Open Question: Accounting Hw help!!!?

Ok I am having trouble finding the answers for these problems. Any help (if you don't know one just skip it). Thank you... 1.There is a loss on redemption of bonds when bonds are redeemed above carrying value. True or false 2. The price of a bond is equal to the sum of the interest payments and the face amount of the bonds. True or False 3.If the amount of a bond premium on an issued 11%, 4-year, $100,000 bond is $12,928, the semiannual straight-line amortization of the premium is $1,416. True or False 4.A corporation issues for cash $1,000,000 of 10%, 20-year bonds, interest payable annually, at a time when the market rate of interest is 12%. The straight-line method is adopted for the amortization of bond discount or premium. Which of the following statements is true? A. The amount of the annual interest expense is computed at 10% of the bond carrying amount at the beginning of the year. B. The amount of unamortized discount decreases from its balance at issuance date to a zero balance at maturity. C. The amount of unamortized premium decreases from its balance at issuance date to a zero balance at maturity. D. The amount of the annual interest expense gradually decreases over the life of the bonds. 6. Balance sheet and income statement data indicate the following: Bonds payable, 8% (issued 1990, due 2015) $1,200,000 Preferred 8% stock, $100 par (no change during the year) 200,000 Common stock, $50 par (no change during the year) 1,000,000 Income before income tax for year 320,000 Income tax for year 80,000 Common dividends paid 60,000 Preferred dividends paid 16,000 Based on the data presented above, what is the number of times bond interest charges were earned (round to two decimal places)? A. 3.24 B. 4.33 C. 3.50 D. 5.67 7. The Merchant Company issued 10-year bonds on January 1, 2009. The 15% bonds have a face value of $100,000 and pay interest every January 1 and July 1. The bonds were sold for $117,205 based on the market interest rate of 12%. Merchant uses the effective-interest method to amortize bond discounts and premiums. On July 1, 2009, Merchant should record interest expense (round to the nearest dollar) of A. $7,500 B. $14,065 C. $7,032 D. $8,790 8.The Victor Corporation issues 1,000, 10-year, 8%, $1,000 bonds dated January 1, 2009, at 96. The journal entry to record the issuance will show a A. debit to Cash of $1,000,000. B. credit to Discount on Bonds Payable for $40,000. C. debit to Cash for $960,000. D. credit to Bonds Payable for $960,000. 9.Bonds Payable has a balance of $1,000,000 and Discount on Bonds Payable has a balance of $15,000. If the issuing corporation redeems the bonds at 97.5, what is the amount of gain or loss on redemption? A. $10,000 gain B. $10,000 loss C. $25,000 loss D. $25,000 gain 10.The present value of $30,000 to be received in two years, at 12% compounded annually, is (rounded to nearest dollar) A. $30,000 B. $23,700 C. $37,632 D. $23,916 11.Bonds Payable has a balance of $1,000,000 and Discount on Bonds Payable has a balance of $15,500. If the issuing corporation redeems the bonds at 98.5, what is the amount of gain or loss on redemption? A. $15,500 gain B. $500 gain C. $500 loss D. $15,500 loss I know this is a lot but this is out of 45 problems I have. Again thanks for any help from the accounting pros. more

Open Question: Accounting Help!!!!!!!!!!!! 10pts?

1) If sinking fund cash is used to purchase investments, those investments are reported on the balance sheet as marketable securities. 1. False 2. True 2) Bonds may be purchased directly from the issuing corporation or through one of the bond exchanges. 1. True 2. False 3) On January 1, 2009, $1,000,000, 5-year, 10% bonds, were issued for $960,000. Interest is paid semiannually on January 1 and July 1. If the issuing corporation uses the straight-line method to amortize discount on bonds payable, the semiannual amortization amount is 1. $5,000 2. $4,000 3. $6,000. 4. $8,000. 4) On January 1, 2010, Gemstone Company obtained a $280,000, 10-year, 11% installment note from Guarantee Bank. The note requires annual payments of $47,544, with the first payment occurring on the last day of the fiscal year. The first payment consists of interest of $30,800 and principal repayment of $16,744. The journal entry to record the issuance of the installment notes for cash on January 1, 2010 would include: 1. a debit to Notes Payable of $475,440 2. a credit to Notes Payable of $280,000 3. a debit to Interest Expense of $30,800 4. a credit to Interest Payable of $195,440 5) A corporation issues for cash $2,000,000 of 8%, 15-year bonds, interest payable annually, at a time when the market rate of interest is 7%. The straight-line method is adopted for the amortization of bond discount or premium. Which of the following statements is true? 1. The carrying amount decreases from its amount at issuance date to $2,000,000 at maturity. 2. The amount of annual interest expense decreases as the bonds approach maturity. 3. The carrying amount increases from its amount at issuance date to $2,000,000 at maturity. 4. The amount of annual interest paid to bondholders increases over the 15-year life of the bonds. 6) Sinking Fund Cash would be classified on the balance sheet as 1. an intangible asset 2. a fixed asset 3. an investment 4. a current asset more

Open Question: True or false... the are no term limits for members of congress?

True or false... the are no term limits for members of congress? ------the are no term limits for members of congress ------the united states has a traditional market economy? -----inefficiency is one criticism of government agencies? -----regulatory commissions are part of a cabinet department that receives direction from the white house in its regular business matters? -----the treat of the spread of Communism around the world is still the main focus of American foreign policy just as it was 50 years ago? -----the off ice of management and budget can withhold funding for a program that the president considers ineffective? if you know these answers please help. thanks by the way your not doing my work. im tryin to help a buddy study with questions he has that i dont know so im getting them off here to get them right to help him. more

Open Question: true or false... the are no term limits for members of congress?

------the are no term limits for members of congress ------the united states has a traditional market economy? -----inefficiency is one criticism of government agencies? -----regulatory commissions are part of a cabinet department that receives direction from the white house in its regular business matters? -----the treat of the spread of Communism around the world is still the main focus of American foreign policy just as it was 50 years ago? -----the off ice of management and budget can withhold funding for a program that the president considers ineffective? if you know these answers please help. thanksryan, your not doing my work. im tryin to help a buddy study with questions he has that i dont know so im getting them off here to get them right to help him. more

Voting Question: If there is a surplus in a market, the actual price is above the equilibrium price?

If there is a surplus in a market, the actual price is above the equilibrium price. TRUE OR FALSE more

Voting Question: When a market is in equilibrium, there is a tendency for prices to change.?

When a market is in equilibrium, there is a tendency for prices to change. TRUE OR FALSE more

Voting Question: SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME WITH WORLD HISTORY ?'s!!!!!?

Which was the first nation to break through in European exploration and exploitation, but was quickly surpassed by other European nations? Portugal Spain England France The Black Death improved the life of ordinary people in Europe who survived, and it led to the rebirth, or renewal, known as the Renaissance. True False 34. King Henry VIII decided to separate England from the Catholic Church because the pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, and marry him to Anne Boleyn. True False -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 35. According to the theory of mercantilism, the colonies provided raw materials and markets for manufactured goods, but this did not result in creating wealth for Europe. True False Artwork from the Northern Renaissance focused on what characteristic, which was different than works produced in Italy during the Renaissance? realism and expression artists as famous personalities reflection of everyday life application of perspective Which Italian Renaissance artist was considered the ideal “Renaissance Man” due to his desire for knowledge, particularly in the fields of science, technology, and art? Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo Albrecht Dürer Shakespeare -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Which German artist from the Northern Renaissance was known for his portraits of self-conscious individualism? Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo Albrecht Dürer Shakespeare more

Resolved Question: Politically, is FTC regulation of false advertising an illegitimate use of State coercion?

As most people here probably know, the Federal Trade Commission regulates certain kinds of advertising in the United States, and is charged with enforcing rules against deceptive statements in advertising, as well as some other abusive kinds of advertising. For example, there is an FTC rule against "bait" advertising -- as in "bait and switch" - advertising that a company uses to lure customers into a store or a web site in search of some item that the advertiser doesn't really plan to sell. In "bait" advertising, a company only uses the promise of having a particular item as "bait" to attract people who then will be presented with a pitch for other stuff -- for example, other consumer goods offered at much higher prices. From a "free market," "laissez-faire" standpoint, do you think that it's wrong for the FTC to impose rules on the advertising business in this way? Or is it okay? If you're a pure libertarian believer in free-market forces, for example, should the Federal Government just butt out of the advertising world completely, and allow advertisers to say whatever they want? Or not? more

Resolved Question: Accounting Questions!!!! 10pts for best answer!?

1) Once the useful life of a depreciable asset has been estimated and the amount to be depreciated each year has been determined, the amounts can not be changed. 1. False 2. True 2) When exchanging equipment, if the trade-in allowance is greater than the book value a loss results. 1. False 2. True 3) Allowance for Doubtful Accounts is listed on the balance sheet under the caption 1. current assets 2. fixed assets 3. owner's equity 4. investments 4) Dalton Company uses the estimate based on analysis of receivables to account for uncollectible accounts. The company has determined that the Irish Company account is uncollectible. To write-off this account, Dalton should debit 1. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and credit Accounts Receivable 2. Accounts receivable and credit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 3. Uncollectible Accounts Expense and credit Accounts Receivable 4. Uncollectible Accounts Expense and credit Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 5) Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a debit balance of $500 at the end of the year (before adjustment), and uncollectible accounts expense is estimated at 4% of net sales. If net sales are $600,000, the amount of the adjusting entry to record the provision for doubtful accounts is 1. $23,500 2. $24,500 3. none of the above 4. $24,000 6) A detective internal control is designed to find an error or misstatement after it has occurred. 1. True 2. False 7) The following lots of a particular commodity were available for sale during the year: Beginning inventory 5 units at $61 First purchase 15 units at $63 Second purchase 10 units at $74 Third purchase 10 units at $77 The firm uses the periodic system and there are 20 units of the commodity on hand at the end of the year. What is the amount of the inventory at the end of the year according to the average cost method? 1. $1,510 2. $1,220 3. $1,375 4. $1,380 8) One of the two internal control procedures over inventory is to properly report inventory on the financial statements. 1. True 2. False 9) Companies having inventory decreases due to lower of cost or market valuations will disclose the information to stockholders. 1. True 2. False 10) Merchandise with an invoice price of $5,000 is purchased on September 2 subject to terms of 2/10, n/30, FOB destination. Freight costs paid by the seller totaled $200. What is the cost of the merchandise if paid on September 12, assuming the discount is taken? 1. $5,096 2. $4,900 3. $5,200 4. $4,704 11) Sales to customers who use bank credit cards, such as MasterCard and Visa, are generally treated as 1. sales returns 2. sales when the credit card company remits the cash 3. cash sales 4. sales on account more

Resolved Question: What do you think Fraud rings steal Puerto Ricans' identities for sale to illegal immigrants?

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Born in a U.S. territory where he has lived all his life, Jose Marrero Rivera didn't know his name and social security number were racking up thousands of dollars in unpaid charges in Chicago and Miami. The snack bar worker is one of thousands of Puerto Ricans caught up in a lucrative document-fraud scheme to hide illegal immigrants in the United States. They're American citizens with Hispanic surnames. And their records — kept loosely in schools or church rectories, where they are easy to steal — draw as much as $6,000 on the black market. Only when police showed up at Marrero's San Juan airport food stand to arrest him for car theft did he realize that identity thieves were upending his life. "All the information, all of it, the driver's license, the Social Security, my address, was mine," he said of the warrant. "I was shocked. I told them simply that it wasn't me." Documents stolen from Puerto Rico have shown up in fraud-ring busts in Delaware and Ohio and immigration raids on meatpacking plants from Texas to Florida. No government or law enforcement official can put a dollar amount on the illegal trade, but documents are so valuable that addicts on the island trade their own documents for drugs. "Birth certificates have become legal tender," said Kenneth McClintock, Puerto Rico's secretary of state. The island government's only answer so far is to void every Puerto Rican birth certificate as of July 1 and require about 5 million people — including 1.4 million on the U.S. mainland — to reapply for new ones with security features. New birth certificates will be issued starting July 1, and all old birth certificates will be annulled by Sept. 30. But no one can guarantee the mass inconvenience will solve the problem. Untold numbers of passports, driver's licenses and other documents issued to holders of false birth certificates are still valid. The law only aims to make it harder to get false documents in the future, but does nothing to target those already in circulation. And a person holding a stolen birth certificate could conceivably apply to receive one of the new ones, which will have special seals and be printed on counterfeit-proof paper — though they would have to present other personal data that they might not have, McClintock said. "We had to take drastic measures," he said. "The new law does not pretend to solve all the problems. What it aims to do is resolve the massive theft problem." The problem stems from the Puerto Rican tradition of requiring birth certificates to enroll in schools or join churches, sports team or other groups, which keep them in unsecured offices or drawers. The new law voiding all birth certificates prohibits such groups from keeping copies. "I think people noticed that no one was paying attention to those documents," said a Puerto Rico-based FBI agent on the cases, who requested anonymity because the agent works under cover. "In the future, this could be linked to everything, even terrorism. I don't doubt that it could go that way." see more @ http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/… more

Resolved Question: can you use the same strategy to market a skateboard that you can use to market diamond earrings?

im taking an online class called intro to business and the subject is on marketing and this was a true or false question and i cant figure out what it is. please helpp thankss:) more

Resolved Question: Looks like i might be back to square one all over again!?

So some of the Y!A regulars that have seen my latest questions will know that i am searching the market for a horse. They will also know that i got a pre-purchase exam done (on the pony in my avatar.) So i went out to try her and decided that i really liked her and we got the vet out just under a week after (Thursday) and he looked over the pony and pointed out a small growth on her right saddle area to the owners and asked them if it had always been there and the owner said that she's had it since before she got her (about 2 months ago.) The vet then passed her off at the end of the exam and said she was absolutely fine to do some pony clubbing, jumping, hacking and just general things that the average teenage girl wants to do. Then 2 days ago he sent the invoice and certificate through. The certificate said "Small growth right back saddle. Possible tumour." On the invoice it says (the general outline of it) "Hi, sorry i should have pointed out the small growth on the back of her saddle area. This may be a sarcoid/melanoma however i feel this isn't the case and that it is a cyst. Please make sure this is maintained." We have put a deposit on this pony as soon as the vet said she was fine and she was meant to be arriving in 2 hours time. Of course that isn't happening now because we don't have the money for a cancer surgery. We phoned the vets and the vet (who's on holiday) told his son (another vet at his practice) that he had pointed it out at the time of the examination that it could be cancerous, we also had her tetanus vaccine made up to date. Is there any legal action we could take? Mainly just so we can have the biopsy done for free (tell him that we'll take legal action, we probably won't but we need a better leg to stand on.) as it was his mistake and he noticed it but passed it off. We have material proof that he didn't mention it and gave us false information so is there anything we can do? The prepurchase exam was a 5 level vetting (testing breathing, blood tests, flexion tests, soundness, etc.) which was about £250 including mileage and we don't want to shell out £150 + mileage on a biopsy when we've already spent £3000 at least on her. We even had her measured by a saddle fitter and have a saddle being delivered by the end of the week.We've got a written document of him saying that he didn't mention it but he's saying verbally that he did. I want the pony just not the cancer.I noticed the growth before but he didn't say it may be cancerous until a week later rather than at the time that he had come out and we aren't suing, we need a form of law that we can hold up. more

Resolved Question: Why does the Yaz generic Gianvi have different inert properties?

If Gianvi is supposed to be the same thing as Yaz, why does it have different inert properties? Here's my issue: Based on testing of tablets now in the US market, Bayer believes that Teva's Gianvi™ product does not in fact contain ethinyl estradiol stabilized by betadex as a clathrate. Teva agreed not to ship any additional Gianvi product containing promotional materials, package inserts or any other material falsely claiming that the ethinyl estradiol in Teva's Gianvi is stabilized by betadex as a clathrate. Teva reported that it has already provided the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with corrected Physician Prescribing Information for Gianvi and that it has corrected the Gianvi label information on the Teva USA website. Ok, so this new generic that was given to me without any notice when I went to pick up my Yaz prescription, has already been caught making false claims about their drug. They in fact DO NOT have the compounds that stabilize the material that keeps women from getting pregnant. I do not appreciate being a "guinea pig" for this new drug. My husband and I are not ready for a child yet, so we will certainly be using a back-up method until this mess is figured out. The makers of Gianvi already proved that they can't be trusted. I'm waiting on a call back from my gyno. I will update this post on what they say. If anyone has already recieved an explanation for this let me know. End Rant. more

Resolved Question: Why did people fall for false change when they could've had a revolution and a better change than George Obama?

Obama promised to bring the troops home on a specific date and lied. Obama is a carbon copy of Bush on illegal immigration and war(afghanistan). He just created trillions worth of more debt than Bush. Ron Pauls record against war speaks for itself and he spoke out heavily against it being unconstituional(not Obama). His plans would save billions in his policing the world plans. More billions in his foriegn aid views. More billions in bringing the troops home immediately and save consumers money on healthcare in a free market inside the U.S.? His immigration policies would save billions after the costs of deportation and securing the border. He speaks out against the fed and socilist slavery which i never once heard Obama asks "who audits the fed?" We need a revolution , not false change. What do you think? more

Voting Question: Does American actually operate under free-market principles, or socialism?

In America, there is the Federal Reserve who uses the tool of changing interest rates on loans it makes to private banks in the American economy. The prime rate you often here is the rate at which the cost of borrowing from the Federal Reserve is charged to the banks and in turn, the banks will pass the cost of borrowing to their customers who are mostly made up of private businesses in the market place. This control or lever that the Federal Reserve uses, is for the purpose of controlling the proper economic climate so that private businesses can thrive. If the interest rate is too high, it can have the affect of slowing down the economy, if the interest rate is low, it can have the affect of growing the economy or increasing productivity in the economy. I do not here anybody accusing the Federal government who either increases or decreases the interest rate to control its economic activity as “manipulating” its currency for the desired affect. But folks, that is exactly what the Americans are doing. They are “manipulating” the desired affect. Americans are guilty of what it accuses China, only that the Americans uses different words. Instead of the word “manipulation” as it uses against China, the Americans use the word “monetary policy”. If you can use your critical thinking skills, you can see, Americans are hypocrites when they make the argument against China about “manipulating” its currency. It is monetary policy that any sovereign government has the right to do. Next. Lets talk about the phony free-markets that the Americans espouse that they practice in their private businesses. One example to show you that Americans do not practice free-market competition is in the pharmaceutical industry. This industry has lobbied congress to write laws whereby it is illegal for American citizens to buy prescription drugs from other countries. Drugs from Canada is a fraction of the cost of drugs sold in America. But it is illegal to buy drugs from Canada if you are an American citizen. Another example of American companies that preach free-market capitalism and don’t practice it is the big agriculture businesses in America. One company such as Monsanto is a good example. They grow a single crop, corn. The term monoculture is used to describe a farm that grows only a single crop. That is what Monsanto does. It sells genetically modified corn seeds to farms and has its own farms that grow it. There product is sold around the world. Monsanto’s lobbiest has persuaded congress to pass laws that favor their business. They get huge subsidies to grow a single crop, the more they grow, the more subsidies they get, and this has changed the competitiveness of its leverage to compete in the world. If they did not get any of the subsidies paid by each taxpayer in America, they would not be in business and would not be able to compete in the world market. If it was not for the government to step in and grant billion dollars of subsidies, Monsanto would not be a viable company to compete in the world. Now, this example does not suggest that they operate under free-market principles with their own bootstraps as they preach so much in American culture. And if we use the same words that the Americans use against China, we can say, the American government is “manipulating” free-market principles and “manipulating” private companies to help them compete against foreign companies. Now if you are going to accuse someone, make sure your own hands are clean in regards to the same accusation you make against other countries. Otherwise you lose credibility and show yourself as a hypocrite and a dummy. Certainly, Americans and their government is guilty of this. Just pointing this out to you people who fall into this camp, and there are a lot of you, if not most in your phony country. Remember America is not what you say you are. The American dream is just that, an illusion built on false premises. All the lofty talk about the good values of Americans is just a façade to cover up its decadence, its hypocrisy, its lies, and its power hungry bullying self centered insecurities. USA is not that golden nugget in a vast sea of darkness, instead it is an mirage of an oasis out in the dessert, those that are thirsty for water gravitate towards it, and when they see the mirage up close, they will learn that its all an illusion, nothing it says or appears is for real. This is the true American. Newsflash: The Chinese are not dying to come live in America. Did you know that Whiteboy? Just one of many put downs you bullies make on other people from other countries. Go ahead and continue to offer media that speak down to your audience, it is working, just look at your people who respond to this post, their comments can not win this debate, they are dumb, unintelligent, and they can't argue independent from making cliches. more

Voting Question: Does China "manipulates" its Currency, how about the USA, do they do it too?

In America, there is the Federal Reserve who uses the tool of changing interest rates on loans it makes to private banks in the American economy. The prime rate you often here is the rate at which the cost of borrowing from the Federal Reserve is charged to the banks and in turn, the banks will pass the cost of borrowing to their customers who are mostly made up of private businesses in the market place. This control or lever that the Federal Reserve uses, is for the purpose of controlling the proper economic climate so that private businesses can thrive. If the interest rate is too high, it can have the affect of slowing down the economy, if the interest rate is low, it can have the affect of growing the economy or increasing productivity in the economy. I do not here anybody accusing the Federal government who either increases or decreases the interest rate to control its economic activity as “manipulating” its currency for the desired affect. But folks, that is exactly what the Americans are doing. They are “manipulating” the desired affect. Americans are guilty of what it accuses China, only that the Americans uses different words. Instead of the word “manipulation” as it uses against China, the Americans use the word “monetary policy”. If you can use your critical thinking skills, you can see, Americans are hypocrites when they make the argument against China about “manipulating” its currency. It is monetary policy that any sovereign government has the right to do. I sense bigotted americans. Next. Lets talk about the phony free-markets that the Americans espouse that they practice in their private businesses. One example to show you that Americans do not practice free-market competition is in the pharmaceutical industry. This industry has lobbied congress to write laws whereby it is illegal for American citizens to buy prescription drugs from other countries. Drugs from Canada is a fraction of the cost of drugs sold in America. But it is illegal to buy drugs from Canada if you are an American citizen. Another example of American companies that preach free-market capitalism and don’t practice it is the big agriculture businesses in America. One company such as Monsanto is a good example. They grow a single crop, corn. The term monoculture is used to describe a farm that grows only a single crop. That is what Monsanto does. It sells genetically modified corn seeds to farms and has its own farms that grow it. There product is sold around the world. Monsanto’s lobbiest has persuaded congress to pass laws that favor their business. They get huge subsidies to grow a single crop, the more they grow, the more subsidies they get, and this has changed the competitiveness of its leverage to compete in the world. If they did not get any of the subsidies paid by each taxpayer in America, they would not be in business and would not be able to compete in the world market. If it was not for the government to step in and grant billion dollars of subsidies, Monsanto would not be a viable company to compete in the world. Now, this example does not suggest that they operate under free-market principles with their own bootstraps as they preach so much in American culture. And if we use the same words that the Americans use against China, we can say, the American government is “manipulating” free-market principles and “manipulating” private companies to help them compete against foreign companies. Now if you are going to accuse someone, make sure your own hands are clean in regards to the same accusation you make against other countries. Otherwise you lose credibility and show yourself as a hypocrite and a dummy. Certainly, Americans and their government is guilty of this. Just pointing this out to you people who fall into this camp, and there are a lot of you, if not most in your phony country. Remember America is not what you say you are. The American dream is just that, an illusion built on false premises. All the lofty talk about the good values of Americans is just a façade to cover up its decadence, its hypocrisy, its lies, and its power hungry bullying self centered insecurities. USA is not that golden nugget in a vast sea of darkness, instead it is an mirage of an oasis out in the dessert, those that are thirsty for water gravitate towards it, and when they see the mirage up close, they will learn that its all an illusion, nothing it says or appears is for real. This is the true American. Newsflash: The Chinese are not dying to come live in America. Did you know that Whiteboy? Just one of many put downs you bullies make on other people from other countries. Go ahead and continue to offer media that speak down to your audience, it is working, just look at your people who respond to this post, their comments can not win this debate, they are dumb, unintelligent, and they can't argue independently from cliches. more

Resolved Question: Do you agree with Wes Benedict of the Libertarian Party that the government shares responsibility in regards?

to the oil spill in the Gulf? FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2010 Contact: Wes Benedict, Executive Director E-mail: wes.benedict@lp.org Phone: 202-333-0008 ext. 222 Libertarians say government shares blame with BP for oil spill WASHINGTON - Wes Benedict, executive director of the Libertarian Party, issued the following statement today: "The federal government and BP share the blame for the large oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. "When the CEO of BP appeared at a Congressional hearing yesterday, Republicans and Democrats predictably engaged in finger-pointing and blame-ducking, trying to score political points. Their fingers should have been pointed at themselves. "When President Obama gave his Oval Office speech on Tuesday, there was one important word missing: the word 'liability.' The president never mentioned that, thanks to liability caps provided by the federal government, BP was able to engage in riskier activities than it would have otherwise. If BP had known in advance that it would be fully liable for all damages related to an oil spill, it probably would have taken greater safeguards. When you know that your liability will be strictly limited, cutting corners becomes a lot more attractive. "The spill will cause a lot of damage to the property and livelihood of people living along the Gulf. We have a well-developed system of civil courts to help people obtain compensation. Unfortunately, the legislative and executive branches have inappropriately trampled on this territory, and they seem to be trying to take the place of the courts. "The president has apparently convinced BP to put $20 billion in some kind of compensation account. He said in his speech that it will be 'administered by an independent third party.' Will this third party be able to decide what 'legitimate claims' are, and how much they should receive? Assessing damages should be done by courts, not by political bureaucrats appointed in backroom deals between the president and a large corporation. "The president could have taken the opportunity to talk about getting government out of the energy industry, and allowing the free market to guide the future of energy production. Unfortunately, he instead blamed the free market for government failures, and discussed his hopes of increasing government interference in the energy industry. "For decades, Libertarians have warned against putting trust in government regulatory bureaucracies like the Minerals Management Service (MMS). While costing the taxpayers a lot of money, these agencies generally fail to deliver the kind of protections they promise, they tend to become corrupt, and they discourage vigilance on the part of citizens by lulling them into a false sense of security. "When large companies and the government start working together, the results can be disastrous. Congressional liability caps, the MMS bureaucracy, and BP have all cooperated to create a costly disaster that should never have happened." For more information, or to arrange an interview, call LP Executive Director Wes Benedict at 202-333-0008 ext. 222. The LP is America's third-largest political party, founded in 1971. The Libertarian Party stands for free markets and civil liberties. You can find more information on the Libertarian Party at our website <http://announce.lp.org/t/27924/681104/423/0/>. ### P.S. If you have not yet become a member of the Libertarian Party and wish to do so, please click here <http://announce.lp.org/t/27924/681104/465/0/> and join the only political party dedicated to free markets and civil liberties. If you need to renew, please click here <http://announce.lp.org/t/27924/681104/465/0/>. If you would like to make a contribution separate from membership, please click here <http://announce.lp.org/t/27924/681104/472/0/>. more

Resolved Question: How to instill confidence in bidders when selling scrap gold on Ebay?

I have a substantial amount of scrap gold and want to get as close to market value for it as possible. I have decided I want to sell it in an auction setting. There are many small, and broken scraps in my collection. I split the larger scraps, stamped with the carat, by carat. I plan on selling the gold in large lots, by weight, separated this way. I am curious if there is anything I can do to instill confidence in bidders that my auction is legitimate. I am also interested in protecting myself from a false claims about the weight, quality or value of the gold after the auction. Is the any outside source or otherwise that I can employ to prove to a buyer that my auction is legitimate? more

Resolved Question: What country is more developed in its cities and in what its government do for its citizens?

The country in the world with the most billionaires is the USA followed by China in second place. True China has more millionaires that are women than those in the USA. True The biggest car market in the world is China. True China consumes 50% of the world’s concrete. True The fastest train in the world is in China. 216 miles per hour speed. From Guangzhou to Wuhan to Beijing. True People are dying to come to the USA for a better life, that includes the Chinese. False. The Chinese are not dying to come to the USA, in fact, many American Born Chinese Men are dying to go and work and live in China. This includes me. I have lived in China for five years now. I defected the USA. Of course you would not know this from looking through whiteboy eyeglasses or listening to biased whitewashed American Media. Shanghai is 9 times larger than New York City. China has more modern bridges and high tech bridges such as single needle suspension bridges than the USA. True China can build cities, roads, and waterways faster, bigger, and cheaper than the USA. True China is building a sea bridge from Hong Kong Island to Macau to be completed by 2016, a six year span. True The Oakland Bay Bridge in California is being replaced by a modern earthquake certified design and in construction now is manufactured and built in Shanghai and delivered to California for assembly. Made in China, assembled in the USA! True American Born Chinese Man are not intimidated by whiteboy. True American Born Chinese Man have morals and values whiteboy does not. True American Born Chinese Man work and live by retaining the Character Ethic. True White American Boy work and live by retaining the Personality Ethic. True You can learn about Character and Personality Ethic in the book “7 Habits of Highly Influential and Effective People” . Who goes to Cabo San Lucus to party during spring break? Whiteboy. True What does whiteboy do and white girl do in spring break at Cabo? Alcohol, drugs, sex, sex, sex with everyone! True See any yellow people at Cabo? No. Why? The difference between white boy and yellow boy is white boy has no morals. White boy principle of life is screw screw screw until it falls off. Lie lie lie, to make money. Me me me culture and proud of it without any shame, that is white boy culture. Whiteboy believes having virtue, integrity, honesty, and all those traits get in the way of making money and getting laid. Evidence for this is “girls gone wild” videos, those on it have no shame, they wear it as a badge of honor to be on the video. Both whiteboys and whitegirls think its cool. Similarly these types of white people go to work or is as customers to Hooters Bar. These are the same people that work in White Corporate America after graduation in their pretty suits and skirts. All image folks. Behind closed doors, they screw each other like monkeys, like cave dwellers. They have a polished look at the office and when the doors are closed in their private rooms, watch out for the dropping semen everywhere. That is the true nature of whtieboy and their accomplice, whitegirl. How to find one like this? They go shop at Abercrombie and Fitch, white wear store. That store only hire white people in visible positions like cashiers and greeter at the doorway. They only let colored people to work in the backroom hidden so that these colored people don’t scare away their main customer base they sell to, which are snobby, arrogant sex and drug addicted whites. Let me explain and connect the dots for you whites in case you don’t get it, which I doubt. If Abercrombie and Fitch allow colored employees to be visible in its stores, the white customers would not associate with the store brand which is clothing made for white people. This is the selling point, Abercrombie and Fitches brand loyalty is marketed to the white college crowd that likes to engage in alcohol, sex, and drugs, you know the crowd that is shown on “Girls Gone Wild” videos, or the white women that works at Hooters and white men that go there for the scenery, and the crowd that goes to Cabo San Lucus during spring break to have massive orgies with anyone that is white. Just from this very fact, evidence show white people, mainstream in society here in America, still see a white superior class and are still bigots. They include the college class - middleclass to rich class families, mainstreamers. Abercrombie and Fitch was sued for racial discrimination in its employment practices and now are forced by the courts to hire colored people for any position. Only a court order makes these bigots as least on the surface treat colored like real people and not the inferior class they truly believe colored people are. Abercrombie and Fitch is a store that sells sex for whites only, they have nude white models standing at the door. I never seen they hiring a colored one to stand there working for their stores. Imagine what  more

Resolved Question: WHICH MASCARA TO BUY???TEN POINTS!!!!?

I recently put up a question asking which mascara to buy: loreal telescopic or maybeline great lash I also asked not to suggest covergirl lash blast as it is not available where I live. Lots of people said to get loreal but lots of people also said that covergirl lash blast is marketed as Max factor false lash effect mascara where i live so now i want to know which to get either loreal telescopic or max factor false lash effect! please help! BEST ANSWER TEN POINTS!!!! thanks! more

Resolved Question: If global warming was a hoax to get money, could evolution be a hoax to?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/globalwarming/4029837/Global-warming-Reasons-why-it-might-not-actually-exist.html the above url, goes to a news report that gives many reasons why global warming is a hoax. from what i can see, there is a big market for global warming though, with books, t.v. brodcast on the subject, government funding to find ways to reverse it, it just seems like there is alot of money to be made, so could evolution be in the same boat? could it just be there to make money? here is how i see it(although i may be wrong): scientist say they have found evidence for global warming, AND that we evolved AND that the earth is millions of years old. and it is rare to turn on the t.v.(at least where i live) and NOT see somthing about evolution or global warming, there are tons of books on the subject, and the scientist get paid alot of cash to find this evidence. but if Global warming is a hoax just to get money, could evolution be to? since both say they have found evidence to support there theorys, and global warming's proof could be false, couldn't evolutions proof be false to? again, this is just how i see it, i could very well be wrong, if i am i'm sorry, just calling it like i see it. thanks bob p.s. i do not mean to cause offence, i would just like to know your opinions, p.s.*2 some of you may be wondering why i am putting this in the r&s section, the reason being there seems to be many scientificly smart people here, and i want to get as many scientific feed back as possible, thanks again :-) more

Resolved Question: if global warming was a hoax to get money, could evolution be a hoax to?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/globalwarming/4029837/Global-warming-Reasons-why-it-might-not-actually-exist.html the above url, goes to a news report that gives many reasons why global warming is a hoax. from what i can see, there is a big market for global warming though, with books, t.v. brodcast on the subject, government funding to find ways to reverse it, it just seems like there is alot of money to be made, so could evolution be in the same boat? could it just be there to make money? here is how i see it(although i may be wrong): scientist say they have found evidence for global warming, AND that we evolved AND that the earth is millions of years old. and it is rare to turn on the t.v.(at least where i live) and NOT see somthing about evolution or global warming, there are tons of books on the subject, and the scientist get paid alot of cash to find this evidence. but if Global warming is a hoax just to get money, could evolution be to? since both say they have found evidence to support there theorys, and global warming's proof could be false, couldn't evolutions proof be false to? again, this is just how i see it, i could very well be wrong, if i am i'm sorry, just calling it like i see it. thanks bob p.s. i do not mean to cause offence, i would just like to know your opinions, more

Voting Question: What country is kicking some butt, USA or CHina?

The country in the world with the most billionaires is the USA followed by China in second place. True China has more millionaires that are women than those in the USA. True The biggest car market in the world is China. True China consumes 50% of the world’s concrete. True The fastest train in the world is in China. 216 miles per hour speed. From Guangzhou to Wuhan to Beijing. True People are dying to come to the USA for a better life, that includes the Chinese. False. The Chinese are not dying to come to the USA, if fact, many American Born Chinese Men are dying to go and work and live in China. This includes me. I have lived in China for five years now. I defected the USA. Of course you would not know this from looking through whiteboy eyeglasses or listening to biased whitewashed American Media. Shanghai is 9 times larger than New York City. China has more modern bridges and high tech bridges such as single needle suspension bridges than the USA. True China can build cities, roads, and waterways faster, bigger, and cheaper than the USA. True China is building a sea bridge from Hong Kong Island to Macau to be completed by 2016, a six year span. True The Oakland Bay Bridge in California is being replaced by a modern earthquake certified design and in construction now is manufactured and built in Shanghai and delivered to California for assembly. Made in China, assembled in the USA! True American Born Chinese Man are not intimidated by whiteboy. True American Born Chinese Man have morals and values whiteboy does not. True American Born Chinese Man work and live by retaining the Character Ethic. True White American Boy work and live by retaining the Personality Ethic. True You can learn about Character and Personality Ethic in the book “7 Habits of Highly Influential and Effective People” . Who goes to Cabo San Lucus to party during spring break? Whiteboy. True What does whiteboy do and white girl do in spring break at Cabo? Alcohol, drugs, sex, sex, sex with everyone! True See any yellow people at Cabo? No. Why? The difference between white boy and yellow boy is white boy has no morals. White boy principle of life is screw screw screw until it falls off. Lie lie lie, to make money. Me me me culture and proud of it without any shame, that is white boy culture. Whiteboy believes having virtue, integrity, honesty, and all those traits get in the way of making money and getting laid. Evidence for this is “girls gone wild” videos, those on it have no shame, they wear it as a badge of honor to be on the video. Both whiteboys and whitegirls think its cool. Similarly these types o white people go to work or is as customers to Hooters Bar. These are the same people that work in White Corporate America after graduation in their pretty suits and skirts. All image folks. Behind closed doors, they screw each other like monkeys, like cave dwellers. They have a polished look at the office and when the doors are closed in their private rooms, watch out for the dropping semen everywhere. That is the true nature of whtieboy and their accomplice, whitegirl. How to find one like this? They go shop at Abercrombie and Fitch, white wear store. That store only hire white people in visible positions like cashiers and greeter at the doorway. They only let colored people to work in the backroom hidden so that these colored people don’t scare away the customer base the store sells to, white people. Just from this very fact, evidence show White people, mainstream in society here in America, still see a white superior class and are still bigots. Abercrombie and Fitch was sued for racial discrimination in its employment practices and now are forced by the courts to hire colored people for any position. Only a court order makes these bigots as least on the surface treat colored like real people and not the inferior class they truly believe colored people are. Abercrombie and Fitch is a store that sells white sex, where they have nude white models standing at the door waiting for opportunities. Jealous for yellow man? No not at all, that is another white boy myth. We American Born Chinese Men have plenty of admires from Chinese women from China. With American Born Chinese Women here in the states with their nose sky high, we ABC Men flock to China for the true beauty, and we get plenty of attention from them. We bypass these ABC women with their tattoos, blonde hair, and insecure and artifical mentality damaged from being Americanized and contaminated with western decadence culture (also known as white culture and Hollywood culture). I for example have 1000 women from China interested in me, its all documented in my files. So NO, we don’t need you white boy or white girl to feed our desires from. We don’t want to act white. We are not dying to want to come and live in the USA. We don’t all ride a bicycle in China to get around. We own cars, we don’t take o more

Resolved Question: What is the most sensitive and reliable, commercially available HPT on the market?

I have recently been using the internet cheapie 10MIU tests but have had 2 false positives with these so they are NOT reliable at all. Also - does anyone know the sensitivity of the First Response Early Result (FRER) tests? Thanks more

Resolved Question: I need help with Economics, please help.?

11.) In the United States, the Federal Reserve can only directly set the discount rate; it engages in open market operations to alter the federal funds rate. True False . . 12.) The United States is often described as a "command" economy. True False . . 13.) When products become more expensive over time, deflation is occurring. True False . . 14.) Profit is also known as net income. True False . . 15.) A currency board is a monetary authority which is required to maintain an exchange rate with a foreign currency. True False . . 16.) Wholesale is the purchase of individual items at a higher price, whereas retail is the purchase of large quantities of goods at a lower price. True False . . 17.) The gold standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is a fixed weight of gold. True False . . 18.) Monetary policy is the economic term which describes the actions of a government in setting the level of public expenditure and how that expenditure is funded. It contrasts with fiscal policy, which describes the policies about the supply of money to the economy. True False . . 19.) In 1997, the wealthiest one-fifth of American families accounted for 47.2 percent of the nation's income. True False . . 20.) The antitrust law seeks to strengthen market forces so that direct regulation is unnecessary. True False . Answer 4 more

Resolved Question: Do you think a World War III will actually improve the world? Dictatorship saves the world?

I know this sounds absurd, but hear me out. Until the last war, humans still live like barbarians. There is no law or justice, they are just illusions. I live in a democratic country and over the years, war has not stopped. Terrorism is still present. The police are unreliable and corrupted. Black market exists everywhere. Gangs are still common. So will a big war actually improve our world? After World War II, people saw the horrors of war and a temporary "peace" was established, but that temporary "peace" is gone. In a country like America, it disgusts me to see the youths of today. Their sheer arrogance, ignorance, and uneducated minds irked me to no end. If there was another war, most of us would not live through it, but there can be so much "good outcomes" from it. Technology's advancement is astonishing during the War. You may think the death tolls to gain real peace is not worth it, but in the long run, this wager is a bargain. In the news today, we grieve at the silliest things like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppUT2TLUCYg . Now you may flame me by saying "How horrible? This is a serious matter and should not be joked at all!". I am going to counter that by asking you this, how is it that we grieve a kitten, but we do not grieve for soldiers that die in war? Is it because "kittens" are innocent? Well soldiers do not want to kill either, they are under the command of their superiors, so why grieve for a kitten over a human being? The worst part is, people (citizens) look at soldiers like they are monsters because they killed someone. But they do not realize the soldiers dirtied their hands to protect them. "The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic" - Stalin Another war may cause more grieve, but the output we get is perhaps, true peace. A wise dictator is what we need. Democratic approaches to peace has and never will work. Its methods are slow and outdated, it only give false hopes like "we need to have faith!" or in order words, "we are giving up". A large scale war will cause a lot of pain in the beginning, but time will make us forget those wounds. Mankind's history is war, peace is an illusion, to turn peace into reality is an arduous task, it requires discipline. Thank you for reading and I really like to hear your opinions. more

Resolved Question: Is socialism the answer for today's economic challenges?

Why do liberals want socialism? In socialist countries, the government is run by the ultra rich. The ultra rich control the markets to make their billions make more billions and they manipulate the masses over the local free tv programming to vote for their puppet that will do their bidding. The masses will vote for the ultra rich class puppet because he will promise more government entitlements to the illegals, the lazy, the poverty stricken and the uneducated, which of course, never gets delivered. Its the big carrot lure that they fall for over and over, because the puppet will blame the hard working middle class conservatives for his failure to deliver on all his promises. After the false democratic government has spent the nation into a spiraling debt with no hope of recovery, it takes over control of the nations medical industry and oil production under the pretense that it is necessary in order to pay off the national debt. You can guess the rest, just look at what happened to the former USSR. Look at Venezuela, Cuba or North Korea. Is that what liberals want in America?@ZIPMAC United Soviet Socialists of Russia Does this ring a bell?Why are all the socialist Western nations experiencing an economic downturn ever since European banking has been consolidated and more socialist programs have been put into place? The USA started down the road to socialism after WWII with inflation driving the value of the dollar down to a nickel and a spiraling national debt in the multi trillions in an effort to keep up with the social handouts. more

Resolved Question: can corals such as anemones be kept in BiOrb aquariums?

Hi. I am thinking of starting a marine aquarium, and was considering a BiOrb 60 for it. I would have in it 2 small false percular clownfish and a cleaner shrimp. However, this is not my problem. Now, I know Clownfish dont NEED an anemone, but I think it would make a lovely touch to the aquarium, and the Clownfish would probably appriciate it. But, I have heard that anemone's require special, high watt lighting, which none of the BiOrb lighting units can provide. Anyway, If I can't keep an anemone, are there any other nice looking corals that would be suitable for my aqariums lighting and for my clownfish and shrimp inside? If not, are there any other fairly small aquariums on the market that you would reccomend? Oh, and ones that aren't too much money, (preferably no more than £100, but I am prepared to go that extra mile for the right aquarium!). Thanx! more

Resolved Question: Jehovah's Wittnesses: Do I have a correct understanding of your top ten buzz-words?

1.Voluntary Donations: The expectation that you put money (every week) into a contribution box in order to fund the printing of Watchtower magazines. 2.“Free” Bible Study: Since there is no such thing as a paid Bible study by JWs, this is basically a marketing tool. Correct? 3.Bible-Trained Conscience: When something is not completely apparent in the Bible (such as whether university is OK), you read a Watchtower Magazine, develop your opinion based on that information, and then report your opinion to others as your “Bible-trained Conscience.” 4.The Light gets Brighter and Brighter: Truth is progressive. There are “past truths,” “current truths,” and “future truths.” All truth originates from proclamations from the Governing Body and the best truth is future truth. 5.World Empire of False Religion, Babylon the Great, Christendom: Any Bible-based religion that outside of yours (Baptist, Catholic, Mormon, etc). All of them will be destroyed by Jehovah at Armageddon. 6.Turned to Satan: After careful study of the scriptures, a Jehovah’s Witnesses leaves the ORG and becomes a member of Christendom (an “apostate”). 7.Spiritual Pornography: Any written material that criticizes Watchtower doctrines and “pollutes one’s pure worship of Jehovah.” 8.Independent Thinking: Honestly considering arguments against the Watchtower (“spiritual pornography”) with an open mind. 9.Turning in your time: Submitting your weekly/monthly time card indicating how many hours you have spent distributing Watchtower Magazines. (Those who spend more hours get to higher levels and have more privileges.) 10.Theocratic Warfare Strategy: Telling lies (or withholding the truth) when doing so would benefit the organization. more

Resolved Question: Who is Cecelia Lee the Marketing Director of HOK office in Beijing?

Cecelia Lee Ms. Xiaoxi Li is a Director located in Beijing, China of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum (”HOK“), the U.S.-headquartered architecture, interior design, engineering, planning and consulting firm. Known to the Western World as Cecilia Lee was born in the Northern part of China in 1969 under the name Xiaoxi Li. Cecilia Lee has routinely engaged in questionable, evasive and deceptive legal tactics; when she was persecuted in US court for crimes and for corrupt practices she did not show up in person in court, event not once or stepped on American soil, she was fearful of being arrested. Cecelia Lee claims that she has obtained Master Degree from Thunderbird School of Global Management (“Thunderbird”), a private business school in the United States, and the first and oldest graduate school specializing in international management and global business and another Master from Arizona State University. When she was challenged in court to produce proof of high education, she did not have any information that can support such claims. In fact, pursuant to an order of the court by which the subpoena was issued to Thunderbird School of Global Management for an order to compel the production documentations relating to Lee’s educational background, Thunderbird response dated to July 10, 2008 indicates that once upon a time in America Cecilia Lee has taken total of 15 curses of prerequisite-classes. Moreover, when she was challenged to prove fraudulent health related claims during pre-trial court hearings, Cecelia Lee provided the court with fraudulent medical records that she obtained by bribing hospital officials in China. Since 2005 Cecelia Lee facing civil charges in the United States of America on attempt to murder, make false statements, and commit perjury; false statements (2 counts); libelous posting of slanderous articles, abduction, and grand theft crime, just to name a few and in a way of example. Her trail dates not set as yet. In 2009 the 40-years-old Cecilia Lee started to prepare for her new cyber crime adventure and she recruited the 20-years-old John Travis Flynn who also known to the public as J. T. Flynn to act as her proxy to execute the “perfect cyber crime” with the help of the 60-years-old photographer, Lou Juaneza, the President of Westhoff Studios. Historical criminology has described the underworld role of Fagin-an adult who forces, seduces or teaches minors to commit crimes for him. In contemporary debates, it is sometimes feared that adolescents cunningly evade criminal law by recruiting younger children to commit offences for them. Cecilia Lee is old enough to be Flynn’s mother and Lou Juaneza, the President of Westhoff Studios, is old enough to be Flynn’s grandmother or perhaps Flynn is young enough to be Lou’s grandchild. more

Resolved Question: 10 POINTS! WORLD HISTORY!?

Which nation gained independence after years of protest and opposition led by Mohandas Gandhi? A. China B. India C. Egypt D. Germany Identify what action helped bring the United States out of the Great Depression in the late 1930s. A. President Franklin D. Roosevelt started the New Deal. B. President Herbert Hoover kept the government out of business affairs so the economic problems would work through on their own. C. Revolts in non-European countries resulted in the need for American goods to be shipped overseas. D. The stock market crashed and made items such as cars, vacuums, and sewing machines more affordable. Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression in the United States? A. Black Tuesday, in which the stock market crashed B. consumer spending slowed C. many items were purchased on credit D. President Roosevelt's New Deal What occurred following the clash between Guomindang and Communist parties in China, resulting in the loss of over 90,000 people? A. the Amritsar Massacre B. Rowlatt Acts C. the Long March D. protests against a salt tax The Versailles Treaty contained a clause that promised independence to nations who contributed to the efforts of the Allied Forces during World War I. True False more

Resolved Question: Why aren't the Hidden Valley salad dressings "hidden" in the super markets?

they were totally on the shelf where everyone can see it, weren't hidden at all! is this false advertising? more

Resolved Question: why should we legalize marijuana?

I'm somewhat baffled by our united states government for their ability to spew this idiotic rhetoric across our nation while people except it as fact without even studying the issue, much less even gloss it over!!! The fact that marijuana isn't legal and it's 2010 is atrocious!! let me state the facts and you people who read this can decide, lets look at a few arguments for the people who are anti-marijuana. GATEWAY THEORY - these crooks claim that although marijuana isn't the most harmful drug out there, when you use it, it will give you the temptation to go out and use harder drugs like meth, cocaine, heroin etc. this is completely false and let me inform you why. When someone who uses marijuana wants to make a purchase, they have to go through the black market. If you don't know what the black market is, it is an unregulated market which almost entirely consists of illegal products ranging from drugs to weapons and explosives which means when you are dealing with somebody on the black market it's almost a given that they are criminals or drug dealers. So you go to your drug dealer and try to purchase marijuana and what's going to happen? They offer you something harder, they ask if you'd like some ecstacy, they ask if you'd like some coke, and that is how we get this gateway theory. Now if marijuana were legalized it'd be sold on the same grounds that alcohol is sold, heavily taxed, regulated by our government. Now if you go into a professionally run institution that sells marijuana they aren't going to be alluring you to purchase harder drugs. Studies have shown that it is easier for teenagers under the age of 18 to purchase marijuana then it is for them to purchase alcohol or tobacco, now why do you think this is? To purchase alcohol or tobacco you need some form of identification to prove that you are of legal age, to purchase marijuana all you need is money. A drug dealer is not going to turn down a sale because you are underage while a 7-11 clerk will. Sure this wont erradicate all teenagers from getting their hands on it but it will add another obstacle which is a plus. Marijuana can be added into that equation and making any mind altering substance harder for minors to obtain is a plus for everybody. Studies as well show that legalization of marijuana does not necessarily mean that marijuana use will go through the roof. In every study it shows that in places where marijuana is legal usage either stayed at the same level or decreased. CRIME - People who are against marijuana constrain upon society that if marijuana were legalized there would be more crime, there would be more wreckless behavior such as crimes while under the influence of marijuana etc. This is completely false, the sheer notion that there is crime is because of the fact marijuana is illegal. You have every cartel south of the border fighting and competing on the grounds that whoever wins the drug war will eventually gain huge amounts of profits without having legitimate competition. All these killings you hear about on the border are a direct result of drugs being on the black market! If alcohol weren't legal these cartels would be smuggling moon shine into our borders and be killing each other for the same exact reason but you don't see that and why? Because alcohol is perfectly legal, now if you legalize marijuana and allow legitimate enterprises to sell it then there would be no violence or murder as it relates to the smuggling and distribution of marijuana. HEALTH - Politicians try to spread a misconception that if you smoke marijuana you are going to be frail in health, get cancer and die prematurely which again is entirely false. Marijuana has been known to be used by humans for thousands of years and on record there has never been a death as a DIRECT result of marijuana, which means nobody ever died from marijuana because of health related reasons. It is as well on record there has never been anyone who was an only marijuana smoker who contracted cancer and i find this flabbergasting!! Everyone is stuck on this preconceived notion that if you smoke marijuana you will contract cancer faster then a tobacco smoker and this is false. Let me get into some of the statistics as it pertains to deaths from other major drugs that are legal. DRUG DEATHS - Nearly half a million people die in the united states alone every year from cancer caused by tobacco. Tobacco kills more Americans than alcohol, car accidents, suicide, AIDS, homicide, and illegal drugs combined and it is perfectly legal. 150,000 people every year die from alcohol abuse whether it be alcohol poisoning or liver failure. Now if you really believe the hypocrisy in our government then you are nothing more then a sheep. If the government doesn't want marijuana legal because of health reasons then they are contradicting themselves by allowing the two most deadly drugs on earth in alcoho more

Resolved Question: Why can't the false religion of Global Warming get it right. Islands getting smaller...right?

Tis tis tis & Al Gore's book is still in school libraries this Global Warming stuff is marketed as fact regardless of the science. How far are some people are willing to prostitute their victimhood for financial gain ? Government & Business are leading us like lambs to the slaughter with this false religion of Global Warming & we most can not see it. http://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/06/02/tuvalu-and-many-other-south-pacific-islands-are-not-sinking-claims-they-are-due-to-global-warming-driven-sea-level-rise-are-opportunistic/ more

Resolved Question: Ramadan ~ how easily do you forgive?

Allah Ta'ala is The Most Forgiving. He will forgive everyone who seek for forgiveness We cannot expect for Allah's forgiveness unless we also forgive those who do wrong to us. Forgiving each other, even forgiving one's enemies is one of the most important Islamic teaching. Allah says in the Quran: "those who avoid major sins and acts of indecencies and when they are angry they forgive" (al-Shura 42:37) "Turn to forgiveness and enjoin good and turn aside from the ignorant" (7:199) "And if a false imputation from Shaitan afflicts you, seek refuge in Allah; surely He is Hearing, Knowing" (7:200) "Those who spend (benevolently) in ease as well as in straightness, and those who restrain (their) anger and pardon men; and Allah loves the doers of good (to others)"(3:134) The Messenger of Allah said: "The best deed before Allah is to pardon a person who has wronged you, to show affection for relatives who have broken ties with you, and to act generously towards a person who has deprived you". Thereafter he recited the following holy verses: "Turn to forgiveness and enjoin good and turn aside from ignorant" (7:199) Just as it is important to believe in the mercy and forgiveness of Allah, it is also necessary to base human relations on forgiveness. We cannot expect Allah’s forgiveness unless we also forgive those who do wrong to us. Forgiving each other, even forgiving one’s enemies is one of the most important Islamic teachings. In the Qur’an Allah has described the Believers as “those who avoid major sins and acts of indecencies and when they are angry they forgive.” (ash-Shura 42: 37) Later in the same Surah Allah says, “The reward of the evil is the evil thereof, but whosoever forgives and makes amends, his reward is upon Allah.” (al-Shura 42: 40) In another place the Qur’an says, “If you punish, then punish with the like of that wherewith you were afflicted. But if you endure patiently, indeed it is better for the patient. Endure you patiently. Your patience is not except through the help of Allah.” (an-Nahl:126-127) Forgiveness is important for several reasons. It should be noted that if one desires to be forgiven for his offenses he must learn to forgive others. And if one seeks forgiveness from Allah, he should learn to forgive others. And if desires that Allah overlook his weaknesses, he should learn to overlook the weaknesses of others. If one wants forgiveness from his Lord, he should make constant duas that come directly from the heart whilst it was troubled by wrong actions or if it was made during the times most favorable for Allah’s response such as in the early hours in the morning or immediately after the prayer. It has been transmitted that Prophet Luckman (as) once told his son, “Oh my son, make it a habit for your tongue to utter the words, “Forgive me, Oh Allah”, for there are certain times during which Allah will never disappoint who calls on Him.” Al-Hasan said, “Ask for Allah’s forgiveness frequently in your homes, at your tables, on your roads, in your markets and wherever you are. You never know when you will be granted Allah’s forgiveness.”Al-Hasan said, It should be noted that if one commits sins that he should ask for forgiveness even it is for seventy times a day. The Prophet (saw) said, “I swear by Allah that I supplicate for Allah’s forgiveness and turn to Him more than seventy times a day.” more

Voting Question: Corporatism can only exist with state intervention in the market: TRUE OR FALSE?

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Resolved Question: Economics true/false question(28Q), Could you give me a help?

1.The amount of power that a monopoly has is a function of whether there are close substitutes for its product. 2.Declining average total cost with increased production is one of the defining characteristics of a natural monopoly. 3.Like monopolies, competitive firms choose to produce a quantity in which marginal revenue equals marginal cost. 4.Some companies merge in order to lower costs through efficient joint production. 5.The story of the prisoners’ dilemma contains a general lesson that applies to any group trying to maintain cooperation among its members. 6.Product differentiation always leads to some measure of market power. 7.A monopolistically competitive market is characterized by barriers to entry. 8.Excess capacity characterizes firms in monopolistically competitive markets, even in situations of long-run equilibrium. 9.When a firm operates at efficient scale, it is producing at the minimum point on its average-total-cost curve. 10.When McDonalds opens a store in Dhaka, Bangladesh, it has a strong incentive to enforce product quality consistent with stores in the United States. 11.In a market characterized by externalities, the market equilibrium fails to maximize the total benefit to society as a whole. 12.A market for pollution permits can efficiently allocate the right to pollute by the forces of supply and demand. 13.GDP may be computed as either the production of, or the income generated by, the value of final goods and services produced within an economy. 14.New home construction is included in the consumption component of GDP. 15.Changes in inventory are included in the investment component of GDP. 16.Other things the same, the higher the rate of saving and investment in a country, the higher will be the standard of living. 17.The demand for loanable funds comes from saving and the supply of loanable funds comes from investment. 18.If Congress instituted an investment tax credit, the demand for loanable funds would shift right. 19.Most economists believe that classical theory explains the world in the short run, but not the long run. 20.A decrease in the price level makes consumers feel wealthier, so they purchase more. This logic helps explain why the aggregate demand curve slopes downward. 21.A decrease in the money supply causes the interest rate to rise so that investment rises. 22.An increase in the money supply raises output in the long run. 23.Technological progress shifts the long-run aggregate supply curve to the right. 24.Increased uncertainty and pessimism about the future of the economy decreases investment spending shifting aggregate demand to the left. 25.John Maynard Keynes advocated policies that would increase aggregate demand as a way to decrease unemployment caused by recessions. 26.Stagflation would result from the aggregate supply curve shifting left. 27.When the Fed increases the money supply, the interest rate decreases. This decrease in the interest rate increases consumption and investment demand so the aggregate demand curve shifts to the right. 28.In principle the government could increase the money supply or government expenditures to try to offset the effects of a wave of pessimism about the future of the economy. Please help me. Because I'm a beginner, I could not solve that questions. If you could give a answer, I can study that. I want your help. Please answer me ASAP. more

Resolved Question: Question What's your thoughts on this?

Is the kettle calling the Pan over Monopolization The worlds biggest computer operating systems software company that controls what operating system is installed on all consumer computers has reported Google to the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) for it's Monopolization of the Internet, Though the reporter would have you believe that this company has 92% of the world market. Which is false, it has dropped dramatically over this last couple of years with Mac and Linux gaining users on a daily basses Read the report. http://isedb.com/20100603-3677.php My thoughts on this are. If Google have got the monopoly of the Internet, then that is by freedom of choice by the consumers of the Internet, No one is forcing them to use Google's Services, We don't have the same freedom of choice for Operating systems when we buy our computers do we,Lawn Gnome which goodwill store do you visit? the one I visit is selling old Dell's 386 AT's at $179 bucks Now go in BB and find out if you can get one without windows 7 more

Resolved Question: some economics questions?... (:?

1.The type of account that does not earn interest for you is called a _____ account. A.NOW B.savings C.money market D.checking 2.The longer you agree to leave your money in a CD, _____ . A.the higher your interest rate B.the lower your interest rate C.your interest rate stays the same as with a shorter period of time 3.Select the appropriate answer. True or false? If you work for 30 hours at a rate of $6 per hour, your paycheck at the end of that time should total $180. 4.When you endorse a check, you _____ . A.sign it on the front B.write your account number on the front C.write your account number on the back D.sign it on the back 5.If you deposit checks for $20, $30, and $45 and want $10 in cash back, what amount does the Total Deposit: line read on your deposit slip? A.$10 B.$50 C.$85 D.$95 E.$105 6.The proper way to write out the amount on a check for $35.21 is _____ . A.thirty-five and .21 B.35 and 21/100 C.thirty-five and 21/100 D.35 and .21 7.A blank check is a check where the _____ is not written on the check. A.signature B.amount C.recipient D.date 8.You can be charged by more than one group if you bounce a check. 9.When you want to tell the bank not to send out money for a check, you can pay the bank to issue a/an _____ for the check. A.overdraft B.postdate C.stop payment order D.reimbursement 10.The total amount in your checking account is called your _____ . A.balance B.interest C.total D.benefit more

Resolved Question: Why do right wingers only point to the flaws of government and not that of corporations?

And I can refute your right wing talking points one by one: 1. Well if you don't like working for Corporation XYZ then quit and work for someone else. R. The freedom to quit one job and work for another is a false freedom and thus an illusion, according to Karl Marx. What's the point in having this freedom if all corporations are the same in their underhandedness and their sly tactics. 2. Capitalism is a major driving force behind technological advancement. R. While a lot of that maybe true. The real picture is not as rosy as capitalist supporters claim. We have yet to travel to another planet and are more focused on advances in trivial matters such as ipods and video games. Plus in many ways capitalism actually stifles advancement. The oil industry goes to great lengths to see to it that cheaper forms of energy never make it to the mainstream market. Such energy alternatives would be devastating to their profits. I've read of a story of an inventor who created an engine that doesn't need fuel. This inventor then "mysteriously" committed suicide. Or so they want us to believe. And his brilliant work never made it to the mainstream market. Also another point of this aspect is that there can be great consumer technology. 3. Well open a business then if you hate corporations so much. R. While that may seem like a noble alternative, keep in mind the effect that long term capitalism is having. More and more we are seeing small mom and pop shops being driven into oblivion by such corporate bullies such as wallmart. It will be only a matter of time if things go unchecked before opening a small business is outlawed. And this will be the result of corporate bullies stuffing the pockets of law makers to pass such laws to stifle the competition. And also corporate bullies can afford the best lawyers that money can buy. 4. What has the communist model created? R. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Soviet_inventions Oh and lets not forget Linux (best operating system in the world and not privately owned)And can we also confirm that media outlets like right wing talk radio are nothing more than corporate sponsored propaganda pulpits designed to make the working man feel happy and content that he lives in a society that constantly screws him.The cheaper prices at walmart are the result of exploitation and manipulation tactics. Not necessarily the result of having the best product. All of their crap is made in china and last barely a few months.And one can say that communism has killed many, I would argue that capitalism has killed far more people than all previous world systems combined.And Linux isn't fully communist in the strictest sense, however it does have origins and characteristics of a socialist model and it's ownership is in the hands of the people as a whole more

Resolved Question: Marketing True or False?

1.The two main government agencies that support consumer protection are the Welfare and Consumer Administration and the Product Safety Trade Association. True or False? 2.The FTC is made up of three bureaus:the Bureau of Consumer Protection; the Bureau of Competition; and the Bureau of Economics. True or False? 3.The four functions of business are production or procurement, marketing, management and finance. True or False? 4.Many times globalization is used to sell within a foreign market. This is selling a different product and changing the promotion methods is each country. True or false? **Please help me I find this subject so hard I will flunk if I do this wrong.. I do everything I can alone but I just need to get these answers right.. please.. is it F,F,T,T?? :) more

Voting Question: Marketing true or false Q?

1.The two main government agencies that support consumer protection are the Welfare and Consumer Administration and the Product Safety Trade Association. True or False? 2.The FTC is made up of three bureaus:the Bureau of Consumer Protection; the Bureau of Competition; and the Bureau of Economics. True or False? 3.The four functions of business are production or procurement, marketing, management and finance. True or False? 4.Many times globalization is used to sell within a foreign market. This is selling a different product and changing the promotion methods is each country. True or false? **Please help me I find this subject so hard I will flunk if I do this wrong.. I do everything I can alone but I just need to get these answers right.. please.. is it F,F,T,T?? :) more

Resolved Question: Need Professional Accounting Help!?

1. When the effective interest method of amortization is used, the amount of interest expense for a given period is calculated by multiplying the face rate of interest by the bond’s carrying value at the beginning of the given period. a) True b) False 2. The concept of present value is that an amount of cash to be received at some date in the future is the equivalent of the same amount of cash held at an earlier date. a) True b) False 3. The present value of the periodic bond interest payments is the value today of the amount of interest to be received at the at the end of each interest period. a) False b) True 4. If bonds payable are not callable, the issuing corporation a) must get special permission from the SEC to repurchase them b) can repurchase them in the open market c) is more likely to repurchase them if the interest rates increase d) cannot repurchase them before maturity 5. Sinking Fund Investments would be classified on the balance sheet as a) a deferred debit b) a current asset c) a fixed asset d) an investment more

Resolved Question: I need Accounting Help!?

1. The effective-interest method of amortizing a bond discount or premium is the preferred method a) False b) True 2. Selling the bonds at a premium has the effect of a) causing the total cost of borrowing to be higher than the bond interest paid. b) causing the total cost of borrowing to be lower than the bond interest paid. c) attracting investors that are willing to pay a lower rate of interest than on similar bonds. d) raising the effective interest rate above the stated interest rate. 3. The total interest expense over the entire life of a bond is equal to the sum of the interest payments plus the total discount or minus the total premium related to the bond. a) True b) False 4. The higher the times interest earned ratio, the better the creditors’ protection. a) False b) True 5. A bond is simply a form of an interest bearing note. a) False b) True 6. If $500,000 of 10-year bonds, with interest payable semiannually, are sold for $494,040 based on (1) the present value of $500,000 due in 20 periods at 5% plus (2) the present value of twenty, $25,000 payments at 5%, the nominal or contract rate and the market rate of interest for the bonds are both 10%. a) True b) False more

Resolved Question: Please help, Accounting Questions !?

1. The issue price of zero-coupon bonds is the present value of their face amount. a) False b) True 2. When the market rate of interest was 11%, Valley Corporation issued $100,000, 8%, 10-year bonds that pay interest semiannually. Using the straight-line method, the amount of discount or premium to be amortized each interest period would be a) $1,793 b) $4,000 c) $896 d) $17,926 3. A bond is usually divided into a number of individual bonds of $500 each. a) False b) True 10. The balance in Premium on Bonds Payable should be reported as a deduction from Bonds Payable on the balance sheet. a) True b) False 4. The Designer Company issued 10-year bonds on January 1, 2009. The 6% bonds have a face value of $800,000 and pay interest every January 1 and July 1. The bonds were sold for $690,960 based on the market interest rate of 8%. Designer uses the effective-interest method to amortize bond discounts and premiums. On July 1, 2009, Designer should record interest expense (round to the nearest dollar) of a) $27,638 b) $24,000 c) $48,000 d) $55,277 5. A corporation issues for cash $2,000,000 of 8%, 15-year bonds, interest payable annually, at a time when the market rate of interest is 7%. The straight-line method is adopted for the amortization of bond discount or premium. Which of the following statements is true? a) The amount of annual interest paid to bondholders increases over the 15-year life of the bonds. c) The amount of annual interest expense decreases as the bonds approach maturity. d) The carrying amount decreases from its amount at issuance date to $2,000,000 at maturity. e) The carrying amount increases from its amount at issuance date to $2,000,000 at maturity. more

Resolved Question: Plz rate, and PLZ PLZ make it grammatically correct....plz plz*1000...?

I have written an essay on advertisement, PLZ rate it, add some additional points if possible and most af all plz make it grammatically correct. Advertisement By hearing the word advertisement, bills stick on walls, posters, adds on TV flashes in front of our eyes. If truly said,today is an age of advertisement.We see advertisement in every nook and corner of any country. Advertisements have become so popular that people have to stick 'NO BILL' poster on their wall to get rid of them. The most popular advertisement is the one we see on TV. It have deep impact on ,children to adult, everyone's mind. Without thinking we use Lux soap, just because Aishwarya Rai or Katrina Kaif has used it. Same is the case with boost and other products. But does Ash or Kat has become popular or beautiful by lux only or Sachin got his energy by Boost.If so, then every person of India would have become Sachin Tendulkar or Ashwariya Rai or Katrina Kaif. These advertisements are mainly used as an agent to deceive costumer and to create false demand of artificial product in the market. The most crazy act is of that 'rajnigandha' pan masala. According to them if you will eat it world will be on your feet means you will be at top of this world. In India, even a cobbler eats it , but which cobbler went at top of the world.What a rubbish! What to say about posters. They are even more than human population surviving on the planet Earth. Is there any place where they are not? Certainly not. They are commonly seen on poles,at rikshawwala's back ,and lots other.Making just city, urban and rural areas look worse than actual. The bigger problem is that they are just simply decieving, most full of treachery and deceit. These two kind are even much better than the third one, the one which is done by means of loudspeaker,radio, or such shouting means. They are not only decieving people but also creates sound pollution. It would not be wrong to say that such ones which are used regularily for some days, just makes sick people more sick,disturbs study of students,and creates nuisance. But, some of these advertisements have brighterer side also. They informs us about the new product available in the market, their salient features(The thing is different that only attractive features are shown). Besides, as a step towards mass literacy, avoiding diseases and old beliefs and rituals, our Government have launched many advertisements via. posters, advertisements on television and campaigns.These have greatly helped in increasing people's knowledge, bringing change in old thoughts and, most important spreading rationalism. It is not possible for us to impose a ban on advertisements. However one thing we can do, i.e., to use our mind. Thinking before buying or believing any product.Our favorite filmstar or sports personality or someone else is doing these adds doesn't mean they really mean it or they are using that product. It is just done for money. It is like a film for them. So, next time better to pay attention and then buy product than just simply believing advertisements. Loads of thanks for reading it and answering.I am 15 yrs old girl. more

Voting Question: True or False ............HISTORY......10 points.?

1 The religious wars between European Christians and Muslim Turks during the Middle Ages were called the Crusades? True or False #2 Under the system of checks and balances as it exists in the United States, laws are made by the legislative branch? True or False #3 The collapse of the stock market in 1929 led to the Great Depression? True or False #4 The main crop in early Virginia was cotton? True or False more

Resolved Question: True or False: The land of Israel is Gods gift to the Jews -------- Source: The Bible?

If you don't believe in God. Remember they're are no atheists (when you have all your money in the stock market) when the Stock Market is Crashing. Then your money is in Gods hands and the only thing you can do is pray. more

Resolved Question: 5 spanish questions - Help ASAP - Earn 10points - Thank You!!!! =)?

11. In most open-air markets, the prices are not fixed and you can bargain for what you want to buy. (2 points) true false 12. Many Mexican families eat tortillas with each meal. (2 points) true false 13. Xochimilco is a place where you can go to spend an afternoon in a relaxing ride around water canals in southern Mexico City. (2 points) true false 14. Mexico has a lot of attractions to offer in the way of cities of ruins and traces of their indigenous past. (2 points) true false 15. Flamenco is a well-known food eaten in Spain. (2 points) true false more

Resolved Question: More Accounting Questions?

1. Bonds Payable has a balance of $1,000,000 and Discount on Bonds Payable has a balance of $15,500. If the issuing corporation redeems the bonds at 98.5, what is the amount of gain or loss on redemption? a)$500 loss b) $500 gain c) $15,500 loss d) $15,500 gain 2. The times interest earned ratio is calculated by dividing Bonds Payable by Interest Expense. a)True b) False 3. Sinking Fund Cash would be classified on the balance sheet as a) a current asset b) an intangible asset c) an investment d) a fixed asset 4. The Victor Corporation issues 1,000, 10-year, 8%, $1,000 bonds dated January 1, 2009, at 96. The journal entry to record the issuance will show a a) debit to Cash of $1,000,000. b) credit to Bonds Payable for $960,000. c) credit to Discount on Bonds Payable for $40,000. d) debit to Cash for $960,000. 5. When the market rate of interest was 12%, Halprin Corporation issued $1,000,000, 11%, 10-year bonds that pay interest annually. The selling price of this bond issue was a) $ 943,494 b) $621,524 c) $ 321,970 d)$1,000,000 more