Arts & Humanities - 25 December 2007

Besides asking your friends for recommendations, how do you find books you'll like? Is there any web site that will tell you "if you liked this book you're sure to like this other one" the way Netflix does for movies? (Amazon.com does this to a certain extent but I find the web site incredibly annoying to navigate.)

2007-12-25 08:11:12 · 13 answers · asked by quirkyfunnyone 1 in Books & Authors

My brother and I are mostly Caucasian (1/4 Polish) but a large part of our ancestry is a mystery. We both were born with "Mongolian Spots" which are a dominant genetic feature of babies and children of Native-American or Asian descent. How likely is it that we are of some kind of Asian or Native-American bloodlines?

2007-12-25 08:05:23 · 5 answers · asked by mrchowwow 2 in Genealogy

there is a place in chile known for its large head statues. what is the name of this place? and what are the official names of the statues?

2007-12-25 08:05:04 · 2 answers · asked by Seven 2 in History

2007-12-25 08:03:57 · 4 answers · asked by ethology 4 in Books & Authors

My camera has a setting (and i don't want to change it) that allows it to place the date the picture was taken on in the bottom right-hand corner. for some photos (like christmas) its really nice, but others its just an annoying distraction. How do i get rid of it on that specific picture without using photoshop. If its impossible, thats fine, but i still want to know about it.
Details people, details.

2007-12-25 08:03:45 · 4 answers · asked by balaklava man 2 in Photography

i have no clue what this means
lol
please explain

2007-12-25 07:58:35 · 5 answers · asked by sure222 5 in Genealogy

2007-12-25 07:49:57 · 1 answers · asked by karl b 1 in Other - Visual Arts

ive been using a fender strat for a year and just got a gibson sg standard cherry.. and im having trouble playing.. cause it feels different from my fender.. so whats the best way to break it in? just practice with it all the time?

2007-12-25 07:49:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Performing Arts

I'm somewhat of a newbie to cameras, but not as much as some. I have several point and shoot cameras, no digital slr's.

what brand,make or model do you suggest to purchase,and why? I'm looking in the maximum of $700 before tax range.

I was somewhat interested in the nikon d40x and the canon rebel xti (or something like that).

What are your thoughts?

2007-12-25 07:47:15 · 6 answers · asked by Karyzma77 2 in Photography

My question is, how can I make them round like in these pictures:

http://englishrussia.com/?p=1649#more-1649

If it's with photoshop how can I go about doing it?

2007-12-25 07:31:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

So many people believe in creation on faith alone. What is your strongest argument or evidence that supports your view of creation?

2007-12-25 07:18:18 · 14 answers · asked by sarah_smiles 3 in Philosophy

Was it the Celtics (present day welsh)???

2007-12-25 07:09:12 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

what do u think of the pictures on my recent entry of my blog? im pretty new at photography so any tips are welcome. I have tons more but it would take forever to add to my blog, i will add them in another post in the future.

my blog: http://www.brightideasofateenager.blogspot.com

2007-12-25 07:08:29 · 6 answers · asked by Lauren 5 in Photography

Was it the celtics???

2007-12-25 07:07:30 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

We all know that certain words cannot be said on publically aired television or radio broadcasts, and certain words are not allowed in newspapers. I know this may sound like a dumb question, but why is this so? The "S" word, for example, is the product of a simple human function; yet, some old-fashioned people or highly religious people deem it as inappropriate, and often call it "poopy," "doo doo," or other such words. How are these words any different than such banned words? How are other similarly banned words that much different than their "watered-down" counterparts? Can this be explained through biblical references?

2007-12-25 07:01:43 · 7 answers · asked by YahooAnswers 5 in Philosophy

2007-12-25 06:57:33 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

i have a Holga 120CFN and i want to buy this fish eye lens:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=cart_accessories&A=details&Q=&sku=494644&is=REG

but it says that the lens shouldnt be used with my specific camera because it might vignette the flash. this means that i'll get the black around the edge of my picture, right? well if this is the look that i want then it wouldnt be a problem if i use the lens with my camera, correct?

thanks in advance :)

2007-12-25 06:41:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

i was wondering where i could find a poster, or a reproduction of any kind of this painting

2007-12-25 06:40:32 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Painting

2007-12-25 06:39:39 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

I have seen Q's & A's described as such by many(means "some") philosophy participants. Your opinion! Pls.

2007-12-25 06:34:15 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

5 foot shots just of family opening gifts nearly all are blurry. No one was moving in the shots, stil blurry. Digital Camera Sony Cybershot DSCP52.

2007-12-25 06:30:49 · 19 answers · asked by bullitt_711 2 in Photography

2007-12-25 06:20:22 · 18 answers · asked by Ginny Weasley =]] 1 in Books & Authors

I was in high school in my DECA (or did they call it marketing) I remeber I had to go to my car to get my book for the class and when I got back into the class I saw CNN the first question I asked was is this real it seemed like a movie but I realized quickly that it was in face reaility

Where were you? Whats your story?

2007-12-25 06:06:06 · 18 answers · asked by mrpoet03 4 in History

What type of music did Audery Hepburn listin to?

2007-12-25 06:02:49 · 5 answers · asked by jessica s 2 in Performing Arts

ok i got this camera for x-mas it is pretty cool u take photos then put is in to the cumputer and u can make scrap books and more then only problem is i have no idea how to turn it on so if any know how please tell me

2007-12-25 06:02:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

2007-12-25 06:01:12 · 13 answers · asked by cathy D 2 in Philosophy

My wife received a sign from someone for Christmas. It says: " When in doubt, look up" What does that mean???

2007-12-25 05:56:43 · 4 answers · asked by Third_Eye_Dude 2 in Philosophy

in the book (novel), The Castle of Otranto, what does the word "heaven" refer to in this sentence,
"heaven is no coubt displeased with your mockery of its servants(chapter 300)..............does it refer to God?

2007-12-25 05:56:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

aoustic
1st string open? what does this mean? fingering help please?

2007-12-25 05:54:16 · 4 answers · asked by J 3 in Performing Arts

Please do not include Dickens, Shakespeare, The Bible, The Qu'ran, The Bhagavad Gita, The Torah etc as I have read them.

2007-12-25 05:41:13 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors