Little we know,
Little we understand ,
Little we care,
Little we think
About the Land We live.
Little we give,
Little we share,
Little we nourish
Little we feel
For the Land we Live
Little it consumes,
Little it partakes,
Little it deliberates
Little it falters
The Land We Live.
Little it spends,
Little it musters,
Little it flourishes.
Little it survives
The Land We Live.
Much we devour,
Much we thwart,
Much we squander,
Much we swindle.
The Land We Live.
Much we pollute
Much we scorn,
Much we infuriate,
Much we poison
The Land We Live.
Brooks all disdain,
Tolerates all insults,
Absorbs all disgrace,
Accepts all contempt,
The Land We Live.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Best Batsman -Regulators Of U.S.Banks.
What a superb innings the Regulating body has made!!
It has made 106 runs-mostly singles, occasionally fours and rarely sixes.and still not out.
Much more elegant shots are in store till the year is out.
Well done!
Amazing is it not?
The regulators have closed 106 banks or the year 2009, up to October
Yesterday, it was nine banks.
Friday is the day for winding up failing banks.
There is a Good Friday , during Easter, every year.
But Failed banks Friday is all through the year.
These nine banks will be rebranded as U.S. bank ,which is the California focused unit of U.S Bancorp ,that operates a network of 770 branches across Arizona,California and Illinois.
The status of the employees of these bank is uncertain.
Cal national , the fourth boggest bank that has faced failure , lost $500 millions on heavy investments in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Banks hold about $1.7trillion in commercial real estate loans or about 15% of their total assets.As these loans weaken ,the banks are losing their credibilty.
Few banks with better diversiication, Zions bancorp,Columbus,Synovus Financial corp, and Commercia Inc.,will survive .
The regulators have pulled down ths shutters of all these 106 banks in quick succession.
What is the government going to do?
What is the destiny of the employees?
What will happen to the deposit holders?
How are they going to resolve the advances and loans ?
By these foreclosures , it is those who had availed financial assistance from these banks are going to gain.Their loans will be classified as bad loans, and will be written off.
Where is it heading too?
Economy has revived , say our financial experts.
But the revival is seen as a masquerading manipulation.
The euphemism is fizzling out.
It has made 106 runs-mostly singles, occasionally fours and rarely sixes.and still not out.
Much more elegant shots are in store till the year is out.
Well done!
Amazing is it not?
The regulators have closed 106 banks or the year 2009, up to October
Yesterday, it was nine banks.
Friday is the day for winding up failing banks.
There is a Good Friday , during Easter, every year.
But Failed banks Friday is all through the year.
These nine banks will be rebranded as U.S. bank ,which is the California focused unit of U.S Bancorp ,that operates a network of 770 branches across Arizona,California and Illinois.
The status of the employees of these bank is uncertain.
Cal national , the fourth boggest bank that has faced failure , lost $500 millions on heavy investments in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Banks hold about $1.7trillion in commercial real estate loans or about 15% of their total assets.As these loans weaken ,the banks are losing their credibilty.
Few banks with better diversiication, Zions bancorp,Columbus,Synovus Financial corp, and Commercia Inc.,will survive .
The regulators have pulled down ths shutters of all these 106 banks in quick succession.
What is the government going to do?
What is the destiny of the employees?
What will happen to the deposit holders?
How are they going to resolve the advances and loans ?
By these foreclosures , it is those who had availed financial assistance from these banks are going to gain.Their loans will be classified as bad loans, and will be written off.
Where is it heading too?
Economy has revived , say our financial experts.
But the revival is seen as a masquerading manipulation.
The euphemism is fizzling out.
This Is Africa.
Africa is both rich and poor.Does not it sound like an oxymoron?.Well, it is a combination of contradictory and incongruous analogies.
The dark continent has many bright resources in store.
Vandalism prevalent outshines the intelligence subservient.
Despondency dulls beauty.
It is rich in flora and fauna.
It is endowed with mineral wealth.
It has huge man power.
Human species originated from the continent.
It hosts the world's ancient and long lasting civilisation -the Egyptian
It saddles the equator and encompasses numerous climate areas, stretching from Northern temperate zone to south temperate zone.
It is surrounded by sea on all sides.
Advantage Africa.
It is poor in economy.
Slave trade has been practised in Arica throughot the recorded history.
The Arabs made money by indulging in this deal.
The European nations scrambled to colonise entire Africa , leaving ony two states free.
They made good of their occupation.
The natives were illiterate, boisterous and rough. .
The climate and the dense forest attracted disease.
Ethnic conflicts are rampant.
Murder, theft, and agitation are part of African life
The uncanny violence, the epidemic spread of disease mars the economic growth.
Poverty is significantly present ,assuring a drawback in progression.
Malnutrition is the cause for most deaths.
Health care is neglected.
Disadvantage Africa.
When one thinks of Africa, it is the picture of a malnourished child,,with protruding bones, wrinkled skin.unkempt hair,, eyes sunk, barely clad, putting out an empty bowl,comes to our mind.This specific haunting illustration if depicted on a backdrop of the beautiful images of the Sun city,would certainly elucidate the incongurity of Africa.
The thrill of African Safari, the ravaging beauty of the Sun city, the dazzling diamonds of South Africa and the incredible Egyptian civilisation sink into oblivion.
.
What a paradigm shift?
The dark continent has many bright resources in store.
Vandalism prevalent outshines the intelligence subservient.
Despondency dulls beauty.
It is rich in flora and fauna.
It is endowed with mineral wealth.
It has huge man power.
Human species originated from the continent.
It hosts the world's ancient and long lasting civilisation -the Egyptian
It saddles the equator and encompasses numerous climate areas, stretching from Northern temperate zone to south temperate zone.
It is surrounded by sea on all sides.
Advantage Africa.
It is poor in economy.
Slave trade has been practised in Arica throughot the recorded history.
The Arabs made money by indulging in this deal.
The European nations scrambled to colonise entire Africa , leaving ony two states free.
They made good of their occupation.
The natives were illiterate, boisterous and rough. .
The climate and the dense forest attracted disease.
Ethnic conflicts are rampant.
Murder, theft, and agitation are part of African life
The uncanny violence, the epidemic spread of disease mars the economic growth.
Poverty is significantly present ,assuring a drawback in progression.
Malnutrition is the cause for most deaths.
Health care is neglected.
Disadvantage Africa.
When one thinks of Africa, it is the picture of a malnourished child,,with protruding bones, wrinkled skin.unkempt hair,, eyes sunk, barely clad, putting out an empty bowl,comes to our mind.This specific haunting illustration if depicted on a backdrop of the beautiful images of the Sun city,would certainly elucidate the incongurity of Africa.
The thrill of African Safari, the ravaging beauty of the Sun city, the dazzling diamonds of South Africa and the incredible Egyptian civilisation sink into oblivion.
.
What a paradigm shift?
Friday, October 30, 2009
The U.S. Soup..
Soup is a combination of meat, vegetable, stock juice and water. It is highly nutritious. There are mainly two kinds of soup, clear soup and thick soup. Clear soup is prepared by boiling the vegetable or meat in plain water,sauted with onion, pepper and salt. The thick soup is more or less the same, but is thickened by adding purees, bisques or cream.
It is a good appetiser.
But the U.S soup, the centre of our topic,has a similar mix up of stimulus, which has brought in economic recovery, the Afghan intrevention which has created a wasteful espenditure, and unemployment, which has affected the morale of the people.. These three vital vistas go to make up the U.S.'s present standing.
The economy is back. There is some cheer. Dow shows an increase in points. The revenue has appreciated.The modest turn around is a relief to Obama.
The U.S remains undecided with regard to Afghan war. The Talibans have become outrageous. Inssurgency has converted many to get into terrorism,. The U.S troop stationed in Kabul, is insufficient to cope with the Taliban attack. The military general, has requested President Obama to despatch a batallion. The President is in two minds.
100 banks have closed. Business have stopped hiring. Most companies have introduced wage cut and implemented retrenchment.The government says , it has created jobs. Jobs have come into existence , but they are temporary. A secured job is still a dream.
President Obama, has to give a consideration to these pressing affairs in his land, than playing a gunfight in remote Afghanistan. Health care is also in a deplorable state. Hospitals are flooded with H1NI patients, especially the kids are most affected.Vaccines are insuficient.
The recipe Of Obama's U.S. soup, is not mouth watery. It tastes bitter. It smells foul. A casual sip, burns the tongue,reddens the lips,and irritates the eyes.
.
It is a good appetiser.
But the U.S soup, the centre of our topic,has a similar mix up of stimulus, which has brought in economic recovery, the Afghan intrevention which has created a wasteful espenditure, and unemployment, which has affected the morale of the people.. These three vital vistas go to make up the U.S.'s present standing.
The economy is back. There is some cheer. Dow shows an increase in points. The revenue has appreciated.The modest turn around is a relief to Obama.
The U.S remains undecided with regard to Afghan war. The Talibans have become outrageous. Inssurgency has converted many to get into terrorism,. The U.S troop stationed in Kabul, is insufficient to cope with the Taliban attack. The military general, has requested President Obama to despatch a batallion. The President is in two minds.
100 banks have closed. Business have stopped hiring. Most companies have introduced wage cut and implemented retrenchment.The government says , it has created jobs. Jobs have come into existence , but they are temporary. A secured job is still a dream.
President Obama, has to give a consideration to these pressing affairs in his land, than playing a gunfight in remote Afghanistan. Health care is also in a deplorable state. Hospitals are flooded with H1NI patients, especially the kids are most affected.Vaccines are insuficient.
The recipe Of Obama's U.S. soup, is not mouth watery. It tastes bitter. It smells foul. A casual sip, burns the tongue,reddens the lips,and irritates the eyes.
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The Mandatory Disguise.
Live for yourself,
Live as you like,
Live for truth.
How many of us do live as we like?
Very few, I can count the numbers. .
There are compulsions which decide one's life. A general practice of getting up early in the morning, going for a walk, have a bath, followed by a quick breakfast,an hectic rush to the office,getting engrossed in work, droleful return, switch the T.V on. then back to sleep like a log in the cosy bed. This is the mandatory routine of all.This is acceptable, as life has to go without much breaks.
The pretext, we assume in our life knowingly is a disgusting vehemency.
A philanthrophist,say Mr. Door, donates billions to a community based charity. Does he do that in a quiet manner?Never will he do, as this donation ushers a publicity. His name is flashed in newspapers. T.V.'s give him a bigger propaganda by telecasting Mr. Door who is dressed up in expensive costume, beaming with a heavy smile, flanked by his darling wife, who in turn is decked up in fine jewellery, and heavy make up.The applause follows.His coterie glorify him as a messenger of God, as an angel, and take him to heights ,which even the high powered jets could reach. Mr Door , totally flattered by now , revels in his new found disguise.This can be termed as propitious disguise.It is akin to spinning gold with hay.
Coming nearer to day to day activities,we find a large scale pretensions, though less dramatic . Relaxing at home. after a recent indisposition, an unexpected visitor dropped in. This one had done much harm than good to me. She had come ,under the pretext of enquiring about my health, hiding her rancour beneath a cover of kindness .It is deceitful disguise.It is exactly that of igniting a combustible material
. Now her entry , as a well wisher ,enraged me. Suppressing my anger, I greeted her, exchanged some pleasantries, gave her a hot cup of coffee. I had to act out of compulsion. It is also a variant of disguise. Concealing the feelings behind a curtain of hospitality is a needed pretension.It can be tagged as suppressed disguise..It is simiar to holding the loose ends together.
A politician will it into this caption perfectly. He is the best representaive of this art. He poses himself as a common man's friend, by hugging him, in front of a crowd. He does this with the votebank in mind. He appears to be an intimate ally of a business man , by dining with him in splendour.He performs this for a handsome handout. He rushes to the spot of danger, and to the area of agitation. He rolls his sleeves up and gets into the troubled spot, just to catch the attention the people. In a few seconds ,he gets into the limousine, drives away un noticed. By the time the scene has been captured by the broadcasting , and telecastinc channels. He has done the homework perfectly , for the next mandate.How do we call it?I am at a loss to ascertain a term to this peculiar disguise.Oh ! My head is whirling . A flash. Yes , undoubtedly,it is a high demand disguise.
Live as you like,
Live for truth.
How many of us do live as we like?
Very few, I can count the numbers. .
There are compulsions which decide one's life. A general practice of getting up early in the morning, going for a walk, have a bath, followed by a quick breakfast,an hectic rush to the office,getting engrossed in work, droleful return, switch the T.V on. then back to sleep like a log in the cosy bed. This is the mandatory routine of all.This is acceptable, as life has to go without much breaks.
The pretext, we assume in our life knowingly is a disgusting vehemency.
A philanthrophist,say Mr. Door, donates billions to a community based charity. Does he do that in a quiet manner?Never will he do, as this donation ushers a publicity. His name is flashed in newspapers. T.V.'s give him a bigger propaganda by telecasting Mr. Door who is dressed up in expensive costume, beaming with a heavy smile, flanked by his darling wife, who in turn is decked up in fine jewellery, and heavy make up.The applause follows.His coterie glorify him as a messenger of God, as an angel, and take him to heights ,which even the high powered jets could reach. Mr Door , totally flattered by now , revels in his new found disguise.This can be termed as propitious disguise.It is akin to spinning gold with hay.
Coming nearer to day to day activities,we find a large scale pretensions, though less dramatic . Relaxing at home. after a recent indisposition, an unexpected visitor dropped in. This one had done much harm than good to me. She had come ,under the pretext of enquiring about my health, hiding her rancour beneath a cover of kindness .It is deceitful disguise.It is exactly that of igniting a combustible material
. Now her entry , as a well wisher ,enraged me. Suppressing my anger, I greeted her, exchanged some pleasantries, gave her a hot cup of coffee. I had to act out of compulsion. It is also a variant of disguise. Concealing the feelings behind a curtain of hospitality is a needed pretension.It can be tagged as suppressed disguise..It is simiar to holding the loose ends together.
A politician will it into this caption perfectly. He is the best representaive of this art. He poses himself as a common man's friend, by hugging him, in front of a crowd. He does this with the votebank in mind. He appears to be an intimate ally of a business man , by dining with him in splendour.He performs this for a handsome handout. He rushes to the spot of danger, and to the area of agitation. He rolls his sleeves up and gets into the troubled spot, just to catch the attention the people. In a few seconds ,he gets into the limousine, drives away un noticed. By the time the scene has been captured by the broadcasting , and telecastinc channels. He has done the homework perfectly , for the next mandate.How do we call it?I am at a loss to ascertain a term to this peculiar disguise.Oh ! My head is whirling . A flash. Yes , undoubtedly,it is a high demand disguise.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Health Care.
I recall a popular saying
"When wealth is lost nothing is lost.
When health is lost something is lost,
When character is lost everything is lost"
Governance is focused on creating wealth.
Building the economy is a prime concern,
But caring for the people is still more essential.
The governments world over, the civic authorities in each and every city, should pay attention to health hazards that plague the country,
A few months back, there was a rapid epidemic of Swine Flu, or H1 N1 virus.
This unknown virus took many lives and created trembling fear.
The scare was so dominant, that one could see people walking with masks around.
The production of vaccine for this specific virus is still not sufficient to meet the world's demand.
Apart from this special infection, there are others like Malaria ,Dengue, Chickenkuniya, which are rampant in the tropical countries, most likely in India.
Certain other fevers, with symptoms of acute body pai, and swollen knees pose a great threat to the people
Health department which should come to the rescue, is lying dormant .The indiffernt attitude is much more critical than the disease .
The cause for such violent spread should be checked .
A swift move to eradicate the virus should be promoted.
Expenditure on health is most essential.
Expenses on war front is a spillover.
"When wealth is lost nothing is lost.
When health is lost something is lost,
When character is lost everything is lost"
Governance is focused on creating wealth.
Building the economy is a prime concern,
But caring for the people is still more essential.
The governments world over, the civic authorities in each and every city, should pay attention to health hazards that plague the country,
A few months back, there was a rapid epidemic of Swine Flu, or H1 N1 virus.
This unknown virus took many lives and created trembling fear.
The scare was so dominant, that one could see people walking with masks around.
The production of vaccine for this specific virus is still not sufficient to meet the world's demand.
Apart from this special infection, there are others like Malaria ,Dengue, Chickenkuniya, which are rampant in the tropical countries, most likely in India.
Certain other fevers, with symptoms of acute body pai, and swollen knees pose a great threat to the people
Health department which should come to the rescue, is lying dormant .The indiffernt attitude is much more critical than the disease .
The cause for such violent spread should be checked .
A swift move to eradicate the virus should be promoted.
Expenditure on health is most essential.
Expenses on war front is a spillover.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
A Fly In The Ointment.
Economy is recovering.
The recession which was in existence all throughout 2008 and part of 2009, is resolving into a finality .
The stimulus, the bail out and other fiscal allowances have tried to turn the table.
As the finances are looking up, there is a presence of cheer and happiness everywhere.
The unemployment is still looming large. But it is predicted to get settled by next year.
The rosiness is cherubic.
But as all good things have a bad patch, this surge has its own wrong steps.
The abyssmal footings have led to a much undesirable quantum of grief.
The indulgence of U.S.in Afghan , is a mismatched entry.
Afghanistan and Taliban had shooed of Russia.
Now U.S. is facing the music.
A quick decision by Obama , as to call off his troops from the troubled country, would be pragmatic and much awaited outcome.
I can hear the sound Of Americans heaving a sigh of relief, while they read my post.
Obama ,will you do it?
The recession which was in existence all throughout 2008 and part of 2009, is resolving into a finality .
The stimulus, the bail out and other fiscal allowances have tried to turn the table.
As the finances are looking up, there is a presence of cheer and happiness everywhere.
The unemployment is still looming large. But it is predicted to get settled by next year.
The rosiness is cherubic.
But as all good things have a bad patch, this surge has its own wrong steps.
The abyssmal footings have led to a much undesirable quantum of grief.
The indulgence of U.S.in Afghan , is a mismatched entry.
Afghanistan and Taliban had shooed of Russia.
Now U.S. is facing the music.
A quick decision by Obama , as to call off his troops from the troubled country, would be pragmatic and much awaited outcome.
I can hear the sound Of Americans heaving a sigh of relief, while they read my post.
Obama ,will you do it?
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