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Frank Zappa is my hero. He is the reason why I decided to go to school and major in music. Are there any other musical geniuses like him in the world today that I may not know about?

Before I start, no I am not Christian OR hold any other religion.

Now,

If Christianity (or any religion, just using Christianity as an example since it is most popular on here) is really true, wouldn't it have to be known to ALL of his creation that he is the true god? When I say all of his creation, I am not JUST talking about the people on earth, I am talking about creation on ALL of the planets.

For a religion to be correct, wouldn't it make sense for their to be a Christianity (under a different name of course) in every other planet out there? "God" couldn't just chose Earth and set the rest of the universe to go to "Hell".

Hope this is clear as possible, it is kinda late where I am at and im a bit tired.

How do you use somebody's art work? Im just curious of what you what have to go through. There is this painting called "Titians Goblet" by Thomas Cole (1833, pretty old) and I was interested in maybe using it somewhere along the road for my band. Since I couldn't get the artists permission personally (since he is long dead), how would I go about that?

This is just out of curiosity. I know one of the bands that I listened to used a piece of his artwork.

What are some songs that a lot of people know that I can play in front of this coffee house that I play at for tips? Me and my friends have been playing there for about a month, but we are usually just jamming and improvising music. What are some songs that people passing by will probably know that are preferably along the lines of rock, blues, jazz, funk ect.?

I've been curious on what makes an avant garde song? Are they're any kind of common chords/scales used in that genre?

Why does everybody have to be convinced that they are 100% right when it comes to religion? I don't hold a religion, but I believe that there COULD be a god (and there may not. Nobody is 100% sure). Why does it bug (for example) Christians, that the world may NOT be only 6,000 years old, but much older? I don't understand why people cant look at things from an open mind. Yes, I understand you believe what your bible says, but why not look at things with an open mind? There are millions of religions out there, and each religion believes that their way is right. It annoys the hell out of me.

If the bible is a "Book of metaphors" then what is the metaphor for "Don't eat the fruit of knowledge?"

Does "god" what his followers to be non intellectuals?

Also, no, I am not an atheist or hold any religion for that matter.

I'm trying to start teaching guitar, but I don't know where to put my fliers. I tried the guitar store by me, but I haven't got any bites yet mostly because (I think) the people that go in there already know how to play guitar. So, where is an effective place that I should I try putting them ?

Your realized income is $36,864.00/yr. Your fixed and housing expenses are 32% and your savings are 15% of your realized income per month. How much discretionary money do you have, excluding savings, per month?

you save $3,260.00 in a savings account earning a 3.55% APR compounded monthly. How much is the total interest earned by the end of the third month?

You owe $2,875.59 on a credit card at a 13.7% APR. If you pay $400/month, what is the difference in the amount of interest accrued by the end of the month if you pay at the beginning of the month versus the end of the month?

You want to purchase a house in 10 years. You estimate the cost will be $184,500.00. You want to make a 20% down payment and pay closing costs, which are 8.5%. How much are the down payment and closing costs? How much do you need to save each month to reach your goal

You save $5,000.00 and invest 60% of it in stocks while leaving the rest in a savings account earning a 4.9% APR. The stock increases 9% in the first year and loses 4% of its value the second year. What is that total amount gained during the 2 years? What would the gain have been if all of the investment had been left in the savings account?

You want to buy a used car for $8,648.00 plus 4.7% sales tax. You want to make a 5% down payment. How much is your down payment?

You have housing and fixed expenses of $631.72/month and they are 33% of your realized income. What is your realized income per month?

You have housing and fixed expenses of $813.52/month. You want to have a 6 month emergency fund and you want to have it funded in 18 months. How much must you save per month?

You invest $2000.00 in a stock plan and another $2000.00 in a savings account. The stock plan decreases by 7% the first year and gains 10% the second year. The savings account earns a 3.7% APR and compounds annually. What is the difference in earnings between the stock and savings account at the end of the second year?

You invest $1050.00, buying stock in a company at $10.00/ share. The shares increase in value by 13% the first year and decrease by 5% the second year. How much is the total value of your stocks in the second year? (Remember to round the per share price to the nearest penny before completing any other computations.)

You have a part-time job that pays $4.70/hr and average tips are $3.85/hr. Your deductions are FICA (7.65%), Federal tax withholding (12.3%), and state tax withholding (8.2%). You work 13 hours per week. You save 15% of your realized income each week. How much do you save per month?

You want to buy a house in 9 years. The estimated cost is $175,800.00. You want to make a 20% down payment and closing costs are 7%. How much in totally do you need to save each month to reach your goal if you cover closing costs and the down payment?