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Check Point downgraded on Q4 forecast |
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8:29 pm EDT, Oct 20, 2002 |
Following the markets lead, brokerage house Merrill Lynch Sunday lowered its revenue and earnings estimates for Check Point Software Technologies after the company issued a profit warning Friday. ... Chairman and CEO Gil Shwed said in a conference call Thursday the company is having its worst year ever, and may not improve much in 2003. He said the company expects fourth-quarter earnings of 23 cents to 25 cents a share, and sales of $100 million to $108m. Analysts expected the company to earn 26 cents a share on $113m. in sales. ... Check Point's bubble didn't pop violently like so many other tech companies, but their stock valuation's return to Earth is interesting to watch. Check Point downgraded on Q4 forecast |
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1:45 am EDT, Oct 19, 2002 |
I think this is a really interesting test, because I've heard many theories as to why people can't seem to tell people who are from various asian countries apart. I scored very highly with faces that were Japanese and very poorly with faces that were Korean or Chinese. I've heard from various Thai and Chinese friends that they have similar difficulties with Caucasian people, even to the extent that one friend said we all looked white and hairy. Anyhow, I'm interested in the data they collect. ALL LOOK SAME |
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Soy milk coming to school lunches? - |
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| Topic: Health and Wellness |
1:40 am EDT, Oct 19, 2002 |
"The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which promotes alternatives to animal use, claims that the school lunch program discriminates against minority students.
The USDA does not reimburse school districts for soy milk unless students provide a doctor's note demonstrating a medical need. The federally assisted lunch program requires that cow's milk be offered. " Soy milk coming to school lunches? - |
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| Topic: SF Bay Area |
8:52 pm EDT, Oct 18, 2002 |
If you don't live in the Bay Area then you suck. :D Dark Wave (City Event) |
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The George W. Bush Calendar... |
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| Topic: United States |
9:13 pm EDT, Oct 17, 2002 |
Will someone buy me a belated B-Day present? The George W. Bush Calendar... |
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The Onion | Bush On Economy: 'Saddam Must Be Overthrown' |
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9:08 pm EDT, Oct 17, 2002 |
""Our nation's economy is struggling right now," said Bush, delivering the keynote address at the National Economic Forum. "Our manufacturing base is weak, new home sales are down, and unemployment is up. Millions of our people are suffering. That is why I stand before you tonight and make this promise: Saddam Hussein will be stopped."" Sad, but true. What a pathetic excuse for a President. Not to mention the other ruling oil oligarchy members. The Onion | Bush On Economy: 'Saddam Must Be Overthrown' |
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One-stop shopping for terror attack protection |
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4:39 pm EDT, Oct 17, 2002 |
Biohazard suit? Check. Potassium iodide pills? Check. Parachute for jumping from a burning high-rise building? Check. Finally, worried New Yorkers will be able to do all of their emergency-preparedness shopping at one store, when Safer America opens Thursday in Manhattan. [ And don't forget to wear your rubber soled shoes to protect against lightning strikes, folks. --Rek ] One-stop shopping for terror attack protection |
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Los Angeles Times: Of Politics and Vengeance |
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4:38 pm EDT, Oct 17, 2002 |
The president's father, after building up Hussein as an international ogre, called the U.S. military off when the Iraqi despot's days seemed numbered. This outcome fed voters' sense of a Bush failure. Since then, the Republican presidential victory in 2000 has not only restored a Bush to the White House but has also brought back the GOP war-management teams of 1974-75 (the end of fighting in Vietnam) and 1990-91 (the Gulf War). Their hunger for revenge must be almost palpable. This is dynastic-type policymaking never before seen in the United States. True, our sixth president, John Quincy Adams, became president like his father. But that was 24 years later, and his father, who belonged to a different party, left no unfinished war as a legacy. The return of defense secretaries and White House chiefs of staff from previous wartime periods is just as unprecedented. It suggests a rare combination of unrequited frustrations and motivations. Consider: In spring 1975, when the war in Vietnam ended with the fall of South Vietnam to the communists and Cambodians seized the U.S. merchant ship Mayaguez, Donald H. Rumsfeld, now Defense secretary, was the White House chief of staff and Dick Cheney, now vice president, was his deputy. Former President Bush recalled Southeast Asian embarrassments in 1991, when he pledged that the Gulf War "will not be another Vietnam." Cheney was around then, too, as secretary of Defense. When the U.S. appeared victorious, Bush exclaimed that, "We've kicked the Vietnam syndrome once and for all." Unfortunately, he was mistaken. For the war leaders of 1975 and 1991, two decades of being embarrassed by pipsqueak countries have lengthened to three. Arguably, this, not the chemical or biological weapons never used by Hussein in 1991, is what truly goads the Bush-Rumsfeld-Cheney threesome. Good article, but a bit off. What was really learned from Vietnam was that when we kick the shit out of little countries we need to do it quick, with minimum U.S. casualties, and with maximum force. The "Vietnam Syndrome" that was "kicked" has nothing to do with America's traditional imperialism and everything to do with it's management of perceptions internal to it's borders. As long as the war is sugar coated and it's only people on the other side dying (Who cares about them anyway??) then it's all good. Los Angeles Times: Of Politics and Vengeance |
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| Topic: Computers |
4:30 pm EDT, Oct 17, 2002 |
[ Originally from Hijexx ] After being castigated over removing Taiwan's flag from KDE files in order to make its product acceptable to the government of the People's Republic of China, Red Hat has decided not to display any countries' flags, period. "'Red Hat as a global company respects the rights of all open source users. To avoid potential political inflammation, we feel it is best to not display any flags at this time.'" ... Props to Red Hat for taking small steps towards ending nationalism. Take away all the flags and what are you left with? No symbolism to shroud yourself in, no image to associate with, just software. /me likes this concept. Red Hat Removes Flags |
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