'' she asked. ``I tell him he can make a good life here, that it's not that bad. But he's a man. I can't change his mind.''

TRADITION

Getting to the United States is a coming-of-age tradition for the men of this family, and for many others in this country, apparently: U.S. immigration officials believe Brazilians were the fastest-growing group of illegal immigrants crossing the Mexican border between 2000 and 2005. Last year, only Mexicans and Hondurans are believed to have crossed in greater numbers.

Brazil's distance from the United States makes emigrating a complicated process that requires both resources and familiarity with a business sector that helps coordinate border-crossing attempts. The process became more complicated last year when, with encouragement from the United States, Mexico began requiring tourist visas of Brazilians. The result, according to U.S. Border Patrol officials, has been a dramatic decrease in apprehensions at the border -- from more than 31,000 in fiscal 2005 to an estimated 1,500 in the most recent fiscal year.

But that doesn't mean people aren't still trying. Now many travel agencies here fly customers to Guatemala, where they can enter Mexico with less risk of getting caught, or try their luck on a boat. Some even go to Portugal, from where it is said to be easier to get into the United States with false documents.

''If I could, I'd go tomorrow,'' Guilherme said. ``All the men in the family except my father are there -- two brothers, all four of my uncles. It must be fun there.''

Guilherme's image of the United States is a collage of snapshots sent from his brothers in Florida and Massachusetts; tales of local legends, like the man who emigrated to the Boston area and now owns a $6 million house; stories of newborn children with U.S. citizenship.

Almost all Brazilians go to the United States in search of economic opportunity, but they aren't the poorest of the poor. Guilherme's family, for instance, lives in a modestly comfortable home. If he stayed in this city, he would probably work in his parents' market, supplementing a modest income with occasional gifts from relatives abroad. The prospect holds no charm for him.

In America, he believes, even the disasters are beautiful.

''I got this picture once, from my brother, of a hurricane that hit near where he lives in Florida,'' he said. ``It was so cool.''

REMITTANCES

Across the railroad tracks on the outskirts of the city, armies of yellow construction machines crawl over denuded fields. Workers dig ditches in 90-degree heat. A total of 416 lots have been offered for sale in this subdivision, and all have been pre-sold. Nearly every one was bought with money sent home from the United States, according to local officials.

The site manager is considering naming the development ``The Neighborhood of Immigrants.''

Such a name wouldn't exactly be bracingly original here. A local newspaper, for example, is called the Immigrant and has correspondents in Massachusetts, Florida and Connecticut. The city itself has been referred to as ''Little America'' and ''Governador Vala-dolares'' -- a reference to all the dollars sent home by stateside relatives.

Between 40,000 and 50,000 people from Governador Valadares are estimated to be living in the United States, most of them illegally. About 60 percent of the money flowing through the city is directly or indirectly linked to those relatives, city officials estimate.

''There are a lot of neighborhoods here built solely with the money sent back from the U.S.,'' said Raimundo Santana, editor of the Immigrant, who recently returned after living legally in Massachusetts for eight years. ``You see a lot of homes with additions and parts that have been remodeled, all from their relatives.''

Brazil received about $6.4 billion last year from its citizens who live abroad, second only to Mexico among the countries of Latin America. A University of Sao Paulo study estimated that about 14 percent of the dollars sent from the estimated 1.5 million Brazilians living in the United States end up in this city of about 230,000 residents.

2006-11-20 07:00:44 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Immigration

Islamic terrorism has nothing to do with poverty. The Muslim terrorists are all educated and come from middle class families. Osama Bin Laden’s inheritance was a quarter of a billion dollars. His lieutenants are doctors and engineers. This claim that Muslims become terrorists because of poverty is a myth propagated by the leftists who see the solution to every problem in social engineering – take the money from the rich and make everyone equally poor. This is their panacea.

Muslim terrorists are motivated by their religious belief. One of the terrorists of London bombing (Mohammad Sidique Khan) left a tape in which he said:

I and thousands like me are forsaking everything for what we believe. Our drive and motivation doesn't come from tangible commodities that this world has to offer. Our religion is Islam, obedience to the one true God and following the footsteps of the final prophet. (This is the truth coming from the mouth of the horse.)

www.news.faithfreedom.org

2006-11-20 07:00:44 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

j.w cus ikno iv done it but cant remember what it is?

2006-11-20 07:00:43 · 13 answers · asked by x.charlotte 1 in Mathematics

When in contol of France, the Germans could have then been able to get their AIRPLANES and possibly submarines to Ireland.
In the west there was no radar stations for airplanes so why did the Germans not just invade small population, neutral Ireland and use it as an attack base????????????????????????

2006-11-20 07:00:42 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

she is a red female mini dachshund who is 9 months old. on her stomach is a large red rash with tiny black dots in it. it smells weird and it seems to itch her. i will get her to the vet as soon as i can, but i was wondering if anyone knew what it is and what i can do to make it feel better or heal in the meantime. thanks!

2006-11-20 07:00:31 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2006-11-20 07:00:23 · 13 answers · asked by silky 1 in Celebrities

ate out?

2006-11-20 07:00:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Singles & Dating

I mean, can they go to disco, go out with friends..?

2006-11-20 07:00:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

So I talked to a nurse today about back pain in my lower back. I thought something was terribly wrong. She told me to stop stressing, rest and take tylenol if i needed it. She said it could be just that I'm getting bigger in the front and its pushing on my back. I'm 17 weeks and pushing out a bit in the front. I just wondered if anyone else had experienced this. This is my first pregnancy and the nurse says its normal at 17 weeks unless you have bleeding, mucus or etc. Let me know. :)

2006-11-20 07:00:05 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy

I dress preppy but I really only like hardcore punk music like afi, nirvana, etc. I only dress preppy becuase all my friends wanted me too but how can I change back into dressing punk without being called poser? I think I am poser becuase I know I am punk but try to be preppy.

2006-11-20 07:00:00 · 14 answers · asked by girlsnotgreyx3 1 in Other - Beauty & Style

My mom wants me to make a list of things we cook on Thanksgiving to give to this family that just moved to America. I already got a small list

1. Turkey
2. Mashed Potatoes
3. Mashed Sweet potatoes
3. stuffing
4. bread rolls
5. pumkin pie

2006-11-20 06:59:55 · 19 answers · asked by fruit salad 6 in Thanksgiving

Im trying to find out whats included in the
-Windows Vista home edition basic
-Windows Vista home edition premium
-windows media center edition
eg. word, exel etc

2006-11-20 06:59:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Software

My doctor prescribed me the oral contraceptive Loestrin FE 1/21...but she told me to just take the white pills and chuck out the iron so that I would be taking 63 white pills and then nothing for a week and so on....Now, I just found out that Loestrin 21 is just the white pills with no iron but I was just wondering if the white pills had the same effect?????....
Why would she give me the ones with the iron pills if I was never gonna take them? I guess that pharmacy didnt carry the regular pack?
Im running out of pills and I want to get the regular Loestrin 21 cuz they less expensive.....

2006-11-20 06:59:51 · 3 answers · asked by stefania 2 in Women's Health

2006-11-20 06:59:50 · 6 answers · asked by ri00 1 in Turkey

So a few of us want to go to spring break this year, but we have already done bahamas, what are some other great locations we can look into for SB? More importantly stuff that is all inclusive and where driving is not an issue. Thanks!

2006-11-20 06:59:48 · 68 answers · asked by epatin06 1 in Other - Destinations

I am faling head over heals for this guy that is my best friends older brother!
I used to just like him, but now I know him quite more!
I think that he now likes me cause he stares at me and is absolutely the HOTTEST guy I ever knew!
I love his attitude it is just like mine! He is funny and whenever he gets a chance, well when I am on the phone with my best friend (mostly onloud speaker) he always talks to me and he just makes me fall into a Love Trance!! Is that normal?


I also am petrified to tell him how I feel cause it probably would ruin my friendship with him and his sister and I don't want to be humiliated!
I guess I will just always lovehim and it will always stay the same!:(
:(...................*cry*

I need advice :! plz!!!

2006-11-20 06:59:44 · 9 answers · asked by Kate B 1 in Singles & Dating

i have to write a mystery for English and i need some ideas!!!
nothing that is really gory please!!!

2006-11-20 06:59:37 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Homework Help

Can you please help me?...I really like this guy and he likes me back too. But he has never told me he loves me. We do hold hands and kiss and hug and do all other intimate stuff. But i don't know if he loves me or does he just want to have fun and then dump me? I don't even know if we're going out however we do see each other often like twice a month.

2006-11-20 06:59:36 · 10 answers · asked by dreamin of u 1 in Singles & Dating

2006-11-20 06:59:36 · 6 answers · asked by helen p 4 in Pregnancy