All categories - 10 September 2007

I understand what the skull symbolises but is there an additional meaning because it is wreathed in straw?

You can find the painting here:
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/cgi-bin/WebObjects.dll/CollectionPublisher.woa/wa/work?workNumber=ng6533

2007-09-10 06:17:54 · 2 answers · asked by ethemumut 1 in Painting

Why or why not? It seems to, in my humble view.

Is eugenics immoral? I believe it is.

2007-09-10 06:17:53 · 17 answers · asked by super Bobo 6 in Religion & Spirituality

the first derivative test yields complex roots.. how to proceed...
the function is
f(x,y) = (x^3) + (3*x*x*y) -15 (x*x) -15 (y*y) +72x

2007-09-10 06:17:33 · 2 answers · asked by Sudhakar A 1 in Mathematics

Okay, I am hoping it's fixable, and more so fixable by me, but I will probably have to hire someone, what do you think:

Dishwasher has been leaving a filmy residue on the dishes. Someone suggested running a tiny bit of bleach through a cycle with no dishes. Did that, didn't help. Changed soap, etc. Still have the problem. Now, the dishwasher in the past few days has gotten the soap stuck in the little soap container, and there is water in the bottom of the dishwasher, just sitting there. What happened??? Thanks!!

2007-09-10 06:17:26 · 12 answers · asked by JeannieGirl 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-09-10 06:17:21 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-10 06:16:52 · 25 answers · asked by DunHurtMePlez 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I was taking antibiotics for a toothache recently and about halfway through the antibiotic....I got a yeast infection. I did the Monistat one day treatment but still had to finish the antibiotics. The one day didn't work so I got the Diflucan pill. I took that, and while it helped to get rid of the infection for the most part....I still have lingering itching. What can i do to help this to go away???

2007-09-10 06:16:44 · 8 answers · asked by Burned 1 in Women's Health

2007-09-10 06:16:37 · 16 answers · asked by LUCKY3 6 in Philosophy

2007-09-10 06:16:36 · 5 answers · asked by Onlooker 7 in Cleaning & Laundry

I am not bashing liberals and democrats, and I am not here to insult your views or opinions. I am simply asking a reasonable question that I feel deserves reasonable answers. So let's see if you can answer my questions with the standard Bush-bashing I have seen much too often......

Quite simply, what is the democrat's / liberal's plan to achieve victory against international terrorism? What is the plan for achieving victory in Iraq? Or is complete withdrawl and retreat the only option you see for us at this point? Again, I am not trying to insult anybody. But so far I have yet to hear any actual PLANS for doing a better job of fighting terrorism or actually WINNING in Iraq. So if any of you have an actual plan, I'm giving you the chance to explain what that plan is. Thanks!

2007-09-10 06:16:27 · 24 answers · asked by ? 5 in Politics

I had this revelation the other day while in a hypnogogic state.

That our existence is meaningless, which leads me to believe that we have no responsibilities and are on the road to freedom, which is bliss. Pretty deep, what do you think?

2007-09-10 06:16:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

I consider myself Agnostic, constantly seeking proof of Gods existence, yet all the help i ever get is reading questions to Atheists. Is this a type of prejudice categorizing?

All hail Isis

2007-09-10 06:16:19 · 22 answers · asked by Forsaken1 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Is it not possible that the reason the *guilty* McCanns set up the fund in the first place is because they knew eventually the police would be after them and they would need the best lawyers? with the £1m raised they ll be able to buy the best lawyers ever! many people are outraged by the fact they will use this donated money, but it seems nothing can be done by the public.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/15130/Dad-I-ll-use-1m-Maddie-fund-to-clear-our-names/

2007-09-10 06:16:13 · 4 answers · asked by just a girl 3 in Current Events

2007-09-10 06:16:09 · 6 answers · asked by Michelle G 1 in Cats

For me it's Djokovic since he really enjoy while playing and can play really attractive and he have a great sense of humour and i can't wait for his speech after game!hehe
What about you?

2007-09-10 06:16:08 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Tennis

Lets hear it

2007-09-10 06:15:52 · 24 answers · asked by soxjam 2 in Baseball

You can find mathematical puzzles and teasers like this one at http://www.mindchallenger.com The answers are there and new puzzles are added at the beginning of each month.

I would like to see the method you use to solve this and determine the numbers for each letter.

EVE/DID = 0.TALKTALKTALK...

2007-09-10 06:15:52 · 4 answers · asked by J S 2 in Mathematics

Why in the hell did he try to touch a plainclothes cop's wiener in the MSP airport bathroom? If he really is gay (or gay enough to want to have bathroom sex) as he appears to be, why did he bother to get married so now his spouse and grandkids can get their reputations dragged into the mud too?? All media reports point out that Craig is a fervent anti-gay Senator in his voting habits, so how does he reconcile his lust for creepy mano-et-mano restroom action with that kind of voting record. Personally I am LMAOing at that one. For the most part, I am for gay rights and all, but when you look back and consider that being gay is not a gender, a nationality, racial background, disability, or anything but a deliberate voluntary choice, I think they get a little too much sympathy for preferring their sex in their unnatural ways. My open question to you homos, vainly living upstanding, respectable lives is: if you want a better repuation, why not lay off the bathroom sex?!

2007-09-10 06:15:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

I was wondering if people realize how idiotic it makes them look when they give a thumb's down to a correct answer. It is pretty obvious that certain groups are poo-pooing answers just because it's not the side they are on. Is it really that hard to just ignore an answer you don't like instead of acting as though it is false information?

2007-09-10 06:15:46 · 31 answers · asked by Elphaba 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Actress Jane Wyman Dies at 93
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jane Wyman, Oscar winner as the deaf rape victim in "Johnny Belinda," star of the long-running TV series "Falcon Crest" and first wife of Ronald Reagan, has died at her desert home. She was 93. Wyman died Monday morning at her Palm Springs home, said Richard Adney of Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Mortuary in Cathedral City. There were no other details immediately available.

2007-09-10 06:15:28 · 17 answers · asked by swift1958 2 in Celebrities

1. Bring a pillow. Fall asleep (or pretend to) until the last 15 minutes. Wake up, say "oh geez, better get cracking" and do some gibberish work. Turn it in a few minutes early.

2. Get a copy of the exam, run out screaming "Andre, Andre, I've got the secret documents!!"

3. If it is a math/science exam, answer in essay form. If it is long answer/essay form, answer with numbers and symbols. Be creative. Use the integral symbol.

4. Make paper airplanes out of the exam. Aim them at the instructor's left nostril.

5. Talk the entire way through the exam. Read questions aloud, debate your answers with yourself out loud. If asked to stop, yell out, "I'm so sure you can hear me thinking. " Then start talking about what a jerk the instructor is.

6. Bring cheerleaders.

7. Walk in, get the exam, sit down. About five minutes into it, loudly say to the instructor, "I don't understand any of this. I've been to every lecture all semester long! What's the deal? And who are you? Where's the regular guy?"

8. Bring a Game Boy (or Game Gear, etc. . . ). Play with the volume at max level.

9. On the answer sheet (book, whatever) find a new, interesting way to refuse to answer every question. For example: I refuse to answer this question on the grounds that it conflicts with my religious beliefs. Be creative.

10. Bring pets.

11. Run into the exam room looking about frantically. Breathe a sigh of relief. Go to the instructor, say "They've found me, I have to leave the country" and run off.

12. Fifteen minutes into the exam, stand up, rip up all the papers into very small pieces, throw them into the air and yell out "Merry Christmas. "If you're really daring, ask for another copy of the exam. Say you lost the first one. Repeat this process every fifteen minutes.

13. Do the exam with crayons, paint, or fluorescent markers.

14. Come into the exam wearing slippers, a bathrobe, a towel on your head, and nothing else.

15. Come down with a BAD case of Turet's Syndrome during the exam. Be as vulgar as possible.

16. Do the entire exam in another language. If you don't know one, make one up! For math/science exams, try using Roman numerals.

17. Bring things to throw at the instructor when s/he's not looking. Blame it on the person nearest to you.

18. As soon as the instructor hands you the exam, eat it.

19. Walk into the exam with an entourage. Claim you are going to be taping your next video during the exam. Try to get the instructor to let them stay, be persuasive. Tell the instructor to expect a percentage of the profits if they are allowed to stay.

20. Every five minutes, stand up, collect all your things, move to another seat, continue with the exam.

21. Turn in the exam approximately 30 minutes into it. As you walk out, start commenting on how easy it was.

22. Do the entire exam as if it was multiple choice and true/false. If it is a multiple choice exam, spell out interesting things (DCCAB. BABE. etc. . ).

23. Bring a black marker. Return the exam with all questions and answers completely blacked out.

24. Get the exam. Twenty minutes into it, throw your papers down violently, scream out "Forget this!" and walk out triumphantly.

25. Arrange a protest before the exam starts (i. e. Threaten the instructor that whether or not everyone's done, they are all leaving after one hour to go drink)

26. Show up completely drunk. (Completely drunk means at some point during the exam, you should start crying for mommy).

27. Every now and then, clap twice rapidly. If the instructor asks why, tell him/her in a very derogatory tone, "the light bulb that goes on above my head when I get an idea is hooked up to a clapper. DUH!"

28. Comment on how sexy the instructor is looking that day.

29. Come to the exam wearing a black cloak. After about 30 minutes, put on a white mask and start yelling "I'm here, the phantom of the opera" until they drag you away.

30. Go to an exam for a class you have no clue about, where you know the class is very small, and the instructor would recognize you if you belonged. Claim that you have been to every lecture. Fight for your right to take the exam.

31. Upon receiving the exam, look it over, while laughing loudly, say "you don't really expect me to waste my time on this drivel? Days of our Lives is on!!!"

32. Bring a water pistol with you.

33. From the moment the exam begins, hum the theme to Jeopardy. Ignore the instructor's requests for you to stop. When they finally get you to leave one way or another, begin whistling the theme to the Bridge on the River Kwai.

34. Start a brawl in the middle of the exam.

35. If the exam is math/science related, make up the longest proofs you could possibly think of. Get pi and imaginary numbers into most equations. If it is a written exam, relate everything to your own life story.

36. Come in wearing a full knight's outfit, complete with sword and shield.

37. Bring a friend to give you a back massage the entire way through the exam. Insist this person is needed, because you have bad circulation.

38. Bring cheat sheets for another class (make sure this is obvious. . . like history notes for a calculus exam. . . otherwise you're not just failing, you're getting kicked out too) and staple them to the exam, with the comment "Please use the attached notes for references as you see fit. "

39. When you walk in, complain about the heat.

40. After you get the exam, call the instructor over, point to any question, ask for the answer. Try to work it out of him/her.

41. One word: Wrestlemania.

42. Bring balloons, blow them up, start throwing them around like they do before concerts start.

43. Try to get people in the room to do the wave.

44. Play frisbee with a friend at the other side of the room.

45. Bring one pencil with a very sharp point. Break the point off your paper. Sharpen the pencil. Repeat this process for one hour.

46. Get deliveries of candy, flowers, balloons, telegrams, etc. . . sent to you every few minutes throughout the exam.

47. During the exam, take apart everything around you. Desks, chairs, anything you can reach.

48. Complete the exam with everything you write being backwards at a 90 degree angle.

49. Bring a musical instrument with you, play various tunes. If you are asked to stop, say "it helps me think. " Bring a copy of the Student Handbook with you, challenging the instructor to find the section on musical instruments during finals. Don't forget to use the phrase "Told you so".

50. Answer the exam with the "Top Ten Reasons Why Professor xxxx is a Terrible Teacher"

(P.S don't really do this!!!!)

2007-09-10 06:15:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

ive missed soooooo much hollyoaks! what have i missed?

2007-09-10 06:15:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Soap Operas

i have utorrent i downloaded a movie off it but how do i burn it to a dvd ??? and how can i watch it ???????? thanks

2007-09-10 06:15:10 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computer Networking

it was just horrible to watch the offense was dismal grossman 145 yards 1 Int no td's cedric benson just 42 yards 19 carries 1fumble adrian peterson 7 carries 38 yards and he fumbled the ball as well. and then mcgowan fumble the when the ball was deflected of him after the punt i don't if the guy was sleeping or not. the defence was really good but san diego defence was better the got two more turn-over than we did and their defence limited of to 202 yard and san diego's offence got 61 yards more that us

2007-09-10 06:14:53 · 14 answers · asked by Aisha o 2 in Football (American)

I have a coworker who doesn't have a higher than average workload, yet she insists on forwarding me every email she receives so that I can print them out for her. She pushes off menial tasks that should not be a problem. It is unfair to me [the receptionist] to have to pick up other employees workload because they are simply too lazy to do so. How can I politely tell them to do their own work?

2007-09-10 06:13:59 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

Are there any people that actually find this man funny cos i just cant see it myself.

2007-09-10 06:13:57 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Comedy

And if so, did you lose the weight once you got off of it?

2007-09-10 06:13:45 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

that means that only the first few early birds got to benifit of that stellar idea..
oh well, now what will i do? i'm entirely to passive agressive to email anybody directly.

if i don't get out of this level one pretty darn soon, i might actually have to get up and clean something around here.

NAH! thats just crazy-talk!

..
what makes you sad about YA policy and or proceedure? i reallly want too no?
and gee..
i hope once i get past level one my spelling will improve.

2007-09-10 06:13:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

2007-09-10 06:13:36 · 5 answers · asked by LUCKY3 6 in Polls & Surveys

www.randi.org offers $1 million to an individual who can demonstrate, in a controlled setting, that they have "super" powers. You even get to say what power you have, agree on a protocol, etc.

The offer has been out there for years.

2007-09-10 06:13:26 · 6 answers · asked by Bill 6 in Parapsychology