May 22,2009

Today is Friday SENIORS last friday of school ever. I'm so happy that we only have 3 more days left of school. Then we are out of here until graduation practice for June 5th. Then on June 8th that is graduation day. YAY. I can't wait until tonite. I am hanging out at home. Then tomorrow I am going to tech to take the placement test. I'm so excited. Then after that I will be going to my sister's house to hang out over there. Then on Sunday me and my dad are hanging out. Then on Monday I will be going to my grandma's house to go swimming. For a cookout. Grill some steaks, and some shrimp. That is going to be so good. I can't wait. Next weekened I will be going shopping for 2 new pair of jeans and then I will be getting a graduation dress.

May 21, 2009

Today is Thursday. I am so excited that the weekened is almost here. SENIORS get yearbooks today. YAY. I can't wait to go swimming this weekened. And Memorial Day is almost here. I think I might go swimming on Memorial Day. This weekened is going to be so much fun. I might go out with my sister. Seniors only have 4 days to go. And seniors don't have to go to school friday of next week until the time of Senior Picnic. I can't wait. Senior Picnic is going to be awesome. For tonight I might go to my sister's house to hang out with her for a while. I need to get this girl Brittany to do my hair. She usually does a good job.

May 20, 2009

YAY today is wednesday. One more week of school for SENIORS!!! I'm so happy. And can't wait for College. That is going to be so much fun. I'm going to my sister's house tonite. When I get there I will be doing Economics homework. I don't have any anatomy homework except the take home test that we will be getting on Friday. This weekened is going to be so much fun. The take home test will be on the Urinary System, and then on the Reproductive System. I can't wait till next week. SENIORS get yearbooks tomorrow.

May 19,2009

My day is going really good. This weekened I had filled out graduation invitations. Then I went to my sister's house and watched a movie. On Saturday me and my friend Brittany went to the Uniform Advantage store because she is a nurses assistant and needed new workclothes. Then we went to the mall and she got baby clothes for her son Luke. Then I went to my granma's house, I went swimming, then I ate ribs, and spagetti. It was really good. On sunday I went to my grandma's house layed out in the sun, swam in the pool before it rained on me. Then I watched TV and then I went home to my sister's house. Hung out over there. Yesterday I went to my sister's house and she helped me with my homework, went home to watch one tree hill.

May 14, 2009

Yesterday was a good day. I went home from school packed my bags. And I went to my sister's house. When I got there I had to finish homework. So after I finished homework, I ate and then I went to watching TV with her and Zack. Then Zack left and went to work. I slept in the game room, and then in the middle of the night there was a cockroach crawling on me, and I had to kill it. When I woke up this morning my sister made me coffee and then i had a piece of cheese toast. Then I came to school and went to first block. I read my book. Then I took notes. It was great.

May 13,2009

My day is going good. I took a nap in 1st block today. I was so tired. I went home tomorrow and took a nap. Then I woke up and watched TV. Then I did my homework. Then I had a cassarole my mom cooks all the time. Then I read a book, and then I tried to untangle my sisters necklaces. There are 3 of them that are stuck together.

May12,2009

My day is going really good. First block I took notes, then I listened to my Ipod, and read a book. Yesterday I went home took a nap because I was relly tired. I woke up about 6. Then I ate a granny smith apple. It was really good. Then I watched TV. Underworld Evolution came on so I watched that movie. Then after that went off I read a book and then my sister came over to fill out invitations for her house warming party that she is having the last day of May. And then I watched One Tree Hill. The ending made me mad. But I can't wait until next Monday to see what happens. Then I watched Wizards of Waverly Place, then Hannah Montanna, Then Family Guy. And after that I went to sleep. Tonight I am filling out my Graduation Invitations. And I will be sending those off tomorrow.

This weekened

Friday night I went out with my sister to go to walmart to get her a timer for her fish tank. Then we went to San Joses for our friends 21st birthday. After we left I went to my grandma's house to spend some time with her. I also helped her clean hosue for Sunday, and cook for Sunday. Then I went to my sister's house to watch The Reader. That is a really good movie but weird at the same time. Then I left my sisters house at 1 in the morning. Then I went to my house. Then on Saturday I slept in really late. Woke up at 12, then went to my grandma's house to go swimming. When I got there I got in the pool. My aunt told me that it was my cousin's 14th birthday. So we stayed out in the sun for about an hour. Then we went to Walmart to do grocery shopping, and for a birthday cake. We went to The dollar store to get birthday baloons. Then we went to Little Ceaser's in West Columbia because my grandma lives in Cayce. Then we went back to my Grandma's house. Then we ate the pizza, chicken legs, chicken wings. Then we watched the movie UNINVITED it was really good. It made me jump. Then After we ate my cousin was up at the lake, with her dad and her brother. They came back, we had given her presents, then we went back to the pool for about another hour. Then I went back to my house. Then on Sunday I got to sleep in late. Then I went to my granma's house for Mother's Day. We hung out there for about 2 hours. Cooking on the grill and swimming. Then after we ate, me and my sister went to our other grandma's house to eat and swim for a little bit. Then we went back to my granma's hosue. Then we went to my sisters hosue. I went to target with her, and then we went to walmart. Then i left to go home to get my homework went back to my sisters house, she helped me with my homework. Then about 11 i went home to go to bed.

May 8,2009

My day is going good. I sat in Prob and Stats and did my anatomy homework, and I also did my Economics homework. In anatomy i had to color a worksheet, and in econ i had to answer questions in the back of the chapter. And in second block we will not be doing anything in here. So I think I might finish reading today. And then in 3rd block we are playing monopoly which i totally forgot to bring my monopoly board at home. And in anatomy 4th block i will be taking a lot of notes, and then we will get a take home test and then it is the weekened. I am going to my sis house tonight and we are going to go out to eat for our friends birthday. YAY I can't wait. On saturday i will be at her house layin out in the sun, and then on suday it's mothers day and we are going to my grandma's house and then i will be going to my other grandma's hosue.

May 7, 2009

Last night me and my sister went to target to look for a welcome rug for her front porch. Then we went to the mall to look for my gradma something for mothersd day, the SC place did not have carolina coasters last night, so then we went to wal-mart on bush river road and we got my mom a garden shovel, a mat for your knees when your out in the garden, we also got her gloves, we got her a clip on bug spray. We also did not get my grandma anything because our mom got her something and she was going to put our names on it. Well my day is going good. In first block I did review questions, and then i read my book some more, then i took a nap. And then I'm in second block right now.I can't wait for friday because i get to go over to my sisters house because my mom's friends are comming over and i don't like them. So i have a place to go whenever they come. I'll lock my door whenever they come because i don't want them to go in my room.

May 6,2008

Today is going really good. Yesterday I had a great day. I had passed all of my classes. I also studied for a quiz in Probability and Statistics. I also studied for a test that I have today in anatomy. When I took my quiz today I got a 100 on it plus 3 extra bonus points of a worksheet that I had turned in today. So now i got a 103 on the quiz. I felt good to get 100s on quizes and tests in that class. In 2nd block we will be doing notes. In 3rd block we will review for a test that we have tomorrow. I can't wait to study for that. Tomorrow in Prob and stat we will review for a test that we have on Friday. I can't wait for that either. And this weekened is Mother's day weekened. Me and my sis are going to go shopping for our mom for Mother's day. We will probably get her a new necklace or a bracelet. And on Sunday my dad's mom is opening her pool up so me and my sis will be going swimming over there. On friday night i will be going over to my sisters house again. on saturday we will be going shopping and then we will have a party for her boyfriends brother's girfriend who is turning 21. And then we will be going out to eat that night too.

May 5,2009

My day is good i got a 98 in prob and stat and then i have a 78 in marketing 2 and i'm not sure about any other grades that i have in my other classes but i think they are pretty good.

Friday May 1

Today is Friday, i'm so happy. I can't wait for my weekened to come. I get to hang out with my sister all weekened. We are going to party at her house. Then we might go to the mall, I don't know. When I get there I am going to help her cook hamburger helper. We had spagetti last night, and lasagna the night before, and it was good. Then we will prob watch tv, or watch movies, or play video games, or go out to the movies or do something fun. Then on Sunday me and my dad are hanging out. That's the only day that he gets off of work. So that's our day to hang out and go out to eat or help him with his new house. I think he still has some stuff that needs to go up there, if so i'll be the one to take it up there, so I can get used to driving from here to downtown Rock Hill.

Thursday April 30

My day is going good I watched Tv with my sis last night and she cooked me food and then i watched NCIS and then i went to watching something else i don't even know and then i went to my house to turn the fishtank off and then me and my sis sat on the front porch and hung out and then i went into the game room and slept in there on the futon bed that is really comfortable and then i woke up and had 2 poptarts and toast and then came to school and had my teacher give me the answers to the classwork and then the homework that was really great, and now i'm in second block chillin.
In anatomy yesterday i did the pig heart disection and it was really gross but i did it anyway and then i left the house to go to my sis in hamlet south i did look
and this weekened i'm going back over there because she is having people come over there for a party and i'm gonna be chillin over there

My Day

Today I'm going to be disecting a freshly bloody pigs heart in anatomy 4th block. And tonight i'm going to my sis house for the night and party, or watch tv all night, and then i'm helping her move her fish tank to the new house, and her desk to the new house, and then this weekened i don't know what we're doin probably party some more.

My Day

My day is good I'm the only daughter that lives with my mom, my sister moved out this past weekened, and tomorrow I will be staying over at her house, and this weekened comming up. And we are going to party till the sun goes down till the sun comes up, and then sleep in all day. \
But my sis's house is 2 min down the road from me in hamlet south or west i forget.

Assignment for Monday, April 27th

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's biggest wildfire in more than three decades — a blaze four miles wide — destroyed dozens of homes Thursday and threatened some of the area's world-famous golf courses at the height of the spring tourist season.
The flames, fed by tinder-dry scrubland, forced hundreds of people to flee, and some took shelter in the House of Blues honkytonk.
The fire got within 1 1/2 miles of Route 17, the main coastal road that links beachfront towns and is lined with fast-food restaurants, beachwear stores and trinket shops. By Thursday evening, the flames were about 3 miles west of the highway.
The blaze scorched about 19,600 acres, or about 31 square miles, over the past two days and then veered north, heading away from the high-rise hotels that line Myrtle Beach. There were no reports of injuries, and authorities said they had not determined what sparked the flames.
Fueled by dry underbrush and highly combustible swamp peat, the blaze leveled about 70 homes and damaged 100 others early Thursday as the fire jumped a four-lane highway. The flames also forced authorities to evacuate 2,500 people. Some returned home Thursday evening while, at the same time, a couple of miles north, police told people to leave 30 other homes, an order that was lifted after a few hours.
Horry County officials said in a statement Thursday night the fire was 40 percent contained. Holly Welch, a spokeswoman for the South Carolina Forestry Commission, said crews had successfully used plows to hold off a portion of the blaze but noted that the situation could worsen if winds were to start blowing Friday in an unexpected direction.
"While we think we have things secured, that could all go out the window tomorrow," she said.
Much of the damage was concentrated at Barefoot Resort, a sprawling complex of houses, condominiums and golf courses separated from the main route through Myrtle Beach by the Intracoastal Waterway.
"The house is completely gone," said Rachel Plaga, a 38-year-old nurse, who later began sobbing. "It was like Armageddon back there. There was nothing. Everything was gone. My whole life. My kid's whole life. It was horrific."
Another woman who broke down in tears had to be helped to a seat by a Red Cross worker.
Garry Alderman, Horry County's fire chief, described some homes as left with only "skeletal remains."
The fire appeared to hopscotch through the neighborhood, which was draped in a thick haze, and some of the rubble still smoldered hours later.
One home was burned to its slab, while the brick house next door appeared undamaged, an American flag still flying.
At another home, the car in the driveway was charred, but the only damage to the house was melted vinyl siding. At one address, everything burned except the garage door, which remained standing.
After they were evacuated, some 200 residents spent the rest of the day in and around the nearby House of Blues, where officials gave them updates. Hours later, they were ushered inside to watch a video of the fire damage because they were not yet allowed to return to their homes. In all, some 450 people sought help at area shelters.
Officials said the blaze appeared to die out at Barefoot Resort by midmorning, only to move parallel to the waterway and away from the area's major golf courses. Authorities worried it could jump the channel, a canal as wide as a football field that separates the city's main drag from the homes of retirees and people who help run the area's golf courses, hotels and other businesses.
Just a few miles south along the coast, people were unaffected. Golfers kept their tee times and tourists spread out on the beaches. Hotel managers, who offered vouchers to the evacuees, said they could not even smell the smoke.
As ash fell, the governor issued a state of emergency, and schools closed early. But North Myrtle Beach Mayor Marilyn Hatley managed to promote the area while announcing the number of homes destroyed.
"Certainly come on to the Grand Strand area and enjoy yourself," Hatley said.
But along Route 17 near the fire, businesses lost customers, and the thick smoke chased mini-golf customers from Gail Taylor's Hawaiian Village Golf. She had only had two customers all day — both evacuees who were trying to kill time.
"I knew it was going to be like this when I opened up this morning," Taylor said. "People aren't going to come out and play golf when they're scared."
The fire started several miles inland Wednesday, near subdivisions and golf courses that have been carved from forest and swamps over decades. On Thursday, state forestry officials said they issued two citations to someone for starting a fire that got out of control, but it was unclear whether that person had started the massive blaze.
The area remains prone to wildfires that spring up in the woods and scrub. Horry County Fire Rescue spokesman Todd Cartner said this week's fire was the worst blaze since some 47 square miles burned in 1976.
Dense vegetation made the fire hard to fight, Cartner said. Crews used plows and tractors to cut firebreaks through heavily grown patches called Carolina Bays.
The shallow, egg-shaped depressions pockmark the coast and range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. They are densely filled with plant life and often have boggy bottoms where peat, if it catches fire, can burn for days or weeks.
Tropical downpours are often the only thing that can extinguish such fires, said state Forestry Commission spokesman Scott Hawkins.
About 100 firefighters joined backhoes and six airplanes fighting the fire. "We have the resources. We need to get a weather break," said William Bailey, public safety director for North Myrtle Beach.
Myrtle Beach and the surrounding area is the anchor of the state's $16 billion annual tourist industry, drawing college students looking for a cheap spring break destination and families who fill miles of budget hotels in the summer.
Tens of thousands of golfers visit each year, and some of the region's courses are among the best in the nation.
Maureen Hodge and her 79-year-old husband spent the past five weeks enjoying a golf vacation at Barefoot Landing until early Thursday. Hodge, 62, said they left with only what they were wearing and their medications.
The Bangor, Maine, resident said she would like to get back for her golf clubs.
"I don't know if we'll ever come back," she said, laughing. "But this is a once-in-a-lifetime thing."

Provide in depth responses not just the one or two sentence ones that "most" of you usually give. Be thoughtful and educated in your response.

My response to this article is that when i found out about myrtle beach having wildfiires i was shocked mainly because i didn't think that part of south carolina could attract them.

Thursday

TWILIGHT is awesome. And EDWARD CULLEN is so hottt!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today's Thursday

I can't wait for tomorrow. I'm not comming to school, I get my nails done, and my toes, and I can't wait. My Friends are comming over and we're going to have a cookout, and play cards, and then prom on saturday. I can't wait, I have a hair appointment at 11:30 and then pics at 5:15 and then dinner at california dreaming at 6:30. I can't wait.
Friday night me and my friends are watching TWILIGHT !!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY

Stocks lean in early trading

Techs retreat in the morning as investors consider economic news and Intel's report. Dow seesaws.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Tech shares tumbled Wednesday morning, dragging down the Nasdaq composite, as investors mulled Intel's quarterly report, while blue-chip stocks were little changed.
The Nasdaq composite (COMP) lost 17 points, or 1%.The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) was down 5 points and the S&P 500 (SPX) index eased less than 2 points, or 0.2%.
Economy: Consumer prices posted their first year-over-year decline in more than half a century.
The Consumer Price Index slipped 0.1% in March. Economists surveyed by Briefing.com had expected the CPI to rise 0.1%. The CPI rose 0.4% the prior month.
The core CPI, excluding volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.2% in March, beating expectations of a 0.1% increase. The core CPI also rose 0.2% in February.
For the full year, the CPI declined 0.4% - its first annual decline since August 1955.
"It's hard to believe that we've only declined that much," said Dan Cook, senior market analyst at IG Markets in Chicago, adding that he expected the housing crisis to drag down the annual CPI more than it did.
Industrial production fell 1.5% in March, after falling a revised 1.5% in February. Economists surveyed by Briefing.com thought it would drop 0.9%. Capacity utilization fell to 69.3% from 70.3% in the prior month. Economists thought it would fall to 69.6%.
Another report, the Empire State index improved to negative 14.7 in April from negative 38.2 in March, surprising economists who were looking for a smaller improvement to negative 35.
Later in the day, the Federal Reserve will issue its beige book, a gauge of economic conditions around the nation.
Intel: The chipmaker posted a 55% drop in quarterly profit after U.S. markets closed Tuesday. The results topped Wall Street's estimates, but shares fell 5% Wednesday morning as Intel (INTC, Fortune 500) chose to not issue a formal sales guidance. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company blamed the weak personal computer market for the decline, but said it sees a bottoming of PC sales.
Intel shares fell 4% in early trading.



I chose this article because it was interesting and i like marketing.

Hard Rock to reopen as Freestyle Music Park

1. Will the new management be successful with the new theme? I think it will if you are adding music to the park. I think everyone that likes the different kinds of music will go, also if I was going to a theme park I would want to listen to music and have a good time.
2. What are some things you would add to the theme park if you were the new management? I don't think I would add anything else.
3. How will the economy effect tourism to this theme park if it isn't associated with Hard Rock? The economy will go bad I think, if you are buying a million dollar park and you put rides and music and then change it to something else, I don't think people will want to come, and I also think business for them would be bad.

Radiology Business Management Association

http://rbma.org/
RBMA is a not-for profit association of radiology business management professionals.
RBMA provides resources to keep radiology professionals on the leading edge. RBMA offers members exceptional educational programs and continuing education sources, direct networking with industry professionals, invaluable products for running a successful business and much more!

I chose this article because I thought it was interesting. Plus I think it would be fun to go into this association.

1. Will these discounts work? Yes I think it will.
2. Is the economy that bad as to where people will not travel on vacation? No I think if you wanto to travel on a vacation, that shouldn't stop you from going.
3. Does it hurt in state residents decision to travel to in state vacation areas? I think it does, becasue people are living there.
4. Would it hurt the economy more to offer these discounts? I think since the economy is bad enough that shouldn't matter.

Tips for saving money on summer camp

1. What are your thoughts on summer camps? I think summer camps are good, because kids can go to them and have fun with friends, and they won't be at home all day doing nothing.
2. Are they worth the money in this economy?I think they are, if kids want to go to them then they should.
3. What are some alternatives to summer camp that you can think of? They can go off with their family to the beach, or they can go over to a friend's house to go swimming for the day.

Unemployed strive to ‘find something’

1. Are these people doing the right thing to gain a job? I think they are if they want to get one then they should just keep trying to get one, and if you can't get one then go for the unemployment, but even that might not be enough, and even social security might not be enough, but it is still money.
2. What could they do to make themselves more appealing to prosepctive employers? They can try to persuade people that they really need a job, and just keep going back to those places that you have given applications, and they might eventually give in.
3. If you became unemployed, how would you go about finding a job? I would go to different places, applying as much places as I can and keep going back at the ones that you think you might want to work at and they might give you a job.
4. Are those with degrees more able to get a job or is the economy so bad that it doesnt matter? I think if you really want a job then keep going back, and i think if you can't find a job then the economy is really bad that people don't want to hire anyone else.

Upstate restaurateurs hope to grab piece of pizza business

1. Do you believe that the owners did a good job of market research? I do, I think it is great that they have opened up a store for food and then later at night turned it into a sports bar.
2. Do you feel as thought this business can be successful or are there too many sports bars and pizza places to go to? I think it will since the two guys have been in the restuarant business for 18 years.
3. With the economy, how can they make sure this business survives? They can attract more people from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. monday through saturday, and on sunday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m..
4. How would you markt this business to possible customers? Give your bets sales pitch!! I would have advertisements about the great food for the magazines, newspapers, tv, radio, and possibly the internet. I would try to come up with catchy phrases that people will want to eat there and then for the people that drink a lot come back at night for the sports bar.

Dora makeover

1. Why is this such a problem for parents? Parents do not want their kids watching some cartoon character to look like they are dressing up for a nightclub or something.
2. Do you believe that Mattel and Nickelodeon are trying to stay with the kids that have grown up with Dora? I do think so, and I also think that Dora has to grow up sometime.
3. Would you be an upset parent? No I wouldn't.
4. Is this just another marketing campaign for Mattel and Nickelodeon? Are they helping or hurting their program and Dora goods? I think it is a marketing campaign. I think they are helping Dora and not hurting the program.

Five Years in Review: The Minneapolis Real Estate Market

Poised on top of the real estate mountain in 2003, it's hard to imagine so much change in the Minneapolis real estate market in the last five years. While the bubble has certainly burst and it's no longer a seller's market, key elements like long-term value of Minneapolis real estate as an investment and the quality of life available to residents has not changed. Even after five years of change, the world of Minneapolis real estate is still a great place to buy a home for you and your family. 2003 was a banner year for the housing market across the United States. In Minnesota, 39,440 people were gainfully employed in the real estate and rental industries with a combined annual payroll exceeding $1,237,000,000. Clearly, real estate was lucrative for sales professionals involved in the booming market. Sellers benefited from bidding wars over their homes. Houses could not be built fast enough to meet the exceptional demand for homes in the market. Over the next two years, the strength of the economy and the housing market caused lenders to start granting adjustable rate mortgages and larger mortgages than people could actually afford. Lending practices got very loose as bankers were caught up in the housing market frenzy. Add the risky business of real estate speculation to the equation and it soon became clear that some of the growth in the housing market was built on shaky ground. Builders and lenders wanted to continue the exponential growth of years past, and by 2006, it was clear that far too many new homes were sitting on the market unsold. New home building slowed to a stop by 2007, and because builders could not get new homes sold, the value of homes across the country started to drop. Analysts called it price adjustment for the over inflated selling prices of years past, but homeowners simply saw it as less value in their investments. Once the dust settled in 2008, however, homeowners realized that although their homes had lost a bit of value, their homes were still solid investments. Compared with the performance of stocks and 401Ks, home equity was a solid place to put hard earned money for those willing to keep homes until the economy began to pick up speed. While the past five years in Minneapolis real estate have been filled with drama, one thing a smart investor realizes: current prices in the housing market make this the ideal time to buy. Houses and condos that were once out of reach financially are now less expensive and ready to be purchased. In addition, the influx of one-time homeowners that now want to rent homes instead of paying over-inflated and financially dangerous mortgages makes this the ideal time to venture into rental property ownership. Rentals are a great way to invest and make money in the current economy. The future is anyone's guess, but one thing is certain: Minneapolis real estate is one of the best ways to invest in your future. Over the long haul, it's sure to pay off; thanks to the strength and bright future of the city's schools, commerce and the entrepreneurial spirit of its residents.
1) I chose this article because I thought it was very interesting. I think it is funny, that the real estate business are rolling in some high money.

Extreme dollar-stretching

1. Is this too extreme at this time in the recession? No it is not, if you want to cut back on money then that's what you have to do. If your saving money in case one day you might lose your house or something happens then you won't have to worry.
2. Do you or your family do any saving to this extreme? If so, What? No, but I guess we should start.
3. Do you think that eventually we will all have to save 50% or more of our income each month? Yes I think we should in case something bad happens to the economy and people can't pay for the houses then they might need to start saving in case something like this happens.
4. What are other methods that you may know of to save more money? Not shopping as much, buying all the foods that go on sale, and cut back on driving so much so you won't have to pay $40 dollars.

Myrtle Beach hopes expanded summer activities will draw more tourists

1. Could this be a good idea? Yes it could, because if Myrtle Beach is adding new attractions, then a lot more people will come, and they will get more money.
2. Did it hurt Myrtle Beach that they are going away from students and bikers and push more toward families? Why? Yes, because when students and bikers come to Myrtle Beach they buy a lot of stuff, and Myrtle Beach is getting more money. Since they are pushing that towards the families then the bikers will still buy things, but not as much because they won't have anthing that will interests them, since they are adding new attractions.
3. What would you do to encourage tourists to MB during this recession?? I would encourage them to make the new attractions for everyone and not just little kids or adults so they can have more people there.
4. Are free activities what MB needs to do to gain tourists? If it says they will then yes, but I also think that is a bad idea because they will not make money off of the attractions and then they will have to close it down.

Entrepreneurship

1. What are your thoughts on the comments on this article? I think young people can start a new business, if they go to college and get a degree on it, because if you start before going to a business class you will not do well.

1. Research the three types of risk (economic, natural, and human) Writing down what each part represents and give an example.
Economic- Economic represents money. Example: the economy.
Natural- Natural represents something that is made from the ground. Example: corn.
Human- Human is the peope around you. Example: Barack Obama.
2. How do they protect against each risk from the aspect of a business owner or entrepreneur? They protect against each risk by revewing all of their income, how how much of that money goes out, and if their is some money that is getting lost then they have to go over their reviews and find the reason for the money being lost. They also can monitor how much of their money goes places. To protect their business from an entrepreneur is knowing how much money you have and if you come across an entrepreneur make sure you do not give out large amounts to them because they might take your money.
3. Have them find the website for About Retail Industry. It is part of the About.com network. And answer the specific questions here:
a. How much money per year do businesses lose through theft and employee error? $2,500
b. What is the majority age of shoplifters? The majority age of shoplifters is early teens.
c. What is the average theft amount per incident?$50 billion
d. What is source tagging?The process in which disposable anti-shoplifting labels are incorporated within the merchandise during the manufacturing.
e. What are the three major retailers that are using source tagging?Sensormatic, ADT, Ipod
f. Find another article on retail theft and name it. Also, write a short paragraph summary of the article illustrating the main points.Retail Loss Prevention Manager Job Profile:
The managers are responsible for the minimizing of the financial loss of their company. That includes theft, and vandilizing. They want to prevent the theft, and the vandilizing. In doing so they are trying to set up programs on how to prevent ways of theft, and vandilizing.
g. Why do you think people shoplift? I think people shoplift because they want something that they don't have and they think it is fun to go and get that and get away with it.
h. What are the advantages for a retailers using source tagging? They can get more money, and they also can get more customers.
i. Do you think About retail industry would be a good source for information for a business owner. Who or why not? I do think it will be a good source, they are making money off of them, adn their business is going good so they should keep doing it.

Richard Branson, Founder Virgin

1) What do you know of Virgin? They had started out being a record company, and then they went to making cell phones, then It is a global brand name in the 21st century.
2) What are your thoughts on beginning a business from scratch and making it into a multi-billion dollar corporation? My thoughts are that if I were to start a business from scratch, I would get a lot of people to work for me, and then I would make their schedules that says they are not working too much, but enough to get them to make money. They can work for 8 hours and have a lot of money working for $10 an hour.
3)What kind of marketing techniques did he use? He had used advertising, he used bargains to get people to come to work for him.
4)Do you think that you are born to be an entrepreneur or become one through schooling and learning? I think I will become an entrepreneur by going through schooling because if I go through schooling I will know how to become an entrepreneur than trying to do it without becomeing experienced.

Entrepreneurship

1)If you were to start a brand new business all from scratch, What would it be??
If I were to start a new business on my own it would be: Ashley's Chocolate Shop.

2)Who owuld be your target market??
My target market would be children, teenagers, and adults who love chocolate, and candy.

3)And What types of strategies would you use to bring in your customers and get them to stay??
I would use advertising (posters saying if you come to Ashley's Chocolate Shop you can get chocolate free if u come within the next 15 minutes.) Also if you come you will get a coupon saying you have $10 dollars off on the next $20 dollars purchase of Chocolate.

Frito-Lay tries to enter minds, lunch bags of women

1. Will this new strategy work for women.
I think it will because if women are so self-consious about their weight and they want to snack but not hardly gain anything from it, then the frito products will be good for them.

2. Men, or think like a man, would this hurt your consumption of baked goods?
I don't think it would because the men are self-consious about what they eat and so they might want to eat the frito products to help burn their calories just like the women do when they eat their products.

3. Is frito-Lay making the right move here?
I think they are for the women.

4. What could they do for men?
They could cut back on some of their calories, so the men can eat their products to, if they are self-consious about themselves.

When Interviews Go Wrong.

1. Post what you thought was interesting about this article. I thought this article was interesting to know what to say or think about when someone is interviewing you. I think that you should prepare yourself with the information that you would think they would ask you and then you should say it over and over again in your head to know what you will say in case you get nervous you wouldn't trip over your words you will have it prepared.

S.C. open jobs, jobless often don’t match up

1. Post your thoughts.
I think it is really bad that people are losing their jobs and they can't find another job out their.
2. What could be done about the growing number of jobless that are not meeting the specifications of the open jobs in South Carolina.
You could get rid of the people that are losing the companies money and then you could hire the peope that you think would know what to do.

The Top Jobs for 2009

1. Of these 10 jobs, which grab your attention the most?
Energy.
2. Is your desired career field listed, if not, then research it and find out where it stacks up in today's economy.
Yes it is.
3. What skills would you need to have to pursue the career you are looking for?
You need to work well with oil, gasoline, and the power companies.

Electronics Technician

I chose this job because I like electronics and I thought it would be interesting to be working with electronics and to take them apart clean them and put them back together.

Commercialism in classroom: Publisher defends non-book products as way to spark interest in reading

1. What are your feelings on scholastic selling non-book items to chilcren in schools? I don't think it is a good idea.
2. Is this ethical?
No


3. If you were a parent would this bother you? Yes


4. If you were scholastic, would you change your item list? yes