What is the maximum number of communication paths for a team of twenty people?

Think about something you might want to rent. an instrument? a book? a piece of equipment? do some internet research and find an organization in your city that can rent you an item of interest. find the terms of agreement, the period of rental, and any penalties or late fees. are there any special terms of use or waivers? now, imagine that you are an employee of that same organization. write a brief narrative taking the point of view of the store employee talking with a customer. imagine the customer did not know anything about the terms of agreement. be sure that your character explains the terms of agreement, as well as the details about the item being rented. be sure to include a beginning, middle, and end to your story as well as details. consider starting your story with the line: "it was a long day at [enter name of company here] when this [enter description here] looking customer came up to me and began asking me questions about [enter product description] that they wanted to " do you want your story to take a serious or comedic tone? have fun with the details, but be sure to include the information about the terms of agreement for the customer. your narrative should be at least 150-250 words in length.

What is the effect of this dialogue? it creates an air of suspense in the plot. it shows how angry the characters are. o it describes details of the castle setting. o it entertains through the use of clever wording.

(20 points) passage: this year will be a record-breaking year for storms 1it looks like 2012 will be a year for the record books. thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes have increased across the country. the storms' high winds and heavy rains are making history. early tornado and hurricane seasons 2in march, not usually a busy month for tornadoes, the south and midwest had a large number of twisters. warm weather made conditions ripe for the creation of tornadoes. on some days, twisters dropped from the sky by the dozen. 3hurricane season also came early. two tropical storms hit the southeast in may. two more strong storms followed in june. severe thunderstorms 4many states that have escaped tornadoes and hurricanes have had severe thunderstorms. these giant storms dumped several inches of rain and caused flooding across the northeast and midwest. 5the end of hurricane season is months away, and this year's storm count and rainfall amounts could leave 2011 in the dust. forecasters say the wet, windy weather might stick around until fall. labor day parade rained out 6there is no joy in green town, where the annual labor day parade was called off because of heavy rain. the town's mayor says the parade hasn't been rained out in fifty years. 7a strong band of thunderstorms hit green town on sunday. more than two inches of rain fell each hour. by monday morning, main street looked more like a creek than a parade route. mayor nora bell said she had to call off the parade. "the heavy rains have created a serious safety issue in green town," she said. 8the loss of the labor day parade is green town's second disappointment this summer. in may, the memorial day parade was also called off because of rain. "this must be one of the wettest summers in history," mayor bell said. 9according to the national weather service, mayor bell is right. this summer will break rainfall records in green town and across the country. question: who would obtain the most useful information from the passage? a) someone planning a holiday picnic. b) someone interested in documenting annual meteorological patterns. c) an advocate for the green town labor day parade. d) someone who wishes to do research on the alleged truth of the "global warming" phenomenon.