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Nelson leaves Libs looking incompetent and inconsistent on emissions

The Liberals' erratic approach to an emissions trading scheme will leave the business community as confused as the voters.

Brendan Nelson's spectacularly inept handling of the issue still means there is unlikely to be any such scheme in place by 2010 -- no matter how firm the Rudd Government's supposed timetable.

But the Liberals are now ready to argue they will support the introduction of an Australian scheme by 2011 or 2012 no matter what the rest of the world does.

The only question is how tough it should be. That's a pretty big and complicated question, of course.

However, it's a major retreat from the Opposition Leader's insistence of the previous few days that the introduction of any Australian scheme should be conditional on whether the other major emitters had made similar commitments. more

Ceradyne gets $8.4M delivery order Los Angeles Business from

Ceradyne Inc. has received an $8.4 million delivery order for supplemental armor protection from the United States Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida, the company said Monday.

The ballistic plates for body armor load carriage systems will being shipping in August and conclude by February 2009.

In a statement, David Reed, Ceradyne president for North American operations, said the order is part of a $400 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract originally announced in January.

Ceradyne (NASDAQ: CRDN) is based in Costa Mesa. The company develops, manufactures, and markets advanced technical ceramic products and components for defense, industrial, automotive/diesel, and commercial applications.

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Motorola leases business center space in Great River

Metropolitan Realty Associates of Garden City, which owns Sunrise Business Center, said Motorola plans to use the space at Sunrise for product development, occupying it in the fourth quarter of this year.

Motorola officials did not respond to a request for comment about the Great River lease and whether it would affect use of its other Long Island buildings.

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Will We See the End of Corporations in Our Lifetimes?

Small businesses, with local customers and neighbors as employees, or better yet, as cooperatives, can fulfill their customers' needs faster and more personally than corporations ever could.We citizens of the USA discovered long ago that our educational successes went down as we consolidated school systems, when students were bussed long distances before dawn and after dark, where parents no longer felt they were partners with the local schools. Now many of our students are prevented from participating in extracurricular activities because their schools are so far from home, and working parents can't transport them here to there all day and night? Teachers are not members of the same community as the students and their parents. Consequently when our students leave their schools, they are less prepared to go into successful careers in corporate America. more

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Open Question: What do you think about paying TAXES in the U.S.A ?

You take from me and give to someone else? Why? I worked hard all my life to have the things that I have and I will be dammed if the GOVERNMENT is going to force me or take my $tuff from me to give to someone who doesn't contribute to society!!! WE PAY ENOUGH TAXES the way it is to live here in AMERICA!!!! We aren't free, we aren't united, it's all one big illusion!!!! TAXES: Federal, State, Local, County, Sales, Inheritance, Estate, Gift, Capital Gains, and the list goes on and on!!! The biggest slap in the face is THE RIGHT TO WORK TAX!!! That's right an annual tax that is being imposed!!! Look it up, taxation without representation, something has gotta give and the people (ALL PEOPLE) will soon get sick and tired of paying 50+ % of their salary to a corrupt government....WE AREN'T SLAVES!!! DON'T TREAD ON ME!!!! You can only increase taxes so much until the whole thing collapses from within, the people aren't going to put up with that crap!!! HOW ABOUT WE ALL PROTEST NIGHT AND DAY ? NO WORK and all of us meet in D.C., then there will be NO taxes being collected, NONE. Maybe that's what will happen? Vote the every person out of CONGRESS and start over... these people DO NOT care about US and they certainly do not represent what the people want. THEY are NOT the voice of the AMERICAN people!!! Get them out NOW!!! Businessmen, Corp exec off, owners, etc. Lets see what happens when you bite the hands that feed you!!! Everything will crumble from within. I'm not hiring nobody else when I'm being penalized, in fact, I will be certain to only make an annual salary below the tax threshold. Most likely, I will say F^%$ it all pretty soon and retire. There's NO incentive to keep busting my @ss for nothing when our corrupt government is on the take taxing me to death!!! Think about it? Why even try when the deck is stacked against you!!! WE the American people ARE LITERALLY ALL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES PAYING THEM FOR THE WORK THAT WE DO? They have no business taking my hard earned money when they haven't contributed to my business whatsoever!!! Our government just comes in and takes whatever they think is appropriate? That's called stealing in my book!!! I know, I know, everybody has got to pay their "fair share", but this is RIDICULOUS and it's only going to get worse, much worse!!! It's TIME to take a stand, not just calling or writing to our congressmen or senators, that's been done and they don't do anything... the next step is the BIGGEST PROTEST that this country has ever seen... it's going to be the AMERICAN people's chance for congress to actually see who's in charge, who's in control. We the people have the power to make OUR lives the way we want it, and how we want to live, rightousness, fair, and equal. This is OUR country people, OUR COUNTRY... and the dirty politicians don't seem to recognize that. They've run circles around the system, manipulating us and monopolizing the country to their own agenda. When are we "the people" going to see what's really going on? more

Resolved Question: Can you correct the sentence with double negatives.?

Study each sentence carefully. Rewrite any sentence with double negatives. Example: He will not pay no expenses on his business trip/ answer::: He will pay no expenses on his business trip OR answer::: He will not pay any expenses on his business trip. 1. The writer can't hardly start his book. 2. Because of his hectic schedule, the former senator can't barely accommodate the writer. 3. The writer doesn't scarcely keep information. 4. The publisher can't hardly understand the busyness of the former senator. 5. No one among the three men is not available for the meeting. 6. On his first year in high school, Mario could hardly establish friendship. 7. He did not have but only one friend. 8. He did not like to play with no other boys. 9. Nobody hated him because he was just a shy person 10. Now as president of the Student Council, Mario barely has time for himself. 11. The country never had but good governance. 12. the public officials scarcely show honesty. 13. most politicians never corrected themselves 14. The poor people can't hardly survive each day. 15. The Filipinos need but one true leader. Good luck and thank you more

Resolved Question: THIS IS DEEP AND I NEED SOME ADVICE..I'M A BIT CONFUSED!?

So a year ago I found ou that I was expecting and I am a salon owner and was worried about my clientele being taken care of while I was gone on maternity...SO at the same time my sister in law who also had a salon 2 minutes away decided that she was going to close her shop and approached me for a job...I said yes and gave my all to her to make the salon feel like her own because that is just the person I am....So now I am ready to return to work full time and I've been realizing that whether I am at work or not that my shop is just not making it...So I started looking for some answers and found LOTS of things that don't add up! I took notice that there was a whole other Business going on within my Business and I am sooo shocked (meaning that my sister in law was bringing people in while the salon was closed and pretending that they never even came while I noticed that hair color was missing and people were canceling appts. that weren't in the book....)So I've really been keeping a close eye on the situation and it came right in front of me TODAY! So today my shop was closed and i went in to check my messages and a woman called and asked were we are located because she has an appt at 3:30 (I was a bit puzzled but understood the situation) meanwhile my sister in law entered the shop and i told her that a lady called and didn't know were we are located and she called the lady back immediately and said "OH no honey your appt is tomm, please excuse my air handedness" while she is explAINING TO THE CLIENT I look in the book and I didn't see her name written anywhere! Before I could say one word my sister in law said I am done here! she packed up her things and left!!!! WHAT made her leave? I feel relieved that I don't have to investagate further! Is that what family does to one another? there is much much more to this situation, but i hope I've given you the jist of it...I am in business for 7 years! ohh yes this is my husband's brother's wifeohh sorry i ment to say she quit on the spotthank you soo much more

Resolved Question: buying a car and using yahoo as a third party?

hello, I am confuse because I am planning to buy a car though craigslist but i am not sure if its true or fake. I send an email to a seller and they responded back saying this: "Please take a few moments and read my email carefully, I know it is long, but because I received too many emails, I will explain all the details about the car and the transaction. For pictures and details please visit my site: jeepwra (dot) page (dot) tl To view the pictures please replace (dot ) with . At the moment I'm stationed at Hancock Field AGS an US Military AFB in Syracuse, NY. making final preparations before deploying to Iraq with the U.S. Convoy The car is already at our Military Logistic Department form Fort Belvoir, U.S. Army base near Bethesda, MD, crated and ready to go. The Logistic Department will deliver the car to your home. Since the car is in a military base, with no access you can not go there and take it, only the Logistics Department can deliver it, because the car is in their custody. Shipping may take anywhere between 1-2 business days depending on the destination.. All documents you need for ownership, loog book , manuals and bill of sale will be provided along with the vehicle. For the payment I would like to use Yahoo as a third party. They will keep your money into a protection account until you get the vehicle and will release it to me after inspection period is over and you agree to keep the car. So, this is not a blind transaction, you can see the car before committing to buy and to eliminate any concerns you will have 3 days to inspect it. If you decide not to keep it Yahoo will refund you the money, no questions asked, and shipping back will be my concern. I think this is more than fair for both of us. I'll start the official procedure, and Yahoo will contact you about this. If you are interested in buying it just mail me back with: - Your Full Name - Required by Yahoo (You'll receive important guidelines + instructions from them.) - Your Shipping Address and Phone Number - Required by the Logistics Department (They will call you with delivery/pickup instructions 1 day ahead so you can communicate what time schedule work best for your to receive the car) Again I want to point out that because I am going to Iraq this sale is my top priority and I am looking after a fast transaction, with no delays. That is why I decided to lower the price, to avoid wasting time with negotiations and find a buyer as soon as possible. Thanks, hope to do business with you soon!" So please can someone answer my question, saying if its true or not. Thank You more

Resolved Question: Is it not funny that the NCAA keeps better tabs on their players than anyone does for the government?

Is there no way to start an agency that their sole purpose is to watch dog the government. Politicians should not be allowed to take money from anybody for anything. In Alabama there were two starters that went on a chartered fishing trip and someone else paid for. NCAA launched a full scale investigation and the only thing that saved them was the amount of money was insignificant. They had to pay it back, but these kinds of investigations happen all the time to keep outside influences out of college football. Why can we not demand this kind of watch dogging for all our politicians? No more cook books, or realstate markets or anything. These would be ways of hiding incoming money from special interest. If anybody was found guilty of benefiting from legislation passed, they would be banned from politics forever. This would be republican, democrat, independent,,,,,anyone. "Take money other than your paycheck and your out, no more side businesses unless you came in with one" more

Resolved Question: i would like to start a business that dont cost a lot to start but also has low risk. any suggestions?

is there something out their i can do for say around 50000? i know its not much and i have to think about equipment, insurance, maintenance, book keeping, advertising...ETC... more

Resolved Question: Does this means she likes me?

I know this is a long story, but I have to provide context so you can see the general picture. I want to know whether or not this girl likes me despite what we went through. I'm a 21 year old male, graduating from college in December with a specialized business degree. I was friends with this girl for a good 4 months last year. I’ll call her Natalie. I knew her since high school, but we started running into each other a lot in college. By my junior year, we became good friends and took the time to sit down and get to know each other. I always liked her a lot but never expressed it. She and I went out for coffee and had a great time.. But because I have been so heavily focused on setting up a career and she was busy with her own obligations, she wanted to make sure we were just friends. It's hard to say if she had a romantic interest in me, I know she never messed around with dating even in high school so I can't be sure. She’s gorgeous though and has no reason to not be single. But we had some good times, went out for coffee, we saw eye-to-eye on everything, and I loved being around her. We really clicked for four months. Then one day, she got bitchy all of a sudden. Not just at me but towards everybody. I don't know what her problem was, but I was having my own problems at the time too. My brother almost died at the hospital, and it put endless trauma and stress on my parents. I live at home, and my parents became impossible to deal with during my brother’s recovery. I subsequently became bitter and angry too (I never understood why divorces happened so often to families with kids that had cancer, I understand now). Anyway, Natalie and I both took our problems out on each other. We started bickering a lot. She one day sent me a message on Facebook accusing me of telling people we were dating, and that I broke our agreement. I retorted "Where did you get that idea?" and I blocked her on Facebook. I was sick of her and I was angry at everything in my life. Like I said, I was irrational and had problems. I stopped talking to her; I was determined to put her behind me. About two weeks later, there was an instance on campus where we were in seeing distance of each other and I noticed in my peripheral she was looking at me. When I glanced at her, she looked away and had a very sad remorseful look on her face. After that I could not stop thinking about her. I went on for 6 months wondering if I was wrong to cut her off, and I could not move on or forget about her. I became depressed. 6 months later, I started a new semester. She and I were both in the same class of 30 people. She tried not to look at me for two weeks. Finally, one day we crossed in the hallway, we couldn’t ignore each other. She gave an awkward wave and smile and I said “Hi Natalie, how are you doing?” as I kept walking, followed by her “Good, how are you?” “Good.” The next day, we crossed again in the hallway. I actually stopped and made conversation with her. Natalie smiled and looked in my eyes the entire time. She seemed really happy I was talking to her. We caught up; I did not hesitate to tell her all about the many final job interviews I was booked for with some major corporations. I even told her about my trip to Malibu for a final interview for a corporate position. I was not trying to be arrogant; I was trying to impress her and I guess I was trying to win her back. I wanted to prove myself to her. And she was very impressed, she kept building me up and flattering me. I sent her a message later saying that I know we had our fighting in the past but it is inevitable we were still going to see each other at school. I did not want to put us in an awkward position, so I suggested we be professional and not have to be best friends. She replied that she definitely wants to put the past behind us but she wants to be friends again. So we became friends again; good friends. It’s strange because we have been friends again for about one month and she has been nothing but sweet and kind to me. She gives me so much moral support and encouragement when I am going to a job interview or am stressing over something. She always wants to do class assignments with me even though I’m not in her work group. We text each other daily. She is always encouraging me and giving me moral support in everything I do, especially when I’m stressing over my career decisions. I have really strong feelings for her again. I wish I could spend time outside of class with her but I’m so busy going through final interviews and waiting for job offers. We did arrange a "date" but I had to cancel so I could fly somewhere for an interview. Still, she is sweet and kind to me. I want to find out if she has feelings for me, but it’s hard to when I can’t keep a date with her due to my schedule. I may ask her out later, but I would like to get settled on my career first which could take months. Does it sound like she has feelings for me? ShouldOh yeah and I forgot to add, after we made amends on Facebook, she told me later how much my message meant to her, and she gave me a heartfelt "thank you."Yes, my brother is great now. He's much healthier now. Thanks for asking : ) more

Voting Question: Is my book good so far?

It's called Steps. I am very aware of grammar and spelling errors, please don't point them out unless necessary. CHAPTER ONE Have you ever walked into a room, and felt like someone, or something, was watching you? I had been feeling that way for a long time now. Everywhere I went, it felt like something was watching my every move. It was taking note at everything I did, and surprising me. Last weekend, I lost my car keys. I looked everywhere in the house. I looked on my dresser, first. It seemed like the sort of place where I threw everything. Then I looked in the living room. Then the kitchen. I walked back in my room, and on my desk, sat my car keys. I did a retake at what I just saw. I figured I must be losing my mind, until the next day. That day, when I had driven down to the Minot Public Library. I had an over due book, that was missing. I went there to pay for it, saying it was past the due date and the book was nowhere to be found. The lady looked up at me. She was portly, with red hair curled to her neck and straight bangs. She asked for my library card, and I handed it over to her casually. Once she scanned it, she typed in some kind of code. She pushed her glasses up to the bridge of her nose, while squinting her eyes at the computer screen. "Well, this book was turned in a week ago, right on time. Are you sure you didn't turn it in?" she asked me. "No, I'm positive I didn't turn it in," I had said. I was kind of creeped out. The woman handed back my library card and went on with her business. I walked to my car, slowly. I was trying to remember if I had been to the library at all. I was sure I hadn't gone there at all. "Did either of you turn in my library book for me sometime last week?" I had asked my sister and dad. They both shook their heads no, continuing to eat their spaghetti. My mom was no longer with us, due to her moving away with her true love. Amber and I didn't want a thing to do with her after that. We hadn't spoken since, that was nine years ago. Amber was my sister, loud and bubbly. She was much like me, with the blonde hair and blue eyes, but she put black streaks in her hair. She dressed much different than I, and always put her blonde and black hair into a poof at the back, her bangs hanging forward in her eyes. She didn't always do that. She was very sporty, very into soccer. That all changed when she turned fifteen. She is only one year younger than me, which isn't much. Dad didn't like it much, neither did I, but she threw a tantrum and screamed at us when we begged to differ. "You need to accept the fact that I'm growing up, Dad! And for you, you're just jealous because I'm way more popular than you'll ever be in your sad, miserable, depressing life!" she had yelled, but that was at our old house. My dad said he didn't like the way she was acting and the way she dyed her hair. We moved to Faceland, some very desolate town in Hawaii. It was strange, how my dad just picked us up and left to Hawaii. At first, it was vacation. Now, it was permanent. I didn't think my dad thought it was a vacation in the first place. He packed almost everything we had. When he finally decided to take the Faceland Real Estate job (that he already knew about) he called in a few favors from many moving companies. They flew in our stuff, which must've cost a lot. My dad didn't seem to care. He was rich, anyway. My dad was one heck of a salesman, and a part time best-selling author. He seemed to keep up with us, too. He was always interested in what I was doing. What activities I was in, what good books I've read lately, if I had a boyfriend, if I wanted someone to be my boyfriend. He always wanted to know. It didn't bother me. I liked talking about stuff. When I started school, I didn't know what to expect. First of all, everyone must have the best tan in the world. Second of all, it's Hawaii. I always thought of the beach and tropical fruit and people who wanted to get away. That is how it was, except for the fact that it wasn't so amazing. It was just a place. A very hot place. My smiles were upside down the first week, trying to get used to all the hot weather. When you move from somewhere like North Dakota and you're as pale as snow, it's hard to understand that a place can be eighty degrees year round. North Dakota wasn't all bad, it was just extremely cold. It was cold in summer. The mosquitos were especially horrible in the summer, more so than Hawaii. I know it's hard to believe that last sentence, but I think it might just be true. Faceland High School was just right in front of Faceland Community Beach, that was always crowded with tourists. My dad said there wouldn't be any tourists when summer was over and it would still be warm enough to go there. He made a lot of sense. Everyone would go back to their jobs and responsibilities once more, and tell all their friends about the place I lived in. Third of all, more

Resolved Question: How can I deal with a psychologically abusive mother?

This would be a REEEEAAALLLY long message if I were to go into detail about why I can't just stop talking to her and cut her out of my life, so I'll just tell you the most recent issue (really, I think it just helps to get it out so I don't feel like I'm going mad) Until about 5 months ago I was a secondary school teacher, but the job was making me miserable. It hadn't been all I'd wanted out of life, but it was in literature so I had kept the job longer than I really ought to have had. After a particularly awful year (with other staff and a hostile work environment, not the students I might add) I gained the strength to give it up, which was a really hard decision. Going from a well paid professional position to not knowing what to do with myself has been really hard. It has taken a long time to really look at my life and decide what I truly want to be doing. Therefore, in the mean-time I have been unemployed, as I have been unwilling to take a menial job for various reasons of pride and worries that I would be noticed by ex students etc. Anyway, since leaving my job my mother's games of psychological warfare, which have always been awful, have really stepped up. This is what happened today: She phones me up in the afternoon from my aunt's house and asks what I have been up to. I tell her I have been out and about. She puts me on the spot and asks doing what, so I say going lots of long walks (I've been trying to lose weight) at this point I hear her cover the phone with her hand and say in a terribly sarcastic tone to my Aunt "walks - hmph!" Now I know my mother very well and can read her like a book - what she was really saying was "how pathetic, she thinks 'walks' is something to be proud of when really it show worthless her life is that all she has to occupy her is walks" (I actually have quite a full life and have done a lot more than walk this past week since I last spoke to her) So I tell her I am off to buy a coffee table today so she says to me rather annoyed and cheekily, because she had given me some money to help me get by (which I didn't ask for and didn't really want) "hmph, I thought you didn't have any money?" (emphasis on the word thought) to which I pointed out it was only £35 pounds from an antiques and second hand shop, but I could probably haggle them down to £25. She said "£35 pounds is really expensive" Then she starts telling me all about how well my cousin is doing building up his new business and that she and my aunt think that I could really do well in " a wee travel agency, since you know how to use computers" So I told her that I was actually applying for work with the examinations board to mark Literature exams and invigilate exams. At this point she made a sound to imply "yeah right, like that'll ever happen" as if I am some sort of complete loser that isn't capable of getting a good job (at this point I feel I should point out that my mother has been living on social security for 33 years and had given me money from savings she had from when I was working as a teacher and putting £160 a month in her bank to keep her going) At this point I had had enough and made excuses to hang up, feeling pretty lazy and worthless - oh she also hinted during that conversation that I had been sitting in the house all the time doing nothing and that I ought to get out more - entirely disregarding the fact that I tell her about all the stuff I am doing. Then she phones me up at midnight with a drink in her and starts to tell me about how my aunt was talking to her about how she felt really sorry for me the last time she saw me. You see I have an under-active thyroid which was diagnosed last year, which means I am over-weight. I am around 13st or about 180 pounds. This is a huge sore point for me, because I was always 8 1/2st and the literally within about six months ballooned and couldn't lose the weight. So as I was saying, my aunt has an extremely heavy daughter (around 19 1/2 stone) and my mum told me that she said that when I was up at christmas we were standing next to each other and she felt sorry for me because I was a lot fatter looking than her daughter. So while on the phone I got quite upset about this and was adamant that, although fat, I was nowhere near as heavy as Clare. My mum's response was to say to me "well I wouldn't go that far, you're both pretty much about the same" then she said my aunt "had noticed that I was walking bow legged because my thighs were so fat" I got very cross at this because it is entirely untrue and asked her why she had even bothered bringing this up. She then told me "because I want you to show them all darling. You get losing and prove them all wrong" I have been on a really strict regime of diet and exercise for the past 3 months and have managed only to lose about 6pounds because with my thyroid problem it naturally takes me A LOT longer to lose weight than others.I then told her "but mum, you telling me this only knocks my confidence more

Resolved Question: Writing a story! Can you tell me what you think!? Please!?

Alright, so I'm thirteen and I'm trying to write a novel. I've already written one novel and that was over the summer. I love writing, and I always have! The only thing that I really have trouble with is starting a story off! So tell me what you think, please! Pro's and con's - anything will help me! Intro: There was a time in my life where everything was perfect. Where I didn’t have to worry about much. Everyone knew me, and everyone liked me. Every guy in Waverly High wanted to date me, and every girl in Waverly wanted to be my friend. Even people from Pickerington High and Flamer High knew me & wanted to make plans with me. Everybody set their parties on dates that they knew I could come, because if Genevieve Griffin wasn’t there – than it simply wasn’t a party. Somehow, people managed to nickname me – and of course, the word got around, so since the fifth grade everyone has been calling me Genni. It’s my name. See, nobody knew me as ‘The Stuck Up Bitch’, and nobody knew me as “The-Girl-That-Gets-Around”. People only knew me as ‘Genni’, and I liked it that way. I used to be a confident girl, which made me pretty. I didn’t walk around the school like I was ‘the shit’, I just walked around being me – and confident about it. Point is, throughout the years, I’ve been really popular. I never intended for it to change, until the eleventh grade – Where my whole life shattered into small little pieces, and no one was there to help me pick them up. Chapter 1 - Like every morning, I got up out of bed and brushed my teeth to keep them pearly white – perfect. Then, I traveled down the long, narrow stairs, and ended up in the kitchen – slurping cereal like I haven’t ate in days. After eating, I would drag myself down the basement stairs to let Rex, the family boxer, out of his cage. Back up the stairs we went, and I would let Rex outside for him to do his morning business. If it were a school day, I would get all my supplies, books, and binders that I needed for the day and shove them all in my backpack that usually weighed about twenty pounds. But, this morning, it wasn’t a school day. So all I did was eat, let Rex out, then go back up the stairway to my bedroom and lay back down. Thirty minutes would usually pass by, and my mom would yell down the hallway “Genevieve, be up in the next ten minutes. I’m leaving for work, and you have to watch your baby sister”. Even though my sister was 7 years old, my mother and father still considered her as a baby, which I have always thought was ridiculous. But of course, since I couldn’t ‘disobey’ my mom, I yelled as I lay in my bed “Alright, mom. Know when you’ll be back?” And she’d always say “I’ll text you”. Once ten minutes passed, I got out of bed to wake up my sister as my mom walked out of the door, rushing as usual. She would always leave a note on the stairway banister listing all the chores that Pauline and I had to finish before she got home at the usual time, five o’clock. If we didn’t finish them, there would be consequences – So obviously, me and Pauline would always do our best to finish each and every chore. “Pauline!” I sat on her bed, shaking her back and forth as she lay there growling at me. With just one eye opened, she managed to give me ‘the stare’. “Pauline, wake up! Mom’s gone, and I have plans for today! We also have –“ Before I could finish, Pauline’s crackly voice butted in. “Chores? We always do. No use in telling me anymore.” Her seven year old attitude was scolding at me. The funny thing was, she thought I cared. “Don’t give me attitude, Pauline.” I said sternly as I carried myself off her comfortable bed, and onto my feet. “Then don’t wake me up by shaking me like I’m an insane person.” She rolled over and stuffed her face into the pink fuzzy pillow that she has slept with basically ever since she was born. “I’m sorry” I rolled my eyes “But you need to get up because –“ “…Because you have plans. Yeah, you told me, Genni. You always have something going on, that’s nothing new either.” Although the attitude was still going, I decided to be the bigger person and walk out of her room saying in a stern voice “Be out of bed in twenty”. I slammed her door shut, not caring if she yelled back. I walked to the banister, and took a look at the listed chores that I and Pauline had to complete. It was the longest chore list I had seen in a while. Pauline and Genevieve’s Chores for the fifteenth of March, 2012: •Clean basement •Dust & windex every television in the house •Vacuum both of your rooms •Dust cabnets in the kitchen •Give Rex a walk •Take some flour down to The Charleston’s – 3544 Brickerton BLVD •GENEVIEVE: Call your sisters school and tell them that Pauline will be out on the following Monday, 3/17/12 because of a family ‘thing’ •Empty dishwasher •Go over to The Dutch’s and let their dog, Freedom out of its cage for a little bit. Their on a vacation this weekend. •PAULINE: Clean your bedroom. I c more

Resolved Question: Writing a story! Can you tell me what you think so far? PLEASE!?

Alright, So i'm thirteen - And i'm trying to write a novel. I have done this before, and finished. The thing that's always difficult for me is starting the story off. So can you please read how I started this one off and tell me what you think. Con's and pro's - anything will be helpful! Thanks a bunch! Introduction: There was a time in my life where everything was perfect. Where I didn’t have to worry about much. Everyone knew me, and everyone liked me. Every guy in Waverly High wanted to date me, and every girl in Waverly wanted to be my friend. Even people from Pickerington High and Flamer High knew me & wanted to make plans with me. Everybody set their parties on dates that they knew I could come, because if Genevieve Griffin wasn’t there – than it simply wasn’t a party. Somehow, people managed to nickname me – and of course, the word got around, so since the fifth grade everyone has been calling me Genni. It’s my name. See, nobody knew me as ‘The Stuck Up Bitch’, and nobody knew me as “The-Girl-That-Gets-Around”. People only knew me as ‘Genni’, and I liked it that way. I used to be a confident girl, which made me pretty. I didn’t walk around the school like I was ‘the shit’, I just walked around being me – and confident about it. Point is, throughout the years, I’ve been really popular. I never intended for it to change, until the eleventh grade – Where my whole life shattered into small little pieces, and no one was there to help me pick them up. Chapter 1 - Like every morning, I got up out of bed and brushed my teeth to keep them pearly white – perfect. Then, I traveled down the long, narrow stairs, and ended up in the kitchen – slurping cereal like I haven’t ate in days. After eating, I would drag myself down the basement stairs to let Rex, the family boxer, out of his cage. Back up the stairs we went, and I would let Rex outside for him to do his morning business. If it were a school day, I would get all my supplies, books, and binders that I needed for the day and shove them all in my backpack that usually weighed about twenty pounds. But, this morning, it wasn’t a school day. So all I did was eat, let Rex out, then go back up the stairway to my bedroom and lay back down. Thirty minutes would usually pass by, and my mom would yell down the hallway “Genevieve, be up in the next ten minutes. I’m leaving for work, and you have to watch your baby sister”. Even though my sister was 7 years old, my mother and father still considered her as a baby, which I have always thought was ridiculous. But of course, since I couldn’t ‘disobey’ my mom, I yelled as I lay in my bed “Alright, mom. Know when you’ll be back?” And she’d always say “I’ll text you”. Once ten minutes passed, I got out of bed to wake up my sister as my mom walked out of the door, rushing as usual. She would always leave a note on the stairway banister listing all the chores that Pauline and I had to finish before she got home at the usual time, five o’clock. If we didn’t finish them, there would be consequences – So obviously, me and Pauline would always do our best to finish each and every chore. “Pauline!” I sat on her bed, shaking her back and forth as she lay there growling at me. With just one eye opened, she managed to give me ‘the stare’. “Pauline, wake up! Mom’s gone, and I have plans for today! We also have –“ Before I could finish, Pauline’s crackly voice butted in. “Chores? We always do. No use in telling me anymore.” Her seven year old attitude was scolding at me. The funny thing was, she thought I cared. “Don’t give me attitude, Pauline.” I said sternly as I carried myself off her comfortable bed, and onto my feet. “Then don’t wake me up by shaking me like I’m an insane person.” She rolled over and stuffed her face into the pink fuzzy pillow that she has slept with basically ever since she was born. “I’m sorry” I rolled my eyes “But you need to get up because –“ “…Because you have plans. Yeah, you told me, Genni. You always have something going on, that’s nothing new either.” Although the attitude was still going, I decided to be the bigger person and walk out of her room saying in a stern voice “Be out of bed in twenty”. I slammed her door shut, not caring if she yelled back. I walked to the banister, and took a look at the listed chores that I and Pauline had to complete.Trust me, that's not all of the chapter. Just the start of it! Thanks again, in advance. more

Resolved Question: Manager has suspended me for her mistakes; owner of business won't return my phone calls.... HELP!!!?

I started a job at a chiropractic center in January, the 14th, to be exact. I "trained" for 2 days before I began closing on my own. I made a few mistakes, but quickly corrected them and continued learning the their way of doing things. Within a week, my manager began asking me about appointments that were booked wrong- and basically telling me that I ruined her morning/or afternoon because clients were upset that their appointments were either at the wrong time or not on the schedule at all! I thought it sounded funny, because I'm very experienced with the software they work on- I've worked with it before at a previous job. I began keeping track of all the appointments I made and making sure everything was perfect. This week I was accused of shorting the drawer 2 days in a row; come to find out she miscounted a roll of dimes as "40" rather than 50 on 1 day (yes, a huge deal was made about it) The second day she missed several rolls of coins and I had to point it out to her that day as well! This past weekend 3 people were booked for 1 appointment; when I asked who they spoke with- they all replied with her name. She blames me even as I type this, saying I should have made sure that everything was in the system correctly. She asked if she could put me on probation yesterday, and told me not to clock in and took my key. I told her "No, because the mistakes happening around here aren't from me. " I was told that "probation period" is admitting fault. Is it? She told me that this is a "work at will" state, and that she owes no explanation for letting me go. She has several clients who have written horrible reviews about the business online and her name comes up in quite a few of them! 2 of the reviews should have proved to her that she messed up the booking or what-not. Even then, she tried to connect it back to me. This business is a franchise; I was told to call "Franchise Corporate"... I have to find out about it. What would you do??? HELP! ***I know I have options; I'd just like to know the opinions of you kind people out there.***I have called the owner several times and left a voicemail. She said she was on her way today w/the checks only for her husband to show up. At this point I'm at home and not being paid.Thanks for the answers so far.... not looking too good, but I do appreciate the response. more

Resolved Question: Ok I'm 28 and stole from my parents.....read on.....?

Low and behold I lost my crappy job in November, Got drunk on the job. Yes alcoholic. However, I always found a way to get money to get booze. A few years ago I had an incident where I totally got thrown into confusion all day. I took all the strong prescription pills, that in the past would chill me right out, but this time around, it was like a placebo. Only thing to give me energy was drinking. Not everyday, but about 3 times a week. I talked to a counsellor 6 months ago, and I told her, I would never steal for alcohol (this was while I was working of course). So when my parents go out, I sneak around lookin for cash. All I needed was an extra five to get a six pack, however I came across $100 in american money (im canadian), and I spent it all on alcohol. A month goes by, I get desperate again, I was looking for my moms sleeping pills, but I come across her bank card, and I know the pin number. So I end up going on a 2 day bender costing 400 bucks (not just me but 3 other people too). Parents find out, are totally pissed, told me how they were going to call the cops, but didn't. The other week, I actually grabbed a 40 pounder of canadian club whiskey and just blatently walked out the door. The guy isn't allowed to chase me, and I always paid cash there. Now today, I had only drank 3 times in the last 2 months. Pretty good right. However I start sneaking around my parents stuff. Going into the computer room, going into their walk in closet, going through their drawers (where i found the american money) and I couldn't find anything. So I find 2 credit cards in my moms little purse. I know I could walk into a liquor store and buy stuff with it, however my mom would notice that on her bill. so just tried to take money out from the bank. It didn't work. So i walked 5 mins back home. I was like fine, I won't get booze, and I'm not stealing a 40 pounder (because my dad found out and was so dissapointed). But I am a sneaky guy. I know places to look. So I look under my parents matress, and find some of my sleeping pills there. So i just take 2, so my mom won't notice. Than i goto her bedside and I start flipping pages in her novels and self help books, because I know people hide money in there. Well I found nothing. So I go back into the walk in closet, and there's a pile of books. And i keep flippin through them, I found a business card. Than I grab the second to last book, flip through it. There's 40 bucks sittin there. LIKE WTF, I have never done this before. So i just take a 20, and get someone to by me beer at the beerstore that i stole from. I didn't want to be seen. I feel sooo guilty the next few days, I replay it all, and I feel absolutely disgusting, because I grew up in a nice family, and had the world at my fingertips. I feel ashamed (as I should) and guilty because I have dishonored my parents, yet I've done this like 4 times. Than there is all my grandma's gold necklaces and pendats, pearl necklaces, bracelets, the whole nine yards sittin in my parents drawer.......however I will never do that, because I had to pick my dead grandma up off the ground, and see her tiny little body dead. But where does it end? This is all within a half a year. Prior to that I might have taken 5 bucks from my parents. And yes, I have mental illnesses and all the rest. I am totally christian, and believe that what you steal you pay back 10 times in return. The Big Question is, is there room in heaven for someone like me when I die? Jesus died for my sins, and I know that, yet it doesn't give me a free ticket to sin. So what's your verdict? and btw, this is totally true. not a word of a lie, I am actually typing from Vancouver, winter olympics. Do I go to church? Do i go ask my psych for new presription drugs? do I goto an alcohol rehabilitaion. I want to make my dad proud. If he dies before I accomplish something, I will die too.They know I stole $400 from them, They know I stole a 40 pounder from the store, they know that I have sold stuff on craigslist just to get alcohol. And yes I am putting my parents through hell. My mom has 3 types of arthritis. 2 plastic hips, a carbon fibre thigh bone. Broken toes and pins nailed into them to make them straight. My dad drink 8 beers a night. But he also goes to work everyday, and makes over 75K a year. So he is functioning. I am not functioning. more

Voting Question: Can Everyone Please Post Their Passive Income Business Ideas Here and come and look at all these ideas?

Im 18 and have constanly been reading and listening to books about passive income, via various streams, and have decided maybe to start a small question thread here to post ideas and also ask for ideas from the community so we can all benefit from one another's ideas. Basically the idea is to own a business that makes you money while you do nothing, so you dont physically have to make the money yourself. Some of my ideas include things such as: Coin Operated vending machines (i have heard however that these are becoming increasingly harder to make money off of as although there are always locations, the returns are not necessarily incredibly huge, and finding locations and emptying/refilling the machines as well as collecting the money do take some time.) Coin operated laundry machines. (laundromat) i love this idea because you can make the business on your own so finding the locations is no problem at all, and the returns are likely better than the vending machines as well. also, these could be used in your rental properties if you use those for passive income too. Rental properties i love this idea for the fact that if you get educated in real estate, you can get better deals than the average guy resulting in less headaches and loss if you happen to have problems with tenants. i love the idea of charging more than the mortgage cost so as to get payed monthly, as well as having your tenants essentially buy you a property over a certain amount of time. everyone buys where they live, it's just a matter of if someone is buying where they live and instead of keeping it for hemselves, basically giving it to you. Advertisements i know there are companies who will pay you by the month/year etc to place a small (or large who knows) advertisement on your vehicle for their business. if you have 2, 3, 4, or even just one vehicle, wouldnt it be smart to do this even if you dont really drive it? i know there are some however who pay based on the milage accumulated, but still if you are getting payed to drive somewhere you actually have to go anyways, i think thats pretty cool Blogging this is not for me but ive read that many people who have blogs or are internet savvy can make even small residual incomes for just creating a blog. this does take initial startup time and you obviously have to write the blogs, but you still make money while you sleep. Business if you can own a business that makes money without you being there. if you can make enough profit to pay a manager to manage instead of you, once the building is payed off (you have to own the property obviously), there you go. another twist on this would be a car wash, because you could own the car wash and the land, and eventually when you have payed it off, will reap the full profits, have been payed for the past so many years anyways from that car wash, and have barely ever done work or needed to be there to sustain it. I know there are thousands of other ideas out there. Got any in mind?Also a self serve gas station.Self-storage facility people store their own stuff in your space, you never have to be there, and you make moneySelf-storage facility people store their own stuff in your space, you never have to be there, and you make money more

Resolved Question: Books similar to "Paranoia," Joseph Finder?

Just finished the awesome book Paranoia, by Joseph Finder and I've been itching to reading another book like it. Here's the synopsis of the book, in case it helps you with any suggestions, thanks! Author Joseph Finder has written about espionage and international affairs for the New York Times and other newspapers, and is also a member of the Association of Former Intelligence Officers. So it would stand to reason that he had seen it all in the realm of espionage. Yet, in the acknowledgements at the end of the book, he states that his research on his other novels "has taken me around the world and into places like KGB headquarters in Moscow, but nothing prepared me for how strange and fascinating I'd find the world of the American high-tech corporation." In Paranoia, he combines high-tech business with corporate security and espionage to create an exciting thriller that the reader will not soon forget. Adam Cassidy is the quintessential slacker who is tired of his job at Wyatt Telecom. He diverts corporate funds to throw a large retirement party for a loading dock employee, and he fully expects to be fired for it. But instead he is threatened with criminal charges if he does not agree to steal highly confidential product plans from Trion, a rival of Wyatt. With the help of the Wyatt's CEO, security chief, and executive coach, he is groomed for an executive job at Trion. He is taught to breach the tightest corporate security and turn over his findings. Thus begins his life as a corporate spy, where the game he is playing becomes more and more treacherous, his loyalties to his friends and employers are stretched to the limit, and he is caught in a web of deceit from which there seems to be no exit. The characters are well drawn and believable. Finder expertly depicts Adam's struggle with his conscience, his problems with his ailing father and best friend, his worries about being unmasked as a spy, and his fondness for his Trion CEO. This makes him a very sympathetic protagonist. The two corporate presidents are strongly contrasted: the Wyatt CEO is ruthless, aloof, and vain; the Trion CEO is paternal, benevolent, and demands honesty. Also included in the interesting cast of characters are a quirky staff engineer, some power-hungry middle managers, a jealous and competitive coworker, and a shady security chief with a penchant for violence. The suspense kept me on the edge of my seat, and the final plot twist was a powerhouse. Not only is this a fast-paced thriller, but it provides fascinating facts about espionage and corporate security. Each section defines an espionage term, which is then exemplified in the story line. I was shocked to learn about how lax corporate security can be, permitting access to password-protected PCs and locked offices and file cabinets. Even badge readers and biometric scanners can be circumvented. This is definitely worth reading, but be sure to schedule it for when you have some spare time, because once you start it you will have trouble putting it down. more

Resolved Question: i want this story in malayalam?

Read this story and do this Sai vrat with full faith for 9 Thursdays and have patience. Prosperity, happiness and peace will surely spread in your home. Sai Vrat Story Kokilaben and her husband Maheshbai used to live in a big city and they had lots of love for each other. But Maheshbai’s nature was very annoying and he had no sense of talking. Neighbors’ were also very much frustrated by his kind of nature. Kokilaben had lots of faith in God and she was very religious. She was tolerating all her problems silently having lots of faith in God that God will make everything alright one day. But because of Maheshbai’s nature, their business went down gradually and there was not enough income. He started staying at home all day his nature becoming worst. It was an afternoon one old saint came to Kokilaben’s door. There was enormous light on his face. And he asked for rice and dal(lentils). Kokilaben gave him rice and dal and she folded her hands and said Namaste ( greetings). Saint replied “ SAI WILL ALWAYS KEEP YOU HAPPY”, Kokilaben said, “There is no happiness in my life” and she told all her problems to the saint. After listening to all her problems, Saint told her about “SAI NAV (NINE) GURUWAR (THURSDAY) VRAT”. Saint told as follows about the vrat • This vrat can be started from any Thursday by uttering “SAI BABA’s”name. • This vrat has to be continued for 9 Thursdays. • Any male, female or child can do this vrat. • On these 9 Thursdays, individual who is doing vrat can eat fruit/milk/sweets, etc., all day long or can have one meal a day. One must not do this vrat without eating anything. • If possible, go to ‘SAI BABA’ temple to have ‘SAI BABA’S ‘ darshan on these 9 thursadays. • At home, do pooja/prayer of ‘SAI BABA’ as follows: o In the morning or in the evening, do the pooja as mentioned below. o Put yellow cloth in front of you and place, “SAI BABA’s” photo or statue on this cloth. o Light lamp (diya) in front of BABA’s picture. o Wash or wipe BABA’s picture with clean water and cloth. o Put tikka (bindi on the forehead) with “kumkum”(red powder) on BABA’s face. o Offer yellow flower to BABA. o Offer fruits or sweets to BABA as naivedya (Prasad). o Read this SAI story and read/sing “SAI BABA’s” arti after finishing pooja and reading story. o Tell BABA why you are doing this vrat and ask him to fulfill your wish. o Give Prasad to all your friends and family members and you also eat it some. o If because of any reason, you cannot do vrat on any Thursday, slip that Thursday and continue the next Thursday. o If female is doing this vrat, skip the Thursday during menstrual cycle period. o On the 9th Thursday, celebrate “SAI VRAT”. In the celebration process, feed 5 poor people and distribute this SAI VRAT book among people. One can give 5 to 11 etc. o Put this SAI VRAT story book or printed paper which you are going to distribute among people, when you do pooja and give them to people. By doing this, their wishes will be fulfilled very soon too. o All wishes will be fulfilled by doing this vrat. In this kali age (Kaliyug), ths vrat is very effective. This vrat will give desired fruit to doer, but doer must have full faith and patience. Whoever will distribute this “SAI VRAT” book among people and make good the name of SAI and this vrat, then all their wishes will be fulfilled. After listening about this SAI vrat from saint, Kokilaben also decided to do this vrat. She started vrat from the Thursday. And she finished 8 GURUWARS (Thursdays) with full faith. On the 9th GURUWAR, she fed poor people and distributed SAI vrat books among friends and relatives. As soon as she finished the vrat, all the quarrels vanished from her house, prosperity , happiness and peace spread in her home. Maheshbai’s nature was changed completely. Their business started doing well in a sho more

Resolved Question: Would you go to Grad school for Accounting or just pass the CPA license and move to a Non-150 state?

I am currently a sophomore going for a Bachelors degree in Accounting. I want to be a CPA and serve individuals and small businesses in the future. I am highly interested in Taxation. I currently worth with a non-profit organization filing tax returns for low-income indviduals. I currently reside in a state where I am able to take the CPA exam but need 1 more year of accounting grad school to get a CPA license. I have done much research and I have noticed that salary does not have much significance in regards to Grad school vs just a bachelors degree when you are a CPA. I am planning on passing the CPA exam as soon as i graduate with a bachelors, move to a non-150 hour state such California, Colorado, etc and just meet the public accounting experience. I feel like I want to just get the License and start getting real world experience. Someday I want to open my own business but I plan to start ASAP. On my spare time, I keep up with IRS laws and read business books. What do you think? more

Resolved Question: electronic pilot logbook on-line or web based?

Recently, for about the 100th time, I lost my little red log book. Of course it was returned, but it did raise an issue for me. Many of my FOs log their time on their PDA, phone, whatever. I happen to own a Droid, and started looking for Droid logbook software, but apparently, none exists. So I started thinking about web based subscription software, and Google finds a few of those. Would those of you who have experience with electronic logbooks please offer some recommendations? Especially with the web-based versions. I currently track: Date, Tail#, Type, From, To, Start (hh:mm), End (hh:mm), Total (hh:mm), SchedTime (hh:mm), Overs (mm), TLH (Takeoff, Landing, Holding). The TLH is just for proving instrument currency under Part 91, should the need ever arise---it never has. If I am going to do this, in addition to the above, I would like the following: 1) The ability to quickly print out layover cities for tax deductions. 2) Warnings on CFI, Medical, and any other expirations 3) Web + PC Based. Right now there are none available for the Droid. I don't want to purchase some software, then, when the next PDA/Phone comes, it out won't handle it. If web based, then there are places in the world where it won't work, but I can update when I get back to civilization. 4) Ability to download back to my PC so that I am not stuck if the provider goes out of business. 5) Reasonably priced. In the past 23 years, I have, not even once, been required by anyone to produce a log book. Not even the FAA. So I am not even certain why I am keeping it. So, if it is too hard to use, or is too expensive, I'll just stay with paper. Thanks more

Resolved Question: This family's kids need HELP! They are undereducated and their mother denies its her fault. What can I do?

There is a family I know. The parents and then six kids. Their ages range from 22 to 5. The oldest one is fine, he is lucky that he was the first born and actually went to school to get an education. The second isnt as smart because he was homeschooled his whole life, but he has already "graduated" and he's got a job so he's fine. My concern is the other kids. There's a 13 yr old, a pair of twins that are 10, and then a 5 yr old. Their mother supposedly homeschools her children. But at the same time she has a full time job, and is in the process of opening her own business. Btw, she says that when she does that she will "be able to actually see her kids". <<She said that, admitting that she never sees her kids! I am a friend to this family and I have seen for myself that the kids are way way way WAY under the levels that they should each be at right now. the 13 yr old can barely read and cant spell, and with the twins, one of them can read (personally I think that she would be really bright if she were given the oppurtunity) and the other twin cannot read at all! and of course the 5yr old doesnt do anything at this point, but he should have already started. Whenever I have gone to thier house, I have never once seen any sort of text book, or them writing on paper or anything like that. Thier house is a complete wreck most of the time, there's really alot of clutter and that's the funny part because thier mother claims to be OCD. Are you serious? You are the most unorganized person I know! Her whole life is just unorganized, her priorities are all wrong. She really is a nice lady on the surface, but the way she thinks is just twisted. And it makes me so mad that thier mother does this to them, she is crippling them for life. There was a situation a couple of weeks ago in which the 13 yr old was asked to read something aloud in Sunday School to participate in his class. And he was made fun of by the other kids and so so embarassed! I talked to his mother the next day and couldn't believe what she said! She told me that she was upset that people were telling her that her kids were not educated; she said that there is no specific level that a child has to be on when it comes to education. She said it doesn't matter what level that they are on as long as they keep learning, and she said that they will be learning thier whole life. I didn't know what to say! But I should have just said what I thought, "Umm, I beg to differ and I think most of the rest of America would too!!" They won't be able to get jobs when the time comes, and she's gonna be sitting at home with them wondering why they aren't working but old enough to be in college. And of course, deny its her fault. When the kids get older and have friends that ARE educated, they will probably resent their mother for not educating them. I know I would. I have talked to the eldest about it and he said that people have tried telling her, but she just gets mad and makes up some excuse. He said that his grandfather, her own dad, has tried talking to her about it before, telling her that she needs to do something about them, that it shouldn't be like this, but she just got really mad and just wouldn't talk to him. But something has to be done! Isn't this illegal?? You can't deprive your kids of an education, it's so wrong! And its really sad, because these kids have dreams! They talk about stuff they want to do. And the sad reality is that they will never get there as long as this goes on, it's already gonna take them longer than it should. Should I just contact the Department of Education or something? What will happen to them if I do? Is there anyone else I can contact and leave an anonymous tip or something? Because if they are this far behind and thier mom still wont do anything, someone of higher authority should come check it out right? more

Resolved Question: I feel really uncomfortable with this girl in my class?

First off, I just moved to a new place in the beginning of this school year, leaving pretty much my entire life behind. In one of my classes, I met this one girl and I thought she was cool and nice. When I got home the day after I met her, she already magically found me on MySpace and on Face Book and added me on both. It was nice to have a friend here, though, and to at least know a person in my class so I could talk to them, so I didn't really think about it much. But now, she's just downright creepy. She doesn't stop talking to me on MySpace, she's constantly touching me, putting her head on my shoulder, complimenting me (not that I don't like compliments, but still), asking WAY too many questions about my life back home, and all that. I have a boyfriend back where I used to live (yes, long distance relationship) and she knows his first name because I told her way back before she started getting creepy. Today, she would not shut up and kept on asking me what his last name was. I deleted her on Face Book because I spend a lot of time on there and I personally don't want her looking through all my stuff, and my sister convinced me too because she thinks it's weird as well, but I still have her as a friend on myspace. Anyways, today in class she was literally BEGGING me to tell her his last name. I kept on telling her, why do you even need to know, it's honestly none of your business. And she kept on asking and asking and asking and saying that she just wants to see a picture of him and search him up on the computer and stuff. I don't want her to. I know I'm probably just being paranoid and rude but I just feel really uncomfortable with her. She sits next to me in class and always pulls my chair closer to her and stuff like that and it's annoying. And she's always telling me how she thinks of me and stuff, and how she'll never forget me. I haven't even known her for a month! I'm the type of girl that has a harrrd time saying no, so I just ignore it and try to move my chair the other way without her noticing when she pulls my chair closer to hers. I can't be mean to people face-to-face but I've been wanting to tell her to just shut up for a while now. What should I do? SORRY THIS IS LONG BUT HELP! more

Voting Question: I'm 16 in less than a month and I need some advice on how to control my school life?

I'm in Year 11 (equivalent to 10th grade) and I'm set to sit the foundation paper for both Science and Business Studies at the moment. Any ideas on how to persuade the teachers or anything else on getting myself entered for the higher tier for the final GCSE exams apart from re-sitting my GCSEs in college? Re-sitting college exams would be the biggest mistake of my life or sitting the foundation tier and I know I will keep on trying to hide this shame throughout my whole career. I'm resolved with the fact that I'm not going to re-sit GCSEs in college. I don't want to fill my mistakes with excuses anymore. I won't accept any persuasion on sitting the foundation paper or re-sitting in college. This is because I now want to get my A-A* GCSEs. From Year 7 to the beginning of year 9 I dreamed of being a footballer. From year 7 to 11 I had managed to keep the good reputation of being a good athlete. Year 9 I got totally confused about what I wanted to do in life. Year 10 I got caught up in coursework and I was forced to delay training and also resulting to strong signs of physical weakness, which was really embarrassing. I also hoped there would be space for me to become a footballer in future. And in year 11; I failed my mock exams because of coursework and also continuing training for athletics. By the way,I gave up the dream of being a footballer earlier in Year 11 for athletics. I need to sit the higher paper for both but I won't drop training. I need training such that I can hopefully, enter the 2010 World Indoor Championships to win prize money to by the books. My mum won't by me all the books I need but I have tried begging her. I ask her and she keeps telling me that, "she doesn't have money to waste" even though I asked her countless number of times in the summer holidays of 2009. I can't get a job because it takes up so much time of Year 11 and I need to start this career now or I've got nothing. Now I regret having to show any interest in sport from my first days of Year 7. I just need to make new plans now or suicide. Please don't try persuade me to resit in college or sit the FOUNDATION tier or emigrate this country to go to a boarding school in africa and face the possibilities of anything to do with faking my age and identity or even start getting a job to work full-time. more

Voting Question: where can i find the best acting agents in atlanta ga?

i want to be an actress so badly. but clearly, i cant do it on my own. i keep hearing that you need an agent. so where can i find one? not just any one. A GOOD ONE THAT CAN ACTUALLY GET ME BOOKED!! im serious about breaking into the acting business...i want to get started asap...please help more

Resolved Question: Can u tell me one thing you like and dislike about The Undertaker's Wrestlemania Undefeated Streak?

One thing I dislike from The Streak is WWE booked it too much it overshadowed every other thing The Undertaker had accomplished, especially to the younger generation fans. And one thing I like from The Streak is it would make people remember him forever. Just for starters the streak lives!!!! No if, ands, or butt's. The streak lives forever!!! There is no good argument that you can make, no angle you can create, no greater good you can mention to justify the ending of the streak. It's the greatest record you could ever have. Records like Ric Flair's 16 title reigns wither away into dust, and float off into the wind taking on less and less importance standing next to the Wrestlemania streak of the Undertaker. One of the main reasons, is because it will probably never be duplicated. The odds are astronomical. You would have to have a guy you knew was going to be with the company almost or at least 20 years, plan it from the start, and find a way to keep that one guy as relevant as the Undertaker has been for this amount of time, all the while keeping him undefeated at Wrestlemania for that entire time, credibly. Not to mention you'd have to keep him healthy that long which brings it's own challenges. The problem is, that you're never going to get another Undertaker, just like you'll never get another Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, Steve Austin, Rock, Kane, Foley, Triple H, Hogan and so on. They are characters you can not recreate, and they all come from a time that will never be duplicated or reincarnated. What good really comes from ending The Streak ??? The win wouldn't really do anything in the long run for the guy who got it, and I think we can all be assured of that when we really ask ourselves. No up and comer, no show stopper, no game, no legend killer, or anything else will be any more what they were for beating the Undertaker and ending the single greatest streak, breaking the greatest record, in wrestling history. Sure, we could say the novelty would give someone some real hype for an undisclosed amount of time, but what really would be accomplished? Nothing. Instead the legacy that has been built, and the prestige that has been earned over the course of a career spanning across 3 decades would all be for nothing in a matter of seconds. How could you cheer that? How could you accept it? It wouldn't seem right. I don't think that there is any other alternative, besides allowing the streak to stay intact. It means too much, and the Undertaker deserves to keep it unless he decides otherwise and wants to use it to do something special for someone else. As I mentioned earlier, no one else will ever come close to doing what this one man has done in his long career, storyline or not. There is something about that to be honored, and to be cherished. It's not like someone winning their umpteenth title, or being the youngest or oldest to this or that, or the only one to win this many titles in this many companies, it's much greater than all that. I think it is easy to forget how much has went into it over time, and how special that really is, which means it's also very easy to take for granted. When the dust settles, and all the wrestlers now have come and gone from the business. When people look back at the all time greats they are going to look back at the Undertaker, and his Wrestlemania streak. How many wins will it be? I'd like to see 20 if he can stay healthy enough to keep giving us quality matches like the last one with Shawn Michaels. If not, 18 or 19 is fine. If that's as far as he wants to go, so be it, that man has earned it, and I mean you have to look at him as a man for that one. You want The Undertaker to be remembered forever? Let him keep his Streak. Twenty years from now, the fans will look at the records and say, "Hey, do you know there is one man who has never been defeated at The Grandest Stage of Them All?" And you know who that man is. more

Voting Question: What are some career ideas for someone that loves making collages?

I'm looking for a new career. Through my research over and over they ask what I can get lost in doing. My primary list is below. But more than anything, I LOVE making collages and always have. Keeping this in mind, what are some ideas of jobs or careers I could pursue. I have a background in sales and marketing and loved a short career I had as an Assistant to high level executives. I also have the freedom to start my own business if possible or even go back to school. But I am in my late 30s so I want to get going. THANKS FOR READING! Interests: making collages, reading non-fiction adventure novels, studying behaviors of interesting social groups, documentary movies, non-fiction books, minimalist decor, simple living, organizing, planning, politics (sometimes), studying philosophy (ethics specifically). Any ideas for any of this is appreciated. more

Resolved Question: Is Feminism a Communist Ideology?

So women want equal pay to men, right? Feminism 101, will teach people that the ever evil PAY GAP!!!, is one of the biggest parts of Patriarchy, and that women should earn the same wage as men, right? Despite the fact that: Men on average work 3 hours more than women, which accounts to about 70% of the gap right there. Men tend to do more dangerous jobs than women, such as construction for example, which women are more than welcome to do, I spent a year at a construction college thinking I wanted to be a construction engineer, and the college was really trying to get women to enroll for years, had entire pamphlets about Women in the construction industry, trying to encourage them to become builders, yet 96% of the attendees were men, this fact also includes jobs like welding and metal work, asbestos removal, truck/taxi drivers, fishing or logging, and many more that I can't be bothered to list right now, but if a feminist starts saying "Yeah because there aren't any others", I suppose I will list. But all I know is that 93% of all on the job fatalities are Men. Men are usually called upon to travel more, say I did become an engineer, and my firm got a call from Vietnam, saying they need a guy to go over and help build a bridge for example, there is a bigger chance that I will be the one to go, but speaking of Women in high end, technical jobs, ya know, computer science, engineering and all that stuff, its actually proven that women actually make more than men whilst working in those fields on average! Men also take on lonelier jobs, 100% of tower crane drivers in the UK are men, and that is a well paid job, but its a damn depressingly lonely job, same with truck driers, I forget the percentage, but I know it was above 85% of truck drivers are male, spending days driving all alone, but they get a good wage for it, this may also explain why men are three time more likely to commit suicide. Small business owned by women GENERALLY!, please keep in mind that this doesn't apply to all women, I know how people who have blinded them selves by drilling a cause into their brains, can miss words out that are important, but pass them off as unimportant, and straw man the opposing side, I should know, I used to be the same with animal rights, but generally, women who own small businesses, do so to have more freedom to relax and earn her own income, whereas Men who own their own businesses, GENERALLY! (remember?), do so to earn money to support families, and because of this men tend to be more competitive, I don't think that this has anything to do with effort, which I think may be a counter argument to this, but I this book by Warren Farrel, he makes a good point of about how Men and Women view freedom differently. These are all facts that have been proven by Dr. Warren Farrel, who has written numerous books on the subject, and for years considered himself to be a hardcore Feminist, and if you read his books, which I suggest you do, especially if you are a Feminist, you will see that his work is unbiased, and he provides you with much more specific information, to why men earn more. BUT!, you may ask, what does this have to do with Communism? If you can't figure it out, just don't answer..... more

Voting Question: Boyfriend has been unemployed for a year!?

I don't know what to do but I'm starting to get stressed. My boyfriend was laid off a year ago. Since then he's tried to start his own business. He lost around $2k. I told him it was a bad idea but he wouldn't listen to me. After that, the government enrolled my boyfriend in a course on how to get a job. My boyfriend didn't agree with the advice they gave him and decided to do things his own way. That program ended 3 months ago. Now my boyfriend is living off $400 of unemployment insurance a week and this will end soon. He can hardly afford food and we can't go out to do things. My boyfriend still hasn't got a single interview! He refuses to do things the typical way. He keeps on working on a "website resume" and hardly even sends out his own. I'm just so frustrated. My boyfriend also wants to move in with me soon! He's mad that I told him that I don't want to even think about it until he even gets a job. I don't care what he does. I just want him to work. He sleeps until 12 and then spends most of the day reading books on job finding. I don't know what to do. Am I wrong for being upset? What should I do? more

Resolved Question: Translate this to Hindi Please? HINDI IN ENGLISH LETTERS PLEASE !!!!!!!!!!!?

Translate this to Hindi Please? " I am taking Economic course this semster, and I like the profosser because he makes the course easy on us, by providing a notebook rathen than a book, also by making us take an online quize a day after the class, which is very helpful to keep us on track with the reading. He also gives us an option to drop the lowest exam . I also think that the course will benifit me in my life because one day I will start my own business and I have to know how to run it. more

Resolved Question: Translate this to Hindi Please?

" I am taking Economic course this semster, and I like the profosser because he makes the course easy on us, by providing a notebook rathen than a book, also by making us take an online quize a day after the class, which is very helpful to keep us on track with the reading. He also gives us an option to drop the lowest exam . I also think that the course will benifit me in my life because one day I will start my own business and I have to know how to run it. Thank youHINID IN ENGLISH LETTERS PLEASE !!!!!!!!!!! more

Resolved Question: What is the easiest to sue a car dealership for damaging my car title by rolling back the mileage?

I am posting this semi - anonymously (sp?) due to the fact that the decision has been made to go forward with a lawsuit, therefore I will be leaving out some details (dealer name, model of car, etc.) I will otherwise give as much detail as possible. A Chevrolet sports car was purchased by a member in my family (who we'll call John) in the mid to late '90's. It was a '95 model car and upon purchasing the car, it had slightly over 30k miles on the car. It was purchased with one prior owner before the dealership took hold of the car and title. "John" purchased this car at a reasonable price for these facts. "John" and my family live in a small town in the state of Texas and do not drive the sports car a lot, keeping the miles down on the car. In '05, John sold the car to my husband, his son (who we'll call Peter.) The title was changed over to reflect the new ownership. "Peter" and I have decided to start a family and in order to prepare, we came to the decision that it's necessary to sell the sports car. We listed the car on AutoTrader with all information possible (including the still low miles, under 60k at present time) and with the final price being not far above Blue Book value. Also, the posting had the VIN number for those wanting to look at the "Carfax" report. In nearly two months, there were three calls, only one being a serious offer. After the last person to meet with "John" and "Peter" about buying the car gives a "not interested" excuse after seeing the car and was excited about it, "John" and "Peter" took the car to a different dealership to see how much a dealership would buy it for. The dealership informs them after researching the car, that the title has a red flag for the mileage being rolled back. It is shown on the title that the mileage was rolled back while at the dealership "John" bought it from. More specifically, the mileage stated on the title when the dealership took over the car from the first owner showed just over 50k miles. The title history then shows the dealership selling the car to "John" at just over 30k miles. So now this produces the red flag of "mileage unknown" or "AMU" on a Carfax report while searching the VIN number. Needless to say this was a complete surprise to both "John" and "Peter." The dealership then informed "John" because of this information, they could only give him half of the Blue Book value which was $4k. "John" has now decided to sue the dealership he originally bought the car from, however we are stuck. There are a few things we don't know how to approach: First, are we within our statute of limitations considering we just learned this information? Second, the dealership is no longer in business but, they had been bought out by a larger dealership. Would the purchasing dealership be liable for actions by the prior? Third, what all could we logically sue for and win? Could we possibly sue for punitive damages? I know we could sue for the difference of the full blue book value, but what else? Fourth, how do we go individually suing the dealership? Should we hire a lawyer? Any other information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much! Sincerely, Victims of a corrupt company more

Resolved Question: What do you think about my book so far?

My name is Rosa White and this is my story 1.New friend I know that this is none of your business but I want to tell you anyway. I lived in North Carolina in a town call Rocky Mount; I was a freshman in collage two years ago, also I had a boyfriend his name was Chad Hale. He was the football captain for my old collage called Frost MS, are mascot was the bulldogs. His number was number 1, and his uniform colors are Gold and Black. But let’s not talk about this. Let’s go to the day I met Buddy Noel on October 10, 2004 when he was just about to start college. I was leaving from the mall in my new pink sweater, with my black jeans when a robber trying to steal my Gold and Black wallet. When all of a sudden a guy in a black jacket and sweat pants comes out from the mall and sees what happing and the robber see him and start running. But guy is faster and catches him before he goes on the bus to Greenville. He gets my wallet and brings it to me. I said “Thank you very much. May I ask what your name is?” The guy said “You may my name is Buddy Noel but my friends call me Bud and you may also call me Bud if you like and what may your name be?” I answer “My name is Rosa White. So are you new here? Bud.” Rosa smile as Bud says “Why yes I am new I just got out of high school and going to collage here and I think I will like it here very much now that I met you.” Rosa laughs and says “Well I think you are hitting on me and for your info I have a boyfriend who is on the football team and he is the captain. Do you play any sports?” “Well as you just saw a few minutes ago I do run track and do you do any sports?” Rosa said “Well if you count cheerleading as a sport that’s what I do. But don’t tell anyone this but I also play tennis out of town when I say I am going shopping some times.” Rosa looks at her iphone with pink angles on it and says “Well look at the time I have to go before Chad starts looking for me. Oh and one last thing do you have a cell phone?” “I do why?” “Here’s my number (252-469-3598) call me right now so I can get your number.” “I have a camera phone if you have one take a picture of me so when I call you know it’s me?” “All right get ready in 5,4,3,2,1” flash went the camera “ Well bye got to go, call me or see me cheer at the home game on Friday at the Frost MS stadium. You do know where it is at right?” Bud said “I just look it up and map quest bye Rosa” “Bye Bud hope to see you soon.” As Rosa was walking to her BMW her phone ringed with the picture of Chad on it, the ring tone was pretty wings. She answered “Hi Chad is everything alright?” “Yeah just what’d to see are you on the way practice, and what took you so long” “Yeah sorry about that but a robber tried to steal my wallet…” “Oh are you ok did you call the police?” “No but some guy named Buddy stopped the robber and gave my wallet back.” “Ok as long as you are safe. Hey did you know this guy?” “No I had no idea who he was until after he gave my wallet back why do you ask?” “Just what’d to see if you know he that’s all. So did anything else happen that was interesting?” “No not much. I got to go to cheerleading practice. See you soon?” “Yes. Yes you will see me soon. Bye LOVE you!!” “LOVE you too!!” 2.Start to run You kept up so far? I’ll tell if your not, I just met Buddy Noel after a robber tried to steal my wallet but Bud got him before he left on the bus. So now after it is time to go to cheerleading practice. more

Resolved Question: Honestly....can i achieve what i want ?

hi im 23 years old. my goal is to achieve financial freedom asap (ie. not working but with a decent passive income) after highschool I started working as a carpenter because its what i enjoy though music is my true passion...i did not go to university simply because i didnt think it was neccessary to achieve what i wanted...also my family was pretty poor even still.. i work and work...and also saving up the money i have left over from my pay cheques... recently ive been researching...readin books ...talking to people about inventing, business, etc my plan is to keep saving money until i have a decent amount...then start doing smart investments and/or a business.. i cant keep working or ill never retire young. I'm willing to bust my butt to achieve this any advice ? any books or sites you recommend.. keep in mind im still very new to this whole "finance" thing more

Resolved Question: How do I start my own business? Please help!!!!!?

Hey, I am 18 and was seriously thinking about staring my own business, but have been afraid to for years due to my shyness. I want to start my own business, but I'm not sure in what yet. The reason why is because I don't see myself as the person being told what to do at work or better yet with a normal job that is the same repeat everyday. I like to keep my mind occupied and take on new projects that I WANT TO DO. I would rather be the boss and calling all the shots. I do have a high interest in cosmetics esp makeup, but there is so much competition out there its hard to find out where to begin. I am very optimistic about this and have decided not to let competion get in my way. What do I do? Where do I begin? Any book suggestions to get at the library? I'm looking into the library as well for help on these topics. Also I am not very good at science. But would love to start my own small little bussiness and who knows maybe expand. more

Voting Question: Does he sound like a cheater?

about a year ago me and my husband had a argument and i couldn't understand why but i was so upset with how he was treating me in the midst of the argument that i basically threw my wedding rings at him, well later we tried to work our differences out and he gave me back my wedding rings, but something about the whole ordeal did not sit right with me, because he kept asking me why did i throw them and i told him that i was angry hurt and upset, and wanted him to feel a sting of pain. but he wouldn't accept my answer and kept questioning me about it, it was as if he wanted me to tell him something else but i had no clue of what he was trying to insinuate , so the more he questioned me the more suspicious of him i became and something told me to check his phone and when i did i found a text from a girl asking him was he coming out to see her at a club. she also had called him 2 days after the text had registered.( both from a long distance number) i called the number and a girls answered the phone but i was to in shock to say anything so i hung up. i got on our computer and found that during the time of our argument he had searched divorce sights and a sight that had the same name as the club she referred to. I later realized that the club was a strip club, so i confronted him of my findings and he told me that he didnt know what i was talking about So i countered him and told him that the club had a different number so he told me it was to book entertaiment for his friends stag(which he had told me about prior to our argument) but i told him that i never heard of a business texting people and told him that i'd call the number and we could just get this cleared up but he insisted that we talk, so in my emotional state i chose to listen to him he went onto say that the call was for them to come view the girls for the party. and as far as the divorce site was concerned he thought i was gonna leave him after the argument so he was trying to see what happens in divorce, so yeah i started to believe him and i figured i was overreacting because had he knew her he wouldn't be searching the club she was talking about right so decided not to call back since i started to believe him. But then i started thinking about the fact that he had told me that his friends was suppose to go this club 2 weeks prior to the text and call and i thought so why would the text come now thats just stupid so i decided to call the number again and this time i was gonna say something(this was only a week later from the discovery of the text)but to my surprise the number had been changed so now i was pissed, because deep down i felt like he wasn't telling me the whole story and then i wandered why would the number be changed if this was a legitimate business number used to get guys to the club.. so i confronted him again he told me that i was crazy and he had no idea why the number was changed and that i'd never find anything because there was nothing to find....so again i let it go so 2 months later someone called our home and he rushed to grab the phone after he hung up he said it was a recording calling about health or medical something another... then he left to go to the bank.. well i called the number back and it said that the number could not be reached by this method so i hung up and asked one of my friends how could a number call me but i cant call it back and she told me that it was a pay phone... so over the next few days a few more calls came through but i never was there when they did but every time i'd call them back and the same thing would happen so i called our house one day from a payphone just to test it he answered and i hung up, so when i got home i called it back and it said the same recording the others did so i confronted him about the payphones calling and he went onto say that he knew nothing about that but a payphone had called today(via myself) so we argued but in the end i came up with nothing once again but heres the thing we been together for years and i truly want to believe him but it just doesn't add up it makes no sense... and something about his eyes when i first confronted him makes me believe i am right, he told me that i was wrong about everything but his eyes told another story. and as much as i search i never find anything out about the owner of the number...but his eyes are just embedded in my memory for him not to have done anything wrong his eyes looked sorry but his words seem more like what i wanted to hear what do yall think i try to move on but i cant until i piece it all together any suggestions opinions im confused more

Resolved Question: Claiming mileage without gas receipts?

We use our family car for our business too, We just started this year, and didn't keep the gas receipts because someone told us you could just claim mileage. We do have a log book, saying where we went, who we met, what we were doing, and how many miles we had to drive for business. So we can add it up. But then someone else told me you had to have Gas receipts? Can we still claim our mileage, we're NOT planning on claiming other expenses (tires etc)? Can we use our bank statements if we have to show how much we paid for gas? Thanks, sorry if it was to many questions, wanted to cover all my bases.I'm so glad to hear the log book will work. I was worried, because we had a lot of mileage for 2009, and it would have sucked not to be able to claim any of it. more

Resolved Question: PAYROLL/SECRET SHOPPER SCAM!!!?

NO QUESTION ABOUT IT!!! This guy accmonitor@live.com is a fraudster and a scammer!! He goes by the name Billard Yager Chadwick from Aristocrat Ventures. He has job postings on JobNugget, CareerNetwork, Guru.com, LinkedIn, Project4Hire, etc. for a Quickbooks Assistant or Payroll Assistant and is stealing other company's bank info and wants you to design or create "payroll" checks with VersaCheck Gold and a magnetic ink printer. He has you send these fraudulent checks to unsuspecting people who have answered his email for a "Secret Shopper" or "Customer Service Evaluator" posing as Diana Paone from AboutFace. He has used other names like Barry Cole, Tina Peterson, Gina Sturridge. They are to wire the money through Money Gram to the "next" secret shopper which turns out to be the same person.. PLEASE WARN EVERYONE!! LINKEDIN JOB POSTING: Quickbook Assistant {Independent Freelancer/Contractor} San Diego, CA to complete basic payroll task. ONLY US Based... mailing of payroll. You will as well be required to regularly create a spreadsheet for daily payroll check... Job ID 815373 From LinkedIn.com - 14 days ago GURU.COM Quickbook Assistant Project ID 574736 GURU.COM Payroll Assistant Project ID 579163 PROJECT4HIRE POSTING: Started By:California accmonitor - Rating: (No Feedback Yet) Status:Open Created:Jan 03 2010 @07:24 Expires:Feb 07 2010 @07:24 (16 Days 20 Hrs.) Budget:$ 1200-1400 Project Category: * Services -> Data Entry/Processing Description:A work at Home {INDIVIDUAL} freelancer is required to work from home office to complete basic payroll task. ONLY US Based Freelancers are welcome to bid/apply for this project. Task to be completed includes the designing, printing and packaging/mailing of payroll. You will as well be required to regularly create a spreadsheet for daily payroll check run for professional presentation to clients. Appropriate training will be given before the commencement of this project.However, You will be required to acquire the quick-book tools that will be needed to complete this tasks. {Cost of purchase will be reimbursed depending on the agreement reached}. This is a long term project and applicant will be required to work efficiently. This Project will go on for 24 months or more and is estimated to earn you a minimum $1.200 USD monthly. Your salary will be increased by 10% at the end of your second working month. Please Note that Accounting Firms/Companies are NOT welcomed to work on this project due to our budget on the project. EMAILS FOR SECRET SHOPPER LOOK LIKE THIS: Hello Applicant, A leader in Customer Experience Management. Our proven experience and systems use information from a variety of sources, including customer service evaluation visits and store audits to quantify the gap between your brand promise and the reality of exactly what your customers have experienced. Customer Service Evaluation judge a range of businesses: SALES COMPANIES, MEDICAL, CUSTOMER SERVICE, ADMINISTRATIVE, RETAIL, WAREHOUSING, SECURITY, CLERICAL, PURCHASING, CONSTRUCTION, MORTGAGE, INSURANCE, COLLECTIONS, TRAVEL, AUTOMOTIVE, BANKING You will pose as a typical customer so you can give us feedback about their employees' customer service, sales ability, product knowledge, procedures, and professionalism. We turn the information (you gave us) over to the company executives and they would carry out their own duties in improving their services. Most companies employ our assistance when people give complaints about their services or when they feel there are needs for them to improve their general service. Your Identity would be kept confidential as the job states (Customer Service Evaluator) No commitment is made on this job and you would have flexible hours as it suits you and funds will be provided for your evaluation . If you are interested do send us a message stating your information as listed below: Your Full Name: Your Residence address: City: State: Zip Code: Contact Phone Numbers: Email address: Your Age: Your Gender: Present Occupation: Your Current Work Schedule: The above information will help us contact you and assign you a task to go with your time schedule. You will earn between $300 and $400 per evaluation depending on task. Thanks. Hiring Team. HERE IS ANOTHER ONE: From: Info@careerbuider.com Reply-to: aboutfacehrd@aol.com Sent: 1/3/2010 7:10:13 A.M. Eastern Standard Time Subj: Shopper Position Dear Applicant AboutFace™ is accepting applications for individuals to become Secret shoppers. There is no charge to become a shopper.There are many secret shopping companies out there that ask you to pay "a small fee" to become a shopper. Don't do it! At AboutFace, you will never pay to shop! We pay you! The assignment will pay $200.00/ Assignment. Kindly Fill Out the application form below and we will get back to you with the assignment details. FULL NAME: CONTACT ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP-CODE: TELEPHONE NUMBER: MOBILE NUMBER: OCCUPATION: EMAIL: Human Resources Director Diana Paone Copyright © 2009 AboutFace™ 3292 Thompson Bridge Road, Suite 329 Gainesville, GA 30506 more

Resolved Question: where do I begin in regards to college?

Okay so I'm a junior in high school at the moment. Starting over the summer I will begin taking classes at a local college to begin my journey in becoming a successful boutique owner; selling products that I myself will create such as wall art paintings, photographs, ceramics in addition to books, clothes, accessories... pretty much anything that you can think of within reason of course. Now I would love to know which classes aside from business.& a few art classes what else? Please keep in mind that this is only for an AA degree. After I get that degree I'm planning on transferring to a state university to explore other things. =] more

Resolved Question: Has anyone contacted the FTC about this Anthony Morrison scammer?

I too am a victim. I ordered the Anthony Morrison's book entitled Advertising Profits from Home then he included an additional book entitled The hidden Millionaire and charged me $39.95 instead of the $19.95 ad. price from the cable stations. You're right, the customer service phone numbers are a joke. I finally talked to a guy named Donnie, (no last name) who tried to get a major credit card # to bill me. After questioning Donnie as to why he needed my credit card number his voice escalated as he continued to over talk me and tried to get that credit card number. I could smell a RAT. Once I declined to continue with this MESS Donnie just became more demanding. I then let him have it explaining to him that I will not be one of their victims. Donnie then said well good luck in trying to get this business started on my own. Before the call ended with this guy, I informed him that I was going to contact the FTC and told him to not call me again. It is also a JOKE trying to get a refund. The cs agent I spoke to for information regarding returning the books for a full refund since I am within the 30 day return policy told me they would charge me $19.95 for shipping and handling out of the $39.95 so I decided to take the lost, keep the materials sent to me from this JERK. Cut my losses, learn from this and move on. Anthony Morrision you are a CROOK. Maybe your family profited from this scam but somewhere down the road you will have to pay back. I'll be watching. more

Resolved Question: keeping track of my business?

i have started my own business and already know about keeping records but does anyone know a simple way im a window cleaner i do about 20 houses a day so can be a bit confusing trying to remember the ones ive done and been payed for i write them down on a book but its a bit of a mess so does anyone know any better way to keep records. THANKS more

Resolved Question: Deep regret over the past years and missed opportunities?

Hi guys. I really need help on this and talk to someone about it as I told no one. I would really like some advice. It’s been a really big burden on me the past few weeks and has made depressed and suicidal. Sorry for making it so long. Here is the story: 3 years ago when I was 20yrs old I started college. I was full of hope and quite optimistic. I was meant to take a 3 year business diploma course specializing in finance and then my plan was to transfer to university. However by my second semester I fell into a deep depression and then I did very badly in school. Furthermore I had pretty bad social anxiety. Whenever I talk to anyone I could feel sweat coming out and my head perspiring. It was that bad, so bad that I was afraid to even go to class or even leave my room. This combination led me to skip almost all my classes for two semesters. Furthermore I got kicked out of the 3 year course and transferred to a 2 year course which is just a General Business Diploma. I graduated summer 2009 with a 2.5 GPA and it is not even a degree, it is a diploma! So basically it took me 8 semesters to finish a program that was only supposed to take 4. Afterwards I couldn’t get a job and had no where to stay and no money. Fortunately a relative of mine let me stay at her place in a town close by the city I was living in. For that I am very thankful for her but I can only stay here temporarily and I don’t even really like it much here. I cannot help but keep looking back at those years and thinking how differently I should have done things. It really should have been the best years of my life but it was really the worst. Those three years were a golden opportunity to massively improve myself and become independent and I f***ed it up. It should be a time where I should have been socializing a lot and making lots of friends but I didn’t even get a girlfriend! I feel so bad for wasting so much time and squandering so much money that my family gave me. I disappointed everyone who supported me. Now I really have no one to rely on anymore. I can’t rely on my parents because they are poor. Because a diploma on General Business in not enough I am currently to a different college to take a 1 year course which will give me a certificate for office administration. Afterwards I am totally on my own and I need to become financially independent. I feel like I have no chance to do this because my skills are not good enough. It’s funny and ironic because when I was in college I was bitter, resentful and regretful as well but about other things not noticing the great opportunity I had. Now I’m out of college I am regretful for not seizing that opportunity LOL. I feel so stupid sometimes. Now I’m 23 years old. I think I matured more. I have read books and gone online for help with this. Thank god for the internet because without it I have no one to talk to. Still I feel that I have really wasted my life and my youth and I have not accomplished anything. I spent so much time in my room alone in front of the computer it sickens me. Sometimes I hear voices saying “What have I done?” I get a tremendous sense of loss. I obsessively replay scenarios in my head where I would go back in time and change everything I do and do it right and make my life perfect. Of course I snap back into reality and then I feel depressed. Now I can no longer enjoy the present moment. I don’t know what to do... more

Resolved Question: Self Employed: How do I keep the records?

Hey everyone, I'm hoping to start up my own, small Internet business and start working from home; initially earning a second income, with the hope of making a living out of it. I have the money to invest to start the business up and I realise I would need to class myself as self employed. This obviously means I would personally be responsible for paying the stoppages that go out of my current earnings like tax and national insurance. This means I have to keep very good records or "books". My question is, how do I do this? I assume I have to calculate the stoppages based on the income, but how? Also, probably a stupid question, but do you have to pay tax every month like I do in my current job, or do you write off a big cheque at the end of the tax year when you do the tax return? Or both? And when in the month would you have to pay out these stoppages? Ideally, I'm hoping for advice from someone who is currently freelance or has had experience of it. Or at the very least, someone can provide me with links to the information I'm looking for. I've been directed to the site: http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?topicId=1083764940&r.s=p&r.pp=11&r.l1=1073858805&r.lc=en&r.li=1083828647 Although the information here is very good and useful, regarding the "book keeping", there doesn't seem to be the information about how it's done which I'm trying to find (unless of course, I haven't looked at the site properly enough). I've heard that it's wise to use a program called "Sage" and I know I would have to meet with an accountant every so often. Would using Microsoft Office Excel suffice (at least in the short term) and what would I need to construct? Would a simple profit and loss spread sheet be acceptable or do you need to do something a lot more complex than that? I hope someone can help me soon, I'm hoping to get this new business rolling as soon as possible. Thank you for reading and many thanks in advance for your assistance. more

Resolved Question: This is so weird, thoughts?

I do at least somewhat think of my sims as regular people, they certainly have free will - to the point I end up with a lot of zombie children. -shakes fist- So fellow sim weirdos, I'd like your opinion. :D I had a dream tonight, sort of smashed with a dream about my bf's disappearance, about being a sim. My mother got me the Seasons EP. I was kinda upset [she brings out the worst in people, honest] because I doubt my PC irl can handle it. But I put in the cd in my dream and it started snowing inside. I've downloaded the rain extracted from the ep irl, it did this - MTS2 for those who want it anyway. So I basically became a sim. All of a sudden the house layout changed and I'd moved in with my bf, his mum, and her somewhat fiancee. Wonder if this is what it feels like for townies when they're moved in for a legacy. xD There's now lots of beautiful clothes in my closet, which no longer has a guitar, books, scarves and a giant lump of blankets in it. There's the basegame pink suit thing too, I notice. So we [idk the other person, but they were my sis o_o] start trying things on and I notice, oddly there's a new clothing category called Stink. xDD Don't remember the others. I felt like someone experiencing weather for the first time. Like my dog when he's really excited and keeps unintentionally bruising people with his tail. We had the fan going and it was really hot, and someone's LJ post played in my head about how they always set it to summer, even though it was snowing. I took pics of some of the cool stuff in the closet [it wouldn't stop and started to lag] and worried about sunscreen, something I never do. Makes me really want to get Seasons. I was planning on getting the Best of Business bundle, but I have a slight leaning toward Seasons now. D: Should I get that instead? Just...what are your thoughts, guys? xD more

Resolved Question: My husband is driving me crazy - am I expecting too much?

I wonder if other wives feel like this - my husband and I have been married for many years and are fairly happy, but there are some things that absolutely drive me mad. When he is going to be late, he never calls to let me know. Just last month we had to drive to a wedding three hours away (the wedding was the following morning) and he went to help a friend that morning, but didn't call to let me know that he would be late coming home - I finally reached him on his cell phone about three hours after we should have left - he said he got busy and would be home in another two hours! I had been waiting and worrying. He doesn't call if he will be two hours late home from work either - I don't mind if he is even an hour late, but I start to worry if he is later than that and I don't hear from him. If we are meeting friends for dinner at a restaurant, he is absolutely insistent that we are on time, he says he hates to be late and keep people waiting, but when I am the one waiting, he doesn't care or let me know. When I had to go away with our daughter for a couple of days, I phoned on the first day and left a message to say we had arrived safely, then the following day to say we would be home in the evening of the following day. We actually hit bad weather and were 4 hours late, but he was asleep in bed when we got home, AND he hadn't listened to the messages! It makes me feel like he doesn't care - he forgot my birthday a couple of years ago and last year got me a birthday card and gave it to me still in the bag (he hadn't signed it or anything). Last year was a significant birthday for him and I planned a party, booked a Hall, invited all his friends - got our older kids to cook food - it was a great party, but all I get for my birthday is a card that he didn't bother to actually write. He is a hard worker, we have a lovely home, our kids are doing well, we own a business .... I should be happy, but I'm not. Am I being unreasonable? Am I expecting too much? Are all men like this? He really makes me feel like I am unimportant and insignificant.He is also un-apologetic - he doesn't ever say he's sorry for not calling. he makes me feel like I am being unreasonable for being annoyed with him - he jokes with his friends that I am clingy - I am not, I am a busy woman with running my own business, but I think that in a marriage there should be caring, cooperation and consideration to make things run smoothly.Thanks for all the answers - I have tried talking to him about this and how it saddens me, but his response is to sleep in the basement because I'm picking on him. He also says that you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but I tell him "It depends how smart your dog is!". He also has a mean temper which isn't getting any better - we are heading towards retirement so I don't really want to spend my last years with a man who couldn't care less about me, and spends his time yelling and shouting. We may have to try counseling, but chances are he won't go - because he sees this as my problem, not his. more

Voting Question: What do I do now with my life? I have a few options. Please tell me what you think!?

Okay so I'll try to explain this in the simplest of ways. I'm living here on this island where I have been since May 08. Since April 09, I've been on my own as in a single woman. I knew towards getting to the end of 2009 that 2010 was going to start off with a lot changes and it already has. My job situation has been a very unusual one as you might gather if you go back to my previous questions. I was a rental adminstrative assistant with a rental manager who has had her own business since May of 09, and I've been her personal one as in payed from her own pocket and off the books which hasn't done me all that good. But I've done what I had to to survive. Anyhow, in the past two weeks already and I'll spare you the details of the whole entire thing unless you ask because I want to make this as short as possible. But basically I knew I was coming to a end with her for several differences and yet she was TOTALLY trying to take advantage of me and I FINALLY stood up for myself. So now, I am just still a renter though of hers. And my Uncle, who is my financial backup is totally on my side and is willing to back me up for as long as he needs to, is the only reason I can get by right now. As well as help from the babysitting I'm doing and a bit of income from my sister. So now, like I said I know coming into this year would have lots of changes. I am GLAD I do not have this job cause it was depressing me SO bad and now I feel so cleansed emotionally, spirtually and physically. But now there's the question of where do I go from here? I'm on a island in FL that I have no ties too and I basically moved here with my ex into a escape situation but I've done alot of good for myself too. But it's time to move on. I do not want to just find a way better job HERE to keep my place just because I have it, you know? (Plus this is an expensive place to begin with & I have no car or license as of now) I want and need to take risks now which brings me to this and deciding on if it's a good idea or not. I have a really good friend who I've known online for several years now but I've never met in person yet. He lives in Portland, Oregon which from all the research I've done and what he's told me about it, it's a place that totally totally suits me. Key being Metropolitan, too. He'd move up to a three bedroom apartment if I come, meaning him and his roomate and I and it would only be $300 for each of us including utilties. And I'm right next to all the forms of transportation, too. And you know I think I'm just really ready for a change like this, but slightly scared. I mean I've been in FL since I was 10, and I'm going to turn 21 next month. I can tell you each time I've been away in the past few months on a trip, it's felt fantastic. I'm ready to start a new life again especially out of FL after EVERYTHING I've been through in the last few years especially. It would be hard to leave behind several people, but it might just be the big change I really need. I'm tired of hanging on to what I have just for security because I've gone through alot of non-security areas. My ex boyfriend, my mom to be exact. It's only my brother I'm concerned about. Anyway, I need to mention before I close this I have also been considering the military to help guide me and it would be beneficial to me and I do know that I want to go to school, just not what I want to major in yet is the problem. So I feel like I have these three options or so. And as far as Portland goes, I don't know how my Uncle would react. I thought I'd say "Hey listen, I have this friend who has a place for me to rent, I could get a job easier over there and transportation is great and it would be a much better place for me to be so I think it could be the next best step in my life at the moment." Or you know, something similar to that. So anyway I leave you with just please let me know your thoughts, your advice, words of wisdom and just ect. IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED! more

Resolved Question: Can you let me know what you think of my short story? (It's a fiction based on some stories I read.)?

The Death of My Childhood I was seven years old when I met him. It seems young now, but I remember it as a perfectly mature age. He was all of ten and the object of every little girl’s desire. He was the best-loved of the town-boys. I recall many girls fighting like mad cats for his affections. I’ve never been a lover of competitions and stayed far away from their battling frenzies. He was always a loud, obnoxious child which did not particularly endear him to me. I hated any noise invading my personal space. One day, I excused myself from the town church service and hurried outside to fetch my baby sister’s bottle from the car. En route, I took the opportunity of being alone to belt out my favorite lyrics. Closing the door, I jumped in surprise. He was leaning against the vehicle in as much confidence as a now eleven-year-old could muster. His arms were crossed and his face marked with a sly grin. Blood rushed to my cheeks. His look said it all: “Aha, I’ve finally seen a crack in your shell. From that moment, changes in our daily interactions appeared. He followed me around town just to open every door for me. He stole my diary and returned it to me with a note that he had enjoyed my poetry. He sat close to me and wouldn’t let any of the other boys near. Still, I was shy and wasn’t going to exert myself until I heard him say the words “I love you.” When I was thirteen, I was swinging idly on the park bench, trailing one bare foot on the ground and the other knee tucked up close to the alarming developments occurring in my chest. Heavily absorbed in a nineteenth –century novel, I hadn’t realized that he was standing over me, calling my name. Frustrated, he knocked the book out of my hand and kept my hand in his grip. “Why won’t you ever listen to me?” he protested. I looked into his deep brown eyes. Instantly, I felt my soul seared by their vulnerable expression. He leaned forward quickly and planted a swift kiss on my chapped lips. It knocked the breath right out of me. We both waited hesitantly, started by the happening. Ducking his head abashedly, he dashed away. We rarely spoke again, and we certainly didn’t exchange love you’s. I wonder what would have happened if we did. I focused on school work and preparing for college and developing my own little amateur business. He soon dashed off to explore the world, hiking through several obscure countries. I’m sixteen now as I sit here in the town church. In the pew ahead of me, his following of lovers are sobbing violently. His coffin lies near the pulpit, shrouded in boquets, shut tightly—they said the car accident left his body terribly mangled. His parents comfort each other. I sit in the back with my family in the un-relatives section. Tears escape from my eyes, and I struggle to contain them. Why should I mourn for him? Wouldn’t others despise me for weeping? They thought I only barely knew him. An ache clutched at my heart. There is something I feel for him that can never be forgotten. I don’t know if you would call it love. I’ve never loved someone before. Did he still love me? We form a line to express our condolences to his family. I pause for a moment. If this had been some cheesy movie, she would have handed me a three-page note discovered agmongst his belongings detailing how his sincerest affections for me magnified since that kiss. But his mother stares at me blankly. I give her the customary hug and pass by the coffin, running my palm along the oak edge. For just a minute, I imagined it to be a prominent cheekbone, mentally adding tanned leathery skin and the beginnings of a light brown beard. I do not know if he loved me still or I, him. All I know is that he was the dearest part of my childhood. An abundance of cherished memories. I bow my head in respect for the dead, the death of him and the death of my childhood. I raise my head, tears dried. This is my coming-of-age story. more

Resolved Question: if you run a business are your clients automatically covered by confidentiality laws?

i'm starting a book-keeping business and was wondering where i stand with regards to client confidentialty? if they break the law with regards to say taxes etc and i became aware of this, am i expected by law to disclose this to the relevant authorities? (UK) more

Resolved Question: Which organization based in the United States works to alleviate poverty in the Philippines?

I have been helping families in the Philippines for five years now. I am not working regularly now and can not keep up with the needs of these great people. At this time, their needs are as follows: Maizen (age 16) – Lost her one year old baby Aubrey on 12/7 due to fever for an undermined reason. The fever was not treated since medicine is not administered unless money is paid. The baby died after 9 days. Maizen also has a 2 year old. She was burned on her face a few days after the death of the first child when the house caught fire. Maizen does not live in the home of her family since she lives miles away where she is working; she lives where she works. Note: Pfizer late last year blocked attempts by the Philippines Government to force lower prices for common medication. Sheryl (age 23) – High School educate, the only one in the family, and has a two year old baby from rape. She supports her family which includes; a mother and father, 3 year old Dave, 17 year old Mark, 14 year old Michelle and 20 year old Hazel. I was able to provide them housing on 12/23; they are out of food now since 12/26 and have eaten only one meal since. I have provided Sheryl with money for medication for Sepsis and 4 other illnesses, and an August 2009 a hit and run injury. I also provided funds for her daughter’s asthma and her sister’s asthma. Joann (age 24) – Is homeless since 12/23. The family she supports when she works includes her 70 year old mother and 77 year old father; the father had a stroke a year ago. She has a brother age 34 who works scavenging for almost anything to sell. He does a lot to provide food for the family. He captures stray dogs; the family eats dog once a week. Other family members are her sister age 28 and her sister’s five kids. The fifth child was born as a result of a conjugal visit with her husband who is in jail; he was arrested for selling drugs 3 years ago and has 2 more years to serve; he was selling to support the family. Conditions in the jails are such that prisoners are constantly sick and coughing, have open sores and diseases. None of the kids have ever gone to school. Although school is said to be free, the cost in fact, especially in Luzon, is 540 pesos a month; there are also fees for almost anything that you would expect to have free. Shortly after I met Joann she was coughing a lot and it was determined that she has TB. I paid for her TB treatment, about 70 USD a month for 6 months. She was only given half a monthly dose to take home with her at one time, since she could not refrigerate the medication. She had another brother who died 6 years ago at age 33. I have been helping many Filipinos, mostly young women and teens; working to support their parents. I provide money so they can obtain food, shelter, medicine, travel and education. I have also helped some to start small businesses and I have sent books several times to an elementary school in Mindanao. I visited Mindanao in 2007. I am currently challenged by my own underemployment and limited resources. As it stands now there are few people who I have talked to and have contacted who care enough about people there; I seem to be unique that way. I stick with them as a good family member would through thick and thin. Often last year those who needed medical help had to wait until I could afford to help them. Eventually I will start a non-profit organization. I am now concerned with the immediate effects of not helping them which has brought hunger, homelessness, illness, injuries and even death. Generally speaking 50 to 150 dollars now and another $100 to $200 for a small business would be the solution. I have a lot of things in storage that I can send; especially clothing, books and some shoes. Their problems are not insurmountable. When they can eat well, and stay healthy the kids can go to school and work in the expanding family business. I helped open a small photo shop in Mindanao; it is now a large print and business center also. I am also interested in learning more about the psychology of giving; who gives and why. I see it as important that everyone helps someone it the developing world. One person in the United States has the Global Footprint of ten in the Philippines. Were it not for our advantage in doing business with the developing world, we would never have become a wealthy nation. While we think counties such as Switzerland and Japan are grand; Switzerland derives most of its wealth from money laundering and 10% or Japan’s economy is driven by pornography. Dubai gets money from gold laundering! I know one woman who supports an orphanage in Ethiopia; a former Miss Ethiopia. Not mentioned is the girl whose six year old brother is dying of untreated fever. A girl who’s 18 year old brother was recently stabbed by a gang; she is requesting fund to go home to see him, he is 50/50. A gay friend and also a sixteen year old girl, each have mothers who are sick and at risk of dying. T more

Resolved Question: Am I expected to pick up sister's sick child because I work from the house?

I run a successful business at home working more than 40 hours a week, my sister works in the corporate world, and I sometimes get phone calls from her asking me to pick up her child from day care, either for early dismissal or when she's sick with a fever. I would usually ask her whether there are alternatives, because I got conference calls or project deadlines to meet, and most of the time she can find someone else to do it. I wouldn't mind it so much if it's just to pick her kid up, but it usually requires child care time, but that is a huge inconvenience in my book. I have a young child myself, one of the biggest reason why I started to work from home is to keep the schedules flexible, so I can be 100% responsible for my child's well being. Does this mean I should also be responsible for my sister's children whenever they need to leave school? Instead of calling every single family members and get resentful when I say I can't do it, I believe my sister or brother in law should be the one to take off from work and take on the responsibilities themselves. Love to hear your take on this. Thank you in advance! more

Resolved Question: Do I need to register as a business?

Hi all, I'm in college and I have a tiny small publishing company that literally only exists to release things I write. I have a book coming out - limited for now - 500 copies and then some if I keep selling. Sometime in February, I also plan to release an E-book of it, meaning I will get an ISBN and everything. Now, I know the IRS doesn't consider a business, a business until you make 200,000$/year, I mean, I really doubt I'm going to make that much which is why I"m not registered. But I've read I might have to start getting concerned about taxes. But I mean, do I have to worry about taxes if I'm not a business? Because not being a business - what would I have to report to the IRS if I'm not registered? Or does that not matter, should I be a business regardless? Honestly, it's not in the budget to become licensed right now, and since I really don't think I'm going to make that much - should I really be worried about this? Or can I put this off for right now and worry about it later if it is a success? That's half the reason I'm not registered, if it doesn't work out then what was the point of becoming a business, you know? more

Resolved Question: Please READ!!! essay need to be proofread (transfer essay)?

(native country and universities names have been changed) topic: Please provide a statement (250 words) that addresses your reasons for transferring and the objectives you hope to achieve. (I am applying to 3 universities) As the founding fathers declared 234 years ago, the United States of America is a place where “we hold [the] truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”. When my folks and I moved from congo to the U.S, three years ago, the first thing that stroked us was the seemingly infinite amount of prospects that this country presented before our eyes. Coming from an underprivileged background with a penniless single mom, I realized how fortunate I was to be young, and full of life on this land of opportunities. I felt as if I was holding in my hands the recipe to make my dreams come true, and assist my family. I sensed so much power, and freedom to strive for life. My success was almost palpable, even the sky was not matching the limit of my potential. My fear for the language, which I thought was going to be the biggest obstacle of all, gradually vanished as my eager to succeed exponentially amplified. Even though I was only a French speaker with no knowledge of any American culture, becoming as successful as Edward Lewis was not just an “American dream” anymore. By living on the U.S territories, it became my “American dream”, too: an objective to achieve. Although Pretty Woman was and still is by far one of my favorite movies all time, I stopped fantasizing with the Richard Gere’s character and started focusing on how to turn out to be like that character: a tidy and successful investment banker. After series of hasty fascinating searches through the web and my entourage, the conclusion and fact was that: If I were to be an investment banker, I was to master in the field of business, economics, and management. Another investigation I did right away reveal that: the best investment bankers come from the best schools of business; schools like yours. At the time of my findings, which was last year, I was a high school sophomore at a school in the Brooklyn that was not meeting my challenges. I knew that in order to reach the level I desired, I was to look for challenges and face them. This quest of challenges created in me the zeal of learning new things. As an increasing continuum, the ardent appreciation for my education grew beyond any proportion. And that same year, I decided to bring an end to my high school career and embarked on my early college journey. Last August, I attended Boston College. Moving from New York City to Boston was rather a surprising discovery than just a fun college adventure. For the first time, I became conscious that the road that leads to my goal was going to get coarser as I get closer to my destination. I was surrounded by many people like me, and others that made me question my own intellect. Even if there were only about 184 of us, it was the more compact and intelligent grouping that had ever been exposed to me. In such little amount of time, I made a lot of reliable friends who were also highly determined to accomplish their dreams. We kept our eyes on the price. However, reviewing our notes and books was not all we did in our school, we also knew how to take sporadic breaks to party, play football, or enjoy the magnificent 3-D graphic of Modern Warfare 2 on Xbox360. I enjoyed being at Boston college until this semester when I found out about the limits of the college in the field of business and economics. Although Boston College is a highly competitive liberal art college, besides microeconomics and macroeconomics, it does not offer any other class in my field of interest. If I stay here, this academic shortage will compromise my dream, thus the transfer to your school is like the rescue of my happiness and I am willing to do whatever it will take to attain it. By transferring to your school, I get the opportunity to reside in a similarly bright entourage, study in the field I am interested in, and continue my studies at a highly competitive institute. I would like to able to read for hours or do fifty pushups without being called a “geek” or a “jock”. In brief, I want to be around a group of open minded scholars that will accept me for what I am; a group of scholars that I will synthesize with, liberally express myself, and easily pursuit my happiness. Also, the size of your school is one appealing factor that encourages transferring, the fun I had here can be three or even ten times higher. Your resources and facilities are magnetizing, and your diversity astonishing. I would like to terminate my undergraduate study at your school to preserve a hope of achieving my “American dream”, have a formative experience, and prove to everyone that the founding fathers were right when they made the Declaration othe end is "declaration of independence of the United states of America"it is min 250cassandra please I need your email more

Resolved Question: Is this a good beginning to my book?

BACKGROUND INFO: I'm 12 years old, this is a mystery/suspense/romance, and it is about a girl named Kate who's parents divorce, and her father joins the army (both when Kate is nine). She becomes rebellious and when she's 13, her father dies from war. And on her wedding day, the dad shows up. How is it possible? HERE'S THE STORY, LEAVE FEEDBACK PLEASE... It was on a Tuesday, to be exact—or was it a Wednesday? No, a Tuesday; definitely a Tuesday, on March seventeenth of the year nineteen eighty-two, when I got kicked out of class for cussing out at one of my classmates—April—otherwise known as one of the “popular” girls back when I was in fourth grade. Kind of like in movies, when girls are jealous of others for being prettier or getting a quarterback boyfriend, except here the case is different—it’s for who has the meanest Squidward comebacks (from the kid’s hit show, Spongebob) and your boyfriend must be the best player in Duck, Duck, Goose. Okay—so maybe I’m referring to a toddler, but we all know that fourth grade interests are somewhat relevant to those desires. I think? Then again, flashbacks of my fourth grade year are quite frankly nothing but a blundering, ongoing blur. What I can say is that as far as I remember, fourth grade was nothing but minor drama, some meaningless crushes, a fourth graders’ meaning of love and a typical home-life. But those might have been the 80’s and the 80’s alone? Sure, the meaning of ‘popularity’ is lost by them, and has no major significance when you’re that age; but for us, it was a big deal. Labeling ourselves was just a way to classify ourselves as “someone” in the world; a “clique” or some kind of “bond” making us join forces. We just wanted to be somebody—and not just anybody. I always struggled socially, and was a major reject. Social misfit will be the way those people will always remember me—considering most of us split after middle school and went our separate ways for high school, and as if we weren’t already distant enough, college shook us all over the world. And therefore don’t know how we all are nowadays or how much we’ve changed—some in a good way, and some in not-so-good ways—but in one way or another, we’re no longer the people we used to be. It may sound a bit cliché, but unfortunately, life goes on, and life’s more than just a game. Some people’s realization of reality just takes longer for it to hit them but eventually, however, it always does. People always picked on me, and I constantly felt unfaithful. I got kicked out of class that day because of one simple fight, and ever since, its like I never get my way around anything, regardless of how obvious the other side of the fight may appear to be. Not financially, not with business that comes with being twenty-seven, and certainly not socially. During recess, April, my former best friend, came up to me and then went all “cool girl” on me and she turned on the heels of her shoes and said, “Wow, where did you get your dress, Lame R Us?” Slightly disturbed, and majorly intimidated, I rolled my eyes and said, “No, and what, that’s all you got? Well, here’s one—where did you get your personality? Were you cursed to have it by the Witch of the West? Whoops, that’s right; I forgot. You don’t watch G-rated movies, do you? You’re too ‘cool’ for them.” I used my most impressive tone of sarcasm, and air-quoted the word ‘cool’ and started to laugh. “Or so you say.” To me, she had always seemed insecure herself, and I assumed she’d just shrug it off to keep her reputation, as if attempting to shrug away the idea of her being the slightest bit insecure. To others, though, she seemed put together, as if she’s got it all figured out, and well on her way toward the road to success, but I guess I read more into her, hence could honestly say that I had no longing desire to be her whatsoever; only the lingering questions that came from within, like how her home life was really like and how she must feel deep down. “Wow, I just feel bad that you do,” was her reply and that was that—the last conversation we ever had. Or, well—at least the closest we’ll ever get to a real conversation, anyway? Even I, at the young age that I was, knew it was wrong to react this way and not be the bigger person, but I couldn’t help it. The anger simply got to me, and I let it get the better of me, and for that, I was sad and regretful. But my inner feelings were only feelings of hatred toward April at the time. Come to think of it, though, how can a memory of fourth grade girls truly define how the person is now? Honestly, there’s no way to know. For all I know, she could be a different person by now. In fact, I have not the slightest doubt that she, indeed, is. People seem to mature after high school, when they realize that there’s more important things in life than social drama and that there comes a point in life where we must grow up. Later that afternoon, I was called in to the office to talk to Mr. Merziel. My dadLater that afternoon, I was called in to the office to talk to Mr. Merziel. My dad was called while we spoke. He was furious; which is understandable since he had never seen me rebelliously act up like this until three weeks before this incident took place, when I put up another fight. “April, why are you doing this to me?” He said it in such a harsh tone, while brushing his hand through his hair, looking down, that I wasn’t sure if I should feel intimidated or ashamed. He continued, not letting me answer. “Isn’t it bad enough that your mother left me with only a suitcase containing all my belongings and a note claiming a divorce?”He took me home and then went back to work. I knew I had let him down big time, but what was I to do? I was awfully confused at the time. I was frustrated with life and had a permanent wound left across my heart. I regret everything that took place that afternoon. If only I would've gotten a chance to tell him I loved him one last time. If I could time travel back to that day, I effectively would; and I would change the entire course of what went on. But then again, second chances are not available when it comes to the real world. Maybe that’s why I love reading and the literature; because you can control what you read and what goes on. You can simply stop time by stopping the book. You are the ruler; but in reality, no. And if that wasn’t bad enough, my father was not the most humorous father.Something you should know about my father is that he was a member of the military. (Which was the reason my parents divorced. You see, my mother did not want to live with the ongoing frustration, stress and anxiety that a soldier’s wife went through nearly every day of her life, so she called it quits.) He took business very seriously. He didn’t laugh, rarely ever even smiled, and had never been a genuinely affectionate person.<3 - haha thank you. :) Anj - Umm.. yeah. LMAO. Yup, I know that. But she's writing it in past tense. Meaning she's telling us her past, and this is supposed to be written in 2006, I think I'm gonna make it. So yeah, I can still refer to it. And if you wanna read more, I can email it to you? If you'd like...? more