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Hepatitis C

More than one member of my family has been diagnosed with hepatitis C. My brother will begin treatment with interferon very soon. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with Hepatitis C....
10:29 Fri 11th Aug 20061 answer, last by spat 16:18 Fri 11th Aug 2006
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Why do plants transpire?

Here's a good question that kind of relates to the previous question about plants. Why do plants let the water leave their system into the atmosphere? Is there any advantage to this? I have a answer,...
11:42 Wed 05th Jul 20066 answers, last by shammydodger 19:52 Sun 09th Jul 2006
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Games by telephone or email

I am currently in a long distance relationship. I live in the UK and My wife lives in New Mexico. We have been doing this for about 5 months now. We try to talk to eachother by phone and email...
09:19 Fri 28th Apr 20066 answers, last by Katysparkle 13:38 Fri 28th Apr 2006
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Self protection

I was a little disturbed by some remarks in a question below that suggested that if you are attacked by someone and protect yourself by fighting back, you can get into trouble. Is this true? So if I...
13:57 Mon 17th Apr 200621 answers, last by El D 20:35 Tue 18th Apr 2006
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When is a consensual indecent act illegal?

Regarding this case where Sgt. Smith was convicted for abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib , I understand why he was convicted for intimidating prisoners with his dog, but I don't understand why he was...
10:48 Thu 23rd Mar 200613 answers, last by jno 22:08 Fri 24th Mar 2006
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Maths Challenge!!!

This program that I am working with generates a 1-D radial grid by defining radial increments that increase from one to the next by the same factor : ΔR(n+1) = f * R(n) The user provides NLOG...
18:14 Wed 08th Feb 20066 answers, last by newtron 09:33 Tue 14th Feb 2006
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Computer virus-help!!!

My computer is currently infected with a trojan called Vcodec, and I cannot get rid of it. The security system provided by my server can't detect it. Spybot-Search&destroy detects it but has been...
12:39 Fri 20th Jan 20064 answers, last by papia 11:24 Fri 13th Oct 2006
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Are people in Iraq really better off?

This question was inpired from some of the answers in the "war in Iraq" question below.  It's easy for us to say "They're better off now because they are free... blah blah blah", but are they...
10:21 Wed 12th Oct 200521 answers, last by surfer mike 15:14 Fri 14th Oct 2005
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Who's tooth is this?

http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=am2lav This picture shows what I think is a tooth of some type that my wife found on a beach on the southern side Dingle Bay in Southern County Kerry Ireland.  Can...
09:29 Tue 16th Aug 200512 answers, last by Noweia 10:53 Wed 17th Aug 2005
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electrical outlet switch

Why is there a switch for every electrical outlet here in the UK?  What purpose does the switch serve?  Is it a safety issue?  In the US, we don't have a switch for every electrical...
15:55 Thu 11th Aug 20059 answers, last by badams 01:18 Tue 16th Aug 2005
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Bank Heist in Brazil

Wow, they dug a tunnel underneath the bank to the vault and got away with 156 million reais ($68 million). I know it is crime and it's wrong, but a job like this where nobody got physically injured or...
14:07 Wed 10th Aug 200514 answers, last by twiglet4frog 22:57 Thu 11th Aug 2005
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Why are swear words bad?

This was a question I asked my parents when I was a kid, as I could not understand how a single word could be bad.  They're just words. I could understand how a sentence would be offensive, but...
10:52 Thu 30th Jun 200510 answers, last by jno 13:04 Wed 06th Jul 2005
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Are humans really that bad?

This question was inspired from the "What would happen " question below.  One answer mentioned the "human infection".  Are we really that different than other animals.  Many...
19:09 Mon 27th Jun 20054 answers, last by WoWo 17:18 Wed 29th Jun 2005
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Teaching in Northern Ireland

My wife and I are from the US and are currently living in Northern Ireland.  I am going to school and she is looking for a decent job with no success so far (it's been almost 9 months).  She...
10:11 Tue 21st Jun 20051 answer, last by matchmade 02:12 Fri 15th Jul 2005
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MATLAB programing

I like to make  interesting little animations in MATLAB for fun.  I am working on making a line grow in random directions without running into itself.  It starts at a point in the...
16:00 Mon 23rd May 20054 answers, last by newtron 11:55 Tue 24th May 2005
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Will Democracy in Iraq last?

I just read an article that predicted that Iraq will begin moving in the direction of fascism, and all their problems will be blamed on America.  Apparently, this will be due to their new...
13:12 Fri 20th May 20054 answers, last by tartanwiz 20:16 Sun 29th May 2005
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tingling sensation

There is a small area on the left side of my back where I feel a strange tingling sensation.  It is not uncomfortable or painful, but it just feels strange.  I started feeling it about 2...
13:31 Thu 28th Apr 20058 answers, last by bugwums 20:03 Fri 26th Mar 2010
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Music's impact on life

What bands most impacted your life in terms of your political, social views, etc.? For me it was Dead Kennedys and Talking Heads
10:43 Mon 18th Apr 200512 answers, last by ALLO 19:32 Fri 22nd Apr 2005
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Women's rights

Women's rights to me seems to be a much more complicated issue than equal right between races.  So I am interested how most women view this issue.  Are you satisfied with the way things are...
11:31 Tue 12th Apr 200520 answers, last by natalie_1982 16:00 Mon 18th Apr 2005
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pet suggestions

As most of you know, my wife and I recently moved from the US.  Unfotunately, we had to leave our dog and cat with my parents.  The plan was to fly them over here at some point, but at this...
10:29 Tue 15th Mar 20057 answers, last by Solarjunkie 18:12 Tue 15th Mar 2005

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