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:) interesting thread. but what about your units: 0.00001 lbm = 4.5 e-6 kg then F would be in N what's the .23?

exactly my point :D

they might if their perceived benefits exceed their perceived costs. in any case, I'd bet that what's "right," in the moral/ethical sense, had no part in the analysis.

There's your answer. And the right stirs up the class war with rhetoric about 10-generation welfare dynasties and NEA grants that fund feces-enhanced modern "art." There are two sides, the haves and the have-nots (or the have-mores and have-lesses) - the left plays one side, the right the...

It's curious - every few months, a new 'osama tape' mysteriously appears and is broadcast by al jezeera. Evidently no one knows who delivered it or how, and the millions in reward money are no incentive to anyone in the chain of distribution to say. Why osama makes these tapes is also a...

You forgot perjury and obstruction of justice, murder, aiding and abetting a felony, cruelty to animals, gross negligence, nudity, and bad dietary habits.

In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation. There is no safe store of value. If there were, the government would have to make its holding illegal, as was done in the case of gold. If everyone decided, for example, to convert all...

Exactly - they've boxed him into a corner, with the impossible position of proving a negative. If he resists, he's gone. If he doesn't resist, he's gone anyway, because rumsfeld says he's got to go, and his cooperating is just a sham, anyway. but it will be interesting to see what...

Despite the feeling that the whole thing's a done deal, there is one interesting point, imo: If inspectors go in, and find nothing, then the US goes to war (because that means the nuclear weapons are hidden, and we know they have nuclear weapons because the US government says they do, and...

true -- better to focus attention on the idyllic peace and uplifting harmony of Sept. 11, anthrax, middle-east conflict, nukes in N. Korea, Enron and WorldCom, the Maryland snipers, the Carr brothers, the Patriot Act, felonious Congressmen, and an impending pseudo-justified war. "real life"...

Jolly - I just pasted that excerpt, but I can't say for sure what the real truth is. The Fed website doesn't help much, and the Federal Reserve Act isn't exactly clear, either. The lack of clarity from government sources lends credibilty to the theory though.

[excerpt] NEW YORK, Sep. 17 - The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States is a very interesting subject and I bet it would surprise some of you to know that the “Fed” is really a privately owned company with individual shareholders. It would surprise even more people to know that most...

"It is well enough that the people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning." -- Henry Ford "If the American people allow private banks to control the issue of their money, first by...

LOL!! you've outdone yourself this time, optional........:D

CLICK HERE for a good source of trading system information. :D

A republican (nee democrat) politician, doing what all politicians do best: --------------------------------- PROPERTY OWNERS MAY TAKE $2B TAX POUNDING Mayor Bloomberg is quietly floating a plan to raise property taxes by an eye-popping $2 billion - double the amount being considered...

That is an excellent point - and you could add 'speculators' to that list as well. Volume attributable to day and swingtraders is largely based on the actions of other participants, with the composition of the security being secondary - I don't know the percentages, but I'd guess that a...

buzzy - right-click on the link, select "save target as..."

yes, Mr. Ponzi would be proud :D

In theory, from their rhetoric one might say that republicans tend to favor wealth-creating policies - individuals retaining more income through lower taxes, and corporations. democrats favoring wealth-neutral or wealth-destructive policies - taxation, government spending, and redistribution to...