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A Short Lesson in Chemistry
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I'd just noticed the Bloomberg piece as well, coming back to my laptop getting ready to shut it down for Xmas Eve. The headline caught my eye. Figured ZH would have picked it up, and here you are.
I was just beginning to think this dollar rally had some legs. Now I'm not so sure. That probably means the dollar will rally like crazy, which it would be, but then, what isn't?
Enjoy the holidays!
I'm not so sure either, especially after this from Nikkei.com:
TOKYO (Nikkei)--The yen could strengthen to 87 versus the dollar over the next month now that weeks of greenback-buying are coming to an end, limiting the dollar's upside at 93.
The dollar's downtrend could continue for years. Once U.S. long-term interest rates stop rising, the greenback will start to decline.
Two factors aided the dollar's recent appreciation against the yen. First, overseas funds closed out their positions in advance of the year-end and New Year's holidays. Second, U.S. economic indicators improved, the reason behind the upturn in long-term rates there.
But this was temporary. The greenback was strong against other major currencies until midmonth, but since then has been treading water versus the euro, indicating that position-adjusting dollar-buying has run its course. U.S. long-term rates are as high as in August, and further increases are unlikely.
America is saddled with chronic current-account deficits, and an exit from its ultralow interest rate policy is not expected soon. As a result, the U.S. currency will gradually weaken against the yen, with the Japanese currency hitting 85 at the end of March and approaching 82 at midyear.
--Translated from market commentary by Junya Tanase, senior foreign exchange strategist at JPMorgan Chase Bank
(The Nikkei Veritas Dec. 24 online edition)
Insanity is the new Household Sector.
Thanks for giving that item a larger audience. Just unreal. Can nothing be done to stop this insanity?
IYR closes at a 52 week high.
IYR back to 2004 levels while SPG (its largest component) is at 2006 levels. Hey IYR, what's taking you so long?
The feds are probably trying to pump in enough energy to induce a phase change, but right now it looks about as stable as a carbocation.
The mortgage insurance hookers are alive and well..
Sophistry. "Next year's Social Security payments will be decreased by 50%. Medicaid goes to zero. Doctors will now be taking chickens and pigs as payment for services.
Marla's taking me to lunch??
She doesn't happen to wear red fishnets, does she?
Yes there is something that can be done and it is completely legal with the criminally corrupt financial guys, the CEOs, crooked politicians, and the inconsequential and impotent regulatory personnel, and it is stated very clearly in the Declaration of Independence:
"Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government."
So yes, removal by force is completely OK. This is not about Chemistry but instead about Civics.
What are you going to do about this, write letters and email a lot?
"Free Speech" is a wonderful means of repression. Ultimately the concept of free speech boils down to this: Go ahead and say whatever you like. Vent all you want. It'll make you feel better.
But as soon as your 'free speech' begins to sound like a 'call to action' -- well then, now you've crossed the line, and you're getting into territory that the powers-that-be don't want you to get into.
(This simple fact indicates that 'free speech' is not intended to lead to any sort of 'action' at all. It is merely a methodology to make you feel free.)
Words, after all, can't hurt anyone.
What scares the bejeezus out of the powers that be is a call to action. ...Or a call to arms.
Social upheavals, like their economic cousins can be repressed for a short time. But like all forces of nature -- they eventually win. And the pain for those who ignored the coming changes is typically epic.
The government doesn't "expect" to use up the full $400 billion, but is going to eliminate the cap anyway. Good one.
All I'd like to know is how many trillions is it going to cost to make good on the derivatives on the books of Fannie and Freddie?
A person who can't pay, gets another person who can't pay, to guarantee that he can pay. Like a person with two wooden legs, getting another person with two wooden legs, to guarantee that he has got two natural legs. It don't make either of them able to do a walking match. And four wooden legs are more troublesome to you than two, when you don't want any.
- Mr. Pancks, from Little Dorrit
This question of reading between the lines is one that always bears watching. In a similar vein, I'm fascinated by the media's recent return to the expectation of never-ending growth in the markets. The example that caught my eye today:
"This week's trading pattern reflected the market's recent cautious tone. On Monday, stocks shot higher as another wave of corporate dealmaking boosted investors' optimism. Two days later, shares barely budged after the disappointing report on housing."
The reason I find this interesting (and incredibly stupid) is that the second day this paragraph references, the market went up. So we are now being told that even if the market goes up, we still got a correction because of bad housing data. The market will never go down, it will either go up, or it will go up faster. All this within one year of a genuine correction. If we weren't so hell-bent on preventing any correction at all in the post-crash ponzi market, we would be a lot better off.
I'm reminded of the policy change in recent years in National Forests to allow small forest fires to burn. They realized that by preventing all fires, they allowed material to collect on the forest floor, such that when they finally got a big fire, that kindling made it much much worse. We are doing the same thing now. If we had had even so much as a 10% correction in the S&P even once since March, I would be far less nervous than I currently am. But we are building a huge pile of kindling. And we are once again (so soon!) fooling ourselves into thinking "it's safe again. No more fires". All this when we never burned out the original fuel at the base (TBTF) when we had the chance. This will come back and bite us. When? Still uncertain. If? Bet on it. --Boris
"The U.S. Treasury Department will remove the caps on aid to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for the next three years, to allay investor concerns that the companies will exhaust the available government assistance."
So who are these investors that will be reassured by this action? Is it safe to say that this statement is just BS? If so, why do the GSEs need another infusion of cash?
Well perhaps time has run out for the GSE restructuring, and in the new year, with accounting rule changes, the GSEs are essentially insolvent, and will need additional capital just to stay out of bankruptcy. So this move is to fund GSEs losses in their current portfolios, and not necessarily to expand their holdings.
I am also not sure about the current magnitude GSE losses. My guess would be that a lot of the worse paper has been purchased by the FED. So a significant portion of the losses are no longer on the books.
Is this then really an acknowledgement that the FED+GSEs have recognized that you cannot fight the market and win. Is the market now recognized as victorious in the real estate price battle. So the battle is over, and the GSEs are bracing for the worse.
Mark Beck
One should ask the Obama administration how they are going to finance this monstrosity. I gather all those "cost savings" from the new improved Health Care Bill will cover everything Fannie and Freddie need. One would think we might be waking up to a spike in sovereign CDS come Monday, at the very least.
It's interesting that the Fed isn't getting directly involved in this unlimited backstop, though. I get the impression that they might just follow through on ending their asset purchase plans. At some point, I gather they should throw everything in the lap of Barry O and his crack Economics team.
One wonders how CONgress will respond to this, given the Treasury seems to be creating its own authority to write blank checks ad infinitum. There is absolutely no fiscal responsiblity here.
Between this and the Health Care debacle, the Dems are going to bury themselves through 2012. Couldn't happen to nicer bunch of guys.
You said crack.
I get the impression that they might just follow through on ending their asset purchase plans.
Interesting that you mention this. I've thought about this, particularly in light of the Bernanke renomination matter (i think he will go through utlimately).
Is it possible that the Fed, once Bernanke is back in long term, decides to act responsibly and cut out some of the insanity? do they recognize finally that their policy has created bubbling? do they set some limits because they recognize what most of us do in terms of looking down the long term road?
I don't know. My initial reaction is like others in that the Fed will continue to accommodate politicians, print dollars like mad, etcetera. Naturally, they will always do what is in the banking sectors' interest first and foremost (the whores).
however, maybe, just maybe, they will realize that the furious pace of their moronic action needs to take a step back and let markets settle down a bit.
I think it's simpler than that. The Fed had effectively invoked the "exigent circumstances" clause to justify the agency/Treasury/MBS purchases-- which on most planets in the galaxy are fiscal actions, not a monetary ones.
Once we get to March 2010, what justification do they have that exigent circumstances exist, with positive GDP growth? None, really.
The smartest thing for Bernanke to do after he gets renominated, quite frankly, is to focus on monetary policy and stay neutral. If Obama, Geithner, and the Dems in Congress want to fall on their own sword by ballooning the deficit and pushing bond yields higher to bail out even more banks-- so be it. Bernanke is doing quite a bit for his own member banks by allowing them the tap the window at 0%.
And if things can back to panic stage again, no doubt he will bring out new lending facilities all over again. This inital move by the Treasury Department makes perfect sense, if you are determined to save and hide Freddie and Fannie. My hope is that is backfires big time.
Two comments
1- Notice how the CEO's refused to accept any compensation in stock. When a stock is trading at a buck, that is all you need to know about a future viability of the business.
2- At current valuations, do not expect the GSE to buy any MBS. They are negative spread to their funding. In fact, they should probably do us all a favour and punt 50-100bb MBS to the FED while they are still buying!!
3- Additional point. The agencies have about 150bb of non-performing loans on their books that they receive no payments on but are advancing scheduled interest and principal to MBS holders. This a massive wealth transfer from the agencies (ie: taxpayers)to bondholders (they are above market coupons that are owed) of about 10-12bb a year. Under more normal curcumstances, the agencies would purchase these loans out of MBS pools (a prepayment for the holder of a premium security), take the loans on their books and mark the loan to market. That takes capital (expensive 10% coupon from treasury)and balance sheet. Given some accounting changes that take place JAN 1 combined with new balance sheet, they can finallt buy these loans out from MBS pools and save taxpayers billions of dollars. How about some fiduciary responsibility for a change!!!
There is more these gse can do to save money for the taxpayers. For example, the Treasury should MANDATE the elimination of loan level price adjustments (fees) for any agency to agency refi that is NOT a cash out. It reduces credit risk and will SAVE taxpayers money. While the FED bought a trillion mtgs to bring down mtg rates, banks and the GSE increased their fees making it less likely for borrowers to refi.
Your idea on the refis would be a disaster, since mortgage rates have a rate and credit component. Example: borrower with bad credit gets fannie loan to buy a house, but is charged points for the credit risk (or it is a second home, or the ltv is high, etc). Borrower uses premium pricing to pay points, so instead of a 5pct mortgage, gets one at 6pct, the extra pct reflecting the risk premium.
Then, under your suggestion they can refi immediately with no gfees? That would be a disaster, it would destroy the price structure of the tba market since no one would pay for premium, so bad credits wouldn't be able to get loans at all.
Don't think these things haven't been thought through.
G-fee remains but LLPA's are extra fees to adjust for extra risk. They are perfectly appropriate for new purchase loans as well as any cash out refi's. True, it would impact the value of premium securities in the market place but the higher coupons would still trade at healthy premiums due to the steep yield curve and the fact that not all borrowers in a MBS pool have the same refi response function. There would be little impact on mtg rate to the to good quality borrowers in that current coupon TBA already reflects the credit/convexity of 70 ltv 740 Fico borrowers. During past refi waves -when there was no llpa due to rising home prices, cuurent coupon spreads were not much different than today. Premiums within 100 bp of cuurent coupon were about 1/2 point lower so no, the TBA market would not fall apart.
The government already has the credit risk. Just because they did not charge enough for it when the GSE put it on their books (2003-2008) is not the borrower's fault. Charging good borrowers (people who are current on their mtg but have LTV above 80 due to home proice decline) up to an extra 2 points up-front to refi an existing agency loan does not help anybody. As a taxpayer, I rather see em refi into a lower rate while they can rather than take the risk that if home prices fall further they walk away. That is the whole point of the FED buying mortgages - bringing the rate down so that people with good credit can get loans -along with the stimulus provided by lowering peoples monthly mortgage payments.
Just noticed. Your point about bad credits is valid in that premium securities would trade at lower dollar prices. They would still have to pay the llpa for purchase loans but if it rolled into the rate it would be more expensive. However, the fact that home prices can go either up or down has shown that high ltv/low Fico lending is probably a loser even at the current 2 point llpa max. That is more of a political issue - good borrowers subsidizing the bad risk (like most insurance). I am sure there are some out there that believe that is was lending to bad borrowers that got us in this mess to begin with. I believe in the social value of helping first time home buyers having access to credit but at what cost? Is a 10% downpayment too much to ask for? Are "bad" credit borrowers better off if the end up owning a house they cant afford? Again - political issues.
"The U.S. Treasury Department will remove the caps on aid to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for the next three years, to allay investor concerns that the companies will exhaust the available government assistance."
Granted, I'm not such an investor, but this bit does not allay my concerns about anything...
...and even if I was an investor, I don't think it would give me what I would call a "warm fuzzy."
Vox populi vox Dei, death by quintillion dollars.
Exos Fexos Thanatos
Any one hear that the Pope was 'assaulted' at his Xmas mass today? A 'mentally unstable' woman jumped the rail and managed to pull the Pope to the ground before security intervened.
Between this and the Berlusconi incident, and the Obama secret service lapses, I think the Powers that Be are sending a message to all their lackeys, henchmen, puppets... Do as you are told, or you will be involved in an accident, caused by some random "mentally unstable" person...
Just a though!!!
The reason for this is easy.
Under the Obama Making Homes Affordable program, Fannie and Freddie are required by law to try to adust mortgages so home buyers can stay in their homes.
The first thing they have to do in this situation is to buy the Mortgage back from the CDO that it is in, at Par...
Then they get to play with the numbers on the loan for 5 months, and when all is said and done, they get to forclose the house, mark it to market, and sell it at a huge loss.
This is just another scam to make the banks richer. This is why banks will not foreclose or write down loans, they are hoping the occupier will apply for this program so they can be paid at 100 cents on the dollar.
And the reason they upped the limits to infinity is that Fannie and Freddie have to absorb 5 trillion dollars in loss, or try to before we go Zimbabwe. (10 trillion in real estate lossing 50% of its value...)
This is why Soros and Flowers and Paulson bought IndyMac, so they could encourage the clients of the second biggest sub-prime lender to apply for this program and also know exactly what sub-prime CDO garbage to buy for pennies on the dollar to be paid for it at face value.
The only are required to try to adjust mortgages that they already guarantee. Yes, those loans have to be bought back at par from an already existing MBS pool. They have lots of problems but buying loans out at par from any private label securitization is not one of em.
The losses at the GSE will continue to be enormous and the HAMP program will likely make it worse - but the current scam is that the FHA still allows 3% downpayments. The one lesson from this mess that the Govt seems to not have learned is that when you lend people money, they need to have skin in the game.
The one lesson from this mess that the Govt seems to not have learned is that when you lend people money, they need to have skin in the game
There are certain fundamentals of lending that must be followed and this is one of them.
We have seen what happens when this is not followed.
We will see the same result with FHA, due to this stupidity, in 2010-2011. I would argue that FHA is probably close to insolvent on its own right now (capital ratio down to .53% I think the number is??). We will NOT see FHA go down before mid terms for the obvious political reasons, but it is toast.
Obviously you're not well versed in political theory of conservation of costs; 3 + 4 = 1.
Neither the Treasury nor House, Senate Dems have the mustard to tackle this festering sore as part of Financial Reg Reform. This is like passing a law to ban gambling and subsidizing the rent on the casino/ whorehouse.
On reflection that is exactly what Financial Regulatory Reform Bill is all about--supporting the status quo and making sure the large banks are happy and well fed at the end of the day.
Lost another one to dietech!
Even if I thought this was an innocuous announcement (I certainly DON'T), the timing was just so perfectly despicable and paranoid that they shot themselves in the foot... did those fools think they could just slip a note under the door in the cover of darkness and expect that nobody would see it?
the great news is that it is garnering much more ink than they had hoped.
these people are insane.
let's hope the bond vigilantes start to teaching the lesson once again.
I couldn't have voted for Palin the nutjob or the old man stupid enough to put such an imbecile on the ticket, but I have to say--
VOTING for Obama has been the biggest disappointment and bait and switch of all time. Just when you think he can't be any more owned by the banking cabal, he blows our minds again. It would almost comical at this point, if it werent so horrifying...
Is it just me or are they basically saying by this move. "It's going to get much worse."
Yes, but they knew that the day the Federal Reserve announced buying MBS and agency debt back last March.
Here's the real message, which I'll put in fake quotes:
"We see the end to the Fed conducting fiscal policy, and really do not want Congress to take fiscal actions on Fannie and Freddie. So look, we are taking this loophole and will make all fiscal decisions regarding Freddie and Fannie before Congress takes control of this on January 1st".
It really makes you think whether Rahm Emanuel is trying to hide something nasty with the GSEs, because he rubber stamped executive decisions when the rape was at its worst.
The bottom line is housing prices are going to crash back below the median no matter WHAT this bank-owned administration does.
Let the free markets dictate housing prices, not the criminal banks, who are merely desperate to keep these homeowner suckers chained to these over-valued loans!!!
Propping up artificial prices will do no good, when wages across this nation are in free fall, unemployment is rampant and people now realize the full scope of the PONZI SCHEME that is the US housing market!
People! You can't dig out of a 200K equity hole!! You are way smarter to walk away and do it strategically. Havent you been SCREWED ENOUGH yet???
(Stop the Ponzi Finance on the backs of the broke US Taxpayers NOWWWWWW)!
so, is this actually the "bad bank" concept in play? all the crap will be funnelled through the GSEs, which will pay out par on the mortgages to the banking industry, and then the GSEs will write down the principal and unload the houses?
Merry Christmas, deadhead!
IE The shell game continues at the expense of the American taxpayers. So, how much will these houses be sold for? Who will buy them? Where does the private equity come into this equation?
I think 2010 will finally be the year that hard-working Americans by the millions will fill the streets of DC and Wall Street to actively protest being used like cannon fodder by the financial oligarchy.
Whether you voted for Obama or not--(I did)--this is no longer a dem or republican thing. There have never been more Wall Street criminals working for a presidential administration in HISTORY-The same crooks who cooked up this scheme to defraud and transfer wealth of the middle class are now leading this administration and all they do.
It is beyond unbelievable. I am sure they can't believe they have screwed the people this badly, and all still remains quiet. I just can't fathom how they have accomplished such a bait and switch with so little organized push back from the citizens.
Thank you ZH, for continuing to present the truth to us, while most other mainstream media are also Corporate-owned mouthpieces for the financial elite.
Your legions of faithful fans grows by the hour!!


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I like having the EXP follow me until I pick an item which levels.) Reforging a weapon will lose it's EXP and Levels. Also, Rocko.. If you wanna use this mod (Or an edited version of it) in your mod, feel free. I did use yours as a base, so it's only fair! Misc Pack - Any of the random things that I make or do will be included here. Details... (Move your mouse to reveal the content) Details... (open) Details... (close) INSTALLERSOURCE The Misc Pack just contains any of the random items that I decide to add. Aero Charm The Aero Charm is an accessory which provides an infinite Featherfall Potion buff. [Workbench] Crafted with: 10x Featherfall Potion, 10x Feather Dirt Sword It's what you think it is. [Anywhere] Crafted with: 5 dirt Health Band The Health Band is an accessory which provides an infinite Regeneration Potion buff. 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It revolves around a "cauldron" item, allowing you to mix and match ingredients to make special potions which have effects depending on the ratio of the ingredients. Think of the cauldron system in Minecraft 1.9 Prerelease 2 (You'll need the mod to activate the Cauldron Block though). I want it to be like that. The Cauldron will be interacted with by placing ingredients into it, and adding water, just like in Minecraft 1.9 Pre2. When you right-click the Cauldron, a GUI will come up with an "input" slot and an "output" slot, which lets you interact with the cauldron. Putting an ingredient into the "input" slot will add it to the cauldron mixture, altering the effects of the to-be-potion inside. Putting a water bottle or water bucket into the "input" slot will add water to the mixture (1x for bottle, 3x for bucket), diluting the mixture and returning an empty bottle / bucket in the output slot. 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(ie: Gravitation 5:00, Tipsy 3:00 and Featherfall 8:00 in one potion!) The ingredients would work on a "ratio" system, water included. So you could have in one cauldron, a ratio of "2 blinkroot, 3 water, 4 fireblossom, 1 obsidian", then extract a potion and result with "1.3 blinkroot, 2 water, 2.6 fireblossom, 0.6 obsidian". The ratio is still the same, so the same potion will be made, but there are less ingredients left inside. Basically, think how it works realistically. Sciencey and all that. Also, due to how they work, Special Potions are probably not gonna be able to stack. So use the Bag Slots plugin and make a Potion Pouch or something.


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Research Article
Usefulness of administration of non-organophosphate cholinesterase inhibitors before acute exposure to organophosphates: assessment using paraoxon
Version of Record online: 19 MAY 2012
DOI: 10.1002/jat.2760
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Journal of Applied Toxicology
Volume 33, Issue 9, pages 894–900, September 2013
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Petroianu, G. A., Nurulain, S. M., Shafiullah, M., Hasan, M. Y., Kuča, K. and Lorke, D. E. (2013), Usefulness of administration of non-organophosphate cholinesterase inhibitors before acute exposure to organophosphates: assessment using paraoxon. J. Appl. Toxicol., 33: 894–900. doi: 10.1002/jat.2760
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- Issue online: 23 JUL 2013
- Version of Record online: 19 MAY 2012
- Manuscript Revised: 28 FEB 2012
- Manuscript Accepted: 28 FEB 2012
- Manuscript Received: 20 JAN 2012
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- carbamates;
- cholinesterase;
- Cox analysis;
- paraoxon;
- oximes;
- organophosphate;
- pre-treatment;
- rat
Reversible acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors can protect against the lethal effects of irreversible organophosphorus AChE inhibitors (OPCs), when administered before OPC exposure. We have assessed in vivo the mortality-reducing efficacy of a group of known AChE inhibitors, when given in equitoxic dosage before exposure to the OPC paraoxon. Protection was quantified in rats by determining the relative risk (RR) of death.
Best in vivo protection from paraoxon-induced mortality was observed after prophylactic administration of physostigmine (RR = 0.30) or the oxime K-27 (RR = 0.34); both treatments were significantly superior to the pre-treatment with all other tested compounds, including the established substance pyridostigmine. Tacrine (RR = 0.67), ranitidine (RR = 0.72), pyridostigmine (RR = 0.76), tiapride (RR = 0.80) and 7-MEOTA (RR = 0.86) also significantly reduced the relative risk of paraoxon-induced death, but to a lesser degree. Methylene blue, amiloride and metoclopramide had an unfavorable effect (RR ≥ 1), significantly increasing mortality. When CNS penetration by prophylactic is undesirable K-27 is a promising alternative to pyridostigmine. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


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Part I: Getting Your Very Own Laptop.
Chapter 1: The Quest for Portable Computing.
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Part II: Discover Your Laptop.
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NEW YORK (Sept. 2, 2014) -Bernard "The Alien" Hopkins and Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev held a press conference in New York City and a media roundtable in Philadelphia Tuesday to officially announce their light heavyweight unification bout on Saturday, Nov. 8 taking place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City live on HBO World Championship Boxing®.
Check out what the fighters and promoters had to say below:
BERNARD HOPKINS, WBA & IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion
"When fighters want to fight, this is what happens. When we really want to do it and our promoters do as well, we get it done.
"I take everything I do extremely seriously. But people ask me, how can I continue to do this? I have no plan or timetable when I put my mind to something.
"I want the best. Hagler fought the best. Ray Leonard fought the best. The Alis of the world, they fought the best. I'm from the era where I fought the best and that's important to me. I receive undisputed status in 2001 and that was special.
"I bloomed late. I didn't bloom by the timing of the experts. I want to make it as difficult as possible for you to come up with a headline for me. I don't want to be on the pound-for-pound list because that would make me human.
"What I'm doing now is making a new legacy and a new list and a new way to judge. 'Where do we put this man? We can't put him in the top 10. He's doing things no one has done!'
"Enjoy this while you can and come see it. Don't worry about when or how I'm going to leave or break down. You guys are all humans, I understand you, but you don't understand me.
"The last time I heard, he [Kovalev] can box. He's shown that he can box...People are traumatized by the punch and the knockout.
"I've been in the game for almost three decades. I look for more of what a guy brings to a gunfight other than bullets...The sweet science is not based on only one thing you can do particularly well.
"If he comes in the game thinking a punch is all he'll need, he might be right, so you should watch.
"I'm walking a tightrope hundreds of feet in the air. He crushes people. Only three or four people survive his hammer.
"There's no pressure on me but one thing that is on Bernard Hopkins - that no other fighter really has to do deal with because they've never been in my situation is - how I continue to keep making history
"Anybody at the right time and the right place can get knocked out. It is his job to do what others try to do. It is my job to do what I've been doing.
"Come November 8 on HBO you get to watch artwork. You're watching Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong with gloves on.
"It's such a testimony to see a 50-year-old man - less than 100 days from now - go 30 plus minutes with a young strong Russian puncher and not get a scratch on him.
"I understand humans have a timeline of when they are supposed to go. Age 35 and you're done - I don't care what sport you're in. It's a fact. I don't know what type of evidence I need to show I'm an alien other than what is there."
SERGEY KOVALEV, WBO Light Heavyweight World Champion
"It is not easy to overlook Hopkins. I think when he's 60 years old he'll be in the same condition. He's an alien, but I have to send him to the moon and maybe from there he'll go by himself to Mars.
"I want to say that one day in Big Bear when I trained, I met Oscar De La Hoya and asked him to sign me and he turned me down, but now here we are on different sides.
"I am not a talker, I am a fighter and I am sure Bernard will promote the fight for both of us.
"I don't really understand what Bernard is saying. It doesn't matter what he says. Even if I understood, I wouldn't care. I don't worry about him. I'll go into the ring and do my job.
"Bernard talks and fights. I just fight.
"I can't say what the fight will be like. This is boxing and anything can happen.
"It is my secret what I will do on fight night. I will give it my all and come out with the win."
OSCAR DE LA HOYA, President & Founder of Golden Boy Promotions
"This fight is the best against the best in the light heavyweight division.
"I really do feel that this is not just a fight, but an event. I am glad that it's on HBO and I'm glad its not on pay-per-view, which it easily could have been, but you have to give credit to the fighters who are doing it for the fans.
"I believe that many people over the years have doubted Bernard Hopkins. He's over 40-years-old, how can he win? All of those questions are no longer being asked. Everything that he does, he deserves.
"At 49-years-old, being the oldest champion in any sport, he deserves tons of respect. The fact that he's facing the 'Krusher,' is just another of the many dangerous fighters that Bernard has faced.
"Being the best middleweight in the history of this sport, with 20 defenses and now to be 49 at light heavyweight, he's still going strong. I'm now convinced he is an Alien."
KATHY DUVA, CEO of Main Events
"This fight is going to be the most anticipated fight of 2014. It's so much fun putting together a fight like this that everyone wants to see. Its great to see the excitement level and the anticipation, you can feel it in the air.
"This is going to be a tremendous event. It's one of those fights that when the bell rings you really won't know what is going to happen. It's not about finding out who's best, its about who is going to win the fight, because both are great.
"This is what boxing is supposed to be and we look forward to November 8.
"The first person I thought of when I saw Sergey Kovalev in the ring was Ray Leonard. I saw the look in his eye and I could tell he was different. I believe he is the most electrifying boxer in the world of boxing and he will prove it on November 8."
KEN CONDON, Caesar's Entertainment Consultant
"This is an Atlantic City fight, it's in Bernard's backyard and this is where the fight belongs.
"Sergey has also developed a great following from his last two fights in Atlantic City.
"Caesar's stepped up to the plate and continued its tradition of great championship boxing in Atlantic City. We believe in the future of Atlantic City and we believe in boxing. We expect a sellout on November 8."
AARON DAVIS, NJSAC Director
"November 8 is going to be a nice fight with premier fighters and premier promoters. We want to keep on the legacy that we have created in New Jersey."
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Hopkins vs. Kovalev, a 12-round unification bout for the IBF, WBA and WBO Light Heavyweight World titles, taking place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Saturday, November 8 is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Main Events in association with Caesars Atlantic City, Corona Extra, AT&T and Hortitsia Vodka.
Tickets priced at $300, $200, $150, $100 and $50, plus applicable fees and service charges, go on sale on Friday, Sept. 5 at noon ET and will be available for purchase at the Boardwalk Hall box office, by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 736-1420 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
For more information, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com, www.mainevents.com, www.hbo.com/boxing or http://www.boardwalkhall.com/.
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Here are a few other Bernard quotes:
"Anybody that punches Bernard Hopkins has to get something back. And when he gets hit back, he's going to re-adjust and say 'wait a minute I didn't like that.' Game changed. Fight changed. Strategy changed and the outcome is changed.
"I take their souls from them. I beat these guys down. I take something that they can never come back. You've heard from Tarver, but when was the last time Tarver looked good since he fought me. I take their souls. They are no longer the same. Jermain Taylor is a 60-year-old fighter now."
FYI, since he said this, he's taken the souls and/or derailed the careers of Kelly Pavlik, Jean Pascal, Chad Dawson and Enrique Ornelas.
"I systematically take your mind, take your soul, and then beat you."
This is a risky, risky fight and the intrigue grows every day. Can't wait to see what happens.
*in Russian accent* Talk is cheap. Words are easy. My punch is hard. On November 8th you will see the fall of Bernard.
Who will win the Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward fight?


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Bryan impresses, as O'Hara completes sprint double
JAMAICA'S high jump prodigy Christoff Bryan warmed up for the World Junior Championships in the USA by easily winning the Under-20 high jump clearing 2.20m at the Supreme Ventures National Junior Championships at the National Stadium yesterday.
Bryan, 18, who won bronze at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Ukraine last year and gold at the 2012 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships, easily dispatched second-placed Clayton Brown, who cleared 2.10m. Davonne Beckford of Herbert Morrison was third with 1.90m.
Bryan, of Wolmer's Boys, who scaled 2.16m to claim the bronze last year at the World Youth, has already leapt 2.23m in March, which gives him a world junior ranking of third behind Andrei Skabeika of Belarus with 2.26m and Danil Lysenko of Russia with 2.24m.
Meanwhile, sprinter Michael O'Hara showed that he is rounding into form with another immaculate display in winning the Under-20, 200m in 20.96 seconds ahead of Jevaughn Minzie in 21.57 seconds in a negative head wind of (-2.0 mph).
Minzie, of Bog Walk High, led coming off the curve but once the high knee-lifting O'Hara got into top gear, the result was never in doubt. He easily swept past Minzie and moved away for an effortless victory. Minzie, realising he was second best, eased up considerably, hence his pedestrian time. But he was still well clear of third-placed Shamar Brown of Cameron Blazers with 22.10 seconds.
Chad Walker of St Jago took the Under-18 boys' 200m in 21.56 seconds, but had to work hard to hold off Calabar's Fabian Hewitt, who clocked 21.66 seconds. But Walker's antics after victory where he raised his hand in front of Hewitt, didn't
go down well with the Calabar runner.
Promising St Jago High athlete Natalliah Whyte showed great top end speed to win the Under-20, 200m in 23.77 seconds and was .14 second ahead of Kedisha Dallas of GC Foster College in 23.91 seconds, with Shimayra Williams of the University of Technology (UTech) third in 24.14 seconds.
Another St Jago athlete, Shanice Reid captured the Under-18 girls' 200m in 24.46 seconds, well clear of the Green Island High pair of Vanesha Pusey (25.62) and Kimone Hines (26.02) in second and third.
World Youth 400m champion Martin Manley of St Jago looked a picture of class and elegance as he eased to an impressive 46.24 seconds clocking to win the Under-20, 400m ahead of his schoolmate Nathon Allen in 46.39 seconds.
Manley's time has placed him 11th on the world junior ranking behind world leader Machel Cedenio of Trinidad and Tobago with 45.23 seconds done on May 7.
Michael Cherry of the USA is ranked second with 45.37 seconds. However, Allen remained the fastest Jamaican junior with 46.11 seconds, which placed him sixth on the world list.
Tiffany James of Papine High outlasted her older rivals to win the Under-20 400m in 53.69 seconds. Yanique McNeil of Vere Technical was second in 53.83, just ahead of Dawnalee Loney of Balaclava High with 53.84 seconds.
In the morning session, OBrien Waysome of Jamaica College leapt to 7.46m to capture the Under-18 long jump in which his only other competitor Roje Jackson Chin of St Jago fouled out.
Sanjae Lawrence of Petersfield High took the boys' Under-18 shot put with a throw of 18.61m ahead of Warren Barrett Jnr with 18.38, and Vashon McCarthy with 17.26m.
Trishuana Hemmings of Glengoffe High with a leap of 5.73m won the girls' Under-18 long jump ahead of Shanique Wright of Manchester High with 5.65m.
Janell Fullerton of Edwin Allen won the Under-18 shot put with a throw of 15.32m. Devia Brown of Hydel was second with 13.93m.
Rochelle Frazer won the girls' Under-20 shot put with a throw of 13.81m ahead of Gleneve Grange with 13.25m. They were the only two competitors over the 13m mark.
The promising Krista-Gay Taylor of Convent of Mercy Alpha captured the Under-20 high jump with an impressive 1.82m ahead of Safia Morgan of Immaculate High with 1.75m.
Demar Gayle took the Under-20 discus with a throw of 17.34 m with Alec-Verne Longmore of JC in second with 16.48m. Clayton Brown of Calabar was third with 15.56m.
Cornwall College's Odaine Lewis won the Under-20 triple jump with 15.70m ahead of Gavin Gibson of KC with 14.41m.
Obrien Waysome completed a jumping double, capturing the Under-18 triple jump with 15.51m with Jordan Scott of Campion College second with 14.94m.
In the hurdles, World Youth 100m hurdles champion Yanique Thompson of Holmwood Technical was beaten into second spot by Daehan Gordon in the Under-20 category. Gordon stopped the clock at 14.06 seconds with Thompson back in second with 14.84 seconds.
Jameek Brown won the Under-18 girls' 100m hurdles in 14.00 seconds with Jeanine Williams second in 14.15 seconds.
In the absence of World Youth champion Jaheel Hyde, Tyler Mason of Jamaica College took the Under-20 110m hurdles in 13.83 seconds running into a negative head win of (-3.3 mph). He had behind him Marvin Williams, the 2013 World Youth 400m hurdles winner in second place with 13.97 seconds.
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March 8, 2013
Arizona 4, Columbia 3 (Box Score)
TUCSON, Ariz. - Johnny Field roped a hanging slider down the left field line to drive in Zach Gibbons with the game-winning run as 16th-ranked Arizona overcame a three-run deficit with four runs over the final two innings to defeat Columbia, 4-3, on a blustery Friday night at Hi Corbett Field.
Arizona (12-4) dug itself a 3-0 deficit and was shut out by the Lions' pitching for the first seven innings, before the bats came alive in the eighth. The Wildcats tied the game with a three-run eighth, then plated the winning run in the ninth on Field's single - Arizona's second walk-off victory of the season.
Brandon Dixon ignited the eighth-inning rally when he reached base on an error by shortstop Aaron Silbar. Dixon then stole second and advanced to third on Trent Gilbert's single. With runners at the corners, Kevin Newman lined his fourth single of the game into right-center to drive in Dixon and advance Gilbert to third.
The Lions replaced relief pitcher Adam Cline with Thomas Crespi, who gave up a sacrifice fly to left field to pinch-hitter Ryan Koziol that cut the margin to 3-2. Newman aggressively tagged up from first base and was able to get into scoring position on the play. After a groundout moved Newman to third, Scott Kingery pulled a two-out single past third baseman David Vandercook to tie the game.
In the bottom of the ninth, Gibbons led off with a triple to right field. Crespi pitched around Riley Moore and a walk put runners at the corners with no outs. The Lions called on righty David Spinosa to face Field, but a hanging 1-1 slider was pulled down the left field line to drive in Gibbons.
Crespi (L, 0-1) suffered the loss after giving up the game winning run on two hits and a walk over one-plus innings on the mound.
The late rally spoiled an impressive starting performance by David Speer, who tossed six shutout innings and scattered eight hits while striking out six.
Arizona's Konner Wade turned in his longest outing of the season with eight steady innings. The righty did not factor into the decision after allowing three runs - one earned - on seven hits and two walks to go with three strikeouts.
Mathew Troupe (W, 1-0) earned the victory out of the bullpen by pitching a 1-2-3 top of the ninth. Troupe opened the frame with a strikeout, then induced a soft groundout and a pop up to send the Wildcats back to the plate with the momentum from the eight intact.
Columbia (0-5) took the initial lead with a run in the fifth. Logan Boyher, who was 3-for-4 with two runs scored, led off with a single and later scored on Mike Fischer's two-out triple to the left field corner.
The Lions tacked on two unearned runs in the seventh. Boyher singled to right field and Vandercrook drew a walk to put two on with no outs. Silbar then bounced a ball to Dixon at third base, but his throw skipped off the glove of Gilbert at second base and Boyher came in to score from second on the play.
A bunt by Fischer put runners at second and third with one out, before Jordan Serena drove in Vandercrook on a sacrifice fly to push the lead to 3-0.
Cline took the mound in the seventh and worked through the top of the Wildcats' lineup in order. Gibbons grounded out, Moore struck out swinging and Field fouled out. But Cline was unable to keep his momentum in the eighth, surrendering all three game-tying runs.
Arizona, which stranded 12 runners on base in a loss on Wednesday to Texas Tech, left nine runners on base over the first six innings. The Wildcats, though, delivered the key hits late in the game to earn the victory and finished the contest 5-for-11 with runners in scoring position. The Lions were just 1-for-10 in RBI situations.
The two clubs continue the three-game series on Saturday. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. (MST) at Hi Corbett Field.


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Summer 2005 - Placed 10th in the triple jump at the USATF Junior National Championships (48-4.50).
2005 - Finished 16th in the triple at the West Regional (48-3.50) ... Jumped a lifetime-best 51-3.50 in the triple at the Pac-10 Championships, placing fourth overall ... At USC, placed third in the triple (49-9.75) ... In indoor track, finished third in the triple at the MPSF Indoor Championships with an indoor best of 50-3.25 ... Placed second in the triple at the Tyson Invite (50-1.75) and the Husky Invite (48-3.25) ... Won the triple (49-5.50) at the Boise Indoor.
High School -- Ranked No. 3 in the state in the triple jump at 49-2 which he jumped to win the Southern Section Division I title ... Also won the Masters Meet with a jump of 49-0.25 ... At the State meet, Johnson was the runner-up with a mark of 50-2.75, breaking the school record and Inland Empire record.
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Dexter Fowler (hamstring) may not be ready to return from the disabled list on Monday when first eligible.
Baseball America's Ben Badler reports that the Athletics are expected to sign Cuban outfielder Lazaro Armenteros for around $3 million when the international signing period begins Saturday.
Yunel Escobar (knee) went through a full workout Friday and the hope is that he'll return to the lineup this weekend.
David Peralta (back) took 30 swings off a tee on Friday.
Stephen Piscotty (foot) remained out of the Cardinals' lineup Friday.
Aledmys Diaz (eye) is back in the Cardinals' lineup Friday.
Alex Colome (biceps) hopes to throw a bullpen session on Sunday.
Jason Heyward (side) is back in the Cubs' lineup Friday.
Curtis Granderson (calf) is not expected to return to the lineup this weekend.
Hanley Ramirez (side) is not in the Red Sox' lineup Friday.
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What is going on in the brains of older people who suddenly fall down—hard—for no apparent reason?
UO doctoral student Elaine Little is making inroads on answering that question. Her early findings have turned the heads of leading researchers in fall prevention.
Little looks at how brain waves change as people attempt to keep their balance while concentrating on a visual task. The idea hit her when she took a UO psychology course as part of her doctoral program in human physiology.
"My psychology professor used a visual task to predict our working memory capacity," she said. "I thought, why not use that to sort out the cognitive functions involved in controlling posture?"
Her early findings indicate that if we perform mental gymnastics while we're in motion, some of our brain's resources get rerouted to help maintain posture.
"We hope this will help to uncover exactly what is changing in people who experience unexplained falls as they grow older," Little said. "I love this project. It's certainly broadened my perspective on how the brain works."
However, if not for a gift, the former physical therapist from Canada could not have presented her findings in person this June at the meeting of the International Society for Posture and Gait Research in Bologna, Italy.
As with many of today's students, Little and her family have made sacrifices so she could pursue her doctorate. She gave up her job as a physical therapist. Her husband continues to work in Calgary, Alberta, to make ends meet. Spending $450 toward the conference registration fee wasn't in the cards.
That's when a bequest from the late Ursula "Sue" Moshberger came to the rescue. The 1937 alumna earned her bachelor's degree in physical education. When she drew up her will, her gift to the UO took the form of a living trust to help support her siblings. After their lifetimes, the trust passed into the endowment that helped send Little to Italy.
"I am very thankful for this gift," Little said. "It made all the difference."
Moshberger grants have helped send nineteen promising UO students, including undergraduates, to key professional meetings since the endowment was activated in 2007.
UO human physiology professor Marjorie Woollacott says this type of support greatly benefits students—and, ultimately, society.
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Mom was having trouble with internets. Now, there is no internets at the house. She is at the library right now on the laptop. So, I am checking out the library, all invisible like....there are lots of places to hide in here. So many books to knock off shelves and freak people out. That part is fun. Mom said she will try to be on the internets more often, but it might only be a couple of times a week....Purr for Sasha, my little sister please. She is sick. Mom is babying her. She will need to go to the vet soon. :( I don't want to think about that right now. All the cats are doing good. Luna and Shadow get into a lot of trouble that is actually started by Karisma. ( I see you, Karisma!). That smelly dog...Scooby... he is ok. He smells like a dog though. Well, I hear some catnip calling my name. I hate to be late, so purrs and purrayers for all who need them!
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brook says:
I tried to sneak into Tenor's stable the other afternoon when he was laying down, for a cuddle lol. ( My OH thinks I'm very sad ! ) But alas he got up straight away then I felt guilty about disturbing him. I don't try anymore as he should be left in peace really. Has anyone else sneaked a cuddle ?
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greyandbay says:
As Richard says, there are some lovely photos........
Bracken used to let you make a fuss of her head and neck, but over the past few years I've never come across her lying down - she seems to prefer sleeping on all four feet resting a hoof, at least when I'm there, but she will roll when I'm there.
Grouse also used to lie down and you could start to make a fuss of him, but he'd get up quite quickly.
Several times I came across Monty lying down in his stable while he was in for the lami, and he was very cuddly - he's cuddly anyway - but since he's out again 24 /7 I haven't found him lying down again.
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sammyseshi says:
Silv and Benji both do, never caught Bud lying down yet so will have to see. Benj used to lie flat out when I got him a two year old and snore so loud, we had some great bonding times that first summer
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lol, yeah, Spag loves a cuddle when he's lying down, n bless him, he even lets me push him over so hes flat out n goes to sleep, lol. I love him =D
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lrobson says:
yeah my 5yr old is a lazy so and so and if she is lay down will lie for hours bless her. it takes me ages to get her up if i want to ride. you can also push on her neck and she lies flat out.
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musicmix says:
Mine will for about 3 minutes and then gets fed up of me smoothering him!
I wish I could get lovely pictures like are posted here though!
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gemCal says:
I have got close enough to rub her nose when she's lying down in the field, but never attempted to get any closer. I think she'd get up and walk away and I don't want to disturb her because it's not often I see her lying down.
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HeidiAndHrund says:
It depends. Most times she lets me sit with her, but sometimes she gets up. When she's really feeling lazy, she'll just refuse to get up even when I try to pull her up :P.. LoL.
The pic I'm attaching is 3 years old, a time she was fat (before I put her on a diet :P), so she was particularely proned to want to just lay there then.
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wackywelsh says:
I wish i could with my old boy, but he is too anxious and alert all the time, (he was mistreated when he was younger) whenever i try and sneak up on him he is always standing, though eh does enjoy a good cuddle otherwise. I think he doesn't feel safe if he is on the floor!!
Though, there used to be a 5yo fjord next to him, who we rode, and you could be in there for hours with him, he was so relaxed and laid-back, he would even lie there streched out whilst mucking out (and then flaten all the poo down, to make it even easier!!)
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lydiarose says:
Funny you should post this, because usually Woody won't let anyone near him when he's lying down. Jumps straight up.
But today I went into his stable and he was lying down. Gave him a rub all over, then sat down in front of him and stroked his face until he fell asleep in my lap. Ahh thinking about it gives my heart a wee tug. That's me had him a year on Sunday and he's gone from a nervous wreck to falling asleep in my lap for half an hour!
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TC TO JOHN FORSTER ; 7 January 1848; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18480107-TC-JF-01; CL 22: 198-199
Chelsea, 7 jany, 1848
Dear Forster,
Thanks;1 it is much better as now ordered. I have written to Blakely for his Two Notes copied, or for his permission if these are not forthcoming. News from him, I have said, will be expected, at Wellington Street, on Monday evening if possible, at latest on Tuesday morning.
Today, in answer to my two Clippings from the Daily News, I have this Letter from poor "W. S.," which really makes me smell Bedlam from afar, and fills me with sympathy and apprehension for the gallant soul!2 In very truth a Gentleman, and bit of right stuff,—tho' sunk into such wonderful strata of human speculation as he lives in.— I have written to Bruce peremptorily enjoining that all persecution of, or inquisition into, "W. S." grounded on knowledge derived from me, do entirely cease,—as he values his pledged word and mine. To "W. S." himself I have written comfort; assurance that I do not believe and have never believed him capable of falsity or forgery;—advise too that the time for schlägen [weapons] (broad-sword and oak-cudgels, for you see he talks of that in his frenzy!3) is not yet perhaps quite come! "A forger of Cromwell Letters,"—Good Heavens!— Preserve this last Letter of his as one of the most precious. And let us pity, and humour, the poor white man;4 and do what is possible to quell this insane hurlyburly about nothing at all.—
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TC TO JANE WELSH CARLYLE ; 28 December 1853; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18531228-TC-JWC-01; CL 28: 364
Scotsbrig, 28 decr, 1853—
Dearest, you will get no letter tomorrow; therefore I write one word to say that your good little Note has come; that I am still well enough, and right well done to, in my solitude here;—and have indeed hitherto, in my sorrowful mood, such a kind of real Sabbath for these two days as has not for long been granted me in this confused pilgrimage of mine. It still seems likeliest I shall come on Saturday night; but it is not yet quite fixed with me, tho' left wholly to myself, nor do I quite know what were best yet: but on Saturday morning you are to expect distinct news as to that.
Last night Jamie and I walked thro' the howling frost-wind, after dark, to Grahame's; found poor old Grahame and his Sister;1—a sad, almost shocking visit to me, and which only a clear necessity could have induced or justified. Poor Grahame is red-faced, fat, and stupid, vulgarly painful to me; his poor Sister, lamed with rheumatisms and perhaps palsies, is evidently in a dangerous and most sad state: it was a great relief to get out into the dark wind again. At nine we were here by appointt; half an hour after— Ah me, ah me! But there is blessedness too in such sorrow as this is: let us try to be worthy of it; not to profane a sacredness such as there is no other.
The wind howled fiercely all night, and today, as I anticipated, there has snow fallen,—as yet not much.
To you I am rather consoled in writing: but it is a real misery to me, this obligation of writing to others, to any other (I can truly say). I have had to write long details to Alick, short to Jenny, Erskine was missed yesterday; and so my good day is quite spent.
Adieu dear Jeannie; write again if it is not too much of a task to you: till Saturday morning here (10 o'clock at Middlebie, 4½ of Friday at Chelsea) you are safe; and any word from you is a comfort to me. Adieu now, for the Post-time is come.
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Forty-four states are participating in premium rate review, which forces insurers to justify any double-digit increases in premium costs. This review process has already protected purchasers. For example, in South Carolina, state review saved consumers up to $15 million total. (To the six states not doing premium reviews—Alabama, Arizona, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana and Wyoming—what are you waiting for? Your citizens need your help.)
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The White House report also included a snapshot of ten states' progress toward implementing the law. The profiled states are not necessarily the farthest along in implementing the law; instead they are used to highlight the diversity of approaches and political orientations of the states. These examples work to underscore the fact that health care truly is a bipartisan issue. As the Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance aptly noted, "A healthcare exchange is not a partisan political issue. Across this nation, Republicans and Democrats alike have embraced the concept of health exchanges as a way to help individuals and small businesses more easily obtain health insurance."
However, just because it is a bipartisan issue doesn't mean that everyone agrees on the best way to implement the exchanges. Many stakeholders are convinced that state-run exchanges are more ideal than the federal exchange. The Boise Chamber of Commerce stated that it supported a state-based exchange "[s]o that Idaho can maintain authority over the state's private health market." This concern was echoed by the Pennsylvania Department of Insurance, which noted that "Pennsylvania has determined that developing a state-based health insurance exchange will work best for Pennsylvania residents." However, some states may feel unprepared or unwilling to run their own exchanges. Those states have several choices. There will be Partnership Exchanges, which will allow states to run certain elements of the exchange while the federal government runs the other functions. Arkansas plans to pursue this option. And even though many states are making progress on their own exchanges, there is a federal exchange in the works for those states that cannot or do not want to establish and run their own exchanges.
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Often called the precursor to the Oscars the film nominees include "American Hustle," "Her," "12 Years a Slave" and "Gravity." A full list of the nominees can be found here.
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This year was an awesome year for all of us here. That thanks goes to all our volunteers, our medical team, our directors and our supporters. Without you we could not have done the stupendous job that we did.
2014 totals
We started the year with 174 feline residents
We took in 715 felines
We found homes for 627
Total adults = 71
Oldest feline 18 years Kendall
15-20 years - 1
10-15 years - 7
5-10 years - 22
1-5 years - 41
20 passed away due to illness
Our death rate to illness was 2% were euthanized due to pain and suffering and could not be saved
Our euthanasia rate is 1.4%
Our felines at end of year is 229 (still high for us)
We provided spays and neuters including those at Cozy Cat Cottage 1,723 with an additional 85 vouchers still out. If we take that total and say 60% are females and would have had at least two litters next year that is saving 8,160 additional kittens being born in just 2015. And all done without killing unborn kittens. I am so, so thankful for our mission statement. It is all about preventing unwanted litters.
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Boeing will propose to regulators, perhaps this week, a short-term fix to bolster the 787 Dreamliner's defenses in case of battery fires such as those that have kept the jet grounded the past month.
The interim fix includes a heavy-duty titanium or steel containment box around the battery cells, and high-pressure evacuation tubes that, in the event of a battery fire, would vent any gases directly to the outside of the jet.
Boeing's approach implies that four weeks after two batteries overheated, investigators have still not pinpointed the cause.
Even if the FAA agrees, the short-term fix will take at least three months to design, test, certify and retrofit, said a source who knows details of Boeing's proposed solutions.
That would mean the earliest the Dreamliners could fly passengers again would be May.


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It is dangerous for two parallel lines to become perpendicular
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Let the good multiplications (times) roll.
Diet Math. The right one.
Algebra. I love what you do for me.
It's the hour of the 2nd power.
MATH Express: Don't leave home without it.
Have Math in your Path.
Math. It does a mind (body) good.
You'll be glad to know how to add.
Math – It just feels correct (right).
The riskiest students divide by 0 to always get the right answer of 0.
As a matter of fact, I can subtract!
I just can't get enough of that Sugar Math.
Don't get mad, learn to add.
Algebra I: It's how math is done.
Feel the wrath of math.
Math and Success Add Up
Math – what you can count on!
You have our NUMBER (WORD) on it.
Give me liberty or give me numbers.
Exponents – Now we're talking power.
The mathbeat of America.