MIAMI - Trying to jump-start his stalled trade agenda, President Bush on Friday pleaded with lawmakers to pass free trade pacts with four nations, and warned against protectionism taking root in America.

In Miami, a city known as the "gateway to the Americas," Bush urged Congress to pass free trade agreements with Peru, Panama and Colombia in Latin ( Read more... )

 Pumpkins are fruits. A pumpkin is a type of squash and is a member of the gourd family (Cucurbitacae), which also includes squash, cucumbers, gherkins, and melons.
- The largest pumpkin pie ever baked was in 2005 and weighed 2,020 pounds.

- Pumpkins have been grown in North America for five thousand years. They are indigenous to the western ( Read more... )

 
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 The air is ripe with imagination, inspiration and energy. The dragon is an ancient symbol of an electrically charged, dynamic, arousing force that bodes well for creative initiative. If your goals are in alignment with the greater good, your actions will meet with success, but this can only happen if you assert yourself in a positive way. This is ( Read more... )

bored at work.....stupid convergys...

SUCKS ASS!

 The situation is incomplete, but the chaos of the past is slowly giving way to order, and the goal is in sight. Nevertheless, you are still treading on thin ice - the way ahead is unobstructed, the goal is clear, but a cautious and careful attitude is still essential, lest you slip and fall ( Read more... )

 It wasnt so great last year, infact, i didnt really get one. my spring holidays werent really celebrated either..it was almost like i didnt have a winter....straight from fall into spring. BAM!
i just want it to be the best this year, especially since its the first christmas i get to spend with noah...just want it to be memerable. i love him so ( Read more... )

Ambitious undertakings are not in order now, but attention to small matters brings progress. Such is the case of a person whose resources are meager, but who, through modesty and perseverance, rises to accomplish great things.

 Nothing survives forever, not even rocks, not even the most rigid of structures. The erosion of that which has been solid is not necessarily bad: it can mean that something new is being created. The image is of ice floes, hardened in winter, dispersing in the warmth of spring; when the ice melts, a mighty river emerges.