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How do you score rugby? There are three methods of scoring points in Rugby. The try: Players much touch the ball down on or over their opponents goal line. They don't need to use their hands to touch down, any point on the player's body from the waist to the neck will do. A try is worth 5 points. The conversion: After a try, a player must then attempt to kick the ball through their opponent's goal...

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How much time is saved by writing "@" as opposed to "at"? .

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What are the advantages DVD has over VHS? In very basic terms: DVDs provide better picture and sound quality than VHS. In terms of picture quality DVD video is on a par with broadcast TV (and is actually better quality than most digital TV channels.) In terms of sound, VHS is only capable of Dolby Surround (4 channels) Hi-Fi audio. DVD is capable of full Dolby Digital/DTS sound (5.1 channels). In addition, on VHS consumers have to...

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What can I do to keep my boyfriend from climaxing too quickly? What always works for me is talking during sex. It doesn't have to be mundane things you talk about. You could talk about different positions you want to try or things that you fantasize about. You can keep it fun and lighthearted or make it sexy and flirty! The point is that it's something else for my mind to focus on. When my girlfriend and I talk during sex I can keep going...

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I am 17 years old and I usually ejaculate within the first 3 minutes when watching a pornographic video. Does this count as rapid ejaculation? Is it normal to ejaculate that fast? It certainly is quick! Don't worry, 3 minutes is still perfectly normal for a guy your age. What you have to remember is that when you're on your own it doesn't matter how quickly you ejaculate but when you're with a partner 3 minutes will be somewhat underwhelming! I think that masturbation shouldn't just be seen as a quick way to relieve sexual tension, especially...

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Is there a way to burn CD recognizable control tracks, and wav files, to a DVD-R so that it will play back in a standard CD player? I don't think so. Even if it were possible to do this, a standard CD player would simply not read the DVD-R. The make-up of a DVD or DVD-R is very different from that of a CD. Firstly a DVD disc uses a substrate half as thick as a CD's (0.6 mm vs. 1.2 mm) as well as smaller pit and lands. Also, a DVD is read using a shorter wavelength laser (650 nano-metres visible light vs. 780...

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Would more people like cats if cats could smile? Actually cats can smile. Just not the same way we do. If a cat likes you it will stare at you and narrow its eyes. If you do the same at the cat it will continue to narrow its eyes until such a time as it decides it wants affection/food or gets bored and goes out. This is a cat smile and it's one of the nicest things to be on the receiving end of!* *Sorry about the preposition at...

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When did needing to have a driving permit become a law in the UK? Holding a driving license became law in the UK in 1903. However it wasn't until 1935 that driving competency tests were introduced. The first tests, introduced in March 1935 were voluntary, however by June of 1935 they had become compulsory in order to reduce the high number of road accidents. http://www.checkyourspeed.org.uk/fe/default.asp?n1=1&n2=6 ...

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What are the "O level" and "A level" in an English school? Do English students do final projects in the last year of school? The "O" Level qualification is obsolete in the UK and has been for many years. Today's young people take GCSEs - General Certificate of Secondary Education. Preparation for these qualifications begins around the age of 14-15 and finishes when the child leaves school at the age of 16. The tests generally include a mixture of coursework and examinations. I myself have 9 GCSEs in...

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Are there any legal issues, in relation to age and drinking alcohol inside the home, in either England or in the UK? The legal age for children to be served alcohol in the home in the UK is 5 years old. It is an offence to serve an alcoholic beverage to anyone below the age of 5. In pubs and and other licensed premises the minimum age for the purchase and consumption of alcohol is 18, however it is permitted for children over the age of 16 to be served alcohol in a restaurant if the child is accompanied by...

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Could we have the ability to change a comment, like fix a typo, provided that we don't change that rating or the overall rating? You have the facility to change your comment and your rating, if you desire. Simply click on a rating (eg. Useful, Somewhat Useful) and type a new comment into the box. Your new comment will appear under the answer in place of your old one. You can of course change your rating if you wish. This is useful in certain situations, such as if you give a negative rating which motivates the user...

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What does it mean to "Google" someone, and how do you do it? This term generally means the act of typing someone's name into the search engine Google in order to see if they are mentioned on any web pages. There have been reports about employers "Googling" potential employees, and also the slightly unsavoury practice of people "Googling" individuals they have started dating. It's very easy to do. Simply go to...

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In the UK, what's the difference between being the insult of being called a 'cow' or a 'mare'? Difficult to say, as in colloquial language everyone has their own ideas about what certain words mean and how offensive they may be. Both words are mild insults, although of course it depends upon how they are used and in what context. Both words are only appropriate to be used towards females. Calling a man a "cow" or a "mare" will only confuse him! It would be like...

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Why is it that on many books you will find a "countdown" of numbers in sequence on the copyright page near the bottom? I've been wondering about this for years and you've finally given me an excuse to look it up! The string of numbers on a book's copyright page is known as a "number line". These started to appear after the Second World War and indicate a book's printing history. Different publishers use different numbering methods. The most common are: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9...

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My husband signs his IMs to a woman he's been chatting to with 'love.' Am I wrong in being upset? Wow, very touchy subject. I suppose it all depends upon how often he chats to her and what the content of these conversations is. I'm assuming from your question that you have read the conversations and have found nothing too incriminating in them except the fact that he signs off with "love". There are many times when I have signed "love Si" (my real name,...

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Will Answerbag introduce filters so offensive language in user submissions can be automatically be removed? Why would this be a good thing? I don't see how a person could want censorship, could see it as a positive thing. Because where does it stop? And by whose criteria are we judging what is "offensive"? I might think the word "ass" is completely unobjectionable, whereas you may find it offensive. So who is right? As Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart said, when asked...

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Why don't volcanoes exist in Great Britain? Britain has a very lively volcanic history. Its volcanic period mainly extended from the Late Jurassic into the Early Cretaceous, peaking in the Aptian stage, about 113-119 million years ago. The landscape of Britain is dotted with long extinct volcanoes. The Scottish capital Edinburgh is built on an extinct volcano called Arthur's Seat. The mountains of north Wales are the remains...

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Why don't guys attribute girls' bad moods to having their period? I've been out with girls who have generally shown no outward sign that they are on their period. I've also been out with girls whose personality totally changed for a few days every month! Generally, though, I've found girls are very good at saying "sorry I've been moody lately, but I'm on my period" and I always respect that. It's far better to know than...

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How can I stop my eyelid from twitching and why does it twitch? I actually answered a similar question some time ago. You can find the original question and answer here: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view.php/5965 Here is the text of my answer: You may be short-sighted. If you use a computer monitor a lot, as part of your job for instance, or if you do a lot of concentrated close-up work, your eyes may be working harder to compensate for a slight...

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What is the difference between MiniDV, MiniDVD, and Digital8? MiniDV: Uses 60 minute tapes to record a DV quality video signal. DV (Digital Video) is widely recognised as providing the best picture quality performance at relatively low cost. The "mini" part merely refers to the fact that there are two flavours of tape: a full-size version recording up to 3 hours and the smaller, "mini" version recording up to an hour. Digital8:...

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How can I view an mpeg file with the extension .3gp? The latest version of Apple's Quick Time will play 3GP files. http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html Personally I use the freeware SpotXDE player. http://www.voiceagenetworks.com/products/player.aspx

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Is there a website where I can dowload a copy of Micrografx's Picture-Publisher? Apparently not, no. Shame because Picture Publisher was a great little program for doing quick and dirty photo tasks. Corel bought out Micrografx a couple of years ago and absorbed Picture Publisher into their Designer Technical Suite. Currently at version 12 this includes a collection of programs, one of which works very much like Picture Publisher. A trial version is available at the...

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How can I get the most recent version of direct X? Go here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx

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Why do men like to fidget with their genitals? I can only speak for myself, of course, but I would say it's not because we LIKE to, it's just neccessary sometimes. You have to remember that we're packing three highly sensitive objects into a hot, confined space. Sometimes they need to be rearranged because they've come to rest in an awkward or uncomfortable position. In particularly hot weather the scrotum can get...

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How much can smoking change your singing voice? Let me say right off that I am a smoker and a musician. I'd like to say that I'm a singer too, but unfortunately I'm not that good! But I can sing reasonably well, and know some of the correct techniques. Basically the bottom line is that if you're the singer in a Death Metal band, go right ahead and smoke! It probably won't make much difference. However, if...

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My computer recently crashed, resulting in losing installed software for my printer cannon s200sp. Where can I find the software to reinstall this software? Here you go! http://snipurl.com/gc10

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Is it safe to keep smoking cigarettes if you have a small tongue laceration? I would say that you should probably think about seriously cutting down until the laceration has healed. Cigarette smoke is an irritant and anything that could potentially infect your cut should be seen as bad. I've found links to a few piercing sites which all say that you should cut down (but not stop) smoking until your piercing has healed. Since a piercing is basically an open wound...

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What can I do to get rid of acne? I don't have any formal scientific or even folkloric data for my answer, all I can do is give you the benefit of my experience. My acne started very early, around the age of 12. By the time I was 13 or 14 it was severe, covering most of my face. It remained this way until I was 18, at which point it seemed to ease off before coming back worse than it ever had. I must have tried...

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What is the traditional time for afternoon tea in England? I have to say that I find this question and Brandi's answer slightly patronising. To me it just reinforces unfortunate stereotypes about the English and their "oh so quirky" ways. 21st Century England follows very broadly the same working hours and practices as the rest of the Western world. As such it would be very hard to find anyone who is aware of the custom, and even...

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Can you really go blind from maturbating? Ah the classic myth! Ask yourself this: could you go blind from having sex? No, of course not. So how can masturbation make you go blind? What possible mechanism in the body could cause such an extreme reaction? The answer is, of course, that there is no connection, there never has been and there never will. This is simply a way for people who don't approve of masturbation to...

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Does masturbation cause acne? No. I'll say that again: NO! Although acne is related to the production of the hormone testosterone in the body, masturbating or having sex has no impact on acne. There is also the reverse myth which states that celibacy also causes acne! This is not true either. This belongs right up there with the classic myths about masturbation causing blindness/hair loss/impotence or whatever...

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How did England get its name? Celtic tribes living in what would become the British Isles some 2500 years ago were given the name "Britons", probably by Phoenician traders. When the Romans conquered Briton in the 1st Century AD they used the name Britannia to refer to the lands that would essentially become modern day England (and some, but not all, of Wales.) The Romans left around the 5th Century AD,...

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What is a very simple and easy-to-use program for converting an .AVI to an .MPEG? I like BBmpeg, which is a free open-source AVI to MPEG1/2 converter. It's very high quality and quite fast. The interface can be slightly overwhelming to a novice but there are good FAQs on the internet and you'll find it surprisingly easy to get started. http://www.divx-digest.com/software/avi2mpg2.html A much more user friendly program is TMPGenc. Again quite high quality...

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When one asks "may I ask who is calling?" should the caller state who they are or if you may ask them who they are? It depends how obtuse you want to be. Imagine being part of this conversation: - "May I ask who is calling?" - "Yes you may." - "Er, okay, who is calling?" Might try one's patience a little, don't you think? In this situation what is really being asked is "who are you?". The answer should be direct and to the point.

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Why is "20th Century Fox" still called "20th Century Fox" even though it's not the 20th Century anymore? The name "20th Century Fox" came about when Joseph Schenk's "Twentieth Century Pictures" merged with William Fox's "Fox Film Corporation" in the early years of the movie industry. The name celebrates this relatively venerable pairing, and so is still valid.

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What is 6/8 in the key signature mean? The top number refers to the number of beats in a bar, in this case 6. The lower number refers to the length of each beat. In this case the 8 indicates eighth-notes (quavers). 4 would be a quarter-notes (crotchets) and 2 would be half-notes (minims). The 6/8 rhythm is very distinctive as it can counted as two distinct groups of triplets, like so: 1 2 3 4 5 6 1____2 with the accent...

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What is a "down beat"? A bar of music is typically made up of four beats. Each group of two beats is further divided into one down-beat and one up-beat. So, in the case of a 4/4 time signature: 1(down) 2(up) 3(down) 4(up) These two groups of down-beats and up-beats are known as "rhythm units". Imagine tapping your foot in time to a piece of music. The down-beats are the beats where your foot...

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I heard that Popes are not embalmed and that the test for Sainthood depends on whether or not the body decays. Is this correct? I do not believe this is true. Although Pope John Paul II was not embalmed before being put on display (somewhat unusually) the process of embalming Popes has been carried out at least since the middle ages. According to officials, Pope John Paul II's body was not embalmed, only "preserved", although they refused to comment upon what this involved. Undertakers have...

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How can I use WordPad to strip text and page formatting so a text only file results? Very easily! Simply go to File > Save As and choose Text Only from the "Save as type" drop down list. When you next open the file all of the formatting will be removed.

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I'm a man, and I've had sex with a lesbian. Why does it feel better than sex with straight girl? Whoa, calm down there, sailor, you've only had sex with one! It could just be that the girl you had sex with was very good at it. Making the assumption that lesbians possess some quality that straight girls don't after you've only been with one is making a huge leap of logic.

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What is the difference between the European PAL system and the American NTSC system? A TV picture is made up of lines which are switched on and off very quickly. A complete picture is called a "frame" and a frame is composed of two "fields" which are being alternated in rapid succession. This is known as the scanning frequency. The two separate TV systems came about because of the differences in power systems between the US and Europe. For various...

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Do the Scottish celebrate St. Patrick's day? I feel my comment on wickedwillie's answer deserves more explanation. For those who do not know each country of the British Isles and Ireland has its own patron saint. St Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, whose day is celebrated on March 17th. Although many people in Britain may observe this day (largely as an excuse to consume large quantities of Guiness!) it's solely an...

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What does the Director of Photography do? The Director of Photography (DOP, also known as a Cinematographer) works with the Director and the Production Designer to achieve the cinematic "look" of the film. This involves choosing the type of film stock to use, the type of camera and the lighting style, to complement and enhance the way the Director and Production Designer wish the movie to look. Initially the DOP works...

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Why do Americans regard it as "math" whilst the British say "maths"? Interesting question, and one that's hard to get to the bottom of. The word Mathematics was first used in English in 1581, coming from the Latin word Mathematica. Since the -a suffix in Latin denotes a plural, the word was automatically pluralised when translated to English, even though the word itself is always used as a singular. The abbreviation "Math" came first. The...

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How does an American working in the Republic of Ireland for a month or two apply for a driver's license there? How should one prepare for their required tests? As long as you're not taking up permanent residence then you can use your current license, providing it remains valid for the duration of your stay. The below website makes a good point. If your American license only covers automatic transmission then you will only be allowed to drive cars with automatic transmission while in Ireland. http://www.ireland-now.com/visiting/driving.html

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Who was the astronaut on the mission with Neil Armstrong who didn't walk on the moon? Michael Collins. Astronaut Michael Collins was 38 years old at the time of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. After graduating from West Point he became an experimental flight test officer at the Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base, California, testing performance and stability and control characteristics of jet fighters. For NASA he participated in the 3-day Gemini X...

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What's the difference between S-Video, composite and component connections? To understand this answer you need to know that a video signal is comprised of Luminance (brightness/contrast and sync, abbreviated to Y) and Chrominance (the three colours - Red, Green and Blue, abbreviated to C.) Composite: The lowest quality cable comprising a single copper or coaxial wire with either a phono, BNC or SCART connection. The Luma and Chroma signals are mixed and sent down...

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What is the origin of the word "fuck"? The idea that fuck is an acronym, let alone a Victorian acronym, is an urban myth. Fuck has been around a lot longer. The first recorded usage of the word was in 1503, in a poem by Scottish poet William Dunbar. The origins of the word, however, are somewhat murky. Amongst the Germanic languages (which include English) there are many similar words which mean the same thing. There is the...

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Why do males have nipples? After conception, the human embryo develops as a female. Only after 6-8 weeks does the Y chromosome kick in and the foetus begins developing male characteristics. By this point breast tissue, milk ducts and nipples have already formed. This happens in all mammals, by the way, the only exception being stallions who do not posses nipples. Generally evolution will only weed out a characteristic...

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If the RW in DVD-RW stands for rewritable, what does the R in DVD-R stand for? Recordable (i.e. once you've written data on the disc it can't be erased.)

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What is Guy Fawkes Day? Guy Fawkes Day (more usually known as Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night) is celebrated in Britain every year on November 5th. It celebrates the arrest and execution of one Guy Fawkes, a "terrorist", in modern terms, who was the ringleader in a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I (known historically as "The Gunpowder Plot"). The plot failed,...

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Does an "S video" cable carry an audio signal as well as video? No. S-Video cables carry the colour and luminance signals separately, leading to improved picture quality but they do not carry audio signals.

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How do you change the default browser? Just open the browser you want to use as your default, go to options and you should find a setting that makes the browser default. For instance, in Internet Explorer go to Tools > Internet Options > Programs and you should see a check box which says "Internet Explorer should check to see if it is the default browser". If you want another browser to be the default you should...

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How can I create a simple EXE file to use with an autorun.inf file, so that a TXT file opens when a CD is inserted? Unfortunately there is no guaranteed solution to this question as it depends upon which OS version your target audience is running. If you know the CD is going to be played on the later versions of Windows (ME, 2000 and XP) you can use this method: Create a text file in notepad that contains these lines: [autorun] shellexecute=yourtextfile.txt and save it as autorun.inf Burn...

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How do I make Firefox my default browser? In Firefox go to Tools > Options and click the general tab. Under the Default Browser section click "check now". Firefox will ask you if you want it to be the default browser. Click Yes. Also check the box so that Firefox will check to see if it's the default browser when you start it up.

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Will singing along with pop songs improve my singing voice? To add to Glenn's excellent answer, singing along with another voice is much easier than singing by yourself. A lot of people who have reasonable voices when singing along with a song find they cannot pitch properly when singing by themselves. It's easier to adjust your voice to another singer's pitch. Also, you will find that the quality of your voice is harder to judge...

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The guy I'm seeing has a history of short-term relationships. He says he likes me, but I don't know if he'll stick around. What should I do? Everyone is different. We don't all follow the same familiar patterns when dating. Take me, for example. I also have a history of short-term relationships. This is due to nothing more than being unlucky and meeting the wrong people. I've never been unfaithful or restless in a relationship, and in one case was willing to go for the long-term relationship. It just didn't work...

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Why do guys enjoy sex so much? Here's my guess. In our distant past, in the days of small, widely spaced communities, it would have made sense for one man to impregnate many women, thus spreading the gene pool around. Therefore the men would have had to have a much higher sex drive than the women. And of course, once a woman got pregnant there would have been no reason for her to have sex again, until she had given...

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Why do we have 10 toes and fingers? Why not 11? This is the way evolution is thought to work: a mutation occurs in one generation of a species. If the mutation proves beneficial to the organism then it is carried over into the next generation. If not then it tends to disappear. Clearly there has never been a point in our evolutionary history where not having 10 fingers and toes provided enough of a benefit to carry on into the next...

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I heard that in post-production, if a director is not happy with the movie and doesn't want their name on it, they replace the name. What is that name? The name you're thinking of is Alan Smithee. The name was first used in 1967 as a unique pseudonym directors could use when the final cut of a film differed significantly with their vision. The IMDB lists some 60 or so films directed by the fictional Mr Smithee. There are actually strict rules about the usage of the name. The director has to get permission from the Director's...

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I'm having trouble playing burned CDs in the factory player of my 1998 Ford Contour, what type of audio files does the system support? Not entirely sure what you mean by "audio files". When burning a CD to be played in a CD player you must use the "audio CD" mode in your burning software. Make sure you are closing the CD (preferably in Disc At Once mode) to ensure compatibility. The Contour factory CD player does seem a little touchy about the types of burned CDs it will play. There is a lot of good (but...

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Which country has the least percentage of its population in prison? According to the "World Prison Population List (5th Edition)" published by the UK Home Office, that distinction goes to the Faroe Isles, a Denmark-owned self-governing group of islands in the North Atlantic. As of the year 2000 the islands had incarcerated just 9 criminals, making a ratio of 21 jailbirds per 100,000 citizens. Incidentally, the world's least overcrowded prison...

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Which country has the greatest percentage of its population in prison? At the end of 2003 the USA was the country with the highest prison population with over 2 million of its citizens behind bars. This equates to 701 prisoners per 100,000 citizens. Technically, though, this is second to Rwanda, where over 100,000 were arrested and held over suspicion of their participation in the 1994 genocide. So Rwanda is the world leader in terms of percentage of population...

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Do temporary internet files remain on hard disk after I delete them in the Internet Options under Tools? Yes, they do. For a while, anyway. When a file is deleted from your hard drive, whether you do it manually or whether IE deletes it for you, the raw data still stays on the disk. All that is deleted is the "reference" to the file. With specialist tools a person could quite easily recover the file. However, over time the file will be written-over with new data and as time goes on...

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My girlfriend had drunk sex with a guy and was devastated that she cheated. Now she is going out with the same friends who allowed the first incident to happen. Can I trust her? Ah, alcohol! We like to think we're in control but nothing removes inhibitions like the booze. It's when we're drunk that we do the things that our moral code and inate sense of decency (not to mention guilt) won't let us do when sober. I've been there - just on the other side of the fence. I was the guy with whom a girl cheated on her boyfriend. We were both very...

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What causes eye spasms that last for days, and is there any way to prevent them? You may be short-sighted. If you use a computer monitor a lot, as part of your job for instance, or if you do a lot of concentrated close-up work, your eyes may be working harder to compensate for a slight astigmatism. Also, if you are not getting enough sleep at night, and if you are not resting your eyes enough during the day, this will exacerbate the problem. The best thing to do is to go...

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What has Soleil Moon Frye been doing since Punky Brewster? According to the IMDB she has been working consistently, if somewhat anonymously, in the film and TV industry since the cartoon spin-off "It's Punky Brewster" ended in 1989. Her resume lists several made-for-tv movies, although she has had more high-profile roles in TV series' such as Friends and Sabrina The Teenage Witch. In 1998, at the age of 22, she wrote and...

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Could I buy a mobile phone from Greece and use it in the UK? I would say that the answer to this is probably. Certainly I and my friends and family have used phones bought in the UK in Greece with no problems, so one would think that it would work the other way around. It's still worth checking with the vendor before buying, though.

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If you write a song, can you copyright it? If so, how? The point you need to remember is that just by creating an original work of art (be it a song, a painting, a photo or whatever) you automatically own the copyright on it. You have the right to declare that it is copyrighted and you have the right to place the copyright symbol (C) on it. Sites like the one mentioned in the other answer help you *protect* that copyright. If someone steals your...

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What nationality does the surname Wilson come from? The surname Wilson originated in Scotland. It originally meant "Son of Will". The first Wilsons were Scottish earls, descended from Vikings who were banished from Norway, settling in Scotland around 855AD. I've also seen reference to it being an Irish surname, with the Gaelic name "Mac Liam" translating as "Son of William". It's more than likely,...

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Which file sharing clients install spyware on my system? To add to the other suggestions - Shareaza is a freeware, open-source filesharing program which is free of spyware/adware. You can use it to connect to networks such as Gnutella2 and eDonkey, and it also has a powerful BitTorrent client as well. http://www.shareaza.com/

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Why is it that certain American films that many consider 'classics' (such as "Predator") get spectacular DVD treatments in foreign countries, yet we American fans get the shaft? In agreement with Kath's answer, many people in Europe say exactly the opposite. There are many examples of Region 1 discs (North America) having superior extras and content to the Region 2 (Europe, Japan, South Africa, Mid East) version of the same disc. So, it's "swings and roundabouts", as we say over here. You may gain content on some discs but lose out on others....

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Did the actor who played the voice of "the computer" ever get a screen credit on Star Trek? Ok, here's where I sound like I have no life! *clears throat* The computer voice was provided by Majel Barret, wife of Star Trek creator Gene Rodenberry. She also played the nurse Christine Chapel in the original series and Lawaxana Troi in The Next Generation (oh boy, I told you!) She was never credited for her role as the computer voice.

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What is the official name of the Republican Party? I believe that "Republican Party" is the party's official name. The party's unofficial name is "the GOP". This stands for "Grand Old Party", although it apparently originally stood for "Gallant Old Party". To particularly zealous supporters (and/or detractors) it can also stand for "God's Own Party". It has also (again,...

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My Windows ME machine with 256 MB of RAM freezes when I try to go to one particular website (www.nseindia.com). All other sites work fine. What could be wrong? The site in question is fairly heavily dependant on Java applets. You may find that going to http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_automatic.jsp and downloading the most recent Java plug-in for your OS and browser (it should do this automatically) will fix the problem. If not, try going to www.windowsupdate.com and updating your version of Internet Explorer. Again, this will be done...

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How many times can you re-use a DVD-RW? The general consensus seems to be that one can re-use a DVD-RW up to 1000 times. http://www.addonics.com/support/faqs/faq-mobile_dvd_rrw.asp http://www.whatlaptop.co.uk/Yb3N5dpoJoyL1w.html

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How much energy is expended by the average lightning strike? One lightning strike contains 215 kWh (kilo-Watt hours) of energy, equivalent to 774 MJ (megajoules). This amount of energy could light a 100-Watt light bulb for 3 months, or power the average American home for a week. http://questions.science.nus.edu.sg/Book/node7.html http://www.ceap.wcu.edu/Houghton/LAMP/NCNaturalDisasters/FAQ.html http://home.fuse.net/engineering/LightningFacts.htm

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What's the difference between American "fries" and English "chips"? This is a VAST generalisation, but here goes. When a British person says "fries" they usually refer to the slim cut, American style fried potato that one finds at Macdonalds or Burger King. When they say "chips" they usually refer to the fat, glistening, vastly unhealthy offerings that one gets from British fish and chip shops. So, for example, in a British Macdonalds...

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Are there any websites where I can pay to download television shows? Hmm, I don't know whether to say this or not. If you absolutely want to pay to download TV shows then stop reading. If you object to file sharing then this isn't for you. However, it is possible to download TV shows and movies for free from BitTorrent sites. BitTorrent is a form of peer-to-peer file sharing. One user will download the file from a central location and other users...

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How does an American working in the UK for a month or two apply for a driver's license there? How should one prepare for whatever tests are required by the UK version of the DMV? The UK counterpart to the DMV is the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency). According to them you can drive legally in the UK providing your license remains valid for up to 12 months from entering the country. So you should not need to apply for a UK license, you can use your own. More info: http://www.dvla.gov.uk/drivers/drvingb.htm

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Is it true the British love warm beer? Ah, goody - another hardy British myth to debunk! It is one of those enduring myths about we British that we like our beer warm, but, like so many of these myths, it's not true. My own personal preference is Becks lager, which should always be served chilled. Any lager you buy in a British pub will be chilled. Bitter, a perennial staple of the British pub, should be drunk at room...

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Why is lemonade called lemonade and not lemon juice, but all other juices are just called orange juice, apple juice, etc? To add to the other answer, the word lemonade was first recorded in English in 1663 and comes from the French word Limonade. The "-ade" suffix in French is commonly used to denote a noun formed as a result of doing something. Most of the English words ending in "-ade" come from the French (blockade, promenade, serenade, etc.) ...

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Sometimes I get "middle of the night" erections out of the blue. Why is this? Then you're a perfectly normal, healthy man! All men get these nocturnal erections, it's nothing to be worried about. In fact all women do too - during sleep the clitoris becomes engorged, the vagina lubricates and the nipples harden. This always happens during REM sleep (Rapid Eye Movement sleep - the deep sleep during which dreams occur). They occur on average every 90 minutes...

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Why is it that getting injured in the testicles causes pain in the lower abdominal area rather than in the testicles themselves? I can't quite believe I've spent the last 20 minutes researching this, but there we are! Before a man is born his testicles are formed in the abdomen and descend to the scrotum through the inguinal canal, a passageway that passes over the pelvic bone. They drag behind them a bundle of nerves, arteries, veins and tubes connecting the testes to the rest of the body. When the...

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How many times does an average person blink in their life? For the purposes of edifying scientific research (also because I was bored) I counted the number of times I blink in a minute. It turned out to be around 25 (which is born out by the very little proper research I did.) Assuming an average person is awake for 16 hours a day, and assuming that the average western lifespan is 75 years that equates to 657,000,000 blinks. This is only a bit of...

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How do you start up a pirate radio station in the UK? Further to the other answer, you may want to consider using a high-frequency link kit between your studio and your transmitter site. This way even if your transmission is located, you are nowhere near the transmitting equipment. Using a link kit you could easily be a couple of miles from your transmitter, which could then be made mobile for ease of, shall we say, re-location. This site,...

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Is there any way I can find out who owns a specific domain? Go to the "whois" section of the nic.com website and type in the domain name. You will be surprised how much information you can gather about who owns a specific domain, particularly if the registrant is a private individual rather than a company or organisation. http://www.nic.com

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Is there a way I can set my computer to go to DOS mode when I start it up? * The usual disclaimers about the following information apply. If this advice causes your computer to stop working it 'aint my fault! * In the C: root folder you should find a file called "msdos.sys". You should be able to open this file using a text editor, such as Notepad. When you have opened the file you should see the following line, under the "Options"...

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What does the term "eloquence grise" mean? I suspect that you mean "eminence grise". The phrase eminence grise comes from the French meaning "gray eminence" and referres to a person who has power and influence over people or rulers who make decisions, literally the "power behind the throne." The second word is pronounced "greez". http://define.ansme.com/words/e/eminence_grise.html

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Was Japan ever known by another name to its residents or to anyone else? Actually Japan is merely the Western name for the country, brought back by Portuguese traders in the 16th century, by way of Marco Polo's "Cipangu". Japan is known to its inhabitants as Nippon or Nihon, literally translated as "the origin of the sun" and historically mistranslated as "the land of the rising sun". It was originally known as Yamato, named...

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When I tape over something and go back to play it, the image flicks around, but the sound is fine. If I use a new tape, it works fine. What could be wrong? Sounds like it could be an erase head problem. When recording the tape passes over the erase head which erases whatever was on the tape before, then the record heads put new signals on the tape. If the erase head is malfunctioning the new signals will be recorded directly on top of the old, causing multi-coloured bands of interference.

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How many movies has Jim Carrey made? The Internet Movie Database is a good source of information about this kind of thing, although their facts are not always completely accurate. According to the IMDB Jim Carrey has appeared in 29 movies, not including made-for-TV movies, with 5 more movies in various stages of production. 17 of these have been made since his breakthrough role in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. ...

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How long is the Golden Gate Bridge? Total length of Bridge including approaches: 1.7 miles = 8,981 ft = 2,737 m Length of suspension span including main span and side spans: 1.2 miles = 6,450 ft = 1,966 m Length of main span portion of suspended structure (distance between towers): 4,200 ft = 1,280 m Length of one side span: 1,125 ft = 343 m http://www.goldengatebridge.org/research/factsGGBDesign.html ...

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When did people start brushing their teeth? At least 5000 years ago. "Chew sticks" - twigs with frayed ends resembling brushes - have been found in Egyptian tombs from 3000 BC. Babylonian chew sticks, dating from 3500 BC have also been found. These acted like tooth-picks, rather than brushes. The ancient Chinese, Romans and Greeks were also avid practitioners of dental hygiene. The Greeks used fingers and linen sheets to...

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What is the tallest building in the world if you don't count antennas and other stuff? Excluding structures such as spires, flagpoles and antennas the world's tallest buildings are the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, each standing approximately 452 metres or 1,483 feet tall. http://architecture.about.com/cs/greatbuildings/f/worldstallest.htm If you include spires but not antennas then the Taipei 101 tower, soon to be completed in late 2004 will hold the...

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What was Corp. Max Klingers wife's name? Klinger married his first wife Laverne Esposito while serving in Korea. The ceremony was officiated by Father Mulcahy over short-wave radio. The Father also performed the ceremony for Klinger's second marriage to Korean war bride Soon Lee. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068098/trivia http://www.geocities.com/trapp_kling/Char_klinger.html http://www.faqs.org/faqs/tv/mash/faq/

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How is electricity generated? Very basically a power generating plant works like this. Water is pumped around a boiler. A fuel source is ignited to generate heat. The water turns to steam which is forced at high pressure through steam turbines. The motion of these turbines turn generators. Because the generators are composed of a copper coil spinning within a magnetic field, electricity is generated. The principals of...

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What TV series (aside from soap operas) has had the most episodes? 60 minutes would seem to be the obvious choice, having been running for 36 seasons since 1968. But the CBS website is a little ambiguous about the true number of episodes: "60 Minutes has aired 1,412 network broadcasts in prime time (including repeats) as of 1999, yet another milestone not likely to be equaled. Because each broadcast usually contains three separate segments, the total...

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Is there such a thing as a nymphomaniac? I'm not sure I agree with the statement "Many porn stars are nymphomaniacs, and use the adult industry as a method of fulfilling their craving." This sounds to me like a way of assuaging male guilt caused by looking at porn. It's presumably better to assume that the girls are doing it because they really have some insatiable sexual craving than it is to realise that some...

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My new DVD player will play all CDs except the ones I burned on my laptop. Why is this and how can I get the DVD player to play those CDs? There are many DVD players that will not play recordable CDs. It all has to do with the dye-polymer used in the construction of CD-Rs as well as the wavelength of the laser used to read the disc. CD-Rs need to be read by an infrared 780nm (nanometer) laser, whereas DVDs are read by a visible light 635 or 650nm laser. This is the reason why your DVD player will not read CD-Rs and why it...

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Is the Hekla volcano in Iceland still active? The Hekla volcano last erupted in the year 2000 and is still active. In fact it's considered one of Iceland's most active volcanos. More info: http://www.decadevolcano.net/volcanoes/iceland/hekla.htm

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My clock has the wrong date. I keep changing it, then I click Apply and OK, but it keeps going back to the previous day after I change it. What's wrong? It sounds as though your BIOS clock is set wrong. You will need to enter the BIOS to change it. When you turn your computer on, when the first screen appears there may be a message towards the bottom of the screen saying "Press DELETE to change BIOS settings", or words to that effect. It may ask you to press a different key (or combination of keys) besides delete. Hit the key(s)...

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What is the correct term to describe Scottish/Irish people: Scots-Irish or Scotch-Irish? Scottish people should never be referred to as "Scotch". The preferred description is "Scots". So it follows that the correct term would be "Scots-Irish".

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What is a roman a clef? A roman a clef is a novel which is about real people and events but is disguised as fiction. The literal French translation is "novel with a key".

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