Should Chicago be concerned more about the kids getting murdered or the Olympics?
Q. Chicago has spent 70 million just to bid on the Olympics. There will be budget overruns and end up costing endless amounts of cash. Daley's friends will end up getting the development deals and jobs. At the same time, kids have been getting murdered in this town left and right. There was just a kid beaten critical on the north side, after there was a kid beaten to death on the far south side.
Asked by jinglehimer36 - Thu Oct 1 15:34:05 2009 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Amen. There is no way Chicago would get this bid, no more than Detroit. You need to clean up the house before you show it. And will we pay this on our kids tab again like everything else lately? When does it end? I am betting that Spain gets this. Chicago is a bad idea. Rio is a good idea. At least they will not have to panhandle the money to fund it. Stupid idea; great question. Some people have zero common sense.
Answered by M W - Thu Oct 1 17:08:03 2009

Projects can fail for too many reasons to mention. Doesn't that mean we should keep records we can consult ?
Q. Alternative to keeping records is to believe "In my experience of the corporate world projects fail for any number of reasons including poor planning,failure of control systems,inadequate supervision,budget overruns,far too many to mention and record keeping really would have little to do with it,as keeping records does not solve fundamental flaws.you can keep as many records as you like,if a project fails it fails and keeping a record of it won't stop failure or prevent poor project management." But mightn't "project management" be simply keeping records which we can then consult? To avatar: Terrific. Thanks.
Asked by paladin - Thu Sep 6 18:19:52 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Nothing like a good track record to stay on track. The old addage goes. A smart man learns from his mistakes, while a wise man learns from other peoples. I prefer to be the latter! d;o) Avatarxz
Answered by Avatarxz - Thu Sep 6 18:28:39 2007

Do you think the time is getting ripe for a strong leader to step in and save the USA?
Q. I mean with all the bad economic developments, the record foreclosures, the loss of jobs, inflation, high cost of energy, middle class shrinking and lower class rising, budget and trade deficits, illegals overrunning our borders, not to mention the islamo fascists that want to chop off all of our heads...Do you think the time is ripe for a strong leader to save us?? A leader who is willing to break a few eggs to make the omelette and willing to play by his own rules?
Asked by ningis n - Sat Sep 8 01:14:53 2007 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Ya, and that leader's name is definitely not Hilliary, unless you have a deathwish and want to spread it with the rest of America.
Answered by G-Man - Sat Sep 8 01:18:35 2007

I need this made algebra problem cost 14.6 billion 484% more than estimate?
Q. Budget overruns. The massive roadworks project in Boston known as The Big Dig cost approximately $14.6 billion. This cost was 484% more than the original estimate. What was the original estimate of the I need this made into a algebra problem to find answer cost of The Big Dig?
Asked by Kim - Wed Apr 14 01:55:18 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Original estimate x (in billions): x + 4.84x = $14.6 5.84x = $14.6 x = $2.5 Answer: $2.5 billion was the original estimate. Proof: = 100%([$14.6 - $2.5]/$2.5) = 100%($12.1/$2.5) = 100%(4.84) = 484%
Answered by Jun Agruda - Wed Apr 14 02:01:56 2010

Is 0bama making Bush look good?
Q. Miss him? Bush's reputation might be ready for a rebound "While problems persist [in Iraq,] ... democracy does appear to be taking hold, the U.S. is on track to withdraw combat troops by August and even Democratic Vice President Joe Biden now calls the war in Iraq a success. "I am very optimistic about Iraq ," Biden said recently. "You're going to see a stable government in Iraq that is actually moving toward a representative government." At the same time, Obama already has overrun and overshadowed the soaring budget deficits and record debt that Bush ran up ... Gross federal debt in fiscal 2001, Bush's first year as president, was $5.7 trillion ; it was $9.9 trillion in fiscal 2008, his last full year. Obama's budget projects that the… [cont.]
Asked by gws35 - Fri Apr 30 10:13:43 2010 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Obama is making Bush look like a genius by comparison Not to mention the fact that the Obama administration is the most duplicitous, arrogant and corrupt administration in modern history
Answered by Thomas - Fri Apr 30 10:15:15 2010

how young is too young to stay home alone?
Q. my neighbor leaves her 12 and 9 year old home alone every day till 7pm at night... They never stay in the house they venture out there door all the time. Sometimes the 9 year old takes off to a friends house 2 streets away. the 12 year old seems "off" she kids about drinking Algol all the time, But I have no clue if its a joke. My daughter likes her as a friend and My son likes him too. But they have no rules with no one to enforce them, I have talked to the mother but she is clueless as is there father they say they "work" I understand ppl need to work to make ends meet but what happens when there are two parents, both work ? The school keeps calling me when there is an issue with the 9 year old They call his mom but in turn she has… [cont.]
Asked by cmcbmc1025 - Tue Oct 14 19:12:57 2008 - - 14 Answers - 0 Comments

Exactly where do we draw the line between something the Govt has a legitimate authority to regulate or if it..?
Q. Should mind it's own business and stop trying to run everything? Also I read that the dems have requested 197 billion more dollars in spending, running up the debt even more...only two months after passing PAYGO...Is that fiscal restraint, or stewardship? excerpt... Congress is considering a $220 billion "tax extenders" bill through which Democrats would increase from 15 percent to 35 percent the tax on private-equity and hedge-fund profits, confiscating $26 billion. This is in addition to a new 3.8 percent Obamacare tax on interest and dividend proceeds on incomes exceeding $250,000. Democrats also plan a $10 billion crude-oil tax. Expect fewer deals and pricier gasoline The Education Department requested $26 billion in emergency funds… [cont.]
Asked by Bulk Vanderhuge - Wed May 26 11:50:13 2010 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. There were a few areas of concern. The first was allowing those who are in charge of the "Liberal Agenda" to rewrite American history. The great movement in Texas to delete key historical figures and change the telling of historical facts. Another has to do with the so called "Health Care Package". Making it "mandatory to carry health care whether one can afford it or not. To actually force payment for this illegal package by taking money from ones privately owned income (a form of search and seizure), and not having a say it the decision making. We are talking about a health care package that none of the members of the house or senate are willing to participate. This is closely a disregard of the 4th Amendment. The relentless… [cont.]
Answered by The Mick "7" - Wed May 26 16:48:55 2010

this problem solving has got me beat. no wonder it's a challenge problem.?
Q. Imagine you want to paint the world's largest smiley face on the world's largest billboard. The billboard is as long as a football field (goal line to goal line) and has a height-to-width ratio of 3/5. The store was all out of industrial-grade yellow paint in the 5-gallon can, but offered to sell you the quart cans wholesale at $2.85 each plus tax. The budget committee has only approved exactly enough money to buy 190 cans by the gallon (based on your previously quoted price of $14.19 per gallon plus 4% tax). You notice that the label says each five-gallon can covers 4,420 square feet if you only put on a single (although rather thin) coat. You had planned on using three coats due to weather deterioration/the environment. This project… [cont.]
Asked by 1st squad - Tue Jun 9 23:29:10 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Break down the problem. Billboard size is 100 by 100(3/5) which is 100 by 60 feet Smiley face must have a diameter of 60 ft Area of the face is pi(r)^2 which is 3.14(30)(30) which is 2826 sq ft but subtract out the area of each eye which we know is pi(150)(150) which is 70650 sq iches PER eye. We know there are 144 sq in in a sq foot so divide the 70560 by 144 and get 490.625 per eye so multiply that by 2 to get 981.25 sqft. So subtract that from the sqft of the face which is 2826 - 981.25 = 1844.75 sq feet for the face. So this is a start. Just keep on following the logic of the problem and you will get there. Step by step. Good Luck!
Answered by Robert - Wed Jun 10 21:21:52 2009

Why is the U.S government spending $592 million to build a massive U.S. embassy (w/ apt. buildings) in Iraq?
Q. On the west bank of the Tigris river the U.S. government is constructing its largest embassy to date. It seems that spending $10 billion a month on the policing of Iraq isn't enough. This massive project is surrounded by a huge wall so that the fortress can't be seen from ground level. It can only be viewed from the roof of the Babylon hotel, across the river. The budget for completion is at $592 million. But as recent as today the project is anticipated to overrun by another $144 million. The sprawling fort will sit upon 104 acres of desert surrounded by a wall that is "impregnable" from any physical attack. Wasn't the ship, the Titanic also termed as unsinkable? Pointed remarks aside, it will be just about the same size as Vatican… [cont.]
Asked by Hannah Montana - Sat Oct 20 07:33:08 2007 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Because America has become no different than any other communist country. Lies, greed,secrecy. Why do we have billions of dollars unaccounted? Why are we buying steel from China to build a wall instead of using American steel? Why are we selling off American interests? Why can't you shop in any Mall, and find clothing made in America? Why are jobs leaving the country and illegals brought in to fill minimum wage or less jobs? Why has this administration blocked all investigation by declaring everything executive privilege and classified? Big brother has taken over and leaders no longer care what the people want. Vote out incumbents who don't work for the people. It's our last chance to change government. Wake up!
Answered by jackie - Sat Oct 20 08:10:03 2007

How do you go about building a solid walkway down a slope? What materials would be best?
Q. My parents' home is on a hillside and for years they've battled with the walkway leading to it from the driveway. There's probably a foot or more of gravel on the walkway, but it gets overrun pretty quickly by grass, or the gravel washes to the bottom and causes problems with drainage. I've been looking for information on how to build a stable walkway for them of either pavers or poured concrete and so far I've found very little about what else needs to be done with it being on a slope. Any helpful tips would be greatly appreciated as my father has recently started using a wheelchair and we're concerned about the chair making ruts or getting stuck in the mud when the spring rain starts. Also, hiring a contractor is out of the question,… [cont.]
Asked by abbignome - Sun Mar 8 17:10:34 2009 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments

A. Actually concrete is by far more lasting.I have included some insight for you in this search link. My Best Ohhh,now were talking ADA.Search code for ADA code on walkways
Answered by Rachel Lee - Sun Mar 8 17:22:30 2009

Do you think America is the source of corruption and filth in Western culture?
Q. I m sorry if I seem to be belaboring a point but I have to get this out! The fast food culture that has spread around the world and is almost solely responsible for the obesity epidemic and skyrocketing diabetes rates, began in America because the American free market philosophy didn t restrict these companies from taking advantage of human weakness to make a profit. The same thing is going on with all those phony American religions like Mormons, JW s, Scientologists, Adventists, Christian Science, Exclusive Brethren all these affronts to humanity began in America and flourished in the American free market philosophy and have spread throughout the world leaving poisoned minds and wasted lives in their wake. Then there s American TV and… [cont.]
Asked by Desiree - Thu Feb 19 19:46:15 2009 - - 13 Answers - 0 Comments

A. No. For part of your 'problem' in this question - you are replacing the responsibility of people owning their own lives (ie: the whole food thing) and blaming their inability to 'push away from the table' or get up and exercise on a country, when really it is up to the individual to take responsibility for themselves...or not - their choice. And it is really easy to say "I would do everything within my power to protect my country from being overrun" and yet not support the very people and actions that, while sometimes distasteful, are required to do that very thing. I grew up in a community of SE Asians displaced by some of the times mentioned - and I can tell you unequivocally that they are glad we were there and they are here. There… [cont.]
Answered by phrog - Thu Feb 19 20:02:26 2009

Any ideas on where we should holiday?
Q. My two best friends and I are wanting to go on a two week holiday next July. The problem is that we are all quite different: I want to get a tan yet go somewhere where there is still culture, one of my friends likes having something to do rather than lying on a beach all day, and my third friend is not too fussed. We aren't keen on the clubbing scene or places which are overrun by tourists and we are three young women going alone so we don't want somewhere where we will be hassled or has a dodgy rep! I know it may seem like a tall order but does anyone have any ideas on places they have been to that they could recommend that you think would appeal to all of us i.e has a beach as well as activities? We do have a budget of up to 800 each (a [cont.]
Asked by Li Bova - Tue Oct 28 21:51:17 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

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Answered by Mohamed M - Wed Oct 29 13:27:10 2008

MAGIC THE GATHERING, Opinions on RED/BLACK Goblin deck?
Q. Working with a budget so these cards are all not very much $$$. And this isn't a finalized deck just a bunch of cards thrown together and I would like any suggestions to improve it. Key to deck is to spam many goblins and goblin tokens as fast as possible and use */* creatures to bludgeon opponent until they die. Or use the massive force of goblins to overrun the opponent. Creatures (31) RED (16) 4 Mogg War Marshal 2 Goblin Warchief 4 Lightning Crafter 4 Horde of Boggarts 2 Reckless One BLACK (15) 4 Prickly Boggart 4 Frogtosser Banneret 2 Boggart Harbringer 3 Mad Auntie 2 Wort, Boggart Auntie Spells (17) 4 Brightstone Ritual 4 Dragon Fodder 3 Empty the Warrens 4 Goblin War Strike 2 Order/Chaos Lands (14) 7 Mountains 3 Swamps… [cont.]
Asked by Dylan O - Mon Jul 20 00:14:32 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. one MAJOR card your missing is Goblin Assault It will keep the goblins coming and its a pretty irritating card with dolem's gate... Also don't know if its in there but a card that came back in M10 and was in scourge was goblin siege commander he created 3 1/1 goblins and could throw them at people for like 2 or 3 damage can't remember exactly hope that helps
Answered by thaProdigy - Mon Jul 20 00:33:47 2009

With this and overwhelming evidence in Vietnam And Desert Storm, why won't people Admit the AK-47?
Q. is superior to the M-16 M-4? Why? Explain? Is it becuase those that know the AK was better is dead? In 2008 Afghanistan firefight, US weapons failed! In 2008 Afghanistan firefight, US weapons failed! washington it was chaos during the early morning assault last year on a remote U.S. outpost in Afghanistan and Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips' M4 carbine had quit firing as militant forces surrounded the base. The machine gun he grabbed after tossing the rifle aside didn't work either. When the battle in the small village of Wanat ended, nine U.S. soldiers lay dead and 27 more were wounded. A detailed study of the attack by a military historian found that weapons failed repeatedly at a "critical moment" during the firefight on July 13,… [cont.]
Asked by DynoDiKk - Sun Oct 11 14:55:53 2009 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Wow. Quite a rant. I did not read it because this is a subject that is close to my heart. The AK-47 is superior weapon to the M4, but you cannot take accurate, long-range shots with it as you can the M4. However, the M16 has always been plagued by malfunctions under stressful conditions. It is plagued by malfunctions under any conditions. When it is cleaned to the specifications of the USMC, the buffer return spring rattles in the stock, making it sound like a toy. And having Mattel stamped on the same stock (M16-A2) does little to alleviate this feeling. The AK-47 can be dropped in a mud puddle, picked up and fired. The M4 runs on CLP more than bullets and you pretty much have to stop the war to clean your rifle. These… [cont.]
Answered by jeligula - Sun Oct 11 15:09:19 2009

Risk Mgmt Question/Calculation?
Q. Teloxy Engineering was contracted to design/build 10,000 units of a new product. Mgm felt this product could be done so at a low cost. One small component was required to build the product to be purchased for $60 in the marketplace. Mgmt budgeted $650,000 for purchasing/handling of 10,000 components plus scrap. The engineering team discovers the final design will need a higher-grade component that sells for $72 versus the $60 that was budgeted for therefore equals cost overruns. The manufacturing team says that internally they can produce a max of 10,000 as req'd at $40 cost with $100,000 setup fee but has never manufactured this product before. % defective is 0,10,20,30,40 and probability of occurrence is 10,20,30,25,15. All defective… [cont.]
Asked by Aspiring Project Manager - Thu Apr 3 14:20:47 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I had difficulty in understanding the question so I'll just make a few observations. Let me know if this helps or if I am on the wrong track. Initially, the budget was $650,000. A $60 component was to be used in each part leaving $50,000 to produce all 10,000 items ($5 per item). This does not seem realistic given the information provided further down. The $60 component has to be replaced by a $72 component so now the cost to produce 10,000 items is now $720,000 and assuming nothing else changes in the manufacturing process, the added $5 per item cost budgeted for above brings the new cost estimate to $770,000. Now all of a sudden, the manufacturing team says the cost per item will be $40 (not $5) plus a $100,000 setup fee, so the… [cont.]
Answered by unmasked - Sat Apr 5 12:37:35 2008

Building Contract Agreement question?
Q. If a builder's contract says the following: "Builder will make changes to the Plans and Specifications after Owner's written authorization to Builder for such changes.." does this mean that ANY changes to the contract, including cost overruns, has to be approved by me? For example, if a septic system was budgeted for $9,000 but actually cost $19,000, would it be required for me to give signed consent for this overrun? Because my builder spent $36,000 in overruns without my knowledge or signed consent. Do I have a legal leg to stand on here? Thanks for your help.
Asked by gentle understanding - Thu Jul 24 09:50:34 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I assume that the builder is actually a general contractor that is building the house on your land. If this is the case, you are 100% responsible for any cost overruns. If you are buying a house in a subdivision and when it's finished you settle, then any cost overruns or expenses not agreed to up front is the builders respons. I'm sure there is more to this story then you posted. However, based just on what you have posted, this has to due with changes and not money. The builder will only make changes if they are in writing. For example: we offer a standard house with set options. If you want to add or change something (like an extension), this request MUST be in writing and signed by both parties.
Answered by Real Estate Guy - Thu Jul 24 14:09:40 2008

What are your thoughts (part 7)?
Q. Restore the Readiness of the National Guard and Reserves * Barack Obama will provide the National Guard with the equipment it needs for foreign and domestic emergencies and time to restore and refit before deploying. He will make the head of the National Guard a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to ensure concerns of our citizen soldiers reach the level they mandate. He will ensure that reservists and Guard members are treated fairly when it comes to employment, health, and education benefits. Develop Whole of Government Initiatives to Promote Global Stability * Integrate Military and Civilian Efforts: An Obama administration will build up the capacity of each non-Pentagon agency to deploy personnel and area experts where they… [cont.]
Asked by racism is unbecoming - Wed Sep 3 18:41:42 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. That is one long question, lady. Don't you realize that we can't read.
Answered by Earth Needs Oil - Wed Sep 3 18:44:41 2008

What do U think County spent millions on welfare for illegal immigrants' American children?
Q. San Bernardino County spent nearly $64 million in state and federal money last year to provide welfare benefits to the American-born children of illegal immigrants. Illegal immigrants aren't entitled to welfare. But their citizen children are. Nationwide, one-in-three immigrant-headed households uses at least one major welfare program, compared to 19 percent of native households, according to the Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington D.C.-based think tank that advocates immigration reduction. In California, 192,660 citizen children are getting welfare checks passed through their illegal immigrant parents. That costs $546 million a year in state, federal and county funds, officials say. Some lawmakers say it's an expense… [cont.]
Asked by xXx BOMB SHELL xXx - Mon Jan 18 21:11:37 2010 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. that greasy girl just does not stop does she, they do not pay taxes if they are getting welfare. these kids don't deserve to be called Americans, they are just as bad as the criminals who gave them birth, send them packing and don't allow these hispanics to receive a damn thing.
Answered by the crow - Tue Jan 19 07:57:58 2010

can anyone simplify this for me?
Q. Man has lived in the Sudan for at least nine million years and the valley of the Nile which wanders more than 4,000 miles from the lakes of Central Africa to the Mediterranean may well he the cradle of civilisation rather than the Euphrates. About four centuries before Christ the Ox-driven water wheel which still plays a vital role in the country's economy, was introduced to the Sudan. At the same time came camels, brought with them by the Persians when Cambyses invaded Egypt in 525 BC. Homer knew of the Sudan and his countrymen visited it, to barter cloth, wine and trinkets for gum arabic, spices and slaves. Nero sent a reconnaissance expedition far up the river but the commander's experience with the "sudd" (Arabic for obstruction), a… [cont.]
Asked by L!nd$ey - Tue May 4 20:14:23 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Honey, that's asking far too much for a favor online. Read the damn chapter and don't look for the sparknotes way out.
Answered by Rachel - Tue May 4 20:18:02 2010

Why do liberals believe the Government is their Savior?
Q. Dept of Education created to improve our education system - Failure Dept of Energy created to get us off oil - Failure Medicaid/Medicare going bankrupt admin abuse, fraud, and overruns Social Security going bankrupt with only massive tax hikes seen FEMA - failure all around Transportation - we have crumbing roads and bridges a Census Bureau that has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on a largely unusable hand-held computer and risks being unable to accurately count the nation s population on time a Consumer Product Safety Commission that has lacked the needed budget and quorum to protect citizens against dangerous imported and domestically produced products a Department of Veterans Affairs that allowed a backup of almost 400, [cont.]
Asked by Liberals make me laugh - Tue Oct 13 13:26:02 2009 - - 19 Answers - 0 Comments

A. They like their lives to be out of their own hands.
Answered by The fed up matthew - Tue Oct 13 13:30:07 2009