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Strange, 69 ppl viewing this site at 18:29 on 7/20/06 yet only 8 members signed in (madcowdisease, Thierry Martin, Katibel, mlegha1, aiki14, roy, Will, Lou). Think somebody is gathering ideas?

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http://www.changingworldtech.com/

I was first introduced to this co. and similar technology via an article in Motor Trend - Aug 2006, Vol. 58, No. 8. The article is Car Cannibalism by Frank Markus (technologue).

This is a new issue and to be fair to subscribers like myself, the article is not yet released online. Give it a few weeks and it will be available for everyone here: http://www.motortrend.com/features/editorial/

But, to wet your appetite Frank makes a sound argument for this technology, granted I haven't done the research yet. But, if these co.s could get the volume needed to make this process profitable we could see a real, viable alternative energy. As I understand it this process is already more net energy efficient than ethanol since it uses 15-20% of the fuel it makes to run the process; so we can see it's self-sustainable.



For a sample of this guy's writing click here:
http://www.motortrend.com/features/e..._fuel_economy/

PS: you will find the co. above is privately held but we can always hope they go public to raise money. I will be looking for more co.s in this sector and hopefully one is publicly traded.

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Oprah / PayPal Money Maker:

All you need is:
1) An email address
2) A PayPal account
3) $6.00

Ever since the internet became popular, the word "scam" has become a daily
term. I have never once tried any money making "system" outside of this because
of that very reason. However, after reading reports on the validity and
reputation of this money making system (seen on Oprah, CNN, and other
media forums) I decided to give this one a shot... Especially since the so-called
"risk" is only $6.00. I mean, for the chance, what a joke right? Anyway, only
hours after implementing this exact system I about fell out of my chair as money
ACTUALLY started rolling in. I couldn't believe it and for that reason, I wrote
this intro and became a believer in this system.

WHAT IS IT?

The idea is that of a system that takes advantage of the power of compounding.
And in a big way, let me tell you. First and foremost understand that there are
countless spin-offs of this system that try to make a "quick buck" off of people.
Long lists, the 5 & 10 dollar trees, the birthday systems, etc...
Those spin-offs do make money because of the ease of implementation of this
idea, but they do NOT use the compounding advantage. This system is THE
legit and profitable one. Here is how it works... There is a list of 6 email
addresses (you'll see it as you read further). Each of these people have already
taken part in this system. When someone new comes along (such as yourself)
he/she removes #1 off of the list, moves the other five email addresses up one
position (i.e. #6 goes to #5, #5 to #4, etc.), and places their PayPal email
address in the #6 position. This process is what develops the power of
compounding. The bottom line is this... Honesty and Integrity creates
Profitability. Following this EXACT process is what creates the money, and
that is why this system has been raved about in the media. Altering the system
creates weak results. The legality of this system comes from the idea that you
are of course creating a mailing list, and a "service" is being provided (more on
that later.) Now on to how your $6.00 creates BIG money...

INSTRUCTIONS:

STEP 1:

The first thing to do is highlight and SAVE this entire post in word or notepad
on your computer so you can come back to it later.

After that, if you are not already a PayPal user you need to go to the PayPal
website at www.paypal.com and SIGN UP. If you want to be able to receive
credit card payments from other people then you will need to sign up for a
PREMIER or BUSINESS account (not just a PERSONAL account). Paypal is 100% secure and is used
by millions of people worldwide.

STEP 2:

Here is where the action occurs. The first thing to do is to send a $1.00
payment to each of the 6 email addresses on the current list from your PayPal
account. To do this quickly and successfully, follow these simple steps:

1. Login to PayPal and click on the "Send Money" tab near the top of the screen

2. In the "Recipient's Email" field enter the email address

3. In the "Amount" field enter "1" (This is your $1.00 payment)

4. In the "Category" field select "Service" (Keeping it legal)

[wardtom084]

Cubs or Pork Chops

In a zoo in California, a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set of triplet tiger cubs. Unfortunately, due to complications in the pregnancy, the cubs were born prematurely and due to their tiny size, they died shortly after birth. The mother tiger after recovering from the delivery, suddenly started to decline in health, although physically she was fine. The veterinarians felt that the loss of her litter had caused the tigress to fall into a depression. The doctors decided that if the tigress could surrogate another mother's cubs, perhaps she would improve. After checking with many other zoos across the country, the depressing news was that there were no tiger cubs of the right age to introduce to the mourning mother.

The veterinarians decided to try something that had never been tried in a zoo environment. Sometimes a mother of one species will take on the care of a different species. The only "orphans" that could be found quickly, were a litter of wiener pigs. The zoo keepers and vets wrapped the piglets in tiger skin and placed the babies around the mother tiger. Would they become cubs or pork chops? Take a look........ You won't believe your eyes!

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I figured we needed one of these. Especially when the market gets this ugly what else is there but the triviality of sports to entertain us. If there is a barrage of responses to this thread perhaps it will necessitate the creation of sport specific threads (e.g baseball, football, or MLB, NFL, etc) but for now lets all lump them in this one.

So who follows what? Anyone excited for the post season in the MLB or the start of traingin camp in the NFL?

Personally my teams on the professional level are the Reds and Bengals. The Reds recently made some trades, though controversial, that hopefully will help them sure up the wild card or even better overtake the Cards in the NL Central.

And what can I say about the Bengalis? After a decade of disgrace they are a contender this yr. after winning the division last yr. Too bad my poor ass can't afford decent tickets. Damn seat licenses and ticket brokers!

So what'cha go?

[wardtom084]

Could it be that we are returning to seasonal norms ?

This time last year 5 named storms had already made landfall.

6/29 Bret
7/05 Cindy
7/10 Dennis
7/11 Arlene
7/18 Emily

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and I suffer from a lack of understanding or maybe basic economic education but it has always been my thought that the markets were the engine that drove the economy.
The Fed, on the otherhand has said time and time again that they give no thought or consideration to the marketplace which flies in the face of Greenspan's stupid remark about irrational exhuberance.
Bernanke repeated the remark that they (the Feds) give no consideration to the market which is readily apparent. He denied that the Fed's actions were responsible for the market's plunge. Is this totally disengenuous or what ?
I get so damned tired of the government's attempts to micro manage each facet of our lives and the economy. If I could sell my house, I would be long gone.
Anyone want to live in beautiful, overcrowded California where mortgage defaults are on the rise ??

bread $3.50
catfish 6.99 lb.
gas 3.29 gal.

Price of pre owned homes....plummeting

Sure glad they have a handle of inflation and are managing this economy so well !