Pc speakers are making funky sounds?

i just re-installed my windows on my other hard drive that i am using right now and they were just working fine then i started downloading service pack 3 and they started make a crackling noise and the now there completly static and funky sounds i know the speakers work fine and the sound card what coul be causing this?

How do I avoid negativity when I felt judged on a date?

I went out with an guy who I thought was such a gentleman, cly, and genuine. The first time we met we get along sooo well, it was "to natural".During dinner, it felt like a freakin job interview. I know you're supposed to get to know each other but dang, I wasn't expecting to get asked all these "wifey" questions and get judged on it. I am who I am and will not apologize for it but the whole time, he made it seem like my answers weren't "good enough" or not what he was looking for. I'm a lady, good girl, friendly/easygoing, gets along w. everyone. I'm not your average woman, I'm me. And here's this guy, asking, "do you get along w. your co-workers? are you an angry person?" WTH?! I appreciate honest/straight forward people but really? Even if I did give him "answers" he was looking for, you're not really gonna get these answers unless you back it up with experience and observation. It's like "oh she didn't give me the answers I wanted, that saved me such heartache." He just made me feel like I wasn't "good enough" and came across as judgmental and it's like he kept asking questions to make sure he didn't get hurt. Like, "if i get these answers, i'll know if she'll screw me over or not..." He never called. Maybe it's a blessing. It's been a while and in my head, any respectable person would not want to be w. someone so judgmental and have a "job interview" experience but I can't help but be a bit traumatized by it still. I think it's because I didn't go through the motions; I avoided feeling rejection bc I was afraid it would make me feel worse and lead me on a path of self-wallowing and self pity. (I USED to be like that before and took rejection badly but for the past 2 yrs, I've been surprisingly better about it). All I know is that I'm a busy gal and I don't like people being indecisive and wasting my time. I'm just tired of guys who are so interested but never completely pursue me all the way...i deserve better... He expected me to literally be this "perfect" girl...

Should childcare be free or at least subsidised?

current rates keep loads of people out of work that would like to be in it, costing the government anyway in benefits etc, making childcare free or subsidised would at least get people working and give them back their dignity. Or is the problem that childminders simply get paid too much?

I want to get two pekin ducks but i have a river in my backyard is this ok?

If you are worried about hunters, don't take the risk. the largest, deepest kiddie pool you can find will work beautifully. just be sure to change and sterilize or circulate the water in it. Still water, when left too long, will attract mosquitoes, especially on the east coast. i used to live in michigan. When you fill the pool with water, NEVER use tap water. it contains chlorine and other toxins that we do not find harmful, but will wreak havoc on a duck's system. Water from the river will work fine, as it is what the duck is probably used to. and on the topic of showing them, many people have purchased dogs from kennels and won, so getting them from a hatchery shouldn't matter.

How to relieve sinus pressure and pain?

For the past two years, I've been getting acute sinus pressure on the left side of my face in the fall and winter. It's always right above my top left molars, and it puts so much pressure on those teeth, that I can't bite down or even close my teeth together slightly. It comes without warning and seems like it develops overnight. I've sat in the bathroom with a hot shower running, and taken six over-the-counter sinus decongestant pills. I've recently been laid off of work and have no health insurance, and I don't want to have to go to the physician or ER to get antibiotics. I've never had any sinus drainage when this happens, so I don't can't tell if it's an infection or just pressure. Is there anything else I could do?

Need advice on graduation parties.?

Ok....I need help resolving an arguement. My husband is a high school teacher who is very well like by his students. This year he is bombarded by graduation invitations. In the past he had made it a rule not to go to them because he always felt bad that he couldn't make them all and didnt' want to single out anyone and have hurt feelings. Now he really wants to go to some but we can't afford to give money to every party we go to. He feels bad if he doesn't walk in with a card with money. I told him that he should just go to make an appearance, meet the family, give congrats and leave without eating. What do you think! I just don't have the money to shell out to people I dont' know and really can't afford it.

How to get UNattatched to a horse?

for me it was just better to enjoy the time together until you had to separate then you can be sad at the very last moment when shes leaving. your going to be sad so why not just put it off until the end. love her as much as you can!