All categories - 10 August 2007

check this out ... Indian researcher Veerabhadran Ramanathan from Scripps talks about the Asian Brown Cloud that he (and others) discovered in 1999. Latest measurements as reported in the journal Nature on Aug 2nd [see link below] suggest that burning biofuels for cooking, etc. by the poor people of Asia is a greater source of global warming than buring fossil fuels by the developed nations.

{This is because uncontrolled burning of this sort creates a huge amounts of soot per energy unit which modern fossil fuel burning does not.}

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This suggests that what the world needs is less of Al Gore and more economic development in poor countries.

We could help that by giving free trade to every country whose GDP per worker is less than 1/5th of ours.


What do you think?


[link: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v448/n7153/edsumm/e070802-01.html]

2007-08-10 05:36:54 · 5 answers · asked by Spock (rhp) 7 in Global Warming

2007-08-10 05:36:23 · 4 answers · asked by rudegalx2002 1 in Books & Authors

Okay, so here it is...my husband is in the military. When he is out of uniform (or in for that matter), and someone asks what he does for a living, he will tell them. Why do people at that point think it is okay to give their opinion (usually people with a neg. opinion) about the military, or the war? When you find out someone is a lawyer (or some other disliked professioin), you don't automatically make rude comments to them. Why do people think it is okay to do that to our servicemen? Nobody asked what their opinion was! I TRULY don't understand peoples' need to voice their unwanted, unasked opinions to our soldiers. It's like they aren't capable of showing respect to that person, simply because they don't agree with the war, or do not understand the military itself. I am sure that there isn't any good answer to this, but I pose the question anyways... Why? I can think of no other profession that deserves the respect that this one does, even if you don't agree w/ the war.

2007-08-10 05:36:14 · 26 answers · asked by Amy B 3 in Military

My Grandma gave me a $15 check for helping her around the house. She said all I have to do is sign it and cash it at her bank without being charged, but my mom said I would need a Florida I.D. since I don't have a bank account. The whole thing is really confusing. By the way, I'm only 15.

2007-08-10 05:36:07 · 4 answers · asked by bmn530 1 in Other - Business & Finance

It's usually in a small and fancy bottle whenever someone who is rich in a movie pours a glass for someone. It is generally drunk in small amounts.

2007-08-10 05:36:06 · 6 answers · asked by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 in Beer, Wine & Spirits

2007-08-10 05:35:58 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

oh, you're still pissed about THAT?

2007-08-10 05:35:50 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-10 05:35:46 · 8 answers · asked by norrieboy69 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-08-10 05:35:44 · 24 answers · asked by × 7 in Polls & Surveys

i like ramen noodles or i munch on cereal.
I also like drinking Apple juice.

2007-08-10 05:35:38 · 32 answers · asked by !//*~Sarah~*\\! 2 in Polls & Surveys

life and have been told by a doc that they were panic attacks. Until recently they were seldom but recently i have been experiencing them every day. I actually went to the ER last week because I got so scared and couldn't breath and got real hot and sweaty and almost passed out. They did a EKG and chest X-RAY and a blood test ( for clots?) and all came back normal. It has never been this bad and i'm a little worried about what to do next. I am pretty healthy 135, 5'3 and 24ys/o. I did have a c-section with my 1st but no other health problems or history. I am on no meds and never have been. My dad says he also has this sort of pain sometimes he is 47. My grandparents are still alive but my greatg's did have some heart and cancer history. The pain is on the left side breast about 1 inch left of the breastbone and lasts anywhere from 1 to 5 minutes and feels like a sharp pull when i breath in or out. Especially when i breath deeply, i don't think it's anxeity all input is greatly apprecia

2007-08-10 05:35:21 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

I'm stuck at work, asking random questions, eating a salad. But it is Friday and I have weekend plans at lake.

How are your doing today?

2007-08-10 05:35:16 · 24 answers · asked by Just Life, Trying To Live It. 5 in Polls & Surveys

and if it doesn't work does that mean god just isn't listening and doesn't care?

2007-08-10 05:34:56 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Determine whether the given number is a solution to the equation.
3x - 7 = 2x + 1
Is 5 a solution to this equation?

2007-08-10 05:34:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mathematics

He keeps texting me with accusations that I cheated on him and blah blah blah, when in fact he is the one who cheated and i left him. This has been going on for 3 months. I changed my number once and he somehow got it again.
I need to know some very clever comebacks to his idiot statements.
It's very hard to aviod or ignore, I have and I can't stand him saying those things about me.
He has even texted my new boyfriend and told him lies. He has tried to break us up by saying that I am still sleeping with him, which is not true. I know there is a clever way to handle this!!! HELP!!!
I'm about to go insane. Any suggestions?

2007-08-10 05:34:10 · 11 answers · asked by fashion4dummies 2 in Singles & Dating

Whites are now in the minority in nearly one in 10 U.S. counties. And that increased diversity, fueled by immigration and higher birth rates among blacks and Hispanics, is straining race relations and sparking a backlash against immigrants in many communities.

"There's some culture shock," said Mark Mather of the Population Reference Bureau, a Washington-based research agency. "But I think there is a momentum building, and it is going to continue."

See link - http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,292673,00.html

Question - What are your thoughts ?

2007-08-10 05:34:04 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government

My wife and I have been married for 13 years.We have 3 children,aging parents,we each have a career,countless other demands.To top it off,she is a perfectionist in all things,so she is always stressed about somthing.Often she has not much time and energy left at the end of the day for romance.
What do you sugest?

2007-08-10 05:33:39 · 19 answers · asked by FORDMAN 2 in Marriage & Divorce

...no judgment here.
...just wondering, because, you know, in REAL life you can't go around asking this, lol!
me? ....135, maybe 140... and it's a lot of muscle, baby...
; D

2007-08-10 05:33:36 · 39 answers · asked by Catz Ladee 7 in Polls & Surveys

Basically I received an e-mail from some co- workers. I don't know if it's true or not but it sounds interesting. But I don't want to be outside just standing arounding with my head to the sky and nothing happens. They stated that Mars will be the brightest star starting in August.It will end on Aug. 27th when Mars will actually be visible about 34.65 miles away from Earth.It will appear we have two moons. The next time this may appear is year 2287. Fact or Fiction?

2007-08-10 05:33:29 · 21 answers · asked by lilgirlknockout 1 in Astronomy & Space

What is the point of dental dam? Wouldn't saran wrap (cling film) do the same thing?

2007-08-10 05:33:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Singles & Dating

What is it you are wearing? I am looking like maybe a 4, working in some dockers a short sleeve shirt and tennis shoes. I can't wait for Saturday

2007-08-10 05:33:10 · 21 answers · asked by Red Phantom 5 in Polls & Surveys

I am new to supervising. I am in charge of one person. I get orders from above about what my person is doing wrong or unfavorable. I then need to communicate the message. I don't think the person takes it well because I am getting negative attitude back along with incomplete work.

I need help!!

2007-08-10 05:33:06 · 2 answers · asked by JewelGirl 2 in Other - Business & Finance

Being cool? Or being respected?

2007-08-10 05:33:02 · 17 answers · asked by socmum16 ♪ 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I contacted paypal, since it is a sevice I have NEVER used, and they advised me that this is a phishilng scam, and advised me to forward it to spoof@paypal.com, delete the message & block it. I did this yesterday, and this morning i have 3 more of them as new messages. I checked & they are definately blocked. Why am I still getting this if I have blocked the sender. I feel violated and am thingking of cancelling my yahoo account due to being harrassed by these scam artists. What is a stronger method I can use to deter this?

2007-08-10 05:33:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Security

BTW Dr. Nash is of course Kevin Nash!!!

ItsShowtimeFolks!!! formerly known as ItsMeSnitches!!!!

2007-08-10 05:32:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Wrestling

2007-08-10 05:32:37 · 26 answers · asked by louise d 6 in Singles & Dating

I can't say anything face up I mean its way easier on the computer and stuff. I don't want to be shy forever any advice?

2007-08-10 05:32:27 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

if i join the marines and after 4 years re enlist in the army will that make me less of a marine?

2007-08-10 05:32:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Military