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Resolved Question: People good with grammar and writing help with this article full of mistakes?

By the way, this essay was not written by me, I just found it on Wikipedia.Try to find as many mistakes as you can and correct them. This will show how well you are at grammar, spelling, etc. I want to see what people think of this! The Super Bowl has been the championship game of the National Football League (NFL), the premier association of professional American football, since 1967. In most years, the Super Bowl is the most-watched American television broadcast. Many popular singers and musicians have performed during the event’s pre-game and halftime ceremonies. The day on which the Super Bowl is played is now considered a de facto American national holiday,[1][2][3] called Super Bowl Sunday. Super Bowl Sunday is the second-largest day for U.S. food consumption, after Thanksgiving Day.[4] Exclusive television broadcast rights for the Super Bowl rotate each year among three of the four major American television networks: CBS, Fox, and NBC. Because of its high viewership, commercial airtime for the Super Bowl broadcast is the most expensive of the year. Due to the high cost of investing in advertising on the Super Bowl, companies regularly develop their most expensive advertisements for this broadcast. As a result, watching and discussing the broadcast’s commercials has become a significant aspect of the event. The Super Bowl was first played on January 15, 1967, as part of a merger agreement between the NFL and a rival league, the American Football League (AFL). It was agreed that the two leagues’ champion teams would play in an AFL–NFL World Championship Game, until the merger was consummated. After the merger of the two leagues in 1970, each league became a "conference", and the game was played between conference champions. Lamar Hunt, former owner of the Kansas City Chiefs and founding member of the American Football League, coined the name Super Bowl after watching his children playing with a Super Ball. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather than the year in which it is held. Super Bowl I was played in 1967 to determine the championship of the regular season played in 1966, and Super Bowl XLIV, on February 7, 2010, will be played to determine the champion of the 2009 regular season. The Pittsburgh Steelers have won six Super Bowls, while the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers have each won five. Seventeen other NFL franchises have won at least one Super Bowl. Only four active NFL franchises have not appeared in the Super Bowl. They are the Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Houston Texans. The Lions are the only NFC team yet to play in one, the other three are in the AFC. The Browns and Lions have both won NFL championships prior to the Super Bowl era, while the Jaguars (who joined the NFL in 1995) and Texans (2002) joined the league after the Super Bowl era began. more

Voting Question: What is the Dependent and Independent Variables? Part 2?

A drug company is advertising a new drug that helps people recover from jet lag faster. You are skeptical so you conduct an experiment to test their claim. In your experiment, 100 people are flown from San Francisco to Tokyo. During the flight, half the participants are given the drug company's new drug. The other half of the participants are given a placebo (i.e. sugar pill) during the flight. Six hours after they land, all participants are asked to rate how sleepy and disoriented they are. Can someone tell me what the dependent and independent variable(s) are? Thank you more

Resolved Question: I need help!!!! Someone could help me? I'm looking for a sponsored job in San Francisco, CA?

I have 18 yrs of experience in advertising and event planning, I don't mind if I need to start from the low level, but I need the opportunity for do my dream in reality. I'm native Spanish speaker and speak English in intermediate level. more

Resolved Question: Is the Academy of Art in San Francisco a good school for advertising?

I am contemplating going here for my Masters and I want to know if this is a reputable school in the field or if I am better off going elsewhere. more

Resolved Question: all of our imeem accounts are gone for good?

imeem was a social media service where users interacted with each other by streaming, uploading and sharing music and music videos. However, it has since been shut down now that MySpace has acquired the service. The company was founded in 2003 by Dalton Caldwell (ex-VA Linux) and Jan Jannink (formerly of Napster), and many of its core engineering team came from the original Napster file-sharing service[1]. The company takes its name from “meme,” a term coined by author Richard Dawkins to describe the spread of ideas and cultural phenomena. imeem helped pioneer the free, advertising-supported music model for online music, permitting consumers to legally upload, stream and share music and music playlists for free with the costs supported by advertising. In 2007, imeem became the first-ever online music site to secure licenses from all 4 U.S. major music labels to offer their music catalogues for free streaming and sharing on the web.[2] The company also created the web’s first embeddable music and video playlists. People could use imeem’s widgets to embed songs and playlists from imeem virtually anywhere on the web, including on their MySpace and Facebook profiles or on their personal blogs. imeem was based in San Francisco’s South of Market district, with additional offices in New York and Los Angeles. The company’s investors included Morgenthaler Ventures and Warner Music Group. On December 8, 2009, it was bought out by MySpace Music, and all its content was removed. more

Resolved Question: Which one of these stimulus projects do you think created jobs and helped stabilize the economy?

$5 million grant from the Department of Energy to create a geothermal energy system for the Oak Ridge City Center shopping mall in Oak Ridge, Tenn.Researchers at Penn State University received $1.57 million to search for fossils in Argentina A liberal-leaning theater in Minnesota, In the Heart of the Beast, named after a famous quote by leftist leader Che Guevara, received $100,000 for socially conscious puppet shows. The administration allocated $133 million to renovate the Edith Green/Wendell Wyatt Federal Building in Portland, Ore., by installing a vegetative faÃ§ade of plantings to improve the building's insulation. $6 million went to the New York advertising firm Young & Rubicam to advertise the transition from analog to digital television, which created three jobs. More than $2 million in stimulus funds that went to pay for new pipes to pump recycled water to the Sharp Park Golf Course, which the San Francisco City Council considered closing because of the threat it posed to the California red-legged frog. Two million dollars in stimulus money went to build a replica railroad as a tourist attraction in Carson City, Nev. A dinner cruise company based in Chicago received nearly $1 million in funds to combat terrorism. Half a million dollars went to Arizona State University to study the genetic makeup of ants to determine distinctive roles in ant colonies $450,000 went to the University of Arizona to study the division of labor in ant colonies. The State University of New York at Buffalo won $390,000 to study young adults who drink malt liquor and smoke marijuana. The National Institutes of Health got $219,000 in funds to study whether female college students are more likely to "hook up" after drinking alcohol. The University of Hawaii collected $210,000 to study the learning patterns of honeybees, and $700,000 went to help crab fishermen in Oregon recover lost crab pots. more

Resolved Question: In the middle of recession, where to move - NYC OR San Francisco ?

I'm thinking of moving to San Francisco but everyone says it's extremely EXPENSIVE! I'm a Sales/Marketing executive worked for Software, Entertainment & Advertising industry. In this deep recession which giant would be easier for employment and start up costs? I like good looking people, nice weather, clean city and low crime rate. Any advice is more then Welcome :) Thanks Everyone! more

Resolved Question: Should parents be more concerned that the pentagon has a database of their children's information?

Parents cannot remove their children’s names from a Pentagon database that includes highly personal information used to attract military recruits, the Vermont Guardian has learned. The Pentagon has spent more than $70.5 million on market research, national advertising, website development, and management of the Joint Advertising Market Research and Studies (JAMRS) database — a storehouse of questionable legality that includes the names and personal details of more than 30 million U.S. children and young people between the ages of 16 and 23. The database is separate from information collected from schools that receive federal education money. The No Child Left Behind Act requires schools to report the names, addresses, and phone numbers of secondary school students to recruiters, but the law also specifies that parents or guardians may write a letter to the school asking that their children’s names not be released. However, many parents have reported being surprised that their children are contacted anyway, according to a San Francisco-based coalition called Leave My Child Alone (LMCA). “We hear from a lot of parents who have often felt quite isolated about it all and haven’t been aware that this is happening all over the country,” said the group’s spokeswoman, Felicity Crush. Parents must contact the Pentagon directly to ask that their children’s information not be released to recruiters, but the data is not removed from the JAMRS database, according to Lt. Col. Ellen Krenke, a Pentagon spokeswoman. Instead, the information is moved to a suppression file, where it is continuously updated with new data from private and government sources and still made available to recruiters, Krenke said. It’s necessary to keep the information in the suppression file so the Pentagon can make sure it’s not being released, she said. Krenke said the database is compiled using information from state motor vehicles departments, the Selective Service, and data-mining firms that collect and organize information from private companies. In addition to names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and phone numbers, the database may include cell phone numbers, e-mail addresses, grade-point averages, ethnicity, and subjects of interest. She said the Pentagon spends about $500,000 annually to purchase the data from private companies, and has paid more than $70 million since 2002 to Mullen Advertising — a Massachusetts firm whose clients include General Motors, Hooked on Phonics, XM Satellite Radio, and 3Com — to target recruiters’ messages toward teens and young adults. The Boston Business Journal reported in October that the Pentagon had spent a total of $206 million on the JAMRS program to date, and could spend another $137 million over the next two years. The story is continued in this link: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0117-12.htmMikegolf- is this program not in violation of the privacy act? more

Resolved Question: What are the best art schools in USA, and California?

Hi, I'm interested in going to art schools for college. Most likely Graphic Design, or Advertising (art/design), although I'm not 100% sure. What are some of the best schools in the USA for these majors? Preferably, in upper California, but I'm also interested in any in Cali or Kansas, and anywhere in the USA if they are really good. Although more interested in Cali, cause my relatives live there, and I live outside of the US. Is the Academy of Arts Institute in San Francisco any good? It looks good, and it was ranked somewhere (although I don't believe rankings well) but my friend said her aunt who lives in the US asked around and says it's not a good school. Thanks! more

Resolved Question: Trying to find info on a W.H. Braun jaw crusher.Company started in 1911,I believe.Used to crush quartz rocks.?

This small cast iron crusher has cast writing which reads W.H. Braun Los Angeles And San Francisco,other side reads..lightning jaw crusher.The Bico-Braun Co. which makes such various equipment can find no info as yet.Believe W.H.Braun was a labratory supply MFG and this small crusher might have been used in a lab or small mining outfit to crush samples.Being all cast iron this may be from the 1920's or earlier.Looking for pics,diagrams,articles,old advertising. more

Resolved Question: Any theory on the "You" billboards in San Francisco?

There's several visible from 80 in San Francisco. Left aligned "YOU" in various hand-rendered type styles – black on white, nothing else on the billboards. I for one would love for them stay unadorned and mysterious like this, love them to be overflow from the Where the Wild Things Are marketing budget or something... but presumably these are stage one of an advertising campaign that will eventually be revealed; wondering if anyone has any speculation as to what. images (haven't seen the fourth in person but seems unlikely that it is not connected) http://www.flickr.com/photos/micki-loves-company/4035013069/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/cynnersf/4019729348/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/themountainlabel/4045006519/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jerhodes/4020048914/I have no doubt that whoever rented the space will add their brand as a phase two. Just too much money for it to be art for art's sake. If it's yahoo (I agree: likely), I find it curious that the only place I could find images was on (their site) flickr, and of course this forum for posing the question (I considered craigslist and yelp but neither seemed right). Not sure if I find that chilling or awesome. more

Resolved Question: With moslems trying to screw us, might this be another 0bama scam to distract us from the Sodomized Medicine?

CAIR Spent $160,000 to Silence Savage New book Reveals Memos Behind Campaign to Run Radio Star Off the Air Posted: October 14, 2009 9:00 am Eastern By Art Moore © 2009 WorldNetDaily (San Francisco Chronicle) Michael Savage An explosive new book based on a daring six-month undercover operation exposing the subversive agenda of the Council on American-Islamic Relations reveals the Muslim group spent $160,000 in an unsuccessful effort to run top-rated nationally syndicated radio host Michael Savage off the air. Internal CAIR documents uncovered in "Muslim Mafia: Inside the Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America" show that despite its high cost and the continued success of Savage's show, CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad believed the campaign was "worth every penny," because, he says, the radio star lost at least $1 million in advertising . Authors P. David Gaubatz and Paul Sperry recount how CAIR ran out of money before it could crack Savage's most loyal sponsors. As WND reported, Savage sued CAIR in December 2007, two months after the Muslim lobby group began urging "people of all faiths" to contact Savage's advertisers to protest "anti-Muslim bigotry" on the air. CAIR cited Savage calling the Quran "a throwback document" and "a book of hate" and demanding CAIR be thrown out of the country for promulgating it. Savage's copyright infringement and RICO lawsuit alleged CAIR illegally published singled-out quotes and audio excerpts from the show regarding Islam, misappropriated his words and used the clips for its own fundraising purposes, damaging the value of his copyrighted material. Judge Susan Illston of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed the case, determining CAIR had a legal right to use excerpts of a public broadcast for purposes of comment and criticism. But Illston ruled in Savage's favor when CAIR attempted to extract attorneys fees. Savage declared Illston's November 2008 decision a "huge victory for me, personally, but also for the rest of America who is afraid of this lawsuit-happy group of intimidators." In their new book, Gaubatz, a counter-terrorism investigator and former federal agent with vast experience in the Middle East, and Sperry, a veteran reporter on the war on terror and author of "Infiltration," document CAIR's role as a U.S. front for the Muslim Brotherhood's plan to transform America into an Islamic nation under the authority of the Quran. In a chapter titled "Blackmailing Corporate America," the authors show how CAIR tries to intimidate major corporations and media figures, such as Savage. An internal memo – one of thousands of pages extracted by Gaubatz's son Chris, who posed as a Muslim convert and became a CAIR intern for six months – showed CAIR considered broadening its campaign against Savage. The effort against the talk-radio star included formation of a nonprofit called Hate Hurts America, which published on its website lists of advertisers along with contact information. A CAIR staffer wrote in an internal memo that the "idea behind Hate Hurts America is great and has the potential to go far. However, I feel that if you want to continue with HHA and not lose momentum, the campaign needs to expand beyond Michael Savage to other bigoted talk show hosts." The report noted that it's much easier to get the attention of large corporations rather than small firms or franchises, because large corporations like AT&T have a reputation at stake and "don't want to be associated with anything that might seem controversial." The CAIR memo said, however, companies that are endorsed or directly promoted by Savage on the air, such as Life Lock or Swiss America, are "an absolute no" for targeting. "They are loyal to Savage and there is a chance they might sue," the memo said. False figure As WND reported, the British government apparently seized on campaigns against Savage by CAIR and others when it used his name to provide "balance" to a "least wanted list" dominated by Muslim extremists. Savage's ban from entry to the U.K. prompted an invitation from the Cambridge Union to debate political correctness via a video link, but the society canceled his appearance, scheduled for tomorrow, citing "legal issues" among other problems. The chapter in "Muslim Mafia" covering Savage's ordeal with CAIR also shows how the Islamic group has tried to intimidate Hollywood and companies such as Nike, Bank of America and US Airways by citing a false figure of 7 million American Muslims who are ready and willing to boycott their services. Despite widespread use of the figure in media, propagated by CAIR and others, the Pew Research Center recently estimated the American-Muslim population to be only about 2.35 million. The book also reveals CAIR recently has teamed up with the American Civil Liberties Union to consolidate resources onmc93433 is another coward that will not allow a direct response so here it is in the clear: mc93433 I'm SO grateful that you have such keen wit and great analytical skills to help straighten me out. I am thankful. Thank you. more

Voting Question: The hottest Advertising medium in New York City is Craigslist. Which web site is good for ...?

What website is the New York craigslist equivalent for the following Cities. Los Angeles, CA San Francisco, CA Las Vegas, NV Boston, MA Orlando, FL London, UK Madrid, Spain Rome, Italy more

Voting Question: Need a local vendor for custom motorcycle license plate frames in San Francisco CA area?

I am looking for a vendor of custom license plate frames for motorcycles. We have a font that is trademarked and need it on the frames so we don't want to use a online vendor (even though I've found some good ones) because we need to ensure the font is not duplicated for any other use aside from ours. Anyways does anyone in the Northern California area, preferably near the Bay area know of anyone that does plate frames? Saw one pop up at the mall back in the day but don't know of anything free standing that will be around for more then just Christmas. Also, not lookin for the cheap ones that are just a plastic piece that's cut then glued to the frame, I want the good one piece ones. Need someone that can do Black and Chrome frames. This is for a group of guys here in the area, not for advertising so need a company that doesn't have a huge quantity requirement for orders. more

Resolved Question: AOL Sued I need answer?

I use my aol account for subscribing to forums and such, but, I got this email recently wtf?? what does this mean? OFFICIAL NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF CLASS ACTION AND PROPOSED SETTLEMENT If You Are Currently an AOL Member Your Rights May Be Affected by a Proposed Class Action Settlement. • The Proposed Settlement is on behalf of all current AOL Members. It resolves claims regarding advertising or promotional “footers” that may have been appended to the bottom of your e-mails by AOL. • The Proposed Settlement provides that all current AOL Members will immediately be provided notice of the footers and their ability to discontinue the footers via AOL Keyword: Footer and http://footer.aol.com, and that, if AOL continues to append footers to its Members’ e-mails, such notice will be provided both to all new customers upon their registration of an AOL account and to all current AOL Members on a regular, periodic basis (every six months for two years) • The Proposed Settlement provides that AOL shall make donations to several different charities totaling $103,000. • If you do nothing and this Proposed Settlement is approved by the Court you will be part of the Settlement Class and bound by the terms of the Settlement. • The Court still has to decide whether to approve the Proposed Settlement. Settlement Class Members will receive the benefits of the Settlement after the Court approves the Settlement. PLEASE DO NOT CALL OR WRITE DIRECTLY TO THE COURT. YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS ARE AFFECTED WHETHER OR NOT YOU ACT. PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY. YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES: You May Due Date 1. Do Nothing (see questions #7 and 15) This space intentionally left blank or 2. Exclude Yourself (see questions #11 – 13) Postmarked by November 20, 2009 or 3. Object to the Settlement (see question #14) Filed and Received by December 7, 2009 or 4. Appear in the Lawsuit (see question #14) Filed and Received by December 7, 2009 1. WHO SHOULD READ THIS NOTICE? If you are presently an AOL customer you should read this notice. Your legal rights are affected by the proposed Settlement of a class action lawsuit, Fairchild et al v. AOL, Case No. CV09-03568 CAS (PLAx), which is pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. This Notice explains: * What this Lawsuit is about; * Who is included in the Settlement; * How the Settlement will benefit you; * How to get the benefits of the Settlement; and * What your legal rights are. If you have any questions regarding this Notice, please send an e-mail to footerlitigation@corp.aol.com, which will be shared with Settlement Class Counsel. If you send an e-mail, please be sure to include the name of the lawsuit (Fairchild v. AOL) in the Subject Line. However, please read the entire Notice before writing. A copy of this Notice is also available online at http://legal.web.aol.com/Footersettlement.pdf. PLEASE DO NOT CALL OR WRITE DIRECTLY TO THE COURT OR THE CLERK’S OFFICE. 2. WHAT IS THIS LAWSUIT ABOUT? This Lawsuit was brought by Plaintiffs Dawn Fairchild, Robert Nachshin, Brian Geers and Larry Gerrard against Defendant AOL LLC. Plaintiffs allege that (1) the failure to inform them that AOL would insert e-mail footers in their sent e-mails and (2) the insertion of such footers, violate the law. AOL denies Plaintiffs’ allegations and maintains that it acted in accordance with all laws and regulations. 3. WHO REPRESENTS ME IN THIS CASE? The Court has appointed the following attorneys in the Fairchild Action to act as Settlement Class Counsel: Glenn Nunes The Nunes Law Group 101 California St. Suite 2450 San Francisco, CA (415) 946-8894 Christopher J. Hamner Hamner Law Offices 15760 Ventura Blvd Ste 860 Encino, CA 91436 (818) 386-0444 Brian Kabateck, Esq. Richard Kellner, Esq. Kabateck Brown Kellner LLP 644 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90017 (213) 217-5000 4. WHY IS THERE A SETTLEMENT? The Court has not decided who is right or wrong in this lawsuit. Instead, the Settlement Class Representatives and AOL agreed to a Settlement, which was preliminarily approved by the Court on August 25, 2009. As a result of the Settlement, all parties avoid the costs of further litigation and risks of a trial and Settlement Class members may obtain the benefits of the Settlement. The Settlement Class Representatives believe that the case has merit and that the evidence supports their claims. The Settlement Class representatives determined that the proposed settlement is fair, reasonable, adequate, and in the best interests of the Settlement Class. The Settlement will permit Plaintiffs and the Settlement Class Members to receive full and complete disclosure of AOL’s practice of appending e-mail footers and the ability simply and easily to discontinue these footers, without the time, risk and expense of litigation. AOL has also agreed to contribute significan more

Resolved Question: does anyone want2 write an essay for me?

(using this info bellow could you write an essay for me?) Barry McGee (born 1966 in San Francisco, California) is a painter and graffiti artist. He is also known by monikers such as Ray Fong, Twist and further variations of Twist, such as Twister, Twisty, Twisto and others. McGee graduated from El Camino High School in South San Francisco, California. He later graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1991 with a concentration in painting and printmaking. McGee rose out of the Mission School art movement and graffiti boom in the San Francisco Bay Area during the early nineties. His work draws heavily from a pessimistic view of the urban experience, which he describes as, "urban ills, overstimulations, frustrations, addictions & trying to maintain a level head under the constant bombardment of advertising". McGee's paintings are very iconic, with central figures dominating abstracted backgrounds of drips, patterns and color fields. He has also painted portraits of street characters on their own empty bottles of liquor, painted flattened spray cans picked up at train yards and painted wrecked vehicles for art shows. McGee has had numerous shows in many kinds of galleries and was also an artist in residence at inner-city McClymonds High School in Oakland, California in the early 1990s. He was married to the artist Margaret Kilgallen, who died of cancer in 2001. The couple has a daughter named Asha. The market value of his work rose considerably after 2001 as a result of his being included in the Venice Biennale and other major exhibitions. As a result, much of his San Francisco street art has been scavenged or stolen.[1][2] more

Resolved Question: How can I find out if a company is legitimate and reputable?

I need to do this asap because I don't trust the company that hired me. The company is SEA Services in France. They specialize in e-marketing, according to their website. I applied for a newspaper advertising job. This position consists of placing job ads for European companies in US newspapers but I will also receive few orders from various US companies that SEA Services work with to place ads in Canada and Europe newspapers. A cashier check to place the ads will be sent to me. I got the check today but have not opened it because my brother says it's a scam. But don't scams ask you for money and not send you a check? The check is of $1,925. I have three days to place the ads. I don't know what to do because the check is from Justice Investors, in San Francisco, and they want me to wire money to a guy in Austria. I need to send $1485 for ads to Austria. My question is, why can't they do it? Why can't Justice Investors send the money themselves? I'm scared. I need money and though this would be an easy way to make it but now I feel like this company or people are using me. Have a look: Here is Emilie Gerard from SEA Services Like we specified, a cashier check of $1,425 will be released today for the Advertising Job you applied for. Simply cash the payment when you receive it at your bank and follow instructions. It is very important to post the ads exactly like we will send it to you, all words. After ads are posted you still have 24 hours and you can modify the content, no problems if you make a mistake first times, simply forward us the confirmation emails that publications will send and we will correct if needed. Please confirm again your full name and address that we have on file: First name, Last name (No Nicknames please): Full Street Address (NO PO Boxes): City, State, Postal Zip Code: Two E-mail addresses: You will place 2 job ads after you receive first payment in LA Times and Sun Sentinel newspapers. You will call an 1-800 number to do this task. You will receive instructions and complete "how to" specifications, also the text that will appear in the ads. Simply let us know when you will receive the cashier's check next week. Your commission is $200 from this order. You must place the order in max. 48 hours after you receive the money. Of course, we will instruct you 100%. You may also receive few orders from various US companies that we work with to place ads in Canada and Europe newspapers. Please reply with specified info to confirm that you received this email. Thank you SEA Services - Contact Name: Emilie Gerard 102, avenue des Champs Elysées Paris 75008 France Phone: 09 55 46 04 26 ; 09 55 46 04 27 http://www.services-sea.com more

Resolved Question: How do you feel about illegal aliens running brothels in your neighborhoods?

Are these the hard workers who come here just to make a living? Do pro-illegal advocates think this is wrong and something should be done about this? __________________________________________________________ Mexican brothels coming to a neighborhood near you July 16, 2:51 PM 5 comments Illegal alien and convicted felon Emma Tlacoxolal-Perez was sentenced this week in U.S. District Court to 33 months in prison for running brothels in Chesapeake, Newport News, James City County and Williamsburg. The Mexican national was the head of a prostitution ring which employed women smuggled into this country from Mexico, and only catered to other illegal aliens. Tlaccoxablal-Perez, along with co-conspirator Felipe Vargas-Ortega, passed out business cards to advertise for the brothel known as El Nopal (The Prickly Pear). Two more alleged co-conspirators, Francisco Sanchez-Martinez and Juan Carlos Vargas-Ortega, are scheduled for trial in September. Tlacoxolal-Perez, 37, who has operated brothels in the Hampton Roads area since 2004, was actually deported in 2006, but easily found her way back across the largely unprotected border. Customers paid $30 for 15 minutes with one of the prostitutes, the ring leaders kept half of it. The Newport News location was in a suburban neighborhood and Mexican men typically went through the neighborhood at all hours, knocking on folks; doors looking for the brothel. Managing Assistant U.S. Attorney Howard J. Zlotnick told the court: “The poor people living on Eastwood Drive,” had to live with "strange men knocking on their doors looking for girls." All of those involved are illegal aliens from Mexico, El Salvador, and Ecuador. Though it may be surprising to some that houses of prostitution catering exclusively to illegal aliens have set up shop in this country’s neighborhoods, the problem has become widespread. The following is a small sample of some of those cases across the country: -In February 2009, local police and federal agents raided a brothel run by Mexican nationals in Glen Burnie, MD -In September 2008, police in Baltimore, MD shut down a Mexican brothel and arrested Carlos Silot, who ran the operation, along with two prostitutes, all were illegal aliens. Court documents show that at this particular brothel, the women would work for seven days and then sent back to North Carolina, and exchanged for new prostitutes. -In June 2007, police in San Antonio arrested a mother and her two daughters for smuggling two minors out of Mexico to use them as prostitutes. Once in the U.S., the girls ages 15 and 17, were told they would have to work as prostitutes for five years to pay off their smuggling fees of $3,000. They were threatened at gunpoint and told that if they did run away, that their families back in Mexico would be killed. Isabel Ochoa, 60, received time served. Consuelo Ochoa, 34, was sentenced to 18 months for sex-trafficking and an additional 39 months for a separate drug case. Maria Ochoa, 32, was sentenced to 12 months and one day. -In March 2007, police in Madison, TN raided a Mexican brothel in a residential area and arrested Mexican nationals Santos Perez and Jose Garcia who ran the operation, along with two Mexican prostitutes. Again, the brothel charged $30 per customer. The women were forced to have sex with dozens of men every day. A Madison Police detective told News Channel 5: "It's pretty terrible. I don't think these girls want to be there. These girls don't want to be forced to do 30 customers a day.” At the time of the raid, police told reporters that they were investigating at least 10 Mexican brothels in the Nashville area. -In January 2006, police in Charlotte, NC raided two brothels run by Mexican nationals, both were crowded with women smuggled into this country and held against their will. In addition to the dangers that come with having illegal alien men roaming around our neighborhoods in the middle of the night, in search of cheap sexual gratification, we now have large-scale prostitution rings engaging in kidnapping and human trafficking. Apparently, many illegal aliens are also doing the jobs that American women won’t do as well. http://www.examiner.com/x-5919-Norfolk-Crime-Examiner~y2009m7d16-Mexican-brothels-coming-to-a-neighborhood-near-you _________________ more

Resolved Question: How Come an LA Station (94.7FM The Wave) Is advertising KCBS am 740 from San Francisco?

I listened to 94.7 FM the Wave Online from San Francisco and I noticed that they have the promo for KCBS AM in San Francisco. I highly doubt that people in LA care about a San Francisco Station. How common for CBS to have an online edit for their advertisments. more

Resolved Question: Study Art and Design, Sydney or New York?

Guys, could you help me out to suggest me which city should I live if I want to study for Art and Design (advertising design/communication design), Sydney* or New York**? *Sydney:-finish my 4 years college at sydney, or -2 year at sydney, then transfer to new york. **New York: 2 years at san francisco and the transfer to new york. Please guyss, I really needed your answers to help me for this kind of problem. THANK YOU :) more

Resolved Question: I wanted to know the name of a song in a commercial with Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants.?

There is a commercial that Lincecum is in. They are advertising a video game. There is a scene where he is in the car listening to the radio. I hear the words 'dance" when the music is being played. I believe the song was big in the 80's. I would like to know the artist and the song title. You can see this commercial often on the MLB network. more

Resolved Question: Would you recommend this to a conservative?

If you've been booed, hissed, heckled or hollered at ... scathed, scapegoated, scanted or screamed at ... if you're the bane of blue states and a gall to all the Greens ... you may be feeling lonely, but you're certainly not alone. Author Harry Stein has written a book for the elephant in the room. It's called "I Can't Believe I'm Sitting Next to a Republican," and he calls it "a survival guide for conservatives marooned among the angry, smug, and terminally self-righteous." Which is to say: liberals. "You deal with a lot of people who pretty much hate your guts" simply because you disagree with them, says Stein, who lives in a suburban liberal enclave a few miles north of Manhattan, which generally shades a deeper blue than the rivers that surround it. Stein, a lifelong New Yorker, traveled the country talking to other conservatives about their woes and prepared a primer for people who are locked in political exile in their very own homes. That ranges from parents worried about the education their kids are getting in elementary school ("always the Indians, everything the Indians") to professors struggling to make it in the ivory tower. The trouble can put relationships on the chopping block too. Stein, who details his own rocky relationship with his father in the book, found he wasn't the only one suffering. "I sat down with a bunch of conservatives in San Francisco, (including) a gay man who was talking about what it was like being a gay conservative in San Francisco. "He said it's a lot harder being conservative than it is to be gay," Stein told FOXNews.com. "His friends all turned on him." To avoid that kind of reception, some secret right-wingers take the extra step of pretending to be in lock-step with those around them. One studio executive he interviewed posted Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama signs around his office, depending won which way the political winds were blowing during the presidential campaign. Advertising his actual beliefs would have been deadly, Stein says. "People out there understand that those positions are really dangerous -- they jeopardize your livelihood." Stein, who has very harsh words for the left-wingers he calls narrow-minded and provincial, says he grew up inside the church of liberalism and knows it from the inside out. "Growing up liberal is kind of a birthright. You come of age with that, and everyone in your family feels the same way and everyone you know feels the same way -- and to break apart from that is like leaving behind a religion." But a funny thing happened on the way to the ashram -- Stein says he met a few conservatives and came to like them for their politeness and their personal values. "As a person on the left I never ran into people on the right. It was really a revelation, it was an eye-opener when I actually started getting to know conservatives, that they weren't monsters." Stein's survival guide is set to come out June 22, but the release party might have to be a little bit subdued. "We'll see if I survive the book," he told FOXNews.com. "My car was keyed once already during the campaign (because of a bumper sticker), so we have contingency plans for hiding it over the next few months." more

Resolved Question: How can I advertise my business in Las Vegas?

I just moved here from San Francisco. I run a car audio business. Whether its advertising or talking I want to meet all of Sin city. www.lasvegasondisplay.com more

Resolved Question: UFC SUCKS HAHAHAHA HEARS WHY?

Did you hear B-hops comments on Jim Rome, they were spot on. When MMA is in the Olympics let me know, so I can start stocking up on food and water, because the end is very near. To add to B-hops comments, I would say if you took the baddest s.o.b. in your neighborhood and put him in the UFC, trained him up for three months and then put him against the champ in his weight class, he would have at least a chance to go the distance, or win. Now take that same guy train him to box,and put him in the ring with the champ. in his weight class, and he don't make it to the second round. Boxing is better because it's a coherent set of rules. MMA tries to melt all styles of fighting into one smorgasbord. But you invariably end up with 2 grown men fumbling around each other like a drunken prom night in San Francisco. It doesn't work for me as a sport, because it's not a sport. what exactly do we get to see from them? How about - hype, false advertising, reality shows, soap opera personalities, fighters acting like bar thugs and having to fight in a cage like f****** animals - I mean - is there anything you can do to insult an athlete more that this; and most of all a fan base consisting mostly of drunk imbeciles and primitive, aggressive, Spike TV educated morons completely ignorant of this sport. MMA is boring as fuck, I meen cmon your on your feet for like a minute then transfer to the floor for the rest of the time, I meen keep a fucking time limit on the shit. By the way if a boxer gets hurt ( liver shot) he better stick it out and box, or hit the ground. But even then he only has 10 seconds, Now for a MMA fighter to get injured he has the option to QUIT, KEEP FIGHTING BACK (stand up) or take him to the ground and rest on top of him for the rest of the round. ENOUGH SAID more

Resolved Question: Should schools sign contracts with beverage companies in exchange for money?!!?

In the past 10 years, soft-drink companies and schools have formed unprecedented partnerships. In exchange for a school’s willingness to give the soft drink company the exclusive privilege of selling its products on campus, the soft drink company provides funds to the school. Using your own knowledge and the material printed below, argue for or against this practice. Incorporate material from at least three of the sources provided here. Cite the source of the material in parentheses as Source A, Source B, etc. Source A In 1993, District 11 in Colorado Springs became the first public school district in the us to place ads for Burger King in its hallways and on the sides of its school buses. Later, the school district signed a 10-year deal with Coca-Cola, bringing in $11 million during the life of the contract. This arrangement was later imitated all over Colorado. The contracts specify annual sales quotas with the result that school administrators encourage students to drink sodas, even in the classrooms. Source B One of every four children is now overweight, double the number from two decades ago and rising every year. Complications due to the obesity epidemic�-high cholesterol, high blood pressure, insulin-resistant diabetes, and coronary plaque formation-�once were rare, but now are becoming common in the pediatrician's office. Current childhood diet and exercise patterns will make the next generation the most overweight and least fit in this country's history. For children of every socioeconomic level, daily food selections are high in calories and poor in quality. Only 1 in 100 children eat a balanced diet as described by the USDA's Food Guide Pyramid; 16 percent of children do not fulfill the serving suggestions for any food group. All children take in fats and sugars-�including soft drinks-�far in excess of recommendations, accounting for nearly 40 percent of their calories. Source D “Kids and teachers who spend hour after hour after hour in school get thirsty,” says Coca-Cola spokesperson Scott Jacobson. “Every time they consume a beverage brought from home it’s a lost revenue opportunity for the school. So it’s kind of a ‘win win win.’ It’s good for us. Good for people who are thirsty who want our products. Good for schools.” Source E The school marketing efforts of the large soda companies have not gone entirely unopposed. Administrators in San Francisco and Seattle have refused to allow any advertising in their schools. “It’s our responsibility to make it clear that schools are here to serve children, not commercial interests,” declared a member of the San Francisco Board of Education. Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation, 55. more

Resolved Question: Is this the kind of media corporation you trust to deliver you accurate and complete news?

Look at just part of the track record of XXX Corporation. Who is XXX and what media outlets does it own? 10 points for the first answer to provide a full listing of those media outlets. 23 March 1990 Shepherdsville KY - XXX Corporation and others ordered to cleanup PCB contamination of soil and water 27 March 1990 Wilmington NC - XXX Corporation fined for discrimination against employees who report safety violations - $20,000 11 May 1990 Ft. Edward/Hudson Falls - XXX Corporation ordered to clean up PCB contamination of Hudson River - $10 million 27 July 1990 Philadelphia PA - XXX Corporation fined for defrauding government in defense contacts - $30 million 11 Oct 1990 Waterford NY - XXX Corporation fined for pollution at Silicone Products plant - $176,000 20 May 1991 Washington, D.C. - XXX Corporation Ordered to pay damages over improperly tested aircraft parts for Air Force and Navy - $1 million 27 Feb 1992 Allentown PA - XXX Corporation ordered to pay damages for design flaws in nuclear plants - $80 million 4 March 1992 Orange County CA - XXX Corporation fined for violating worker safety rules on handling PCBs - $11,000 13 March 1992 Wilmington NC - XXX Corporation fined for safety violations at nuclear fuel plant - $20,000 22 May 1992 Illinois - XXX Corporation ordered to pay damages for design flaws of nuclear plants - $65 million 22 July 1992 Washington, D.C. - XXX Corporation fined for money laundering and fraud over illegal sale of fighter jets to Israel - $70 million 13 Sep 1992 Chicago IL - XXX Corporation ordered to pay damages for airplane crash - $1.8 million 12 Oct 1992 Nashville TN - XXX Corporation ordered to pay damages for deceptive advertising on lightbulbs - $165,000 27 Oct 1992 Washington D.C. - XXX Corporation ordered to pay damages from overcharging on defense contracts - $576,215 12 May 1992 Washington D.C. - XXX Corporation ordered to pay damages to whistleblower on illegal sale of fighter jets to Israel - $13.4 million 2 March 1993 Riverside CA - XXX Corporation and others ordered to pay damages for contamination from dumping of industrial chemicals - $96 million 11 March 1993 Grove City PA - XXX Corporation and others ordered to clean up mining site - $1.81 million 16 Sep 1993 NY - XXX Corporation ordered to compensate commercial fisherman for PCB contamination of the Hudson River - $7 million 11 Oct 1993 San Francisco - XXX Corporation ordered to offer rebates to consumers after deceptive light bulb advertising - $3.25 million 18 July 1993 Hudson Falls NY - XXX Corporation ordered to clean up PCB contamination of Hudson R. - $2.5 million 2 Feb 1994 Perry OH - XXX Corporation settles with utility companies on defective Perry Nuclear Plant. 14 Mar 1994 Ft. Edward NY - XXX Corporation ordered to clean up contamination of sediment in the Hudson River - $100,000 14 Sep 1994 Washington D.C. - XXX Corporation fined for overcharges in defense contracts - $20 million 2 Sep 1995 Waterford NY - XXX Corporation fined for air pollution and contamination of Hudson River - $1.5 million 15 Sep 1995 Brandon FL - XXX Corporation fined for groundwater contamination - $137,000 9 Sep 1996 Waterford NY - XXX Corporation Fined for Clean Air Act violations - $60,000 7 Oct 1996 Hendersonville NC - XXX Corporation ordered to cleanup contamination of soil and groundwater - $1.029 million 8 Oct 1996 Cook County IL - XXX Corporation ordered to pay settlement from airline crash in Sioux City - $15 million 22 Feb 1997 Somersworth NH - XXX Corporation and others ordered to clean up contamination of groundwater and public water supply - $ 7 million Feb 1998 Waterford NY - XXX Corporation fined for pollution violations - $234,000 20 April 1998 Waterford NY - XXX Corporation fined for pollution violations - $204,000 Oct 1998 United Kingdom - XXX Corporation ordered to pay for asbestos cleanup and related pollution claims - 2 billion pounds 26 Oct 1998 Puerto Rico - XXX Corporation and others ordered to cleanup contamination of drinking water supply - $4.2 million 5 Nov 1998 South Whitehall PA - XXX Corporation and others ordered to cleanup contamination - $1.035 million 24 Jan 1999 Chicago - XXX Corporation ordered to reimburse consumers over unfair debt collection practices -$147 million 19 Aug 1999 Piscataway NJ - XXX Corporation, others ordered to cleanup contaminated groundwater - $23 million 2 Sep 1999 Malvern PA - XXX Corporation and others ordered to clean up groundwater contamination - $18.8 million 17 Sep 1999 Moreau NY - XXX Corporation ordered to build drinking water system after PCB contamination of water supply - $5 million 9 Oct 1999 Pittsfield MA - XXX Corporation ordered to clean up PCB pollution in Housatonic River - $250 million 18 Oct 2000 New York NY - XXX Corporation and others ordered to clean up contamination of soil - $28 milliGood answer Jury. Now ... can you provide a complete list of their media holdings - print media, magazines, television, etc. I am sure people would be very interesting to see the list. You might run out of characters - the list could exceed the size limit of a Yahoo Answer!. Check out the database search at this web site sponsored by Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, the Columbia Journalism Review. There is a drop list at the right side of the page where you can enter the name of the media company to search. http://www.cjr.org/ more

Resolved Question: Are newspapers dead? Why and is that a good thing?

I read that the SF Chronicle, as well as the Seattle P-I are up for sale and have no takers. Recently my hometown paper, the Austin American-Statesman, went for sale. The NY Times mortgaged its building. It seems like the newspaper industry is finished as we know it. Why? I don't buy the "liberal media" argument. Last time I checked, San Francisco and Seattle are liberal places and should have a bunch of people who agree with them even IF the newspapers are biased (an idea I think is overblown). From what I understand, conservative publications are hurting too (I read that National Review is kept in print by donors). I think it's more due to distribution costs and print advertising not really working on people anymore. But I worry about the future of journalism. Is all news destined to be broadcast by narcissistic personalities like Bill O'Reilly, Lou Dobbs, Keith Olbermann, Sean Hannity, etc? I stopped watching all of them because they rarely report and mostly bloviate, finding stories that conform to their talking points. Or will it go to the internet and become a glorified blog? Either way, I think we all lose. more

Resolved Question: Are newspapers dead? What will the future of news be like?

I read that the SF Chronicle, as well as the Seattle P-I are up for sale and have no takers. Recently my hometown paper, the Austin American-Statesman, went for sale. The NY Times mortgaged its building. It seems like the newspaper industry is finished as we know it. Why? I don't buy the "liberal media" argument. Last time I checked, San Francisco and Seattle are liberal places and should have a bunch of people who agree with them even IF the newspapers are biased (an idea I think is overblown). From what I understand, conservative publications are hurting too (I read that National Review is kept in print by donors). I think it's more due to distribution costs and print advertising not really working on people anymore. But I worry about the future of journalism. Is all news destined to be read to us by narcissistic personalities like Bill O'Reilly, Lou Dobbs, Keith Olbermann, etc? Or will it go to the internet and become a glorified blog? Either way, I think we all lose. more

Resolved Question: What school is better, Academy of Art University in San Francisco or Otis College of Design in LA?

for mostly advertising design but also all around more

Resolved Question: Are newspapers dead? If so, why? What will happen to news?

I read that the SF Chronicle, as well as the Seattle P-I are up for sale and have no takers. Recently my hometown paper, the Austin American-Statesman, went for sale. The NY Times mortgaged its building. It seems like the newspaper industry is finished as we know it. Why? I don't buy the "liberal media" argument. Last time I checked, San Francisco and Seattle are liberal places and should have a bunch of people who agree with them even IF the newspapers are biased (an idea I think is overblown). From what I understand, conservative publications are hurting too (I read that National Review is kept in print by donors). I think it's more due to distribution costs and print advertising not really working on people anymore. But I worry about the future of journalism. Is all news destined to be read by narcissistic personalities like Bill O'Reilly, Lou Dobbs, Keith Olbermann, etc? Or will it go to the internet and become a glorified blog? Either way, I think we all lose. more

Resolved Question: Where to advertise in Sacramento/San Francisco area?

I want to advertise a single event that will occur on April 4th, 2009 that is being held in Sacramento. The keynote speaker will be Amy Parham from NBC's The Biggest Loser and we want to get the word out. What are some ways to advertise a single event - online or in the Sac / Bay area? Budget for marketing is quite small. Thanks for any help you can provide. more

Resolved Question: American History? Multiple Choice? ASAP?

1. In 1954 the Supreme Court theoretically put an end to segregation in public schools with its decision on: a) Plessy vs. Ferguson b) Roe vs. Wade c) Brown vs. the Board of Education of Topeka d) New York vs. McClellan 2. The Kennedy presidential social agenda was aided by the role of: a) conservative judges b) activist judges in the Warren Court c) Congress d) Billy Graham 3. In the 1960s all of the following groups sought to gain social and political equality during the Civil Rights movement EXCEPT: a) White middle-class males b) women c) Indians d) Hispanics 4. Arguably, the most famous peaceful musical gathering of 500,000 "Hippies" was located in: a) San Francisco, California b) Washington D.C. c) Chicago, Illinois d) Woodstock, New York 5. The fall of communism in Eastern Europe: a) was the result of the oil embargo b) has not yet occurred c) was the result of the U.S. victory in the Yuppie Wars d) was characterized by the fall of the Berlin Wall 6. All can be truthfully stated about television in the 1950s EXCEPT: a) it replaced radio and movies as the preferred entertainment b) it was supported by mass advertising c) it brought popular culture into the American households d) it encouraged feminism and the women’s rights movement 7. During Kennedy's presidency, the United States drastically increased its funding for: a) healthcare b) education c) space exploration and defense d) the arts 8. Government intervention to set quotas for the number of minority workers a company must hire is part of: a) affirmative action b) the "New Deal" c) supply-side economics d) urban renewal 9. The Cuban Missile Crisis reminded Americans of the threat of: Nuclear war and disaster a) the Holocaust b) an oil crisis c) an economic depression 10. President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 by: a) a vast right wing conspiracy b) Lee Harvey Oswald c) John Wilkes Booth d) Fidel Castro 11. All of the following are true regarding the Nation of Islam EXCEPT: a) it encouraged self-discipline and strict codes of behavior b) included Malcolm X as one of its leaders c) wanted Blacks to assimilate into and socialize with White culture d) contained rival factions that weakened its influence 12. The term counterculture refers to: a) the age of the diner b) an English band c) a rejection of conformity and widely held societal values d) a return to traditional values more

Resolved Question: Getting rid of unslightly satellite / cable TV wires (San Francisco)?

Hi, Does anyone know how to get rid of unsightly satellite and cable TV wires? Is it ok to cut and leave the wires? I am mostly concerned about the satellite TV wires on the outside of my home. Is there any safety concerns with simply cutting? Is there a service that can remove the dish / cable lines from my home (a difficult to get to roof in San Francisco). I called DirectTV - they won't get their dish because the dish is advertising!?! Thanks so much for the help! PS: Over-the-air broadcast is great - I have a new Samsung LCD TV. The digital / HD signal is so clear. And the variety of channels is more than I need. more

Resolved Question: Why would China send people over to buy foreclosures?

Chinese property hunters to raid US By Geoff Dyer in Beijing Published: December 5 2008 20:10 Chinese bargain hunters are preparing to descend on American cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco, where homeowners have suffered some of the steepest price falls in the US. SouFun, the biggest real estate website in China, is organizing a trip next month to look at properties in California and possibly Nevada. Liu Jian, the company’s chief operating officer, said about 300 people had expressed interest in the idea in the three days since it was advertised, though the company would take only a small group on the first trip. more

Voting Question: I want to start my own dog walking company?

I live in San francisco and love any suggestions on how to start and advertise more

Resolved Question: job market in san fran for a recent college grad?

i graduated from college with a marketing degree over the summer and i live in seattle,wa and have not been able to find a job in anything related to my field! the job market up here seems to be depressing and all i have been able to find are minimum wage jobs that i could've worked as a high schooler. i'm thinking about looking into moving to san francisco. how is the job market down there for someone who graduated college recently and is looking for something in the marketing or advertising field that is entry level? also, i know any neighborhood there is going to be pricey (even though i thought seattle was pricey!), but what parts of the city would be good to look into for someone in my shoes? i'm used to living in a pretty safe neighborhood here in seattle, so a safe area of town would be nice and of course what areas are most affordable apartment wise? also, here in seattle i'm used to a lot of people living in suburbs and commuting to work because apartments are cheaper - what suburbs or surrounding areas of san fran are affordable? i'm not really picky about having to live IN the city and have the whole downtown, big city living experience. I'm more worried about finding affordable places! more

Resolved Question: what cruise is this ?

i saw a cruise one day advertised in the U.K, but now cant find it again or remember who is running it - can anybody help ? the itinerary as far as i recall is - fly UK to canada - vancouver i think - stop at san francisco - stop at los angeles - stop at mexico - go through the panama canal - around some of the bahamas islands - across the atlantic to somewhere - cape verde islands i think - one last stop in a spanish port - returns to the uk to disembark TIA jack r... more

Resolved Question: advertising for new business??

i live in santa rosa california,which is one hour north of san francisco.i am starting a new business and trying to figure out which way of advertising would be the best way to go.would it be yellow-pages,yellow-book,or some kind of online advertising?what do most people use? monty more

Resolved Question: I need advice from someone who is in the advertising/marketing field!?

Is going to a private school any better than a state university? I want to major in advertising, what is the best way to go about it? Are more expensive schools better? I'm thinking about enrolling in the academy of art university in san francisco,.. more

Resolved Question: What is an in-law apartment?

I've seen in-law apartments advertised on the San Francisco craigslist. It doesn't explain what an in-law apartment is. Is it the equivalent of a basement apartment back east? Sorry, I'm new. more

Resolved Question: How do I legally break a lease and make sure my landlord is mitigating damages?

I have to break the lease on my new apartment for personal reasons. I'm in discussion with my landlord to pay a "buyout fee," but it's possible he won't agree to it. I fully intend to do this legally. I'll keep paying rent if I have to. Under California law, landlords are obligated to "mitigate damages," meaning that they must advertise the unit and make an honest effort to re-rent it. (I'm in San Francisco, FWIW.) I'm concerned that my landlord will post a listing but otherwise be very passive about renting the place -- and possibly even try to get away with not renting it at all. Is there any way to make sure that the landlord is making an honest effort to re-rent? Can I ask the manager to provide a list of all the showings they've had? Since I won't be living there, it'll be hard to know how hard the landlord is really looking for a new tenant. more

Resolved Question: Should I move to San Francisco or New York for Advertising?

I'm in Chicago now and haven't found many jobs here for Advertising with my BA degree. more

Resolved Question: Advice on moving from Melbourne, Australia to San Francisco, California?

I'm a BA graduate, mid career and planning to travel with 2 other girls from Australia. We're intending to eventually move to San Francisco to find work. However we need to know what preparation we need to undertake. We all work within advertising/media/design sector, can anyone please advise whether it's easy or difficult to find a job in this field. In addition what type of salary to expect? If you're working within print or digital media, can you please recommend the best companies to apply for? We'd also be looking for long term accommodation, where would be the most suitable location for us to reside in considering the commute to work? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks! more

Resolved Question: Why does everyone say that the Art Institute "Chain" schools are bad?

I'm about to turn in my application to the Art Institute of California - San Francisco tomorrow. I've read from a few people on here that some employers won't hire you if you're from there, that it's a horrible school, etc...? I went to the open house and it seemed great. They advertise it everywhere over here in the Bay Area, and I've had them come in multiple times in my classes (I'm in high school). I was really excited, but why is everyone insulting it on here? I'm applying to the Web Design & Interactive Media program, but now I'm confused... help? more

Resolved Question: I'm an Advertising Graduate from San Jose State and can't find work. Is the job market really bad right now?

I was wondering if the job market is bad right now because of the economy or if I'm just having bad luck? I live in San Jose which is just south of San Francisco. more

Resolved Question: Obama hiding behind his eletism - not middle America?

Having said he stands for the little people, Obama's true nature surfaces and the country is taking notice and questioning his honesty. Judge for yourself: Quote from Hillary Clinton: Sen. Hillary Clinton, seizing on Sen. Barack Obama's remarks about the bitterness of working class voters, called her rival in the Democratic presidential primary "elitist'' and "out of touch.'' Obama said today in Indiana that he could have chosen his words better when he told supporters in a closed-door fundraiser in San Francisco on Sunday that Middle American voters have turned against the government in bitterness and vote on single issues. His reported remarks Sunday: "It's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.'' “Now, like some of you may have been, I was taken aback by the demeaning remarks Sen. Obama made about people in small town America. Sen. Obama's remarks are elitist and they are out of touch. " Quote from Joe Biden: Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) Reaffirmed That Obama Was Not Ready To Be Commander In Chief. ABC's George Stephanopoulos: "You were asked is he ready. You said 'I think he can be ready, but right now I don't believe he is. The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training.'" Sen. Biden: "I think that I stand by the statement." (ABC's "This Week," 8/19/07) <<<<< JUST LAST MONTH From PressTV.com Obama facing loss of support Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:18:08 GMT Barack Obama is in Denver with concern that his campaign is losing ground in the polls as negative advertising of the Republican continues. There has been complete silence in both the media and the Democratic Party over the real source of Obama's decline. Pundits say that most young liberals who supported Obama and were looking for change are now disillusioned with his polices. From CNS News.com Gallup: Obama Losing Support Among Conservative Democrats Wednesday, August 27, 2008 From Zogby: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 Barack Obama has lost ground among some of his strongest bases of support, including young people, women, Democrats and independents, according to a new ATV/Zogby poll. Aug 28 2008 Gallup: Obama Losing Support of Party Base Wed Aug 20, 2:56 PM ET From Rueters News Service - Wed Aug 20, 2:56 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a sharp turnaround, Republican John McCain has opened a 5-point lead on Democrat Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential race and is seen as a stronger manager of the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday. As Obama moves closer to election day, do you think charges of eletism as illustrated by a $28,000 per plate dinner with Barbara Striesand and other Hollywood eletists support the charges as well as causes of slipping in public support from all demographics? Do you think America is now figuring it out? McCain leads Obama among likely U.S. voters by 46 percent to 41 percent, wiping out Obama's solid 7-point advantage in July and taking his first lead in the monthly Reuters/Zogby poll I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO SLAM MCCAIN. I'M ASKING YOU TO COMMENT ON WHAT YOU THINK IS THE REASON THAT OBAMA ( AS REPORT BY NUMERIOUS NEWS AGENCIES AND HIS OWN PARTY AS SHOWN ) THAT HE HAS LOST SO MUCH SUPPORT? more

Resolved Question: How safe are escort services in California ?

Hi Guys, I have just moved from India to San Francisco for a short 3 month assignment and would like to engage an escort for partying, checking out the nightclubs and some fun.How safe are these services here ? Are they legal ? I found a couple of websites advertising profiles and contact nos but wanted to ask an American's opinion before trying it out. And please, no preaching to me on morales and virtues...I want to have a bit of fun for the next three months and if you can give me an honest answer, I would really appreciate it. Thanks for whoever is taking time to answer. more

Resolved Question: where to purchase the lowest priced airfare from San Francisco, CA to Auckland, New Zealand?

Does anyone know or have any information on where to purchase the lowest priced airfare from San Francisco, CA to Auckland, New Zealand? A while back, I saw a newspaper advertise a roundtrip ticket for roughly $700.00. I was hoping that I could find a similarly priced ticket. more

Voting Question: I did not get a degree in advertising, do I need to go back to a 4 yr program to work in the field?

I have a BS degree in Industrial Technology from Texas State University in 2004 but would really like to get into the field of Advertising out here in San Francisco. The idea of going back to school (cost, time, etc.) is a little scary but I'm 26 and not getting any younger. I've been poking around the Miami Ad School's website (ok, so I read the entire thing from home page to FAQ's) since they have a location here in SF. Do I have to go back for a Communications or Advertising degree before I start at a school like Miami Ad School? I fear I'd be incredibly behind from the get go. Second, can you tell me a little bit about what exactly a successful copywriter does on a typical project? I'm starting from square one and could use any guidance you can think of including positives/negatives about the field, expected schooling required, the crappiest/best story you have from working in advertising!I have a BS degree in Industrial Manufacturing from Texas State University in 2004 but would really like to get into the field of Advertising out here in San Francisco. The idea of going back to school (cost, time, etc.) is a little scary but I'm 26 and not getting any younger. I've been poking around the Miami Ad School's website (ok, so I read the entire thing from home page to FAQ's) since they have a location here in SF. Do I have to go back for a Communications or Advertising degree before I start at a school like Miami Ad School? I fear I'd be incredibly behind from the get go. Second, can you tell me a little bit about what exactly a successful copywriter does on a typical project? I'm starting from square one and could use any guidance you can think of including positives/negatives about the field, expected schooling required, the crappiest/best story you have from working in advertising! more

Resolved Question: How to advertise to local businesses?

I am looking for the best way to advertise to local businesses in San Francisco. I have preference to businesses having profiles in social network (MySpace). more