Jasio pyta się taty:
- Tato, dlaczego ja repetuję trzeci raz pierwszą klasę?
- Nie gadaj tyle. Polewaj! – odpowiada ojciec.

Dlaczego blondynki myślą przed lustrem?
- Bo co dwie głowy, to nie jedna.

Chłopak mówi do swej dziewczyny:
- Ale będziemy mieli super sobotni wieczór. Mam trzy bilety do kina.
- Po co nam trzy bilety? – pyta dziewczyna.
- No, dla Twojego taty, mamy i młodszej siostry.

Stoi na przystanku mały Jaś i płacze. Podchodzi kobieta i pyta się chłopca:
- Chłopczyku, dlaczego płaczesz?
- Wyszedłem z domu, bo mamusia kazała mi iść do sklepu, a mnie okradli…
- Dziecko drogie, a ile Ci potrzeba na zakupy?
- Mamusia mi dała siedem złoty…
- Masz tu siedem złotówek, tylko nie zgub i kup co Ci trzeba.
- Dziękuj pani.
Idzie Jasiu szczęśliwy do kolegów i mówi:
- Jak tak dalej pójdzie to uzbieramy na kino.

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www.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/technology/business-computing/06blue.html

I.B.M. Withdraws $7 Billion Offer for Sun Microsystems

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All of this makes me so sick… who the heck is making all of the money that is lost? or who is making money on what government is giving away?

According to The Wall Street Journal, delinquencies on commercial mortgages are soaring. The delinquency rate on $700 billion in securitized commercial real estate loans has more than doubled in just the past six months. At 1.8 percent, it’s still low on an absolute basis. But it’s the direction that counts, and analysts are now expecting delinquency rates to rival those seen in the early 1990s commercial real estate collapse.

So what does that say about the value of CMBS — Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities? The value of those securities SHOULD plunge. Yet industry lobbyists claim that it’s not crappy fundamentals driving their value down, it’s liquidity — and that they shouldn’t have to take big mark downs as a result.

Geithner Plan Structured as a Blatant
Wall Street Giveaway …

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I have this unit for past year or so, I am nothing but just satisfied, works well with my blackberry device and I am quite happy with it. Today Amazon has Plantronics Voyager 510 Bluetooth Headset [Retail Packaged] for only $33 with free shipping, compared to other stores that sell it for around $50.

For the ultimate in wireless freedom, look no further than the Plantronics Voyager 510 Bluetooth headset, which represents a generational leap in Bluetooth headset technology. It’s comfortable and light enough for all day wear, and it offers unprecedented clarity and sound quality. These are great features, but the real revolution involves Plantronics’ exclusive Multipoint technology, which allows the headset to function as a powerful communication solution for up to two Bluetooth devices.

With Multipoint technology you can switch between your voice-enabled Bluetooth mobile phone, PDA or laptop. The headset’s “smart” technology knows which device you are using and allows you to take calls from any device at the touch of a button. With the optional Plantronics Bluetooth Deskphone Adapter you can even switch between your office phone and your Bluetooth mobile phone. You’ll never need to use a dedicated “landline” phone headset again.

The 510 features WindSmart technology, which enhances call clarity in windy environments (i.e., car with window/roof open, air conditioning on, outside with breeze), and it folds for easy storage. The boom also swivels for perfect positioning on either ear. One-touch call control buttons are placed for easy access, and you can easily redial the last number dialed and initiate voice-activated calls from the headset. Because the 510 is Bluetooth-enabled (it supports the Bluetooth 1.2 specification) you can roam up to 33 feet from your Bluetooth device. Meanwhile, the 510 supports adaptive frequency hopping (AFH) which helps avoid interference from Wi-Fi networks. Ample talk time is provided by the built-in rechargeable battery; you’ll get up to 6 hours talk time and up to 100 hours of standby time.

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The Logitech OEM Internet 1500 Laser Cordless Desktop delivers expert control in a beautifully-designed package. The keyboard is equipped with an array of convenient productivity features, including dedicated buttons for “Calculator”, “E-mail”, “Media” and “Internet”. The hotkeys work without additional drivers for easy, plug and play installation. The 1000 dpi cordless laser mouse delivers enhanced precision and superior tracking on more surfaces, along with essential power management: just turn the mouse off while away from your desk, and extend battery life to 9 months or more.

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Record 31.8 million on food stamps

Government shows increase of 700,000 food stamp recipients in a single month.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A record 31.8 million Americans received food stamps at the latest count, an increase of 700,000 people in one month with the United States in recession, government figures showed Thursday.

Food stamps, which help poor people buy groceries, are the major U.S. anti-hunger program, forecast to cost at least $51 billion in this fiscal year ending Sept. 30, up $10 billion from fiscal 2008.

“A weakened economy means that many more individuals are turning to SNAP/food stamps,” said the Food Research and Action Center. Last summer food stamps were renamed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

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Available for purchase on Amazon:

• Brand new non-oem. Durable, soft silicone material.
• Custom made to fit your iPod perfectly.
• Easy access to all buttons and features.
• Prevents damage to your iPod from objects in your pockets or purse.
• Does not fit Touch 1st Generation

U.S. office vacancies hit 15.2% and are rising – WSJ

WSJ reports cos, struggling to cut costs, dumped a near-record
25 million square feet of office space in the first quarter,
driving vacancy up and rents down, according to data to be
released today by Reis. Businesses that needed to lease space
took advantage of the market weakness to extract concessions
from landlords. But the trends exacerbated financial woes
for owners, especially those who owe more on their mortgages
than their properties’ current value.

The office vacancy rate nationwide rose to 15.2% from
14.5% in the previous quarter, and likely will surpass
19.3% over the next year, according to Reis.

That would put the vacancy rate above the level during
the real-estate bust of the early 1990s,
the worst on record. Effective rents, which include free
rent and other landlord concessions, fell 2% in the first
quarter to a national average of $24.16, the largest drop
since the first quarter of 2002, according to Reis. Sublet
space, on average, is going for between 10% and 15% less
than what landlords are charging.

The weakening commercial real-estate market is posing
yet another threat to the ailing economy because it
is causing the value of buildings to plummet, often
to less than the amount of their mortgages.

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I just came across this interesting article and wanted to share it with you as this is quite disturbing on what is going on with this whole bailout crap.

Published on Sunday, March 22, 2009 by Rolling Stone

The Big Takeover: How Wall Street Insiders are Using the Bailout to Stage a Revolution

If you would like to connect to the API documentation that describes the SA Plataform API, you should do the following:
1. You must copy to your local system the certificate (p12 file) available in your SA Core under /var/opt/opsware/crypto/spin/ directory.

2. When importing the certificate, it requires the password provided in the response file used during the installation. The password is included in the %decrypt_passwd parameter.

3. After importing the certificate, access the API documentation. Specify the following URL in your browser:

opsware:1032/twister/docs/index.html Or: opsware:443/twister/docs/index.html
The host is the IP address or host name of the core server running the SA Web Client component.

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