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...Most investors duly noted during Alan Greenspan?s congressional testimony that Greenspan feels hope for the economy to start picking up over the next few quarters; now, in the light of the Q2 number, will be the time to contemplate just what he meant by "period of sub-par growth" and "stabilize at a lower level." If consumers retrench, that period could be very sub-par indeed; if they don?t, well, it?s not going to get much better than 0.7 for quite a while. New Fed betting is on a quarter-point cut (at least) in August...
...finance - because it?s assumed that women are better at those jobs than men. And perhaps we are. So let?s take steps to eliminating the economic burden of taking on those critical jobs: We need to make sure nurses and kindergarten teachers and social workers are paid on par with so-called "male" jobs like construction and plumbing. Is your child?s well-being or your parents? health care inherently worth less than having an efficient drain? I didn?t think...
...Greater East Asia Ko-Kawaii Sphere. "Japan is the only country in Asia right now that is a genuine fashion force," explains Joanne Ooi, CEO of e-tailer StyleTrek.com. "Telling a teen customer that an item is popular in Japan is a huge selling point?it's on par with telling a tai tai (Hong Kong socialite) that John Galliano designed...
...Though other Southern-scripted movies are available on video (most prominently "Barbarella"), fans of his work are advised to first check out the film version of "Candy" (1968) which recently made its home-video and DVD debut from Anchor Bay. On a par with "Skidoo" (1968) and "Myra Breckinridge" (1970) (both sadly unavailable) in the must-be-seen-to-be-believed category, "Candy" is a 100% product of the 1960s -- lavishly budgeted, star-studded, exceptionally drug-inflected sex comedy...
...When President Clinton talked about growing the economy and protecting the environment at the same time, he was talking about using the buying power of the federal government to spur innovation in conservation, and subsidizing such alternatives till they were on a par with coal in terms of price. But I don't see this administration doing that. They laid their cards on the table with their energy plan. They're not about to say, "Sorry, we didn't mean that." Vice President Cheney seems very antagonistic to conservation, saying we can't conserve way out of the crisis...