For those of you that like the technical details, Mozilla has managed to do away with the UAC prompt by using a standalone system-level service.

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The Alliance Support for High Availability segment engages Microsoft Certified Support Center high-availability providers to offer service-level commitments based on system availability.

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Under the current system, service members up to the top level senior enlisted rank do not pay taxes on their pay when they are in a war zone.

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