Were peppy boys. Three down weeks in a row for stocks. It looks like weget out of the gate in a positive way. Dow would open higher by 133. The s p is good for 21. Still early with the nasdaq which has been beaten up is up 89. Bond yields here come after declines of 2 last week for each of the major averages. Treasury yields spis part of th story. 10year treasury eased off last week, but still at 4. 29. Steve. The upper end of the range recently. 4. 30. Some people telling me 4. 50 is not out of the question. A lighter touch from the China Central bank. Lowered the oneyear prime rate by ten points. Economists expected 15point cut. The economists expected a 15basis point rate cut to the fiveyear prime rate. Major indices in china were down across the board. Palo alto here for liesmaniacs want to talk about the fed. Palo alto. You must have been talking about this. It is odd they did the release on the summer friday in the afternoon. It wasnt a bad one. It was a good one. Everybody thoug
Under a un mandate, the African Union currently has 22,000 troops stationed in somalia to support the newly elected government and 315 aid organizations. Aid organizations in somalia are viewed as outsiders, but they see themselves as lifesavers. The region in the horn of africa is in the midst of a severe drought. Aid workers get a closer look at the situation by driving to remote areas. They maintain radio contact during the entire journey. High Security Walls protect their base, which is guarded by soldiers in the semiautonomous region of puntland. Somalia is considered a failed state, with different regions battling each other. To bolster security two are jeeps lead the convoy and two bring up the rear, with the aid workers in the middle. The route goes through areas that are usually green, but now theres only dust the landscape remains the same for hours. The lack of precipitation during four rainy seasons has left its mark on somalia. Starved livestock litter the roadside. A noma
Under a un mandate, the African Union currently has 22,000 troops stationed in somalia to support the newly elected government and 315 aid organizations. Aid organizations in somalia are viewed as outsiders, but they see themselves as lifesavers. The region in the horn of africa is in the midst of a severe drought. Aid workers get a closer look at the situation by driving to remote areas. They maintain radio contact during the entire journey. High Security Walls protect their base, which is guarded by soldiers in the semiautonomous region of puntland. Somalia is considered a failed state, with different regions battling each other. To bolster security two are jeeps lead the convoy and two bring up the rear, with the aid workers in the middle. The route goes through areas that are usually green, but now theres only dust the landscape remains the same for hours. The lack of precipitation during four rainy seasons has left its mark on somalia. Starved livestock litter the roadside. A noma
Tried but failed to bring about peace. The clans continue to fight it out. And for the last 10 years, the Islamist Al Shabaab group has contributed to the chaos. Under a un mandate, the African Union currently has 22,000 troops stationed in somalia to support the newly elected government and 315 aid organizations. Aid organizations in somalia are viewed as outsiders, but they see themselves as lifesavers. The region in the horn of africa is in the midst of a severe drought. Aid workers get a closer look at the situation by driving to remote areas. They maintain radio contact during the entire journey. High Security Walls protect their base, which is guarded by soldiers in the semiautonomous region of puntland. Somalia is considered a failed state, with different regions battling each other. To lstetesecurity two e jejeeps ad theheonvoy dd two brinup theheear, with the aid d works in t the middle. The route goes through areas that are usually green, but now theres only dust the landscap
An unusual rescue effort for this time of year saved four people who became stuck on a sandbar this morning in southwest cedar rapids. A road is also back open that fire and police had to block off for the water rescue. Police found four people had gotten their boat style atv stuck in Prairie Creek near the intersection of j street and Hawkeye Downs road southwest. The people were able to get off the boat and to safety on a sand bar. The Fire Department then used inflatable boats to bring them to shore. Most importantly they were able to rescue themselves to the point where they were in a semi safe area. Deploying a response to a river like this or creek is difficult because theres no boat ramps. Were not exactly sure where its at. So in a situation like that, people that are involved in these incidents have to protect get there. No one was injured. The atv the people were on will stay in Prairie Creek until the water goes down. Prairie creek isnt the only eastern iowa waterway to see