What Is the Fastest Car in the World?
March 7th, 2010 | 8 Comments »What Is the Fastest Car in the World?
Once you get up to a certain speed, “fastest” is really relative. One driver may find that his style compliments the SSC Ultimate Aero better than a similarly fast Bugatti model.
Here is a list of the ten fastest cars in the world. All of these cars are fast and furious, and on any given day one model may easily beat another.
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The Ten Fastest Cars in the World
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What Is the Average Cost of Living by State?
March 6th, 2010 | 4 Comments »What Is the Average Cost of Living by State?
Due to differences in taxes, rent and utility bills, food costs, and other geographical quirks the cost of living in America varies from state to state.
Economists assign a number to cost of living, as a specific dollar amount will depend on your lifestyle as well as other factors such as your employment and travel requirements.
Here is a list of all fifty US states and their average cost of living index. In this index, 100 is an “average” cost of living for the entire country — any number lower than…
What Is the Average Cost of Raising a Child?
March 5th, 2010 | 1 Comment »What Is the Average Cost of Raising a Child?
Children are the greatest blessing to anyone’s life. Newborns especially are a true joy to have around. Unfortunately in this day and age, you pretty much need to be loaded to raise a child properly.
As with most “average cost” questions, there are multiple answers. Because of differences between cost of living in different states and differences between childrens’ need (medical problems, etc) the ‘average cost’ of raising a child can be different from one family to the next.
Average Cost of Raising a Child
The most recent data available on…
What Is the Average Cost of Braces?
March 4th, 2010 | No Comments »What Is the Average Cost of Braces?
Getting braces has become something of a childhood tradition. According to the American Association of Orthodontics, anywhere from 3 to 4 million kids in America wear braces on their teeth, though the length of time they wear them varies greatly.
With so many kids requiring braces to fix issues with their teeth, it is important for parents of young children to understand the average cost of orthodontics. Since we’ve already said that the length of time required for braces can be anywhere from a matter of weeks to a matter of years, an…
What Is the Average Cost of a College Education?
March 3rd, 2010 | 3 Comments »What Is the Average Cost of a College Education?
The cost of higher education is on the rise. The scariest part of this trend is that costs are going up a noticeable amount from year to year rather than increasing a little bit at a time. According to the College Board (that’s the folks who administer the SAT exam) college students will pay an average of $400 more for room and board this year compared to last year. That number will be different from college to college, but seeing big increases in college costs over just twelve months should be…
What Is the Average Cost of a Wedding?
March 2nd, 2010 | No Comments »What Is the Average Cost of a Wedding?
It is always difficult to come up with an “average cost” for a county the size of America. There is such a gap between the lower class and upper class in this country that the “average cost” of a wedding is hard to come by — not to mention the huge number of weddings taking place every year.
There are also big differences geographically. A fancy wedding in Martha’s Vineyard may cost one amount while an equally fancy wedding in “fly-over country” will cost you a lot less.
With that in mind,…
How Old Do You Have to Be to Have a Facebook Account?
March 1st, 2010 | 13 Comments »How Old Do You Have to Be to Have a Facebook Account?
Let’s face it — Facebook is ubiquitous. It is the most popular social networking site by far, so much so that major life events don’t seem real until they’re posted as a Facebook status update. Whether or not you like Facebook, approve of social networking, or think Facebook has a good or bad influence on people, it is here to stay.
Because Facebook is everywhere and “everyone has a Facebook account”, most kids want to join. Facebook was once meant for college students and professionals but the scope…
What Are Pentecostal Beliefs?
February 28th, 2010 | No Comments »What Are Pentecostal Beliefs?
Pentecostal Christianity is one of the least understood Christian denomination. Most of what people know about “Pentecostals” (as they are called) is surface — the women wear very modest clothing, never cut their hair, etc.
Pentecostals get a bad wrap probably because the faith started (and flourishes in) low income parts of the country. Besides that obvious obstacle, they have a very strict view of Christianity which requires them to dress and act a certain way.
Though there are half a billion Pentecostals around the world, this faith is basically looked over by most Christians.
Pentecostals…
What Are Confucianism Beliefs?
February 27th, 2010 | No Comments »What Are Confucianism Beliefs?
Unlike the other religions in our Beliefs series, Confucianism cannot be defined properly as a “religion”.
Confucianism is more of an ethical system of philosophy originating in China. Though Confucianism is practiced as a religion these days (in countries like Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and even the US) it wasn’t meant to be a religion when it was developed.
Most followers of Confucianism follow some semblance of traditional Chinese religion, which is a blend of old school Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and any number of localized traditions and ritual.
History of Confucianism
A Chinese writer named K’ung Fu…
What Are Muslim Beliefs?
February 26th, 2010 | No Comments »What Are Muslim Beliefs?
The religion of Islam is still a mystery to much of the Western world. Though there are nearly 2 billion Muslims and Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world, it is mostly misunderstood by Americans as the religion that terrorists belong to.
Much like Judaism, there is no set of laws which a person must strictly adhere to in order to be a good Muslim. A recitation of something called the Shahada will do just fine — this recitation is “There is no God but God, and Muhammad is his Prophet.”
Beyond this core…