Question #1:

Marketing a new business, grass roots style?

I've just started an alternative psychiatry practice, and I'd like to use some interesting methods to get my name out there rather than the traditional means. In particular, I'm interested in using facebook to market myself but I'm just not sure if something like that would be effective.

Has anybody else tried such an approach, or am I placing too much hope in the social-networking phenomenon?

Question #2:

Grade my essay please?

I know my teacher is gonna grade it anyways, but I only have one shot at this. It's for AP American history, so it has to be like perfect. Constructive criticism is appreciated and thanks for reading I know it's very boring! And whoever can steel themselves into reading this I definitely admire you :)


What caused the Roaring Twenties to come to a grinding halt? Analyze the events of the 1920s that contributed to the demise of the American economy, using economic, social and political variables.

The 1920s were a decade of economic prosperity. The employment rate was high, and the productivity rate was soaring due to new technological advancements. Globally, the United States was extending it's power across the world and establishing itself firmly in the global market. However, the country was unconsciously setting itself up for economic doom. Consumers, bolstered by the new availability of loans and slower payments from companies, were making purchases that cost many times their regular salary, resulting in a doubling of installment debt throughout the country. Factories were producing more than could actually be afforded by their low-cost employees, and due to an originally successful high tariff, the United States began a global tariff war in which it quickly became the center. Extremely high productivity rates, severe political mistakes, income inequality and nation-wide loans were the leading causes to the demise of the American economy.

During World War I, farmers were both encouraged to and assisted in increasing crop production. European nations looked to the US for food, and farmers found themselves gaining a steady income. However, after the war, that government assistance was snatched away, leaving farmers with debt that could no longer be paid off easily. This forced them to plant more cash crops, leading to a surplus of wheat on the market, driving prices down and impelling farmers to plant even more crops for the next year. A similar problem was occurring in factories. In an effort to match popular demand, factories produced an increasing amount of consumer goods. Factory output soared with the utilization of new machines and techniques designed to increase production, while employee wages did not rise any higher. Demand could not keep up with supply, and as a result the price of goods collapsed. Overproduction led to a severely damaged economy leading up to the Great Depression.

President Herbert Hoover and his administration simply downplayed the depression in the beginning, and assured citizens that they were only facing a temporary slump in the economy. They claimed that it would actually clean up the current corrupted practices within the system. However, when the economy continued to fail, Hoover declared the government would play a strict laissez-faire, or hands-off policy, stating that the government should not interfere with the economy, but instead let it right itself. He advised American citizens to practice self-reliance and work hard. In addition to his inaction, Hoover approved the Smooth-Hawley tariff, which pulled the average tariff rate for imported goods up nearly sixty percent. This was intended to protect American goods and businesses, but the main result was retaliation from foreign nations, who ceased to buy American products. US producers were desperate for any sales at all, and were severely hurt by this move. Political practices not only failed to aid American citizens during the recession, but actually added to the accumulating disasters.

By the late 1920s, income inequality was more severe than in any other time in U.S. history. More than a third of all the nation's wealth was owned by the top one percent of Americans, while the poorest twenty percent were forced to make do with only four percent of it. Very few Americans were incredibly wealthy, whereas the vast majority were in poverty or barely above poverty. There was practically no middle class, and this giant difference in classes added more difficulty to the plummeting economy. On top of this, Americans had begun making purchases on credit since the beginning of the century, agreeing to pay for their items later rather than up front. When the economy began to fall, these same people found themselves unable to pay up, and creditors were left to absorb millions of dollars in faulty loans. In addition, consumers had begun buying stocks on margin, borrowing money from a broker and then using the money they gained from their investment to pay off their debt. This led to a stock market built up on imaginary money, and eventually led to the inevitable crash of the stock market.

The crash of the stock market marked the end of the prosperous nineteen twenties. In an ironic twist, the economic prosperity that had afforded such glamour and technological boom during the twenties caused the greatest economic depression this country has ever seen. Consumers, politicians and businesses alike

Question #3:

Which out of currencies, commodities or shares am I best to start spread betting with for a living?

I have just applied for a live spread betting account with capital spreads and I've been practicing with them also with their demo platform. What I have discovered is that I'm quiet good at trading currencies and commodities and only good at shares with information on companies, but thats illegal - isn't it?

What I would like to know is, if I am to do spread betting for a living, what is the best market I could trade out of currencies, commodities, stocks, bonds or interest rates? Please help/advise me here if you can. Thanks. Please, I really need your help.

Question #4:

HEY GUYS im STUCK ON A QUESTION for my marketing assignment any help is good answer this and ill answer yours?

How is Nokias customer service policy linked to consumer laws such as the Trade Practices Act???? any one know or have any ideas ? anything is good guys thnxxx fr the people who answer

Question #5:

The Cove, have you watched it if not why not?

The movie is beyond disturbing and it is an issue I have been researching for years. This is something that needs to be seen by every man, woman and child. If things do not change now things will never change. Japan has a lock on the market when it comes to the International Whaling Commission. Japan buys votes and puts countries not even along a water line on the board of commissioners. President Obama appointed Ms. M. Medina as head of the United States on the IWC. Not only did Ms. Medina not vote when it came to the issue of Dolphins being considered under the current whaling laws but she did not even show up to the meeting and it was in Florida. This is a shame and a disgusting practice that is not only sustained by Japan but other nations. Write your legislature after seeing this movie and demand change.

Question #6:

Are there any examples of true libertarianism actually working? Which country has the freest market?

I can't find any examples of free market-libertarian systems working. How are we supposed to know that making government very small and nearly powerless is supposed to work? Looking through history and much of the world I do find many mixed economies. Which country comes closest to practicing free market principles?

Question #7:

Starting a Computer Business - Beginning Steps!?

Good Morning!

I took the day off from work today so that I can start researching a bit about starting and running your own Computer Repair/Sales workshop.

I have been fairly occupied with computers throughout my life and even though I don't have any real qualifications, when it comes down to it, I'm a great computer technician and I know alot about the industry. My knowledge comes from my experience, and I am confident about my skills.

So I work for a company called IBM, some of you might know them, some won't. Nevertheless, I am a helpdesk support operator for them, and to be quite honest I've had enough. I need a way out, all I know is computers so I would love to start my own little establishment, not to get filthy rich or anything. I just want to be able to sustain myself and my family by running a successful small business.

This is my first port of call, I have done basically nothing about my new dream so This is literally the start of my journey. Anyone who has any past experiences about starting a business, tips, things to remember, marketing ideas, finance and practice are welcome to Answer if relevant as well!

So I thank you in advance for any great ideas I know you will come up with!

Question #8:

Do conservatives wish Chile had a more free market approach to building codes?

Thank you former democratically elected marxist president Salvador Allende(who was removed from office in a bloody US-sponsored coup):. If there were a heaven, I'm sure you'd be in it:
The Chilean Seismic Code is relatively old [3], its first version was approved in 1972. It has been updated twice (1993 and 1996), but maintains the chilean practice of the use of adequate shear walls density based design, which has always produced satisfactory results.
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The building codes were not updated during right-wing dictator Pinochet's reign from '74 to '90.
It's also interesting how much Pinochet loved the free-market:
Pinochet, with the help of 400 CIA advisers, privatized the social and welfare system and destroyed the Chilean trade union movement. As Malcolm Coad pointed out: "This was achieved through wholesale privatisation, a complete opening to the international economy, fixing the exchange rate artificially low, and pumping in foreign loans during the petro-dollar glut of the late 1970s. The result was the destruction of national industry and much of agriculture, then near-collapse in the early 1980s amid a frenzy of speculation, consumer imports and debt crisis. The state bailed out most of the country's banking sector and unemployment rose to an official level of over 30 per cent."

But I digress.
Building codes are government regulation! A more free market friendly approach would have been building codes like those in Haiti.
The CIA had very close ties to Pinochet:
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Question #9:

Public option aside: The medical industry's cost to consumers has risen far more than any other?

instance of business (discloses government spending). What would you attribute this to? Here are some possible answers, but I'm not really sure.

Frivolous Malpractice: Hundreds of millions of dollars a year in unnecessary costs which are spread to the consumer.

Pharmaceutical Companies: The average cost to even introduce medicine on the market per drug is about $1,000,000.00. They use vast profits from other drugs to pay for these.

Doctor's pay: At a hospital with around 100 doctors making an AVERAGE of $150,000.00 a year, the cost to pay those doctors runs 1.5 million per year.

Medical School: Medical School puts doctors in debt for years after medical school (when they are
making relatively small amounts of money as interns and residents), forcing their cost of living to be higher and higher in order to pay it off. (increased cost of living increases needed pay)

Insurance Companies: The birth of insurance companies, though noble, allowed some dishonest doctors to charge their losses to the insurance companies through radical increase of prices for treatment normally given directly to the patient at a much lower cost. This practice became more wildly acceptable over the course of decades and is now commonly applied to increase of costs across the board (wages to equipment) (This is the one I believe in the least, because it seems to be a consequence of high cost, rather than a strong reason)

Medical Equipment
Medical Equipment requires high cost due to the research needed to develop it. This makes a machine that normally would cost a few thousand to make from scratch sell for several million dollars a peice. The problem is that the price doesn't decline (or doesn't decline by much) once research and development is paid off.

Which of these (or any others) are key contributors to the gigantic cost of health care, which contribute very little if anything, and are there any I missed?
Tally of contributing factors,

1 for medical school, 1 against doctors (doctors are not to blame for high prices)

Question #10:

I need help in marketing my PT practice to the local community, any suggestions?

Question #11:

Since Ford bought Volvo what has changed?

My mother and I absolutely loathe American engineering because, well, it's crap. I am a BMW fanatic and she loves Volvo with a passion. I've owned 2 BMW's and they were both great--my 1988 735i drove til over 400,000 and my other BMW i only owned for about three months, but it was still amazing. Anyway we had to go car shopping a few months back and since my mother was the one with the money (I'm only 17) she looked for Volvo's (as she has owned five or six now and loved them all) and I looked for BMW's. Needless to say we ended up getting a Volvo because we found it first and now own two 240 wagons, mine is an 87 and hers is an 89. They both run great (mine has over 300,000 miles on it and my mechanic says it has at the very least another 100,000 left) and get great gas mileage, like all of her previous Volvo's, though most of them were late 90's models. I know they also have excellent safety standards and overall I am very impressed (it's no BMW, but then again what is?--though neither of my BMW's got 40 miles to the gallon as does my current wagon). Anyway my question really could have been asked without all this background information (I just felt like telling a story is all), which is: since Ford took over Volvo in 1999 what has changed? Is the engineering now inferior or are have the safety standards declined? I would like to know because I am considering buying a Volvo as my ext car, but need to know if I should be reluctant to purchase anything manufactured after 99. It's not like a car company such as Ford went in and bought Volvo and simply let them keep all of their old marketing practices while they took in the revenue--that would be counter-intuitive, they must have changed something so that Volvo operated the way that they saw best for the best marketing results. So what has changed?
Thanks :]

Question #12:

New Real Estate Agent Advice?

I recently took licensing classes, passed my exam, and am in the process of affiliating with a small but longstanding brokerage. I'm really in unfamiliar territory here. I don't feel like class really taught me much as far as actually being out there, in the field, with all those contracts. They only prepared us as far as terminology, ethics, fair housing, etc. There was never once a practice of what it would be like to go through the whole entire process of selling a home. I talked to the other agents about it, and they all say "You just gotta get in there and do it!" I'm worried I will be just looking clueless when it comes down to starting a relationship with the buyers. I'm so lucky to have landed this job and I don't want to lose it because I'm unprepared. Can anyone help me get it together? I'm really a smart person, in fact I made the best scores out of everyone in my real estate course (not that it matters - nothing matters but that exam). And I have a sincere passion for this for so many reasons. I also happen to live in one of the few cities in the country that is in a real estate bubble, and the market is pretty good here. I'm scared of all the contracts, though. I hardly recieved any training as far as that goes. My company has some form of training, I'm not sure what it's going to do for me yet. I also question whether or not people will take me seriously as I'm young, and short, and (not to sound conceited) pretty. I wonder if they will see me as a silly girl playing dress up who needs to leave the business to the big boys. I have proper attire, though. I am competent enough to know not to do anything I'm not sure of, and to always get help where I need it, but I'm just wondering if anyone can give me some advice. It's getting ready to be my first day on the job: now what?

Question #13:

whether young girl practice nudity in shopping mall,park,market and street in USA.?

I find a some video in internate in which some young girls are completely nude,and are shopping in a mall,and walking in a crowded street,then going to a park and dancing in the road.And also riding bike in nude.Whether these video are genuine.whether young girl practice nudity in shopping mall,park,market and street in USA or in other country.If yes in which place they do so.

Question #14:

Is following the medium-long term trend the best way to spread bet currencies?

I just have a curious question on spread betting the foreign exchange markets or forex and if the best way to trade it is by following the medium-term to long-term trend, i.e. a few weeks to a few months? Is this the best way to trade it as this is what I did with my practice account and gained 426% in 2 weeks? Is this the best way to go about it as I know currencies usually trend long-term? Please help/advise. Thanks.

Question #15:

India! Help!.....................?

G = geography (landforms/physical features, population, climate, etc)
R = religion (top 3 practiced, # of people practicing each)
A = achievements (inventions, cultural advances, innovations)
P = political (types of government, leaders/administration, public opinion)
E = economic (money value, resources, job market: types of jobs & salaries)
S = social (fashion, entertainment, celebrities, holidays, food, media)
I need all of it, both then and now of India/South Asia.
Then as in 320 C.E - 550 C.E.
It's a REALLY big project for my history class. PLEASE PLEASE HELP.
This isnt even have of the project..

Question #16:

South Asia/India then and now!?

G = geography (landforms/physical features, population, climate, etc)
R = religion (top 3 practiced, # of people practicing each)
A = achievements (inventions, cultural advances, innovations)
P = political (types of government, leaders/administration, public opinion)
E = economic (money value, resources, job market: types of jobs & salaries)
S = social (fashion, entertainment, celebrities, holidays, food, media)
I need all of it, both then and now of India/South Asia.
Then as in 320 C.E - 550 C.E.
It's a REALLY big project for my history class. PLEASE PLEASE HELP.
This isnt even have of the project..

Question #17:

Are there any anthropological studies regarding forced assimilation/acculturation of hunter gathers....?

I'm looking for a theoretical framework specifically relating to changing food producing practices (i.e. a subsistence pattern focused on hunting to one based off of a market economy) and the effect that it may have on social customs/status.

Question #18:

In economics mostly characterized by laissez faire practice, but still use gov influencesin the market place?

This is an attempt to:
A) Correct the perceived inequity of the marketplace
B) Increase the efficiency of the marketplace
C) Ensure that individuals do not gain too much control over economy
D) Ensure macroeconomics stability

Thanks so much for any help.

Question #19:

Is a new investor like myself better to get some experience stock investing first before applying leverage?

I am 18 years of age and I will officially have a brand new, live share dealing account with my bank opened up this week. I have read books and have practiced for months on stock investing, spread betting and CFD trading. I don't, however, think I should immediately jump into leveraged products like spread betting or CFD's straightaway as I am a beginner to the financial markets regardless of the countless books I've bought snd read on investing and trading.

What I would like to know is, from an experienced investor perhaps, is if this is a wise decision, i.e. get some experience in actual share investing for maybe 2-3 years until I turn 20-21 years of age and then apply leverage such as spread betting or CFD's to make my portfolio grow? Is that a better idea rather than jumping right into leverage straightaway with spread betting and CFD's? Please I really need your help/advice. Thanks.

Question #20:

What is a good market to start finacial spread betting with capital spreads on a starting balance of £200?

I have been practicing since last year on the financial spread betting demo account with capital spreads and I'm looking to go live with it. The only thing is that I've lent most of my money to family members and am left with £200 available capital to trade. What I want to know is what is a good market to start spread betting with with such a small sum of money, i.e. a market that has the least volatility, doesn't move much in terms of £1/point and is best/easiest to trade for such a small sum? Please, I really need your help. This is a serious question. Thanks.





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