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so many choices,so little time.......
do i bet mega millions tonight?
should i do a couple numbers all states?
is the 5846 still coming in georgia?
is powerball worth doing saturday?
the florida lotto looks good right now.......
look for these in tennessee lotto 5 tonight........
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look for 8754 to come in either kentucky or tennessee for the pick 4 today.....
look for 868 to come in tennessee,georgia or virginia today either midday or evening.....
i'm willing to join a lottery pool if i could find one for powerball.....
Economy Grows at Slowest Pace in Three Years
Jobless Claims Fall by 10,000
WASHINGTON (March 30) - The economy was lethargic in the final quarter of 2005, but fresher readings suggest a rebound since then.
In 2005's final quarter, consumer spending fell to 0.9 percent. It was the weakest showing in more than 10 years.
Gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of just 1.7 percent in the October-to-December quarter, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. It was the most sluggish showing in three years but was a tad better than the 1.6 percent estimated a month ago.
The slight upgrade reflected stronger inventory building by businesses than previously thought.
Stephen Stanley, chief economist at RBS Greenwich Capital, summed up the fourth-quarter performance as "pretty dismal," but he added: "Of course we, along with everyone else, look for a snapback" in the current January-to-March quarter.
The Federal Reserve is of the same mind.
Private analysts predict growth during this period will clock in at a brisk pace of 4.5 percent or higher. Then economic activity will moderate to around a 3.4 pace in the April-to-June quarter.
Gross domestic product measures the value of all goods and services produced within the United States and is considered the best gauge of the economy's performance.
In other economic news, the Labor Department said new claims filed last week for unemployment benefits dropped by 10,000, to 302,000, another sign the job picture is turning brighter.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues said this week that the economy has emerged from the doldrums and has "rebounded strongly" in the January-to-March quarter. "But (it) appears likely to moderate to a more sustainable pace," the board said.
Fed policymakers chalked up the fourth-quarter's mediocre performance to mostly "temporary or special factors" - an assessment that was shared by private economists who likened it to a temporary breather rather than a sign of troubles ahead.
The fourth quarter marked a big loss of momentum from the third quarter's zippy 4.1 percent pace.
The slowdown was blamed on fallout from the Gulf Coast hurricanes and elevated energy prices.
Consumer spending grew at a pace of just 0.9 percent, the weakest since the first quarter of 1995. A cut in spending on big-ticket goods, such as cars, was the main culprit.
Cuts in spending by government also contributed to the fourth-quarter's weak performance.
Overall business investment - which includes spending on residential and commercial projects and on equipment and software, however, grew at a speedy pace of 16.1 percent, the strongest since the second quarter of 2004.
An inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve showed that core prices - excluding food and energy - rose at a 2.4 percent pace in the fourth quarter. That was higher than the 2.1 percent previously reported and marked a substantial pickup from the third quarter's 1.4 percent pace.
"The Fed will remain on inflation watch," observed Joel Naroff, president of Naroff Economic Advisors.
To fend off inflation, Bernanke, at his first meeting as Fed chairman on Tuesday, boosted a key interest rate to 4.75 percent and hinted of further increases. In doing so, Bernanke and his colleagues hewed closely to the rate-raising script of predecessor Alan Greenspan.
Economists predict another rate increase will come at the Fed's next meeting, May 10.
Fresher economic barometers, meanwhile, have flashed good signs for the economy.
The jobs market is improving, with companies adding a sizable 243,000 positions in February. The unemployment rate of 4.8 percent, meanwhile, is close to a 4 1/2-year low reached in January.
Americans' optimism in the economy rebounded in March, climbing to a nearly four-year high, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.
Thursday's report also showed companies' profit growth gaining ground in the fourth quarter of 2005. One measure of after-tax profits in the GDP report showed profits increased by 13.8 percent, a turnaround from the third quarter's 4.3 percent decline.
i'm trying to figure out if i want to play powerball or mega millions online.i'm stuck right now as to which one i would do best at.we have powerball here in tennessee but not mega millions so i may try it....
good chance for 486 to come this week in tennessee or kentucky midday or evening....
i wonder which way it would be easiest to hit a powerball or mega millions jackpot.would it be a quick pick or picking your own numbers.i know there are a lot of 5+0 prizes won by people picking their own numbers.some win with fortune cookie numbers.others seem to win with birthday numbers.probably the easiest way to win here lately is to join a lottery pool.lottery pools have been winning the grand prize with more and more frequency here lately.sometimes its just someone buying a couple quick picks with their bread and milk......
i would much rather play straight than boxed.i'm use to the bigger money.personally hitting for around a hundred bucks or less with boxed hits just doesn't do anything for me........
well the oklahoma lottery pick 3 started in early november 2005 and there is still no triple drawn almost a half a year later so watch for them......
Deaths From Taser Stun Guns on the Rise
Police used Tasers more than 70,000 times as of last year, according to Congress' Government Accountability Office.
WASHINGTON (March 28) - The number of people who have died in the U.S. after being shocked by police stun guns is growing rapidly, Amnesty International says in a report that catalogs 156 in the past five years.
Deaths after the use of Taser stun guns have risen from three in 2001 to 61 last year, the international human rights group said. Fourteen have died so far this year, it said, citing police and autopsy reports as well as press accounts.
The rise in deaths accompanies a marked increase in the number of U.S. law enforcement agencies employing devices made by Taser International of Scottsdale, Ariz. About 1,000 of the nation's 18,000 police agencies used Tasers in 2001; more than 7,000 departments had them last year, according to a government study.
Police had used Tasers more than 70,000 times as of last year, Congress' Government Accountability Office said.
Amnesty urged police departments to suspend the use of Tasers pending more study.
Taser said the study was flawed, falsely linking deaths to Taser use when there has been no such official conclusion. "We remain concerned that Amnesty International continues to ignore the fact Taser systems have been medically cleared in nearly all of these incidents," Taser vice president Steve Tuttle said.
Taser use early in a confrontation allows police to take people into custody and get medical attention sooner, Tuttle said. The company also says on its Web site that Tasers have saved more than 9,000 lives because police officers have been able to use stun guns instead of bullets. Tasers deliver a 50,000-volt jolt through two barbed darts that can penetrate clothing.
The Amnesty report is the latest study that raises concerns that Taser use - intended as a nonlethal alternative to a gun - can be fatal in certain circumstances, most often when the victim is using illegal drugs.
Police officers should use Tasers "only in circumstances where potentially lethal force is justified," said William F. Schulz, executive director of Amnesty International USA. Schulz acknowledged that stun guns could be an effective part of a police arsenal, preferable in some cases to a nightstick or a gun.
Many of those who died were high on drugs, mentally ill or otherwise agitated. Many deaths in the past year occurred after victims were hit by Tasers at least three times and, in some cases, for prolonged periods, the report said.
In seven cases medical examiners or coroners determined that Taser use was a cause of death.
Among them:
Timothy Mathis, 35, had amphetamines in his system when sheriff's deputies in Larimer County, Colo., shocked him between three and seven times during an altercation. Mathis went into cardiac arrest and died three weeks later. The coroner ruled the death a homicide, but the district attorney declined to press charges.
A Taser used by a Chicago police officer caused the death of Ronald Hasse, 54, in February 2005, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Drug use was a contributing factor. Hasse was hit by a five-second electrical burst, followed by a 57-second charge, said Dr. Scott Denton, a deputy medical examiner.
In another 16 cases, authorities ruled that Taser use was a contributing factor in the death. In the bulk of the cases, victims died or lost consciousness soon after being shocked, but autopsies most often determined that illegal drugs were responsible or no cause of death was ascribed. Schulz said all 156 cases should be the subject of independent medical research.
Some police agencies have tightened their rules on stun-gun use following Taser-related deaths.
In Nashville, Tenn., paramedics bearing tranquilizers are called on in place of stun guns to subdue suspects who may have a drug-induced condition known as excited delirium.
The change was made after Patrick Lee, 21, was shocked up to 19 times with a Taser by police officers who found him acting strangely outside a nightclub. Lee, who had drugs in his system and an enlarged heart, died two days later. Police officers in Las Vegas may no longer use Tasers on handcuffed prisoners and are discouraged from applying direct multiple shocks, following two deaths in 2004.
Apart from use by police, Taser said it has sold more than 115,000 devices to individuals since 1994. Stun guns are legal in 43 states, with varying restrictions, the company's Web site says. They are illegal in Hawaii, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C., the company said.