Monthly Archives: October 2009

What are religions comparisons from ancient Maya to modern Maya?

What are religions comparisons from ancient Maya to modern Maya? What rituals and practices have been adapted to meet with their new catholicism views? The term used most often to describe modern Maya religion is "syncretism" — meaning the blending … Continue reading

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What is the voltage and current rating of a series-opposing connection?

A transformer has secondary windings rated at 12-v, 2-A, and 5-v, 3-A. What is the voltage and current rating of a series-opposing connection? Since they are series opposing 12V – 5V = 7V Any voltage >7V would overvoltage one of … Continue reading

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What happens to total consumer spending in if the price for two goods increases?

Pharmaceutical drugs have inelastic demand and computers have am elastic demand. Suppose that technological advance doubles the supply of both products ( that is the quantity supplied at each price twice what it was). What would be total consumer spending … Continue reading

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Why have the TV ratings for the World Series fallen so drastically over the last 40 years?

Since the late 1960s and early 1970s, shares for the World Series have dropped from the high 50s to the high teens and ratings that were once over 30 are now near 10. What are the causes for the decline … Continue reading

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where can I find ratings for central air conditioner manufacturers?

My mom’s A/C broke. The contractor is offering her a York, Rheem, or Carrier A/C. I want to find reliability ratings. Quite frankly it doesn’t really matter! They *all* work the same and are built almost the same. What DOES … Continue reading

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What is the best hosting company for small businesses?

I’m looking for a hosting company that can host multiple small business informational websites and some database driven websites, who is the best provider, with the cheapest price, and best availability, and good customer service? I recommend using http://www.spacenetmedia.com/linux-beginners-hosting.html They … Continue reading

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Are there any ways I can make some money online?

I already know about those sites like epinions.com which pay you to write a review. Are there any other ways of making money online, besides ebay or advertising? TIA You need to send your resume out to real jobs you … Continue reading

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How is it that SAFERCAR.GOV gave the chevy 2008 silverado 5 star side impact (highest) and consumer reports ga?

and consumer reports gave it a poor side impact (lowest) who is telling a fib here??? definately would not go with consumer reports, the government isn’t nearly as biased as a business

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How much faster are SATA hard drives in comparison with their IDE counterparts?

I have got a new 160gb SATA hard drive to which i will be backing up some files. I was wondering how much faster they are in comparison to my current IDE hard drives. SATA is newer technology than IDE, … Continue reading

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What is the consumer audience of Maxwell and William?

I need to know the consumer audience of Maxwell and William (the dinnerware). Just descriptive words that you would think the people buying the dinnerware are like. the main purchasers of dinnerware are in the hospitality industry mainly hotels, restaurants, … Continue reading

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