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This is a collection of all different kinds of questions. Thank you to Nick, Sarah, Kathy, and Len who sent them in.

1) Which states do not have a sales tax?
From the Federation of Tax Administrators, I learned that Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon do not have sales tax.

2) What is the "ferberization method" of helping children sleep?
This method, introduced by Dr. Ferber, encourages parents to teach their children how to go to bed alone, from an early age. More information is available at Babycenter.com. However, there are critics of this practice, as found at this scholarly website.

3) For which team did the Lion of Flanders ride in his final Paris-Roubaix road race?
Not knowing anything about bicycle races, I found this answer by googling some terms. From The Official Website for Le Tour de France, I learned that “The Lion of Flanders” (a.k.a. Johan Museeuw) rode with the QUICK STEP – DAVITAMON team.

4) What is the difference between Calvinism and Arminianism?
Since I had to educate myself on the beliefs of Calvinists and Arminianists, I will share that information here :

Calvinists believe that mankind does not have Free Will, nor has the freedom to decide his own destiny. Therefore mankind is saved by the Grace of God, and their future is predestined.

Arminianists are followers of Jacob Arminius, whose writings were condemned by the Calvinist Snyod of Dort [isn’t that the coolest name for a meeting?] of 1618. The Arminianist movement was a reaction to the Calvinist doctrine of predestination; Arminianists believe that a person is able to earn or to lose the chance of eternal salvation.

Source : The Encyclopedia of World Faiths. Peter Bishop and Michael Darton, eds. New York : Facts of File, 1987.