Duke's AM cliff notes for 12/19/2011

[Duke]

Duke's AM cliff notes for 12/19/2011
Good Morning, well Christmas is near and we all know what present those that are holding dinar wants. I am hoping for the best, but know that reality is still here. How can Iraq RV the dinar with the instability of the govt. right now. There has mot been any mention of even a first reading of a law to approve or to print new money or coins. So if we son't get santa to bring RV., let's make a news years resolution of a RV. I had said it a couple of months ago, that once the U. S. leaves, unrest could occur, a revolution, or a coup on the govt. The instability is there, we will just have to wart and see what happens next.

So have a great day and RV soon. (have a great week too)

1. Currency Auctions: Announcement No. (2039): 12/19/2011

http://www.stardogger.net/forum/show...2023#post32023

2. Word of the Day:Monday December 19, 2011: ectype

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3. Touchless smartphones and TVs could be on sale in 2012

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4. Analysis: Iraq resumes political strife in vacuum left by U.S.

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5. U.S. withdrawal leaves Iraq fragile, divided and fearful

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6. Sadr's movement is likely to attend the Iraqi parliament session today and adds demands to the terms of the Code of Ethics

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7. Parliament postponed its 15 days for lack of quorum

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8. The succession of policy responses to provide Maliki request to parliament to withdraw confidence from the al-Mutlaq

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9. NC soldier, 23, was last US fighter killed in Iraq

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Duke

P. S. Microsoft Christmas
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, except Papa's mouse.
The computer was humming, the icons were hopping,
As Papa did last minute Internet shopping.

The stockings were hung by the modem with care
In hope that St. Nicholas would bring new software.
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of computer games danced in their heads.

PageMaker for Billy, and Quicken for Dan,
And Carmen Sandiego for Pamela Ann.
The letters to Santa had been sent out by Mom,
To santaclaus@toyshop.northpole.com -

Which has now been re-routed to Washington State
Because Santa's workshop has been bought by Bill Gates.
All the elves and reindeer have had to skedaddle
To flashy new quarters in suburban Seattle.

After centuries of a life that was simple and spare,
St. Nicholas is suddenly a new billionaire,
With a shiny red Porsche in the place of his sleigh,
And a house on Lake Washington that's just down the way

From where Bill has his mansion. The old fellow preens
In black Gucci boots and red Calvin Klein jeans.
The elves have stock options and desks with a view,
Where they write computer code for Johnny and Sue.

No more dolls or toy soldiers or little toy drums (ahem - pardon me)
No more dolls or tin soldiers or little toy drums
Will be under the tree, only compact disk ROMS
With the Microsoft label. So spin up your drive,
From now on Christmas runs only on Win95.

More rapid than eagles the competitors came,
And Bill whistled, and shouted, and called them by name.
"Now, ADOBE! Now, CLARIS! Now, INTUIT! too,
Now, APPLE! and NETSCAPE! you are all of you through,

It is Microsoft's SANTA that the kids can't resist,
It's the ultimate software with a traditional twist -
Recommended by no less than the jolly old elf,
And on the package, a picture of Santa himself.

Get 'em young, keep 'em long, is Microsoft's scheme,
And a merger with Santa is a marketer's dream.
To the top of the NASDAQ! to the top of the Dow!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away - wow!"

And Mama in her 'kerchief and I in my cap,
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
The whir and the hum of our satellite platter,

As it turned toward that new Christmas star in the sky,
The SANTALITE owned by the Microsoft guy.
As I sprang from my bed and was turning around,
My computer turned on with a Jingle-Bells sound.

And there on the screen was a smiling Bill Gates
Next to jolly old Santa, two arm-in-arm mates.
And I heard them exclaim in voice so bright,
Have a Microsoft Christmas, and to all a good night.


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