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Stimulus check
Sometime this year, we taxpayers will again receive another "Economic Stimulus" payment.
This is indeed a very exciting program, and I'll explain it by using a Q&A format:
Q. What is an "Economic Stimulus" payment?
A. It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers.
Q. Where will the government get this money?
A. From taxpayers.
Q. So the government is giving me back my own money?
A. Only a smidgen of it.
Q. What is the purpose of this payment?
A. The plan is for you to use the money to purchase a high-definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy.
Q. But isn't that stimulating the economy of China?
A. Shut up.
Below is some helpful advice on how to best help the U.S. economy by spending your stimulus check wisely:
•If you spend the stimulus money at Walmart, the money will go to China or Sri Lanka.
•If you spend it on gasoline, your money will go to the Arabs.
•If you purchase a computer, it will go to India, Taiwan or China.
•If you purchase fruit and vegetables, it will go to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala.
•If you buy an efficient car, it will go to Japan or Korea.
•If you purchase useless stuff, it will go to Taiwan.
•If you pay your credit cards off, or buy stock, it will go to management bonuses and they will hide it offshore.
Instead, keep the money in America by:
1) Spending it at yard sales, or
2) Going to ball games, or
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4) Tattoos.
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"PN Sonar is quite unique in the marketplace in that we are capturing and analyzing the totality of the dialogue happening across all traditional and social media, and using both our own team and machine-based processing to drill down to the heart of the conversation," said Karen van Bergen, CEO, Porter Novelli. "As a result, we can move very rapidly to make strategic recommendations or campaign refinements that will result in immediate and measurable business impact, and put our clients in a position greater than they had been before."
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In the Alaska Legislature, central Kenai Peninsula residents are represented by three voices. Who those three voices will be depends on the results of the upcoming general election, when two representatives and one senator will be chosen from six candidates.
Those candidates are Glen Martin of Sterling, Mike Chenault of Nikiski, Bob Merchant, Tom Wagoner and Hal Smalley of Kenai and Kurt Olson of Soldotna. The six gathered Thursday at a forum sponsored by the Kenai Peninsula League of Women's Voters to discuss how they would best serve the peninsula if elected.
Martin is running as a nonpartisan challenger to incumbent Republican Chenault for the District 34 seat in the state House. District 34 covers Sterling and Nikiski, as well as the unincorporated areas of the borough south of Soldotna all the way to Anchor Point.
During the forum, Martin said his main reason for running is to give area residents a different kind of voice in the political process that takes place in Juneau.
"I just think we can do better," he said.
Martin's frustration with politics came out strongly when asked about closed-door caucus meetings in the Legislature.
"I think any time we have a closed-door meeting, we're hiding something," he said. "I'm dead against closed-door meetings."
As the incumbent, Chenault said he believes he's done a good job serving the people, and that as a member of the majority in the House, he's able to get things done for his constituents. Although he said he's not a big fan of closed caucus meetings, they're one of the necessary evils of doing business in the Legislature.
"If it's an issue that affects my constituents, you can bet I'll be in that meeting," Chenault said.
Chenault and Martin de-scribe themselves as fiscally conservative, and both said there's room in the state's budget process to cut costs and be more efficient.
If elected, Martin said he'd advocate a sensible approach to spending in Juneau.
"You don't spend more than you have coming in," he said.
The main difference between the two candidates during Thursday's debate appeared to be Martin's desire to remain nonpartisan. He said he believes the Democrats and Republicans have become too closely linked and yet still can't get anything accomplished because of partisan bickering.
"I can't tell the difference," he said.
Chenault countered Martin's argument by saying that as a member of the Republican majority in the house, he's been able to get more done in the Legislature than a nonpartisan representative ever could.
"That is the system we're involved in," he said. "... If you want to get anything done, you will be sitting in the majority."
Merchant is running as a nonpartisan candidate in an effort to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Wagoner for the District Q seat, which covers the peninsula from Nikiski to Anchor Point.
Merchant said he's running a campaign based on four core issues: schools, getting natural gas to the Cook Inlet region, protecting the permanent fund and creating a long-term fiscal plan for Alaska.
"I believe the state has yet to fit the amount of government we have presently into the amount of income we get on a yearly basis," he said. "... It's as if the state has been trying to match the income to the amount of government we have."
Wagoner said he's worked in Juneau to put a limit on state spending and plans to continue that fight if he's re-elected.
"I've worked to put in plans for a reasonable spending limit," he said. "... That's the start of a fiscal plan."
Hoping to represent District 33 (Kenai and Soldotna) in the House are Hal Smalley and Kurt Olson. Olson agreed with Wagoner on controlling the level of state expenditures.
"The first thing we need to do is implement a spending cap," he said.
For his part, Smalley said he'd like to see the Legislature take a broad look at all its options as it formulates a long-term fiscal plan.
"Everything has to come on the table to be discussed," he said.
Smalley, a Democrat, said he believes he's the best person to represent the district because he's willing to work with legislators on both sides of the aisle.
"There's no place in Juneau for partisan politics," he said. "We are 60 legislators, we need to work as 60 legislators."
Olson said he would not play politics in Juneau and cited his main reason for running as a desire to serve the people of the central peninsula to the best of his abilities.
"Public service is one of the greatest things we can do," he said.
The election will be held Nov. 2.
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Michael Neumann wrote:I don't know about the issues involved with different disk geometries, but as this is the only difference I see between DragonFly 1.4 and 1.8, maybe this might be a problem?
Possibly not. Try using fdisk with -C. Your BIOS might stumble upon these values.
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So I got my LEGO Pod from the Bradford Rant Institute yesterday, and I decided to review it for you guys. ^_^
The case is awesome. I can't say I've seen a LEGO case cooler than that. :) Very secure, I might add.
It has molded spaces for the pod, stand, and minifig. BTW, it didn't arrive like this. The case was wrapped in bubble wrap and in a box, and the pod itself was also wrapped in it. As you can see, it also came with a little card stating when the pod was found and such.
Here it is. :) Very pod-like. :P I think the color scheme works fairly well here. The orange had the risk of messing up the colors, but I think it turned out well.
Shiny bullhorn piece. Some people call it a "loudhailer." :P Shiny...
Everyone and everything seems to need an ID these days. Yes, this pod has a driver's license! :)
*Gasp* It's open! I wonder what's inside?
Aw, it's a cute little space minifig with his personal toaster oven. :)
I really like the minifig. the torso piece is really cool. :) It appears that Fred wants some fresh air. That helmet probably won't help him much with that.
That's better. Hi Fred! He's contemplating a way to salvage his toaster oven.
The stand is pretty cool. Awesome 4 x 2 sloping pieces. :)
Here's the letter I got from the B.R.I.C.K.
The guys at the B.R.I.C.K. signed it, too. I wonder if those are their real names...
I also got two shirts, one large and one medium.
Alas, I really shouldn't and so won't be taking it apart. I'll keep it safe, and then sell it in a few decades. ;)


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Author Notes: I can't claim to have come up with anything profoundly creative here, finding good things to put in a blender and calling it a recipe feels a bit like cheating. But this is my go-to breakfast after a good workout, and when I'm pressed for time. I love how I can integrate two vegetables into my system before 9 am! Such a perfect start to making good, healthy choices throughout the day. I'm sharing now in celebration of earth week! Go Green. Love your mother Earth! —Happyolks
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I've been corresponding with a someone at HBO Sports. Apparently they're working on a documentary about the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry. In emailing with him, he asked if I knew of any Michigan fans they simply had to talk to for the project. Those dyed-in-the-wool Wolverine fans who bleed maize and blue.
You know the type we're talking about: people who name their kids after the team/school/coach/etc., guys who have gone to every game since my namesake roamed the sidelines in A2, folks who missed their brother's wedding because if fell on a certain Saturday in November, those who painted their houses/cars/dogs/mother-in-law maize and blue.
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For example, in theory, P6 autothreading is supposed to automatically distribute a lot of computation over the multiple CPUs in multicore hardware. However, following good dev practice, a lot of P6 optimization has been left till "the last mile" -- which is where I think things are at now.
Okay, thanks. The above, combined with slideshow, told me -- albeit rather verbosely in the latter case -- everythng I needed to know.
With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
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In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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Facebook released its new "feeling" icons earlier this year however police officers are now cautioning Facebook users against using them.
Facebook users got a brand-new way to interact with posts back in February 2016. The brand-new Responses tool was developed to help individuals express more emotions on their pals posts. Reactions look like animated emoticons and pop-up whenever the Like button is long-pressed on Facebook mobile apps-- but authorities are now cautioning social media fans not to use them. Cops in Belgium have actually posted a message on their main web page informing users to keep away from the function if they want to protect their privacy. The declaration on the site checks out: "Facebook never ever misses out on an opportunity to improve the collection of info about us and they proved it once again last February.
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text: Mike wrote: > SCSI emulation support > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDESCSI > This will provide SCSI host adapter emulation for IDE ATAPI devices, > and will allow you to use a SCSI device driver instead of a native > ATAPI driver. > > This is useful if you have an ATAPI device for which no native > driver has been written (for example, an ATAPI PD-CD or CDR drive); > you can then use this emulation together with an appropriate SCSI > device driver. In order to do this, say Y here and to "SCSI support" > and "SCSI generic support", below. You must then provide the kernel > command line "hdx=scsi" (try "man bootparam" or see the > documentation of your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about how to > pass options to the kernel at boot time) for devices if you want the > native EIDE sub-drivers to skip over the native support, so that > this SCSI emulation can be used instead. This is required for use of > CD-RW's. > > Note that this option does NOT allow you to attach SCSI devices to a > box that doesn't have a SCSI host adapter installed. > > If both this SCSI emulation and native ATAPI support are compiled > into the kernel, the native support will be used. > > Part way through is what you sent, at the end is what I sent. To me this > particular passage is self-contradictory. At one point it says you can, and > then goes on to say that you can't. Which portion am I to believe? I read this to mean that by default the native support will be used if both are compiled into the kernel, and you can change the default by using hdx=scsi. > Then there's the matter of whether it's hdx=scsi or hdx=ide-scsi One source > says one thing, another says another thing. What's more confusing is they > *both* *work*. You got your's right from the kernel docs - an authoratative > source, to be sure. I got mine from the CD-Writing HOWTO - not an > authoritative source, but it does work. drivers/ide/ide.c: [...] /* * Look for drive options: "hdx=" */ if (s[0] == 'h' && s[1] == 'd' && s[2] >= 'a' && s[2] <= max_drive) { const char *hd_words[] = {"none", "noprobe", "nowerr", "cdrom", "serialize", "autotune", "noautotune", "slow", "swapdata", "bswap", "flash", "remap", "noremap", "scsi", NULL}; unit = s[2] - 'a'; hw = unit / MAX_DRIVES; unit = unit % MAX_DRIVES; hwif = &ide_hwifs[hw]; drive = &hwif->drives[unit]; -> if (strncmp(s + 4, "ide-", 4) == 0) { -> strncpy(drive->driver_req, s + 4, 9); -> goto done; } [...] OK, apparently you can prepend any ide driver option with "ide-" and it will still work, so I guess we're both right (but my choice is clearly the preferred one :-). brian


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Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/A), said Energy Future Holdings Corp. will "almost certainly" file for bankruptcy this year unless natural gas prices soar.
Berkshire suffered a pretax loss of $873 million on its $2 billion Energy Future debt investment and exited the holding last year, Buffett, 83, said in his annual letter to shareholders today. The billionaire said making the wager without first consulting Vice Chairman Charles Munger, 90, was "a big mistake."
"Next time I'll call Charlie," Buffett wrote.
Energy Future was purchased in 2007 in the largest leveraged buyout in history, and ran into trouble as natural gas prices tumbled. The company is Texas's largest electricity provider. Buffett had warned earlier that Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire was at risk of losses on its bet.
"Most of you have never heard of Energy Future Holdings," Buffett said in today's letter. "Consider yourselves lucky. I certainly wish I hadn't."
Buffett said Berkshire sold its Energy Future debt for $259 million last year. Berkshire received $837 million in cash interest while owning the bonds, he said in the letter.
Allan Koenig, a spokesman for Dallas-based Energy Future, declined to comment on the company's financial prospects or Buffett's investing decisions.
"We are extremely proud of our operational record," Koenig said in an e-mail. Energy Future has shown "stellar performance through a range of challenging market conditions."
Energy Future was meeting with lenders to discuss loans that would fund the company through bankruptcy, two people familiar with the talks said last month.
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Leominster shocks Fitchburg
The way Leominster's season had been spiraling over the last several weeks, the popular belief was that Fitchburg would roll yesterday in the 127th meeting (105th on Thanksgiving) in this historic rivalry.
But the Blue Devils had other ideas, putting forth their best effort of the season for a 24-18 double-overtime victory before a standing-room crowd at Doyle Field in Leominster.
"This game means so much to the kids,'' said Leominster coach John Dubzinski, whose team snapped a five-game losing streak and finished 4-7. "Obviously, we played our best game of the year.''
Just about everyone had written off the Blue Devils, believing the Red Raiders' spread offense would run circles around them. But Leominster's defense stayed the course, holding high-powered Fitchburg to just 160 yards.
Leominster sustained enough time-consuming drives to keep its opponent's offense on the sideline for large chunks at a time.
With the game tied, 12-12, after regulation, the Blue Devils struck first in the initial overtime on a 1-yard plunge by Nick Wilford (17 carries, 64 yards), but the conversion run failed.
Fitchburg (7-4) stormed back when Steph'on Teague barreled in from the 8. But the Red Raiders' conversion run was snuffed out, and with things knotted at 18, another overtime was needed.
Fitchburg got the ball first at the 10, reaching the 5. Facing a third-and-goal, Teague took a pitch from Quinton Perkins but lost the handle, and the ball was recovered by the Blue Devils.
That would lead to Cortez Ludden's game-sealing 3-yard carry into the end zone, setting off a wild celebration.
"We're disappointed,'' said Fitchburg coach Ray Cosenza, whose club will return to action Tuesday night in the Division 1 Central Mass. playoffs. "We made our mistakes, but give them credit because they played great. This is a tough one to take right now.''
The Blue Devils, who finished with 239 yards of offense, stuck to their running attack to gain yardage and use up time.
After taking advantage of a botched punt by the Red Raiders, Leominster struck first on a 2-yard run by Geraldo Rivera to lead, 6-0. With 1:51 remaining before the half, Fitchburg got on the board after linebacker Tyrie Osby stole the ball from Ludden and bolted 15 yards to tie the game.
The Blue Devils reclaimed the lead at 12-6 early in the third when Justin Bailey hauled in a 26-yard scoring pass from Kyle Ford.
Things remained that way until the Red Raiders' final possession in regulation. Perkins, running the Wildcat, scampered 10 yards across the goal line with 2:49 left. Fitchburg's attempt to go ahead on a conversion run fell short.
With little time left, Leominster put together a valiant push downfield, getting to the 10. With only 10 seconds left, Leonardo Trento's 29-yard field goal attempt to win it was blocked by Teague.
"Our kids did a wonderful job,'' Dubzinski said. "I'm truly thrilled and very proud of our kids.''
St. John's (Shrewsbury) 40, St. Peter-Marian 13 — The 10-1 Pioneers secured the top Division 1 playoff seed behind six touchdown passes and 198 yards from quarterback Dan Light. Cal-bound receiver Richard Rodgers caught half of Light's touchdown tosses and collected 103 yards on six receptions.
Auburn 33, Oxford 14 — The win boosted Auburn to 11-0 as it captured the top seed in the Division 2 playoffs. The Rockets have won 35 games in a row.
David Prouty 32, Leicester 14 — Prouty completed an undefeated regular season (10-0) and clinched the Division 2B championship as Zach Grasis registered 160 yards on the ground, scoring once.
Milford 20, Shrewsbury 6 — Alex Paulina tallied 110 yards on 23 carries and Mike Coggeshall threw a touchdown pass as the hosts rolled.
Hudson 6, Marlboro 0 — Marlboro (7-4) allowed an 11-yard touchdown run to Karl Sery in the second quarter, a score that proved to be all Hudson (9-2) needed.


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Why It's Better for the NBA If LeBron James Wins MVPMarch 11, 2014
One of the best barometers of an NBA narrative is the vaunted bar test.
Walk into a crowded sports bar, ask a question and then see the levels of passion you get from those who are responding to the prompt. A few years ago, the LeBron James vs. Kobe Bryant argument would nearly cause a brawl. Earlier this season, people would almost throw drinks at each other if you wondered whether or not Blake Griffin was overrated.
But neither of those debates stirs up quite as much passion anymore, as the answers (LeBron and no, respectively) have become blindingly obvious.
Fortunately, the 2013-14 season has given bars a new reason to get worked up over LeBron. Just go in and ask who should be MVP—James or Kevin Durant.
Even during a season filled with twists, turns, injuries and plenty of player development, the two best players in the world have been trading punches and counterpunches while at the forefront of the national attention.
LeBron started the season off in strong fashion, lending credibility to the notion that he might actually shoot 60 percent from the field. Then Durant lost Russell Westbrook to arthroscopic surgery and just exploded as a scorer. He cooled down and LeBron heated up, making it a two-horse race once more. And now, it feels like it's Durant's turn to get going once again.
As Sports Illustrated's Rob Mahoney makes clear, you might need to get out your cameras for the photo finish:
Every passing week seems to bring new heat to the MVP race, which is shaping up to be a too-close-to-call verdict between LeBron James and Kevin Durant. The two are spiraling around and toward one another in a riveting display of one-upmanship, with a great performance from one motivating the other to similar heights.
As a result, the balance of the award seems to shift on a weekly basis. If that waffling persists, James and Durant could be closing in on one of the tightest MVP races in recent memory, if not in NBA history.
How can the NBA not love that?
This is what it's all about for commissioner Adam Silver, as a tight MVP race between the two best—and most popular—active and healthy players makes for loads of entertainment. It involves casual fans who might not spend enough time watching Joakim Noah and Goran Dragic, but it also involves the hardcore supporters who just like good basketball.
Thing is, it would be even better for the Association if LeBron came out on top.
History is Made
Remember this?
"I'm going to be one of the top four who's ever played this game. For sure."
If LeBron wants to make that quote look prophetic instead of hubristic, winning yet another MVP would certainly help his case. After all, the 2014 trophy would be the fifth MVP of his career (all in the last six years) and give him the coveted award three-peat.
First of all, there's only a select few players who have earned at least five of the Association's premier individual award:
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (six)
- Michael Jordan (five)
- Bill Russell (five)
That's it.
Larry Bird and Magic Johnson never did it. Oscar Robertson never did it. Wilt Chamberlain never did it.
Of the thousands of players in NBA history, only a trio of legends was able to fill up an entire hand when counting the number of MVPs they won throughout their career. And LeBron would make it four.
But let's take things one step further. How many players have ever won three in a row?
- Larry Bird (1984-86)
- Wilt Chamberlain (1966-68)
- Bill Russell (1961-63)
Again, that's it.
It's not easy to win three MVPs—something only nine players have ever done—much less to win them in successive fashion.
History is important, and the appeal of LeBron winning a third trophy trumps Durant finally feeling as though he doesn't finish second in every competition he enters. It invites historical debates aplenty, and the Jordan-LeBron comparisons that the media thrives off would be omnipresent once more.
Durant winning certainly holds value to the NBA, but that can wait.
Repeat Next Year
What's actually going to change in 2014-15?
Durant will still be playing at a ridiculously high level for the Oklahoma City Thunder, racking up wins alongside Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka. LeBron will likewise be at a high level, but his location is uncertain. Maybe he'll stay with the Heat; maybe he'll go elsewhere.
But does it really matter?
If LeBron can win MVP while playing alongside Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, I'm fairly certain he can do exactly that with any group of teammates. His game has reached that kind of level, and he's at his best when he's making those around him look good.
Nothing will change in the sense that these will be the two best players in the world, and therefore the most likely candidates in the future MVP race. Players like Blake Griffin, Derrick Rose, Stephen Curry and Anthony Davis could certainly challenge them for that title, but that would only make the race more intriguing.
If you're trying to brainstorm a scenario—other than injury—in which Durant and LeBron aren't at the heart of the discussion, stock up on food and water. You'll be there a while.
Should LeBron go on to win this 2014 race, the exact same narrative will emerge once more—can Durant dethrone the King and put an end to his reign atop the NBA?
Essentially, the league gets to recycle the same storyline, one that it's 100 percent certain will prove to be appealing to both hardcore and casual fans. It doesn't risk the uncertainty of Durant creating a back-to-back scenario and LeBron falling out of true contention, simply because his name will inherently be tied to the proceedings as the three-time reigning award-holder.
It's basically the dream scenario for Silver's first full season in charge of the NBA.


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Cumberbatch doesn't consider himself a star
Los Angeles, Nov 7 (IANS) Hollywood star Benedict Cumberbatch really misses his family when he is out of the country for work and doesn't consider himself to be a "huge Hollywood star".
"I don't think of myself as this huge Hollywood star. I have a new family and I have close friends who have known me since I first started and don't think of me like that. They're always happy to remind me who I am, which is good. I don't find it difficult to stay grounded," Cumberbatch told Closer magazine, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
He added: "Every time I come back to London, I love the feeling — it's my home town and I'm very happy with my creature comforts. I'm actually quite a homely person, although I still enjoy being on the red carpet."
The 40-year-old actor's wife Sophie Hunter is pregnant with their second child, a sibling for their first child Christopher, but he says their expanding family won't mean he is planning to ease off his heavy workload.
He said: "It won't be slowing me down. Keeping fit seems to be key. Adopting a physical regime for 'Doctor Strange' really helped, not just for the obligatory shirt-off moment. It was all about keeping healthy for my new family."


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The Bush family were once dubbed the "WASP Corleones" by a New York Times columnist, and former President George H.W. Bush is showing that they never forget a double-cross.
Ex-President George W. Bush, in a Houston Chronicle interview, endorses Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination. He also recalls in detail when Newt Gingrich went south on a key budget deal.
"I think Romney is the best choice for us," "Poppy" Bush said. "I like Perry but he doesn't seem to be going anywhere: He's not surging forward."
The elder Bush endorsed GOP Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in her unsuccessful 2010 primary challenge to Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
Bush, Sr., extolls Romney's "stability, experience, principles," saying: "I think he's mature and reasonable, not a bomb thrower."
In vintage Bush-speak, he makes clear who WAS a bomb thrower, recalling his decision during the 1990 recession to renege on a family 1988 Republican convention pledge: "Read my lips. No new taxes." Gingrich was, at the time, the recently elected House Republican Whip.
"He (Gingrich) was there right outside the Oval Office," said Bush Sr. "I met with all the Republican leaders, all the Democratic leaders. The plan was, we were going to walk out into the Rose Garden and announce the deal. Newt was right there. 'Got ready to go out in the Rose Garden and I said, 'Where's Gingrich?' 'Went up to Capitol Hill. He was here a minute ago. 'Went up there and started lobbying against the thing."
The elder Bush also said libertarian Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, has no chance of getting the Republican nomination.
A Paul newsletter, written two decades ago, denounced as a "demonic fraternity" Skull & Bones, the Yale secret society "that includes George Bush and leftist Sen. John Kerry, Congress' new money."


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Best Buy is charging its customers $100 more to buy an iPhone and claiming this constitutes a benefit.
The United States' average wireless and wired network performance both grew over the past 12 months, but continue to lag other developed countries.
Yesterday was the net neutrality "day of action" protest around the internet. AT&T tried to exploit it.
The FCC is moving to undo net neutrality and the associated consumer protections the FCC created under Tom Wheeler.
Guys. South Park is supposed to be satire, not a blueprint for how to run the country. Who do *you* want to let page through your browser history?
AT&T's 2G network is no more, which means the original iPhone doesn't work as a phone anymore.
AT&T has announced its intent to purchase Time Warner for $85 billion, but the deal has no discernible upside for consumers and may run into regulatory trouble.
Reports suggest US carriers have already stopped selling the replacement Galaxy Note 7s, and that Samsung has halted production of the Galaxy Note 7, according to Korea's Yonhap News Agency.
All of the major carriers are now offering to exchange replaced Galaxy Note 7's after a high-profile fire on an aircraft earlier this week. Is it time for Samsung to kill the device?
Verizon and New York City may be headed to a court room after Verizon repeatedly broke an agreement to wire all of New York City for fiber access. Verizon denies the allegations.
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Harlequins conceded just three scores while they racked up 15 tries, while Bath's place was secured in the final match against Exeter. Ross Chisholm grabbing a hat-trick against Exeter and the outstanding Charlie Walker getting two against rivals London Irish helped Harlequins, pave their way to the Final.
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RCMP in Digby County say a fire that engulfed an abandoned fish plant in Freeport, N.S., is suspicious.
The fish plant burned to the ground Sunday morning. Police and firefighters were called to the scene at 1:34 a.m.
Police say the fire is suspicious because the building had no electricity and the weather wasn't bad.
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Robin Thicke – My Life
I was watching Despicable Me the other day on ABC Family when I was re-reminded of this song and of Robin Thicke. UGHHHHHH
Naturally, a love for Alan Thicke means that I feel the same way for his son Robin.
But seriously, how could you not want to start a day with a song like this?


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Master Standings are here.
The Pesky Pole Dancers (Trippin' Baseballs) are the first half champions! They have managed to stave off some tough challengers to lead most of the way. The Dancers have an impressive 111 points and a 3-point lead. Their best category is Runs, where they lead the pack with 681, but they are above average in all 10 stat categories. With 74 starts remaining, they are in good shape for pitching in the second half.
Jose Bautista has led the Dancers, hitting .331 with 31 home runs and 65 RBI. Other key hitters include Mark Teixeira, Ryan Braun, and Shane Victorino. Michael Bourn has contributed 33 steals. Cole Hamels has led the pitching staff with 11 wins, 119 strikeouts, and a 2.39 ERA and 0.95 WHIP. Daniel Hudson and Chad Billingsley, with 17 wins and 196 Ks between them, have been solid. Picking up Ryan Vogelsong in May to replace Jorge De La Rosa has proven to be a great move. Vogelsong has added 3 wins and 41 Ks while putting up a 2.30 ERA in 58.2 IP. That was 1 of only 17 additions for the Dancers in the first half.
They are also strong in saves, with 4 closers with at least 18 saves, led by league-leader Craig Kimbrel and Joel Hanrahan.
CONGRATULATIONS on a great start, and good luck the rest of the way. There are several great teams within striking distance, so it will not be an easy ride to the title.
1. Pesky Pole Dancers 111 – Dropped from 112 to 111, but increased their lead from 2 to 3. Top performers for the week include Bautista, Neil Walker, Alan Presley, Hamels, Billingsley, and Kimbrel. Lead Trippin' Baseballs by 22 points.
2. Random ItalicizedVoice 108 – Added 2 points to pull to within 3 of the lead. Joey Votto, Jose Bautista, and CC Sabathia led the way this week. Have stretched their lead in RCL 5 to 26!
2. That's a shame 108 – Cut their deficit from 7 to 3 in the past week. Adrian Beltre, Jose Bautista, Michael Cuddyer, and Josh Hamilton each drove in 9 runs. David Hernandez, Jose Valverde, and Huston Street contributed 10 saves. Lead The Dread Pirate Rides Again by 23 points.
4. Better Lucky Than Good 107 Held steady this week at 107 points, but dropped 1 spot in the standings. Got great weeks from Jacoby Ellsbury, Joey Votto, Jose Bautista, and Justin Verlander. Have a 22 point lead in Partially Torn RCL
5. Cooperstown SchMohawks 106 – Jumped 6 points and 2 spots in the standings. Led by Joey Votto, Michael Cuddyer, and Justin Verlander. Lead Slam and Legs Special by 23 points.
6. THE VILLE AL KOHOLIC A 105 – Held steady at 105 points. Top players were Jacoby Ellsbury, Aramis Ramirez, and Dan Haren. 20.5 points ahead in ECFBL.
7. Buchz and Dunn 104 – Slipped 5 spots in the standings this week, dropping from 110 to 104 points. Michael Young and Justin Verlander were their top performers. Involved in the tightest race among the top 10 with a 9.5-point lead in Too Drunk to Call a Cabrera.
8. reverse schmohawks 100 – Jumped from 94 to 100 points this week, and moved up 13 spots in the standings. Led by Joey Votto, Dustin Pedroia, CC Sabathia, and Dan Haren. Has the biggest lead in the RCLs at 28 (RCL 17).
9. Fart Factory 99 – Gained 2 points and 2 positions to move into the top 10. Top players for the week included Michael Young, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jaime Garcia, and Tommy Hanson. Lead Patrons of Poonhoundery by 17.5 points.
10. Bad Juju 99 – Also gained 2 points and 2 positions. Led by Jacoby Ellsbury and Cole Hamels. 20.5-point lead in Cracking the WHIP.


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Don't be surprised to see the 49ers start with a read option look and runs that challenge the edges of the Packers' defense. Green Bay's starting cornerbacks Sam Shields and Tramon Williams are not willing tacklers. The Packers are particularly vulnerable on the defensive right with 300-pound defensive end C.J. Wilson, who is better in pursuit than he is holding up with runs right at him.
In the regular season, Green Bay struggled defending runs to the outside, particularly those from Adrian Peterson. He averaged over 16 yards a rush during two regular-season games on runs to the outside.
Additionally, the Vikings found running room using the read option with quarterback Joe Webb during the NFC Wild Card game in the opening drive. But then the Vikings went away from it for some unknown reason.
Read option runs could settle quarterback Colin Kaepernick and soften the Packers defense. Also, Kaepernick would not have to start off reading the complicated Packers defense or have to set protections against the blitz.
If the 49ers are successful with the read-option, it would certainly validate on a national stage Jim Harbaugh's decision to switch to Kaepernick in November. Your thoughts?


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Director of Football Operations Kevin Colbert and Coach Mike Tomlin
Kevin Colbert: Again as we say every year we've never had a bad draft class, like no one's ever had a bad recruiting class. We're happy to have all these young men. It was a fun day having this many picks, it was the most I think we've ever had since I've been here. And it was nice to have some options on the third day really. We think we got some good players. We already talked about Maurkice, I know Coach Butler talked about
Mike Tomlin: Again, quality depth and competition has been our mantra here for the offseason. We followed that plan in free agency and we were able to follow that plan here in the draft as well. We truly believe that we strengthened ourselves for the challenges that await us here in the 2010 season. It's going to be fun to watch these guys carve out roles for themselves along with some of the new veteran players that we acquired and we're excited about it.
Can you talk a little bit about the decision to acquire Bryant McFadden and why?
MT: This is a guy, of course, that has been a part of two world championship teams here in Pittsburgh. We know the player. We know the person. He's well respected by his teammates. He's capable of playing winning football for us at a high level. We were presented with an opportunity to bring him back into the fold. And, really, we jumped at it. He's a quality person and a good football player, one that we know and have a history with. As you can see, we followed that theme or plan here in several instances in the offseason.
Did Bryant fall out of favor with them? Why would a guy like that be available?
KC: You'd have to get, really, a more definitive answer from Arizona. I think that they felt that they have some younger guys that they are willing to go with. They initiated the call. It was actually a couple of days ago. We kept in contact. We weren't going to give up a draft pick. Bryant only had one year left on his contract. So we knew the possibility of him coming to us was real. They gave us permission to talk to the agent as far as negotiating a longer term deal, which we did. He's agreed to a three-year deal. So in order for us to give up a pick, we wanted to make sure that we had more than one season, which we got. So it was fine to bring Bryant back in. He's 30 years old. As Coach said, he's started on two Super Bowl teams, and he comes right back into the locker room. And I think that's really important when you add a guy like he or Larry [Foote] or Antwaan [Randle El] or Byron [Leftwich]. The guys know who they are getting back and I think they will accept them.
Dwyer played in a triple-option offense. How does that transition to him playing in the pro game? Also, there were some reports that had him going as high as the second or third round.
KC: It's more of a double-wing option, for lack of a better term from a non coach, as I am. There were times, like in short yardage, where he would actually line up in an I [formation], or when they ran draws where he'd get more depth when he was running the ball. And you saw him do some important things. This kid has broken a lot of long runs. I think his average was 6.2 [yards per carry] for his career. Like I said, [he has gained] 2,600 yards over the last two years as the starter. So there were some signs in there that, in a more conventional offense, this kid should be able to do it. And, again, [he is] a young guy without a lot of hits on his body. We think there is something there that we probably all haven't seen yet. We hope that's the case.
Is it safe to say that you probably could not have gotten a more NFL-ready player than McFadden if you had drafted a cornerback?
MT: No question. In one instance, you are projecting what people are capable of on NFL stages or fields, if you will. And in another instance, which is the case with Bryant McFadden, you know what you are getting. You know what you are getting in September through December football. But you also know [that] this is a guy that can stand up and play winning football for you in January, which he's done for us in the past.
How are you going to get two guys to develop at outside linebacker behind two Pro Bowl players?
MT: First and foremost, I hope they are capable of [being] kickoff coverage unit men. That would be the first job description that they have. If they can do an adequate job of that, then we'll get to see if they are capable of rushing the passer. They are two quality, young, 250-pound-ish men, if you will. Of course, we value that here in Pittsburgh. We believe that's a formula for winning football. They are big guys that can run. They love to play the game in a physical manner. We're looking for those guys to contribute in whatever ways that we ask them. Outside linebacker is their position or job description. But we have a vision of these guys being competitive and adding quality depth not only at that position, but also big-time competition in the special teams element of our game.
Is there more competition for returning guys too?
MT: Yes. Again, Antwaan Randle El is capable, of course, but we also acquired some men in this draft, Emmanuel Sanders and Antonio Brown who also have that on their resume on the collegiate level.
What did Phil Bennett tell you about Emmanuel Sanders?
MT: We just talked about what kind of young man he was, we didn't talk too much about the football element of it, he had nothing but great things to say about him as a person.
There's been a lot of speculation about Ben. Is he your guy moving forward?
KC: I think the safest way to answer that, Scott, and really not speaking for coach or the organization; but really we can't defend the behavior or actions, and as an organization we won't. But we do defend his opportunity to make right. And I think that's the right thing to do. This guy has helped us win two championships and he's made some mistakes, but he also deserves the opportunity to rectify those mistakes, and I know that we stand behind his opportunity to do that.
What's your strategy to sign players that didn't get drafted?
KC: Well once the draft is over, we will sign, currently with the draft picks, we're at 82. We could sign up to, if my math's correct, 90, because the draft picks won't count until they are signed. Actually, 91 because we started the day with 71, we won't go to that number, but we will be signing anywhere from five to seven free agents, and we'll do that shortly. We'll probably be done in about an hour or two.
With all the former Steelers becoming Steelers again, there were reports that Alan Faneca is about to be let go by the Jets. Do you have any interest in him?
KC: I would say that any veteran free agents that are potential signees, we wouldn't comment on one way or another. But I don't think we will be signing anymore veterans at this point. There's probably going to be teams that flush out some veterans as they sign their own kids, draft picks, or free agents through mini-camps. So we'll always adjust. But at this moment we don't plan on signing any veteran guys.
Have you talked with Ben recently? And if so, is he eager to get back to what he has to do to move forward?
MT: Yes, I think that's his mindset. He is going to make a comment regarding the discipline of the Commissioner on Monday. I'll let him do that. But it's my understanding, at this point, that he's ready to meet those challenges and take the necessary steps to move forward with his career.
Since everything is sort of played out with Ben's return, how do you balance the competition to figure out who's going to start when Ben isn't available? And what do you do when Ben is ready to come back and how do you balance that?
MT: Well what we know at this point is that he is going to be unavailable for at least the first four football games of the season. We've got three guys that we're very comfortable with playing. We will use the rest of the organized team activity days to kind of sort through and get some information in regards to where those guys are. And then we're going to make some hard and fast decisions going into training camp because the reality is you can't get four guys ready to play in a camp. We'll make that decision at that time. Right now, we're going to work with all three of these men that will of course be a part of the program in the short term and see where they are. We will get reacquainted with Byron Leftwich. Of course,
Kevin, after the Pouncey pick, you said things were falling right into place and going accordingly. How did the rest of the draft go? Was it pretty much according to plan?
KC: Yes, Coach and I just spoke to the scouts and the coaches and we thank them for their efforts in putting this thing together. And when you put it together, and everybody worked at it, and you get them up there correctly, they're going to come off correctly. And we followed our board to a tee. We never varied from that board. We had some close decisions on positions we were going to take. We had the McFadden thing in the back of our mind. The whole time, as the draft unfolded, we knew that was an option for us at some point. So really, it came together very well. We just hope they can all play.


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Injury update: WR Darrius Heyward-Bey (groin) joined Louis Murphy (clavicle) on the injury report but coach Tom Cable is confident both will be able to play Sunday. Ditto DTs John Henderson (foot) and Richard Seymour (hamstring). … G Robert Gallery (hamstring) is out for a 3rd straight week, with Daniel Loper taking his place. … WR Chaz Schilens (knee) LB Ricky Brown (hamstring), LB Travis Goethel (back) and CB Walter McFadden (hamstring)are out, S Hiram Eugene (hamstring) and CB Chris Johnson (ankle) are questionable, while G Cooper Carlisle (knee), Loper (knee), T Langston Walker (elbow), RB Michael Bush (thumb), FB Marcel Reece (neck) and LB Quentin Groves (ribs) are probable
Nnamdi Asomugha took Arizona's Larry Fitzgerald out of the game last week, but the Raiders cornerback probably won't be shadowing Houston's Andre Johnson in a similar fashion on Sunday. It's because of the respect Oakland defensive coordinator John Marshall has for Texans receivers Kevin Walter and Jacoby Jones.
"When you play a team like this," Marshall said, "you can do whatever you want to that guy, but you'd better be taking care of those other guys. … (No.) 80's going to get a couple of catches, but what are those other guys doing, and those other guys can get you. Nnamdi's not the focal point of this game. If we don't give an outstanding team effort, so what if 80 catches one ball and you lose the game. That's not the focus."
Asomugha will, no doubt, have his hands full with Johnson some of the time. He said the Texans star is similar to Fitzgerald in many ways.
"They're very similar as far as size and ability," he said. "They could both go up for the ball and they're both competitors when the ball is in the air. They're both physical guys. Both guys could stretch the field."
Johnson, who expects to play despite an ankle injury, has gone against Asomugha and the Raiders a lot. Since a six-catch, 115-yard, 1-touchdown game in 2004, Johnson only has five catches for 94 yards in three games against them since.
Johnson, on what makes Asomugha so good:
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More Marshall: On preparing for Houston:
What's the key to playing good defense against a team that runs cutbacks and uses zone-blocking scheme?
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Given the Raiders use the zone-blocking scheme, does that help your defense?
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Q: What do you think of Arian Foster?
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Robert Jay Lifton, Distinguished Professor at John Jay College and the Graduate Center of CUNY Emeritus, is back in New York as a Senior Research Fellow of the Center on Terrorism after spending a decade at Harvard. The author of some 25 books, Lifton's empirical studies of 20th century violence and genocide have helped a method of investigation in the social sciences that creatively departs from the empty positivism that prevails. Lifton has dealt with subjects ranging from thought reform, or ideological totalism (Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism); to the meanings of Hiroshima, the psychology of the survivor, and the apocalyptic meanings of nuclear weapons (Death in Life); to the enduring psychology of the veteran experience in Vietnam that helped create the idea of PTSD (Home From the War); to the experience of Nazi Doctors, whom he interviewed, and the biological vision of the Nazis that motivated the Holocaust (The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide); and to a detailed study with interviews of the Japanese cult, Aum Shinrikyo, that in the early 1990s aspired to create Armageddon using weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons (Destroying the World to Save It). Lifton recently published his memoir, Witness to an Extreme Century (2011) that is a remarkable testimony to the underlying themes of death and destruction in the last century.


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The Culture of Conformity vs The Culture of Faith
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We live in an age where we strive for individuality yet look so much to our peers for approval that we instead end up conforming. We constantly look for validation, yet we look for it from broken people instead of the one person to whom we should look.
Since this is the kind of life we have chosen, the life of the Spirit, let us make sure we do not just hold it as an idea in our heads or a sentiment in our hearts, but work out its implications in every detail of our lives. That means we will not compare ourselves with each other as if one of us were better and another worse. We have far more interesting things to do with our lives. Each of us is an original. Gal 5:25-26 Message Bible
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Seven West Tempts Buyout on Advertising Rebound: Real M&A
No television broadcaster in the developed Asia-Pacific region is tempting its owners with a cheaper buyout opportunity than Seven West Media Ltd. (SWM)
Seven West, which beams the TV drama "Downton Abbey" to Australian homes, operates a web portal with Yahoo! Inc. and publishes Men's Health magazine locally, has fallen 57 percent this year as investors worried about its debt amid a slowdown in advertising sales. The stock traded yesterday at 3.9 times earnings, less than any media company in the region with a market value of more than $100 million, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
That's a price that may compel Perth-based Seven West's billionaire chairman Kerry Stokes, who yesterday agreed to sell another media asset, to attempt a takeover, BBY Ltd. said. Growing audiences will allow Seven West to boost revenue when advertising rates recover in 2014, estimates Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Stokes and co-investor KKR & Co. (KKR) could offer a premium of 31 percent for the $1.3 billion company and still generate a 31 percent return on their investment in two years, according to Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc.
"The time to buy them is when everyone hates them," said Tim Montague-Jones, an analyst at Morningstar Inc. in Sydney. "They own leading assets, and when conditions do turn they will get a disproportionate share of the extra revenue that flows into the industry. This sector, especially TV, turns on a dime."
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Stokes owns 68 percent of Seven Group Holdings Ltd. (SVW), which owns 31 percent of Seven West, according to the companies' 2012 annual reports. Simon Francis, a Sydney-based spokesman for both companies, didn't return calls seeking comment on a possible buyout. Ian Smith, an Adelaide-based spokesman for KKR, declined to comment on speculation of a buyout.
"Our market leadership and current profitability are not reflected in our share price," Stokes said in a letter to shareholders in Seven West's annual report, released yesterday. The mismatch "is a primary concern," he said.
The shares rose 0.8 percent to A$1.30 at the close in Sydney today.
Seven West, Australia's biggest media company, was formed in April 2011 when West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd. acquired Seven Media Group from Stokes and KKR. The buyout firm owns at least 8.5 percent of Seven West, the annual report shows.
Seven West owns the 180-year-old West Australian, Perth's only daily newspaper, and publishes more than 25 magazines, according to its website. Still, more than half of its A$1.9 billion ($2 billion) in revenue last year came from advertising around TV programs including "The X Factor" and Australian drama "Home and Away," data compiled by Bloomberg show.
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A slowdown in advertising demand has hit profits as broadcasters including Seven cut rates, according to Fraser McLeish, a Sydney-based analyst at RBS. Stokes and KKR could make an "opportunistic" bid for Seven West after stock investors overreacted to the downturn, he said.
In the year ended June 30, operating income at Australia's most-watched free-to-air broadcaster dropped 14 percent to A$473 million, according to company filings that make a comparable year-ago comparison. Earnings from the television unit fell 15 percent.
"As soon as demand picks up, they'll be able to rein in those discounts, and because Seven's ratings are so solid, the advertisers are going to want to be on Seven," McLeish said. "It's about having good programming that's producing solid ratings."
A recovery could begin as soon as next year, he said.
Advertising Slump
Weak demand for advertising followed a consumer spending slump in Australia after the central bank raised its benchmark interest rates to 4.75 percent in 2010, the highest in the developed world, pushing up the savings rate. The Reserve Bank of Australia began cutting rates last November, lowering the benchmark to 3.25 percent on Oct. 2.
Swap traders currently expect rates to be cut again next month to 3 percent, a level that would match the record low reached during the global financial crisis in early 2009.
"Advertising runs entirely on consumer confidence," Harold Mitchell, executive chairman of buyer Aegis Media Australia, said in a phone interview. "Once confidence returns, which it will, advertising will boom again."
TV channels owned by Seven West, which has the free-to-air broadcasting rights for Australian Football League matches until 2016, had a combined market share of 24.6 percent in the nation's five biggest cities through September, up from 22.7 percent at the start of the year, according to the most recent survey by Oztam Pty, the country's official provider of TV viewing data.
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Second-ranked Nine Entertainment Co., which is owned by CVC Capital Partners Ltd. funds, is in talks with its creditors to restructure A$2.8 billion of debt.
Shares of Ten Network Holdings Ltd. (TEN) -- part owned by Gina Rinehart, Asia's richest woman, billionaire James Packer and Lachlan Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch's son -- fell to a record low last month. The third-most watched channel's chief programmer, David Mott, quit in August after new shows flopped.
Both Nine and Ten, which like Seven take their name from their original programming frequency, have lost ground in the ratings to Seven West, Oztam's data show.
"It's almost impossible to turn a performance around quickly," said Mitchell at Aegis Media. "Seven has been laying down a platform of audience development for almost a decade and they have a leadership position. If they continue to invest in programming and if Nine fails to solve their ownership position, Seven will get even bigger."
Debt Worries
Seven West's debt has weighed on its share price, said Alice Bennett, an analyst at Sydney-based Commonwealth Bank. Adjusted for a capital raising in August, the company's net debt stood at A$1.4 billion, Seven West said on Aug. 22. The company said in July that the average tenor of its debt was about three years.
The debt is unlikely to be a problem without a "substantial slowdown" in advertising, and the borrowings instead may help propel the business when advertising demand picks up in 2014, Bennett said.
"Financial leverage works both ways," she said in a phone interview. "When the market turns, Seven West will have strong operating and financial leverage combined."
After falling to its lowest ever price-earnings multiple last month, Seven West closed yesterday at A$1.29, or 3.9 times its earnings of 33.3 cents a share in the year through June, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That's cheaper than any local media company worth more than $100 million in developed Asia, the data show.
'Too Good'
"The numbers look almost too good not to have a look at it," said RBS's McLeish. "The share price has fallen to levels we never thought we'd get to."
McLeish has a sum-of-the-parts valuation of A$2 and a share price forecast of A$1.80 on Seven West. His analysis shows that Stokes and KKR may be able to generate an internal rate of return of as much as 31 percent if they buy the company now for A$1.70 a share and sell it again in two years.
That depends on the buyers selling it at a multiple of 8 times his estimated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for fiscal 2015. In 16 takeovers of Australian media companies, acquirers have paid a median of 13.5 times trailing 12-month Ebitda, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
Stokes could partially fund the deal from the sale of Seven Group's 25 percent stake in Consolidated Media Holdings Ltd. (CMJ) to Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., according to McLeish. Consolidated Media agreed to be acquired by News Corp. in September for about A$1.94 billion.
Takeover Financing
Seven Group said yesterday it plans to support News Corp.'s bid, a decision that should generate about A$485 million for Stokes's company, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission the same day blocked Seven Group from making its own bid for Consolidated Media.
Stokes may already have laid plans for a buyout of Seven West, according to Mark McDonnell, an analyst at Sydney-based BBY Ltd. Specifically, a capital raising of about A$440 million in August was meant to repay debt, even though no borrowings were coming due, he said.
"It was curious at the time -- they had no imminent refinancing," McDonnell said in a phone interview. "It now looks to be something far more likely, which is it's actually about reducing the debt prior to a merger with Seven Group Holdings so the total debt level will be moderated."
Stokes, who began his media investments in Western Australia in the 1970s, is always looking for an investment opportunity, according to Aegis's Mitchell, who said he has known the billionaire for more than 20 years.
"If it was better to be a private entity, I am sure Stokes would make that move," he said. "He's always been a long-term thinker. In the end, people want to sit down in front of the box and be entertained."
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Great job! I am just starting to work on mine. Have to hurry though since my mom and I will be working on our invitations next week.
I did it!! My DIY monogram:)
Started by Mon&Tad, Aug 13 2010 06:32 PM
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