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To: UncleBigs who wrote (52481)	2/2/2006 9:30:51 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110194

My first broker told me this: "Buyers area liars and sellers are worse." After a few years in the business I added: "and real estate agents both buy and sell and look out for a commission." NAR monitors how the general populace views agents. The public perception never seems to vary. They view agents as all in the same group with lawyers and used cars salesmen. I ran a big franchise(think Pittsburg Steeler colors) for awhile and I posted that NAR study in the office kitchen with the pertinent parts highlighted with magic marker. The owner of the franchise saw it one day and got a little agitated. I told him the only way for the public perception to change was if agents were honest and woked hard for their clients. A while later he fired me. -g-

To: UncleBigs who wrote (52481)	2/2/2006 10:20:18 PM
From: shades	Respond to of 110194

DJ US Government OKs Infectious-Disease Lab In Boston That chick in resident evil was HOT until she turned into a zombie BOSTON (AP)--Boston University won final federal approval Thursday for a controversial plan to build a research laboratory in the city's South End that would handle some of the world's most dangerous and exotic germs. The decision by the National Institutes of Health secures $128 million in federal funding for the lab, which will be part of a national group of facilities that will study infectious diseases such as ebola and the West Nile virus. University officials said the lab will be safe and will provide needed research into contagious illnesses and the risk they might pose in the hands of bioterrorists. But opponents have criticized the decision to build the lab in a densely populated urban neighborhood. The controversy escalated in 2004, when three workers at another BU lab became sick after they were exposed to a highly infectious strain of tularemia, or rabbit fever. They recovered. Construction is scheduled to begin this month and should be complete by 2008. The university estimates the new lab will create more than 650 permanent jobs and contribute nearly $3 billion to the local economy over the next 20 years. "We are proud to be part of the national network of dedicated scientists and researchers who will use this state-of-the-art facility to safely find treatments and cures for some of the most dangerous infectious diseases that threaten Boston, the nation and the world," said Dr. Mark Klempner, lead investigator for the new lab. (END) Dow Jones Newswires February 02, 2006 20:29 ET (01:29 GMT) Copyright (c) 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.- - 08 29 PM EST 02-02-06

To: UncleBigs who wrote (52481)	2/2/2006 10:21:35 PM
From: shades	Respond to of 110194

DJ US Nuclear Lab Officials Unveil New Weapon Remember the BFG (big fuggn gun) from DOOM? images.google.com pipersprecisionproducts.com LIVERMORE, California (AP)--Officials at Lawrence Livermore National laboratory have added a new weapon to their armory, a high-powered gun that can fire 3,000 rounds a minute. The weapon, which is also to be installed at other facilities in the U.S. Energy Department complex, was displayed Thursday by Linton Brooks, head of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Brooks called weapon a way to make sure any attempt to storm the nuclear weapons lab is unsuccessful. "What we want to do is equip our protective force with the capability that will leave no doubt about the outcome," he said. "What we're not trying to do is level the playing field." The new weapon is a Gatling gun, electrically powered, six-barreled and capable of firing more than 50 rounds a second. The Dillon Aero M134D guns will be mounted on vehicles and cost between $50,000 and $75,000. Lab officials declined to say how many guns they're deploying, citing security concerns. Lab critics questioned the wisdom of having a high-tech gun at the lab across the street from suburban homes. They agree that the lab needs to be able to repel intruders but say the real problem is that the main site, which is relatively small and in the crowded San Francisco Bay area, isn't a good place for nuclear materials. "If you don't have the firepower that's one kind of security weakness, but if you do have the firepower you potentially endanger nearby workers and community members because it's such a compact site," said Marylia Kelley, executive director of Tri-Valley CARES, a Livermore-based activist group. "You have homes and joggers and people walking their dogs and kids playing right out on the sidewalk across the street from the site." But lab spokeswoman Susan Houghton said guns are a necessary step. "This is adding one more layer of protection," she said. "It's state-of-the-art and it will ensure that our lab is as safe and secure as possible. We hope we never have to use it, but if we do our lab is well-prepared." On the Net: llnl.gov (END) Dow Jones Newswires February 02, 2006 19:24 ET (00:24 GMT) Copyright (c) 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.- - 07 24 PM EST 02-02-06