What do you think of Target's policy on BCP?
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Well, right now our country is run by a bunch of right-wing extremist Christian idiots, who think they have the right to impose their beliefs on everyone else.\nIf that is Target's policy, what I would do is ask to speak to the store manager, and tell him/her that not only will you not buy your pharmaceuticals at Target anymore, but you will not shop there -- period. If enough people do this, they will change their tune, believe me.\n\nHere's what's funny: WalMart will sell you a gun & bullets, but not birth control pills. What a country!
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Hi Brian,\n\nI have a friend who was an early test patient for Beta, and it did her absolutely no good. But that was a long time ago, and I've heard good things about it since then. Unfortunately, I haven't heard anything good about it firsthand, so I can't vouch for it personally.
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First off,is it massage or message?If it's massage,I feel,offering a discounted rate will definitely attract more consumers to try it,if they have never done so before.Right now,most of us are put off by the high rates of these things-incluing myself,though I want to get massages atleast once a month.This alternative method will increase competiton & make it less expensive for people wanting to try it so,there will be an increase in business.I think that will be a good thing.
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If I understand the Fair Tax proposal correctly, it's essentially a national sales tax, with a rebate to everyone to cover some base amount of tax, which theoretically would protect people below the poverty level from paying the tax.  There seems to be substantial debate on what the rate of this tax would have to be to generate the same net revenue as the current income tax does - I've seen numbers ranging from a low of 23% to over 50%.\n\nThe biggest "pro" that I see is that it taxes the underground economy.  While nobody really knows how big that is, it's huge, and consists of people getting away without paying their share to support he country.\n\nCons: \n\nFor people below the poverty level, they don't pay tax now and wouldn't pay a net tax under Fair Tax, So it would seem that they'd break even to now.  But they'd get their rebate up front each month, then pay the tax throughout the month - how many of these people would invest the rebate, collect interest on it, then have it to pay the higher prices throughout the month?  Or would it be spent right away, then struggle even worse than now the rest of the month to pay the much higher prices for what they buy? But overall, they'd at least break even.\n\nMiddle class:  Since a pretty large percentage of their income is spent on items which would be subject to this new tax, would likely pay more through the year even with the rebate.  And according to the fairtax.org website, residential home purchases would be subject to this tax, pricing many middle class people out of the market for home purchases.\n\nHigh income:  Many people in this situation invest a lot of their income, so don't spend anywhere near all of it, so would make out well under this plan.
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There are 50 different BC/BS plans, one in each state, so it totally depends on what state you are talking about.\nIn my state, its a pretty good plan with decent prices, but in other states it is really not that good.\nSo, it completely depends.\nIf you are moving away from an employer sponsored health plan where the employer subsidizes your premiums and you are headed into an individual plan, be prepared for a very large price increase.\n\nAnd it is a very very good idea to get both ST and LT disability policies, if you can afford them.  They are relatively inexpensive compared to what you have to lose in income if you become disabled.
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This site is a nice, shiny ad, with a picture of a man standing in front of what appears to be an ICP-MS.  There is no explanation of what "Xytos" actually is, and the site actually says on it, at one point:  "There is little downside other than a possible waste of money and time"\n\nI think this is more of an effort to interest potential investors than it is an effort to address the needs of people with cancer.  For some reason that leaves a bad taste in my mouth.\n\nMaybe they are genuine, but they obviously haven't hired a marketing person who knows anything about cancer.
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Man, Target may be so crowded that you may become a ‘target’ of Black Friday. Please wear all protective gear, including knee pads, goggles and helmet…don’t forget to stay low when reaching for your purchases. ;-) \n\nMy advice to you is to attempt to be in the front of the line when they open in the morning and watch your back, people are known to push others down. Are you ready to rumbleeeee? ;-)\n\nBe blessed.
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I've written this kind of insurance for a few of my customers. Never anything as big though, stuff like an archery tournament where the prize was a truck. I work at an Independent Insurance Agency so I was able to shop around for the best deal, ended up purchasing a policy from Lloyds of London who will insure just about anything. Call a local Independent Agent and tell them what you need. You'll need to have details of the promotion and be able to give some kind of evidence as to the difficulty of winning the prize. For instance, on the archery tournament I had to get info on the length of the range, the size of the target, the type of bow involved and whether it was indoors or outdoors. Lloyds came back with a couple of stipulations: no mechanical sights to be allowed and no professional archers allowed, also the winner had to hit dead center, not just in the bull's eye circle. The odds were calculated at something like 1:1,000,000 that anyone would hit dead center, especially as it was an outdoor tournament. The premium for the policy was under $1000. SOMEONE HIT DEAD CENTER and the Ins Co had to pay out!\nGood Luck!
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Target business for sponsorship.
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I disagree with those recommending retailers right now.  That is a very volatile play at this time of year ... you're either going to make a pretty penny or lose your pants playing retail.  And it all comes down to basically the forecast of a few retail giants and analysts that they're about to release in the next few days.\n\nMy only exception to the retailer rule might be Best Buy or Circuit City.  I do like them this year, not because of AAPL (the iPod is not so much a "hot" item this year) nor the new video game consoles (which will be very low in sales due to no/low inventory).  I like them primarily because of TV sales.  I think the fall in gas prices and (perhaps out of ignorance) the election outcome have people willing to "splurge" on LCD TVs this year, since "splurging" no longer necessarily means thousands of dollars like years past.\n\nPerhaps the only sure bet with LCD sales is not the retailers themselves, but a manufacturing company like Corning (GLW) that provides key components - the actual super-thin glass in their case.  No matter who the actual TV manufacturer is (Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, Westinghouse, etc) nor who the retailer is (Best Buy, Circuit City, Wal-Mart, etc) the probability is the LCD TV you're looking at contains Corning glass.
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Wal Mart gave a one time donation to a gay organization concerned with equity in the workplace.  They had given similar donations to dozens of other organizations at the same time to dampen some of the furor over WalMart's employment practices in general.  Bowing to pressure from a conservative group, Wal Mart severed ties with the gay group.  \n\nYou EMail was of course a gross exagerration (like most emails advocatting boycotts, little truth to them).\n\nNo percent of profits were going to any groups, gay or straight.  These were one time gifts.  And the organizations involved who did receive the gift were only involved with workplace issues, and NOT the gay "movement" per se.\n\nChristian right wing groups will make little effort to stop Emails from being circulated, no will those who send them.  They stand to gain if the "untruth" still circulates, keeping their base agitated is the name of the game, not the truth.
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I was unable to locate any reference to such company on BBB, US and UK government records, or major search engines.\n\nIf this is a scam, which is possible, it is not widespread to trigger any news, or records yet.
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I don't know all of the ins and outs, but here are some:\n\n-- b2b, there are fewer regulations and limitations.  If a deal goes south, they sue you.  With b2c, there are a lot more consumer protections\n-- ethically, you have limitations on marketing with b2c: advertising to kids, getting kids' personal information, making financial claims, etc.  \n-- with consumers, you've got sales tax (I think only Illinois is trying to collect online sales tax, but others are discussion it).  If they were to charge it, you've got MAJOR issues with figuring out local taxes (It's hard enough with retail companies with several locations)\n\n\nGood luck
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depends on the site's policies.
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Makes me want to get my cap pistol out and shoot Tonto, Yahoo seems to have no rhyme nor reason as to what is a violation or what is not a violation. Some things slide and others you get a notice. I don't think they really have a set policy.
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Target Marketing\n\nAlthough they do run numerous contest and givaways for various reasons, something like this is to reach a target market. It is a quick and effective way to have homeowners willing give up their information for later use in a marketing campaign. This is also done with many other products that range from baby items, to beer sponsored events towards college age people. \n\nIt is all about the data and finding a way to to increase the number of drinkers/people buying your product.
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People do use these inter-changably (sp?)\n\n........................................\n\nThe OBJECT of the game is to win.\nThe GOAL of our iniatives is to increase sales in Kentucky.\nThe TARGET is maximum exposure in discount stores.\n\n........................................\n\nThe TARGET objective is to win.\nThe OBJECT of attention is increased sales in Kentucky.\nThe GOAL is to maximize exposure in discount stores.\n\n--------------------------------------------\n\nThery are not mutually exclusive terms and may be used somewhat inter-changably.\n\nNot what you were looking for, but this is a professional response.