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There are 6 members (2 female, 4 male) of the pastoral council at a church. They are to be seated at one side of a long table. a. How many possible ways can these 6 members be seated? b. How many possible sitting arrangements are there if only gender is considered in the process?

Composite sampling is a way to reduce laboratory testing costs. A public health department is testing for possible fecal contamination in public swimming pools. In this case, water samples from 5 public swimming pools are combined for one single test, and further testing is performed only if the combined sample shows fecal contamination. Based on past experience, there is a 3% chance of finding fecal contamination in a public swimming area. What is the probability that a combined sample from 5 public swimming pools has fecal contamination?

A pharmaceutical company has developed a screening test for a rare disease that afflicted 2% of the population. Unfortunately, the reliability of this test is only 80%, which means that 20% of the tested will get a false positive. If a subject is tested positive based on this test, what is the probability that he has the disease?

Would you date a guy in his 40's? In his 50's? In his 60's? Does age not matter to you? Do younger women prefer older guys?

Just curious, who comes to mind?

I am renting out my house, does my lender need to know?

We all know teenage girls get them, but do adult women get crushes on men they know too? Please tell me about a crush you have/had and the age you are/were. And I don't mean celebrity crushes, I mean on people you've actually met or know. No girl crushes either, just opposite sex crushes.

Joe Flacco is playing Cleveland, Tom Brady is playing Atlanta. Flacco is having a great year, but Brady can light it up on any given Sunday. I'm torn on who to start, any advice?

I am totally lost with this one:

Company X has $100,000 of 8% noncumulative, nonparticipating, preferred stock outstanding. Company X also has $500,000 of common stock outstanding. In the company's first year of operation, no dividends were paid. During the second year, Company X paid cash dividends of $30,000. How should this dividend be distributed between common and preferred stockholders? Show your calculations.

A company purchased a machine for $75,000 that was expected to last 6 years and to have a salvage value of $6,000. At the beginning of the machine's fourth year the company decided that the machine's estimated useful life should be revised to a total of 10 years instead of 6 years. Also, the salvage value was re-estimated to be $5,500. Straight-line depreciation was used throughout the machine's life. Calculate the depreciation expense for the fourth year of the machine's useful life.

This is a question for women who would be considered promiscuous. Why do you choose to have many sexual partners? Do you plan on getting married and, if so, are you concerned the person you choose to settle down with will not be comfortable with your sexual history? Is there anything from your past that makes you this way?

What is it about being sexually promiscuous and casual sex that is so appealing?

This question is not asked to be judgmental, so please don't be argumentative, I really want to know the answer.

A parcel of land that was originally purchased for $85,000 is offered for sale at $150,000, is assessed for tax purposes at $95,000, is recognized by its purchasers as easily being worth $140,000, and is sold for $137,000. At the time of the sale, assume that the seller still owed $30,000 to the bank on the land that was purchased for $85,000. Immediately after the sale, the seller paid off the loan to the bank. What is the effect of the sale and the payoff of the loan on the accounting equation, i.e. what are the increases and/or decreases in assets, liabilities, and owners’ equity?

This is in response to a discussion item for a Cyberlaw class I am taking. The question is "Bob, a U.S. website owner, sells products world-wide. Customer in China buys one from Bob, and is injured by it in China, and wishes to sue Bob. Should Customer have to come to the U.S. to sue Bob, or should Bob have to go to China to defend himself? Why?"

Is there a lawfirm in the US that represents foreign nationals in the US without the nationals having to come to the US?

I'm on a pretty tight budget and am looking for an apartment, but I still want to live in a nice area. What areas would you recommend? I also don't want to live too far out. Any ideas?

This weekend, my version of Professional XP crashed on me. I was able to reinstall Home XP, but the previous version of Professional XP is still on my machine, slowing it down. Every time I boot up my machine, I have the option of choosing the Home XP or the corrupt Professional XP. How do I delete the previous version?

I have a Sprint cell phone and my plan says I have a maximum of 300 text messages. Is that 300 text messages sent AND received or just 300 messages sent?

I am pretty good looking, in shape, have an outgoing personality, and in my entire life, I have been approached by women maybe three times. I have a friend who is equal to me in all those ways, maybe even lacking in a couple categories, and he gets approached ALL the time. What is it that makes women approach him and not me? Is it Pheremones? What makes a woman choose one guy over another, provided all things are equal?

I am an avid political watcher, have a degree in political science, subscribe to the Economist and the Atlantic, watch news all the time, and have absolutely no idea whom to vote for. Should I vote for Obama or McCain? Some say its throwing your vote away, but maybe I should go third party and vote for Libertarian Bob Barr or Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin? I have no idea, a little guidance would be most helpful.

I like comedies, action, drama, and documentaries.

I agreed on an offer for my house in England. The agent tells me I need to get a solicitor. Where do i start with getting a solicitor? How is the escrow handled in England? What taxes will I incur?