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Using Treasury "Repurchase" Shares to Stabilize Stock Markets
Sabri, Nidal Rashid, International Journal of Business
This paper aims to examine one of the most important issues in the international corporate laws, which is the issue of share repurchases known as treasury shares. This paper investigated corporate laws, stock exchange regulations, research literatures and stock trading volume for repurchase activities. Covering a sample of thirty-five countries developed and emerging markets.
The study found that there is an increasing movement in the world stock market towards adopting or deregulating the share repurchase activities, More than half of the selected sample witnessed a change in the related laws (especially corporate laws) of share repurchases during the period 1995 to 2000. Moreover, there is a toleration to use the treasury share in enhancing the stock market during stock crises and extraordinary market price volatility. Based on upon findings, a modal has been suggested and articulated to be considered as a stabilization instrument for stock marketing.
Keywords: Share repurchasing; Corporate laws; Stock market stability
The share repurchases is considered as one of the most significant issues in the corporate laws, due to the significant differences that exist in the world corporate laws. Major changes have been taking place concerning the share repurchases in the world stock market during last decade. First: The size of repurchases trading volume as an alternative to dividends has increased significantly. Second: many countries introduced the concept of share repurchases by corporate firms in the last five years. Third: many countries that already legitimized the share repurchasing activities are deregulating, and relaxing conditions and rules to encourage corporations using repurchases as an alternative to dividends, as well as, to serve other purposes including improving of stock prices. Fourth: Other countries moving from share repurchases activities towards holding the repurchased shares in treasury. Fifth: some countries are introducing more liberal rules applying to treasury shares to enhance the stability of stock markets.
The main purpose of this study is to investigate the issue of share repurchases in the world stock market, in order to suggest a new model of using a treasury stock as a stabilizing instrument in the stock market. In various countries, corporations might repurchase part of their own common stocks, which are fully paid, legally issued, in order to be cancelled or to be held for reselling. While considered as illegal by many other countries, the general known methods of share repurchasing are: repurchase from open market, Dutch auction, fixed price tender offer repurchases, repurchase from off market and equal access repurchases. Repurchasing of its own shares by a firm is known as share repurchases or shares buybacks. If the repurchased shares are held for limited or unlimited time for future uses or reselling, they are considered as treasury shares. Generally, corporations may repurchase their own shares for one or more of the following reasons: to use for pension and compensation plans for employees, to invest some of the surplus cash, to be used as a substitute for dividends which may have a positive effect on the stock market prices of the company, to establish a market and create additional demand for the company's shares, to adjust owners' equity and capital structure, to take over defensive steps by reducing the public floating shares, to gain tax advantages, to increase earning per share by reducing the outstanding shares of the firm, and to meet merger needs.
This paper suggests another purpose for a corporation to repurchase and hold its own shares. The suggestion is to use the repurchase activity as a new financial instrument, in order to sustain the stock market price in case of market crisis produced by adverse information and overreaction. The high volatile stock prices, which may lead to stock market crises, have continued to occur in both developed and emerging stock markets in the last fifteen years. …


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Jane Bell was on holiday with her family when she was rescued from the water. She died in hospital nine hours later.
Blackpool Coroner Alan Wilson adjourned the hearing for two months and said that Lancashire Police must provide him with a report on their investigation into the death in that time.
Outlining what happened at the Dalmeny Hotel, in St Anne's, Lancashire, on August 14 the coroner said the Bell family from Tweed Avenue, Galashiels, were holidaying at the Dalmeny which has an indoor pool.
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Oyo workers' strike: in whose interest?
It is now crystal clear that there is more to current agitation for the new minimum wage in Oyo State than meets the eye. Judging by the confrontational posture of labour, any discerning mind will easily infer that workers and their leaders are dancing to the tune of their discredited paymasters who have refused to come to terms with their ouster from the corridors of power.
Since the issue of minimum wage came up, no fewer than three splinter groups have been formed after the purported sack of the authentic labour leaders. All the attempts by Governor Abiola Ajimobi, well-meaning individuals and respected former labour leaders in the state to engage in meaningful dialogue have been rebuffed by labour, while a group of disgruntled elements masquerading as workers are up in arms against the government.
Unfortunately, these groups of people who are politicians within the civil service have succeeded in misleading innocent and unsuspecting civil servants by beclouding their senses of reasoning, all in an attempt to pull down the government and destabilize the state.
It is still fresh in our memory the disdain with which the immediate past administration treated the workers for over five years. The administration trampled on the rights of the civil servants and treated them as absolutely non-existent. As far as it was concerned, the welfare of workers was a non-issue.
Conversely, the Ajimobi administration, which sees the civil servants as the engine room of development, has, in the last 10 months, done for the workers what they could not get in the eight-year misrule of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). For instance, the governor has reviewed upward the salaries of workers twice within his short stay in office. The first was the increase from N9,400 minimum wage which he met on assumption of office to N13,000, and now to N19,113.
The payment of 13th month salary to civil servants in December 2011 by the governor, which is unprecedented in the history of the state, has marked him out as a governor who meant well for the workers. I also learnt that, for the first time in a very long while, civil servants are now beginning to go on foreign training exercises. It is apparent that the Ajimobi government believes in the dignity of labour and the dignity of the labourers. In this line can one also view government's e-payment exercise in the state. Before now, civil servants suffered the indignity of having their salaries paid to them by hand. The Ajimobi government eliminated that indignity and civil servants now receive their pay via banks. A government that pays workers by hand devalues their humanity and treats them like mere casual workers.
It is also on record that Governor Ajimobi has held no fewer than three interactive sessions with the civil servants since his assumption of office to rub minds with them on the affairs of the state. All of the sessions were no-holds-barred, with the workers freely expressing their opinions under a convivial atmosphere, a clear departure from the past.
The interactive session of Monday, March 26, was quite distinct, as the innocent civil servants whose minds had been poisoned had become so restive before the arrival of the governor. However, Governor Ajimobi, in his characteristic witty manner and out of sincerity of purpose, succeeded in pulling down the wall of misconception deliberately erected before them and told them in plain language that his administration was not ready to impoverish them. At the end of the meeting, it was songs of praises for the governor.
Now, at what point did things go wrong again? Even if the minimum wage table was not satisfactory to the workers, why didn't they explore other avenues for negotiation with the governor who had indeed told them that his doors were wide open for constant dialogue with the civil servants? Why the hasty declaration of strike? From what we gathered, the workers were mere flies hovering on the river and their sponsors are disgraced politicians. Their grouses were that the Ajimobi government was witnessing too much peace and there was the need to 'shake him up'. Causing labour disquiet for the governor is thus an avenue for them to continue to have a comparative advantage.
A clear example of the symbiotic relationship between the splinter group of labour and the disgraced political party was in a recent release signed by the PDP South-west alleging that the Ajimobi government has 1000 aides. This bears the same imprimatur of the splinter labour group's earlier release on the same matter. Indeed, in word-ordering, syntax and the totality of language usage, there was no difference between both. One can safely conclude that the two releases emanated from the same discredited table and mind.
With N4.1 billion, representing 92 per cent of the state's total monthly income of N4.6 billion committed to the payment of salaries of workers who constitute less than one per cent of the entire population, where does the government go? What happens to the provision of social services for the remaining 99 per cent of the population? It certainly calls for serious caution on the part of labour and the entire civil servants if they don't want to be unnecessarily selfish.
The present power tussle and supremacy contest between government and labour will lead to nowhere. The cul-de-sac which appears to have been reached between the two parties can only be solved through negotiation and dialogue. The earlier the labour realizes this and stopped being unnecessarily political, the better for the state.
At the interactive session between labour and the governor, he made one fundamental statement. Government wants to increase the state Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from N1.1 billion to N6 billion. Right now, there is a terrible corruption among the workers who collect this IGR. The workers must decide on their own to collaborate with government in the new IGR regime. Ajimobi demonstrated so much sincerity that had never been done by any government in the history of the state.
One thing is clear, Oyo State must move forward. There must be a clear departure from the status quo and established tradition of pilfering, wastages and gross under-development. Whatever it will take to restore the pace setting status of Oyo State and set it on the path of development must be given to it. Enough of strike!
• Oladimeji, a Public Affairs Analyst, wrote from Eruwa, Oyo State.
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-We have an ipod for music, and we almost always try to take a scenic route instead of boring interstate. I really enjoy the scenery along the way, and I can listen to music as we ride.
-A backrest is really important. It will add greatly to the passenger's comfort and security. (I also do back exercises/pilates every morning before we get on the bike, to stretch out my back muscles).
-I get one of the side cases for my stuff, but it all has to fit in there. We have Micatech cases, so it's not that difficult to fit everything in.
-I do most of the trip planning for our trips, figuring out the route, possible stops, and interesting places to see. I think that makes the trip better for me, because I've invested time into making it an interesting trip.
-There are a lot of travel-worthy clothes that are available, so you don't have to feel like all you have to wear (off the bike) is your riding gear!
P.S. Grad -- great pictures and trip report!
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Location: Athens, GA and Blairsville, GA
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Greg- I'm riding solo after Val flies out of Denver. Working my way down through Oklahoma to New Orleans.
Day 26 - 15 miles in Stanley, ID
When you are on the road for as long as we have been, you need some time to reset and take a break from the saddle. Today was one of those days, and it was very nice.
Once again we had perfect weather...after sleeping until 10 we opened the door to be greeted by brilliant sunshine and temps in the high 60s.
We had no agenda for the day, no place we needed to be, and no mileage that needed to be satisfied. First: breakfast. A trip across the parking lot to the store took care of that, with a box of cereal, milk and coffee rounding out our breakfast necessities. Afterwards we sat down next to the river, enjoying the sound and cool breeze rolling off of it. This little fella came over and said "hi" to us.
We finally decided to go do some horseback riding. It would be a fun and natural way to enjoy the superb natural surroundings of the area, though it probably wasn't the best way to rest our butts.
The two hours of riding were a lot of fun, it was a leisurely ride up some trails and onto a crest where we could really take in the Sawtooth Mountains. The horses were quite tame but had their quirks. Val had the "special" horse named Elmer that never really had much of a clue about what was going on. My horse, "Gypsy," had a bit of flatulence that was terribly pronounced when at a trot or gallop. Val thought it was very funny, except when she was downwind.
Here are some shots from our time on the trails:
After our adventures on the trail, we headed back to the cabin to sit on the porch. Val picked up a book and I did a few work-related things and then did a little reading of my own. Across the river and on the hillside, there was a herd of elk grazing in the green grass. There's nothing like sitting outside and sipping a beer, so I continued by tradition of purchasing unknown, local brews...going with Moose Drool out of Montana. We still haven't seen a moose, so maybe this will bring us luck (as long as it isn't in the road immediately in front of our path.
For those that haven't read Ghost Rider and enjoy motorcycle travel, it should be on your short list. It is the story of Neil Peart (the drummer and lyricist of the band Rush) and the epic ride he goes on after his wife and daughter unexpectedly passed away. It is very well written (as you would expect from a lyricist) and really makes you want to go out and explore. I hadn't picked it up since the long flight back from Australia, back when I had no sense about what this trip would be like and the places I would see. It was really ironic to start back in on the book when Neil was crossing through Oregon, riding the Historic Columbia River Scenic Highway, and heading through Boise into the Sawtooth Mountains (and staying in Sky Valley, which is just down the road from Stanley). It's funny because I feel even more connected with this book now that I have ridden the same roads and seen the same things.
Considering I started drinking beer at 4:00 in the afternoon, we had some limited options for dinner. Obviously we couldn't ride anywhere, and we had already eaten at the place across the street. Solution? Over to Jerry's Store for hot dogs and marshmallows.
We once again watched a beautiful sunset, and of course I had to take some photos. These are the same mountains from yesterday, but I cropped things a bit differently for today's pic.
And here's one with the moon up over the mountains. A bit noisy, but a 15 second exposure with the little sensor on the G7 is asking a lot
Tomorrow we will head out for Idaho Falls to stay with an old friend from Easttnriders. I should have a new rear tire waiting for me, plus I am going to change the oil and check the valves.
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Incredible pictures, well written.
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wish i had the time to meet you there and ride back
be safe
we'll look forward to your posts during that "phase" of your adventure
be safe, please
thanks, once again, for this terrific thread
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Moose drool is some good stuff mate! Great ride report so far, loving it. Hope you get into Montana and enjoy it! If you swing past Bozeman, MT, drop in and some of us bozeman-ites would be happy to buy you and your wife a beer, or three. :)
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can't wait for the next post
thanks for taking us along on your journey
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Day 27 - 217 miles to Idaho Falls, ID
We weren't in a real hurry this morning because we didn't need to be in Idaho Falls until late in the afternoon. So, we slept late, ate some breakfast on the porch, then lazily packed up the bike in anticipation of our ride out of the mountains. We were sad to say goodbye to Stanley...it is such a beautiful and relaxing place. But we still have a lot of incredible things to see, so it was time to move on.
Down the road and away from our cabin we rode
The beginning of our day included some gorgeous riding and scenery
and the curves were a lot of fun
We stopped in Ketchum for lunch. This is a cool little town, but a little trendy. Still, our lunch was quite good and we liked all of the shops and surroundings.
We ate at the Burger Grill, which was quite nice. I had a cheeseburger with sauteed onions and au jus on the side, while Val went with a lobster bisque and a turkey avocado sandwich.
Not long out of Ketchum, the mountains got a little smaller and the road got a little straighter
Soon we were stopped for our first of two lengthy delays today. For some ridiculous reason, when they chip seal the roads in Idaho they have a pilot car lead everyone back and forth. The kicker is, they might be chip sealing a spot in the road, but then they have 2 miles of open road on either side of the crew, with the cars lining up outside of this radius. So you end up sitting on the side of the road FOREVER while the pilot car leads a line of cars for 4 miles while the road crews are chip sealing about 100 yards of the roadway. It made absolutely no sense to us, and it was really pissing off everybody else in these lines.
We got moving again, coming upon the Craters of the Moon National Monument. This is a massive lava field, formed from fissures in the earth's surface. The last eruption was 2000 years ago, but apparently it is due for another one at any time. You can see the black lava piling up to the right of the road. This is totally natural, even though it looks like a dump truck just dropped a load of rocks off to the shoulder.
A closeup of the lava rocks
A storm was brewing, so we headed on
But then we were stopped for our second very lengthy delay. You can see the storm is catching up to us.
It did make for a nice contrast to the desert flowers
Finally we make it through the chip sealing from hell, and meet up with Steve who leads us on in to his place in Idaho Falls.
Steve and Alison have a very nice place on a hillside, overlooking the desert and mountains. To respect their privacy, I won't post a lot of pics, but I can tell you that Steve has some VERY nice toys of the motorized variety.
We got to work right away. I drained the oil and changed the filter, then pulled off the rear wheel
This was the first time I have seen a No Mar tire changer in action, and I was impressed.
We weren't able to balance it because of the less than standard design of the GS wheel, so we will take it in to a car tire shop tomorrow to get it balanced. After getting the tire mounted, we headed off to a great dinner. Steve is a nuclear engineer, so it was fascinating to hear some of the stories about the projects he has or is working on.
Tomorrow I am going to wake up early and check the valves, although I suspect they are just fine because the bike has been running very smoothly. After the tire is balanced, I'll fill it up with oil and we are off to Yellowstone!
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Day 28 - 170 miles to Yellowstone
Today was a great day. I woke up pretty early and pulled the valve covers, checking the clearances and confirming that they are indeed still in spec (they haven't needed adjustment for 24,000 miles now). After buttoning her back up, we took the rear tire down to a local car tire place to get it balanced. At first they wouldn't do it, but I convinced them to give it a try and they were pretty surprised to find that the rim fits perfectly on a Hunter balancing machine (used to balance car tires after mounting). The guy didn't even charge me, so that was a good start to the day. After a quick resupply at Wally World, Steve drove me back to his house. A huge thanks to Steve and Melissa for all of the help and hospitality. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with you guys!
Soon we were packed up and ready to hit the road. It would be a short drive up to Yellowstone, so we decided to explore a more scenic route recommended to us by Steve.
On the way north, we caught a glimpse of the western side of the Tetons. Tomorrow we will be checking out the eastern side.
We picked up a little side road out of Ashton. It was nice and twisty with some very pretty views
Soon we were at Upper Mesa Falls, a beautiful 116 foot high waterfall
Getting back on the road towards Yellowstone, we found the skies darkening ahead. That is the only problem with this area of the country, it seems like it storms virtually every day. We found this out the hard way a bit later on
With storms strafing the valley and lighting hitting the mountain tops, we pulled off for some gas and a break to let things clear up.
The skies started to show a bit of blue again, so we motored on towards Yellowstone
A short while later, we crossed into our 16th state of the tour
We were catching up to the storm, but fortunately our campsite was just up the road
With our home away from home set up, we decided to go check out Old Faithful. It was 4 in the afternoon at this point, but it gets dark so late here that we still had another 5 hours of daylight
A few miles later and we were entering Yellowstone
Within a few miles we spotted a big bald eagle, sitting above his nest. This picture isn't very good, but the eagle was a really cool welcome to the park
Elk were everywhere
We both really like Yellowstone. Even though it was a Friday afternoon, traffic was relatively light and we did not get held up much at all
This is a big park. From our campsite it was 38 miles, one way, to get to Old Faithful
We saw a LOT of fly fishermen during our ride
There are geothermal features throughout the park, and on this cool day the steam emanating from them was quite pronounced
We finally arrived at Old Faithful. There were a few people there
Old Faithful erupts every hour to hour and a half, so we were lucky that we only had to wait 10 minutes or so. The overcast skies made it very difficult to photograph the white steam and water coming from the geyser. This was the best I could do.
After the eruption, we did the necessary tourist stuff at the gift shop and then started back towards our campsite. The geothermals were really steaming at this point
And we saw the bison for the first time. They appear to be shedding their winter coats
In this photo, you can see the darkening skies up ahead. This would be our last shot of the ride, because shortly after it was taken the skies opened up on us. We had left our pants liners at the tent, so we got pretty cold, pretty fast. Thank God we only had 15 miles to go at this point.
Finally, here is yours truly spending entirely too much money on a hotel room in Jackson Hole tomorrow evening. That's ok though, because after a long day of exploring Yellowstone and the Tetons, we will fully embrace a hot shower and nice bed.
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great pictures of a beautiful area. The only thing I've ever found bad about Yellowstone is putting up with the terrible driving and consideration of the tourist. Love the Tetons. So amazing just sticking out like that.
Thanks for taking us along with you. Keep it coming.
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Looks like you missed the other half of Stanley. Upper Stanley has a couple of good restaraunts and really good pizza. Was up there for a week camping just few days before you. You have passed through our fine area during a span of strange weather. Wettest in years. Ride safe on the rest of your journey, following it daily.
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Day 29 - 160 miles to Jackson Hole, WY
I was awake at 6:00 this morning, listening to a variety of birds welcome the rising sun. Due to yesterday's rains, there was a low bank of fog that had settled upon the area. Everything outside of the tent was wet, but fortunately we had packed most of our gear inside the tent vestibule.
We were heading down the road a little while later, crossing into Wyoming as soon as we entered the park. I was expecting a large crowd on this holiday weekend, but we had the place almost to ourselves. Yep, it was shocking because all you hear about is how bad the traffic is in Yellowstone. The roads were virtually clear for us the entire day.
The bald eagle from the previous day was still perched high in a tree, surveying his domain
The scenery in Yellowstone is varied and stunning. This early in the morning, there was a lot of low lying fog near the bodies of water
This bull elk was absolutely enormous.
Here are a few more shots of the natural beauty of Yellowstone
We stopped at the Mud Volcanoes section of the park, where muddy geothermals release hot sulfur into the air
Lake Yellowstone was particularly stunning
It was a perfect place to eat some lunch
After some grub, we were once again heading through the park
The skies began to darken and we thought that it was going to be a repeat of the previous day. Fortunately we stayed dry as we exited Yellowstone
A short while later we were in Grand Tetons National Park. These mountains were absolutely spectacular
Probably my favorite mountain range, so far
Many of them were shrouded by rain clouds, giving them an ominous feel
The road put us very close to them, adding to their grandeur
We got within 20 miles of Jackson Hole and the skies started getting very dark and brooding. Lightning was striking just to the east of the road, and there was not much protection available. I checked the GPS and found a road that eased away from the storm clouds. It ended up taking us right into Jackson Hole, but not before turning into a muddy unpaved surface for many miles.
It did meander through some pretty countryside
A little bit later we found ourselves in downtown Jackson Hole. We spent more on this hotel than at any other point in our trip, but we wanted to enjoy the 4th of July and explore Jackson Hole. We were within 2 blocks of the main square, and the fireworks were launched off the mountain just above the sign.
Jackson Hole is a cool, if a bit spendy, town.
That's a lot of antlers!
Val enjoyed the shopping
After a good dinner at the Silver Dollar Saloon, we enjoyed some fireworks from the motel parking lot while sipping some Teton Ale (a local brew, of course). We hung out with some Harley guys that are also staying at the hotel. They were friendly and we shared a lot of stories, but they definitely were trying to convince me that a Harley is what I need. I just told them that I want a garage full of bikes.
It was a great day and a hell of a way to spend the 4th of July. Tomorrow we will sleep late and then start making our way south, perhaps to the Flaming Gorge area.
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Did you tell them about the neat shortcut to Yellowstone?
I wonder where that road goes?
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Council chiefs have asked chancellor George Osborne to announce measures making it easier for town halls to issue bonds for investment in local infrastructure schemes.
In its pre-Budget submission to the Treasury, the Local Government Association (LGA) urges Mr Osborne to remove barriers - in the form of capital grant ring-fences - preventing authorities from raising money from council pension funds worth £140bn, and other assets.
The LGA proposes the establishment of 'local capital pots' from which councils could invest in pro-growth infrastructure, such as new roads, bridges and buildings. Smith Square claims this would soften the impact of 45% reduction in local authority capital budgets over the spending review period, boost local economies and create new jobs.
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I have upgraded my computer to a Q6600 G0 and 8800GT (PoV) in Sli with 4Gb (2x 2Gb) of OCZ memory. All on a 680i EVGA board! With a 620W Corsair PSU. (EDIT: also in between the GFX cards is a Creative X-Fi Xtreme gamer)
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That's not the JJprise rising from underwater. It looks totally different. It's a different ship, or I need new glasses.
The JJprise does appear to be splashing down in one scene though.
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rising from the water and a different ship splashing down (that one has straight rather than semi-curved nacelle pylons and actual nacelles more in line with the Nova-class).
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You bastard! It's 1:30am and I've got to be up early tomorrow morning. I had planned to get to bed two hours ago... But your story really sucked me in!
If you come through northeast Pennsylvania, I'll buy you a beer and show you some local roads to ride... and if you turn out not to be a complete weirdo, I've got a spare bedroom as well. Seriously though, if you're gonna be coming through, post up on here or pm me.
Having done a couple trips on sportbikes (though my SV650S is no Ducati, as far as ergos are concerned), I love that you're touring on a sport bike... and not just any sportbike, but a finicky Italian bitch! Kudos.
Your writing style is fantastic. I know it has already been said before, but it really does remind me of 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.' However, I found that he went a bit too far with his philosophical ramblings and didn't concentrate enough on the ride. I think you have done a far superior job to Mr. Pirsig (and no offense to him) in this regard. I love the philosophical input... But I'd much rather read a ride report with some philosophy thrown in than a philosophy lecture with some ride report thrown in. Excellent work. Seriously.
I'm freezing in a basement. It's 2:21am. And though I think I'm finally done editing my last post, with broiled eyes and a neck that keeps cracking due to, err, some past trauma and an ergonomic position over my laptop far worse than anything Ducati could conceive of, you have to go on and post a reply that makes me feel it's all worthwhile?
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The hype is almost over, and it is time for The Biggest Party of the Summer. That isn't up for debate by the way, this literally will be the largest party available in the hotter months of the year. SummerSlam has evolved into the WWE's second largest pay per view, and as such gets the build and hoopla such an event demands. This year will see Daniel Bryan finally smash through the glass ceiling, although are we all getting over excited? There's almost an assumption that he's going to win, that he's going to make Cena tap in the middle of the ring, but can anyone genuinely see this happening? I cross my fingers, but my inner Welsh pessimism won't let it happen.
We'll also see Christian getting one more match, The Best (debatable) and The Beast (not up for debate) colliding and Kane finally returning to his comfort zone, a blazing zone that will keep the sons of the Wyatt family at a safe distance so maybe Bray will get his comeuppance. Summer Fest is shaping up to be a top quality event, keeping the consistent run of the last few years going.
My favourite WWE pay per view of all time was a SummerSlam. WrestleMania X-Seven receives all the plaudits for being the finest, but there were still some duds on that card. Does anyone remember or care for the four minute six man tag epic that was Taz and the APA squishing the J.O.B Squad? Chyna demolishing Ivory? I thought not. The show was excellent, but the card wasn't totally acceptable. One WWE PPV a year later had a card that I can't fault. I'm talking of course, about SummerSlam 2002.
The Smackdown six were about to come to the fore at this time. Kurt Angle and Rey Mysterio kicked off the show with what I will argue is the finest curtain raiser in the history of World Wrestling Entertainment. Rey was making his pay per view bow, and from the moment he surprised Angle with a springboard headscissors from behind it was on. Rey Rey was fresh, exciting, different, and he was in the ring with the best in the world at that time. Angle was at his peak, and it shows. Smooth doesn't cover this, with an early attempted Rey float over countered seamlessly into a brutal German. Mysterio frequently headed towards the well, only for Kurt to find new and fascinating ways to stop him in his tracks.
The tide was turned with a classic moment. I never understood why the referee would stop a guy from launching himself over the top, but hey, if it leads to Rey propelling himself up and over Jimmy Korderas with a huge senton then I'm all for it. The West Coast Pop followed, and it seemed like a big W for the masked man, only for Angle to produce a beautiful near fall. No one kicks out at the last minute like that man. An attempted huracanrana was countered into the ankle lock, and there would be no escape. A clean tap out victory for Kurt Angle, but a new hero made in Rey Mysterio.
How do you top a showcase like that? That is WRESTLING at its finest, pro grap perfection. Surely nothing can follow it? Well, put two of the best storytellers in wrestling at beautifully synchronised points of their career, and you might just have a shot. Ric Flair might be a shell of his former self now, but he was 52 in 2002 and could still function as a professional wrestler without sullying his legacy as the best of all time. Chris Jericho had just come off a run as the first undisputed champion in history, and was as cocky as a heel can possibly be. His goatee deserves a mention also, containing as it did a life of its own.
If I had to sum up this match in one word, that word would be chop. Chop, chop, chop. It never ceases to amaze me how much a crowd will react to a Ric Flair chop. They were big into babyface Flair here, and that only assisted in riling up the frustrated young Y2J. The Dirtiest Player in the Game had the tables turned against him as Jericho cheated at every opportunity, leading to Flair finding himself locked in his own patented figure four leg lock. This wasn't enough to put the old man away though, and the wrongs were righted as Y2J tapped out to the aforementioned patented figure four moments after a patented low blow. Two matches, two submission victories. Nice.
The strains of Latino Heat filled the Nassau Coliseum to bring on the next bout, a still kind of white meat babyface Edge taking on a recently returned heel Eddie Guerrero. When Eddie Guerrero was terrorizing Rey Mysterio's family, we still kind of loved him. Here he was a bitter, angry man who wrestled like a machine with a mullet, completely dislikeable. Edge injured his spearing shoulder early on, and Guerrero attacked it like a shark that hasn't just smelt blood, but it positively swimming in it. A technician at work, Eddie Guerrero is an absolute joy to behold in this match. Everything I love about the science of pro wrestling is on show here. A frog splash to the injured shoulder was the icing on this particularly delicious cake, but Edge could not be put away. One spear later and it was done. I was never convinced by Edge's spear, but this went a long way to getting it over as a one hit kill.
As Edge was embarking on what would become a Hall of Fame singles career, his former tag team partner and brother (are we allowed to remember that?) Christian was tag champion once again, this time as part of the dastardly Un Americans with another ring technician, Lance Storm. They would defend the titles here against the odd couple of Booker T and Goldust, in a wonderfully old school tag team match. It had all the classic hallmarks of tag wrestling. Goldust took the brunt of the beating, and managed to tag in Booker but of course it was unseen by the referee, so it didn't count. There was even a double clothesline! Booker would eventually get in, and would axe kick the skulls of both Christian and Storm, before his own skull was destroyed by the boot of an interfering Test, causing the Canucks to retain and leave Good ol' JR apoplectic with rage. Minor annoyance caused here by the replay showing referee Nick Patrick getting a clear view of Test, but there we go.
After showcasing the importance of the tag team titles, another long forgotten belt was made out to be of utmost importance, as Chris Benoit defended the Intercontinental championship against Rob Van Dam. The brand split also still existed in real terms here, and Benoit had defected to Smackdown with the red brands secondary title. As Stephanie McMahon and Eric Bischoff sat watching in the back, Benoit and RVD put on a fast paced intense showcase. Say what you like about RVD and his lack of evolution as a character, but sometimes his selling his fantastic. Benoit was at his intense best here, and the different styles meshed well. RVD would come out on top with a typical mid air twist on the five star frog splash, and the IC title was restored to Raw. Parity.
The North American battle resumed next, as Test re-emerged to face the American Bad Ass, The Undertaker. This card was so good that not even Test could suck it up, and as big man matches go this wasn't bad at all. Definitely the weakest match, but still more than enjoyable. Christian and Storm would attempt to interfere, but a double chokeslam would become them, and a tombstone piledriver was enough for Test to say goodnight. Taker would go on to celebrate mid ring with the American flag, because USA! USA! USA!
As wonderful as the undercard was, this event will always be remembered for its two main events, two matches that would set the tone for the next few years in the company. The first of these would see Shawn Michaels wrestle on pay per view for the first time in over four years. Well, I say wrestle, but it was an unsanctioned street fight against his old buddy, Triple H. This time off was spent well, as HBK exploded out the blocks with a pretty sweet plancha. This wouldn't last though, as the back problems would resurface and the Cerebral Assassin would take advantage by targeting it. As far as street fights go, this was pretty heavy on wrestling, and Michaels would regain momentum leading to a flying elbow off a ladder. Michaels elbow was always a wonderful visual. The ending was beautiful, a Sweet Chin Music countered into a Pedigree countered into a roll up. A street fight ending in a roll up? All day long, yes please. Our hero returns victorious, but Hunter would have the last laugh, two sledgehammer blows leaving HBK stretcher bound.
Main event time, and a landmark moment in WWE history. The Rock was still on top as champion, but there was a particularly large shadow looming large over the WWE, an intimidating beast. He was referred to as 'The Next Big Thing', but there could be no denying that the 'Next' part of that moniker was obsolete. Brock Lesnar could not be stopped, and he laid waste to the Great One with trademark intensity. The People's Champion was no slouch though, and he fought back with aplomb. Paul Heyman (is there anyone who can lay a stronger claim to being the best in the world?) would get involved to his own physical detriment, as the Spanish Announce Table would smash to bits under his weight and a Rock Bottom. It was one on one, and after 16 minutes and one F5 The Rock became 'The People's Former Champion'. Brock Lesnars place in history was assured as the youngest WWE Champion in history (he was twenty five). The Rock wouldn't be seen in WWE for six months, but The Next Big Thing had arrived.
There are a lot of World Wrestling Entertainment pay per views throughout history that I have referred to as my favourite. Money in the Bank 2011, WrestleMania X-Seven, whatever else. The 2002 edition of SummerSlam is the one event that I can watch oh so frequently and still adore. The wrestling from beginning to end is everything I want and more. You have stories, you have suspense, you have action, you have fujiwara armbars. If this years edition is half as good as this event, we're in for a treat.
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Lady Gaga brought her Artpop tour to the US Airways Center on Wednesday night. It was a little weird, a little artsy and a little sexy. It was complete Gaga and I loved every second of her almost two-hour production.
It was outstanding.
Gaga mixed all her talents into this performance. She sang live on a long, winding stage as she worked her way through three albums' worth of music. Gaga sang her hits including, "Just Dance," "Poker Face" and "Born This Way." She sang "Applause," "Do What U Want" and "Artpop" from her latest album. She performed at least parts of 22 songs and showed off her incredible vocal range.
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Lady Gaga sang while dancing with her 13 backup dancers, and when she wanted to slow down the performance, she sat at a piano and sang from there.
The stage was set up to give this show an intimate feel. There was a center stage that is typical of most concerts. Gaga's stage had a long walkway that was about 10 feet off the floor. The piano was placed in the center of the arena along the walkway.
Below the stage is where the floor seats would normally be, but there were no floor seats for this show. Instead, Lady Gaga's fans, known as "Little Monsters" stand on the floor, looking up towards the stage. This is where Lady Gaga's greatest talent shines. It's the way she interact with her fans.
During the show, Lady Gaga said, they are "the most authentic fan base of this millennium." Wednesday night they proved her right.
Thousands of fans knew every word to every song. When Lady Gaga said "jump" they all did. When Gaga asked them to wave their hands or clap, they did that, too. It was truly an amazing sight to look across the arena to see almost everyone participating in this show.
These "monsters" are a diverse group, too. There were children as young as 7 or 8, there were people in their 60s at this show. There were straight people and gay people alike singing along to the same songs. There were whites, blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans and Asians clapping their hands at the same time. Lady Gaga loved them all.
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"The court orders immediate deportation within 12 hours," of Bernard Randall, judge Hellen Ajio said.
An earlier charge of "trafficking obscene publications" against Randall was dropped.
An official from the prosecutor's office gave no reason for the change, but said Randall was being deported because he had "kept on corrupting Uganda's youth" and had not renewed his visa on time.
"Lies!" retorted Randall, although his lawyer, John Francis Onyango, said the ruling would not be appealed.
The lawyer had asked that his client be given five days in which to leave the country.
Officials at the court in Entebbe, outside Kampala, said police would accompany Randall to his home and allow him to collect his personal belongings before escorting him to the airport.
The charges were brought against Randall after his laptop was stolen and films on the computer were handed to a Ugandan tabloid newspaper.
A former computer systems expert who comes from Kent, southeast England, Randall first travelled to Uganda in 2011, shortly after his wife died just short of their 40-year wedding anniversary. He returned on holiday to Uganda in September.
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