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Well they are not married, so anything can happen!

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So basically, your topic is not about CSS Layouts. It's about a definitive guide to CSS 2. Right?

That is what he told you. He may be lying. A man will tell a woman whatever she wants to hear.

Read this, from an Ex-employee of Google:
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[li]Frankly, I have never had much respect for Google's detractors. Most criticism of Google has been based on ignorance and hysteria. The fact of the matter is, Google makes a kick-ass product, and they have used it to make a pile of money in the free market playing fair and square. I have nothing but the highest regard for them.

Nonetheless, it has always been a bit of a mystery to me why anyone bought Google's stock, let alone paid $470 a share for it not so long ago. Not that I'm complaining, mind you. But I am, and always have been, puzzled by people's willingness to pay these exhorbitant prices for Google. It's not because Google isn't a great company -- it is. But the stock has always seemed to me like a bad deal. Let me explain.

Suppose I wanted to sell you a share of my car. There are many reasons why you might want to buy. For example, I might let you drive it part of the time. Or maybe it's a limousine that I lease out, and I'd give you part of the income. Or maybe it's a collector's item and I'd give you part of the proceeds when I sell it.

But suppose I offered you the following deal: I'll sell you a share of my car, but you don't get to drive it. It generates income, but I won't share it with you, nor give you any say in what I do with the proceeds. I have no intention of ever selling it. I won't listen to anything you have to say about how the car ought to be used, and I won't tell you what I plan to do with it. In fact, buying a share of my car will provide you with no tangible benefits whatsoever. All it will do is give you bragging rights that you own a share of my car.

How many people do you think would accept a deal like that?

Well, if that car is Google, a lot.

Just as there are many reasons one might want to buy a share of a car, there are many reasons one might want to buy a share of a company. The company might pay dividends, or it might offer the potential of paying dividends in the future. If you buy a big enough share you can have a real say in how the company is run. Even if you don't have the wherewithall to buy a big enough share to let you run the company, your small share might be sought out by someone who does have the means to buy a controlling interest. Or being a shareholder might entitle you to certain special privileges. (We own some stock in a winery that gives a 30% discount to its shareholders. We've made back our original investments many times over on wine discounts alone. The stock also pays dividends.)

But with Google, none of those reasons apply. Google has explicitly stated that it will never pay dividends. They have explicitly said that they will offer no guidance to investors. Their stock structure is such that even if you bought every single publicly traded share of Google stock, Larry and Sergey would still control the company because their privately held stock has ten times as many votes as your publicly traded shares. So there is no hope that your shares will ever be of value to someone attempting a hostile takeover of Google. Such a thing is simply not possible, so no one will ever try.

There is really no difference at all between buying a share of Google and buying a share of my hypothetical car, which you never get to drive and over which you have no control and which will never put money in your pocket. The only difference is that the foolishness of the deal is more evident in the case of the car. In the case of a company as big and complicated as Google it is easier to convince yourself that there is some rational reason for the stock to have value. After all, there are a zillion people out there snapping up shares.

That's the same mentality that led people to buy shares of doctorkoop.com.

The big difference, of course, is that Google is making money. Lots of it. Theoretically the shareholders own part of that money. But in reality Larry and Sergey have all the say in how that money is spent, and the shareholders have none, and the company is structured in such a way that that can never change. It's a bizarre kind of ownership, no different at all from "owning" part of a car that you never get to drive and which provides you with no tangible benefit (and no hope of future tangible benefits) except the possibility of selling your share to the next sucker for more than you paid for it.

Why does anyone buy Google? I have no idea. But I'm damn glad that they do.[/li][/list]

http://xooglers..com/2006/03/speaking-of-trouble.html

It's hard not to talk to the girl. She is really nice and beautiful!

Oh dear. There is fire on the mountain. Please, this friendship has to go on a break today!

I hope be honest to let my wife know this kind of experience I have with my coworker.

It won't help. You can only tell her when you have stopped talking to the girl for a complete month. The way she will react as a typical Nigerian woman will only push you closer to the girl. Please don't tell her.

What you need to figure out is how to get her interested in sex talk. Tell us about your wife. Is she beautiful? Is she old? Is she smart? Is she a stay-at-home mom, a businesswoman or an office worker herself? Is she the church-going type that thinks that sex is dirty, unspiritual, and only suitable for making babies?

Read Nnenna, A Nigerian Girl, Is On America's Next Top Model

People would watch any good reality TV show or soap opera that's being shown every evening!

When I run my business, I am in control of my investment, but when you trade in stocks, you are not in control. Unless you are rich enough to buy a major percentage of each company you invest in - like Warren Buffet. Control is the difference. What is the difference between being a footballer and gambling baseed on the results of football matches? Control! When you have little or no control over the outcome of your investment, you are gambling. I would never gamble with borrowed money.

Anyway, let's stop this side argument and return to the topic. Continue with this search.

Most things we search for are not limited to one country, and even for country specific searches like "Nairaland" we get good searches from Google already. And if you don't get good results by searching for something like "MTN" you can always add the word "Nigeria" to your query to get good results. This is still faster than going to a separate search engine just because you want to make one query.

Therefore my contention is that this is a solution in search of a problem.

Are you male and female? What is it about a baby that you love?

Wow. Thanks for sharing!

http://www.mtnonline.com/careers/index.asp

You should proabbly leave both of them. The first one is not honest with you, and the second one is not your type. THere's no point in hurrying into a bad marriage. Take your time to make the right decision. Leave both of them and make yourself available to better men. Good luck!

But you have to stop talking with the girl while we figure out what to do. Help!

Tell us about Business Administration. What is it about and what's your career vision?

Nairaland is glad to have been useful in pointing you in the right direction. Congrats!

What's a foreclosed home and what is a repossessed car, and why the hell are they available at below market price?

You are very close to cheating on your wife. You need to figure out a way to get your wife interested in talking about sex, or else there will be big problems. This is a case of "unmet needs", the leading cause of marital infidelity. Calabarman, Cimonjorr, aqua, masters of seduction, please jump in and help this marriage! The clock has started ticking on it. Oh dear.

There will always be cultural differences because on a globe this large there are different ideals and practices that will benefit the peoples of different places. Why ignore that for the sake of "unity?"

I am[i] not[/i] suggesting that we should ignore differences that are rooted in tradition rather than necessity. I am suggesting that we should recognize and work against such (arbitrary) differences the same way we recognize but work against racism. The less arbitrary traditions we hold dear, the greater the chance of finding hapiness!

Anyway, I respect your own point of view and I look forward to reading more of your posts!

Huh? You have unlimited capital and all you can think of is gambling?

My traditions and heritage are part of who I am,

Says who? The same traditions and heritage! This is the same way people justify religion. "The bible is true because the bible says , " "Tradition is important because my mother said , " I just see culture - like religion - as something that arbitrarily divides people, who are more alike than they want to believe they are.

vikki: Here's the lesson: If you discriminate against perfectly good men (or women) just because of their tribe or the color of their skin, then you will probably be lonely. Hehe, so loosen up, girls, and feel free to mix and mingle!

Shannon, why is it so important to pass on traditions? Any reason in particular, or is this belief in itself just another tradition that your mom passed on to you "because"?

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