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Front-Line Experience Delivers For FedEx's Asian-Pacific Chief

In May 2007, FedEx launched next-business-day deliveries to more than 30 Chinese cities, and it now operates 26 weekly round-trip flights between the U.S. and Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, up from 11 in 2004.

Mr. Cunningham's next challenge is to ensure that FedEx makes a smooth transition from its long-established regional hub in Subic Bay, the Philippines, to a hub in Guangzhou in southern China's industrial Guangdong province.

Mr. Cunningham, 46 years old, joined FedEx in 1982 and has been based in Hong Kong since 1999. He has a master's degree in marketing and a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Memphis.

He shared his views on management in a telephone interview with Bruce Stanley in Hong Kong, speaking from FedEx's regional headquarters there. more

Dino Rossi's four years of political exile

Book publisher: Self-published "Dino Rossi: Lessons in Leadership, Business, Politics and Life" in 2005. He says more than 13,000 copies have been sold.

Foundation president: Founded the nonprofit Forward Washington Foundation in 2006 that Democrats claimed was a shadow gubernatorial campaign. He earned $75,000 a year as foundation president.

Real estate: Sold an Eastlake fourplex in 2005 and invested in a $4.9 million medical building in Mill Creek. Expects his 28 percent share will bring in $75,000 in rental income this year. He also invested in a company that is turning a 90-year-old South Seattle warehouse, above, into retail and office space.

Everett AquaSox: Bought a small share of the Seattle Mariners minor-league team last year.

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The Virgin queen

But, like so many children born into a clan with a successful business at its heart, she's chosen to enter the family firm.Branson, however, had already embarked on what is indisputably a pretty serious career path, so it came as quite a surprise when she announced at the Cartier International Polo Tournament in Windsor on Sunday that she's setting aside her medical career ("for a year, at least") in favour of an internship with her father's company. After studying medicine at University College, London, she landed her first job as a junior doctor at London's Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, but has chosen not to enter her second year of hospital training."I'm leaving medicine next Tuesday to start working with my dad," Branson said. "He's just offered me such an exciting opportunity I couldn't turn him down. more

SunPower acquires Australian company Silicon Valley / San Jose

"Solar Sales has been a valued SunPower customer and partner for several years," said Howard Wenger, senior vice president of global business units at SunPower Corp. "The strength of its management team, coupled with its market understanding and momentum, will help to form an ideal platform from which we can succeed in both the commercial and residential markets."

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Open Question: Just got offered my dream job.. how do i tell my boss at my current job?

I just got offered the job I have been waiting to hear back from for about 8 months now. the job i am currently at right now isnt going to be my career and there is no way for me to move up in this business, the job i was offered is for a in-home caregiver and you have so many more options and opportunities to grow in that field. How do I tell this to my boss? i have only been here for 3 months and may have the hours to work here still, daily, but not as often.. HELP! more

Open Question: Can I sue in small claims for legal expenses?

I am in a band and what has happened is an ex-member is suing us claiming he owns us and the band and his lawyers are demanding $100k/20% until $100k is reached, of our future gross income. His original claim demanded $300k. We told his lawyers no and ignored them. Over the course of a year, they tried to negotiate with us, which we refused to pay him anything other than have him pay for our past legal counsel. They changed the demand to $100k and tried to have a summary judgment brought against us. The band then got a permanent lawyer to fight for us and stand in if we couldn't be at the hearing. The judge read the first page and immediately said no, in our favor of paying him nothing. He is also attacking our personal assets as well, though for some reason dropped the suit against my personal assets but I still have to pay for the lawyers because he's still suing the band. His lawyers still push it causing us to have to pay our lawyer more money to fight this. He doesn't have a leg to stand on it but it seems he's apparently got money to burn and is doing this more so to force us to lose money on paying for a lawyer. By the way, way may gross about $250k a year but after expenses and paying for our booking agent, with 5 members, we take home at most about $30k/year. If we lose this suit, we'd be forced into making about $16k-17k/year so he's obviously trying to destroy the band because no one would work for that little. We've lost a bass player already due to him not wanting to be involved with so many lawyers. The former member is blatantly and deliberately just trying to mess with us and force us to spend money we can't afford, but have to. The band only owns an equipment trailer that's close to no value due to damage and depreciation. We don't save money, or as a partnership claim a profit for the "business". We split everything evenly. There's no partnership contract and there is a mutual understanding that when a member is fired or quits, he is given the opportunity to finish the next week or two of shows to allow them time to find a new job. There is no monetary compensation offered because that person isn't earning the money nor is there any money that can be afforded to pay that person. The former member knows all of this well seeing as he quit once and was fired before I was hired. We're based in NC, by the way. Anyway, my question is can I sue him in small claims for my share of the money I've paid to the lawyer? If so, what exactly for? After all is said and done, it'll be between $3-4k for my share of the legal expenses. It might seem petty but I kinda need the money. I've already spent my savings trying to pay bills and I'm forced to find cheaper housing, as well as penny pinch and get rid of any unnecessary expenses like cable tv(my son hates this one). Aside from the financial hardship, also the hardship of having to listen to my fiance complain about not being able to afford anything! Thanks for your help. Sorry I wrote so much. I just thought it would help if you knew the whole story. more

Open Question: Which business idea should I start?

Hello. I would like to become super rich someday. I have four business ideas that I think could be big hit. Some are new ideas, and some are just good opportunities. I have worked at a management consulting firm called McKinsey &Company for 5 years. I left the firm in hope to find job positions at a forunte 500, but I then wanted to start my own company. 1. A boardroom facility business. In these times, many small businesses are starting. They are also mostly homebased. But what happens when a home based business needs a meeting to promote something, meet with the board, etc. Home based businesses simply cannot have professional meetings within their own home. Before launching the business, I would buy real estate in convenient locations. I would then build the center up with boardrooms, secretary services, offices, printers, fax machines, Internet, laptops, projectors, Catering services, and all business needs. Due to limited amount of space, businesses would book ahead. They would pay a fee depending on how long they use the facility. Startup costs could be 50k to sig figures, however, I have saved tons of money from being a management consultant, and I could get investors in on the startup. If the first center is a success, I could open up locations in other cities and eventually become a franchise. Good idea? 2. I would start a consulting firm that consults website owners and online business owners of the quality of their online presence. We would advise small web based startups on what problems they should fix and how they should go about achieving success. I would most likely partner this business startup. We would hire consulting professionals who have experience in the web based industry. 3. A website where people can buy and sell businesses. Currently, there are tons of sites that do this, but a seller of a business would pay a fee to post. Then they could sell there business. However, legal problems may cause an issue. 4. I would start a venture capital/private equity firm that invests in early stage web startups. I have some experience instwrting business. When I was 22, I started a service called the love van. I bought a van, fixed it up. It was a van where people could use to make love in the back room. The van had privace, included wine, beds, condoms, etc. I would drive lovers all around town for hours. It was a cool business, but not too profitable. Which business idea should I pick? I like the board room space company the best.. more

Open Question: Which business idea should I pick?

Resolved Question: Is our marriage..our family...our life together...over? If not, is this all it'll ever be?

I fear my wife and I, after 22 years together and 10 years of marriage) are growing apart to the point of no return. I never imagined it would ever happen!! Is this a relationship worth saving or is it time to move on without one another? We started dating when I was 14 and she was 13. We had a tumultuous high school relationship. We had many breaks during those 4 years and then longer ones during college when we both had relationships that lasted over a year and a half. We've been together continuously for the past 14 years. We have two children who are 1.5 and 4.5. My wife stays home with the children and I work to provide. A few years ago, my professional business had me taking home about $175k / year. When the banks stopped giving my clients money, work dried up, I couldn't maintain enough work to justify the monthly business costs and I dissolved my business partnership. For the past year I have been bartending and just two months ago was asked to be the general manager of a new restaurant. I have felt so much better over the past year. Having been in school and then an office for 12 years, it was great to get out and meet people daily, make sure they were having a good time, working from the minute I walked in the door until I left. No more sitting at my desk emailing friends, messing around on the internet - come on...you know what I'm talking about:) Anyhow, before this time, when I was working normal hours and returning at normal hours, my wife and I never really did anything. For the most part we've been couch potatoes for the past 14-15 years. Given the opportunity, we'd sooner have sat on the sofa, smoked some pot and watched tv and movies. All the time. 8 years ago we smoked cigarettes in our condo. disgusting. So we'd sit there and get high and chain smoke while flipping channels all night. 4 years ago, same thing - just no cigarettes. 3 months ago, do something productive during the kids' naptime? No...sit and space out. Now that I'm working the hours that I am and with the satisfaction I get from personal interactions during the day and night, tv has no appeal to me. For virtually our entire relationship, if we had free time we chose to spend it together. We liked being around each other so much I skipped sports practices all through high school. We both had only one or two close friends and also had many acquaintances. As we got older, it was still our preference to just be home alone with each other. During this course of time we managed to probably show up to see friends for drinks, attend a friend's wedding, answer the phone (or return a call), etc. about 20% of the time. Reason #1? She didn't want to go. She never wanted to go. Reason #2? I allowed her to make this decision for us. I used to say 'we missed this _____ because of her.' I recently realized that we missed, or at least I did, these events not because of her but because of me! I should have had the balls or whatever to put my foot down and said 'Too bad, get dressed. This is important to me and important to them', but I allowed her and her behaviors like this one to interfere with my life, the lives of other's and the way I see her. Furthermore, she is a stay at home mom who doesn't really cook (yes for the kids, rarely for herself or for me), doesn't put much effort into keeping the house that I work so hard for, and tells me that I don't do enough around the house to ease her load! Oh yeah, I just opened a new restaurant and work 60-20 hours a day. Now a Little About Me At the same time, I am an ambitious person. I have lots of ideas - some are just ideas and some are the reason we have a roof over our heads, and a very nice roof at that. My mind is always going, even when it shouldn't be sometimes. My wife doesn't like it. Any new interest I have earns me a 'it's just one more thing to take you away from us.' She claims I'm not present enough when I'm with her and the kids - which no matter how much time it is, apparently, is never enough. I have ideas. Some are crap. Some aren't. I've got ADHD, whatever that means to this discussion, but I'm predisposed to being fidgety and anxious. That's not to say though that I can't easily sit back and space out and be lazy. Clearly from what I've already said, I've fallen back on that behavior plenty over the years. And that, to me, is a huge part of my/our problem. I don't like to use the term 'dumb it down', but whatever the right way to say it is...I reduce my ambition, my drive, etc. to more closely make us a better match. She has no interests, no hobbies - never has and I can't imagine she ever will. I don't know that I buy this whole business of finding something together. There have been a number of things over the years that I've attempted to get her interested in more

Resolved Question: once best friend/now i hate him?

So... I was raised in a abusive home... when i was about 14 i started talking to this guy online. He was my "bf"- really more like a best friend. He helped me get through some tough stuff... my mom being beaten by her husband... and me being beaten by him. This went on for about 2 years... until he convinced me it was time for me to get out.... I finally got up the courage to go to my school and tell them. (he pushed me a lot and that helped) eventually i got out of the house and went to live with my grandfather. A few months later we "broke up" got back together "broke up" over and over again. This really hurt me, but i kinda knew it was coming, and to be honest in a way i was kinda glad to see it end. When i was around 17 i started dating this guy that i have known since i was about 13 or 14 (we were just friends but lost contact for a long time, and then regained contact when i was 17 and started dating).... so, me and him date for a long time, eventually (me now 21) got married actualyl aobut 2 months ago. i have a great relationship and i love my husband more than anything in the world. However i find i still talk to this other guy occasionally, dont get the wrong idea i have no feelings for this guy at all...but what it really boils down to is that i find myself keeping in contact (talking to him 1x every 1-3 months) mainly because i feel like i owe him something for helping me out of that situation... So, anywho... the more i talk to him at all now the more i just ******* hate him... everything about him... he used to be like an amazing person, or maybe i just didnt see how much of a douche bag he was reguardless he definately has changed a lot. he was the nice virgin guy stright arrowed caring etc... now he lays with anything he can get (which is probably not much anyway) smokes regularly, drinks reg... etc etc i could go on and on but i think you get the point anywho, it seems like he only talks to me now when he needs/wants somethign... mainly always asking for money or something related to money anyway... he always makes little comments like: "what running low on the hundreds of thousands" or "i have no sympathy for you, im trying to barrow x amount for x from someone" like, i know me and my husband are young and more well off then the average but i just find these comments very offensive... (the second one was in reguards to me tlaking about how we just had a car accident and due to our injuries we havent been able to work much) and then yesterday he tells me he wants to run a business proposal past me and my husband so i say okay since i didnt want to just dismiss him and be a douche. so... he sends me the business "plan" which consisted of basically a schedule of when the business would be open and a layoutof the building... ooo and some of the peoples "links of articles" that hed be working with that "volunteered" to help him. his brilliant idea that he asked me to invest 50k into is a haunted house? he then proceeded to tell me how he would pay me back the 50k within 2 weeks of the place being open and a "gift" of 10k additional also within 2 weeks of being opened. my first response was that it could work but i dont think that it would and thanks for thinking of us but were not interested... but he proceeded to push it so i told him that going into a business with the assumption that your going to make 50k in the first 2 weeks of pure profits is a vasssstttt over estimate. (not includding that his business idea is crap) then his defense to that was "well we will" also i forgot to mention if the business went belly up it would basically be "o well" since him and his "business partner" are both unemployed. obviously i know i was right for turning this "business opportunity" down - honestly sounded more like a scam to me. but to be honest im more pissed that he ******* asked me in the first place. to ask someone you dont even speak to on a regular basis for 50k? and also on top of that a couple days ago, he texts me saying hi and "i miss tlaking to you sometimes" like wtf its just really pissed me off since its blantly ******* obvious that he just made the effort to talk to me to try an get me to "invent" in some doomed to fail bs business.... i really want to just ***** him the hell out... am i wrong? what would you do?what should i do? more

Resolved Question: Was I lied to, abandoned and used?

Ok, here is the story: I met a girl online. The total amount of time that we spent talking is probably about 6-7 months, maybe a little longer. We talked on and off, we had things in common and after about 4 months, things started to take off. We were talking more often, sharing more with each other and then we started talking on webcam. After this, things started getting serious and intense. We really started to like each other and talked everyday for hours. We are both musicians and we started our own music project and started making music together too. I eventually flew up to meet her, which was in Buffalo at the time. I spent 2 nights with her, it went well. We were intimate, enjoyed each others company and had a good time together. When I got home, everything continued to go well, and then things started to change about 2-3 weeks later. Now before I go into that, let me explain a bit about what was problematic about us. I am 23 years old, she is 29 years old. I didn't mind at all, but I know she did. When I met her, she had just ended a 5 year relationship with her fiance. She was extremely hurt by it and had lost her job because of it, her apartment, her dog and her purpose. She was so depressed that she checked herself into a mental hospital. She is on three different forms of anti-depressants, has attempted suicide multiple times, and has had serious drinking/drug problems. She was at a very confused, dark and depressing time in her life. When she met me, it really seemed like I had brought joy in her life and it made me happy to make her happy. The way she would smile at me, look at me, kiss me and hold onto me, it really touched me. I had never been in love before, and I felt like I was. She said to me "i never thought I would love again" and I think she felt the same way about me. We never fought and always had a good chemistry. It was just a beautiful connection between us. She had an apartment set up to move into in Buffalo, we were taking about moving in together and we were going to take our music as far we could go. Now, 2-3 weeks after I met her, she told me she was taking a trip out to Europe for a business proposition. I was glad she was getting work opportunities, but I wasn't thrilled about it being in Europe. Her flight out there was cancelled because of that volcanic ash and she flew back to California where she used to live with her ex, and she had items in storage there she wanted to bring back to Buffalo. The last time I really heard from her (as I knew her) was on the plane to California, where she called me and told me she missed me and she would call when she lands, which she never did. It's not like her to not call me at all. I tried calling her and she wouldn't pick up. I tried texting her an I wouldn't get a response. This started to go on for days, and it really started to scare me. I was just hoping she was alright. There wasn't any news of a plane crash, so she landed ok. I don't remember how long it was, but I started to feel like something was wrong. This is just completely unlike her, to not respond to any calls, emails, text messages or anything. It was then that I saw on her facebook that she had taken down her status as being "single." She didn't put anything up, she just took it down. Then someone commented on it "what does this mean?" and she said "I think it's pretty obvious :)" At this time, I was in such a state of horror and confusion, I tried everything I could to get ahold of her and I just couldn't. I became weak and I was starting to loose my mind. Finally, I got in touch with her and she told me she is seeing a friend that got her a job out in California in this webdesign company. She didn't even explain fully why this happened, I could barely talk and she said she wanted to talk more about things when she has time, she's extremely busy with work right now. For about 2-3 months, I waited for her to have time to talk, talking maybe 5 mins every week. I couldn't help but tell her how I felt about her, and try to be there for her as much as I could. She would tell me she loves me and misses me, and considers me one of her best friends that she loves dearly, and wants to be a part of my life in whatever capacity she can. I would hear from her less and less, and finally I pressed her on what is happening, and she told me that she fell for this guy and she has been putting off being my friend because of how i feel about her and is sorry that she led me on and has hurt me. I told her how much she really has hurt me, I didn't threaten or insult her, I just told her how much she broke my heart and tore apart my soul. This whole experience has pretty much ruined my life for the past 4 months. With the little feedback from her, talking to over a 100 people about this, I have gathered that she used me, abandone more

Resolved Question: feel like i owe him/really f'in hate him now...?

So... I was raised in a abusive home... when i was about 14 i started talking to this guy online. He was my "bf"- really more like a best friend. He helped me get through some tough stuff... my mom being beaten by her husband... and me being beaten by him. This went on for about 2 years... until he convinced me it was time for me to get out.... I finally got up the courage to go to my school and tell them. (he pushed me a lot and that helped) eventually i got out of the house and went to live with my grandfather. A few months later we "broke up" got back together "broke up" over and over again. This really hurt me, but i kinda knew it was coming, and to be honest in a way i was kinda glad to see it end. When i was around 17 i started dating this guy that i have known since i was about 13 or 14 (we were just friends but lost contact for a long time, and then regained contact when i was 17 and started dating).... so, me and him date for a long time, eventually (me now 21) got married actualyl aobut 2 months ago. i have a great relationship and i love my husband more than anything in the world. However i find i still talk to this other guy occasionally, dont get the wrong idea i have no feelings for this guy at all...but what it really boils down to is that i find myself keeping in contact (talking to him 1x every 1-3 months) mainly because i feel like i owe him something for helping me out of that situation... So, anywho... the more i talk to him at all now the more i just fucking hate him... everything about him... he used to be like an amazing person, or maybe i just didnt see how much of a douche bag he was reguardless he definately has changed a lot. he was the nice virgin guy stright arrowed caring etc... now he lays with anything he can get (which is probably not much anyway) smokes regularly, drinks reg... etc etc i could go on and on but i think you get the point anywho, it seems like he only talks to me now when he needs/wants somethign... mainly always asking for money or something related to money anyway... he always makes little comments like: "what running low on the hundreds of thousands" or "i have no sympathy for you, im trying to barrow x amount for x from someone" like, i know me and my husband are young and more well off then the average but i just find these comments very offensive... (the second one was in reguards to me tlaking about how we just had a car accident and due to our injuries we havent been able to work much) and then yesterday he tells me he wants to run a business proposal past me and my husband so i say okay since i didnt want to just dismiss him and be a douche. so... he sends me the business "plan" which consisted of basically a schedule of when the business would be open and a layoutof the building... ooo and some of the peoples "links of articles" that hed be working with that "volunteered" to help him. his brilliant idea that he asked me to invest 50k into is a haunted house? he then proceeded to tell me how he would pay me back the 50k within 2 weeks of the place being open and a "gift" of 10k additional also within 2 weeks of being opened. my first response was that it could work but i dont think that it would and thanks for thinking of us but were not interested... but he proceeded to push it so i told him that going into a business with the assumption that your going to make 50k in the first 2 weeks of pure profits is a vasssstttt over estimate. (not includding that his business idea is crap) then his defense to that was "well we will" also i forgot to mention if the business went belly up it would basically be "o well" since him and his "business partner" are both unemployed. obviously i know i was right for turning this "business opportunity" down - honestly sounded more like a scam to me. but to be honest im more pissed that he fucking asked me in the first place. to ask someone you dont even speak to on a regular basis for 50k? and also on top of that a couple days ago, he texts me saying hi and "i miss tlaking to you sometimes" like wtf its just really pissed me off since its blantly fucking obvious that he just made the effort to talk to me to try an get me to "invent" in some doomed to fail bs business.... i really want to just bitch him the hell out... am i wrong? what would you do?what should i do?he basically said that he understands that he helped me out of that situation... which is why i pretty much stayed friedns with him thus far. - but after him pushing his "business idea" tonight he basically said to cut him loose because its not worth it. while i agree but still kinda feel bad... guess its just realising the reality that hes not the guy he once was.... its saddening. i just wanted to get some outsiders opinions before i end up exploding on him... since its pretty much at the point where i just wanna scream at him more

Resolved Question: Please help meh! ^_^ Imma give ten points for best answer!?

I really want to become a singer. I've been singing since I was 3 (I'm almost 13 now) and I've done six exams and got either merit or distinction in each one! I used to take lessons, but my teacher went mad.....so I just stopped having them and didn't start again!! My dad, who is in the music business, says that I have a better voice than my 20 year old sister, who has been singing much, much longer than I have. I know my dad, and he's really critical of everything that I do, so if he says I'm good, he means it. (I'm sorry, I know I sound like a total b*tch, but I can't put it any other way!!) But alas, I have two problems. Problemo uno: People like Katy Perry and Justin Bieber (I don't like their styles especially, but this is an example) have started out on YouTube. I'd love to upload videos of me singing......but I go to a boarding school.....it just wouldn't work....because......um.....the walls are really thin and you can hear EVERYTHING.....so....I'd be nervous about singing because all of the people who are older than me will hear..... Problemo dos: This kind of comes into the last problem really.....I have HUGE confidence issues. A girl in my year has crushed my self confidence.....so I'm kinda shy..... What's weird is that I can sing at the top of my voice and not be afraid in the car, but even when I'm at home, ALONE, I can't sing......I don't know why.....I just can't......I guess if I got the opportunity to sing on something like Britain's Got Talent I'd do it (I'm too young to audition for X Factor!!) and I'd try soooo hard not to get worked up or nervous. Has anyone got any suggestions? Thank you and have a nice day!! more

Resolved Question: Please Help Me?!! I am really depressed!!!?

I have been in a relationship with a guy for 11 months which was really deep. We know each other since school but we never used to talk to each other at that time. I am I am 23 year old shy and conservative girl. After 6 years, he messaged me on facebook and thats how we started knowing each other. One day he insisted to meet me, so I meet him with my friends at my college. I just got to know from my mum that his mum gave a proposal to me, on the night before meeting him. I was shocked and wanted to tell him not to meet me but it was too late. Instead, I told my friends. After few days, I told him that I can't meet him anymore because of such event. He said that he doesn't know about it and apolozied for what his mum has done. I said still I can't and avoided his call. One day, he called me and said that nothing will change between us even if we talk or don't (ie friendship). After few days of meeting and chatting, he declared and sweared in the name of God and his mother that he loves me and can't live without me. After rejecting several times his offer to become his gf before getting married to him, one day he cried a lot and begged me not to leave him. He said how his family struggle to come to the state they are in now and so on. He said if I leave him he will sad forever and will never talk to me. I told him that I don't wanted to lose his friendship but I still used to talk to him whenever he called me. Slowly and slowly i felt some feelings for him and went out with him as he promised not to leave in the name of God and his mother. One day, he asked me to show him my new house. After showing him my new house, he pulled me and was trying to open my clothes. When I pushed him and was trying to run away from him, he was pulling me. Wherever I was going, he was blocking my way, pulled me forcefully and pushed me onto the bed. I was crying and saying to stop but he didn't. We finally had sex. After that I bled. On his way home, he called me up and said " You are so innocent...anyone can use you!". Since then I was shocked, afraid and was crying a lot. After the event, he stopped calling me like he used to do and whenever I used to call him and ask why..he used tell me that he was busy. He didn't even ask me once how was I feeling? After all it was my first sex which he knows it very well. After few months, he used to call me every wednesday to ask me to meet him on thursday. Everytime before meeting him, he used to promise me that he won't have sex with me but whenever we used to meet he always does even if I don't want to. If I don't want to, he either used to be sad and keep quiet or say" I have the right!". Recently, I found out that he is getting married with someone else. When I called him, he said that his parents are not ready to listen to him. If he says about me, they will die because it seems that his mum hates my mum as she got to know that my parents told something bad his parents which he says he got it from 3 sources. I completely denied it because I know that my parents will never do so. I told him "First of all, my father stays mostly in our country to take care of his business and comes here whenever he has some work. As for my mum, whatever she knows about you and your family are from the mutual aunties and she is not a person who will say bad about others. Infact we don't like people who backbites about others. How can they do such thing?! That impossible!" He shouted and said "Do you want me to prove?!" then when I asked him to prove he said that I know everything. I asked him "if I know everything, then why should I ask you?! and I will even know you other 2 sources also which you can't name now!" We had a huge arguement on it. He even said that I was playing with him and didn't love him at all. I was really shocked and depressed. He even said that he can't lose such opportunity because the girl who he is getting married to is an intellectual and good in studies. I couldn't believe his words!I was so depressed and sick that I consulted a physician and she said that I am under acute depression and anxiety. I couldn't even tell her why because my mum was infront. Finally, on his wedding day, I cried and told my dad everything (except for the illicit stuff). He became shocked and depressed. I asked to forgive me for whatever I did and to help me recover from such terrible event. He agreed and said to forget that guy as he never deserved me. Few days after his wedding, I told my mum about what he said and asked her whether she said anything wrong about his mum. My parents said they didn't say anything bad neither about him nor his mum. Finally, my mum spoke to one her friend, who name was given from 1 of those 3 sources. The aunt sweared that she didn't say anything to his mum not even spoke to his mum either. When the aunt called him and asked about the event.The guy told everything ( whatever I shared with him about our family matters) and said that he didn't say anything to me that my parents told something bad about his mum nor he took the aunt's name! When the aunt asked about what he said about my father, he said that my father can't say anything as he doesn't stay over here the most. This is MY SENTENCE!!! He used my sentence to claim me wrong!! He even said his sister was there when he speaking with me. His sister also said that I told him all these!!! When my mum told me this I was shocked to death!!! I couldn't believe my ears! Then what was his reason to leave me?! I can't forget all these...how will I lead a normal life...how can i forget such an event!!! How can he tell such LIES!!! God is watching...He is the only witness I have...what will I do??? Why isnt He doing anything??? How will I live?!!! Why did he do this with me!!! I feel like dying!!! I can't tell lie to my future husband because I am not good at lying at all!Even if I lie he will get to know one day and that day will the most miserable day of my life!!! I never wanted to have sex before my marriage......!!!!!! I wanted to keep this as a gift of God for my husband!!! Now I dont anything to give and share!!! I hate myself!!! HOW COULD I DO SUCH MISTAKES!!! I HATE MYSELF!!! I want to die!!! Please Help ME PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! more

Voting Question: Please Help Me!!! I feel like suiciding!!!?

I have been in a relationship with a guy for 11 months which was really deep. We know each other since school but we never used to talk to each other at that time. I am I am 23 year old shy and conservative girl. After 6 years, he messaged me on facebook and thats how we started knowing each other. One day he insisted to meet me, so I meet him with my friends at my college. I just got to know from my mum that his mum gave a proposal to me, on the night before meeting him. I was shocked and wanted to tell him not to meet me but it was too late. Instead, I told my friends. After few days, I told him that I can't meet him anymore because of such event. He said that he doesn't know about it and apolozied for what his mum has done. I said still I can't and avoided his call. One day, he called me and said that nothing will change between us even if we talk or don't (ie friendship). After few days of meeting and chatting, he declared and sweared in the name of God and his mother that he loves me and can't live without me. After rejecting several times his offer to become his gf before getting married to him, one day he cried a lot and begged me not to leave him. He said how his family struggle to come to the state they are in now and so on. He said if I leave him he will sad forever and will never talk to me. I told him that I don't wanted to lose his friendship but I still used to talk to him whenever he called me. Slowly and slowly i felt some feelings for him and went out with him as he promised not to leave in the name of God and his mother. One day, he asked me to show him my new house. After showing him my new house, he pulled me and was trying to open my clothes. When I pushed him and was trying to run away from him, he was pulling me. Wherever I was going, he was blocking my way, pulled me forcefully and pushed me onto the bed. I was crying and saying to stop but he didn't. We finally had sex. After that I bled. On his way home, he called me up and said " You are so innocent...anyone can use you!". Since then I was shocked, afraid and was crying a lot. After the event, he stopped calling me like he used to do and whenever I used to call him and ask why..he used tell me that he was busy. He didn't even ask me once how was I feeling? After all it was my first sex which he knows it very well. After few months, he used to call me every wednesday to ask me to meet him on thursday. Everytime before meeting him, he used to promise me that he won't have sex with me but whenever we used to meet he always does even if I don't want to. If I don't want to, he either used to be sad and keep quiet or say" I have the right!". Recently, I found out that he is getting married with someone else. When I called him, he said that his parents are not ready to listen to him. If he says about me, they will die because it seems that his mum hates my mum as she got to know that my parents told something bad his parents which he says he got it from 3 sources. I denied it because I know that my parents will never do so. I told him "First of all, my father stays mostly in our country to take care of his business and comes here whenever he has some work. As for my mum, whatever she knows about you and your family are from the mutual aunties and she is not a person who will say bad about others. Infact we don't like people who backbites about others. How can they do such thing?! That impossible!" He shouted and said "do you want me to prove?!" then when I asked him to prove he said that I know everything. I asked him "if I know everything, then why should I ask you?! and I will even know you other 2 sources also which you can't name now!" We had a huge arguement on it. He even said that I was playing with him and didn't love him at all. I was really shocked and depressed. He even said that he can't lose such opportunity because the girl who he is getting married to is an intellectual and good in studies. I couldn't believe his words! I was so depressed and sick that I consulted a physician and she said that I am under acute depression and anxiety. I couldn't even tell her why because my mum was infront.Finally, on his wedding day, I cried and told my dad everything (except for the illicit stuff). He became shocked and depressed. I asked to forgive me for whatever I did and to help me recover from such terrible event. He agreed and said to forget that guy as he never deserved me. Few days after his wedding, I told my mum about what he said and asked her whether she said anything wrong about his mum. My parents said they didn't say anything bad neither about him nor his mum. Finally, my mum spoke to one her friend, who name was given from 1 of those 3 sources. The aunt sweared that she didn't say anything to his mum not even spoke to his mum either. When the aunt called him and asked about the event. The guy told everything ( whatever I shared with him about our family matters) and said that he didn't say anything to me that my parents told something bad about his mum nor he took the aunt's name!When the aunt asked about what he said about my father, he said that my father can't say anything as he doesn't stay over here the most. This is MY SENTENCE!!! He used my sentence to claim me wrong!! He even said his sister was there when he speaking with me. His sister also said that I told him all these!!! When my mum told me this I was shocked to death!!! I couldn't believe my ears! Then what was his reason to leave me?! I can't forget all these...how will I lead a normal life...how can i forget such an event!!! How can he tell such LIES!!! God is watching...He is the only witness I have...what will I do??? Why isnt He doing anything??? How will I live?!!! Why did he do this with me!!! I feel like dying!!! I never wanted to have sex before my marriage......!!!!!! I wanted to keep this as a gift of God for my husband!!! Now I dont anything to give and share!!! I hate myself!!! HOW COULD I DO SUCH MISTAKES!!! I HATE MYSELF!!! I want to die!!! Please Help ME PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! more

Resolved Question: Would this make a good WWE storyline?

Storyline: Triple H/Drew McIntyre/Shawn Michaels Storyline: Raw 2011 Draft: Triple H (Raw) vs Jack Swagger (Smackdown) Winner: Triple H Draft Pick: Drew McIntyre Drew attacks HHH from behind. Raw Week 2 of SL (Storyline) Triple H comes out for a promo HHH: Drew, I brought you into this business... I trained you and this is how you repay me? Attacking me? Dang it Drew, you're suppose to look up to me! Shawn isn't around anymore! Shawn always looked up to me at some points! Drew, you didn't do what I told you. Last year, I told you to make sure Shawn lost his match at WrestleMania against the Undertaker. I was so sick and tired of him telling me and the WWE Universe that he would face The Undertaker again. Even though he is retired now, I still wanted you to do the job right. I told you to do this; Interfere in his match when the ref is down, and hit your finisher on him.... you didn't do it. You're not a man Drew, your a wimp. A pest.. someone who can't do crap! -Drew comes out running- Drew and Triple H attack each other Drew being the face now, takes down Triple H and tosses him out of the ring. Drew grabs a microphone. Drew: Triple H, I know you trained me, but instead of asking someone to jump on the opportunity, I decided to not do your dirty work. You could of done it. Drew and Triple H stare off at each other. Raw SL week 3: Mr.McMahon comes out with a microphone to start the show off. Vince: As seen the last two weeks here on Raw, Triple H and Drew McIntyre have been fighting. Triple H has to face Undertaker this Sunday at Over The Limit for the WWE Championship and Drew has to face Randy Orton for the Intercontinental Championship. Due to the actions of the past two weeks, I am currently worrying about the future of them both. So now, if Drew and Triple H fight, they are both fired from the WWE. Later that night: Triple H vs Christian Drew comes out in the middle of it. HHH is distracted by Drew and Christian rolls him up for the three count. Triple H pulls out his sledge hammer but as he gets to Drew, Drew says: Triple H, I wouldn't get yourself fired............ Triple H puts his sledge hammer down. Drew: But I know someone who IS allowed to hit you.... Triple H mumbles: Who? Drew: gives Triple H a evil grin and points for him to turn around. Shawn Michaels superkicks Triple H. Shawn smart talks Triple H. Drew then takes the opportunity and hits his finisher on Shawn. Drew stands over them both to end the show. Over The Limit: Drew vs Orton for I-C Championship: Orton goes for the RKO but Shawn comes in and hits a superkick on Drew making Drew win by DQ so he doesn't get the I-C Championship. Triple H comes in from behind and hits Shawn with a chair. Shawn holds his back. Shawn rolls out and runs to the back with HHH coming after him. In the ring. Drew gets up while Randy is waiting to hit the RKO. Randy hits the RKO. Drew rolls out now. Backstage, Triple H and Shawn are fighting. Triple H slams Shawn into the wall. Coming into camera view is Drew. Drew attacks Triple H not caring if he gets fired or not. Shawn stands and superkicks Drew again. Triple H gets up but gets superkicked down. Shawn runs into Vince while going outside. Vince: Going somewhere, sexy boy? Shawn: Get out of my way, or I'll superkick you out of my way. Vince: Woah woah, calm down there Shawn. I'm your friend. I'm not going to hur---- Shawn superkicks Vince. Shawn walks out to his limo. Later that night: Triple H (In Bad condition) vs Undertaker for WWE Championship Taker wins at the very beginning. Vince comes out Vince: Shawn, I hope you're at home watching this because you retired last year meaning you are not on contract. So officially, I can't fire you, sadly, but I can ban you from all WWE events. But as for Drew and Triple H.... I know I told you guys I'd fire you, but I changed my mind. I'm sick of you guys fighting and Drew is a upcoming superstar on the horizon, and Triple H, your a main eventer! I can't fire the two best athletes in this business can I?! So I'm only going to get rid of... one... of you guys. That's right. It's going to be a I QUIT MATCH! RIGHT NOW! LOWER THE CAGES! The Steel Cage drops down first. The Elimination Chamber (Topless) drops down next. The Hell In A Cell drops down next being bigger than ever. The Pujuabi Prison Drops down next. (From Cage to Prison is from a guy I do not know the name of. Good job on making up the match. Like it bro :) Whoever you are, kudos. :) ) Vince: Every cage will be used for punishment. To win the match, you must make your opponent say "I Quit." So Drew, come out here. Drew comes out but gets attacked by Shawn. Vince tries to control Shawn but Shawn superkicks Vince. Drew is being hit with every possible thing in Shawn's way. Shawn tosses Drew over the barricade. In th more

Resolved Question: How would studying abroad affect my relationship?

I'm 25, will be finishing my bachelor and master combo in Indonesia in 2 years time. Dating a 28-year-old lawyer and are about to get engaged when I finish my current studies. We've been together for a year, been good friends for 7 years, and are set to marry each other. I'm currently unemployed, haven't really "started my career". Unfortunately the midtwenties is considered rather late to start in Jakarta. In the past I've worked as a translator, radio talk show host, multilevel marketer, and even tried starting my own business. Before this, I studied advertising and philosophy in Europe (didn't finish). In the future I'm considering to work either in advertising or journalism. I've been trying to get a job in Jakarta for 3 years now and it hasn't been working out; the opportunities I find are either corrupt, require connections, are very low paying, or could not satisfy my appetite for intellectual challenge. A fresh graduate here is paid about $200 USD a month, and although a postgraduate can earn up to about $1000 USD a month, it is very difficult to get those jobs if you have little work experience (which is how most of my prospective employers have viewed me). And yet one of my and my fiancé's most urgent needs before getting married is to buy an apartment or house to live in. The pay here is so bad, many people are forced to live with their in-laws well into their thirties or even for life, but that's not an option for us. That's why I'm considering going to Israel to take my second masters' program while working either on campus as a research assistant, or off campus as a journalist. (My dad supported our family by assisting his professor when he studied his doctorate in the US.) I visited the campus already and am in correspondence with them. There it is normal to be just starting one's career in the late twenties, intellectual capabilities are more appreciated, the pace of life is more sane, and the pay is much better. It may also help me gain access to better job opportunities and salaries when I come back to Indonesia. Although my fiance is a globetrotter and open to moving abroad again sometime, he is currently focusing on his legal career in Indonesia, so I may not be able to take him with me. This may mean postponing our wedding by another 2 years. We'd then marry in 2014 at ages 29 and 32. He once told me that he's open if I want to study abroad again, and would look forward to spend his holidays with me while I'm away. But when I asked him today, "When I finish my current studies, can I go take my master's in Israel?" he seemed a little shocked. How will studying abroad affect our relationship? Will it help or hurt? I'm thinking it's an investment: it's my last chance of embarking on a study that's actually satisfying, and to achieve a lot of things that will be good for my future family. I'd become more mature, win more respect from others, and hopefully use the things I learn to make good things happen in my country. My fiance would have more time to save up to buy us a decent home, and I'd be able to contribute because I'd be earning more. Moreover, the life skills I learn while I'm away will make me a better wife for him, and help me to appreciate him even more than I do now. On the other hand I'm also wondering if this might create a rift between us. After a long distance period, you don't expect to go "back to normal" because it forever changes the shape of the relationship. My fiance is really the only person who values me not for what I achieve but for who I am, and still cherishes me although he knows my failures very well. Despite his busy career, he's also surprisingly the only person who shows me that it's OK to slow down, smell the roses, and enjoy the moment without worrying at all about the future. He's not half as ambitious as I am, but he's achieved a lot more than I have, and I've learnt that I can be a lot happier when I'm less ambitious. Finally, my priority is to first set an excellent foundation to share the rest of my life with him; then second to start a fulfilling career which provides personal growth, satisfaction, and a good income; then thirdly to travel the world and learn both life lessons as well as academic ones... but ultimately it must only enrich my future marriage, and the communities I become a part of throughout life. Otherwise, I'd be more than willing to give up this plan and move on to other opportunities. So help me out here. Yay or nay? Mention some pros, cons, possible consequences, and what my fiance and I can do about it. Helpful advice and consideration would be greatly appreciated. more

Resolved Question: What to do about my boyfriend's sister? She can't pay rent on time and I don't know what to do!?

Hi, I am a 29-year-old divorcee living in a 2-bedroom with my boyfriend. His sister (my age) and her preschool-aged son recently moved in with us, with the expectation of signing a new lease with us and renting out the second bedroom for 1/3 rent and 1/3 utilities. The problem is that yesterday was the 1st, and she only came up with about 1/2 of the rent and utilities (and her utility payment was 5 days late!), saying that there was a withdrawal limit on her EBT card (which she knew about in advance of this). She failed to plan ahead - or at least failed to communicate that she didn't have enough to pay rent on time, and instead ran to the ATM at the last minute, when I was supposed to be on my way to the bank. I had to get there before they closed, of course!. She even asked if I could watch her sick child for her while she ran her errand, while I'm wondering why she didn't get this taken care of sooner. A good rental history is my last line of defense for any "good credit" I'll have when I need it - which would be this month, since I/we are in the process of moving to a different home. My divorce left me with the most god-awful credit that I could imagine (bankruptcy, bills that my ex didn't pay ended up going to collections, which screws with MY credit, he also didn't pay his taxes, etc) and a good rental history *really is* the only thing I've got going good for me right now. I simply do not have enough money to pay for my share AND her share of rent - I'm actually $80 short of being able to pay for all of it on my own right now. When my boyfriend later talked to her about finding a way to pay rent ("today!" he said) because I was upset about it, her response was that I was "freaking out" over nothing, that I would be fine, and that my credit is great and that this is not a big deal, etc. He corrected her, of course, not that it's any business of hers what my credit situation is. I stuck my neck out for her when I asked her if she would like to move in with us; she was trying to leave her boyfriend who has a history of domestic violence, and I wanted to help her. I've been taking her on her errands since she does not have a car, taking her to her school/work which is a good 1/2hr drive from home, babysitting for her (for free) alongside with her brother, and I feel like she is taking advantage of me. I did not volunteer myself, nor am I able, to do all of these things for her. Not only that, but she seems to think that just because I have a day off from work that I am not only available for running her errands, but I have all of that gas in my car, that I am willing to do it and have enough money to pay for all of this on my own, with only the promise that she will pay me back... (with what, rainbows and sunshine??) This was only the first month that she is staying here, and the first opportunity that she has had to pay rent, and I don't think I want her to keep living with me (or move with us) since she has become more of a liability than a help - because I could really use the help with rent if I'm going to stay here in a 2-bedroom that I don't need (my mom was supposed to be moving in with me when she sold her house, and instead backed out after I signed the lease, saying she wanted to get her own place by herself in a different part of town). So here's the real root of the problem - my boyfriend, who agrees with me on all of these things, wants to stay out of the inevitable "Clash of The Titans", because after all, she is still HIS SISTER. He wants to be uninvolved. I don't know if he is trying to look out for her (because she doesn't have anywhere else to go, and the reality is that neither do I) or look out for me, or at this point he is just looking out for himself, as I am trying to look out for myself since no one else is expected to do it for me. While this is quickly turning into an episode of MTV's "The Real World", I think I need to step back and ask for some more opinions. I'm ready to say "save the rest of your rent money to find a new place for you and your son, because I am moving out at the end of this month and you are not coming with me." My boyfriend thinks that I should talk to her about her "plan", but I can't see that she has one at this point and I do not trust her to be able to pay rent on time from here on out, or be able to step up and take care of herself and her son. I do not have the financial resources (or good credit) to be able to take a risk with her, but I don't want to damage my relationship with my boyfriend, either. Yes, I would like him to take my side here, but I don't control his life or what he does/says or how he acts - that is up to him, and I am not going to tell him what he should or shouldn't do. Nor would I do that to his sister. They have their freedom and autonYes, it's a little verbose, wouldn't you agree? more

Voting Question: How do I best get "on with my life" when my workaholic husband of 18 years leaves the state?

I'm a 48 year old married woman with her own business and 3 children at home, a terminal parent to attend. My husband has had several financial setbacks/failures with his business. He was "gone" for most of the last 2 years, now he has the opportunity to make great money but he must live 15 hours away from his family, rented a home for a year, works 14 hours a day and cannot and will not take a day off. He said he wanted me to come 'set up a home" for him and wants me to visit in my spare time....He seems to forget that the children have lives/teams/obligations at home. I feel numb. I don't want to sound whiny and bitter, but who's there for me?? I had to text him and remind him of his teenager's birthday last week after I had planned a party, baked the cake, cleaned the house, got the presents, wrapped, balloons, you get the picture. He had totally forgotten. Called and talked to him for 2 minutes. I don't think I want a divorce. I had one of those 20 years ago, they are overrated. They tend to destroy teenagers (I know from experience). I am just feeling abandoned, neglected, romantically frustrated and lost. Has anyone else experienced this??? I am a strong, independent woman but I feel my confidence slipping away. Would love to hear from someone who weathered the storm. What happens in a couple of years when all the kids move out?? I follow him around waiting to catch a few minutes a day?? more

Resolved Question: my girlfriend is dead against me leaving for a few days to work?

I am 20, she is 17 my step-dad owns a roofing business 3 hours away from where i currently live. and i plan to go into the roofing business as an adjuster for his company so i feel like going to work over there for a few days/weeks would be a great help since i am going to get my license in 2 months.. when i let my girlfriend know she is DEAD against me leaving for just a few days even and crys heavily because she cant get her way. and makes me feel terrible. how can i sway her to believe that this is a great opportunity... i have tried everything in the book -career opportunity -support me -great pay -its only for a few days etc. she always comes back with "i dont want a husband who is never going to be home blah blah blah i tell her that in that job im going to have to be gone quite a bit at least while im setting up my business. but its always the same thing... any help? more

Resolved Question: Can I afford to buy a house?

I'm a 20 year old male. I tried the college thing multiple times (3 semesters at different times) and it was not for me. Please don't use this answer to tell me I should be in school because I don't want that right now. I am currently working full time at an employee owned grocery store. Don't rag on the job, it's actually very decent. I get great health, dental, vision, and life insurance for FREE from Aurora. Many people working there have 4 year college degrees but still choose to work here. Anyways. I'm renting now ($350/month with roomate so $175 for me) but its a dump and I hate renting and my roomate. I make $9 an hour and with the many bonuses I get (employee owned means we get hundreds of dollars handed to us about 5 times a year), time and a half on sundays, and overtime, I make roughly 18,000 a year. I live in an area with high unemployment so housing is cheap. My job is VERY secure because its the only grocery store in town and has the best prices. Our business is booming. I'm very good with money and have $5,000 saved up. But I also have about $5,000 in student loans to pay. My apologies for the lengthy explanation. SO. If I moved back with the parents and saved up for a couple years could I realistically buy my first home as a single male? I also might add that there is opportunity for promotion, I'm not gonna be making this much forever.chicagodudeman. i actually live about an hour away from chicago in beloit wisconsin. dunno if you have heard of it or if it even matters but i thought i would add that more

Resolved Question: Does work experience vs a degree, account for anything in today's competitive job market?

I have better than 22yrs solid work experience, (Office, Manufacturing, & Customer Service) as well as, 27yrs volunteering experience, (mentoring, counseling, & advocating for individuals of all abilities). My priorities were always how to keep a dry roof over my head, and how to commute to work so I could meet my expense obligations. I would work 2 or 3 shifts without a second thought, to make ends meet and try to get ahead financially. Financial Debt was not an option to add to the equation. Hence, I sacrificed much to assist others, and create a comfortable home environment. I have been unemployed this past year do to 'outsourcing' and the absorption of the business I worked for. I am now finding it difficult to get an interview, due to lack of a specific degree. I have taken college courses here and there to do a 'good job' on the job. Received a 'community recognition award', at the height of my career for outstanding contributions in creating job opportunities for others. I feel at a loss. I have little intentions to get a degree at this stage of my life. (Not a priority, my heart is not in to it.) I need to make money to pay taxes on my home and maintain my transportation and maintain my independent lifestyle, maintaining my home and caring for my children food & clothes. (Without creating on any Debts!) I am loosing hope that I will find work, again. The market is very competitive and seems career focused on the younger generations. (18-24). I need to gain some fresh perspectives. Looking for any advice that may be available. Thank you in advance. more

Resolved Question: Do you think he is cheating? Regardless, is he worth staying with?

I have been with my boyfriend for 5 months. We hit it off right away and progressed very quickly in the relationship, moving in together in month 3 and already bringing up marriage. Since then we have hit some financial stress and have both been working long hours so we have barely been able to see each other and our communication broke down. This lead to him blowing up at me over the finances and he said he was taking a better paying job out of state at the end of this month, which he never told me about. We then had a long talk about everything and I have been making serious efforts to be available to him so we can spend some time together, but this effort has been very one-sided. He does not kiss me when he comes home, when he does talk to me it is just small talk or him venting about work, he does not ask me how my day was, and any meaningful conversation is from me asking him questions and pulling the answers out of him. He has conversations hours long with his family and other friends all day but does not sit down and talk to me like that. He also said that sometimes he will do stuff like make a major decision (out of state job) and not think about anyone else and I have a hard time understanding how he could do something like that without a second thought about me. Last night I had an opportunity to look at his cell phone and it turned on to a text conversation he had been having with a lady friend who was in the same city as his out of town job offer. He has told me about her before and I have heard their phone conversations, but these text conversations, dating back to May 10, were about sex and having sex. One she sent said I can't wait to see you (when he was arriving in town to handle the job offer business) and then later that afternoon said that she remembered that morning and he had been fantastic. Other texts talked about "titty and face shots" and her licking his nekkidness and I can't wait until I wake up next to you again. I confronted him about them and he immediately became defensive and didn't seem to try to deny anything, just said "oh well then obviously that's what it sounds like so I can't say anything". I pushed the issue and he explained the conversations away by saying that was just the way she talked and that he was probably just getting left over messages from other people she talked to, even though his messages were clearly in response to hers so I don't see how he couldn't have known what he was texting about. He kept telling me that he never did anything with her and that if he were cheating on me then he wouldn't have left the messages in his phone because I look at it and he would just tell me to leave and would not be with me and that if he did not have time to be with me from working so much then how could he have time to be with anyone else? I told him that I would not be angry with him if he did not want to be with me anymore, I just wanted to know what was going on and to not be lied to. I was crying but I never yelled or got upset with him. I am not sure if I believe him or not. On one hand what he says makes sense but then again, why do people stay in relationships and cheat rather than break it off anyway? And the texts were too incident specific and detailed to be some half-assed joking sex talk with a friend. But what I think I am most upset about is that he has yet to apologize to me for his blow up, his lack of effort to keep from breaking down our communication again (which he agreed was the root of the problem), and didn't seem to care that I was so hurt by these texts when he knows I already have trust issues (as does he, from being cheated on several times). We are so much alike and I do believe he is a good person, but I am having trouble getting past these messages. It's kind of like a final straw and I just feel stupid for bothering to trust someone again. I know I love him because I have never felt this way about anyone else, ever. And remembering how he was when we first met keeps me wanting to try, but all these stupid things adding up is making me feel stupid for falling for someone so quickly. And I have no one to talk these things over with because I have no friends and my family is deceased. Does anyone think this relationship is worth working on or should I just bail before things get worse? more

Resolved Question: Is this job offer a scam?

i applied for a job on careerone and they replied back. it sounds too good to be true. im just wondering if this is a scam?? they emailed me back twice. it said the following... Dear Melissa Thank you for taking interest in an exciting opportunity to work for a progressive and growing financial management company Paysquare Inc (http://www.paysquare.nl/en/) . For this E-Banking customer service position we are looking for qualified and dedicated employees who want to grow in a service oriented role. If you are passionate about serving the needs of others, skilled at multi-tasking, and are comfortable helping customers over the phone, this might be a great position for you. We have Entry Level Payment Processor/Customer Service positions available in Sydney area. At the moment we have full time and part time positions available. This position is also great for people who are looking for extra income. We are Business Trade Services Provider for businesses that require credit & debit card, Pay Pal processing services to accept payments for Internet, Mail-Order Telephone-Order (MOTO), & POS/Retail transactions or eBay. No prior experience necessary. Fully paid training will be provided. Training will be done from your own home (PC with internet connection and phone connection is required). The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Working hours: Variable shifts. It is important that candidates for these positions have flexibility in their work availability. Typical duties include taking inbound calls and emails, assisting customers with questions about their accounts, helping with password resets, receiving and processing payments and pay out as per client instructions, etc. You will need to multi task and have a solid understanding of internet and MS Word programs. Majority of the work will be done at home ,however, you will have to travel to training seminars in your area and report to your local office at the end of each month. We will reimburse traveling expenses. If you have any questions let me know. After approval of your application a short phone interview will be conducted if required. You will receive wages of $26 per hour once full time employed plus a commissions of 3% for every transaction that you will process. After you will complete training Contract will be signed between you and Paysquare Inc guaranteeing you annual salary of at least $56,000 per year. Please reply to this email if you are interested to receive further information. Regards, Business Development Manager Andrew Bork http://www.paysquare.nl/en/ Hello Melissa PaySquare Inc is the specialized partner when it comes to accepting and issuing international means of payment. We are expanding our operations in Australia and are offering the following services to our clients: Send money via email from your credit/debit card or bank account Make online purchases Collect money via email Forward eBay Pay Pal purchase payments In this letter I will try to go more into the detail about your day to day responsibilities to us and our clients. Here is an example of your typical day while being employed by us: 1.Check your e-mail in the morning and at least couple of times during the day for incoming messages from your manager or our clients, reply to them in a timely and professional manner. 2.Usually you will receive a simple set of instructions from your manager and general questions from our clients . 3.During the training your manager will handle most of the clients concerns, you will handle technical aspects of the job at that time, only after the training you will interact with our clients on a regular and direct basis. Please note that you WILL be paid during training period. 4.As a payment processor you will be assigned to one or couple of sellers and will be processing payments and disbursing them as per sellers instructions. You may need to add client's email to your Pay Pal account (your manager will provide you with instructions). 5.You will be following your manager's instructions and do simple calculations by yourself. Most of the things you will learn as we go along. Also you will have total support from your manager, if at any time you have any question just email your manager and it should be answered within 2-3 hours. FAQ 1.Will I get reimbursed for phone calls? We will provide you with with a prepaid business phone cards, however most of communications will be done via email. 2.What is the average transaction amount and how much I can expect to earn every week, can I quit my day job? You will be compensated at a $14 per hour rate payable every two weeks via corpo more

Voting Question: DONT YOU THINK THIS IS TERRIBLE??? WHAT CAN I DO ?? PLEASEEE?

I have been trying to apply for a job for 7 months and put in 14 application in this small town...its nothing but mc donalds, hays, food giant, all those department stores... everytime i put in one no one gives me a call and its been over months and they should have been called me by now..mc donald is still hiring but and i put in one months ago..the manager told me to come back for a interview and i came on time looking for her and she wasnt there....i came back couple times day after day but she avoid me ...they should give everyone an opportunity..im a nursing student trying to pay for school and get my car fixed...its really killing me ..i did nursing homes, hospitals, everything. subway only have 5 people working there and business is really slow...dont you think they could hire me...they not calling...Aarons furniture store only have 3 people working there...OMG WHAT IS THEIR PROBLEM other people need jobs too...not everyone has experience in everything..this is my first job if i get one..if i went out of town like in a big city they would hire me quickly than here..im desperately seeking jobs do you know what i can do ??? my mom wont take me to look for one or drive me to work (i will pay her gas)...she is abusive and trying to hold me back from everything...im really trying to get a life...come on im 20 years old i need a house, car, everything... more

Resolved Question: Family business/family crisis (super long question) Need Objective opinions please!!?

OK- this is long and too hard to do this in hypotheticals - so I'll have to tell the story... About 3 and 1/2 years ago my husband and I were asked to consider moving back to our old hometown so that my husband could work for my Uncle who was restructuring his family business. We were very hesitant- this uncle had never called us for any reason, and we maybe only saw him once a year. Still he has an excellent reputation and is the Rotary club president- everyone thinks very highly of him and I always have, too. He asked us to come and "check out the situation" so we did. He and my husband spent a day looking over the factory and the possible new equipment and my Uncle even promised him educational opportunities and good insurance. My uncle also mentioned us living in a house- said not to worry about that part as he had it covered... We went back home and talked and prayed about it. Two days later after my uncle had called us, we found out that I was pregnant. That also factored into out decision making. We decided that we would move back, because we did not have a support system were we lived, and we did not have insurance through my husbands job- or educational opportunities like my Uncle offered, so we broke our lease- and paid 1200 dollars to get out of it- plus the cost of moving. During the move- I miscarried. We had already committed and broke the lease. We moved. We get to the house and it turns out that the first house he wanted us to live in was practically condemned, but another house- which my mom and sister used to live in- that my Uncle now owned was open- so we asked to move in there. He said yes, but the rent would be 380 which was fine. We signed a lease. We discussed things like if something large were to break that the landlord i.e.- my uncle- would take care of it, but little things like blinds and door nobs were up to us. We agreed. About 3 months after living there- my Uncle who owns the company asked me to manage the company website. The condition was that I would go to school for business, work on the site part time, and then he would wave our rent to pay me for the work. I told him I had not experience- he said that was fine, and that school was enough, he said I would learn as I went and do the best I could. I agreed. The day after Thanksgiving out heater was broken. We told him about it immediately as we were all going to the family farm that day to clean up debris. He never said he wasn't going to fix it- he just said we'd talk about it later. A WEEK later I approach him and he informs me that he will not be able to fix it- he suggested we get space heaters- tells a story about how once in college he had to wear electric socks and blames it on my grandfather being too cheap. He said that my grandfather wouldn't like having to buy a new heating unit- He was the real boss over there- my uncle was like a manager. MY husband, meanwhile is working long ours- was sent to a class for specific equipment once and then was told that the company was no longer going to send employees to classes. He was not given the raise that he was told he would already have by this point. He was working 8-10 hours in a factory that had no heat- had no heat to come home to, and we were poorer than we had ever been in our entire married life. We lived for 3 months that way because we were family... During that 3 months my husband was injured in a hydrolic press and I had 2 miscarriages. Finally, we decided, once we found out that the air conditioner was stripped as well, that we would just move. but we couldn't afford to, so I went to my Grandfather- who is the real owner of the company. I told him the whole story, he said he had no idea that this was going on, and within a week the heater was replaced. A week after that, we started paying rent again. My uncle told me I wasn't doing a good enough job on the website, and a few days after that- all the employees at the factory would no longer be able to get insurance for their families. That was the day I found out I was pregnant again. My husband started looking for a new job, and he found a much better one- a great house- reasonable rent, and we have everything we need now- but my Uncle resents us for leaving. My Aunt treats us differently and she even called us ungrateful on the phone once, saying that he'd given us so many opportunities. She also talked about how once they lived in a house with out heat- but they knew that when they moved in- and they chose to stay while they were building their house...completely different scenario than what me and my husband were in. The thing is- that we never had cross words with him- We just stopped acting like family and started behaving like employees only- and did what we had to do. We could not trust him anymore- since he had failed on many levels to do what he said he would do and he wouldn't take responsibility for it. He told me he was upset that I went more

Resolved Question: Google Online Jobs from Home to Make Money Online in Part Time Work?

When I have doubts about Google Online Jobs from home scam or not? Also is it having nice income business opportunity work from home because I need to work for online jobs which is having nice information and also I have new blog which is having Google Online Jobs solutions and Please give suggestions which is right or not because I have more doubt about my blog but I have confident with my content. So please forgive for any kind of mistakes and also please give me some more suggestions about Google Online Jobs which is having nice jobs online work in part time for the beginners to make money online. Please answer my question : 1) Is Google Online Jobs scam or not? 2) Can we work with Google Adsense? 3) How to earn huge money with Google Adsense? 4) Is Google Adwords useful to promote our business? 5) Am I have good idea about Google Online Jobs in my blog. http://freejobsonlineathome.blogspot.com more

Resolved Question: What do you think about this story?

Hi, im 14 and i have to write a family legacy story. This story is about my grandma and her life. I really want some advice in making it better. And yes, this is a true story. Two in the morning, my heartbeat raced as I awoke from the sounds of shrieking pain. Pacing steps, howling dogs, and screaming neighbors roamed the streets of Vietnam. We hid in crevasses my children and I; all 9 of us. We built them ourselves with wood from the streets. It gave us enough protection to not be seen by the Vietnamese communist. They were horrible people and dragged each male of age into their army. The army was poor; no food available. I had 7 sons and 1 daughter. No one knew what would come next; I was worried for the lives of my children. I was 17 when my mom died in the countryside of China. She left me with 3 younger sisters and 1 younger brother. My older brother went off to run his own business leaving me with siblings to take care of. We were impoverished and food was scarce with barely any to eat. The only time my older brother contacted us was when he needed me to do his laundry. He did not have 1 drop of gratefulness and till this day, he is still an enemy of mine. Years later I moved to Vietnam. My husband and I had 8 children but he barely saw them. He was too busy working, and trying to support our family. After he died it felt surreal. He had left me with 8 children and as if we were not poor enough already, life was going to be even harder. I sold things on the streets to make a living and when my sons were old enough, they joined me too. We made enough to get by with food and school. But we did not have many luxuries. Our house was made of wood and our neighbors were not the friendliest. 2 years after my husbands death, Vietnamese communist overthrew the country. The communist were terrible people. The worst you could ever imagine. They closed down businesses to make it their own. They put intellectuals and businessmen to the countryside to do agriculture and hard labor. My 4th son, he was 17 when he sold things by the street. At that time it was illegal. My son and many others were grabbed and thrown into the communists truck. Had he not been brave enough, he would not have lived. He sat in the back of the truck. As others were cuffed he was not, and luckily was able to jump off the truck and run back home. I could see the fear in his eyes when he came home, shivering from fear. My front neighbor was a on the communist side. As my sons came home, they kept track of who was in and who was out. Had one been out for too long, they would report. Fortunately my 2 side neighbors were understanding. If they were not to be, no one would have lived. Pacing steps and barking dogs were coming our way. In the crevasses we could barely breathe. One sound and we would have been gone. The communist were smart. They knocked on the walls. People often built hallow walls to hide in and when the communist discovered it, they would grab everyone and violently throw them into the trucks. Away they went, and never returned 3 years later, Americans came in. They were our rescue. When they ended most of it, they also allowed immigrants to go into their country. My oldest son went with the Americans, as I stayed home with my children. He waited 3 years at the refuge to be sponsored. People insisted for him to go to Australia or Europe but he did not budge. He only had one place in mind and that was America. In America there was freedom, and America was the hero. After my 1st son had been sponsored, he applied to sponsor the rest of the family. It took 10 years of waiting, for us to be reunited. I prayed and still pray to Buddha, for giving us an opportunity. To allow us to live in such a lovely environment away for poverty and tragedy. To Buddha, I give you all. more

Resolved Question: Why do employers hire stupid people?

I mean it's what got us into this recession in the first place. Stupid people making bad decisions. Like bakers making bad investments and the housing scams. These pieces of $#!t tricking people into buying a home that they have no business buying, just so that they can make a profit off of them. I am disgusted at these real estate agents, bankers, and just stupid employers in general. But why are stupid people hired? It makes no sense at any angle. Here are some possible reasons a stupid person would get hired: 1. They are easy to manipulate and abuse. 2. They have a friend working on the job that illegally got them the job. 3. They are a prostitute that sleeps their way to getting a job. 4. The "equal" opportunity laws forces employers to hire people of a certain race regardless. 5. Some employers are straight up racist and only hire people of their own race regardless. 6. Managers are afraid that the smart person will take their job. 7. The employer wants their business to fail. 8. In order to "relate" to "everyday people." 9. Just for fun. 10. Because the employers themselves are stupid. 11. The person hiring is stupid. 12. They just don't care. Now all of these possible reasons are bad. I am confused, being a smart person, why stupid people are given jobs over smart people. It's like if you are choosing a baby sitter, who would you rather have; a straight A student or a drug smoking drop out? Hmm, not a hard decision. Of course you will pick the A student. The drop out will be too high to watch the child, and the kid will end up injured or worse. So in saying this, why do companies hire these morons? I go and try to get a job, I'm a straight A student, goodie two shoes, etc. I don't get the job and I go and see the people that did get it and they are total idiots. What the heck? My brain hurts! Why, I say why? I ask them why I was not hired. And they give me the run around. Why would you hire idiots? Why? Only bad things will happen. Idiots will upset, anger, and make people never what to do business with them ever again. Eventually the business will shut down. I also don't understand idiots themselves. If you do a bad job you are risking your own job. If your company goes out of business so will you! Idiots! My goodness, during the recession I saw this one idiot on the news talking about how this store was closing. She needed this job to support herself. Yet look at her fat, stupid, and lazy. She could barely even speak English. She probably got hired from one of the 12 resons I listed. Probably #4 or #5. If people had worked correctly this would have never happened. Look at the housing crisis! That happened because of all these slimy agents! Geeze, I mean really. It makes no sense. Even for the stupid person themself! This is the USA, a lot of people come here for the American Dream. Well, if you destroy America you will never have this dream, you idiots! Where are you going to go after it's destroyed? Where? Where? No, really, where? Every single person in this country ran away from somewhere. Ok? Ran away. If this place is destroyed, that's it. Back to what ever hellhole you came from. lol Do these stupid people not understand this? So why are stupid people hired? Nothing good comes from it. It only leads to failue and fininical disaster. The more smart people you have working for you the better, yes better, your company will run! A room full of idiots spells trouble. more

Voting Question: Life ruined. All hope is gone?

3 years ago my life was on an upward path. Work was going great. I was promoted and told I had a great future. I am from England and was asked to work for my company in California. This was a big deal. They send their best people to CA to learn more about the business and then the theory goes they get transferred back as senior managers. Ever since then everything has gone wrong. Work didn’t go great. I met this woman who was very beautiful but who was a complete liar – I was just too dumb to realize it. I fell in love with her she cleaned me out financially and left in the car I bought her with some guy she had been cheating on me with throughout our relationship. Work went worse after this. I thought about going home but was too embarrassed – everyone at work in England knows about how stupid I was and how badly I let her treat me. Then my father was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in March of this year. I asked for a job at home and was offered my old job back. This might sound dumb but this hurts my pride very much. Its like I have wasted the last three years. People who were junior when I left are now my superior. I feel like I have just completely wasted my life. Basically my career is ruined, I am ashamed and embarrassed for being so dumb with my “GF”, i owe a lot of money. My father passed away 4 weeks ago. I thought that I would have been able to spend more time with him and I know this sounds selfish but now I regret moving back home. There will be no opportunity to transfer back to CA again. I never thought of suicide before but feel my life is completely ruined and that at 33 that I am trapped with nothing and that there is no point in going on. Anyone have any ways to even begin to see a way out of this? Thank you. more

Resolved Question: history test! please HELP!?

1. Which of the following accurately describes the experiences of minorities during WWII? A. Minorities lost jobs in the north and moved to the south to work on farms. B. Minorities were completely excluded from serving in the military. C. Many minorities on the Home Front found opportunities for jobs. D. Minorities were very respected in the military and were often promoted to high ranking positions. 2. In what way did immigration patterns change after WWII? A. US legislation cut off immigration completely B. The majority of immigrants after WWII came from Latin America and Asia instead of Europe C. Immigrants after WWII mainly originated from Western European countries instead of Eastern European countries D. Immigration to the US gradually declined naturally 3. During World War II, Japanese-Americans were relocated from their homes on the West Coast of the United States to internment camps in the U.S. interior. This action indicated a widespread fear that Japanese-Americans were A. a threat to national security. B. members of the Communist Party. C. competitors for jobs in wartime factories. D. immigrating to the United States in large numbers. 4. Which of the following is a credible source of information about the experiences of American citizens on the Home Front during WWII? A. Interviews with American soldiers B. A collection of interviews with women on the Home Front during WWII C. A letter to the editor of a local newspaper speaking out against the war D. American propaganda posters explaining why citizens needed to conserve gas and other items needed for the war effort 5. The Space Race was A. a partnership with the Soviet Union to explore space. B. a competition created by NASA to see who could design the first space shuttle. C. an incentive for Americans to develop and move to unused space in the Western states. D. a result of distrust of the Soviet Union and American desire to prove that the US had more technological capability. 6. On February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066. This order mandated that Japanese Americans in the West Coast area of the US must leave their homes and businesses and be sent to live in internment camps. Executive Order 9066 could be cited to support the thesis that A. after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Americans viewed Japanese Americans as potentially dangerous to the country. B. FDR needed to take over the businesses of Japanese Americans to support the war effort. C. Japanese Americans were needed as soldiers to help fight in the war. D. Japanese Americans were sent to camps where they could grow corn which would be used to feed the troops. 7. During the early 1950s, Senator Joe McCarthy gained popularity by making unsupported accusations about people he believed were disloyal to the United States. His popularity was a result of American A. Reaction to organized labors right to strike. B. Response to Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. C. Fear of communism during the Cold War. D. Fear of increased immigration from Asia and Latin America. 8. In 1943, 15 percent of the shipyard workers in San Francisco were Chinese-Americans. Before this, they had been largely confined to working in restaurants and laundries. The switch in occupations was due, in large part, to the A. shipbuilding skills of Chinese-Americans. B. increased availability of higher education for immigrants. C. increased labor union restrictions against Chinese-American workers. D. massive need for workers to build ships during World War II. 9. The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, also called the G.I. Bill of Rights, was created by the government to ease the problem of unemployment when US servicemen and servicewomen returned home from WWII. The act provided all of the following EXCEPT for A. housing loans B. health benefits C. guaranteed jobs D. college loans 10. McCarthyism during the early 1950s was a result of American A. reaction to the reforms of the New Deal B. response to helping win World War II C. fear of communism during the Cold War D. fear of African Americans gaining civil rights more

Resolved Question: Help with econ questions?

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you! 1. Which measure of inflation would include consumer goods and capital goods? a) The GDP price index b) The Consumer Price Index c) The Retail Trade Survey d) The Survey of Manufactures 2. Inflation is a: a) Sustained decline in the general level of prices b) Sustained rise in the general level of prices c) One-time change in the general level of prices d) Movement of the economy toward full-employment 3. Search and wait unemployment is another way to describe: a) Noncyclical unemployment b) Cyclical unemployment c) Frictional unemployment d) Structural unemployment 4.The best example of a "frictionally unemployed" worker is one who: a) Reduces productivity by causing frictions in a business b) Is laid off during a recessionary period in the economy c) Is in the process of voluntarily switching jobs d) Is discouraged and not actively seeking work 5. A nation has a population of 300 million people. Of these, 80 million are retired, in the military, in institutions, or under 16 years old. There are 210 million who are employed and 10 million who are unemployed. What is the unemployment rate? a) 3.3 percent b) 3.6 percent c) 4.5 percent d) 5.2 percent 6. The entry of women into the workforce since the 1960s resulted in: (Points :1) a) A shift outward in the production possibilities curve of the United States b) A shift inward in the production possibilities curve in the United States c) A movement along the existing production possibilities curve in the United States d) A falling real wage for women workers of the United States 7. Rising real wages for women in the U.S. workforce since the 1960s have: a) Reduced access to job opportunities for women b) Increased the opportunity cost of staying at home c) Led to a rise in the number of lifetime births per woman d) Reallocated labor resources from urban to rural areas of the nation 8. An example of U.S. public investment in infrastructure would be: a) A construction company b) An oil and gas pipeline c) A manufacturing plant d) A waste water treatment system 9.Which is the single most important source of U.S. economic growth? a) Stability of the socio-cultural-political environment b) Improvement in the legal and human environment c) Increases in the quantity of labor d) Increases in labor productivity more

Resolved Question: If China is believed to be the largest source of illegal immigrant trafficking, then why....?

....don't anti-immigration activist discuss this on here? It seems that they only focus on one group of illegals (Hispanics). If we supply more of this information, do you think they'll broaden their focus? http://psyckelogo.metapress.com/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,8,9;journal,14,15;linkingpublicationresults,1:112795,1 Estimates on the number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. vary widely. Claims range anywhere from 4 million to 17 million. Each year more than a million legal immigrants enter the country in addition to around 3 millions illegal ones. Because of a number of difficulties there is no solid evidence these numbers are reliable. China is believed to be the largest source of illegal immigrant trafficking. Aliens from here will often spend short periods of time living and working in countries of transit such as Mexico and Thailand. The People Republic of China (PRC) reports that at any one time, hundreds to thousands of Chinese immigrants are in transit. This process is made easier by "snake-heads," the criminal organizations that organize and service the flow of aliens while providing jobs, housing, and false documentation. The present study was conducted among illegal Chinese aliens in New York City to assess social and psychological adjustments. Participants were administered in-depth interviews pertaining to housing, friendships, job opportunities and the role of snakeheads. It was found that the road out of China was anything but smooth, even for those who had money. Those who were successful usually had knowledge of someone from the local community who had already succeeded in leaving. In addition, smuggling networks had to be available and there needed to be a connection already in the host society. Their desperation to leave China often made the easy victims. There were reports of handing over fees in excess of $30,000 to consultants who promised to handle the paper work. After arriving to the USA, there were struggles in establishing business success stemming from government regulations, labor laws and higher taxes. Those who failed remained optimistic. Some even continued to run businesses in China and after flying back and forth between the countries became known as "astronauts." The time apart from family often led to affairs and broken homes.CIS? no, they are not a credible source. http://www.splcenter.org/publications/the-nativist-lobby-three-faces-of-intolerance/cis-the-independent-think-tank "CIS' attempts to blame immigrants for all of the U.S.'s problems have been laughable," said Angela Kelley of the Immigration Policy Center, more

Resolved Question: How can somebody say they read the stimulus bill and did not see any tax breaks?

Individual Tax Cuts: 1. "Making Work Pay" Tax Credit (Sec. 1001, Page 195). In tax years 2009 and 2010, the Making Work Pay provision will provide a refundable tax credit of 6.2 percent of earned income up to $400 for individuals and up to $800 for married taxpayers filing joint returns. 2. Increase in the Earned Income Tax Credit (Sec. 1002, Page 198). Go to the stimulus bill for all the details, but it essentially expands this benefit for the working poor. 3. Increased Eligibility for the Refundable Portion of Child Credit (Sec. 1003, Page 199). In 2009 and 2010, families who don’t earn enough to pay income tax would be eligible to claim the $1,000 child credit. 4. "American Opportunity" Education Tax Credit (Sec. 1004, Page 199). Increases the Hope Scholarship Credit to $2,500. 5. Refundable First-time Home Buyer Credit. (Sec. 1006, Page 202). This extended and increased the first-time home buyer tax credit from $7,500 to $8,000. 6. Temporary Suspension of Taxation of Unemployment Benefits (Sec. 1007, Page 203). This exempts from taxable gross income the first $2,400 of unemployment benefits. 7. Tax Credits for Energy-Efficient Improvements to Existing Homes (Sec. 1121, Page 208). This provides up to a $1,500 tax credit for qualified energy efficiency improvements. 8. Sales Tax Deduction for Vehicle Purchases (Sec. 1008, Page 203). This allows people to write off state and local sales taxes related to the purchase of a new vehicle costing up to $49,500. 9. Premium Credits for COBRA Continuation Coverage for Unemployed Workers (Sec. 6432, Page 348) 10. Economic Recovery Credits to Recipients of Social Security, SSI, Railroad Retirement and Veterans Disability Compensation Benefits (Sec. 2201, Page 336). This was a $250 payment for senior citizens, disabled veterans and disabled people living on Social Security benefits. 11. Computers as Qualified Education Expenses in 529 Education Plans (Sec. 1005, Page 202). This allows college students to write off the expense of computers and software, provided it's for educational purpose and not for games. 12. Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicle Credit (Sec. 1141, Page 212). Allows purchasers of plug-in electric vehicles to write off up to $5,000 of their purchase (depending on the power of the battery). 13. Tax Parity for Transit Benefits (sec. 1151, Page 219). This relates to an increased exclusion amount for commuter transit benefits and transit passes. 14. Health Coverage Tax Credit Expansion (Sec. 1899, Page 309). Small Business Tax Cuts: 1. Extension of Enhanced Small Business Expensing (Sec. 1202, Page 221). This is a temporary increase in limitations on expensing some depreciable business assets. 2. 5-Year Carryback of Net Operating Losses for Small Businesses (Sec. 1211, Page 221). 3. Extension of Bonus Depreciation (Sec. 1201, Page 220). This extends by a year election to accelerate the AMT and Research Credits in lieu of bonus depreciation. 4. Exclusion of 75% of Small Business Capital Gains from Taxes (Sec. 1241, Page 228). 5. Temporary Small Business Estimated Tax Payment Relief (Sec. 1212, Page 222). 6. Temporary Reduction of S Corporation Built-In Gains Holding Period from 10 Years to 7 Years (Sec. 1251, Page 228). Other Business Tax Cuts: 1. Advanced Energy Investment Credit (Sec. 1302, Page 231). This relates to properties designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as those that produce energy from the sun, wind, geothermal deposits, fuel cells, microturbines, or an energy storage system for use with electric or hybrid-electric vehicles. 2. Tax Credits for Alternative Refueling Property (Sec. 1123, Page 211). This is a temporary increase for alternative fuel vehicle refueling businesses. 3. Work Opportunity Tax Credits for Hiring Unemployed Veterans and Disconnected Youth (Sec. 1221, Page 223). This is a tax credit to provide incentive to businesses to hire unemployed veterans and "disconnected youth." That latter term is defined, in part, as young adults "not readily employable by reason of lacking a sufficient number of basic skills." 4. Delayed Recognition of Certain Cancellation of Debt Income (Sec. 1231, Page 224). 5. Election to Accelerate Recognition of Historic AMT/R&D Credits (Sec. 1201, Page 220). From the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to fact check me if you want to.to answer your question Ice T more

Resolved Question: How will financing be for me?

Opening a tanning salon(something neat and sophisticated looking.) has been in my plans since I was about 14. All during high school I was home schooled and I worked for my dad cleaning newly constructed houses/businesses before they were put on the market for sale or lease. That is until things went under and he had to file for bankruptcy on all of the residential and commercial real estate that he developed. The I went to Costco for 2 years. From the 4 or so years I worked during school, I hoarded nearly every penny I made so I could fulfill my dream as an entrepreneur when I graduated from high school. Right after graduating from the Fulton County Public School System, I was set and went out looking for SOMETHING else to do to start my career in a self-owned business. Everything exceeded what my budget was set on until my dads good friends' dad was retiring and selling his repo company. So, I knew then at that time that was my opportunity. Luckily he allowed me to finance everything since he owned the stuff and he also let me walk in his lot that he's now leasing to me. So I've been in the repossession/recovery business for over a year now and with the economy HOPEFULLY shaping up, I've really been thinking about getting rid of my trucks & selling everything(of course after I have another main source of income coming in). The main reason is because I fear in about 2-3 years from now, this economy will have improved greatly and there won't be as much recovery work to cover all of my expenses associated with my company. ---OK so now my story about my young life is over, I'll get to my main concern- Although I'm only 19 now, I've had credit since I was 15(I lied about my DOB on credit card apps which has now been corrected with all 3 credit bureaus). Every since then I ALWAYS did right and kept my credit immaculate as it still is. My Transunion FICO through MyFico is at 738 and is slowly rising as my accounts grow older and as my personal vehicle is on its way to being fully paid off. I do have credit cards, but have $0 in credit card debt. Since Mar. 8th 2009 to Dec. 31st 2009, my company has grossed approx. $480K. That number may be fairly large, but considering I have 3 other drivers/employees I pay commission to, repo insurance(nearly $13K for not even the full year), rent on my ex-car lot(just over $20K for not even the full year), tax, all utilities, and after going ahead and paying my "agent" off for financing the PC's, software, trucks etc., that number was lowered significantly. Fortunately, 2010 so far is just as busy as it has been for the past 10 months and I'm even having to send repo orders back to finance companies from not having enough time to do them all(I'm not buying another truck). Like I said, I'm really thinking about going into the tanning business and it's a decision I'll have to make between now and the next 2-3 years. Would someone like me at my age(I will be 21-22yo then) have a hard time being approved for a $300K+ loan with the following factors: Company grossed $480K.(Honestly I want to leave this out of the app.) I netted about $110K during the last 3 quarters of '09.(before all of my personal bills/expenses.) I have roughly $80K in assets(2 recovery trucks, a money market account, and other misc. things). I have 3 checking accounts(2 personal, 1 business) I have 2 savings accounts. I have tax forms that have been filed and I also have bank and broker statements to prove my income. I have above average+ personal credit but no business credit.(no debt besides personal vehicle which will be paid off in 2 years or sooner) I have the knowledge, skill and common sense to know how to properly run a business. I can produce a legitimate business proposal. Hopefully within the next 2 or so years all of my assets and everything else will have grown.(if it doesn't there's a problem. lol) I know this is a lot of info, but my life ahead is really sticking to my nerves and I need support. I saw how my dad went from one minute having a lot of real estate to the next minute having to dig into his retirement money, and I want to avoid this by all means possible. I could be making a mistake by wanting to stop repossessing vehicles but as I said, I feel when this economy shapes up I won't even be grossing enough to cover everything and I don't want to lose my ***. The big question, how will banks view my status when attempting to obtain a commercial loan for roughly $300K? Would it be best if I go through the SBA? Could I get the loan w/o having to include my total grossed income? I'm literally fretting over these things. Thank all of you guys for your support. more

Resolved Question: Mashup education, experience, and skills at 24. What should I do if establishing a school is my eventual goal?

In college I have studied business management, European politics, advertising, philosophy (four of these one year each), and performing arts communication (am in junior year, will be graduating with a bachelor's degree in communication next year). I failed my first four attempts at college not because of laziness or Iack of commitment; but because I made some ignorant choices in my personal lives that required a lot of cleanup, wrecked my relationship with my family, and compromised my mental health. In between I took a year off to take care of myself and make amends at home, got back into college, and gradually pursue the dream again. The dream has been in my heart practically all my life: I want to set up the first performing arts high school in my country that provides hard working, talented teenagers the opportunity to test the waters of professional showmanship within the safety of a responsible educational institute before they'll have to make up their minds if this is what they want to pursue in tertiary education (e.g. conservatoires or performing arts college) or for life. At some point in my life, I want this dream to actually come true, but I don't know yet where to start. I'm 24 and have been in college since 16 after accelerating two grades in high school, so my first go at university was a rushed decision. However, I always knew that I would want to own my own business one day (i.e. the school) and that I will need to know how to raise capital, sell the product (school programs), lead people, and sustain a long living organisation. Out of my five studies, the one that has the biggest impact on me was probably advertising, which helped me understand how brand development, corporate culture, corporate identity, publicity and image work as part of a company's marketing strategy. I did well in advertising but had to leave to take care of my personal issues. Initially I chose it was because I was too chicken to audition for music school (I had stopped playing music for about 3 years then, I'd probably flunk anyway), but it's creative and based on the business principles I have encountered in a previous study. My current study, PA, has been the most stable, but the program sucks. The campus is originally a PR school that happens to be attended by a number of local celebrities; so they made a communication program tailor made for students intending to pursue a career in showbiz. We ended up getting raw public relations material with odd classes like anthropology, law, and telecommunication technology, with two supplementary art classes per semester. I don't mind the academic subjects, but am alarmed at the lack of theory basis, technique drilling, and emphasis of dedicated showmanship in these classes. We don't even get to choose what kind of performing arts we intend to specialise in, we just get some singing classes and some acting classes but they're basically just throwing the baby in the bath water. So I can sing a bit, act a bit, dance a bit, write scripts, direct, and produce a production satisfactorily, but I can do none of these at a professional level. The reason why I didn't take education major was because I'm not interested in being a classroom teacher. My goal is to raise the capital to start this school, establish a particular brand of education with a distinctive corporate culture, and lead and train the decision makers to run the business responsibly. However, considering that I will need to know the principles of setting up curricula and methods of approaching students to bring out the best of them, I am willing to consider pursuing a master's degree in education. When it comes to work experience, I have had many jobs but not been able to keep them. My longest job was selling skin care products and recruiting people for an MLM company; I lasted 2 years but can't call that a career. Other than that I have worked mostly doing on and off translation projects, and briefly worked in a clothing shop and as an MC for concerts and corporate events. Now that my musical skills have died, my remaining best gifts remaining would be languages (I'm trilingual), public speaking, fusion cooking, leadership, strategizing, and writing... but I have no formal training in any of these and (except for languages and writing) have barely used them in professional settings. I've considered to start working in TV broadcast or an advertising consultancy... they can always use some creative entertainment and I need to make money anyway, but so far my attempts to get into the industry have not been successful. Furthermore, at this point I just can't see it yet drawing me closer to my later goal of founding a performing arts school. I just don't want to make another bad decision I'd regret later in life. A prospective employer once told me that I know what I want, but currently do not have what it takes to get what I want. He's right, but my life has only just begun and I can do somethI can do something to change that if I could just map out where I want to go, learn, work, and consistently dedicate myself to it. I don't believe that my dream is impossible, but it will require breaking down into realistic baby steps I can rationally work on now, and constantly following up and revising strategies to get there. What I'm wondering is... how do people get into the education business? What did successful private school founders do when they were young? What kind of people did they hang around, and what kind of books did they read? Why did they have a passion for setting up this school? With the kind of education, work experience, and skills I have, what are some valuable things I can use to get closer to the dream? What kind of skills, experience, and further education will I have to pursue? And since I more

Resolved Question: Can working arrangements constitute a change in contract even if not formally recognised?

I am a permanent employee - part of my contract of employment relates to location of work - "Your normal place of work is ...(office based), but in accordance with business needs you may be required from time to time to work at other locations in the UK”. 18 months ago I moved from my 'day job' onto a large project with the same employer. During this time i moved house - 300 miles away and at the time was going to resign from my job. However, my then manager asked me to consider continuing to work on the project from home, coming into the office as and when I could. I agreed to this and travelled into the office approx every 2-3 weeks, working from home the rest of the time. This arrangement has been in place for 16 months. My formal contract was not changed - I don't know if it is relevant, but I didn't receive travelling expenses or compensation for the time spent travelling (5 hours each way) during this time. The project has now finished and I have been told I can continue to work up until the end of March 2010 at which point I'm expected to quietly resign. I've been told there are no job opportunities that can accommodate my current working arrangements i.e. home based (this was from my new line manager who is actually home based). Can anyone advise on what rights I may have in this situation? more

Resolved Question: Why are some members of the tea party movement attacking President Obama on the bases of taxes?

Yes President Obama is letting the Bush tax cuts for people making over $250,000 a year expire but President Obama's stimulus bill had $282 billion in tax cuts. (if President Obama has increased taxes please post which piece of legislation it was) Individual Tax Cuts: 1. "Making Work Pay" Tax Credit (Sec. 1001, Page 195). In tax years 2009 and 2010, the Making Work Pay provision will provide a refundable tax credit of 6.2 percent of earned income up to $400 for individuals and up to $800 for married taxpayers filing joint returns. 2. Increase in the Earned Income Tax Credit (Sec. 1002, Page 198). Go to the stimulus bill for all the details, but it essentially expands this benefit for the working poor. 3. Increased Eligibility for the Refundable Portion of Child Credit (Sec. 1003, Page 199). In 2009 and 2010, families who don’t earn enough to pay income tax would be eligible to claim the $1,000 child credit. 4. "American Opportunity" Education Tax Credit (Sec. 1004, Page 199). Increases the Hope Scholarship Credit to $2,500. 5. Refundable First-time Home Buyer Credit. (Sec. 1006, Page 202). This extended and increased the first-time home buyer tax credit from $7,500 to $8,000. 6. Temporary Suspension of Taxation of Unemployment Benefits (Sec. 1007, Page 203). This exempts from taxable gross income the first $2,400 of unemployment benefits. 7. Tax Credits for Energy-Efficient Improvements to Existing Homes (Sec. 1121, Page 208). This provides up to a $1,500 tax credit for qualified energy efficiency improvements. 8. Sales Tax Deduction for Vehicle Purchases (Sec. 1008, Page 203). This allows people to write off state and local sales taxes related to the purchase of a new vehicle costing up to $49,500. 9. Premium Credits for COBRA Continuation Coverage for Unemployed Workers (Sec. 6432, Page 348) 10. Economic Recovery Credits to Recipients of Social Security, SSI, Railroad Retirement and Veterans Disability Compensation Benefits (Sec. 2201, Page 336). This was a $250 payment for senior citizens, disabled veterans and disabled people living on Social Security benefits. 11. Computers as Qualified Education Expenses in 529 Education Plans (Sec. 1005, Page 202). This allows college students to write off the expense of computers and software, provided it's for educational purpose and not for games. 12. Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicle Credit (Sec. 1141, Page 212). Allows purchasers of plug-in electric vehicles to write off up to $5,000 of their purchase (depending on the power of the battery). 13. Tax Parity for Transit Benefits (sec. 1151, Page 219). This relates to an increased exclusion amount for commuter transit benefits and transit passes. 14. Health Coverage Tax Credit Expansion (Sec. 1899, Page 309). Small Business Tax Cuts: 1. Extension of Enhanced Small Business Expensing (Sec. 1202, Page 221). This is a temporary increase in limitations on expensing some depreciable business assets. 2. 5-Year Carryback of Net Operating Losses for Small Businesses (Sec. 1211, Page 221). 3. Extension of Bonus Depreciation (Sec. 1201, Page 220). This extends by a year election to accelerate the AMT and Research Credits in lieu of bonus depreciation. 4. Exclusion of 75% of Small Business Capital Gains from Taxes (Sec. 1241, Page 228). 5. Temporary Small Business Estimated Tax Payment Relief (Sec. 1212, Page 222). 6. Temporary Reduction of S Corporation Built-In Gains Holding Period from 10 Years to 7 Years (Sec. 1251, Page 228). Other Business Tax Cuts: 1. Advanced Energy Investment Credit (Sec. 1302, Page 231). This relates to properties designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as those that produce energy from the sun, wind, geothermal deposits, fuel cells, microturbines, or an energy storage system for use with electric or hybrid-electric vehicles. 2. Tax Credits for Alternative Refueling Property (Sec. 1123, Page 211). This is a temporary increase for alternative fuel vehicle refueling businesses. 3. Work Opportunity Tax Credits for Hiring Unemployed Veterans and Disconnected Youth (Sec. 1221, Page 223). This is a tax credit to provide incentive to businesses to hire unemployed veterans and "disconnected youth." That latter term is defined, in part, as young adults "not readily employable by reason of lacking a sufficient number of basic skills." 4. Delayed Recognition of Certain Cancellation of Debt Income (Sec. 1231, Page 224). 5. Election to Accelerate Recognition of Historic AMT/R&D Credits (Sec. 1201, Page 220).American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to fact check me if you want to http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:h1enr.txt.pdf more

Resolved Question: If conservative business owners like myself started to refuse to service liberals, will they eventually move?

to Europe, China, Cuba, or North Korea? Liberals are NO LONGER welcome at my restaurant or scrap metal transportation services. Anyone me or my employees hear condoning Chairman Obama and his liberal imperial regime or communist liberalism will be refused service. I suggest all other business owners do the same, unless you want your employees to try to ransack your homes and steal from the company! I moved to the United States 20 years ago escaping communism. I learned the language. I worked hard. I didn't accept handouts or relied on the government to help me. I took advantage of opportunities. Liberalism is against all of this. Why do pinko liberals want to redistribute wealth? Do they not realize that monetary inequality is needed? for society to function? WE CANNOT BRING BACK THOSE THAT HAVE DIED DUE TO CHAIRMAN OBAMA AND HIS LIBERAL REGIME, BUT WE WOULD BE BETRAYING THEIR MEMORY IF WE LET THEM TAKE OUR FREEDOMS IN 2010 AND 2012!!! Monetary inequality is needed for society to function! I feel sorry for liberals! So many false beliefs and unfounded prejudices!!!! 1. The poor do society's dirty work at a low cost. It would be difficult for us to survive without this underpaid workforce. If it wasn't for poor people, who would produce our stuff and do dirty jobs at low wages? 2. The poor create jobs for police and prisons. Police and welfare agencies shield us from the poor people and their undesirable behavior. 3. The poor serve as cheap guinea pigs in medical experiments. 4. The poor makes the economy more efficient. They spend their low wages on cheap stuff that would have been thrown away and work in dangerous factories at a low cost. 5. The poor make others wealthy. Many slum landlords and inner city alcohol stores would be bankrupt without the poor. 6. The poor provide the front-line soldiers for war. These poor youth can be sacrificed during battle at a low cost. Where else would we get the grunt-level forces and people willing to test roads for bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan? 7. The poor provide cheap entertainment. Their lives of despair become entertainment and media for us to watch and enjoy. 8. The poor help motivate us. If we don't get an education and work hard, and do whatever our bosses and government tells us, we will end up like them. 9. The poor help our self-concept. They make us all feel superior. We are not like them.Liberals expect everything to be handed to them. So they don't run any businesses. If we refuse to serve them, they will have to move. more

Resolved Question: I Don't know what to do in my future. Im gonna go insane?

ok, so im a senior in High school i have a 3.5 - 4.0 gpa i am majoring in business management i like doing business with people, but it is just something i like to do i breed and sell rats, mice, rabbits, hamsters, and chinchillas i really work well with animals. they are my passion, my true love i wanted to go to a 2 year business school, but i also wanted to go to a veterinary school i dont want to do surgery on animals though. i like helping them, and taking in abandoned or deformed animals and finding them good homes i was thinking of opening a pet store, animal shelter, animal rescue, or something like that. i have many opportunities, but im not sure which one to go 4, i just dont want to pass them up I want to go into business, but i want to involve animals rodents are my fave though, but im just so confused HELP ME PLEASE! more

Resolved Question: What is your Top5 free classifieds?

You can find tons of free classifieds. But this 5 make best work for me: 1.Craigslist.org was one of the first online classified sites, and has grown to become the largest classified source, bringing in over million’s of visitors. Categories are community, housing, and jobs, for sale, services, resumes, personals, gigs and discussion forums to discuss important topics with others. 2. Kijiji.com is an online classified service that allows posting of free classified ads. It is translated into many languages and has a global Focus. 3.Olx.com: Olx has become one of the top players in the realm of online classifieds in the past few months. The site has its presence in nearly 90 countries around the world and this makes it one of the largest classifieds sites on the web today. 4.Tumano.com free classifieds for smals business, has been giving opportunities to online marketers and ordinary people to post unlimited free classified ads. http://Tumano.com offers classifieds for the Internet for internet business, work from home, jobs, automotyve, real estate, electronics, pets, shopping and more. 5.Adpost.com: Adpost is one of the online classified sites. Adpost.com offers One-stop Classifieds for the Internet for autos, jobs, real estate, collectibles, electronics, pets, personals, and more. Ok, what is your top 5? :) more

Resolved Question: Life ruined. Hope Gone!?

3 years ago my life was on an upward path. Work was going great. I was promoted and told I had a great future. I am from England and was asked to work for my company in California. This was a big deal. They send their best people to CA to learn more about the business and then the theory goes they get transferred back as senior managers. Ever since then everything has gone wrong. Work didn’t go great. I met this woman who was very beautiful but who was a complete liar – I was just too dumb to realize it. I fell in love with her she cleaned me out financially and left in the car I bought her with some guy she had been cheating on me with throughout our relationship. Work went worse after this. I thought about going home but was too embarrassed – everyone at work in England knows about how stupid I was and how badly I let her treat me. Then my father was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in March of this year. I asked for a job at home and was offered my old job back. This might sound dumb but this hurts my pride very much. Its like I have wasted the last three years. People who were junior when I left are now my superior. Basically my career is ruined, I am ashamed and embarrassed for being so dumb with my “GF”, i owe a lot of money. My father passed away 4 weeks ago. I thought that I would have been able to spend more time with him and I know this sounds selfish but now I kind of regret moving back home. There will be no opportunity to transfer back to CA again. To top all this off I bought a second hand car in a hurry with the last of my money and it has turned out to be a heap of junk.- has a check engine light already. I never thought of suicide before but feel my life is completely ruined and that at 32 there I am trapped with nothing and that there is no point in going on. Anyone have any ways to even being to see a way out of this mess? more

Resolved Question: Entertainment - society & culture - Do you agree that women are always clever like portia?

the summary of the story..'' The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598 '' ...okay, please go to the story now... Bassanio, a Venetian nobleman with financial difficulties, wishes to compete for the hand of Portia, a wealthy heiress of Belmont, in order to restore his fortune. He asks his friend Antonio, a successful merchant of Venice, to loan him the money necessary to undertake such an attempt. Antonio agrees, but, as all of his assets are tied up at sea, he will have to use his credit in order to obtain the money for his friend. They go to Shylock, a Jewish moneylender and enemy of Antonio’s. Shylock agrees to lend them 3000 ducats, but only if Antonio will sign a bond offering the usurer a pound of his flesh if the loan is not repaid in three months’ time. Read ? good. venice city is a beautiful one. Antonio: dear bassonio, why your face is so much dull and seen you are much worried ? Bassanio: thanks antonio, but it is true i am sad since i met a beautiful girl called portia, she have good qualities, kind hearted, i wish to marry her, but what can i do antonio, i am poor. my health is my wealth and i will try if i have some 3000 gold coins Antonio: Don't worry bassanio, a true friend will help in time...i will help. you can marry the girl.. He met one merchant in venice called shylock. ..Shylock hates Antonio, both because he is a Christian and because he insulted and spat on Shylock for being a Jew. Also, Antonio undermines Shylock's moneylending business by lending money at zero interest. Shylock proposes a condition for the loan: if Antonio is unable to repay it at the specified date, he may take a pound of Antonio's flesh. Bassanio does not want Antonio to accept such a risky condition.Shylock hates Antonio, both because he is a Christian and because he insulted and spat on Shylock for being a Jew. Also, Antonio undermines Shylock's moneylending business by lending money at zero interest. Shylock proposes a condition for the loan: if Antonio is unable to repay it at the specified date, he may take a pound of Antonio's flesh. Bassanio does not want Antonio to accept such a risky condition. shylock was very happy since he waited for such opportunity to... shylock: Antonio, i am happy in lending loan to you but i will give with a condition that you need not pay interest, but you should return the money with 3 months instalments and if failed to do so, i will take one pound flesh from your body..you should sign bond too. antonio: thank you shylock, i agree. and signed bond. antonio: Bassanio get this money and wish you good luck.. Portia's father has left a will stipulating each of her suitors must choose correctly from one of three caskets – one each of gold, silver, and lead – before he could win Portia's hand. Bassanio wins the contest and married portia. Antonio met heavy loss in his business and unable to repay the loan and shylock gone to the court. Antonio wrote a letter to bassanio and on seeing the letter portia gave as much as gold coins to save antonio from the debt. we conclude in short now.. in the court.. shylock: As per the bond, i need only the flesh from antonio's body and i don't want any money now, my lord.. court: i can dismiss this case, but in order to give more opportunities.. Bassanio: i give 10 times more than the loan amount, please release the court case.. shylock: no..no..i need justice..not money..if the law does not work, i go to home and this world should know the city of venice is not with the law.. portia: shylock..don't worry, you can get your thing as per law, i assure you..do you brought weighing machine and knife ? shylock: yes, yes, here it is .. portia: Antonia, now pray god..no way..tell your friends be ready to face the punishment..and turning to the side of shylock..please bring a doctor, and the doctor will give treatment to antonio when you cut his flesh from his body.. shylock: no..no..the law did not say that. i will obey the law..i wish to follow the law. court: permission granted to take flesh from the body of the antonio.. portia: stop cutting...stop cutting we are not standing in your way, you can take flesh, but that flesh should weigh correctly one pound and that should not exceed a bit..and also in the bond, a permission is granted to take one pound flesh only and no a drop of blood should come while cutting the flesh...since no word about blood in the bond.. shylock: how it is possible to take a flesh without blood...now i agree to get the loan amount and i obey court orders.. court: shylock..you done a great mistake..already you collect interest more than normal..i dismiss the case and the properties of the shylock... more

Resolved Question: Life ruined. No hope left?

3 years ago my life was on an upward path. Work was going great. I was promoted and told I had a great future. I am from England and was asked to work for my company in California. This was a big deal. They send their best people to CA to learn more about the business and then the theory goes they get transferred back as senior managers. Ever since then everything has gone wrong. Work didn’t go great. I met this woman who was very beautiful but who was a complete liar – I was just too dumb to realize it. I fell in love with her she cleaned me out financially and left in the car I bought her with some guy she had been cheating on me with throughout our relationship. Work went worse after this. I thought about going home but was too embarrassed – everyone at work in England knows about how stupid I was and how badly I let her treat me. Then my father was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in March of this year. I asked for a job at home and was offered my old job back. This might sound dumb but this hurts my pride very much. Its like I have wasted the last three years. People who were junior when I left are now my superior. Basically my career is ruined, I am ashamed and embarrassed for being so dumb with my “GF”, i owe a lot of money. My father passed away 4 weeks ago. I thought that I would have been able to spend more time with him and I know this sounds selfish but now I kind of regret moving back home. There will be no opportunity to transfer back to CA again. I never thought of suicide before but feel my life is completely ruined and that at 32 there I am trapped with nothing and that there is no point in going on. more

Resolved Question: need help on this test plz hear me out and help me?

Mrs. Carroll and her sister, Ms. Howard, plan to operate a small day care center in a remodeled building. They’re licensed and staffed to handle up to 24 children. Ms. Howard doesn’t plan to work at the center and hasn’t incurred as many debts or responsibilities as Mrs. Carroll. She originally invested $8,000 in the business and Mrs. Carroll invested $24,000. 1. Mrs. Carroll and her sister want to keep their taxes low and keep Ms. Howard’s liability to the amount of her original investment. Which type of business arrangement would be best for them? A. Sole proprietorship C. Limited partnership B. General partnership D. Corporation 2. Mrs. Carroll and Ms. Howard decide to divide all profits and share all losses using a fixed ratio. If the ratio agreed upon is in proportion to their original investment, what would be Ms. Howard’s share of a $60,000 end-of-year profit? (Hint: The original total investment was $32,000—$8,000 from Ms. Howard and $24,000 from Mrs. Carroll. 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You’re attempting to determine the usable15. You’re attempting to determine the usable floor space in your day care facility.Which one of the following areas can you include in your calculation? A. Kitchen for all classrooms B. Hallway in classroom area C. Toy shelves in classroom A D. Bathroom adjacent to classroom A i have tried and tried to answer this question im doing this for online high school(no mean comments plz im doing my best i just started high schoo back up and im 21 so plz just help me with this one test more

Resolved Question: Help with history!!! All you history buffs?

What is NOT true about city life and immigrants in America from 1875-1900? Question 10 answers 1.By the turn of the century, upwards of 30 percent of the residents of New York, Chicago, Boston, and San Francisco were foreign-born 2.These immigrants to America had little choice about where they could live; they needed inexpensive housing near their work 3.Urban blacks did not create their own communities in American cities but spread out in the new suburbs being built 4.With increased southern discrimination, African-Americans migrated to northern and western states for employment opportunities and better housing What is NOT true about amusement activities at the turn of the 20C in US cities: Question 11 answers 1.Prostitution was tightly regulated and this limited American male access to illicit sex (prostitutes and underaged females) 2.Amusement parks were built to entertain families along with theatres; saught most by pleasure-seeking working class individuals 3.Baseball grew into more than just an afternoon of fun; rooting for home teams, fans identifies with cities in which they lived 4.Newspapers contained a range of news items---information, events, stories, and want ads-- for hungry reading American populace Late nineteenth century business practices using new technologies maximized profits. What in regards to this history, listed below, does not belong? Question 13 answers 1.American advertizing firms lacked marketing solutions to American industries & increased sales of consumer goods 2.As American cities grew in population, rural supplies used railroad systems to get their goods from city to city in the most effective manner 3.In 1865 the Union Stock Yard of Chicago opened to receive livestock shipped from the Great Plains; a city of live auctions, Chicago became known as 'butchertown' 4.The meatpacking industry promoted the invention of refrigerated railroad cars, implimented by Gustavus Swift What did NOT account for the emergence of student activism in the 1960s? Question 23 answers 1.American students did not feel alienated from the government; they supported government efforts to spead democratic ideals world wide 2.Their growing awareness of the possibility of social change exemplified by the Civil Rights movement and dissatisfaction in politicians of the time 3.Student rallies were democratic and open political debates asserting their rights to talk about the Vietnam War publically 4.They were not unified politically and did not believe that voting would solve their problems; they lacked confidence in American democratic political practices more

Voting Question: Help with internet dating sites?

Whats the etiquette? Should profiles be deleted once a relationship is established? Spent about 6 months chatting, emailing and meeting for dinner/drinks with this guy I met on a dating site who I thought was very sweet and funny. He emailed me everyday, and if I didnt email back he would ask me why I hadnt.....it was clear he wanted to be in touch. I felt safe letting myself start to care for this guy. There was a definate sexual chemistry, but we never had a opportunity to explore it beyond just kissing and sorta making out. I was looking forward to what I thought would be a great thing. I guess I had a little crush, and it seemed he did too. Then one weekend we had this chance to spend 2 days (and the night in between) together. I was nervous but excited. He canceled the overnight stay at the last minute, saying he had to work. Then he blew off stopping by my house on the way home the next day, this time using some family illness excuse. It all seemed strange to me, this sudden reversal........so I dont know what made me think of it, but I logged back onto the site where we had met. I had deleted my profile 3 days after we met face to face (which was 3 months after we started talking)...........for me, I had met someone I was interested in and i had no time or interest in that site anymore. To my sickening shock........i discovered that he was still not only on that site, but had logged in as recently as 2 days ago.......the day he HAD been planning to spend the night with me! I cant even imagine how horrible I would have felt if Id discovered he was still looking on that site if I had slept with him that night. I feel like I dodged an huge bullet. I said goodbye, dont contact me again and let him know why. He replied that it wasnt a big deal and that it was none of my business when or if he checked that site out. WTF? What are the rules here? If you meet someone and it gets going well.........is it still cool to be back on the site checking to see if something better comes along?HELP!!!!!!!! I only got one answer which I appreciate but I need a consensus here! PLEASE would like ot get some GUYS povs more

Resolved Question: Should I take the new job...or keep the existing?

Ok here is the situation. Current position. We are a small team (4 of us) of creatives and the company has been going for a little over three years now. There are two directors and I was the 3rd employee after having done work for one of the directors for a few years. Over the past few months the morale and general feeling has continually dropped lower and lower - it has gone from me being eager to go in, to looking for every opportunity to work from home - just so I dont have to sit in the office. The problem is the directors like to visit the local pub every lunchtime and that is where they make business decisions....not the best of places! It has become more and more apparent that any 'work' is not wanted to be undertaken by one director, to the point where we are all unsure if what his role and responsibilities are - he is supposed to be an account handler, but does this by leaving job briefings until the last minute causing chaos and frustration (especially if the job has been knocking around for two months and on the last week he decides that this is when to brief it in). That said, the money is ok, I get a company pension package, a bonus every year and guaranteed a pay review 12 monthly. The 'New' Position. My best friend has been working for this company for six year, and I have worked there once for a year and a half and after going through some tough times (resizing from approx 40 to 6), they have now steadied the company and have remoulded the way it works, what its offering is and made it a much more viable company looking into the future. Lessons have been learned. They have a new position which I have been 'head hunted' to a degree (albeit with the help of my friend - unbeknown to me). The offering is a less varied roll as I would just be focusing on the companies requirements as opposed to working for multiple clients, nonetheless it would be a challenge and I would be very much involved in helping make decisions for the company in terms of strategy, promotion, identity as well as the main role which is designing and developing the website, around which the company is now based. The money is still to be discussed, but it will be in the same region, however, without bonuses or the pension plan. I thought I had made my mind up, but my wife is unsure about the change, which has naturally thrown me into confusion and not knowing which way to proceed. While I am not asking anyone here to make the decision for me, I would be very grateful for any helpful comments people may have. If you want to ask me any questions, then I would be only too happy to provide answers. Help. Please. :)Thank you for the responses so far, very useful. In answer to the content of the jobs, to be honest they would be very similar, except my current job services multiple clients, whereas the new position is in effect, working one one large ongoing project, developing it further and further. I am very interested in the new position, and up for the challenge as I feel it would be a development both in terms of career and my skill set. Looking at the money, to clarify, the new job, while not offering the pension/bonus, would have to compensate for this within the basic salary, so you could argue that I could contribute more to my pension and have more available to save, still leaving me with the same income as what I am on now, if not a little more. I think ultimately it is going to be a numbers game. If the new company can offer the equivalent of what I am on now (including bonus and pension contributions), if not slightly more, the decision has been made. more

Resolved Question: Is This Job Opportunity From Google 100% Legit and Scam-Free?

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Resolved Question: Is it time for America 2.0?

The “bad news” is that “peak oil” marks the beginning of the end of capitalism and market politics because many decades of declining “net energy” [1] will result in many decades of declining economic activity. And since capitalism can’t run backwards, a new method of distributing goods and services must be found. The “good news” is that our “market system” is fantastically inefficient! Americans could be wasting something like two billion tonnes of oil equivalent per year!! In order to avoid anarchy, rebellion, civil war and global nuclear conflict, Americans must force a fundamental change in our political environment. We can keep the same political structures and people, but must totally eliminate special interests from our political environment. A careful review of the progressive assault on laissez faire constitutionalism and neoclassical economics, from the 1880s through the 1930s, explains how this can be done legally and without violence. These early progressives showed how we can save our country. All that is lacking now is the political will. I call this adjustment of our political environment “America 2.0.” The reason that America 2.0 is so important and should be implemented first is because it’s “meta politics” (politics about politics). The modification that I am proposing would fundamentally alter the nature of politics in America. To achieve America 2.0, we must first separate and isolate our political system from our economic system so that government can begin to actually address and solve societal problems rather than merely catering to corporate interests. The second step is to retire most working American citizens with an annuity sufficient for health and happiness, as government begins to eliminate the current enormous waste of vital resources by delivering goods and services directly. This would allow most adults to stay at home with their families but still receive the goods and services they need to enjoy life. After America 2.0 has been implemented, all the choices made by elected officials will be, by best calculations, “good” for the public. Officials will decide among a selection of public “goods.” Corporations will become the public servants that they were before 1860. 1. Business-as-usual depends upon jobs and markets to distribute goods and services. 2. Economic growth and increasing job availability require increasing net energy. 3. Net energy correlates with peak oil and both are expected to decrease for decades. Decades of decreasing net energy will cause job opportunities to decrease for decades because less and less energy will be available for economic development. 5. Globally, millions of new workers enter the job market each year, but job availability is expected to decline by millions of positions each year. Eventually, the projected high unemployment among young men will cause catastrophic political failures Therefore, business-as-usual is no longer a viable method of distributing goods and services and a new method must be found more

Resolved Question: Guy living in a building that holds the office of a company he's suing. What's the legality of that?

My dad's in a bit of a frustrating situation. Right now, he's an insurance agent for Farmer's Insurance Agency. The building he owns and works from is half office, half home. The office portion is connected to a house portion (dining room, kitchen, bed room, living room, etc.) that's shared by his two sisters, who are also his employees. One of his sisters just got engaged to a guy who is suing Farmer's. This particular aunt of mine is a serious cry baby who can't take care of herself, even with a job and a husband. Apparently her soon-to-be-husband can't take care of her either, mostly because he can't bring himself to make good money and apparently attempts to make easy money by suing his fiancee's employer. So they want to live in my aunts' home/dad's office. Obviously, my dad's having no part of it. He's already made it painfully clear that this guy isn't allowed in the office of a company he's suing, but my aunt and her fiancee have already completely disregarded him. So, finally, here's the main points of why my dad intends to tell my aunt there's no way in hell her fiancee is going to live under the roof of a building he owns: 1. He can't live in a building in which he has motive and opportunity to ruin a business. 2. It's not fair to my second aunt, who has to share the small living area not only with her sister, but with her son half of the time. 3. If they can't take care of themselves they shouldn't get married. I know there's no way in hell this guy's going to end up living in that building, but I'd like to know if there's any legal guidelines for this sort of situation. I think it'd be even easier for my dad to turn them down (and make it easier to get over my aunt's crocodile tears) with the law firmly on his side. Thanks much :) more

Resolved Question: Is this another scam? Thanks a lot!?

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Resolved Question: moving to hawaii for 4 5 months?

Hello everyone I recently just graduated from college (2009) with a degree in business management and economics. My girlfriend is going to be studying in Hawaii for a semester. Anyways right now I am just working for 10 bucks an hour and applying for jobs. If I don’t find my career by the end of the year I was thinking about moving out to Hawaii for 3-4 months. My logic behind this is… Since I am working minimum wage at home why can’t I work minimum wage in Hawaii… We would split the rent and I d figure I can work close to 40 a week hours just enjoying the simple life for a few months. My questions are… How hard is it to find a job for a college grad in Hawaii for minimum wage or even something as a bank teller or anything related to my field? Can I find a job with in a month? (Working at a hotel restaurant even retail Wal-Mart) Can I make around 1500-2000 a month? Is this a good idea bad idea? I think this is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I don’t want to get myself in a huge hole. I am only there for a 4 5 months Thank you for your feedback more

Resolved Question: I don't know if this is a scam. I got an email stating about work from home. I'll make a post to show you it?

Dear Sir/Madam, Can you work as a mail dispatcher? I own a small shipping business and I tend to operate a high cost of operation and I want to cut down my expenses by employing someone in each state of USA apart from NY where I am, someone who will be getting mails in bulk and open the bulk mail and dispatch them in units to there final destinations in there respective states, for example, the cost of sending each mail is $36.00 by UPS and we want to send out 100 mails, that would be $3,600 which is too costly but we have a solution whereby, we ship the whole 100 mails in one package at the rate of $600 to you in your state and when you get it, you will open it and send the mail individually through USPS which will be $7 to $10 each and you can see that we will have a saving, $600 for bulk shipping plus $10 times 100 making $1,600, you can see we have saved $2,000, so please I need you to work for me on a part-time basis, and you will be paid $2,500 every month. You will be provided with funds to pay freight forwarder, you will be provided with funds to pay for USPS to dispatch the mails upfront, you will be provided with up to $1,500 to $7,500 as a running fund for dispatching the mails, sometimes, it may be packages of goods that you will be receiving and sometimes you may be required to pay for shipping and freight fees out of the funds we provide to you to pay another freight forwarder when we need the service of another freight forwarder, the items you will be re-mailing or shipping will include letters, office materials and office equipments, home theater, electronics and some other general consumer goods, I want to assure you that you will never use your own money for any expenses and you are not require to buy anything to begin the job,the job will only take 4 to 5 hours of your time in a week and you can work whatever hours you want, the name of my Business is Fast Shipping Enterprises . and I am located in new york city, NY, the job is very simple once you have an address where you can accept mails and packages, and also have the time to re-mail the mails and packages through USPS sometime through some other freight forwarders, the mails and packages will contain gift cards, letters, office materials and office equipments, home theater, electronics and some other general consumer goods, you don't need any much space, they are packages you can put in your room, or in your garage. You will have to present an ID either driver's license or any other personal ID, all I wanted to ensure is that you have an ID to show to the delivery man when packages will be delivered to you and you have to show some sense of sincerity as you will be entrusted with clients mails, packages and funds to utilize for re-mailing expenses, please do let me know when you are ready to start and let me know if you have all the requirements needed for the job, you need to provide your information as well in order to proceed further, RESUME INFORMATION NEEDED Full Names: Full Address: (P.O. BOX NOT ACCEPTED) Home Number: Cell Number: Present Job: Age : Reason for taking up this job, and please note, you must be above 18 years of age to be eligible for this job You are going to be employed as Associate Logistic Personnel and your employment is based on a 1099 status, your $2,500 salary will be paid through any means you wish and the re-mailing funds will be provided constantly which will never finish in order to avoid you spending your own money so when the re-mailing funds are low additional re-mailing funds will be provided, and you are not require to buy anything to begin the job, it is a straight forward job opportunity. Please do let me know how we should proceed and you can get start immediately. Our Company Federal Tax ID is 13-3263915 Fast Shipping Enterprises 116 Thompson Ave, New York, NY 10012 larry.jones00011@hotmail.com fastshippingenterprises@gmail.com more