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Rearranging this power equation

This particular area of my maths is way rusty. The formula I'm using calculates the metres of paper available (Y) from the thickness of a roll of paper (X) is: Y = Factor *(Pi*(X+48.5)^2-7390) I 'm...
18:13 Thu 09th Jul 20094 answers, last by vascop 22:25 Fri 10th Jul 2009
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dogs on lawns

Any ideas as to how to keep dogs off lawns?
20:00 Wed 15th Apr 200912 answers, last by JohnLIreland 11:46 Sun 05th Jul 2009
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World markets

I've not been paying attention. The dollars coming down cos their markets slowing down so they've dropped interest rates to encourage spending. The Euro's up 'cos they've maintained their interest...
20:28 Wed 26th Mar 20081 answer, last by Goldenballs 17:12 Thu 10th Apr 2008
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Northern Rock Panic

If the Northern Rock has now been backed by the Bank of England, so both savers and lenders are secured, why are people still panicking?
14:32 Tue 18th Sep 20072 answers, last by PaulYukochan 13:06 Wed 19th Sep 2007
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Loading a container

Anybody have a simple formula for calculating how best to load a shipping container with ~21 large rectangles?
11:22 Thu 13th Sep 20076 answers, last by kwicky 20:04 Thu 20th Sep 2007
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Whirlpool Dishawasher ADP5540WH

Our dishwasher has stopped working. We switch it on now and the waste pump comes on for a minute or two, stops and flashes the pre-soak lamp 6 times. If I press the pre-soak button, the waste pump...
11:20 Sun 02nd Sep 20074 answers, last by purplecarrot 20:48 Mon 10th Sep 2007
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Whirlpool Dishwasher ADP5540WH

Our dishwasher has stopped working. We switch it on now and the waste pump comes on, stops and flashes the pre-soak lamp 6 times. If I press the pre-soak button, the waste pump starts again, stops and...
11:18 Sun 02nd Sep 20071 answer, last by bekka 21:47 Mon 03rd Sep 2007
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Our baby vomits after eating anything containing dairy products

Our little 7 month old, breast fed baby boy appears to be unable to keep down any food that contains any type of dairy product. He takes it in readily enough but then throws up. He's ok afterwards,...
19:50 Mon 27th Aug 20076 answers, last by JohnLIreland 17:07 Tue 18th Sep 2007
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Compact Flash Cards Type I & Type II

Anybody know what's the main difference between the two types? I'm looking on the wibbly-wobbly right now but the majority of hits are sites that are selling them.
19:17 Wed 01st Aug 20072 answers, last by JohnLIreland 21:15 Wed 01st Aug 2007
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Cluster feeding

We have a lovely baby boy who is being breast fed by my wife. Our problem is that he seems to be feeding very often, every 2-3 hours, and for about an hour at a time. That means my wife is only...
21:10 Sat 03rd Mar 200711 answers, last by AniseedTwist 01:26 Sat 10th Mar 2007
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Philips Whirlpool dishwasher

I don't have a user manual for this and the dishwasher won't start because the Prerinse light is on and I don't know how to switch it off. Can anyone tell me? Thanks
18:44 Thu 01st Mar 20072 answers, last by Margaret1234 13:45 Sat 17th Mar 2007
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Tank Calculation

Anyone any idea how to calculate the volume of the dish (the tun) at the bottom of a 16 tonne bulk liquid tank? Tank has a diameter of 2.1m and the depth of the tun is 0.29m.
20:47 Mon 06th Nov 20064 answers, last by jake-the-peg 09:39 Tue 07th Nov 2006
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uPVC gutters, fascias, soffits, etc

Next door neighbour is having his black uPVC gutters replaced and having his soffits, fascias, barge boards, etc (the bits under the roof tiles that hold the gutters) clad in white uPVC as well....
10:18 Sat 13th May 20064 answers, last by Jules001 14:57 Sat 13th May 2006
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Ford Focus '05

I'm currently driving this as a hire car and the "washer bottle empty" message keeps flashing up at me but I can't find the bonnet release! Any early bird out there who knows?
08:48 Tue 06th Sep 20052 answers, last by JohnLIreland 01:33 Wed 07th Sep 2005
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Blistering paint on plaster

I've just moved a door and have plastered over the wall where the old door was. I sealed the newly-plastered area with a PVA/Water mix and I'm emulsioning the whole wall but I'm having problems...
15:20 Tue 28th Dec 20041 answer, last by thebreeches 21:25 Tue 28th Dec 2004

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