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To: abstract who wrote (39964)	8/7/2001 4:00:22 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 65232

Productivity & Costs.. higher at 2.5% from last quarter...Output higher as output per Hour: Nonfarm Business 118.1 and number of hours worked less as hours Worked 120.7 , that means lower wage costs and that is the picture of strong productivity rebound, Productivity growth rebounded in the second quarter, posting a 2.5% gain. This is a strong turnaround from the performance of the first quarter. The improvement was driven by a drop in hours worked while output held nearly constant. While the overall nonfarm business sector posted a gain, manufacturing productivity continues to fall, due to continued drops among nondurable manufacturers. Thus, while the productivity report is a positive sign that the economy may pull out of the downturn and avoid recession, it also indicates that pockets of significant weakness still remain.

To: abstract who wrote (39964)	8/7/2001 4:39:11 PM
From: Jim Willie CB	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 65232

hey Paul, grub this sorry for being a little contentious in the last two days sure, bothered by unrealistic trading goals but also frustrated personally my brother is in town I need to kill him for a greater share of the inheritance just a bit uneasy before I carry out my conspired plan tonight gonna see a Minor League Baseball game seeing the Pittsburgh Pirates play Los Angeles Dodgeboys I read that the Pirates are a farm team for the SFGiants / Cain

To: abstract who wrote (39964)	8/7/2001 6:01:14 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 65232

Poll: Most Americans Back Embryonic Stem-Cell Research Tuesday August 7 1:56 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Americans support federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research, according to a new USA Today/CNN/Gallup Poll. According to the survey, 55 percent support embryonic stem-cell research in general, while 62 percent said such research is important, USA Today reported in its Tuesday edition. The poll found that 55 percent of Americans support funding of research using stem cells left over from embryos created for fertility treatments, the newspaper said. Forty-nine percent of respondents opposed using cells created by scientists specifically for the research. Two out of three opposed funding for research using stem cells produced by cloning, the report said. President Bush (news - web sites) is grappling with the politically divisive issue of whether to allow federal funds for the research, which scientists say could open new avenues to treating diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Bush has said he will decide before Congress returns to work next month. Pope John Paul (news - web sites) has cautioned him against the creation and destruction of embryos for such research, but patient and medical groups strongly support stem-cell research. Some abortion foes and several powerful anti-abortion members of Congress have warned any research that destroys human embryos will not get their approval. Stem cells, which are typically obtained from human embryos discarded during fertility treatments, are master cells that can transform themselves into other types of cells in the body. The cells, which can also be found in adult tissue, offer the potential for regenerating damaged organs or tissue. The USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll of 1,017 adults was conducted Aug.3-5 and has an error margin of plus or minus three percentage points.