crikeyme_mate

I recently applied for a job thst requires drug testing, and they also screen for tobacco in yhe screening. By thr description of the company, id gather they only hire non smokers, but heres my question.

My wife smokes, only about half anpack a day but im around it, is there any chance that could show up in the drug screening?

can somebody fill me in on the sideways thinking on this yahoo article relating to healthcare and making things better in america? i suppose outsourcing more jobs helps add american citizens to the handout line for federal spending.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100325/wl_csm/290215

along with this, nationalizing of student loans, which will take something like 40 billion out of the market, is good for the economy as well? (mentioned here, but not figures)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100326/ap_on_bi_ge/us...

and Kathleen Sebelius saying that over the lifetime of the healthcare bill, big pharma are going to lose about 90 billion in profits, what good will that do to create or save jobs in the healthcare field?

after a time, it leaves the question to be asked, if you were trying to destroy america, what would you do?

Look at these two pictures.

http://www.geocities.com/crikeyme_mate/old20.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/crikeyme_mate/other20.jpg

was this something that changed with the removing of the gold standard? the old 20 is from 1934 and the other one is still the old style, but a newer printing.

This is more of a curiosity question, and i wasnt sure where to post it otherwise!

any info would be fantastic, sources would be even better so i can find out other things later if they come up.

Thanks!

"President Barack Obama is imposing a $500,000 pay cap on some senior executives whose firms receive government financial rescue money.

Obama said the lavish bonuses for some Wall Street executives was "shameful." The president described the new restrictions Wednesday..."

I understand the theory behind it, but where will it stop? first its people taking government money, but then when the taxes stop coming in from these high salaries, where does it go next?

will the administration than say the stocks they bought to give companies capital, then they sell the stocks to regain the money, the company tanks. or they start imposing a tax on the people who own stock in the companies?

I see this as just another beginning to the end, where will it stop?

Can somebody clue me in? Why was it alright for the democrats to be 'Patriotic' when Bush was in office by talking down anything he did, but now that Obama is in office, the republicans are being 'bipartisan' when they go against what Obama wants?

"Who is John Galt?"

Im looking into getting a new vehicle and i need some assistance. since i dont test drive many cars, im at a bit of a loss about car size and driver height. im 6'4"(193 cm) and was looking at getting a midsize car like a jetta or cobalt. would i be able to fit comfortably ina vehicle that size or do i have to step up to an impala or full size car?

any information would be helpful! thanks!

Im a bit lost on this one.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8597534/18-arre...

But it's alright for 'Whitey' Ford to put dirt in a cup from the mound on national tv and he doesnt get arrested?

Maybe somebody can help me understand this, since I seem to be missing the point.

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/wrestling...

How is the wrestler losing being accused of 'violating the spirit of fair play' when this is allowed without any repercussion?

http://news.yahoo.com/story//huffpost/20080814/cm_...

am i missing the greater point, or is something amiss?

Is it just me, or the same governing body that thinks we cant drill our way out of an oil crisis, ruined social security, wants to run the medical insurance industry, collects your taxes, and tells you how long you have to wait until you can get a firearm should have NOTHING to do with this industry either?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20080624/us_time/boot...

I have a Haynes for the mentioned vehicle. after reading about draining the tank and using a quick disconnect tool to get the lines off the top of the tank, is it just as easy as

1) Drain tank.

2) unbolt plate beneath tank

3) disconnect lines using tool

4) drop tank

5) take out old pump

6) put in new pump

7) restrap tank

8) bolt back on plate.

or are there other things i should be aware of? any and all help is appreciated! thanks!

this is mostly a generic question for people who have beat assassins creed already for the ps3, about how many hours of gameplay does it have? i got the 70 dollar one that came with the extra dvd of features and the action figure thing.

either way, just in having purchased it, i was wondering if the hours in gameplay was worth the purchase price.

about how many are there total in gameplay?

I have a 99 GMC Jimmy, does anybody know a general time of swapping out and idler arm if done at a garage by a mechanic?

I have an hp pavillion dv6000 with an amd turion 64x2. I acquired a copy of windows xp 64 pro and was curious if i could load it on the laptop. Also, is the 64x2 two 32 bit processors functioning together as a 64 bit, or is it actually two 64 bit cores on one chip? im just curious if i could run the xp 64 pro on the laptop.

Thanks!

i have a haynes manual for a 1999 gmc jimmy and i can do most basic car work myself, most of the time without a manual. after reading the steps to remove a gas tank, it seems relatively straight forward. its only listing 12 steps, from anyone out there with experience in doing this, is it as easy as it looks, basicially just remove and install, not too much besides that, no magical tricks or little things to know, its just swap out.

any info is helpful, thanks!

andy

99 GMC Jimmy 180300 miles on it, 4.3 vortec 6 cylinder, automatic. Interior smells like gasoline, any ideas what might be causing it?

Does anybody know any sites i can download metal videos at besides hdp?

thanks!

When I turn the ignition, something clicks a bunch of times, I'm assuming that's the starter. It's not the battery because there's enough auxilary(sp) to run the stereo, interior lights, and gauge cluster. Could it be the starter, cylinoid, or maybe I seized the block? Any ideas to what might be wrong would be helpful.

I'm not sure which catagory this goes in, so I'll probably put it under politics since its more that way, but here's my question.

If I convert to Islam, then use my new found religion to declare fatwah on something such as political correctness, I get a bunch of fanatical followers who explode themselves every time they hear an instance of political correctness, where do you think it would get me?

ok, call this a noob question, but im just starting to get back into the tech stuff after being out of it for a while. i just found out today that nobody makes agp video cards anymore, an di was kind of dissapointed.

anyway, for the people more versed in this 32 to 64 bit revolution, what kind of experience should i encounter running a 32 bit program on a straight 64 bit processor?

not taking into account the dual core stuff, if i built a tower thats straight 64 bit processor and run a non 64 bit software application like normal windows xp or linux, what will i be in for?

will it run at all, any lagging, or wont i notice much of a difference at all? any and all details are helpful!