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What should be used to correct a painting that is 20 years old. It is starting to flake.?
I have a twenty year old oil painting that is starting to chip What materials should I use to repair it?
2 AnswersPainting1 decade agoWhat is the best way to keep bananas from turning black and mushy.?
I've tried the refrigerator and the plastic bags and wrapping them in brown paper bags. The best I got was six days before they turned black.
5 AnswersOther - Food & Drink1 decade agoWhat does an Avocado tree look like?
1 AnswerOther - Home & Garden1 decade agoWhat is there about a woodpecker's skull that prevents the bird from having a concussion
Some birds ram their becks against the tree with such force that their brains surely are injured. Yet they survive with no apparent harm. Why?
12 AnswersZoology1 decade agoWhen did the phrase " You Know" become an oral comma in the English language?
If you listen to people calling in on talk-shows or even some of the paid-folks talking on TV, the number of times that "you know" is used is totally out of line. When did this twist in the English ( or American) language start?
2 AnswersLanguages1 decade agoNeed a good ending for a play I will attempt to write?
Because I criticized a play, my wife said, "If you think you can do better, write one yourself."
I am now going to try and since I've been told that "one should not begin to write a play until one has an ending in mind," I am looking for an ending.
I would like an ending that would make the audience leave the theater thinking seriously about the affect on the Leading Man or Woman.
What do you suggest?
11 AnswersTheater & Acting1 decade agoWhat will happen to the Middle East if Iraq becomes a strong,moral democracy with a strong military force?
If the people of Iraq build a solid government that is supported by the majority of its people? How will it affect the countries that are on its borders and those of other Islamic countries? Would this be a great thing for that region?
9 AnswersOther - Politics & Government1 decade agoWhen we ask a question that we want others to agree with, why do we ask it?
Would it not be easier to just face a mirror and agree with the image? Why do we like to think that we are the know-all in all things? Have we honestly researched the question or do we just believe the answer we agree with?
Why are some of the answers crowded with obscenities, does that make them more accurate?
If we know so much and have such high skills with superb insight, why is it that we are not steering this Ship or State?
5 AnswersCivic Participation1 decade agoCongressional Salary and Perks, Is it time to bring it under control?
In 1976 Senator Barry Goldwater listed the Salary and perks that Congress granted to themselves. The list included:
Free shoe shines
Free hair cuts
Free towels, combs and hairbrushes
Free gymnasium and swimming pool service
Free Medical examination
Free prescriptions
A $3,000.tax deduction for living away from home
No Income Tax in D.C.even if they lived there
A free set of $1,000. law books to keep
Free custom, made storage trunk to pack the books in
Free rooms for cocktail parties
Free help to serve at parties
Free staff service as required
Free parking for their private autos
Free mail
Free trips abroad for ridiculous reasons
Discount meals at government cafeterias
Confidential expense accounts for their staffs and services
Retirement benefit of 12.5% of their salary after only 5 years
High paid staff positions for their wives, children and relatives
Many more free items that are not publicized.
That was 1976. Imagine what it must be now?.
6 AnswersOther - Politics & Government1 decade agoCongressional Salary and Perks, Is it time to bring it under control?
In 1946 Senator Barry Goldwater listed the Salary and perks that Congress granted to themselves. The list included:
Free shoe shines
Free hair cuts
Free towels, combs and hairbrushes
Free gymnasium and swimming pool service
Free Medical examination
Free prescriptions
A $3,000.tax deduction for living away from home
No Income Tax in D.C.even if they lived there
A free set of $1,000. law books to keep
Free custom, made storage trunk to pack the books in
Free rooms for cocktail parties
Free help to serve at parties
Free staff service as required
Free parking for their private autos
Free mail
Free trips abroad for ridiculous reasons
Discount meals at government cafeterias
Confidential expense accounts for their staffs and services
Retirement benefit of 12.5% of their salary after only 5 years
High paid staff positions for their wives, children and relatives
Many more free items that are not publicized.
That was 1946. Imagine what it must be now?.
2 AnswersOther - Politics & Government1 decade agoWhat is the correct definition of a Weapon of Mass Destruction?
What are the dimensions, effects, uses and defining authorities?
When does an ordinary weapon become a "Weapon of Mass Destruction"? Who, How,When, What defines it?
16 AnswersMilitary1 decade agoOther than absolute control of the world, what does Islam want?
There have been ( and there still are ) Muslims who left ( and are leaving) Islam because they think it has becom a satanic cult.
http://www.news.faithfreedom.org/
How do you understand it?
7 AnswersLaw Enforcement & Police1 decade agoPolice Departments?
What is the smallest town, in the smallest county, in the smallest state, in the UISA
4 AnswersLaw Enforcement & Police1 decade agoSpeaking of small towns...?
What is the smallest town in the smallest county in the smallest state in the USA
2 AnswersRenting & Real Estate1 decade agoWhen the Hezbollah attacks us, will the true America Moslem's help to uncover the fanatic Moslem's?
Within the USA, as of today, no doubt there are true Americans of the Moslem faith and there are moslem fanatics who are bent on killing Americans. We will have to depend on the true American Moslems to help us uncover the fanatics for we may not know who they are and we don't want to hurt our true America Moslems.
In our communites, most of us know who is dangerous. When war comes, we may have to become informers for the benefit of our country. We went through this in WW II, and it may become a necessity again.
10 AnswersLaw Enforcement & Police1 decade agoDoes the current generation have the guts to shoot children and women who are carrying bombs?
When WWIII Comes, The USA will no doubt be loaded with crazy bomb-carrying kids and women trying to get a fast trip to Islamic La-La-land. They will have to be killed quickly. Will our people be ready for that?
12 AnswersLaw Enforcement & Police1 decade agoWhat happened? I went from 383 points to 108 points overnight.?
I was at level 2 with 383 points then suddenly I'm at level 1 with 108 points,...why?
7 AnswersYahoo Answers1 decade ago