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What’s the best place to sit on a roller coaster?

carlgreat — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:53:06 +0000

It depends what kind of a roller coaster you are going on. If it is a ride with a lot of loops and inversions, than try to sit in the front because you have a much better view and you can see what’s coming. If the roller coaster doesn’t have any loops, but has a lot of big drops instead, I would sit in the very last row.

I know that people disagree on this, but in the last row you do get the most speed down the first drop. This is because as the front car starts moving down the hill, it is going slowly, but it starts to gain momentum as it drops. By the time the last car is at the top of the hill, the front cars have already gained a lot of momentum, causing the last car to be pulled over and then down the hill at a faster speed.

Who do i contact about my tax refund?

carlgreat — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:35:31 +0000

ASK:

i had my taxes amended in May and am expecting a pretty big return. amended returns are suppose to take 8-12 weeks, and it’s going on week 11. how would i find out where my return is, it seems kinda difficult to just “call up the IRS” but it’s getting frustrating

Answer:

Contact the customer service at the IRS. They are very helpful as it is their job to help the public. Live Telephone Assistance 1-800-829-1040.

Click this link to get exact info on your return, enter your social security number, filing status, and the expected amount of your refund, and it should give you the status or your return.
https://sa2.www4.irs.gov/irfof/lang/en/i…

Easy enough!

Source(s):

www.irs.gov
I use to work for the IRS!

What is the connection between liberty and privacy?

carlgreat — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:34:41 +0000

Liberty is the essential heart of freedom. Liberty means being able to choose one’s own actions, without intrusion by government. Every law that restricts your movement, your actions or your words is one that restricts your liberty.

Privacy is the notion that the government will not intrude upon actions that you intend to be private. For instance, intercepting someones mail violates their privacy, as it is expected that only the recipient of the mail will read it.

Every infringement upon privacy can therefore potentially result in a infringement of liberty. For example, a wiretap could lead to an arrest.

People have a right to privacy, that is, they have a right to expect that the government will do as little as necessary to intrude upon their rights. This right is expressly provided for in the bill of rights. These rules govern due process. This is why the police must obtain a warrant to do a search.

Source(s):

http://www.harrybrowne.org/articles/Priv…

How should I prepare for New Year’s in Time Square?

carlgreat — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:34:03 +0000

review your decision. do you really wanna go? why not watch it on tv, okay fine be part of the action:

wear layers so you are comfortable.
good standing shoes
a foldly chair to sit in
a friend or magazine to keep you occupied
an interior pocket so you arent pickpocketed.

maybe a camera….

prepare your self mentally for being surrounded by others, possibly loud ones.

dont drink liquids. Replenish later that night. If you are about to die of thrist, go ahead and drink. Im just saying: dont buy the collectable 32oz coke bottle. They have port-a-potties there (you wouldnt really want to use them anyway) and once you leave your spot (which you have to get there at least 10 hours ahead of time for: theres no getting back to it, maybe if a friend saves your spot)

But it will be fun when you and over a thousand others count down from ten and yell Happy New Year to each other.

Im sure you’ll have fun and lots of stories to tell all your friends.
Happy New Year!

What aspects in a Pisces Sun chart might contribute to extreme controlling behaviour?

carlgreat — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:32:28 +0000

Answer I:

I think some strong Virgo influence for the need to be detail oriented, Saturn for inflexibility about scheduling, and Mars or Pluto for being controlling. I am a Sun in Pisces with Moon in Virgo, and I’m extremely detail oriented. I don’t think I’m controlling, and I have no real issues about schedules unless someone is trying to make sure she/he has all the free weekends.

Someone with Sun in Pisces square or opposition Saturn might be upset over scheduling and changes, because hard Saturn aspects cause petty hindrances and minor delays. Wouldn’t scheduling have to do with Mercury though?

Wanting to control could result from any strong Sun aspect to Mars or Pluto.

Answer II:

sounds like me, i’m a fishy with a leo rising. social upbringing and conidtioning may be more to do with an individuals behaviour rather than astrological, but there are always positve and negative traits of each sign.
A sign such as the great P tends to absorb traits of the other signs to a significant level hence the wishy washy definition of the sign, but in fact is rather like a chamelon. I am one, and do know a few, and we vary considerably. The self pitying ones tend to turn to drink and drugs and self harming the successful ones a little more reserved, daydreamers, creative but also weary.

I myself do feel that I take from the leo in my rising, whilst i give off the air of a lion, inside is a squirming little fishy, but overall my character is determined, dominant, quite opinionated and perfectionist. I dont consider myself to be out of sorts with my fellow water dwellers, but just a bit of a tough old trout rather than a vulnerable goldfish.

Do you think it’s possible to think outside of the Carceral Society?

carlgreat — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:30:36 +0000

Answer I:

First don’t go there. (So you’re now outside thinking freely.)
Yes I can think outside freely.
And now that I think this way, why would I want to go to jail?
Is this dog still chasing its tail?

Answer II:

Wow I give you all my respect this is the most uniqur question I’ve seen on yahoo answers

I think the free thinkers do rise up over a period of times the revolutionaries, the leaders of hope, the movement starters are all just another cycle of the society we live in and it is necessary to keep our society at a stable condition or order like a way to balance it out one side can’t get too power or the scale will bend and broke……

So to answer your question only to a certain limit meaning that if some act or think differently it plays as a normal role to our society but if most or all act or think differently it can change the entire factor of our society……

If this doesn’t make sense to you its ok I barely understand it myself

How do you choose paint colors for your home?

carlgreat — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:05:09 +0000

Answer I:

I use the books of paint chips to see what’s available and I also look around at other homes to see what color combos I like.

When I remodeled my home a couple years ago with a stucco exterior, the general contractor gave me a book of stucco colors to choose from. My wife and I knew we wanted a kind of sand color and white trim (like so many houses in Southern California). So, we picked a couple of possibilities and consulted with the contractor. He recommended one of our choices, called Pacific Sand, saying that it was a good color to not have a mottled effect (I guess that happens with darker colored stucco). And, that’s what we went with.

Inside, we wanted a generic look, but with some custom tones for accents on certain walls. So, we found a color called Muslin for the base color (a kind of light khaki color), and then chose darker tints of that color for accent walls. We also painted the ceilings white. It’s a nice effect.

When we had the interiors of our rental units painted, we just went with a basic off white.

Answer II:

First, go through magazines, card stores, fabric stores, and poster or painting websites, and look at what colors and ‘whole settings give you pleasure just to be around and to look at.

If they seem too overwhelming, they can still be incorporated as an accent color to a complimentary background color.

I like to choose these in ‘icon’ size after I have snipped or cropped my favorites and put them all into one file folder so I can compare all the pics together in the icon size..20, 50, or even 100 at a time.

What draws your eye in icon size tells you more about your tastes than in larger pics because in larger ones you get caught up in details away from the whole point.

In the paint store, you’ll see also anything goes and the palette goes all the way from light to dark, so take your hints from favorite pics, places, vacation spots and restaurants you love..including the sense of ‘weather’ you love…

You’ll be surprised at how much you already know you like.

If you see a color you like but can’t pinpoint it on swatches, blow up the picture on a computer and print it from photo shop in different color adjustments so your printer finally prints it as you like it.

Then cut out a 1″ circle in a white sheet of paper and lay it over your print and view the individual colors isolated from the others it the printed picture.

Against a white background, this helps you more easily pick the right color at the paint store.

Remember that in pictures, sometimes mood lighting alters the real color of the paint.
A consult from a scenery artist can help you deduct what the actual color is were it in the absent of the light-altering scenario.

But sometimes this lighting alteration is an advantage because what one sees exactly, is often exactly what one wants, as though ‘mimicking’ mood lighting, dust, dawn, dark, or blinding fog light.

One designer uses a ’seven layers of design’ approach original to him. This shows you how to assemble the whole thing and chooses what colors to use where.

Source(s):

Art & design background

How do I cure food poisoning?

carlgreat — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:57:23 +0000

You can’t..it has to run its course. Make sure to stay hydrated and eat small quantities of very plain, low fat foods. If you find yourself not being able to keep anything down, you may need to go to the ER to get an IV.

Why does my visa statement have a differant name for a purchase?

carlgreat — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:56:28 +0000

I actually think my husband purchased something online and he says he has no idea what it was. I cannot find the name of the business for the name that appears on the statement. the name of the company is Academy Unlimited…any ideas?

If you call up the credit provider, they will be able to look up a listing called “Merchant Code” against what has been recorded against the transaction. It will tell you what type of business that the transaction was for. If he purchased it online, there is also a chance that an invoice was sent to his email address, so I guess that you could try getting him to show you his email, and cruise around in the inbox, trash and any folders for it. Or on ebay if purchased there. Good luck

Source(s):

me, as former credit card financial officer in a bank.

What should a young adult be reading, seeing or experiencing to become to become a world-changer?

carlgreat — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:55:33 +0000

Books that will open his mind, and his heart. Keeping an open mind is sadly a lost skill in this world. Learning to accept all cultures means reading stories from all cultures. Shakespeare, Homer, J.K. Rowling, Stephen King, Roahld Dahl, have helped to shape an open mind. Help your child develope his imagination, and he will be able to help change things for the better, when he can imagine the way he wants his world to be, there will be answer in how to make it that way. All books have an inherent quality, every one can be learned from. As long as he is reading, that in itself, is the best thing. Trials and tribulations are all part of this, he should be allowed to experience the negative as well as the positive, to learn what works, and what doesn’t. Have him talk to people who have been there. If he has an interest, help him to develop that further. Books, talking to those who know, help him experiment with all the different medium, allow him to be the person he can be. Don’t overprotect, any knowledge can be good knowledge. If he doesn’t know about it, he can’t react to it when the situation arises later in life. My source? My life.

Young Adults should be reading anything that makes them question and wonder about the world around them. They should be reading material about people like them and people unlike them. They should read anything that makes them want to read more and more.

I suggest a good dictionary that can translate words from one language to the same language and also to the other language/s, besides a thesaurus that helps enrich their understanding and description. Word intelligence is as good as number knowledge or IQ. The people, young and old, find words in those books to further learn what they wish and find best for them. It is a basic tool and entertainer. So drooping dictionaries free of cost by those philanthropist goes a long way in dropping language before the rate of dropouts increase in most parts of this world.Let the young adults become first proficient in basic intelligence and change themselves before they change the world.