From the monthly archives: January 2008
The website you made was fun. Because the homework site you made was great because it made me learn more about math. It made me learn about times tables.
I suspect you’re talking about the tutorials for 4th and 5th grade math put together by Duke University Program in Education. We’re glad that you [...]
Dear Answer Person,Does the president ever do his own grocery shopping? And if he did, how much would it cost for him to go to the grocery store with his security detail?
Thanks!
Nope, they don’t do anything so mundane. Except for publicity tours or when campaigning. Probably more likely for a photo op when [...]
When I use the hibernate feature on my windows vista laptop, I have to go through an additional step to turn my computer back on. It first goes to a screen and I have to click on my user name. I don’t have to enter a password or anything. How do I turn that feature [...]
Describe adaptations related to the integumentary system the cat has that differs from humans
There are entire books about this (or at least chapters, such as ch. 2 in the Atlas of Feline Anatomy for Veterinarians at the Medical Center Library), which I won’t repeat here. But for starters, they have a fur coat and [...]
What is the image of the seal used on a Duke flag located on top of McClendon Tower and in front of Richard White Lecture Hall? It seems the text is all in Latin and this image is not commonly used as an insignia for Duke.
It’s the Duke “seal,” which isn’t used much anymore [...]
Do American Boards of Elections always count absentee ballots? Or are there circumstances where they would decide they did not need to count the absentee ballots that year?
Yes, they always get counted. Answer Person could find no evidence of a state or county that doesn’t. Sort of the same reason why they don’t just [...]
Dear Answer Person,Whatever happened to the classic photo booth that was in the Bryan Center by the post office? I thought it was a fantastic idea, and it was duly featured in Duke Magazine in 2005. The booth seems to have vanished mysteriously since then. Where did it go?
It’s certainly there now (although [...]
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