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Suppose Poorman signs a neogtiable note payable to Richman. Sneaky Sam steals the note, forgers Richman's signature and negotiates/sells it to Fooled Fred. Fooled Fred doesn't know that the note was stolen and indorses it with a qualified indoresment (i.e "Without Recourse") to Blaine Blacklist. Blaine takes the note to Poorman on the due date and Poorman refuses because he knows the note should belong to Richman. I don't believe Blacklist would win a lawsuit against Fred (because of the qualified indorsement), but does maker's contractual liability and the negotiable nature of the instrument compel Poorman to pay Blacklist anyway since he accepted the note in good faith (assuming that Sam Sneaky has already ran off and cannot be sued)?

I've just stumbled across some pretty disturbing posts on here. One gentleman was unaware that hte Earth wasn't the center of the solar system. Another questioned whether or not Hitler should be removed from power, and another blatantly claimed that diseases like AIDS and SARS (originating, he claims from Africa and Asia) are designed to rid the world of 'skum'. Having entrenched myself in academia, gimpsing such views by 'the common man' is shocking. Is this really the way the American people think?

I'm noticing that political issues in America are often divisive and polorizing, with politians and parties demanding an all-or-nothing view of allegiance. George W. Bush is an excellent example (and no, this is not anti-Bush, I'm just using him because it seems everyone has an opinion). Reading the posts on various topics, people seem to be either totally 'pro' Bush or 'anti' Bush. Did I miss the memo that it was suddenly okay for a vote for a president to mean unquestioned support of everything he does? And since when has disagreement over a particular issue meant that you disagree with everything he does? Frankly, I'm disturbed by the angry tone of the rhetoric. I know good friends who no longer speak after the recent election because one is a 'liberal' and the other 'conservative'. And when did it become okay to be one or the other? Is it no longer possible to be a fiscal 'conservative', military 'liberal' and social issues 'moderate'? I just wanted to hear your thoughts.

When you view the Disney World webpage (http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/index) on a high-speed connection, there is an animation and some music plays. They truncate the ending so that it doesn't play forever, but it sounds familar. I've heard it (or something like it) in a variety of 'inspirational' spots for product commercials, TV shows and even a fraternity recruitment video. Any idea what movie it was in originally?

Before Switchfoot 'made it big' with videos on MTV, they had a song called 'Company Car' which begins with the lyrics:

"Mike was right, when he said I put up a fight to be someone, a fight to be me..."

Well, 'Mike' is never mentioned again in the song, nor do I believe in any other song. No member of the band is named Mike and no past members (according to Wikipedia) were named Mike, either. So, who is 'Mike' and what is the full story behind him telling the singer that he 'puts up a fight'?

Would YOU walk away from Omelas? Don't just answer 'yes' to sound self rigteous nor be ashamed to answer 'no'.

(If you're not familar with the short story "Those Who Walk Away from Omelas", read it here http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/dunnweb/rprnts.o...

For quite a few people my age (20-something), even the opening guitar sequence of Verve Pipe's "The Freshmen" strikes an emotional chord. How do you interpret/feel about the song?

Now that dual core processors are becoming more common, the next logical step is three or four (or more) cores. Does anyone 'in the know' have a prediction on when we might expect to see this on consumer shelves?

I don't want to spoil anything, so all I'm going to ask is: Who is R.A.B? Anythoughts?

A few years ago Bank of America launched an ad campaign highlighting its '50% less paperwork'. There was even the cult-class commercial of the man who was so busy with paper work, that he could only talk with his wife through love letters. Anyway, does anyone know which firm did this?

I'm using Geocities Pro and can't figure out how to create a custom Error 404 page. I typed the question into the online help and there is a link that claims to explain it, but the explanation is no where to be seen. Thanks in advance for your help.

The Greek-letter fraternities on campus are known to 'outsiders' by an abbriviation (for example Alpha, Kappa & Psi) of a full Latin or Greek phrase or moto. Thus, are there any fraternities who use the now obsolete Greek letters Digamma, Qoppa, Sampi or San in their names (for example if their moto uses an ancient word or for 'secret' reasons they chose to use an archaic spelling that used the obsolete letters). This is just something that I was curious about since I stumbled across these four letters in a Wikipedia article. Thanks for any replies.

I accidentally taped over something important that was on a VHS tape. Are there any machines or companies that can recover the original data? Please provide links to companies if applicable.

What is the maximum distance that a modern cell phone (not a satellite phone) can broadcast its communication signal to a tower? (assuming ideal atmospheric conditions and flat terrain). This is just something I'm curious about and I'm not planning on taking my cell phone into the middle of no where or anything.

The last chapter of my introductory physics book was a purposefully broad overview of challenges/questions in modern physics designed to peak students' interest in the subject and encourage future studies in physics and science in general. Anyway, they mentioned something about the 'Galaxy Rotation Problem' and explained that "some scientists believe that a mysterious gravitational anamoly called the Great Attractor may be the cause..." But, again being purposefully vague, they didnt' go into any more details. So, the book succeeded and my interest is peaked; what is the Great Attractor?

I've noticed simularities between Final Fantasy 10-2 and Final Fantasy 7 that go beyond the usual series cross-overs (like Phoenix Downs or spells). In Final Fantasy 10-2 there is a character named Shinra who is trying to power cities using the life force of the planet. In Final Fantasy 7, there is a corporation named Shin-Ra doing just that! Does Final Fantasy 10-2 tell the story of the world of Final Fantasy 7 years or even centuries before the events of Final Fantasy 7 take place?

We 'know' that we are more technologically advanced than the ancient Romans, but is there a way to quantitatively assign a value to this difference? In other words, is there a unit of value for the level of a society's technological advancement (even if only applicable in academic settings)? For example, the Util is a measure of how much utility (usefullness) a person gets out of consuming something. Almost impossible to measure in the real world, but used in economic theories all the same. Is there a simular unit (perhaps the 'Techno'?) for technology that would all someone to say something like: Today, world technological levels are around 2300 Technos, far above the 120 Technos of 1776...." Thanks in advance for any replies.

I've noticed that the 'Jughead' character in the Archie comics is sometimes drawn with an 'S' on his sweater. What does this mean? I'm not a regular reader, and may have missed the explanation, but I don't think the name of their town or their high school starts with an S.

I'm trying to spell the word 'repitwar' (this is a the phonetic spelling to get my point across). For example: The band has quite a 'repitwar' of works. I've tried 'repitwar' and 'reputar' appears to be a Spanish word that would not make sense in the example sentence. Any help>