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  1. HOBOKEN…buying Chinese banks ahead of the mid August earnings releases…939 HK is favorite. Also buying more Asian telcos…PHI, SGAPY, TLK, ETF, CHT.

    We also continue to buy GLG CN and GVP.

    Also, MR, BDX & MNRO

  2. “DH- take a look around. The world is filled with the results of the GreyHound bus method and the rhythm method. That isn’t contraception- its gambling. And when you add in religious right guilt about even using contraception- well, so much for that.”

    I was 100% joking. I’m now doing someones job at work because they thought this was effective contraception and they are now on maternity leave.

  3. “Their daughter (my friend’s sister) is about to sign a lease at a place on Lorimer between Stagg and Scholes. Thoughts? DH? Mopar?”

    The williamsburg houses are a block away – but they are fairly tame as far as projects go – I have a friend on Scholes and Manhattan, directly across from them and no problems for 5 years.

    I think a new wine bar opened up on that block of lorimer – most stuff to do is north of grand though.

    I kinda like it better down there – more “flava” then the northside.

  4. DH- take a look around. The world is filled with the results of the GreyHound bus method and the rhythm method. That isn’t contraception- its gambling. And when you add in religious right guilt about even using contraception- well, so much for that.

  5. rf,
    you are pulling up the poverty guidelines, the guidelines for WIC/medicaid elegibility are set at 185% higher and are printed below. In other words, the government is being even MORE generous in determining an individuals eligibility to receive Medicaid coverage. Again, if you make 40k a year you are elegible for medicaid with a family of four. the heritage foundation data based on the census found that 20 million of the “uninsured” were at TWICE the level for Medicaid/WIC elegibility.

    48 Contiguous States, D.C., Guam and Territories

    Persons in Family or Household Size Annual
    Monthly
    Twice-Monthly
    Bi-Weekly
    Weekly

    1 $20,036 $1,670 $835 $771 $386
    2 26,955 2,247 1,124 1,037 519
    3 33,874 2,823 1,412 1,303 652
    4 40,793 3,400 1,700 1,569 785
    5 47,712 3,976 1,988 1,836 918
    6 54,631 4,553 2,277 2,102 1,051
    7 61,550 5,130 2,565 2,368 1,184
    8 68,469 5,706 2,853 2,634 1,317
    Each Add’l Member Add +$6,919 +577 +289 +267 +134

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