While riding his bike home late one evening recently, dirk was startled by a raccoon, which suddenly jumped into his path from behind some garbage cans. which of the following hormones was probably the first one released into dirk's system as he successfully swerved to avoid the careless critter?

What kind of criticism is a poorly delivered criticism that can be hurtful and malicious? criticism is a poorly delivered criticism that can be hurtful and malicious.

Read the aphorisms. be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. an open foe may prove a curse; but a pretended friend is worse. a true friend is the best possession. according to these aphorisms from benjamin franklin's poor richard's almanack, what might happen if a person is careless in choosing a friend? it is best not to have friends because they will usually betray you. casual friends are often the best and can be more trusted than enemies. a person who has betrayed you can sometimes become a good friend. a friend who is not carefully chosen can be worse than an enemy.

Say a certain manufacturing industry has 63.1 thousand jobs in 2008, but is expected to decline at an average annual rate of 1.7 thousand jobs per year from 2008 to 2018. assuming this holds true, what will be this industry’s percent change from 2008 to 2018? a. 70% b. -27% c. -17% d. -75%