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Online reviews can help grow a business

About 80 percent of his new business stems from customers finding his online reviews and booking appointments, he says. Picking up on a trend started by the travel industry, business-listing sites by Google, Yahoo and others including Yelp and Citysearch let customers rave about their favorites, or complain about poor service.

That helps consumers get real-life opinions about local businesses and services. For businesses attempting to reach consumers, the feedback raves and rants spreads the word in a way ads can't. But perhaps more importantly, the reviews can raise a Web site's visibility in search engines dramatically.

Reviews and star ratings are often cited in search results. A Google search for "Los Angeles chiropractor," for instance, not only includes links to Web sites and descriptions, but a 10-item list of local chiropractors with their addresses, reviews, star ratings and a local map at the top of the page. more

Putting a domain name up for sale

"Business owners know to check there first for premium domains," he said.

Eliminate waste to trim expenses

Dear Karen: What are some ways to reduce our production expenses?

Answer: When consumers cut back spending, entrepreneurs must cut expenses. Although most companies run lean, there is waste that can be cut in every organization.

"Waste is anything that adds cost but not value to a product," said Patrick Ross, a principal in the Audit and Business Advisory Services Group at Irvine accounting firm Haskell & White. "Eliminating waste will reduce costs while increasing efficiencies."

Recruit an employee brainstorming team to identify and eliminate waste. Typical culprits include overproduction, waiting times, delivery delays, inefficient processing, unnecessary inventory and internal defects, Ross said. more

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Open Question: Which song should i use?

Hello, i'm doing a project, about a inspiring story here is the story i found and <3 : My mom only had one eye. I hated her… She was such an embarrassment. She cooked for students and teachers to support the family. There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to say hello to me. I was so embarrassed. How could she do this to me? I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day at school one of my classmates said, ‘EEEE, your mom only has one eye!’ I wanted to bury myself. I also wanted my mom to just disappear. I confronted her that day and said, ‘ If you’re only gonna make me a laughing stock, why don’t you just die?’ My mom did not respond… I didn’t even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because I was full of anger. I was oblivious to her feelings. I wanted out of that house, and have nothing to do with her. So I studied real hard, got a chance to go abroad to study. Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. I had kids of my own. I was happy with my life, my kids and the comforts. Then one day, my Mother came to visit me. She hadn’t seen me in years and she didn’t even meet her grandchildren. When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I yelled at her for coming over uninvited. I screamed at her, ‘How dare you come to my house and scare my children!’ GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!’ And to this, my mother quietly answered, ‘Oh, I’m so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address,’ and she disappeared out of sight. One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went to the old shack just out of curiosity. My neighbors said that she died. I did not shed a single tear. They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have. ‘My dearest son, I think of you all the time. I’m sorry that I came to your house and scared your children. I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. I’m sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up. You see……..when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you having to grow up with one eye. So I gave you mine. I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye. With all my love to you, Your mother.’ I hope you liked it, i need music to play while people read it (on movie maker) i have to songs picked out, but i cant diecide which one to play... help! thanks so much! the songs are Avril's song Alice Underground http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgdnz5K6Ff0 or Tokio Hotel & Kerli singing Strange http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCUe9Sfr-1I thank you sooo much, both songs are from Alice In Wonderland ~ By Tim Burton.... thanks for helping! more

Open Question: What are some good tips for starting a babysitting business?

I am an American Girl doll fan, and I am trying to save up...well...$900 to buy American Girl Mia's Whole World on ebay. $900 is a lot of money, so of course I wouldn't ask a family member to buy it for me. I want to save up as much money as I can to add to my jar. My birthday is coming up here in May, and last birthday, all together I got $245 (some of it was gift cards though). So I thought if I were to just add all my extra change/dollar bills, change I find on the street or around the house, money for odd jobs (which doesn't happen very much), and birthday money then maybe I could get $300-$400. I want to have the $900 around September though, because it gets MORE AND MORE expensive as time goes on (Mia isn't sold anymore), so I was thinking about starting a babysitting business. I babysit for these two people like once ever 2 months. I usually get between $15 and $20. This will help once I babysit again, but it's just NOT ENOUGH. So I want to figure out how to run a babysitting business BEFORE I talk to my mom about it. I just need some tips! Some things I need to know: 1) What should my fliers look like? 2) What is a good price p/hour or p/kid for the job? 3) I don't want to babysit babies, because I'm really bad at managing them. I can babysit starting at maybe 4 and ending at maybe 9, how to I write that on a flier? 4) Where should I post my fliers? 5) How should I meet with the people possibly BEFORE the night/day of the job? 6) If I get it figured out, should I make an email address for my business? Because I don't want to put my phone number on a flier and have it public. 7) Should I make a free website or something for more information and when I am booked or whatever? THESE ARE THINGS I REALLY NEED TO KNOW! Please and thank you for the help. :D You rock! PS The reason I want to do this so bad is because this Mia Whole World thing is VERY important to me and I know I will ALWAYS treasure it. And yes, I NEED it. I know, I'm greedy sometimes. Everyone is. :) more

Resolved Question: HELP! Parents are taking advantage of 11-year-old sister?

I’m having a bit of a problem. When I was ten years old, I was a smart kid. My parents had a business run in the home and they needed a website for it. Me, being a loving child who loved to please, agreed to learn how to make websites (which I had experience with, even though I was only ten) and help my parents out. They bought a $300 web-building program and set me to work. Problem was, my father was never pleased with it. I was only ten, but he expected so much of me. He’s a very angry man that my mother should have never married (he’s verbally and emotionally abusive, sometimes was physical) and would get very angry when I couldn’t meet his needs in that website. For four, even five years, he would get in angry episodes over that website and call me names (useless, stupid, not worth food, worthless, pathetic, bitch, etc) and sometimes would FORCE me to work on them; one time, he put me down in a computer chair and forced me to read a website on how to web-build-- literally forced. When I look back at those times, they were really scarring. I was young and wanted to please them, but he never let go of the fact that I couldn’t properly do something that people went to college to do. I started getting depressed and having suicidal thoughts at age 12 (I am in counseling for this) and that little commitment made me grow up very quickly. All of this website crap repeated with my older sister, too, at the relatively same time it happened with me. Anyway, my little sister is 11 now, and today, he started the same crap with her. He coaxed her into agreeing to make his website in the same way he coaxed me-- “it doesn’t have to be fancy”, “I’ll buy you this”, “come on-- YOU can do it. And, of course, my little sister agreed. I tried talking to my mother about it. I told her, this is a problem-- that she is only eleven years old, and she’s doing this to please him. I told her that, just like for me, nothing’s ever going to be enough and this is going to make things hard for her in years to come; that it could even contribute to childhood depression like it did to me, which is very serious. I told her that the same mistakes are being made. She just shrugged and laughed at me, so I said, “Fine, let history repeat itself. It’s okay if she becomes a depressed, suicidal kid in the next few years, too. Like all of us have.” Then I talked to my little sister about it. I begged her to not make the same mistakes as my sister and I. I told her that she was only 11, and that she needs to say no. I explained to her how that one little commitment haunted us for years, and how it’ll never be enough. She will not listen to me. I’m so frustrated. My parents see what has happened as a result of their mistakes and yet they do nothing to change, and my little sister is in for mental doom. My other sisters are far away in college, so they can’t help, and I don’t know what to do. I can’t talk to my father about it; he is angry, irrational, and potentially dangerous. What should I DO? more

Resolved Question: please take time to read this to the end, please!?

The Love of a Mother........... My mom only had one eye. I hated her... she was such an embarrassment. She cooked for students & teachers to support the family. There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to say hello to me. I was so embarrassed. How could she do this to me? I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day at school one of my classmates said, 'EEEE, your mom only has one eye!' I wanted to bury myself. I also wanted my mom to just disappear. I confronted her that day and said, ' If you're only goanna make me a laughing stock, why don't you just die?' My mom did not respond... I didn't even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because I was full of anger. I was oblivious to her feelings. I walked out of that house, and have nothing to do with her. So I studied real hard, got a chance to go abroad to study. Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. I had kids of my own. I was happy with my life, my kids and the comforts, Then one day, my mother came to visit me. She hadn't seen me in years and she didn't even meet her grandchildren. When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I yelled at her for coming over uninvited. I screamed at her, 'How dare you come to my house and scare my children!' GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!' And to this, my mother quietly answered, 'Oh, I'm so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address,' and she disappeared out of sight. One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went to the old shack just out of curiosity. My neighbours said that she died. I did not shed a single tear. They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have. 'My dearest son, I think of you all the time. I'm sorry that I came to your house and scared your children. I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. I'm sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up. You see........when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn't stand watching you having to grow up with one eye. So I gave you mine. I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye. With all my love to you, Your mother Remember the Hadith... 'Your mother, your mother, your mother.... your father'!!!it is not a questioni swear this is not me!! i saw it on a link on facebooki swear this is not me!! i saw it on a link on facebook more

Resolved Question: Which song do u like better?

Resolved Question: The Game of Life! Fill in the blanks!?

Hello! Thank you for responses! I am with all the bored people out there, so lets make a competition for 10 points! 1. You are a young, beautiful 18 year old girl who is living away at a college in chicago. When you are a freshman, you meet a guy that is completely opposite from you but your other half! Where do you meet him? What is his name? 2. You date on and off for three years. Because of your conflicting personalities, you tend to fight a lot, but you are perfect for each other. When you are a junior, he scraps together enough cash for a big diamond ring. You say yes! Still, you are having a big conflict about the wedding. You are an only child with not many relatives and just a small circle of close friends, so you want a small wedding in your hometown. Your fiance insists that you should have a destination wedding in Hawaii with 250 guests! You try to compromise, but nothing settles him! Who wins? 3. For your whole life, you never wanted anything to do with kids. You get a job after college as a high school teacher despite this, and you tell your husband right off the bat that their is no way you are having two kids, and you don't want your son or daughter to be an only child like you were. Your husband is from a family of eight kids, and he really wants at least two kids of his own, but you decide that you won't have any after all. Despite everything, when you are 24, you are pregnant with your first baby. He is a severely autistic boy whom your husband wants to name after his also disabled brother. His name was Jacob Marley, how do you change his name to fit this wish? 4. Your first son is an absolute joy! You love him to death, but he is a lot of work! You tell your husband you don't want to have another baby until he starts school. Naturally you get pregnant only six months later after he is born. It's identical twin girls! They have to have the initials of A.B and C.D, what do you name them? They have cute nicknames! What are they? 5. You think you are done with kids! Your son is 3, your daughters are 2. You are stressed but happy. You decide to quit your job to raise them and start a small business work from home. What is it? 6. Business is booming! When you are 29 you discover you are pregnant with quadruplets (run in the family.) You are so shocked you can barely take it! You love them with all your heart, but you have no idea who you will raise them because you really can not afford it. Your husband just lost his job, and your business is doing well but can not support a family of nine. You have to move away from chicago to Alaska, and you downsize to a small home. You name your 3 sons and daughter with the same initials. What are there names? 7. You are in a happy marriage and a great life! You love each and every one of your kids, and you are now 34 and the quads are 4, twins are 9, and your son is 10. You are pregnant for the forth time, which is all right because your husband finally got a job in Alaska, and you are working two jobs, your business and teaching. It is a girl, her name must be in the top ten girls names of the the forties. Her middle name must be uncommon. What is her name? 8. 12 years later, you discover your quad daughter is pregnant at only 16, which is very upsetting. She decides to name her son or daughter after s/he is born, but tragically dies when in labor. You are beyond upset, especially after you just got over the disappointment that your daughter would be a teen mom. You decide to name him a variation of her mother (your daughters) name. What's his name? 9. When you are 66 your granddaughter is of the house. You can retire anywhere you want with you husband. Where do you move? Thank you! more

Resolved Question: I met someone online I believe is dangerous or worse?

This man has been recruiting and training people over the internet and apparently offline he told me he ran a corperation and he constantly calls it the business and never stops talking about it He said in order to make my life matter I need to give up the lie of love so instead of throwing away my dreams and education for sex and other useless stuff I would work and be successful he is teaching others to recruit and honestly I don't think he is telling the truth about everything but he is not a lieing kid and he is trying to find me and being successful at it Please I am worried about my childern. heres what he said to someone with me present I don't know what this guy does and maybe it even works for some but I have a family and I want out what should i do? (Dragon)Vortex: I will explain the minds (Dragon)Vortex: was getting coffee (Dragon)Vortex: and after were done it will be christmas eve (Dragon)Vortex: :) (Dragon)Vortex: ok lets start with my *mistakes* with cobra (Dragon)Vortex: which were intentional but (Dragon)Vortex: Lets pretend i am not who i am (Dragon)Vortex: The first mistake I made was not asking him about his dreams and goals before hand (Dragon)Vortex: i did not know until after the business conversation what it was he wanted to be (Dragon)Vortex: that is not always a costly mistake but it can be ap roblem should the person wish to be a family man (Dragon)Vortex: and please pay attention this is the most important lesson u will ever hear on recruiting (Dragon)Vortex: if u don't have time (Dragon)Vortex: say so now (Dragon)Vortex: its extremely important (Dragon)Vortex: u take in every word (Dragon)semisolidfall: i have time (Dragon)Vortex: now to be able to accurately judge the mind you have to understand character yes (Dragon)Vortex: even over the computer (Dragon)Vortex: U cant do this as soon as you meet someone (Dragon)Vortex: U may think u have them figured out but until u get them to calm down and sit with you in a normal conversation about anything (Dragon)Vortex: U cant accurately judge them (Dragon)Vortex: First you must test how open minded they are (Dragon)Vortex: say something they won't normally believe (Dragon)Vortex: in my case I don't have to make it up (Dragon)Vortex: but you could say you are a millionare or something (Dragon)Vortex: or perhaps make urself off as someone dangerous (Dragon)Vortex: don't push the bounds beyond that which u can explain thou (Dragon)Vortex: If you make a story u have to be able to back it up (Dragon)Vortex: I can (Dragon)Vortex: if ur lieing u cant (Dragon)Vortex: so tread careful cause this story will stick for the rest of ur life with this recruit (Dragon)Vortex: If he believes you push a little more (Dragon)Vortex: make it out as if u only told him half the story (Dragon)Vortex: If he starts swearing or questioning u know u have a hard one of ur hands and the chances of failure are a flip of a coin (Dragon)Vortex: and even after he is ur in grasp (Dragon)Vortex: u can lose it all because he just *changed his mind* (Dragon)Vortex: the people who question (Dragon)Vortex: are the hardest to recruit (Dragon)Vortex: and most of the time end badly (Dragon)Vortex: but there are some who don't (Dragon)Vortex: some u know personally like brad (Dragon)Vortex: and willy (Dragon)Vortex: they may not be with me but nor do they oppose me (Dragon)Vortex: But of course this is all info you need to be prepared during ur conversation (Dragon)Vortex: you know you have a bad egg from the start if u see four certain signs (Dragon)Vortex: One a lust for money (Dragon)Vortex: the business is not about money (Dragon)Vortex: it is not about doing it for money (Dragon)Vortex: money is just a mouse trap to lure them in if need be (Dragon)Vortex: the business is about loyality (Dragon)Vortex: two (Dragon)Vortex: simple minded (Dragon)Vortex: the most useless one (Dragon)Vortex: will make potshots or jokes or not take the conversation seriously (Dragon)Vortex: if someone is playing a video game while u are giveing them this talk (Dragon)Vortex: remove them (Dragon)Vortex: they are doomed for failure (Dragon)Vortex: and care not to hear what u say (Dragon)Vortex: they will respond and read it yes (Dragon)Vortex: but ultimiately (Dragon)Vortex: they just wish to oppose you and everything u stand for (Dragon)Vortex: such as cobra (Dragon)Vortex: notice he made a joke (Dragon)Vortex: and at his end (Dragon)Vortex: he blantly told us he didn't care (Dragon)Vortex: and looked at it as a win (Dragon)Vortex: not realizeing I was useing him to show you (Dragon)Vortex: you will be able to feel a certain aura off of people usually if they do not care (Dragon)Vortex: ull know by the attitude (Dragon)Vortex: if they have no questions or don't try to ask about things (Dragon)Vortex: thats another thing (Dragon)Vortex: the way they ask also determines personallity (Dragon)Vortex: some people NEED the liethe lie as he calls it is love and this is not the full conversation He does have alot of money and ability because I have not told him anything about myself and he has my number and is working on my address more

Resolved Question: Was I just threatened at work? How do I approach an inappropriate behavior from a coworker? What should I do?

Towards the end of my shift yesterday my relief staff member arrived and stood within arms length approximately 2 feet behind me. As I counted my cash drawer he silently remained in the same spot, starting at the monitor of our security camera. We were just out of frame. He asked if the camera had been moved and wanted to know why I moved it. I responded, saying that I didn't realize that the camera had been moved. He remained in the same spot, nearly 2 feet behind me. Our workplace has a large area for staff to navigate and negates any reason to be that close to another employee. I asked him what he was doing standing so close to me as his action was starting to make me nervous. He responded with "Why, is it because I am a black man? Does the black race offend you?" I said "No, I guess I just tend to be a little timid when anyone stands right behind me" "I didn't think of you as the timid type. You're the macho-man, alphamale around here right? I think the timid type is more of a... you know. Like a pussy. Or like a faggot. You don't seem like a faggot. Are you a faggot?" he replied. I used the cash counting as an escape and moved spots so I could see him and count the drawer at the same time. I shook my head and started counting audibly so that he'd get the hint that I was trying to get out of there. Still in the same spot off frame from the camera's view, he mentioned "The only reason you'd have to be worried is if I came to work with my knife and slowly slid it into your back when you weren't paying attention. Or if I brought my gun and pulled the trigger while I aimed it at the back of your skull. Then you could be worried. But I'd never do that, would I?" he said as he smiled and walked away from me. I immediately left and called our business integrity hot-line to explain the situation. They said that they'd follow up. The next day I was called into a meeting with my boss and he said they couldn't really do anything as it's my word against his and he said that his joke was taken out of context and he didn't mean anything by it. They made him review and sign a workplace conduct and professionalism paper and could not take any further action. Now when he arrives he sneaks in through the back office and stands just around a corner and waits for me to walk back before he says hello or will sneak up behind me if my back is turned. Usually the hellos are overly loud and obnoxious trying to startle me, followed by a classic laugh you might see in a Dracula movie. Then he refuses to speak to me until I leave because (as he said the first night after the original issue) "he doesn't want to have any children run and tell their mommy or daddy on him". He spends his shift double checking all of my work for errors and leaves notes and memos titled "WHOEVER IS LEAVING THEIR LUNCH CRUMBS ON THE SHIFT BEFORE I ARRIVE NEEDS TO STOP. IT IS UNSANITARY AND DISGUSTING" and the like. I'm one of two people on location when he arrives and my other associate doesn't speak the English language very well (if at all) so I can't use him as a credible witness. I can't rely on our camera because he's smart enough to stay out of view and we don't record any sound. I went back to management and was told to ignore him and they'd take care of it. Two weeks have passed to no change. Still the sneaking up on me, still the obnoxious memos. I'm not sure where to go or who to turn to. I'd quit but I'm in school and my work schedule fits perfectly with my classes. Any advice? I doubt that I'll actually get murdered but I'd like to stay away from the uncomfortable situations as much as possible. Matt more

Resolved Question: Whats wrong with being a real estate agent?

Is the real estate business the same as it used to be (1980-90)? I'm 18 and am wondering about future career aspects. Ive considered Database Administration, commerce, or getting a bba, or marketing. I like the idea of you are as successful as you want to be type attitude. I live in Vancouver (Canada) which is like miami, where people come to that have made money to spend money. What is the life style like and how does one succeed in this area. What type of degree should I aim for if I wanted to further pursue this career choice. What is the typical salary, as I understand that it really does depend on how many deals you close but if your successful, the sky must be the limit correct? In the first 6 months, how do you spend your time, meet and greet, office runs? Is there one field in real estate that pays more? Can an Agent become a broker or vica versa. How many agents a year lose their jobs due to saturation. Is there any reading material that can help me? Many thanks. more

Resolved Question: Whats the deal with real estate?

Is the real estate business the same as it used to be (1980-90)? I'm 18 and am wondering about future career aspects. Ive considered Database Administration, commerce, or getting a bba, or marketing. I like the idea of you are as successful as you want to be type attitude. I live in Vancouver (Canada) which is like miami, where people come to that have made money to spend money. What is the life style like and how does one succeed in this area. If I started right after highschool, would I be taken seriously, or would someone pass me off as a kid. What is the typical salary, as I understand that it really does depend on how many deals you close but if your successful, the sky must be the limit correct? In the first 6 months, how do you spend your time, meet and greet, office runs? Is there one field in real estate that pays more? Can an Agent become a broker or vica versa. How many agents a year lose their jobs due to saturation. Is there any reading material that can help me? Many thanks. more

Resolved Question: Is Real Estate a career to pursue?

Is the real estate business the same as it used to be (1980-90)? I'm 18 and am wondering about future career aspects. Ive considered Database Administration, commerce, or getting a bba, or marketing. I like the idea of you are as successful as you want to be type attitude. I live in Vancouver (Canada) which is like miami, where people come to that have made money to spend money. What is the life style like and how does one succeed in this area. If I started right after highschool, would I be taken seriously, or would someone pass me off as a kid. What is the typical salary, as I understand that it really does depend on how many deals you close but if your successful, the sky must be the limit correct? In the first 6 months, how do you spend your time, meet and greet, office runs? Is there one field in real estate that pays more? Can an Agent become a broker or vica versa. How many agents a year lose their jobs due to saturation. Is there any reading material that can help me? Many thanks. more

Resolved Question: A career in real estate.?

Is the real estate business the same as it used to be (1980-90)? I'm 18 and am wondering about future career aspects. Ive considered Database Administration, commerce, or getting a bba, or marketing. I like the idea of you are as successful as you want to be type attitude. I live in Vancouver (Canada) which is like miami, where people come to that have made money to spend money. What is the life style like and how does one succeed in this area. If I started right after highschool, would I be taken seriously, or would someone pass me off as a kid. What is the typical salary, as I understand that it really does depend on how many deals you close but if your successful, the sky must be the limit correct? In the first 6 months, how do you spend your time, meet and greet, office runs? Is there one field in real estate that pays more? Can an Agent become a broker or vica versa. How many agents a year lose their jobs due to saturation. Is there any reading material that can help me? Many thanks. more

Voting Question: High School Track&Field Questions...?

Soo... I'm gonna stary by saying I have a lot of questions, so just answer what you feel like... thanks :) So i ran track in middle school, mainly just hurdles, and loveeeed it. I like running, especially sprinting/hurdles, but I was never reaaaally great at it. I would occassionally qualify for some meets but never placed in the top 3. So now I'm a freshman, not doing athletics (doing JROTC), but I wanna get back into Track. Soo... * First and foremost, it seems like the fastest kids in track were naturally fast. They didn't run often or practice hard, they were just fast. It seemed super unfair, but life sucks. Anyways. How should I be training for track to overcome my slightly below average running genes? I want to be good, and place at meets... So how should I be training? -I've thought about ankle weights, or they were suggested for me because I always had good form for hurdles but needed some added quickness. So should I just put on some ankle weights and run springs around my neighborhood or wherever? Or do I run longer distances and just train those muscles? :O -What other methods of training are there for gaining speed (not endurance so much). I'm interested in the 100, 200 and 400m runs and the shorter hurdle sprints... Preferably from someone who's experienced in track... and any other tips and what-not for getting faser. Also, if I'm going to do Track next year I'd have to switch it out for my two semester electives, Ecology/wildlife/range management and business. On a competitive college resume, which would look better? * And if I were to only do track junior and senior year, (and college hopefully...) would I be way behind someone who did track all 4 years + middle school? Thanks guys :D more

Resolved Question: I am married and having an online affair with a married man.?

I didn't go looking for this but last winter I started chatting with a man 800 miles away. He is in a sexless marriage with four kids and runs a business. We connected quickly with many late night chats and texts and then endless phone calls and camming. We have shared intimate pictures of ourselves, engaged in phone sex and on cam. He has called me the love of his life and despite having not met, we have seen each others "true" selves. Somehow we keep up the connection for a year now! We talk about meeting ... growing old together ... Here's the thing ... I was happy with my husband ... still am. We have only been together a few years and are rehabbing a house which has caused a lot of stress. I often think this is just an escape. At times I think I am being used ... I IM, email and text him ... help him do things for his company ... send him care packages ... he has said for seven months now he has a package of things he wants to share with me but has yet to send it. I can't say he is as attentive as I am but he does have four kids and runs a company. He does all often and we have such intense conversations. I have tried to walk away several times but every time he comes after me telling me how much he loves me ... I just don't know what to do ... I feel like a brat because my husband is loving and attentive.I know this is wrong but I am finding it hard to walk away. My husband is aware of this situation although not the extent. Not that it justifies anything but his kids are almost grown. In many ways, I feel like he is dependent on me for love, support ...Also ... I am loving and attentive to my husband ... I just can't get this online guy out of my head or heart. I care about him. more

Resolved Question: I thought I was hired and had the job, but now I'm not so sure. What should I do?

Okay, so I've been job hunting for around 4 months now, with little to no success. I applied to over 80 places, and Old Navy was one of them. I walked in to fill out an application, but they told me I had to do it online and handed me an Information card. I figured this meant it was a lost cause, because I didn't think the online hiring process provided hope for 16 year old's. Well about 2 months ago, I got a call from the manager. She said they were hiring for seasonal employees, and scheduled me an interview. I was highly anticipating this interview, but she called me a few hours before I was going to leave for it and told me something had come up and she couldn't do any that day, but that she would call me at the end of the week to reschedule. Well the end of the week came around and I still hadn't received any calls, so I called her. She told me they were having a budget meeting soon about how many employees they could hire and what not. She said after the meeting she would call me and let me know. Well she never called again, so I figured that meant I had lost my chance. But then a month later (last week) she called me again. She apologized for taking so long to get back to me, and scheduled another interview. I half-expected her to cancel on me again, but she didn't, so I prepared for it. The interview went well I thought, I had anticipated most of the questions she asked so most of the answers I gave were good and well-thought out. She seemed to really like me, and impressed when I had to run the dressing room, sale floor, and cash register for 5 minutes each. Business was slow, so she brought out the head manager and I had my second interview the same day. That one went well as well, and after it was over she shook my hand and told me they thought I would be good for the position (or something like that, my memory is so foggy because I was literally hyperventilating the whole day). She also told me that they had to wait for the background check to come back, which would take 24-48 hours, but when they got it they would call about when my training was and what not and to give me my schedule. Well it's been a week, and I haven't gotten any calls from them. I called Wednesday to check up on things, but she was in the middle of an interview. So I think I should just let it be. I guess when she's done with her interviews, she'll call the people she's picked (even though I thought I was for sure one). I feel really discouraged. Like everyone else, I am so exhausted from this economy, I may only be 16 but my bills are around $400 a month. If I don't get this job, I'm going to have to make tons of adjustments and give up a lot because this was my last hope, no one else will hire me. (mostly because I don't turn 17 until april). What are your opinions? Do you think I still might have a chance at Old Navy? **Note: They told me they were hiring 10 new people because they had to have 70 employees for this big project they're starting on. But I know a few people that work there and they just got laid off a few days ago...could this mean more positions and a bigger chance? Thank you so much for any advice you can offer!:) more

Resolved Question: How can I turn the wired headset on my corded home phone into a wireless headset?

At home I have a wired home phone I use for business calls and phone meetings. Most of the time I stay at my desk but sometimes I need to go to another room with my headset. I do not want to buy a cordless phone because that means if I have a 2 - 4 hr meeting I run the risk of the battery dying and losing the call. I was wondering if there was some sort of wireless adapter I can plug in for those calls where I know I'll need to move around? Also, i don't want to have to buy a whole new headset, I love my current headset and it was pretty expensive. I just want to find some sort of wireless adapter add on. more

Voting Question: help with family problems?

ok so like my older sister has custody of my youngest sister, she is 17 she is meek and mild and dont speak up for herself and they treat her like she is a 5 yr old or a new born dont let her have friends dont let her act as a normal 17yr old and their like she aint ready for the world im like if u give her a chance she wont ever be ready and my 3 other sisters saying no u r wrong this is not irrelevent u need to mind ur own business im like this is my sister and i dont like her complaining to me and i cant do anything about it she wont stand up for herself when i was younger i didnt stand up for myself either and im not slow! anyhow i try to talk to my older sister about it and say lucretia dont like that fact that ur five yr old son can go to his friends house and spend the nite but she cant he can go out with his friends and she cant he gets treated like the 17yr old and she gets treated like the 5 yr old and they dismiss everything i say and say im causing problems or im a problem My lil sis complains to me that she's no freedom u know and i said u know what ur almost 18 yr old in a few months u can leave the house and my sister (the one she lives with) made her sit in the car for 45 min last nite forced her to tell her everything we talked about! Tonight all of us sisters were together talking about this issue and uh they kept saying she aint leaving the older sis house until she 21 and im making her go to school until she 21 im like in this country at 18 yr old u r an adult and u can not be forced to live with anyone u can go where u want and my older sis goes well if she leaves she cant come back im like she dont wanna come back she was crying u know the thing is our dad has to pay child support until my sister is either 18 and moved out or 21 in my sister's house and in school so my older sister wants her money coz our dad get's paid very good and she pays close 300 a wk child support ya a wk not a month coz he's a really good job and my sister takes her money and gives her nothing and if one of us gives her money she makes her give it up any how they tried to make my youngest sister speak up and say what she wants at the so called meeting like if she wants to be with her friends or what and she wouldnt and they are like see she is slow she wont speak up for herself i said u wouldnt either if u knew that u'd be punished for it later My younger sister i admit is sensetive and she is miserable she dont wanna live like this anymore and im afraid she might hurt herself i know if this were me i'd run away but some pple are diff i dont know what to do all my other sisters are against me they've always have been they are jealous of me coz im smarter then them no im serious jealous coz i've been around the world jealous coz i've more money jealous coz i've never asked any of them for money that i can manage money and they cant jealous coz i never did drugs and they do jealous coz i've my own business and they are on welfare jealous coz many things so they try to make me feel like bad or make me the bad guy Now i do have some communication problems coz my mom always had head phones on my ears and never did that to them more

Resolved Question: How can I return my life?

When a product is broken and unable to meet any expectations as generally understood, the product can be returned for a refund, when a scrupulous business. Is life an unscrupulous business run by Satan? Or is there absolutely no product guarantee? more

Voting Question: How long is a reasonable amount of time to consider signing an employment contract?

My employer recently decided to have us sign employment contracts. I have been with the company for 2 months. On Mondays I leave at 5:00 PM, but often I run a little over taking care of any thing I have to finish. At 5:20PM as I was about to leave, I was told I had to sign some documents. I waited until 5:30PM before I was given the documents. When asked if I could review them and sign them later, the office manager gave me an attitude and said they needed them signed now. I told her that they knew they needed the documents signed hours ago and yet they wait until I am walking out the door to give me the contracts. I looked over the contracts and the next morning, on Tuesday and 9:30AM I called the company owner and asked him if I could have more time on the contract because I wanted to consult with a trusted friend of mine who knows more about these matters. I was told I had an hour to make a decision to either sign or leave. I have had less than 24 hours to review the contract and my employer refuses to give me more time. I have emailed my consultant and called him, but he is in a business meeting and likely won't be able to get back to me for another few hours. The contract in question is dated to begin 1-20-10, and today is 1-19-20, so I don't see why I can't take the day to review this contract. So how long is a reasonable amount I should be given to review this contract before signing into it? It is about 4 pages long and has a non compete clause, open hours of association requirements, lower commision brackets than before and other such things that I need consultation on. And I feel that I am not being given enough time to review this contract. more

Resolved Question: I'm ready to throw in the towel on my 19 year marriage. Communication is poor, I can't approach him without...?

I'm ready to throw in the towel on my 19 year marriage. The communication between us is poor, at best. I cannot approach him about anything that he might disagree with, or find disagreeable, as this often results in an explosive temper tantrum on his part. He will smash things, and clench and unclench his fists in anger. He also "takes things out on" our daughter after we fight. If i don't agree or at least go along with everything he thinks, does, etc. I am being unreasonable. I usually go along with whatever the thing may be, from TV programs to where to go out for dinner, just to keep the peace. My thoughts, my feelings are inconsequential. The man that I got to know prior to my marriage actually never existed - it was all an act, an act that I fell for hook, line and sinker. It was like he was acting in a part as a movie or TV character - the perfect man. I decided to stay after I discovered "the real him" for the fact that we had a daughter within a year of saying "I do." And, I thought he'd change - fool that I was. Next fall, our daughter starts college. My baby will be grown. I am done. I have my own thoughts, feelings and needs, and they are not being met in this relationship. We don't even have sex anymore, for years now - he has no sex drive, at least for me. He takes care of himself... We have never had good communication. Sad to say, I married him too soon after meeting him (6 months). I was in love with the idea of love. If I had met his family prior to our marriage, we would never have been wed, as I can see how be became so very damaged. His father was a mealy-mouthed wimp. His mother ran the entire show - and she is mentally ill. Nothing was ever good enough, she always had to be in complete control - or else she would sabotage family plans by becoming "sick" and taking to her bed for days and weeks at a time. Sometimes, she becomes violent, striking out at anyone within arm-reach. All three of her children have weird relationships. They find it hard to make or keep friends of any kind. They are all very secretive and paranoid about others knowing "their business." I don't know if I'm splitting up with him or more likely the case may be that I'm escaping him. Our daughter has been after me for years - why do you put up with this??? Why do you let him treat you this way? BTW, he has the biggest ego of any one person I have ever met. He thinks he is everything a woman would want and need - so that's why I should be grateful to have him! I need advise, obviously.He did hit me twice early in the marriage. I slapped him when he was becoming unbearable with his name-calling, making faces at me and belittling me. He told me I wasn't going anywhere with his toddler daughter, so I slapped him in an attempt to snap him into reality - he had really lost it. I soon learned that he would smack me back, and hard too even if I was trying to get him to "sober-up" emotionally-wise.. more

Resolved Question: Which oil companies is it okay to accept funding from?

In another question I linked to a site (www.co2science.org) which listed various studies on the Medieval Warm Period. I was criticised for this choice of site as it has accepted funding from Exxon (which i already knew, having checked Sourcewatch). From what I can gather, the criticism is that any organisation which accepts funding from a big oil company is, by that very fact, dubious. Now, I'm not sure that's particularly true (it may just be that the company feels that the organisation's efforts or research is likely to coincide with its own) but if that's the case, then what about the research from the Climate Research Unit and the Tyndall Centre who as we now know have approached Shell for funding, as the email below shows: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ""SHELL INTERNATIONAL Mick Kelly and Aeree Kim (CRU, ENV) met with Robert Kleiburg (Shell International’s climate change team) on July 4th primarily to discuss access to Shell information as part of Aeree’s PhD study (our initiative) and broader collaboration through postgrad. student project placements (their initiative), but Robert was also interested in plans for the Tyndall Centre (TC). What ensued was necessarily a rather speculative discussion with the following points emerging. Shell International would give serious consideration to what I referred to in the meeting as a ‘strategic partnership’ with the TC, broadly equivalent to a ‘flagship alliance’ in the TC proposal. A strategic partnership would involve not only the provision of funding but some (limited but genuine) role in setting the research agenda etc. Shell’s interest is not in basic science. Any work they support must have a clear and immediate relevance to ‘real-world’ activities. They are particularly interested in emissions trading and CDM. Robert seemed to be more interested in supporting overseas (developing world) than home/EU studentships, presumably because of the credit abroad and their involvement in CDM. (It is just possible this impression was partially due to the focus on Aeree’s work in the overall discussion but I doubt it.) It seems likely that any support for studentships would be on a case by case basis according to the particular project in question. Finally, we agreed that we would propose a topic to this year’s MSc intake as a placement with Shell and see if any student expressed interest. If this comes off we can run it under the TC banner if it would help. I would suggest that Robert and his boss are invited to the TC launch at the very least (assuming it will be an invite type affair). Question is how can we and who should take this a step further. Maybe a meeting at Shell with business liaison person, Mike H if time and myself if time? I’d like to/am happy to stay involved through the next stage but then will probably have to back off. We didn’t cover the new renewable energy foundation. Mick Kelly 11 September 2000"" uea-tyndall-shell-memo.doc ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What "role in setting the research agenda" did Shell get, and why is it not a problem that the Tyndall Centre accepts money from Shell, BP and other oil companies, and lets them shape the "research agenda" but when a website accepts a donation from an oil company, then any study it so much as refers to is suspect? Double standards? .EDIT - @ Don't Panic. You wrote: ""It's a question of the driving force behind the research. Who wants the research to be done and for what purpose. "" ~ So it's okay for the CRU to take money from those nice people at Shell because their intentions are pure? (Like justifying emissions trading, eh?) The driving force behind my question? I want to understand why some people feel its fine for big oil companies to have a role in shaping the research agenda (when it's clear that their only motivation is making money from emissions trading) when the research agrees with what they believe. But when the an oil company funds research or a site that says stuff they disagree with, all of sudden that connection means we can't believe any of it. .---------------------------------------------------- EDIT @ Dawei Good point. I should of included a link to a cached copy of the (now deleted) CRU History page at the University of East Anglia. http://66.102.9.132/search?q=cache:http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/about/history/ As you will see, Shell, BP - and Greenpeace - are listed amongst their sources of funding (scroll to bottom of page for list). . more

Resolved Question: ok, so. i was on Craigslist, and stumbled upon a scammer. any ideas how to...?

ok heres the deal. i was a naive high school grad, and was looking for a job. saw craigslist, and had no idea that people could put fake ads and crap. i had two job offers... and chose the higher paying 1, when i found out it was fake i tried applying to my other offer, and they said the positions been filled. yea im upset. The job i lost was Kitchen help at an all girls private high school. Im 19 years old!!, im a guy!! can u imagine how much i wanted it >< the uniiiforrms.... anyways. now this scammer guy emailed me, and im tired of them. so i want to screw with them like they did me. heres the conversation so far: HE SAID- >>>You looking for a part time Job? Are you available to run errands? I >>>am looking for someone who can handle my personal Assistant and run >>>business errands at his/her spare time.Someone who can offer me these >>>services:Mail services: Receive my mails and drop them off at UPS >>>(nothing illegal).or pick items up at nearby post office at your >>>convenience. >>> >>>Let me know if you will be able to offer me any of these services.... >>> >>>Thank you! >>> >>> >>>PS: I found you on craigslist THEN I SAID: > On 1/10/10, Dexter Inopiquez <dexterinopiquez@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Hi, this is Dexter, I was just wondering if you could give me a little >> more detail about where I'm going to be working and what I'm going to do. THEN HE SAID <<srry this part is long>>: > I should probably tell you more about the job... This job is flexible > so you can do it wherever you are provided that there is a post office > in the area.In addition to that, I don't mind you doing all of the > tasks during your spare time outside of work or school. I wish I could > meet up with you to talk about this job in person but I am currently > away on business. I am in Bahrain so there will be no interview. > > All errands will be in your city/town so It is not a must that you > have a car for the job, you can go places by bus or taxi. When you get > my mails/packages, you are required to mail them to where I want them > mailed to cash some Check when they are sent to you,Then take the rest > of the money to a western union office and send it to my supplier at > the western union address which i will provide to you later. > > You won't have to put money out of your pocket, that's all you have > to do. You are allowed to open the packages to reveal the content. The > content of the packages will be business and personal mails.. All > expenses and taxes will be covered by me. You will work between 15 and > 20hrs a month. > > I will pay($400). That is not a bad offer is it? I need your service > because I am constantly out of town... I am an Architect. I will be > back in town soon,so this process will be on going till then. If you > don't mind, I will meet up with you when I return and then we can talk > about the possibility of making this long term. Well, let me know if > you are able to handle the position. > > > I will email you the list and pictures of what to shop for when I am > ready. No heavy packages is involved! You can do the shopping at > Sears, Walmart, Circuit city, Best buy and other stores. You will be > shopping for Art materials brands,Painting materials,Woodworking > materials, Writing instruments,Colors,Sculpture materials and Dyes.I > will provide you my UPS account number for Shipping. All you have to > do is provide my account number to UPS and shipping charges will be > applied into the account. I will provide clear set of instructions for > each task I need done as well the funds to cover them. > > If I were to mail you money to do my errands plus upfront payment for > your service,How should your Name appear on the check? Where should I > mail it to? and what is your cell number > > best regards THEN I SAID!!!!(lying of course hahaa): > Hello, i dont mind actually taking you up on this offer, i actually like the > sound of the flexibility, and being able to do this on spare time. i assure > you i can get the job done. > as for the upfront money i will acept it through paypal if thats fine with > you. > make payment in USD for 400.00, to Dexterinopiquez@yahoo.com > label it under services. then you can instruct me as to what you need > accomplished. > -i look foward to working with you > Dexter Inopiquez FINALLY HE WROTE: I am sorry i only work by pay checks the cost of sending pay checks from my bank is lesser than the cost of sending paypal. if you actually read everything, thanks. now down to business, im thinking of saying, "oh well, in that case u could just mail it to ### ____ Rd Seaside CA, 93955. <<--- my adress. or if you know any other way, or think its a good idea, let me know THANKS A BUNCH YAHOOERS!!! more

Resolved Question: What should I do to resolve this Problem for Good, for my Sake?

I really hate sitting and listening in my Religion Class, now that a couple of Retarded girls are really irritating me. I'll tell you what they've been doing: When it first started happening, since we get tought in a lecture theatre in a Separate building, they've been sitting in different places quite frequently, just to annoy me. First they sat over on the very end, opposite of me. One of them started giving me nasty looks. The Second time they started sitting in the same Row as me, and writing pointless stuff down on Paper and laughing about it to one another. They both stormed out, laughing their faces off. That followed a death in my family and a talking-to from the Teacher of that class. They didn't smarten up one bit from it since they're not very Smart to begin with. The third time they sat in the Same spot, and one of them laughed at me after the Tough weekend I had. I told the Guidance Counsellor, and they all had a meeting. Afterwards she called me in, and said I was just staring at them, and supposedly following them both out the door after class. She said that they also didn't even know who I was. That was a Lie. The fourth time they started passing behind me. It almost felt like every time one of them got out of their seats to throw something out, especially this one time a Banana peel, I thought they were going to put it on my head. I would've hit them. When we went on the Class field trip, both of them were so nice to me. I wonder why. I thought they honestly changed, either than them both trying to stay the farthest away from me as they could. One of them stared at me like she was Jealous or something. The following day in Media arts, one of them teased me by using a Cell phone that they claimed was theirs and was new, but actually belonged to someone else. The next time they started sitting a Row up from me. Musical chairs anyone? What they did was sit together and actually mind their own business, until one of them went down the stairs beside me, and when they came back up (I was doing my work), looked and me and gave the signal to the other one and laughed. I'm getting sick of this. The next time they started (and this was back at the Highschool). When I was doing something at my locker, they both ran past me the fastest they could. One of them yelled "Gay!", since I was wearing my makeup a little heavier that day. They also said said loudly to the other that the Hallway supposedly 'Stunk' because I was in it. They also went to the Guidance counsellor and told her that I was staring at them in Class one day, and drew a Map showing it. I WAS NOT LOOKING AT HER! Recently their was an incident in the Washroom on Thursday. One of them went in the washroom and was about to shut the door, when I told them I wanted in. They looked at me with very Evil eyes, and just ran out. I went in and did my Thing. She probably thought I would stink it up or something like the Idiot she is. They both try to get away from me and laugh whenever I try to pass them. And the last thing they did was in Media arts. One of them was with my ex-friend. They were trying to act Innocent and Sweet like always by making sweet jokes about how my ex-friend was in that Class but they weren't. They gave me that same Jealous look that I told you about happened before. The incredibly funny thing is, one of those Girls used to be frequent friends with me. Before it all happened, we used to sit together in Class and exchange E-mails, listen to songs and help each other with homework. We even went to Study Hall together and shared our own personal opinions. Now when I try to talk to them separately, they seem fine still, but Shun me off by saying something rude and obvious at the end of every sentence. How could someone's brain just Click, and turn around and be this way to me? I haven't done anything to her except be honest. The other Girl on the other hand, is very Two-faced. She pretends to like me every so often by asking for Paper in her binder or if I had an extra pen, like she just wanted to be Polite. - This is only happens in Class when the other one isn't in Class by Absence. How Cowardly. The thing I want from you Guys now, is a Good Explanation or Answer. Could you tell me why this is happening and why one of my Friends clicked, by turning on me with someone else who never even liked me? And what should I do to Eliminate this for Good? Should I drop out of Class or Switch Schools? Because my Mom phoned the Principal, but he never responded back to her message. more

Voting Question: Writing skills !! i really need help :)?

1. Which one of the following sentences contains an unnecessary word? A. Why don't you leave before the crowd arrives? B. The snake raised up its head and struck. C. She left early, though he told her not to. D. Rich was angry, but he concealed his feelings. 2. Choose the connective that belongs in the blank. She left the party early. Next she went to a movie. _______ she went home. A. Next B. Meanwhile C. Finally D. First 3. Which of the following topics would lend itself only to a formal style of writing? A. Folk Songs I Have Sung B. Psychological Effects of Nuclear Weapons C. How I Lost 10 Pounds D. Why Living in the Country Is Better Than Living in the City 4. Choose the connective that belongs in the blank in the following sentence. I like to play baseball. _______, I can't throw a ball very well. A. However B. In fact C. For instance D. Besides 5. Which of the following sentences has a compound predicate? A. She raced along the path to beat him to the beach. B. While he swam, she collected shells. C. She washed the shells and dried them in the sun. D. She placed the shells in a plastic bag while he dried himself off. 6. Which of the following sentences has a dangling modifier? A. When the storm began to abate, we went home. B. By the light of the moon, I tripped over a rock. C. The dog that is man's best friend is cat's worst enemy. D. On the way to the bank, the interest rates went down. 7. Choose the connective that belongs in the blank in the following sentence. Everyone appeared to be having a good time. _______, my impressions may have been wrong. A. In fact B. In other words C. Furthermore D. Of course 8. Which one of these statements would be considered inappropriate in formal writing? A. Dr. Thomson arrives promptly each morning. B. He hates to be late. C. He reviews the reports of his assistants. D. Next, he prepares to conduct his experiments. 9. A clause from sentence (i) has been turned into a(n) _______ in sentence (ii). (i) Since she knew what the lecture was about, she didn't attend the meeting. (ii) Knowing what the lecture was about, she didn't attend the meeting. A. compound predicate B. relative pronoun C. infinitive D. phrase 10. How are the ideas in the following two sentences tied together? The best time I had all summer was the night of Sherry's party. The worst was the next day. A. A connective B. Sentences closely connected in meaning C. Word pointers D. No connection 11. Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase? A. With the proper help, they'll complete the project early. B. Running all the way, he got there early. C. They sang it, and sang it again. D. They tried, although they didn't expect to win. 12. Two things to keep in mind when you're deciding whether to use formal or informal English are the A. opinion and the occasion. B. occasion and the audience. C. reader and the audience. D. reader and the location. 13. Which of the following groups of words is a sentence fragment? A. When we stopped by the garden. B. Stop by the garden. C. We stopped; she didn't. D. Stopping by the garden, we saw that the flowers were in bloom. 14. What is the name of the common error in the following sentence? Having risen because of the rains, the hikers were unable to cross the river. A. Infinitive phrase B. Run-on sentence C. Dangling modifier D. Prepositional phrase 15. Which of the following is the best opening sentence for a business letter that you want to sound fairly informal? A. I am in receipt of your order of February 10. B. This letter is to make you cognizant of our receipt of your order. C. Your order of February 10 arrived in our office today. D. Please be advised that I've just received your order. 16. Which one of the following sentences contains two ideas joined by a connecting word? A. Frank went fishing on Saturday he caught many fish. B. Tina arrived at work earlier than usual. C. Mike ran after the bus. D. Sally lives with her parents, although she could afford her own apartment. 17. Which of the following is a way you could begin an essay that's about the medical uses of iodine? A. Last summer, a splinter in my brother's leg became infected, which led to blood poisoning. He could have prevented the problem with a few drops of iodine. B. The Winter Olympics of 1980 took place in the beautiful area of Lake Placid, New York. Lake Placid is nestled in the Adirondack mountains. C. Silver iodide is used in photography. Photography is a widespread form of art, and it has become more popular than painting. D. Although iod more

Resolved Question: Is this for real or is he just dreaming?

I got to meet my friend's brother when he was visiting (me and my friend are currently living abroad). We had a nice time but that was that. Now, 2-3 months later, she started "selling" him to me big time and I would guess the other way around. He contacted me, but since we are in different countries we haven't been able to meet up again yet. Anyway, this intense contact has started (through mail, text, skype)... and he's telling me how much he would like for me to come travelling with him and all the places that he wants to show me. He's also mentioned a few times that I'm welcome to stay with him if I go back and he's (even if somewhat jokingly) suggested that we run a business together out of our home! We've only been in contact for a couple of weeks. Now he's booking a flight to come here to visit and he wants to take me to a very fancy restaurant. What would you have thought of all this? To you, does it seems like dreaming or actually serious intentions? Guys... from a male perspective, what would you think of this? In what kind of situation would you have acted like this? more

Voting Question: Does anyone have an experience using a software for tracking his/her cheating spouse?

I reside with my husband and kids in a different country from where we used to live. But, back there, he had an affair, though he never admitted .it was a year and half ago. After a short time we moved to this country and have been living since then. This summer my husband is going on a business trip for a month to the country where he had an affair. I suspect he will meet the girl again. So i want to track him. I am interested in a software that installs in a computer and keeps recording all the activities done in that computer (sent, received e-mail, messaging etc. Is it suspectable? Is there any other things that I should be aware of when using this software? By the way, my husband's pc is Mac, I've heard some of these wouldn't work on Mac? Any advice? I also read many articles about catching cheating husbands but my situation is quite different than on those that are written in these articles. (I don't speak this country's language, so I don't run the phone bills etc,I don't think he has an affair here) So plaese give advice on how to catch him when he's away from me. more

Voting Question: eBay as a business, tax question?

I'm looking for advice from anyone who does ebay as a business. I have been selling my clothes and bags on ebay to have some money while I'm in college and sometimes sell for friends and family. I have been thinking about doing it as a business as I have read some success stories of people buying and reselling full time. The questions that I have are about taxes, and running an ebay business. I am familiar with ebay and paypal and everything but what I don't understand is the "business" side. 1. I still have a lot of my personal items to sell that I won't be making a profit on.... how do I prove these items are mine and not purchased to re-sell? Should I sell the rest of them before I start doing it as a business? 2. I plan to get a lot of my inventory from garage sales and thrift stores, but I can't get a receipt from a garage sale, how do I prove how much I paid for something without a receipt?! And also, some stores don't even itemize things you buy (for example, at tj maxx if you buy 5 clothing items, it will say 'womens clothing' 'juniors clothing'/etc... and then a barcode, it doesn't say "Juicy couture size small peacoat")... so if I really had to prove how much I paid for something wouldn't it be rather difficult? If I keep a detailed list of how much I paid for things at yard sales, will that be sufficient enough? 3. Is it necessary to meet with an accountant and get a tax id number before I start this? Is it expensive? If for some reason, I don't make any money re-selling, it would have been a waste. Thanks in advance for any advice. I can be paranoid but I just want to be extra careful that I go about this the correct way. more

Resolved Question: What to do with my boyfriend?

My boyfriend and I have been living together for a year and it has been a long hard year with finance crisis but all went well at the last minute.His parents are here for a month we spent xmas and new year with them,The first day when the mum was here two days later she was complaining of how am not a good house wife character I do not clean enough(he told me so in private).I decided to wake up the next morning and spring cleaned the whole day cause they are here on Holiday and I want to make them very comfortable .I clean three bedroom house alone and hand wash I am not a lazy person.I ran out of money I bought lots of the house hold stuff before the parents came and my pay check is due to come any time soon.He told me he had few money left and I promised him all would be well as I would be getting my check. I feel weird sometimes around the mum she speaks German and I try my best to speak to her as she can not speak English am not a good German speaker but I try hard.I am Spanish speaking .Last year we used to fight verbally a lot cause I had no money it was not easy for me to get a job but the end of year all went well as I got a temporary job which paid me very well.I work as well from home as a massage therapist,part time model and Actress due to the holiday and traveling my business has gone down.We have been going out for meals every night for two weeks in upmarket restaurant and it pains me knowing how much it costs to eat out.Well for he past year I have been miserable every month to be told to move out if I have no money.When there is money all is well I am so happy with him he makes me feel good . Two days ago I made the worst mistake ever I left home at 3am went to a friend's place and he was mad .I think subconsciously it has been eating me up deep down in my heart and building up.I love him dearly we have an age difference his older than me but that is not the problem.His not a wealthy guy he can afford to look after himself and I love him the way he is .I have to contribute as well which I agree .when ever am broke I know the fight will start. So now he told me the best is I move out of the house end of February .This time I could not cry like as usual or beg him to stay with him I actually thought it could be a good idea though it does not change the way I feel about him.He also mentioned we could still see each other when am out of the house.All this is happening in front of his parents and I feel bad I do not know what they think of me.Now they are gone for the day the will be back tonight.When I asked him if my daughter 9years old and I are invited he said he did not have money on him,well that shows I was not invited.I have been looking for apartment to move next month and looking for a school for my daughter as well.I am heart broken I hope he understands how I feel which I doubt.What hurts the most is to be told to my face to go he thinks we can not live together.I do not ask for anything from accept for love which is good enough for me. I wish I could know that he loves me a bit I would be happy .Nothing is wrong with me that I think I can not meet another man.I sometimes think I have given too much in this relationship.When we go out no one believes all the chores I do at home and the most people think he spoils me .All I have I bought it from my own sweat including half of the furnisher.I get friends asking me why am with him if he can not provide for me but that is not what am looking for.I love this man so much that I feel so lost right now.H e can not see the way I feel about him if he knew how much he means to me he would not tell me to move out.I wash his clothes and I always shower with him and even wash his body .At night I would sit with him no matter how tired I am I will wait for him to go to bed if he goes early to sleep I join him.When he is not feeling well I stress so much.I give him space when he want to watch his program.I love him so much that I always want to see him happy.If he wants me out and it it makes him happy I will do it for his sake At the moment I feel I have given enough that I can not give any longer.I am human we have had our fights and am the only who has to beg for forgiveness it is like a song .Last night I thought carefully the only time I ever enjoyed with him was the first three months I met him.what can I do I need an advice before I do something I might regret.Should move out or talk to him to stay and try and work things out.I am really mixed up right now ,thank you for taking time to read more

Resolved Question: How Do I Do This And Pull My Head Above Water?

What do you do? Its been three years, I’ve looked into every online opportunity available, and given a hard effort towards each and everyone. I’m great at my day job, but I hate it. Like most everyone else in the world. And I know that I can do better, but now Im racked up. Ive used every inch of credit available to me to try and make something work but it just dosent seem to happen. I even spent $10,000 on an established site, they told me to run their SEO program on it and start building back links but the program screwed up the site, you cant even see the site now. Its completely useless. Three months ago I knew what I wanted, I wanted to buy a business online that was already established and run it, I don’t know enough about coding or HTML or even starting to create my own site so knew this was the best way. But as I mentioned earlier I got screwed and have since spent every waking hour searching for an opportunity to take over a business and split the revenue with the old owner till we meet whatever price, Christ I would have done it indefinitely. Think you can find that? Fat chance!! No where you can do that. I cant find one decent person willing, which makes sense I would want a portion upfront as well. more

Resolved Question: How to convice a boss that his pet project is a gross waste of resources?

My boss has blacked out our (already full) calendars for two weeks each month to assign each member on the team roles that should be handled by other groups in the business. We are now responsible for telling other team leaders how to run their teams. He says this is what they want, but when we meet with these people, they are confused why we're spending time doing their jobs and not providing them what they usually receive from us. Additionally, despite losing two full weeks, our manager expects our normal output to remain the same. more

Resolved Question: Weve stopped talking and I think she is looking at us splitting up.?

My wife and I have been together 6 years and have a 4 year old son and a 7 year old step son from a previous relationship of my wifes. I have not been married before but my wife was married for ten years and then got divorced she then was with her previous partner for 4 years and had a son with him then they split up when we got together. We have been very close for along time working and setting up a business together for me while she was running her own graphic design agency.Recently she has taken employment and closed her business working from home for a company in the same industry as my business which I recently sold part of to a larger company. So instead of working from home I now go to an office everyday. My wife is and still is the higher earner out of the both us and takes care of much of the finances, ive not been very supportive with this and for the last six months have been quite stressed through work changes and the boys playing up we didnt make love for 2 months. My wife has got sick and tired of it and rightly so, as she informed me on new years.On the whole the good times together really out weigh the bad but she has had enough I think , ive taken this on board as best I can as I dont want to lose my her or the boys but I really think were on the verge of splitting up .She is on anti depressants and im just so down I cant eat properly or sleep as it seems as much as im trying to work it out I just seem to say the wrong thing. We just dont seem to talk anymore, she is quite a strong willed women and ive been finding it hard over the last 2 weeks to make sense of everything. As we have been so close we would text alot and do everything together and now I bug her if I text too much and sometimes when I ring her she just ignores my call, she says she loves me when I ask her and we have started to talk, but she says im no fun, but to be fair neither is she, I know I am the cause but I feel the both of us need to make the effort to get ourselves back on track.She also seems to be spending lots of time out of the house meeting freinds, sometimes she texts me with nice xx's on the texts and will come home and be all loving with me. The next day she can be totally different. I hope this all makes sense to whoever reads, it in a nutshell, my marriage is on the rocks, weve started talking so thats good, I think I need to back off a bit give her some space and be nice as I am being and try to be the man she first married, part of me does feel like im flogging a dead horse as maybe its gone too far.......Im also scared of how the boys would react if we split my youngest is only 4 and we are close my step son should understand as he as never known any different as he doesnt have any memories of my wife and his dad been together. Its my youngest that concerns me the most and im also scared of what i would do, all my friends are our friends and where would I go what would I do. Any help would be great. more

Resolved Question: Can someone Edit my essay?

The book Hope was here was written by Joan Bauer. It is about a teenager who lives with her aunt, Addie, in Brooklyn, where Addie works as a chef and Hope works as a waitress. There are many interesting themes in the book including commitment and the battle between good and evil. In the book Hope was Here, Hope encounters many problems in her life with family, friends, and enemies. Hope encounters many problems in her life with family. To start off with, Hope's mother, Deena, Decided she did not want the responsibility of a baby, so she gave her to her sister Addie. When Hope says "My mother didn't want the responsibility of a baby so she left me with Addie, her older sister, and went to live her own life (Joan Bauer 5)" it proves that her mother did not want to raise Hope. Secondly, Hope has no idea who her father is and feels that she cannot be whole until she meets him. It is clear when G.T says "Hope, I was wondering if you'd consider letting me adopt you, because I'd like more than just about anything to do this father thing officially ( Bauer 171)" it shows that Hope does not have a father, so G.T adopts her. Lastly, G.T dies of Leukemia two years after adopting Hope. He was her only hope in having a real father that she has always wanted. Hope has gone through a lot in her life, but her family will always be there for her. Hope encounters many problems in her life with friends. First of all, Hope has to leave her old friends from Brooklyn and meet new ones at Mulhoney, Wisconsin. This will be difficult for her since she needs to start a new life. Also, Hope is attracted to Eddie Braverman. Everybody knows that you cannot date if you work together. When Hope says “Anyone who's spent any time in a food service knows the peril. I don’t date people I work with, Jillian. Its disaster (Bauer 94)" it shows you should not date people you work with. To end with, in the beginning of the book, Lou Ellen, a waitress at the diner, seems to not like Hope. When she says "I had to drive forty miles with a baby to get this job. That Hope waltzes in here - no interview- like she owns the place (Bauer 61)" it shows Lou Ellen does not like Hope. Hope's friends cause many of the problems. Hope encounters many problems in her life with enemies. Firstly, Gleason Beal, the diner part owner in Brooklyn, stole all the money from the cash register which caused Hope and Addie to move to Mulhoney, Wisconsin. When Hope says "I stood there remembering how Gleason had stolen the money from the cash register one night; how he'd cleared out the business bank account and headed off for parts unknown with Charlene the night waitress and our money (Bauer 3)" it is clear that Gleason had stolen the money. Furthermore, Hope and friends have to help G.T Stoop win mayor against Eli Millstone. Eli Millstone has been mayor for eight years and nobody ever runs against him since he is too powerful. Finally, three men that work for Eli Millstone beat Eddie Braverman for supporting G.T Stoop instead of Eli. It is clear when Eddie says “This week three men dragged me into an alley and beat me up. They didn't take my wallet. All they tried to take was my right to support G.T Stoop's candidacy. They told me I'd better shut my mouth about politics in this town (Bauer 121)" that he did get beat by three men. Throughout the whole novel Hope has many conflicts with enemies. It is too bad that Hope encounters many difficult situations in her life involving her family, friends, and enemies. Her conflicts could have been prevented if her mother never let her go, if Hope was not attracted to Eddie, and if Gleason Beal never stole the diner's money. Hope has encountered a lot in her life, but her strength and hope helps her stay put Edit please :), or just make it better somehow? more

Resolved Question: How does the beginning to my story sound?

I want a little feedback on the opening to my story. It's about a teenaged celebrity (Greyson Belle Winters) and her struggles to stay normal with all the pressures on her. Think of it as a novel similar to the books in the "Secrets of My Hollywood Life" series. Please note, this story starts off with a teenhollywood.com article that introduces the relationship between Greyson & Jake, but it isn't featured below. *** “Greyson? Greyson. Greyson Belle Winters, look up from that stupid iPhone of yours and listen to me!” my mom complains, giving me her best evil eye. I smile sheepishly and take a sip of my citrus-infused water. “Sorry. I was reading that Teen Hollywood interview. What were you saying?” Jake laughs. My mom sighs. “I was saying, Kate, Penelope, and Elsie should be here any minute. Now turn your gadget off before I smash it with my Gucci.” I take her seriously. Her brand new snakeskin tote weighs close to twelve pounds. I have no idea what she keeps in there. Just then, Jake’s mom storms out of Cut & Peel’s kitchen door with a tray of food, dressed in her usual printed baby tee and destroyed jeans. She kisses Jake on top of his head and sits down. “Baby greens, hiziki, and cherry salad with a miso dressing alongside an organic rosemary pork roast,” Elsie explains as she sets down the dishes, “I’ve got twenty minutes. Where are Kate and Penelope?” Our agent-publicist duo is surprisingly running late. I can’t ever remember them being late. Actually, I can’t remember being able to go anywhere without being hounded by the paparazzi. “They’re late. So while we’re waiting, I’ll be in the bathroom.”Cut & Peel is located in a lush garden in Santa Monica, and Elsie wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s open and airy, with glass walls, bamboo furniture, and waterfalls bubbling everywhere. I wave and say hello to a few people I know as I make my way across the spacious seven thousand square foot room to the quiet bathroom. No one is in here except for the bathroom attendant. I regloss my lips and turn sideways to get a good look at myself in the mirror. “Greyson Belle Winters. What a surprise,” a smooth, sarcastic voice quips from behind me. I whip around, the tie-dyed skirt of my Sass and Bide chiffon dress twirling out around me. It’s Freesia Macintyre, another well-known teen queen. Did I mention that she hates me since I took her number one spot on Teen Vogue’s Most Fashionable Starlets list last year? It’s too bad, because she used to be really nice: to me and to everyone. She’s transformed into the classic Hollywood bad girl now. “Oh. Hi Freesia. What’s up?” I try to be polite. She smirks and pulls her hair up into a high ponytail. She turns to face the mirror. “Not much,” she starts, which tells me she’s here for something big. “I’m here on a business meeting. About Jack Holton’s new fantasy movie.” I inwardly take her diss. She knows Jack is one of Hollywood’s best directors – one that anyone would die to work with, especially me. I’m a sucker for fantasy movies. “That’s great, Free.” “Oh, shut up.” She turns on her four-inch Jimmy Choo wedges to face me. “Stop the fake friend act. And don’t call me Free.” I take a step back, now completely irritated. “Well, excuse me for trying to be polite,” I say, looking up at her smirk. Why did I have to be only five foot two? “I was trying to be the bigger person.” She rolls her eyes as I head for the door, tipping the attendant who has put on her headphones, most likely to drown her out. “By the way, I think your outfit proves why I was number one of Teen Vogue’s list!” I giggle slightly as I walk away, even though I feel a little bad, too. But, hey, she brought up Jack Holton! “GREYSON! Hi there, girl!” shrieks Penelope. She’s definitely the more hyper half of the Walsh sisters. She stands up to give me a kiss on the cheek while Kate just sits there, typing away on her Blackberry. She looks up a moment later and smiles at me. “Sorry ‘bout that. Hi Greyson, hi Jake. How’s life?” “I just had a run-in with the flower witch in the bathroom, if not good.” “What? Where is it?” Jake jokes, turning to look around the room. Being six minutes older, he likes to take the older brother role and protect me. I never really need the help, but since he’s my best friend I cut him a lot of slack. I sigh. “It is across the room, holding court with the Holton people.” My crew turns in their seats to look around. They spot Maria Andersen, Jack’s personal assistant, up in the balcony eating area, along with several associates from Emage Pictures talking animatedly with Freesia’s party. Kate smacks down a folder full of prospective offers and stands up with an evil gleam in her eyes. “I’ll be right back.” We watch as she makes her way up the stairs and starts talking to the group. While everyone tries to read my devious agent’s lips, I read over what Kate left behind. There are plenty of offers for me right now – more than most peopl more

Resolved Question: Econ homework help :/?

Which of the following makes someone and entrepreneur a. earning a lot of money as a computer programmer b. becoming a highly paid dancer c. running a service that hires people to install sprinkler systems in lawns d. inventing and selling the rights to manufacture a computer game which of the following is a private organization that attempts to influence public officials to act or vote in ways that will benefit the groups members? a. market research group b. free enterprise group s. public policy group d. interest group which of the following is a critical rule for determining where something is a public good/ a. the benefit to each individual who uses the facility is greater than the cost b. the benefits of the facility are greater for the society than for the individuals using it c. the total benefits to society are greater than the total cost d. the total cost is small for each individual tax payer How do consumers make their desires known to businesses most effectively? (I think its C or D, just trying to be sure) a. through buying products b. by protesting and boycotting products c. through mail and phone surveys d. by hiring lobbyists and joining consumer groups What is one benefit provided by Social Security? a. medical care for the indigent b. cash transfers to workers injured on the job c. compensation for all who lose jobs d. retirement income for the elderly what kind of system is the united states economy based on? a. cause and effect b. centralized c. market d. production A shift in the demand curve means which of the following? a. a change in demand at every price b. a rise in prices c. a decrease in both price and quantity demanded d. a change in consumer income When prices rise, which of the following happens to income? a. it goes down b. it buys less c. it rises to meet prices d. it is used to buy different things Which or the following is the best example of the law of supply a. a sandwich shop increases the number of sandwiches they supply everyday when the price is increased b. a food producer increases the number of acres of wheat he grows to supply a milling company c. a catering company buys a new dishwasher to make their work easier d. a milling company builds a new factory to process flour export Which of the following is a fixed cost for a store? a. short term workers b. rent c. advertising d. inventory What is one kind of monopoly that the U.S goverment generally permits? a. the telephone company b. professional sport leagues c. low-price gasoline d. certain kinds of medications When the government deregulates a product or service, what happens to it? a. the product or service is available to more people b the product or service becomes cheaper c. some government regulations over the industry are eliminated d. government control over the industry is stopped How does a natural monopoly function a. a few firms are in perfect condition b. imperfect competition makes it difficult for firms to do in business c. a single firm supplies all the output d. the government supplies all buyers with the product Which of the following is an advantage of a sole proprietorship? a. no one is responsible if it fails b. it is the least regulated form of business organization c. it is an easy way to make a lot of money d. it is easy to get financing to start one more

Resolved Question: I have major issues with my husband and I don't know how to change things?

I met my husband 2 yrs ago and got married in Jan 09 much against my parents wishes as they felt he's not the right guy for me (our education levels are contrasting- I am a doctor and have about 3 degrees n 2 diplomas while he has passed 10th grade) I could not agree tht education was a reason to dismiss a wonderful human being like him and so convinced my parents tht I will marry him and him only and they reluctantly agreed. He was a very happy go lucky guy and was never serious about money issues. Still he managed to lead a comfortable life. In the last one yr of marriage he went on to make stupid mistakes like buying a business by investing a huge amount of money (He took a loan for it)I had repeatedly insisted that he shud not buy the business as I knew it was going to be a huge loss He went on to borrow more money from frnds n all possible sources. He quit his well paying job to run the business (I had begged him not to leave the job, but he did not listen) Now he is in huge debt. I took up a part time job as I had full time uni for my masters program (which I was half way thru when I got married and did not want to quit ) and I am supporting the family thru this money. he has taken up a casual job but it is closed at the moment and he has no source of income. I am more than happy to work harder and help with the house but the bills are already overdue and some utilities are disconnected. He spends most of his time on the internet looking for some money making sites like work from home n stuff like tht and spends most of his time on it or reading about films n film stars. If he is not doing this he is on the phone with the prospective buyer of his failed business who has agreed to buy the business and paid him some money but keeps threatening to back off. If he is not doing this, then he goes to meet that guy (buyer) and talks abt future imaginary business projects and comes up with a new idea every day and tells me tht he is going to do this and tht. Otherwise he is on the phone with some one else who is absolutely useless. I have finished my masters now and m looking for a good job. I m confident of getting a high paying job and I am sure to get rid of his debts but he is only talking abt one thing - "Making money and becoming a billionaire" and not thinkin how he will do it. Before marriage our sex life was grt but now thr is no sex at all. i cant tell my parents anything cuz I dont want to hurt them and I know dat if my husband gets to know dat my parents know all this, he will ask them for money. I try to talk to his parents and although they are supportive, his mom says to my husband tht since the time he married me he is jinxed. I don't know what to do. I try and focus on getting a job but sometimes go into depression. If I get irritated and shout at him he says I am telling all this cuz he does not hv any money and is in debt. I hv no intention of hurting him when i fight wid him but he gets angry. he tells me i dont let him do anything he wants. i dont because i am scared he will make more debts. And on the contrary he tells me that I am lazy and do nothing at home on the days I don’t have work. I dont want to leave my husband at any cost so pls dont suggest divorce.I love him however he is and wat ever he is. I just want him to understand that he has to stop wasting time and stop blaming ppl and time for his failure and work hard to achieve his dream of becoming a billionaire. dreaming alone is not enuf. I want to help him but don’t know how. Thank you for reading this looooooong story. Please help me help himThank u Serene but how do I help him? more

Resolved Question: Should I reconnect this friendship?

This might be stupid, but that there is a girl online who I grew fond of over the years. A couple of months ago or more we got into an argument ,which isn't uncommon, and after that grew completely distance. I apologized multiple times, and she accepted it. However, it didn't change the fact she was utterly running away from me when she claimed she wasn't. Finally she admitted she didn't want to be my friend, and that maybe in the future we could do business together but she doesn't feel comfortable with me. After that I got really upset, and I tried to forget about her. Although the whole situation bugged me. She started to change and become distance before everything happened which means something else was bothering her. After all this time in trying to reopen our friendship and stuff, she finally says she wants to talk with me again. She wrote a letter which was very cold, and business like. It didn't feel personal so when I got the letter I didn't feel anything. She's back, and we are supposedly friends but I don't feel a thing. I wanted to speak with her on the microphone, but she said it's broken. Then the next day said she had strep throat. But her ex-girlfriend said she was talking to her on the microphone all the time which means she is either A) still uncomfortable with me, or B) lying to me. I pick lying because I started to examine how she returned to me. She spoke with another friend how she missed me, and how she missed the old friendships she had because when she got distance she got distance from everyone. Not just me. And the more I think about it the more it seems she's just reopening friendship with me to get to her old friends, and her ex-girlfriend who she claims that left because of me. Because her and I got so close due to her being very cold and distance all the time. So I guess what I am asking is should I accept her back into my virtual life? We've been through a lot and I consider her somewhat of a real friend, but at the same time she caused me a lot of stress online. I caused her stress too, but I feel like she hurt me more and is just coming back to me to be with her EX. Due to the fact that she lied and she just couldn't straight up tell me she didn't want to talk. Also, she refuses to talk about the situation and why she left. I am suspicious, and I really don't want to open my heart again to someone whose going to just use me. Please answer with serious questions. I know it's an online relationship, I know that you guys say I should probably get a life and get real friends. I do have real friends and I do have online friends. I feel comfortable talking to people online because they see me as a person first and not what I am in reality. I've met some of them as well. I planned to meet this girl but she went really weird on me. Anyways thank you for reading the long mess. more

Resolved Question: How to deal with a egoistic man?

How do I deal with someone who keeps delaying marrying to me because he is too busy with his financial problems and debts? His priority is himself and his ego. No matter how much I try to help him and convince him that we can solve all these problems together too, he just does not seem to understand anything. First I kept giving him benefit of doubt that he had lost his capability to think logically because of all the problems that he is in. But his problems don't seem to end. He wants to do business but the fact is that he does not have the competencies required to do business. He does not want to take up job because he does not like to work under anyone. He wants to keep his nose high by trying to run his failed business. Since last 2 years, I helped him financially but since last few months, he has all of a sudden realised that it is not right for a man to take money from his girl. He does not call me for days together and never answers his home phone. Also, he says that he does not carry cell phone because all the creditors keep calling him. So it is only when once in a fortnight when he gets time, he calls me. Once in 2 months, we meet and only on a day and time decided by him. I have to keep all my feelings to myself. What I want, when I want to talk, when I want to meet, is all not relevant for him. He keeps saying that I am having a stable job with good salary and so everything is easy for me. Had I not been in a relationship with this man, I would had long given up on a man like him. But I did not walk out of the relationship during these 2 years inspite of knowing his selfish and irresponsible ways because I did not want to carry the burden of leaving a man in his bad days. more

Resolved Question: I know there is an attraction there but he wont do anything about it, what should i do?

WE KNOW EACH OTHER ALMOST A YEAR NOW AND WE GET ON REALLY WELL....EVERY TIME WE MEET UP WE KISS AND SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER.....IN BETWEEN MEETING WE ARE CONSTANTLY MESSAGING EACH OTHER AND KEEPING IN TOUCH.....HE WILL COMMENT ON MY CLOTHES AND TELL ME I AM LOOKING WELL ETC AND HE WILL ALSO NOTICE THINGS ABOUT ME THAT ARE DIFFERENT IN MY APPEARANCE ETC...VERY OBSERVANT!!! WE HAVE GREAT FUN TOGETHER AND OUR SENSE OF HUMOUR ARE VERY SIMILAR....WE BOTH WORK IN THE SAME BUSINESS AND THEREFORE HAVE ALOT IN COMMON.....CALL IT A GIRLS INTUITION BUT I KNOW THAT THERE IS SOMETHING SPECIAL BETWEEN US........IT SEEMS THAT WHEN WE ARE APART NEITHER OF US CAN WAIT TIL WE SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN, BUT LAST WK I GOT ABIT OF A KNOCK BACK, HE WAS GOING ON A LONG TRIP AND I OFFERED TO ACCOMPANY HIM SO THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ON HIS OWN BUT HE NEITHER ACCEPTED THE PROPOSAL OR DECLINED IT, INFACT HE IGNORED ME ALTOGETHER AND NEVER REPLIED TO MY MESSAGE.... I DONT GET IT, IF WE ARE SO CLOSE WHY DID THIS FREAK HIM OUT....???I SEEM TO BE MAKING LOADS OF EFFORT TO BRING THINGS ALONG AND HE JUST DOESNT SEEM WILLING YET EVEN COMPLETE STRANGERS HAVE COMMENTED ON HOW HE SEEMS SO INTERESTED ETC...IM REALLY CONFUSED AS I WOULD LOVE TO BE WITH HIM ON AN EXCLUSIVE LEVEL, HE SEEMS INTERESTED BUT HE WONT TAKE THE PLUNGE....WHAT SHOULD I DO...I FEEL AS IF I AM DOING ALL THE RUNNING AND HE IS MAKIN NO EFFORT SO TO ASK HIM OUT BLUNTLY IS SCARING ME AFTER HIS REACTION LAST WKEND TO SOMETHING SO SIMPLE!!!!ADVICE PLEASE!!! more

Voting Question: What should I do if my mother refuses to listen and believe me, but rather defends someone unprofessional?

I'm learning to drive and I've had two instructors: the first on recommendation from a cousin and the second someone my mother found because she thought my first instructor was too expensive (my current instructor). The first instructor was really patient with me, didn't yell, very punctual, paid attention to me...in short, completely professional. The second has canceled on me at the last minute numerous times, gives me lessons that literally last 15 minutes before he claims he has a meeting and has to cut the lesson short, yells when I don't understand, talks on the phone for half my shortened lessons, refuses to schedule lessons with me ahead of time and insists I just wait for his call. I have explained all these details and more to my mother, but she simply defends him by saying he has other students to think about. When I tell her he is being unprofessional, she snaps at me. She has literally refuted everything I tried to communicate to her: canceling? he had others students too (I explained that I have been very lenient and allowed him to set times, instead of make him work with my schedule which I have every right to do, but she ignores me). short lessons? tell him to give you more time (I tell her I do, every lesson, but he gets mad and says he already told me he has a meeting he needs to go to; once he even drove off on me mid-sentence) yelling at me? why are you so scared to drive; if you weren't so slow, he wouldn't yell; my friends' kids went and took the test after only four hours of lessons (I tell her I try, I honestly do, but it's hard to get the feel of things within 15 minutes and yelling only makes me panic) talking on the phone? again, he has other students to deal with, he can't just focus on you (I explain that my lesson is my time with the instructor. How can I learn if he either yells or ignores me? She responds that a lesson with the instructor doesn't mean it's my time, he's running a business. She walks out when I try to explain that it is unprofessional, she hired him to teach me, not to "run his business" on time she paid for) scheduling? again, he has other students, he can't schedule you until he knows what his schedule with everyone else is (I said I was willing to work with him to work around the times he has lessons and only want to know the available times so I can plan. I have other lessons to schedule and appointments, I cannot sit around all day waiting for him to call or to spontaneously drop by for a 15 minute lesson because he's free at the moment) I remain calm and sit down with her after dinner to talk. I do not raise my voice or swear, even when I am immensely frustrated and at my wit's end at how she refuses to listen or believe me. I try to explain everything thoroughly and stick to facts so she doesn't think I'm biased towards my first instructor. I realize I shouldn't compare people, but I am not comparing their persons, only their competency and level of professionalism. Nonetheless, she only defends him and winds up angry at me for reasons I cannot understand. People have asked if I've been rude to my instructor because of my annoyance but I have not, I treat him with the courtesy I give everyone, so I am completely out of ideas on how to deal with the situation. I apologize that this is a lot to read, but I would really like and need some help and I wanted to be as informative as possible. Thank you in advance. more

Resolved Question: Why would the army be dragged into ridicule by a statement that was never made and has been retracted by news?

http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/12/23/former-army-commander%E2%80%99s-statement-cause-damage-country%E2%80%99s-economy The only item that is up for ridicule is the UN statement surrounding utter fabrication and conjecture by wholly unreliable news sources. That - an a great hoot being had at the FBI and CIA offices. The RCMP and Interpol are probably having a chuckle also. BTW- THANK YOU CANADA FOR THE MOST EXCELLENT REFUSAL-TO-VOTE FOR RADICAL EXRTREMISM AND TERRORISM 40K OUT OF 350K!! http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/entertainment/6617979/sri-lankas-tsunami-recovery-dogged-by-graft-delays/ Why would the World Bank once again be issuing funds to the Nation Building Ministry when the previous allotments are largely unaccounted for? There is certainly no reason to be disbursing funds for an irrigation project months ahead of weather conducive to actually conducting work. There are also many INGOs that have been tracked along with NGOs that have spent 85-90% of funds on their administrative fees and only utilized 10% for people's benefit. Thirdly, there is also the issue that at least 50% of the funds went directly into LTTE coffers which purchased unbelievable amounts of weaponry, built luxury bunkers and purchased aircrafts and vessels to conduct war against the sovereign state as well as against innocent civilians. The World Bank as well as the UN should have a complete history of how funds were earmarked for distribution and if they are still lacking the former PM and President should be legally responsible for accounting for these funds. The World Bank and the UN should also be insisting that people who do not have adequate shelter such as those who are in IDP camps be temporarily resettled in available housing from post-tsunami construnction in the South. Without any uncertainty there is no chance that housing can be erected in Mannar or Muthuur in the next few months as post-monsoonal conditions will still require months of land stabilization and evaporation of ambient moisture prior to decent facility builds. I have certainly seen enough pictures of shoddy construction done by the likes of Red Cross and Caritas - I am certainly not insinuating that all the work that these 2 organizations do is shoddy but a bulk of dwellings in Sri Lanka did not meet basic safety or living standards. Sri Lanka also has a compiled list of INGOs and NGOs that have not been able to account for even a fragment of funding they were entrusted with and many just picked up checks and walked away. Because if the terrorist situation many areas were competely inaccessible to government monitoring and the only person who had access from within the Central Government was the Former PM, Ranil Wickremesinghe. Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga also had access to quite a bit of funds through the Red Cross as well as family run NGOs. These persons all have multiple citizenships and their foreign accounts as well as those of their civic and non-profit affiliates should be reviewed. It is not as if the World Bank or the UN is at a loss of how to trace such and why they have not done so up to this point is only questions that they themselves can and must answer. Both organizations were repeatedly warned by multiple sources and it was a great source of consternation by many in the government for blissful ignorance is just another name for gross mismanagement. Each and every time it was brought to attention of officials of such "hallowed" organizations the complaints were dismissed. The default is not on the part of Sri Lanka the default is due to Lender and/or Donor negligence. This is the same issue that is encountered worldwide whne these organizations do not conduct business with due diligence but it is certainly no reason to hold an entire country accountable for the excess of cocktail parties and the lack of project management displayed. There is already a list of INGOs/NGOs that are part of a dossier for when we (Sri Lanka) started investigating areas as they were cleared from terrorist control we (Sri Lanka) found that many of the alleged projects were either never started or never completed. There are certainly corrupt officials but they are certainly not limited to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka also does not owe for the utter disservice to our sovereign nation created by politically motivated non-government organizations that chose to support a terror network that has been repeatedly referred to as the most deadliest terrorist organization in the world. It is not Sri Lanka's fault that certain people found it chic, exiting or lucrative to feast on the utter detruction of my lands and peoples to be able to say that they broke bread with Pabraharakhan or some other LTTE leader. There are certainly enough persons that have come into inexplicable wealth and enough hedge funds that cannot account for their growth as well as enough wars and terrorist organizations being funded globally for TI or any such organization to pierce tCHECK DRAFTS NOW VOLKES/BEN BCHECK DRAFTS NOW BEN B/VOLKESCHECK DRAFTS NOW BEN B/VOLKES/HUCHECK DRAFTS NOW BEN B/VOLKES/HU/VLADIMIR more

Resolved Question: Father Tim Jones and his shoplifting advice, reasonable or terrible?

Yesterday there was a furore because a priest gave advice on shoplifting. I saw him interviewed twice today and there is more to his advice than meets the eye. He said that when a person is hungry and the system has failed them and their benefits have failed to get to them then the option to shoplift should come before anyone considers burglary or prostitution. He did advice not to do it from smaller family run businesses. He said that the church tends to be quick off the mark to say: Do not steal, do not prostitute yourself but when asked what a person should do it shrugs it shoulders and has no advice as to how to feed your family. He said he was fortunate that he had a little savings and a family who would help him out. But on a practical level what is a person to do when the system fails them, they have no money, no family and they have hungry bellies to feed? If you think he is wrong then you must offer a solution, as he tried to do. I respect him (I know of no other priest I respect) for being practical and not just saying you shouldn't without offering an alternative to stave away huger pains. http://www.news.com.au/poor-people-go-forth-and-shoplift-rev-tim-jones/story-e6frfkp9-1225812935822 more

Voting Question: Does this sound fishy to you?

I replied to a posting on a classified site for a Personal assistant. It sounded legit at first but when I got a reply to the email, this is what came and frankly it sounds a little off to me...You? I am glad to hear from you as regards the job position. I would love to meet up with you to talk about this job but I am currently away on a business trip but there is a test which i will like you to go through because i need a capable Personal Assistant.I am in Ireland so there will be no interview except for the form you will fill below. 1.Have you ever been a Personal Assistant ? 2.If you have been a Personal Assistant before,how long and was it for a company or an individual? 3.Can you communicate effective and efficiently? 4.Do you have a job as at now? 5.Will you be able to run errands 2 hours per day for and will be needed 3 days per week? I will prepay you in advance to do my shopping. I will also have my mails and packages forwarded to your address. If you will be unable to stay at your house to get my mails, I can have it shipped to a post office near you and then you can pick it up at your convenience.When you get my mails/packages; you are required to mail them to where I want them mailed to.You don't have to put money out of you pocket, all you have to do is have packages shipped to your house and do my shopping. You are allowed to open the packages to reveal its content. The content of the packages are computer and electronics, clothing's business and personal letters. All expenses and taxes will be covered by me. You will work between 15 and 20 hrs a month. I will pay $400 per week.I need your service because I am constantly out of town on business as I own a electronics and clothing store in Ireland but want to open another store in US.I will return to USA in April 2010 so this process will be on going till then. If you don't mind, I will meet up with you when I return and then we can talk about the possibility of making this long term. Well, let me know if you are able to handle the position. I will email you the list and pictures of what to shop for when I am ready. No heavy packages are involved! You can do the shopping at any nearest stores. You will be shopping for Electronics and clothing's. I will provide you my personal UPS account number for Shipping. All you have to do is provide my account number to UPS and shipping charges will be applied into the account. I will provide clear set of instructions for each task I need done as well the funds to cover them. If I were to mail you money to do my shopping plus up front payment for your service, where would you want it mailed to? Your full info for check,money orders or cash payment: Full Name: Full Address: (NO P.O.BOX) City: State: Zip Code: Phone Number:(Cell): Home: Age: Email: Present Job: The address of the nearest Post Office to you for receiving packages: Name: Address: City: State: Post Code: Will be expecting to hear from you soon to let me know if you will be willing to handle my business on my behalf before I return.Note that this job is 100% legitimate.You can open all packages to confirm how legit they are.Thanks so much and have a nice day. more

Resolved Question: Writers: I want to write a book. But is my writing poetential there?? Please tell me what you think of this?

This a part of a story I want to write set in South Africa (where I live). This is about one of my characters history (escaping Zimbabwe into SA) PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF MY WRITING IS WORTH PERSUING. Im sorry if its long. ------------------------ They claimed it would cost them R200 each to cross the border. In Africa money is hailed like the gods, Selina was aware of that doctrine and she had to buy her freedom through pious loyalty of such preaching. On this land the drums beat to the rhythm of revenue, the beads of red, blue and orange, bloated with buoyancy, are threaded for the making of that little-bit-extra not as rescue missions to savour fading histories. In Africa government houses chant with hallow debate because all ears are fixed on the lyrical lyre of the dollar. For it is where politicians and businessmen are synonymous terms… and it’s called an example of ‘developmental democracy’. Money is the emerald blood that channels through the black markets. Row after row of vendors, stick stalls, carpets and people form the veins, thick and thin…a hundred and a thousand tiny lines stretching across capitals, towns and villages. The hemoglobin flow of estranged heads on bronze or some other rusty colour fill cities with fraud, ‘favours’, blackmails and business contracts. The notes of minted green flow from dirt-hibernating pocket to pocket. The money itself almost tastes of blood. This need brings only more poverty and licenses greed and Selina saw it. She had lived it until she could not breathe the choking dirt any longer. Squinting up at paper planes and kites that litter the Gweru sky she waits for their secret meeting to materialise. All of the flying toys are made up of Zim dollars. With freshly ‘passed by parliament’ billion dollar notes the older ones are used by the children to build jets and towers of money, racing each other to see who can stack the most in the fastest time. Zimbabwe is on life-support. But for how long can oxygen be artificially pumped in a body that is terminally paralysed? She didn’t believe in euthanasia but hope seemed more sacrilegious than ever. As she waits by a pineapple and chille stall somewhere in the market her gaze is torn from a particularly amusing tower of notes toppling to the ground to another young child, a bright blue spot, weaving through the crowds of brown, black and white, running in her direction. The pace of his legs reminds her of small turbines as he draws nearer. She watches him turn his face to glance back at who it was that was chasing him but he isn’t quick enough and, in shock, she doesn’t have time to move out of the way and like a train collision, he hits the ground that coughs up a spray of dust in ill-fated complaint. “Are you alright?” Selina holds out a hand and helps the boy to his feet. She can’t help but note the skeletal feel of his fingers reminding her of the chicken necks they would suck at as children. He places his bony hands on his excuses for knee caps and breathes tightly as if he didn’t hear her. Staring at the bag he is gripping around his tiny fist he suddenly remembers the barrier that had halted his escape and his eyes flash both fear and shock as he cuts her an upward look. The bag looks like its filled with sugar and he held onto it as if it were filled with diamonds that he, himself, had mined. Without a word he turns away from her and hurtles back into the crowd. She checks her watch, broken in the middle, but the roman numerals are still visible. 5:17pm. Daya was late and Rahul and the trafficker are nowhere in sight. Could someone have tipped them off? Maybe Daya had changed her mind, like she is beginning to feel… that all too familiar sinking sickness in the pit of her stomach. She tightens the blanket she has wrapped around her to keep Moyo warm on her back as she scans the now filtering crowds. Watching them, the scent of afternoon tea that the vendors drink flows past her nose, lazy-like, on the breeze that meandered through the people. It took her back to a time on a farm just outside Bulawayo. ---------------------------- (there's more...) I know Im sometimes verbose?? Is the writing good?BE BRUTAL if you must. PLEASE PLEASE give me some feedback.APOLOGIES FOR THE SPELLING ERROR IN THE QUESTION. I TYPE TOO FAST FOR MY OWN GOOD. :) more

Resolved Question: Job offer, not sure is to good to be true. please help?

i put in website that im looking for job. one guy came back to me with e-mail: Hello > > My Name is Mr Walter Williams how are you doing today ?i can see on the web > that you are looking for a Job? Can you do something apart from the job you > are looking for? Are you available to run errands? I am looking for someone > who can handle my personal and business errands at his/her spare time. > Someone who can offer me these services: Mail services: Receive my mails and > drop them off at UPS (nothing illegal). Shop for items, Sit for delivery( at > your home) or pick items up at nearby post office at your convenience. > Let me know if you will be able to offer me any of these services.THE PAY IS > ATTRACTIVE MIND YOU. > > Email me back if you will like to work for > me.....(realestatemanagment02@gmail.com) > > Thank you and 2nd when i replay : Hello Thanks for the mail........how are you doing ? provided that there is a post office in your area,I don't mind you doing all of the tasks during your spare time l.. I wish I could meet up with you to talk about this job in person but i am currently away for a Orphanages pedestrian construction. I am in UK so there will be no interview.I am senior civil engr I will prepay you in advance to do my shopping and have my mails/packages forwarded to your address.If you will be unable to stay at home to get the mails, I can have them shipped to a post office near you and then you can pick them up at your convenience. All errands will done in your city/town so It is not a must that you have a car for the job, you can go places by bus or taxi.When you get my ails/packages; you are required to mail them to where I want them mailed to. You won't have to put money out of your pocket, all you have to do is have packages shipped to your house and do my shopping. You are allowed to open the packages to reveal the content. The content of the packages will be business and personal mails. All expenses and taxes will be covered by me....You will work between 3 hours a week. How much will you charge per week? I will pay realestatemanagment02@gmail.com200 per week. That is not a bad offer is it? I need your service because I am constantly out of town... I am senior civil engr. I will return in January so this process will be on going till then...If you don't mind, I will meet up with you when I return and then we can talk about the possibility of making this long term. Well, let me know if you are able to handle the position. Thanks for your time. This is to confirm to you that the job is yours already. I will have the mails sent to the post office however, the money to do my errands must be mailed directly to you. I will email you the list and pictures of what to shop for when I am ready. No heavy packages is involved! You can do the shopping at stores. You will be shopping for household items, Electronics and clothing. I will provide you my UPS account number for Shipping. All you have to do is provide my account number to UPS and shipping charges will be applied into the account. I will provide clear set of instructions for each task that needs to be done as well the funds to cover them. If I were to mail you money to do my errands plus upfront payment for your service, how should your name appear on the one (Cheque)? Where should I mail it to?Your phone number. So you should be ready to work with me,as i appreciate hard work a lot. I need your contact address for the Check to be mail to you. get back to me with the details below, FULL NAME : THAT WILL APPEAR ON THE CHECK .. FULL ADDRESS CITY STATE POSTAL CODE MOBILE NUMBER AND LAND LINE Mr Walter Williams i try to find in googe.co.uk any thing similar, but nothing came up. is this to good to be true??? please help. thanks more

Resolved Question: If Jesus does not answer prayers, then why was I taken out of poverty?

I am told by atheists that God is not real, but rather is an imaginary friend. " If God only listens to some and not all, then he is not a loving God," said an atheist friend of mine when I told him of the things that God did for me personally. "If God is only reaching out to you and not to those who are starving from hunger, then I don't want to be a part of this God," he continued. I was born in poverty, lacked food to eat and drink. Before I knew about God, I used to be a bad little wimp --- frequently used expletives in my sentence, and embraced hurting animals. My grandmother sat down with me one day and told me of this man named Jesus Christ. She explained to me how this world was created, etc. It was a very interesting story indeed, and I wanted to meet this invisible man, which I was told by grandma that I could through faith. I was now praying to this invisible man day and night. I was constantly proving myself to him that I was avoiding committing intentional sins. One night, I dreamed seeing a disciple, and this disciple recommended me to get baptized, which is to born again in Christ. I announced my desire for wanting to get baptized at the age of 11, which stunned my family. I got baptized at age 11, just like I wanted. Few months later, my mom opened her own restaurant, and I was no longer hungry. But I was still lacking clothes and other essentials, especially money. When my mom's business ran into bankruptcy, I was immediately helped to the united states, where not only I had food to eat conveniently, but also had the opportunity to change clothing at any given time... I got my driver license, and received a brand new car for free from my mom who fortunately found a well paying job here in the united states. Then the government begun sending me free money every single month until this very day. I am about to get myself a well paying job soon. Today, I consider myself a rich little individual because I am now donating to charity. I've been helping unfortunate kids, which I thought at one point I would not be able to do. Ever since I met Jesus, my life has been smooth. Although not all of my prayers came through for me, I remain today a well taken care of individual. more

Voting Question: I'm starting a running group... How to start strong?

I know it's not a business really, but... I'm starting a running group in my city. I put the ad up on craigslist and have had 5 responses already (since last night). I didn't realize there would be a lot of people interested but now I'm faced with a problem. How do I try to motivate and start this thing off strong? No one knows eachother and I didn't really want to lead as much as I wanted just the activity and places to run where I don't have to go alone (trail running etc)... can anyone offer suggestions on how to motivate and how to start the first meeting off right?! Also do we do some kind of icebreaker? If so, what can we do that could also involve activity so we can get started right away (in February)... HELP! ;) more

Resolved Question: Women, how do you become more protective of guys?

I'm really a "good girl" w. a good sense of self respect. I tend to get attention fr. guys but it seems for the wrong reasons. I'm not "drop dead gorgeous" nor "ugly" - I take good care of myself and it shows. I'm not a slut - I do not project that image nor do I act that way. Guys just see me and think, "ooh a hot, pretty girl" and assume that i'll put out. I've been called a "biiitch" b/c I wouldn't have a physical relationship or "put out", been called a "heartbreaker" b/c a guy I would be seeing would notice other guys check me out (i'm too oblivious to pay attention to those things) and he would get mad at ME for it and I wouldn't do anything that started the situation or add fuel to the fire. I've had a guy tell me a guy will never like me b/c he'll never look past my looks. He probably said that out of biter and spite and I shouldn't feel bad but i'm afraid he may be right. It's unfortunate b.c if it's anything i'm really proud of, it's my personality, attitude, values. I guess I shouldn't be offended w. the "looks" thing but meeting guy after guy and discovering what their "real" motives are (before aything happens)...you get a bit jaded. The guys that I meet aren't guys fr. bars either (1 is near his 30's, graduated fr. an ivy league school, goin into medicine and another one is a pharmacy tech). I happen to run into this guy at a holiday party (horny type, who i've rejected in the past) this past weekend and he was tryin to talk to me alone, get my attention and I just shot him down (i felt kinda bad but fr. what my older cousins have told me, "if he's a horny-loser type, don't pay any time and IF you have to be mean, then do it). I needed a ride home and before my friend offered he JUMPED at the chance and was so desperate. He later texted me asking me if i was alright. ;/ Augh. Also, i made a concious to decision to stop seein the "ivy league" guy. There were red flags and after speaking about it w. a counselor, she said it sounded like a prelude to women who have been raped or been in abusive relationships. (lately he was making me feel like i owed him something). Like i said, don't wanna be mean but I just ignored all his txts. He was a study colleague (that's how we met) and since class is over, we have no business w. each other anymore. I don't want to stereotype and assume every guy is an a$$ but at the same time I feel like I have to believe it to protect myself. I'm a person who's "blindly optimistic" and tend to overlook the bad at times. I'm goin to stay my single self and get away fr. this but I feel so jaded...Sorry, i put it under the wrong section but might as well just see answers here. Comments on the guys? more

Resolved Question: How do you become more protective against guys?

Voting Question: Why did this sagittarius play me even though he says he been thru the same crap as i have with bein cheated on?

I can't get people and don't wanna get them anymore. I was with a guy for some months and everything was going well. The last time we were together he was a little impatient with me but not mad because I had to leave and get back to my family. I didn't think much of it, we had a great time, great sex, he took viagra and went down on me over, and over again, even when I came multiple times he kept going on and on. So after everything he wanted to cuddle and so did I ,we cuddled but I seen how late it was and left. This guy who I really thought cared about me calls me a day after. So I complimented him on the great sex. Then says Im not good enough for him, this was a shock . Then he says he wants to meet other people and we were never serious anyway WTF? He also says we only spent one day together,againWTF? He wanted to be in a relationship with me now he has amnesia ? I met his family and friends and kids and he met mines everthing was good so I thought then to get brushed off like I never existed how did 5 months of knowing someone turn into 1 day? Then after this he wants to be friends? Wants me to initate calling him? Im not to into signs but are all Sagittarius men like this? Calls me for comfort after sniffing 4 lines of coke telling me I relasped and I cant get these people out my house. Then he hangs up I keep calling of course I'm worried. He can't get them out even though he runs a business and runs people daily. Why do men do this shit? Did he ever think I may be going through shit at the time? and I was I lost a good friend and I have health problems and my son has health problems. So to whoever male or female don't put people through unecessary pain. If you can't treat them how they should be treated tell them that. Don't let them think its them. /I already had depression and yea I have mom/dad issues, abandoment issues abuse issues. When he treated me like that and just cut me off it reminded me or gave me some flash back of how my parents treated me. Therapy hasn't worked still getting severly depressed from time to time. I guess my point of sharing this is to tell people to have a heart. We all have baggage from are past and daily issues and some obstacles we deal with. Don't pile shit up on top of my already heavy load. If your miserable be miserable by your self. I fail to understand what people get out of hurting others. Im not blaming this "boy" for everything, I have to look at my part in this thing. I just want to get a message across if you feel you have to intentionally hurt people and it makes your dick hard, get help. I know they say Karma is a bitch but I don't think I believe that anymore. At least I didn't bust his windowsThanks for the advice and sorry you had to go through that...I still don't get why he calls he keeps sayin well we're just taking a break not really broke up..I told him "are you listening to how stupid you sound" then he tells me I better not date anyone else when I said Im going out..I really feel like he must have some mental illness. How you gonna tell someone they don't measure up then try and hold oin to them..if he keeps callin im gonna have to send some people over thereThats odd about the whole freedom thing because at times he could be smothering and would apologize for it, He once got an attitude cause I asked him to take things slower because he talked about getting engaged ..he was upset but he got over it...and he was off of drugs for 4yrs before we were together..and relasped after he started acting funny more

Resolved Question: I think this article about men is great and says it all what do you think?

I sent this to my male cousin who is dating a woman who could be his daughter. My cuz is rich and powerful. Older men date younger women for many reasons. But one thing's for certain: Most of these relationships won't last. Here's why. 1. Fantasy love fades. Usually within a year. At first, the geezer is in love with her looks and youthful spirit. Eventually, he realizes all they have in common is a roof over their heads, and he'll be off to look for a relationship with substance. 2. Geezers may feel younger, but dating younger women won't make them younger. No matter how hard older men try to make the wrinkles disappear, the darn things keep showing up in the mirror. 3. Older men and younger women use each other, similar to a business arrangement. He's got money, assets, power, and security; she's got youth and beauty. If the money runs out, or someone richer comes along, she'll break the lease, leaving him with an empty wallet and his arms around a tree. 4. OK, maybe she's not using him. Perhaps she loves him because he's more patient, laid back, mature, gentle, and understanding than men her age. Still, she's likely considered his bucks at some point. I mean, you don't see younger women with destitute older men, do you? 5. Different energy levels. At 10 p.m., he's wearing pajamas and falling asleep with a book in his hands and glasses on his nose. She's got on her dancing duds and is heading for the clubs. If he doesn't keep up, she might seek someone younger who's able to meet her needs. 6. Different maturity levels. He's got maturity and knowledge that come only from living through years and experience. Bob Russell, a retiree in Phoenix said, "I took a younger woman to a movie. When I mentioned that the actor looked like Humphrey Bogart, she looked at me sweetly and said, 'Who is Humphrey Bogart?' After that, I dated women my own age." 7. Common goals and interests. He wants a golf cart to drive around the retirement community. She wants a Corvette with chrome wheels, and she's opening a flower shop with her girlfriend that requires working 60 hours a week. 8. Lifestyles differ. Take children, for example. "I have two men friends in their late 50s who not only married younger women, but have conceived new babies. Imagine her, years from now, buying 'Depends' for him, and 'Pampers' for the babies. Not to mention the antidepressants for herself attempting to manage the two," said Ivory Dorsey, 54, of Mableton, Georgia. 9. Stand by your man? Younger women may not stand by their older guys through the inevitable hard times that accompany growing old. And while pursuing younger women, guys miss out on meeting someone older who would have been there for them. 10. Health issues. Two women reported they had enjoyed wonderful relationships with their husbands who were 15 years older. But both women were widowed in their 50s. Either party can get sick, but the chances of a younger woman becoming a widow are considerably greater than an older man becoming a widower. There will always be older men who want to date younger women. Most will discover that those relationships don't last. And a few will come to their senses and seek women closer to their own age who share common goals, interests and energy levels. But they'll have to learn for themselves. Tom Blake is the author of Middle Aged and Dating Again (Tooter's, 2001). more

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