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Top Ten Tuesday
10 Authors I Wish Would Write Another Book
I (almost) always enjoy writing about books, but this week's Top Ten Tuesday from The Broke and the Bookish was more fun than usual. In trying to narrow down the list to just ten, I looked up various authors' bibliographies and was reminded of the many, many books that some of my favorite authors have written but I haven't yet read (despite having a good number of those titles in my home library). And I found a few that having upcoming novels that I didn't know about (New Toni Morrison! Yay!).
So now I have an even longer list of To Be Read Books to keep me occupied while I wait for the following authors to produce new works:
1. Margaret Atwood. Based on her Twitter updates, Atwood is working on a new novel, and I CANNOT WAIT.
2. Madeleine L'Engle. In particular, I wish she would have written a fifth installment in her Crosswicks Journal before leaving us.
3. Jonathan Kozol. One of the best writers on education and poverty. We desperately need his perspective on the current policy environment.
4. Bonnie Jo Campbell. Loved Once Upon a River. LOVED American Salvage. Campbell needs to write more, right now.
5. Joanna Kavenna. Like Campbell, Kavenna has a gift for devestatingly bleak realism. More please!
6. Marjane Satrapi. Persepolis is one of my all-time favorite books, and I think it's been time enough for her to add Vol. 3.
7. Michael Pollan. As much as I love his writing on food systems, I'd really like for him to apply his enthusiasm and engaging writing to a new topic.
8. Jeffrey Eugenides. So including Eugenides is a bit unfair because he did just release The Marriage Plot a couple of months ago. But I'm already itching for his next one. Please don't make us wait another nine years!
9. Muriel Barbery. Her fantastically absurb and whimsical novels are a nice antidote to aforementioned bleak realism.
10. Tim Gunn. Because we can never have enough Gunn in our lives.


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How To Take Care Of A Parrot
How To Take Care Of A Parrot...
That's a very good question. How do you take care of a parrot? Well, such a broad question requires a broad answer. To the uninformed out there, all you have to do is buy a parrot, feed it some seeds and teach him to talk. Well, I'm afraid it's a lot more involved than that. Proper parrot care is a varied task that involves a couple of things.
Choosing the right parrot for you or your family.
Deciding on the cage.
Preparing the cage.
Adopting the parrot.
Training the parrot.
Maintaining the parrot.
The things listed here are the MINIMUM requirements to take care of a parrot. If you have already adopted a parrot, then you know what I am speaking about. But if you are about to take the plunge, then you will need to find out all the information that you can on adopting parrots. Taking care of a parrot is not a hard job, it just requires an adjustment. Like all pets, parrots require some very specific dietary requirements, I will cover these requirements at the end of the page. Just remember, these beautiful animals don't live to be 50 and 60 years old on seeds alone!
Choosing The Right Parrot For You Or Your Family.
When it comes to choosing the right parrot for you OR your family, it all comes down to how much time do you have to devote to your newly adopted parrot. Parrots are very social creatures and will make very loud noises if ignored! You have to be prepared to devote at least 30 minutes a day to them. Remember, scientific research has determined that a parrot's I.Q. is comparable to a 4-year old child. That being said, can you ignore your 4-year old child and get away with it? I didn't think so!
Deciding On A Cage.
When it comes to deciding on a cage, you have a couple of options. In the old days there were only a few cages to choose from, and these cages were barely suitable for the parrot. But nowadays, with the advances made in metal and manufacturing, it seems that there is an utter limitless supply of birdcages to choose from. One of the dilemma's that you might have to deal with is the choice of aviary or birdcage.
For the layman out there, an aviary is essentially a VERY LARGE, birdcage. This construct holds SEVERAL birds! The debate is if you have the money to spend on a parrot, (because parrots are not cheap...) then the price tag for an aviary should be no problem for you. This deduction remains to be seen. Maybe you can afford the bird, but not the aviary? Who knows?
Whatever your current economic situation, you should have no problem picking out an appropriate bird cage for your newly adopted parrot because there are an infinite number of birdcages that can sufficiently handle the task, and they are not expensive. Whatever you do, do not buy a cage where your parrot's feathers are sticking out! That is very unacceptable! The cage should be big enough so that your parrot will be able to open his wings! It's a bird, it will still want to fly!
Try to stay away from those cages that have painted surfaces. The strength of the cage will be tested by your bird and the first place that will be tested are the bars of the cage. A painted surface has a chance to be ingested by your bird. And this, in turn has a chance to get your bird sick. Also, make sure that the bars of the cage aren't too wide. This wil give your bird a chance to play Houdini on you. Parrots are very smart and will try to escape if given the chance.
Preparing The Cage.
After you have decided on what cage you are going to buy, you then have to make sure that you prepare the cage for your parrot. You should make sure that the cage has enough toys to keep your parrot busy when you can't. A mirror in a cage can provide you and your parrot with hours of comedic enjoyment. Parrots like to do all manner of things with their toys. They will hold on to them while they are climbing the cage. They'll climb on top of them! The addition of toys in your parrot's cage will make their time in the cage that much more enjoyable!
Adopting The Parrot.
After you have done everything that is needed to prepare your parrot for your home, it's now time to bring him OR her, home. The decision on which type of parrot that you want should have been made some time ago so, you will know by this time which parrot it is that you want. At this time, you'll be trying to make your new adoptee feel at home by talking to him, feeding him and just generally taking good care of him. But this is when you will notice that the parrot will try to start to bite you. "The nerve of this animal! I go through ALL of this stuff to make his new home comfortable, and he tries to bite me!" No need to get your drawers in a bunch, it's just time to train him.
Training The Parrot.
When most people think of training a parrot, they think of training it to talk. Rarely does training the parrot to behave cross their mind. Well, this is exactly what you will have to do, FIRST! Think about it. The parrot doesn't know you, you don't know the parrot. This is going to be a learning experience for the both of you. The training will also take some time. This will not be an overnight session. Your parrot has to get to know you and one of the best ways for him to get to know you is by rewarding good behavior with edible treats.
Edible treats is just one of the ways to get your parrot's attention. The other is verbal reinforcement. You will have to use this in later training sessions because, like I told you before, the parrot's intellect has been compared to that of a 4-year old child. And what happens if you constantly give a 4-year old child treats? Yep! You spoil it!
Just like a small child, the parrot will do exactly what you want it to do to get that treat. You will have to mix in some verbal reinforcement in there to let him know that treats are not ALWAYS on the menu. This will make him understand that maybe he can't get what he wants ALL the time. Eventually after a few weeks, your parrot will learn to trust and respect you, and then you can start to train him to talk. As with all parrot training sessions, you should make them short, about 10 or 20 minutes at a time because parrots, just like children, get bored real easy!
Maintaining The Parrot.
Maintaining the parrot is basically making sure that it's dietary needs are being met. Just because your parrot is a bird, don't assume that all that they want to eat are seeds. That is far from the case. While it is true that seeds are an integral part of their diet, this is not the only thing that they eat.
A parrot's diet consist of many things, including fresh fruits and vegetables. Some of the fresh fruits that parrots are known to eat include: apples, bananas, oranges, grapes, and pineapples. Some of the vegetables that parrots have been known to eat include: carrots, green beans, cauliflower, cucumbers and sweet potatoes. As you can see, a parrot's diet is varied and wide ranging. These beautiful creatures don't live to be upwards of 60 years just eating seeds! If you try to make your parrot's diet as varied as yours, then he will have no problem reaching that age! Good Luck!

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Low liquidity: fear grips investors over trapped funds
The current economic condition in Nigeria characterised by inflation and low liquidity, could be sending negative signals to foreign investors, as a number of them are skeptical about being able to retrieve their funds whenever they decide to pull out their investments.
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, last week said though a number of investors have indicated interest in the country, they still nurse fear that they may not be able to retrieve their funds anytime they decide to exit.
IMF's Senior Financial Sector Expert, Debt and Capital Market Instruments Division, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, Miriam Tamene, said this in a statement issued by the Securities and Exchange Commissions, SEC, in Abuja.
She said the Fund was pleasantly surprised by the numerous indication of interest it has received from investors eager to do business in Nigeria, stressing that a conducive business environment would further drive investors interest in the country.
Tamene who stated this when she led a team on a visit to the SEC headquarters, urged monetary and regulatory authorities in Nigeria to roll out policies that would bring down the inflation rate in the country as well as increase access to domestic funds.
This, she noted, would ensure that the economy attained further growth in 2018. "At the annual meetings of IMF, we were pleasantly surprised when we saw many investors interested in the Securities Market in Nigeria.
"A lot of people thought that Nigeria is still investors destination, the main concerns most of them had was the fear that they may not be able to take out their money anytime they want to hence they are being very watchful.
"Investors are interested in Nigeria, but with difficulties they had in getting their money out recently, that confidence is not there yet.
"It has improved though, but they are still watching. It is still so much fragile and not what they can take for granted just yet," she added.
The statement also quoted the Acting Director-General of SEC, Dr. Abdul Zubair, as saying "the future outlook appeared good as several initiatives had been rolled out by the SEC to help grow the capital market."
Zubair said the initiatives would increase investors' confidence and more initiatives would be rolled out subsequently to ensure the Nigerian capital market remained one of the best in the world.
The IMF team was in Nigeria for consultations to get update on developments covering all financial transactions as well as key sectors of the Nigerian economy. The report of their consultations is expected to be presented to the IMF Board in Feb. 2018.


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Atomic Books Comics Preview - February 1st, 2012
In the weekly Atomic Books Comics Preview, Benn Ray highlights notable new comics and graphic novels.
Benn Ray is the owner of Atomic Books, an independent bookstore in Baltimore. The Mobtown Shank is his blog, and his comic Said What? is syndicated weekly in the Baltimore Sun's B-Paper.
Atomic Books has been named one of Bizarre Magazine's 51 geekiest places on the planet, as well as one of Flavorwire's 10 greatest comic and graphic novel stores in America.
Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age 1933-45
by Greg Sadowski
I can't think of another collection that gives such an excellent glimpse into the diversity of the Golden Age of comics. Sadowski edits a gorgeous collection of covers by artists like Carl Barks, Jack Cole, Will Eisner, Bill Everett, Walt Kelly, Jack Kirby, and many more.
by Noah Van Sciver
This self-published mini by the impossibly excellent Van Sciver is an excerpt of his much anticipated upcoming book The Hypo, and if these few pages, which explain the concept of the duel, are any indication of the quality of the book in its entirety, I am already reserving a slot for it on my 2012 Best Graphic Novels list.
Electrical Banana: Masters of Psychedelic Art
by Norman Hathaway / Daniel Nadel
Can you believe a thorough overview of psychedelic art has ever been compiled? Hathaway and Nadel have definitively rectified that oversight with this trippy art book. It could only be better if it came with a tab of acid.
Graff Wars: Graffiti Inspired By The Star Wars Universe
No, this isn't a comic, it's an art book. BUT! It's an artbook that beautifully reveals the nexus of Stars Wars and Graffiti. Bet you didn't know there was one, did ya? I sure as hell didn't. Wow!
Madman 20th Anniversary Monster
by Mike Allred
It's been 20 years of Madman, and this gorgeous, oversized book is a celebration of that. It contains a Madman Exquisite Corpse exercise. It contains a new Madman story and, like a blown out, ultra-deluxe Madman Bubblegum Cards Set - a collection of artists' pinups of the character. And here is where the true magic of Madman exists - no other character bridges the huge gap between the traditional superhero comics world and true alternative comics world like Madman as evidenced by the artists who have contributed pieces to this book - from Art Adams, John Byrne, Darwyn Cooke, Geof Darrow, Frank Frazetta, Dave Gibbons, Adam Hughes, Jack Kirby, Joe Kubert, Jim Lee and Todd McFarlane to Daniel Clowes, Charles Burns, Los Bros Hernandez, Dave Cooper, Charles Burns, Paul Pope and many, many more.
Questions, concerns, comments or gripes – e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. If there's a comic I should know about, send it my way at Atomic, c/o Atomic Books 3620 Falls Rd., Baltimore, MD 21211.
Atomic Books & Benn Ray links:
Atomic Books website
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Benn Ray's blog (The Mobtown Shank)
Benn Ray's comic, Said What?
also at Largehearted Boy:
other Atomic Books Comics Preview lists (weekly new comics & graphic novel highlights)
the list of online "best books of 2011" lists
52 Books, 52 Weeks
Antiheroines (interviews with up and coming female comics artists)
Book Notes (authors create music playlists for their book)
guest book reviews
Largehearted Word (weekly new book highlights)
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Iowa egg farmers face questions on salmonella outbreak
Wednesday, September 22, 2010; 10:19 PM
Before a congressional panel and consumers sickened by tainted eggs from his Iowa agribusiness, Austin "Jack" DeCoster said Wednesday that he was sorry for causing what has become the biggest national outbreak of salmonella illness on record.
"We were horrified to learn our eggs may have made people sick," said DeCoster, 77, whose hands shook as he made his first public statements about the outbreak. "I've prayed several times a day for all these people for improved health."
DeCoster told the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigations that he erred by trying to run his massive complex of 107 barns on 66 acres as if it were a small business, without employing sophisticated technology to combat salmonella contamination.
"While we were big, but still acting like we were small, we got into trouble with government requirements several times," said DeCoster, one of the biggest egg producers in the country. He has repeatedly clashed with regulators in Iowa, Maine, Maryland, New York and elsewhere over the past 30 years, but this was the first time he had been called before Congress. "I am sorry for those failings," he said.
Still, DeCoster insisted that his company's methods had evolved and that it was using modern techniques before the salmonella outbreak, which began in May and has sickened at least 1,600 people across the country.
"You have a history of over 30 years of salmonella in eggs and a pretty sordid record," said Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), chairman of the committee. "You said you really tried to change your operation, modernize and clean up your facility. . . . It's hard for me to reconcile your words with the record. Your facilities were not clean, they were not sanitary. They were filthy. You are a habitual violator of safety standards."
Congressional investigators flashed color photographs of conditions found inside DeCoster's facilities in August by inspectors for the Food and Drug Administration. The photos showed dead and live mice, dead chickens lying in a heap in one henhouse, mounds of manure eight feet high, and the wall of a henhouse that was bulging and pushed open from the weight of manure piled inside.
DeCoster offered little by way of explanation. "This is a very big operation," he said in a thick Maine accent. "We have a certain way we go about running it."
His son, Peter, who runs daily operations at the Iowa facilities, said the company thinks the salmonella contamination was caused by tainted bone meal purchased from an outside supplier and mixed into the chicken feed. FDA officials have said there were multiple possible sources of salmonella throughout Wright County Egg facilities.
Orland Bethel, the president of Hillandale Farms, a related operation also implicated in the outbreak, refused to answer questions, citing his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Hillandale released a statement saying it has severed its relationship with Wright County Egg, which owned one of its two facilities and had been providing it with chicken feed.
The FDA, which is responsible for the safety of eggs, is conducting a criminal investigation into DeCoster's Wright County Egg and Bethel's Hillandale Farms, but no charges have been filed.
After the FDA traced the outbreak to Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms, the companies in August recalled about 500 million eggs sold under 24 brands - the largest egg recall in history.


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Andy Polk is Senior Vice President at the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA). FDRA is the footwear industry's trade association and 'thought hub' representing over 150 footwear companies from athletic to fashion including NIKE, Steve Madden, Foot Locker and Zappos. As SVP, Polk oversees the association's marketing, communications, reports, events, as well as helps develop its advocacy strategies. Polk has a particular interest in industry innovation such as 3D footwear design and printing, and other technologies that are changing how shoes are made and sold. If you see him at a footwear event he's usually cornered some poor footwear executive, asking them a million questions from current trends to how they see consumer tastes and attitudes changing to how they are retooling old business models to find new and interesting efficiencies.
Prior to FDRA, Polk served as a senior policy advisor and communications director to U.S. Representative Sue Myrick, and various House caucuses, from 2002 – 2011. In that role, he contributed to no major international incidents. However, he did have red kool-aid with the President of Bosnia, coffee with the former Crown Prince of Iran, and doughnuts with Alan Greenspan and Mike Mullen the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at various meetings. His one failure was that Garry Kasparov refused to play him in chess when asked; it is unclear if it was out of pity or fear. In 2012, Polk earned his master's degree at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Polk lives in Washington, DC with his beautiful wife Kelly.


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By Miguel Rivera
Four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez has denied reports that a fifth fight with Manny Pacquiao is already in the works for the fall of 2013. Marquez would like to have at least one more fight before announcing his retirement, but his wife Erika is pushing him to walk away.
Prior to knocking out Pacquiao in the sixth round on December 8th, Marquez promised his wife that he would retire regardless of the outcome.
"I couldn't even tell you if I'm going to continue my career for one more fight, [because I don't know yet]. I told my wife that regardless of the result against Pacquiao - it would be the last fight for me. And when I got back to Mexico, I mentioned to her that I wanted one more fight and she said no. But I'm still asking her to give me permission," Marquez said laughing.
He once again expressed his disgust with the rumors of using performance enhancing drugs. He blames Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, for starting the entire controversy.
"For me it was unbelievable that on the social networks it was being said that I was taking banned substances. I'm a clean fighter with 20 years of a trouble-free run. Freddie Roach told me that he would to kiss my ass if my body was clean and the drug test results showed that there was nothing there. My physical changes were the direct result of four and a half months of tough training sessions. The formula is work, work and work," Marquez said.


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Watch Mars. After all, the planet and the month are both named for the Roman god of war.
Mars is brilliant now in the early morning hours as it chases the stars Castor and Pollux into the west. I watch them on every clear night; in the early evening twilight they are one of the first sights to emerge.
Because of its reddish color, Mars has earned a joke among Hungarians that it's actually a large paprika mine. It's more on the yellow-orange end of the spectrum, which would make it on the hotter end of the paprika scale. So use Mars with caution if you sprinkle it in your chicken soup.• • •
Plant herbs on a sunny afternoon. I had wanted to make this a job for the first of March, but it snowed, and I wanted the experience of going outside in the sunshine, full of anticipation for hydrangeas and barbeques. Just a few days later, the right day dawned and melted the snow. I set up the seed starter kit and laid out the six promised packets. Wait – there were seven: basil, parsley, oregano, chives, sage, and not one but two dill. I smiled about the bonus. I have plenty of pots and it would be no problem to plant the extra seeds.
Loving as always the scent and feel of seeds and moist earth, I prepared the planting tray and sowed the basil, parsley, oregano, chives. The packet of sage felt a little light, and opened, revealed nothing but air. But I had extra dill. So, as happens every day of our lives, the universe came up empty-handed in one way, but it provided double in another, and I think that dill is more versatile than sage anyway. And, wonderful to tell, an old pot of chives has just showed another new growth.• • •
Attend women's seder. A few weeks ago, I met a woman from the synagogue in Falmouth who invited me to a pre-Passover seder that her sisterhood would be celebrating. Along with the traditional recitation of the flight from Egypt, and the symbolic foods that have graced Passover tables for hundreds of generations, this women's seder added three elements new to our times: an orange, because a twentieth-century man had once said that women belong in the leadership of worship as much as an orange belongs on the seder table; a cup of water, to commemorate Miriam's leadership of her people through the water to freedom; and a potato peel, to make real for well-fed people the diet of the Nazi death camps and of all people who are hungry today.• • •
See Porgy and Bess. The Cotuit Center for the Arts presented a brilliant concert/lecture this past weekend. The music, the story, the background, the sociology of this remarkable work all came to life as we listened to songs and stories from and about this classic American opera. When George Gershwin died, his estate collected $20 for Porgy and Bess – the value of the paper the score was written on, and not the only time that a masterpiece has long outlived its creator.• • •
Begin War and Peace. When my husband brought it home a couple of years ago, I groaned. There are enough books in this house to keep us reading until we drop. I have risen to the challenge of a friend and read Proust. I have risen to my own challenge and read Joyce's Ulysses. But War and Peace meant war. "Every home should have a copy," said my husband. Why? Aren't libraries part of what constitutes "home?" Anyway, the book is in the house. We had just seen a movie about Tolstoy. I was ready for a challenge. War and Peace, a couple of chapters read, now sits on my nightstand.• • •
Order Tony tickets. Skunk cabbage, daffodil shoots, peepers, and Arcturus rising are wonderful, even tears-of-joy events, as days lengthen and temperatures rise. With them, comes the first day to order tickets for Tony Bennett's Melody Tent concert. It took two hours on the telephone on a beautiful Saturday morning in March to score them, but I was listening to Dick Golden's wonderful program on satellite radio, and Dick was playing a lot of Tony, and I finally hit the jackpot.• • •
See the accountant. I don't mind paying taxes. I just don't want to pay taxes for war. I do want to pay taxes to teach children and take care of people who need my help because they are sick, poor, old, babies, out of work. "Tax" is not a bad word. "War" is.
To-do list, March 2010, yet to finish:
Hear "The Waters of March." If you don't know this song, go out now and find a recording, especially the one by Susannah McCorkle.• • •
Fly a kite. A lifetime ago, a friend gave me a kite when I was ordained. I have been told many times since then, in metaphorical ways, to go fly it.
Before March is out, the most important item on my to-do list is to take that thing out to the beach and watch it soar.


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Media Coursework Compare the ways in which Pride & Prejudice has been adapted for the screen, referring to three scenes in your answer Pride and Prejudice is a 19th century novel written by Jane Austen. As it is a popular novel it has been remade for television and film several times. In this essay two media adaptations are being analysed. The 1995 BBC classic drama of pride and Prejudice and a 2004 Bollywood version renamed Bride and Prejudice. The BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice is a period drama and has been made using the books storyline and text very closely whereas the Bollywood adaptation has only faithfully adhered to the storyline and parts have been changed to attract a modern audience. In addition to storyline, and text not changed in the BBC adaptation, costume, props and language are all in keeping with the 19th century way of life. However the Bollywood adaptation uses costume, props and language from the Indian culture, this has up dated the film and also keeps with the storyline of the book. Both adaptations have very different audiences they are trying to attract. Pride and Prejudice aims for older and more mature people, an audience who are interested in period dramas and may have read the book. The Bollywood film, however is aimed at younger audiences who may have not heard of Pride and Prejudice nor read the book. It has been changed into a romantic comedy; "romcom" rather than a more serious look at the book. The use of the Indian culture and view on marriages is a contrast to the views in the 19th century. In both productions the main theme is marriage but they use different methods to represent it. The BBC version shows how relationships and marriage were in the 19th century, in contrast to this how many of the restrictions placed in the 19th century are still in practise in the Indian culture today, however, modernizes the story. ...read more.
Another adaptation that has been made is the costume. Mr Collins wears formal dress which is the clothes which would be worn in the 19th century. The style of his clothes are also a representation of him, he is a clergyman and a very plain man. Mr Kholi's clothes are stylish, bold and very up to date, and this represents his character very well. Mr Kholi is self-confident, loud man and does not realise often what he is saying or how he offends people, the clothes also represent his break away from the Indian culture and living in America. As well as the costumes reflecting their characters the audience can also see what the characters are like. In the BBC adaptation Mr Collins is a religious and traditional man, Mr Kholi however has turned his back on his Indian culture and moved to America for a better life. There are some parts of the Mr Collins character that are the same in the Bollywood adaptation in the same way as the BBC adaptation. Both Mr Collins and Mr Kholi look down to the Bennets/Bakshis, they think they are better than them. In Mr Collins' case this is because he will inherit the Bennets estate and Mr Kholi's because he has more money and a better life than the Bakshi's, they are both unpleasant characters. The Bollywood adaptation has also changed the conversation of Mr Kholi compared to Mr Collins. When Mr Collins arrives he uses his language to make himself look smart, he uses substantial and intelligent words, which are incorrect. Alternatively Mr Kholi brags about his wealth and lifestyle, he also has inappropriate conversations and is very out spoken. Greetings in the two adaptations are also different too, Mr Collins greets people formally and there is no touching or hugging, this reflects the social etiquette of the 19th century instead of the informal hugs Mr Kholi gives. ...read more.
This has been changed for the Bollywood adaptation for the happy ending that happens in Bollywood films, it would not be entirely like a Bollywood film if Lucky ended up with the bad man and not be happy. In conclusion the BBC and Bollywood adaptations of Pride and Prejudice have been made very differently. The title of the Bollywood adaptation has been changed to Bride and Prejudice to reflect the difference in the Indian culture, the main personality of the characters have stayed the same in both adaptations, costumes have been changed to reflect the difference in cultures and times yet kept so the characters traits can be seen, the contrast in settings shows the different countries and a different way in life and the change in the storyline reflects the difference in times, countries and culture. The setting of the story has been changed as the film wants to show the restrictions on 19th century marriage still coincide with the Indian view on marriages today, the characters traits were kept the same to show how they could be brought into the present day but changed slightly in their costumes, mannerisms and they way people see them. As the characters are represented through their costumes, the wealth of the families is too, the costumes have been changed in the Bollywood adaptation to traditional Indian costumes but they show the contrast to the expensive clothes of the Balraj sister compared to the Bakshi sisters. This is also the same for the Bingley sister and Bennet sisters in the BBC adaptation. I preferred the Bollywood adaptation. This is because it is not as serious as the BBC adaptation; it is more vibrant, colourful and loud. The singing and dancing breaks up the film and the comedy also puts more life into the story. The BBC adaptation is too long and does not keep my attention as much as the other. Another reason why I preferred the Bollywood adaptation was the costumes and new surroundings, the Indian culture is very bold and this made it more enjoyable to watch. Laura Williams 10W1/10ND ...read more.
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text: So accomplishment of the day, I got my friend who had kept saying he's not going to get into longboarding into it after me and an other friend were playing around with the set up on his new arbor pintail. The friend who didn't want to board wanted to look at my extra drop-through board that I don't use and he said he liked it so we took it out and got home on the board and I was doing a lot better than other people I've seen but he still has a lot of work before he's riding well. But another person into longboarding!


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For most pregnant women, morning sickness starts around the 6th week of being pregnant, according to BabyCenter. For some women, it can start as early as four weeks into a pregnancy.
Regardless of when a specific woman begins to feel the effects of morning sickness, it usually gets worse in the month after first experiencing symptoms, explains BabyCenter. Common symptoms include nausea and vomiting, although about 25 percent of women experience just one of those side effects. Another 25 percent report no side effects at all.
By week 14 of a pregnancy, most women experience complete relief of symptoms, according to BabyCenter. For those that do not experience relief after 14 weeks, it usually takes an additional four weeks for symptoms to vanish. A small percentage of women continue to have side effects of morning sickness past this point, which usually lasts until the baby is delivered or shortly before delivery.
As of 2015, the cause of morning sickness is still not understood, states BabyCenter. However, scientists theorize that it may be a result of all the physical changes a woman undergoes as a pregnancy develops. One possible contributing factor is the increase in the hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin. This hormone increases rapidly early in a pregnancy and peaks right around the time the woman begins to experience symptoms of morning sickness. Additionally, circumstances that further increase the hormone, such as being pregnant with multiples, subsequently increase the feeling of nausea in some women.


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Some concluding remarks
Billet initialement publié sur le site de MosaiC le 19 juillet 2012.
In 2011 in Strasbourg, during the Fall School, I introduced some reflections on what I have called "Le moment de l'idée". Together with Jean-Jacques Stréliski and Aurélie Dehling (EHESS), we have been working on what, in marketing or advertising, is often labeled "insights". What struck me again this summer, during the Summer School, is the contrast between, on one hand, the idea and, on the other hand, the process that might lead to this idea or the process that brings, after that, this idea to life.
A creative idea is something that seems very clear, simple, crystal clear. The path that leads to this idea is much less clear. To say the truth, what characterizes this path is its darkness. The same can be said for the long path you have to follow to make the creative idea a reality; to bring it to life and, sometimes, to build a success story based on an idea. I learned a new term in Barcelona, a new word: the "pastositat".
A term borrowed from Tàpies, pastositat designates thickness, or in French, le "pâteux". The discipline of creativity has a double nature. Pure and clear moments, along a difficult path. To be creative, it takes courage. And it can be very frustrating sometimes. To cope with reality, even in its most resistant or dark side, with this pastositat, has nevertheless to be seen as a condition for creativity.
La pastositat which Tàpies refers to is made of paper, colours, glue, bodies and crosses. The matter on which we work, as managers, is different. This matter is made of people, markets, organizations, processes, bureaucracy. But the same breath is to be found. We have enjoyed this summer school; now, we have to survive it. And it can be quite depressing. Like a post-partum ! I invite you, as Tàpies dealing with an aging body, to consider the hardness, the darkness of a creative process as something inherent to it. See it as your own pastositat and find your own breath.


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While on this planet, experience the many opportunities it has to offer. You will need to figure out what it is you're good at or how you can help a target niche consumer. If you can save people time or money you will become successful.
Be persistent on your quest. Sometimes you'll win, and sometimes you'll lose, but never surrender. Be proud of who you are and learn to thrive in this world using the tools provided.


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EVERGREEN, Colo. -- Broken television sets, shutters and worn-out couches are just some of the garbage found along Squaw Pass Road in Evergreen. According to resident Tim Eagan, it's getting worse.
"This is people who either don't want to drive to Idaho Springs for the transfer station or they don't want to pay the fees involved with the transfer station," Eagan said.
Large trash can be found close to the road, but at many pull-offs, campsites with scattered bottles and food can be found within 100 yards of the road.
At one such site, a headless deer carcass lays among beer cans and food containers. It's a sight Eagan attributes to possible poaching.
"You see the remnants of campfires," Eagan said. "That to me is another concern. Are they burning campfires up here when there are fire bans?"
Illegal dumping is a problem not only in Colorado's national forests, but its grasslands as well. The National Forest Service said dump sites are often found by employees.
"If you go down to some other stops along the way, where there's flatter land, you'll see clearly places where people have been camping there," Eagan said.
To combat the eyesore and negative effect on Colorado wildlife, Eagan has organized a group from his Rotary Club to clean up the area as best they can.
The group is meeting on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. and will accept any volunteers willing to help get rid of the trash.AlertMe


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This is a public seminar exploring the future of work in our society particularly in more socio-economically disadvantaged communities.
After the Future is an exhibition of work that has been developed by artist Glenn Loughran in collaboration with the Robert Emmet Community Development Project, members of the community, local businesses, artists, musicians, academics and digital technicians in response to the closure (and demolition) of the last sewing factory in Dublin's inner city. From the 21st August – 25th September, the exhibition will be open to the public and will involve comissioned work, collaborative work and conceptual work engaging with industrial and post – industrial themes, the shifting world of labour, worj and unemployment in one of Dublin's most disadvantaged communities.
The seminar on 25th August from 10.00-3pm at the end of Heritage week is a key part of the exhibition, which seeks to create a public discussion around the future of work and new modes of exchange emerging within this shift. This is an opportunity for Robert Emmet CDP to reflect on an increasing employment gap emerging in the current economy and its implication for future generations.
Confirmed Speakers:
Modes Of Production
Back to the future: Understanding Digital Labour. – Dr. Kylie Jarrett. Department of Media Studies (Maynooth University)
Training our replacements: the kind of problem big data is. – Dr. Conor Mc Garrigle. Department of Fine Art (DIT)
Income inequality and the future of unionisation – Dr. Eoin Flaherty. School of Sociology (UCD)
Modes of Exchange
The Contributory Economy – Dr. Noel Fitzpatrick Head of Research and Dean of GradCAM (DIT)
Discreating Work – David Erixon. Head of Innovation – Ulster Bank.
MODE : D – Dr. Glenn Loughran. Department of Fine Art ( DIT).
This project has been supported by a CREATE/CAPP commission and through a UCD/Parity Studios Art in Science Residency
Please check: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/after-the-futureof-work-tickets-36909723978


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Title-seeking Vettel tops Japan practice
Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel avoided a rash of spins and crashes Friday to ominously time quickest in practice for the Japanese Grand Prix as he hunts his fourth successive world title.india Updated: Oct 12, 2013 00:25 IST
Formula One leader Sebastian Vettel avoided a rash of spins and crashes Friday to ominously time quickest in practice for the Japanese Grand Prix as he hunts his fourth successive world title.
On a day of spins and frustration for many of his rivals, the German clocked 1min 33.852secs in the afternoon session, 0.168 quicker than team-mate Mark Webber, in hot conditions. Nico Rosberg clocked 1:34.114 for third.
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, a distant second in the standings and hoping to put Vettel's celebrations on ice, was sixth fastest in the morning and only 10th in the second run, again unhappy about degrading tyres.
Sergio Perez, who suffered a hair-rising puncture at last weekend's South Korea race, skidded into a wall at high speed at the sharp "Spoon" curve, leaving his McLaren badly dented and needing to ice down his right wrist after returning to the garage.
Alonso, one of many drivers who blasted tyre-makers Pirelli after Korea, spun at the tricky ninth turn, trashing his compound rubbers in the process.
Asked about the state of his replacement hard tyres over the team radio, the Spaniard barked: "Zero!"
Kimi Raikkonen lasted just two minutes on his medium tyre run, forced to abandon his Lotus after burying it deep in the gravel, but still posted the fourth-quickest time of the second practice.
Vettel, who can become only the third man to capture four world titles in a row if he wins and Alonso finishes below eighth on Sunday, then overtook his rival to get him even hotter under the collar with track temperatures nudging above 40C (104F).
Vettel has won the last four grands prix to open a 77-point lead with only 125 available from the last five races.
Lewis Hamilton had lapped quickest in the day's first free practice in 1:34.157, three tenths clear of Mercedes team-mate Rosberg, in another lively session which included the worrying sight of a wheel hurtling through the air.
Marussia's Jules Bianchi hit a wall heavily at turn nine, ruling him out of P2 due to chassis damage, before Pastor Maldonado's Williams lost a wheel coming through Spoon.
"I lost a wheel," the Venezuelan coolly radioed his pit crew, the bouncing projectile well snaffled by marshals.
Maldonado's day came to a quick halt when, 12 minutes into the second run, he smashed into into the same wall that did for Bianchi.
A voice over the radio crackled to Maldonado: "Pastor, everything okay with the car? Oh!"
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Picture this set: A semi-shabby, fairly messy living room, couch in the center, door to the outside on the left, stairway in back, door to kitchen, the show's only other locale, on right.
If that doesn't ring a bell, put a fairly rotund mother in there as the central character who plays against the media stereotype by still being passionately in love with her husband despite the lack of a model's stick figure. Now surround her with some sassy kids who give as good as they get.
Sound familiar? Well, it's basically a description of "Roseanne." It's also a description of the new CBS show "You Take the Kids" that premieres this weekend. It will be on Washington's Channel 9 (WUSA) at its normal time of 8 o'clock Saturday, but Channel 11 (WBAL) is pre-empting it for a local documentary and will run the premiere Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.


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The drive-thru window was the perfect opportunity for a woman to steal food and money, according to police in Maryland.
Police in Howard County say the unidentified woman climbed through the window at a McDonald's and helped herself to a beverage. She climbed through fully again a few minutes later, walking around the kitchen, WRC reported.
Police said she took food and money from the restaurant.
The entire event was caught on security camera and posted to the Howard County Police Department's Facebook page.
Police are offering a $500 reward for information in the case.
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Ralph, Mary Jo Koontz Mark 60 Years
June 8, 2016 Ralph and Mary Jo Koontz, of New Martinsville, will celebrate their 60th Wedding Anniversary June 14. An open house reception will be held in their honor on June 11, 3-5 p.m. more »»
Drains to Celebrate 65 Years Together
June 8, 2016 Lowell and Iris Mae Jobes Drain of Paden City will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary June 30 with family. They were married by the Rev. more »»
Seese, Davenport Plan to Marry
June 1, 2016 The engagement of Brooke Ann Seese and Tony Paul Davenport Jr. has been announced. Brooke is the daughter of Myron and Kathy Seese of Hundred. more »»
Then and Now: Dennises Mark 50 Years
May 25, 2016 Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Dennis of Long Ridge Road, Clarington, will celebrate their 50th Anniversary on June 4. more »»
Dulaneys Mark 50th
May 18, 2016 Ronnie Joe and Sharon Yoho Dulaney will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary as they renew their vows on Saturday, June 4 at 2 p.m. at the Wileyville Church of Chris. more »»
Williams, Stewart Announce Engagement
May 18, 2016 Mark and Teresa Williams of Wileyville are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Tiffany Dawn Williams, to Joshua Allen Stewart, son of Roger and Tammy Stewart of Braxton County. more »»
Shepherd, Thomas Plan to Tie the Knot
May 11, 2016 John and Tammy Shepherd of Shirley, W.. more »»
Warsaw, Wilcox Plan to Marry
May 4, 2016 Benjamin Warsaw and Kara Jo Wilcox are pleased to announce their engagement. Ben is the son of Rand Warsaw and Susan Silcox of Monroeville, Pa. Kara Jo is the daughter of Carl Wilcox Jr. more »»
Burkhart, Cooper To Get Married in July
April 27, 2016 Randy and Karen Burkhart, of Middlebourne, WV, are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Bradley John Burkhart, to Hannah Jo Cooper, daughter of Keith and Stacy Cooper of Burkesville, Ky. more »»
Yosts Celebrate Golden Anniversary
April 27, 2016 Rudy Yost and Margie Highley were united in marriage on April 23, 1966 by the Rev. David Anderson at the Reader Methodist Churc. more »»
Willey's Mark 50 Years
April 20, 2016 There will be a celebration for Hursel and Wanda Willey's 50th anniversary April 30, 1-4 p.m. at the Byrd Center in Pine Grove. more »»
Moellendicks Mark 50 Years Together
April 6, 2016 Joe and Erica Moellendick of New Martinsville celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on April 1. The couple was married at the First Christian Church on April 1, 1966. more »»
Willey, Al-Janaby Plan to Marry
February 24, 2016 Mr. and Mrs. Ike Willey wish to announce the wedding of their youngest daughter, Katie Elizabeth Willey, to Abdul-Kahar Al-Janaby. more »»
Crawford, Nater Plan to Marry
February 10, 2016 Bruce and Lynne Crawford of New Martinsville are proud to announce the engagement of their youngest son, Jeremy Shawn Crawford, to Janine Nater, daughter of Rachel and Michael Hasen and Ronald Nater... more »»
Lemasters, Shubatt Plan to Marry
January 27, 2016 Jeff and Molly Lemasters, of St. Peters, M. more »»
Andersons to Celebrate 60 Years
January 27, 2016 Jack and Noel Anderson of Wileyville will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on Jan. 28. more »»
Spear Marks 94 Years, Celebration Set for Jan. 17
January 13, 2016 Area resident Robert Spear recently turned 94 years old. One certainly cannot argue that he hasn't lived a full 94 years—years filled with service to his country and service to his fellow ma. more »»
Dallison Rides Horse For Her 99th Birthday
December 8, 2015 Helen Dallison of Folsom celebrated her 99th birthday on Nov 24. Her birthday wish was to ride a horse again. Dallison said that when she was a kid, her job was to take the horse to the blacksmith. more »»
Chambers, Barnes to Wed
November 19, 2015 Glen Chambers and Heather Barnes will be joined in holy matrimony on Dec. 19, 2015, in a private ceremony surrounded by family and friends at the Limestone United Methodist Church. more »»
Dallison Marks 99th
November 19, 2015 Helen Dallison will celebrate her 99th birthday on Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Folsom Fire Hall from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Stop by to tell her happy birthday. Birthday cards are welcome. more »»


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The Dow's string of consecutive record closes was broken after hitting 12 on Monday. The index only needed one more day to make it the longest string ever. The worry over the president's speech weighed on the markets all day and all the major indexes closed lower but off the lows of the day with the exception of the Russell. The small cap index lost -1.5% or -21 points. That is a very bad sign.
The market is worried the president will either say too much about the wrong topics or not enough about the right topics and there is a very good chance there would be a sell on the news event. However, with the exception of the Russell the selling was muted but the volume was high. Tonight should be interesting.
I am very worried about a gap down open that clears all the stop losses and then rebounds sharply. I considered removing all the stops but there is always the possibility a sharp decline continues declining. I would recommend everyone reevaluate their own risk profile and make a rational decision about how they want to handle opening volatility on Wednesday.
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ADP - Automatic Data Processing - Company Description
No specific news. Very minor decline.
Original Trade Description: February 11th
Automatic Data Processing, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides business process outsourcing services worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Employer Services and Professional Employer Organization (PEO) Services. The Employer Services segment offers a range of business outsourcing and technology-enabled human capital management (HCM) solutions, including payroll services, benefits administration services, talent management, human resources management solutions, time and attendance management solutions, insurance services, retirement services, and tax and compliance solutions. This segment's integrated HCM solutions include RUN Powered by ADP, ADP Workforce Now, ADP Vantage HCM, and ADP GlobalView, which assist employers of all sizes in all stages of the employment cycle from recruitment to retirement; and ADP SmartCompliance and ADP Health Compliance. The PEO Services segment provides a human resources (HR) outsourcing solution through a co-employment model to small and mid-sized businesses. This segment offers ADP TotalSource that provides various HR management services and employee benefits functions, such as HR administration, employee benefits, and employer liability management into a single-source solution. Company description from FinViz.com.
Earnings for the last quarter rose 20% to 87 cents and analysts were expecting 81 cents. Revenues of $2.99 billion rose 6% but missed estimates for $3.02 billion.
They guided for lower than expected bookings for 2017. The CEO said the decline in expectations was driven by the uncertainty surrounding the election but now that a new administration was in place they expected their bookings pressure to ease. "Despite the recent uncertainty in the U.S. business environment, we continue to believe that change will be beneficial to us, as we are well-positioned to help our clients navigate the complexities of HCM (human capital management)."
They are now expecting 6% revenue growth in 2017 compared to prior forecasts for 7% to 8%. Worldwide new business bookings would be similar to the $1.75 billion sold in 2016 compared to prior forecasts for 4% growth. They expect earnings to rise 15% to 17% over 2016.
ADP is rapidly expanding their Total Service product where they provide comprehensive outsourcing solutions where workers are co-employed by ADP and its clients. Revenue in that division rose 16% with 12% earnings.
Update 2/21/17: ADP Mobile Solutions App just passed 10 million individual employees and is growing by 300,000 per month. More than 1,000 HR transactions are being processed per second. Users can access time cards, W2s, digital payroll statements as well as other data.
Earnings May 3rd.
Shares crashed on the lowered guidance but are rebounding now that the market is improving. The bottom line is that earnings are expected to rise 16% and the emphasis on jobs by the Trump administration is going to be positive for ADP. Long-term investors are going to see the $2.28 dividend and the double-digit earnings growth and assume the worst is already priced into the stock with the post earnings drop.
Position 2/13/17:
Long May $100 call @ $2.18, see portfolio graphic for stop loss.
BMY - Bristol Myers - Company Profile
No specific news. No news yet on the size of the Icahn stake. Another minor gain in a weak market.
Original Trade Description: February 21st
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company discovers, develops, licenses, manufactures, markets, and distributes biopharmaceutical products worldwide. It offers chemically-synthesized drug or small molecule, and biologic in various therapeutic areas, including virology comprising human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV); oncology; immunoscience; cardiovascular; and neuroscience. Its products include Baraclude for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus infection; Daklinza and Sunvepra for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection; Reyataz and Sustiva for the treatment of HIV; Empliciti, a humanized monoclonal antibody for the treatment of multiple myeloma; Erbitux, an IgG1 monoclonal antibody that blocks the epidermal growth factor receptor; Opdivo, a fully human monoclonal antibody for non-small cell lung and renal cell cancer, and melanoma; Sprycel, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor for the treatment of adults with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia; Yervoy, a monoclonal antibody for metastatic melanoma; Abilify, an antipsychotic agent for adults with schizophrenia, bipolar mania disorder, and depressive disorder; Orencia to treat rheumatoid arthritis; and Eliquis, an oral factor Xa inhibitor targeted at stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation. Its products pipeline includes Beclabuvir, a non-nucleoside NS5B inhibitor for the treatment of HCV; BMS-663068, an investigational compound that is being studied in HIV-1; and Prostvac, a Phase III prostate-specific antigen to treat asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. The company has clinical trial collaborations with Calithera Biosciences, Inc. and Janssen Biotech, Inc.; and a research collaboration with GeneCentric Diagnostics, Inc. Company description from FinViz.com.
BMY reported earnings of 63 cents that missed estimates for 67 cents. They guided for 2017 for earnings of $2.70-$2.90 and analysts were expecting $2.97. The shares were crushed with a $9 drop over five days. Complicating the earnings was news that sales of two drugs were slowing because of competition. However, what was not said was that BMY has dozens of other drugs currently being sold and dozens more in the pipeline. BMY has one of the richest pipelines in the business.
Fund manager Dodge & Cox did an extensive analysis of BMY and said the recent problems have just been a temporary setback and the strong pipeline of drugs plus their immuno-oncology business makes them particularly attractive and they initiated a large position. They said BMY has capitalized on its recent problems to become a focused biopharmaceutical company that is positioned to grow.
Multiple analysts have now called BMY an acquisition target. Icahn said that was one of his reasons for opening the position.
Earnings April 27th.
Shares are starting to rebound from the $46 low and they have plenty of ground to cover. The biotech sector is actually positive over the last week as through investors believe the danger from Trump and drug prices may have passed or at least moved into a new stage.
I am choosing a $60 June option with earnings in April. The option is cheap enough that we can hold over that earnings report if we decide to do that in April. If by chance there is a big gap higher on Wednesday, switch to the $60 strike.
Position 2/22/17:
Long June $57.50 call @ $2.78, no initial stop loss.
HRS - Harris Corporation - Company Profile
No specific news. Harris said they received a 2-year grant to develop beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations for drone aircraft.
Original Trade Description: February 25th
Harris Corporation provides technology-based solutions that solve government and commercial customers' mission-critical challenges. The company operates in four segments: Communication Systems, Space and Intelligence Systems, Electronic Systems, and Critical Networks. It designs, develops, and manufactures radio communications products and systems, including single channel ground and airborne radio systems, 2-channel vehicular radio systems, multiband manpack and handheld radios, multi-channel manpack and airborne radios, and single-channel airborne radios, as well as wideband rifleman team, ground, and high frequency manpack radios. The company also offers secure communications systems and equipment, including Internet protocol based voice and data communications systems, as well as single-band land mobile radio terminals and multiband radios comprising a handheld radio and a full-spectrum mobile radio for vehicles. In addition, it provides earth observation, environmental, geospatial, space protection, and intelligence solutions, such as sensors and payloads, as well as ground processing and information analytics for security, defense, civil, and commercial customers; and positioning, navigation, and timing products, systems, and solutions. Further, the company offers electronic warfare, avionics, wireless technology, command, control, communications, computers and intelligence, and undersea systems solutions for aviation, defense, and maritime applications. Additionally, it provides managed services that support air traffic management, energy and maritime communications, and ground network operation and sustainment; and information technology and engineering services to government and commercial customers. The company has a collaboration with Boeing for the development of avionics technology for military aircraft. The company was founded in 1895. Company description from FinViz.com.
The reported Q4 earnings of $1.42 compared to estimates for $1.37. Revenue of $1.7 billion missed estimates for $1.76 billion. The company guided for full year earnings of $5.40 to $5.60 per share on revenue of $5.76 to $5.88 billion. Analysts were expecting $5.78 and revenue of $7.16 billion. Harris is known for low balling guidance.
Earnings and guidance were apples and oranges because of several acquisitions and asset sales. Long cycle business were growing along with operating margins. Radio and tactical orders were added to the backlogs. They are using the sale proceeds from various asset sales to pay down debt and invest in future products.
They just received new contracts from the Air Force for navigation payloads for new GPS III satellites. Their actual earnings release is hard to read despite being filled with dozens of new major contracts. All the buyers are classified so there are no names other than "middle east country" "European country" etc. Some are so classified they cannot even disclose that information.
Harris enjoys a unique niche in the defense space. Harris supports more than 100 countries. The company is organized into three business segments: Communication Systems, Space and Intelligence Systems and Electronic Systems.
Earnings are May 4th.
HRS made a new high on Tuesday and then pulled back for two days. Friday saw shares return to the Tuesday high in preparation for a breakout.
Harris has relatively wide spreads. The spread on the option we are using is $1.65x$2.30. As we move farther into the calendar the spreads will tighten. However, that precludes using a stop loss until we have built up some gains.
Position 2/27/17:
Long May $115 call @ $2.22, no initial stop loss.
MLNX - Mellanox - Company Profile
No specific news. We came very close to being stopped out with the morning market drop. I lowered the stop slightly to give it some room for Wednesday morning volatility.
Original Trade Description: February 16th
Mellanox Technologies, Ltd., a fabless semiconductor company, designs, manufactures, and sells interconnect products and solutions. The company's products are used for computing, storage, and communications applications in the high-performance computing, Web 2.0, storage, financial services, enterprise data center, and cloud markets. Its products facilitate data transmission between servers, storage systems, communications infrastructure equipment, and other embedded systems. The company offers 40/56/100Gb/s InfiniBand solutions, including switch and gateway integrated circuits (ICs), adapter cards, cables, modules, and software, as well as switch, gateway, and long-haul systems; 10/40/56Gb/s Ethernet solution for use in EDC, HPC, embedded environments, hyperscale Web 2.0, and cloud data centers; and 10/25/40/50/56/100Gb/s Ethernet NICs. It also provides adapters to server, storage, communications infrastructure, and embedded systems original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as ICs or standard card form factors with PCI express interfaces; and switch ICs to server, storage, communications infrastructure, and embedded systems OEMs to create switching equipment. In addition, the company supports server operating systems, including Linux, Windows, AIX, HPUX, Solaris, and VxWorks. Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. markets its products under the Mellanox, BridgeX, Connect-IB, ConnectX, CoolBox, CORE-Direct, GPUDirect, InfiniBridge, InfiniHost, InfiniScale, Kotura, Mellanox Federal Systems, Mellanox ScalableHPC, Mellanox Technologies Connect. Accelerate. Outperform, MetroDX, MetroX, MLNX-OS, Open Ethernet, PhyX, SwitchX, TestX, The Generation of Open Ethernet, UFM, Virtual Protocol Interconnect, and Voltaire trademarks.
Company description from FinViz.com.
On February 1st, the company reported earnings of 82 cents compared to estimates for 86 cents. Revenue of $221.7 million missed estimates for $225 million. Shares crashed to a six-week low. Revenues did increase 17% and earnings up +6.5%.
The company said growth in its 25, 50 and 100 gigabit network solution was robust and would push strong multi-year growth across multiple sectors. Margin rose a whopping 24.9% to 71.6%.
They guided slightly weak for Q1 because of normal seasonal factors and $16 million in stock based compensation for employees.
Update 2/27/17: Mellanox announced a new world speed record over their ConnectX-5 100Gb/s Ethernet Network Interface card. HP servers equipped with those card transmitted 128 million packets of data per second between servers.
Shares crashed on the earnings but immediately began to rebound and have now risen above the pre-earnings level. Thursday's close was a breakout to a seven-month high.
Position 2/17/17:
Long June $50 call @ $2.80, see portfolio graphic for stop loss.
PAYC - Paycom - Company Profile
No specific news. Minor decline with the market.
Original Trade Description: February 27th
Paycom Software, Inc. provides cloud-based human capital management (HCM) software solution that is delivered as software-as-a-service for small to mid-sized companies in the United States. It provides functionality and data analytics that businesses need to manage the employment life cycle from recruitment to retirement. The company's HCM solution offers a suite of applications in the areas of talent acquisition, including applicant tracking, candidate tracker, background checks, on-boarding, E-Verify, and tax credit service applications; and time and labor management, such as time and attendance, scheduling/schedule exchange, time-off requests, labor allocation, labor management reports/push reporting, and geofencing/geotracking applications. Its HCM solution also provides payroll applications comprising payroll and tax management, Paycom Pay, expense management, garnishment management, and GL Concierge applications; and talent management applications that include employee self-service, compensation budgeting, performance management, executive dashboard, and Paycom learning applications. In addition, the company's HCM solution offers HR management applications, which comprise document and task management, government and compliance, benefits administration/benefits to carrier, COBRA administration, personnel action forms, surveys, and affordable care act applications. Company description from FinViz.com.
Paycom targets companies in the 50-2000 employee range in order to provide HR and payroll processing. Companies do not have the time or the manpower to keep up with the impact of Obamacare on employees and the company. As the new administration moves away from Obamacare and into some other form of health service, there will be significant uncertainty along the way as old rules change and new rules are implemented. Paycom provides their Affordable Care Act (ACA) dashboard application that tracks everything Obamacare related. This is giving Paycom a boost. The company guided for a 28% increase in revenue in 2017.
Q4 earnings of 15 cents easily beat estimates for 9 cents and nearly double the year ago quarter. Revenue of $87.8 million also beat estimates for $86 million. Recurring revenues rose 35.7%. Adjusted gross margin was 82.4%. During the quarter they repurchases 634,506 shares.
For Q1 they guided for revenues of $114.5 to $116.5 million. Analysts were expecting $114 million. For the full year, the company guided for $422 to $424 million in revenue compared to estimates for $417 million.
Shares spiked to $52 after the Feb-9th earnings and have moved up steadily to $55 and a new high. There is nothing to keep the shares from moving higher given the raised guidance and strong performance. The Obamacare uncertainty will continue to be a tailwind for the company.
Position 2/28/17:
Long May $57.50 call @ $2.69, see portfolio graphic for stop loss.
QCOM - Qualcomm - Company Profile
No specific news. Holding over support at $56.
Original Trade Description: February 15th
QUALCOMM Incorporated develops, designs, manufactures, and markets digital communications products and services in China, South Korea, Taiwan, the United States, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT); Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL); and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). The QCT segment develops and supplies integrated circuits and system software based on code division multiple access (CDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), and other technologies for use in voice and data communications, networking, application processing, multimedia, and global positioning system products. The QTL segment grants licenses or provides rights to use portions of its intellectual property portfolio, which include various patent rights useful in the manufacture and sale of certain wireless products comprising products implementing CDMA2000, WCDMA, CDMA TDD, and/or LTE standards, as well as their derivatives. The QSI segment invests in early-stage companies in various industries, including digital media, e-commerce, healthcare, and wearable devices for supporting the design and introduction of new products and services for voice and data communications. The company also develops and offers products for implementation of small cells; mobile health products and services; software products, and content and push-to-talk enablement services to wireless operators; and development, and other services and related products to the United States government agencies and their contractors. In addition, it licenses chipset technology and products for data centers. Company description from FinViz.com.
Qualcomm it under attack from every direction. A while back China's regulator assessed a $975 million fine for improper licensing and made them lower royalties. The South Korean FTC imposed a fine of $853 million because it found the company's licensing practices to be monopolistic. The KFTC found that Qualcomm's market share had risen from 34% in 2010 to 69% in 2015 while many competitors were forced out of the market.
In early January, the US FTC attacked the company for anticompetitive practices that prevented competitors from supplying chips to handset makers. This is another billion-dollar problem.
Three days later Apple sued Qualcomm for $1 billion claiming Qualcomm charged five times as much for licensing than all other cellular patent licensors combined. Apple also claimed the company withheld $1 billion in rebates because Apple had cooperated with KFTC when that investigation was active.
With roughly $4 billion in fines and suits over the last few weeks, the investor appetite for QCOM shares had evaporated in early February. Brokers were slashing their ratings from buy to hold or even sell.
The company reported earnings of $1.19 that matched estimates but missed on revenue. They guided for $1.15-$1.25 for Q1 and analysts were expecting $1.17.
We played a put on QCOM a couple weeks ago and once the stock hit $53 it quit going down. It stayed at that level for more than two weeks and then began rebounding. Analysts are saying it will be years before there is any outcome on the Apple suit and the CEO said at the Goldman tech conference this week, that Apple has a very weak position and he expects it to be settled out of court.
Shares closed at a three-week high on Wednesday. Options are cheap and the stock is already beaten up. If the market begins to correct, this should be seen as a fallen angel.
Update 2/21/17: Qualcomm announced a new WiFi standard 802.11ax that is designed to provide added connectivity for IoT devices. Business Insider said there will be more than 22 billion IoT devices in operation by 2021 and more than $5 trillion will be spent on IoT devices over the next five years. Current WiFi protocols are not structured for the high number of in home devices expected in the coming years. The current communication protocols get bogged down in a high use environment. The 802.11ax standard will solve that problem and put Qualcomm at the top in what could become a crowded market.
Update 2/22/17: Qualcomm announced a joint venture with GE Digital and Nokia to create LTE hotspots for individual companies with large facilities. The concept is to provide a large area like a factory, rail yard, port or mining complex with a wide area WiFi to enable "Industrial Internet of Things" (IIoT) devices.
Update 2/24/17: Qualcomm announced support for Amazon's Alexa service on Bluetooth devices including headphones, speakers, hearables and fitness accessories. Users will be able to speak the Alexa wake word and the devices will pass the requests to Amazon's Alexa service for things like weather, news, sports, markets, music, etc.
Earnings April 26th.
Futures are down tonight so I am going to put an entry trigger on this recommendation.
Position 2/16/17 with a QCOM trade at $56.75
Long June $60.00 call @ $1.50, no initial stop loss.
VAR - Varian Medical systems - Company Profile
No specific news. Minor decline after a new 4-month high on Friday.
Original Trade Description: February 18th
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, sells, and services medical devices and software products for treating cancer and other medical conditions worldwide. It operates through two segments, Oncology Systems and Imaging Components. The Oncology Systems segment provides hardware and software products for treating cancer with radiotherapy, fixed field intensity-modulated radiation therapy, image-guided radiation therapy, volumetric modulated arc therapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, stereotactic body radiotherapy, and brachytherapy. Its products include linear accelerators, brachytherapy afterloaders, treatment simulation, verification equipment, and accessories; and information management, treatment planning, image processing, clinical knowledge exchange, patient care management, decision-making support, and practice management software. This segment serves university research and community hospitals, private and governmental institutions, healthcare agencies, physicians' offices, oncology practices, radiotherapy centers, and cancer care clinics. The Imaging Components segment offers X-ray imaging components for use in radiographic or fluoroscopic imaging, mammography, special procedures, computed tomography, computer aided diagnostics, and industrial applications. It also provides Linatron X-ray accelerators, imaging processing software, and image detection products for security and inspection purposes. This segment serves original equipment manufacturers, independent service companies, and end-users. In addition, the company offers products and systems for delivering proton therapy; and develops technologies in the areas of digital X-ray imaging, volumetric and functional imaging, and improved X-ray sources. Company description from FinViz.com.
Varian reported lower than expected earnings on January 26th and shares fell -$6 to $87. Two days later, they spun off Varex and shares fell to $77 as a result of the separation. Since that split the stock has been moving higher and the rate of climb has accelerated over the last two weeks as they signed multiple new deals around the world.
Varian guided for earnings of $2.94-$3.06 for Q2 through Q4. For Q2 earnings are expected to be 84-90 cents on a 4% to 5% increase in revenues. The split at the end of January complicates apples to apples comparisons for Q1.
Earnings April 26th.
On February 13th the company announced competitive bid wins for six Shanghai hospitals. Varian is the leading manufacturer of medical devices and software for treating cancer and will provide its state of the art advanced radiotherapy technology to those hospitals. On February 14th, Varian's Eclipse treatment planning software was named the 2017 category leader for oncology treatment planning by KLAS. KLAS is an independent research firm specializing in monitoring and reporting on healthcare vendors.
Varian is on track to return to its pre-split price of $90 if the current rally continues. Because of its decline in February, I believe it offers some protection against a potential market decline.
Position 2/21/17:
Long May $85 call @ $2.75, see portfolio graphic for stop loss.
$VIX - Volatility Index - Index Description
Volatility is building ahead of the speech. Apparently, investors are loading up on puts just in case there is a sell the news event.
Original Trade Description: Jan 26th
The VIX is a computed index, much like the S&P 500 itself, although it is not derived based on stock prices. Instead, it uses the price of options on the S&P 500, and then estimates how volatile those options will be between the current date and the option's expiration date. The CBOE combines the price of multiple options and derives an aggregate value of volatility, which the index tracks.
The VIX closed at 10.63 and very close to record lows. You have to go back to June of 2014 for a lower recent close at 10.28. Before that, you have to travel back in time to Feb-2007 for a close at 10.05. The next lowest close was 9.48 in Dec-1993.
The point here is that volatility is near record lows only reached four times in the last 23 years. That qualifies for an abnormal event. I believe it is time we bought some VIX calls. The odds of the VIX remaining this low for the next two months are about as close to zero as you can get.
There is a very old saying in the market. "When the VIX is high, it is time to buy. When the VIX is low, it is time to go." You cannot get much lower than this.
The VIX is telling us that everyone expects the market to continue moving higher. Nobody is worried that some unexpected headline or event is going to trigger a significant market decline. When nobody expects an event is when we should be the most concerned.
Position 2/22/17:
Long Apr $13 call @ $2.30, no stop loss, profit target $17.
Previously Closed 2/1/17: Long March $12 call @ $2.60, exit $2.50, -.10 loss. Previously Closed 2/22/17: Long March $12 call @ $1.75 adj, exit $1.65, -.10 loss.
VMW - VMWare - Company Profile
No specific news. Minor decline but holding at support at $90.
Original Trade Description: February 8th
VMware, Inc. provides virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions in the United States and internationally. Its virtualization infrastructure solutions include a suite of products and services designed to deliver a software-defined data center (SDDC), run on industry-standard desktop computers, servers, and mobile devices; and support a range of operating system and application environments, as well as networking and storage infrastructures. The company offers VMware vSphere, a SDDC platform, which enables users to deploy hypervisor, a layer of software that resides between the operating system and system hardware to enable compute virtualization; storage and availability products that provide data storage and protection options; network and security products; and management and automation products to manage and automate overarching IT processes involved in provisioning IT services and resources to users from initial infrastructure deployment to retirement. It also provides SDDC suites, such as VMware vCloud Suite, vSphere with Operations Management, and VMware vRealize suite for building and managing cloud infrastructure for use with the VMware vSphere platform. In addition, the company offers hybrid cloud computing solutions, including VMware vCloud Air Network Service Providers and VMware vCloud Air; and end-user computing solutions, which enables IT organizations to deliver secure access to applications, data, and devices to end users. Company description from FinViz.com.
In late January VMWare reported earnings of $1.11 that beat estimates for $1.08.Revenues of $2.03 billion also beat estimates for $1.99 billion. Overall revenues rose 8.8%, service revenues 9.8% and license revenues 7.5%. The exited the quarter with $8 billion in cash with free cash flow at $2.23 billion for the full year. They announced a new $1.2 billion share repurchase program.
For Q1 they guided for revenues of $1.625 billion to $1.725 billion and earnings of 93 to 96 cents. Dell Technologies owns 80% of VMW and the future earnings dates will be aligned with Dell's for transparency.
The company announced a joint venture with Amazon Web Services to provide VMWare on AWS beginning this summer. The VMW CEO said partnering with Amazon will allow VMWare customers to maintain their leadership while moving from a private cloud to the public cloud. Companies are increasingly closing or reducing existing data centers and moving operations to the cloud so someone else can be responsible for physical security, heating, cooling, electrical demand, server upgrades, etc. VMW is the number one maker of virtualization software and has shifted focus to combining customer's public and private clouds into a hybrid cloud. VMWare has smaller partnerships with Google and Microsoft but they are also competitors in many cases.
At least five analysts hiked their price targets on VMW after the earnings and Amazon announcement.
Update 2/15/17: The CEO was interviewed by Bloomberg and he was positively gushing about the prospects for Q3/Q4 because of the partnership with Amazon Wed Services. Also, the new software-defined networking (SDN) product saw a 50% increase in sales in Q4 and they are expecting $1 billion in new revenue from SND in 2017.
Position 2/9/17:
Long April $92.50 call @ $2.25, see portfolio graphic for stop loss.
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QQQ - Nasdaq 100 ETF - ETF Profile
A few more sellers appeared but it is far from a sell off. The dip buyers may be fading. We will know after the speech.
I am going to leave this open until after the president's speech to Congress this evening, just in case there is a sell the news event. If that does not occur, I will reevaluate the position. There are simply too many dip buyers.
Original Trade Description: February 13th
PowerShares QQQ, formerly known as "QQQ" or the "NASDAQ- 100 Index Tracking Stock", is an exchange-traded fund based on the Nasdaq-100 Index. The Fund will, under most circumstances, consist of all of stocks in the Index. The Index includes 100 of the largest domestic and international nonfinancial companies listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market based on market capitalization. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced quarterly and reconstituted annually.
The Nasdaq 100 big cap index has been leading the market higher since early December. The QQQ ETF is up 11% since the close on December 2nd. While the Dow and S&P were moving sideways over January the Nasdaq 100 was piling on the gains. Those gains have gone vertical since the beginning of February.
The Nasdaq 100 is in very overbought territory with the RSI at a whopping 78.47 at today's close. A reading of 70 is considered to be overbought. The last two times the NDX had a RSI reading over 70 there was a decline in the index.
Nobody can predict when an index will decline but we can read the indicators and they are telling us to be careful with new longs at this point.
Janet Yellen will be testifying before the House and Senate over the next two days. All she has to do is phrase one sentence the wrong way and we could see a serious decline.
This is going to be a short-term position because the dip buyers are still alive and well. If we did get a 3% decline, it would be bought. We have not had one since before the election.
I am going to jump right in rather than use an entry trigger. The options are cheap and the most we can lose is $1.29.
Position 2/14/17:
Long Apr $128 put @ $1.59, no stop loss.
Previously Closed 2/22/17: Long March $127 put @ $1.29, exit .50, -79 cent loss.
YELP - Yelp Inc - Company Profile
No specific news. Monday's opening rebound is fading.
Original Trade Description: February 22nd
Yelp Inc. operates a platform that connects people with local businesses primarily in the United States. Its platform covers various local business categories, including restaurants, shopping, beauty and fitness, arts, entertainment and events, home and local services, health, nightlife, travel and hotel, auto, and others categories. The company provides free and paid business listing services to businesses of various sizes, as well as enables businesses to deliver targeted search advertising to large local audiences through its Website and mobile app. It also provides other services, including Yelp platform, which allows consumers to transact directly on Yelp; Yelp deals that allow local business owners to create promotional discounted deals for their products and services; and gift certificates products for local business owners to sell full-price gift certificates directly to customers. The company's Yelp platform enables consumers to complete food delivery transactions, book spa and salon appointments, order flowers, make winery reservations, and others. It also serves customers in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
Company description from FinViz.com.
Yelp reported earnings on February 9th of 27 cents that easily beat estimates for 25 cents. Revenue of $194.8 million barely beat estimates for $194.3 million. With an earnings beat you would have expected the stock to rally strongly. That was not the case.
The company guided to revenue of $195-$199 million and analysts were looking for $204.4 million. Full year guidance was $880-$900 million.
The challenge was slowing growth. In Q2 they added 7,400 accounts. In Q3 6,600 accounts and in Q4 only 2,800 accounts. Yelp says its addressable universe is more than 20 million local businesses but they only have 138,000 active advertisers. It is far too soon for growth to be slowing at that fast a pace.
They are also seeing a decline in website traffic and app usage.
The problem is competition. Amazon, Google and Facebook are breaking into the market with new offerings. Other copycat sites like Munch Ado are stealing their customers.
Yelp pulled back from its focus on national brands and is concentrating on local business advertising, which is the bulk of their business. They are aggressively cutting costs as evidenced by the earnings beat but that only works so long if the new advertiser growth is slowing and consumer usage is fading.
Piper Jaffray called the guidance lackluster and said a "confluence of factors" will cause further decline in Yelp traffic in the future.
Earnings May 11th.
Shares have been declining steadily since earnings and have now moved under support at $35.
Position 2/23/17:
Long APR $33 put @ $1.55, see portfolio graphic for stop loss.
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Huawei is now ready to compete with another phone maker, such as LG, Samsung and HTC in the smartphone market. Huawei is already release their new flaghsip smartphone Huaweis Ascend P6 is now they ready to introducing their new smartphone Huawei Ascend S series.
According to rumor, Huawei is now ready to introducing the Huawei S-seres, following P-series and the last but not least the D-series that will be announced this year. his apparently would create a device more people would want to buy.
The new Huawei Ascend S-series will has 2K screen resolution (2560×1440) pixel, sports with Huawei's own 64-bit processor, the phone is also sports with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. The phone is powered by 3050 mAh battery capacity and covered by 6.9mm body thickness.
The new Huawei Ascend S-series will be showing at Mobile World COngress (MWC) 2014 in Barcelona.


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