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ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

Mike, what are you still doing up?

I'm on terminal leave. You should see the beard I've grown. [:D] I spend my days job searching. Another phone interview tomorrow.

How long until you're finally out?

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

I'm on terminal leave. You should see the beard I've grown. [:D] I spend my days job searching. Another phone interview tomorrow.

Any prospects in your field Mike?


Leo "Apollo11"

Good morning friends.

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Post carnage tithe...

It's gonna be a fine day today. [8D]

CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB West Virginia, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 1
CA Louisville, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Helena, Bomb hits 1
CL Concord, Bomb hits 4, on fire
DD Blue, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Mugford, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Helm, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
DD Jarvis, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Hammann, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DD Morris, Bomb hits 3, on fire
DD Mugford, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS Elliot, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DMS Dorsey, Bomb hits 1, on fire
APD Colhoun, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AVD Hulbert, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Was this and accompanying text posted to AAR?


Leo "Apollo11"

Mornign guys![:D]

"mornign"?

-11...

ORIGINAL: Terminus

"mornign"?

loooool[:D][:D][:D]

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Post carnage tithe...

It's gonna be a fine day today. [8D]

CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB West Virginia, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 1
CA Louisville, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Helena, Bomb hits 1
CL Concord, Bomb hits 4, on fire
DD Blue, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Mugford, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Helm, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
DD Jarvis, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Hammann, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DD Morris, Bomb hits 3, on fire
DD Mugford, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS Elliot, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DMS Dorsey, Bomb hits 1, on fire
APD Colhoun, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AVD Hulbert, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Was this and accompanying text posted to AAR?


Leo "Apollo11"

Morning, Leo. Check our 2x2 AAR here (Japanese only, of course):

tm.asp?m=2593643&mpage=5&key=&#2916892

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Post carnage tithe...

It's gonna be a fine day today. [8D]

CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB West Virginia, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 1
CA Louisville, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Helena, Bomb hits 1
CL Concord, Bomb hits 4, on fire
DD Blue, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Mugford, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Helm, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
DD Jarvis, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Hammann, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DD Morris, Bomb hits 3, on fire
DD Mugford, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS Elliot, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DMS Dorsey, Bomb hits 1, on fire
APD Colhoun, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AVD Hulbert, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Was this and accompanying text posted to AAR?

Morning, Leo. Check our 2x2 AAR here (Japanese only, of course):

tm.asp?m=2593643&mpage=5&key=�

Thanks!


Leo "Apollo11"

Good morning - Tithe. [&o][&o][&o]

New page. [8D]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Post carnage tithe...

It's gonna be a fine day today. [8D]

CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB West Virginia, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 1
CA Louisville, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Helena, Bomb hits 1
CL Concord, Bomb hits 4, on fire
DD Blue, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Mugford, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Helm, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
DD Jarvis, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Hammann, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DD Morris, Bomb hits 3, on fire
DD Mugford, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS Elliot, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DMS Dorsey, Bomb hits 1, on fire
APD Colhoun, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AVD Hulbert, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Was this and accompanying text posted to AAR?


Leo "Apollo11"

Morning, Leo. Check our 2x2 AAR here (Japanese only, of course):

tm.asp?m=2593643&mpage=5&key=�

Yeah, we're still working up the courage to post an update in our Allied AAR. [:D]

ORIGINAL: Dixie

ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

Mike, what are you still doing up?

I'm on terminal leave. You should see the beard I've grown. [:D] I spend my days job searching. Another phone interview tomorrow.

How long until you're finally out?

I'm still in on the part-time side. I actually did 15 years part-time Guardsman, 8 years full-time Guardsman and back to part-time. I'll stay in at least till June 2012 (24 yrs). If I get promoted, I'll need to stay in 3 years to retire at that rank. We'll see. There's another mobilization scheduled for 2013 so If I go, it'll be as an LTC. At any rate, right now I collect my retirement at age 59 (a year early because of mobilizations). The 24 year mark is significant because there is legislation in Congress that will allow any reservist to collect retirement 1 year early for every 2 years over 20. That would give me retirement 2 years early. If I get promoted, I'll stay in to age 56 and then collect immediately (assuming the darn thing passes).

ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

I'm on terminal leave. You should see the beard I've grown. [:D] I spend my days job searching. Another phone interview tomorrow.

Any prospects in your field Mike?


Leo "Apollo11"

Yeah, there are prospects, but there are also a lot of people looking too. [:(] It'll happen, I just don't know where, what or when. I just keep applying and talking to people. About all I can do...

Keep pounding. Took me eight months.

Hey Jeff,

Why are July 2012 corn futures holding relatively steady whilest Soybean futures have gotten pummeled lately? For animal feed, they're in lockstep, so I can't rationalize this divergence with animal feed precursors to the Chicoms. Lots of questions about Argentina's crop this year in Soy-no guarantees there.

Is this ethanol production that's backstopping the corn futures? I know ~40% of the crop is going for primary ethanol production (and DDGs used in animal feed subsequently), but is that enough to explain the difference?

Seems like Belarus, Ukraine and Russia will have a decent wheat crop this year, neh? What's the skinny on the Canadians, eh? That'll probably deflate some of the wheat action further.

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Hey Jeff,

Why are July 2012 corn futures holding relatively steady whilest Soybean futures have gotten pummeled lately? For animal feed, they're in lockstep, so I can't rationalize this divergence with animal feed precursors to the Chicoms. Lots of questions about Argentina's crop this year in Soy-no guarantees there.

Is this ethanol production that's backstopping the corn futures? I know ~40% of the crop is going for primary ethanol production (and DDGs used in animal feed subsequently), but is that enough to explain the difference?

Seems like Belarus, Ukraine and Russia will have a decent wheat crop this year, neh? What's the skinny on the Canadians, eh? That'll probably deflate some of the wheat action further.

Partly ethanol production but mostly corn/ethanol SUBSIDIES.

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
Hey Jeff,

Why are July 2012 corn futures holding relatively steady whilest Soybean futures have gotten pummeled lately? For animal feed, they're in lockstep, so I can't rationalize this divergence with animal feed precursors to the Chicoms. Lots of questions about Argentina's crop this year in Soy-no guarantees there.

Kinda like to know that too. I'm pretty heavily invested in Chile and Argentina.

Is this ethanol production that's backstopping the corn futures? I know ~40% of the crop is going for primary ethanol production (and DDGs used in animal feed subsequently), but is that enough to explain the difference?

Couple things defining floors for corn; The basic subsidy is huge. The mandate subsidy isn't that big, but it's a second, hard govt mandated, floor. Personally believe corn is way artificially high. If we can put the EPA in the trash where it belongs, corn should go to Canadian or Australian secondaries where it belongs. Just IMHO [:D]

Seems like Belarus, Ukraine and Russia will have a decent wheat crop this year, neh? What's the skinny on the Canadians, eh? That'll probably deflate some of the wheat action further.

Canadians have their wheat together. For a true look at food commodities, just take a peek at the Canadian (or Australian) secondaries. If you understand what you see, you will understand what to do when the fit hits the shan.

[ed] and I gay-rown-tee dem fewmets is gonna be hit de windmill in yo lifetime yankee folks. Jus don be mess wif de crawfish or de anduille..

ORIGINAL: witpqs

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Hey Jeff,

Why are July 2012 corn futures holding relatively steady whilest Soybean futures have gotten pummeled lately? For animal feed, they're in lockstep, so I can't rationalize this divergence with animal feed precursors to the Chicoms. Lots of questions about Argentina's crop this year in Soy-no guarantees there.

Is this ethanol production that's backstopping the corn futures? I know ~40% of the crop is going for primary ethanol production (and DDGs used in animal feed subsequently), but is that enough to explain the difference?

Seems like Belarus, Ukraine and Russia will have a decent wheat crop this year, neh? What's the skinny on the Canadians, eh? That'll probably deflate some of the wheat action further.

Partly ethanol production but mostly corn/ethanol SUBSIDIES.

I get the subsidies on the corn, guys-along with ethanol backstopping corn futures. My question is why the differential recoil between July 2012 corn versus July 2012 beans of late.