I’m not sure whether that was = propaganda or fact.=A0 Perhaps the military = cargoes being shipped were from military ports.=A0 I know for certain that the government uses civilian boats and ports for transportation of troops and supplies – not just military boats = and ports.=A0 My unit went across = the Pacific on a merchant marine boat ran by civilians.

Curt

-----Original = Message-----
From: owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com = [mailto:owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Richard Yoder
Sent: Thursday, October = 10, 2002 12:24 AM
To: = canslim@lists.xmission.com
Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] = Worley's Weekend Weeview

My understanding is that known military = cargoes were still being shipped. Perhaps that was just propaganda?? &= nbsp; Dick

Curt Corley wrote: =

From what I heard on NPR this morning, Bush’s = decision to reopen the ports were not purely economical.The functionality of the = ports is also necessary for the deployment of military troops and supplies.I = believe that news based on my first-hand experience.When my unit went to = the Middle East during Operation Desert Storm, they flew us = from North Carolina = to California, and we took a boat = from California to Bahrain.I think Bush will do whatever is in his power to keep those ports = operating.

Curt=

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com [mailto:owner-canslim@lis= ts.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Tom Worley
Sent: Tuesday, October = 08, 2002 9:19 PM
To: = canslim@lists.xmission.com
Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] = Worley's Weekend Weeview

I found = comments coming out of the Longshoremen's Union tonight rather funny, as they describe = the Taft Hartley Act as "anti-union" and went on to describe Bush as demonstrating the most favorable bias to manufacturing as any Prez has = ever been. Wasn't Jimmy Carter (a Democrat as I recall) the last Prez to use = Taft Hartley? And he was shot down in court, and had to rely on the TRO = alone, and further court orders, to unsuccessfully try to stop a coal mine = strike.

I don't mean = to turn this board into a political one, even as quiet as it has been. But = politics are also a part of "M", they play a role in all the war talk of = Iraq, they play into the corporate governance issues, an election is coming in = a month that could be significant in either restoring Republican control = to the Senate and/or weakening their control in the House (and thereby affect = Bush's ability to govern the way he wants). I personally think politics, = or their bias at least, are very much at play in the economic reports = lately coming from both Labor and Commerce Depts. I think Bush waited as long = as he did so that the pain of the port closures would reach many sectors of = the USA, and at least threaten layoffs across the board, in many industries, so = as to mitigate the likely backlash from unions throughout the nation in the = Nov elections. If they felt their jobs were being threatened by the = Longshoremen's actions, one of the best paying and strongest unions ever in this great = nation, then they might not react so strongly to the imposing of Taft = Hartley.

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From:Logan, Scott L.

To:<= /font>'canslim@lists.xmission.com'

Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 4:55 PM

Subject: RE: [CANSLIM] Worley's Weekend = Weeview

Rock= y,

Thank you for = your comments.

My father has = been in the transportation industry( trucking ) for 30 years. I have listened to = many accounts of manufacturing facilities that were once shipping freight = locally here in Texas move out of the country, or just go belly up not being = able to match foreign prices( China, and Mexico in = particular).

The = unions are just tightening the noose around their own = necks.

Scott

-----Original = Message-----

From: Rocky Sanghvi [mailto:rs@mylodestar.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October = 08, 2002 3:44 PM
To: = canslim@lists.xmission.com
Subject: RE: [CANSLIM] = Worley's Weekend Weeview

Scott,

I work extensively with Manufacturing companies throughout the country and = I completely agree with your comments. =

One of the lessons coming home to roost is that you cant have an = economy based entirely on the Service sector. A society has to MAKE = something tangible to have a thriving = economy.

Rocky

-----Original Message----- =
From: owner-canslim@lists.xmission.com [mailto:owner-canslim@lis= ts.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Logan, Scott L. =
Sent: Tuesday, October = 08, 2002 4:08 PM
To: = 'canslim@lists.xmission.com'
Subject: RE: [CANSLIM] = Worley's Weekend Weeview

I = don't think the American public has realized the effects of losing our = manufacturing jobs. Thousands of good paying blue collar jobs are disappearing from = our landscape. But I like most everyone else enjoy the low cost goods that = American factories( and Unions ) have priced themselves out = of.

-----Original = Message-----

From: Tom Worley [mailto:stkguru@bellsouth.net] =
Sent: Sunday, October 06, = 2002 10:32 AM
To: = canslim@lists.xmission.com
Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] = Worley's Weekend Weeview

ISM (Institute of Supply = Management, formerly known as NAPM - Nat'l Assn of Purchasing Managers) produces two = major monthly reports, one on manufacturing, and one on the service = sector. Both reports (indexes) consist of a number of sub-components, including = an employment factor which is used to measure increase / decrease in actual jobs. Both reports this week showed that more jobs were being lost = in Sept than in Aug, even tho the service sector report showed a strong = gain overall. For some years now, the manufacturing sector has been losing = jobs while the service sector has been gaining. It's unusual for both to lose = jobs, and dovetails with most other employment data (except for Labor's = reports).

here's CNN's = version of the report

http://money.cnn.com/2002/10/03/news/economy/ism_services.reut/i= ndex.htm

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From:Ann

To:<= /font>canslim@lists.xmission.com

Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 11:19 AM

Subject: Re: [CANSLIM] Worley's Weekend Weeview

Tom, can you = please explain this paragraph?

Thanks,<= /font>

Ann

ISM reports = that September service sector growth jumped a full 3 percentage points to = 53.9%, eighth straight month of growth, and well over expectations of a gain to = 51.4%. As mentioned above, the rate of layoffs accelerated with the employment = factor down to 46.6% from 47.3%, the 19th straight month of job = losses.