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how can i take my computer out of sleep mode?

I have a dell dimension desk top which i cannot take out of sleep mode. I have tried moving the mouse, pressing the keyboard, switching it off and on, disconnecting everything except the monitor and...
12:51 Tue 24th Aug 20102 answers, last by big yankee 16:14 Tue 24th Aug 2010
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artist ID

I have an oil on canvas painting of a beach with figures who looked dressed in 19th century style.The artist is D.Long. Anybody heard of him?
14:50 Thu 09th Jul 20096 answers, last by Margaret007 17:22 Sat 11th Jul 2009
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castrated dog

We had our miniature schnauzer castrated some time ago and ever since then we find a large number of dogs seem drawn to him and won't leave him alone. Is there any way we can stop this?
13:54 Thu 09th Jul 20098 answers, last by big yankee 12:54 Fri 10th Jul 2009
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problem trees

I have two trees that I can't identify but every couple of years they release a white fluffy substance that floats everywhere and looks like a blizzard. They also release hundreds of seed pods. I have...
09:30 Thu 28th May 20095 answers, last by whifffey 17:25 Thu 28th May 2009
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who said this?

It's a wise child who knows it's own father
11:44 Thu 08th Jan 20045 answers, last by Quizmonster 08:56 Fri 09th Jan 2004
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where do birds go to die

How is it that you never seem to come across dead birds?
09:36 Sat 16th Aug 20039 answers, last by Mr Williams 00:44 Sat 13th Sep 2003
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hoi poloi

where does 'hoi poloi' come from?
09:44 Tue 22nd Jul 20033 answers, last by Ewood27 08:51 Wed 23rd Jul 2003
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twerp

Where does the word twerp come from?
09:36 Tue 03rd Jun 20033 answers, last by Headtime 21:21 Tue 03rd Jun 2003
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Darby and Joan

Why do we refer to elderly couples as Darby and Joan?
10:48 Sun 27th Apr 20031 answer, last by Quizmonster 13:38 Sun 27th Apr 2003
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the penney's dropped

Why do we use this expression following a sudden awareness?
13:15 Sun 19th Jan 20033 answers, last by xyzzyplugh 09:08 Wed 22nd Jan 2003
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CD-RW's

Thanks j2buttonsw and AussieGeoff. Two further things I need assistance with 1. Can you record music on a CD-RW? 2. What is a UDF file system? Thanks
16:42 Fri 10th Jan 20031 answer, last by j2buttonsw 17:55 Fri 10th Jan 2003
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cd-rw

Do you have to format a CD-RW? Each time I attempt to copt onto one I get the message 'will not fit' even though the CD is blank
16:33 Thu 09th Jan 20035 answers, last by wildwood 19:01 Fri 10th Jan 2003
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unreal

Unreal worked on my old computer with win98 but I cannot get a decent bright picture witn winxp. Anybody??
14:16 Thu 19th Sep 20021 answer, last by lisaj 21:01 Thu 19th Sep 2002
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Emmerdale

why in Emmerdale is there never any mention of the novel 'field of tares' which was written by Jack Sugden and made into a movie?
20:30 Fri 13th Sep 20021 answer, last by smorodina 20:44 Sun 15th Sep 2002
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'the dock'

why do they call the enclosure where the accused stands in court 'the dock'?
04:58 Fri 13th Sep 20021 answer, last by Quizmonster 08:41 Fri 13th Sep 2002

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