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What's up guys! Madaz here, coming at you guys with another information-packed blog post where I will discuss 2018, the lessons I learned, and how I plan on improving on myself to become a better trader in 2019.
2018 was a great year is so many ways. It was overall a pretty good year in terms of profits as I finished up +$319,111.31! But also it was a year of lots of lessons and most important it was the year that birthed the gamechanging #NoBlowUpChallenge. Let's break down the entire year, both the ups and the downs from the rocky start in the red all the way to the blue sky breakout strong finish!
2018 Highlights: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly…
The Good!
Let's start with the good stuff, the positives! The biggest wins this year came from the plays where Madaz does what Madaz does best, nailing them washout longs, baby! RKDA on 3/15 and LFIN on 4/6 offered some epic washout longs and I took full advantage.
Both were textbook Madaz washout longs on classic multiday runner stocks where shorts were clearly in pain as the stock keep making higher highs ripping on both swing/overnight shorts and new intraday shorts causing the resultant squeeze. You can check out the live trading videos with thorough explanations and thought processes from start to finish from those days below!
RKDA Halt/Resume Washout Long – 3/15/18
LFIN Halt/Resume Washout Long – 4/6/18
The Bad…
So you guys know me, I'm always about the silver lining in things. In the past few years, I've learned to focus more and more on the positives and cut out on all the negatives in life, taking up things like meditation to help clear my mind and maintain a calm and cool demeanor, something that is critical for trading. I've always felt that it's the way we handle adversities that truly determine our character especially when it comes to trading. Do we just simply let our failures get to us and then just mentally crumble and deteriorate or do we extract the lessons and come back twice as strong? I choose the latter.
Let's dive into the first big draw down of the year, which occurred only 4 days into the year on 1/4/18. Now I had a great start to the year opening with a #FiveFigureClub invitation for +$13,578 on the first trading of 2018, 1/2/18, and I followed that up with a solid +$6,707 day the day after. So after only 2 days into the year, I was off to an absolute dream start up +$20,285! What could go wrong, right? Well if you watched my video on winner's tilt/overconfidence bias, you would know that a lot can go wrong, and I fell victim to this very trap.
Having come off an epic finish to 2017 because of the blockchain mania where I finished October to December up over $300,000 AND starting 2018 up over $20,000 had my head in the clouds. I felt invincible. I quickly found out that especially in trading, this is exactly when we are most vulnerable or susceptible to a big loss, when we think we're too big to fail (just ask the Lehman Brothers).
The date was 1/4/18, the ticker: CNET. Front side shorting blunder at it's finest. Then on 1/5/18, revenge washout long with ridiculous size at it's finest. This stock alone took me for more than -$94,000 in just the two days, dwarfing my epic $20,000 green start by nearly a factor of 5 to 1. Not stopping out, repeatedly adding to a loser to size so large that slippage probably added an additional five figures or more to the loss was absolutely disturbing.
I would eventually recover from this and get my YTD P/L from the depths of hell from -$20,000 to nearly $200,000 in May but then…
The Ugly…
Don't BLNK because you might wanna HEAR this. More front side shorting and being stubborn led to an even bigger loss than the ones on CNET. This time it was even worse as it took place in May. As the old wall street adage goes, "sell in May and go away." This meant that after taking this big hit, I would have very little opportunity to recover these losses in a timely manner as volume decreased substantially and so did the quality of the plays available.
Those close to me know how much of a mental challenge it was for me to endure the next 4 months or so trying to chip away at -$133,000 in losses, sometimes only a few hundred dollars each day. Believe me, words can't describe how excruciatingly painful it is. Remember in the movie, The Shawshank Redemption (one of the best movies of all time, if you guys haven't seen it, you must be living in a cave or you were born in the year 2000!), where the guy basically digs his way out of jail over the course of like 20 years using a rock or whatever. Yeah this is what that felt like. But THANKFULLY, like the movie, The Shawshawk Redemption, my story here has a similar happy ending. Keeping reading to find out more! (whoaaa… cliffhanger!)
BLNK was a brutal one. I got caught front side shorting this one with size, then on the next day I went long as the thing broke out of highs but then got stuck in that infinite dump with no bounce with major revenge size. Again, oversizing got me again. A prime example of why revenge trading never works. The front side shorting loss of -$77,449 on BLNK was my worst loss of all of 2018. Follow that up with another pretty painful loss of -$44,500 on the infinite dump long, then you got yourself a pretty shitty couple of days.
HEAR was similar to BLNK day one. I was still in a compromised mindset trying to recoup losses on BLNK and of course got caught shorting frontside yet again this time believing that the stock was a day 2, low hanging fruit scenario, I kept adding until the thing ripped to more and more highs and subsequently this led to another terrible day I'd like to forget.
The Silver Lining
Enough was enough at this point. Two massive draw downs of over six figure each and the fact that these were pretty costly mental lapses and had I averted disaster my P/L could have been double what it ended up being by year's end.
I took a few weeks and studied and looked at my losses, desperately trying to find any patterns, any commonalities to help prevent this again the future because I was a at a point where I simply could not deal with another big loss. A loss that took out several months worth of work was acceptable and most definitely not healthy for both my account and my mindset. The result of all is what we all know now as the #NoBlowUpChallenge, which you can read all about here. The #NoBlowUpChallenge was something I should have done a long time ago. It sounds so silly because it really is what it sounds like. Don't freakin' blow up. But the ideology behind it was something I never really developed any substance behind. Okay, don't take a big loss, but how do we go about not taking a big loss. This was something I never really sat down and thorough developed some hard guidelines for. Things like discipline and self-control now all have hard, concrete rules and definitions for.
So far since the inception of the #NoBlowUpChallenge, things have been very smooth and I'm very happy with the way things have gone. There have been almost no major draw downs since then, finishing the year on a +$267,830.31 run. My discipline and self-restraint are at all time highs and as a result so was my YTD P/L.
I won't rehash material in this blog post about the #NoBlowUpChallenge and turn this blog into a full on novel so I highly suggest any of you guys that hasn't read the blog post about the #NoBlowUpChallenge to do so.
2019 and Beyond
I wrote this blog as a note to myself to remind me of my experiences in 2018, both good and bad. Also, I wrote this to share with you guys so hopefully you can extract any lessons from my trading so you can guys improve and become better traders yourselves.
I'm very excited to start the first full year of the #NoBlowUpChallenge and see if there's still any tweaking left needed to really make it totally solid. I'm sure there will be at some point but I'm very stoked to see how it stands the test of time and any challenges that come my way will be welcome.
Those big losses I took in 2018 were not fun. However, again, I want to look at the positives, the silver lining from these mistakes. I became a better trader, a better person, a stronger person out of it. The last seven months of perseverance validated my ability to come back time and time again and going into 2019, I fully intend to build on this and become stronger than ever with the goal of having the biggest year of my career.
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Over the last few years, the stock market has richly rewarded the few insurance companies that have taken advanced steps to get to an efficient solvency level, to remit excess cash up to the holding company, to return this to shareholders and to improve disclosure as to the sustainability of those cash flows. We believe that shareholders have not only appreciated the higher dividend returns, but also the implications for potential M&A (increased discipline).
An active capital management policy (including capital allocation, capital discipline and capital return) has recently become a more widespread practice within the insurance sector. Over the second half of 2014, insurers' stock market performance has been supported by encouraging messages from management teams on the return of capital to shareholders.
We believe that the "capital management" theme in its broadest sense (capital allocation, capital discipline and capital return) will continue to play an important role in sustaining sector performance. Counter-intuitively, the low interest rate environment has increased the attractiveness of the sector. It is putting the sector's attractive and sustainable dividend in the spotlight, while earnings are at the same time proving to be resilient to the low interest rate environment.
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The insurance sector pays an attractive dividend yield (4.6% for 2015e). This yield is even more appealing when put into context with the current low interest rates. Today, the sector yields 350bp more than a basket of investment grade corporate bonds (an all-time high) and provides a 420bp spread on German Bunds. The sector yield also looks attractive when compared to the 3.6% average dividend yield for the equity market. Insurance is the third highest yielding sector after the Oil & Gas and Utilities sectors.
… supported by a moderate pay-out ratio…
The pay-out ratio of the sector is not excessive, at 51% vs. a 52% average for the equity market. This compares to 60% and 70% pay-out ratios respectively for the other high-yielding sectors, Oil & Gas and Utilities.
There is room for the industry's pay-out ratio to increase.
… and that is sustainable
Investors should find comfort in the sustainability of the dividends from the companies' strong and recurring cash generating capacity and their strong capital base.
Good visibility on FCF generation
Over the last few years, the sector's cash generation has improved significantly as actors have deliberately moved their business mix towards capital light products and as organic growth prospects within the industry are limited. Insurers therefore need little capital to write new business. Additionally, the amount of required capital falls over time as the older, more capital-intensive business runs off the books. Insurers have also worked hard to increase cash generation through cost cutting and have improved visibility on how cash is generated in the business.
The sustainability of cash flow generation is also driven by the resilience of insurers' earnings. On that topic, the picture looks good, especially when comparing with the rest of the stock market. Analysts have on average not really revised insurers' earnings downwards over the 2012-2015 period. This compares very favourably to negative earnings revisions of 11% for the market on average.
A strong capital base
Over the last few years, insurance companies have become more disciplined in terms of capital usage, through risk reduction, selective capital allocation and a sensible approach to M&A. Through de-risking and capital discipline, insurers have rebuilt their balance sheets and reduced the volatility of their solvency ratios.
When looking at the investment portfolios for example, insurers have reduced their equity holdings (to around 5% today from 19% in 2006) and increased their fixed-income holdings (to around 82% from 59%). Within fixed-income, the industry has reduced the exposure to corporate bonds (to 33% of fixed income today, from 44% in 2006) and structured assets (now at 5%, from 12%), while increasing the exposure to sovereign bonds (42%, from 38%) and covered bonds (10%, from 0%).
Capital discipline has been partially driven by the preparations for Solvency 2, which is to be finally implemented in January 2016.
Overall, we believe that the direction in which Solvency 2 is headed will not put at risk the sustainability of the insurers' dividend payments or capital return policies. Over the last few years, the original Solvency 2 rules have been watered down resulting in a much diluted framework, reducing the risk of any sort of capital shortfall for the listed European insurance sector. Any surprises from the final clarity on Solvency 2, expected in Q3 2015, are likely to be skewed to the positive side. Final calibration of Solvency 2 might lead to room for some insurers to return more capital to shareholders. Another potential positive impact from the implementation of Solvency 2 is the expected homogeneity and therefore comparability of published economic solvency ratios, which would lead investors to feel more comfortable with insurers' solvency positions.
The sector yields today 350bp more than a basket of investment grade corporate bonds and provides a 420bp spread on German bunds
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I have to send a shout out to my wonderful husband who's taken many hours of his weekend to finish shingling the manor. Today he finished the left side of the mansard roof and is currently working on the little space nestled between the house and the roof. Not any easy task . . . it's a good thing he has the patience of a saint!
I finished off the trim on the dormer window as well, so this side is a done deal!
Sunday, April 28, 2019
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The shingles on the roof are looking Terrific! and so is that Fab chimney!! And I agree, that your husband has deserved his sainthood. :DReplyDelete
Thank you Elizabeth! Apart from that little space I mentioned, the roof is finished and that makes me happy! Now for the siding . . .Delete
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Not mine Jodi, but I enjoyed my husband doing it! LOL!Delete
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Staying motivated is critical for living a healthy life and achieving goals. However, negativity is everywhere these days, yet we can still filter it out and live a healthy and sane life if we truly desire it. According to Einstein, and paraphrasing his view, there are two extremes of thought; you can live your life as though nothing is a miracle and live your life as if everything is a miracle. You are the person who will choose which route you take.
Changing your belief about the world around you is the key element which will motivate you and aid you in functioning well during times of hardship and gloom. So how do you do that?
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Gratitude is Paramount – Be grateful for what you have; your health, your family, your friends, your job and so on.
Service – I believe that serving humanity is the greatest form of worship. I believe in God but I think that this applies to any belief of a higher power or higher self. Focusing on providing value to others can be very gratifying. You get what you give.
Stay Positive – This is probably the most challenging trait to reach. Overcoming all the negative things that are going on around you is extremely difficult, but it can be done. Compliment your spouse and give your child a big hug. Positive re-enforcement is an agent of change and thinking of good thoughts and verbalizing them in and of itself will create "positivity" under any circumstance.
Reading – Those who read, feed their brain, will be on top of innovations and will be more likely to survive challenges as they are exposing themselves to new fulfilling discoveries. Thoughts become things, so if you read the right kind of content, you will have a constant stream of valuable information going into your head. What goes in, will come out.
Limit Your TV, Radio and Internet Time and News Intake – Of course it's necessary to stay on top of all that is going on around us, however, it's best to control the amount of negative information that is being presented by selecting a time limit on when to stop listening to the news and continuous reporting.
Limit Interaction with Negative People – Try to stay away from family and people who are pessimistic or have disparaging comments. Some of these people are loved ones. Don't stop loving them but maybe limit your interaction with them, love them from a distance.
Music and Meditation/Creativity – Whether in your car or at home, listening to blissful music uplifts the spirit. Meditation and yoga bring about positive thoughts and feelings, and when done on a daily basis can be very useful in creating balance in your life.
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Take a Moment to Disconnect – We all want to stay connected to our devices and it's almost like a disease. During the day it's a good idea to put your computer, tablet and phone out of reach for at least an hour or so. Remember how it was before the high- tech era of smart-phones and fancy gadgets? Make an effort to invest some time on refocusing on your spiritual self and trying to know yourself better.
Staying motivated in a negative world is not easy and you will need to pay close attention to your day-to-day activities and habits in order to stay positive. Try to set meetings where you can discuss and brainstorm with friends and colleagues on topics or subjects that interest you like sports, food and arts. Go for a creative walk in the park, to an international movie, a play or the theatre once in a while, and take the whole family along. Real human interaction is vital to improving your state of being.


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In 1962, Don, Bob, and Gordon Frazar purchased 1648 acres of San Marcos real estate. The Frazar Brothers purchased the land from the Clemson and Wells families which would become the Lake San Marcos we know today. The Frazar Brothers reshaped the shoreline, drained the lake, and increased the size of the lake to 80 acres, its current day size. The Lake is a mile and a third long with over 1/3 of lake being surrounded by avocado grooves and beautiful nature.
Creating the Hidden Gem we know today…
Lake San Marcos was developed as resort style location frequently visited by actors, stars and the rich and famous. On a weekend Lake San Marcos would be packed with ChrisCraft boats and some of the most affluent people like the Johnson & Johnson family and many others. With no visible power lines, unlimited amenities and a majority of homes being single story Lake San Marcos is truly a hidden gem.
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Getting out on the water…..
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This astrological symbol indicates a retrograde planet in a birth chart. A retrograde planet means that, to us here on Earth, that planet appears to be moving.
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The 1st station happens when a planet was moving in a direct motion and is close to becoming retrograde. Trends governed by this planet , being experienced at this time, are in the process of going from outward expression to an introverted stage. The 2nd station happens when the planet was in retrograde, and is on its way to going in a direct motion. Trends ruled by this planet , in existence now, are in the process of going from the introverted stage onto new trend. The measure of time that a planet stays in retrograde rides on the planet's orbiting time, going from up to 20 days for Mercury to over days for Pluto, which is a very remote planet.
Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are so known as higher planets. Jupiter and Saturn are social planets and they play important roles in astro-economics and government, but not a good deal to do with our personal lives, at least not in a straight manner. Jupiter becomes retrograde for roughly 4 months per year, while Saturn add keyword-retrograde for around 4 months or so. Mercury usually goes retrograde 3 to 4 times a yr.
A stationary planet concentrates its energy in one place and in one manner, and so, it creates a strong influence on a person. During a retrograde, the energy of the planet is more retiring and internal.
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Occasionally, it inverts situations, shifts our feelings and routine actions. It's been said that retrogrades signify "loose ends. It is said that when the so called malevolent planets like Uranus, Mars and Saturn are in retrograde, their malevolence is expanded. The manner in which the retrograde motion impacts matters, changes from planet to planet. Planets in retrograde have extra meaning in astrology, but Venus, Mars and Mercury are the ones we should be most concerned with since they are personal planets.
Their retrograde period are the most crucial in our day-to-day lives. If a planet begins to move in a different manner than usual, it generates strange impressions. Generally, the areas governed by these planets are impacted most.
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For instance, problems with and in communication happens more during a Mercury retrograde. During a Mars retrograde mishaps owed to recklessness will be heightened and so and so forth… Therefore, the periods for each of the Planets in retrograde should be looked at as a time to be conservative, and to think things over from a different point of view.
This knowledge can assist us in averting problems and make our attempts at things effective. It's easy to see why some people mistake a planet retrograde to mean something objectionable will happen. Even those who are not astrology-fluent seem to know about the transit fuckery that is Mercury retrograde. What can go wrong, often does.
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The expression tends to be hidden but may still be felt strongly by the native. I also find that the energy can sometimes be difficult to handle and may be expressed in a clumsy or bumbling manner. It might even be completely repressed. There is a school of thought that says this about retrograde planets in the birth chart: the energy was not allowed to be expressed outwardly when the native was young.
Think: the parent who discouraged the child from using their outdoor voice inside. It means the planet has slowed down its orbit. To the human eye, it might appear to be going backwards.
Retrograde Planets in the Birth Chart – Katie Turner – Know Your Vibes Astrology
Just chilling a bit. If you have four or more, you might feel like an alien — different from everyone else. You might be more inwardly focused and reflective. Instead of confirming to the norm, you march to the beat of your own drum with your own value system. Mercury: this makes the mind reflective. Information is processed differently and learning may be best though absorption or experiential methods. The mind can be self-critical and the person can sometimes feel disconnected from others. This is an introverted expression of the planet and may produce a personality that tends to enjoy quiet time.
Sometimes Mercury in retrograde can indicate communication issues or an inability to express thoughts comfortably. Venus: this retrograde can function two different ways. One, it can indicate trouble expressing romantic feelings. This can be seen as shyness or fear of intimacy. They just have trouble opening up.
Trust will be vital for these types. The other side of the coin is the narcissist. Travel to an old favorite place. Pick up an abandoned entrepreneurial venture. Go back to school, finish a degree or certification.
Saturn retrograde: Tighten up your plans, rethink your goals and career path. Practice self-discipline and delay instant gratification. Work through father issues good thing Saturn goes retrograde once a year, eh? Question your political stance, study up on politics, scientific developments and current events, reconnect with a humanitarian cause.
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Dive into your subconscious, do healing work and therapy, explore and question your spiritual beliefs. Meditate to get more in tune with your intuition. Watch out for denial and codepence. Cut the energy vampires out of your life. Protect yourself against unsafe people and situations.


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When New York's New Museum opened the doors to its new facility in December 2007, replacing its small museum with limited membership, the doors of opportunity opened wide for a direct mail program to bring more people through those doors. "Prior to the opening, mailings were few and tailored to smaller lists and individuals," explains Joyce Sitterly, associate director of development, membership at the New Museum. "We have developed a strategy to maximize renewal of current members while acquiring new members through acquisition mailings, lobby sales, special promotions and other efforts."
New Museum's recent acquisitions campaign reflects the organization's new strategy and its commitment to acquiring new members. Its 6" x 9" mailing focuses on the museum's fall exhibit, "Live Forever: Elizabeth Peyton," and the artist's work is prominently featured throughout the effort. "Elizabeth Peyton is an important artist, so it was an opportunity to reach a broader audience," says Sitterly (Archive code #576-717290-0811).
Inside, a two-page letter describes the exhibit, the museum, its mission and the benefits of membership. It invites prospects to attend a private viewing of the exhibit if they join by a certain date, as well as a more exclusive opening reception with the artist and curator of the show if they donate at the deluxe level by the specified date. Prospective members can reply using the enclosed membership application that lists all membership levels.
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Research has also shown very ill people who swim with dolphins have recovered health. Dolphins have shown interest in internal issues - like tumors - and do a lot of 'talking'. A dolphins talk has a huge range, from unheard high to unheard low. It also has a large range where the sounds are felt - vibrations you can feel in your body.
Now i'm seeing a report on healing with Didgeridoo's (Australian aborigine musical instruments) that have those low notes that are so deep, you can feel them.
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Next to a house, and looking like one itself except for the minarets, is this mosque on Little Gilbert Street in Adelaide, the oldest known* in Australia. It was built in 1888 by "Afghan" cameleers, including some from the northern parts of the then-undivided India. These Afghans worked in the South Australian outback. There is one Afghan who works in a South Australian city now, and has the whole cricketing world eating out of his hand. Adelaide Strikers have chosen well. This year's BBL, though, has been tough for Rashid Khan; he lost his father just before the New Year, but stayed on and played instead of going back home for the funeral.
The Coonalpyn Silos, about 160km south-east of Adelaide, are the sort of thing you find by the side of an Australian highway. Murals were painted on these 30-metre-tall edifices as part of "Creating Coonalpyn", a rural-revival project for this town with a population of 300 (and a bank called "Bank"). Guido van Helten, a Brisbane-based artist, did his work over six weeks in February 2017. He used a boom lift and 200 cans of spray paint. The kids on the mural are Coonalpyn Primary schoolchildren.
Australia has a thing for placing large artefacts by desolate highways. The Giant Koala, 14 metres tall, with scary red eyes that must glow in the dark, in Dadswells Bridge, Victoria, was made in 1988. There are at least 200 of these Big Things along the long, unfathomable highways of Australia. There is a Big Prawn, a Big Oyster, a Big Banana, a Big Bull (pulled down in 2007; had giant testicles that swung in the wind, according to legend), a Big Marlin, a Big Avocado… you get the idea. Most of these are beside highways, where you see nothing for hundreds of miles, and then, boom, and you stop. They are usually accompanied by a tourist centre, a museum (everything has a museum, even Coonalpyn) and a café.
The Grace Elm in the beautiful Eastern Oval in the Victorian town of Ballarat. This Dutch elm tree next to the lovely grandstand is on the Register of Significant Trees of Victoria. Legend has it that it was planted in 1874 by WG Grace, who loved the ground, "the most English" of Australian grounds. However, some sources say the tree didn't exist until the year 1900. Another legend has it that the Grace story was a "furphy" – a tall tale – manufactured by a Ballarat resident to prevent the tree from being brought down because it roots might have threatened the grandstand.
At the other end of the ground is a young tree planted by Ricky Ponting. Except that we don't know which one. I show him some photos of the trees I took there. "No, it can't be that big." "Hmm, maybe that one, that looks small enough." Imagine the furphies about the Ponting tree in a hundred years.
Just like the Big Things, there seems to be a fascination in Australia for trees planted by English cricketers. I am pointed to Buninyong, just south of Ballarat, where Andrew Strauss planted a tree. This one adds up, because Strauss' wife, Ruth, who tragically lost her fight with lung cancer recently, was raised in Ballarat.
Brunswick East, my home in Melbourne for the Boxing Day Test, is known for its connection with the Italian mafia. As recently as 2016, Joseph Acquaro, the owner of Gelobar, a café on Lygon Street, and also a mafia lawyer, was gunned down in a professional hit.
Lygon Street has been "gentrified" now, and is well known for its restaurants and pubs, many of which, including the jazz bar the Moldy Fig, are on long leave for Christmas and New Year's. The establishments that are still open are mostly family-run, serve fabulous Italian food, and are among the few places in Melbourne where you can walk in and expect to be accommodated on New Year's Eve.
Christmas time is family time. The Australian players travel to the pre-Test training at the MCG with their families. This is captain Tim Paine with his family, who sit among the journalists at the press conference. While the rest of Australia will continue the festivities – they will likely wake up hungover and will eat the leftovers from Christmas lunch while they watch the cricket – these two teams will strive to provide them excellence and entertainment.
The beige seat stands out in the sea of blue on the third level of the Great Southern Stand. This is where a six hit by Simon O'Donnell, off the bowling of Greg Matthews in a Shield match in March 1993, landed. It is believed to be the biggest six hit at the MCG. According to estimates, it travelled 122m, making it the fourth-biggest known hit in competitive cricket in modern times, behind ones struck by Albie Morkel (124m in Chennai in 2008), Martin Guptill (127m, Wellington, 2012), Aiden Blizzard (130m, Perth, 2008) and Brett Lee (130-135m, Brisbane, 2005).
The men's room in the members' section at the MCG. They don't want to miss out on cricket even when answering nature's call.
Not sure the members like what is happening on this Friday, the 13th day of Test cricket this series. The Australian batsmen fail to learn from the restraint shown by Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli who compiled just 443 over the first two days. Jasprit Bumrah runs through their loose batting to beat Australia in a Test that seemed un-losable: slow pitch with no sideways movement, and weather disturbances forecast for the last two days.
The photo above is from the new Perth Stadium, but the MCG too is said to have a Red Frogs room. Red Frogs are red lollies, and at the MCG, the room that bears the name is one where those who have had too much to drink are brought, partly as punishment and partly to feed them Red Frogs so that the sugar rush revives them. The MCG is vast, with a world in its basement, and nobody working here can point to the Red Frog room. A microcosm of Australia. Too vast to find things. Or maybe the tale is a furphy.
A eucalyptus tree with a white trunk against a brilliant blue sky is what I first see when I close my eyes and think of Australia. This tour, though, has been unusual; this is a eucalyptus grandis in the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney on New Year's Day, against grey, menacing skies. There have been more grey skies than blue this summer. Even Perth was not hot; I did my personal-best times over 5km there. More storms than usual.
The SCG elevators. After the Boxing Day Test without Bill Lawry, these lifts are yet another reminder of the end of the Channel Nine era. The music that used to play inside them, the iconic Channel Nine theme, has died. Word is that in coming years Fox, the new rights holders, might have their own music playing in there.
As a sort of compensation, you can hear all the DRS proceedings – the communication between the third umpire and broadcast director and between the umpires – in the toilets. There is something about Aussies and cricket in toilets.
Kippax Lake outside the SCG can turn the best of them contemplative. Perhaps it just goes with Sydney hosting the last Test of the summer. Perhaps it is just the green all around. Here too there is a record for a big hit. Doug Walters apparently hit a six so big, it cleared the ground and travelled a further 100m or so, into the lake. Another furphy, I am afraid. The ball stopped short of the lake.
Walking back from the lake to the SCG always reminds me of footage of mad crowds and snaking queues for World Series games in the '70s. Crowds – but not Indian fans – have stayed away from this Test, both because of the weather and because of Australia's performance. Incidentally those World Series days were arguably the last time Australia were this weak. Those sides did contain Kim Hughes and Jeff Thomson, though. Bob Simpson came out of retirement. Those were different times. Can't imagine a Michael Clarke coming out of retirement to help this side out, and nor did Simpson have a commentary job back then.
There is no rendition of "Under the Southern Cross". Just India doing the "Che Che Che", their dance tribute to Pujara, with hands not moving as they spot-jog. Virat Kohli is graceful in victory, pointing out how difficult it must have been for the Australian fast bowlers to alter their mode of attack to bowling at the stumps, which comes naturally to India, on slow pitches like Melbourne and Sydney. This kind of empathy must be a new feeling for Australian cricketers.
Time to say goodbye to Darlinghurst Road, the storied and colourful street next to Elizabeth Bay, my home in Sydney – a fantasy come true of living in the equivalent of Malabar Hill in Bombay. Darlinghurst Road is "dodgy" according to many, because of the "VIP" clubs, among other things, located there. You hit it when you exit King's Cross Station. The walkways here, with plaques covered by brown maple leaves, tell stories of the people and times that made King's Cross. Of Sydney notables who chose artistic and creative lives over money-making.
Of Lennie Lower, journalist and humourist, who was "slung out of so many flats our furniture is now equipped with wheels". Of the poet Kenneth Slessor, who said of the area: "You find it ugly, I find it lovely." Of Abe Saffron, "Mr Sin", who ran nightclubs, hotels, developed property, and was a major figure in organised crime. Of old jazz bands, of Harry Stein, who founded Australia's first jazz convention. Of the entertainer Carlotta, one of the first persons to have sex-change surgery in Australia. Of Juanita Nielsen, the urban-conservation and anti-development activist, who was last seen here attending a business meeting before she disappeared, believed to have been murdered. Of Dulcie Dreamer, actor and journalist, who claimed she had to stop belly-dancing and doing splits at the age of 73 after she had a heart attack. I might not have been close to destitution, as Peter Finch, the Oscar-winning Australian-English actor, was, but I can see why he said what he said about King's Cross. You could possibly extend it to Australia.
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A single "i" dressed in a welcoming serif font says "information here."An exclamation point, obstinate and uncompromising inside its red triangle, barks "ALERT."A bold and self-assured arrow promises "the exit is this way."
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Considering the above, it's no surprise that designers frequently use icons to globalize and simplify communication. As described by Aurora Harley of Nielsen Norman Group in "Icon Usability," icons are easily seen, fast to recognize, take up little space, and are often visually pleasing. With infographics dominating today's visual communication solutions, icons have become essential tools for today's designers. In the themed entertainment industry alone, icons and infographics are abundant. They can aid in successfully pitching information to clients and clarifying crucial factors in plans, functional theories, guest flows, and guest attendance.
Yet, the successful communication of information through the use of visual elements poses a big challenge for today's designers. As Hurley further explains, icons can be problematic in that they draw on a user's previous experience to facilitate understanding. "If that object, action, or idea is not immediately clear to users, the icon is reduced to mere eye candy — confusing, frustrating, eye candy — and to visual noise that hinders people from completing a task." Gone unchecked and combined with a complex set of data, color options, and style selections, this visual noise has the potential to crescendo to a deafening roar.
So, what's a designer to do?The answer lies in keeping simple, effective communication as the primary goal. The following guidelines can help facilitate a successful outcome.
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Located in Manhattan, NY, Westside Montessori School strives to offer children an innovative program that combines key aspects of Montessori education with current child development research. Beautiful, inviting, and thoughtfully arranged classrooms reflect their core philosophy of respect for the child.
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You may say to yourself, my god, what have I done?"
—Talking Heads, "Once In a Lifetime"
Holy shitballs, I must be out of my mind.
After years of calling singlespeeds a dumb fad, I've broken down and converted my old Stumpjumper so that I can see what all the excitement is about.
I'm not a convert, just an experimenter. Like most people, the first bikes I rode as a kid were singlespeeds. We didn't call them that, they just were. And I remember pushing a bike up a steep hill every hot summer afternoon on my way home from the town swimming pool.
That's why I place good derailleurs somewhere up there with vaccines and indoor plumbing. They make life better.
But I've known too many people who added a singlespeed to their collection and found that they loved it, so now I have to give it a try. They say this will make me stronger, and I like the sound of that. I'll have to wait and see how my knees like the extra work.
My goal is to make it through the sloppy mess of spring without worrying about gunked-up derailleurs, and then decide how I feel. For all I know, the new Surly Singleator and other bits will be in a spare-parts box by July, and I'll be pulling out my cable cutters and re-installing a drivetrain for sane people.
For now, well ... it does look kinda cool.


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ST. LOUIS - Senior wing Brooke Orcutt (Morrison, Colo./Dakota Ridge) tied a season high with 23 points, but the Case Western Reserve University women's basketball team lost to No. 6/9 nationally ranked Washington University in St. Louis, 71-60, in Sunday University Athletic Association action at WU Field House.
The Spartans are now 7-11 overall and 1-6 in the UAA, while the Bears improve to 17-1 and tied for first in the UAA at 6-1.
Orcutt shot 7-of-11 from the field, 3-of-4 from three-point range and 6-of-6 from the foul line. In addition, senior forward Berit Eppard (Englewood, Colo./Cherry Creek) recorded her fourth career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Off of the bench, freshman forward Kara Hageman (Pennington, N.J./Hopewell Valley Central) posted nine points and four boards.
The Bears were led by Melissa Gilkey with 28 points, seven rebounds and four blocks.
The Spartans got off to a hot start and led by as many as eight points at 13:45 in the first half as Orcutt knocked down a three-pointer to make the score 14-6. The Bears responded with a 14-3 run and took a 20-17 lead at 8:52 after a shot from beyond the arc by Gilkey. The Spartans later got to within 33-31 to end the half as sophomore guard Jessica McCoy knocked in a three-point shot.
In the second, the Spartans were unable to regain the lead as the Bears increased their advantage to as many as 12 on three seperate occasions. The Spartans closed the gap to two, at 47-45, as Hageman hit a three-pointer with 10:01 on the clock, but the Bears answered with a 10-0 run en route to victory.
The Spartans now return to Cleveland for a Friday night matchup with the University of Chicago on Friday, February 6 at 6:00 p.m. at Horsburgh Gymnasium.


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|LEGO → System → Aquazone → Aquasharks
1095 Super Sub is a set released in 1999. It contains 24 pieces, building a small submersible including two Chrome Harpoons.
1095 Super Sub is the second smallest Aquasharks set. It has two Chrome Harpoons for weapons. On the back is a propeller, and on the front is a rack with two diving flippers.
The evil Stingrays are imprisoning Sea Creatures and harvesting Silver Crystals. The only ones who can stop them are the Hydronauts.
- There has been controversy on whether this set in Hydronauts or Aquasharks because the set contains an Aquashark minifigure.
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Sam's Club, a retail warehouse club owned by Walmart, recently announced that it is expanding its services to alcohol delivery, powered by Instacart, a company that provides same-day grocery delivery services. The service would currently be available in 215 stores across 12 states in the U.S., with an aim to reach other markets and cities in the coming months.
Apparently, California, Missouri, Hawaii, Illinois, Wyoming, Texas, Minnesota, Kentucky, Connecticut, Ohio, Idaho and Florida are the said to be supporting the alcohol delivery at launch. However, only select markets and not all the clubs in those states will be offering the service.
According to reliable sources, the members of Sam's Club can order the in-house brands like 'Member's Mark' (Member's Mark Sangria, Member's Mark Moscato D'Asti) as well as the popular brands like Modelo Especial, Tito's Handmade Vodka and Kendall Jackson Chardonnay. The deliveries reportedly arrive in an hour.
Sam's Club will have rivals that also offer same-day alcohol delivery services like Target's Shipt, that delivers alcohol from several retailers in a number of cities, as well as Drizly, Amazon Prime Now, Postmates and other partner retailers of Instacart varying by regional chains and market. Walmart, Sam's Club's parent company also delivers alcohol through Walmart Grocery in select markets, sources informed.
Seemingly, the members will have to order via the Instacart app or its website. The minimum age limit will be 21 and the members will be required to present their government ID when the delivery is done.
Vice President at Adult Beverage, Racquel Harris stated that Sam's Club's main focus lies in offering unexpected finds, better customer experiences and quality products. The convenience of delivery has allowed people to stock up alcohol for whenever they require, Harris commented.
Instacart's Vice President of retail, Andrew Nodes said that the company is proud of the collaboration with Sam's Club and the extension of marketplace categories will make it more convenient for the customers to shop for groceries, household essentials and alcohol.
Source Credit- https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/24/sams-club-launches-alcohol-delivery-through-instacart/
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Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 8 November 2012 - Van Oord engineer Johannes Becker was awarded the Hydraulic Engineering Award 2012 for his MSc thesis 'Dredge plumes, ecological risk assessment', at Delft University of Technology. An important element in assessing the environmental aspects of dredging is linking (temporary) changes in water quality with ecological response. Although this topic receives a lot of attention in major hydraulic engineering infrastructure world-wide, a sound mathematical approach for generically linking the two was as yet not available. In his work Becker developed a generic framework and applied it to available ecological response data using a probabilistic approach. Follow-up research applying that approach to real project data is currently on-going. The jury of the Hydraulic Engineering Award was impressed with the way he managed to develop this approach and appreciated its practical applicability.
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Curtis Financial Planning Team
Kyra Zepernick
Administrative Assistant
Kyra has over 30 years of experience working in the Financial Industry that include working with 401k's & pension plans as well as experience with alternative investments and compliance administration. You may be familiar with some of the companies she has worked for such as Schwab, Equity Trust Co, Roadway Express and FedEx.
When away from the office, Kyra enjoys cooking and spending time outdoors shopping at farmer markets, hiking, and going to wineries with friends.
Marie Thomasson
Financial Planner
Marie Thomasson has nearly 15 years of experience in asset management and financial services. Marie's career began as an institutional fixed income analyst, overseeing accounts of nearly $6 billion in assets for pension funds, banks, and institutions, as well as creating and maintaining portfolios for multi-strategy fixed income and boutique commodity products.
Marie transitioned to working with the people in the pension funds as she sought more fulfillment from her work, and flexibility to raise her two young boys. She is a graduate of UCLA in Los Angeles, California with a degree in Applied Mathematics. She also holds the CFP® (Certified Financial Planner) designation.
Marie is on the New Leadership Council for the Family Violence Appellate Project (FVAP) and an active member of her children's school. Marie enjoys reading, cooking, and exploring the world with her sons
Rob Curtis
Business Operations Manager
Rob Curtis manages the business operations at Curtis Financial Planning. Rob owned and operated a mortgage brokerage firm for over 25 years and developed expertise in project management, billing systems and workflows. He is highly organized, detail oriented and he is without peer in his proofreading skills. He is from Winnipeg, Canada and made his way to California after a year in the Virgin Islands as a charter boat captain. He enjoys skiing, mountain-biking, reading, traveling, and has an encyclopedic brain filled with interesting knowledge about history, geography, and the natural world.


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Doctor Who Inspired - Stole A Time Lord ... - A Hand Stamped Aluminum Bracelet
"I wanted to see the universe so I stole a Time Lord and ran away" - A quote from the amazing Doctor Who episode "The Doctor's Wife" written by Neil Gaiman. It's hand stamped onto this beautiful cuff in my Wackadoodle font and complimented with my Exclusive TARDIS design stamp. A great gift for any Doctor Who fan!
For more Doctor Who related items please check out the Doctor Who Inspired section of my shop here.
ABOUT THE BRACELET: The ¼ inch wide cuff bracelet is 6 inches long, and flexible so it can fit on almost any wrist. It's available in either 1100 pure Aluminum, which is very safe for your skin, or .925 Sterling Silver.
Each piece is hand stamped by me on a made-to-order basis. I stamp everything character by character, and so each item will be unique with its own little quirks. I do my best to keep everything as centered and straight as possible, but please remember that these are handmade and a small degree of change between pieces must be expected.
CUSTOMIZATIONS: Because these bracelets are made to order they are fully customizable with stamping on ONE SIDE ONLY using any of the fonts or design stamps you see in the example photos. This piece can accommodate up to two line with up to 50 characters (including spaces) on each line using the 3mm fonts, or up to 60 characters using the 2mm fonts. If you'd like to customize your order go ahead and just leave me a note in the "Message To Seller" field when you check out, and I'll get to it as soon as I can. If you need this bracelet for a larger wrist, size 7" or 8" are available here.
SHIPPING & OTHER NOTES: We produce everything as quickly as possible, but our general production period is 1-2 weeks, but you can look at the "Welcome" paragraph on our front page for up to date information. Follow me on Facebook or Tumblr for up to date news on products, coupon codes, and more!
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An offering unlike anything else on the market today! This unique 2-story block home is situated in Waccasassa Campsites, between Newberry and Trenton. With over 3,500 square feet, this sprawling floor plan has something for everyone. The first floor offers a spacious tiled foyer and living area, separate family room, island kitchen, one bedroom plus one bathroom off the living room for guests. The upper level features two private bedrooms with en suite baths. The larger of those bedrooms includes a sitting room with tons of natural light. A screened back porch and fenced back yard completes the package!
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April 13 - 17 is Week of the Young Child! This means celebrating our young children, Birth to age 8!
The Week of the Young Child is an annual celebration hosted by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) celebrating early learning, young children, their teachers and families.
Even though we can't physically be with our students in our classrooms, let's plan a way to virtually connect with them and their families!
These are designated themes for the week! Share via social media: @CanutilloISD @love2teachpk2 #WOYC20 --don't forget to also tag your campus!
Monday: Music Monday (Sing, dance, celebrate, and learn)
Tuesday: Tasty Tuesday (Healthy eating and fitness at home)
Wednesday: Work Together Wednesday (Work together, build together, learn together)When children build together they explore math and science concepts and develop their social and early literacy skills.
Thursday: Artsy Thursday (Think, problem solve, create)
Friday: Family Friday (Sharing family stories, Take a virtual field trip together, Have a picnic - in the living room, or in the backyard)
You can also find resources on the NAEYC website.


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Warm up for Molokai 2 Oahu (M2O) during the Adventure Sports Maui Paddleboard Race (formerly Maui Paddleboard Championships) this Sunday. The Maliko run will culminate with a pau hana gathering at the Hawaiian Canoe Club. Bring the keiki for a finale celebration complete with food, beverage and activities. Proceeds will benefit Hawaiian Canoe Club Keiki Program with the hopes of promoting an active lifestyle through the connection to our Ocean. $55 before July 20, $70 for on-site registration. Check-in at 10am, first start at 1pm. Maliko Gulch, Paia; 808-359-8686, Mauipaddleboardrace.com.
-Marina Satoafaiga (@sandtothecity)
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Porcelanosa, a maker and distributor of luxury tile, kitchen, and bath products, recently completed the conversion of the former Commodore Criterion building in New York into an 18,000-sf, seven-floor showroom that opened in September.
The showroom, Porcelanosa's 25th in the U.S., displays more than 1,000 products, notably those made from Krion, Porcelanosa's solid-surface product for countertops, vanities, and furniture. But even Porcelanosa could not have anticipated that Krion would also serve as panels of a retractable ceiling over the showroom's main entrance.
One of Porcelanosa's design demands was no dropped ceilings. So how would wiring and systems that run behind the ceiling be accessible? "There's a lot of stuff back there," says Joe Patrovich, Director of Operations for Modworxx, an architectural millwork supplier.
To meet the client's aesthetic requirement, Modworxx devised a mechanical system with motor-operated pulleys that raise and lower rectangular and triangular Krion panels set on hinges along the ceiling's perimeter. When those panels open, other panels in the center section of the ceiling slide horizontally on roller tracks into those spaces.
All told, 39 panels cover 1,300 sf of ceiling space. Key switches at the showroom's mezzanine level control each panel's movement. Patrovich says the system cost about $350,000.
Santiago Manent, Sales and Marketing Director for Porcelanosa USA, notes the ceiling surface reflects a floor-to-ceiling 26x16-foot LED screen that's visible from the street, making the screen look double its size.
Foster + Partners was the showroom designer. Americon was the GC.
Photo: MODWORXX
Photo: MODWORXX


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Active MLS # 18402520 | Listed by Martisa Mapp with Mapp Management
Active MLS # 18402520 | Listed by Martisa Mapp with Mapp Management
6500 Yucca Street 114 is a $1,695, 483 square foot, 1.0 bath home on a 0.54 acre lot located in Los Angeles, CA.
Fantastic open 1st floor studio. This apartment has an open layout, galley kitchen and large windows. Hardwood Flooring. The apartment is complete with stove, refrigerator, a/c and good closet/storage space. 1/2 Month Free on Select Units.
|Above Grade Sqft
Appliances Y
|Interior Features
Laundry Features - Community
Room Type - Living Room
Room Type - Master Bedroom
Room Type - Walk-In Closet
Flooring - Wood
Laundry Y
|Fireplace Types
|Cooling Types
See Remarks
|Exterior Features
Association Amenities - Gym/Ex Room
Association Amenities - Controlled Access
Association Amenities - Security
Pool Features - None
Pets Allowed - Yes
Association Y
|Property Type
Family-Less Than 1/2 Acre
|Property Sub Type
|Year Built
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