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So, I received the following FoxNews.com email alert moments ago: "BREAKING NEWS: Apr 25, 2012 7:54 AM. Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich will suspend or end his campaign next Tuesday, senior Gingrich aides tell Fox News."
Here is my question: Who will Gingrich's delegates go to: Romney or Paul? Last night, among the states holding primaries, FOX News showed Romney taking every primary held yesterday with Santorum second. Santorum? Hmmm. I thought he was out. Technically, the votes did go to Santorum, but in reality, the majority of his delegates that result from those votes, as well as Gingrich's delegates, will go to Ron Paul.
Please see the following, outstandingly clear, recent Washington Times report on just how the media is skewering the primary results to boost Romney ahead, when in fact, he's neck-and-neck with Ron Paul for delegates: [ http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/reawakening-liberty/2012/apr/15/colorado-further-evidence-ron-paul-will-challenge-/?cache ].
FOX News will go all the way to hell before they'll give the whole truth of the delegate race instead of the half-truths that they've been peddling. Why? Because FOX News supports Romney and wants Ron Paul to go away. Romney and FOX (Roger Ailes/Rupert Murdoch) simply want power to reside largely with the capitalist and military elite. That's my belief. Ron Paul wants power to reside, constitutionally, with the people of our republic.
Paul wants capitalism and a strong military. He just doesn't want them to co-opt power from the sovereign power of the people. So, FOX biases their reports in favor of Romney, while still, technically, giving facts. They just assemble the facts in a way that removes Ron Paul from their audience eye.
Ron Paul is not going away. His delegates are not going away. Romney's not going away. Those on the right who would vote for Casper the friendly ghost before voting for Romney are not going away.
At the Republican Convention down the road in Tampa, it will all come down to a fight between Paul and Romney. FOX News will do everything possible to label Ron Paul as the spoiler who won't compromise, who won't support the party-line or who won't just plain go away.
In the end, Paul will be heard out, even if he doesn't get the nomination. He simply has too much support in the form of tangible delegates now that Santorum and Gingrich are out.


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Joe was nice enough to walk us through the creative process for the cover art of the first Infinite Comic. Here are his notes for each stage. Click "Expand" in the bottom right corner of each image for a higher resolution, uncropped version.
This image shows how I made certain that the blurred space backgrounds played well one into the next as well as the forward movement and twist of the character in space.
Now after all the prelim work is done, it's time to get to the real work, DRAWING! Here's a very loose gesture drawing the first Nova panel scribbled in Photoshop.
Now in Sketchbook, my favorite drawing app, I work my way to final pencils. Keep in mind that for expediency sake, I'm skipping over several steps that get me to this tight pencil stage. Trust me, I'm saving from the boring stuff.
Here are the finished inks done in Photoshop. When you ink, do not, I repeat, DO NOT use the brush tool, use the pencil. The brush will give you a soft line that will look horrible in print. Also, when inking in Photoshop it'll appear as though some of the lines are pixilated, but they will smooth out in print as long as you are inking at a decent resolution. I usually ink at 600 dpi and then reduce it down to 400 for print purposes.
Here's my loose gesture drawing for the next panel. Let me just say it out loud, Nova's helmet is a bitch to draw. My hard drive is litter with rejected versions of the helmet.
Speaking of tough to draw, some days are green days and the pencil can't be stopped, anything you want to draw seems to come to you magically. It's like a baseball player when he's on a hot streak. And then there are days when nothing seems to be working. I don't care if your Leonardo da Vinci or, John Romita, Jr., everyone has a bad day (actually I'll bet JR JR never had). On the day I was drawing this panel I was struggling to get the arm just right. That's when I resort to the artist's best friend, photo reference*. Thanks to my faithful iSight Camera I just snap a quick pick of my flabby arm and away we go.
Final pencils.
Final inks. For those wondering, because I was under tremendous dealing pressure, in order to nail the circular graphics on Nova's costume, I simply built the circles in Photoshop and then edited them in TRANSFORM using the EDIT tool. Ahhh who am I kidding, even without the deadline I would have done it this way.
This angle was a huge pain to draw. In order to nail it I took a picture of myself laying on the floor. While my legs are sexy as hell, the rest of me is too out of shape to show the photo. Sorry kids, I can't demystify everything.
Final inks, for the speed lines I used Manga Studio EX4, they have a great perspective tool designed just for these occasions.
Finally the pencils for the Phoenix. Let me add that this may very well be the first time anyone has drawn the Phoenix from the underside and while I thought of it, I avoiding drawing its junk.
Final inks… PHEW, time to sleep.


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For the first time, the majority of adult mobile-phone subscribers in the U.S. are now using smartphones, according to a recent report from Nielsen.
But smartphone ownership dominates by just a slim margin, which means a lot of people are still using regular old cellphones. Some people may not feel the need to run lots of apps or to be connected to email all the time, while others may not be able to afford high-end smartphones, which can cost hundreds of dollars — not including the monthly data plans.
Stripped-down, inexpensive smartphones — known as "budget phones" — do a lot of the same things that fancier smartphones do, but make some sacrifices that impact performance.
I've been testing one such smartphone: T-Mobile's new Prism, which is aimed at first-time smartphone buyers and costs just $20 for contract customers after a $50 mail-in rebate. The Prism is made by Huawei, and was introduced in early May. It's currently available through T-Mobile's retail stores and Web site, as well as through Walmart and Best Buy stores. It runs Android's Gingerbread operating system, which isn't the newest flavor of Android.
After five days of testing the Prism, I found it to be a pretty decent phone with good call quality, a device that first-time smartphone buyers would probably find easy to use. But it runs on T-Mobile's slower 3G speeds, Web browsing was slow, and its build felt cheaper than some other budget phones. Also, it's really not meant for heavy media consumption, so those with an inclination toward that will want to steer clear of this phone.
For two-year contract customers, T-Mobile has Value Plans and Classic Plans that offer up to 10 gigabytes of data service per month for around $65 dollars.
Month-to-month call and data plans are also available for this phone, ranging in price from $30 for 1,500 minutes or text messages using as much as 30 megabits of data, up to $70 for unlimited talk, text and Web, with the first 5GB of data at faster speeds.
Here's where it gets confusing: Most of these month-to-month schemes, called Monthly4G plans, are designed for phones with faster 4G speeds, even though the T-Mobile Prism is a 3G phone. T-Mobile confirmed that with the Prism, users can get unlimited data — just at a much slower speed. After you surpass that data usage, you'll be notified that you've reached your limit and the phone will switch to basic 2G service.
I ran speed tests in various locations around New York City, comparing the performance of the Prism, a competing Sprint budget phone, and a Verizon iPhone. The average download speed with the Prism was 0.71 megabits per second, and the average upload speed was 0.17 Mbps; the Sprint
LTE ZTE Fury averaged download and upload speeds of 0.77 and 0.55 Mbps. The average download speed with the 3G Verizon iPhone was 0.88, and the average upload speed was .93 Mbps.
In terms of hardware, the Prism is about the same size as an iPhone, though with its curved plastic back it's not as angular. It has a 3.5-inch touchscreen display. This 4.4-ounce featherweight phone felt much less solid than something like the Sprint ZTE Fury, another $20 budget phone of about the same size but with more substantial hardware.
People who are used to tactile "push" keys on a phone or fatter touchscreen keys will probably bristle at using the tiny touchscreen keys on the Prism. However, the keypad does have Swype, an input method that lets you drag your finger from letter to letter and formulates the words for you.
The 3.2-megapixel camera on this device isn't great. I took side-by-side photos with this phone and an iPhone, which has a five-megapixel camera, and the Prism's photos didn't look as crisp as the iPhone's.
But one thing this phone doesn't sacrifice is call quality. I made and received several calls from it, and never had trouble hearing anyone; it really didn't sound that different from an iPhone or a sleeker Android phone.
The Prism also works with T-Mobile's built-in Wi-Fi calling app, which allows you to make phone calls over an Internet connection, provided you have access to Wi-Fi. This worked fine for me, but the person's voice on the other end sounded much less clear than it did with non-W-Fi phone calls.
The Prism also has good battery life. I first charged it on a Sunday morning, and it lasted until early Tuesday, after I'd made several calls, checked email consistently, and used a couple of social-networking apps. T-Mobile says the Prism should get 6.5 hours of talk time.
A first-time smartphone user would likely find it easy to get the hang of email on this device, both through the native email app on the phone and via email apps that are available for download through Google Play, the new name for the Android app market.
In addition to checking email incessantly, as I do, I also downloaded Twitter and Instagram and tested those apps, along with Facebook. This experience wasn't much different from using these apps on a high-end smartphone. T-Mobile has put its stamp on the phone by cluttering the interface with some carrier-branded apps, but those can be moved or deleted.
The biggest drawback of the Prism was its sluggish Web browsing. I found myself on a street corner one evening, looking for a nearby grocery store and a wine store, and cars whizzed by for a few minutes before I could pull up some pertinent results. The Prism has a processor that's on the slow side, compared with both high-end phones and some other budget phones.
The Prism is a decent starter smartphone, but, as one might expect for the price, it's not a genius phone. Some of these budget phones require an ounce of patience, and reasonable expectations about what they can and can't do. Also, if this phone doesn't float your budget-friendly boat, there are plenty of other budget smartphones on the market from Nokia, Samsung, Sony, LG and others that you might want to consider.


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Hack away: Trim more
Okay, the idea of burying the power lines is impossible. [September 25 news: "Crossed wires: Why aren't those power lines buried?"]
How about the idea of trimming the trees that grow up, in, around, and through the wires? I admit it isn't a pretty sight when they hack off half of your prized maple tree, but perhaps some of the damage we suffered during this (and every) storm could be avoided.
In the six years I've lived here, I have never seen anyone from the power company preemptively trimming. Clearly (pun intended), my bias comes from living in New England, where the mighty oak gets a mighty whack if it grows near a line. The county, city and power company should put their heads together and come up with a plan before our first ice storm puts another strain on the rest of those dangling limbs.
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If my theory of Gravity is correct, this should also cause reduced gravity inside these craters; and they do write;
But if this rise can't be done in a lab with any magnet's, as water is not magnetic. It must be something else- > photon pressure.There seem to be giant electromagnetic disturbances in the soil and subsoil that affect not merely growth of vegetation over large areas but also the level of the water table: it rises "against" gravity within the circle.
Well, you know. This is about it. Here's the paper of my theory.
https://www.researchgate.net/publicatio ... Everything
It's not even trying to be perfect in details and grammar. It's trying to tell you the big picture.


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First Iberoamerican Swine Event Tackles Issues in Early Piglet Development
Novus International Hosts Swine Nutrition Professionals to Share Innovations and Ideas
FLORIANÓPOLIS, BRAZIL (March 16, 2017) – The first Iberoamerican Swine Nutrition Roundtable, hosted by Novus International, Inc., brought together swine experts from Italy, Spain, and Latin America to discuss the various challenges facing swine nutrition and early piglet development. The event took place March 8-9 in Florianópolis, Brazil with 26 swine professionals in attendance, representing approximately 1.35 million sows.
"The topic of early piglet development has been a constant priority in the industry around the world, but taking this globally-relevant portion of swine production down to a regional level and really diving into the specific issues was uniquely beneficial," said Elisabet Rodriguez, Global Swine Marketing Manager at Novus.
Over the course of the event, practitioners shared information affecting their respective countries, regions, as well as the industry at large. Topics included the changing costs of pig production; antibiotic-free markets; biosecurity; epigenetics and the benefits of organic trace minerals. New products, techniques, and industry attitudes were also presented, allowing participants to see a clearer picture of the region as well as create opportunities for collaborative work and inspiration for new ideas and innovations. Ferdinando Almeida, a swine nutrition research scientist at Novus, shared how Novus's research and development efforts are creating new approaches to nutrition using its products.
"Some of the best industry-changing ideas come out of collaborative work," Almeida said, "Too often we don't realize the benefits of simply coming together and comparing notes to move the industry forward. That's really what this event is all about."
The attendees included swine consultants, nutritionists, academics and researchers from various areas of animal nutrition around the Latin American and European regions, many of whom work across geographies on a regular basis.
More information about Novus's research on early piglet development and future events can be found at www.novusint.com.
About Novus International, Inc.
Novus International, Inc. is headquartered in metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. and serves customers in over 100 countries around the world. A global leader in developing animal health and nutrition solutions, Novus International's products include ALIMET® and MHA® feed supplements, ACTIVATE® nutritional feed acid, ACIDOMIX® preservative premixture, CIBENZA® enzyme feed additive, MINTREX® chelated trace minerals, SANTOQUIN® feed preservative, AGRADO® feed antioxidant and many other specialty ingredients. Stratum Nutrition, a division of Novus Nutrition Brands, LLC, focuses on human nutrition through specialty and functional ingredients for manufacturers of foods, beverages and dietary supplements (www.stratumnutrition.com).
Novus is privately owned by Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. and Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. For more information, visit www.novusint.com. ©2017 Novus International, Inc. All rights reserved.


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November 28, 1925 - July 27, 2013
Highland, NY
Gladys Bantel, age 87, of Highland, NY, died on Saturday, July 27, 2013, at Quaker Hill Manor, Hyde Park, NY.
Gladys was born on November 28, 1925 in New Paltz, NY. She was the daughter of the late Judson and the late Edith Lillberg Van Vliet. She graduated from Highland High School and Sheden Cosmetology School. She married George Bantel in 1949. George predeceased her on June 22, 2002.
A lifetime resident of the Highland, Gladys was interested in community affairs. She was very involved in getting the fire and light district extended to West Lloyd and tirelessly worked in making Fire Station #2 become a reality. She served over 25 years as an election inspector for the general and fire elections. Gladys was an active member of AARP Chapter 975 serving as past president, corresponding secretary, and social director on many committees. Gladys volunteered helping with bingo at local nursing homes and at blood drives. Her tireless effort in sending cards and calling or helping others was her passion in life.
She is survived by two sons, Richard and his wife, Kathy Bantel of West Allenhurst, NJ, Alan and his wife, Donna Bantel of Red Hook, NY; grandson, Branden Bantel of Red Hook; and a granddaughter, Caitlin Bantel of West Allenhurst, NJ. Gladys was predeceased by her husband, George Bantel and a brother, William Van Vliet in 1994.
Friends and relatives may call from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30th at Copeland Funeral Home, Inc., 162 South Putt Corners Road, New Paltz, NY. The Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 31st at the funeral home with the Rev. Dan Whitley, officiating. Burial will follow at Lloyd Cemetery.
Donations may be made to the Highland Hose Company #1, 25 Milton Ave., Highland, NY 12528.
Arrangements are under the direction of Copeland Funeral Home, Inc. 845-255-1212. Condolences may be made to the family at www.copelandfhnp.com


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Connecticut football coach Paul Pasqualoni was fired Monday, with his team 0-4 and coming off a 41-12 loss at Buffalo.
Connecticut football coach Paul Pasqualoni was fired Monday, with his team 0-4 and coming off a 41-12 loss at Buffalo.
Athletic director Warde Manuel announced the dismissal two days after the latest defeat. Pasqualoni, in his third season at UConn, finishes with a 10-18 record.
"I am making this change in our football coaching staff now as we approach the conference season to see an improved performance from our football program," Manuel said in a statement.
The school said it will pay Pasqualoni $750,000 to buy out his contract. An interim coach was expected to be announced at an afternoon news conference.
The Huskies have a bye week before hosting South Florida on Oct. 12.
Offensive coordinator T.J. Weist will take over as interim head coach of the Huskies, said a school official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement was not scheduled to be made public until later Monday.
The 48-year-old Weist, who played at Alabama, came to Connecticut in the offseason from Cincinnati, where he served as wide receiver's coach.
Weist also has coached at his alma mater, Michigan, Southern Illinois, Tulsa and Western Kentucky
University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst said the school is looking forward to a "stronger future that starts today," and urged fans to support the team for the rest of the season.
"As we saw at our last home game, the amazing energy and highly charged spirit of our fans breathes life into this team and that must continue and be repeated again and again," she said. "There is no substitute."
Offensive line coach George DeLeone also was fired.
The Connecticut-born Pasqualoni took over the football team at its height. UConn had appeared in the 2011 Feista Bowl, losing 48-20 to Oklahoma. But UConn finished just 5-7 in consecutive years, and calls for Pasqualoni's job started mounting after the team opened the season with a loss to Towson.
The Huskies then fell to Maryland and Randy Edsall, the coach whom Pasqualoni replaced. The team seemed to be playing better, beaten 24-21 at home to a Michigan team then ranked No. 15 before being blown out at Buffalo.
Manuel, the athletic director at Buffalo before accepting the Connecticut job in 2012, on Saturday called that loss unacceptable.
"I am disappointed in the record of our team thus far, but I am confident that our coaching staff and student-athletes will continue to work hard to improve and that will be reflected on the field of play as we start our American Athletic Conference season," he said Monday.
The 64-year-old Pasqualoni was in his 43rd year as a coach, but this was his first head coaching job since being fired by Syracuse in 2004, after leading the Orange to 107 wins in 14 seasons.
During a media conference call Sunday, he said he still loved his work.
"I do this because I have passion for the game and the people you are associated with and everything that goes along with it," he said. "It hasn't changed for me ever."
"I understand the nature of this game. I understand the nature of fans and people," he added. "Everybody has their opinion and are free to express their opinion, but that doesn't discourage me."


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WEEI's Rob Bradford talked to Adrian Gonzalez about Jeff Passan's report of the players/ownership meeting on July 26. Gonzalez says the portrayal of him as a vocal ringleader is false.
The source is inaccurate. It says that I was animated and one of the most vocal guys in the meeting, and that's false. ... Absolutely [I was surprised at the report], because, first of all, if somebody is going to try and be an unnamed source they better be right with whatever they say. This is putting our integrity and everything about us out there, and that's just unfair. ... I just know I was one of the least vocal guys there.Gonzalez mentions a single source; Passan said he had three sources for the story. GM Ben Cherington, who is quoted in the original Yahoo! article, may have been one of them.
Just like every story around here, there are parts that are true, and parts that are false. I think it's wrong for the fans to get half of a story, half of the truth. Our focus has been to just go out and play ball and just worry about baseball. Things like this come up that we have to respond to, but at the end of the day it's about playing ball. ... Ballplayers get frustrated when things aren't 100 percent accurate, because then it's just making people perceive things that aren't true.John Henry stated that it was he who called the meeting, not a group of players, during the Yankees series.
[N]o one in that meeting at any time took the position that Bobby should be or needed to be replaced. ... Players felt responsible for the record. They weren't blaming injuries or anyone but themselves. At the same time they openly spoke about what could improve in addition to their play.Bobby Valentine was on The Big Show yesterday and described himself as being "four months into a very trying situation".
[T]here is a lot of emotion flying around here these days. One of the things I was discussing with one of the players was that all of this noise is one of the reasons players don't want to sign here, because they don't have to deal with this in other markets. They don't worry about the drama of the day. They can just go out and play baseball.The whole "players don't want to play in Boston" is not supported by the facts. John Lackey and Carl Crawford both signed deals as free agents to play in Boston, and Gonzalez agreed to a long-term deal to stay with the Red Sox.
Re the recently-surfaced clip of Jon Lester throwing sunflower seeds in first base coach Alex Ochoa's face during an April game against the White Sox, Ochoa says it was nothing but a joke.


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Shiromari is a chameleon summon that took the form of a castle and the personal summon of Kōza Kubisaki.
Shiromari was summoned over fifty years ago by Kōza Kubisaki. As a last resort in a war, the dying lord of the castle summoned Shiromari and had it devour anyone who approached. The lord died before he could release the summoning, and thus it remained bound to the contract scroll used to summon it.
Shiromari is a giant chameleon with huge beat red eyes. When it was released, its entire body looked like a tornado with large red eyes.
Shiromari had the ability to shape shift and change its form completely. It was even able to take on the form of an extremely large castle. Its shape-shifting ability was so detailed and intricate, it could manipulate even the smallest details. Within the castle, it was able to mimic anything that would normally be found within one (lamps, pictures, stairs, carpet, etc.). In addition, its shape changing abilities are apparently long lasting, keeping its form for an indefinite amount of time. The chameleon, itself, was apparently large enough to devour many people.
Part I
Lady Daimyō Search Mission
During a mission to find a group of missing people, Naruto, Hinata, and Kiba stumbled upon this summon. After being swallowed by it, they realised just what it is. While attempting to find the contract scroll that was keeping it summoned, the spirit of the castle lord appeared and led them to it, because the lord felt sorry for the creature spending fifty years guarding his castle, and wanted to set it free. The summoned creature was very loyal to its summoner, having protected its summoner's castle for so long. Naruto cut the scroll into pieces to send the summoned creature back, and escaped with everyone else from the body of the summon with Rasengan. The anime does not show Shiromari's true form, but instead, a picture of what appears to be a chameleon.


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My Week Of Luxury with the ILX *Pics & Video* #weekwithilx
There's nothing in SoCal like a nice car. I spend more time in my car, it seems, than sitting in my living room.
A few weeks ago I was asked to test drive the new Acura ILX Hybrid. This, my friends, is a luxury car that I might be able to afford.
I tend to beat the hell out of cars, I have an SUV right now that I use to haul EVERYTHING around in. But getting into the Acura ILX, I have to tell you, I started to respect the car. It's not just there to get me from A to Z, this is a really nice car. Leather, XM radio, rear view cameras, heated seats (my favorite!), DVD sound, and an econ button that helps you save even more gas (41 miles to a gallon at the high end).
I did have a time with the navigation. You can actually talk to it and it will find what you are looking for, if the place is in its index. I was looking for a pizza place and it wasn't in the index, so I put in another business I was told was nearby.
And just because this is a hybrid, doesn't mean it can't take off. The ILX has a lot of pick up and go, and my partner and I would find any excuse to hop in the ILX to take it out on the road during my week with ILX. Check out the video below of my first time on the freeway with the ILX.
I would have to say that this is a great luxury car. I can fit four comfortably, and I can maneuver the driver's seat up/down, front/back, just to fit me. :-) And I have to say that I only used half a tank of gas over my whole week. That was with all of the extra trips that I would not normally have taken.
I already miss those heated seats.
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Just had to buy this stamp set – Blooming with Kindness. Such a gorgeous flower and the greetings are so cool. I used a stamping block and stamped some random squares in the background.
I also copied a card holder with 4 cards inside that we did at Karen's a couple of weeks ago.
Hope you have enjoyed seeing these.


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>Local Cub Scout packs and Boy Scout troops and the local Order of the Arrow chapter collected 92,064 pounds of food for the Scouting for Food project, for Loudoun County residents Saturday, Nov. 12.
"If we teach our children at a young age that helping others is a good thing, they are likely to grow up to be helping and compassionate adults," said Scouting for Food coordinator Brian Shiflett. "With Scouting for Food, the Cub Scouts get a chance to perform community service as a group and it's a fun activity."
The Scouts collected 5,106 pounds of food for Messiah's Market, 23,400 pounds of food for LINK Inc. and 63,558 pounds of food for the Community Holiday Coalition.
It took the Scouts about an hour to distribute the bags on the first weekend and about an hour to collect the food bags on the second weekend, Shiflett said.
After the food was collected, parents drove the donations to the four collection sites. At the sites, Boy Scouts unloaded, weighed and stowed the food, a project that took about three hours.
"It's amazing that the Scouts are able to process that amount of food in such a short amount of time. We spend a lot of effort planning that aspect of the operation," Shiflett said.
The Scouts collected 13,000 pounds more than last year. The collected food will be distributed to Loudoun County residents who are in need of basic human necessities, said Scouting for Food coordinator Brian Shiflett.


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NEW YORK – The USA Bid Committee officially announced on Friday that it has withdrawn from the bidding for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and will focus exclusively on securing the 2022 tournament.
The move had been expected for some time, given the fact that it was made clear early on that Europe would likely land the 2018 World Cup. England, Russia and joint bids by Belgium/Netherlands and Spain/Portugal are still in contention for the 2018 event.
The USA joins Australia, Japan, South Korea and Qatar for the right to host the World Cup in 2022. European countries are not in the running given FIFA's rotational policy under which the same continent cannot host two consecutive World Cup tournaments.
"We are confident this is in the best interests of the USA Bid," USA Bid Committee chairman and US Soccer president Sunil Gulati said in a statement.
Since the visit by the FIFA inspection team in September, public comments by members of the USA Bid Committee indicated that the USA could opt to concentrate on the 2022 bid.
The timing of the announcement will help the FIFA Executive Committee iron out the procedural details for the final voting process at a meeting on Oct. 28 in Zürich, Switzerland. The final vote takes place on Dec. 2, when the winning bids for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments are announced.
"The announcement today by the USA Bid to focus solely on the 2022 FIFA World Cup is therefore a welcome gesture which is much appreciated by FIFA," FIFA secretary general Jérôme Valcke said in a statement.


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Tia Torres husband, Aren Marcus Jackson (A.J.) is currently an inmate jailed on conviction of multiple felony charges, following his no contest plea to them. And Tia Torres husband was sent to prison on a bum rap, according to his wife.
According to some sources, Tia met Aren during the 1980s vampire craze, when she was in her "vampire period". She was trying to find the owner of a certain dog so they could release that dog to her. The owner happened to be in a California prison at the time. Torres used an "inmate locator" site and found the guy.
The two became pen pals and when she ran across a photograph of him she thought he "looked like a vampire". On his release from prison in 2006, Aren Marcus Jackson became Tia Torres husband – they got married on Halloween. He later was imprisoned again on "bum rap" where he remains until now, 2016.
Tia Torres Husband's 2007 Arrest
In September 2007, Aren was on parole, residing with Tia Torres on a rural property in Agua Dulce, California. On a September morning his parole agent Larry Dorsey accompanied a few Los Angeles County deputy sheriffs to perform a parole search of the residence.
Based on evidence recovered, Tia Torres husband was charged with 11 felonies, including second degree burglary of a vehicle, unlawful taking of a vehicle, receiving stolen property, grand theft and other.
It was also alleged that Aren Marcus Jackson had two prior convictions for felonies (including attempted murder of police officers) within the California's "Three Strikes" law, and five other prior convictions. Aren pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Tia Torres then operated an animal rescue on the property. She was also hiring parolees to work for her organization. The property the couple lived in included multiple-acre land, their home, a trailer (where other parolees often lived), kennels for pitbulls and other rescue dogs.
The older children of Tia Torres and her husband rented another house to the north on adjacent property, along with several roommates.
By the summer of 2007, Aren Marcus Jackson (A.J.) had been living with Tia Torres in the residence for about 16 months. Parole agents had been to Tia Torres husband's property numerous times, to search or just check in. A.J. was aware his home and property could be searched at any time.
In August 2007, a Los Angeles County detective contacted Agent Dorsey saying he suspected A.J. was involved in an auto burglary in the Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys in June 2007. Personal property was stolen from the car, and someone attempted to use one of the stolen credit cards at a gas station. Torres owned the truck the man at a gas station was driving. Agent Dorsey believed the man from the video footage was Tia Torres's husband…
Detective Dantice and Agent Dorsey agreed on taking Aren into custody, given his criminal history etc.
Dorsey phoned A.J. On September 5, 2007, asking him to report to the office that same day. He did not report to the office on that day, so Dorsey filled out a "miscellaneous decision" form as he suspected this "second-strike" parolee of criminal activity. He stated that Tia Torres husband was avoiding supervision, and requested an arrest warrant to be issued.
Aren Marcus Jackson said Dorsey and him agreed to report to the parole office on September 6, but when Aren came, Dorsey was not there. He waited for a while and then left. A.J. 's words were corroborated by his wife and his parole agent before Dorsey, Jose Angeles (could be seen on the television show – Pitbulls and Parolees). On September 6 morning Dorsey went to the residence to conduct a parole search, while A.J. was in his truck in front of Dorsey's office.
They searched the home. Aren Jackson takes medical marijuana by prescription for migraine headaches, which they found. The deputies also searched the north residence and found a stolen motorcycle in the garage.
Two locked boxes belonging to Tia Torres husband were opened at the station. Dantice found heroin and drug paraphernalia inside, as well as stolen driver's licenses and Social Security cards.
Aren Jackson admitted to owning the truck in the video, but said it was not him inside, and could have been any one of about 7 other men living or working at the property.
Sometime after the ruling, Tia Torres husband entered into plea negotiations. An agreement was worked out. Defendant withdraw plea of not guilty and entered pleas of no contest. Some counts were dismissed. A.J. admitted to prior conviction of attempted murder. The final sentence was 15 years 8 months. An appeal from A.J. followed. Aren and Tia argue that the warrantless search was arbitrary, capricious and harassing.
Prior Conviction of Tia Torres Husband
Aren Marcus Jackson of Laguna Niguel and Brian Thomas Greco of Arcadia were arrested in October, 1993 after allegedly stealing a Porsche. Aren was 23 and Brian was 27 at the time.
Monday, deputies stopped a pickup truck with a camper shell pushing a Volkswagen. The suspect pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the first deputy. Another deputy shot at the gunman, the gunman fired back and hit the deputy's boot. Greco, the pickup driver, sped off. Jackson hopped into the patrol vehicle and escaped. Fifteen minutes later, the patrol car found abandoned car several miles away.
The Volkswagen was stolen, and Jackson's fingerprints were found on the Volkswagen. Jackson was on parole at the time. Thursday, Jackson was arrested at his girlfriend's house. Inside the Porsche was one shotgun and two handguns – all stolen. Jackson was held at Costa Mesa Jail on grand theft auto, violating parole, and felony evasion, and attempted murder.
Just to clarify, Tia Torres' husband, isn't in jail for life. A.J. was threatened with life due to California's three strikes law, but his current sentence is under 16 years.
Is Aren Marcus Jackson Guilty or Not?
Is Aren Marcus Jackson in jail on a false charge? Was he sent to prison on a bum rap? The petition on change.org to Pardon Aren Marcus Jackson of Villalobos Rescue Center was signed by 109 people and is now closed. His wife Tia is still fighting to prove that her husband is not guilty and the whole thing was an unfair judgment.
AJ who began to relax under the effect of the dogs, came up with the thought of sharing them with other parolees. The program became a success rehabilitating parolees and helping them get back into society. The program was featured in various news stories, and producers were offering to film reality TV series… When all hell broke loose.
Tia Maria Jackson-Torres says she won't give up fighting for her husband and can't wait to reveal all the details of this pending case, when she can.
|Full name
|Aren Marcus Jackson (AKA A.J.)
|August, 1968 (age 49)
|Tia Maria Jackson-Torres
|Tania M Cardello, Mariah Torres
|Net worth:
|Less than $100,000 (estimated)
|California prison (since 2007; convicted for felonies)
|Past locations:
|Fallon, NV; Agua Dulce, CA; Carlsbad, CA; Cypress, CA; Newport Beach, CA; Laguna Hills, CA
|Tia M Cardello
|Pitbulls and Parolees:


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Americans, boycott, CEOs, children, consumers, contamination, corruption, cover-ups, Deadly, England, exports, farming, food dye, fraud, Genetic engineering, Genetically Modified Wheat, GM food, GM wheat, GMO Ban, GMO labeling, GMOs, greed, Health, health hazards, Health Problems, Illegal, imports, Kraft, Kraft Foods, Kraft Mac & Cheese, Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, macaroni & cheese, Monsanto, Oregon, photos, safety violations, synthetic, tainted crops, Tesco, Tony Vernon, Toxic, U.K., U.S, United Kingdom, United States, USDA, Video, warning label, wheat
Should you like to call or contact Kraft Foods via the internet and inquire about this, then listed in the picture above is the UPC code on the box of Kraft Mac & Cheese sent with the warning label along with their phone number and web link!
See video here: http://youtu.be/4igqCeXcyFw
5/31/2013 Update: In the video above filmed on 5/31/2013, Flo, who is a Food Babe reader, visited Tesco Extra in Ponders End, Enfield, North London to demonstrate there are boxes of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese that are imported into the United Kingdom from the United States that require these special warning labels to alert consumers of potentially harmful ingredients that Kraft is using in their products. This video further verifies that Kraft's flagship product "Macaroni & Cheese" sold in the UK requires a warning label stating the product may cause an adverse effect in activity and attention in children and is made with GMO wheat. (Note: GMO wheat is illegal in the US.)
It was just announced that Kraft's CEO Tony Vernon made 49% more this year than he did last year. This fact kicked me right in the face. These are millions of dollars that could be used to stop the production of artificial food dyes. These are millions of dollars that could be used to improve Kraft's product line for the safety of Americans. These are millions of dollars that could send a statement to us that Kraft really does care about the safety of their consumers (like they've said in their canned written statement already).
While Kraft has reformulated their Mac & Cheese for other countries using safer ingredients and natural dyes – they continue to exploit and feed Americans dyes made with petroleum linked to a myriad of diseases and GMOs.
But wait – you must be thinking – what?! There are GMOs in Mac & Cheese? And it's not just any old GMO.
Kraft Mac & Cheese is made with Genetically Modified Wheat.
Below is a picture of the warning label that is placed on a box of Macaroni and Cheese (the same one we buy here) imported into the UK from the United States. The UK and other European countries require a warning label if a product contains artificial food dyes and/or GMOs. This label has a warning for both! Someone sent this in after a picture of it was posted on Kraft's facebook page (Thank you Flo!!!). This box of Mac & Cheese is available and sold in a special imported "international food" section in a grocery store called Tesco. The box clearly states that it is from the US – specifically "Northfield, Illinois."
On the label of Kraft Mac & Cheese there are 2 different warnings:
Warning #1: This Product May Cause Adverse Effects On Activity And Attention In Children (This warning label is required because The US version of Kraft Mac & Cheese has artificial food dyes yellow #5 and yellow #6 which are proven to be linked to hyperactivity in children.)
Warning #2: GMO Declaration: Made from genetically modified wheat. (May contain GMO) (This warning label is required because the US version of Kraft Mac & Cheese contains GMOs.)
Please note: It is uncertain at this time who places these warning labels on products once they are imported into the UK and this is something that is still being investigated. I know it is not the grocery store themselves and not Kraft, but likely the importer/distribution company.
2 New Pictures Above added on May 31, 2013
If Kraft is using genetically modified (GMO) wheat in their Mac & Cheese, it is SERIOUSLY ALARMING for a number of reasons:
- GMO Wheat is not approved by the USDA for U.S. Farming. So where the heck is Kraft getting this wheat to put in their Mac & Cheese?
- It was recently discovered that GMO wheat had been illegally growing in Oregon. So this begs the question – is there illegal GMO wheat in Kraft Mac & Cheese?
- The USDA is investigating the illegal crop in Oregon – Don't you think they should investigate companies that are using GM wheat like Kraft too?
- If Kraft is not using GMO wheat grown in the United States, they could be getting genetically engineered wheat from other countries that allow the production, and are importing it into the US. It is crazy to think that a company could be importing a crop that is not approved for use in the US and putting it in U.K. products without labeling!
- There is only one other likely scenario for the GMO Declaration on Kraft's Mac & Cheese. The farm land that wheat is grown on in the US is so contaminated from GMO crops like corn and soy, they have no choice but to declare wheat genetically modified on the warning label when exported to other countries. This fact is very concerning if true and has dire implications for the entire farmland here in America.
- The labeler could have mistaken GMO corn for GMO wheat, but if that is the case, Kraft needs to confirm this either way and RIGHT AWAY!
If Kraft is using illegal GMO wheat in Mac & Cheese – are they using it in the rest of their products too? This alone is reason enough to BOYCOTT this company – As if we didn't have enough reasons before!
How To Vote With Your Dollars And Hit Kraft's Bottom Line:
Kraft is a food giant which used to be even larger before they split with Mondelez late last fall. Here is a list of major brands that Kraft produces now that you need to know to avoid. I've included some alternatives to check out instead…
- Study This List & Share It With Your Friends and Family
- Don't Buy Any of These Products In The Future
- Search Your Pantry and Fridge For These Products
- Take Them Back To The Store and Get a Refund
|Kraft Brands To Avoid
|Brands to Choose Instead
|Annies BBQ Sauce or make your own
|Back To Nature
|Annie's Branded Snacks and Mac & Cheese
|Organic Baking Chocolate by Sunspire
|Sunshine Burgers or make your own
|Bulls Eye
|Annies BBQ Sauce or make your own
|Café Collection (Coffee Mate)
|Use real organic milk or almond milk, dried non fat organic milk powder works too
|Capri Sun
|Squeeze Your Own Fresh Juice or Choose Whole Food's or Trader Joe's (FYI – they recently found mold growing in Capri Sun packages)
|Cheez Whiz
|Just eat real cheese
|Corn Nuts
|Stick to real nuts
|Country Time
|Make homemade lemonade or choose Lakewood Juice
|Crystal Light
|Ban this altogether – this stuff is not good for your health, try infusing water with fruits instead
|Dream Whip
|Make real whip cream instead or go with Tru whip
|General Food International
|Recipe for homemade creamer from Deliciously Organic
|Larry's Beans or another organic coffee brand you like
|Good Seasons
|Simply Organic has dressing mixes that don't have harmful ingredients
|Gravy Master
|Here is a recipe for homemade gravy
|Grey Poupon
|Annie's Mustard
|Handi Snacks
|Mary's Gone Crackers and Cheese
|Mama Natural shows you how to make healthy jello
|Jet Puffed Marshmallows
|Vegan Marshmallows without artificial food dyes and corn syrup are available at Natural Food Stores
|Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
|Make your own or choose Annie's Mac & Cheese
|Kraft Cheese
|Organic Valley or local
|Just don't do it.
|Make your own! Check 100 Days of Real Food for Lunch Ideas
|Maxwell House
|Larry's Beans or another organic coffee brand you like
|Miracle Whip
|Spectrum or Veganaise
|Open Pit
|Annies BBQ Sauce or make your own
|Oscar Mayer
|Applegate Farms
|Organic Valley, Trader Joes has organic cream cheese
|Woodstock Farms
|Choose organic coffee always
|Don't do it! Consider adding some fresh OJ to your water instead
|Choose an organic hot sauce
|Tassimo Professional
|Do not buy this coffee machine – choose breville or cusinart instead
|Lakewood Juice
|This stuff is gross, just don't do it. Stick to real cheese – try Organic Valley
|Larry's Beans or another organic coffee brand you like
Please take the time to share this crucial information with your family and friends. We must keep the social media pressure on Kraft – they need to know that we are not going away or letting them off the hook for this madness!
Source: http://foodbabe.com/2013/05/30/illegal-gmo-wheat-in-kraft-mac-cheese/


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HUMBLE, Texas – An Humble man said he had to fight off a man who tried to attack him and his family with an axe in a grocery store parking lot.
Cornelius Wortham's trip to the Kroger in the 19600 block of the Eastex Freeway near F.M. 1960 about 11 p.m. on Feb. 21 started innocently enough. But he said soon he and his family were facing the wrath of a stranger. Humble police said Billy Quitano was swinging an axe at the family, determined to hit his target.
Wortham said he was trying to back out of a parking spot with his fiancé and 6-month-old son in the car when Quitano started hitting his car windows and yelling.
"The man just walked by the car looking crazy and just going off," said Wortham.
Wortham got out of his car, in hopes of reasoning with Quitano, but Wortham said it just got worse when he saw Quitano reach in his pants for a weapon. Wortham said Quitano pulled out an axe and started swinging it at him, with his family a few feet away.
Wortham said he lifted a shopping basket and used it as a shield from the axe blows. Then, Wortham said he grabbed a sale sign from outside the shop doors and hit Quitano over the head with enough force to send him running inside the store.
"I was just trying to get him away from my family," said Wortham. "I ran behind him and the people in the store are like, 'What's going on? What's going on? I'm like, 'Call the police, call the police.'"
Police said they searched the store and caught Quitano near an employee bathroom. Investigators said officers found the axe ditched in a store trashcan. Quitano was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Court records show Quitano faced the same charge five years earlier for a different alleged assault.
Police said the reason for Quitano's rage toward Wortham and his family remains a mystery.
"I just thank the Lord that we are all alright," said Wortham.


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After long offseason, its practice time
Finally, preseason practice is ready to get underway and Mark Richt couldn't be happier.
It's been a long off-season for the Bulldog head coach, who like his players, are anxious to get back to the business of wiping away the sour taste left by last year's 8-5 campaign.
"I can tell you that we're an excited bunch of coaches," Richt said. "We're very anxious to get this thing started, get 'em in camp and begin the preparation for the season."
Talk about a crazy off-season.
While most fans and even the players themselves appear to be enthusiastically charged by the hiring of new defensive coordinator Todd Grantham, there were plenty of other unwelcomed distractions following the arrests and subsequent dismissal of Zach Mettenberger, Montez Robinson and Ty Dittmer.
Other alcohol-related arrests, not the least of which included that of former athletic director Damon Evans, brought the school and program more negative attention.
Of course, recent word that the NCAA would be conducting an inquiry suddenly put the spotlight on wide receiver A.J. Green, causing even more questions and concern.
For the record, Green has publicly denied having ever been to Miami, much less that he attended the now-infamous party allegedly thrown by a yet unnamed sports agent.
Although Georgia officials won't comment on the inquiry until its completion, Richt said recently he expects Green will be on the field when the Bulldogs take to the Woodruff Practice Facility for their initial preseason workout of the 2010 campaign.
But first things first:
At 11 a.m. Monday, Georgia will hold its annual preseason media day at Sanford Stadium before hitting the practice field at approximately 3:30.
"From what I hear from our leaders, our players have had an outstanding summer and have really paid the price," Richt said. "There's energy that we have had this off-season that we probably haven't had in a while, quite frankly."
There's a couple of very important reasons why.
First is the arrival of Grantham, the long-time NFL assistant who was hired by Richt to replace former defensive coordinator Willie Martinez, who was fired back in December.
Grantham has already brought big changes to the Bulldog D, switching over from the 4-3 to the 3-4 and promising plenty of blitzes, twists and stunts to make life on opposing quarterbacks as miserable as possible.
"I was talking to (fullback) Shaun Chapas and I can't wait to see what the defense does," Richt said. "I think we're all excited to see how this thing unfolds."
Granted, there will be adjustments, not just for the players but the other defensive coaches, a group that includes inside linebackers coach Warren Belin, secondary coach Scott Lakatos along with Rodney Garner, the staff's lone defensive holdover.
"Let's face it, Coach Grantham is really the only one that truly understands what he's trying to accomplish," Richt said. "I'm still learning it, Coach Lakatos is still learning it, Coach Belin is still learning it and Coach Garner is still learning it. There's energy in knowing that you've got to prepare and be out of your comfort zone a little bit."
The buzz around quarterback Aaron Murray is the preseason's other big storyline.
A redshirt freshman, Murray beat out Logan Gray for the starting quarterback job in the spring and heads into preseason as a solid No. 1.
But questions still need answering.
The Bulldogs have the benefit of returning 10 offensive starters, but having a quarterback who has yet to take a collegiate snap will always cause a certain level of concern until he proves he can do it on the field.
"I know we've got a redshirt freshman quarterback, but Aaron came in as a mid-year enrollee and has been through a spring, went through a season and went through last spring. He understands our systems well," Richt said. "Yes, he's young but because he's surrounded by a bunch of veterans and a bunch of guys that have really surrounded him and want him to do well, I think we're in good shape. But we've got to be careful to go at his pace. If we do that, we'll be OK."


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Line up for UK's biggest contemporary art prize announced
Artists from Cuba, India, Lithuania, Mexico, Slovenia, Sweden, and the UK on shortlist for Artes Mundi 5
From the flamboyant to the intimate, action and performance are the common threads that link the artists shortlisted for this year's £40,000 Artes Mundi Prize. From Phil Collins offering reality TV contestants a platform to critique their manipulation by the media, to the meticulous understatement through which Teresa Margolles addresses drug violence in Mexico, the seven artists use a wide range of materials, actions, and strategies to engage with social issues and comment on society.
The shortlist for the fifth Artes Mundi Prize was announced today (26 January 2012) by Ben Borthwick, Artes Mundi's Chief Executive and Artistic Director following an extensive research process by the two selectors – Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy, Curator of Contemporary Art at Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, New York and curatorial agent for dOCUMENTA (13), and Anders Kreuger, Curator at M HKA in Antwerp, Belgium. The selectors chose from over 750 nominations, including 576 individual artists from more than 90 countries, identifying artists whose work explores and comments on lived experience.
The seven artists picked for this year's Artes Mundi, sponsored by Bank of America Merrill Lynch as part of its Arts and Culture Programme, and publicly funded by the Arts Council of Wales and Cardiff Council are:
Miriam Bäckström (Sweden), Tania Bruguera (Cuba), Phil Collins (England), Sheela Gowda (India), Teresa Margolles (Mexico), Darius Mikšys (Lithuania) and Apolonija Šušteršič (Slovenia).
Some of the artists look at specific cultural or historical contexts while others engage with broader themes of human experience. The range of nationalities, themes and artistic media demonstrates the scope of the Artes Mundi Prize, which will be underlined in a major exhibition of works by the shortlisted artists atWales's new National Museum of Art from 6 October 2012. The 14-week exhibition will be installed in almost 800 square metres of new contemporary art galleries, reinforcing Artes Mundi's longstanding partnership with Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales.
An international judging panel will award the £40,000 prize midway through the exhibition in November 2012. All other shortlisted artists will receive a new award of £4,000 each. A new partnership with Mostyn, the contemporary gallery in North Wales, will also see one of the shortlisted artists present a solo show there in the 2013.
Ben Borthwick, Artes Mundi's Chief Executive and Artistic Director who joined the team from Tate Modern in 2010 said:
"We are delighted with the exceptional quality of this shortlist which was drawn from a very strong field of nominations. I look forward to welcoming the artists toWalesand creating an exhibition in October that will give audiences the opportunity to engage with the most exciting international contemporary art."
Anders Kreuger, one of the selectors, added:
"Shortlisting for Artes Mundi has been an honour – and a responsibility to be taken seriously. Almost 600 artists were nominated this year, and it was a huge challenge to whittle these highly accomplished individuals down to just seven. We have chosen seven very different but equally talented artists, of different generations and from all across the globe, to exhibit at National Museum of Art this autumn."
Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the principal sponsor of the Artes Mundi 5 Exhibition and Prize this year. The company invests in nearly 5,000 arts organisations worldwide supporting all art forms with an emphasis on fostering greater cultural understanding.
Andrea Sullivan, head of Corporate Social Responsibility for Europe and the emerging markets (ex-Asia) at Bank of America Merrill Lynch commented:
"We wish to congratulate Artes Mundi for attracting a significant number of high calibre artists and for facilitating this exhibition against the backdrop of a tough economic year. Our involvement reflects the company's commitment to supporting global arts and culture in the belief that the health of this sector boosts economies and helps societies to thrive."
For further information and images, please contact:
Carl Grainger, Artes Mundi
029 2055 5300
Lleucu Cooke, Communications Officer, Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
029 2057 3175
or visit


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This Grateful Card was made using some elements from the November 2015 Paper Pumpkin Kit.
I also had some leftover leaves from the cards that I made for the cards that you saw on my blog yesterday. Being grateful should not be a one-day-a-year thing. We should be grateful every single day!
The only picture I took on Thanksgiving was Dale carving our Thanksgiving turkey! I am so thankful for this one day that Dale takes charge. I sleep in and he basically does all the work. (minus the prep work I did ahead). He even had the table set by the time I crawled out of bed!
Today I am grateful that I am NOT out shopping all the Black Friday Sales!! So great to be cozy here at home.
However, the afternoon did bring Gracie and I to the mall so we could watch the TROLLS movie.
Thanks for stopping by!
ChristiPin It Now!


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Aleks Thornton is a minor character in The Ballad of Gay Tony. He is never seen during the game, but his Identity document can be found in the game's files.[1]
Aleks Thornton's identity document found in TBOGT's files shows he is an agent, more specifically, the Director, of the Central Intelligence Agency.
His file mentions the Algonquin borough of Liberty City, most likely the place where he lives/operates in; the file also mentions "Berkley House", which is probably the name of his residence place.
His phone number is 0001-4742-6002-2006, while his fax number is 0001-4742-6002-2010.
Identity document
DCI Aleks Thornton
Berkley House
Unit 25b
Tel: 0001 4742 6002 2006
Fax: 0001 4742 6002 2010
- He is the first, and only known CIA agent in the HD Universe of the series. While Grand Theft Auto V features an in-game version known as the IAA, it is most likely this group was created after TBOGT was released, in 2009.
- DCI stands for "Director of Central Intelligence", although the position was replaced by "Director of the Central Intelligence Agency" and "Director of National Intelligence" in 2005.
- ↑ ...\Rockstar Games\EFLC\TBoGT\pc\anim\cutsprops.img\csciacard.wdr


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I must admit, I never thought it would actually happen. But the most liquid single-name CDS are now expected to move to fixed coupons with upfront payments in the not-too-distant future. The fixed coupons will supposedly be set at 100bps and 500bps (depending on credit quality). Currently single-name CDS trade on a "running spread" or "par spread" basis—the protection buyer pays for protection by making regular spread payments (premiums) to the protection seller until the contract matures or there is a credit event. So for example, if a 5-year CDS on $10 million notional is quoted at 100bps, the protection buyer will pay $100,000 a year (usually broken into quarterly payments). Crucially, no money is exchanged upfront—this is why CDS are leveraged bets. Now the market is moving to trading on a "points upfront" basis. Contracts will have fixed coupons of either 100bps or 500bps, and upfront payments will be made at initiation to reflect the change in price. The amount paid upfront will equal the present value of the difference between the current market spread and the fixed coupon. So if a contract with a fixed coupon of 100bps is trading at 150bps, the protection buyer would make an upfront payment equal to the present value of the difference between 150bps and 100bps. If the market spread is lower than the fixed coupon, then the protection seller would have to pay the difference between the two spreads upfront. The most popular index contracts (CDX and iTraxx) trade on a similar points upfront basis. Each index series has a fixed coupon (expressed as a spread) that's set when the series is launched, and when the market spread trades away from the fixed spread (known as the "deal spread"), the parties make an upfront payment equal to the present value of the difference between the two spreads. The deal spread on the CDX IG11 is 150bps, so when the IG11 is trading around 190bps, like it is now, the protection buyer has to pay the difference between the spreads upfront. Okay, so why the move to upfront plus fixed coupons? For one thing, it will allow more effective netting between index and single-name contracts by making the cash flows more similar. This is especially important as index and single-name CDS move onto central clearinghouses—the ability to net down outstanding CDS exposures is one of the main benefits of a clearinghouse. Second, upfront plus fixed coupons also makes CDS cash flows more like bonds. Third, and most importantly, the move will help the dealers reduce their exposure to large spread movements ("jump risk"). The unholy spread widening in the aftermath of Lehman's collapse savaged some dealers as they tried to keep a net flat position. (Yes, I know, a change in the CDS market that benefits the dealers—what were the odds?) To illustrate jump risk, imagine that a hedge fund—let's call it Max Power Capital (MPC)—purchased 5-year CDS protection on GE at 100bps back in October, and that the same contract is trading at 400bps today. The trade is now "in-the-money," and MPC wants to take its profit and go home. The most common way to do this is for MPC to sell offsetting CDS protection on GE that matures on the same date as the original contract (December 20, 2013, since it was purchased in October 2008). That way, MPC would collect a profit of 300bps a year, since it would be paying annual premiums of 100bps but collecting annual premiums of 400bps. The problem with this approach is that MPC is still exposed to some default risk—the premium cash flows will stop if GE defaults before the contracts mature. To account for this leftover default risk, MPC will enter into an offsetting CDS contract with a dealer in which the dealer pays MPC the difference between the spreads (i.e., MPC's profit) upfront. Since dealers generally try to run matched books, the dealer now has another position it needs to hedge, so it has to sell an offsetting CDS with another counterparty. The problem is that the CDS on GE that mature on December 20, 2013 are now "off-the-run" — the current 5-year contract referencing GE, which is "on-the-run" because 5-year contracts are the most liquid, matures on March 20, 2013. Moreover, to match the cash flows of the two contracts, the dealer has to find a counterparty willing to make a sizable upfront payment to offset the upfront payment the dealer made to MPC. Needless to say, it's difficult and often expensive to find a counterparty willing to buy an off-the-run contract at an off-market price. When spreads suddenly gap out significantly, dealers end up making substantial upfront payments to protection buyers looking to close out their trades and take their profits. 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- Unknown said...
i really engoy your article...I will be very interested in what the effects on valuation of CDS will be after the changes. What I mean: now there are three ways of quoting prices and the market standard till now was quoting pars. These were used for bootstrapping the default probabilities for the CDS adress. Since I am not really sure for how long these quotes are going to be available, maybe what we have to deal with in the near future will be the quoted spreads (calculated from upfront plus fix coupon) which are not exactly the same as the pars. Can you give your thoughts on this point, I am thinking some numerical method for calculating par from upfront plus fix coupon. Thanks:)
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