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Category Archives: Answers
Alternative engines?
A question from Askville: Are real viable alternatives to the combustion engine being paid off/covered up by the oil industry for obvious reasons? No. And please define “viable”… There are Wankel engines, but so far, only Mazda figured out how … Continue reading
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Linking to an existing forum from WordPress
A question from WordPress support forums: i built a forum, located here: www.mysite.com/forum, i want to display the forum button along side with home and about pages buttons, and have it linked to the above url, how do i do … Continue reading
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Templating: best practices?
A question from alt.php: What I’m asking – is there a best practise to this concept? Not really… When you say “best practice”, there’s always a question, “best for what?” And that “what” in turn can be either a feature … Continue reading
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Removing non-numerical characters from an Excel worksheet
A question from Askville: I need an excel macro that will delete all the letters and special chctrs from a cell, while leaving the numbers in tact Example: 1-216-564-7894 would become 12165647894 a214d546d7894 would become 2145467894 This sub will remove … Continue reading
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Preventing the October Revolution in Russia?
A question from Yahoo! Answers: What would you have done to prevent the October Revolution of Russia? Who is the “you” you’re referring to? Assuming you refer to the Provisional Government that itself ascended to power after an earlier revolution … Continue reading
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What really killed the electric car
A question from Askville: Have you ever wondered what ever happened to the Electric Car manufactured by GM and Toyota and sold in California? Well, my hubby and I just watch a U-Tube video in 11 parts of the story … Continue reading
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Investing in times of high inflation
A question from Askville: What investments are best during times of inflation? It usually takes a while for the herd to shift directions (though I’m sure that many are betting on inflation already). What are the best areas to move … Continue reading
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Creativity in business
Just stumbled on this nearly three-year-old discussion in misc.business.marketing.moderated: There is much talk about the need for creativity in business. Is this lip service? Of course it is. Creativity can be described as going outside existing protocols. The majority of … Continue reading
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On trade and industrialization
A questionf from Yahoo! Answers: Does trade lead to industrialization? Not necessarily. Trade leads to specialization; countries export what they have comparative advantage in and import what they have comparative disadvantage in. So it’s entirely possible for a trading nation … Continue reading
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The reasons (real and imaginary) of World War I
A question from Yahoo! Answers: Why did the assassination of Franz Ferdinand lead to WW1? or why did they assassinate him? It didn’t. What really led to WWI was the gold standard. I’ve written about this repeatedly. See this for … Continue reading
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