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    car aficionados: need help

    I am translating something and I cannot find descriptions on certain words from automobile industry: 1. reduced Head toss 2. yaw rate tracking 3. side slip angle during transient maneuvers If anyone has an idea I would be grateful
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    King George is coming and a whole region is forced to deadlock

    King George is coming to Mainz (Germany). Schools, hospitals, businesses etc. are being closed down, the whole traffic is blocked. Ppl cant go to work, are being searched when they enter their houses, are not allowed to leave, cant go on their balconies... The "mere mortals" are not allowed...
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    DFI LanpartyNF4 Ultra - which Software is necessary, specifically the USB Driver

    Does anyone know which Software is necessary for the DFI NF4 Board? Is the USB driver necessary or is the Windows provided driver the right one? Problem: Setup my new Computer yesterday (DFI Lanparty NF4 Ultra, Leadtek 6600GT, A64 3000+, 512MB Cosair 3200XL) Clean install of Win2k Installed...
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    YACT: Things the world doesnt need

    Can you imagine BMW building a pickup - someone apparently can PIC
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    A bike ride through Chernobyls nuclear wastelands.....

    A bike ride through Chernobyl.... I found this. It is interesting, saddening and scary at the same time. Extremely scary when imagine something similar would happen here in the middle of Europe and you would have several 10 million perhaps 100 millions people on the run....
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    surgical precision war? 2 Tomahawks hit Turkey...

    precision my ass - would like to know how many of those 1000 CMs on Bagdahd actually hit where intended....
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    Only Criminals left in this world!?

    When shopping on Saturday I lost my Wallet. Until yesterday afternoon I had hopes that it would be found - as there were important documents in it and expensive btw (drivers license). Well that hope faded when I checked my bank account: The lucky "finder" immidiately used my EC card to go...
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    Antiwar demos all over the world....

    I just find it funny that the biggest of those demos were in the counties whose governments have been the biggest supporters for Bushs politics - Britain + Italy. I also find it funny that according to representative polls there are more opponents of war in most of those countries that signed...
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    What to give my fresh Affair/GF for Bday?

    Hmm I have GF or maybe just better affair (we'll see) for 1.5 weeks now and she has Bday at the end of this week and I have no clue what to give to her. Naturally I don't know her that well yet. So maybe an activity would be good, dunno I dont think I should go for the "I have no idea" classics...
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    could somebody explain paypal to me???

    Please, I dont understand their website. What is the advantage and how does it work. ( I wanted to buy the All Seeing Eye but got riddled by their payment options) Also does anybody know what a return fee is? I checked their fees and dont really understand it. Also I fear by blindly signing up...
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    Chrysler Neon, What's up with them???

    I was looking for used cars (germany) and it seems like ppl are almost paying money to get rid of them :-). No really why are they so absolutely frigging cheap?? (there are the cheapest cars to be found by a large margin) Are they really bad and one should stay far far away from them? If so...
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    Europe - a lake landscape

    Europe submerged sry it"s in german, but the pics speak for themselves. A lot of towns in Europe look like this... Luckily I live in an area where water is scarce - we just have a sucky summer. Hooooray to watersports....
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    AMD clawhammer benchmarks - fake????

    this site is claiming to have tested a clawhammer prototype - dunno if I should believe it, after all anand hasent reported about it... yet clawhammer benchmarked
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    US congress threatens Netherlands with Invasion

    Is The US totally nuts now or what. Its about a law that passed the senate to empower the president to use all means necessary (including military - oh, what a surprise) to free americans from the internatinal court. Funny guys u are, saying u want to bring human rights and freedom to the...
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    Speeding - what to tell the police

    Damn I finally got the letter from the police, that they caught me speeding on the Highway. Bad thing is, it was a lot: 148 with 100 being allowed. That means I will loose my license for 1 month (additionally to 3 points in my drivers register and a EUR100 fine) if I dont come up with a...
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    getting haupauge wintv cards to work in win2k

    Does anyone have an idea how to get a hauppauge wintv pci board to run prperly under win2k Meaning: getting it to work in overlay so i can enjoy full screen as it was possible in win98?? Also the remote wont work right either, any clue on that?? thanks