How to trade photography servce for website help…or something…?

Hi! My question is this: I am starting out as a professional photographer (Read: does great work, but has no money), and I would like to get my very own website up and running. Unfortuanatly, I don’t want the headache of doing it myself. I’m looking for a site where I can find someone (someONE, not a huge company out of state that is generic and expensive, and/or a scam…I’d like a real, existing person.) who is willing to help with the first steps of setup and teach me how to do self matienence from there. I’d like to trade my services (Portraits, events, photomanip/retouch, stock photos) to pay for, or at least reduce the cost of, this.

Basicly, I’m lookng for a site so that local people can meet and trade services. Like Freecycle or Cheapcycle, but with services. Any help guys?

…and please, don’t spam me with offers of web site building unless you fit the description I put above. I can tell when people don’t really read the whole question. -_-

Thanks!

Has anyone used or heard of voce wireless?

are they any good, they offer unlimited everything for 200 a month a personal assistant, no contracts no hidden fees and the you get is unlocked and you get a new phone free every year, personalized setup of your phone . you just have to pay a 500 membership fee and then just 200 a month after that is it worth it

One time Membership fee cost $500. You get an unlocked phone (like the Treo 680 Nokia 8801, Nokia 7380 etc ). Then, you pay $200/month for unlimited calls and GPRS data You get a 24/7 personal assistant that is guaranteed to answer on the third ring. they can research questions via Internet or phone for you. When they find the answer, they can call, text or fax you back they can get you plane and travel discounts book flights hotel rooms, get tickets to sold out events

there website is www.voce.com

is it worth it

How to Create your First Visual Basic Program??

Visual Basic is one of the easiest computer languages to learn, but there is still a learning curve that needs to be overcome. Perhaps the most important concept to learn about Visual Basic is that it is an event-based language meaning that the programming tools are largely setup to accomplish something when the user has done something. That is, a program will do something if the user initiates the task (e.g., pressing a button). If you can understand that, you’ve taken the first step into a fun and rewarding world of programming. For this tutorial, we’ll be using Visual Basic.NET as part of Microsoft’s Visual Studio 2005 suite of tools.

Need Help Alleviating Constant, Severe Anxiety?

Presently I’m experiencing severe anxiety which is generally brought on by hypochondriacal behaviors, but lately it has again become triggered by social situations and for over a week now I have not been able to contain myself for even one minute.

Years ago I had experienced all of the social anxiety symptoms – being completely paralyzed around any strangers, such as being in school or going to work. I had overcome with antidepressants for over three years before I relapsed, so to speak, by having extreme worries that there was something wrong with me. This stays true today, however as I have been off of antidepressants for just over one month, the symptoms are worse than they have ever been.

I can not relax for one minute. I have rapid heart beat, sweating, constant shakiness, panic, and extreme discomfort constantly during and after work or any other event involving me leaving my home.

I have an appointment setup with a therapist to most likely be put back on some medication but I’m aware that getting to that stage will take weeks, and then of course the medicines effect will take time too. What I’m generally asking for is people who also suffer from anxiety to offer me any personal advice to overcome in this time which I’m absent from professional treatment. What has worked for you? I’m planning on quitting smoking (I began the process today), I want to work out daily, and I want to begin taking vitamin supplements and changing my diet. Could you describe methods you’ve used to alleviate and/or overcome the drawn out panic and anxiety? Thank you.;

system problem?

when i switch on my pc before it boot up there is a messge
“Alert! Previous Shutdown due to thermal event”
“Strike the F1 key to continue F2 to run the setup utility”
so both i tried but didnot work, some times luckily if come to windows, automatically shutdown my pc before or after 5 minutes without warning message. my fan is working fine. what is the prboblem and how can i fix it?

Having trouble with Java project due tonight, can anyone plz take a look?

I’ve got an assignment to write a java app that will convert celsius to fahrenheit (or reverse), and I’m having trouble getting my JTextField objects (FText and CText) being recognized by ActionHandler, and putting their input into integer variables so I can use them in the calculations (my first program with event handling and GUI’s, I’m still absorbing a lot of information all at once)

The app is a box with a fahrenheit icon with “Fahrenheit” below it, then a JTextField to the left that receives the temperature, and the same setup for celsius. When a value is put in one JTextField and user presses enter, the converted value appears in the other box.

I wrote the professor two days ago about this, knowing that I may not have it figured out by the due date (midnight tonight). She wrote me back 3 hours ago and basically re wrote my whole setup. I’m new to this, but I want it to come out my way, if I wanted to I could have copied code from examples in the book and been done, I actually want to know how to do this.

So I appreciate any help, here’s my code, yahoo answers will likely annhilate the formatting but it isn’t too long, I hope it’s clear enough what some of my nonsense lines of code mean.

import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.SwingConstants;
import javax.swing.Icon;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;

public class TempConverter extends JFrame
{
public TempConverter()
{
super( “Convert Celsius to American!” );
setLayout( new FlowLayout() );

//Fahrenheit box
JTextField FText = new JTextField( 5 );
add( FText );

//Fahrenheit label
Icon FIcon = new ImageIcon( getClass().getResource( “FIcon.jpg” ) );
JLabel FLabel = new JLabel( “Fahrenheit”, FIcon, SwingConstants.LEFT );
FLabel.setToolTipText( “Do something already!” );
FLabel.setVerticalTextPosition( SwingConstants.BOTTOM );
add( FLabel );

//Celcius box
JTextField CText = new JTextField( 5 );
add ( CText );

Icon CIcon = new ImageIcon( getClass().getResource( “CIcon.jpg” ) );
JLabel CLabel = new JLabel( “Celsius”, CIcon, SwingConstants.LEFT );
CLabel.setToolTipText( “Do something already!” );
CLabel.setVerticalTextPosition( SwingConstants.BOTTOM );
add( CLabel );

TextFieldHandler handler = new TextFieldHandler();
FText.addActionListener( handler );
CText.addActionListener( handler );
}
}

class TextFieldHandler implements ActionListener
{
public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent event )
{
//if fahrenheit is known
if ( event.getSource() == FText )
String FString = event.getActionCommand();
int F = Integer.parseInt( FString );
C = (5/9)*(F-32)
CText.setText( “%d”, C );

//if celsius is known
if (event.getSource() == CText )
String CString = event.getActionCommand();
int C = Integer.parseInt( CString );
F = (C + 32)/(5/9);
event.getActionCommand();
FText.setText( “%d”, F );
}
}

import javax.swing.JFrame;

public class TextFieldTest
{
public static void main( String args[] )
{
TempConverter tempFrame = new TempConverter();
tempFrame.setDefaultCloseOperation( JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE );
tempFrame.setSize( 350, 350 );
tempFrame.setVisible( true );
}
}
Thanks a lot for the info blackcompe! I made some changes to your code to get it to look different but it really helped to see it from another angle

Cheap,Reliable,Gps system?

Hey everybody.
I do a lot of driving to some unfamiliar locations and I am investing in a AAA membership and I would also like to get a GPS in the horrible event of a breakdown in a less than familiar area….
What all do I need to get for the cheapest yet reliable gps setup.
I don’t know anything about them.
what all do I need?
Any answers greatly appreciated.
Thank You!

Yahoo Calendar Reminders?

I am trying to setup reminders to go to my inbox and cell phone. I setup the Reminder settings under the options first. When I create an event I set the reminders there as well, but after I hit save it says

“The event [title] was updated for [date]. The reminders, however, were not saved.”

Please help, I really want to get notifications on up coming birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, etc.
Wes, thanks, but yes I have done that. I have set it with email only, cell only, both, etc. everytime it doesn’t save. I will try the site you suggested and contact yahoo support somehow.

java applet help please?

i wrote the code that displays squares inside squares that are colored. now i need to make it so when you click the repaint button the squares change colors and im having a hard time. can someone please help me.

import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class drawApplet extends Applet {

Button b_Repaint;

//Initialize Button
public void init() {
b_Repaint = new Button(“Repaint!”);
add(b_Repaint);
}

//Paint Rectangles
public void paint (Graphics g) {
g.drawRect (20, 30, 130, 100);
g.setColor(Color.GREEN);
g.drawRect (30, 35, 90, 80);
g.setColor(Color.RED);
g.drawRect (40, 40, 60, 60);
g.setColor(Color.ORANGE);
g.drawRect (50, 45, 40, 40);

}

//setup whaT occurs when button is clicked.
public boolean action (Event e, Object args) {
if(e.target == b_Repaint)
repaint();
return true;
}

}

I’m thinking about moving to LA?

I have great job credentials in event marketing, not to mention I would like to go some place new and don’t think I would have a problem w/ fitting in ( I do have friends there as well.) Does anyone have experience or live there??? Pros and cons??? Or any thoughts about LA…

I’m a photographer, and want to go into business for myself. What’s the best way to start getting paid gigs?

I can take excellent photos, and already have a fairly impressive portfolio for an amateur. I know I can do an excellent job at weddings, senior photos, events, portraits, landscape, etc. My problem lies herein: I don’t know the best way to start getting jobs. How do I go about marketing and advertising my services in an economical way?

What jobs can you get if you complete this course?

Bachelor of Business-Marketing/Music Industry
Bachelor of Business- Music Industry/ Event Management

what is capital events?

i got a phone call for an interview for capital events, which is an sales/marketing job. what kind of work do they actually do, because i know nothing about sales/marketing, and you need no experience, is it worth going to the interview?

Interview help: Can anyone tell me what is involved in role of Event Marketing?

Or do you know any websites which details job descriptions?

what does he mean when he says ‘this is a sales job, your location is not your priority’?

We are a professional event management company specializing in Financial literacy events.

Position:
Events sales and marketing executive

Freedom of job:
Your working hours are flexible, so you can choose to work part / full time, but after your 3 months probation we require you to consider full time.

Job details:
Marketing events organized by our company
Every detail of the event will be given to you and a dedicated page on the event will also be published
Your role will be to find and recommend people to benefit from these events.
Commissions are VERY attractive

Interview/Further discussion:
Will be held in our office in Aman Suria, PJ, or anywhere convenient around PJ.

We require you to meet us as we consider this a serious job offer. To show that we’re serious, we want you to come to our office so we can explain to you further details. We also want to know you are serious, so we want you to take the effort to come into our office.

Next step:
Do let us know when you will be able to meet up for further discussion and we will provide you all details needed. Also, how can we address you? (your name & details)

And I replied…

Im sorry, where is the job location?

And he replied…

Our office is in aman Suria. But this is a sales job, so your location is not priority.

anyone?

Canada-Where can a student apply for a job for xBox(Microsoft). Something in terms of marketing perhaps.?

I just want to apply for a job working for xBox in the marketing and promotions department. I know that there are summer events where xBox dose lots of promotions and i would like to be apart of that. Any one know where i can get some information?

p.s. i am in toronto canada

What is there to do in Indianapolis?

This is a general question. Shopping? Restaurants? Clubs both gay and straight? Single life? Sporting events? Arts? Cost of living? Job market? Schools?

Fashion Marketing, Travel & Tourism, Events Management?

What jobs are involved with these?
If i study at University which is more likely to get me a job with the best salary?
Best job in these subjects for traveling?
I dont know which one i would prefer to study please give me information on each thanks.

Probability question, please help?

A seven-sided die is rolled twice. The numbers on the die are 1 through 7. What is the probability that the die will show a prime number on the first roll or an even number on the second row, or both of these results.

The answer is 37/49 but i’m not sure how to get this.

I set up the 2 different events, Event A = {Roll a Prime on 1st Roll} Event B = { Roll a even on 2nd roll}

Then I setup the equation:

Pr(A or B) = Pr(A) + Pr(B) + Pr(A and B),

but i’m not getting the answer so I think i set the equation wrong.

Going For a Drink With Someone…Input Needed Please?

So a girl that I have liked for awhile texted me out of the blue awhile back. We have talked back and forth a little bit here and there; nothing crazy.

Well, I asked her if she would like to attend an event with me in December and she accepted. Then, we setup to meet for drinks this week. I do like her, but don’t know her THAT well. I have no idea if she is attracted to me or not.

I am not sure I would consider this a date, per-say, but it seems to me that the signal is there for her to know that I am interested. Our casual night out for a couple of drinks is just that, casual, and I don’t have any expectations, but my question is, is there anything I should avoid to be too forward. Do you think she views this as a date? Assuming we have a good time, should I call her the next day and say thanks and setup a more formal date?

Any input is greatly appreciated!!

WHO IS THE F*** head in dalton ga that thinks its cute to ram people with shopping carts at WALMART?

Is it a hit and pick?
IS it civil passive agressiveness?
Was it a head turning event, to prevent a look right?

Or, is it a setup to make you appear to be a insurance fall guy trying to scam because you complained? Id really RATHER strike back.

What would motivate a woman to ram you in the side with a shopping cart, and then DUPLICATE the event a few years later?

Why would some woman see you down an isle, and bear down on you taking all the skin off your knuckles? Never pausing to apologise, just looking to see her 300 lb husband was close by?

Are these grounds to arm yourself and to defend yourself?

There are those in the area that will harass untill you end up complaining to a civil platform to settle your OTHER issues in a civil way. That means that you are not in a court where you can collect your rightfull claim or bring criminal charges against.
Not trying to slander the womeon who are making intentional near misses. I am smart enough to realize that the ones that I have experienced are not flirts, and are methodical.
My complaints are not a new thing around here, the shopping cart mayhem goes back 3 or 4 decades.
I think they try to keep you chalanged to the point that you have enough trouble getting through an injured life, and this prevents you from being able to pocus back, or on what else they are doing .
Also, once again, some PROBLEM between me typing into this window, and TYPOS that I did not make winding up on the post that I can not go back and edit. one of these days boy, you are going to pay some severe penalties as this was also a constant problem with my resumes.

DSL modem question?

I have a Westell 327W modem/router from Verizon, which I received with my DSL setup. As often as once every two days I need to shut it off and then back on again. Is this a ‘normal’ event to have to reset this thing this often?? Is there something else that I could be doing??

Need Help with Error Report?

This is the whole entire ERROR report

title: Warning Event Notification

Body:

Chassis intrusion detected. This typically does NOT
indicate a hardware failure.
1. Contact your Help Desk if you did not personally open
your chassis.
2. Enter System Setup & Set Chassis Intrusion to ‘Clear’.

Problem:
I don’t know how to get into system set-up or clear the Chassis Intrusion

I still need a free calendar program that actually works?

You might have seen my other question but I still don’t have a working calendar. Ever since I got windows7 I’ve been missing the awesome sidebar and the free calendar. I’ve been looking for a replacement but I haven’t found one at all that works, every one that I’ve tried doesn’t give me a reminder at all, I set and save the reminder, but than it doesn’t pop up when I close the program. I tried several suggested calendar programs from other questions, and I’ve gone through downloads.com calendar programs and still no luck. Vueminder reminders don’t work, evolution isn’t even a calendar, google calendar seems to work, but I need desktop popup reminders, and Gminder doesn’t sync right or something cause it doesn’t see Google calendar events thus no popup reminder from Gminder, and no Windows live mail because I need desktop popup reminders.

So that’s my other question how do I get Gminder to correctly sync and see my events I create on Google calendar? My email address and password is all setup but it’s not getting the newly created event on Google calendar.

Since most calendars just don’t work, maybe it’s a Windows7 thing? How do I get W7 to work w/ calendar programs?

So I need a free calendar program that ACTUALLY works. I reallllly need one, thanks.
I’ve also tried to download the vista calendar, but I get errors when unpacking it, or it doesn’t send me reminders, etc.
An actual calendar program that looks and functions like windows calendar in vista, or vueminder, but actually works.
My computer may be messed up for calendars but it works fine for everything else, this is a new computer (about a month old), W7 came installed on it already so reinstalling isn’t an option.

Baby shower at 36 weeks?

So I had a small shower already that my best friend did for me only 5 close friends I had that one at 29 weeks I thought I was done with the shower thing. Anyways so I was told that my mother in law decided to plan a baby shower behind my back for this Saturday for her friends, she invited all her friends and family they already have everything setup and she said it will be a big event. Thats 2 days away only but I will be 36 weeks pregnant and it’s 1 1/2 hour drive. I mean I guess I’m obligated to go even though I didn’t knew about it until today. But wondering if Iwill be feeling super crappy because I’m so far along. I don’t want to say I’m not going when she already invited a ton of people that would be rude.

Anyways any of you had a shower at 36 weeks and how did you felt?

Christians: Quick Question?

Touch screen monitors — where you can use your finger on the computer screen to navigate through the contents — have become more and more commonplace over the past decade, particularly at public information kiosks. A basic touch screen has three main components: a touch sensor, a controller, and a software driver. The touch screen is an input device, so it needs to be combined with a display and a PC to make a complete touch input system.

The Touch Sensor has a textured coating across the glass face. This coating is sensitive to pressure and registers the location of the user’s finger when it touches the screen. The controller is a small PC card that connects the touch sensor to the PC. It takes information from the touch sensor and translates it into information that PC can understand. The Software Driver is a software update for the PC system that allows the touchscreen and computer to work together. It tells the computer’s operating system how to interpret the touch event information that is sent from the controller.

There are three basic systems that are used to recognise a person’s touch — Resistive, Capacitive and Surface acoustic wave.

The resistive system consists of a normal glass panel that is covered with a conductive and a resistive metallic layer. These layers are held apart by spacers, and a scratch-resistant layer is placed on top of the whole set up. An electrical current runs through the two layers while the monitor is operational. When a user touches the screen, the two layers make contact in that spot. The change in electrical field is noted and coordinates of the point of contact are calculated. Once the coordinates are known, a special driver translates the touch into something that the operating system can understand, much as a computer mouse driver translates a mouse’s movements into a click or drag.

In the capacitive system, a layer that stores electrical charge is placed on the glass panel of the monitor. When a user touches the monitor with his or her finger, some of the charge is transferred to the user, so the charge on the capacitive layer decreases. This decrease is measured in circuits located at each corner of the monitor. The computer calculates, from the relative differences in charge at each corner, exactly where the touch event took place and then relays that information to the touch screen driver software. One advantage of the capacitive system is that it transmits almost 90 per cent of the light from the monitor, whereas the resistive system only transmits about 75 per cent. This gives the capacitive system a much clearer picture than the resistive system.

The surface acoustic wave system uses two transducers (one receiving and one sending) placed along the x and y axes of the monitor’s glass plate. Also placed on the glass are reflectors — they reflect an electrical signal sent from one transducer to the other. The receiving transducer is able to tell if the wave has been disturbed by a touch event at any instant, and can locate it accordingly. The wave setup has no metallic layers on the screen, allowing for 100-percent light throughput and perfect image clarity. This makes the surface acoustic wave system best for displaying detailed graphics (both other systems have significant degradation in clarity).

Another area in which the systems differ is which stimuli will register as a touch event. A resistive system registers a touch as long as the two layers make contact, which means that it doesn’t matter if you touch it with your finger or a rubber ball. A capacitive system, on the other hand, must have a conductive input, usually your finger, in order to register a touch. The surface acoustic wave system works much like the resistive system, allowing a touch with almost any object — except hard and small objects like a pen tip. Do you believe?
Yes it is a quick question
Noo do you believe in god.. no one asked you to read all that rubbish about touch screens.. thats there to give you some thing to read while your thinking about your answer

Trouble setting up WiFi connection for Samsung CLP-310. Help please!?

So, I have a Samsung CLP-310 (a laser color printer) and have been using it with a USB cable since I bought it (a year or two ago) because for some reason I can’t set up the WiFi connection properly. I have downloaded the driver and stuff and still have the setup CD, but every time I try to set up a WiFi connection, this message shows up: “Windows has detected an IP address conflict
Another computer on this network has the same IP address as this computer. Contact your network administrator for help resolving this issue. More details are available in the Windows System event log.” So I’m stuck with a USB setup. And if I try selecting the wireless setup, my computer can’t find the printer even if I tried to connect to the wifi (and then the message above shows up).
There are no other computers my network…if you could call one computer a network. Unless it’s my computer’s IP address that is in conflict with the printer’s?

I have Googled until I’m google-eyed and I’ve tried http://www.ehow.com/how_6719946_instructions-laser-printer-clp_310-series.html until I realized that it’s for a wired network.

Also, I have a 3-year old Dell Studio 1735 that has can connect to WiFi with a Dell Wireless WLAN Card Utility and I recently bought a Bluetooth adapter.

I’m looking for a detailed and specific answer with instructions or a link that may solve my problem.
Thank you so much in advance!

Oh, and if I’m missing any details that might help, don’t hesitate to ask.

what is generic value chain? explain with example?

Case study.
Chunky Hotels

Chunky Hotels Ltd. is an arm of the Chunky Group of Hotels and Clubs,
one of India’s fastest growing hospitality giants. The Chunky group launched its
operations in Jabalpur in 1995 with Chunky Club. It then followed it up with the
establishment of Chunky Hotels in 1996. The average occupancy is around 75%
and the peak occupancy is around 80-85%, which generally occurs during the
period November-January.
Club:
Club is the core service of Chunky in Jabalpur. It has around 1200 lifetime
members and provides an array of fitness, games, sports facilities to its
members. Other than this regular entertainment, sporting activities and
recreational facilities to its members, the club also hosts a number of musical
concerts, theatre, workshops, contests and tournaments.
Services Offered and Features:
a) Complimentary anniversary room
b) Regular training programmes for members in various sporting
activities
c) Regular cultural and social events
d) Regular competitions, tournaments, workshops, astrological and
vaastu consultations.
e) Training programs for children in dramatics, personality
development, etc
Hotel:
The hotel consists of 207 rooms and suites. The rooms are classified as
a) Efficiency
b) Deluxe
c) Grande
The suites include the following:
a) Presidential Suite
b) Honeymoon suite
c) Executive Floor – Chunky Grande
Services Offered and Features:
a) Luxury car pick up and drop
b) Computers in each room
c) Internet, e-mail, fax & answering machine
d) Butler service
e) Movie/music on demand
f) Secretarial service on floor
g) Billing status on room PC
Competition:
The hotel industry in Jabalpur lacks big names since the takeover of Taj
by Fortune Landmark Fortune Landmark not being a branded name in hotel
industry segment does not pose much of a threat to Chunky at the current
moment. The other players in the hospitality sector in Jabalpur are “Bhadiya
Palace”, “Sa Planet”, etc. Chunky uses the Differentiation strategy, in which two
or more target segments are identified and marketing & advertising programs are
developed for each. Chunky has segmented its target customers into the
following two categories: corporate and individuals.
Corporate Segment:
Chunky provides the corporate with facilities like seminar halls, stay of
delegates, etc to give the feeling of a complete formal environment. By targeting
the corporate segment, Chunky has been able to streamline the sales throughout
the year.
The corporate segment is further divided into the following sub-groups:
1) Category A: >=100 room nights per annum
2) Category B: 50-100 room nights per annum
3) Category C: 40-49 room nights per annum
4) Category D: <40 room nights per annum
The share of the corporate segment is around 80%. The communication method
used by Chunky hotels to attract this segment is predominantly personalized
visits by its sales officers.
Individuals:
The share of this segment is around 20%. Individuals are attracted as they
perceive the hotel as a social and cultural platform for interaction and
engagement. Apart from the various events, which happen, the individuals are
targeted for the Chunky Club membership.

Question

Management at Chunky hotel are evaluating whether it is possible to build
generic value chain for the hotel? Should they go ahead with one value chain or
will it vary for different segments of customers? What kind of supply chain
management network is possible for the hotel? What benefit do you think a
generic value chain analysis will give to the hotel?

University resume advice? +tips?

I am an international student from the US trying to study in the UK.
any advice on my resume would be great.
I am majoring in Business, with a minor in IT.
thanks in advance

As a child I grew up in England, and though later, I lived in several other countries, I have always been attached to the UK and have dreamed to study at a university in London. I graduated high school from the state of Georgia, in America. Among many different subjects, two of the courses I studied were economics and marketing. Studying more about the business world helped inspire me to continue learning the way companies flourish and become successful. I was particularly amazed by the story of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream shop and how it grew from a gas station to a worldwide multimillion dollar business.

As well as taking business related subjects in high school, I also studied several computer web design courses to enhance my skills of productivity. I gained a lot of knowledge with multimedia programs such as Flash, Fireworks, and Dreamweaver. Putting together all my aspects of web design, I entered a state wide competition and worked in a group of 3 students. Together we created a website and won 2nd place. This learning experience taught me how to develop interpersonal skills with peers working around me, as well as leadership.
I have also been able to successfully design a website for an upcoming business. In the process of designing the website, I found how structure and organization play extensive roles in time management. Web designing skills are very useful in today’s world as all the businesses require publicizing or operating through a website.

I have learnt to handle different situations by various events in my life. I have taken part in community events such as several fundraisers, and helped organize them. I have also worked with an orphan organization to help raise its awareness. I promoted the trust by organizing a fundraiser and raised over a thousand dollars. Through dedication and hard work I also managed to sign up many people to sponsor an orphan. I was awarded for this community service act. This experience taught me how to interact with different types of public in order to gain support.

Writing has always been my strong passion. My poetry has been published by two different companies. One of my poems was also featured on the homepage of a website. I enjoy photography and editing photographs of people and scenic places. I believe creativity plays a major role in business by putting different contrasting ideas together, and trying to see life by new perspectives. I like going into the depth of topics and exploring the many concepts.

There are numeral diverse cultures spread throughout the world, and having family members extended in many countries, It has given me the chance to travel to places such as; America, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, England, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. This opportunity has made me an open minded individual, I love learning about the nature of people and their views of life. Being an open minded person helps me communicate better as well as relate to the people around me.

Business is about organization, strategy, taking risks, and negotiation. The challenges I have faced brought me to be a confident, ambitious and reliable person. London is a huge element in the global business market. By studying business in London, I hope to gain more knowledge and acumen to be a successful business woman.

What would be the outcome for Americans from another US credit rating downgrade?

Congress and the risk of another U.S. downgrade

Bond investors are keeping an eye on the lack of noise coming out of the Congressional “supercommittee” charged with finding ways to slash the deficit.

The bond strategists at CRT Capital Group took it upon themselves to do an informal survey of their readers – colleagues, analysts, investors, and the media – to see whether people think that the lack of a deal from the supercommittee, which would trigger automatic budget cuts would be enough to trigger another downgrade of the U.S. credit rating – still Aaa by Moody’s Investors Service and AA+ from Standard & Poor’s since August.

Respondents see a 38.5% chance of another downgrade by the end of the year, according to CRT.

As to whether another downgrade would trigger a repeat of the market’s response in August, David Ader, CRT’s head of government bond strategy, said respondents who replied ‘yes’ generally thought there would be a big response, though not necessarily identical.

In the event of another downgrade, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will fall to 1,113 from 1,282 and 10-year Treasury yields 10_year will fall to 2.15% from 2.31%. The euro EURUSD could move up to $1.44 from $1.4257 and the dollar index DXY, which tracks the greenback against six major currencies, will slide to 73.6, from about 75 Friday, according to the survey.

U.S. treasurys rose Friday.

– Deborah Levine

http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2011/10/28/38-5-chance-of-another-u-s-downgrade/?reflink=yhoof

CAN I HELP ME, PLEASE?

IS IT CORRECT?
Create a good working environment.
We think that the motivation of our employees will improve if they have a good working environment. Therefore, we will give to our employees a place to meet and talk with their workmates during their breaks: a coffee room. Moreover, we believe that it’s important that our employees maintain close links among themselves. For that, the company will organize sports events, meals with our employees and their families and other events outside the workplace. Our goal is that our employees can meet with their workmates and their bosses in a relaxed and festive atmosphere.
2. Modify the salaries politics of the corporation.
Currently, staff at UO Company receives a fix salary per month which is independent of the number of household appliances produced by the corporation in that period of time. Staff motivation could be improved splitting the salary in two parts: a fix part and a variable part depending on the amount of appliances produced by the company in a month. The harder workers work, the more they win. Higher salaries will increase staff motivation.
3. Increase the vertical communication between the boss and the workers.
We decided that one of the three ideas to make our company work better the vertical communication between manager and workers Conduct meetings with employees encouraging them to produce, trying excited about our company, we stand in the market, ultimately making the company feel proud to belong, I think that increasing the vertical communication between the boss and the workers is a good idea. Giving information to the staff about the goals of each year, about the strategies to follow, about the results of the corporation, for example… we can reach that workers feel themselves part of the corporation. Moreover, we have to achieve that our workers feel useful to increase their motivation. When you have the right information you can work better.

Feeling Pinch, Stores Woo Lagging Shoppers. Evaluate Article?

Lackluster sales in this holiday season have retailers scrambling to wring a few last dollars from procrastinators by slashing prices, extending hours and wooing customers more persistently than last year.
The moves show that retailers’ strategy during this final weekend before Christmas — when about 10% of holiday sales are expected to take place — has become increasingly reliant on the same promotions and marathon hours once unique to the “Black Friday” weekend following Thanksgiving. But the discounts also reveal the pinch stores are in this year as the credit crunch, rising gas prices and winter storms have taken a toll on companies dependent on end-of-year sales.
The tough economy has left aisles more empty this year. Total foot traffic at U.S. retail outlets took an 8.9% dive during the second full week of December, compared with the same period last year, according to an estimate from ShopperTrak RCT Corp., which bases its numbers on a formula that involves an electronic count of shoppers in malls and other retail outlets nationwide.
A bright spot, however, has been online, where aggressive discounting and cut-rate deals on fast shipping have contributed to a surge in spending. From Nov. 1 to Dec. 16, online shoppers spent $23.5 billion, 19% higher than the corresponding days last year, according to comScore Inc., a Reston, Va., market research firm that tracks Web spending and traffic. Videogames, consoles and accessories are the fastest-growing category, more than doubling from the comparable period last year. Furniture, appliances and equipment ranks second, up 63%, while event tickets and consumer electronics are up 29% and 24%, respectively.
Now, a final push is on, both online and in stores. Web retailers continued to hunt for business by cutting shipping charges to seal deals before the pre-Christmas shipping window closes. Shoebuy.com, a Boston-based unit of IAC/InterActive Corp. offered free express shipping until today. Online handbag merchant eBags upgraded purchases made by Wednesday from standard shipping to two-day air-shipping through UPS for no extra cost.
Brick-and-mortar stores, meanwhile, retooled their hours for the weekend, hoping to spark their own shopping flurry. J.C. Penney Co. stores are staying open until midnight tonight and Saturday. Select Macy’s Inc. stores on the East Coast will stay open nonstop throughout the weekend — 107 hours straight for one branch in Queens. And New York-based FAO Schwarz made discounts of 25% to 50% on certain toys. Ed Schmults, the chief executive officer at FAO Schwarz, said that while foot traffic was up, business had not been as booming throughout the season as he hoped.
The National Retail Federation, a trade group, is predicting just 4% in sales growth for 2007, the smallest growth rate in five years. Britt Beemer, chairman of America’s Research Group, paints an even grimmer picture: He lowered his forecast of 2% retail sales growth to 1.8%, his lowest forecast in nearly 10 years.
In the apparel category, men’s clothing has showed modest single-digit growth through the first 20 days of the shopping season, according to MasterCard Spending Pulse, a unit of MasterCard Advisors, which tracks spending of all types. But women’s apparel — which last year constituted three times the sales of men’s — has been a major disappointment, as shoppers have avoided big purchases. Sales were down 5.7% from the same time last year.
Retailers have responded with a flurry of price cuts, but large inventory remains in some stores. One of Gap Inc.’s Old Navy stores in downtown Chicago on Wednesday had piles of festive sweaters marked down to $20 from $36.50. Women’s coats still stuffed the racks, despite being already marked down 50%, and its signature “performance fleece,” also half off, was stacked eight shelves high.
The bad tidings for apparel have left some retailers looking for other items to push. At Banana Republic, also owned by Gap, $64 gift sets of its perfumes, body creams and shower creams were marked down 30%. Gold-boxed gift sets of a new line of bath products at Ann Taylor Stores Corp. stores were discounted to $19.50 from $29. At Limited Brands Inc.’s Victoria’s Secret, stores were piled with beauty gift sets, many 40% off.
Meanwhile luxury goods are expected to have a good season this year, and retail consultant Frederick Crawford of AlixPartners predicts “pockets of good news” for high-end retail. For brands like Prada and Gucci, he expects to see 5% to 7% growth.
According to retail surveys, electronics sales were down 0.5% in the three-week period between Nov. 18 and Dec. 9 compared to a year ago, according to Stephen Baker, vice president of industry analysis for market watcher NPD Group. He said consumers in recent years have been delaying purchases until closer to Christmas, which may account for the slowdown.
Indeed, Angela Smith has waited until the last week to make her purchases. A 39-year-old bank employee in Dallas, Ms. Smith said she is waiting for prices to drop further as well as trying to spend less. For her three nephews, ages 12, 8 and 7, she plans to buy remote-controlled cars, which Wal-Mart Stores Inc. initially priced at $59 and has since dropped to $49. “I am going to swing by this weekend and see if they are going to take it down one more time,” says Ms. Smith, who was shopping for a co-worker’s present at her local Wal-Mart midweek.
Home-furnishings retailers, fighting the weak housing market, are being particularly aggressive with their promotions this year. At Williams-Sonoma Inc.’s Pottery Barn store on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue, Christmas-tree-shaped candles were discounted 50%, and holiday garlands of fake evergreen branches were 30% off. Wrapped gifts such as silver jewelry boxes, also marked down 30%, were stacked high Wednesday afternoon.
Home-improvement outfits like Lowe’s Cos. Inc. and Home Depot Inc. are destined to be hardest hit, says AlixPartners’ Mr. Crawford. “Consumers are absolutely showing us that they will be delaying discretionary purchases” like gear to remodel a kitchen, he said.
A boom-bust pattern is typical after Thanksgiving’s Black Friday discounts, which encourages a flurry of purchases early but leads to a tapering off in early December, killing shopping momentum. This year the pattern was more pronounced: A double-digit sales surge on Black Friday exceeded retailers’ expectations; but come December, throngs of shoppers didn’t return.
There was one exception, however: online retail. Web merchants have discounted and promoted heavily this season, say industry analysts. Shipping promotions have been particularly popular. Sixty-eight percent of surveyed Web retailers said they are offering express shipping promotions this year, up from 49% last year, according to Scott Silverman, executive director of Shop.org, an online retail trade group and unit of National Retail Federation.
As the boom continues, these companies are becoming increasingly creative to draw customers. This year Ice.com, a Montreal-based Internet jeweler, has rolled out new videos to promote products and free overnight shipping. It has experimented with new marketing tricks such as buying front-page ads on Microsoft Corp.’s MSN and Yahoo Inc.’s Web sites this week. Ice.com even tried to tap influencers to drive word-of-mouth among blogs, magazine mentions and celebrities.

Because politics has to appeal to the masses it keeps things super simple in easy to understand digestability?

But consider something showing up on an extreme risk assessment I’m doing?

ANGER POLITICS!!

EVERYONE’S SICK OF IT!! BUT ITS DONE SHORT TERM And in long campaigns close where the candidate or party doing it the most perceptually usually loses?

Because something has always been done a particular way it always is, stagnation is something I will not accept?

When both sides neatly decide votes down the middle 3 events occur? Folks rally to their brand? Folks frustrated nothing new no answers and finally anger politics disgusting factor anger at both or all sides and the rise of minor parties Ross Perot was a classic example of loan wolf politics for an astute individual? But? At risk of Republican votes there only? Here? I want to examine the idea of duality multiplicity as a strategy on campaign guaranteeing all but the brand name voter but definately not isolating them?

Capitalizing on letting the cat out of the bag like the basketball movie the air up there? Tom cruise movie?

Ignoring personal preferences in actors and politics? A hung Parliament results from both sides using anger politics badly?

Take for example the electorate is turned off by anger politics they want to know you’re listening but emotions run rabidly hot?

My proposal is the modern voter is tired of easily digested bite sized pieces ten second blurbs followed by a ten minute explanation as the news media owner exercises their democratically guaranteed right to support either or or multiple parties or hard balls their what’s in it for me?

If you’re not already lost? The idea of reverse halo marketing an unethical morality? Has it ever been done where the voter uses their decision making as their commitment as emotional commitment in genuine consistent growth on the popularity of an idea or ideal? So unethical morality is the deliberately broken rule book where an absurdly outrageous idea has some merit on prejudice for a one point worthy cause the reason its not done is extreme risk? But if social media takes it viral you’ve won! Its not shown up on risk assessment because it combines several new ideas made possible? But worst case? The whole internet shuts down last two weeks?

Its an all your eggs in one basket basketcase scenario could go horribly wrong or landslide the unwinnable as landslide just be aware a wicked adulterous generation looks for spectacular signs and miracles its used to divide a flock but my point here is in a pursuit of excellence I’m thinking acknowledged intelligence and commending voters is a law of attraction for a morally righteous middle-class shifting voter looking for economic answers?

In typical bush fashion, bush tried to delay the crash of the economy until the next president is sworn in…?

Bush has been desperately trying to push this thing off for the past year, and Henry Paulson has been hiding, Enron-style, the true extent of the problems from Congress.

When the crash happens, you know it’s going to be really bad because of the tremendous back pressure that has developed as the result of bush’s pitiful strategy of pushing it off onto the next president. When the big one hits, it’s going to be sudden, and it’s going to be devastating. The market turmoil we saw last week are just the initial cracks in the dam.

When the real crash of the economy finally arrives in the coming weeks, how bad is it going to be? Will it be a depression-sized event?

Finance Questions!!!?

1. Assume the following information:

Value of an Australian dollar in USD, bid/ask: $0.67 / $0.69
Value of Mexican peso in USD, bid/ask: $.074 / $.077
Value of an Australian dollar in Mexican pesos, bid/ask: 8.2 / 8.5

Assume you have $100,000 to conduct one cycle of triangular arbitrage. What will be your profit from implementing this strategy? Remember to pay careful attention whether you’re trading at the bid or the ask with the bank.

a. $6,133
b. $2,368
c. $6,518
d. $13,711

2. A firm is constructing a portfolio of two projects. Project A has an expected return of 10% and a standard deviation of 5%, project B has an expected return of 20% and a standard deviation of 7%. The correlation between the two project returns is 0.3. What is the expected return and variance of the portfolio of projects, if the firm plans to invest 1 million USD in project A, and 2 million USD in project B?
Answers
a.13.33%, 0.00775
b.16.67%, 0.00411
c.13.33%, 0.04729
d.16.67%, 0.03713
e.16.67%, 0.00292

3. Happy Steve’s Loans is owned by Steve, who is well known to be a pretty happy person. To maintain his happiness, he would like to keep his total expected annual return on his loan portfolio at 10% or greater. This year, Steve plans to make 1000 loans of $1000 each, and he estimates, based on his past experience that approximately 10% of his borrowers will default. When a borrower defaults, it is generally a total loss and he doesn’t see a penny of the money owed. What must be the minimum stated interest rate on his loans in order for him to maintain happiness? Assume Steve is risk-neutral (has a linear utility function).

a.14.98%
b.22.22%
c.18.24%
d.10.00%
e.5.06%

4. Assume your utility function is the natural log (i.e., the utility to you of any amount of wealth X, is ln(X)). Further assume that your current wealth is 1000 USD. You are facing two choices. Choice one is a certain payoff of 1000 USD. Choice two is a payoff contingent on a coin toss. If coin comes up tails, you get 500 USD. What must be the payoff if the coin comes up heads, for you to be indifferent between choice one and choice two? Remember, that you are indifferent when the expected utility to you from both choices is the same.

a.1933.33
b.1000
c.1666.66
d.500
e.1500

5. The ____ the correlation in project returns is over time, the ____ will be the project portfolio risk as measured by the portfolio variance.

a.none of these
b.higher; lower
c.lower; higher
d.lower; lower

6. International Products, Inc. is considering an investment project in a foreign country. The firm thinks that the three most important risks that will affect the value of the project are the possible increase in tax rates (estimated probability 20%), a recession in the country’s economy (estimated probability 30%), and a contemporaneous entry of a competitor firm that will make it more difficult to gain market share (estimated probability 10%). If all of these events are independent, what is the combined probability that the tax rates remain where they are, economy stays normal, and a competitor enters the market?

a.11.2%
b.20.5%
c.15.6%
d.5.6%
e.7.8%

7. You are considering the riskiness of a project and have identified 5 salient factors that can significantly affect the outcome. You estimate the number of possible outcomes for the 5 factors as 2, 2, 4, 3, 6, respectively. Assuming all factors are independent, what is the total number of unique situations that completely describes the possibility space?

a.144
b.24
c.288
d.17
e.472

8. A one-year project that will cost you 100,000 USD is expected to generate 150,000 USD at the end of the year. However, there is a possibility that economic conditions will turn sour, in which case the project will only generate 110,000 USD. If the probability of a souring economy is 30%, and your required rate of return for the project is 15%, what is the expected net present value of the project?

a.30.4 thousand
b.95.6 thousand
c.254.5 thousand
d.20.0 thousand
e.50.2 thousand

Help with a Markovian chain, Liner programming and Probability problems?!?

I’m preparing for a final and I’ve stumbled upon the following problems that I just can’t get right. Any help with them will be extremely appreciated!
Markovian chain problems
1. A carnival man moves a pea among three shelves, A, B and C. Whenever the pea is under A, he moves it with equal probability to A or B( but not C) When it is under B, he is sure to move it to C. When the pea is under C, it is equally Likely to move it to A, B or C.
1.Set up a three state Markov chain by drawing the transition diagram and check whether it is regular
2.Find the transition matrix and evaluate the probabilities for the pea to be under each shell after two moves, if it is initially under C
3.Find the long range probabilities for the pea to be under each shell
4.Find the probabilities for the pea to be under each shell after two moves, if you know that it was initially under C and the next time it is not under B
2. A professor tries not to be late for class too often. If he is late some day, he is 90% sure to be on time the next time. If he is on time, the next day there is a 25% chance of his being late. In the long run, how often is he late for class?
Linear programming
A farmer owns a 200-acre farm and can plant any combination of two crops 1 and 2. Crop 1 requires 1 man-day of labor and $10 of capital per each acre planted, while crop 2 requires 4 man-days of labor and $20 capital per acre. The farmer has $2200 of capital and 320-man-days of labor available for the year. Crop 1 produces $40 of net revenue and Crop 2 produces $60.
a)Find the optimal strategy
b)Because of some tricks on the stock-market the price of Crop 2 begins growing up. What is the turning point of the price of Crop 2, when the farmer should recalculate the maximum revenue scheme?
Probabilities
1.Find the probability for the following poker hands:
a)Full house which contains at most 2 Face cards
b)Three of a kind, given that it contains exactly one club
c)Four of a kind, given that is contains at least 3 red cards

2.An urn contains 2 Black and 4 Red balls. A sample of 2 balls is drawn and then withought replacement two more balls are pulled out
a) Check whether the events:
P: The balls of the first sample have the same colour
And
Q: The balls of the second draw have the same colour
Are independent?
b)Find the probabilities for each of the following:
A: The balls of the first draw have the same color, given that both balls of the second sample are red
B: The balls of the first draw have different color, given that the balls of the second one have different colour.

The installer for Microsoft .NET 3.5 keeps crashing with this error?

I have 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0, but I need 3.5 to run some programs. but when I try to install it, I get the error pasted below. I tried using the .net cleanup tool, and It didnt work, it still crashed. I tried running “regsvr32 msxml3.dll” but it still crashes.
Im running Vista 64bit ultimate.

Description:
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 has encountered a problem during setup. Setup did not complete correctly.

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name:VisualStudio8Setup
Problem Signature 01:35101
Problem Signature 02:3.5.30729.01_ORCAS_X86_NET
Problem Signature 03:MC
Problem Signature 04:INST
Problem Signature 05:F
Problem Signature 06:Microsoft.VC90.CRT,version=”9.0.21022.8″,publ
Problem Signature 07:0x80070BC9
Problem Signature 08:1603
Problem Signature 09:Commit
Problem Signature 10:gencomp302,{12cd
OS Version:6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID:1033

Additional information about the problem:
LCID:1033

The error log is as follows:

[03/04/11,17:11:05] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS): [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS). MSI returned error code 3017
[03/04/11,17:11:08] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS): [2] CBS Component is marked to be uninstalled but CBSPackageName is not authored – CCBSComponent::SetManager()
[03/04/11,17:11:08] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS): [2] CBS Component can’t be uninstalled as CBSPackageName is not authored – CCBSComponent::SetManager()
[03/04/11,17:18:06] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’: [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’. MSI returned error code 1603
[03/06/11,23:27:19] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS): [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS). MSI returned error code 3017
[03/06/11,23:27:27] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS): [2] CBS Component is marked to be uninstalled but CBSPackageName is not authored – CCBSComponent::SetManager()
[03/06/11,23:27:27] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS): [2] CBS Component can’t be uninstalled as CBSPackageName is not authored – CCBSComponent::SetManager()
[03/06/11,23:27:27] WapUI: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS) is not installed.
[03/07/11,00:09:20] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS): [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS). MSI returned error code 1618
[03/07/11,00:09:23] WapUI: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS) is not installed.
[03/07/11,00:23:11] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS): [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS). MSI returned error code 1618
[03/07/11,00:23:14] WapUI: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS) is not installed.
[03/07/11,00:50:08] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS): [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS). MSI returned error code 3017
[03/07/11,00:50:16] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS): [2] CBS Component is marked to be uninstalled but CBSPackageName is not authored – CCBSComponent::SetManager()
[03/07/11,00:50:16] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS): [2] CBS Component can’t be uninstalled as CBSPackageName is not authored – CCBSComponent::SetManager()
[03/07/11,00:50:17] WapUI: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS) is not installed.
[03/07/11,01:15:06] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’: [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’. MSI returned error code 1603
[03/07/11,01:15:09] WapUI: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’ is not installed.
[03/07/11,01:33:29] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’: [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’. MSI returned error code 1603
[03/07/11,01:33:33] WapUI: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’ is not installed.
[03/07/11,01:47:28] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’: [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’. MSI returned error code 1603
[03/07/11,01:47:32] WapUI: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’ is not installed.
[03/07/11,12:25:51] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’: [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’. MSI returned error code 1603

So what major world shaping news was missed due to coverage exclusives for the Royal wedding?

Any earthquakes of note ?

Any nuclear developments in Japan maybe we should know about ?

150-mph Jet Stream a Key Factor in Wednesday’s Tornado Outbreak
Fri, 29 Apr 2011 06:24 CDT
Print
Heather Buchman
AccuWeather
© National Weather Service Forecast Office
This image shows tornado reports from Wednesday’s outbreak. There were more than 160 reports of tornadoes, most of which were in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee.
A 150-mph jet stream was one of the key players in why Wednesday’s historical tornado outbreak in the South was so devastating. The persistent presence of a strong jet stream over the South is the main culprit in why this April has been such a terrible month for tornadoes.

It takes a very particular setup of “ingredients” for a rare event like Wednesday’s to happen. What is even more rare is to have setups like this be so repetitious in April, with tornado outbreaks occurring about every few days and yielding nearly 900 reports of tornadoes for this month so far.

“In my 25 years as a meteorologist, this is the worst April I’ve ever seen,” said AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Henry Margusity.

There are several major culprits behind Wednesday’s tornado outbreak and the many others that have erupted this month

http://www.sott.net/articles/show/227873-150-mph-Jet-Stream-a-Key-Factor-in-Wednesday-s-Tornado-Outbreak

Jaker

The cold air is coming from the melting poles — The shelf in the Antartic they were predicting might fall into the sea — the North pole which just saw its first ever north west passage open up to sea travel

The same northwest passage that was openly looked for in the 1500′s but was determined unnavigable due to ice and winter freezing conditions — it opened up just after 2000 ad

The cold air is being dispursed by from the poles to the middle — where it will become warmed by an increasingly hot sun —

Once that cold air jet stream has sucked all the cold out of the north and south pole — it will slowly become warmer over time heated by the sun at the equator of the globe

150 mile an hour wind — being cold — is not proof against global warming it was a predicted consequence spoken of a decade ago by David Suzuki and the ex Deputy Prime Minister and Heritage Minister Shelia Copps

Suzuki is famous for saving us beer by showing us how to save on our electrici

I cant get my lan to stay connected…HELP?

I have a 2000 and an xp they are connected by ethernet to a belkin 10-100 switch. i have tryed manually configuring ips as 192.168.01 for host 255.255.255.0 for mask and 192.168.0.2 for guest computer. I have switched these back and forth from each computer I have put in dns server 192.168.0.1 for whichever computer has this as the ip. When i hook up i can see each other for about 5 minutes and then i loose connection and it says network path not found. i have ran network setup on the xp and i have repeatedly restarted the whole thing over and over. Every time they communicate about 5 min. I have recieved errors in my event log saying nat network adrees translater was unable to request an operation of kernel mode translation module. and another saying browser error election was forced because a master browser stopped. another issue is after i loose connection my switch looses the connection of the 2000 computer. i also have tcip/ip,microsoft client andfile and print sharing

Trouble with Calendar rights for Members?

All members have edt/modify/delete rights setup in Group Tools but some members are not able to do any of the above tasks for events not scheduled by themselves. Is this typical?

Carmagoddon 2 Help needed?

1. Recommend a car making program thats easy to setup and use.
2. How come I can only play as the eagle?
3. How do you play as the cars you added to Carmagoddon 2?
4. How do you change the event eg. Racing, Wrecking Havoc?

PLEASE DO NOT ANSWER THE QUESTION IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO AT LEAST ONE OF THE QUESTIONS

Thank you for all your correct answers.
WHOOPS SPELT CARMAGEDDON WRONG!

Did you ever use VS.NET 2005 to develop a COM Add-in?

I tried to use the “Add-in wizard” to develop a simple Hello World COM Add-in for Microsoft Office XP Word and Powerpoint. I added a MsgBox(“Hello World”) statement to every event in the default Connect class just want to test out if both Word and Powerpoint can communicate with this add-in.
Then I built both the “Add-in project” and then “Setup Project” generated by VS.NET “Add-in wizard” and then I expect at this time if I run either Word or Powerpoint there should be some message boxes popping up with the “Hello World” message. However, I got the “Hello World” message ONLY when running Powerpoint but I could not get them when running with Word.

So I would like to know if anybody ever experienced this problem before and suggests what I can do to fix it.

Hope somebody would at least give me some suggestion on what I can try. Thank you very very much for your help.
There is also another template called “Shared add-in” there, which is for developing “COM Add-in” for Microsoft Office. The wizard allows me to select which host applications the add-in I am developing is for, these include: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint…etc.
You may take a look at this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302901/en-us

Crossing the U.S. – Mexico Border?

I’m planning on attending a 2 day volunteering event in Tijuana where ~100 doctors and med students setup clinics to aid local citizens.

However, I don’t have a passport for passage back into the U.S. Getting one will take too long.

I’m under 18. My neighbor’s mother says that if I am not a legal adult, I only require a school ID and maybe birth certificate/social security to get back into the country.

I REALLY want to join up with this program, but I also want to be able to come back to the U.S.

Can I get some clarification on the topic please (take note of the law requiring passports)?

What Longboard would be best for me?

I have been looking at 2 boards the landyachtz switch 37 (spud) and the 9two5. Both seem like amazing boards and i just cant decide which one would be best for me. Heres what I am looking…
I am 5’0 so I need a smaller board like the spud and the 9two5. Also I want a board that i can go 40mph and not get speed wobbles. Also a board great for sliding. Also im wondering if the 9two5 is a little big for me, will it be ok? Please answer back fast. I need to get a new board quickly for a event coming up. Also can you suggest a good setup for the board you think is best for me. Thank you guys a lot!

wwe john cena prediction?

yea so i wuz thinkin mayb wwe setup orton to lose so they can have a main event at unforgiven between him and triple h considering his return at summerslam what are your thoughts? but man i was so sure orton would win lastnight im so sick of cena i meand dont get me wrong hes cool but damn there comes a time to step down wwe is just playing him out like a song on the radio oh well the match is over so w/e orton is still the best though imo

I have a patent, how do I get a company to buy my product or what events or functions can I go to?

are there any good marketing companies

Should companies contribute and then promote their activity?

Hurricane Katrina

In 2005 our country experienced a horrible natural disaster.
Almost four years ago, on September 11, 2001 we had an ‘un-natural’ disaster we were also dealing with.

During the 9/11 terrorist event, many corporations gave ‘silently’ – they were worried that their donations
(if publicized) would be interpreted as a marketing or PR ploy and therefore gave without promoting their
philanthropic effort.

Want to relocate to the Phoenix area (AZ). Looking for a job in Mktg/Advertising/Branded Merch. Suggestions??

I have experience as an Account Manager for two different Marketing companies (Branded Merchandise for an Automotive company and event support).

What economic and financial events happened in the 1930′s?

I’m doing research on the 1930s decade, and I need to find out major events that happened in the market. Things like companies that went bankrupt, best and worst stocks performers, initial public offerings (IPO’s) and new investment products. Any information specific to what I listed and others are greatly appreciated! Thank you

Need to find a place to make a custom Magic 8-Ball?

My company is trying to come up with some unique marketing toys to send to some of our current clients. What we came up with was a custom Magic 8-Ball…something we could not only put our company logo on, but put in answers that were specific to what we do. Instead of “Answer hazy, try again,” it would be something like “Reboot computer and try again.”
They must exist, I’ve heard rumors of an event company using one with clues inside for a treasure hunt but I can’t find a company that makes them. Anyone have any leads for me?

Where can I find a good sponsor for events?

Competition BBQ team that gets a lot of traffic and does approx 8 events per year. Great opportunity to advertise/market products at these events that cater to thousands of visitors. Usually a party atmosphere therefore a lot of sponsors at these events are beer companies. We are looking for a long term relationship with a sponsor and open to ideas. We can get really creative with banners, shirts, etc and ensure its beneficial for both parties. Any ideas or suggestions?

What Should I Wear For This Occasion?

The director of marketing for a beer company I work with, has invited me to dinner at his place tomorrow night with himself, his wife and family. After the dinner we will be heading downtown to a concert event hosted by his company, I was wondering what an appropriate outfit would be to wear for this occasion as a 23 year old woman? Thanks!

Why does the government not audit public companies?

Relatively recent events such as Enron and AA and the recent financial market meltdown has raised this question about audit firms and their accountability, and cost-benefit of these firms. Just wondering what everyone’s opinion on this issue is.

Why does the government not audit public companies?

Relatively recent events such as Enron and AA and the recent financial market meltdown has raised this question about audit firms and their accountability, and cost-benefit of these firms. Just wondering what everyone’s opinion on this issue is.

What is APP CRASH ??? Plz give me any solution to this problem plz . . .?

Plz guys help me out . . . whenever i try to run any application’s setup(.exe file) it says an unidentified program wants to access your computer for which I CLICK ALLOW . . . rite after that i get dis message:
Setup has stopped working

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name:APPCRASH
Application Name:wlsetup-custom.exe
Application Version:14.0.8064.206
Application Timestamp:498ce56f
Fault Module Name:wlsetup-custom.exe
Fault Module Version:14.0.8064.206
Fault Module Timestamp:498ce56f
Exception Code:80000003
Exception Offset:0011dcc7
OS Version:6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID:1033
Additional Information 1:884f
Additional Information 2:16acf0015bfc2686a86e09456907dbb4
Additional Information 3:e19a
Additional Information 4:4113a75da183e49adfa5dfff9fe2dd75

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Active Sync Error 80072ee2 MDA cell Phone with Exchange?

I’m trying to sync a MDA cell phone with Exchange 2003. I get an error on the device of 80072ee2 ..

I know it’s connecting to the server though b/c I’m getting errors in the event viewer on my exchange server. Specifically it says:

The mailbox server [exsrv01] does not allow “Negotiate” authentication to its [/Exchange-OMA] virtual directory. Exchange ActiveSync can only access the server using this authentication scheme.

I dont know how to setup negotiation access for this folder.. Any help would be appreciated!!

the microsoft exchange event viewer error is an event id 3031

Are my book ideas unoriginal!? What should I do!?

Okay, here’s the whole story (I’ll be gracious and give you the short version):

About a year ago, I read this REALLY great book series that ultimately led to me being inspired to become a writer. Things were going pretty well at first. A couple months later, I began working on my own story and got it all nice and developed and stuff . . . But I seem to have hit a major roadblock. I feel like the story that I have is too similar to the one that I read, and though I don’t have that many concerns about not being able to get it published someday as a result (though I am a little worried), it’s really weighing heavily on my conscience because I feel like none of it is my work and I just stole it from someone else. Even though the setup and initial events are different, I feel like the plot and character structure is the same . . . Can someone give me some advice before I trash it completely? T ^ T

One more thing: I’m fourteen and really just getting started, so BE NICE PLEASE.
Another thing – I don’t know if I’m just being paranoid, since my friend read the same series at the exact same time and thinks my story is almost nothing like it . . .

Does this look like a good beginning for a research paper on homeschooling?

Parents face many options when it comes to educating their children. Some send their kids to public school, others to private school. Still other parents utilize a 3rd option: Homeschooling. Homeschooling is a very different type of education and features different college application procedures and curriculum. There is much debate over whether homeschooling gives students a better learning environment; whether or not it does often depends on the exact circumstances surrounding the home school environment.

You may be asking yourself, “how do I get started?” Well there are five main things you need to do to get started. you must investigate the homeschooling laws in your state before you go any further. Most times a support group will help you dealing with state laws.
Next is finding a support group. Groups allow the opportunity to share experiences, ideas and resources. Homeschooling support groups get together for a variety of reasons, the most popular being simple social groups. Anything can bring people together, a regular sporting or cultural activity, a regular picnic, chat session, shared educational activity. Support groups are not a must, but they are useful for when you have a question or concern. The groups are there basically as informal lobbying groups to your state legislature on homes chool issues, to help the new people navigate the local laws and to setup large group events that offer price breaks and a social environment so that the homeschooled kids get to talk to other homeschooled kids
Thanks for the feedback MR
Thanks for the feedback MR

distinguishes science?

An educated guess of a scientific event in nature is called a

A.theory
B.conclusion
C.control setup
D.hypothesis

The installer for Microsoft .NET 3.5 keeps crashing with the following error and crash log?

I have 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0, but I need 3.5 to run some programs. but when I try to install it, I get the error pasted below. I tried using the .net cleanup tool, and It didnt work, it still crashed. I tried running “regsvr32 msxml3.dll” but it still crashes.
Im running Vista 64bit ultimate.

Description:
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 has encountered a problem during setup. Setup did not complete correctly.

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name:VisualStudio8Setup
Problem Signature 01:35101
Problem Signature 02:3.5.30729.01_ORCAS_X86_NET
Problem Signature 03:MC
Problem Signature 04:INST
Problem Signature 05:F
Problem Signature 06:Microsoft.VC90.CRT,version=”9.0.2102…
Problem Signature 07:0x80070BC9
Problem Signature 08:1603
Problem Signature 09:Commit
Problem Signature 10:gencomp302,{12cd
OS Version:6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID:1033

Additional information about the problem:
LCID:1033

The error log is as follows:

[03/04/11,17:11:05] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS): [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS). MSI returned error code 3017
[03/04/11,17:11:08] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS): [2] CBS Component is marked to be uninstalled but CBSPackageName is not authored – CCBSComponent::SetManager()
[03/04/11,17:11:08] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS): [2] CBS Component can’t be uninstalled as CBSPackageName is not authored – CCBSComponent::SetManager()
[03/04/11,17:18:06] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’: [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’. MSI returned error code 1603
[03/06/11,23:27:19] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS): [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS). MSI returned error code 3017
[03/06/11,23:27:27] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS): [2] CBS Component is marked to be uninstalled but CBSPackageName is not authored – CCBSComponent::SetManager()
[03/06/11,23:27:27] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS): [2] CBS Component can’t be uninstalled as CBSPackageName is not authored – CCBSComponent::SetManager()
[03/06/11,23:27:27] WapUI: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS) is not installed.
[03/07/11,00:09:20] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS): [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS). MSI returned error code 1618
[03/07/11,00:09:23] WapUI: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS) is not installed.
[03/07/11,00:23:11] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS): [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS). MSI returned error code 1618
[03/07/11,00:23:14] WapUI: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS) is not installed.
[03/07/11,00:50:08] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS): [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS). MSI returned error code 3017
[03/07/11,00:50:16] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS): [2] CBS Component is marked to be uninstalled but CBSPackageName is not authored – CCBSComponent::SetManager()
[03/07/11,00:50:16] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS): [2] CBS Component can’t be uninstalled as CBSPackageName is not authored – CCBSComponent::SetManager()
[03/07/11,00:50:17] WapUI: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0SP1 (x64) (CBS) is not installed.
[03/07/11,01:15:06] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’: [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’. MSI returned error code 1603
[03/07/11,01:15:09] WapUI: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’ is not installed.
[03/07/11,01:33:29] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’: [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’. MSI returned error code 1603
[03/07/11,01:33:33] WapUI: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’ is not installed.
[03/07/11,01:47:28] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’: [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’. MSI returned error code 1603
[03/07/11,01:47:32] WapUI: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’ is not installed.
[03/07/11,12:25:51] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’: [2] Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (x64) ‘package’. MSI returned error code 1603

.NET Framework 3.5 not installing?

Description:
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 has encountered a problem during setup. Setup did not complete correctly.

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name:VisualStudio8Setup
Problem Signature 01:35101
Problem Signature 02:3.5.30729.01_ORCAS_X86_NET
Problem Signature 03:MC
Problem Signature 04:INST
Problem Signature 05:F
Problem Signature 06:System.Data.Services.Design,version=”3.5.0.0″
Problem Signature 07:0×80004005
Problem Signature 08:1603
Problem Signature 09:CreateAssemblyCache
Problem Signature 10:gencomp301,{12cd
OS Version:6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.2
Locale ID:1033

Additional information about the problem:
LCID:1033

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Blue Screen, program crashes, windows update failure, setup failure. Please Help!?

I recently reinstalled my Windows because there were some issues like Blue Screen, and sometimes programs like Google Chrome, Photoshop, Visual Studio crashes, software setup fails, windows update fails. But after reinstallation the issues are still there. Please Help..

Blue Screen Details:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name:BlueScreen
OS Version:6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID:1033

Additional information about the problem:
BCCode:1a
BCP1:0000000000000031
BCP2:FFFFFA80019FF330
BCP3:FFFFF8800B6F0000
BCP4:FFFFF8A00DEE0215
OS Version:6_1_7601
Service Pack:1_0
Product:256_1

Allstate Arena: Section 102 Row E….Are these good concert seats?

Hey guys…I was wondering is Section 102 Row E at Allstate Arena decent concert seats?

I bought these tickets to see system of a down and have waited along time for this event and am traveling over 650 miles just to make it to it…

The arena setup will be general admission floor and the rest being reserved seats.

HELP with marketing advice for a newsletter.?

I just quit my job, but I own a free-lance graphic design business. I am sending out an email blast and postcard to tell my customers about the big event. Any good ideas for a subject line for the email blast? I really want to capture their attention.
The big event is, me quitting my job and having more time to focus on my clients…

A sale is good, but they see that a lot from me, I want something more personal.

Trying to come up with a new company name for a clothing company! Any ideas??

The family business is a small to medium sized garment embroidery & Print service, which we’re trying to grow into a merchandising marketing service and eventually event management. Looking fo a short snappy name which can be grown into a brand. Thanks a mill….

What is the best way to market a seminar on identity theft?

I do part time marketing for businesses. I have a client who wants me to market his free seminar on identity theft. Brunch is included on a Sunday. I advertise on about 10 free sites in the Cleveland Ohio area, but I do not think that will bring 50 people. He mailed out 16,000 flyers in the past and only had a few people. Any ideas how to advertise this event?

I have numbers to Oprah Producers, but I am afraid I cannot market my idea well enough to call. Opinion Please

I have a few numbers to Oprah Producers, but I think retaining an Agent to get familiarized with me and my website, novels, and programs would be a better way of marketing my idea to Oprah. Even if this doesn’t include her Angel Organization, because I recently have gotten in contact with them and I wasn’t a big enough charity to be donated to, they said. Please, I would like opinions from Agents, or other novelists, philanthropists, and marketers. If you would possibly like to represent me, that can be arranged.

Please note: I don’t hand these numbers out. In the event of being my agent, a phone conference will be initiated. You would never have access to these numbers. Thank you.
Please be reminded, I am an 18 year old entrepreneur and I started college at 15. This works highly into what I made my programs from. Mostly I focused on Scholarships for America’s Education, since it needs a lot of help. Again, I thank anyone for answering. All opinons are welcome.
As to answer an answerers question, I realize there are other shows but I only have Oprah producer numbers. Truly, what I am bringing to the table more then anything is that I started a scholarship program called the Quarter Campaign, and I would like to publicize this idea, not myself. I would like my foundation to be firmly rooted and be placed to stay forever as a scholarship provider to students across teh country.

What ideas should i do for my DECA manual?

DECA, if you don’t already know, is a program that allows students, HS & college, to compete in marketing events. it has a lot of different sections of marketing such as retail, accessories & apparel, sports & Entertainment and many more.

For my event, I’m creating a 11-page manual. * when creating a manual, you go straight to states. My event is going to be independent & what I’ve chosen to do is an Entrepreneurship manual. Basically what i have to do is write about a business that i’m going to create and show the location, target market, pricing(how much money i’m getting, how much i need, what i’m using it for, and how i’m getting it), loans and everything.

I want to do the best i can because i want to win. All i know is that this is a very hard thing to do but i’m willing to go for it. I just can’t decide what type of business to start. I want one that will be simple but still really interesting & not boring.

PS. I’m a girl & I’m in HS…if that’s important.
PSS. If you think it’ll be better, i was also thinking of maybe owning a franchise…it might be easier. what do you think?

Thankssss:)

Need a tag line?

Our non-profit (Window to Hope, INC) which raises money for therapy for children with autism is having a golf tourn. fundraiser. We need a good tag line of some sort for our marketing our event… any ideas?

i have a marketing idea. can you give me some feedback?

I’m a real estate agent. I’m farming a neighborhood I just moved into about 10 months ago, but having a difficult time because of other resident agents. Nobody shows eachother’s properties, and they are very snide and territorial about potential clients.
Anyway, I was thinking of hosting an event at my house so I can get to know the neighbors better and hopefully start building some rapport. How does a “drive-in” movie night sound? I’d project a movie onto the side of my garage (like Grease or something) bbq, and let everyone bring chairs and hang out for the evening. I’m hoping that this will be a better way to get to know the neighbors, rather than just doorknocking. Has anyone ever tried something like this before? Is this a good idea?

Know any hot ways to creatively adv for an event on college camppuses with flyers?

What creative ways can we reach college students with our street team in Atlanta?
Im marketing lead for an event that features hip hop, spoken word, rap, skits and other arts. Its like Def Jame poetry mixed with unplugged mixed with a Jay-Z concert. Hard to pic but true. We pass out flyers as we are set to hit several of the main colleges here in Atlanta but with small budget we MUST be creative to stand out and be effective. Everybody in Atl is passing out a flyer for something so I just want some ideas on things you have done or have seen or think would work. The name of the college tour is tentatively called “The BLACK OUT College Tour”. I thought about 4-5 people dressed like electricians telling college students to remember a certain date (that we are on their campus) because a BLACK OUT is coming…maybe giving them lil flashlights with our myspace page or logo on it…IT HAS TO STAND OUT..

I need people to say wow..that was creative..i might just check it out..or ask other people if they got the same question and flyer?

trying to create some buzz!!

Green Marketing Campaign for McDonald’s?

I need some ideas on a Green Marketing Campaign for McDonald’s to promote environmentally friendly practices. Any ideas on what activities, events, etc. this campaign should have to promote eco-friendlyness?

Wedding planners & anyone in the business. How do I handle this little problem?

My Husband & I own & run a DJ service. We are willing to travel almost anywhere for our clients. I have the reoccurring problem that the venue we are supposed to play at has a strict set up time. For example they want us setup between 10am-2pm, the event isn’t starting till 6pm. I prefer to go set up at about 3:30-4pm if we are traveling more than 25-30 miles. What would you do? How can I include this in our contract so that clients aren’t surprised about having to pay a fee to the venue.
I dont mind setting up early but sometimes my husband has to work even when we ask for the day in advance they need him (fulltime job). I am not intrestead in charging more but I believe that some venues charge if they have to open again. I have heard something like $50.00 which isn’t much but it is still money.

Did Mick Foley really turn heel?

Did Mick Foley really turn heel when he attacked Jeff Jarret on Impact, or is this a setup that Jarret and Foley thought up in order to throw the Main Event Mafia off their game?

Motorola dual tuner DVR box DCT6412 III & Closed caption issue?

When I bought my HDTV I realized I can only get caption on SD Channels and none on HD channels (Yes, SD not HD). This caption is from TV and not the DVR box. I read some forum answers to the effect that I can access the setup menu on the DVR box through the remote (With power off). When I do that and enable the caption thru the cable box and no matter what other setting I do, I get a very bad quality caption on ALL channels at all times that can NOT be stopped by turning the TV caption off. I only need the CC at times when things are too noisy or too quiet in the house or for some movies. I hate caption for sporting events. I’m wondering what can I do with the DVR box so I can have TV control the CC. BTW: I have a component cable which I’m upgrading soon to HDMI.

Unable to connect to PUBS database?

Whenever I try to connect to the PUBS.MDF database, a login failed error message will appear.

I defined the connection string in the web.config file under the connectionstrings section like this:

[code]

add name="Pubs" connectionString="Data Source = localhostSQLEXPRESS; Initial Catalog=Pubs;Integrated Security=SSPI"

[/code]

And setup the connection in the click event of a button:

[code]
Dim connectionString As String = WebConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("Pubs").ConnectionString

Dim myConnection As New SqlConnection(connectionString)

myConnection.Open()

..........
[/code]

And I put the PUBS.MDF file in the same folder as the vb source files.

How do I connect to the database correctly?

I am using VStudio 2005 and SQL Server Express 2005.

On-board Audio stopped working: Integrated Soundmax with WinXP?

I am using WinXp with SoundMax Integrated audio.

I have a Belkin KVM switch and all was fine until this morning.

This is the sequence of events:

1. Play music on XP computer.

2. Switch to Vista.

3. Play Music on Vista.

4. Increase volume to very high level on Vista.

5. (Remember that XP is still playing music)

6. Switch to XP.

7. Hear very loud music for a second as I had increased the volume level on the speakers.

8. I jump to turn it down but surprisingly the audio stops.

9. Speakers are still working with Vista.

10. Rebooting of XP did not work.

11. All the usual troubleshooting answers did not help (volume level, enable audio, drivers signed, no conflict etc)

12. It was working perfectly a few minutes ago so it is not a setup issue.

Any idea what could have done wrong? Did I fry my onboard audio?
I disabled the audio from Bios and started the system and then enabled it and started it again and that fixed this issue.

How much should I charger as an amateur photographer for events?

I just started doing photography semi-professionally over the past 2 months. I started working for a DJ friend who mainly does proms and corporate events. I told her I would do the first two events for free and then I would charge her for the rest. How much do you think I should charge? Here is an idea of what I do:
– I get there about an hour early and take pictures of the place (setup, decorations, etc)
– Take pictures as people are entering the event and throughout the night.
– I edit all the pictures and burn them on a DVD for her.

What do you think I should charge? Thanks!

audio question???

what is a good audio setup for videoing events and things? like shotgun microphones, mixers, xlr adapters, mic stands, etc.

i have a budget of a little less than $500, and i was kinda wanting two decent shotguns, and maybe an adapter or digital recorder or something? i have no idea

thanks for any help

Halo 3 MLG Practice? 10 Points!?

Everytime I go to my cousins house we play 1v1. He honestly gets an average of 15-20 kills a game. We play MLG Gametype to 50 on guardian. I win everytime, but I want to make it a blowout for now on to prove to him I am MLG worthy. See he works in the MLG circuit as the tech workers. How can I practice or make to him I am worthy for team setup for upcoming events!

Portable printer for weddings and events?

Hi, I am a part time wedding photographer and was looking at getting into gala events etc… so I am interested in selling photos on the night. I would like to know the best printers out there which can print up to 8″ x “10 photos or larger, and they must have a very fast print time. I was at a new year event last night and the photographer there had a large box shaped printer, which must have from taking the photo to printing it out no longer than two minutes! Any info on the setup ie laptop to printer or just printing direct would also help.

Thanks, Stuart from UK
To Knownow’… I work in nightclubs with a epson r360 printer that I put my sd card into, but it is not the most reliable when it comes to pritnting out bigger pictures as the ink every now and then would get a few lines in it, so would then need cleaning. Would dye-sub printers be better and I think they can be quick and easier to maintian? I may be wrong…

Thanks

Using Derivatives for Personal Risk Management?

Large companies use financial derivatives for risk management. I want to know if middle income individuals can do the same? For example, suppose one owned a cafe, and she realized that the viability of her business was sensitive to the price of commodities like coffee, sugar, soy, cocoa, and oil. While she can adapt to steadily increasing prices, some rare event in the markets that might create a large short term increase in prices could put her out of business. She knows that some financial institutions purchase derivatives that only come into the money when some rare event occurs that would cause their portfolio to lose value, the profit gained from the derivatives would offset that loss in value. Can an individual follow a similar strategy?

finding a trainee hotel management job/course abroad?

ok so I am almost 23, I have a job but its not what I want to do forever, more a stopgap since uni until I find the job I want.

In the long run I would either love to run a country park (having worked on and off at one for 2yrs) or have my own hotel.

I have a degree in Business Management i.e MArketing, Human Resources, Strategy, Change and innovation etc.

I have 3years+ in retail with a big focus on customer service
2years in events management at a country park

so I am thinking that hotel management would be a good path for me, but a lot of jobs require previous experience or a hospitality question.

So I was wondering if anyone has ever heard of hotel trainee management courses/positions abroad maybe in france or spain? preferably english speaking but I have a basic understanding of french

Can anyone help/advise me?

I’d prefer a character hotel or one near something cool like the sea/lakes/mountains. something. rather not a town hotel

Thanks
I currently work as an administrator but I dont get much out of it really

did any 1 ans this casse in strategic class “Competition in the Bottled Water Industry in 2006″?

plssssssssssssssss help me
the case is in the startegic book of mc graw hill…..
Case
John E. Gamble, University of South Alabama
Description: A terrific case for drilling students in five-forces analysis, driving forces analysis, strategic group mapping, and key success factor identification. Students are challenged to use their assessment of competitive market conditions to propose what strategic moves that Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestl… should make to improve their competitive positions. Best used as an early case assignment. Has an accompanying video.
Publication Date: 2007
Geographic Setting: International
Industry Setting: Consumer goods
Event Year Start: 1990
Event Year End: 2006
Courses: Business Policy
Course Sequence: Business strategy
Subjects: business policy/strategy, industry analysis, market analysis,
Supplements: Teaching Note/Video
Case Number: THM16004

Is my business plan/strategy smart? Any ideas, assessing, analyzing it, etc.?

I want to start a video sharing website like YouTube.

I can’t do this on my own, however, because I’m not good enough with web programming/scripting languages and HTML enough, and programming in general is too complex for me and just … too much.

So I wanted to hire an extremely good programmer that can take on most of the hard code work and such.

I was thinking of getting a $5,000.00 loan to pay someone capable of doing this and also paying for servers and registering a domain for it, including advertising and marketing it everywhere possible(posters locally, event spots, online, spam bots, radio spots, possibly television one day).

Advertising means more users, more users means a bigger site, good community, more traffic, more success, and this will be the way to get the business going good. I don’t intend of being a selfish conglomerate(not that it will happen either).

Is this small plan good for a start? Also, do I come off as smart, even if mediocre in any way, just by you reading this right now?

Please let me know what you think and help me anyone.

5. Which of the following is not a method employed by fundamental analysts?  A. Analyzing the Fed’s next inter?

18. Important characteristic(s) of market efficiency is that _________________.
I. there are no arbitrage opportunities
II. security prices react quickly to new information
III. active trading strategies will not consistently outperform passive strategies 
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and III only
D. I, II and III

19. Assume that a company announces unexpectedly high earnings in a particular quarter. In an efficient market one might expect _____________. 
A. an abnormal price change immediately following the announcement
B. an abnormal price increase before the announcement
C. an abnormal price decrease after the announcement
D. no abnormal price change before or after the announcement

25. Growth stocks usually exhibit ___ price-to-book ratios and ___ price-to-earnings ratios. 
A. low, low
B. low, high
C. high, low
D. high, high

28. Which of the following is not a concept related to explaining abnormal excess stock returns? 
A. January effect
B. Neglected firm effect
C. P/E effect
D. Preferred stock effect

29. When testing mutual fund performance over time one must be careful of ___________, which means that a certain percentage of poorer performing funds fail over time which makes the performance of remaining funds seem more consistent over time. 
A. survivorship bias
B. lucky event bias
C. magnitude bias
D. mean reversion bias

30. According to Markowitz and other proponents of modern portfolio theory which of the following activities would not be expected to produce any benefits? 
A. Diversification
B. Investing in Treasury bills
C. Investing in stocks of utility companies
D. Engaging in active portfolio management to enhance returns
 

Help with assignment 10 POINTS!!!!!!?

ok this is the assignment….
Take a current event/story and analyze how it affects the subject company’s/industry’s marketing mix. In order to receive credit, you must clearly demonstrate your understanding of the relationship between this news item and its potential effects on the subject’s strategy. This is a written assignment that should be approximately 1 page long. Your sources must be cited.

P.S you need to do a thorough analysis of the 4 Ps – both current and future.

I’ve tried to get in touch with my professor but no luck…. anyone know what he’s asking for? any ideas on what i can do the paper on? any help is appreciated and thanks again.. 10 POINTS to best answer

Pre-Market Trading Profit?

From my understanding, pre-market trading involves limit orders that occur between 8 am and 9:29 am. So say there is an M&A deal announced and the target company (which was trading at $10/share) is being bought for about $15/share. The company’s stock price is going to go up in pre-market trading.

Now say at 8:01 am, the ask spread is 12.01, so i put an order to buy at 12.05. The trade will probably be executed since my bid is a couple cents higher than the asking price. Also say that I put in a sell order position at $13/share. At say 9:01 am, it hits $13/share, and so then my shares would get sold.

Hypothetically, I would have made $1/share i bought before the market even opened. Had this been real and all the events occurred as they did, would this strategy have worked? Or am I missing something here?

Homework Help?????????????

1 You are an investment manager who is currently managing assets worth $6 billion. You believe that active management of your fund could generate between an additional one tenth of 1% return on the portfolio. If you want to make sure your active strategy adds value, how much can you spend on security analysis?
A. $12,000,000
B. $6,000,000
C. $3,000,000
D. $0

2) Which of the following is not an issue that is central to the debate regarding market efficiency?
A. The magnitude issue
B. The tax loss selling issue
C. The lucky event issue
D. The selection bias issue

3) “Buy a stock if its price moves up by 2% more than the Dow Average,” is an example of a _________________.
A. filter rule
B. market anomaly
C. fundamental approach
D. passive trading strategy

My swing trading strategy??? 10 points?

I asked a question about trend following earlier and decided against it, however the strategy ive been using with success is almost random. I literally just pick a stock and look at its chart and use technical analysis like bollinger bands. I look for band trading or breakouts or new highs. Each trade is different depending what i think. I also do a simple fundemental look and look at headlines and upcoming events. I basically take an educated guess from past performance. Most of the time like 6 or 7 out of 10 times im right. Call me lucky lol. When im wrong i simply cut my loses and look for something else. I also trade the same stocks most of the time like my favorite is AUY i trade this stock all the time. I dont hold on to stocks for more than 2 weeks usually unless there is no movements. Im also not a daytrader. I usually buy or sell one day then in a few days or a week ill sell or cover. I also like to trade rallies in the market or crashes only once i recognize whats going on. What is this strategy called? But keep in mind i know money management and i never put more that 20% in a trade and since i have under 10K i can take risk and since im only 19. If a stock dosent do what i think it may do i get out period. What are your thoughts on this strategy? Ive been doing this for almost 5 years now and never had a “bad” year when the market crashed back in 08 i lost about 20% but then shorted the stocks and quickly made it back then i went long and make much more.
i average 70% a year for the past 4 years this year im up about 13% so far.
i read in a trading book that says what ever works for you do it dont do what everyone else is doing if it works use it and thus far the way i trade is working but lately im think will it in the long run?