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1000 Things (Sorta long but plz read!!)?

July 16, 2012 / / 3 Comments

Question by …: 1000 Things (Sorta long but plz read!!)?
OK, I have asked this question a MILLION times, but I’ve decided to just paste the list here so you can see what I’m looking for. And it didn’t paste the numbers for some reason, so there’s 731 things here. Just put down anything you think I would enjoy doing that I should add to my list. Please don’t list anything already here! Thanks y’all!

Audition for a movie
Write a book
Get my ears pierced three times
Create my own charity and donate the money towards breast cancer
Learn how to knit
Learn how to crochet
Take a tour of the White House
Read a classic novel
Learn how to ride a horse
Visit all 50 states
Go on a Disney cruise
Learn how to ice skate
Be in the audience on a TV show
Learn how to play the piano
Learn how to play the drums
Learn how to play the violin
Learn how to play the guitar
Learn how to play the flute
Learn how to play the cello
Learn how to play the recorder
Learn how to play the trumpet
Learn how to play the clarinet
Learn how to play the harp
Learn how to play the saxophone
Learn how to play the bassoon
Learn how to play the oboe
Learn how to play the piccolo
Learn how to play the French horn
Learn how to play the viola
Take singing lessons
Visit Mt. Rushmore
Visit Niagara Falls
Visit the Lincoln Memorial
Visit the Washington Monument
Attend the Winter Olympics
Attend the Summer Olympics
Attend the Super Bowl
Attend the Stanley Cup
Attend the World Series
Attend the Tour de France
Attend the Daytona 500
Learn how to speak Spanish
Learn how to speak French
Shop in Mall of America
Visit Empire State Building
Learn how to juggle
Watch a solar eclipse
Visit Las Vegas
Visit the Grand Canyon
Visit the Taj Mahal
Visit the Pyramids of Giza
Have my portrait painted
Ride in a blimp
Sleep under the stars
Attend Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Visit the Great Wall of China
Visit the Yosemite National Park
Visit the Eiffel Tower
Buy a lottery ticket
Visit Disneyland in California
Visit Disney World in Florida
Visit Big Sur
Visit Chinatown in New York City
Visit New York City
Get a celebrity’s autograph
Go on a blind date
Attend a funeral
Attend a wedding
Learn how to rollerblade
Fly first class on a plane
Figure out how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop
See the Northern Lights
Visit the Squished Penny Museum
Visit the Toilet Seat Art Museum
Visit the Ice Museum
Visit the Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia
Visit the Band-Aid Museum
Visit the Museum of Bad Art
Visit the Plagiarism Museum
Visit the Virtual Toilet Paper Museum
Visit the Toilet Museum
Write a letter to the President
Enter a spelling bee
Visit the Golden Gate Bridge
Visit the Brooklyn Bridge
Go bungee-jumping
Go sky diving
Go hang gliding
Go skiing
Swim with dolphins
Learn how to ballroom dance
Be a model for a catalog
Star in a commercial
Be a contestant on a game show
Go on an archaeological dig
Be an extra in a movie
Go on a hot air balloon ride
Break a world record
Dye my hair a crazy color
Get highlights
Meet a celebrity in person
Write to a famous author
Visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Ride an elephant
Go scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef
Visit Buckingham Palace
Send a message in a bottle
Visit Navy Pier
Visit the Statue of Liberty
Participate in a marathon
Learn to surf
Ride a gondola in Venice
Give a random homeless person $ 100
Visit Big Ben
Go skinny dipping at midnight
Visit the Trevi Fountain in Italy
Take skiing lessons
Take snowboarding lessons
Visit Great Britain and call someone from a red telephone booth
Spend two weeks in Las Vegas with $ 5,000
Visit Busch Gardens Africa
Visit Busch Gardens Europe
Visit Cedar Point
Visit Hershey, Pennsylvania
Visit Knott’s Berry Farm
Visit Sea World
Visit Universal Studios Orlando
Spend Christmas in New York City
Visit Mexico
Kiss the stone on Blarney Castle
Visit Ireland
Climb a mountain
Watch a rocket launch
Go white water rafting
Visit the ruins of Pompeii
Invent something and get a patent on it
Visit the Holy Land
Visit Hong Kong
Hike the Swiss Alps
Take a self defense class
Live to see my child graduate
Video tape my will
Go backstage of a concert
Write a cartoon for a newspaper
Write a story for the newspaper
Get my picture in the newspaper
Appear on the front page of a newspaper
Ride a camel in the desert
Shower in a waterfall
Attend Oktoberfest
Catch a ball in the stands of a major league baseball game
See a musical on Broadway
Own something from Prada
Take an etiquette class
Set foot at least four continents
Go to the North Pole
Try out for a reality TV show
See the Love Parade in Berlin, Germany
See the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena
Go parasailing
Have an article of mine in a magazine
See a ballet
Go on a helicopter ride
See the Harlem Globetrotters
Churn my own butter
Milk a cow
Mi

Best answer:

Answer by Brittz
Not going to read all that.

Instead of being stupid just ask people what they’d want to do in life, like a bucket list.

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Where is a great *affordable* honeymoon destination for September 2008…suggestions?

July 15, 2012 / / 8 Comments

Question by Elizabeth Iris: Where is a great *affordable* honeymoon destination for September 2008…suggestions?
I’m getting married on 9/27. We’re 22, & are in school & working full time, so, we don’t have a lot of money. I’m looking for ideas. Hotel on the beach? A cruise? We aren’t sure if we can travel anywhere outside of the US (financial reasons) but it would be awesome if we could just come up some ideas. I HAVE TO HAVE THE OCEAN OR A SEA OR SOME LARGE BODY OF WATER. If he could go anywhere in the world, it would be China or Paris. I would love to go to Japan, Mexico, Spain, Italy, or the Caribbean. My mom suggested, Nashville or Gatlinburg the other day. There is ABSOLUTELY nothing wrong with those places, I just would prefer those places as vacation spots for when we have kids…not as a honeymoon. We are attempting to get as much luxury as we can of course. The destination you suggest doesn’t have to be any of these places. Money is the name of the game. Any suggestions are appreciated. If you know the round about cost, that’s even better! Again, thanks for any suggestions & prices!
We are from southwestern Ohio. Sorry forgot to mention that…

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Answer by jumpingstar
st. thomas or the florida keys.

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thoughts on this rhyme:(some references to buddhism)?

July 14, 2012 / / 3 Comments

Question by Mighty FOI: thoughts on this rhyme:(some references to buddhism)?
the fasicination of my lyrical representation eradicate the synagogue of satan/
which i plan to dismantle/
7 chakras connected with dan tien i channel/
envisioning the system harboring my wisdom, where i plan to kill the jugular vein with a bang/
Me versus you, good vs evil, the yin and the yang/
the professor eneritus of curriculm in the booth/
an enlightened teacher who shared his insights in order to help sentient beings end there suffering with the four noble truths/
in accordance with clairvoyance with the laws of karma/
by realizing the true nature of phenomena & thereby escaping the cycle involutionary rebirths called samsara/
3 jewels to take refuge: Buddha, Sangha, and the Dharma/
the evolution in the change of demographics/
beautiful music in the form of innate madness in time only worsens/
comprised approximately 3/4ths of water on the earth surface/
The Sun draws water up nto the Earth rotation in a fine mist increasing with different currents of the atmosphere until she becomes heavier than gravitation/
the lecture told in the Gobi desert told to an nation surrounded by the Yellow and the Yangtze River, the aid of Carbon-14 detection and dating and radiation, carpediem,in shape of 10,000 years in the spn of civilization/
Divine numerology examine the phrenology/the debaucery unearthed relics in the form of pottery/
the 5 bonds, 5 relationship, filail piety/
rhymes elementally compose of hot asphalt herald mainteance/
in a vibe that comes off as pious, yet many find cantakerous/

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Answer by quamae meadows
Good rhyming but u need a different subject. Try life or just tell a story. It has to be good. But regardless ppl are gonna hate. I’m a rapper too so…. Yeah.

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Help paraphrasing a Paragraph?

July 13, 2012 / / 0 Comments

Question by Hfghfgj J: Help paraphrasing a Paragraph?
I need some help paraphrasing the following paragraph. Any help would be greatly appreciated:

The project is located in Sandouping, Yichang, Hubei province. The functions of the dam will be to 
generate power with capacity of 18.2 kilowatts, flood control and 
improved navigation. The process of building the dam started in 1993 (Yangtze river diverted), and is still occurring today (entire project should be complete in 2009-2011). Though the building of the Three Gorges Dam is a great idea, there is some controversy. Certain news agencies and organizations 
think that the dam will create an estimated 2 million refugees, and it 
will put to threat human health. It will also flood homes and many cultural sites. Moreover, people also suggest that warnings given by project critics are being 
ignored. It is also reported that the project has resulted in the 
captivity, aggravation and restriction of citizens whose views are 
against those of the officials. A lot of corruption is also reportedly 
involved in the project. This is not good for the people who live in the general area of the construction site, and it does not help China’s economy (and tourists would not want to travel to China because it is seen as being unsafe with the construction occurring).

Best answer:

Answer by Michelle
Just a few changes, really. Also, take note of the question about the use of the word “aggravation” part way through.

The project is located in Sandouping, Yichang, Hubei province. The function of the dam will be to generate power with capacity of 18.2 kilowatts, flood control and
improved navigation. The process of building the dam started in 1993 (Yangtze river diverted) and is still occurring today. (The entire project should be complete in 2009-2011.)

Though the building of the Three Gorges Dam is a great idea, there is some controversy. Certain news agencies and organizations maintain that the dam will create an estimated 2 million refugees, and it will threaten human health. They also maintain that it will flood homes and many cultural sites. Moreover, people also suggest that warnings given by project critics are being 
ignored. It is also reported that the project has resulted in the captivity, aggravation (aggravation seems like a very mild tern to use here…?), and restriction of citizens whose views are contrary to those of the officials. A lot of corruption is also reportedly going on with regards to the project. This is not good for the people who live in the general area of the construction site, and it does not help China’s economy, as tourists do not want to travel to China because it is seen as being unsafe with the construction occurring.

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Australia’s military build-up, war in the south Pacific?

July 12, 2012 / / 3 Comments

Question by MR. RED M&M: Australia’s military build-up, war in the south Pacific?
Many south asian nations if drastically increased military spending in the last 10 years and now Australia is preparing their biggest military build up since WW2 which includes: 100 fifth generation stealth capable strike fighters, 12 new submarines, 4 AWD to the RAN which are armed with Cruise missiles capable of striking 400 km from the Australian shoreline. is war coming to the south Pacific? China is becoming a stronger military power in the pacific region daily as the USA’s influence in the region declines. Japan has also boosted spending in their “self” defence force due to fears of a Chinese led invasion.

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Answer by chris u
From what you said it sounds like it

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Humanities/History?

July 11, 2012 / / 1 Comment

Question by D A: Humanities/History?
According to Confucius, the SUPERIOR MAN is primarily concerned with:
a)getting as much money as he can
b) marrying a beautiful woman who will fulfill his every desire
c) living a virtuous life
d) saying whatever he wants to say no matter who gets hurt

Who lived first?
Muhammad
Buddha
Jesus
Genghis Khan

What is the essential method of healing in Chinese medicine?
a) Drinking only cool tea and eating only vegetables
b) Swimming every day in the Yangtze River
c) Meditating on Buddha’s enlightenment
d) Balancing the principle of yin and yang

Best answer:

Answer by koammudo9
the first answer is c.

mohammed–570 a.d.
buddha — 563 a.d.
jesus 4-6b.c.
genghis khan–1167a.d. so i jesus was first.

the last answer would be c. based on my general knowledge and this website:
www.martialfury.com.Eastern_Healing_Methods

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can u please explain to me what I have to do here?

July 10, 2012 / / 0 Comments

Question by : can u please explain to me what I have to do here?
The Chinese government is constructing the largest dam ever built in an effort to control the Yangtze River.  In at least 5 paragraphs I want you to give details about this dam and what kind of impact it will have on China and possibly even the world. You should include information about the structure itself, the positive and negative results of building the Three Gorges Dam and possibly your opinion on the matter which should be supported with reasons why. Lesson 20 goes into more information about this “dam project” ha ha ha.  (Terrible I know.)

IF U CAN GIVE AN EXAMPLE

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Answer by Josh M
Come on, think what they’re asking.

Research the dam, it’s called the Three gorges dam – everything you need is on the internet, use your initiative.

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Q&A: When is the best time to get citizenship?

July 9, 2012 / / 4 Comments

Question by hazeltine4: When is the best time to get citizenship?
My fiance is a Chinese citizen, but has had her permanent Green Card (permanent resident) in the U.S for nearly 15 years. We are planning our wedding and honeymoon. She currently only keeps her Chinese citizenship to make it much easier to visit her parents in China, without needing a visa every year.

For our honeymoon, we are planning a Mediterranean Cruise, where she would need multiple visas for the countries we wil visit — at least four visas.

When should she get her US citizenship — before, or after the wedding and honeymoon? As Chinese women do not change their names after marriage, it would not affect her name – other than maybe to go to her “American” first name.

And no — she does NOT need to get married to an American to stay in the U.S.! She has a great job and career with a U.S. corporation.

Lastly — what is the best way to get all the visas needed for the honeymoon??? It seems like most require Embassy visits in Chicago now.

Thanks!!!
Also, we are planning a September of October wedding this year, if that makes a difference.
Also, China does NOT allow dual citizenship. After the citizenship in US, she will lose Chinese citizenship, but she is OK with that.

Best answer:

Answer by Terry
I don’t see that it makes much difference. But the wait from application to citizenship could be 18 months – so that will impact your planning. Once she’s filed her application, it’s much harder to travel outside the US, until the citizenship is granted.

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Q&A: Is my marriage an under-resourced and oversold project?

July 8, 2012 / / 5 Comments

Question by Joe L: Is my marriage an under-resourced and oversold project?
I think I took an order for a project without getting a full set of specifications or test requirements. This was supposed to be working in 3 years and it’s gone on for 12 instead. We’ve missed all the deadlines, people are quitting, and the system still doesn’t work. I think we are in worse shape than the deep tunnel in boston, or the yangtze river dam in china.

If this was a small R&D effort we would probably have thrown in the towel long ago. But this is different… one of a kind. If it works like the power point picture we could dominate the world. We could make energy from water. Feed the hungry. And free all prisoners.

We’ve got most of the mechanicals built and three million lines of software code. There is a team of people in bangalore running a simulation program to debug it but some cows ate the master disk and they have to start all over.

We contacted several governments for help, including the US, russia, and switzerland, but they told us “sorry, we can give you the speed of light and the recipe for coca-cola, but we have no idea how to make your wife fall in love with you all over again”.

I don’t want to give up, there is way too much invested. But I have no idea what to do and I’m very frustrated.

Is it possible that Obama could cut me in on the stimulus package?

Best answer:

Answer by Ryan N
If you stop your self-pity party (I’ve seen several of your posts already) and take action, you’ll find that it’s a lot more beneficial to you, your wife, and your children than moping about what’s wrong.

YOU ARE THE MAN IN THE FAMILY. DO SOMETHING. Don’t just sit there and watch your family fall apart. Get off your butt and start working on your marriage.

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Why should we pass the START treaty when it will undermine our national security? 9 reasons not to pass it?

July 7, 2012 / / 4 Comments

Question by : Why should we pass the START treaty when it will undermine our national security? 9 reasons not to pass it?
1 The treaty restricts both the United States and Russia to a maximum of 1,550 deployed strategic nuclear warheads. For the U.S. military this would represent a decline of well over 90% from a peak of approximately 31,255 strategic nuclear warheads in 1967. The treaty would also limit the total number of deployed ballistic missiles or nuclear bombers to 700.

#2 As part of the treaty we would tell Russia exactly where our few remaining nuclear weapons are and allow the Russians to inspect those sites. So if the time ever came for the Russians to strike our emasculated nuclear arsenal, they would know exactly where to find our few remaining nuclear weapons.

#3 The treaty is so vague about some of the key issues that the two sides are already arguing about what it means. For example, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says that the restrictions on missile defense are “clearly spelled out in the treaty” and that these restrictions are “legally binding”. But in a recent letter to U.S. Senators, Barack Obama stated that the treaty “places no limitations on the development or deployment of our missile-defense programs.”

#4 Nuclear weapons technology is rapidly spreading around the globe and the need for a missile defense system is greater than ever. If this treaty does restrict our ability to build a missile defense system (as the wording of the treaty clearly seems to indicate), that is a very serious threat to our national security. What is going to happen one day when a rogue nation or a rogue terror group launches a nuke at us? Excuses will not cut it at that point.

#5 The treaty completely ignores the very serious imbalance that exists between the U.S. and Russia when is comes to tactical nuclear weapons. Today it is estimated that the Russians have approximately 10,000 tactical nuclear warheads while the U.S. only has a few hundred. These tactical nuclear warheads can be delivered by cruise missiles, long-range artillery or aircraft. The treaty does nothing to change those numbers. This would put the United States at a very serious strategic disadvantage.

#6 The treaty does nothing to restrict the quality of long-range missiles. Currently, Russia is busy modernizing their strategic long-range missiles. The United States is not doing the same. Once again, this could leave the United States at a very serious strategic disadvantage.

#7 The Russian government has shown that they are not trustworthy. Of course, the same thing could be said about the Obama administration. Anyone who trusts anything that Barack Obama says at this point is an idiot.

#8 North Korea already has nukes, Iran is developing nuclear technology and a number of other important nations such as Venezuela are rumored to be interested in nukes. This is simply not a good time to be getting weaker.

#9 If World War III were to break out over the next decade, the United States would very likely find itself facing a Chinese/Russian alliance. The combined conventional military forces of China and Russia are far superior to those of the United States. The only major advantage that we had was our edge in strategic weaponry, and this treaty would greatly weaken that advantage.

Unfortunately, most of those that will read this article simply are not going to care. The vast majority of Americans believe that the Cold War is over and that war with either China or Russia is next to impossible.

But if this treaty is passed, and there is every indication that it will be, then it is going to make a nuclear first strike against the United States much, much more likely.

Previously, everyone knew that if they messed with America they could potentially face being nuked into oblivion. But if this treaty is passed, our nuclear arsenal would be slashed to the bone and our potential enemies would know precisely where to strike to take out most of our remaining nukes.

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Answer by Primo
Thats the point. That is what Obama and liberals want

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