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Does this mean that Fre and FNM are worthless?
I think so!
i think FRE IS GOING to 10 fold
let's just see what happens after the initial frenzy to get rid of the shares, gives rise to the brave, and the stock, both Fanny and Fred,could end on the up side for the day….well eventually.
It will be interesting to see what Fannie and Freddie common stock do on Monday.
According to this article, Fannie and Freddie stock remains untouched by conservatorship, and will trade as they always have. This comes directly from Treasury, so I'm quite confident the stocks will trade as normal:
How to Trade Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) Stock During Conservatorship
Whether they trade higher or lower remains to be seen!
Fannie and Freddie common will trade based on opinions of whether the initial 79.9% dilution is the final level of dilution. (My blog clickbroker.blogspot.com)
What about the preferreds. Still can't seem to get any clarification about their status and whether they will give preference to the banks that hold them as part of their capital versus "ordinary" shareholders?
I'm interested in seeing what this will do short term for the financial stocks. Wondering if they'll be a huge jump this week in banking related stocks.
Why no discussi0on about the debt?
Welcome, comrades, to the United Socialist States of America: The USSA.
fnm……..buy all you can………usa is strong!
Lo be the people who think this makes McCain look good. He did nada to diagnose the problem nor effect a solution. And he says economics is not his strong suit–and there's plenty of proof for that. No free pass for the old, angry, tired, man. But he will surely claim it is another example of Country First, and then tell us about being a POW.
fre and fnm!!!!! tomorrow we sea last time in 10s{the best of the best now with protection of the gobernment!}
Í´m happy…..with my fnm´s….i plan to sell 30s minimun!
It is an open robbery of FNM & FRE shareholders, especially for FNM shareholders! As soon as the housing legislation was signed by Bush, FNM & FRE stock prices tumbled due to market rumor spreaded by Paulson floks at Treasury. FRE tried but failed to raise private capital because of Paulson's ultimate intent to kill the GSEs.
FNM and FRE will get crushed tomorrow. They have to. 79.9% dilution on top of up to $100 billion potential preferred stock issuance to Treasury. WOW! Great call, short sellers!
Welcome to the Corporate Welfare Economy brought to you by Bush and Paulson.
Management sold out shareholders to Devil Paulson at Treasury!
With governmnt at the back of FNM and FRE how can these companies fail?I see their stocks soar premarket and going ten folds for now and fly in the near future as it happened in 1992 and 1997.Good luck to us…millionaires.Booyah…
will the conforming loan size be raised to enable the sale of homes priced in the 550′s on up??
Give me a break. How is this going to lower interest rates? Have you looked at the asian markets? Bonds are up 20 basis points. Sentiment is that the US treasury just took on way too much risk. Financials are going to get a bounce, but with the banks about to report Q3 losses, what is going to happen to the financial run up? The feds dropped rates and the mortgage rates go up? How much do you think this will realistically effect the rates now?
Do you really think investors are going to leave whats left of their money in what is now a treasury slush fund? With the feds offering a safety net for the bank investors, I don't think so.
That means the 40 Billion worth of common and preferred will go to zero after the opening panic sell and the taxpayers are going to be on the hook to put the money back on the books. That's just to get the GSE's back to Friday's misery levels. With the book values, as pointed out by WSJ, being zero, where are they going to get money to add liquidity to the market? $2 Billion from the Fed? Remember they have $25 Billion coming due, so the taxpayer tab is now really $63 Billion and we haven't even got warmed up yet.
Banks wrote down $500 Billion over the last 12 months and, once again as WSJ points out, the worst of the ARM resets are still to come, so they are going to need the 4 point spread to recoup losses. Do you still really think the rates are going to drop?
so… what is my stock worth, now that super hero Paulson saved the day?
It will be a sad day if the value of these stocks are diminished to the point of being worthless. Many US citizens are shareholders through their holdings in pension plans that hold the stock directly or in their holdings in mutual funds.
For the Government or Congress to protect the debt holders at the expense of the shareholders just seems incorrect….it is not that i do not understand that foreign countries hold the debt and without intervention of some sought chaos would have ultimately resulted….but for innocent shareholders to be wiped out as was almost the case with bear Stearn shareholders…would be wrong…to what degree they should be protected I am uncertain…since many believed as I that this was to a degree a Quasi government type company, not a guarantor of its shareholders equity investment…so in short they should buffer the shock on Monday…that means say something positive…maybe putsome money out to support the stock at some level lower.
I guess this is my not so silent prayer
I bought 10,000 FRE @3 how can I lose? I will wait for panickers to sell their shares and I will buy more…more ..and more..fuego…
I think it will be up after half hour's selling.
If you fear your fear you gonna lose money.There is some collusion here with the shorts.If indeed they want the common and preferred shares gone thay should have done it already.I tell you believe in yourself and mark this day that I told you so.
god bless america. is just of matter of time the value common stock will up again, this a free market capitalism.
I agree……
Does this mean that we who live in Gated Communities have to make room for HUD Signs at our Gate Houses?
I sold short 40k of FRE @ 5.05, Friday afternooon – I plan to cover at 2.05, buy a new Porsche and have a late breakfast with any cash leftover.
Thank you to all the FRE longs.
It opens at $0.40 then trades to $0.10 by Friday as shorts cover and funds exit to show they "didnt own FNM in the 3rd quarter"
I think FNM and FRE common stock,will recover in near future.
what will FNM share price be open at in the 8:00am premarket? how about at 9:30am? any savy investors know?
John M
I want to talk to you afterhours tomorrow.I will have to extend my condolences to you because bears are going to be slaughtered tomorrow according to Cramer..booyah.
my condolences to the bears as they are going to be slaughtered tomorrow…long live fre…….
Some time ago, Jim Rogers was among the 1st commentators to discuss the problems of Fannie and Freddie when almost all the other analysts were recommending the stocks or buying them for their funds. Also when he was on Fox TV he said Fannie Mae would go to $8- Indeed! Rogers has often held views that seem extreme but he often ends up being right. By the time others rant and rave and jump on the bandwagon it makes for news and gains attention but it is often too late– Bill Gross made a smart move though, getting some good gains at a lessened risk by knowing his area pretty well.
Everyone in Palson's corrupt circle. The little guys common will be mostly wiped out, while Paulson uses tax dollars to make preferred holders whole (just banks.. behind the scenes).
I was shocked that the new mgmt at FRE/FMN are from US Banc and MER! So these guys come from the private sector, have ties back to their companies… and have a BLANK CHECK from Paulson. Guess who will be first to unload toxic CDOs to FRE/FNM… one guess MER. The have a sponsor at FRE/FNM that will buy MER's and others toxic CDOs and leave the taxpayer with something like a $500 billion to $2 trillion dollar bill!
This is the risk when you give someone a Blank Check …essentially giving Paulson Absolute Power = Absolute Corruption.
We should change the dollar from 'In God We Trust" to say "In Paulson We Trust" Let the next bubble begin!!
I agree with mFC.
How can you guys short FNE? I was not allowed to short, as it was not allowed (along with some 45 other banks stock)? I think you guys are lying.
With all the blogs and commentary, I have yet to see a projection as to the impact on financials or the market in general for tommorow. I believe at this point it is anybody's guess.
Any further comments?
Do you really think Cramer has any FRE of FNM in his charitable trust? loool
Cramer said the dow was going to 15k after Bernanke lowered last Aug. – lmao Cramer is a moron I hope you don't trade on his assenine booyahs
Hey Trump-
You shouldn't buy stock in a company if you don't understand where you stand in the pecking order. You are in the first loss position if the assets can't cover the liabilities and shareholders equity and in this case they can not. Well settled bankruptcy says that when a company enters the "zone of insolvency" the owners duty shifts to protecting creditors (owners of debt) from protecting shareholders. Think of the bet you mad: if your equity purchase went from $7 to $80 you would have been thrilled and the company would have clicked along and paid th 6% on their debt and then paid back the princiapl at maturity to the debtholders. I doubt you would have shared your windfall with the debtholders. When it goes the other way you whine like a baby. It works the same way in reverse, senior stakeholders get paid first, you're at the back of the line waiting to see if there is anything left over. WAHHHHHH!
It will fall into the hands of the dreaded penny stock traders . They will eat this stock and play with it as they wish until they ultimately drive it to its grave.
all nonsenses! will see…
stock will stop at 3.10
Cramer is great as far as entertainment, but it is not wise to use any thing he says when trading stocks.
He's just a Wall St. side show. A curiosity.
Management is in the losers column?
Did you check the going-away gifts?
Or is that too much for the WSJ to "investigate"?
If you have ANY mutual funds, you owe it to yourself WHO held FNM and FRE at the end of the second quarter.
Where are the sidebars reporting the FNM and FRE holdings by individual banks. JPM has been cited as a bit owner of common. Others?
Cronyism. Hank Paulsen was CEO of GS, now he's a government employee…wonder how all this works guys? Publicly traded stocks we can all own, then our chosen ones take over this publicly traded company as it's ALWAYS BEEN A GOV. CO…RIGHT? Does anyone else think this is a conflict. Gated Communities? You mean like the one I live in? Everyone here paid cash for their homes…but we've all been slaughtered in the markets. So it really is a level playing field. Really.
Cramer is a very smart man. The people who believe is act deserve as much recognition as those who think that the WWF is real.
Good luck!
i did not see any gated communities on cape cod when i was attending all those hillary fundraisers!
Check Cramer's track record. It's not good. He's an entertainer who sometimes gets it right.
TO: Norman Hsu…I said I was from Texas. No one here knows anyone named Clinton. BooYah
Anonymous, I think you're right about Cramer and WWF. Didn't Cramer have Vince McMahon on his show?
Birds of a feather ?
The level of ignorance is amazing.
This WILL NOT lower rates.
Just like taking the fed funds rate to 2% did absolutely NOTHING for 30 year mortgages.
Even if rates went down, say 1%, (did you expect more? sorry) lending standards are different which means FEWER loans.
Real estate cycles are measured in DECADES. No matter what Cramer, Paulson or the Pope say.
Why is WSJ quoting Cramer? Cramer is an entertainer and not a serious analyst at all, WSJ is suppose to be above entertainment and have serious analyst with the insights of a world economy and give us the whole complete picture of issues. I am so disappointed with WSJ analysis on this very important takeover, it is pathetic that they had to quote Cramer and can not analyze the situation by their own staff and back it up. VERY DISAPPOINTED in WSJ!!
Definition of "Lightning Round": Electrocution of all FRE and FNM longs tomorrow at 9:30 am.
As Cramer said, the government can extend the mortgage to 45 years. They can also forgive all mortgages and make a lot of people happy.
Is there a cost?
If there is no cost, they should do it.
Rick, WSJ undoubdtedly had some sort of deal worked out with Cramers agent.
If I'm a Chineese Bank (no soldiers in Iraq) or Russian Bank (remember Georgia) I now have a safety net, but if I'm an American citizen paying my taxes with common shares I'm on my own (market forces) – do I have this right?
Dear Mr Paulson
Thank you so so so much for bailing our huge bond investments in your great country's Fanny and Freddie using your own tax-payer's hard earned moneys
That is a magnificent gesture – pls look me up when you're in Beijing next, will love to take you out for the BEST YUM-CHA in town
Yours sincerely
Lee Chen
I think Cramers got some compromising pics of the WSJ editor and he is blackmailing for ink.
I note Freddie's current market capitalization (total common stock value) is less than $3.5 billion. If Paulson had just allowed the common shareholders to be totally wiped out — as I think he should have — the economic effect on Wall Street would have been virtually unnoticeable. With commercial banks writing off half a trillion dollars in bad loans and Fannie/Freddie poised to write off probably 50 billion more, a $3.5 billion hit to Freddie stockholders would have been regarded as chump change. But its moral and political value would have been substantial. (Same, of course, for Fannie.)
The stocks will be totally wiped out but some longs will be able to salvage something as the shorts cover on the way out.
Just another engineered, synthetic rally… just like Jan., March, and July… only September's will likely be briefer still…
The market (and economy) need to properly bottom, not be repeatedly propped up like time and process do not matter. They do, and they will.
I suppose that every bank in the good old USA can now sell their worthless upside down mortgages to either FNM or FRE. It look like the only winner to all of this is the banks. FAN and FRE need to keep mortgage standards in place and the worthless loans of the banks be shareholder responsibility. Personally, if I every here the term GSE again, I am RUNNING for the exit. Good luck finding future investors.
Does anybody think CIT makes a good short at this level?
The sad truth about the mutual fund industry is that, for all their resources, they do not have a clue.
They make money on the bull market like any random investor. Minus the fees, of course.
I am still very young in terms of our lifespan.
Today we saw the end of American Capitalism and Free Markets.
Make no mistake, the free markets in Asia and the Middle East will grow in coming years and ours will sag.
CIT is a great short here. Short all you can.
Cover between 8.50 & 9 it will be there within the month.
keep hoping and dreaming, both common and preferred are virtually wortless !!!
Comment by DEEPTI – September 7, 2008 at 10:56 pm
Definition of "Lightning Round": Electrocution of all FRE and FNM longs tomorrow at 9:30 am
Republican think same as WSJ think : Sarah is ready to be President ( 80% think so)
WSJ think : Bush Administration a winner with this bailout — no issue regard regulation or accountability over its 8 year term!! I hope the American people don't buy this one. Hey get them thinking about "the Surge" better yet abortion!!
great call by major brokers this past week : ' GSE will survive without help ' their clients will love them. too funny !!!
In Westchester NY with a good job & am saving every penny to try to get into a home. I was anticipating the housing prices to drop more because it is still so unaffordable here. I would not sign a mortgage that changes rates or buy a house without putting a responsible down payment on it. The government should not interfere–there are responsible, hardworking people who did not take risky mortgages waiting for the market to stabilize to a price they can afford. I should have bought an outrageous house a year ago and then waited for the government to bail me out.
America used to be a Capitalist country; now uncle Sam controls 90% on mortgage market. Shame on you Washington.
Soon, the 3 auto makers , than the airlines… on and on.
I'm kind of shocked that Cramer is even mentioned in this publication.
You forgot to mention another loser in this fiasco – the US Govt. It stands a good chance to lose its AAA rating due to the doubling of the national debt. Watch the credit markets vote with their feet this week.
LOSERS=anyone not in forclosure
(SP) futures were up huge & you saw initial reaction in Asia.
Traders & short-covering will dominate Mon & the market will surely go up.
But… the fact of matter is : bailing out FRE & FNM does not solve a whole lot – definitely not 6.1% unemployment rate nor home inventory glut, etc.
So lovely – time to short some more!
Cramer got it right AGAIN!
Dam he's good!!
End of capitalism.
We are finally officially a socialist country where 'people of the party' enjoy rest of the citizenry suffer. There is no moral hazard no accountability.
It is a trader heaven.
Don't count on sustained rebound, problems are far too deep as should be obvious to all now.
I say this even having lived through the Savings and Loan crisis: This is the sorriest bunch of glopsnottyness I have ever seen in my long life. Government has failed the people who pay the bills; who labor daily; who are retired; who are responsible and pay their bills; live within their means; and absolutely must rely on government to contain ruinous inflation. This is more than a failure of regulation or sound government policy: This is a graphic illustration of how demented and deranged our society has become. To take the burden off the shoulders of the people who deserved it and to put it on the shoulders of those who didn't is an act of criminal legerdemain. Who can believe in a government that would do this to them? If an entity is too big to fail, would it not be logical to break it up into smaller units that can be allowed to fail without taking the whole system down? Is this a new edition of Alice In Wonderland? Or a bad dream of horrible leadership and incompetence masquerading as another crisis from out of the blue. A thousand pound elephant in the room that nobody notices or wants to talk about truthfully?
Fre will go down to 1 or 2 a share tomorrow and eventially closer to 0….Sorry for the bad news but other financials should get a boost tomorrow…:)
I agree with michaelv. Who gives a #@%! what Cramer thinks?!?!?!
PS High crimes, misdemeanors, and IMPEACHMENT. NOW. FOR EXECUTIVE AND CONGRESS. Restore credibility for credibility's sake. Where the hell is some accountability, integrity and justice.
PSS I support the return of Paul O'Neill or John Snow to Treasury immediately.
both already trading off mkt…
No accountability in the Fannie & Freddie SCANDAL
can someone tell me again how this fixes Lehman's capital needs?
It's comical to see how both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are products of financial crises themselves. Fannie was a product of the Great Depression, while Freddie was privatized after the savings and loan debacle of the late 1980s. I guess that's life, you go from crisis to crisis, just hoping that you don't sink too far.
Would you people get the story right… there is no dilution in fact FNM and FRE actually paid the Treasury $1billion in preferred shares (book entry, no cash exchanged)to set up the conservatorship. Please read.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury expects to purchase $5 billion of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities within the next month as part of its takeover of the mortgage finance giants.
Senior government officials told reporters in a news briefing the program would be the first taxpayer cash outlays associated with the plan to put Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into a government conservatorship.
The purchases will be on the open market and will be managed by a private investment manager appointed by the Treasury.
This week, the Treasury (((will receive $1 billion in a new class of senior preferred stock from each of the two companies as "compensation")))) for signing the agreement to support the two main sources of U.S. mortgage liquidity, the officials said. This stock has a 10 percent coupon.
The Treasury also will receive warrants representing 79.9 percent ownership share of each firm, (((((but the officials said the government has no plans to exercise those warrants,))))) which carry a nominal exercise cost of less than $1 a share.
The officials said the Treasury has set up an (((automatic mechanism to inject fresh capital into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac through senior preferred stock purchases when their liabilities exceed their assets according to their quarterly financial reports))). The earliest this could start would be within 60 days of the companies' September 30 report, the officials said.
This will only happen when FNM and FRE have a negative net worth. FNM HAS TO GO THRO $43BILLION IN LOOSES BEFOR THIS INFUSION OCCURS Rating :
How is this legal or constitutional?
Thisdoesnot fit…where did you get those quotes? They look like the AH close from Friday.
"expect that U.S. taxpayers will be on the hook for about $250 billion in losses"
Oh, This Is Not Good
Hussman Funds Weekly Market Comment
September 8, 2008
John P. Hussman, Ph.D.
the govt will take 80% ownership of all fnm/fre shares. so whatever fre and fnm were worth friday, they should be worth one-fifth of their fri closing prices theoritically
mpulsive , try using Fidelity's fastquote screen's bid/ask… or bloomberg's MOST function using an after mkt source. XLF rallying ferociously… 22.32-22.4. the NYSE just curtailed premarket trading though, so that's as far as we can go tonight. tune in at 9:30
I worked at Merrill Lynch in Fixed Income during the 1990s when FNM and FRE were by far and away our biggest clients/users. Herb Allison was the intellectual head of the Merrill (He was pushed out after the LTCM fiasco). Stan O'Neil was his protege. He was one who engourged himself and his successor over the build-up to this disaster and now he gets to preside over its dismantling. What a place Wall Street/Washington is!!!
Washington has taken on a lot of additional debt, or at least the potential of a lot of additional debt, depending on how high the default rate goes. However, the Feds can do one thing that no commercial banks can. They can print money as fast as they need to. Unfortunately, the most tempting thing will be to simply inflate our way out of this. I'm sure Barney Frank, et. al. will insist on that approach.
I can smell lawyers soliciting fre and fnm shareholders' signatures for a class action lawsuit just like in the case of Bearn Stearn to bring the price of diluted stock from $2 to $10 overnight.
Great article. I think what really matters is what the market thinks about the next Administration, who will then decide to make Fannie/Freddie completely private or public.
2) If private (via merging, splitting into several entities), current shareholders will benefit – big time.
3) If public, then the government can 'buy' Fannie/Freddie, combined, for less than $1,000,000, wiping out shareholders.
the stock, I believe, will trade based on the prevailing sentiment.
Thanks Ex_Merrill_Guy: I was wondering about his background. I'm not impressed.
I love how this is a win for Republicans LOL.
Seeing how they have had the administration that let all of this fraud and carelessness go for so long.
McCain and Obama are gutless for not coming out stronger on this topic.
Ron Paul has been talking about this for ages.
We are slowly turning into a Socialist country.
Great the US is now responsible for half of one of the largest influences of the GDP.
Anyone happy about this are morons.
Let the private sector work it out.
Sorry for the hard worker suckers!!
Fannie, freddie, Bear Stearns, …..Ford, GM, Chrysler.Lets hope Paulson and his cronies will make small fuel efficient cars!!!
This might finally finish off Bill Miller with his 80 million shares of Freddie. Wall Street analysts recommended these things all the way down.
But hardly anybody is talking about buying Fannie today, is this the opportunity…..?
So who was Marx ? ;)
It is time for a "Year of Jubilee" for all our citizens, not just the fat cats.
I am beginning to feel like a crazed postal employee and I am sane. God help us if someone with only a little less sanity than myself begins to feel this way.
Cost of war in Iraq—-576 billion and counting
So the news is good for short sellers but neutral for longs…how do you square that???
I am a Fannie shareholder, a retired school teacher, invested in Fannie for retirement income. An individual investor whose retirement whose retirement is now compromised.
devil take the hindmost
To Jim Cramer's credit, while he recommended a ton of financial stocks before the crisis hit, I don't think he was ever a booster of Fannie or Freddie on his show. Barrelomoney did better though– avoiding financial stocks and going with defensive issues like foods, tobaccos and utilities as the economy showed signs of slowing.
Retirees should have their money in fixed income.
If they own any equity. If should be in broad market ETFs. Never on anything as speculative as Fannie Mae.
Im not sure this is about winners and losers. Given the reality of what would probably happen if the secondary mortgage market disappeared
it seems to me Paulson came up with a reasonable framework to avoid disaster or at least buy time so that the next administration and congress can take their shot at cleaning up this mess. The Common I think gets wiped out maybe its left with a prayer and a hope. The Preferred also should get wiped out but the government says it was concerned over the implication to capital of the banks holding the preferreds. The bonds get boosted the government wants to make sure that the capital keeps flowing to keep funds available so that homeowners can get mortgages. You dont want to burn bridges to the funds that you are going to continue to need. The taxpayer is taking hit no matter what and we all know it, no matter what happens. I think if the government can keep the system from
spiralling out of control and creating negative reinforcements thats probablly in the interest of most taxpayers and citizens. The real losers will be the savers who never took advantage of borrowing from the banks. They will have to pay the bill for the loss of purchasing power of their savings and possibly the tax bills that may eventually have to be paid. Is it fair not really Is it fair that some of these wall street executives made out with big bonuses at the same time their companies and shareholders got screwed I dont think so. But on the other hand the priority here was to keep the system from melting down and possibly experiencing full blown credit disaster maybe a depression. In light of the risks I think Paulson did ok. The politicians and the public can play the blame game later. Now is the time for some very clear thinking on what are the best moves to avoid a meltdown and get our finances in order. And hopefully we learn from this but some how I doubt it.
What a crock! Fiirst off, all shareholders should have been completely wiped out. the net value of this company is negative and the taxpayers are now on the hook for hundreds of billions (at least) to bring things to zero. It is unconscienable that shareholders should maintain any equity.
Second, what about those who didn't take mortgages they couldn't afford and/or stayed on the sidelines because real estate was overheated? By playing games to keep prices from falling and to let people stay in homes when they're in default, you've just made it impossible for these people get a home now and (this is the best part) you've used their money to do that!
Disgusting and immoral. But at least the crooks that ran these crony organizations will still get their mult-million dollar severance packages.
Nice spin trying to blame this on Congress while giving the Bush Administration credit for fixing the problem. Do you remember Bush's Ownership Society? His pride in the highest home ownership rates in history? When his Administration reduced the capital requirements for Freddie & Fannie?
I think you're dreaming to suggest that Republicans will benefit politically from the "largest market intervention in decades."
I bought FRE and new the government wold be stepping in they won't burn the share holder now if you bought low enough it's goimg to be a long process with many chances to buy and sell if you are long good luck
This is drastic action. To the shareholders- it is very hard to make money with 9.2% of your customers making late payments.
Everyone needs to be calm.
I'd like to see Fannie and Freddie return to the requirment of 28% of your yearly gross income for PITI and 36% of gross for total debt including credit cards, car payments and PITI. I did this, making just $16/hr. My house is just fine.
A drop in interest rates of 1.75-2.00% could make all the difference in the world.
Positive note: if 9.2% are late, 90.8% are on time. It is nearly impossible to get 90.8% of everyone to agree the sky is blue.
This is a short-sellers-induced takeover. A financial system run by predatory short-sellers is out of control.
But I think you have skipped the biggest loosers in the F&F drama who are the TAX PAYERS. I guess that is the reason why it Us government this long to bail out the troubled duo.
The big loser is the responsible citizen as noted by Comment by Kwadguy. When responsible citizens are burned regularly for the benefit of speculators and the foolish, I wouldn't be surprised to see social mayhem follow before long.
The common is not worthless. Because the government is essentially guaranteeing that the firm will not go under, the common acts like an option on the potential upside of holding $5.2 trillion mortgages, albeit, diluted by 80%.
"Our company has undergone a
remarkable transformation during the past three years, rebuilding everything from our accounting and controls to our corporate structure and governance. We also worked to make the company more fl exible and
responsive so that we can provide better service, reliability and value to our customers — the lenders and other partners who house America."
Stephen B. Ashley
of the Board
Annual report 2007, also showing highest dividend on stocks this century.
Kudos to Ex_Merrill_Guy_. The WSJ should examine Herb Allison's "record" at TIAA-CREF also.
Fnm and Fre are primarily insurance companies, who have been insuring risky loans without having enough reserves to pay the predictable losses. They exploited the illusion of having government backing to inflate the market price of these "insured" loans. Now that the government has been forced to change the illusion of government support to a reality, some people are upset. Actually, the government has always encouraged the illusion that these mortgage loans had government backing, and so had an obligation to ultimately intervene as they have. What's the big deal?
I'm more intersted to see how the Pref Stock will fair with all those bank holding the bag? any values on that stuff?
Homeowners don't get to keep 20% of their property's future growth in value when they lose their property to foreclosure. Neither should Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac's shareholders, or even preferred shareholders.
Congress created these two losers. A match. Get a "free" house, vote Democratic.
I have preferred shares – question will my shares be treated differently than the bank's owned shares. Will my shares be bought by the Treasury if they buy banks's perferred? The threat of the banks' holdings becoming worthless raised the threat of a broad banking crisis.
Posted by Heidi Moore- "But Treasury will buy some of the preferred shares, and banishing the dividends will save Fannie and Freddie $2 billion a year."
Just another example of the failed theory that governments should reduce regulation to zero and allow free markets to determine EVERY capital decision. All served up on a silver platter by a nit-wit cowboy that promised us a smaller government.
How can this list omit the BIGGEST LOSER in this: The US Taxpayer who will have to fund the bailout?
Does anyone here have the balls to finally say that George and his Bushies have single-handedly completely fcuking destroyed this country!! Let's call a spade a spade – enough with the nice-ities. In this zero-sum world we live in, the simple question is, who stood to lose & who stood to gain? I bet you dollars to donuts, not one freaking hard working sub-elite class Citizen of this amazingly dumb country benefits from this molestation of Taxpayers.
They don't own Preferreds, MBS and CDS. So why dump this Trillion dollar heap of filth on them? Inject the $100bln into the Fannie and see what comes out! Yeah exactly, go buy some Charmin dude – it aint pretty. I'm prepping for a civil war
>>> When responsible citizens are burned regularly for the benefit of speculators and the foolish, I wouldn't be surprised to see social mayhem follow before long.
Absolutely right, 1 + 1=2! It's everybody for themselves and the devil take the hindmost!
The authors forgot to add taxpayers, who are the biggest suckers and losers on this crazy deal. Will anyone explain to me why should government use taxpayer's money to finance investment in grossly overvalued housing ?
They did not forget to mention tax payers. Your voice do not count.
The ink isn't dry yet on the Fannie & Freddie Bailout. Let's wait and see what the total cost of the bailout amounts to: $200B, $500B or maybe 1 trillion? The estimates are lowball to minimize the public perception of the crisis.
He writes this crap; and gets you all mad and ranting here- to grow his companies eyeballs to sell more ads and grow more profits for them and his fat paycheck. Let's bring our energies to the clowns we elected in washington: write or call them and serve them notice; and let's tell them who is boss on November 4! do you get fooled again and again????
Free houses for all!! Fannie and Freddie, now being totally government entities, would not dare foreclose on any of those poor victim borrowers – they will lower the rate and extend the loan and let the taxpayers pay for the house – biggest losers are those not in foreclosure!
If tax payers must pony up, is it asking too much that the CEOs at least chip in their bonuses? Maybe sell a house or boat or two or three?
I thought I would do some bargain hunting and I am already down $8 on my 100 share investment with FNM. What a bunch of losers! I want my $8 bucks back. I want Paulson to take me to lunch tomorrow.
I want a chicken in every pot and a porsche in every garage. By the way, is Paulson going to take over Tyson Chicken(after they deport all the workers), to replace my chicken I just lost in the stock market?
Obama and McCain rail against lobbyists. Will they give back the donations from the GSEs to their campaigns and such as the Black Congressional Caucus and the Kennedy Center? Will Obama cut ties to Franklin Delano Raines and force him to return the stolen money and sweet deal with Countryside, or instead appoint him to head housing policy?
Losers = anyone that was fiscally responsible in the housing bubble, lived within their means, and did not take on ridiculous amounts of debt in the form of mortgages they could not afford or home equity loans that could not be justified after the bubble burst. Your average hardworking U.S. taxpayer takes it hard with this one folks. And now housing will continue to remain artificially inflated by "creative" lending instruments underwritten by the taxpayer.
Sad, very sad. Makes me wish I'd bought tons of properties, pulled out cash in fake home equity loans, and lived high on the hog -so the average prudent responsible taxpayer could now pay for my lifestyle from fake money.
Private gains + Public losses
Where's the congressional investigation!??!?!?!?!?!
Oh wait…congress was in BED with this whole mess? Naaahhh
Fannie and Freddie bailout is idiotic, irresponsible, and a crime against free market economy. If the administration thinks that it would bring the interest rates down and help the housing market … it is out of touch! A one-half percent decrease in interest rate would not help any when people are losing jobs and personal income is decreasing. Very few can afford even if the house if offered free.
What a shame …
That is what happened to FRE and FNM OH they left 20 percent so they would not have to use the dirty word but in essence you are looking at a STATE SPONSORED NATIONALIZATION of private enterprise, and dont give me that gse crap they were publicly traded.
I really dont know why I vote, its the same party socialist!
Paulson some Wall Streeter a Socialist at heart.
AMERICA NATIONALIZED A PRIVATE COMPANY who are we to lecture China and Russia and well Venezuela!
All the other Wall Streeters calling for Government intervention Ostrich's stick your heads back in the ground you should be ashamed to say you are a Wall Stree trader who believes in Free Enterprise, you know who you are almost all the people on TV.
The best comment news today was the guy who said Cramer was an entertainer, well put.
save your money.
pay your mortgage.
be fiscally responsible.
an ye shall be screwed!!!
Why vote DEM or REP when they are the same S??T. Frankly I expected more from REP.
Take all the money away from the rich managers and throw them in jail along with the Democrats who set them up to get rich.
wait a minute, that list is missing one more looser: Tax payers who will have to swallow that 800 billion bill, or the treasury money printers if thats how the government plans to pay for this thing
Put your head between your legs and kiss your financial ass goodbye America.
What's mine is mine and what yours is mine – the new American motto.
I live in Texas and also have an Irish passport – so either Texas breaks away or I move to Ireland; either way I'm covered. The rest of you can bitch about the election being stolen from Obama and watch American Idol.
How can you forget the big winner is CHINA. The finance minster of China is like a General. Point a finger says we own a lot of Fannie and Freddie bond. what action are you taking now?
Umesh, I guess you are from India. I can tell that not from your name but from your jealous comment on China.
First of all, wtf does China have anything to do with the housing crush in the US?
Second, China had to buy billions of US bonds including 2f's debts just to keep the US dollars from crushing like hell. Without China's help, the US dollars will be worth 1/5 of it's current value. By doing this, China is still losing billions of dollars of real goods for paper money. And you guys still blame China?
Do you people have hearts as you claimed?
China is blamed for everything nowadays, no matter good thing or bad thing. However they still stand strong, not like you Indian western dogs.
Tell me one thing you Indian have done like a real man with balls.
Why anyone would have continued to hold or invest in Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac after the the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (or OFHEO), issued its 300 page report in 2006, wherein it concluded that Fannie Mae had a coprorate culture where "earnings manipulation" was "pervasive and willful" there were lax controls, perverse incentives, unjust bonuses. Then in May of 2006 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accused Fannie Mae of fraud and other misdeeds. Without admitting or denying wrongdoing, Fannie agreed to a $400 million settlement. That's right a FOUR HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR ($400,000,000.00) fine. This was just over two years ago.
Does this sound like a company anyone in their right mind would invest money in? Now that the chickens have finally come home to roost. It will be interesting to see if any Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac executives are indicted and or imprisoned now that Fannie Mae and Feeedie Mac seized by the U.S. Government. Probably not because these two companies have been run by executives and boards who were politically connected and appointed.
When the average American taxpayer finds out how big this Fannie Mae and Feddie Mac financial debacle is and the fact that it got progressively worse since the OFHEO report in 2006, they will be outraged. The idea that our government is going to guarantee the bonds that were floated by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that back billions of dollars if not trillions of dollars of non-performing mortgages that were flipped to Fannie Mae and Freedie Mac by Wall Street is unconscionable. It is yet another example of how our government allowed Wall Street to privatised profits from public companies to its executives through bonuses, stock options, director fees etc. and now that these public companies financial schemes are collapsing our government has decided to socialize the losses to American tax payers.
I'm an average, hard-working American. I have made conservative decisions in buying my various homes. When offered very large mortgages from the financial lenders, I have chosen a very moderate home to not become "house poor". Because of this I am now able to save and make investments in order to assist my kids in college and save for my retirement.
I recently (2 1/2 months ago) met with a financial company to start into investments. I wanted to purchase a CD just to get my feet wet. They heavily encouraged me to purchase the Fannie Mae preferred stock. I was told it had a great rating and was guaranteed – I couldn't loose money. I may not gain dividends, but I would get my "fool" value back minimum. I did my own checking – obviously not very well and took the bait. Well today I sit with nothing. Just a little sorry from the investment company – who I will never use again. I will now be paying double – my initial investment and now with increased taxes to bail out these companies.
You just can't get ahead -
Hedi, tell the TRUTH! The biggest loser is going to be the American tax payer! Someone is going to have to pay for FRE/FAN loan losses and it isn't going to be China/WallStreet/US banks.
Nope it's going to be me!
As Always
We are part of the vanishing middle class. We own an older home that isn't insulated (we're saving towards that), the blinds on the window are the same ones that have hung there for 20 years, our back porch needs repairing, our one car garage leans like the Tower of Pisa, and the house needs painting.
BUT we have a mortgage that we took out along with both disability and death benefit insurance, one that we could always afford, and it's always paid on time.
Now, I'm being told that my hard earned taxpayer money is going to bail out Freddie and Fannie who bought mortgages from banks and lending institutions with questionable (at best) lending practices which had NO business approving the mortgages they did. Mortgages given to greedy people with 'what the hell, I want it even though can't afford it' mentality who voluntarily chose to get in over their heads with hinky mortgages THAT THEY HAD NO BUSINESS BEING ABLE TO GET.
What ever happened to fiduciary responsibility?? Not to mention sanity and self-accountability?
I spend my money only when I have it in hand, and then frugally and wisely. I drive a 10 year old car. I defer taking vacations and buying frills, I don't go out to eat, ecetera, and CHOOSE not to over-extend myself. Now, I have to pay for the idiocy of those banks, lending institutions and irresponsible homeowners who didn't??!?
Thanks to the greedy banks and lending institutions, including Freddie and Fannie, as well as the gotta-have-it-now mentality of too many Americans, the common taxpayer will now have to defer insulating their houses, the blinds on the windows not be able to be changed, back porches and house painting will have to be put off….so that I can pay someone else's delinquent bill. Hope they enjoyed their drunken orgy. Thanks, Freddie and Fannie.
Where were my legislators who should have been tightening down on the regulations concerning this as the two companies continued on what was a well-publicized donward spiral?? WHO was minding the store?
AND how are they going to GUARANTEE that this will NEVER happen again??
While the Fed stepping in to stabilize the economy is a necessary evil. We should create a concept of "Accrued Help Value" for those who are enabled to keep their homes due to federal intervention.
If their homes ever appreciate, upon the sale of those homes, the profits should first go to repay the "Accrued Help Value" plus interest. These payment should go to reduce the federal deficit, then they can keep the profits after that.
Otherwise, those who were prudent and restrained themselves from buying homes will end up paying for those who were imprudent to live in the homes the prudent wanted, but didn't buy for themselves!!!
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"Hello my name is Faith! I was brought to the Allen County SPCA due to allergies in my previous family.
"As you can imagine I am scared and shy here at the shelter. It does take me awhile to warm up to new people. I am very shy but once I know you I am affectionate although I do not like to be picked up very much.
"The staff feels I would do well in a home with no small children who live there or visit frequently. My ideal home would be a nice quiet one where I don't have to feel scared all the time.
"If you have the patience and have room in your heart for a shy girl like me please ask to see me today!"
She is available for adoption at the Allen County SPCA, 4914 Hanna St.
The shelter is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
For more information, call 744-0454 then choose from the following:
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2013 Season Preview: It Can't (Probably) Be Worse Than Last Year
Know what was really great about last season? It was last season. Kickoff is only days away, and we have a serious case of tailgate fever. It seems like just yesterday we needed overtime to beat mighty Rutgers in the Weebles Wobble But They Won't Fall Down Bowl. Yeahhhhh!!!! We are the Weebles Bowl Champions!!! It could have been worse. We could have lost to Rutgers. Wasn't not playing Rutgers one of the main reasons we left the Big East?
10 Things That Were Great About Being Terrible Last Year
1. Extra tailgate time due to lack of urgency and need for additional "coping assistance."
2. Even the Austin Peay game could be exciting.
3. Section 7, loud and proud.
4. Not having to worry about Logan Thomas going pro.
5. Radio timeouts are shorter than TV timeouts.
6. Remembering Ponchoman.
7. Not being Notre Dame.
8. Not just being Miley.
9. Bitter Beamer Beer Face.
10.Did we mention extra tailgate time??????
But the greatest thing about being terrible last year was that not even our fearless leader could deny it any longer….our offense couldn't win in D-III. Enter Scott Loeffler with two Fs, stage right. Of course, his Auburn Tigers went 3-9 last year, but who cares? We've only been asking for this for the better part of a century. And now we have it….Scott Loeffler with two Fs Fever. Hallelujah.
Side note: we're pretty sure our off-season coaching changes have placed us perilously close to the NCAA limit for coaches with facial hair.
For those whose of you whose twelve session online therapy course, "Dealing With Losing: Don't Jump Just Yet, Tiger" hasn't been as successful as ours, let's review the state of affairs of Hokie football. While we were pretty bad last year, we've been worse. A lot worse. Preceding the Beamer era, our claims to fame were Bruce Smith, a game-winning field goal over N.C. State in the New Peach Bowl, and my great-grandfather's 7-0-0 season in 1918. Today, we are one of only three teams to go to 20 straight bowl games (Florida, Florida State). We have dominated the ACC going 57-15 in the regular season since joining the league, playing in five of eight ACC Championship games, and winning four conference titles. We spent the better part of 1999-2006 contending for national titles. We finished ranked #9 in 2007, #15 in 2008, #10 in 2009, #16 in 2010, and #21 in 2011 (which would have been a top 15 finish had we not been robbed in the Sugar Bowl OT loss to Michigan). And we did it all with mostly B- recruiting classes and an offense so outdated, so incompetent, that it defied even Dr. Seuss's imagination.
Sure, going 7-6 sucked, but it wasn't 2-8-1. It is a brand new year, and we are fired up. It looks like another fine tailgating season in Blacksburg, and a return to glory is right around the corner. Let's take a look at 2013, the year of Returning To Glory.
Aug. 31 vs. Alabama (Atlanta). Ummm, #WTFWeaver? This is not the Return To Glory we had in mind. We just got done losing six games last year. Your brainiac solution is to open with the #1 team in the country? This is a disaster. Alabama is going to beat the living crap out of us. Did you seriously not watch a single game last year? Do you understand this team is coached by Nick Saban? Yes, Weaver, the same Nick Saban that has won four national championships at two different schools including three of the last four. He's making those crazy Alabamans forget Bear Bryant for crying out loud. Oh, that's not a problem you say, we beat them in 1998. They had Andrew Zow at QB back then. Have you heard of A.J. McCaron, who has quarterbacked them to consecutive national championships? Oh that's not a problem you say, we were leading them 17-16 in the fourth quarter in 2009 in this exact same stadium. The same stadium in which we blew the biggest lead in Peach Bowl history to UGA because you refused to trade Sean Glennon during the regular season for the indefensible justification that it was "not allowed by NCAA rules?" Well, you are building us a badass new scoreboard. Maybe we can trust you. So, we did a little research on this Alabama program and low and behold we were wrong to think we could. It turns out Alabama has won 26 of their last 28 games, and they are going to be better this year than they were last year. Way to stop the pain, Weaver. 0-1.
Sept. 7 vs. WESTERN CAROLINA. A directional school, a I-AA opponent and a ridiculous mascot? That, friends, is what we in the business call a scheduling trifecta. Exactly the Jim Weaver early season opponent we have come to love and desperately need to heal our damaged psyche. We assume we will be too lazy/hungover from Atlanta to even write about this game, so we'll use up some of our jokes now (legal disclaimer: in the event we do write about this game, The Tailgate Fever Empire, LLC reserves the right to reuse any previously distributed jokes, references, clichés or amusing anecdotes (it's Western Carolina and we are really going to be struggling for material unless they have a roster full of George George IIIs to make fun of – get in your teepee, George)). Western Carolina are the Catamounts. If you guessed this some type of cat that lives in, on, around, or near a mountain, you are sort of correct. According to the internet, wild cats of the catamount variety include (but apparently are not limited to) the bobcat, the cougar, and the lynx. Why in the world aren't they the Western Carolina Fighting Lynxes (we assume it has something to do with a lack of clarity concerning the plural of lynx, which may or may not be lynxes….we made it up, sorry)? Anyway the Lynxes are absolutely horrendous. Leal might actually get to start because we could be up four TDs before the offense ever sees the ball. DO NOT MISS THIS GAME. While we completely understand the desire to skip this one, it could be worse…we could be playing East Carolina. The enduring lesson of last season is a simple one: don't overlook easy blow out victories, objects in mirror may be further away than they appear. WC plays in a beautiful, intimate 13,742 seat stadium, which makes us wonder why this isn't @Western Carolina. Back to .500, 1-1. Fight on! You Catamounts.
Sept. 14 @ East Carolina. SON OF A…! Why is this team still on our schedule? More importantly, why is an away game against this team on our schedule? Know what good can come from playing @East Carolina? Absolutely nothing. Unless you enjoy dressing like a pirate (http://www.200yearstoolate.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sexy-pirate-costume-79-p.jpg ) 100 Canadian dollars to the first person who puts one of those damn yellow, plastic swords where the sun don't shine. 2-1.
Sept. 21 vs. Marshall. Marshall was 5-7 last year, but they will be one of the most improved teams in all of college football this year. Expect them to compete for the C-USA title. Having said that, they are still Marshall. 100 Canadian dollars to the first person who dumps a bucket of green slime on their friend's head at the tailgate. 3-1.
Sept. 26 @ Ga. Tech. Thursday night, ESPN, @ Ga. Tech, on four days rest. What could go wrong? This team is a constant pain in our ass. Defensively, Bud Foster has figured them out and will contain them. The problem is that you only get 7 or 8 possessions, so we can't afford to waste them. Playing a game EVER on 4 days rest is moronic. This game is the key to our entire season. We hate the jalopy, but we love our chances. 4-1. Shut it, Bumble Bee.
Oct. 5 vs. NORTH CAROLINA. Did you think we would ever be about to type "UNC is the marquee home game of the season?" Neither did we. At least it is a Maroon Out. Logan Thomas wraps himself in the Baby Blue Blankie after a huge game. Write it down. 5-1.
Oct. 12 vs. PITT. Wasn't not playing Pitt every year precisely why we left the Big East? The good news is that Pitt sucks. The bad news is that it doesn't matter. We proved last year, and approximately 97% of the other times we've played Pitt, it doesn't matter how bad they are, Pitt is a huge problem for us. So, of course, the ACC put them in our division. Want to know what else sucks? Playing Pitt, ever. Damn you, ACC. Damn you, Pitt. Damn you, Weaver. 6-1.
Oct. 26 vs. DUKE. See any previous year's Duke preview. 7-1.
Nov. 2 @ Boston College. Dear ACC, thanks for the scheduling FU. We love returning to BC two years in a row. Wasn't not playing Boston College every year precisely why we left the Big East? Please add the Superfans to the list of mediocre programs that we insist on making looking good. 8-1. Cue Sweet Caroline dance-a-long.
Nov. 9 @ Miami. Didn't we just play @ Miami last year? What the hell? Miami is going to be a beast this season. They may still be a year away, but they are on the verge of returning to the Miami we love to play. The Va. Tech-Miami rivalry really made our program (and ESPN's college football coverage – recall they once could only get the Big East to play on their network – if you ever need a topic to talk about with Chris Fowler and you've already discussed how dreamy Kirk Herbstreit is, this is your go-to). They are the team to beat in the ACC this season. We said it. We regret it, but we said it. 8-2.
Nov. 16 vs. MARYLAND. Crab cakes and football; that's what Maryland does. Except football. Good luck losing 7 games a season in the Big Ten. We expect it will feel similar to losing 7 games a year in the ACC. 9-2. Adios, turtle.
Nov. 30 @ Virginia. Two weeks of rest for UVA. Bitching about Weaver is our third favorite hobby, but this bit of scheduling idiocy actually pays off. For reasons mostly instinctive and partially due to the bourbon and cokes so kindly delivered by Colleen, our friendly Alaska Airlines flight attendant, we are worried about this one. We've beaten them 9 times in a row and 13 out of the last 14. Even the Cavaliers will get tired of losing sooner or later. Fortunately, with a ten win season and a possible ACC Championship game berth on the line, we predict another decisive victory in Charlottesville. And this little piggy cried BooHooHoo all the way home. 10-2.
2013 promises to be an interesting season. That 10-2 prediction could easily be 8-4 with losses to UNC and Ga. Tech. Anything worse than that, and it will be another grouchy offseason. 9-3 or better has to be considered a victory considering the significant transition we are undertaking, A major coaching overhaul is a huge deal in Beamer World. It is something he isn't comfortable with but that he knows needs doing. Such changes rarely succeed immediately. Instead, it will take a while for the new offensive coaches to adapt to us and for us to adapt to them. It might be 2014 before it works, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't have a hell of a lot of fun in the meantime. Sure the home schedule sucks, but who cares? It is a home game in Lane Stadium. You live for this. And if you like to travel, you've got two potential trips to Atlanta, a November game in Miami, yet another opportunity to laugh at the Hoos in Hooville, a 21st consecutive bowl game, and a partridge in a pear tree. We aren't saying its all sunshine and rainbows, we are just saying things aren't that bad. If you disagree, you should have Colleen bring you another bourbon.
With new coaching blood comes new enthusiasm that will show up on the field and in recruiting. These coaching changes were the right move. Sadly they were just four or five seasons overdue. But that's the cost of having a guy like Beamer. He is our guy, and he is loyal. On net, we like his way. We like being a Beamer-type positive program. Does that mean we are USC or Alabama? Maybe not, but the point we are making is being Va. Tech is still pretty good, and it could be an awful lot worse. We could be UVA. We win, and we win with class. That ain't bad.
So, what kind of team do we really have this year? The real answer is who the hell knows. It is going to be a work in progress and the injuries haven't helped. This has to be Logan Thomas' team. As goes Thomas, so goes our season. And that's why we are so cautiously optimistic. We expect a good season from him. Third year starters in their senior season usually have big years (see Bryan Randall and the D-word). They have exciting sophomore years that exceed expectations. Then they try too hard in their second season at the helm and underperform the elevated expectations. By that last, senior year, they have learned and matured, and it is their team (remember, we all were very frustrated with Bryan Randall after his second season starting). The winners deliver, and Logan Thomas is a winner. If you've forgotten, watch this clip.
Unfortunately, he can't do it alone, and there are a lot of questions on offense. First and foremost is our O-line (breaking news). Bottom line, we aren't there yet. But an O-line can develop through the season. If they become good (and there is talent, it is just unproven), we will be a good team. Having said that, we are TERRIFIED of the matchup of this O-line with Alabama's D-line. At running back, injuries and suspensions have thrust the spotlight on r-Fr Trey Edmunds. He was our running back of the future which unexpectedly might be now. J.C. Coleman is questionable for the game. He has been injured and hasn't gotten reps, so either way, we are going to see Edmunds. He's very talented, but he needs experience and a line that can block. If he gets it, he could be our next star RB. Thomas has D.J. Coles and Demetri Knowles at WR this season. The potential is there, but this unit is inexperienced, so the jury remains out.
When it comes to the Defense, we are probably the biggest spoiled brats in college football. In the last 121 games, we have given up 290 yards per game which ranks us third nationally, and Bud Foster will get it done, yet again, this year. The D-line will be one of the best we have had in years (and that's where we've not lived up to our rep the past few seasons). James Gayle, Luther Maddy, J.R. Collins, Dadi Nicolas (nominee for name of the year), Derrick Hopkins, and Tyrel Wilson – expect to hear all of these names a lot. Injuries have plagued us at LB (Ronny VanDyke and Tariq Edwards) and this is where we could be weak. It depends on how the backups develop. We are thin at DB, but the first team is excellent, especially when Antone Exum returns from injury. The starters against Alabama will likely be Kyle Fuller, Kyshoen Jarrett, Detrick Bonner, and Kendall Fuller (who has impressed enough to start as a freshman).
Speaking of Beamer, where in the world has Beamerball been? Primarily because of our success, college football has changed, and it has become much more difficult to block kicks, especially punts. As a result, Beamer has shifted his focus to dominating in the return game. Kyshoen Jarrett will return punts, Demitri Knowles will return kickoffs, and both are explosive. But like you, we yearn for the good old days when we blocked 12 kicks in 12 games. Cody Journell will kick field goals again; A.J. Hughes will punt; and Mitchell Ludwig van Beethoven will handle kickoffs.
This Alabama team is so good that we expect them to dominate the SEC and win an unprecedented third consecutive national championship. Unless of course, we upset them. Can't happen? Neither could this. Speaking of the SEC, wondering just how tough that conference has gotten? Well, their new trophy is a guy ramming his helmet into an opposing player's groin. Ouch.
McCarron returns at QB. T.J. Yeldon takes over full time at RB for the Tide, and he is poised to be their next superstar at that position. We must slow down their running attack, taking away their ability to play-action, and then we must force turnovers to give our overmatched offense opportunities. Our D is the key to keeping us in a game that could otherwise be a blowout. If they can, LT & Co. have to take advantage of every opportunity we get. Last time, Bama gave us this game on numerous occasions (settling for FGs, turnovers, giving up special teams plays). We actually should have beaten them, but we didn't capitalize, and, eventually, their superior talent overtook us. If we can limit their offense and take advantage of every chance we get, we can win this game. But it could also get out of hand quickly.
We will travel 17 redshirt freshmen and 17 true freshmen to Atlanta this weekend, and many of them will see the field. It will be a great opportunity to see how much heart these young kids have, but they also have to stay smart. Being overly emotionally in a game like this can get you into trouble. This is a really important game for the program. Too many times, we've played like crap in these games. We really need a good performance and to keep this one close. It is the opening game against the #1 team in the country…everyone is watching. Damn, we are fired up.
No matter what happens Saturday, we hope you are there to enjoy the spectacle with us. Eight months of pent up excitement. Hope, dreams, unicorns, and this. The season is here, and tailgate fever is pulsing through our veins. LET'S GO!
Va. Tech 24, Alabama 21, OT.
I believe.
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The man who kidnapped a 10-year-old girl last week is still at large. But Tobias Dustin Summers has been charged with 36 counts of sexual assault, kidnapping, and first degree burglary. We knew the girl had been sexually assaulted, but it must have been especially awful to add up to 36 counts (he had her for 10 hours!). Police are calling it an "unspeakably traumatic attack." And she was only ten years old.
The LA Weekly has details on what Summers allegedly did to this innocent child, but you may not want to read them. They are horrific -- you wouldn't want any of this to happen to a person of any age. But it's especially wrenching to know that all of this happened to a little girl.
She's lucky to still be alive, after what happened to her. It will take a long time for her to heal -- physically, emotionally, and psychologically. My heart breaks for her and her family. And now that we know what Summers is charged with, I hope even more that they catch him.
I wonder if by now just about everyone in the country has seen Summers' photo enough times to spot him on sight. Just this week, police released security video of a man who mugged a woman at a subway station. He was caught and turned in very soon after. Releasing a suspect's photo really can work. I think it's just a matter of time before Summers is caught.
If convicted, Summers could get three consecutive life sentences. And even that would not be enough.
Do you think Summers will be caught soon?
Image via LAPD
There is no rehabilitating this guy. He should get his Penis snipped in the most painful way possible and then just left to be fed to a lion or something
A bullet to the head is a kindness he does not deserve now a bullet to the stomach without treatment would be more fitting
I shouldn't have read the complaint. It's the most horrifying thing I've ever read (and I've worked in the ciminal justice field for many years). I'm STILL crying. This is a case where the death penalty should be allowed. I'm sick to my stomach and my heart is broken for that little girl and her family.
12 years? fucking seriously, that's ALL he's facing? A max 12 year sentance for what he did to this poor girl. You go to jail longer for stealing a car or selling weed. This country's justice system is seriously fucked up.
No, the perp is facing 3 life sentences. It is the getaway driver who is facing 12 years. I hope they catch him before he can hurt anyone else!
I couldn't read the complaint either. Just hearing the age of this child made me sick to my stomach. The death penalty is too kind. Put him prison and tell all of the other prisoners what he's in there for.


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Eagle Spirit Energy's President Says Company Respects Haida Nations Rejection to Oil Project
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The Council of the Haida Nation has written a letter to Eagle Spirit Energy Holding.. expressing its opposition to having any oil development in their territory.
Haida president Peter Lantin has signed a letter asking the company to stop pushing its oil project.. and join First Nations to block Enbridge's Northern Gateway.
Lantin says the main reason the nation released a comment was because disclosure agreements are hiding which First Nation groups are against or for the project and the public needed to know Haida Nation is against.
Eagle Spirit Energy -- backed by Vancouver's Aquilini Group -- is proposing an alternative to the Enbridge pipeline.. which would include upgrading and shipping refined oil products from the BC coast, rather than diluted bitumen.
Eagle Spirit's Calvin Helin says a number of First Nations have expressed interest his group's project.
However disclosure agreements prevent him from naming them.
And Helin says the company respects the Haida Nation's decision to reject oil development in its territory.
"You Know they are a self determining First Nation and a lot of our relatives are there, so that's their decision and that's fine with us. We will just have to basically consult internally on that and we received quite a good response from the hereditary chiefs but they have their own process, so as I say, we respect that."
Helin says the next step of his group's consultation process is to reach out to First Nations in Alberta.


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The end of a good day. Cairngorm in the evening sun.
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Graduation & Commencement
Dream. Believe. Achieve.
Congratulations, make sure to celebrate your accomplishment. Here are a few pointers to help make your graduation process a smooth one.
Order your ANNOUNCEMENTS online and they will be shipped to your house.
Cap & Gowns
Pick up your cap, gown & tassel at the Lindquist Alumni Center located at 1235 E. 4100 S. from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on December 3rd and 4th. No pre-ordering or payment is necessary. The cap, gown and tassel do not need to be returned. If you have questions, please call (801) 626-7535.
If you have a problem with your cap, gown or tassel after you have received them, return them to the 1st floor of the WSU Bookstore in the Shepherd Union Building on December 9th through the 11th for adjustments. For problems on December 13th, go to the bookstore alcove in the Dee Events Center between portals 6 and 7 after 12:00 noon.
The colors of the tassels on the mortar board represent academic fields in which the graduates receive their degree. The colors are as follows:
- Black - College of Applied Science and Technology
- White - Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts and Humanities
- Brown - John B. Goddard School of Business and Economics
- Light Blue - Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education
- Apricot - Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions
- Golden Yellow - College of Science
- Cream - College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Cream - Interdisciplinary Studies
- Purple and White - Associate Degree, Institutional Certificate
- Salmon - Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions - Master and Bachelor of Health Administration
- Orange - College of Applied Science and Technology - Electronics Engineering (EE)
Diploma frames, Class rings etc...
- Custom orders of diploma frames.
- Custom orders of class rings.
- Gifts for Grads: extra tassels, grad stoles, etc.
Grad Fest & Luncheon
Spring Commencement only:
A luncheon will be held the day of commencement between 10:30am and 2:00pm in the Shepherd Union Building Atrium. Each graduate will receive two complimentary tickets to the event at the time they pick up their caps and gowns at the Alumni Center, April 16th-18th from 7:30am and 5:30pm. If you are unable to pick up your complimentary tickets during these dates, you may get them from the Shepherd Union Building Information Desk April 19th-24th. Additional tickets may be purchased for $11.00 each at the Information Desk. Guests must show their tickets in order to be admitted to the luncheon.
Commencement Information
- Fall Commencement will be held Friday, December 12, 2014 at 1:00pm at the Dee Event Center.
- Students must report 30 minutes early.
In addition to general commencement, each college holds a convocation ceremony in the spring, where students are acknowledged individually by degree. For information about WSU commencement schedule, maps and frequently asked questions, visit weber.edu/commencement
The entire ceremony will be available online at www.youtube.com/weberstateu about 2-3 weeks after commencement.


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What type of Pokemon are You?Want to know which Pokemon type you're destined to be should you ever weirdly mutate into a cartoon anime charactor? Well heres your chance! Choose carefully, because every answer corresponds with a Pokemon type. 14 possabilities. 1 Type of Pokemon. Which will you be?
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but only 2 of the 10 who got gp350 were infected. Much has been done in terms of designing gp350 to be produced in the cells and working on a strategy for clarification in high quantities. Abnormal viral response in the absence of antibodies to fusion protein is a concern.
T-cell epitope vaccines are also being investigated, because researchers have identified so many of the CTL epitopes that are critical for EBV infections. Experiments with SCID mice indicate that it is possible to transfer CTLs and thereby control viral proliferations. Such a vaccine might provide prophylactic protection for transplant recipients and (in combination with gp350) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Tumors may not express key antigens, or viral functions may impair peptide presentation.
Ultimately, however, the goal would be to make a genetically altered EBV vaccine. This would be essential to protect against EBV-related malignancies such as Burkitt's lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma, where the infection would have to be eliminated to prevent the disease. As detailed above, many of the necessary steps have been taken in this direction. Many people are infected with both type 1 and type 2 EBV, suggesting that wild-type infection is not protective.
Animal Models. Animal models are somewhat limited. Cotton-top tamarinds develop lymphomas when EBV is injected parenterally, and they can be protected with gp350 vaccine. SCID-human chimeric mice also develop EBV lymphoproliferative diseases, and can be protected with transferred CTLs; but they may not be very useful for evaluating vaccines because of transient T-cell function and the absence of appropriate lymphokine synthesis.
A new and promising prototype is a mouse EBV homologue, although it might be more similar to herpes saimiri. You can induce infection by internasal inoculation, and the mice develop lymphoid proliferations that have some similarities to EBV infection. However, the most encouraging animal model is a rhesus EBV that is highly homologous to EBV, and has identical patterns of mucosal infection and disease. Also, SIV-infected animals develop lymphomas. This may be the ideal system to test a genetically altered EBV virus.
In response to questions from the audience, Dr. Raab-Traub added the following:
No research is being done to analyze the mucosal infection or to induce mucosal immune response. There have been anecdotal reports of defective viral genomes in some seronegative subjects. These genomes, which lack the transforming EBV genes that generated immunoglobulin-A response in saliva, might offer some protection.
100 percent of infected B-lymphocytes become immortalized.
Recombinant gp350 vaccine should be ready for testing in a small seronegative population soon. It would be effective against both type 1 and type 2 EBV.


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- Oct 10th – Protest March of the Mortgage Bankers of America conference at Hyatt-Regency
- UNANIMOUSLY PASSED – Vote on Proposal of solidarity message to Occupy Wall Street
- PASSED – Vote for Secretarial Committee's GA efficiency proposal with friendly amendment (anyone can propose something for the GA agenda at Info Booth and be in the miscellaneous section of GAs without formal proposal)
- PASSED – Vote on proposal to endorse the Mortgage Bankers of America protest march on Oct 10th
- TABLED – Vote on End of Unconstitutional Wars Grievance – until it is reworded
Things Covered:
- Announcements – Moment of silence for over 1,000 arrested; We are a nonviolent movement and GAs are not the time or place to endorse political candidates/agendas; Never turn anyone away
- Reminder – we have passed 3 grievances
New Topic - Secretarial Committee presented GA efficiency proposal – suggesting procedure for submitting formally written proposals via the committees and the online forums so that GAs are used for voting and more things are accomplished; Idea includes an agenda for every GA (proposals may be submitted until 2pm for 3pm GAs and 6pm for 7pm GAs) – also proposed that committees meet after GAs to discuss/greet new members (Secretariat will upload what was voted on soon so everyone has access to it – it will also be at the Info Booth)
- Stack - Request that we define consensus
- Stack - Request for proposal in a nut shell
- Stack by moderator – explanation of hand signals
- Point of Clarification - Committees are online and in person and you can bring your proposals in writing or talk to them and build it together
- Point of Clarification - There will be a binder at the info desk with info and platforms – proposals can be viewed here if we have received them
- Off Topic Stack - Keep speaking area clear
- Stack - Is there a procedure where people can address social conditions in Chicago? – Educational Committee
Stack - How does a committee give support to a proposal – 1 person on committee, full majority of committee, online?
- Stack - Suggested in 3pm GA that proposals should have the support of 3 people
Stack - Suggestion that there be procedures for GA written out that people can access online and at the info tent
- Stack – Secretarial Committee is already working on this
Vote on Secretarial Committee's GA efficiency proposal
- Vote: Yes – 116, No – 2
2 Nos asked to explain their blocks – 1 was because they felt even one person with a proposal has a right to voice it and shouldn't need the support of 2 others to submit, 2nd no same reasoning and question about who presents proposals – only committees or anyone
- Stack - This proposal is also meant to open up discussions amongst committees and also new people; Suggestion that it could be amended to any 3 people supporting a proposal can submit it to a GA agenda – they don't have to be on committees or we could completely remove the 3 person support/committee language all together
- Stack - Suggestion that we post topics at the Info Booth that people can sign up for before GAs – whoever signed up gets to talk on the subject – then nothing needs to be taken to the committee beforehand
- Stack - Suggestion that we have a voting process where if someone proposes something and someone else blocks it they have to work it out together and re-propose
- Stack - We heard 2 ideas for how to submit proposals - we could do a hybrid – Proposals supported by 3 or more people and written out have higher priority and more speaking time but anyone can put any idea on the agenda – less thought out proposals will only get 2 mins
- Question of Clarification - If we decide that some protocol isn't working can there be an assembly to readjust that protocol with out having to re-propose? Propose that if a 9/10ths majority votes an adjustment to protocol can be made without submitting a new proposal
Stack - Suggestion that we have a miscellaneous/catch-all category at the end of every GA where people who haven't formally submitted a proposal can still present new ideas
- This was recognized as a friendly amendment
Vote called again for Secretarial Committee's GA efficiency proposal with friendly amendment (anyone can propose something for the GA agenda at Info Booth and be in the miscellaneous section of GAs without formal proposal)
- Vote: Yes 101, No – 4 – PASSED
- New Topic - Announced that a working group is forming that will be dedicated to formulating a list of grievances specific to Chicago – this group will be looking to work with the Outreach and Education Committees on this
New Topic - Clarification of committees – anyone can join them and they are their to get discussions started and ideas formulated before presenting to the larger group
- Stack - Outreach Committee is meeting after GA
- New Topic - Proposed that a group meets at 5:30 at Columbia College and moves north toward HQ stopping at all downtown campuses and collecting students for protest on the way – arrive by 7pm GA
New Topic - (also submitted at 3pm GA) The Mortgage Bankers of America are having their annual conference in Chicago at next week, Oct 10th - A few unions/community organizations are planning a protest in the streets in front of Hyatt-Regency and moving to Art Institute from 4pm to 6pm in response to the conference - Proposal to endorse this march (showdowninamerica.org)
Vote on proposal to endorse the Mortgage Bankers of America protest march on Oct 10th
- Vote – 1 No
No asked to explain – there is a committee for this now and they also don't think we should focus our energy on crashing their party
- Point of Clarification - This proposal was made under precious procedures; this event is expecting 5,00people
- Stack - We should be there but not endorse because we are an independent mass movement and we don't know who else is endorsing
- Point of Clarification - Fight for Fair Economy, SOUL, Northside Power and a number of other groups are endorsing
- Point of Clarification - Proposal is co-supported by Outreach Committee – this is a great way for us to connect with other Organizations and Unions many of whom are already endorsing us
Vote called again on proposal to endorse the Mortgage Bankers of America protest march on Oct 10th
- Vote: Nos – 4 – PASSED
- Vote on proposal to endorse the Mortgage Bankers of America protest march on Oct 10th
New Topic - Propose that we discuss grievances – formal written proposal to end overseas wars/occupation
- Wording – "Our nation continues to spend the majority of its budget on military interventions overseas. While many agree with the original intent of the war in Afghanistan – retaliation against those who attacked us – with the death of bin Laden and most of al Qaeda that goal has been achieved. There is no longer any reason for our presence in Afghanistan. As for the invasion of Iraq, the vast majority of Americans believe this was a mistake to begin with. It is not the place of America to police the world. We therefore propose the immediate end of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the withdrawal of all troops, combat or otherwise, stationed in those nations" – Pointed out that most of us at Occupy might never have agreed with occupation of Afghanistan but a majority of people in our country did at one point so that is why the language is written the way it is
- Stack - This grievance politicizes us – we should be strictly concerned with corporate oligarchy
- Stack - Proposal is good but needs some more rewording – focus on war spending/budget and not the wars themselves
- Stack - Endorse this proposal further that these issues are indeed connected to economic issues as that is where the money is going
- Stack - Note that Afghanistan/Iraq wars are not for security reasons but for economic power
- Stack - We should on adopting the grievance with the understanding that it can still be reworded
Vote with caveat that language will change so as to reflect the majority
- Vote: Table proposal until it is reworded
Motion to continue GA past 75 min meeting time so those on stack may speak
- Motion PASSED
New Topic - Proposal to allow blockers of a vote 24hrs to think before 2nd vote so they can properly prepare their arguments
- Stack - Submitted proposal at 3pm for this 24hr consideration time as well as changing the format from a 9/10ths super majority to a 70/30 majority, proposal is several line items long and can be read online under GA Assembly category, will help prevent further delays in GAs and will still be representative of the majority
Stack - Proposed that their be a printed copy of all proposals on-site for those without internet access at HQ
- Stack - Copy will be in binder at Info Booth
- New Topic - Anyone who wants to moderate can sign up at the Info Booth
- New Topic - Reworking of 2nd NY grievance "True Shared Sacrifice" will be given 24hrs consideration and then voted on - can be found online under grievances
New Topic - Proposal of solidarity message to Occupy Wall Street – "To the frontline in solidarity from Chicago. We thank you for your inspiration. We see your struggles with law enforcement. We hear your cries through un-amplified voice. We are envious of you access to sleep - a different city with different particulars. Together we share the spirit of openness and change. This winter we may both freeze but the echo of our shared determination will feed the fir for our ands and our heart." (punctuation added by minutes taker)
Vote on Proposal of solidarity message to Occupy Wall Street
- Vote: UNANIMOUSLY PASSED
- Stack - Focus on banding together, sense of community is inspiring – Awesome and thank you all
- Vote on Proposal of solidarity message to Occupy Wall Street
- Announcement of current committees – Education, Secretarial, Tech/Media, Arts & Recreation, Housing, Outreach, Transportation, Medic/Safety GA Structure, Police Liaison, Press Liaison, Food & Organization - if you want to join any of the above committees email firstname.lastname@example.com or join at info desk – committees are now denoted by color coded arm bands


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text: Official: Israel decides to suspend peace talks in response to Palestinian unity deal Associated Press • | April 24, 2014 | 10:41 am Topics: News World Israel Middle East Palestinians News,World,Israel,Middle East,Palestinians JERUSALEM (AP) — Official: Israel decides to suspend peace talks in response to Palestinian unity deal. Sign Up for the Politics Today newsletter! Please enter your email address below to begin receiving the Politics Today newsletter. You must enter a valid email address in the field above! Thank you for signing up for the Politics Today newsletter! You should receive your first newsletter very soon. We're sorry, there was an error processing your newsletter signup. Please click here to visit our Newsletter Signup Center to register for this newsletter. Web URL: http://washingtonexaminer.com/article/feed/2130631 Share this article on Facebook or Twitter Print this article View article comments Leave a comment


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A fun cuff bracelet made from needle felted wool on a wool base, hand beaded and backed and trimmed with batik cotton fabric! Button closure.
Robin Cornwell Embellishments
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Saturday, January 11, 2014
WOW! A new year and I haven't been on my blog in awhile! Maybe a New Year's resolution.....
Very busy during the Christmas season with a couple of craft shows. Did well at both with my new dish towels and cloth napkins.
Was also involved with making a bunch of presents for the nieces and nephews - chalkboards!
Very busy during the Christmas season with a couple of craft shows. Did well at both with my new dish towels and cloth napkins.
Was also involved with making a bunch of presents for the nieces and nephews - chalkboards!
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Dyeing and Printing for Holiday Festival Nov. 9 + 10 - Tuftonboro and Melvin Village.
|All the calendar dish towels dyed and ready for printing!
|Large dish towels all dyed.
|Real leaves printed with bleach discharge.
|Close up of maple leaf print.
|Calendar dish towels and regular dish towels printed with stamps.
|Close up of stamp.
|Close up of stamp.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Ice Dyed Shirt
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|Close up of a neat, veiny design.
|Close up.
Sunday, September 1, 2013
This piece was inspired by that wonderful cabbage leaf! Printed up this cloth just before harvesting the last of the cabbage from my veggie garden. Love the white against the deep red cloth. All this cloth was hand dyed.
Getting caught up a bit....This happened in August at the "Art in the Park" show in North Conway NH. Won the blue ribbon for "Mixed Media / Craft" category, second year in a row! For more information on this piece go to my shop on etsy: cornbird
|Here I am with the winning piece and my ribbon!
|The winning piece - All hand-dyed cloth and printed with real leaves. The inspiration was the cabbage leaf, the other leaves were from eggplat, tomato and hosta plants.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
The ice leaves such pretty patterns!
But me being who I am, I just may need to print on these as well! A cabbage leaf would be great but I'm all out. Will look for some other large leaves, maybe squash or grape leaves.....
These will be on the bed real soon. Sweet dreams!
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1277 East Lynwood Drive has a Walk Score of 46 out of 100. This location is a Car-Dependent neighborhood so most errands require a car.
This location is in the DRNAG neighborhood in San Bernardino. Nearby parks include Spirit Stadium, Del Vallejo Park and Perris Hill Park.
Nearby schools include Odell Young Alternative School, Taft T Newman Christian and Excel Prep Charter School.
The closest grocery stores are Greenfield Dairy, Moreno Spices and Del Rosa Market.
The closest coffee shop is Ava's Cafe. Nearby restaurants include Del Rosa Restaurant, Del Taco - San Bernardino #332 and Taco Tia.
1277 East Lynwood Drive is near California State University - San Bernardino.


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Renaissance – Twitter Feature
As of Wednesday 14th December Renaissance will be doing a Twitter link of the day procedure. Each day at 3pm we will tweet out a link relating to our activity, delivering DJ mixes, YouTube links to classic tracks, interviews with the people who have made us who we are and much more. Every day has a theme, so each week you will see the same type of Tweet day in and day out, and we will be collating all the links here on the blog.
Monday – Interview (A Renaissance related interview. Either written, visual or audio)
Tuesday – Compilation Moment (Classic track off any Renaissance compilation)
Wednesday – New Talent (One to watch for the future)
Thursday – Compilation Moment (as above)
Friday – Club Track (Current track we're feeling here at Renaissance HQ!)
Saturday – In the Mix (A DJ mix in Renaissance style)
Sunday – Off the Floor (An off the dancefloor link to ease in the Sunday)
There will be guest selectors brought in, as well as specifically themed weeks around DJs, compilations and events we are involved with. We're also looking for your suggestions to! Tweet what you think should be used via the hashtag #renlink and we will pick the best ones for inclusion and tag you in the tweet.
Follow us on @renaissance_dj and search for #renlink to see and contribute to the series!


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It seems like people on Tumblr really like Ryan Gosling. So I am gonna pander to some masses and post some pictures I took of Ryan Gosling performing with Dead Man's Bones. Le Poisson Rouge October 15, 2009. NYC.
Sia (top), Oh Land (bottom), and Ximena Sariñana at Webster Hall. July 14, 2011.
TOP: Laura Marling at the Troubadour Los Angeles, CA September 20, 2011 (Review here:http://www.cmj.com/live/laura-marling-troubadour-ca-september-20-2011/)
BOTTOM: Laura Marling at Le Poisson Rouge New York, NY February 12, 2010
Note the hair change! One of my pictures of Laura might be in the next issue of NME also, so fingers crossed people.
Cibo Matto and Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger from their July 2011 Bowery Ballroom. Click here to go to CMJ pics
My Electric Six pictures were posted on CMJ.com yesterday.
My School of Seven Bells pics from Saturday up on CMJ's website.
Photos from Nov 15 2008.
Calder Quartet and Andrew WK at Le Poisson Rouge.
Photo of Sen. Al Franken from the MN State Fair Affair at the Bell House in Brooklyn. I photographed this event for the Minnesota Culture club, and let me tell you, fun was had. Hosted by Sam Osterhout there was a food on a stick contest judged by Senator Al Franken, a butter sculpting contest judged by the crowd, comedians John and Molly Knefel of John and Molly get along, and much much more!
More LCD cell phone pictures. Yeah, I know, you would rather my pretty pictures right?
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A Nacogdoches man was arrested Friday after leading sheriff
deputies on a short chase.
According to the Nacogdoches Sheriff's report, deputies
observed a suspicious vehicle parked at a cemetery on County Road 712.
The report says, Jay Van Coutee Jr., 18, fled from law
enforcement in his vehicle when deputies attempted to contact him.
After a short pursuit the vehicle was stopped and Coutee was
Coutee was charged with evading arrested, possession of a prohibited
weapon and possession of marijuana.
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I just noticed a bug with $MetaTags (or with the code to call it)...MetaTags expects a boolean $includeTitle to tell it whether to print the <title> tag.
The problem is, if you do $MetaTags(false) (or $MetaTags(true)) the argument gets passed as a string, rather than a boolean. Which means it always prints the title, even if you pass in false.
I've modified MetaTags to check for the string 'true' instead of boolean true, but it might be better to make the templating return a boolean.
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Classrooms across America have collected more than 180,000 pajamas over the last three years! For each pair, Scholastic Book Clubs made a book donation directly to the Pajama Program National Headquarters. The pajamas and books were then distributed by Pajama Program to children in need throughout the country.
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