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The office of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives just posted a beautiful V-shaped diagram, which shows that we've safely arrived at the other end of the gorge of job losses. But if that were a Wikipedia article, it wouldn't meet our criteria, because it cites no sources whatsoever. I tried to find the data at http://www.bls.gov/data (green "one-screen" button after "Labor Force Statistics"), but when I use their numbers of employed people (seasonally corrected), I get a different table, namely the following:
year month employed diff to previous 2007 12 146173 -310 2008 1 146421 248 2008 2 146165 -256 2008 3 146173 8 2008 4 146306 133 2008 5 146023 -283 2008 6 145768 -255 2008 7 145515 -253 2008 8 145187 -328 2008 9 145021 -166 2008 10 144677 -344 2008 11 143907 -770 2008 12 143188 -719 2009 1 142221 -967 2009 2 141687 -534 2009 3 140854 -833 2009 4 140902 48 2009 5 140438 -464 2009 6 140038 -400 2009 7 139817 -221 2009 8 139433 -384 2009 9 138768 -665 2009 10 138242 -526 2009 11 138381 139 2009 12 137792 -589 2010 1 138333 541 2010 2 138641 308 2010 3 138905 264
(Numbers in 1000s.) Does anyone know how the Speaker got her numbers, and why the official employment data are so different? — Sebastian 00:09, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
Inspired by an interesting alternate history I'm reading on an online forum (though it deals with a deadlock for months and months in the House over who is elected President), I got to thinking. Especially at the 1924 Democratic National Convention, there have been times when both parties have had major problems nominating someone. However, there is obviously a deadline in each state for filing a name for election.
So, have there ever been discussions about what to do if a convention is deadlocked till, say, late September? Did they ever discuss it in 1924? I imagine one could argue that one side would just walk out, as happened a few times anyway. Or, they would just agree to each run their respective candidate.But, it seems like that would be a sure admission of defeat - unless, of course, the other party was having the same problem.
Oh, one other short question I'm pretty sure I know the answer to: The House can only vote for the top 3 candidates of nobody gets a majority of electoral votes. But, I presume that if 2 candidates are tied for 3rd, the House gets to pick from 4?
Thanks in advance. 209.244.187.155 ( talk) 02:26, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
is satyagraha applicable in 21st century? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.248.80.50 ( talk) 04:51, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
Rabindranath tagore asked many for canvassing for his noble award including dr.radhakrishnan. If this is true then furnish documentary evidence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yugalkumar ( talk • contribs) 08:43, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
Is the word ' Robotics', that is, in reference to the study of robots, at all copyrighted in any way?-- Editor510 drop us a line, mate 13:11, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
i am in massge school and am writing a paper on how massage has been integrated in ritual a prayer. where it started, the different cultures who have used and what the ritual were. can you help me?
many thanks,
eva —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
Baphometk (
talk •
contribs) 15:55, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
The page on Anne Catherine of Brandenburg states that she had six children with Christian IV of Denmark and that the son, Ulric, was murdered in 1633. This son is not mentioned on Christian IV's page and I could find no reference to him in general internet searches. Does anyone know how he was murdered or know of any resource that might tell the story? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cozarth ( talk • contribs) 20:17, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
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The office of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives just posted a beautiful V-shaped diagram, which shows that we've safely arrived at the other end of the gorge of job losses. But if that were a Wikipedia article, it wouldn't meet our criteria, because it cites no sources whatsoever. I tried to find the data at http://www.bls.gov/data (green "one-screen" button after "Labor Force Statistics"), but when I use their numbers of employed people (seasonally corrected), I get a different table, namely the following:
year month employed diff to previous 2007 12 146173 -310 2008 1 146421 248 2008 2 146165 -256 2008 3 146173 8 2008 4 146306 133 2008 5 146023 -283 2008 6 145768 -255 2008 7 145515 -253 2008 8 145187 -328 2008 9 145021 -166 2008 10 144677 -344 2008 11 143907 -770 2008 12 143188 -719 2009 1 142221 -967 2009 2 141687 -534 2009 3 140854 -833 2009 4 140902 48 2009 5 140438 -464 2009 6 140038 -400 2009 7 139817 -221 2009 8 139433 -384 2009 9 138768 -665 2009 10 138242 -526 2009 11 138381 139 2009 12 137792 -589 2010 1 138333 541 2010 2 138641 308 2010 3 138905 264
(Numbers in 1000s.) Does anyone know how the Speaker got her numbers, and why the official employment data are so different? — Sebastian 00:09, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
Inspired by an interesting alternate history I'm reading on an online forum (though it deals with a deadlock for months and months in the House over who is elected President), I got to thinking. Especially at the 1924 Democratic National Convention, there have been times when both parties have had major problems nominating someone. However, there is obviously a deadline in each state for filing a name for election.
So, have there ever been discussions about what to do if a convention is deadlocked till, say, late September? Did they ever discuss it in 1924? I imagine one could argue that one side would just walk out, as happened a few times anyway. Or, they would just agree to each run their respective candidate.But, it seems like that would be a sure admission of defeat - unless, of course, the other party was having the same problem.
Oh, one other short question I'm pretty sure I know the answer to: The House can only vote for the top 3 candidates of nobody gets a majority of electoral votes. But, I presume that if 2 candidates are tied for 3rd, the House gets to pick from 4?
Thanks in advance. 209.244.187.155 ( talk) 02:26, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
is satyagraha applicable in 21st century? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.248.80.50 ( talk) 04:51, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
Rabindranath tagore asked many for canvassing for his noble award including dr.radhakrishnan. If this is true then furnish documentary evidence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yugalkumar ( talk • contribs) 08:43, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
Is the word ' Robotics', that is, in reference to the study of robots, at all copyrighted in any way?-- Editor510 drop us a line, mate 13:11, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
i am in massge school and am writing a paper on how massage has been integrated in ritual a prayer. where it started, the different cultures who have used and what the ritual were. can you help me?
many thanks,
eva —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
Baphometk (
talk •
contribs) 15:55, 4 April 2010 (UTC)
The page on Anne Catherine of Brandenburg states that she had six children with Christian IV of Denmark and that the son, Ulric, was murdered in 1633. This son is not mentioned on Christian IV's page and I could find no reference to him in general internet searches. Does anyone know how he was murdered or know of any resource that might tell the story? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cozarth ( talk • contribs) 20:17, 4 April 2010 (UTC)