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Unemployment is expected to rise in US because of the fiscal cliff and in Europe because of the sovereign debt crisis. What can governments do to ensure that existing skills are utilised and people do not have to live off the land.

Grammar question on changing voice

when all the borrowing is in US currency and all the government needs to do is to print more money. The worst that could happen is that the dollar weakens and Chinese exports become more expensive. But that's what the US government wanted anyway

My ADSL router which I use to connect to the internet from the telphone line connects to the computer through LAN and USB. If I connect my netbook to the LAN cable and computer to the USB is there anyway I can transfer files from PC to netbook?

In mountainous regions like the himalaya's how is the area of a region measured. Is the the horizontal area occupied by the mountains or is it the total of the surface area irrespecitve of the incline.

Am planning a single storey RCC structure in South India. But the biggest problem is that RCC structures turn into blast furnaces during summer. Is there any way rooms in a single storey structure can be kept as cool as the ground floor room in a two storey structure.

Should be able to backup numbers through USB, have GPRS, Camera and expandable memory.

yay or nay?

Do posh localities have more attractive people living them. Or do they just appear attractive because of better grooming/clothes.

For a house in the monsoon region, what is the ideal length of a sun shade over the window. Is a shade necessary if you maintain a sufficiently long roof overhang.

I can read about one page of a paperback in a minute. I read while commuting and would like to read faster so that I can finish most of the books that I already have before moving on to the new books I plan to buy.

When I read, I tend to read aloud words mentally and when I read fast it is a bit like someone talking in a hurry. Is there any other way to do this?

If from now on every marriage was an inter-racial one, how would the world population look like after two generations?

Will people get by without any newspapers?

What will happen to print journalists?

Which year do you think this will happen?

If all the basic needs -- food, healthcare, education, and housing were to be looked after. What could then be main cause of dissatisfaction?

I have purchased a DVD for the equivalent of $2. The DVD has a 20 minute bad section where the video keeps skipping. Is it worth the bother spending half and hour to try and exchange it. The shop has an exchange policy, but i have not retained their receipt.

Is it only latitude which decides the colour of ones skin?

Is there a better option? What should the considerations be?