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Why Diamond Offshore Drilling (DO) Stock Is Gaining Today
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Diamond Offshore Drilling
(DO - Get Report) shares are rising, up 3.5% to $48.52, on Thursday as oil prices have spiked in response to the turmoil in Iraq.
Iraq, the world's number two oil producer, is experiencing unrest as insurgents have surrounded the country's largest refinery in Baiji and have taken over the oil city of Kirkuk.
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TheStreet Ratings team rates DIAMOND OFFSHRE DRILLING INC as a Hold with a ratings score of C. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation:
"We rate DIAMOND OFFSHRE DRILLING INC (DO) a HOLD. The primary factors that have impacted our rating are mixed - some indicating strength, some showing weaknesses, with little evidence to justify the expectation of either a positive or negative performance for this stock relative to most other stocks. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, good cash flow from operations and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including feeble growth in the company's earnings per share, deteriorating net income and disappointing return on equity." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows:- Despite currently having a low debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, it is higher than that of the industry average, inferring that management of debt levels may need to be evaluated further. Even though the debt-to-equity ratio shows mixed results, the company's quick ratio of 2.67 is very high and demonstrates very strong liquidity.
- Net operating cash flow has slightly increased to $303.02 million or 9.74% when compared to the same quarter last year. Despite an increase in cash flow, DIAMOND OFFSHRE DRILLING INC's cash flow growth rate is still lower than the industry average growth rate of 49.33%.
- 44.54% is the gross profit margin for DIAMOND OFFSHRE DRILLING INC which we consider to be strong. Regardless of DO's high profit margin, it has managed to decrease from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, DO's net profit margin of 20.55% compares favorably to the industry average.
- The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Energy Equipment & Services industry. The net income has decreased by 17.1% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, dropping from $175.99 million to $145.81 million.
- The company's current return on equity has slightly decreased from the same quarter one year prior. This implies a minor weakness in the organization. When compared to other companies in the Energy Equipment & Services industry and the overall market, DIAMOND OFFSHRE DRILLING INC's return on equity is below that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
- You can view the full analysis from the report here: DO Ratings Report
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NEAR GLENDALE, Ore. — Fire officials are mopping up the Douglas Complex burning near Glendale. Crews say recent rainfall impacted this week's fight.
"We were surprised even getting a quarter to a third of an inch of rain. It's really not a whole lot but it was enough to really knock out a lot of the embers right around the surface," said Brian Ballou with the Oregon Department of Forestry.
Fire crews are scaling back the amount of people working on the fire because the chances for any significant advancement are low. The firefighters on scene are using handheld infrared heat detectors to find any remaining hot spots.
ODF hopes to declare the Douglas Complex completely contained by the first of September.

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Pattern welding is the practice in sword and knife making of forming a blade of several metal pieces of differing composition that are forge-welded together and twisted and manipulated to form a pattern. Often called (Modern) Damascus steel, blades forged in this manner often display bands of slightly different patterning along their entire length. These bands can be highlighted for cosmetic purposes by proper polishing or acid etching. Pattern welding was an outgrowth of laminated or piled steel, a similar technique used to combine steels of different carbon contents, providing a desired mix of hardness and toughness. Although modern steelmaking processes negate the need to blend different steels, pattern welded steel is still used by custom knifemakers for the cosmetic effects it produces.
Pattern welding developed out of the necessarily complex process of making blades that were both hard and tough from the erratic and unsuitable output from early iron smelting in bloomeries. The bloomery does not generate temperatures high enough to melt iron and steel, but instead reduces the iron oxide ore into particles of pure iron, which then weld into a mass of sponge iron, consisting of lumps of impurities in a matrix of relatively pure iron, which is too soft to make a good blade. Carburizing thin iron bars or plates forms a layer of harder, high carbon steel on the surface, and early bladesmiths would forge these bars or plates together to form relatively homogeneous bars of steel. This laminating different types of steels together produces patterns that can be seen in the surface of the finished blade, and this forms the basis for pattern welding.[1][2]
By the 2nd and 3rd century AD, the Celts were commonly using pattern welding for decoration in addition to structural reasons. It involved folding metal and forging alternating layers of steel into rods, which would then be twisted to form complex patterns when forged into a blade.[1] By the 6th and 7th centuries, pattern welding had reached a level where thin layers of patterned steel were being overlaid onto a soft iron core, making the swords far better as the iron gave them a flexible and springy core that would take any shock from sword blows to stop the blade bending or snapping. By the end of the Viking era, pattern welding fell out of use in Europe[2]
During the Middle ages, Damascus steel was being produced in India and brought back to Europe. The similarities in the markings led many to believe it was the same process being used, and pattern welding was revived by European smiths who were attempting to duplicate the Damascus steel. While the methods used by Damascus smiths to produce their blades was lost, recent efforts by metallurgists and bladesmiths (such as Verhoeven and Pendray) to reproduce steel with identical characteristics have yielded a process that does not involve pattern welding.[1] However even these attempts have not been a huge success.
A similar technique was also employed by Scandinavian Medieval swordsmiths. The Mora knife is today manufactured with a similar technique. Today the traditional crucible steel is seldom used, but the high carbon steel is usually tool steel or stainless steel.[citation needed]
The ancient swordmakers exploited the aesthetic qualities of pattern welded steel. The Vikings in particular were fond of twisting bars of steel around each other, welding the bars together by hammering and then repeating the process with the resulting bars, to create complex patterns in the final steel bar. Two bars twisted in opposite directions created the common chevron pattern. Often, the center of the blade was a core of soft steel, and the edges were solid high carbon steel, similar to the laminates of the Japanese.
The American Bladesmith Society's Master Smith test, for example, requires a 300 layer blade to be forged. Large numbers of layers are generally produced by folding, where a small number of layers are welded together, then the blank is cut in half, stacked, and welded again, with each operation doubling the number of layers. Starting with just two layers, eight folding operations will yield 512 layers in the blank. A blade ground from such a blank will show a grain much like an object cut from a block of wood, with similar random variations in pattern. Some manufactured objects can be re-purposed into pattern welded blanks. "Cable Damascus", forged from high carbon multi-strand cable, is a popular item for bladesmiths to produce, producing a finely grained, twisted pattern, while chainsaw chains produce a pattern of randomly positioned blobs of color.[3][4][5]
Some modern bladesmiths have taken pattern welding to new heights, with elaborate applications of traditional pattern welding techniques, as well as with new technology. A layered billet of steel rods with the blade blank cut perpendicular to the layers can also produce some spectacular patterns, including mosaics or even writing. Powder metallurgy allows alloys that would not normally be compatible to be combined into solid bars. Different treatments of the steel after it is ground and polished, such as bluing, etching, or various other chemical surface treatments that react differently to the different metals used can create bright, high-contrast finishes on the steel. Some master smiths go as far as to use techniques such as electrical discharge machining to cut interlocking patterns out of different steels, fit them together, then weld the resulting assembly into a solid block of steel.[5][6]
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Formula One racing may be a global sport but getting the chance to perform in front of your home crowd always gives a driver a special boost. And this weekend Toyotas Timo Glock will get the chance to do just that at the Nurburgring. Having raced at the German track several times over the past nine years, in a variety of different series, Glock is now looking forward to making his mark for the Japanese team. Here he reviews his past performances and explains what it means to him to race in front of his countrymen...
Q: What is your history with the Nurburgring?
Timo Glock: The first time I went there was in 2000 when I was racing in ADAC Formula Junior, during my first season of car racing. Since then I've been there quite a lot, particularly before I reached Formula One in 2004 as basically all my racing was in Germany. So it feels like a second home to me. It's also a race where I have generally always had success; I won or was on the podium in almost every race I've had there.
Q: What is your best memory of the track?
TG: I have a lot of good memories but the best is probably from GP2 in 2007. The year before I was not in a competitive car and I struggled in the midfield, which is basically my only bad memory of the track. But when GP2 went back there in 2007 I was with iSport so it was a different story. I qualified on pole by more than half a second and won the feature race, then finished fifth in the sprint race. That was a really good weekend for my championship and it's the last time I raced at the Nurburgring so I hope I can keep up the good record!
Q: Is it special for you to race there?
TG: Nowadays it is a great feeling to race at the Nurburgring because I am in my own country, with lots of my fans in the grandstands and some family and friends around as well. It's also one of Toyota's home races so that makes it special for the team too. But I have to say until I started competing in Formula One or GP2 it wasn't unusual at all to be racing on home ground because I grew up in German racing so every event was a local one! Once I moved into international competition I only raced in Germany once or twice a year, if at all, so then it became a really special thing for me.
Q: Do you have a favourite corner on the current Formula One layout?
TG: I don't have a favourite corner as such but the left-right Schumacher S is an enjoyable part of the track. It was flat-out last year but with the new regulations it might be different this time. Apart from that the track has a nice flow, although the revised first sector is a bit slower than it used to be and overall it is really difficult to overtake.
Q: Is it more motivating to race in your home Grand Prix or does it put you under additional pressure?
TG: I don't feel any extra pressure at my home race; everything is positive. From track to track my motivation doesn't really change; I always give my all and do my very best to get a strong result for the team. Sure, it might be a bit more enjoyable to succeed in my home race but it doesn't make any difference to my lap time - or to the number of points given out at the end. Every race is important so if you're not giving 100 percent you are not doing your job properly.
Q: What do you think of the Nordschleife layout?
TG: It is a massively impressive track and it's really quite incredible to think they used to race Formula One cars around there. I first drove it around eight years ago and I was completely taken aback by the place; I had never seen a race track which is 22km long! Even in a road car you feel the speed and the excitement so it must have been awesome in a Formula One car. There are a lot of corners and I can't remember all the names! But I can drive a whole lap and know what's coming next; that's the important bit. I don't have one favourite corner because they are all fantastic. It's just a really, really nice track to drive.
Q: How often have you experienced the Nordschleife since that first time?
TG: I haven't driven it so much since then, maybe 10 laps or so, but I was there a few weeks ago in a Toyota Auris, which was great fun. I did a few laps and it still gives me a great feeling of excitement. I used to play on some video games quite a bit and drive the Nordschleife, but I don't have time for that now.
Q: How is your relationship with the German fans?
TG: I feel a lot of support from the German fans. It's good to have a lot of fans in the grandstands; it's a nice feeling to see people wearing Toyota caps and shirts. With five German drivers on the grid the German fans have a lot of guys to support and we all feel very much at home at the Nurburgring or Hockenheim. Toyota is the local team for the Nurburgring so we will have plenty of support and I hope we can give them the result they expect.
Q: If you weren't a Formula One driver, would you go to watch the German Grand Prix?
TG: That's hard to say because it's tricky to consider what I would do in a completely different situation to the one I am in. But I've seen the fans in the campsites with their loud music, having a few drinks and just being passionate about Formula One for the whole weekend; they seem to have a lot of fun. Maybe you get more information from the TV but you don't have that atmosphere so I think I'd be there with the fans where the action is.


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Above, Jenny of Puff & Flock is exhibiting a walk-through arch inspired by the texture of peeling paint on their new Ferrofabric. "The skin of the arch is made from a substance that molts like a growing lizard"...
Ferrofabric is just one of the surprises Puff & Flock have in store for London Design Week. Some of the others, Just Landed (below), Elisabeth Buecher and Amelie Labarthe's large scale printed inflatable installation on performance nylon fabric.
Melissa French will be exhibiting woven metal fabrics, trimmings and a large metal lace panel as further editions to the Urban Upholstery collection. "Each design is made with interior fabrics but for use both indoors and out, exposed to the elements, left to patinate and rust developing new patterns overtime."
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in seven years, your body cells shed and grew new, completely ;
isn't it strange, to think that four years from now, you will have never touched me?
I want to clarify things, I don't hate humanity. I am (usually) shy towards other people and sometimes I don't like talking much to others. Sometimes I am disappointed in people. But I don't think I hate anyone. My comment in my previous journal was self-oriented. Let's look at it again :
"Something about not eating is so appealing to me, because it's so non-human and alien, and my humanness is one of the things I like least of myself."
your leaving ; my staying
your words ; my ashtrays
listen carefully : all betrayal speaks its own language.
Sick because the world is too big and my heart too small, the machine too powerful and the flowers too frail, his eyes too wide and my mind too childish. "When did the world become so big?", I wondered.
The waves keep crashing. Over and over. Buried in cold water, tossing in the current. Why doesn't the camomille keep me from shaking? Where is my blanket? Who medicates me, now? I reach for you on the shelf but you are no longer there.
bruise me,
i'll be your rotten apple,
i'll be your bad milk.
goodbye baby flowers and tiny grass.
too unreal and far too real.
i want only the venoms.
i want only the mythology of flesh.
Oops, I am inside-out,
still dreaming to
the sound of you.
I saw all these people walking around in their bodies, playing with things, being angry, walking around, doing people things. I wonder if they see me in mine, or if I am too dragged into dream to really exist the way others do.
Nugatory boys and damnatory loves,
purgatory sex,
amatory lies and horror stories.
Susurrous sighs,
exhaled exacerbation.
I mumble : "Why did you have to care?"
But I receive no reply.
They said :
"you are exceptional, mysterious, kind,"
but I hadn't ever wanted to be a mystery or anything,
I just wanted to be okay.
350mg in a girlish heart ; ill, injured and undone, yet lovelier than ever.
"Have you been in love before?", he asks, pulling closer.
"I don't know," I hesitated, "I think I fall in love all the time, every single day, but I don't think I know how to love anything. Love is complicated, like folding a fitted sheet. Perhaps I am only perpetually infatuated."


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The Masters
13 Apr 14How a lunch at the Masters turned into something bigger
How one regular lunch between sports journalists at Augusta National turned into something bigger.
How one regular lunch between sports journalists at Augusta National turned into something bigger.
"So here we are. More important, here Snyder is. And, most important, here the NFL commissioner is. He has a full-blown controversy on his hands now, and it's not going away. He has to deal with it sooner or later. As a man in his 50s, in the midst of a big career with a legacy still to build, there is no way he will let himself be remembered as the person who allowed a terrible slur to continue to be used as a nickname in his league." — Christine Brennan on NFL's role in the Washington Redskins name debate.
Now that the 2013 NFL season has begun, it makes sense to me to stop using the word. This is a personal decision… I'm guessing others will eventually make this call. Why? It's the right thing to do. If that's not reason enough, try explaining and defending the nickname to a child. It's impossible.


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Jean Harlow (born Harlean Carpenter), the original platinum blonde bombshell, was a symbol of 1930's glamour, a factor that first Patricia Arquette and then Nicole Richie and Joel Madden probably had in mind when they gave their daughters the distinctive surname name Harlow.
Harlow has been rapidly catching on with other parents, moving up over one hundred places this year. It entered the list for the first time in 2009, one year after the arrival of Ms. Madden. Harlow would fit right in with contemporaries Arlo and Marlow(e).


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text: Grammy Award-winning drummer and recording artist Peter Erskine (IAA 71) visited campus this spring to work with students and perform. Erskine worked with Academy percussion students and the jazz band and later performed in Corson Auditorium with Alan Pasqua and Darek "Oles" Oleszkiewicz. In a video interview, Peter shared his thoughts about drumming, jazz, music and his memories of Interlochen Arts Academy.


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CHAMPVA supplemental insurance premiums will go up in 2013.
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Tips for How to Build Your Brand
Strong, consistent, well-managed brands will produce higher market values and competitive advantages for the businesses that develop them. Each time a customer interacts with your brand, the experience they have plays a part in defining who you are as a business.
Brand management is what turns a small business idea into a household name. Start thinking about the basics- are you delivering a message that will be appealing to the general public? Or to a local set of customers in a particular city such as here in Calgary? From logo choice to website colour schemes – every small detail may play a part in how your business is being viewed by the public.
Differentiate Yourself
Strive for customer identification – catchy slogans and taglines are used because they are more likely to be remembered. When your tagline is created with your unique core differentiators in mind, it can also keep the entire team focused on your vision. Check out this article on the 3 types of unique core differentiators!
Be Prepared to Inform
Develop your "elevator speech." In any given situation you may find yourself being asked what it is you do for a living. Have a precise, informative and brand-dropping answer for this question that you can call upon in any networking setting.
Become a Trusted Advisor
Share your expertise – in fact, BE an expert in your business. Organise talks, workshops and informative seminars to further your brand recognition. Conduct industry research, ranking your competitors based on size, business model and reputation. Map out where you want your business to fall in relation to your competitors and focus on targeting that segment of the market.
Take a Close Look
Conduct internal studies – examining your business' strengths, weaknesses and capabilities. Do you have what it takes to corner that segment of the market that is missing?
Utilize a PR Firm
Consider a Public Relations firm to manage your reputation. PR is also a powerful tool when handling small-scale brand disasters, putting out fires before they can spread. You can even engage a stand-alone PR person who focuses on the small business sector and can perhaps add real value on a small-business budget.
Engage with Social Media
Tackling the management of an online presence or brand can be overwhelming. Start with the 'hub' (your website, company blog, social media sites, etc.) and focus on a stringent monitoring system of all comments and mentions, both positive and negative. Once you secure the 'hub' you can begin the 'hunt', reaching out further into the web, seeking opportunities to introduce your brand.
Remember: Your Customers are Already Talking About You
Reputation plays a large part in determining your business' profit statement. An article in the New York Times once noted, "Your customers are talking about you, and the whole world is listening.." Sure, for most of us our world may be very small, however it is still listening! And brand management ensures that the world likes what it hears.
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Beedie has been working to create a buzz in his own lane over the last few years and is now poised to be one of the next stars to rise out of Pittsburgh. The Beat Bully LP is Beedie's first official street album. Featuring 12 tracks all original productions plus 4 bonus tracks, it has been in the works for over a year. The process of crafting the album involved instrumentation from Beedie himself on keys and other musicians on guitar and drums. This Hip-Hop masterpiece is eager to push down the boundaries of the usual formula and is only a glimpse into the musical mind of Beedie. Later this year Beedie and Jon Quest will be bringing you the Varsity Squad album.
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On a day when severe tornados took lives and devastated neighborhoods in Arkansas and Oklahoma, Nebraskans appeared to dodge a bullet with the three tornados that reportedly touched down Sunday near Upland, Bradshaw, and Osceola.
Multiple reports of a tornado touching down in Upland Sunday afternoon were received by the National Weather Service near Hastings, including one from NWS senior meteorologist Jeremy Wesely. That tornado, which was photographed by Wesely, spent roughly three minutes on the ground, dissipating at 2:29 p.m.
So minimal was the apparent impact of the tornado that neither Franklin County Sheriff Jerry Archer nor area fire department officials were aware of it until the following morning, when they heard it reported on the morning news broadcast.
To read more, see Monday's Hastings Tribune or the Tribune e-edition.>>


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Sautéed Radishes
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A good radish should be crisp, and taste both spicy and sweet. When eaten at their peak, radishes can be enjoyed sautéed with a simple seasoning of butter and fresh herbs.
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Calories | 45 |
Total Fat | 3g |
Saturated Fat | 1g |
Cholesterol | -- |
Sodium | 210mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 4g |
Dietary Fiber | 2g |
Sugars | -- |
Protein | 1g |
Calcium | -- |
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Serves: 4
Total Time: 25 min
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 15 min
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- 1 tablespoon(s) margarine or butter
- 1 to 2 bunch(es) (about 1 pound with tops) radishes, trimmed and each cut into quarters or halves if small
- 1 tablespoon(s) fresh dill, chopped
- In nonstick 12-inch skillet, melt margarine over medium-high heat. Add radishes, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper; cook 14 to 15 minutes or until radishes are fork-tender and lightly browned.
- Remove skillet from heat; toss radishes with dill and transfer to warm serving bowl.
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02/05/2010 | Chris Wright
Central Asia may be close to entering the public-private partnership era for infrastructure investment – a development that could help transform these landlocked, inaccessible nations
Central Asia may be close to entering the PPP era for infrastructure investment a development that could help transform these landlocked, inaccessible nations.
Juan Miranda, ADB Director General for Central and West Asia, said this weekend that we havent had in Central Asia the unique transaction that says: the future looks like this, but he believes one is not far away.
PPP arrangements could be applied to a multi-billion dollar project to convert gas into chemicals in northern Uzbekistan, Miranda said.If that happens, weve created a message. We convey an opportunity to the international investment community that this place is open for business.
Central Asia urgently needs private sector investment, but is not set up to attract it. It is mountainous, making road and pipeline development difficult; population centres are thousands of miles from ports; and the world investment community has been indifferent towards them.
Getting deals completed is limited partly by a lack of private sector risk appetite and partly the absence of an environment that would attract it. In Central Asia we have the big ticket projects waiting for the private sector to invest, but unlike other parts of Asia the upstream work [such as legal infrastructure] lags behind, Miranda said.
Concession laws do exist, notably in Kazakhstan which has a dedicated PPP unit within its government and an approved list of projects for it to pursue but usage has so far been modest. There is a comfort zone that is not that huge here, and we need to expand that comfort zone.
In the meantime Miranda expects gradual progress, with most involvement at the less committed end of the spectrum of private sector involvement.
Would you be able to have an all-singing, all-dancing concession and BOT? Maybe not right now, he acknowledged. But maybe you go in more realistically, and expect a management contract to start with. That, he feels, is still progress. If you go from zero to something thats no longer zero, that still represents success.
A positive sign for the region came last week with the signing of Russias first major PPP deal, a ?715 million loan financing package for the expansion of Pulkovo Airport in St Petersburg. We think its a really path-breaking deal, Rashad Kaldany, Vice President of the IFC (the World Banks private sector arm), said.
Russia has a long history of PPPs faltering, mainly because investors consider them too risky. Kaldany said that the difference here was the government having a dedicated team that was empowered to negotiate and engage, being willing to adjust if need be, and to listen to investors.
Kaldany believes that the deal demonstrates not just for Russia but for all CIS countries that this can be done, and expects PPPs to follow in Central Asia. The IFC is looking at PPPs for a hospital and part of a road in Kazakhstan, and health diagnostic centres in Uzbekistan, among other things. There is progress and we are encouraged.
Bank debt issuance across Asia is soaring this year, driven by the need to comply with Basel III regulations. Fresh impetus from China is set to send volumes higher still
With every resource that it needs to become a wealthy country, Kazakhstan should be doing better, but its economy remains stubbornly tied to energy and metals prices. President Nazarbayev is running out of time to transform his nation
In an exclusive interview with Emerging Markets, Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda insisted the policies of Abenomics were working, not hurting, and defended the ways the world's big four central banks were operating monetary policy
Europe is stuck. On both monetary and fiscal policy, the continent is divided. Everyone likes structural reform - except voters. So creativity is called for. How about giving money to the poor?
The World Bank's East Asia chief, Axel van Trotsenburg, tells Emerging Markets why it is boosting its investment in Myanmar threefold.
Women's participation in the labour force still lags men's by 12% even in developed economies. In the MENA region it can be up to 50%. That is a wasted resource - and best practice examples show countries and companies that tackle the problem outperform
Hungary may have a relatively immature banking market but there is more growth visible there than there is across the CEE or, at present, across the eurozone
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Chicken Cot UFO It crossed the gloaming skies above the roofs, in awe we followed then, its jazzy course; mysterious would be the incensed spoofs this ireful ship, upon us, would enforce. Hmm.. ..We said! Abominable was the ship that traced its gaudy eights in air with hum; predestined to avenge our ego trip, atrocious poulets, would not succumb. The chicken soldiers were a frightful troop in pink-pistachio uniforms with spots, that insolent, bombarded us with moop, to hit our heads that were devoid of thoughts. In order to placate the chicken troop, some started to recite their verse to skies; confronting that attacking chicken group, - bird poems they opposed to battle cries. The angry war-birds listened to the verse, that was composed by stunned, exposed confreres, their cackle was bemocking and adverse, - upon their heads they wore rouge voluperes. This myth reflected what would happen if extraterrestrial cots invaded Earth, relentless chicken-birds in martial tiff would moop upon some artists of top worth. © 12/11/2013, G. Venetopoulos moop = Matter Out Of Place
I am winter's nemesis.I fight it tooth and nail. In my youth it declared a war on me. When I licked that icy rail. Winter has many weapons to choose from. Fear not for so do I. A call my shovel Excali-burrr My Ranger has four wheel drive But winter's arsenal is no laughing matter Icicles sent to impale, and black ice is its deadly device But the human spirit is not that frail I am winter's nemesis, and though it muffles all sound This war is raging with bitter disdain. My driveway the battle ground I shall not relinquish my parking spot to your mindless rabble of flakes So bow to me you wretched season For I shall never tire. and my staunch ally will soon be spring and together we will force a cease fire For I am winter's nemesis And these walls shall not be breached Until my tour of duty is done and I retire to Miami beach
Rolling through a bloody mess, my master died alone no less. His mercy was indeed a lie, he said I lived but now will die. His hand was swift with a mighty stroke, within a thought my life was broke. Oh how I lived, and he knew not, but now I lay...my life to rot. No foot, nor hand could move a limb, Three days old and no sign of him. And then he came at my wits end, With strength alone I cant defend. He lift me up and broke my jaw, Just to laugh as I hit the floor. He took a blade and made a fist, stabbed his flesh, his vein, his wrist. Now you're dead and now you're mine, drink from me and you'll be fine. I could not stand my masters site, I killed him quick with my own bite.
There was an elusive little guy often espied during World War Two, And who he was and whence he came no one ever really knew! He was a bald headed little feller with a very prominent nose, And he always left the message "Kilroy Was Here" in very stilted prose! You seldom saw his eyes and his hands were clinging to a wall. Many G.I.s saw him in latrine stalls and in their greasy dining hall! His origin and parting message are debated to this very day, And no one has ever nabbed the graffiti artists who always slunk away! He was portrayed in cruisers, battleships and even on submarines! Kilroy's portrait was tattooed on the chests of a few diehard Marines! 'Tis said Hitler saw "Kilroy Was Here" and wondered what it meant, Thinking it a secret code when found on American accouterment! Kilroy became as famous as the mysterious smile on the Mona Lisa. (I even saw his mug when I climbed to the top of the Tower of Pisa!) Rosie the Riveter may have been guilty, if the truth were told, Of tracing Kilroy's image on bombers, including the bomb bay hold! Well, 'tis for sure we couldn't have won the war without the little guy! Kilroy's antics lifted morale at home and overseas, that you can't deny! But you haven't seen the last of him, for he is forever etched in history, On the World War Two Monument in DC - how he got there is a mystery! Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired © All Rights Reserved For those a tad younger who may have never heard of Kilroy, go to your search and type in "Kilroy Was Here" and click the Wikipedia notation and you will learn more than you ever wanted to know about him!
hell was other people's lives, wayward wit and witless pride, played upon the green of life, until the light was left to right, hell was other people's thoughts, fraught with that, that we applaud, aimless aims and limbless lots, the truth in truth we soon forgot, hell was other people…
i dont care who you are or what you think of me build me up and break me down then take your "stuff"* and flee i hate you you know it too so bring it to my plate take a point and hold my ground to not spew all my hate you were so nice in the beginning well, what the "heck"* are you now? gone, love, thats what you are a filthy ugly cow i am still the nice guy lord, you have said so much worse and still im here, i still get by a blessing, not a curse. i didnt snap hard enough to say what i meant
Chicken Cot UFO - Hmm It crossed the gloaming skies above the roofs, in awe our eyes pursued its jazzy course; ( mysterious would be the incensed spoofs this ireful ship, upon us, would enforce! ) Hmm.. ..We said! Abominable was the ship that traced its gaudy eights in air with hum; predestined to avenge our ego trip, atrocious poulets, would not succumb. The chicken soldiers were a frightful troop in pink-pistachio uniforms with spots, that insolent, bombarded us with moop, to hit our heads that were devoid of thoughts. - The Alien ship was rounded like the moon; each angry bird was using a stun-gun, the star of origin of that platoon and planet were most certainly to shun. - In order to placate the chicken troop, some started to recite their verse to skies; confronting that attacking chicken group, - bird poems they opposed to battle cries. The angry war-birds listened to the verse, that was composed by stunned, exposed confreres, their cackle was bemocking and adverse, - upon their heads they wore rouge voluperes. This myth reflected what would happen if extraterrestrial cots invaded Earth, relentless chicken-birds in martial tiff would moop upon some artists of top worth. © G. Venetopoulos, 12/11/2013, All rights reserved moop = Matter Out Of Place Sponsor: Shadow Hamilton Contest Name: Spaceship Deadline: 3/27/2014
I'm sure you've heard of the Great King Arthur and Lancelot's well-known fame. But there was yet another knight, of great glory and great fame, never named. His name was whispered constantly, everywhere, around those hollowed halls. For no one wanted to be near when he passed by, on his famous unerring walks. A knight so very gallant, that he would bow to: every fashion of maiden, high or low. So fierce his life could not be taken, no matter how sharp the blade, they did throw. A musical quality followed him everywhere, and his livery was absolutely divine. He would have been the perfect knight, except for one minor, itty bitty, tiny flaw… What was his name, you may ask, and what led to such glory and illustrious fame? He was Sir Dragon Sparkle Farts, and yes, you can guess, what earned him that name. You see, an evil witch, he once did fight, and yes… he absolutely won, most verily. But before the witch became undone, she sprinkled a curse upon his own, to be. Whenever others are about, you guessed it, yet again; he had sparkle farts, my friend. Do not laugh; he was to all, a dearest friend. Tho the trouble caused, was rampant, in the end. You see, in that time the villages were all made with beautifully made, thatched roofs… He flew betwixt and between, yet, an occasional spark now airborne, did veer off, poof! So for the most part he walked in town, though the wheat fields were often, set off. At least the castle was made of stone, though many a tapestry did not survive, well off. Indeed, a water bucket brigade, became put at his disposal, simply all the time, amen! And nobody did tickle him, for fames from both ends, became quite rampant then. Laughter did, yes, the same… But hiccups brought utter flame throwing despair, to all. Still he was a beloved knight, so the round table was set to keep his back, to the wall. The knights all stuck together, thru thick and thin, and yes, even thru his sparkle farts. But with great sadness: of why such a fierce warrior, could be forgot, I now impart. You see, his name Sir Dragon Sparkle Farts, did not ring, minstrels romantic thoughts. Historians, thought his references, just crude, forgettable laughable jokes, The Sots! But know, when Camelot finally fell, and even he could not stop that inevitable tide. He flew away, to the great blue North, they say, where with snow and ice, he abides. Now, young and old, do not be sad… For the moral of this fable holds: All he did was: for his friends and the Greater Good… He cared not for Glory or Gold.
Soon we all must enter the fray And keep this injustice at bay Thus said the major Who tripped on the floor Thus ending the war for that day
CSA General Bedford Forest Mighty killing warrior Would've won the war no jest If his horses were survivors Gen. Forest lost 30 horses during the civil war and killed more soldiers than any other general. It could be said he was lucky or his horses were unfortunate.
Suburban Spring (4.15.10) Springtime fills the air, like laughing gas. (Or maybe more like whiskey.) The suburbs are drunk on the nectar of it's dawn. Middle-class houses are starting to dance. (Or maybe they're just wobbling.) They vomit whole families onto their lawn. I watch them the same way dogs watch TV: Confused and intrigued, with a slight urge to pee. The father cuts grass, like a sleepwalker. (Or maybe more like a zombie - Ravenous for cheap beer, instead of brains.) A six pack later, he starts washing his car. (Or watering his driveway.) He's spreading on wax so he's set when it rains. The mother kneels in dirt, tending the garden. (More like digging in a sandbox.) Her spade is rusty. (Figuratively, at least.) A sunset later, she cooks family dinner. (Or maybe orders some pizza.) (If every mouth is fed, she can call it a feast.) I watch them the same way dogs watch TV. The son plays war games, dying for fun. (Or maybe more for practice.) He whines about fruit drinks, as well as the heat. A full pitcher later, tweaking on sugar, (Or maybe just corn starch.) the war escalates, 'til its time to go eat. The daughter makes a picnic, inviting her toys. (Or maybe not.) (Her plastic spread can only spread so thin!) After the tea time, she's off picking flowers. (Or maybe weeds.) (As long as they're pretty, there's a vase that they'll fit in.) They gather, as a family, at the table to say grace. They hold each others' hands and say, "Amen." (And proceed to stuff their face.) The dog sits by the boy - Loyal and true. (Or maybe just hungry.) He drools as he stares from the corners of his eyes. After dinner, he offers to help with the dishes. (Or maybe he demands it.) The boy sneaks him a bite. The dog is not surprised. Bedtime comes soon after. The kids are sent to brush their teeth. (Or maybe just to run the sink.) They put on their jammies, and to bed, they go. After tucking them in, the parents watch TV. (Or maybe they just dream they do, sleeping in its glow.) The dog is changing channels, looking for a better show. Confused and intrigued, he pees on the carpet below.
Archie Bunker served in Italy during Dubya Dubya Two, And was wounded by an enemy gun that was aimed, Oh! so true! He won the Purple Heart and was reluctant to talk about his scar, but, Meathead found great glee in reminding him that he was shot in the butt! Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired © All Rights Reserved Placed No. 1 in PDee's "Battle of the Clerihews # 2" Contest - February 2012
Please, sir, some meat and bread I've not had a morsel for a week It would stop this terrible hunger My prospects now are terribly bleak It's said the Earl is tender hearted And oh so bloody awful rich If I could have a taste of his I'd call the thing a Sandwich I hate to just come a beggin' But I'm so hungry I am seeing red Won't you ask the Earl again Please, sir, some meat and bread....... For Joe's Sandwich contest...lol
Afghanistan, Afghanistan, you can't win a war in Afghanistan ask the Russians and A Mer I Cans, if they can't do it, than no-one can Watch out!....The War in Afghanistan Afghanistan, Afghanistan, full of Al-Qaeda and Taliban opium poppies throughout the land, a big paycheck for Afghanistan, Watch out!... for The War in Afghanistan. In the still of night, before he took flight, Navy Seals dropped by, Bin Laden must die...... Afghanistan, Afghanistan, it's time that we leave Afghanistan, We've kicked the Taliban in the Can no need for us to lose Servicemen Watch out !... for The War in Afghanistan.... let's leave, get out of Afghanistan... No more........War in Afghanistan...........
Humiliation occurs When pigs and monkeys roars How a pig became a lion? How , How a monkey roars? That's when you stop saying NO Humiliation occurs When the lions are here When the lions onshore Pigs will be pigs A monkey will stand for A monkey , no less , no more
What flies though the air up above Disguised as a peace seeking dove For those who've not heard Drones can send you the bird From the land of brotherly love Author's note: Is this really how to win friends and influence people (for the long term)?
Page 4 They do not move a muscle Nor give unto their fears But contemplate their carnage Have you even not, one tear Had I known you like I do now You wicked callous beast I never would have shown you That my heart was in your reach When the first drop of precious blood Impacts upon this ground I swear I'll not forgive you And by the Gods I'll strike you down But could we not turn, this tide And you and I once more Find the love sent from about And do, as we adore NO, cause you insist to make my wish Lie broken on the floor And wear a glove while touching love Just like a filthy whore Don't think the Gods won't notice You're defiled and you're sick By using love to hide behind To pull this dirty trick Page 5 Ah, to one trick there's another And I possess my share Be patience and I'll show you What can happen to your lair With cunning and with cruelty My counsel will evoke A very cunning plan That would make Poseidon choke I will converse, with Apollo To have the sun replace the moon So therefore catch a tan If it's possible, by noon Then I'll call on my Seamstress To sew me something smart With these hand made silver boots This is Fashion's off the charts Of course all my solders Will be dressed up in their best Tunics will be optional And so might the rest We will decorate the beach With a bonfire and some torches So the enemy can watch While they're lounging on their porches Page 6 Send a ship down to the tropics I think seafood would be nice And one up to the artic To fetch all some ice I know some Greek dancing songs We'll get the band to play And I'll maybe sing a solo To melt, their hearts away Cause no one, but no one Puts a party on like me And makes the end to every war A spectacle to see When things start dieing down Very late at night We all crawl to our ships And we'll put out the lights We give them the impression We're all drunk and going home This should make them feel relieved That we're leaving them alone But that is when we pull The oldest trick, found in the book With a sinister contraption This deception's off the hook To Be Continued.................
My dear, As I'm lying on your pillow here I pray for God to watch over you each night And help guide you through your daily plights I can hear sounds of wispiring winds And see through window's pane a mighty stars spin Just knowing your battling on foreign soil Over someone else's turmoils Makes me just love you that much more But please hurry home hun to finish your own dam choirs Love Kat Meowwwww LOL Tribute To Our Troops And Loved Ones Hurry Home God Bless U.S.A. Also Entry For Brian Strand's My Dear Contest
Bazookas In The Bed We have a mosquito problem It's in our house. It never ends There's nothing we can do but shoot them Then shoot them over and over again You see…You understand…They're not our friends Potions, tonics, sprays all make them happy It gives them strength to multiply We're looking to make their lives less comfy Less pleasant less satisfied It's not from animus or hate Shells and ammo is the case. It's simply fate And to that end I stay up late at night and wait 7 bazookas by my side and sights are ready And from my bed in the deepest dark I fire at will! I fire straight! The idea is not to simply kill them Though that would be so very great But to make them really really dead With bazooka fire power from my bed
Take me there I don't care Touch my hair Eat this pear!!! I am bare Want to share? Do you care? I am bear I'll let you stare Don't go there By the chair Or on that stair? Your skin is fair You look like Cher Come to my lair But pay my fare Drippity drip drip
GOOSE BUMPS http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j231/the...ean/dtgeese.jpg I'd thought I found eternal rest cold hands folded, still, on my chest but I hear echoes from the past the trumpet's sound, fierce bugle blast Coming alert, I look around burst out laughing, see the sound source - back to sleep with merry wave at geese, goose-stepping on my grave .... Alan McAlpine Douglas
John J. Rambo Serial commando Hurt, but even more puzzled I'm Sir, do we get to win this time?
"My Big Brother" up and down the street He could be anyone you meet Spying on you from the street Looking in from every beat "My Big Brother" isn't that sweet "My Big Brother" and I don't know why Casting in from above the sky "My Big Brother" the commie spy Listening in do or die Bringing his book in Taught within My Big Brother, 1-800-LET-US IN Caught with paper and a pen All because, "My Big Brother" let himself in
I bought a burger yesterday It was very dry like the seagull bay I pilled a lot of ketchup on it and still dry it remained I was very dissappointed as i look at the dry damned thing I ran to the toilet and let out a HUGE BLEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHH As chunks of the dry burger fell out of my pie hole Landing into the toilet Making dookie plop noizes I'm done
Over the horizon is heard the sputtering engine of an unusual bird. Trailing a billowing plume of smoke, it looked so pathetically absurd! Coming into view was an old Curtiss Jenny of World War One fame. Used only as a trainer, faster, more stable planes put it to shame! The dashing young pilot buzzed the field and waved to the crowd. Distraught moms covered the ears of their kids to ease the din so loud! He did a barrel roll and a loop and people thought the man insane! He made a wobbly landing, alit, gazing about with haughty disdain! Doffing his goggles, his oil-stained face looked like that of a raccoon. The handsome interloper caused young ladies to gasp and swoon. He smiled a smile that would light up the night and gallantly salutes! He's so striking in his breeches, helmet, leather jacket and shiny boots! He grandly announced, "For five bucks I'll take you for a ride, In good old faithful Jenny here, my joy and my pride! Now don't be shy, step right up! How about you there, Dad? Let me give the thrill of a lifetime to that there young lad!" The young fellow with his Ma and Pa did earnestly plead. Ma and Pa argued about it and Ma tearfully agreed. That flight sparked a burning flame in the soul of that young boy! He became a World War Two fighter ace much to his parent's joy! Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired © All Rights Reserved
A battle rages between beans and broccoli. Sadly, no winner emerges from this dark fog. Perhaps I will blame the dog.
What Did The 3 Legged Dog Say To The 2 Legged Cat? What an amazing thing to see by any eye. Two creatures on there way home, spoke as if they were from a war zone. All though both were missing parts, they had tremendous heart. Cat, what do they call you? My friends call me 2 Blue. Dog, what do they call you? My friends call me 3 paws. It's a pleasure to meet you. Same here 2Blue. Are you curious? Everybody I meet seems to be. Not really 2 Blue. What rights have I, to say whose whole? Looks to me like you have plenty of soul. Thank you 3 Paws; I would imagine you are quite a dog, with lots of heart and plenty of bark. So, 2 Blue, what's up? Seen any action lately? Not since the alley fight in 2002, when my back was against the wall, and I took a heavy fall. What about you 3 Paw? What's your story? Well, it's a lone one, but I like to keep it short. I was in the dark in 2007, sniffing like I normally do, when guess who? Right! The Rockwilder Brothers jumped me. While running, I slipped on some ice, and they weren't nice with there bites I agree, we all learned our lessons in life. Something's are good, and some aren't so nice. 3 Paw, see you around. 2 Blue, I'll be in town. Dr. "G"
I was born in Babylon Everyday I want to be alone I prayed not to get low Everyday Babylon claim more soul I just have to go, seek for more show I grow with no shoes under my foots Ganger is my food, Mosquitoes sing the reggae allover my room Webs block my views, killing my crews What can I do to survive when am buzz Where is that place to get crazy? That place you cannot erase, That camp with more space, Where you don't have to get late That place where you just want to be free from "Babylon" Babylon" Babylon…I want to be free If there is a question, it should be about relation My action will generate your reaction Is substitution the way to be free from Babylon? The game is always ON, grow horns like Capricorn Cut the vegetables; let's be able to be stable
"War is Hell", it once was said, Its ravages will sicken. Doves, to some, are signs of peace; To some, they taste like chicken.
I am an invisible man. Try and see me if you can. Shy and quiet I remain alone. Silent is my voice's tone No one can feel my pain and sorrow As I hide inside of my burrow. Shadows consume my body and soul As I embrace the misty cold. The reason for my unseen being Lies in the fact I hate being seen. This life and existence's of my own choice And I choose not to have a voice. I am silent. Invisible. Inexistent. Yet I am invincible, an immortal being
Our Politicians They speak like politicians And hold a great ambition. They think they are right And same speech they recite. They always gather for a bite Deciding who should start the fight. All have their own stations To be the victims of cremation. They gather their own crowd Who cheer and clap to any sound. They think they are right Only here for a bite. They speak like Aristo And act like Montecristo! They smoke big cigars And all drive tinted cars. They dress in glitter And all have Twitter. They act so polite But hardly can write. Always in action Only during the election. To make a collection Or a connection. O What a time you feel like Committing a crime. For a brief background about this poem, pls, read the poem (Beirut).
Half price sale, half price sale' Half price sale today. Into the town centre on a bus Rode those to be plundered. Forward the crowd as it swayed "Charge on your card! The cry Into the town centre to shop Rode those to be plundered Shoppers to the right of them Shoppers to the left of them Shoppers all in front of them Brolly and handbag drawn, at bargains They wondered. Storming the shelves they yelled On to the tills they fell Into the jaws of debt Into the hardest sell Charged those that were plundered Where are the deals they made? Oh how they did some trade All the town wondered Would bill's ever be paid In the homes of those That were plundered. Charlie Milne 2008 Thank you and sorry, Lord Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892), A great poet from a time of the greatest poets.
People smoke weed, or crack to ignore problems and laugh hysterically, coffee is my drug, it's my quick pick-me-up...I say it so proudly, because it won't harm me, hallucinate me or make me feel afraid; I will be alive tomorrow, not crash into into a lamppost as Freddy did. I lived through the Hippie Era: bell-bottoms...long, frizzy hair and funny clothes the kind that clowns wear, no offense to those who thought they were cool; it's my opinion, not of that guy who didn't see himself as a fool! I had no time to protest, or vindicate the Vietnam War as Omar; off I went to work each morning as hippies hung out by a bar shouting at me, " Kid, stay alive...don't ever go to war! " They ran and screamed, knocking down police barricades...horror!
Broremann's war Spring, 1945, German troops in his town were walking about not carrying arms, they spoke to the locals in a friendly manner. Looking back it was peace before the peace. Near Broremann's home there was a tall house occupied by old non- commissioned officers, middle-aged men in their thirties with children, gave the kids chocolate and sweets (after the war the building was taken over by Mormons). British troops arrived, put a canteen in a disused fish factory, the German troops had surrendered. Broremann got white bread with spam from the British. The Germans left by train; many of the town´s people came to wave goodbye, there was no dislike against the common soldiers, wrath was directed at the local Gestapo who had betrayed their country by being crueler than the enemy and by sporting rimless Himmler glasses. Years later Broremann met a docker in Hamburg who had spent five war years in his town. They drank together and declared it had been a peaceful war.
(Based on a true story) Two girls got in a fight One punched left the other punched right And everyone was cheering FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! Yes, everyone was watching and cheering them on So on they went scratching and hitting, but everyone knew who was winning It was the maddest one bringing her down, because when she turned around her pony tail was on the ground She had pulled out the others girls weave, and when she did everyone screamed But by this time the fight had to be stopped So guess who walked in...yep a cop And I will stop here I will say no more for I fear the fight has not ended here, cause their blood is hot and their hearts are cold When will they fight again? nobody knows but that's all I can say cause I'm locked away without a doubt and they wont let me out
OPERATION FREEDOM-NO OSCAR NOMINATION Sex is best Coach potatoes rest TV demands Our attention best. Next I guess The threat of War. Reality TV Even the whore A boar. The roar of the war Our whore war boar? Yes. I'm numb Somewhat dumb Bi-sexual encounters On tropical islands Of whom will marry Mr. Billion Trillion carpenter have let me, well… Wanting More! This shock and awe Reality TV A critical disappointment for me. Sorry no Oscar nomination shall there be. Not from me You shall see. Hurry now Try some more Trying in vain To entertain me.
I guess the idea is ludicrous, bizarre, and truely mad for me to want to build my house atop a launching pad! my luck, I'd be watching Merv Griffin while below me lay more MIRV's for some ridiculous reason these idiot's would then declare it War!!! I suppose you can well guess what just then, I had in store to reach above the highest clouds and then climb and climb some more above the needle nosed nose-cone beneath me the rocket's roar well, I suppose there's worse ways to go although what they might be, I sure as hel_ don't know.
A mothers gift , Generally at Christmas . Easiest option which I hope she will like . ( Eau De Kelly) Fragrance for older ladies , who do remember ... I have just "invented "this new form of poetry . As you can see it is the 4~7~11 . First line has 4 syllables , next 7 and the last has 11 . And , if you think it stinks......... yes it probably does...... All rights are reserved ( and a few lefts).
I'm lean, I'm mean, I'm tough as nails Nothing could frighten me I'm ready to defend my turf as you can plainly see Ju-Jitsu man, master of knife and sword, Can shoot an eye out at a mile... No fool would be so foolish as to dare challenge me... You see before he'd even know it, I'd break his stupid knee No Superman or Batman Would dare to take on me But, well, Mighty Mouse, that's another story, Which leads us to our yarn.. But first let me emphasize I am mighty, mighty macho I'll never suffer hurt I'm such a mighty he-man, Even when I wear a skirt! As Ive shown, I've always rules My kingdom is my house Until one winter's day When I was attacked by a tiny mouse! He scurried out from beneath the sink and caught me by surprise, That dastardly little bully!! Just what did he thinK? I saw bloodthirsty menace in his eyes.. I jumped up on the table knew not if i should have fled The frightful thought then came to me What if now he's in my bed?? So I shored up my fading courage Went to enroll in Mouse Martial Arts I'll get that little bast_rd.. Before he terrifies more hearts So when i graduated, back to home I went Helmet,armor, side-arms, baseball bat, and mace and gas-mask too... I knew I was now prepared, For whatever he may do! I searched the house that evening, But find him i could not... Now worried he went for friends... that evil little snot!! 500 mose-traps I then set Comforted, so off to bed I went Woke up from a bad mouse-dream, in the middle of the night, To the bathroom i had to go My bladder told me so, Now if you can imagine Being caught in 50 traps Then you may envision What was about to elapse... Oww!Oww!Oww!, Oh, Mercy Me! is what I cried! As mouse traps snapped right and left My poor old bludgeoned feet! Paid the price for my stupidity And not being at all too deft! I pee'd myself in pain, It flowed from me like rain! Luckily in spite of many a hurtful trap, my pants I did not crap! So let this be a lesson, If a mouse wants to live with you, Just choke down on your pride... "Cause there's nothing you can do!!!
Hope has flown into my closet He won't come out No matter how much I beg "I need reassurance That my work will be done on time And that I'll have hours spare to tidy my bed The thermostat is jammed, The bathroom has flooded The cooker is all out of gas Ants have invaded my bedroom My siblings are fighting on the lawn The market has stopped stocking coffee And I just cannot take anymore!" And Hope replied With a flutter of his wings And a sparkling glint in his eye "Stop bothering me And bloody sort it out yourself!"
They came from the Andromeda galaxy, 2 million light years away A very alien race, Out for conquest, And they chose our lovely place... They featured antenna ears, And spider-like limb, This scary looking race, With a fly-like face... And like the fly, Their genetic desire, For sugar and such, It'd be one being, You'd never touch... Like the fly, They loved their sweets, And came to our galaxy... To check out the eats... It looks as though our future's grim, Even though we live on the galactic rim Seems soon will come... our final day... They came here because, They heard it was... The Milky Way.
He led his fleet, Into battle sweet, Said,"Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!!!" Now he is very dead.
Rich people can afford to live lavishly, squandenring money like it werent a commodity; ordinary folks must make ends meet, even worrying about the food they eat! Wealth moguls like Trump or Gates can purchase the Empire State Building, and see their names in the Entrepreneur or Money magazine... while we dispute those outrageous credit card rates! Since Caesar imposed taxes on the Roman Empire, freedom to spend,at will, has been reduced by desire; now Uncle Sam is the new emperor demanding his tribute, woe to us if we declared ourselves immune! Republicans and Democrats are divided on one issue: the Iraq's war on terrorism and its credibility not so true; while Bush's voice echoes throughout the White House' walls.. a President's courage shown in formidable ways! The music and art world are giving in frivolity, creating works that are insignificant and full of obscenity; can the Human Race excel as it did yesterday... who will step forward and stop all this insanity? Living lavishly is only shared by the lucky ones who are defined by abundance and inheritance, but living sparingly is based on sacrifice and endurance... learning those thrifty tactics and live within limits!
Self-propelled she was Gas powered Protective aromatic defenses Kept away any intended offenses She filled a room alone And usually she emptied them But she was a good girl to the bone, And enlisted in the Army elite The "creme de' creme" Put her on the front line, Turn her back to the enemy, Screaming, terrified, running, That's all of them you'd see.
Nothing rhymes with llama Nothing rhymes with lava HEY! Llama and lava rhyme I guess I knew that the whole time When I see a llama, I shout But when I see it not burning in lava, I pout Ok, so that's not true But I'm sitting here quietly with nothing to do...... I just realized that I've never seen a llama in the zoo. I'm really starting to hate llamas now I really wish they would all burn in lava Still not true.... Still with nothing better to do...
Ma cowboys un me been ponderin a way Tryin ta figgers ur chores fer tha day We thunk, un we thunk, finally Jimbo sez "Times cum fer us ta chooze sum ones ta tags" Nows who ut cud be's air 'nother thin. We's paces tha floor er work went undid "Jist who's kin ut be's" asks Billy tha kid Tha hawks thay war circlin', Tha buzzards war too Wonderin what ut war wrong with er crew Jist bafor Cookie tha chuck bell did gong I's finalies figgers oot what war wrong. We's ain't never been oot un pub-lik much So's I's takes oot my lariat an gives er a toss Ut lans round Samuel, I's sez "youse tha boss Ut air up ta youse what one we's does picks" He ponders a spell, than cums oot un sez "Whatch thinks bout er frien, Carol Brown." I's sez "Doggies that air tha one" "Gal frien we's loves ya" Carol Brown --youse jist been tagged.
I've learned to hate washers I don't mean the kind With nuts and bolts and stuff... I mean the clothes cleaning kind.. They've got me foaming at the mouth!!! I'm about to lose my friggin' mind!!! They either spit out soapy water To puddle up my floor Or they can get far more sinister... Oh yes, they're capable of more! Just now I have a small complaint, I guess it won't kill me... But my rinse cycle will not work And why that should be, So smart to know I ain't! And I'm tired, as you can see... These soap flaked clothes Do itch and rash, Bring upon my skin i get so friggen' frustrated.. And I know it is a sin, But one more time it does that I'll drop a handgrenade in!
years ago a friend upon refurnishing her home, gave to us a sofa and some rugs what she didn't tell us then that she included in this some bugs!! seems her pets had a flea problem, as now I well did too I despise all the world's insects that's something that is true, but now I was confronted just what was I to do?? well, ol' tom soon had his battle plan and off to war I went with goggles, gloves, nose mask all ports closed, ne'ery a single vent I stiffened up resolve, now to start my task flea bombs I did explode, the noctuous fumes engulfed the room I hoped that that would mean the fleadom's quick, and wonderful doom well, it did work in the end, but I did it twice to be sure then laundered everything in there I seemed to have had the cure no more itchy bites and hopping parasites to torture me all, all night my room returned to me, as was my legal right so use caution when receiving second hand furniture it may have more aboard than you expect and you don't need all this trouble but if you should be the next to have your own flea circus me, I'd prefer tigers, 2 to 1 than fight off minute pests and now you know my friend just how I got it done
I hate my door, I hate a knock... Cause lately... All I get is shock This time it was ten, Eager vacuum salesmen, With ready pen... Each bi-focalled Painted on smile... Always ready To go the extra mile... Another sales commission, Delivering stuff, Without permission Be at the next company Before they caught on, Smiling proud, Bigger commissions Where he'd gone... Now I was in no mood For vacs, or knocks, Or demonstrations, Or heart felt sales remonstrations.... I opened it up, Baseball bat in hand... How many would one swing Send into the stand? Ten nervous giggles, Ten vacs held up in defense... Doesn't matter....Ten "Over the fence!"
If someone wrongs you... Is cruel and clueless... And you want to get even... Wait till they're shoeless... And hand them a pair Of shiny plastic shoes, You can't buy one, They only come in twos... Then take them upstate, On a non-returnable weekend trip... Set them up with a bedmate, Young and alluring... Snickering secretly, While acting assuring.... Give them a bed, And leave them alone... Call all your friends, Quietly on the phone... And let them know What a fool you made, By acting a shoe giving friend, And watch their pride fade...
I'm pissed off, Cause someone pissed in, My breakfast cereal... Most uncool, Just one spoonful, I'd be a fool... Yellowish milk? Not for me.... I may have pissed someone off, But colors I still see... Wait a minute, When I was out.... Did the Bad Girls Club, Stop by?....No doubt.... They're "pissed off" About my poem about their show... As far as I'm concerned, That show must go... No more untended meals, Refrigerator I'll lock... Hermatically sealed kitchen, Around the clock, I'll post guards, If I must, To keep them out, I'll have to trust, That in the end, I wont find out, One is a boyfriend.


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Major Thomas Loweg is an exchange pilot with the 14th Airlift Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base assigned for a three year tour and the only "heavy" exchange pilot in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
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12/30/2009 -
-- When the giant C-17 Globemaster touched down at Berlin's Schoenefeld International Airport, the pilot flying the aircraft spoke perfect German to the civilians who met the aircraft. That's because the Air Force airlifter was being flown by a German Luftwaffe pilot.
Major Thomas Loweg is an exchange pilot with the 14th Airlift Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base assigned for a three year tour and the only "heavy" exchange pilot in the Air Force.
"I love this airplane," Major Loweg said as he proudly maneuvered the C-17 over his homeland. "This has been a goal of mine for a long time."
Getting the assignment was no easy task for the German Airman. It was a long process of approvals that went all the way up the chain of command.
"I had to get the approval from the second highest general of the German Air Force," he explained.
Major Loweg did his primary flight training in Canada and followed on to the airlift world getting checked out in the C-160, a twin turboprop, a "mini C-130" as he described it.
"It's an older airplane," he said. "There is no C-160 younger than I am."
During a past Charleston Air Force Base air expo, Major Loweg had the opportunity to be part of the show flying in the German C-160 as a static display aircraft.
"I saw the C-17 and wanted to have the chance to fly a different airplane," he noted. "We only have the C-160 in Germany."
Setting his goal was a big step for him and his family. The major comes from a small village not far from Munich and has a wife and 5 year old son who had to pick up and move to Charleston.
"It was very hard at first and a big step for my wife and son," explained Major Loweg. "They have adapted well and are really enjoying the South Carolina lifestyle."
His new American comrades are also impressed by his flying skills and enjoy having him on missions, especially this one where his language skills came in very helpful when solving a maintenance issue with the locals.
"He's not only a great pilot, but a huge help when it comes to getting things done here for the crew," said Lt. Col. Craig Bartosh of the Air Force Reserve's 701st Airlift Squadron.
When asked about the differences between flying in the German Luftwaffe and the United States Air Force, Major Loweg said the average age of pilots is much younger.
"Our average age for pilots is older than the American pilots," he chuckled. "We still rely on the old guys!"
Learning to fly the C-17 though, was not an easy transition. The C-17 is a much bigger aircraft and more complicated with many different systems to learn.
"It's like learning to fly from scratch," as he explained his training program which took place at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. "The C-17 is an awesome airplane to fly."
Being assigned to a base with an associate Reserve wing, Major Loweg gets to fly with both active duty and Reserve aircrews.
"In our country we don't have a Reserve," he said while operating this mission with a "rainbow" crew of both active duty and reserve personnel.
Whether flying a local or heading overseas to his homeland, Major Loweg is proud to be a member of Team Charleston.
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A young orphaned boy was abandoned and raised in an Ethiopian monastery. He has never seen outside its walls — at least, not the way most people see. Now he must flee or die.
But the world beyond is hardly ready for a boy like Caleb. When relief expert Jason Marker agrees to rescue Caleb from the monastery, he unwittingly opens humanity's doors to an incredible journey filled with political intrigue and peril. Jason and Leiah — the French-Canadian nurse who escapes the monastery with him — quickly realize Caleb's supernatural power to heal. But so do the boy's enemies, who will stop at nothing to destroy him. Jason and Leiah fight for Caleb's survival while the world erupts in debate over the source of the boy's power.
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Never let it be said that an apprenticeship is a commitment to a boring life in a single, steady job. Outstanding apprentice Darren Moss proves otherwise. Moss, attended the Northern Sydney Institute of TAFE at Meadowbank College for three years, and while doing so achieved outstanding results. Participating in the Certificate III program in Electronic Technology, Assembly, and Servicing, Moss achieved the number one ranking in both the Institute and the State, an exceptional achievement and one that is to be admired.
Moss wowed colleagues and teachers alike as he breezed through the course, achieving distinctions in every single unit he took (twenty in all) and eventually completing his apprenticeship six months early when offered a full time position by his Host Employer, esteemed multinational corporation Toshiba International.
Darren's story shows the potential that goes hand in hand with deciding to complete an apprenticeship. A little diligence and hard work goes a long way, and in the end Darren Moss, like so many other hard-working apprentices, received his due.
Darren's Support Manager gives more insight on this dutiful worker and shares about his experiences working with him:
"apprenticepower are proud to announce that our apprentice Darren Moss achieved the No 1 ranking in Tafe New South Wales for Electro technology Assembly and Servicing. Darren has taken a difficult journey to his new trade; he originally commenced as an apprentice at Qantas and became a Ground Engineer. After 13 years of loyal service, he saw his job go overseas and he was made redundant in his trade in 2006. This was quite a traumatic situation for a young married man with 4 children. Darren elected to pursue a trade with more job security and attended a pre apprenticeship course in Electro technology in 2007 and joined ApprenticePower in the same year.
Darren was hosted to Toshiba Australia at Parramatta, and with Toshiba's advanced training regime coupled with Darren's motivation he finished his training in 3 years and was awarded 'Competency Based Completion' 10 months early. During this time Darren was also blessed with another child and had 5 children on completing his apprenticeship. During the TAFE course, Darren had 20 assessable modules to complete and achieved 20 consecutive 'distinctions' including 3 modules of 100% with all others in excess of 90%. Darren always received glowing reports from his host employer and as soon as his Tafe component was complete was offered full time employment with the company.
Darren received his State Award at Broadmeadow Tafe on 6 May and his Gold Medallion will be presented at an official 'Excellence Awards' presentation at North Sydney Institute of Tafe on 25 May, 2010. Darren has been nominated by apprenticepower as an entrant in the Department of Education and Training Apprentice of the Year Award for 2010. The management and staff at apprenticepower wish him all the best for the future."


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Zumba on Parliament Hill in Ottawa!
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- Wednesday, 01 August 2012 08:30
- Written by Jantine Van Kregten
On Monday, July 27, a free zumba class took place on the lawn in front of Canada's Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. What better way to get some exercise than in the sunshine outside a gorgeous heritage building? Certainly, some Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers thought so. Check it out!