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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
17. ESTONIA- "The Temptation of St. Tony"
16. AZERBAIJAN- "The Precinct"
15. CROATIA- "The Blacks"
Better luck next year for these three republics, formerly parts of the USSR and Yugoslavia...Both AZERBAIJAN and ESTONIA have gone with surreal, metaphorical route filled with abstract imagery, while CROATIA has gone with grim realism.
"The Temptation of St. Tony" has gotten a lot of festival play (I saw it in DC) and "The Precinct" has somehow managed a tiny US release in California. Despite interesting (and strange) trailers, there's no way either can contend for an Oscar. "St. Tony" takes a cue from David Lynch's "Eraserhead", and includes a lot of bizarre imagery including murder, dead dogs and cannibalism, but it has no linear plot, makes very little sense and manages to be boring despite its racy subject matter. "The Precinct" follows a photographer who angers his fiancée by postponing their marriage to take a job in Africa. The couple get into a car accident and find themselves in a metaphysical police precinct where the cops know every detail of their lives. Too weird.
Despite a glowing review from Variety, Croatia's "The Blacks" is also guaranteed not to advance. This bleak war drama told in flashbacks looks at war crimes committed by Croatian forces during the 1990s. With dark lighting and unlikeable characters plotting to kill civilians and destroy the country's infrastructure, there are as many people who hate the film as like it.
14. SLOVAKIA- "The Border"
12. BULGARIA- "Eastern Plays"
The Bulgarians (shortlisted for the first time last year) have selected a bleak drama about two brothers- one, a recovering drug addict, the other a teenaged skinhead. The Slovenians have selected a thriller about a policeman who becomes obsessed with the life of a man whose death (murder? suicide?) he is investigating. The Slovaks have selected a fascinating documentary about an ethnic Hungarian town that was literally split down the middle by invading Soviets in the 1940s, dividing families and farms between Czechoslovakia and the USSR (and now Slovakia and Ukraine).
I've seen the films from Bulgaria and Slovakia, and they're simply not good enough. "Eastern Plays" somehow won the Tokyo Film Festival, but it's not an interesting film and I'm sure there will be enough people who agree with me who will keep the film out of the running. The only nice thing I can say is that Bulgarian production values have come a long way since the 1990s. The Slovakian film is fascinating- I liked it very much. But it's definitely a flawed documentary whose main attribute is that it highlights an issue that I never would have known about otherwise. Certain elements could have been expanded upon (particularly the ethnic element), others edited, and while it is certainly worth seeing, it doesn't deserve an Oscar. The Slovenian film is said to be a decent-enough film, but I've heard it begins to fall apart in the end- exactly what you don't what a thriller to do. Better luck next year to these three too...
11. HUNGARY- "Bibliotheque Pascal"
10. ALBANIA- "East West East"
9. MACEDONIA- "Mothers"
8. LATVIA- "Hong Kong Confidential"
7. POLAND- "All That I Love"
Coming-of-age punk.
Sado-masochistic sex.
Albanian comedy.
Three short films, consisted of two dramas and a documentary.
An Asian comedy made by Eastern Europeans.
These five films all strike me as very unlikely....None of them has any strong base of support, and none of them are universally loved. The dark horse out of these is really the Latvian comedy, of which there is nearly ZERO information online.
ALBANIA's comedy, "East West West" has a winning plot, and I thought it might be a contender. Circa 1990, an Albanian cycling team leaves the reclusive dictatorship for a cycling competition in France. As soon as they make it to Italy, they learn the government has been overthrown and they have to figure out what to do. Reviews have been positive but unenthusiastic.
HUNGARY's film, "Bibliotheque Pascal", is a visually creative film about an Eastern European woman who must recount the fantastical story of how she was trafficked into sexual slavery, in order to regain custody of her child. Sounds like "Big Fish" mixed with "Taken". People like it a lot, or hate it.
The MACEDONIAns have chosen a rather strange film called "Mothers". It premiered at Toronto and features a short about nine-year olds reporting an imaginary flasher, a slightly longer film about a man making a documentary about a small village, and finally a documentary about a serial killer. Too weird.
POLAND's coming-of-age comedy-drama, "All That I Love", has the best chance of the lot, but this likeable Communist-era story about a young man using punk rock music to join in the Solidarity Movement doesn't have enough behind it to make the finals.
LATVIA....Who knows? There's not a single English-language review online. "Hong Kong Confidential" is a fun romantic comedy-drama about six intersecting lives set in Hong Kong and starring an international cast from Hong Kong, Japan, Latvia and Lithuania speaking Japanese, Cantonese and English. Sounds like fun, but not really Oscary.....
6. BOSNIA- "Cirkus Columbia"
5. SERBIA- "Besa"
4. ROMANIA- "If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle"
These three Balkan countries aren't likely to make the finals, but they do have a slight shot. BOSNIA has the biggest name....Since winning the Oscar for "No Man's Land" eight years ago, Danis Tanovic has only made three films. His latest, "Cirkus Columbia", is his first return to Bosnian filmmaking since his Oscar win. The film tells the story of a man returning to his home village from Germany in the years just before the Balkan wars. ROMANIA has the highest-profile film, "If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle", about a jailed juvenile delinquent at war with his mother. Although it's won many awards and charmed a large minority of film critics, there are plenty of people who are bored by the film, its slow pacing, its long takes and are likely to give it low marks. Also remember that neither Romania nor its New Wave has ever charmed Oscar voters before. It has a slight chance with the Elite Committee, none with the large one. SERBIA's "Besa" (Solemn Promise) is an interesting multi-ethnic drama from what used to be one of the world's most multi-ethnic nations. During World War I, a Serbian principal is called to the frontlines, forcing him to leave his pretty Slovene wife to be protected by his uneducated Albanian manservant (played by a Serb). Their agreement is a besa and the relationship between the three forms the plot of the film. The film is largely an unknown quantity- No major film festivals, no review on Variety, making it difficult to figure out.
All of these films have a VERY uphill battle.
3. RUSSIA- "The Edge"
2. GEORGIA- "Street Days"
The Eastern Europeans have sent a fairly weak group this year....Enemies on the battlefield, Georgia and Russia, have a chance at the shortlist, although I don't think either one can make the Final Five.
As expected, RUSSIA has the bigger film...."The Edge" is a big, expensive film about the highs and lows of life in one of the Soviet Union's Siberian work camps after the deportations in the 1950s. It's filled with big trains, romance and high production values and it has an Oscary story....Good reviews but no one seems to be excited about it.
GEORGIA's "Street Days" is a fascinating, low-budget morality play whose plot reminds me of the brilliant "Klopka", which made the shortlist for Serbia three years ago. A man is blackmailed by corrupt cops who want to extort money from his wealthy friend's son. Faced with a choice of going to jail or framing the teen, this film is said to pack a wallop. Good luck to Georgia to get their second nomination!
1. CZECH REPUBLIC- "Kawasaki's Rose"
I think Kawasaki's Rose will be the one Eastern European flick to make this year's shortlist. In the film, a popular anti-Communist dissident's life falls apart when it is revealed in the press that had been forced by the Czechoslovakian government to act as a informer decades before. The film has gotten good reviews and Oscar has picked Jan Hrebejk before ("Divided We Fall"). The plot sounds Oscary and it's not a strong year.....
Now, the statistics:
Number of countries that have participated in the past: 21
Number of countries participating this year: 17
Number of countries disqualified: None that I know of.
Number of countries opting out: 4 former Soviet republics. ARMENIA and LITHUANIA submitted films last year, but chose not to enter this year, despite having some decent releases. Also absent: UKRAINE ("You, My Joy" will be eligible next year) and Europe's last dictatorship, BELARUS, which hasn't submitted a film since 1996. Belarus should have sent the handsome war drama "Brest Fortress".
Number of countries with a realistic chance at making the shortlist: Not many….Two or three, with a few more dark horses.
Number of Foreign Languages Represented: 14 primary languages: Albanian, Azeri, Bulgarian, Cantonese (!), Czech, Estonian, Georgian, Hungarian, Macedonian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian and Slovene. Interestingly enough, the Slovakian film is in Hungarian. Lots of multi-lingual films….the Azeri film features some Russian, the Albanian film has some Italian, the Serbian one features Slovene and Albanian, the Bulgarian film has some Turkish, the Hungarian film features some Romanian and the Latvian film is mostly in Cantonese (with some English and Japanese mixed in).
Highest profile films: Probably ROMANIA's "If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle" which won the Silver Bear at Berlin.
Country with the Best Shot at a Nomination: I'm predicting the CZECH REPUBLIC for the third year in a row (although neither of the last two got nominated!)
Longest Shot for a Nomination: ESTONIA's surreal experimental film, "The Temptation of St. Tony".
Number of Comedies: Two. ALBANIA and LATVIA, although ESTONIA and POLAND have some comedy elements.
Number of Documentaries: One and a half. SLOVAKIA plus part of MACEDONIA's three-part film.
Oscar History: The race features one former Oscar winner- BOSNIA's Danis Tanović who won the 2002 Foreign Film Award for "No Man's Land", and two former nominees- CZECH REPUBLIC's Jan Hrebejk ("Divided We Fall") and MACEDONIA's Milcho Manchevski ("Before the Rain").
Albania's Gjergj Xhuvani ("Slogans"), Hungary's Szabolcs Hajdu ("White Palms"), Latvia's Maris Martinsons ("Loss") and Russia's Alexei Uchitel ("His Wife's Diary") have participated in the Oscar race before, although Martinsons competed for his adopted country of Lithuania.
Eight of the seventeen countries have been nominated before (including Serbia, whose filmmakers got many nominations as Yugoslavia).
Number of Female Directors: None. :(
Familiar Faces: No household names...Japanese actress Kaori Momoi ("Memories of a Geisha", "Kagemusha") co-stars in the Latvian submission….Alexander Mashkov ("Behind Enemy Lines") stars in the Russian one….Bosnian actor Emir Hadzihafizbegovic stars in his tenth Oscar submission (this time, for Croatia).
Tough Choices: The biggest snub was "How I Ended This Summer", which was the favorite for RUSSIA, although the "one-film-per-country rule" meant an early exit for massive period drama "Tsar" and critical flop "Burnt by the Sun 2". The other big snub was ROMANIA's "Tuesday Before Christmas"….In any other year, "On the Path" would have been a shoo-in for BOSNIA...My pick for SERBIA, "The Woman With a Broken Nose", lost by one vote and my pick for LATVIA, "Rudolf's Gold" was also the runner-up….Others that missed the list "Three Seasons in Hell" from CZECH REPUBLIC, "Dark House" and "Little Rose" from POLAND, and call-girl drama "Slovenka" from SLOVENIA.
Controversies and Changes: No big stories from this part of the world. The best I can do is CROATIA, which picked a controversial film about war crimes committed by Croatian forces during the Balkan wars. RUSSIA was able to avoid a controversy when three-time Oscar nominee (and one-time winner) Nikita Mikhalkov pulled his poorly reviewed "Burnt By the Sun 2" from consideration for the Russian slot. Many had predicted that Mikhalkov's stature and stellar Oscar record, and the fact that the first film had won the 1995 Oscar, would mean that, despite poor reviews, the film would rep Russia.
Number of countries I predicted correctly: I did very well! 9 out of 17!! (Namely, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia) plus I had "Besa" as my Serbian alternate. …..However, I'll admit I'd never even heard of the films from Azerbaijan, Latvia, Russia or Slovakia before they were selected.
Films I'm most looking forward to seeing: I've already seen the nominees from BULGARIA (C-), ESTONIA (D) and SLOVAKIA (B+) at this year's EU Film Festival in Washington, DC, and was somewhat disappointed. There are quite a few intriguing films on the roster, but if I could only pick one, I'd choose ALBANIA's "East West East" since I enjoyed Xhuvani's "Slogans" and the plot (an Albanian cycling team is confused as to what to do when their government is overthrown while they are abroad in Italy) sounds like a lot of fun. Runner-ups for me: GEORGIA's morality play, "Street Days" and LATVIA's Asian comedy "Hong Kong Confidential".
Last year's race: I only managed to see 3 of last year's 17 films. Disturbing SLOVENIAn thriller ("Landscape No. 2") was a flawed film, but it was also great bloody fun to watch, and managed to make the audience jump (B+). It was far better than POLAND's high-concept dramedy "Reverse" (B-), which had a great idea but only so-so follow-thru, and ARMENIA's boring 50-minute documentary, "Autumn of the Magician" (D). I hope to see the nominees from ESTONIA (DVD) and ROMANIA (Netflix) before the end of the year. Eastern Europe didn't crack the Top Five last year, although Bulgaria made the shortlist.
6 comments:
- Ali said...
hey i watched "edge" from russia, it lacks brilliance. "all that i love" from poland, no precision. Others i am seriously not interested but i will love to get my hands on them so that i can judge myself "who's the best". Since we can't that's why we follow reviews just to save curiosity. i really want your views on asian and western europe. And some recommendations from foreign world just for reference (i loved C.R.A.Z.Y, festen, color of paradise, "police, adjective" and many others like them )
- December 1, 2010 at 2:44 PM
- Keith Larsen said...
The Slovakian film "The Border" sounds like one I'd like, thanks for another analysis.
- December 2, 2010 at 9:42 AM
- Spartak said...
Ok,it seems that we have quite different cinematic tastes,because I really enjoyed watching Estonian contender...Though I got used to it.It is the fourth year I have been looking after films in this category and every year Estonia submits great films (I consider that Klass was the best in 2007 year competition,but off course was snubbed).But you are quite right about it chances.
+1 about Bulgaria and Slovenia (for me Slovenian is the second worst after Kazakhastan).
I haven't watched "Bibliotheque Pascal" (but I really want to),but a combination of words "Sado-masochistic" makes it chances for Oscar very close to zero.
Polish "All That I Love" took part in Sundance Film Festival this year (2010) and as far as I rememeber the reviews are quite good.I liked the movie (A-) and I think that it has the best chances (though not so good from all those I have seen,maybe except Russia).
Romania,I'm not a fan of Romanian cinema,but I appriciate it (at least "If I want to..."),though as you have written none of Romanian films got a nomination...Last year I put Romanian "Police, Adjective" in my prediction for January's shortlist and this year the film is much weaker...By the way I think that it had USA release and it's out on DVD so it's worth watching.
About "Tuesday Before Christmas" (which I consider to be a way better and much more "Oscar-friendly"),I have watched it at Jerusalem Film Festival and Alexandru Baciu (screenplay) with Maria Popistasu (main actres),who attended the screening (it was also their honeymoon) told that Romaian premiere should be on October...So maybe the film wasn't aligiable for Oscars...
I agree with Ali about "The Edge",the only thing that can improve it chances is the fact that it's the only film in competion,which somehow touches World War 2...As we all know Oscars like it,so who knows...
"Kawasaki's Rose" isn't bad,but I didn't like it too much (B\B+).The first part of the film is much more about a relationships of dissident's daughter with her husband (who is the journalist that makes a documentary about the dissident)...So I consider it chances as average (maybe the third or the fourth one in Eastern Europe)...
But you are quite write it was a weak year for Eastern Europe and none of them is likely to get a nomination.
- December 5, 2010 at 11:47 AM
- Spartak said...
I just forgot to mention that I think that you have forgotten to add Miki Manojlovic,who can be easily called as "Slavian Ricardo Darin" as nearly every year he takes part in one (and this year in two:Circus Colombia and Besa) production...
- December 8, 2010 at 2:57 AM
- dzong2 said...
Thanks everyone for your comments...
I also have been a fan of Estonian film, and thought KLASS should have been nominated (maybe should have won??). But I still hated St. Tony. I thought it was just silly.
I feel the same every year....I wish there was some way for normal people to see all the films...."C.R.A.Z.Y."'s failure to be nominated made me lose a lot of faith in the category and made me realize that the "losers" usually have among them the best film of the year.
"The Border" was a fascinating film, and I recommend you watch it! But it's not well-made enough to be nominated here.
- December 9, 2010 at 6:42 PM
- Spartak said...
The movie is very,but VERY surrealicstic so some can easily say that it's silly.But I like this kind of surrealism.
- December 16, 2010 at 3:57 PM


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Rustle. Rustle. Cluck. Cluck. Cluck. Whooosh! Ten? Fifteen? More? Who can tell? The plump birds explode from the shrubs along the driveway and sail off into the neighbor's yard.
OK heart, you can start beating again. The morning walk for the newspaper just became a little more interesting.
A covey of California quail has moved into the neighborhood. After 20-some years in the valley, we now have quail. They are native to Southern Oregon, but not the Willamette Valley or Central or Eastern Oregon. California quail, like many gamebirds, have been widely introduced across the West and other countries, as well. To see them scurrying along the edges of sheep pastures in New Zealand was a surprise. Their distinctive "chi-ca-go" call can also be heard in Chile, Hawaii and Europe.
There is another quail native to the area, the mountain quail. This quail lives higher up off the valley floor. They are most often seen running along the sides of narrow logging roads before diving into the brush. I refer to these two as the punctuation quail. The male California quail wears a comma on its head, while the male mountain quail wears an exclamation mark. Females of both are less brightly colored, and their topknots are much smaller.
While you either have to be lucky or dedicated to catch a glimpse of the secretive mountain quail, male California quail are often seen atop a fencepost or other perch along country roads. The male perches high, watching for predators, while the female incubates or forages. Unlike a great many of the chicken-like, or gallinaceous birds, California quail are monogamous. Coveys break up into pairs with the onset of the breeding season.
And they have very large clutches ranging from 12 to 16 eggs. This helps compensate for the high mortality they suffer. Being both ground nesters and ground foragers, they are vulnerable to a wide range of predators, especially mammals, including opossums, foxes, coyotes, weasels, raccoons, dogs and cats.
Flight at a very young age is another adaptation that helps them offset high predation rates.
Years ago, I surprised a family of quail. The young were little more than tiny balls of fluff. Yet the male, female and the entire family of little ones all launched into the air and disappeared into the blackberries. That was the day I learned that young quail can fly at the tender age of two weeks. In contrast, young mallards don't take their first flight until they are seven weeks old.
I have suspected the reason we had no quail in the neighborhood over the years was because of the large number of dogs and cats, in addition to native predators. Distemper is a disease that is periodically common in the valley, reducing fox and raccoon populations. Both predators have been at population lows for the last couple of years in our area and may explain the appearance of quail. When predator populations recover, I may lose my heart-stopping friends. For now, I will enjoy my somewhat tenser morning walks and the calls of "chi-ca-go" on a sunny morning.
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Pulled Pork (in the slow cooker)
3 lb boneless pork shoulder roast (trim off excess fat)
1 cup chili sauce (like Heinz)
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup Barbados mustard style hot pepper sauce
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon liquid smoke
2 tablespoon dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons black pepper
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons barbecue dry rub (like Stubb's)
2 onions, finely chopped
6-10 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
Rub barbecue spice rub on the pork. Marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours, over night if possible. In a large skillet add the vegetable oil and brown the roast well on all sides. Place roast in slow cooker. In the same skillet and oil, saute onions until soft, about 10 minutes. Add garlic, cook 1-2 minutes until aromatic. Add all remaining ingredients to the skillet and bring to a boil. Pour over meat. Cook on low in the slow cooker 10-12 hours.* When done, meat should shred easily with a fork. Remove roast from slow cooker. Shred with a fork. Return to slow cooker, stirring to coat with sauce. Serve on rolls.
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*We put this up in the slow cooker right around the time we went to bed (1 AM) and it was done for lunch the next day.
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That looks really good. I love bbq!ReplyDelete
I'm definitely trying this. Adding you to my recipe blog links - hope you don'r mind.ReplyDelete
For real though, I'm trying this recipe this weekend. I like easy stuff on weekends. And we can use leftovers for more sammiches if we get hungry for a snack. I don't know if I'll be able to find all the ingrediants here in my local grocer's, so I may have to be creative a little. I know I can't use chili seasonings/paste because of my two toddlers that will be eating this. But I'm usinf as much of your basic recipe as I can. I'll let you know how it turns out.ReplyDelete
I tried it today (cooked it overnight), and it is one of the best sammiches I have ever eaten. Thanks so much for posting this recipe! I look forward to trtying more of your goodies.ReplyDelete
What a wonderful recipe. I loved the pulled pork -- ours was a little salty but we may have been the culprit of that. Thanks for the great pulled pork recipe.ReplyDelete
I made this for my husband yesterday and he did a "Tom Cruise"...meaning that he jumped up and down on the couch and screamed "I LOVE this woman" after he tasted the pulled pork. LOLReplyDelete
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Mayor Coleen Seng invites the public to the dedication of the Helen Boosalis Trail Connector at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 21 at a location just south of Pinnacle Bank, 5651 South 59th St. The Boosalis Trail Connector runs from South 56th Street just north of Highway 2 to Old Cheney Road.
The completion of this section of the Boosalis Trail provides trail users the opportunity to ride their bicycle or walk a continuous trail from 17th Street and Highway 2 to 70th and Old Cheney Road. It also provides the opportunity to be on a loop trail connecting to the 70th Street Trail, Billy Wolff Trail and Rock Island Trail for a continuous nine-mile ride or walk.
Funding for this project was provided by the Recreational Trails Program of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, the Federal Highway Administration and the Parks and Recreation Department.
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1999: Was a great help to the starting rotation...Pitched complete nine-inning games in two of his final three starts against Pacific and Nevada...Started nine of the 16 games he appeared in...Finished the season with a 4-3 record...Was fourth on the team in ERA at 5.48...Lead the team and was among the league leaders with 55 strikeouts...Earned Big West Player of the Week honors.
1998: Led the team with five wins ...Was second on the team with a 5.77 ERA...Had two complete games...Started in 14 of 15 appearances...Had 95 strikeouts and only 50 walks...Gave up only one earned run and struck out ten in complete game vs. Cal Poly on Mar. 21...Gave up only two runs and struck out seven in a complete game vs. Pacific on May 15 in his final appearance of the season...Led the Big West in K's per nine innings.
1997: Appeared in nine games as a freshman, all out of the bullpen...Struck out 12 batters in 14 innings pitched...Finished the season with a 1-0 record and an 11.57 ERA...Also had one at bat vs. Nevada.
High School: Attended Claremont High School under head coach Jack Helber...As a senior batted .437, hit two homeruns and drove in 20 RBI...In addition, he went 3-11 with an ERA of 3.21...As a junior and senior was selected First team All-Baseline League...Has the record for the longest streak without striking out at Claremont with 79 at bats.
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In my futile quest to convince people that sweet potatoes shouldn't be called yams (which are unrelated plants), I discovered that one can actually report vendors who label sweet potatoes as yams. So, for giggles, I reported Giant Foods to the USDA's Misbranding and Misrepresentation Office. Below is a photograph I took in November of their organic sweet potatoes:
And now in all of their stores (that I've checked), they sell sweet potatoes labeled as sweet potatoes:
It might be a small victory, but Giant Foods is giant, so I'm pleased. If you want to know more about my futile war, please see my page on Yams versus Sweet Potatoes. If you want to make your own report, just visit the above USDA site and send the contact person a photograph of the label along with store contact information. They'll do the rest, and apparently in a persuasive way.


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AURORA, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado movie theater where a gunman killed 12 people and injured dozens of others last summer will reopen today. The theater's owners are holding a private ceremony for victims, first responders and officials. But the event is being boycotted by some who lost loved ones in the massacre. The 16-screen complex in Aurora will reopen permanently next week.


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Photo: My friend Tim, who told me about the Monday night "Recovery Ride", chillaxing and geeking out with his digi-cam after the ride.
This was, in fact, my first-ever group ride. The last time I rode with more than one person, I was still in middle school so it doesn't count. I've known Tim for about 5 years or so, but our paths hadn't crossed in real life in almost two years. A few e-mails here or there, or some IM's on occasion. He told me about this ride that was usually a pretty easy-paced crowd and I decided to check it out tonight since the weather was so nice.
Also, it's been what seems like months since I've put any real miles on the Outlook. I miss my trigger shifters, but the Outlook ran so smooth tonight. I'm really glad I went. I was figuring I'd get a few jeers from the crowd for showing up in bluejeans and riding a mountain-biased hybrid in a pack of road bikes, but they were all really nice.
To top all that off, Mark, who I believe organizes the Monday night rides, also heads up localcycling.com. I knew Kansas City was one of their cities covered as I've had a link to their Kansas City page for a while now. I had no idea I'd run into the guy behind the site, though.
I saw a few people on the ride were using Redline Conquests. I had to refrain from drooling, but I hope to soon be able to build one up. It's kind of my dream commuter bike, capable of handling the less-than-ideal weather and road quality that I encounter, while still being a very capable and nimble road machine.
Bonus photo: Friday's fun snow adventure waiting for the bus.
Monday, February 19, 2007
Did a fun group ride tonight!
Photo: My friend Tim, who told me about the Monday night "Recovery Ride", chillaxing and geeking out with his digi-cam after the ride.
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- A Midnight Rider said...
I have to say that you have a great eye when chosing the pictures you post.
It looks like the job close to home is a go. I'll be a daily, weather be dam'd, bike commuter, and will have to look into the Conqest. (I've never heard of it before today).
I belong to two bike clubs and have not done a group ride since 05. I plan on riding with them quite a bit and end up going solo.
Us Ma. people have different preferences. But you probably already knew that. 8>)
- February 20, 2007 7:40 AM
- Noah said...
Yah, I think Redline is more well-known for their BMX bikes. A guy on one of the (car) forums I frequent got a Redline Conquest for Christmas. I'd heard of Redline prior to this, but not the Conquest.
I took one for a spin at a local bike shop. It's a cyclocross bike comparable to a Trek X0 (105 components, brifters, etc) save for the X0's OEM wheelset it a bit nicer unless you go with the Conquest Pro. There's also a Ti frame available but the price is up there.
I'd probably still need to use a mountain bike when the snow gets thick, but the Conquest would get me through almost anything else while still being rugged enough for the blighted streets of urban KC. I'd probably buy a second wheelset to put genuine road bike tires on when I decide to ride with the roadies.
And thanks for the comment on my photos. The two I posted last night were honestly just point and shoot, hurried photos. I didn't even look through the viewfinder for them. I was trying to snap a pic of Tim before he could get one of me, and in the snow, I didn't feel like getting my lens all cruddy, so I just snapped a pic and put it away quickly.
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Ali Fedotowsky tweets, "We lost an incredible human being today @giaallemand."
Jake Pavelka tweets, "I am in complete shock and devastated to hear the news about Gia. She was one of the sweetest people I have ever known."
We were privileged to chat with Gia and she did her first ever blog post for our website.
Here is the official statement of Gia's passing..
Television personality and Model/Actress Gia Marie Allemand (29) passed away today at University Hospital, New Orleans. While in her residency in New Orleans on Monday night, Ms. Allemand was found by her boyfriend, NBA Basketball Player Ryan Anderson, following an apparent suicide attempt. Mr. Anderson contacted 911 and emergency medical crews were immediately dispatched to the scene. Tuesday, Ms. Allemand remained in the hospital unconscious in critical condition and on life support.
Due to a critical loss of brain and organ function, life support was withdrawn today. Ms. Allemand passed away peacefully with her mother, boyfriend, and other life-long friends by her side. As a practicing Christian, Gia did receive the sacrament of last rites. Loved ones and fans will remember Gia Allemand as a caring woman who loved her family and was well-known for her compassion towards animals and mission to rescue homeless pets.
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For five years Anna worked at getting Mother's Day officially recognized, and she succeeded in 1910 when West Virginia was the first State to do so. President Woodrow Wilson made Mother's Day a national holiday in 1914 to be celebrated on the second Sunday of May.
Ironically shortly after accomplishing her goal Anna became disillusioned with the commercialization of Mother's Day. She was even arrested for disturbing the peace when she protested at a candy maker's convention. Anna wanted the day to be about honoring your own mother with personal hand written notes expressing love and affection and she was opposed to Mother's Day Gifts and cards bought at a store.
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What's Wrong with Accordion Control?
- Controls in a AccordionPane are not instantiated until PreRender
- Values of TextBoxes, CheckBoxes and other controls are not preserved between postbacks.
With More Details and Solution of the Problems
Accordion control is a nice visual control in the Ajax Control Toolkit which can be used similar to TabContainer control. It allows user to switch between different pages of content.
The very simple sample of how to use the Accordion control:
<act:Accordion ID="Accordion1" runat="server">
<act:AccordionPane runat="server" ID="pane1">
Header 1
Content 1</Content>
<act:AccordionPane runat="server" ID="AccordionPane1">
Header 2
Content 2</Content>
Content and Header are ITemplate properties of AccordionPane control. Both these properties are decorated with
attribute, which makes controls declared inside this template accessible as page properties like any other controls on the page. Thus if you have the following accordion on the web page
<act:Accordion ID="Accordion1" runat="server">
<act:AccordionPane runat="server" ID="pane1">
Header 1
<asp:CheckBox runat="server" ID="CheckBox1"
Text="CheckBox" />
you should be able to write the following code:
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
if (CheckBox1.Checked) {
And indeed TemplateInstance.Single works and you can compile this code. However, when you attempt browsing your page you get:
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
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Well, this is not what you expect from TemplateInstance.Single. CheckBox1 is not instantiated on Page_Load. Moreover, if you try handling CheckedChanged event, you will find that it does not fire.
<asp:CheckBox runat="server" ID="CheckBox1" Text="CheckBox"
AutoPostBack=true OnCheckedChanged="CheckBox1_CheckedChanged" />
and even more, checkbox checked state is not preserved between postbacks. (TextBox value always remains the same if you replace CheckBox with TextBox.)
So, what's wrong with Accordion and AccordionPane?
I could explain not instantiating controls before the OnLoad event by the fact that when page is loading for the first time CreateChildControls is first called in PreRender page lifecycle phase. However, post data processing usually triggers CreateChildControls and any controls receiving post data are created. So, accordion is different.
When response Html is rendered, client id of my checkbox control becomes ctl03_CheckBox1 and its name is ctl03$CheckBox1. So, when ASP.NET processes post data it first looks for ctl03 control and then if it is found asks ctrl03 control to find CheckBox1 control. Ctl03 control must be marked with INamingContainer. If you enable page trace and look for Ctl03 control, you find that it is AccordionContentPanel control. AccordionContentPanel is an internal control in the AccordionPane and it is naming container.
However, when I try to find ctl03 control in my page, I cannot find it until PreRender phase when AccordionPanes instantiate their templates an so does ASP.NET.
I looked into the source code. CreateChildControls is overridden in both Accordion and AccordionPane classes, but both these controls are not naming containers; while ASP.NET asks only naming containers to create their children. ASP.NET would ask ctl03 to create its children if it had exist.
I verified that adding a INamingContainer marker interface to Accordion and AccordionPane class fixes all problems described above. (Well, I am too lazy to check if it does not break data binding features).
However, as Accordion and AccordionPane controls are not naming containers in current build of Ajax Control Toolkit, workaround for these problems is required.
If you have declaratively created accordion controls on your web page, add to your page_init handler the following:
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Brendan, one of Strictly Come Dancing's most charismatic choreographers and performers, will host you throughout and along with his company will treat you to an evening of Ballroom magic and Latin excitement in this, his live dance extravaganza not to be missed. With music from across the ages, there will be something for everyone in this sophisticated production set to wow audiences in 2013.


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The long and bruising 2012 presidential election is now behind us, and Americans can get back to the business of recovery -- from recession, persistent joblessness and natural disasters. The election may be over, but the challenges remain.
The business community has no shortage of people willing to offer their diagnoses for what ails the country, and suggestions for the cure. CNBC.com presents some of the world's biggest business leaders, who give prescriptions that they'd like to see implemented.
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Monday, May 24, 2010
The Life of Willard Theodore Bascom - His Childhood
Willard Theodore Bascom was born 4 January 1868 in Rising Sun, Ohio county, Indiana. He was the oldest child and only son of Robert Bruce Bascom and Olive Bovard.
Willard's father, Robert Bruce Bascom, had first married Margaret Littlefield on 1 March 1863 in Switzerland county, Indiana. To them was born one son, Edward Harry Bascom on 6 March 1864. Margaret died on 15 Mar 1866. On 4 November 1866, Robert Bruce married Olive Bovard. Robert Bruce and Olive had 8 more children after Willard, all daughters. They were Alice Luella, Catherine, Jessie Florence, Josephine, Grace Gertrude, Charlotte, and twins Martha and Mary.
Willard was found in his parents' household in the 1870 census in Cass township, Ohio county, Indiana.
1870 U.S. census, Ohio county, Indiana, Population, Cass township, enumeration district , page 3, dwelling 25, family 25, Household of Robert Bascom; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 10 Feb 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593.
In 1880, the family remained in Cass township but had grown much larger.
1880 U.S. census, Ohio county, Indiana, Population, Cass township, enumeration district 146, 3, dwelling 53, family 56, Household of R B Bascom; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 20 Aug 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9.
Next we look at Willard's marriage and children.
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its Ghost Madoka time!!!
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But yeah. I know what you mean.
|2010-05-22, 09:48
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funny how everyone assumes that it's going to be "another 'moe' series" just because kyoani is involved...
anyway, the manga reminds me a bit of azumanga/yotsubato. the humor is definitely along these lines---sometimes crazy and absurd, sometimes slice-of-life-ish. might be interesting to see how they handle this kind of humor.
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Well, I love slice-of-life so I'm not complaining.
But by the looks of it, it doesn't look that interesting to me. I never read Yotsubato but I've seen some of Azumanga Daioh & it was alright.
But who knows how this new series will turn out.
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|2010-05-22, 23:53
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Honestly KyoAni should leave these types of shows to other studios and just get working on something that reflects their potential of making gorgeous and awesome animation. Oh, and by that I meant adaptations. They should never be allowed to make their own original productions after how Munto turned out.
Having said that, I am interested in the premise, just not so glad KyoAni picked it up.
|2010-05-23, 10:20
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Let's see if I got this straight. A studio that I'm fond of is going to animate a manga that I've read nine chapters of and am liking so far? Clearly, there is only one conclusion I can come to. This is good news for me.
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After reading some of it...it seems like an extreme version of Azumanga Daioh (situation wise...because Azumanga's situation were generally normal). The art work is close to Azumanga in style. Of the four main characters (I guess) one looks a little like Chiyo, one looks and acts a little like Tomo if she was gold haired, and one looks and acts a little like "Osaka". The fouth is the odd one. Doesn't fit any Azumanga roll (unless you think of her as a mix between Yomi, Sakaki, and the biting cat...long hair, quiet, glasses, weird sense of humor that is often directed at one character).
An we all thought Lucky Star was KyoAni's Azumanga....this...this will be more so...but still different. (This is JC Staff terrritory by the way...since Azumanga was animated by JC Staff).
And by extreme situation...I mean extreme and bizarre. It isn't Shaft's Pani Poni Dash weird/random though....at least...not yet.
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They do share a weirdness factor. AD had Oosaka's weird dreams and Chiyo-chichi; Nichijou has:
Spoiler for weird stuff in Nichijou:
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Well I don't know what this is about but I can guess what will happen. May watch it.
So now based on the title and using special goggles I shall come up with a new plot.
Ni chi jou- After eating a bun with the special 'Jou' plant, a girl named Akiko finds herself swapping bodies with a famous leader like say Zimbawe's Robert Mugabe. So now, follow the shenanigans of Akiko as every day we gain a satirical look at world politics as a 16 year old girl is suddenly thrust into a leadership position as she attempts to manage the country as best she could for one day.
As Akiko constantly eats this bun non-stop everday, she trades body with another politician everyday. At the end of each episode is a 5 minute short showing how said politician deals with life as a 16 year old Japanese schoolgirl. Yes Mugabe as a schoolgirl will have her skirt flipped.
Ni-Chijou: Follows the story of a soldier in the IJA and an sailor in the IJN as they participate in the Russo-Japanese War.
Nichijou: A day by day diary account of civilians living in Soviet-occupied Hokkaido.
But...if we were to lean towards Japan's tastes, let us now comproise
Nichijou: Based on The Reagan Diaries, a day to day account of a genderbent version of the President; Ronalda Reagan. Ronalda is a genki girl who hate the Communist Student Council who has taken over half the school. And so she manages to win a Capitalist Student Council Election over shrinking violet Jamie Carter. Ronalda then begins an aggressive campaign of bully...I mean rolling back communist takeover of classes such as G-1 and supporting like-minded partisans in classes like N-3 And A-5 as well as attempting to build a Missile Defense System. Helping Ronalda out is Maggie Thatcher, The Iron Titties Woman. The Scool War then cools down with the rise of tsundere Yekaterina Gorbychev who begins reforming the Communist Student Council's part of the school after a string of Presidents like Yuriko Andropov, Konstantina Chernenskaya and Anya Gromyskaya. One of these new policies is to say My Way to class presidents in C-3 and E-5.5. E-5 as a result reunites with E-5 and soon Class Presidents in C-3 and R-8 are quickly overthrown.
Thankfully though, Yekaterina who after much negotiation (it's not like I'm reducing my missiles because I like you or anything. Got it, Ronalda?) signs the ART treaty. The end of the series shows Ronalda leaving her job and over in East School the collapse of the Student Council after B-1, B-2 and B-3 declare independence and a failed coup against Yekaterina which was defeated thanks to Viktoriya Yeltsin (hard-drinking moe)
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Huh, who would've thought Nichijou would be adapted. I enjoyed it thoroughly but its humor is a bit off the left field. It'd be interesting to see the audience reaction.
The AzuMa/Nichijou comparison and KyoAni hate posts will run rampant.
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Kiihnl wins first A-Sun Pitcher of the Week Award
MACON, Ga. – Lipscomb freshman pitcher Whitney Kiihnl was honored with her first ever Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Week. She is the second Lady Bisons player to be honored this season. Christen Campbell was named A-Sun Pitcher of the Week for Feb. 16.
Kiihnl pitched three consecutive shutouts, winning against Austin Peay, 3-0; Charleston Southern, 3-0; and UNC-Wilmington, 5-0.
Two of the Batesville, Miss., native's shutouts were in the Low Country Invitational hosted by Charleston Southern, earning her a spot on the All-Tournament Team.
The Lady Bisons, 13-4, open a long homestand this week at Draper Diamond. Tennessee Tech visits Tuesday at 2 p.m. for a doubleheader. Virginia Tech is in town Wednesday at 2 p.m. for a doubleheader.


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Heritage Harbor River Games
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The First Annual Heritage Harbor RIVER GAMES event, although late season was met with 80 degree temps, sunny skies and pressed out water! Let's start by saying Heritage Harbor is one of the nicest properties in the Illinois River Basin. This brand new Marina accommodates all size vessels, has a yacht club, restaurant and many other amenities including tons of space for camping, luxury b&b accommodations and is just minutes from Riverview's Quest Water Sports location for all your service and pro shop needs (www.heritageharborottawa.com , www.questwatersports.com) .
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Here\'s a recap of our live coverage of U.S. stock market action Tuesday. You can read a compact rundown of the stock market in Market Snapshot. For questions or comments, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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- 9:39 am
- Rally at the open
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Good morning.
Lots of green on the screen for a change, compared to recent days with big slides.
SPX + 7 points
Down +29 points
Nasdaq +18 points
- 9:44 am
- Dow in the red
- by Victor Reklaitis
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So much for that green.
The Dow has dipped into negative territory, although the other two indexes are still in the green.
- 9:47 am
- Assessing the damage
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Colin Cieszynski, senior analyst at CMC Markets, is writing this morning about a stop in the selling.
"It appears that traders have paused for now to assess the technical damage from yesterday's selloff before the big announcements to come later in the week including US payroll reports Wednesday and Friday and BoE and ECB meetings on Thursday," he writes in emailed comments.
- 9:53 am
- Big gainers
- by Victor Reklaitis
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A few big winners are helping out the main indexes.
Michael Kors is up 18% after its sparkling Q3 results, leading the S&P 500.
Yum Brands is the second-best performer in that index, gaining 8.7% as investors decide the fast-food giant's quarterly report was delicious.
Pfizer is up 2.6% to lead the Dow, boosted by a Jefferies upgrade.
Read more about today's jumpiest stocks in our Movers & Shakers column.
- 10:01 am
- Strengthening again
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Stocks have been strengthening in the last 10 minutes or so, with the Dow now in positive territory rather convincingly after briefly trading in the red.
The main indexes are all around session highs, showing moderate gains.
Dow +58 points
SPX +11 points
Nasdaq +29 points
- 10:12 am
- Capitulation, now bounce?
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Did Monday's big slide mark the end of a sell-off, or are we still just in the early innings of a slump?
The title of a Bank of America Merrill Lynch note today suggests that shop's view might be the former.
The title: "Monday was capitulation. Now the bounce."
- 10:15 am
- Factory orders
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Today is light on U.S. economic data, but we did get one report.
U.S. factory orders fell 1.5% in December, the U.S. Commerce Department reported at 10 a.m. That was better than the 2% drop expected by economists polled by MarketWatch.
There hasn't been much of a reaction to the report, however. Since about 10 a.m., stocks have generally moved sideways, keeping their gains.
- 10:24 am
- Twitter reactions
- by Victor Reklaitis
- Add a Comment
Some market watchers on Twitter point out the recent gloomy headlines will encourage contrarians:
USA Today's front page headline today has contrarians smiling #mkts #contrarian #stocks pic.twitter.com/SDH1PzVTPD
— Christian Magoon (@ChristianMagoon) February 4, 2014
Meanwhile, others suggest it's best to stay on the sidelines, sounding skeptical about getting back in:
Knowing when not to trade is a skill in itself.
— Steve Burns (@SJosephBurns) February 4, 2014
- 10:36 am
- EM oversold
- by Victor Reklaitis
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The emerging-markets selloff that's accelerated since the beginning of the year is probably overdone, says the head of Switzerland's biggest bank.
Read more — and watch a video — here.
- 10:41 am
- Big losers
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Dun & Bradstreet is the biggest loser by far among S&P 500 stocks, last down 8.4% after its quarterly report.
MarketWatch's Christina Rexrode notes the company is shaking up its management.
ARM Holdings is also under pressure. Sara Sjolin points out its slide triggered short-sale restrictions.
- 10:48 am
- Kors chart
- by Victor Reklaitis
- Add a Comment
What a pop by Michael Kors today — and what a move by the fashion house's stock since it began trading on the NYSE in December 2011.
If you bought it back when it was in the 20s and have held on, then congrats. But it's been a really volatile stock, tough to hold.
- 10:59 am
- FURX flies
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Furiex Pharmaceuticals was last up 131% to about the $106 level, surging on positive news about an experimental drug.
A Reuters story says:
An experimental drug developed by Furiex Pharmaceuticals Inc met the main goal of a pair of large Phase III clinical trials by significantly alleviating diarrhea and abdominal pain associated with irritable bowel syndrome, the company said on Tuesday.
People on Twitter are having fun with it:
$FURX Diarrhea Drug Produces Solid Results in Pivotal Studies http://t.co/wSjenmeIRq
— Adam Feuerstein (@adamfeuerstein) February 4, 2014
$FURX opens 133% higher on phase III news. no big whoop…
— Phil Pearlman (@ppearlman) February 4, 2014
- 11:05 am
- Corrections around the world
- by Victor Reklaitis
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In case you missed it, our Asia markets coverage pointed out Hong Kong's Hang Seng index joined Japan's main stock index in entering correction mode.
In other words, both indexes have fallen 10% from their recent peaks, meeting the common criteria for a correction. The Hang Seng did it on Tuesday, while the Nikkei did it Monday.
Other countries with benchmark indexes that also have achieved this distinction include Russia, Brazil and Turkey.
The main indexes in the U.S. and Europe have sold off lately, but so far they're staying away from correction territory.
- 11:19 am
- Stocks in green
- by Anora Mahmudova
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The main indexes are trading in a narrow range but still firmly in green . 9 of ten main S&P 500 sectors are higher and only utilities are in red.
SPX /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX +0.6%
Dow /quotes/zigman/627449/realtime DJIA +0.4%
COMP /quotes/zigman/12633936/realtime COMP +0.7%
- 11:38 am
- Kleintop: "Turn down the volume"
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Jeffrey Kleintop, chief market strategist at LPL Financial writes that January was unusual not because of the 3.5% drop, but because of high volumes, which surged to levels not seen since May 2010.
Importantly, the stock market and trading volume have not been on friendly terms in recent years. In fact, over the past five years' low-volume days (when stock trading volume is below its 50-day moving average) stocks have generally gone up. Conversely, when volume is above average, stocks have generally been flat to down.
What caused such a surge in trading in January? It is hard to say exactly—weather-impacted economic data points, emerging market turmoil, or the Federal Reserve (Fed) tapering its bond purchases . But given recent history, the good news is that the spikes in trading volume have not been sustained for long, and, as the volume turns back down, markets have historically recouped losses.
Kleintop says that the weakness in emerging markets is due to improving economic growth around the world and not a sign that it is weakening. So, in this opinion, the January dip is not a start of a bear market and global recession, but a pullback after strong gains late last year.
- 11:55 am
- Video: What Happened to the Bond Bubble
- by Anora Mahmudova
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"Always full of surprises, Mr. Market stages a bond rally right as the bears were ready to declare victory." Video via Barrons.
- 12:29 pm
- Dollar rebounds against yen
- by Saumya Vaishampayan
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Stocks are up, Treasurys are down, and the dollar is rebounding against the yen. In recent trade, the dollar /quotes/zigman/4868099/realtime/sampled USDJPY rose to ¥101.56 from ¥100.92 late Monday. The greenback could make a run on ¥102 if stocks continue to recover, says Boris Schlossberg, managing director of foreign-exchange strategy at BK Asset Management. Read more here.
- 12:42 pm
- Watch yen and S&P 500 correlation
- by William Watts
- Add a Comment
A weak yen and a strong Nikkei have been going hand in hand, and that relationship also extends to the yen and the S&P 500, notes David Rodriguez, quantitative strategist at DailyFX.
In fact, the correlation between the dollar/yen /quotes/zigman/4868099/realtime/sampled USDJPY and the S&P 500 /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX is near levels last seen at the height of the financial crisis in 2008-09, he says, which measn "the next move could mean big things for forex and equity markets."
He writes:
One of the critical factors worth watching is potential sentiment extremes in both the USDJPY and the SPX500, which tracks the fair value of the S&P 500 futures contract.
A look at FXCM Execution Desk data shows that retail FX traders are their most net-long the Dollar against the Yen since fairly significant turning points. And though we typically go against the crowd—we often sell when most are buying and vice versa—positions are often their most one-sided at key turns.
- 12:52 pm
- Dow update
- by Saumya Vaishampayan
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The Dow was just up 100 points, paring those gains in recent trade to about 96 points. Here's a year-to-date chart that puts today's rally in perspective.
- 1:24 pm
- J.C. Penney
- by Anora Mahmudova
- Add a Comment
J.C. Penney jcp /quotes/zigman/237947/delayed /quotes/nls/jcp JCP shares reversed earlier gains and are now tanking, down 12% at last check. It looks like at a closer inspection, the 2% increase in sales was not "good enough" for the investors.
- 1:34 pm
- Fed officials speak
- by Anora Mahmudova
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It appears markets have not reacted much to two Fed officials' speeches today. Possibly, because they haven't said anything new: tapering will continue and low rates will remain for a while.
Chicago Fed President Charles Evans expect low rates well into 2015.
Let me reiterate that I currently expect that low inflation and still-high unemployment will mean that the short-term policy rate will remain near zero well into 2015
Earlier, Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker said that he expects tapering of the central bank's bond-buying program to continue.
Neither is a voting member this year.
- 1:56 pm
- Michael Kors and Coach
- by Anora Mahmudova
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It is a shining moment for Michael Kors /quotes/zigman/7705184/delayed /quotes/nls/kors KORS today, shares are still up 18% – making it the best performing stock on the S&P 500. But we also want to point out just how much it is ahead of its main competitor Coach Inc /quotes/zigman/263421/delayed /quotes/nls/coh COH . Coach reported rather disappointing earnings two weeks ago.
- 2:23 pm
- Bond fund outflows
- by Anora Mahmudova
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$3.5 billion moved out of Bill Gross's flagship Pimco Total Return Fund in January, writes Ben Eisen. Long-dated Treasurys, however, rallied last month.
It would be interesting to see where that money went.
- 2:34 pm
- From MarketWatch Radio
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Newscast: Stocks are up, J.C. Penny slides despite sales gain. Adrianne Mitchell reports. For more radio reports, visit MarketWatch Radio Network
- 2:47 pm
- On earnings
- by Anora Mahmudova
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This earnings season has been somewhat overshadowed by overseas news – either emerging markets currencies, a slowdown China or deflation in Europe. But individual stocks are doing well in the wake of earnings, according to Bespoke Investment Group.
Here's a list of the biggest winners and losers so far this earnings season: http://t.co/JkKt7l0wex $NFLX $FB $CMG $AMZN $$
— Bespoke (@bespokeinvest) February 4, 2014
Still amazed at how well individual companies have done on their earnings report days this season as market has sold off. Bullish sign.
— Bespoke (@bespokeinvest) February 4, 2014
- 3:08 pm
- Main indexes
- by Anora Mahmudova
- Add a Comment
Markets have moved mostly sideways in today's session. Less than an hour before the closing bell, all three main indexes are firmly in green.
SPX /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX +0.8%
DJIA /quotes/zigman/627449/realtime DJIA +0.5%
- 3:17 pm
- Ahead of Twitter results
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Among the stocks to watch, Twtiter Inc reports its first quarterly reports as a publicly-traded company on Wednesday after the market close.
But Twitter will also report at a time when analysts have grown more cautious, arguing that the stock has become overvalued, especially after a steady runup since the San Francisco company's initial public offering in November, writes Benjamin Pimentel.
Investors will be watching the results closely.
- 3:24 pm
- Eugene Peroni: Market "oversold"
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Stocks are bouncing back after Monday's selloff. But is the downturn really over? Portfolio manager Eugene Peroni at Advisors Asset Management thinks so. He says the pullback left the market "very oversold" and "somewhat undervalued."
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- 3:38 pm
- On the economy and jobs
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Late last year, when the Fed announced that it would start reducing its monthly bond purchases program, markets rallied, because finally there was clarity: the economy is doing well and can grow sustainably from here on without the stimulus.
However, a few disappointing reports, such as dismal December jobs data or the ISM manufacturing data injected a healthy dose of skepticism about the pace of economic growth.
Now, the Congressional Budget Office, in its report said the weak economy is costing 6 million American jobs.
- 3:43 pm
- Puerto Rico debt no longer investment grade
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Standard & Poor's Ratings Services downgraded Puerto Rico's general obligation debt to BB+. It remains on Watch Negative.
The downgrades follow our evaluation of liquidity for the Commonwealth, including what we believe is a reduced capacity to access liquidity from the Government Development Bank (GDB) of Puerto Rico.
- 4:06 pm
- Stocks snap two-day losing streak
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That's the final bell and stocks end the day with solid gains, breaking a two-day losing streak and reclaiming a portion of the previous session's rout.
Dow — up 72.44 points, or 0.5%, at 15,445.24
S&P 500 — up 13.31, or 0.8%, at 1,755.20
Nasdaq Composite — up 34.56, or 0.9%, at 4,031.52
The Dow remains down 1.6% for the week and 6.8% since the beginning of the year.
- 4:09 pm
- Puerto Rico effect
- by Ben Eisen
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The downgrade of Puerto Rico's credit rating to junk by Standard & Poor's hit a couple of stocks when it crossed the wires:
- First BanCorp (Puerto Rico) /quotes/zigman/3548822/delayed /quotes/nls/fbp FBP , a bank on the commonwealth, was down 2.4% on the day, spiking lower after the downgrade.
- MBIA Inc. /quotes/zigman/233216/delayed /quotes/nls/mbi MBI , which insures some Puerto Rico muni bonds, closed out the day 1.8% lower. The stock had a momentary drop after the rating.
- Assured Guaranty Ltd. /quotes/zigman/345584/delayed /quotes/nls/ago AGO , another bond insurer, fell after the downgrade, but recovered that drop to close out the session up 0.3%. Many strategists say the bond insurers could weather a Puerto Rico default.