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it wasn't like an rv as we're thinking-----------a few banks did this,,,,,,,banks offered to cash some in- to citizens who had over a 100k.......... banks are indepentdent-they can do as they please ( most of them) ,like buying into stock with the money you deposit here, (usa) your money does not just sit in the banks.

A+++++++++++++ GO TED

Iraq Holiday 2010 1 Jan New Year's Day. 6 Jan Army Day. 26 Feb Mouloud (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad). 9 Apr Baghdad Liberation Day. 17 Apr FAO Day. 1 May Labour Day. 14 Jul Republic Day. 8 Aug Ceasefire Day (End of Iran-Iraq War). 11 Sep Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan). 3 Oct Iraqi Independence Day (National Day). 17 Nov Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice). 7 Dec Islamic New Year. 16 Dec Ashura. Note

it reads where the iraqi people will be able to exchange their larger notes for smaller ones ,before they have to cash them in, here in the usa have no way of doing that,,,,,,,,,,,so it is possible they will do this and not cause trouble in iraq, but for us,,,,,, a very bad deal

lmao----------i've called more than one person from Louisiana that,,,,,,,,,,the term has been around longer than i have an thats pretty long,,,,,,,,its a shame when adults are spanked ,,,,,,goes to show us an example of whats going to happen to the usa------ soon O is going to dictate to all of us, , guess you will be kicked for calling someone a redneck soon.......rediculious

yea i saw that too joyce

don't worry about your article, it may have feb. date on it , but it hasn't been showing up on xe that long, in fact it just showed up last week. i go to xe all the time to ck rates. no one knows for a fact what iraq is going to do about the rate or the dinar.

what time will your chat start?

that was awesome lol

Dear John, I hope you can help me. The other day, I ser off to work , leaving my husband in the house watchin TV. My car stalled,and then it broke down about a mile down the road, and I had to walk back to get my husband's help, When i got home,I couldn't believe my eyes. He was in our bedroom with the neighbors daughter!! I am 32 , may husband is 34 and the neighbor;s daughter is 19. We have been married for 10 years. When i confronted him , he broke down and admitted they had been having an affair for six months. He won't go to counseling, andI'm afraid I am a wreck and need advice urgently. Can you please help? Sincerely, Sheila Dear Sheila, A car stalling after being driven a short distance can be caused by a variety of faults with engine. Start by checking that there is no debris in the fuel line, If it is clear check the vacuum pipes and hoses on the intake manifold and also checl all grounding wires. If none of these approaches solves the problem, it could be that the fuel pump itself is faulty, causing low delivery pressure to the injectors. I hope this helps, John

steve, has my vote,,,,,,,,,,

thank ya'll very much -glad it made you smile

HOMEMADE CHILI I went to Home Depot recently while not being altogether sure that course of action was a wise one.. You see, the previous evening I had prepared and consumed a massive quantity of my patented 'you're definitely going to **** yourself' road-kill chili. Tasty stuff, although hot to the point of being painful, which comes with a written guarantee from me that if you eat it, the next day both of your butt cheeks WILL fall off.. Here's the thing. I had awakened that morning, and even after two cups of coffee (and all of you know what I mean) nothing happened.. No 'Watson's Movement. Despite the chillies swimming their way through my intestinal tract, I was unable to create the usual morning symphony referred to by my dear wife as 'thunder and lightning'. Knowing that a time of reckoning HAD to come, yet not sure of just when, I bravely set off for Home Depot, my quest being paint and supplies to refinish the deck. Upon entering the store at first all seemed normal. I selected a cart and began pushing it about dropping items in for purchase.. It wasn't until I was at the opposite end of the store from the toilets that the pain hit me. Oh, don't look at me like you don't know what I'm talking about. I'm referring to that 'Uh, Oh, ****, gotta go' pain that always seems to hit us at the wrong time. The thing is, this pain was different. The chillies from the night before were staging a revolt. In a mad rush for freedom they bullied their way through the small intestines, forcing their way into the large intestines, and before I could take one step in the direction of the toilets which would bring sweet relief, it happened. The chillies fired a warning shot. There I stood, alone in the paint and stain section, suddenly enveloped in a toxic cloud the likes of which has never before been recorded. I was afraid to move for fear that more of this vile odour might escape me. Slowly, oh so slowly, the pressure seemed to leave the lower part of my body, and I began to move up the aisle and out of it, just as a red aproned clerk turned the corner and asked if I needed any help. I don't know what made me do it, but I stopped to see what his reaction would be to the toxic non-visible fog that refused to dissipate.. Have you ever been torn in two different directions emotionally? Here's what I mean, and I'm sure some of you at least will be able to relate. I could've warned that poor clerk, but didn't. I simply watched as he walked into an invisible, and apparently indestructible, wall of odour so terrible that all he could do before gathering his senses and running, was to stand there blinking and waving his arms about his head as though trying to ward off angry bees. This, of course, made me feel terrible, but then made me laugh. ........BIG mistake!!!!! Here's the thing. When you laugh, it's hard to keep things 'clamped down', if you know what I mean. With each new guffaw an explosive issue burst forth from my nether region. Some were so loud and echoing that I was later told a few folks in other aisles had ducked, fearing that someone was robbing the store and firing off a shotgun. Suddenly things were no longer funny.. 'It' was coming, and I raced off through the store towards the toilet, laying down a cloud the whole way, praying that I'd make it before the grand explosion took place. Luck was on my side. Just in the nick of time I got to the john, began the inevitable 'Oh my God', floating above the toilet seat because my *** is burning SO BAD, purging. One poor fellow walked in while I was in the middle of what is the true meaning of 'Shock and Awe'.. He made a gagging sound, and disgustedly said, 'Son-of-a-b*tch!, did it smell that bad when you ate it?', then quickly left. Once finished and I left the restroom, reacquired my partially filled cart intending to carry on with my shopping when a store employee approached me and said, 'Sir, you might want to step outside for a few minutes. It appears some prankster set off a stink bomb in the store. The manager is going to run the vent fans on high for a minute or two which ought to take care of the problem.' My smirking of course set me off again, causing residual gases to escape me. The employee took one sniff, jumped back pulling his shirt up to cover his nose and, pointing at me in an accusing manner shouted, 'IT'S YOU!', then ran off returning moments later with the manager. I was unceremoniously escorted from the premises and asked none too kindly not to return. Home again without my supplies, I realized that there was nothing to eat but leftover chili, so I consumed two more bowls. The next day I went to shop at Lowes. I can't say anymore about that because we are in court over the whole matter. Bastar*ds claim they're going to have to repaint the store.

thank you, thats a lot of hard work you did,,,,,,

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Iraq's pro-active approach to Foreign Investment for 2010 Posted: 01-02-2010 , 14:08 GMT In an effort to continue its outreach to sources of foreign investment funds, Ali Hati Mohammed Al Mousawe - the General Director of the National Media Center (NMC) for the Prime Minister

Iraq: Sunday, January 31 - 2010 at 11:13 The Iraqi oil ministry will today sign the final contract over West al-Qarna-2 oilfield with Russia's Lukoil and Norway's Statoil, Aswat al-Iraq has reported. "The two companies pledged to up production to a peak of 1.8 million barrels per day at a rate of $1.15 per barrel of additional produced barrel," oil ministry spokesman, Assem Jihad said. Located in southern Iraq, Qarna-2 has a huge reserve estimated to reach 13 billion barrels.

Iraq signs final oil deal with Lukoil and Statoil BAGHDAD: Iraq signed a contract on Sunday with Russia's Lukoil and Norway's Statoil to develop one of the world's biggest oilfields, sealing the last of 10 deals that could turn the war-shattered country into a top oil producer. Analysts had expected Iraq and energy firms which won bids at oilfield auctions last year to move quickly to sign final agreements before a March 7 election, a pivotal vote as Iraq emerges from the conflict set off by the 2003 US invasion. The government wanted to push the deals through in order to show voters it had lined up huge investment and the promise of large increases in public revenue, said IHS Global Insight Middle East Energy analyst Samuel Ciszuk. The companies, meanwhile, could afford to clinch the deals rapidly as they still had plenty of time to see what the next Iraqi government would be like before the contracts obliged them to start investing heavily in the fields, he said. "The first chapter seems closed, the second chapter will be opened after the election and then, of course, there will be those challenges of a more physical nature," Ciszuk said. Lukoil and Norway's Statoil sealed the 20-year deal to develop West Qurna Phase Two, a 12.9 billion barrel supergiant oilfield in the south, in an auction in December. Statoil, which has a 25 per cent stake in the firms' side of the venture, has said it would invest $1.4 billion over 4-5 years. Lukoil put the investment "in the billions". The 10 deals could vault Baghdad to second place in the ranks of global oil producers, rivalling Saudi Arabiam and could more than quadruple oil output capacity to 12 million barrels per day (bpd) from the current 2.5 million bpd. Violence has fallen in the past two years but attacks by suspected Sunni Islamist militants or Shi'ite militia the US military says are supported by Iran remain common. Corruption is endemic. The production goals established in the contracts are ambitious, analysts say, and many view them as unrealistic. Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani said the targets were contractual and had to be achieved. "The companies are obliged to implement them otherwise they should pay huge fines worth billions of dollars," Shahristani told Agencies on Sunday. The contracts face a potentially troublesome hurdle in a March election as there is no guarantee they will be accepted without modifications by the next government. Some lawmakers already say the deals are illegal. Iraq's poor infrastructure will be a major obstacle. "Considering the country's poor and outdated oil infrastructure with rusty pipelines and lack of enough storage, it's impossible to reach (10-12 million bpd)," said Ali Hussain Balou, head of the oil and gas committee in parliament. "Iraq should spend billions of dollars to renew oil infrastructure, build new storage and new pipelines before talking about being able to pump 10-12 million bpd." Foreign firms must overcome bottlenecks in supplying water for injection, building the pipelines and removing landmines. Agencies

well said shalon babe,,,,,susan words can't express how awful i feel for you an your family,,,,i have no words to help comfort you, i don't think are is any or i would give you those words now....... they say honor the time you have had with your loved ones an rejoyce for the time you had with them, i tell myself they are on a new adventure an we will be with them soon , try to take each day as knowing its a day closer to your son......my heart felt sympathy to you an yours

i will back you ONLY if i can be the vice president lol................ congrats of the bottle

Making the most of disaster As heartless as it may sound, Haiti's current plight is nothing new. A cursory glance at its tragic history makes this crystal clear, bemoans Gamal Nkrumah -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Click to view caption US troops descended by helicopter to take position in front of Haiti's ruined presidential palace in Port-au-Prince -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The militarisation of emergency relief by the Western powers, and in particular the United States of America, is scandalous, disgraceful and unscrupulous. It is understandable that attitudes to neocolonialism are difficult to change. However, to feign remorse for the plight of Haitians and to use the country's adversity to embark on the consolidation of the island nation's military occupation by US forces is a despicable act. The US-led international charm offensive is fast discarding its charm, while bearing its teeth and putting the onus on the offensive. The message of goodwill and harmony rings hollow in Haiti. American troops have blatantly taken control of the international airport, muzzling voices of despair buried beneath the rubble. United States President Barack Obama's smile was fresh at the start of his presidency. He's no longer smiling, as the unprecedented loss of a Kennedy's senate seat was announced yesterday. As far as Haitians are concerned, Washington came up with a callous and calculating modus operandi which serves its own strategic interests. Haitians had hopes in redemption by an African-American president in the venerable tradition of their own legendary Toussaint Louverture. He has failed them. The consensus in Haiti and overseas is that American troops are overbearing in their disdain for the least shred of sovereignty in Haiti, blithely turning back French and Brazilian cargo planes loaded with desperately needed aid. The quest to understand the mysteries of Haiti's misfortunes is not a futile exercise. Far from it, the predicament Haitian President Ren

dfek, i pray you get stronger an beat this illness, keep positive you can do it. there are so many of us strangers here that you've never met who think the world of you, so there must be hundreds who know an love you. you have really touch our lives on here with your wit,,,, an we need you back, get well soon ok?

Food for thought...... October 19, 2009 by kellynla Looking for evidence of Obama's past, Fox News contacted 400 Columbia University students from the period when Obama claims to have been there, but none remembered him. Wayne Allyn Root was, like Obama, a political science major at Columbia who also graduated in 1983. In 2008, Root says of Obama, "I don't know a single person at Columbia that knew him, and they all know me. I don't have a classmate who ever knew Barack Obama at Columbia . Ever! Nobody recalls him. I'm not exaggerating, I'm not kidding." Root adds that he was also, like Obama, "Class of '83 political science, pre-law" and says, "You don't get more exact or closer than that. Never met him in my life, don't know anyone who ever met him. At the class reunion, our 20th reunion five years ago, who was asked to be the speaker of the class? Me. No one ever heard of Barack! And five years ago, nobody even knew who he was. The guy who writes the class notes, who's kind of the, as we say in New York, the macha who knows everybody, has yet to find a person, a human who ever met him. Is that not strange? It's very strange." Obama's photograph does not appear in the school's yearbook and Obama consistently declines requests to talk about his years at Columbia , provide school records, or provide the name of any former classmates or friends while at Columbia .http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Allyn_Root#column-one NOTE: Root graduated as Valedictorian from his high school, Thornton-Donovan School , then graduated from Columbia University in 1983 as a Political Science major (in the same class as President Barack Obama WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN IN). Can it be that BHO is a complete fraud?? More intrigue concerning "The Man who wasn't there."

---------been updated to this month -you will find before end of article. 2009 Iraq Dinar News: Iraqi Economy - challenges ahead January 19, 2009 The Iraqi government, a bundle of contracts with major foreign oil companies in its pocket from a weekend auction, plans to start boosting the country's oil production to challenge world leader Saudi Arabia. But it still faces a host of problems that could wreck those plans. First, there is the glaring absence of a long-stymied hydrocarbons law, which the Americans see as a benchmark for Iraq's political progress in the post-Saddam Hussein era. This would regulate Iraq's refurbished oil industry and determine how the revenues will be shared among the various regions and sects. "Already an argument is building within the government that the contracts must be approved by Parliament, not just the Cabinet," according to the U.S. global security consultancy Stratfor. As it is, Baghdad is already at odds with Iraq's Kurds, who run their own semiautonomous enclave in the northeast. In the absence of an oil law, the Kurdish Regional Government is battling the central government over Kurdistan's energy resources. The KRG has signed contracts, far more lucrative than those secured by the central government, with some 20 foreign oil companies. The Kurds see this as the economic underpinning of an eventual independent state. Baghdad, which claims it has control over Kurdish oil and fiercely opposes Kurdish statehood, insists these are illegal and refuses to sanction payments to the oil companies. The KRG retaliated by halting oil exports from the fields it controls, thus depriving Baghdad of the revenue from 100,000 barrels a day as of October. Kurdish claims on the northern Kirkuk oil fields, which contain one-third of Iraq's known reserves, have created a powder-keg crisis that could explode at any moment. Second, parliamentary elections in the spring, delayed from January because of sectarian feuding in the fractious national assembly, could result in the negation of the contracts. "Iraq's general elections in March will be a critical milestone in the development of the oil fields because a new government could either be friendly or hostile to Iraq opening up its most important industry to foreigners," The Financial Times observed. A few days after the auction ended Saturday, an Iraqi lawmaker filed a lawsuit against the Oil Ministry and the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for signing a 20-year contract with BP and the China National Petroleum Corp. to run the giant Rumaila field without parliamentary approval. Doubtless, Maliki, who sees the oil deals as vote-winner in the upcoming elections, will be able to neutralize that threat. But the lawsuit, scheduled to be heard in court on Dec. 22, underlined the perils that lie ahead as the government drives to boost oil production to pay for rebuilding the nation. With the elections postponed and a referendum still pending on Iraq's security agreement with United States that resulted in U.S. forces starting to withdraw last June, Iraq faces the grim prospect of a new wave of bloodshed and no guarantee that the polling will produce a functional coalition government. Third, Baghdad is likely to run into resistance from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, whose members feel threatened by Baghdad's ambitious plans. Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani wants to ramp up its production, currently limping along at about 2.4 million barrels a day, to 10 million to 12 million a day over the next six years through use of the advanced technology the foreign companies will bring in. That's bound to upset OPEC's equilibrium and increase tension between Shiite-dominated Iraq and its Sunni-led neighbors in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. It will also likely complicate relations with overwhelmingly Shiite Iran, OPEC's second-largest producer. But if Iraq implodes, Iran may well ****** the Shiite-controlled southern fields that contain most of Iraq's reserves. Iraq is technically a member of OPEC, but its production has slumped so badly over the last decade that it has not had to adhere to the 13-member cartel's production quota system. So boosting production capacity to rival Saudi Arabia's 12 million barrels a day -- although it only actually produces around 8 million a day at present -- or even non-OPEC Russia's 10 million barrels a day is a challenge that other producers cannot ignore. Finally, the immense importance of Iraq's oil industry on proving the economic powerhouse to rebuild the long-battered nation, and the oil-field projects in particular, make tempting targets for Sunni insurgents led by al-Qaida and remnants of Saddam's outlawed Baath Party. Source: UPI.com