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If you had an infinite supply of water and a 5 quart and 3 quart pail, how would you measure exactly 4 quarts?

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Fill 5 quarts pail and use that water to fill the 3 quarts pail. now there are 2 quarts in the 5 quart pail. repeat this twice to get 4 quarts.

If there is no extra pail available to hold these 2 quarts + 2 quarts, then the following is the solution.

Fill the 5 quart pail and pour it into the 3 quart pail. now there are 2 quarts remaining in the 5 quart pail. empty the 3 quart pail and pour these 2 quarts into the 3 quarts pail. now the 3 quart pail is 1 less to be filled up. now fill the 5 quarts pail and pour 1 quart into the 3 quarts pail to fill it. the 5 quarts pail has 4 quarts in it now.

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You are standing next to a well, and you have two jugs. One jug has a content of 3 liters and the other one has a content of 5 liters. How can you get just 4 liters of water using both the jugs?

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There are two answers:
1. Fill the 3 liter, and pour into the 5. Fill the 3 liter again, and pour into the 5 liter till it is full, this will give you 1 left in the 3 liter. Pour out the 5 liter, and pour the remainder from the 3 liter into the 5 liter. Fill the 3 liter, and pour into the 5 liter, which will give you 1+3 liters (4).

2. Fill the 5 liter, and pour into the 3 liter till it is full. Empty the 3 liter. Take the 2 remaining liters in the 5 liter, and pour into the 3 liter. Fill the 5 liter again, and pour into the 3 liter till it is full (1 liter), the remainder of the 5 liter will be 4 liters.

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Which way of writing infinite loops is more efficient than others in embedded?

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while(1) {}

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What gives you joy?

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Word "YOU" is having letters "Y" & "O" and it requires letter "J" to make "JOY". So the answer is "J".

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008 9:08 PM

Knowing that I am on purpose and that I am using the unique skills and talents I have been blessed with in a responsible way.

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Could you suggest how Feng Shui could be aptly used?

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The words Feng Shui mean wind/water. Feng shui should allow for a positive flow of energy (or chi). To achieve this, use of compass and other tools to make precise measurements of walls, windows, and doors should be used. Some practitioners follow more general guidelines. Some could mainly rely on intuition. Feng Shui means living in balance with nature.

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