Portfolio of the Week

[IIC]

So Ski...You telling me that if you catch a cold
you might sneeze a cough???

[scifos]

CHRW long please.

[skiracer]

I use VBA all the time in excel and access. Its a powerful tool, and quite easy to pick up. I also use it a lot with my stock spreadsheets: exporting multiple graphs as one picture, automatically downloading historical data from yahoo, custom formulas, general automation, stuff like that. PM me if you ever run into a problem.

I've been teaching myself the fundamental basics of using Excel an am trying to learn to write code for a number of applications. I'm coming along quite well with both but the time element is a hardship with the businesses, family, and trading all requiring my time. Thanks for the offer of help an you can count on me asking for your help. I appreciate the offer.

[skiracer]

It was in the "outrageous predictions for 2007" thread

The difference between a vowel and a consonant is your tongue. It is impossible to make a vowel sound using your tongue against your teeth. You can only use the shape of your lips and inflection in voice tone to make a vowel sound. In order to make consonant sounds, you need to press your tongue against your teeth or bring your lips together to make the sound.

The rule that is applying to your construction of English sentences actually has very little to do with 'and'. 'And' is 'and', is 'and', and it will never be anything other than 'and'. It is a link between 2 objects. ie. My friend "and" I... Dogs like bones "and" treats... You are comparing apples 'and' oranges

"a" is not a link, but instead describes subjects as singular, ie. "a dog" or "an elephant", whereas a pluralization of these subjects would become "some dogs", or "many elephants". The key is the sound of first part of word which is the subject. If the word begins with vowel sound, then proper English is to place an "n" at the end of "a" to form "an". .

There are no English rules which state to drop the "d" from "and" when it is followed by a word with a vowel sound. There is no backwards integration of the rule for singular subjects on the rules for using "and". It is simply, "and"

However, skiracer, I like the way you write, right now. It was hard to get used to at first, but I would miss it if you did it any other way. It's part of your personallity. The message that you are trying to get across still comes through clearly, so really, whats the big deal?

Now, if you started to write like a 4th grader, I'd have to break your fingers.

And spank me too please. I attended Catholic schools thru the 8th grade and that was the way it was taught. The capture above is from the Purdue University dictionary an I think it would be considered correct. It was drilled into me by several Nuns over the course of my early education an has stuck out of habit I guess. If you were caught talking in line, chewing gum, or using and instead of an before a vowel there were two things that you could expect. The first was to hold your hands out and get a good crack across the knuckles with the metal edge of the ruler or if you were persistent in your actions they would bend you over and give you a good crack or two across the lower back with a yardstick. In the 8th grade I had to be removed from the parochial school system because I got tired of constantly being hit and took the liberty of smacking one back. The hitting stopped at that point but the use of an vs. and stuck. I've always thought it was the correct usage but it is no big deal with me one way or another as long as no one tries to crack me across the knuckles because of it except for Riverbabe of course.

Doug,
Use "an" instead of "and" only if "an" is followed by a word beginning in a vowel otherwise use "and" or "a" as is suitable and phonetically correct sounding for that circumstance. Doug I can see that you never attended Catholic school. One specific thing about the Catholic schooling that I can remember was that from around 5th grade the girls started taking an unusually higher degree of interest in playing doctor.

[skiracer]

Lets take a concensus to see if it would be more comfortable for everyone else if I were to discontinue using "an" or "and" as I have in the past and to start using it in the more conventional way everyone else seems to use them. Sister Mary Francis will be turning over in her casket on this one.

[riverbabe]

Please don't change

Ski, honest, I think you're a wonderful human being, and I like you just the way you are! Sorry I even brought up the subject.

Maybe too much time on my hands! I'm procrastinating to avoid having to clean my house today!

Love, Riverbabe

[peanuts]

POTW week 2

Tefron Ltd. (TFR)

They make intimate apparel and all kinds of other apparel. They sell it primarily in Israel. They also make heathcare related apparel. From all the sector watching I've been doing over this weekend, I see that these groups have been performing well, lately. TFR has some catching up to do, and while it currently sets on some key moving averages, I am assuming that the catching up will happen soon.

How many men use the default nighty/teddy/baby doll for their wife for the holidays? Valentine's Day is also right around the corner...

LONG TFR

and ski, don't change, camel sack

[skiracer]

Ski, honest, I think you're a wonderful human being, and I like you just the way you are! Sorry I even brought up the subject.

Maybe too much time on my hands! I'm procrastinating to avoid having to clean my house today!

Love, Riverbabe

River,
I didn't have a problem with any of it in the first place. I was just trying to start some more conversation about anything and I figured that as long as we were on that topic but in retrospect I have to wonder why I ever made that last post.

[Gary611]

Hello everyone!!

Boy! I gotta lot of catchin' up to do!!

More to follow,
Bar none,
except me,
NYUK,NYUK!!!!!


CSCO long for next week, whomever!!!!!

[IIC]

Boy! I gotta lot of catchin' up to do!!

More to follow,
Bar none,
except me,
NYUK,NYUK!!!!!


CSCO long for next week, whomever!!!!!

Glad to see you are outta the Slammer Gary...I was a bit worried...Hope it was something minor like INSIDER TRADING...Doug(IIC)

[IIC]

Doug,
Use "an" instead of "and" only if "an" is followed by a word beginning in a vowel otherwise use "and" or "a" as is suitable and phonetically correct sounding for that circumstance. Doug I can see that you never attended Catholic school. One specific thing about the Catholic schooling that I can remember was that from around 5th grade the girls started taking an unusually higher degree of interest in playing doctor.

Well...I don't know about where you went to school but I remember back in the late 60's...there were several Catholic schools in my area that only went to 8th grade...The majority of the students that came over to our public school were put back a grade...I'm not kidding. Now, there were some Catholic High Schools...none near me...that were hard to get into and were known as great schools...But many of the K-8 schools were below par.

However, nowadays those same K-8 schools are hard to get into and are known as high achieving schools. Probably because the public schools went downhill...I don't know...Although back then I think that the teachers in Private schools did not have to meet certification standards like they do now...And IMO the certification standards are pretty darn low... even today.

[Gatorman]

POTW Pick

Had done reasonably well with CSCO last week. Was going to try to ride it again next week.
Then, in an unexpected lightning move, some Stooge came out of nowhere and swiped it right out from under my nose.
You sure got to keep your eye on those Stooges.
Will have to go with another choice.
Will take WITS long.

[peanuts]

Boy! I gotta lot of catchin' up to do!!

More to follow,
Bar none,
except me,
NYUK,NYUK!!!!!


CSCO long for next week, whomever!!!!!

How'd you break out? Watch out for scifos

[IIC]

I select ATHR long at the open...thx...Doug(IIC)

[skiracer]

I'll stick with a winner to start off the week. FORG - long please Peanuts.