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Voting Question: can you check my gov. hw? 3 questions?

The First Amendment guarantees people's right to associate with any group they choose without government intervention. True(i chose true) False The First Amendment guarantees the right to demonstrate on the private property of a business. True(i chose true) False The police can stop a demonstration to avoid negative publicity. whenever they choose to. to protect public safety.(i chose this one) to maintain respect for government. more

Resolved Question: Help with some advertising questions?

In a free society, mass production relies on __________________, another name for advertising. Demand Supply Mass selling mass consumption Question 2 (10 points)Save Which of the following emerged in the 1920's and 1930's as a major advertsing vehicle? television Radio Newspapers magazines Question 3 (10 points)Save The ingredient of the marketing mix concerned with product design, brand names, and packaging is: price product promotion place Question 4 (10 points)Save Advertising is largely unaffected by the economic and social environment around it. True False Question 5 (10 points)Save One of the primary purposes of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 was to eliminate acts or proactices that were unfair or deceptive. True False Question 6 (10 points)Save Public relations differs from publicity in that publicity is usually free. True False Question 7 (10 points)Save A competitive challenge for businesses (and advertisers) is to keep their brands on the top of the consumers mind. True False Question 8 (10 points)Save Corporate (institutional) advertising is often done to establish a public corporate identity. True False Question 9 (10 points)Save What type of advertising does Intel (computer chips) and Nutrasweet use to enhance their business. Trade advertising End product advertising Professional advertising Industrial advertising Question 10 (10 points)Save Advertising diversity requires American advertising companies to: understand our multicultural society. reach out with sensitivity and insight to diverse populations. consider cultural and language differences when designing advertisments. all of the above. more

Resolved Question: Vaccinations, was everyone aware of this retraction?

In 1998 Dr Andrew Wakefeild had an article published in a Journal called the Lancet which has led to thousands of parents rejecting vaccinations for their children based on a fear of Autism. The article claimed the MMR vaccine was linked to Autism in children. The other professionals linked to this study have retracted their support over the years as it has become blindingly clear that this research is false. However publicity given to this false research seems to far outweigh any publicity of the retraction of this article by the publisher. A disciplinarian panel found Dr Andrew Wakefield, was acting unethically while conducting his research. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-fumento5-2010feb05,0,3589719.story Another interesting article by Alison Singer - co-founder and president of the Autism Science Foundation http://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/03/singer.autism.study.vaccines/ I just heard this and wondered if people were aware of just how wrong this article has been found to be? What is your opinion?Bag: I was aware it was debunked a long time ago, and has generally never been seen as credible by the scientific community (I myself have a Bachelor Of Science), but was only last wek that the Lancet published an official retraction and only now that Dr Wakefeild was investigated.I generally think that people have the right to choose but in this instance it is the very young, immuno-deficient and sick who pay the price. http://www.danamccaffery.com/ And for those people who think it is silly to vaccinate against these diseases that is because in your life time they have not been prevalent becasue of vaccination. They used to kill lots of people. I suggest that you don't talk that sort of rubbish around the parents of the 13 year old boy in UK who was the first person to die in 14 years from the measles.Thank you Weise Ente for some intelligent insight... more

Resolved Question: Can you check this over for me please?

To pass the Lemon test a law must neither advance nor limit religion. have a purpose that is not religious. avoid excessive government involvement with religion. all of the above. The 1984 Equal Access Act gave tax exemptions to nonprofit groups as well as to religious groups. allowed student-run religious groups to meet in public schools. allowed nonreligious community groups to meet in church buildings. supported prayer In a test of sedition laws, what rule did the court establish to decide if an expression was seditious and not protected by the First Amendment? the right-to-protest test the clear-and-present-danger test the alien-and-sedition test the war-powers test Which of the following is an example of what the courts have generally defined as hate speech? verbally insulting someone of a different race to the point of causing a disturbance making sexist comments expressing an offensive opinion about a group of people all of the above According to Supreme Court rulings, which of the following is NOT a form of symbolic speech that is protected by the First Amendment? burning a draft card wearing armbands to protest war burning the U.S. flag staging a sit-in The police can stop a demonstration to avoid negative publicity. whenever they choose to. to protect public safety. to maintain respect for government. The First Amendment guarantees the right to demonstrate on the private property of a business. True False The First Amendment guarantees people's right to associate with any group they choose without government intervention. True False The Constitution only protects the civil liberties of U.S. citizens. True False The government provides absolutely no aid to religious organizations. My answers are are : D,B,D,C,A,B, True, false, True, more

Resolved Question: Scandals and Deviancy Amplification Spirals with men in the media (Definition oriented)?

Definitions: Scandal A scandal is a widely publicized allegation or set of allegations that damages the reputation of an institution, individual or creed. A scandal may be based on true or false allegations or a mixture of both. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandal Definition: Deviancy Amplification Spiral Deviancy amplification spiral (also simply called deviance amplification) is a media hype phenomenon defined by media critics as an increasing cycle of reporting on a category of antisocial behavior or other "undesirable" events. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deviancy_amplification_spiral According to the theory, the spiral starts with some "deviant" act. Usually the deviance is criminal but it can also involve lawful acts considered morally repugnant by most of society. The mass media report what they consider to be newsworthy, but the new focus on the issue uncovers hidden or borderline examples which themselves would not have been newsworthy except inasmuch as they confirm the "pattern". Reported cases of such "deviance" are often presented as just "the ones we know about" or "the tip of the iceberg," an assertion that is nearly impossible to disprove immediately. For a variety of reasons, what is not frightening and would help the public keep a rational perspective (such as statistics showing that the behavior or event is actually less common or harmful than generally believed) tends to be ignored. As a result, minor problems begin to look serious and rare events begin to seem common. Members of the public are motivated to keep informed on these events. The resulting publicity has potential to increase deviant behavior by glamorizing it or making it seem common or acceptable. In the next stage, public concern about crime typically forces the police and the law enforcement system to focus more resources on dealing with the specific deviancy than it warrants. Judges and magistrates are under public pressure to deal out harsher sentences. Politicians pass new laws to deal with the perceived threat. All this tends to convince the public that any fear was justified while the media continue to profit by reporting police and other law enforcement activity, which further perpetuates the spiral. The theory does not contend that moral panics always include the deviancy amplification spiral. In modern times, however, media involvement is usual in any moral panic, making the spiral fairly common. ------------------------------------------------------------------- With all of the media blitz involved with covering men in scandals etc how can this not contribute to skewed viewpoints in order to justify lobbying for certain laws against men as a demographic? The saying goes, if you repeat a lie often enough one starts to believe it. more

Resolved Question: Why, I Sen Richard Lugar of Indiana, wife's?

not getting the publicity, she deserves, for a DUI, hit and run,fleeing and false reporting! Because of his "position"! As a US Senator! Nothing will happen, Remember Sen T Kennedy's murder at Chappaquiddick! nothing happened there either! Doesn't our "government: now we the US public are on the verge of a "REVOLT"!!!!! more

Resolved Question: Mormon Church - Supporting Segregation and Opposing the 19th Amendment?

The Mormon Church was very active in clandestinely supporting Proposition 8 in California and has taken some negative publicity for doing so. I have read and it is pretty well substantiated that the Mormon Church did pretty much the same kind of under handed and dirty tricks in relation to the Equal Rights Amendment in the early 70s. Both of the above incidents are pretty well documented. Today I had a conversation with a friend who is a Mormon but opposes what his church did in relation to Proposition 8 and the Equal Rights Amendment and he told me that there is a fair amount of documentation that the Mormon Church used similar clandestine "behind the scenes" techniques to oppose the 19th Amendment allowing women to vote in the early 1920s and also supported efforts to enforce Segregation in the deep south during the 1960s but that most people (even in his church) are not aware of how extensive these efforts were. My friends father and two of his uncles are involved in buying and selling documents from the history of the early Mormon Church so I think that he would be someone that would be aware of all this. Also he told me that many of the documents that his father and uncles obtain are bought by splinter groups from the Mormon Church to prove the "official" history of the Mormon Church is false and that these splinter groups have the "correct" history and that Joseph Smith really intended the splinter group to be the "real " Mormon Church and that the main stream Mormon Church buys anything that contradicts their version of their history and then just puts it into a vault where nobody will ever see it again. My question is this - is it true that the Mormon Church opposed women's right to vote in the 20s and integration in the 60s and if so how and where is the documentation. Also I'm wondering what the story is with all these splinter groups that are buying up Mormon documents to undermine the the official story of Mormon History and if the Mormon Church itself is really just buying up anything that contradicts their story and then just hiding it from the world. Is the situation really that bad? more

Voting Question: Lautner proposes to Swift?!! Uh Huh. Who else is tired of the media?

Okay, so well all (hopefully) know that this is a piece of crap and a total tabloid. One, they havent even confirmed to the public they are a couple. Two, Lautner is still a senior, not even an adult! It's illegal to get married! Three, Swift doesn't believe in early marriage. She even said she wants to continue with her career for many many more years before tying the knot. Four, both side's parents would never allow it, they are very protective of their kids. So, after that rant my question is, who else is sick of the media's fake tabloids? Ex.) Stewart and Pattinson married, Michelle Obama pregnant, Raven Simone pregnant, all the Michael Jackson junk....okay, I could go on forever. Did you really think he proposed? Why/Why not? Are you tired of false rumors made up for publicity and money? Team Taylor Lautner or Taylor Swift? Thanks!! more

Resolved Question: Mackenzie Phillips Incest Allegations - Reality or Hoax?

Recently Mackenzie Phillips came out and stated that she had an incestuous relationship with her father. Some have accused her of making all this up as publicity for a come back and have pointed to her being on Celeb Rehab WIth Dr. Drew as proof that this is false and just a publicity stunt for her book "High On Arrival". Mackenzie Phillip's sister Chynna is standing behind Mackenzie Phillips but her other sister Bijou is denying it. See these clips for more information: OPRAH WINFREY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vixKjQ0BXoM LARRY KING http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h443HoV5B0w CBS NEWS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4USnyHAuCbI&feature=fvw CHYNNA PHILLIPS RESPONSE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgJltCZ87gg more

Resolved Question: How are you feeling about the Rev Al who backed the?

'Race Attack' Victim: I Lied - 7 Guilty Amid Rev. Al Push By CHUCK BENNETT AP Last Updated: 9:44 AM, October 22, 2009 Posted: 3:09 AM, October 22, 2009 A troubled young woman whom the Rev. Al Sharpton championed as a victim of a horrific, racially motivated sexual assault now says she fabricated the incident -- despite the fact that all of her alleged attackers pleaded guilty and are serving jail time. Megan Williams, who is black, wasn't kidnapped and tortured in a West Virginia trailer at the hands of white attackers -- but lied because she wanted to get back at a boyfriend who'd beaten her, her lawyer, Byron Potts, said. "She told me the only thing not self-inflicted were the bruises on her face," he said at a news conference. AP photos MYSTERY PLEAS: Danny Combs, Karen Burton, Frankie Brewster and Bobby Brewster all pleaded guilty to assaulting Megan Williams (pictured, yesterday), who now says she made up the 2007 attack. "She is recanting the entire incident. She says it did not happen, and she's scared." When her allegations went public in 2007, Sharpton rallied to her side and pressed authorities to indict the accused attackers for hate crimes, even as local NAACP leaders urged restraint. "Our involvement surrounded a call for hate-crime investigations and we did not know the truths or nontruths of the investigation," Sharpton said in a statement yesterday. Two years ago, a then-20-year-old Williams told Logan County, W.Va., authorities that seven white people held her captive in a trailer where she was stabbed, beaten, sexually assaulted, scalded and taunted with racially charged epithets. Former Logan County prosecutor Brian Abraham still insists the suspects are guilty. Abraham said Williams -- who had dated one of her attackers -- now has no credibility, although he continues to believe she was held against her will and sexually assaulted. "If she's going to say that she made it all up, that's absurd," he said. "This looks like another attempt to generate more publicity." All seven of the accused attackers pleaded guilty to variety of charges, and six received lengthy prison sentences. Williams, who is developmentally challenged, said she was pressured by her adopted mother to make the false allegation and the two had collected $70,000 in donations, including $1,000 from Sharpton. Sharpton -- who now wants a new investigation -- already has a record tarnished by his drum-beating for Tawana Brawley's discredited 1987 claim that she was gang-raped by white cops. Authorities believe Brawley made up the story to avoid punishment for staying out late. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/race_attack_victim_lied_o4Fa3YxxfmGo3P3nHo9AQO more

Resolved Question: Was Ana Ivanovic Overhyped?

Let me first start off by saying I am a huge Ana Ivanovic fan. I been following her regularly for a few years now. I always believed Ana had the potential and talent to be a successful star in women's tennis for years to come. She quickly climbed the rankings, showed a lot of promise early on and then finally won her first career grand slam last June in Paris and became #1 in the world. Now to make my position clear, I always thought Ana would be a star for years to come and maybe win anywhere from between 3-5 grand slams in her career. After all, she had already been to 3 grand slam finals at the age of 20 and had won one. I never did expect Ana to dominate the game though like Serena or other well known players from the past. I just didn't think she had "it". But nonetheless, I thought she had a chance to be one of the better players in women's tennis for the next decade. However, as you all know by now, since winning Roland Garros a little over a year ago, it's been downhill for Ana ever since. She is a total mess right now and there seems to be no end in sight to her problems. Some question whether she will ever be able to get back to the top again. Some question if she will ever be a top 5 or even a top 10 player again. Now this has lead some to conclude that she is overrated. I believe that is completely false, because Ana has already proven her potential on the court. I do believe however Ana was a little bit overhyped. She was touted by many to be the next great thing in the WTA and the savior of women's tennis. The WTA was badly looking for a star after the retirement of Justine Henin, Lindsay Davenport and with the Williams Sisters ageing. Ana was the perfect candidate. She was extremely beautiful, had a wonderful down to earth personality, and oh by the way, she had talent and could actually win on the tennis court. She was a marketing dream. So when Ana finally did become #1 and won the French Open, all the focus and interest was on her. Mainstream sports blogs were finally talking about tennis because of her, there were many magazine/newspaper articles on her, paparazzi begin following her around (while on vacation in Mallorca and while dating Fernando), her FHM shoot made a lot of publicity, everybody wanted to interview Ana and learn more about her, Time magazine had an article calling Ana the next "Mega Star" in tennis. Sure, she got media attention before, but not anywhere to the extent that she got it last year after Roland Garros. Following Ana for as long as I have, one thing I have learned about her is that she is despite being so famous, she doesn't have the personality of a celebrity or diva. Sure she likes doing photoshoots and stuff, but she never came across as a girl who enjoyed being in the spot light a lot. The Williams Sisters and Maria Sharapova enjoy the limelight, they live for it. Thats why they have done so well handling all the media attention. I don't think Ana adjusted well to it and she hit a wall. Sure she got a lot of attention before winning Roland Garros, but nothing compared to what happened to her after wards. The hype and pressure broke her. Her love life was always in the news, paparazzi pics showing up all over the place, rumors, some that were flat out wrong and gossip was everywhere. It was a whole new experience for Ana. She never adjusted well to this. I even remember an interview a while back of Ana saying that the publicity ruined her relationship with Fernando Verdasco and it was just too much for her to bare. Now if you want to be a successful star, you have to handle the pressures and media attention well which Ana has not done. I personally believe that Ana just wants to get away from this all right now to reset her mind again. Was the hype for Ana warranted, in many ways yes. But the in someways it was overdone. I still believe Ana will get back to her old form again and I don't believe she was overrated. But too me she was clearly overhyped and was never going to be the Mega Star that "some" once that she was going to be. Therefore, I conclude she was overhyped. Hopefully now that all of that hype and attention has gone away, she will pick up her game and start playing better again. more

Resolved Question: NOT WITHOUT MY DAUGHTER ?

hey guys m sure every1 here is familiar with the famous book and movie NOT WITHOUT MY DAUGHTER can some1 tell me who was good and who was bad cause i've heard people say that the story which betty mahmoody has narrated is false and people that she is evil and have done everything for publicity and money is that true can any1 tell me the full story and tell me what exactly happened and where is mahtob mahmoody now and what does she do is she with her father or mother ?? thanks every1 more

Resolved Question: was michael jackson falsely accused during his 2005 trial?

*I read this on a blog* Michael jackson may have been acquitted of sexual abuse charges back in 2005, but he definetly wasn't acquitted by the public. After reading trial transcripts and using common sense, I think its pretty obvious that MJ was falsely accused during the 2005 case. First of all, Its not farfetched to believe that someone would make up molestations claims just for money. Its all been done before so don’t act surprised. Sometimes I can’t help but wonder how things would have been if Michael had never done that documentary. If Martin Bashir had practiced responsible journalism from the beginning, then none of this drama would have started.. Firstly, he should never have interviewed Gavin arvizo without his parent's written permission. Secondly, his company never should have aired that footage, showing gavin's face without express, written permission. He was a minor at the time and should have had some form of consent. His mother was'nt even aware that he was in the video until it aired. This documentary destroyed this family’s life. Gavin was getting teased and harassed at school, the mother was being investigated for neglect and the family was being bombarded for interviews by numerous news outlets and tabloids. Janet arvizo was angry that her son was included in this documentary without her consent and had plans to team up with michael to file a multi million dollar lawsuit against martin Bashir and BBC..When Michael decided to end his ties with the family because of all the negative publicity, that’s when things started going downhill. Azja pryor, chris tucker’s ex girlfriend, had testified that janet had called her in early march complaining that Michael and his bodyguards were keeping her and the kids away from neverland. Azja’s testimony was important because the phone call was placed around the time frame gavin claimed Michael was molesting him. Janet was obviously upset that Michael wasn’t taking care of the family like he was and felt that he should be held accountable for the hell she and her family had to endure as a result of the martin bashir documentary. The media had already labeled MJ a child molester and her son was his victim, so why not go along with it and at least get some money? That is why she went to 2 civil lawyers claiming her son was molested instead of going to the police. Janet and the kids went to Larry Feldman, the same attorney who got a settlement for jordie chandler. According to journalist Larry King, Larry Feldman told him that the mother was a “wacko” and that he felt she was only in it for the money and that he didn’t believe the boy and that he refused to take the case, so instead he sent the family over to a therapist and 2 police officers. During the meeting with the cops, thats when all the lurid details emerged. Gavin told them that Michael showed him porn, masturbated him, gave him alcohol and kissed him. His brother told them that he witnessed everything and the sister said she saw Mj giving her brothers alcohol. The mother told them that Michael had kidnapped her and her children and held them against their will so they could film a rebuttal video, but the funny thing about that is, when the video aired, it didn't even include them. Gavin and his family originally told police that everything happened BEFORE the martin documentary aired, but suddenly changed their stories when they realized that Michael wasn’t even at neverland during that time period. Then all of a sudden everything happened AFTER the video aired. This isn’t the first time this family has accused someone of sexual abuse. They filed false claims against jcpenny where the mother claimed she was sexually assaulted and fondled. The kids all backed up her story and was paid a huge settlement. They also filed sexual abuse claims against the father claiming he kidnapped the family and molested the daughter. I honestly don't know how these people sleep at night more

Voting Question: Why Best Buy Should Be Sued or Honor Their Sale.?

Best Buy should honor the tv sale, if not i believe there can be a case here. The only reason you can sue for false advertising, is if they intended to do this for publicity, or sales. And just a few weeks ago i can recall When they did the exact same thing with the sale of the Palm Pre, witch they honored at $99. original price $199. witch they didn't loose much, in fact boosted their sales. Now they figured they could do it again, only with a better irresistible product, but only this time not honor the sale. 2 typos from the same company, on the same site within a period of 2 weeks, and looking at the sales records. this i believe is enough evidence to prove that this was indeed false advertising.the spokesman are calling them typos, i say they were intentional typos.Not a conspiracy, when theirs proof that their sales went up, a direct cause of these so called errors or typos. I know i work there. more

Resolved Question: AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRATION : How are student visas processed and issued?

What is the exact criteria for asian people between the age of 18 - 30 to be granted a student visa for entry into australia. What exact documentation is needed and what proof that the applicants are actually taking up a form of education in australia is required. Are all student visas issued for a minimum period. What is that period and do student visas all include permission to work while studying. How is income tax calculated and monitored for holders of student visas if and when they include permission to work and if they are self employed are students issued with an ABN (australian business number) for taxable puposes ? There is widespread yet quite covert criminality involved and false information being put forward to the australian immigration department in connection to this particular type and category of visa. The law is definitely being conveniently flouted. The main focus of my awareness to this is upon the Melbourne licenced brothel business which provides gainful employment to many holders of student visas who are involved in a solely cash payment form of remuneration. It is my knowledge that within this type of organisation pre arranged assistance for easily obtaining visas is provided in order to supply a regular compliment and variable turnover of staff. The successful visa holders are also presented with an extortionate amount of repayment debt to the provider. So as well as informing the department what other methods of awareness and publicity in australia could you suggest to ensure that the australian immigration department investigates much further into the high number of "students" being assisted with falsified visa appilications. These easily obtained visas are giving entrance into australia for young people who are entering under false pretences who are working illegally and who are being exploited. As this matter has been raised before several times and brought to the attention of the australian authorities can australians explain why no action has been taken and the illegal entrants are still succeeding in getting through. Who can assist in steering this important issue and potential security risk to australia into the hands of the appropriate authorities who may deal with this more effectively. Are there no follow up checks carried out on students to ascertain that holders of study visas are in fact truthfully engaged in education and that if they are working then is it within the legal limits set out under the visa conditions. Or do we have a situation here of one set of rules opposed to another and a blind eye being turned ? If the immigration department are choosing to ignore the matter then who else would you suggest it is reported to in order to achieve investigations and tighter monitoring of entrants who are being exploited and assisted in an organised way to enter the country falsely and work illegally ?Oh whoopee. The penny finally drops. And still you make weak excuses. DIAC investigators only need to walk through the door. No trapped scantily clad young lady is going to run up the street and not be found are they ? But the victims shouldnt be punished and they will lead the DIAC to the ring leaders easily. Once while dangerously infiltrating all this I asked a slimy regular punter (who quote " liked the young ones" his own drunken words as I purposely got him blind on shots in Crown Casino) what was his place of employment. Answer ? The Migration Review Tribunal !!!!! That is a true story. As for hating to agree with what I say you should hang your head in shame for constantly applauding on here a flawed and immoral laughing stock of an immigration system. Fascists ! A royal commission is long overdue ! Open your email link .Theres much more. What are you afraid of I'm one of the good guys ?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iGNhgMd6uM LOL ?? more

Resolved Question: Whoever said you had to be talented to make bank?

Reading about Todd Goldman made me want to waste 5 points to complain and gather opinions on these two topics (Goldman, and art in general). [Accusations of Plagiarism In April 2007, Goldman was accused of plagiarism by web cartoonist Dave "Shmorky" Kelly, in a post on the Something Awful forums, saying that Goldman's piece "Dear God Make Everyone Die" was traced directly from a 2001 Purple Pussy comic by Kelly. Mike Tyndall maintains a page which summarizes the original Something Awful thread, at which dozens of images are compared, with the claim that Goldman plagiarized many artists. In an interview with Sense magazine, Goldman said, "I guess what happened was this: I have a whole design team that works back in Florida creating t-shirts for me. And then I take some of these images and make paintings out of them. If we do 50 t-shirts a month we probably create over 300 images to narrow down to those 50. Listen, I couldn't paint in my lifetime the amount of stuff that we've done. I thought that image was created internally within 'David and Goliath'. I guess the original idea came from that Kelly guy which one of my artists had seen. We changed it to "Please God Make All my Friends Fat," because the Die wouldn't sell on t-shirts. But I thought it'd make a great painting. So I painted two images from it. 5 months later it was hanging in this gallery and someone saw it and started this whole Internet thing. When I found out it wasn't our image, I apologized to the guy and gave him the full proceeds for the sale of the paintings. They sold for $10,000. So I didn't profit from him. There was no lawsuit from it. But then a whole can of worms opens up and suddenly I'm knocking off everyone apparently." On May 3, 2007, Goldman's publicity agent announced that Goldman (who initially dismissed the controversy as "false accusations and blogging" in the contact with the media) and Kelly had reached a settlement: Goldman would pay Kelly the money he earned from the paintings and Kelly would drop the case. Goldman's art dealer said that several art galleries stopped showing Goldman's work and the wholesalers who buy Goldman's posters canceled their orders and asked for refunds for unsold stock. "I lost the three biggest poster distributors in America," his art dealer, Jack Solomon, said. Goldman later reported that the poster distributors came back.] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Goldman http://www.miketyndall.com/todd_goldman/ This guy probably makes loads of more money than the [alleged] original artists. I've seen samples of this guy's art. IGNORING the (highly) suspected plagiarism, he sucks, plain and simple. I noticed a decline in the popularity of skilled art in the past few decades of cartoons on television. It's stupid, honestly. Completely, absolutely, totally ridiculous. more

Resolved Question: How true is this statement about 2012 predictions?

I saw this as an answer on a few questions. It's from Wikipedia, and I know Wikipedia isn't always the most reliable, so tell me what you think. "Academic research does not indicate that the Maya attached any apocalyptic significance to the year 2012: the date for the end of their world lay unimaginable aeons of time in the future. John Major Jenkins's 'Galactic alignment' theory is based not only on a misleading astronomical claim, but in part on the same false calendrical premise. As the Timewave Zero theory has never been published in a peer-reviewed journal and its sources and reasoning are primarily what would be considered numerological rather than mathematical, the theory has failed to gain any scientific credibility or much recognition by professional mathematicians and scientists. Professional astronomers ridicule the Nibiru collision theory, which is based on claimed 'channeling' by extraterrestrials.[47][48] More academic research is needed into the claimed Hopi prophecy: it does not appear to mention the year 2012.[49] The Bible's Book of Revelation, composed some 1900 years ago, did indeed offer a dramatic picture of the end of the world—but it also promised that it would happen 'very soon'.[50] The Bible says nothing about 2012 or any similar date. The prophecy of the Tiburtine Sybil, as reproduced in the 16th century, did indeed likewise present a dramatic picture of the apocalypse, but did not date it, least of all to 2012.[51] While the quatrains of Nostradamus are clearly intended to be read in a pre-apocalyptic context, they do not specifically mention (or, consequently, date) the end of the world: their Preface states that they are valid until the year 3797.[52] The so-called Lost Book of Nostradamus is a version of the anonymous Vaticinia de summis pontificibus — a book of prophetic papal emblems dating from centuries before his time – and does not mention the year 2012. The Prophecies of Merlin were a fictional composition by the medieval Geoffrey of Monmouth,[53] amplified in 13th-century Venice, and did not mention the year 2012.[54] The original 1641 edition of The Prophecies of Mother Shipton says nothing at all about doomsday or the end of the world or, consequently, any proposed date for either.[55] The alarmist claims of imminent doom made by Sony Pictures in their fictional publicity for the forthcoming film 2012 are not supported by reputable independent academic research." more

Resolved Question: Who else thinks Katie Price (aka Jordan) is false and everything that she says is so publicity related?

Take the current interview on ITV at the moment. The interview wasn't going her way (Piers was indicating that he was siding with Pete), so she throws one up (about the miscarriage) to get the sympathy vote. It's possible she did have a miscarriage, but I don't think she would have brought it up if the interview was going her way (publicity in her favour). I don't sympathise with Pete either, because its pretty obvious he wants your typical Greek wife - stay at home, looks after children, Pete the breadwinner etc etc. He's simply not suited to a career woman more

Resolved Question: Critical Summary of the "2012" End of the World?

* Academic research does not indicate that the Maya attached any apocalyptic significance to the year 2012: the date for the end of their world lay unimaginable aeons of time in the future. * John Major Jenkins's 'Galactic alignment' theory is based not only on a misleading astronomical claim, but in part on the same false calendrical premise. * As the Timewave Zero theory has never been published in a peer-reviewed journal and its sources and reasoning are primarily what would be considered numerological rather than mathematical, the theory has failed to gain any scientific credibility or much recognition by professional mathematicians and scientists. * Professional astronomers ridicule the Nibiru collision theory, which is based on claimed 'channeling' by extraterrestrials. * More academic research is needed into the claimed Hopi prophecy: it does not appear to mention the year 2012. * The Bible's Book of Revelation, composed some 1900 years ago, did indeed offer a dramatic picture of the end of the world—but it also promised that it would happen 'very soon'.[50] The Bible says nothing about 2012 or any similar date. * The prophecy of the Tiburtine Sybil, as reproduced in the 16th century, did indeed likewise present a dramatic picture of the apocalypse, but did not date it, least of all to 2012. * While the quatrains of Nostradamus are clearly intended to be read in a pre-apocalyptic context, they do not specifically mention (or, consequently, date) the end of the world: their Preface states that they are valid until the year 3797.[52] * The so-called Lost Book of Nostradamus is a version of the anonymous Vaticinia de summis pontificibus — a book of prophetic papal emblems dating from centuries before his time – and does not mention the year 2012. * The Prophecies of Merlin were a fictional composition by the medieval Geoffrey of Monmouth,[53] amplified in 13th-century Venice, and did not mention the year 2012.[54] * The original 1641 edition of The Prophecies of Mother Shipton says nothing at all about doomsday or the end of the world or, consequently, any proposed date for either.[55] * The alarmist claims of imminent doom made by Sony Pictures in their fictional publicity for the forthcoming film 2012 are not supported by reputable independent academic research. HERE IS THE MAIN ANSWER: * Academic research does not indicate that the Maya attached any apocalyptic significance to the year 2012: the date for the end of their world lay unimaginable aeons of time in the future. 2012 isnt the end of the world. Has this been helpful? say yes or no. more

Resolved Question: The "Oh-I'm-so-sonofgun" virus? Anyone can help?

I have had been in a most difficult predicament these days. Lately, anytime I connect to internet with two of my computers, a laptop and a PC, they just start to reset over and over again. I think it's a virus, because when my little cousin girl played with the two computers, she probably clicked away in on of those false publicity things in the corners. Also, the antivirus doesn't work, it deletes some virus, but the computers still reset themselves. Does anyone know what I gotta do? more

Resolved Question: Does the NBA really care?

I don't know how others feel about those commercials, so I posted this question. In my own opinion, I feel like its all for publicity; otherwise, they would not need to put those commercials on television. What purpose do those commercials serve other than tricking naive Americans into accepting a false image of NBA players. Don't get me wrong, many NBA players donate a significant amount of time and money, but the vast majority are selfish people who reluctantly give up one day of their 365-day year. Seriously, exactly what percent of their net worths do NBA players actually give to society (.01%)? If those commercials are meant to promote community service, than why the hell don't they say something like: "Go on nba.com, and find out places where you can help in your own community." Instead they give you more crap: "Visit nba.com to see more of Ben Wallace reading to kindergartners"To those who asked: I do 1-3 hours of community service a week. I know that is not a huge amount, but I don't publicize it (I can't anyway). Il be honest, I am not the best person you will ever meet, but I try to be a better person. It is just offending to me, to see these nba players pretending to care by donating a couple hours of community service in there whole life for many hours of airplay on national television(sorry, court-ordered C-service doesn't count).I acknowledged that some do care: "Don't get me wrong, many NBA players donate a significant amount of time and money" more

Resolved Question: Do you think the 'Chk Chk Boom' chick is a hero or a zero?

Have you seen this girl on the news?? 'chk chk boom' I am disgusted that this idiot has been given so much publicity! And the interview she did on ACA, she thinks its okay that she made these false remarks because he didn't die! he still got shot which is really serious, does she not realise that?! She thinks she is famous and that is good enough for her, in her interviews she doesn't seem to realise that she is only famous for being an idiot, people are only interested in this because they can't believe how stupid someone could be! And apparently she has had job offers from magazines and t.v stations to be a presenter? what reputable t.v company would hire this stupid girl! Why does this younger generation seem so eager to be famous? they will go to any lengths! there seems to be too many Corey Worthington's and now this silly girl! do they have no shame? and why is the media giving these stupid people publicity? people working in the media should have training on what they report and how it affects the world, because younger people are seeing these idiots as hero's as they have become so popular! i would love to hear your opinions on this subject! more

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Resolved Question: TRUE or FALSE: WWE/WWF had their own "Ambiguously Gay Duo" as one of their top tag teams wed on live TV?

In the days of the WWF it seemed like Billy & Chuck WWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS were on a big time losing streak, feuding with Hurricane & Shannon Moore.. But just when things seemed really bad for the team, Chuck got down on one knee and popped the question to his partner Billy on Smackdown. Billy answered yes and the engagement was on! Near the end of the Invasion storyline, Chuck Palumbo was kicked out of the WCW/ECW coalition. In response, he defected to the WWF, where he began teaming with Gunn in an affront to the alliance. After the Invasion ended, the duo were turned heel. A storyline began in which Palumbo and Gunn became increasingly affectionate toward each other, showing evidence of a homosexual relationship. The duo adopted matching red ring gear and bleached their hair with Chuck beginning to wear pigtails. Developmental talent Rico was placed in the role of their crafty "personal stylist". Billy and Chuck would win the World Tag Team Championships Chuck proposed marriage to Billy, and Billy accepted. Their ceremony was aired on SmackDown. During the wedding, Gunn and Palumbo revealed that their homosexuality was merely a publicity stunt that had gone too far, and they admitted they were only friends Needless to say, the Gay Coalition were not amused... and another particularly "embarrassing moment" for wrestling gimmicks was quickly swept under the cover ** True or False ** more

Resolved Question: is this a good letter from Sheriff Arpaio's letter to Al Sharpton?

Sheriff Arpaio's letter to Al Sharpton Maricopa County Sheriff's Office ^ | April 13, 2009 | Sheriff Joe Arpaio Reverend Al Sharpton 106 West 145th Street Harlem, New York City , New York 10039 Fax: 212 690 3070 Dear Reverend Sharpton: I have read about you with much interest since learning of the protest you plan to lead against me in Maricopa County in June as a way to force my resignation or removal from office. Your public proclamation leads me to the conclusion: not only do you not understand Arizona ; you also do not understand democracy. As the elected Sheriff who, so far has been elected to five consecutive four-year terms, I answer to the four million residents of Maricopa County . I do not answer to the whims of the media, or locally and nationally elected officials who want open borders and who have their own agendas. Nor do I answer to a publicity hound outside interloper who has demonstrated no interest in looking for the truth before making loud uninformed noises. While your public outcries are colorful, there are several instances where you have inserted yourself into other people's affairs without knowing any of the facts. Poor judgment has caused you plenty of trouble in the past and promises to do so again. Most earnest people want to learn by their mistakes. You seem to glory in repeating them. I would like to help you avoid further embarrassment by assisting in your understanding of the illegal immigration problem here in my county. When and if you do make the trip here, I invite you to call me to talk about these false allegations. We can discuss how my deputies are extensively trained by the federal government to properly combat illegal immigration and how the laws of this state allow this Sheriff's Office to question and investigate the immigration status of those people deputies detain in the course of our everyday law enforcement duties. Don't make the same mistake made by the four Democratic Congressmen calling for a U.S. Department of Justice investigation of this office. They and other politicians relied solely on media reports and anti-law enforcement handouts that are replete with inaccuracies. They have brainwashed a handful of local residents to believe these lies. Rest assured that the men and women of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office do not racially profile anyone. However, we do enforce the state and federal illegal immigration laws. And we will continue to do so as long as these laws are on the books. You can parachute into town, stomp your feet up and down and hold more press conferences against me -- that is a hallmark of democracy too -- but you will not stop me, nor slow me down for one second, from doing what is right. Before you bring your circus to town and take to our streets by marching against this Sheriff, let's get you fully informed for a change. Congressman John Conyers did not have the courtesy to respond to my invitation to visit with me personally. I hope you will consider my invitation. Surely, a man like yourself -- a reverend -- who famously preaches from the church pulpit understands the infinite wisdome of these words: You shall know the truth and the truth will set you free. Let's talk about the truth, Reverend. I await your response. Sincerely, (signature) Joe Arpaio Sheriff, Maricopa County more

Resolved Question: What do you think of Sheriff Arpaio's letter to Al Sharpton ?

Dear Reverend Sharpton: I have read about you with much interest since learning of the protest you plan to lead against me in Maricopa County in June as a way to force my resignation or removal from office. Your public proclamation leads me to the conclusion: not only do you not understand Arizona; you also do not understand democracy. As the elected Sheriff who, so far has been elected to five consecutive four-year terms, I answer to the four million residents of Maricopa County. I do not answer to the whims of the media, or locally and nationally elected officials who want open borders and who have their own agendas. Nor do I answer to a publicity hound outside interloper who has demonstrated no interest in looking for the truth before making loud uninformed noises. While your public outcries are colorful, there are several instances where you have inserted yourself into other people's affairs without knowing any of the facts. Poor judgment has caused you plenty of trouble in the past and promises to do so again. Most earnest people want to learn by their mistakes. You seem to glory in repeating them. I would like to help you avoid further embarrassment by assisting in your understanding of the illegal immigration problem here in my county. When and if you do make the trip here, I invite you to call me to talk about these false allegations. We can discuss how my deputies are extensively trained by the federal government to properly combat illegal immigration and how the laws of this state allow this Sheriff's Office to question and investigate the immigration status of those people deputies detain in the course of our everyday law enforcement duties. Don't make the same mistake made by the four Democratic Congressmen calling for a U.S. Department of Justice investigation of this office. They and other politicians relied solely on media reports and anti-law enforcement handouts that are replete with inaccuracies. They have brainwashed a handful of local residents to believe these lies. Rest assured that the men and women of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office do not racially profile anyone. However, we do enforce the state and federal illegal immigration laws. And we will continue to do so as long as these laws are on the books. You can parachute into town, stomp your feet up and down and hold more press conferences against me -- that is a hallmark of democracy too -- but you will not stop me, nor slow me down for one second, from doing what is right. Before you bring your circus to town and take to our streets by marching against this Sheriff, let's get you fully informed for a change. Congressman John Conyers did not have the courtesy to respond to my invitation to visit with me personally. I hope you will consider my invitation. Surely, a man like yourself -- a reverend -- who famously preaches from the church pulpit understands the infinite wisdome of these words: You shall know the truth and the truth will set you free. Let's talk about the truth, Reverend. I await your response. Sincerely, (signature) Joe Arpaio Sheriff, Maricopa County http://www.mcso.org/include/pr_pdf/Letter%20Reverend%20Sharpton.pdf more

Resolved Question: MARKETING - A small Midwestern manufacturer of air purifiers wants to advertise its products nationwide. What?

A small Midwestern manufacturer of air purifiers wants to advertise its products nationwide. What is the major disadvantage associated with a reliance on advertising as the primary promotional tool? 1. The absence of appropriate channels 2. Inability to engage in microtargeting 3. Its informative capabilities 4. Its inefficiency in reaching the mass market 5. High total cost A newspaper article on the number of Olympic gymnasts that were recruited by the Cirque du Soleil is an example of publicity. 1. False. 2. True. In terms of the communication process, the advertising agency that created the ad for the new Nabisco Mini Chips Ahoy! cookies acted as an encoder. 1. True. 2. False. While waiting for a doctor’s appointment, Smitha was looking at an ad for a Tempur-Pedic mattress in Arthritis Today magazine that states the mattress is viscoelastic and makes all other mattresses obsolete. Before she noticed that the ad provided a toll-free number, which Smitha could use to request more information about the mattress, the nurse calls her to the doctor’s office. Which of the following statements about this communication process is true? 1. The encoder is the manufacturer of the mattress. 2. No direct feedback can occur in this communication process. 3. The magazine is the channel. 4. No noise interrupted the communication process. 5. The sender was the advertising agency that created the ad. Which of the following statements about the characteristics of the elements of the promotional mix is true? 1. The speed with which personal selling reaches a large audience is fast. 2. Sales promotion is a direct mode of communication. 3. Public relations gives the communicator immediate feedback. 4. Advertising gives the communicator the greatest control over the situation. 5. Personal selling has a high degree of message flexibility. more

Resolved Question: USA FALSE ADVERTISING? - RIPPED OFF?

I booked a vacation activity of a `Sealife Safari Tour' for 4 through http://www.vacationsmadeeasy.com/OrlandoFL/activity/SealifeSafariTour.cfm. When you read the information it sounds great and likely worth the expense for a memorable holiday event. When you go to book it brings up info only for the tour at Clearwater. The event calendar is also very restrictive for 8.45am only throughout every future period. Clearly they then can't offer the buffet lunch beforehand but we still decided to go for it based on the interest factor. When we arrived, we found that the exact same tour is available directly off the pier at $19.95 per head at every sail time during the day/evening. There is no marine biologist aboard and there are no times when they offer food. It was the exact same trip/company as purchased through this agent. They charge $92.45 per head. This gives around an 80% mark up for their booking fee for a trip which appears to be falsely advertised. I have tried to get my money back but their terms do not allow that. I have left a review on their website but no reviews at all are showing. That would suggest they block them to avoid adverse publicity. I am in the UK and wish to report them for investigation for the relevant agency. I would also like my money back for false advertising but stopping them from ripping other people off would also be a reward. It could be I've made some kind of mistake with the tour info, but it appears to me to be deliberately misleading. If anyone has new light to shed, I would be interested to hear and/or can anyone please advise who I would make compaint to? We all work long and hard for our small amount of leisure time and if this is a scam these people need to be stopped from conning other people. Thank you more

Resolved Question: How much Rupert grint appears naked on Cherrybomb, or that is false?

I want to know if is for publicity or you can see something, and how much. This is a question for someone who had saw the movie, or some sneak with a cell phone that I can´t find yet, so, if someone get it, give us the link, jaja! But really I want to know if is a really fully frontal nude or just show something and make all that publicity more

Resolved Question: Michael Jackson, The USA's opinion?

So Michael Jackson is performing in London for 10 nights, probably more to be announced, and a lot of the UK are thrilled. But what the Americans opinions on it. Do you feel cheated that he chose the UK over the USA? It's just that I was watching a video on youtube, by 'The Skorpion Show' and a guy called Makel said he felt cheated because he thinks he should perform in his home country or around the world ... not just London. I can personally understand why he's performing here, because of all the false allegations etc and bad publicity in the US but what are your opinions? This question is especially for the Americans! more

Resolved Question: competitive market economy question?

A hypothetical economy manufactures two types of meat: beef and pork. Publicity about mad cow disease causes a change in consumers' tastes away from beef and towards pork. Consumers and meat producers are both price-takers. True or False: The economy described above is a competitive market economy. A - True B - False C - Cannot conclude more

Resolved Question: Which one of them is easier to sell, Hate or Harmony?

When one writes against one religion, it is as if selling your thoughts to majority, there are million’s of people out there, to praise and approve. That is cheap publicity, which is easily marketable. If one is of an opinion that it requires talent, it is false. Each one of us is well aware, that in a religion we are born and brought up is full of myths, parables and fantasies. Yes, great potential is required by a person to hold himself quiet and propagate modesty. In the name of religion, because he is clinging to it, not ready to listen to reason, not willing to put his own religion to test, does the religion he follow, or believe in, has really benefited Mankind, or it is just an eye wash, instead it has harmed Humanity. The very religious kind are the classic example of hypocrisy, they are capable of seeing innocent people butchered, women’s raped, houses being burnt, in name of riot or war, just because they despise the fellow human, as he belongs to another faith. It is very easy to speak against one particular religion, but it is very difficult to speak against all of them, it may question your sanity. Actually, it hurts, to get up and see or hear that so many of us have lost their life, due to bomb blast. We are preparing for War; we are not done with the smaller menace Terrorism, now we will be having War Lords to deal. We are not living in an era of ignorance; the Sun does not rise, or set anymore. We use all our intelligence and reasoning to prove our religion right. Why cannot we use little of our intelligence to put religion away? I don’t want to sell hate. more

Resolved Question: Do you see any problem with this website? Web site accuses companies of hiring illegal immigrants?

Hundreds of Texas employers, and thousands around the nation, have inspired Internet publicity they didn't court: They're accused of hiring illegal immigrants. A Web site, www.wehirealiens.com, lists companies from Pilgrim's Pride to Swift & Co. as "alleged" employers of illegal immigrants. Both those food companies have had employees at their Texas operations arrested for immigration violations and document fraud, but many other companies listed on the site have not. And that has employers angry that the founders of the Southern California-based site publicly accuse them of breaking laws. The founders contend they established the site in 2004 in frustration over what they call ineffective action by the federal government. There are now nearly 5,000 "illegal employers" listed from nearly every state. The Web site reflects one more way that technology is amplifying the national debate over illegal immigration. Scores of sites have gone up in the last few years to defend, to denigrate, and to discuss civilly the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. "We wanted to put the pressure on to the employer because they are the magnet drawing illegal aliens to invade our country," said Jason Mrochek, a co-founder of the Web site. But others retort that the site unfairly places blame where evidence may be thin. Still others question the site's role as a law enforcement adjunct. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/120608dnmetwebvigilantes.3e8f989.html Pilgrims Pride and Swift have both been raided in Texas since December 2006 and were both found to have had illegal aliens working for them. Management at Agriprocessors in Iowa claimed that they had used E-Verify and were in compliance with the law until ICE raided them and found half the workforce were illegal aliens hired with the cooperative assistance of management in providing false documents. $10 million fine and the head man is going to get some serious jail time. You don't really believe a greedy, corrupt employer is going to admit it openly, do you? more

Resolved Question: Did Lil Wayne die? or is it a myth?

I was just having lunch with my mom,dad,brother, and uncle! and my uncle brought up this comment saying that there is a rumor going around that lil wayn died! i believe it, but at the same time i dont! He could have probably got shot! from what i heard he is in the bloodz! i JUST did some research and some ppl said that they found him dead! others said that he got shot in the streetz! and some say that he got shot but his not dead! is this true or is it a myth! somebody pllz give me an answer that is not false but true. O yh and reporters said that they havnt seen him lately? They are trying to apparently keep it a secrect from reaching to publicity! more

Resolved Question: After Sachin, Gilchrist sweeps Sourav Ganguly and Harbhajan Singh!?

After hinting that Sachin Tendulkar was a sore loser, former Australian vice-captain Adam Gilchrist has taken a swipe at the then skipper Sourav Ganguly (Dada) and spinner Harbhajan Singh (Bhajji ), suggesting that the duo had chickened out of their 2004 Nagpur Test fearing a defeat on grassy wicket. Do you feel he is doing right? Or is it just false publicity for his newly launched book?The Source of this Query is http://www.cricket360.com/556-after-sachin-gilchrist-sweeps-sourav-ganguly-and-harbhajan-singh.html more

Resolved Question: Was the Collins project involved with anyone like this ?

We all search for positive cues from people around us. These cues reinforce in us certain behaviour patterns. There is nothing special in the fact that the narcissist-celebrity does the same. However there are two major differences between the narcissistic and the normal personality. The first is quantitative. The normal person is likely to welcome a moderate amount of attention – verbal and non-verbal – in the form of affirmation, approval, or admiration. Too much attention, though, is perceived as onerous and is avoided. Destructive and negative criticism is avoided altogether. The narcissist, in contrast, is the mental equivalent of an alcoholic. He is insatiable. He directs his whole behaviour, in fact his life, to obtain these pleasurable titbits of attention. He embeds them in a coherent, completely biased, picture of himself. He uses them to regulates his labile (fluctuating) sense of self-worth and self-esteem. To elicit constant interest, the narcissist projects on to others a confabulated, fictitious version of himself, known as the False Self. The False Self is everything the narcissist is not: omniscient, omnipotent, charming, intelligent, rich, or well-connected. The narcissist then proceeds to harvest reactions to this projected image from family members, friends, co-workers, neighbours, business partners and from colleagues. If these – the adulation, admiration, attention, fear, respect, applause, affirmation – are not forthcoming, the narcissist demands them, or extorts them. Money, compliments, a favourable critique, an appearance in the media, a sexual conquest are all converted into the same currency in the narcissist's mind, into "narcissistic supply". So, the narcissist is not really interested in publicity per se or in being famous. Truly he is concerned with the REACTIONS to his fame: how people watch him, notice him, talk about him, debate his actions. It "proves" to him that he exists. more

Resolved Question: Do some of these republicans at McCain/Palin rallies really want to kill Obama? ?

Some people in the crowds looked like they wanted to lynch him. The behaviour I have seen on the trail this week has been nothing short of barbaric. People hollering "get him", "kill him", "terrorist", "obama osama" etc. As an international observer it comes across to me and many of my friends from England, Nigeria, India, Germany and Gambia (I'm in university so there are students from many countries present) that these people would actually kill Obama to prevent him from being in office come January. This is terrible publicity for the US of A. If you don't support a candidate the proper thing to do is attack that candidate on the issues and at the voting booth and not with death threats and false accusations. I'm pretty sure that there are some neighbourhoods in the USA right now whereby wearing an Obama shirt in public would get you in big trouble especially if the town has a sheriff like the one who was on the trail recently inciting some serious hatred for Barack. As we say in Nigeria tufyakwa. more

Resolved Question: Did you know June was Domestic Violence Against Men month?

Why isn't there more publicity for domestic violence against men? Or for false domestic violence? The FBI used false statistics per crime (they claim violent crime in my town is going down-right, just walk around at night...) Heck they don't even keep false domestic violence stats. Why don't feminists stick up for innocent fathers? http://www.mediaradar.org./Colonel, I think you are right about the "statistics." And of course about the lack of men being raped/abused. mk-depressing, sad and true. That's not right what happened to you. Yes families splitting up sucks. more

Resolved Question: TRUE OR FALSE: Mister Ed- the famous talking horse- was not even a horse { in fact, he wasn't even a Mr.} ??

Mr. Ed.... the most famous equine from the syndicated series from the sixties was not even a horse ... The horse that they were to use for the opening pilot of the show kept missing his mark and would never hit his cues... so in despair not knowing what to do....they found a solution a zebra from one of the local trainers from a nearby jungleland park was perfect for the job -- never missed a cue but what about the stripes?? or that he was a she?? to cover for the smaller stature forced perspective had been used as well as smaller sets .... the mane was fake as well as pins to set the ears apart ... head shots were used almost always ... and the fact that the show was black and white meant not seeing the stripes that are so prominent for promos and publicity stills a real horse was used -- but for the whole duration of the show "Amelia" the zebra was the starThe correct answer to this one is "False" Mr. Ed was indeed a horse of course... and male The "urban legend" about a female zebra taking it's spot was given life on the internet.... This is one the most ridiculous stories yet -- but people actually believe it the differences between a zebra and a horse are readily apparent just by looking... it would be almost impossible to make a zebra look like a horse --- maybe a burro - or a mule --- but not a horse... so where did this story come from?? http://www.snopes.com/lost/mistered.asp the lesson learned here is not to take everything at face value... more

Resolved Question: False negative info. about my education company on this forum..?

I run an education institute. On this forum (Yahoo answers), someone has spread false and extremey negative information about my insitute, that will definitely harm my prospects. What do I do to have those messages removed? Those messages were posted quite sometime back (I have only noticed them now) and hence (I think), the "Report it" flag is disabled. I am sure a lot of people are facing this kind of negative publicity by the competition. more

Resolved Question: essay help?

im writing about Breed specific legistlation and Pit Bulls. and so far this is all i have please help me finish my paragraph... im really bad at essays. Due to false publicity, inauspicious owners, and so much hate on the breed, vote-greedy politictions and BSL (breed specific legislation) have stepped in to band the breed. BSL is designed to limit, restrict, breeding and permanitly ban ownership of certain breeds like Pit Bull Terriers, Rottweilers, and German Shepherds in many states and cities throughout the United States of America. Like the media, politicitions give false facts about Pit Bulls in order to ban the breed and gain political power. They use there name as if they were disposable creaturs. more

Resolved Question: I strongly oppose misleading TV ads for TIDE, RIN,VANISH detergent powders. How can we stop such false ads?

Tv ads given by Big corporate business houses for their products like TIDE, RIN, VANISH and many others are completely false and baseless. How do they dare to give such fradulant publicity? Consumers are being cheated by that type of ads. According to me, such Business houses should be called for spot demonstration to prove their productefficiency. Failing to do so huge penalty should be imposed for such faulty publicity and bann such ads with immediate effect. I have many other issues to raise and submit for redressal. Once I get positive response of my above mail, I promise and assure, I will work for consumer forum hony. more

Resolved Question: treated like a whore by your own family!!!?

I was 14 when I went to visit my uncle's family. I had good grades at school and that's why my mom let me go to another state to visit them as a reward. I was so happy. There was this neighbor guy my age (14 too) . He was very cute and I was just a kid. He asked me to kiss him and I did, we were at his house, we didn't do anything else. But my uncle's wife told my uncle that I was in the neighbor's house having sex with the neighbor's kid. My uncle came to the neighbor's house very angry he treated me names, and he told everybody in the family that I was a whore and that I had sex many times with that kid even though I told him that it was false accusations. It was absolutely not true, I was just 14 and had never had sex in my life. He sent me back home, I was cruelly hurt and mortified. He and his evil wife made such horrible publicity that everybody in my family believed them. I was a nice kid, I had good grades at school and I would never have done such a thing. I was traumatized.I was still traumatized years after. Now I'm 24, and I have a good job and now my uncle is starting to call me, to send me pictures of his family,.... Should I forgive him? I have never forgotten what they did to me. This story had many bad consequences to my life even after. I was just a kid who was happy to pay a visit to family members that she loved... more

Resolved Question: How can I be happy again after that?

During my adolescence, I was accused of having slept with a boy. It wasn't not true. Then, in college, jealous classemates spread the rumour that I sleep with anybody. They have done so much publicity that everyone made fun of me. It was absolutely false. I was still a virgin at 20 years old ... Then I met my first boyfriend, I loved him so much, he loved me too. My first time was with him. He too was a virgin. We even had plans to get married. After a while though, he no longer wanted me, I of course was very sad, but I was starting to get used to it until the day I heard from his friends that he said that the reason why he dumped me is because I always wanted to have sex with him. I was terribly shocked and humiliated. I did nothing wrong to him, I loved him. I confronted him and he told me yes, he said those horrible things. He was so cruel. I get the fact that someone can no longer want to be with someone else, what I don't understand is that he had to destroy me.I had to endure the ridicule, humiliation, abuse, too, because in my fragile state, there were guys who abused me. Now, I am traumatized, I would do anything to get my life back, and to be happy again. I am hurt, really hurt. It's been 4 years since I try to forget these terrible episodes of my life, but I just can't. Help me please. more

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Resolved Question: Should there be an independent drug testing agency for all professional athletes..?

Anti-Doping Head Slams Selig, MLB By RONALD BLUM,AP Posted: 2008-01-16 19:17:43 NEW YORK (Jan. 16) - The World Anti-Doping Agency's new president severely criticized Major League Baseball on Wednesday, saying the sport was resisting George Mitchell's recommendation to transfer drug testing to an independent organization. A day after the former Senate majority leader testified at a congressional hearing along with baseball commissioner Bud Selig and union head Donald Fehr, new WADA boss John Fahey blistered the sport for loopholes in its drug-testing program and heightened tension between MLB and the drug body. "Professional baseball's response to Sen. Mitchell's report is baffling," Fahey said in a statement. "To suggest that it might continue to keep its anti-doping testing program in-house ... is demeaning to Sen. Mitchell and the congressional committees who view doping as a serious threat to public health." Selig fired right back at Fahey, who took over from Dick Pound on Jan. 1. "WADA does not have a monopoly on independence in the world of drug testing," Selig said. Rob Manfred, MLB's executive vice president for labor relations, was even harsher. "These continuing, unprovoked, inaccurate publicity stunts by WADA have created an unwillingness to become more involved with WADA and its affiliates," Manfred said. "We were hopeful that false public statements by WADA would end with its recent change in leadership, and we are deeply disappointed that Mr. Fahey is showing the same counterproductive tendencies as his predecessor." Since its inception in 2002, MLB's drug program has been run by a joint management-player committee. After prodding from Congress, a jointly picked independent administrator was added for the 2006 season but the administrator can be removed at any time by either party. more

Resolved Question: my friend dre swears I look like cassie???

true or false cassie http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fei%3DUTF-8%26p%3Dcassie%26fr2%3Dtab-web%26fr%3Dslv8-hptb&w=300&h=150&imgurl=www.warnermusic.ca%2Fmedia%2Fimage%2F200608%2Fcassie-publicity-photo-2rgb_31607043.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.warnermusic.ca%2Fcassie&size=12kB&name=cassie-publicity-photo-2rgb_31607043.jpg&p=cassie&type=jpeg&no=8&tt=278,594&oid=99b565ca3ac9f2b4&ei=UTF-8 me http://www.flickr.com/photos/21374349@N06/2073334048/ps.Im not a fan of hers...actually I dont like her.But I just wanna know cuz Im bored...and thanks for answering ^_^ more

Resolved Question: Why are cons spreading false rumors about Obama by email?

What is it with cons and lying chain emails? Obama is christian and was sworn in on the Bible. The person who was sworn in on the Koran was Keith Ellison. He used Thomas Jefferon's copy of the Koran. "Jordan met Obama, then a state senator, when they helped a legislative candidate from Chicago's south suburbs. He liked the way Obama listened to others and tried to understand their point of view. He liked that Obama was focused on results instead of publicity." "If a voter has bad information about Obama, such as the falsehood that he was sworn into the Senate using the Quran instead of a Bible, Jordan can set them straight from an insider's perspective. He was at the ceremony and knows the rumor is false." http://www.wset.com/news/stories/1207/481017.html more

Resolved Question: Why dont Americans want to know the truth?

As Saddam Hussein was accused of 911, and it was proven to be false, so the FBI have admitted they have no evidence that Osama Bin Laden had anything to do with it either, the Videos have been proven to be fake, so, why isnt the American public interested in finding out who did them? When the FBI were asked WHY on their MOST WANTED list Bin Laden was not listed in connection with the 911 attacks, or why he had not been indicted for the crimes, the response was “The reason why 9/11 is not mentioned on Usama Bin Laden’s Most Wanted page is because the FBI has no hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11.” Rex Tomb, Chief of Investigative Publicity for the FBI It seems incredible and disgraceful that the American Public do not seem interested in finding the real perpetrators of this crimehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFpxjdsE1AEThe Bush Administration implied Saddam was behind the attacks, thats why we are in that quagmire now, Why not youtube? oh i guess only APPROVED news sources these days? The Video is sound check out the PNAC document "Rebuilding Americas Defences", I guess people are to scared to know the real truth, yes Bin Laden was wanted but NOT for the 911 attacks, the videos have been proven to be fakesNo they are not my friends, I protested against the uk and the USA when they supported Iraq against Iran in the 80's, he was a psycho then, not just when he started trading his oil in euros, as for Bin Laden he was Tim Osman CIA asset. What I cant understand is that a huge Israeli spyring was exposed in the USA and no-one seemed to care about that, the same with the Anthrax attacks, I dont understand why you people dont demand answers. Condi Rice said back in 2001 that she would present evidence about all this, can anyone tell me where this info is posted. I have never seen any of it. Just supposition followed by another crisis to keep people from questioning. Same in the UK Now we have 'Free Speech zones' where we have to hide away to speak out in public without fear of arrest more