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As Steve Jobs and Apple turn the speculation into reality, releasing their latest and, arguably, greatest product into the technological wild, the questions are quickly being answered…

…on Answers.com, of course.

The iPad Q&A category has been set up and is being filled with questions that are being complimented with answers - as I type this.

Visit the category or start here:

• What is the iPad?
• How much will the iPad cost?
• How big is the iPad?
• What is the battery life of the iPad?
• What features does the iPad have?

With more and more details coming out of Haiti after the massive earthquake there on Tuesday, it’s crystal clear how much the people of Haiti need the international community’s support and aid.

There are ways we can help even from far away; the following are some examples (thanks Chris Sacca) - and some more information.

• From within the US, text “HAITI” to “90999″ to donate $10 to the Red Cross (via your phone bill).
• Visit Yele.org (run by Wyclef Jean) to donate online or text “Yele” to 501501 to donate $5 to Yele Haiti (via your phone bill).
• Partners in Health is another organization focusing on Haiti, seeking financial aid.
• To help rebuild the torn country, you might also want to donate to Architecture for Humanity.
• Learn: What caused the earthquake in Haiti on January 12 2010?
• Find out: How many people have been hurt or killed by the earthqake in Haiti on January 12 2010?
• Read up: What are some things you can do to help Haiti with disaster relief after the earthquake?

Did you know? Just by recycling your Sunday paper every week for a year, you can save four trees!

Today is America Recycles Day, “the only nationally recognized day dedicated to encouraging Americans to recycle and buy recycled products,” as highlighted on Today’s Highlights.

More on the topic:

How does recycling help to prevent global warming? When solid waste is recycled, there is a vastly reduced release of  into the air. Concern for the environment has created a greater demand for recycling. With more garbage created than ever before, landfills are growing and there is increased pressure on our natural resources. Each day, Americans throw away enough office paper to build a wall of paper twelve feet high from New York to Seattle.

Check out the complete edition of Today’s Highlights for more fun facts.

Hello American citizens! Hope you have voted/will vote/are standing in the elections booth right now on this fine Election Day.

Just because it hasn’t been preceded by a heated and sometimes ridiculous and always lengthy presidential campaign four years in advance doesn’t mean it’s not important!

If you need the details (for any state), you know where to turn: What time do the election day polls close in 2009?

And of course, check out the Elections Q&A category for questions related to the candidates and polls.

Be heard!

Lately it seems the biggest question on Americans’ minds is: What should America do to reform its health care?

Since Barack Obama made it a key issue and the healthcare reform bill is being outlined, everyone’s been discussing it: pros, cons, how-to’s. Most people on either side of the healthcare reform argument do agree that something needs to be done to improve the current health care system in the United States. The main question seems to be: But what?

WikiAnswerers have also been asking questions and offering answers. Check out what’s being said in the following healthcare reform Q&A’s:

• Can you vote on the healthcare reform?
• Where can you find a copy of the healthcare reform bill?
• Who are the Democratic senators that are against Obama’s healthcare reform?
• What do you think about healthcare reform?

As it seems to be in Congress, there are also a lot of unanswered questions about health care reform. Care to take a stab?

• How will healthcare reform affect health management jobs?
• Why are Republicans against healthcare reform as outlined by Obama?
• What are the positive aspects of the healthcare reform plan that Obama is pushing?

May the best plan go forward… Here’s to a healthy decision!

So the President of the United States is a Leo, eh?

President Barack Obama turns 48 today. He was born on August 4, 1961, making Leo his astrological sign.

So what is his horoscope today? According to horoscope.com:

“Birthdays may only come once a year, but this year, every day may feel like your birthday as you are in a cycle of renewal and possibility. Doors may be opening for you now that have been closed for a long time. Your only job is to stay open and notice the opportunities that are available to you…”

I wonder if the President believes in the Zodiac…

In any case, wishing President Obama a very happy birthday - and for the sake of all of us - a successful 49th year!

Want to find out Today’s Birthdays every day? Sign up to recieve Today’s Highlights in your inbox or check out Today’s Highlights daily.

One of WikiAnswers.com’s greatest attributes is the wide range of user names that contributors select or more appropriately, ‘creatively pull out of the dark confines of their minds’. People often choose the names of their favorite pets; names that resonate with how they view themselves in the context of the world; and even the names of special places, hobbies or passions. Then there are those who simply like to wing it; you know, folks who choose names because they are fun, weird or simply, “sound cool when I made it up 10 years ago.” That last ‘top reasons for selecting a WikiAnswers.com user name’ describes our contributor of the week here on NSA. Although his given name is Mike, we know him as NookieRookie — who has a most interesting and colorful life story. On WikiAnswers.com he’s a Bronze Contributor and one of our great Supervisors or Stupervisor as he likes to fondly call himself (”until I master all the tools and how and when to use them”). Off WikiAnswers.com, he’s anything but ordinary.

In addition to being the proud pet parent of “One deaf dog, one neurotic dog, one three-legged dog and one dog that looks like a shark when it smiles,” NookieRookie is a Steelers fan (originally from Pennsylvania), bought $1,200 worth of drums last year (”I played them once and realized, just because you own an instrument, doesn’t mean you know how to use it.”), enjoys playing WWII first-person video games, collects New Age albums (and dust) and once sold cars for three months….until he crashed a customer’s trade-in. Here’s more on this fascinating individual known as NookieRookie:

What is your key area of knowledge or expertise?

I gravitate towards Astronomy (pun intended), Human Resources, Hiring and Retention, Medical Terminology and English Language. I’m a person who enjoys sharing what I know through knowledge and experience.

What do you like to do for recreation?

I use to be an avid volleyball player. Then I got a “real” job. Now my “recreation” is repairing the house. Are shots of rum considered recreation? I need a vacation.

Any educational information you’d like to share?

I graduated Magna Cum Lousy with a Bachelors degree in Management.

Please share some random facts about yourself, special thoughts, etc.

I’m a product of the 80’s. It was the absolute best decade of music, TV and clothing. I’m a published poet; of course, I had to pay $60 to get it published in a book of 1,000 other poems. I once tried out for the Weakest Link. I think what ended it for me was doing a rendition of Dr. Evil when they asked me to tell them a little about myself.

Do you have any special talents?

I have a very special talent for coming up with lots of ideas for new products, doing nothing about it and watching as someone else becomes wealthy several years later because they had the same idea and knew how to sell it.

Do you have any special goals or dreams?

To actually pursue one of my “inventions” and have it be available to the public. Oh yeah, and I make the best chicken corn soup and whoopie pies this side of the Atlantic.

What brought you to WikiAnswers.com?

I Googled a question to which I was looking for an answer and clicked on a link that took me to WA.

What keeps you coming back to WikiAnswers.com?

Knowing the answers to some of the questions users are asking.

What is your favorite WikiAnswers.com activity?

It’s hard to say, as it depends on my mood and whether or not I’m traveling for business. I tend to be more involved when I’m on the road as it helps me wind down at the end of the day. Overall, I’d have to say I enjoy answering questions that don’t require research; hmm, maybe that’s an oxymoron.

How would you describe yourself or personality?

As a young lad, I was often labeled as “weird’ by my peers and I was always hurt by that. I now take pride in that label as I realized I was called that name because of my sense of creativity. I’m only serious when I need to be. I try to find humor in most things and am quite philosophical and inquisitive; like, it’s not whether the chicken or the egg came first, it’s about who was the first person to think cooking a chicken embryo would be tasty?

What is your favorite WikiAnswers.com feature?

I haven’t really learned all the ins and outs of the features yet; so, right now, it’s my backspace key when editing answers and questions.

What has been the funniest question you’ve seen or your funniest experience on WikiAnswers.com?

Funniest experience - Laughing at myself when I’m the oxymoron. This is a site where people often research answers, and I still ask questions in the forums about how features work, etc when I could find the answer myself in the  Help Center if I just…..researched the answer.