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October 10th, 2008  Central Air conditioner leaves basement too cold and 2nd floor too warm

Hello, I have a two story house with a basement. The stairways are open style on both floors, permitting easy air flow between floors. Two Carrier furnaces (recent vintage- DC motors with electronic controls) connected to two Carrier (recent vintage) AC units are used. My problem is the continuing shortage of cold air upstairs while the basement is very cold. The service company has checked it and says this is the best equipment available. However they are not especially imaginative. One idea I had was to put an new air vent in basement with a new duct (maybe hanging on the outside of the house since it would be difficult to find an inside the wall route) routed to the attic and then piped into the 4 problem rooms on the seco...... - 2008-10-10

 email address for a hotel in mexico

Iwant the email address fo the hotel Plaza Las Glorias in Los Cabnos Mexico pleaseHello and thank you for your question. The contact information is Plaza Las Glorias Cabo San Lucas 114-312-20 800-342-2644 and the email address is gbermudez@sidek.com.mx I found this via the Google cache at http://216.239.37.104/search?q=cache:mSaoLvro0-gJ:www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m0VOU/1_304/75100511/p1/article.jhtml+gbermudez%40sidek.com.mx&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 By the way, here is a collection of reviews of the hotel http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g152515-d153087-Reviews-Plaza_Las_Glorias_Cabo-Cabo_San_Lucas_Los_Cabos_Baja_California.html Search terms used: hotel plaza glorias cabo Thanks...... - 2008-10-10

 wedding industry

In sales dollars, how big is the wedding industry in terms of product and services sold ?Hello, janyce-ga! An accurate number is hard to find since the wedding industry encompasses so many goods and services. Here are the most recent, (and often diverse) figures from my research. MARKET SIZE ============ From the WeddingBrand Report http://www.weddingbrand.com/wedding-report.html "The 2006 U.S. Wedding Industry is expecting slow growth with 2.2 Million estimated weddings and an average estimated wedding cost of $26,400. "The market value for items directly associated with weddings could reach $58.5 Billion. Including direct and indirect items the total market value could reach $139.8 Billion." "While this is a 2.97% de...... - 2008-10-10

 Proper Dress at a wedding

In this circumstance, the wedding is at 3 in the afternoon in a catholic church and the invitation does not specify any type of dress. The groom and groomsmen are wearing pinstriped tuxes with vests and long ties (Ivory for groom and a green for groomsmen to match brides mades dresses which are long) the mother of the bride is wearing a forma burgundy dress and her escort is wearing a traditional tux with a burgundy vest and long tie. The father is deceased. The mother of the groom is also deceased, what should the father of the groom wear? He will have a traditional black tux but the debate is on the vest vs. cumberbund and bow tie or vest and long tie and if a cumberbund and bow tie are acceptable should they be something other than ...... - 2008-10-10

 Wedding Rings-The Symbol of Love

Now that you have decided to tie the knot, the most important question is the kind of wedding ring that will symbolize the marital status of the couple. Wedding rings have always been a symbol of everlasting love between the couple. It’s strange to know that though women have been wearing wedding rings for eons, men started wearing it only recently, since the Second World War to be precise. It’s important to decide upon the type of wedding band the man wants to wear, as this might be the only piece of jewelry that he may wear in his lifetime. So a myriad of decisions have to be made before selecting the perfect wedding band for the man. Firstly, the ring should match the personality of the individual wearing it. While choosing a men’s we...... - 2008-10-10

 Wedding Rings: Open the window of your heart

A wedding is definitely a joyous moment in one’s life. It’s also an exhaustive event. Aside from the basics like searching for a marriage venue, the wedding dress and the reception, another important thing that needs to be done is to find a prefect diamond wedding ring for your sweetheart. Usually, most couples prefer a diamond wedding ring set because diamond is the only thing that complements love brilliantly. For those who are much into rings, a diamond wedding set is perfect for you because it can serve as an engagement ring and the wedding ring all at the same. If you have enough money, you can gift your special someone diamond engagement ring and diamond wedding ring separately to show your love. Tradition of Diamond Rings Diamon...... - 2008-10-10

 Dating Tip: When To Take It Slow

The popular phrase of ‘take it slow’ is normally used by our elders to warn us of the potential problems associated with moving too fast. It is sometimes a piece of advice and sometime a sort of warning. When you come across these three words ‘take it slow’, what is the most important thing that you remember? What your heart feels when anyone counsels you to take it slow? Many lyricists have written great poems on ‘take it slow’. Let’s delve further into it. Take it slow is something which is recommended very frequently. When we get involved in a relation, we should not move fast. Suppose you fall in love, it is not always advisable to propose him or her at once. Just give the other person some time to know you, some time to understand yo...... - 2008-10-10

 Career Options For MBA Graduates

Graduates of Masters of Business Administration (MBA) programs throughout the UK have a wide variety of career options ahead of them. There are a number of factors that can determine the marketability of a particular MBA graduate. Some MBA programs have a particular focus amongst their faculty and their curriculum, which makes its graduates particularly attractive to certain industries. As well, the success of an MBA graduate while in school can determine the type of position they can gain within the corporate world. Finally, MBA graduates who have done work in their field of interest, whether it is an internship or a temporary project, can gain the attention of potential employers. MBA graduates who excel in all areas of study and profes...... - 2008-10-10

 Changing Careers

Looking for a change of direction - want to do something new with your career? Just because you're moving into a new sector or new area of work, don't think you have to start from the beginning again. You have a career behind you a lot of which potential employers will be really interested in! What do you have to offer? Remember, lots of employers are more interested in general attitude to work, ability to learn, and transferable generic skills, than specific training and in-depth technical knowledge of their area. It varies of course, but if you can demonstrate the right attributes many employers will be happy to provide training to fill the gaps. You have what employers are looking for - work experience and transferable work skills. Y...... - 2008-10-10

 Looking for online self-paced introductory undergrad statistics course 3 credits

Where can I find an online, self-paced undergraduate level Introductory Statistics course of 3 credits that costs $400 (or less :) )from an accredited school (I need to be able to start the course immediately and finish it in a month)? Thanks!Hello alfajor-ga, The parameters you’ve set for your Introduction to Statistics Course make it tough to meet your requirements. I’ve found a course that you can start any time and have 6 months to complete but it costs $495 plus some additional fees. I’ve also found another course that costs $285 for residents and $585 for non-residents but specifies that the minimum time to complete the course is 12 weeks. I’ve found several courses that would meet your cost and other require...... - 2008-10-10

 Intro Finance Assignment Due by midnight on march 27th, 2005

You recently invented a new board game and have done some market research. Your research indicates that board games generally have a five-year life cycle with annual sales estimated to be: Year 1 2,000 units Year 2 5,000 units Year 3 5,000 units Year 4 4,000 units Year 5 2,000 units The game will sell at a competitive price of $25 per unit. Variable costs are $12 per unit and fixed costs are $8,000 per year. You plan to manufacture the game "in-house" and thus require an initial capital expenditure of $60,000 and net working capital of $2,500. The capital equipment has a CCA rate of 20% for tax purposes and a salvage value of $20,000. Your marginal tax rate is 20%, and your cost of capital is 16%. Required: Calculate the NP...... - 2008-10-10

 Sole Proprietorship and Taxes

I am currently employed full-time by a company and make ~100k per year. My state of residence is Minnesota. In addition to my full-time job, I am interested in consulting during the evenings and weekends. For my consulting work, I will be invoicing my clients on a monthly basis and I expect to receive a 1099 form each year from my clients. The consulting I will be performing is analysis driven and I am not too concerned about liability. For the first year, I only expect to make between 6k-10k. Here are my questions: 1) Is it necessary for me to set up a Sole Proprietorship? What are the advantages/disadvantages of setting up a Sole Proprietorship? 2) How do I go about setting up a Sole Proprietorship in Minnesota? A link to an o...... - 2008-10-10

 credit card debt "charge-offs"

Freddie used bad judgement when he was in college, and racked up some $8000 in credit card debt. Five years ago, all of his credit cards were canceled by the creditors because he was unable to make even the minimum monthly payments. Over the five years he has been hounded by collection agencies, so he moved and changed his phone numbers, but eventually they caught up with him and started calling him again. When some of the collection agencies offered to "charge off" the debts for significantly less than the actual amount of debt, he saved up and made the payments because it seemed like the quickest way out of this situation. Now Freddie has been contacted by a collection agency about his last remaining credit card debt, at a substantia...... - 2008-10-10

 Interest deduction for real estate bought in a different state

My brother and his girlfriend are planning to buy a house together in Nashville, Tennessee. They could not qualify for a loan because they do not have an established credit history. I agreed to help them with the loan. Some relevant information: - I live and work in California, pay taxes in California. - I have not owned and do not currently own a house in California, I currently pay rent. - I am not married and earn ~70K annual income. - My brother and his girlfriend are not married and earn ~25K annual income (each) - The house costs ~$220,000 and we are paying 20% down payment for the FHA loan with 6.75% rate. - I will be the only person on the loan in order to qualify for a better rate. - All three of us will be on the title. - I ...... - 2008-10-10

 corporate whistleblowers - backlash

Corporate whistleblowers ? I need many reputable articles about how corporate whistleblowers suffer from bringing to light unethical issues. This backlash should include: 1. impacts on their existing career 2. difficulty in finding new jobs because they are seen as whistleblowers 3. any other negative impactDear Jay, When you say "reputable", do you mean all kinds of articles from websites/journals with good reputation (i.e., "New York Times" and not "National Enquirer") or only to peer reviewed "academic" articles?Yes, I am looking for sources that folks respect. For example the new york times magazine ran an article about a woman who blew the whistle on enron and now is unemployed and when she is interviewed for work she is unab...... - 2008-10-10

 Childhood ideas applied to succesful businesses

What businesses have applied any or all of the following wonders of childhoosd into their organisations? Innocence, Passion, Unconditional love and trust, Bravery and persistence, Ideas and imagination, Total self-belief, and Wonder itself. I know this is a big one, hence the big price.For the researcher answering this question - if possible can you do your answer by 8am Sunday 8th May please (PST)Hi dtnl42-ga! I know that the ideal time you want this question answered has elapsed. But I would like to know if you still want this one answered at this particular point in time? If YES, what would be the new deadline? Thanks!YES PLEASE! However I need it asap - within the next 14 hours if possible - i.e. by 8am British time Tuesday! ...... - 2008-10-10

 Buying Used Business Application Software

What are some issues that large enterprises need to consider when purchasing used business software applications? For example, various websites are offering for sale used or surplus copies of software applications such as Oracle database or Lawson financials at up to 75 percent less than the cost of buying new software. This seems to good to be true so I'm looking for issues to consider before buying the software to make an informed and intelligent decision.Hello mollydog, Thank you for your question. My initial reaction is that selling used software is legal and ethical IF the seller no longer has the software installed on any machine AND has not used the existing software license to obtain an upgrade at a discount. For examp...... - 2008-10-10

 Merging databases with more than 250 columns

I’ve got two databases. One has about 150 columns and the other has 800 to 900 columns. I need to merge them into a single comma delimitated file. I tried MS Access but there is a 255 column limit. I’m looking for any or all of the following: - a MS Access work-around. - a free db utility that will allow me to complete this merge (or very low cost) - a company/ individual who will do this merge for me at minimal cost The project is for a client. Please don’t respond with information about how a 1000 column table is bad db design. The client will use it to upload into their internal systems and I just need a merge solution. Thanks.Hello, cclegg06: If you have Delphi, you can use the DB Explorer tool to perfo...... - 2008-10-10

 File Types

I would like know if there is a database on the internet that I search in order to get all the file type. For example, .Doc ->Microsoft Word Document. PDF->Adobe Acrobat File etc. Is there a database on the internet that keeps track of the different file types, what are they (audio/text etc), and what application do they bleong to. I did try on IANA, but the file types they have limited.hilals... Without a doubt, the most extensive database of file extensions on the internet is FileExt.com, with a current database of 18,379 records for unique file extensions. Naturally all these extensions cannot be listed on a single page. Their alphabetical index starts on the following page, and there is a searchbox to look up a specific ext...... - 2008-10-10

 Votes on proposed UN Security Council Resolutions

I have found the texts of United Nations Security Council resolutions at www.un.org. The votes on each elude me, though. I would like a comprehensive list of votes of each country on every proposed Security Council resolution, if you can find such a list. Those that were not adopted are of particular interest to me. I would be grateful if you could find the same for General Assembly resolutions, but that is of secondary importance. ThanksDear Blossom, I believe the information you are seeking can be found at the U.S. Department of State, Annual Reports to Congress -- Voting Practices in the United Nations, http://www.state.gov/www/issues/io_ann_reports.html. The information is available for 1997, 98 and 1999 - once you select a yea...... - 2008-10-10

 Outsourcing Security - Why it is a bad idea.

I would like to know why it is a BAD idea to outsource security for a firm with 5000 employees? We currently have a highly trained security staff in place. We have firewalls, internal, external network and host based IDS systems, strong security policies and procedures. Additionally, I would like specific examples of security outsourcing catastrophes that other firms may have experienced.Hello and thank you for this question. Outsourcing, whether it be long-term or short-term has core cause and affect symptoms that currently aren't being remedied. It has both pros and cons and depending on how you’ve outsourced your security, it can turn out to be good or bad. There is a great article posted on Network Magazine site and it v...... - 2008-10-10

 laptops screen resolution

The question is, what is the percentage of laptops sold in the US have a maximum screen resolution of 1024x768? A breakdown of laptops sold and in use by maximum screen resolution would be even better.Hello Jeff I have researched your question and been able to locate a breakdown of the available laptop/tablet PC screen sizes. This includes the resolutions that each screen size should be able to work at. I have though been unable to locate an answer to the percentage of *laptops* running at a screen resolution of 1024x768, what I have found is a percentage of all PC users (desktop, laptops and others combined). Would these results be acceptable as an answer? Please let me know by posting a clarification to this question. palito...... - 2008-10-10

 Syncing mac computers

I have two macs on two different floors of an appartment building. Is there any program that will allow me to sync chosen folders through the internet (not a network)? I know of FolderShare for windows, is there something similar that will work with macs?Hello Betz, Could you provide a little more information about your set up? - which version of MacOS you are using (both systems) - do you have any firewalls between the two systems - do you have a common username on both systems - do you want changes to be "one way" or "bi directional"? For example, if machine A updates a file, it will be moved to B, but not the other direction. There are a few different methods that can be used but which one will depend on how you expec...... - 2008-10-10

 Source for price and dividend history for Union Carbide Corporation.

Where can I find and download the quarterly price and dividend history for the stock of the Union Carbide Corporation (Symbol UK)from the years 1970 through 1986?smsarge -- I can provide a link to a historical price chart listing the price of Union Carbide stock on every day during the period in question, as well as a link to a chart listing all stock splits and dividends paid (with dates)from 1917-2001. These would allow you to extract quarterly information and make adjustments for price changes due to stock splits. They would also allow you to manipulate the data in any other way that interests you. Would these lists be a completely satisfactory answer to your question? markj-gaYes. Those links would satisfy as answer to ques...... - 2008-10-10

 MEDICARE OR SELF EMPLOYMENT TAX ON VOLUNTEER

IS THE PAY PER CALL TO VOLUNTEER FIRE-FIGHTERS MEDICARE TAXABLEHowdy fatherburns-ga, A reminder of the "Important Disclaimer: Answers and comments provided on Google Answers are general information, and are not intended to substitute for informed professional medical, psychiatric, psychological, tax, legal, investment, accounting, or other professional advice." With a few exceptions, such as "expense payments under an accountable plan," it appears that in general that the "pay per call" income earned by a volunteer firefighter is indeed subject to FICA (also also known as Medicare)taxation. Here is the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) article on exactly this subject, "FICA Taxation of Volunteer Firefighters." http://www.irs.gov...... - 2008-10-10

 Fictional poisons

I have read several fiction books where a character is killed using an 'untraceable' poison. I was wondering if an untraceable poison exists and if so how does it work, as after a person dies the poison could not be processed by the body any further and therefore should still remain in the body. Pope John Paul I is rumoured to have been killed by the mafia using a poison of this type.Hello, Here's what I've come across about untraceable poisons. I'm not sure if any poison is "untraceable" per say, but there some which may have no test for them yet, or as you say break down so quickly before the person dies as to be at undetectable levels at the time of death. In fact, an "Unsolved Mysteries" episode last week in re-...... - 2008-10-10

 Need Copies of selected nespaper articles from over 2000 newspapers daily

I am looking for an efficient way to get copies of newspaper articles (ones that feature positive news about companies, people, entreprenuers, etc.) appearing in over 2000 newspapers witin 24 hours after they are published. Visit the following Web Sites for more info: 1. www.newslink.org - Listing of over 2000 newspaers in US. 2. www.thatsgreatnews.com - the products we make from the news articles.rroscoe-ga, Interesting challenge! For starters, please have a look at this link: http://news.google.com/news?as_q=&svnum=10&as_scoring=r&sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD%2CGGLD%3A2005-04%2CGGLD%3Aen&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=top+%7C+best+*+lawyers+%7C+schools+%7C+restaurants+%7C+doctors+%7C+hospitals&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_nsrc...... - 2008-10-10

 Publishing an article

I recently had quite an experience while travelling. I wrote a 6000 word diary which friends have read and found very interesting and amusing. I wondered if there was any way to sell it to be published. The emphasis on the diary is travelling to the wrong half of Greece while on holiday and getting from one side to the other. Another emphasis is being Jewish while on holiday. While they fit in well together in this article, they could be seperated. I would like to know who to approach, the best length for an article such as this so that I could edit it to the desired length and a range of fees that may be paid.Hi Shaffer, Thanks for your question! Sounds like you've had quite the adventure. As a part-time freelance writer, I've c...... - 2008-10-10

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