Open Question: does this sound authentic? im looking to buy a car?

and its a 2001 BMW 325i sedan for $6999 this is the dealers add: CASH PRICES ONLY!!!...IF YOU SEE THIS VEHICLE ADVERTISED , IT MEANS WE STILL HAVE IT AVAILABLE, WE UPDATE OUR INVENTORY HOURLY, PRINT THIS ADD AND COME TO OUR LOCATION. 2001 BMW 325I AUTOMATIC, A/C, SUNROOF, LEATHER INT, ALLOYS, FULLY LOADED, MUST SEE.....TRADES WELCOME..... WE ARE OPEN FROM MON-SAT FROM 9:30AM-7:00PM. PRICES ARE BASED ON CASH DEALS ONLY, AND ARE ONLY GOOD ON ADVERTISEMENT DATES. CASH PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE SALES TAX, TRANSFER OF TITLE, TAG, OR $499 DEALER PREP FEE. OUT OF STATE AND EXPORTERS ARE WELCOME TO BUY OUR CARS AS WELL, PLEASE EMAIL US FOR YOUR FREE SHIPPING QUOTE. why are they asking for only cash prices on their cars? ALL of their cars! if i were to buy this car cash what should i be looking for? i know i'll need a dealer receipt but what else??? and why is there a $499 dealer prep fee?? more

Voting Question: Can I sue, my college on these terms?

I am asking if i can sue my college, It is a private college, It is called Fortis College its in Ravenna, Ohio. I am going there for welding. The reason i ask if i can sue them is because, I think i am being taken advantage of, #1. The college is understaffed there are currently 2 instructors there. that teach around 50-55 students in the welding course. the night class has about 25-30 students with 2 teachers, Also There are 5 diffrent classes in the night classes. each one is in a different semester/mod. #2 So there are 2 teachers teaching 5 different things to 5 different classes. On top of this, since there are only 2 teachers we are all in the shop. at one given time. and the shop is about the equivalent to a two car garage. Which most of the space is taken up by about 10 Stick/tig and mig machines plus a 4 person burning table, and around 4-5 two full sized cylinder carts of oxygen and acetylene, there is also a horizontal ban saw, and table mounted grinding wheels on a table that is approximatively 12x12 feet. #3. the course i am taking was falsely advertised, they promised things that they are unable to teach such as a 6G certification. I have People that were also promised the same thing. With all that being said, i want to sue for (#1) inadequate learning environment, (#2) unSafe Learning environment (over populated in such a small space) And (#3) False advertisement. What i want in return is the return of my tuition in full, and some money compensating my time wasted. I have no idea if what i stated is grounds for me to sue them successfully, if so please tell me and also if there is anything else i can sue them for please let me know Thank you For your time.@redgator I do not know what you are talking about, This is the first time i have ever posted this.@ssmesq This incident just happened, around 1 month ago, I have never seen any college inspectors come in, this school also hired a teacher that couldnt read proficiently about 3 months ago, and it took them 2 months to finally fire him, i have stayed because, 1 the head instructor of the welding department keeps promising things that are not delivered like promised, and now i am fed up with it all. I am not failing, i have around a c-b average i use to have a 4.0 And i don't think this is the time to ask for my money back, i am 4 months away from graduating, I'm already around 10-13 thousand in the hole, when i first started this school and around 10 people in the night class, and they are still bringing people in. Nothing i said here is entirely false, Some things are though approximate, in the size of the lab for example, there are more students in there then there should be, anyone can see its a safety hazard many things could go wrong in a welding shop environment. more

Resolved Question: Is it me, or is TV so damn annoying that it's unwatchable?

The constant unending excessive advertising, the deliberate increase in volume of that advertising on the weekends, the constant Geico and Progressive commercials....multiple stations showing the same damn movies over and over again, TBS only showing the same 30 Seinfeld shows over and over again each and every day of the week....man, how the hell can ANYONE even watch TV anymore?? And when I do watch it, when commercials come on....I just turn the station. But on weekends you can go through 5-6 stations and they're ALL playing commercials at the same time!! And the worst part? You can't do a damn thing about it. You can't even send these stations an email to complain. It's pathetic. And some stations, like Ion, MTV, Sleuth, ABCF....man, I have no idea on this Earth how they can get away with playing 12 minutes worth of commercials the way they do. Some of these stations play so many damn advertisements, you could take your car out for gas, come back, and then MAYBE the program will be back on. And remember about 3-4 years ago, when the FCC stated they were going to limit excessive commercial advertising on radio and TV? Well someone over there got paid off, because it never happened. I even emailed them a couple times in the past few years, and they never bothered to respond. Everyone who reads this....spread the word. When commercials come on, change the channel. Each station can tell how many people are viewing....show them that you're SICK of them beaming harassing commercials into your living room by changing the channel whenever a commercial comes on. Show them that we're sick and tired of OUR communication system being totally CORRUPTED by excessive advertising and GREED!!!! more

Resolved Question: A short story: Final Stop?

I wish I knew how many times I've read this piece... haha. Final Stop Leaning against the metal railing, I glance down at my cell phone, 7:23. The train should be here soon. On this humid summer’s night, the light rail station is rather empty. A mother holds the hand of her small child by the sign advertising one of the city’s more popular restaurants, Ellington’s. The advertisement pictures a happy couple, toasting to something— perhaps the luxury of a night for just the two of them. They look almost too happy, as if they’ve been slipped too many anti-depressants. No one is that happy, not in this small town, at least. Sitting on the wood bench by the ticket booth, an elderly man rests his tired eyes. A few teenage girls chatter amongst themselves at the far end by the vacant tracks. One seems dangerously close to the edge, just past the yellow line, the one that you’re supposed to be behind while the train approaches. My mind wanders, as my lucid imagination shows the girl tripping backwards over the edge just as the train barrels through as it slows, splattering the walkway with blood, just like that movie “Final Destination” – I love movies. But then I snap out of it. I have a vividly evil mind like that sometimes. I close my eyes and take a deep breath, and take in my sacred moment of solitude. A few minutes of my treasured bliss— my thinking time —is all I need, all I could have for now, as the slight breeze signals the approaching train. The distant horn blare sounds suddenly, causing my heart to race a bit. The breeze from the engine flies past— it’s close now —and it feels good, washing away the humidity for a moment. Finally, the doors swing open and we begin boarding the train. “Welcome and thank you for using the official light rail of Virginia’s Transit Association. Please take a seat and keep your ticket in hand; the attendant will be coming around shortly,” says a voice over the intercom system. Gripping my ticket, I place it in my pocket for safekeeping. I scan the train for an open seat, a window seat. To my dismay, the only seat is one bordering the aisle. I look around for friendly faces, noticing a few people my age. A girl who looks like she just got off work. An elderly woman with some department store bags. An eerie man with dreadlocks, wearing a Yankees cap and drinking something wrapped in a paper bag. An older man in the back with a hoody drawn over his head. With no choice but to otherwise stand, I sigh and take the seat next to the old woman. I place my bag beneath my seat, situate myself into a comfortable position, and slowly drift into a shallow, foggy nap. “And how are you today, young lady?” The question startles me awake, fogginess, huh? I open my eyes, look to my right to see the man with the dreadlocks. His greasy locks escape through the holes in his Yankee’s cap. His lips are still moist from the last drops from his mystery drink, and pungent like cigarettes and cough drops. His eyes are dilated with euphoric mystery. A bit dazed and confused, I look around the car— almost everyone has reached their destination and departed the train, except for the sleeping elderly man in the back. Wearing his hoody, he sleeps soundly. Maybe I dreamt somebody was talking to me? But he seemed to be looking back at me, as if anticipating some sort of response. Before muttering even the simplest response, my shy finger points to myself, and he does a quick nod raising his eyebrows and giving a tight, wide goofy smile, confirming his request for human interaction. Did he not see my eyes were closed? “I’m good, thanks,” says my sleepy voice, as I slid across the seat towards the window. He slips into the aisle and next to me in my seat. He looks into my eyes like the Cheshire cat with a big grin, as if he’s looking for diamond tear drops. I try to stay calm, but my eyes open wide, as I press myself back against the window, panic spreading paralyzing fear through my limbs. I’m wide awake now. “Your eyes,” he begins with a whisper, “your eyes are quite brown for green eyes.” I’m baffled. I guess the mystery drink is working magical wonders on this man. As my heart rate subsides, I figure maybe he’s a harmless drunk, but I continue to keep up my guard. Smiling, I give the tweaked eyebrow “you’re crazy” expression, but I realize that he’s waiting for some sort of reply. “Oh… well… thank you?” I pause to search for the right words, “you have pretty eyes, too?” I say reluctantly, feeling a bit goofy having a conversation with a creepy, crazy man on a train. The sheer thrill of my compliment rushes through him, brightening his day. He relishes in the idea of receiving a compliment, but after a few minutes of silence, the smile begins to fade and round two begins. “So, where are you headed this evening?” he says. During this short time, he’s developed a comfortable relation with me. Unfortunately for him, it’s not mutual. My clammy right palm clencMy clammy right palm clenches my clammy left. I suddenly feel uneasy and pretend not to hear him. He catches on, scrunches his eyebrow and repeats his question, “Where are you headed, young lady? It seems a bit late for you to be out alone!” What is he looking for here? Is he a sexual deviate? An escaped lunatic? A drunken paranoid schizophrenic? A caring stranger? DING, the voice on the PA system announces my stop is only two away. Next stop in five minutes. “I’m off to the movie theater,” I say quickly, hoping he takes note of my short answers. “I see, I see. I was thinking about going tonight.” I nod my head; count the seconds until my stop. He inches closer to me, “So what film are you seeing?” “I’m not sure,” I utter before biting my bottom lip and moving closer to window. At this point, he’s trapping me in my seat, like a hostage. I hope and pray the old man in the back is actually alive and, if I’m really lucky, an ex-marine who will rescue me.Helloooo, strange old guy, come help a girl out, pleeease. Be a good Samaritan who will wake up soon! “Well,” he pauses to cough into his sleeve, “maybe I should join you. We could see that new comedy with what’s his name, uh—” Terrified, I pretend to take a call, “Um, yeah, sure. I’m getting a call… sorry, I have to take this.” Without hesitation, he responds, “Who is it? Your boyfriend? I bet a beautiful girl like yourself has the boys lining up and down the street,” he says with a laugh, coughing, wet and phlegm, like a homeless guy with emphysema.*homeless man with emphysema.I ignore him and begin speaking to the invisible identity on the other side of the phone conversation. “Oh, hey, I was waiting for you to call me back. How have you been?” I listen to the sounds of silence and, every once in a while, I ask another question. “I heard you just got back from a trip, how’d that go?” As silence begins to share her story of a trip to the beach, the identity in my seat— blocking me in —remains patient. I look at him from the corner of my eye, and he smiles back, creepily tapping his wrist, glancing towards the back of the car and back to me. I shrug my shoulders, as he inches closer and places his sweaty, left palm on my hand. My breathing stops, my speaking stops, but my heart beats faster. With his right hand, he forms a tight grasp around my right hand and my cell phone. I’m numb. I’m frightened. I’m petrified.He slowly closes my cell phone, ending my call with silence. I’m trembling inside and out, but he strokes my hand— his attempt at keeping me calm and quiet. Frantically, I search for help from anybody on the train, but fear blinds me— I’m on my own. DING! PA system announces our arrival, as the train begins to decelerate. “So come on, my treat, let’s catch that movie,” he says gingerly, yet nervously, glancing back at the old man sleeping in his hoody covered head. It’s as if considering whether or not the old man will be able to ID Mr. Dreadlock once my beaten and butchered body is discovered in the river the next day. I don’t answer. I can’t answer. He draws his arms back and subtly returns to his normal sitting position. Still bewildered and confused, we look at each other. His eyes, once dilated with mystery, are now dilated with sadness; mine with trepidation. He suddenly seems sober.As the train comes to a stop, the doors swing open. I notice a young woman around the age of the mysterious stranger waving and smiling on the landing. Mr. Dreadlock looks back at me, as he leaves the car, smiling that Cheshire cat grin and hugging his girlfriend, swinging her around jovially. Huh? I’m confused and relieved, as the doors close and the train begins to pull away from the station. DING! Next stop is my stop, 10 minutes. My mind and body are exhausted from the excitement. Mind gets foggy, eyes heavy…..as a hand firmly covers my mouth from behind....Now that was obnoxious to do. Haha, comments?Aw guys, don't give me all the credit; most of it belongs to G Love. All I did was write a rough draft of the story and put in the some punctuation. G did all the imagery and all the amazing stuff. Haha, I just posted this piece because I couldn't post my edits on G's question... apparently, my answer was too long. Still, I'm glad you guys enjoyed it, but really, give the praise to G. :)P.S. UnKnown, I'm fourteen. If any fourteen-year-old can write like this on their own, well, I'd be just as shocked as you are. Haha, I do my own writing, too, but it's never anything like this.G, writing this wasn't obnoxious at all; it was the posting it that was obnoxious. I hate how they limit the number of characters that I can use. I mean, some people talk a lot (cough cough us cough cough) so we need extra characters. Haha, but you've convinced me on the humor/informality points. I think I'm going to put them back into the piece and save a copy on my computer. You know, years from now, I want to be like, "Hey, remember when we wrote this? Yeah, that's the summer that we spent all of our time on the computer." Haha, at least it paid off for *says in a dramatic voice* Ashlyn Valentino. :) P.S. No matter what you say, in my mind, you still deserve most of the credit.P.P.S. For our next story, it needs to be something... different. We should hit all the genres. The first was mystery and the second can be whatever pops into our minds. Start thinking! more

Resolved Question: I HAVE BIG IDEAS!!!!!?

I want to start my own country. I will have to buy land from a country that is poor, so I can afford it, but it has good resources, so my country can be rich. Here's how my government would be; You apply to move to my country If you decide not to work, we will send you to an island with resources where you can survive on your own, but you can't return. You start school at 5, and finish at 20, which will be the legal age. Drugs that are psychoactive are illegal. Weapons are banned from people who aren't police, or in the military. We have a powerful military, so war can be avoided at all costs. People can drive cars at 20. People can marry whoever they want, and can marry as many people as they want (any dislike of polygamy is cultural, but since this is a new country, it can have a new culture.) Minimum wage will be 1/5th of maximum wage. People can eat anything that is edible except other people (any dislike of the consumption of things like horses, dogs, cats is only cultural.) Animals must be killed humanely. This includes a bullet to the head, or a quick decapitation. Knives and CO2 will not be used. Government isn't done the same way. There will be people who study the economy under one branch, there will be people who make ethical decisions, and there will be people who will make decisions regarding foreign relations on the last. Each branch will have 100 (congresspeople) to run it. People can say what they want if it isn't threatening, hateful, or discriminatory. People are allowed to criticize the government. Currency will only be used to purchase amenities like vacation, cars, games, toys, homes, etc. Everyone who works will have access to medical care, and food. Only people who have proven themselves as highly intelligent, competent, and wise will get into government branches. They will have one term, and will serve for one year. People who commit serious crimes (this includes murder, abuse, and treason) will be banished to a second island for criminals. They will be separated from the island of people who won't work, so they aren't hurt or killed. People who commit minor misdemeanors will first be given warnings, their second act will be considered, and a punishment will be decided. People are innocent until PROVEN guilty. Circumstantial evidence isn't enough. Corporations that spread lies through advertisement will not be allowed to advertise, judging by the severity of what they did. A public service announcement will air, saying that their claims are invalid. There will be extensive food regulation, so people cannot make crappy products and lie about it. There will never be ingredients such as "natural flavors" and "artificial flavors". Instead of sugar, a very general word with many different forms, products may be labeled as sucrose. Starch is sugar, corn syrup is mostly sugar, malt is sugar. In major cities, there will be the biggest firework shows in the world! Thousands of fireworks will enclose cities everywhere for every national holiday! In schools people will learn history, reading and writing, math, biology, physics, foreign languages, and they will be given an elective. Only paper money will exist, because the idea of coins is silly. Just for fun, really crappy entertainers like ke$ha and Justin Bieber will be banished to a THIRD island, so they don't get killed by the criminals, or annoy the lazy or criminals to death.I will not legalize drugs, because they cause violence. Alcohol is a drug. The plant marijuana isn't a drug, but it contains THC, which is. If they breed marijuana that doesn't contain THC, people can smoke it all they want. If people did shrooms, wouldn't there be a lot more car wrecks?If only wise people make the decisions, and these people are replaced every year, there will not be an imbalance. Just to make sure, there will be certain laws put in place which can NOT be changed.There are other differences between the EU and my government. how my congress is laid out. The laws regarding drugs are tight in my country. There is a maximum wage too. Food is not something that is purchased. how crimes are handled. Oh yeah, there is also a firework show that is amazing. I know all about government, and aware between the similarities between my country and the scandinavian countries.daniel l. This is a stupid question (no offence). People don't own animals. Businesses can. When you are working in the business you can use it on the animals, but that doesn't mean you own it. You can't bring it home with you.People are sent to an island instead of prison, so they can live how they want, but society no longer has to suffer from their presence. more

Resolved Question: How do you get paid for putting advertisements on your car?

Where can i find how to get paid for putting car advertisements on my car? more

Resolved Question: What do you think of selling a car on Craig's list?

I posted my car for sale on Craig's list and I put my email address on my post so people could reply if interested. I've gotten some ridiculous emails. I mean some people sound so interested and I send them an email and say give me your phone number and I will call you so we can talk about my car and such. Or just email me again for more info. No replies. Some have advertisements or others reply like I'm on a dating site or something stupid. Some that I've replied back to were even deleted or something. STUPID. I'm thinking of taking my email address off of my ad, or should I just remove my ad? Then I guess if someone is interested they send you a response through Craig's list right? This is the first time I've posted an ad on Craig's list. Any info. would be helpful. ThanksI had said I am not shipping my car anywhere. You come look if you like it, you pay me cash. more

Resolved Question: ♥poll What do you think about advertising♥?

I know this is long but please just take the time to read it, If you have time to answer tons of other pointless questions you have time to answer mine. Ya know what irks me? The way the media takes advantage of it's audience! Like ya know when you go to see a movie and your sitting in the theater and for like 20mins before the movie you have to sit through commercials, Like car commercials,soda commercials and condescending advertisements belittling you because you didn't buy your tickets online! Screw these people with a lawn gnome! I'm so sick of being stuck somewhere watching some stupid commercial for some crap I DON'T WANT! No wait! It doesn't end at the theater! Its in your computer! No matter what you watch you have to sit through some idiotic commercial beforehand! Wanna watch a short? Sorry, You need to sit through a super powerful adhesive ad! wanna watch a new clip, HOLD ON THERE! Theres a new dog crap remover you need to know about! It continues to go on on and on and on and before you know it you won't be able to walk outside your front door without an ad painted on your sidewalk!!! I don't go outside unless I have to so I'm fine with that...I'm just saying! Advertising has become unnecessary evil, to a certain extent! It helps pay for certain things and helps people maintain certain aspects of there business. However,When I go to a movie theater and i'm already paying $20.00 for a movie ticket why the hell do i have to sit through commercials!?!?!?!?!? What are they paying for?? The popcorn? Oh no sorry thats like $8.00,wait! Maybe the ads cover my soda,Wait! nooo...$4.50! maybe,just maybe ill get i special trinket from the movie I just saw oh noo! THATS GUNNA BE $35.00!!!!! So what it looks like to me is pre-rolled advertising in movie theaters doesn't pay for anything!!! I get no discount, No free candy,No cookies not even a dang taco crumb! I get nothing! All I get is bombarded with crap insulted by morons and taken advantage of by paper pushing idiots! So anyways, What do you think about advertising? Is it to much or not enough? Your input is wanted! more

Voting Question: Help with Operations Management Homework!?

Robert Gates rounds the corner of the street corner when he sees his wife prunes roses in their front yard. He slowly pulls his car into the driveway, turns off the engine, and falls into his wife’s open arms. “How was your day?” she asks. “Great! The drugstore business could not be better!” Robert replies, “Except for the traffic coming home from work! That traffic can drive a sane man crazy! I am tense right now. I think I will go inside and make myself a relaxing martini.” Robert enters the house and walks directly into the kitchen. He sees the mail on the kitchen counter and begins flipping through the various bills and advertisement until he comes across the new issue of Operations Management Today. He prepares his drink, grabs the magazine, treads into the living room, and settles comfortably into his recliner. He has all that he wants – except for one thing. He sees the remote control lying on the side of the television. He sets his drink and magazine on the coffee table and reaches for the remote control. Now, with the remote control in one hand, the magazine in the other, and the drink on the table near him, Robert is finally the master of his domain. Robert turns on the television and flips the channels until he finds the local news. He then opens the magazine and begins reading an article about scientific inventory management. Occasionally he glances at the television to learn the latest in business, weather, and sports. As Robert delves into the article, he becomes distracted by a commercial on television about toothbrushes. His pulse quickens slightly in fear because the commercial for Totalee toothbrushes reminds him of the dentist. The commercial concludes that the customer should by a Totallee toothbrush because the toothbrush is Totallee revolutionary and Totalee effective. It certainly is effective; it is the most popular toothbrush on the market! At that moment, with the inventory article and toothbrush commercial fresh in his mind, Robert experiences a flash of brilliance. He knows how to control the inventory of Totalee toothbrushes at Nightingale Drugstore! As the inventory control manager at Nightingale Drugstore, Robert has been experiencing problems keeping Totalle toothbrushes in stock. He has discovered that customers are very loyal to the Totalee brand name since Totalee holds a patent on the toothbrush endorsed by 9 out of 10 dentists. Customers are willing to wait for the toothbrushes to arrive at Nightingale Drugstore since the drugstore sells the toothbrush for 20 percent less than other local stores. This demand for the toothbrushes at Nightingale means that the drugstore is often out of Totalee toothrbrushes at Nightingale Drugstore. The store is able to receive a shipment of toothbrushes several hours after an order is placed to the Totalee regional warehouse because the warehouse is only 20 miles away from the store. Nevertheless, the current inventory situation causes problems because numerous emergency orders cost the store unnecessary time and paperwork and because customers become disgruntled when they must return to the store later in the day. Robert now knows a way to prevent the inventory problems through scientific inventory management! He grabs his coat and car keys and rushes out of the house.As he runs to the car, his wife yells, “Honey, where are you going?” “I’m sorry darling” Robert yells back, “I have just discovered a way to control the inventory of a critical item at the drugstore. I am really excited because I am able to apply my business degree to my job! I need to get the data from the store and work out the new inventory policy! I will be back before dineer!” Because rush hour traffic has dissipated, the drive to the drugstore takes Robert no time at all. He unlocks the darkened store and heads directly to his office where he rummages through file cabinets to find demand and cost data for Totalee toothbrushes over the past year. Aha! Just as he suspected! The demand data for the toothbrushes is almost constant across the months. Whether in winter or summer, customers have teeth to brush, and they need toothbrushes. Since toothbrush will wear out after a few months of use, customers will always return to buy another toothbrush. The demand data shows that Nightingale Drugstore customers purchase an average of 250 Totalee toothbrushes per month (30 days). After examining the demand data, Robert investigates the cost data. Because Nightingale Drugstore is such a good customer, Totalee charges its lowest wholesale price of only $1.25 per toothbrush. Robert spends about 20 minutes to place each order with Totalee. His salary and benefits add up to $18.75 per hour. The annual holding cost for the inventory is 12 percent of the capital tied up in the inventory of Totalee toothbrush. (a) Robert decides to create an inventory policy that normally fulfills all demand since he believes that stock-outs are just not worth the hassle of cal more

Resolved Question: What is your opinion of California's digital license plate?

This is CNN's viewpoint: http://money.cnn.com/2010/06/21/news/economy/california_budget_electronic_plates/ This is an alternate viewpoint: http://dvice.com/archives/2010/06/bad-idea-digita.php Advertisements would be on your private car. It would seem requiring you to use your private vehicle to advertise products or services you find offensive would equate to "big brother" going too far. Would there be a big brother GPS connection to your car to flash Amber alerts and advertisement changes? It would seem there would be power consumption off of the car's battery when not running, what issues could that cause? The license plate number has to be visible all the time. Would intentionally killing the power to the plate make it blank to assist criminals? Removing power could be done easily enough. Has anyone ever tried to read a plate number in a spit second, in order to assist law enforcement? Not too easy getting it right, and just how much more difficult will it be to catch that plate number when advertising is also there? It would seem that most everyone views their vehicle as a personal extension of themselves. Has California finally slipped over the edge? Would California be 19 BILLION dollars in debt if they didn't have to provide services for anchor babies, their mothers, and the rest of the gang? It seems obtaining revenue this way is grasping at straws for a situation they brought upon themselves. What is your opinion? . more

Resolved Question: Is it creepy the way Yahoo Answers tracks your cookies? like I have been looking at new cars online?

lately and now all the advertisements on yahoo answers are about buying new cars, for me more

Resolved Question: Are we becoming a bit of an advertisement generation?

What i mean is.....I once saw an article (I wish i had it at hand now) to which the headline said "Hey girls, it is now easier to get a pre-prenup than ever before....Say goodbye to arguing over who gets to keep the Celine Dion CD" To me, this got frighteningly close to one of those commercials on TV e.g "Have you had an accident at work?? Call the national accident helpline" e.g "Are you paying too much for your car insurance?? Call directline" e.g "Are you broke and need a man to give you all his own hard earnt cash?? The new pre-prenup is now easier than ever before" lol I gotta say, sometimes i wonder if Sharia law is actually that bad an idea.@Dark Eyes- Not "Pre-nuptials"..."Pre-pre-nuptials"<-- This is when a man doesn't even have to be married to get robbed. And the advertisement i mentioned was an example of scary its become.....To advertise alimony or something like that.@Dark Eyes- Lmao, no, babe, listen to me....It is not a commercial. I just saw an article with a headline (The one i mentioned at the top) which SOUNDED scarily close to becoming a commercial lol.@Catalina- I think the point is, that what belongs to him, does not belong to her. Why do things have to be divided equally?? If its his, it means its not hers to take. There's putting effort into a relationship, and then there's plain old theft :-) more

Resolved Question: what are good companies that wrap advertisements on your car and pay you a montly fee to drive it around?

I would like to get paid to cover my car in an advertisement, and I was wondering if there is any company that does that in Dallas, tx. thanks more

Resolved Question: heath help about tobacco?

The most avoidable cause of death in the United States is considered to be A. tobacco use. B. car accidents. C. colon cancer. D. bicycle riding. 2. The blood’s ability to carry oxygen is blocked by A. tar. B. carbon monoxide. C. nicotine. D. formaldehyde. 3. Smokeless tobacco can lead to A. mouth sores. B. oral cancer. C. neither a nor b. D. both a and b. 4. John does not smoke, but he rides home from work in the smoking car of a commuter train because he wants to be with his friends. Which of the following is NOT true of John? A. He is subject to sidestream smoke. B. He is subject to secondhand smoke. C. He is not at risk for lung cancer. D. His clothing may end up smelling of smoke. 5. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is A. chronic bronchitis. B. emphysema. C. a combination of a and b. D. neither a nor b. 6. Which is NOT a reason that you would give a friend to encourage him or her to refrain from smoking? A. Smoking is an excellent way to cope with stress. B. Smoking puts you at increased risk for many diseases. C. Smoking affects the environment and the people around you. D. You will be short of breath if you smoke. 7. Which statement about refusal skills is true? A. Using effective refusal skills is easy. B. There is no reason to practice them because each situation is different. C. You may find it difficult to keep resisting when you’re under pressure from your friends. D. You should criticize your friends even if it means losing them. 8. When you stop using tobacco, your senses of smell and taste will return within A. a year. B. a few days. C. hours. D. a month. 9. All of the following are ways that advertising encourages teens to smoke EXCEPT A. advertising is directed at teens. B. advertisements use people and cartoon animals that are attractive to teens. C. advertising implies that smoking is fun. D. advertisements warn of the dangers of smoking. 10. Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) A. has no immediate effects on people who inhale it but can worsen long-term problems such as asthma and allergies. B. includes the chemicals from a burning cigarette and from the smoke exhaled from a smoker's mouth. C. can be controlled by creating nonsmoking areas in restaurants and public places. D. harms the smoker more than it harms anyone else. 11. A carcinogen is any chemical or agent that causes cancer. Answer True False 12. The tar that is found in tobacco smoke blocks oxygen from getting into the bloodstream. Answer True False 13. A chronic inflammation of the bronchial tubes in the lungs and the production of excessive mucus is called chronic bronchitis. Answer True False 14. The respiratory disease emphysema is one in which air cannot move in and out of alveoli because they break down and lose their elasticity. Answer True False 15. Smoke that is inhaled directly into the mouth and lungs through a cigar, pipe, or cigarette is called sidestream smoke. Answer True False 16. The addictive chemical, nicotine, is only found in cigarettes, not in smokeless tobacco products. Answer True False 17. A medicine that delivers a small amount of nicotine into the body is known as a nicotine substitute, and it is used to help people quit smoking. Answer True False 18. Chemicals from smoke do not pass through the placenta to the fetus in a pregnant woman. Answer True False 19. When using refusal skills effectively, you give a reason why you don’t want to smoke. Answer True False 20. Non-smokers get fewer colds and asthma attacks than smokers. Answer True False 21. Match the following1. chewing tobacco 2. smokeless tobacco 3. COPD 4. addictive 5. carcinogen 1 2 3 4 5 A. Definition of a substance that causes physical dependence 1 2 3 4 5 B. Any chemical or agent that causes cancer 1 2 3 4 5 C. A form of tobacco that is placed between a person’s cheek and gum 1 2 3 4 5 D. A combination of chronic bronchitis and obstructive emphysema 1 2 3 4 5 E. Forms of tobacco that are not smoked, such as snuff and chewing tobacco more

Voting Question: Questions for Parents on Marketing to Children 2-14yrs?

I am currently working on an assignment for university on marketing/Advertising to children, and I am wanting to get your views as a parent on the issue. If you would be able to give me your thoughts on the following questions I would greatly appreciate your help. Question 1- Do you feel that the laws governing marketing towards children are adequate? Question 2- Do you feel that your children are able to understand the messages in marketing E.g. TV advertisements? Question 3 - Do you feel the need to restrict your child's viewing of television due to advertising/marketing? Question 4 - Do you feel the need to restrict or monitor internet usage? Question 5 - Have you had to deal with 'Pester power'? Question 6- Do you feel that advertising contributes to children being overly sexualised? Question 7- How much say do your children have when it comes to large family purchases E.g. Car, Family Holiday, Home Appliances? Question 8- How does advertising/marketing affect the food choices made in your family? Question 9- What age is your child/ren? Thank you very much for your helpPester power Children's ability to make their parents buy something or do something for them by continual asking until the parents agree to do it more

Voting Question: companies that pay you to put advertisement on your car?

I need info for real companies that pay me for advertisement on my car more

Resolved Question: ENGLISH 10 points help me plz?

1)Identify whether the following statement is true or false. You would be likely to find advertisements for luxury cars in the same issue of a magazine that features an article on the new technology gadgets being added to high-end Lexus models. -True -False 2)In the following sentences, the word “however” is used to show cause and effect. “The President worked on drafting the treaty until the early hours of the morning. However, he was exhausted after his long day at the Pentagon.” -True -False 3)The conflict between the men escalated and ended in a brutal clash of wills” is a nuanced way of saying that the men fought violently. -True -False 4)Consider the rhetoric and style used in the following sentence. Remember that publications use rhetoric and style to achieve a specific effect. In which magazine would you most likely find the following sentence? “This season, power up with protein-packed snacks that will help you slim down and boost your energy.” -Popular Mechanics -Bicycling -Fitness -Time 5)Identify the best answer to the question. Read the following article excerpt from a magazine. Then, answer the question below. When two of his friends bought scooters, senior Todd Anslow thought it was just another fad that would go the way of wheeled backpacks in middle school. He was wrong. Soon three more of his friends stopped saving for cars and traded in their dream of a cool set of wheels for, well, another kind of cool. Suddenly, Todd found himself getting left out of afterschool jaunts down to the university drag, where a scooter could be parked for free on the sidewalk. (Parking a car on campus is never cheap and sometimes impossible.) For which audience is this content most appropriate? -parents of teenagers -teenagers -middle-aged couples -single male adults more

Voting Question: help me please english 10 points?

1)Identify whether the following statement is true or false. You would be likely to find advertisements for luxury cars in the same issue of a magazine that features an article on the new technology gadgets being added to high-end Lexus models. -True -False 2)In the following sentences, the word “however” is used to show cause and effect. “The President worked on drafting the treaty until the early hours of the morning. However, he was exhausted after his long day at the Pentagon.” -True -False 3)The conflict between the men escalated and ended in a brutal clash of wills” is a nuanced way of saying that the men fought violently. -True -False 4)Consider the rhetoric and style used in the following sentence. Remember that publications use rhetoric and style to achieve a specific effect. In which magazine would you most likely find the following sentence? “This season, power up with protein-packed snacks that will help you slim down and boost your energy.” -Popular Mechanics -Bicycling -Fitness -Time 5)Identify the best answer to the question. Read the following article excerpt from a magazine. Then, answer the question below. When two of his friends bought scooters, senior Todd Anslow thought it was just another fad that would go the way of wheeled backpacks in middle school. He was wrong. Soon three more of his friends stopped saving for cars and traded in their dream of a cool set of wheels for, well, another kind of cool. Suddenly, Todd found himself getting left out of afterschool jaunts down to the university drag, where a scooter could be parked for free on the sidewalk. (Parking a car on campus is never cheap and sometimes impossible.) For which audience is this content most appropriate? -parents of teenagers -teenagers -middle-aged couples -single male adults more

Resolved Question: With all the technology and change, are we over-exposed to music?

Now, I want you to think this through seriously, don't just instantly think I'm just talking rubbish, even if I am. In this modern society it is essentially impossible to avoid music, I mean even if you aren't contiously making an effort to listen to something (which is easier than ever with our MP3s and iPods), when out in public you are more likely than not going to hear some music. Be it from a stereo in a cafe, an advertisement jingle on a television, a man busking on a corner, hidden speakers in a mall, a radio from a construction site, someone blaring from their car, a cellphone ringtone etc. And even if we aren't conciously listening to it, our subconcious takes it all in... So with all of that, does all this subconsious exposure to music, cheapen the value of music as a whole? Is there such a thing as "too much" when it comes to music? And if so why? BQ: What's your favourite self-titled album? more

Voting Question: Do you need a commercial license to put a advertisement on your car?

I have a magnet on my car advertising my business website (www.littlelillylove.com) its just a small car magnet that vista print offers for free. But someone just told me that they got a ticket for having a comcast sticker on there car (they are contracted in a pyramid type business to sell comcast) without a Commercial license. It didnt make much sense to me, I mean everyone I see has bumper stickers and such on there car, and I couldnt find any info anywhere on it so I though I'd ask here to see if anyone knew. better safe than sorry:) Also I live in Massachusetts more

Resolved Question: @N This is how the question was asked EXACTLY.?

Part II You are going to buy a car that will need to be financed. You will need to look at different options and decide which will be the best choice for your situation. You will need to find a car on the internet that you want to purchase. •Find an advertisement for a car that you would like to purchase. •You can look at any internet site, but you might consider: http://www.edmunds.com to learn how the advertised prices compare with market prices generally for cars of the same make, model and year. •Once you have found the automobile you want to purchase and determined how much you will be spending on the car, you need to calculate the monthly payments. Use the amortization calculator at http://www.bretwhissel.net/cgi-bin/amortize to calculate the monthly payments. •Calculate the monthly payment for your car for each option given below and complete the table. Loan |Interest Rate|Length in Years 1---------5%--------------------5 2--------7.5%-----------------3 3--------9.99%--------------4.5 4--------11.5%--------------2.5 5--------18%------------------4 So first I went to edmunds and found the car i wanted which cost $36, 050 then i went to her amortization calculator link, to find the monthly payments for my car using her information from the chart she provided. the calculator gave me the following which i added to the chart to complete it. Monthly Payment | Amortization Interest $ 1,359.22--------------------$ 416.68 $ 2,220.12--------------------$ 625.01 $ 1,779.69--------------------$ 832.51 $ 2,818.26--------------------$ 958.34 $ 2,426.94--------------------$ 1,500.01 then it asks: 1. Make a decision as to which Loan # is the best option. Explain your reasoning. 2. Think about what situations would make you decide NOT to take the Loan with the following criteria: •Lowest interest rate •Smallest monthly payment •Shortest time and this is EXACTLY what she asked and how i came about my previous question. please help i am SO frustrated and confused. more

Voting Question: When you bought your last new car, was it because of its speed and turning ability around corners?

What really was the factors in influencing you on the new car for your family? Why do all of the advertisements show speed, and stopping just before you drive off a cliff, or slide on the wet streets to music? more

Resolved Question: Critique my practice essay?

Hey there, thanks for clicking! To clear up, this is a practice college essay, with a prompt taken from a website. I'm only a sophomore in high school, but I want to start preparing now. The targeted school for this essay is Sarah Lawrence -- a liberal arts college focused on writing -- but I'm not writing solely for SLC, so I want to know if this type of unstructured voice is alright for anywhere. Feedback is appreciated, constructive criticism loved! Thanks so much. And before somebody says it, I'm not trying to "get you to do my dirty work." Honest. I just want opinions. --------- What invention would the world be better off without, and why? I suppose if I could pick an invention the world would be better off without, I'd have to choose, in a squeaker over Crocs, Hummers, and pre-ripped jeans, the television. (At least one person reading this is, I'm sure, having a minor 'Yeah, totally! Oh wait, I think Glee comes on tonight! How dare she?!' moment. I bet you five dollars.) My reasoning behind this, Glee fans, is complex, and it's not because I have the social and mental tendencies of a ninety-year-old curmudgeon stubbornly refusing to buy a computer because "back in my day we didn't need the inter-net to talk to people or buy clothes, dammit!" The television is not like the computer; there are never actual reasons to watch TV. Sure, I may want to watch The History Channel for some good ol' fashioned learnin' about WWI, but how long am I realistically going to stay tuned into that program before something more flashy, say, Project Runway (pre-Lifetime, of course), shows up and I unthinkingly switch channels, enticed by the prospect of being entertained by loud, hilariously clueless contestants designing endearingly awful outfits for Lady Gaga? The answer is not very long, and therein lies one of my problems with television. I can watch it to learn, but more likely I will instead waste away the hours mindlessly maiming my innocent little brain cells, observing such critical moments like Boston Rob being voted off Survivor or the announcement of the winner of that season's America's Next Top Model. The hours that I could have spent doing something, you know, perfectly productive and positive (say that three times fast) was instead blown on staring blankly at this little box with funny moving pictures in it. And the god damn commercials that come on every five minutes, reminding us that our car tires definitely need to be replaced, or to make sure to pick up the new season of that great medical show everyone's been Tweeting about, only $19.95 if you get it TODAY!, only serve to cripple the weak-minded individuals who totter around, eating at Cracker Barrel and living off of retirement, who don't know any better than to plop down on their couch and lay back and let corporations brainwash them into believing that they really, really need that new car, even if they probably should be saving so they have enough money to pay for next month's food. The sad thing is that people all around America and the world don't get it. They don't realize that by watching these ads, these horrible advertisements for useless garbage that serves no purpose, they are killing themselves, pandering their lives as the big businesses make money off of things like the Littlest Pet Shop (collect all 65!) animals and Shamwows. I don't want the world to have glazed-over eyes, thickset calves, and entirely too much shit piling up around their houses. I don't want people to waste their lives watching as other people live on TV, regretting the fact that they couldn't be just like those Connors. Live your on damn lives, people. Get up. Read a book. Help someone out. Just turn off Jersey Shore and nobody gets hurt. more

Resolved Question: TV advertisements - which Car Insurance TV Ad is the worst and which is the best?

My opinion is that the Go Compare Ad is the worst. I'm sick of that opera singer and that stupid song he sings. The best is Compare the Meerkat which I find quite funny. I think there are far too many car insurance adverts on TV. What are your thoughts? more

Resolved Question: Second-hand cars advertisements?

1) Where would you expect to get the best deal when buying a second-hand car - from a dealer or from a member of the public? Please give reasons for your answer. 2) I notice that most of the online advertisements for second hand cars for sale are from dealers of one sort of another, with very few ads from ordinary members of the public. Why is that do you think? 3) Are there in fact any online sites that concentrate on ads from members of the public, rather than from dealers? If there are, can you please name a few of the best? Thanks for any help. more

Resolved Question: Soo, a bit of an opinions survey here!!!?? >> Easy *i promise*?

OK, opinions anyone? 1. Don't you just love the Scenies thinking they're all unique when they mismatch clothes and tease there hair? 2. Isn't sarcasm great? 3. Would you ever date a cow? 4. What 'stereotype' do you think you'd fit if you had to pick one? 5. Is punk rock dead? 6. How about disco? 7. Favorite Music Group? 8. Would you be annoyed with me if i shoved a turtle in your mouth? 9. Do you have a question for me? Here's my formspring if you wanna ask. formspring.me/A7XGirl96 No, no, this thing isn't an advertisement for my formspring. It's just that i usually have questions for people on yahoo answers, but i can't email them. 11. Did you notice that I skipped 10? 12. Do you miss 10? 10. < there you are. Now, hows life? 11. Do you smoke/drink/ do drugs? 12. Que hora es? 13. you don't speak spanish, i assume. /\ what time is it? 14. What country u live in? 15. Have you ever gone to Staples and gone 'WOW, THAT'S A LOW PRICE'!!!!??? 16. Do you own a youtube tarsal? I don't even know what that means. lol. 17. Does my randomness annoy you? 18. If a dead chicken was thrown across a road in the middle of hawaii at the same time a live one died as a result of being thrown across the road in alaska, would hawaii and alaska be united? 19. How many toes does a fish have? 20. If a random stranger suddenly jumped ontop of a car and yelled 'the aliens are coming' how would you react? 21. Who do you hate in the music bizz? 22. Do your friends act differently when they have bfs/gfs? 23. Does spell checker annoy you? 24. Do you wish to punish all the pompous people in the world for having too much grass on their face? 25. Did you enjoy this little thingy?? I'M ON A BOAT B!TCH!!!WOAH, I JUST REALIZED HOW LONG THIS WAS. I'M SORRY. AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU MEAN BY 'EDIT'?YOU KNOW, JUST ERASE NUMBER 9. I REGRET THAT ONE. more

Resolved Question: Can you get paid for having your car wrapped with Advertisements?

I am interested in having my car wrapped, It is true you can get paid for having someone else's advertisements on your car? are there legit companies or scammers? If you have experienced this any info would be great. Thanks more

Resolved Question: Ladies Only: I am looking for a companion to spend time with. Someone that we can start out as friends but?

that it will eventually lead to a relationship which is what I am seeking. I am friendly, loyal, courteous, well educated and enjoy the simple things in life. The reality is that I want to be able to share my life with someone. I'm not talking about running and get married...no that is not it all. I've been there and done that as they say and I'm really not interested in walking down the aisle again...but one can never say never, who knows? but what I am looking for is a woman that I can be a great friend to and be romantically involved at the same time. Why is finding the right person so difficult? there are so many variables that one must go through, so many obstacles along the way. I am not looking for the perfect woman because I am well aware that perfection in humans is nonexistent but just someone that I can have fun with and have a great time and also become a part of her life and she will do the same. I love a woman that can stimulate me physically as well as intellectually. You don't have be a beautiful specimen or have a Ph.D in Behavioral Science but a regular-looking girl with a brain that can carry a conversation. I tend to be shy and withdrawn at first but once we get going on a given subject, I'm a very good conversalionist in all modesty. I have a Master's degree in English literature so naturally any conversation about books, writers, poets, I am going to be fascinated with. I love music: classic rock from the 60s and 70s and I also like jazz, soul, blues and classical. I like going to the movies, the theater, dinner or just taking a walk along the beach and watching the sun go down. I LOVE sunsets, I can spend a long time watching how the beautiful colors intertwine with the clouds, it makes for a spectacular and most precious celestial sight. I am romantic...yes I am. I still believe in romance and sweeping a girl off her feet with a love poem, candies, and flowers. I guess I'm kind of old-fashioned in that sense. I just want to love somebody and have them reciprocate all of that love in return. I'm really a simple guy overall. I'm not materialistic or selfish and like to share whatever I have with that special someone. I hope I can meet somebody on here. I know that this is not a dating site...believe me I've tried a few of those and so far all of my attempts at finding someone have failed. Most women that I've encountered in the last few years and the ones I've dated seem to want the same thing: MONEY and POWER. I'm sorry but I'm not wealthy and I don't have any power. They all seem to be interested in how much money I make, or what kind of car I drive or whether I own or rent my house and if I own a business. If you're that kind of woman --than with all do respect don't continue reading because I am NOT the man that you're looking for. I wish you well in your seach and hope that you find what you're looking for. I love animals (although I don't have any) but if you have a dog, cat, bird or whatever other species as long as is not extremely dangerous I'm cool with it. Children are fine although I would prefer someone whose kids are pretty much grown but if you have a child that is a minor and living with you, I will understand. I know about kids as I have three of my own. One adult 21 and two teenagers 14 and 15, so I know all about having kids and raising them. I know how difficult it can be especially if you're a single parent. I really admire women that have been forced to raise their children on their own because the father left them and don't receive any kind of assistance either monetary or emotional. I ask that any ladies that read this narrative that sounds more like an advertisement for finding love, LOL and are interested in perhaps meeting and talking with me are from Miami only. I apologize if I seem that I am discriminating against other woman that live in other cities, rest assure I am not. Is just that I would prefer that the person be from Miami which is where I live so that I won't have to travel to another city in another state to meet her, I hope that you can understand. Although any ladies that wish to give me their advice on what they thought about what I've written here is welcome to do so and I appreciate very kindly. Well, I hope to get some responses and hopefully one of those will be the lady that I am looking for. I thank you for taking the time to read this long narrative and I do apologize for its length but I needed to be clear on some of the things that I am looking for in a person and needed to be as thorough as possible. I'm not posting my e-mail because I don't know yet what is going to come out of this but if something positive does which I am hoping than I will be get in touch with that person. Thank you. more

Resolved Question: Advertisement vehicles Rep. Of Ireland ?

ok, so where are they all hiding ? i cant find who does them nor how to get hold of them etc. i know there is a crowd that will put advertising on your car in the shape of a rectangle on your doors but thats bad because i don't have my own car and if i did i still wouldn't do it because when you take the advertising off it removes paint too !!! so how do i find the guys that give you a free vehicle to drive with advertising all over the thing ? Full B license too. thanks people ! more

Resolved Question: Tell me, spiritually.. are there always a few bumps in the road?

(this was taken from a car advertisement I saw right here on Y!A... it said, "there are always a few bumps in the road.") Does this hold true to more than just the concrete under our feet? (all-ways?) Mind elaborating on your thoughts and feelings on this...? Thank you to those who answer... })})})})>much-love-to-you-all>({({({{(BB... you don't see that smear across the "screen"? ;-P (hehe...) more

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

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

Resolved Question: Media programming controlling how people think?

When I watched the Superbowl last weekend, an advertisement came on that kind of irked me. It's not that it was unfunny or stupid, but I found it to be very insidious and manipulative. It was a car commercial that featured close ups of mens faces and went on to list all things that women do which have apparently diminished or challenged masculinity, then suggested to the viewer that somehow buying a crappy Dodge was the last bastion of manhood. Here is the commercial- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCbiPlIWRAw To me this commercial is in extremely poor taste, and not just because it throws women under the bus to pander more useless crap to me by trying to make me feel insecure about my manhood. It's the fact that they run this now when they KNOW that more men are unemployed in these rough economic times and that women are taking more of the financial burden in households, which is causing many men to feel emasculated. For the car company to exploit this notion makes me shake my head, especially since the same people they are manipulating are the ones who bailed their bankrupt azzes out with their tax money. What do you think about this? [Note- I'm going to add another example. If your attention span has reached its limit or you are too lazy to read anymore feel free to stop reading here and answer the above question] Another commercial I found to be very manipulative was the Levi jeans America ad campaign- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdW1CjbCNxw These commercials are very stimulating to the senses, tying in stark eye catching imagery with a very good Walt Whitman poem. It extols what it sees as many different virtues of America in a very inspiring way. While this would be fine in something like an arthouse film or something like that, the commercial takes these inspiring themes and ties them to their products (a pair of freaking jeans). The purpose of this is to make you associate Levis jeans with all those inspiring virtues. I find that to be very unsettling, especially since they are trying to embed things in our subconscious in a particularly powerful way in the name of brand recognition.Patsy- That's the problem. The people who make commercials know most people are like you and don't think about how their thinking is being directed. That's their M.O. and NOT thinking about it makes you more susceptible to it. Remember that these commercials cost millions of dollars and every iota of them is closely researched to control your perception. more

Resolved Question: Is this a scam? - Job E-Mail (English is also quite bad)?

Hello Dear Candidat! Thank you for your reply about my advertisement on Gumtree, Basically I'm looking for Couriers for part time job (about 1-2 hors a day). Your duties: 1) To receive goods or mail to your home address. 2) To open box and check the stuff (color, quantity etc.). 3) Report me by email. 4) To put stuff in new box with a few items that you received already (up to 20 lbs.) I'll pay you 40.00 GBP per each shipment out in cash (Western Union or bank transfer or check). It is easy regular job without heavy lifting. You don't need to drive a car or truck - it is not necessary. I have 10 - 40 customers every day with different orders from all areas and I'm serving a few stores. I have some special orders also as corporate documents delivery, cash delivery, jewelry delivery and gifts delivery, auto spare parts etc. If you really interested I'll teach you about each deal at the same time when it will come to the deal. I'll try to make you busy on weekend also if you would like to. I'm doing the same and I'm busy too much. That's why I'm looking for couriers. Let me know if you still interesting and please give me some information about yourself as follows: First name: Last name: Age: Sex: Citizenship: Home address: City: Postal Code (Zip code): Cellular phone: Name of Your cellular phone's company provider: Home phone: When is the best time to contact you during a business day? Do you have permit to work in UK? How many hours do you have available during a day? Best Regards, Patricia -------------------------------------- Let me know what you think of this email? It sounds *very offish to be honest! more

Resolved Question: I need some ideas on this prank idea i have?

im pretty sure that none of you are going to get the idea and youre not going to think its funny but what the hell this is the idea.... i want to leave advertisements for some kind of product on someones car like a huge authentic looking one for some kind of fictional or non fictional company and in the advertisement im going to put my friends number (the prankee) so he gets calls from tons of random confused and outraged people. I know some of you don't really get it so picture you walking to your car and and finding a huge advertisement on the side of your car for a company you have no affiliation with. So you call the number on the advertisement because you would probably be upset if someone tried to use you for free publicity and now picture you being on the other end of that phone call who has absolutely no idea what the other person is talking about. And he gets like 50 phone calls from people who go through the same thing, if you dont lke the idea dont bother commenting what would be a funny idea for an advertisement that would outrage you the most if someone put it on your car more

Resolved Question: which of these cars is the best deal for the money?

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/searchresults.jsp?engine=&fuel=&lastStartYear=1981&sort_type=priceDESC&default_sort=priceDESC&systime=&drive=&style_flag=1&body_code=0&seller_type=b&min_price=0&color=&keywords_display=&advanced=&distance=50&doors=&keywordsrep=&highlightFirstMakeModel=&awsp=false&search_lang=en&showZipError=n&rdm=1262633889652&marketZipError=false&keywordsfyc=&search_type=both&transmission=&max_price=3000&max_mileage=&end_year=2011&make=&start_year=1981&num_records=25&certified=&page_location=findacar%3A%3Aispsearchform&address=46805&pager.offset=150&first_record=151 $2,100 •8 Photos Used 1997 Pontiac Grand Am SE V6 Sedan •174,312 miles •Red HERE AT AUTO LIQUIDATION CENTER WE HAVE EARNED OUR REPUTATION WITH CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN THE TRI-STATE AREA FOR OVER 20 YEARS! 5 miles from ZIP code 46805 Save this car Auto Liquidation Center 1-866-345-0495 •Over 250 Vehicles in Stock!! View inventory Get a CARFAX Record Check $2,100 •No Photos Used 1995 Chevrolet S10 Pickup 2WD Regular Cab •143,440 miles •Green Lowest Miles!!! Lowest Price!!! Or Both!!! 14 miles from ZIP code 46805 Save this car Druley Investments Inc 1-888-774-6659 •High Quality at Low Prices!!!! View our inventory View the Free CARFAX Report $2,000 •3 Photos Used 1992 Isuzu Trooper S 4x4 •Mileage Unlisted •Red For more information on this vehicle or to discuss price call Mark day or night at 1-866-930-0664! 39 miles from ZIP code 46805 Save this car Mark Crist Motorsports 1-866-930-0664 •FRIENDLY AND AFFORDABLE! View inventory Get a CARFAX Record Check $2,000 •14 Photos Used 1999 Dodge Neon Sport Coupe •175,000 miles •Red Custom wheels, All scheduled maintenance, Highway miles, Looks & runs great, New paint, Non-smoker, Perfect first car, Performance tires, Power... read more View the details of this vehicle 56 miles from ZIP code 46805 Save this car Private Seller Email this seller Get this seller's phone number $1,999 •No Photos Used 1995 Chevrolet Lumina Sedan •158,027 miles •Silver 5 miles from ZIP code 46805 Save this car Kelley Cadillac Saab Hummer 1-877-226-8911 •Drive Kelley See other cars on our lot Get a CARFAX Record Check Advertisement $1,998 •3 Photos Used 1991 Chevrolet S10 Blazer 4x4 4 Door •160,358 miles •Brown Your Blazer is here! Come in today and check this one out. This would be a great first truck, it runs and drives nice! Don`t let this opportunity f... View more details 50 miles from ZIP code 46805 Save this car Royal Motors 1-866-510-1631 •JESUS is our Lord and Saviour! View our inventory Get a CARFAX Record Check $1,997 •2 Photos Used 2002 Chrysler Town & Country LX •185,257 miles •Gold NOT A MISPRINT! $1997 FOR A VAN IS OUT OF THIS WORLD! 50 miles from ZIP code 46805 Save this car Terry Henricks Chrysler Dodge Jeep 1-866-462-0596 See our current offers Get a CARFAX Record Check Check out the new Chrysler Town & Country in stock today at Terry Henricks Chrysler Dodge Jeep $1,995 •No Photos Used 1992 Dodge Grand Caravan AWD LE •Mileage Unlisted 32 miles from ZIP code 46805 Save this car Lee Kinstle GM Sales and Service 1-866-886-3598 •Lee Kinstle "The BIG ONE" View our inventory Get a CARFAX Record Check $1,995 •No Photos Used 2000 Saturn SL1 •116,036 miles •Beige Front Wheel Drive, Tires - Front All-Season, Tires - Rear All-Season, Compact Spare Tire, Steel Wheels, Wheel Covers, Power Steering, Front Disc/Re... View more details 32 miles from ZIP code 46805 Save this car Lee Kinstle GM Sales and Service 1-866-886-3598 •Lee Kinstle "The BIG ONE" View our inventory Get a CARFAX Record Check Stock Photo $1,995 •1 Photo Used 2001 Lincoln Town Car Signature •213,481 miles •White Kerlin Motors is proud to be serving the grandchildren of our 1st customers! Family owned and operated for 80 years, the "small town dealer wi... View more details 41 miles from ZIP code 46805 Save this car Kerlin Motor Co. 1-866-491-8204 •SMALL TOWN - BIG SAVINGS! View our inventory Get a CARFAX Record Check Advertisement $1,994 •No Photos Used 1994 Ford Ranger 2WD SuperCab •147,026 miles •Burgundy Runs and drives great! 41 miles from ZIP code 46805 Save this car Brunersburg Auto Sales 1-866-528-3458 •SMALL DEALER-SMALLEST PRICES View inventory Get a CARFAX Record Check $1,990 •3 Photos Used 1994 Mercury Sable GS •107,872 miles •White, Red Cloth No Expense Spared over the last several years of ownership with this car! The previous owners did whatever it took to keep this car in tip-top sha... View more details 19 miles from ZIP code 46805 Save this car Furthmiller Motors LLC 1-866-883-6528 •"Great Vehicles Under $10,000" View inventory Get more

Resolved Question: Is life nothing more than a series of serotonin and dopamine fluctuations?

You go to Walmart, you're starving, and you have a new credit card with a 20% interest rate. You see all these wonderful items, food that makes you salivate, shiny electronic devices that look like they're worth a million dollars each, the smell of fresh leather...the pleasure takes you on a dopamine high and you just have to have these things. You feel incomplete without them because you're addicted...a process that takes anywhere from the first few seconds you see them to several years of conditioning by advertisements. You buy everything in sight and excuse yourself by saying, "It's not that big a deal. I have the money. I have a $2,000 credit limit." You spend all your cash, max out all your credit cards, and take all your new goodies back to your car, where you barely have enough room for all this. Suddenly it hits you that your wife or husband isn't going to take this well, so you plan on how you're going to ease them into the news and justify what you've done. You find it ends up being easier than you thought...at least for now. But they're laying people off at work and you're not getting any overtime anymore and you're three months behind on the mortgage payments. You and your family are arguing more and more as the bills get larger when you thought they would get smaller as the dopamine levels plummet faster and faster, sapping your motivation. You blow up at your boss who treats you like dirt anyway because his serotonin has been low for years, and he's been looking for an excuse to fire you anyway(the only reason you lasted this long was because of seniority), so you get canned, you lose the house, and your wife or husband takes off and mails you the divorce papers. Your serotonin levels plummet even deeper than your dopamine, and you find yourself in a bitter, hopeless depression. Not long after, you take up shoplifting to sustain the addiction you can no longer afford, as serotonin and dopamine are no longer barriers to your desire to break the law. You get caught, land in jail, where you have a quasi-nervous breakdown/quasi-religious experience, where you find God. Your serotonin shoots up sky high and you feel like loving everyone. As the dopamine levels follow closely behind, you find yourself spreading the "good news", and it's no coincidence that you do this when things are really bad--when you need that dopamine boost the most. You're on top of the world and nothing can stop you, and you get released from jail on good behavior, where you get another job, go to Walmart, and max out your credit cards to sustain the dopamine high. (this took longer than I thought it would, hehe) more

Resolved Question: Does this seem weird to you?

A few days ago this guy knocks on our door, we answer it and he starts saying about how he's with a carpet cleaning company and they're going around the neighborhood offering to clean two rooms for free. My dad thought it was strange because the guy didn't have any company advertisements on his car, and when my dad asks the guy if he has any brochures, he says he only has the one. Then he asks to come inside our house and take a look at the rooms. My dad said no thanks and the guys leaves. Doesn't this seem odd to you? I mean who does door-to-door selling anymore, and even when they do, who doesn't carry brochures with them? And who asks to come into your house? more

Resolved Question: can someone edit my this i believe essay?

i am doing a this i believe essay and its due tomorow if its good enuff i might send it to NPR. if if i missspelled something or commas or periods are wrong, or if i used "THERE"" wrong can you point it out, and if you have any thoughts on the topic i am writting about then pease send me some feedback. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Graffiti is Art It all started when I was just a little kid where I was sitting in the car in when something hit my eye. It was 2 guys tall, with baggy pants and hoods on and spray cans in their hands. They were just finishing up there masterpiece. It was nothing I have every seen before in my life. It was big with reds, yellows, pinks and blues, lines that connected to other lines that turned into arrows and clouds. I thought in my head that those guys must of spent years on that big portrait. I asked my mom “what is that” and she replied like how every mother would say to their kid “its some dumb teens trying to ruin the city. I better not catch you doing that boy.” I didn’t understand why she didn’t like it, I loved it and after that day I was hooked, the more I saw it the more I want. It’s like how a drug addict loves the smell taste and felling of what their on, well that’s how it is for me on graffiti. I love the way it looks, I love the sound of spray paint shaking, and I love the smell of fresh paint. I am hooked. When people think of graffiti they think of vandalism, New York, hip-hop and crime mostly because that’s what Society made it look like. People need to know the history of it, why we do it. We do it for different reasons; some do it express there feelings, some just do it to vandalize and some just want to get noticed by writing there name everywhere. Lots of people do it for the rush, and the more people talk about them the more they do it. Graffiti all started a long time ago, from the cave mans putting there hand print on the wall to show that they were there and after that it grew to it is today. Now, we do what they did back then from showing that we were here but in a way to catch peoples attention. Graffiti is a way to fight against the world. For example when you think about it companies were one of the first graffiti artist and one of the biggest today for putting up advertisements. When you walk down the street everywhere you look you get people throwing advertisements in your face, to me that visual pollution. And that is exactly what they say about graffiti too. In the big cities they build big tall buildings sky high that makes the city grey, ugly, and boring; you can’t even see the sun. Everything is pain and all business, but if you add some graffiti to the buildings it gives colors and jazzy feeling to the city. It’s like no one asked for my graffiti and no one asked for your wall. So I think that if there going to make graffiti illegal then they should do something about advertisements too. So people are going write everywhere and keep doing it to fight against the world. There is a line to where you can say graffiti is an art, if you’re talking about tagging with just scribbles and drips on walls that take 10 seconds to write; that’s just plain vandalism and that’s nothing close to art or what I call graffiti, it’s just a tag. But when you make the scribbles and drips into bubbles, and abstracted lines with tons of colors and shades, were people spend time at that spot for whatever reason they do it for. That’s what you can call art. When you see a piece of graffiti on the side of a building or train you shouldn’t think of what Society made it but think of it as a piece of art and think of the person spent lots of time and risked getting caught or killed just to put that piece of expression up on the wall. more

Resolved Question: What do you think of my persuasive argument writing piece?

It's supposed to be a feature article.. i think it sucks ...and i think my english teacher is going to despise it too. here it is:Stop Commercialism now How many times have you surfed on the internet and not found yourself to come across many ads that have popped up on the page you were on or are on? Many advertisers are profiting from what reels us in, which are these many ads you hear or see on the TV, radio, internet, etc. All in all, it’s a two-sided affair. Say you are just checking your email and you see a thousand emails. Possibly, half of those are spam from those penny-pinchers out to get you and your money. So what should you do about this? Well, you have one of two options being the check all and delete button or moving all that unnecessary junk to the spam folder where it belongs and needs to stay. Commercialism is vastly becoming a problem not a success as many assume it to be. Studies show that 67% of teens buy items online and 37% of children do. Commercialism attacks the adolescent ages because they figure we are susceptible to any commerce that they are willing to throw at us. Also, many individuals assume this to be a more convenient way of purchasing anything and it being a faster way. That may be, but how do you know you are actually getting what you paid for? You’re wasting your precious time behind a glass screen. Purchase the more effective way, by going out into stores and getting what you need. Many politicians use commerce for their campaigns. You know those TV ads that always contradict that you need to vote for so and so for president instead of the other guy because he did whatever? This is a way of a scam to get money out of your pockets and into their hands. These ads are the ones that are appealing to hear or see, just an easier way to pull you in. Commercialism also costs too much money. Most of which is probably our tax dollars. The price goes up for a product if realized that it makes a certain individual sustain a cool image by using it or buying it. Many of these can be misleading, so any time you are gullible to believe one you are giving away money that could be used for something more important. Advertising takes up a lot of one’s time. We only have one life to live right? The average American spends at least 60 minutes reading, hearing or even watching ads on the television, radio, in magazines, etc. By the time that person comes of old age, 4 years of their life will be basically deducted away from under their feet. Some say that we are immune, too smart, and too savvy to fall for such. If so were true, we wouldn’t know so much of certain brand names, dress a certain way, buy the foods we eat, and our lives wouldn’t mirror the ads around us. In addition to that, we wouldn’t need pop-up blockers, virus protection programs, and firewalls to save us from all this commerce. So ask yourself this, are we really immune to what we see on the TV, hear on the radio, etc? If we really were, we wouldn’t feel the vanity of using these things to get a better self-image to fit in with the way society portrays us to be, which is all the same. It’s kind of a win-win situation at its best, honestly and ironically enough. On the contrary, you are helping yourself out somewhat the same way you are helping out these phony ads. Sure ads can help us out by providing vital information to us consumers, but there is way too much that we are exposed to. Ads can hide the fact of caring for each other, the environment, and the community. Many ads give off a bad message to viewers. Such as smoking meaning you are different in a good way than everyone else, you’re only cool if you drive a pricey car, and also making us think that you have to be mature to drink. These messages can cause conflict in families because they could or can influence the way a person in that family thinks. This could cause friction because of the choices that family member made due to the advertisement. In that case, who’s to blame here? It all depends on the situation. To blame for 90% of it would be the advertisement because it provoked them to make such a decision and the other 10% being lack of poor judgment and self-esteem that was made better by the advertisement. So for all this in mind, why do we really need commercialism anywhere? To pay the bills, to help finances, to help make it an easier, better, more convenient way to make purchases? All it does is cause problems. What does it really help? You’re not really earning anything but helping the advertiser earn your trust and money. So next time you fall for one of these, think of all the consequences that won’t cushion your fall. Whenever you see a pop-up that pops up on your screen, click the x button at the top right, whenever you see any junk email click the delete all button, whenever you hear an ad on the TV, radio, or any electronic device turn it off and read a book not a magazine, instead. You can do many things to avo more

Resolved Question: stolen goods and who keeps the goods?

this is for my canadian law course. Brown, a university student, owned a small automobile which he desired to sell for $800. He placed an advertisement in the university newspaper offering the vehicle for sale, and included his telephone number for further information. A few days later, he received a telephone call from a man who identified himself as Mr. Green. Green asked Brown a number of questions concerning the car, and then expressed a desire to examine the vehicle. A meeting was arranged for later that evening, and Brown gave green the opportunity to test drive the automobile. Green agreed to purchase the vehicle for $800 and offered Brown a personal cheque bearing the name "R. Green" as payment. Brown was reluctant to accept the cheque without additional identification, and suggested the two men meet the next day at Brown's bank to conclude the transaction. Green explained that doing so would be impossible, as he was leaving town on business that night. Instead, he offered a driver's license and a number of credit cards bearing the name "R. Green" as evidence of his identity. He offered to leave his credit cards with Brown as security. With some hesitation and concern, Brown signed the blank motor vehicle registration and handed Green the papers necessary to transfer the ownership. In return he received the cheque and the credit cards which he agreed to hold until Green's return. The next day, Brown presented the cheque at Green's bank only to discover the cheque had been forged. A customer of the bank whose name was "R. Green" had apparently lost his wallet sometime earlier, and the wallet contained the cheque book as well as the credit cards and driver's license. In the meantime, the purchaser of the automobile, posing as Brown, sold the vehicle to Smith for $500, and then promptly disappeared. A few weeks later, Smith wrote a letter to Brown asking if he might have the owner's manual for the vehicle, and at that point, Brown demanded the return of his vehicle. Smith refused to return it. He maintained that it was now registered in his name as a result of the transaction which, from his point of view, was a legitimate purchase from the person who possessed registration documents for the car. Brown brought an action against Smith for the return of the vehicle. Discuss the points of law which are raised in this case, and indicate how you think a court might adjudicate on the matter. You may discuss the question with your peers. I know it's a bit lengthy, but it's a completely common situation (I just had a friend of mine have a similar thing happen to him in his store with some product he bought) so I thought it appropriate for a bonus question. Take your time, follow the flow of the assets and payments through carefully and work it out. Good luck! more

Resolved Question: What should i advertise for my project?

okay so my class was assigned to make an advertisement of soemthing. anything. we have to present it and my teacher said it is okay to put the advertisement on video like a commercial. i dont wanna present it in class becasue i will just start cracking up in fron everyone lol. (btw if it makes any differenceim a girl). so anyways i dont know what to advertise. shaving cream? lol. it seems funny. maybe some kind of make up. i will be editing the video ofcourse late so i t will look nice. the main thing is to sell the company you r advertising for. for example if your advertising a car like a jeep. you have to say why u should buy it from ford or honda or like that. so do you have any ideas?? more

Voting Question: Work Life, Personal Freedom, and Commercialism in Socialist/Communist Countries?

I'm having some deal of difficulty finding this information. Socialist countries own all the businesses and means of production, correct? How does this impact people on an individual level? Does the government tell you where to work and live, or do you get a choice? Are there advertisements and can you buy whatever you want, or do you have to request it from the state? Are you given transportation, for instance, or can you buy your own car? Can you start a business, and how involved is the government when you do so? Do you interview for jobs like under different systems, or are you simply put in a position. Who decides what kind of education you get, and where you get it and how extensive it is? Who decides who will be a farmer and who will be heading a corporation? What kind of travel and emigration restrictions are there? See, I was under the impression that everything is very highly regulated, but then you see a great deal of diversity out of places like China and I take note of so many places where uniformity would hurt a nation, yet China obviously thrives. Could anyone who has worked in, lived in, studied, or even visited a socialist or communist nation explain a bit about commercialism, work life, and personal freedoms in those countries to me? It would give me a great deal of insight on a paper I'm writing. Thanks! more

Resolved Question: Name of a pretty old game?

Alright a long time ago I used to play this game where your character was a car with a mouth and eyes and you would drive through this big world and go from town to town doing various things. You could even put advertisements on your car and make a little extra money and at the end of the game you end up in "Your town" which has a few garages and a movie theater. This is about all i can remember about this game. So if anyone knows the name of this game it would be greatly appreciated. Oh by the way it was on PS2 more

Resolved Question: Could Any Londoners Offer Advice on Coach Tours/Day Trips or Self-Driven Ones?

Visiting London for the first time this Christmas from Vancouver, BC. I see lots of advertisements for coach tours to Bath, Leeds, Canterbury, the Cotswolds, Stratford, Stonehenge, Kent, Windsor Castle, Warwick Castle, etc. The problem is, I want to see everything! So these bus tours could become pricey and I'm not sure if I like the idea of being confined to the driver's schedule. Does anyone recommend these tours? Or might I be better off renting a hired car for a day or two, purchasing the British Heritage Pass and driving myself about? Thanks for your help!Visiting London for the first time this Christmas from Vancouver, BC. I see lots of advertisements for coach tours to Bath, Leeds, Canterbury, the Cotswolds, Stratford, Stonehenge, Kent, Windsor Castle, Warwick Castle, etc. The problem is, I want to see everything! So these bus tours could become pricey and I'm not sure if I like the idea of being confined to the driver's schedule. Does anyone recommend these tours? Or might I be better off renting a hired car for a day or two, purchasing the British Heritage Pass and driving myself about? I will be in London for 9 days, so I feel it would be worthwhile to spend two days outside of London exploring the sights and seeing the "real" England and perhaps a day trip to Paris. Thanks to everyone for your help! more

Resolved Question: what?!?! you can Wrap your car with advertisments?!?!?

So i am kind of interested in wrapping my car with an advertisement. How does this work? I heard you get paid for wrapping it, if so how much?? Please can you give me detail on it as much as you can to help me make my decision? more

Resolved Question: A great way to make a lot of money?

HI my name is Rob H and I have a truly amazing new way for people to interact with video games that i believe has the opportunity to change the way people play video games forever. Other then that idea, my team has thought of what we consider to be the perfect MMORPG. What i want to do is build the game. While the game is being designed start working on my unique idea for human/console interaction witch I am calling HCIS, then release them at the same time. But I don't want to sell my rights to ANYTHING and I don't want to rely on anyone else for money, because from my own independent research I have figured out that just building the game is going to take 3 years and cost 4 million dollars. I don't have any collateral to offer a bank, and if i except money from private investors then I'm going to lose a lot of the control over my own company and ideas, not to mention that in any case I am going to end up paying my investors/bank back about 14 million! And this is bad because i have 6 other unique game ideas that would work so well with the HCIS. So, I have decided that I do not want to borrow any money. What can i do to make it on my own? Well, my idea for the MMORPG is a huge epic story, I was thinking that I could wright a book off of the story. I began writing out fundamental key points that if i wright a book must be in the book then i sat back and looked at my notes, there is no possible way that I could fit this into anything less then 4 books. Okay I'll start a science fiction series to make me the money that i need to start my company but my personal research told me that i could only expect possibly $1.00 - $2.00 per book sold and that is if I produce them myself! Well, needless to say I'm not going to make 4 million dollars overnight making my dreams into books, but if i do make them that will give me some capital to start working with and hopefully, a loyal fan base. Alright so I make the books, then I make a website for the game and explain whats going on, put a bunch of mini games that are entertaining and free because you know free games bring people in and possibly create a very very low budget 2D version of the game that players can play online together, the game tibia, the graphics are terrible but A LOT of people are obsessed with that game (myself included). then a lot like tibia make the game play free but charge a low monthly rate that allows players to do more. So through that proses i can get some more fans. Explain on the site that my idea is going to take some serious money and get some donations thou I know that is unreliable it might help a bit.. For the loyal fan base, put some t-shirts on the site, advertise and sell my books on the site. sell some pay per click advertisement space on the site. Then over time HOPEFULLY i can reach my goal but if not i did have one more idea, get as much money as i can, pay my employs to create a demo, and sell advertising space in the game, this game takes place in modern times, and ill bet that right now as you read this you cant even look around the room you are in with out seeing 2 or 3 advertisements weather it be on the side of your can of coke or the name brand logo on the monitor you are looking at. sense advertising is so common in our every day life it would be unrealistic if i did not add advertisement to the game right? So my idea is that your player picks up a pistol, that is a Smith and Weston pistol, its a real model that they actually make, your player finds a car, and bam its the new ford whatever. Your player drives down the street and sees a billboard for coke, and a wall-mart. That is my final idea to get the funding to produce my video game. what i want from you is feed back on my ideas, are they good, do they suck, and do you have any additional ideas that could help me on my journey? Thank you so much for your time. more

Resolved Question: Can you answer these hypothetical hockey questions?

Happy Coffee Friday. Thank goodness. 1) You come home from work/school to find Jaromir Jagr popping a squat on your toilet. He explains his car broke down outside your place and he broke your window because he had to “go”. After stinking up your bathroom, he hands you a wad of money. Do you still call the police for the publicity, or do you let it go? 2) Mike Gartner and Joseph Mullen are having lunch in to booth next to you. You are a lucky person. Since they are both Hockey Hall of Famers, they must be having lunch together after a photo opportunity, you assume. You decide to do a little eavesdropping. You overhear them talking about doing cocaine "back in the day". You are Godsmacked. Do say something to them? Do you say something to somebody else? Do you just assume you have heard them incorrectly? 3) Rick Nash has put an advertisement in all major hockey publications. He is having a contest where fans vote to give him a new first name. Weeks later the contest is over, the fans have spoken, and his new name is Rash Nash. He does not like his new “voted” name and decides not to change it after all. Do you lose respect for Rick Nash? 4) You drop off your cousin at pee-wee hockey practice, and you realize that Dino Ciccarelli is his coach. Wow! So, you decided to actually get out of the car, and walk the little rug rat to the bench. Dino comes up and introduces himself. He explains that he is willing answer ANY question you ask him, just as long as you DO NOT use the word "you". What do you ask him? Thanks for your answers and have a great day! more

Resolved Question: Am I - Honestly - A Good Writer?

I'm so sorry guys, I don't think when I posted this earlier that it posted it all...and then when I tried to open the page my computer froze. So there was something wrong. But could you please check it out at this website? There is a full chapter there, and I want to know - honestly - if I'm a good writer... http://www.webook.com/project/When-Its-All-Too-Much Thanks. And to see if you're interested, I'll give you the Prologue here before you head to the page. And yes, I am thirteen years old, and not thirty-one. I have been writing for a year - really trying to write, I mean. I've always loved to write...and I'm striving to become a published author. Writing is in my family. :D "Pam, get your eyes up from that book and look at this!" my mom said from the driver's seat. Closing my book, but being careful not to lose my page, I glanced out the car window. "Isn't it beautiful?" Oh, mothers. But it was pretty. Snow was drifting slowly to the ground and on the branches of the evergreens. A couple of birds were hopping around the base of one. But signs and advertisements still flew past the car as we went along the highway. It was the same things we'd been looking at all across Canada. Why would Mom want me to put down my book - which was much more interesting than watching the same old scenery - and look out the window... She looked behind her shoulder to me, wondering why I didn't answer her, probably. "No, sweetie, look at the water...the bridge..." She pointed ahead of her. Whoa. That was one huge bridge. The Confederation Bridge. Thud. And we were on it. Now I was interested. But the walls were so high...I couldn't see over them...so my book was open again. And about ten minutes later, my mom told me that we were almost on Prince Edward Island. When I didn't respond, she told me to put down my book. Sorry. I just get so absorbed sometimes... I'd been told that the dirt on Prince Edward Island was red, red, almost like a penny. But since the snow covered it all, I wouldn't be able to know until spring. Oh well. I'm sure I could wait. I'd have too much else to deal with. School already halfway through the year, for one. And as we stepped into our new apartment about an hour and a half of driving around, lost, it finally hit me about how much my life was going to change. No friends, no familiar faces, and no family way over on little PEI...wonderful. Just great. Not like I had so many friends to leave in Quebec. But the ones I had were close. I'd miss Erin and Cecile. I still remember what Cecile and Erin said before I left. "Be sure to call every week, send pictures, everything. We'll miss you. Love you, Pamela." But I had to move with my mom. At least I'd have a fresh start. Who would I meet? What will I get involved in? I pondered this as I lay on my sheet-less mattress in my room. Eventually, sleep came. But I had no idea about what was ahead. So check it out at the web-page, but leave comments here. Sorry about last time! more

Resolved Question: Honestly - Am I a Good Writer?

Well, I'm thirteen years old and I'm an aspiring writer. I would love it if you could read this and tell me what you think! Or you could check it out here ... but PLEASE leave a comment here! Tell me, honestly, if I'm a good writer... http://www.webook.com/project/When-Its-All-Too-Much That's the link to the webpage. Check it out here, or there, but please leave comments here... PROLOGUE "Pam, get your eyes up from that book and look at this!" my mom said from the driver's seat. Closing my book, but being careful not to lose my page, I glanced out the car window. "Isn't it beautiful?" Oh, mothers. But it was pretty. Snow was drifting slowly to the ground and on the branches of the evergreens. A couple of birds were hopping around the base of one. But signs and advertisements still flew past the car as we went along the highway. It was the same things we'd been looking at all across Canada. Why would Mom want me to put down my book - which was much more interesting than watching the same old scenery - and look out the window... She looked behind her shoulder to me, wondering why I didn't answer her, probably. "No, sweetie, look at the water...the bridge..." She pointed ahead of her. Whoa. That was one huge bridge. The Confederation Bridge. Thud. And we were on it. Now I was interested. But the walls were so high...I couldn't see over them...so my book was open again. And about ten minutes later, my mom told me that we were almost on Prince Edward Island. When I didn't respond, she told me to put down my book. Sorry. I just get so absorbed sometimes... I'd been told that the dirt on Prince Edward Island was red, red, almost like a penny. But since the snow covered it all, I wouldn't be able to know until spring. Oh well. I'm sure I could wait. I'd have too much else to deal with. School already halfway through the year, for one. And as we stepped into our new apartment about an hour and a half of driving around, lost, it finally hit me about how much my life was going to change. No friends, no familiar faces, and no family way over on little PEI...wonderful. Just great. Not like I had so many friends to leave in Quebec. But the ones I had were close. I'd miss Erin and Cecile. I still remember what Cecile and Erin said before I left. "Be sure to call every week, send pictures, everything. We'll miss you. Love you, Pamela." But I had to move with my mom. At least I'd have a fresh start. Who would I meet? What will I get involved in? I pondered this as I lay on my sheet-less mattress in my room. Eventually, sleep came. But I had no idea about what was ahead. CHAPTER ONE "Mom?" I groaned. I stepped into the light of the kitchen. "Oh, you're up, Pam. Want pancakes?" Pancakes? It was a school morning. Oh yeah. A school morning. Yay. "Sure." Actually, it was the first day of school. For me. It was January 21 - a Monday. I'd only been on PEI for a week on Tuesday. A lot of things were unpacked, but boxes still sat around everywhere. As Mom set a plate of pancakes in front of me, I glanced over at the clock. 6:53. "When does the bus come, Mum?" I asked. "I'm not too sure, but around the corner I think a bus stops there around ten after eight." She placed a glass of orange juice and the syrup in front of my plate. "Alright...by the way, Mom, what's all this, anyway?" "The pancakes? Oh, Pam, I just thought I'd give you a break and fix you up breakfast. It's your first day." She sat down across from me. Okay then... I stuffed in the pancakes, thanked Mom, and went to my room. Oh God, help me. What do I wear? Does PEI have a different style? Will I look like an idiot? Wait, what do I care...nobody notices me anyway... But to be safe, I better choose something pretty basic... Black jeans and a light blue hoodie over a tank top...should be okay. Maybe. Oh well. I stared into the mirror at myself. "Will I ever not be the freak..." I whispered to myself. My glasses never seem to match with anything I wear. Even so, glasses suck, anyway. I wished I could get contacts. And then my straight, brown hair. Boring. Never seems to go the way I want it to. And to top it off, I'm only five feet tall. Short, I mean. I guess it didn't help that I kept mostly to myself, too. Gee, I was so nerdy. I ran a brush through my hair and set it back on my desk. Never would I attempt the art of 'make-up'. I was too scared to mess up...so I grabbed my kit-bag and went back into our kitchen. Half-kitchen...I couldn't wait until Mom found us a bigger place to stay. And how did it get to be seven fifty-five? I tossed my bag by the door and went to brush my teeth. With a last glance in the mirror, I left the bathroom. Time to get out for the bus. Who'd be on the bus? Where would I sit? Would I have to sit with some person I don't know? Would they all stare? I hate being stared a more

Resolved Question: Is it illegal to have a business advertisement magnetic sign on your personal car in California?

Though i dont have a ticket yet for some time now, since i used to park my personal car on the streets, but i dont want to get one. I am just not sure if it is okay for me to use the sign. Pls advice more

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