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November 18
Expired cell-phone card
I had a cell-phone contract and after I had canceled it, I could still use the SIM card (for emergencies only). For that purpose, a cell-phone with an expired card can still connect to any tower, but does this generate costs for the cell-phone company? --Mr.K. (talk) 12:51, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
Free University Education
Is it possible for an US teen to attend college for free in European countries where university education is free for its citizens? --Reticuli88 (talk) 15:03, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
As a follow-up question, it comes to my mind whether somewhere in the world, there is a free English speaking university... Mr.K. (talk) 10:30, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
As a follow-up follow-up question, it comes to my mind, whether somewhere in the world, there is a free English speaking non-military university...
tagging a account
How you tag a account as a legitimate alternate account?
Another good thing to do is to be logged in to your main account when you visit Special:Createaccount to create the alt account, as I did when I created User:The Hero of This Nation. That way everyone can see in the log who created the account (example).
Spinning black thing on top of vans
Hey
This has been bugging me for years, what are the names and purpose of the spinning black thing on top of some vans? It looks like they are wind powered so i assume they either charge something or do some other kind of job but what?
I tried finding a picture but with no luck :(
If anyone can inform me about these id be truely grateful! Cheers
-Benbread (talk) 22:37, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
November 19
Wikipedia
Who started Wikipedia? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.58.153.106 (talk) 01:33, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
Company wiki
Im sure this isnt the proper medium to ask this, but im also sure that this will point me in the right direction.
i wanted to write a wiki about a small company. Nothing too different from the others ive seen, just location, company backround, services offered. But from what ive read,that is inappropriate for Wikipedia. I was hoping for a little help understanding why.... this is an encyclopedia right? Please help!
Faulty cds- any uses?
What can u make from faulty cds instead of throwing them away. The only thing I can think of is wheels.--79.75.63.71 (talk) 04:57, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
res judicata
Is this legal concept the same as double jeopardy? DOR (HK) (talk) 06:46, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
Are there any national financial capitals that aren't
also the national publishing and advertising capitals?
Seizethemonth (talk) 08:48, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
why does a minute have 60 seconds???
thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.197.253.31 (talk) 13:15, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
The 1st digit went up to 6. The 2nd digit went up to 60 (6×10). The 3rd digit went up to 360 (6×10×6). The 4th digit went up to 3600 (6×10×6×10).In the 16th century the astronomer Taqi al-Din in his observatory at Istanbul built the first mechanical clock which divided each minute into five seconds. Cuddlyable3 (talk) 23:35, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
Page Count
Hi, I once stumbled on a link to a page where you can see the count of your contributions on Wiki, so I obviously got hooked, and now I'm page-count-dependant, so how do I reach it? It should be a site outside the orthodox Wiki, and anyway does it count all contribuitions on wiki or only WikiEnglish (eg. contribuitions in italian)? Help a poor Wikiatic...--Amendola90 (talk) 13:38, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
Gotcha, thanks for the help.--Amendola90 (talk) 16:44, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
I did not realize I was torturing users calling Wikipedia Wiki, but I suppose it could bother some people, I used it just so I didn't have to repeat Wikipedia over and over. Anyway WP is all I need as abbreviative. Thanks --Amendola90 (talk) 13:01, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
Viatical settlements
A viatical settlement is where a person with life insurance sells beneficiary rights to a third party who pays the premium until the insured person's death. Usually beneficiaries are close to the insured and have a financial incentive, so notifying the insurer of death is not an issue, but that's not the case with a viatical settlement. How does the viatical settlement purchaser ensure that they are notified when the insured dies (assuming they don't do the logical thing and take out a hit on the seller)? Thanks. --Sean 14:28, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
Usually in such cases the insured person is terminally ill when the benefits are assigned, so they won't have very long to wait. The settlement will stipulate that they are notified of the death, and if for some reason this does not occur, they can always search the register of deaths. -Ehrenkater (talk) 15:18, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
True - most term protetion policies have a 'Terminal Illness Benefit' which pays out the life-insurance amount on diagnosis of a terminal illnness (usually qualified with being given less than 12 months to live). Firms also have 'orphan funds' with millions in payouts that haven't been claimed. 194.221.133.226 (talk) 16:05, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
If you buy something, and the price drops substantially, and you are still within the return period...
Will the retailer usually refund you the difference, or will they require you to return it and then buy it again?
I bought a Tivo DVR from Amazon less than 30 days ago, and now it is selling for almost $42 cheaper. Will Amazon refund me the $42 or should I return it and buy it again? The Hero of This Nation (talk) 15:30, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
P.S. No "Ask Amazon" answers please. I am asking them -- I just want to know what others' experience has been. The Hero of This Nation (talk) 15:38, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
Unopened/unused items with a purchase-receipt - yes you should be able to get a refund from most retailers and then re-buy in the sale. Amazon automatically 'drop' the price if you pre-order something at one price and it is then subsequently released at a cheaper price (it recently happened to me - I bought a game at £35 on pre-order, but by release it was £25 so got a £10 refund). I very much doubt they would automatically do that for non pre-order purchases (since you are buying the item there and then). It's a company by company issue. 15:48, 19 November 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.221.133.226 (talk)
What stops her from going mad?
I am sure that the lives of all you palace watchers have aspects that you would regret being widely known. The Queen has a private life that is nobody's business but hers. As a public person she would seem never excited or thwarted but if that is a mask, it can slip as when she related
Her present sanity is not in question. But their regal status kept neither monarchs George nor Ludwig sane Cuddlyable3 (talk) 23:05, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
Regardless of The Queen's purpose or lack thereof, it's nice to give her the benefit of the doubt. She seems like a decent lady. Vranak (talk) 23:10, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
I'm British and I favour just having a prime minister without any royalty or president. I've been trying to figure out how some people accumulate big success/wealth out of mutually-willing reciprocal exchanges with others. For the OP this seems to be some of the prestige of royalty rubbing off on them. The small amount of respect that Q gets in return from each individual like the OP adds up, due to the large nu
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