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February 2, 2016

Too Many Damn Setups

I’m having way too much fun this morning, which accounts for my somewhat belated post. There literally seem to be juicy setups crawling out of the woodwork and I just kept adding new ones while reducing exposure on others in order to reduce correlation risk. So without further ado let’s jump right in:

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December 17, 2015

Santa’s In The House!

Santa apparently came early this year and he’s ready to play! I hope you haven’t been naughty and stuck with our script or he may be paying you a special reeducation visit. Alright we’ve got setups setups setups! Equities seem to have held up well overnight and we seem to be on course for a continued squeeze higher.

The only fly in my ointment was the rather marginal Zero signal post FOMC announcement. Clearly very few players were participating ahead of time but I would have expected a bit more juice there an hour or so after the verdict. But let’s not jump to conclusions just yet – we’ll be monitoring the situation today and [...]

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September 25, 2015

Let’s Call It A Week

I just parsed through my universe of charts and what hasn’t blasted off already is running in circles. Not the type of tape I would want to touch with a ten foot pole. On the equities side there is really nothing to add that hasn’t been said already. My small short was taken out at break/even and I’m staying out of this turd of a tape until we see some real context. Remember my Epiphany post – that general assessment stands now more than ever.

Two GBP setups before I call it a week. GBP/CHF seems like a good long here but I’m only playing 1/4R with a stop half a mile away. On the daily we have been testing the 100-day SMA and thus far [...]

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August 17, 2015

Simple Trend Trades

I’m going to keep it super simple today. Over the past few months we have observed increasing evidence of two medium trend shifts – a swing down on the equities and a push up on the bond side. My simple modus operandi going forward is to wait for short term trend trading opportunities in order to be positioned if/once we finally see acceleration. Yeah, I know – hopefully sometime this year – it’s been painful.

Bonds have been on a strong trajectory higher but have pulled back a little over the past few sessions. From here we either revisit the 100-day SMA or we proceed higher in the near term future. I’m currently long the ZB but [...]

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Sufjan Stevens Christmas compilation - Hear It Here

You’re probably asking yourself, ‘Just how quirky is Sufjan Stevens’ new Christmas compilation, Silver and Gold: Songs for Christmas, Vols. 6-10?’

Well, rather than spoil the fun and answer that question for you, let’s take a look at a few tracks.

“Lumberjack Christmas / No One Can Save You” is an upbeat folk stomper with a children’s choir that develops into a wistful, flute-ornamented aria.

“Ding-a-ling-a-ring-a-ling” sounds like a forgotten Wolf Parade demo, all squawking guitar and lo-fi imperfection. Choice lyrics include, “Baby Jesus is the king-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling.”

“Alphabet” is a glitchy, digitized cover of the 1988 Prince single “Alphabet St.” Not sure how that fits into a Christmas album, but at this point, who cares about continuity?

There are 58 songs in total, compiled from Christmas EP’s recorded between 2006 and 2010. Featuring guest spots from such indie heavyweights as The National’s Aaron and Bryce Dessner and Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry, Silver and Gold runs the gamut of Stevens’ schizophrenic musical styles. In addition to those already mentioned, other tracks range from traditional hymns (“How Shall I Fitly Meet Thee”) to popular seasonal classics (“Sleigh Ride”, “I’ll be Home for Christmas”) to the obscure folk songs of Venetian gondoliers (“Barcarola (You Must Be a Christmas Tree)”). Stevens applies his unique arrangements to them all — oh yes, there are flutes and bells — lending thematic cohesion to an otherwise insanely diverse palette. All told, Silver and Gold is challenging and exhaustive, yet wholly welcome, departure from more typical saccharine Christmas albums.

The collection is a follow-up to Songs for Christmas, Vols. 1-5 from 2006. According to the artist’s website, the vinyl box set contains all sorts of goodies for avid collectors like lyric sheets, chord charts, stickers, temporary tattoos, and “hallucinogenic photographs and psychedelic graphic design (by Sufjan Stevens, drug-free since 1975).”

Stream the entire compilation below, and be sure to watch the weird, creepy video for “I’ll be Home for Christmas.”

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'Saturday Night Live': All of Stefon's clubs

Saturday Night Live Bill Hader

[Update: Find Stefon’s very last club — sob! — at the end of the post.]

Here’s what we know about tweaky club kid Stefon Zelesky, by far Bill Hader’s most popular SNL character: He used to write for Smash. His dad is David Bowie. His brother is Ben Affleck (a.k.a. “David”). He lives in a trash can near the Radio Shack on 23rd St. and 7th Ave. He’s in love with Seth Meyers. And he’s got an encyclopedic knowledge of New York’s hottest clubs, from Scampi (“illegally parked behind the Statue of Liberty”) to SPICY (“the creation of club owner/rabbi Jew Diamond Phillips”) to Selfieee! (“based on the novel Push by Sapphire”).

But just like Booooooooof’s round-the-clock puke party, all good things must come to an end. And since this Saturday marks Hader’s last show as an SNL cast member, it may also be the last time we see Stefon horrify and amuse Seth — and himself — by rattling off facts about his favorite city hot spots.

So before he goes, let’s celebrate Stefon’s legacy by remembering all 31 of the crazy, improbable, disgusting, hilarious clubs he’s described over the past four seasons. And don’t worry — if the list makes you feel a bit misty, just reach down and grab yourself a human tissue. (It’s that thing of where a jacked midget wears a white shirt, and you blow your nose on it.)

New York’s hottest club is: Crease

Description: Club promoter Tranny Oakley has gone all out.

This place has everything: Lights, psychos, Furbies, screaming babies in Mozart wigs, sunburned drifters with soap sud beards.

Soap sud beards? You know, that thing when the hobo becomes a rich man, so they take that big bubble bath?

New York’s hottest club is: Wesh

Description: Nine-year-old Tokyo pimp Ichiaku Guru is back with an all new hotspot that answers the question, “WHAT?!”

This place has everything: Trance, stilts, throw-up music, an albino that looks like Susan Powter, Teddy Graham people.

Teddy Graham people? It’s that thing of when a guy has the stumpy arms, but with the belly.

New York’s hottest club is: Twice

Description: Don’t be thrown off when you’re greeted at the door by a rabbi that looks like Joaquin Phoenix — you’re in the right place. Also, it’s owned by Robert Blake.

This place has everything: Gauze, carnival barkers, groups of guys with afros in graduation caps, human fire hydrants.

Human fire hydrants? You know, it’s that thing of when high-waisted midgets have like, the red pants and the big ass.

New York’s hottest club is: Slice

Description: Club promoter Gay Liotta is back, and this time he’s… gone… crazy.

This place has everything: Twinks, gypsies, grown men in wedding dresses, a cat from a bodega, puppets in disguise.

Puppets in disguise? It’s that thing of when Alf wore a trench coat, so he could go out into public.

New York’s hottest club is: Taste

Description: Nightlife designer Tranny Griffith is back with an all-new club that answers the question, “Huh?!?” Don’t look for a bouncer — there isn’t one. Instead, the door’s guarded by 10 jacked homeless guys in old-fashioned bathing suits.

This place has everything: Ice sculptures, winos, Germfs – German smurfs – a Teddy Ruxpin wearing mascara, an old lady wearing Kid ‘N Play hair, and none other than DJ Baby Bok Choy.

DJ Baby Bok Choy? He’s a giant 300-pound Chinese baby who wears tinted aviator glasses, and he spins records with his little ravioli hands.

New York’s hottest club is: Slash

This place has everything: Glass, steam, bear traps, and just when you think the fun is over — knock knock, who’s there? It’s Black George Washington! All that, and a party room filled with human bathmats.

Human bathmats? It’s that thing when midgets have dreadlocks, and they lay face down on the floor.

New York’s hottest club is: Trash

Description: After you step through the stainless steel door to this meat-packing hot spot, you’ll be greeted by none other than Pierre, the Muslim Elvis Impersonator.

This place has everything: Clones, freaks, sneezing, a Russian man on a prepaid cell phone, and anyone can get in — there’s no password. At the door, just do the Cosby face.

New York’s hottest club is: Gush

Description: Club owner Gay Dunaway has built a fantasy world that answers the question, “Nooow?”

This place has everything: Geeks, sherpas, a Jamaican nurse wearing a shower cap, room after room of broken mirrors.

Look over there — is that Mick Jagger? No! It’s a fat kid on a Slip ‘n Slide. His knees look like biscuits, and he’s ready to party.

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Increasing energy efficiency in the home is a concern that is echoed throughout all aspects of the residential housing sector. From sustainable building practices and energy-conserving materials to smart gadgets and ultra-efficient appliances, professionals across the board are tasked with finding ways of making homes more energy efficient.

Because keeping up with current trends is essential when it comes to building and design, we've come up with a few of the top trending home upgrades in energy efficiency. By staying current in the industry, these tips will help you meet your residential clients' energy needs.

Solar roofs

Solar power is no longer an unknown term for most homeowners and businesses, but the ever-changing technology behind this renewable energy source means that industry professionals need to keep up with current trends in order to provide the most up-to-date and energy efficient solutions for consumers.

Building-integrated solar panels that are virtually camouflaged in the roof of homes are the latest and greatest development in solar tech. Tesla's Solar Roof — although currently only available for the wealthiest homeowners, will likely soon become the model on which solar providers base their designs in the future.

Another developing product of note is the solar home battery. The second version of Tesla's Powerwall can store energy and run a home off-grid indefinitely when recharged with solar power.

Smart home solutions

Connectivity is an essential part of 21st-century living, and residential life is no exception. Homeowners are increasingly conscious of their need to be connected to everything in their home — even when they are away.

Appliances and household gadgets equipped with smart technology allow homeowners to keep tabs on their energy consumption and adjust settings on the go via smartphone or tablet apps.

Smart thermostats like the Nest Learning Thermostat and other connectable appliances such as smart lighting systems, HVAC units, kitchen appliances, and even security systems can learn your preferences in order to maximize energy savings link together in order to make homes work more efficiently. Many homeowners are now virtually running their homes with the help of voice-activated home hubs like Google Home and Amazon Echo.

Energy-saving lighting systems

Although most lighting professionals now know the benefits of LED lights over traditional halogen or incandescent bulbs, the energy-saving properties of these new alternatives bear repeating here.

Homeowners are being encouraged to make the switch to LED lighting throughout the home for both safety and efficiency reasons incandescents and halogens have already been phased out in many countries around the world. Furthermore, the U.S. government energy website estimates that LEDs consume only 25-30 percent of the energy that standard halogen bulbs consume and can last up to 25 times longer.

Other energy-efficient lighting options that are on homeowners' minds include smart technology-linked lighting systems, dimmer switches, timers, and motion sensors — all of which can substantially reduce energy bills when used correctly.

Energy-efficient windows

The vast majority of new residential properties come with energy-efficient windows as standard, but homeowners with older homes and sky-high energy bills are currently considering changing their windows in order to decrease their household energy costs. According to, installing exterior low-e storm windows can save an average of $100-$274 annually.

When upgrading, homeowners are looking for quality Energy Star-rated windows that will increase the insulation and soundproofing in their homes, regulate interior temperatures and stand the test of time. This is currently done through multiple panes of glass equipped with reflective low-e coatings and insulating gas between the layers, but experts estimate that the future of energy efficient windows lies in smart glass, which can be tinted and adjusted electrically — by users or external light and/or temperatures.

Other upgrades

The fact that there are currently too many energy-efficient home upgrades to list in this article suggests that homeowners are doing whatever they can to decrease their energy use at home.

In addition to the changes mentioned above, there are several other significant ways that professionals can offer energy-saving alternatives to clients. This includes making use of eco-friendly and sustainable materials during the building and decoration processes and installing energy-efficient ductless HVAC systems (or mini-split systems) for increased efficiency and security in the home.

Finally, encouraging homeowners to make energy-conscious choices in their daily lives will help to further decrease energy costs and lower their carbon footprint. Green never sounded so appealing!


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A Little Bit of Napa… Just down the road in Massachusetts

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A Little Bit of Napa…

Just down the road in Massachusetts

by Edie Ravenelle

Before you shed too many tears over Labor Day’s unofficial end to summer daytrips to the beach, program your GPS to some inland Massachusetts destinations that will delight your scenic senses, and your inner sommelier.  Check out www.masswinery.com to click on a map of six Massachusetts’ Wine and Cheese Trails.  These epicurean paths feature 29 wineries and 18 artisanal cheese makers scattered across each region of the state, many a mere hour or two from Boston.  No need to go to Napa or Vermont to sample award-winning wines and cheeses!

On a recent visit to Hardwick in Central  Massachusetts, just about 90 minutes from Boston, some foodie companions and I sampled a French, Chabicou-style goat cheese that’s just one of the be-ribboned cheeses handcrafted in small batches from the pasteurized milk of pampered Oberhasli does who reside at what must be the equivalent of a 5-star goat residence: Ruggles Hill Creamery.  I was as smitten with the views as I was with this cheese’s impossibly-low fat content (about 4 percent), but fine, creamy texture and fresh-from-the-meadow nuanced taste.  The next palate-pleasing stop in Hardwick featured a selection of five cheeses made from the organic raw milk produced by the grass-fed cows residing at Robinson Farm.  My favorite was “A Barndance,” a nutty, fruity and super creamy cheese that reminded me of a well-aged, raw-milk Canadian cheddar, minus the north-of-the-border “bite.”  Robinson Farm  produces other organic raw-milk dairy products and grass-fed beef, all available for purchase on site.

Last but definitely not lacking, was a thirst-quenching visit to the Hardwick Vineyard & Winery.  Hardwick offers tours and tastings of several wines made from French-American hybrid grapes.  Those I sampled were light and lovely, with just the right amount of complex fruit, such as a hint of cranberry that would go marvelously with your next Thanksgiving meal.  My favorite: “Yankee Girl.”  Well, I guess I am!  So make like a Yankee and plan your next daytrip on a Massachusetts Wine & Cheese Trail.

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

The Commune

Last Friday I took a 5am flight to the Big Island to help and observe Glenn, the owner of Olomana Gardens, as he consulted on farm that was installing an aquaponics system. After getting up at 3:!5am, and landing around 6am on Hawaii, we were picked up by Keika, the 45 year old woman who helped run Dragonfly Farm. On the 2 hour drive out to the farm, I began to learn a bit of how ...interesting...this adventure might become.
Keika (once know as Debbie) ranted about how public education is soon to be owned by Big Corporation (particularly those co. owned by the Cheney's and Bush's). So she believes in an 'alternate' form of education known as the Sudbury method. Let the kids decided how and what they want to learn. If the kid doesn't want to learn to read, no biggie. Then she told us how her kids have rickets, but she refuses to take them to conventional doctors to have it diagnosed and treated. Rickets?! Seriously? On the way to the farm, we stopped off at the grocery store to pick up some beer (2 cases of Sierra Nevada even though we were only going to be there less than 2 days), coffee, sugary cereal, and dark chocolate Dove bars (concentrated caffeine according to Glenn). Then we started driving through some barren black lava fields, when we turned off road and down the red dirt backwood trail. This is my first view of the Hangout:

Basically it's a huge structure with no walls. There is a 100,000 gallon water supply on the ground floor with the top floor built over the water tank. Around the edges are the kitchen and other work areas. On the top floor is the 'living' area. Here's a vid of the top floor inside of the Hangout: video So basically, this is the remnants of, for lack of a better definition, a hippy love commune. Described by the eldest male, Maayag (formerly known as Peter I think), it is a place of 'no mine'. Meaning no personal possessions. When it started 15 years ago, those who joined put all their cash, all their possessions, and all their children in one pot. Obviously, those with more money put in more, and those with less money scored. While their philosophy was to create an environment to raise kids communally like the Aborigines, sharing partners and love was also a bonus. So Keika has 4 kids, each with a different daddy. About 4 years ago the commune disintegrated when Keika decided she didn't like the fact that one of her past lover hooked up with someone else in the community. Er?! Yeah, whatever. The current inhabitants are Keika, Maayag (her current man), Diga (one of her Ex's, formerly known as Jeff), and 3 or 4 kids, mostly Keika's I think. One of the kids, a 4 year old girl named Eelie or something, rarely wore any clothes. Maayag and Diga are the fathers of a couple of the kids, too. A woman who used to be part of the commune (and now drives a nice Porshe) came onto the farm to give the kids horse riding lessons. She lives next door, but it going to sell her farm and land soon. She bought the land from the commune when it went teets-up for $20K (bc she was family) and is now selling it for about $300K. So that's how it works. Another example of the dodgeyness of the who situation is the fact that when everyone put everything in the pot, the woman who was designated the treasurer put everything under her name. When things went south, she absconded with a lot of the cash. They went to a neighborhood abitration, but she said she'd just take them to 'real' court. Not sure how it turned out. Weird weird. So as you can see from the video, there is crap everywhere. Kay pointed out that they probably don't have too much time to keep things clean when they're running a farm, a school, and a household. Regardless, it was a sty. And the flies! I ate lunch in a swam of gnats and got mercilessly relieved of my blood by an army of skeeters. Needless to say, I was very very uncomfortable. I had to try to get Zen and see beyond the bugs. I failed. It sucked. Now I know why Glenn brought so much beer. That hot sticky night I slept on a futon, lulled to sleep by the dripping of the water tank and the bleeting koki frogs. They milked their own cows, so we had fresh raw milk for the coffee, and they milled their own logs. They are also off the grid, so they get all their power from a $50K solar panel system. So they hope that the food they grow using aquaponics will help pay for the solar system and their CSA shareholders. Here's a pic of

Maayag and the mill

and Diga in the milking hut.

While a fascinating adventure, I was glad to leave and even gladder that Jess and Evangelyn stayed back at Olomana Gardens.

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Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Vegetable Curry

Serves 1

Syns per portion: Extra Easy Free, Red Free (without rice), Green Free

  • Selection of vegetables (I used broccoli, red pepper, cauliflower, peas, potato, courgette)
  • 1/4 onion
  • 100g passata
  • 100ml veg stock
  • 1 heaped teaspoon of curry powder
  • 1 level teaspoon garam masala
  • Frylight

  1. Cook any frozen or root vegetables until ready and cut into bite size pieces. If using fresh veg such as peppers or courgette there is no need to cook first.
  2. Meanwhile fry onion in a large pan with a few sprays of frylight.
  3. Add the curry powder, garam masala and veg stock and simmer for a few minutes till the liquid is reduced by half.
  4. Add all the vegetables and stir through the stock.
  5. Add the passata and stir though. Reduce the heat and allow mixture to cook and thicken to desired consistency.
  6. Garnish with some coriander and serve with rice.
When i'm cooking meals I love the colours of naturals foods as well as tantalising smells which make you want to devour the dish as soon as it's ready. This dish certainly ticks these boxes for me with its wonderful array of greens and reds of the ingredients and the gorgeous aroma of the curry spices. This dish was yummy and very simple to make. Perfect for vegetarians or if you're like me and just prefer a meat free meal every now and then.

Here are a few notes I made about this recipe:
  • Other veg that can be used is butternut squash, baby sweetcorn, mushrooms
  • I used Tescos medium curry powder, but you can get spices milder or hotter versions in most supermarket.
  • Remember to syn your ice if using this on a red day
Enjoy x.

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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Amoeba with Background (Needlepoint Basketweave)

This pink shape certainly looks like one of the pond scum critters I used to study under the microscope in college, except for the color. My prof always said I had the prettiest journal in the class, as we had to draw what we saw for record keeping. (I did stick to the pen and ink, with no color.)

Anyway, the shape was devised to illustrate the places people seem to have trouble with.

It might seem strange to go to so much trouble for just the seam allowance/background of an ornament, but forming good habits makes it easier to stitch effectively and produce smooth, nice surfaces in your projects. It actually becomes second nature, once you've learned properly. Also, I see people going to great trouble to make sure of a nice surface on their work - like separating the plies of silk and putting them back together, and using laying tools and frames - so it only makes sense to form the habit of stitching proper basketweave also, as this is a contributing factor.

The lower arrow shows the last stitch on that row before having to start at the upper curve, as it's actually on a warp row - only 3 stitches, but this continuity is important.

Then the stitching is continued until you hit the dark outline. The arrow points to this place, and you can see by enlarging the picture that it is a weft row.

The next picture simply shows the stitches continuing in order around the shape. NEVER turn the canvas upside down and begin stitching the little "V" shape - it will leave an ugly place in the work either as a groove or a ridge where it meets the stitches already done. This is a very bad habit, even for a small piece.
The V is filled in here - and the upper arrow on the left shows where the last stitch in the background is made on this row, as it meets the outline. The lower arrow demonstrates that there is a short row just above this that has to be dealt with before going back up on the log weft row. In the interest of time, I won't show this completed - it is only an exercise for demonstration. Just continue around the shape, and again where the arrows are, consider where to stop and start for continuity of stitching. The right side continues all the way around the curves, and the arrow on the bottom shows the first stitch that will join the two sides - a weft row.

I found this picture in a file of a piece I stitched that Tish Watkins painted - used it as a beginner exercise in an article in NN last year. It clearly shows the rose sections outlined before the decorative stitches were made, and the edges are very neat and defined. Also no confusion or ragged edges against the background, which is rather busy!

Jan said...

Okay, I'm guilty. I do sometimes turn it upside down to make it easier for me to stitch. Will be a good girl from now on. Thanks for teaching me the correct way to do this. I'll be a better stitcher now. LOL

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FI Update - 2/9/06

To: FI Clients

From: Peter and Jack Falker.

Subj: FI Update

Here is a summary of our investment activities over the last several months, along with some of our thoughts:

In early February 2006, we sold ATK Systems (ATK) for a profit of 51 %. The stock had reached an all-time high and was somewhat overvalued based on our modeling assumptions. Also, a question had been raised in the January 9th edition of Forbes Magazine about the size of ATK’s unfunded pension liabilities. After talking with the company, we concluded that, as so often happens in the popular press, the pension issue was probably overblown. However, perception often becomes reality in this world, so we decided to book our profit the day before the company’s quarterly conference call. The street was disappointed by their results (which had little or nothing to do with their pension issues) and the stock dropped nearly $5.00 (6.2 %) that day.

Also in early February, we sold J.P. Morgan Chase (JPM) for a small profit. During the two years we held JPM we collected an annual dividend of 3.5% which was better than we could have earned on cash and approximately equal to the yield of a high-grade bond of similar duration. Now, with cash yields up, we will look for the opportunity to re-deploy this capital in another bank with an equivalent or better dividend and a better potential for a capital gain going forward.

In late January 2006, we sold PNC Bank Corporation for a profit of 18.5%. We also collected a 3.6 % dividend in the 13 months we owned PNC, giving us a 22% overall yield on our investment. We originally bought relatively small positions in PNC and U.S. Bank Corporation (USB) as weak dollar hedges, since they were both undervalued, compared with most other large banks in the U.S. Based on our reading, the thought was that they would make attractive acquisition targets for European banks with a surplus of strong Euros. With the U.S. dollar strengthening in 2005, our hedge strategy became irrelevant, but PNC had good results and the stock responded, making it somewhat overvalued, so we took our profit. We still own USB, which is slightly above our basis and continues to pay us a 4.5% dividend (as good as a 10 year government bond). We may decide to sell USB, as well, when we see a better investment opportunity for the funds.

In mid-December 2005, we sold Briggs & Stratton Corporation (BGG) for a small (.6%) profit. The stock had performed poorly since we bought it last February, and at one point had lost about 20 % of its value. In late October, we talked with the company’s CFO, with a thought toward exercising our long-standing stop-loss policy. After that conversation, we suspected that the company might report a good quarter, based on generator sales after the hurricanes, plus a pricing initiative they had undertaken for 2006 lawn and garden sales. Apparently a few other folks in the market thought so too, because the stock literally rocketed up in December. On the old theory of not looking a gift horse in the mouth, we sold BGG and reclaimed our capital investment. In January, BGG reported a disappointing quarter and the stock has subsequently gone back down.

In late October 2005, we sold Techne Corporation (TECH) for a profit of 54 %. While we still really like this little-known Minneapolis biotech raw-materials supplier (and know them very well), our analysis indicated that it had reached a valuation we felt was unsustainable. We believe we will have a chance to own it again when its valuation is more in line.

In late September, we sold Conagra Inc. (CAG) at a small (3%) loss. Unfortunately, we had seen a nice profit in the stock erode on the basis of disappointing results, and decided that things might get worse before they got better (we were right). Fortunately, we had collected an annual 4.6 % dividend on the stock over the two years we owned it resulting in an overall 2 year total return just over 6%.

Most of our remaining portfolio is doing quite well, with a few exceptions such as Dell, Wal-Mart and Gap, which all should recover in time. We are holding a little more cash than normal, because of our recent profit-taking, but we are also looking at a few companies we would like to own at the right prices. In the meantime, money market yields have improved considerably and we can afford to wait. In that regard, it still seems likely to us that bond yields should move higher over the next year or so. If and when those yields become as attractive as overall market expectations, we may want to hold a few bonds.

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A Fantasy Spin on the Hot Stove

Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening – whichever is applicable to you. Some weeks this post can write itself. In the first and second installments I mentioned 12 and 14 transactions respectively. This week there were four newsworthy transactions that caught my eye. Weeks such as this one are part of the Hot Stove process. Yet after the rapid beginning, this weeks inactivity paired with the potential labor stoppage has me somewhat paranoid.

Some claim the sky is falling, while others are equally as confident that a resolution will be agreed upon. Baseball has more marketable young stars than I can ever remember, Playoff ratings were the best in two decades, and the almighty NFL has established a ratings decline – I can’t imagine either party willing to mess this up. I suppose we will find out in four days.

Minnesota Twins sign  catcher Jason Castro to a 3 Year 24.5 Million dollar year. Castro’s name was attached to several teams two weeks ago as pitch framing is becoming the skill set de jour for catchers. Ultimately, this competition lead to Castro signing for 8 million per season and validating those concerns of inflation in America.

For Castro’s value, little to nothing changes. Minute Maid to Target Field is a downgrade, but additional plate appearances will counter the loss in terms of counting stats. Three consecutive seasons with a 29% K rate or worse suggest .220 is where the batting average will be. Castro could run into 15 home runs as he posted 18 and 14 respectively in his two seasons with over 450 plate appearances. He’s on the radar in 14-team or more with two catchers, but the nausea associated with his roster spot still remains.

If you believe in pitch framing, then it’s reasonable to expect maybe a handful of times per game Castro’s ability alters the count in the pitcher’s favor. Do these advantages alter the Twins rotation values for 2016 and beyond? Tyler Duffey and Jose Berrios could benefit the most having the most upside from my perspective. For what it’s worth, over the last three years among Astros catchers, Castro has not once posted the best ERA nor the best K to BB rate.

Atlanta Braves sign Sean Rodriguez to a two-year 11.5 Million dollar contract. After failing as a high-end prospect, Rodriguez managed to carve himself a nice career as a bench/utility option. Last season Rodriguez posted career highs in HR (18), AVG (.270) and OPS (.859), while appearing in 140 games and totaling 342 plate appearances – his most since 2012. On a positive note, Rodriguez couldn’t have signed with a better place. Jace Peterson (2B) and Adonis Garcia (3B) are penciled in starters at this point. Neither have established any sustained success on a MLB level. Should either fail than Rodriguez could have an everyday role. The odds on either Peterson or Garcia proving ineffective is 2.5:5 on the morning line. While I’m rather confident on checking the plate appearance box for Rodriguez, I’m not confident that last season success will translate.

Four straight seasons with a K% north of 25% suggest last seasons .270 AVG was something of a fluke. A career high line drive rate of 24.4% and a HR/FB rate of 25% helped build a career high .344 BABIP. Those numbers shine some light on both the legitimacy of the average as well as the home run total. Another negative to consider with a potential full-time role for Rodriguez would be his career .224 AVG and .651 OPS vs. RHP. Combine the likely statistical regression from 2016 with established troubles when exposed to RHP and it becomes rather clear that extrapolating a full season of 2016 for Sean Rodriguez would be problematic.

Arizona Diamondbacks send  2B/SS Jean Segura, OF Mitch Haniger, and LHP Zac Curtis to the Seattle Mariners for SS Ketel Marte and RHP Taijuan Walker. As a fantasy baseball player, there is nothing I enjoy more than an offseason trade with the intent of making both teams better immediately. Chase Field to Safeco is an obvious downgrade for Segura, but unless you really expected another 20 HR season, I don’t see his value changing. I view Segura as more of a gap hitter with double-digit pop whose ultimate value will be determined by his stolen bases and runs scored. He’ll bat at the top of a very good lineup so another 100 run season is entirely possible. Ultimately a decline in BABIP will put the OBP more in line with 90 runs. I felt that before the trade, I feel better about it now. Segura was eligible at 2B and SS already, but for those in Dynasty formats it’s more than likely his 2B eligibility  will be gone after this season.

OF Mitch Haniger seems like a throw in from a pure name standpoint, but there could be some value to be had. Haniger really established himself last year, drawing a double-digit walk rates in both AA and AAA. That plate discipline combined with good contact rates gives him the feel of a good OBP option down the road. His 25 HR between the two levels earned him a 34 game preview in 2016 in which he hit .229 but did hit 5 home runs in 123 plate appearances. Given the roster construction of the Mariners, it would appear Haniger is destined for a platoon split in the OF with either Martin or Seth Smith. However, the addition of Segura could alter the need for Ben Gamel to establish himself as a rare stolen base option for the Mariners – thus leaving Gamel and Haniger battling it out for an everyday job.

The departure of Walker from the rotation would likely put Nate Karns and Ariel Miranda into the rotation at this point. I would be shocked is more competition wouldn’t be added prior to Spring Training. Zac Curits has huge K potential and has shown solid control in the minors. Last year was a train wreck, but at 24 there could be a late inning relief role in his future. At the least a name to note in Dynasty formats.

Taijuan Walker was the best player in the deal in my opinion. I really see top-20 potential with top-10 upside. The NL move for pitchers always seems to provide a built-in boost in production. It goes without saying that Chase Field is much less pitcher friendly than Safeco. Walker’s career  41.5% GB rate will need to improve in order for him to reach my lofty expectations. At 24 his career profile has yet to be determined. If he could reach 30 starts for the first time then 200 strikeouts with a 3.30 ERA is certainly in play.

His addition to the rotation will ultimately leave some intriguing names without a rotation spot. Greinke, Walker, Miller and Corbin would figure to be locks/front-runners. This would leave Robbie Ray, Rubby De La Rosa, Archie Bradley, and Braden Shipley vying for one rotation spot. Clearly Robbie Ray and his 11.25 K/9 has the hearts of most fantasy owners, but his inability to consistently pitch deep into games (13 of 32 starts less than 6 IP) can be taxing for a bullpen. Perhaps a solid spring by someone other than Ray could leave the early 2017 poster boy without a job to begin the season.

Ketel Marte could be the biggest loser in the deal. Marte was the object of many’s affections last season, as he seemed to be the late round shortstop target going into 2016 drafts. Marte disappointed hitting only .259 with 11 SB in 466 PA. The hitting skill set doesn’t seem to be elite, but a solid minor league track record and his good contact skills make them seem legitimate. His GB approach isn’t built for getting the most out of Chase Field, but the DBacks were very active on the bases last season, potentially providing a little boost in Marte’s other skill set.

The biggest issue for Marte could be playing time. The clear favorite to start in Seattle, Marte now becomes another name for consideration. Marte is a better defender than Chris Owings, but if the DBacks put an emphasis on defense then Nick Ahmed will be the SS. Brandon Drury’s name can also be thrown into consideration for the two MI spots. With four players vying for two spots and a new regime, expect this positional battle to go well into the Spring.

Alex Guerrero signs with Chunichi Dragons of the Nippon Professional Baseball League. A one year deal for Guerrero whose first stint as a MLB player can now officially be called a bust. While Guerrero’s approach left something to be desired, statistically speaking the results were there during the majority of his Minor League time. The reality is, in 243 plate appearances, one’s career is not defined. If he goes to Japan and plays well, he could find himself once again coveted by some major league organization.

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Fantasy Forward: Cody Bellinger will not stop

At a time when the Dodgers need a spark, Cody Bellinger is the latest in a long line of heralded rookies to produce once promoted. Bellinger hit two home runs in a game for the fifth time this year to tie a Dodgers team record set by Mike Piazza. In the process, Bellinger tied Gary Sanchez for the fastest to 20 home runs in their first 51 games, and then set the major league record being the first to hit 21 in this same time frame. Within this same game, Clayton Kershaw allowed six earned runs and a career high four home runs. The 17 home runs he has allowed so far also represents a career high.

It does not stop here. The Dodgers activated Sergio Romo sending Josh Fields to the minors, and they’ve tweaked the rotation with Hyun-Jin Ryu pitching on Thursday, Alex Wood shifting to Friday to face Colorado, and Kenta Maeda heading back to the bullpen.

Both Anthony Rendon (neck) and Austin Hedges (bruised thigh) left their respective games early on Monday night. Each will be listed day-to-day. Expect Anthony Rizzo to reach base in his first at-bat if he leads off Tuesday night; he will wear one in response to his slide taking Hedges out. Tim Beckham did leave his game as well taking a pitch off his hand. He stayed in the game initially, then left after running the bases. His X-rays returned negative, but monitor his progress as well.

On the rehab trail, A.J. Pollock left his game early due to a tight right quad. It’s becoming increasingly tougher to trust his recurrent soft tissue injuries. Homer Bailey has thrown 16.2 innings in his rehab with 17 strikeouts and two earned runs allowed. Odds are he replaces Bronson Arroyo in the Reds rotation if looking for a pitcher to stash. Time’s running out. On to the recaps.

Starting Pitcher Observations

Corey Kluber reminded everyone of his ceiling when healthy, tossing his fifth career complete game shutout in Baltimore limiting them to three hits with 11 strikeouts on 19 swinging strikes. Kluber’s 12 swinging strikes on his curve alone topped all but three pitchers last night. This marks his sixth win of 2017, and if he stays healthy, could be in for a huge second half.

Scott Feldman worked six innings during a no-decision in Tampa Bay, allowing six hits, two earned runs and a walk with six strikeouts. R.A. Dickey threw seven shutout innings at home against the Giants, holding them to three hits and one walk with six strikeouts. Despite losing, San Francisco’s Johnny Cueto turned in a strong seven inning performance giving up five hits, two earned runs and striking out four on the road. Buy low.

Gerrit Cole bounced back on the road in Milwaukee. He credited his success to focusing on outcomes and working faster. Cole gave up three hits, one earned run and two walks with five strikeouts over seven innings for his fifth win.

Jon Lester started rough giving up a lead-off home run, but settled in to last six innings allowing five hits, two earned runs and a walk with seven strikeouts on 15 swinging strikes. He recorded a quality start but did not factor in the decision.

Hector Velasquez locked horns with Jason Hammel in a well pitched game. Velasquez made one mistake, a two-run home run to Eric Hosmer, but worked 5.1 innings giving up five hits with three strikeouts in a no-decision. Hammel garnered his fourth win working seven innings allowing seven hits, two earned runs and striking out four on 11 swinging strikes. Hammel has won all three of his decisions in June with a 2.30 ERA and 19:1 K:BB in 27.1 innings.

Brad Peacock won his fourth game of 2017, but fell one out short of a quality start. Efficiency will be the last hurdle for him to clear. Peacock’s struck out 66 over 44.2 innings this year, but it took him 99 pitches to strikeout eight last night. He only ceded four hits and one earned run with two walks. On the night, Peacock finished second with 16 swinging strikes. There’s upside here, but wins can be tough to procure not reaching the sixth inning.

Bullpen Musings

In a reversal of fortune, A.J. Ramos won his second game of the year when the Marlins walked-off the Nationals with a win. Ramos worked an inning giving up a walk with a strikeout. Enny Romero took the loss for Washington. He worked a strong eighth inning, but ran into trouble in the ninth, perhaps tiring. Romero finished his second straight 1.2 inning outing allowing three hits, one earned run and two walks against two strikeouts.

Wade Davis recorded his 14th save, but it did not come easy. He hit Jose Pirela, walked Yangervis Solarte then moved them into scoring position with a wild pitch. But, Davis emerged unscathed with a strikeout for the Cubs.

Michael Bush did not finish with the same luck as Davis giving up three hits, two earned runs and two walks with a strikeout during his third blown save of the year. This marks the third time in six June outings Bush has allowed a run. Keone Kela received the night off after working in the previous two games but owns a 1.59 ERA over his last 17 innings with 25 strikeouts, six hits and six walks against. Roberto Osuna locked down his 18th save in a clean inning and he’s notched 13 of his last 14 save opportunities.

Kelvin Herrera saved his 16th game and third in four days giving up a hit. Herrera lowered his ERA in save chances to 2.55 in his appearance. Ken Giles turned in a clean inning for his 17th save.

Hitter Highlights

Cleveland had their way with the Orioles, who have given up 91 runs over the last nine days. Jason Kipnis finished 2-for-3 with his eighth home run and a walk. Edwin Encarnacion scored four runs with a double, an RBI and walked twice. Lonnie Chisenhall recorded three hits with a double and two RBI. Carlos Santana capped a perfect game with two hits in as many at-bats, his ninth home run, three RBI and walked twice. But, they all take a back seat to Jose Ramirez who became the first player since 1900 with 14 extra-base hits over a seven game span. Ramirez turned in his seventh straight multiple hit game with two doubles and a triple. He has hit 10 doubles, a triple, and three home runs during his past seven games hitting .575 (19-for-33).

Scooter Gennett continues to produce with a double and his ninth home run with two RBI and a walk. Hitting in front of Votto will do wonders for a player’s fantasy value. Speaking of which, Joey Votto finished 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI. Scott Schebler launched his 19th home run and walked twice. Steven Souza tried to answer for the Rays, who fell short, but Souza did hit his 14th home run. Daniel Robertson (the infielder) added his fifth of the year with two RBI.

Trea Turner, Ryan Raburn (two runs) and Michael Taylor (two RBI) all recorded two hits in the Nationals loss. Bryce Harper (18) and Anthony Rendon (13) homered as well. Dee Gordon stayed hot with two more hits, a run and stole two bases (27) in the Marlins win. Giancarlo Stanton went yard (18) and stole his first base of the season. Justin Bour launched a grand slam, his 18th home run this year, driving in four. Marcell Ozuna, who also has 18 home runs, hit the walk-off single for the win.

Ender Inciarte has been quiet of late, but went 3-for-4 in Atlanta’s win with a double, an RBI and a walk. Matt Adams homered for the 10th time as a Brave in his 103rd at-bat with the team raising his season total to 11 while the Cardinals search for a clean-up hitter. Odd how things work out? Dansby Swanson went 2-for-4 with a run and two RBI. He’s hitting .328/.389/.484 in June. Johan Camargo recorded two hits, scored two runs and drove in one.

Adam Frazier singled in two runs, and Gregory Polanco registered two hits with an RBI. Andrew McCutchen continues to shine hitting sixth for Pittsburgh with his 13th home run and three RBI. During his 22 games batting sixth, McCutchen has scored 19 runs with seven home runs and 20 RBI with a .378 average, 1.172 OPS, .341 ISO and .479 wOBA, mercy. Travis Shaw added his 13th home run for the Brewers providing their only run.

Jose Pirela hit his third home run, and Yangervis Solarte added his 10th of the year among his two hits. Anthony Rizzo continues to reach base hitting lead-off and finished 2-for-3 with a triple. Willson Contreras responded to hitting cleanup with his sixth home run.

Josh Donaldson went 1-for-4, but scored a run and stole his first base of the year with an RBI. Jose Bautista hit his 12th home run, and Justin Smoak added three hits with his 20th homer. Steve Pearce added a three RBI double, and Kendrys Morales drove in the go ahead run in the ninth. Elvis Andrus went 2-for-5 with a run and two RBI, Nomar Mazara hit his ninth home run, and Adrian Beltre drove in three with a double.

Jackie Bradley Jr. finished 2-for-4 with his ninth home run driving in both Red Sox runs. Over his last 33 games, Bradley’s hitting .316/.418/.596 with seven home runs and 24 RBI. Lorenzo Cain extended his personal hit streak to seven games, and he’s hitting .373/.417/.776 in June with 19 runs, 10 extra-base hits and 17 RBI. Eric Hosmer launched his eighth home run with two RBI and two walks.

Houston’s George Springer hit his 20th home run, and it marks his ninth with 16 RBI over his last 17 games. Derek Fisher hit his second home run and was rewarded with a trip back to Triple-A with Josh Reddick slated to return on Tuesday. Jake Marisnick hit his ninth dinger, drove in two, and walked once. Marisnick hit five home runs in 311 plate appearances last year, but now has nine in 108 this season.

Ian Kinsler went 1-for-3 with a double, RBI, and two walks. Guillermo Heredia put the Mariners on the board with his fifth home run, but Mike Zunino stole the show with two more home runs (9) and four RBI. Zunino is on a seven game hit streak going 12-for-28 (.429) with five home runs and 13 RBI. He leads the American League in RBI for the month of June with 26, and since his recall he is hitting .338 (27-for-80) with 13 runs, five doubles, nine home runs and 28 RBI.

A home run derby broke out in Los Angeles with Jay Bruce (19), Jose Reyes, twice (6) and Gavin Cecchini (1) striking for the Mets. Los Angeles answered with Justin Turner (4) and Chris Taylor (9) along with the two by Bellinger mentioned earlier. Turner’s on a 14-game hit streak dating back to May 13th, sandwiched around his stint on the disabled list. During the streak Turner is 26-for-51 (.510) with 10 runs, three doubles, three home runs and 11 RBI. Taylor added his eighth stolen base as well.

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Examining Session May 2014

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I am extremely proud of all my students as they continue to progress.


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Easter Workshop 2014

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A group of very talented pupils took part in a five day workshop learning different parts of the most popular musicals around in west end including 'Matilda' and 'Mamma Mia'
The children were able to show their loved ones what they had learnt at the end of the week and successfully done a brilliant job, taking home memories, new friends and skills learnt throughout the week.
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New John Lennon Ad!

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One Laptop Per Child great cause and a great idea (the organizations goal is to supply the world’s poorest children with solar-powered laptops that cost less than $200).  Unfortunately, the advertising angle with John Lennon is down right creepy (his lips don’t match the words and his voice almost sounds chipmunk-like).  I prefer the Forrest Gump version. Check out the ad and a clip of Forrest Gump below!

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Friday, August 8, 2008

Peep-toe Shoes

Get your little toenails a pedicure and spa coz peep-toe heels are becoming the hype these days with your local and international celebrities. They have come second to your classy close pumps being worn in long gowns, mini dresses, business attires.
A peep-toe kind of shoe is sexy and gives you a stylish impact when wearing it.This tortoise shell patent pumps is your sophisticated kind.

These cute wedge-shoes will be perfect for a cute outfit like a mini-shorts or a mini-dress.

these can be your everyday shoes. flats, comfortable and stylish. can be worn in every get up you wish to wear. (

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Trend Alert: Metallic Sneakers and Shoes are ‘In’

White sneakers and shoes have been in the fashion charts for quite some time. However, the tables have turned and now the latest trend is in! Fashionistas have all the reason to be excited about the metallic sneakers. These shoes are chic and uber cool. Yes, ladies we understand you concern about whether you can pull this off or not. Rest assured that you can nail this look. This post will put all your fears to rest. Happy reading!

Metallic Sneakers and Shoes

Are you wondering what kind of metallic shoes are making the rounds now? Well, the answer is quite simple. Nearly every pair of shoes that you have set your eyes on can be found in metallic colors. From celebrities to fashion bloggers, you just can’t have enough of this. It is like venturing into uncharted territory and discovering a gold mine.

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Metallic sneakers and shoes
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Select Complimentary Colors

If you love neutral color sneakers and shoes then think about this as the next step. The question that must be bothering you at this stage is what color you can you wear with these shoes, right? Select complimentary colors. For instance, if you are going to wear a pair of gold shoes then you can go in for an outfit in different shades of grey or black.

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Check out the chic shoes!
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Too bling?

For those of you who aren’t confident about carrying off this look then go in for a pair of pumps or stilettos. This option is less bling but it does make a style statement. There are sneakers with designs in metallic ink or panels that are beautiful. And this takes off the pressure. right?

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Inspired looks
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Time to Experiment

Select a casual outfit when you wear your metallic sneakers because the focus will be on the shoes as they are the hero. And if you think that this is boarding on men’s fashion, don’t shy away. Be bold and beautiful by pushing your limits and confidently jump onto the bandwagon. So, what are you waiting for?

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Monday, February 25, 2013

Reviewing our Life

I think that one of the greatest spiritual practices that we can do is to do a daily examination of our conscience. As I mention in the homily just take 3-5 minutes a day in doing it, and you will see great results!!!

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What is FCAP?

The ministry of FCAP is carried on throughout the airline workplaces of the world by ordinary people who see their work as a partnership with God. FCAP is a fellowship of Christians who identify with one another through a common focus and purpose. We desire to demonstrate how our faith in Jesus Christ will influence how we do our work, how we treat people, and how we respond to the circumstances of our workplace. We are blessed to have both airline and non-airline people who encourage and support the ministry.

Thought for the Work Day

Perspective has to do with how we interpret the things going on around us and how we see our relationship to them. For instance, when an incident happens at work that entails several people, including me, the way I interpret it often determines my influence in it. If I look at it cynically or just ignore it, then God’s glory won’t shine through me.  For us to view circumstances around us correctly and respond appropriately, we need God’s wisdom from above in our hearts and minds. This wisdom is found in God’s written Word and gives us truth that practically applies to life situations. This wisdom must first change us on the inside, then it provides us the ability to respond outwardly in a correct way (1Thessalonians 2:13). Our ministry in the workplace is described as sowing the seeds of God’s wisdom. (PMC) Consider: “But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom” (James 3:17-18 then v.13).

This thought was written by Paul M. Curtas, General Director of FCAP.

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Jay Heikes

Born in Princeton, New Jersey in 1975. Lives and works in Minneapolis, USA.

After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1998, he furthered his studies with a postgraduate Master in Fine Arts at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

Heikes is known for his heterogeneous practice. He is capable of merging abstract painting, video, installation, performance and sculpture with a common romantic approach, and a grotesque, amused mood that characterizes his approach. His work shows the precarious nature of all allusions to the real, particularly the continuous changes and shifts of all cultural, visual, and experiential references. It captures how different materials engage with each other, especially after a chemical change. The sheer materiality of Heikes’ recent work reflects his dissatisfaction with contemporary art in the participatory, performative tradition, and a desire to return attention to painting, sculpture and installation.

"I believe there is a point just beyond corrosion, one of complete alienation between human and material where there are things to be discovered but also the possibility of destruction. In the studio I feel more like an alchemist lately than a sculptor. I have been working with a range of materials from raw silk, aluminum sulphate, porcupine quills, iron, bronze, leather, concrete, goose feathers and steel. All of these endeavors are translating into a concern for very simple things like line, texture, space and scale. The materials have become the content and my hope is to understand how we relate to them even in a place as out of nature as the gallery space.”

His work has been exhibited at museums and institutions including: Painter Painter, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis 2013; Buried in the Bright, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen 2012; Project Space, ICA-Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia 2007; Day For Night: Whitney Biennial 2006, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York 2006; Ordinary Culture: Heikes/Helms/McMilian, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis 2006; All the Pretty Corpses, The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, Chicago 2005; The Hill Upstairs, MoMA PS.1, New York 2005; Kill Yr Idols, Artists Space, New York, 2003.

Selected solo and group exhibitions: Keep Out, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, USA (2017); No future ism, Federica Schiavo Gallery Milano, Milan, Italy (2016); I Talk with the Spirits, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY, USA (2016); Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2015); Fondazione Giuliani, Rome, Italy (2015); Reserve Ames, Los Angeles, CA, USA (2015); Shane Campbell Gallery, Lincoln Park, IL, USA (2015); Federica Schiavo Gallery, Rome, Italy (2014); Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY, USA (2013); Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago, ILL, USA (2011); Federica Schiavo Gallery, Rome, Italy (2011); Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY, USA (2010); Federica Schiavo Gallery, Rome, Italy (2009); Galleria Comunale d’Arte Contemporanea di Monfalcone, Gorizia, Italy (2010); Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, MN, USA (2009); Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art, Barbican Art Gallery, London, UK (2008); White Columns, New York, NY, USA (2007).

Residencesies: The Chinati Foundation, Marfa, TX, USA (2016).

In 2014 Jay Heikes has curated the pubblication Trieste, an extensive catalogue documenting the various incarnations of the group show he organized from 2012 to 2014. Trieste has been exhibited at the Federica Schiavo Gallery, Rome 2012; Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York 2013; Grimm Gallery, Amsterdam 2014.


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Saturday, July 14, 2012

It Will Get Easier

By morning…

Me and Flowers

…and by evening.

Evening Clouds

Week of July 8, 2012:

Monday: Long run in the evening (40 minutes)

Tuesday: Off

Wednesday: Short run (20 minutes)  + bike ride

Thursday: Off

Friday: Short run in the morning (12 minutes)

Total minutes run this week: 72.

It’s been raining on and off here all week, and I kid you not: every run I did was either during or right after a burst of rain.  It was nice to run without the oppressive Texas heat, though of course it was quite humid—another running challenge!

My main running goal for the next few weeks is to build endurance, slowly and safely.  I completed 72 minutes of running, thus hitting my goal right on target.  Running is hard for me these days—I lack much endurance, and summer running in Texas makes everyone slower.  But I feel like if I just keep putting one foot in front of the other, it will get easier.

Today I’m planning to bike for groceries and do some yoga.  I’ve really had one hell of a week, in more than one way, and I plan to do calming, restorative things today: washing dishes, cleaning, cooking, finishing an episode of True Blood that I’ve started twice now without being able to complete it.  But right now, it’s 6:01 AM, and I’m tired enough to crawl back into bed to see if I can sleep some more.  I’m usually a really good sleeper, but this week has taken its toll on me.

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Family of Samuel DUNSDEN and Elizabeth SOMNER

Husband: Samuel DUNSDEN (1799-1885)
Wife: Elizabeth SOMNER (1800-1872)
Marriage 1 Sep 1825 Seend, Wiltshire1

Husband: Samuel DUNSDEN

Name: Samuel DUNSDEN2
Sex: Male
Father: -
Mother: -
Birth 1799 Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire2
Death Q1 1885 (age 85-86) Westbury Registration District, Wiltshire3

Wife: Elizabeth SOMNER

Name: Elizabeth SOMNER1,2
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Father: Joseph SOMNER (1768- )
Mother: Ann FEW (1770- )
Birth 1800 Seend, Wiltshire2
Baptism 6 May 1800 (age 0) Seend, Wiltshire
Death Q2 1872 (age 71-72) Westbury Registration District, Wiltshire3

Note on Wife: Elizabeth SOMNER

Witnesses at their marriage were James Bishop and James Scott.

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Pottermore Presents: 3 eBooks Put Another Nail in the Encyclopedia Coffin

Four days ago, a visitor to this website pointed out that I had a few pages missing in my Pottermore Index. After adding those four, I counted the number of total links on that index page: 92. So far, J.K. Rowling has written 92 articles for Pottermore.com, and it doesn’t seem as though she’s going to quit anytime soon. With four sequels following Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, I would imagine there’s no end in sight to the ideas flowing from Jo’s imagination.

Not that I’m asking Jo to quit. As long as she has ideas to further flesh out our beloved Wizarding World, I say more power to her. There was a time when I thought that “All was well” should have been the end of it, because the Deathly Hallows epilogue tied up the story so nicely (almost too nicely). But then, shortly thereafter, Rowling tweeted or posted on her website that she was working on an encyclopedia of all the notes that she wrote down, all the backstories that she could not fit into the books.

And fans have been itching for this encyclopedia ever since.

However, before such a book (the “Scottish Book”) could be published, Pottermore was announced and released. I was a huge fan of the Pottermore website in its original format. In fact, my most-read articles on this website are about Pottermore. It was totally immersive. For me, the artwork, the sound effects and the interactiveness captured the atmosphere of the stories better than any Harry Potter video game I had ever played or movie I had ever watched. I was heartbroken to see it go.

Both the former and the current iterations of this website include writing by J.K. Rowling, but neither had/has an index to make these writings easy to look up. Sure, the new website has a search engine, which the old website lacked, but what I would like is a book with all these articles in it and a table of contents in the front or alphabetized index in the back so I can see at a glance all the articles that this book includes. I mean, what good is a search engine if you don’t know what’s out there? At least with an index, you can browse more easily and see what there is to see within the book.

That was my purpose in creating the Pottermore Index on this website: so visitors can see at a glance all 92 articles that the new Pottermore website has to offer. I tried to make these links easy to browse by including pictures, sorting them into five categories, and alphabetizing them within those five groups. Go check it out!

There was a time when I thought, at least once the Fantastic Beasts movies were done (so you never know, this may still happen), that Rowling would round up all the articles that she had posted on the Pottermore website and publish them in this all-inclusive printed encyclopedia that she had always promised. Instead, we have been given three digital eBooks (not much different than reading a website), which were released on September 6th under the three following titles:

  • Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists
  • Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies
  • Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide

All three eBooks were reported to be a mix of previously released Pottermore content and brand new material, though after reading the three eBooks, I’m not sure which articles are brand-new and which ones I had already read, because my memory is just that short: I felt like I was discovering a lot of new information for the first time.

There are two benefits to publishing these eBooks, and one downside. Firstly, publishing them allows them to be arranged in a more organized format than what we see on the Pottermore website (though I obviously prefer my own Pottermore Index page). Secondly, publishing them allows readers to draw a firmer line between what is canon and what isn’t. There are some, like me, who assume that everything Jo says, whether in interviews, on Twitter, in print, on her website(s), etc, is canon. There are others who hold to a stricter view: that only the words published (and purchased) are canon.

Since each of these three eBooks are $2.99, I certainly hope that the words within them can be considered canon.

Thirdly, the downside. Releasing these three eBooks, I think, puts another nail in the encyclopedia coffin. If “Pottermore Presents” decides that they’re going to release these three eBooks containing a few articles from Pottermore, what’s to prevent them from publishing a few more with other articles? When all is said and done, why would they then release an all-encompassing print version? And who would buy it, after buying a dozen eBooks with exactly the same content?

Well… me? Yes, I would. So, I suppose as long as there’s an audience willing to throw money at something, there’s still a possibility for it to be released in the future. I certainly hope this holds true for a Hogwarts MMORPG!

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Much like Fifty Shades of Grey, After is an epic, amorous fan novella that’s being repackaged by a vital edition house. But where Fifty Shades was desirous by a Twilight books, After is loosely formed on genuine people: The British child rope One Direction. And a initial volume of After has only strike stores — yet let’s rewind a little, to those words, “fan fiction.” we know, you’re substantially creation a face right now, yet bear with me.

Fan novella is what happens when we adore something — a TV show, a book, a film — so most that we wish to spend some-more time with it. You wish to fill in a gaps in a story, figure out a home life of that man in a background, re-write a endings that we don’t like — or suppose what would happen, say, if we were going to college with your favorite child band.

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Harry and Tessa (the fans call them Hessa) quarrel and mangle up, make adult and make out, and their tale has proven impossibly renouned with readers.

“They would locate on to clues we was dropping,” Todd says. “I have some tract twists in a story, and so whenever they would get too close, to know what’s going on, we would chuck in something to kind of chuck them off, and kind of lift a strings as they were reading.”

As she went along, Todd enclosed records to her readers during a tip of new chapters, indicating out fan art or earnest additional chunks of story if some-more people commented.

Fan novella gets sneered during a lot, for ripping off other stories, for being badly written, yet like any other genre, there’s good fanfic and bad — and it’s all partial of a grand tradition.

“This is no different, we think, from people revelation stories around a campfire, behind when we had a common mythology, contend Arthurian legend, and people would tell stories about it,” says Anne Jamison. She’s a novel highbrow during a University of Utah, who’s indeed training a category on fanfic.

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One Direction.

Formed in 2010, One Direction are one of a biggest cocktail acts in a world. Left to right: Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik.

“If you’re articulate about essay from sources, right, what did Shakespeare do? we mean, he never wrote a play out of his conduct completely,” Jamison says. “He always had a source — that was only a indication of authorship.”

Now, I’m not certain how most over we can take this parallel, yet like Shakespeare in his day, fan novella currently is massively renouned entertainment.

Ashleigh Gardner is a conduct of calm during Wattpad, a site where Todd creatively posted her work. “I consider it was one of a biggest stories we’ve ever seen on Wattpad,” she says. “I consider what unequivocally tender us was a fan rendezvous around it.”

She’s not kidding: The cover of a paperback chronicle of After boasts about one billion online reads. Gardner says she beheld a bizarre phenomenon. “I was frequently saying photos on Instagram that would be cinema of Harry Styles and his girlfriend, and one of a selling group forked out to me that that was not his girlfriend, that was a impression from a book that fans were Photoshopping in.”

Wattpad knew they had a strike on their hands. They took a book to Gallery, an impress of Simon and Schuster, that sealed Todd to a reported six-figure understanding progressing this year, and incited After into a four-book series.

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But no matter that chronicle of After you’re reading, Anna Todd has this soundtrack recommendation: “‘Through a Dark’, for sure, that’s my favorite One Direction song.”

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AMENDMENT TO THE PETERSON SUBSTITUTE FOR H.R. 3795 (a) OFFERED BY MR. PETERSON OF MINNESOTA (b) Page 21, after line 25, insert the following:

(19) by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(50) ALTERNATIVESWAP EXECUTIONFACILITY. (c).—The term ‘alternative swap execution facility’ means a service that facilitates (d) the execution ortrading of swaps between two persons through any means of interstate commerce, but which is not a designated contract market (e), including any electronic trade execution or confirmation facility (f) or any voice brokerage facility (g).’’

Now let’s see what went into this legislative sausage.

(a) Everyone agrees that the unregulated “dark markets” of Wall Street’s trading in over-the-counter derivatives such as credit default swaps moved the financial crisis from major problem to total disaster. Currently, most trades in these “products” are privately negotiated on the phone, dealer to dealer. It’s appallingly risky – that’s why we have a multi-trillion dollar bailout. But because the dealers at major banks can quote different prices to different customers, with huge spreads between buy and sell quotes, the banks are making huge profits and want to keep it that way.

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Who’s winning? Over lunch across town from Capitol Hill, I recently asked that question of a very smart attorney endowed with deep experience in keeping Washington safe for Wall Street. In answer, he pointed to this seven-line paragraph buried in a 26-page amendment to “HR 3795, Over-The-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009,” passed in a voice vote by the House Agriculture Committee the night before. Following the vote, the committee had issued a press release hailing their vote for “strengthening” regulation.

On the contrary, said my friend, “I guarantee you that not a single member, and almost certainly no one else, apart from the traders on Wall Street and the lobbyist who inserted it on their behalf, understood the significance of this paragraph. It means that nothing will change.”

(b) Colin Peterson (D-MN) is the Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture. He is on record as asserting “The banks run this place…It’s huge the amount they put into politics.”

(c) An “alternative swap execution facility” is intended by the original drafters of the bill to be a new, fully regulated market for trading over-the-counter derivatives – a technologically enhanced version of the various futures exchanges currently operating, such as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, where transactions and prices are open for all to see.

(d) A beautiful word. Now the “execution” facility doesn’t have to be an actual exchange. It has just been redefined as merely something that “facilitates” the execution of a swap trade.

(e) Reinforces the point that a “facility” does not have to be one of those transparent exchanges. But wasn’t that what the bill is meant to make happen?

(f) In 2005 the major swaps dealers, under pressure from the New York Fed, set up an electronic “confirmation facility” to keep track of trades, which the dealers control. Not much openness here.

(g) “Voice brokerage.” This means a telephone, as used by a dealer setting prices that are not publicly disclosed. That’s what the dealers were doing the last time they led our financial system over a cliff, and that’s the system that is preserved by this one little paragraph.

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Genre: Horror / Supernatural

Language: English

Runtime: 100 min

Director: David R. Williams

Writer: David R. Williams

IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0867294/

A group of friends plan on fixing up, and re-opening a famous horror theme park called, Fright World. They maybe in more for that what they bargained for when the spirit of a serial killer and necromancer, turns the theme park into a living nightmare for them.

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On to my second feature from Red Scream Films. This one had me intrigued since it was filmed at the famous horror-theme park, FrightWorld, which is obviously where the movie got its name from. While I've never been to the actual FrightWorld, I've seen enough of the famous Halloween attractions that are played on TV during that special time of the year, that I don't have to. Though after the disappointment that was "Prison of the Psychotic Damned", I didn't hold my breath for "FrightWorld" and thankfully so.

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Now I have a hard time knocking any company or filmmaker who is trying to bring their own style to the table but the editing in their movies becomes too much, to the point that I feel like I need to have A.D.D. to enjoy it. The same thing is the problem with the trend of shaking the camera to bring the audience into the action, it doesn't add any style that directors seem to think it does. All it really accomplishes is making it hard to focus on any one thing and being able to enjoy the mayhem of the scene, "Feast" is the worst offender of them all. I can see what Red Scream Films was trying to accomplish with how they edited their movies the way they do, but they're so distracting and intrusive, it just removes the audience even more. Then throwing in some blaring metal band's song ontop of these over-edited scenes, it feels like I'm watching a music video rather than a movie.

Ignoring the bad acting, characters, editing, lack of gore, all of it. One thing would have helped the movie out was the use of their location, so much potential exists with the idea that they had. FrightWorld the ride, could have become its own character in the movie, but instead it becomes underused to make way for the characters to scream and bitch at one another. Maybe it wouldn't have been so bad if it wasn't for one scene where a girl is running through an abandoned house set, being chased by a monster with a flaming chainsaw. The scene was very well done, even the monster was pretty cool, which only makes the rest of the movie even more disappointing. Since you wish more monsters like that could have been seen, or the sets would have used as well as that one had been.

With that being said, "FrightWorld" was an improvement over "Prison of the Psychotic Damned". I really don't have a desire to watch either movie ever again, but "FrightWorld" showed the potential that Red Scream FIlms has, that I will definitely keep an eye out on them and their future work. I just hope they are able to become more technically sound, because there is plenty of opportunities for them to make a solid horror movie with their ideas, it's just the execution that's hurting them the most.

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Negative things:
- Over edited.
- Obnoxious characters.
- No gore.

Gore: 2/5
Nudity: 2/5
Story: 2/5
Effects: 3/5
Comedy: 0/5

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It was in 2000 that Fine Arts Developments changed its name to Findel Plc and Premier Education Ltd became Findel Education.

In 1962 a greeting card company named Fine Arts Development was founded, its principle activities were the design and manufacture of greetings cards and wrapping paper sold via mail order.

In 1989 Fine Arts Development entered the educational supplies market under a new division, Premier Education Ltd with the acquisition of Hestair Hope. A mail order company that had been supplying schools and colleges with educational equipment since 1898. This brand is now known as our Classroom brand, Hope Education, retaining some of the heritage from Hestair Hope.

Then in 1993 Premier Education Ltd acquired Galt Educational, an educational stockist who specialised in supplying classroom furniture, it’s origins dated back to 1839. Again, wanting to retain the strong heritage of the brand, Galt is still going strong today.

In 1999 Premier Education Ltd expanded further with the acquisition of Step By Step an educational supplier focussed on  early years resources for ages 0-7.

More acquisitions followed in 2001 when Novara Group, a rival educational supplies business was acquired adding the brands NES, Philip Harris/Unilab, EDCO and Davies Sports to our portfolio.

The business continued to grow with the acquisition of AtoZ and WNW Supplies (Wirral and North Wales)  in 2003, marking the beginning of our School brands.

These were followed swiftly in 2004 by the acquisition of LDA  (Learning and Development Aids – a specialist brand that focuses on providing educational aids to schools who specialise in educating pupils with varieties of SEN/special educational needs), along with our largest School brand, GLS (Greater London Supplies).

In 2007 Findel Education then aquired Philip and Tacey, a company which specialised in the overprinting of exercise books, and school bags.