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[Mr. Bananagrabber]

Miss Teen USA

 

Haha, that means you're gay.

[Shino]

Yay, I can do another one.

 

List of asteroids/142801–142900

 

Name | Provisional designation | Discovery date | Discovery site |Discoverer(s)

 

142801 - 2002 US26 October 31, 2002 Socorro LINEAR

142802 - 2002 UG27 October 31, 2002 Palomar NEAT

142803 - 2002 UM27 October 31, 2002 Palomar NEAT

142804 - 2002 UT27 October 31, 2002 Palomar NEAT

 

There's a lot more here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_asteroids/142801%E2%80%93142900

 

I can't believe they keep track of this.

[Paj!]

Paws With A Cause is a non-profit organization that trains assistance dogs for the disabled. Founded in 1979 by Michael Sapp, Sr., it was originally called "Ears for the Deaf," and specialized in hearing dogs.[1] Since then, it has expanded to include mobility assistance and seizure response dogs as well, and services a large part of the United States.

 

*makes purring noises for a big laugh*

[Roostophe]

"Prayer" is the first single from Disturbed's 2002 album Believe. It is a conversation between lead singer David Draiman and God after the death of his grandfather.

 

Feckin' love that song.

[Fields]

Scott, Brown County, Wisconsin

 

'Scott is a town in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. [...] As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,712 people, 1,145 households, and 906 families residing in the town. The population density was 72.8/km² (188.5/mi²). There were 1,234 housing units at an average density of 24.2/km² (62.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.12% White, 1.62% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.57% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.48% of the population.'

[Ellmeister]

Front running is the illegal practice of a stock broker executing orders on a security for their own account (and thus affecting prices) before filling orders previously submitted by their customers. After the broker has made their original transactions, they can expect to close out their position at a profit based on the new price level. Front running may involve either buying (where the broker buys for their account, driving up the price before filling customer buy orders) or selling (where the broker sells for their own account, driving down the price before filling customer sell orders).

 

For example, if a broker buys 20,000 shares of a stock for $100 per share just before buying a large block of 400,000 shares for a customer, they may drive the price up to $102 per share. If the broker is able to sell their newly purchased shares at $101.75, they will have made $35,000 in a few minutes. This $35,000 is likely to be only part of the additional cost to the customer's purchase caused by the broker's self-dealing.

 

The broker has put their own financial interest above (or in front of) the customer's interest and is thus committing fraud. In the U.S. they might also be breaking laws on market manipulation or insider trading.

 

Boring. Sorry I had to cut and paste with an example because I was so confused I thought I would make sure you lot aren't

[The fish]

USS Swanson (DD-443) was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson (1862–1939).

 

Swanson was laid down on 15 November 1939 by the Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina. She was launched on 2 November 1940; sponsored by Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, widow of Secretary Swanson; and commissioned on 29 May 1941 with Lieutenant Commander M. P. Kingsley in command.

 

USS Swanson (DD-443) was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson (1862–1939).

 

Swanson was laid down on 15 November 1939 by the Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina. She was launched on 2 November 1940; sponsored by Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, widow of Secretary Swanson; and commissioned on 29 May 1941 with Lieutenant Commander M. P. Kingsley in command.

 

Operation TORCH

 

In October 1942, after amphibious training in Chesapeake Bay, Swanson joined the invasion fleet sailing for French North Africa. In the early morning of 8 November 1942, she lay close inshore to guide the landing craft to the beach at Fedhala. As she began to move further offshore at daybreak, the French shore batteries opened fire; and, for the next two hours, Swanson returned their fire in an effort to silence them and protect the transports and troops.

 

Shortly after 08:00, seven French destroyers sortied from Casablanca to attack the transports and opened fire on the nearest American ships, destroyers Ludlow (DD-438), Wilkes (DD-441) and Swanson. Ludlow was hit and forced to withdraw; but Swanson and Wilkes retired to join cruisers, Augusta (CA-31) and Brooklyn (CL-40), which were steaming up to engage the French.

 

The covering force, led by battleship Massachusetts, soon took over the action from the Augusta group; but, at 10:00, Swanson was once again in action, engaging three French destroyers which were edging along shore towards the transports. She soon directed her fire once again against the shore batteries and was then ordered seaward to protect the convoy area, ending her participation in the engagement.

 

Operation HUSKY

 

After the Casablanca landings, Swanson returned to Atlantic convoy duty until July 1943, when she joined the Sicily invasion force. She and Roe (DD-418) were assigned as fire support ships for the landings at Licata, Sicily; but, on 10 July, the night before the landings, she collided with Roe while investigating suspicious radar contacts and went dead in the water with a flooded fire room; nevertheless, she was able to control further flooding, beat off an enemy attack, and retire to Malta for temporary repairs before proceeding home later in July to the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

 

 

I like this game, you can learn a lot.

[welsh_gamer]

Snob Effect

 

The snob effect refers to the desire to own exclusive or unique goods. These goods usually have a high economic, but low practical value. The less of an item available, the higher its snob value.

 

Examples of such items with general snob value are rare works of art, designer clothing and sports cars.

 

Collectors within a specific field can suffer from snob effect, searching for the rarest and often most expensive collectables. Such examples are classic automobiles, Star Wars collectables, Stamps and Coins

[martinist]

The English Constitution

 

The English Constitution is a book by Walter Bagehot. Written in 1867, it explores the constitution of the United Kingdom, specifically the functioning of Parliament and the British monarchy and the contrasts between British and American government. The book became a standard work which was translated into several languages.

[somme]

The Metallic Pigeon, (Columba vitiensis) also known as White-throated Pigeon is a medium-sized, up to 37cm long, bird in the family Columbidae.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallic_Pigeon