aka my blog
Posted in Captain's Log on August 8th, 2009
It is time a for change, time for a new look and more pieces to be posted.
In that respect I am redesigning my website to accommodate more pieces and ehance the interactivity.
You can preview the new site as it is being built at http://www.theshlauf.com/test/build/slider.php
-Turn and face the strange, cha-cha-changes…
Posted in Captain's Log on June 4th, 2009
I admit I am semi Connan fan, but his new show on NBC is great. I will never forget Will Ferrell’s Entrance nor get tired of Connan’s “I’m ugly” jokes. Oh and check out this link, Serious Lunch says his stage looks like Super Mario World:
Posted in Captain's Log on March 20th, 2009
Well, looks like we are in for a dry year…
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Excerpt from the BBC:
US banking losses revised upward
The US banks lost $32.1bn (£22.3bn) in the last quarter of 2008 – even worse than the $26.2bn originally reported, US federal regulators say.
The revised data by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) included higher charges for an accounting item known as goodwill impairment.
The FDIC said it was the industry’s first quarterly loss in 18 years.
The FDIC also lowered the industry’s net income for the whole of 2008 to $10.2bn from $16.1bn.On Friday, the agency updated its earlier report for the October-December period.
The FDIC said it revised the data because of “substantially higher” charges for goodwill impairment.
Goodwill is an asset on a firm’s balance sheets, which helps to determine of what it is worth beyond the tangible, including the added value from the potential for future success.
The FDIC did not provide the names of the institutions which accounted for the largest losses.
In the last quarter of 2007, the US banking industry posted a $575m (£399m) profit.
Last month, the FDIC said there were 252 banks in trouble at the end of 2008 – a rise from 171 in the third quarter.
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Have a nice weekend
Posted in Captain's Log on March 18th, 2009
Posted in Captain's Log on March 13th, 2009
Whoo, its Friday the !3th once again. !3 is America’s lucky number.
We started with !3 colonies;
Our flag has !3 stripes;
Apollo !3 survived a hazardous accident and made a summer blockbuster;
and most people finish lunch at !3:00 (the best meal of the workday!)
Now forward this to !3 of your friends or something bad will happen!