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    It's times like this that I wish I believe in religion

    Because then I would find satisfaction out of knowing my brother will go to hell. Long story short, I have a brother who is addicted to gambling for the past 20+ years. He had a chance to start over 10+ years ago after filing for bankruptcy. But the monster has reared its ugly head again and...
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    How do you go about filing a complaint for a doctor's office?

    I'm familiar with using BBB to file a complaint against companies but what about doctor's office? Here's the story, bulletted version. -I had a PPO health plan and chose a neighborhood family doctor. -I have a $200 yearly deductible that the office charged me up front. -They didn't apply...
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    Need help finding a copy of this picture

    I found this picture through a search engine about 2 years ago and since lost it off my hard drive. All I have left is a crude phone wallpaper version. Does anyone recognize it and know where I can redownload a copy? http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/3958/photo2qy.jpg Old thread revived by...
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    Am I the only one irritated by so called "friends" who only call when...

    they need something? I remember good times when friends would call each other to see "what's up" or talk. Now it's like "hello, how are you? By the way I was wondering if...." Maybe I'm just getting old and grumpy? :D
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    What do property area (sq. ft.) include?

    I know you can only count the living area when estimating the sq. ft. of a property. But what about places like the closet, hallway, or storage? Do they get counted too in the total sq. ft. of a property?
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    Roommate: Who gets the bigger room?

    I'm living with a roommate in a 2bedroom apartment. I have the bigger room. It was pretty easy to decide who got the bigger room because he moved in with me after my previous roommate moved out. We're looking to move to a better conditioned apartment and part of the problem is finding a place...
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    Anyone watched the new show Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura?

    I'm a pretty open person and am always intrigue by conspiracy theories so I thought this show was going to be great. So far it's three episodes in and it's just absolutely ridiculously stupid. First episode they talked about some secret government death ray being developed in a VERY remote area...
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    So how does this therapist thing work?

    It's taken me quite awhile but I'm thinking I may be at a point in my life where I will benefit from speaking to a therapist. I have a lot of underlying issues from my childhood and family that has affected my behavior and my relationships with other as an adult. The only issue is I'm unclear as...
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    Confused about unemployment benefits extension.

    With the recent news about a 4th extension, I've become more confused about how the extensions work. I'm in California and here is my current situation. I applied for benefits in late July 2009 and started receiving my checks in early August 2009. I'm receiving $450 every bi-weekly not...
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    You know you have haven't drank in awhile when...

    you get faded after one bottle of Heineken. I feel so less of a man! :(
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    How do you even begin telling someone that their parenting skills sucks?

    I mean it's a lot easier from the outside looking in when it comes to parenting. But how do you even begin to tell someone that they should re-evaluate their parenting skills? From what I know, it's difficult for a parent to admit or see that they aren't doing things right because they, for the...
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    California Traffic Ticket Problem

    I got a ticket for talking on my cellphone + tinted front windows on Sept. 9th. As of today, I haven't received a courtesy notice allowing me to pay my bail through the mail like I did with tickets in the past. I also went online to the court system's website and they can't seem to find the...
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    Question about unemployment insurance and picking up a part time job

    So I recently got laid off from a full time position and filed for unemployment. I'm getting the maximum of $450 a week under California's unemployment law. I may be offered another position that is only a few hours a week. I guess my question is if anyone knows how this would affect my...
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    Muscle tightness/cramp. Dumbfounded

    I am having issues with my left arm bicep and forearm tightening up and cramping big time during workout. It's so bad and it happens every workout that it's severely limiting my workouts. I've researched and found the following reasons for why: 1) Dehydration - I drink more than the...
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    Dreamweaver, layers, and tables frustration!

    For DW gurus out there, please help me out. Check out this webpage that I worked out 2 years ago. The whole site is made entirely using tables and what not except for this portion of the site where the description of the programs is done with layers. When you click on each program name on...
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    At a crossroad in my life (education and career)...Need some info...

    I'll try to keep this as straight to the point as possible. I am 28 years old. I went to college from 18-25 trying to pursue a degree in Mathematics. I didn't really take college seriously and towards the end, I really was just sick of it. I ended up dropping out with 4 upper division classes...
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    Anyone here a Capital One credit card holder?

    I've been a card holder since 2002. Back when I first opened an account, they gave me a $500 limit which was fine because I was in college and was broke. Fast forward to now, after almost 6 years, and a higher paying job, I am still denied a credit limit increase after several tries. When I...
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    HD-A3 Toslink to Philips DTS6500 Coaxial question

    I recently got a Toshiba HD-A3 which only has Toslink digital out. I have a Philips HTS6500 which only has a digital coaxial in. So I bought a Toslink-->Coaxial converter from monoprice. Hooked it up and everything but I'm not getting any sounds. I tried playing with audio settings on both the...
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    Question about Volts and mA

    So if I have a device that requires 6V and 250mA, is it okay to use a 6V 300mA AC adapter?
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    Advise on how to approach roommate situation

    I am currently living in a 2 bedroom apartment by myself. 2 months ago, my roommate got married and moved out. When he moved out, a good friend of mines was also looking to move out and offered to move in with me. This was like mid-September. I said okay and it was agreed he would move in late...
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    Just bought a Bowflex XTL and can't figure out where this part goes...

    Bought it off Craigslist and I'm scratching my head on where this part goes: http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/8131/img0587zt2.jpg And I also can't seem to figure out how to put the bench on an incline. I've used the very first bowflex and I remember there was a rod to stabilize the...
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    To tuck or untuck your shirt...with a suit.

    It's been quite a long time since I've attended a formal occasion. In this case, it's a wedding reception. I'm not much into getting all suited up with a tie and such. I was thinking more along the lines of a suit with a fitted long sleeve shirt, left un-tuck. No tie and maybe 1-2 top buttons...
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    Is this a new Ebay Nigerian scam?

    I'm familiar with the Nigerian e-mail scams but I've never seen something like this. I enlisted a unlocked cell phone on Ebay and someone bought it pretty quick with the BUY IT NOW option. The person who bought it has 0 feedbacks and is not a valid/registered user or some junk. He sent me the...
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    Anyone here a longshoremen?

    I'm curious if anyone here is a longshoremen and if so, what is your opinion of the job? I know there is a high demand for the job but anyone know if they hire part-time or is it strictly full time work?
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    Calibration suggestion for Vizio 42" Plasma

    Just got a Vizio 42" Plasma from CC and I need to calibrate it. I don't own a calibration DVD and can't find any suggestions using Google. Anyone care to share their calibration settings? Thanks.
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    Argh.... roommate >:\

    After a year and a half of living with this roommate thinking things cannot get any worst, he goes and does something that boggles my mind. He finally decides to clean the mess that is the kitchen from who knows when while I took a nap. What I didn't anticipate was him cleaning out the fridge...
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    Does bridging a 2nd speaker have any advantages?

    I know you should bridge amps but lets say I want to add a 2nd speaker using the same source. Would there be any advantages to bridging as opposed to just a traditional wire split?
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    Anyone with severe astigmatism successfully got laser eye surgery?

    I'm wearing rigid gas permeable contact lenses that runs $300 a pair. It's a PITA to maintain and expensive as hell if I lose one. I'm going to ask my optometrist if I can get PRK laser eye surgery but was wondering if anyone has any success/horror stories in regards to laser eye surgery and...
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    Would you ever date someone a few years older and who has kids?

    From a guys point of view, would you date someone a few years older and has kids? Do you think society has become more accepting of single moms or is it still a "tisk tisk?"
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    15 pack Memorex DVD+R DL $19.99 @ BB

    I know people have an infactuation with Verbatims but these burn fine for me and play on my XBOX 360. It's relatively cheap considering the cheapest I found locally was a 3 pack for $9.99 at CompUSA. Everywhere else a 15 pack (or 25) is at least $40-50. BB
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    Obnoxious roommate rant

    #1) You don't go yelling, hollering, and screaming during the morning hours when people are still asleep. Normal people use their inside voice, especially if they live with others. #2) You don't throw a fondue party and have people over late talking loud knowing it's a work night, EVEN IF...
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    Roommate etiquette: Appropriate to constantly have a close friend (or girlfriend) over?

    I'll try to make this short. I am living with 2 roommates in a 3 bedroom house. I'm starting to get really annoyed with the fact that one of my roommates friend is constantly over here. Now I don't know if they got back together (they used to be a pair) but even if they are back together, I feel...
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    Does anyone know if fishing at Big Bear Lake (in California) require a fishing license?

    I've never been there and would like to know ahead of time :) Any fishing tips for that particular lake would be greatly appreciated as well!
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    Plasma TV question

    I'm doing some research on whether to get an LCD or Plasma TV and I have a quick question that I hope someone can answer. I'm basically leaning towards a plasma except for the one drawback that people keep telling me about, which is image burn-ins. Today I read a dated article that said newer...
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    Anyone has that Erik Estrada picture?

    The one where he says "u'RE GAY?"
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    Verizon online..... What's the next step in straightening these b*tches out??

    I've never been so pissed off before. I know many of you hate reading long posts so here is the outline.. -DSL went out last Wednesday -Wednesday night, tech support can't understand why it went out. Kept getting "unable to perform test on this circuit". said he will create a ticket and give...
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    Is there a new virus going around? I haven't kept up to date but..

    Been receiving A LOT of unusual e-mails to my yahoo account. All have attachments and are 72k in size. Every day I would receive 2-3. I simply just delete them but am afraid I will click on one of em accidently one day.
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    Suggestions for software that you can play with A LOT of kids?

    A game where kids can split into teams and answer questions would be good. But I can't think of any on the top of my head. Any suggestions would be appreciated. PC preferred but Mac is fine too. Oh yeah, age range from 7-11ishl
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    Upgrading to WinXP Sp2 and unable to connect to the internet....

    So I recently installed SP2 on my WinXP Home edition. After doing so I wasn't able to connect to the internet. My LAN connection would say "Limited or No Connection." After scouring the web, I was able to find the fix patch as well as instructions on a specific command to type in the DOS prompt...
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    Anyone have a link to the new World of Warcraft (1.4.0) patch?

    Downloading from Blizzard directly is horrendous. Does anyone have a mirror link to the file?