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What does "APO" stand for?

As of 2014, shipments and mail to an APO must be done through the United States Post Office. In a mailing address, APO takes the place of the city name. Other similar abbreviations include the BPFO, which is short for "British Forces Post Office," and "MPO, which is short for "Military Post Office."

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Are ferrets legal in California?

California banned ferrets as pets in 1933, according to the Department of Fish and Wildlife. It lists ferrets as prone to getting loose, possibly breeding in the wild and becoming a threat to poultry and other animals as one reason for the ban. The government says that ferrets in Ohio quickly became a scourge for poultry farmers and cites problematic issues of ferrets and poultry in New Zealand and elsewhere.\nA 2013 article in Business Insider states that a pet owner caught with a ferret in California may be fined $500 or sentenced to six months in jail. An estimated 50,000 to 500,000 pet fer..

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What is digital rights management?

The foundation further reports that when DRM is used by a media publisher users find that they are sometimes limited in activities they can perform with the media. DVD and Blu-ray producers' DRM prevents users from copying movies onto personal computers. Some e-books from Amazon do not work on readers other than Amazon's Kindle, and this is a result of Amazon's DRM. Many applications and video games require DRM authentication each time the program runs. If the publisher's authentication server is down or Internet access is unavailable, it may not be possible to use the soft..

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What effects your Social Security benefits?

As of 2015, when workers elect to take Social Security retirement benefits before reaching the full retirement age, they receive a reduction in benefits of five-ninths of 1 percent for each month of early retirement, up to 36 months, the SSA notes. Additional months of early retirement beyond 36 incur a benefit reduction of five-twelfths of 1 percent per month. For example, if a Social Security recipient retired at age 62 and had a full-retirement age of 67, the total reduction in benefits for that individual is 30 percent.\nConversely, delayed retirement credit is given to those who elect to ..

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How long do you have to pay child support?

States generally have similar laws regarding child support. In most cases, parents do not have to pay child support once the child becomes a legal adult. If the child has special needs, however, that may require a parent to continue payments beyond this point. State laws also stop generally stop requiring support payments if someone else adopts the child in question or if a court grants the child emancipation from his parents.

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What are some different federal entitlement programs?

Medicare is a federal program that subsidizes medical care for elderly Americans, while Medicaid subsidizes the same service for people of low income who could not otherwise afford health insurance and important health services. Social Security is the large program that includes disability and retirement insurance programs that are paid out to eligible Americans. As of 2015, these programs make up more than 45 percent of the overall federal budget, including a growing share of the U.S. gross domestic product.

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What are garage sale permit rules?

Many cities require garage sale holders to obtain permits, but the price of permits and specific garage sale regulations vary from place to place, according to About.com. For instance, in Oklahoma City as of 2015, permits are $7, households can hold only two garage sales annually, and the city allows only one sign no larger than 12 square feet in front of the house. In Long Beach, California, permits are $17, and garage sale holders must display the permits conspicuously during the sale, states the City of Long Beach. For multi-family garage sale events, each family must have a separate permit..

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Who is Ariel Castro?

The three women held hostage were Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus as well as the young daughter that Michelle Knight had during her time as a hostage. Ariel Castro was found guilty in court and given a sentence of "life in prison plus 1,000 years," though he committed suicide in jail in September of 2014.

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How do you find people free of charge?

As the largest social networking site online, Facebook is a highly useful tool for finding people, particularly if you know a little bit about who you are trying to locate. From the site’s main search bar, enter a person’s full or partial name to find likely matches. You can also find users on Facebook by searching for their school, current city or place of employment.\nUse ZabaSearch, one of the most popular free online search tools, by entering name, location or phone number. ZabaSearch gives you access to a wealth of public information, but some of the links on the site lead to paid sea..

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What does the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries do?

The department also safeguards the people's right to hunt, fish and harvest game as defined in the Constitution of Virginia. The department maintains 41 management areas totaling more than 203,000 acres. These areas are publicly owned and are available to all citizens for a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities. Many management areas are open for some type of hunting with restrictions based on time of the year.\nThe department promotes safety education in relation to boating, hunting and fishing. The department has several educational opportunities such as outreach programs, class..

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