All categories - 20 December 2007

2007-12-20 13:47:13 · 16 answers · asked by ogg08 5 in Polls & Surveys

Hi,
I am planning on playing trumpet at A&M but, problem is that I haven't played trumpet in 3 years (i played trumpet three years before this break) . However, I have talked to the people in charge of the band and they say that I will be able to make the musical requirements if I started playing again now and take lessons. My question is, what trumpet should I buy to play and march with and what can I do to prepare myself for my first lesson so that no time is waisted?

2007-12-20 13:47:13 · 5 answers · asked by llllllllll 2 in Classical

like a lawn chair, after all the screaming by Pelosi and Reid about not ever signing the spending bill for the war.

Just as I predicted, at the 11th hour, in the middle of the night they signed the bill.

2007-12-20 13:47:12 · 14 answers · asked by Bubba 6 in Politics

My ex and I had some issues...he's abusive. Never to our daughter, but she has terrible tantrums and I feel as though she's too old. She's 6. What is that about? The other day she didnt want to eat when we had gone out with a friend, and she was crying and stomping. She even stood up on the chair...she dug both of her hands into the pizza that the waiter hadn't even sat down on the table, and wiped her hands down my shirt. I don't want to spank her? Just sassy and I don't know her sometimes. There's this thing...maybe for comfort? She HAS to put her hand up my shirt and rest it on my breast? And my friend gave me advice but it didnt work. She has a fit if she cannot do that. She has to sleep with me becuase she has to do that. She even does in public. Help me?

2007-12-20 13:47:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Grade-Schooler

2007-12-20 13:46:50 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Makeup

1.what is ur favorite color?
2. are you a boy or a girl?
3.what is your faveorite christmas treat?
4. do u celebrate christmas?
5.do you like sprite?
6. can u sing good?
7.how many kids do u have?
8.how many friends do u have?
9. do u still go to school? if so what grade r u in?
10.what is ur favorite song?
11.what song do you hate ?
12. is this survey a waste of ur time?
13.what is ur favorite store to shop in?
14. where do you work?
15. Are you an only child?
16. how many siblings do u have?
17. hows the weather there? and where is it?
18. have u ever rode in an elevator?
19. have you ever heard of Larsens video???
20. do you shop at walmart?
21. what do u want most for christmas?

2007-12-20 13:46:42 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

I am looking for a Personal Loan in the amount of $10,000.00 USD. I have been scammed in the past by lenders asking me to send money and I learned from this mistake and am not willing to do it again! I am in desperate need but have pretty poor credit. I am behind on bills but if I could just get out of this slump I'm in, I would have no problem paying one loan payment instead of a few payments a month. If anyone can help please answer this question for me! Also I want to advise people not to EVER send money to get a loan. This is a scam and people just like me are being taken ever day by lenders asking to send them money any number of reasons. Western Union is telling people not to do this because you never need to send money to get money. They are just trying to take your money and you can not get it back!

2007-12-20 13:46:37 · 4 answers · asked by Do not choose Nigeria 1 in Credit

2007-12-20 13:46:30 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

Good Evening,

I am ordering contacts online, and I am having an issue with sizing for colored contacts. I am at 8.6/ 14.2. All I can find for the particular contacts I am looking for is 8.6/ 14.0 or 14.5. My doctor is an imbecile and therefore NO help at all... so here I am. Would it be a better option to go a bit larger or smaller?
Not sure if it's important, but I will add that I have blue eyes naturally and just looking for a color enhancer of sorts.

Thank you!

2007-12-20 13:46:29 · 4 answers · asked by sharppencil949 1 in Optical

Yep...you guessed it...mine just broke!

2007-12-20 13:46:27 · 5 answers · asked by Corona 5 in TVs

I am a newly wed and still a student. My husband is 32 while I am 23,we may want to start a family.Is it gonna be difficult to have a baby and go to school at the same time?or what/I need advice.

2007-12-20 13:46:23 · 5 answers · asked by rbtsj 1 in Other - Family & Relationships

For an essay I have to write about universal truths and was wondering what the definition and some examples of it were

2007-12-20 13:46:12 · 9 answers · asked by tom s 2 in Religion & Spirituality

i have a four week old kitten, that tilts his head to the left and shakes his head.

2007-12-20 13:46:12 · 6 answers · asked by Sandy S 1 in Cats

2007-12-20 13:45:59 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Video & Online Games

turn right around and say, "but there's a red-skinned, fallen angel, horned MAN-BEAST waiting for you in a PIT OF HELL AND DOOM if you don't be a good Christian."?

It just seems a bit.....hypocritical doesn't it?

2007-12-20 13:45:51 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I am a newly wed and still a student. My husband is 32 while I am 23,we may want to start a family.Is it gonna be difficult to have a baby and go to school at the same time?or what/I need advice.

2007-12-20 13:45:40 · 9 answers · asked by rbtsj 1 in Other - Pregnancy & Parenting

Im so happy haha. I would have broke the screen pretty soon.. haha

2007-12-20 13:45:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

i'll give any one the best answer for giving me the most biggest words. if you can give me the pronunciation.

2007-12-20 13:45:27 · 8 answers · asked by KIWI 2 in Homework Help

to the wall using an electric drill. My problem is it's a heavy picture and I'm Afraid if I don't secure it to a stud, it may not be steady. could I get away with using wall anchors?

2007-12-20 13:45:01 · 7 answers · asked by ? 4 in Do It Yourself (DIY)

But for sandriel to stand there and say, I have nothing she needs. I know it was my shepard in her, but she seen me scorned. I must paint the painting, no I cannot, I must lift that cross, my mercies go before her. I'll spare her heart from breaking, though I'll paint the painting, only I shall know. >>>>------->diary

2007-12-20 13:44:45 · 1 answers · asked by prince cupid of royal blue 1 in Poetry

Refrence your answers please. I was wondering if the White Castle patties or burgers whatever you want to call them, are they made from soy meat? Don't forget to refrence your answers... Thanks

2007-12-20 13:44:42 · 15 answers · asked by hearxmyxcry 1 in Vegetarian & Vegan

Who are you a fan of more....Or you could just say none of the above....me personally, I like Lebron more.

2007-12-20 13:44:17 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

I have been trying to find where my great grandfather's parents were born and died in Germany ? Do any of you have any ideas how to research this?

2007-12-20 13:44:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Genealogy

:) thanks bunches in advance!!

2007-12-20 13:44:13 · 51 answers · asked by *TiNkSteR <3's *him* 5 in Polls & Surveys

1. If your throat tickles, scratch your ear!
“When the nerves in the ear are stimulated, it creates a reflex in the throat that can cause a muscle spasm,” says Scott Schaffer, M.D., president of an ear, nose, and throat specialty center in Gibbsboro, New Jersey. “This spasm relieves the tickle.”

2. Experience supersonic hearing!
If you're stuck chatting up a mumbler at a cocktail party, lean in with your right ear. It's better than your left at following the rapid rhythms of speech, according to researchers at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. If, on the other hand, you're trying to identify that song playing softly in the elevator, turn your left ear toward the sound. The left ear is better at picking up music tones.

3. Overcome your most primal urge!
Need to pee? No bathroom nearby? You are male? Then fantasize...
Thinking about sex preoccupies your brain, so you won't feel as much discomfort, says Larry Lipshultz, M.D., chief of male reproductive medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine.

4. Feel no pain!
German researchers have discovered that coughing during an injection can lessen the pain of the needle stick. According to Taras Usichenko, author of a study on the phenomenon, the trick causes a sudden, temporary rise in pressure in the chest and spinal canal, inhibiting the painconducting structures of the spinal cord.

5. Clear your stuffed nose!
The easiest, quickest, and cheapest way to relieve sinus pressure is to alternately thrust your tongue against the roof of your mouth, then press between your eyebrows with one finger. This causes the vomer bone, which runs through the nasal passages to the mouth, to rock back and forth, says Lisa DeStefano, D.O., an assistant professor at the Michigan State University college of osteopathic medicine. The motion loosens congestion; after 20 seconds, you'll feel your sinuses start to drain.

6. Fight fire without water!
Studies have shown that patients who sleep on their left sides are less likely to suffer from acid reflux. The esophagus and stomach connect at an angle.
When you sleep on your right, the stomach is higher than the esophagus, allowing food and stomach acid to slide up your throat. When you're on your left, the stomach is lower than the esophagus, so gravity's in your favor.

7. Cure your toothache without opening your mouth!
Just rub ice on the back of your hand, on the V-shaped webbed area between your thumb and index finger. A Canadian study found that this technique reduces toothache pain by as much as 50 percent compared with using no ice. The nerve pathways at the base of that V stimulate an area of the brain that blocks pain signals from the face and hands.

8. Make burns disappear!
When you accidentally singe your finger on the stove, clean the skin and apply light pressure with the finger pads of your unmarred hand. Ice will relieve your pain more quickly, Dr. DeStefano says, but since the natual method brings the burned skin back to a normal temperature, the skin is less likely to blister.

9. Stop the world from spinning!
One too many drinks left you dizzy? Put your hand on something stable. The part of your ear responsible for balance, the
cupula, floats in a fluid of the same density as blood.
“As alcohol dilutes blood in the cupula, the cupula becomes less dense and rises,” says Dr. Schaffer. This confuses your brain. The tactile input from a stable object gives the brain a second opinion, and you feel more in balance. Because the nerves in the hand are so sensitive, this works better than the conventional footonthefloor wisdom.

10. Unstitch your side!
If you're like most people, when you run, you exhale as your right foot hits the ground.
This puts downward pressure on your liver (which lives on your right side), which then tugs at the diaphragm and creates a side stitch, according to The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Men. The fix: Exhale as your left foot strikes the ground.

11. Stanch blood with a single finger!
Pinching your nose and leaning back is a great way to stop a nosebleed if you don't mind choking on your own O positive. A more civil approach: Put some cotton on your upper gums just behind that small dent below your nose and press against it, hard.
“Most bleeds come from the front of the septum, the cartilage wall that divides the nose,” says Peter Desmarais, M.D., an ear, nose, and throat specialist at Entabeni Hospital, in Durban, South Africa. “Pressing here helps stop them.”

12. Make your heart stand still!
Trying to quell firstdate jitters? Blow on your thumb. The vagus nerve, which governs heart rate, can be controlled through breathing, says Ben Abo, an emergency medical services specialist at the University of Pittsburgh. It'll get your heart rate back to normal.

13. Thaw your brain!
Too much ice-cream too fast will freeze the brains of lesser men. As for you, press your tongue flat against the roof of your mouth, covering as much as you can. “Since the nerves in the roof of your mouth get extremely cold, your body thinks your brain is freezing, too,” says Abo. “In compensating, it overheats, causing an icecream headache.” The more pressure you apply to the roof of your mouth, the faster your headache will subside.

14. Prevent nearsightedness!
Poor distance vision is rarely caused by genetics, says Anne Barber, O.D., an optometrist in Tacoma, Washington. “It's usually caused by nearpoint stress.” In other words, staring at your computer screen for too long. So flex your way to 20/20 vision. Every few hours during the day, close your eyes, tense your body, take a deep breath, and, after a few seconds, release your breath and muscles at the same time. Tightening and releasing muscles such as the biceps and glutes can trick involuntary muscles like
the eyes into relaxing as well.

15. Wake the dead!
If your hand falls asleep while you're driving or sitting in an odd position, rock your head from side to side. It'll painlessly banish your pins and needles in less than a minute, says Dr. DeStefano. A tingly hand or arm is often the result of compression in the bundle of nerves in your neck; loosening your neck muscles releases the pressure. Compressed nerves lower in the body govern the feet, so don't let your sleeping dogs lie. Stand up and walk around.

16. Impress your friends!
Next time you're at a party, try this trick: Have a person hold one arm straight out to the side, palm down, and instruct him to maintain this position. Then place two fingers on his wrist and push down. He'll resist. Now have him put one foot on a surface that's a half inch higher (a few magazines) and repeat. This time his arm will cave like the French. By misaligning his hips, you've offset his spine, says Rachel Cosgrove, C.S.C.S., coowner of Results Fitness, in Santa Clarita, California. Your brain senses that the spine is vulnerable, so it shuts down the body's ability to resist.

17. Breathe underwater!
If you're dying to retrieve that quarter from the bottom of the pool, take several short breaths first essentially, hyperventilate. When you're underwater, it's not a lack of oxygen that makes you desperate for a breath; it's the buildup of carbon dioxide, which makes your blood acidic, which signals your brain that somethin' ain't right. “When you hyperventilate, the influx of oxygen lowers blood acidity,” says Jonathan Armbruster, Ph.D., an associate professor of biology at Auburn University. “This tricks your brain into thinking it has more oxygen.” It'll buy you up to 10 seconds.

18. Read minds!
Your own! “If you're giving a speech the next day, review it before falling asleep,” says Candi Heimgartner, an instructor of biological sciences at the University of Idaho. Since most memory consolidation happens during sleep, anything you read right before bed is more likely to be encoded as longterm memory.

2007-12-20 13:44:08 · 15 answers · asked by sean 4 in Polls & Surveys

Do I need a cast iron pan for the pancakes or can I use any skillet?

2007-12-20 13:44:08 · 3 answers · asked by moveandlose 3 in Cooking & Recipes

I'll be going to a VERY modest church for Christmas. I've been to his church before for Mass. Many of the women wear head coverings. I accidently left a lot of my things in my dorm over break and am not allowed back in until Janurary. Would a brown ankle length skirt and simple brushed hair, nothing done to it, be okay? Other than my hair dryer and some makeup I left practically everything there :(

2007-12-20 13:44:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

,,,,,take the catalack converter off.

2007-12-20 13:44:06 · 5 answers · asked by Agent 47 1 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-12-20 13:44:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

usally when i buy a new tooth brush my teeth bleed its normal i guess so but i bought a new tooth brush like a week ago and it hurts my teeth when i brush and my teeth are always bleeding now is this becasue of my tooth brush or what

2007-12-20 13:44:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dental