Which of the following does a monopoly control, that a perfectly competitive firm does not control?

Pretty much everything because customers have no alternatives, forcing them to buy from that company with little influence by price, supply, and quality/technology. Example: phone prices were horrible when there was only a monopoly; the government busted it up into smaller companies and everything, especially prices, improved.

Are North American Arms 22 mag or 22 LR revolvers any good?

Well they are still in business, so They must sell to somebody. About all they seem good for is some "Con Air"/ prison sneak weapon. That is, if you wish hide a .22lr revolver up your backside...

How to fix an error mesage?

It is possible something is wrong with your sound card, i remember getting an error message like that on windows 98 back in the day when playing sims 1, and that was right before our speakers blew out.

What is the best way to deal with bad behaviour from a dog who has been abused?

I would say you're doing things right. One of my little dogs was abused when only a puppy and was left shut in a garden shed for the first few months of her life - the nervousness and timid behavious has never left her, even eight years on, and we're always aware of how things can stress her out so easily, so we try not to use raised voices around her (everyone has to have the odd argument though!) and we do our utmost not to startle her. She is so very well behaved though, so we've never really had to deal with correcting bad behaviour, other than she is very possessive when it comes to her toys, and smacking or any other dominance towards her has not had to be an issue. I think the firm voice and sending to the basket/cushion is the best way forward. Funny how they are out to please you - so they dont like the firm voice, seen as being told off and in bad books.

Leupold scope question.?

For a .308 would I want a Leupold Mark 4 LR/T 3.5-10x40mm M1 or M3? And what are the differences? Thanks

Why is it "bad" that my husband works in a restaurant?

So, my "wonderful" extended family is having a BBQ for the 4th, and everyone is invited! Except for me and my husband, of course. When it's JUST family, we are always invited, but when people outside the family are present (people to impress!), we are not included in a vary blatant way. My family fits the bill of "affluent conservative republicans" to a T. I am the little, unspoken "black mark" on my family tree because I grew up and married someone I loved, not for the money. The very same reason my parents were outcasts for many many years (my dad married a woman who wanted to be a housewife instead of a lawyer! Gasp!). The whole issue is about the fact my husband is happy working in a restaurant, and I'm happy working retail part time. It would be generous to say we earn half of what the next lowest earning member of my family does combined, yet somehow, were the only one of my "generation" (my cousins and second cousins) who have never had to ask for monetary help. We don't have 3 brand new Mercedes in the driveway, but we've also never carried debt, have an actual savings account, and actually have time to spend together after work and on weekends. We budget our money well, and while we don't have luxuries like tv, we do save on our gym memberships by taking hikes and going camping all the time (much better than any tv in my opinion). Our jobs are low stress, and we leave work where it belongs- at work! We live simply, and that's how we like it. We are adults, taking care of ourselves just fine, I just don't understand why we are so embarrassing. My cousin and his wife spent so frivolously after getting married, they went from a few thousand in student loan debts to the verge of declaring bankruptcy in 3 years. One cousin works for a big law firm, and I wouldn't be shocked if he's doing something a little more than unethical to advance as fast as he has past more qualified people (he couldn't even pass the bar!). My husband gets the brunt of the negativity, since he is the man of the house. He's not selling crack to kids, he works a honest, normal job. My family has done many shameful things over many generations, I don't think the guy who is hard working and tries his best to always do the right thing is the problem here. It just makes me so angry we can't be seen by their friends. .I'm tired of their bulls***, and I'm thinking this really is the final straw, and we will probably just cut contact with them. This has been going on for years, and I'm just so fed up. I mean, what would you do with a family like this? It's not my parents, it's my aunts and uncles and cousins. Over my entire life, none of us have ever really gotten along anyways, I just don't see any point in talking to these people anymore. My moms side is very close, and not part of the problem, but my dads side, I just don't care about. What would you do?

Was I insubordinate or obstinate?

the latter. i think your friend is wrong in what he's saying. not literally, but i think he meant that it looked cocky, but he knows you didn't do it to show off. your boss isn't going to fire you over this, but it did take a hefty toll. the time wasted, probably 30 min, could have been used more conveniently. it really depends on how impatient your boss is. from a scale of 1 to 10: 1 being that he's so patient that it's actually causing problems, like you're skipping days of work and come back with no excuse, and you still are below the line. 5 being that he's a little overly impatient, like a few packages disappear with out a trace, and your not supposed to be watching it, and he fires you. 10, well you know, like someone drops his coffee and he's fired. it depends, but in case, start looking for another job, vaguely though. keep your hopes up, he probably won't fire you.