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| La La Land 1x08 [The Jerk I should be With]Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:49:53 -0800 by CottonCandYx96Hope you like it! Sorry for no music though. A trailer for Someday [Season 2] should be out soon. -bree -------------------- -------------------- - "Yes,Selena?" He tried not to act scared cause his 'friends' were with him. "Care to explain why i was 'begging to go out with you'?" i said and you could see my face turn red when all of his jerk friends started to laugh. "I swear I--" i cut him off. "Tell the truth!" i was so mad,ever since high school nick has lied constantly. He looked at his friends and they walked away with a nod,"I'm sorry,Selena." "Why didnt you tell me you like-d me when we were little?" i was calm but i said the 'd' in like with extra tone so he knew that I knew he doesnt like me any more. he looked down and shrugged,"I dont know,i was nervous." 'Yeah,cause that makes sense," i said with sarcasim. "The reason why i told everyone is so Miley wouldnt have been mad at me,but i guess you are so it doesnt make a difference." he said,still his head down. "You know,ever since High School you have been the BIGGEST jerk to me," i started to fake cry so he thought i was sad about it but i was really pissed off. "Yeah,I know,I dont wanna be it just happened," stupid dickweed. "Oh yeah,that is a gree-at excuse!" i said and then walked away. That day at lunch i walked in the lunch room and sat next to demi,"Eww!" i started to fake gag as i saw Joe Jonas,(Nick's older brother. who is a jock,but our friend) making out with Vanessa,his girlfriend in public and i looked at Demi,i think i saw...tears?! What she crying?! "What's wrong,Dems?" i said before i took a bite out of my pizza. "Selena?" she looked up,"Have you ever liked someone,who doesnt like you back and you think is a jerk but at the same time the one you think you should be with?" Right there and then,i felt like i was having those flashbacks about everything right before you die,(like in the movies) except all of the flashback went down to when me and Nick became friends,right till yesterday when he told me he liked me. I just learned something. The word's Demi just said broke my heart and i thought about Nick. Nick Jonas. The jerk that i think i should be with. Related: nelena la land jemi | |
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| Americans Look for Ray of Hope in Economic GloomTue, 29 Jul 2008 10:43:39 -0700 by AssociatedPressBusinessAmericans Look for Ray of Hope in Economic GloomAmericans Look for Ray of Hope in Economic GloomThe Associated PressAmid the gloom of higher gas and food prices and a slumping housing market, Americans appear to be looking for a bit of hope. (July 29)New data show home prices dropped by the steepest rate on record in May and Americans remain the most pessimistic about the economy since the end of the last prolonged recession 16 years ago.Home prices bore the brunt of the battered economy with their worst showing since 2000. [Notes:Graphic: US Map. shows home prices by 20 and 10 city index] The Standard&Poor's/Case -Shiller 20-city index showed prices falling by 15.8 percent compared with a year ago and 18.4 percent since their peak in July 2006. The 10-city index plunged 16.9 percent, the biggest decline in its 21-year history. Las Vegas recorded the worst drop, with prices plunging 28.4 percent. Miami came in a close second, with prices down 28.3 percent. [Notes:Graphic: Shows Consumer Confidence reading for July. Rising to 51.9 from 51 in June; Expectations Index increasing to 43.0 from 41.4 and Present Situation Index, flat at 65.3, compared to 65.4 in June.]Consumers meanwhile, appear to be looking farther down the road for signs of relief. The Conference Board said its readings show that while consumers remain grim about their short-term prospects, the modest improvement in their outlook provides a glimmer of hope. [Notes:R-Roll - New York Stock Exchange] That's a welcome signal for investors worried about the mood of consumers, which is key because their spending accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity. ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****) Related: economy americans ray hope economic gloom | |
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| Pa. Farmers Hope for Natural Gas WindfallMon, 14 Jul 2008 08:14:00 -0700 by AssociatedPressPlusPa. Farmers Hope for Natural Gas WindfallPa. Farmers Hope for Natural Gas WindfallThe Associated PressFarmers in Northeast Pennsylvania are leasing their land to natural gas companies and hoping for a multi-million dollar windfall. (July 14)((Susquehanna County, PA)) NATS: cow noises It may look like an ordinary Pennsylvania farm - but what lies beneath appears to be worth millions of dollars. NATS: rooster Before she realized the REAL cash cow on her farm, Elizabeth Downey put the land up for sale, needing money to keep the family afloat. ((Elizabeth Downey, Farm Owner)) "We needed the money to help raise this child." But in what has become an everyday occurrence here, a better offer came her way. NATS: natural gas well being drilled She leased her property to a natural gas company, and stands to make millions of dollars over the next several years in royalties. NATS: rooster crowing. There's a land rush underway here. Just over two years ago "land men," many from Texas; started leasing mineral rights from landowners here for as little as two dollars an acre. Now, the going rate has skyrocketed to 2 thousand, 500 dollars an acre, for a five year lease. ((Tom Murphy, Penn State University)) "You have whole communities that have essentially won the lottery, because of these lease payments." Tom Murphy is an agriculturalist from nearby Penn State University. "This is a huge mineral resource that's coming to market at a time the market is asking for more and more gas. There is really no land for sale any more. In about the last six to eight months any land that came to the marketplace has disappeared." The source of the fuel, and thus the wealth, is a 300-million year old land formation called the Marcellus Shale that stretches from West Virginia to upstate New York. ((Ted Shaffrey, The Associated Press)) ((Susquehanna County, PA)) "Geologists have known for more than a century that the thick, hard shale here contains lots of natural gas. "But it wasn't until now that it made economic sense to go deep underground and unlock it in large quantities. "New drilling technologies and rising fuel costs have changed all that. "But here in Northwestern Pennsylvania, the natural gas market is purely speculative. "Not even one cubic foot has been extracted and brought to market. Yet." NATS: tractor Ted Barbour stands to make 15 percent of all the natural gas mined from his family farm - if it produces. "Hope changes a lot of things, and there's a lot of hope here this is going to be a big thing. But that's tempered with the fact they haven't put a pipeline in yet." Gas companies and others have plans to build a pipeline from these farmland wells into the huge markets of New York City, Philadelphia and other densely populated areas in the northeast - by the end of this year. Lester Greevy and Dale Tice are attorneys who broker deals between land owners and oil companies - and business is good. ((Lester Greevy, Lawyer)) "Just the energy crunch created a perfect storm." ((Dale Tice, Lawyer)) "Who knows how high the prices are going to go? A lot of certainty and a lot of excitement right now." Geologists speculate some of these prospect wells may produce up to three million cubic feet a day of natural gas. Ted Shaffrey, The Associated Press, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Related: pa natural_gas pa. farmers hope natural gas windfall | |
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