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Editor's Column: Lots to Be Thankful For
Credit unions have a lot to feel good about, and this time of year makes it easier to recognize even when times are tough in general. Credit unions are beginning to distribute member dividends and new membership signups are rolling in at a pace credit unions have not experienced in a very long time.
According to data from the California Credit Union League, 160,408 new members joined between Oct. 1 and mid-November. In the first nine months of the year, new member signups in California were 15,500 per week, but reached 26,735 since then, an increase of 72%.
Credit unions nationwide are experiencing similar boosts. Don't let it fade away as a one-off event. Keeping and developing new members with excellent products, service and value has to be a priority. Even the best of credit unions can improve in some way, so identify something, fix it or improve what's there, and then tell your members.
I recently served as a guest on NPR's The Kojo Nnamdi Show in Washington, D.C., and was impressed to hear the intelligent questions and comments, mainly positive for credit unions, from the live callers to the show. Still, misperceptions definitely persist about credit unions' convenience and offerings, so there's more work to be done. Riding the Bank Transfer Day wave will only last so long. Keep paddling.
Many credit unions are doing just that by rewarding their members, as they do every year they're able, with dividends that–no matter the dollar amount–further emphasize that the members own the credit union and the benefits of membership. Keep up the great work of not only giving back to members as Goldenwest CU, DFCU Financial and Founders FCU have announced recently but also maintain solid financial footing to be able to provide dividends.
Retailers, however, don't want you to be able to make any money it seems. They've now filed suit against the Federal Reserve claiming the regulation restricting debit interchange fees to 21 cents didn't go far enough. To them, I say, good luck. Suing a regulator must be an incredibly arduous feat. I'm surprised the retailers haven't moved on to credit card interchange yet, another thing to feel good about. For now. Issuers are likely safe at least until the 2012 elections. Unfortunately, the same is likely for the legislation to repeal the Durbin amendment as well.
Also on the Washington front, Barney Frank, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, announced that he would not seek re-election in 2012 after 30 years in the House. Frank was a general supporter of credit unions. As CUNA President/CEO Bill Cheney pointed out, he often said that if all financial entities had acted like credit unions, the financial crisis might have been avoided.
At the same time the financial reform bill that bears his name has caused plenty of headaches, I mean unintended consequences, for credit unions. Still he played a key role in the under $10 billion in assets exemption from elements of Dodd-Frank like the debit interchange cap and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
And so the battle begins for those who'd like to replace him as ranking member, a role that would be more appealing if it were chairman. It's no fun being in charge of the minority party. A plus for credit unions is that the line of potential ranking members include several credit union backers. First in line by seniority is Maxine Waters, who, despite her ethics problems, would be a net positive for credit unions. Waters was a sponsor of the ill-fated Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act, which would have expanded credit union member business lending authorities and modernized their capital framework. She also recently smacked the bankers around during a bank regulatory relief hearing for not working out their differences with credit unions.
Even if she's passed over though, Carolyn Maloney, currently the ranking member of the financial institutions and consumer credit subcommittee, is no slouch on expressing her support for credit unions either. In fact, Maloney was an original sponsor for CURIA, and most recently, she introduced legislation with Republican Shelley Moore Capito to create an ombudsman at the FFIEC to allow financial institutions to appeal examination determinations. Maloney is a Democrat who understands the business of financial services. However, she's on the record as "reserving judgment" regarding expanding Community Reinvestment Act reporting to credit unions. Frank, a fan of CRA, had come out against applying it to credit unions. Still, with the Republicans in charge of the House, the issue is unlikely to get a serious look.


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What about Tom Irwin? Somebody has somenthing of him?
Yes more Tom Irwin!!!
I think there's a scene from saving grace where he's shirtless. So sexy!!!
Ed Helms da Cedar Rapids
Rob Corddry From Cedar Rapids
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What episode please?? (if you want say!)
Thanks!here's an old My So-Called Life Halloween episode where he's in tights for most of the episode. There's also a close-up of his crotch when he pulls them up. I'll post a pic maybe...
Bob Hoskins
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The title is just called "Halloween," episode 9. Here he is trying on a prince costume. I can't believe how blatant the crotch shot was.
Bob Rubin from The Boondock Saints II
Anyone have uncensored pics of the movie wild hogs when they are nude?? More than what was already posted. I know there has to be more lol
A Demo Reel of Stephen Hunter (Bombur from The Hobbit). About 2 minutes in he gets shirtless.
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Kelsey Grammer
Kelsey Grammer is sexy!
Wow, Kelsey looked great there. Must have been hitting the gym for a week before filming scene. I don't even remember that show. Isn't it a shame he's on that cable show now, Boss, and he's not getting naked? I think it's all female nudity.
Speaking of Justified, does anyone have any shots of Nick Searcy minus some clothes?Originally Posted by questionabl
He's my favorite daddy on TV these days. Just unbelievably hot. The writers have had him talking about a "marshall stiffy" the last couple of episodes. It's like they're torturing me on purpose.
This is the movie that sold me on Hopkins being HOT
He has aged quite well
It's a pretty good movie if you got the time to watch it
otherwise you can scan through it and watch the brief sex scene
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One more of Hugh Bonneville:
please more Tom Irwin!!!!!
questionable, do you or anybody else have naked pics of Brendan Coyle?
OMG I am in love with Kevin Keegan ..
and heres a video that may interest you
Where does that #4 pic of Brendan come from? The butt shot? Also where are those pics of Jim Carter from?
Joe Pantoliano
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Matt Servitto
Servitto's pics are from?
Robert Taylor da Longmire
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The Sopranos but i don't know the episode ;(
Robert Taylor - Who is he??? Never heard of him but he's awesome. Lou Diamond Phillips got it right. I'd be reaching for that chest too. Any more of him?
Mmmmm, Taylor. I have a new hot daddy crush. Love those Australian men. I didn't even know about this show. Who was that actor in the mirror at the end of that clip? That didn't look like Taylor towards the end.
Very good looking
On "The Golden Girls" Season 2, Episode 8, titled "Vacation", there was an actor named Stephen Lee. In his first scene, Blanche knocks on the door to the bathroom, and he opens it, wearing nothing but a towel and shaving cream on his face, and sporting a chestful of thick hair. Does anybody have screen caps?

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The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has estimated that "Superstorm Sandy," possibly the worst natural disaster on record to hit the Northeastern United States, resulted in the loss of 72,000 homes and businesses, and will cost billions to recover from. The Monday, Oct. 29 hurricane and its massive water surge crippled the largest, most complex, busiest network of passenger rail lines in North America—those of the New York Metropolitan Area. The region's systems—MTA New York City Transit, MTA Long Island Rail Road, MTA Metro-North Railroad, New Jersey Transit, Amtrak, PATH, Staten Island Railway, which combined move approximately six million people a day—are engaged in an intense damage repair and service restoration effort, the likes of which have never been seen before. Other Northeastern systems—SEPTA, MBTA, MARC, VRE, PATCO, Shoreline East—sustained damage, though not as severe.
NJ Transit Executive Director Jim Weinstein can attest to Sandy's devastating impact perhaps better than any of his peers. NJT took the worst hit of all, and, as of late November, was still working round-the-clock to bring its statewide rail system of nine regional/commuter rail and three light rail lines back to full operation and a state of good repair. It will be weeks until service is back to pre-Sandy level.
"Our prime responsibility is to get our system up and running," Weinstein told Railway Age. "We're not fully there yet."
Added Rail Operations Vice President and General Manager Kevin O'Connor, "Our recovery effort is not a sprint. It's a marathon."
NJT estimates its damage from Sandy to be about $400 million, with roughly 30% of that amount attributable to damage to its regional/commuter rail fleet. While local press reports have focused on the 65 locomotives and 257 railcars that were damaged by the unprecedented flooding caused by a storm "with remarkable destructive power," the equipment, all of which is repairable, represents only 10% of NJT's fleet. "None of the operational constraints we're dealing with have been due to lack of equipment," Weinstein stressed. "What we're mostly dealing with is our infrastructure."
Service has been returning to NJT lines incrementally. Service to Hoboken Terminal, which was engulfed in five feet of Hudson River water and muck, remained partially suspended as of late November, with the facility's catenary system relying on generator power. Likewise, generators were being used to power catenary at NJT's Meadows Maintenance Complex (MMC) in Kearny.
Not surprisingly, NJT's North Jersey Coast Line was the hardest hit of the agency's regional/commuter rail lines. A dramatic example of Sandy's intensity occurred at River Draw, a long swing-bridge structure spanning Raritan Bay. Not one, but two heavy tugboats that had broken from their moorings hit the bridge, knocking it eight inches off its pilings in 30 places. Morgan Draw, near Matawan, was jammed with several pleasure boats, among other debris. Electric service from Long Branch into New York Penn Station, with connecting diesel shuttles to coastal Bay Head, N.J., took two weeks after Sandy's wallop to restore. It was operating on a modified schedule, with weekly changes as infrastructure was repaired.
Severe damage to the public utilities and Amtrak power systems that supply power to NJT made matters worse. For example, Amtrak Substation 41 in Kearny, N.J., which supplies traction power to the NEC between Newark and New York, was completely submerged, severely limiting the number of electric trains that could be operated. It was finally reactivated on Nov. 16, allowing NJT NEC service to resume.
Most of NJT's equipment damage (mostly traction motor/gearset combos and wheelsets) occurred at the MMC, a low-lying shop complex that, up until Sandy, had never flooded. Responding to critics who chastised NJT's decision to store equipment there during the storm, Jim Weinstein told Railway Age: "I think the decision we made in light of the information we had, our experience with Irene and Floyd (two previous storms), and the fact that the MMC had never flooded, was the right one. The National Weather Service said there was an 80% to 90% chance that area would be dry. NJT is not a toy train set. You can't just pick up your trains and move them somewhere else. It takes 12 hours to shut the railroad down."
NJT did not want to strand equipment, Weinstein said. In 2011, NJT stored equipment at its Morrisville, Pa., yard, just west of Trenton on the Northeast Corridor, during Hurricane Irene. Trenton flooded, isolating Morrisville and seriously curtailing service restoration on the busy NEC.
"It's amazing to me how wise people become after the fact," said Weinstein, who surveyed NJT's damage from a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter. "How we prepared for this event will stand the test of an objective, professional assessment. Our critics, the Monday morning quarterbacks, are entitled to their opinions. They can't make up the facts."
What's not so amazing is how the industry came together to help NJT get back on its feet. For example, Progress Rail and Norfolk Southern's Thoroughbred Quality Services began immediately supplying replacement combos and wheelsets. Amtrak, Bombardier, and the LIRR opened the Arch Street locomotive shop adjacent to Sunnyside Yard in Queens to repair 11 damaged ALP-45DP dual-power locomotives and several MultiLevel cars. Canadian Pacific, working with Amtrak, allowed 21 new, sorely needed Bombardier MultiLevel cars to be delivered in a single move on a passenger route, rather than at a rate of two cars every 10 days over a CP freight-only line. Short line Morristown & Erie provided NJT use of its drop table for equipment repairs. Other railroads have supplied equipment like ballast-dump cars, and manpower, to assist NJT.
The same can be said of the NJT employees, both agreement and non-agreement, "who have banded together, tirelessly working side-by-side, to bring the railroad back to where it needs to be."
Weinstein said a thorough assessment will be made after the operation is fully restored. "We'll go back and take a look at what we did well, and what we need to change," he said. One change will be to relocate NJT's ROC (Rail Operations Center) well away from the MMC, on higher ground. As far as insulating its rail system from future monster storms, the cost will be upwards of $500 million. "Nothing comes cheap," Weinstein said.
How the region is recovering
Passenger rail's overall recovery in the Northeast can be measured in concentric circles focused on the rough epicenter of New Jersey-New York. Operators on the ends of the Northeast Corridor lost just one full day of rail service, contrasting sharply with New York's MTA properties and NJT.
Amtrak cancelled some trains as early as Sunday morning, Oct. 28, and shut down the entirety of its operations along the NEC on Oct. 29 and 30, with most East Coast service suspended. Amtrak Oct. 31 resumed service between Washington and Virginia points including Lynchburg, Richmond, and Newport News. NEC service thereafter slowly extended north from Washington and south from Boston, reaching Newark Liberty Airport Rail Station Oct. 31 and New Haven Nov. 1.
On Nov. 2, Amtrak ran modified Northeast Regional and Acela Express Boston-New York-Washington services, after clearing, cleaning, and reactivating one Hudson River tunnel and two East River counterparts. Amtrak cleared those three tunnels late Nov. 11, with LIRR and NJT benefitting as a result. But ongoing tunnel repairs in the two remaining East River tunnels are not expected to be completed until January.
Normal LIRR service on 10 of the railroad's 11 lines was reinstated Nov. 12, following days of piecemeal addition. Limited service on the Long Beach Branch, serving coastal areas hit hard by winds, flooding, and storm surge, resumed Nov. 13, with a diesel shuttle train service operated on weekdays only. Full service on the Long Beach Branch was restored Nov. 26, making the LIRR's recovery virtually complete. One choke point remained, and it was a significant one: ongoing work being performed by Amtrak to fully restore capabilities in two of the four East River tunnels owned by Amtrak, but used primarily by the LIRR. LIRR officials said the railroad could only operate at about 70% of normal rush-hour capacity under such conditions.
Metro-North, the shining regional railroad star, strutted its stuff by getting nearly all of its East-of-Hudson rail service back in operation within one week of Sandy's landfall, minus only its New Canaan Branch in Connecticut, which was restored Nov. 13. The railroad's Harlem Line saw limited service restoration first, on the afternoon of Nov. 1, since it was less susceptible to flooding and storm surge compared with Metro-North's New Haven Line, which also staggered back into operation late Nov. 1, or the Hudson Line, skirting the namesake river. The Hudson Line resumed operations Nov. 2. West-of-Hudson services were hampered by severe damage to both New York State and New Jersey points, notably Hoboken Terminal.
Dire predictions of catastrophic service discontinuance were rapidly overcome as New York City Transit quickly restored services line-by-line and tunnel-by-tunnel, earning rare plaudits from citizens and news organizations more accustomed to criticizing subway service routinely. By November's end, only interborough service on the R subway line was still disrupted, due to severe flooding and partial tunnel collapse. NYCT launched a truncated "H Train" shuttle Nov. 20 to serve Brooklyn shore points hammered by the hurricane, trucking in equipment to provide the service, linked to the rest of the subway system (primarily the A train) by circuitous but functional shuttle bus service.
The damage wreaked by Sandy on the MTA came into clear focus when New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office released the first breakdown of $5 billion in estimated costs the agency faces from the superstorm. Cost estimates to repair two severely damaged areas, the Rockaway (A train) line in Queens (along the waterfront), and South Ferry and Whitehall stations in lower Manhattan, total $1.25 billion.
Flooding in both of PATH's Hudson River tunnel routes and at its Hoboken Terminal facility was severe; PATH re-established very limited cross-river service between Journal Square, Jersey City, and midtown Manhattan Nov. 7, extending the route to Newark Penn Station Nov. 12, but skipping two stops in Manhattan due to platform crowding concerns. PATH service to and from downtown Manhattan, including Exchange Place in Jersey City, resumed Nov. 26. PATH service to Hoboken was still lacking as the month ended. Tellingly, spokespeople for PATH and its parent, the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, repeatedly declined to offer any specific estimates for service resumption, finally acknowledging Hoboken would be out of service "for weeks." PATH did estimate service repair costs would total $300 million.
The MTA on Nov. 16 said the Staten Island Railway won't have full service restored until at least March 2013. "The St. George Terminal signal system experienced extensive water damage," the agency announced. "As a result, train operation there is severely affected as we can only operate trains on two of the tracks."
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority was spared Sandy's worst fury, and held off shutting down rail service until 2:00 p.m. on Oct. 29, when other agencies had been shut down for 20 hours. As well, MBTA was among the first to restore service by resuming subway services with bus substitution on the Green Line D branch on Oct. 30. MBTA regional rail service also began returning, with delays, that day. Critics faulted MBTA in 2011 for shutting down too early in the face of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene. For Sandy, MBTA was criticized by some for its late decision to shut down service.
SEPTA halted all rail service 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 29, but aggressively sought to re-establish service, with some subway/surface lines resuming operations the following day. Regional Rail service resumed Nov. 1 as Amtrak restored its own service to 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, a major SEPTA hub. Like MBTA, SEPTA was criticized for its shutdown timing, but in SEPTA's case the lament was that SEPTA closed too soon.
Elsewhere, PATCO's bistate rail operation ceased service Oct. 28, but quickly followed SEPTA's lead by restoring service Oct. 30. Connecticut's Shoreline East resumed near-normal operations between eastern Connecticut points and New Haven on Nov. 1. Plagued more by rain than by high winds or storm surge, Virginia Railway Express quickly restored near-normal regional rail service to and from Washington, D.C. by the morning of Nov. 1. Slightly behind VRE, Maryland Area Transit Corp. resumed service on its two MARC regional rail lines, and on its light rail transit and subway routes in Baltimore, on Nov. 1.
How Conrail put people first
Within six hours of Sandy's passing, Conrail resumed operations in the North Jersey and Philadelphia Shared Assets Areas. At the same time, the railroad was providing assistance to employees and their families who had been impacted by the storm. "We met Sandy with the usual preparedness of any past storm," President and COO Ron Batory told Railway Age. "That involved taking risk aversion actions, continuous communication, and post-event contingencies. But the most critical component to our success in being able to operate trains within six hours of the storm's passing was our people."
Conrail operated two New Jersey 24-hour command centers for nearly five days, providing coordinated leadership, at Oak Island Yard, Newark (tactical response) and the Mount Laurel Operations Center (strategic direction). Immediate post-event actions were vital to resuming train operations: inspecting the physical plant, inspecting equipment, and establishing an employee welfare station at Oak Island.
"The assessment post-event of our physical plant allowed our people to put their creativity and sense of urgency to good use," said Batory. "Materials and supplies were dispatched to restore washouts. Mobile generators were dispatched to all signal and communication locations incurring public utility service interruption. Grade crossings awaiting portable generators were protected with Conrail employees flagging. Alternate operating rules were invoked in the absence of wayside signals."
Conrail's post-Sandy assessment "confirmed that our people had done the right things to preserve equipment," noted Batory. "There were 6,000 freight cars on hand at the time of the storm. Only 58 (1%) were damaged on Conrail tracks; 267 (5%) were damaged on industry tracks. We had 54 locomotives on hand, and five (9%) sustained damage.Most significant to the consumer market was approximately 4,000 new vehicles were awaiting to be dispatched to dealers. Only 20 were damaged beyond deliverable status."
For the employees and their families, Conrail provided dry food and staples, fuel for their commuting vehicles, hot meals, and on-site bathroom facilities. Temporary housing was afforded to those who lost homes, and a zero interest loan program was offered to eligible employees. "People at Conrail treat each other well," said Batory. "This was amplified with all the grocery stores, gas stations, hotels/motels, and restaurants that were either closed or destroyed. Our employees responded to the aftermath of Sandy with their usual high attendance rate and injury-free performance. Our reclamation and restoration efforts continue to be less each day, while the bond and respect Conrail employees have for each other continues to strengthen to the benefit of our joint owners, CSX and Norfolk Southern, and ultimately the customers served on their behalf by Conrail."
Managing Editor Douglas John Bowen and Engineering Editor Mischa Wanek-Libman contributed to this story.


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GOP launching SOTU website
House Republicans are rolling out a new website to respond to President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech in real time.
The House Republican Conference, led by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington state, will unveil www.GOP.gov/SOTU on Tuesday, to provide a "second-screen experience" for Obama's first State of the Union speech of his second term.
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"We're taking [the] president's speech text and pairing it with fact check and responses by Republicans," said Tim Cameron, who runs social media for the GOP conference.
"Those can come in the form of your traditional fact check and also embedded tweets, and infographics and so forth. It's going to be a living and breathing document online for us for the next week or so as we continue to flesh it out and our members continues to respond, whether that's in the media or whether they develop research material to refute one of Obama's points."
( POLITICO's White House team previews State of the Union 2013)
In other words, Republicans are going to link sections in the text of Obama's speech to charts and other GOP-generated content.
The site will feature tweets from members of Congress, and top communications aides in leadership offices like Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) press secretaries Michael Steel and Brendan Buck, and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) press secretaries Erica Elliott and Mike Long.
The site will be formatted for desktop computers and mobile devices.
Republicans will also feature Spanish language responses from a dedicated Twitter account.
The effort underscores how critical social media has become in modern politics. No longer is it sufficient to have a high-profile lawmaker respond after the speech. Republicans have a rolling response planned during the prime-time event. The idea came out of the 2012 presidential election, where Republicans saw the popularity of Twitter and other social media during the debates.
After the president's speech, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) will deliver the Republican Party's response, while Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) will deliver a tea party response.


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Level-5 To Open New Santa Monica Studio In September
Square-Enix has a new office in Los Angeles and another Japanese developer is following suit in an endeavor to expand Westward.
It's Level-5, best known for the Dragon Quest, Professor Layton and White Knight Chronicles franchises. According to Siliconera, the developer plans to open an office in Santa Monica, California in September. It will be known as Level-5 International America and their expansion won't end there; they also intend to move into Europe some time next year. CEO Akihiro Hino has said these expansions are designed around the concept of releasing games overseas, which of course translates to more localization staff and (presumably) lesser delays is that area of production. White Knight Chronicles took over a year for it to go from Japan to North America, and let's not forget that White Knight Chronicles 2 is scheduled to release in Japan next month. With this new studio, US gamers should definitely look to the future with an expectant eye; Level-5 creations should indeed hit store shelves a bit earlier than usual in this neck of the woods.
We're also very interested to see how WKC2 comes out...we're one of the few who really liked the original, and the team has plenty of enhancements featured in the sequel.
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The 2013 Los Angeles auto show is the perfect place to debut the 2014 BMW 4 Series convertible, as this new droptop is sure to be a hit in car-crazy and image-conscious Southern California. If you're still confused about BMW's new, slightly revised naming scheme, then it will help you to know that, starting in the 2014 model year, the convertible and coupe versions of the 3 Series sedan will carry the 4 Series moniker. The 2014 4 Series coupe is already on sale, and this convertible is set to join it in early 2014. BMW says the 4 Series range is supposed to represent "3+1," meaning that the coupe and convertible should offer something extra compared to the more mainstream 3 Series sedan.
The new convertible offers a sharper look than the outgoing 3 Series convertible. It has a wider, lower body and a more striking front end that tapers to distinctive character lines along the sides. Overall, the 4 Series' lines transition well to the convertible body style, and thanks to the three-piece retractable hardtop, the 2014 BMW 4 Series convertible looks good with the roof up as well. It'll fit right in on Rodeo Drive.
Despite the name change and new look, the 4 Series convertible does not diverge much from the formula of the 3 Series convertible. The powertrains carry over mostly unchanged, and it shares a platform with the current 3 Series sedan, although, like the 4 Series coupe, it has a widened track.
The 2014 BMW 4 Series convertible's powertrain lineup is nearly identical to that of the 4 Series coupe's, with 428i and 435i models powered by the same four- and six-cylinder engines. The 428i's 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder makes 240 hp and 255 lb-ft of torque, and the 435i's 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-6 makes an even 300 hp and 300 lb-ft of torque. Whereas BMW offers its xDrive all-wheel-drive system on 428i and 435i coupes, the company will offer xDrive only on the 428i convertible. Interestingly, there will be no manual transmission for the 4 Series convertible; an eight-speed automatic is standard on all droptops.
BMW says torsional rigidity is improved over the 3 Series convertible thanks to the use of ultra-high-strength steel, and it also claims that the 4 Series convertible is about 44 pounds lighter than its predecessor. We don't have an official curb weight yet, but we expect the 4 Series convertible to be about 400 pounds heavier than the 4 Series coupe. This shouldn't affect performance too much: BMW estimates a 0-to-60-mph time of 6.2 seconds for the 428i convertible and 5.5 seconds for the 435i convertible, compared with estimates of 5.7 and 5.0 seconds for the 428i and 435i coupe, respectively.
The retractable hard top folds in 20 seconds at speeds up to 11 mph. A well in the trunk area holds the folded top, so cargo space shrinks from 13.0 cubic feet with the top up to 7.8 cubic feet when the top is lowered. To help make the most of this space when the top is down, there is a hydraulic system that raises the folded hardtop for a wider cargo opening when items are being loaded. In addition, the rear seats fold down to make space for longer items. Other convertible-exclusive features include neck warmers with three temperature settings and a standard stowable wind blocker that can be placed over the rear seats.
The 2014 BMW 4 Series convertible will offer many of the same safety, convenience, and entertainment technologies as the 4 Series coupe, including available navigation, smartphone integration, and selectable drive designated Comfort, Sport, Sport+, and Eco Pro. Numerous active safety systems such as adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning, lane-departure warning, and blind spot detection are available as well. The newest version of BMW's iDrive system controls the infotainment system.
Like the 4 Series coupe, the 2014 BMW 4 Series convertible will be offered in three lines in addition to the standard 428i and 435i models. These include the Luxury Line, which adds chrome trim inside and out, wood trim for the interior, stitched leather seats, and special 18-inch wheels. The Sport Line outfits the exterior with glossy black trim pieces, a sport suspension, twin-spoke 18-inch wheels, and black and red accents inside. The M Sport adds a body kit, available Estoril blue metallic paint, M-design 18-inch wheels, and an M Sport suspension and brake package. The Luxury, Sport, and M Sport lines add $1700, $2100, and $3500 to the price of the coupe, respectively. We expect similar pricing for the convertible.
When the 2014 BMW 4-Series convertible arrives in the United States in early 2014, it will carry a significant price premium over the 4 Series coupe. The starting price of $49,675 for the 428i is $8250 higher than the base price of the 428i coupe. The 435i convertible starts at $55,825, and if its 300 hp isn't enough, we expect a BMW M4 convertible to arrive later in 2014. For now, though, more official information on the 2014 BMW 4 Series convertible will be available when the car makes its official debut in Los Angeles next month.


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Erase Pesky Spots for Good
Even if you've gained only a couple of pounds, the extra weight can show in your face. Or maybe you have a naturally round face shape that makes you look heavier than you are. Rather than stressing about it, turn to these 10 simple makeup, hair and accessory ideas that give your face a trimmer appearance.
The fastest, fuss-free way to fake a slim face? Draw attention away from it with eye-catching earrings. "Especially long, dangly ones," says Andrea Pomerantz Lustig, author of How to Look Expensive: A Beauty Editor's Secrets to Getting Gorgeous without Breaking the Bank. Almost any style works, but avoid hoops that hang from below your ears, says Pomerantz Lustig. Hoops that go through your ears will do the trick, though.
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DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit's oversight board unanimously voted on Monday to support a move by Michigan's treasurer to begin a process that will likely lead to the state appointing an emergency financial manager for the city.
Frustrated by the slow pace of fiscal reform and worried about Detroit's long-term viability, the state is poised to start a 30-day preliminary review as early as Tuesday to determine the extent of the city's financial crisis, said Terry Stanton, a spokesman for the Michigan Treasury Department.
A report by city officials to Detroit's financial advisory board on Monday indicated that the city's cash flow position could erode in the fiscal year that ends June 30 to a negative $113.7 million from a negative $76.7 million that was forecast last month.
The latest forecast assumes the city will not receive from the state $81.7 million of proceeds from a bond sale earlier this year and includes a pension payment that was not budgeted for in fiscal 2012, according to a copy of the report obtained by Reuters.
The appointment of an emergency manager would bring Detroit a step closer to a possible bankruptcy filing, as would legislation that could be passed by the Michigan Legislature this month that would give fiscally struggling local governments like Detroit options including Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy, emergency managers and consent agreements. Consent agreements would allow the state to help fix local finances
Detroit avoided getting an emergency manager earlier this year by signing a consent agreement that gave the state some oversight of Detroit's finances. However, Mayor Dave Bing and the nine-member city council have been at odds over some of the measures the mayor and state officials believe will lift Detroit out of its fiscal hole.
Bing said last week that he would urge council members to approve at their meeting on Tuesday several conditions tied to reforms that state officials want in order to release $30 million of the bond proceeds for Detroit's near-empty coffers.
One of those conditions is a contract with law firm Miller Canfield to deal with issues related to the consent agreement. The council rejected that contract last month, citing concerns over potential conflicts of interest by the firm and the validity of the contract.
The council on Tuesday will also take up a resolution from member JoAnn Watson demanding that the state treasurer either turn over all of the bond money to the city or face court action to force the move.
Reporting By Eddie B. Allen Jr., additional reporting by Karen Pierog in Chicago; Editing by Bob Burgdorfer


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Over 5,000 Pleasanton voters signed a petition to place a Measure PP, the Hillside Protection Ordinance, on the ballot. PP will Protect Pleasanton's ridgelines and hilltops immediately (November 2008). PP has clear and simple language. It took endless hours of work plus 5,000 signers to put PP on the ballot.
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Young actress from Congo granted visa for Oscars
NEW YORK (AP) — The 16-year-old star of the Oscar-nominated "War Witch" has been granted a visa to travel from Congo for the Academy Awards.
The film's distributor, Tribeca Film, said Wednesday that Rachel Mwanza (MWAHN'-zuh) will be able to attend upcoming award shows, including Sunday's Oscars.
"War Witch," directed by Montreal filmmaker Kim Nguyen (WIN), is nominated for best foreign language film as Canada's submission.
Shot entirely in the Congo, Mwanza was cast despite no prior acting experience. She had been living at her grandmother's house and on the streets before Nguyen picked her to play a child soldier caught up in an unspecified African revolution.
Mwanza won best actress at both the Berlin Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival last year. "War Witch" opens in New York theaters March 1.
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I have a List class with a function that returns a pointer value and it is declared as follows in a header file:
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Re: 2 Quakers Need Home Oklahoma City
Posted by Re Watson on 9/22/05
On 9/02/05, janet wrote:
> On 7/24/05, Lei wrote:
>> I have two Quakers that need to be rehomed due to their
>> current caregiver being relocated and my home is not an
>> option. I know my limits and 6 Cockatoos, 2 Conures, 2
>> Tiels, 2 Budgies, and 2 Rotties is it!!
>> Stormy is aprox 3 years old and a came from a difficult
>> life until he was adopted by my son and daughter-in-law 3
>> years ago. He is plucked from his neck down. All medical
>> tests have came back clean. He was rehomed because he
>> plucked and was ugly. Stormy can be territorial, appears
>> to like women and a few men. Can be nippy - well, I guess
>> the description may actually be - Aggressive. Stormy does
>> talk some. This bird needs someone who understands Quakers
>> and is willing to accept the fact that Stormy is a bird
>> and not a toy. Precious is fully feathered and sweet
>> natured. Stormy and Precious need to stay together.
>> Cage, travel cage, toys, and food are to stay with the
>> birds. NO adoption fee, NO money at all. JUST a good home
>> is wanted for these two birds.
>> Please be aware that some states don't allow Quakers. I
>> live in Oklahoma City and will be willing to meet. They
>> will bringing the birds to my house this weekend. Please
>> help me find Stormy and Precious a good home. Email me if
>> you are interested. Trust me I will follow up with these
>> birds.
>> Lei


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Sydney's hot property market has driven a solid rise in house prices in capital cities across the country.
House prices in state and territory capitals rose 1.8 per cent in the three months to June, better than the one per cent gain expected by economists.
For the year to June, the Australian Bureau of Statistics' index of house prices rose 10.1 per cent, the third quarter in a row the annual rate was above 10 per cent.
Leading the charge was Sydney, where prices rose 15.6 per cent, with Melbourne posting a 9.3 per cent gain.
JP Morgan economist Tom Kennedy said it was too early to say if surging house prices might spark an interest rate rise by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
"At this stage we think the RBA is pretty comfortable with the housing sector," he said.
"We don't think that this is enough to get them over the line but certainly it would be something on their radar and they would be monitoring it quite closely."
Mr Kennedy is concerned that house price growth was being inflated by the outsized gain in Sydney,
"The details suggest that this strength is landing in one property sector," he said.
"We think that prices will moderate a little bit further as activity cools, particularly in Sydney where price growth remains very strong at levels that won't be sustainable."
However, Commonwealth Bank senior economist Michael Workman said the rapid pace of house price increases might be a concern for the central bank.
"The RBA would prefer to see an easing in dwelling price growth momentum," he said.
"While rising asset prices are positive for household sentiment for households that own a dwelling, increases in property prices pose affordability issues and increase household debt."
HIA economist Diwa Hopkins expects the pace of price rises to ease later in the year.
"Annual growth reached what looks to be a cyclical peak rate of 10.9 per cent in the March 2014 quarter," she said.
Ms Hopkins expects the number of home building approvals to rise past 180,000 in 2014, after a gain of 170,00 last year.
She said this increased supply of housing will keep a lid on prices.
"Continuing improvements in the supply of dwellings will be important in taking some of the momentum out of dwelling price pressures, and we may already be seeing early signs of this," she said.
* Sydney - up 15.6pct
* Melbourne - up 9.3pct
* Perth - up 3.6pct
* Brisbane - up 6.8pct
* Adelaide - up 5.6pct
* Hobart - up 4.3pct
* Darwin - up 3.4pct
* Canberra - up 2.2pct
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A group of 19 California homeowners who bought their homes between 2004 and 2006 -- each with a 20% or more down payment -- won the right to sue D.R. Horton, Richmond American, Shea Homes, Lennar Homes and other production home builders for devaluing their properties with risky lending practices.
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Too Much Rain May Equal More Farm Accidents
- Jun 9, 2003
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A recent sharp rise in Kentucky farm accidents might have been caused by heavy rains that left farmers well behind in field work. Accidents in the late spring included three fatalities.
The rains have been so frequent that farmers are working feverishly to put up hay, transplant tobacco, mow pastures, and do other chores, according to Agriculture Commissioner Billy Ray Smith.
"Most farmers are working at a frantic pace right now, and that has led to an increase in farm accidents," Smith said. "As a farmer myself, I know how overwhelmed producers are feeling right now, but we all must place a greater emphasis on farm safety."
According to the Kentucky Agricultural Statistics Service, soybean farmers had planted only 23 percent of their crop as of last week; normally 52 percent is planted by the end of May. Burley tobacco growers were also delayed by frequent rains, with 41 percent of the crop in the ground. That was 20 percent behind the five-year average.
Almost two-thirds of Kentucky's more than 100,000 farmers hold down full-time jobs off the farm, limiting the time they can devote to farming.
"Many farmers work 40 hours or more each week off the farm so that they can do what they truly love best, and that's farm," said Smith. "Because these farmers have worked a full day away from the farm and they're trying to beat out the impending nightfall, they are tempted to take shortcuts on safety measures, particularly with tractors, hay balers, and other machinery, as well as livestock."
According to the Kentucky Injury and Prevention Center in Lexington, farm deaths in Kentucky have declined over the past few years, peaking in 1995 when 50 farmers lost their lives in accidents. That number dropped to 15 in 2000. Twenty-five farm deaths were recorded last year. The Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program has recorded three farm deaths so far this spring.
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture employs two experts in farm and home safety who travel the state to conduct educational programs to prevent accidents. Each year, Dale Dobson and Jason Hodge educate thousands of Kentuckians on farm and home safety, addressing school children, farm organizations, fire and rescue workers, and others.
The Department also encourages farmers and homeowners to personalize a farm and home safety plan that includes local emergency phone numbers, directions to your farm, special health needs of family members, and other information needed quickly in an emergency situation.
The free safety plan can be downloaded from the Internet at www.kyagr.com, or requested by phone from the Department of Agriculture at (502) 564-4696.
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Braves mulling over spots to fill in their bullpen
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Braves have the potential to possess Major League Baseball's best group of relievers. But with Opening Day less than two weeks away, it is still not clear exactly who will be in Atlanta's bullpen at the start of the season.
As of Thursday night, closer Craig Kimbrel, Eric O'Flaherty, Luis Avilan and Cory Gearrin appeared to be the only locks to begin the season in the Braves' bullpen. The two key omissions from this list are Jonny Venters, who has not appeared in a game since March 13, and Jordan Walden, who missed nearly a month of the Grapefruit League season because of a bulging disc in his back.
Despite Venters' long layoff, manager Fredi Gonzalez has continued to say the left-handed reliever is simply getting some extra rest during this year's extended spring season. Venters battled upper arm discomfort early last year and was placed on the disabled list in July with a left elbow impingement.
Venters completed a bullpen session on Thursday. The Braves will rest him on Friday before determining when he might again pitch in a game.
"We're just giving him a little breather right now," Gonzalez said. "I think he'll be fine."
Gonzalez also remains confident that Walden will have enough time to make his necessary preparations before Opening Day. Walden's one-inning appearance during Wednesday's game against the Pirates was his first since Feb. 23.
Pitching coach Roger McDowell has mapped out a plan for Walden to make four more appearances before the start of the regular season. Gonzalez said this might be sufficient for the right-handed reliever, who was acquired from the Angels in November in exchange for Tommy Hanson.
If Venters and Walden are both ready for the start of the regular season, the final bullpen spot will go to either Cristhian Martinez or Anthony Varvaro, who are both out of options.
Martinez's experience in the long relief role he has handled for Atlanta the past two seasons seemingly makes him the favorite for the spot. But he has allowed at least three runs in three of his seven appearances, including one against the Tigers' Double-A affiliate this week.
J. Upton hitting tape-measure jobs at Champion
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- One month into his first spring season with the Braves, Justin Upton has already hit two of the longest home runs in Champion Stadium history, and has caused some longtime members of the organization to conjure memories of the long homers Andres Galarraga once hit at this venue.
Upton's latest monstrous shot came against Dan Haren in the sixth inning of Thursday night's 4-3 win over the Nationals. The blast soared over the top of the clock positioned at the top of the park's 60-foot scoreboard in left-center field.
"That ball was carrying, carrying and carrying," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "Wow. I don't know how far beyond the scoreboard it landed. That ball was hit pretty good."
After seemingly traveling at least 460 feet, Upton's ball hit off the roof of the batting cages located beyond the outfield wall and bounced to an unknown location. Bullpen coach Eddie Perez, who played with Galarraga in Atlanta, was unsuccessful in his search for the ball.
"There were some people back there waiting for autographs and I said, 'Where did it go?'" Perez said. "They said we saw it land, but then it disappeared in the grass or something."
Upton said he did not know whether this blast was longer than the one he hit over the top of Champion Stadium's left-field berm against the Marlins on Feb. 25. Former manager Bobby Cox and Perez both said they had not seen another player hit a ball over the berm since Galarraga, who played for the Braves from 1998 to 2000.
Francisco, Johnson looking to platoon at third
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez entered Spring Training hoping that Juan Francisco or Chris Johnson would begin the regular season as the club's starting third baseman. But with a little more than a week left in the Grapefruit League season, Gonzalez is planning to platoon the two players at third base.
"I think both of those guys are playing such great baseball," Gonzalez said. "Right now, I think it would be unfair to choose one as a starter."
Francisco is hitting .352 (19-for-54) with five home runs and a .667 slugging percentage. Concerns about him handling an everyday role center around his ability to hit left-handed pitchers and the offspeed pitches he'll see more consistently during the regular season.
Johnson is hitting .368 (21-for-57) with three home runs and a .561 slugging percentage. Along with sharing the third-base duties, the right-handed infielder could occasionally give first baseman Freddie Freeman a chance to rest.
Worth noting
• B.J. Upton has been making an hour-long commute from his Tampa-area home since the start of Spring Training. He will have a chance to play a couple of personal "home games" when the Braves travel to Clearwater, Fla, to play the Phillies on Friday and then send a split squad to play the Blue Jays at Dunedin on Saturday. Both Clearwater and Dunedin are located approximately 20 minutes from his home.
• Luis Avilan's command was not as sharp as usual on Thursday, as he allowed three runs and four hits in the seventh inning against the Nationals. It was the first time for Avilan pitching on back-to-back days this year. He completed one inning in a Minor League game on Wednesday.
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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T Ross should be leading the summer league in scoring. JV is looking good.
T Ross should be leading the summer league in scoring. JV is looking good.
someone just ran into JV and bounced off...
There's no I in team but there's a God in Harangody
Love JV using the elbow to make space
Easy pass out of the double team to Acy. Need to see that kind of play more often.
Acy is looking like an NBA PF. He's developing faster than Ed Davis.
Fuck Bieber fever, i've got Downs syndrome
The team is flowing much better on offense today, you can build some chemistry in a couple of games and practices
Mmm....JV post ups...
Buycks is definitely raw....but he definitely has that burst in his game. Dribbles with flair and has very good speed. Easy to see why they're intrigued by him.
Fournier looks like a homosexual, must be the eye-liner he's wearing.
Man if we don't stop Hamilton our "playoff run" will be over
I want to see val shoot more
and ross needs to slow his game down and play at more than one speed
Google the word Fournier, disturbing shit
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Buycks is scaring me. He looks out classed in summer league. I'll be patient but..... he looks lost.
Ahh. Sick move by Buycks... foul call ruined it
Twitter - @thekid_it
Harangody looks like he was bench pressing the gym, heard the whistle and just ran on the court. Someone from the bench through him a uniform cause no one has the balls to ask him to leave.
"Who is that?"
"WHO CARES he's scoring. Ask him his name after the game."
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Nothing personal, yes we are far from friends, but I really don't think you should adopt.
Nor should Blink 182, and he's my friend.
Look its long time since I exchanged a single word with you, so you may consider staying away from me and not advice me stuff.
And yes you don't know me, and you are shadowed with misinformation about me, just like a few others. So at least confirm yourself - NO OFFENSE.
The offer still remains open.
Do you recall the source of our dislike? I told you you'd be a great member if you lost some n00bish habits. You haven't lost them, and unless you do no member taken under your wing will succeed. This is based on your standard as a forum member, same as with Blink 182.
Half-sister of AdmiralThrawn
Mother of Planbskater, Foxxie-kun, DayDreamer85, Rise_Against and FireflyPoi
This not based on my opinion on you, learn to read what people say. You seem to hear but not listen.
Do you recall the source of our dislike? I told you you'd be a great member if you lost some n00bish habits. You haven't lost them, and unless you do no member taken under your wing will succeed. This is based on your standard as a forum member, same as with Blink 182.
Alright then, if you have the patience to do so, lets have a short convo. I will only be listening to you. Tell me what do I look like in your perceptions.
If you count my argumentative mood as noobishness, I beg to differ. If I am labelled wrongly, I shall not sit down like a coward, but stand still and answer, even though it is not good for my image.
I did not hate you, and don't even now, you only seem to take it the other way and seem to despise me, which becomes mutual at the end. Lets finish it for good (The hate).
There is nothing wrong with debate, I like seeing people who are argumentative. However, publicly challenging me in such a disrespectful manner when I had merely given my opinion on you, something you requested, was childish. Taking it a step further and going into the Fanclub Thread I made and remarking on me "taking it seriously" was also disrespectful. (Note: The thread was based on one by Dancer, I revived it due to the negativity on the boards)
Your behaviour in all of this has been childish. Speaking behind my back (I trust my friend over you, naturally), publicly stating you hate me simply because I asked you to stop spamming a thread, blocking me. You then come asking for friendship, something I cannot trust in when you have publicly said you feel hatred towards me.
Also, you appear to be too much of a suck-up. Wanting everyone to like you and the approval of others. I may be wrong, but it is something I see in you.
It also seems you cannot show adequate respect to those here. Yes, you respect the admins and mods and your friends. However, you should also have a high level of respect for those who have been here longer. Regardless of IRL age, those who are older in terms of account life know these forums better than you via interaction, regardless of whether you've lurked the site before joining.
You do not have a proper identity here, you haven't got a real place. That might sound cold, but it's true. Your personality doesn't really add anything to the mix of people. It is something that takes a while to happen and you seem to be trying to rush this process.
And one reason you should not adopt: There are members here wanting to adopt, members who have been here a lot longer and as such have more to offer. A new member would be much better off under the care of those members than you, and that is something you cannot argue.
Half-sister of AdmiralThrawn
Mother of Planbskater, Foxxie-kun, DayDreamer85, Rise_Against and FireflyPoi
Initially I did not accept criticism from people, now I do, that has made me recover from spamming, which was fun.
I apologize for openly showing hate, I am not doing so now. And I disagree to the backstabbing part, it seems it must be the same person who made me lose one of my besties. Yes, I have responded to my friend's mail telling me about your actions, and I only have replied by saying that you misunderstood my character, period after that.
Who does not want to be liked by everyone? Isn't that a basic need for a human being? Yes I do want people to like me, but I move on with rejections and hardly cry over them, I was framed over my friendship request with foxxie, I was too busy to ask bes to be a homo hater, who was not even my friend, or a person I trusted over saying that (And I am not a bigot, I am pro to such relationships).
I never lie, though I am assured that you won't believe me.
I know I am not taken as a "Jewel" here, and I am OK with it. I don't take my internet life dig deep to my heart.
However I felt a little offended since I am not a suck-up. Foxxie, and possibly you should be falsely told that I talk behind people's backs when I am rejected. I shall add a point with me and Dancer, I tried becoming friends with him, and yes I was rejected. And that was the end to that. I did not go to people telling stuff about Dancer and all that ****.
That's it, thanks for making an effort of telling me what I needed to hear.
Yes I do sometimes be disrespectful to people here, but only after I am not treated with respect.
Nowadays I don't even do that, I take the help of reporting abuse.
No one's perfect, and you can't expect me to be goodie-to-shoes here, which is not me.
I always try to make friends with people, and I genuinely do that, with no goal of achieving fame. I try to help the new members here, and have also asked them to be my friends.
Hope you change a few pointers about me now.
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So here is a couple things that I noticed
1. That the creature behind Pain lets go of one of the person's tongues, because he was passing judgement. Pain let that person who told the truth LIVE. WTF??? haha.
2. Konohamaru is watching this... but the Creature IS NOT in the frame... THIS means that the creature can only be seen by the person casting the jutsu and the people under its influence... just like the "death god" jutsu that sealed the 9-Tails... OR it could be a genjutsu of some sort...
Also... remember that Ebisu was Konohamaru's sensei, and that he was always trying to escape from him. Considering that Naruto couldn't even hide from Ebisu, Konohamaru had to have gotten pretty good at running and escaping from the grasps of Ebisu.
I think Konohamaru's mission was to spy on Pein and to gather information. Because hes a genin, and thats what he is good at. Hiding and escaping
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Not going to lie. Wish the girls I have fucked moved like this...
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this 2 kids sure do have alot of sex do they ever do anything els? lol
Wow that made me shoot
Do you have big feet?
Who elsewanted to see this girls face!?
jessica & dave with a great vid as always
Loved using my fleshlight with this video what a load
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i can fit a fist into that vagina (fact)
what size do you think his dick is?
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I love that guy's cock; he can take me doggystyle whenever he wants
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some loose pussy
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Love her style!
wow ,what amove i like that?
Must be fun to use his sludge and have a slippery ass fucking.
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Homemade girlfriend? What other kind is there? Factory manufactured?
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Needs more jinglebells
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A new round of Guinness World Records has been compiled for 2017 and Ringo Starr has made the list, but it's not for reasons fans might expect. His copy of the band's "White Album" has been recognized as the most expensive record ever sold at auction, according to The Vinyl Factory.
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Starr held onto his first edition number '0000001' copy of the record, never played it, and kept it in a vault until the December, 2015 auction.
The album's pristine condition likely had something to do with the whopping bid he received for $790,000 from an unknown buyer. The vinyl was sold by Julien's Auction House and the money went to Starr's Lotus Foundation, which raises funds for "advancing social welfare."
The record for most expensive album sale was previously held by Elvis Presley, who sold a record for $305,000.


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Five dead after small plane crashes into Río de la Plata
A small plane today fell into the Río de la Plata river with nine passengers on board. Four of them were successfully rescued and transferred to hospitals in Buenos Aires and Uruguay, and at least five people were reported dead.
Two of the passengers were identified as top executives from the Renault car manufacturer.
Of those five, three remained trapped inside the plane, while two were removed during a joint operation between Uruguay and the Argentine Coastguard. The bodies, however, stayed at the scene until well into the evening, when judicial authorities gave permission for their removal.
The dead have been identified as pilot Leandro Larriera and passengers Fernando Sánchez, Facundo Alecha, Fernando Lonigro and Gustavo Fosco. Sebastián Vivona, Santiago Villamil, Paula Silvana Buery and Ignacio Javier Losa were rescued alive from the crash.
The craft took off from the Buenos Aires locality of San Fernando, in Argentina, and went down while flying to the city of Carmelo, in neighbouring Uruguay.
Argentine textile businessman Federico Bonomi admitted he was the owner of the craft, although he was not on board.
"I have no further information yet," he told reporters and confirmed that both the pilot, and one of the passengers, Vivona, were close friends of Bonomi and work colleagues for a long time.
Uruguayan Navy spokesman Gastón Jaunsolo had earlier confirmed that the passengers raised the alarm after their plane, a BE020, had suffered a malfunction.
"The craft went down due to a malfunction, and on avoiding a heavier impact [those aboard] were able to make a distress call."


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Some women look at a man and think, how can I change him to make him perfect? Marni Jameson does the same thing, but with houses. The nationally syndicated home design columnist and author of "The House Always Wins" and "House of Havoc," which is due in February, is a self-described "serial decorator," with a whole-house remodel and a few new-home constructions under her belt. The Denver resident began her column, At Home with Marni Jameson, in 2004; it's now in more than 30 newspapers throughout the United States and Canada.
Although her column is a humorous guide for people who want to do things themselves — or at least micromanage those they hire — it isn't just about decorating. Jameson's readers know all about her husband, Dan, a business consultant, their two teenaged daughters and even their dog Theo. And they also know that Jameson believes that a home — regardless of its size or style — supports, nurtures and sustains the people who live in it.
How did you become the mistress of home renovations?
By default. Right before we got married in 1989, Dan and I bought an old fixer. We were young and in love; what else could explain it? We spent several years rebuilding it, and got in way over our heads. By the time it was built, there was almost no money for interior decorating. But I'd come that far and was determined to have a beautiful home. So I got very resourceful. Since then we've built two more homes, and along the way I started writing a home design column for the Orange County Register about everything I'd done wrong. That column got picked up as a weekly for national syndication, and here I am, still figuring it out as I go.
How do you juggle writing, two active daughters and decorating?
Writing is a great career when you're trying to also raise kids, because you do, at least in theory, have flexible hours. I work odd hours, and often drag my column with me to work on during gymnastics meets, flute recitals or while waiting for the school bus. The decorating often happens because I need something to write about that week, but I really don't need much encouragement because I enjoy it, and there's always something that needs attention.
You use your family as column fodder. How do your daughters feel about that? Your husband?
Uhh, I get mixed reviews at home. Mostly, I think my kids think it's cool. Many of their friends, teachers and even their principal, read the column. The girls feign mortification, but I think they like it. I deliberately don't use their names in the column, and refer to them as the older daughter, or the younger one, to give them some privacy. We have different last names … but when I was writing "House of Havoc," I asked them if they wanted their names in, and they both said yes. So they're in. As for Dan, he mostly wishes I'd leave him out of it, but that's not going to happen. He's the source of too much good material.
Household chores always seem to be the bane of relationships. How do you and your husband handle it?
Dan and I argue about plenty, but not about housework. When Dan met me, I had my own condo and a weekly housecleaner. I wasn't going to get married and start doing housework. We kept the cleaning lady, and bumped up the frequency after kids arrived. Now that the kids can pitch in — in theory — the cleaning lady only comes every two weeks. It's non-negotiable. I need it for my sanity because I get grumpy cleaning, and no one else cares if the place looks like a frat house. Other rules that help: Everyone does his or her own laundry. Even Dan. And whoever cooks does not clean. If I make dinner, which I usually do, the girls or Dan do the clean up. It mostly works.


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November 21st, 2011
Scan, FAX, copy, print on almost any paper.
Multi-featured printer offers two paper trays and any function you need that a printer can handle. It works wired or wirelessly no matter the task you choose. Also prints from iOS devices.
Epson meets the needs of small businesses with a variety of printers in their Workforce line. The model I tested, the Workforce 840, includes scanner, FAX, automatic document feeder, two paper trays, and wireless capability. Features of this printer include two-sided printing, easy to see 3.5" LCD touch panel, memory card direct printing, USB, wireless, or Ethernet connectivity, and 2400 dpi scanning with scan-to PC, PDF, or email. You can also print directly from your iPad, iPhone 3GS and later, and iPod touch 3g and later running using iOS 4.2 or later with the free Epson iPrint app available in the iTunes App store. It comes with everything you need, except a USB cable.
The software CD includes your print drivers, plus Epson Easy Photo Print and ABBYY FineReader for optical character recognition of scans. Epson CreativeZone gives you access to their online site to download templates and projects for home and work.
The setup instructions are easy to follow with an online guide. I had the printer working wired and wirelessly in under five minutes.
Choose Your Desired Connection
Add Printer Dialog
I put the printer on a table that has folding leaves and the whole table shook at first. After a few days, that problem went away. As it prints it audibly chugs along, and chugging is the sound it makes, so I recommend that if you need a quiet work environment, you do not put the printer near your desk. This relatively small 22-pound printer puts out plain paper prints quickly and easily. It's dimension are 17.6" x 22.3" x 12.0. Graphics contained in documents are bright and crisp, with no ink bleeding or smearing.
Printer Dimensions
Paper Trays
I've never used a multi-tray ink jet printer before and I found the two paper trays convenient. Each tray holds 250 sheets. The upper tray holds specialty papers, envelopes, photo paper, and others, so I kept photo paper in it. You just have to remember to choose the second tray if you want to print to plain paper. The top tray includes easy to slide guides for almost any size up to a user definable 44" long, but I didn't test beyond 8.5 x 11. The guides are not very thick plastic and you're never quite sure it is holding the paper perfectly straight. When you change the paper, you need to hold it in place in order to keep the paper from slipping forward. I used two thumbs in the bottom corners to secure it, but the paper trays should be redesigned to prevent that forward slipping when the tray is removed and reinserted.
I tested the printer with a variety of papers, including the Epson Premium Bright White, Hammermill Copy Plus 20lb 92 bright, Staples Multipurpose paper, 24lb, 96 bright, and Hammermill Color Copy Paper 28lb, 96 bright. The quality of text on the 20lb paper is crisp and readable, but not as nice as with Epson's paper. Screen shots and photos in text articles printed okay, but are not as crisp as graphics. If you need crisp text, the Fine option works better than Normal, but neither setting produced a vivid red.
Print Dialog for PDF (Wireless)
I had good success printing photos on glossy photo paper, but you need to be careful of greens, as they can look muddy. I played with the photo print options a bit to remove the muddiness.
Photo Manual Settings
First, I used 4" x 6" photo paper and had no problems. Second, I put letter size photo on top of plain paper and the printer pulled in two sheets, so that my photo printed partially on the plain and partially on the photo paper. Third, I put in two sheets of photo paper, with the same result. In my fourth test, I put in just one sheet of the glossy photo paper and it fed without a problem, except that it didn't feed straight. Six sheets later, I still didn't have a print that wasn't crooked. This is seriously annoying. On the plus side, I thought that this 4-ink printer reproduced the colors in the photo fairly well.
Photo Fix Photo Settings
Printer as Copier
If you need to copy many pages, i.e. not scanning to a file, but directly to print, you may find the speed slow. It took me between 2 and 4 minutes per page to scan to print, plus the output had a gray cast that I couldn't remove, even after I adjusted the controls. While it is convenient, the slowness may frustrate you.
Printer as Scanner
I could initiate the scan from the printer's LCD display or from the computer. The automatic document feeder is a handy time saver for multiple pages, but it puts all the pages into one document. For some reason, Image Capture launched instead of Epson Scan and a 2-page scan came out as four pages, with a ghost-like page interleaved between the real scan. A trip to Epson's Technical Support explained most of the problems. Some of the help videos offered are old and do not cover the Workforce 840. The display on this printer is all digital without the multiple button panels that exist on older models. I did find a number of helpful FAQs.
First, Epson Scan is not compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 (and I assume OS X 10.7), and if you scan from the control panel display, you must use a USB cable. Plus, they recommend you use Preview. This may not be the ideal scanner software but on the bright side the FAQ covered my issues. A similar test with Preview also produced the ghost pages.
Scan Using Preview
By default the scans save into your Pictures folder and if you use the control panel you scan into a JPG, but if you use Image Capture or Preview you can choose your file type, but cannot rename the file. The scans are named scan or scanned image. I used PDF, so that I could manipulate the documents easily with
PDFpen from Smile software
. The FAQ also notes "the scanner software will not work if any of the printer's ink cartridges are out of ink." You can also scan documents directly to email, but not web mail, or to a memory card or USB drive. Epson Scan is good software and they really need to update it to work with the current Mac OS X software.
The DURABrite Ultra pigment ink dries instantly and it is no problem handling photos immediately. Epson claims it is also fade and water-resistant. Ink replacement cartridges run between $17 and $20 for single colors on Epson's site, but you can save $3 or more if you purchase the multi-packs. I attempted to run the cartridges out printing pages upon pages of PDF tutorials and photos, but ran out of things to print before I ran out of ink.
Ink Levels
By the way, the Preferences pane lets you adjust some settings. I set it to Quiet Mode so the actual printing is quiet, but the paper feed mechanism is still noisy.
Printer Driver Prefs
The Workforce 840 has some nice features and works reasonably well, but it doesn't perform as well as other printers I've tested from Epson in past years. I do not recommend you purchase it at the suggested price, but at a deep discount it should meet your needs. While I'm not thrilled with this printer, I would be remiss if I didn't tell you that the user reviews on Epson's site are very favorable.
-Two paper trays.
-Feature rich with scan, copy, and FAX.
-Fast printing.
-Decent photo color output for a 4-ink printer.
-Epson Scan doesn't work in Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7.
-Paper tray insertion requires care.
-Does not feed photo paper straight.
-A little noisy as it chugs along.
-Copy to print is slow.