All categories - 17 November 2007

Pretend you just bought 2 million worth or stock say 5 years ago in Exxon Mobile it would now be worth 4 million so you now have made 2 million if you sell you equity and if you did it's a profit so you don't have to pay ANY SOCIAL SECURITY becasue you didn't ACTIVELY participate in the income. Now pretend your like the 2 million people LITERALLY who work at wal-mart or the half million who work at Starbucks you will have to pay SS on your POOR PAYING JOB. Say you WORK HARD everyday trying to keep your family business alive STRIVING to make it well guess what your actively participating in your income so you have to pay Social Security. NOW PRETEND your rich and you own 3 FRANCHISE MCDONALDS and you have hired good managers at all 3, you love golfing in the warm whether so you spend all your days in Florida golfing getting the checks in the mail from Mcdonalds profits and you only check on them once a year. GUESS WHAT? No social security must be paid you didn't participate in it.

2007-11-17 07:16:56 · 5 answers · asked by Programmer 3 in Small Business

2007-11-17 07:16:53 · 9 answers · asked by Holly 3 in Other - News & Events

2007-11-17 07:16:45 · 2 answers · asked by New mum :-) 2 in TiVO & DVRs

if the parent leaves the house?

2007-11-17 07:16:40 · 23 answers · asked by Ramona 3 in Toddler & Preschooler

2007-11-17 07:16:32 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Higher Education (University +)

The beat goes, "da da, duh, da da, duh, da da, duh, da da, duh, da da," And then they start sing, 'oooohhhh, aaahhh', which they repeat a few times.I don't know the rest of the words, but it would be great if someone could help me.

2007-11-17 07:16:20 · 2 answers · asked by Hippies hop to hippie music =D 3 in Other - Music

?????

2007-11-17 07:16:11 · 6 answers · asked by barb 3 in History

My favourite has to be Carly Simon.

"You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you"

One simple line that causes all of her past boyfriends to think "Uh, is it me she's talking about?"

Thanks for your opinions.

2007-11-17 07:16:06 · 31 answers · asked by Melok 4 in Gender Studies

I am going to retire from teaching and will have the time and resources. If you have done this, can you share the best and worst from your experiences please. I am not interested in adoption, just helping children with needs. I realize there is training involved and that you do get a stipend to put toward food and clothing. I have read that most foster parents add to that amount. My real concerns revolve around safety, I guess, My own children are old enough this. Are you permitted to specify ages for the children you accept? What else should I be aware of? Thanks

2007-11-17 07:15:43 · 3 answers · asked by greenfrogs 7 in Adoption

My son came home from school with his mouthpiece stuck in his trumpet. His teacher tried the mechanical puller (that little leverage device). We've also tried hot water to no avail. The mouthpiece is still stuck fast.

How the heck can we get it out?
Thanks!

2007-11-17 07:15:31 · 5 answers · asked by Ricky 1 in Performing Arts

I know there are some racist haters who try to downgrade Marciano, but his record against the best competition doesn't lie. He was the greatest conditioned athlete ever!

2007-11-17 07:15:17 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Boxing

2007-11-17 07:15:16 · 7 answers · asked by Wendy S 2 in Allergies

2007-11-17 07:15:09 · 2 answers · asked by Dex's Gal 3 in Vancouver

Hi.
I met my boyfriend when I was in dental school when I was 25. We are both qualified dentists now and we live together. I have been going out with him for 3 years and 6 months ago, he proposed to me!
I was so happy and we have been planning the wedding ever since.
I moved from Scotland from Poland when I was 13 and my sister Adrianna was 15. She moved back to Poland with her boyfriend Alex when she was 17. She never really grasped the english language.
We invited her and her boyfriend (husband now) to our wedding and she refused! I think it was because we never really kept in touch except for birthday and christmas cards. She said it is because she can't afford to but I know that isn't true because she is quite wealthy. Do you think it is because she thinks that we wont like her husband?
My mum and dad are really upset and wanted to fly over to poland to talk to her but she told them not to.
Please help me!
I really don't know what to do!

2007-11-17 07:15:05 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Weddings

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3433507052114896375

This is amazing if it is true

2007-11-17 07:15:03 · 6 answers · asked by Midge 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-17 07:14:55 · 10 answers · asked by ACANTHUS 2 in History

or 1 mertic ton

2007-11-17 07:14:38 · 3 answers · asked by dylan h 1 in Mathematics

Column A in my Excel sheet contains phrases (there are about 75 filled cells in that column). I need to place double quotes around each phrase in each cell in that column. Is there a formula I can use? How?

2007-11-17 07:14:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Business & Finance

2007-11-17 07:14:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Royalty

Im shopping around for a bassinet/cradle for my new born 24 weeks pregnant.... but i looked on target and read the user reviews and im not really pleased.... anyone know where i can get a good long lasting bassinet or cradle..

its a boy:)

2007-11-17 07:14:25 · 7 answers · asked by Sasha b 3 in Pregnancy

can someone direct me toward some scripture that specifically says that pre-marital sex is wrong?

2007-11-17 07:14:20 · 9 answers · asked by Frannie 4 in Religion & Spirituality

And rub them on your wrists and then go out on a night in the town? It's a great way to get a variety of scents in your life without having to pay any extra money.

2007-11-17 07:14:18 · 14 answers · asked by ShrunkenFro™ 7 in Polls & Surveys

My son who is 13 loves it. My male friends (mid 30's) worringly love it too! As a chick, it makes me cringe.

2007-11-17 07:14:10 · 2 answers · asked by dollydagger 4 in Polls & Surveys

2007-11-17 07:14:06 · 31 answers · asked by Gabriel W 1 in Comics & Animation

2007-11-17 07:13:50 · 6 answers · asked by Skyhawk71 1 in Hockey

At an art exhibition two women were staring at a painting entitled, "Home for Lunch".The painting was of three very naked, and very black men, sitting on a park bench. What was unusual was that the men on both ends of the bench had black penises, but the man in the middle had a very pink penis. The two women were standing there, staring at the picture, scratching their heads and trying to figure this out. The artist walked by and noticed the women's confusion. "Can I help you with this painting?" he asked. "Well, yes" said the one woman. "We were curious about the picture of the black men on the bench. Why does the man in the middle have a pink penis?""Oh," said the artist. "I'm afraid you've misunderstood the painting. The three men are not African-Americans, they're coal miners, and the fellow in the middle went "Home for Lunch."

2007-11-17 07:13:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Jokes & Riddles

Find two values (c) lying on (-2,2) that satisfy the conclusion of MVT (i.e. x = 0)

My answer:
f'(x)= -8x^3+7x
f(-2) = -30
f(2) = -18

so, -18 - (-30) = -8x^3+7x(2 - (-2))
-48 = -32x^3+28x

But I only get one zero and I think I messed up in the equation somewhere. Please advise :)

2007-11-17 07:13:29 · 2 answers · asked by John Avry 2 in Mathematics

They were Jehovahs Witnesses? Its harder than it sounds, I promise.

2007-11-17 07:13:05 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

The parachute on a race car that weighs 7250 N opens at the end of a quarter-mile run when the car is traveling 45 m/s. What total retarding force must be supplied by the parachute to stop the car in a distance of 1100 m?
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2007-11-17 07:13:03 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Physics

Anyone have any insight into that particular though process ?

2007-11-17 07:13:00 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics