I'd like to share some of my adventures with you so you can see how much I've helped people since my first day on Earth. Many of these people are just like you!
Day 1: Sybella Ilene loses a contact while driving!
You can imagine what a dangerous situation this was! If it wasn't for me, she may have been pulled over on the side of the road searching for that thing for hours! Luckily, my x-ray vision allowed me to see through the driver's seat and locate the necessary seeing device. After I gave her the number of my LASIK Earth partner in town, she called him as soon as she got home and got to throw those awful contacts away!
Day 2: Alec Pearce passes up going swimming with friends because of his contacts.
Alec was surprised to see me pop up in his house while he was busy cursing his poor vision and feeling left out. I told him he could do a ton of things, including swimming as much as he liked, if he went to visit one of my Earth partners for LASIK eye surgery. He was so thrilled to learn that he could even afford LASIK eye surgery with financing. Only two days after having LASIK eye surgery, he was enjoying the pool, worry-free!
Day 3: Aileen Heartly is late for work again because she couldn't see her alarm clock.
After Aileen was done explaining to her boss why she was late for the third time this week, I visited Aileen in her office. She was surprised to learn that my Earth partner near her has helped many people in her community throw away their glasses and contacts for good. So she took my advice and had LASIK eye surgery and was back to work the very next day - on time, I might add. And ever since the procedure, Aileen's been on her boss's good side!
Day 4: Pete Rodger coughs up another $200 bucks to replace the pair of glasses he lost!
I caught Pete practically weeping while balancing his check book. When he found out that LASIK eye surgery would cost him far less than a lifetime supply of glasses and contacts, He jumped at the chance to have LASIK. So, he financed the procedure, and last time I saw him, he was laughing all the way to the bank!
Day 5: Muriel Charlene has perfectly straight vision.
Ms. Charlene just couldn�t be satisfied with her vision! As a known perfectionist in her office, she couldn�t help but seek out the best vision possible. I made her search easier by directing her to one of my earth partner�s LASIK eye surgery website. Her office mates haven�t heard a complaint since!
Day 6: Nelson Winston anguished in either glasses or contacts.
He had made the big switch from his thick, nerdy glasses to much less obstructive contacts with seeming ease. Sure enough, a few weeks with contacts led to extreme irritation. Going back to the oversized specs seemed to be the only way to ease the pain, until I had one of my Earth partners give him the LASIK procedure. Now he can experience 20/20 vision in comfort.
Day 7: Percy Wilson needs more time!
Percy had proven to be perfectly comfortable in contacts, but as a very respectable attorney, he was always very tight for time. His eyes were sensitive to the month-long lenses, so his only option was to spend time every morning and evening fussing with his eyes. I introduced him to LASIK, and now he has perfect vision as well as some extra time for his daily routines.
Day 8: Whitney JoEllen wants to be taken more seriously.
Whitney was tired of being embarrassed by her friends every time she�d try to read a distant road sign or blackboard, and misinterpret the words into something silly. �Turn left � 40 Miles� became �Twin lord � Lo Mein� and �Trotsky�s expedition� became �Turkey�s emission�� needless to say, her awakening to the world of LASIK arrived just in time. Her friends will never think of her as a bumbling quack again!
Day 9: Abe Kenton's media-obsessed lifestyle takes its toll.
As part of a generation raised on radio, TV, internet, and the wide world of video games, Abe had spent many years in front of screens before it finally caught up with him. His vision had become so bad that he could no longer see the old Star Trek movies clearly. He told me to live long and prosper, after restoring years of damage to his eyesight almost instantly by introducing him to LASIK!
Day 10: Lise Latoya �s doggone wily critter!
I saved another as I helped Lise Latoya, whose dog had a hankering for her eyewear! It was her third pair down the tubes when I put an end to her expenses, and possibly saved a canine-human relationship. I am proud to say that Lise and her pooch will be able to see their cake and eat it too� or at least, Lise can!
Day 11: Isa Doreen can swing again!
A regular at local night scenes, Isa was enjoying a screamin� disco (as I heard some humans refer to it) when a hard shimmy shook her glasses right off into a sea of writhing people. The poor girl had thought her social life to be over, until I came to the scene and taught her all about LASIK, and directed her to one of my Earth partners. She was back to the beat in no time!
Day 12: Norton Kelsey can�t see the event of a lifetime.
His favorite band was giving their last concert, and he had front row tickets� but he wouldn�t be able to see them! I quickly directed him to one of my Earth partners, and his vision was better than perfect in no time! I heard the concert was phenomenal.
Day 13: Grandpa Neal could no longer focus on his reading.
I found a devoted son worried about his grandfather�s vision. The grandfather was in a nursing home and enjoyed reading novels from his youth and letters from his children and grandchildren in his spare time, but old age had caught up with his eyes as well. I told the son all about a new vision correciton procedure to treat presbyopia, and the grateful boy in turn took the grandfather to one of my Earth partners and got his vision � and his hobby � back to perfect vision.
Day 14: Vance Justice was tired of losing his glasses.
It was a Catch 22: he couldn�t find his glasses without his glasses, but he seemed stuck for the eyewear because his eyes weren�t tolerant of contact lenses. I gave him the answer when I introduced him to LASIK. The procedure was easy and painless, and he doesn�t have to ever look for his own eyeballs.
Day 15: Cornelia Maurine : No Viva Las Vegas?
Miss Maurine �s life of intrigue was nearly cut short when her glasses were lost. She had been living a vibrant life full of gambling in that famous city, and lady luck almost ran out when she couldn�t see the poker cards in front of her face! Luckily, I knew of an Earth partner near by who helped me get her back in full swing. Now that bright light city�s back to setting her soul on fire, as this strange humanoid called Elvis would say.
It was Astor �s favorite thing to do every Sunday: find the comics in the paper and read them aloud to his dog. One morning he pulled them out and noticed they were much blurrier than usual� he came to me, and I pointed him in the direction of a local earth partner for LASIK surgery. He doesn�t have any problems with his funnies anymore!
Ms. Omega had been a bus driver for as long as she could remember � which is, coincidentally, how long she had been a contact wearer as well. Her contacts had always given her problems, but she�d hit the last straw when she almost ran into a little Volkswagen when her contact shifted slightly to the left. I helped her find a local LASIK surgeon, and ever since she has been the most peaceful bus driver you could find.
Day 18: Bob Paulsin, Back and Better than Ever!
Bob had been a professional boxer for years, and only very slightly far-sighted. However, once I told him how much LASIK surgery could improve his fighting, he was more than happy to give it a try. He is now the best boxer in his area, thanks to my Earth partner, LASIK surgery, and myself.
Travis was just plain sick and tired of having to squint to see clearly, especially at night when the roads were dangerously blurry. For years he had put up with the squinting just so that he didn�t have to depend on glasses, but once I introduced him to LASIK he was excited to try out this new kind of freedom. He is now wide-eyed and seeing clear, thanks to LASIK surgery.
Day 20: Roderic Merton breaks another contact lens.
Roderic was having a hard time adjusting to his contact lenses, and couldn�t stop shaking and twitching his eyelids whenever he tried to put them in. This resulted in numerous pairs of broken contacts, and money wasted. I called my Earth partner to attention on the matter, and he got Roderic �s eye problem fixed for life with one short, painless procedure � LASIK.
Ms. Unice had at least one eye infection every week � it was very annoying to her neighbors, who constantly had to listen to her complaints. I got to the bottom of the matter, and discovered that it was her contact lenses that were causing the near constant eye infections. Martha �s poor eyes just couldn�t take the stress from the lenses, and they were seldom as clean as they should be. One trip to my earth partner, a trusted LASIK surgeon, and she was cured! She has clear, beautiful blue eyes.
Day 22: Bobbie Riley and his stifled solo.
Bobbie was an important soprano in his school�s choir, with a huge upcoming event. His girlfriend was all excited to go, but Bobbie felt nervous. He knew if he could just see her that his butterflies would calm down, but he was so nearsighted that it was impossible to see her, even in the front row. I found his dilemma very endearing, and so I helped him to discover LASIK through one of my earth partners. His girlfriend couldn�t have been more proud of his performance.
Taniqua was off to embark on the greatest expedition of her life � in the hot Sahara. She knew her contacts couldn�t possibly stand up to the dry atmosphere, but didn�t want to fear losing her glasses in the sands, either. I solved her problem with LASIK surgery, with the help of a trusted earth partner.
Day 24: Jill Posy Can�t Read Her Novels!
Mrs. Posy had a habit of reading romance novels. One day, somewhere between the hero realizing he had been missing the heroine for all those years and the heroine�s tragic coma, Jill realized that the words were getting rather blurry. She didn�t want to miss out on anything, so I immediately sought the help of an earth partner who helped fix what turned out to be presbyopia with a very simple conductive Keratoplasty procedure.
It was a horrible uncertainty for our heroine to suddenly become blind in the middle of an important activity. Half the time the contact would simply shift place on her eye, and she�d be forced to fish around in her own optic orb for the lens. I felt it necessary to eliminate Miss Trylana�s problem by introducing her to one of my Earth Partners for LASIK surgery � she hardly needs to fear losing one of her own eyes, as the procedure allows for perfect vision without any form of eyewear.
Zachery had thought himself completely prepared to give an exciting lecture at his local church one weekend, preparing himself with a plethora of interesting notes on his subject. Unfortunately, his glasses went missing again and he was unable to read his cards without embarrassing moments of silence and muttering. Determined to never face such a dilemma again, he asked me to set him up with an Earth Partner for LASIK surgery. His sermons are now a local hit!
Being a single mother was hard enough, let alone being a severely visually impaired single mother. Janette could never find her glasses, and contacts proved too irritating for her eyes. Last mother�s day, her children contacted me in order to graciously present their mother with the option of LASIK surgery. Their mother jumped on the opportunity, and ever since has been able to happily nag her children about every little detail of the house.
Alex was a great jazz musician, but his contacts sometimes got irritating in the middle of a performance. This makes it difficult for the artist to concentrate appropriately. I found his dilemma and rushed him over to one of my trusted Earth Partners for LASIK surgery � now his eyes are comfortable and he has the beat back in his swing� or is it the swing back in his beat?
Horatio had enjoyed the pool very much, but his poor vision didn�t allow him to see much underwater without his glasses. He tried contact lenses, but he couldn�t open his eyes underwater for fear the optic disks would float away. Once I introduced him to LASIK surgery, he was swimming in clear waters in days!
I was actually approached by this strapping lad who was enterprising to improve his vision. I introduced him to one of my well-known Earth Partners and by the next morning he was reading his �Better Business� book clearer than ever.
Being a philanthropist (as well as a General Snoop), Tatiana was constantly concerning herself with the condition of her neighbor�s lifestyle. However, it was hard to really keep tabs on things when she could only barely make out her neighbor�s living room arrangement through two layers of window. She needed something more. I decided to help her in her quest to better her community by introducing her to my local Earth Partner, who supplied her with LASIK surgery and the ability to be certain of every detail of the precious human beings around her.
*Disclaimer: LASIK Man is a fictional character and as such the LASIK Man adventures remain unrelated to real events and people.
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Categorized | Featured Story - Home Slider, Government, News, PEC
Two new faces chosen, incumbent re-elected to PEC board of directors
Posted on 22 June 2015. Tags: elections, government, PEC | By: DailyTrib.com
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER
Pedernales Electric Cooperative hosted elections for three positions on its board of directors during its annual members meeting in Cedar Park on June 20. Pictured are the elected directors Paul Graf (left) of District 6; incumbent Cristi Clement, District 1; and Amy Lea S.J. Akers, District 7. Courtesy photo
CEDAR PARK — A contentious and highly publicized Pedernales Electric Cooperative director election resulted in higher voter participation as well as two new faces and one incumbent holding onto her position, according to officials.
PEC officials announced the election results for Districts 1, 6 and 7 on June 20 during the membership's annual meeting in Cedar Park.
The winners were District 1 incumbent Cristi Clement of Meadowlakes, who defeated Mark Axford of Burnet, by a vote of 11,500 to 11,228.
In District 6, Paul Graf of Spring Branch received 13,330 votes to win the seat. He unseated incumbent Larry Landaker ( 7,727 votes) of Dripping Springs. A second challenger, Max Hosford, received 1,632 votes.
In District 7, incumbent Patrick Cox chose not to run again. Of the three candidates in that race, Amy Lea S.J. Aker of Hays County received 9,943 votes with Douglas Kadjar of Kyle receiving 3,357 votes and Jeff Barton, 9,327 votes.
Directors serve three-year terms.
Officials say the online and mail-in voting prior to election day reflected an increase in interest among the 226,000 co-op members.
The voter turn out was about 10 percent compared to 8 percent last year.
During the two-week period prior to the election, online voting (8,232) increased by 44 percent compared to last year, according to PEC figures.
Mail-in voting (15,024) increased by 30 percent.
Total votes cast were about 23,400.
"There's lots of things you could point to there. One could be the prevalence of social media has made it easier for people to receive an electronic message, click on a link and vote," said PEC District 5 Director James Oakley, who was also appointed president of the board during the meeting. "Certainly, there's been a lot more activities in promoting candidates in the mailbox. There's been a lot more emails on social media fronts. All in all, I think it's great when more people vote."
Also at the meeting, District 2 Director Emily Pataki was appointed vice president, and District 6 Director Paul Graf was chosen as secretary-treasurer.
connie@thepicayune.com
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OHA selects nonprofit to administer $1.66-million emergency financial assistance grant
HONOLULU (Nov. 22, 2019) – OHA announced today the selection of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) to administer a $1.66-million grant to provide emergency financial assistance to low-income Native Hawaiians statewide.
"We are proud to partner with CNHA to provide critical kōkua to our beneficiaries who are in the most need," said OHA Board Chair Colette Machado. "So many of our beneficiaries are scraping to get by. For many, all it takes is one missed paycheck, one unexpected health scare, one unfortunate accident to push them to the streets. This grant will provide funding to help those individuals cope with these emergencies and stay in their homes."
The purpose of the Emergency Financial Assistance grant is to support OHA's Strategic Priority of Economic Self-Sufficiency. The grant is intended to assist Native Hawaiians statewide, whose incomes are at or below 300 percent of Hawaiʻi Federal Poverty Guidelines, to address unexpected crises, such as loss of income, loss of employment by layoff, debilitating illness or injury or other unanticipated circumstances. With this grant, CNHA will provide qualified individuals and families with emergency funding to stabilize their situation.
The grant will also provide financial literacy counseling, case management services and referrals to other service providers to help Native Hawaiians get on a path to long-term economic stability. CNHA plans to partner with Hawaiian Community Assets and Solutions Pacific to provide comprehensive statewide coverage. The two-year grant period begins January 1, 2020 and ends December 31, 2021.
For more information about the grant, including the solicitation, online application and orientation schedule, please visit oha.org/grants.
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Maui Island Trustee Carmen "Hulu" Lindsey unanimously re-elected board chair of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Nine trustees inducted at OHA investiture ceremony at Kawaiahaʻo Church
Board Chair Carmen "Hulu" Lindsey speaks at the National Caucus of Native American State Legislators
Office of Hawaiian Affairs announces name for Kakaʻako Makai property
Kāhea for Native Hawaiian businesses: Purple Maiʻa announces culturally rooted accelerator program


Seafood. People either love it or hate it. I admit, I am not much of a seafood lover at all. Crab stuffed mushrooms however, I could eat them all day long!
1) Grease a glass casserole dish. Preheat oven to 350.
2) Wash mushrooms and take out the stems. Mushrooms should look like little bowls.
the centers of the mushrooms. You should have butter left over. Let marinate for a few minutes.
occasionally until the cheese begins to melt. Stir.
side up onto the glass dish.
6) Top with more melted butter or a pinch of cheese and bake for 30 minutes.
OMG LOVE! You need to make these for me! haha they look delish!
Amazing...I Love stuffed mushrooms....and cheese....and crab. So YUM!
My hubby would go CRAZY for these!!
I almost never make stuffed mushrooms but I love them! Need to try these soon!
They are very easy and fast to make. We mainly make them for parties or cookouts! Goes great with steak, fish, or burgers!
I'm in the camp of those who love seafood - these look delicious and easy to make!
Yum! these crab stuffed mushrooms look delicious! I am still a picky eater when it comes to seafood and as long as it is mixed with something I am happy! So this is right up my alley!
I love stuffed mushroom caps and it reminds me I haven't made them in awhile now.
You're right - I definitely wouldn't be able to eat just one! I love seafood!
Passed the stuffed mushrooms! These would get eaten up quickly at my house.
You're right about loving or hating. I love seafood. My husband hates it. There's no meeting in the middle. I would love to devour a plate full of these mushrooms.
Oh YUM! These look incredible and I love that they're so easy to prepare!


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'A wave of joy': babies born from world's first HIV positive sperm bank
Sperm Positive launched in New Zealand in 2019 in an effort to reduce the stigma faced by HIV-positive people
Two years after launching, the first babies have been born as a result of the work of Sperm Positive, the world's first HIV positive sperm bank. Photograph: UK Stock Images Ltd/Alamy
Tess McClure in Christchurch
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Olivia and Amy are sitting outside in the shade, trying to escape from New Zealand's early-summer humidity. Amy, 10 months old, burbles happily in the background as her mother talks. She is healthy, happy, and oblivious to her status as a world first: one of a handful of babies born from the first sperm bank for HIV-positive donors.
The bank, Sperm Positive, launched in New Zealand in 2019, in an effort to reduce the stigma faced by HIV-positive people – and raise awareness that with treatment, the virus was undetectable and untransmissible. It grabbed international headlines when it was launched, but has been more than a publicity gimmick. Two years on, the bank is bearing fruit.
"For me, it wasn't about that," Olivia says, referring to the more controversial implications of the sperm bank's launch. "For me, I just wanted to have a baby …. [and] she is just the cheekiest, happiest, funniest little girl."
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Victor, one of the bank's donors, had thought having a child would be impossible for him. "When I was diagnosed back in 2013, I felt that something like this could never happen – that I was ever going to be able to have children," he says. On hearing about the bank, "I saw this opportunity – one, to give the opportunity to the couple … to have a child and to make their dreams come true. And second, to prove to myself by evidence that actually it is possible, regardless of your status." After facilitating two successful pregnancies as a donor, he and his partner are now seeking a surrogate, to try to have a child of their own.
The online sperm bank matches prospective parents with donors, and was set up as a collaboration between New Zealand Aids Foundation, Positive Woman Inc and Body Positive. Jane Bruning of Positive Women Inc says since launching two years ago the organisation had "been overwhelmed by the number of inquiries we have received from people keen to receive more information".
Developed partly as an awareness project, it aims to try to drive home the "undetectable = untransmissible" message: that as HIV treatments reduce viral levels in the blood to undetectable, positive people are no longer at risk of transmitting it to healthy partners.
The finding "has been shown again and again for over 10 years now," says Dr Mark Thomas, an associate professor at University of Auckland and HIV-specialised infectious disease doctor at Auckland district health board. Three large, long-term multinational studies have followed about 3,000 sexually active mixed HIV-status couples over years while they did not use condoms, and did not find a single case of transmission when the man was using suppression medication.
Despite this, some countries are still cautious about reproductive advice for HIV-positive men – the CDC's advice as of 2017 was to consider use of PrEP and 'sperm washing' in addition to suppressive medications. Thomas says that reflects an abundance of caution, rather than a real risk that a father could infect the child. There has never been a confirmed case of an HIV-positive child being infected via the father's sperm and born to an HIV-negative mother, he says.
Thomas says while the sperm bank has grabbed headlines, the deeper and more ongoing story is that those who test positive still often experience stigma and discrimination – in housing, employment, medical treatment, and from their families or communities.
Elimination 'entirely achievable': Australia records lowest number of HIV cases since 1984
In the early days of the epidemic, when it principally effected gay men, "It was one stigma on top of another," says Thomas, who first began treating HIV and Aids patients at Auckland hospital in the 1980s. "Back in the 80s and the first half of the 90s, it was a close to universally-fatal diagnosis. So sex and death and homosexuality mixed in together [to create] a really terrible stigma." While it's improved since then, social attitudes still don't reflect the enormous leaps forward in HIV treatment: today, "with maybe one pill at night or a couple of pills a day … HIV never impacts on their life again, medically."
Fear of that stigma is still strong for some of the bank's donors, including Victor. "In regards to my status, I am still very much in the closet – it's not something you're shouting to the four winds," he says. He has disclosed only to his partner and a handful of close friends. "Sometimes I get my days where I'm just thinking, I have really, really just messed up. It's not something that I have that I [can] be proud of – but I have learned to live with it and just to keep it to myself."
New Zealand's University of Otago-run People Living with HIV Stigma Index conducted interviews with 188 HIV-positive New Zealanders last year. Despite all participants being on antiretroviral treatments, a third reported experiencing social stigma related to their status – including gossip, cruel remarks, and verbal harassment. More than half reported stigma in healthcare settings. Some reported losing employment, and more than half had experienced depression, anxiety and insomnia in the last year.
"When my parents discovered I had HIV they were actively wanting me to use separate dishes, to use 'tongs' when I handle food in the kitchen. It made me feel really dirty, and very low," one 27-year-old told the study. After disclosing to a landlord that she and her partner were HIV positive, "We were given notice to leave the flat," one woman said.
"When I have disclosed my positive HIV status to guys I have dated, I would either never hear from them again or they would block me from social media apps," another man reported.
"I'm afraid of being rejected," Victor says – but the children he has helped create have been a bright spot. On the news that another couple's baby had been safely born, he says, he felt a wave of joy. "It was so much happiness – to be able to see something that you never thought was going to be possible. And just to see, hear how much joy this new little being has brought to the family to the couple that I help with. Beautiful, really."
The names of sperm donors, children and mothers have been changed to protect the identity of donors that have not publicly disclosed their HIV status.


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Home Politics Legislature gets closer to solving fiscal gap
Legislature gets closer to solving fiscal gap
The Senate and House Conference Committee today is considering a new version of Senate Bill 26 that is a potential compromise to resolving the state's fiscal problems.
The draft is the result of ongoing negotiations between the House and the Senate to bridge differences in their versions of SB 26, which creates an endowment model for the Permanent Fund, and a structured draw that will cover 80 percent of the State's current deficit.
The draft limits the amount of money the Legislature may withdraw from the Permanent Fund's Earnings Reserve Account each year.
"The structured draw in the bill will support the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation in making prudent investment decisions, providing the necessary tools to maintain a healthy fund and dividend program. The draft does not address how the money will be spent and does not change existing law governing the dividend," according to a statement from the Senate Majority Press Office.
The conference committee draft:
Limits, for three years, an annual draw the Permanent Fund Corporation has testified is sustainable – 5.25 percent (effective rate of 4.35 percent in 2019) of the five-year rolling average of Permanent Fund's value. After three years, the draw decreases to 5 percent;
Removes the statutory split and annual dividend amount in previous versions of SB 26;
Maintains the statutory dividend calculation in existing law;
Conforms statute to a recent Alaska Supreme Court decision.
"Transitioning to a structured, rules-based withdrawal mechanism to allow some Permanent Fund earnings to help support state government and essential services is widely acknowledged to be the single most important action we can take to resolve our state fiscal problems," said Sen. Anna MacKinnon. "This action alone will solve more than 80 percent of our deficit."
Rep. Neal Foster commented, "This work draft does not change, in any way, the existing law governing the Permanent Fund dividend. The bill focuses instead on one key change: using an endowment model to protect the Permanent Fund and future dividends."
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Jack Wright May 2, 2018 At 9:00 pm
Institute and raise taxes and raid the fund. Thats all they got?
Kayak May 3, 2018 At 5:24 am
Sorry, but this is bi-partisan dishonesty. I guess it's the best we can do given the people we have however.
Perhaps it would be fairer for me to say that given the lack of leadership, and the wholesale dishonesty coming from the Governor and Lt. Governor this is the best that can be done by 60 diverse Legislators.
Beth Fread May 3, 2018 At 7:06 am
First, AS 37.13.14 states "… distribution equals 21 percent of the NET INCOME of the fund for the last five fiscal years, including the fiscal year just ended." The only averaging occurs in the inflation proofing.
The SB 26 (or whatever) now states MAY distribute … Section 37.13.145 (Disposition of income) states "…the corporation SHALL transfer from the earnings reserve account to the dividend fund established under AS 43.23.045, 50 percent of the income available for distribution under AS 37.13.140."
So, they aren't going to change existing statute, they're just going to Not Withstanding and ignore existing law. Alaskans have GOT to have this NOT WITHSTANDING clause removed from statute. It is being used by the Legislature, our Assemblies and our City Councils to abrogate existing codes, statutes … LAWS.
p.s. – there's no fiscal crisis – there's a SPENDING crisis in Alaska's government.
Beau May 4, 2018 At 6:16 am
The Legislature (this one in particular) is no closer to "Solving the Budget Gap" than they were when they gaveled in the first day back in January 2017. All they've done is taken money from Alaskans, without giving Alaskans the opportunity to vote on whether or not they wanted to give it, to continue to pay for a budget that remains, at its base, unsustainable.
When an article comes out that describes how the Legislature and GOV have made real, sustainable, and measurable cuts to the Operating Budget (and I'm talking about ALL pots of money, not just the Unrestricted General Fund), then we will be moving in the right direction.
It stands today, exactly as it did in 2016 when the GOV unilaterally withheld 1/2 of every Alaskan's Dividend, and as Beth Fread correctly pointed out, the State has a spending crisis, not a revenue crisis.
Michael Chambers May 5, 2018 At 7:00 am
This legislature has made a mockery of representative government. We are overlorded by a select few, and it is apparent this select few serve a select few. We have a systemic flaw in Juneau and unless this is addressed, we will have business as usual which means more government and less PFD.
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HMD Global is going to launch their powerful latest Nokia x6. HMD Global company is saying that this phone will come in September 2018. Now HMD Global is producing new reliable phone that works in every situation nokia is improving features of phone.
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And the chipset of this comes with snapdragon 636 that boost the running process and quikly done your work.
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Litecoin as it performed amazingly well just like Ripple in 2017 with almost 8000% growth. A day came to Litecoin taking over bitcoin. Its price grew to $358 in December 2017 from $4 at the start of the year. On February 2018 however, it did drop to $110 following the price trend.
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Cinematic VR Experience "Giant" to Showcase at Sundance Film Festival
By Peter Graham	 On Jan 22, 2016
With the Sundance Film Festival in full swing and continuing over the course of the next week in Park City, Utah, there's lots to see in regards to virtual reality (VR) and 360-degree experiences. Announced today is a new VR installation from Nvidia called Giant.
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Zec and her collaborator Winslow Turner Porter III used live actors to create the VR film which they shot in 6K with DepthKit SDK. Combining NUKE, FLAME and After Effects for visual effects, editorial and finishing, the Color grading on DaVinci Resolve at theColourSpace was handled by Juan Salvo, who also served as technical producer, finishing artist and depth pipeline designer on the production. Developers Jack Caron, Todd Bryant, Omer Shapira and Uros Otasevic then brought it all together via compositing performed in real time using Unreal Engine 4.
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91st Tour de France - July 3-25, 2004
Main Page Stages & Results Stage Profile Latest Live Report Results
Stage 20 - Sunday July 25: Montreau - Paris-Champs-Elysees, 163 km
Commentary by Jeff Jones, with additional reporting from Tim Maloney and Chris Henry
Complete live report
Live coverage starts: 13:35 CEST
Estimated finish time: 17:29 CEST
Mostly a formality, Stage 20 is an all-flat stage that has one final Cat. 4 KOM and a sprint halfway in Livry Gargan before entering Paris for the most famous criterium in the world, eight laps of the Champs-Elysees where maillot vert Robbie McEwen hopes to hold off the rest of the thundering herd for the biggest win of his career, but massive Viking Thor Hushovd could spoil the Queenslander's plans along the way.
km 86.5: Livry-Gargan (Souvenir Antonin Magne)
km 115.5: Haut des champs-Elysees
The weather at the start in Montereau is good for the final stage. It's generally sunny with some high clouds with temperatures in the mid-20's. It's a little breezy with a tailwind for most of the stage before the riders get into Paris.
The stage starts with a 3.2 km neutral section at 13:20, with the start proper being given at 13:30.
Lance's Livestrong Trek
Photo ©: CN
As the peloton rolls out of the neutral zone, race leader Lance Armstrong is up the front, surrounded by a gaggle of motorbikes with photographers eager to the shot of him signalling six victories. Lance is wearing a gold helmet with yellow stripes on his knicks and riding a specially painted "Livestrong" bike.
Livestrong is the charity that's been promoted by Lance this year. The yellow wrist bands that you see everyone wearing can be bought for €1 with proceeds going to the Lance Armstrong foundation to help fund cancer research.
Leblanc drops the flag at 13:32 and they're "racing" in the final stage, which will be a parade until the riders get to Paris.
Oohlala. Filippo Simeoni has attacked from the gun!! Straight away, the peloton is lined out in pursuit. Lance is not going to be amused.
13:35 CEST 2km/161km to go
The peloton splits in the crosswind as it chases down Filippo Simeoni. This is really getting personal. Simeoni has about 10 seconds lead and is riding hard.
There's about 20 riders in the front group with the rest of the peloton strung out in pursuit, about 5 seconds back. No doubt there'll be a lot of swearing. So much for the parade!!
Simeoni has 15 seconds lead as the peloton slows and regroups, with US Postal on the front. The Posties all have yellow bands on their sleeves.
Well Simeoni probably won't win too many friends by doing this, but he's certainly making his point.
Simeoni is being reeled in by the US Postal team time trial after having attacked from the gun. Interesting move. He'll probably be banished to the back after this.
Simeoni is caught by the bunch, point made. The pace slows again.
Phonak's Oscar Sevilla punctures and gets a quick change and is back in the caravan.
13:48 CEST 11km/152km to go
The Postal riders slow things up again after the early fireworks. Armstrong chats to Jens Voigt about the Simeoni incident, with Salvatore Commesso (who was one of the few to support Simeoni in stage 18) sitting next to them.
Order is restored, and the bunch can continue its leisurely cruise towards Paris. Armstrong's now talking to Guerini, Kl�den and Ullrich. Pozzato and Rubiera are exchanging views of the matter. Simeoni is a few wheels behind Armstrong, chatting to a CSC rider.
Photo ©: Chris Henry/CN
Jimmy Casper gets to the front of the peloton, takes his camera out and snaps a pic of the bunch. Maybe he's looking for a job doing this after he retires.
Commesso and Simeoni are chatting, as are McEwen and Davis. McEwen, in the green jersey, is a favourite to win this stage as he has done twice in his career. He has an 11 point lead in the green jersey classification and will have to have a terrible sprint to lose that to Hushovd. Anything's possible though.
Virenque and Voeckler are now off the front of the peloton, generally mucking around. Virenque is in his favourite spotty jersey while Voeckler is back in his French champion's red, white and blue.
For those of you asking, there is a difference between Virenque and Simeoni. Yes they have both admitted to taking drugs in the past (and Virenque was a little, er, reluctant to do so), but Simeoni is the only one suing Lance.
Commesso and Lance are now chatting, good naturedly.
Armstrong stops to adjust his Livestrong bike, taking great pains to get the saddle angle correct. It looks like it's more for show than anything else.
Meanwhile, the peloton rolls along in the sunshine towards Fontenailles.
For those of you asking about the devil, yes he has been spotted a few times this year and we have mentioned him in dispatches.
Armstrong is being brought back to the bunch by Beltran. Simeoni should attack again.
With the GC still fairly tight between second and third, readers have asked whether Basso would try to have a crack at closing the 20 second gap to Kl�den today. It's not completely out of the question, but it's unlikely. Kl�den is going to be glued to Basso's wheel.
Armstrong is now drinking a spot of champagne at the back of the bunch after getting it from Jean Marie Leblanc's personal stash.
Ullrich is now drinking some champagne with Bruyneel. He drains the glass very quickly. This will be the first year that Ullrich hasn't finished 2nd or 1st in the Tour. 4th isn't bad, but Ullrich will no doubt be disappointed. He is happy that Kl�den managed second.
Last year's final stage winner JP Nazon
Last year's winner of this stage was Jean-Patrick Nazon, who's still very much in this race despite a couple of crashes. Nazon was looking good this morning in Montereau, and will certainly be up for another crack at the Champs Elys�es.
It is a stage that can produce an unexpected result, even if it normally finishes in a bunch sprint. All of the sprinters will be tired after this last week, and we could see someone like Hondo or Nazon or even Cooke come to the fore.
Armstrong's now chatting with fellow Americans Leipheimer and Julich.
Beltran has now swapped helmets with photographer Graham Watson, and looks like a 1970's rider in his white motorbike helmet. He asks for his normal one back.
The nine Posties (one of two complete teams, the other being Rabobank), are now all in a row at the front of the peloton with Lance in the middle. There's an American army jeep driving beside them in a field with French and US flags mounted. Watch out for the cows!
While there is absolutely nothing happening in the way of racing at the moment during this final stage, I would, on behalf of my co-commentators Roger Hughes, Chris Henry and Tim Maloney, like to take the opportunity to thank all of our readers for following Cyclingnews' live coverage during this Tour. Your messages of support and appreciation have been almost overwhelming, and have definitely helped us keep going through the dark times.
I'd also like to categorically deny that there was any alcohol consumed in the commentary box before or during the live coverages. If there was, trust us, you'd know. Things would get really silly...
The peloton rides past a bunch of fans perched atop of a combine harvester. Quelle rural scene.
Thomas Voeckler and Paolo Bettini are in deep discussion down the back. Voeckler has been awarded the Prix Orange by the press corps of the Tour, for being the most media friendly cyclist.
Floyd's "baddest mofo of the mountains" ring
Speaking of prizes, Floyd Landis (USPS) has been awarded a special prize by comedian Robin Williams, who is a good friend of Lance Armstrong and the team. After his efforts in the mountains, and particularly stage 17, Williams nominated Landis the "baddest mofo of the mountains" and gave him a studly gold ring.
The pace has picked up a bit now, but only 38 km have been covered in the first 70 minutes.
Irishman Mark Scanlon has a big grin on his face as he chats to a teammate at the back of the bunch. Scanlon has ridden superbly in his first Tour and is one of the 147 riders who will make it to Paris today. He's even been in a few breaks too.
14:53 CEST 43.5km/119.5km to go
US Postal, with their special yellow striped jerseys on, are leading the bunch through La Foret de Crecy at a good clip now, around 40 km/h.
The peloton is travelling through the Foret de Crecy with Armstrong and Hincapie still on the front, riding two abreast. There are very few spectators here, as most people who want to see the Tour hang out on the Champs Elys�es today.
Carlos Da Cruz offloads a water bottle and gets back in line in the peloton. In front it's still Armstrong and Hincapie setting a 35-40 km/h tempo, looking very relaxed. The feed zone is coming up very soon in Villeneuve le Comte (km 53.5).
This is a big forest and the road through it is flat and is as straight as a gun barrel. I vaguely recall riding up this way to see the final stage in '98, but my memory is pretty poor. It's not particularly bike friendly (single lane, no bike lane) unless you are cocooned in a caravan of support vehicles.
Armstrong leads the pack into the feed zone.
Cyclingnews spoke to CSC's Bobby Julich before the start this afternoon in Montereau. Julich was at the Tour in support of Ivan Basso, but a crash in the Pyrenees put paid to his chances of helping his team leader a lot in the Alps. We asked Julich whether he was satisfied with his Tour:
"Personally, not really. It was frustrating having good legs but I just
kept crashing. That's part of the Tour, and it happens. It's difficult
to deal with. As a team I think we accomplished some of our goals,
though not the team GC which was a big one. That kind of ended the day
I crashed.
"The team is definitely happy. We're on the right track and we have a
goal for next year.
Julich finished fifth in yesterday's final time trial, a nice result at the end of the race. "To be in the top five in a Tour time trial is important and it felt good. But it definitely didn't make my Tour, because I had more disappointment and more down days than up days. That's life, and it's
good to end on a good note."
Simeoni is now chatting to his director Santoni in the Domina team car. Santoni supported Simeoni the other day.
On the front of the peloton, it's still Hincapie and Armstrong.
The peloton has just over 100 km to go as it rolls across the A4, not far from Disneyland Paris. Armstrong and Eki are chatting now, with a couple of other Posties on the front of the bunch.
The bunch exits Jossigny and now has exactly 100 km to go to the finish. The race ends with eight laps of a 6.5 km circuit, and that's generally when the racing really begins.
The only real jersey to be decided today is the green jersey. Barring crashes, there are four riders in with a chance today with 35 points for the stage win:
1 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto-Domo                         238 pts
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cr�dit Agricole                     227
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                         221
4 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis - Le Cr�dit Par T�l�phone 215
15:35 CEST 68km/95km to go
If my calculations are right, the average speed for the Tour so far up until stage 19 is 40.63 km/h. Last year's Tour was actually 0.3 km/h faster. Today's stage will probably lower the overall average due to the rather long, slow prelude into Paris.
Several readers have pointed out that the Texas flag which is flying today in Paris in honour of Lance's sixth Tour win, is upside down and looks more like the Cuban flag than the Texan flag...
Well it wasn't us!
The peloton crosses the river Marne and is now in the outer 'burbs of Paris. The sun is shining quite pleasantly now, and the temperature is warming up to the high 20's.
JP Nazon punctures, but there's no panic and he gets a new rear wheel. He's still in the caravan so there should be no problem getting back on.
Nazon is now in the peloton again, helped back by three teammates. Voeckler is in his customary position of third last wheel.
Up front, it's Padrnos on Rubiera setting a steady tempo with Lance and Axel Merckx right behind them.
The first and only climb of the day is approaching at km 82, the Cat. 4 Cote de Montfermeil, a 600m climb at 7.2%. Who wants to be that Virenque goes for the points?
The crowds are getting thicker as the riders cruises towards the heart of Paris.
US Postal will definitely top the prize money list in the Tour, taking home the €400,000 prize for first place, and another big chunk for 5th (Azevedo). The top five teams after stage 19 are:
US Postal Service - €86,684
T-Mobile - €62,308
Team CSC - €58,586
Quickstep-Davitamon - €56,319
Cofidis - €54,304
The bunch rolls into Montfermeil with a km to go before the climb. It's still Postal on the front, with Azevedo and Noval sharing the tempo. Spectators cheer them all the way.
The climb steepens and the crowds thicken. Moreau cheekily takes the points ahead of Azevedo and Hincapie and moves up to 6th in the mountains GC. There is much mirth.
The first sprint is approaching at Livry Gargan (km 86.5), and the sprinters teams are massing in front. US Postal will probably have to take a second row seat if the others are serious about the 6, 4, 2 points.
Lotto Domo and Credit Agricole jerseys are to the fore, mingled in with the blue train. McEwen is watching Hushovd like a hawk.
Marichal launches a spoiler attack just before the sprint, but has most of the Credit Agricole team on his wheel, along with McEwen, Hushovd and Zabel.
16:04 CEST 86.5km/76.5km to go
Four Credit Agricole riders lead out Hushovd: Moreau, Fedrigo, Joly and Dean. But McEwen jumps early and takes the points from Hushovd and Zabel. McEwen now has a 13 point lead in the green jersey comp, and looks very pumped.
The sprinters now sit up and wait for the peloton. The crowds are getting bigger. This is a huge stage for spectators.
Nicolas Portal (Ag2r) has a problem with some plastic in his derailleur. He stops and fixes it, gets going again, stops, fixes it again....
Simeoni is back at the front again, right behind the boys blue, planning another attack no doubt.
The peloton is now riding through Neuilly-sur-Marne at a steady Postie pace. Krivstov has dropped back to wait for Nicolas Portal, who had an encounter with a plastic bag a few km ago.
Steven has emailed us from the turn on the Champs Elys�es by the Arc de Triomphe. "I'm on the barriers for 6 hours. Tell them to hurry!"
Patience, grasshopper.
An attack! It's Simeoni and a RAGT and a Rabobank rider!
Kroon is the Rabo rider and drops off the pace. Simeoni continues his effort but the Postal train is quickly up to speed and pegs him back.
The attack of Simeoni has strung the peloton out in one long line. This time, it's Hincapie who leads the Postal train up to the Italian's back wheel. Ekimov makes a sign with his index and little finger on his helmet as he passes him. The Postal boys now start to roll over. The race is starting.
Voeckler was caught out by that attack, but he's back to the rear end of the peloton again.
For those of you who haven't been following the Simeoni/Lance feud, I refer you to our stage 18 live report.
Simeoni decides to attack again. He doesn't get far. Ekimov has a chat to him.
Simeoni attacks a fourth time, and gets Andrea Peron (CSC) for company before the blue train swallows him up.
So what are the chances of Simeoni riding for Discovery Channel next year?
Ekimov's sign to Simeoni was (allegedly) the Texan "Hook 'em Horns" sign on his helmet. It looked more than that.
16:27 CEST 102km/61km to go
The pace has picked up a bit now as the Postal workers lead the peloton into Paris. Lance is still looking pretty chirpy, as Jens Voigt and Scott Sunderland move up towards the front.
The bunch rides through the Bois de Vincennes, across the Quai de Bercy and into the centre of Paris.
Our readers response to the actions of Lance and co. squashing Simeoni is split about 50-50. Half of you believe that it's very bad sportsmanship of Armstrong to chase down Simeoni at every opportunity, while the other half support him for being authoritative.
Postal is driving the tempo up in the peloton under the Quai de Bercy and Quai de la Rapee. Voeckler seems to have had too much fluid and is trying to eliminate it at the back of the bunch.
The tempo is upped to 45-50 km as the bunch rolls onto the Boulevard Henri IV. Just 4 km to go before the first passage of the finish line. They're now passing through the Place de la Bastille and are on the Rue de Rivoli.
Past the Hotel de Ville (no vacancy) and onto the finishing circuit, the Postal boys lead all the way.
Armstrong is sheltered behind his nine man train as they cross the Place de la Concorde and come up to the finish line for the first time. Let the biggest criterium in the world begin!
It's Ekimov who drives the bunch at high speed past the line with 8 x 6.5 km laps to go. All the GC riders are well place. Sylvain Chavanel (Brioches) makes the first attack. He might be able to take the sprint points but there's a host of sprinters behind him.
Hushovd and McEwen go head to head for the Haut des Champs Elys�es, and it's Hushovd who holds off the green jersey wearer. 11 points is the difference again!
A Brioches rider has a small gap at the Arc, and with a whole lotta teammates behind him he might be able to open it up more. It's Jerome Pineau.
Fedrigo took third in the sprint.
Pineau hammers on the downhill over the light cobblestones of the Champs Elys�es, cheered by thousands of fans lining the road 5-6 deep. Erik Dekker bridges the gap to him, then Merckx.
Merckx is halfway across to the leaders and has caught them now. It's full on pursuit behind them.
Voeckler has now got himself to the front of the bunch, which is bearing down on the three men in front. It's extremely difficult to get away in this stage.
All together.
Bettini, Voeckler, and Sunderland have a small gap with Merckx still there too. Santos Gonzalez bridges the gap but the peloton is coming.
16:50 CEST 120.5km/42.5km to go
There's 10 men off the front as they reach the line for the second time. Jalabert, Flecha, Sunderland, Voeckler, Merckx... 10 seconds.
The break is in the right hand gutter as it reaches the Arc with a 18 second lead.
Kroon, Bettini, Jalabert, Pereiro, Flecha, Astarloza, Sunderland, Voeckler, Merckx and J. I. Gutierrez are the men in front.
The leaders are working well, as Sunderland rolls over Merckx. Then Gonzalez (or is it Pereiro?) and Gutierrez come through for their turns.
It is Pereiro, and the composition of the break is: Kroon, Bettini, Jalabert, Gonzalez, Flecha, Astarloza, Sunderland, Voeckler, Merckx, J. I. Gutierrez.
The peloton is now 35 seconds back.
The blue train is setting the tempo in the peloton with a token Credit Agricole rider: Beno�t Salmon. Matt Wilson (FDJ) is also up there, as well as a Gerolsteiner rider. Most of the sprinters teams have men in the break, so there's no need to chase.
The leaders are almost at the end of lap 2. Across the Place de la Concorde and up to the finish line, with Bettini driving.
The peloton is looking pretty thin now as four riders are working on the front, chasing the 10 leaders. 36 seconds at the line.
Voeckler looks good as he rolls through for his turn up towards the Arc.
Karsten Kroon is Rabobank's representative up here, and Axel Merckx is looking very good too for Lotto-Domo. This is a tough climb up to the Arc, but they're making good ground.
Sunderland hammers and leads them round the top corner. The crowds are incredible up here. 10 deep even. 39 seconds.
The leaders fly down the "descent" on the cobbles, all still working hard, doing short turns. Flecha is in the break, a handy man to have.
Credit Agricole has more guys on the front of the bunch now. US Postal is right behind them.
Along the Quai des Tuileries and then under the tunnel, the break is making good ground on the peloton where there is a bit of panic from the Credit Agricole team.
Lotto will be very happy if this break stays clear. a) because it has Merckx in it and b) because no-one can threaten McEwen's green jersey.
Botcharov buries himself on the front of the bunch with Farazijn (Cofidis) on his wheel.
The break is not working perfectly, but it's hanging together. Kroon comes through and looks for the rest.
The leaders traverse the Place de la Concorde at 55 km/h and are coming up to 5 laps to go. The gap is 40 seconds and steady.
A rough average speed for the first three laps: 53 km/h. Impressive.
The peloton has pegged it at 35 seconds at the line, but there's still a bit of work to do to haul the leaders back.
In front: Kroon, Bettini, Jalabert, Pereiro, Flecha, Astarloza, Sunderland, Voeckler, Merckx, J. I. Gutierrez.
Sunderland is riding well, leading them up to the Arc again, hammering around the corner and bringing the break up to speed again. The peloton is still riding hard behind, with Wilson on the front. They're both Aussies, but there's no cries of "Judas", thankfully.
Moreau punctures and gets a quick bike change at the Arc. Crash in the bunch - an RAGT rider and Casar. Eisel is also there. Casar is waiting for a wheel. This is going to be tough to get back.
Casar is on Eisel's wheel, doing 60 km/h down the Champs Elys�es in pursuit of the peloton. That crash/change would have cost 30 seconds. It's very difficult to come back without help. He gets help from the caravan.
The gap is stable at about 37 seconds as the bunch crosses the place de la Concorde on back straight.
Under the tunnel and up to the Place de la Concorde on the other side of the course, the breakaways are riding flat out. Their gap is still 37 seconds and it's 10 riders versus 6 on the front of the peloton, leading the chase.
The speed is still 53 km/h as the peloton comes up to the line with four laps to go, 33 seconds behind the 10 leaders.
The breakaways climb the hill up to the Arc, hugging the right hand gutter. Jose Ivan Gutierrez comes through for his turn, rolling over Pereiro. This is flat out racing. Jalabert goes next, and then Sunderland. Bettini leads them round the corner.
Botero and Aldag have now move to the front of the peloton to help chase. There's about eight riders now doing the work to chase the break. It's still 33 seconds.
Casar is on the back of the bunch again.
In the bunch, Botero does a big turn down the Champs Elys�es as Moncouti� and Guerini come up to lend a hand. There's also a Liberty rider there. This could doom the break, but it's 35 seconds with 3.5 laps to go.
In front, Pereiro pedals a big gear as he does his turn, then Sunderland and Voeckler. Bettini is looking strong.
Moncouti� and Botero lead the chase with Guerini also up there. T-Mobile want to put Zabel in a good position for the win. Credit Agricole has dropped out of the chase.
Ullrich is right up near the front behind a few blue boys.
The leaders are across the Place de la Concorde and are coming up to the sixth finish line passage. All the time, they have a 35 second gap.
They're lapping in about 7'30 for 6.5 km.
The peloton is pulling them back and it's 23 seconds across the line.
Sunderland does another big turn up the hill, trying to keep the break clear from the clutches of the peloton. Merckx is suffering, forcing the pace too. The peloton is getting closer.
T-Mobile has decided to use the heavy artillery. Jan Ullrich himself is on the front of the peloton and has pulled the leaders back a bit more.
Bettini leads round the Arc, looks across and sees Ullrich towing the peloton 15 seconds behind. That will create Doubt.
Simeoni is in fourth last wheel in the company of his teammates.
The breakaways are flying down the Champs Elys�es with 15 seconds of their lead intact. The peloton is really motoring thanks to Ullrich's effort.
Basso and Armstrong are right behind each other.
Across the Place de la Concorde and along the Quai des Tuileries, the breakaways are not giving an inch. The gap is 15 seconds as Liberty and T-Mobile lead the chase. It's up to 19 seconds again.
The 10 leaders have really lit up this stage: Kroon, Bettini, Jalabert, Pereiro, Flecha, Astarloza, Sunderland, Voeckler, Merckx, J. I. Gutierrez.
Ullrich is back on the front of the bunch, with Nardello on his wheel. He immediately carves 5 seconds off the lead. Ouch.
2 laps to go and the 10 man breakaway is fighting a losing battle, but it's not over yet. The peloton is in a very very long line in pursuit.
Bettini on the front, grimly determined. 8 seconds lead at the line, with Nozal leading the chase for Liberty.
Voeckler and Sunderland roll over, then Merckx. The gap is just 5 seconds but the Ullrich driven peloton is now bearing down on them.
Bettini attacks just for something to do.
Bettini takes Pereiro, Kroon and the rest with him. The peloton is 5 seconds back at the top of the Arc. Ullrich's dropped back to fifth wheel.
Kroon goes it alone on the downhill section, but the other breakaways haul him back. The peloton hasn't quite closed the gap. Ahh, here's Ullrich again.
17:31 CEST 155km/8km to go
Ullrich pulls the bunch up to the break and it's history. Less than 1.5 laps to go.
Jalabert has another go but hasn't really got the gas, despite the bottle sticking out of his back pocket. Peloton together is it goes under the tunnel.
Voeckler attacks again, and gets nowhere. Ullrich brings a few riders up. Cancellara takes over.
About 10 riders are off the front as they come up to the line with 1 lap to go. Ullrich, Voeckler, Cancellara are all there.
Da Cruze, Dekker, Ullrich, Kl�den(!), Voeckler are all in the break. Ullrich is looking imposing.
Flecha counter attacks up towards the Arc. He is pursued.
17:36 CEST 157.5km/5.5km to go
The pace is still brutally fast as Flecha switches to the right hand gutter where it's smooth. He has 5 seconds at the top.
The peloton starts to get organised to chase down Flecha. 3 seconds.
Flecha's teammate Cancellara is well placed at the front of the peloton, ready to counter. Flecha opens up a nice gap on the descent.
Quick.Step forms a train with Bettini, Mercado and Rogers in pursuit of Flecha, who has 2 seconds. He's gone.
Three Quick.Step riders lead two Fassas and two Gerolsteiners onto the Place de la Concorde for the back section.
The pace is intensely high as Bettini continues his job in front. Then Dufaux takes over with Rogers on his wheel. Zabel moves up.
McEwen is on Hushovd's wheel on the right hand side. They hit the tunnel for the last time.
Rogers leads out of the tunnel with two Fassas on his wheel. All together with 1.5 km to go.
FDJeux.com start a train on the right side. Pozzato is well placed, looking for a stage win.
Ivanov leads Zabel up to the front with 1 km to go. McEwen is down a bit, on Hushovd's wheel. Boonen is much better placed.
Across the Place de la Concorde and Tosatto swerves, Zanini avoids and leads out but Boonen is not there. Boonen comes off Zabel's wheel, goes up the middle and he and Hondo go head to head to the line and it's Boonen who wins!!!!!!!!
Nazon takes second from Hondo, McEwen and Zabel. McEwen wins the green jersey.
Tom Boonen wins his second Tour stage in one of the nicest sprints of his career. What a fantastic debut Tour for the young Belgian. Let the comparisons with Museeuw start.
Yellow jersey Lance Armstrong finishes in 114th place, 19 seconds behind the winner after easing off in the final kilometres with his teammates as company. He can finally claim his historic sixth Tour de France win, the first rider ever to do this. It's been a dominating performance from Armstrong and his team for the last three weeks. The only stage that he conceded any time to his rivals was that to La Mongie when Basso beat him by about a bike length. Since then, it's been all Armstrong, all the time.
We've seen some good performances from Andreas Kl�den and Ivan Basso, who could be the next generation of Tour winners. Ullrich was a little disappointing in fourth, but he'll be back for another crack next year. Will Armstrong? We'll see...
With McEwen taking the green for the second time in his career, the other jerseys went to Richard Virenque (mountains) and Vladimir Karpets (young rider). T-Mobile won the team classification.
Filippo Simeoni took the Most Combative prize for the day! But Richard Virenque claimed the overall Most Combative prize over the three weeks.
Thanks for following our live coverage of the Tour de France on Cyclingnews. We'll be back with the Olympics, late season World Cups, Vuelta, World Championships and whatever else in the coming months. And cows.
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon             4.08.26
2 Jean Patrick Nazon (Fra) Ag2r
3 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner
4 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Lotto-Domo
5 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile
6 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis
7 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis
8 Baden Cooke (Aus) FDJeux.com
9 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Domina Vacanze
10 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank
114 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor         0.19
Final general classification
1 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal p/b Berry Floor       83.36.02
2 Andreas Kl�den (Ger) T-Mobile Team                        6.19
3 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                 6.40
4 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team                           8.50
5 Jose Azevedo (Por) US Postal p/b Berry Floor             14.30
6 Francisco Mancebo P�rez (Spa) Illes Balears - Banesto    18.01
7 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                       18.27
8 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                             19.51
9 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                           20.12
10 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems              22.54
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