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Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Thursday, October 23, 2003
Exotic words in the OED - September 2003 newsletter - Oxford English Dictionary
September 2003 newsletter
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Sarah Ogilvie, Senior Assistant Editor, Oxford English Dictionary, and Joanna Tulloch, Associate Editor, Oxford English Dictionary
As you sit on the sofa in your pyjamas stirring sugar into your coffee or cocoa, puzzling over the Scrabble board and searching through your mind for one of those useful exotic words like qi, mu, or xebec, do you ever stop to wonder where they originated? And does it ever occur to you that for some of us this isn't just a game, but the stuff of our working day?
We are a small team of people at the OED, backed up by a large number of specialist language consultants throughout the world, who work on words which have come into English directly or indirectly from outside the core area of Germanic, Romance, Classical, and Celtic languages. We call ourselves the non-European group because most of the words we edit come from the indigenous languages of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Pacific, but we also cover some European languages such as Russian, Yiddish, and Romani.
Foreign words enter English either directly from their source language or via other European languages. The most common route into English for early exotic words was via explorers and missionaries who spoke Germanic or Romance languages. Most of these words have been part of our language for so long now that we forget they were once from exotic languages. For example, the word chocolate came from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, in 1604 via the famous Spanish missionary José de Acosta. Sugar (1299) and magazine (1583) came from Arabic via Romance languages, and coffee (1598) came from Arabic via Germanic languages. The word potato came from Haitian and was first introduced into English via the Spanish of Columbus in 1492. Haitian gave us other words such as canoe (1555) and barbecue, which was brought directly into English by the British explorer William Dampier in 1697.
Read more...
September 2003 newsletter
Exotic words in the OED
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Sarah Ogilvie, Senior Assistant Editor, Oxford English Dictionary, and Joanna Tulloch, Associate Editor, Oxford English Dictionary
As you sit on the sofa in your pyjamas stirring sugar into your coffee or cocoa, puzzling over the Scrabble board and searching through your mind for one of those useful exotic words like qi, mu, or xebec, do you ever stop to wonder where they originated? And does it ever occur to you that for some of us this isn't just a game, but the stuff of our working day?
We are a small team of people at the OED, backed up by a large number of specialist language consultants throughout the world, who work on words which have come into English directly or indirectly from outside the core area of Germanic, Romance, Classical, and Celtic languages. We call ourselves the non-European group because most of the words we edit come from the indigenous languages of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Pacific, but we also cover some European languages such as Russian, Yiddish, and Romani.
Foreign words enter English either directly from their source language or via other European languages. The most common route into English for early exotic words was via explorers and missionaries who spoke Germanic or Romance languages. Most of these words have been part of our language for so long now that we forget they were once from exotic languages. For example, the word chocolate came from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, in 1604 via the famous Spanish missionary José de Acosta. Sugar (1299) and magazine (1583) came from Arabic via Romance languages, and coffee (1598) came from Arabic via Germanic languages. The word potato came from Haitian and was first introduced into English via the Spanish of Columbus in 1492. Haitian gave us other words such as canoe (1555) and barbecue, which was brought directly into English by the British explorer William Dampier in 1697.
Read more...
Tuesday, October 21, 2003
Sunday, October 19, 2003
Kylie charms gendarmes
« Thread started on: Sep 9th, 2003, 7:18pm »
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KYLIE Minogue turned on her famous charm with police after her driver was pulled over during a holiday in St Tropez.
Minogue and her boyfriend Olivier Martinez must now find themselves another driver after they discovered their chauffeur was driving unlicensed.
The incident occurred on a busy street in the seaside resort town and gathered a crowd of curious and amused onlookers.
Apparently police noticed the black Mercedes and pulled it over because it was speeding. They were pleasantly surprised when they realised who the famous passengers were and engaged the couple in conversation.
Photographer Frank Griffin said police seemed more concerned with getting Minogue's autograph than booking the driver. Minogue smiled, laughed and flirted a little with the star struck police officers, while Martinez looked on.
Once the police were satisfied with their inquiries, they let Minogue and Martinez go, but not the driver.
Martinez had to get behind the wheel and drive away.
The pair, who have been dating for more than seven months, are on a romantic holiday on the French Riviera after being apart for a short period because of work commitments.
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I 've seen something similar on the forum, just can't find the post to add to .
http://lalala.conforums.com/index.cgi?action=login&user=oldfox
Herald and Weekly Times
« Thread started on: Sep 9th, 2003, 7:18pm »
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KYLIE Minogue turned on her famous charm with police after her driver was pulled over during a holiday in St Tropez.
Minogue and her boyfriend Olivier Martinez must now find themselves another driver after they discovered their chauffeur was driving unlicensed.
The incident occurred on a busy street in the seaside resort town and gathered a crowd of curious and amused onlookers.
Apparently police noticed the black Mercedes and pulled it over because it was speeding. They were pleasantly surprised when they realised who the famous passengers were and engaged the couple in conversation.
Photographer Frank Griffin said police seemed more concerned with getting Minogue's autograph than booking the driver. Minogue smiled, laughed and flirted a little with the star struck police officers, while Martinez looked on.
Once the police were satisfied with their inquiries, they let Minogue and Martinez go, but not the driver.
Martinez had to get behind the wheel and drive away.
The pair, who have been dating for more than seven months, are on a romantic holiday on the French Riviera after being apart for a short period because of work commitments.
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I 've seen something similar on the forum, just can't find the post to add to .
http://lalala.conforums.com/index.cgi?action=login&user=oldfox
Herald and Weekly Times
Saturday, October 18, 2003
Lyrics
I knew you'd be here tonight
So I put my best dress on
Boy I was so right
Our eyes connected
Now nothing's how it used to be
Don't second guess it
Track in on this feeling
Pull focus close up you and me
Nobody's leaving
Got me affected
Spun me one-eighty degrees
It's so electric
Slow down and dance with me
Yeah
Slow
Skip a beat and move with my body
Yeah
Slow
Come on and dance with me
Yeah
Slow
Skip a beat and move with my body
Yeah
Slow
Don't wanna rush it
Let the rhythm pull you in
It's here so touch it, oh
You know what I'm saying
And I haven't said a thing
Keep the record playing, oh
Slow down and dance with me
Yeah
Slow
Skip a beat and move with my body
Yeah
Slow
Come on and dance with me
Yeah
Slow
Skip a beat and move with my body
Yeah
Slow
Oh
Oh
Read my
Body language
Take it down, down
Slow down and dance with me
Yeah
Slow
Skip a beat and move with my body
Yeah
Slow
Come on and dance with me
Yeah
Slow
(Come down and dance with me)
Skip a beat and move with my body
Yeah
Slow
(Come down and dance with me)
Skip a beat and move with my body
Skip a beat and move with my body
Skip a beat and move with my body
Slow
________________________
Credits
Written By: Kylie Minogue / Emiliana Torrini / Dan Carey
Produced By: Sunnyroads (Emiliana Torrini and Dan Carey)
Mixed By: Mr Dan at Dog Studios
Friday, October 17, 2003
Seinfeld Blog: "SEINFELD BLOGThis Seinfeld site has been renamed and resdesigned. Formerly known by its URL, StanTheCaddy.com, the Seinfeld Blog will continue to provide all 180 Seinfeld videos (full episodes), all the Seinfeld scripts, DVD information, and more."
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1000 Years for Revenge: International Terrorism and the FBI--the Untold Story
The Man Who Warned America: The Life and Death of John O'Neill, the FBI's Embattled Counterterror Warrior
Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World
Off with Their Heads : Traitors, Crooks & Obstructionists in American Politics, Media & Business
BLOGWISE - Blog Directory and Weblog Research
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SquawkBox.tv - Interactive weblog commenting
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If you have a weblog with Blogger/Blog*Spot, Scribble, Greymatter, Big Blog Tool, Pitas, Wanadoo Blogs, Rediff.com, Movable Type, SkyNet or Radio Userland you can add SquawkBox commenting in a matter of minutes! And once you're signed-up you can devise your own commenting templates, or just select one from our library. Either way, you have complete control over the appearance of your comments!
Thursday, October 16, 2003
Monday, October 13, 2003
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Morris, the Loudmouth Mechanic
Morris, the loudmouth mechanic, was removing the cylinder heads from the
motor of a car when he spotted a famous heart surgeon who was standing off
to the side, waiting for the service manager to come take a look at his
Mercedes.
Morris shouted across the garage, "Hey Doc! Is dat you? Come on ova' here a
minute."
The famous surgeon, a bit surprised, walked over to where Morris the
mechanic was working on the car.
Morris straightened up, wiped his hands on a rag, and asked argumentatively,
"So, Mr. Fancy Doctor, look at dis here work. I ALSO open hearts, take
valves out, grind 'em, put in new parts, and when I finish dis baby will
purr like a kitten. So how come you get da big bucks, when you an' me is
doing basically da same work?"
The surgeon leaned over and whispered to Morris the loudmouth mechanic, "Try
doing it with the engine running."
motor of a car when he spotted a famous heart surgeon who was standing off
to the side, waiting for the service manager to come take a look at his
Mercedes.
Morris shouted across the garage, "Hey Doc! Is dat you? Come on ova' here a
minute."
The famous surgeon, a bit surprised, walked over to where Morris the
mechanic was working on the car.
Morris straightened up, wiped his hands on a rag, and asked argumentatively,
"So, Mr. Fancy Doctor, look at dis here work. I ALSO open hearts, take
valves out, grind 'em, put in new parts, and when I finish dis baby will
purr like a kitten. So how come you get da big bucks, when you an' me is
doing basically da same work?"
The surgeon leaned over and whispered to Morris the loudmouth mechanic, "Try
doing it with the engine running."
Sunday, October 12, 2003
Blogging for Kylie Minogue
There is going to be a whole lot of Kylie activity now that new release are coming out, so there is now a blog for Kylie named for the first single, Slow:
SlowDownAndDanceWith.Me.UK
Friday, October 10, 2003
The Rodent strikes again
WHEN FRIENDS ARE AGAINST THE LAW
Buddies Who Get Blown Off Don’t Care About the Firm–Eventually, They Won’t Care About You, Either
BY THE RODENT
I was once asked why it is that we lawyers don’t always keep the friends we had before we became lawyers.
This person who asked, a former friend of mine from before I became a lawyer, just didn’t seem to understand how demanding practicing law can be. All I could do in response was repeat what the dean of my law school told me during the first week of classes: "The law is a jealous mistress."
The law is actually much worse than a jealous mistress if you have a husband, a wife, a significant other or a real mistress. It’s also not so great for our friends, because we basically put them on standby whenever we make plans with them.
On days when we lawyers do make plans with friends after work, we try very hard to make sure everything is in order, all our work is done for the day and all assignments are delivered. The problem is that bombs are often dropped late in the day, and we have no way to defend ourselves against them.
By bombs, I mean files dropped on our desks by a partner with accompanying assignments. When doing so, the partner will often utter the words: "You don’t have plans tonight, do you." Notice that I did not put a question mark at the end of that sentence–because it is not a question. Rather, it’s a statement that, if it wasn’t true five minutes ago, is now.
The project staring you in the face is an emergency that must, you are told, be completed by the end of the day. Often, the project is urgent because it sat on the partner’s desk for weeks. Be this as it may, you are an associate. She is a partner. You therefore cheerfully accept the assignment.
If you hustle, you can get this particular bomb defused in time to meet with your friend. Just as you are getting the project completed, however, your phone rings. You hesitate to pick up, but you note it’s coming from outside the office and think it might be your friend calling to confirm–mainly because you have cancelled on him the last four times you made plans. Instead, it’s yet another partner telling you about a project that absolutely must be completed by tomorrow morning. The partner, by the way, is calling from the ballpark.
I said above that you had to cancel the last four times. It’s going to be five. This is the point in the day when there’s simply no way to get everything done in time to meet your friend.
You have to make the phone call (a call you’ve made many times before) to cancel your plans. You get your friend on the line and try to explain that this time, it really was something important and urgent. Before you get the chance, you listen to how this other person no longer wants to be your friend (or lover or spouse). You are also told how The Firm is all you care about and how it is your true and only friend (lover/spouse). You start to argue and explain why those accusations are outrageous and unfounded, but you quickly realize that you need to get back to your work.
On the positive side, there are other associates around The Firm who have the same evening plans you do. A group of you can gather later in the lunchroom and enjoy cups of ramen and candy bars from the vending machines.
These are your friends.
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©2003 ABA Journal
Sunday, October 05, 2003
Friday, October 03, 2003
Robert Novak: The CIA leak
Robert Novak: The CIA leak: "The CIA leak
Robert Novak (archive)
October 1, 2003
WASHINGTON -- I had thought I never again would write about retired diplomat Joseph Wilson's CIA-employee wife, but feel constrained to do so now that repercussions of my July 14 column have reached the front pages of major newspapers and led off network news broadcasts. My role and the role of the Bush White House have been distorted and need explanation." ...
Robert Novak (archive)
October 1, 2003
WASHINGTON -- I had thought I never again would write about retired diplomat Joseph Wilson's CIA-employee wife, but feel constrained to do so now that repercussions of my July 14 column have reached the front pages of major newspapers and led off network news broadcasts. My role and the role of the Bush White House have been distorted and need explanation." ...
Thursday, October 02, 2003
Google Meets eBay: What Academic Librarians Can Learn from Alternative Information Providers
Google Meets eBay: What Academic Librarians Can Learn from Alternative Information Providers: "Google Meets eBay
What Academic Librarians Can Learn from Alternative Information Providers"
The study is an admirable undertaking, but the "cost" area is fraught with apples to oranges problems. They are costing the Cornell academics with salary and benefits but neglecting to include any overhead expense for the library collection, lights, heat, internet and computing services, online subscriptions, etc. Morever even including all that expense only brings them up to a "cost of goods sold" level which is going to be lower than the wholesale price. Google on the other hand is dealing with an auction market which is, after all, the retail price.
On the other hand you have library personnel who have been selected presumably because of possession of an academic "union card" of one sort or another, with one or two masters degrees, while the Google researchers are selected and padi by the marketplace based on merit or price-product quality alone.
What Academic Librarians Can Learn from Alternative Information Providers"
The study is an admirable undertaking, but the "cost" area is fraught with apples to oranges problems. They are costing the Cornell academics with salary and benefits but neglecting to include any overhead expense for the library collection, lights, heat, internet and computing services, online subscriptions, etc. Morever even including all that expense only brings them up to a "cost of goods sold" level which is going to be lower than the wholesale price. Google on the other hand is dealing with an auction market which is, after all, the retail price.
On the other hand you have library personnel who have been selected presumably because of possession of an academic "union card" of one sort or another, with one or two masters degrees, while the Google researchers are selected and padi by the marketplace based on merit or price-product quality alone.
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Sunday, September 28, 2003
Police alerted over Kylie stalker
Kylie is to release a new single and album next month.
LONDON, England -- Pop star Kylie Minogue has called in police to investigate a series of threatening letters.
The 35-year-old singer is reported to have become concerned after receiving 700 letters at her home and office.
The letters, all from the west of England, started as ordinary fan mail but have been getting increasingly aggressive over the past year, according to The Sun newspaper.
One of the singer's management team went to Fulham police station in west London last week to report the harassment and ask for advice on how to deal with it.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "An allegation of harassment was reported at Fulham police station on September 18 on behalf of a Chelsea woman.
"An investigation is ongoing at Fulham CID and at this stage there have been no arrests."
Former television soap star Minogue enjoys superstar status in Britain after a string of pop hits over the past decade including "Can't Get You Out Of My Head."
Earlier this year she launched her own range of underwear in London. Next month she is due to release a new single and album.
In April last year Kylie revealed she had been stalked by a fan for five years, and said he had even managed to find out where she went shopping.
"I'm sure he means no harm," she added.
KYLIE MINOGUE.COM || THE OFFICIAL KYLIE WEBSITE
Go to the "video" page and look at the "'Love Kyie' advert, and sit down so you don't fall down!
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Saturday, September 27, 2003
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Friday, September 26, 2003
The Spectator.co.ukIf Clark wins — I’ll quit!
Mark Steyn says General Wesley Clark cannot beat Bush, not least because he sounds like a paranoid narcissist New Hampshire
It’s the poll that’s got ’em all hot: Wesley K. Clark: 49 per cent; George W. Bush: 46 per cent. CNN and USA Today conducted it, and on air this week, listening to her ‘senior political analyst’ declare that ‘President Bush is sinking’, Judy Woodruff looked as if she wanted to do her Meg Ryan When Harry Met Sally impression: ‘Yes, yes! Oh, God!! Yes!!! Aaaooooowwwwaaaooah!!!!’
Mark Steyn says General Wesley Clark cannot beat Bush, not least because he sounds like a paranoid narcissist New Hampshire
It’s the poll that’s got ’em all hot: Wesley K. Clark: 49 per cent; George W. Bush: 46 per cent. CNN and USA Today conducted it, and on air this week, listening to her ‘senior political analyst’ declare that ‘President Bush is sinking’, Judy Woodruff looked as if she wanted to do her Meg Ryan When Harry Met Sally impression: ‘Yes, yes! Oh, God!! Yes!!! Aaaooooowwwwaaaooah!!!!’
Thursday, September 25, 2003
Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Dick Morris
The Political Life
An open letter to Karl Rove
Karl Rove
Senior Adviser to the President
for Strategic Initiatives
The White House
Dear Karl:
As you know, I have been doing my best to support President George Bush in the wake of Sept. 11. I felt — and feel — that it is our patriotic duty to do all we can to help him as we confront the threat of international terror.
Now, as the president’s ratings approach rock bottom (you hope), it’s time for me to write to you directly, if publicly, with advice on how to resurrect this dying presidency.
Dying? When Newsweek has you at the exact share of the vote you actually got against Gore in 2000 (48 percent — the word dying is appropriate.
My advice:
1. Confront Iran We confront a deadly threat, as you know, in the determination of the theocratic jingoists in Teheran to acquire nuclear weapons. Don’t worry about being the kid who cried “wolf” too often. Explain candidly and aggressively the danger we face from Iran and rally the public to counter the new threat.
Specifically, invoke the D’Amato Amendment and impose sanctions on European, Asian and Russian companies that invest in helping that criminal regime develop the oil and gas reserves that it uses to subsidize terrorism worldwide.
It is only by appropriately raising the perceived importance of the terrorism issue back to its old heights that Bush can keep control of the political situation at home and abroad. This is not adopting a bad foreign policy for domestic political advantage. It is adopting a good one that has the same end.
2. Restrict The Mission in Iraq Isolationism has always been the hidden force in American politics. Never really defeated in an election, it lingers in both the Democratic and Republican political bases. The casualties and cost of the ongoing occupation of Iraq are tapping into this potent political force (which I once quantified through polling as 35 percent of the electorate.) These voters put aside their isolationism to back the war in Iraq and Afghanistan because of the danger illustrated by Sept. 11. But they are not about to support what Bush once called “social work” in the guise of what he now calls “nation building.”
We should place No. 1 priority on the safety of our troops in Iraq. If we have to keep them on the base and out of the streets, so be it. The first priority has to be to stop the bleeding, whatever the cost to Iraqi reconstruction. Americans don’t care if the electricity is on in Baghdad, just preserve the lives of our sons and daughters.
3. Pass Prescription Drug Benefits The economy is not that important to Bush’s fate. Unlike in 1992, voters understand that there is not much a president can do to impact it. Voters also understand that it is Osama bin Laden, not Bush, who caused the last recession. But health care prices, now that the smoke of terrorism appears — incorrectly — to be clearing, are a very important element in the strength of the Democrats. Just as I told Clinton he was unlikely to win if he didn’t pass welfare reform, I think that Bush has to pass prescription drug benefits for the elderly. None of the GOP objections to the bill should stand in the way of its passage.
For those who say the bill goes too far, I would give the same answer we gave Democrats in 1996 who felt the same about welfare cuts — pass it now and fix it later.
4. Back Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars Bush needs a major domestic theme to deal with high gasoline prices and with our dependence on terrorist oil. His efforts for more energy production ring hollow with Americans. But by galvanizing Americans around hydrogen fuel cell cars and retrofitting American gas stations to carry hydrogen, he offers a practical way to counter the financial power of terrorism. Just as he seized American imaginations with his commitment to research in his State of the Union Address, he should now move to implementation to regain his hold on the issue.
I don’t work there anymore, but perhaps these ideas might help a very successful president who has provided the leadership we need get reelected.
Sincerely, Dick Morris
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Dick Morris is Off With Their Heads: Traitors, Crooks, and Obstructionists in American Politics, Media, and Business.
The Political Life
An open letter to Karl Rove
Karl Rove
Senior Adviser to the President
for Strategic Initiatives
The White House
Dear Karl:
As you know, I have been doing my best to support President George Bush in the wake of Sept. 11. I felt — and feel — that it is our patriotic duty to do all we can to help him as we confront the threat of international terror.
Now, as the president’s ratings approach rock bottom (you hope), it’s time for me to write to you directly, if publicly, with advice on how to resurrect this dying presidency.
Dying? When Newsweek has you at the exact share of the vote you actually got against Gore in 2000 (48 percent — the word dying is appropriate.
My advice:
1. Confront Iran We confront a deadly threat, as you know, in the determination of the theocratic jingoists in Teheran to acquire nuclear weapons. Don’t worry about being the kid who cried “wolf” too often. Explain candidly and aggressively the danger we face from Iran and rally the public to counter the new threat.
Specifically, invoke the D’Amato Amendment and impose sanctions on European, Asian and Russian companies that invest in helping that criminal regime develop the oil and gas reserves that it uses to subsidize terrorism worldwide.
It is only by appropriately raising the perceived importance of the terrorism issue back to its old heights that Bush can keep control of the political situation at home and abroad. This is not adopting a bad foreign policy for domestic political advantage. It is adopting a good one that has the same end.
2. Restrict The Mission in Iraq Isolationism has always been the hidden force in American politics. Never really defeated in an election, it lingers in both the Democratic and Republican political bases. The casualties and cost of the ongoing occupation of Iraq are tapping into this potent political force (which I once quantified through polling as 35 percent of the electorate.) These voters put aside their isolationism to back the war in Iraq and Afghanistan because of the danger illustrated by Sept. 11. But they are not about to support what Bush once called “social work” in the guise of what he now calls “nation building.”
We should place No. 1 priority on the safety of our troops in Iraq. If we have to keep them on the base and out of the streets, so be it. The first priority has to be to stop the bleeding, whatever the cost to Iraqi reconstruction. Americans don’t care if the electricity is on in Baghdad, just preserve the lives of our sons and daughters.
3. Pass Prescription Drug Benefits The economy is not that important to Bush’s fate. Unlike in 1992, voters understand that there is not much a president can do to impact it. Voters also understand that it is Osama bin Laden, not Bush, who caused the last recession. But health care prices, now that the smoke of terrorism appears — incorrectly — to be clearing, are a very important element in the strength of the Democrats. Just as I told Clinton he was unlikely to win if he didn’t pass welfare reform, I think that Bush has to pass prescription drug benefits for the elderly. None of the GOP objections to the bill should stand in the way of its passage.
For those who say the bill goes too far, I would give the same answer we gave Democrats in 1996 who felt the same about welfare cuts — pass it now and fix it later.
4. Back Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars Bush needs a major domestic theme to deal with high gasoline prices and with our dependence on terrorist oil. His efforts for more energy production ring hollow with Americans. But by galvanizing Americans around hydrogen fuel cell cars and retrofitting American gas stations to carry hydrogen, he offers a practical way to counter the financial power of terrorism. Just as he seized American imaginations with his commitment to research in his State of the Union Address, he should now move to implementation to regain his hold on the issue.
I don’t work there anymore, but perhaps these ideas might help a very successful president who has provided the leadership we need get reelected.
Sincerely, Dick Morris
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Dick Morris is Off With Their Heads: Traitors, Crooks, and Obstructionists in American Politics, Media, and Business.
Sunday, September 21, 2003
Saturday, September 20, 2003
Friday, September 19, 2003
Harvey's current weekly column, published in newspapers around the country.
Below is a partial collection of the best of Harvey's published articles and newspaper columns along with an archive of columns from the past three weeks. These will be added to and changed on a regular basis.
Columns from the past three weeks:
"If truth stands in your way, you're headed in the wrong direction"
"Boring!"
"10 Commandments for the office"
Best of Harvey's published articles:
"Obstacles are the stepping stones of success"
"Some squares are really sharp"
"A Partnership is No Better Than the People in it"
"Say Thanks Before it's just a Memory"
"Don't Compromise Hiring Standards"
"Improve Your Time and Time Will Improve You"
"Real Winners Keep Moving the Finishing Line"
"On the Road Again"
"Tell the Truth or Pay the Consequences"
"Manage Your Time or Others Will Do it for You"
"Disappointment is Opportunity in Disguise"
"Worrying Makes You Cross the Bridge Before You Come to it"
"We're Just Wild About Harry"
"Bring in the 20-Mule Team"
"Holtz Scores on Fourth and Long"
"There's No Business Without Show Business"
"Who's Got the Hammer?"
"Negotiating in a Nutshell"
"How Not to and How to Think Creatively"
"Crunch Time"
"Volunteerism: You Often Receive More Than You Give"
"Michael Jordan"
"Leaders Need to Show Caring is Contagious"
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Below is a partial collection of the best of Harvey's published articles and newspaper columns along with an archive of columns from the past three weeks. These will be added to and changed on a regular basis.
Columns from the past three weeks:
"If truth stands in your way, you're headed in the wrong direction"
"Boring!"
"10 Commandments for the office"
Best of Harvey's published articles:
"Obstacles are the stepping stones of success"
"Some squares are really sharp"
"A Partnership is No Better Than the People in it"
"Say Thanks Before it's just a Memory"
"Don't Compromise Hiring Standards"
"Improve Your Time and Time Will Improve You"
"Real Winners Keep Moving the Finishing Line"
"On the Road Again"
"Tell the Truth or Pay the Consequences"
"Manage Your Time or Others Will Do it for You"
"Disappointment is Opportunity in Disguise"
"Worrying Makes You Cross the Bridge Before You Come to it"
"We're Just Wild About Harry"
"Bring in the 20-Mule Team"
"Holtz Scores on Fourth and Long"
"There's No Business Without Show Business"
"Who's Got the Hammer?"
"Negotiating in a Nutshell"
"How Not to and How to Think Creatively"
"Crunch Time"
"Volunteerism: You Often Receive More Than You Give"
"Michael Jordan"
"Leaders Need to Show Caring is Contagious"
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Wednesday, September 17, 2003
Feature Article:
By Dr. Steve Sjuggerud
It's remarkable... an indicator you can't ignore.
It has made only six predictions since 1970. And all six predictions were exactly right.
The predictions were for recession. There were six predictions, and there have been six recessions since 1970. That's a perfect record for 33 years.
This indicator has a perfect record of predicting bad times. And it can be used to forecast good times as well. Best of all, it's simple to track, and I highly recommend adding it to your arsenal of investment tools. Knowing how to use this indicator to forecast a coming recession-or the lack of one-can keep you from rearranging your portfolio in anticipation of a market shift that never comes.
Its Last Two Predictions...
The last time this indicator said a recession was just around the corner was from July 2000 to January 2001. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research (www.nber.org), the officials who date recessions, the last recession lasted from March 2001 to November 2001. So the prediction was perfect - signaling well in advance the oncoming economic malaise.
The previous prediction was from June 1989 to December 1989. The recession lasted from July 1990 to March 1991, according to the NBER. The indicator was a little early that time, but it was accurate.
The other four recessions came in 1970, 1974, 1980 and 1982. All of these recessions were preceded a few months in advance by a prediction from this indicator.
What The Indicator Is...
It's really simple. It's when short-term interest rates rise above long-term interest rates.
This is a rare occurrence. The last three times it's happened have been late 2000, late 1989 and mid-1981.
There is a good reason it's a rare occurrence: In a world with little inflation, long-term interest rates should be higher than short-term interest rates. It comes down to risk... If I lend you a dollar that you're going to pay back tomorrow, I don't worry about my risk, and don't demand much in interest. But if you're going to pay me back in 30 years, then my risk is higher, and it makes sense for me to ask for more in interest.
Why do short-term rates ever rise above long-term rates? It's generally because Alan Greenspan (at the Federal Reserve) is trying to slow down the economy. His main tool to slow down the economy is short-term interest rates. If he raises them significantly - to levels above long-term interest rates - then he's bringing out all the stops. And it results in recession a few quarters down the road. Judging by history since 1970, it happens every time.
What The Indicator Is Saying Now
Actually, right now Alan Greenspan is not trying to slow the economy down. Far from it. He's trying to juice it with all he's got. Short-term interest rates are at multi-decade lows, and the spread between short-term interest rates and long-term interest rates is at its highest percentage in history.
This should (in theory) have an incredibly stimulating effect on the economy. Much of the stock market rally in the last year can be attributed to the ultra-low interest-rate environment in place right now.
Bottom Line
It doesn't happen often, but when short-term government interest rates rise above long-term interest rates, watch out. A recession is around the corner. However, today, we're in the exact opposite position.
Judging by this (so far) infallible indicator, there's no recession on the horizon.
· You can track the Infallible Indicator at: www.bloomberg.com/markets. Right now, as that page shows, 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds are paying over 4%, while the Fed Funds rate is 1%.
· Another good web site is www.bankrate.com, which provides news and other information pertaining to interest rates (and other personal-finance issues).
Good Investing,
Steve
Steve Sjuggerud, has a doctorate in finance and has been regarded as one of the best researchers on the stock market around. He is the editor of "Steve Sjuggerud's True Wealth," has been a member of the Oxford Club's Investment Advisory Panel for more than five years and is the co-founder and President of Investment U. Steve will be a featured speaker at the November 17 One-Day Workshop, "What to Expect in Today's Market Climate" as well as being a featured speaker at the IITM/Investment U Trading Mastery 101 Course, December 6-7.
Steve and Van will both be speaking at the Agora Wealth Options Seminar. September 29-30, Seattle, WA. For information visit Click Here
Article #263 reprinted with permission from The Investment U E-Letter. To learn more about Investment U and Steve Sjuggerud visit their website http://www.investmentu.com/IITM
The Infallible Indicator, and What It Means for Your Investments
By Dr. Steve Sjuggerud
It's remarkable... an indicator you can't ignore.
It has made only six predictions since 1970. And all six predictions were exactly right.
The predictions were for recession. There were six predictions, and there have been six recessions since 1970. That's a perfect record for 33 years.
This indicator has a perfect record of predicting bad times. And it can be used to forecast good times as well. Best of all, it's simple to track, and I highly recommend adding it to your arsenal of investment tools. Knowing how to use this indicator to forecast a coming recession-or the lack of one-can keep you from rearranging your portfolio in anticipation of a market shift that never comes.
Its Last Two Predictions...
The last time this indicator said a recession was just around the corner was from July 2000 to January 2001. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research (www.nber.org), the officials who date recessions, the last recession lasted from March 2001 to November 2001. So the prediction was perfect - signaling well in advance the oncoming economic malaise.
The previous prediction was from June 1989 to December 1989. The recession lasted from July 1990 to March 1991, according to the NBER. The indicator was a little early that time, but it was accurate.
The other four recessions came in 1970, 1974, 1980 and 1982. All of these recessions were preceded a few months in advance by a prediction from this indicator.
What The Indicator Is...
It's really simple. It's when short-term interest rates rise above long-term interest rates.
This is a rare occurrence. The last three times it's happened have been late 2000, late 1989 and mid-1981.
There is a good reason it's a rare occurrence: In a world with little inflation, long-term interest rates should be higher than short-term interest rates. It comes down to risk... If I lend you a dollar that you're going to pay back tomorrow, I don't worry about my risk, and don't demand much in interest. But if you're going to pay me back in 30 years, then my risk is higher, and it makes sense for me to ask for more in interest.
Why do short-term rates ever rise above long-term rates? It's generally because Alan Greenspan (at the Federal Reserve) is trying to slow down the economy. His main tool to slow down the economy is short-term interest rates. If he raises them significantly - to levels above long-term interest rates - then he's bringing out all the stops. And it results in recession a few quarters down the road. Judging by history since 1970, it happens every time.
What The Indicator Is Saying Now
Actually, right now Alan Greenspan is not trying to slow the economy down. Far from it. He's trying to juice it with all he's got. Short-term interest rates are at multi-decade lows, and the spread between short-term interest rates and long-term interest rates is at its highest percentage in history.
This should (in theory) have an incredibly stimulating effect on the economy. Much of the stock market rally in the last year can be attributed to the ultra-low interest-rate environment in place right now.
Bottom Line
It doesn't happen often, but when short-term government interest rates rise above long-term interest rates, watch out. A recession is around the corner. However, today, we're in the exact opposite position.
Judging by this (so far) infallible indicator, there's no recession on the horizon.
· You can track the Infallible Indicator at: www.bloomberg.com/markets. Right now, as that page shows, 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds are paying over 4%, while the Fed Funds rate is 1%.
· Another good web site is www.bankrate.com, which provides news and other information pertaining to interest rates (and other personal-finance issues).
Good Investing,
Steve
Steve Sjuggerud, has a doctorate in finance and has been regarded as one of the best researchers on the stock market around. He is the editor of "Steve Sjuggerud's True Wealth," has been a member of the Oxford Club's Investment Advisory Panel for more than five years and is the co-founder and President of Investment U. Steve will be a featured speaker at the November 17 One-Day Workshop, "What to Expect in Today's Market Climate" as well as being a featured speaker at the IITM/Investment U Trading Mastery 101 Course, December 6-7.
Steve and Van will both be speaking at the Agora Wealth Options Seminar. September 29-30, Seattle, WA. For information visit Click Here
Article #263 reprinted with permission from The Investment U E-Letter. To learn more about Investment U and Steve Sjuggerud visit their website http://www.investmentu.com/IITM
Opinions of the D.C. Bar Legal Ethics Committee
Opinions of the D.C. Bar Legal Ethics Committee
The D.C. Bar’s Legal Ethics Committee periodically issues opinions interpreting the Rules of Professional Conduct and previously issued opinions interpreting the Code of Professional Responsibility. Copies of all opinions beginning with number 210 are available in PDF format by accessing the menus below.
Opinions with numbers lower than 210 were issued interpreting the Code of Professional Responsibility. Some of those opinions remain in effect under the Rules of Professional Conduct and are available below.
Earlier opinions may be obtained from the D.C. Bar’s Legal Ethics Office, by e-mailing a request to legalethics@dcbar.org.
Opinions of the D.C. Bar Legal Ethics Committee
The D.C. Bar’s Legal Ethics Committee periodically issues opinions interpreting the Rules of Professional Conduct and previously issued opinions interpreting the Code of Professional Responsibility. Copies of all opinions beginning with number 210 are available in PDF format by accessing the menus below.
Opinions with numbers lower than 210 were issued interpreting the Code of Professional Responsibility. Some of those opinions remain in effect under the Rules of Professional Conduct and are available below.
Earlier opinions may be obtained from the D.C. Bar’s Legal Ethics Office, by e-mailing a request to legalethics@dcbar.org.
Saturday, September 13, 2003
Whammo.com.au prices may be best bargain
KYLIE MINOGUE (REMASTERED W/ BONUS DISC)
Add to basket. Normally ships within 10 days $21.95 ($US 12.97) (£UK 7.98)
2 cd pack
Browse the ENCYCLOPEDIA of Australian Rock & Pop
Tracklisting
1 Confide In Me
2 Surrender
3 If I Was Your Lover
4 Where Is The Feeling?
5 Put Yourself In My Place
6 Dangerous Game
7 Automatic Love
8 Where Has The Love Gone?
9 Falling
10 Time Will Pass You By[~2~]BONUS DISC
11 1~}Dangerous Overture
12 2~}Confide In Me (Justin Warfield Mix)
13 3~}Put Yourself In My Place (Dan's Old School Mix)
14 4~}Where Is The Feeling? (Acoustic Version)
15 5~}Nothing Can Stop Us
16 6~}Love Is Waiting
17 7~}Time Will Pass You By (Paul Masterson Mix)
18 8~}Where Is The Feeling? (West End TKO Mix)
19 9~}Falling (Alternate Mix)
20 10~}Confide In Me (Big Brothers Mix)
21 11~}Surrender (Talking Soul Mix)
22 12~}Put Yourself In My Place (Acoustic Mix)
23 13~}If You Don't Love Me (Acoustic Mix)
24 14~}Confide In Me (French Version)
Full listing of KYLIE MINOGUE releases
Friday, September 12, 2003
Kylie Minogue- Offizielle deutsche HomepageKylie Links
Offizielle internationale Site
Deutschsprachige Fansites
www.kyliesworld.de.vu
www.coolkylie.de
www.disco-kylie.de
www.kim-kylie.de
www.kylie.de.vu
www.kylie-fansite.de.vu
kylie.mdkweb.de
www.planet-kylie.de
Internationale Fansites
www.kylie.co.uk
finerfeelings.co.uk
www.kylietoday.com
www.thekylieshrine.com
switch.to/Kylie
www.geocities.com/onlinemagazine
www.kylie.be
www.kylie-a-minogue.com
www.simonleggett.com
nav.to/yukylie
www.discodown.co.uk
www.usakylie.com
www.kyliesplace.com
www.mykylie.fr.fm
Offizielle internationale Site
Deutschsprachige Fansites
www.kyliesworld.de.vu
www.coolkylie.de
www.disco-kylie.de
www.kim-kylie.de
www.kylie.de.vu
www.kylie-fansite.de.vu
kylie.mdkweb.de
www.planet-kylie.de
Internationale Fansites
www.kylie.co.uk
finerfeelings.co.uk
www.kylietoday.com
www.thekylieshrine.com
switch.to/Kylie
www.geocities.com/onlinemagazine
www.kylie.be
www.kylie-a-minogue.com
www.simonleggett.com
nav.to/yukylie
www.discodown.co.uk
www.usakylie.com
www.kyliesplace.com
www.mykylie.fr.fm
Pay per clicp advertising: "How this was evaluated
Pay per click is an extremely fast growing part of the web for a simple reason - it's the most cost effective, controllable means of advertising anywhere. We will probably see a long term trend of PPC taking an increasingly large share of total advertising dollars for just this reason.
There are three key factors in choosing which one (or more) pay per click search engines to advertise with:"
Pay per click is an extremely fast growing part of the web for a simple reason - it's the most cost effective, controllable means of advertising anywhere. We will probably see a long term trend of PPC taking an increasingly large share of total advertising dollars for just this reason.
There are three key factors in choosing which one (or more) pay per click search engines to advertise with:"
2939. John Dryden. 1631-1700. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.
NUMBER: 2939
AUTHOR: John Dryden (1631–1700)
QUOTATION: Beware the fury of a patient man. 1
ATTRIBUTION: Absalom and Achitophel. Part i. Line 1005.
BIOGRAPHY: Columbia Encyclopedia.
Note 1.
Furor fit læsa sæpius patientia (An over-taxed patience gives way to fierce anger.—Publius Syrus: Maxim 289. [back]
NUMBER: 2939
AUTHOR: John Dryden (1631–1700)
QUOTATION: Beware the fury of a patient man. 1
ATTRIBUTION: Absalom and Achitophel. Part i. Line 1005.
BIOGRAPHY: Columbia Encyclopedia.
Note 1.
Furor fit læsa sæpius patientia (An over-taxed patience gives way to fierce anger.—Publius Syrus: Maxim 289. [back]
Wednesday, September 10, 2003
From, The Sun:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2003420200,00.html
Sultry ... Kylie's new look
HOW a-pout this! Pop babe Kylie Minogue shows off a smouldering new rock chick image for her new single Slow.
Friends reckon Kylie, 35, is looking and sounding sexier than ever since she found love with French film hunk Olivier Martinez, 37.
One pal said last night: “She has never been happier and her music has a new sultry sound as well.”
Aussie cutie Kylie releases the single on November 3, then her ninth album on November 17.
Sales of both are sure to be anything but Slow.
Source:- http://finerfeelings.co.uk
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2003420200,00.html
Kylie's on Slow burn
Sultry ... Kylie's new look
HOW a-pout this! Pop babe Kylie Minogue shows off a smouldering new rock chick image for her new single Slow.
Friends reckon Kylie, 35, is looking and sounding sexier than ever since she found love with French film hunk Olivier Martinez, 37.
One pal said last night: “She has never been happier and her music has a new sultry sound as well.”
Aussie cutie Kylie releases the single on November 3, then her ninth album on November 17.
Sales of both are sure to be anything but Slow.
Source:- http://finerfeelings.co.uk
Thank you to everyone who responded! I was asked by several people to post the results. The overwhelming choice for assistance with filings at foreign exchanges is Perfect Information www.perfectinfo.com 212-792-4350. GSI www.gsionline.com has some foreign filings, and someone also suggested trying Diligenz www.diligenz.com
Thank you again - what an amazingly helpful group of people librarians are!
Thank you again - what an amazingly helpful group of people librarians are!
A page of links to State Secretaries ofd State corporation Division websites:
http://www.nass.org/busreg/corpreg.html
This is a good one for links to filing sites:
http://www.llrx.com/columns/roundup29.htm
http://www.nass.org/busreg/corpreg.html
This is a good one for links to filing sites:
http://www.llrx.com/columns/roundup29.htm
Sunday, September 07, 2003
New Kylie Kalendar on sale
Editorial Reviews
Book Description
Kylie Minogue is both Australia and Europe's best-selling female pop singer, ensuring her survival with imaginative videos and intriguing the public with constant changes of her image. With the release of Fever, her eighth and most successful album to date, Kylie Minogue is back to visit the United States after her 1987 hit remake of The Locomotion, which reached the Billboard Top 100 Singles Chart. Also a noted television and film actress, she achieved early fame in Australia and the United Kingdom for her role in the soap opera Neighbours. Kylie's list of collaborators throughout her career proves her ability to cross the boundaries that have limited pop stars in the past.
Saturday, September 06, 2003
Olivier's slow pull over Kylie
Kylie ... pop babe sounds
better than ever
Picture: BIG
KYLIE MINOGUE’s handsome man OLIVIER MARTINEZ sure is having a good effect on her.
While the pair are relaxing on a romantic break together, I’ve been busy with an exclusive first listen of Kylie’s new single — and it’s a corker.
Slow, which will be out on November 3, is one of Kylie’s most seductive tracks yet — and I can’t help but wonder what Mr Martinez is doing to her.
The smitten star has left the feel of catchy Can’t Get You Out Of My Head behind and delved into something much darker.
It reminds me of her late nineties dance era when she recorded tracks like the sexy Confide In Me.
The pop princess wrote Slow with quirky Icelandic singer EMILIANA TORRINI and electronic funk producer DAN CAREY, who records under the name Mr Dan.
Insiders at Kylie’s record label say her next album, which is still being tweaked, will be much more dance-orientated than her hit album Fever.
I’m told her handsome French man loves the track and I have no doubt it will be a huge hit in the clubs.
Whatever you are doing Olivier, keep it up.
I can’t wait for the rest of the album.
My source's Website :- http://finerfeelings.co.uk
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