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Economic worry hits Dow, S&P 500; Nasdaq up

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

The Dow industrials and the S&P 500 fell on Thursday as data showing weaker-than-expected economic growth and a jump in jobless claims increased concerns about the corporate profit outlook.

Even so, news of a proposed buyout of ImClone Systems Inc buoyed biotechnology shares, keeping the Nasdaq aloft.

Investors pummeled shares of big manufacturers, including Caterpillar Inc, down 2.4 percent, and Boeing Co, off 2.7 percent.

The two economic reports turned out to be a letdown, coming a day before the government’s release of the July payrolls report.

Exxon Mobil Corp shares slid 3.3 percent, adding to the negative tone, after it disappointed investors with weaker-than-expected production despite reporting a record quarterly profit. Exxon Mobil was the heaviest weight on both the Dow and the S&P 500.

“Investors are on edge,” said Alan Lancz, president of Alan B. Lancz & Associates Inc., an investment advisory firm, based in Toledo, Ohio. “This morning’s economic numbers were disappointing. Unemployment is a concern. The economy is still growing but it’s definitely slow growth.”

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 113.83 points, or 0.98 percent, to 11,469.86. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 8.79 points, or 0.68 percent, to 1,275.47. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 7.91 points, or 0.34 percent, to 2,337.63.

The Nasdaq rose after Bristol-Myers Squibb Co offered to buy out the remaining stake in biotech partner ImClone.

ImClone shares notched their biggest one-day advance in 13 years, shooting up 37.6 percent to $63.91 on Nasdaq.

But Exxon Mobil’s stock dropped $2.73 to $81.65, while shares of Caterpillar, the maker of excavators and bulldozers, fell $1.75 to $70.31.

Boeing, a major U.S. aircraft maker and defense contractor, declined $1.71 to $62.11.

The U.S. economy grew at a 1.9 percent annual rate in the second quarter, below the 2.0 percent growth rate for gross domestic product that analysts polled by Reuters had forecast.

According to another report, the number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits jumped 44,000 last week, above the Wall Street consensus.

But another key indicator showed business activity in the U.S. Midwest rose unexpectedly in July.

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Cia tactic?

Thursday, July 31st, 2008


You know the move the cia use etc whereby they can knock someone unconcious by pushing on a point on a persons shoulder.?? does anyone know how and whereabouts on the person i should press or is it classified information….

 

Most advanced martial arts show pressure points. There is one where pressue on the neck will cause considerable pain.

The “however” is that the techniques require considerable training and practice. As with the arm pressure point, you must be right on it or nothing happens (unless it’s to you.)

As in “Mythbusters” the “Don’t try this at home.” Applies. Most likely you’ll end up not doing it right, not practicing enough and hurting someone.

Best advice, sign up for martail arts. At an high belt ask the instructor. However, mine always used me for the demonstrations.

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Different type of How to respond to meat eaters?

Thursday, July 31st, 2008


When I’m eating with someone new for the first time, they discover I’m veggie, and automatically try to justify themselves, saying “I don’t eat that much meat,” or some type of response along those lines. I don’t believe I do anything to make them feel like I’m judging them, but they automatically try to justify themselves. How do you respond to this?

I’m not trying to convert people, and I don’t want to be rude. Usually I just say “yea, most people I meet don’t eat too much. I personally love carnivores, they taste-test for me and I get their salads.”

So, how do you respond?

 

I think people say that stuff because it’s different from them and they want to see a similarity. You live with it every day, to them it’s kind of novel. Acknowledge them then find something you have in common to talk about…like the fact that neither of you eats worms or something.

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You don’t need to justify yourself to anyone in this world.

But if your worried about someones opinion you don;t have to say your a vegetarian, you can just say your not in the mood for meat, or not in the mood to eath something heavy, and just order what you want.

I’m a non-drinker and lot of people I know drink. If they ask why I don’t want to have an alcoholic drink with them, I say something jokingly like, “I did enough drinking in my first 20 years to last a lifetime” tee hee.

But again, what your doing is healthy, and it’s a personal choice, if it bothers people… that’s THEIR problem

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Yeah, I know what you mean. I guess people figure if we didn’t think there was something wrong with eating meat, we’d eat it. So they feel implicitly criticized, even if we haven’t actually said anything judgemental.

I think your response is great. I don’t even remember what I say, except that I try to keep it pretty neutral unless they start criticizing my diet.

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Did i just get my period? Girls Only please .?

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Please help me im 13 and i wanna know if i just got my period to day and if it is official ? Okay this morning i woke up at 11 am and went to the restroom to go pee, after i see thiss smeared brown stuff on my underwear i thought i pooped on myself but it didnt smell like it ! And i took a shower then i put a panty liner on then i again noticed there is a few brown spots again!? Im worried for myself .
1-So, i think it is blood but, why was it brown ?
2-And, is it official that today July 30 i did get my period ?
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This happens at the very beginning of your period, its normal
Also, after being there for a couple hours, it turns a dark red/borwn.
Its also possible that its a dark coloured discharge that happend usually a couple days before your period starts.

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yess, you got your period babe. and it’s just brown because it’s a little old and it’s your first period.mine was like that too sweetness when i first got mine. no need to worry. it’ll turn red later on during this period, depending on how long it lasts, and if not deffinitely next month.

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Yeah, not all period blood with be bright red. Consider using cloth pads or menstrual cups for your period. It’s entirely up to you though.
www.miacup.co.za
www.lunetteinfo.com
http://community.livejournal.com/menstru…
http://community.livejournal.com/cloth_p…
www.clothpads.org (cup and cloth pad info)

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yes u got it u may feel some pain in ur belly blood may not start directly this time like for some monthes ur period may not be regular cause u r young just started so it start as brown then red blood will be following it next days so use pads to be safe

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Yes hun, you just started your period.
Next month around the same time, (although your first few periods may be irregular) it will happen again

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How can you make the desert able to grow plants?

Thursday, July 31st, 2008


like adding stuff to the dirt ect.

 

As said above, water. If you have enough water the desert soil is great. It is very porous, so you need constant watering and explains why most countries can’t afford to do it.

However, some Middle East countries, like Saudi Arabia, have so much oil, they can cheaply run desalination plants that convert sea water to irrigate the desert. Some years ago, Saudi Arabia became self sufficient in wheat by this method, and actually exported some.

You can see the giant circular irrigation areas from space (Google Earth) if you know where to look.

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Engineering?

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008


How long do undergraduate engineering programs usually last? Four or five years?

 

4 years if you can handle the workload. 5 if you co-op or want to take less than 15 hours/semester. I would recommend 5 if you can afford it because I promise the work sucks

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How many people live on farms?

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008


do you know of anybody? or do you live on a farm yourself? and if so, what kind of farm? (this includes animals and crops) and where do you live? (eg, Manitoba, Canada or Montana, USA or etc.)… im curious as to how many people actually live on farms and where they live…

i live on a chicken farm in Manitoba, Canada

 

Yes, we live on a farm. We are in the process of moving our farm at the moment. We are about half moved. One farm is in Idaho, high mountain desert, at 4700+ feet elivation.

The farm we are moving to (where I’m originally from) is in Washington state, only 7 miles from the ocean, and about 20 miles from the Canadian border.

We are permaculture farmers.

What we currently produce:
Meat goats
Meat rabbits
Apples
Walnuts
Sheep

What will be added next year:
Pears
Plumbs
Peaches
More apple trees (different types)
Filberts
Chickens
Turkeys
Beef cow
Possibly pigs (probably two years out for them)
Rabsperries
Blueberries
Artichochokes
Asperagus
Rubarb
Herbs of all types
Possibly an alfalfa field
Cherry trees
Maybe fish in our large pond
Iris
Shrubs of different types
Large vegtable garden
All will be to feed our own family, and to sell to customers, except the alfalfa, and fish…those will be for our use only. I will also be adding a couple more LaMancha dairy does for our use.

Everything on our farm (because we are permaculture farmers) has to tie to the next thing. We do not want to import anything to our farm, except salt and minerals for the livestock.

We will get back to the point where we are growing our own rapeseed again, so we produce our own fuel to run our trucks and tractors.

We want our permaculture farm to produce all (or very nearly) of our needs, and all the needs of our livestock.

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I don’t live on my farm, my brother does. I am a partner with two brothers in a dairy farm in WISCONSIN, Clark County, WI, where we still have 1002 dairy farms! To answer your question, specifically, one half of one percent of all US citizens are dairy farmers. About one percent of the population of the US are farmers. Sometimes when I tell people I am a farmer, they respond as if I might be a rare and endangered species. Maybe we are.

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We own a Dairy in Alaska. The people that live here are
my wife and I and out two children and our cousin. Two hired hands that live in the basement. We have dairy cattle: Holstein, and Jersey Cows. Beef cattle also Angus/Galloway crossbreed. Chickens also, Speckled Sussex and Barred Rock types. We also have our personal pets such as our dogs three of them, a Corgi, a English Bull Dog, and a Manchester Terrier. Then there are the 6 or 8 barn cats as well. We raise Timothy Hay and also oats and barley and peas. Average temp is the summer is around 65-75 and in the winter 8 to 27 below zero especially in January.

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I need help finding my 10 yr old niece in georgia?

Monday, July 28th, 2008


my sister would always hit my niece and i would always report it to cps and the police and they never did anything about it. my sister moved to georgia and took her. my sister is living with our uncle and living like husband and wife. the state of texas took his kids away like fifteen years ago for touching them inappropriatly. i just dont want this to happen to my niece. we are not allowed to even talk to her and the only thing we know is that they live in georgia. this has been a year already. i need some feedback please. when my mom passed away in november of 2007. my sister came to texas without my niece. i was afraid even more

 

if your uncle’s kids were taken away for inappropriate touching, he’s a sex offender. that means he has to be registered…i believe anywhere he lives. call a police dept in georgia and ask where he lives! or find the georgia sex offender website and check it out! i do believe ther eis a difference between beating and disciplining your children…most people know the difference. i think you have every right to be worried about your neice. who moves their child in with their sex offender uncle and pretends to be married? something there just isn’t right.

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If you have a picture get it or get a computerized one done to your niece by the police. Go world wide of John Walsh, FBI, Missing Childeren. Put her picture all over town and go the police with any proof . Let them put a tap on your phone.If you can offer a reward on her return safely. Do found raising put her picture all over the t.v. radio stations. Will be slow but, you need to have family, friends to help you. Even more so to go out to the state and put her picture up.Please let me know and what happens with your search?

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Higher a good lawyer and a privtae investigator. They’ll take it from there. Sounds like this little girl needs to be removed form her mother immediately.

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I always think to plant a tree but somehow i dont, so tell me ways to be more environ friendly…????

Monday, July 28th, 2008


actually always i thnk that i will plant a tree but somehow due to many reasons i cannot plant. In my city there’s so much power cut.This is happening because of no rain, so much of heat, population, pollution friendly people etc etc…
From 1 month my family has decided that everybody will get 5 mins to bathe in shower or 1 bucket only. we are following that everyday(though 1-2 days i we use more water), but still i am not very happy with this so please tell me more how can i save more(the resources ) so that they can last long……

 

First of all that five minutes to shower isn’t going to work … nor is the ‘one bucket’ of water to wash in. Better to bathe every other day, and limit the shower (time the water is on … and it should be turned off during the soaping) to seven minutes.
Change ALL of the light-bulbs in your house/apartment to lower wattage or the new ‘high light, low wattage’ bulbs being sold … this is expensive at first, but will actually cost you much less over time. TURN LIGHTS OUT when you leave a room. Use ONLY the amount of light you need to see, not enough to make the rooms ‘bright’ … especially in the summer, when the lights can overheat the room.
Use the bus, walk, ride your bike instead of taking the car. Get a push mower instead of the gas or electric lawn mower. Plant ‘low water’ plants (it’s called xeriscaping) so you don’t need to water them, and take the lawn up, put gravel/stone paths down between your garden beds. Get your family involved in the planting so you don’t have to ‘do it all yourself.’
Look not just at the things you’re buying, but at the PACKAGING. Buy things with the least packaging … and you may also write to the companies who sold what you ‘really’ wanted and tell them you didn’t buy it because of the ‘over-packaging’ …
RECYCLE RELIGIOUSLY. If you have a dishwasher, use it ONLY when it’s completely full. Separate glass from aluminum from ‘tin’ cans, start a compost heap in your yard, or separate out the ‘compostables’ and take them to a place that can use them if you don’t have a ‘compost garbage’ option where you live.
To save electricity, put surge suppressors with ‘off/on’ buttons on every appliance or electronic device that normally stays on even when its turned off, and flip that switch to turn things OFF when you aren’t using them.
This list could go on much longer … but now that I’ve given you a start, you should be able to do a search and find even more ways you can help stop global warming and make life much easier for ALL of us.
By the way, I did not ‘refer’ to any book to find this stuff out … I’m 57 years old, and when I was 3, my grandfather took me to the city dump and gave me a lecture I’ll never forget … he said the world would look like the dump by the time I was 60 if we didn’t start recycling and using other things to ’save the world.’ He was an ‘ecologist’ when the world didn’t even know there was such a word … and I do this because it’s the way I was raised. It’s easy, it saves money, and it will save the world if we all do our part.

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i is a good question and its answer is simple that only one person or family cant save the resources it is the duty of all the nation. so if u want to do something start convincing different peoples and tell them the problem that they r facing and will face if the resource ran out.

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Where can I buy fireworks in the Ouer Banks, NC area? Years ago there were many shops but there aren’t any

Saturday, July 26th, 2008


that I have seen… what gives??

 

North Carolina is a “sparkler” state these days.

Go to South Carolina to get the really good fireworks. South Carolina sells M-80’s, bottle rockets and all kinds of high rising, long lasting, fireworks.

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