Oracle of Delphi

Inflation

I don't like big butts at all! What's that, it's buttes not butts? Ohhhhh, nevermind!

Which reminds me: http://www.splatthemat.com/

Weak dollar and decline in oil inventories spark buying of oil futures NEW YORK - Crude oil prices surged further into record terrain Thursday, breaching $83 a barrel as the weak dollar and last week's decline in U.S. oil inventories spurred buying of futures. Gasoline futures jumped as well. Oil prices have risen to records in seven straight sessions on the New York Mercantile Exchange on a mix of concerns about falling supplies and tight demand. But many analysts also blame an influx of speculative "nontraditional" capital into energy commodities. And that inflow increases when the dollar falls, analysts say. Addison Armstrong, an analyst with TFS Energy Futures LLC, wrote in a research note that oil is rising due to weakness in the dollar, which has fallen to a record low against the euro, and is also trading at multi-year lows against other currencies. A weak dollar supports oil prices by making futures cheaper for foreign investors, noted Antoine Halff, head of energy research at Fimat USA LLC. "There just seems to be a huge amount of money out there that's moving to the oil in direct correlation with swings in the dollar," said Jim Ritterbusch, president of Ritterbusch and Associates in Galena, Ill. Link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/

Nuke um!

Ohhh, so now you have a problem with $28, what happen to the $50? Oh I know that's just some number you pulled out of your a$$. Which is how I think you operate in general. $28 is in line with what one of your UPS full-scale drivers makes. I think your problem is your just jealous and the only one I see PMSing about everything is you. You might try Midol, I'm sure the UAW might be able to scrape up some cash to send you a case of it. P.S. I thought the UAW contracts were 3 years, so how are they threatening to strike every year?

You're most welcome! :AH-HA_wink:

I never believe anything GM says, those bastards!

Think about learning to play the banjo too!

That's a fu*king mess!

But it's gonna be a !

Boyyy, they're gonna make you squeal like a pig down there!

MOSCOW, Idaho - A 22-year-old carnival worker blames two friends having sexual intercourse in the back seat of his SUV for an accident in which his Chevrolet S-10 Blazer struck a telephone pole. Joshua D. Frank, who is living in a trailer parked on the Latah County Fairgrounds, pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor charge of failing to notify a police officer of a traffic accident. That's after he left the vehicle at the site of the mishap. He was fined $188. Frank told Moscow Police Department officers that he was driving the vehicle near downtown early Saturday while a man and woman were having sex in the rear of the vehicle. According to a probable cause affidavit, Frank told authorities that the actions of the pair in the back caused the Blazer, which "was top heavy anyway," to become "tippy" and lose control. Frank left the accident scene with a minor head wound and returned to his trailer. The other two occupants of the vehicle were treated for injuries, according to the affidavit, though further information on their condition wasn't available. Link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20854254/

I like the names of towns in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Ahhh those Amish, I think all they think about is sex all the time. Blue Ball, PA http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Blue+Ball,+P...ap&ct=title Bird in Hand, PA http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Bird+in+Hand...ap&ct=title Intercourse, PA http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Intercourse,...ap&ct=title Paradise, PA http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Paradise,+PA...ap&ct=title So you start in Blue Ball, then go through Bird In Hand and Intercourse, you will shortly arrive in Paradise.

You believe everything someone tells you? No one working on the line in the UAW was making 50 bucks and hour in 1985. Here is what workers make for the big 3 in the USA in 2007. Wage Rate of GM/Ford/DaimlerChrysler UAW Represented Assembly Workers as of March 5, 2007 GM Assembler Hourly Rate $26.09 COLA 1.77 $27.86 FORD Assembler Hourly Rate $26.10 COLA 1.83 $27.93 DAIMLERCHRYSLER Hourly Rate $26.86 Assembler COLA 1.89 $28.75

Reuters September 19, 2007 - 5:40 am EST UPDATED: 9/19/07 10:11 p.m. EDT DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors for the first time is proposing a 401(k)-style retirement plan for new UAW hires instead of traditional pensions, Bloomberg News reported today on its Web site, citing people with knowledge of the talks. GM also has proposed freezing cost-of-living raises to help pay for a union-run fund that would take responsibility for retiree health care, the report said. Meanwhile, GM and the UAW recessed their contract negotiations this evening after another full day of talks. It was the fifth day of bargaining since the previous four-year agreement expired at day's end Friday. The parties gave no update of the talks, as has been their practice. They resume negotiations Thursday morning. Moving to a 401(k) kind of pension program would make sense if GM and the UAW agree to a new two-tier wage system for new hires. But like any contract negotiation, all proposals remain subject to more negotiation - and ultimately must be ratified by the rank-and-file workers. Neither the UAW nor GM has officially commented on specific bargaining issues. Bloomberg said union workers are guaranteed a set yearly payout, which is $36,000 for current GM retirees. A 401(k) plan, also known as a defined contribution plan, typically allows employees to match a portion of company payments and control their own long-term pension investments. Retirement pay is then determined by the amount of contributions and the investment performance of the fund. Many employers are moving toward such plans. Bloomberg, citing Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. statistics, said that from 1986 to 2004, 101,000 single-employer plans in the U.S. ended their defined-benefit programs. By 2004, only 30,000 defined-benefit pension plans existed, down 73 percent from 112,000 plans in 1986, Bloomberg said. After breaking off talks at around 9 p.m on Tuesday, GM and UAW negotiators returned to the bargaining table on Wednesday morning. Since Monday, bargaining has shifted into a deliberative and slower-moving phase as both sides stepped away from the kind of round-the-clock sessions that the automakers and the union have used in the past to hasten a deal. UAW President Ron Gettelfinger and Vice President Cal Rapson, who are leading the union negotiations with GM, have cautioned that the union would set a firm deadline for talks to conclude if progress stalls. GM employees, meantime, continue to report to work as usual. David Barkholz contributed to this report

Is that your lightsaber on the floor Obi-Wan Camino? :AH-HA_wink:

Horse

Grazie mille!

Or is she just a soccer mom with a camera? Der Bö®gÉr would like to know what she looks like. She has captured my imagination.

You go Wilmington Homie! My goal is to be as famous as you! :AH-HA_wink:

Alysha Webb Automotive News September 17, 2007 - 12:01 am EST SHANGHAI — Chrysler LLC could not have made a better choice to head its Asia operations than Phil Murtaugh. He is widely respected, has many years of China experience and played a major role in making General Motors a success in China. But Chrysler management in Detroit will have to give him free rein to operate. GM made a big mistake a couple of years ago when it diluted Murtaugh's decision-making authority. Chrysler also will have to give him some help in the form of the right models to sell. During his long run as GM's top man in China, which began in 1996, Murtaugh demonstrated a deep understanding of the local market. But he quit as CEO of GM China in April 2005 after the decision-making responsibility for the country was split three ways — among the company's China, Asia-Pacific and Detroit headquarters. This month, Chrysler lured Murtaugh away from SAIC Motor Corp. of China, where he was vice president for overseas operations. Murtaugh knows what kind of cars the Chinese want to buy. But will Chrysler have models that fit that description. Murtaugh had built General Motors into a formidable competitor in China. One successful model followed another, and GM seemed sure to knock Volkswagen off its perch as market leader. Now, GM's sales growth in China has slowed to just over 10 percent annually, while Volkswagen is resurgent. Murtaugh knows what kind of cars the Chinese want to buy. But will Chrysler have models that fit that description? Right now, it sells only one sedan in China, the Chrysler 300. The smaller Sebring sedan is due out this year. Chrysler also plans to launch several vans. Clearly, it needs more models, including smaller cars. Chrysler has an agreement to develop small cars for export with China's Chery Automobile Co. But it won't be able to sell a Chrysler- or Dodge-badged version of a Chery model in China. Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli says the company needs 10 years to revamp its product line. In the fast-moving China market, 10 years is an eternity. Murtaugh will have his work cut out for him.

Ween - Piss Up A Rope Chris Rea - Texas

Two years? :rotflmao:

More stereotypical BS! Jobs are moving to China and India, because the prevailing wage is about a dollar - five dollars an hour depending on what you do. All sectors of the American workforce/economy are moving to those type of countries. Even the high tech jobs in the computer industry, so don't blame the UAW. They're the same people that built your 50 year old cars you tool around in. I hear that UPS will be outsourcing more work soon with the next contract. Are you ready? More education you say? From what I see of your post, and what I know of UAW members, you can't prove that by me.