What is a baffle in an exhaust? An exhaust baffle is an acoustically tuned metallic chamber placed inside a motor vehicle’s muffler to cancel out, or muffle, the sound from the vehicle’s exhaust outlet. Why Harleys are so loud? Why are Harleys so loud? Many Harleys are loud because the owners want them that way. […]
What are merit goods?
What are merit goods? A merit good is a good which when consumed provides external benefits, although these may not be fully recognised – hence the good is under-consumed. Examples include education and healthcare. As can be seen, when a merit good is consumed it generates positive externalities. What are merit and non merit goods? […]
Can you transfer in kind to TFSA?
Can you transfer in kind to TFSA? Moving funds from a taxable account (Personal, Joint, Corporate) to a registered account (RRSP, TFSA, RESP) has tax consequences. Assets can be moved from one account to another in-kind or in cash. An in-kind transfer means you are moving the holdings you have as they are into the […]
What does Sui stand for?
What does Sui stand for? State unemployment insurance (SUI) is a tax-funded program by employers to give short-term benefits to workers who have lost their job. This tax is required by state and federal law. What does the root Sui mean? “Sui” was a latin word or prefix meaning “self”, and “Cidium” was a word […]
What is warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia?
What is warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia? Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (WAHA) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by the premature destruction of healthy red blood cells (hemolysis). Autoimmune diseases occur when one’s own immune system attacks healthy tissue. What is cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia? Cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by the […]
What do skeptics do?
What do skeptics do? noun. a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual. a person who maintains a doubting attitude, as toward values, plans, statements, or the character of others. a person who doubts the truth of a religion, especially Christianity, or of important elements of it. What is […]
What is cash or accrual?
What is cash or accrual? The difference between cash and accrual accounting lies in the timing of when sales and purchases are recorded in your accounts. Cash accounting recognizes revenue and expenses only when money changes hands, but accrual accounting recognizes revenue when it’s earned, and expenses when they’re billed (but not paid). How do […]
How do astronauts talk to Earth?
How do astronauts talk to Earth? The Short Answer: Spacecraft send information and pictures back to Earth using the Deep Space Network (DSN), a collection of big radio antennas. Spacecraft send information and pictures back to Earth using the Deep Space Network, or DSN. The DSN is a collection of big radio antennas in different […]
What does anointing mean in Greek?
What does anointing mean in Greek? Anointing is the ritual act of pouring aromatic oil over a person’s head or entire body. The concept is important to the figures of the Messiah and the Christ (Hebrew and Greek for “The Anointed One”) who appear prominently in Jewish and Christian theology and eschatology. What is Exousia […]
Who proposed the term IRM?
Who proposed the term IRM? In 1964, the first application of the technique in cell biology was introduced by Curtis to study embryonic chick heart fibroblasts. He used IRM to look at adhesion sites and distances of fibroblasts, noting that contact with the glass was mostly limited to the cell periphery and the pseudopodia. What […]