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Resolved Question: The European Union "PETS scheme" for traveling?

okay so I went on the website and here's what it said about bringing in an animal into a European country.. The PETS scheme: The scheme is designed to stop the spread of rabies and other diseases while still allowing pets to travel. The EU has been free of rabies for many years, but mammals are still at risk in some other countries. All rabies-susceptible animals entering the UK have to spend six months in quarantine, unless they arrive under and meet all the conditions of PETS. Most European Union (EU) countries and many outside the EU have joined PETS. You can check details and the full procedure for preparing your pet on the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) website. TO BE ELIGIBLE, YOUR CAT, DOG, OR FERRET MUST: -first be fitted with a microchip -then be vaccinated against rabies -wait 21 days from the date of their first rabies vaccination before travelling to another European Community country -not have visited any non-approved countries or territories for at least six months Ex. Middle East countries and asia before they enter or re-enter the EU CATS AND DOGS MUST ALSO: -be blood tested with a satisfactory result by a European Union approved laboratory -wait six calendar months from the date the blood sample was taken before re-entering the EU YOU MUST ALSO ENSURE THAT YOUR PET: -is issued with a pet passport by their vet -is treated by a vet for tapeworm and ticks, not less than 24 hours and not more than 48 hours before checking in with a PETS-approved carrier for the journey back to the UK -travels into the UK on a PETS-approved sea, air or rail route ---->Okay so what exactly does "must first be fitted with a microchip" mean? what happens in the process and where is the microchip fitted? :S --->how do you get a pet passport issued by your vet? is there anything else one should know.. or is that pretty much it.. are there any other regulations that must be followed or measures that should be taken for the process to go smoothly? thanks in advance more

Resolved Question: HELP ASAP!! EASY QUESTION. NEED ANSWER QUICK?

I'm currently in my schools ROTC program. My aunt is an O-8 in the Air Force and she said shed like to see me in my ACU's in person instead of by the pictures I sent her. She wants me to wear it in the airport and throughout the flight. From FL to TX. The question is...am I allowed to wear the uniform? Will I break any rules and regulations? Once again,I'm in my schools ROTC..currently a Cpt. My aunt wishes to see me in my ACU's. Am I allowed to? And yes,I know I have to act professional with bearing and stuff. No cover or sunglasses indoors. No saluting indoors. No hand bags or shoping bags. I know all the rules and regulations, I just never read or heard anywhere saying it's not or is okay for an ROTC cadet to travel in ACU's. ~Im in Florida, she's in Texas and request me to fly with it on. Thanks in advance more

Resolved Question: can someone help me with my econ homework?

Question 1 One role of the federal government's Justice Department is to A)encourage price fixing. B)break up monopolies. C)provide businesses with loans for start-up costs. D)eliminate all barriers to entry. Question 2 An example of a market that meets all four conditions for perfect competition is A)wheat. B)jeans. C)books. D)bagels. Question 3 A market that is a monopoly has A)many buyers and sellers. B)many firms selling slightly different products. C)three or four firms dominating the market. D)one seller and many buyers. Question 4 A market that is an oligopoly has A)many buyers and sellers. B)many firms selling slightly different products. C)a few firms dominating the market. D)one seller and many buyers. Question 5 A market structure with many sellers and many buyers is A)an oligopoly. B)monopolistic. C)perfect competition. D)nonprice competition. Question 6 Which is an example of a commodity? A)sweater B)house C)milk D)automobile Question 7 A firm with a natural monopoly A)is an example of perfect competition. B)offers may different goods and services. C)usually agrees to allow the government to control the price and service provided. D)is usually very inefficient. Question 8 Which of the following industries is NOT an example of an oligopoly? A)bicycle repair B)cola C)air travel D)breakfast cereals Question 9 In many industries, deregulation has resulted in A)safer products. B)antitrust laws. C)lower prices for consumers. D)increased government control. Question 10 A natural monopoly is a market that runs most efficiently when it has A)few sellers and only one buyer. B)many sellers and many buyers. C)one large firm providing all output. D)few government regulations. more

Resolved Question: What are the requirements for flying from Ottawa to Vancouver with two cats?

I'm moving from Ottawa to Vancouver with two cats and I have my ticket and the cats booked on WestJet - I know all of WestJet's regulations, but not inter-provincial regulations. What are the documentation requirements between Ontario and BC for cats? I know that from the US, you need a rabies certificate, but I am wondering about domestic travel. I was also wondering if anyone had gone through inter-provincial air travel with cats and could tell me what to expect. Any help would be appreciated. more

Voting Question: When does my employer pay me for travel?

Where can I find the federal regulations for my employer's requirements for paying me for travel? I am paid hourly, and will be traveling next week (air travel) - Do you know the website I can find this information? Thank you!It looks like I need to clarify - I am paid hourly, not salary. My employer asked me to research this, as it is the first time he is paying someone to travel that is not salary. He wants to make sure I am compensated accurately. I know there is a federal guideline that explains when hourly employees must be paid during travel (during flights, not during layovers, etc.... that's what I'm looking for) more

Resolved Question: Adding custom wheels to my luggage for air travel.?

Will I run into problems adding custom wheels to my luggage when I check in my luggage at the airport? I have luggage that does not have wheels and I hate to buy new ones. So I am planning mount a bracket with wheels. Is there any regulation on not allowing modified luggages? more

Voting Question: Plot Chart for The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether?

Can you help me with finding the Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution. The System of Dr. Tarr and Prof. Fether By: Edgar Allan Poe 1 DURING THE AUTUMN OF 18--, while on a tour through the extreme southern provinces of France, my route led me within a few miles of a certain Maison de Sante or private mad-house, about which I had heard much in Paris from my medical friends. As I had never visited a place of the kind, I thought the opportunity too good to be lost; and so proposed to my travelling companion (a gentleman with whom I had made casual acquaintance a few days before) that we should turn aside, for an hour or so, and look through the establishment. To this he objected- pleading haste in the first place, and, in the second, a very usual horror at the sight of a lunatic. He begged me, however, not to let any mere courtesy towards himself interfere with the gratification of my curiosity, and said that he would ride on leisurely, so that I might overtake him during the day, or, at all events, during the next. As he bade me good-bye, I bethought me that there might be some difficulty in obtaining access to the premises, and mentioned my fears on this point. He replied that, in fact, unless I had personal knowledge of the superintendent, Monsieur Maillard, or some credential in the way of a letter, a difficulty might be found to exist, as the regulations of these private mad-houses were more rigid than the public hospital laws. For himself, he added, he had, some years since, made the acquaintance of Maillard, and would so far assist me as to ride up to the door and introduce me; although his feelings on the subject of lunacy would not permit of his entering the house. 2 I thanked him, and, turning from the main road, we entered a grass-grown by-path, which, in half an hour, nearly lost itself in a dense forest, clothing the base of a mountain. Through this dank and gloomy wood we rode some two miles, when the Maison de Sante came in view. It was a fantastic chateau, much dilapidated, and indeed scarcely tenantable through age and neglect. Its aspect inspired me with absolute dread, and, checking my horse, I half resolved to turn back. I soon, however, grew ashamed of my weakness, and proceeded. 3 As we rode up to the gate-way, I noticed it slightly open, and the visage of a man peering through. In an instant afterward, this man came forth, accosted my companion by name, shook him cordially by the hand, and begged him to alight. It was Monsieur Maillard himself. He was a portly, fine-looking gentleman of the old school, with a polished manner, and a certain air of gravity which was very impressive. 4 My friend, having presented me, mentioned my desire to inspect the establishment, and received Monsieur Maillard's assurance that he would show me all attention, now took leave, and I saw him no more. 5 When he had gone, the superintendent ushered me into a small and exceedingly neat parlor, containing, among other indications of refined taste, many books, drawings, pots of flowers, and musical instruments. A cheerful fire blazed upon the hearth. At a piano, singing an aria from Bellini, sat a young and very beautiful woman, who, at my entrance, paused in her song, and received me with graceful courtesy. Her voice was low, and her whole manner subdued. I thought, too, that I perceived the traces of sorrow in her countenance, which was excessively, although to my taste, not unpleasingly, pale. She was attired in deep mourning, and excited in my bosom a feeling of mingled respect, interest, and admiration. 6 I had heard, at Paris, that the institution of Monsieur Maillard was managed upon what is vulgarly termed the "system of soothing"- that all punishments were avoided- that even confinement was seldom resorted to- that the patients, while secretly watched, were left much apparent liberty, and that most of them were permitted to roam about the house and grounds in the ordinary apparel of persons in right mind. 7 Keeping these impressions in view, I was cautious in what I said before the young lady; for I could not be sure that she was sane; and, in fact, there was a certain restless brilliancy about her eyes which half led me to imagine she was not. I confined my remarks, therefore, to general topics, and to such as I thought would not be displeasing or exciting even to a lunatic. She replied in a perfectly rational manner to all that I said; and even her original observations were marked with the soundest good sense, but a long acquaintance with the metaphysics of mania, had taught me to put no faith in such evidence of sanity, and I continued to practice, throughout the interview, the caution with which I commenced it. 8 Presently a smart footman in livery brought in a tray with fruit, wine, and other refreshments, of which I partook, the lady soon afterward leaving the room. As she departed I turned my eyes in an inquiring manner toward my host. 9 "No,Thank you (:9 "No," he said, "oh, no- a member of my family- my niece, and a most accomplished woman." 10 "I beg a thousand pardons for the suspicion," I replied, "but of course you will know how to excuse me. The excellent administration of your affairs here is well understood in Paris, and I thought it just possible, you know- 11 "Yes, yes- say no more- or rather it is myself who should thank you for the commendable prudence you have displayed. We seldom find so much of forethought in young men; and, more than once, some unhappy contre-temps has occurred in consequence of thoughtlessness on the part of our visitors. While my former system was in operation, and my patients were permitted the privilege of roaming to and fro at will, they were often aroused to a dangerous frenzy by injudicious persons who called to inspect the house. Hence I was obliged to enforce a rigid system of exclusion; and none obtained access to the premises upon whose discretion I could not rely."12 "While your former system was in operation!" I said, repeating his words- "do I understand you, then, to say that the 'soothing system' of which I have heard so much is no longer in force?" 13 "It is now," he replied, "several weeks since we have concluded to renounce it forever." more

Resolved Question: Tips & Info on taking a 1 year old on an air plane?

I live in Pennsylvania and I'm going to visit my mom in Georgia with my 1 year old daughter. I haven't traveled since before all of the 9/11 stuff happened and I know LOTS have changed since then. Could anyone tell me any tips or give a website for rules and regulations on what you can and can't take and also rules and regulations on traveling with a one year old. Can I take snacks with for her and juice and toys? I'm not sure she'll sit on my lap the whole way there, so if I get another seat for her do I bring my car seat to strap her in or does the airport provide one? Any info would be helpful. Like I said this would be a US airline traveling within the US. Thanks.***Ok to all the people who responded telling me "DON'T" and that I should just be worried about "shutting her up" were reported for abuse. How about not being so friggin RUDE! I am going and so is she and all I want is for anyone who can give me advice NICELY as to the rules and regulations. Anyone else on the plane who can't stand a kid crying IF she does, should take a private jet or drive to their destination. That's just what to expect when you travel. Tough shit to everyone else on the plane.*** more

Resolved Question: Do you believe it when Janet Napolitano says the “system worked”?

What we are focused on is making sure that the air environment remains safe, that people are confident when they travel. And one thing I’d like to point out is that the system worked. Everybody played an important role here. The passengers and crew of the flight took appropriate action. Within literally an hour to 90 minutes of the incident occurring, all 128 flights in the air had been notified to take some special measures in light of what had occurred on the Northwest Airlines flight. We instituted new measures on the ground and at screening areas, both here in the United States and in Europe, where this flight originated. So the whole process of making sure that we respond properly, correctly and effectively went very smoothly. If the “system” had “worked,” the U.S. consular officials who granted Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab a short-term visa last June would have revoked it immediately upon being informed by his father that he was a Muslim radical with al Qaeda ties. If the “system” had “worked,” U.S. consular officials would have never granted Abdulmutallab — a rootless, young, single male — a visa in the first place in compliance with State Department visa regulation 214(b): That law requires an applicant to show strong roots in his home country — such as a house, a spouse, and/or employment — in order to prove that he would be likely to return home when his visa expired. Young, single, unemployed men are the people most often refused visas under 214(b) (when it is actually enforced) for the very reasons that al Qaeda recruits them so heavily: They are shiftless and have very little to stop them from packing up and moving to a new country. There’s also, sadly, very little to prevent them from committing terrorist attacks. If the “system” had “worked,” Abdulmutallab would have been barred from the U.S. like he had been barred from Britain. The “system,” like Napolitano, was an epic fail. And as predicted, Napolitano also played the “lone nut” card — dismissing the Christmas Day jihadist as a single operator not part of “anything larger” despite his own testimony to the contrary. She’s Obama’s biggest joker. And there’s no Blame-Bush loophole to weasel through anymore. http://michellemalkin.com/2009/12/27/clown-alert-janet-napolitano-says-the-system-worked/ more

Resolved Question: NObama is now telling airlines how to operate. Does his fascistic dictation no no limits?

"Under the new regulations, airlines operating domestic flights will be able only to keep passengers on board for three hours before they must be allowed to disembark a delayed flight. The regulation provides exceptions only for safety or security or if air traffic control advises the pilot in command that returning to the terminal would disrupt airport operations..." http://www.mainstreet.com/article/lifestyle/travel/govt-imposes-3-hour-limit-tarmac-strandings more

Resolved Question: Ahh Starbuck you've done it again?

This is what I started and California will take back the state from radical environmentalists. November elections will see a lot of this hoax just disappear and guess what the world will still be here going through its natural processes. Hopefully this will end these radicals reign for a long time. (12-20) 04:00 PST Copenhagen - -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and a swarm of California officials came to the U.N. climate summit last week to brag about their state's accomplishments and show foreigners that it is the cutting edge of U.S. action to curb emissions. But like President Obama, they got caught in a train wreck of discord in the 13-day meeting that ended Saturday, as the 193 nations present agreed only to "take note" of a U.S.-brokered, nonbinding statement of intentions that glossed over the world's differences on who should shoulder which responsibilities in the fight against climate change. The diplomatic clash set up a catch-22 for California. The inconclusive results of the climate negotiations have made the state's leadership in climate policy all the more important. California's aggressive actions on auto emission standards, renewable energy, building weatherization and solar panels are encouraging other states and cities in the United States and around the globe to plunge ahead with their own similar policies. But the stalemate in Copenhagen may also increase the political risk in California, where resistance to the state's climate policies is gathering force. "A train wreck always raises concerns," said Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills (Los Angeles County), who wrote the state's landmark climate-change law in 2006 and was one of the state's leaders in Copenhagen. "It fuels the argument that because of the recession we can't move forward," she said. "The opposition has used the recession to try to do a general rollback, and they may do that here with this." Pavley and other state officials worry that failure of the U.N. climate negotiations will embolden opponents who hope to roll back California's climate policies in next year's election. Ballot measure Conservatives, led by Assemblyman Dan Logue, R-Linda (Yuba County), Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Granite Bay (Placer County), and anti-tax advocate Ted Costa, have submitted to the attorney general an initiative for the November ballot that would freeze the state's compliance with its own climate mandate, the 2006 law known as AB32. GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman has pledged to suspend compliance with the law immediately if elected. "People who are trying to use AB32 in next year's election will use any negative result out of Copenhagen," said Mary Nichols, chairwoman of the California Air Resources Board, the powerful agency that is drawing up the web of regulations that will enforce the bill. "They already believe they've caught something they can use to get people to the polls." California officials have been traveling to climate summits and other diplomatic venues for several years to boast about their track record. By nearly any standard, their pride is well earned. The state is viewed far and wide as a leader in climate policies such as AB32. In the past year, Schwarzenegger has signed several climate agreements with foreign state, provincial and municipal governments, including: -- An agreement with 10 other states in Brazil, Indonesia and the United States to work jointly to protect tropical forests, possibly creating tradeable offsets for California's cap-and-trade program. -- A partnership with the U.N. Development Program to offer technical assistance to Africa for low-carbon development. -- A partnership with Jiangsu Province in China to share policy know-how and to cooperate on technology. It is the first state-level agreement between China and the United States to work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But the crucial phase comes next year, when the air board must release its plans to implement AB32, which is intended to reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. "If this conference does not get a strong agreement, some will say that Copenhagen has failed, that we talk grandly but we are fooling ourselves," and that much like in the fairy tale, the emperor has no clothes, the Republican governor told a news conference Tuesday. "Perhaps the real success is to give us the opportunity to think differently again. Perhaps the success comes in realizing that something different needs to be done and in fact is already being done." Many experts agree. "AB32 is a real leadership issue," said Peter Miller, senior scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council in San Francisco. "Now that the federal process has slowed, California is more important. It's the same here in Copenhagen. If the forward movement slows, there will be more weight on the sub-national actors." Some studies show that approximately half the overall U.S. emisGreen eggs, they are already out of money. Next year the state will again be short by 21 billion. There is no more help coming, the state will go broke as it should. The average state worker now makes twice as much money as the private sector and the liberals have turned it into a real mess. more

Resolved Question: What is the profit maximizing fare and the annual number of passenger trips?

Entry of new airlines to the CARICOM region is severely restricted and as a consequence regional airlines charges higher airfares than US airfares for routes of comparable distances. An airline expert estimates the annual air travel demand between Trinidad and Antigua to be: Q = 1,000 – 10P; where Q is the number of trips in (000’s) and P is the one-way fare in US dollars. In addition, the long-run average cost (one-way) per passenger is estimated to be $50 a) Some economists have suggested that there is an implicit cartel among the regional air carriers under the shield of regulation. Based on the above, find the profit maximizing fare and the annual number of passenger trips. b) Suppose the Caribbean market was deregulated so that the routes become perfectly competitive, find the price and the number of trips for the Kingston-Georgetown route. more

Resolved Question: Will you Help join me in saving our human race?

The government’s secret society regulations code has not been used for over 50 years. It supposably disappeared within the network system in area 51. I am certain that for some reason, corporate has been secretly working on the code for some time and the head chairmen at the main source of the government plantation is planning to reverse the physical laws of society, causing world disaster. By making the public believe the regulations code was lost 50 years ago, the public has been allowed to believe they are safe. But now the government is almost complete with the reversing of the code, the world may soon see its last days. The year 2012, December 21, will be the release of the code. I have a small piece of information of what the code contains. Once it is released, it will cause a major tsunami in the west coast covering all the way to North Dakota, the second thing that will happen is the air will be poisoned with toxic fluids. Next terminators will walk the streets from New York to Arizona. The only way to survive is to get to the escape ships located in Chile of South America. The course will be set to travel to Japan where higher advanced technology escape ships are created. After North America has been destroyed by the government, they will move on to the rest of the continents through out the world. my troop has a secret base located in montana. it is area 52. we are making an army to stop the government. the deadline on stopping them is creeping up fast. our deadline date is december 31, 2011 midnight. by then the government will have a plasma shield covering their base. we are at war now join us now an FIGHT!!! more

Resolved Question: Tough Basketball Refereeing Questions?

These are really tough questions officiating basketball, but I'm sure people other than my boss and coworkers know. I really need to know them in order to get the job... I know I sound desperate. 1) When the ball goes over the backboard and hits a support behind, which official makes the call? What is the call? And why? 2) If the second of a two shot free-throw is missed which official is responsible for chopping in the clock? 3) What part of the lane is the lead responsible for during a free-throw? 4) If a player dives to the floor and gains possession of the ball, what are that players four options? Can that player get up or roll over without dribbling? 5) If you are the lead official what 2 out of bounds lines (primary lines) are you responsible for? 6) What is defensive legal guarding position? 7) If a player is dribbling into the front court and has one foot in the back court, but the ball and the payers other foot have already crossed the line, can that player dribble into the backcourt? Why or Why not? 7a) Explain an over and back violation. 8) The offense has possession in the front court, a defender back tips the ball away from the offense, the ball hits another defensive player’s hand, then the ball bounces off another offensive player’s leg unintentionally, the ball then rolls into the back court. If the offense goes and gets possession of the ball, is there a call, and what is it? 9) During a fumble or muffed ball, the player is not in control of the ball, can the player be called for traveling? Why? or Why not? 10) What parts/sides of the backboard are in play? 11) A player has ended their dribble and then fumbles the ball, can they pick it up, and if so how many steps can they take to regain control? 12) When can the ball be passed into the backcourt? 13) Can a defender hit the offensive players hand when they have the ball, if so when is it legal? 14) Is “reaching” a foul? 15) If a defender breaks the imaginary plane during a throwin and touches the ball, what is the call? 16) Can a player ask and be granted timeout if they are in the air going out of bounds and have control of the ball? 17) If both officials blow their whistles at the same time it is referred to as a “simultaneous whistle” who makes the call? Why? 18) What is the difference between the stop the clock motion and the motion that precedes a made three pointer? 19) Team control continues until one of three things happen, what are the three things? 20) It is important for officials to know the proper mechanics, rules and regulations, but what else makes a good official?it would be helpful if the answer had the question # ex. 1)_a_n_s_w_e_r_ more

Resolved Question: 336 Facts that are completely useless but interesting.Read them all if you can lol?

Useless Facts For every human being on earth, there are about 200 million insects. The harmonica is the world's most popular instrument. By the time they are 65 years old, most Americans have watched more than nine years worth of television. The puck in ice hockey can travel at up to 118 mph (190 km/h). If you stretched all the nerves in the body from end to end, they would be about 47 miles long. Humans have more than 600 muscles in their bodies. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. There are more chickens than people in the world. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched." All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt." All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill. Almonds are a member of the peach family. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable. The largest cabbage weighed 144 lbs. There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula" - and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size: "L.A." A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. Tigers have striped skin, not just stripped fur. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life." A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. (DON'T try this at home!) The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand. Many hamsters blink one eye at a time. The inventor of the flushing toilet was Thomas Crapper. The average bed is home to over 6 billion dust mites. Plastic lawn flamingos outnumber real flamingos in the U.S.A. Whitby, Ontario has more donut stores per capita than any other place in the world. Starfish have no brain. Dolphins sleep with one eye open. Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel with over 50,000 words, none of which containing the letter "E". Bulls are color blind. A can of SPAM is opened every 4 seconds. "Babe" was played by over 48 pigs. Mosquitoes have 47 teeth. Lip stick contains fish scales. The Poison Arrow frog has enough poison to kill 2200 people. The largest known kidney stone weighed 1.36 kilograms. Kidney stones come in any color from yellow to brown. Women blink twice as many times as men do. The McDonalds at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario is the only one in the world that sells hot dogs. A bowling pin only has to tilt 7.5 degrees in order to fall down. The first episode of Leave It To Beaver aired on October 4, 1957. Beaver Cleaver's locker number is 9. The first flushing toilet seen on TV was on Leave It To Beaver. Jerry Seinfeld's apartment number (on the show) is 5A. In the old episodes it was 3A. The life span of a taste bud is ten days. Pi has been calculated to 2,260,321,363 digits. The billionth digit in Pi is 9. The first 100 numbers of Pi are: 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884… 58209749445923078164062862089986280348… Click HERE for 99,999 digits of pi! A stretched out Slinky is 87 feet long. An iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes. Emus can't walk backwards. A group of unicorns is called a blessing. A group of kangaroos is called a mob. A group of whales is called a pod. A group of geese is called a gaggle. A group of owls is called a parliament. A group of ravens is called a murder. A group of bears is called a sleuth. 12 or more cows is called a flink. A baby oyster is called a spat. Chickens can't swallow while they are upside down. In the October 22, 1945 edition of Life magazine there was a picture of a chicken with its head cut off. It was alive too! The average garden variety caterpillar has 248 muscles in its head. Pinocchio was made of pine. The laFor some reason not all of them appeared so its not 336 anymore,id say about half made it,sorry Also this was asked a year ago and i just happen to find it and wanted to ask what you think more

Resolved Question: Delta Airlines broke FHA rule?

What recourse legally do I have if Delta Airlines broke an FHA rule? Please read below. If you think that I should receive a full refund then please send Alex P. Roger at Delta.OnlineSupport@delta.com a message. Please copy paste this letter into your message. Thank you very much if you do send a email to Delta. I am hoping enough people will help me and in return help yourself if you ever have an issue with the airlines in regards to an obese person taking up your seat. I have nothing against obese people. I was kind to this gentleman, but I did not have a seat. And if the policy is that Delta makes obese people purchase an extra seat then they should make them purchase it. They did not catch this so now they should refund my flight cost. I understand there are obese people in this world. But Delta should have provided me and my girlfriend with a seat, arm rest down and a seat belt. None of these things were given to me after I paid for a ticket from Las Vegas to Philadelphia. HERE IS THE LETTER I WROTE TO DELTA – THREE TIMES _ I RECEIVED A RESPONSE THREE WEEKS AFTER MY LETTER- Dear Delta, On June 12th - flight 1236 - from Vegas to Philadelphia, I had a very horrific experience. I did not have a seat for over 4 hours. I did not have a seat belt on either. An obese gentleman sat next to me. He kept pushing his arm into me even though he already had half my seat. He pushed up the arm rest - against FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS- and sat in over 70% of my seat. I had to move my girlfriends arm rest up, take off my seat belt and we both shared one seat. Neither one of us had a seat belt on the whole flight. It was uncomfortable and hurt both of our backs. We had back and knee pain for about a week due to this flight. The Federal Aviation Administration does require passengers be able to sit belted and with both arm rests down to comply with safety standards. Delta airline did not comply with safety standards. I told two different stewardess that we could not wear our seat belts and that the arm rest were up. They were pleasant and told me that they could not do anything about it. One of them gave me a twix for my troubles. I would like a full refund for both our seats-and voucher for both of us for a future flight. There were no other seats open so we were jammed together in one seat. And the back pain was very uncomfortable a week later. I am 6ft tall and had to put my legs on an angle to fit properly. Do you have a policy for obese people? The stewardess were very nice but told me that they could not do anything. They told me to write to Delta and that you would compensate me. LETTER I RECEIVED BACK FROM DELTA - Dear Mr. ####, Thank you for contacting us. On behalf of everyone at Delta Air Lines, I sincerely apologize for the challenges you and your companion encountered with your seat assignment on your recent travel. I can only imagine how discouraging it must have been when after requesting a better seat you had to experience such a disappointing situation. I am truly sorry your seat assignment adjacent to a large passenger affected your comfort. We do care about the well being and safety of all our passengers and strive to provide them an enjoyable and comfortable cabin environment. Please allow me to explain that we rely on our team members at the gate to identify passengers who may require additional space. Our policy states that any passenger who requires more than one seat for personal comfort must purchase an extra adjacent seat. Part of our problem is that most passengers now obtain their seating either online or at a self-service kiosk, and our agents do not have an opportunity to meet our passengers until they board the aircraft. (THIS IS A LIE>>> NO ONE ENTERS A PLANE WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE YOUR BOARDING PASS SCANNED !) However, in the event we notice a large passenger boarding we should attempt to reseat that passenger or request that they purchase an extra adjacent seat. Again, I apologize this passenger was not identified and respectfully decline your request for refunding ticket and compensation. Sincerely, Alex P. Roger Delta.OnlineSupport@delta.com Coordinator Customer Care AGAIN I WROTE ALEX ASKING FOR A FULL REFUND – Dear Mr. ###, Thank you for writing and allowing me the opportunity to further review your concerns. On behalf of everyone at Delta Air Lines, I am sorry you were dissatisfied with my first response. I understand you feel I did not adequately address your concerns. I was happy to review your comments again to see if there was something I missed. Respectfully, there is nothing more I can add. I am sorry to disappoint you, as I understand this is not the answer you were expecting. Mr. ####, again, I apologize. Your support is important to us, and I thank you for your additional time and effort. We look forw more

Resolved Question: Do you fear "Civil Contingencies Act 2004" regarding Swine Flu? Mandatory, compulsory vaccinations?

Many people in the UK are afraid the Government will force people to have compulsory vaccinations, and many people say the vaccinations will not be compulsory. The people who say vaccinations won't be compulsory seem to be unaware of the Civil Contingencies Act of Parliament, which could easily force people to be vaccinated. The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 specifically mentions how an epidemic could be classed as a National Emergency and during a national emergency… EMERGENCY REGULATIONS can be enforced contrary to normal laws. Emergency regulations are often very strict such as when the military are legally allowed to shoot looters. The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 specifically says the Scope of Emergency Regulations includes the treatment of human illnesses, which means compulsory vaccinations are possible: vaccinations are very likely if a National Emergency is declared regarding the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. Now considering how normal flu (the non-swine variety) kills around 12,000 people each year in the UK, and swine flu has killed only around 30 so far, I am wondering why the media, Department of Health, and Government are trying to create panic by blowing the swine flu pandemic out of all proportion? Swine flu is currently much less dangerous than normal flu, and until around 7,000 people have died of swine flu there is no need to panic. Maybe compulsory vaccinations are profitable? Will vaccinations help stop the recession? Perhaps the government motivation is financial? Were you aware of how the Civil Contingencies Act could be used to force people (compulsorily) to be vaccinated? What do you think of the media hype? Why are the officials blowing this swine flu issue out of all proportion? http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2004/ukpga_20040036_en_1 The Civil Contingencies Act allows emergency regulations to be quickly made without Parliamentary oversight. Here are some of the things that the Civil Contingencies Act allows the Government to do: b) provide for or enable the requisition or confiscation of property (with or without compensation); (c) provide for or enable the destruction of property, animal life or plant life (with or without compensation); (d) prohibit, or enable the prohibition of, movement to or from a specified place; (e) require, or enable the requirement of, movement to or from a specified place; (f) prohibit, or enable the prohibition of, assemblies of specified kinds, at specified places or at specified times; (g) prohibit, or enable the prohibition of, travel at specified times; (h) prohibit, or enable the prohibition of, other specified activities; (i) create an offence of— (i) failing to comply with a provision of the regulations; (ii) failing to comply with a direction or order given or made under the regulations; (iii) obstructing a person in the performance of a function under or by virtue of the regulations; SCOPE OF EMERGENCY REGULATIONS: (a) protecting human life, health or safety, (b) treating human illness or injury, (c) protecting or restoring property, (d) protecting or restoring a supply of money, food, water, energy or fuel, (e) protecting or restoring a system of communication, (f) protecting or restoring facilities for transport, (g) protecting or restoring the provision of services relating to health, (h) protecting or restoring the activities of banks or other financial institutions, (i) preventing, containing or reducing the contamination of land, water or air, (j) preventing, reducing or mitigating the effects of disruption or destruction of plant life or animal life, (k) protecting or restoring activities of Parliament, of the Scottish Parliament, of the Northern Ireland Assembly or of the National Assembly for Wales, or (l) protecting or restoring the performance of public functions. Explanatory Notes to Civil Contingencies Act 2004 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2004/en/ukpgaen_20040036_en_1 “Subsection (1) defines "emergency" for the purposes of Part 1. Events such as a terrorist attack, disruption of fuel supplies, contamination of land with a chemical matter and an epidemic could satisfy the definition, should they reach the required level of seriousness.” “For example, an event or situation which causes or may cause serious human illness in the United Kingdom may be an emergency under section 19. Provision may be included in emergency regulations for the purpose of treating human illness (paragraph (b)).” BE VERY AFRAID! Do you think the UK Government is corrupt? Would you trust them to vaccinate you? more

Resolved Question: Pet Owners. What do you think of the first ever Pet Airlines? Details inside->?

Paws up: All-pet airline hits skies NEW YORK – One trip for their Jack Russell terrier in a plane's cargo hold was enough to convince Alysa Binder and Dan Wiesel that owners needed a better option to get their pets from one city to another. On Tuesday, the first flight for the husband-and-wife team's Pet Airways, the first-ever all-pet airline, took off from Republic Airport in Farmingdale, N.Y. All commercial airlines allow a limited number of small pets to fly in the cabin. Others must travel as checked bags or in the cargo hold — a dark and sometimes dangerous place where temperatures can vary wildly. Binder and Wiesel used their consulting backgrounds and business savvy to start Pet Airways in 2005. The last four years have been spent designing their fleet of five planes according to new four-legged requirements, dealing with FAA regulations and setting up airport schedules. The two say they're overwhelmed with the response. Flights on Pet Airways are already booked up for the next two months. Pet Airways will fly a pet between five major cities — New York, Washington, Chicago, Denver, and Los Angeles. The $250 one-way fare is comparable to pet fees at the largest U.S. airlines. For owners the big difference is service. Dogs and cats will fly in the main cabin of a Suburban Air Freight plane, retooled and lined with carriers in place of seats. Pets (about 50 on each flight) will be escorted to the plane by attendants that will check on the animals every 15 minutes during flight. The pets are also given pre-boarding walks and bathroom breaks. And at each of the five airports it serves, the company has created a "Pet Lounge" for future fliers to wait and sniff before flights. The company will operate out of smaller, regional airports in the five launch cities, which will mean an extra trip for most owners dropping off their pets if they are flying too. Stops in cities along the way means the pets will take longer to reach a destination than their owners. A trip from New York to Los Angeles, for example, will take about 24 hours. On that route, pets will stop in Chicago, have a bathroom break, play time, dinner, and bunk for the night before finishing the trip the next day. The rest of the story is in this link if you want to check it out-> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090715/ap_on_bi_ge/us_airlines_pet_airways_6 more

Resolved Question: should i mail or bring excess baggage when i fly back to america?

Im movin back to the united states from germany here in a couple weeks. ive been here since feb. when i came here i had only 2 suite cases. but as everyone know u accompolate stuff as time goes on. i am aware of the german '2 piece concept' meaning ur allowed 2 take 2 bags with u under 32kg ( 70 LBS). but i know for a fact i have more then that. sooo i thought ok ill get another bag. and according to airberlin ( airline i take to NYC) excess baggage 32kg and under cost an extra 25€ ( close to $25). but see i am traveling to SF. soo when i arrive in NYC i have to go thru costums, get my luggage check in at a ticket counter to get my next flight with virigin america.... im wondering if anybody had this problem. and whatr would be the cheapest way to get my stuff back home to reno ... i figured shipping thru mail might be better but it looks pretty expensive....and does anyone know the flt regulations with air berlin and virgin america... let me know more

Resolved Question: Hello there, did you know .... ?

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Resolved Question: A couple of questions about air travel before my vacation next month?

at the end of next month, I'm flying Northwest Airlines from Detroit to Phoenix. I'm trying to understand the current "regulations" for flying right now, and there were a couple things that TSA didn't clear up. 1. what exactly is the rule for liquids?! i THOUGHT there weren't any allowed on carry-ons but the TSA website says something about putting them in a zip lock bag, and that the rule was different for checked luggage. can someone simplify that rule for me, and tell me what the rule is for checked luggage? the entire explanation on the website completely confused me :/ 2. razors...couldnt find a clear answer on TSA for this. can razors (like to shave with) go into check luggage, NOT the carry-on? 3. can i use my digital camera on the plane? (i'm making a scrap album of the trip...and i want all the pictures i can get) 4. and finally, what is the quality of northwest airlines? are they dependable, comfortable, etc. I'm flying alone, and i am unbelievably scared. i hate flying :/ any tips? more

Resolved Question: What are the current air travel restrictions/rules/regulations?

I'm taking a trip (within the U.S.) with my grandparents for a week and I would like to know about what I can and can't take, or the restrictions for taking them. Some of the things that I will be packing for myself are: -hair straightener -hairspray and other hair products -blow dryer -a hat -deodorant -body spray -shampoo and conditioner (can I just pour out the stuff in the hotel bottles that I have and put my shampoo and conditioner in them? Can I do this for other hair products as well?) -birth control -feminine products -cell phone -mp3 player -face wash -tweezers -makeup, sunscreen etc... What can be carry-on and what has to be checked? I have only traveled by air one other time and that was when I was five...and I'm almost 18 now...so I don't really know the rules or how it works. Thanks a lot!What about a razor for shaving? more

Resolved Question: Does Air Canada provide child safety seats onboard?

I'm travelling from UK to Canada. My daughter is 7 months old and I'm going to pay for her own seat- they have an option for the child to travel on parent's lap but not keen on this. I've read Canada Air's terms which say that the child safety seat to be used 'must be certified to Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard' but since I did not buy my daughter's car seat from Canada I doubt it meats those regulations. The terms state that a bassinet can be provided on a first come first served basis but what about a safety seat? Thanks more

Resolved Question: By the same yardstick, shouldn't it be as necessary to conform with the social codes of a non-conservative?

country? If Lisa Ashton, a modern English woman, can lose her job for choosing not to conform with the strictly conservative social codes in a strict conservative country, why isn't the same rule applied to the conservatives that reside in, but choose not to conform with the non-conservative social code in the UK...but rather, instead, choose to impose their own conservative social code...? Just imagine if UK law imposed a dress code of skirts & trousers for all women residing in the UK & demanded that women walk arm in arm with their male colleagues...its natural & accepted in the UK...but it is NOT imposed on people of other cultures... i really don't see its fair & just that Lisa Ashton had to lose her job of 9 years for this frivolous reason...what do you think? London, Apr 27 (ANI): A British air stewardess was sacked for refusing to fly to Saudi Arabia after she was ordered to wear a traditional Islamic robe and walk behind male colleagues. Lisa Ashton, who worked for BMI, was told that she was expected to wear in public in Saudi Arabia the abaya, a long black robe that leaves only the face uncovered. She was also told that she should walk behind male colleagues irrespective of their rank, in order to conform with the social codes of the conservative country, The Telegraph reports Ashton was instructed to consider the abaya as part of her uniform when flying to Saudi Arabia, but she informed her managers that she considered the requirement discriminatory, and was worried that Saudi Arabia was not safe to travel to because of the danger of terrorist attacks. "It's not the law that you have to walk behind men in Saudi Arabia, or that you have to wear an abaya, and I'm not going to be treated as a second-class citizen," Ashton said. "It's outrageous. I'm a proud Englishwoman and I don't want these restrictions placed on myself," she added. Ashton, 37, had been working for the airline for nine years when they began their service to Saudi Arabia in 2005. She was earning 15,000 pounds a year and flying to India, the Caribbean and the United States from her base in Manchester, but was horrified to read details of the regulations for staff orking on the new route. (ANI) more

Resolved Question: a couple of air travel questions?

I've flown before, but I had a couple of questions I wasn't sure about. 1. I'm flying US Air. If there is a connecting flight, do you get your boarding passes for both flights at the first check in? 2. All I want to take is a carry on. I also have a backpack. Will I be able to take my backpack, plus my regulation size suitcase with an attached make-up case? Or will the suitcase/make-up case count as two? 3. Where's the best place to find travel size items? Stores or online. Thank you! more

Resolved Question: What are the chances of getting into OTS, or OCS?

I have spent a lot of time thinking, preparing, reading, and praying on what branch to choose. I finally came down to Air Force - Developmental Engineer, because I have wanted to be a Weapons Engineer since I was about 15 (23 now). I went to college because they said they have students graduate and work at Lockheed Martin. Well, they were wrong, and I settled for a Traveling Inspector for safety regulations body. Anyways, I am still pursuing the Air Force, and I am working on getting in shape before I sit down with the Gold Star/Special recruiter for being an officer. What are the statistics for those who apply to join the military as an officer? Do they only take the best and brightest (MIT Grads, Eagle Scouts, etc) or what? Ultimately, I will have to do everything in my power to put together the best Application humanly possible and submit and pray that it is enough. But in the meantime, what are the chances of being picked to be an Officer for each branch. Also I have a BS in Engineering, 3.2, some Leadership & Volunteer experience. Also, for an aditional 1,000 points, what are some jobs that I could look into if I don't get accepted into OTS, either through Air Force, or any branch. I want to work on researching technology (electronics preferred) for the troops. more

Resolved Question: How much (in value) can bring in electronics into Brazil?

I'm a Brazilian citizen moving back to Brazil from the US. How much can I bring in??? I checked customs n it says "Technically, the limit for goods brought back by Brazilians/residents to the country (via air travel) is US$500.00. " Does that mean i can't even bring my laptop with me??? Because that alone is over $1000 USD. What are the exact regulations for bringing any/all electronics into Brazil? more

Resolved Question: Travel regulations from US to Germany.?

Ok, I have a few questions, actually... Background: I am flying from Pittsburgh to Chicago with American Airlines. Then I will be flying from Chicago to Frankfurt with Air India. I booked both flights at the same time through a travel site, and so are part of the same itinerary. FYI, I've looked at the websites of each airline I am using, but I don't know if one takes precedent over the other; I'm just checking to see if anyone can make what the airlines/government say less confusing. American Airlines says there is no charge for two checked bags for international flights. Will this apply to me, even though my trip with AA will be domestic? Or will I have to pay the $15/$25 fees for two bags? I wanted to take a carry-on bag and as a personal item have a pillow with a blanket inside, wrapped around the pillow. Will this personal item be allowed on both airlines? Air India's website mentioned nothing about personal items (that I could find anyway). At what point will I go through customs on my trip? Do they charge for you to go through customs? I found a chart saying how much % they will charge for specific items, but it did not say if this applied to everyone or just to businesses bringing in goods to be sold... (I just don't want to be taxed for taking my digital camera and laptop, lol.) Thank you for your help! more

Resolved Question: How was this guy successful at suing Air Canada?

So he's deaf and blind, so they wouldn't let him fly without an attendant. He successfully sues the company for $10,000 for discrimination. http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadia... What the heck??? How are the flight attendants supposed to communicate to him? How would he know if the captain came on the PA and said brace for impact? How would he know how to get out of the plane in an emergency? What would he do if there was an unscheduled diversion to another airport? I don't get it! There's countless variables that he would need special attention for! Travelling by plane is NOT like travelling by bus. Not allowing him to fly unaccompanied is safety related, for himself and for the company. Anything related to safety shouldn't be scrutinized! Doesn't the CARs (Canadian Air Regulations) have a requirement that all passengers be informed of certain events? Without an attendant or someone trained to communicate to the deaf and blind then there's no way for the crew to inform this man. How can the company remain lawful if they have no way to communicate information to him?Sorry... Link reposted: http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hTb2mmY-8eNMeZjyv8GiwVpIbUSQ more

Resolved Question: Does London's Heathrow need a 3rd runway?

Give valid reasons for your opinion. ARGUMENTS FOR THE THIRD RUNWAY • Heathrow needs more capacity Heathrow runs at close to 100% capacity. With demand for air travel predicted to double in a generation, Heathrow will not be able to cope without a third runway, say those in favour of the plan. Because the airport is over-stretched, any problems which arise cause knock-on delays. Heathrow, the argument goes, needs extra capacity if it is to reach the levels of service found at competitors elsewhere in Europe, or it will be overtaken by its rivals. Passenger numbers may be down as recession takes hold, but proponents argue we should not base transport decisions on the bad times, but look ahead to future upturn in demand. • The third runway will boost the economy The third runway will be worth £7bn a year to the economy, according to airport owner BAA. Some say a third runway is the only solution to the congestion at Heathrow. Tens of thousands of jobs will be created - in construction in the short term - and for business and in tourism over the longer term. Lack of expansion at Heathrow would threaten London's position as trading capital of the world, throttling the very international links Britain was built on. Business leaders argue London deserves and needs an airport of international quality. • Pollution concerns are overplayed Those pushing for the new runway argue that pollution caused by the airport will be closely monitored. Meeting targets is a condition of expansion. By 2020, when the runway would be completed, new technology will mean planes are much quieter and less polluting. The Airbus A380 already demonstrates that planes are moving in this direction. If the runway were not built, the argument runs, there would be no cut in emissions. Flights would simply move to other European airports. CO2 would not be reduced, merely transferred elsewhere to the UK's detriment. • There is no alternative Building a brand new airport in the Thames Estuary is not feasible according to those in favour of the third runway. Transport Minister Geoff Hoon says lack of transport infrastructure, fears of 'bird strike', cost and lack of available finance all make the project prohibitive. ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE THIRD RUNWAY • We need to reduce, not increase, emissions Heathrow generates 50% of UK aviation emissions. This makes 6% of total emissions, according to Department for Transport figures. With a third runway and as the UK as a whole cuts emissions, Heathrow's contribution to overall UK emissions would rise significantly by 2050, some calculate to as much as 50% of total. A third runway could mean an extra 200,000 flights a year over London. Why should aviation capacity be increased indefinitely? At a time when most accept the need for emission cuts, say opponents, should we not stick with the capacity we have and allow market forces to price out inessential flyers? • Health of Londoners at risk A Greater London Authority (GLA) report suggested Heathrow would even now breach the EU regulations on levels of Nitrous Oxide due to come into force in 2010. Extra flights would only make this worse. Even the Environment Agency admits that with a third runway, Heathrow would breach these limits. The GLA study also found that the airport would breach noise pollution limits as a result of the extra flights. • Economic case overstated Many of the new passengers the extra runway would bring would be transit passengers. According to former BA boss Bob Ayling they would spend little or nothing in London, only boosting airline profits. According to Sir David King, former chief scientific adviser to the government, the runway would over time come to be seen as a 'white elephant'. Long before investment in it were repaid, demand for flying will have fallen away as pressure to reduce carbon increases and competition with other forms of travel grows. The downturn is already forcing people to find substitutes for air travel. This pattern will continue, he suggests. • Impact on the local area Transport infrastructure around Heathrow already struggles. The extra demands would create gridlock. To make way for the runway, Sipson - a village of 700 houses - would be demolished and hundreds of acres of greenbelt land would be swallowed up. • Alternatives For historical reasons, Heathrow is badly located. It is the only major airport with flight paths over a large capital city, for instance. Some, like London Mayor Boris Johnson, believe this is a perfect opportunity to start again and propose a new airport in the Thames Estuary. Planes would approach and leave over water, reducing the impact of noise and the airport could operate 24 hours a day. If you wish to see some pictures I got this information from the BBC news website http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7828694.stmIf you're not bothered to answer the question with reasons don't answer at all because that doesn't help me see the majority of opinions. Please and thank you. more

Resolved Question: Now that a fatwa has been issued, will the Shoura Council allow women to travel without a mahram?

Issue of women traveling without mahram sparks debate http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009010225531 JEDDAH – Leading Saudi cleric Sheikh Abdul Mohsen Bin Nasser Al-Obaikan’s views on allowing women to travel freely without having a mahram (a male relative with whom marriage is forbidden) has sparked a debate in the Saudi society. Al-Obaikan, a member of the Council of Senior Islamic Scholars and Advisor to the Ministry of Justice, in a statement to Al-Hayat Arabic daily on Dec. 22 said he has found in his recent research on women’s travel without mahram that it is “permissible” in Islam for a woman to travel alone without being accompanied by a mahram only when she feels secure. Al-Obaikan first published his views in his website saying a thorough research on the subject has made him satisfied that a woman can travel without a mahram or without the consent of her male guardian if she feels that she is secure. Several Shoura (Consultative) Council members and businesswomen have felt encouraged to act on the fatwa issued by Sheikh Al-Obaikan. Shoura members have favored an open discussion on the issue in the Council. “It is a very important step to begin with. If we can remove this obstacle, our movement will become much easier,” said Aziza Mansour, businesswoman and owner of Aziza Mansour Company for Real Estate. “I need to travel several times a month, but every time I need to take permission from my husband’s brother as my husband died several years ago,” she said. “The existing regulations on women’s travel make my business trips difficult and it delays several of my business deals,” she added. Mansour has called upon the Shoura Council to remove this obstacle and put a system that allows women above 35 years or so to travel without requiring consent from her male guardians. Dr. Talal Al-Bakri, chairman of the Social Affairs Committee in the Shoura Council, hoped that the system could be discussed in the Council. “I will be the first to vote for it,” he said. Al-Bakri added that Sheikh Al-Obaikan has been requested to discuss his views in the Shoura Council meeting. Dr. Sadaqa Fadel, chairman of the International Political Relations Committee in the Shoura Council, also said he would vote for the new proposed regulations on women’s travel when it is put for vote in the Shoura Council. An academic has also advanced the cause of having a system allowing woman to travel without a male guradian if she travels by air and there is no khalwa (close proximity) between her and other men in the flight. “This fatwa allows women to travel without consort if she makes sure that she will not be seated next to a man,” said Dr. Ahmad Al-Sheaibi, professor of Islamic sociology at King Saud University in Riyadh. There are dissenting voices as well. “The fatwa is not acceptable at all,” said Hissa Own, political writer and chairperson of Al-Bidaia Holding Company Group, the first Saudi company owned by a woman. “A woman can ensure her safety onboard, but not after landing and arriving in the new destination,” she argued. “Although I am a businesswoman and I need to travel to several countries, the consort system never bothers me,” she added.You gotta love Al-Obaikan. He sure is stirring things up.tel02469, A fatwa is a religious ruling. Some are mundane, some are extreme, some are ignored. This one has some weight. A Saudi cleric has ruled that Islam allows women to travel without a male companion. It. could be game changing. more

Resolved Question: A question from the U.S.A. . . .? Thanks in advance.?

I'm specifically interested in how Europeans defined the meaning of "cooperation" and "regulation" in the context of politics. In the U.S. we are constantly bombarded with regulation requests from the EU. For instance, Italy wants international regulation of the internet, France wants international regulation of the financial markets, Belgium wants international regulation of war crimes, England wants to regulate air travel and the entire continent wants international regulation of the environment. Although we may largely agree with the need for such regulations, generally speaking, we are not willing to accept any such regulations from a foreign nation. This is perceived as a foreign government limiting our ability to govern ourselves. But a five hour flight across the Atlantic and the perception changes to Americans not being cooperative . . . So, what is it about the European mindset that sees rejection of regulations as rejection of international cooperation? more

Resolved Question: wanna know some random things you never needed to know?

Useless Facts For every human being on earth, there are about 200 million insects. The harmonica is the world's most popular instrument. By the time they are 65 years old, most Americans have watched more than nine years worth of television. The puck in ice hockey can travel at up to 118 mph (190 km/h). If you stretched all the nerves in the body from end to end, they would be about 47 miles long. Humans have more than 600 muscles in their bodies. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. There are more chickens than people in the world. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched." All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt." All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill. Almonds are a member of the peach family. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable. The largest cabbage weighed 144 lbs. There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula" - and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size: "L.A." A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. Tigers have striped skin, not just stripped fur. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life." A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. (DON'T try this at home!) The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand. Many hamsters blink one eye at a time. The inventor of the flushing toilet was Thomas Crapper. The average bed is home to over 6 billion dust mites. Plastic lawn flamingos outnumber real flamingos in the U.S.A. Whitby, Ontario has more donut stores per capita than any other place in the world. Starfish have no brain. Dolphins sleep with one eye open. Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel with over 50,000 words, none of which containing the letter "E". Bulls are color blind. A can of SPAM is opened every 4 seconds. "Babe" was played by over 48 pigs. Mosquitoes have 47 teeth. Lip stick contains fish scales. The Poison Arrow frog has enough poison to kill 2200 people. The largest known kidney stone weighed 1.36 kilograms. Kidney stones come in any color from yellow to brown. Women blink twice as many times as men do. The McDonalds at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario is the only one in the world that sells hot dogs. A bowling pin only has to tilt 7.5 degrees in order to fall down. The first episode of Leave It To Beaver aired on October 4, 1957. Beaver Cleaver's locker number is 9. The first flushing toilet seen on TV was on Leave It To Beaver. Jerry Seinfeld's apartment number (on the show) is 5A. In the old episodes it was 3A. The life span of a taste bud is ten days. Pi has been calculated to 2,260,321,363 digits. The billionth digit in Pi is 9. The first 100 numbers of Pi are: 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884... 58209749445923078164062862089986280348... Click HERE for 99,999 digits of pi! A stretched out Slinky is 87 feet long. An iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes. Emus can't walk backwards. A group of unicorns is called a blessing. A group of kangaroos is called a mob. A group of whales is called a pod. A group of geese is called a gaggle. A group of owls is called a parliament. A group of ravens is called a murder. A group of bears is called a sleuth. 12 or more cows is called a flink. A baby oyster is called a spat. Chickens can't swallow while they are upside down. In the October 22, 1945 edition of Life magazine there was a picture of a chicken with its head cut off. It was alive too! The average garden variety caterpillar has 248 muscles in its head. Pinocchio was made of pine. The largest pumpkin weighed 377 lbs. A mule won't sink in quicksand but a donkey will. more

Resolved Question: what about these Mirthy Facts ?

The average person is about a quarter of an inch taller at night. [Another quarter inch doesn't impress most women.] A sneeze zooms out of your mouth at over 600 m. p. h. [Along with everything else in your mouth at the time.] The condom - made originally of linen - was invented in the early 1500s. [That same year men began asking, "Put that on my WHAT?"] The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B. C. [Does this explain Crocodile Dung Dee?] Watch out for flying hockey pucks - they travel at up to 100 mph. [Stand clear or you'll get pucked.] America's first nudist organization was founded in 1929, by 3 men. [3 very lonely men.] 98% of American drivers think they drive better than anyone else. [The other 2% are NY cab drivers who know better.] When he's feeling amorous, the male sea otter grabs the female's nose with his teeth. [When the female feel amorous, she grabs something else.] In 1681, the last dodo bird died. [He was 41 and his name was also Fred.] A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee. [It's known as the Sanka clause.] The Neanderthal's brain was bigger than yours is. [But he couldn't surf the Internet.] Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants. [All ducks in Finland wear pants.] The average bank teller loses about $250 every year. [Probably explains why banks have so many service charges.] Howdy Doody had 48 freckles. [And if you connect them, they spell 'Dummy'.] What color was Christopher Columbus's hair? Blonde. [He was lost and wouldn't ask for directions; yep, a blonde male.] In 1980, there was only one country in the world with no telephones - Bhutan. [Residents had to go to another country to make 999 calls.] The most extras ever used in a movie was 300,000, for the film Gandhi, in 1981. [Union regulations required each one be listed in the credits.] Every person has a unique tongue print. [But would you want someone to ink yours?] Your right lung takes in more air than your left one does. [Even if you don't inhale.] Women's hearts beat faster than men's. [Even after death.] When Bugs Bunny first appeared in 1935, he was called Happy Rabbit. [Sales of fresh carrots jumped 46%.] Pollsters say that 40% of dog and cat owners carry pictures of the pets in their wallets. [But very few dogs or cats carry photos of their owners.] Aztec emperor Montezuma had a nephew, Cuitlahac, whose name meant "plenty of excrement." [Coincidentally, this is also Rush Limbaugh's nickname. ] more

Voting Question: i have to make a completely air powered car, how should i go about doing this?

for physics class i have to construct an air powered car. here are the regulations verbatim. OBJECTIVE: To design and construct an air powered vehicle that will race through a fixed linear distance in the shortest period of time. RULES: a.The propulsion for the air- powered vehicle is to be provided by the motion of air only. The movement of the air that powers the vehicle must be produced by mechanical means ( i.e., no jet propulsion via carbon dioxide cartridges or balloons because these devices release air rather than produce it). b.The energy that runs the mechanical device that will produce the motion air is to be provided only by elastic materials and/or mouse traps (no rat traps!). c.At all times the device may never exceed the dimensions of 18 in by 12 in by 10 in. (these are the typical dimensions of the boxes in which 8.5 in by 11 in reams of paper are sent to schools) d.The vehicle must be capable of traveling a minimum distance of 10.0 meters. e.The testing track of width 7 feet will be laid out on the floor of a typical high school tiled hallway. f.The vehicle must be constructed entirely by the entrants from household materials or materials available from hardware stores or art supply stores. more

Resolved Question: what are the indian customs & excise regulations for 2 dogs to travel by air with us out of mumbai, india ?

we wish to take our 2 dogs to France when we leave Goa,India in november this year. Can anyone help with what paperwork & formalities are required by the Indian authorities at Mumbai airport. No one here can tell us the full requirements. more

Resolved Question: Travel restrictions while on military leave?

Fiance is FLYING out in a month to visit and while he is home on leave, we are getting married and DRIVING back to his duty station (Air Force). I am paying for his plane ticket out here (can't complain about $170 ticket lol) and he's paying to drive us, my vehicle and what belongings will fit into my vehicle, back to his duty station, which is 2500 miles give or take. Initially we were hoping by driving straight through and taking turns, we could make it in 30+ hours.. or 2 days. Then I realized that I remembered there being a regulation regarding how many hours a day one can drive. Questions: Are there regulations regarding time in travel? Do the regulations regard time in VEHICLE or actual time the military member is driving? Is it hours or mileage? It would be helpful if someone could post links I could read if you don't want to type it all out. Thanks everyone!!ETA: as far as i know, he has only requested normal leave. it's not a pcs and not a tdy move, we're just moving myself out there. he's already been there over a year. he's only along for the ride lolsorry i should have thought of all your questions before i posted so i wouldn't have to edit so much. the only way we could get reimbursed for travel is by him doing an official home of record move because he's already done a DTY move. I'm not worried about reimbursement honestly. I just know that I had heard at some point about there might be a regulation regarding time in travel.. specifically if the military member was only allowed to drive so many hours or so many miles in a 24 hour period before being 'required' to stop and take an extended period of rest. Thanks everyone! more

Resolved Question: How is it possible for anyone to enjoy air travel anymore?

Seriously, with all the extra fees, delays and cancellations in your flights, invasion of privacy in your personal belongings and upon your own person (security personnel taking way too many liberties in searching you for weapons, and basically feeling-you-up) and every little thing being scrutinized, why in the world do we even bother anymore? I mean they are even charging for non-alcoholic drinks, and you can't even take a water bottle with you, to re-hydrate while on the GODFORSAKEN plane. Then the planes sit waiting 8 hours on the runway while you are trapped like caged animals with no where to go. No other coorporation would be able to get away with this kind of crap, they would be out fo business by now. I realize there are governement regulations since 9/11, but planes are no safer now then 7 years ago (studies have proven this) AND PLEASE DON'T ANSWER WITH THE SAME OLD EXCUSE ABOUT THE FREAKIN' COST OF FUEL. I don't see how that is any excuse for lack of FAIR BUSINESS PRACTICES!!!!!!!!!! more

Resolved Question: Is it still possible to get free air travel by flying with someone else's bags?

A few years ago it was popular for struggling college students (and others) to have their airfare paid by companies that dealt in pairing up people's bags or animals or documents with someone flying to the destination of those items. Is is still possible to do this, what with all the new security regulations? more

Resolved Question: Did you know...?

For every human being on earth, there are about 200 million insects. The harmonica is the world's most popular instrument. By the time they are 65 years old, most Americans have watched more than nine years worth of television. The puck in ice hockey can travel at up to 118 mph (190 km/h). If you stretched all the nerves in the body from end to end, they would be about 47 miles long. Humans have more than 600 muscles in their bodies. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. There are 293 ways to make changea for a dollar. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. There are more chickens than people in the world. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched." All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt." All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill. Almonds are a member of the peach family. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable. The largest cabbage weighed 144 lbs. There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula" - and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size: "L.A." A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. Tigers have striped skin, not just stripped fur. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life." A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. (DON'T try this at home!) The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand. Many hamsters blink one eye at a time. The inventor of the flushing toilet was Thomas Crapper. The average bed is home to over 6 billion dust mites. Plastic lawn flamingos outnumber real flamingos in the U.S.A. Whitby, Ontario has more donut stores per capita than any other place in the world. Starfish have no brain. Dolphins sleep with one eye open. Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel with over 50,000 words, none of which containing the letter "E". Bulls are color blind. A can of SPAM is opened every 4 seconds. "Babe" was played by over 48 pigs. Mosquitoes have 47 teeth. Lip stick contains fish scales. The Poison Arrow frog has enough poison to kill 2200 people. The largest known kidney stone weighed 1.36 kilograms. Kidney stones come in any color from yellow to brown. Women blink twice as many times as men do. The McDonalds at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario is the only one in the world that sells hot dogs. A bowling pin only has to tilt 7.5 degrees in order to fall down. The first episode of Leave It To Beaver aired on October 4, 1957. Beaver Cleaver's locker number is 9. The first flushing toilet seen on TV was on Leave It To Beaver. Jerry Seinfeld's apartment number (on the show) is 5A. In the old episodes it was 3A. The life span of a taste bud is ten days. Pi has been calculated to 2,260,321,363 digits. The billionth digit in Pi is 9. The first 100 numbers of Pi are: 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884... 58209749445923078164062862089986280348... Click HERE for 99,999 digits of pi! A stretched out Slinky is 87 feet long. An iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes. Emus can't walk backwards. A group of unicorns is called a blessing. A group of kangaroos is called a mob. A group of whales is called a pod. A group of geese is called a gaggle. A group of owls is called a parliament. A group of ravens is called a murder. A group of bears is called a sleuth. 12 or more cows is called a flink. A baby oyster is called a spat. Chickens can't swallow while they are upside down. In the October 22, 1945 edition of Life magazine there was a picture of a chicken with its head cut off. It was alive too! The average garden variety caterpillar has 248 muscles in its head. Pinocchio was made of pine. The largest pumpkin weighed 377 lbs. A mule won't sink in quicksand but a donkey will. More people are killed annually by donkeys than in airplane crashes. Alfred Hitchcock had no belly button for it was eliminated during surgery. There are 22 stars in the Paramount logo. The average human produces 10,000 gallons of saliva in a lifetime. A quarter has 119 grooves around the edge. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. Cranberry Jell-0 is the only kind that contains real fruit. The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets. Every time you lick a stamp you consume 1/10 of a calorie. The pound sign # is called anoctothorpe. Maine is the toothpick capital of the world. New Jersey has a spoon museum with over 5,400 spoons from almost all the states. There was once a town in West Virginia called "6". Singapore only has one train station. The parking meter was invented in North Dakota. Napolean made his battle plans in a sandbox. Roman Emperor Caligula made his horse a senator. The green stuff on the occasional freak potatoe chip is chlorophyll. If you ate too many carrots you would turn orange. Pluto's orbit crosses Neptune's making Pluto the eighth planet from the sun. It has been that way since 1979 and will remain that way until 1999. The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons. The force of 1 billion people jumping at the same time is equal to 500 tons of TNT. Popeye was 5'6". Howdy Doody had 48 freckles. The first word spoken on the moon was "Okay". Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon with his left foot first. The average speed of Heinz ketchup leaving the bottle is 25 miles per year. Hilary Clinton once said We are the President. The percent of women who wash their hands after leaving a restroom is 80%. The percent of men who wash their hands after using a restroom is 55%. There are 333 toilet paper squares on a toilet paper roll. The Eifel Tower has 2,500,000 rivets in it. "Jaws" is the most common name for a goldfish. On an average work day, a typist's fingers travel 12.6 miles. The average American eats 2 donuts a day. The longest word in the Old Testament is Malhershalahashbaz. The longest time a person has been in a coma is 37 years. Every minute in the U.S 6 people turn 17. It takes the Where's Waldo artist one month to complete a drawing. 2500 lefties die each year using products designed for righties. A baby is born every 7 seconds. 10 tons of space dust fall on the Earth everyday. On average, a 4 year old child asks 437 questions a day. Blue and white are the most common school colors. Swimming pools in Phoenix, Arizona, pick up 20 pounds of dust a year. The first message tapped by Samuel Morse over his invention the telegraph was: What hath God wrought?. The first words spoken by over Alexander Bell over the telephone were: Watson, please come here. I want you. The first words spoken by Thomas Edison over the phonograph were: Mary had a little lamb The three words in the English language with the letters uu are: vacuum, residuum and continuum. A baby in Florida was named: Truewilllaughinglifebuckyboomermanifestd... His middle name is George James. It is illegal to ride a street car on Sunday if have been eating garlic in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In a normal life time an American will eat 200 pounds of peanuts and 10,000 pounds of meat. A new book is published every 13 minutes in America. America's best selling ice-cream flavour is vanilla. American's eat 18 billion hot dogs a year. American's eat 134 pounds of sugar a year. Every year the sun loses 360 million tons. Because of Animal Crackers, many kids until they reach the age of ten, believe a bear is as tall as a giraffe. You can tell if a skunk is about if you smell only .000 000 000 000 071 ounce of its spray. Animal breeders in Russia once claimed to have bred sheep with blue wool. Penguins are the only bird that can leap into the air like porpoises. India has 50 million monkeys. By some unknown means, an iguana can end its own life. Americans spend around $3 billion for cat and dog food a year. Pigs can cover a mile in 7.5 minutes when running at top speed. You breathe about 10 million times a year. The colder the room you sleep in, the better the chances are that you'll have a bad dream. The first non-human to win an Oscar was Mickey Mouse. Lee Harvey Oswald was booked with mugshot number 54018. The Gulf Stream could carry a message in a bottle at an average of 4 miles per hour. The bullseye on a dartboard must be 5 feet 8 inches off the ground. The foot is the most common body part bitten by insects. The most common time for a wake up call is 7am. The doorbell was invented in 1831. The are 255 squares on a Scrabble board. The electric shaver was patented on November 6, 1928. There are 500 sheets of paper in a ream. The monkey wrench was invented by Charles Moncke. Japan is the largest exporter of frog's legs. There are seven points on the Statue of Liberty's crown. There are approx. 550 hairs in the eyebrow. The most common non-contagious disease in the world is tooth decay. The shell constitutes 12 percent of an egg's weight. A squid has 10 tentacles. A snail's reproductive organs are in its head. A cow's only sweat glands are in its nose. The word "AND" appears 46,277 times in the Bible. The first word played in the Scrabble rules demonstration game is "horn". The telephone's U.S. patent number is 174,465. The typical person goes to the bathroom 6 times a day. There are 17 steps leading up to Sherlock Holme's apartment. When a horned toad is angry, it squirts blood from it's eyes. Napoleon was terrified of cats. The first Lifesaver flavor was peppermint. The typical American eats 263 eggs a year. The ballpoint pen was invented in 1938 by Laszlo and Georg Biro. The fastest growing nail is on the middle finger. The parking meter was invented by C.C. Magee in 1935. In 1961, an IBM 7090 computer calculated Pi to 100 265 digits. The human body weighs forty times more than the brain. After eating too much, your hearing is less sharp. A person swallows approximately 295 times while eating dinner. The oldest known vegetable is the pea. Jack is the most common name in nursery rhymes. The avocado has the most calories of any fruit. The first zoo in the USA was in Philadelphia. The letter N ends all Japanese words not ending in a vowel. France has the highest per capita consumption of cheese. The hardest bone in the human body is the jawbone. 4000 people are injured by teapots each year. The typical American consumes 27 pounds of cheese each year. The shortest English word that contains the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F is feedback. The ostrich has a 46 foot long small intestine. The state of California raises the most turkeys out of all of the states. The most sensitive finger on the human hand is the index finger. George Washington Carver invented peanut butter. The typical hen lays 19 dozen eggs a year. Stainless stell was invented by Harry Brearley in 1913. A scallop has 35 blue eyes. The left leg of a chicken in more tender than the right one. The only dog that doesn't have a pink tongue is the chow. Iceland was the first country to legalize abortion in 1935. The giraffe has the highest blood pressure of any animal. The dumbest domesticated animal is the turkey. Russia has the most movie theaters in the world. Albert Blake Dick invented the mimeograph machine. The strongest muscle in the human body is the tongue. The most fatal car accidents occur on Saturday. An Oscar weighs seven pounds. It takes the typical person seven minutes to fall asleep. Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the mercury thermometer. The Eiffel Tower has 1792 steps. The mongoose was barred live entry into the U.S. in 1902. Ants stretch when they wake up in the morning. Thomas Edison, lightbulb inventor, was afraid of the dark. About 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the time they were 30. A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 600 m.p.h. The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year. Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet. Owls are the only birds who can see the color blue. A jellyfish is 95 percent water. The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump. The penguin is the only bird who can swim, but not fly. America once issued a 5-cent bill. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different. Fortune cookies were actually invented in America, in 1918, by Charles Jung. A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave. Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails. You blink about 84,000,000 times a year. In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word. A toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans. Every 45 seconds, a house catches on fire in the United States. The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth. A hummingbird weighs less than a penny. A cockroach will live nine days without it's head, before it starves to death. The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used. Dogs and cats, like humans, are either right of left handed... or is that pawed? The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to seven. Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lighting than women. Of all the words in the English language, the word set has the most definitions. Bulls are colorblind, therefore will usually charge at a matador's waving cape no matter what color it is -- be it red or neon yellow. Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the mornings. Smelling bananas and/or green apples (smelling, not eating) can help you lose weight. After eating, a housefly regurgitates its food and then eats it again! When someone annoys you, it takes 42 muscles to frown, but it only takes 4 muscles to extend your arm and whack them in the head. Coca-Cola was originally green. Hong Kong has the most Rolls Royce's per capita. Alaska is the state with highest percent of people who walk to work. 28 percent of Africa is wilderness. 38 percent of America is wilderness. A duck's quack does not echo and no one knows why. It costs $6400 to raise a medium size dog to age of 11. Average number of people airborne over the U.S. during any given hour: 61,000. 70 percent of Americans who visited Disneyland/World. Intelligent people have more copper and zinc in their hair. The youngest pope was 11 years old. Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other country. The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." uses every letter in the alphabet and was developed by Western Union to test telex/twx communications. Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches. The San Francisco Cable cars are the only "mobile" National Monuments. The only 15-letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter "uncopyrightable." Did you know that there are coffee flavored PEZ? The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of yore when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and learned how to walk up standard staircases. When opossums are playing 'possum, they are not "playing." They actually pass out from sheer terror. The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because, when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of unwanted people (without killing them) used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired." Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds. David Prowse was the guy in the Darth Vader suit in Star Wars. He spoke all of Vader's lines, and didn't know his voice was going to be dubbed over by James Earl Jones until he saw the screening of the movie. The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as is necessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites. The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel fuel that it burns. The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado. Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar. No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Superbowl. The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League All-star Game. Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older. Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than new cars. The 3 most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order. It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs. Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants. In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined. Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles, California. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet. Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour. On average people fear spiders more than they do death. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath. You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider. Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do. In ancient Egypt, Priests plucked every hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out. Butterflies taste with their feet. A cat's urine glows under a blacklight. The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television were Fred and Wilma Flintstone. Coca Cola was originally green. The Ten Commandments contain 297 words. The Bill of Rights is stated in 463 words. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address contains 266 words. A recent federal directive to regulate the price of cabbage contains 26,911 words. There are more collect calls made on Father's Day than on any other day. Every day more money is printed for monopoly than the US Treasury. Men can read smaller print than women, women can hear better than men. Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33. The world's youngest parents were 8 & 9 and lived in China in 1910. Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace. The youngest Pope was 11 years old. "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. The nursery rhyme Ring Around the Rosey is a rhyme about the bubonic plague. Infected people with the plague would get red circular sores (Ring around the Rosey...). These sores would smell very bad so people would hide flowers on their bodies in an attempt to mask the smell ("pocket full of posies..."). People who died from the plague would be burned to reduce the spread of the disease ("ashes, ashes, we all fall down"). The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles. Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there. Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma. American car horns beep in the tone of F. No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times. 1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television. Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older. The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum. The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache. A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA." The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had. Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words Did you know you share your birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world. More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes The continents names all end with the same letter with which they start A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles more

Resolved Question: Advice on flying and travelling alone?

Hi there (Im on my bf's account by the way :) ) I am flying from Liverpool to Venice on sunday and have an anxiety disorder that makes flying very difficult. I just get it into my head that when the plane thrusts up after take off it will slide back down to the ground backwards and I end up crying and getting really really worked up. I also panic everytime the plane drops a little ... WHY DOES IT DO THAT!? lol.. the thing is I used to LOVE flying! I just wondered if anyone had anything positive to say that might make me feel a little bit better about flying alone. I am flying with Ryan Air.. they have the same safety regulations right? I don't want this fear of flying to destroy another trip, and need to be able to do this alone for the first tme.. my bf or mum is usually with me to comfort me but I need to be a big girl lol. Any advice ? :) Laura xP.s. my DR gave me Beta blockers but they made me really sick and a little TOO knocked out.. I need to travel from Venice to Bologna on basic Italian when I get there x more

Resolved Question: What can a traveler do if their photo ID is stolen while away from home?

If a person traveled by airline out-of-state and, while away, has his/her photo ID stolen or otherwise lost, what recourse does the person have for being able to get back home by air? (Typical other identifying documents, such as a birth certificate or passport, would also not be available in a situation such as this.) In order to get home by air so as to try to repair the situation, whether to take care of matters quickly or simply to preserve value of an airline ticket, would seem quite impossible, according to airline regulations.This question assumes domestic US travel. more

Resolved Question: Would you vote for a "person" for President who supports these measures?

I Posted this and it got DELETED. FOR NO FREAKING REASON! So I'm Going to Post it Again. Here's the Theoretical candidate. Would you vote for them? 1. Pull all of our troops out of Iraq and around the world safely and strategically (accoriding to the commanders on the ground). 2. Work to Abolish various government agencies, including... -The Federal Reserve -The IRS -The Department of Education -The Department of Energy -The FDA -The INS -The FBI and CIA -The Secret Service -The FCC etc... 3. I would repeal the 16th ammendment and replace it with a 1% sales tax on all products, as well as leaving various tarrifs and user fees. 4. I would cut 95% of government spending, to compensate for the tax cut, and pull federal authority back to its constitutional purpose. 5. I would allow for a slow, but gradual, privatization of Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid, and Education in this country. 6. I would make all "victimless crime" legal including... -Ending the War on Drugs -Prostitution -Gambling -Marijuana (for medical and non-medical purposes) -Seat-belts -Gay Civil-Unions, "marriage" -Flag Burning etc... 7. I would repeal all bans and regulations (except for criminal background checks) on Guns and respect the Second Ammendment. 8. I would secure our borders (without building a wall) and reform Immigration by making it easier for immigrants to come into this country legally. I would return this country to a free trade, free travel society. I would also provide a path to citizenship (not amnesty) for illegals already here. 9. I would make pollution of air and water a property rights issue and combat environmental crimes. (I would not, however, buy into the scare tactics of so called "Global Warming" which is only a natural weather pattern of our planet) 10. I would reintistute letters of marque and reprisal to go after and defend against terrorist organizations that attack or pose a legitimate threat to us. (This would be completely up to congress to declare) I would never go to war, unless there was a direct purpose in defending our national security. I would allow the congress to declare it, the supreme court to investigate it, the people to support it, and I would go in there and get the job done. 11. I would declare an unborn child a human being and therefore afforded the right to life. This would end the abortion holocaust in this country. 12. I would appoint only strict constructionist judges, turn back powers to the congress and the people, and only use my power when constitutional and necessary. I would also advocate reduction in the size of government, term limits to eliminate corruption, and return of powers to state and local governments. Finally, I would never accept special interest money... at all. 13. I would end all corporate subsidies, the welfare state, and unconstitutional regulation. This would return us to a capitalist, free-market, lasseiz-faire, and prosperous society. 14. I would withdraw from the U.N.(except for having an ambassador and basic relationship) otherwise I would get out of any organization or agreement which comprimises U.S. soverignty. This includes the CFR, World Bank, and WTO. 15. I would balance the budget and stop deficit spending. This includes no printing money, borrowing from China and Saudi Arabia, and excessive taxation. 16. I would abolish the "patriot" act and return the right of privacy to all Americans. No more Guantanamo, torture, and unconstitutional arrests which violates the fouth ammendment. 17. No more censorship of free speech, including the Internet, and all religions will be tolerated and accepted in public affairs... none will supercede any others. 18. I would promote freedom through diplomacy, engagement, trade, and peaceful means... especially by example. I would not hesitate to fight criminals and enemies when needed. 19. I would return democracy to our electoral system. No more campaign finance reform or regulations making it impossible for opposing viewpoints to be heard on media outlets, third parties and independents to get on ballots... as well I would open up the majority of government, ending the secritive police state, and make it as democratic as possible. 20. I will end the death penalty. 21. Last but not least, I would allow 1 person a year to win a lottery (offered to all americans) to get a free ride on airforce one. The taxpayer pays for it, they should get a chance to enjoy it. And that's about it.Madvlad: Tell me where all those organizations are in the Constitution and I will immediatly delete that one.Upwardga...: You got me! Are we really that easy to pick out?Patriot: His name is Ron Paul. Google him. Paladin: You are right... that's why this is theoritical. It's the basic ideology that I'm trying to get accross.Official Cowboy Apoligist: I know, that's why I would abolish it. You really should read the rest of it... you might like what you read.caldude1: This is actually my take on everything, not Ron Paul's. I think Ron Paul would actually agree with me here... you should read his Sanctity of Life Bill.Delphi: Would you then support murder in any case?Bill and Carrey S: That's my own little addition. I think it would be a great idea don't you? LOLTommy: America Bashing Libertarian... Libertarian... get it right you Constitution bashing neo-con. more

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Resolved Question: Are republicans finally admitting that less regulation, smaller government, can be dangerous?

From Reuters: "Lax regulation has been widely blamed for permitting a flood of inadequately documented loans to be made during the boom years of a U.S. housing market that has since soured and now threatens to drag the economy into a deep recession." Read the article at http://news.yahoo.com - search: U.S. seeks enhanced financial authority for Fed Deregulation of lending has allowed credit card companies to go wild with ever increasing fees, rates, penalties hidden in million word incomprehensible contracts - essentially financing designed to enslave unwary consumers into financial devastation. Leading economists blame lack of regulation for the greatest threat to the US economy since the Great Depression! Lack of regulation allowed lead into toys, poisons into toothpaste, pet foods, adulteration of medications that have caused numerous deaths, unsafe air travel, etc., etc. When will people realize we need our govt to protect us, we need better govt, not less govt?The republican focus on deregulation since Reagon has turned the middle class into prey for predatory and unscrupulous corporations while depriving us of rights under bankruptcy & civil laws. Are republicans finally recognizing that their actions have led the US to the brink of another great depression, endangered our lives, wrecked the job market and taken the greatest country in the world into a giant mess all in the name of increasing the wealth of the wealthy at the expense of the rest of us? Not to mention the devastation of our position as a moral leader in the world?This is Bush's plan for more regulation in order to save the economy from completely collapsing. This is not a democratic or liberal plan - it is a republican calling for more regulation. Some of you can't read, apparently. more

Resolved Question: Court overturns air passenger rights law. Your thoughts?

By LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press Writer Tue Mar 25, 2:32 PM ET NEW YORK - A federal appeals court Tuesday struck down a state law requiring airlines to give food, water, clean toilets and fresh air to passengers stuck in delayed planes, saying the measure was well-intentioned but stepped on federal authority. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said New York's law — the first of its kind in the country — interferes with federal law governing the price, route or service of an air carrier. The law was passed after thousands of passengers were stranded aboard airplanes for up to 10 hours on several JetBlue Airways flights at Kennedy International Airport on Valentine's Day last year. They complained they were deprived of food and water and that toilets overflowed. A month later, hundreds more passengers of other airlines were stranded aboard planes at JFK after a daylong ice storm. The law was challenged by the Air Transport Association of America, the industry trade group representing leading U.S. airlines. The court said that while the goals of the law were "laudable" and the circumstances prompting its adoption "deplorable," only the federal government has the authority to pass such regulations. "If New York's view regarding the scope of its regulatory authority carried the day, another state could be free to enact a law prohibiting the service of soda on flights departing from its airports, while another could require allergen-free food options on its outbound flights, unraveling the centralized federal framework for air travel," the court wrote. Assemblyman Michael Gianaris, the prime sponsor of New York Airline Passenger Bill of Rights, said in a statement that the ruling "is a disappointment to anyone who has suffered at the hands of airlines that care more about profits than their customers." "This is far from over," the Democrat said. Options for proponents of the law include an appeal, a new law or putting pressure on the federal government to create similar rules for long-delayed flights. In a statement, the air transport association said the ruling vindicates its position that airline services are regulated by the federal government and that a "patchwork" of state and local measures would not benefit customers. During appellate arguments earlier this month, Seth Waxman, a lawyer for the trade group, said a dozen other states and Congress were considering laws similar to New York's. A recent federal report showed that about 24 percent of flights nationally arrived late in the first 10 months of last year, which was the industry's second-worst performance record since comparable data began being collected in 1995. Kennedy airport had the third-worst on-time arrival record of any major U.S. airport through October, behind the New York area's other two major airports, LaGuardia and Newark, according to the report.The court said that while the goals of the "law were "laudable" and the circumstances prompting its adoption "deplorable," only the federal government has the authority to pass such regulations." Ok then Federal Government, get off your ***** and fix this! more

Resolved Question: Did you know the Military on Okinawa are on down?

Okinawa Military on Lock DownView Edit Wed, 2008-02-20 06:02 — jkozerski PERIOD OF REFLECTION 1. THIS IS AN OKINAWA BASED U.S. ARMY, U.S. MARINE CORPS, AND U .S. AIR FORCE COORDINATED MESSAGE. 2. SITUATION: TO ENSURE ALL STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT (SOFA) STATUS PERSONNEL UNDERSTAND THEIR ROLES AS AMBASSADORS OF THE UNITED STATES IN JAPAN. AS THE OKINAWA AREA COORDINATOR, I AM DIRECTING ALL SOFA STATUS PERSONNEL TO OBSERVE A PERIOD OF REFLECTION, LIMITING OFF -BASE ACTIVITIES OF A PERSONAL AND RECREATIONAL NATURE. 3. MISSION: EFFECTIVE 0730, 20 FEB 2008, ALL SOFA STATUS PERSONNEL PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY ASSIGNED TO OKINAWA, CAMP FUJI, AND IWAKUNI, JAPAN, OR WHO ARE TRANSITING THROUGH THESE LOCATIONS IN A TAD/TDY/LEAVE STATUS, WILL OBSERVE A PERIOD OF REFLECTION UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 4. COMMANDER*S INTENT: MY INTENTION IS TO UTILIZE THE TIME WITHIN THIS PERIOD OF REFLECTION TO REVIEW ALL APPROPRIATE PLANS, PROCEDURES, ORDERS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF ALL SOFA STATUS PERSONNEL SERVING IN OKINAWA, CAMP FUJI, AND IWAKUNI, JAPAN. RECENT HIGHLY REPORTED INCIDENTS INVOLVING U.S. SERVICE PERSONNEL SERVING IN JAPAN WARRANT MEASURES BE TAKEN UNTIL SUCH TIME AS TO BRING AN INCREMENTAL RETURN TO A MORE NORMAL STATE OF AFFAIRS. I NEED LEADERS AT ALL ECHELONS IN ALL SERVICES TO HELP REINFORCE WHAT THE VAST MAJORITY DO WELL AS FORWARD SERVING AMBASSADORS OF AMERICA, WHILE WE COLLECTIVELY POLICE OUR RANKS TO IDENTIFY THOSE FEW INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD DESTROY OUR GOOD STANDING AND REPUTATION WITH THE JAPANESE PEOPLE. I FULLY INTEND TO DEMONSTRATE OUR COMMITMENT TO EXEMPLARY COMMUNITY RELATIONS THAT APPROPRIATELY CAPTURE THE PROFESSIONALISM AND GOOD WILL OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND PATIENCE DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES. YOUR OVERWHELMINGLY SUPERB BEHAVIOR AND EXEMPLARY CONDUCT IS NOT LOST ON ANY OF YOUR LEADERS WHO REMAIN INTENSELY PROUD OF YOUR SERVICE AND PATRIOTISM. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO AND FOR BEING WHO YOU ARE. 4.A. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS: ALL SOFA STATUS PERSONNEL MOVEMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: PLACE OF DUTY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT PLACE OF WORSHIP PLACE OF EDUCATION PLACE OF MEDICAL, DENTAL, VETERINARY TREATMENT AIRPORTS (FOR THE PURPOSE OF PICKING UP OR DROPPING OFF PASSENGERS OR FOR AUTHORIZED TRAVEL) ALL ON-BASE FACILITIES TO TRANSIT BETWEEN ONE*S AUTHORIZED RESIDENCE, INCLUDING OFF-BASE HOUSING, AND ANY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) INSTALLATION VIA PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLES, MILITARY SUPPORTED TRANSPORTATION, AND COMMERCIAL TAXI. CURRENTLY SCHEDULED COMMUNITY RELATIONS PROJECTS 4.B. COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS: EXCEPTIONS TO THIS POLICY ARE DELEGATED TO THE O-6 LEVEL COMMANDERS TO APPROVE PRE-EXISTING AND PRE-REGISTERED OBLIGATIONS OR SPECIAL EVENTS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS . 5. ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS: COMMANDERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISSEMINATE THIS MESSAGE TO ALL SOFA STATUS PERSONNEL. 6. COMMAND AND SIGNAL: *SOFA STATUS PERSONNEL* INCLUDES ALL UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL, DOD CIVILIANS, DOD INVITED CONTRACTORS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE FAMILY MEMBERS. 6.A. THIS IS A PUNITIVE ORDER AND AS SUCH VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER BY ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL CAN RESULT IN PUNISHMENT UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. ALL OTHER SOFA STATUS PERSONNEL INCLUDING FAMILY MEMBERS ARE REMINDED THEY ARE SUBJECT TO THE FULL RANGE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS INCLUDING LOSS OF COMMAND SPONSORSHIP AND DEBARMENT.They have a midnight curfew: No! They are on lock down as of 0730, 20 Feb 2008. Read the Inclosed email."Bite My Shiny Metal" One would like to beleive, there are more importent things to worry about, then Biting your Shiny Metal.... more

Resolved Question: Regulations for entering/leaving Switzerland as a minor alone? Train entering, air leaving.?

I'm going to France this summer on a 7-week program, and when its over, I want to go visit my friend in Switzerland. I will be alone and will travel by train to Switzerland, then leave by airplane a week later. What kind of documentation, etc, is required for a minor? I really want to visit my friend! Thank you! more

Resolved Question: how many facts do you know!!?

For every human being on earth, there are about 200 million insects. The harmonica is the world's most popular instrument. By the time they are 65 years old, most Americans have watched more than nine years worth of television. The puck in ice hockey can travel at up to 118 mph (190 km/h). If you stretched all the nerves in the body from end to end, they would be about 47 miles long. Humans have more than 600 muscles in their bodies. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. There are more chickens than people in the world. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched." All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt." All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill. Almonds are a member of the peach family. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable. The largest cabbage weighed 144 lbs. There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula" - and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size: "L.A." A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. Tigers have striped skin, not just stripped fur. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life." A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. (DON'T try this at home!) The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand. Many hamsters blink one eye at a time. The inventor of the flushing toilet was Thomas Crapper. The average bed is home to over 6 billion dust mites. Plastic lawn flamingos outnumber real flamingos in the U.S.A. Whitby, Ontario has more donut stores per capita than any other place in the world. Starfish have no brain. Dolphins sleep with one eye open. Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel with over 50,000 words, none of which containing the letter "E". Bulls are color blind. A can of SPAM is opened every 4 seconds. "Babe" was played by over 48 pigs. Mosquitoes have 47 teeth. Lip stick contains fish scales. The Poison Arrow frog has enough poison to kill 2200 people. The largest known kidney stone weighed 1.36 kilograms. Kidney stones come in any color from yellow to brown. Women blink twice as many times as men do. The McDonalds at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario is the only one in the world that sells hot dogs. A bowling pin only has to tilt 7.5 degrees in order to fall down. The first episode of Leave It To Beaver aired on October 4, 1957. Beaver Cleaver's locker number is 9. The first flushing toilet seen on TV was on Leave It To Beaver. Jerry Seinfeld's apartment number (on the show) is 5A. In the old episodes it was 3A. The life span of a taste bud is ten days. Pi has been calculated to 2,260,321,363 digits. The billionth digit in Pi is 9. The first 100 numbers of Pi are: 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884... 58209749445923078164062862089986280348... Click HERE for 99,999 digits of pi! A stretched out Slinky is 87 feet long. An iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes. Emus can't walk backwards. A group of unicorns is called a blessing. A group of kangaroos is called a mob. A group of whales is called a pod. A group of geese is called a gaggle. A group of owls is called a parliament. A group of ravens is called a murder. A group of bears is called a sleuth. 12 or more cows is called a flink. A baby oyster is called a spat. Chickens can't swallow while they are upside down. In the October 22, 1945 edition of Life magazine there was a picture of a chicken with its head cut off. It was alive too! The average garden variety caterpillar has 248 muscles in its head. Pinocchio was made of pine. The largest pumpkin weighed 377 lbs. A mule won't sink in quicksand but a donkey will. More people are killed annually by donkeys than in airplane crashes. Alfred Hitchcock had no belly button for it was eliminated during surgery. There are 22 stars in the Paramount logo. The average human produces 10,000 gallons of saliva in a lifetime. A quarter has 119 grooves around the edge. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. Cranberry Jell-0 is the only kind that contains real fruit. The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets. Every time you lick a stamp you consume 1/10 of a calorie. The pound sign # is called anoctothorpe. Maine is the toothpick capital of the world. New Jersey has a spoon museum with over 5,400 spoons from almost all the states. There was once a town in West Virginia called "6". Singapore only has one train station. The parking meter was invented in North Dakota. Napolean made his battle plans in a sandbox. Roman Emperor Caligula made his horse a senator. The green stuff on the occasional freak potatoe chip is chlorophyll. If you ate too many carrots you would turn orange. Pluto's orbit crosses Neptune's making Pluto the eighth planet from the sun. It has been that way since 1979 and will remain that way until 1999. The earth is approx. 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons. The force of 1 billion people jumping at the same time is equal to 500 tons of TNT. Popeye was 5'6". Howdy Doody had 48 freckles. The first word spoken on the moon was "Okay". Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon with his left foot first. The average speed of Heinz ketchup leaving the bottle is 25 miles per year. Hilary Clinton once said We are the President. The percent of women who wash their hands after leaving a restroom is 80%. The percent of men who wash their hands after using a restroom is 55%. There are 333 toilet paper squares on a toilet paper roll. The Eifel Tower has 2,500,000 rivets in it. "Jaws" is the most common name for a goldfish. On an average work day, a typist's fingers travel 12.6 miles. The average American eats 2 donuts a day. The longest word in the Old Testament is Malhershalahashbaz. The longest time a person has been in a coma is 37 years. Every minute in the U.S 6 people turn 17. It takes the Where's Waldo artist one month to complete a drawing. 2500 lefties die each year using products designed for righties. A baby is born every 7 seconds. 10 tons of space dust fall on the Earth everyday. On average, a 4 year old child asks 437 questions a day. Blue and white are the most common school colors. Swimming pools in Phoenix, Arizona, pick up 20 pounds of dust a year. The first message tapped by Samuel Morse over his invention the telegraph was: What hath God wrought?. The first words spoken by over Alexander Bell over the telephone were: Watson, please come here. I want you. The first words spoken by Thomas Edison over the phonograph were: Mary had a little lamb The three words in the English language with the letters uu are: vacuum, residuum and continuum. A baby in Florida was named: Truewilllaughinglifebuckyboomermanifestd... His middle name is George James. It is illegal to ride a street car on Sunday if have been eating garlic in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In a normal life time an American will eat 200 pounds of peanuts and 10,000 pounds of meat. A new book is published every 13 minutes in America. America's best selling ice-cream flavour is vanilla. American's eat 18 billion hot dogs a year. American's eat 134 pounds of sugar a year. Every year the sun loses 360 million tons. Because of Animal Crackers, many kids until they reach the age of ten, believe a bear is as tall as a giraffe. You can tell if a skunk is about if you smell only .000 000 000 000 071 ounce of its spray. Animal breeders in Russia once claimed to have bred sheep with blue wool. Penguins are the only bird that can leap into the air like porpoises. India has 50 million monkeys. By some unknown means, an iguana can end its own life. Americans spend around $3 billion for cat and dog food a year. Pigs can cover a mile in 7.5 minutes when running at top speed. You breathe about 10 million times a year. The colder the room you sleep in, the better the chances are that you'll have a bad dream. The first non-human to win an Oscar was Mickey Mouse. Lee Harvey Oswald was booked with mugshot number 54018. The Gulf Stream could carry a message in a bottle at an average of 4 miles per hour. The bullseye on a dartboard must be 5 feet 8 inches off the ground. The foot is the most common body part bitten by insects. The most common time for a wake up call is 7am. The doorbell was invented in 1831. The are 255 squares on a Scrabble board. The electric shaver was patented on November 6, 1928. There are 500 sheets of paper in a ream. The monkey wrench was invented by Charles Moncke. Japan is the largest exporter of frog's legs. There are seven points on the Statue of Liberty's crown. There are approx. 550 hairs in the eyebrow. The most common non-contagious disease in the world is tooth decay. The shell constitutes 12 percent of an egg's weight. A squid has 10 tentacles. A snail's reproductive organs are in its head. A cow's only sweat glands are in its nose. The word "AND" appears 46,277 times in the Bible. The first word played in the Scrabble rules demonstration game is "horn". The telephone's U.S. patent number is 174,465. The typical person goes to the bathroom 6 times a day. There are 17 steps leading up to Sherlock Holme's apartment. When a horned toad is angry, it squirts blood from it's eyes. Napoleon was terrified of cats. The first Lifesaver flavor was peppermint. The typical American eats 263 eggs a year. The ballpoint pen was invented in 1938 by Laszlo and Georg Biro. The fastest growing nail is on the middle finger. The parking meter was invented by C.C. Magee in 1935. In 1961, an IBM 7090 computer calculated Pi to 100 265 digits. The human body weighs forty times more than the brain. After eating too much, your hearing is less sharp. A person swallows approximately 295 times while eating dinner. The oldest known vegetable is the pea. Jack is the most common name in nursery rhymes. The avocado has the most calories of any fruit. The first zoo in the USA was in Philadelphia. The letter N ends all Japanese words not ending in a vowel. France has the highest per capita consumption of cheese. The hardest bone in the human body is the jawbone. 4000 people are injured by teapots each year. The typical American consumes 27 pounds of cheese each year. The shortest English word that contains the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F is feedback. The ostrich has a 46 foot long small intestine. The state of California raises the most turkeys out of all of the states. The most sensitive finger on the human hand is the index finger. George Washington Carver invented peanut butter. The typical hen lays 19 dozen eggs a year. Stainless stell was invented by Harry Brearley in 1913. A scallop has 35 blue eyes. The left leg of a chicken in more tender than the right one. The only dog that doesn't have a pink tongue is the chow. Iceland was the first country to legalize abortion in 1935. The giraffe has the highest blood pressure of any animal. The dumbest domesticated animal is the turkey. Russia has the most movie theaters in the world. Albert Blake Dick invented the mimeograph machine. The strongest muscle in the human body is the tongue. The most fatal car accidents occur on Saturday. An Oscar weighs seven pounds. It takes the typical person seven minutes to fall asleep. Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the mercury thermometer. The Eiffel Tower has 1792 steps. The mongoose was barred live entry into the U.S. in 1902. Ants stretch when they wake up in the morning. Thomas Edison, lightbulb inventor, was afraid of the dark. About 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the time they were 30. A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 600 m.p.h. The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year. Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet. Owls are the only birds who can see the color blue. A jellyfish is 95 percent water. The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump. The penguin is the only bird who can swim, but not fly. America once issued a 5-cent bill. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different. Fortune cookies were actually invented in America, in 1918, by Charles Jung. A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave. Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails. You blink about 84,000,000 times a year. In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word. A toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans. Every 45 seconds, a house catches on fire in the United States. The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth. A hummingbird weighs less than a penny. A cockroach will live nine days without it's head, before it starves to death. The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used. Dogs and cats, like humans, are either right of left handed... or is that pawed? The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to seven. Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lighting than women. Of all the words in the English language, the word set has the most definitions. Bulls are colorblind, therefore will usually charge at a matador's waving cape no matter what color it is -- be it red or neon yellow. Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the mornings. Smelling bananas and/or green apples (smelling, not eating) can help you lose weight. After eating, a housefly regurgitates its food and then eats it again! When someone annoys you, it takes 42 muscles to frown, but it only takes 4 muscles to extend your arm and whack them in the head. Coca-Cola was originally green. Hong Kong has the most Rolls Royce's per capita. Alaska is the state with highest percent of people who walk to work. 28 percent of Africa is wilderness. 38 percent of America is wilderness. A duck's quack does not echo and no one knows why. It costs $6400 to raise a medium size dog to age of 11. Average number of people airborne over the U.S. during any given hour: 61,000. 70 percent of Americans who visited Disneyland/World. Intelligent people have more copper and zinc in their hair. The youngest pope was 11 years old. Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other country. The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." uses every letter in the alphabet and was developed by Western Union to test telex/twx communications. Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches. The San Francisco Cable cars are the only "mobile" National Monuments. The only 15-letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter "uncopyrightable." Did you know that there are coffee flavored PEZ? The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of yore when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and learned how to walk up standard staircases. When opossums are playing 'possum, they are not "playing." They actually pass out from sheer terror. The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because, when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of unwanted people (without killing them) used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired." Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds. David Prowse was the guy in the Darth Vader suit in Star Wars. He spoke all of Vader's lines, and didn't know his voice was going to be dubbed over by James Earl Jones until he saw the screening of the movie. The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as is necessary. When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites. The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel fuel that it burns. The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado. Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar. No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Superbowl. The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League All-star Game. Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older. Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than new cars. The 3 most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order. It's possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs. Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants. In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined. Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles, California. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet. Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour. On average people fear spiders more than they do death. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath. You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider. Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do. In ancient Egypt, Priests plucked every hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out. Butterflies taste with their feet. A cat's urine glows under a blacklight. The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television were Fred and Wilma Flintstone. Coca Cola was originally green. The Ten Commandments contain 297 words. The Bill of Rights is stated in 463 words. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address contains 266 words. A recent federal directive to regulate the price of cabbage contains 26,911 words. There are more collect calls made on Father's Day than on any other day. Every day more money is printed for monopoly than the US Treasury. Men can read smaller print than women, women can hear better than men. Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33. The world's youngest parents were 8 & 9 and lived in China in 1910. Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace. The youngest Pope was 11 years old. "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. The nursery rhyme Ring Around the Rosey is a rhyme about the bubonic plague. Infected people with the plague would get red circular sores (Ring around the Rosey...). These sores would smell very bad so people would hide flowers on their bodies in an attempt to mask the smell ("pocket full of posies..."). People who died from the plague would be burned to reduce the spread of the disease ("ashes, ashes, we all fall down"). The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles. Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there. Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma. American car horns beep in the tone of F. No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times. 1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television. Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older. The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum. The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache. A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA." The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had. Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin. more