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An anticipated summer event since 1929, the 82nd Annual Bud Billiken Parade kicked off in downtown Chicago at 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning.
The celebratory day of family fun and entertainment kicked off with the parade at 10 a.m. from 39th Street and Martin Luther King Drive to Washington Park. Music follows the parade at around noon in Washington Park.
This year features the addition of the Bud Billiken Gospel Festival, with Faith Howard and Delores Washinton-Green expected to pay a tribute to the late Chicago gospel legend Albertina Walker.
Other performances include Walk Whitman & Soul Children of Chicago, the Brown Sisters, the Nichols Sisters (cousin's of vocalist Jennison Hudson), the Victory Travelers, Dexter Walke & Zion Movement, Janet Sutton & the Voices of AMCE and Gospel Music.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is expected to serve as grand marshall, and R&B superstar R. Kelly will join the parade as an honorary grand marshall.
With more than 1.5 million people expected to be in attendance, the Bud Billiken parade is the largest African-American parade and the second largest parade of any kind in the U.S.
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Offseason rest doesn't benefit Kuo's elbow
Offseason rest doesn't benefit Kuo's elbow
Now, the staff worries when he doesn't.
Because Kuo's elbow had undergone four operations, in past offseasons, he'd be shut down -- only to find that it would take extra long to get cranked up the following year. So when most pitchers take a break after the season ends, Kuo will keep throwing.
"We found last winter that he seems to do better when he continues to throw," said trainer Stan Conte. "So his program is different than the rest. We want him to throw a couple times a week. For him, it's better than stopping. He's had good success this year throwing throughout the season, so we'll try to repeat that."
Kuo, who inherited the job of closer from Jonathan Broxton, has had two Tommy John surgeries (2000 and '03) and two arthroscopic clean-ups ('02 and '07).
Although he's 29, he's been in the organization longer than any current Dodgers player, signing in 1999.

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More routes have been scrapped from London airports in the past 18 months than any other European city.
Airlines have cut 76 routes from their itineraries since April 2008, amounting to 646 flights a week and more than 95,000 seats.
The reduction in routes has been blamed on the government's increase in air passenger duty by airlines and called a deterrent against flying. In June, Ryanair announced it was halting its expansion in UK airports in protest at the planned APD rise.
The departure tax has hit first-class and business passengers hardest, with the tax on top-flight journeys of more than 6,000 miles going up from £80 to £110. The duty on short flights rose by £1.
A spokesman for the Association of British Travel Agents said: "ABTA is concerned that the increase will put off travellers to destinations such as the Caribbean and Kenya, whose economies are extremely dependent upon tourism, as well as the popular VFR markets of Australia and New Zealand."
A further rise is due next November. The association is petitioning Downing Street to freeze the tax at its 2009 level.
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It's about mid-way through February and I'm still focusing on what I want to accomplish in 2013. I made some decisions in January, and I'm finally able to lay them out in a blog post.
- Launch and improve this website. Seems to be off to a good start.
- Continue with harp. It's hard to sound bad playing a harp, and it's quite relaxing to practice. I'd like to learn to play at least a couple complex and recognizable songs.
- Become a better cook. I am still trying to figure out how to engage my interest on this.
- Become a better reader and read more books. Prior to 2013, I mostly listened to Audiobooks and didn't read much fiction (or non-fiction) at all compared to my childhood.
- Attend a few conferences, including Game Developer's Conference in March and maybe a couple genre conventions in the summer.
- Release at least one small video game. I've been working on several small game projects and I'd like to complete at least one this year.
- Release some of my mods. I have a thing for modding, especially discussion forum software, and I hope to polish and publicly release a few of my projects.
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I am working on/modifying a dom script to automatically convert e-mail addresses in the text format of username [at] domain [dot] com that are inside a pair of em tags into working mailto links.
the script works by getting all em elements in the document, checking to make sure they aren't empty and also that they contain the string \s\[at]\s in them and then converts them to mailto links
the problem im having is that the script is skipping over every other em tag, so it is only creating mailto links for the 1st, 3rd, 5th, etc. em tags I know that the problem occurs in the final line of the function
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I appreciate any help anyone can give on this, thanks for reading it. (this is inside an external js file, hence the window.onload function)
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Abbas, Hamdallah still undecided over Palestinian cabinet
No agreement was made over the reshuffling of the Palestinian cabinet during a meeting between President Mahmoud Abbas and caretaker Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Wednesday. (AFP)
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A meeting late Tuesday between President Abbas and caretaker PM Rami Hamdallah to form a new cabinet ended without agreement, a PA spokesman said.
Ihab Bseiso told Ma'an that no solution was reached and a date has not been set to announce the formation of a new PA cabinet.
Discussion will continue on Wednesday, he added.
Abbas asked Hamdallah to form a new government on Aug. 13, and gave him a time-frame of 5 weeks.
The five week deadline passed on Tuesday and Hamdallah is expected to propose a new cabinet to Abbas.
Senior PLO official Jamal Muheisin told Ma'an this week that only a minor cabinet reshuffle is expected.
Hamdallah resigned on June 23 after just over two weeks on the job, and was appointed interim prime minister.


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Thanksgiving, one of the most cozy celibration out of all. Eventhough I do not live in the US , I do like to celebrate thanksgiving. Mainly because it's a family bonding day. I love to celebrate it with my boyfriend and cook a lot of delicious dinner. But the 2nd best about thanksgiving is that you can dress up again!
Today's thanksgiving outfit is a bit glam and also cozy. Therefore I decided to go with a skirt and crop top. It's glam but also gives you that casual vibe. To make it more cozy and appropriate for after dinner, I paired it up with this long bat sleeved cardigan. This is amazing for when you ate too much and need to cover your belly.
For accessories I went with these gorgeous Menbur shoes which complete the outfit. The shoes fit so good and they are so comfortable which is one of my musts during the holidays. If my feet hurt, I hurt and when I hurt I get angry haha! Also wearing my favorite bag that is a MUSTHAVE for me during the holidays, it looks glam and it fits a lot. Have a great thanksgiving, and enjoy your family time.
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Kingfisher may cut its fleet to stay afloat
Kingfisher Airlines is downsizing. Over the next few months, the airline may cut its fleet from the existing 64 planes as it struggles to stay afloat.
Kingfisher runs a mix of Airbus A320, Airbus A330 and ATR type planes and 90 per cent of them are on lease. The lease terms of about 20 Airbus A320 planes are due for renewal in the next three-four months.
Some of the Airbus and ATR lessors are now trying to repossess their planes, as some of the grounded aircraft have been stripped of components to keep other planes flying. In November, leasing company AerCap took back two leased planes from the airline.
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Kingfisher may cut its fleet to stay afloat
"Kingfisher is seeking 15-30 per cent discount in lease rentals. It has also asked the lessors to release security deposits amounting to $200 million.
The lessors are unlikely to accept all the requests and eventually its fleet size will shrink if the leases don't get renewed," an airline insider said.
The airline says it will use the money parked with lessors to repay its debt. The airline posted losses of over Rs 700 crore (Rs 7 billion) in the first half of financial year 2011-12 and has debt in excess of Rs 6,000 crore (Rs 60 billion).
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Kingfisher may cut its fleet to stay afloat
"We have begun returning leased planes. The management is also in dialogue with other companies to take on lease one or two planes but it all depends on the availability of funds," sources in the airline said.
The airline spokesperson did not respond to an email and SMS sent on Friday, seeking comments on the issue. Last week, the directorate general of civil aviation expressed concern as one-third of Kingfisher Airlines' fleet is grounded.
The regulator has given the airline time till today (Monday) to provide a specific timeline for getting the grounded aircraft back in the air.
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Kingfisher may cut its fleet to stay afloat
At least two banks, State Bank of India and Bank of India, have classified loans to Kingfisher Airlines as non-performing assets.
Kapil Kaul of the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation said he expected Kingfisher to downsize operations further in the near term.
"The immediate concern for the airline is fund-raising and if it gets delayed, it will be more difficult to recover. "The airline will have to look at a combination of promoter equity and get a financial investor immediately," he said.
Kaul said support from banks looked difficult and getting a strategic foreign investor would take time even if it received government approval. In October, Capa had estimated the airline's funding requirement at $400 million.
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Canned black beans can be high in sodium. If you're watching your sodium intake, be sure to rinse the beans well under cold running water — or make your own from scratch.
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In a microwave-safe bowl, add the black beans, corn, cilantro, chili peppers, onions, tomato and garlic. Stir to mix evenly. Microwave on high power for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Stir and heat again for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Repeat until the mixture is hot.
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St. Urho to be feted in Menahga
St. Urho, the fellow known for driving grasshoppers out of Finland, will be remembered in Menahga with a celebration Friday and Saturday, March 12 and 13. The event begins with the queen's coronation at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the school gym. A St. Urho pancake breakfast will be served at the senior center from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday with a co-ed volleyball tourney beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the high school gym. At noon, the Nytes of St. Urho will undergo the changing of the guard (underwear, actually) at the statue. This will be followed by the parade at 12:30 p.m., a barstool race at the beach and a kame of kolf on da lake. Last year's royalty included Lori Elmore of Menahga, Leo Tomperi of Crystal and prince Levi Carlson of St. Cloud.


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It didn't take long for Starling Marte to let everyone know he had arrived on the big league scene.
The Pirates' top position prospect hit a home run on the first pitch he saw in the major leagues. Daniel Nava, eat your heart out.
Marte was called up recently to play center field and bat leadoff for the Buccos. His homer came off Houston Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel. Check it out in the video below.
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The one beer out of three that went through a nationwide, crowd sourced taste test and come out victorious has been dubbed the Budwieser Black Crown. "Project 12" is an initiative created by Anheuser-Busch InBev to activate the public in their search for a new molt that would help promote the brand and win back some potential consumers from the spirits and cocktails market that has been booming lately. The project kicked off with twelve master brewers addressed with the task of creating a new beer with distinct style and character. Through a series of elimination and testing, the winning recipe from brewmaster Bryan Sullivan was favored by the majority of 25,000 alcohol aficionados who participated in sampling the prospective beers.
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Black Crown will make its début in stores and bars on January 21st, and on screens big and small as of February second during the 47th Super Bowl, with viewership that is likely to surpass 110 million.
"The Super Bowl really is the ideal venue to launch something new," says Budweiser Vice President Rob McCarthy.
It sure is Rob.
Budwieser is no stranger to this strategy since the brand invested $240 million alone in Super Bowl ads in the last decade. Last year the brand introduced Bud Light Platinum to their audience in much the same way, and the international brewery is hoping that their 30-secound spot for Black Crown will also help boost sales. Its rumored that there might even be two during the event.
The Black Crown has been described as having more "body, color and hop character ", and if by that its meant that it'll get the alcohol content in your blood up faster, than its undoubtedly true. Since the Crown sports a 6% party poison content in comparison to the usual 5%, it can be deduced that there's 20% more alcohol at a 15% higher price. Definitely a bargain!
"This brand will appeal to a broad range of beer drinkers, but especially to 21-to-34-year-old, trend-setting-type consumers."
"What we know is younger, legal aged beer drinkers drink a number of brands," he said. "Gone are the days when one brand serves all my needs as a beer drinker. We're tapping into that variety-seeking need," concluded McCarthy.
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Liverpool and Arsenal are two of many teams being linked with a move for 'The Hunter' who is a goal-machine for Schalke 04. Tottenham Hotspur are also reportedly after the talented 29-year-old Dutchman but should spells at Real Madrid and AC Milan put them off? No is the answer and here is why...
El Tigre, The Lion King, Baggio there are many nicknames for three of the world's most sought after strikers as Falcao, Llorente and Jovetic are courted from teams in England, Spain, Germany and Italy. The nickname however that has the most haunting resonance belongs to the fourth name on that list of wanted strikers; 'The Hunter'. Schalke 04's Klaas Jan Huntelaar is the epitome of the often over-used description 'goal-machine'.
In his early career he scored goals seemingly at will for AGOVV Apeldoorn, Heerenveen and Ajax. In fact his overall goalscoring record in his club career reads just as impressively with 254 goals in 389 appearances. For his national team the Dutchman has scored 34 goals in 59 appearances.
He is currently performing similar feats with Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga. After a settling-in-period during his first season he has gone on to become a fiend in front of German goals. Last season he bagged a greedy haul of 48 goals in 47 appearances and this term sits on a better then goal-a-game average.
With his contract expiring in the summer there is understandably a clamour of clubs being linked with a move for the player including many a Premier League outfit. Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur have been mentioned and the Premier League is one frontier yet to be embarked upon by 'The Hunter'.
Yet when he becomes the hunted by scrutinising press they are quick to point out two largely 'unsuccessful' spells with big teams. His time at Real Madrid and AC Milan in particular were deemed miss-hits.
With Real Madrid this seems harsh. He joined the club off the back of a serious ankle injury and in just half a season in the Spanish capital he was immediately left out of the Champions League squad and restricted to mostly appearances from the bench. His eight goals for Los Merengues came in 20 appearances however many of these were as a substitute (only 13 starts).
He moved to Milan where the obvious comparisons with Rossoneri legend Marco Van Basten laid a lot of pressure at his door. He became a substitute in the team after the surprising form of Marco Boriello and at the end of the season the striker who always makes it clear that 'he must enjoy his football' clearly was not. When Zlatan was brought in to Milan Huntelaar forced a move with a disappointing seven goals in 30 appearances behind him. Again the stats are deceptive for a player who spent most of his time warming up the Recaro seats in the San Siro. He made just 11 starts at AC Milan again making his seven goals a less off-putting stat.
Since going to Schalke he hasn't looked back and goals have been coming fast and loose in Gelsenkirchen.
Huntelaar himself does not yet feel he has reached his peak. In an interview in February he mentioned this fact:
''I'm someone who has grown physically at a later age, I was always one of the smallest players, I was around 1.60m or so, and then when I was 17 or 18 I started growing. You can see that in my development now, physically speaking, and I think even now, the older I get, the stronger and better I get. I think I still have one or two years before I reach my peak."
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Actor Paul Reiser has inked a deal to publish Familyhood with Hyperion. The book will follow-up on his last two bestsellers, Couplehood and Babyhood.
Publication is set for May 2011, coinciding with the launch of his upcoming NBC sitcom, The Paul Reiser Show. Reiser's sons are now 10 and 15-years-old, and the comedian will meditate on "parenting, marriage, and midlife." Editor-in-Chief negotiated the deal Rob Weisbach at Rob Weisbach Creative Management represented the actor and Hyperion EIC Elisabeth Dyssegaard acquired the book. Executive editor Gretchen Young will edit.
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The Kerassian Empire split into six nations, a wilderness, and a remnant. The capital of the empire was far in the north beyond the Luraithian Mountains. There, and the surrounding areas, are still under the control of the Kerassian Emperor, Tu'shado Mintarkin. The Mintarkins took power during the rebellion and now have an iron hold upon the remnant, and have given no sign of weakness in their northern stronghold.
South of the Luraithian Mountains and surrounding the six nations is a large wilderness, many call the Barbarian Wilds, Witching Wilds, or the most ominous the Deadlands. The wilderness is filled with forests, plains, and marshes, and living within are tribal peoples that have for the past 1000 years banded together. Some of the tribes are based in religious cults to various gods and demon lords. Some are based in tribal ethnicities. The rest are descendents of scavengers and men and women who fled the cascading chaos of revolution a millennium before. The most powerful tribes are:
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In the 2008 presidential election, there was no place in America more supportive of President Barack Obama than the little ole nation's capital, with its three electoral votes.
President Obama won 93 percent of D.C.'s popular vote -- 93 percent. And he has rewarded the city by personally ignoring it, except, as we've pointed out many times, when he's discovering Five Guys or other local restaurants.
Well, this week, he didn't ignore us.
Maybe he should have.
Asked Monday on NBC's "Today" show if he thought his daughters could get as good an education in city public schools as in their elite private school, Obama was clear.
"I'll be blunt with you," the president responded without hesitating. "The answer is no right now. The D.C. public school systems are struggling."
Obama then appeared to soften his "blunt" response.
"Now, they have made some important strides over the last several years to move in the direction of reform," he said. "There are some terrific individual schools in the D.C. system. And that's true, by the way, in every city across the country."
When we heard the president's remarks, we wondered if he couldn't have skipped the "blunt" part.
Our city has just gone through a wrenching mayor's election in which Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee's performance was part of the equation, both for and against Mayor Adrian Fenty, who lost to Council Chairman Vincent Gray.
Couldn't the president -- who hasn't found time to call and congratulate Gray for his victory -- simply have noted that he and Michelle Obama made the best choice for their children?
He could have said that after many years the city schools are getting better and that he wants to help do even more. (That, after all, is what Education Secretary Arne Duncan says.)
First, before anyone starts e-mailing or calling me, let me note that the basic response from the president was correct. It's the tone we question.
Sidwell Friends School, which his daughters attend, is clearly a sought-after school. There's likely not a District public or public charter school that has all the resources that the exclusive private school has.
The Sidwell website shows basic tuition at just more than $30,000 a school year. It had better be a better-than-good school.
NBC4 reported on the president's comments Monday afternoon. In our story, we asked almost-mayor-elect Vincent Gray to respond. Did the president have it right?
"Well, I did hear the comment," Gray told us. "And of course, we wish he would rethink that, because I do think we do have some excellent schools, both in our traditional public schools and our charter schools." Gray added that he thought the president's daughters "would get a first-class education" in a D.C. public school.
But Gray also showed why many voters appreciate him as a gentleman who tries to understand issues. "At the end of the day," he said, "every parent has to make the decision that they feel is best for their children."
George Parker, the president of the Washington Teachers' Union, also thought the president could have answered better. "I think the president's lack of knowledge about individual schools in D.C. Public Schools probably resulted in him making that statement," Parker said.
Jimmy Carter was the last president to send his child to a city public school.
Given the tenor of the times now, it's not likely any president's children would be able to attend public schools without significant intrusion on school life, public safety and other issues.
But like the president, let me be blunt: Obama should find a way to show some positive interest in the local citizens of the nation's capital that gave him 93 percent of its popular vote.
The city's three little electoral votes could be mighty important in the 2012 presidential balloting. The District, of course, isn't going to go Republican, but how nice it would be for the city's electors to cast those votes for a president who made an effort to understand our little local city.
• Federal City Council.
We caught up with almost-mayor Vincent Gray Monday after the annual board meeting of the Federal City Council. The distinguished business and civic group didn't open its meeting to us. But several attendees said they liked Gray's strong remarks that education reform won't falter in the District whether Chancellor Rhee stays or goes.
Mayor Adrian Fenty also won praise. Several businesspersons, many of whom supported Fenty in the primary, said the current mayor was particularly eloquent in his brief remarks at the start of the luncheon, talking about his hopes for the city and the future ahead.
"If he had spoken like that during his first term and the campaign," one participant said, "he would have won the election."
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A Dallas judge has modified Kimberly McCarthy's execution for 60 days.She will not be executed today. #fb
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As of yesterday, Kimberly McCarthy – the woman scheduled to be executed for the 1997 robbery and murder of her Lancaster neighbor – was barreling ahead. That's no longer the case, according to WFAA and the Associated Press. State District Judge Larry Mitchell moved the execution of the 51-year-old McCarthy to April 3.
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HMP Shrewsbury: Rare view of hidden Georgian prison
The Victorian part of HMP Shrewsbury, also known as the Dana, was built directly on top of the Georgian original, according to Gerry Hendry, the jail's last governor.
The builders partially filled the Georgian holding cells with concrete to provide foundations for their new building, he said.
Mr Hendry said the trapdoor in the original room where prisoners were hanged can still be felt under the floor.
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Sharks coach John Plumtree has slammed recent criticism of John Smit and made the Springboks veteran his captain for the forthcoming Super Rugby season.
Former Boks coach Jake White hit the headlines this month by suggesting the 32-year-old Smit should retire but Plumtree believes he is still the right man to lead the Sharks into the new season and will prove his doubters wrong.
"In New Zealand we call it 'tall poppy syndrome', which is basically when the public gangs up on an achiever and tries to cut him down," Plumtree told the Sunday Tribune. "It annoys me that a player can give so much for his country and be so respected among his international peers, yet pick up so much criticism from his countrymen. It is a serious lack of respect.
"The really good players know when it is time to retire, and John is one of the best ever Boks. I have been fortunate to coach some of the best players in the world and John is one of the most competitive of them all. Tana Umaga and Scott Gibbs spring to mind and they are in the same bracket as John Smit."
Smit, who led South Africa to the 2007 Rugby World Cup and has made it clear he will retire after this year's showpiece in New Zealand, had been tipped for a bit-part role in the first season of a re-vamped Super Rugby competition with the likes of hooker Bismarck du Plessis and loose-head Tendai 'Beast' Mtawarira and tight-head Jannie du Plessis fighting for starting berths at the Sharks.
But Plumtree insists that Smit has the game and more importantly the desire to play a central role in his side's challenge. "He wants to be the first ever captain to defend the World Cup title, what bigger motivation could there be for him, for goodness sake?" added Plumtree who also revealed that Smit is likely to feature in all three front row positions this season.
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According to the numbers, total U.S. beauty sales in both the food, drug and mass channels and prestige trended similarly in first quarter 2011 (January through March), up 4% and 5%, respectively.
Makeup sales fared better in the food, drug and mass channel (up 6%) versus prestige (up 5%) during the first quarter due in part to the double-digit sales in the $127 million nail segment, according to NPD.
In a separate research report, NPD found that lip color was the star of the total prestige lip segment between January and April, rising 11% in dollars ($92.1 million), compared with January through April of 2010. In fact, lip color began to show signs of growth again last year after nearly a decade of declining sales.
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When Providian Financial Corp. (PVN ) hired Joseph W. Saunders as chief executive in November, 2001, many investors didn't think the San Francisco credit-card company would last another year. Once the fifth-largest U.S. card issuer, Providian had begun to unravel that fall. Its strategy of handing out plastic to risky customers backfired when the recession led to big loan losses and the resignation of its chairman and CEO. "The capital structure of the business was abysmal," Saunders says. "We didn't have the financial underpinnings to survive."
Working with regulators and a new management team, Saunders devised a three-year plan to transform Providian into a smaller but sounder organization. Avoiding subprime customers, the company now targets people with at least average credit, and has cut its credit loss rate to 10% of its outstanding loans from a peak of 18% in 2002. That's still high: The average for the industry is just 6%, according to Moody's Investors Service (MCO ). "We're three-quarters of the way across the English Channel, and we know that if we stop swimming, we'll drown," Saunders says.
In its fourth year under Saunders, Providian is looking fit enough to make it all the way. Since the first quarter, Providian's receivables are up 7%, to $18 billion -- the first rise in three years. Richard B. Shane Jr., an analyst at Jeffries & Co. (JEF ), expects the company to earn $361 million this year -- its biggest profit since 2000 -- on revenue of $3.65 billion. What's more, Standard & Poor's (MHP ) recently raised its outlook on Providian's credit from stable to positive. And the stock has risen smartly, from a low of $2.01 three years ago to around $16 now.
These days, Saunders, a 58-year-old former credit-card chief at FleetBoston Financial Corp. and Household International, often fields a pointed question: Is Providian for sale? He plays down the possibility the company may be acquired, but most analysts say it's a foregone conclusion. "I don't think they're going to be around in six months, let alone a year," says David Robertson, publisher of The Nilson Report, an industry newsletter.
The list of possible buyers is long. Near the top is British bank Barclays PLC, which bought Providian's British business for $500 million in 2002 and, according to analysts, was negotiating to buy the rest of Providian in February. Talks broke down over the undisclosed price, but a deal could yet be done. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM ), which bought $2.8 billion in loans from Providian in 2002, is a possible acquirer, as is Citigroup (C ). None of the companies would comment.
A sale would solve a nagging funding problem for Providian. To finance more loans, it issues securities backed by existing loans. But demand for the loans can be fickle. As part of a financial-services powerhouse, Providian would be able to tap capital in both good times and bad. "It's inevitable that independent subprime credit-card companies will become part of diversified organizations," says Thomas K. Brown, chief executive of New York hedge fund Second Curve Capital LLC. He's betting on a sale: As of June 30, his fund owned 4.9 million Providian shares.
But Saunders doesn't act like a man about to sell his company. Instead, he's exploring ways of diversifying the business. One possibility: linking up with other companies to offer mortgages and home-equity loans. And on Oct. 19, Saunders renewed his contract, due to expire at the end of this year, through 2007. As the financial picture brightens, Providian can afford to bide its time. Every quarter of improved results makes it stronger -- and raises its price tag.
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December 12, 2009, 10:34 AM
I'm dead on at 100 with 2 777 pellets. Shooting 250g shockwave out of a TC Triumph. Anybody know how POI will change with 3 pellets at 100 yrds ?
December 12, 2009, 10:54 AM
Probably not much. The problem with the heavier powder charges is that you start getting a higher percentage of powder that gets burned after the bullet leaves the muzzle (where it doesn't do any good and just creates more muzzle flash). You also start to loose accuracy. A typical muzzleloader that produces 2" groups at 100 yds with 100 grns might see 4 or 5" groups when you go up to 150 grns.
December 12, 2009, 03:45 PM
Thanks. What do you think my effective range with 100 is? I am using a Leupold with BDC type reticle. I let a buck walk todayy at 160 yards. I am comfortable with the distance if the gun can produce it
December 12, 2009, 05:58 PM
I use a Hornady SST 250 grn which is the exact same bullet as the T/C Shockwave (Hornady makes the Shockwave and just puts a different color tip on it - the Hornady branded bullets are way cheaper) and 100grn of 777 Loose powder. Sighted in about 2" high at 100 yds puts me dead on somewhere around 150 and about 2" low at 200. I'd feel comfortable out to about 250yds (where the holdover would be about 5").
December 13, 2009, 07:54 AM
As long as you`ve done your part the Triumph is very capable of the shot you passed on. Also the range`s Doyle posted with 100grns.
If you`ve not zero`ed your BDC in and shot/practiced at longer distance`s, you did wise on passing shot. NOT doing your range time on live targets.
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Azul Systems, Mountain View, Calif., plans to enter field trials with its new product later this year, and make it generally available in the first half of 2005.
Because the technology provides muscle to the network as needed, it will compete with on-demand computing platforms from tech heavyweights IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems, a former employer of Azul co-founder Stephen DeWitt.
Azul, which means blue in Spanish, claims its appliance will cut costs by enabling companies to gradually reduce the number of computer servers running Java-based applications in the data center, consolidating the work of between 10 and 20 servers to one. The company, however, does not have any customers or financial data to back up its claims.
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(Nov. 7, 2012) —
A murder occurred in our house,
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Some lamented the value that was lost,
while others walked by without a word.
In the tomb of the Unknown Soldier,
soldiers, airmen and sailors wept.
Visitors and relatives shed a tear,
where the wasted remains are kept.
Markers and crosses as far as the eye can see,
fallen heroes laid to rest for a once noble cause.
Now just expendable fodder, an empty breeze,
many kept from public view wrapped up in gauze.
Dead, maimed and mentally scarred for life,
the veterans suffer while others dream.
Time spent upholding The Oath for sacrifice,
ending in nightmares afraid to glean.
The Constitution is dead, America is no more,
just a Cheap Third World Nanny State.
Thousands, millions of lives trashed in war,
Fighting for Freedom for a zero Fate.
Memories fading away, this war is through,
the enemy (stupidity) was overpowering.
So I bid you, followers and enemy alike, adieu:
236 years way too short for Freedom's fling.
Marching to the cadence of Taps,
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magnitude, that's not too long. The inaugural New Jersey State Police-Boy
Scouts of America Invitational Camporee is the biggest such event ever held in
New Jersey, and the largest collaboration in the country between a state police
agency and the Boy Scouts of America.
Registration closed months ago when the Jersey Shore Council, coordinator of the
event for the Scouts, neared the 6,000 mark.
The equipment rolled in and the program was finalized—and it wasn't just
ghost stories around the campfire. There were personal meetings with a NASA astronaut
and a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient; presentations on merit badges subjects
such as emergency preparedness and tactical demonstrations by troopers in boats,
helicopters, and armored cars; and Scouts speaking with real-life heroes and being
challenged to lives of community service and responsibility. Basically, it was an
event that was the antithesis of computer games and mindless videos.
From Friday evening, October 22, 2004, through Sunday morning, October 24, 2004,
6,000 Boy Scouts and their leaders participated in this inaugural event at the New
Jersey National Guard Training Center/New Jersey State Police Academy. Joining the
Scouts were more than 100 state troopers, including 50 who have earned the coveted
Eagle Scout badge; astronaut Mario Runco, NASA, and former New Jersey trooper; H.
C. "Barney" Barnum Jr., deputy assistant secretary of the Navy, and Congressional
Medal of Honor recipient; Colonel Rick Fuentes, superintendent of the New Jersey
State Police; and Brigadier General Frank R. Carlini, deputy commander, New Jersey
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On April 16, 1862, the Confederate Congress passed the first national conscription law in American history. All white males between 18 and 35, not legally exempt, were declared members of the Confederate Army for a term of three years or until the war ended. Those who wished to volunteer before being drafted were allowed to do so and to choose their own company. Those who did not care to enter the service were allowed to provide a substitute from "persons not liable for duty." On April 21, 1862, the Congress set up an elaborate list of exemptions from military duty. Those included were Confederate and state civil officials, mail carriers, ferrymen, river and railway workers, telegraphic operators, miners and metalworkers, laborers in cotton and woolen factories, newspaper printers, one apothecary for each establishment, ministers of religion, professors in colleges and academies and teachers with as many as 20 pupils, teachers in deaf, dumb and blind...
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I have a problem, well more than one problem but specifically we have two tandems, including a Schwinn triplet, sitting in our living room. My wife would like to get them off of the floor and hanging from the ceiling. We'd like to set up hoists in the living room - one would support the Schwinn, I'd guess it weighs 90 lbs? Maybe even more. The other is a Bilenky/Sterling tandem that probably weighs around 50 lbs. Do any of you recommend specific hoists? I'm looking at three...and am concerned about putting that much weight on the saddle, like I see in the photos. I'm also concerned about there being enough rope to spread out for the triplet.
These are the bikes:
These are the hoists we're looking at:
RAD Cycle Products Rail Mount Bike Hoist Bicycle Lift Storage Garage Mount - Bike Stands & Storage
NEW Ceiling Mounting Lift Bicycle Durable System Garage Storage Heavy Duty - Other
Sports Solutions Up-and-Away Deluxe Hoist System | Storage - Cycle | - Cycle Sports UK
Any advice appreciated.
Do you think the Rad Easy could be set-up to hold the bike by the top tube of the Bilenky/Sterling and around the Captain top tube and the middle seat cluster, or the sloping top tube behind the middle position on the Schwinn? At 90 LBS you will need to make sure you are into the stud! :-)
I'm not sure Paul - I was hoping others here might have done it and have an answer. I assume I could do it, but I was hoping to confirm.
You're right about the weight issue - it's going to go right into a ceiling joist. That much hanging weight does worry me a bit. Most of the time the Sterling will be on the floor since we use it a lot, but we'd like to get it up when we have company over.
Possible 'hide' the Schwinn Triple standing behind the couch? No hoist needed.
adopt mountaineering gear, or steel pulleys from the Marine hardware to rig up the pulleys
they will be plenty strong ,
use plastic coated steel clothesline instead of nylon.
Sailing stuff. Westmarine.com to select. Google for best pricing.
I built my own bike hoist, really not that complicated with rope and pulleys. I used rope loops around the bike and carabiners as a disconnect between hoist and loops. Mountaineering carabiners will be weight rated if you *really* need it. I used pretty minimal carabiners, not even 1/4" rod sized.
You really do not have to overdo it here. If the bike really does weigh 100 lbs that is only 50 lbs on two lift points. The loading divides and reduces quickly. Nonetheless mounting to ceiling studs is mandatory and probably the one spot to over compensate with doubled up lag bolts/eyes (no shear working for you here, only pulling).
With that much weight you will likely want some kind of compound hoist though. The upside is reduction of force needed to lift the bike (and this can be huge) and the downside is you pull lots of rope. With my hoist I had compound action and it was still helpful to lift the bike while pulling the rope rather than just pull the rope.
Rope is plenty adequate for this job, there is really no need of steel cable. The only advantage of cable is that it will stretch less but it will be much tougher to manage the ends and tie off.
Harken makes a great hoist system with good mechanical advantage. Check with marine stores for best prices. We use large carabiners through the rear wheels on our mountain tandems instead of the seats and then use the handlebars for the front.
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Well.....that middle hoist is identical to the one that Harbor Freight sells.....for $9. Yes, I said nine dollars.....
Bicycle Lift
I've used several of these over the years, and they work fine. IMO, their weak link is the rope....the mechanism/hardware is up to the task of any of your bikes. You could replace the rope with something a little heavier and still be WAY under the cost of the links you posted.
Heck....I've got a bunch of these in a box out there that I'd send you for the cost of the shipping, if you want to try one.
BTW, you don't have to use the seat as a rear hanger....I used the wheel on mine.
Our triplet hangs from my shop ceiling on a motorized hoist:
I don't have a good pic of it, but you can see it how it generally hangs in this one:
That Garage gator might be just the ticket! I like the motorized element, but it will come down to how my wife feels about the aesthetics. Also really appreciate the tip on the cheap-o hoists and changing rope; I figured the pulleys/structure would also be cheaper. If the rope is the only limiting factor, you're absolutely right.
In years past I used the PB hoist. My preference was not to hook the tandem directly to the hoist hooks, but use inner tube loops instead... much easier on the paint, frame & components. Also, attached the hoist to a long (6'-7') piece of 2x4 wood, then bolted that board to a few joists in the ceiling above. This was a lot more secure than using just the limited attachment points provided in the hoist end plates.
It takes a fairly strong arm to hoist 50lbs with this lift. Not sure how successful you would be hoisting 90lbs.
I have 3 of these, which are similar to the Harbor Freight ones: Racor PBH-1R Ceiling-Mounted Bike Lift - Amazon.com
One is for a 48 pound tandem, and the other two for 40 pound kayaks. The tandem is in the garage, over the center aisle, so I can get it out without moving the cars. The Kayaks are in the barn, so I had to add extra rope for the higher trusses. For the triplet, you could combine two sets of pulleys and hooks for extra load capacity and easier pulling. It just takes more rope. And I definitely agree with twocicle about screwing the lift to a board and attaching that to several ceiling joists, especially if they run perpendicular to the bike. Is your living room ceiling high enough to walk under the bikes? My garage ceiling is almost 11 feet and I wouldn't want it any lower for the bike hoist.
It's 12feet...nice, high ceilings. I'm lucky to be married to a woman who thinks hanging tandems will look good.
I think I'm going to set up something myself with stronger pulleys/hooks as suggested...either that or go with the motorized one. My wife's concern on that one is how long the motor will last/long term maintenance issues.
I really appreciate everyone's insight.
It's very nicely builty, works well, and would easily handle your tandem. It's also likely overkill for the job, but perhaps relatively inexpensive piece of mind.
Harken 145 lbs Kayak Lift System - 4 Point - austinkayak.com - Product Details
We ended up using these:
Handy-Hooker? Canoe and Kayak Storage Hoist and Hanger
Couldn't be happier! Goes up and down easily, looks clean and, so far, they support the weight.
I use the Racor Bike Lift to hoist my Raleigh Companion. I don't like the hooks but I'm not worried that they'll fail.
Your solution looks good. I was going to suggest hanging by the handle bars or top tube, but you've got it under control just fine.
So far so good - if it all comes crashing down, I'll know there was an issue!
The product claims weight limit of 150 lbs, which I am well under. I like how it works, except the rolling of the rope after use.
Let me know how that works for you.
I want to find a better position for this tandem.
I'll try to take pictures. This is in a barn with high rafters.
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Former "Fugees" Singer To Be Evicted From Her House (Video)
Years ago — she was the talk of the Grammy set — now Lauryn Hill is being evicted from her mansion
The Fugees singer who scored big hits with Killing Me Softly and Doo Wop (That Thang) is being evicted out of her New Jersey mansion. She owes the landlord and the IRS — now realize that she made 1.6 million from 05,06 and 07 and skipped out on the taxes. The drama continues but Lauryn laid low for a number of years. She returned to performing in 2010 so we'll see if she can dig herself out of this financial hole.
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Danny Seaman, the director of the Government Press Office,
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Rory McIlroy ex Holly selling luxury Belfast penthouse
Rory McIlroy's ex-girlfriend Holly Sweeney has put her luxurious penthouse apartment up for sale to buy a house instead.
The 21-year-old engineering student and Ulster Rockettes cheerleader is selling her 14th floor dream pad in Belfast's iconic The Boat building - bought for her by the world's number one golfer from Holywood - complete with glass staircase, three balconies and a rooftop garden.
It is the biggest apartment in the building and is on the market for £660,000. Speaking to the Daily Mirror, Holly said the sale of her lavish home was "a stepping stone" to independence.
Holly, who won a lucrative modelling contract with a top Dublin agency said: "I'm not making my nest and settling down by the way. But I'm a girl who grew up on the ground with fields all around me and I want to get back to something like that. It's pricey but I definitely think it's worth the money and I hope buyers see past me and appreciate the apartment for what it is."
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Hi all,
I have searched around and hope I haven't missed any solutions to this.
I've just reloaded GTA back onto my (Win XP) computer and I'm getting very loud engine-type noise from the right channel speaker which is about ten times louder than any other sounds in the game.
It's extremely irritating as it blocks out everything else. It also doesn't seem to co-incide with any particular event, whether I'm driving or not, etc..
Even turning the sound off doesn't stop it - in fact, turning the sound off doesn't seem to turn all the sound off, and the only time I can hear certain sounds like phones ringing is when the sound is set to 'off'!
Being so old I suspect there's a sound card/driver issue but I have no idea how to go about fixing those sorts of things. If anyone has any ideas I'd be very grateful.
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i am new to all this and i would like your help.i have the xoom for a month and i have instaled many aps and files.
now i need to unlock it and root it.
from what i read the unlocking and root deletes everything and restores the factory defaults.
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I wish i knew the full story behind this (although this song is a clear summary). I don't listen to rap, so i can't really comment on your lyrics or flow. However, i can comment (even though i kinda came after the whole "Don't beat your kids" thing) on "... a good solid beating" ...with previous experience. I get the frustration with the "new" generation, but this seems very harsh (even if there is a really good reason behind it).
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Airbus to produce plane parts in Izmir
European aircraft producer Airbus has announced plans to manufacture airplane parts in Turkey's Izmir Free Trade Zone, reported Sabah. Airbus currently holds a 30 percent market share in Turkey. Airbus has spares centers in Beijing, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Singapore and Washington.
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Now that he's done with professional basketball, NBA superstar Yao Ming is setting his sights elsewhere: wine, of course.
Chinese media reported Wednesday that the first round of Yao Ming-branded wine, a bottle of 2009 cabernet sauvignon, is set to debut at a charity auction for Special Olympics this weekend. A total of 1,200 bottles of the wine will be available separately for private sale at $600 a bottle. Yao Ming Family Wines, the newly minted company making the sports star's wine, is sourcing grapes from California's Napa Valley, the China Daily newspaper reported.
Yao, a 31-year-old basketball sensation who retired from the Houston Rockets in July, in large part due to recurring injuries, returned to Shanghai thsi year and enrolled in university courses. Yao, who was drafted by the NBA in 1999, was the first international player to make the NBA without having played American college basketball first.