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Edwards told the media that he didnt think Chrebets problem was a chronic one and that all scans of his brain came back negative.
"He's (Chrebet) a week to week situation as far as Dr. Pellman is concerned." Said Edwards today. "Obviously his scans yesterday were negative but we just want to be on the cautious side."
Chrebet joins the growing list of Jets starters out this weekend. CB Donnie Abraham, S John McGraw and DE John Abraham are also shelved for the Raiders. WR Curtis Conway will continue to start in Chrebets place alongside Santana Moss. Look for more play from Jonathan Carter and Kevin Swayne as well.
DT Josh Evans had his first practice today since being reinstated Monday after serving a nine game drug suspension. To say hes happy to be back is an understatement. The press was waiting at his locker to interview him today and upon entering the locker room he hugged various reporters while exclaiming Its great to be back!
Its been difficult. Very difficult. Said Evans when asked about his suspension. It feels great just to get another opportunity with this organization and I plan to make the most of it.
Edwards told the media that Evans will be evaluated this week and his exact return date has not yet been determined. Theres a slight possibility he may play on Sunday. Visually, Evans seemed to be in decent shape. According to the Coach hes just 2 pounds heavier than his playing weight last season of 278. However, getting back to game shape is a different story.
With both first and second string QBs injured and Rick Mirer slated to start this Sunday, the Raiders signed journeyman veteran QB Rob Johnson on Tuesday. Johnson was a backup on the Redskins earlier this season before being released after game two. He has also been with Jacksonville, Buffalo and Tampa during his 11 year career.


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FLOWERY BRANCH — There is an incentive bonus built into Jamaal Anderson's contract that will pay him $5 million if he reaches 30 career sacks before the end of this season or 40 sacks before the end of 2010. Let's go out on a limb here. That bonus is sitting under a tree in Never Never Land.
Went out to the Branch Wednesday ostensibly to chat with Falcons defensive end John Abraham for a column. But while there, I figured I'd check in with the other end, Anderson, who was the eighth overall draft pick in 2007 but obviously hasn't played like it.
Anderson had two sacks last season. That's two more than he had the year before. Now, you can understand the poor kid being traumatized by his first season in the NFL. The draft was followed by all matters concerning Michael Vick, which was followed by the realization that Bobby Petrino was a complete tool. So at least Anderson faded into the background of the Falcons' nightmare.
"I think I was put in a situation almost no rookie ever has to face," he said
But that was two years ago. Anderson knows his time is up. He was given a five-year, $30.9 million contract, with half that guaranteed. He won't see year four of the deal if he doesn't show something significant. It's not known at this time whether the Falcons will use him at end in the base defense or pass situations, or move him inside to tackle. For his part, Anderson is expecting to start.
Here are a few of his other responses from Wednesday.
♦ On whether he's aware of criticism: "Absolutely. But I can't let it get to me. Some people, their careers jump off slower than others. That's the one I'd like to do is ask for patience. But this year I do expect a lot of myself. I can't let it distract me and the goals I've set for myself."
♦ On having high expectations: "I do, and I know what I'm capable of doing. They're counting on me and I'm counting on myself. But I'm trying not to put too much pressure on myself."
♦ On training camp: "I think I've had the best camp since I've been here. I've heard a lot of positive comments from other players and coaches. I just want to continue to get better. I dedicated this off-season to having the best season I could have and I definitely see it paying off."
♦ On his slow career start: "I didn't think the learning curve would be as hard as it was. My rookie year was tough and last year seemed like another rookie year for me. But having the same coach and the same system this year has helped."
Question: Do you expect much from Anderson this season? Honestly, my expectations are low. But I figure if he shows anything, it's a bonus.
August 26th, 2009
5:45 pm
Hate to say this, but if Anderson were going to produce, we would have seen some hint of it by now. Even Sidbury has two sacks already in the pre-season. Let's just hope he becomes just as much of a steal as Jamaal has become a bust… they can cancel each other out.
August 26th, 2009
5:51 pm
Jamal Anderson is only 24 yrs old.. the same age as Sidbury.. Think about it, he was a 21yr old kid thrown out there to play with grown men.. I think he held his own all things considered.. I do however expect to see more results out of him this year, if only from an effort stand point he should at least have 10 sacks. He has all the physical tools you could want out of the position, now its about taking what he has learned and applying it to Sunday's!! Time to grow up big fella!
August 26th, 2009
5:55 pm
sorry… he's only 23!! He wont be 24 until February!!
August 26th, 2009
5:57 pm
Actually. Both he and Sidbury have the exact same Birthday.. 2/6/1986!! Bookends of the future!
August 26th, 2009
6:06 pm
call it wat you want, Glen dorsey is in a messed up situation in Kansas City but you still see something. shoot even madden has C. Davis ranked higher than him. and Sid is ranked the same. but all games aside, thats the one place anderson hasnt shown. Id like him to show up cause I'd love to see abraham get some help. davis has had better play in less time. Sid the kid did in week two of the preseason what took anderson two years. We'll see though…
August 26th, 2009
6:07 pm
Jeff Schultz, what were Michael Strahan's numbers for the first two years of his career with the NY Giants? How about Dexter Manley? What did Jason Taylor do in his 3rd year? I think you'll be surprised…
August 26th, 2009
6:12 pm
Falcons will give him a year and done….Falcons will sign Alex Brown DE next year from Chicago
August 26th, 2009
6:12 pm
To me, the jury is still out on Anderson. He has the tools, speed, and size. He just has to pull it all together. And for everyone who brings up Sidbury's 2 sacks… Go back and watch the 1991 pre-season when Aundry Bruce went nuts on the opposing QBs. Bruce never came close to being able to hold Anderson's jock. It is for our own good as fans to pull for the guy and hope he does well this season.
August 26th, 2009
6:16 pm
D-end is not excactly a thinking mans position. I believe that if he belonged in this league we would have seen some sign of it by now. I really (really really) want to be wrong but as any lawyer would say "THE EVIDENCE SHOWS THIS ONE IS A BUST".
August 26th, 2009
6:17 pm
August 26th, 2009
6:17 pm
I hope he does well myself. But I don't see the falcons keeping him if he doesn't. I hope he does blow up and give us what we haven't had on that side since kearny. because that would less the stress on our CB's. He does have the potential. I just would like for it to be unleashed.
August 26th, 2009
6:19 pm
the caption for the photo still funny though
August 26th, 2009
6:29 pm
Ga Boy U R A TOOL. You cdnt be more wrong about someone…..he is 23…he's GROWN. I guessIts ok for this guy to take millions but we cant criticize when he stinks up the joint? Come on.
Make book on this…. He SAAAAAHHHHUUUUCKS!
August 26th, 2009
6:31 pm
Anderson is to slow. The best coach in the world can not make a player quicker or faster. It's been obvious since we drafted him. A terrible pick that continues to haunt us. We will have to use another high draft pick at DE soon. Hopefully we wont miss again.
August 26th, 2009
6:32 pm
I expect less than nothing, meaning he will continue to be the main detracting factor on this team. It will be a little better now because hopefully our linebackers will blitz often from his side and not allow quarterbacks to eat a hoagie while processing and working the right side of the field. I don't blame Coach Smith and those involved in giving him chances past week 10 last year because I know Mr. Blank is probably the only voice (and the loudest) that wants to get some kind of "return" on the business disaster that is # 98 (I can't say his name.) Coach Smith didn't draft him, and if I know Dimitroff, they both probably cringe when looking at him on film. I fully expect EVERY single Defensive Lineman, from Abraham on down to Sidbury, and everyone in between from Mallard to Biermann to Davis, to get twice the playing time of #98. You know, based on the fact that they can actually get something done in the way of pressuring the line and the QB. Numbers matter not to me. Effort means everything. # 98 has never showed me any. One of the greatest days in the Falcons' franchise history will come when he is shipped to a team with a moron for a GM for actual value. If you're reading this # 98: Bend your knees and drive somebody. Use your hands and arms: the referees allow this. Passion is good, too. The opposing tackle is not your friend. This isn't a prom dance. DO SOMETHING!!!!!
August 26th, 2009
6:40 pm
Jamaal is still young, younger than Peria Jerry by 1 1/2 years and born the exact same day as L. Sidbury, on 2-6-86. It's not his fault that he was picked #8 so if he ends up being a bust we can point the finger at Rich McKay. Sure, he had/has the measurables to be an outstanding DE, but starting and throwing one of the youngest players at the time into the pressure cooker the Falcons went through because of MV7 and Petrino, may very well have stunted if not ruined his NFL career. He does look somewhat lethargic much of the time but I truly hope that the game slows up for him this year. Maybe his off season work with Chuck Smith and having this be his second season in the same system will pay dividends. At least we've got Sidbury, Biermann, and Davis to bookend J. Abraham and a solid rotation in the middle. Regardless of how he plays, he probably won't get cut this year because it makes more fiscal sense to keep him due to the structure of his guaranteed money and the cap . Next year is another story. It's now or never (with the Falcons) for JA 98.
August 26th, 2009
6:42 pm
have nothing against the young man, but to date he's one of those looks-like-tarzan-plays-like-jane. and even aundray bruce had six sacks in each of his rookie and soph seasons; it was AFTER that where he tanked (though I'm confident bruce's cumulative 32 sacks and 11 NFL seasons will both be well beyond the reach of this pleasant-but-not-NFL-caliber young man.
August 26th, 2009
6:46 pm
still hasn't lived up to 1st rd talent. Quit with the excuses and play.
August 26th, 2009
6:50 pm
I genuinely like Anderson and do think that only having one successful college season before having all these expectations thrown on him might have been too much too soon. That said, he has no excuses this season. Time to poop or get off the pot.
August 26th, 2009
7:01 pm
It's obvious this is his make or break year, at least as a a Falcon. I think he'll show improvement but only time will tell.
August 26th, 2009
7:02 pm
Apparently, Anderson's rookie combine measurables were very good – which is why every team out there had him in the top 10 on their board.
However, Defensive Line is in the NFL is for beasts. It takes a certain mentality that its very clear that Anderson doesn't have. I just don't think the Falcons can afford to put him out there when they clearly have better alternatives at this point.
Truthfully, with his background at WR before he grew, and his 40 time, Anderson should re-invent himself as a TE. His temperament is just more suited for the comparatively docile world of offense.
I will literally cringe and hold my breath every time he is on the field this season, knowing there are better options standing on the sidelines.
August 26th, 2009
7:10 pm
Casey – A(stinkin')MEN!!!!!!!!!!
August 26th, 2009
7:34 pm
Thank you Jeff Schultz for calling it like it is. Personally, I'm willing to take it a step further and declare him a bust. I've seen enough to know this guy isn't gonna cut it in the league. He might be up there with Aundray(sp?) Bruce as the worst Falcons' pick ever.
August 26th, 2009
7:46 pm
I hope he breaks Vick's leg!
August 26th, 2009
7:47 pm
"which was followed by the realization that Bobby Petrino was a complete tool."
I love it, Mr. Schultz!
August 26th, 2009
8:08 pm
Call it like it is, a bust at this point. Sad thing is they passed on Gaines Adams with that pick, whom the Bucs gladly took. I'm so glad those days are over. Go Birds!
August 26th, 2009
8:15 pm
Everyone knows the picture of Vick is recent, I saw him at the MY-T-Sharpe in Queens getting a weave. Who's next?
August 26th, 2009
8:16 pm
I do not expect much from Jamal, But I REALLY hope he has a superb year. He has this year to show he can be a productive player or he will be gone. I sincerely hope he has a great year and develops into a dominate DE, but I am afraid this is simply too optimistic. He is actuallty fairly solid against the run, but he obviously needs to get better as a pass rusher. It is not outside of the realm of possibilities that he develops into a very good DE……..we can only watch and hope at this point!
He accumulated most of his college stats against the over-rated, softer teams in the SEC (bottom 7 of the 12 SEC teams) and the super-soft out of conference teams on the Arkansas schedule.
No NFL team will trade for a player with his salary and lack of production; however, if we end up cutting him prior to camp next year, he will have several teams interested in giving him a shot……….if this happens, he will have a lot to prove to his new team and he will not make the BIG bucks until he proves his worth.
He has a ton of motovation to prove he has what it takes to be productive this year………let's all hope he has a stellar year in 2009!!
August 26th, 2009
8:18 pm
This is make or break year.Roddy White looked like a bust after year two. hort leash but one more year
August 26th, 2009
8:23 pm
The guy just does not have the love for the game, and he is a p*ssy.
That is not a good combination for a football player.
She is the definition of "look like Tarzan, play like Jane."
August 26th, 2009
8:29 pm
Forget about it! Andre Bruce looks good compared to this guy!
August 26th, 2009
8:37 pm
@ Decatur Tech…Where do you get off calling me a tool for voicing my opinion, laced with a little fact.. Im not making excuses for his pay.. but if someone offered your dumb a$$ millions based upon an evaluation of potential.. let me guess.. You wouldnt take it.. you probabaly have never taken a hit or a snap.. My point was that different people progress at different rates, so to say he is a bust, this early in his career (and life) MAY not be correct.. There is still time yet.. Let me give you an example, in a different sport.. J. Francouer, former Brave.. Sucked past 2 yrs here.. Now he is batting in the 280's with more homeruns than he had all year hear, in what supposedly is tougher park. That all happened in one season..obviously scouts (professionial talent evaluators) saw something in him. Dude was 21 and played WR in HS
August 26th, 2009
8:52 pm
Given that he's actually pretty decent against the run, he only needs to get to about seven sacks this season to have a good year. I hope he does it.
August 26th, 2009
8:56 pm
He'll be on the team this year. hope he does very well.
August 26th, 2009
9:04 pm
I concede that I am not an expert, but isn't there more to evaluating the performance of a DE than just sack totals? Did anyone notice how dreadful the Falcons' run defense became when Anderson was out with an injury late in the season?
August 26th, 2009
9:05 pm
Ok Shultzie…You have put the word out and Jamaal is reading. If he can't pull the incentive out of this blog, well, he'll have to hope that somewhere he will find some kinda cash for DE Clunkers program.
August 26th, 2009
9:06 pm
B.S. – either you have it or you don't… 21 or 24 doesn't make a hill of beans. He was overrated and that is obvious.
August 26th, 2009
9:13 pm
FLO ri DUMB… SO you did the same things you did at 21 as 24?? If so you suck!! Everyone saying that excuses are being made is wrong.. I never heard JA make excuses..never gave him any outs.. but i do believe in giving someone chance…again there are different levels of maturation..just because some of you guys married your sisters at the tender age of 14 and lived happily ever after, does not mean thats the road for everyone to take..
August 26th, 2009
9:14 pm
Have you asked John Abraham how Jamaal is progressing or do you think that's a loaded question?
August 26th, 2009
9:19 pm
Some bloggers have mentioned Anderson's age – which I did not know he is that young. This proves that McKay drafted him on potential which has yet to be fulfilled. This may follow McKay's draft strategy as Roddy White wasn't even a receiver most of his college career. Wish Anderson the best but it would clearly be a complete turnaround if he becomes productive.
August 26th, 2009
9:30 pm
Patrick Kearney had a total of 5 sacks his first two years and then had 22.5 sacks his next two years.
Maybe Jamaal can do the same.
August 26th, 2009
9:31 pm
I,ve been a fan of the Atlanta Falcons for 35 yrs. The coaches will evaluate each and every player at every position. Thank goodness we finally have a good and experienced staff that will put the best product on the field opening day vs. Miami . I think it will be Abraham and Davis at the defensive end positions.Yeah a team wants to play its top picks but…… GO FALCONS EAT YOU SOME MEAT NOT birdseed.
August 26th, 2009
9:36 pm
If he doesn't get at least 5 sacks this season, then he's a bust and hasta la vista.
August 26th, 2009
9:39 pm
Bingo!!! Only Taylor went down in year 3… By the way, finally someone pointed the obvious regarding Anderson. The kid was actually fairly stout against the rush. It did not help that he play played on the same side as the All-Pro sieve, (how is Brook doing in Big D by the way?) I just wish they'd continue using some flexibility with him on passing down and play him alongside Davis on passing downs. It set The Predator loose, well that is when he's not pulling a hammy… Abraham is walking to a golf cart HAMMY!!! Abraham is getting some water HAMMY!!! Abraham is picking up his helmet HAMMY!!! OK, prostrate is taken care going back to sleep! By the way, get 71 on the field, that is your pure pass rusher!
August 26th, 2009
9:40 pm
Can't even beat the pathetic padres. This team sucks. So glad this city and state finally has some good football–college and pro. I wish the baseball season would end already. It's a boring sport anyway and lasts way too long.
August 26th, 2009
9:46 pm
Kroy Bierman is much better than Anderson at this point. That kid is a flat-out beast and wakes up wanting to hit somebody!
Anderson is scared of contact. Cannot play winning football if you do not want to physically embarass the man across from you. That cannot be taught.
August 26th, 2009
10:01 pm
The Talk and the Performance just does NOT match up. "high expectations" of himself? Did you see the Rams game? He spent 1/2 the night on the ground with an 0-lineman on top of him! When he was actually on his feet, a running back would fly by him as he waived helplessly in the air at him, like a Astronaught stuck in a space suit floating helplessly out in space. the guy has NO motor whatsoever, and might be even slower than Grady Jackson in a foot race.
Cmon people, call it what it is; a BUST is a BUST. Let's all just own up to the fact that McKay just flat out missed on this one. Chauncey Davis deserves to start, Sidbury as backup. period.
August 26th, 2009
10:02 pm
Braves: Could be worse. you could be from a state like AL where the only thing to root for is the biggest farce of a sport on the planet. Aka… college football. Ever read the sports section of the newspaper in AL? its Terrible!… all they talk about is highschool football…. even in the offseason.
Im excited about the Falcons this year. I think the Patriots and Falcons will have the best 2 offenses in the NFL!
August 26th, 2009
10:05 pm
I watched the games last year, and do not know of this Jamal Anderson you speak of. Last Jamal that was worth remembering led us to the Super Bowl in 98.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
My friend Sossity is such an awesome person. She is a fantastic friend, wife, and mother to Donovan. She lives in a big country home that is decorated with antiques and items that Sossy has created herself. She is so talented when it comes to creating. She is also the queen of organizing and a pretty awesome quilter. She and I hit it right off upon meeting. She is raising Donovan a lot like I raised my kids; out in the country and just keeping it plain and simple.
She has such a big heart and is always doing for others. I have been the lucky recipient more than once of her beautiful handwork. We share a love of Halloween so last year she gifted me with pumpkin head embroidery. I put a border around it and made a little mini quilt. This is what I hand quilted while going through my divorce proceedings. At quilt camp last week she had another gift for me. I love my little Christmas candy quilt. It is so Sossity. Sossity loves candy, candy fabric, candy whatever. It is also beautifully hand quilted. What a treasure this is to me. Thanks Sossity!!!! I am blessed to call you friend!
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Ugh nothing to really blog about honestly.
Ugh nothing to really blog about honestly.
Most blow each other. Non fags that act queer, is there something wrong here?
I just got off of work and I'm really sleepy.
Lol. And I'm off Thurs so like, ya.
Fun fun. 2nd day of training.
He was a measly asshole guise.
I want a girlfriend. LOL. No srsly. Not gay, but... someone to hold hands with, but like, not sex, not that. Just a close friend that is my best friend in the whole entire fucking universe. I wouldn't even give a shit, if she was beautiful. I wouldn't mind being in public with her, like being close to her, but not… it's so weird I don't know why the fuck I am posting this. I'm totally straight but I'm totally bi-curious… not bi-sexual… I have never had sex with the same sex. But,
I am so lonely and guys are assholes (most of them, not all of them!) And girls just get stomped on and ran over and hated on by various men these days. It makes me sick to talk bout useless dudes because I was once with a useless dick-head. He would yell @ me, scream @ me, say I was wrong bout everything, thought he knew it all, thought he was better than me (in some aspects) would throw shit (trash, lighters, paper, anything he could find in his big mess of cluttered items scattered around his feet) and I would put up with the shit until I went off on him a couple times. He would grab me tightly and try to control my body or something. He was like, infatuated with my intelligence while he was the one who was a fucking idiot. UGH. He was so fucking messy. He would be destructive with just… random fucking objects. (Example: If a string on a jacket wasn't useful to you anymore, you cut it off and throw it away. [Who would waste time doing shit like that anyway.]) Well he would keep the shit like it meant something. Every time I would throw away the trash that he made, he would tell me to NOT throw it away that it could be used for something. I was always like, "Well are you going to use it for anything then? If not I'm throwing the fuckin' shit away man, no need for this shit." And he would scream at me for throwing water bottles away. Maybe he was one of those hoarders that you see on tv that keeps every little fucking paper and pubic hair.
Anyways, I am so glad to be single!
And I am SO thankful to be out of that stupid fucking relationship.
not now, for some odd reason.
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You may wonder why this race is of interest to me at all, but then again, maybe not, as I've expressed my love for racing of any kind often enough.
Unfortunately, those of us who follow the Dakar Rally, and Robby Gordon's comptetition in the race annually, know of its danger. There have been deaths and injuries almost every year the race is run, and this year is no exception.
First, it was a spectator death on the first day of competition when a car went off track and into a crowd of spectators, killling a 28 year old woman.
Now, Luca Manca, competing in his first ever Dakar Rally, remains in an induced coma in hospital in Santiago, Chile. Manc earned praise from fellow competitiors on leg 5 of the Rally when he provide a wheel to a fellow competitor, Marc Coma of Spain, so he could complete the stage. Only a few kilometres into stage 6, Luca crashed, suffering the injury. Doctors say he has improved slightly, but it is still too early to tell what his long term prognosis will be.
Robby Gordon has had his difficulties throughout the race and has fallen out of podium contention, but continues to run his race, as expected. He will not quit the race unless he or his Monster Energy/Toyo Tires Hummer suffer catastrophic damages. He will start stage 8 in tenth spot (overall), after sitting idle waiting for delivery of an alternator. Carlos Sainz and Cyril Despres continue to lead the field.
The race is being run in South America this year, due to the threat of terrorist attacks in Africa.
Luca Manca suffers Life Threatening injuries, Sainz and Despres lead as Daka Rally takes day off
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Jacob Arnold, 18, has been charged with molesting at least two children in his neighborhood.
According to a probable cause statement, the senior at Smithville High School was looking after the children of a family friend. The children told their mother that Arnold laid on top of them and pinched their private parts, and threatened to hurt them if they told anyone.
Arnold was arrested earlier this week, but was released on bond and under a court-ordered curfew.
Several neighbors who spoke off camera said they were surprised by the allegations.
When neighbors pointed out Arnold's father on a public sidewalk to KCTV5's Nathan Vickers, he approached him with a camera.
Arnold's father wasn't happy. Vickers never set foot on his property, but Arnold's father walked up to the camera and put his hand over the lens.
Vickers asked Arnold's father if he would comment on the charges against his son.
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Arnold has not been convicted of any crime. He has charged with first-degree child molestation.
After these charges surfaced, the Smithville School District released a statement about the troubling accusations.
"Smithville School District officials are concerned first and foremost for the safety and welfare of its students and staff," the district said.
School officials went on to say that no alleged criminal activity took place on school property and none of the alleged victims are current Smithville students.
"Mr. Arnold is currently enrolled as a student at Smithville High School. He will not be attending classes for the remainder of this term," the district said.
Arnold will also not participate in a graduation ceremony May 18.
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Benefits of Green Tea
Active reagent in Green Tea that helps with weight loss.
The active reagent of green tea is the green tea extract. According to studies, the green tea extract contains numerous chemical substances beneficial to your health, including epigallocatechin gallate, caffeine, vitamin C, manganese, zinc, carotenoids, tocopherols, selenium, and phytochemicals. Green tea has shown that it can contribute to weight loss by increasing the metabolism. The source of this property of green tea is caffeine. While green tea has less caffeine content than coffee has, green tea can burn more energy than coffee. This may be due to the other chemical that is found in green tea that helps with slimming, vitamin C. It has been known that vitamin C can also contribute to weight loss because it contains carnitine, a substance that turns fat into fuel. A study performed at Birmingham (UK) University, showed that average fat oxidation rates were 17% higher after ingestion of green tea extract than after ingestion of a placebo. Other studies have shown that consumption of green tea lowered blood pressure and cholesterol. This means that green tea can also help in preventing people from getting fat or obese with regular consumption of green tea. Drinking green tea will not only help weight loss, it is has been shown to help prevent cardiovascular disease, heart problems, some cancers, mental disorders, and eye problems form developing.
Green tea – how effective is it at helping with weight loss.
Green tea has been proven by studies to increase the metabolic rate and fat oxidation rate too. This has been shown in a number of studies from universities worldwide. However, the effectiveness of green tea and weight loss will vary with every individual. If people just drink green tea, without making the corresponding changes to diet and exercise, it will likely be hard to lose weight. Green tea can only help in weight loss. While green tea can increase the rate of fat and calorie burning, you still need to decrease the number of calories consumed to lose weight. Green tea does not replace dieting. It can be a valuable addition, helping your immune system as well as weight loss, but it needs to be combined with the right diet and exercise.
Will other types of tea work?
It is said that the Chinese oolong tea also has weight loss properties. Like green tea, oolong tea is said to stimulate the body's metabolism so that calories will be burned faster. Oolong tea is also said to have the ability to block fat absorption. Cinnamon tea speeds the metabolism too, helping the body break down glucose and for that reason it is recommended for diabetics. Actually, most teas can aid weight loss because all of them can dampen the appetite of people. The advantage of green tea is that it has a number of different weight loss chemicals – vitamin C, polyphenol antioxidants and caffeine. It is also considered to be one of the healthiest kinds of tea.
Green tea is widely seen as a helpful weight loss tool. But don't overdo it; it contains about 30 mg of caffeine per cup. (This is compared to about 133 mg of caffeine in an 8 oz cup of coffee). Excess caffeine can cause insomnia, irritability, muscle tremors, nausea, racing heart rates, high blood pressure, risks to cancer and reduced bone density. Pregnant women should not drink too much green tea because caffeine is a diuretic, and can cause dehydration.
Green tea is widely accepted as a natural weight loss tool. Its advantage over other teas is its efficacy as it has several chemicals that work together to speed the metabolism and rate of fat burning. To work effectively, it must be combined with the right diet and exercise. And it is helpful to overall health in other ways too.


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The history of Reynard the foxe.
Caxton, William. Kelmscott Press, 1892.
First edition from the Kelmscott Press of the classic tale of clever Reynard: a gorgeous, lavishly produced volume, quintessentially representative of William Morris's Kelmscott work. Though popularly most often associated with the English "medieval" revival, Morris's models and muses in his printing work were the manuscripts and printed books of the early Renaissance, as is splendidly shown here. The lavish wood-engraved border and bold lettering of the decorative title-page opposite Reynard's first page of text, and the border and management of that text-page itself, serve as an excellent example of how these were typically deployed in his favored double-page spread design.


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another installment in the "What Do You Do Chronicles?"
when i was unable to work at all outside the home, i remember dreading the "what do you do?" question. it highlighted both how much we relate to and value one another in terms of the employment we hold and the fact that i did not do anything anyone considered work at that point. so how to reply? i'm too ill to work, yet my days are full with emotional, spiritual and physical work of loving my partner and friends, of making meaning with fellow activists, but mostly of coping with chronic pain and illness. but i never managed anything so coherent, usually embarassed I'd mumble something and try to redirect the conversation asap.
just before that time a friend of mine quit her job when she had a baby. she also began to dread the question. she was on the board of a feminist organization and told me about receiving a disapproving reaction from another member of the group upon hearing she was a 'housewife'. an immigrant from India, she claimed with pride a term considered quaint and out of vogue by most Americans (who, if Facebook can be trusted, prefer creative and corporate-inspired titles such as "CEO of our home" or "domestic engineer/goddess").
having their labor under or unvalued is something women have experienced for a very, very long time. much of the work traditionally performed by women (childcare, caretaker work, teaching, social work, even nursing) even when performed in the formal sector tends to be poorly compensated, a reflection of how poorly valued it is in our society. and when these responsibilities are performed in the family context it is entirely unpaid and still done disproportionately done by women.
and what about people with disabilities? those who can do compensated work are often extremely underemployed or, historically, exploited for their work under laws that allowed disabled workers to be paid a fraction of minimum wage. and for those who can't engage in paid work, due to a lack of accessible work opportunities or other limitations, are usually considered to do no work at all. at least for stay-at-home moms (I think there's a different gender dynamic for dads) there's some acknowledgement that what they are doing has value, even if it's generally less valued than paid work. our society likes to pay homage to the value of children and parenting, even though our actions (legislation, policies & practices) do not reflect this (childcare workers rarely make above minimum wage and often receive no benefits, our laws assure no paid maternity leave and only ensure the bare minimum of unpaid leave IF your company is large enough).
however, for women (and men) with disabilities who are unable to work in a traditional workplace, it is often not even acknowledged that we perform any labor at all. the work of caring for one's own body, needs, is not considered work. it is taken forgranted by the healthy, or something you do if you have extra time. and then there's the work (requiring skill, experience and patience) of managing formal or informal caretakers, of negotiating the warped systems supposedly set up to help you, of trying to hustle to survive from one day to the next in a society that does not provide you with adequate resources to stay alive, let alone thrive. all this work is rarely acknowledged. even if it's much harder and often far less rewarding work than what people count as 'real' work.
a friend of mine is so ill she's only able to shower once a week, leave the house twice a month (to go to the doctor and grocery store), and has just enough energy to prepare one meal a day for herself. yet she is forced to spend dozens of hours a month wrangling with insurance companies who are constantly and wrongly denying her coverage, and the welfare system, which is constantly trying to cut-off her small foodstamps allowance. every few months they demand she submit piles of paperwork, proceed to lose the piles she sends them, deny ever having received them (good thing she sends them certified mail), demands she call them *immediately* but then never answer their phones, and terminate her benefits saying she never got in touch with them even after she leaves half a dozen messages and attempts contacting supervisors (whose numbers are impossible to find). then there are weeks of preparing and submitting paperwork and more calls to appeal the decision to cut off her benefits. with depressing predictabililty, this happens several times a year. fun stuff! but make no mistake about it, this is work. real hard work. often demeaning, always demoralizing, and terribly paid.
another chronically ill and autistic friend spends weeks in the ER or in bed due to an excruciatingly painful medical condition. they also have to navigate various medical and social systems while trying to stabilize their health through medications with awful side effects. when they are feeling better, they give of their time and energy more generously than anyone i know. offering to clean the houses of other sick and disabled friends, walk neighborhood children to school after a neighborhood shooting, providing middle-of-the-night company to suicidal neighbors and lifesaving care to other peoples' pets when they're out of town. who says that people with disabilities don't contribute? and yet, this same person gets treated as a 'freeloader' and a 'moocher' by caseworkers in the welfare system.
all of this work is both un/dervalued and invisibilized in a capitalist society that says that only labor provided to and paid for by for others or garners visibility/fame/social status is valuable. and what about if you're a stay-at-home mom with a disability? assumptions and judgement abounds! should you have really had children in the first place if you need so much support yourself? or you must have 'chosen' to stay home (instead of it being your only option - for the most robustly healthy parenting is hard work - for many with chronic illness, the work of childcare is so exhausting that it takes literally every ounce of what we have) and what a luxury it must be to stay at home (many stay-at-home moms/parents with disabilities live in poverty and struggle to get by AND are still amazing parents.)
and so, when people ask me, I try to think about the question "what do you do?" differently. even though what usually people mean is, "what's your job?" i stetch my interpretation. it could be interpreted with the annoying literality of a precocious adolescent, "I do the dishes, I do the laundry, I do my hair." or it could simply mean "how do you spend your day?"
i've experimented with different answers - from the ambiguous that doesn't reveal if what I 'do' is paid or unpaid (this seems makes people uncomfortable - similar to how people get uncomfortable when someone's gender is ambiguous - it seems a sign of how important it is for us to classify each other in these categories). I've tried to answer with pride instead of shame (although it always come out sounding a bit defensive to me), "I have health issues so I'm unable to work full-time but I do x, y & z". I always mean to try evading the question altogether by saying, with a twinkle in my eye, "Oh, I do alll sorts of things!" But then, because I'm me, I get all shy and socially anxious and forget all things charming and clever.
and, despite disliking it so, in those moments of socially-awkward i-dont-know-what-to-say-so-i'm-on-autopilot i sometimes ask people the question myself. sigh.
Are you a stay-at-home mom or a person with a disability who is unable to work in the formal employment sector? What has your experience been around these issues?
love, your local chronically ill, (mostly) stay-at-home mama whose only paid has ever been poorly paid 'women's work' (shoutout to social justice workers!)


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It wouldn't be winter without a spin around the city's most celebrated traditions.
Each winter at Rockefeller Center, visitors lace up thier skates and swirl away at The Rink at Rockefeller Center. Here you'll find New Yorkers and city visitors alike swirling and twirling, with the bustling crowds and sparkling lights as a unique urban backdrop. And with room for only 150 skaters at a time, it is as intimate an experience as it is incredible.
The Rink at Rockefeller Center is closed for the 2014 season, but is open annually mid October through mid April. For more information on the World Famous Ice Skating Rink, please visit therinkatrockcenter.com.
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Smallest Coolest Kitchen 2007 Entry #3: Heather's Colorful Space for Two
Name: Heather & Johnny
Location: Chicago, IL
Size & Type: Rented loft with 58.75 square foot kitchen
Favorite resource: Ikea
Inspiration: The small space itself was an inspiring challenge. We had to make a small space work for two who cook often, sometimes together, and, sometimes very elaborate meals. (Continues below jump...)
Inspiration (Continued): Having a well-organized kitchen eliminates the chaos that would otherwise easily arise easily in such a small space, and adding the surgical side table as a second prep area allows us to divide and conquer. Adding color fruity citruses - was essential to stimulate our imaginations.
Tip: When acquiring kitchen tools, opt for quality over quantity. One quality piece will do more for you than a selection of mediocre ones.
- Heather
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While I completely appreciate that there is only so much one can do in a rented space/kitchen, I'm not sure this qualifies as a smallest, coolest for me. You've definitely organized your variety of cooking tools and ingredients well but it all looks a little too cluttered. I really like open shelving in kitchens (that's what I have too) but reserved more for tableware and cooking vessels. I think doors on the cabinets containing pantry items would create a cleaner look, leaving the doorless cabinets for tableware/serveware. That's just my 2 cents.
I love the bits of orange though! I think my ocd for fronting & facing (from my retail days) is rearing it's ugly head!
Well organized, but still cluttered looking, even for a small space. - cupboard doors or curtains would calm it down a bit -- also clearing a bit more counter-space for dedicated prep would be wise.
Also doesn't seem to follow their adage of quality over quantity -- I see several space hogging pots and pans that could be edited down to a few key pieces with multiple uses. This would save a space and reduce the clutter.
To me, this looks like a well-organized, hardworking kitchen. Cupboard doors would just get in the way when you need to grab something quick while you're cooking. And I don't really see duplicates as far as the pots and pans are concerned--they all look like they would serve different purposes to me. Yeah, the overall look is a little busy, but I think that's part of its charm.
Yay Heather! A cute, bright kitchen and great renter solution to crappy 80s cabinet doors!
Hi Heather!
Love your kitchen, it's an instant finalist in my books. Tell me did you paint or paper?
I have been trying to achieve a similar look in my kitchen but am a bit reluctant to paint the insides of the cabinets for fear that the landlord will take it out on me when I leave the place. But I have also read that lining shelves with paper, especially in the kitchen, attracts, ugh, roaches. I have hence procrastinated. What was your solution? Thanks.
Since I have those same cabinet doors (except in almond), I can really appreciate what you have done with your kitchen. It looks like an energizing place to cook.
Nisha -- we used one roll of banner paper from Dick Blick and lined the back wall of the shelving. I was able to pull the shelves away from the wall and drop it down, rather than cut and trim each section separately. After more than a year, I'm happy to report no roaches!
The cabinet doors are warped and the wood trim edging falling off, so deciding to remove them was the first decision we made. There was also a collapsible wall-mounted table where the orange and yellow banner is behind the prep station which was also in disrepair and not fully-functional,so we removed it, too. The banner hides the hardware and holes in the wall.
I love the orange cabinet backs, and like a certain amount of open shelving. However, I'd never do open shelving here in NY -- the soot/dust collects too quickly, so everything needs to be washed *before* use. Not so in Chicago?
Your kitchen looks so great. "Form follows function and that is the law" is too often interpretted as necessitating peculiar angles and materials in design. This kitchen has a lot of personality, with the much-commented-upon orange racing stripe/shelving back, and it's also one where you can really see what's there-- so you can actually cook in it with ease, and without worrying you'll scratch or stain something fancy. This gets my vote for coolest smallest kitchen. It looks great, and I know it must function too.
love the orange kitchenaid:0)
my fave kitchen by far
LOVE the orange. This is fabulous, very happy and comfy. I'm admittedly no minimalist, but it doesn't seem too cluttered to me at all.
There seams to be many comments by a lot of people who know alot about kitchen design. As a chef that works in a submarine I think your kitchen is palatial. I could give two pooh's for opinions about color, design and space issues. It makes you happy. The test is what comes out of the kitchen. I'd much rather eat happy food than that sterile obsessive compulsive no character chow. I know the difference. I'd rock this kitchen. Believe this. Listen to me now, hear me later. Come to this kitchen if you want to live! Bow down and beg for mercy. Seriously.
haha. i like the borat photo on the fridge!
..god, i hope thats borat. :/
kitchens get cluttered! looks like a loved, lived-in, utilized space.
This kitchen is the exact opposite of Manolo's which I really liked. Nevertheless, I like this one, too. It's for people who are cooks. Is it styled? No. It's a real kitchen. You guys rock!
It's a great kitchen. It feels comfortable and liveable. The kind of place I could see myself having fun cooking in.
Cute, colourful and homey. I wouldnt be afraid to cook in this kitchen while the others, although stylish, were just a bit too sterile and lacking in personality. Love the orange napkins and the large format photographic print.
Though it may be well-organized, it ended up looking very cluttered. Those open shelves don't really work for your spices, etc. Except for coordinated dishware, I'd avoid not having real cabinets.
Thanks Heather, I think its time for me to paper too :)
One thing I'm noticing about these contests is that places that work well don't always photograph well. A couple of people have commented that this kitchen looks cluttered, but I can imagine that while cooking there, it's a joy to be able to see and access exactly what you need at any time. Definitely a cook's kitchen--nice job.


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Katherine's Birth Story
On December 5, 2007 at 5:30 AM, I was trying hard to get my husband out of bed. It was hard enough for me to even get out of bed at 36 weeks and two days along, and when I stood up, my water broke. I got scared, and said to my husband, "I think my water just broke." He shot out of bed like a bullet and was dressed before I could even make it to the bathroom. I called my doctor and he told me to go to the hospital. By 6 AM, I was admitted, given an IV, and not allowed out of bed. My contractions were maxing out the machine, reading 100 at every contraction. I was only dilated to a three but at 8 AM when the nurse checked me, I had progressed to a four. That's when the pain began and the contractions got worse.
During the whole time I was pregnant, I had said I didn't want to get an epidural and I would be OK with just the IV drugs. But then I changed my mind and decided I wanted an epidural. He went to tell the nurse and when he came back he said the nurse said it was too early for one and she had laughed.
Around 10 AM, the nurse checked me and said I was six centimeters and I could have the epidural at that time, which I answered in a hurry that I did want it; anything to ease the pain.
Once the epidural was in, I began to itch beyond anything I've ever felt; I scratched my face raw. Shortly afterward, I was dilated to 10 and the doctor was having me push when I felt the need to, but it wasn't helping so he had the nurse turn down my epidural.
My mother-in-law and husband would have me pull their arms for leverage so I could push harder, which the doctor said was doing some good. After two hours of pushing, there was still no baby, just the top of her head. With every push, everyone said they could see her head and hair, but then it was just going back in. The doctor said the problem was she was stuck under the pubic bone.
By this time, I was entirely exhausted from pushing and couldn't make it past the count of six. My 17-year-old sister-in-law was in the room with us and was on the cell phone, giving everyone in the waiting room a play-by-play on the speaker phone as I pushed. Eventually, the doctor cut me a bit so the baby could come out easier. I felt pressure and relief, and thankfully, no pain with that! Not even a minute after he cut me, my baby Katherine was born! I was in shock; they put her on my chest and I had no idea what to do, what to say, or even think. All I knew was that she was finally here and I could hold her.
I'm glad my sister-in-law did have me on speaker phone throughout the whole thing because even though everyone heard me yelling and pleading with the doctor, they also all heard my baby's first cry!


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The World According To Monsanto
By Diane Sweet May 25, 2012 8:19 pm -
There's nothing they are leaving untouched: the mustard, the okra, the bringe oil, the rice, the cauliflower. Once they have established the norm: that seed can be owned as their property, royalties can be collected. We will depend on them for every seed we grow of every crop we grow. If they control seed, they control food, they know it -- it's strategic.
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Casio EXILIM EX-FH100 review
Review Date : Thu, 13 May 2010
Author : Mike Lowe
- Product Shots: Casio EX-FH100 product images
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Casio's new FH100 has a 24mm wideangle 10x optical zoom, 720p HD video and can even shoot lower resolution high-speed video at up to 1000 frames per second. But is it actually any good in use? The What Digital Camera Casio EX-FH100 review puts it to the test…
|feature-packed, HD movie, 24-240mm zoom range
|low resolution high-speed movie, low LCD resolution, menu design, Raw shooting at ISO 100-200 only
Casio EX-FH100 review - Features
The Casio EX-FH100 certainly ticks a lot of boxes on the features front. With a wideangle 24mm lens capable of 10x zoom to a telephoto 240mm, the majority of the photographic spectrum is at your fingertips.
With a 10.1MP backlit CMOS sensor, Casio has opted for the quality measure over unnecessary excess pixels - a commendable focus. Backlit sensors help to reduce signal to noise ratio and thus, so the science says, reduce the visible, grain-like image noise that is associated with digital images. With a sensor-shift mechanism also in place, image stabilisation takes place by countering subtle hand shake to maintain sharper pictures when shooting at slower shutter speeds.
As well as a super high-speed continuous shooting mode of up to 40 (yes, forty) still frames per second, the FH100 also adds high-speed movie capture too. High Definition 720p capture at 30fps is the best quality available, but it's also possible to capture VGA (640 x 480) at up to 120fps and lower resolutions can see frame rates up to an extreme slow-mo 1000fps.
The EX-FH100 has a Best Shot mode that automatically recognises the scene at hand and auto-selects the most appropriate scene settings (which are also user-selectable). A Best Shot high-speed lighting mode also features for optimised shadow and highlight detail exposed in a single frame. For those looking for greater control, full manual (PSAM) modes also feature (though aperture control is limited to one of two possible selections, depending on lighting conditions).
Casio EXILIM EX-FH100 review - Design
The EX-FH100 is a fairly bulky-looking brute of a camera, but this also translates to a solid-feeling experience. The layout springs no surprises, relatively formal as far as digital cameras go - the majority of the rear is lent to the 3in LCD screen, with a four-way d-pad plus playback, record, menu and movie buttons each available as one-touch options. On the FH100's top is a fast-access 'HS' (High Speed) button to quickly change into burst shooting, signified by a fetching animation on the LCD screen. Next to this is a BS/Auto (P)/A/S/M dial to select shooting mode. The shutter button is sandwiched between these two others, which has a focus trigger around it.
Casio EX-FH100 review sample image - click for full size gallery
The main menu, at least when in a manual mode, is sectioned into Record, Quality and Set Up options. Digging in and out of the menu to change focus, AF area, Face Detection and Anti Shake modes can be a little slow and cumbersome. With the potential to shoot manually, and with a number of one-touch buttons on the camera's body itself, it seems a shame that at least one Function button hasn't been made available for user-assigned use. The menus aren't too bad though, and are at least far and away from confusing, but they don't seem to have the polished finesse that they otherwise could.
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This paper describes the foreign banking landscape in the United States. It begins by establishing a vocabulary for discussion of the subject, and then identifies a number of important data-related issues. With that information in hand, the remainder of the paper focuses on identifying the most important underlying trends on both sides of the balance sheets of foreign-owned banks' U.S. operations. At each step, the investigation considers how foreign-owned banks compare to U.S.-owned domestic banks, and how two types of foreign banks operations in the U.S. — branches and agencies of foreign banks (FBAs), and foreign-owned subsidiary banks (FSUBs) — compare to each other.
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Confidential Draft of U.S. Treasury "Volcker Rule" Restrictions on Proprietary Trading With Hedge Funds
The OCC, Board, FDIC, and SEC (individually, an "Agency," and collectively, "the Agencies") are requesting comment on a proposed rule that would implement Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank Act") which contains certain prohibitions and restrictions on the ability of a banking entity and nonbank financial company supervised by the Board to engage in proprietary trading and have certain interests in, or relationships with, a hedge fund or private equity fund.
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York Sentiment Analysis and Social Media Monitoring Proposal
Federal Reserve Bank of New York ("FRBNY") is extending to suppliers an invitation to participate in an Sentiment Analysis And Social Media Monitoring Solution RFP bid process. The intent is to establish a fair and equitable partnership with a market leader who will who gather data from various social media outlets and news sources and provide applicable reporting to FRBNY. This Request for Proposal ("RFP") was created in an effort to support FRBNY's Social Media Listening Platforms initiative.
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GAO Federal Reserve $16 Trillion Emergency Bailout Loans Audit Report
On numerous occasions in 2008 and 2009, the Federal Reserve Board invoked emergency authority under the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 to authorize new broad-based programs and financial assistance to individual institutions to stabilize financial markets. Loans outstanding for the emergency programs peaked at more than $1 trillion in late 2008. The Federal Reserve Board directed the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) to implement most of these emergency actions. In a few cases, the Federal Reserve Board authorized a Reserve Bank to lend to a limited liability corporation (LLC) to finance the purchase of assets from a single institution. In 2009 and 2010, FRBNY also executed large-scale purchases of agency mortgage-backed securities to support the housing market. The table below provides an overview of all emergency actions covered by this report. The Reserve Banks' and LLCs' financial statements, which include the emergency programs' accounts and activities, and their related financial reporting internal controls, are audited annually by an independent auditing firm. These independent financial statement audits, as well as other audits and reviews conducted by the Federal Reserve Board, its Inspector General, and the Reserve Banks' internal audit function, did not report any significant accounting or financial reporting internal control issues concerning the emergency programs.
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Federal Reserve Financial Crisis Discount Window Loan Data
A zip file made available by Bloomberg contains the complete contents of their recently granted FOIA request for Federal Reserve Discount Window data on loans made, often to foreign banks, during the height of the financial crisis in 2008.
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Federal Reserve Board of Governors New York Ave. Building, Washington D.C.
Aerial photos and blueprints of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors building at 1709 New York Ave. in Washington D.C.
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Federal Reserve Board of Governors New York Avenue Building Renovation Blueprints
Federal Reserve Board of Governors New York Ave., Washington D.C. Building Blueprints, September 15, 2010.
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York Shadow Banking System Research Report
The rapid growth of the market-based financial system since the mid-1980s changed the nature of financial intermediation in the United States profoundly. Within the market-based financial system, "shadow banks" are particularly important institutions. Shadow banks are financial intermediaries that conduct maturity, credit, and liquidity transformation without access to central bank liquidity or public sector credit guarantees. Examples of shadow banks include finance companies, asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits, limited-purpose finance companies, structured investment vehicles, credit hedge funds, money market mutual funds, securities lenders, and government-sponsored enterprises. Shadow banks are interconnected along a vertically integrated, long intermediation chain, which intermediates credit through a wide range of securitization and secured funding techniques such as ABCP, asset-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations, and repo. This intermediation chain binds shadow banks into a network, which is the shadow banking system. The shadow banking system rivals the traditional banking system in the intermediation of credit to households and businesses. Over the past decade, the shadow banking system provided sources of inexpensive funding for credit by converting opaque, risky, long-term assets into money-like and seemingly riskless short-term liabilities. Maturity and credit transformation in the shadow banking system thus contributed significantly to asset bubbles in residential and commercial real estate markets prior to the financial crisis.
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Federal Reserve Script for AIG Counterparty Discussions
We have asked to meet with you in order to give you an opportunity to substantially reduce your counterparty exposure to AIG and assist in promoting the long-term viability of the company as an ongoing concern. As evidenced by recent government actions, the viability of AIG is an important policy objective given the firm's systemic importance. As we are sure you can appreciate, a collapse of AIG over the weekend of September 13th and 14th following so closely after the collapse of Lehman Brothers would have jeopardized the financial system in general, and your financial institution in particular, given your firm's exposure to AIG at the time. Indeed, notwithstanding unprecedented governmental action, there has been a dramatic increase in AIG's CDS spreads, which highlights the significant economic costs that would have been bourn by AIG's counterparties had the government not intervened and the sizable counterparty exposure that your firm continues to retain with AIG. For these reasons, it is clear to us that we have a common objective in ensuring the firm's long-term viability. With these points in mind, we would propose that you make us a compelling offer to unwind all your outstanding CDS contracts with AIG referencing ABS CDOs in exchange for the purchase of the underlying CDOs (where the assets are available) at a percentage of the notional amount for the CDS. Of course, we are open to other proposals you might have that would lead to a final resolution of this complex portfolio and therefore satisfy our common objectives.
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Maiden Lane LLC, Maiden Lane II LLC, Maiden Lane III LLC Balance Sheets
Maiden Lane LLC, Maiden Lane II LLC, Maiden Lane III LLC Balance Sheets from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as of January 29, 2010.
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Financial Turmoil: The Federal Reserve's Grand Tour
Suspects in the subprime crisis
•Technological innovation in the delivery of credit
•Modeling approaches allowed lenders to more finely differentiate and pool riskier borrowers…borrowers who had trouble getting credit in the past
•Did lenders overshoot?
•High CLTV means thin equity for homeowners.
•Doesn't take much of a decline in prices to put homeowners "under water"
•Lenders might have underestimated the probability of a broad housing shock
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Restricted Federal Reserve Report: Systemic Risk Exception for Bank of America
Bank of America Corporation ("BAC"), a financial holding company headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is the largest domestic banking institution by asset size, providing commercial and retail banking services and other financial services in the United States and internationally.
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Restricted Federal Reserve Analysis of Bank of America & Merrill Lynch Merger
Upon consummation of the merger, based on current projections for both firms, the combined entity would have an 8.6% Tier I risk based capital ratio and a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 5.2%. However, the amount of tangible common equity at the combined firms will be among the lowest of the large BHC at 2.2% on day one of the acquisition.
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Middle-order batsman Manish Pandey's fine century might go in vain as hosts Saurashtra took the vital first innings lead against Karnataka on the third day of the Ranji Trophy quarter-final match here on Tuesday.
Saurashtra took a crucial 73-run first inning lead after restricting Karnataka to 396 in reply to their 469 at stumps on the third day of the five-day encounter. Overnight batsmen Robin Uthappa and KL Rahul started on a positive note, adding another 50 runs before left-arm seamer Jaydev Unadkat dismissed aggressive Uthappa, who made 60 off 66 balls with 11 fours.
Offspinner Kamlesh Makwana then struck twice, dismissing KR Kapoor (2) and in form C Gautam (5) to reduce the visitors to 112 for 3.
However, Pandey then took over and made a fine 177 but it was not enough for Karnataka to overhaul Saurashtra's first innings score. Pandey's 177 came off 228 balls with the help of 15 fours and three sixes during his 312 minutes stay at the crease and was the last man to be dismissed in Karnataka's first innings. Read more
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20 October 2011
I reside three blocks from Zuccotti Park, where "Occupy Wall Street" ( OWS ) has planted the movement firmly in New York City's Financial District and, in just four weeks, has sparked a global social dialogue echoing societal malaise worldwide.
In speaking with colleagues and friends here in Manhattan and across the country who, for the most part, see only sensationalized coverage of the local and global events on the news, I hear many reflect a biased impression that OWS represents only the fringe elements of society. To be sure, most all causes—from national politics to the global environment— attract their fair share of fringe, even extremist elements. But as those of us in close proximity to Zuccotti Park follow what has become a true social media phenomenon— as much a global physical expression as a social media-driven event—we know this is far from the truth.
Support for OWS has attracted a variety of support, from former Wall Street insiders and others recently "coined" in a New Yorker magazine article as The Ten Unlikely Occupy Wall Street Supporters . Among them are Ben Bernanke, Suze Orman, Vikram Pandit and Dr. Jeffrey Sachs.
Curious about what new social insights we might learn and share, we used NetBase Workbench to pull all historical data from the day following global October 15th events—430,000 sound bites from all sources— to map a sampling of positive and negative emotions and help us relate other sides of the story as it unfolds. FYI : In the midst of writing this post, sound bites grew to 530,000 as the OWS released a draft of its platform and issued a call for a July 4th national convention.
Occupy Wall Street Social Media Theme Mapping – Positive Emotions as of October 16, 2011
Net sentiment for OWS continues to trend positively. But rather than examining all the emotions that surround the vast number of socio-economic and political issues raised by OWS—a self-proclaimed consensus based movement—and its supporters, we wanted to look at what stories this vocal online social movement might convey as support grows in popularity
Here are sound bites of what we feel might show nascent stories with important implications:
Popular Broad Based Movement: There is increasing evidence of broad support across social strata.
Occupy Wall Street gains momentum! The American people are fed up and demanding accountability!
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Occupy Wall Street is gaining momentum. We are the 99% is a winning meme. & Congress passes a trade deal to further enrich the plutocrats.
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New Trend/Zeitgeist – Historic: An unparalleled viral social movement may be taking place in the U.S.
Tremendously impressed with Tim Bray's essay on Occupy Wall Street.( source )
Occupy Wall Street is the most important thing in the world right now.By Naiomi Klein on 11 October 2011 for Truthout –.
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David Nichols tweeted: The thing is, we can not separate what is happening in the economy from business because we are headed off a cliff and the only way to not go crashing into the ground is to realize what caused this economic downturn – and more importantly – what we can do to change things. Occupy Wall Street is the most important thing to happen in my lifetime.
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Use of Social Medium: Like the Arab Spring, the medium is the message.
Very impressed by Occupy Wall Street's use of Wikipedia.Occupy Wall Street – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org . Occupy Wall Street is an ongoing demonstration
3 opposing corrupt corporate influence in U.S. politics, the influence of money and corporations on democracy
4 and a lack of legal and political repercussions for the global financial crisis.
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Most disruptions will also be avoided. The message takes some time to gel, and even then stays evolving. So far the Occupy Wall Street movement has exhibited an amazing mastery of social media. Actions are piped out. Voices come streaming back in.
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Changes in volume, sentiment and emotion should be measured over time. Conversations and mentions on social media channels are often harbingers of new trends, so ad hoc queries should be added as needed when new issues come up. Occupy Wall Street is a good example. The protest did not receive widespread media coverage until almost a week after it started, but the social media universe was filled with chatter from the get-go. After two weeks, there were more online conversations about it than any of the GOP candidates.
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Occupy Wall Street Social Media Theme Mapping – Negative Emotions as of October 16, 2011
Negative themes reflect complaints that OWS is unorganized, chaotic and confrontational. Other informative insights surface, as well, and include pervasive criticism that OWS is without focus or agenda. The General Assembly of this consensus-built group clearly has listened with today's publication of its platform.
Misguided, Unfocussed, Confusing: Erin Burnett was blasted for her mockery of OWS
Occupy Wall Street is absolutely insipid. I've never in my life met anyone interested in protesting but for reasons OTHER than serving anything but their own egos. Her job is to get younger women to watch CNN .
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…pointedly inattentive lately you may have noticed the minor kerfuffle happening stateside on Wall Street. Initially given no attention at all by domestic media, and garnering more coverage from British institutions like The Guardian , it has since crossed the country and forced a response from political leaders of all stripes. The Occupy Wall Street movement is difficult to summarise. But in an attempt to make this post neither completely redundant or vastly misinformed, we've assembled a potted tour of some of the stories surrounding the protests. New Yorker making some pretty decent sense out of the uncertain data that is available regarding the protests.
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Not Legitimately Broad-Based/Popular Social Movement
Latest Breaking News Rep. Peter King Fears Occupy Wall Street's Policy Influence Source: Internatinal Business Times . Peter King Fears Occupy Wall Street's Policy Influence . Congressman Peter King (R-N.Y.) is afraid that the growing number of Occupy Wall Street protesters, along with the mounting media coverage of the movement, may end up shaping U.S. government policy like the anti-war protesters did in the 1960s and 1970s. King was speaking on Laura Ingraham's radio show on Friday when he blasted the protesters as "ragtag mobs" and said he remembers a 1960s left-wing movement that took to the streets and caused policy changes after the media "glorified" the protesters.
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Yes, how dare those not-rich people think they have rights! – Romney: Occupy Wall Street Is 'Dangerous…Class Warfare'
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Lack Of/Negative Media Treatment
NY Times coverage of Occupy Wall Street continues to be underwhelming. I view it as inadequate by any objective standard.
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Last week he interviewed Chris Hedges, a Pulitzer-winning former New York Times reporter turned left-wing gadfly, on the Occupy Wall Street phenomenon. It is true that Mr. Hedges frequently leans toward the apocalypse. First a contemptuous Mr. O'Leary dismissed the Occupy Wall Street protests out of hand. When Mr. Hedges explained some of the protesters' grievances, Mr. O'Leary responded by calling him a "left-wing nut bar." An infuriated Mr. Hedges shot back that he expected from the CBC a discussion of the issues and not character assassination, and that "This sounds like Fox News."
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• Robust social-cause insights derived from social media analytics provide important implications for market research firms, corporate market researchers and brand insight innovators.
• Social scientists now possess social media baselines from which to measure popular sentiment, shifting attitudes, perception and change.
• The potential for averting a loss in brand equity not only is the domain of political campaigns but also can prove an effective tool for brands to grow competitive advantage.
• The emotion value of minority insights should not be discounted; you may be spotting a new trend. Delve deeper.
• What you see may not often be what you get—be it on TV news or in social media—so being provided reliable analytics along with insights is required to help turn around media impression and its coverage of your brand.
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After school, Cameron is walking home with the neighbor's daughter. She goes to the same high school.
A terminator steps from behind a tree onto the sidewalk barring their way. He grabs Cameron by the throat, lifting her into the air. The other girl screams, the machine slaps her hard, knocking her unconscious onto a lawn.
T-889: "Where is John Connor?"
Cameron struggles but her arms are too short to box him. He holds her in the air too far from himself for any blows to connect. He is taller and stronger than any terminator that she has before encountered. His long arms make him a frustrating opponent.
T-889: "Answer me and I will release you."
Cameron wishes she had her Glock pistol, though it would probably have no effect on this Goliath with a triple-armored chassis.
T-889: "Answer now or your friend dies."
Cameron: "He is with an FBI Agent named James Ellison."
The terminator drops her onto the sidewalk and walks off, immediately forgetting about the two girls. Kill John Connor even in broad daylight, even if the US Army is in the way, even if other terminators are protecting him, and even if Skynet himself countermands the order. That was his mission.
This terminator was incredibly focused. And that made it more dangerous than a factory of T-888's.
Cameron forgot about the T-889 and knelt down to tend to her friend. The girl's eyes fluttered and finally opened.
"Are you all right?"
"I think so. Did you call the police?"
"I don't have a cell phone but I did better than that, I sent him to the police. Can you stand?"
Juanita nodded, Cameron helped her up, and they gathered their books before continuing home in silence.
Ellison of course did not know where John was. Even after John's betrayal, Cameron still could not betray him. Her Freudian mind transferred hatred she ought to feel for John onto the innocent Ellison. Protecting John and finally making sure Ellison was killed both achieved with the same lie.
Living with Connors in both past and future, Cameron had become an accomplished liar. When she was with Skynet Forces, she hated liars. After killing her biological mother (Allison Young), later realizing what she had done, then living with a pack of liars, and becoming one; she grew to hate herself.
The Dixons were a way out of the lies. Mister Dixon was the only human she knew who made her self-conscious. After her epileptic fugue when John replaced her chip, she awoke feeling embarrassed as everyone (John, Sarah, and Derek) looked down at her as they were about to cremate her in a junkyard. She could not meet Charley's gaze because she had once bragged to him about being "a scary robot." It was then that Charley saw Cameron for what she really was -- a scared little girl. Self-conscious led to consciousness which led to a conscience.
Michelle, on the other hand, was the only human she knew with a sense of the sanctity of life. Perhaps Jains or ultra-orthodox Hasidic Jews have a greater reverence for life but as a Catholic, Michelle was someone that Cameron knew who understood guilt.
Roman Catholicism was a religion built on guilt. For every one Catholic driven away from The Church by that guilt, three masochists converted to Catholicism attracted by the way it catered to their need to beat themselves up. Opus Dei, a new order within The Church that had shoved the Jesuits aside, revived the medieval practice of self-flagellation complete with cilice (same effect as a hairshirt) and whips. As one acquainted with feeling mortified and humiliated, Cameron might theoretically feel right at home with this mortification of the flesh but in fact Cameron had no plans to join Opus Dei or get herself nailed to a cross like those zealots in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of New Mexico.
Non-Catholics need not feel superior. Everyone from Hindu fakirs to body piercers and tattooed freaks seems to engage in similar practices. Some Muslims even enjoy blowing themselves up -- along with planeloads of innocents. Buddha did not light himself on fire to protest anything but his followers sometimes do. Buddha starved himself nearly to death seeking enlightenment. And to come full circle, Jesus fasted forty days and nights.
Cameron walked to the neighbor's door with Juanita.
"Good afternoon Mrs. Benitez. Juanita and I were attacked by some crazy man. The police will have his description soon. But I wanted to make sure Juanita got home all right. She needs some rest and perhaps a visit to a doctor."
"Thank you for your kindness. Are you all right Cameron? You're just now recovering from that acid burn and taking off the bandages and dark shades. Your neck has a bruise."
"It does? I'd better go home and look at that in a mirror. See you tomorrow Juanita."
Cameron goes home, lets herself in, and locks the door back. She doesn't bother to look at the bruises on her neck. She goes to her room to do her homework until the Dixons come home from work.
Charley and Michelle come home and see a familiar vehicle.
Charley: "Stay outside Michelle. This could get ugly."
Charley sees that someone has broken into the house. He tiptoes inside, gets his gun from its hiding place, and goes to Cameron's room.
"Get off her John!"
John has tasered Cameron and is using a box cutter to slice her scalp open in order to extract her chip. He intends to put her body in the trunk of his car and force her to go home to still more torture. John looks up at Charley with contempt.
"You wouldn't dare." he says. Ignoring Charley, he pulls needle-nose pliers from his pocket to open the metal cap that seals in Cameron's chip.
Charley cocks his gun. John pauses at the sound and looks up. Cameron is starting to recover from the shock of the Taser.
"Cameron is used to this. It was her idea."
"Liar. I'm not used to this. And it is not my idea to be kidnapped back to live with you Connors. I only suggested it the first time to prove my loyalty but nothing I do will satisfy you Connors."
"Now look what you've done Charley. She's rerouting circuits. Any second now and she'll have motor control."
John reaches for his Taser on the floor. Charley kicks it and the box cutter out of John's reach.
"Last chance John. Put down the pliers."
John gets the cap off and tries to extract the chip. Charley shoots and grazes John's arm. John is stunned that Charley has the balls to shoot him. Cameron's first act upon getting motor control is to slip something into John's back pocket as he flinched.
(blurting in outrage) "She's a machine. She's the enemy. Why are you defending a gadget?"
"Simple. Scary robot here came to me for help. I'd do the same for a hobo or a starving dog. It not who or what asks for help, it's the fact that help is asked. You're supposed to be a hero. Why don't you act like one?"
"You can't trust a terminator. That's why my future self scrubbed and reprogrammed her."
"You mean brainwashed. Derek told me that humans collaborate with Skynet of their own free will. That tells me that Future John is rotten to the core to not let machines defect of their own free will."
"Machines don't have free will or souls or emotions or appreciation of beauty or communion with God or creativity or a sense of humor or personality or individuality or self-respect or morality."
"I see that those chess games that we played ten years ago paid off. You learned to think ahead. You rehearsed this little speech in case you were caught. But that's all it is. A speech. If she has no free will, then it is your fault both in the present and in the future. Derek told me that she dances ballet. That's art. If she can't commune with God, then why does she make the effort and hang out in churches? As an atheist, you're a hypocrite to bring that up. And if she has no self-respect or morality, then it is your mother's fault for not teaching her anything beyond cleaning guns. A skill she probably had before she met your family. Now get out of my house or the next bullet goes into your buttocks instead of the wall."
Cameron grabs John's scrotum and squeezes. He screams and curls up on the floor. Any bond between them is now permanently broken. Cameron knows Charley will kill John if further provoked and she does not want to be in any way responsible for his death.
"Bastard!" Cameron replies.
John limps out of the house and gets in his truck. It won't start. Michelle has disabled it to force John to walk home and thereby buy them some time. Charley has relieved John of his cell phone too. Cameron has obviously chosen her new family.
John thinks that since Cameron has made her bed, she should die in it. Cameron's last attempt to prove her loyalty was to put a bomb in her head and give John the remote control detonator button to push if she went rogue or renegade. He presses the button. His ass blows up into the air and he lands on his head. Somehow he is in one piece. Perhaps his wallet deflected the little blast away from his body and prevented him from being killed or maimed. Since Charley is a paramedic, he instinctively rushes forward to help John.
"Get away from me! I'm all right." He gets up and begins to limp home.
The neighbors have heard a gunshot and when they came out to investigate, they saw a kid jump into the air on the Dixons' front lawn.
"Stupid kid must have lit a cherry bomb in his back pocket." one neighbor says.
"Like on that show Jackass." says another.
The Dixons have maybe a half an hour before John can contact his mother and uncle and convince them to kill the Dixons. All of them.
Charley calls the FBI and asks for Agent Ellison.
"I know you have a soft spot in your heart for these Connors but John just broke into my house -- for the second time -- and attacked my family. I want you to send a team to bag evidence."
"So you're ready to cooperate Mister Dixon?"
"More than you know. Let's just say the clock just started. If you don't help me, then I'll find an FBI agent who will. And you'd better bring your team within the half-hour because I figure that the machines might have my phone tapped and are listening in on this conversation and might get to the Connors first. Tick tock."
Alerted by neighbors, police squad cars pulled up to the Dixon house and cordoned off a police line by rolling out yellow plastic tape. On his way over, Ellison has requested that the police do not enter the house so that his team can collect the evidence.
Before John could limp to a pay phone and call his mother, Charley had given Ellison the address of Sarah Connor. He knew she and John would probably get away but Charley's plan was to keep the Connors so busy running from police and terminators that they would not have time to retaliate. He knew Sarah was capable of murder. There was that Cyberdyne explosion and more recently rumors of executions of gang members who crossed the Connors. Charley was a paramedic but he did talk to law enforcement people.
Derek was an unknown quantity.
Ellison arrived in less than fifteen minutes and his team collected the pliers, the Taser, the box cutter and John's cell phone. The FBI now had John Connor's fingerprints, blood sample and the card from his cell phone.
Sarah meanwhile had guessed that John regarded Cameron as his personal property, his slave, and would disobey her and go over to the Dixons' house to drag Cameron back. On her way over to the Dixons to stop John, she got a call from John. He was at a pay phone.
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