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Let's back up. I recently posted a chart which tracks equity market neutral strategies: in essence a cross section of quant funds for which there is public performance tracking. The chart is presented below.
There is not much publicly available data to follow what goes on in the mystery shrouded quant world. However, another chart that tracks the market neutral performance is the HSKAX, or the Highbridge Statistical Market Neutral Fund, presented below. As one can see we have crossed into major statistically deviant territory, likely approaching a level that is 6 standard deviations away from the recent norms.
What do these charts tell us? In essence, that there is a high likelihood of substantial market dislocations based on previous comparable situations. More on this in a second.
Why quant funds? Or rather, what is so special about quant funds? The proper way to approach the question is to think of the market as an ecosystem of liquidity providers, who, based on the frequency of their trades, generate a cushioning to the open market trading mechanism. It is a fact that the vast majority of transactions in the market are not customer driven buy/sell orders, but are in fact high frequency, small block trades that constantly cross between a select few of these same quant funds and program traders.
This is a market in which the big players are Renaissance Technologies Medallion, Goldman Sachs and GETCO. Whereas the first two are household names, the last is an entity known primarily to quant market participants. Curiously, the Philosophy section in GETCO's website exactly captures the critical role that quant funds play in an "efficient" market.
What's good for the market is good for GETCOA good example to visualize the dynamic of this liquidity "ecosystem" is presented below.
GETCO's strategy is to align our business plan with what is best for the marketplace. We earn our revenues by providing enhanced liquidity and efficiency to electronic financial markets, which in turn results in lower costs for market participants (e.g. mutual funds, pension funds, and individual investors).
In addition to actively trading, we partner with many exchanges and their regulators to increase transparency throughout the industry and to create more efficient means for the transference of financial risk.
In order to maintain market efficiency, the ecosystem has to be balanced: liquidity disruptions at any one level could and will lead to unexpected market aberrations, such as exorbitant bid/ask margins, inability to unwind large block positions, and last but not least, explosive volatility: in essence a recreation of the market conditions approximating the days of August 2007, the days post the Lehman collapse, the first November market low, the irrational exuberance of the post New Year rally, and the 666 market lows.
The above tracking charts indicate that something is very off with the "slow", "moderate" and "fast" liquidity providers, indicating that liquidity deleveraging is approaching (if not already is at) critical levels, as the vast majority of quants are either sitting on the sidelines, or are merely playing hot potato with each other (more on this also in a second). What this means is that marginal market participants, such as mutual and pension funds, and retail investors who are really just beneficiaries of the liquidity efficiency provided them by the higher-ups in the liquidity chain, are about to get a very rude awakening.
Also, it needs to be pointed out that the very top tier of the ecosystem is shrouded in secrecy: conclusions about its state can only be implied based on observable metrics from the HSKAX and HFRXEMN. It is safe to say that any conclusion drawn based upon observing these two indices are likely not too far off the mark.
Skeptics at this point will claim that it is impossible that quant and program trading has such as vast share of trading. The facts, however, indicate that not only is program trading a material component of daily volumes, it is in fact growing at an alarming pace. The following most recent weekly data from the New York Stock Exchange puts things into perspective:
According to the NYSE, last week program trading was 8% higher than the 52 week average, which on almost 4 billion shares is a material increase. It is probably safe to say that the 1 billion in program trades last week does not account for significant additional low- to high-frequency trades originated at non NYSE members, implying the real number for the overall market is likely even higher. Some more program trading statistics: principal trading is running 21% above 52 week average, agency trading is 11% below average, while NYSE weekly volume is running about 9% below 52 wk average.
A very interesting data point, also provided by the NYSE, implicates none other than administration darling Goldman Sachs in yet another potentially troubling development. The chart below demonstrates the program trading broken down by the top 15 most active NYSE member firms. I bring your attention to the total, principal, customer facilitation and agency columns.
Key to note here is that Goldman's program trading principal to agency+customer facilitation ratio is a staggering 5x, which is multiples higher than both the second most active program trader and the average ratio of the NYSE, both at or below 1x. The implication is that Goldman Sachs, due to its preeminent position not only as one of the world's largest broker/dealers (pardon, Bank Holding Companies), but also as being on the top of the high-frequency trading/liquidity provision "food chain", trades much more often for its own (principal) benefit, likely in tandem with the other top dogs on the list: RenTec, Highbridge (JP Morgan), and GETCO. In this light, the program trading spike over the past week could be perceived as much more sinister. For conspiracy lovers, long searching for any circumstantial evidence to catch the mysterious "plunge protection team" in action, you should look no further than this.
Following on the circumstantial evidence track, as Zero Hedge pointed out previously, over the past month, the Volume Weighted Average Price of the SPY index indicates that the bulk of the upswing has been done through low volume buying on the margin and from overnight gaps in afterhours market trading. The VWAP of the SPY through yesterday indicated that the real price of the S&P 500 would be roughly 60 points lower, or about 782, if the low volume marginal transactions had been netted out. And yet the market keeps on rising. This is an additional data point demonstrating that the equity market has reached a point where the transactions on the margin are all that matter as the core volume/liquidity providers slowly disappear one by one through ongoing deleveraging.
Unfortunately for them, this is not a sustainable condition.
As more and more quants focus on trading exclusively with themselves, and the slow and vanilla money piggy backs to low-vol market swings, the aberrations become self-fulfilling. What retail investors fail to acknowledge is that the quants close out a majority of their ultra-short term positions at the end of each trading day, meaning that the vanilla money is stuck as a hot potato bagholder to what can only be classified as an unprecedented ponzi scheme. As the overall market volume is substantially lower now than it has been in the recent past, this strategy has in fact been working and will likely continue to do so... until it fails and we witness a repeat of the August 2007 quant failure events... at which point the market, just like Madoff, will become the emperor revealing its utter lack of clothing.
So what happens in a world where the very core of the capital markets system is gradually deleveraging to a point where maintaining a liquid and orderly market becomes impossible: large swings on low volume, massive bid-offer spreads, huge trading costs, inability to clear and numerous failed trades. When the quant deleveraging finally catches up with the market, the consequences will likely be unprecedented, with dramatic dislocations leading the market both higher and lower on record volatility. Furthermore, high convexity names such as double and triple negative ETFs, which are massively disbalanced with regard to underlying values after recent trading patterns, will see shifts which will make the November SRS jump to $250 seem like child's play.
For readers curious about just how relevant liquidity is in the current market, I recommend another recent post that discusses DE Shaw's opinion on the infamous basis trade, in which their conclusion was that establishing a basis trade, which is effectively the equivalent of selling a put option on market liquidity, ended up in massive financial carnage as the market rolled from one side of the trade to another. Is it possible that what the basis trade was for credit markets (most notably Citadel, Merrill and Boaz Weinstein), so the quant unwind will be to equity markets?
So when will all this occur? The quant trader I spoke to would not commit himself to any specific time frame but noted that a date as early as next Monday could be a veritable D-day. His advice on a list of possible harbingers: continued deleveraging in quant funds as per the charts noted above, significant pre-market volatility swings as quants rebalance their end of day positions, increasing principal program trading by Goldman Sachs on decreasing relative overall trading volumes, ongoing index VWAP dislocations. One thing is for certain: the longer the divergence between real volume trading/liquidity and absolute market changes persists, the more memorable the ensuing market liquidity event will be. At the end of the day, despite the pronouncements by the administration and more and more sell-side analysts that the market is merely chasing the rebound in fundamentals in what has all of a sudden become a V-shaped recovery, the "rally" could simply be explained by technical factor driven capital-liquidity aberrations, which will continue at most for mere weeks if not days. Sphere: Related Content Print this post


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Warren Weinstein, the American kidnapped in Pakistan who in a video released by al-Qaida over the weekend says he will die if President Obama does not go along with the terrorist network's demands, is an international aid expert who was taken hostage last August just 48 hours before he was due to leave Pakistan.
As NPR's Julie McCarthy has reported, "Weinstein is said to have lived in Pakistan at least six years, working with J.E. Austin, an international development consulting firm based in Virginia. Weinstein is reputed in the industry to be a veteran of development aid, which is what he was doing in Pakistan, according to the company."
He is "a former Peace Corps and U.S. aid official," ABC News adds.
The 70-year-old Weinstein, who is from Rockville, Md., says in the video that "my life is in your hands, Mr. President. If you accept the demands, I live. If you don't accept the demands, I die."
"In a video message posted on militant websites in December," The Associated Press says, "al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri said Weinstein would be released if the United States stopped airstrikes in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen. He also demanded the release of all al-Qaida and Taliban suspects around the world."
According to the Los Angeles Times, "Pakistani officials have said they believe that Weinstein is being held somewhere in the country's volatile tribal region along the Afghan border, where al-Qaida militants and other Islamic extremist groups maintain strongholds. The 2-minute, 40-second video of Weinstein, released on Sunday, shows him dressed in a traditional Pakistani tunic as he calmly urges Obama to acquiesce to Al Qaeda's demands."
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How To Clean Your House When You Are Busy
Maybe you are like me, you have way too much on your plate, and you have a strong need for a clean home. While it may seem like a simple solution to hire someone to do the cleaning in order to obtain those two goals; that may not work for everyone. Naturally, cost might be a factor, but you may feel you don't want people you don't know well in your home, or you might get satisfaction and peace of mind from just doing the cleaning yourself. Here are a few tips to making a full schedule and a clean home work for you – before you get overwhelmed.
Scheduling the time
If you have a heavy schedule or a lot going on in your life, one way to take some of the pressure off of yourself is to schedule specific times to clean or organize. Sometimes, just knowing there's a carved out time to do the work may help you let go of some of the worry. I have often found that the worry over getting the cleaning done can use up too much mental and even emotional energy, making it harder to do other work as well. The cleaning time can be broken down to deal with specific projects (like washing dishes) or you can schedule a few 15-minute clean-up times a week. You're better off not leaving everything to be done all at once; it's too easy to procrastinate and you'll end up stressing yourself out. Schedule in one longer time each month to handle any bigger cleaning projects. Often, I will break up rooms by day of the week, leaving days when I purposely don't schedule in anything.
Organizing and cleaning out first
Another trick is to work towards making the actual cleaning simpler. A good example is that many of us have a variety of electronics, which for the most part, have cords. The cords can turn into one tangled lump that is the difference between a quick swipe with a dust mop and having to get down on your hands and knees and clean out the dust bunnies that gather in the cord "nest." There is a host of ways to corral the cords and you can find examples on sites such Unclutterer.
Set aside just 15 minutes of your scheduled cleaning time once a week to research organization techniques. Another example is to use online billing and document storage to reduce the amount of paper clutter.
Even just having a mat under shoes by your front door for example will make cleaning up easier. Also have slippers by the door so you can leave the outside dirt in one place instead of tracking it all over the house.
If you like to collect knick-knacks, be prepared to spend a lot of time dusting them. The less you have to clean, the quicker the job goes.
Tackle the cleaning project that bugs you the most
The next thing to think about is prioritizing your cleaning projects. What feels like the most important things or rooms to keep clean? The bathroom? Your office? The kitchen? The floors?
For me, once I have the kitchen, especially the floor, well-cleaned, the rest seems to go faster and easier and I have more peace of mind.
Just making the bed in the morning can change the whole appearance of the bedroom – two minutes, tops.
Clean as you go
I know this sounds simple, and it is. The easiest place to practice cleaning as you go is in the kitchen. Taking a minute here and there while cooking to clean leaves you with a meal and a major portion of the cleaning finished by the time you are done cooking.
Bring in the fun
Not many of us love to clean, especially when we feel there are more pressing issues and work in our life. So, when you have scheduled the time, organized, and prioritized, turn on your favorite music or set up a reward system for yourself when you get a certain amount done. If you have a head-set, you can even chat with friends while getting the cleaning done.
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For at least a decade, many have assumed that too many fidgety kids have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and been medicated for it. But it's still been hard to get reliable information on just how many kids are getting diagnosed and whether it's justified. So researchers at Kaiser Permanente in California decided to look at the trend, using the best data they could get from kids who'd actually seen specialists.
They found that the number of children being diagnosed with ADHD by doctors in the Kaiser system in Southern California rose 25 percent over the past decade. That's 3 percent of children ages 5 to 11 diagnosed in 2010, compared to 2.5 percent in 2001. Overall, almost 5 percent of the 830,000 children studied were being treated for ADHD.
That's a big number, but it's still a lot lower than the 10 percent of kids receiving the diagnosis as reported by federal studies. That's probably because the federal surveys rely on parent and teacher reports, which are less reliable than the medical records of children getting health care at Kaiser. The Kaiser researchers also only counted kids who had seen specialists, which means their diagnosis is probably more accurate.
The Kaiser Permanente researchers also used very specific criteria for the diagnosis: doctors using the DSM-IV, a diagnostic manual that requires that a child have six or more symptoms for at least six months that aren't age-appropriate, and are severe enough to cause problems in everyday life. Those symptoms include failing to pay close attention to details; difficulty sustaining attention; difficulty organizing tasks and activities; avoiding homework or other tasks that require sustained mental effort; fidgeting; excessive talking; and impulsivity.
"We took a clearer definition of ADHD," says Darios Getahun, the Kaiser researcher who led the study, which was published online in JAMA Pediatrics.
They found that ADHD is still most commonly diagnosed in white boys from high-income families, making more than $70,000 a year. But the number of black and Hispanic children diagnosed increased the most, from 2.6 percent to 4.1 percent for blacks, particularly black girls, and 1.7 percent to 2.5 percent for Hispanics. Those increases could be due to better education of parents, and better access to health care, Getahun says.
Hispanic children were most likely to be diagnosed later, around age 10 or 11. Other studies have shown that the earlier children are diagnosed and treated, the better they respond. "It may be that additional education is needed to make [parents] aware that early diagnoses is very critical," Getahun adds.
The number of Asian children diagnosed with ADHD stayed at a low 1 percent. "I don't have an explanation for that," Getahun says. Other studies have also found that Asian children are less likely to be diagnosed, and more likely to stop treatment with prescription drugs like Ritalin and Adderal. "That tells me there's a cultural issue there," Getahun added. He plans to explore that in the future.
Even if the lower numbers from this study hold up, ADHD remains among the most common psychiatric problems of childhood. Children with ADHD are more likely to have problems in school, become injured, and struggle with relationships with friends and family. In 2005, the annual economic costs attributed to ADHD were estimated at between $36 and $52 billion.
The causes of ADHD aren't clear, but it can run in families, which suggests there may be genetic causes. Other potential factors include exposure to environmental toxins including tobacco smoke, lead, and pesticides; a mother's use of antidepressants during pregnancy; and low birth weight and prematurity.
About half of children diagnosed seem to outgrow the symptoms by the time they're in their 20s. In 2007, researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health reported that that could be because some brain regions in children with ADHD tend to mature later than normal. Those regions are the ones associated with control of action and attention.
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Are you a synagogue or what? Yes and no and kinda. Words like "synagogue" can feel constraining, and we want to think expansively about what Jewish life can be… so we think of ourselves as a spiritual community, and let the experience define itself.
"Prayer is meaningless unless it is subversive, unless it seeks to overthrow and to ruin the pyramids of callousness, hatred, opportunism, falsehoods. The liturgical movement must become a revolutionary movement, seeking to overthrow the forces that continue to destroy the promise, the hope, the vision." –Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, "On Prayer"
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This community is crawling with good folks — from longtime members to newbies — and there are so many ways to connect.
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GM CEO: No more serious safety issues lurking
DETROIT - A thorough review of General Motors' (GM) safety issues is nearing completion and hasn't turned up any more serious problems, the company's CEO said Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters before the company's annual meeting, Mary Barra also said that personnel changes related to a deadly ignition switch problem are finished. The company forced out 15 workers last week after an outside attorney blamed them for failing to act on the problem. Five others were disciplined.
The meeting comes just days after former U.S. Attorney Anton Valukas issued a report that blamed an inefficient corporate structure and misconduct or poor decisions by some employees for allowing a deadly defect in an ignition switch to go undisclosed for more than a decade. GM this year has recalled 2.6 million small cars with the faulty switches. They have been blamed for more than 50 crashes and at least 13 deaths.
Barra further said GM may "tweak the structure here or there" but she doesn't expect major changes.
GM began reviewing past safety issues after the ignition switch problem became public, resulting in a total of 15.8 million recalled vehicles in North America. Barra says the review has been extensive, but said the ignition switch issue was a "unique series of mistakes" made by the company over many years.
"I have nothing to conclude that there's anything like this," she said of the ignition switch recall. "We've been digging pretty deep."
Barra said there likely will be a few more recalls, but those related to the review should be announced by the end of June.
Board Chairman Tim Solso gave Barra a vote of confidence, saying the board is pleased with her work and that she and her team "will lead General Motors to make the necessary changes."
GM has hired attorney Kenneth Feinberg to come up with a way to compensate families of those killed and people injured in crashes caused by the faulty switches. Barra wouldn't say how much the compensation would cost, saying it was up to Feinberg. She said compensating people is the right thing to do for GM customers, the company and for shareholders.
Shareholders voted for the company-nominated slate of 12 directors, including for the first time a representative from the United Auto Workers union. Former UAW Vice President Joe Ashton was among those elected.
Two shareholder-sponsored issues failed, one allowing stockholders to vote all of their shares for one director, and another permanently separating the board chairman from the CEO position.
About eight protesters stood outside GM's headquarters ahead of the meeting. Ken Rimer, who lost his step-daughter in a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt accident in Wisconsin, and Laura Christian, who lost her birth daughter in a 2005 Cobalt crash in Maryland, said they didn't intend to meet with shareholders, but wanted their message to be seen and heard.
"I believe the shareholders need to know that they may be the key to helping hold GM to a safety standard rather than a profit culture. If they can see the human side of this, I think it will help all of us," Christian said.
Breaking into tears, Christian said she was trying not to look at GM's imposing skyscraper.
"I can't stand this place. To me, it's a physical representation of putting profits before our kids," she said.
It's uncertain that shareholders got the protesters' message. Of the more than two dozen shareholders in attendance, none asked a question related to the recall.


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Americans who count themselves among the "nones" — as in atheists, agnostics or those of no definite religious affiliation — have launched a new political action committee.
The goal? To support the election of like-minded lawmakers or, at a minimum, candidates committed to upholding the constitutional separation between church and state.
"The will work to elect the nones ... in addition to those who will work for our rights so we can finally have the representation in Congress we deserve," said Maggie Ardiente of the , at a Washington news conference Wednesday where the new PAC was rolled out.
Besides giving the growing percentage of Americans who identify as "nones" an opportunity to elect more candidates who share their values, the new political action committee's creators hope it will help stiffen the backbones of lawmakers who they believe are too afraid to openly state their skepticism and doubts about the existence of a divine author of the universe.
"We already know of more than two dozen closeted atheists serving in Congress today," Ardiente said. "The fact that they're in the closet about their nonbelief says a lot about why this PAC is greatly needed. The time to come out is now and the Freethought Equality Fund will help make it happen."
Humanists believe cultural trends are ever more favoring them. The percentage of Americans identifying as nonreligious has grown to about 20 percent of the population.
Of course, the flip side is that the vast majority of Americans still subscribe to religion. Despite setbacks, like the ban on prayer in public school classrooms or the Kitzmiller v. Dover decision in which a federal court determined that intelligent design could not be taught as science to public school students, those who like their government with a lot of religion have had many victories. Among them: getting "In God We Trust" added to U.S. currency and the wall of the House chamber, and "under God" attached to the Pledge of Allegiance.
The uphill slog to elect a more secular Congress has to start somewhere, so the new PAC's creators have chosen to begin by supporting five congressional candidates. The group includes two sitting House members: Reps. Bobby Scott of Virginia and Rush Holt of New Jersey, both Democrats.
While their first endorsement list has a decidedly Democratic Party tilt, the PAC's organizers hope to support Republicans, too.
"We're actively looking for all candidates regardless of their affiliation who will protect the separation of church and state and defend civil liberties," said the ironically named Bishop McNeil, the Freethought Equality Fund PAC's coordinator. "[But] based on our 2013 scorecard that we just completed, there are currently no Republicans in the House that would fit that."
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Nokia announces the Lumia 1020 Windows Phone on AT&T for $299, coming July 26
Nokia has today unveiled and announced the Lumia 1020 for AT&T. The Windows Phone is the latest flagship handset from the Finnish manufacturer, following the Lumia 920, Lumia 928 and Lumia 925. What's important here is the jump to a new group, no longer are we wrapped up in the 9xx series. So what's the Lumia 1020 all about and is it exactly as leaked renders and information suggested?
If you've not been following our coverage on the Lumia 1020 (codenamed "EOS"), it's been a rather eventful adventure. Multiple leaks have painted an interesting picture of what we can expect the next Lumia to look like, sporting a 41MP PureView camera. Ever since Nokia released the Pureview 808 running Symbian, Windows Phone consumers have been calling out for a similar handset running Microsoft's OS. That time has come with yet another high-end Windows Phone being made available.
Specifications wise, the Lumia 1020 sports a 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, 2GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, 4.5-inch AMOLED display (with Gorilla Glass 3, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack, High Brightness Mode, Sunlight readability and Super sensitive touch), PureView 41MP rear shooter (6 lens optics, High resolution zoom 3x, Autofocus, Xenon Flash), 1.2MP HD wide angle front-facing camera, 2000mAh battery and all the usual bells and whistles one would expect from a Nokia Windows Phone.
As well as the confirmed look and hardware, the Lumia 1020 also features new innovations and improvements to the overall user experience. We're focusing on photography here. Multiple levels of zoom, automatic face detection and dual-capture (oversampled image is for sharing on social networks and more). The Windows Phone processes up to 5x more megapixels than competing hardware. "You can literally find a needle in a haystack."
When can you pick yours up and how much will you be looking to fork out? Consumers will be able to get their hands on the Lumia 1020 on AT&T starting July 26th (pre-orders start July 16th) for $299 on contract, as well as operators outside the US. The Lumia 1020 is available in matte white, black and yellow.
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Haskell logos/New logo ideas
The great 2009 Haskell logo contest
The Haskell logo has changed over time, and the current "new" logo reflects the advanced features of Haskell. However, it is looking rather dated, and doesn't necessarily reflect the mature Haskell we have now.
So, time to find a new logo. Something reflecting the modern emphasis of Haskell on purity and simplicity.
The votes (for the first round) are in! You can view the poll results and the results page (with logos).
Congratulations to Darrin Thompson (idea) and Jeff Wheeler (graphical interpretation) for creating the winning logo! The winning logo is available in multiple formats, see ThompsonWheelerLogo.
Please submit logo-sized (not overly large) versions of your logo with optional text, with a preferably white background (such as for use on haskell.org).
Please submit your entries here, and attach your name to them please. To be eligible, they will need to be visible on this page (e.g. uploaded, or link to the image). The image should be freely available (a suitable freely distributable license). Entries not displayed here won't be eligible.
The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2008, after which the top few submissions will be voted on by the community to decide a winner!
A logo is part of a brand, and a brand is used to project an image. Therefore an important part of this exercise is deciding what image we want to project. An image can be described using a list of adjectives. So here is a sample of adjectives that we might want. This list is not exhaustive: by all means add more if you want them.
abstract, academic, accessible, accurate, adventurous, business-like, communal, complicated, dangerous, different, easy, exciting, familiar, friendly, fun, fuzzy, hard, interesting, inventive, precise, productive, profitable, reliable, revolutionary, safe, simple, strange, supportive, warm, welcoming.
I suggest that entries are accompanied by the two or three adjectives they are trying to project. PaulJohnson
"Haskell: From Hell to Heaven"
Shamelessly took Leksah's double-lambda idea, created a new version of it in Inkscape and made it aqua-like for the shiny-glossy-2.0 web world.
I think the double-lambda was a great idea. Let's kidnap it and make it Haskell's new logo ;-)
by User:Xyzzy
Binding the theoretical sky to the solid ground in Real World.
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Haskell, the warm fuzzy nuclear waste.
bori vali,20:16, 29 December 2008
My favourite one yet.
Basic version:
And on the ever-popular reflective gradient background:
- It is a slightly more dynamic version of the standard lambda
- In the center is a dot, which is the function composition operator
- It also looks like a Y tilting to the right, which is a reference to the Y combinator.
- It also looks like a figure running, a reference to Haskell's speed
--FalconNL 19:44, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
The inspiration for this logo is a set of planetary gears. The gears represent the compositional nature of Haskell (bigger gears made out of smaller gears). The colours of the gears are inspired by the paintings of Piet Mondrian, the well known abstract artist, and hence represent the abstract nature of Haskell. The gears are arranged into a shape which resembles a lambda, but only covertly.
The image was created in inkscape and an SVG is available.
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Pure Devil Haskell
The rationality behind my draft: (1) Haskell is considered powerful but feared. (2) Reversed Biblical logic: condemned to purity to be saved by monads, which according to Leibniz "are arranged by God in a perfect order which ascends to God, the supreme monad". (3) With great respect for Haskell Curry there are other people whom the language owes, thus it is only fair to encourage alternative interpretations for the name.
--Jaworski 23:51, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
This ASCII logo connects Haskell to LOLz, for pure win.
we did it for the λulz
jsnx 21:18, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
Logo with a leopard in the shape of a lambda. This one is traced from a bitmap, so it doesn't look brilliant. Should this one be chosen a better one can be drawn.
--FalconNL 07:11, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
Strange Lambdanimal, with or without a mane. SVG (inkscape).
by Ripounet 22:24, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
Dana Herz @ Galois.
Playing off a recent Haskell-Cafe thread, in which programming languages were compared to religions, and Haskell was equated to Taoism. The slogan makes at least a little sense: it obviously goes with the logo, and 'Duals' are important to Cat theory, which influences Haskell strongly. SVG available. Font is Lucida Calligraphic, a less ubiquitous calligraphic font might be better.
--Rgreayer 15:16, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
Beelsebob 09:09, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
cjay 03:49, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
cjay 14:27, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
cjay 03:22, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
cjay 23:03, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
Available as svg 1 2 3 4 (inkscape). Fonts: FreeSerif for lambda, >> and the arrow head; Impact Label for "Haskell" (1&2), SF Alien Encounters Solid (3) (all free).
My attempt at a new Haskell logo:
So I guess the standalone version would then be:
Here's an attempt to depict the polish, elegance, and purity of Haskell by merging the H and lambda into an iconic gem.
Made in Inkscape, with an SVG available.
--Chromakode 03:18, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
- I love that one, hope it wins. But I can't see the lambda merged in it, where is it hidden? Ripounet
- Thanks for your comment. :)
- The light blue highlight of the H is in the shape of an abstract lambda. Chromakode
A variation of this logo where the H is made up of two lambdas:
--FalconNL 00:30, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
All credit goes to Darrin Thompson for posting the ASCII inspiration for this to haskell-cafe. I, Jeff Wheeler, just mocked it up to look pretty. Here are two interpretations:
Two with rounded edges:
Here's a icon-sized version:
The first two without an background:
--Jeffwheeler 02:42, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
- Great work, very professional. I hope this one gets chosen. Is it also available as SVG? Fintanstele
Mix and match
More mix and match, borrowing bind-lambda icon, star/flower idea, and font/verbiage from other submissions...(Raspoutine Classic font, SVG available).
--Rgreayer 21:39, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
I really like the logo above. Here are some variations. The font name is ModeNine.
--Reified 14:48, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
A different logo idea, using toddler's letter blocks to convey the simplicity of Haskell. Exact block look and font used can be changed, but this is the basic idea.
--FalconNL 23:29, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
--Stupidb123 12:40, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
"The lightbulb lady" (concept: a lady/lightbulb made out of an inverted lambda, hope it catches...). Font: Museo Sans 500 (free of charge, add to the cart here).
Just another version of the initial spreadshirt variant. The black background is now part of the logo. The text should be optional.
Frosch03 11:41, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
Made with Inkscape. The source in SVG is available here. Font : Raspoutine (free).
The idea is to hide a lambda into an elegant and colored logo.
Adjectives : elegant, fun, simple
Gburri 09:58, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
Lambdas in a circle, forming a flower. I wanted it to be easy to draw, be subtle and look nice for haskellers and non-haskellers alike. Created in inkscape using free fonts.
--tanimoto 05:39, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
A different take on the lambda-in-a-circle logo that looks less like the Half Life logo. Probably fits better than the monadic sequence operator in my other submission.
Update: Slight change and added letters, this time in the free Fonce Sans [1] font. I like Officina better, but if the font has to be free this is a reasonable substitute.
--FalconNL 08:34, 16 December 2008 (GMT +1)
Very quick attempt:
The main font is Diavlo (free). The lambda is in Candara, which I believe ships with Vista and/or XP. Not sure of the licensing there. If there's significant interest in this, I'll redo it as a vector graphic.
-- Burke 02:33, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
On behalf of the Ministry of Safety and Happiness I would like to promote the meme suggesting that Haskell is the programming language of choice for the Illuminati.
--CznpyHrnjwczky 05:31, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
More of a mascotte, though she could be used in a logo as well.
This is Monica Monad, and she's a Warm Fuzzy Thing. Just giving a face to SPJ's alternative name for monads :)
Her main purpose would be to present tutorials.
--FalconNL 00:52, 16 December 2008 (GMT +1)
A slightly different take on the Haskell logo, as the lambda-in-a-circle looks a bit too much like the Half Life logo for my taste. This one references monads instead of lambda calculus. Three possible slogans, emphasizing the fun that comes from programming in Haskell. Number 2 and 3 also reference function composition. Number 3 is my personal favourite.
Update: a combination of my two logos on a t-shirt. This time with function arrows to indicate the causal relationships: because Haskell is pure, it's simple. Because it's simple, it's fun.
--FalconNL 22:58, 15 December 2008 (GMT +1)
- Yummy. What's the font? Is it free? Porges 21:59, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
- Unfortunately, no. The font is called Officina Sans. Is that a problem? FalconNL 00:02, 16 December 2008 (GMT +1)
- I like this t-shirt a lot, but I'd change 2 things: change "simple" to "lazy" (I think "pure -> lazy -> fun" is more provocative), and change the lambda to ">>" (there are too many languages with lambda logos already). When can I place my order? :-) --Warren 16:32, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
Simple, clean:
I really like this t-shirt logo, by the way. Gets my vote so far. — Chrisdone 00:18, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
Minor tweak to the above:
Minor modification of the t-shirt logo, the lambda was a bit skewed in my opinion:
And another modification of the same theme:
--Sebastiaan 13:29, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
- I really like this one. A font other than Arial would be nice ;) Porges 21:25, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
-- Chrisdone 23:19, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
Some ideas. Supposed to resemble a lambda abstraction. I realise there are no formal parameters. ---- Chrisdone 00:12, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
Here's another one; lambda is Gentium SIL, Haskell is MgOpen Cosmetica, tagline is MgOpen Canonica Italic. Porges 21:25, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
Another take. A bit simpler, more symmetrical.
The logo uses Kautiva Bold as (non-free) font.
--Eelco 07:43, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
This one is dedicated to Derek Elkins, to sooth his eyes after having them hurt on the previous logo:
--Eelco 08:53, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
- Makes sense. Comic Sans is the *Official Font of Haskell*, after all.
File:HaskellLogoTDavie.pdf (vector pdf version)
Beelsebob 08:32, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
Logo fun using Blender:
I tried to give the lambda sign an alive feeling. --GokhanSan 12:49, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
- Middle one looks a bit too much like the ghostbusters logo :D Porges 21:25, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
- Hmm, I wonder if it's the choice of colors. Then again, with a minor alteration, we get a FreeBSD icon candidate:
;-) --GokhanSan 08:52, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
Not sure about the colour. I tried to pick the purple from the current logo. Although the lower lambda is rotated there is historic precedence for other forms of the letter. The lambda takes the angle from the 'k'. Font is News Gothic. Feel free to play with the concept. Rk 11:13, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
More vectorial Haskell logo concepts. Using inkscape and the advent font (CC at-nc-nd, by Andreas K.)
Vectorial images (svg):
Update: Added glossy styles.
- alvivi 19:28, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
--Rgreayer 20:44, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
Find a font where 'k' looks like a reverse lambda (after removing the "stalk"). For example:
Note this example uses Monotype Corsiva which is not a free font. If the basic approach looks good, we can find a similar free font that works.
--OrenBenKiki 01:40, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
Illustrator, vector art available, apologies to GokhanSan
--Mpeter 10:18, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
Inkscape, vector art available.
--Chromakode 07:14, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
I'll probably regret this...
(Created with PAINT.NET)
--Reified 07:20, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
- It's a fun one but I erroneously read " Chaskell YEEAAAHH!! " Ripounet
The general idea is that it's just "Haskell" but with w lambda instead of the a. The font here is Myriad Pro but this would work with any good sans-serif font. It's color-agnostic, so it can be easily printer, presented as white on black or changed to a different color.
--BONUS 14:40, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
In black:
--Axman6 15:16, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
Oh, didn't know png's would work.
--Tindrum 17:12, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
It is mutually recursive... Here is the svg.
Second version:
And the svg.
--Trontonic 20:39, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
This is a variation on my Cafepress t-shirt. The PNG is generated from an Inkscape SVG.
Adjectives: revolutionary
PaulJohnson 21:08, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
Available as svg (inkscape). Fonts: FreeSerif for lambda and >>. Bitstream Vera and FreeMono for other (afaik all free to use)
cjay 22:45, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
One I made with Pan (purely functional image synthesis in Haskell) some years back. See also the 720 square version. I have a few sizes up to 2250 pixels square.
Conal 03:40, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
Just kidding :P
--Trontonic 05:04, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
I originally had no specific mountain in mind, but Don Stewart pointed out that this might be representative of Mt. Hood in Portland, Oregon, where Haskell was named.
Regardless, I thought a summit, bathed in the pure mountain air would be a decent symbol for Haskell, the peak of contemporary programming. :)
CaleGibbard 05:55, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
- Here's a modified version with a slightly funkier font :) I think that it matches the lines of the image better... Porges 03:14, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
Probably not a good choice for a logo:
(It is possible that the font may need to be replaced with a free alternative.)
JonathanJ 16:34, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
Available as SVG.
MaxRabkin 05:37, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
Another variation for the cognicenti:
--Warren 07:26, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
A slight variation of the ">\=" logo:
Not that it's worth much:). Available as SVG.
DoubleF 07:36, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
The idea for this wordmark is to modify A to resemble λ and through this tie together the "Haskell" to the "Lambda". Modified A also works well as a standalone logo:
Note that any logo based on the unmodified λ symbol may look ambiguous to the people outside of Haskell community. While the λ in the context of programming languages is clearly associated with functional programming, it is a lowercase Greek L and so it's reasonable for an outsider to associate it with Lisp, and not Haskell.
PS. I just scrolled up and saw BONUS'es entry (14:40, 16 December 2008). While its idea is close, I think using pure λ in place of an A doesn't work because it effectively turn the name into H-L-skell.
Apankrat 07:38, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
A very simple logo, made with inkscape, using math fonts, with various grades (B&W, grays, fill color & gradient) and backgrounds
SVG available here: File:Simple haskell.svgz
Aubanel 18:08, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
Available as Inkscape SVG
Available as Inkscape SVG
runrun 18 December 2008
Contact me for SVG. Font is not currently free, but I designed it, so this can change if it becomes "the Haskell font". I think it shows some of the elegance that Haskell has. If you like the font but can put it with a better logo, go ahead. --MaxRabkin 04:53, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
I think the best way to represent the pure, functional nature of Haskell is with a pure and functional logo! Something modernist, minimalist, clean and simple. I'd prefer not to put highlights of the language's syntax in the logo - that's remarkably concrete for a language good at abstraction. Even lambdas etc. should be slightly hidden - those who know what it's about can see them, and everyone else doesn't think 'what's that funny symbol?'. For the font, again, something functional like a light Helvetica or Univers.
So, I thought I'd have a go at a few variations. I'm not convinced it's worked, but there you go. I've shamelessly ripped off tanimoto's idea. Sgf 08:13, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
- Sgf, I really like your logos and I think you captured my idea much better than I could do. I especially like the red one, a bit Escher-esque. I wonder if we could turn the blue one into something that looks more like a snowflake than it currently does. Thanks. tanimoto 10:43, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
- I also like the blue and the red logo. The resemblance of a snowflake fits the purity of the language. Perhaps you could give the lambda's more volume to make it more plate-like? Felix
- Thanks for the comments. I'm going to be offline for about a week, so I'm not going to have a chance to knock up further variations soon, much as I would like to. So, if you have the time, feel free to generate variations from the Inkscape SVG. Otherwise, I'll have a go when I get back. Cheers, Sgf 01:48, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
Sgf's red logo changed to blue and with the Fonce Sans font that FalconNL has used for another logo. Felix 2008-12-21
And another variation of Sgf's logo, this time using negative instead of positive space.
--FalconNL 18:13, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
A few more exploratory variants: I've had a go at closing up the center of the 'snowflake' to make it, well, snowflakier. I've tried pairing this variant up with a conservative-looking serifed font, something functional but less heavily modernist. Then I created a variant which attempts to go for a bit more of a drawn look, to combine the geometric design with some handcrafting, hinting at a combination of the pure, abstract language, but also the lively user community. I paired that with Futura, as a slightly quirky geometric sans serif. - Sgf 22:39, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
Some more variants of Sgf's idea. I've uploaded the SVG version too but you'll need the fonts for it to display correctly.Rk
Yet another variation on tanimoto and sgf's themes, with influences from others. The intent here is fun, pure, simple, complete, intriguing, and a bit paradoxical. (The loose relation to the Cabal logo was unexpected.) Font is Free Sans, but I'd look for better if I had a bit more time.
The compiler sits at the core in negative space, its form suggested by what is built on and around it. Also in negative space, lambdas and reflected lambdas link the golden base library to others, pure primary colours available ready to be combined. Libraries become dimensional as they fit together like puzzle pieces. At each layer they form a whole, complete, yet extensible in all directions.
sereven 12:24, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
Haskell The Revenge of the Nerds
Paulo Tanimoto on the mailing list suggested something based on Orouboros. Here is the Inkscape SVG.
Adjectives: abstract, friendly
How about using one of the mythical birds in lambda calculus? Specifically, the ones from the article To Dissect a Mockingbird. Some of the examples:
(Omega bird)
Since Haskell is centered around the idea of lambdas, I thought this would be a cool idea. Plus, they have qualities similar to Haskell: exotic, mysterious, abstract... Aviator 12:35, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
This is an H composed of two identical vertically tiled lambdas warping from a supernova. It symbolizes the warp of the Haskell-lambda away from the O of object-orientation (symbolized by the supernova).
Created in Inkscape, then adjusted in GIMP. This was my first try at using both tools. I have never done graphic design before.
If I have time, I may submit a revised version.
Abstract. Different. Inventive.
by Benjamin L. Russell 22:17, 22 December 2008 (Tokyo Time)
I created the current, apparently-much-loathed purple-and-green Haskell logo back in 2004 at John Peterson's request. I actually sent him several designs, and I must admit I rather liked this one better, myself. I later included it on some of the CafePress merchandise as the "classy Haskell logo". It's main virtues are that it's sparse and abstract; it's specifically inspired by those hood ornaments you see on fancy cars (no relation to Andy Gill's Hood debugger).
The fancy typeface goes a little against the grain of "sparse and abstract", but it's of course independent from the logo itself.
The simplicity of the logo proper (modulo the shadow and the typeface) makes it easy to reproduce in SVG and the like.
(For a brief time, this logo was available on CafePress in the form of a frisbee, er, "flying disc", but they stopped carrying the item. It has been available for a while on shirts and perhaps mugs as well.)
Anyway, perhaps it will appeal to others over the current one as much as it did to me.
by Fritz Ruehr
Im not really a haskell coder, however i do find it a fun challenge to make a haskell logo.
Lambda, Is now grown up.
by Ray
As proposed by FalconNL, "Pure->simple->fun(ctional)". Incorporates >>=,->,=>,::,lambda if you look hard enough. Think of the H-lambda logo as a 3D object with three legs that looks like an H from one perspective, a lambda from a perpendicular perspective, and a lowercase h from below. Feel free to improve away...
The diamond shape represents purity and strength. The logo is clean, simple, modern and to the point.
I think the text should be in lowercase because it makes the name "haskell" friendlier and less threatening. See the logos of xerox, at&t, intel and even python for examples of that.
In regard to the adjectives, I'd say: friendly, modern, interesting.
by --Aparcero 23:13, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
It's a few days late but I made this years ago and thought it was relevant now... By the way note that the four circles are like the double colon :: "has type" syntax in Haskell and the empty space between the circles forms the capital H. The silver bevel effect is just a Photoshop filter and can be applied to any logo.
I'm quite impressed with many of these logos on the page. Wow, Haskellers!
JaredUpdike 22:26, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
In general I'm not too keen on the use of lambda's at all, but couldn't resist the group pressure. I made it a while ago, but seems to resemble OrenBenKiki's lambda/'h' idea.
Arvid 23:22, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
I know I'm past the deadline, but I think somebody mentioned ambigrams on the mailing list. I don't think this is great as it stands, but the combination of unusual symmetry and funky font indicate Haskell's mathematical roots and fun atmosphere. --MaxRabkin 02:50, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
Way past the deadline, but I made this today:
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As NPR's Joel Rose reports, student protesters are unhappy about what they see as threats to that tradition.
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ROSE: In a statement, Cooper Union administrators say they've been talking to students on the ground and on the 8th floor. But they insist the 11 occupiers do not represent the majority of the school's 1000 students.
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That would indicate the two days' worth of talks that just concluded in Baghdad were at least productive enough for the parties to agree they can continue. The New York Times says that there were "no clear signs of progress." But one unnamed U.S. official told the newspaper that "we're getting to things that matter. Even if we disagree on the shape, we think there is the beginning of a negotiation."
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"For those people it's real," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said during a visit to a Detroit health clinic. She said of the president, "The last thing he wants is people to be without coverage."
Under the overhaul, insurance plans would have to conform to numerous conditions to qualify. Among them, they would have to accept all customers, regardless of pre-existing conditions, would be limited in additional premiums they could charge on the basis of age and could not cap lifetime benefits. They also would have to include coverage in a wide range of areas — doctor and hospital care for adults and children, laboratory services, preventive coverage and prescription drugs.
In a veto threat Thursday night, the White House accused Republicans of seeking to "sabotage the health care law," and said their measure would allow "insurers to continue to sell new plans that deploy practices such as not offering coverage for people with pre-existing conditions, charging women more than men, and continuing yearly caps on the amount of care that enrollees receive. "
The cancellation issue is only part of the woes confronting the president and his allies as they struggle to sustain the health care law.
Obama has repeatedly apologized for a dismal launch of www.healthcare.gov , which consumers in 36 states were supposed to use beginning on Oct. 1 to sign up for new coverage. The website is so riddled with problems that the administration disclosed earlier this week that fewer than 27,000 signups have been completed — a number that Republicans noted is dwarfed by the flood of cancellations issued due to the law.
Compounding the administration's misery, the poor quality of the website has made it that much harder for consumers receiving cancellation notices to shop for alternative plans.
It is unclear what, if anything, the administration is prepared to do to alleviate the threat of a break in coverage for those consumers.
In addition, there already are signs of resistance among state insurance commissioners, who would have to agree to allow Obama's proposed change to take effect. At the same time, industry officials and commissioners alike warn that premium prices could rise beginning with 2015 coverage plans if the changes go into effect.
The Democratic opposition to the House measure was based in part on a fear that opening cheaper substandard plans to all comers could wind up driving premiums higher for the rest of the population.
The concern they express is that younger, healthier Americans would be attracted to the cheaper coverage, rather than seek out a plan that conforms with the Obamacare requirements.
Younger, healthier individuals are generally less expensive to cover for an insurer, and the more they shun the government-run insurance exchanges set up under the law, the higher the premiums could be for the relatively older, sicker customers who shop there.
Associated Press writers Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Julie Pace and Alan Fram in Washington and David Eggert in Detroit contributed to this report.
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"The biggest thing about teaching is the importance of patience and realizing that what works for one person doesn't necessarily work for another person,"
Charlie Brenneman doesn't go around advertising that he's an MMA fighter. In fact, just the opposite is true.
"I was just telling my fiancé this the other day -- I have to figure out exactly what I'm going to say when someone asks me what I do because I normally stumble over my words," said the 29-year-old Pennsylvania native. "I mumble over 'MMA' and 'fighter.' I never really know what to say. So if I can avoid it, I avoid it."
That kind of bashfulness is a shame because the daring welterweight, who has trained with UFC lightweight champ Frankie Edgar, Ricardo Almeida and the Miller brothers, excels at his craft. Brenneman, at 12-2, shares a similar record with his next opponent Amilcar Alves, who brings an 11-2 record into their Saturday night scrap at UFC Fight for the Troops 2 in Fort Hood, Tex. Yet what makes Brenneman a compelling character goes beyond his accomplishments inside of the cage. If there is a Forrest Gump or jack-of-all-trades of the UFC, he might be it. Brenneman has been on a football field and tried tackling Herschel Walker. He's stood in a batter's box and tried to hit a 90-plus mph fastball from former Major League Baseball pitcher John Rocker. He's taught high schoolers Spanish, coached collegiate wrestlers, and even earned a master's degree.
"It was tough to get through my master's because my passion was elsewhere," he said. "I'm consumed with fighting and training to get better. At this point I've taken my education as far as I can take it."
Did any lessons learned in your teaching background carry over to MMA?
"The biggest thing about teaching is the importance of patience and realizing that what works for one person doesn't necessarily work for another person," said Brenneman, 1-1 in his UFC career. "I learned that as a wrestling coach and a fighter, too. It's not always black and white, there is a gray area."
Brenneman holds the distinction of having competed on the very first season of Spike TV's Pros vs. Joes – and winning. He went head-to-head with the likes of former NFL player Kevin Greene, former NBA All-Star Dominique Wilkins, Major League Baseball standout Darren Daulton and retired NFL great Walker.
"I attempted to tackle him but that did not work," Brenneman said of Walker. "The first two times he ran against me I didn't even touch him. Another time I tried to tackle him and he bounced off me. Yeah, he hasn't lost a step."
Judging by Brenneman's busy schedule, he hasn't either. By his estimation, he often logs 150 miles or more a day traveling to training sessions at gyms in three different states. His home base is at AMA Fight Club in Whippany, N.J. He trains Brazilian jiu-jitsu at Renzo Gracie's school in New York City, boxing in south Jersey with Mark Henry, and sometimes trains at Ricardo Almeida's school even further south.
"And then on top of that, I still coach wrestling at East Stroudsburg University so I make the commute over there for practice," he said.
In the week leading up to his next fight, Brenneman was the subject of 10 or so media interviews. While some fighters view media interviews as a chore, Brenneman welcomes the questions.
"I definitely enjoy it. I l enjoy being in the spotlight as much as possible," he said. "I like to soak it in. It gets a little tedious here and there but overall I'm a big fan of it."
I ask "The Spaniard" his impressions of Alves, a Brazilian who holds a black belt in judo and trains under world renowned instructor Andre Pederneiras.
"I know that he's very well-rounded … probably his striking is most dangerous," Brenneman said. "I know people say that he's a ground guy but he's got really, really heavy kicks and dangerous knees and those are some attributes that I'm definitely aware of. I definitely think I'm going to win. I wouldn't be surprised if I submit him."
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Washington (AP) – Actress and activist Eva Longoria and the Democratic National Committee's finance chief announced on Monday an effort to raise millions for Latino candidates, lamenting that this group's growth hasn't been matched by heavier political sway.
Longoria and DNC finance chairman Henry Munoz worked together to raise millions from Latino and Hispanic donors for President Barack Obama's re-election bid in 2012 and have been laying the groundwork for the Latino Victory Project since then. If the effort and its sister political action committee prove successful, they could again raise tens of millions of dollars, this time dedicated to helping Latino candidates.
"People keep talking about the power of the Latino vote. But the truth is that (2012) was just the tip of the iceberg," Longoria told The Associated Press on Monday. "We are not tapping into the full potential yet of the Latino community."
The group is close to raising its goal of $5 million this cycle, project president Cristobal Alex said in an interview. The group also would focus on introducing chosen candidates to donors in a way Democratic groups have done for years with female and gay candidates.
"Let's consider it an investment in the nation. Let's not refer to us as 'the sleeping giant' after the midterms," Munoz said. "We are the change we have been waiting for."
Munoz and Longoria led the Obama campaign's Futuro Fund, which raised $32 million — much of which was from first-time donors. Neither has forgotten their allies and both have worked to keep those donors engaged.
"A lot of the Latino donors that we spoke to had never been asked before," Longoria said.
Among the group's first designed candidates: Amanda Renteria, a California Democrat who is running for the House; Nevada Assemblywoman Lucy Flores, who is running for lieutenant governor; Texas state Sen. Leticia Van De Putte, who is trying to become lieutenant governor; and Angel Taveras, the mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, who is running for governor.
Taveras said the group's endorsement would help him "extend my reach nationally" to donors around the country.
Charlie Crist, who is running for his old job as governor of Latino-rich Florida, also won the group's backing.
"Latinos will decide that race," Alex said.
Added Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas: "This is going to be a big year for Latino candidates across the country."
The group is non-partisan but its first slate of candidate endorsements does not include any Republicans.
Longoria said the group eventually could back GOP candidates. "I don't think the solutions to issues of the Latinos lie within one particular party," she said.
About 11 million Latinos cast ballots in 2012's presidential election, yet about 12 million stayed home. Latinos vote at a rate lower than any other group and their numbers in Congress don't match their share of the U.S. population.
Although the group's first major announcement comes with buzz, Longoria acknowledges that Latino turnout will remain a challenge, especially in a year when Obama is not on the ballot.
"Everybody gets so energized and excited to vote in the presidential elections," she said, "but yet we're not energized enough to vote for the people who have to work with the president."
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Monday, June 22, 2009
Morning Glory Petal Bread - Blue Morning Glories for Blue Monday
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I found this sport of a Heavenly Blue Morning Glory in the far green house of an obscure nursery that Bob and I found when we moved to Oregon. The twice retired giant who runs the place won't sell it to me. It was his mother's favorite flower, so each year he captures seeds to propagate and produce vines worthy of her memory. This edgy man now shuffles with stooped shoulders as he goes about his tasks. He's a decorated combat veteran who returned home to raise a family and mind the family business. Age took his wife and mother. Combat took his son. His gardens still remain. I've been privileged to see them. The trellis in the garden behind the house is smothered by artfully twisted, climbing vines overlain with the heavenly blue flowers I so want to be mine. Protected by a willow planted the year his boy was born and engulfed in the fragrance of the rose hedge his wife tended, we have our coffee and repeat the game we've played for years. I ask for seeds I know I won't receive, but learn more each year about this gentle man and his passion for this quiet spot and the land that he has turned. Some folks buy headstones, he propagates flowers and tends the earth. I suspect his family would love the monument he's created for them.
One of life's simple pleasures is morning coffee in the garden. It's made sweeter still with a crusty baguette or sweet pastry. Morning Glory Petal Bread is perfect for breakfast in the garden. It's a wonderful flower shaped confection whose petals are sugar dipped biscuits that are pulled apart for eating. It's assembled rather than made and it's one of my secret weapons for company breakfast or brunch. The recipe first appeared as Orange Marmalade Coffee Cake in the 1999 Ultimate Southern Living Cookbook. I urge you to play with this recipe until you're comfortable with amount of fat and sugar you are using. I've altered the original recipe to use a soft spread that tastes like butter. I also reduced the amount of marmalade used in its preparation. As to sugar, I've used a combination of golden brown and granulated sugar but have not cut back on the original measurement. My changes to the base recipe appear in red. I urge you to try this when you need a special dish for breakfast or brunch. It takes 5 minutes to assemble and its absolutely delicious.
Morning Glory Petal Bread...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite
1/2 to 2/3 cup sweet orange marmalade
2 tablespoons (or more to taste) chopped walnuts
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup golden brown sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 (approximately 12 ounce) cans of refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
1/2 cup melted soft spread (i.e. I Can't Believe It's Not Butter)
1) Preheat Oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 12-inch Bundt pan with nonstick baking spray. Set aside.
2) Spread marmalade in bottom of Bundt pan. Sprinkle with walnuts.
3) Melt soft spread and place in a small bowl. Combine sugars and cinnamon in a small bowl. Separate biscuits, dip each into soft spread, dredge in cinnamon-sugar and place, standing up, evenly around the edges of Bundt pan. Drizzle any remaining soft spread over biscuits and sprinkle with any remaining cinnamon-sugar mixture.
4) Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until top is a deep golden brown. Cool on a pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Invert onto a platter and serve immediately. Yield: 8 servings.
I'm send this to Smiling Sally for her Blue Monday event.
It will also go to Color Outside the Lines for Share A Garden Sunday.
56 comments :
- candy said...
Somehow came across your blog as Ive been blog hopping :) Thought Id say Hi :)
candy - June 21, 2009 at 7:20 PM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Candy, thanks for stopping by. I hope your having a good day. Blessings...Mary
- June 21, 2009 at 7:23 PM
- Katy ~ said...
Mary, what a thoroughly touching post. And that morning glory is gorgeous! What a dear old soul that man is. And what a legacy he is leaving.
The morning glory petal bread sounds scrumptious! - June 21, 2009 at 7:52 PM
- Heather S-G said...
I love morning glories, Mary!! And your bread looks delightful, as well :)
- June 21, 2009 at 8:03 PM
- Schnitzel and the Trout said...
I really hope you can obtain those seeds one day. Could you bribe him with lots and lots of cake and cookies and......get the idea?
- June 21, 2009 at 8:20 PM
- Haden News said...
I really enjoyed your story....Life really is about the simple things. I want to make your bread next weekend and drink my coffee in the garden. Thanks
- June 21, 2009 at 8:28 PM
- Haden News said...
Loved your story.... Your bread looks wonderful, I plan on making it next weekend and enjoying it in my garden with a cup of coffee!!
- June 21, 2009 at 8:40 PM
- theUngourmet said...
Gorgeous Photo of the Morning Glories! The bread is wonderful. I love the name and the orange marmalade in there!
- June 21, 2009 at 8:58 PM
- niartist said...
Oh Mary - they're beautiful, and this is such a lovely blog. Thank you for coming over to participate in Share a Garden Sunday! I love the food, and I'm gonna be spending plenty of time here looking through your recipes! :)
- June 21, 2009 at 10:00 PM
That was a nice story. This man really knows how to hold on to sentiments and memories. I love that part. The work he must have carefully pun into. I guess this has been his source of sanctuary.
Hhhmmmma petal bread - you always create deliciously looking food, whatever it may be. Oh not only "looking" but the taste it accompanies must really be something. - June 21, 2009 at 11:10 PM
- Martha said...
Mary -- what a wonderful story-- my great great grandmother died during The Depression -- her headstone is a tree and some wonderful iris. Most of her descendants have some in their garden.
Your recipe as usual sounds wonderful. - June 21, 2009 at 11:40 PM
- Sandra said...
What a beautiful Morning Glory. :)
As for the bread, oh it looks delish! :)
Sandra - June 22, 2009 at 12:36 AM
- Boo-Bah AKA Iris said...
I love Morning Glories and this one is really a beautiful shade of blue. The story of the man is so sweet and really quite touching. I would rather have flowers than a headstone.
The bread sounds delicious.
Iris - June 22, 2009 at 1:26 AM
- Printersdevil said...
The flower is gorgeous and the bread sound wonderful.
- June 22, 2009 at 2:02 AM
- LV said...
You have joined a wonderful post. You will be glad you stopped by Sally's. as she always has the neatest things.
- June 22, 2009 at 2:55 AM
- The Quintessential Magpie said...
Loved reading this. That man is a dear.
And the bread sounds divine. Thanks for sharing with us, Mary!
Happy Blue Monday...
Sheila :-) - June 22, 2009 at 2:59 AM
- Deb in Hawaii said...
Beautiful flowers and such beautiful bread too! It looks so delicious.
- June 22, 2009 at 3:29 AM
- Maria Berg said...
I am so happy for him that he still have his garden. And I understand that he will not give the seed or the plants away.
The Melon drink I have to do one today, MB - June 22, 2009 at 4:04 AM
- Irene said...
Thank you for your sharing of the lovely blue petal Morning Glory and recipe
- June 22, 2009 at 5:21 AM
- Susan Hickam said...
i adore morning glories and have only been successful once with them. I loved your story-great writing- and the bread sounds fantastic. I'm going to have to bake something soon!
- June 22, 2009 at 7:49 AM
- bj said...
This is very close to Monkey Bread except for the use of the marmalade. It sounds just delicious. Think I'll take a piece "to go"!!
I also have a cake on my Blue Monday post..come by and have a slice!
xo bj - June 22, 2009 at 8:11 AM
- Hootin Anni said...
Delicious bread, I'm sure, Mary!!! But those blue morning glories....wow. Around her on the coast, blue flowers are NOT seen anywhere. I think possibly that maybe it has a lot to do with temps. They need cooler nights maybe, I don't know. But I've tried seeds, bulbs and such to get blue flowers in my yard, to no avail. Maybe I should try putting seed in a pot!!!! I never thought of that.
- June 22, 2009 at 8:12 AM
- ChrisC said...
The morning glories are beautiful!And the bread looks delish.Gonna try it this coming weekend.
- June 22, 2009 at 9:35 AM
- SmilingSally said...
That morning glory photo is one to be cherished. I'd like to see it framed. Thanks for sharing. Happy Blue Monday.
- June 22, 2009 at 9:45 AM
- Gee said...
Beautiful picture of morning glory. Thanks for sharing it with us. Happy Blue Monday.
- June 22, 2009 at 10:38 AM
- Sandi@ Rose Chintz Cottage said...
Beautiful morning glories! Happy Blue Monday.
Sandi - June 22, 2009 at 11:00 AM
- Lisa said...
Southern Living recipes are always worth taking seriously. I have a few standbys that started there too. Your bread looks beautiful! And thanks for the inspirational storytelling.
- June 22, 2009 at 11:03 AM
- Unknown said...
What a bittersweet story!
But I don't understand that he wouldn't give you at least a few of the seeds?
I took seeds from blue morning glories last year.
The ones I grew are almost all pink, only a few very dark blue ones.
Strange. - June 22, 2009 at 11:10 AM
- Southern Lady said...
Mary, I enjoyed the sweet story about the man and his Morning Glories. I hope he will surprise you someday with some seeds.
Your Petal Bread made my mouth water. It looks delicious. - June 22, 2009 at 12:11 PM
- ~~louise~~ said...
What a beautiful story, Mary. My grandmother grew Blue Morning Glories and Four-O'Clocks in her window box in the projects of Manhattan when I was a young girl. Ever since then I have had a soft spot for them. I grew some last year and saved the seeds. I won't know how they are doing until I get back to PA. Oh, I hope they are alright. I would be happy to share some seeds with you if they withstood these rains. I don't know if they are the same ones but their yours if I have them and you want them.
I adore the thought of Morning Glory Petal Bread. It sounds heavenly:) Thanks for sharing... - June 22, 2009 at 12:15 PM
- Lindsay-ann said...
Thank you for visiting my blog today. I have enjoyed visiting yours. I love the beautiful blue morning glory you shared. The Petal Bread sounds & looks delicious. I would love to try that sometime.
Happy Blue Monday.
Lindsay - June 22, 2009 at 12:15 PM
- Lakeshore Cottage Living said...
Thank you so much for the comment regarding the anonymous poster on my blog. It really meant a lot coming from someone who is in my shoes. I totally agree with everything you posted.
On another note...the morning glories in that picture are spectacular and I really loved the man's story behind it. I have grown some in my garden in years past, but I have to plant them every year....they don't seem to want to come back. I try to soak the seeds overnight before I plant them (I think we have gotten the seeds at Wal-Mart) and then stick them in the ground the next day. They are faithful and grow easily. They like to climb all over the front porch rails. I usually wait until mid summer to plant them and then have something to look forward to in the fall...they make a beautiful contrast with orange pumpkins!
Thank you again. I hope you have a wonderful day.
Kristine - June 22, 2009 at 12:42 PM
- Knitty said...
What a nice story. Yummy looking coffee cake!
- June 22, 2009 at 12:46 PM
- ellen b. said...
The morning glory is so pretty and the bread looks very yummy. What a sweet story about the owner of the garden..
- June 22, 2009 at 12:49 PM
My goodness that looks yummy. I like Morning Glories. I remember we had some in our yard when I was about 8 or 9 years old. They impressed me.
Happy Blue Monday.
Charlotte - June 22, 2009 at 1:00 PM
- Becky K. said...
Mmmm-yum! That bread looks good!
We are attempting to grow morning glories for the first time this year. Here's hoping!!!
The photo you captured is awesome! - June 22, 2009 at 1:32 PM
- The Blonde Duck said...
I love your stories. And I love this bread.
- June 22, 2009 at 2:23 PM
- Katherine Roberts Aucoin said...
What a fantastic and sentimental story about the Morning Glory.
Your bread looks fantastic as always! - June 22, 2009 at 3:20 PM
- Maria Berg said...
You wrote....you take photographs with an artists eye,
Thank you very much!
Maria Berg - June 22, 2009 at 3:26 PM
Thsnk you for letting me know about the link. Your morning glory is beautiful! :O)
- June 22, 2009 at 4:39 PM
What a sweet post, thanks for sharing!
Happy Monday!! - June 22, 2009 at 5:16 PM
Yes its a wonderful hybrid of a heavenly blue morning glory isn't it? The blue is reminiscent of sky and bluebirds, and I too would covet such a beauty. The old guy sounds like a character from a novel filled with beauty and sorrowful tales of life and loves lost. I am going to make your version of the morning glory petal bread when my family arrives in a few weeks and I will recount the story of the elusive vine. I would not be able to take one perfect bite without thinking of this gentle old man's story.
- June 22, 2009 at 5:50 PM
- Shellbelle said...
What a wonderfully sweet story! I used to have one of those half barrels with a trellis in which I planted Morning Glory seeds along with Moon Flower seeds. When the Morning Glory blossoms would close for the day the Moon Flowers opened and in the morning I would wake to find the Morning Glories back.
- June 22, 2009 at 6:04 PM
- Puna said...
I have made a version of these but had to make my own dough. This looks really easy so I'm going to try this!
- June 22, 2009 at 6:07 PM
- Susan said...
Mary- the morning glories are so beautiful. My fingers are crossed and Im hoping and praying that mine grow and look like that!
The bread you made is so yummy looking. I know that bread as Monkey Bread and I saw it made on TV this afternoon and thought I should make it...now that I see yours - I know I should make it!
Wish I was close Id stop in for coffee ...Have a wonderful Blue Monday! - June 22, 2009 at 7:36 PM
- Lori said...
Very beautiful story and flowers. What a tribute to his family. And this bread, well, it looks heavenly.. I love the thought of sitting in the garden and having this with coffee.
- June 22, 2009 at 8:12 PM
Oh man...that looks so awesome, I just wanna reach into the screen and drag a huge piece out! Sticky and sweet and chewy, just the way I love it!
Beautiful pics, and awesome story, Mary! - June 22, 2009 at 8:15 PM
- Unknown said...
Thanks for visiting my Shabby Cottage on PINK Saturday! I just love your blog - this sweet bread looks wonderful. Warm wishes for a great week, Esther
- June 22, 2009 at 8:35 PM
I loved reading the story about the man and his flowers. The morning glory is quite beautiful. You can see he put a lot of love into his plant. Your recipe looks delicious. I copied that one and the one in the previous post. Thank you so much. Happy Blue Monday....
- June 22, 2009 at 10:22 PM
- Lynn said...
What a beautiful story! It touched my heart.
Beautifully written. - June 22, 2009 at 10:54 PM
- La Bella Cooks said...
Morning glories are just lovely and definitely one of my favorites. I could easily get used to this bread for breakfast in the garden!
- June 22, 2009 at 11:57 PM
- My Little Space said...
Lovely sweet bread ! I like to listen to real life stories. So, this is the story behind that gentleman.
- June 22, 2009 at 11:59 PM
- MyKitchenInHalfCups said...
Our lives are so enriched my such "games" and people as this man. Looks like an incredible fun time you've had massaging this recipe.
I love morning glories and you photo there is really fabulous! - June 23, 2009 at 7:58 AM
- Soma said...
This is as beautiful as the name. & a very touching post.
- June 23, 2009 at 10:54 AM
- Terry said...
Well I am late coming by to visit ,but Happy Belated Blue Monday to you :)
Thank you for sharing such a loving tribute to an awesome man.
Those blue morning glories are fabulous.
Thank you for the great recipe to go along with all the rest of this very moving post.
Blessings of joy to you .
Happy Trails
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