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The Food Thread

A cursory search for the keywords 'The Food Thread' on this forum didn't reveal anything similar , hence starting this. Well this...

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Issue*Alcohol* cannot be compared to *chocolates*. First compare it with some other thing. ...How about Drugs? Very well, my freedom 😨 of...

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IssueGuess, it is imported from other states. Ban it in whole country. The constitution is for whole Country and not Gujarat alone....

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IssueThe action starts by banning it. Education can follow suit.There is a ban on alcohol in Gujarat. But still alcohol is available...

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IssueI am not addicted to alcohol. Is it not feasible? If the production of liquor stops, no body will drink alcohol. It...

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IssueThe logic is Government spends more on treating alcohol patients than it earns from liquor business. Moreover, not every alcohol patient is...

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chuckofalltradesIt's too bad that interest levels in engineering have to dip. To my mind, it's because of two reasons: 1. Lack of...

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IssueSay if a company produces 1 bottle of beer, Government earns INR 50. It spends about INR 5000 to treat an alcohol...

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here's an interesting video that will make you think twice before eating at McD. Even fungus don't like to consume McD ....

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btw Superstar is paired opposite Deepika Padukone , she must be younger than Rajni's daughter. This proves Rajni Saar is evergreen.

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One of the ways to upgrade your old computer for free is to go for efficient operating systems such as Lightweight Ubuntu...

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If he belongs to general category I don't think any IIT new or old ,is possible. I am not aware of other...

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The_Big_KHuman Brain's capacity is estimated to be about 2.5 petabytes. That's quite big! 😨One important thing to realize is that human brain...

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Edwin Howard Armstrong - the father of FM. read his story - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Armstrong" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener nor...

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Linus Torvalds.

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3-4 litres of water a day can keep many health problems away. Not many people must be knowing that drinking more water...

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My dear friend , there are plans to scrap IIT-JEE from 2013 onwards. Most unfortunate. Since it is going to die a...

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one tip which most of you matka lovers perhaps already are aware of - Cover the earthen pot with a cotton cloth....

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AbraKaDabra#-Link-Snipped-# This is the reason why using books for study/research is going to be extinct in near future. We use PDFs of...

How many of you people like to drink water from Earthen Pots.

Summer season is at the doorsteps if you are living in the northern hemisphere. Many of us use refrigerators. But I have...

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#-Link-Snipped-# . Great work there.

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The table is a good approximation of the actual cut-offs.

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I am assuming you belong to general category.You will most probably get a mid range NIT . IIT is completely ruled out...

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Posted solution in white color in previous post. Select text in previous post to view solution. Those who want to try problem...

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The solver must deduce White's last move. At first blush, there seems to be no solution: on any square from which the...

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@#-Link-Snipped-# I don't think ghosts exist.

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Have you experienced any twitch while in dream state. Usually such a dream ends with the sensation of falling from a height....

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I feel that majority of people who smoke and drink started doing so because of over politeness and peer pressure. Just say...

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There is something known as the "tyranny of the majority" , mass bunk is an example of it.

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IssueFinally I can make nice and fluffy Idli 😀 But unable to manage Sambar 😭 On an *industrial* note, I believe Idlis...

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AbraKaDabraFound a comic about iPad 3 - By the way weren't we supposed to stick to the Absolute Zero discussion here ?...

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Most of us lock our homes when we go outside. The lock that we use is intended to keep the petty thieves...

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simplycoderOk. since this needs a bit of different approach, try to add something more on board, carefully observe the pawn on g-file....

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I don't see why 10 rupees is costly. If you remember the era of audio cassettes , people would pay 40 rupees...

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The_Big_KI could never go beyond 150 pages of 'The Fountain Head' (but I'm going to go to the last page, I've promised...

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From what I have read no existing economic theory satisfactorily takes into consideration the effects of industrialization on environment and the dwindling...

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I like puns , they need lateral thinking. Good one.

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Why no replies ? Why this Kolaveri di ?

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It is more addictive than cigarettes. 😛

Coin roll tutorial

This is something to keep you busy while waiting in queues , airports , train stations , etc. You will recall Jack...

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Has anybody ever tasted 'Ponkh' - it is a Gujarati rural snack but I have also seen it in Vidarbha and MP....

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Praveen-KumarWhich post did you mean Biggie?I think he meant ianoopLol ... here is from Jaspal bhatti 😉this one . For it contains...

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Dancer_EngineerNope. It was a similar puzzle: 2 friends, waiter, missing dollar. 😛Hello , yeah , well the point of the joke was...

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I live in Mumbai and there is an area here known as Vile Parle (of course most of you know about it)....

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1) #-Link-Snipped-# #-Link-Snipped-# Do take a look at these videos from Prof K Radhakrishna Rao of IIT M. I found his treatment...

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AbraKaDabraWill do a little research about his profile.From what I have seen on his blog , he very rarely speaks about Computer...

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Well our politicians promise free laptops to student if they get elected. I think Obama's promises are to the same effect. No...

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<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/arnabray/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">arnabray</a> a.k.a Greatbong. He is a computer science Ph...

Which is better in the wake of dwindling natural resources - Capitalism or Socialism ?

I would like to use this thread to learn more about Capitalism and Socialism in general , as I am a bit...

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But it wasn't solved satisfactorily in that thread.

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born_star16Thanks but YouTube ads look interesting sometimes.😀😨

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Praveen-KumarBut yeah, still no idea about that choc! 😔That is sad indeed.

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Better than string theory. 😉

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There is an interesting history behind the invention of Pao Bhaji. The origin of this dish is traced to the heyday of...

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Praveen-KumarThis one? Haven't heard of! Indian??? No man. This one isn't Indian . It had a silver wrapper with Break written in...

100 floors and 2 eggs.

Again a famous question , similar to ones discussed by Google people and MS people when they are not working. You stand...

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Yet another superb comics! You're doing great Chuck. For this one I just wanted to say : John McClane Says - yippee...

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Does anybody remember a chocolate called "Break" by Cadbury/Nestle (I don't recall which) . I remember eating it last circa 1999. I...

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The_Big_KOn a related note, I wonder how the Ads never get stuck even on slower internet speeds. 😨Perhaps by a corollary to...

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source :- <a href="https://xkcd.com/739/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">xkcd: Malamanteau</a>

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BionicWhat was I thinking? Oh my God...Perhaps you didn't take into consideration the fact that the scale can handle infinite weight. Hence...

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for Batman Fans : - for Harry Potter Fans :-

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Dancer_EngineerThere are a few threads related to FOOD😍, #-Link-Snipped-# #-Link-Snipped-# #-Link-Snipped-# But this one looks a bit similar: #-Link-Snipped-...

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British Humor at it's best. It takes 3-5 seconds to get the joke. Enjoy .

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I will set the ball rolling by posting something healthy. A recipe for making soy-milk at home using soy beans. Soy milk...

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The_Big_KOn the similar lines, how does 'Yog' & 'Pranayam' cure people? I've personally seen bedridden people giving up medicines and getting back...

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sorry double post. 😔

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ianoopBoth are in situation of winning the game..... One of the player must have done wrong move.The question is to find out...

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silverscorpionI can do it in 2 weighings. Separate the bags into groups of three, and you will get three groups, 2 with...

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Let's talk more about the placebo effect. People get cured of simple maladies because they feel they are taking medicines when they...

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Praveen-KumarHey, but seriously... Cat lovers get offended as the cat is getting hurt in this!!! The snake might have bit the cat...

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Praveen-KumarYeah, am here... A Cat Lover! 😛Snake lovers may resent the video. The snake gets pwned in the end.

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For cat lovers : -

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I remember reading a book called Swami and Friends by R K Narayan , have you read it. It is based on...

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sorry ,answer is 50% . Cost price = 15 * 1 - 5 = 10 Profit = 5 % profit = 100*profit/cost...

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33.33 % ?

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This is the best video ever. The terrain on which the guy dived is simply awesome . And that guy must have...

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Praveen-KumarIs that what you call simple?You mentioned a pie , I gave you a 'pi' pie.

Simple Puzzle on unequal weights.

You are given a weighing scale and 8 bags of rice. Seven bags are of equal weight. One is of a slightly...

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Praveen-KumarSee, we cannot say this way... If not invented, they were not discovered. People those days would die just due to a...

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Homeopathy is complete mumbo-jumbo according to me. You are right homeopathy does depend upon placebo effect. Anyways , if the medicine companies...

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The_Big_KFeel free to start a new thread. The age old debate needs its own space on CE 😁 . Never thought so...

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bioramaniThe entrance was through a large arch on which the Dasavatar (the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu) were depicted as statues. When...

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Dancer_EngineerI'm clearly not stating here that I'm a non-vegetarian or a vegetarian or I just don't consume food. 😀 Vegetarians do consume...

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Praveen-KumarSimple as Pie! 😛You mean this - ? 😉

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Praveen-KumarNo! Circle played the first turn and now cross has to play and cross would win!!! 😁Can you provide the reasoning ?...

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Sadly, agriculture in India is largely dependent on the quirks of Jupiter / Zeus / Indra - i.e on rainfall.

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I would like to ask how many of the people here are vegetarians ? Earlier I used to consume meat once a...

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Praveen-KumarYup! I too understand this... The story is what is the main thingy! Not the research for the truth! We are seeing...

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Not to disappoint you or anything but check this out :- <a href="https://www.joewein.net/hoax/hoax-lizards-and-love.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener...

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Bingo. Puzzle solved.

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Something to think over - Initially when google started out till many years it didn't create it's own content. It only linked...

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The_Big_KBy the way, did anyone of us even consider the innovation India's done over the ages in cooking? I'm quite confident that...

Three Logicians walk into a bar.

Can you explain why the last guy says 'yes' ? It is simple logic, think about it.

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favorite hero - Tamil friends will understand some of the words better.I am not Tamil but still I could understand most of...

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The_Big_KMost of the Google products have been failures. Definitely not this one - <a href="https://www.google.com/logos/2011/lespaul.html" target="_blank" rel...

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source : - <a href="https://abstrusegoose.com/385" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Abstruse Goose | ancestors</a>

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There is an alternative definition of homogeneous function of order n. I.e f(x,y) = (x^n)u(y/x) where u is a function of y/x....

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nigelbIts fun to see Google keeping Orkut alive when they themselves have a competing product in G+.This is true of many Google...

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AruwinAh,now I totally get it!!It's not that hard,actually. Thanks,man. Your explanations were really helpful. Now do you mind helping me with my...

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I always found the taste of Nescafe better than that of Cafe Coffee Day. One sachet costs 10 INR. Lasts 5 days....

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I think it would do. Because f(0,0) is also given as 0. For continuity, limits along all paths should be equal to...

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In case of function of single variable , limit at a point can be found from two directions only i.e from left...

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read this#-Link-Snipped-# It contains this specific example as well. It is not solved but hint is given.

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bioramaniThe last and 18th Purana called Brahmanda Purana describes how the whole universe came from a small egg that exploded. My contention...

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Approach (0,0) along the curve x = y^2 . Then limit of f(x,y) = y^4/2y^4 where y tends to zero. The limit...

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Praveen-KumarNo, its a dialog by Vadivelu, in a situation when people think something strange after a lot of big discussions sitting in...

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Sit calmly ? Where ??? 😉

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IssueSee basically I am not trying to say that we were very great people. But if the scriptures are decoded, we ought...

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bioramaniWe cannot assume that India had all kinds of advanced technology simply bcause some scriptures mention things. A detailed study of the...

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Praveen-KumarSeriously, that's an awesome algo, needed to be implemented in some DS!!! Way to go boss!!! 😛The credit goes to the creator...

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im_AswathCross played the 1st turn Cross won the game 👍I think not. If you say cross wins the game. Then it was...

Chess Puzzle.

Hello to all chess lovers. In the following puzzle you don't have to think ahead you have to think back. It is...

Tic Tac Toe Puzzle.

The following is the current state of an ongoing game between 'circle' and 'cross' :- You have to answer who played the...

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Any chances the touch tablets contain CCD - i.e<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge-coupled_device" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">...

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ianoopThree men were standing side-by-side using the urinal. ROFLHave you read the Urinal Protocol Vulnerability at xkcd.com ? Urinal protocol vulnerabi...

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The_Big_KThat's true. I've stayed away from alcohol (100% abstinence) and that surprises my friends. The sad truth is that people can't be...

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The_Big_KJust shut down the big alcohol makers with a law! It's simple. Gujrat, Nagaland & Mizoram have officially banned liquor. It's however...

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Expect the rates of coffee to increase at cafe coffee day.

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The_Big_KInstead of setting age limits on stuff; the Government should see that alcohol is eliminated from the society.And from where will we...

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SadaShould social service be made compulsory for Indian citizens in order to improve the condition of the country?Human behavior is such that...

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The_Big_KDo you believe, that there should be a legal age limit to drinking?Of course , there has to be a legal age...

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When I saw it at first I wracked my brains over how the plot is 'shaded'. Because by definition a function is...

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Online petition to save the JEE. #-Link-Snipped-#

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The_Big_KNot sure. Most of my understanding about it is from Rajiv Dixit's lectures (available on YouTube). Yes, the system has been designed...

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Macaulay wanted cheap labour and he got it. But the fault lies squarely with us Indians. We have had 64 years independence....

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The_Big_KThe eligibility criteria for GATE 2012 is as follows. I'm not sure whether the criteria will change in 2013 and there seems...

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The_Big_KThat's true. There were no 'schools' before the Brits invaded. Anyway, I'm for scrapping all the irrelevant subjects and focusing about the...

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The_Big_KWell, let me admit - my ideas aren't fully developed yet and I haven't given them much of thought. But from the...

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The_Big_KI'm more of an extremist. I think the whole concept of 'school' needs to be changed; not the medium by which the...

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That is one nice way to remember. But the formula comes from the commutative ,distributive laws of addition and multiplication. Commutative Law...

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The best source for learning JAVA is the online Java tutorials. <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/reallybigindex.html" target="_blank" rel="nofol...

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Dancer_EngineerOk, I think I didn't read this in your earlier post. 😐 ☕ Is it justifiable to allow a 1st / 2nd...