UFC 107 Penn vs Sanchez has come and gone

All other topics will be rated "on the spot" for validity.Patriot fans thank you in advance for your co-operation and look forward to subsequent hate based articles. Treasuries hold steady as Asian stocks slide Bonds Supply still a concern, 10-year auction eyed By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasuries were steady to atouch higher in Asia on Thursday, halting the previous day'sretreat, as investor appetite for risky assets weakened. Asian equity markets slid on Thursday after a grim U.S.private sector jobs report coupled with a revenue warning fromtop chip maker Intel Corp INTC.0 rekindled economic concerns. .T The MSCI index of Asia-Pacific stocks outside Japan.MIAPJ0000PUS fell 3.2 percent. Any gains in Treasuries were modest as the fall in equitieswas unable to spur strong flight to quality into bonds because oflingering supply worries. Concern about supply has been a key Treasury market themethis month as the U.S.

government will need to issue anunprecedented amount of debt to finance stimulus packages to helpbattle the recession and financial crisis. Lacklustre three-year auction results on Wednesday underlinedfears about the market's ability to absorb increasing debt andpushed bond prices lower, offsetting safety bids from a tumble inU.S stocks The U.S. "Treasury yields are likely to remain under upward pressurefor the near future due to expectations placed on (U.S.President-elect Barack) Obama's economic stimulus steps andsupply woes," said Yoshio Takahashi, a fixed-income strategist atBarclays Capital. TheCongressional Budget Office's budget forecast was also in linewith expectations it was not bond friendly," Takahashi said The U.S. Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday releasedits updated budget and economic forecasts, with the country'sbudget deficit forecast at a record $1.186 trillion for fiscal2009 ID:nN07479529 The U.S. government is expected to issue an unprecedentedamount of debt to cover the deficit.

Analysts said there were factors that could prevent Treasuryyields from rising too far. "The latest FOMC minutes suggest the Federal Reserve will becommitted to keeping interest rates low. Government spending andthe deficit may also give way to other themes after Obama settlesinto office, especially given the backdrop of bleak prospects forthe economy," said Takahashi Minutes of the Dec. central bank cut interest rates to arange of between zero and 0.25 percent, showed that Fed officialsbelieved the U.S.

economy would face "substantial" risks despitenear zero rates, with some worrying about deflation nN06439238 (Editing by Chris Gallagher) Bonds. UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez has come and gone. We all know how thoroughly UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn beat down Diego Sanchez, and most of us have gotten over it by now. A lot of MMA fans are acting as if this was the obvious conclusion to the fight, but I seriously disagree.Here's a list of 10 things Sanchez could've done against Penn that would've won him the title. 10. Mean-Mug HarderThe ridiculous staredown before the fight had everyone at my Hooters chuckling to themselves.