Hairs (including finger & toe nails which are a type of hair - don't recall who but a famous murderer was captured by finding poison in his)retain a trace of any drugs you have taken for a very long time compared to other parts of the body. And depending on where they find it, it … Read more

I would buy a house, top up my pension fund so I could retire in 3 years (so I can spend more time with my family rather than working my butt off), Then I would invest the remainder in a high interest bank account (seems the best bet at the moment) and once a year … Read more

The northern ice cap is entierly ice floating on sea water. Should it melt completely the biggest change will be to the salt content of the surrounding sea, it will not alter the sea level as by sitting on the water already it has displaced the same amount of water it contains as ice. It … Read more

I think that anyone who has survived falling or jumping off a building might just disagree with you, don't you? If your theory was correct then I doubt that there would be anyone engaged in parachuting either as by your wondering they would be dead of a heart attack before they had a chance to … Read more

Make sure you are on your own, ask him a few questions about if he has had a cold recently, has he had or does he have nasal congestion, trouble breathing when asleep etc, if he does then you can drop it into the coversation that it is affecting his breath as well - he … Read more

This is a long answer, your best bet is to read BSENISO 19011-2002 Management System Auditing. This will have all the information you need. You should be able to download it or at least view it for free on the internet.

A cold is caused by a virus and you need to catch it from someone else who has a cold. So if the window was open and someone with a cold walked past sneezing or coughing then possibly. The only effect otherwise is that by sleeping under the window, it created the right conditions for … Read more

Depends what context you are using. I deal in audits from a systems view point not an accountancy one, the audits I am involved in are based on Management Systems so I will use that context. There are thee types of audit you conduct for three different reasons. 1) Internal Audit (1st party): This is … Read more

A poll would generally indicate a vote is taken in secret, where people are allowed to vote how they please. The vote is then counted, checked and announced. A poll can also be conducted by phone or other media where a mark is indicated/entered for the persons response which is counted later - all vote … Read more

Shellfish are a good source of Zinc, having said that, depending how much you want/need to take, it may be better if you get a mineral supplement to take daily, otherwise you will soon get sick of eating it.

There is little you can to to put a complete stop to it. People have reasons for doing this, they may feel the need to look good in front of others, they may do it to feel part of a group (if its a group thing), they may do it to hide their own insecurities … Read more

No, It's an STD, the 'T' meaning transmitted, which is the way it is spread.

Regarding the hair, that is not strictly true. What actually happens is that hair retains a chemical record of what you have taken and where it is found in the hair can indicate when (using the average hair growth rate), this is why a lot of athlete's (especially male) have shaven heads. If you have … Read more

Depends which angle you know. As the Isosceles triangle has two side the same length, then two of the angles must be identical as well. Therefore if the internal angles add up to 180 Deg's you have two outcomes, either you have another angle of 80 Deg's and one of 20 Deg's OR the two … Read more

On a metric they are in milimeters, centimeters, decimeters. On an imperial they are in Inches, Half Inches and Quater inches on most of the scale, towards the lower end they go down to Eighth of an inch and Sixteenth of an Inch.

The best thing you can do is research Mechanical Engineering Books. Look Up the Co-Efficient of Friction, it will explain what it is and how to calculate it and how to test materials to find out what it is for that material. I believe rubber has the highest (which is why tyres are made from … Read more

I believe it is called an Oedipus complex. It was named after a famous Roman who had this sort of fixation with his mother.

Because they think they know better, they forget you were teenagers once as well and will not take good advice. It's all part of growing up, you have to let them make their own mistakes and just be there if they need you. Also try not to take the 'I told you so' attitude with … Read more

Not sure, but alcohol burns sugar so I would avoid it if you are on a low sugar diet or have a low sugar problem.

You need to find out what their expectations are and if you can meet them. For the record: Very few parents think that guy is good enough for their daughter during the first few months of a relationship. It's up to you to prove otherwise.