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To: Ahda who wrote (61544)	11/30/2000 8:35:33 PM
From: d:oug	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 116944

... But Abby has said time to buy. Darleen, I saw her speak those words today, it was either CNBC or CNN when she appeared and was asked to comment on the markets. This was the third time I have heard her reply to a question, I think it was the nightly Business Report those other two times and in all three of these times she replied in a similiar manner to than used by Alan Greenspan to answer those obvious and hard questions in the manner that he prepares ahead of time and selects very carefully the message to be spoken with words that... my keyboard fingers just got tongue-tied... as happens when one talks off top of head and can sound dumb or say the wrong thing which sometimes can be the truth. Not sure, but didn't vp gore during his campaign spend some time in his travels getting votes ride a train called "The Prosperity Tour" or something like that to give out the message to the voting public that the economy is in great shape with everyone a part of it goodness, and that "elect me and this will continue.." So I wonder, this woman Abby and the men vp gore and alan greenspan all speak to us so that we will react in a way to help their each agenda. Is this lying and being dishonest, or is it a different context where everyone knows that an agenda is being put forth? If so then each of these persons is doing something like a 1/2 truth in that only a single side or view is given, or only a specific conclusion is given while leaving out another possible conclusion? Seems that RareBird has addressed this many times, especially with GATA and the word manipulation. If so then rather than ask if this is a good v evil or a correct or incorrect matter or a black and white object or simply depends on the situation, I would rather take a ron-ron approach as in "it exist" now then and forever and accept it and not only deal with it, but even if it is a bad thing like I think, "use it". No sure, but I may be saying that survival=agenda in this dog-eat-dog world and each of us must be willing to accept that 1/2 truths and "not the whole story" will be given by good and honest folks, especially when the arena is politics and markets(money). Sad to me, but as everyone on this thread has had lots and extra lots experience dealing with this type of reality through our real life real time exposure on this thread here for gold and all the rest topics touched upon. The bottom line here may be the question "Whos to blame when things go bad.", as in the following url from a today's Enigma post. "I know a number of younger people who are being crucified. Homes are in jeopardy. They are friends of my kids - married with young families - who believed what they were hearing about technology, the new economy, and new ways of doing business and valuing a business, etc." "For the most part they are well educated, successful people. Other well educated people gave them advice and they believed." "Why shouldn't they." "The advice was coming from people who "knew." Some followed this advice and borrowed to invest. It made perfect sense." " Who was I to question but I did... and very loudly..." Interesting that the phrase "It made perfect sense." was used by those who are now in trouble with a collapsed DOW or Nasdaq, as to me they wanted to heard about a quick and easy and safe way to make money, and thusly they got their wish when CNBC or others spoke those words to satisfy their agenda and these folks accepted it as "truth & real" rather than "agenda". So whos at fault here? RareBird has on his si profile "Philosophy Rules" which is true in that it decides our response to stimuli. But when the majority of the population has none, then whatever else is accepted, being other peoples agenda, that will rule and chaos and evil knows this and uses it. doug

To: Ahda who wrote (61544)	12/1/2000 11:51:46 AM
From: Ahda	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116944

Monday November 27 11:20 AM ET Dot-Com Layoffs Hit Record in November NEW YORK (Reuters) - A record number of job cuts were announced in the Internet industry in November, surpassing the 5,677 job cuts seen in October by 55 percent, according to a report released by recruitment firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. on Monday. Since last December, when Challenger began tracking dot-com job cuts, about 31,056 jobs have been cut in the sector. A total of 8,789 jobs were cut in November. The layoffs have come from 383 companies, of which 20 percent have gone out of business. Services such as consulting, financial and information suffered the most cuts since December and accounted for 40 percent, or 12,551, of the total layoffs in the sector. Retail was second with 7,863 cuts. ``Following the stock price plummet, many companies are running on fumes when it comes to cash. Prospects for a pre-New Year IPO are slim. Meanwhile, pre- and post-IPO dot-coms still have not been able to turn the corner to profitability,'' Said John Challenger, chief executive of the firm, in a statement. He added that the fallout will likely continue in December and January with more dot-com closures and layoffs. Recent casualties included: --Internet access provider ZipLink Inc. (NasdaqNM:ZIPL - news), which said it would suspend operations and lay off up to 80 percent of its 1,000 employees after failing to raise needed capital and failing to find a buyer. --Online financial news provider TheStreet.com Inc. (NasdaqNM:TSCM - news) , which cut 111 jobs in another attempt to accelerate its move toward profitability. --Online advertising network 24/7 Media Inc. (NasdaqNM:TFSM - news), which said it would cut 200 jobs. --Internet Capital Group Inc. (NasdaqNM:ICGE - news) , which said it would cut 35 percent of its staff.