Open Question: Looking for Audio Equipment?

I need a professional industry standard boom mic, lav (at least 2 on a wireless set up), and a shotgun mic. Please list accesories you would recomend like boom poll, fur cover, blimp, extension XLR cables, etc. I am putting together a list for a production group but I am not a techie by far. The recording will be of cars and engines so I imagine these devices need to be able to withstand loud noises. Direct links to these products are a must please. more

Open Question: what college is right for me?

I'm about to start my senior year of high school and I know the only field I want to work in is film. Unfortunately I did a little slacking off in high school and now only have a GPA of 2.5. Most film colleges want at least a 3.5, and I have yet to take my SAT's or ACT's. I don't have any specials awards won except in middle school I won 1st place at a State competition for acting in a little skit with a buddy of mine. Other than that I only have 3 years of TV production class with all A's, and a 4th on the way. I LOVE film and I don't want to do anything else, so its all a matter of what I need to do to get into a respected film college, where I can make something of my life long dream of working in the film industry. My writing skills aren't the greatest though when asked to write in high school, I feel like I'm writing a blockbuster hit (seriously i get into it) but it always comes back with C+ (Critics Right?). I love being in front of the camera but honestly I'm not sure if I can actually act or my mommy just thinks I'm special. So what do you think where could I go, I've looked a full scam i mean sale haha, NYU and FSU but NYU seems CRAZY to get into and FSU doesn't look to promising either, not with my resume. please any info would help!!! more

Open Question: What links the Recession, Natural ecosystems, Telecommunications, Music, and the Shape of the Universe?

The 5 Platonic solids are all convex polyhedra that all conveniently fit within the volume of a sphere. models of them have been found in Scotland in carved stone that predate Plato by at least 1000. The dodecahedron was said to represent the Earth. It consists of 12 pentagons All of these solids can be created via geometrically or logically in terms of argumentive triangulation. It takes three decisions. A triangulation, to make an argument which in turn builds framework. There are 5 natural interactions that occur among organisms the live within an ecosystem. These consist of mutualism, commensalism,parasitism, mimicry and inquilism. As organisms fight for niche space and resources the interactions become pronounced. The ecosystem as a whole attempts to achieve its highest efficiency relative to the transfer of nutrients. The most complex 5 trophic level ecosystems can be logically modeled as dodecahedrons that naturally interact with and amongst each other. There are 5 five trophic level ecosystems throughout the world that naturally interact together themselves and logically form a pentagon. In 2007 a professor along with colleages verified the ancient Greeks by proving music is truly geometrical form. If music is geometrical form and frequency is music frequency must also take on geometrical form. This was published in Time Magazine, and the journals of Science and Nature. A major discovery with immense implications. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1582330,00.html Throughout this decade evidence has been mounting that the Universe itself is finite and in the shape of a dodecahedron. NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP). The verdict is still out but evidence points toward a closed universe of infinite scalability. http://www.nature.com/news/1998/031006/full/news031006-8.html If the Universe is the amphitheater, all things interact in 5 ways, and if music frequency has geometrical form and all is scalable then this would also be seen within telecommunications networks. In 1996 a patent was issued in Cincinnati, Ohio that defined for the first time ever the 5 least common denominators in telecommunications ( Telephony, Satellites, Networks, Presentation “format” and Production/Post-Production) a switching system was put in the center interconnecting the subsystems via bandwidth. Logically this was represented as a pentagon on the front page of the patent. For the first time ever unified telecommunications (convergence) was defined enabling information to be sent across all telecommunication platforms, interoperably and on-demand. The switching system allows for scalability and therefore presents a framework for all of telecommunications. Once the method is iterated 12 times it forms a dodecahedron and it gets progressively more complex as interations are added. http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT5577042 Most people believe that we currently exist in a state of convergence within telecommunications but this is far from true. Currently, even though we have cell phs, HDTV’s, advanced computer networks, etc. the monomedia distributed by them are not converged. They are separated through what the telecommunication industry calls “overlay” , a process of keping things separated to make more profit. People have yet to experience convergence due to obfuscation. Clearly there exists a scalable relationship between natural ecosystems, social ecosystems, digital ecosystems, music, frequency, form and the concept of beautiful infinitely large repeating dodecahedral amphitheater called the Universe. All of it seems to be tied into 5 simple interactions that exit between both living and non living things. The ancient Greeks once said there is music of the spheres and later it was said that architecture itself is frozen music. Life with framework lends itself to purpose. Maybe all of this is pure speculation but as a person of science it sounds good to me. I would like to postulate that the current issues with our economy and the overall economy relates to the symmetry of systems. The telecommunication “ecosystem” that we designed to relflect us currently doesn’t. It has no framework and everything is parted out in overlay. Curently it is not scalable, not interoperable and does not operate as a digital ecosystem should. It should model natural ecosystems and bandwidth should be excahanged in much the same way as nutrients in 3D across all platforms, interoperably and on demand. Currently, thanks to many companies that want to control telecommunications we have yet to see the TV of the future or digital convergence. If a network ecosystem were to be created and iterated at the zip code level it would become the pressure relief valve that would literally save our economy and the world’s economy by creating millions of new opportunities at the grass roots level. There will then be framework and symmetry. Framework = depth + facets + resolution ! more

Open Question: ecomonics help please?

1. A firm produces at that output at which marginal cost = marginal revenue: all of the time. most of the time. some of the time. on rare occasions. 2. Which statement is true? The marginal cost curve is used to determine if a firm is operating at peak efficiency. A firm will always try to maximize its total revenue. A firm's long-run supply curve is identical to its entire marginal cost curve. A firm is operating most efficiently when it is at its break-even point. 3. Which statement is true? Price is calculated by dividing output by total revenue. The lowest point on the short-run supply curve is at the break-even point. When price exceeds marginal cost, a profit-maximizing firm will decrease production. The marginal cost curve intersects the average total cost curve at the break-even point 4. To find the output at which the firm maximizes its profits you must know the firm's: ATC. AVC. AFC. MC. 5. The monopolist and the perfect competitor differ in that: they face different demand curves. the monopolist does not always produce at an output in which MC = MR. the monopolist is always a large firm. the monopolist is more efficient. 6. Which statement is true? The monopolist operates at the minimum point of her average total cost curve. Once a monopoly is set up, it is impossible to dislodge it. Monopolies are always large firms. Price is always read off the demand curve. 7. Which statement is true? All monopolists' products have close substitutes. Most firms in the United States are monopolies. There are no monopolies in the United States. A monopoly is a firm that produces all the output in an industry. 8. The monopolist is a(n): imperfect competitor and has a horizontal demand curve. imperfect competitor and has a downward-sloping demand curve. perfect competitor and has a horizontal demand curve. perfect competitor and has a downward-sloping demand curve. 9. Price is always read off the __________ curve. MC MR ATC demand 10. The most efficient output is found: where MC and MR cross. at the bottom of the ATC curve. when the demand and MR curves are equal. where the ATC and demand curves cross. 11. The basis for monopolistic competition is: product differentiation. price. economies of scale. reaching a break-even point. 12. __________ is (are) legal in the United States. Convert collusion Cut throat competition Cartels Price fixing 13. A Herfindahl-Hirschman Index of 10,000 would mean there is (are) how many firm(s) in the industry? 1 10 100 1000 14. The least competitive industry would be one that has: price leadership. covert collusion. overt collusion. a cartel. 15. Which statement is true? The monopolistic competitor always makes a profit in the short run. The monopolistic competitor operates at peak efficiency. Product differentiation takes place in the minds of the buyers. Most consumers would prefer lower prices and less product differentiation. 16. Monopolistic competition differs from perfect competition only with respect to: the number of firms in the industry. product differentiation. barriers to entry. economies of scale. 17. In the long run in monopolistic competition: most firms are making a profit. the absence of entry barriers ensures that there are no profits. economies of scale ensure that there are no profits. most firms are losing money. 18. Which statement is true? Most firms in the United States are monopolistic competitors. Most firms in the United States are perfect competitors. Most consumers would prefer lower prices and less product differentiation. The monopolistic competitor always makes a profit in the short run. 19. The closer the industry concentration ratio is to 100, the more likely it is that: there are a reasonably large number of medium-sized firms. this is an industry approaching perfect competition. there is a small number of large firms. price competition is being practiced. 20. Which is the least competitive? Overt collusion Covert collusion Price leadership All are equally competitive more

Open Question: Is the pollution & carbon imprint associated with using paper bags (vs. plastic) at the grocery much higher...?

......or are paper bags and plastic bags at the grocery check-out stand about the same in associated pollution produced and the total carbon imprint of each? I keep seeing a mixture of articles in scientific magazines/journals -- some claiming that paper is far more harmful to the environment and others claiming that plastic and paper are about the same when all aspects of production, transport, and use are factored in. I assume the grocery industry knows the average number of paper bags and plastic bags required for taking home the average grocery purchase -- so do they also know the average quantifications for major pollutants and carbon imprint for each? [Plastic may seem to have most of the advantages but it surely takes fewer paper bags to pack home the same grocery load compared to the greater number of plastic bags needed for the same task. Yet, the plastic bags are far lighter and would require fewer trucks for the same number of bags and less gasoline for transport from the plastics factory through distribution channels to the grocery stores.] more

Open Question: Is the carbon imprint per pound of retail "recycled paper" products significantly higher than of "new" paper?

I've read that the energy consumed in collecting paper for recycling purposes (e.g. running fuel-guzzling large trucks on periodic routes in municipal recyclables collection programs) results in a much higher carbon imprint per pound of retail paper products produced when compared with conventional "new" paper industry products (mostly made from new pulp from efficient tree farming operations.) But what are the comparative averages per pound? Are the scientists correct in claiming that paper recycling is significantly more harmful to the environment in terms of global warming via its carbon imprint? (And is the pollution production just as excessive?) more

Open Question: If recycling paper supposedly saves resources in the production of paper, why do RECYCLED! products cost more?

The reprocessing of recycled paper stock in the manufacturing of new paper products which are sold as "Made from Recycled Paper" and "green" requires a great deal of energy (in the collection and recycling industry itself as well as at the factory) and requires large quantities of polluting chemicals. Is the retail price of paper products manufactured using the maximum practical percentages of recycle paper so much higher than "new paper" product prices because more resources are used? Secondly, do industry analysts expect the price premium we must pay for recycled paper products at retail to continue or will the price difference eventually shrink? more

Open Question: Who are the top nail polish manufacturers, distributors, and the top brands?

I am just wondering if anyone knows about this industry? I am looking for any type of production information. Who manufactures Essie, OPI, etc? more

Open Question: Are there too few sweatshops?

Shouldn't we encourage sweatshops in poor (and perhaps rich) countries? When sweatshops close the workers are forced into subsistence farming, hard labour, prostitution, collecting rubbish from the street, or starvation by unemployment. Without sweatshops malnutrition or starvation will soon follow. When the US law Child Labor Deterrence Act was passed round 50,000 children were forced to leave the clothes production industry many resorted to crushing stones, begging, and prostitution. UNICEF's 1997 State of the World's Children study found these jobs "more hazardous and exploitative than garment production." Surely sweatshops should be encouraged by governments.gws35: What multiple accounts? You don't think it'd be good to rise adults and children to above the sustenance line? A sweatshop is far better than farm work: 10 plus hours a day with the sun violently burning down, heavy rain, hard work that may exhaust and cause them to be unable to work and causing them to die of starvation is preferable to work in an indoor sweatshop? You'd condemn children and adults in Asia to begging, prostitution and starvation? A sweatshop in Asia frequently pay over 10 times more than other employments. Your hypocrisy is glaring. more

Open Question: With a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management what is the best career?..from this list.?

Which one makes a good amount of money in the u.s or canada? (>$65,000) Also in great demand? Does not require long shifts? Which one would u recommend? pros and cons?...why u chose that career? etc. etc.. Thank You!!! _________________________________ Accounting/Controller Acquisitions and Development Airline Food Operations Bed & Breakfast Beverage Management Catering Club Management: Social, Professional Condos: Residence Manager Conference Services Consulting for Hospitality Industries Convention Management Corporate Management Cruise Line Operations Culinary Operations Department of Health and Human Services Diversity Management Facility Management Family Entertainment Operations Finance Food Broker Food Critic/Journalist Food Distribution Food Preparation: Sous Chef, Pastry Chef, Executive Chef Food Sales Gaming: Brick and Mortar, Riverboat, Native American, Online Golf Course Operations Grocer Operations Hospitality Law Hospitality Technology Hospitals: Concierge Services, Dietary, Food Production, Consulting Hotel Property: Front Office, Housekeeping Management, Room Service Associates, Reservations Management, Food and Beverage Human Resources Hunting Lodge Operations Hotel Management Company Institutional Catering Logistics and Distribution Marketing Military Officer Club Management Property Sanitation/Equipment Repair Real Estate Investment Trust Resort Management Restaurants Management and Operations Retirement Industry: Property Management, Food Service Management Revenue Management Sales Spa Special Event Management Summer Camp/Wilderness Resort Theme Park Operation Tourism Bureau Tours Transportation Services Wholesaler Wine and Spirits: Production, Wholesale, Retail, Distribution, Sales more

Open Question: Where and How can I buy a recipe for an oat biscuit production?

I am trying to find where and how I can buy a recipe for an oat biscuit production that will give me the necessary ingredients and how to do it, so I can do it in my own country. Planning to develop further an Oat Biscuit Industry in Russia. more

Open Question: world history help me?

Oil production is a major industry in the Middle East, yet the Middle East remains an unstable area. Why is stability in the Middle East important to the United States? A. The Middle East controls a large portion of U.S. oil exports. B. Oil production in the Middle East determines the value of the U.S. dollar. C. The Middle East is the largest area of outsourcing for the United States. D. Oil imported from the Middle East is critical to the steadiness of the U.S. economy. more

Open Question: The Potsdam Conference Document!?

Homework Help! Please Please try and answer these! *Below is the Document of the Potsdam Conference and then the quietions follow it* Protocol of the Proceedings, August l, 1945 The Berlin Conference of the Three Heads of Government of the U.S.S.R., U.S.A., and U.K., which took place from July 17 to August 2, 1945, came to the following conclusions: II. THE PRINCIPLES TO GOVERN THE TREATMENT OF GERMANY IN THE INITIAL CONTROL PERIOD A. POLITICAL PRINCIPLES. 1. In accordance with the Agreement on Control Machinery in Germany, supreme authority in Germany is exercised, on instructions from their respective Governments, by the Commanders-in-Chief of the armed forces of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and the French Republic, each in his own zone of occupation, and also jointly, in matters affecting Germany as a whole, in their capacity as members of the Control Council. 2. So far as is practicable, there shall be uniformity of treatment of the German population throughout Germany. 3. The purposes of the occupation of Germany by which the Control Council shall be guided are: (i) The complete disarmament and demilitarization of Germany and the elimination or control of all German industry that could be used for military production. To these ends:- (a) All German land, naval and air forces, the SS., SA., SD., and Gestapo, with all their organizations, staffs and institutions, including the General Staff, the Officers' Corps, Reserve Corps, military schools, war veterans' organizations and all other military and semi-military organizations, together with all clubs and associations which serve to keep alive the military tradition in Germany, shall be completely and finally abolished in such manner as permanently to prevent the revival or reorganization of German militarism and Nazism; (b) All arms, ammunition and implements of war and all specialized facilities for their production shall be held at the disposal of the Allies or destroyed. The maintenance and production of all aircraft and all arms. ammunition and implements of war shall be prevented. (ii) To convince the German people that they have suffered a total military defeat and that they cannot escape responsibility for what they have brought upon themselves, since their own ruthless warfare and the fanatical Nazi resistance have destroyed German economy and made chaos and suffering inevitable. (iii) To destroy the National Socialist Party and its affiliated and supervised organizations, to dissolve all Nazi institutions, to ensure that they are not revived in any form, and to prevent all Nazi and militarist activity or propaganda. (iv) To prepare for the eventual reconstruction of German political life on a democratic basis and for eventual peaceful cooperation in international life by Germany. 4. All Nazi laws which provided the basis of the Hitler regime or established discriminations on grounds of race, creed, or political opinion shall be abolished. No such discriminations, whether legal, administrative or otherwise, shall be tolerated. 5. War criminals and those who have participated in planning or carrying out Nazi enterprises involving or resulting in atrocities or war crimes shall be arrested and brought to judgment. Nazi leaders, influential Nazi supporters and high officials of Nazi organizations and institutions and any other persons dangerous to the occupation or its objectives shall be arrested and interned. 6. All members of the Nazi Party who have been more than nominal participants in its activities and all other persons hostile to Allied purposes shall be removed from public and semi-public office, and from positions of responsibility in important private undertakings. Such persons shall be replaced by persons who, by their political and moral qualities, are deemed capable of assisting in developing genuine democratic institutions in Germany. 7. German education shall be so controlled as completely to eliminate Nazi and militarist doctrines and to make possible the successful development of democratic ideas. 8. The judicial system will be reorganized in accordance with the principles of democracy, of justice under law, and of equal rights for all citizens without distinction of race, nationality or religion. 9. The administration in Germany should be directed towards the decentralization of the political structure and the development of local responsibility. To this end: (i) local self-government shall be restored throughout Germany on democratic principles and in particular through elective councils as rapidly as is consistent with military security and the purposes of military occupation; (ii) all democratic political parties with rights of assembly and of public discussion shall be allowed and encouraged throughout Germany; (iii) representative and elective principles shall be introduced into regional, pro1.Who was going to control Germany after the war? 2.Why do you think these occupation zones were needed? 3.What were the purposes of this occupation of Germany? 4.What was done to the Nazi party and its members? 5.What does Political Principle #10 mean when it says "subject to the necessity for maintaining military security..." 6.How will the Allies control the German economy? 7.According to Economic Principle #19, "Payment of Reparations should leave enough resources to enable the German people to subsist without external resources." What was meant by this passage, and how is it different from the Versailles Treaty? 8.How will each nation handle its reparation claims? 9.What division does the Reparations from Germany section make in Germany? How do you think this affects the future of Europe? 10.Does this sound like a peace treaty? Why or why not? How does it compare with the Versailles Treaty? more

Open Question: Long-run expansion in an increaseing-cost industry increase each firm's marginal and average costs by...?

A) saving money on per-unit production cost B) bidding up the price of resources C) holding the price of resources constant D) forcing down the price of resources C) bidding up each firm's marginal revenue more

Open Question: cAN someone answer this international economics problem for me on autarky equilibrium?

Ch 2: problem 7 Country A can produce 1,000 bushels of corn if it uses all its resources in the corn industry or 2,000 bushels of wheat if it uses all its resources in the wheat industry, costs are constant. Currently, country A does not trade and consumes 500 bushels of corn and 1,000 bushels of wheat. a. Draw country A's PPF, placing corn in the horizontal axis and wheat in the vertical axis. b. Illustrate country A's autorky equilibrium. c. A trading partned offers to trade corn and wheat with country A at a price ratio of 1. Show that. even if country A continues to produce 500 bushels of corn and 1,000 bushels of wheat, residents of country A would be better off if they exchanged with the trading partner. Would country A export wheat or corn? Woulod country A import wheat or corn? d. Compared with part (c), how would the amount of trade change if country A specialized its production according to comparative advantage? Would country A specialze in wheat or corn? Would the country specialze partially or completely? more

Resolved Question: Where can i find an internship in the entertainment industry?

I would really like to get a work placement/ internship at some sort of production company. ( Coffee fetcher is exactly what i am aiming for because everyone starts at the bottom, and at least i get to see people in action.) Preferably abroad like America ( I live in England) Or India. But how would i go about that? more

Resolved Question: What college film program is right for me?

I'm about to start my senior year of high school and I know the only field I want to work in is film. Unfortunately I did a little slacking off in high school and now only have a GPA of 2.5. Most film colleges want at least a 3.5, and I have yet to take my SAT's or ACT's. I don't have any specials awards won except in middle school I won 1st place at a State competition for acting in a little skit with a buddy of mine. Other than that I only have 3 years of TV production class with all A's, and a 4th on the way. I LOVE film and I don't want to do anything else, so its all a matter of what I need to do to get into a respected film college, where I can make something of my life long dream of working in the film industry. My writing skills aren't the greatest though when asked to write in high school, I feel like I'm writing a blockbuster hit (seriously i get into it) but it always comes back with C+ (Critics Right?). I love being in front of the camera but honestly I'm not sure if I can actually act or my mommy just thinks I'm special. So what do you think where could I go, I've looked a full scam i mean sale haha, NYU and FSU but NYU seems CRAZY to get into and FSU doesn't look to promising either, not with my resume. please any info would help!!!lol the guy who created avatar, i was hoping someone who knew something about film would answer hahaha more

Open Question: Is K-pop ever going to be as popular as J-pop?

Is K-pop ever going to be as popular as J-pop? Now, some koreans and k-pop-fanatics may already think K-pop is the best thing ever invented in the history of "ever" with their favorites like Big Bang, 4Minute, Wonder Girls, BoA, Rain (Bi), & TVXQ -R.I.P.- all expanding into the J-pop and Asian markets like Thailand, Philipines, Loas, Cambodia & Vietnam but they struggle to be even known in the West or even in Western Asia (excluding Turkey, Kazakhstan) for that matter. Rain is the biggest exception and that's not due to music but due to Ninja Assassins! I don't see K-pop being world known like J-pop (you may not hear J-pop out on the street everyday or ever sometimes but you know Japan has music and is very influencial in the music industry, if you know anything about music). In my opinion, K-pop is only really popular in those asian countries that have a much lower economy like Mongolia, Thai, Viet, Cam, Laos, Indo, Malaysia & Phili. But, what do you think, can K-pop go on being a less popular carbon copy of American pop but with 9 member groups? Where does all of the money for the productions come from anyway (they beat Jap & American productions)!?! more

Open Question: quiz Marketing mix and pricing?

1. Abberay Flooring found a supplier of very inexpensive fibers that could be used to produce low-grade carpeting at a very low cost. Because Abberay had been facing stiff competition in the mediumgrade carpet industry, it started using the new material in all of its carpeting and reducing its prices. This is an example of a(n)? a. aesthetic modification. b. line extension. c. material adjustment. d. functional modification. e. quality modification. 2. Jansport adds features to its backpacks that no other companies offer in order to create? a. commercialization. b. consistency of quality. c. styling. d. product positioning. e. product differentiation. 3. If Gateway 2000 provides its customers with a help line for computer questions and problems, it is differentiating itself through? a. support of its level of quality. b. product support services. c. a help line feature. d. product features. e. customer requests. 4. Product positioning refers to a. the area in retail stores in which the manufacturer strives to position its products. b. product price but not to product image. c. product image but not to product price. d. the decisions and activities intended to create and maintain a certain concept of the firm’s product in customers’ minds. e. the length of time a product has survived in the market. 5. H&R Block, a major tax preparation firm, reported having a problem with its employees being inconsistent in the filing of returns. The firm is experiencing a problem with which of the following characteristics of the service offering? a. Tangibility b. Intangibility c. Perishability d. Inseparability e. Heterogeneity 6. Which of the following is a low-contact service? a. Childcare b. Website design c. Health care d. Manicure e. Legal services 7. Symbols such as the Travellers’ Financial Services umbrella are designed to help customers overcome the ________ of services. a. heterogeneity b. unpredictability c. inseparability d. intangibility e. perishability 8. Elizabeth from marketing, Manuel from finance, Tony from production, Cynthia from engineering, and Alexandra from research and development were put together by their company to develop a new low-calorie, high-nutrition snack treat. These five people are a(n) __________ at their company. a. venture team b. SWAT team c. brand management group d. idea generation group e. product positioning group 9. One advantage of nonprice competition is that? a. a firm can react quickly to competitive efforts. b. market share becomes less important. c. a firm can build customer loyalty. d. marketing efforts are completely eliminated. e. pricing is no longer a factor. 10. A product under nonprice competition would most likely not succeed in the market if? a. a new advertising campaign is established for it. b. it is easy to duplicate. c. it is packaged differently than similar products. d. it is priced near the competitors’ price. e. its quality has been upgraded.Questions 1 to 10Questions 1 to 10Questions 1 to 101=D report on the effectiveness of the company’s internal controls. 2=A restore public confidence and trust in the financial statements of publicly held companies. 3=B provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded, information is processed accurately, and laws and regulations are complied with.. 4= D a single employee is responsible for the collecting and recording of cash 5=D all of these. 6=A risk assessment. 7=C Control procedures 8= D The control environment 9= D Monitoring 10= D Commercial paper more

Open Question: Explain the operational characteristics of the CPU that can support the design.?

Programmable logic controllers are the most widely used electronic devices in the controlling production and assembly process due to its simplicity and versatility. As a designer you have been given a task to design a CPU (central processing unit) to control a robot in semiconductor industry to operate the conveyor system. more

Open Question: how do you lower your Average RMS level?

to somewhere around -13 for an industry sound in audio production. I'm using Cubase 5 and I really would like to know how to lower theaverage RMS level in the mastering stage of Cubase 5. I've already tried using the normalise function but it does not take the level down by much I'm looking for a desired level. can anyone help please, I've been stuck on this for a long time now... thank you more

Open Question: How many of you would support Laissez faire capitalism?

http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/connections_n2/great_depression.html 1920s (Decade) * During World War I, federal spending grows three times larger than tax collections. When the government cuts back spending to balance the budget in 1920, a severe recession results. However, the war economy invested heavily in the manufacturing sector, and the next decade will see an explosion of productivity... although only for certain sectors of the economy. * An average of 600 banks fail each year. * Organized labor declines throughout the decade. The United Mine Workers Union will see its membership fall from 500,000 in 1920 to 75,000 in 1928. The American Federation of Labor would fall from 5.1 million in 1920 to 3.4 million in 1929. * Over the decade, about 1,200 mergers will swallow up more than 6,000 previously independent companies; by 1929, only 200 corporations will control over half of all American industry. * By the end of the decade, the bottom 80 percent of all income-earners will be removed from the tax rolls completely. Taxes on the rich will fall throughout the decade. * By 1929, the richest 1 percent will own 40 percent of the nation's wealth. The bottom 93 percent will have experienced a 4 percent drop in real disposable per-capita income between 1923 and 1929. * Individual worker productivity rises an astonishing 43 percent from 1919 to 1929. But the rewards are being funneled to the top: the number of people reporting half-million dollar incomes grows from 156 to 1,489 between 1920 and 1929, a phenomenal rise compared to other decades. But that is still less than 1 percent of all income-earners. 1922 * The conservative Supreme Court strikes down federal child labor legislation. 1923 * President Warren Harding dies in office. Calvin Coolidge, becomes president. Coolidge is no less committed to laissez-faire and a non-interventionist government. * Supreme Court nullifies minimum wage for women in District of Columbia. 1924 * The stock market begins its spectacular rise. Bears little relation to the rest of the economy. 1925 * The top tax rate is lowered to 25 percent - the lowest top rate in the eight decades since World War I. 1928 * Between May 1928 and September 1929, the average prices of stocks will rise 40 percent. The boom is largely artificial. 1929 * Herbert Hoover becomes President. * Annual per-capita income is $750. More than half of all Americans are living below a minimum subsistence level. * Backlog of business inventories grows three times larger than the year before. * Recession begins in August, two months before the stock market crash. During this two month period, production will decline at an annual rate of 20 percent, wholesale prices at 7.5 percent, and personal income at 5 percent. * Stock market crash begins October 24. Investors call October 29 Black Tuesday. Losses for the month will total $16 billion, an astronomical sum in those days. 1930 * By February, the Federal Reserve has cut the prime interest rate from 6 to 4 percent. Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon announces that the Fed will stand by as the market works itself out: 'Liquidate labor, liquidate real estate... values will be adjusted, and enterprising people will pick up the wreck from less-competent people'. * The Smoot-Hawley Tariff passes on June 17. With imports forming only 6 percent of the GNP, the 40 percent tariffs work out to an effective tax of only 2.4 percent per citizen. Even this is compensated for by the fact that American businesses are no longer investing in Europe, but keeping their money stateside. The consensus of modern economists is that the tariff made only a minor contribution to the Great Depression in the U.S., but a major one in Europe. * Supreme Court rules that the monopoly U.S. Steel does not violate anti-trust laws as long as competition exists, no matter how negligible. * The GNP falls 9.4 percent from the year before. The unemployment rate climbs from 3.2 to 8.7 percent. 1931 * No major legislation is passed addressing the Depression. * The GNP falls another 8.5 percent; unemployment rises to 15.9 percent. 1932 * This and the next year are the worst years of the Great Depression. For 1932, GNP falls a record 13.4 percent; unemployment rises to 23.6 percent. * Industrial stocks have lost 80 percent of their value since 1930. * 10,000 banks have failed since 1929, or 40 percent of the 1929 total. * GNP has also fallen 31 percent since 1929. * Over 13 million Americans have lost their jobs since 1929. * International trade has fallen by two-thirds since 1929. Congress passes the Federal Home Loan Bank Act and the Glass-Steagall Act of 1932. * Top tax rate is raised from 25 to 63 percent. *If history has taught us anything is that conservatism doesn't work, but instead leads us into bad economic times.going forward: 1935 * The Supreme Court declares the National Recovery Administration to be unconstitutional. * Congress authorizes creation of the Works Progress Administration, the National Labor Relations Board and the Rural Electrification Administration. * Congress passes the Banking Act of 1935, the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, the National Labor Relations Act, and the Social Security Act. * Economic recovery continues: the GNP grows another 8.1 percent, and unemployment falls to 20.1 percent. 1936 * Top tax rate raised to 79 percent. * Economic recovery continues: GNP grows a record 14.1 percent; unemployment falls to 16.9 percent. 1937 * The Supreme Court declares the National Labor Relations Board to be unconstitutional. more

Voting Question: Is pure capitalism what we want?

TIMELINES OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION: 1920s (Decade) * During World War I, federal spending grows three times larger than tax collections. When the government cuts back spending to balance the budget in 1920, a severe recession results. However, the war economy invested heavily in the manufacturing sector, and the next decade will see an explosion of productivity... although only for certain sectors of the economy. * An average of 600 banks fail each year. * Organized labor declines throughout the decade. The United Mine Workers Union will see its membership fall from 500,000 in 1920 to 75,000 in 1928. The American Federation of Labor would fall from 5.1 million in 1920 to 3.4 million in 1929. * Over the decade, about 1,200 mergers will swallow up more than 6,000 previously independent companies; by 1929, only 200 corporations will control over half of all American industry. * By the end of the decade, the bottom 80 percent of all income-earners will be removed from the tax rolls completely. Taxes on the rich will fall throughout the decade. * By 1929, the richest 1 percent will own 40 percent of the nation's wealth. The bottom 93 percent will have experienced a 4 percent drop in real disposable per-capita income between 1923 and 1929. * Individual worker productivity rises an astonishing 43 percent from 1919 to 1929. But the rewards are being funneled to the top: the number of people reporting half-million dollar incomes grows from 156 to 1,489 between 1920 and 1929, a phenomenal rise compared to other decades. But that is still less than 1 percent of all income-earners. 1922 * The conservative Supreme Court strikes down federal child labor legislation. 1923 * President Warren Harding dies in office. Calvin Coolidge, becomes president. Coolidge is no less committed to laissez-faire and a non-interventionist government. * Supreme Court nullifies minimum wage for women in District of Columbia. 1924 * The stock market begins its spectacular rise. Bears little relation to the rest of the economy. 1925 * The top tax rate is lowered to 25 percent - the lowest top rate in the eight decades since World War I. 1928 * Between May 1928 and September 1929, the average prices of stocks will rise 40 percent. The boom is largely artificial. 1929 * Herbert Hoover becomes President. * Annual per-capita income is $750. More than half of all Americans are living below a minimum subsistence level. * Backlog of business inventories grows three times larger than the year before. * Recession begins in August, two months before the stock market crash. During this two month period, production will decline at an annual rate of 20 percent, wholesale prices at 7.5 percent, and personal income at 5 percent. * Stock market crash begins October 24. Investors call October 29 Black Tuesday. Losses for the month will total $16 billion, an astronomical sum in those days. 1930 * By February, the Federal Reserve has cut the prime interest rate from 6 to 4 percent. Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon announces that the Fed will stand by as the market works itself out: 'Liquidate labor, liquidate real estate... values will be adjusted, and enterprising people will pick up the wreck from less-competent people'. * The Smoot-Hawley Tariff passes on June 17. With imports forming only 6 percent of the GNP, the 40 percent tariffs work out to an effective tax of only 2.4 percent per citizen. Even this is compensated for by the fact that American businesses are no longer investing in Europe, but keeping their money stateside. The consensus of modern economists is that the tariff made only a minor contribution to the Great Depression in the U.S., but a major one in Europe. * Supreme Court rules that the monopoly U.S. Steel does not violate anti-trust laws as long as competition exists, no matter how negligible. * The GNP falls 9.4 percent from the year before. The unemployment rate climbs from 3.2 to 8.7 percent. 1931 * No major legislation is passed addressing the Depression. * The GNP falls another 8.5 percent; unemployment rises to 15.9 percent. 1932 * This and the next year are the worst years of the Great Depression. For 1932, GNP falls a record 13.4 percent; unemployment rises to 23.6 percent. * Industrial stocks have lost 80 percent of their value since 1930. * 10,000 banks have failed since 1929, or 40 percent of the 1929 total. * GNP has also fallen 31 percent since 1929. * Over 13 million Americans have lost their jobs since 1929. * International trade has fallen by two-thirds since 1929. Congress passes the Federal Home Loan Bank Act and the Glass-Steagall Act of 1932. * Top tax rate is raised from 25 to 63 percent. * Popular opinion considers Hoover's mehttp://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/connections_n2/great_depression.html more

Voting Question: Well, which system are you upset about?

Is it com·mu·nism? /ˈkɒmyəˌnɪzəm/ [kom-yuh-niz-uhm] –noun 1. a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. 2. ( often initial capital letter ) a system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single and self-perpetuating political party. 3. ( initial capital letter ) the principles and practices of the Communist party. 4. communalism. Is it so·cial·ism? /ˈsoʊʃəˌlɪzəm/ [soh-shuh-liz-uhm] –noun 1. a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole. 2. procedure or practice in accordance with this theory. 3. (in Marxist theory) the stage following capitalism in the transition of a society to communism, characterized by the imperfect implementation of collectivist principles. Is it fas·cism? /ˈfæʃɪzəm/ [fash-iz-uhm] –noun 1.( sometimes initial capital letter ) a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism. 2.( sometimes initial capital letter ) the philosophy, principles, or methods of fascism. 3.( initial capital letter ) a fascist movement, esp. the one established by Mussolini in Italy 1922–43. Marx·ism /ˈmɑrksɪzəm/ [mahrk-siz-uhm] –noun The system of economic and political thought developed by Karl Marx, along with Friedrich Engels, esp. the doctrine that the state throughout history has been a device for the exploitation of the masses by a dominant class, that class struggle has been the main agency of historical change, and that the capitalist system, containing from the first the seeds of its own decay, will inevitably, after the period of the dictatorship of the proletariat, be superseded by a socialist order and a classless society. So which new invasion are you so upset over? We now live in a socialist, fascist, communist AND Marxist America? Really? How about you just choose one and quit pretending you know the difference between the -isms. You clearly do not. It can't be more than one at the same time. Also, some of us out there need to stop confusing Communism with Marxism. more

Voting Question: What is an industry or broad which carries out food and energy production?

Or are these both seperate things, if so please can you let me know of a seperate industry for them. Thankyou. more

Resolved Question: This table represents some of Jennifer's costs of production. Jennifer operates in a perfectly competitive mar?

This table represents some of Jennifer's costs of production. Jennifer operates in a perfectly competitive market and therefore takes price as given. At a quantity of three units, for example, a variable cost of $54 gives the total variable cost required to make the three units. Total cost of $174 is the sum of variable costs and the $120 fixed cost. Average variable cost ($18) and average total cost ($58) are equal to variable cost and total cost divided by the quantity of three. Marginal cost of $16 is the cost of increasing production from two units to three units, so it represents the cost of producing the third unit. In the short run, Jennifer cannot avoid fixed costs such as her lease payments on her building. In the long run, she can avoid the fixed costs. QuantityFixed CostVariable CostTotal CostAverage Variable CostAverage Total CostMarginal Cost 0$120$0$120------ 1$120$20$140$20.00$140.00$20 2$120$38$158$19.00$79.00$18 3$120$54$174$18.00$58.00$16 4$120$68$188$17.00$47.00$14 5$120$84$204$16.80$40.80$16 6$120$102$222$17.00$37.00$18 7$120$122$242$17.43$34.57$20 8$120$146$266$18.25$33.25$24 9$120$176$296$19.56$32.89$30 10$120$214$334$21.40$33.40$38 11$120$262$382$23.82$34.73$48 12$120$322$442$26.83$36.83$60 1. What is the lowest price at which Jennifer would be willing to produce a positive-level output in the short run? 2.What is the lowest price at which Jennifer would be willing not to exit the industry in the long run? Is it 16.80 for 1 and 38.89 for 2?? more

Voting Question: History questions first year teacher! can you answer them?

HELLO, JUST WANT TO SEE HOW MANY OF THESE YOU CAN ANSWER! IF YOUR NOT POSITIVE JUST TAKE YOUR BEST GUESS. I WILL POST THE CORRECT ANSWERS SOON. TAKE IT FOR FUN! FIRST YEAR TEACHING HISTORY SO I WANNA MAKE SURE MY EXAMS ARENT TOO HARD. THANKS 1. The Omaha Platform: A. Was developed by the Populists in the 1892 Convention B. Was drafted by Ignatius Donnely C. Endorses replacing gold with the silver standard D. All of the above 2. What ended both the Homestead Strike and the Pullman strike? A.FBI investigated and infiltrated unions B.Troops ended the strikes C.Governors shut down the railroads D. Populists negotiated pay raises in both strikes to help workers 3.What legislation was passed in 1882 to keep out Chinese immigrants? A. Chinese Separation Trade Agreement B. Chinese Seclusion Agreement C. Chinese Trade Act D. Chinese Exclusion Act 4. What was "Taylorism" and what impact did it have on production? A. Assembly line made products faster B. Assembly line made products cheaper C. Assembly line paid workers as "unskilled laborers," meaning less pay D .All of the above 5. Herbert Spencer argued that the rich were the best and "fittest;" whereas, only "unfit people deservedly found themselves impoversihed. The theory was known as: A. Social Darwinism B. Charles Darwinism C. Survival of the Fittest D. Al of the above 6. What's a muckracker? A. An investigative reporter writing about corruption and scandal B. A city worker controlled by Party Bosses C. A sewage worker in New York D. An immigrant worker in the stock yards in Chicago 7. The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887: A. Put in place a series of regulations for railroad companies B. Was overturned by court rulings C. Had little practical effect D. All of the above 8. During the Progressive era, the acknowledged political leader of the American socialist movement was: A. Lincoln Steffens B. William Haywood C. Eugene Debs D. W. E. B. Dubois 9. In the campaign of 1896, President William McKinley: A. Alienated Protestants by reaching out to Catholics B. Campaigned largely from his house C. Was significantly outspent by his opponent D. Was outspoken in his anti-monopoly views 10. In 1900, in regards to the work conditions in American factories: A. Workers generally controlled the pace of work B. Laborers were working at least 60 hours per week C. Job security for workers was guaranteed D. Safety conditions increased as factories increased mechanization 11. The "Cross of Gold" speech: A. Supported a plan to have the gold standard replaced by silver B. Illustrated the values of William Jennings Bryan C. Was given at the Democratic National Convention 1896 D. All of the above 12. During the Progessive era, the woman suffrage movement: A. Failed to attract any support from men B. Gained universal support from all women in the United States C. Was the single largest reform movement in the early 20th century D. Resulted in the breakdown of social and family stability 13. "He simply wishes to make it possible for a man to be both a Negro and an American, without being cursed and spit upon by his fellows, without having the doors of opportunity close roughly in his face." Who is the author of this quote? (See Zinn document in the Voices reader) A. Henry McNeal Turner B. W. E. B. Dubois C. Langston Hughes D. Reverend Moore 14. In the late 19th century, the railroad industry in the United States A. Included the nation's largest businessed B. Was the first billion dollar industry C. Was the largest monopoly D. All of the above 15. The Progressive reformer and Wisconsin Governor Robert La Follette helped create A. The direct primary B. Mandabory health insurance by all factories C. Repeal of the national income tax D. All of the above 16. August Spies: A.Was on of the 8 anarchists accused in the Haymarket Affair and sentenced to death B. Was implicated in a communist plot against unions C. Wrote a confession for his crimes of terrorism against the United States D. All of the above 17. What were the goals of the Grangers and the (Farmer's) Alliances? A. Regulation of the railroad andincrease prices for farm goods B. Railroads run by a cartel of farmers with storehouses for food C. Organic methods of farming and new urban markets for sales D. International trade that would increase the value of wheat and rice 18. Nativists believed: A. Only peop more

Open Question: Does the internet hurt film and TV profits that badly?

Here's what I mean. I hear people say that less and less people are watching TV and movies. because they're too expensive and the lower in quality. If that's true. 1. Why do production companies still license to TV and theaters? 2. Does piracy really hurt the film and TV industry that much? 3. if so how come producers don't just post there shows directly on their own website and charge people specifically watching on their site? 4. Does anyone know the detailed process of how a series or film is produced and how the profits are distributed? The reason I ask is because there's this idea that I have for a anime series. And i would like advise about this subject. Please answer all questions best you can. easy 10 points. Thanx here are some links. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090821044344AAZUEN4 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100613/1518179792.shtml more

Resolved Question: what can we do to prevent the government and their secret agencies from reading our emails?

do we actually have privacy? i found a site that showed images of how they go through all our emails, its not enough that they already have software to find out what we like for marketing now they also look at CEOS of companies who are in competition with the US Goverment's own companies, the alcohol warehouse industry, several manufactures of post production suites like AVID, etc etc all owned by the US Government which seems to be like a secret and makes many companies wonder why they are already failing in the market. more

Resolved Question: Does Michelle know about Jennifer Granholm's crush on Oblame-a?

http://www.livedash.com/transcript/countdown_with_keith_olbermann/5304/MSNBC/Thursday_July_15_2010/254536/ 00:23:13 >> I think the auto industry is an example of strategic surgical intervention. 00:23:18 Of course, it's not finished yet. 00:23:22 When general motors takes the company back public, you will really have the sort of completion of this. 00:23:30 In november, general motors is rolling out the chevrolet volt, which is the first all-electric vehicle. 00:23:34 That vehicle will be powered by the batteries that were in the plant that are going to be made by the plant that the president was at today. 00:23:41 Those batteries will be supplied by other suppliers in michigan that have cropped up as a result of this stimulus. 00:23:48 Not only do we have an auto industry producing the electric vehicle, which wouldn't have happened before but for the obama administration's intervention, but we have this whole supply chain. 00:23:59 An infrastructure surrounding energy independence that we are creating through the stimulus. 00:24:05 All of that would not have happened but for the obama administration's intervention. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Volt In July 2007, General Motors stated that it would have the Volt on the U.S. market in 2010,[52] and in early June 2008, they confirmed that production had been approved, with a target of getting the Volt into showrooms by the end of 2010.[53] Following the conclusion of the 2007 UAW-GM contract talks, assembly of the Volt was assigned to Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly.[54] Initially the gasoline engine will be imported from the Opel engine plant in Aspern, Austria.[55] Early estimates, from GM staff, were of initial annual production of 60,000 units,[56] but these claims have been scaled back to a planned 10,000 units, as of May 2008,[57] with a ramp up to 60,000 units in the second year.[58] more

Resolved Question: How can I become a Hollywood actress?

I am a teenage girl living in Louisiana. I have participated in school and community theater, and starred in a few productions. Can someone please give me some tips to getting into the film industry? I would like to do commercials, movies, or TV shows. Thanks. more

Resolved Question: Is it worth it to spend $6 billion a year of our tax dollars to subsidize corn based ethanol?

Critics say the industry should stand on its own after receiving subsidies for 30 years and argue the tax credits are a waste of taxpayer dollars. A diverse coalition of groups has argued over the past few years that the increase in production of corn and its diversion for ethanol is making animal feed more expensive, raising prices at the grocery store and tearing up the land. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100716/ap_on_bi_ge/us_ethanol_tax_credits_3 more

Voting Question: If I would like to work in the entertainment industry (music business, mainly), what would I study in college?

I have dreams of maybe opening my own record label, or media management company. I am very interested in the music business. If I was more inclined with music itself, I would be on the stage in a heart beat. But being behind the scenes sounds just as good to me. I am even interested Music Production. But working at a management company would be an amazing experience. Maybe even go on tour?? What would I major in in college for this? Are there any colleges that have a big emphasis in this business? (Preferably in Florida) Is Full Sail a good school? more

Resolved Question: Is Obama a communist, a fascist, and socialist all in one?

* A Socialist. He supports public ownership of the means of production, redistribution of wealth from some segments of society to others. * A Fascist. He supports State control over private industries and the means of production, and just about every aspect of citizens’ daily lives. * A Communist. He supports State ownership as well as control of industry and the means of production. SOCIALIST: Examples to show that Obama is a socialist include his vote as a U.S. Senator in favor of the Wall Street Bailout, often mistakenly seen as an example of "capitalism," but which was actually an example of socialism: redistribution of wealth from the middle-class workers and producers to the already rich Wall Street bankers and financial executives. Obama also clearly supports the ongoing military socialism through the wars he has been continuing and strengthening abroad: redistribution of wealth from American workers and producers to defense contractors, consultants and lobbyists, oil executives and Wall Street bankers, which really has been a main objective for American wars throughout the last century. As the late USMC Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler would say, "War is a Racket." FASCIST:: All government mandates and regulation of private economies are examples of fascism. ObamaCare consists of one mandate and regulation after another of private doctor-patient relationships, patient/doctor-insurance company relationships, and a laundry list of medical related industries. In addition to ObamaCare fascism and Obama’s strengthening of his own executive dictatorial powers as president, some other examples of Obama’s fascism include his new financial regulations, and the environmental regulations that he used as a means of interfering with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s duty to protect the people of Louisiana from the oil spill that threatens their livelihoods. While allowing doctors’ practices, HMOs, and insurance companies to continue to be privately owned, the federal government will nevertheless dictate to them how their contracts and associations will be run. However, given a variety of factors, this dictatorial control over the medical industry will most likely lead these still privately owned interests into bankruptcy, much like what the federal government has done to the financial and mortgage lending industries, and the federal government will most probably take upon ownership, as well as control, of much of these industries. COMMUNIST:: Communism is, by and large, complete State ownership and control of all industry, wealth and property, and the means of production. So far, we have seen this from Obama in his leading the charge of confiscation of much of the automobile industry, as well as the federal government’s ownership of much of the mortgage and finance industries. And eventually, most likely, the entire medical industry.http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig10/lazarowitz8.1.1.html more

Voting Question: how to get ahead in music production?

i'm 15, from belfast in ireland and i've wanted to be a music producer for over 2 years. i play 3 instruments at high grades and i've done music theory. i enrolled in a week-long summer course on how to produce dance music using Logic Pro and i'm saving up for DJ equipment so i can start that. i'm just wondering if anyone knows anything else i could do to get ahead, like internships at record labels for 16 year olds? even if its just stuff like getting coffee its essential to make contacts to get started in the music industry. it can be in the UK or USA because i can save up for the trip and stuff like that. thanks :) more

Resolved Question: Suppose that Mensa Inc. is a representative firm operating in a perfectly competitive industry. Mensa’s tota?

Suppose that Mensa Inc. is a representative firm operating in a perfectly competitive industry. Mensa’s total cost of production, TC, is given by the equation TC = 5,000 +5q2, where q is Mensa’s output. Based on this equation, Mensa’s marginal cost is 10q. If the output price is $100, what is Mensa’s short-run profit-maximizing output more

Resolved Question: can someone please help me find rhetorical devices in the following text please!!!!!!!?

Wake Up, America. We're Driving Toward Disaster. By James Howard Kunstler 26/05/08 "Washington Post" -- - Everywhere I go these days, talking about the global energy predicament on the college lecture circuit or at environmental conferences, I hear an increasingly shrill cry for "solutions." This is just another symptom of the delusional thinking that now grips the nation, especially among the educated and well-intentioned. I say this because I detect in this strident plea the desperate wish to keep our "Happy Motoring" utopia running by means other than oil and its byproducts. But the truth is that no combination of solar, wind and nuclear power, ethanol, biodiesel, tar sands and used French-fry oil will allow us to power Wal-Mart, Disney World and the interstate highway system -- or even a fraction of these things -- in the future. We have to make other arrangements. The public, and especially the mainstream media, misunderstands the "peak oil" story. It's not about running out of oil. It's about the instabilities that will shake the complex systems of daily life as soon as the global demand for oil exceeds the global supply. These systems can be listed concisely: The way we produce food The way we conduct commerce and trade The way we travel The way we occupy the land The way we acquire and spend capital And there are others: governance, health care, education and more. As the world passes the all-time oil production high and watches as the price of a barrel of oil busts another record, as it did last week, these systems will run into trouble. Instability in one sector will bleed into another. Shocks to the oil markets will hurt trucking, which will slow commerce and food distribution, manufacturing and the tourist industry in a chain of cascading effects. Problems in finance will squeeze any enterprise that requires capital, including oil exploration and production, as well as government spending. These systems are all interrelated. They all face a crisis. What's more, the stress induced by the failure of these systems will only increase the wishful thinking across our nation. And that's the worst part of our quandary: the American public's narrow focus on keeping all our cars running at any cost. Even the environmental community is hung up on this. The Rocky Mountain Institute has been pushing for the development of a "Hypercar" for years -- inadvertently promoting the idea that we really don't need to change. Years ago, U.S. negotiators at a U.N. environmental conference told their interlocutors that the American lifestyle is "not up for negotiation." This stance is, unfortunately, related to two pernicious beliefs that have become common in the United States in recent decades. The first is the idea that when you wish upon a star, your dreams come true. (Oprah Winfrey advanced this notion last year with her promotion of a pop book called "The Secret," which said, in effect, that if you wish hard enough for something, it will come to you.) One of the basic differences between a child and an adult is the ability to know the difference between wishing for things and actually making them happen through earnest effort. The companion belief to "wishing upon a star" is the idea that one can get something for nothing. This derives from America's new favorite religion: not evangelical Christianity but the worship of unearned riches. (The holy shrine to this tragic belief is Las Vegas.) When you combine these two beliefs, the result is the notion that when you wish upon a star, you'll get something for nothing. This is what underlies our current fantasy, as well as our inability to respond intelligently to the energy crisis. These beliefs also explain why the presidential campaign is devoid of meaningful discussion about our energy predicament and its implications. The idea that we can become "energy independent" and maintain our current lifestyle is absurd. So is the gas-tax holiday. (Which politician wants to tell voters on Labor Day that the holiday is over?) The pie-in-the-sky plan to turn grain into fuel came to grief, too, when we saw its disruptive effect on global grain prices and the food shortages around the world, even in the United States. In recent weeks, the rice and cooking-oil shelves in my upstate New York supermarket have been stripped clean. So what are intelligent responses to our predicament? First, we'll have to dramatically reorganize the everyday activities of American life. We'll have to grow our food closer to home, in a manner that will require more human attention. In fact, agriculture needs to return to the center of economic life. We'll have to restore local economic networks -- the very networks that the big-box stores systematically destroyed -- made of fine-grained layers of wholesalers, middlemen  more

Voting Question: How long does it take to develop art professionally?

Well, to explain my story the shortest I can, I was introduced to art really about half a year ago by my aunt who is a professional illustrator/painter at Disney (the actual making of it, I haven't ever drawn seriously and I last drew when I was maybe ten). I'm currently twenty. It gave me a change of heart, I realized I really love this and would love to work in animation (or even illustration/concept art/modeling) after I researched (and realizing all my favorite films are animated ones, and the fact I really love good animation and art in video games and other mediums). I'm already in my second year of college, with no particular major yet (General AA). I've significantly improved on my sketches and landscape paintings since the last six months, but its still incredibly amateurish and looks more like a middle school student's work. Do you think, if I miraculously was accepted to some decent art school and worked hard, I could come out with skills good enough to make it into either the film or game industry (and yes, I realize production times in the entertainment industry are cruel). It just seems like 2-4 years wouldn't be enough time to come out with marketable enough skills in a professional industry. So I'm curious if I started this hobby (which I'd like to further than that) too late for me to develop workably within a few years -- as I'm soon being kicked out of the house to live on my own, and I realize if I don't have a job within a few years, I won't make it. Can anyone, hopefully experienced, help me with my dilemma? (I realize that the length of progression is entirely determined by the individual, so say I'm average to below average in terms of talent if there is such a thing). more

Resolved Question: If the unemployment rate were 8%, the rate of Cyclical unemployment would be about 21)____ %?

The two types of industries are most affected by fluctuations in the business cycle are 15)___________ and 16)__________. If you were replaced by a machine at your place of employment, you'd be 17)________________ unemployed. If my wife accepted a job in California, I'd have to quit my job at PGCC and move out there with her. While I was looking for a job I'd be 18)______________ unemployed. If I got laid off because a recession, I'd be 19)______________ unemployed. Full employment occurs when there is no 20)_______________ unemployment. If the unemployment rate were 8%, the rate of Cyclical unemployment would be about 21)____ %. Some amount of unemployment is considered natural because 22)_____________ [a brief explanation is called for here, don't say NRU]. The relationship between the rate of demand pull inflation and unemployment is (inverse/direct) 23)____________ while the relationship between the rate of cost push inflation and unemployment is (inverse/direct) 24)____________. Suppose your nominal income was $50,000 in 2003. In 2004 it was $52,000, but in that time the inflation rate was 5%. Between 2003 and 2004, your nominal income went 25)_________ (up/down) while your real income went 26)___________ (up/down). If lenders expect higher rates of inflation in the near future, nominal interest rates will go 27)___________ (up/down). Lenders are 28)__________ (hurt/benefited) by unanticipated inflation while borrowers with a fixed interest rate 29)___________ (hurt/benefited) from unanticipated inflation. The real interest rate is the 30)_________________ Stephen McLean-Jackson is typing... Stephen McLean-Jackson: minus 31)_______________. When product prices rise due to too much spending, it produces 32)_______ - ___________ inflation. When product prices rise due to increase in production costs or resource prices, it’s known as 33)__________ - __________ inflation.Bookmark more

Voting Question: Where would I look to get some type of video production or film internship in Los Angeles?

I'm looking for an internship in LA to help pad my portfolio, preferably I would like to be in the documentary or independent film industries but an internship anywhere within the biz would be a huge step up and very helpful. Who could I contact and where would I find that information? more

Resolved Question: Interested in the Entertainment/Music Bussiness - best FL colleges for media? (Full Sail University?)?

I am going to be a junior in high school this year, and I am continuing my search for the college that best suits me. I am very interested in the entertainment industry (mainly the music industry, but any media really. Maybe even music production). I have been trying to find colleges in Florida (where I live), and I haven't been able to find many schools that focus on my interests. My family really wants me to go to UF, because almost all of them went there. But I would rather go to a school that is focused around what I want to do with my life, not just go because of its popularity. I have recently discovered Full Sail University. From what I have read on their website, it sounds like it would be a great experience. The programs they offer seem very beneficial for what I am interested in. And it is located in Orlando, which is about 2 hours away from where I live now (Palm Beach County). I know my grades and prerequisites are a MAJOR part of this process. For my freshman and sophomore years, I have averaged straight A's in most Honors classes. I currently have a 4.2 HPA and a 3.9 cumulative GPA. I have many, many hours of community service and I am in many clubs. Where can I find a list of colleges that focus on the entertainment or music industry (or anything related, located in FL)? Does the entertainment industry make good money? What I dream to do is to open a company of my own, maybe even a record label, that manages artists, or even branch out into other media outlets. I know that is dreaming big, but it's good to set goals. Is Full Sail University a beneficial college? Highly recommended? *Preferably a public college* more

Resolved Question: What is crude oils function within the ecosystem of the planet?

In the wake of the resent oil spill disaster a thought popped into my head. What is oil for? Not what is it for to the human race, oil is fuel, power, money, warmth and survival both financially and elementally to our species. We have learned in the past 60 years how truly interwoven our ecosystem is. Everything is where it is for a reason. Reason's that have nothing to do with the human race's need to power cars, homes and economy. So if every naturally occurring system on this planet is connected, what then would be the result and what is the intended function and process of connection to the ecosystem of underground crude oil deposits? Here we have these massive porous spaces, some spanning many miles. They generally have walls of coal so dense as to almost be diamond in strength, to stand the pressure and heat of the billions of gallons of boiling hot oil. This oil its self being stabilized by flammable gasses under pressure and then salt water above that creating this liquid pressure pillow underground. At first I thought I would look up the national geological information and find the answer of why oil is there easily. I became worried quickly as two hours of research had provided me with nothing but an extensive amount of data on crude oil production, future of the petroleum and natural gas industries. Not one research project, nothing, Then amidst even more research, for I was sure I was over reacting I found this "CO2 Reduction Partnership" http://www.undeerc.org/pcor/region/gsinks.aspx What this is all about turned my concern into a actual fear for the planet itself. On the surface this seems like a fantastic and wonderful idea to lower carbon dioxide by taking raw CO2 being emitted from static sources and pumping it into these massive spaces left behind by the removal of crude oil. These "Storage Area's" as they call them would be able to store the excess CO2 produced by humans for up to 600 years and could seriously help save our asses in the short run. 600 years is a short run species wise. Then it all slapped together. 1.We don't seem to think oil is in the ground for any other reason than to fuel our society. 2. Oil is kept in a non oxygen pressurized area at above boiling temperatures. 3. Empty or water filled holes spanning many miles underground closer to our molten hot magnetic core of our planet. 4. These holes then being filled with a naturally "COLD" heavy gas. WTF You want to pump coolant into the earths crust in caverns meant to hold molten temperatures with a coolant!?!? While this doesn't seem like a issue to the people doing this I see 1 massive problem.While no one seems to have considered the impact of making these caverns in the first place, then turning around and filling them with billions of LBS of pressurized CO2 gas . Once under pressure it will become liquid and its temperature is at -78 C (-109F) could possible change the core temp of the planet.. Which is in a constant molten and moving state. This much coolant below seabeds would change the overall surface temperature of the planet over time as well as I see it. I am sure I am wrong on a couple things but not all of this. You cannot rationalize that pumping coolant miles below the earth near its volcanic core would have no effect what so ever. So whats oil there for and what are we doing to our planet really? more

Resolved Question: Has modern capitalism created a society devoid of solidarity that is facing a collective existential crisis?

The result of people being so isolated from the production process, and a society that has simplified daily living? As people no longer produce their own goods, one must trade their labour for money as a tool to purchase goods produced by other people. Businesses employ tactics of specialization to maximize profit, so you are further reduced beyond a specific industry to a part of the industry. Capitalism fosters inequality and feelings of inadequacy. Faced with increasingly more spare time, people contemplate their feelings of boredom and the reality of their situation. Businesses market goods to fulfill a void in our lives created by the lack of solidarity resulting in the inherent nature of the production process under capitalism, thus encouraging people to spend more and creating an addiction to consumption. With no real purpose to our lives, businesses continue to market goods to fill artificial needs more

Resolved Question: In a perfectly competitive industry, firms are likely to?

A) Exit when there are economic profits because they know the profits will not last B) Reduce the level of production when there are economic profits C) Enter when there are economic profits D) Enter when price is equal to the minimum average total cost more

Resolved Question: Lenin knew the argument in favor of capitalism as an engine of progress, but refuted it with his chapter?

on Imperialism...VIII. PARASITISM AND DECAY OF CAPITALISM http://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1916/imp-hsc/ch08.htm In it he writes, That Capitalism in the end stages develops a monopoly and that Monopoly actually seeks to deny or delay progress.. Fast-forward 2010..There is a steady debate about alternative energy not being "ready" to replace carbon based fuels..but, in fact, Big Oil has stifled, bought up, squashed and derailed the production of Solar/Aero/Hydro technologies... much the way GM/Firestone/SO bought up the Public Rail Cars starting in the 30's. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_American_streetcar_scandal By keeping Gas cheap long enough to ensure that at this stage we would be utterly dependent which we are, the energy companies maintained a monopoly over the production and source of "power" for the entire the world.... only now do we see the industry really starting to embrace alt technology, but slowly... very slowly, and not until every drop of Crude and natural gas is accounted for and maximized for the shareholders... and CEO's. Are the arguments old? And is the Ruse obvious? ..Lots of anti-communism but Marx/Engels and Lenin all understood the clear problems with unregulated Capitalism... is that why these names are vilified alongside Stalin and Mao? ... Capitalism takes all the credit for every technological breakthrough for the last 150 years but denies it's responsibility for the class gap, wars and destruction to our environment... Is global corporatism the "ultra-imperialism" Lenin thought absurd?Hmmm Fearless, Not sure but this seems like a clear violation of the TOS.. lol... more

Resolved Question: What Do You Think About Cali's New Food Police Laws Banning sodas? If I lived there I'd sue for Infringing on?

my Rights to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Remind me not to go live in this state--Did you know Chairman Mao did the same thing except he took over all food industries--esp rice production--and 25,000,000 chinese died as a result--he didn't know diddly about farming rice. Californians must have elected the worst reps in the country--and too bad cause cali is such a pretty place I would never want to live in> Opinions on Food Police outlawing what you eat and drink?ALL schools, all govt buildings, all city and county work places.. .that's a lot of places in Cali--it's about freedoms being taken away--not the stupid sugar--god help us if folks support this kind of intrusion by govt that's prohibited, I thought. more

Voting Question: Cultures & Groups: Why do bIacks steal other people's inventions?

http://www33.brinkster.com/iiiii/inventions/ The traffic signal was NOT Invented by Garrett A. Morgan in 1923. The first known traffic signal appeared in London in 1868 near the Houses of Parliament. Designed by JP Knight, it featured two semaphore arms and two gas lamps. The earliest electric traffic lights include Lester Wire's two-color version set up in Salt Lake City circa 1912, James Hoge's system (US patent #1,251,666) installed in Cleveland by the American Traffic Signal Company in 1914, and William Potts' 4-way red-yellow-green lights introduced in Detroit beginning in 1920. New York City traffic towers began flashing three-color signals also in 1920. Garrett Morgan's cross-shaped, crank-operated semaphore was not among the first half-hundred patented traffic signals, nor was it "automatic" as is sometimes claimed, nor did it play any part in the evolution of the modern traffic light. The Gas Mask was NOT invented by Garrett Morgan in 1914. The invention of the gas mask predates Morgan's breathing device by several decades. Early versions were constructed by the Scottish chemist John Stenhouse in 1854 and the physicist John Tyndall in the 1870s, among many other inventors prior to World War I. Peanut Butter was NOT invented by George Washington Carver. Peanuts, which are native to the New World tropics, were mashed into paste by Aztecs hundreds of years ago. Evidence of modern peanut butter comes from US patent #306727 issued to Marcellus Gilmore Edson of Montreal, Quebec in 1884, for a process of milling roasted peanuts between heated surfaces until the peanuts reached "a fluid or semi-fluid state." As the product cooled, it set into what Edson described as "a consistency like that of butter, lard, or ointment." In 1890, George A. Bayle Jr., owner of a food business in St. Louis, manufactured peanut butter and sold it out of barrels. J.H. Kellogg, of cereal fame, secured US patent #580787 in 1897 for his "Process of Preparing Nutmeal," which produced a "pasty adhesive substance" that Kellogg called "nut-butter." George Washington Carver did NOT discover hundreds of new and important uses for the peanut, OR father the peanut industry, OR revolutionized southern US agriculture. Most of Carver's peanut and sweet potato creations were either unoriginal, impractical, or of uncertain effectiveness. No product born in his laboratory was widely adopted. The boom years for Southern peanut production came prior to, and not as a result of, Carver's promotion of the crop. Carver's work to improve regional farming practices was not of pioneering scientific importance and had little demonstrable impact. I bet 5 dollars that somone's going to cry racism over this.Can you guys read? My source is on the very top. I'll copy it again: http://www33.brinkster.com/iiiii/inventions/How is this site racist? It said the Aztecs invented peanut butter. Can you guys accept the facts and NOT point the finger at the "white man"? more

Resolved Question: Can a woman get involved (behind the scenes) in gay porn?

I am female, and I am absolutely in love with gay pornography, especially of the bondage/leather variety (such as Kink Men, Bound Gods, etc). I'm an East Coast girl, but I've truly considered moving out to San Francisco to try and get involved in gay porn production. So I guess my question is... Is this even possible? Would the homosexual pornography industry even consider employing a woman? I really think having a straight female eye could be very beneficial for them! Thanks.Meant to add that I was looking to be a creative director of some sort. more

Voting Question: What industries are based in Europe mainly?

I could not figure out a way to word this very well, but sort of like how the Middle-East controls most of the oil production and if they stopped, Oil costs would skyrocket. Are there any industries in Europe that are like that, like a majority of the world depends on them for that particular item? more

Resolved Question: Hypothesis for serial murderers.?

Write a hypothesis to research a serial murderer using the following social science theories: Psychoanalysis, Functionalism, and Feminism. For example, a Marxist could look at the economic inequalities as a means of promoting a feeling of helplessness. This helpless feeling could promote feelings of anger against anyone who possesses any means of production, and has control of his/her life. Lashing out against a community that is capable of supporting itself is a means of gaining power. Miller's job is in the service industry and does not involve the direct production of goods. Not controlling the means of production forces him to sell his skill. more

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