All categories - 23 April 2007

Any one have anyone to recommend if I like music like John Mayer, Jack Johnson, Blue October...?

2007-04-23 09:56:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Music

ok...

soo like...im trying to think of somthing REALLY nice i can do for my girlfreind for no reason at all. like...

i need some ideas on what you girls find sweet and romantic. i'm gonna try not to use your EXACT idea, but i wanna get a few pointers. im sick of supprising her with the same old flowers and a fancy little catch phrase on the card.

i need help please!!

lol thanks!

2007-04-23 09:56:48 · 4 answers · asked by billiard_man07 1 in Singles & Dating

Solve logarithmic equation: log(x–5) – log(3–x) = log1

2007-04-23 09:56:45 · 9 answers · asked by Michael S 1 in Mathematics

2007-04-23 09:56:35 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

For most people talking on a mobile phone, cooking dinner in the microwave or driving in a car is simply part of modern living in 21st century Britain.

But completing any such tasks is impossible for Debbie Bird - because she is allergic to modern technology.

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Debbie and her husband Tony often sleep in a silver-plated mosquito net

The 39-year-old is so sensitive to the electromagnetic field (emf) or 'smog' created by computers, mobile phones, microwave ovens and even some cars, that she develops a painful skin rash and her eyelids swell to three times their size if she goes near them.



Debbie Bird's eyelids swell to three times their size when she is exposed to microwaves
As a consequence, Mrs Bird, a health spa manager, has transformed her home into an EMF-free zone to try and stay healthy.
The walls are all covered in special carbon paint, the windows have a protective film on them and she and her husband, Tony, 45, even sleep under a silver-plated mosquito net to deflect the radiowaves.

'I can no longer do things that I used to take for granted,' Mrs Bird said last night. 'My day-to-day life has been seriously affected by EMF.

'I don't own a microwave. I don't use mobile phones at all. I can't even use a cordless phone. We have a plasma screen TV because the old style one gave out gamma rays, which brought on my reaction.

'I can't even get in my friend's BMW. If I do I immediately start getting a headache and my head starts tingling.

'Even shopping is a problem. I can't go in places like Starbucks where there is Wi-Fi broadband and always have to be aware of my environment.'

Mrs Bird first realised that she was electro-sensitive when she moved with her husband, a writer and environmental consultant, and their eight-year-old daughter, Antonia, to a new apartment in Bowden, near Altrincham, Greater Manchester.

Unbeknown to her, however, her neighbours were all using wireless internet connections and had cordless phones.

'At first I couldn't sleep,' Mrs Bird added. 'Then I started developing a skin reaction. I had a burning sensation down my face, on my forehead and elbows. I looked like I had been severely burnt on my forehead.

'I felt very tired all the time and my eye-lids would swell up to three times their size.'

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Debbie's home is a radio-wave free zone. A clear protective film has been put on the windows and the walls have been redecorated with a special carbon paint

Mrs Bird was referred to a skin specialist, but the problem was so severe the couple decided they had no option but to move to a new home, in nearby Hale, Greater Manchester.

They took electromagnetic readings of the property and set about making it safe. The house was completely re-wired, had clear protective film put on the windows and every wall was painted with black carbon paint, which cost £250 per tin, to deflect the harmful rays.

All the couple's bedroom curtains are also silver-plated and they sleep under a silver-plated mosquito net, which also protects against radiation.

Although the renovation was not cheap, Mrs Bird said it was worth it. Her skin rashes have gone and she no longer has trouble sleeping. Officially in the UK, electro-sensitivity (ES) does not exist as a medical condition.

Doctors say there is little scientific evidence to back up a link between EMF and poor health. They claim the symptoms, often attributed to flu or viruses, are psychosomatic.

But campaigners disagree. They reckon around 500 people are already being treated for ES and as many as five per cent of the population could be affected.

Rod Read, director of Electro-Sensitivity UK, said: 'I have seen hundreds of people who exhibit symptoms they directly attribute to the electrical items around them.

'But it is a politically incorrect illness, the Government or electronic companies don't want people thinking their mobile phones or microwaves are dangerous.

'In the past doctors have dismissed symptoms as something like flu, but the pathology is now established. It has a huge detrimental physical effect and stops people living normal lives.'

For more information or free advice contact info.eco.emf@btinternet.com

2007-04-23 09:56:28 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

i dont have any smoking aids, i am going cold turkey the hardest way. got any tips for me, what kind of food can help the cravings?

2007-04-23 09:56:25 · 7 answers · asked by luan r 2 in Other - Diseases

2007-04-23 09:56:24 · 4 answers · asked by dileep m 1 in Engineering

2007-04-23 09:56:06 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fashion & Accessories

Please help me?
I volunteer at a nursing home for the elderly, I hold the bingos every other monday. I am concerned that there is a lack of involvment in this activity,only 9 people attend this game. I would like to draw more people together as this is a good way for them to interact. I believe it has to do with the prizes we give which are only dimes as their winnings. I would like to make it a special event for them 1 time a month. I want to be able to give them better prizes which I think is the key to getting them more involved. What I need is some good ideas of what would be a good gift to give them to make this a blast. I do not know much about what elderly people need or want. But i know that i can rely on all your ideas to help me. think of your family and friends and please tell me how whatI can do for both the men and women gifts to draw their attention to become more involved with there interaction

2007-04-23 09:56:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Community Service

I would like to borrow $1.23 from a giving person to buy something special. Thanks!

2007-04-23 09:55:56 · 12 answers · asked by That one guy. 2 in Credit

She says spirit possession is fake, however I dont believe that, I think in some cases it can be real, rarer cases then seeing ghosts but I still dont think its bull, Do you really think Silvia Brown is real or is it all staged? I notice she never ever has anything bad to say about anyone, and she just seems so vague in her readings sometimes. Think she's Ligit?

2007-04-23 09:55:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

1. (y+4)(6y+10)=0

2007-04-23 09:55:42 · 1 answers · asked by Diamond E 1 in Mathematics

2007-04-23 09:55:38 · 4 answers · asked by johnathan B 2 in Military

find the area of the region enclosed by the lines and curves
1. x=2y^2, x=0, y=3
2. 4x = y^2 - 4. 4x = y + 16
3. y = sinx, y =x, x = pi/4

2007-04-23 09:55:34 · 2 answers · asked by jpatel10989 1 in Mathematics

2007-04-23 09:55:28 · 20 answers · asked by Sarah B 1 in Marriage & Divorce

2007-04-23 09:55:08 · 2 answers · asked by jnelson 2 in Honda

what new balance of power concept developed in the eighteenth century?

2007-04-23 09:55:00 · 2 answers · asked by angelic_rockr 2 in History

could Bush approve the plan from congress, pull most troops home.. and continue to run the war on nothing but mercenaries? after all.. we have a lot there already.... just wondering....

2007-04-23 09:54:56 · 1 answers · asked by pip 7 in Politics

i'm looking for a trainer that can help me prepare and build muscles to play for tennis. and along the way shed some pounds? what kind of trainer is that?

2007-04-23 09:54:50 · 2 answers · asked by Savanna 2 in Diet & Fitness

I am suppose to go on a trip tommorrow and have had breakthroughs for the last 7days starting on the 14th. I took two birth control pills at the same time. I am hoping that will work. Does anyone have any other suggestions?

2007-04-23 09:54:39 · 3 answers · asked by sammycolt 2 in Women's Health

i love eating at the old country buffet they have the best food

2007-04-23 09:54:36 · 10 answers · asked by tiffany_bratz 1 in Other - Dining Out

I am a high school student; I am about to graduate. I want to see if it is better for me to take the courses online or in a standard classroom...

2007-04-23 09:53:47 · 11 answers · asked by College Kid 5 in Higher Education (University +)

My bf really wants to do this, with a male or a female. I am a female. I would like to suprise him, but I have no idea how to choose someone, how to set it up, where to look, how to make sure the third party knows their place. I want to make it a good experience for both of us, but it is my first time and I don't want to look too inexperienced and have things be akward. Any insights and advice would be helpful. PS how do I insure that the person I choose doesn't have VD?

2007-04-23 09:53:43 · 21 answers · asked by susan 2 in Singles & Dating

Im sure that there is at least one girl in here that has been with a guy that has a girlfriend. What is it like for you? Did it bother you? And to clear any misconseptions i am a guy and i would never cheat on my gf.

2007-04-23 09:53:43 · 4 answers · asked by TX-ftball 2 in Singles & Dating

2007-04-23 09:53:35 · 18 answers · asked by Ed 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Exactly when did the notion arise that women were once treated as property? It is a very curious concept that a human was once treated as a sheep. I am inclined to disagree with this because said "property" had certain rights even in the ancient eras.

All in all, I have two questions:

1) Where is the proof that women were ever regarded as property? (Objective evidence, not feminist rhetoric, please, and note the cultures in which this occurred.)
2) Exactly when did this "tradition" stop?

I was under the assumption that women have ALWAYS been recognized as human beings and not as property, although they were governed by different social customs and rules.

2007-04-23 09:53:28 · 15 answers · asked by Robinson0120 4 in Gender Studies

2007-04-23 09:53:11 · 8 answers · asked by tiffany_bratz 1 in Fashion & Accessories

were known to the world such as circular motion?

2007-04-23 09:53:07 · 3 answers · asked by Jane A 3 in Physics

2007-04-23 09:53:06 · 3 answers · asked by jobees 6 in Swimming & Diving