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Global stock plunge...No auto deal yet...Hollywood labor... Nov 19 2008 10:49PM
Asian stock markets are tumbling again with
Japan's main index losing nearly 5 percent Thursday. The Tokyo
plunge followed Wall Street's slide to its lowest point in five
years. Investors fear the world could be in for a deep and lasting
recession.
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| PeruChina free trade talks complete Nov 19 2008 6:47PM
President Alan Garcia says Peru has completed
negotiations on a free trade agreement with China.
He made the announcement Wednesday with Chinese President Hu
Jintao at his side.
It is China's second free trade pact with a Latin America
cou
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| Stocks plunge...Clinton mulls Secy. of State...Bush's Lima agenda... Nov 19 2008 5:58PM
Wall Street has hit levels not seen since 2003.
The Dow skidded nearly 430 points today, to fall below the 8,000
level. Economic worries caused across-the-board selling, with
financial stocks particularly hard hit.
CHICAGO (AP) Associates o
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| Financial crisis to be top agenda item at APEC Nov 19 2008 5:45PM
President George W. Bush leaves Friday for
what will likely be his last summit with world leaders.
He'll attend the 21-nation Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
forum in Lima, Peru.
Administration officials say Bush doesn't see the summit as
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| Ore. governor: Deal will promote electric cars Nov 19 2008 12:17PM
Gov. Ted Kulongoski says Oregon, the
Japanese automaker Nissan and the state's largest utility, PGE,
will collaborate to promote the use of electric cars.
The governor is on an Asian trade mission.
In a statement, he said Wednesday that Nis
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| Most Asian mrkets slip Nov 19 2008 3:58AM
Pervasive gloom about the global
economy has sent most Asian markets into the red today.
Weak earnings from financial firms, lower commodity prices and
concerns about ailing U.S. automakers reinforced the bad mood.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei
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| Another auto hearing...Asian markets mixed...Jet crash tapes... Nov 19 2008 3:58AM
The heads of the Big Three carmakers will be
back before Congress today, pleading for a $25 billion bailout.
They got a cool reception Tuesday, with one senator saying they
were asking for "an awful lot."
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) Concern about
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| Japanese girl makes her pitch for pro team Nov 18 2008 8:25PM
A 16-year-old Japanese girl is making a pitch to
become a baseball star.
The pitch is a knuckleball the fluttering, hard-to-hit pitch
that's rare in the major leagues. But that hasn't stopped Eri
Yoshida, who will be Japan's first female profes
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| Brazil stocks down early Nov 18 2008 8:03AM
Brazil's stocks are off in early
trading, with the Ibovespa stock index falling 2.2 percent to
34,936.
Investors continue to be spooked by the prospects of a global
recession a fear reinforced by [[kxtopic:japan:t[Japan]:t]]'s weekend announcem
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| Korean tourism to US expected to jump Nov 17 2008 2:56PM
The first South Korean tourists without visas
are arriving in the United States.
Sixteen South Korean visitors traveled to Hawaii on Monday under
a new visa waiver program, which will allow people from the Asian
nation to use a passport rather t
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| Stocks declining Nov 17 2008 10:45AM
Stock prices remain lower at midday on Wall
Street.
The Dow Jones industrial average is down 177 points at 8,319.
Decliners on the New York Stock Exchange hold an 11 to 4 lead over
advancers.
The Nasdaq Composite Index has lost 25 points
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| Stocks down...Industry rebounds a bit...Japan in recession....... Nov 17 2008 9:35AM
Stocks have lost ground to begin a new trading
week. The Dow was down 150 points in the first few minutes of
trading.
NEW YORK (AP) Citigroup plans to cut about 53,000 more jobs in
the coming quarters. Citigroup's CEO is discussing the plans
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| Antiwhaling activists protest as Japan's whaling fleet heads to... Nov 17 2008 9:20AM
Anti-whaling activists have been staging protests
today as the mother ship of Japan's whaling fleet sets out for the
Antarctic on the country's annual hunt.
The environmental group Greenpeace says its members staged
protests as the ship (Nisshin
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| Brazil stocks fall after Japan reports recession Nov 17 2008 8:40AM
Brazil stocks are falling on fears that
a global slowdown is taking hold now that Japan is officially in a
recession.
Sao Paulo's Ibovespa index is down 2.4 percent at 34,900.
Brazil's currency, the real has lost ground against the dollar,
di
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| Stocks in losing streak...Industrial production due...Japan's recession... Nov 17 2008 5:36AM
Stocks are coming off of another down week. The
Dow stands at 8,497 after falling nearly 338 points on Friday. It
was down 5 percent last week.
WASHINGTON (AP) The Federal Reserve today provides an update
on industrial output. Economists are
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| Asian markets mixed as Japan slips into recession Nov 17 2008 4:19AM
It was a day of mixed trading in Asia's
markets, though the mood was mostly gloomy once it was confirmed
Japan has slipped into recession.
Despite the news Japan's Nikkei finished slightly ahead,
rebounding from what was a rough start. Hong Kong
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| Auto bailout stalled?...GM sells off...Rivals to meet... Nov 17 2008 3:58AM
Congress returns today for a lame duck
session, with some Senate Democrats hoping that a bailout for the
U.S. auto industry can be forged. But while it needs the support of
at least a dozen Senate Republicans, only two have stepped forward.
TO
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| Obama, McCain to meet...Auto bailout on fumes?...Japan's recession... Nov 17 2008 2:55AM
President-elect Barack Obama and Senator John
McCain will have their first post-election meeting today in
Chicago. Obama's office says they will talk about ways they can
work together to make government "more effective and efficient."
WASHINGTON
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| Greenpeace: Japanese whalers leave for annual hunt Nov 17 2008 2:14AM
Greenpeace says the annual Japanese whale hunts
have begun.
The activist group says a whaling ship left southwestern Japan
on its way to this season's hunt in the Antarctic Ocean. The ship
left with little fanfare under tight security.
Jap
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| Japan shares nudge higher in volatile trade Nov 17 2008 1:59AM
It's been a volatile start to the week in the
financial markets.
Japan's Nikkei finished the day in positive territory even after
confirming its economy is in a recession.
Trading began on a down note, with shares falling nearly 250
points
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"If I die as a believer and there really is not a God, so what.... If an unbeliever dies , and then it turns out he was wrong, that there is a God.... thats different."
No offense intended, but that is a cop-out.
Faith is faith, not "what-if"; "what-if" undermines the whole concept of faith.
I've no such illusions; there is a God - He's not a "maybe".
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Very interesting. I've come late to this post, but, in reference to the OP's query, here goes: I believe in the Maker of All Things, God. God was very vengeful (see Sodom and Gomorrah). Humankind, His creation, did not comply, so it was destroyed (Noah), then renewed, and a Covenant was made with humankind that such an act wouldn't occur again (Abraham). He continued to test his prophets (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob), but blessed them with abundance. And then there was Moses (through Joseph), who led God's people to the Promised Land (which would be Israel, where they settled, long before Mohammed's claim to the land circa 700-800 AD). In time, humankind slacked off again, so to speak. On the verge of being destroyed, we were spared: God remembered His covenant with Abraham and devised a way to continue the existence of His children: Send an ambassador, if you will, to Earth to proclaim His message. To do so, he needed an exemplary person to bear a child; he found one in Mary, and she bore God's child, delivering Him to the world, naming Him Jesus. Jesus was unheard of for several years after His miraculous conception/birth. Besides the slaughter Herod inflicted, His early years are mostly undocumented. When Jesus neared his 30's, the local community became transformed. People with incurable diseases were cured by His touch. Many were fed from a seemingly inefficient amount of food. Some Jews became convinced that Jesus was the Savior prophesied by their religion; some even became disciples. These events led to accusations of Jesus being a heretic, both from Jews, who weren't ready to believe that the Savior/Messiah had arrived, and from the Roman occupying Jerusalem at the time, who preferred to believe that Caesar (whomever was occupying the post at the time - they believed, sort of (it was a political issue), that all Emperors were derived from Julius Caesar) was the divine interpretation of God. Jesus chose to sacrifice Himself, to offer Himself up to God (a very angry God, remember) as a replacement for all of the sinners (see above). Jesus allowed Himself to be sacrificed to the crowd; a thief on the cross next to Him recognized His divinity, and the huge mistake humanity was making, and he was rewarded. Jesus's friends, the disciples, were variously scattered, but one, St. Peter, went on to found the Catholic Church. Peter was also the first Pope of the Catholic Church. Protestantism was founded on dissent toward the crusades (how'd Muslim occupation work out for you, Spain?) and a British king's desire for divorce (Anglicanism). Both are relevant beliefs, but I am convinced that the latter religions were founded on politics, not beliefs. And that is why I am proudly a Catholic. Reply...
If ya'd all stayed pure in tribal blood ya wouldnt be all complaining about HOw come YOU canna speak....stop mixing!
Indian schools should learn each states Indian tribes language...arik,to sioux to cree and so on and so forth..
and if the whites dont wanna learn then learn them frog/french..lol or norweigen!...or ole german! even jewish.. Reply...
ND. My response was put more elegantly by yourself. My intentions were to say that though Shoppe's logic seems sound, it is not the reason one would be a believer.........and by "one", I mean myself.
I would not become a believer in Christ because it was a death insurance policy. Reply...
Most of the time yes which is why I stated that bankruptcy may be the only way out of this mess for the auto industry.
The company has to request the contracts be voided but it is up to the bankruptcy judge or arbitration panel to grant that request. In many cases it ends up voiding the contracts but the union retains certain rights such as the right to strike. Reply...
WU...I believe you may be "misunderstanding" the "message" of what sg said above. Her statement is simply a fact, as she knows it. If she dies today and it turns out there is no god, what has she lost? However, if she dies today and it turns out that the god she has put her faith in does live, what has she gained? Maybe I am misunderstanding you, but it sounds as though you are implying she believes simply to be "covered" in the event God lives? Faith in my God cannot be compared to an insurance policy. I have a relationship with my Father that I'm sure is difficult to understand for non-believers. The change He has made in my life is immeasurable. I could not do Him justice by trying to describe myself/my life prior to coming back into His flock compared to what my life is like today. I always tell non-believers to investigate the foundation of the Christian faith and make a decision afterwards...the foundation being Jesus. If you break down Christ's life and claims, you really only have 3 conclusions you can draw. Jesus was insane, a pathological liar, or the Son of God as He claimed to be. I happen to believe if one opens their heart and looks at the facts objectively, the truth is discovered and Jesus is found to be everything we Christians believe He is...and more. Just my take... Reply...
Maybe someone here knows but by declaring bankruptcy, don't all union contracts become void?
I wonder if that is why I heard one of the talking heads of the UAW on the news saying the auto companies need some "assistance"?
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"Forcing" is exactly the correct term for what they are doing. If there is no other option for a foreign language. They made it mandatory to have this class. It isn't an elective. How is this NOT "forcing". I am 100% in support of them teaching Hidatsa to those that want to learn it. However, Not all students want to learn it.And Not all parents want their kids learning this particular language.We, as parents should have been contacted about this kind of change to the school ciriculum.
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The trouble with the auto companies has more to do with retirees than current workers. They are saddled with huge obligations for pensions and healthcare beneifits that they simply cannot afford and never should have agreed too. The only way to get that fixed is bankruptcy. It isn't about what they want to do or what they would like to do or what is the right thing to do. It's about the only option they have given the situation they have gotten themselves into. Reply...
They haven't made a good Detroit car in years! Let them suffer! I buy German and Japan.... Reply...
I don't think one thin dime should go to the automakers. In fact, I don't think one thin dime of tax payer money should go to any private business, union or not. If your management can not make decisions to keep your company profitable, sucks to be working for that company.
By the way rick, very intelligent reply! Reply...
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Shoppe. I KNOW YOU BELIEVE DIFFERENTLY.....BUT IN THIS CASE......your rhetoric makes god to be like some kind of insurance policy. Of which "security" is the key word.
Again, I know you are devout Christian.....but this line of thought does not become you. Trying to "market" god for by playing the upside versus the dreaded downside is a no-go.
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I am used to you being wordier WW.. what do you mean by "secure".... I happen to like security, I like that God will protect me or comfort me when needed... I like that... its not a fairy tale..
what think you WW. :) Reply...
"Secure" is a good choice of word. Reply...
Ww. I would feel a lot more secure living like there was a good, then there not being one.....THAN LIVING LIKE THERE WAS NO GOD, AND OPPS THERE WAS ONE..
still packing.. Reply...
If I die as a believer and there really is not a God, so what.... If an unbeliever dies , and then it turns out he was wrong, that there is a God.... thats different.
The major problem, as we have discussed before, Shoppe, is not so much that you believe.....it is the implication(s) of that belief. And that those faith-based opinions, when held singularly or (but more problematically when held) en masse start to affect those around you.
The "so what" of dying a believer (if there is no God) is that you lived your life believing a lie.
Its not the dying that is important in LIFE.....its the living. Reply...
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