... in a row OR ratings in the top 20 for six seasons straight they would jump on the latter in a heartbeat. The better the ratings, the more money a show can pull in for the network which also benefits the pocketbook of the producers. OTOH, Emmys look good on the mantle and make a decent paperweight, other than that... DWTS is a perfect example of that. The "Peoples Choice Awards" are similarly geared toward popularity. True, but ...

... my code in computers line by line at computer showrooms).   I planned to write and sell my own computer program in order to purchase my own computer; alas, this plan later failed miserably (my N-80 BASIC pocketbook accounting program, written on a PC-8001 mk II (see http://park10.wakwak.com/~pinevill/image/nec/PC8001mkII_1.JPG), wouldn't sell), and as a result, I was prohibited from programming between 1985 and 1989, when...

... enter my code in computers line by line at computer showrooms). I planned to write and sell my own computer program in order to purchase my own computer; alas, this plan later failed miserably (my N-80 BASIC pocketbook accounting program, written on a PC-8001 mk II (see http://park10.wakwak.com/~pinevill/image/nec/PC8001mkII_1.JPG), wouldn't sell), and as a result, I was prohibited from programming between 1985 and 1989, when ...

... report the net prices they pay (the list price minus any rebates) to Medicare, but not to consumers; since both insurers and drugmakers have a vested interest in maximizing their take from government coffers and old folks' pocketbooks, this means zero transparency exactly where it is needed most. Further, according to Precht, the plans are counting on the fact that most old people will not, or cannot, shop around for a new plan every ...

...peoplepc.com wrote: And John McCain has said earlier that he wants to throw Russia out of the G8. That'll teach 'em! Maybe Bambi McCain will hit them Rooskies with her pocketbook! Heh.  Well, what will Obama do about this situation again? Oh yeah, concede. Probably work with other countries to a larger degree than is possible for Bush? So you are saying he'd co-invade Georgia with Vlad ...

...:01 pm, Shrikeb...@gmail.com wrote: On Aug 12, 1:02 am, BretCah...@peoplepc.com wrote: And John McCain has said earlier that he wants to throw Russia out of the G8. That'll teach 'em! Maybe Bambi McCain will hit them Rooskies with her pocketbook! Heh. Well, what will Obama do about this situation again? Oh yeah, concede. Probably work with other countries to a larger degree than is possible for Bush?

On Aug 12, 1:02 am, BretCah...@peoplepc.com wrote: And John McCain has said earlier that he wants to throw Russia out of the G8. That'll teach 'em! Maybe Bambi McCain will hit them Rooskies with her pocketbook! Heh. Well, what will Obama do about this situation again? Oh yeah, concede.

> And John McCain has said earlier that he wants to throw Russia out of the G8. That'll teach 'em! Maybe Bambi McCain will hit them Rooskies with her pocketbook! Bret Cahill

... will be a bit of a burden to pay off: "Let’s say you and I and Bruce Ericson and every U.S. citizen who is alive today decided to fully address this unfunded liability through lump-sum payments from our own pocketbooks, so that all of us and all future generations could be secure in the knowledge that we and they would receive promised benefits in perpetuity. How much would we have to pay if we split the tab? Again, the math is painful....

.... The underpinnings of American democracy have slowly frayed, and in the place of the great moderate consensus that once prevailed we have seen the rise of an American plutocracy... ...cultural issues have obscured pocketbook ones. Conservatives have tricked the masses into voting on the basis of social issues, thus ignoring their economic self-interest. It is certainly true that tens of millions of potential Democratic voters support the...