Mr Burns

I have a 100g spice jar i want to measure the contents of the jar.

I have a Weighstation Electronic Platform Scale http://www.nisbets.co.uk/Weighstation-Electronic-P...

I weighed the jar and it says the total weight is 141.5g. I press the tare function and it comes up with -141.5g

I try a spice in the cupboard and it says 46g when i weigh it is reads 160g. When i tare it it reads -160g

I know i have gone wrong somewhere can someone please tell me how to get accurate measurements?

Please give me your best answers

1. Where did we come from?

2. How did nothing explode?

3. How did stars and galaxies form?

4. How come all rocks dated with carbon-14 give 'absolute ages' less than 56,000 yrs?

5. How do you determine the absolute age of a fossil?

6. Why hasn't evolution been observed?

7. How does specific complex coded information in DNA arise by chance?

8. How did life arise from non-living chemicals by random?

After two years of active use, the site bores the living daylight out of me. The admin have issued and stripped me of my badges and avatar so many times that I have lost count. This section has become a shadow of its former self with trolls, dullards and self promoters inhabiting these boards. It was fun while it lasted and every 'good thing' must come to an end as they say. I must congratulate the user called 'Thecheapest' after many years of 'toiling', he has finally made it as the top contributor in Japan. This calls for a celebratory toast so accept my sake young man ;) Have fun guys i am sure you will miss my wits and frank and brutal honesty

This was stamped on my passport and I was refused entry to the US. I told them i was out of work but i had cash and credit cards with me to sustain myself and had already booked a hotel but this did not wash with them

For me he will always be a war criminal and should be tried for his crimes. Everyone on both divides agreed with Afghanistan but he took his eye off the ball and decided to dupe the American public with lies and fairy tales (the world is more dangerous thanks to Bush). Is it any wonder he is no longer in the public eye?

I have heard many explanations and it seems to vary from person to person. Any suggestions?

Thanks

I have respect for all teachers (regardless of what they teach) and i know that teaching is a skill which is acquired over time. It is not your usual part-time job and not everyone (myself included) has the skills to become a successful teacher. In this section i have seen some many youngsters wanting to get to Japan by any means possible that see English as their meal ticket. Some contributors on here even encourage them to do English by the side as a means to much better things. This is giving teaching a bad name. So my question is why do some people see teaching English as an easy meal ticket and why do some contributors on here encourage them? If somebody has a well thought out life plan then surely they won't be asking such questions? I know they are genuine teachers out there and they know what they want to do in Japan (they probably know how to get there and all the legal issues and so on) but it is the not so genuine ones that i am worried about.

I watched the offending article not long ago (on the TV and read a topic on here) and saw how it upset many people in Japan and overseas. Good news though the BBC has scrapped his Japan trip: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12361873

According to the institute for the study of the Americas and on the BBC, Franklin D Roosevelt has topped the poll as the 'top U.S president' So the top five (5) is:

1. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1933-45)

2. Abraham Lincoln (1861-65)

3. George Washington (1789-97)

4. Thomas Jefferson (1801-09)

5. Theodore Roosevelt (1901-09)

Not suprising President Bush was in the bottom 10 along with some Pre and post civil war presidents (i am not a historian but i only know a single name on the list):

36. Andrew Johnson (1865-69)

37. John Tyler (1841-45)

38. Warren Harding (1921-23)

39. Franklin Pierce (1853-57)

40. James Buchanan (1857-61)

What do you guys make of this list? Bear in mind that this is from the British perspective and is totally different from the American one. Obama cannot be scored yet as he is still in term but it will be interesting to see where he finishes when his term is up

Links: http://americas.sas.ac.uk/research/survey/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12195111

I know race is one and policies is another. So what else?

I have to give the guy some credit as he is trying hard to fix the problems created by Bush. The Iraq pull out next year out is great news for example

I have been reading the history about the monarchy in Madagascar. Ranavalona III came to the throne quite late. The French were already planning to colonize the island. There was already a strong relationship between Madagascar and the United States. She tried to court the U.S help by sending the first diplomatic mission to U.S and by sending gifts. All this was in vain as France invaded and the monarchy was aboloshed and she was exiled to Algeria where she died. So my question is why did the U.S not offer to help Madagascar stay independent?

I want to visit my friend in japan. In the invitation letter for the visa, he list his name and address as the inviting person/party. I plan to stay at his house in the weekends and move to a nearby hotel on weekdays (his wife and kid are staying in) Can he put this information in or can he just say i am staying in his house all the time? thanks