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As far as I know, it is illegal to burn a CD with iTunes-bought music and sell it for money. But, I see regular, purchased CD's for sale all the time by people who bought them. The only difference is they were CD's when purchased as opposed to sound files. So, why is one illegal and the other (seemingly) not? 70.105.164.43 ( talk) 00:49, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Is it possible to subscribe to Kodansha Afternoon magazine in the US? If yes then how? Thank you, -- E2718281828459045 ( talk) 01:16, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
I want to know about the scope of Journalism and Mass Communication in Future. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Keerat4u ( talk • contribs) 05:20, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
how can i get a list of all banks and contact info for Cagayan De Oro City,Philippine-- 119.11.96.182 ( talk) 08:18, 4 June 2008 (UTC)john de oros
Is "girl falling for girl" more common in girls' school than coeds?? This seems to happen a lot at mine (which is a girls' school) 117.194.224.17 ( talk) 08:23, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
I have a Japanese-learning book called Kimono. I can find about 150 mentions of this book on the Internet, but I can't find any mention of any content of the book. Anyone have a link? Interactive Fiction Expert/ Talk to me 11:01, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
I have been tasked to re-design an anteroom and also suggest suitable interior decoration ideas. Can anyone suggest me an idea/ I am clueless as to how to go about it sumal ( talk) 11:32, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
interior design —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.18.33.2 ( talk) 21:42, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
I want to know the population,capital,no of literates,illiterates,no of men women economy of the countries of asia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Prajwal palasamudram ( talk • contribs) 14:13, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Is there a difference between these two or are they two words for the same subject? I understand Behavioral Based Interviewing as a way to predict future behavior by understanding past behavior, but lately I am hearing the words Performance Based in relation to interview questions Farmer13 ( talk) 16:27, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
If you Google 'Performance Based Interviews' you will be offered a vast choice of articles and refs on both performance and behaviour based interviwing. Why didn't you do this before asking here? 86.209.156.25 ( talk) 14:33, 5 June 2008 (UTC)DT
Are there any instances on our Earth where the geographical shape of something smaller looks like the shape of something larger, scaled down? For example, a district looking like a city, a city looking like a country, or a country looking like a continent? JIP | Talk 18:27, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
we have anarticle some where that tells of a rock at machu picchu that has the same profile as the mountains behind it so when you look at it from the correct angle, you will see...er... some thing —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.18.33.2 ( talk) 21:45, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
I am getting more and more curious about why spammers bother with their increasingly more clever filter-evading ploys. I, at least, have an instinct that the more someone tries to trick me into reading an advertisement, the less honest he is, and the less legal the product he is selling is. Surely everyone else thinks this way too? Surely they cannot be anyone who sees an advertisement for penis enlargement pills disguised as an account suspension notice from a bank, containing several kilobytes of random word salad solely to fool Bayesian filters, with a hyperlink to a random throwaway URL at the end, and thinks "Oh! This is just what I need! I'll better check this out than consult a reputable doctor and pharmacist!"? JIP | Talk 20:20, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
This applies to the above topic, so...has anyone here ever gotten a spam text message on their cell phone? I have gotten two, and the cell phone company actually charges me because I do not have a texting plan. They consist of URLs to dating websites or a company website. No one I know has ever gotten one but me, and it is freaking me out. Thanks, The Reader who Writes ( talk) 17:20, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
In the days leading up to WW II, the US Army transported a crew of soldiers, redesignated as something else (civilian) to an island within about 2,000 miles of western Panama. It was called Ray Island, but I think that was code. Nothing comes up using the name. They built an air field for five P-40's. It was serviced by small ships and C-47's with additional tanks of fuel inside. Your article on the C-47 shows such tanks. They were waist-high and about five feet long. I think they held about 250 gallons each, which ought to have taken the safe range out to about 2,000 miles. An elderly friend of mine was stationed there, and apparently went in the second group of converted soldiers. There had been a small Japanese base on the island, but it was disposed of. They built a large radio tower that was hinged and could be lowered. The island was in radio contact with a base in Central or South America. The P-40's carried drop tanks and always returned to the island after long solo aircraft patrols. They probably were there to protect the canal as early warning of the rumored Japanese attack on the canal.
I have tried several military sites, but only found two references to Ray Island. They came from a graves registration list at a hospital near the west (or south) end of the canal. The bodies were brought to the hospital and their dates of death were the day before the record was created at the hospital. One was listed as a supervisor. I cannot find my notes, but the deaths seemed to be accidental. My friend left after about a year, and no one died while he was there. He joined the service after Pearl Harbor, was trained as an aircraft mechanic and was stationed in Panama for about six months before he was asked to volunteer to convert to the apparent civilian status. I'd like to find his island for him. Thanks for your help. Joseph Jordan (email address deleted) 72.17.181.190 ( talk) 22:31, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Every once in a while I'll here in one place or another that mayonnaise spoils quickly; that it shouldn't be left out for more than a moment or it'll go bad; that hollandaise sauce must be used quickly because the mayonnaise will spoil quickly, etc. In my house (all my life) we don't even bother refrigerating mayonnaise. We keep it in the cupboard. Not only doesn't it go bad quickly, it's quite shelf stable. Oh, I don't mean it'll last forever, But a good month or two without refrigeration is not a problem. So why is it falsely thought—even singled out—that Mayo is especially delicate and prone to spoilage?-- 70.107.9.159 ( talk) 23:17, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Someone sent a pix of a weird looking fish to the Rense homepage, and a link just below the pix claims it is a BATFISH. The pix of this thing is HERE. It was caught off of Cuba and the link that is below the pix can be accessed, so that the claim of this being a "Batfish" can be checked out. I was going to send it to the Paranormal Project guys and the Project Cryptozoology guys as well. Really, WHAT is this thing?! 65.173.105.197 ( talk) 23:49, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
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As far as I know, it is illegal to burn a CD with iTunes-bought music and sell it for money. But, I see regular, purchased CD's for sale all the time by people who bought them. The only difference is they were CD's when purchased as opposed to sound files. So, why is one illegal and the other (seemingly) not? 70.105.164.43 ( talk) 00:49, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Is it possible to subscribe to Kodansha Afternoon magazine in the US? If yes then how? Thank you, -- E2718281828459045 ( talk) 01:16, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
I want to know about the scope of Journalism and Mass Communication in Future. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Keerat4u ( talk • contribs) 05:20, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
how can i get a list of all banks and contact info for Cagayan De Oro City,Philippine-- 119.11.96.182 ( talk) 08:18, 4 June 2008 (UTC)john de oros
Is "girl falling for girl" more common in girls' school than coeds?? This seems to happen a lot at mine (which is a girls' school) 117.194.224.17 ( talk) 08:23, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
I have a Japanese-learning book called Kimono. I can find about 150 mentions of this book on the Internet, but I can't find any mention of any content of the book. Anyone have a link? Interactive Fiction Expert/ Talk to me 11:01, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
I have been tasked to re-design an anteroom and also suggest suitable interior decoration ideas. Can anyone suggest me an idea/ I am clueless as to how to go about it sumal ( talk) 11:32, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
interior design —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.18.33.2 ( talk) 21:42, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
I want to know the population,capital,no of literates,illiterates,no of men women economy of the countries of asia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Prajwal palasamudram ( talk • contribs) 14:13, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Is there a difference between these two or are they two words for the same subject? I understand Behavioral Based Interviewing as a way to predict future behavior by understanding past behavior, but lately I am hearing the words Performance Based in relation to interview questions Farmer13 ( talk) 16:27, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
If you Google 'Performance Based Interviews' you will be offered a vast choice of articles and refs on both performance and behaviour based interviwing. Why didn't you do this before asking here? 86.209.156.25 ( talk) 14:33, 5 June 2008 (UTC)DT
Are there any instances on our Earth where the geographical shape of something smaller looks like the shape of something larger, scaled down? For example, a district looking like a city, a city looking like a country, or a country looking like a continent? JIP | Talk 18:27, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
we have anarticle some where that tells of a rock at machu picchu that has the same profile as the mountains behind it so when you look at it from the correct angle, you will see...er... some thing —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.18.33.2 ( talk) 21:45, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
I am getting more and more curious about why spammers bother with their increasingly more clever filter-evading ploys. I, at least, have an instinct that the more someone tries to trick me into reading an advertisement, the less honest he is, and the less legal the product he is selling is. Surely everyone else thinks this way too? Surely they cannot be anyone who sees an advertisement for penis enlargement pills disguised as an account suspension notice from a bank, containing several kilobytes of random word salad solely to fool Bayesian filters, with a hyperlink to a random throwaway URL at the end, and thinks "Oh! This is just what I need! I'll better check this out than consult a reputable doctor and pharmacist!"? JIP | Talk 20:20, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
This applies to the above topic, so...has anyone here ever gotten a spam text message on their cell phone? I have gotten two, and the cell phone company actually charges me because I do not have a texting plan. They consist of URLs to dating websites or a company website. No one I know has ever gotten one but me, and it is freaking me out. Thanks, The Reader who Writes ( talk) 17:20, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
In the days leading up to WW II, the US Army transported a crew of soldiers, redesignated as something else (civilian) to an island within about 2,000 miles of western Panama. It was called Ray Island, but I think that was code. Nothing comes up using the name. They built an air field for five P-40's. It was serviced by small ships and C-47's with additional tanks of fuel inside. Your article on the C-47 shows such tanks. They were waist-high and about five feet long. I think they held about 250 gallons each, which ought to have taken the safe range out to about 2,000 miles. An elderly friend of mine was stationed there, and apparently went in the second group of converted soldiers. There had been a small Japanese base on the island, but it was disposed of. They built a large radio tower that was hinged and could be lowered. The island was in radio contact with a base in Central or South America. The P-40's carried drop tanks and always returned to the island after long solo aircraft patrols. They probably were there to protect the canal as early warning of the rumored Japanese attack on the canal.
I have tried several military sites, but only found two references to Ray Island. They came from a graves registration list at a hospital near the west (or south) end of the canal. The bodies were brought to the hospital and their dates of death were the day before the record was created at the hospital. One was listed as a supervisor. I cannot find my notes, but the deaths seemed to be accidental. My friend left after about a year, and no one died while he was there. He joined the service after Pearl Harbor, was trained as an aircraft mechanic and was stationed in Panama for about six months before he was asked to volunteer to convert to the apparent civilian status. I'd like to find his island for him. Thanks for your help. Joseph Jordan (email address deleted) 72.17.181.190 ( talk) 22:31, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Every once in a while I'll here in one place or another that mayonnaise spoils quickly; that it shouldn't be left out for more than a moment or it'll go bad; that hollandaise sauce must be used quickly because the mayonnaise will spoil quickly, etc. In my house (all my life) we don't even bother refrigerating mayonnaise. We keep it in the cupboard. Not only doesn't it go bad quickly, it's quite shelf stable. Oh, I don't mean it'll last forever, But a good month or two without refrigeration is not a problem. So why is it falsely thought—even singled out—that Mayo is especially delicate and prone to spoilage?-- 70.107.9.159 ( talk) 23:17, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
Someone sent a pix of a weird looking fish to the Rense homepage, and a link just below the pix claims it is a BATFISH. The pix of this thing is HERE. It was caught off of Cuba and the link that is below the pix can be accessed, so that the claim of this being a "Batfish" can be checked out. I was going to send it to the Paranormal Project guys and the Project Cryptozoology guys as well. Really, WHAT is this thing?! 65.173.105.197 ( talk) 23:49, 4 June 2008 (UTC)