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20,521,035 | Why does a text message say "not delivered"? | The answer depends on what phone you have and what phone they have. iPhone’s are more predictable than with android., Could be:, Phone is off, Out of service range, Didn’t pay their current bill ( I believe this is listed as an undeliverable message with iPhone), The color or the text bubble will change if another indi... |
68,532,257 | Why do middle easterners say they're "Asian", when it's clear that no one is talking about them when people say "Asian"? | Look at a map. The Middle East countries ARE IN ASIA. If YOU limit Asians (in your mind) to people who look Chinese, Japanese, Korean etc, then you are thinking of a RACIAL type, not a nationality. People in India do not look like people in Viet Nam, but they are all Asians. Why? Because their countries are in Asia. Eg... |
11,952,026 | How often do you replace your iPhone? Every time a new version comes out? When new features are available? Some other criteria? | Of course not. My IPhone 5s still attending my demands so well that I do not see a reason to change cell phone every new spring’s launch., Are there people which do it? Of course do and very often, but maybe they are looking for something else than only a good functional mobile. Maybe they are looking for status. |
7,496,279 | Are Gunnery Sergeants addressed as their full rank or simply just sergeant? | Gunnery Sergeants in the Marine Corps can be called a lot of things…. most Marines and the Gunnery Sergeants themselves prefer the term of endearment and shortening of the rank to “Gunny”…. when I was a junior troop, I thought Gunny was too familiar and smacked of disrespect… but the Gunnery Sergeant I worked with dire... |
11,477,497 | How do you borrow money for business most successfully? | What is your business worth? What is its cash flow, inventory, goodwill etc…, The better the numbers, the easier it is., If you are just starting, your mother might be good, sometimes you can borrow from your customers. If you have more money than you need but need more, banks are good. |
10,179,735 | Is Australia worth the visit, apart from Sydney? | Is Australia worth the visit, apart from Sydney?, Australia has something natural to offer for everybody., Large alpine regions with ski resorts., Laid back tropical locations., Thousands of kilometres of white sandy beaches., Untold surfing locations around the country including a number of big surf locations., The po... |
19,750,280 | What is terrace waterproofing? | Terrace waterproofing is a process of applying a protective layer of waterproofing membrane to prevent leakage. The membrane not only prevents water leakage from the terrace but also helps in preventing the formation of tiny fractures and tiny cracks on the surface in future., terrace waterproofing. at the cheapest pr... |
19,734,815 | Should small businesses cooperate with a large business? | It is unclear what you mean by “cooperate.”, I have worked for a half dozen small businesses over the years and virtually every one obtained a significant portion of their business by being a subcontractor to large prime contractors. In government contracting, the US SBA has established set-aside programs to help small... |
7,041,622 | How do I translate languages with Google Sheets? | There’s a pretty nifty function called “=GOOGLETRANSLATE” that does exactly this., This is how the formula works:, , And this is the result:, , So obviously you could do something like this to dynamically translate stuff:, , With the formula looking like this :, , Let me know if you have any questions :) |
15,108,734 | What are personal ethics? What are some examples? | , The central principle for personal ethics is happiness., Now happiness is sort of a shallow English word, so let’s see if we can dress it up a bit., Ethics, at its most personal level, takes up the project of living a good life. And what does that good life look — for me and for you — and what does it feel like from ... |
16,477,406 | What is the perimeter when triangles are put together in the pattern shown below? Assume that all triangle sides are cm long. | What is the perimeter when triangles are put together in the pattern shown below? Assume that all triangle sides are cm long., Somewhere between zero and infinity cm. Thanks for the invisible diagram. |
21,748,699 | Does filling up save gas? | Yes, a very minimal amount though., I.e. filling up to half a tank means twice as many fill ups., This means you have to pull in and out of the gas station twice as much as well as an extra start of the car., Honestly.. In a year, as the average driver, you may save maybe 1/8th of a gallon.., If you really, really want... |
16,274,015 | Which college was allotted to you in AIQ first? | Tbh NONE. 😂😂😂, The reason behind it was that I only filled the colleges of Delhi, GMC Chandigarh, SMS Jaipur, AIIMS Rishikesh, KGMU, IMS-BHU, some other top colleges of UP and my rank was more than the cutoffs of these colleges., But through state counselling, I easily got LLRM, Meerut in the 1st round of state coun... |
61,825,876 | How many Imperial Guardsmen would it take to bring down a titan? | All of them. Seriously. Even the smallest titan can vaporize whole battalions of guardsmen. Now if your talking imperial guard in general, including armor and all their other toys, about 1 platoon. Of shadowswords. |
77,478,276 | Is a bite from a daddy long legs dangerous? | The critters most commonly called “Daddy Long Legs” are actually not spiders, but arachnids called Harevestmen (Opiliones). They have body segments fused into one and only two eyes, while spiders have two body segments (abdomen and cephalothorax) and eight eyes., Harvestmen can’t bite through human skin because their f... |
4,933,254 | Which test series is the best for GATE computer science stream? | I enrolled in 5 test series which i wont recommend the future aspirants to do.I did that because i was desperately looking for good quality questions which are not easily available.All the coaching center will claim that their test series is the best and you will find testimonials of the toppers in all of them but only... |
4,773,633 | Is it safe to live near the University of Winnipeg? | Simple answer, NO! I spent 20 years 2 minutes from the UofW and it was sketchy AF! But in the last 20 years, Winnipeg and gone to the gangs, and I moved because I no longer felt safe letting my teenage kids go out at pretty much any time of day!! |
26,683,284 | What is invertebrate zoology? | Zoology is essentially the branch of biology in which one studies animal life. Invertebrates are animals that have no backbone (and no associated internal skeleton made of bone or cartilage), like the various worms, insects, snails, slugs, spiders, and other typically small and squishy (or crunchy) critters you find al... |
22,613,222 | What is the resultant velocity of a projectile at any point in a projectile plane? | The resultant velocity at any point in a projectile is . √Vx²+Vy², . where Vx is horizontal velocity and Vy is vertical velocity at that point., Thanks!! |
20,359,806 | Why didn't Hitler withdraw troops from Norway? | HItler needed troops in Norway to preserve the integrity of his Atlantic Wall. The Allies allowed rumors to circulate that Norway would be invaded from the north, especially by Battalion 99 Special, Detached. |
1,477,877 | Do train have gears? If yes what are their ratios | modern locomotives use electric traction. This is much more flexible than gears. Diesels run generators from the combustion engine (usually constant torque) and transform the energy using an alternator/generator to run the traction motors. Excess electricity is put through resistors and vented as heat. Also brakin... |
23,471,954 | Why do many Liberal politicians in North America and Western Europe criticize Russia and Putin so much? All he has done is make Russia stronger after the problems of the ‘90s, when Russia suffered at the hands of liberal western advisors. | Twice, I have vacationed (with my adult family) in Russia (in the summer) and I know why they call Russia ‘The Motherland’. They love their country as they would love their mothers. The country is magnificent, all 6000 miles wide of it. About 100% of them speak English as it was required by their government because the... |
4,748,039 | How can black money be reduced in India? | The majority of India's black money must exist as cash in India. It cannot be sent overseas in very large amounts, since even the havala route will mean that the rupees just change hands in India while some sort of foreign currency is deposited into overseas accounts or given as cash to people. Either way, apart from... |
10,089,781 | Should I download macOS Sierra beta or wait for the update direct from Apple on my MacBook Pro 2015? | If you use your MacBook Pro for productive work, wait., Beta software is not finished. macOS Sierra has also been one of the buggiest public betas since Apple began doing them. So you run the risk of having applications you depend on crash or even fail to boot., It is enticing to be an early adop... |
6,890,593 | When you hear a couple say "We don't fight or argue." what do you think? | If a couple says that they never fight or argue, I would find it hard to believe. This isn’t to say that it’s not possible, but I think it’s extremely rare. However, it is possible to have disagreements with your spouse without hitting below the belt, name-calling or insulting them., The way to do this is to address th... |
23,474,582 | I'm confused, what is the difference between Google Drive and Google One? Or are they the same product? | Google drive is a cloud storage service while Google one is a membership to extend the google storage benefits., , So, If you do not have google one membership then your google storage limit will be 15GB including all google storage (i.e photos, drive, docs, mails etc.). It is same for all users and its free., But if y... |
3,579,194 | Is it safe to say that Ted Cruz will never again be a serious candidate for President? | Cruz came in a close second to Donald Trump in 2016; it’s safe to say that if Trump hadn’t won, he probably would have been the nominee. There is a pattern, especially among Republicans, that whoever comes in second in an election when the Republican loses, is the nominee in the next round. John McCain came in second t... |
21,787,397 | Is it safe in Chennai, India for tourists? | People will stare at you, but it's almost always out of curiosity rather than hostility. . I went to Chennai this past April 2015 with my Indian husband to visit his family. I'm a white woman, and we brought our 3-year old daughter. . If you're travelling with friends who are from Chennai, they'll know which areas are... |
7,304,586 | Which are the best NGOs in Jaipur? | Child Line by I-India(toll free:1098),Bhankrota and many other offices.I think this is the biggest one in jaipur from last many years. |
72,729,646 | When will new graphics card prices like rx 570 or 580 go down in Karachi Pakistan. The prices have currently sky rocketed and even used graphics card are being sold at the price new used to be sold previously. So will it take a month (June 2020)? | We will likely see a new generation from nvidia or AMD by the end of this yea, so prices for the older gen will drop then., Have you looked at a apu like the 3200g or 3400g. . https://www.windowscentral.com/amd-ryzen-5-3400g-review |
3,622,099 | What is the strangest piece of engineering in history? | Using their innovation, creativity and knowledge, engineers help people create various things in the world., Yet, engineering professions are pretty tough jobs. Any mistakes or faults they make can become jokes., Now, get ready to see some engineering failures which can crack you up., , 1. Stairs to … nowhere. Here are... |
16,053,186 | Which paper do you prefer for realistic graphite portraits? | My most favourite paper for graphite, charcoal and coloured pencil as well…is St Cuthberts Mill Saunders Waterfold Hot pressed high white 425gsm. I prefer to have it in large sheets and cut it up like this so that I can have 6 smaller size sheets which are easy to scan and as a bonus I have the extra bits left over (wh... |
1,291,709 | What is the philosophy behind democracy? | The question is about group decision-making. Democracies allowed inhabitants to make the rules. The method is one of the considerations., Majorities sought stability for themselves, but society also had to react to the environment which was a prime determinant of location. This led to multiple settings which had to int... |
7,835,521 | If Earth doesn't have big landmasses but have thousands of islands and archipelagos instead. What are the effects on climate and life? | If we didn’t have large continents, just islands, then we would not have tornadoes. we would have fewer particulate from soil, we would suffer more from storm surge and hurricanes, and we probably would still be dumping our garbage in the ocean. Instead of airplanes, we might be using ferries and small boats to go back... |
7,636,010 | What is the future of electric vehicles (EV) as a commercial product for common people? | Tesla model Y are the best selling car model in California and in Europe. The question is more what is common people? |
6,526,289 | When are stock dividends usually paid to investors? | Most dividend paying companies pay them every quarter. The timing depends on their fiscal year. Some companies, particularly REITs pay monthly. A few widely held companies pay yearly. They used to do this to save on postage, as that cost more 5han dividends if 5herecare a lot of small investors. I don’t know if it is s... |
13,020,040 | What happened to the Boleyn family after Anne Bolyn's execution? | Her brother was also executed (supposedly for incest), and her father disappeared from court. Her powerful uncle Thomas Duke of Norfolk however lived to fight another day. He had been instrumental in pushing Anne to become queen, yet was one of the jury who found her guilty and condemned her to death. He even survived ... |
25,634,857 | What are some good alternatives to OS X's default dock? | Best one is OSX’s dock, customized to your preferences. I don’t know of any others, tbh, as it works fine for me after I populate it with the apps I want to see on it. If I’m having trouble properly using the dock, I’ll invoke Function key 4, F4, to bring up all the apps in a searchable grid.Sometimes, I’ll just bring ... |
3,084,378 | Is there any way to simplify the expression | Yes, you could use geometric series., n=25. . There are . a=1.01^{237}. . Using the general formula for geometric series, the sum is. and common ratio . 1.01^{237} + 1.01^{236}+\cdots+1.01^{213}. terms in this series, i.e. . n=237-213+1. is a geometric series with first term . r=1.01^{-1}, \displaystyle S_n=\frac{a(... |
23,739,186 | Were there people during the time the T-Rex was alive? | According to dating techniques, Tyrannasaurus Rex went kaput over 60 million years ago.., sapiens. Homo. Meanwhile humans (our species, . ) only date 200k-300k years ago..this is based on found remains.. , Even the earliest human-. versions of us, our ancient, extinct ancestors, are only about 8 million years extinct.... |
3,983,450 | How would a language without verb conjugation mark tense? | Most likely, tense in a language without verb conjugation would be marked through the use of words indicating points in time or showing completion of actions. It would look something like this:, Yesterday I go store., I go store at 2:00 later., Next week I go store., I did go store., in each of the cases, you get the s... |
5,960,747 | How could the United States enforce intellectual property theft from China? | Currently China and the USA are roughly comparable for patent activity., See World Intellectual Property Indicators - Wikipedia [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Intellectual_Property_Indicators ], China makes about a million applications, versus the USA about half a million., China gets about 250,000 patents grant... |
25,661,671 | What do you understand by the word 'habitat'? | A habitat is an area in which an organism dwells; a place that is inhabited by an organism., (a2a) |
14,800,557 | What are the best airlines on which to fly economy class? | I love Emirates for international travel., The food is delicious, the seats actually recline (!), the service is very professional, you get your own TV with a whole host of entertainment options, and there are outlets for your laptop. |
5,605,603 | Can we contain the gas from biogas into a cylinder? Biogas is gotten from decomposing kitchen waste product animal dung. | Q: Can we contain the gas from biogas into a cylinder? Biogas is gotten from decomposing kitchen waste product animal dung., biogas. A: In theory . can certainly be compressed into a suitable cylinder. But not just any fuel gas cylinder, and it’s not yet common., not LPG cylinders. The main fuel in biogas is methane, ... |
3,075,634 | How comfortable are sport bikes? | On the track they are very comfortable. But there you are moving your butt about, gripping the tank with your knees, bracing your legs into the tank etc. There, the ergos really make sense and contribute to getting and maintaining the correct body position during braking, cornering and acceleration., On the road, the e... |
18,851,612 | How is smart study done? | When you get up and get hold of your books, you are studying. When you get up and plan your goals before studying, you are studying smartly., When you only read and write, you are studying. When you read and write pursuing a target, you are studying smartly., When you read everything, you are studying. When you priorit... |
17,667,740 | Pioneer SX-750, sansui AU-D607G or AU-D607F. Which is the best matching amplifier with kef c75 speakers? | The best would be the one that has fresh capacitors. Otherwise they’re all comparable. You may also have issues with relays potentiometers and switches. That’s the problem with units 50 years old (almost.) |
27,579,383 | If I push an object, does the other end of it move away instantaneously or is there a delay? | Your push causes a pressure wave through molecular matter. Depending on the density of the object, the pressure wave will reach the other end at various speeds. There is indeed a delay, but for small objects, the measurable time for the wave to travel is usually so . in everyday computations, and is just assumed to be ... |
19,695,224 | What steps can national governments take to strengthen their educational institutions for improved student outcomes? | , There are several steps that national governments can take to strengthen their educational institutions and improve student outcomes:, 1. Increase funding for education: Adequate funding is essential for providing resources and support for teachers, students, and educational programs.
2. Attract and retain highly qua... |
15,733,021 | How can I get 1600/1600 on the SATs by myself? | I got a 1580 (790 reading, 790 math) after starting with a 1390 (750 reading 640 math) with about four weeks of preparation., Take a practice test. - don’t worry about how well you score, just take it in the amount of time given. Always check over your answers and do corrections! Taking a practice test is useless unle... |
19,674,265 | What happens when the drum level of a boiler increases suddenly? | There are two types of blowdowns called as emergency blowdown (EBD) and continuous blowdown (CBD) , in CBD there will be a continuous recycling of water from the drum to avoid salt formation inside the drum , the CBD will be limited by the ucb operators accordingly to the water levels , when the water level increases f... |
4,263,007 | Why should we use Spring? What benefits does Spring provide that we cannot do with normal Java programming? | To make life easier for Java Web Development., The main reason to use Spring is to embrace and employ the idea of "Inversion of Control and Dependency injection" in an efficient, easy and best possible ways while developing application., , here is some brief and short details on . WHAT . WHY, . To answer the Question b... |
17,475,011 | What is graphic design? | Design is everywhere.. We see it in on billboards as we drive down the street. When we go to a restaurant and look at the menus, we see it. When we sit down on our couch and watch television, it’s visible on the commercials, advertisements, and even the movies and TV shows., It is all around us and it stimulates and m... |
4,725,132 | How can we derive the | Let us start with the geodesic equation:, \frac{\mathrm{d}^2 x^{\mu}}{\mathrm{d} \tau^2} =- \Gamma^{\mu}_{\alpha \beta} \frac{\mathrm{d}x^{\alpha}}{\mathrm{d}\tau} \frac{\mathrm{d}x^{\beta}}{\mathrm{d}\tau}, Using the chain rule,, \frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d} \tau} \left( \frac{\mathrm{d} x^{\mu}}{\mathrm{d} t} \frac{\... |
26,315,733 | Why do farmers leave crop land un-planted every few years ? | When I first saw this question, I mistakenly read it as “How might a doughnut that destroys half of all crops be good for farmers?” LOL! That would be some doughnut! |
11,814,489 | What are some possible summer internships for undergraduate Psychology Students? | Internships aren't going to cut it if you ask me. My suggestion based on the number if successful and not-so-successful psychologists is that the successful ones had done plenty of projects during their college years., The good thing about doing studies and projects in college is that your college is very easy to persu... |
26,760,583 | How long can a guy be in a relationship to know when they are ready to settle down? | Relationships are not what makes a guy decide to settle down. FIRST comes the decision TO settle down., For most men, they are not ready to settle down until they have their career and financial life in order … or all their buddies are married and no longer available to play with them so they get lonely. The exception ... |
94,666 | How do French engineering universities compare with the ones around the world? | Dear,, Some comparison are listed below,, Tuition fee in France is very low compared to other institutions., Many public as well as Grande Ecole type of institutions are there in France, Offers excellent scholarships from university side as well as French goverment, Accommodation subsidiary 50% offers for international... |
23,482,317 | What is fair chance hiring and why is it important? | I once applied for a job as a janitor at a fitness center. I was laid off and I needed a job fast. I was told to speak to the manager. After she said hello and shook my hand, the very first thing she asked me is if I had a felony. I said yes and she said we're not hiring right now. It was for vandalism and it happened ... |
11,563,685 | Are most white conservatives concerned about a majority non-white American population? Even if everyone assimilated perfectly? | I’m not 100% sure what label I fall under overall. I just have views. They align more with conservative views than liberal views, even though it’s still a mixture., My biggest concern with immigration from places like the Middle East is completely independent of race, and entirely dependent on cultural differences., I ... |
19,420,233 | Can spinning magnets lose their magnetism? | No. To lose magnetism you’d have to move the individual atoms so that they were no longer aligned with each other. spinning doesn’t do that. |
85,714,270 | When Robinhood only allows you to sell a stock, who is buying it? | of both.. of a security price, which is always adjusting either upward, or downward, to find a . The answer to your question is self evident. There are willing buyers and sellers on . balance. both sides, This is why it is called a stock, . market., The more important question is not when, but why., Why . is Robinhoo... |
3,757,443 | What is the best way to understand complex legacy code? | Find one thing you understand in the code and start from there. Don’t go down the rabbit hole and start reading every function in the class. Following the code like a machine would step through a set of instructions. This should have you build a mental model of all the pieces needed to get to the bottom line., Do this,... |
19,483,723 | Does "born out of wedlock" necessarily mean an absentee father? | No. It just means that the parents were not wed. (married) |
6,835,062 | Can I get someone...? | LOL - this is the craziest question I have in my list of requests, so……………… I’m sure you can. Start with a profile pic, add some posts, and some information - let us know what you’re all about!! |
1,817,761 | What is the importance of soil conservation? | Sadhguru shares 2 causes and 4 effects of soil degradation – a crucial aspect of the planet’s degrading ecological site., , Why Do We Need to Save the Soil?, Sadhguru: Eighty-seven percent of life forms on this planet – microbes, worms, insects, birds, animals, human beings, plants, trees and every other vegetation on ... |
5,031,679 | How do you read 1859 in French? | The pronounciation of numbers (and dates) is decomposed into thousands, hundreds, tens and single numbers.. Here’s an easy tip to remember how you should read numbers in French. , For example, if you want to say . 1859:,
800 = . neuf. mille. 1000 = .
9 = . huit cents. cinquante. (I used the plural here because it is... |
3,674,337 | Is it really tough to get a rank below 200 in the GATE exam in electrical engineering? | Yeah it is quite tough to score rank below 200 for an electrical engineer. I am an NIT Rourkela passout in 2014 and i am also trying for it. With th crowd of more than 1 lakhs electrical engineers appearing for gate , it is quite tough but not impossible. BCOZ 200 Engines are scoring below 200 . So if they can then de... |
10,986 | Is it possible to create a consistently profitable online poker program (playing against humans)? | It's absolutely possible, and there are several large-scale bot networks profitably operating (to the tune of multiple millions of dollars) on online poker networks that don't actively police against them. The more reputable poker rooms, PokerStars in particular, have competent security departments that at least try t... |
6,130,496 | Why do international wire transfer take up to 2 weeks? | It shouldn't do., They are real time transfers (allowing for global time differences; actually they can be back/forward valued) even if you are working in a currency which is not the local currencies, e.g. US Dollars; but my local currency is GB£ and your Currency is Indian Rupees (what is known as correspondent bankin... |
6,639,323 | Why were you ignoring me? | I was not allowed to use the facilities alone., I was ten years old. Mother accompanied me and took care of the hygiene in spite of the fact that that I was a fastidious child., These simple bodily functions became a nightmare. I was too old for mom to attend to this type of personal care., I was determined to never us... |
75,056,498 | Is Michael a seraphim or archangel? | Biblically-speaking, Michael is described as an archangel:,
> But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, disputed about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a reviling judgment upon him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you.”, (The Letter of Jude v. 9, Bible Gateway passage: Jude 9 - Revised St... |
15,211,296 | What would be a good score in COMEDK 2017, and what would be its corresponding rank? | As Chemistry of this year's exam was totally weird.. I am expecting the rankings to be like this., 120 above marks rank < 1000
105-120 marks - Rank - 1000-2500
85-105 marks - Ranks upto 10k, Hope this helps..but wait till 28th
All the best |
2,235,728 | Doctors and Nurses: What is the one thing you wish existed to make your job easier for you or your patients? | Universal health record., There’s a handful of countries where all health data has been successfully collated into one comprehensive database all medical professionals share, but in vast majority of the world health records are scattered across a number of systems that do not communicate or share information., In pract... |
1,878,051 | What are the pros and cons of the political parties: Congress, BJP, and AAP? | CONGRESS, Pros- The oldest and the largest party in india
Contests in the highest number of seats
Favours liberalisation and is much more moderate on controversial issues
Cons
Full of corruption
Failed in the last five years to deliver their promises
There is an anti-congress wave in the country
Has failed to tackle is... |
1,929,634 | If for some reason India split into two countries, North and South India, where would Maharashtra Mumbai go? | Given its ultra-liberal leanings & artistic bent, Mumbai would be right at home being part of Southern India. The only reason it may choose to be part of the North is language. Marathi is not a Dravidian derivative and it is more closer to Hindi, than it is to Tamil or Kannada. But, if it goes with the North, then it ... |
6,967,399 | How many daily visitors would a marketplace/directory need before charging $20, $50 and $100 a year for people to list their business? | Before you start charging people to list them selves, perhaps you ought to find out if a marketplace directory is wanted. Survey businesses. You may have 10 or your may have 1,000's who are willing to pay to be on a list. Business is really developed by developing relationships with people. This is what it means by Soc... |
23,696,188 | What are some inexpensive, but professional-quality, ways to mount and display my photography for sale? | Buy clear acrylic sheets in bulk (they are a reasonable price per sheet when you buy in quantity), mount the photograph in between, screw tight with nuts and bolts on all four corners after you drill holes. Now it looks like one of those expensive clear acrylic mount., Hang it on whatever gallery / wall space you were ... |
70,606,584 | How do you play cricket? | The main goal of each team is to score more runs than the other team. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and limit the runs scored by the batting team. The teams switch between batting and fielding at the end of an innings., The f... |
19,587,587 | Why can't I just not work and get money? | Did you see a few positions offered in the “Help Wanted” section of the paper?, Even if you’re a “tin-digger” (that’s a gold-digger in the middle class), you have to break a sweat now and then. |
1,030,857 | What does anon mean? | “Anon” means soon or shortly. “Anon.” is an abbreviation for anonymous, meaning the following:, Definition of . anonymous, : . 1. of unknown authorship or originan anonymous tip, not named or identified an anonymous author They wish to remain anonymous.. : . 2, lacking individuality, distinction, or recognizability the... |
702,678 | Why is Google "celebrating 50 years of LGBTQ+ history"? | Because this year, 2019, is the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, which happened at the end of June in 1969., At the time of the Stonewall Riots, the culture of the LGBT+ community was all about secrecy and surreptitious moments of intimacy. Most places had laws on the books specifically criminalizing homosexual... |
25,766,321 | What is Naivedyam in Hinduism? | NAIVEDYAM is any cooked food offered to the deity., The most common error among common Hindus is calling an offerings as PRASĀD. Prasād means “grace” and that is what naidedyam becomes only AFTER it has been offered. The vast majority of Hindus are unaware of this difference., The Agama Shastra contains recipes for var... |
15,809,160 | What is the best school to go to if I want to be an Astronomer? | There is no “best university” to attend if one is interested in becoming an astronaut. Just looking at the current corps of astronauts, we can see that 96 different universities/colleges/institutions of learning are represented., Being an astronaut is a second career. So, if you’re trying to determine what university t... |
28,367,098 | Why will someone go against what they feel is morally right, to side with popular opinion? | Why will someone go against what they feel is morally right, to side with popular opinion?, I’ve been known to hang out with people involved as professionals in education, and it is terrifically difficult for them to question their own practices., I mentioned an example to them that I ran into early in Ritalin use. The... |
9,622,113 | What are some ways to store my pictures while travelling? | While travelling now a days mostly mobile phone and digital cameras having a large storage capacity but being a digital media sometimes occupies unnecessary data., First of all before travelling take backup of your old images,videos and empty your memory., Secondly if you are getting a net connectivity then store your ... |
78,674,336 | What is the price of failure -- or is it free? | Your job is to minimize the price of failure. If you don't give up, the price of failure is time. If at first you don't succeed, try, try, again. You'll succeed on a future attempt, and mostly, all you will have lost is time. And maybe a few dollars to get new materials when you've ruined the ones you had, but that is ... |
26,054,698 | Why do employers prefer master degree rather than PhD holders? | Higher you study, narrower.. deeper and more precise your expertise becomes. This level of expertise comes at a high price. Not all and not necessarily all streams of work would need such a level of expertise. That would be why Master would be chosen over a phd holder., Doesn’t mean Phd holders are left out. They are c... |
7,301,061 | Should we buy watches online in India? | Yes, we should buy watches online in India from Amazon. It is a great platform for Indians because it offers a wide range of watches at very competitive prices. Moreover, the delivery and return process is very smooth and hassle-free., In today's world, we have many choices when it comes to where we buy our watches. We... |
22,401,769 | Are sounds available on YouTube for the sun and planets real? | As you may know, in space there is no air and therefore it is a vacuum. No air, means no sounds. So are the sounds fake? No, probably not., For a planet like Mercury, there is no atmosphere so you wouldn’t be able to hear any sounds. But what NASA has done which is quite brilliant is they have taken radio waves and oth... |
4,233,988 | After 1st counselling in EAMCET, if we don't like it can we go for 2nd counselling and keep the college on hold? | If u dont like the alloted college in 1st round councelling of eamcet then u can go for 2nd round provided that, According to the options u have enetered in the website for councelling,if u get the higher priority college than this then u will be allotted with the new college and if not they remain us in the same colle... |
4,798,917 | Why is Pakistan's government still oblivious to the Balochistan problem? | The same reason the Indian prime minister instead of condemning the mass murder of Kashmiris focused on a territory a thousand miles away. I think Indians are a bit too excited about Modis speech I think people from India may need a lesson on the struggles of not just Kashmiris but also Manipur, Assam and Nagaland the ... |
11,923,059 | Why do railways charge INR60 as a cancellation charge on e-tickets even when waitlisted tickets get automatically cancelled after chart preparation? | This is to minimize the count of unnecessary/ back up bookings done by people which increases the waiting list of train unnecessarily, due to which people who actually have confirmed plan for travelling doesnt book tickets due to waiting list…, As there are charges for cancelling ticket, people think before making mult... |
3,369,782 | Is Lux soap safe? | I have used Lux quite a lot during my childhood. I don't understand what do you mean by safe but it's an average soap. Even though it's been advertised continuously as soap of film stars I personally did not like it much. It made my skin very dry. And by the way I am sure film stars will hardly use it. There are a lot ... |
9,907,405 | You see an impending unfortunate event about to occur for a friend of yours, but you know this friend tends to avert warnings out of spite. Do you warn your friend anyway, knowing this will likely increase the odds of the unfortunate event occurring? | I personally think that it’s better to do something than do nothing at all. If you warn them, then you can at least say that you tried. After this, your friend may be more likely to listen to you afterwards if the unfortunate event actually happened. |
8,280,969 | Which route is good to travel from Jaipur to Udaipur on bike in this summer during day time? | JAIPUR - Kishangarh - Nasirabad - Bhilwara - Chittorgarh - Mangalwad - UDAIPUR, ( Road throughout is very good and minimum 4 lane... You'll love road trip .. If take stops for snacks after 2 hours ) |
26,152,656 | How do you stop chronic addiction? | Unfortunately, the most popular program for overcoming addiction, 12-step programs, have a high relapse rate, 80–95% within the first year. 12-step programs are based upon solid principles so can still help but should be supplemented with a good Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) or Mindfulness program (MBRP being the mo... |
4,797,382 | How do you write a good speech? | Here is what I have learned:. I’ve written a few toasts, Best Man speeches and, unfortunately, eulogies. , , not reader, in mind.. be someone else. But, when I speak, I am communicating a point that also includes inflection, tone, and even crutch words. When presented with . listener. to them, not read what you have wr... |
25,022,026 | Do doctors benefit from giving out free samples of pharmaceuticals? | , . Interestingly enough, Izaak Walton. had something to say about this in 1676:, cast in two parts of your ground-bait, squeezed hard between both your hands; it will sink presently to the bottom; and be sure it may rest in the very place where you mean to angle …, Your ground thus baited, and tackling fitted, leave... |
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