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pilgrim wrote:Dhamma is described as "akaliko" which is translated as timeless but i've read 2 different meanings
1. immediatly effective
2. true in all three times (past, present and future)
Which is correct?
Pali idiom very often uses negative constructions to say something positiveBlackBird wrote:pilgrim wrote:Dhamma is described as "akaliko" which is translated as timeless but i've read 2 different meanings
1. immediatly effective
2. true in all three times (past, present and future)
Which is correct?
Personally I would say neither - and with gusto.
A - negative prefix
kalika - time
akalika - not-time, not-to-do-with-time, not concerned with time.
plwk wrote:Without delay
BlackBird wrote:pilgrim wrote:Dhamma is described as "akaliko" which is translated as timeless but i've read 2 different meanings
1. immediatly effective
2. true in all three times (past, present and future)
Which is correct?
Personally I would say neither - and with gusto.
A - negative prefix
kalika - time
akalika - not-time, not-to-do-with-time, not concerned with time.
plwk wrote:Without delay
pilgrim wrote:Dhamma is described as "akaliko" which is translated as timeless but i've read 2 different meanings
1. immediatly effective
2. true in all three times (past, present and future)
Which is correct?
gavesako wrote:So I believe that akālika has nothing to do with workings of paṭiccasamuppāda...
Good, monks. You have been guided by me in this Dhamma which is to be seen here & now, timeless, inviting verification, pertinent, to be realized by the observant for themselves. For it has been said, 'This Dhamma is to be seen here & now, timeless, inviting verification, pertinent, to be by the observant for themselves,' and it was in reference to this that it was said.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html
Now, the Blessed One has said, "Whoever sees paṭiccasamuppāda sees the Dhamma; whoever sees the Dhamma sees paṭiccasamuppāda."
pilgrim wrote:Dhamma is described as "akaliko" which is translated as timeless but i've read 2 different meanings
1. immediatly effective
2. true in all three times (past, present and future)
Which is correct?
Time Reborn by Lee Smolin – review
Time is real. An idea physicists regard as heresy is rescued by this American theorist
...In putting his case for it, Smolin says many things that are comprehensible and that, to me at least, seem both true and important. Among those things is the idea (that Smolin advances brilliantly and persuasively) that the reason physicists have come to reject the reality of time is that they have been bewitched by the beauty and success of the mathematical models they use into mistaking those models for reality. For timelessness, though not really a feature of our world, is a feature of mathematics. Two plus two equals four, but if we ask when or for how long the perplexing (though true) answer seems to be: "Well, always. It is an eternal truth. Time is irrelevant to it." And thus we seem to be driven to accepting the thought that some truths, at least, are eternal. And, if we can have timeless truths in mathematics, why not in physics? To think like this, Smolin claims, is to forget, or to deny, that the objects of mathematics – numbers, curves etc – do not exist, whereas physics concerns itself with what does exist, and, in reality, in the domain of things that do exist, time is inescapable. So, he insists: "Useful as mathematics has turned out to be, the postulation of timeless mathematical laws is never completely innocent, for it always carries a trace of the metaphysical fantasy of transcendence from our earthly world." He thus presents us with a choice: "Either the world is in essence mathematical or it lives in time." Some of the most interesting chapters in this book are those in which Smolin traces the history of what the philosopher Edmund Husserl called the "mathematisation of Nature".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/ju ... lin-review
8. If paticcasamuppāda is sanditthika and akālika then it is clear that it can have nothing to do with kamma and kammavipāka—at least in their usual sense of ethical action and its eventual retribution (see KAMMA) --; for the ripening of kamma as vipāka takes time—vipāka always follows kamma after an interval and is never simultaneous with it.
Notes on Dhamma :: A NOTE ON PATICCASAMUPPÁDA
http://nanavira.org/index.php/notes-on- ... asamuppada
...paticcasamuppāda has nothing to do with temporal succession (cause-and-effect). Precedence in paticcasamuppāda is structural, not temporal: paticcasamuppāda is not the description of a process. For as long as paticcasamuppāda is thought to involve temporal succession (as it is, notably, in the traditional 'three-life' interpretation), so long is it liable to be regarded as some kind of hypothesis (that there is re-birth and that it is caused by avijjā) to be verified (or not) in the course of time...
Any interpretation of paticcasamuppāda that involves time is an attempt to resolve the present problem by referring to past or future, and is therefore necessarily mistaken. The argument that both past and future exist in the present (which, in a certain sense, is correct) does not lead to the resolution of the problem.
Notes on Dhamma :: PATICCASAMUPPÁDA
http://nanavira.org/index.php/notes-on- ... asamuppada
"I have presented you, monks, with this Dhamma that is visible (sandi.t.thika), immediate (akaalika), inviting one to come and see, accessible, to be personally realized by the wise."
Ven. ~Naa.naviira supposes that "this Dhamma" refers to pa.ticca-samuppaada, and that the description of it as akaalika must mean that the entire formula defines a non-temporal configuration of factors. ...
If we consider the word akaalika as employed here, the meaning cannot be "non-temporal" in the sense either that the items conjoined by the conditioning relationship occur simultaneously or that they altogether transcend temporal differentiation. For the same sutta defines birth and death with the stock formulas -- 'birth' as birth into any of the orders of beings, etc., 'death' as the passing away from any of the orders of beings, etc. (see #7 above). Surely these events, birth and death, cannot be either simultaneous or extra-temporal. But the word akaalika is here set in correlation with a series of words signifying knowledge, and this gives us the key to its meaning. Taken in context, the word qualifies, not the factors such as birth and death themselves, but the principle (dhamma) that is seen and understood. The point made by calling the principle akaalika is that this principle is known and seen immediately, that is, that the conditional relationship between any two terms is known directly with perceptual certainty. Such immediate knowledge is contrasted with knowledge of the consequence, or inferential knowledge (anvaye ~naa.na), by which the disciple does not grasp a principle by immediate insight but by reflection on what the principle entails. ...
At this point the Buddha says: "I have presented you, monks, with this Dhamma that is visible, immediate..." Each of the terms in this stock formula conveys, from a slightly different angle, the same essential point: that the Dhamma is something that can be seen (sandi.t.thiko); that it is to be known immediately (akaaliko); that it calls out for personal verification (ehipassiko); that it is accessible (opanayiko); that it is to be personally realized by the wise (paccatta.m veditabbo vi~n~nuuhi). The terms all highlight, not the intrinsic nature of the Dhamma, but its relation to human knowledge and understanding. They are all epistemological in import, not ontological; they are concerned with how the Dhamma is to be known, not with the temporal status of the known.
Again, the conclusion is established: The Dhamma (inclusive of pa.ticca-samuppaada) is akaalika because it is to be known immediately by direct inspection, not by inference or by faith in the word of another. Thus, although birth and death may be separated by 70 or 80 years, one ascertains immediately that death occurs in dependence on birth and cannot occur if there is no birth. Similarly, although the ignorance and sa"nkhaaraa that bring about the descent of consciousness into the womb are separated from consciousness by a gap of lifetimes, one ascertains immediately that the descent of consciousness into the womb has come about through ignorance and sa"nkhaaraa. And again, although future becoming, birth, and aging and death are separated from present craving and clinging by a gap of lifetimes, one ascertains immediately that if craving and clinging persist until the end of the lifespan, they will bring about reconception, and hence engender a future cycle of becoming. It is in this sense that the Buddha declares pa.ticca-samuppaada to be sandi.t.thika, akaalika -- "directly visible, immediate" -- not in the sense that the terms of the formula have nothing to do with time or temporal succession.
http://www.buddhismwithoutboundaries.co ... khu-rebuts
On the Meaning of Sanditthika and Akalika
Some modern writers have suggested that the effect must arise simultaneously with its cause, or arise just one moment after, for this to qualify as a Dhamma which can be 'seen here and now' and be 'immediate'. They argue that since the Dhamma is sanditthika and akalika, and Dependent Origination is one of the central features of the Dhamma, therefore Dependent Origination must be sanditthika and akalika. But does 'sanditthika' mean 'seen here and now'? Does 'akalika' mean 'immediate'? As I will now show, these translations can be misleading.
The passage in the suttas which gives the clearest indication of the meaning of 'sanditthika' is in the Mahadukkhakkhandha Sutta (MN 13). In this sutta, the dangers of sensual pleasures are described by seven examples of consequences to be experienced in this life, and all seven are described as 'sanditthika'. This is in contrast to the consequence of sensual pleasures described in the sutta's next paragraph that are to be experienced after death and are called samparayika. Clearly, sanditthika and samparayika are antonyms (words with opposite meanings). In this context, sanditthika must mean 'visible in this life'. Although some Pali words carry slightly different meanings in different contexts, this is rare and it seems reasonable to assume that sanditthika mans 'visible in this life' in all other contexts as well.
Sanditthika and kalika (the opposite of akalika) are used together in a revealing phrase which occurs three times in the suttas (SN 1, 20; SN 4, 21; and MN 70). The phrase, with minor variations in each sutta is as follows:
I don't run after what is kalika, having abandoned what is sanditthika.
I run after what is sanditthika, having abandoned what is kalika.
Naham sanditthikam hitva, kalikam anudhavami.
Kalikam hitva, sanditthikam anudhavami.
In these three contexts, sanditthika and kalika are clearly direct opposites, antonyms again. Thus it is reasonable to assume that the opposite of kalika, akalika, must be synonymous with sanditthika. That is, sanditthika and akalika have essentially the same meaning. They both refer to that which is 'visible in this life'.
http://www.what-buddha-taught.net/Books ... nation.htm
reflection wrote:In the usual summary of the Dhamma "sanditthiko akaliko etc." most if not all other descriptions are pointing to a practical approach to the Dhamma, and not direct aspects of the Dhamma itself. It speaks about "inviting to investigation", "to be seen" etc. So I also think akaliko must have a sense of something practical. The translations "immediately effective" or "timeless" don't really portray that I think.
Bhikkhus, before my enlightenment, while I was still only an unenlightened bodhisatta it occurred to me: 'My thought may often go to those five strands of sensuality that it has formerly touched, but that are (now) past, ceased, and changed, or to those that are present, or to those just to the future.' It occurred to me: 'Diligence and mindfulness, the guarding of the mind (i.e. thought), need be established for my own sake.'
The same is the case for you as well, bhikkhus. (paraphrase)
Therefore that base (or level) should be known where the eye ceases and perception of form ceases... where the tongue ceases and perception of taste ceases, where the mind ceases and perception of ideas* ceases.
Having said this the Blessed One rose from his seat and entered his dwelling.
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The MantleMystery teasers are little stories where you need to figure out what happened based on the given clues.
The Police established the following facts:
1. On a beastly hot day, a masked man had entered the Johnson apartment. In attempting to beat from Mrs. Johnson the hiding place of her fabulous diamond necklace, he accidentally killed her. He had ransacked the apartment and fled empty-handed.
2. Mr. Johnson, an invalid who had been under sedation during the crime, discovered the body and notified the police.
3. Suspicion fell upon James, the doorman and an ex-con, who had not reported to work since the slaying.
4. The necklace was safely hidden in the false bottom of a jewelry box in the guest closet near the fireplace. The box rested on the closet shelf above the spot where Mrs. Johnson always hung her gold silk mantle. She wore the mantle in the apartment on chilly days, but she never wore it outside the apartment.
Upon learning these facts, the famous detective, Dr. Newman, asked to be left alone in the apartment with the doorman.
After hearing James insist he had never been in the apartment before, Newman shifted a cigarette container and two statuettes on the shelf above the fireplace and rested his elbow there.
"The necklace was right here in the false bottom of a box above the mantle. See for yourself," urged the detective.
In a moment, James had found the jewelry box above Mrs. Johnson's silk mantle.
After James was placed under arrest, Newman couldn't help muttering, "A criminal should never return to the scene of the crime!"
Why was James the criminal?
AnswerJames said he had never been in the apartment before. If that was true, then he would not have known about the silk mantle. When Newman said that the necklace was in a box above the mantle, an innocent man would assume he meant mantle, the shelf above a fireplace. But because he knew it was above the silk mantle, he had to have been in the apartment before.
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Dreams Are Real 010: Travel Diary - The Village
I'm painting away tonight and will have some new work up soon. Until then here's a bit more from my travels.
I've become fascinated with the addresses of small villages in England. My friend Sheryl's has three 'nears' in the address itself. So to make it simple I will call it Orton.
From the first time I set foot in the Village I knew its roads. Sheryl laughed at me as I cut ahead of her leading her down the streets she had lived for so many years. It's a village that keeps to itself. It's not the people who decide who comes into the village but the land. Our favorite haunt, which is said to be haunted itself is the Ramblewood which was once the home of the Marquesses of Huntly. The Ramblewood pub was formerly the stable. The village itself is not easily accessible, you have to walk through the forest and through the Redwoods, be aware of the Giant Hogweed, which apparently resembles Cow Parsely, whatever that is, and past the wall where the monks used to pray. There is also a field that during WWII was a common place to dig for victory. I took a few pictures of the village and hopefully when I am not so tired will be able to write more about it.
Sheryl gave me this plaque for my birthday. A gift from beyond one could say and made me a gorgeous dress which I will post soon.
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Replay confirms Pujols' 19th-inning walk-off homer
Trout twice ties game, setting the stage for dramatic end to epic contest
ANAHEIM -- There was no jumping mob at home plate, no jersey tearing, no shaving-cream pie.
At 12:39 a.m. PT at Angel Stadium on Sunday morning, there were simply muted fist pumps, scurrying footsteps to the clubhouse and two seemingly hidden Gatorade baths with third baseman Albert Pujols' name on them.
Pujols' solo home run to lead off the 19th inning ended a 6-hour and 31-minute, 19-inning marathon, lifting the Angels to a 5-4 win and snapping the club's season-high four-game losing streak.
The game was the longest (by innings) in the Majors this season and longest (by time) in the history of Angel Stadium. It was the seventh 12-plus-inning home game this season for the Angels as they improved to 8-6 in extra-inning affairs.
"A game like this can turn things around the way that we want to, so hopefully that's the case," Pujols said. "If that's the case, it's worth it to play 19 innings."
Pujols, who moved from first base to third in the top of the 14th inning, hit his first walk-off home run as an Angel and first overall since June 2011. But it was not without a dose of anticlimactic drama.
The home run, which barely cleared right-field's 18-foot wall, was reviewed and confirmed by a video official in New York, setting off a short celebration and a quick exodus for the Angels.
Pujols said he just wanted to start the inning off with a base hit, but he ended up with much more.
"Obviously, I got a good pitch to hit and it was the best swing of the second half, I would say," Pujols said.
Pujols finished the game 2-for-9 with three RBIs, and his appearance at third base was his fourth as an Angel and first since June 2012. In the last play before his walk-off heroics, he recorded an assist as a third baseman while stationed on the first-base side of second as part of the Angels' shift against David Ortiz.
Scioscia said Pujols still takes some grounders at third base during practice.
"I can't say enough about Albert," Scioscia said. "Not just the home run, but in his willingness to go play third base and go play second base in a triangle. He just loves to play the game, and that made some things possible on the field and helped us try to win the game. That why it's fun to be around."
Matt Shoemaker, who started on Wednesday and threw 102 pitches in six innings, picked up his second relief win of the season, tossing three perfect innings and striking out four.
"His stuff looked really good," Scioscia said. "We needed it, and it's just a great outing from Matt and he got rewarded with a win, so we're happy for him."
Shoemaker said he threw a short bullpen session prior to Saturday's game and his long session was scheduled for Sunday.
The Angels used 22 different players, including their entire bench, two-fifths of their starting rotation and their entire seven-man bullpen. Scioscia said Shoemaker had about 20-30 pitches left in him and that Hector Santiago, Sunday's starter, would have come in after him.
"Could've probably finished this one and stayed warm enough to start tomorrow, too," Scioscia said.
The Angels' bullpen threw 12 2/3 innings of one-run ball, allowing just three hits and two walks. They did not surrender a Red Sox hit it their first 6 1/3 innings.
Pujols' 22nd homer of the season broke a 4-4 tie after each team scored one run in the 14th.
The Red Sox took the lead in the top of the 14th when Pedroia singled, stole two bases on the same pitch and came in on Ortiz's sacrifice fly to left. With one out, Pedroia took off for second against a shifted Angels defense. With no one covering third base, Pedroia scampered to the bag, beating both the ball and Cory Rasmus.
With the bases loaded and no outs for the Angels, Mike Trout grounded a ball to short, where Xander Bogaerts elected to go to second base instead of cutting down the tying run at the plate. Second baseman Pedroia got the out at second and tried to catch Chris Iannetta at home, but his throw was late and Trout reached safely.
Pedroia's run broke a 3-3 tie after Trout tied the game six innings earlier.
With his team down by one run in the eighth inning, Trout lined a 1-2 Clay Buchholz fastball into the right-center-field stands for his 26th home run of the season. Of his 26 homers, 19 have tied the game or given the Angels the lead.
Buchholz had survived a rough two-run first inning to face just 21 Angels in the next six innings. But that's when Trout connected for his third hit of the night off Buchholz and turned a potential win into a no-decision for the 29-year-old right-hander.
Angels starter Garrett Richards, meanwhile, did not allow a hit through the first six innings, but Pedroia broke up the no-hitter in the seventh with a leadoff single up the middle just two pitches into the inning, and the Red Sox scored three runs in the frame to chase Richards in what ended up a no-decision for the righty.
"Even after the three-run inning, it's a great performance," Scioscia said. "There were a couple plays that we didn't make that certainly contributed to those guys getting a lead in that inning."
Scioscia said both teams would feel the effects of the 19-inning game during Sunday's rubber match, which was scheduled to start less than 12 hours after Saturday's ended.
"When you're just standing on your feet so long, even if you're not seeing a lot of action, it's a different workload than you're used to," Scioscia said. "If you did that every day, it might not affect you the next day, but we're used to playing nine innings and we played 19. Was it 19?"
When Shoemaker was describing the game to reporters after the game, he paused.
"I think it was 18 or 19 or 20," Shoemaker said. "I knew it was one of those three."
Matthew DeFranks is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Answerloan shark (these are types of sharks; the hammerhead is by itself, or a lone shark)
A loan shark is a predatory lender, providing loans with extremely high interest rates. In a criminal context, such a lender enforces repayment by blackmail or threats of violence.
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commissions on Nov. 3 voted to authorize seagrass conservation measures to protect ecologically important seagrass beds in the Redfish Bay State Scientific Area near Rockport. The new rules will take effect May 1, 2006.
Shallow-water seagrasses in Texas bays provide vital nursery areas for diverse marine life, food and cover for game fish, bottom stabilization, and better water quality. Seagrass has declined in many areas on the Texas coast. In Galveston Bay, 95 percent of all seagrass has disappeared. In the Redfish Bay area, the total acreage of seagrass has declined by 13 percent since 1958. The area marks the northernmost extent of one important species commonly known as turtlegrass. This species is particularly susceptible to propeller damage because of the long recovery time when damaged.
This past January, the department acted to continue the Redfish Bay State Scientific Area through 2010 and sought input from anglers, fishing guides, conservation organizations and others on the best ways to protect shallow-water seagrasses from motor boat propeller scarring.
On Aug. 25, the TPW Commission authorized department employees to move forward and take public comments on the proposed mandatory seagrass rules, and the department held three meetings on the Texas coast to get public input.
The new rules define "seagrass plant" as five marine flowering plant species: clover grass (Halophila engelmanni), manatee grass (Syringodium filiformis), shoalgrass (Halodule beaudettei), turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum), and widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima).
The rules make it illegal to uproot seagrass anywhere within the state scientific area. This has been called the "area wide" seagrass proposal for Redfish Bay. Violations would be a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500. A separate proposal to create three smaller propeller up or "no prop" zones inside the state scientific area was not approved by the commission.
Alongside the new rules, department staff said they intend to continue and expand a concerted public education campaign, including extensive efforts to identify and mark access points into the area to minimize seagrass loss.
"We believe we can design clearly marked running lanes to get in and out of these sensitive seagrass areas in a fishing friendly way," McKinney said. "Local communities, fishing guides and conservation groups have said public education is important, and we welcome their help in that area. In fact, while game wardens will be enforcing the new rules, we expect and depend upon voluntary public compliance and support on this issue, just as with all hunting and fishing regulations."
McKinney said TPWD will monitor the results of the new rules and consider whether stronger steps are necessary if seagrass damage continues.
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Reyes, Navarro go deep as Blue Jays knot series with Red Sox
TORONTO -- If there were any lingering effects from Monday's blowout loss to the Red Sox, left-hander J.A. Happ got rid of them in pretty short order.
One night after the club's most lopsided loss of the season, Happ ensured the Blue Jays got back on track. He enjoyed one of his best starts of the season and bought Toronto just enough time to get the bats going.
Happ tossed six scoreless innings while Jose Reyes and Dioner Navarro both homered in the sixth inning in the Blue Jays' 7-3 victory over Boston on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre.
"That might have been, in my opinion, his best outing of the year," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "He had a good curveball going that he established, he used quite a bit.
"He primarily relies on his fastball, because he has a good one, but he had a good curveball tonight that he was throwing over the plate and a good changeup. That was big, that was a big part of the reason he held them in check."
Happ continues to be a rather pleasant surprise for Toronto after he began the season without a job in the rotation. He has battled some inconsistency, but for the most part has given the Blue Jays everything they could expect from a No. 5 starter.
When Happ runs into trouble, it's often because he loses command of the strike zone. Whether it's conscious or not, he has a tendency to nibble at the corners which often leads to a high pitch count and multiple situations with runners on base.
There were no signs of that against the Red Sox, though, as Happ was in fine form. He scattered seven hits and issued one walk while striking out four en route to his sixth quality start. The biggest weapon he had was the curveball, which he was throwing for strikes, and made his fastball that much more effective.
"I think the curveball was probably, as good, or better than it has been this year," said Happ, who lowered his ERA to 4.55. "I think that was a big pitch tonight ... Sometimes it's one or the other, the slider or the curveball, it's hard to throw all four [pitches] and have a good feeling for all four. But that was there and fastball command was pretty good overall tonight."
Happ was effective, but it wasn't exactly smooth sailing. He stranded a pair of baserunners in the fourth, then encountered more difficulty in the sixth when he allowed the first two batters of the inning to reach. Happ got out of that jam by inducing a double-play grounder by Shane Victorino, then striking out Stephen Drew.
This outing marked the ninth time in 14 starts that Happ walked two batters or fewer. A big reason behind his overall success has been keeping the ball in the park as Happ's allowed just two homers over his past 45 2/3 innings, dating back to June 5. Before then, Happ surrendered six home runs in six starts.
"It's a confidence builder," Happ said of escaping the jams. "It gives you more confidence to keep going out there and try to execute pitches. I'm just trying to get these guys in, I know they're battling, try to hold them down as long as we can. We kept on them and we scored several ... which turned out to be great."
The final score won't show it, but Happ was locked into a pitchers' duel. When he left midway through the sixth, the Blue Jays were clinging to a 1-0 lead with Boston right-hander Jake Peavy still looking strong.
That changed in the sixth when Reyes led off with his eighth home run, a drive to right field. Three batters later, Navarro added his seventh with a two-run shot over the wall in right. Toronto added a run in the seventh as Anthony Gose led off with a bunt single and came around to score on an RBI single by Melky Cabrera. All five runs were charged to Peavy over 6 1/3 innings.
"It's frustrating to lose," said Peavy, who dropped to 1-9. "I'm so sick of sitting here, I'm sorry to not have the best attitude in the world. I try, I promise you I try, but no run support or not, it's not fun to lose and the only way I know how to stop that is for me to be better."
Toronto has won three of its first five games since the All-Star break. The Blue Jays have a chance for a series victory over the Red Sox, but will need to take the final two games before heading out on a lengthy road trip through New York, Boston and Houston.
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Machado, injured O's make rehab progress
DETROIT -- Monday is a big day for a lot of the Orioles' rehabbers.
Manny Machado (left knee) is scheduled to have another functional baseball day on Sunday as he continues to make progress in his rehab. The bigger test after he does all the activities is to see how he feels on Monday, with Machado reporting on Friday -- following a day of activities -- that he felt great.
"His next step is hopefully running full-speed," manager Buck Showalter said. "The last thing he's had yet to do is sprint. And to be able to do it the next day and the next day, so to speak. I don't know when that's going to be."
Third baseman Michael Almanzar (knee) will start light baseball activities on Monday, with right-hander Luis Ayala resuming throwing in Triple-A that day as well.
Right-handed pitcher Dylan Bundy, the O's top prospect, is slated to throw a 30-pitch bullpen session on Monday off a regular mound, with Johan Santana scheduled for a situational side.
Outfielder Francisco Peguero, who has been strengthening his wrist since he had the cast removed last week, will resume baseball activities and start a hitting progression on Monday.
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Highland • Up 31 points midway through the third quarter, Lone Peak guard Nick Emery was whistled for a foul while trying to swipe another pass.
He pleaded with the referee.
"You just look guilty," the ref said to Emery as the two exchanged grins.
Highland • Up 31 points midway through the third quarter, Lone Peak guard Nick Emery was whistled for a foul while trying to swipe another pass.
He pleaded with the referee.
"You just look guilty," the ref said to Emery as the two exchanged grins.
The Lone Peak Knights are guilty guilty of being the best team in Utah, and, by the looks of things, those aiming to keep up are hurtling toward a fruitless venture.
Playing just their second home game of the season, the Knights, ranked No. 2 in the nation by MaxPreps.com, walloped visiting Riverton 70-40 to improve to 11-1 this season and, more importantly, 1-0 in Region 4 play.
"We were itching to get back, and I think we were kind of rusty and a little nervous," said center Eric Mika, who finished with 15 points and a number of highlight dunks.
If there was rust or nerves, they were hard to spot.
Lone Peak dominated from the start, jumping out to a 21-5 lead in the first quarter before cruising past the Silverwolves by implementing its traditional suffocating defense, turning turnovers into offense.
The polar opposite of rust and nerves was on display early in the second quarter when Emery, who scored a game-high 26 points and drilled five 3-pointers, created something that resembled a play from a vintage NBA reel.
He first anticipated a pass, deflecting the ball as he and a Riverton player converged on the suddenly loose ball. Emery arrived first, corralling the ball as the Silverwolves defender helplessly fell to the court.
Emery, in slow motion, put the ball around his back, looked up and found a streaking Mika, who was one-on-one with the basket.
His thunderous right-handed slam shook the basket's reinforcements.
"We just wanted to get the momentum going," Emery said. "That's what we want in that situation. … Eric can jump."
With the Knights already up 13 points, that play set a tone for the rest of the evening as Emery, Mika and junior TJ Haws, who finished with 14 points, asserted themselves on the offensive end.
"You've kind of got to pick your poison," said Lone Peak coach Quincy Lewis.
Riverton's Stephan Holm finished with a team-high 20 points and drilled five 3-pointers to lead the Silverwolves, now 8-6, in the loss.
Wednesday was the first time the Knights had played in the last 18 days, the last being their 66-45 loss to Montverde Academy in the City of Palms Classic championship game in Fort Myers, Fla., on Dec. 22.
Lewis said he enjoyed the break after playing such an arduous early-season schedule, spending time with his family and celebrating the holidays.
"I sat on the couch," he laughed, "and watched football."
Now, the Knights head back out on the road, this time to face Wesleyan Christian Academy out of High Point, N.C., Saturday at 6 p.m. in the Brandon Jennings Invitational in Milwaukee, Wisc.
"It's good to win a region game," Lewis said, "and we can't overlook that. But [Wesleyan] has some guys. They have some really good guys."
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Longtime NHL assistant coach Wayne Fleming died Monday in Calgary, Alberta, after a battle with brain cancer. He was 62.
"Hockey Canada has lost a great friend, and the hockey world has lost not only a tremendous coach, but a wonderful man," said Bob Nicholson, president and CEO of Hockey Canada. "We send our condolences to Wayne's wife, Carolyn, their four children and the rest of the Fleming family."
Fleming spent 14 seasons in the NHL as an assistant coach with the New York Islanders, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers and Tampa Bay Lightning. He also coached internationally, including stints as head coach of Leksand in Sweden, EV Landshut in Germany and Avangard Omsk in Russia.
"Thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Fleming family," Lightning star Steven Stamkos tweeted. "Wayne was a great coach and even better man."
Fleming was part of three Olympic coaching staffs for Canada, winning a silver medal in Albertville in 1992 and a gold medal in Salt Lake City in 2002. The Winnipeg, Manitoba, native also spent nine years as head coach of the University of Manitoba.
"Wayne was the perfect assistant coach for…well, it didn't matter what head coach," said Flyers winger Simon Gagne, who played under Fleming from 2002-06.
Ken Hitchcock, currently the head coach of the St. Louis Blues, was Philadelphia's head coach at the time.
"If Hitch was the rough edge, Flemmer was the sandpaper, sometimes, trying to smooth it out," former Flyer Chris Therien told the South Jersey Courier-Post. "There's no question about that."
Hitchcock told CSNPhilly.com that Fleming was a good, loyal friend on and off the ice.
"Everyone sought his advice," Hitchcock said. "Every federation throughout the world had had high regard for Wayne. You really could not ask for a better friend or quality coach."
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The West Coast Twitterverse was just blowing up with Miley Cyrus' engagement to Liam Hemsworth when the star's Prius pulled onto the set of our photoshoot in the Malibu hills. The news, which broke that morning, sent camo-clad paparazzi scaling up every side of the mountain, angling for a shot of the ring. One daring (or dumb?) pap broke his collarbone during the climb. But the teen idol barely noticed the ruckus. Uninhibited and uncensored, she was all too eager to strip out of her crop top and Levi's and get into the rocker-gone-Baroque looks assembled by the MC fashion team. (A hefty, glittering frock by Kanye West was a major source of obsession.) Cyrus' dad, Billy Ray, who stopped by the set with her mom, Tish, was overwhelmed with pride. "Is it weird for a dad to say how gorgeous his daughter looks?" he joked. Just wait until he's walking her down the aisle. —Katie L. Connor
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Hi everyone,
I haven't written for awhile. Things haven't been going great here for my husband. (41 yrs. old with cc) We just keep getting more and more bad news.
About two weeks ago, they had planned to give him chemo and radiation because surgery was out. The Dr's at Ohio State and MD Anderson agreed upon that. The tumor is too close to one of the major veins so the plan was to try the chemo and radiation to see if it would shrink it in the spot we need it to, so they could operate.
As he was being marked by a PET scan for the IMRT radiation, they found cancer cells in his lymph nodes behind his right kidney, along his aorta and along his vena cava. Radiation is now out because they said they couldn't radiate that much of his body. They said they can only do chemo at this point. If he did no treatment at all, he would have 4-6 months left. We are obviously devastated. We have two kids - a 12 yr. old daughter and 14 old son. I am so scared for them and for my husband.
Anyway, we met with the chemo Dr., Dr. Saab at Ohio State who recommended a clinical trial of Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, (Taxol) and Xeloda. Three weeks on (chemo once a week) and 1 week off. He said he should do two cycles of that, then give him another CAT scan to see if the tumor has "responded" - he said there is only a 5% chance of response. My first issue was quality of life for him. He hasn't been sick with this at all. I dont' want him suffering and sick if this chemo isn't going to help him in the end. I brought that up to the chemo Dr. and he said this chemo can prolong his life and possibly GIVE him quality of life if it keeps the cancer at bay. I told him he hasn't been sick,etc.....he said that will be coming to an end soon.
He got his first chemo this past Fri. and did ok. He did have an allergic reaction to the Paclitaxel at first. Flushing and chest tightening. THey slowed it down and instead of it taking one hour to go in, they put it in over two hours. He was pretty good yesterday, just tired. Today he had some stomach pain first thing this morning and is just so tired. He is taking anti-nausea pills preventively. I know that is contributing to his tiredness.
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Man Rescued After Jumping From Tobin Bridge
A driver trying to elude police on Saturday morning stopped his car on the Tobin Bridge and jumped off, according to multiple reports.
The driver, who was reportedly wanted in Malden over a "domestic incident,'' landed in a safety net that was put in place while construction work was being done on the bridge.
Rescue crews had to climb 25 feet below the Tobin Bridge to save the jumper, according to the Chelsea Fire Department.
The suspect led police on a chase after police in Malden issued an alert for a vehicle driven by the suspect who allegedly tried to kill a relative, reported The Associated Press.
The jumper, who reportedly suffered a broken leg from the fall, was trying to cut himself loose from the netting with a butcher knife before being rescued.
Chelsea police has reportedly identified the suspect as 49-year-old Mustafa Laassal.
A "marine unit'' floated beneath the bridge in case the jumper ending up falling into the waters of the Mystic River between Charlestown and Chelsea.
Police activity on the Tobin bridge could be seen from Admiral's Hill in Chelsea.
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One person described the Tobin Bridge early Saturday as a "parking lot backed up to Bunker Hill College.''
The suspect was reportedly taken to Massachusetts General Hospital to treat his injuries.


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My biggest worry is CJ going off on this game like he did last week. It is one thing to beat up on a the slower type running backs like Richardson, but the smaller shifty backs have always gave our defense nightmares.
I expect another close game with our division rival especially since it will be in Tennessee, but I think we still pull it off.
Titans: 24
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I think if the O-line is the same for the third week in a row then we can run the ball and open up a whole mess of options in play action. Titans 17 Colts 24
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Titan's QB's combine for 1200 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Chris Johnson runs wild all over the Colts but they hold him scoreless.
Luck throws for -17 yards, sacked 16 times and throws 21 INT
Titans 37 Colts 2 . Andrew Luck will break about 3 bones. Jim Irsay lies. RG3 is black *****.
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Titans 2, Colts 0
Every player on defense has the game of his life. Johnson fumbles six times. The Colts come up with a rare interception.
The Titans get their points after Linkenbach gets penalized for holding in the end zone. This is Andrew Luck's fault because he held onto the ball for too long, whereas Peyton Manning's quick release would have prevented the penalty from even occurring.
The Colts register only 2 yards rushing. This is Luck's fault for handing the ball off improperly and because a bad running game is a byproduct of him throwing so much.
Luck finishes the day 0/22 passing after his receivers drop everything thrown at them. This is Luck's fault because his passes weren't perfectly thrown. Luck gets benched and after the game the Colts desire a superstar. Knowing RG3 is off the board, they inquire about Tony Romo. Jerry Jones mentions a better completion percentage as the Cowboys' reason for saying no to the deal.
Fully coming to grips with the fact that Luck is a bust and seven games is more than enough evidence to realize it, the Colts send 5 years worth of draft picks to the Broncos in exchange for Peyton Manning. OlBlu is so happy he loses control of his RV and drives off a cliff.
I'd love to see the Colts notch their first road win but Tennessee's played pretty well in the last 2 games and I think Chris Johnson emulates Shonn Greene and runs all over a still banged up Colts D. Luck gets 2 passing TDs to break his streak but the Colts fall 31-24.
Titans 24
Colts 20
Road game. Too many injuries. Going to be difficult for us to pull out.
I do like the direction our offensive line is going, now that they've finally played 2 games together. Hopefully Reitz can come back.
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
Colts- 30
Titans- 28
It's going to be interesting to see how we do on the road against a mediocre team. We've only played two road games so far. The first was against an elite team in Chicago and the second was against a solid team in the Jets who were trying to save their season. Those were two very hostile environments for a young team to play in and it's not surprising that we were waxed in both games. We should have a better chance against Tennessee, but I ultimately don't see it. Titans 27, Colts 17.
Getting that first road win will be huge for this team. By now it's pretty obvious that we are going to have a chance to win virtually every game at home. On the flip side, we might only win one or two road games this season. It will be nice to get that first win, whenever it comes.
Titans 24
Colts 20
Im not so confident about us on the road, CJ2K looks revived and will probably run all over us.
Flash in a pan. I bet he runs for less than 50 yards that game.
Titans 20
Colts 17
The win coming on a last second field goal by Rob Bironas
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Our O continues to struggle producing points in the Red Zone. Only one TD and lots of work for Adam V. Colts within a score deep into fourth but a TO extinguishes the drive.
I certainly hope we win, but since I picked the Browns last week and we won, I'll just go this route to see if a superstitious pattern emerges, since I don't think this is the week for a road win anyway.
I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.
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Curious Blu if you will ever tip us to win a game?
Counting down the days untill DJ Augustin's contract expires.
We'll win this one. Titans are bad, not sure how they have 3 wins. They allow by far the most points in the league. They will struggle to pass against us, they might move the ball on the ground, but CJ just had his token good game of the month, so he's due for a stinker again. We're getting almost everyone back for this one, except Mathis.
The Colts have alternated losses and wins this year, so a loss is "next", but their mantra this week is to break that cycle, which I think they do.
Colts 24, Titans 13.
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You don't know how Tennessee got three wins? Tennessee has a very good runner and a running game (the Colts usually give up a bunch of yards on the ground). They have a very good veteran QB. That should be enough. How in the hell did Indy get three wins? What makes you think they will win any road game this year?
The Titans actually won 9 games last year. I bet most NFL fans don't realize that.


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Barbara Ray came to Hinkley in 2006 to enjoy a peaceful, rural lifestyle.
The Barstow first-grade schoolteacher had her dream for a while.
"I have a wonderful eastern view of the sunrise ... I can see for miles and miles and the air is so clear and clean. In the evening, the view of the stars is like you could reach out and pluck them out of the sky," she said.
She thought the property would be ideal for entertaining many friends, and it was, for a while.
She had a large, flat backyard with a large barbecue, lawn furniture and she installed an above-surface pool.
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Which leads me to the pre game shows. I dont want to hear what Mike, Tim, Bill, Steven or Greg think the teams or players should do. I want more information on what they are doing. Why is it that only football pre games or in game analysts talk about plays? Why cant we get some basketball analysts who break down games and tell us what plays are being run, how the defenses are reacting to them and whats working or not working? Give me something of substance beyond Duncan has got to show up. Joe Dumars told Rasheed to take his shot when they were in the elevator together.
We have gotten some in game analysis about where certain players like to shoot from mostly Bruce Bowen and Tim Duncan, and that Chauncey Billups likes to shoot 3s in the 4th quarter, but beyond that it seems like the announcers assume the fans not only know nothing about the game, but they want to keep it that way.
One of the best features, I think in Sports Illustrated is the scouting reports on teams and players. Give us some knowledge from the people who get paid to scout the league. The more we can give insights from insiders rather than listen to what Ben Wallaces wife told him for the 9th time (it was ok as a fun fact the first time), the more involved fans will be with the game.
Watching the games on TV would be 5x better if they did this. Tell everyone what strategies and plays each team wants to run, what kind of defense they like and how they do it. Use visual representations and video tape of what they're talking about while they talk about it. Break down the game like a scout or coach would. Show us what's really going on. That would be far, far better than "X has to step it up".
Animated diagrams of plays, detailed breakdowns of each teams' philosophies. And I don't mean "they both play hard-nosed D". I mean specifics. Do they play one on one forcing the star to beat them? Do they trap aggressively? How good are they at rotating? Do they try to force the ball to a certain area of the floor? Do they try to force the ball a certain direction on drives? Which way?
Same goes with offense. I'm tired of "they're a slow it down, grind it out team" or "they're a fast-paced, run-and-gun" team. SHOW ME what they run. What they try to do. What do the plays look like. All they'd need is someone explaining it while the picture is something like what you see here on nba.com:
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LAFOLLETTE, Tenn. - Updated 1:48 PM: It was announced this afternoon that Katelyn Norman died this morning following her two year battle with cancer.
Prom season has yet to begin, but it may be impossible to top the celebration held in Tennessee this week.
Katelyn Norman, a 14-year-old suffering from cancer, made it known that her dream was to go to prom. When her condition prohibited her from travelling to a planned Tuesday event outside of the hospital, Norman's friends and family brought the prom to her hospital room.
Decorated with balloons and streamers, Norman's room was turned into party central, fulfilling one of the items on her bucket list. Katelyn was named the Prom Queen and presented with a corsage by her prom date, Jacob.
So many people came to celebrate with Katelyn that those who couldn't visit inside her room at East Tennessee Children's Hospital in Knoxville, TN held a candlelight vigil in her honor outside the facility.
The original plan was to hold a prom away from the hospital, but when Katelyn had trouble breathing the doctors advised her to stay. Despite her inability to attend the event, Katelyn said she wanted the prom to go on as planned. That's when her friends brought the prom to her.
Since being diagnosed two years ago with osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer, Norman has fought to beat the disease.Prom held for teen dying of cancer
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Serbia says expulsion from 2015 U21 Euros avoided
NYON, Switzerland — Serbia has survived the threat of expulsion from the 2015 European Under-21 Championship by UEFA over racist abuse directed by fans at England players.
UEFA's appeals panel declined the option Friday, instead ordering Serbia to play two U21 qualifiers in an empty stadium. The judgment is likely to fuel debate on how football authorities deal with discrimination in stadiums.
In a separate ruling Friday, UEFA cleared Steven Caulker to play for England at the 2013 U21 Euro tournament in Israel by lifting his two-match ban. The Tottenham defender was involved in clashes between Serbia and England players and coaches after the final whistle of a volatile playoff in Krusevac last October.
"Steven Caulker is issued with a warning in respect of his future conduct and the player undertakes to perform one full day of community football service," UEFA said in a statement.
However, England midfielder Thomas Ince had his one-match ban upheld. He will miss a June 5 match against Italy in Tel Aviv, if selected for the tournament.
Caulker and Ince, who plays for second-tier Blackpool, both addressed the appeal panel which sat in session for seven hours at UEFA headquarters.
"Both players should be proud of the way they represented themselves," England U21 coach Stuart Pearce, who also attended, said in a statement published by the English Football Association. "We respect UEFA's decision and we will now move on and focus on the Finals tournament."
UEFA had sought tougher sanctions when it requested a complete review of widespread sanctions arising from a match marred by monkey chants aimed at England players.
The English FA also challenged its players' bans, arguing they were provoked amid a hostile atmosphere that sparked a post-match melee.
The appeals body weighed a report from UEFA inspectors suggesting it could banish Serbia from the next U21 competition, and increase a fine of €80,000 ($107,000).
Panel members chose to uphold the fine, though doubled a one-match stadium closure imposed in December at a UEFA disciplinary hearing.
Then, Serbia Football Association general secretary Zoran Lakovic had acknowledged: "We are under special UEFA scrutiny and even the smallest next mistake could lead to rigorous punishment."
Lakovic declined to comment on leaving UEFA.
Serbia's hooligan fans have been a persistent concern for European football's governing body.
Two years ago, UEFA President Michel Platini warned then-state President Boris Tadic in Belgrade that national and club teams faced suspension from UEFA competitions if it did not act to curb the problem.
England went to provincial Krusevac holding a 1-0 lead from the first leg and the team was targeted by fans throwing coins and objects during the game.
The post-match brawl began after England defender Danny Rose complained of monkey chants whenever he touched the ball. He was sent off after the final whistle for after kicking a ball into the stands, gesturing to the crowd as he walked off the pitch.
Four Serbia players and two coaches also received UEFA suspensions in December, and midfielder Nikola Ninkovic had his two-match ban increased to three on Friday.
The Serbia U21 team will play behind closed doors in its next two qualifiers in a 2015 group that includes Italy, Belgium, Cyprus and Northern Ireland.
Earlier Friday, Platini attended a meeting of FIFA's Strategic Committee which pledged to introduce stricter punishments for discrimination at matches.
"The aim is to present to the FIFA Congress in Mauritius (on May 31) concrete actions, as well as strong sanctions, which will really have an impact," FIFA President Sepp Blatter said in a statement.


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Call it satire or call it lies, Chipotle Mexican Grill is at it again, playing fast and loose with facts in their online miniseries, "Farmed and Dangerous."
Released earlier this week, their first episode starts with a bang – literally – as a Holstein, fed a petroleum-based product, explodes. Chipotle has said previously the series is meant "to engage people through entertainment and make them more curious about their food and where it comes from."
But is the popular restaurant chain feeding consumers the wrong message?
Some in agriculture, such as rancher Ryan Goodman, have gone to major media outlets to get their message across.
"Farmers and ranchers are not happy with the continued attack from Chipotle. With such a large production budget and a marketing team that knows how to sell to emotions of the consuming audience, Chipotle continues to win over fans with information and portrayals that are much less than accurate of modern food growers," Goodman wrote in an opinion piece on CNN. "If Chipotle is so adamant about getting us to learn more about where our food comes from, why spend millions on animations and comedies? Why not talk to actual farmers and ranchers who are on the ground and know more about growing food than marketing executives?"
Read, "Opinion: A farmer's challenge to Chipotle."
Others have taken to social media to voice their opposition to the series. Unlike the popular "Scarecrow" advertisement and campaign, a large number of comments left on the company's social media accounts are negative or questioning Chipotle's marketing strategy.
"Pretty sad when the greatest marketing tool this company has is to attack family farms and businesses to make themselves look and feel good about themselves," one person left on Chipotle's Facebook page.
"Shame on you, Chipotle, for preying on the fears of consumers, but more importantly, shame on those consumers who can't/won't take the time to research the real facts on their own!" another wrote.
One entertainment critic with Variety magazine was quick to question Chipotle's bridge between advertising and programming.
"The marriage between advertisers and programming...remains an awkward one, even if their heart appears to be in the right place. Because "Why buy the cow when the milk's laced with a petroleum-like substance?" could just as easily be read as "Why sit through a food-integrity lecture from a company that clearly has a dog in the fight, even if they sugar-coat the packaging?"
One blogger, a student at Iowa State University, listed six things Chipotle doesn't want consumers to know, including:
- More than 95 percent of America's farms are family farms.
- The strict regulations farmers and ranchers follow to eliminate antibiotic residue.
- Organic food production still uses certified chemicals, however these chemicals must be from a natural – not a synthetic – source.
- It takes 13 years for GMOs to be approved before entering the market.
- Using GMOs allow farmers to use fewer chemicals on their land.
- Pork and poultry are not treated with hormones.


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The Sailor Moon Girl Gang Cosplay Group Fights Evil By Daylight
If there's one thing we can all agree on, it's that the two most influential creators of female characters in the 20th century were Sailor Moon's Naoko Takeuchi and Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! director Russ Meyer. So really, it was only a matter of time before those two aesthetics combined, and when artist Babs Tarr finally drew the Sailor Scouts as a bosozoku gang (a Japanese term for biker gangs that literally translates as "violent running tribe," which is amazing), it was every bit as great as we all wanted it to be.
Now, we have seen the next step: A group of incredible cosplayers made up of Michelle Nguyen, Mandie Bettencourt, Ruby Rocket, Yume Ninja and Jennifer Newman have brought the violent, bike riding take on Sailor Moon to life.


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In the never-ending quest of finding attractive places to deploy capital, the bank warrants that were born out of the TARP program created to provide temporary capital to the country's major financial institutions continue to remain highly attractive. Moreso, the risk adjusted returns are uniquely tilted in the investors favor, provided that -- and this provision is critical -- these warrants are held for several years.
The warrants born out of TARP differ from your typical long-dated options for several important reasons.
First, the time to expiry is significantly longer than even the longest dated LEAPS. Most of these particular warrants don't expire until 2019 or longer.
Second, and perhaps the most desirable aspect is tucked in the details. With the typical option, when the underlying stock pays a dividend, the option holder does not benefit from that payment. In other words, one of the costs of owning a typical option is that you forgo the dividend payment and in some cases that could equal another 3% to 4% a year.
These bank warrants are structured differently. At the time the warrants were issued to Uncle Sam most banks had to suspend or eliminate dividends as a provision of strengthening the balance sheet, regardless of whether or not a bank actually had the ability to pay. Tucked in the warrant legal documents was a provision that when a bank resumes or increases its dividend payments, the warrant strike price would decline by an equal amount.
I won't get into the mathematical details -- just take my word for it -- when the big banks start increasing their dividend payments, the warrants will become a lot more valuable; this an unbelievable catalyst. And I think it's safe to say that all major financial institutions want to return money back to shareholders via dividend payments; their CEOs have publicly said as much.
Bank of America (BAC) has two such warrants, the Class A and Class B. The Class B warrants have a strike price of $30.79, so I wouldn't go near those. The Class A warrants have a strike of $13.30 and don't expire until January 2019. Depending on what quotation service you use, the warrants go by the ticker BAC-WTA or BAC.WSA.
Another attractive warrant is the AIG (AIG) warrant which doesn't expire until January 2021 and has a strike price of $45. There, the warrants trade for $14.55 while AIG shares trade for $39. The underlying ticker is AIG-WT or AIG.WS.
Citigroup (C) and Wells Fargo (WFC) also have similar warrants that may also deserve a closer look.
It's finally becoming evident to the public and Mr. Market that banks are getting stronger with each passing quarter. As Bank of America's balance sheet continues to improve the bank will likely be approved for a dividend increase. Let's assume that in three years Bank of America is trading for $22, or about book value. Assume by then that the annual dividend is 50 cents a share, or 2.2%. The warrants would have a strike price of approximately $12.84. They would have an intrinsic value of around $9 and with three years of life remaining, perhaps a time premium of $2 to $3, so the warrants would be worth at least $12 if not more. Today the warrants trade for around $5.70 an upside of 110% or more compared with 80% for the common. And the higher Bank of America reaches, the warrant return is magnified.
For this trade to be successful, these long-term warrants have to be treated as long-term holdings. It's certainly possible that a quick advance in the underlying common can create a tidy short term trading gain but names like Bank of America and AIG appear to offer excellent long-term potential which equates to even better long-term potential for the warrants.


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shokin wrote:To forget the debt that poor countries have to rich countries (but these ones are not really ready about forgetting this debt, even when they don't need money of debt).
To go and work for developping these poor countries (health, education, schools, good nutrition). Get informed with different ong like :
http://www.children.org/home.asp?sid=4D ... 8E8962D001
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/ (more for nature, environment)
... (there may be many others ong, association)
Chet Baker wrote:Improvements in health, education and trade are essential for the development of poorer nations. However, the governments of richer nations should take more responsibility for helping the poorer nations in such area. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
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