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It says in the Y!A (Answers) points table [ http://answers.yahoo.com/info/scoring_system;_ylt=... ] that the Asker gets 3 pts returned when they choose BA. For years most people thought that if the Q was let go to vote the Asker did not get back 3 pts, as that statement implies, but they did. One user did a test question on this that proved it, which is what I'm doing now, to see if this has finally been changed.

I will let this Q go to vote and I will post results in the comment box afterwards.

. . . if it turns out to so be . . . or if it has been established, one way or the other, if anyone knows . . .

I do not know if there have, or have not, been any studies done about this. This question is simple curiosity. It may well be coincidental/parallel evolutionary processes in the two species.

It is so far known that Neanderthals did have red haired, light complexioned (including freckles), and blue eyed individuals. This fits in with the model of those characteristics being more prevalent in the Northwestern European general area. That is: it places those characteristics in the same general locale as Neanderthals were known to have also been located. It is also well established that there was intermingling of homo sapiens and homo neanderthalensis. Neanderthals did not just "become extinct/disappear", their genes were absorbed/combined into our common genetic pool.

"They're" lurking about in there somewhere . . . or is it "we" :-) ?

This is something that has "bothered" me for a while . . . more so as time goes by. This changing of words by popular usage irritates me in general but this one does so in particular. I learned early on to say/spell Neandertal (no "h"). Now you have to force google to pull up results without the "h" (there are plenty but you have to override google adding the "h"). Can anyone give me a reliable source that even discusses this, because I can't find one. It seems to me that the "h" has been added by popular usage, but if so, why does the scientific "Neanderthalensis" also appear? Do we change scientific names by popular usage? Most (all) anthropologists/scientists I've heard (several) verbally say "tal", not "thal". Would we not bridle at "homo sapiens" being changed to "homo sappiens"? Which "Neander-tal/thal" was original, and/or is now correct?

When I open Yahoo! Messenger, it automatically opens Yahoo! Insider (guess that name comes from being inside of Messenger!?). This morning it told me "About 10 million people share your birthday.".

My real question is: Is that estimate based on my specific birthdate, or is it an average based on the total World population divided by the days of a year?

Song titles followed by artist that made the song famous:

"Let It Be Me" - Everly Brothers

"I Can't Help Falling In Love With You" - Elvis Presley

"Early Morning Rain" - Gordon Lightfoot

"Blue Moon" - The Marcels

"House of the Rising Sun" - The Animals

"The Boxer" - Simon & Garfunkel

"Gotta Travel On" - Bill Monroe

Bonus: Please name some other artists/bands and cover songs they recorded that they probably shouldn't have or, at least, you wouldn't have expected them to.

Please add a brief explanation - no ranking needed.

Please add a brief explanation - no ranking needed.

The kind with a rubber backing. They're pretty flexible and I thought I might do a washer and dryer (low heat) on them. The top of one type is like a berber and the other is plush. They're about 2' X 3' or so.

1) Play/sing whatever music you want to and get by financially. . . . . or . . .

2) Play/sing only what someone else wants you to and become rich and famous.

Be careful what you wish for!

Mine are Joust (this and Missile Command are the only two I ever max'd out), Raiden II, and Centipede.

2) Anybody know if any of these are available on computer software?

I hear a lot about this band is Metal, that band is not Metal, etc. I don't ever hear anyone say what Metal is - tell me please.

2) Favorite Metal song?

3) How many sub-categories can you name?

#2) What are his best qualities and songs?

#3) What are his worst qualities and songs?

This Q was prompted by a similar question (about who to cover and who not to) and I couldn't think of one, although it seems like there would be. No band/artist has ever been covered nearly as often.

Part 2) What were the first two songs, intended for that album, finished (and released as singles) prior to "Sgt. Pepper's" completion?

If it is - where would I send it? I stumbled across an interesting Q with what I thought was an exceptional answer and believe it to be worthy of consideration.

I'm just curious. You cannot access them, at least a couple of pages of them, when you click on one you get "That question has been deleted". Presumably that means it's been resolved.

I go back to help clear out old Qs and this makes it difficult to find the beginning of the ones that you CAN vote on.

I'm not talking about opinion-based Qs & As here so please don't go there.

I have been asked for proof of this request by Y!AT (it was a month or two ago) in the forum and did not keep it. It is not currently posted.

I'm thinking about purchasing half in alternative energy related stocks, maybe $10k each (if I can find 5 or 6 good ones) and half in a personal opinion stock that is about to split 3:1 and is the only company in it's field.

If it has been publicly announced can you still buy shares before the split?