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    Why are my alt codes just a empty box/square but it works on my other laptop?

    the solution to this is to download and install the free MicroSoft extensions to the character set you're using. which extension is the problem ... they have about 50 of them for different languages.
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    Why do many conservatives rant against public schools, when school boards...

    the teachers' unions dominate the public schools by using this unfair mechanism -- first they organize and collect dues and then use some of the dues money to campaign for and financial back candidates for school board. Then the school board has final approval over the contract with the...
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    when you travel to Germany on military orders, do you go on a commercial flight or...

    most service people fly on military flights. they originate from NJ, I believe.
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    is it ok to use "apple" in domain name for a tech gadget blog?

    maybe you'd best ask permission. for sure, they have the money to make your life miserable if you don't and they object. [Could you afford to defend yourself in a copyright infringement lawsuit? I didn't think so.]
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    Why doesn't my DVD drive open sometimes?

    it will delay if it is busy doing something when you press the open request button. holding the button in might override the task it is doing and prevent it from restarting for a bit. what's on the disk and did you close any programs that use it?
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    Is rental properties a good way to build income over time to survive a fiat

    only if you learn the business and do it right. like any other, renting properties is a business. It's going to take you thousands of hours of very serious work with corrective feedback to learn to do it right if you're starting from nowhere. and no -- that $3,000 seminar/program probably...
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    what verse of the gambler by kenny rogers should i use for my persuasive

    "an' the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep." gambling doesn't produce anything more in the world -- it just re-arranges who who what already exists. By contrast, most jobs produce more of something in the world -- and that's where all human progress comes from [producing more].
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    Can a off duty officer take pictures of a car doing doughnuts, and prosecute them?

    depends on which lot and where this happened. the evidence is admissible in court. Police officers are never "off duty" like you want to think. however, many states don't bother with driving citations on private property. of course, if you were endangering parked cars -- you deserve it.
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    What is the difference between a bittorrent search engine, google, and yahoo?

    bit torrent is not a search engine. it is file distribution software. bit torrent works by both downloading and uploading at the same time from user computers thus bypassing the inherent problems of insufficient server capacity for very popular downloads [EVE Online expansion to be released...
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    Do we need to have a little humor with our politics?

    you omitted the fact that Columbus intended to enslave the natives, just as liberals do.
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    If you are a banker and expect interest rates to rise in the future, would

    you'd lean toward short term and/or loans with variable interest rates. the issue with long term, fixed rate loans in a rising interest rate environment is that your funding sources will trickle away leaving you exposed to the losses due to the rising rates. a bank's objective is to have their...
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    how much does 24 hour fitness pay NASM certified trainers with 3 certifications?

    you'll make most or all of your money from selling to private individuals -- what they buy is your knowledge and motivating influence
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    The total interest paid for my car that I came up with is less than what...

    what's the principle amount and how many days until the first payment is due? how much is your figure different?
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