All categories - 23 September 2007

write the augmented matrix of each system of equations

{4x1 - x2 + 2x3 - x4 = 4
{ x1 + x2 + 6 = 0
{ 2x2 - x3 -4x4 = 5

can explain this numbers behind x's are small i couldn't figure out how you make them small?

2007-09-23 11:50:15 · 6 answers · asked by w s 3 in Mathematics

As an agnostic I have often been asked by people of faith how I bear the notion of the ultimate meaninglessness of my life. I reply that as I do not suscribe to the view which most faiths seem to promote of mankind being seperate and superior to all other animals I do not consider my self any more or less valuable than a Sparrow whos purpose they are happy to accept is merely to procreate. This fear of meaninglessness suggests to me that their faith is simply a security blanket for them to cuddle up to whenever thay think of going through that door into the unknown which awaits us all. Views Please!

2007-09-23 11:50:13 · 17 answers · asked by TheEnemyWithin 2 in Religion & Spirituality

if so how?

2007-09-23 11:50:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

Last night, it was my first homecoming and I have fun and all, but I feel little rejected. I dance with my friend on slow dance, but we stop shortly both time. I wonder if i did something wrong or was it the awkwardness?

2007-09-23 11:50:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Friends

2007-09-23 11:50:05 · 18 answers · asked by elflaeda 7 in Polls & Surveys

2007-09-23 11:50:04 · 9 answers · asked by babby_bear30_99 1 in Mathematics

Barney Wilson is receiving allopurinol 0.45 2 times a day for treatment of his gout. The drug is available in 300 mg scored tablets. Your should administer_________tablets per dose.

Your help is appreciated

Have a wonderful day!

2007-09-23 11:50:01 · 6 answers · asked by tickled pink 1 in Medicine

Im running windows xp it keeps shutting down unexpectedly..Norton says no viruses or spyware. monitor wont comeon all the time either and freezes alot at start up ? Any thoughtson what might be wrong also ran pc pitstop scan an says all is good .

2007-09-23 11:49:58 · 5 answers · asked by dowey 1 in Desktops

And God is only a cod!
Discuss please.

2007-09-23 11:49:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

im having a sweet 16 in december and this is the theme i finally picked after i wnet through like 4
but i dont know how to decorate.
i know the colors are purple gold and green and im getting beads and glowsticks for the party
the party's gonna be bug like 200 people and hte banquet hall is all white and very classy so i need to make it more mardi gras-ish lol

my centerpeices are gonna be martini glasses with purple/gold/green colored water and a candle on top

just throw anythign at me. the more the better
&& plz no smart answers? if you dont care go on to another question k?

2007-09-23 11:49:34 · 5 answers · asked by priya. 2 in Entertaining

2007-09-23 11:49:25 · 83 answers · asked by Buddie 7 in Polls & Surveys

solve the system for a,b,and c and write an qeuation for the parabola.

please help me on how to figure out a problem like this!!

2007-09-23 11:49:20 · 1 answers · asked by Joe 1 in Mathematics

George Bush was brave enough to fly into Iraq for a visit. I believe that he is trying to show his bravery like our President did. What do you think?

2007-09-23 11:49:18 · 6 answers · asked by Jeancommunicates 7 in Current Events

The 'Old' Consensus?
By INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Friday, September 21, 2007 4:20 PM PT

Climate Change: Did NASA scientist James Hansen, the global warming alarmist in chief, once believe we were headed for . . . an ice age? An old Washington Post story indicates he did.


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Related Topics: Global Warming


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On July 9, 1971, the Post published a story headlined "U.S. Scientist Sees New Ice Age Coming." It told of a prediction by NASA and Columbia University scientist S.I. Rasool. The culprit: man's use of fossil fuels.

The Post reported that Rasool, writing in Science, argued that in "the next 50 years" fine dust that humans discharge into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuel will screen out so much of the sun's rays that the Earth's average temperature could fall by six degrees.

Sustained emissions over five to 10 years, Rasool claimed, "could be sufficient to trigger an ice age."

Aiding Rasool's research, the Post reported, was a "computer program developed by Dr. James Hansen," who was, according to his resume, a Columbia University research associate at the time.

So what about those greenhouse gases that man pumps into the skies? Weren't they worried about them causing a greenhouse effect that would heat the planet, as Hansen, Al Gore and a host of others so fervently believe today?

"They found no need to worry about the carbon dioxide fuel-burning puts in the atmosphere," the Post said in the story, which was spotted last week by Washington resident John Lockwood, who was doing research at the Library of Congress and alerted the Washington Times to his finding.

Hansen has some explaining to do. The public deserves to know how he was converted from an apparent believer in a coming ice age who had no worries about greenhouse gas emissions to a global warming fear monger.

This is a man, as Lockwood noted in his message to the Times' John McCaslin, who has called those skeptical of his global warming theory "court jesters." We wonder: What choice words did he have for those who were skeptical of the ice age theory in 1971?

People can change their positions based on new information or by taking a closer or more open-minded look at what is already known. There's nothing wrong with a reversal or modification of views as long as it is arrived at honestly.

But what about political hypocrisy? It's clear that Hansen is as much a political animal as he is a scientist. Did he switch from one approaching cataclysm to another because he thought it would be easier to sell to the public? Was it a career advancement move or an honest change of heart on science, based on empirical evidence?

If Hansen wants to change positions again, the time is now. With NASA having recently revised historical temperature data that Hansen himself compiled, the door has been opened for him to embrace the ice age projections of the early 1970s.

Could be he's feeling a little chill in the air again.

2007-09-23 11:49:01 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

i know its bad to stretch a cold muscle, but dynamic stretching is like a deep breath movments its not like you hold it.. can you do it even if it your muscles are cold since its like a warm up and stretching?

2007-09-23 11:48:55 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

for example, the man paying for dates, etc

2007-09-23 11:48:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Singles & Dating

2007-09-23 11:48:07 · 7 answers · asked by Just Tink 6 in Polls & Surveys

2007-09-23 11:48:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Dear God:
I know that I'm a sinner. I deserve Hell. But You sent Jesus to die for my sins. I believe that He died and rose again. I ask you now to forgive my sins, once an for all. I now receive Jesus Christ as my Lord and Personal Saviour. Please come into my heart and save me, Help me to know I am saved and live for You, the rest of my life. In Jesus' Name I pray, Amen.

2007-09-23 11:48:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have heard from someone in Charlotte that Budweiser merchandise is not selling and Jr may not be able to sell his goods untill next year has anyone else heard this?

2007-09-23 11:47:54 · 5 answers · asked by Mary O 6 in NASCAR

same question but towards a different category...

2007-09-23 11:47:25 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

My 12 yr old son has just made a new friend. I just found out that his friend's father is the token gay guy in our small town. He used to have a boyfriend that lived with him for a very long time, but from what i am told they broke up. At first the boy lied to my son and told him that his mother traveled a lot for work and was not home very much. Then he admitted to my son after i let him go over there once to play for the afternoon that his father was gay etc. I have already said that he is not sleeping over, but i am not sure how to handle this situation. I don't want the influence of being around a gay male and potentially gay boy to make my son think it's cool to be gay. So far he really likes girls, but i am worried if this friendship builds too much that he might sway the other way. I don't believe that people are born gay or lesbian, they choose to be that way for whatever reason. I have friends that are gay so i am not saying they are bad or anything, but with my son...

2007-09-23 11:47:18 · 17 answers · asked by ~Angel Eyed Pookie~ 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Great race today, huh? Congrats to Carl. What do you think about Jr.'s driving today?

Go Jr.>>>>

2007-09-23 11:47:17 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in NASCAR

The specs are located at this web address.

www.dolanauctions.com/computer.html

Any other suggestions would be great too

2007-09-23 11:47:14 · 4 answers · asked by haden78 2 in Desktops

I am changing to a D Link which is faster and has better range.
When I put in the D Link install cd I got a error that says if I am installing behind another router I need to change that routers IP address but it did not tell me how to do that which is what I need to know how to do. I was using a Linksys router. Any info on how to solve this problem will be greatly appreciated.

2007-09-23 11:47:12 · 1 answers · asked by JS2323 2 in Computer Networking

OKAY. I AM DESPERATE. can u PLEASE!!!!PLEASE PLEASE!!!!1 make me a high fashion outfit that you would see on runway. i beg of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-09-23 11:46:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fashion & Accessories

as of September 7th, the border is open to mexican truckers. the big wheels are checked at their port of orgion, then are free to come into the us with little to no checking once they reach here. if we r so concerned about terriost, y dont we close our borders?

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2007-09-23 11:46:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Ethics

how do you pass the part where you have to chase the assissin and she escapes in a hot air balloon

2007-09-23 11:46:13 · 1 answers · asked by eminem 2 in Video & Online Games