All categories - 11 December 2006

I like to think I am up there with most things, but isn't Nicole Ritchie's dad Lionel Ritchie? And isn't he of a dark skin persuasion? So why does she look so white? Is she using Michael Jackson's skin cream or have I missed something????

2006-12-11 22:56:38 · 23 answers · asked by Juliette 3 in Celebrities

What is the difference between the victorian period and today's modern 2 storey house of masonary wall construction?

2006-12-11 22:56:35 · 5 answers · asked by stav_rock 2 in Maintenance & Repairs

Guys... when your crush is dating another boy (your crush is loving someone else), will you still love your crush the same way although your crush has a boyfriend? Or you will move on and seek another girl for your life?
Please help me guys!
Thank you....

2006-12-11 22:56:31 · 9 answers · asked by alyson.s 2 in Singles & Dating

73. O people, here is a parable that you must ponder carefully: the idols you set up beside GOD can never create a fly, even if they banded together to do so. Furthermore, if the fly steals anything from them, they cannot recover it; weak is the pursuer and the pursued.

74. They do not value GOD as He should be valued. GOD is the Most Powerful, the Almighty.

75. GOD chooses from among the angels messengers, as well as from among the people. GOD is Hearer, Seer.

76. He knows their past and their future. To GOD belongs the ultimate control of all matters.

77. O you who believe, you shall bow, prostrate, worship your Lord, and work righteousness, that you may succeed.
http://www.submission.org/suras/sura22.html

2006-12-11 22:56:26 · 14 answers · asked by A2Z 4 in Religion & Spirituality

... he gets into his parents bed, but - finding there's not much room - reaches over to his father and lets some of his air out.

Wheeeeeeeee

Little red balloon is settled for a while but soon becomes squashed. He reaches over to his mother and lets some of her air out too.

Wheeeeeeee.

He then closes his eyes and tries to sleep, but is STILL uncomfortable - so reaches up and lets some of his own air out.

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Finding himself in immense comfort, he closes his eyes once more and enjoys a terrific night's sleep.

In the morning he wakes up to find mother balloon and father balloon staring crossly at him.

"Well," says father balloon, "You've let me down, you've let your mother down and you've let yourself down."

2006-12-11 22:56:23 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Jokes & Riddles

My neighbor's dog has too much fur!

2006-12-11 22:56:19 · 10 answers · asked by jennifer g 7 in Polls & Surveys

Ok so there is this guy that my friend is going out with and they have been going out for at least 3 weeks.And then my other friend has been going out with this guy for about 1 week and they hug every time in the hallway. My other friend keeps on asking me how can i hug him normallly without embarrassment? what should i tell her??Thanks and happy holiday!!

Sorry its so long!! :-)

2006-12-11 22:56:16 · 8 answers · asked by tErI :-) 2 in Singles & Dating

i heard that if u take it that it makes you gay

2006-12-11 22:56:15 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

i guess im like medium complected, im tired of dark hair, so im look for something thta will stand out more, i will be getting extensions soon since i have really short hair.. please some one help me out.. and i already had like a honey with blonde hilites(sp) and it didnt really suit me..
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y182/lx_chik/me/Picture947.jpg
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http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y182/lx_chik/All%20of%20Me/Picture780.jpg


and i was thinking of this.. since ill be getting extensions..
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/1wish_cristiano/a_lima.png
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/1wish_cristiano/00978_AdrianaLima_JMcCarth_6455101.jpg


thanks =]

2006-12-11 22:56:09 · 11 answers · asked by lx_chik 1 in Hair

This has been slowly happening for the past 3 or 4 days. She is vomiting brownish liquid - sometimes a little foamy. When she got up to walk this morning she almost fell down like she has lost her coordination or has no strenght. I finally gave her some Pepto Bismol and she has a temp of 100.6 which is pretty low. Does it sound like she has been poisioned or just a some other kind of sickness going on? She is up to date on shots and heartworm negative- and on heartworm preventative. I used to work for a vet about 10 years ago so I usually know what to do when she gets a little sick but this time she has me worried and I need some help. So far- the pepto bismol has helped her and she has drank some water - but only a little bit. If she continues to get worse I will take her to the vet TODAY--SO please no hateful answers accussing me of being cheap and uncaring ---which is the response some people get when they ask for help with dog issues.

2006-12-11 22:56:07 · 13 answers · asked by Ohwhyme? 2 in Dogs

Hi there girls....^_^

Life has been hitting hard on me for the last few days.....:(
And I dunno, but suddenly, I wanted to know whether girls wud go for me when I told them about me.....^_^

So here is a bit abt me.....FIRSTLY, I am a person who thinks about others....:) I dunno why, but I somehow feel what others are feeling, when I see thier faces.I am always thinking if he/she is comfy or not. I am very concerned about my frends.
I am too generous.......again, I really dunno why, but I really LIKE giving and sharing...^_^

I am a fun loving and very very humourous dude....:) I can make hearty jokes, can make a girl LAUGH OUT LOUD and can make a bad day...a fun day!!

I know what things to do when and how....^_^ I know when I shud stop being stupid, stop being naughty and stop being too funny....etc etc...^_^ I'm a really interesting person, and not a day is boring, when I am around...^_^ I know how I can make girls happy...^_^ I am a romantic kinda guy, like a real romeo.

2006-12-11 22:56:05 · 3 answers · asked by Romeo (The Original) 2 in Singles & Dating

with refrence to the da vinci code?

2006-12-11 22:56:04 · 6 answers · asked by advicer 1 in History

2006-12-11 22:55:58 · 17 answers · asked by ? 5 in Polls & Surveys

colored clothes ? whites ? etc.

2006-12-11 22:55:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cleaning & Laundry

2006-12-11 22:55:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Hair

2006-12-11 22:55:44 · 1 answers · asked by David W 1 in Engineering

2006-12-11 22:55:30 · 23 answers · asked by dawnyo2003 1 in Cats

2006-12-11 22:55:19 · 24 answers · asked by patrixdotcom 4 in Wrestling

Got a call from a lawyers office that said they were going to bring a civil suit against me for 870$ and that if I settle out of court it would be cheaper because they wont charge an additional 800$ filing fee. Is this legitamate or a bill collectors trick? This account is over 4 years old.

2006-12-11 22:55:03 · 9 answers · asked by Michael J 1 in Credit

Does anyone know what it means if you continue to have nightmares? I keep having dreams of almost dying or someone trying to kill me. It is really concerning me because I do not have these thoughts while I am awake. It really scares me because I do not know why or what it means?

2006-12-11 22:54:54 · 4 answers · asked by *sexy mocha* 4 in Psychology

I just bought a corset top, i really like it, but i hvae no clue what to wear with it! should i stick to skirts or pants? what sort?

2006-12-11 22:54:50 · 12 answers · asked by meli melo 1 in Fashion & Accessories

I stopped the depo-provera shot in November of 2006. While I was on it, I never had periods except maybe twice in the 3 years i was on it. I switched to the pill and had my period right away on the 4th week.

By the way, I am not trying to concieve. But I thought this would be the best category to put it. Thankyou!

Now that I'm having periods again, does that mean I'm fertile? Does that mean I am able to concieve? I heard the depo can take up to a year or more for it's affects to leave the body and some women don't get there period untill that time. But I had mine, it was a normal period and lasted around a week.

2006-12-11 22:54:47 · 7 answers · asked by Mommy to a Baby Girl ♥ 2 in Trying to Conceive

want a project on servlets and jsp. can any one help me out.

2006-12-11 22:54:42 · 4 answers · asked by deepthi d 1 in Programming & Design

Do you feel more Celtic, more Angle, more Saxon, more Norman, more Dane, or more of something else?

2006-12-11 22:54:39 · 28 answers · asked by Alyosha 4 in History

2006-12-11 22:54:07 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

Asad Khan"

Ours is an era of space probes, computer chips, laser surgeries and cloning. If we were to label any book as a revelation from God, we couldn't help but to scrutinize this Scripture using modern scientific knowledge. It could not be that a revelation, proclaiming itself from God, could constitute aspects contradicting established scientific facts. How could we assume otherwise, when God is the one who created the universe and the laws operating within it.

The Quran was revealed 1400 years ago to the last Prophet of God, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as a guidance for all humanity. The entire Quran has been committed to memory by millions of Muslims around the world and has been preserved by God from any interpolations, for continuing guidance. Although the Quran is a religious book with a total of about 6600 plus verses dealing with many aspects of a person's life, about 1000 of those verses are of scientific nature, none contradicting established scientific facts. Dr. T.V.N. Persaud [1], professor of Anatomy, says: "You have an illiterate person (Prophet Muhammad) making profound statements that are amazingly accurate, of a scientific nature...I personally can't see how this could be mere chance, there are too many accuracies and like Dr. Moore, I have no difficulty in my mind reconciling that this is a divine inspiration or revelation which lead him to these statements".
Besides providing guidelines in personal, social, moral and spiritual spheres of humanity, the Quran touches upon diverse scientific topics like astronomy, geology, embryology, genetics, biology, archeology etc. Some of these are mentioned below to prove the Quran's Divine origin.

The Big Bang !

Currently, the Big Bang model of the origin of the universe is the cosmological paradigm most widely accepted by astronomers. It holds that about 15 billion years ago the universe began with the explosive expansion of a single, extremely dense matter, the primordial mass. Only after the development of radio telescopes in 1937 that, the necessary observational precision was achieved in order for astronomers to arrive at the above conclusion. What does the Quran say about our universe's origin?
"Do not the unbelievers see that the Heavens and the earth were joined together, then We split them apart." (21:30)

Expanding Universe

In 1925, Edwin Hubble (after whom the Hubble Space telescope is named) provided the observational evidence for the expansion of the universe. Stephen Hawking (author of 'A Brief History of Time') states: "The universe is not static, as had previously been thought, it is expanding". So what did God reveal in the Quran, 1400 years ago?
"And the firmament, We constructed with power and skill and verily We are expanding it" (51:47) ("We" is the Arabic plural of respect, not the Christian plural of 'trinity")

The Existence of Sun's Orbit

Ancient people use to believe that the Sun revolves around the earth. Later, Nicholas Copernicus in 1512, laid his Heliocentric Theory of Planetary motion, which placed the sun motionless in the center of the solar system with all the planets revolving around it. Modern science tells us now that the sun too is not still, but is in motion.

The sun traveling at roughly 150 miles per second takes about 200 million years to complete one revolution around the center of our Milky Way Galaxy and 25 days to make one complete rotation around its own axis. See how beautifully and accurately God revealed this phenomenon in the Quran:
"It is He who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, all (the celestial bodies) swim along, each in its orbit with its own motion." (21:33)

Conquest of Space by Human

Human exploration and the conquest of space began with the launching of the Russian Satellite, Sputnik I on Oct. 4, 1957. Then followed the launching of humans into space, which eventually led to a manned space flight to the Moon on July 20th, 1967. Thus the dream of humanity since the dawn of civilization to go beyond the earth to the heavens was realized.
The Quran, 1400 years ago, clearly predicted human's advancement and the possibility of space flight.
"O assembly of Jinns and humans, if you can penetrate the regions of the heavens and the earth, then penetrate them! You will not penetrate them save with a power (of God)." (55:33)

The Protective Atmosphere

Earth is constantly bombarded by meteoroids that disintegrate upon the atmosphere and by lethal rays emitted by the sun. This UV radiation is absorbed by the Ozone layer forming the outer fringe of our atmosphere. Thus our atmosphere along with its Ozone layer is a protective covering for us. Life possibly could not have existed without it. How meticulously, does our Lord sustain and protect us against this atmospheric destruction.

"And We have made the atmosphere a protective roof, yet do they turn away from the Signs which these things point to." (21:32)

Embryology

The Dutch naturalist Anthony van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) produced lenses powerful enough to prove that many tiny creatures are not spontaneously generated but are produced from eggs. The science of Embryology as we know it today did not discover many of the detailed aspects of human embryonic development until the 1970s, using powerful microscopes, ultra sound and fiber optics technology. See how the Quran described the stages of embryonic development.
"God fashioned man from a small quantity (of sperm)" (16:4) Fertilization takes place with only one sperm among several tens of million produced by man.
"Then We placed him as a drop in a place of rest" (23:13) Implantation of the blastocyst in the uterus.
"Then We made the drop into a leech like structure... " (23:14) This resemblance of the human embryo to a leech is an appropriate description of the human embryo from days 7-24, when it clings to the endometrium of the uterus.
"And He (God) gave you hearing and sight and feeling and understanding. " (32:9) The internal ears appear before the eyes, and the brain (the sight of understanding) differentiates last.

Dr. E. Marshall Johnson [2] Professor of Anatomy, concluded after studying verses from Quran: "The Quran describes not only the development of external form but emphasizes also the internal stages - the stages inside the embryo of its creation and development, emphasizing major events recognized by contemporary science... so I see nothing in conflict with the concept that divine intervention was involved..."

Gender Determination

The concept of "Gender Determination" as being described by geneticists, is one of the outstanding informations revealed to us in the Quran. This information is now a known fact, that sperms are the deciding factors in determining the type of gender (male or female) in the new embryo. This determination through the male sperm is due to the fact that sperms have an X and Y chromosomes, while the female ovum has only X Chromosomes (X, X). Through the Quran, The Almighty informs us that it is the male sperms that determine the type of gender for the new offspring:
"Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled (without purpose)? Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in humble form)? Then did (God) make and fashion (him) in due proportion. And of him He made two sexes, male and female..." (75:36-40)

Existence of Pairs in All Creation

Before the dawn of the modern era, humans conceived that only animal life was divided into two genders, male and female. Then the discovery was made that this phenomenon was present in plants and vegetation too. We have found this reality existing in every creation, animate as well as inanimate, though in different forms. In electricity, these two genders can be classified as positive and negative. North and south pole describe it in magnetism, electron and proton in atoms, matter and antimatter etc. Even bacteria could be positive or negative, while the truth is, this creation is made of pairs. At the time the Holy Quran was being revealed in the 7th century C.E., we knew of pairing in animals and plants only, but the Quran describes the phenomenon in the most lucid manner:
"Hallowed is He, Who created pairs in all things, those that grow from the earth and of themselves, and what they know not." (36:36)

The Quranic statement:

"...And what they know not" is as true today, as it was when Holy Quran was revealed. Though we have discovered that every created thing exists in pair, we have yet to discover many things that exist.

We have expounded scientific marvels from the Holy Quran to convince sincere seekers of truth that it is the infallible Word of God. No mortal being can ever speak with such authority, finality, knowledge, perfection, and precision coupled with exotic beauties of expression, as does God in the Quran.

By realizing these Truths about the Quran and the religion of Islam revealed by our Creator and Sustainer, many modern scientists are turning towards it.
Dr. Keith Moore [3], Professor of Embryology, after analyzing the verses of the Quran for three years comments: "It has been a pleasure for me to help clarify statements in the Quran about Human Development. It is clear to me that these statements must have come to Muhammad from God or Allah because almost all of this knowledge was not discovered until many centuries later"

Dr. Maurice Bucaille [4], French Physician, after studying Quran and comparing it with modern science, addressed the French Academy of Medicine in 1976 proclaimed: "Our knowledge of these disciplines is such, that it is impossible to explain how a text produced at the time of the Quran could have contained ideas that have only been discovered in modern times".

Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson [5], Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, proclaims: "...These Hadiths (sayings of Muhammad) could not have been obtained on the basis of the scientific knowledge that was available at the time of the writer (7th century)...It follows that not only is there no conflict between genetics and religion (Islam) but in fact religion (Islam) may guide science by adding revelation to some of the traditional scientific approaches.. . There exist statements in the Quran shown centuries later to be valid which support knowledge in the Quran having been derived from God".

Dr. Tejatet Tejasen [6], Professor of Anatomy, attending the Eighth Saudi Medical Conference, stood up and likewise announced: "From my studies and what I have learnt at this conference, I believe that everything that has been recorded in the Quran 1400 years ago must be true. That can be proved the scientific way".
These men of knowledge, in their unbiased studies of the Quran, all proclaimed its truthfulness as a Revelation of Almighty God.

"Soon we will show them Our Signs in the (furthest) regions (of the earth) and in their own soul, until it becomes manifest to them that this is the Truth..." (41:53)
Guidance to humanity proclaimed in the Quran is complete and applicable to all societies and all times. Whether we are living in the Stone Age or the Space Age, riding in horse pulled carriages or flying in Space Shuttles, we haven't changed a bit. We still possess physical and emotional desires, we live in societies, interact with one another, establish social, political and economic systems; thus the relevant need for guidance by our Creator in all these spheres of our life. Islam is the only religion which is totally compatible with scientific facts and provides complete, explicit and clear guidance in all spheres of life.

The Quran was revealed in Arabic, but translation of its meaning are available in English and other languages for non-Arabs. Likewise Islam is not restricted to people of the east or Arabs, it is a universal religion revealed for all of mankind.
We invite all sincere humans to study Islam with an open mind. Don't blindly follow the whims and paganistic influences of the environment around us. God bestowed upon us this superb mind to seek and live the truth; for we all will be accountable on the Day of Judgment for our beliefs and deeds. Don't delay your salvation. Welcome to Islam!

References:
1) Dr. T.V.N. Persaud, Professor and Head of the Department of Anatomy, University of Manitoba, Canada, received in 1991 the most distinguished award presented in the field of Anatomy in Canada, the J.C.B. Grand Award.
2) Dr. E. Marshall Johnson, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, and the Director of the Daniel Baugh Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA
3) Dr. Keith Moore, Professor of Embryology, Department of Anatomy, Univ. of Toronto, Canada, recipient of numerous awards and honors, including in 1984, the J.C.B. Grand Award, which is the highest honor granted by the Canadian Association of Anatomists.
4) Dr. Maurice Bucaille, French Physician, Author of 'The Bible, the Quran and Science, Seghers, Paris, 1987.
5) Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, and the President of the American Fertility Society.
6) Dr. Tejatet Tejasen, Professor and Head of Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chiang, Thailand


Suggested Readings
1. The Holy Quran Abdullah Yusuf Ali (trans.)
2. The Life of Muhammad By Hayykal
3. Towards Understanding Islam By Abul Ala Maududi
4. Jesus: A Prophet of Islam. By. M. Ataur Rahim
5. The Bible, The Quran and Science By Maurice Bucaille

2006-12-11 22:53:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i'm going to buy a dog at the begining of next year i will be living in scotland what dog should i buy

2006-12-11 22:53:44 · 16 answers · asked by jc 2 in Dogs

a breast cancer.after a week, i feel pain in my leftside of my heart.what is this? i also feel pain every on my left chest evry afternoon, its like pinching pain.

2006-12-11 22:53:19 · 4 answers · asked by myself 2 in Women's Health

I want to visit otty.I planned to go by drive from Bangalore to Otty..Can u pl tell the exact distance between bangalore and otty.
Can you tell me the distance between Mysore and Otty.
as well as coimbatore and otty.

2006-12-11 22:53:17 · 10 answers · asked by Sudipta P 1 in Chennai

He seemed to hold the country together with less killing than is going on now

2006-12-11 22:53:13 · 18 answers · asked by Sparks 2 in Military