Does anyone out there know of a young, well managed company that would be a good investment?

March 112010

I have approx. $5,000 play money that I am willing to risk if the situation is right.

Use your own better judgment and do your own research.

I subscribe to many financial newsletters, and I am a fool for doing it. However, there are a few that consistently do better than the others. My favorite newsletter, recently recommended a stock that it feels will rise in share price about 150% in the next 18 months. Also, it pays an 11% dividend and has never missed or reduced payment. I purchased about a months ago. I feel pretty confident in this stock. Make your own decision.

Stock : ACAS

What’s it called when someone uses a name similar to a well-known company to try to get accidental attention?

March 92010

Not infringement, though, I’m pretty sure there’s an actual term… Like "Tommy HilfiNger" is a rip-off of "Tommy Hilfiger"…

Nope, infringement is the actual term. It’s trademark infringement, also misrepresentation. See reference at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark_infringement. To bring a suit against an infringer, one has to have registered the trademark, brand name, or logo. If you haven’t registered it, you can still sue for misrepresentation. Two things I didn’t know that I found interesting in the Wikipedia article:

1) The concept of "trade dress." To quote http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_dress:

"Trade dress is a legal term of art that generally refers to characteristics of the visual appearance of a product or its packaging (or even the design of a building) that signify the source of the product to consumers. Trade dress is a form of intellectual property."

2) "Trade dilution" (Again, I quote http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark_dilution)

"Trademark dilution is a trademark law concept permitting the owner of a famous trademark to forbid others from using that mark in a way that would lessen its uniqueness. In most cases, trademark dilution involves an unauthorized use of another’s trademark on products that do not compete with, and have little connection with, those of the trademark owner. For example, a famous trademark used by one company to refer to hair care products might be diluted if another company began using a similar mark to refer to breakfast cereals or spark plugs.[1]"

Neal Schon, Slash, Paul Rogers & Bad Company “Wishing Well”

March 92010

Great Jam Session with Paul Rogers (Formerly of Free), Neal Schon, Slash and Bad Company playing “The Wishing Well”

Duration : 0:5:59

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A well known company recently destroyed 2 rolls of film of my honeymoon photos. what can i do?

March 72010

Apparently the computer froze and destroyed all film being processed. The photos were from 2 disposable cameras. All they say is "sorry and here’s a $50 voucher". Is that it? Am i able to do anything else?

you can sue them,
dont cash or use the voucher.

EMAS well drilling, Part 1 of 2

March 62010

EMAS well drilling is a method for drilling small-diameter tube wells by hand, up to 100 m deep. The drilling method is a hybrid between washboring, percussion and rotary drilling. It permits to drill through all kinds of loose soils, as well as consolidated materials and light rock. It will not, however, penetrate hard original rock or boulders (e.g. ancient river beds underground). The usual diameter of the tube well is 37 mm.

The whole movie is now also available on blip at http://blip.tv/file/2445011. All EMAS movies are available at http://emas.blip.tv

Part 2 is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jw1ZY1ccmo

Movie made by Wolfgang Buchner, EMAS. More information on http://www.akvo.org/wiki/index.php/EMAS_well_drilling and http://www.emas-international.de/english/index_e.htm.

See more EMAS movies at http://vimeo.com/channels/emas

Duration : 0:9:26

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My employer is keeping me from seeing my commission reports. This is a well known company.?

March 52010

My employer is keeping me from seeing my commission reports. This is a well known company. Is there a lawyer that can give me some advice? I am the sole provider for my family. I can’t quit before finding another job. I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place. Any legal advice will be greatly appreciated. ALex

Get rich quick schemes in the capitalist business world, (buyouts, IPOs, conglomerates, acquisitions, mergers, and the stock market), do not actually work. Remaining solvent does not actually exist within false economics capitalism.

Profit existing in the capitalist business world, or millionaires existing within capitalism, is pathological deception committed by the 21 organizations spying on the population with plain clothes agents, (with covert fake names and fake backgrounds).

Actual economics is the persons paying the monthly business loan payments of companies voting at work in order to control the property they are paying for.

Capitalism is the psychology of imaginary parents, false economics, and the criminal deception of employees that are paying the bills (including the stocks and bonds, or shares) of companies.

Anti-democracy republicanism is the psychology of imaginary parents and false government.

Where can i get a low fixed rate student loan from a well known company?

March 12010

Also I want the one that you don’t have to pay until 6 months after college.
im only taking out 9500 for the first 3 quarters. and i have to pay it by next month the 15th. school starts in the summer.

Good luck getting a fixed rate in this economy. If you want any shot you’ll need a co-signer with great credit.

I went with loans from Huntington and I they’ve been good so far, decent interest rates (I think I was able to get 2/5 fixed), 6 month grace period, lots of options if I can’t make my payments, ect.

Anyone know the legalities of using a well known company name in my URL?

February 272010

Anyone know the legalities of incorporating a famous companies name into a url that I purchase for the purposes of selling said companies products as an affiliate?

I am not buying from then re-selling for more. I am drop shipping straight from the company.

My gut tells me this may be mis-representation on some level, but if used to enrich the parent company, little would come of this.

Your thoughts?

if you’re an affiliate you should have a trademark license agreement or otherwise jeopardize the relationship.

Battlefield Bad Company 2 PC Beta – Russian Assault

February 252010

Here’s more footage of the PC demo.

I have an HD4850 and a Q6600, both stock. At 1600×900 resolution and while not recording, I get an average of around 60 FPS on medium and 20 FPS on high.

This game plays very well, definitely not a console port.

Duration : 0:5:8

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How well will Company of Heroes run on this laptop?

February 252010

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220280
I’m planning on getting a laptop soon for college and also for some gaming. Will this laptop be able to run Company of Heroes at or near max settings? Any help would be appreciated.

Yea, it should run pretty smoothly 40-60 fps,try upgrading the procesor to a 3.0 ghz,might be choppy with more than 4 players and lots of expolsions.

But it will definently run smooth most of the time