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One of the best things I've seen for sale recently is a novelty toddler T-shirt printed with the phrase: "I make dining out miserable." Unfortunately, the shirt only went up through size 2 — and so it was too small for my son, who's 3, and a big 3 to boot.
I felt a puff of cold dismay. If it topped out at size 2, that meant marketing analysts must have scientifically determined that bad behavior at restaurants only lasts through 24 months of age — that parents of 3-year-olds wouldn't relate to the slogan because their little darlings would, by then, be sitting sweetly in their booster chairs nibbling their chicken tenders instead of licking the salt-shaker tops and ripping out crucial middle slats in booth-side Levolor blinds.
Over three years' time, after many a meal abruptly funneled into to-go containers and just as many "we're never doing this again" resolutions that only stuck till the next time the fridge was empty, I began to categorize our various local eating-out experiences — and made a surprising discovery. Although Asheville abounds in supposedly "family-friendly" dining-out options, sometimes a genuinely relaxed meal only happens in the unlikeliest of places.
One for the money, but not two for the show
Fletcher is just far enough away to feel like a long haul for a lazy, insular West Ashevillean like me, but I finally couldn't resist the lure of its Blue Sky Café, a much-recommended venue whose tag line touts "creative family dining." The decor is Gypsy Lite, all cloistered brightness and festive primary hues and silky-tailed kites dripping charmingly from the ceiling.
A pure pleasure for the parent's harried brain, the menu — while packed with an impressive variety of options — is laid out as simply as a picture book, in categories including "Bodacious Burgers," "Cosmic Chicken," "Sensational Sandwiches," "Wonderful Wraps" and such. A great variety of vegetarian options is offered; these are up-to-date but not overly boutique. Among them are a black-and-blue veggie burger (also available in meat), a chipotle tofu wrap, a hummus plate and fried mozzarella sticks — lightly breaded, thank you — with marinara.
Owners Mark and Julianna Pletcher are watching out for recessionized family budgets. The prices play out as oh-yeah-now-this-looks-right — i.e., around $2 to $5 less per item than stuff on similar menus in similar joints. You know the Pletchers must truly like kids — I can't remember cinnamon applesauce, mini corndogs or "carrot sticks and dip" on the menu at too many other eateries.
That said, I was disappointed by Blue Sky's "kids' area." On the restaurant's Web site, it appears as a whole table in a cleared-out space of its own. In reality, it was a mere shelf with a bucket of Mr. Potato Heads, squeezed uncomfortably close to an occupied booth. My kid showed zero interest in it, and instead tried to divest the ceiling of one of its kites. (Apparently there's a "playhouse" on the screened-in porch, though that section was too crowded to explore when we were there — on a weeknight.)
Still, with an expanded indoor kids' area for the preschool set, this already popular destination would be just the thing. I'm reminded of the short-lived chain restaurant O'Naturals in Arden, which had a fairly spacious section housing a train table and dollhouse. Still scratching my head over why that place didn't last.
Where a migraine can be a migraine
Aggressively kid-oriented restaurants have their place, of course. We're not above the occasional visit to McDonald's. These usually happen on the mornings our son wakes up at 5:30 a.m. and refuses to go back to sleep. Inexplicably, he is rewarded for such behavior with a steaming Styrofoam tray of Mickey D pancakes and a pre-dawn spree down the Playland slide. (Somehow I don't think our grandmothers would have chosen this form of "discipline.")
The little diner inside Fun Depot was all right until they replaced their yummy steak fries with the plain old shoestring variety; also, I don't like it that you can't buy milk there, only soda. And Chuck E. Cheese is fine for a once-a-year treat, since that's how long it takes to get over the headache to be suffered therein.
I'm not forgetting the game room at local institution Asheville Pizza & Brewing Company, a unique setup with cartoons on the big screen and the full array of old- and new-school arcade games. I'd say it's best for kids five and up, though. I'm not going to be comfortable letting my son run wild in there until he can at least see over the top of the air-hockey table.
Found fun
That leaves places that aren't purposefully set up for kids but somehow work just right. We go to Westville Pub a lot because my sister works there. Besides the lure of seeing his "Nonny," my son enjoys lounging about in the couch-furnished front room and organizing the endless pieces of the board games the pub offers to patrons, including Scrabble and Risk.
But our favorite "found" family restaurant has to be Ruby's BBQ Shack in East Asheville. Though some other BBQ joints get a lot of attention (Pres. Obama visited 12 Bones), Ruby's barbecue is still stunning, and the addition of a swing set in back — the fancy wooden kind with a mini climbing wall — is the ideal complement to this laissez-faire den of good food and good times.
Before the days shortened, and still sometimes on sunny afternoons, we place our order, head out back with a toy dump truck in tow, and let our boy go. Near the swing set, there's an empty horseshoe pit that doubles marvelously as a sandbox (or an imaginary construction site). Best by far, though, is the sweet little creek (Haw Creek, I'm guessing) that runs along the side of the building.
One time, we took our plates away from an outdoor table and ate while sitting on the creek bank, watching our little one hop rocks. Thus freed from the constraints of indoor dining, he eventually came to sit beside us and docilely finished the macaroni-and-cheese that was charmingly served up in a fluted tortilla bowl. No one from the restaurant stopped us. That's just how Ruby's rolls. And us too.
[Melanie McGee Bianchi is a stay-at-home mom and freelance journalist.]


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Conservative and pro-refugee
Posted by basicconservative in Conservative Politics, Discussion on February 3, 2017
I really enjoyed this piece at Arc of the Universe, which may be a happy new find. It describes itself as a blog "where secular and religious meet in conversation about global justice."
In any case, from the piece by contributor Michael Griffin:
"…the policies of this week, in particular the executive order of Friday, deserve robust condemnation—especially from Catholics. We are the tradition of faith and reason. Not only is this order unchristian but it is also irrational. Of the terror attacks that have occurred in the U.S. since September, 11, the number of perpetrators from the list of banned countries is precisely zero. Why was Saudi Arabia not on this list, or Russia, both of whom have been home to terror perpetrators in the U.S.?
While there are more eloquent ways to state the opposition to this ban, I think that the faith and reason test is simple and clear. Indeed, if our Thomistic tradition teaches us that grace perfects nature, then what we are seeing is how irrationality perverts faith. And indeed, I dare say that some outside of our Catholic, pro-life fold are waiting to hear from more of us about why our faith—faith in the person and teachings of Jesus—is not quite as offended by the present actions as it was by the previous administration."
Please go read the whole thing, it's worth your time.
I'm interested in the fact that conservatives (whatever that means any more) are so willing to defend this action. Partisanship isn't surprising, of course, but I don't think this is a conservative solution.
I consider myself a conservative because I resist throwing out things that work; I think it's quite proper to acknowledge the value in tradition, in something that developed for a reason and has stuck around for a reason (see: Electoral College). I'm concerned, always, with unintended consequences of big changes. For example, while I argued against Obamacare and thought it was a terrible idea, I'm also deeply worried about the consequences of a reckless repeal. And, American conservatism tends toward small-government, federalist, subsidiarity-based solutions that I will almost always prefer to big-government bureaucracies.
I'm instinctively skeptical when someone tries to sell me on some Big Thing that will Fix All My Problems. So, I'm as skeptical when President Trump tells me that keeping out all the Iraqis will keep me safe, as I am when the cashier at Best Buy tells me about the extended service plan for my printer.
It's absolutely true that there have been no recent fatal attacks in the U.S. by people from these countries. Every fatal act of terrorism in the U.S. recently has been committed by a U.S. citizen or legal resident. While there have been three attacks in recent years by immigrants from these countries, none were fatal–and in two of the three examples, the attacker was brought over legally at the age of two. Now, that's not nothing. And this list of countries is, in fact, totally defensible for other reasons. But the facts call for a serious process of vetting visa applicants and refugees. The facts do not automatically justify a total shutdown of travel from these countries. The difficulty must be weighed against our moral obligations, which are also not nothing–both to refugees in need of help in places like Syria, and to already-vetted travelers who may now be separated from their families and lives.
What stuck out for me in the above quote was, "if our Thomistic tradition teaches us that grace perfects nature, then what we are seeing is how irrationality perverts faith." St. Thomas Aquinas wrote that "grace does not destroy nature but perfects it," that is, God does not have to change who we are or violate our will in order to save us; rather, he invites us to allow him to restore what is lost and broken in us. We remain always free, always ourselves, while pursuing what is good. It's an interesting observation that, conversely, one must ignore the rational case for welcoming refugees in order to ignore the religious case. If we choose to turn away from what is good, we are no longer fully free to consider the matter from the standpoint of reason, either.
None of this is to say that reasonable people can't disagree. If one's priority is protecting America *at any cost*, then you can make a case for these restrictions. But real people are harmed by this action, like the example given in the article; and if you include that fact, the case starts to get real shaky real fast.
An open letter to the Republican Party
Posted by basicconservative in 2016 election, Conservative Politics on October 11, 2016
Today I received an email from my state's Trump campaign. It presented the current controversy as "locker-room" talk, inappropriate of course, but nothing compared to Hillary Clinton's ensuing list of awful deeds. While I'm on board with the list of #NeverHillary arguments, this letter was an insult. Clinton doesn't deserve a single vote. Neither does Trump. Because I think it's important, and I hope I can play a part in salvaging conservatism, what follows is the body of my response.
What a deeply troubling letter to receive.
[name], I apologize, I'm not sure if we've met. I was previously a committeeman, generally inactive due to a regular work conflict at the same time as your meeting. I did not file for re-election this year as I hoped someone could take the position who had more time to participate. I seem to have remained on the mailing list. I don't know if the below letter reflects your opinion, or the official position of [my county GOP], or if you simply forwarded it as a statement regarding the party's nominee from his local spokesman.
I cannot stand with Donald Trump, and I cannot say how profoundly I disagree with this request to do so. I hope I can express how strongly I think these arguments harm the American conservative movement. If you care about conservative values as I do, please do not associate the GOP with such a flippant dismissal of this man's abominable words and actions. And if you care about human decency as I do, then please don't defend someone's bragging about sexual assault as if it were mere "inappropriate language".
Nobody cares about anyone's use of "foul language" in private. But everyone, everyone should be concerned with a powerful man bragging proudly about abusing women. This is not about language. This is about abuse. This is not about the opposition. This is about our own house.
To pretend that this uproar is over rough language is an insult to my intelligence and that of everyone this intends to persuade. Donald Trump bragged about forcing himself on women, about being in a position of such power that women would let him do it. This isn't frat boys ogling women. This isn't simply offensive or off-putting. It's contemptible.
We–conservatives, Republicans–can never argue again that we stand on the side of right, of morality, if we defend this. Point out everything that's wrong with Hillary Clinton, yes, convince the nation why she doesn't deserve a single vote, yes–I'm trying my best to do the same. But that does not mean we must minimize sexual assault and defend evil when it's in our own house. On the contrary: if we defend Donald Trump's behavior, if we pretend for political gain that this is not evil, then we give up any grounds for being taken seriously on any moral issue, ever, for as long as anyone remembers this election.
And, far, far worse, if we pretend that this is not evil, we participate in the victimization of every woman who has suffered abuse, or could, at the hands of someone like him. When men and women observe abusive behavior and dismiss or ignore it, WE. PARTICIPATE. When Hillary Clinton intimidated her husband's victims into silence, she participated in their abuse. If we ignore the same behavior from Donald Trump, we do the same. And I will not participate in that.
This is not about being offended or being politically correct. This is about real people suffering real abuse, and our choice to either stand up and say no, or to ignore it out of political expediency, or cowardice, or both.
No matter who wins the Presidency this year, the entire country has already lost the White House. Barring divine intervention, the office will go to a well-connected narcissist who will abuse his or her power. Far more important now is Congress. Good men and women in the House and Senate will be our only voice and only defense, no matter who wins the top of the ticket. These races are more important now than ever before. Even the fight over Supreme Court nominations still hinges on the Senate. Let's fight for these all-important positions, and let's continue to convince the country that we're on the right side. I will stand and fight with you. But if we begin to defend evil, we have lost our way, and none of the rest will matter.
My heart breaks for our country, and for our party. It doesn't have to be this way.
Abolitionists Still on the March
Posted by basicconservative in Conservative Politics on January 22, 2016
Couple feet of snow coming, and yet, the March for Life still goes on. Previous estimates are as high as 800,000 people, for the most part ignored by the news.
After 43 years of legal abortion, we have lost between 50 and 58 million children. 58,000,000. And so, we march. And we are not discouraged.
On the contrary, the number of abortions done in the US has dropped every year since 1990. We see record low numbers today, as well as great changes in public opinion.
Look up the case of Dr. Bernard Nathanson, one of the original founders of NARAL, who performed tens of thousands of abortions–then became an outspoken pro-life advocate after the development of ultrasound technology allowed him to see the child in the womb for the first time. Or Abby Johnson, Planned Parenthood clinic director who had a similar experience and is now a pro-life speaker and writer. Or more recently, Sara Winter, FEMEN leader and angry-topless-protest organizer turned pro-life.
We have much reason to be encouraged. 43 years? So it takes time. The abolitionists faced worse. Still, slavery ended. The civil rights movement took longer. Still, segregation ended.
One day, this protest will be obsolete as well. Until then, we march.
Syrian Refugees Are Not The Enemy
Posted by basicconservative in Conservative Politics, Discussion, Uncategorized on November 19, 2015
And keeping them out will not make us safer.
The GOP is wrong on this one. The president (and much of the left) is being his usual smug, patronizing self about it, but that's nothing new. What's new here is that he's right on this and we need to be big enough to admit it.
This is not a time for fear-based populism. This is a time for American strength and courage. This is a time to recognize a risk, mitigate it, and then do the right damn thing anyway.
So far, to the best of our knowledge, all the identified Paris attackers have been EU nationals. Not refugees, but French and Belgian citizens. ISIS doesn't need to sneak people in through a long, complicated vetting process. People that want to do harm have an easy enough time just looking like tourists. And, most importantly, let me repeat that most of the Paris attackers identified so far have been French citizens. The people planning attacks in the US are already here, and we can't afford to pretend otherwise. That's important. We know where the greatest danger lies, and focusing our energy and attention somewhere else is not only counterproductive, but it's exactly what ISIS wants us to do.
It seems pretty likely that the Syrian passport found on one of the Paris attackers is a fake. But it gives us a great justification for cracking down on the refugees, doesn't it? Isn't it apparent that the terrorists are leading the West's reaction exactly where they want it to go? Have we forgotten that that's the purpose of terrorism? You don't win a war by shooting civilians in a theater and a soccer field. But you can sure accomplish a lot if you can goad entire nations into acting the way you want them to.
There are literally millions of refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war. I'm not going to go in to the horrific conditions in Syria for the past few years, but it's been described as the worst humanitarian crisis of our time, and a very small amount of research makes that an easy claim to believe. We have a moral obligation to help the people fleeing it.
Is there a risk? Yes. Of course there is! Acknowledging the danger of terrorists slipping in with the refugees is just plain common sense. There is nothing racist or Islamophobic to recognize that risk, and the people on the left pretending there is nothing but racism behind the hesitation are being just as ridiculous as Trump. There is a real danger. We must do whatever we can to minimize that. But that is not reason enough to refuse to do the right thing.
No, we don't restrict refugee status to Christians. The Christians are not the only ones starving in camps and being murdered for not supporting one side or the other. We certainly don't start closing mosques. What an irresponsible, outrageous statement.
So we do the right thing. We have the biggest house on the block and the kids from down the street need a place to stay tonight because their parents are beating each other up.
We protect ourselves as best we can, but we don't let fear stop us from doing what's right.
We don't do it to make nice with ISIS so they like us, we do it because it's right.
We don't do it to keep the Syrians from becoming angry and radicalized, we do it because it's right.
The danger exists no matter what we do. The danger is here already. Keeping refugees out will not prevent an attack. This is much more a question of moral imperative than national security. So we take courage, and we do what's right. And whether an attack comes or it doesn't, those fleeing totalitarianism around the world will know that America is either a safe haven of liberty, or she is not.
Republicans. We are better than this. We must do what's right.
Both sides need to stop the political BS here. The Republicans are supporting the wrong course of action, and that's what I wanted to address. But as ridiculous as it is to make a demagogical, populist "Obama wants to let the bad guys in!" argument, it is equally ridiculous for President Obama to make a demagogical, populist "racist republicans are scared of widows and orphans!" argument. Pretending there is no risk is blind. But both sides are looking at millions of people forced from their homes by terrorists and thinking, "how can I use this to make people vote for me/my party?" America! We are better than this!
Alex Nowrasteh at Cato agrees with me, and has put together a detailed overview of the process a refugee goes through and why it's not a likely avenue for ne'er-do-wells to sneak in. It has math.
A Christian, a Muslim, and Ben Carson walk into a bar…
Posted by basicconservative in 2016 election, Conservative Politics, Discussion on September 26, 2015
Well, sometimes it all feels like a joke.
Dr. Carson stepped in it last week. From Huffington:
Carson, who placed third in the CNN/ORC poll of the Republican presidential field released Sunday, said a president's faith would matter to him depending on what that faith is.
"If it's inconsistent with the values and principles of America, then of course it should matter," he said. "If it fits within the realm of America and is consistent with the Constitution, I have no problem."
He said that Islam, as a religion, is incompatible with the Constitution.
"I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that," he said.
Commentary has followed two lines so far. One is just sort of flat out wrong. The other, I don't know how to think about.
1. Everyone saying Ben Carson doesn't understand the Constitution, doesn't understand the Constitution.
I am actually surprised, in a disappointed way, that this comes up in every left-wing response. "The Constitution says there will be no religious test for public office!"
To those on the left, this apparently means that voters are legally required to ignore a candidate's faith when deciding whether they support the candidate. I'll remember that next time someone attacks a conservative for sounding too Christian.
In actuality, this simply means that the states can't write a law saying "ONLY EPISCOPALIANS ALLOWED ON OUR BALLOTS". But if Larry the Lutheran can't abide voting for Episcopal Earl, that's his vote and he can do with it what he wants. Individuals are still allowed their religious convictions and their own opinions in the US.
So, what Dr. Carson said was, at least, fully in line with the Constitution. He didn't say a Muslim shouldn't be allowed to be President. He just said he wouldn't personally support a Muslim candidate. He's allowed that opinion.
2. Islam and the Constitution.
Here's where I confess ignorance. Rather than knee-jerking out a response on either side–either cheering the courageous stand, or condemning the blatant bigotry–I want to actually consider the question. Is Islam incompatible with the Constitution? Let's back up in his statement.
Carson, who placed third in the CNN/ORC poll of the Republican presidential field released Sunday, said a president's faith would matter to him depending on what that faith is.
"If it's inconsistent with the values and principles of America, then of course it should matter," he said. "If it fits within the realm of America and is consistent with the Constitution, I have no problem."
This, as a standard, ought to be uncontroversial. Someone's faith is part of who they are. If a candidate's religion dictates that he must act in a way that would violate his duties in office, Ima say maybe he shouldn't hold that office. Yes, I'm looking at you, Kim Davis.
So where does Islam fit into this question?
I think it's important to remember that we vote for individuals, not religions. That would have been a decent answer for Dr. Carson to give, by the way. What does this individual's Muslim faith mean to him or her? Because, of course, ask ten experts on religion how Islam may or may not be compatible with the Constitution, and you'll get ten contradictory answers. I imagine you could ask ten Muslim theologians and have the same result. Islam, like any major religion, has broken into denominations and factions, and different leaders seem to have different interpretations of some pretty significant points.
I'm sensitive to the idea that there is unfair mistrust and misunderstanding of Islam. I'm familiar with the phenomenon. Atheists accuse Christians of believing in a magic sky fairy and think they're stuck in the dark ages. Protestants accuse Catholics of worshiping statues and think they're stuck in the dark ages. Is the idea that Islamic sharia law would trump the Constitution for a Muslim President a similar mistake?
I honestly don't know how to actually answer that. Many experts, including many Muslims, are of the opinion that the separation of Church and State doesn't really fit within Islam. Many others disagree. In Muslim countries, wide majorities favor making sharia the law of the land. But then the people of Egypt–though 74% polled in favor of sharia at the above link–basically rioted to throw out Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood after they started trying to implement sharia law. Given situations like that, I'm unwilling to accept a broad claim that authentic Islam automatically means taking the position that secular governments should be run according to sharia law.
I wouldn't have said what Dr. Carson said. But whether or not the statement is justifiable depends on a greater understanding of Islam than I can claim, so it seems to remain an open question.
This Might Be Why People Dislike Unions
Posted by basicconservative in Conservative Politics, Discussion on April 1, 2014
I have been meaning to write on the topic of unions for some time. I still don't have all my thoughts lined up, but I just sort of love this story. It's a few days old now, but in case you missed it, from twitchy.com comes this union protest at a Subaru dealership in Wichita:
Followed by the dealership's response:
Check out the original, linked above, for details. But what I want to ponder here (beyond this dealership's pitch-perfect reaction) is the nature of the union protest. The job went out for a competitive bid. The dealership gave the contract to the lowest qualified bid. Carpenters Local 201 lost. They simply lost the bid, that's all. Someone else got the job. Let this be perfectly clear. The term "labor dispute" conjures up mental images of management breaking contracts, failing to pay agreed-upon wages, things like that. That is not what happened here. They simply put out a contract for bids, and hired the people they thought best, and those that didn't get hired are responding by attempting to harm their business in revenge. In what context is this acceptable? Is this grade school? Are unions run by children?
When I graduated college, I applied for a slew of retail and service jobs. I got called by some, not by others. Would it have been reasonable for me to then blow up one of these rats in the parking lot of Barnes & Noble?
I imagine I would get arrested. Or sued. And I would deserve it.
I don't necessarily have any sort of ideological or philosophical problem with private individuals unionizing. I do have a problem with individuals being coerced into joining a union against their will. And I do see major problems in the nature of a public sector union, as did progressive pro-labor pioneers such as Franklin Roosevelt and Fiorello LaGuardia. These are topics I hope to look at in greater depth.
I definitely have a problem with bully tactics meant to intimidate. Can we at least all agree that blowing up a giant inflatable rat to scare off customers and intimidate employers–just because they hired someone else–is unacceptable? I'm always hearing about how bullying is bad. Let's lead by example, ok?
Myth v. Fact: Eliminate the Government!
Posted by basicconservative in Conservative Politics, Myth v. Fact on June 21, 2013
"Look, I get that you don't like the government, but how do you plan to pay the cops if we abolish all taxes?"
Conservatives are regularly derided by liberals–from bloggers to Presidents–as wanting to tear down the entire government and stop all government functions and programs. I've been attacked for this myself.
If the charge is not, "You hate the government and want to close it down," then it's, "You're a hypocrite because you say you hate the government but you still drive on public roads!"
Are either of these charges accurate?
This attack often presents as evidence either 1) the conservative desire to lower everyone's taxes, or 2) conservative opposition to particular projects.
Let's take these one at a time. Issue one is taxes. The reasoning goes that since government needs money to function, if conservatives want to cut taxes, then conservatives must want the government to stop functioning.
But while lowering taxes might mean having to cut or scale back some government programs or services, the idea that conservatives want to eliminate ALL taxes and cease ALL programs does not follow. If I'm spending too much in my personal life and decide I ought to cancel my cable TV, this does not mean I secretly want to stop wearing deodorant and become a hermit.
Then what about Republican opposition to specific spending projects? Do conservatives want to eliminate roads and schools? I've been hearing that charge my entire life, along with the claim that Republicans want to fire all the cops and firefighters. Or, opponents will point to conservatives' desire to eliminate certain federal programs or departments–the Department of Education, for example, or the Affordable Care Act.
The answer to these attacks lies in two related principles: Federalism and Subsidiarity.
Federalism means that governing power is shared and divided between central and local governing bodies (e.g. states or provinces). Subsidiarity is the organizational principle that the smallest, most local authority that can effectively accomplish a task, should be the authority responsible for it.
We all know these concepts instinctively. We recognize that individual employees are capable of walking to the supply room and taking a box of staples when they run out, and we react against micromanagerial policies that require a manager's signature to requisition staples and pens and a supervisor to open the supply room. It wastes the time of both manager and employee, it saps morale by treating people like children, and that all means a waste of money.
Subsidiarity does not say that local government should do everything and the federal government should do nothing. A staple czar is a bad idea, but a company can't function without a chief at all. So of course there are things that only a central government can manage well, and subsidiarity says that the central government should do those things. Subsidiarity simply means that we ought to direct our efforts where they will be effective.
Within this framework, conservatives believe that the federal government, and local governments, and businesses, and individuals are all going to be good at certain things; and, if we're smart, we'll avoid making any of those groups responsible for tasks to which they are not suited. The point is to avoid wasting money and effort.
So it's not that I don't want public roads. I think that's something government can be relatively good at, as long as we keep an eye on corruption. It's not that I don't want schools. It's that I don't think the federal government is at all good at running them. State and local governments are handling it, so let's not waste effort where it's not needed. Let's not send money from Illinois to Washington, D.C. to pay for an expensive building full of expensive bureaucrats who will then decide how much of that money comes back to Illinois and how we should spend it.
Yes, I bristle when conservatives are called anti-education for taking issue with the Dept of Education, a federal, Cabinet-level Department with a nearly $70 billion budget whose mission is to "promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access." What does that mean? It means the Dept. of Education doesn't educate a single student. State and local government handles this.
Back to the beginning. Why, then, is this presented as, "Conservatives don't want the government to do anything at all, ever!"? Because it looks that way from the point of view of today's liberal Democratic party. The left today acts as if every social issue can and should be solved by a new shiny federal office full of federal workers. Progressives today argue without irony that a government's effectiveness is defined by the number of laws it passes, and that when conservatives say, "Let's cut this program because it's not helping the poor," they must really mean, "We don't want to help the poor." But subsidiarity means not doing things that won't work. And I think that's a reasonable principle to follow.

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For Pete's Sake
Salvador Perez's pick to win Home Run Derby is ... Aaron Judge?!?
It's fair to say that Salvy went with his head and not his heart on this one.
Major League Baseball shared a photo of Royals catcher Salvador Perez making his picks for Monday night's Home Run Derby in Miami, and he doesn't have teammate Mike Moustakas winning it all.
Perez's prediction: Yankees rookie sensation Aaron Judge.
At least Perez has faith in Moustakas to win his first-round matchup, which is against another AL Central third baseman — Miguel Sanó.
Perez's bracket has Moustakas losing to Marlins star Giancarlo Stanton in the semifinals.
Take a look at Perez's picks:
.@SalvadorPerez15's all-in on @TheJudge44.— MLB (@MLB) July 10, 2017
Who you got in the @TMobile #HRDerby Bracket Challenge? https://t.co/d1GeRP1ith pic.twitter.com/EFfQFGlc9F
There is one thing I can guarantee: If Moustakas wins the Derby, this photo will be widely circulated in the Royals clubhouse after the All-Star break.
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About Aaron McCollough
English Literature Librarian, University of Michigan
Last week over at the Chronicle of Higher Ed, Brian Matthews broached the subject of "post-text scholarship" and its relationship to the English major of the future. A presentation claiming that "Film & Media" are poised to become the "new" English major prompted his thoughts .
This may be true in a sense. It may be that "new media studies" are poised to overtake the study of literature in terms of popularity and pride of place in the academy. It is harder to believe that it will simply replace the English major or that English major will stop doing what it has been doing for the last century plus in exchange for a new curriculum. That is, of course, open for debate, but my sense is that new media studies is developing as its own discipline, sometimes overlapping significantly with English departments, sometimes growing into its own department. Also, new media aren't that new. The cost of entry has dropped in the last decade from prohibitive to nearly nil, and distribution networks like YouTube have emerged where there once were none. As a result, proponents of multimedia literacy are well-positioned to argue for greater institutional attention to the subject. I think they are right to do so. This gets us back to an old question about the English major, however. Is it about Literature or about composition? Many (maybe most) people would say both, but the American academy is littered with all sorts of bureaucratic arrangements that suggest the question is unresolved. Some writing programs are securely housed within the English department. Some are fully independent. Some live in a space somewhere between departments. Then there are the writing centers. Some English departments are wholly separate from the "writing program" as such or partner with the writing center as a kind of service outpost. Some times these centers are basically departments in their own right, sometimes they are part of a bigger service enterprise (like the library).
My point is that thinking of New Media as the English major of the future might not be the best way. For many situations, it just isn't accurate. Also, it feels like a scare tactic. English department chairs certainly can't afford to ignore the popularity and power of New Media, and there will undoubtedly be a significant increase in English/New Media course offerings over the next decade, but YouTube videos and written argument is not an apples-to-apples comparison.
Matthews's post is interrogative for the most part, of course:
Imagine that the majority of students coming to your desk/office/studio are not writing a term paper but developing a video-based argument–using sound, data, images, and so forth. If this is how they are being evaluated, how do we help them? And likewise, if this is a major output for faculty and researchers, how do we enable them?
We tend to be a very text-based operation. And even as we migrate to digital content, it's still text. What does this mean in a film-focused world? What's the role of the library in a post-text world?
My feeling is that many silent assumptions are being made here. Certainly, we (the library, and we English Lit. subject specialists) need to be adapting to increasing "post-textual" needs, and based on local experience I can say that we are. But are we really heading for a "film-focused world" or a "post-text world"? Are we really meant to believe that A/V-based argumentation will be a replacement rather than a complement to "traditional" written argumentation? I'm skeptical, and it's not because I'm old and set in my ways (although I may be both of those things).
I could go on, but I'd rather open things up for conversation. What do you think? Am I right to be skeptical? If you don't share my skepticism, maybe you have thoughts on how we should be preparing for the future of video-based argument? Also, what about the other side of English department work (i.e., making new knowledge about literature, most of which is "historical" and "text")? Whence Literature in an English major replaced by New Media studies?


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Hutchinson Center President and Director Dr. Larry Corey has been elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies and independent policy-research centers.
He is among 220 leaders in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, arts, business and public affairs in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences' 2012 class of fellows. This year's class includes winners of the National Medal of Science, the Lasker Award, the Pulitzer Prize, MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships, the Kennedy Center Honors, as well as Grammy, Emmy, Academy and Tony awards. They will be inducted at a ceremony Oct. 6 at the Academy's headquarters in Cambridge, Mass.
"I'm very proud to join the six other Hutchinson Center scientists who preceded me as members of the Academy," Corey said. "And I am extremely honored to be in the same company as so many highly-regarded people in the fields of science, medicine and the arts."
Corey is an internationally renowned expert in virology, immunology and vaccine development, with numerous honors and awards. He is principal investigator of the Center-based HIV Vaccine Trials Network; a professor of laboratory medicine and medicine, adjunct professor of pediatrics and microbiology, and holder of the Lawrence Corey Endowed Chair in Medical Virology at the University of Washington; and an infectious disease physician at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Corey is also the author of 12 books and more than 600 scientific publications, and is a member of numerous scientific committees and editorial boards.
Center's Academy members
Six other Hutchinson Center faculty previously have been elected to the Academy:
- Dr. Linda Buck, Basic Sciences Division
- Dr. Robert Eisenman, Basic Sciences
- Dr. Mark Groudine, Basic Sciences
- Dr. Daniel Gottschling, Basic Sciences
- Dr. Lee Hartwell, president and director emeritus
- The late Dr. Harold Weintraub, an international leader in the field of molecular biology and a founding member of Basic Sciences.
Since its founding in 1780, the Academy has elected leading "thinkers and doers" from each generation, including George Washington and Benjamin Franklin in the eighteenth century, Daniel Webster and Ralph Waldo Emerson in the nineteenth, and Albert Einstein and Winston Churchill in the twentieth. The current membership includes more than 250 Nobel laureates and more than 60 Pulitzer Prize winners.


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Britain still bakes but UK weather warnings announced as thunderstorms roll in after the hottest June day since 1976
It's still hot this morning, but the heatwave is not set to last much longer
BRITAIN'S heatwave is due to come to an abrupt end today with thunderstorms and torrential downpours set to cause flash floods in parts of the UK.
The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for rain, with heavy showers expected to break out from late morning in the North East, Midlands, South East and East Anglia.
It comes after Britain's hottest June day since 1976 yesterday, as temperatures soared to 34C causing roads to melt and sparking health fears.
Experts warned heavy showers and lightning could cause sudden flooding and power cuts.
Lightning struck a house in Gravesend, Kent, this morning as storms broke out across the UK.
The Met Office said storms would spread eastwards throughout the day, with brighter and fresher conditions in the south this afternoon.
In welcome news, it said Britain would be "breezier and cooler than yesterday" for many, with a top temperature of 24C.
The Met Office confirmed the mercury had dropped by 10 degrees across much of England.
And sleeping should be easier tonight, with temperatures dropping down to a minimum 15C.
The rain will continue tomorrow in the North and West of the UK, but sunshine will return in the South East. But it will be much cooler than the start of the week, with a peak of 23C expected in London.
Saturday is forecast to be cloudy with scattered showers, while Sunday and Monday are expected to be mostly dry and "pleasantly warm", the Met Office said.
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CADE's General Superintendence concludes opinion on GSK/Novartis transaction
The General Superintendence of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense – CADE issued an opinion on 12 February 2015 recommending to the Tribunal the approval of a joint venture between the companies GlaxoSmithKline PLC. – GSK and Novartis AG (Merger file no. 08700.008607/2014-66) conditioned to the signature of a Merger Control Agreement (ACC for its acronym in Portuguese). With the transaction, GSK will own 63,5% and Novartis 35,5% of the joint venture's shares.
The global partnership of the companies intends the trade of over the counter products, which can be purchased without a medical prescription.
According to the opinion, the transaction would result in horizontal overlap (when the economic agents act in the same relevant markets) in the sectors of dermatological antifungals, non-narcotic analgesics, antipyretics, and anti-smoking products. However, the Superintendence verified that the merger could create high concentration only in the anti-smoking medication's market.
To solve potential competition concerns, the companies proposed to the agency the signature of a Merger Control Agreement in which they commit to divest a package of assets related to GSK's main anti-smoking product traded in Brazil. This product is sold nationally in patches and tablets. The package to be divested includes tangible and intangible assets, such as intellectual property rights, licenses and contracts.
The transaction, notified in October 2014, is to be tried by CADE's Tribunal, responsible for the final decision. The merger file was addressed to Commissioner Márcio de Oliveira Júnior, who will report the case. The legal term for the decision is 240 days, extendable for 90 more days.


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This is reasonably spoiler free for those who have completed ME3 prior to the new DLC. For the spoilerific mindspill, click here.
Despite knowing it was coming, when the Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut was announced last week, I was surprised. Then surprise quickly turned to fear that Bioware's definition of "clarification" would be a lot more like the definition of "change" and that all the things I had come to terms with, headcanoned or just deleted from memory would be thrown painfully into the fire. So I summoned my support group - the people who'd been with me through the tears and pain and 2:00AM what the fucks and we promised to go through this together because no one. No one with a soul should have to deal with Mass Effect 3 feels alone.
|Guys! I found this at IKEA! Does anyone have an allen key?
Replaying reminded me of how fantastic this entire series is (as if I really needed reminding) and, while it's always had its problems with things like logic and consistency, these things could always be overlooked for the greater good.
But those endings.
I'm sure there are many people who thought the original endings were fantastic and hates fandom for forcing Bioware to do this. I'm sure there are many people whose definition of "different" when it comes to the endings actually sounds a lot more like the definition of the words "very similar except for the colours." but I'll just assume those people enjoy gaping plot holes, inconsistency and the same cinematics brushed with red, blue or green and some added lens flare. I assume those people won't be bothering to play the DLC. I bet they like the fourth Indiana Jones movie, too.
Don't get me wrong. It's not the concept of the endings that I hated. I love inconclusive endings and I loved the route Bioware decided to take with the choices, rather than a typical boss fight. I loved all the thoughts and discussions that spewed forth because of this. In fact, I'm one of the few people who actually doesn't mind Starchild.
But the delivery. The execution.
That was filled with so many obvious flaws that it was painful. And for that, I blame EA for pushing to a deadline and Bioware for allowing them to do so. Integrity and quality were sacrificed for the sake of profit. It's not the first time this has happened with a Bioware game, but this was, evidently, the final straw for fandom. Well, that and the fact that it was all compounded by statements from certain Bioware staff that seemed to make it clear that they were either just blind to how clearly rushed the endings were, or were just plain arrogant and ignorant, hiding behind "artistic integrity," without heeding the constructive criticism fandom was offering (yes, there was a lot of constructive criticism - not just vile hatred from assholes and idiots). Fortunately, there were a few members of the staff who snuck through the defenses and confirmed what fandom had already figured out. For those people who were honest and humble -- those are the people who ensured that I could never quit Bioware.
When the DLC was announced, I was apprehensive. Scared. Because I had already come to terms with the endings. I had headcanoned an entire conversation with Starchild and determined what my choices meant for my Shepard, with help from fandom alternate endings and epilogues. I had reviewed the Indoctrination Theory and the Virtual Reality Theory and determined if those theories worked for my Shepard. I had shed tears over the cut dialogue. I had deleted everything that happened with the Normandy. I had filled in all the blanks, but the DLC threatened to take that all away. Because what if Bioware really didn't get it? What if they totally missed the point of our anger and tears? What if they foolishly glomped on to one of the theories and made that canon?
What if they changed the ending????
So I skillfully avoided the more spoilerific parts of the internet and pursued retaking the galaxy with Molly Shepard and yesterday, I nervously kept watching my Origin account, waiting for the DLC to pop. I refused any temptation to learn from those who gained access earlier, in the end, only allowing Digitaltempest, who had accidentally been spoiled, to reveal that ... it would be okay...
When the DLC finally arrived, my daughter had the audacity to be earning herself three certificates at school, so I had to go deal with that first. SIGH. Priorities! Then I finally played through.
And was disappointed.
But that was because my DLC hadn't worked. Instead of getting the extended cut, I got a refresher on the pain. After some frustration and tweaking, I managed to get going with the changes (though I missed the push to the beam) and ...
And I am happy. (Even though I didn't get my Jack and the Biotics, flaming rachni armada, Yahg uprising and/or krogans on kakliosaurs.)
Just enough questions were answered, while still leaving room for speculation and imagination, plot holes were filled, the lost were remembered, and there was always hope. Even if you lost the battle, the war could still be won.
And Joker. Oh bless. That was our Joker.
Oh and we got to have an actual conversation with Starchild. I couldn't help but notice that the dialogue wheel options here felt a bit bitter on Bioware's part - or perhaps they were just tongue in cheek. "I want details!" and "I reject your choices!" are what fandom cried and so that's what we got. This was the clarification and, while some of it still leaves room for improvement (lolscience), there's is now a whole lot less confusion about it all, while still being inconclusive enough for our imaginations to happily run wild.
And then, choices made, we actually got different endings. Four different endings that were more than just coloured variations on a theme. Because our choices mattered.
And, the part that really pleased me: at the end of the journey, a message from Bioware that did not simply warn us that we'd be paying more money for DLC. Instead, a heartfelt message about how much the journey has meant to them; a thank you.
So thank you, Bioware, for understanding. It's because we love your games so much that it hurts when you forget to put that love in there from start to finish. Quality always comes first. Always. And if that means we have to wait a little longer to get our next fix, then we will wait.
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There is nothing to worry if it is possible to get the design that someone wants or not because the corner closet are found in many designs.  You can have the closet custom made, prepackaged or it can be just the add-ons. The wire shelving is not expensive, it is easy to be installed and it may be cut to reach to the closet measurement. The powder coated finish is able to protect the surface so that it does not damage the clothes. You may look for the continuous sliding rods which help the hangers to move without being interrupted.
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The strong action we saw in many stocks on our watch list on Friday saw little to no follow-through on Monday. I tweeted early Monday that I didn't like the reversals I was seeing after small gap-up openings in a number of stocks, including those that I was holding long myself. This caused me to take a cautious stance as I moved into cash and threw out my usual hedge in the ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY).
That hedge worked well for one day yesterday as the NASDAQ Composite Index was hit hard. This sent it into a tail-spin as it busted below the 20-day moving average and ended the day just above its 50-day moving average on heavy selling volume. This gave the daily chart the look of an ascending neckline breakout to the downside in an overall head and shoulders type of formation.
But as I tweeted last night, was this just too obvious? A neckline breakout to the downside from an H&S-looking formation might have looked juicy on the short side back in the old days. But in this market, just when the short side looks like the juiciest piece of filet mignon you've ever seen, the Ugly Duckling steps in and declares, "Denied!"
And if you stop to think about it, despite yesterday's broad sell-off, the NASDAQ has so far done little more than successfully test its 50-day moving average. Today it rallied off the line on slightly lighter volume, which to me means that sellers didn't swarm the market, despite all the drama.
For now, the NASDAQ remains within what is more or less a choppy one-month price range as it acts something like a bucking bronco, trying to throw investors off its back.
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrials Indexes didn't suffer all that much yesterday relative to the NASDAQ, and we can see that the S&P 500 also remains in its own, perhaps less choppy, one-month price range. So far, the index has found support along the lows, without getting all that close to its 50-day moving average.
The small-cap Russell 2000 Index, not shown, also moved higher today and is acting much better than its larger-cap brethren. Today it closed at its second highest close ever as it makes a strong bid for new all-time highs. Meanwhile, financials regained their luster as the SPDR Sector Select Financial ETF (XLF) found the love once again and appears on the verge of a trendline base breakout.
Last week the financials came under some selling pressure, but as is generally the case in this market, pullbacks into areas of support are just something to buy. In this case, the XLF held the pullback to the 20-dema and the 50-day moving average and so far this week has turned back to the upside.
One thing the market likes to do is keep you on your toes. That's why it is a market for opportunists who are smart enough not to chase strength or weakness. I tweeted about this idea today, pointing out that even when I'm making money on the short side, as I did yesterday, I don't become bearish. Mostly I become paranoid, looking to lock in my profits on any upside turn.
When the NASDAQ pushed down to the 50-day line yesterday, that was a good time to take at least partial profits, and the upside gap in the indexes this morning made that a smart move. Piling on the short side on weakness is not advisable in this market. If you're going to short, I find that anticipating inflection points off the highs is a more successful strategy in general, albeit a challenging one.
On the long side, however, with the NASDAQ pinging off its 50-day line this morning, one had to be looking for the undercut & rally long set-ups. As I've written many times, when the market pulls back and begins to probe areas of support or the indexes undercut prior lows in their pattern, you start hunting for possible U&R set-ups in the making.
This morning I blogged about this exact topic, pointing out some undercut & rally moves I was seeing in several stocks, and advising members to review their own long watch lists for more U&Rs. Netflix (NFLX) was one of these, and despite failing on a move back above the 20-dema yesterday, it still looked actionable to me on the long side as it came back up through the prior 151.40 low of seven days ago on the chart.
That led to a two-point rally that held into the close as the stock did find some resistance at the 10-day moving average. For now, I'm willing to play this long using the 151.40 price level as a tight selling guide. So, for now, this is a U&R in progress.
NFLX's weakness yesterday may also have been driven by news that Facebook (FB) was talking to Hollywood film companies about producing movie and show content. In my view, they are trying to build from scratch what NFLX already has, and I believe that in this space NFLX's first-mover advantage is real. I still would not be surprised to see someone, perhaps Apple (AAPL), buy them, as the new paradigm of media and move content on the internet continues to spread its roots. FB's move only serves to confirm this premise, as I see it.
My notes on other big-stock NASDAQ names reveals that these, too, either found support at logical areas today or pulled U&R type moves:
Alphabet (GOOGL) undercut its prior 936.79 low of June 12th today and then rallied. It also undercut the 50-day moving average early in the day and closed back above the line on heavy, increased buying volume. This puts GOOGL in a lower-risk entry position here, using the 50-day line as a tight selling guide. Constructive action, to be sure.
Amazon.com (AMZN) simply bounced off its 50-day moving average and rallied on below-average volume today. Technically, that pullback was buyable as the stock got to within ½% of the 50-day line at 965.42 before it rallied to close at 990.33. If you were too busy trying to be bearish, you probably missed it.
Apple (AAPL) undercut its prior 144.61 low of June 21st and rallied back above it today on light volume. The stock is tracking in a well-defined "L" formation, but so far, it's not clear whether this will resolve as a full "LUie" formation or a bear flag. I suppose if the general market continues higher, then AAPL will be dragged higher in LUie style.
Facebook (FB) looked fairly bearish yesterday when it reversed off an all-time high intraday on heavy, above-average selling volume. That brought the stock back into its 50-day moving average, where opportunistic buyers could have picked up shares at that point. FB then rallied smartly off the 50-day line on below-average volume. The 10-day line at 151.73 would offer your best lower-risk entries.
Microsoft (MSFT) undercut its prior June 15th low of 68,80 today and rallied back up through it. Like GOOGL, this U&R move was associated with support at and a close back above the 50-day moving average.
Nvidia (NVDA) undercut the prior 146.50 low of June 15th and rallied today, also finding support at its 20-dema on above-average volume. In this case, the stock becomes buyable here and the 20-dema at 149.60 can now be used as a tighter selling guide vs. the June 15th 146.50 low.
Tesla (TSLA) also undercut a June 15th prior low in its pattern today and rallied. That low was at 366.49, and the stock turned and rallied to close at 374.23. It also found support right at its 20-dema, which made it buyable at that point using the 20-dema at 363.48 as a tight selling guide.
So, what we have with all of these big-stock NASDAQ names today is a bunch of undercut & rally moves, some of which found support at the 20-dema or the 50-dma. Some, like NVDA or TSLA, for example, may simply be in the process of building new bases, but the undercut & rally moves offer lower-risk entries along the lows of these potential bases. This, in my view, is a useful set-up within this technical context.
My favored Chinese names all found support today along their lows and rallied. Both JD.com (JD) and Netease (NTES), not shown, pulled into the confluences of their 10-day and 20-day moving averages where they found support and rallied on the day. This would put both in buyable positions using either their 10-day or 20-day lines as tight selling guides.
Meanwhile, Alibaba (BABA), also not shown, hasn't shown any desire to sell off hard as it tracks tight sideways in a mini cup-with-handle pattern. Pullbacks to the 10-day moving average, now at 140.46, would offer your next lower-risk entry opportunities from here.
This morning I mentioned Momo (MOMO) as being in position to rally back above the prior 36.91 low of five days ago on the daily chart below. At the time the stock was trading right around 36.91, and it closed at 37.96, just six cents below the 10-day moving average. The undercut this morning also successfully tested the lows of the current six-week base.
What it needs to do now is clear the 10-day, 20-day and 50-day moving averages to confirm the so far successful undercut & rally move today. That would obviously be something we want to watch for in the coming days if we are long the stock near the 36.91 price level on the U&R move this morning.
Weibo (WB) has been sliding lower over the past few days since it was hit with negative news last Thursday. Today the stock undercut two prior lows in the pattern from June 15th and 22nd at 68.76 and 68.66, respectively, rallying back above both by the close. It also found support at the 50-day moving average on slightly higher volume.
It is, however, still below the 69.54 intraday low of the mid-May buyable gap-up (BGU) move it had after reporting earnings. WB closed today at 69.36, only 18 cents lower. So, using the 50-day line as a tight downside selling guide, I am willing to go long the stock here and then look for a strong move back above the 69.54 BGU low as upside confirmation.
The optical names I've discussed in recent reports were all looking strong last Friday, but so far this week things have gotten a little sloppy-looking. For example, Finisar (FNSR), not shown, broke down to lower lows today but reversed back to the upside and held support at its 20-day exponential moving average. This, however, might put the stock in an opportunistic, lower-risk buy position using the 20-dema at 26.46 as a tight selling guide.
Lumentum Holdings (LITE) posted a pocket pivot last Friday, but this only led to a price breakdown back below the 10-day and 20-day moving averages. But the sell-off on both Monday and Tuesday came on below-average volume, so was not indicative of heavy selling pressure. Today the stock found support along its intraday lows and rallied to close up on the day on higher buying interest.
LITE closed today at 60.20, just below the prior 60.30 low in the pattern from June 15th. I would therefore watch for a move back above this prior low as a long trigger for an undercut & rally set-up. LITE has generally been a stock you want to try and take an opportunistic view toward, looking to find a way to buy on weakness rather than chasing it on the upside.
So here we have a nice pullback that looks to be floating below the 20-dema, and perhaps not so buyable. But as we know based on our alternative approaches to buying stocks, it is actually on the verge of posting a potential U&R buy trigger if it can rally back above 60.30 low. So, watch for that to occur in the coming days.
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) looks a bit funky here as it bounces along the top of its prior base and just below the 50-day moving average. Of course, everyone can see that the stock is now bearishly sitting below the 50-day line. But this may only serve to set up a very opportunistic buy entry point here.
The idea here is simple, because we already have an undercut & rally set-up in progress. Today AAOI rallied back above the prior 60.89 low of June 20th and closed just above at an even 61.00. It is still 15 cents below the 50-day line, but any move back above the line could be viewed as a moving-average undercut & rally (MAU&R) move that would be buyable at the line while using it as your tight selling guide.
From my discussions of individual stocks so far in this report, you might be getting the idea that while some may fret over the weakness some of these leaders are showing as they pull back, I see potential Ugly Duckling entry opportunities shaping up. If I know what my long triggers are, and I know where my tight stops are, I can easily consider any of these pullbacks opportunistically actionable using my alternative buy set-ups. Vive la difference!
In cloud land, new-merchandise cloud IPO Appian Corp. (AAPN) isn't acting all that badly here following last Friday's sharp pocket pivot move back up through the 10-day moving average. Today the stock pulled into the 10-day moving average with volume drying up to -44.2% below average.
That would qualify as a "voodoo" pullback to the 10-day line and a constructive pullback and consolidation of the prior, strong pocket pivot move of last Friday. Thus, this is buyable here as an add point if you bought the stock last week before the pocket pivot based on my blog post of June 22nd, or as a new entry, using the 10-day line or the 20-dema as your tight selling guides.
Salesforce.com (CRM) is trying to hold its 50-day moving average within an as yet unresolved "L" formation. Technically, with the stock holding at the 50-day moving average, it is buyable here using the line as your tight selling guide. For that reason, it remains a LUie play as long as it can continue to hold the 50-day line.
On Monday I blogged that I was getting a lot of emails from members who were seeing "LUie" formations in every stock. The problem with this is that LUie is not a label. It is an active, actionable, and dynamic potential long set-up that needs to trigger under the right conditions. Clearing back above a key moving average like the 50-day line and holding it is one such trigger, and for now CRM is so far maintaining that trigger.
Note that NFLX, which had regained its 20-dema last week as a potential LUie set-up in progress, failed on that LUie attempt Monday. However, with today's undercut & rally, we are again setting up to play a possible continuation back up through the 20-dema as a bona fide LUie long set-up. Sometimes LUies must be worked persistently before an upside breakout occurs, but not every "L" pattern is a LUie. Learn to tell the difference and the details with respect to how it can evolve and then trigger a buy entry signal or just fail outright in a bear flag breakout to the downside.
APPN's and CRM's other cloud-cousins Workday (WDAY) and ServiceNow (NOW), not shown, have been moving around in short ranges, with WDAY's being much more volatile than NOW's. NOW is holding in a mini cup-with-handle type of formation while WDAY is slashing up and down but today found support near its 50-day moving average.
As with anything else in this market, buying WDAY near the 50-day line, perhaps on a retest, might present your best lower-risk, opportunistic entry point. NOW, on the other hand, would simply need to pull back to its 10-day moving average to present a lower-risk entry opportunity from here.
Tableau Software (DATA) is giving us the type of pullback action that we generally want to act upon, with the idea of having a tight selling guide nearby in case things don't go quite right. DATA was last buyable per my comments two weeks ago, when it was sitting nice and tight and quiet along its 10-day and 20-day moving averages. That led to a short flag breakout that is now seeing the stock pull into the top of the prior flag. Volume dried up to -47% below average, so this would put the stock in a lower-risk entry position using the 20-dema at 63.30 as a tight selling guide.
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) has also pulled back into a buyable position here as it settles back into its 200-day moving average. The stock found support at the line on a five-day pocket pivot signature, which comes after a prior five-day pocket pivot signature four days ago on the chart. Note also that my indicator bars at the top of the chart are going "Code Blue," which is positive.
This therefore puts the stock in buyable position here using the 200-day line as a very tight selling guide. Alternatively, the 10-day or 20-day lines would offer slightly wider selling guides depending on one's risk-preferences.
Canada Goose Holdings (GOOS) announced a 12.5-million-share secondary stock offering on Monday morning, which killed the short-term rally in the stock. According to my numbers, the company had 4 million shares of stock in the current float, and this new secondary, coming rather soon after the March IPO, basically quadruples the float. Not that this is necessarily a bad thing, since it depends on how the offering is absorbed by the market.
Sometimes a stock with a tiny float of 4 million shares gets overlooked by institutions for that reason. Enlarging the float to a more substantial 16.5 million shares can be a good thing. However, on a short-term basis, I had come in long the stock over the weekend, and decided to "exit, stage right" and then wait to see how the secondary settled out once it was priced and released.
Fortunately, for me, at least, GOOS held up it held up above our original entry at the 20-dema from last Tuesday when the Monday opening bell rang. This provided a quick exit opportunity with minimal damage. Today the secondary was priced at $20.75 a share and released into the after-market. So now what do we see on the daily chart below?
Well, the first thing I see is an undercut & rally long set-up after the stock undercut the prior 20.50 low of June 16th and rallied back above it to close at 20.75. So, all I know for sure right now, is that the pricing of the secondary was not a disaster, and appears to have been relatively well-absorbed. In addition, we have an actionable U&R long set-up here using the 20.50 low as a selling guide, end of story. It either works or it doesn't, but there's the trade, in your face.
Snap (SNAP) has been flopping around with the market over the past three days, but all the NASDAQ-based volatility hasn't really unsettled the stock. It keeps rolling around the prior 17.59 low in the pattern from May 11th, but today closed back above the low, printing 17.76 at the close.
This keeps it in play as an undercut & rally set-up using the 17.59 low as a selling guide. Now, SNAP has traded as low as 17.20 this week, so if one were using a stop less than 3% below the 17.59 level, one would have been stopped out. But U&Rs, like LUies, require some persistence. Sometimes the stock will make several attempts at clearing the prior low in the pattern for good before succeeding.
One caveat here is that there is a big insider share lock-up expiring at the end of July, which by my reckoning is this Friday. Sometimes these share lock-up expirations turn out to be a non-event, but we won't know until we get there. So, I would remain opportunistic here if looking to own SNAP shares, and try to enter at 17.59 or better if possible.
Meanwhile, one can satisfy their urge to buy FB's smaller cousins by looking at Twitter (TWTR) here. The stock had a nice "roundabout" or "bottom-fishing pocket pivot" last week as it popped back above its 10-dma, 20-dema, and 50-dma all in one fell swoop.
Now TWTR is consolidating this prior pocket pivot move by pulling back into its 20-dema right here. Today it displayed some minor supporting action at the 20-dema, closing up and off the line on an increase in trading volume. This would put it in a lower-risk entry position here using the 20-dema as a tight selling guide.
Notes on other names discussed in recent reports below:
Activision Blizzard (ATVI) – stock broke below the 10-day moving average yesterday, and is now dangling below its 20-dema. Watching for something to set up here.
Arista Networks (ANET) – reversed off its all-time highs on Monday, and pulled all the way into its 20-dema today. That puts it in a lower-risk entry spot using the 20-dema as a tight selling guide.
Edwards Lifesciences (EW) – stock is acting well as it holds tight along its 10-day and 20-day moving averages with volume drying up. This puts it in a lower-risk entry position using the 20-dema as your selling guide.
Electronic Arts (EA) – stock has pulled back to its 50-day moving average where it held support and closed up on the day. EA also undercut and rallied back up through the 107.32 low of June 15th. That would make it actionable here using either the 107.32 low or the 50-day line as your selling guide.
First Solar (FSLR) – I would still look to sell FSLR and its cousins into this current jack which came on the whimsical utterings of President Trump when he mused about installing solar panels on the "big, beautiful" U.S.-Mexican border wall that he fantasizes about building.
Impinj (PI) – got fairly extended by Monday, and on Friday gapped to the downside off the peak. It is now trying to hold support along its 10-dma and 20-dema, but I would have simply taken the money and ran when it jacked to 60 on Monday. After all, the stock was first buyable along the10-day line two weeks ago per my comments at the time, and has mostly been moving after news that AMZN was buying Whole Foods (WFM). It now probably needs some time to set up again.
iRobot (IRBT) – was slammed down to its 50-day moving average yesterday, which it hasn't touched since mid-March. It held the 50-day line today on above-average volume, and this is the first pullback to the 50-day line since the buy able gap-up move of late April. Therefore, this could be used as an entry point using the 50-day line as your selling guide.
Nutanix (NTNX) – company signed a cloud partnership with GOOGL today, sending the stock back up through the 20 price level. For now, it's extended.
SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG) – apparently the solar border wall won't be using any storage devices so after an initial jack to the upside last week after the President's comments on building such a wall, the stock was pushed back down to its 20-dema where it held support today on above-average volume. This could put it in a lower-risk entry position using the 20-dema as a tight selling guide.
Square (SQ) – was knocked down to its 20-dema yesterday on light volume, and recovered today on increased but still below-average volume. The stock continues to base constructively, so pullbacks to the 20-dema, such as we saw yesterday, would be your lower-risk entry opportunities when they occur.
Sunpower (SPWR) – I continue to view solars as sells into their respective news rallies. Short-term I see the jack as news-oriented, so a pullback is likely, as we saw in SEDG earlier this week. Then one can see whether they are buyable on the pullbacks. Otherwise, anyone owning the solars can simply designate a trailing stop for their position and operate accordingly.
Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) – I blogged this morning that the stock was an undercut & rally buy after pushing back up through the prior 71.20 low in the pattern from June 12th. That was actionable on the long side at that time, and the stock then rallied to close at 73.27 by the bell. If long this, per my blog post today, the 71.20 serves as your selling guide. We shall now see whether it can pull off a LUie type of move from here.
Universal Display (OLED) – undercut the prior 114.05 low of June 15th and rallied today, triggering an actionable U&R set-up using the 114.05 low as your selling guide.
Zillow (Z) – stock has pulled back to the 10-day line with volume drying up today. This offers a secondary entry point using the 10-day line as a tight selling guide.
For newer members: Please note that when I use the term "20-day moving average," "20-day line," or "20-dema" I am referring to the 20-day exponential moving average. I use four primary moving averages on my daily charts: a 10-day simple (the magenta line), 20-day exponential (the green line), 50-day simple (the blue line) and 200-day simple moving average (the red line). On rare occasions, I will also employ a 65-day exponential moving average (thin black line).
This market is tricky. It was perhaps easy to get bearish after yesterday's selling in the NASDAQ and tech-concentrated areas of the market. But as I've written many times, you must stay alert during these pullbacks, no matter how gnarly and snarly they may be. Usually, the indexes will find support at a logical area, such as the NASDAQ did today at the 50-day line, or on an undercut & rally type of move.
When I see that, I begin to consider covering any shorts, and then scanning quickly through my buy watch list for any opportunistic entries that may be occurring in real-time. I try to be objective, and I will act on any concrete set-up where risk can be controlled tightly. That is where the U&R set-up, sometimes on conjunction with support at a key moving average, such as the 20-dema 50-dema, comes in very handy.
I don't know whether the market will roll over and again, and we'll see the NASDAQ Composite bust through its 50-day line for good. All I know for sure is that today the index found support at the 50-day line, and this was associated with a broad number of actionable U&R set-ups. In some cases, stocks were bouncing off major support at moving averages.
In this market, what you know and see in real-time is all you have to go on. Grand theories about stocks being overvalued, or the stalling Trump Agenda, or rising interest rates won't make you money. See what the market is doing, not what you want it to be doing. And keep risk to a minimum when you can in case things do go awry. That is all.
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Orzo With Basil Pesto
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I love orzo and hadn't thought to add pesto to it. Thanks for sharing.
Mother Dear-orzo is a rice-shaped pasta. Pesto is kind of like a condiment/spread made from basil, olive oil, pine nuts and parmesan cheese and maybe some more things I'm forgetting. Of course that varies from pesto to pesto. Sure, you could mix in pesto to rice but try the orzo. Don't go buy any, though. I'll give you a box. I bought a years supply when I was out of town last time before I saw that our WM had it.ReplyDelete
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Yum. That looks good and like something I could actually do. Unless the orzo is tough to cook. But since you said it is pasta, and you also said drain the water, sounds a lot easier than rice or even worse, brown rice. I never get it right when it comes to brown rice.ReplyDelete
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Here's a couple of 35mm film shots from awhile back. The Paul Machnau fs lip slide was from around 02 and was a one shot trick that was filmed live to TV that ended up on the cover of ASM - 1 go at an 18 stair lippy not bloody bad.
The Jason Ellis ollie to fs pivot was an old Slam cover from around 97 at the old Prahran ramp, what you can't see is about 4 kids from the basket ball court stuffed inside the fridge so it wouldn't move, it still moved.
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Ms Bandler, who was awarded an Honoured Life Membership of the Australian Republican Movement in 2002 for her lifetime support for an Australian Republic, was also instrumental in the success of the 1967 Referendum to remove constitutional discrimination against Aboriginal Australians.
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In a 1993 interview for the Australian Biography project Ms Bandler explained her support for an Australian republic:
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An iconic Australian painter, printmaker and sculptor, Lanceley was a dedicated advocate of an Australian Republic and became one of 14 Foundational Members of the ARM in 1991.
Vale Faith and Colin. Elders of the republic.