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The Economic Data calendar for the week of the 29th of November through the 3rd of December is full of critical releases and events. Attached below is a snapshot of some (though far from all) of the headline numbers that we will be focused on.
Conclusion: Geopolitical tensions continue to heighten in Korea and violence continues to flare up in Brazil.
On a sleepy Friday that equates to a half-day for many U.S. market practitioners, it's important to remember the old adage, "markets wait for no one". While it may be en vogue to chat about "Black Friday" and how many handbags Coach is going to sell this year, the fact of the matter is that there's a great deal of geopolitical risk globally that you should keep on your radar screen as you head into the weekend.
First, an update on the situation brewing on the Korean peninsula:
North Korea's state news agency KCNA warned that any "escalated confrontation" will lead to war and that the government is "greatly enraged at the provocation" from South Korea. Further, it strongly reiterated that any further encroachment of its sovereign territories will lead to retaliation. This marks the fourth time this week Kim Jong Il's regime threatened further strikes against its Southern neighbor. In a show of bravado following the aggressive rhetoric, the North fired a few explosives on Yeonpyeong as part of its regular artillery drills from 12:00-3:00pm local time.
In the latest move to counter mounting political pressure for a stronger response, South Korean President Lee Myung Bak appointed former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Kim Kwan Jin to defense minister. Jin, 61, replaces Kim Tae Young, who quit amid criticism that the response to Tuesday's attack was inadequate. Young originally offered his resignation back in May, two months after the S. Korean warship Cheonan was sunk by the North and South Korea failed to respond in kind.
This latest appointment may potentially be a step in the more aggressive direction, which, on the margin, increases the probability of a full-out military conflict in the region.
From a quantitative perspective, South Korea's KOSPI index remains bearish from an immediate-term TRADE perspective and ever-so-slightly bullish from an intermediate-term TREND perspective:
We remain bearish on Korean equities for two main reasons: 1) growth looks to slow sequentially for the next 2-3 quarters; and 2) inflation will continue to be a headwind and will require more aggressive tightening of monetary policy.
Moving over to Brazil, we see the death toll from the violence in Rio has increased to over 30 from as few as 13 on Wednesday. In response, President Lula has dispatched 800 army troops into the region to join forces with the 17,000-plus police that are swarming the city's streets. Newspapers from Germany to Spain to Australia (i.e. nearly everywhere, but the U.S.) are calling the move both "unprecedented" and "desperate" and are also calling into question Brazil's ability to guarantee security for visitors of the upcoming World Cup.
Other reports cited in the Brazilian press point to the estimated tens of millions of reais of lost revenue in Rio's businesses. The umbrella organization representing the trade, retail and tourism industries said one day's closure of the major outlets in the areas of Rio affected by the violence represents R$ 39 million in lost revenue. The violence is having a broad effect as other companies not in the affected areas let workers return home early to avoid the evening hours when the streets are more dangerous. This includes such major enterprises as Petrobras. Companies are reporting worker absences of up to 30% and schools and universities have cancelled classes as terrorized residents remain indoors to avoid the danger of traveling across Rio.
Brazilian intelligence sources report Rio's two major criminal gangs are planning a "mega-action" for tomorrow. Presumably the military was called up in anticipation. This could be incredibly ugly, as Rio's heavily-armed police are reputed to have zero regard for human life once they enter the favela neighborhoods.
From a quantitative perspective, Brazil's Bovespa is bearish from an immediate-term TRADE perspective and bullish from an intermediate –term TREND perspective, though it is trading below its TREND line of support of 68,826 intraday. A close below that line is an explicitly bearish quantitative signal – particularly if it is confirmed by further weakness:
We remain cautious on Brazilian equities for the intermediate-term TREND. While we stand behind the robustness of Brazil's bullish consumer story, we are cognizant of the intermediate-term inflation risks and the potential for further tightening of monetary policy in 1H11.
Darius Dale
Moshe Silver
Managing Director / Chief Compliance Officer
Position: Long Germany (EWG)
Hungary Turned the Wrong Way?
-In what appears like a last ditch effort to cut its public deficit and debt levels, Hungary's PM Viktor Orban ordered the shift of $14 Billion (3 Trillion Forint) in assets from private pension funds to the state budget. The government's move appears more akin to a Communist-era decision, and rightfully has investors spooked. The country's main equity index (Budapest Stock Exchange Index) fell -3.2% today (or -10.7% in the last month) as the yield on the government's 10 YR bond ran up to 8.1% versus 7.3% one week ago (see chart below).
Hungary, which was the first EU member to obtain an IMF-led bailout in 2008, did cut its budget deficit from 9.3% of GDP in 2006 to 4.4% in 2009, however strong disagreements between the government and the IMF have ensued over the years. The latest disagreement includes Orban's decision to tax certain industries, including the financial, energy, retail and telecommunication industries until at least 2014 to cut the deficit to 3% of GDP. In particular, a 16% bank flat tax was met with extreme push-back, especially considering that western European banks make up the lion's share of the country's banks. According to Economy Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy, the government plans to announce spending cuts of as much as 800 billion forint at the end of February, without providing details.
Spain's Pain, cont.
-As the sovereign debt contagion remains front and center in Europe, it's worth note that yields in Spanish and Irish bonds rose 10 and 18bps respectively, day-over-day, outpacing yields from their peer countries that were flat to up +2bps day-over-day. Suffice it to say, we see a long road ahead of Sovereign Debt in Europe.
Irish PM Cowen's Majority Ever Slimmer
-Initial results show that Sinn Fein candidate Pearse Doherty won a 40% majority in a by-election on Thursday to take a seat away from PM Cowen's ruling party, Fianna Fail, to narrow his party's parliamentary majority to two seats.
Doherty's opposition to Cowen's proposed austerity plan for 2011, to be decided by vote on December 7th, will put further pressure on the passage of a €6 Billion austerity package, which is conditional for an estimate €85 Billion EU/IMF bailout agreement. As we've stated before, this is an explicit sign that Cowen is being Voted Off the Island, and will test the waters as the country attempts to secure a bailout. We expect volatility in Irish markets into and out of the December 7th date.
Euro Broken
-The EUR-USD broke its TREND line of support today of $1.33. As our TREND lines back test with the highest probably in our models, this is certainly a meaningful move to keep front and center on your screens! (We booked a gain in the Hedgeye Portfolio on our Euro short position via the etf FXE on 11/23).
Portugal (Finally) Passes Austerity
-Today, Portugal's parliament approved the 2011 budget, scheduled to shave €5 Billion off the budget next year through such measures as:
The long awaited passage of the budget from PM Jose Socrates' Socialist government still leaves a main question unanswered—to what extent can the government reach its target to reduce the deficit from 9.3% in 2009 to 4.6% in 2011? Data indicates that the budget gap increased +1.8% in the first ten months of this year. The next weeks will tell just how quickly dominoes can fall…
Matthew Hedrick
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POSITION: Short SPY
Unless the SP500 can overcome today's weakness and rally and close above my immediate term TRADE line of 1197, I think being on the short side of this market will continue to be the right place to be.
Next week's bearish macro catalyst is the Case/Shiller US Home Prices Report which comes out on Tuesday. Prices should be very weak as it will be the first month in which April activity falls out of the data series entirely. Like the SP500, both the Homebuilders (XHB) and the Financials (XLF) are broken from an immediate term TRADE perspective, foreshadowing Josh Steiner being right on this Housing call ahead of the "news"…
In addition to the PRICE and EVENT (calendar) risks, VOLATILITY (VIX) continues to have a very high intermediate-term inverse correlation to the price of US Equities. The immediate-term TRADE line for the VIX = 19.81 and we're seeing the SPY break down as the VIX breaks out above that line.
My most immediate-term TRADE line of support for the SP500 is 1173 and the intermediate term TREND zone of support is closer to 1130.
Yours in risk management,
Keith R. McCullough
Chief Executive Officer
Looking at the table below, it is clear that there has been a high level of covering in the restaurant space.
I would call out the following moves as noteworthy in our table:
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LVMH Buys Additional Stake in Societe Samaritaine - LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton said on Thursday it has bought an additional 40.1 percent stake in Société Samaritaine from the Fondation Cognacq-Jay, giving it almost full ownership of the company, which owns the La Samaritaine complex. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. LVMH now owns almost 100 percent of Société Samaritaine, though a spokeswoman declined to disclose its exact stake. The French luxury group earlier this week said chief financial officer Jean-Jacques Guiony would take over as president of La Samaritaine as the landmark Paris department store gears up for its transformation into a complex combining stores, offices, housing and a hotel. The project is slated to be completed in 2013. The Fondation Cognacq-Jaÿ was created in 1916 by Ernest Cognacq and Louise Jaÿ, the original founders of La Samaritaine, and focuses on social projects. <WWD>
Hedgeye Retail's Take: Add this trophy property to the list of "non-core" assets within the LVMH empire. We wonder if some day this property becomes a mecca for LVMH loving consumers.
Armani Online in China - Giorgio Armani SpA is launching an Emporio Armani online store in China, becoming the first western fashion brand to open an official e-store in the country, according to those involved in the project. The site, emporioarmani.cn, is powered by Italian online retailer Yoox. Giorgio Armani said that the growing importance of the Chinese online market prompted him to launch the site, which is being unveiled today. The company "identified a significant group of fashion consumers who will certainly appreciate this new approach to shopping, one that becomes more popular every day," the designer said. In addition to Emporio collections for men and for women, the store will also carry the EA7 sports line, a selection of the Armani Jeans collections, accessories, watches, eyewear and jewelry. The site will be entirely adapted to the market in terms of language and customer care, size conversions, payment systems and currency. There will also be specifically branded bags and packaging. "Our relationship with Emporio Armani has grown since 2007 when we launched their online flagship store in the U.S., followed in 2008 by EU and Japan in 2009," said Federico Marchetti, chairman and founder of Yoox. "This exciting new chapter in China is the result of our two teams working in tandem for almost a year to be the first to enter the world's biggest e-commerce market." <WWD>
Hedgeye Retail's Take: Interesting, lower cost way to enter the Chinese market. Online sales should help gage geographic and product demand so long as the website remains accessible to the general population. Recall that Chinese internet access is not without its limits.
JCP's Deluge of Deals - More than 40,000 deals will be available on JCPenney.com on Cyber Monday. In addition, the retailer will offer free shipping on online purchases of $25 and more beginning today [Nov. 24] through Nov. 30. Cyber Monday savings is expected on men's, women's, teens' and kids' apparel, as well as home décor and video games. "As one of the largest apparel and home furnishing sites on the Internet, jcp.com offers a vast assortment of merchandise including styles, sizes and colors not available in stores," says Tom Nealon, group executive vice president for JCPenney. "We know customers are increasingly shopping online, which is why we're confident that jcp.com will be the shopping destination this Cyber Monday as customers discover our exciting promotions and great merchandise selection along with convenient features that make their online shopping experience easier than ever." <WWD>
Hedgeye Retail's Take: The volume of JCP's deals are at such a level that customer presentation is now among the key elements to executing the company's pricing strategy – after all, what good is a deal if you don't see it.
South Korean Consumer Still Buying - On Thursday afternoon, less than 48 hours after hundreds of North Korean shells rained down on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island, department stores here were bustling with shoppers searching for winter clothes. Lines formed outside Louis Vuitton boutiques. Other luxury stores were not necessarily packed, but definitely crowded. According to a saleswoman in a Prada boutique located in a Shinsegae Department Store in eastern Seoul, aside from initial shock, surprise and nervousness immediately after Tuesday's attacks, it has otherwise been business as usual: "Some people went to grocery stores to buy extra noodles," she said. "Otherwise everything is normal." That's likely to reassure fashion and luxury goods companies, who have been touting the potential of the fast-growing Korean market and its style-conscious citizens in recent years. Meanwhile Seoul is emerging as one of Asia's most vibrant capitals with a lively fashion and arts scene. Last year, Prada's much-hyped Transformer structure, created in collaboration with Rem Koolhaas, elevated Seoul's profile even more. Korea weathered the financial crisis surprisingly unscathed with luxury sales rising nearly 17 percent in department stores in 2008 and 2009, according to a 2010 McKinsey South Korea Luxury Goods Survey. Korea's $4 billion luxury market accounts for four percent of global sales, the report said. <WWD>
Hedgeye Retail's Take: Sadly business as usual in the face of a military offensive is the reality for Korean consumers. Keep in mind that similar to other regional currency arbs, Korea continues to be a key shopping market for the Chinese that consist of a material portion of retail sales in Korea.
Pakistan Leather Exports Continue to Grow - Pakistan's leather exports in October were up by 27.6% compared to the same month in 2009, according to the Federal Bureau of Statistics. During the month of October, the country exported finished leather, leathergoods and leather footwear worth $33.2 million, $46.3 million and $7.8 million respectively. Pakistan's leather sector exports for the first four months of current financial year (July-October 2010) rose by 20.1% to $353.4 million compared to the same period last year. <FashionNetAsia>
Hedgeye Retail's Take: Pakistan's leather export growth continues to coincide with China's heightened regulations regarding highly polluting tanneries – expect this trend to continue in the intermediate-term.
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Friday, May 19, 2006
Moderated Chat Room on "Da Vinci Code"
Sorry, but the link highligher still doesn't work on this blog. I'm tempted to switch to another (free) blog site. Does anyone has any suggestions?
7 comments:
- jazztheo said...
I started on blogger myself and became frustrated with its limitations. As I searched, I couldn't find any other free options that would satisfy. I finally went with typepad--I'm a rather frugal guy but it's been worth the $80/year.
- Littlest Apologist said...
Dr. G:
I've always liked the Wordpress interface, but setting up via a hosted service is rather a pain, even for the technically inclined.
There is now a free Wordpress blog hosted site (www.wordpress.com). The interface is very smooth and non-intrusive so you can just concentrate on posting. I decided to go with that rather than Blogger for my new blog.
The only thing I don't care for right now is that the blog stats are rudimentary. If you don't care about that, there it's a very usable free blog host that I recommend.
Oh, and they also have a way to import existing Blogger posts, so you could transfer what you've already written to it. I haven't tried it myself, so I can't vouch for its reliability.
-Tracey - 10:07 PM
- Tim said...
I usually do links by hand. Try this, only replace the square brackets everywhere with pointed ones:
[a href = "http://blogs.rockymountainnews.com/denver/rockytalklive/archives/2006/05/jean_torkelson_and_doug_grooth.html"]Groothuis Contribution[/a]
The basic syntax is [a href = ""] * [/a] with the URL between the quotation marks and the visible hyperlinked text at the *.
When I replace those brackets with the right kind, I get this:
Groothuis Contribution - 9:21 AM
- Fletcher said...
One good point I learned from reading about the (lack of) historicity in "The Code" is that the Priory of Sion never even existed, at least not the Da Vinci Code version.
Here's a fun test: Do a google search on "Priory of Sion", and then do another on "Priory of Sion hoax" and see the difference in content. While it is obvious that you cannot trust everything you read on the internet, it is also true that there is some truth to be found online.
For more on the fabricated Priory that Dan Brown basis many of his truth claims on, see this site (I am going to try Tim's link trick):
Priory Hoax - 6:24 PM
- Fletcher said...
I also wanted to point out that it was tricky for me to get the HTML tag (Tim's tip) to work until I copied Tim's example into notepad and then edited the URL (http://whateveryouwant.com) and the name of the Link (Changed it from "Groothuis Contribution" to "Priory Hoax").
Of course I also had to replace the ['s and ]'s with <'s and >'s
Dr. G - to run notepad (in case you didn't know) go to start - all programs - accessories and you will see it in there - 6:27 PM
- doug said...
I have heard great things about Wordpress. I don't know if you know this gentleman, but John Depoe links to your blog and he has moved from Blogger to Wordpress recently: (http://blog.johndepoe.com/?p=4). He seems to be taken with it... if you have the means you might want to check with him on how he likes it.
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We are using thin-skinned persian cucumbers for this recipe. These cucumbers are mild and the skins are not bitter so we can leave them on. If you are using thick-skinned cucumbers, or cucumbers with a bitter peel, you'll want to peel them for this recipe.
Cucumbers have a lot of water in them. When you dress them, the salt in the dressing will leach out some of this moisture, resulting in a lot of excess liquid. One way to get around this is to salt the cucumbers first, let them sit for a while for the salt to work its magic, then rinse off the salt and drain the cucumbers. This is step one in this recipe. You can skip it if you don't have time, but the result will then be much more watery.
- 1/4 cup slivered and blanched almonds
- 1 pound cucumbers, peeled if the peel is bitter, unpeeled if not
- Kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- About 20 green grapes, sliced in half
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sherry or white wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons minced chives, for garnish
1 Slice the cucumbers in half lengthwise. Use a spoon to scoop out the seeds in the middle, discard the seeds. If using rather large cucumbers, slice them again lengthwise. Then cut them crosswise into 1/4-inch to 1/2 inch slices. Place in a large bowl and sprinkle with a teaspoon of kosher salt. Toss to distribute the salt evenly around the cucumber pieces. Let sit for 20 to 25 minutes while the salt helps pull excess moisture out of the cucumbers.
Then rinse off the salt, drain the cucumbers, and squeeze out more excess moisture with paper towels.
2 Toast the slivered almonds in a small pan over medium-high heat, tossing them often, until they start to brown and smell good. Move to a bowl to cool.
3 Mix the cucumbers, almonds, garlic, grapes, olive oil, and vinegar together in a large bowl and add more salt to taste. Garnish with chives and serve.


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graduating from his court-ordered course on domestic violence. He and Brand could start a celebrity Twitter war, but then, oops!, the one Brown apologized for recently was considered homophobic. Also not funny.
Russell Brand and Chris Brown are set to make their Saturday Night Live debuts on Feb. 12, NBC has announced. Brand will serve as host, and Brown as the musical guest. Humor is one way to diffuse celebrity scandals, but do you want the show to go there with Brown, or should he just perform his two songs and stay out of sketches and shorts? My gut tells me the latter: If he just sings, the audience can compartmentalize. He's a singer, he's singing. But if he starts "acting," then we start thinking… Would the show be selling out if they didn't address his troubled past? But then again, is there a way for them to actually do that tastefully? Assault isn't something to laugh it. It's not like we want to see a sketch centered on himSo what do you say: Should Brown just sing? Or are you ready for him to make you laugh? If so, how? My best idea would be a sketch with the cast impersonating other famous musicians with pasts to overcome auditioning to collaborate with Justin Bieber on a track on his next album (like Brown is doing). But it still just feels… gross. Your thoughts?


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Editor and Thief
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Editor and Thief | |
Game | GTA Online |
For | Martin Madrazo |
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The Editor reaches the destination The photographs are destroyed The player/team runs out of team lives |
Reward | $9,000 |
Editor and Thief is a mission in Grand Theft Auto Online given to the protagonist by Martin Madrazo. The player must have reached rank forty-five to unlock the mission, which can be played by one or two players.
The protagonist(s), working for Martin Madrazo, heads to the Daily Globe office in Downtown and kills the newspaper editor. After retrieving some photographs and evading the police, they take the photographs to Madrazo's house in Vinewood Hills.
The reward for completing the mission is $9,000.
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Lot 1520: DANBURY AND NORWALK RAIL ROAD
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Description: 31 August 1871 CONNECTICUT. DANBURY. Shares of $50. black. No 233. Folds. Repaired edge-tear. Hole-cancelled. Inc.1849. Main line Danbury to Wilson's Point CT (26 miles), and small branches. Line leased to Housatonic RR Co. in 1886, and in 1892 became part of the New York, New Haven & Hartford RR, along with the Housatonic.
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Monday, March 26, 2007
Cheesecloth or Shawl? It's your call. (The Wedding Ring Shawl Center)
Actually, the cheesecloth is cleaner than the center of The Wedding Ring Shawl at the moment. It's amazing how dirty your hands get the yarn over months of handling it. Finally, the center is done. I'm not much with the digital camera so these are not the best pictures but here it is at last. Over-all I'm pleased with the center. Yes, it's not perfect. That makes it an accurate reflection of it's maker :-) I didn't want to over-stretch this so it only measures about 30 inches across at this time. I have no idea what it will block to. Knit on US 0 needles with cobweb weight Shetland singles from Lacis in Berkeley this shawl will definitely be "For show, not for blow" as my friend Louise would say. Unlike Mountain Pines, this is not a shawl I will be wearing to next years Stitches West even if I do finish it. I'm too frightened to catch it on something. This is the best it will look for awhile because once I pick up and start knitting the boarder, you will not be able to see much though I may be able to post sections like missalicefaye has done with her own Wedding Ring Shawl (you really have to go and look if you haven't been keeping up with her progress!)
Once again, I want to thank missalicefaye for knitting the Wedding Ring Shawl or I would never have picked mine back up after I stalled. You are a terrific inspiration! I also want to take this opportunity to thank all of the people who have been taking the time to blog about their own knitting experience and for everyone who has checked in with me and given me such wonderful encouragement and support. I love looking at all the beautiful work that you share and I've learned a great deal from everyone elses knitting. Now to pick up the edge stitches. I have enlarged the first chart for the border so I can see it well. I think I will go knit on Boundary Waters for a bit before I get back down to business with the WRS. It's coming out pretty too!
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Stunning. Can't wait to see the border.
- Beth S. said...
I just followed a link over here and oh. My. Goodness! You are a knitter after my own heart. So much lace goodness!
I have the Mountain Pines / Boundary Waters pattern in stash, waiting for the right yarn, but I don't think I have EVER seen a knitted exemplar of either pattern. It seems to have been passed over by the knitting world somehow. I was so pleased to discover that you have tackled BOTH sides of the booklet! :-) - 1:25 PM
- Laritza said...
You Go Girl!
Great job! - 1:28 PM
Congratulations! Even all folded up, I don't think anyone could mistake it for cheesecloth. :) Watching you work on the wedding ring shawl made me want to start knitting it, so I'm glad I could return the favor! It will be soooo gorgeous in that delicate Lacis wool.
- Kathy said...
Awesome job Jane, I was wondering where you were! Glad to see all that non blogging time was spent in a good place.
Now remember to keep up the posts for us on the borders, You post such nice clear pictures.
- anne said...
bravo! it's really lovely. yes, you deserve to "rest" by knitting ona nother shawl for a bit . . .
- fleegle said...
Fabulous! Stunning! Gorgeous! Amazing! Exquisite!
Definitely do some pin-outs of the border. Eye candy big time! - 3:00 AM
- June said...
Wow, Jane this is gorgeous! I need to get this pattern - is this the one that is sold out right now? Only a certain number to be sold?
- Jane said...
Dear Francesca,
I can't wait to see the border either. That's why I go to missalicefayes blog to see her progress on the border. It will take me a week just to pick up the stitches to start knitting in the round! :-) I'm glad you are enjoying pictures of the progress on this shawl. - 5:43 AM
- Jane said...
Dear Beth S.
Glad you were able to find me! I'm really enjoying making Boundary Waters right now and I don't know why more people didn't knit these shawls. It's been out a long time so maybe most of the people who knit it did so before the advent of much blogging on knitting. I know if you google the boundary waters shawl there is one person who knit it in a light blue color quite some time ago. I understand Mountain Pines may be re-issued in the fall so maybe more people will make that one. My friend G has pretty much asked if he might have Mountain Pines. I was going to keep it for myself since I spun the yarn for it as well as knitting it, but he's been a friend for many years so maybe I will have to give it up to him. Good luck finding the right yarn to knit your versions. They are a pleasure to knit! - 5:48 AM
- Jane said...
Dear Laritza,
Yipee! So happy to get that darned center done! Now the agony of picking up the correct number of stitches for the edge! Suddenly I need chcolate. - 5:49 AM
- Jane said...
Dear missalicefaye,
Funny how seeing someone else's knitting will inspire you to go at it yourself. I had no idea that's one of the reasons why you started yours but I'm very glad you did! More eye candy for everyone! I'm always interested in seeing what everyone decides to use to knit this shawl and I love the yarn you chose for yours. Thank you for the inspiration. - 5:55 AM
- Jane said...
Dear Kathy,
Post or Knit? Sometimes there is just nothing to post because I read a book instead of knitting or did some other crafting. Belive me, if I knit something worth looking at you will see it here first! Knowing people actually check in on this blog still blows me away. I will be sure to post borders as I go. Wish I had better photography skills or a nice area for taking pictures with natural light. Glad you are enjoying the pictures! - 5:58 AM
- Jane said...
Dear Anne,
Even if I wanted to keep on knitting I can't manage when the old brain gets to the "fried". Taking a break really helps me out and Boundary Waters gets to make some progress as well as getting in some reading from my "trashy novel" pile! Thanks for posting and for the encouragement! - 6:00 AM
- Jane said...
Dear fleegle,
Thank you! From you this is very high praise and I appreciate it. Considering all the eye candy you have provided to me so I will try to produce pictures that are worth looking at. I don't know how missalicefaye manages to get such great pictures and wonderful lighting for her posts. I'm usually taking pictures in the dead of night with flash from the digital camera. Not the best but I will try to do better on future "eye candy" - 6:03 AM
- Jane said...
Dear June,
I have to admit when I saw this pattern for the first time I knew I just had to buy it too. Unfortunately, it is sold-out and will not be re-printed until 2010. However, the Princess Shawl will be re-printed this fall I belive. I will be trying to buy that one to do as well so maybe you might want to try that? I'm glad you are enjoying watching my progress. I know I enjoy watching everyone elses knitting on the net and thank you for posting. It's always really nice to hear what others have to say. - 6:08 AM
- Jane said...
Dear June,
I have to admit when I saw this pattern for the first time I knew I just had to buy it too. Unfortunately, it is sold-out and will not be re-printed until 2010. However, the Princess Shawl will be re-printed this fall I belive. I will be trying to buy that one to do as well so maybe you might want to try that? I'm glad you are enjoying watching my progress. I know I enjoy watching everyone elses knitting on the net and thank you for posting. It's always really nice to hear what others have to say. - 6:08 AM
- missalicefaye said...
Regarding lighting for lace pictures--I'm super low tech. Nowadays, I usually only take pictures on the weekend during daylight hours--macro setting, no flash. If I'm feeling especially ambitious, I drag out the tripod for blur-free results. I'd like to improve my photography skills, but knitting really takes up a lot of my free time. :)
- Jane said...
Dear missalicefaye,
Looks like weekend photography is going to be the way to go. It means there might be a little more delay with the pictures but I hope they will present better. Thanks for the tips! As for Princess Shawl, I think it would be great to be knitting it at the same time:-) Is there a way to pre-order? Or is it going to be like "chum in the water with sharks" time? Just wondering. - 5:44 PM
- missalicefaye said...
My guess is the latter. :) Although, if Sharon & Co. been reading the messages on the Heirloom Knitting list, surely they know there is a sizable group of folks anxious to get their hands on a copy, and will plan accordingly. Surely! :)
- Jane said...
Dear missalicefaye,
I guess I'll just have to stake-out the site as we closer to the date it is to be re-issued. Maybe there won't be that many crazy people like us who want to knit this shawl? Nah! - 5:14 PM


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Elemental invasions
Basically what happens is that every couple of days or so, a named level 58-60 elite elemental spawns in one of four zones on Kalimdor (earth in Azshara, water in Winterspring, fire in Un'goro and air in Silithus), surrounded by a lot of non-elite mobs of the same type (called invaders), and then patrols the area while yelling the occasional taunt at the zone in general. They are pretty tough at level, but if you outlevel them by a significant margin they quickly become trivial, just like normal mobs.
Nonetheless I still love looking for them whenever I see the familiar signs: It's like finding an exceptionally rare spawn. The loot is pretty damn good as well, they all tend to drop five or six items at once, usually a bunch of crafting materials of their respective element (elemental/essence of earth/water/fire/air) and some BoE gear, which still adds up to a couple of gold. Talk about loot pinatas.
I've killed Princess Tempestria multiple times by now, Avalanchion and the Windreaver once each, but I don't recall ever catching Baron Charr even though I've seen his invaders around - I guess someone just beat me to the punch each time. There may not be an achievement for collecting elemental kills like this, but it still feels like one to me.
With the upcoming expansion paying more attention to the elemental plane, I wonder if these elemental lords will make a comeback as serious challengers at the level cap? It would certainly fit with the overall theme, and if they were hard enough so people would actually have to team up to kill them... ahh, the possibilities. I'll try not to get my hopes up though, as I wouldn't be surprised if even Blizzard themselves had kind of forgot about these guys at this point.
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Back in vanilla, you had to team up to kill them. It was impossible without a healer. (Yes, there are surely people who did it. But mere mortals needed a group of 3-5 people to take them down.)
I thought they spawned only once a month? And all 4 at the same time?
They were the only source for the darkmoon elemental ace card which was really valuable back then as the trinket was really good.The only one I knew was Baron Charr in Un'Goro, but I think I've also seen the Windreaver at least once. The baron was usually killed fast so you only saw the invaders around, but I managed to catch him two times and get the nice blue mace.
It's a pity there aren't more events like this, with a random time for the happening. Even in Wrath the rare mobs are too rare to find and they don't last much alive.


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Kanye West likes his fashion just as much as he likes his cars. West was recently spotted getting into the backseat of a Maybach in NYC with leather pants and Nike Air Yeezy 2 solar red sneakers. If only we could all be as cool as Kanye.
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Has anyone been in one of these cars?…They are amazing inside. I called a car service once, to take me to the airport, and they did not have a regular S-Sedan available, and so they sent a Maybach. I did not want to get out….and when I did, I must admit, I was looking….to see if people were looking…and indeed, they were.
He kinda looks like a little kid in this picture, so much for "style that will embarrass you." Still like him though, good music and good taste in cars, all Benz products, Maybach, SLRs, S63, good taste.


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The ECB tells us that the success of the Under-19 team shows what is right about English cricket. Trescothick, on the contrary, thinks this series against Australia's tyro cricketers is a pest and a distraction. Somerset's Matthew Bulbeck is the focus of his discontent. "We're losing him for three games this year. It's just a joke. We shouldn't stand in the way of letting him play the best cricket possible."
Trescothick speaks from experience. "I went through exactly the same situation. It was just a disgrace." No one thought so at the time, when he and Michael Vaughan of Yorkshire were piling up hundreds of runs opening for the Under-19s. Trescothick's 206 in 233 balls against India in 1994 was described in awed tones. "I was pretty naive at that age: 'Watch the ball. Hit it for four.' I was on top of the world, and I played county cricket without knowing what it was about."
He was impressive to watch, but his carefree batting cloaked a failing that was soon exposed by bowling in the adult game. His problem was that he did not move his feet. He became a regular in the Somerset team when he was 18, and in the long summers in Taunton, Trescothick experienced the pressure of playing day in, day out. "You start to think about it a bit more."
He started thinking four years ago, and he still has not worked it out. As for Under-19 cricket, it is just a memory now: "Played it, enjoyed it, and moved on."
Trescothick was born in Keynsham, in Somerset, and the burr is still distinct in his voice. He is a lanky 6ft 2in; red-cheeked, skin drawn tight over the bones. He was feeling a bit sorry for himself at Chelmsford having got out for a duck in Somerset's second innings. He has managed his highest score in first-class cricket this summer (190), but he has had a couple of niggling injuries which have kept him out of two of Somerset's four NatWest games. (He scored 38 and 29 when he did play.) His present county average of 26.31 is slightly lower than his career first-class average of 27.95.
Trescothick is conscious of having underachieved. He says he has been working harder this year than ever before. Much of this summer's work has been in the nets. "I have a lot of enthusiasm for the game, but it is hard to pick yourself up when things don't go right. I am down at the moment, but you build yourself up for the next game, or you don't go far."
Jamie Cox, Somerset's laudable Tasmanian captain, is an admirer, though with one qualification. "Marcus is a phenomenal talent; he's as clean a striker of the ball as we've got in our club, but he has a couple of technical things to sort out. His feet are very one-dimensional. They tend to go straight down the wicket rather than to the ball. It makes him a bit susceptible to the nick."
Cox has been an unqualified success at Taunton (Trescothick says team spirit is probably better than he has ever known it), but he is aware that he will return to Tasmania, and he suggests Somerset could build a side around his young vice- captain. "He has a head to be captain, and he's taken over the side admirably when I've been away for a couple of one-day games. The only thing he needs to be a natural leader is to be one of those players who are picked first. He needs to get his game completely in order."
Trescothick is conscious of the criticism: "I'm on the right road, trying to tighten up everything. I still play quite a lot of shots, though I wouldn't go back to the way I used to play."
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I am sharing the recipe I grew up with in Hungary.
You will find the recipe at the end of the post. Here, I am going to walk you through the steps and give you some tips.
You need to buy small plums, Italian Fresh Prunes is what I usually find at Costco in the summer. If you hurry, they might still have some.
The dough is made with mashed potatoes, eggs, flour and salt. That's it. No yeast or other leavening agents. Boil your potatoes and mash them well while still hot. After I mash the boiled potatoes, I wait about 10-15 minutes for them to cool slightly, add the eggs and mix them with my electric mixer. The smoother the better. You do not want lumps of potatoes in your dough. Or at least as small and minimal amount as possible. (I usually get a few.)
Here is how my dough looked like after I added the flour. The flour amount in the recipe is the minimal amount you should use. You may need to add more. On a humid day, I can easily use twice the amount of flour as the recipe calls for. The dough should not be sticky! This is a messy recipe, just a warning.
While the dough is resting, split the prunes/plums and remove the pits. I try to make sure they are not halved all the way, but it does not always work out. You want ripe, but still fairly firm plums. Soft ones will just fall apart while cooking and you will have boiled plums floating in your pot.
I like to add cinnamon sugar in the middle of each plum. I do not have any specific recipe or ratios. I just dump about 1/3 c sugar in a bowl and add about 2 Tsp- 1 Tbsp cinnamon, depending on how strong I want the cinnamon flavor to be.
1.: The dough rolled out, cut into squares.
2.:Plums with cinnamon sugar in the middle.
3.: Close plums.
4.: Wrap plums in dough and form a ball. Make sure seams are sealed.
I did not have any pictures of the cooking process, because taking pictures with steam does not work. This picture shows the boiled dumplings being rolled in breadcrumbs.
To serve, you can use more cinnamon sugar sprinkled on top.
They are best with SOUR CREAM and CINNAMON SUGAR!
5 medium potatoes, peeled, boiled and mashed
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour or more as needed
18 damson or Italian prune plums, washed and pitted
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
1 1/2 cups fine bread crumbs
1/4 cup cinnamon sugar or more
- In a large bowl, combine potatoes, eggs and salt. When well combined, add flour and knead in bowl until a soft dough forms. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest 30 minutes.
- Place a large pot of water on to boil. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4 inch. Cut into 2-3 inch squares. Place a plum with cinnamon sugar in the center of each square and fold dough over plum. Roll into a ball, make sure edges are sealed, moisten dough if necessary to seal. Carefully drop into boiling water. Cook until dumplings will float to the surface,then cook an additional 10 minutes. Sometimes dumplings get stuck on the bottom of the pot, gently loosen them. (Cooking times is about 30 minutes in all.)
- Meanwhile, melt butter in large skillet, add bread crumbs and brown. Using a slotted spoon to remove dumplings to a colander to drain. Place dumplings in skillet, coating with buttered crumbs. Serve with more cinnamon sugar and sour cream.
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Good for you. Enjoy!
Found a couple of Gems today at 50% Off in my local Fenwick store. Both were around £21 for 75ml.
Neither have great reviews, but I think they are both very good.
I am a big fan of Individuel, so this is now 3 of the Mont Blanc range that I am very impressed with.
Anybody else tried/got any opinions?
Good for you. Enjoy!
Haven't tried these two, but I'll be the spokesman for Legend again. Great frag!!
"We don't fail because we aim too high and miss, but because we aim too low and hit" - Les Brown
"When you're all alone, when no one is watching, and there's no one around to impress, that is who you are" - Greg Laurie
Might have to give that a try then mate. I am impressed with Mont Blanc's range (well 3 of them)
Those are both fine scents. Worth having and wearing. My wife digs about all of the Mont Blanc range on me. The faves would be Presence and Individuel.
That is odd, my local House of Fraser has several bottles each of Presence, Starwalker and Individuel that have appeared and are about that price. I gave away my bottle of Presence recently, didn't think much of the Starwalker tester they had, but Individuel was very pleasant, just as everyone says, a smoother less potent Joop Homme.
I am also a fan of Individuel and Presence. I am completely unfamiliar with Starwalker - I will have to hunt that one down and give it a try!
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Does Fenwick stock Indivuel? I know none of the department stores do. I heard they also stock Pure Malt? I'm in England and funnily enough have never been into Fenwick but if they stock stuff other shops don't it should be worth a visit.
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Proteins with unstable 3-D structures help the microscopic animals withstand drying.
His first love was dance, but Erich Jarvis has long courted another love—understanding how the brain learns vocalization.
His first love was dance, but Erich Jarvis has long courted another love—understanding how the brain learns vocalization.
By studying the sleep-wake cycle of fruit flies, Amita Sehgal is revealing how the body's circadian and sleep rhythms are regulated.
The UCLA neurobiologist uses computational modeling, in vitro electrophysiology, and human psychophysics experiments to explore how neurons and the brain as a whole perceive and respond to time.
Unearthing the root causes of narcolepsy keeps Emmanuel Mignot tackling one of sleep science's toughest questions.
In his search for effective therapies for Parkinson's disease, Lorenz Studer is uncovering pluripotency switches and clues to what makes cells age.
Eve Marder's quest to understand neurotransmitter signaling is more than 40 years old and still going strong.
A teaching obligation in graduate school introduced James Hudspeth to a career focused on how vertebrates sense sounds.
Stuart Levy has spent a lifetime studying mechanisms of antibiotic resistance and crusading to abolish the use of antibiotics in animal feed.
Exploring viral replication pathways has led Carol Carter from the study of measles and reoviruses to the assembly and budding of newly minted HIV.
Charles Sawyers, who began his research career just as the genetic details of human oncogenes were emerging, codeveloped Gleevec, the quintessential targeted cancer therapy.


text: Bedford Cheese Shop owner Charlotte Kamin put this photo on her door a few weeks ago after a thief twice helped himself to loaves from the early-morning bread delivery, which is left outside the building. Kamin suspects the man — caught on a surveillance camera — is from a restaurant. "I've watched what seemed to be homeless people taking one or two loaves at a time, which I consider a donation," she recounts. "But he would walk up twirling his keys [and] get the bread, very intentional and ballsy about it, really overt. … We now have to get it dropped in another location." The shop's bread comes from Amy's, Il Forno, and Napoli; The thief nabbed the Il Forno loaves. If you know this suspect, e-mail us!


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Potty training fads appear and disappear every few decades. While many of today's leading pediatric experts advise waiting until your child initiates potty training, some parents have reverted to the early 1900s, when potty training began -- and was often completed -- before age 2. One school of thought, called elimination communication, espouses the belief that you can successfully potty train babies under 1 year old. It takes diligence -- some might say the parents, rather than the baby, have actually achieved potty training -- but training before age 2 is possible, with some children.
The Statistics
The fact is that around 50 percent of the world's baby achieve potty training by age 1, pediatrician Dr. Barton Schmitt explains in a 2004 article published in "Contemporary Pediatrics." Between 1920 and 1940, children started training at 12 months. Before 1960, most American parents started toilet training around age 18 months; only since 1990 has the typical age for introducing children to the potty slipped to age 3 in the United States, according to Dr. Schmitt.
The Reality
According to a WebMD article, pediatrician Dr. Andrea McCoy of Temple University in Philadelphia, reports that children under the age of 12 months don't have the muscle or nerve control to hold and let go of urine and stool. Most children, Dr. McCoy explains, achieve this between the ages of 2 and 3; girls normally achieve control around 32 months and boys around 35 months. Getting into a potty struggle is a battle no parent can win, so it's better to wait until your child is developmentally ready, Dr. McCoy believes.
Elimination Communication
Not all parents believe you can't potty train before age 2; some believe you can start practically the day your baby comes home from the hospital, or certainly within the first few months. Elimination communication is the title of a new type of potty training; parents learn to watch their baby's signals and hold them over a potty at appropriate times. The parent makes a "shush" ing sound to cue the baby what to do. Gradually, the baby connects the sound and the act and goes on command, often well before 12 months. Elimination communication takes a parent willing to spend much of the day attached to their child -- often sans pants -- so they can pick up potty cues.
Getting Started
Whether you decide to start potty training under 12 months or start slightly later, it's important not to make potty training a stressful thing. Take your child to the toilet after meals, in the morning, before bed and whenever else you see that contemplative look on his face. Don't scold for accidents; treat potty training like a part of normal life, not something goal-oriented. Dr T. Berry Brazelton, a pediatrician and proponent of child-led potty training, doesn't have anything negative to say about early potty training. But he does note that probably 80 percent of today's moms probably don't have time to devote to the technique.


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Neutral Groundz Coffeehouse
by Bread of Life Ministries
Upcoming Events...
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Sunday, November 25, 2007
This Weekend at NG...
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Saturday, December 1
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Movie Night
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...Coffee House OPEN 7 pm and Movie starts at 8.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Are you sticking around Seward for Thanksgiving? Neutral Groundz will be open Thanksgiving Day from noon til 10:30 p.m. If you plan to come for lunch bring a side dish or dessert to share and RSVP to Brenda at
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Old Movie Night This Sunday!
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Serrano IndiansThe territory of the Serrano included the entire San Bernardino range of mountains, west into the San Gabriel mountains to North Baldy (Mt Baden-Powell), south across the San Bernardino Valley and eastward to near 29 Palms and the Oasis of Mara.Traditional TerritoryThe territorial claims of the different ethnic groups who occupied the Mojave and ...
Subsistence Resources
Material Culture, TechnologyThe Serranos acquired the many species of large and small animals available in the area with ...Trade, Exchange, StorageTheir principal trading partners were the Mojave to the east and the Gabrielino to the west, but they also traded with ...Social structure... each of whom belonged to either of two exogamous moieties, Coyote or Wildcat. Each clan was composed of ...Religion, World ViewSerrano world view, like its culture in general, is less well known than that of some of their neighbors, such as the ...History
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Tejon Serrano man (E. Curtis 1924) Tejon Serrano woman (E. Curtis 1924) Native Location: Mojave Desert and the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California Food: Acorn, Manzanita berries, pine nuts, yucca, deer, rabbit Language: Takic branch of Uto-Aztecan Cultural Notes: They were once sedentary hunter-gatherers. Serrano is Spanish for "mountaineer", but they called themselves Yuharetum, which means "people of the pines." |


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With my blanket I have joined-as-you-go with a different colour round each hexagon but for this project I outlined each one with a charcoal wool (this Sublime shade).
It means a double wall of charcoal but I really like the way the flowers pop out at you.
Can you see that odd shaped flower at the bottom of this 'work in progress'? Yes it's a Half African Flower! I've wanted to work out a pattern for this for a while now so that I can start the final round on my blanket (before it smothers me). In the end it was very straight forward, but I will print the pattern soon.
I used quite cheap plastic handles as it was all I could find in a hurry. Since then I have found some lovely wooden handles so I will have another bash and try to get a different shaped bag.
Here's the other side. There are lots of different versions of African Flower bags on the Flickr group.
When I have something so obviously beautiful as this bag I like to take it all around the 'farm' and take photos of it in different locations, like hanging from the apple tree here. Sorry to sound so boastful but I just love this pattern - it's not me, it's the African Flowers!
This is to show you how the hexagons wrap around the bottom...
...and around the sides! It was made like a tube with no seams, just an inch of double crochet to join in the bottom corners. I love how you can do this with crochet!
One last look at this beauty *sigh*.
Thanks for your patience dear readers!


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Nestled into the rising slopes of Mount Haleakala on the Hawaiian Island of Maui there is a quiet little farm that makes the best jellies and jams on the planet.
We invite you to try our farm fresh Maui grown products and taste the Aloha.
We use only the best mangos. With no artificial sweeteners or preservatives added, It will soon become your favorite spread.
Passionfruit juice is what makes this a fabulous delicious jelly with a distinctive exotic flavor. One of our most popular Jellies!


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Of Swine and Roses
Monday, May 28, 2012
Of Swine and Roses (2011) Ilona Andrews
Alena's family is forcing her to go on a date with Chad Thurman, a thug, but a member of a family in a position to do Alena's family a favor. Things go worse than anyone could have expected.
This is a short story by Ilona Andrews–I have to say I love their short stories. If you follow her blog, you're likely to read more.
Rating: 8/10
Published by Ilona Andrews, Inc
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Your voices: Readers respond to question about tracking
Readers were eager to respond to our first Question of the Week, which asked whether tracking is helpful or harmful to students. The question was directly related to our Oct. 27 story about the turnaround at White Center Heights Elementary.
Many respondents shared anecdotes from their or their children's own experiences in the classroom.
Sheila Noonan of Seattle writes: "My son started first grade with out real reading skills. He started the year in the lowest reading group and by the end of the year he was in the most advanced reading group. The groups met at the same time in the regular classroom—no pulling out of class, no announcing which group was which—just 'Here join this group today.' … My son was in the fourth grade before I knew that there were different math groups as well as different reading groups!"
A selection of other responses are featured here:
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Comments | More in Your voices | Topics: ability grouping, question of the week, tracking