(now ive been thinking about all the loans and mortgages i would have to take out in the near future. and im thinking, do you think it would be best if i take out one huge loan and spread the usage over everything, university fees, house buying, furniture etc etc. if you dont think this Read more »
Category Archives: Society & Culture
If any company wants to deal with or have chinese factories Should the bosses/shareholders be forced to work?
(If any company wants to deal with or have chinese factories Should the bosses/shareholders be forced to work under the same conditions as their workers. No safety, dicensian sweatshop slave labour conditions where any complain can have you deemed a political subsersive to be imprisioned till someone decides they want a transplant from one or Read more »
Can a UK company sue a US based distributor for selling a Chinese manufactured product that has similarities?
(I UK company is threatening action against a US Based distributor for selling a product that may or may not have been reverse engineered in China. Without either company spending roughly $5000 dollars to compare both products there is no way to know. Can the UK based company sue the US distributor or would they Read more »
Google is another American company that failed in the Chinese market. Why?
(Time magazine correctly points out that, “Google has not been doing all that well in China . . . badly trailing the domestic Chinese search company Baidu.” Time acknowledges the failure of EBay and Yahoo in China. Why can’t American Internet companies succeed in China? Is it lack of intelligence? Arrogance? Both? Needless to say, Read more »
Has anyone had problems with the company called Chinese Voice/e-teacher group? Are they thieves?
(They’ll lure you into a 2 lesson trial whilst claiming it’s an opt-in contract. They’re trying to charge the company i work for by claiming they sent T&Cs, Durin the 2 lessons they’ll get a retention person calling you if you want to cancel in order to make sure that the trial period expires and Read more »
Should companies go with China’s terms or should they risk losing sales by refusing to x-fer technology?
(For many global companies, China represents a very attractive market in terms of size and growth rate. Yet, it ranks lower in terms of economic freedom and higher in political risk than other country markets because it has a communist government. Despite these risks, Volkswagen, Isuzu, and Boeing are just a few of the hundreds Read more »
Does anybody belong to the society of creative anachronism?
(I am interested in feedback about this organization. Does it take up a lot of your time per week/month? How much does it cost? I understand there is a annual fee to join the SCA. But are there hidden costs? Can anybody join? Plus anything else you may think of.) Answer Yea tons of time. Read more »
How do you open a building society account for a small club?
(We are a small group of motorcyclists. Basically, we have an annual tour in Europe. We want to save in an account towards our trip etc. 2 persons will be nominated to be able to withdraw monies. What do we need to do to open such an account?) Answer The two of you, plus proof Read more »
What annual wage do you think players like Lampard and Rooney should get?
(I’ve just read that The Fabian Society conducted a poll where people thought the top players should get £62,000 per year. Personally I think the annual wage for players should have a limit of £125,000.) Answer i think they should get about 150 grand a year.i really wonder what on earth they do with the Read more »
Including the direct and indirect costs,alcohol related collisions cost society about how many billions annual
(86?96?106?116?) Answer Indirectly it every one insurance rates. The directly charges are law, family, and other setbacks. I believe the prices is about what you said “BILLIONS”.
Can a chairman of Co-operative Housing Society change the order of an agenda?
(I just wanted to know whether a chairman of a Co-operative Housing Society, Maharashtra in an annual general meeting can decide to take a point first even if it appears at the end in an agenda without the consent of managing commitee For e.g –> If election of a new chairman is one of the Read more »
What is the problen to which the solution is the annual outing of the Surrealist Society?
Answer Why is the church hall full of fish and melting clocks?
Would society be happy when cars can do 60mpg, annual traffic deaths reduced by 50% to 20,000?
(Can these be achieved within 5, 10years? Just curious to know your thoughts! Thanks!) Answer If it were to happen instantaneously, yes we would if tomorrow we all woke up to see new dealerships with all these brand new cars with 60mpg’s under $20,000. Of course we’d be happy If we all woke up tomorrow Read more »
Has anyone ever attended the World Future Society’s Annual Conference? If so what is your opinion?
Answer I’m sorry, I haven’t, but it sounds like it would be long & informative.
Where is theNational Society for Histotechnology 32nd Annual Symposium/Convention being held here in Phoenix?
(We would like to attend but fo not know where it will be held) Answer Pheonix, is this a trick question?
Can u claim “annual subsciption to australian society of proffessional engineers if u are retired?
Answer No, you can only claim something that “helps” your career. You could see if there is a subscription rate for seniors card holders. Speak to their subscription department.
What bank or buiding society will lend me five times my annual salary?
Answer Not unless you have some equal value collateral (ie you are buying a house they can repossess). The bank cares only if you can make the payments with your salary and if you don’t can they get the money back by repossessing your car or house.
Does monthly inflation rate show inflation in society better than annual inflation rate?
(I want to know, for calculating inflation which index is more useful? monthly inflation rate or annual inflation rate) Answer Monthly would be the most current. Annual would the last twelve months.
How does one join the Royal Geographical Society? What are the annual dues? What does the society do?
(I enjoy geography and this organization intrigues me. The website is pretty barebones and doesn’t convey a lot of useful information. Can anyone shed some light on the subject? Thanks.) Answer It’s odd that you enjoy geography but can not navegate yourself around a very accessible website – the bones are not as bare as Read more »
7 week old rottie pup died suddenly..Why?
(Our 7 week old puppy died suddenly last night and we can’t figure out why. King was what we called him, he was the runt of 12 puppy’s. Two of the puppies died at birth and King was almost one of them but we managed to saved his life. They were choking on there tongues. Read more »