[Sharing a little stock humor after a tough quiz]
I a=
gree with Mark Twain who said that October is one of the peculiarly dangero=
us months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, =
April, November, May, March, June, December, August and February.
After re=
viewing my stock portfolio, I found that the biggest difference between me =
and a pigeon is that the pigeon can still make a deposit on a BMW.
So norma=
lly I stick to lame humor and avoid discussing decisions on buying or selli=
ng of stocks, but I felt this is important enough to share and warn you sin=
ce this explosive situation with the current market might prove to be yet a=
nother ENRON.
Please review any holdings you might have in the following s=
tocks: American Can, Pacific Water and Gas Company, and Northern Tissue Com=
pany. Due to uncertain market conditions, I advise you to sit tight on your=
American Can, hold your Water, and let go of your Gas. You may be interest=
ed to know that Northern Tissue touched a new bottom today, and millions we=
re wiped clean.
~~ANSWERS to Capital Cities Quiz #3~~
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1. What capital city was the first city in history to =
reach a population of 1 million?
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ROME, Italy in 133 BCE (esti=
mate). LONDON, England (verified). I’ll accept either.
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2. What is the windiest capital city in the world?
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (wind speeds over 35mph, 175 days)
3. What is the oldest continually inhabited c=
apital city in the world?
DAMASCUS, Syria
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4. What capital is located nearest to the Equator?
QUITO, Equator at 00’ 15’ 00 degrees South
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5. What is the lowest lying national capital?
BAKU, Azerbaijan at about 80 feet below sea level
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6. At about 150,000 residents per square mile, what is the =
most densely populated capital city?
MANILLA, Philippines
7. What national capital has the most poll=
uted air?
BEIJING, China, with 700 micro grams of PM 2.5 per =
cubic meter
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8. What is the most northerl=
y capital city?
REYKJAVIK, Iceland
9. What is the coldest capital city?
ULAN BATOR, Mon=
golia, at 37.4F degrees
10. What is the=
wettest capital city?
MONROVIA, Liberia, with 185 inches of =
rain per annum
11. What nation has THREE=
capital cities, each housing different branches of the government?
SOUTH AFRICA – Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein
12. What capital city is the largest by area=
TOKYO, Japan, at 2,700 square miles
13. What is the driest capital city?
LIMA, Peru, with a=
bout one inch of rain per annum
14. What=
is the hottest capital city?
BANGKOK, Thailand, with average=
temperature near 81.8F
15. What TWO na=
tional capitals are located closest to each other?
KINSHASA, =
Democratic Republic of Congo on south bank of River Congo and BRAZZAVILLE, =
Republic of Congo on the north bank, about =BD mile apart=
~~~
Dr. Bob Griffin
[email protected]=A0 www.grif.net
“Jesus knows me, this I Lo=
ve”