All categories - 17 February 2007

why not China Japan India ,or anyplace in Africa? South America?

2007-02-17 03:28:26 · 26 answers · asked by bruce j 2 in Immigration

Does anyone know?

2007-02-17 03:28:16 · 5 answers · asked by Burgled! 2 in Other - Pets

I've noticed at my work as I walk into the building a obscenely large SUV parked in one of the handicap spots everyday. Now, this SUV is raised some 2 feet off the ground and outfitted with some sort of off road package. What bugs me is, if your so infirm that you cannot walk very far and need to use handicap parking, how does it look to drive a vehicle you need a rope to get into. Its not fitted with a lift system for wheel chair access so it just seems like BLING to impress people. What do you think?

2007-02-17 03:28:13 · 9 answers · asked by terrorfex01 5 in Other - Cars & Transportation

2007-02-17 03:28:09 · 3 answers · asked by isabella g 5 in Movies

2007-02-17 03:28:09 · 4 answers · asked by Paul K 1 in Computer Networking

2007-02-17 03:28:03 · 19 answers · asked by Kelsey 5 in Polls & Surveys

Colgate
Ashten
Hurley

this is for a boy, I LOVE unique names. thanks much love

2007-02-17 03:28:02 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

2007-02-17 03:27:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in English Football

Criminals getting compensation, kids running riot, I'm not safe on the street or in my house and I can not defend myself. The police have become next to useless because of it.

2007-02-17 03:27:55 · 14 answers · asked by Numptey 3 in Law Enforcement & Police

I had chow mein when I was in India.. it's a popular dish in Delhi homes, from my experience..

How do i make it.. any help would be appreciated!!

God bless.

2007-02-17 03:27:47 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cooking & Recipes

My right ear is fine but my left ear is swollen and red. Pus comes out of it. I don't want to take out my earring and repierce.It hurts when I wipe my ear with alcohol coz it's swollen!I don't know what to do!HELP!

2007-02-17 03:27:36 · 5 answers · asked by charlotte 2 in Other - Beauty & Style

2007-02-17 03:27:35 · 10 answers · asked by puku_cu 1 in Philosophy

2007-02-17 03:27:22 · 1 answers · asked by mr_l3ankshot 1 in Words & Wordplay

2007-02-17 03:27:20 · 24 answers · asked by JaMaHo 2 in Polls & Surveys

2007-02-17 03:27:20 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family

She also hates tissue paper and she cries when anybody comes near her nose. Please help.

2007-02-17 03:27:20 · 17 answers · asked by lovemeacb4e 2 in Newborn & Baby

in the filme the wizard of oz what was smelt from poppys which made the characters fall asleep?.....

2007-02-17 03:27:19 · 10 answers · asked by chance 1 in Theater & Acting

She thinks that she is soooooo ugly! Is she??
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j49/horsebookworm/2006_08_11Megan.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j49/horsebookworm/2007_02_09201.jpg
ok pics of her. the first is her best

the second pic was taken two days ago!

these are the pics from yesterday, just repeating the question

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j49/horsebookworm/2007_02_15schoolpets038.jpg

2007-02-17 03:27:16 · 10 answers · asked by Unknown. 3 in Adolescent

I know that Dark Chocolate is good for the heart; but not when drunk with milk. So, how long before/after having some dark chocolate can I have milk?

2007-02-17 03:27:16 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

Global warming ethics, pork and profits

By Paul Driessen
web posted February 12, 2007

The ink has barely dried on its new code of conduct, and already Congress is redefining ethics and pork to fit a global warming agenda. As Will Rogers observed, "with Congress, every time they make a joke, it's a law. And every time they make a law, it's a joke."

However, life-altering, economy-wrecking climate bills are no laughing matter. That's why we need to recognize that the Kyoto Protocol and proposed "climate protection" laws will not stabilize the climate, even if CO2 is to blame. It's why we must acknowledge that money to be made, and power to be gained, from climate alarmism and symbolism is a major reason so many are getting on the climate "consensus" bandwagon.

In accusing ExxonMobil of giving "more than $19 million since the late 1990s" to public policy institutes that promote climate holocaust "denial," Senate Inquisitors Olympia Snowe and Jay Rockefeller slandered both the donor and recipients. Moreover, this is less than half of what Pew Charitable Trusts and allied foundations contributed to the Pew Center on Climate Change alone over the same period. It's a pittance compared to what US environmental groups spent propagating climate chaos scare stories.

It amounts to 30 cents for every $1,000 that the US, EU and UN spent since 1993 (some $80 billion all together) on global warming catastrophe research. And it ignores the fact that the Exxon grants also supported malaria control, Third World economic development and many other efforts.

Aside from honest, if unfounded, fears of climate disasters, why might others support climate alarmism?

Scientists who use climate change to explain environmental changes improve their chances of getting research grants from foundations, corporations – and US government programs that budget a whopping $6.5 billion for global warming in 2007. They also increase the likelihood of getting headlines and quotes in news stories: "Climate change threatens extinction of rare frogs, scientist says." Climate disaster skeptics face an uphill battle on grants, headlines and quotes.

Politicians get to grandstand green credentials, cement relationships with activists who can support reelection campaigns and higher aspirations, magically transform $14-billion in alternative energy pork into ethical planetary protection, and promote policies that otherwise would raise serious eyebrows.

Corporate actions that cause even one death are dealt with severely; but praise is heaped on federal mileage standards that cause hundreds of deaths, as cars are downsized and plasticized to save fuel and reduce emissions. High energy prices are denounced at congressional hearings, if due to market forces – but praised if imposed by government "to prevent climate change." Drilling in the Arctic or off our coasts is condemned, even to create jobs, tax revenues and enhanced security; but subsidizing wind power to generate 2% of our electricity is lauded, even if giant turbines despoil millions of acres and kill millions of birds.

Alarmist rhetoric has also redefined corporate social responsibility, created the Climate Action Partnership and launched the emerging Enviro-Industrial Complex.

Environmental activists have turned climate fears into successful fund-raising tools – and a brilliant strategy for achieving their dream of controlling global resource use, technological change and economic development, through laws, treaties, regulations and pressure campaigns. Recent developments promise to supercharge these efforts.

Environmental Defense is collaborating with Morgan Stanley, to promote emission trading systems and other climate change initiatives – giving ED direct monetary and policy stakes in the banking, investment and political arenas, and in any carbon allowance or cap-and-trade programs Congress might enact. Other environmental groups, companies and Wall Street firms will no doubt follow their lead.

ED designed and led the disingenuous campaign that persuaded many healthcare agencies to ban DDT, resulting in millions of deaths from malaria. Greenpeace, Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, ED and other groups still post deceitful claims about DDT on their websites, further delaying progress against this killer disease. By blaming climate change for malaria, they deflect criticism for their vile actions.

Climate catastrophe claims enable activists to gain official advisory status with companies and governments on environmental issues. They also make it "ethical" for Rainforest Action Network and other pressure groups to oppose power generation in Third World countries, where few have access to electricity – and thereby keep communities perpetually impoverished.

Meanwhile, Prince Charles gets lionized for appropriating 62 first class jetliner seats for his entourage of 20, on a trans-Atlantic trip to receive an environmental prize and lecture Americans on saving the Earth – because at least he didn't use his private jet.

Companies in the CAP and EIC can develop and promote new product lines, using tax breaks, subsidies, legal mandates and regulatory provisions to gain competitive advantages. They get favorable coverage from the media, and kid-glove treatment from members of Congress who routinely pillory climate chaos skeptics.

Some worry that this could become a license to further redefine corporate ethics, present self-interest as planet-saving altruism, and profit from questionable arrangements with environmental groups and Congress. Certainly, cap-and-trade rules will create valuable property rights and reward companies that reduce CO2 emissions, often by replacing old, inefficient, high-polluting plants that they want to retire anyway.

DuPont and BP will get money for biofuels, GE for its portfolio of climate protection equipment, ADM for ethanol, Lehman Brothers for emission trading and other deals. Environmental activists will be able to influence corporate, state and federal policy, and rake in still more cash. Insurance companies can blame global warming for rate increases and coverage denials.

Lobbying and deal-brokering will enter a new era. As Thenardier the innkeeper observed in Les Miserables, "When it comes to fixing prices, there are lots of tricks he knows. Jees, it's just amazing how it grows." Indeed, the opportunities to "game the system" will be limited only by one's "eco-magination."

To determine the losers, look in the mirror. Activists and politicians are creating a Frankenstein climate monster on steroids. Were it real, we'd need to dismantle our economy and living standards to slay the beast. How else could we eliminate 80–90% of US and EU fossil fuel emissions by 2050, to stabilize carbon dioxide emissions and (theoretically) a climate that has always been anything but stable?

Think lifestyles circa 1900, or earlier. Ponder the British environment minister's latest prescription: World War II rationing, no meat or cheese, restrictions on air travel, no veggies that aren't grown locally. France wants a new government agency that would single out, police and penalize countries that "abuse the Earth." Others want to put little solar panels on African huts, while kleptocratic dictators get millions of dollars for trading away their people's right to generate electricity and emit CO2.

We should improve energy efficiency, reduce pollution, and develop new energy technologies. But when we demand immediate action to prevent exaggerated or imaginary crises, we stifle debate, railroad through programs that don't work, create enough pork to fill 50 Chicago stockyards, and impose horrendous unintended consequences on countless families. That is shortsighted and immoral.

2007-02-17 03:27:13 · 13 answers · asked by mission_viejo_california 2 in Politics

My husband and I are looking into adopting a baby, possibly from China [3 failed IVF attempts, been trying for a baby for five years]. I would really like to hear you story and experiences. Thank you

2007-02-17 03:27:12 · 2 answers · asked by Ella 1 in Family

2007-02-17 03:27:09 · 9 answers · asked by Eman O 1 in Law Enforcement & Police

What actress would be fit to play a rich, ***** whose brother falls for their maid and th whole family disapproves who would be fit to play the sister I was thinking Cameron Diaz, or Eva Longoria who do you think?

2007-02-17 03:27:05 · 4 answers · asked by jj 1 in Celebrities

I went to answer, there are at least three similar questions, all CLOSED. So here is the same question.

2007-02-17 03:26:53 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in NASCAR

Im having twin boys and i was wondering about the names that we came up with for them....are they ok.....
Elijah Michael and Joshua Isaac......

2007-02-17 03:26:43 · 57 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baby Names

2007-02-17 03:26:43 · 3 answers · asked by T. M 1 in Media & Journalism

My operating system is XP in Spanish and I have word 2003 in Spanish, too. However, I write in English and Spanish very often and I want a reliable updated version of the spelling check so I can check what I write in English because the one by default isn't so good at it. If you need extra info let me know, Thanks in advance!

2007-02-17 03:26:41 · 1 answers · asked by VEROCley 2 in Software

i am thnking to start to learn programming. i am completly new to programming world. now i have two questions.

first i want to know which language is better to learn for beginners
visual basic 2005 or visual c # 2005.
second few people told me as you are beginner you cant learn VB 2005 or c # 2005 directly, you have to have good command over vb 6 or c or c++ now. i am confused. should i learn directly 2005?

2007-02-17 03:26:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Programming & Design