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Direct spending effects of the bill as introduced in the House of Representatives on September 16, 2013
H.R. 3102 would make several changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and extend its authorization for three years. In its May 2013 baseline, CBO projected that spending for SNAP would total $764 billion over the 2014-2023 period. Relative to that baseline, we estimate that enacting H.R. 3102 would reduce direct spending by $39 billion over the 2014-2023 period. Details of that estimate are displayed in the attached table. The estimate is based on the assumption that the legislation will be enacted near the start of fiscal year 2014.
Under CBO's baseline, we project SNAP participation to decline from 48 million people in an average month in fiscal year 2014 to 34 million in 2023. The two provisions in H.R. 3102 with the largest budgetary effects would change eligibility for SNAP benefits:
CBO has not completed an estimate for the impact on SNAP participation for all provisions of the bill, but we expect that most of those additional effects would be small.
The provision with the third-largest budgetary effects would change benefit levels for SNAP participants. Section 107 would change the treatment of payments for energy assistance from government programs in the calculation of SNAP benefit levels. CBO estimates that provision would reduce benefits for about 850,000 households each year, on average, by approximately $90 per household per month.
Because enacting H.R. 3102 would affect direct spending, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. Enacting the proposed legislation would not affect federal revenues. CBO has not estimated the additional discretionary spending for nutrition programs that would result from implementing the bill; such spending would be subject to appropriation actions. CBO has also not reviewed the bill for intergovernmental or private-sector mandates.

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Hamas document outlining principles of incoming Palestinian government surfaces Saturday night; Hamas says it is 'committed to the expulsion of the occupation and the right of return,' says it has 'right of resistance in all its forms'
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Ali Waked
Hamas declared in the document that it is "committed to the expulsion of the occupation and the right of return."
Addressing the question of whether Hamas would recognize Israel, the document stated that "this would done with consultation with the Palestinian organizations and institutions, and the Palestinian people in its entirety."
Haniyeh met with lawyers in Gaza over the weekend (Photo: AP)
1. The expulsion of the occupation and the establishment of a sovereign independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.
2. A commitment to the right of return of Palestinians to their homes and property. We believe that the right of return is a private and collective right that can't be given up.
3. Resistance in all its formed is a legitimate right of the Palestinian people in its path to put an end to the occupation and the reinstatement of its national rights.
4. The start of a wide reform process in the Palestinian Authority's institutions. These institutions should be based on the principles of democracy, justice, the rule of law, political pluralism, and the principle of the separation of authorities and the guarding human rights and private property.
5. The Palestinian government will address the reality created following previous agreements between the Authority and the occupation and it is the right of the government to reassess these agreements on the basis of international law and in accordance with the rights of the Palestinians people.


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St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - After surviving a 19-inning marathon, the Pittsburgh Pirates placed ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals on the scoreboard, 6-3, and in the standings.
Pedro Alvarez crushed a 1-2 slider over the center-field fence for a solo homer in the 19th to give the Pirates the win and put them two games ahead of St. Louis for the second wild card in the National League.
Barret Browning (1-3), who picked up his first career win on Saturday, took the loss after allowing the home run with one out in the top of the 19th.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has officially announced the departure of Enforcement Director Robert Khuzami, following reports in December that he would step down after nearly four years.
The commission touts record enforcement numbers during Khuzami's tenure, which included high profile actions against financial firms and executives in the wake of the global financial crisis and saw wide restructuring of the Enforcement Division into specialized units.
The SEC has not yet announced a successor, though Khuzami has reportedly advocated for George S. Canellos, named deputy director of the division in April. A commission spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for additional information.
Since Khuzami was named enforcement director in February 2009, the commission has charged more than 150 individuals and entities in relation to the financial crisis and secured $2.68 billion in financial relief for investors, the SEC said. Defendants have included household names like Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Charles Schwab and former top executives at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Countrywide.
In an effort to address enforcement priorities better, the Enforcement Division was restructured into five special prosecution teams, including a dedicated Foreign Corrupt Practices Act unit, which enforces the anti-bribery law in cooperation with the Justice Department. The SEC calls this the division's most significant restructuring in agency history.
"Under his direction, the division not only produced record results," SEC Chairman Elisse B. Walter said in a statement, "but embraced changes that in the years to come will enable the talented staff to better protect investors through increased efficiency, expertise, and strategic focus."
The division filed a record 735 enforcement actions in its 2011 fiscal year, which gives an indication of Khuzami's leadership in the wake of the financial crisis, though some have criticized the stats as being overstated. In the 2012 fiscal year, the commission added another 734 actions against companies and individuals.
Khuzami also led the division through what the SEC calls its most productive period of insider trading enforcement, including 180 enforcement actions since the beginning of its 2010 fiscal year in relation to $900 million in illicit profits.
Khuzami is a former federal prosecutor from the Southern District of New York, and under his leadership, the Commission also began using non-prosecution agreements and deferred prosecution agreements which are common in Justice Department settlements.
The agency also opened the Office of the Whistleblower which authorizes rewards for informed tipsters if information reported internally or to the commission leads to enforcement actions.
In his 11 years as a federal prosecutor, Khuzami also served three years as chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force in the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York.
As a prosecutor, Khuzami helped prosecute the "Blind Sheik" Omar Abdel-Rahman in connection with the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and a plot a year later to blow up bridges, tunnels and landmarks in New York City.
"I have spent half my career in public service," Khuzami said in a statement, "and nowhere is there the level of professionalism, skill, and talent on such a large and coordinated scale as there is in the SEC's Division of Enforcement."


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Shore patrol is back for barracks; outreach to bars
Once during his rounds, he found a group of drunk young sailors in a base parking garage, listening to music turned up way too loud. He summoned base cops, who discovered guns in the truck.
Curtis has also busted up underage drinking on base.
"It's people being loud and acting stupid," said Curtis, a sailor for 23 years. "Ninety-nine percent of the time, alcohol is involved."
Looking at their statistics, Navy officials say that a sexual assault is mostly likely to involve alcohol, a weekend and a hotel.
Victims are mostly women, ages 20 to 24, in the lowest four ranks of the service. Many attacks are sailor-on-sailor.
To address binge drinking on base, San Diego Navy officials have ended a sailor's ability to buy "rounds" at base clubs and entertainment centers that serve alcohol. And only three cups are handed out with pitchers of beer, IDs checked for all, said Navy Region Southwest Command Master Chief David Dearie.
The Navy sees it as trying to "de-glamorize" alcohol.
But officials say they are aware that if they make off-duty life too dull on base, they will just push sailors into city bars, where they have less oversight.
At least half of Navy sexual assaults happen off base, said Cmdr. Mike Dowling, the Navy's regional sexual assault prevention and response coordinator, a new position.
"We've had discussions about that. But we know we've had issues on bases. We know we've had issues on ships, Dowling said. "We're going to try to impact what we can inside the base line."
On patrol Tuesday night at San Diego Naval Base, Curtis and partner Chief Petty Officer Armaun Bartee walked up on three male sailors at a picnic table in a dark park. There was a bottle of vodka and a 12-pack of beer on the table. Curtis asked to see IDs. Everything checked out, and Curtis reminded the sailors of what time the park closed.
A typical interaction, Curtis said, moving on. On weekends, behavior around the barracks gets more raucous. That's when he often finds groups of male sailors drinking and "bear calling," which means yelling to let off steam.
Never has the senior petty officer broken up anything that looked like a potential sexual assault situation, he said.
But female sailors seem to know what the shore patrol is about.
"Are you the SAPR (sexual-assault prevention) brigade?" asked one young woman, as Curtis and Bartee entered an elevator at the Pacific Beacon housing complex, a newer barracks for junior sailors.
Shore patrol is an old concept in the Navy that San Diego officials have revived. Before this, shore patrol units usually only operated when a ship is in a foreign port — to ensure sailors don't get in trouble away from home.
The black SP arm band that Bartee wears is a relic of older days. He thinks someone found it in a drawer.
These tactics — old and new — are also being introduced at Navy bases in Pensacola, Fla., Naples, Italy, and Yokosuka, Japan.
At San Diego's three largest Navy bases, in San Diego at 32nd Street, Coronado and Point Loma, senior sailors such as Curtis and Bartee will walk the barracks into the wee hours — until 5 a.m. on weekends.
If they help one straggler veering toward trouble, officials say, it'll be worth it.


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With a little over 2 weeks till our King of the Downs super sportive we decided to catch up with our sponsored 'Super Sportiver' James Berresford who was fresh back from a week's riding in Tenerife. We arranged to meet on the Eastern loop at the top of Titsey Hill, the last climb in the King of the Downs, a gruelling 386ft (118m) of climbing in less than a mile (1.3km)! Neither the steepest nor longest climb on the course, but nonetheless after some 150km it's a respectable test!
Gareth: Hi James, so with a couple of weeks to go how are your preparations going?
James: I've put in a lot of distance rides this year having participated in a quite a few sportives already, (Puncheur, Woking and Milton Keynes RideIt!, Cheshire Cat, Longest Day) but even so the King of the Downs is a step up in terms of distance and the sheer number of solid climbs. I'd like to think I've got the basic endurance but at the moment I'm trying to work on pushing my speed and with a monster ride like this I know I could really come unstuck.
Gareth: Looking at the course and route profile, what do you think will be the toughest bit?
James: I'd say one of the late ones like Titsey Hill or maybe York Hill. I know quite a few of the climbs and on their own they are eminently do-able but back to back, with that many miles in your legs they are a different proposition altogether.
Gareth: Which sections are you most looking forward to riding?
James: Call me a masochist but that's probably Titsey Hill too. I think you've got to go into every event believing this is the one where you're going to be making that Cancellara-esque charge to the finish. Don't worry, reality will take care of itself.
Gareth: What will you be doing that week on the bike?
James: I'll be easing off at the end of the week, definitely. I'll probably make my last, fairly short ride Friday morning and really put my feet up on Saturday.
Gareth: What essential items do you not go out on the bike without?
James: At the moment sunscreen and plenty of water and long may it remain so! I've always got a spare tube and tyre levers in my saddle pack and keep a mini-pump on my bike just in case.
Gareth: How will you ensure you stay fueled and hydrated on the ride?
James: I find nutrition is a really tricky one to get right. I try to eat as much normal food before a ride as possible – porridge, muesli, fruit, that sort of thing – low protein and high complex carbs. Early on in the ride I'll try and eat cereal type bars at regular intervals and then I'll keep some gels for later on when you really need that quick hit. I'll try and drink small amounts of weak sports drink as regularly as possible throughout and top up my bottle at each feed-stop. In both cases I find I've almost got to force myself as you are always eating and drinking for about half an hour in the future.
Cheers James, good luck and enjoy the ride later this month! If you fancy a challenge and want to join James and the rest of the masses then enter King of the Downs now!


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David Beckham's upcoming Bodywear collection for H&M has been teased in some lustworthy behind-the-scenes shots.
Victoria Beckham's husband, whose range for the high-street retailer has gone down a storm, is set to star as an action hero in his latest campaign - which is being directed by Guy Ritchie.
H&M took to Facebook to reveal some exclusive teaser pictures of Becks showing off his new line (and THAT torso), which are bound to delight both fans of the collection and ladies around the globe.
[Related: David Beckham Bodywear for H&M: In pictures]
The father-of-four is seen watching playbacks of the clip in just his khaki-coloured boxers, showing off his infamous tattoed form as they're surrounded by crew.
In another shot, the footballer is seen dashing across a tennis court - bizarrely in hotel slippers - as tennis balls appear to be thrown at him.
Speaking about working with Guy on the menswear campaign, David said of the mini film: "Working with Guy has been a fantastic experience.
"I hope everyone has a much fun watching the film as I had making it."
In other pictures posted on H&M's Facebook page, Becks is seen dressed in a fluffy dressing gown surrounded by crew.
We also get a nice view of Becks' behind in one of the shots while we see him standing next to director Guy in another.
Becks' tattoos are seen close-up in one image of him dashing across the tennis courts.
David Beckham's three previous Bodywear campaigns for H&M have been a massive success with his most recent collection, Christmas Bodywear, featured pyjamas for the first time.
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VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Benedict XVI basked in an emotional sendoff Wednesday from a massive crowd at his final general audience in St. Peter's Square, recalling moments of "joy and light" during his papacy but also times of difficulty when "it seemed like the Lord was sleeping." An estimated 150,000 people, many toting banners saying "Grazie!" ("Thank you!"), jammed the piazza to bid Benedict farewell and hear his final speech as pontiff. In this appointment - which he has kept each week for eight years to teach the world about the Catholic faith - Benedict gave deep thanks to his flock for respecting his decision to retire.
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I've been spending more time with astronomy lately after a long hiatus due to work and weather. Saturn is already well past the meridian by the time it gets dark now so I have been looking at it first. I got this view of the beautiful ringed planet not long ago:
Not far to the east of Saturn these day lies Scorpius with all of its deep sky wonders. Messier 80 is an often overlooked globular cluster--overlooked partly because of its small apparent size and because of its proximity to the famous Messier 4. Estimates vary--M80 is somewhere between 20,000 and 32,600 LY distant.
At low power, M80 really does look like a very small, tailless comet, so it is appropriate for it to be included on Messier's list. I was curious about how it would look at high magnification with lots of aperture so I trained my big Cat on it and starting from 98x, went through 170x and 256x all the way to 340x.
My observation was limited by intermittent below average transparency (nearby 3rd magnitude Sigma Scorpii kept winking in and out) and the Messier object's low altitude. M80 is listed as being about 10 arcminutes in diameter but I couldn't see that much of it. I could sometimes resolve some stars but mostly the cluster had a mottled, irregular appearance. Anyway, here is the result. Good luck with your own observations. It's good to be back in the forums.


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By now, in popular culture and society at large, it can sometimes seem as if nothing in life carries any weight to it unless it is narrated by Morgan Freeman. Be honest, when reading LeBron's letter on SI.com a couple weeks ago, how many of us heard it in Morgan Freeman's voice inside our heads?
Well now we can actually hear what that would sound like. Voice impressionist extraordinaire Frank Caliendo stopped by the Mike & Mike set on ESPN this morning, and read LeBron's letter in Freeman's voice. And no matter how tired anyone might be of Caliendo's ubiquitous impressions, this is a pretty funny listen. Enjoy!


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With assurance that the iPad 3 will ship with 4G LTE, it would be disastrous if the iPhone 5 didn't follow suit.
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- Putin Threatened With More Sanctions as Russia Out of G-8 (BBG)
- China Faces 'Mini Crisis' on Debt Defaults, Ex-PBOC Adviser Says (BBG)
- Don't laugh too hard: Obama to propose ending NSA bulk collection of phone records (Reuters)
- Japan GPIF asset review not aimed at supporting domestic stocks (Reuters)
- Chinese families clash with police, slam Malaysia over lost plane (Reuters)
- Russian Capital Flight Surges in First Quarter, Fueled by Ukraine Crisis (WSJ)
- SEC Is Probing Dealings by Banks and Companies in Loan Securities (WSJ)
- Democrats ditch Nate Silver after data whiz predicts dismal midterm outcome (DN)
- China's Urbanization Loses Momentum as Growth Slows (BBG)
- German Confidence Falls for First Time in Five Months (BBG)
- Loneliness of Kiev Bond Trader Shows Market Was Wiped Out (BBG)
- Japan Firms Continue to Hoard Cash (WSJ)
- China Internet Funds Called Vampires Draw Calls for Rules (BBG)
- UK satellite operator used 19th century physics to trace missing plane (Reuters)
- Grand Central: A Stein on the Fed's Easy Policy Path (WSJ)
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* The heads of state of the world's largest advanced economies moved Monday to isolate Russia, severing a key link between Moscow and the Western world after nearly two decades. The leaders of the Group of Seven, or G-7, nations effectively disbanded the larger G-8 by excluding Russia until it changes course in Ukraine. (http://link.reuters.com/rak87v)
* Seventeen days after a Malaysian jetliner disappeared, authorities for the first time said they believed they knew what happened to the plane and the 239 people aboard: It crashed in the southern Indian Ocean, one of the world's most remote and turbulent seas. (http://link.reuters.com/tak87v)
* The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether a Wall Street boom in complicated bond deals is creating new avenues for fraud, according to people close to the probes. (http://link.reuters.com/cek87v)
* Bernard L. Madoff has maintained for years that his decades long Ponzi scheme was a one-man show. On Monday, a jury concluded instead that it was a team effort. Jurors found five former employees of Madoff guilty of aiding and hiding the fraud in a trial that painted the money manager's Manhattan offices as a hive of illegal activity, where employees cooked up lies and manufactured fake documents to keep afloat a scam that ultimately cost investors $17 billion. (http://link.reuters.com/xak87v)
* Box Inc on Monday revealed plans to raise up to $250 million in an initial public offering as the unprofitable startup tries to ward off intensifying competition in the online storage market. (http://link.reuters.com/zak87v)
* Walt Disney Co on Monday named ABC News President Ben Sherwood as the next head of its television-entertainment networks, marking a rapid climb for a news producer who just four years ago was out of the media business entirely. (http://link.reuters.com/bek87v)
* General Motors Co engineering managers knew about ignition-switch problems on the 2005 Cobalt that could disable power steering, power brakes and air bags, but launched the car because they believed the vehicles could be safely coasted off the road after a stall, according to court documents. (http://link.reuters.com/dek87v)
Russia's government is braced for capital outflows to jump to $70 billion in the first three months of the year as investors seek to soften the blow from international sanctions after President Vladimir Putin's Ukrainian land grab.
Five of investment manager Bernard Madoff's former aides have been found guilty of helping him carry out and cover up multibillion-dollar investment fraud for years.
The European Commission shelved plans to relax cross-border rules that could leave schemes with a multibillion pound funding gap, dashing the Scottish government's hopes that EU pension reforms would smooth a transition to independence, sources said.
Data storage company Box said it hoped to raise about $250 million in an initial public offering after posting a wider net loss than last year despite doubling its revenue.
Rating agency Moody's cautioned that changes to the rules on buying an annuity in Britain had "credit negative implications" for the country's life insurers, dealing them a further blow following George Osborne's pensions overhaul
* The Obama administration is preparing to unveil a legislative proposal to end the National Security Agency's once-secret bulk phone records program - a systematic collection of data about Americans' calling habits. If approved by Congress, phone companies would not be required to retain bulk data for any longer than they normally would. The N.S.A. could obtain specific records only with permission from a judge, using a new kind of court order.(http://link.reuters.com/xek87v)
* At a meeting on May 15, 2009, engineers at General Motors Co learned that data in the black boxes of Chevrolet Cobalts confirmed a potentially fatal defect that existed in hundreds of thousands of cars. But in the months and years that followed, as a trove of internal documents and studies mounted, GM told the families of accident victims and other customers that it did not have enough evidence of any defect in their cars, interviews, letters and legal documents show. (http://link.reuters.com/vek87v)
* A federal jury on Monday found five associates of the convicted swindler Bernard Madoff guilty of 31 counts of aiding one of the largest Ponzi schemes in history. (http://link.reuters.com/wek87v)
* The Walt Disney Co acted quickly to put a new top executive in place at its ABC Television Group, naming Ben Sherwood on Monday to succeed Anne Sweeney, who announced her resignation two weeks ago. (http://link.reuters.com/zek87v)
* Herbalife Ltd said on Monday it agreed to give its biggest shareholder Carl Icahn three additional seats on the board. Icahn, one of the company's most outspoken supporters, who already had a 16.8 percent stake in the company and two board seats, requested the additional representation last week. (http://link.reuters.com/kuk87v)
* Online storage service company Box Inc expects to raise about $250 million in its initial public offering. Box was valued at $2 billion in a recent round of private funding, but would most likely be worth several times that after the IPO. Many more cloud businesses, for both business and consumers, are expected to follow this year. (http://link.reuters.com/nuk87v)
* Google Inc on Monday announced a partnership with the Luxottica Group, the largest eyeglass company in the world, to design, manufacture and distribute frames for Google Glass, the Internet-connected eyewear.(http://link.reuters.com/puk87v)
* Ontario's Liberal government is planning a budget crafted to be hard for the New Democratic Party to defeat, including left-friendly measures such as better welfare benefits. Despite Premier Kathleen Wynne's bullish posturing in recent weeks, government sources say the Liberals are wary of a spring vote - particularly after two by-election losses last month - and will design a budget New Democrats can support in order to prevent one. (http://link.reuters.com/ham87v)
* The Alberta Progressive Conservative party leadership vote to replace Alison Redford will take place on Sept. 6, with a potential run off vote scheduled for Sept. 20. The PC party, which has formed the government in Alberta continuously for more than four decades, made the announcement about the leadership contest after a long board meeting on Monday. (http://link.reuters.com/bam87v)
Reports in the business section:
* Canadian companies operating in Russia are pleading with Ottawa to ensure they aren't hurt by sanctions as the federal government puts global security ahead of commercial interests in the region. On Monday Prime Minister Stephen Harper said commercial interests are now secondary in the consideration of responses to the Russian moves. (http://link.reuters.com/vyk87v)
* Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his fellow G7 leaders have indefinitely suspended Russia from the Group of Eight until President Vladimir Putin "changes course." The G7 "condemned" Russia's annexation of Crimea in a brief document called "The Hague Statement" that was more strongly worded than had been expected. It described the referendum held in Crimea eight days ago that resulted in a 96.7 percent support for union with Russia as "illegal." (http://link.reuters.com/cyk87v)
* Prime Minister Stephen Harper has endorsed controversial Calgary Conservative MP Rob Anders, who faces a serious challenge from a well-known former Alberta provincial minister as he seeks his party's nomination for the 2015 election. (http://link.reuters.com/jyk87v)
* British Columbia's Liberal government has followed through with its promise to table back-to-work legislation for unionized truckers on strike at Port Metro Vancouver, with heavy penalties for not complying. The legislation includes penalties of up to $400 per day for workers and $10,000 per day for the union or employer for contravening the legislation. (http://link.reuters.com/kyk87v)
* The clock is still ticking on BlackBerry Ltd's attempted turnaround, but it is clear Chief Executive John Chen has managed to buy some time for the embattled technology company. Chen has moved quickly to jumpstart BlackBerry's transition from primarily a seller of smartphones to a specialized provider of enterprise grade software and services. (http://link.reuters.com/syk87v)
-- Occupy Central activists may block roads in Hong Kong's financial district this summer if authorities make decisions that rule out any hope for "genuine" universal suffrage. Campaign organiser Chan Kin-man said supporters became impatient since protests against a cross-strait trade pact began in Taiwan. (link.reuters.com/fuj87v)
-- Bets on yuan appreciation have long been deemed the key reason for accumulation of yuan deposits in offshore banking systems, but Hong Kong regulators say growth in yuan deposits in the city had instead been driven by the interest rate difference between yuan and Hong Kong dollar. (link.reuters.com/huj87v)
-- Sinopharm, China's largest drug distributor, plans to boost retail sales to more than 10 billion yuan ($1.62 billion) in 2016, said president Li Zhiming. Last year, the state-owned firm's drug retail sales rose 17.5 percent to 4.83 billion yuan. (link.reuters.com/kuj87v)
-- The Housing Authority will put up 85 Home Ownership Scheme flats in Tai O on Lantau Island for sale in June, all costing below HK$1 million ($128,900) each. The prices are based on a 30 percent discount to market value and reflect the remote location of the flats. (link.reuters.com/puj87v)
-- Chongqing Bank plans to boost micro loans to comprise 40 percent of its total business by 2015 from 33 percent now. (link.reuters.com/suj87v)
-- Tongda Group Holdings Ltd is seen to sell 420 million new shares at up to HK$1.19 apiece in a share placement, raising up to HK$500 million ($64.45 million), according to a term sheet.
-- Yanzhou Coal Mining Co Ltd had trimmed its work force by 5,400 in 2013 in a move to reduce cost and the firm is set to cut up to another 5,000 this year, according to senior management.
The Telegraph
One of Japan's largest banks has approached Royal Bank of Scotland to buy its U.S. retail business ahead of its stock market flotation this year. (http://link.reuters.com/kyj87v)
The risk of blackouts will be increased by a two-year probe into the energy market that will deter companies from building new power plants, a leading analyst has warned. (http://link.reuters.com/gyj87v)
Monitise, the online payments provider, announced plans to raise more than 110 million pounds ($181.4 million) on London's junior AIM market to fund a shift to subscription-based services that is expected to slow its growth. (http://link.reuters.com/myj87v)
An Indonesian airline which was due to launch a direct service from Gatwick to Jakarta in May will now operate the service via Amsterdam to pick up passengers, it has emerged. (http://link.reuters.com/hyj87v)
The Guardian
Bailed out Lloyds Banking Group has handed its top management team - including Chief Executive Antonio Horta-Osorio - bonuses potentially worth more than 27 million pounds. (http://link.reuters.com/naj87v)
Asda is to cut around 200 jobs as it forges a new five-year plan to tackle increasing competition from rival supermarkets and discounters. (http://link.reuters.com/baj87v)
The Times
The Co-operative Group's grip on its troubled banking division appeared to weaken further last night after a stack of mis-selling costs forced the lender into a surprise 400 million pound emergency cash call. (http://link.reuters.com/dyj87v)
An independent Scotland would have to raise taxes or attract hundreds of thousands of immigrants to pay the state pension currently offered within the UK, a new study has found. (http://link.reuters.com/wuj87v)
Merger talks between Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse have hit a potential hurdle after the owners of Phones4u approached the retailer about an alternative deal. (http://link.reuters.com/cyj87v)
A fresh payment protection insurance scandal is set to engulf Lloyds Banking Group amid accusations that it used a loophole to cut compensation awards to customers. (http://link.reuters.com/xuj87v)
Troubled pawnbroker Albemarle & Bond, which has been seeking a buyer for the business for months while its lenders kept the company afloat, is set to collapse after its banks called time on the turnaround of the business. (http://link.reuters.com/byj87v)
The Independent
Members of Parliament and consumer groups have criticised the London's financial watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority, for lacking teeth ahead of its taking over responsibility for payday lenders next month. (http://link.reuters.com/nyj87v)
Fly On The Wall 7:00 AM Market Snapshot
Domestic economic reports scheduled today include:
S&P Case-Shiller 20-city home price index for January at 9:00--consensus up 0.6% for month
Consumer confidence for March at 10:00--consensus 78.4
New home sales for February at 10:00--consensus down 4.9% to 445K rate
Domtar (UFS) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman
Eni SpA (E) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Raymond James
Exa Corp. (EXA) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at RW Baird
Farmers Capital upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Keefe Bruyette
PACCAR (PCAR) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Goldman
Palo Alto (PANW) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at FBR Capital
Rackspace (RAX) upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley
ReneSola (SOL) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Roth Capital
Sinopharm Group (SHTDF) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Credit Suisse
Alpha Natural (ANR) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies
Arch Coal (ACI) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies
BioMarin (BMRN) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman
CST Brands (CST) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JPMorgan
KBR (KBR) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman
MSCI (MSCI) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS
Navistar (NAV) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at UBS
PulteGroup (PHM) downgraded to Underweight from Equalweight at Barclays
Timken (TKR) downgraded to Hold from Buy at KeyBanc
Alliance Fiber Optic (AFOP) initiated with a Buy at Needham
Convergys (CVG) initiated with a Buy at SunTrust
Fifth Street Senior (FSFR) initiated with a Buy at UBS
FireEye (FEYE) initiated with an In-Line at Imperial Capital
NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP) initiated with a Buy at Goldman
Sapient (SAPE) initiated with a Buy at SunTrust
Spirit Airlines (SAVE) initiated with a Buy at SunTrust
Varonis (VRNS) initiated with a Buy at Jefferies
Varonis (VRNS) initiated with a Buy at Needham
Varonis (VRNS) initiated with an Equalweight at Barclays
Varonis (VRNS) initiated with an Outperform at RBC Capital
Disney (DIS) announced a deal to acquire Maker Studios for $500M. The deal also includes up to an additional $450M in performance-based payouts for Maker
Online file sharing and content management service Box (BOX) filed with the SEC for an IPO
RealD (RLD) announced an agreement with Wanda Cinema to install 780 additional 3D screens in China
Sonic (SONC) said it expects FY14 SSS to grow by low-single digits and earnings for the year to grow 14%-15%
Orthofix (OFIX) implemented an internal audit program and announced the filing of restated financial results
Safeway (SWY) declared special stock dividend to spin-off Blackhawk (HAWK)
Companies that beat consensus earnings expectations last night and today include:
McCormick (MKC), HD Supply (HDS), Sonic (SONC)
Companies that matched consensus earnings expectations include:
CTI Industries (CTIB), Exa Corp. (EXA)
SEC launching investigation into complex bond deals (BCS, C, DB, GS, MS, UBS, RBS), WSJ reports
Yahoo (YHOO) shareholders eyeing a big Alibaba payday, FT reports
Luxottica (LUX), Google (GOOG) collaborating on new versions of Google Glass, WSJ says
HP (HPQ) may not release news on first 3D printer until October, GigaOM says
Sanofi (SNY) joins bidders for Merck's (MRK) consumer health unit, Bloomberg reports
U.K. PS4 (SNE) sales up 106% since launch of 'InFamous' game, MCV says
RBS (RBS), Sumitomo (SMFG) hold talks on RBS Citizens, WSJ says
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MTU) has considered bid for RBS's (RBS) Citizens, Reuters reports
General Motors (GM) engineers knew about ignition problems, WSJ reports
Actinium Pharmaceuticals (ATNM) files $200M mixed securities shelf
Arlington Asset Investment (AI) files to sell 2.75M common shares
Box, Inc. (BOX) files registration with SEC for IPO
CommScope (COMM) files to sell 17.5M shares of common stock for holders
Crestwood Midstream (CMLP) files to sell $300M in common units
CyrusOne (CONE) files $600M mixed securities shelf
CyrusOne (CONE) files to sell 44.48M shares of common stock for holders
Farmland Partners (FPI) files 4.67M share IPO
MoneyGram (MGI) files to sell 8M shares of common stock
MoneyGram (MGI) files to sell 8M shares of common stock for holders
PRO-DEX (PDEX) announces commencement of rights offering
PennyMac (PFSI) files to sell 5.55M shares of common stock for holder
SciQuest (SQI) files to sell 3M shares of common stock
Veeva (VEEV) files to sell 12M shares of common stock in an amended S-1 filing
Western Asset Mortgage (WMC) files $400M mixed securities shelf
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Was there some release of information at 0745 that I missed?
Sanctions, Shmansions, if you got oil and gas sanctions are nothing more than a fly on the windshield. The Euro wussies better watch out their economies can take a nose dive and they will have their own Kiev revolutions in their capitals, SUCKERS. And they all have far right movements already waiting for the opportunity to take over.
And get a clue Dumbocrats! You're all gone with the midterm elections.
Because Obama you mooktards!
Looks like they whacked some right wing guy in Western Ukraine last night. A professional hit done like western mercs usually do. "Purge of the Fascists?"
In other news one of the most dangerous leaders of the Pravyh Sektor, the muscle paramilitary side of the fascists in Ukraine, was shot down and killed near the west-Ukrainian city of Rivne. It is unclear who killed him and why. According to the (anti-Putin) Moscow Times:
Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksandr Doniy said on his Facebook page that unknown assailants blocked off Muzychko's car, dragged him out of the vehicle, cuffed his hands behind his back, and shot him twice in the chest.
"The president will arrive on Tuesday night with a 900-strong entourage, including 45 vehicles and three cargo planes".
In other news this is what it takes to shuttle Obozo the clown around. What a waste of time and money. Barry could have read his prepaired text from one of his dozens of telepromters, from a golf course here in the U.S. No one, as far as I can tell takes him seriously anyway.
Box IPO? That's most stupidest startup I ever heard of.
FTP allowed transfers of huge files, for free.
And here comes Box - offering nothing new, ZERO innovation
and wanting your 250 millions.
Whoever invested in this thing must have been undeservingly rich.
Soon after IPO, this thing will flop.
"The centers of power in the European neoliberal economic empire know that the current Greek government will expire soon and therefore, they've given orders to finish the experiment at any cost, so that to expand it to the whole Europe."


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Tiffani Thiessen Gets A White Collar Job With USA
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What has Tiffani Thiessen been up to lately? Over the last few years, the former Saved by the Bell and Beverly Hills, 90210 star has appeared mostly in small TV roles but apparently, shes been signed on to co-star in a new USA pilot called White Collar. Theres also some new casting news for Spike TVs new pilot Madsos War, which centers on the Irish mob in Boston.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, USAs White Collar centers on a con-artist who partners up with the head of the FBIs white-collar unit named Peter. Thiessen is set to play the FBI guys wife, Debbie.
Meanwhile, Spike TV just cast Matthew Marsden to play Mike Madso Madden in their new pilot Madsos War. Marsdens character is a small-time thief who is looking for a way out of the Irish mob and learns that hes on the hit list. Marsden doesnt have a lot of big credits to his name but according to his IMDB page, he plays a role in the Transformers sequel, Revenge of the Fallen.
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We've pretty much made our feelings on video game movies clear at this point, but to sum up: it's feasible that a good one will be made at some point, particularly if the more intriguing likes of "Bioshock" eventually reach the screen, but as the genre continues to rip-off much better movies and are helmed by C-list talent like Paul W.S. Anderson, it's not going to happen any time soon. Still, with David O. Russell on board to write and direct a version of PS3 hit "Uncharted," possibly with Mark Wahlberg, Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro all involved, things are looking up.
Now, another ludicrously talented individual has pressed Up-Down-L1-Triangle-Triangle-L2+R2-Square-Circle to line up a video-game adaptation, and we're simultaneously intrigued and depressed by the development. Variety reports that TV veteran David Milch, who co-created the classic cop show "NYPD Blue" before going on to create "Deadwood" -- to this writer's mind the greatest of the golden age of HBO drama (yes, including "The Wire" and "The Sopranos") -- has been hired by Warner Bros to write the script for "Heavy Rain," the adaptation of last year's hit Playstation 3 game.
The game follows four characters -- an investigative journalist, a private detective, an FBI profiler and a father searching for his missing son -- as they hunt for a serial murderer known as the Origami Killer. The game was widely praised for its 'mature' storytelling (which, as usual in the game world, seems to translate to polygonal shower nudity and lashings of badly-voiced swearing) and its Choose-Your-Own-Adventure-style narrative structure, whereby the plot could branch off into a number of directions.
Of course, assuming the latter won't be translated across (the original game had a 2000 page script), this would seem to be yet another movie-inspired-game-turned-movie that feeds back on itself, like a snake eating its own tail, and destined to turn out as a sub-par "Seven" rip off like Jonas Akerlund's "Horsemen" or that John Cusack movie that's still awaiting a release. But the hiring of Milch is intriguing to say the least; it's his movie debut, but his work on TV in recent years has been outstanding, and hopefully he's not just treating the project as a paycheck gig.
Milch will turn to the script once his duties on the first season of his new HBO show "Luck," a collaboration with Michael Mann that toplines Dustin Hoffman, is completed, and the studio are said to be fast-tracking the project. Former New Line executives Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne are producing, and there's no word on cast or a director, although we imagine David Fincher is turning down his inevitable offer as we speak.


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Hoops Hosts Sacred Heart For Wednesday Tilt
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Fresh off a thrilling comeback win over Rider last Friday, the UMass basketball team will look to move to 2-0 for the first time since 2007-08 as Sacred Heart comes to the Mullins Center for a Wednesday's showdown tipping at 7 p.m. The Minutemen will head to the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic this weekend down at the MassMutual Center in Springfield.
Bayno got into college coaching in 1985 and returned to UMass where he served as assistant coach from 1988-1995 under head coach John Calipari. He played a key role in the team's rise to national prominence as the chief recruiter of Camby. During Bayno's tenure the Minutemen made five consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the 1995 regional finals. A year after his departure, UMass reached the Final Four in 1996. Bayno returned to Amherst for the first time in a decade this past September for Camby's Hall of Fame induction.
"I am excited to have Jordan join our growing UMass basketball family," said third-year head coach Derek Kellogg. "I have truly enjoyed watching Jordan play over the last few years as he has become quite a player and a person. Jordan has a tremendous competitive nature and an intensity on the floor that will push us to win basketball games. He is a great addition to the building process of UMass basketball both on and off the court."
The Manchester, N.H., native averaged 14 points per game as a junior and is expected to take an even more dominant role in the offense this season.
"It's close to home. They have a good environment and I really like the coaches and players," Laguerre said about coming to UMass. "I've gotten to play with them over the last couple years, and I'm really looking forward to going there and getting stronger physically and as a player."
UMass returns four of its top five scorers, graduating Ricky Harris, the program's third all-time leading scorer. Senior Anthony Gurley, who returned to UMass after declaring for the NBA Draft, is the leading returning scorer with 13.6 points per game. He will head up a young team that gained great experience last season. The freshman quartet of Sampson Carter, Javorn Farrell and Freddie Riley and Terrell Vinson all played more than 15 minutes per game in 2009-10 and combined to start 63 games scoring nearly 30 points cumulatively.
Junior Sean Carter will be counted on in the middle once again, he was a force on the defensive end, leading UMass in rebounding (7.1 per game) and blocked shots (42). Senior Hashim Bailey showed flashes throughout the season as he averaged 15.2 rebounds and 8.1 points prorated over 40 minutes.
Senior guard Gary Correia will be looked upon to add leadership in his fourth year in the program. He is the longest tenured Minuteman, having played for the 2008 NIT Finalist team. Last season, the Providence native averaged 2.2 points and 2.2 assists.
Forwards Matt Hill and Trey Lang could be contributors off the bench in 2010-11.
The newcomers to the court in 2010-11 will be immediate impact players. Raphiael Putney, who redshirted last season, is expected to add an new element with his incredible length and shooting range. Jesse Morgan, who transferred in from Seton Hall is expected to be eligible midseason. He was a Philadelphia star in high school scoring 28 points per game. True freshman signees Daryl Traynham and Maxie Esho will be key cogs as well. The former high school teammates in Maryland will play at guard and forward, respectively.
Your first and Number 1 source is UMassAthletics.com. The official website of the UMass teams features news, stats, profiles, videos, photos, auctions, live audio, live video and so much more. Visit tonight when you get home for a complete recap story, box score, video highlights, photo gallery and postgame press conference from this and every game.
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"Mixing high quality Division I basketball and the local Division II and Division III basketball community at the MassMutual Center is an exciting announcement for the Hall of Fame," said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame. "The Tip-Off will once again become one of the Hall of Fame's anchor events and add to the other high profile and successful basketball events hosted by the Hall of Fame annually. We look forward to welcoming all of these schools to the Hall of Fame for a great weekend of basketball."
The game schedule opens with four games on November 20, followed by three games on November 21 and November 22. Teams scheduled to participate include: Bradley University (Missouri Valley), Dowling College (Division II), Loyola Marymount University (West Coast Conference), New Mexico State University (WAC), University of Massachusetts (Atlantic 10), Rider University (MAAC), University of Southern California (Pac-10), and TCU (Mountain West).
On Monday November 22, two additional games will be played involving Division II American International College and Springfield College from Division III. American International College will challenge LeMoyne College while Springfield College takes on Lyndon State in the opening game.
Tickets are priced between $7.50 and $50 for the doubleheader at the home of the Boston Celtics.
UMass will be playing at the TD Garden for the second year in a row after a dramatic 73-72 win over Memphis last season on Dec. 19, 2009. UMass is a perfect 4-0 all-time at the TD Garden.
"He's an NBA player," Denver forward Carmelo Anthony said. "He's got an NBA body, a guy who's willing to learn. He's just a good addition to the team."
At UMass, Forbes was named the 2007-08 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and a first-team all-conference selection. Forbes had a sensational senior season in 2007-08, finishing as the A-10's co-scoring champion with 610 points (20.3 ppg) along with Temple's Dionte Christmas. The New York native led the Minutemen to the NIT Championship game at Madison Square Garden, averaging 14.8 points in five NIT games, 17.5 in NIT Final Four, and was named to the NIT All-Tournament Team. UMass finished the season with a 25-11 record, the fifth-most wins in school history. That, combined with UMass' 24-9 record in 2006-07, gave the Minutemen their first back-to-back 20-win seasons since '94-95, '95-96.
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Photo by Sgt. Jarred Woods
An F-16 fighter jet, piloted by U.S. Air Force Maj. Sean "Hooligan" Holahan, an F-16 fighter jet pilot with the 93rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, takes off with an American flag aboard to be flown over Bagram, Afghanistan on Feb, 13, 2014. The flag flies in remembrance of U.S. Army Spc. Jason Disney, a soldier with the 7th Transportation Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C. who died at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan on Feb. 13, 2002. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jarred Woods, 1st Theater Sustainment Command.)
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Heidi Says: An Alice + Olivia trunk show takes place at this Pacific Heights go-to on Saturday and Sunday. During the event, you'll save 10 percent on Alice + Olivia purchases and receive either a scarf or bracelet as a free gift with Alice + Olivia purchases.
Dollhouse Bettie: Need a little va-va-voom in the underwear department? Check this Haight Street lingerie boutique's ample assortment of retro and vintage-inspired bras, panties and accessories on sale right now.
What's the Deal: Union Street on Sale, Donate Handbags and Save at I Spa and more
It may be c-c-cold outside, but at least these deals are hot....
Union Street Sidewalk Sale: While plenty of San Francisco streets seem to be having block-long sales (just walk Maiden Lane, and you'll see what we mean), others are making it official. Head to Cow Hollow this weekend for a three-day sale that we hear from retailer Mabel Chong will feature just about everybody along this popular San Francisco shopping corridor. For her part, Chong will be offering 20 percent off new items and up to 70 percent off previous collections to make way for fall inventory.
Gala Season Shopping: Where to go for the perfect party dress
One of the most common questions I get right around this time—the calm before the gala season storm—is "Where should I go shopping in San Francisco for a party dress?" And with all the back-to-back events that hit in September and October, the ladies are typically looking to avoid the horror of all fashion horrors: the dreaded McFrock that shows up all over town on every other gal the same night. Other than the usual department store suspects, where else can you shop on short notice for that next formal affair?


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Originally planned for release in July, Nordic Games' first-person temple raider Deadfall Adventures gets delayed to September 27th.
Developed by Farm 51, Deadfall Adventure story focuses around James Lee Quatermain and his female companion entering an ancient temple in search of Xibalba, Myan mythology's "place of fear". The plot is under wraps, but The Farm 51 revealed it is related to a mysterious artifact with the power to grant immortality among other properties, and players will face opposition from grave robbers, Nazis and Eastern European secret police as well as more infernal powers. The story is said to twist and turn, and is not about good and evil so much as the evil within humanity.
"This is our most ambitious game to date and we're working very closely alongside The Farm 51 to make sure that Deadfall Adventures provides players with seamless action and puzzle-solving experience," said Reinhard Pollice at Nordic Games. "Holding back the game's release until September is the right decision for us to ensure that the content included offers the greatest value for players, which it certainly will."
There will be several multiplayer modes – deathmatch, horde and something involving treasure collection, and players will be able to trigger killstreak bonuses. In addition, Farm 51 will also be including a new survival co-op mode that will be "both challenging and engaging."


text: My suggestion is to use Jnos or ka9q on an old 486 box with 2 meg of ram. You will find the needed dos drivers for your nic cards as i have found at least all nic cards i have ever used be it wireless or not have a dos driver. Nos(ka9q) will allow you to setup a router to your physical net from your radio net. Its not umm some point and click install i will warn you. It does require some understanding of basic routing concepts and some psudo unix understanding. _______________subnet A_____________ Net --- | Linux Machine |---|---|W95 Desktop| --------------- | ------------- | _____|______ __________ |NOS/router|. . . . . . . |W95 Laptop| ------------ subnet B ---------- ka9q will work on a 286 or better with 1-2 megs of ram. on a computer with only a dos boot floppy. I oftin also use nos as a ppp gateway to get a subnet from a dialin isp. Regards Sean Mathews Nu Tech CTO struct SoftwareProfessional { double salary; long lunches; float jobs; char unstable; void work; short tempers; }; On Wed, 16 Dec 1998, Stephen A. Wood wrote: > I recently bought some wireless networking cards in order to give me > some freedom to roam around with my laptop. I use Linux, but > unfortunately, only W95 drivers are available for the wireless cards. > So, what I am trying to do, is use VNC to project an X server to the > laptop running W95. Here is the configuration I am trying > > _______________ ___________ __________ > Net --- | Linux Machine |------|W95 Desktop| . . . . . . . |W95 Laptop| > --------------- ^ ----------- ^ ---------- > | | > Ethernet Wireless network > > What I would like to do is run a Xvnc server on the Linux machine and > then run the VNC client on the laptop, thus sort of getting linux on the > laptop. The problem is that I don't know how to make W95 do routing. > There is a registry variable "EnableRouting", but the machine simply > doesn't boot if that is on. So the another way I thought of doing > routing is to use a TCP port redirector (like the Linux "redir" > command). However I can't find a W95 port redirector. > > Does anyone have any advice on how to get either > > 1. Routing to work under W95 > 2. TCP port redirection under W95 > > > > I have run a VNC server on the Desktop and a VNC client on the laptop. > I could then run a VNC client on the desktop connecting to the Linux > Machine, but that seems like it would be slow and overkill. > > Steve Wood > Newport News, Virginia > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The VNC mailing list - see http://www.orl.co.uk/vnc/intouch.html > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- The VNC mailing list - see http://www.orl.co.uk/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------


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Fast old dudes from around the globe converged on the legendary Glen Helen Raceway Park this weekend for the MTA Vet World Championships. The action on the track was intense as always, and the spectators lined the gate for the always-exciting 30-Plus Pro class. Won last year by Ryan Hughes aboard a borrowed Honda, this year's field included the defending champ on a new Suzuki that he built especially for the race, plus surprise entrants Ivan Tedesco and Travis Preston, plus regular front-runners Doug Dubach and Mike Sleeter. In the end, Hughes successfully defended his championship with 3-1 finishes, topping Tedesco's 2-2 and Preston's 3-1. Dubach was fifth behind KTM's Mike Sleeter, but he also trounced the field in the 40-Plus Pro class to earn his 20th Vet World Championship title…
1. Ryan Hughes (Suz)
2. Ivan Tedesco (Kaw)
3. Travis Preston (Yam)
4. Mike Sleeter (KTM)
5. Doug Dubach (Yam)
6. Chris Keefer (Hon)
7. Dennis Stapleton (Kaw)
8. Mark Tilley (Kaw)
9. Beau Baron (Hon)
10. Scotty Trimble (Suz)


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Two bodies speak to each other in smoke rings.
Signals blown back and forth. The mysterious air
between the pair: cloaking their mystery.
What are they saying? Is language extinct?
Are words with all their meanings pinned
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as powerful as silence. kudos michele!
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I walked into my studio floor, while my girl was squatting in front of the coffee table, doing tasks with her fingers. Sitting on the black leather easy chair behind her, I straddled her back with my knees and started in on a full naked back rub. Her musculature, skeletal and cartilage frame was a full instrument to be played. I spoke a thrilling body language to her, and my hands and her body danced a harmonious tune.
She asked for more, and I demanded that in that case she must lay naked on the bed. The full body massage was nothing like any she had ever experienced or conceived of. She was a loaf of bread, she was harp, she was my instrument of sex. After years of body work, chi-kung, meditation, and sex training and practice I could speak to her body a language she had no idea she was fluent in. Bringing about body emotions of comfort, thrill, delight, deep relaxation, feeling appreciated and loved, sexual hunger, and more.
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I started with broad undulating strokes down the full sides of the back, through to her upper buttox, then worked back up and a brisk pace, then dug into the shoulders and neck, up to the base of the skull, then in tight swoops of the thumbs down to shoulders, then kneading squeazes of the shoulders and upper arms, undulating back up in sensitive but deep grabs to the shoulders and then seamlessly working into thumb pressure pincing sqeezes to thumbs dancing on the back to again broad deep fulll fingered swoops arching down her ribs to her lower back, then compressing regions to the upper ass, then below and rough full grabs into her ass, then quickly swooping down her left leg and kneeding, kneeding, all the way down to her ankles, which get gripped in a strong pressure, released and gripped and released into kneeding up the other side of her leg, up to her inner thigh, which is roughly handled up to the crotch and a bit inside, quickly departed and a rougher kneeding down the other side of the leg. Then back up from that leg to the ass, which now gets a full, rough and well introduced-good-to-know-you-full-intimacy kneeding, then deeply into the lower back, until pleasure and pain mingle in a thrilling release. Now she is getting entranced and her eyes are pointing up in her head. She's starting to purr.
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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy walked out of the hospital on Wednesday after being diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor, giving a thumbs up to well-wishers and kisses to his relatives before driving off for his Cape Cod home.
A square bandage at the back of his head marked the spot where doctors performed a biopsy Monday that led them to conclude the 76-year-old Massachusetts Democrat suffered from a malignant glioma. Experts say such tumors are almost always fatal.
Kennedy's dogs greeted him at the hospital door. Hospital workers and well-wishers greeted Kennedy with applause, which he acknowledged with a thumbs up. Before he and his wife, Vicki, got into a dark Chevrolet Suburban, he kissed his daughter, Kara, and his niece Caroline Kennedy.
Doctors announced Kennedy "has recovered remarkably quickly" from the brain biopsy. They said he will recuperate at his home over the Memorial Day weekend while the doctors await further test results and determine his treatment plan.
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Doctors treating Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy say the 76-year-old Democrat has had no further seizures and "remains in good overall condition and is up and walking around the hospital."
Kennedy's doctors say he will stay in Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston for the next few days as they consider a course of treatment for his malignant brain tumor.
Additional testing is expected to determine the specific brain tumor type. The average survival rate ranges from less than a year for the most advanced and aggressive cancers to about five years for slower growing tumors.
White House press secretary Dana Perino says President Bush was "deeply saddened" when he heard of Kennedy's tumor. She adds that Bush will "keep Senator Kennedy in his prayers."


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Calling Owners of Omni cg4
Started by pdxmoon , Aug 23 2013 12:56 PM
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Posted 23 August 2013 - 12:56 PM
If you own the Omni CG4, can it be configured to alt az, like the Vixen Polaris' of old?
Posted 23 August 2013 - 02:19 PM
No I do not believe it can. There is nothing in the instructions and I don't see how it could be changed, although I must admit I do not know exactly how the old polaris did it either.
Posted 23 August 2013 - 02:41 PM
Yes - you can do it - I did. If interested I can send you pics. It does involve taking away a small bit of metal - that you cannot see when done.
Posted 23 August 2013 - 06:11 PM
Don't bother. Its a very capable GEM in its own right. The heavy stainless steel legs are extremely sturdy and make the mount more stable with shorter damping times than the Vixen GP. Put RA and Dec drives on it and a polar alignment scope and you will have a great, very useful, and easily transportable mount for around 400 bucks.
Posted 23 August 2013 - 06:53 PM
I agree with all that Terra said. However, if you still want to modify the mount - simply google CG4 mount to Alt Az. The first thing that came up for me was a discussion in CN. By the way, after modifying my mount, I rarely used it in the Alt/Az configuration. Others seem to have used it that way almost exclusively.
Posted 24 August 2013 - 04:15 PM
Yes, it can. I used one as an alt az with my ES 102 ED refractor for a couple of years. It worked very well. I didn't use a counterweight and never felt it was close to tipping. This configuration puts both slo motion controls at the back of the mount so they are easy to reach when looking through a refractor. I didn't have to remove any metal from mine. I did some tuning on both axis and it was real smooth after that. I found balancing the scope for and aft is important for smooth tracking in alt, also. I put it back as an equatorial and sold it when I got my DSV-3.


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Ask me what kind of food I'll eat and I'm open to almost anything, but ask me what kind of movie I'll watch and suddenly I become picky. "We used to go to action movies all the time," my husband … Continue reading
Harris, Thorrington to start against Philadelphia
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Canucks defenceman Keith Ballard continues to progress well, but he says there is still no timeline on when he might be back from a concussion that has kept him out of the lineup since Feb. 7. "Every day skating is … Continue reading
Mattel Bald Barbie: Helping Children With Cancer
A bald Barbie will be in Mattel's Barbie line-up next year, the company has announced. The purpose is to help kids suffering from hair loss related to illness, such as cancer. The doll will not be found on store shelves … Continue reading
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The main issue I have with post game coverage is the general lack of personality conveyed by the majority of the league. The NHL has some of the classiest athletes and coaches in all of professional sports, but sometimes you … Continue reading
Hat Trick: Luongon's "Oh no" moment, Henrik's revival and Burrows unsung status
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Zapping Happiness Back into Zapponians! Can you say that three times fast? Probably not. But you can check out this awesome video showing you just what the Happy Zappies are. They've been spotted making people happy around the Zappos KY Fulfillment Center….watch out, you may be next!
Zapping Happiness Back into Zapponians!
Zappos KY Goes Above & Beyond This Holiday Season
Since the Holidays are all about giving, we hosted a Holiday Gift Drive at the Zappos Fulfillment Center in Kentucky and we had a great turn out! So many great toys, clothes, and other gifts were brought in all. We also collected gift cards for a local women's shelter and phone cards for the troops. I am constantly amazed by the generosity our Zapponians here in Kentucky have. You guys rock!
What are you thankful for?
It's that time of year—time to think about what you are thankful for. Last week we went out and about the Zappos FC and asked people what they are thankful for. We had a very similar response across the board….family. We all have a lot of reasons to be thankful and our Zappos family is definitely one of those reasons as well! Oh, and of course., in true Kentucky tradition, we found this answer as well:
The Zappos Outlet Store set a record of $500,000 in sales for the month of October, and celebrated this week with a surprise team party on Wednesday, November 11th. The team was treated to breakfast from Panera Bread, as the managers dressed in 70's costumes, presented each team member with Stress Relief Kits and gift certificates to the store, all to the theme of Kool and the Gang's "Celebration!".
Sue Maurer, Outlet Assistant Manager, commented on how awesome the team has been at displaying Core Value #2: Embrace and Drive Change
"The Outlet Store has been transformed since August with the help of our Fulfillment Center friends! We have increased our display capacity on the sales floor and our back stock area by at least 30%. We have also changed our pricing structure and have increased our marketing efforts in order to pump up the volume of our sales. Our team has definitely driven and embraced the many changes that have come our way over the past few months and their dedication has paid off in a big way! Special thanks to our fellow team members in Finance, IT, Maintenance, and all of the people in the FC who have helped us with their expertise!"
Peak Season at Zappos!!!!!
It's officially peak season here at the Zappos Fulfillment Center, and peak season= craziness. But of course we have some AWESOME Zapponians that will step up and get the job done. We want to highlight our rockin' Receiving Department and all of their hard work as they kick off the peak season. They truly are superheroes. Great job you guys!
Fall Festivities
This past weekend we had a rockin' good time at the KY FC Zappos Fall Festival. HR did a great job of putting this event together. The festival was at the zoo and we had food, slammin' music, a baking contest, inflatables, and tons of other family-friendly activities. We loved it and had a great time. Thank you, HR!
Lemonade! Ice Cold Lemonade!
In honor of LIVESTRONG DAY we had a lemonade stand with fresh-squeezed lemonade and yellow cookies here at the FC. All proceeds will benefit the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Oh and all of our employees were encouraged to wear yellow today. You all look so good in yellow!
Zappos Loves Duct Tape
As part of our Rivalry Week festivities, we had a Duct Tape Challenge here at the KY Fulfillment Center. The only rules were to pick red or blue and let your creativity run wild. Our team members did a great job! We're always up for creating a little fun.
And the winning team:
THE SOLUTIONS TEAM with their UK Avenger Superhero Costume.
Congrats to everyone for making some awesome duct tape outfits!


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We are all here this week and we also are all in the zone. While there is not much news this week, the amount that is here is really big. Tim Shaffer's studio, Double Fine dominates the news with their kickstarter program. With implications that have the whole industry watching very closely. It's a story that we are all very excited about seeing happen more often. Then we go over the forums. After all that madness has completed DarkGod has a review. Yes, That is right DarkGod actually got around to playing another game this past week. And it is one that she has been looking forward to for a very long time. She tell all how it hold up. Good times, Listen in to find out.


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May 31, 2013 04:23 AM by Stephanie Gustafson
Khloe Kardashian is accustomed to being the sister most often attacked for her weight. But in light of her sister's pregnancy this has changed. Now, the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star is making a point of defending her sister, as she knows exactly what it's like to face body criticism from the media.
During the entirety of Kim Kardashian's pregnancy, we've heard plenty about her figure and her wardrobe choices. While Kim has finally decided to switch to more practical shoes, she's not ready to agree with the critics who claim that she's gained too much weight. And she's even less willing to deal with the critics pointing to the weight gain as another ploy for making tabloid covers.
Khloe is also exasperated with the negative attention related to her sister's pregnancy weight, seeing as she's faced similar criticism in the past. Of course, what's strange for Khloe is the fact that, in the midst of all this Kim-related criticism, she's busy receiving compliments for her recent success in the weight loss department. But as Khloe explains, ""I'm very flattered about the compliments. I've had the worst criticism…but then they want to take a dig at my sister at the same breath. And that's what irritates me."
Kim may have gained some weight during her pregnancy, but according to Khloe, that's exactly what's supposed to happen. And Khloe adds that she thinks her sister looks stunning the way she is. "She's gorgeous, pregnant and flawless…I think, like, whatever size you are, if you're comfortable that's beautiful. I don't think anyone should be cookie-cutter… we should embrace our differences. I find that beautiful."
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text: I bought a brand new Bianchi Bay City hybrid/fitness bike 3 months ago. So far I've been riding it around town and trips to the beach [I reside in Southern California]. I know you can convert almost any bike into a touring bike, but I'm wondering if this aluminum bike would be suitable. It has riser bars with SRAM grip shifts. I wanna install dropbars with bar end shifters. Also put Jandd Expedition front/rear racks and panniers. It came with Alex wheels and Kenda Kwest 700x35 tires. After I'm done upgrading the components on the bike, I can still use it to commute to work, weekend trips, etc. So it can be my commuter/fitness/touring bike. Any advice on upgrading the bike would be appreciated.


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