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Balance of Payments

Balance of payments question. What is the relationship between the Current Account and the Capital Account? Why does a Current Account deficit mean a Capital Account surplus and vice versa? Thanks.
17:16 Mon 24th Nov 2008
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Interest rates

Why does the Bank of England interest rate affect the rate charged by the retail banks? Is it to do with the Bank of England being the 'lender of last resort'? Can anyone explain this of suggest any...
19:35 Tue 11th Nov 20082 answers, last by retrochoir 17:18 Mon 24th Nov 2008
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Oil industry

In a world economy where there is an increased demand for oil, are the oil companies restricting supply to inflate prices, or are they already operating at full capacity?
17:04 Wed 06th Aug 20084 answers, last by Lakitu 17:31 Fri 08th Aug 2008
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Oil Industry

In a world economy where there is an increased demand for oil, are the oil companies restricting supply to inflate prices, or are they already operating at full capacity?
15:56 Wed 06th Aug 2008
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Learning about Wireless/Wired networking

I am wondering where the best place would be to start learning about networking (especially wireless home networking). I have set up my own wireless network with file and printer sharing but if...
16:23 Tue 03rd Jul 20072 answers, last by Prabhdeep 06:26 Tue 18th May 2010
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European Roulette Payout

On a European Roulette Table (36 numbers plus a no win zero) what should be the average payout in percentage terms?
00:24 Mon 07th May 200713 answers, last by retrochoir 02:15 Sun 13th May 2007
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napster v itunes

itunes does not have a graphic equaliser so at the moment I am listening to a very tinny version of a song for which I have just paid a ridiculous amount of money (79p x 12 = the same amount I would...
01:01 Sat 28th Apr 20078 answers, last by jennifer1987 21:11 Thu 13th Sep 2007
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Favourite quotes from films.

One of my favourite lines is from a film called Magnolia when William H Macy says "I used to be smart, but now I'm just Stoopid". Anyone else have any favourites?
18:24 Fri 27th Apr 200717 answers, last by spylady 12:20 Thu 03rd May 2007
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Truman Capote

He once said something about art having to relate to reality in his book about Porgy & Bess. Can anyone tell me the full quote?
18:20 Fri 27th Apr 2007
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Pikachu

How do you get 100 Pikachus onto a bus? Pokemon.
18:16 Fri 27th Apr 2007
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Can I be stopped by the police at random?

A few years ago I was stopped by the police because they said my passenger was not wearing a seatbelt. However, my passenger WAS wearing a seatbelt so I questioned their legal right to stop me. The...
17:57 Fri 27th Apr 20073 answers, last by retrochoir 15:07 Tue 08th May 2007
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Solid State Hard Drive.

Due to the Hard Drive in a computer being the main cause of bottlenecks, does anyone know why we have yet to see solid state Hard Drives. Tiny memory cards are already up to at least 4GB so a solid...
15:19 Fri 27th Apr 20076 answers, last by fo3nix 21:04 Fri 27th Apr 2007
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Internal combustion engine V Human Body

Just out of interest, can anyone tell me now many miles to the gallon my car would do if it was as energy efficient as my body?
13:55 Fri 27th Apr 20075 answers, last by retrochoir 23:22 Fri 27th Apr 2007
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Song from a TV ad (I Think)

I've got a song in my head at the moment. I think it must be from a TV ad. The only lyrics I can remember are "Like the sound you hear.........salvation". It's a Soul/Motown song and is sung by a...
10:54 Sun 22nd Apr 20072 answers, last by retrochoir 20:04 Mon 23rd Apr 2007
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What motorbike can I ride with a car licence?

I passed my car driving test in 1987. At that time this allowed me to ride a 125cc (12bhp restricted) motorbike indefinitely as long as I displayed learner plates. I'm pretty sure the rules have...
01:19 Sun 15th Apr 20073 answers, last by kempie 03:03 Sun 15th Apr 2007
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Pink Floyd - Wish you were here

What is the radio broadcast at the beginning of WISH YOU WERE HERE on the album of the same the same name. Is it a geniune radio broadcast or was it created by Pink Floyd themselves?
02:40 Sat 14th Apr 20071 answer, last by dr pop 09:51 Sat 14th Apr 2007
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Mark twain quotation

Was it Mark Twain who said "I can last a whole week on just one complement". If not, who was it and what is the exact quotation? Thanks
23:14 Sat 07th Apr 20073 answers, last by retrochoir 00:07 Sun 08th Apr 2007

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