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Resolved Question: Evil Capitalism/Corporatism/Fascism rears it's head most proudly these days doesn't it?

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Companies-brace-for-end-of-apf-2437567795.html?x=0 This story from the AP lamenting the closing era of "Cheap-Chinese-made" goods is amazing? It hints that maybe it could be profitable to build here (in the US) again (GASP), but it's not a welcome situation according to this article.. oh no. Read it.. "Foxconn refused repeated requests for comment on plans to move much of its manufacturing capacity to central China's impoverished Henan province, where a local government website has advertised for tens of thousands of workers on its behalf" Now that paragraph triggers an immediate reaction for me (lets go exploit all those poor people-sarcasm) but seriously that is the thrust of this article... Are we at the point where we actually want the corporation to export our jobs to the poorest places in the world ? So they can be profitable, while we sink into the "service" economy ?...really ? If so.. you have truly accepted fascism, It's not health care reform, it's not wall street bailouts (well it's actually both of those..but not the way most of you are thinking of it) it's not "Fear of the Black President" These puppet heads are all the same. It's the total submission by labor for Capital and the mass acceptance of wage slavery... we are worth more than the shareholders. As you ready your reply..if you are about to attack me for asking this question, ask yourself first...why ? Why does corporate profit outweigh the needs of your country men/women, their families and all of our communities? The brown shirts aren't coming for you... the "wal-mart" blue shirts are. more

Resolved Question: Which business program of study should I take, I appreciate any help!?

These are the options: •Accounting: Provides excellent preparation for the Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and Certified General Accountant (CGA) designations •Business Research: teaches you survey design, data collection and interpretation, quantitative measurement, market and decision analysis and information systems design. An ideal preparation for a career as a market researcher or analyst, business or strategic planner or research director. •Finance: focuses on professional wealth management, including personal financial planning and investment management. It will provide the knowledge and skills to pursue a rewarding career in finance and wealth management and to work toward the two major designations within the finance field: Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP). Career possibilities include corporate financial manager, financial planner, investment adviser and investment portfolio manager. •Human Resources Management: develops your knowledge of workplace productivity, safety and equity legislation, labour-management relations, hiring, compensation and retention issues. This is excellent preparation for a career as a labour-relations specialist, corporate recruiter, HR systems analyst or training professional. •Management: gives you a solid foundation in marketing, human resources management, finance and strategic planning to prepare you for a career as a business director, entrepreneur or business development consultant. •Management Science: provides a strong foundation in quantitative methods as well as in operations and logistics management. This specialization prepares students both academically and professionally to address the unique and complex issues organizations face in their short- term and longer-term strategic planning. •Marketing: helps you gain practical knowledge in all aspects of the field including product management, advertising and communications, market research and strategies and consumer behaviour. You'll take courses in a variety of areas including business, psychology and general arts to give you a well-rounded marketing education. Out of these options which program of study in university should I choose and why? Highly appreciated for any help please and thank you. more

Resolved Question: I am a college grad - 3 jobs in 2 1/2 years how do I explain this in interview?

After college (marketing degree) I am having a heck of a time holding a job, I am developing a distaste of corporate behavior and generally hate work. I have focused on sales jobs, thinking that I could make a lot of money with little work. What I have discovered is that I am a horrible sales person. Job 1- Selling advertising space for a huge job search company. I lasted about 7 months and quit a week before I was going to get fired. (90% of my training class was gone at that time) Job 2 - Selling online training to HR and IT professionals - lasted almost a year, me getting fired was again inevitable used up my vacation hours, came back and quit. Job 3 - 10 months woot! selling insurance this time, they saw potential but my progress was not fast enough, they fired me. I did learn from these experiences and have grown as a person, but just not too sure how to answer an employer when they ask me why I blew through so many jobs (with huge reputable companies) How should I respond? more

Resolved Question: How do I promote my restaurant?

I am a restaurant manager for a company that does not do advertising. It's their corporate policy that word of mouth is the only legitimate way to attract customers. While I agree with the philosophy, I need to generate some buzz. Any suggestions? more

Resolved Question: Why can't repubs understand that we must get corporate money out of our election process and move to?

public funding? Simple. Give each candidate the same amount of money for expenses, have four televised debates with no other media advertising allowed and presto, we have our country back. more

Resolved Question: government/history/usa/ HHHEEELLLPPPP?

The core idea behind due process is that a. the rights of police officers should be protected. b. the rights of victims should be protected. c. the rights of suspects should be protected. d. the rights of judges should be protected. e. the rights of juries should be protected. The chief way the federal government raises revenue is from a. medicare b. corporate taxes c. individual income taxes d. education taxes According to the Constitution, the power to raise revenue belongs to a. The President b. Congress c. The Supreme Court d. The Department of Finance When this occurs, competition among businesses is eliminated. a. monopoly b. collective bargaining c. tariff d. price supports What is the primary benefit of the major political parties? a. They allow groups of like-minded citizens to pool their efforts. b. They promote cooperation and harmony among the general populace. c. They stimulate the economy by spending millions of dollars on advertising. d. They propose new ways of thinking and creativity in politics. more

Resolved Question: Do you think Americans are perpetually in denial?

This country just loves to sugarcoat everything and join bandwagons. No one likes to think for themselves. It's all about creating happy endings, even if they have to be bought with credit cards. The worship of athletes above all else is pretty disgusting too. Americans have no idea how much of a sham their professional and amateur sports leagues are. None of them see that the NCAA is nothing but slavery, and that corporations waste so much money on advertising and endorsement deals for athletes that it is utter mismanagement that all of us pay for. Jennifer Granholm never did or said a thing to Kwame, in spite of everything that was going on. After the Gallaraga incident yesterday in the Tigers game, she was on TV almost immediately, defending him. I mean, seriously woman, aren't you supposed to be trying to improve the state of Michigan and bring jobs back? What ARE you doing? Why did you let Kwame run Detroit down for so long and do nothing to get rid of him? Maybe it's just the state of Michigan that is idiotic, but I tend to notice that people in America care more about sports that just about ANYTHING else. I remember in Australia how informed people were about current events and politics, and how realistic they were about life. People in America just want to be happy corporate drones. It's sad.I never said pro sports was slavery, I said NCAA football is. The fact is, the players don't get paid when they play in the Rose Bowl, BCS title games, Final Four/Championship, etc., but people are making billions off of them. That's not right. Not all of them have careers in the pros. The fact is, it's just not right. more

Resolved Question: being 18 and needing to decide on a career?

Im an 18 year old college student planning on majoring in advertising/mass communications. The only thing is that I don't feel the corporate business type setting is for me. I Have lots of tattoos, and most of the men in my family are blue collard workers (painting cars, houses and building stuff). I don't want to do blue collard work tho, i want something different. I decided to either go into non profit work (something that i actually care about), in a advertising agency or just be at the hard rock hotel -_-, I'm also looking into fire fighting, my uncle is Miami dades fire chief...so ye more

Resolved Question: What are pros / cons to an Executive MBA earned online?

I have a BBA already in Entrepreneurship. I don't really want to work in "Corporate America" any longer. I have seen tons of recent advertising however on the executive MBA from near and far schools. Would one even make sense if I continue to pursue my own business ventures? What are the costs? Would choosing a nearby school such as Texas A&M or Univ of Houston be better off than say Florida State or Univ of Phoenix. (I live near Houston). Just curious if it might be worth the efforts. Thanks!Yeah, if you call Baylor University an online degree mill? Thanks to everyone for their honest answers! more

Voting Question: Economics Homework Help?!?

You have accepted a job as a senior economist with a large Canadian business or labour union. Your position requires you to research and analyze market and industry activity in Canada. The focus of your latest investigation is a cost-benefit analysis of the impact on the marketplace of a particular government initiative. Topics to talk about are: Corporate Takeovers and Mergers, Advertising to Children Consumption Taxes on gas and Tobacco Price Subsidies on Agriculture Production Technology and Innovation Collective Bargaining Privatization of the Government Services Inflation Control Consumer Confidence The Value of the Canadian Dollar relative to the US Dollar The Cost of a Clean Environment Saving the Auto Sector Identify the criteria that at least three stakeholders (producer, consumer, labourer, labour union, government etc) would use to evaluate the impact of these issues on the marketplace. The criteria might include the impact on the markets involved in terms of prices, quantity and quality of production, and other intangible factors. No Clue what to do for this, any ideas? more

Resolved Question: Are corporate jobs the only "good" jobs?

I mean it seems like every time they show a college graduate on tv, they work in a corporate/business type setting. I'm going to college to double in advertising/history (don't ask why), I do know for sure that i definitely don't want to end up in "corporate cubical", nor do i wanna do blue collar work, i come from a long line of blue collared men and i've learned a lot but im tired of it more

Voting Question: Staffing Agencies in Houston that are for people finding jobs in Communication fields.?

Those fields include public relations, corporate communications, advertising & marketing. more

Resolved Question: Getting a high position in a big company, how to get there?

So I want to go into business and I want to get a high paying job. So I was wondering, what should I be doing to achieve that? Like climbing the corporate ladder, how is that going to work? I am going into first year business management in university but I'm not positive where to go after. I am thinking of going into international business and marketing or advertising. more

Resolved Question: What are the laws concerning what can or cannot be changed on a resturant menu?

I was working today and a couple of ladies got extremley angry that I couldnt substitute their sides for a different choice. I was told by my manager that we arent supposed to at the moment because it was a brand new deal that we were promoting. They threatened to call corporate on me and my manager just because I was following orders. Saying that I was "breaking the law" because we had to sell it as advertised? Is this true? (who would go thru this much over some food???)its really sad because it was just a fast food place...it sucks that this is happening....i even gave them the sides they wanted though i couldnt and they still were angry...it shocks me how worked up they got over something so simple. more

Voting Question: Climbing the corporate ladder, how hard is it really?

I want to study Marketing in College but I often dream big, it's something I've done my whole life. I put goals ahead of me and do everything possible to attain them. So, it got me wondering how far could I really get in the Business world? How hard is it? Don't just say very hard, I'm aware of that. Also, I just want to point out, I'm not talking about reaching a CEO position, that's something I honestly don't want. That would require me to be a complete workaholic and I'd like to have a life, thank you. But growing up in a family where the resources were close to nothing, I've always dreamed of not only living comfortable but being able to spend a little money on things I want. So, I guess the correct question would be, how hard is it to get to a point where I'm earning GOOD money? (I don't wanna say where I'm rich...it sounds so superficial) What sort of effort and time and education would it require to get to six figures? Also, this is off-topic but I've always wanted to be able to do marketing for anything media related (Specially Fashion, TV, Advertising, Video Games). That way I believe in what I'm selling and I'll do a good job, is it easy to get a job in one of those? Or are you even able to choose what sort of business you'll be working for? Thank you if you read and thank you if you choose to answer something worth my time ;) Have a good day! more

Resolved Question: Can someone please tell me Fred meyer's rain check policy? Thanks!?

I looked all over for it but can not find it.. this is what happened to me today.. (as far as i know it is policy to HAVE to give a rain check for an advertised item if they are out of stock of that item) Here is my story: I went to fred meyer today, and they were totally out (on sale for $1.99 a tub!) So, i drove to the next closest fred meyer instead of price matching at walmart, because i wanted to use my $3 off next purchase coupon i have on the wipes. Drove to the second store and they too were totally out!! ( not to mention only had 2 dif sizes of the huggies diapers on sale.. newborn and size 6!) I asked for a rain check (for the wipes) from the customer service desk, and got informed they do not give rain checks on them if they are not in the ad, but they WERE in the ad, and the customer service lady didnt bother to look in the ad, and just straight up turned me down…. Soo.. i went over to the sticker that says $1.99 AD (says Ad right on the sticker!!!) and had to get back in line the lady said “oh i guess we can give you a rain check on these… ” SO FRUSTRATED! Anyone else ever had something else like this happen? I wrote the corporate office.. more

Voting Question: DO all college majors end up in the "corporate environment"?

m double majoring in advertising and journalism, i live in orlando florida, and any way my worst fear is having to wear a suit and tie all day from 9-5 doing nothing but working on fax sheets and "gulp" office gossip. Im scared ill end up in the corporate conservative business environment, please tell me how to get out of it, im really not kidding, even though im only 18, I can't see how sitting in a cubical in front of a computer screen can satisfy someone. No offense to people who do this kind of work, but i have to be up and moving and talking to people or ill go crazy, and absolutely NO BUSINESS DRESS ATTIRE!, my second choice for a career is becoming a EMT. more

Voting Question: Do all college majors eventually lead to a "corporate office job"?

Im double majoring in advertising and journalism, i live in orlando florida, and any way my worst fear is having to wear a suit and tie all day from 9-5 doing nothing but working on fax sheets and "gulp" office gossip. Im scared ill end up in the corporate conservative business environment, please tell me how to get out of it, im really not kidding, even though im only 18, I can't see how sitting in a cubical in front of a computer screen can satisfy someone. No offense to people who do this kind of work, but i have to be up and moving and talking to people or ill go crazy, and absolutely NO BUSINESS DRESS ATTIRE!, my second choice for a career is becoming a EMT. more

Resolved Question: Shouldn't it bother you both heaven and hell are set up in a corporate structure not dissimilar to government?

Who is the big guy -- The buck stops here -- end of the line -- the LORD of LORDS God the father --- the CEO the President the KING the top dog -- the alpha -- Satan the ruler And the right hand man of advertising the soft glove the spokesman Jesus -- the ad dept -- smaller devil who will make you a deal -- the sales and image coodinator Spock second opinion for the Captain --- You must go through the right hand man to get to the King the top guy --- After being aproved by the public relations dept you might be able to meet the Pope the King the LORD of Lords --- The Arch Angles -- the dept heads --- the Captains of 50's and of 100's boss --- the overseers who report at board meetings -- the directors of a policy The bank managers central manager for the region the Premier of a Province in relationship to the Prime Minister of the nation Then the angels and all their classes of structure -- or the demons of hell in their various military styled ranks of the same structure The grunt workers who seek to impress in order to move up from this earthly toil or just being stuck with the repetition of production -- the pte and cpl who make things happen or play out their script to the audiences of men The citizen -------------- Shouldn't it bother you both heaven and hell are set up in a corporate structure not dissimilar to government ? Our gods and our devils ---Our nations and our corporations --- all set up in the same hierarchal military styled structure The structures we fear the structures we love --- the ones we want the ones we hate -- ALL ecactly the same structure implemented differently by different chacters What if the structure was good --- or bad -- what if only the top was this or that -- Our thinking has become boxed to always include the structure Shouldn't that bother you at least a little ? more

Resolved Question: I want to translate English into Gujarati?

Citizen Group of companies is a young and dynamic media company, with a youthful and enthusiastic team determined to accomplish the vision of becoming a World-class Indian Publishing & Online Media. Citizensindia.com is a leading structured local search, directory and media company that connects consumers and merchants through trusted content, local expertise and user-friendly tools. By delivering trusted content citizensindia.com empowers users to make easy decisions about where to spend their time and money. Our business philosophy is based on four core values: Customer Focus Operational Excellence, Product Leadership and People. We believe that the ultimate identity and success of our company will reside in the exceptional quality of our people and their extraordinary efforts. For this reason, we are committed to hiring, developing, motivating and retaining the best people in the industry. Our mission is to be World-class Indian Publishing & Online Media benchmarking ourselves against international standards and best practices in terms of product offerings, technology, service levels, risk management and audit & compliance. The objective is to build sound customer base across distinct businesses so as to be a preferred Yellow Pages & Call Centre Services for target retail and wholesale customer segments, Professionals, Industries & Other Small & Medium enterprises so as to achieve a healthy growth in profitability, consistently & business in crores. We are committed to do this while ensuring the highest levels of ethical standards, professional integrity, corporate governance and regulatory compliance. Our business strategy emphasizes the following :- 1. Increase our market share in India's expanding Yellow Pages & Call Centre Services industry by following a disciplined growth strategy focusing on quality and not on quantity and delivering high quality customer service. 2. Leverage our technology platform and open scaleable systems to deliver more products to more customers and to control operating costs. 3. Develop innovative products and services that attract our targeted customers and address inefficiencies in the Indian advertising sector. 4. Focus on high earnings growth with low volatility. COMPANY PROFILE Citizen Group of Companies •Citizen Infoline Ltd. •Inception: 1994 & 1996. PROMOTER DIRECTORS Mr. O. P. Jain & Mr. T. S. Jain. The Promoters of Citizen Group Mr. O. P. Jain & Mr. T. S. Jain were initially involved in Textile business and later diverted their business to Finance and Investment sector. The Promoters have formed a company called "Citizen Securities Limited" in year 1994 for the finance and investment business and came out with a Public issue aggregating Rs. 322 Lacs in year 1995 which was oversubscribed by 108 times. Further in year 1996 they constituted another company named "Citizen Amusement & Organizers Ltd" for real estate business. Later in year 1997 the Group has diversified its business in to "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY" in association with A & M Communication Pvt. Ltd. and has launched Tele Information Service on Telephone no. 211 2222 in Ahmedabad city. The revolutionary concept that has changed the way people buy Products & Services. After detail research & exploration in the field of advertising and communication, The group has launched first of it's kind Yellow Pages with two additional features for the first time in India with the brand name of "Citizen's Yellow Pages" having assistance of Call Centre and inbuilt Telephone Diary in year 2001. These two new !! features in the field of Yellow Pages added by Citizen group has made the Yellow Pages more frequently used and covered lots of negative points and limitation the print media. It's the one and only Yellow Pages in India with online help. The Yellow Pages is having backup of Call Centre which helps it's users to find any Products or Services from The Yellow Pages and the inbuilt Telephone diary in the Yellow Pages make the Yellow Pages frequently used, that is how the advertisers of Yellow Pages gets more business compare to other Yellow Pages. Subsequent to this features company started first of its kind Yellow Pages website with the help of which user started getting information of products and services online. Addition to this was the customers display advertisement available online which helped them to generate more business. The company has started its first branch from Ahmedabad city and after getting great success of the unique Yellow Pages and iNFOLINE Services in Ahmedabad, The company has started branches in others cities i.e. Mumbai, Chennai , Pune, Vadodara, Surat & Rajkot . FUTURE EXPANSION PLANS: The company is highly optimistic about its future expansion of business and planning to start branches of Yellow Pages and iNFOLINE Services in all Metro and other big cities of more

Resolved Question: Singapore Business Law?

There is a law in Singapore Corporate Law stating that an advertisement is not offer. Instead, it was an invitation treat. Let me bring 1 case for you: Andy is making a sale of 50 Branded European Bags on 7may and advertises it to local newspaper on 1may. Judy read this advertisement on 2may and called Andy that she wants to come to his sale. Also she asked Andy to RESERVE 4 BAGS (pay attention to this part) for her. On 6may, Andy received a news that his mother in China is sick and so he had to go to China as soon as possible. Andy cancelled the sale without informing Judy. 7may, Judy came to Andy's place and was furious when she found out that Andy is out of town and cancel the sale. Would you guys make a legal advise for Andy? more

Resolved Question: Political power in the American system?

Are we a pluralist society with diverse and competing interests, or is power concentrated in the hands of the political party leadership, media, and corporate advertising which sets our public agenda and concentrates power within a ruling elite? more

Resolved Question: Is this grounds for an EEOC complaint, or ADA lawsuit?

My girlfriend had been working for an engineering firm for about 2 years. About 6 months after she went to work there she was diagnosed with kidney disease and had to go on dialysis and. While on dialysis her employer allowed her to go on part-time status working only 24 hours per week. After 8 months on dialysis she recieved a kidney transplant and was out of work on long term disability for six months. Her boss knew she was on the transplant list and would be out six months after the surgery and indicated he was ok with this. She returned to work full-time exactly six months following the transplant. About three months later she developed complications and became ill while on a business trip and had to cancel the remainder of the trip and return home to see his doctor. She had to to be hospitalized several days for testing and a procedure to remove a kidney stone and insert a stent. The day after she returned to work following this hospitalization her boss called her into the office and told him her she was being "laid off due to lack of work". This is a large multi-national firm with hundreds of employees and the company is doing VERY WELL having recently been awarded Federal contracts worth nearly half a billion dollars. The company kept two other less experienced employees in her office who did basicly the same job. One of these employees was a new hire right out of college with NO EXPERIENCE who had just started work there a month before my girlfriend was laid off. At the time my she was laid off the company had an opening for a position with a job description IDENTICAL to my girlfriend's job posted on their corporate website. If she was laid off due to lack of work why were they advertising for new employees? They were also in the process of moving to a larger office because her boss said they were planning to expand the staff in that office and needed more space. I am pretty sure my girlfriend was targeted for layoff due to her medical problems because she was the only person in that office who was laid off and she was much more experienced and had been with the company longer than the two other employees in the same position that they kept. After she was laid off she contacted someone in HR to ask questions about benefits and this person apparently slipped up and told her that she was not let go due to "lack of work" as she was told but because of the quality of her work. She has had good performance reviews ever since she has been with the firm so she is not sure why they would say this. She contacted the regional manager (her boss's boss) to clarify why he was laid off and these other less experienced employees were kept and they beat around the bush and told her that her education and job skills did not match up with the current work load they had, etc., etc. This is total BS because the other employees they kept have the EXACT SAME job description and she worked together with them on projects. When she pointed this out they they got very defenseive and a company attorney who was also in on the conversation told her they are an "at will employer" and added that "since Virginia is a right to work state they can legally terminate any employee at any time, for for any reason and don't even have to give a reason." Is this really true, I can't believe this is legal? Fortunately, my girlfriend managed to get on disability due to her health problems but it only pays her about 1/7 of what she was earning as an engineer. She has a printout of the job posting that they had online the day she was laid off and also a bunch of newsletters and emails sent out by he CEO that document the financial status of the company as well as the new contracts they had just been awarded. Should she file a charge of discrimination with the EEOC since she still has several weeks before the deadline to file? Does she have grounds for an ADA lawsuit against this company? more

Resolved Question: Need some help regarding Professional/Business Ethics!?

Hey guys, can you please tell me some sites or links or articles itself (that will be awesome) where I can find these topics. 1. Ethical Principles and Decision Making. 2. Right & Justices 3. Corporation as Stakeholder 4. Social Responsibilities 5. Employee as a StakeHolder 6. Employer as a StakeHolder 7. Unethical Practices 8. Environmental Problems 9. Trust and Ethical Leadership 10. Corporate Responsibility in advertising, product, safety and libeliy and their arguments. Please Please I need some articles on these topics as soon as possible. Thank you. more

Resolved Question: What can Jobseekers and Employment Agencies do to avoid being FOOL by COMPANIES ?

When COMPANIES advertise for job openings the salary budget is "Negotiable". Then they get the employment agencies to help them to source for the same openings but setting different salary budgets for different employment agencies to work on. Currently employment agencies “Do Not Disclose Companies Name" to jobseekers they represent. Consequently the same jobseeker may be sending to the same "Company" directly or through different employment agencies with different salary budgets. 1) Now if you are the Company receiving the same CVs from the same jobseeker with different salary budget via different sources what will you think and do with the same jobseeker ? 2) If you are a Jobseeker, do you think you will get the job ? 3) If you are the Employment Agency do you think you can close the deal ? The consequences will be the Companies asking to see more CVs and lose confidence with the jobseekers at large and ended up taking a longer time for employment agencies to close deals. This will affect the survival of jobseekers and employment agencies. So I urge Employment Agencies “To Disclose Company Names" they represent to all jobseekers from the start to avoid duplicated CVs with different salary budgets ended in the hands of Companies. Jobseekers and Employment Agencies have to work closely to share information about Companies who are out there to "Test Market" and wasting jobseekers and employment agencies time, effort and money bearing in mind that the Companies do not pay a single cent at all. By not disclosing and sharing information about the "Companies" amongst employment agencies and jobseekers it will only drive employment agencies and jobseekers into desperation. Companies will take advantage of this weakness and keep setting lower and lower salary budgets for employment agencies to work on. This will further create for frustration and desperation amongst employment agencies and jobseekers. The job market in Singapore is small and the employment agencies and jobseekers have to work "Smart" and not let the Companies “Fool” them. Employment agencies should not worry about jobseekers sending their CVs direct to their Clients cause most of the Companies have that "Shopping for the Best Candidate" attitude through various sources. At the end of the day it is all about which jobseeker has the "BEST MATCH" in the eyes of the Companies not the employment agencies nor the jobseekers.Companies may instruct employment agencies “Not to Disclose" their Companies Names to jobseekers so that they are better "Manipulate" jobseekers and employment agencies. Companies usually want to portray themselves as good employers who are willing to pay what the jobseekers are worth for. So they choose to hide behind these employment agencies to "test market" without dirtying their own hands. I WELCOME PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ISSUE !! Pls read below 2 same ads appeared on the same day at jobsdb 27/4/10 with different salary budgets. 1) TODAY'S CAREER BELOW $4,000 AND 2) MCI UPTO $5,000 AD 1) TODAY'S CAREER is an active member of the Singapore Staffing Association since 1996. Our Corporate philosophy of service quality has always been proactive, personalized employment services tailored to your career needs. By connecting with us, you will be able to leverage on our extensive network of organizations, and assisted by our team of dedicated consultants to fill up suitable job openings. Financial Analyst (SAP/Hyperion) - Novena MRT Preparation and Analysis of monthly financial results- Discuss Analysis with BU Controller and define actions and tasks- Prepare monthly reports and KPIs to finance Business Unit Management- Develop new management reports- Forecasting and Budgeting support- Develop presentations for Business Unit- Lead small projects- Support preparation of board report- Prepare Business Development overview- Control and support Business Warehouse reporting roll-out in Asia- Participate in ad-hoc projects- Liaise with country finance managers Education:Degree in economics, accounting, finance (University, College of higher education) with focus in finance Professional background:4 - 6 years experience in controlling with a multinational company and/or audit firm Skill set:Analytical skills, very strong in Excel and proficient in applications such as PowerPoint, Business Warehouse, SAP/R3. Fluent in English (speaking and writing). Experience with Hyperion/HFM and consolidation would be a plus. 5 days European MNC at United Square (Novena MRT)8am -530pm Yr(s) of Exp 3 years Qualification Degree Industry Trading and Distribution Salary ***** Below S$4000 ****** AD 2) MCi Career Services is a total-solution service provider offering a comprehensive range of Human Resource Services. If you thought that all recruitment agencies are all the same, think ag more

Voting Question: Do the corporate advertisements during baseball games, ANNOY you?

Do you find it annoying that corporations, such as car companies advertise excessively through televised sporting events such as baseball games. You will often see the "Coors Light Freeze" cam, the "Jeep Wrangler play of the game", Lexus and Mercedes logos introducing a line-up and outfield. Throughout the years, there has been a greater and more prominent display of corporate advertising and of course, beer advertising, during baseball games(and all major sporting events as well). Do you find all of this advertising, annoying?I said "corporate advertisements." Excuse the redundancy haha more

Resolved Question: What do you think of Hollister, Aeropostale, Abercromibie, etc?

I personally hate brand names of any kind. Hollister, Aero, A&F, even sports brands like Nike and UA and crap. Whenever I get sports brand names I get them because, unlike fashion names, they actually ARE better quality, and I get the ones with the smallest brand markings possible. As for fashion brands, $30 for one little shirt that's too small to begin with and then just shrinks even more in the wash is insane pricing to me, I'd be fine in some $5 Wal-Mart tee compared to that. I prefer to have shirts that either have some pretty picture or sarcastic joke plastered on the front instead of having some brand name to define my status in society. I don't enjoy suffocating the student body with gallons of perfume all the time. And I really, really prefer not to be a walking billboard to advertise some annoying franchise that portrays shallow values to kids and somehow thinks that having a name written on the front will automatically make you cool. I'm not a sheep, never will be. For all of you who insist that "oh, they're clothes aren't expensive! It's really cheap pricing if you ask me!" or "sometimes the sales have really good prices, they have a cute style there...": I don't have a mommy and daddy who can give me 3,000 dollars to get new clothes for school. $25 is NOT a sale. Brand names don't make you automatically cool, they just make you look like a sheep. I prefer to be an individual, thank you very much. And for all of those who are going to say "you think that everyone who wears *insert brand name here* are stupid sheep, well that's just rude!", I can almost guarantee that your spelling and grammar will prove just how much intelligence is stored in those perfume poisoned brains of yours. As for quality, they don't last longer. I've actually had Wal-Mart clothes that have lasted far longer than my friend's Hollister and Aero clothes. Far longer. And when they actually were in retiring condition, they were still less damaged and shrunken than the brand crap. So, for anyone who shares my belief that Hellister, Eeriepostale, American Evil and Abercrazy & Itch suck for several reasons, you're awesome. For all those sheep who want to justify why overpriced, unoriginal clothes are so awesome and cute, we'll just let you live in your ignorance about why plastering a brand name on yourself does no good to you whatsoever, just helps bump corporate America up farther than they need to be. If you need a further explanation, there's a great blog here about WHY exactly most brand names are completely pointless. http://journal.amanita.net/2007/11/01/i-hate-hollister/ more

Voting Question: In a country that guarantees us freedom of speech; does the government have the right to prevent...?

I need some help answering the following 2 questions. Any help would be greatly appreciated: 1. In a country that guarantees us freedom of speech; does the government have the right to prevent certain industries from advertising their products? I.e., the tobacco industry. Why or why not? 2. In your opinion, are corporate confidentiality agreements necessary to uphold corporate integrity even if they afford protection to corporations for all activities (legal or illegal)? Why or why not. -Thanks more

Voting Question: The Southwind Camper Co. has as its primary goal to sell 10,000 camper trailers each year. From this type of?

objective, you can conclude that the company.... a.has a marketing orientation. b. does not adhere to the marketing concept. c. has determined to satisfy existing customer needs. d.wants to use a product development strategy. 2.The implementation of the marketing concept in a company should produce company-wide managerial... a. appreciation of the consumer's role as it is related to the firm's existence, growth, and stability. b. effort based on participation and interaction of company officers in establishing corporate and departmental goals. c. concern with the effect of new products on the firm's present and future profit position. d. attentiveness to all of the above. 3.Strategic planning: a. includes all the activities that lead to the development of a clear organizational mission, organizational objectives, and appropriate strategies to achieve those objectives. b. should emphasize current cash flows, market share gains, and earning trends. c. cannot be used to prepare for inevitable changes in the market environment. d cannot be used to prepare for inevitable changes in the market environment. 4. During the 1940s, Odorono was a very popular, widely advertised antiperspirant. The product was manufactured by the Odorono Company in New York City. The product came in liquid and solid form and eliminated perspiration on hands, feet, forehead, and under arms. The most likely reason why this company no longer exists is: a. its lack of customer orientation. b. a poorly chosen name. c.its failure to modify its strategy to reflect the changing environment. d. a poor use of the promotional mix. 5. Imagine a chain of steak restaurants that had as its mission statement to provide its customers with the world's best steaks. Changes in consumer tastes resulted in fewer customers for the steakhouses. In response to decreased demand, the restaurant over a period of time added chicken, vegetarian lasagna, seafood, and pizzas to its menu. Now, the chain of restaurants can best be described as a(n): a.organization that adheres to a production orientation. b.organization without any strategy. c. drifting organization. d. organization that adheres to a selling orientation. 6. Which of the following statements about a mission statement is true? a. Even though no one denies the importance of the mission statement, it is the least used of all of the management tools. .b. An effective mission statement takes an internal organizational focus. c. A generalized mission statement is more effective than one that is specific because it allows the organization to respond quickly to a changing environment. d. It is not uncommon for an organization to spend one to two years developing a useful mission statement. 7. Slatescape is a relatively new company that mines and crushes slate for use as mulch in gardens. In order to _____, the managers of the company reviewed the historical records of the mine from which it is getting the slate. Its managers also determined that slate is available in only a few areas of the world. In addition, the managers examined its acceptance within the community, federal regulations that affect its operation, and its existing and potential competitors. a. develop a mission statement more

Resolved Question: What is the best Internet Security?

Kinda frustrates me seeing people recommend AVG, and advertising Avira as the best anti virus linking to 6-7 months old tests. In my opinion with tweaked features these 2 are the best suites http://www.comodo.com Their Internet Security Suite is kick-ass, it is free but effective and I have yet to see an virus come through their protection http://www.kaspersky.com If you buy their product and removes any rights to software Kaspersky finds as untrusted, NO virus even if it is on you're computer can do anything as all the rights for the product EG to edit registry is removed. This thread is also just to create some discussion and for people to see the opportunities out there Below is a nice suite made by myself (the products are not mine but the suite is manually set up) Anti Virus: http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials This is a pretty ligthweigth, product and it does not slow you're computer down http://www.threatfire.com This product is a secondary anti-virus, it was made to corporate with already existing products and tests done to evaluate this product has found it more effective then AVG, and nearly on the line with the top free ones such as Avira and Avast. It does work to run it with Microsoft Security Essentials with no complications. Anti Malware/Spyware Software http://www.malwarebytes.com http://www.superantispyware.com I consider this product as a effective tool to remove spyware programs and a really good assistance to Malwarebytes, as some malicious programs target's either off them it is good to have a back-up program Firewall http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com Web Browser: Many will say, Omg Mozilla is the most secure browser with their "WOT" Web of Thrust but I disagree http://www.google.com/chrome This has some issues with it's stability and can cause some complications but due to innovative sandbox technology I consider this the most secure web browser (Comodo also got an free web browser called Comodo Dragon which is Google Chrome with additional security features from Comodo. http://www.opera.com This product is not very popular despite being the worlds fastest browser, Opera just as Google is struggling with stability and displaying errors, despite this, Opera is the company which came best out in the time it took to patch up vital security holes You could also try Internet Explorer, they are very good at blocking malicious sites and though people say "Ohh it is so insecure" I suggest you look up a few tests, I personally feel this browser to be insecure, but some tests have actually amused me, and in a zero day malware tests done by Bunyvip Internet explorer blocked nearly every malicious site. I hope people will come with additional information to this, instead off nailing the thread as spam or "favoritization", I hope people will read this thread and decide what product to use, and perhaps people will find my arguments weak and counter-argue on them to create a discussion on wheter to pick :)hehe, I cannot come in with much In-put here but nice you participate, mind adding additional reasons to why you use the products you do so people could read and perhaps decide upon thatI am not an MS supporter, and infact Windows is a safer Operating System then MAC, the difference is that Windows is more exposed to viruses with thier 92% Market share, why would you think MAC is an attractive platform with a little 5% Market share. Every hacker laughs at Mac fanboys and their ignorance to security more

Resolved Question: Why does Boeing advertise?

I have seen ads on TV for the Boeing Corporation. The people who see the ads do not buy airplanes. Even if we travel by air, we don't choose an airline based on which aircraft they fly. We have no say in the matter. Or to put it differently, airplanes are not purchased based on spur of the moment reactions to advertising. The purchase of Boeing aircraft is a Corporate decision, based on studies and negotiations. Maybe it's just a tax write-off? more

Resolved Question: Liberals,why do you call the mainstream media the "corporate" media?

Instead of the liberal media,look at tv,the most prominent news channels are liberal ! But instead I here Noam Chomsky calling it the corporate media...If it was so corporate why is there so little advertising from corporations and more advertisings for President 0 ? more

Resolved Question: English phrases help?

Hi, I need some help in understanding the sentences below, in particular the meaning of the phrase in quotes.. thanks for your help: 1) Yes, you can say that technological excellence is in the DNA of Formula One, but revelling in that at the expense of the pursuit of excitement is merely "pandering to a niche market." 2) Even Jose Mourinho must be "quaking in his suede loafers"(why suede loafers, it's meaning?) at the prospect of confronting this team in the Champions League quarter-finals. 3)Some of his swings were just "corkscrew wild" (why a corkscrew?), played with an abandon that strangely brought out the best from his rivals 4)UEFA , with their usual "acute sense of priority", will not allow brand advertising to deflect publicity from their own corporate masters. 5)"he's talking out of his bratwurst." 6)"I am on a litany of them" — three councils, maybe six boards." 7) Among the charges being "peddled" is the accusation Keane is too unforgiving with his squad. 8) "he may be approaching his glass ceiling" Thanks a lot for your help!!" Do you really want to hear about the trials and tribulations of my day at the office? " more

Resolved Question: How much will it cost me to settle to Singapore?

i have more than six years experience in graphic design and 2 years of IT. i received a job offer from Singapore 2 years back but declined since i wasn't sure if i am good enough. I resigned from my previous job as IT/graphic artist to pursue a freelance job so that i can try my own business venture and have a time of my own. The retail business went fine and the design related part received great positive feed backs and i'm just about to receive projects to add to my portfolio. Now, I had some sort of an epiphany that i am bound for something better even greater. I heard in some of my friends and relatives, Singapore is most feasible for someone in my field, I am a reserved person socially, i have friends and relatives there but i don't want to seek their help because i want to be on my own. any information about the cost of living in Singapore will be most helpful, cheap but comfortable place, transportation musts, communication norms. What's an ordinary corporate, media, advertising office in Singapore like? can an introvert hard worker survive Singapore? an estimate for a monthly budget for a poor starter tourist like me would be a great help. lastly, Is it worth trying? more

Resolved Question: Should politicians wear corporate sponsor jackets in front of cameras?

Like Nascar drivers that advertise all their sponsors. The jackets could inform the public who is really running the show. A Shell Oil logo or Google patch anyone? more

Resolved Question: What should I name my company?

I have an Advertising and Graphic Design company (for the past 16 years). I have recently moved to Naples (on the Gulf Coast in the south west of Florida). I have also lost my url artistatlg to a tatoo artist (long story). So I need to rename my company.... You know the old cle-sha "the shoemakers kids never have shoes"? Well I can comcept for others but nothing I come up with is good enough for me. This is where you come in.... My services are (check out www.virtualtourswilmington.com and www.asiteforme.com): Web Design - websites, design, hosting, web commercials, virtual tours etc Internet Marketing - SEO, newsletters, pay-per-click, etc Advertising - print material, ads, photography, corporate id's etc Just about anything advertising I do My clients include Martha Stewart, Southern Living and KB Home so the compay name....has to be good, has to be search engine friendly and has to be rememberable.... Got any ideas? Be creative..... Thanks Denise more

Voting Question: How do I motivate my husband to take his career seriously?

My husband is VERY sweet and loving, But he is making me crazy! He just graduated from college with a degree in Graphic Design. He racked up tons of debt going there. He is very talented; he even was awarded Best Portfolio in his class. It has been three months since he graduated. He has applied for many jobs and gone on a few interviews. He just doesn't have the "go-getter" personality. Most of the jobs he applied for were found by me. One job he said he "wasn't interested in." When I prodded him, he said "it seems too corporate." He want to work for a boutique advertising firm or start his own business, which I think is great. But right now he needs a full-time job with benefits. Meanwhile, I have been working a job I can't stand for almost two years to support us. I make almost twice as much and hate my job. It is seriously so frustrating. I don't want to be a nag. That is a fast way to ruin a marriage. But what can I do to motivate him? more

Resolved Question: Why is it impossible to find a GOOD paying job?

Honestly, this is pretty ridiculous! I have a degree, I'm smart and I have excellent writing skills. Yet when going on Craigslist to search for a second job, its damn near impossible. Can someone please answer the following questions (and I do appreciate the time you'll take to do this, as this is frustrating): 1) Why do companies advertise they're Hiring, and then when I email a cover letter & resume that show I'm qualified for the job, I hear nothing? I understand many are applying, but come on! Not even a phone call for an interview? You usually don't hear back if the company isn't hiring at all. But I'm applying to places that ARE advertising they're looking for employees! 2) I'm appalled at how low many of the jobs start you off at. Dog walkers, baby-sitters, hell office assistants are only getting paid $9-10 an hour?! Seriously, in THIS economy? How is the employer expecting the person to pay their rent or even live manageable? And this is 2010. Cost of living anyone? For what I would have to put up with in terms of the child (ONE place required CPR certification!!!) that's basically slave wages. $15 an hour should be the minimum. 3) SO MANY marketing and salary jobs require the applicant to make the majority of their salary on commission. So not fair! So in order to make $40-80,000 a year, I'm expected to make the company money by basically being a corporate hustler? Why can't there be jobs that just pay me $50,000 a year without expecting me to "always be selling" or "getting those sales boosted"? I'm not your average marketing type of gal. I'm an artist, I didn't go to school to be in that field. 4) Scam jobs are everywhere! Why so many places advertising to "get rich quick" with them, knowing its so obvious theyre out to get your dollars? Please, only answer if you're going to give me legitimate reasoning and not just half-ass sentence responses. Thanks!Not EVERYONE has a degree!!! And the jobs I'm applying for that are declining me are ones I AM qualified for. I'm a Tour Guide at my current job, so when I apply to be a tour guide at another job, I'm shocked not to hear anything! How are you not going to interview me and I have experience already in what you're looking for? more

Voting Question: ACCOUNTING QUESTION NEED HELP!?

Corporate catering Statement of Cash receipts and cash payments For six months ended 30 june 2009 Cash reciept Reciepts from Cash customers $10,200 Reciepts from Credit customers $12,200 Loan from 'Credit Union Ltd' $ 5000 $27,400 Cash payments Advertising 300 Apprentice Wages 4800 Account fee 2000 Interest on Loan from Credit Union ltd 250 Motor Vehicle expense 1000 purchase of supplies 700 withdrew for own use 5000 14,050 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION... 1. Opening cash at bank balance $600 2. Reciepts from credit customers include $6000 recieved for work to be performed in dec. 2009 3. The loan from 'credit union ltd' was recieved on 1 jan 2009, the interest rate is 12% per annum, payable on the 1st of each month. The first payment was made on 1 feb 2009 4. a 6months adverstising contract for $300 was started and paid in full on 1 march 2009 REQUIRED A) CALCULATE THE CASH BALANCE, and in which financial statement was this information shown B) Show the Balance day adjustments required to record addition information shown in point 2,3 and 4. explain why each adjustment is necessary I HAVE NOOOOO IDEA HOW TO DO THIS QUESTION CAN SOME PLZ HELP more

Resolved Question: College major and minor help?

Im going to undergrad school this august as a freshman. Im interested in majoring in Nursing and/or sociology but im also really interested in business. I do see myself in the corporate world someday so I was thinking perhaps international business or relations, advertising etc. Just looking for some outside thoughts, opinions and suggestions. more

Resolved Question: Health-Magazine-Subscription Reform: Mandatory subscriptions WOULD BE CONSTITUTIONAL, right?

Constitutionally, the government has the power to "regulate interstate commerce", correct? Therefore, the government would have the right to force people to purchase health-magazine subscriptions [with content on improving diet, nutrition, health, exercise, fitness], correct? Here is the 10-point program that I propose: 1) These health-related magazine subscriptions [produced and distributed through private corporations -- thus we avoid the appearance of nationalized health care] would be made available in "public exchanges" online. 2) The magazines and their editorial policies would be thoroughly reviewed by federally-certified doctors to make sure they promote federally-approved drugs, therapies, and surgeries. 3) A primary aim of the program is to reach those people who currently lack health-magazine subscriptions. [The aim of this program is not to increase the profits of privately-owned health-magazine corporations and their corporate advertising clients.] 4) This program cannot really work efficiently unless all participate, that's why it must be a mandatory program. The price of health-magazine subscriptions has risen dramatically, because too many people are getting sick, and not enough healthy people are buying them. 5) This program would help slow the rising costs of health-magazine subscriptions, and who knows, could eventually even bring down the costs of health-magazine subscriptions. However, this program would require people to buy a scubscription at whatever the free-market prices are. [OK, perhaps technically that last bit should read be "enhanced free-market" prices.] 6) Forced buyers of low income would be federally-subsidized, and... 7) the best way to pay for this program would be to tax the people who have been the most successful. Since these people already have easy-access to health-magazine-subscriptions, they shouldn't mind helping to provide others with similar subscriptions. 8) This program would over time reduce the national deficit, because expert government accountants have done the projections, and that's what the projections show. 9) If people were forced to spend money as soon as the law were passed, they might not see the program in a balanced way -- so the forced-purchase part would only kick in about 4 years later (well beyond the next presidential election in 2012). 10) However, many of the taxes implemented by this program would kick in immediately. This reform would not be socialism or fascism, as long as constitutionally-elected and legally-lobbied representatives voted it into law. [Coming soon: Federally-mandated purchases of multiple-vitamins -- the vitamins would be produced by private corporations, under federal guidelines, of course] . more

Voting Question: What are some unknown high power scandals that most people dont know about?

Im looking for things such as celeb scandals, corporate scandals or even false advertising more

Resolved Question: Statistics hw problem?

Shorty's Muffler advertises they can install a new muffler in 30 minutes or less. However, the work standards department at corporate headquarters recently conducted a study and found that 20 percent of the mufflers were not installed in 30 minutes or less. The Maumee branch installed 50 mufflers last month. If the corporate report is correct: a) How many of the installations at the Maumee branch would you expect to take more than 30 minutes? b)What is the likelihood that fewer than eight installations took more than 30 minutes? (Round z-score computation to 2 decimal places and your final answer to 4 decimal places.) c) What is the likelihood that eight or fewer installations took more than 30 minutes? (Round z-score computation to 2 decimal places and your final answer to 4 decimal places.) d)What is the likelihood that exactly 8 of the 50 installations took more than 30 minutes? (Round z-score computation to 2 decimal places and your final answer to 4 decimal places.) more

Resolved Question: Jobs in nonprofit sector/social movements?

I recently had an epiphany about what I would like to do with my life. I want to promote social movements, help organize awareness events and volunteers. I have looked into things like the Red Cross, United Way, Salvation Army etc, but none of them are hiring in my area. Where can I go to get into this has a profession. I know it is hard to do, I have done this before, and realized how much I love it! It's going to be a lot of work for little pay, and I am okay with that. I know that I will be making a difference and that will make up for the monetary means I will be missing. I am about to graduate with my Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with minors in Advertising, Communications and Sociology. I don't want to be on the corporate end of this, I want to be in the middle of it, working with my hands, legs, and heart. I want to be the one to help spread the word, and I don't want one specific cause either. I want to work for an organization that works with many charities. Any help in this would be greatly appreciated! more

Resolved Question: Has anyone dealt with Corporate Rentals?

I have a townhouse that is for rent in a Suburb of Baltimore where there are numberous corporations. I would like to have it advertised out to the different businesses around Baltimore for their employees that have to travel. Has anyone dealt with this before? Is it any different than dealing with a regular tenat (leagal or other)? more

Resolved Question: Did anything like this take place on Collins project ?

<Backlash: Women Bullying Women at Work Katherine Streeter By MICKEY MEECE Published: May 9, 2009 YELLING, scheming and sabotaging: all are tell-tale signs that a bully is at work, laying traps for employees at every pass. Skip to next paragraph Enlarge This Image Peter DaSilva for The New York Times Kent Kaufman and Laura Stek, right, of the Growth and Leadership Center, coach Cleo Lepori-Costello, left, a vice president at a Silicon Valley software company, on communication skills. During this downturn, as stress levels rise, workplace researchers say, bullies are likely to sharpen their elbows and ratchet up their attacks. It�s probably no surprise that most of these bullies are men, as a survey by the Workplace Bullying Institute, an advocacy group, makes clear. But a good 40 percent of bullies are women. And at least the male bullies take an egalitarian approach, mowing down men and women pretty much in equal measure. The women appear to prefer their own kind, choosing other women as targets more than 70 percent of the time. In the name of Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem, what is going on here? Just the mention of women treating other women badly on the job seemingly shakes the women�s movement to its core. It is what Peggy Klaus, an executive coach in Berkeley, Calif., has called �the pink elephant� in the room. How can women break through the glass ceiling if they are ducking verbal blows from other women in cubicles, hallways and conference rooms? Women don�t like to talk about it because it is �so antithetical to the way that we are supposed to behave to other women,� Ms. Klaus said. �We are supposed to be the nurturers and the supporters.� Ask women about run-ins with other women at work and some will point out that people of both sexes can misbehave. Others will nod in instant recognition and recount examples of how women � more so than men � have mistreated them. �I�ve been sabotaged so many times in the workplace by other women, I finally left the corporate world and started my own business,� said Roxy Westphal, who runs the promotional products company Roxy Ventures Inc. in Scottsdale, Ariz. She still recalls the sting of an interview she had with a woman 30 years ago that �turned into a one-person firing squad� and led her to leave the building in tears. Jean Kondek, who recently retired after a 30-year career in advertising, recalled her anger when an administrator in a small agency called a meeting to dress her down in front of co-workers for not following agency procedure in a client emergency. But Ms. Kondek said she had the last word. �I said, �Would everyone please leave?� � She added, �and then I told her, �This is not how you handle that.� � Many women who are still in the work force were hesitant to speak out publicly for fear of making matters worse or of jeopardizing their careers. A private accountant in California said she recently joined a company and was immediately frozen out by two women working there. One even pushed her in the cafeteria during an argument, the accountant said. �It�s as if we�re back in high school,� she said. A senior executive said she had �finally broken the glass ceiling� only to have another woman gun for her job by telling management, �I can�t work for her, she�s passive-aggressive.� The strategy worked: The executive said she soon lost the job to her accuser. ONE reason women choose other women as targets �is probably some idea that they can find a less confrontative person or someone less likely to respond to aggression with aggression,� said Gary Namie, research director for the Workplace Bullying Institute, which ordered the study in 2007. But another dynamic may be at work. After five decades of striving for equality, women make up more than 50 percent of management, professional and related occupations, says Catalyst, the nonprofit research group. And yet, its 2008 census found, only 15.7 percent of Fortune 500 officers and 15.2 percent of directors were women. Leadership specialists wonder, are women being �overly aggressive� because there are too few opportunities for advancement? Or is it stereotyping and women are only perceived as being overly aggressive? Is there a double standard at work? Research on gender stereotyping from Catalyst suggests that no matter how women choose to lead, they are perceived as �never just right.� What�s more, the group found, women must work twice as hard as men to achieve the same level of recognition and prove they can lead. �If women business leaders act consistent with gender stereotypes, they are considered too soft,� the group found in a 2007 study. �If they go against gender stereotypes, they are considered too tough.� Skip to next paragraph Enlarge This Image David Kadlubowski for The New York Times Michelle Cirocco, left, and Donna Kent of Televerde, a company in Phoenixthat set up call centers at a state prison. �Women are trying to figure out the magical keys to the kingdom,� said Laura Steck, president of the Growth and Leadership Center in Sunnyvale, Calif., and an executive leadership coach. Women feel they have to be aggressive to be promoted, she said, and then they keep it up. Then, suddenly, they see the need to be collegial and collaborative instead of competitive. Cleo Lepori-Costello, a vice president at a Silicon Valley software company, came to the center for training. She got off to a bumpy start when she stormed into her new role �like a bull in a china shop,� Ms. Steck said. In gathering feedback about Ms. Lepori-Costello, Ms. Steck heard comments like: �Cleo is good at getting things done but may have come on too strong in the beginning. She didn�t read the different cultural unspoken rules like she could have.� So Ms. Steck and Kent Kaufman, another coach at the center, began a one-year, once-a-weekindividual coaching program. It included role-playing and monthly group discussions with other female executives who acknowledged that they also had major blind spots about being politic at work. (The group was once nicknamed the Bully Broads.) When she came to the center, Ms. Lepori-Costello said, she thought her colleagues were not initially open to her ideas. Through coaching and conflict role-playing, she came to realize that her behavior was perhaps �too much overkill� and that she was not always attending to all the people around her. Joel H. Neuman, a researcher at the State University of New York at New Paltz, says most aggressive behavior at work is influenced by a number of factors associated with the bullies, victims and the situations in which they work. �This would include issues related to frustration, personality traits, perceptions of unfair treatment, and an assortment of stresses and strains associated with today�s leaner and �meaner� work settings,,� he said. Mr. Neuman and his colleague Loraleigh Keashly of Wayne State University have developed a questionnaire to identify the full range of behaviors that can constitute bullying, which could help companies uncover problems that largely go unreported. Bullying involves verbal or psychological forms of aggressive (hostile) behavior that persists for six months or longer. Their 29 questions include: Over the last 12 months, have you regularly: been glared at in a hostile manner, been given the silent treatment, been treated in a rude or disrespectful manner, or had others fail to deny false rumors about you? The Workplace Bullying Institute says that 37 percent of workers have been bullied. Yet many employers ignore the problem, which hits the bottom line in turnover, health care and productivity costs, the institute says. Litigation is rare, the institute says, because there is no directly applicable law to cite and the costs are high. Two Canadianresearchers recently set out to examine the bullying that pits women against women. They found that some women may sabotage one another because they feel that helping their female co-workers could jeopardize their own careers. One of the researchers, Grace Lau, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Waterloo, said the goal was to encourage women to help one another. She said: �How? One way we predicted would be to remind women that they are members of the same group.� �We believe that a sense of pride in women�s accomplishments is important in getting women to help one another,� Ms. Lau said. �To have this sense of pride, women need to be aware of their shared identity as women.� In the workplace, however, it is unlikely that women will constantly think of themselves as members of one group, she said. They will more likely see themselves as individuals, as they are judged by their performance. �As a result, women may not feel a need to help one another,,� she said. �They may even feel that in order to get ahead, they need to bully their co-workers by withholding information like promotion opportunities, and that women are easier to bully than men because women are supposedly less tough than men.� Skip to next paragraph WHAT better place to be a bully than in a prison? Even so, that is exactly where Televerde, a company in Phoenix that specializes in generating sales leads and market insight for high-tech companies, set up shop. About 13 years ago, the company created four call centers in the Arizona state prison in Perryville, employing 250 inmates (out of 3,000). Through immersion training, mentoring and working with real-world clients, these women can overcome their difficult circumstances, said Donna Kent, senior vice president at Televerde. �Often, they will win over bullies and we see the whole thing transform. That�s what gives us inspiration and our clients inspiration.� TODAY, about half of Televerde�scorporate office is made up of �graduates� from Perryville, including Michelle Cirocco, the director of sales operations. She has seen how women treat one another in other settings and she thinks the root cause is that women are taught to fight with one another for attention at an early age. �We�re competing with our sisters for dad�s attention, or for our brother�s attention,� Ms. Cirocco said. �And then we go on in school and we�re competing for our teachers� attention. We�re competing to be on the sports team or the cheer squad.� To be sure, the Televerde experience is not for every inmate, and those who are in it still must work hard to maintain a highly competitive position. �As we get into the corporate world,� Ms. Cirocco added, �we�re taught or we�re led to believe that we don�t get ahead because of men. But, we really don�t get ahead because of ourselves. Instead of building each other up and showcasing each other, we�re constantly tearing each other down.Televerde reversed that attitude in Perryville, Ms. Cirocco said, by encouraging women to work for a common cause, much like the environment envisioned by the Canadian researchers. �It becomes a very nurturing environment,� Ms. Cirocco said. �You have all these women who become your friends, and you are personally invested in their success. Everyone wants everyone to get out, to go on to have a good healthy life.� If the level of support found at Televerde were found elsewhere, Ms. Klaus said, it would solve a lot of problems. �The time has come,� she said, �for us to really deal with this relationship that women have to women, because it truly is preventing us from being as successful in the workplace as we want to be and should be. �We�ve got enough obstacles; we don�t need to pile on any more.� >To gameface, Thanks. Terrific. more

Resolved Question: HEALTH AND PE HELP PLEASE BY 20 MINS PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE!!!!!!!?

Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. A harmful chemical that is NOT contained in tobacco smoke is _____. (1 point) carbon dioxide glycerin tar nicotine 2. Emphysema damages ____ in the lungs. (1 point) nicotine oxygen tar air sacs 3. ____ can be a strong influence on teens' decisions about smoking. (1 point) Peers Families Media all of the above 4. One way to stop smoking is simply to stop. This is known as the ____ method. (1 point) cold turkey assisted nicotine replacement community support 5. Passive smokers _____. (1 point) are smokers who are trying to quit are nonsmokers are smokers who only smoke at night are people who used to smoke 6. When a person has a physical or mental need for a drug, that person has a(n) ____. (1 point) advocate lung disease addiciton nicotine replacement therapy 7. _____ is a negative influence when it comes to smoking. (1 point) Non-smoking campaigns Media Doctors Health organizations 8. Tar deposits cover the ____ of the lungs. (1 point) chemicals undersides linings blood vessels 9. Carbon monoxide keeps red blood cells from carrying _____. (1 point) tar nicotine oxygen blood 10. The tobacco industry spends $10 billion a year on _____. (1 point) corporate meetings helping smokers quit salaries advertising True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 11. Cigarette advertisers create ads on the Internet that appeal to teens. (1 point) True False 12. Passive smokers breathe in secondhand smoke. (1 point) True False 13. Snuff is an example of a tobacco product that people smoke. (1 point) True False 14. Emphysema is a disease of the brain. (1 point) True False 15. Quitting smoking is usually difficult once a person is addicted. (1 point) True False 16. Refusal skills can help a nonsmoker resist negative peer pressure to try it. (1 point) True False 17. Media is never an influence on teens' choices about tobacco. (1 point) True False 18. Popular music and movies can glamorize smoking. (1 point) True False 19. Tobacco advertisements are often geared to young people. (1 point) True False 20. Nicotine replacement therapies can include nicotine gum. (1 point) True more

Resolved Question: Health questions pleeeease help?

1. A harmful chemical that is NOT contained in tobacco smoke is _____. carbon dioxide glycerin tar nicotine 2. Emphysema damages ____ in the lungs. oxygen tar air sacs 3. ____ can be a strong influence on teens' decisions about smoking. Peers Families Media all of the above 4. One way to stop smoking is simply to stop. This is known as the ____ method. cold turkey assisted nicotine replacement community support 5. Passive smokers _____. are smokers who are trying to quit are nonsmokers are smokers who only smoke at night are people who used to smoke 6. When a person has a physical or mental need for a drug, that person has a(n) ____. advocate lung disease addiciton nicotine replacement therapy 7. _____ is a negative influence when it comes to smoking. Non-smoking campaigns Media Doctors Health organizations 8. Tar deposits cover the ____ of the lungs. (1 point) chemicals undersides linings blood vessels 9. Carbon monoxide keeps red blood cells from carrying _____. tar nicotine oxygen blood 10. The tobacco industry spends $10 billion a year on _____. corporate meetings helping smokers quit salaries advertising True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. more

Resolved Question: What have the liberal Democrats in US congress done for you lately?

So far, the Nobel Peace Prize Winner in the White House has been very articulate and continues to earn support because of his rhetoric. Beyond words, what have all the liberals in congress done? After all, we are still: - Occupying Iraq and Afghanistan and rattling swords at Iran. - Without single-payer universal health coverage. - Consuming dangerous food additives like MSG and aspartame. - Subject to child targeted advertising promoting toxic food with excess fat, sugar, and salt. - Lacking adequate laws to help unions get a foot hold. - Moving toward globalization and corporate domination of the world. - Failure to stem international trade agreements that have pushed unemployment up in the US. - Failure to reverse the Patriot Act. So far, I'd give the Democrats in US congress a big fat F. I'd give Obama an A+ for rhetoric and a big D- for making the changes he promised during his campaign. The true corporate establishment colors of the Democrats are becoming crystal clear. What real change have the Democrats in US congress done for you over the past 30 years? Beware of politicians who promise one thing and do something different. It's time for real change, not just window dressing. Do you really think the first lady will attack the fast food industry? Do you really think establishment Democrats are the answer to these systemic problems? more

Resolved Question: Do those who believe that corporate advertising in campaigns be prohibited also believe . . .?

that newspapers be prohibited from running editorials endorsing a candidate? If not, why not? It's a corporate expenditure, an "advertisement," naming a candidate but not formally coordinated with the campaign. Actually, "media corporations" were exempted from the prohibition struck down by the court. Should they be? Isn't their influence even greater than a business corporation whose communication comes in the form of an "ad," versus a nightly newscast or daily paper? And what constitutes a "media Corporation?" Could any business organization with a public relations newsletter qualify? That would then be "freedom of the press," would it not? Is the problem that some people have with the decision the fact that corporations are involved (again, The New York Times is owned by a corporation), that large sums of money are involved, or that people will be swayed by the message? What is the specific concern, and how did exempting media corporations address that concern? Thanks. more