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InterspeedMovesIn LoftonCityresidentswillsoonhaveyetanotheroptionwhenitcomestoInternetservice.TheSacramento-basedfirmInterspeedisplanningtoextenditsserviceareatoincludecommercialandresidentialdistrictsinLoftonCitystartingnextmonth. CompetitioninthetelecommunicationsindustryisfiercewithtwomajornationalprovidersalreadyestablishedinLoftonCityandsurroundingareas.HoweverInterspeedisconfidentofsuccessaccordingtoArtWangacompanyspokesperson. "InterspeedisgoingtoofferconsumersinLoftonCitysomethingnew:top-of-the-lineInternetservicelataffordableprices"statedWang. WhilehedecidedtoquotespecificratesitisassumedthatInterspeed’sbasicserviceplanwillcostconsumers$18.95amonththesameasthecompanychargesinitsotherserviceareas.ThiswouldundercutthepriceofthecurrentcheapestplanavailableinLoftonCityofferedbyWireTech.andwouldbewellbelowthe$27.49chargedbyImexSystemsInc.foritsmostpopularplan. May18 EditorialDepartment LoftonCityHerald 1154BurtonRd. LoftonCityCA DearSirorMadame. IamwritinginresponsetoyourarticleofMay16entitled"InterspeedMovesIn".Iwasverydisappointedtoseeincorrectinformationpresentedaboutmycompany.ImexSystemsInc. Inyouranalysisofinterspeedyoucomparedthepriceofitscheapestandmostbasicserviceplantothatofourmostpopularplan.Howeverbecauseourbest-sellingservicehappenstobeahigh-speedoptionthecomparisonwasflawedandgavethefalseimpressionthatImexisamuchmoreexpensiveproviderthaninterspeed.Ifyouhadresearchedourpricesyouwouldhaveseenthatourbasicplancosts$19.99amonthwhichisnearlythesameastheInterspeedplanyoucited. NeedlesstosaywehereatImexareconcernedabouttheeffectsthismisinformationcouldhaveonourbusiness.Weexpectyourpapertotakeresponsibilityfortheerrorandprintacorrectionandapologyassoonaspossible.Iwouldaskthatyoupleasecontactmeat1-511-555-8011soImayprovideyouwithaccurateinformationaboutthepricingofourservices. Thankyou CandiceRigalotta PublicRelationsDepartment ImexSystemInc. WhoisArtWang
TheShanghaiTechnicalSupervisionBureaurecentlyreleasedtheresultsofasamplesurveyof486Modelcomputersbeingsoldinthecity’smarkets.Thesurveyrevealedthatnineof14typesor64percentofimportedbrand-namecomputersfulfilledthestandards.Alargenumberofthelow-qualityforeigncomputerswhichweremarketedasworld-famousbrandswereactuallycounterfeitedshoddyproductslackingthenecessaryinformationsuchasregisteredtrademarksfactoryoforiginqualitycertificationsandsafetyindices.InadditionasurveyofShanghaifootwearmarketsconductedbytheBureauon30-oddoccasionssinceearlythisyearindicatedvariousbrandsofforeignshoesincludingNikeandPumawerelow-qualitycounterfeitedgoods.Theallegedlyworld-famousbrandspricedbetween300-500Yuanperpairwereactuallyworthonly40-60Yuan.AnofficialfromtheChinaConsumerAssociationpointedtothefollowingcomplaintsconcerningforeigngoods:Qualityproblemsrelatedtoindividualcommoditieshavedevelopedintoauniversalproblemdirectlyrelatetobatchshipmentsofcommodities.Itisthusquiteobviousthatthecrackdownoncounterfeitshoddyforeigngoodsisataskrequiringtheutmostimmediacy.TheappearanceofshoddycounterfeitforeigngoodshasadverselyaffectedthenormaloperationsofChina’srealforeign-goodsmarketshasgreatlyharmedtheinterestsofconsumersandresultedinsubstantiallossesinstatetaxrevenue.Officialshavepointedoutthatthekeytocrackingdownoncounterfeitforeigngoodsistoattackillegalactsrelatedtosellingsham虚假的foreigngoodsatthepricesapplicableforauthenticproducts.Officialsrecommendthatcommodityinspectiontechnicalsupervisionandindustrialandcommercialdepartmentsshouldstrengthenlawenforcementeffortsincreasethefrequencyofinspectionsandeliminatethesourcesofshamforeigngoods.Enterprisesproducingandmarketingshamforeigngoodsshouldbesubjecttoseverepunishmentwithallcasesreferredtothejudicialdepartmentsforadjudicationandpublicsupervisionshouldbeintensified.Consumersontheotherhandshouldmakeeveryefforttoconstantlyenhancetheirabilitytodiscerncounterfeitforeigngoodsandshouldrefrainfromblindlypurchasingsuchproductssimplybecauseoftheirlowprice.Itissuggestedinthepassagethatconsumers______.
TheHiddenPriceTag Formanysmallorrecentlyestablishedbusinessesfindingsourcesofcapitalcanbedifficult.Companiesareofteninneedoffundsbeforetheycanbuildastablecustomerbasesotheyareforcedtoturntoinvestors.Manysuchbusinessessoondiscoverhoweverthatthisborrowedmoneycancomeatahighprice.Ifentrepreneursarenotcarefulaboutwhichinvestorstheydobusinesswiththeircompaniescansuffertheconsequences. Themostcommonproblemaccordingtofinancialexpertsareinvestmentdealsthatallowtheinvestortotakecontrolofkeyoperationsawayfromthecompany’smanagement.Strugglingfirmsandnewbusinessesfacingmountingstart-upcostscanbeeasilytemptedtotaketheofferthatprovidesthemwiththemostmoneyregardlessofthedeal’sconditions. Unfortunatelythebiggestinvestmentusuallycomeswiththemoststringsattached.Forexamplesomedealsgivetheventurecapitalfirmseatsontheboardofthecompanyitinvestsin.Fromthispositiontheinvestorhastheabilitytocontrolallaspectsofacompany’soperationsincludingdecisionsconcerningmergersorsales.Thissituationmayremaintolerableaslongastheinvestorandthemanagementsharethesamegoals.Yet.theinvestorwillinevitablychoosetoprotectitsowninterestsoverthoseofthecompanycreatingaconflictthatthecompanyisthenhelplesstoprevent. Thebestadviceanalystshaveforbusinessesseekinginvestmentcapitalistothoroughlyanalyzeanydealbeforeagreeingtoit.Sometimesthecontrolthatmustbegivenupisworthmuchmorethanthemoneybeingoffered. Thewordconditionsinparagraph2line9isclosetinmeaningto
February18th RuthWalter 2921CypressLane SmithfieldUT00375 DearMs.Walter Ithascometoourattentionthatyouhavefailedtoremitpaymentforserviceprovidedduringthetwobillingperiodsof7/15-8/14and9/15-10/14lastyear. Ourrecordsindicatethatmultiplebillsfortheseperiodshavebeensenttoyouraddresswithoutreply.Atthispointweareregrettablyrequiredtotakestrongermeasures.IfbyApril15wehavenotreceivedpaymentinfullincludingalllatefeeschargedwewillbeforcedtoterminateservicetoyourresidence. ForfurtherinformationaboutthisactionortoverifytheamountofyouroutstandingbalancepleasecallourCustomerServiceCenterat1-888-555-3802orwritetothefollowingaddress: AccountsPayableDivision NorthernUtahGas&Power 55755StateHighway16 LoganUT00378 February27th AccountsPayableDivision NorthernUtahGas&Power 55755StateHighway16 LoganUT00378 Servicerepresentative Irecentlyreceivedanotificationofoutstandingchargesonmyaccount.Iamveryconfusedanddistressedbythesituationoutlinedinyourletter. FirstofallIamcertainthatIpaidforallservicesduringthetwobillingperiodinquestion.Thepaymentswereontimeandforthecorrectamount.Iusedyourcompany’sautomatedtelephonebillingsystemandpaidwithmycreditcard.IamincludingtransactionreceiptsfrommycreditcardcompanythatlistthesepaymentsandLhedatesonwhichtheywereprocessedbyyourcompany. AfterIhadpaidthenIdidreceivemultiplebillsfortheperiods7/15-8/14and9/15-10/14asstatedinyourletter.ItriedrepeatedlytoreportthiserrortoyourcompanyviathecustomerserviceemailsystembutIneverreceivedaresponse.Iamalsoattachingcopiesoftheseemailsforyourreview. ThesedocumentsclearlyshowthatIhavemadeallpaymentsinatimelyfashionandIhopetheywillhelpyouresolvethissituation.Ifyouhaveanymorequestionsformepleasecontactmebyphone555-7690oremailrwalt79@mzmail.com. RuthWalter WhatwillaccompanyMs.Walter’sletter
MajesticOceanCruiseLines Offervalid:June-August2006 Enjoya15-dayjourneyaboardtheDiamondCruiserasyouexplorethewarmwatersoftheCaribbean.Participateinexcitingactivitiesonthevariousislandsbydayandrelaxamongthefive-starattractionsofthisluxuriousshipbynight.Onboardfacilitiesincludefourrestaurantdiningoptionswithfullbarstwoperformancestagesacasinolibraryswimmingpoolsauna.andfivesunbathingdecksaswellaslaundryandmedicalservices.Allcabinsfeatureairconditionprivatebathroomandoutstandingviews. Tourpricesinclude: ●Accommodationinourcomfortablecabins ●Toursactivitiesandmealsonoureightislandstopovers ●AllmealsaboardtheDiamondCruiserexcludingalcoholicbeverages ●Allonboardperformanceandentertainmentfees ●Transfertoandfromtheshipattheport ●Acomplimentarystackofchipsforuseattheship’scasino Pricelevels: Standardstandard-sizesingleordoublecabin$1799perperson Deluxedeluxe-sizesingledoubleortriplecabin$2199perperson Premiumluxury-sizecabinprivatediningwithcaptain$2799perperson WhatisNOTincludedforeverypassenger
SummerTravelSale FigurespublishedyesterdayinareportonthenationalhousingmarketshowthatconsumerspurchasedmorenewhomesinSeptemberthaninanymonthyetthisyear.Theincreaseof14.1%overlastmonthdirectlycontradictsthepredictionsofmarketanalysts. "Itwasarealshocktomostofus"admittedLashawndaCassanochiefeconomistwiththefirmCapitalResourcesLLTG."New-homesalesweredownsomuchinAugustandJulythatwesimplyexpectedthetrendtocontinue.Butthischangeseverything." Thereportstatesthat71000homesweresoldinthemonthofSeptember.Thatiswellabovethefigureof62000soldinAugustandJuly’soneof64000.Previousmonthshadseenthenumberholdingsteadyataround68000.Thesenewnumbersaresuretoencourageinvestorswhohavebeenhesitanttoputtheirtrustinthecountry’seconomysincelastspring’sdownturn.Allthreenationalstockmarketsjumpedupatleasttenpointsonthenews. Thereportisalsolikelytoboostconstructionofnewhomesasbuildersinterpretitasariseinconsumerdemand.Howeveriftheyreacttooenthusiasticallytheyriskfloodingthemarketwithnewhouses.Whichcouldhavetheeffectofpushingdownpricesandcuttingintotheprofitsoftherealestateindustry. Thewordholdinginparagraph3line6isclosestinmeaningto.
TelephoneBillingStatement—CityPhoneCellular CityPhoneCellular DepartmentofBillingServices 51DublinSt.Suite301 SpringfieldWI InvoiceDate:08-15-2006 PaymentDueDate:09-14-2006 CustomerInformation Name:DesireEberhardt AccountNumber:10003483-FFT AccountInformation CurrentCharges:$61.59 OutstandingBalance:$35.08 TotalAmountOwed:$96.67 Payyourbillonlineatwww.cpcellular.comandreceiveadiscountof3%beforetaxesareadded.IfyouhavequestionsaboutthisorotherCityPhoneCellularpoliciespleasecontactourcustomerservicedepartmentat1-888-349-5959. BillingSummaryAmountOwed CurrentCharges: CityPhonePremiumCellularPackage$49.95 StateTaxes$5.65 ServiceFee$5.99 TotalCurrentCharges$61.59 PreviousCharges: BalanceasofLastMonth$55.08 PaymentReceivedLastMonth$20.00 OutstandingBalance$35.08 TotalAmountOwed$96.67 HowcanCityPhoneCellularcustomersreceiveadiscount
MajesticOceanCruiseLines Offervalid:June-August2006 Enjoya15-dayjourneyaboardtheDiamondCruiserasyouexplorethewarmwatersoftheCaribbean.Participateinexcitingactivitiesonthevariousislandsbydayandrelaxamongthefive-starattractionsofthisluxuriousshipbynight.Onboardfacilitiesincludefourrestaurantdiningoptionswithfullbarstwoperformancestagesacasinolibraryswimmingpoolsauna.andfivesunbathingdecksaswellaslaundryandmedicalservices.Allcabinsfeatureairconditionprivatebathroomandoutstandingviews. Tourpricesinclude: ●Accommodationinourcomfortablecabins ●Toursactivitiesandmealsonoureightislandstopovers ●AllmealsaboardtheDiamondCruiserexcludingalcoholicbeverages ●Allonboardperformanceandentertainmentfees ●Transfertoandfromtheshipattheport ●Acomplimentarystackofchipsforuseattheship’scasino Pricelevels: Standardstandard-sizesingleordoublecabin$1799perperson Deluxedeluxe-sizesingledoubleortriplecabin$2199perperson Premiumluxury-sizecabinprivatediningwithcaptain$2799perperson Whatisbeingadvertised
Ahistoryoflongandeffortlesssuccesscanbeadreadfulhandicapbutifproperlyhandleditmaybecomeadrivingforce.WhentheUnitedStatesenteredjustsuchaglowingperiodaftertheendoftheSecondWorldWarithadamarketeighttimeslargerthananycompetitorgivingitsindustrialunparalleledeconomiesofscale.Itsscientistsweretheworld’sbestitsworkersthemostskilled.AmericaandAmericanswereprosperousbeyondthedreamsoftheEuropeansandAsianswhoseeconomiesthewarhaddestroyed.Itwasinevitablethatthisprimacyshouldhavenarrowedasothercountriesgrewricher.Justasinevitablytheretreatfrompredominanceprovedpainful.Bythemid-1980sAmericanshadfoundthemselvesatalossovertheirfadingindustrialcompetitiveness.SomehugeAmericanindustriessuchasconsumerelectronicshadshrunkorvanishedinthefaceofforeigncompetition.By1987therewasonlyoneAmericantelevisionmakerleftZenith.Nowthereisnone:ZenithwasboughtbySouthKorea’sLGelectronicsinJuly.Foreign-madecarsandtextilesweresweepingintothedomesticmarket.America’smachine-toolindustrywasontheropes.ForawhileitlookedasthoughthemakingofsemiconductorswhichAmericahadinventedandwhichsatattheheartofthenewcomputeragewasgoingtobethenextcasualty.Allofthiscausedacrisisofconfidence.Americansstoppedtakingprosperityforgranted.Theybegantobelievethattheirwayofdoingbusinesswasfailingandthattheirincomeswouldthereforeshortlybegintofallaswell.Themid-1980sbroughtoneinquiryafteranotherintothecauseofAmerica’sindustrialdecline.Theirsometimessensationalfindingswerefilledwithwarningsaboutthegrowingcompetitionfromoverseas.Howthingshavechanged!In1995theUnitedStatescanlookbackonfiveyearsofsolidgrowthwhileJapanhasbeenstruggling.FewAmericansattributethissolelytosuchobviouscausesasdevalueddollarortheturningofthebusinesscycle.Self-doubthasyieldtoblindpride.Americanindustryhaschangeditsstructurehasgoneonadiethaslearnedtobemorequick-witted.accordingtoRichardCavanaghexecutivedeanofHarvard’sKennedySchoolofGovernment.ItmakesmeproudtobeanAmericanjusttoseehowourbusinessareimprovingtheirproductivity.saysStephenMooreoftheCatoInstituteathink-tankinWashingtonDC.AndWilliamSahlmanoftheHarvardBusinessSchoolbelievesthatpeoplewilllookbackonthisperiodasagoldenageofbusinessmanagementintheUnitedStates./Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage
TheShanghaiTechnicalSupervisionBureaurecentlyreleasedtheresultsofasamplesurveyof486Modelcomputersbeingsoldinthecity’smarkets.Thesurveyrevealedthatnineof14typesor64percentofimportedbrand-namecomputersfulfilledthestandards.Alargenumberofthelow-qualityforeigncomputerswhichweremarketedasworld-famousbrandswereactuallycounterfeitedshoddyproductslackingthenecessaryinformationsuchasregisteredtrademarksfactoryoforiginqualitycertificationsandsafetyindices.InadditionasurveyofShanghaifootwearmarketsconductedbytheBureauon30-oddoccasionssinceearlythisyearindicatedvariousbrandsofforeignshoesincludingNikeandPumawerelow-qualitycounterfeitedgoods.Theallegedlyworld-famousbrandspricedbetween300-500Yuanperpairwereactuallyworthonly40-60Yuan.AnofficialfromtheChinaConsumerAssociationpointedtothefollowingcomplaintsconcerningforeigngoods:Qualityproblemsrelatedtoindividualcommoditieshavedevelopedintoauniversalproblemdirectlyrelatetobatchshipmentsofcommodities.Itisthusquiteobviousthatthecrackdownoncounterfeitshoddyforeigngoodsisataskrequiringtheutmostimmediacy.TheappearanceofshoddycounterfeitforeigngoodshasadverselyaffectedthenormaloperationsofChina’srealforeign-goodsmarketshasgreatlyharmedtheinterestsofconsumersandresultedinsubstantiallossesinstatetaxrevenue.Officialshavepointedoutthatthekeytocrackingdownoncounterfeitforeigngoodsistoattackillegalactsrelatedtosellingsham虚假的foreigngoodsatthepricesapplicableforauthenticproducts.Officialsrecommendthatcommodityinspectiontechnicalsupervisionandindustrialandcommercialdepartmentsshouldstrengthenlawenforcementeffortsincreasethefrequencyofinspectionsandeliminatethesourcesofshamforeigngoods.Enterprisesproducingandmarketingshamforeigngoodsshouldbesubjecttoseverepunishmentwithallcasesreferredtothejudicialdepartmentsforadjudicationandpublicsupervisionshouldbeintensified.Consumersontheotherhandshouldmakeeveryefforttoconstantlyenhancetheirabilitytodiscerncounterfeitforeigngoodsandshouldrefrainfromblindlypurchasingsuchproductssimplybecauseoftheirlowprice.Thesamplesurveyoncomputersdiscoveredthat______.
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MindfultravelInc.—TreasuresofEgypt Dates:October21st-November5th Price:from$2190 StimulateyourimaginationasyouexploreEgyptbotholdandnew.StandbeforethegreatPyramidsofGizaatsunrise.AcquaintyourselfwiththebustlingdistrictsandvibrantcultureofthecapitalcityCario.TravelupthemajesticNileRiverandvisittheamazingValleyoftheKingswhereyoucantourthefamoustombof"KingTut".Butbestofallourguidewillsharetheirknowledgeofthesesiteswithyouhelpingyoutounderstandboththehistoryandthemoderncultureofthisamazingcountry.ExpandyourmindwithMindfulTravelInc. PackagepricedoesnotincludeairfaretoorfromCairo. MindfulTravelInc. PublicRelationsOffice 11DerryLane LondonEngland November92006 DearMTrepresentative Havingrecentlyreturnedfromyourcompany’sTreasureofEgypttourI’mhappytoreportthatIhadawonderfultime.Idon’tthinkI’veeverhadsuchanenjoyableandeducationalvacation.IwasparticularimpressedwithhowmuchIlearnedabouthistoryofEgyptaswellaswhatthecountryisliketoday. AlloftheguidesandotherMTemployeesassistingmeduringmytravelswerecourteous.HelpfulandveryknowledgeableaboutthefascinatinghistoricalsitesthatIvisited.PleaseextentmythanksespeciallytoMr.MokhtaSaidwhoguidedmearoundtheValleyoftheKings.Thatwasthehighlightofmytrip. I’mgoingtosharemyexperienceswithfriendsandfamilyandIwilldefinitelysuggestthattheytravelwithMTthenexttimetheytakeavacation. Thankyouagain LeilaDorn Whatmusttourparticipantsdo
TheHiddenPriceTag Formanysmallorrecentlyestablishedbusinessesfindingsourcesofcapitalcanbedifficult.Companiesareofteninneedoffundsbeforetheycanbuildastablecustomerbasesotheyareforcedtoturntoinvestors.Manysuchbusinessessoondiscoverhoweverthatthisborrowedmoneycancomeatahighprice.Ifentrepreneursarenotcarefulaboutwhichinvestorstheydobusinesswiththeircompaniescansuffertheconsequences. Themostcommonproblemaccordingtofinancialexpertsareinvestmentdealsthatallowtheinvestortotakecontrolofkeyoperationsawayfromthecompany’smanagement.Strugglingfirmsandnewbusinessesfacingmountingstart-upcostscanbeeasilytemptedtotaketheofferthatprovidesthemwiththemostmoneyregardlessofthedeal’sconditions. Unfortunatelythebiggestinvestmentusuallycomeswiththemoststringsattached.Forexamplesomedealsgivetheventurecapitalfirmseatsontheboardofthecompanyitinvestsin.Fromthispositiontheinvestorhastheabilitytocontrolallaspectsofacompany’soperationsincludingdecisionsconcerningmergersorsales.Thissituationmayremaintolerableaslongastheinvestorandthemanagementsharethesamegoals.Yet.theinvestorwillinevitablychoosetoprotectitsowninterestsoverthoseofthecompanycreatingaconflictthatthecompanyisthenhelplesstoprevent. Thebestadviceanalystshaveforbusinessesseekinginvestmentcapitalistothoroughlyanalyzeanydealbeforeagreeingtoit.Sometimesthecontrolthatmustbegivenupisworthmuchmorethanthemoneybeingoffered. Whyshouldthecompaniesbecarefulaboutinvestmentdeals
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