Resolved Question: How do I ensure that bad cat breeders get their just deserts?

Hello and thank you for taking the time to read my question(novel), any advice that you can contribute would be greatly appreciated. I have wanted a Ragdoll cat for the last 5 or so years and on a spur of the moment decision last week my partner finally agreed to let me have one. Naively I wasn't aware that these type of cats should be bought from registered owners with paperwork etc. I understand that this is my own fault. However, I had seen advertised on a popular advertisement website that there were Ragdoll kittens for sale at £250 nearby (West Lothian). My partner and I went to view the kittens and there were 3, I said that I was looking for a boy, the woman said she had two boys, picked one up and handed it to me whilst she talked about the characteristics of Ragdoll cats and showed me both the parents. Unfortunately on the way home in the car I noticed that the kitten had a slight deformity on his hind left leg. It is slightly shorter and has only two metatarsal bones which causes the kitten to limp slightly. I emailed the breeders the same night but they didn't respond, my partner tried phoning them but they wouldn't answer the phone. Today I took the the kitten to the vet who checked him over, I told the vet that the kitten will run and jump about and it doesn't seem to affect him at all and he is quite happy. The vet has said that he is healthy in every other way and as he gets older it may be in the kittens interest to amputate the leg due to him getting bigger and heavier it may be best but it's something he will assess in months to come. The vet has said that this operation may cost 200-300 pounds and that it was unfair and unlikely that the breeders had not noticed this deformity. He has said that I should amicably contact them and ask for a partial refund to help pay towards the vet bills or return him. The vet also took the breeders details and said to ask them to contact him at the surgery and he would verify this. Failing that he has said to report them to the trading standards. My partner managed to speak with the husband breeder today who was unhelpful and uncooperative (I'll refrain from typing what my partner actually said...) The breeder barely gave my partner a chance to explain the situation and basically said he would refuse to pay anything towards the operation and to take him back if we were not happy. Taking the kitten back is all fair and well but I'm not sure that I would trust these people to refund us properly and I don't believe that they would care for the kitten appropriately or may just try to fob it off on someone else. In hindsight these people aren't compassionate towards the kittens, they only see £££ signs. I'm sorry that I've warbled on, I'm almost done... I've had the kitten for 5 days now, I've affectionately named him Toulouse after Toulouse-Lautrec and he's snuggled up next to me. It is easy for others to say "it's just a cat, put things into perspective..." I appreciate that we all have different opinions and beliefs but I would like to think of myself as a responsible cat owner who has agreed to take responsibility for Toulouse, after all, he is oblivious to the upset and has done nothing wrong, would someone else let him limp about painfully when he is bigger or put him to sleep rather than forking out a vet bill. What a waste of a sweet life that would be. I'm very angry at the breeders, I think it is very unfair what they have done and they have handled it terribly. I've accepted that they wont give any money back but I feel that I should be doing something to get these breeders pulled up? Can I report them to trading standards? Or another similar body? Where do I stand? Do I have a case or is this just something that I will have to chalk up to experience and wait for Karma to take effect? more

Open Question: Advertising Plain Dealer Newspaper Phone Book?

Can anyone tell me how much a full page ad in the Cleveland Plain Dealer on Sunday costs? Can anyone tell me how much a prominent ad in the phone book costs? more

Open Question: Rocket Dog boots advertised in Cosmopolitan September issue?

In the september 2010 issue in Cosmopolitan, on page 88 they advertise fur boots from Rocket Dog, with a sort of shoelace tied over the fur. The boots are shown to come in black and in caramel, costing 60$ a pair. But I cannot find the boots anywhere! They're not on Rocketdog.com, where they are advertised to be, and nowhere else either... Any idea where I can find them? more

Resolved Question: I bought some Louboutin shoes that turned out to be fakes?

They cost a fortune and I couldn't get a refund. I want to put them on Ebay but you cant sell knock offs or "designer inspired" goods. I see some people have fakes on there so how do I advertise them without calling them knock offs? They are real leather and look good.Any ideas? more

Open Question: What if Obama were to nationalize pharmaceutical companies?

Along with his endeavors to nationalize the finance, health, and auto industries, I think he would do well to work on drug companies.The industry claims prices are so high because of research costs. But any of you who have ever worked in a hospital or doctor's office or clinic know what waste the drug companies expend on freebies, including lunches and dinners out for whole departments.It all comes under advertising. If the pharmaceutical companies did not spend so much on advertising-- tv, magazines, radio, billboards, promo items, etc.-- drug costs would come down significantly.Do they even need to advertise? The only people who need to be kept up to date on new meds are doctors. Anyone can search online for interactions and applications and counterindications.TV and magazine ads just create more hypochondriacs daily. Exactly what the drug companies want.Look around your doctor's office next time and see all the free gizmos you pay for. more

Open Question: help with precalculus assignment?

I had to do 100 questions for a summer assignment. I've gotten through the first 50 so far, but I am having a little trouble with a few of them, can someone help me out? (x^2 means x squared) 1) calculate the average rate of change for f(x)=-x^2+4x between x= -2 and x= -1 2)A car company has found that there is a linear relationship between the amount of money it spends on advertising and the number of cars it sells. When it spent $60,000 on advertising, it sold 440 cars. Moreover for each additional 10,000 spent, they sell 40 more cars. Let y=mx+b be the formula for the number of cars sold as a function of x, the amount of money spent on advertising. Calculate m using correct units and state its real world meaning in terms of this problem. Also, calculate b using correct units and state its real world meaning in terms of this problem. 3) C(t)= 1.50t + 5,000 represents the cost in dollars of making t, toys. Give the slope of this function using correct units and state its real world meaning in terms of this problem. Also, give the y-int. of this function using correct units and state its real world meaning in terms of this problem. 4) Evaluate f(x)=x^2+2x+9 for x= -2 5) The sand on a beach is being washed away slowly by erosion. In 1870, a lighthouse was 1500 ft. from the shoreline. In 1990, it was only 150 ft. from the shoreline. If the erosion continues at this rate, how many more years will it be before the lighthouse is at the shoreline? Write an equation that will tell you the distance of the lighthouse from the shore at any year, where t is the year. If you can only answer one or a few of those 5 questions, I would really appreciate it! I will probably have more questions for the yahoo answers community to come when I finish the next 50 questions of my assignment. Thank you so much guys!Thank you Sam, so helpful! more

Open Question: Accounting class help with balance sheet?

The following list, in alphabetical order, shows the various items that regularly appear on the financial statements of Maple Park Theaters Corp. The amounts shown for the balance sheet items are as of September 30, 2010 (with the exception of retained earnings, which is the balance on September 1, 2010). Prepare a balance sheet at September 30, 2010. Accounts payable $17,600 Accounts Receivable $6,410 Advertising Expense $14,500 Buildings $60,000 Capital Stock $50,000 Cash $15,230 Concessions Revenue $60,300 Cost of concessions sold $23,450 Dividends paid during the month $8,400 Furniture and fixtures $34,000 Land $26,000 Notes payable $20,000 Projection Equipment $25,000 Rent expense - movies $50,600 Retained Earnings $73,780 Salaries and wages expense $46,490 Ticket Sales $95,100 Water, gas and electricity $6,700 The instructor says the total of the liabilities and stockholders' equity should amount to $166,640. How come I am not coming up with this figure? HELP! more

Open Question: Should i register as an LLC or DBA?

I have started a business and i need to know whether i should register as an LLC or DBA. The company is online and gist of if it is, local restaurants can advertise on my site. Transactions would be through paypal. Also where do you even register your business in the state of Ca. ? Anybody know how much it costs? Thanks in advance. more

Resolved Question: why does yahoo answers always tell me i have 2 new answers when infact i have only one?

Is it cause they want me to click on it to trick me into increasing their cost per impression based advertising? Hmm yahoo? more

Open Question: Is it really worth selling anything on ebay?

With the percentage ebay takes, the percentage paypal takes and the shipping costs? Is it better to just advertise it on craigslist more

Open Question: Magazine fashion spreads, do clothing labels pay to have their clothes modelled/featured?

Or is it part of the package if you're already advertising with the magazine? And if editorial advertising is separate, how much does it cost roughly? more

Resolved Question: HOW IS THIS ACCOUNTING PROBLEM DONE I HAD ACCT BUT FORGOT HOW TO DO THIS HELP!?

Tyler Smith has worked in an upholstery shop for 10 years. Last year, Tyler’s wages were $20,000. Lately, Tyler has been unhappy with the shop’s owner. Convinced that he could run an upholstery shop that did better work at a lower cost, Tyler decided to go into business for himself and opened CLASSIC UPHOLSTERY SHOP. He started the business by investing $20,000 of his own funds into the business, a sole proprietorship. To get the business going, Tyler decided to invest heavily in advertising. He spent $6,000 on advertising aimed at consumers and another $2,000 on advertising aimed at getting work from interior decorators and interior design stores. Tyler also purchased industrial sewing machines costing $4,000 and other tools and equipment costing $3,000. He estimated that the sewing machines can be used for about 5 years before maintenance costs will be too high and the machines will need to be replaced. The other tools and equipment are not as durable and will have to be replaced in 3 years. At the end of the first year of business, Tyler had received $80,000 in cash from customers for upholstery work. Tyler was owed another $2,500 from customers who are not required to pay cash, but are billed every 30 days. A review of Tyler’s checkbook shows he paid the following expenses (in addition to those mentioned previously) during the first year of business: Upholstery fabric $40,000 Other supplies 10,000 Wages----part-time assistant 9,500 Rent 4,800 Insurance (2-year policy) 3,200 Utilities 2,500 Miscellaneous expenses 1,700 Tyler’s utility bill for the last month of the year has not arrived. He estimated that the bill will be approximately $320. Tyler keeps some stock of upholstery fabric in popular colors on hand for customers who do not want to wait for special-order fabric to arrive. At the end of the year, about $14,000 of the fabric purchased during the year was in his store stock. In addition, $2,300 in supplies had not been used. HOW MUCH PROFIT DID TYLER MAKE IN HIS FIRST YEAR OF BUSINESS? (Hint: Prepare an Income Statement!) DO YOU THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO OPEN THE UPHOLSTERY SHOP, OR WOULD TYLER BE BETTER OFF WITH HIS OLD JOB? more

Resolved Question: Can you deduct a portion of your auto expenses if you advertise your business on your car?

If a business owner decides to advertise on his/her personal car what can he/she deduct on his/her federal taxes? More specifically, if the ad is painted on can the cost of the paint job be considered part of that expense? Then afterward, is a certain percentage of the maintenance/gas/etc of the vehicle? ("Luxury" vehicle or other.) more

Open Question: what is the cost to advertise on my van?

i have a big van and i put 2 bill boards on the sides. but i don't know how much to charge i will be driving 8 hrs a day sun. through sat. and after the 8 hours i will be driving the van when i got out to do things or just hang out i do a lot of driving either way. do i charge per mile, hours,week or months and how much does it cost? more

Resolved Question: Is this a good way to advertise my business?

Hello all. I have a Licensed Childcare Home and in spite of all the advertising I've been doing over the past 3 weeks I still have one more opening on first shift. I'm trying to think of unique ways to advertise.. passing out business cards, flyers, ads in the newspaper, craigslist, ads on facebook have worked in the past..but not so much right now. I have spent $300 in the past 3 weeks on advertising and i'm almost broke! it's frustrating..feels like i'm just handing out $100 bills to people. There is a large piece of land about 5 miles from my house. The owner rents it out Saturday mornings to anyone who wants to have a yard sale there. Saturday mornings there are lots of families selling their stuff and lots of people shopping. I thought I'd rent a space there..set up a table..and give out for free..gift bags of candy, soda, water, coloring books, crayons, apples, and oranges. In all the gift bags would be my business card and I'd stamp my logo inside the coloring books. Everything would be given for free. And I'd make a poster to hang up and tie some balloons to my table. Does this sound like a good idea? or kinda cheesy? I know it will cost me $100 to do this idea. Anyone have any other unique idea to advertise a business? thanks more

Voting Question: Has anyone used an image consultant?

Mainly I want to know a ball park of how much they cost. I am not super trendy (which in and of itself I am OK with) but I don't really feel like I have any sense of style. I am 24 (if it matters) and the only reason I really care about finding one now is that I feel "blah" a lot. I have a boyfriend so I am not "looking for love", and I have a steady job so I am not "looking to move up in the professional world" or at least not in the sense that I think style would help me do it, like most of the sites claim to be able to help you with. I am OK with the way I look most days, but I think I would like to be more than just OK, but I also don't feel a need to be "the one that everyone watches in a crowded room" or anything like that. This is probably not making sense to anyone, so I'll move on. ANYWAY, I'd like to look into an image consultant that can help me find that medium. I don't need to be a fashion plate, on the cutting edge, and spending mega bucks and mega time on my looks, but I'd like to look a little nicer than my usual long hair down or in a pony tail, t-shirt and jeans, usually no make-up look. (I do take care of my hygiene and stuff, and I have a fit figure, so I don't look like a slob or anything- its just not necessarily anything special). My fear is that image consultants are such fashion conscious people that I would be pushed to go "fashion forward" or "super trendy" which I don't really think would work out so well for me. I guess my two questions are thus: What is a ball park amount I should expect to spend in hiring/working with an image consultant? If you have used an image consultant, do they really keep in mind YOUR budget, time allowances, personal comfort etc the way they advertise? Or are they gonna be expecting me to wear heels to the grocery store when they're done? Thank you in advanced for dealing with my rambling.Ok, so ironically enough, I do have a balanced diet, I don't do yoga, but I teach dance and do pilates, and I walk every day with my dog. It's not a health/body image issue for me. I'm healthy and happy. I just don't want to be predictable and boring. more

Resolved Question: Puppy birth question: This is my dog's second litter and the first pup is dead. Please help.?

As I said, this is my dog's second litter. Her first litter went fine. This one she had problems with. Prelabor bleeding. Several days before the pup came. But finally she birthed. She popped out 1 pup and it came out dead. I tried to give it some puppy cpr but it was already gone. She doesn't want to let it out of her sight and she keeps moving it and digging at the blankets where we have her. I can tell she is VERY stressed out. It's been about 2 hours since she birthed that one and she hasn't birthed anymore pups yet. What should I do? I've experienced a lot of pup births but none like this. Should I take the pup away or leave it with her? Is there anything I can do? And if so, what should I do? And to anyone wanted to reply with, "You should have just got her spade!!!! Oh my gosh your so dumb!" Save it. I want to get her spade and will, now that me and my wife are going to start our new jobs. But unfortunately, even though the advertise to do it all the time, spay and neuter cost a lot of money. Especially if you lower middle class/poverty. Just to let you know, my dog is like my daughter. If I didn't love her, I wouldn't be on here looking for help. Thank you for your help.Also, she is a 4 year old boxer-pit mix bred with a 2 year old boxer-german shepard mix. They are both very well tempered and loving dogs.To raven. or however you spell your name. I have talked to the vet several times and they said I would have to pay $1200 at the minimum if she needed surgery. We have called them several times since the bleeding started and they advised us on things to do. Next time. Find it in your soul to be something other than a hateful evil person and at least try to help someone in need you selfish prick.PLEASE READ: Wow. alot of people are just insulting. I thought that there might be someone adult enough on here to understand that sometimes people lose their job in this economy and it makes it hard to do things that you could normally do. I did try seperating the two but without the money to afford and 200-500 dollard kennel I couldn't do much. No it was not planned. II wouldn't plan a pregnancy that I knew I couldn't afford. I just thought that maybe someone might understand that sometimes someone wants input from someone who has had a similar situation. Obviously asking for help is a bad thing. I can't believe what you people are saying. Yes I know, I need to call a vet """""'Like I have been doing!""""" I just wanted to see if there was anyone left in the world that might have some KIND words or some encouragement. I guess that's too much to ask anymore.BTW if you see someones name that I have responded to and there answer isn't here. It's because they chose to use a HELP forum for abuse and vulgarity and were reported.Thank you to the VERY FEW who didn't take this opportunity to has an insult fest. I reported all the ones who thought it best to throw insults instead of at least trying to help.Just to let you all know a little more about me and my area. I grew up in a hands on world. All the dogs I grew up with were birthed at home with little to no vet intervention. I haven't had a problem like this before. I'm not an experienced breeder by a long shot. But growing up, I witnessed and helped about 20 or more births. Alot were mine or my family's dogs and some were friend's. I don't know how your vets are, but around here. If you really can't afford they WILL help you as much as they can over the phone. People aren't greedy here. They help anyone who needs it and don't grab at you for money. But when it comes time to pay they are a business. The only payment arrangements are credit cards and I don't have good enough credit for that. more

Resolved Question: Where is a RELIABLE place to have a Kiev 60 TTL camera revamped?

I have a Kiev 60 TTL camera that I bought from a friend. It suffers from the usual Kiev problems - inaccurate at high shutter speeds, etc. I would like to get it upgraded but am not sure who does this reliably. It should cost about $270 to do this. One of the places that used to advertise this was a scam so I am wondering who does this and is a LEGITIMATE business? I'm also looking for the 30mm lens for this beastie. I have the 80mm f2.8 lens and the 65mm f3.5 lens. I like the results from the 65mm f3.5 a lot - this gives surprisingly good results. Kiev cameras are notorious for their lack of quality control but with the upgrade I think it would be just fine so I'm checking into getting this done. Thanks!!!This is NOT a CLA - they install a cloth shutter and make the shutter speeds accurate all the way up to 1/1000th of a second. This is an upgrade to the camera and NOT just an adjustment - I guess I needed to make that clearer - sorry about any confusion!Thanks Robert W - again!!! This same lens is available from Kiev USA for $375. As to putting lipstick on a pig you are probably right but there is a one year warrantee on it with the upgrade ($260) and I want to do this - whether it makes sense or not. As is this camera needs a CLA at minimum and I think that $260 to upgrade it is relatively cheap compared to some other cameras so what the heck? more

Resolved Question: How can I test if an algorithmic application is scalable before deployment?

I've thought of a new advertising network concept which is pretty unique and original when compared to everything that's currently available. The thing is, the concept is algorithmic and while I can imagine it working well with 10-20 customers, it's almost impossible to see if the concept would work with 1000's of customers. The way the network will work, it's likely to form trends when more people use it and I have no way of knowing if these trends will be good or bad for the concept. Basically, to sum up, I need to know if there's any way to find out if an algorithm is scalable before it is created. To bring this concept into a beta phase would cost a lot of money in development and if the concept isn't scalable then this would be wasted money so I'm looking for ways to look ahead. Maybe use some sort of computer generated model first... is this possible? Also any advice you can give would be great. more

Voting Question: how to advertise on google?

A friend of mine has a small roofing company, and needs to advertise on google. For example when I type my city and roofing a map with a list of roofers comes up on the top. Who do I contact to get added to that, and about how much would it cost to be on that first list. Im not talking about adwords. more

Voting Question: Investment Property in NY LLC Question?

Here is a breakdown of me and my business partners situation -We own and investment property that will be rented out to college students in the fall -The property is located in NY -We live in NJ -The house is currently under our personal names -We want to create an LLC, but is there an advantage/disadvantage to basing the LLC out of NJ or NY? I don't want to make this any more complicated or costly than it needs to be. I'm aware that in NY, when creating and LLC, comes advertising costs. Will I be making this process harder by creating an LLC in NJ for a property in NY? Any help on this is greatly appreciated! Best more

Open Question: I have virtually no budget for advertisement for my small business. What do you suggest?

I have a small business, a Metaphysical Gift Shop and almost no advertising budget. I have place adds in the local Newspaper and on the local radio station with virtually no response and a fairly high cost. Word of mout has been my best advertising to date, but I really need to draw more business in. Any suggestions?I should have stated that it is a store front business and not an online shop. I do no internet sales at all. There is a website for the business and I am listed in several online lists for 'local Metaphysical/New Age stores' as well as being listed on many sites as just a 'Gift Shop'. I participate in all the events planned by local businesses and have tried Google services. None of that has payed off in the slightest. Word of mouth has been by far my best advertising, but that is not bringing in enough people. My prices are very low compared to any other source and adding a further discount will just mean I bring in even less since most of my customers are already her because someone told them about the store and they are all already telling their friends and family in turn. Any othr ideas? more

Voting Question: Maths Homework Question!?

A developer is proposing to erect a block of six lock-up shops with two floors of offices above them. The shops are likely to let at an average annual rent of $600/m2 and the offices at $300/m2. The net floor areas will be 500 m2 for the shops and 900 m2 for the offices. Circulation areas will amount to about ten percent of total floor area and will remain under the control of the landlord, whose annual outgoings are estimated at 25% of income. The developer requires a 12% profit of the gross development value. The freehold site is available at a purchase price of $260 000 and site works are estimated to cost $30 000. The rate of return in this area for similar developments is around 7%. The contract period is likely to be one year and finance is available at 11% of interest. Legal, agency and advertising costs are likely to be about 3% of gross development value. Determine the allowable building cost, assuming professional fees of 12% of the building cost. This question has caused me much grief more

Voting Question: DOES ANYBODY HAVE AMERICAN EAGLE MARLEY FLAT BOOTS?

i love them soooo much but i need to know how much they cost. on payless.com it advertises them as $19.99, but when i click on them, it says they're $39.99!! if u have american eagle marley flat boots, how much did u really pay for them, or what's the cheapest place to get them?? also, where do you get the water proof spray? 10 points for the most helpful answer, but thanks for all of them:) btw, i know they're not really american eagle more

Resolved Question: How to calculate 'Work in process inventory, beginning'?

Selected account balances for the year ended December 31 are provided below for Superior Company: Selling and administrative salaries $ 110,000 Purchases of raw materials $ 290,000 Direct labor ? Advertising expense $ 80,000 Manufacturing overhead $ 270,000 Sales commissions $ 50,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inventory balances at the beginning and end of the year were as follows: Beginning of Year End of Year Raw materials $ 40,000 $ 10,000 Work in process $ ? $ 35,000 Finished goods $ 50,000 $ ? The total manufacturing costs for the year were $683,000; the goods available for sale totaled $740,000; and the cost of goods sold totaled $660,000. I am trying to find the 'Work in process, beginning'. How do I calculate to get the correct answer? more

Voting Question: anybody have american eagle marley flat boots?

i love them soooo much but i need to know how much they cost. on payless it advertises them as $19.99, but when i click on them, it says they're $39.99!! if u have american eagle marley flat boots, how much did u really pay for them, or what's the cheapest place to get them?? also, where do you get the water proof spray? 10 points for the most helpful answers, but thanks for all of them:)i mean payless.com haha. so how much would i pay in store?i honestly dont care if they're real or not hahaha i just wanna know how much they cost! more

Resolved Question: Is this considered false advertising?

The grocery store advertised the bottle as "Langers Cranberry 100% Juice" so I placed an order with my delivery thinking there is no sugar or anything else added. When the bottle arrived, the actual wording on the bottle is "Cranberry Plus 100% Juice." Then in small print on the bottom it says "Cranberry flavored juice naturally sweetened with one other juice from concentrate with added ingredients". Ingredients must be listed in order of which is included the most. The first ingredient on this is apple juice from concentrate, then cranberry and a bunch of other stuff. The color is red like cranberry juice, there is only a picture of cranberries on the label on the cover (no apples). The taste? If I had to take a blind folded taste to guess, it tastes 100% like apple juice. Is anyone at fault here? Is the grocery store at fault for posting a small blurred picture of the front of the bottle where you can't read the small print and not stating anything about apples in the description? Is Langers atr fault for labeling it as 100% cranberry juice when it's basically apple juice with a touch of cranberry to give it the red color and use it as the name of the juice? I was advised to purchase cranberry without apple juice or other products and not from concentrate for my urinary tract infection and feel ripped off, deceived and mislead (Ocean Spray cranberry juice not from concentrate without apple also costs $4.99 and regular apple juice which I consider this costs $1.99. I would've purchased Ocean Spray had I known they were tricking me). more

Resolved Question: I have been un-employed for 11 months?

I was working in the insurance industry and have 5 years accounting experience. I really don't know why I can't find a job with my experience I have gained over the years. I am 26 and have applied for about 650 jobs online since being out of work. I know there is alot of competition out there but I must be doing something wrong. I recently attended a job seminar which was very helpful which was funded through the job centre. I have since updated my CV, joined ‘linkedin’ as the guy said a lot of companies are not going through job agencies anymore and are advertising jobs through social networking sites to reduce costs although I am finding this really tough as I can’t seem to find a job which matches my level of experience. Apart from applying for jobs online, I have emailed about 250-300 companies directly, emailed old clients I use to work with and have emailed former work colleagues/managers but unfortunately nothing turned up. I have not done any studies or anything just yet as I am waiting to start work and then take my accountancy studies once I have joined a company as they can fund that for you. I think also the longer I am out of work the harder I am going to find it especially as employers don’t like when people have huge gaps on their CV. Every day apart from the weekend is like Groundhog Day for me. Wake up late, look for work on about 10 different job sites, chase job agencies, watch TV, have dinner, go gym, check Facebook then play Playstation 3 until the early hours. I use to go travelling quite a bit and would like to do some more once I start earning some money so that is another out of many other reasons why I would like to get back into work. I am so eager to get back into work its unreal. My parents just say keep going and something will turn up and im sure something will, im not going to give up as I know its just a matter of time. If you have any opinions, find yourself in a similar situation or would like to give me any advice then please share your thoughts, thanks. more

Resolved Question: Is there a way allowing individual store in a mall to have eye-catching advertising with a low cost?

Most of smaller stores in malls do not have enough money to do TV advertising, but we always want to promote sales. Not wish to spend big money but want to have a great sales promotion, sounds ridiculous? more

Resolved Question: What do I need for my website!?

I need help to find out what I need in order for my husband's website to be up and running. He has gotten quotes of around 5K but we do not have that much to invest upfront. I have designed websites before, but never to the degree of what he needs for his site. He coaches high school sports and wants to have a site for students to be seen by college recruiters and we have come up with the following requirements. He is afraid that if we do not go through a professional, that we may not have covered everything if the site begins to have high traffic. I need help with video upload( I would like them to be able to upload their own from the website, but I can do it if need be), and what key items I need to make sure are in place so there are no issues with heavy traffic. Here goes: Player Profile with Photo(Page) Stats and Info Name Attributes Sport(s) Game Stats Honors Awards Academics ACT Scores SAT Scores GPA Potential Major Honors Clubs Teams outside of school Names Schedule Additional Stats Depending on the profile type the customer could have officially recorded stats, such as the 40yd dash or vertical jump. Video and Pictures post video of games post pictures Hits on profile Depending on the profile I would like the customer to see how many hits their profile has had and by whom. Contact Information Email and Phone # College Directory(Page) College Name Information on school Tuition costs Contact for coaches Sports offered Advertising(Page) Marketing Resources Camps Trainers Video companies Photographers Any resources for customers Banners and Web Advertising Headers and side page advertising College Coach Profile(Page) management spreadsheet for players they are interested in search engine for players they are looking for Stat Tracker and News(Page) I would like to use this for coaches and high schools to call scores and stats in after games. I would like to use this as center point for traffic. Daily News on games and players. more

Resolved Question: where is the best place to advertise used items?

Least cost, with best return. more

Voting Question: why are dentists so expensive?

Yeah..I've heard that they are expensive because they spent all this money on schooling and the such...BUT SO WHAT?!?! I, myself, have 3 degrees, including 2 Masters Degrees, one in Engineering and the other in Business. And 2 of my degrees were from a top of the top schools in America. I got these about 30 years ago. But because my major was primarily engineering, I was laid off when I turned 50, because of all those cheaper than cheap workers from India. In other words, outsourcing did me in. Did you ever hear of dentists being outsourced? Also, how much ADVERTISING do you see dentists do regarding what they charge for different procedures. When you buy something, the price is usually advertised...but not with dentists. They are free to charge what they want with much less competion than other fields...no outsourcing competition and no advertising competition. There are many other fields that require lots of expensive college...not only dentistry, so that is a lame reason. Where I live, a crown costs about $1100 !!! About 15 years ago it was about $400-$500. What kind of inflation rate is that? In that time, the so called dental insurance I have went from paying $1200 a year to $1300 a year. Whoopy ding. So..why does everyone put up with these ridiculous prices? I think we will be seeing more baby boomers emigrating to more affordable countries, if it isn't already happening. more

Resolved Question: How do I spot a car sales scam?

Have seen car advertised on secure website. Seemed like a good deal,seller based in London so sent email requesting further information. They replied advising they lived in Portugal but if we were interested in buying the car then they will pay the shipping costs. Have done reg check and vehicle is not reported as stolen or written off. Wouldn't send any payment until car in my possession anyway but alarm bells are ringing for me. Has anyone come across anything similar? more

Resolved Question: I'm a musician and I would like ways to help promote my videos on Youtube please and thank you :)?

Ok Hi! I am a musician and I made this video on YouTube...well let's be honest; a kick A$$ video and I feel like I need to do more to get it out there. Yes, I know...I posted it a few days ago and am definitely impatient. BUT, this is not my first rodeo. I've used Facebook to promote my videos as well as commenting on the highest traffic videos with the most views trying to promote my channel for a while now. Except this time I feel like this video is really good and it deserves some attention. I wrote a song, and recorded myself playing each part and wanted to put it on YouTube. So I amassed a compilation of Time Lapse videos (the best on YouTube) and created a viewing element to keep the viewer interested and to stimulate some sort an audio-visual response. I will provide a link so you can judge my video and either encourage me (I would appreciate that) or just tell me plain and simple "you suck" (well, I guess I would appreciate the over-the-top honesty). Also, when I comment on other videos saying, "check out my band! Thank you!" I feel like a total dick for spamming and I don't particularly enjoy this act. So basically I am asking (if you read to this point, kudos), can anyone help me brainstorm ways to promote my band on YouTube or Facebook? I also don't have pockets lined with cash if you know what I mean. So basically nothing that cost money. I am willing to pay in time and effort and sweat but our band fund has been low for a while. I hope I kept you moderately entertained while you read this. Oh, and pardon my English idioms, I'm from France :) Thanks ahead of time for the advice. Also if you for some strange reason would want to subscribe to me on YouTube/friend request me that'd be wonderfully kind of you. And if for some even more crazy reason an incredibly nice person would want to actually help me advertise (as in making the link to my video your Facebook status or showing the video to your friends) I would definitely correct anyone who say that there are no more nice people in this world. LINK CHANNEL (has the vid): http://www.youtube.com/user/TheFrancsBand LINK TO JUST VID: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7kj-rflXvE Oh and Youtube made the quality of the song sound weird...is there a way to fix that? more

Voting Question: need some help with these health questions?

4. Which of the following is not a function of the school nurse? teaching maturation programs performing screenings for hearing and vision facilitating CPR classes for students and faculty maintaining fitness records for teachers 5. Which of the following is generally not a function of community health departments? providing emergency care for accident victims overseeing public pools keeping records of communicable diseases regulating restaurant procedures 6. Which of the following is not a sign of a medical scam? There is a promise of a miracle cure. There are several testimonials that express how amazing the product is. A single product is advertised as a treatment for a wide assortment of medical problems. The Food and Drug Administration has approved the product. 7. According to the lesson material, what term best describes anyone who buys or uses goods and services of any kind? patient shopper consumer practitioner 8. What organization originally developed the Patient's Bill of Rights? United States Congress National Institute of Health Department of Health and Human Services American Hospital Association 9. Which of the following is not a right listed in the Patient's Bill of Rights? the right to informed consent the right to know what risks or complications may occur the right to know the doctor's credentials the right to refuse payment 10. Which of the following is not a reason to seek care from an emergency department? The person is experiencing symptoms of a stroke including right sided weakness. You suspect your two-year-old sibling has consumed a bottle of flavored vitamins. Your mother says she is having a difficult time seeing the television screen. The neighbor's arm is cut and spurting bright red blood from the wound. 11. Which of the following statements could make you vulnerable to medical scams? Be wary of any statement that claims something is a cure all for disease. Believe all statements that use pseudo-medical terms to describe the cure. Disregard claims that all diseases are caused by nutritional deficiencies. Get a second opinion when a surgical procedure is ordered. 12. Which law helps to allow donation of organs without cost to the donor? Good Samaritan Act HIPAA Uniform Anatomical Gift Act DSHEA 13. Lucretia is having abdominal pain and decides she needs to have certain points in her foot massaged to control her pain. What type of unconventional medicine is she using? acupuncture iridology reflexology naturopathy 14. Marcus is complaining of a headache and his friend suggests to him that he should have a spinal adjustment to make the pain go away. What form of unconventional medicine is this friend most likely suggesting? homeopathy chelation therapy iridology chiropractics 15. Which of the following does not contribute to homelessness? substance abuse catastrophic financial event domestic violence medical insurance 16. What government agency helps homeless people find shelter? FDA FAA HUD CDC 17. Which policy helps protect patients' privacy and insurance coverage? FDA HIPAA OSHA CDC 18. You stop at the scene of an accident and notice a woman face down in a puddle of water. You turn her over and determine that she is unconscious. What law enables you to proceed with emergency care? Good Samaritan Act Uniform Anatomical Gift Act Controlled Substances Act Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act. 19. What law prevents heroin from being prescribed by physicians and health care providers? Occupational Safety and Health Administration Workers' Compensation Fund Controlled Substances Act Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act more

Resolved Question: Why does facebook increase the cost of ads right before your very eyes?

I advertise on facebook and when you setup an ad they will give you an initial pricing and scheduling rate. If you revisit the ad immediately after posting, they will raise the suggested rate by a somewhat skewed number. Why? more

Resolved Question: Can you report illegal alien activity from the comfort of your own home ?

About BlueServo The Texas Border Sheriff's Coalition (TBSC) has joined BlueServoSM in a public-private partnership to deploy the Virtual Community Watch, an innovative real-time surveillance program designed to empower the public to proactively participate in fighting border crime. The TBSC BlueServoSM Virtual Community WatchSM is a FREE service consisting of a network of cameras and sensors along the Texas-Mexico border. This network feeds live streaming video FREE-OF-CHARGE to the user's computer, which they can access by creating a FREE account at www.BlueServo.net. Users will log in to the BlueServoSM website and directly monitor suspicious criminal activity along the border via this virtual fenceSM. Citizens can sign up as Virtual Texas DeputiesSM to participate in border surveillance through this social network. Virtual Texas DeputiesSM from around the country will monitor the streaming video from these cameras 24/7 and report any suspicious activities directly to the Border Sheriffs via email. All emails regarding suspicious activity will be submitted anonymously. The Public, acting as Virtual Texas DeputiesSM, is limited to reporting suspicious activities via email. Local county Sheriffs will respond to these reports, conduct all investigations, and take appropriate actions. This service will provide millions of dollars in benefits to local border Sheriffs, with the public acting as additional pairs of eyes for Deputies on the ground. This extra surveillance will allow the public to directly participate in reducing crime and improving their communities. It is a well-established fact that citizen involvement in community watch programs such as this one reduces crime. Another facet of this program is the ability of the public to connect their own cameras to www.BlueServo.net to create local Virtual Neighborhood WatchesSM in order to protect their own homes, neighborhoods, and families from criminal acts. These Virtual Neighborhood WatchesSM can, in turn, be connected to form additional Virtual Community WatchesSM. Membership on www.BlueServo.net site is free and open to anyone by signing up and obtaining a User Log-In. Because www.BlueServo.net is an internet social network, in the future, BlueServoSM anticipates that high volume of traffic to its website will generate advertising revenue to defray the operations cost of the Virtual Community WatchSM to the Texas Border Sheriff's Coalition. In Obamabam own words , YES WE CAN , Happy Hunting . more

Resolved Question: Has anyone ever head of CA Talent Agencies In Toronto?

I sent a demo to them for voice-over work. A gentleman from there called me and told me in no uncertain terms he wants to sign me. Then he advised me it would cost $225.00 to put me on something called "Breakdown Express" which he said would advertise my talent for possible clients for one year. My concern is that I read on greatvoice.com, which is supposed a premier resource for V/O talent that no legitimate agency needs money up front; real agencies get paid AFTER you get work. Has anyone worked with CA Talent, or can point me in the right direction? I don't have a lot of money, so $225.00 is a lot for me to just burn on another scam. more

Resolved Question: Business idea what do u think points given for top answer?

Business Idea? I have been thinking about this for a few days now, and wonder what others think about it i have an idea for a business and need to see if its a service you will think would work well here is my idea i want to start up a night time nanny working from hours 6.30pm to 6.30am sunday to thursday night where i would come to your house like if u are a night worker ETC ( i live in australia so we don't have Nanny's a watch your kids im have my certificate III in children's services, first aid certificate ,working with children check, police check and liability insurance and im a mum of two boys i would also include some cleaning im not sure of the cost yet so what do you think and if you think its a good idea where would i advertise more

Resolved Question: What kind of paper or board would be good to use with tempera and water color paints?

I am starting an art program at my daughter's school. I will be teaching 4th- 7th grade students. I have an education back ground in fine arts, but I have worked in an advertising field for many years. I have not painted for so many years that I have very little product knowledge of paints and papers. My decision needs to also be cost effective for the school. more

Resolved Question: Have I been ripped off?

A car in a supermarket car park was advertised for sale. I contacted the seller and arranged to meet next day to test drive the car. I met her near her place of work. The traffic was congested at the time so I wasn't able to give it a good run or listen out for anything suspect. She offered to hand over the car there and then but I said I needed to get the money, transfer the insurance etc first. I paid a deposit and collected the car the following day from her home address. As she had owned the car for only a couple of months she was awaiting the log book from DVLA. However, she gave me a letter from DVLA to confirm it was in the process of being issued. The car had got 10 months MOT. Next day I took it to a garage for a safety check. I was told it needed a whole new exhaust system, the current one is leaking fumes and illegal, and that the clutch is on its way out. To have the car repaired would cost more than I paid for it. I rang Trading Standards who advised me to take the matter to the small claims court. Is there anything I can do now to recover my money? She told me the car was like new but only verbally so I have no proof. My instincts told me there was something wrong from the start, but thinking I was being paranoid, went ahead with it. As far as DVLA know, she is still the registered keeper. Is she still responsible for the vehicle even though it is in my possession? Do I have a leg to stand on? Any advice or suggestions gratefully received. more

Resolved Question: how much do storm chasing tours cost and what is the average earnings per season for a company doing tours?

what about advertising and other things that you can do to make extra cash while chasing. more

Resolved Question: Free website hosting? For tiny business in Vietnam?

A tour guide has asked me to help him advertise his one-man business in Vietnam by setting up a website for him. Any cost is too much....(many in Vietnam live on $1/day or so).What is a good hosting site for a free web page? It would be best if I can easily upload a site for him from frontpage (which I can use) with his email address and some photos and information. It should be findable for tourists from the US and Europe, his main customers. Any suggestions for both hosting and ways to get it to pop up on searches would be helpful; I'm just doing this as a favor. more

Resolved Question: Does anyone have any simple ideas for advertising my new business?

I'm running a self help, personal development business and want to knwo if anyone has any interesting ideas that are cost effective with getting my name out there... more

Resolved Question: Micro Let me know what you think. I have marked my answers thank you?

75. A monopolist or an imperfectly competitive firm practices price discrimination primarily to ______. (Points: 3) ****increase profits expand plant size lower total costs reduce marginal costs 76. The industry characterized by a few interdependent firms where there are barriers to entry is called ______. (Points: 3) monopolistic competition perfect competition ****oligopoly monopoly 77. A way to measure the degree of concentration in oligopoly is to use ______. (Points: 3) an elasticity ratio a demand ratio ****the percentage of sales accounted for by the four largest firms in the industry the ratio of MC to ATC 78. A cartel is an example of ______. (Points: 3) price extortion price leadership overt collusion ****tacit collusion 79. An analytical approach through which strategic choices can be assessed is called _____. (Points: 3) benefit-cost analysis econometric theory ***game theory none of the above 80. Firms in an industry that informally agree to charge the same price as the largest firm are an example of ______. (Points: 3) satisfying price extortion overt collusion ****tacit collusion 81. A dominant strategy equilibrium exists in a game when ______. (Points: 3) every player has no choice ****every player makes the same choice, regardless of the action of the other players each player makes the best choice, given the choice of the other player no player is able to dictate the actions of any other player 82. When one firm responds to a rival's cheating by cheating and to a rival's cooperation by cooperating, that firm is practicing a ______. (Points: 3) dormant strategy trigger strategy conclusive strategy ****tit-for-tat strategy 83. An industry characterized by many firms, producing similar but differentiated products, in a market with easy entry and exit is called ______. (Points: 3) perfect competition monopoly ****monopolistic competition oligopoly 84. In large shopping areas, the retail market is most illustrative of ______. (Points: 3) *****monopolistic competition monopoly perfect competition perfect oligopoly 85. A feature of monopolistic competition that makes it different from monopoly is the ______. (Points: 3) fact that firms in the model of monopolistic competition follow the marginal decision rule while monopolies do not downward-sloping demand curve downward-sloping marginal revenue curve *****number of firms in the industry 86. The demand curve for a firm under monopolistic competition is ______. (Points: 3) U-shaped upward sloping ***downward sloping vertical 87. If a firm under monopolistic competition is producing a quantity that generates MC = MR, then the marginal decision rule tells us that profit ______. (Points: 3) ****is maximized can be increased by decreasing production can be increased by decreasing the price is maximized only if MC = P 88. In the long run, monopolistically competitive firms tend to experience ______. (Points: 3) high economic profits ****zero economic profits negative economic profits substantial economic losses 89. Defenders of advertising argue that it _______. (Points: 3) seeks to persuade, rather than inform, buyers ****provides education and information about products facilitates the concentration of monopoly power encourages artificial product differentiation 90. If external costs exist, the competitive free market ______. (Points: 3) ****allocates resources inefficiently allocates resources efficiently automatically corrects an overallocation of resources automatically corrects an underallocation of resources 91. According to the Coase theorem, when negative externalities are present, a market will ______. (Points: 3) always reach an efficient solution *****reach an efficient solution if transaction costs are low reach an efficient solution only if the government intervenes in the market reach an efficient solution only if the negative externalities are offset by positive externalities 92. Taxes are a more effective method of controlling pollution than environmental standards because _____. (Points: 3) standards allow greater flexibility standards require less information standards never require the efficient level of output taxes encourage reducing  more

Resolved Question: How much would it cost to advertise on youtube?

How much would it cost to advertise on youtube's front page for 1 day? I don't want to, but i'm curious to know because they get a lot of viewers per day!!! more

Resolved Question: What are some eco friendly advertising ideas for a go green club?

My friend and I have just started a go green club at our school. We plan on advertising at our open house. Does anyone know of any cheap eco friendly products we could give out (such as pencils)? We are also interested in creating cheap t-shirts. Please post any known web links. And keep cost in mind. Thanks! more

Voting Question: My husband is in the Air Force and we have a chance to move on base how can I break my apartment lease?

We have a 6 month lease and want to break it four months early to move on base. I went to the lease office and they said I had to pay four months of the rent concession plus 2 months rent. They are telling me that the rent concession is a move in special he got. He didn't get a move in special, he was told he was getting $74.00 off for being in the military. They told me that military discount is $24.00 and the other $50.00 is the move in special (which is what we have to pay times four). In my lease rent concession is: tenant has received a rent concession with a value of $74/month. This amount shall be due immediately as additional rent if tenant fails to perform all of the terms and conditions. In another section of my lease it says refund conditions : the parties agree that owner would suffer damages if tenant fails to satisfy the entire term of this lease and that the exact amount of owner's damages including future cost of advertising, showing the apt, etc are difficult to predict. Therefore, the parties agree that owner shall be entitled to a fee of $125.00. In addition to any other damages that owner may have if tenant fails to satisfy the complete term of this lease. All rents must be paid in full and tenant must leave the apt in clean and undamaged condition. A move out inspection will not be done until possession of the apt is restored to owner. They want to charge me over $2,000 dollars to move out early. Also in the 2.5 months I have been here the dryer ruined a blanket before they told us blankets cannot be done in the unit provided even if it fits. Can anyone clean this up for me or give advise? We want to move on base ASAP and they knew that when we signed the lease. We live in Arizona if that helps. more

Resolved Question: Craigslist/ebay scam?

I recently saw a craigslist ad for an audi but the person claims that he is in Alaska and can only ship the car to me. Here's what he said: Hi, We are in training and unfortunately we are not allowed phone calls. I will have the car shipped from Alaska by an US Air Force cargo plane so there won't be any additional shipping costs. Also I will arrange for a truck to transport the car to your home address or, if you like, you can pick it up from the nearest airport in your area. The shipping will take 3-5 days, depending on your location.Shipping will be door to door,to your home address,somebody must be home when the car arrives to sign for the reception.The car will arrive with all the papers and documents required for registration and the keys. The clear title and the bill of sale will be already signed by me. The payment will be done through eBay.You will send the money to eBay and as soon as the payment is confirmed they will notify me to proceed with the shipping. I will ship the car, you will receive it and you will have 7 days for inspection, both the car and the paperwork and the option to accept or reject the car. The inspection time period will begin as soon as you sign for receiving the car at your requested address.During all this time eBay will hold the money into a trust account.So, this is not a blind transaction,you can see the car before decided to buy it.If you are satisfied with the car and decide to keep it you inform eBay about this and they will release the money to me. If the car is not as advertised and decide not to keep it eBay will refund you the money, no questions asked, and shipping back the car will be my concern. I think this is more than fair for the both of us.Please take into consideration that I will get paid only after you receive the car and make sure everything is as agreed. If you agree with these terms and you have the money, send me your full name and the address where you want the car to be delivered to and I will initiate the transaction with eBay. You will receive all the transaction details from them.I will appreciate an answer as soon as possible. Thank you! MSgt. Steve Copeland I need to know that this isn't a scam before i proceed but I feel like it. I need to know if anyone has ever had success using craigslist to buy another car or other large items from another state. Your opinion is greatly appreciated. Thanks more

Resolved Question: Are auto dealers in NY State allowed to calculate sales tax on a manufacturers rebate?

Okay so here is my problem, I was in the process of purchasing a new car and before doing so did my homework for about a month on the car I wanted, competitive pricing, negotiating fees and from the dealer actual cost and came across info on rebates provided by the manufacturer to lower the price of cars that weren't moving so good. I found the car I was looking for advertised online for 21,000.00 now it had a rebate on it of 2250.00 After bringing the advertisement in to the dealer they tried to sell me the car for a higher price, I played the game and then at the end pulled out the online printout which showed the car being sold and advertised for 21,000.00 they didn't know what to say so the salesman says let me check with my mgr. He comes back says they will honor the price and then had me initial off on the sheet next to the price as well as a reduced destination fee but I didn't initial on the packaged fee they had listed as I still had questions - so here goes... When I received my buyer purchase order I noticed that next to the model of the car they had it listed as costing 24,999.00 a few lines under that they had the ny state sales tax calculated from the 24,999.00 totaling 2218.6 okay so I'll stop here (There was alot of other crap listed after) but my concern is this when I questioned this they said the price had the rebate included in it when they calculated the sales tax.......? Now first of all I don't know how they came up with 24999.00 being the price of the car when the salesman and I negotiated at a firm 21,000.00 but from information that I pulled it says the rebate is not to be included in the final price of the "car", that they should of calculated the sales tax against the final price we agreed upon and then deduct the rebate from that price. Is this true I've gotten this from many resources even contacted the NYS Dept of Tax and Finance and they agreed but I just wanted to throw this out and see what other thoughts were out there... thanks! more