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Voting Question: 1998 camry front passenger tire problem?

Ok so this may be rather lengthy but I havent slept in the past day due to traveling and am kinda hyped up on coffee, just an FYI if it looks like i am rambling...oh and I may include irrelevant information but i dont want to miss out on anything. I am currently driving a 1998 4 cylinder camry LE with about 175k on it. I absolutely adore my car as it is so incredibly easy to work on and hopefully this is a simple problem with a simple solution.... About 2 months ago I vacuumed out my power steering fluid as it looked very burnt. In the process some of the fluid got on my front passenger side rotor. I thought nothing of it and drove my normal steer. About a day later there was a little vibration in the steering wheel and some light noise being emitted from what i pressumed was that same tire. I thought maybe the fluid created a temperature differential and caused some mild rotor warping after applying brakes at higher speeds.... quick forward to the past week. The car now vibrates rather violently after it warms up for a few minutes. It emits a noisy thumping sound after it is warmed up from travel that gets to the point of it being extremely noisy. With both problems combined it seems borderline not safe to steer. Oddly enough after it is warmed up (as it does not do it at every no matter what speed when i first start driving) it does it the most from about 35mph to 65. When it gets really really warm it does it about at any speed. I thought it was a warped rotor so I had the rotors and brake pads replaced. After I got the rotors replaced the problem continued and appeared to become more severe. The guys that did the work for me ( i live in a condo complex and cannot do something as simple as replacing rotors without fear of the ever gift condo nazis taking their wraith out on me) I dont think they cleaned the mineral oil/preservative off the rotors before putting them on as they began to smoke after I got off the freeway. As always, with the vibration and even louder thumping sound being gift I did notice that the front passenger side tire (rotor) smoked much heavier than the driver side. I presume that there is some extreme friction going on between the pad and rotor so it may not be a tire problem... The tire rim is also now covered in a black dust, none of the other tires have this, even the one with the replaced rotor. This early morning I got into the airport and waited to look if it was really driveable to receive home with (as the last incident hit its climax as I was on my way to the airport). The trip from the airport to home really didnt require any braking and the problem didnt start until i was a about half way home. This is in contrast to earlier when it started shortly after leaving my home with cease go traffic. When it did start on my way home from the airport it was very sudden and very violent. Kinda suprised me. I wish this is something as simple as a bubbled tire, although i cant look it and there is some major rotor pad friction. Maybe just something as simple as a U-joint thats going? Maybe some bum wheel bearings? Maybe unrelated but I leave it to the experts to decide... Now after i got the car back from the store, the brake peddle intermittently almost travels the the floor before I feel resistance and the brakes engage. If i pump the brake real quickly it seems to return the peddle motion to its old range momentarily. This seems to be more evident when the car is warm. The master cylinder was not over or below filled and it looks just about the same as it did before i took it in. Potentially air in the lines? There was no evident overfilling of the cylinder. Do you think they may have damaged a caliper? Brake boost line is connected.... No clear vacuum leaks... So my question is what is causing the vibration and sound. Why is it the worst when the car warms up? Is the extreme brake peddle range due to damage from where i had it repaired? any ideas or help is GREATLY appreciated, thanks! I do not think it is the calipers as the car is not pulling to one side while driving or when applying brakes... Im at a complete loss!!!

9 Aug 2010, 11:26 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: what do you think my dream means? PLEASE READ IT!!! :)?

Okay, in real life I am visiting my pal who lives in a tiny town we'll call TOWNX for privacy purposes and I have purchased greyhound (bus) tickets already, as in real life I have an extreme, ever-growing desire to visit the remote country Bhutan after high school and university. In my dream my parents took me to the airport to buy airplane tickets to TOWNX, I obliviously bought tickets to Bhutan, and I met a Bhutanese man in the line up. I was in line to board the plane (without any bags... as I was not intending to buy the tickets for that day) and the Bhutanese (who was rather handsome) man got his ticket checked and went down the hall to board the plane. Earlier when purchasing the tickets we were chatting about how he was excited to go home and to talk to me on the plane. So I am about to give my tickets to the guy so I can board the plane when I realize it says "to Bhutan" on the tickets. I freak, run down the airport halls and outside to the parking lot where I just catch my parents pulling out of their parking spot. I tell them about the mishap, and say "Mom, we forgot I already bought bus tickets!" and she simply says "Oh yeah" so we go back inside and my mom tells me to receive a refund, but when I ask the guest services guy, he says I can't return them, but could switch the dates I traveled to Bhutan. So I tell my mom I can't return them, and in the back of my mind I'm wondering if I could go to Bhutan in the Spring. My mom talks to him and he says I can't have a refund because I'm over 18, he assumes this because I am wearing my cities university apparel (which i just noticed), then I tell him no I am 16, my class went on a field trip there. So he refunds the ticket and sends us on our way. My parents are ecstatic that it every worked out, but still I wished I could have gone to Bhutan. What do you think my dream means? Sorry it's so long.... I know that sometimes people suppress feelings, I was wondering if based on the happenings in my dream it could be identifiable that I want something different with where my life is headed. BTW, my parents don't want me to travel if that helps?

7 Aug 2010, 4:55 am | click here to view more

Voting Question: What graphics card do I have?

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7 Aug 2010, 2:42 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: telf course ( someone help me please)?

Look at the student’s profile below: Level: Pre-intermediate, has been learning English for 2 years Age: 26 Job: Journalist Interests: Action movies, extreme sports, rock music, travelling Needs English for: Working on assignments abroad, meeting with foreign colleagues, socialising, writing e-mails, telephoning. Skills he wants to improve most: Speaking and listening Learner style: Visual (Note: the information about interests and needs is given to help you ‘receive to know’ the student better; you don’t have to use it every in your lesson) Based on the information over, write a lesson plan for a 45-minute lesson with this student. The topic is Telephoning, and the objective is to prepare the student to communicate over the phone. At gift, he finds it difficult to talk with someone without seeing the person and he needs to learn the standard language of telephone conversations (e.g. “I’d like to talk to …, please?”, etc). Please include the following information: * Target language (list the specific vocabulary/phrases/structures you will tutor) * Assumed knowledge (for example, list some grammatical structures the student already knows, which can be of use during the lesson) * Anticipated problems * Solutions * Preparations and aids * A step-by-step plan of the entire lesson including the timing of each stage. Remember to follow the PPP sequence: from Presentation, through Controlled Practice to Freer Practice (Production).

7 Aug 2010, 10:34 am | click here to view more

Open Question: Occasional suicidal thoughts?

I've been having occasional suicidal thoughts off and on for a while now and I don't know what to do. The reason: I feel like the weight of the world is on my shoulders. I want to solve every the worlds problems, end poverty, receive rid of political corruption, peace, etc. I would travel and volunteer, but I live in Hawaii so it costs more, and I have extreme social anxiety, which even stops me from changing to a higher paying/better job. I feel like no one cares, no one listens and if I just end it every, maybe then people will hear and take notice. I've even thought about writing a letter expressing my concern for the worlds issues for my family to read after I die. What should I do?

4 Sep 2010, 5:14 am | click here to view more

Voting Question: Do You Think I Need Counselling Or Something?

okay so i have this phobia- it may sound stupid but it's really real for me and to be honest it's starting to affect my life. When i was about 6-7 my nan got cancer and went through vigorous chemotherapy which obviously made her very sick. As i was so young i didn't understand what was happening and i was very close to her, so after been given the choice to go look her in hospital i agreed. While i was there she was sick about 15 times but she didn't move, just sat up, propped by pillows and was been sick every down her bed clothes. That memory has scarred me for life, and as a result i have an extreme phobia if anything to do with vomit. My symptoms are- - crying and having panic attacks when anyone, even strangers on the road are sick. - crying and having panic attacks when i'm sick or sick. - refusing to go into hospitals, and when i do if a close family member is sick, i don't breathe in through my mouth (so as not to catch anything or be unhealthy) i also dont eat - i dont eat chicken from a take-away or any meat for that matter - i try and avoid long car journeys when possible as i receive travel sick. so in the future i am looking to have kids, and i know maternal instincts will kick in but, even when my mum is sick, i cant face it i have to go out, and i want to be the best mum possible, also it is ruining my life, should i go to counselling? help appreciated x

31 Aug 2010, 5:13 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: How to get over a "complex"?

Ok, here goes, and it's long and complicated, so try and bare with me. So, last October, I was asked by a close pal of mine, to steer his bus for a mission's tour. He runs a ministry where he speaks to teenagers about missions, and he travels to each youth group in a tour bus. Now, I was engaged when he asked me to go, and despite what my parents cautioned to me, I still truly believed it was God's will for me to go on this tour. My fiancee and I had been increasingly feeling called to ministries, and this seemed like a clear sign from God, and my fiancee thought it'd be great for me, and us. We left on tour on March 1st, and every month or so, we'd arrive home for a week or two to visit. While the 1st month and a half or so of the tour was great, the relax of the tour began to take a steady downfall. You look, the man I traveled with is a great Christian, and has a natural talent for ministry, but he also has an extremely strong personality. He's go to extreme lengths to prove a stupid point, and he'll settle a debate with you, even if he's wrong, by making you feel like an idiot and less of a man. He's just extremely opinionated, and he doesn't let anyone receive any word in. When he's talking, you hear. And when he makes a joke, it's almost always at someone's expense, and while on the road, it was almost always mine. There's numerous times he'd embarrass me in public, or call me out for saying somethign that didn't make 100% sense. It got to the point where I would NEVER give him my opinion because I knew that he would tear it apart, and make me feel incredibly stupid. I have a deep fear of birds, and for the longest time, anyone he'd introduce me to, he'd add on top of it, he's afraid of birds, and then I'd have to explain how I was attack once by a bird, and he would always try to convince them I was lying about that. I would vent to my fiancee a lot about it, because I felt like I was getting a complex from it every. Over the course of 5 months, that gets to you. Also, on top of every this, before the tour, when he was convincing me to go, he promised me a job when I got back. He promised to help me find one while on the road and that I would definitely have one when I receive back, because I was getting married two months after I got home. Well, I've been back for a month now, and I am still looking for a job. He didn't help in the slightest bit, or even attempt to help. But worse than that, towards the beginnning of the tour, he promised me that at the end of the tour, he was going to pay me at least $2000, maybe more. And he continued to promise me this. After the tour was over, he only gave me $500, for 5 months work, for leaving my fiancee at home while planning a wedding. And he didn't even sound remorsful. I've learned to accept that, and try to move on. I plan on addressing the money thing to him when I chilly down about it, but it's been 3 weeks and I'm still feeling furious, and used. I don't want to say anything to him in anger, because that makes me no better than him, but I still plan to eventually. The main reason I'm trying to move on is because I don't feel like the tour was a complete waste of 5 months. I did grow a lot closer to God, and even realized that I wanted to become a youth pastor, after going on tour. I'm taking classes at Global University and should be certified in abut 2 years. I know for a fact that I wouldn't have discovered every this if I didn't go on tour. I do still believe it was God's will, but you can't help but still feel that sting. ANYWAYS, the main reason I came on here (and please forgive me for this taking so long, I tend to rant lol), is because the way he treated me continued to receive worse, especially in the last month.I was attacked and criticized for every little thing I did, numerous times a day for so long, and now that I'm bacl home, I feel as if I've been given this complex from it every. I feel like I've gotten really insecure about things, and I hate that more than anything. I'm about to receive married! I am incredibly defensive, becuase I was attacked so much on tour, I feel like I'm constantly being attacked by my family, and friends. It's caused serious problems for my brother and I, and my fiancee even addressed to me a few weeks ago, that I seemed a little insecure. I've felt much better about everything the past few weeks, and felt a lot more secure, but this afternoon my brother and I got into a little spat, and he said how I'm like a different person since I got back. I'm just going crazy, and I need to know how to just put this every behind me and not be so defensive. Please give me any advice you can, and please just pray for me. :]

30 Aug 2010, 6:54 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: I have been experiencing confusion and forgetfulness recently. Could this be because of prolonged stress?

Most days, I feel confused and unable to organize my thoughts. I forget simple things which I have just done, like packing away food into the fridge, hanging out laundry, even sending emails. I am 34 and otherwise in good health. I have however been below stress because of life circumstances for 3 to 4 years, including a lot of travelling, psychological difficulties, a long distance relationship and sometimes extreme work schedules with a lot of last minute changes and uncertainty. Recently I have started not to feel in control of my possess life any more, have not been able to summon the energy to keep the flat clean, to keep in touch with relatives and friends, or to exercise. My official papers are in a mess. Often, I can't remember if I have paid bills or not. Confused, exhausted and disoriented, I often just take to my bed when free, although I manage to keep doing my job with excellence and somehow manage not to make mistakes because of bad organization. What can I do to receive grips on things again? Is this a stress related problem?

30 Aug 2010, 5:13 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Severe anxiety surrounding hair...please help!?

I've never really talked about this with anyone before, but I figured this might be a good place to start to try to make some sense of this. Several years ago, I started plucking hairs in the pubic region that seemed like they "didn't belong" (such as places where two hairs were coming out of one pore, where a hair was growing back partially below the skin, etc.). If I can look a hair starting to grow back in partially below the skin, I will take sharp tweezers and spend however long it takes (sometimes 30 or more minutes) digging it out until I succeed. This often leads to many deep, bloody wounds and I have many scars from doing this. Within the last couple of years, I've progressed to obsessively plucking hair from my feet and toes, too, and sometimes other places. On particularly stressful days, I arrive home and may spend over an hour doing this. It proves to be oddly relaxing for me and releases anxiety. When I'm traveling and have forgotten my tweezers on occasion, I can only think about getting home to pluck and am practically sweating bullets by the time I receive back to my apartment...I literally drop my bags and go straight into the bathroom to pluck. I also have a bit of a "fear" (or severe anxiety, however you want to word it) with stray hairs being on things. I am a female with long hair, and I take extreme caution to make sure no stray hairs fall out on the bathroom floor or remain in the sink or shower. I cannot walk around my apartment barefoot (ever) because I'm afraid a hair--either one of mine that I didn't catch or one from the previous tenant (I just moved in)--will stick to my foot. I also just had a pal arrive in town for the weekend and stay with me and got extreme anxiety when I got into the shower and saw hairs of hers stuck to everything and every over the bathroom floor after she blow dried her hair. I spend a good 15 minutes on my hands and knees in the bathroom cleaning up the hair after she got out, and the next day, I asked her to blow dry her hair over a towel so it would catch it. Then, she picked every the hairs off the towel, threw them in the trashcan, and then I immediately threw the towel into the washing machine. I'm embarrassed to have to do this in front of my friends and try to hide the fact that I'm doing it, but sometimes I just can't. Anyhow, it seems that this anxiety surrounding hair is getting more and more severe and is affecting me more and more of the day. I don't know where to go to receive help with this, what can be done, or even what the heck is causing this (I'm guessing some form of OCD...?), but any ideas or comments would be greatly appreciated so I can figure out how to live more comfortably with this. Thanks!

30 Aug 2010, 11:35 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: What Happens When A Stadium Of People See A UFO, F16s Chase Them Away From Presidents Home And Are Radar Logs?

http://www.stephenvillelights.com/ What happens when the following evidence comes to light? In Stephenville Texas Locals saw UFOs over a high school football field, some captured pics and video - during the same period local police captured excellent video on a tripod. As the people of the town knew something very odd was happening, the residents could not have realized how odd. Objects were in fact moving towards the Crawford residence of then President Bush. Soon after the observations and pictures that had climaxed from 3 days of activity in this event fighter planes came tearing at close ground level over the people. http://ufos.about.com/od/currentuforeports/a/intimidation.htm Witness claim extreme intimidation by government The military first simply denighed were any figher planes in the area. The evidence kept piling up - including video and photographs. Witnesses reported being threated in phone calls from the Air Force and told to LET IT GO, Helicopters were hoovering over some of the residence yards. Independant investigators obtained detailed radar logs and the results of the data were amazing. Were many objects moving between 40 and 4000 miles per hour and heading towards the Bush Ranch. http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/24/f-16s-at-the-scene-of-ufo-sighting-in-texas/ Government changes story and suddenly admits planes were there. The radar logs show a training mission close Chicago was diverted to Texas and was traveling with afterburners for an obvious intercept mission. When the planes entered engagement range of the objects - the objects seemed to go UP UP and AWAY. After the data was found the town or Stephenville Texas demanded the government give logical answers for what had taken place, The government stopped making any additional statements about the case. So what do you think the case data suggests? Do you think the government was being honest and forthcoming? Or were every these people just confused to what they think they saw? Witness Statement: These officers didn't look just lights – they saw a craft. A craft they cannot explain or identify—something that looked like it was below intelligent control – something that maneuvered in a way that they had never seen. "I want people to know that the citizens are telling the truth," Officer X said. "They're not lying. They are telling the truth. There was something there. I think it’s stealthy. It has a stealth capability. I think it can change colors with the sky. It was as dark as the sky until it lit up." "I want people to know that the citizens are telling the truth," Officer X said. "They're not lying. They are telling the truth. There was something there. I think it’s stealthy. It has a stealth capability. I think it can change colors with the sky. It was as dark as the sky until it lit up." None of these officers were together at the time of the sighting and collectively they believe the object was visible for about thirty minutes. Officer X was on None of these officers were together at the time of the sighting and collectively they believe the object was visible for about thirty minutes. Officer X was on duty in a patrol car, while another officer had just finished his shift and was on his way home, and still another was off duty at his residence. Officer X was traveling on the Stephenville South Loop, at the intersection of Lillian road, when something in the sky caught his attention as he was looking north in the direction of the Erath County Courthouse. He said the night was clear and there was hardly any wind. "My estimate is the object was about a half mile away at the most," Officer X said. "At first, I thought it was a big aircraft, but then I realized it was hovering. I then thought, 'An aircraft that size doesn't hover.' It was so big it would have fallen from the sky just hovering like that. It stretched from the courthouse almost to Jake and Dorothy's Café, or about two blocks. The diagram I did shows 400 feet, but looking back, I think it was larger, maybe between 500 and 600 feet." Full details video and many details can be read on the main site. I should add that these "rational explanations" came before the radar logs backed the town witnesses. The towns witnesses included 3 police officers a federal deputy every seeing the 400 to 600 foot object, about 200 towns people and city officals. The town actually sued the government as is illegal for these planes to have flown this low w/o emeregecy cause - the lawsuit was dismissed below guise of secrets of state - national security matters. No one disputes something happened there - the question now is what - some hace speculated was a top secret government operation - but why expose top secret technology to people in a tiny town city and every the panic. The bottom lines in the planes should not have been allowed to fly at such a low altitude over a civilian area unless was justified by emergency operations. Stephenville Texas will never receive the answers it wants and this case has become a mystery we will debate forever.

3 Sep 2010, 4:34 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: The best language-learning program?

Thanks to some extreme luck, I now have the opportunity to travel throughout Europe and Asia for about a year. I will be living in each country that I should end up visiting for several months, so i want some language programs that go beyond the usual greetings/directions programs that most travelers receive. I don't necessarily need to be fluent, but I will need a very high level of knowledge, preferably in Spanish, German, Italian, Greek, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and whatever language they talk in Norway (not that I will go to every of these countries or learn every these languages, jthese are just ones i am considering). Money is no object, again thanks to that extreme luck (the lottery, actually), so any program will do. Preferably, you could recommend language programs for myself and my wife, and also my two young step_children who will be joining us for part of the adventure. I must emphasize, however, that I want a language PROGRAM, not a tutor or a place where I can take classes. Thanks!

29 Aug 2010, 11:26 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: I'm just never hungry anymore?

I've seen a lot of answers like this before, but I have a few more symptoms that could be related. I'm 15 years old, female, 5'9" and 130 pounds. A year ago, I started feeling extreme, debilitating pains every around my mid sections. I blew it off because there were no patterns in them and they last for about 3-5 minutes and I only receive them once maybe every 2-4 weeks. 3 months ago I started to receive the runs regularly but just thought I was sick. This month, I am constipated until my stool becomes watery. I have also lost my appetite for almost every food. I eat about 1 tiny meal a day but the thought of eating is just so unappealing to me, I sometimes have to force myself to eat. When I do eat, It needs to be something fiber-y like bread or crackers. I drink my calories so I can try not to loose weight, but so far I've lost a fluctuating 6-8 pounds this month. Things that may be related or of useful information: I am an avid Seattle coffee drinker. I drink coffee Monday-Friday. If I have to wake up before 9, it's about 2-3 big cups a day. If I wake up on my possess schedule, it's probably 1. During the school year, it's 1-2. If exams or studying comes up it's 3-4. Lately (the past 2 months) it's been no coffee or only 1 cup because it too has become unappealing. When I do eat, I sometimes toss up in my mouth, but not enough to actually need to puke in the toilet. I have never felt like I need to loose weight, so it's not like a surprise psychological anorexia. Haven't traveled out of the country ever. I'm not exercising any more or less than I normally do.

28 Jul 2010, 9:44 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Would you travel for an hour to get Ikea meatballs?

Hey, today i woke up and had the urge for ikea meatballs for tea, i got in the car and drve an hr for a bag of frozen ones and drove back home. Was that abit extreme??

28 Aug 2010, 12:33 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: How do I overcome emetophobia?

I have an extreme fear of vomit in any way shape or form. (Smelling it, seeing it, actually throwing up, feeling nauseated, hearing someone toss up, seeing fake vomit like in movies or something, seeing plastic vomit that people use as pranks... I hate being in the same area as a person who feels nauseated) I won't go on rollercoasters, I'm never going to receive drunk or go to a bar with my friends for that fear that I'll expirience vomit in any of those ways. I stay away from food that I have thrown up in the past, and even thinking about it now makes me feel sick. I won't even toss up when I have the stomach flu or something. I have to sit close a window in a car, and it's always rolled down, and I don't like travelling on planes and boats. At school I wouldn't even go to the nurse for fear of someone being in there for being nauseated/having thrown up. Or worse, being in the middle of throwing up. What do I do??? Am I seriously insane....

27 Jul 2010, 8:59 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: I'm convinced to join the military but not which branch, help?

I'm 19 years and I'm going to receive married to my fiancee before I enlist. I can't join the Air Force (which was my first choice) or the Coast Guard due to a misdemeanor on my record. I'm having a difficult time deciding which branch to pick and was wondering if I could receive some info to help me out. I like the Marine's due to the prestige, honor, and great challenge but not sure if the complete and extreme lifestyle would fit me (not to mention that the Marine's have the smallest funding). Also don't adore the idea that your MOS doesn't mean crap to the Marine's. I like the Army due to the big funding (better equipment, bigger bonuses, more promotions, etc.), guarnented jobs, and shorter Basic Training but dislike it due to long deployment stints. I like the Navy because I would adore to travel and the standard of living is better then both Marine's and Army but don't like it because I would always be away from my wife, and because a part of me defintly prefers the challenge of the Army or Marine bootcamp over the boy scout-like Navy bootcamp.

27 Aug 2010, 9:16 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: i seriiously am losing options in life...?

okay im a 20 year old college student at Colorado State- Pueblo, and i have yet to meet people who adore to do what i adore to do and are nice, passionate people; people like me. i adore traveling, outdoors, adventures, extreme sports and music for my main passions! and at college , as a sophomore transfer student i find it extremely difficult to meet people like me. im a sociable, nice silly person who has friends, just not ones like me. ive joined clubs and am going rafting and backpacking, but only a portion of students live on campus (20%), and theyre mostly freshman i want to travel the world. i dont care about careers i just wanna look the world spreading Gods adore with those i adore. if you think thats stupid, thats irrelevent (i respect you!), i just want to know what other routes there are in life to meet true friends aside from college, cuz im sick of it.

27 Aug 2010, 7:25 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: need help with God and LIFE...?

im a 20 year old sophomore transfer student at Colorado State-Pueblo, and am struggling to meet people. I adore outdoors, traveling, adventures and extreme sports, etc., and am also into God, so at my college i joined outdoor activities like rafting and a week long backpacking trip in december, and a Christ club. the Christ club didnt seem to have people that are into stuff im into, and the rafting and backpacking trips have only 15 people, so thats a risk that i wont meet people that i can receive along with and are actually my age, because about 1000 students live on campus, and the other 4000 live off campus, but i hear many off campus students do clubs also. i know exactly what i want in life and who i want to be friends with, and im trying to be patient and faithful, but my whole life ive had friends arrive and go (some that i purposley dropped contact with), and if i dont meet people like me, who wanna travel the world and do care about societies norms/careers, i dont know what im gonna do. im a good, fun to be around person, but for some reason i havent met friends i want and need, any advice??

27 Aug 2010, 4:16 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: struggling with God and friends....?

27 Aug 2010, 2:53 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: struggling to make friends in college....?

27 Aug 2010, 2:34 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Can the police demand identification for no reason?

Over the course of the last few years, I've had a lot of problems arise in my life. As a student, I still live at home and with my family, and that situation only seems to be getting worse and worse. Any relationships that I attempt to start with girls only end up with me being cornered and fenced off into the "pal Zone". Rather than turning to drugs or alcohol, I take my mind off of my problems by walking. I don't do anything extreme such as inter-state travel, but I can typically walk around 20 or 30 miles a day if I don't have anything better to do. There's been a few times in the last few months where I've been accosted by a police officer who thinks that my walking activity is "suspicious", and has asked me to show proper identification. Most of the time I've been lucky enough to have a school ID on me, but typically I don't carry anything in my pockets except money for culinary expenses. I guess the thing that I'm wondering is whether or not it's even legal for a police officer to ask a person to identify them self when they're doing an activity as innocuous as walking. It's not like I'll be walking down the road smoking or a joint or stumbling back and forth with a bottle wrapped in a paper bag below my arm. I walk like a normal person, albeit more quickly. I'd like to know how I'm supposed to deal with this. I consider myself to be very far left-leaning on the political spectrum, and as such, I'm not a big fan of police, and I have a difficult time being overly respectful to them. I feel almost like I'm living in some sort of neo-fascist police state when I can't even travel by foot without being accosted by some authority figure or another. What should I do? Can I tell the police that I don't have identification without any legal repercussions? Do I have to tell them my name and address if they ask? What happens if I go crazy and decide to walk across a few different states and live in a tent for a while? I mean, I wouldn't really even *have* an address if that were the case. David, I've never even asked this question before, so I don't look what your problem is. And if I had asked this question in a different section of Yahoo! Answers or on a leftist (or even on a highly conservative) website, most people would agree with me. I'm not trying to "defend" myself. There's nothing to defend. We're every entitled to our possess opinions. I'm asking a question while attempting to explain my position; I'm not looking for a lecture on the morality of police forces. "The LAW states you must have ID on you at every times. Oddly you appear to be an intelligent person, I'm surprised your asking this question" --- You shouldn't be too surprised. I've never met anybody whose experienced an incident in which a police officer pulls over to the side of the road and demands identification from a random person. It's not as if I'm speeding along the road in a red Ferrari on the inside of a school zone. I've just never encountered anything like this, nor have I had to deal with it before.

26 Jul 2010, 2:33 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: when someone you love deeply leave?

my bf of 8 months left me last week,according to him:am greedy,every i care about is my looks,am fake(too much make up) ,i dont adore him....that was the reasons !!! there were times he would talk about his personal life and pain,his mom,brother and so on and i would patiently hear and ask questinos because i cared for him deeply! there were times i forced him to eat healthy becauce he had a bad diet.i would travel from north of europe to extreme south(italy) just to visit him for couple of days.of course he did lots of good things as well(cooking for me,bying me nice outfits,take me out for romantic night) and there were times i acted careless because i was below stress but i didnt mean to be greedy(am human and make mistakes) i adore him with every of my heart and i care for him deeply but he doesnt believe me and hasnt talked to me since our very big battle and break up.i have explained myself over emails that he missunderstands me and i like to show him how much i care but no responde!!!! what can i do? i feel missunderstood and helpless!!! please give me some advice! thank you! am so depressed!

26 Aug 2010, 3:27 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: POLL: What are your TOP 25 wishes for life?

Mine are (I wish-): 1. To have the ability to fly. 2. To have the ability to turn invisible. 3. To be able to read minds. 4. That I can manipulate people below my control. 5. That I can run at a limit of 100 miles per second. 6. That I can be able to go through solid objects. 7. To have $10,000,000. 8. To have extreme strength. 9. To look things in different spectrums of light. 10. To know every of physics, chemistry, astronomy, cosmology, astrophysics, mathematics, history, anthropology, sociology and psychology. 11. To be able to predict the future. 12. That I can travel though time in the past and future. 13. That I have the ability to teleport anywhere instantly. 14. For immortality. 15. To be immune to every diseases. 16. That I can look through objects. 17. For extreme speed internet. 18. For universal cleanliness and sanitation. 19. For equality for every. 20. To able heal severe injuries and wounds. 21. To have the ability manipulate nature's fundamental elements. 22. To posses and collect every energy and matter in a single unit. 23. For free food for every. 24. That every of bad and sin is annihilated for eternity. 25. For universal peace, adore and good will for eternity.

25 Jul 2010, 10:36 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Is it really possible to travel free as an air courier?

I'm retired, hold EU and USA passports and want to travel more than I can really afford. Is this really an option or is it just one of those folk tales? How does one become an air courier? Yes, I can travel with just a carry on bag; maybe just a briefcase in extreme situations (after every you can buy what you need at your destination). I adore to travel...

25 Aug 2010, 2:08 pm | click here to view more

Voting Question: how do you form friendships?

im a 20 year old sophomore in college and have this pal who i recently met online, and shes a girl and im a guy, were the same age and have a whole, whole lot in common like we both wanna travel the world, adore nature and earth, music, adventures, extreme sports. so anyways we both have stated we really want to meet eachother, we also talked on skype (video chat). weve been recenlty writing letters to eachother (like 3 full page letters), and she was heading off to college and moving into her apartment, and gave me a new address to send my letter to, (and in her letter, said to "write back soon!"), so i told her i sent the letter and she said "i left for school today and checked my mailbox before i left but didnt receive anything from you. i guess i'll have my mom send it to me when she gets it." but i sent it to her apartment address b/c she said if i cant receive it on by friday, send it to her apartment address, then like 5 days later i asked if she got the letter, and she hasnt responded. i kinda figured that she hasnt had time to work on the letter and will message me when she does send it, but i dont know, its been a week since she responded, and im at school now and havent given her my mailbox address yet b/c i dont wanna be forceful, so should i give it a few more days and message her my address or what? thank you! :)

25 Aug 2010, 10:50 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Is This a Good Idea for a Story?

It's just going to be online for a single player role play game my friends and I are making, but here's really rough idea of what it's about: In a second dimension (that is similar to ours), society is very restrictive as to what is normal and what is not. Whoever does not fit their definition is now considered a freak or monster even if they just have a different taste in music or eye color than everyone else. Anyhow, there's a traveling circus that showcases the oddballs or "monsters". They torture them in front of big crowds, abuse them (psychologically, emotionally, and physically), and... you probably receive the idea. every because they're different. Not to mention the fact that most of them are still young and were either kidnapped or their parents gave them away. In the game, you can play as a total of six different characters as of now and the plots just branch off of this idea. Is it a good idea? Or should we trash it? Forgive me if it sucks: I'm only 13... but I do feel it mimics the society of today, just to an extreme. If you don't wear the right clothes you receive picked on. If you hear to a different type of music you receive teased. The list just goes on an on, unfortunatley.

24 Jul 2010, 11:14 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Racism in Italy.... how would a black girl be treated there?

OK well I am 20, and my friends and I are thinking about traveling to Italy. It sounded great and every, but one of my asian friends, protested against it. She said that Italians are like extreme racist, and they hate black people. Usually I don't really just hear ti what one person has to say, but she showed me some youtube videos of previous world cup games, and I seriously couldn't believe it. It was horrible the things they did to some of the black players. Here in America they say Italy is the most racist country in the world, now I don't like to generalize, but for sure I am a pretty sensitive person, and I don't need a bunch of people treating me like sh*t just because of my race. So I just want it from an Italians perspective, how would I be treated if I traveled there? Would I bee seen as an foe? I'm sorry, i truley wasn't trying to be offensive, I am just curious.

24 Aug 2010, 8:28 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: From a stop sign how fast does car need to be going to total another car?

the lady that hit us said she was stopped at the cease sign, didn't look us so proceeded to go. My question is If she was stopped at the cease sign how quick was her speed to total my car, and turn us from traveling west to facing north. She totalled my car and I have extreme injuries since the impact was on the drivers side.

24 Aug 2010, 5:44 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: How to handle tricky In-laws?

Hi Everyone I am writing my family problem first time ever on any forum and it can sound quite similar but I need serious advise. Please take out few minutes and read it and answer if you have something potential in your mind. Me & my husband got married almost an year back. We had a adore marriage as in you can say adore at first sight during a travel. We liked each other and he proposed me there and then, somehow I was so convinced and we exchanged rings in months time. Our marriage was fixed after 6 months and i moved in his place as he stays in some other state alone, his parents live at native place. We spent 6 months of courtship and got married. No major issues in between rather he is a very caring and loving person. I am also a very sensitive person by nature but yes not a dumb. every in every we were glad couple. Now there are few things to be understood before i mention the actual issue 1. He is only kid of his parents & they are obsessed with him(please take it literally i mean it, as they can's share him) 2. He is 5 years elder to me 3. We belong to same religion and state but still different cultural background 4. I arrive from defense back ground family and city groomed girl and his parents as quite orthodox Now the problem started the day i landed my in law's place after marriage. My mom in law (MIL) started cursing my parents and started crying and lot of unnecessary issues created. I couldn't understand what's happening and why because she used to be very loving and mature before marriage. She even screwed our honeymoon and called us back in one day and my visit to my parents home by making so many calls and we had to arrive back in couple of hours. Finally. after every this me & husband went to our home in city were we work. Now scenario started being dramatic she started crying daily on phone and my husband & her used to be on phone always. Then i asked my husband lets call your parents here for sometime as they are missing you terribly. It was biggest mistake i ever did. They came there by saying for month or two and never went back. There has constant issues, sarcasm, humiliation & scenes created to make me feel embarrassed & curse my parents. Surprisingly my husband either avoids the situation or start taking his parents side. Issues can start from my job, to my salary, my friends, character and so onnnnnn... Last month my husband got transfer we have shifted to New York, they could not join us as company didn't sponsor them. I thought things would be better but still my mom keep eating my husbands ear and finding reasons to create misunderstanding between us. Lately she was convincing him to leave me and every bullshit. Now the problem is even if i keep quite every second day their is some issue she breeds. After i reacted in previous few days which i never did earlier my husband st-oped asking me explanations but environment at home is still not Very warm. We are herein NY for another couple of years, hopefully my in laws are not expected here soon. I seriously want to help improve this how? Or should i take separate way with my husband and tell him I can't adjust with them. Please suggest before some extreme situation occurs. Thanksx

23 Jul 2010, 8:41 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: How can I change this wretched existence? Somebody please help.?

I have had a terrible year. And a terrible life. I have just had a horrific "out of body" vision of myself, and who I really am. I have no close friends in whom I can confide, I am emotionally distant, my parents and family are emotionally distant to me, always have been, and I have reached some sort of rock bottom. I have just spent an hour looking at old photo albums of me and my family as a young child in the early 1980s. I felt so unhappy seeing them. How this life has ended and how I simply exist in this barren world today. It hurts to sob even. I have never been shown warmth by anybody, and I find it difficult to show it to others. This year was meant to be exciting, I went overseas to tutor, couldn't hack it, quit, went travelling alone, feeling isolated every the time, came back skint, am living with my Dad now, who is an even more extreme version of me I think.. I cannot connect with the social world it seems, I am permanently of low mood, I am struggling to receive up. I have a night shift job, in which I seem unable to connect with my colleagues. I have no social outlet. The past few months I have got quite close to a lady who it seems was not really interested in me as I was her. I did not trust her (rightly) and screwed up in spectacular fashion by doing something to betray her trust anyway. My life is so shit. I feel like I want to end it every but I know I won't. I am nearly 30 and do not know what I am living for. CBT has turned me into an analyser and a person who just watches others but never acts. I do not know where to turn, what to do, how to turn my life around. What the hell can I do. I just feel numb. Is there any way out? I cannot keep friends, I have not had a relationship (despite being very good-looking). I cannot show warmth. I am still a virgin for god's sake. I feel like everything about me is just needy. Of needy quality. What can I do? Someone please offer me some advice.

23 Aug 2010, 8:28 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Am I settling or being too picky?

I know this question has been posed often, but please lend your opinions. I'm in a 5 year relationship and starting to have some serious doubts... I know after 5 years I should be able to make a decision on whether to move on or receive married, but I'm struggling on whether or not the work I have to put in to the relationship is worth it. First off, I'm a realist. I understand and believe that every successful relationships require work from both parties, and I'm very willing to do this. The person I have been with for 5 years, I adore dearly. However, there are some things about them that steer me insane. Can someone tell me if I am being too picky here? 1. The person has no career. They are 32 and have never worked outside of a restaurant. They often daydream of jobs that offer lots of money and traveling the world, but never act on any. 2. The person is always tardy. This isn't a huge deal, but here is how it usually goes down. We're supposed to be somewhere at 7. They don't work every day (I do) and when I receive home at 6:30, they haven't even started getting ready. Then they receive mad at me for rushing them. 3. Every time we argue, most often times over tiny misunderstandings (I'm admittedly anti-confrontational), they close themselves off from me and will not talk for hours. 4. Due to the misunderstandings...I feel like I'm on pins and needles around them a lot of the time 5. They have extreme jealousy issues, especially when they are not the middle of attention. 6. Cannot hold a steady job...most often fired for consistently being tardy. There are TONS of good qualities too...they are beautiful, super loyal, silly, caring, compassionate, have a desire to travel, knows how to have a good time, etc. So we go through phases. Most of the good times revolve around us vacationing (of which I have a sneaky suspicion is an escape from the real world for them) and the bad times are real life. I don't want to be miserable, but I need to know if this is worth fighting for and if the problems I have with this person are ones that every happily married couple has. Is this as good as it gets?

23 Aug 2010, 4:19 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: What should I do about underwater home - mortgages?

I live in SW Florida where I owe $335,000 for a home surrounded by homes forecloure specialists are enjoying profits from selling at $125,000 (in much better condition than mine), and at least another thousand brand new unoccupied homes nearby. Flood insurance just became mandatory and rates went up. I bought in '06, it was the best I could receive then, but in very needy shape compared to the quality of currently available homes. It would take another $20,000 just to make it marketable to sell for $125,000. In '06 I had to have two loans on teacher pay, did not have enough reserves for a down payment, assumed value would continue escalating and would refinance/consolidate both loans, with increased equity in a few years, and live here another ten years, retire and go home and live in Texas in a modest, low cost home, for the relax of my life. Disaster struck. I modified loan 1 (SAXON) below HAMP - that one payment is 31% of my gross income - one of my 2 "take home" paychecks a month. I modified Loan 2 ($65,000 balance) directly with OCWEN, who only gave me a reduced rate (14% TO 2%) for 5 years. My entire 2nd paycheck is that payment, utilities, food, clothes, car, gas, credit cards, student loans, and other living expenses. I live hand to mouth and look now that I will never be able to retire/sell this home/move home, etc. I didn't want to receive wealthy, but I didn't expect to pay every dime I make for the relax of my life for basic living because of what I perceive as a national financial disaster - obviously not just a "natural real estate cycle" - evolving from needy economic planning and oversight on the part of the politicians who have been paid by my taxes from my difficult work for the last 35 years to assure my (at least basic) quality of life - for life. Ethics? It is difficult to specify ethical boundaries below such extreme, outlying conditions. I do know one thing about this crisis: Ethcial boundaries were crossed at every stage, by many people, over many years. The argument for the end consumer to suffer - in such an exaggerated way - in order to affirm their ethics - seems profoundly hypocritical. On the other hand, I am still here, paying my mortgage, even though every other homeowner who purchased a home in this HOA between '05 and '08 has walked away, so I AM demonstrating ethics. My question is, "What would you do?" I wish I could put up a poll and ask every expert what they would do. Walk away entirely? What then... ? Rent for life...? cease paying 2nd lien? What then...? Credit ruined...for how long...? What else....? Swallow and pay every dime they earn to live a restricted (since '06: never go out, no travel, no vacations, no gift giving at holidays, steer old cars, buy used clothes, etc.) life for the next ten or fifteen years, fearing job loss or pay clip daily, only to find out at retirement that I have to walk away from it then, can't sell it, perhaps have to file bankruptcy, then, and live in government housing for my retirement...? That seems awfully bleak. I make too much, they say, to file bankruptcy. hmmm...what would you do? Thanks for any wisdom you could share. Synthia

22 Aug 2010, 2:01 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Why is Islam so strict? Why can't we get Paradise for being moderately good?

Miss one prayer out of five for no valid reason; it might be valid but Islam thinks differently = HELL Break your quick due to extreme hunger or thirst or not quick because of no valid reason (like not waking up for Sahoor) = HELL Not go for Hajj when you are able to do so = HELL Refuse to give money or give less in charity = HELL Do ONLY ONE of the over = HELL Keep a dog as a pet at home = HELL Tell a bitter truth about somebody = backbiting = HELL Reject circumcision as a painful tormenting procedure = rejecting a Sunnah = HELL A lady travels alone = HELL A man does not fulfil his financial responsibilities towards his wife because his wife earns more than he does = not being good to women = HELL Disobey parents once and not feel sorry for it because it wasn't your fault = HELL Not wear the veil = HELL Watch soaps on TV = HELL According to many, not keep a beard = HELL Not shave your head during Hajj = HELL Masturbate = HELL Think that the Prophet (peace be upon him) is cruel (Astaghfirullah) because he clip the heads of Jewish men after battle = HELL Feel that Islam was so much easier before our Prophet (peace be upon him) = HELL And the answers people give are... It's easy for a true believer to follow everything blindly without questioning. Only hypocrites have questions about and problems with everything. This life is a test. You're not going to receive anything for free. You have to work difficult and suffer a lot to receive to Paradise. Islam is the easiest religion in the world. The devil is invading your mind. There's no point of being a Muslim if you think like this. Aren't you a non-Muslim troll? Islam is not strict. And you can receive Paradise for being moderately good. Allah is Ever-Forgiving. But just don't have bad thoughts in your mind. And don't commit a sin deliberately. Islam is every about SURRENDERING, my pal. I DON'T WANT ANY OF THESE ANSWERS. I want a sensible answer, please. Why does every tiny thing guide you to Hell? And why, even after working so difficult, do we not receive Paradise? If we do each and every good deed in the world but refuse to go for Hajj even when we are able to do so, why is that enough to receive us burnt in the Hell flame? Why is the Hell flame so hungry? Why can't we just do what we like as long as our intentions are pure and we're doing everything else properly? Why is Islam full of rules? Where did they receive these prayer rules from? They're not in the Qur'an or in the Ahaadeeth. Which idiots have made Islam a very strict religion? And why are our good desires sinful? Allah is Forgiving, but He is also SEVERE IN RETRIBUTION. If you keep doing every this stuff, thinking that Allah will forgive you every the time = HELL. Who wants to be punished in the grave or sent to purgatory before being sent to Paradise?

22 Aug 2010, 10:18 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: For those really close to their families, HELP!?

I have been with my bf for about 3 years. He is extremely close to his family. I adore my family, but I don't feel a need to live close them for the relax of my life. My bf told me the other day that he has even not pursued some careers b/c it requires constant traveling and being away from home and away from his family. That just baffles me. I am the extreme opposite. Although it would be very difficult to be away from my mom, if I had a passion, I would not decide not to puruse it b/c of my parents' zip code. I would adore to move out of the area I am in, as I always felt I don't belong here, but he wants to always be within driving distance so he can visit them whenever he wants. Are ppl who are really close to their families think like this? I adore him with every my heart, but if he loved me, wouldn't he try to at least compromise a little and move further away?

20 Aug 2010, 9:55 am | click here to view more

Open Question: Help with My Drivers test!! instant best answer!?

Children through three years of age do not need to be placed in a child restraint device. a) true b) untrue If the passenger is below 18 and not properly restrained, the will receive the citation and pay the fine and the court costs. a) passenger b) child’s parents c) driver d) every of the over. The use of alcohol and other drugs causes you to lose your ______. a) judgement b) awareness c) vision d) every of the over. The first faculty to be affected by alcohol consumption is______. a) breathing b) judgment c) both d) neither As weather conditions become worse, you must add time to your following distance. a) true b) untrue When you are emotionally distressed, what can you do to relieve this stress? a) take a deep breath b) displace yourself from what is making you mad c) both d) neither Alcohol use changes your ability to respond to an emergency situation. a) true b) untrue The most common side effect of antihistamines is drowsiness. a) true b) untrue Narcotics are highly addictive and affect the driver’s_______. a) decision making b) vision c) motor skills d) every of the over As alcohol use increase, your vision will have decreased _______. a) peripheral vision b) ability to tell red from green c) ability for your eye to move d) every of the over. To prevent fatigue from affecting your driving; before you travel you should get______. a) travel information b) directions c) food d) a good nights snooze Alcohol is an_______ way to deal with the stress of everyday life. a) effective b) ineffective c) both d) neither An injury from a motor vehicle accident happens in the United States every seconds. a) 35 seconds b) 25 seconds c)15 seconds d) 5 seconds Extreme usage of stimulants can guide to _______. a) convulsions b) coma c) circulatory collapse d) every of the over A drug can enter your body by______. a) drinking b) smoking c) snorting d) every of the over. If the driver drinks a carbonated alcohol beverage, the effects will be faster, as the alcohol is absorbed sooner and on the way to the brain. a) true b) untrue You are not at higher risk for having a collision when you steer below the influence of alcohol and other drugs. a) true b) untrue You are not at higher risk for having a collision when the road hypnotizes you. a) true b) untrue When you consume alcoholic beverages, impairment of your ability to safely operate a motor vehicle begins at the ______ sip of the alcoholic beverages. a) third b) second c) first Regular heavy drinkers usually have to drink more and more in order to have the same effect. a) true b) untrue Tolerance requires that you use_______of the drug to achieve the same “high” or medical effect. a) the same amount b) less c) more Alcohol is a solvent and dissolves brain cells and supporting tissues. a) true b) untrue In combination with alcohol, barbiturates do not have the potential for severe impairment. a) true b) untrue Defensive mechanisms such as_______sabotage decisions to quit. a) denial b) repression c) both d) neither Driving below the influence of a depressant can have catastrophic effects as_______is impaired. a) nothing b) your passenger c) judgement The crack high produces a untrue sense of power or confidence, increasing defensive driving instincts. a) true b) untrue it's not the accual test... its a pretest.. i know the law and i dont care... so stay the fuck off my page.. MR.itsAGAINSTtheLAWandIMaHIPACRIT! because i have to pass the pretest before i pay for the real one...

2 Sep 2010, 6:21 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Should I accept this job offer?

I work for a investigations company, however another company (military operations) has offered me another job. I would basically be travelling the world finding evidence against foreign criminals. The downsides may outweigh the benefits *I won't be returning home for at-least 15+ years *This is a military career (I may be called upon to lend aid in combat) *I was told upfront that the chances of myself living past 35 are about 30% (I am 19) *Extreme risk will be involved Not so great right? However things are not exactly Great at home either *I don't have any family left *After University I am stripped for cash (the investigations industry isn't paying well enough) * I don't have any friends *Never have been in a relationship with a girl (nobody keeping me home in other words) *possess my possess home (but I need to pay the bills too) I just don't know what to do about this job opportunity. I was originally contacted about this offer because I am very good at building things, and running technological equipment. What do I do?

2 Aug 2010, 5:32 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Missed Period, Brown Discharge????

My period should of started July 29th but well it didnt so that only make me 3 days tardy. I really didn't think much about it cause i was below a little stressed 2 weeks ago and I have heard that can make ur period tardy.Then I thought back to last month and remembered being 2 days tardy but having a lighter period then normal but I had also been traveling so I just figured that set my body off. But then Monday- Thursday I went to bed sick every night before bed light headed nausous and horrible chills which is totally not normal for me, I also started having a brown discharge and usually my discharge before my period is clear... I want to wait til next monday til I take a test but was wondering if anyone else has gone through this? I have had regular sex before and after my period And If i am I'm worried cause I have drank and done some major extreme sports... :(

2 Aug 2010, 11:56 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: How would I go about accessing wireless internet or wifi when i am not at home?

I have wireless internet in my home, so i can access the web from my ipod touch and my macbook pro. If I were to travel out of state to a pal's home...and if i bring those 2 things with me, how would i go about accessing internet without any problems? What would i need? They have internet access, but i don't think it's wireless.. I set up my wireless internet by using the airport extreme.. if this helps.

19 Aug 2010, 8:20 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Is not normal to be scared travelling long distances?

I have never been a nervous person by nature but I have an extreme phobia to steer long distances or areas I might not know. One time I dropped someone home, got lost and I started to shake uncontrollably because I panicked , lost control and was driving 170 km an hour. Thankfully I did manage to find my way home and now I don't give people lifts anymore unless I know where I am going.

18 Jul 2010, 6:48 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Where will be hot for our honeymoon, help please?

We are getting married at the end of February. I would really adore to go somewere that it actually feels hot not just warm (if this is at every possible). I have only been on a plain twice once to ireland and once to tenerife so I am not well travelled. I hoped to stay in europe will it every be icy? We would be flying from England or Scotland, if our only option is extremely expensive places I think we will just go the other extreme and go somewhere icy.

17 Aug 2010, 12:53 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: End of the road of self discovery... your thoughts, please?

Although I will probably always question my motivations for doing things, that is simply a "box-able" area of my life, it is no longer the middle of my focus. Why end my journey now? Before - in my most extreme mind - it has hardly begun? Well, it's dangerous, that's why! I also happen to adore danger. But I understand that both of these are part of the Harmonious Cyclical Yin/Yang Duality of Nature. I have arrive to the ultimate conclusion that everything humans do is out of Conscious Awareness of Denial of (whatever they desire). That IS our ultimate motivation. It's not to please God, its not to please our bodies. Our sentient being requires that we do the thing which it knows we have been denied. We are at the mercy of our desires. We have our will, which will sob out to not be at the mercy of anything. but that too falls into the denial/desire complex. To be absent from this law is to be gift with the supernatural, perhaps after death. "To be absent from the body is to be gift with the Lord." I have had hallucinations and NDE's/OBE's, and although they've brought some visions and insight and reminders of 'What I Am', reality reminds me of what 'I Am Not, Now' and thus this Law of Duality pervades. I've learned there is a Law of Hierarchic Power which divides the Resources among those who are fittest to manage said Scarce Items of Utility. ECON-100 taught me a lot about life. Supply and Demand is also part of the Conscious Denial/Desire Concept, and it controls everything we do, as it is what determines our values. So I understand quite a bit of new but age-old information. Stuff that can be used by Advertisers to brainwash the masses into buying a product, or guide a guru successor on a path to wisdom. But even knowing every this, and being quite eccentric compared to some of my peers, I am at a loss for how I should feel in any given moment. I am at a loss for what my values should be. Perhaps our values are set in rock before we are born, and that's what predestination is. We simply have no power over our choices. My fear in believing this is that I could go to hell and have no power over it. My ultimate philosophy answers this fear by saying "In order for God to empirically know everything, he must experience everything, and that's what this (and perhaps others) universe is for." Perhaps you could say this is weak evidence against St. Peter's demand for an ultimatum, but that's the best I've got. If I travel any further into my possess psyche without first living a more normal lifestyle, I will most likely go neurotically insane. I adore humanity and my family too much to do that. Being raised in an overly legalistic fundamentalist christian church with my personal perception, and eventually the insight-fueled rejection of those teachings, has guide to a neurotic or psychotic break down in my possess life. I attempted to commit suicide with drugs at the worst of my experiences. Somehow, after nightmarish OBE's in my dreams I came to the conclusion that I should flush the remainder of my drugs and be done with this nonsense. 9 months later I am writing this. I still don't have a concise purpose of life, other than "to live and let live". Am I okay to let this topic go and move on with my life, in your opinion?

16 Jul 2010, 4:29 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: storing medication in extreme temperature conditions?

Do to allergies my son was given an epi-pen to carry at every times. We are an active family and participate in back country travel every year long. In the summer we backpack and temps can be in the 80's. We also spend a lot of time outside in the winter. Average temps are 10 dropping down to -50 below. Even in the icy temperatures we participate in outdoor sports and play out at -20. What are some ways to carry an epi-pen in Extreme temperatures and keep it at a safe Temperature? and what effects would take place if it did receive to hot or icy? thanks to you both! You both gave good answers, the first answered my question about products to store the epipen and the second answer gave good information about effects of impropper storage. I will let the oters decide. Again thank you both for the good information

16 Jul 2010, 3:33 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Is my speech ok..? International Audience?

Ok this is my speech for English. It is due tomorrow and I want to know if there are any obvious mistakes? And please give it a tiny mark like A-, B etc. Thousands of animals every over the world are forced to do what we humans want. They are forced to balance on balls, jump through rings on flame, battle their possess family and much more, just to be thrown back into a icy, tiny cage where they struggle just to turn around. Good Morning Ladies and Gentleman. My name is Josh Patten and today I'm going to be talking to you about using animals in entertainment. I'll explain the realities of fighting bulls, dogs and cocks as well as the conditions that circus animals must put up with. Bullfighting is considered a sport. Bullfighting is a traditional spectacle associated with Spain, Portugal, some cities in southern France and several Latin American countries, in which one or more bulls are ritually killed in a bullring as a public spectacle. Approximately 10,000 Bulls are killed annually through the act of bullfighting. In reality it is no contest. The Matador (Spanish for killer) wields a sharp sword against a confused, psychologically tormented and energy depleted bull. Scientists have proven that 20% of bulls are drugged before the battle, which equals to approximately 500 bulls. Most bulls are also given ‘shaving’; this is where they saw a few inches off the bull’s horns. This is to give the matador even more of a chance to become the victor. Let’s move onto dogs, ‘man’s best pal,’ is forced to battle each other to the death. Dog fighting is an illegal blood sport that pits dogs against one another for spectator entertainment, and often betting. It is NOT in a dog’s nature to start attacking one another for no reason. Fighting is what we humans tutor them to do. We hurt them, anger them, just to make them attack their possess nice or even their possess family. Animals should have no lesser rights than what we deserve. Is it chilly to abuse babies? NO. So why is it any different to look ‘man’s best pal’ being tortured and abused? Most of these dogs live on chains for their whole life. This illegal practice is still continued in many areas because dogs are so easy to obtain. Another animal used for fighting, the rooster, is a little more difficult for the average person to keep in their home. Cock Fighting is where two roosters battle each other to the death. These roosters receive next to no treatment to their injuries and are thrown away after, as if they were trash. You may be thinking. Don’t roosters battle each other anyway? Yes, they do, but these fights are only for territory or for a mate. These natural fights are usually short and don’t result in major injuries. In cockfights, the roosters are usually equipped with razor sharp blades that can puncture lungs, break bones and pierce eyes. One of the more shocking parts to cockfighting is that adults sometimes bring kids to them. This encourages kids to like violence and that animal cruelty is ok. So far, I've talked only about animals used for gruesome showings with death as the ultimate goal to determine the winner. That, however, isn't always the case when it comes to animal abuse and animal entertainment. What I'm talking about is the circus. Most families adore the circus. With the clowns, jugglers, and the trapeze and of course the animals, that seem so glad on stage. In fact, these animals are miserable. These ‘trainers’ use bull hooks, sticks, whips and electric prods. They have to tear these animals down psychologically, before they can tutor these animals ‘tricks.’ big circuses travel approximately 48 weeks out of the year and cover thousands of miles. Some circuses go to warmer states in the summer because residents are accustomed to the heat, even though the animals may be forced to suffer in extreme temperatures. The same unfortunate situation occurs in the winter in colder areas. When travelling, the animals are kept in cages with barely enough room to turn around. We don’t need animals in circuses; they provide enough entertainment as it is. For example Cirque du Soleil. The most known circus in the whole world uses no animals whatsoever. Cirque du Soleil is a circus where only humans are performing tricks and the standard is much higher than other animal circuses. As of 2008 over 700 Million people had seen a Cirque du Soleil performance. Many countries have banned bullfighting because it is barbaric. The first Spanish Autonomous Country to ban bull fighting was the Canary Islands who also heavily discourage every forms of animal cruelty besides cock fighting which is traditional. Animal abusers should be treated like a child abuser. These inhumane acts of abuse should not go be treated lightly. They should be locked up with out hesitation. Recently Ipswich and the Gold Coast have banned every exotic animals in circuses. Ipswich being the first ever Queensland Council to do so. This is the beg @Mango-Seriously? If so thanks for the HUGE compliment (: @Bacchus- Yeah not every was posted :\. Yeah I don't know why it said 500 haha. Thanks I fixed that up. Thanks for your post @ Cristales- What the hell does that have to do with my speech. Slavery,war.. how is that animals for entertainment? I appreciate critism but please know what you are talking about before you do so

16 Aug 2010, 3:53 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Is it possible that I could have Malaria?

Hi. I'm feeling a little silly about asking this question, but here we go. About 2 years ago, I went to Russia on a college trip with a group of friends. We were there for just below two weeks, and during the latter legs of the trip, one of my friends became seriously sick, and upon our arrival home was diagnosed with malaria that he had picked up there. A few days later, I started to receive fevers and extreme chills, along with severe headaches and joint pains. At the time, I assumed it was a mild icy/flu brought on by travel and ignored it, and after about a week, it subsided. However, since then, I have periodically had this problem for about a week at a time. Usually once every three months or so, I receive such bad fever and chills, I can barely move, and severe muscle/joint pain, but again, I've repeatedly passed it off as a icy/ flu and stress. It's only after suffering this several times in the last two months that I've really started to notice the pattern, and my pal said to me yesterday after I complained of it "That's exactly how I was when I had malaria. I still sometimes receive it." So after looking into the symptoms a little, I have to admit, it does sound pretty similar to my pattern (though I can't say I've been as severely sick as I could have been if it is). None of us were taking anti-malaria tablets because we never even considered it for Russia, but I was bitten several times by Mosquitos whilst there. So with that out of the way, my question is this- is it remotely likely in your experience (should you have had any) that I could have had malaria every this time without realising and NOT become much more sick? That's the only thing that I've found difficult to believe. Some stories indicate yes, whilst some indicate no, and I really don't want to just jump to this conclusion (I really really can't stand self-diagnosing, but I've just gotten so bloody sick of this that I wanted some idea as to what it could plausibly be). Obviously, I'm going to go to a doctor anyway, because whatever this is, it's getting ridiculous, but I wanted some opinions as to whether it was plausible (out of curiosity as much as anything)! Any suggestions as to what else it could be are welcome though. Thanks.

15 Jul 2010, 9:36 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: The further you travel back in time, the more meaningful life was?

I think life before extreme technological inventions was more meaningful, there was more emotion to every day life and activities for a farmer in the 1700's than for an office cubical worker in 2010. Family life was more involved, and people had to interact face to face instead of over the computer like we are right now, and from that you would gain experiences and certain emotions from meeting new people face to face. Before the 20th century things weren't so quick-paced, life wasn't a hum drum 9 to 5 job every day of your life until you retire. People actually had time for each other and CARED about each other which gave you a more fulfilling and meaningful life experience. Yes the old days were more dangerous than today, but that also gave life more meaning. When there was no instant medication to diseases and sickness it gave life a bitter sweet taste to it, knowing that you and your loved ones were always in danger and that you had to like every moment with them. When you have to worry about protecting your family and friends from barbarians, or knowing that your families lively hood depends on the fall harvest. Things like this are the peak experience of life and give you the maximum experience of emotions where as today if things receive difficult, you just turn on the TV and dissasociate from everyone. And there is no immidiate threat of danger, no serious work to be done for you and your family other than filling out a spread sheet on the computer at work or filing taxes, doing bills..etc. Do you agree the further back in time you go, the more meaningful life was? Wow no answers yet, I guess you "philosophers" don't like reading anything that's remotely long.

15 Jul 2010, 7:33 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: need help!!! any cars for big people?

im planning on buying a used vehicle with a budget of 1000 to around 4000. i am a big dude, im 6'1 and the size of a football lineman. i prefer a car, like the crown victorias, because they have been built for extreme wear and tear and their power. i was wondering if crown victorias would be a suitable fit for a big man like me, or any vehicle brand you suggest would be suitable for a big man like myself. i know suv's or trucks would be good but im on a budget and looking for a durable vehicle since i do travel around. mostly with friends to nearby cities such as san francisco and santa cruz (note: i live in san jose, ca). im open to every domestic and a little foreign cars since i dont want to pay extra for maintainance since parts are not made here in the USA. every help is appreciated and thanks every in advance.

14 Jul 2010, 2:05 am | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Why is this too extreme to even consider?

A boat load of someones was off our coast --- Do we have to let every of these boats in ? Broadcast the message to them -- Look cross into our waters and we will sink your boat -- Your not wanted you can't land and if you try to we will consider it an invasion and flame one round over your head and the next one right through you You would only have to do it once and word would travel --- You might not even have to do it the once threatening it with the round over there head might be every that is needed Why is this too extreme to even consider --- we don't seem to mind going over to a nation that never did anything to us and killing Taliban while opium crops continue to soar -- so we have nothing against killing people -- I am against us leaving home -- we have not been attacked I don't care -- But why not just send the navy out to our possess 12 mile limit and simply say --- Move along with a little force ?

14 Aug 2010, 6:09 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: are there any theories on how it may be possible to travel at the speed of light?

i have a theory that if you fold the fabric of space and time directly in front of you the fold will continually fold on itself causing you to travel at extreme speeds

14 Aug 2010, 11:12 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Extreme phobia Of Arachnids?

I'm 16, almost 17, and have realized that many people say that they have phobias and talk about them as if they're fears. I'm sleepy of being afraid... sleepy of panic attacks, and crying, and huddling up in a corner as my legs buckle and I can't talk anymore. I feel odd asking for help but I'm sixteen and I need to receive over this fear if I'm going to learn to steer. I could just imagine the problems if I saw one while I was driving... For god sake I feel like they're every crawling on me just by thinking of typing the word. I'm not one of those people who say "Oh it's okay I'm Arachnophobia, and every you have to do it think you'll be okay, and just kill it" I want to whack them upside the head. I can't do it... I can't stay in the same room as one if I know it's been there, I can't touch things I KNOW it's crawled over. Logically I know I'm probably sitting in a place where one has been, but I haven't SEEN it on this seat, so I ignore it to success. At this point it is interfering with my life, and I can't remember NOT being afraid of them... There's a bit more information that may be helpful.. When I was younger there are two incidents that I remember conquering my phobia for a good minute or so. Once when I went camping and my brother was acting so sweet and sincere, that he brought me to one on a volley ball net... he had me look at it and observe it as if it was beautiful. I was freaking out, but we stayed there until I felt like it was alright to be close to one... That was the first incident. The second was at a self aid thing for kids after traumatic family events. They invited people who brought snakes and a Tarantula... They chose me and a pal to go up there and put it in our hands... At this point I thought maybe the way I felt was a fear and not phobia.. They put it on her hand and it traveled on to mine... I honestly wasn't afraid. The pink footed Tarantula is actually the only arachnid I'm not afraid of to this day. Though everything else scares me, and the probability of a pink footed Tarantula in my car is a lot less probably than a normal everyday arachnid. I've had this Phobia for as long as I can remember... Please help, your advice is very helpful.. I will ask you not to post any pictures of arachnids, I will have some Arachnophobia side effects non-the less. Thank you for reading every of this <3

12 Aug 2010, 1:25 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Does the AirPort Express or Extreme work while traveling?

I travel a bit sometimes, so I nice of need internet service while on road or air. So I am a bit confused about if I should receive one of the two products? Are they really worth the price you pay? And what nice of wires (if any) arrive along with it? I have a MacBook, btw.

11 Aug 2010, 11:13 pm | click here to view more

Resolved Question: Canada, the land of dull and boring. Agree?

Not to sound ungrateful, put sometimes I feel very unfortunate to have been born in Canada. First of every, unless you live in a vibrant city like Toronto, the people here are every the same and only care about one thing, Hockey. Oh and Beer. And Weed. Okay three things. Another thing that's really unfortunate about us is were considered as mini Americans. Not Canadians, because we don't have a memorable culture of our possess. Also, where I live in Ottawa, the weather goes from extreme icy to slush to extreme humidity and heat. There is no glad in between. Were made up of immigrants, and the people who live here associate themselves with the Countries they formerly came from. When travelling people just assume we are Americans. Tell me am I the only one who is frustrated by this?? To the first guy who posted, I have been every over Canada and seen much of it, thanks. To the people who are calling me ignorant, and telling me to gtfo. Maybe I didn't word it properly, I was on a bit of a rant, and it does sound negative and yeah I probably do arrive off as ungrateful. I'm not. Again I have been pretty much everywere in Canada (except the territories) I grew up in the Maratimes, I live in Ottawa, I have lived in Quebec and visit Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver many times. I have also been to the prairies, seen hoodoos in Alberta, climbed tumbleweeds, eaten Saskatoon Barry pie, sat in little Coffee shops in downtown Montreal, explored Toronto by myself when I was 17 and yes its every quite jolly now that I think about it. But this is how I feel now and this is just my opinion. Oh and here's a real shocker, I graduated high school and passed Canadian and Quebec history! If you still think I'm ignorant well, okay, I don't know what to say to you other then, your wrong? Okay, bye!

1 Sep 2010, 8:50 pm | click here to view more

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