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Lauren blogged:
It's the spookiest day of the year. Beware of ghosts and goblins and other monsters we fear… The witches will be riding and the skeletons will jeer. Happy Halloween to all, it's time to spread old Hallows cheer!
Happy Halloween everyone!
Today I thought I'd share a couple photographs of my favorite childhood Halloween costumes…
Happy haunting!
XO Lauren
P.S. I'll reveal my Halloween costumes from this year tomorrow...
~Kelli at Hills Freak

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Welcome to Abbeville, the parish seat. Abbeville was founded in 1843 and named after the founder's hometown in France. Here you'll find Cajun and traditional food in the area's 22-plus restaurants. From oyster bars to poboys the cuisine excels.
Take an after lunch stroll downtown and visit the town square. Don't miss the local history museums, the Depot and Abbeville Cultural and Historical Alliance Center. There, you can find interesting facts about our parish history.
If you like, there are local guided walking tours available in French and English for groups of ten or more. There's also Steen's Cane Syrup Mill, Abbey Theatre, 100-year-old St. Mary Magdalen Church and adjacent cemetery and the Courthouse. It's the perfect spot to catch up on local politics being replayed by word of mouth underneath the giant oaks. You could say that's a dash of hot sauce in our perfectly seasoned culture.
But wait, your day's not over. You haven't discovered the rest of the parish yet. Well, we'll throw another dozen crabs in the pot because it looks like you're staying for dinner.


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On May 29th, the 2014 Canadian Equity Crowdfunding Conference tour made its stop in Vancouver. Launched earlier in the year by the Equity Crowdfunding Alliance of Canada (ECFA), the conference series aims to host in-depth discussions of the emerging equity crowdfunding market in Canada. The full-day Vancouver event hosted over 100 entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists, lawyers, accountants, and consultants at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver.
Junxion worked alongside Peter-Paul Van Hoeken to organize the event. A former international finance executive turned equity crowdfunding entrepreneur, Peter-Paul now leads his Vancouver-based company, Silver Maple Ventures, which was recently approved as a registered exempt market dealer. Next, Van Hoeken and team will build an online equity crowdfunding portal, slated for launch this fall, to connect new and growth-stage ventures with the broader private investor community.
Brian Koscak, Partner at Cassels, Brock & Blackwell LLP Toronto and Co-Founder of the ECFA, explained, "Equity Crowdfunding is here – it is legal in Canada under certain existing prospectus exemptions (accredited investor and offering memorandum), provided securities are sold through a registered dealer."
Among the various pending applications, companies who today are already selling securities over the Internet include SeedUps Canada and Exempt Capital Network in Calgary (both have partnered with an exempt market dealer), Optimize Capital and The Funding Portal in Toronto, (both registered as an exempt market dealer), and MaRS SVX, also based in Toronto (registered as a 'restricted dealer' in Ontario and Quebec).
Supporting Social Ventures
With more equity portals entering the space, we will see fragmentation of portals—many will specialize in specific areas or industries such as real estate, agriculture, mining or technology. One example that Junxion is watching closely is MaRS SVX, an online portal that focuses on connecting impact ventures (those focused on cultivating positive social and/or environmental impact) with funds and investors.
"MaRS SVX is the first online equity crowdfunding portal for impact ventures."
Carlos Pinto Lobo, SVX's Compliance Officer, explained Thursday that this is the first platform of its kind in the world. He is focused on building "a scalable social innovation that can operate in other provinces, states and nations," and is currently engaging collaborators to help SVX expand beyond Ontario and Quebec. The ventures that are best suited for this platform are small to medium sized enterprises with less than $25 million in revenues that prioritize their mission, showing proven impact, and earned revenues.
Regulatory Change Ahead
In March, several securities commissions across the country proposed new (or revised) ways of raising capital in private markets to broaden access for 'the crowd' through four exemptions: start-up (not legal yet, except in the Province of Saskatchewan), equity-crowdfunding (not legal yet), offering memorandum (all jurisdictions except Ontario), and accredited investor.
"Securities commissions across the country propose new ways of raising capital in private markets"
Both Brian Koscak and Oscar Jofre, CEO of BoardSuite and co-founder of the ECFA Canada, emphasized the importance of creating the right landscape to facilitate equity crowdfunding, and the necessary separation from the donor-based and rewards-based models and discussions that have caused confusion among the media and public.
Unlike the donations and rewards based models, which attract donors and contributors for altruistic reasons or a perk, equity crowdfunding attracts investors who are looking to acquire a stake in the company and make a profit. As a company, issuing equity or debt requires regulation because it deals with securities law and comes with the risk of losing the investment. In Canada, each province is governed by its own securities commission, which adds an additional layer of complexity.
ECFA exists to focus solely on the equity and debt crowdfunding model, to educate in order to bring clarity, transparency and to grow trust. "Now is the time to discuss and get it right," Jofre said. "If we want this to work, we need to show that we are serious."
Van Hoeken, in particular, wants to disrupt the industry and drive innovation. In response to angels' and VCs' wish to continue dialogue and education, he argued, "We need to get going and prove the model, even if it's with only one successfully funded deal to start…. I want to do this with you, the angels, on board. A successfully funded deal is proof of concept."
The B.C. Securities Commission invites comments on its proposed equity crowdfunding exemptions until June 18, 2014. For more details, see B.C. Securities Commission publishes new securities crowdfunding exemption for comment.
Additional equity crowdfunding links of interest:
Crowdfundbeat interviews Brian Koscak on Equity Crowdfunding
Where You Can Find the Proposed Canadian Equity Crowdfunding Rules and Forms
Two Equity Crowdfunding Models for Canada
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Treasures from Childhood
I adore children's books. As a mother of three I have spent hours and hours in the children's section of my favorite bookstores looking through the beautifully illustrated picture books that line their shelves and displays. I have often left with more books than I'd planned on. I bought some for gifts, some for my children's education and sometimes I even found a special one just for myself.
Knowing our fondness for books we also received many wonderful books as birthday and Christmas gifts. Our collection grew and grew.
Now that the children are older and seldom look through our library of collected children's books I still have a hard time putting them in storage or giving them away. Some are so well-written, weaving clever and concise descriptions with fundamental truths about life and complex relationships. Some are packed with wisdom, some with poetry, others with lush or inspired illustrations. Many are quite special to me.
Inspired Baking
For a time when my daughter was young we had a favorite story about angels and family and kitchen magic. "The High Rise Glorious Skittle Skat Roarious Sky Pie Angel Food Cake" took it's unusual name from the only thing the main character's mother would say that she wanted for her birthday.
It was an odd tale, to be sure, but it struck a chord with my daughter and she asked to read it often. Maybe it was the quirky family she identified with. Maybe it was the colorfully beguiling illustrations. Or maybe she just liked Angel Food Cake. Who can say? Whatever the attraction we read it again and again. Occasionally, when we had time and opportunity, we even baked our own Angel Food Cake.
If I remember right there was a recipe in the back of that book. For something as basic as Angel Food Cake, however, I prefer to bake from a recipe that is tried and true and has been tucked away in my own recipe file for years. That is not to say I am averse to secret ingredients or other embellishments suggested by the story that inspired us. It's just that this recipe for Angel Food Cake has never failed me, ever since my first attempts as a young and inexperienced baker.
This recipe produces a glorious "High Rise" Angel Food Cake that is dependably light in texture and, when served alone or with fresh berries, is light in calories too. For many, that makes it a sweet indulgence and a perfect any-occasion dessert. For those who are indifferent to such concerns it is also delicious when paired with a chocolate glaze and sweetened whipped cream.
Angel Food Cake
1¾ cup egg whites (from approx. 13 large eggs)
1 cup sifted cake flour
1½ cups sugar, divided
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract (optional)
While still cold from the refrigerator, separate the eggs. Measure the whites and pour them into the large bowl of an electric mixer. Allow the egg whites to warm to room temperature (approximately 1 hour).
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Sift the flour. Measure then sift again with ¾ cup of the sugar. Sift the flour and sugar two more times.
With the whisk attachment (if you have one, regular beaters if not), beat egg whites on low speed until foamy.
Add salt, cream of tartar, vanilla and almond (if desired) extracts. Beat at high speed until soft peaks form.
Continue beating adding the remaining ¾ cup of sugar gradually, a tablespoon or two at a time. Beat on high until stiff peaks form as the beater is slowly raised from the egg whites. Remove the beaters, or whisk attachment, and set aside.
Sprinkle ¼ of the flour mixture over the egg whites. With a whisk or rubber spatula gently fold the flour into the egg whites with an under-and-over motion, just until the flour disappears (about 15 strokes).
Turn the bowl ¼ turn and repeat the step above. Do this three times, until all of the flour mixture has been folded into the egg whites.
With a rubber spatula, gently push the batter into an ungreased 10-inch Angel Food Cake pan or tube pan. With a knife, cut through the batter twice to remove any large air bubbles. Smooth the top of the batter.
On the lowest oven rack, bake at 375 degrees for 30 – 35 minutes, or until top springs back when pressed lightly with your fingertip. Turn the cake upside down over the neck of a bottle (such as a wine bottle) to cool completely – about one to two hours.
With a knife, loosen the cake from the sides of the pan and turn it out onto a serving platter.
Serves 12
Chocolate Glaze
1 cup whipping cream
8 ounce semisweet chocolate, chopped or chips
1 teaspoon vanilla
Scald the cream in a heavy saucepan over high heat.
Add vanilla and chocolate and stir for 1 minute.
Remove from the heat. Continue stirring until all chocolate is melted. Place pan in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
Pour glaze across the top of the cake. Use a wide bladed knife or pastry brush to smooth the glaze across the top of the cake letting some of the chocolate drip down the sides, if desired. Or simply drizzle the glaze over slices of cake before serving.
- The trick here is to begin beating the egg whites when they are at room temperature. Make sure the bowl and beaters (or whisk attachment) are completely clean and grease free. This will maximize the volume of the beaten eggs.
- Be gentle with the batter. Once the eggs are fully beaten use a light hand in folding in the flour and transferring the batter to the baking pan.
- Relax! While these hints will help you to make the lightest Angel Food Cake possible, I have never had an Angel Food Cake fail and never baked one that didn't feel and taste better than the store-bought variety. Angel Food Cake may sound complicated to bake but once you have worked through the process it's pretty simple and even fun. I always enjoy the beauty of those snowy white peaks of beaten egg whites glimmering with a sugary gloss.
Leftover Cake? Refresh the taste and texture by putting slices of Angel Food Cake in the toaster. When golden smear the slices with a little jam or chocolate glaze. Toasting the cake gives the flavor a slight burnt sugar depth that I find very appealing.
So don't be put off. Try one for yourself. Fanciful touches inspired by picture books are optional.


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Presented at the Will Greer Theatricum Botanicum outdoor theatre, Master Class tells the story of opera's soprano singer Maria Callas's last years as a teacher of new sopranos and tenors
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An extravaganza of fireworks, vendors and food from CBS and Studio City supporting Circle of Care
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Based on Sonia Levitin's award winning novel of Operation Moses
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I'd Rather Be Right - a revival of the '37 Kaufman and Hart Broadway success that helped FDR's third term
David Mamet's brilliant play, Glengarry Glen Ross is brought back to the limelight by David Lipper and Christine Lynne
Things are not always what they seem in this psychological horror of exploration
Great Expectations exceeded all our expectations. A wonderful new musical based on the Charles Dickens classic
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Friday, June 1, 2007
Know When to Walk Away, Know When to Run
And it is destructive. Destructive to what I know to be healthy. And not just physically healthy, that's always scientically adjustable, but mentally healthy. It's much more mentally painful because it makes no sense, logically, to not be able to feel as if I can't stop overeating. Bingeing.
So I have come to the conclusion that I need to get in the habit of "cutting my losses" at the very least, and start there.
Thursday 5/24, peanut butter/prune, icecream binge 2000 cal.?
Monday 5/28, trail mix binge 1200 cal. (oops! I mean 1600)
Wednesday 5/30, Hershey's chocolate binge. 600 cal.
Thursday 5/31, chocolate cake 400 cal.
Everytime I started to get "out of control", and I did feel out of control, ( at first I wrote that I was out of control, then rephrased it to feel, because control is a choice, I'm constantly reminding myself of that, to take responsibility) I tried to remember that it was not too late to stop....not too late. Food is only calories, at that point, and I can choose to stop. Choose to walk away. I can control my choices. I need to look at it as controlling choice, not controlling food.
Everytime I started to binge, I walked away long before I wanted to.....long before I wanted to. I wanted to keep eating, at times desperately. I wanted to give in, give up. To give up responsibility. Is that what it's about? Responsiblity?
My journal, my blog, has catapulted my growth to new levels of self awareness. I don't have any expectations of a "cure". But I know that the 10 or so years I spent extremely overweight I felt asleep compared to where I'm at now. Asleep to experiencing life's potential. When I woke up, I started walking, walking away from the confinement of my wall of fat. I now feel like jogging, on the verge of running, not away from, but forward, to life. Being responsible in my life, and for my life. My good life.
11 comments:
- Geoff Neupert said...
Tracy, sometimes, ok, many times, we just don't have the power within ourselves to conquer these issues--kind of like an electrical appliance that's not plugged in.
We NEED outside help.
I strongly encourage you to get John & Stasi Eldredge's "Captivating." It may not be a cure-all, but it's a GREAT start.
- June 1, 2007 at 11:41:00 AM PDT
- Tracy Reifkind said...
Geoff, I'm open! Every bit of information can be helpful, thanks.
- June 1, 2007 at 11:43:00 AM PDT
- cheryl said...
I really appreciate your honesty about what you go through with your food.
When I was at my lowest weight I thought, I've got it - I know how to do this and will never be overweight again.
Needless to say as soon as I let up a little my old habits slipped in. I think it's as you say - overeating is something that needs to be managed, you can never think "I'm cured". Keep as they say "fighting the good fight", and know that we are working right along with you.
Thanks, Cheryl
- June 1, 2007 at 3:48:00 PM PDT
- Royce said...
Yesterday I was there Tracy. I just wanted FOOD ya' know I hate being hungry. The plate of stir fry helped but I was a grouchy dude for sure.
- June 1, 2007 at 6:10:00 PM PDT
- Christine said...
Good entry, very good entry.
- June 1, 2007 at 6:46:00 PM PDT
- greg said...
Hi Tracy,
I love your blog. I have to deal with these feelings a lot as well. I'm the pastry chef that sent you and mark the chocolates. With my job, it's sooo hard not to lose control, and sometimes you just do. Thinking about your succes and others like you on DD, help me to reel in those feelings. ;)
- June 1, 2007 at 6:51:00 PM PDT
- Tracy Reifkind said...
Cheryl, I totally beleive weight management relies on "habits". Once you develop good habits you cannot change them!
For instance, evening yoga classes are killing me because I don't eat after 6pm. So I have to finish my last meal 2-3 hours before class, which would be no later than 3pm! I can't do that!
But I don't want to get in the habit of eating later because it's just a matter of time before I do that (eat later) even when I don't have a class.
So I totally agree! Get back those good habits!
- June 1, 2007 at 9:58:00 PM PDT
- Tracy Reifkind said...
Royce, Go ahead, eat what you want! My money's on Christine! LOL
- June 1, 2007 at 9:59:00 PM PDT
- Tracy Reifkind said...
Christine, The unflattering pictures (of me)are coming! You got nothing on me! Thanks for being so brave! (Although you'll never catch me in shorts and bra top )
- June 1, 2007 at 10:01:00 PM PDT
- Tracy Reifkind said...
Greg, How do you do it??? How is it possible? Are there thin pastry chefs?
I love to cook, I cosider it my hobby, but I don't bake anymore. I can't....I would eat a whole cake.. a whole batch of cookies (and/or dough)... and I couldn't stuff them in my mouth fast enough...sorry. God bless you!
The hot chile truffles were the bomb, by the way!
- June 1, 2007 at 10:08:00 PM PDT
- Royce said...
LOL, no skirt for me! Better hedge your bets. :-)
- June 2, 2007 at 11:50:00 AM PDT


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Doug Baldwin calls out ESPN analyst Cris Carter
Doug Baldwin caught five passes for 66 yards and a touchdown in the Seahawks' Super Bowl win over the Denver Broncos.
Since then, he has used every opportunity to respond to people he believes insulted him and his fellow receivers. In addition to being dubbed "pedestrian," Baldwin more specifically was unnerved by ESPN NFL analyst Cris Carter's claim that Seattle's receivers were "appetizers" and the group lacked a "main course."
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03 August 2009
Apocalypse Cow and the Sloppy Buffaloes
If you're not familiar with the weird humor of Ben Edlund's nigh-invulnerable superhero*, just ignore the above. Let's talk about the beer. Spoooon!
Brewed in Munster, Indiana by Three Floyds Brewing Co., at 22 oz. and 10% abv, this is nearly equivalent to an entire bottle of wine. But show me a wine that has a rating of 100 IBUs, eh? Those used to superlight lagers need not apply; I think my beard grew a half inch while drinking this. Lovely orange color, with a firm orange peel nose. Other spice flavors develop on the palate, like nutmeg and allspice. This style of beer provides huge bitter flavors, and this particular bottle did not disappoint. Long finish on the flavor. I'm also a bit partial to the weird, cyclopean bovine on the label.
After seeing the recipe in Cook's Illustrated, I decided to make a batch of sloppy joes, despite not having a craving for them in over two decades. I can't remember the last time I had these--Scout camp or a school cafeteria. It's the kind of dish that screams "institutional", but the article seemed like a good guys' night/beer tasting companion dish. I was also curious to try one fresh, as I don't think I'd ever eaten one that had spent less than three hours in a steam tray. I made a few substitutions in the interest of flavor. I used ground buffalo instead of beef, a big shallot instead of an onion, and splashed in a bit of Bourbon with the brown sugar.
The "sloppy buffaloes" were quite good, surprisingly tasty for something generally associated with the worst of 50s American cooking. I can't imagine that we'll start seeing gourmet variations in trendy bars like what's happening with sliders, but you never know. If a Basque-fusion chef comes out with a chorizo/merguez/yellow tomato Sloppy Joseba served on split brioche, drop me a line.
*Sample words of wisdom from the animated series: "You know, though today was the worst day of my life, I learned many things. First, the world looks a lot different when you're six inches tall and covered with feathers. Second, two heads are definitely not better than one. And finally, you can lay eggs and still feel like a man."
9 comments:
- Paul M. Jones said...
The Walken Room does tend to inspire "institutional". ;-)
- 02 August, 2009 18:06
- Benito said...
It would be appropriate. Heck, the guy would probably enjoy a sloppy joe every now and then. It would go well with his robots and TaB® diet soda.
- 02 August, 2009 20:48
- trickert said...
Glad you liked it!! Three Floyds is a great brewery, and I'll try to send more of their stuff your way as occasion permits. They do lots of special brews in the bomber size. Nearly all of them are very good to excellent.
Had another bottle of Furmint lined up to send home with Dave for your upcoming dinner party, but Dave forgot it. Do remind him of his forgetfulness! Repeatedly, perhaps. But he did remember to take home some Three Floyds Dark Lord, so you have that to look forward to!
- 03 August, 2009 04:56
- trickert said...
By the way, the Sloppy Buffaloes look fantastic!
- 03 August, 2009 05:04
- fredric koeppel said...
Hey, Sloppy Joes were a staple in my house when I was a kid! Yer makin' me all nostalgic here! I'll have to see if LL would eat a Sloppy Joe for dinner tonight!
(& I love Cooks Illustrated. No fancy layouts with young models and food porn, no glossy ads, just real research and practical advice on how to cook better.)
- 03 August, 2009 07:23
- Benito said...
If you drop by the brewery soon or know somebody there, pass along my compliments. Their website seemed to lack a contact e-mail. That Dark Lord beer looks awesome, and I'm looking forward to trying it.
If you try the sloppy joes, let me know how they turn out. Fortunately the recipe just makes 4 sandwiches, so you're not going to be stuck with leftovers for a week.
A great thing about Cooks Illustrated is that they frequently cover foods that everyone likes, but few people know how to prepare properly. The piece on cheese lasagna was brilliant, with informative photos of the too runny/too solid extremes that often occur.
- 03 August, 2009 10:20
- 03 August, 2009 15:17
- The Wine Commonsewer (TWC) said...
Believe it or not my kids do not like Sloppy Joes. Is that crazy or what? What kid doesn't like a Sloppy Joe?
The shooting fire out her teats with a Mexican accent was priceless. Almost shot something out my nose. May have been coffee. May have been fire.
- 04 August, 2009 15:57
- Benito said...
It's been nearly ten years since that episode of The Tick, but that quote will still make me giggle like a five year old. I guess it's a guy thing.
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Japan is turning its attention to the one-year anniversary of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake. The tragic disaster not only destroyed lives, it took them.
Last spring, Yakuza: Dead Souls (then, it was called Yakuza: Of the End) was slated for a March 17 release. Out of respect for the earthquake victims, the game was pushed back to summer 2011.
This week, as the Japanese media is looking back at a year after the quake (check out the most recent Famitsu), Sega's America branch is releasing a localized version Yakuza: Dead Souls on March 13—only two days after the quake's one year anniversary.
This week, Sony's PlayStation Blog ran images of Kamurocho, the in-game version of Tokyo's Kabukicho red-light district, before and after the zombie attack.
With similar before-after earthquake comparisons appearing in the Japanese media, it's strange to look at these screenshots so close to the earthquake's anniversary.
Of course, game makers shouldn't have to tread carefully with such imagery forever; however, March 11 is the first anniversary. The entire nation of Japan will stop. Americans can relate, I'm sure; remember the first anniversary of 9/11?
Releasing Dead Souls only days after March 11, it's as though Sega of America has completely forgotten—or worse, thinks Americans have.
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As time progress, Bleedman's comics (Powerpuff Girls Doujinshi, The Grim Tales From Down Below and Sugar Bits includes also King of Fighters Doujinshi and continuation for Invader Zim: Manifest Doom ) became better and more detailed. In the first appearance, all characters have black eyes with no pupil and the comics are extremely two dimensional. In the second appearance, the characters have different eye colors but still no pupil, however their arms and legs are slightly larger and the dimension improved a bit. In the third (and possibly final) appearance, their design became more to Griddles's where their eyes now have pupils and their arms and legs have returned to normal size and the details are much better, showing better shadows and three dimensional.
On every April 1st (which is April Fools Day), Bleedman may create special comic pages just for fun which consists of mysterious and crazy plots such as meeting unnecessary characters or changing a character's appearance. However, after the special page is created, the plot will return to normal.


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Most of you are obviously too young to understand the impact Packer's actions had on cricket as we know it today.
The game was dying under the ICC at the time.
His foresight, determination and, yes, money set the platform for where it is today.
Without him, it probably still would have happened but the who is to say that it would have reached the heights it is at today in most countries.
BTW, can someone please explain to me why, if Dalmiya's actions have benefitted the game in India most, crowds for test matches are almost non-existent.


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With a record carryover from a record 2011 world cotton crop, the slide in prices could've been even steeper, says Hank Reichle, were it not for the 20 million bales of reserves being held off the market by the Chinese government.
"All that cotton is just sitting in their warehouses, and it's only going to be available when they say it's available," he said at the joint annual meeting of the Southern Cotton Ginners Association and the Delta Council Ginning and Cotton Quality Committee. Reichle is vice president of export sales and market administration for Staple Cotton Cooperative Association at Greenwood, Miss.
"To the Chinese government, that 20 million bales is minuscule in the overall scheme of things," he says.
"If we subtract those bales out of the market, it gives us a stocks–to-use ratio below 50 percent. That's why cotton prices today are at 70-odd cents rather than 50 cents, like they would've been if all that cotton was sitting in the market looking for a home. And we'd probably be getting out of cotton pretty quickly if we were looking at 50-cent cotton versus $13-plus soybeans.
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"It's a positive factor for the cotton market," Reichle says, "that the Chinese government has absorbed some of the world's cotton excess in their reserve. When they start to release that cotton, they're far more likely to be price limiters than price suppressors. They're not under pressure to dump their cotton — they can sit there and hold it as long as they want to.
"They paid $1.20 for that cotton, and what's most likely to happen is, as prices rise, they'll ease it out into the marketplace. They're inclined to hold cotton, because they didn't have enough in reserve when prices spiked in 2010.
"They want to control prices, and those reserves will act as a limiter on prices and help keep them at a level where you can grow cotton profitably. I don't see it in the cards for them to one day just dump all this cotton on the market."
While the world is sitting on a lot of unused cotton from 2011— some 67 million bales estimated by the USDA for the marketing year ending July 31 — the situation isn't as gloomy as the numbers might appear, Reichle says.
"Looking at the stocks-to-use ratio, that carryover means that 63 percent of the cotton that's going to be used in a year is represented in these stocks."
A number above 50 percent is bearish, he says, while the upper 40 percent range tends to be neutral, and a number in the low 40 percent range "is when we start to see a situation where stocks are really tight.
"Right now, on the surface, the world cotton balance sheet is as bearish as it has ever been, especially in terms of total bales and the stocks-to-use ratio.
"But, the U.S. is tight with a 22 percent stocks-to-use ratio. India's ratio is also tight.. China is the biggie with 27.33 million bales ending stocks. They've brought in cotton from their own producers and from the world market for their state-owned reserves, which they'll hold until they're ready to release it.
Neutral to slightly bullish
"So, if we look at the rest of the world, excluding China, the stocks-to-use ratio is in the range that's sort of neutral to slightly bullish. While there's a lot of unused cotton in the world, a lot of it is being held off the market."
Unfortunately, Reichle says, 2012 numbers don't look any better.
"We're actually going to reduce world production by about 9 million bales through fewer acres planted, which indicates growers are responding to lower cotton prices and higher grain prices by growing less cotton."
At the same time there's record carryover, Reichle points out, "growth in demand is very slow — it's projected to increase by only about 2.2 percent next year.
"The net result is that world stocks are projected to climb again next year and the stocks-to-use ratio will still be high at 66 percent. So, the job of the futures market is to keep cotton relatively cheap, make man-made fibers more expensive, and at the same time, get rid of excess acres in the world."
And the job of the grains futures market, he says, is to "stress demand and increase supply, because there is such a shortage, especially in view of the South American weather earlier this year that limited their production, and now the drought in the U.S. Midwest."
Looking at the last 12 years of world cotton production/consumption, "what we've been through in the last three years is absolutely remarkable," Reichle says. "Prior to that, cotton prices were not going up in concert with grain prices. Finally, about in 2009, cotton production had to go up because we had one year in which we consumed 16 million bales more than we grew.
"Unfortunately, that led to $1 and $2 cotton, which most producers didn't get to take advantage of. But that led to a big change in production and a drop in consumption, and we produced 16 million bales more than we used.
"That kind of volatility is never good," Reichle says, because of its adverse impact on consumption.
"When cotton prices went above $1, things were still OK from a consumption perspective, but when we started getting into $2 cotton and we started seeing 20-cent and 30-cent price moves in a day — more than we used to see in a year — textile mills around the world started making their products with something other than cotton."
The 2011 Supply and Demand reports showed a steady decline in the use of cotton — an 11 percent drop in demand during an 18-month period, Reichle says.
"In 2002, cotton accounted for 38.7 percent of all fibers used in the world. In 2011, that had dropped to 31 percent.
During 2009, 2010, and 2011, the world was using more fiber, but cotton's share was not only dropping, actual cotton consumption was going down — and that decline was in response to much higher cotton prices than the historical average."
During the period when ethanol production was driving up corn prices, and ultimately soybeans, producers around the world cut their cotton acreage in favor of those crops, Reichle says.
"When supplies cotton supplies began to get tight and prices went to 80 cents, 90 cents, $1, and $1.50, producers began planting more cotton. When the price dropped below $1 this year, cotton plantings went down."
Supply, demand shocks
Looking at cotton prices over the last 40 years, Reichle notes, the average price was 66.61 cents.
"But the price moves the industry has had to deal with the last couple of years have been off the charts. So, it's not surprising that we've seen a shock in both supply and demand. Hopefully, those days are behind us and we'll have a more normal market going forward, which should help consumption to move back up."
For 2013, Reichle says, "The grains and oilseeds markets will need every acre they can get, first from the southern hemisphere, then from the northern hemisphere. If we look at the futures market, they're trying to buy as many acres as they can from anywhere in the world. This means cotton acreage is going to drop around the world and in the U.S."
Cotton will still be grown where there is little ability to switch crops, or for infrastructure reasons, or for rotation reasons, he says, but for 2013, "We kinda suspect Mid-South acreage will drop back to the 2009-2010 level.
"We don't know how quickly the grain markets are going to ration acreage. We feel like cotton is going to go down to historic lows, but we also expect big acreage cuts in cotton around the world in 2013.
"At some point, probably in 2014, the cotton market will have to come back into the acreage battle and take back some of the acreage it has shed over the last couple of years.
"Last year, when growers around the world were making planting decisions for 2012, cotton was 90 cents to $1 a pound and grain prices were 30 percent to 40 percent lower than they are now — yet cotton acreage was still sharply reduced around the world.
"Next year, if we're looking at 70-cent to 80-cent cotton, or maybe a little lower, and grain prices stay strong, there will be cutbacks in cotton everywhere in the world. And that's what we need to be able to get supply-demand back into kilter, so cotton will join the acreage battle again and prices will rise to give you an incentive to plant.
Things to watch over the next 18-24 months, Reichle says:
• The Chinese reserve policy. "Will they continue to buy and hold or will they release some of that cotton? This will have a huge bearing on the market."
• Potential world crop problems or high yields. "We know acreage cotton dropped this year, but we don't know if we're going to have weather disasters or bumper crops. Obviously, the more weather disasters we have, the more friendly it would be to the market, or vice-versa."
• How the world responds in 2013 to the grains/oilseeds shortage. "Hopefully, growers will switch to what's most profitable; if that's the case, cotton will be able to join the game much sooner in terms of getting acres back because they're needed."
• A resurgence in cotton consumption. "We're continuing to see lackluster demand. A lot of that is due to the damage that $2 cotton did, a weak economy, what's going on in Europe, and other concerns. There is a lot of fiber chasing a small market. As demand returns, and we work out problems over the longer term, that should lead to better cotton consumption."


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Judge sentences notorious Ponzi schemer to 12 years
Doug Vaughan sentenced Wednesday afternoon
Wrapping up a criminal case that ruined lives from Washington state to New Jersey, a federal judge has sentenced disgraced real estate executive Doug Vaughan to 12 years in prison.
Vaughan's attorney said he will likely spend the first two years in a medium security prison before he is transferred to a minimum security prison.
Vaughan acknowledged running a Ponzi scheme that bilked 600 investors out of $75 million. He pleaded guilty to two felony charges as part of a plea agreement reached in December. Vaughan will also have to pay restitution.
U.S. District Judge Bruce Black announced Vaughan's sentence on Wednesday after hearing testimony from four victims. Vaughan said he was sorry and asked for forgiveness.
"Mr. Vaughan has lost everything. I am sympathetic for the victims, and he's very sympathetic also. He's taken responsibility for his crime," Vaughan's attorney, Amy Sirignana said.
The scheme involved people loaning money to Vaughan in exchange for promissory notes that carried high interest rates. Vaughan used the money to support a lavish lifestyle and pay back earlier investors. The scheme collapsed in 2010.
The judge called Vaughan the most infamous criminal in New Mexico history -- worse than Billy the Kid.
A handful of Vaughan's victims were at the sentencing. They told the judge that he destroyed their lives, stole their savings and now they're living in financial despair.
Some of Vaughan's victims are elderly, some are disabled veterans and many are Vaughan's own close friends.
Considering Vaughan is nearly 65 years old, attorneys on both sides said they don't expect Vaughan to survive his prison sentence, so it's likely the victims won't ever see a penny.
Some victims told the judge they worried Vaughan had money stashed away for when he's released but the prosecutions said there's no evidence of hidden money.
"The tragedy here is no matter what the sentence is none of the victims are going to be able to recoup any of what they lost," U.S. Attorney Ken Gonzales said.
Vaughan has 48 hours to turn himself in to the U.S. Marshals. His attorney said he's likely to be at a minimum security prison.
Vaughan had victims in at least eight states, including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Wyoming, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington.


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A New Year's benediction
"But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you." 1 Peter 5:10
suggested further reading: Revelation 21:1–6
Oh, beloved, when you hear of Christ, when you know that this grace comes through Christ, and the calling through Christ, and the glory through Christ, then you say, "Lord, I can believe it now, if it is through Christ." It is not a hard thing to believe that Christ's blood was sufficient to purchase every blessing for me. If I go to God's treasury without Christ, I am afraid to ask for anything, but when Christ is with me I can then ask for everything. For sure I think he deserves it, though I do not. If I can claim his merits then I am not afraid to plead. Is perfection too great a boon for God to give to Christ? No. Is the keeping, the stability, the preservation of the blood-bought ones too great a reward for the terrible agonies and sufferings of the Saviour? No. Then we may with confidence plead, because everything comes through Christ. I would in concluding make this remark. I wish, my brothers and sisters, that during this year you may live nearer to Christ than you have ever done before. Depend upon it, it is when we think much of Christ that we think little of ourselves, little of our troubles, and little of the doubts and fears that surround us. Begin from this day, and may God help you. Never let a single day pass over your head without a visit to the garden of Gethsemane, and the cross of Calvary. And as for some of you who are not saved, and know not the Redeemer, I would to God that this very day you would come to Christ.
for meditation: The New Year may not always be as "Happy" as we would wish, but the Christian is blessed in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places (Ephesians 1:3) and can look forward to a "Blessed New Year" throughout the problems that may come.
sermon no. 292[1]
[1] Spurgeon, C. H., & Crosby, T. P. (1998). 365 Days with Spurgeon (Volume 1) (p. 8). Leominster, UK: Day One Publications.


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Species In-Depth
At the Aquarium
This species is not currently on exhibit at the Aquarium.
Geographic Distribution
Found in most regions of the World Ocean.
Giant isopods inhabit depths of 170 to 2140 m (550 to 7020 ft). Bottom dwellers, they prefer mud or clay seafloor.
Physical Characteristics
Giant isopods are invertebrates with dorso-ventrally compressed bodies that are protected by thick and strong calcareous exoskeletons composed of overlapping segments. The first shell segment is fused to the head and most posterior segments are often fused to their body, forming a caudal shield over the abdomen. The top of the first shell segment protrudes out over the isopod's large, fixed eyes. These compound eyes are spaced far apart and have over 4,000 individual facets. Light bounces off a reflective layer at the back of the eyes called the tapetum, making the eyes appear to glow.
The giant isopod has seven pairs of pereopods (legs) that have a single branch. The first pair of pereopods is modified to help move food to the isopod's four sets of jaws. The complex mouths are modified for cutting and tearing the giant isopod's prey. They have two pairs of antennae, one small and one large, located at the front of its body. The abdomen has five segments called pleonites, each with two branches. These are modified into legs adapted for swimming (natatory legs) and rami, flat respiratory structures acting as gills.
Giant isopods are brown or pale lilac in color.
19 to 36 cm (7.5 to 14.2 in) in length
Giant isopods are carnivores. It is widely believed that they are scavengers; however, there is some evidence that they are also facultative predators, feeding on both live and dead animals. They are known to feed on fish, crab, shrimp, squid, sponges, and whale carcasses that fall to the seafloor as a whale falls. They are also known to attack trawl catches.
These isopods can go for long periods of time without eating. They have been known to survive for four years without food when kept in a protected environment such as an aquarium. When a significant source of food is encountered, giant isopods gorge themselves to the point of compromising their locomotive ability. It is suggested that to find prey, they rely mainly on chemoreception and possibly mechanoreception, a sensory receptor that responds to mechanical pressure or distortion.
Analysis of the stomach contents of three specimens collected north of the Yucatan Peninsula in the southern Gulf of Mexico uncovered large quantities of plastic.
It is believed that the reproductive cycle of giant isopods peaks in the spring and winter months because food is more available then it is in the summer. Giant isopods reproduce by laying eggs. The females develop a pouch above her stomach and internal organs known as a marsupium where 20 to 30 eggs are stored until hatched. These eggs, up to 13 mm (0.51 in) in diameter, are thought to be the largest eggs of all the marine invertebrates. Females do not feed when brooding, they seem to bury themselves in the sediment to reduce energy expenditure during brooding, and insulate and protect the egg from predators. The hatchlings are fully formed miniatures of the adults. They are up to 6 cm (3.4 in) in length and almost fully developed, lacking only the last pair of pereopods. At this stage, they are known as manca.
Like the pillbugs when threatened, giant isopods have the ability to curl up into a ball so that only the tough exterior shell is exposed and the sensitive interior is protected. While giant isopods spend most of their time on the deep seafloor scavenging for food, they are free-swimming and capable of gliding through the water. Given that some have been found at 170 meters (550 feet), it is possible that they may exhibit vertical migration.
They burrow into the sediment for shelter and are always in a state of semi-hibernation. Since they do not know when they will be able to eat next, they limit their expenditure of the energy needed for movement and breathing.
Giant isopods have developed large antennae that they use to find their way and prey as they crawl along the dark seafloor. They are an example of deep sea gigantism, the ability of deep sea creatures to grow much larger than their relatives in shallow waters. Scientists do not know why this occurs, but some believe gigantism may help a deep ocean organism withstand the extreme pressure under which it lives. Others suggest gigantism is a result of adaptations to scarce food resources in the deep ocean, delaying sexual maturity and resulting in greater size. It has also been suggested that to be due to Bergmann's rule, which states that populations and species of larger size are found in colder environments, and species of smaller size are found in warmer regions. Decreasing temperature is thought to result in increased cell size and increased life span, both of which lead to an increase in maximum body size.
Studies have found that giant isopods from different locations around the world were almost identical, indicating a lack of evolution. This has been attributed to the extremely low light levels of their habitat.
Giant isopods are not listed on the IUCN Red List. However, giant isopods are encountering human threats. Brooding females are more frequently becoming caught by deep sea trawlers which decrease the populations, and there is evidence that giant isopods are ingesting plastic debris.
Special Notes
From the fossil record, it is thought that giant isopods existed more than 160 million years ago, before the break-up of the supercontinent Pangaea.
A giant isopod at the Toba Aquarium in Japan was fed a horse mackerel in January of 2009. While it pokes and rubs its face in food it has been offered, as if it is pretending to eat, it has not eaten since 2009. Nonetheless, its health does not appear to have suffered from the lack of food.


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Livestrong calls for complete truth from Armstrong
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Livestrong charity Lance Armstrong founded says it expects the disgraced cyclist was "completely truthful and forthcoming" in his interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Armstrong admitted to Winfrey using performance-enhancing drugs during his career after years of denials. The interview taped Monday is scheduled to be broadcast Thursday and Friday.
Armstrong founded the charity in 1997 but stepped down as chairman and left the board of directors late last year after a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency report detailed a complex doping program on Armstrong's U.S. Postal Service teams.
Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from sport for life.
In a statement Wednesday morning, Livestrong said it had "charted a strong, independent course forward" and remained confident about its future.


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