Archive for July, 2009

How to file a motion for a change of Venue in Florida Immigration Court?

July 31, 2009 - 3:35 pm 2 Comments

How to file a motion and what is the procedure for a change of Venue in Florida Immigration Court? I need to change from Miami to Tampa - I already have the proper form, but what is the procedure?

You can do this yourself.

Go the the court clerks office with all of the paperwork. Different courts use different methodology to decide whether a venue change is allowed or not. But it usually needs to be a matter of legal due process or legal authority to be approved. As the previous poster said it is unlikely to be allowed for convenience.

What shows are appropriate for six year olds and how much should they watch?

July 31, 2009 - 3:34 pm 15 Comments

My daughter is six and I let her watch a little television between homework and supper. Sometimes, well my sister says so, that when she babysits my daughter my sister will let her watch MTv and VH1. Usually she watches some Disney Channel and Nick. I don’t like shows that sarcastic or swear. Does anyone have any ideas on what she should watch and how long? I don’t want her wanting to watch tv more than read like my little sister.

We let our children watch 1.5 hours of tv a day - 3 shows. Disney is okay. Nick is okay but there are some shows on there that we think are rude and obnoxious and they’re not allowed to watch them. My kids haven’t asked to watch MTV or VH1 but I would say no if they did at this age.

What concerts are a must to see in England or Eastern Europe?

July 31, 2009 - 3:34 pm 1 Comment

I am planning on going to either England or Europe next year with a few friends. So far Ive heard of download festival and fields of rock. Are there any other concerts that are a must to see? Any suggestions?

The Glastonbury Festival in Somerset (England), it’s on at this time every year (the last one finished just a week ago) and it’s big.. VERY big. Tickets aren’t cheap - £145 this year but it’s a massive event on a 900 acre site.
Even though there are tens of thousands of people at the event, you may not be able to get a ticket - book well in advance.

The one downer is that it often rains heavily turning the site into mud; I’ve never been to it even though I’ve had the option to go in for free and it’s just a few miles away, but everyone who goes loves it even with all the mud and rain (some seem to love it BECAUSE of the mud!) Boots, umbrellas and and towels are essential but maybe next year it will be blazing sunshine (it’s been a monsoon all summer in England - global warming?) but it’s a 50/50 chance.

When is the next pokemon nintendo event coming to lebanon ?

July 31, 2009 - 3:34 pm 1 Comment

My friend have a nintendo DS and he’s playing the game pokemon. Few pokemons want events to catch them. But when is the next event in Lebanon ? And how to get this event ?

There’s a Pokemon worldwide tornament locator, on the link provided.
http://op.pokemon-tcg.com/tournaments/locator/

Recently I Launched an inbound tour agency in India? How can I improve my tour package marketing?

July 31, 2009 - 3:34 pm 2 Comments

I have recently opened an inbound tour agency in India, please let me know how can I improve my marketing of tours package at out of India? How can get more clients from all over world for my tour agency?

9 Inexpensive and Effective Ways To Find More Group Business:

If you want to increase the number of motorcoach tours at your museum, you need to find the groups most likely to book with you. Capitalize on the resources you already have to build a good list of leads. Here are nine of those resources:

1. The list of groups that have visited your site in the past

Tour operators and groups who have already booked with you are natural candidates for more reservations in the future. Keeping good group tour records — including contact names, addresses, and phone and fax numbers — is critical for continued marketing efforts.

2. Phone inquiries that come into your museum

Do you keep a log of all inquiries about group tours, including full contact information? You should. Even if people who call don’t end up booking a tour now, it doesn’t mean that they won’t in the future.

3. Lobby cards, visit evaluation forms and group tour flyers

Individual visitors can be an excellent source of group leads. In fact, if they have enjoyed their visit, they’re likely to be your most enthusiastic sales force. Take advantage of that by asking for their help. Have group tour flyers prominently displayed with a headline that says, " If you enjoyed your visit to the Yourname Museum, the groups you belong to will, too!" And on your lobby cards or visit evaluation forms, ask visitors if they know of any groups that would be interested in hearing about your group tours. Include space to fill in the group name and contact information.

4. Your associate group, board, staff and volunteers

It’s easy to overlook the obvious. But before these people can help you build your motorcoach trade, they need to know that you want to build it. Tell them, and ask for their assistance.

Photocopy some group referral forms and pass them out at meetings, along with group tour flyers. Ask everyone to suggest a group tour to at least one group they belong to or know of, and ask them to fill out a form with contact information for that group. You might even consider running a contest to see who can generate the most bookings in three months. There’s nothing like a little competition to get things rolling!

5. Your newsletter

This is a great vehicle to use to let members and others know that you’re actively seeking group business. Consider adding a "group news" column to keep readers apprised of your progress and new tour offerings. If you list names of groups who have recently visited, send a copy of the issue to those group leaders. Highlight the name of their group and attach a note saying, "Thanks for visiting. We hope to see you again soon."

6. A group tour page on your website

Devote a complete page of your website to group tour promotion. Instead of simply mentioning that you offer group rates, write a tantalizing description of the kinds of experiences available to groups and what your group tours include. For example, is there some form of authentic entertainment you can offer? Can you provide them with tea on the porch or a candlelight tour? Great. Tell them about it. Also show them how they can turn a visit to your museum into an entire day trip to your area. List some popular nearby attractions, shopping spots and restaurants. Groups are always looking for new and different tour ideas, so the more creative you are, the better.

7. Inquiries generated from special interest websites that link to yours

Whatever type of object your collection is strong in, there are groups of hobbyists out there who collect, study, build, create or paint it. Many of them probably already provide a link to your website from theirs. If not, do some Web searches, find compatible special interest sites, and e-mail their webmasters. Ask them to consider linking to you. Include a brief description of your collection and a sentence like, "Your visitors may also be interested to know that we offer special in-depth tours to collector/genealogy/quilting/whatever groups. They can e-mail groups@tyourmuseum.org for more information."

Such a communication may not only generate a link, but also a write-up about your tours on their website or in their ezine. (To find out who is currently linking to you, go to AltaVista and type link:www.yourdomainname.org into the search box. The list of results that comes up will be websites that link to yours.)

8. Lists of tour operators who have requested information from your local convention and visitors bureau, regional tourism promotion agency, or state office of tourism

If you receive lists like this, are you using them to your best advantage? You aren’t if your typical response is to stick a couple of brochures in an envelope, mail it off, and do nothing more. Lists like these require telephone contact — and the sooner the better. Before you mail anything, make a brief call to each name on the list that looks like an appropriate lead. These aren’t tough phone calls to make because the recipients have already expressed an interest in your city. The purpose of your call is simply to thank them for that interest, to ask if they have any further questions about the area, and to offer to send them your group tour materials. You’ll be able to tell from the course of the conversation whether or not they’re really potential customers. If they are, add their name and contact information to your permanent leads list or database after you mail the brochures. Even if they don’t book now, they may in the future.

9. Inquiries resulting from press releases sent to group tour industry trade magazines

Send press releases to these publications several months before your major special events, and whenever you have a dazzling new group tour or tour package to offer. Links to major trade publications can be found in our Links Library. To familiarize yourself with each magazine and its editorial style, request a media kit and sample copy. If submission guidelines and deadlines aren’t listed on the website, call the publication and request that information. One last tip: Subscribing to one or two trade periodicals is a great way to learn more about the group market and how you can best serve it.

hope this helps!
cheers!!

When will The Pussycat Dolls announce their 2009 World Tour dates?

July 31, 2009 - 3:34 pm 3 Comments

Does anyone have any info on the Pussycat Dolls World Tour 2009? I’ve searched everywhere, but can’t find much. Any ideas when the dates will be announced, and what venues they’re playing at in the UK?

Thanks.

-loses it when she reads Darth’s answer-

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What happens with my ticket if I miss a Greyhound bus transfer?

July 31, 2009 - 3:34 pm 2 Comments

If I do happen to miss a transfer and have to take the next bus that makes different transfers not listed on my original ticket, what do I do? Do I need to get my trip re-ticketed or do they just accept the original ticket knowing that I’m still going to the same destination anyway? I would especially like hear feedback from people with experience or a Greyhound employee. Thanks for your help!

You need endorsement on your present ticket to travel again on the same ticket on the different bus and time plain, even if the destination is the same, there is always booking for the seats on bus in advance, without endorsement you will not get boarding right and a seat in the bus, so why be careless do the needful

What’s the difference between movie theatre popcorn and home-made popcorn?

July 31, 2009 - 3:34 pm 8 Comments

Is it just me or is movie theatre popcorn way better than homemade popcorn? I don’t know what the secret is but that Orville-Reddenbacher popcorn from the grocery store just doesn’t taste like that addicting movie theatre popcorn.

nope, not way better in my opinion.

What political events of the 17th century changed the English monarchy from absolute to constitutional?

July 31, 2009 - 3:34 pm 2 Comments

I know the main idea but am lost with the specific events.
Thanks, this is for my european history class!

I think this describes the situation quite clearly:
While continental European states were developing absolute and centralized monarchies, England, in a chaotic and violent century, radically reduced the power of the monarch and developed an alternative state in which the powers of the monarch became subsidiary to the power of the branches of government. The political experiments of England would be dramatic, from absolutist tendencies at the beginning of the century, to the overthrow of the monarch in the middle of the century and the development of an English Republic, and finally to the restoration of the monarch and the severe limitation of monarchical powers. These titanic changes were largely driven by religious concerns as the issues of monarchy in England collided with the concerns and complaints of an increasingly large and increasingly radical Protestant minority.

James I
When James I (1603-1625) succeeded Elizabeth I in 1603 he became the first foreign monarch of modern England. He was the king of Scotland, James VI, and was the son of Mary, the Queen of Scots; he was, therefore, the next in line to be king when Elizabeth died.

James became king at an especially difficult time to become King of England. The government was deeply in debt, the English Church was divided while a radical Protestant minority was growing, and the Parliament was not happy with the power that had been accruing to the monarch over the past several decades.

James’s problem was that he could not pay his bills without the approval of Parliament, for English law forbade the king from raising revenues independently of the consent of Parliament. James, however, had debts to pay and an extravagant lifestyle to keep up. So he argued that he had some privileges to raise money through customs duties; these duties, called impositions , lit the fire beneath Parliament’s feet and the subsequent history of James’s reign is a long, protracted battle with Parliament over the powers of the king

The church was an even bigger mess. The English church was dividing into a conservative camp that wanted to retain the religious ceremonies and the hierarchy of the church and a radical, Calvinist camp called Puritans who wanted to "purify" the church of everything not contained in the Old and New Testaments. The Puritans demanded that the English church abandon the elaborate ceremonies and flatten the hierarchy of the church into something more closely resembling the voluntary associations of the Calvinist church. James, however, would have none of the Puritan argument and declared, in 1604, that he was fully in the camp of the religious conservatives. This division between the monarch and the Puritans, which would be continued by his son, Charles I, lit the fire that ignited……
http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/ENLIGHT/ENGLAND.HTM

ore of the same
III. James I (1603-1625)

A. Good start (economic/Jamestown/Mayflower/Scotland no threat/ latitudinarian in religion (KJV)
– James already King of Scotland so England doesn’t have to worry about Scotland anymore
–builds on exploration activities of Elizabeth (establishes first colony-Jamestown)

results in better economy
colonies important also as safety valve (unsatisfied citizens can become leaders in new world, those without economic opportunity can have chance at even becoming wealthy in new world, religious groups (Pilgrims, Puritans, Catholics) can go to new world instead of causing problems at home.
–continues Latitudinarianism
King James Bible an attempt to get generally agreed-on version of the Bible. Does this by direct, literal translation from Greek and Hebrew rather than interpreting controversial passages. Very successful: most Christian denominations agreed on KJV as standard, even when they had other differences.
B. Problem: Gunpowder Plot (Please to remember the 5th of November): result: anti-Catholic sent./pressure to join Thirty Years’ War, etc.

Gunpowder Plot-1605. Some Catholics think James will attempt to reunite with Roman Catholic church. When he doesn’t, Catholics angry-want to kill James and Parliament. Llittle by little, smuggle in gunpowder to basement of Parliament to blow it up. Plot discovered and Guy Fawkes caught red handed! Plotters killed, but not end of the story. After word spreads, people start hating Catholic. Puritans grow as a result. English kings under pressure to help Protestants whenever and wherever they are threatened by Catholics. Expensive, and a foreign policy problem. Worse for James successor
IV. Charles I (1625-1649)
A. Under pressure to help protestants in France/Empire but not given money by parliament/even worse: impending war with Spain–insufficient resources.

B. Summoned parliament for tax revenue/instead parliament insists on Petition of Right (decree against arbitrary arrests and imprisonments, arbitrary taxes, etc.)

C. Charles, frustrated, decides to do without parliament, "personal rule" 1629-1640. Collects taxes without parliamentary authorization. Illegal? No
http://www.northern.edu/marmorsa/delinednotes17thcentengland.htm

When are tickets going to be available for Conan O’Brien when he moves to Los Angeles?

July 31, 2009 - 3:34 pm 1 Comment

I am planning a trip to LA in July and was wondering when tickets are going to be available to see Conan O’Brien when he takes over the Tonight Show. I know the show begins sometime in June, but I haven’t been able to find a date as to when you can start requesting for tickets. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks!

They will def. be available in July.. just wait for him to be settled down there and then try to get tickets because they are going to go like hot cakes.

oh and you will have a lot of fun haha I saw him on Monday and my life is complete haha . Ilove conan<3