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Professional Development & Mentoring Luncheons
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The Professional Development and Mentoring Council, with support from the AAHB Fellows will sponsor lunch-time sessions on both Monday and Tuesday.
Topics vary year to year, but are intended to support the professional development of AAHB members and graduate students.
Seminars are FREE!
FREE Lunches Now FULL! May still attend sessions, but buy or Bring Your Own (BYO) Lunch)!
If you receive a FREE Lunch, be sure to thank the AAHB Fellows for their generous support!
Non-AAHB members or members/students after the 1st 20 have the option to purchase a lunch for $45. If purchasing a boxed lunch, please signup and pay at least 2 weeks before meeting. (resort request for food prep).
(Anyone may attend presentation without purchasing a boxed lunch - just plan ahead and bring your own lunch)
Registration is required! Luncheon Voucher for boxed lunches will be provided with registration materials.
Monday, March 20, 2017 - 12:45 pm - 2:15 pm
Professional Development Luncheon #1
Presenter: Matthew E. Rossheim, PhD
"An Introduction to Working with Secondary Data"
This 1 ½ hour professional development session is designed for graduate students and researchers who have yet to use secondary data.
It includes information on:
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Tuesday, March 21, 2017 12:45 pm - 2:15 pm
Professional Development Luncheon #2
Presenter: Matthew Lee Smith, PhD, FAAHB
"Keys to Quality Mentorship and Productive Collaborations: Lessons Learned from AAHB Scholars"
This interactive session will provide attendees with tips and strategies essential to form strong and productive mentor/mentee relationships and collaborations.
The session will begin with brief
presentations from the current AAHB Research Scholars Mentorship Program (RSMP)
cohort to highlight their efforts over the past year. Then, a panel discussion
will be facilitated to enable mentor/mentee pairs to share lessons learned and
address questions from the audience. Past RSMP cohorts and those interested in
being part of the 2017 RSMP are encouraged to attend.


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TOKYO (Reuters) - A global shareholder advisory firm has urged investors in Japan's scandal-tainted Olympus Corp (7733.T) to refuse to accept the firm's recently restated accounts and to vote against two men nominated to lead the business out of disgrace.
ISS Proxy Advisory Services has made the recommendations ahead of an extraordinary shareholder meeting on April 20, when the maker of cameras and medical equipment will try to draw a line under a $1.7 billion fraud that threatened to sink it.
ISS noted that the fraud was still subject to official investigations and warned shareholders they could undermine any law suit they might want to pursue in future against Olympus if they voted at the meeting to accept the restated accounts.
"Supporting this resolution is an endorsement of the company's financial statements, and would not be appropriate at a time when the findings of investigations by public entities are not available," it said in a report dated April 6.
"There is no telling what may happen to Olympus, depending upon the outcome of investigations by public entities now under way," ISS added.
"Given the unusual circumstances surrounding Olympus, it would not be advisable for shareholders to support this proposal, which could interfere with their ability to file suit should the financial statements turn out to be inaccurate based on information yet to be revealed."
ISS also said stockholders should oppose nominee president Hiroyuki Sasa and nominee chairman Yasuyuki Kimoto, saying the former was not ideally qualified and the latter too closely tied to a big Olympus creditor, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC).
It said Kimoto and another director, Hideaki Fujizuka, who was affiliated with another big creditor, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU), could both be likely to act in the interests of banks over the interests of ordinary shareholders.
"Given the size of the outstanding loans SMBC and BTMU have with Olympus, neither Kimoto nor Fujizuka can be expected to act in the best interests of ordinary shareholders," ISS said.
On Sasa, it added: "No information about the strategy the new board is to implement has been announced, making it difficult for shareholders to evaluate the leadership and aptitude of Sasa as company president."
Olympus's restated balance sheet has been left weakened by the fraud, in which investment losses were hidden off its books for 13 years. Major foreign shareholders fear the firm's banks will push Olympus into a big, dilutive issue of new shares.
But Sasa says Olympus may be able to recover without having to bring in new investors, even as it looks to beef up its capital by around $3 billion over the long term.
Reporting by Chikafumi Hodo; Editing by Edmund Klamann


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Holy Divers
Oh what's becoming of me??
We are far too mad for a sane, sensible game.
So I suppose it's for the best we came to 40k.
This is an Only War game, starring the troops of the Diosian 233rd (sister to the 234 marching band regiment).
These are their implausible adventures.


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busy little life.
Holy. Busy. Weekend.
This time comes once a year during my Alma Matter's graduation weekend...friends and family flock to town to attend our boarding school's ceremony. And, you just hold on for the wild social ride. I think I counted eight social obligations that were packed in this weekend. A graduation, concert, dinners with friends, grad parties, family bonfires and so on. For me, a total homebody, I feel socially exhausted, but super duper fulfilled.
This weekend, I was chatting with a friend on our way to dinner, and we both agreed that making new friends in your mid-twenties is a total ball-buster. Others do it so seamlessly, and yet I've not perfected the art. We theorized that we're both extremely choosy about our friendships, because we have such an amazing connection with our old friends, girls who understand us and our history entirely. Making the effort with new friends when the "click" isn't there? Well, we'd rather be at home in our PJs.
I hope that doesn't leave me sounding like a friend snob. I suppose I just opt for quality of connection over quantity.
You know how all lovers are supposed to read "The Five Love Languages"? I've developed a theory that beyond love languages, there are friendship languages. Distance has changed my friendship language. Since I attended a boarding school during high school, most of my solid friends are far-flung. California, Washington and so on. Most of them I've known since fifth grade. We all speak the same friendship language: the low-key friendship. There's no everyday phone call. Sometimes, a week passes without an email or phone call. And as lovely as it would be to see them on a weekly basis, it's okay this way. We're with each other in thoughts, and rarely a day passes without me thinking of them and wishing well their way. Or giggling at something we'd have enjoyed together and dropping an email, text or call to let them know. But, there's immense solidity, too. They know my secrets, and I theirs...and although we're barred by distance, I never cease to feel their love and support.
Some friendships thrive on daily contact, calls to check on getting together. Movie dates and drinks and picnics and kite-flying. That's just not me...and friendships that are structured as so leave me quickly exhausted and running for the door. While the individual might be super lovely, I just cannot sustain that caliber of friendship...save for my very best friends. The high-maintenance friendship is not for me.
Distance, I've come to believe, is the truest test of friendship. Can months pass without seeing each other face to face...and you still enjoy one another's company? Is the friendship connection sustained through phone calls, emails and cards?
And ultimately: do you still remember their birthday without a Facebook prompt? :)
Sidenote: If you're thinking about joining the Always Bloggy Meet-Up this fall in Philly, but aren't 100% on if you'll be able to make it...please shoot us an email anyway! We'll give you access to the Always Bloggy blog where you can get more info about the weekend. Check out this post for the details we'll need from you.
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I could not agree more with this post. Perhaps it's because I attended the same school but trying to form new friendships is exhausting and leaves me wanting to give up. The friends I made in high school are here to stay no matter how much time passes between visits. It's a good feeling.ReplyDelete
I ran into a similar problem a few years ago, why wasn't I making friends in my mid-20s...Then it occured to me - no one would live up to the wonderful friends I have! Of course, over the years as I stopped focusing on making new connections with people, those connections just magically developed to fill the voids in my life.ReplyDelete
I agree with the distance test of true friendship - but also add to that "can I survive a weekend away with this person?" Traveling with friends is wonderful, true buds know when you need some alone time, and when it's time to finally ask for directions!
OMG, long comment! Sorry about that, but love the post!
i love this post - it was extremely self assuring for me, as i feel EXACTLY the same way about friendships. and i know that feeling of 'social exhaustion.' and truly, nothing is better than my dear friends who don't freak out if i don't contact them every single day.ReplyDelete
I have a friend who moved to Georgia in 2004. Sometimes we go months without speaking to each other, but when we do, it's like we haven't missed a beat. Her friendship is one I cherish dearly.ReplyDelete
I do miss my little Georgia peach though. I wish she'd move home.
PS.. I have not been invited to the Always Sunny blog.. may I please be? I thought I emailed the correct address...
Friend Snob is great! I immediately texted it to my two "old' friends because we have always felt that way. Love this postReplyDelete
I have tried multiple times to "make" friends in my 20's. All have disasterous results. Like the one I met at a weight watchers meeting. She started seeing my brother soon after and when that soured, I just couldn't deal.ReplyDelete
I just don't have the time or energy to put towards a new friendship. So you know what I do? I use my bff as a friend-screener. She's always been great at making friends and sometimes I piggyback on her skillz. So I have made a couple "friends" over the past few years by being lazy!
All my friends from high school have dispersed through out the country but once a year we get together for a weekend and it truelly bliss. It always feels like were back on the school playground - as if we saw each other yesterday.ReplyDelete
I hope you can enjoy your busy weekend!
I feel exactly this way. My best friends, whom i met in Bible college, don't live in the same country as me.ReplyDelete
But we're still tight; in fact, I am currently in WA right now visiting one of those friends and her new baby :)
As someone who has passed her 20s and has made large inroads to her 30s, I have to say the way and type of friends you make continue to change.ReplyDelete
I've found that every few years I have to change my approach - but it is so worth the effort - I have amazing groups of friends from every period of my life. And as much as I LOVE my HS/College friends, my life is so much richer because I kept up the process and have friends from every phase of life.
I definitely know what you mean. Right now, in grad school, I know about five people well (only two of which I like) and a lot of people ....okay. I've actually been 'losing' friends in the sense that a lot have gone away now that we've graduated and also in that our values are different now (I don't get drunk and go to crazy parties and that's a very common past time here). It wouldn't be a problem but that's the ONLY thing some people talk about...ReplyDelete
Anyways, I've had a problem making new friends because I don't have time to commit to more people and when I actually have an hour of free time it's usually devoted to Noah.
Tonight I'm hoping to see some friends at a Trivia Game Night but that means I'll have to get up at 6:00am tomorrow morning to complete the work I should have done tonight.
Sometimes it's really hard to find time for everything you need to do.
Although you're lucky, I don't have an obscene number of friends I can talk to who know my secrets. For some reason most of my friends are guys (like my roommates and high school group). They're great and fun but not much for talking. I've never developed those female relationships well because I can't take drama. I take things too personally even when it's not supposed to be a direct hit.
Hmm... I've droned on for long enough here, but I guess to summarize I definitely understand what you're saying and it's not snobbish.
Every time you comment, a unicorn gets his wings. Also, my phone beeps and your words bring me joy. :)


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Monday, October 17, 2011
Halloween 2011: October 17
Now my friends will know what the hell I'm talking about when I talk about faith in work pants. Bleeding Skull described "Silent Madness" as a cozy, unambitious, slasher snack. But is it, really? The plot of a mistakenly released psychotic killer returning to the sorority house where he murdered a bunch of girls decades ago is as about routine a slasher premise as you can get, but the movie does a few things a little differently.
First off, the main characters aren't brainless teenagers preoccupied with boning. Instead, it's a responsible, work-a-holic female doctor, bristling against the corrupt staff at the mental institution responsible for freeing pasty-faced, beady-eyed psycho Howard Johns. Belinda Montgomery gives a pretty solid performance too. She's not just a screaming, panicking girl that succeeds mostly through luck. She's a pretty feisty chick. Also, her newspaper editor boyfriend… preoccupied with boning. (The movie's not that different.) The supporting cast is equally eccentric. Lisping, grouchy, antisocial Sheriff Leggitt swears, whines, barks orders, and never actually does anything to help anybody throughout the course of the film. I suppose that makes the character sound annoying, but he's actually endearing in an anti-heroic sort of way. (His relatively small amount of screen time might help too.) Seemingly the only other person working at the newspaper, an old woman, is also kind of bitchy but similarly entertaining. The sorority sisters aren't defined to a great deal, but they're never annoying or actively unlikable. I imagine if the film was longer, we certainly would have found out more about them. Stack a mysterious sorority mother with a funny accent on top and you've got a kooky character sundae.
The corrupt hospital staff, occupied by asshole doctors and especially sleazy orderlies provide another interesting, different aspect to the film. The twist ending more then implies that it's actually the deranged hospital attendants that are responsible for making Howard Johns a silent, murderous madman and, when ordered to silence our lead lady, they seem far too eager to get their murder on. Maybe this subplot and its characters was added just to increase the body count but, even then, it further distinguishes "Silent Madness" from the rest of the pack.
Of course, there's lots of good old fashion murder and exploitation to be had too. The first thing Mr. Johns does upon being released is murdered a naked couple in a van and crush a rollerskating teenage girl's head in a vice. Once he makes it back to the sorority house, he makes creative use of ropes and dumbbells. When we get to the inevitable climax of the final girl (Or woman, in this case) alone in an isolated building together, the movie features an intense chase through the ventilation shafts and an unexpected twist ending that successfully changes much of the film's plot. The movie was originally filmed in 3D and the blades, blood, and other implements comin' right atcha ya! ups the enjoyment even more. My copy of "Silent Madness," purchased from the VHSPS booth, even features an MST3k style stinger at the end. Perfect. Seek this one out. (7/10)
Seconds Apart (2011)
Why do I keep taking a chance on After Dark Films' unoriginal, mean-spirited, boring little pieces of shit? The concept of psychic twins seems like a decent start for a genre film but, sigh, "Seconds Apart" doesn't do anything but annoy and aggravate.
First off, why the fuck are all of these HorrorFest movies shot in the same goddamn style? If I have to see another shaky-cam, music-video style nightmare sequence, Jesus Christ, I don't know what I'll do. Beyond that, seems like most of these movies are shot in the same gloomy, blue and grey color. And the cast members are always the most generic set of vapid, pretty young things that never seem to have more then one or two emotions. When the 7 Up Yours guy is the most interesting actor in your movie, you've got problems. And even then, his character has the most generic fucking arc you can imagine. He's a bitter detective with a dead wife, reoccurring nightmares, and lots of guilt. (The token alcoholism has been substituted with an inability to quit smoking.) Gee, I wonder if he'll manage to resolve his emotional problems right around the same time he resolves the case?
I had hoped that, twins being a different kind of subject, that the characters themselves would probably be interesting, right? Nope. Thing 1 and Thing 2 are mean-spirited little pricks, indifferent little monsters, that are, as far as I can tell, trying to experiences heavy emotions like love or disgust. This is sort of funny since they don't seem to have any problem with other, run-of-the-mill emotions. Using their telepathic abilities, they force disgusting, unlikable people to do disgusting, unlikable things like shoot themselves, fuck random strangers on video, or drive into oncoming trucks. Before long, some random girl decides she wants to bang one of the twins for seemingly no reason and, even though the girl has no discernible interests or personality, the twin decides he loves her. (And doesn't screw when she gets all naked and slutty with him. Because he's got feelings.) Hmm, could this relationship conceivably cause a conflict between the brothers? Duh. And, hey, let's throw a little bit of incest on there too, why the hell not?
Another key ingredient to the After Dark formula of suck is an asinine, pointless twist ending. Naturally, "Seconds Apart" delivers in that capacity. Not that the twist the hack writers came up with make any fucking sense. That's not important. All that's important is that they totally blow your mind, man!
About the only thing positive I can say about "Seconds Apart" is that the scene of the priest pulling the worm out of his leg is kind of cool, even if its as crass and gross as everything else. Also, it's short. For the people who manage to get through all of these things every year, I salute you. You're stronger men then me. (2/10)
Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
This is what I needed to wash the flavor of that trash out of mouth. This was my introduction to Hammer and, along with "Horror of Dracula," defined the studio style. Right out of the gate, the movie goes out of its way to distinguish itself from the Universal Frankenstein films. Instead of focusing on the monster, it focuses on the doctor himself and would continue to throughout the whole series. The creation doesn't even show up until well after the halfway point.
This might have been a disappointing, frustrating move if it wasn't for one point: Peter Cushing is fantastic as Baron Frankenstein. Cushing could play both ends of the spectrum. His Van Helsing was practically a superhero, always going head to head with Lee's Dracula and bravely battling evil in all its form. His Baron Frankenstein, on the other hand, was devious, deceptive, sadistic, and focused solely on his mission of creating life, morality be damned. Throughout this movie and its many sequels, he has no qualms about murdering or betraying anybody who gets in his way. The Baron isn't exactly evil to begin with and the movie makes it clear that his obsession steams from his parent's early death. But it doesn't take him long to fall off the slippery slope. He commits murder pretty much without any pause or concern. It's not the richest character but Cushing goes at it with gusto, creating one of the most memorable villain protagonists of all time.
The thing I noticed this time when watching is the role women play. They are heavily featured but aren't super important to the story. Hazel Court gets a lot of screen time as Elizabeth and the movie seems to set her up as Frankenstein's moral compass. But the doctor's pretty much evil right from the beginning and Elizabeth doesn't actually do much beyond get threatened by the monster at the end. The doctor even gets a mistress in the form of maid Justine, but her role is small too. If anything, it's the almost homoerotic relationship between Frankenstein and his best bro and science buddy Paul Krempe that provides the tension. The "Frankenstein" story has always been laced with a gay subtext but its pretty evident here. Frankenstein and Krempe are devoted to each and determined to create life on their own… At least until Frankenstein's commitment to science breaks them up. The scene of Paul and the doctor fighting over a jarred brain, which ends with Paul damaging the brain like a passive-aggressive girlfriend, plays not like one man fighting the immoral decisions of an old friend, but more like a lovers' spat.
If anything, the movie slows down some once Christopher Lee's monster shows up. Lee gets a truly fantastic introduction and his make-up is fantastic but the creature certainly doesn't have the pathos of Karloff's take, if for no other reason then he doesn't have as much to do. He's also more generally psychotic then Karloff, as his violence is mostly unprovoked. The movie does feature a lot of the standard Hammer bright red blood but it comes mostly from the doctor's dissections then the monster's rampage. Even without the monster, "Curse of Frankenstein" would have been a classic, just based on the strength of Cushing's performance. (8/10)
2 comments:
- Kernunrex said...
Woo, I'm strong! I'm not sure why I force myself to watch all of those fest films when fully 80% are terrible every single year. I kind of like having some of the decision making taken away from me. I'm watching like 50 movies per Halloween season, so it's nice to have a chunk come from Netflix that I don't have to think about. And, it's nice to stumble on the good ones, which are not always ones with great reviews.
Damn, I still need to get around to seeing Curse of Frankenstein. I haven't seen nearly enough Hammer in my life.
Sorry, I haven't been reading your blog for bit, so I'm catching up today.
- October 20, 2011 at 7:39 AM
- Bonehead XL said...
What's really disappointing is that the horrorfest concept is such a great idea. It's a great way for indie movies that otherwise might not get a wide release to find an audience. But it seems like all they scoop up is mediocre stuff. A real shame.
In the near future, using whatever peer-to-peer streaming service replaces the rental services of today, hopefully someone will revive the horror-fest idea more successfully.
- October 20, 2011 at 5:05 PM


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Axe products
Axe for men is the product line of personal hygiene and body care for men of all ages, but is primary geared towards young men and youth. These products work extremely well in grooming and caring for men's skin, hair, face, and body as they offer a wide variety of products like shampoo and deodorants. The marketing campaign for Axe is geared towards young men and plays on their hormones, showing that men who use Axe products will suddenly become girl magnets and they will all be attracted to them. It's pretty obvious that the marketing campaign isn't realistic but it still piques the interest of many young guys into at least trying the products out and see what it's all about which is great for selling and making money.
As stated it's geared towards the youth. Commercials range from young girls being attracted to them to their girlfrieCredit: Selfnds mom's liking their smell. It's quite silly and ridiculous but still entertaining to watch, and their campaign is like that for the reason of they know people will watch it. There is a saying they have marketed stating "The cleaner you are, the dirtier you get" which plays on the idea in our minds of if we are clean with Axe products they we will get girls. The sales of the Axe product line have been extremely well due to their targeted marketing towards adolescence and silly images for young men to view. Us guys are very visually oriented and therefore their commercials and advertising gear straight towards that.
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.Hardware Security
.It's A Blog
.Albatron FX5700U
.Golden DDR
.LAN Party Time
.The X2 Game
.PCstats Weekly Tips
Chilling info in the Industry
Insights column... What will the world be like
with "secure hardware," and is this a sign of serial number based components which must be
activated in a similar fashion to software today?
On the other side
of the tech spectrum is surely the "Blog." Do you know
someone who runs a blog? Would you like to start one, but aren't sure
how? Never fear, Mike has put together a quick guide to get
you 'Blogging' away in
no time.
On the other side
of the tech spectrum is surely the "Blog." Do you know
someone who runs a blog? Would you like to start one, but aren't sure
how? Never fear, Mike has put together a quick guide to get
you 'Blogging' away in
no time.
Now the topic of
Issue No.118 is fast hardware, and so I'm sure you'll find PCstats'
review of the Albatron
FX5700 Ultra videocard, OCZ PC3700
'Gold' DDR memory, and DFI Lan Party
Nforce2 Ultra B motherboard just the gear you need to remain fast! DFI
has really put together an amazing package which is arguably
the best nForce2-based motherboard ever! Read our review and judge for
yourself if you disagree. No PCstats Newsletter would be complete
without the Weekly TechTip, and you can find that golden
nugget of information at the bottom of this email. Just below that is a
review of the game X2: The
Threat. PCstats is trying out game reviews for size, so please let me
know what
you think.
And speaking of opinions, I've set up a quick
Quiz about how PCstats might be able to serve you better. Please take
a moment to fill it out,
I'd really appreciate your input.
year ago DFI didn't have much of a presence in the motherboard market, and
then along came Jacky Huang and the "Lan Party" concept. Fast forward to
the present, and DFI have firmly staked a name for themselves by providing
gamer-oriented motherboards with a little florescent flash. With Team DFI
roaming around the states visiting local LanParty events, like the recent
at CES , DFI are evolving into
a motherboard company that aims to speak directly to its
consumers. A couple of friends of mine who like to try out new
things gave the DFI LANParty
motherboards a shot a while back, and all I heard was how great the
boards were... from what a great accessory package they come with, to how
fast they are at stock speeds, and how great an overclocker they are...
Now that it's our time to test the DFI LANParty
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This tweak is for those of you who use your PCs as servers. Because Windows2k Pro and XP are tuned for more for desktop applications, you can change the way your system optimizes its cache for a bit more performance in the 'server' environment. Servers usually need a bit more memory for file caching.
First we have to load up regedit (Start -> Run -> Regedit and press Ok) then follow this path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> System -> CurrentControlSet -> Control -> Session Manager -> Memory Management. From there find or add the LargeSystemCache DWORD and change its value to 1 (0 is default for desktops). After that's done save, exit and reboot your system.
X2: The Threat - Game Review
start 2004 off with a bang, zap and kaboom! we decided to take a look at a
game which many of our readers, even those that are into PC gaming, may
not be familiar with; X2: The Threat.
X2 is a
space-simulation that mixes fairly typical story driven missions with an
extremely detailed and complex economic system, achieving a sort of pseudo-RPG
effect as players choose whether to follow the missions or branch of into one of the
many entertaining career possibilities afforded by the free-form universe.
The synopsis is this. The player is a hard-bitten
but skilled pilot
who has lapsed into piracy and been apprehended. He is
reprieved by mysterious benefactors who are in need of his piloting skill
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Both Intel and AMD are taking security very seriously. Both companies concede that software alone isn't sufficient to protect our systems against malicious code, which is why they've both outlined plans to develop the next-generation of secure platforms.
Last week I told you about the Execution Protection feature on AMD's Athlon 64 family, but the future of its security roadmap is much more involved. There aren't many details available, as AMD is keeping a low profile until the technology matures. However, the initiative, Secure Execution Mode (SEM), is a collaborative work with Microsoft. As you can imagine, it involves a specially secured operating system and "trusted" hardware, purportedly hardened against intrusion.
Intel's LaGrande technology is much more widely discussed, and in concept is strikingly similar to AMD's idea. At its heart, LaGrande is designed to address client security, which often lags behind more heavily guarded servers. And like SEM, LaGrande Technology employs a combination of secure hardware and software. On the software front, expect Microsoft's upcoming Longhorn to be the first compliant operating system. LaGrande also calls for a secure input device, graphics adapter, and Trusted Platform Module (TPM), in addition to a properly enabled processor and chipset.
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The appointment of a physicist-turned-molecular biologist as Russia's new science minister could help the nation's natural scientists grab a bigger slice of the funding pie. Last week, Prime Minister Evgeny Primakov tapped Mikhail Kirpichnikov, 53 and a veteran science administrator, for the top policy post despite opposition from some physicists and chemists, who currently garner the lion's share of Russia's science spending.
Kirpichnikov earned his doctorate at the Moscow Physical and Technological Institute before taking up a career in molecular biology at several prestigious institutes. Despite working for years as a wonk, Kirpichnikov has kept one foot in the research world, heading a lab in the Russian Academy of Sciences' Bioengineering Center. His background, says Mark van Montagu of the University of Gent in Belgium, could spell rising fortunes for Russia's struggling young biotech industry.


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Blu-ray Review: SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO
Review: Space Battleship Yamato / Cert: 12 / Director: Takashi Yamazaki / Screenplay: Shimako Sato / Starring: Takuya Kimura, Meisa Kuroki, Toshirô Yanagiba / Release Date: August 19th
Space Battleship Yamato is a glossy live-action version of a popular Japanese sci-fi show from the '70s. The original series, also called Space Battleship Yamato (recut and rebranded as Starblazers in the US,) detailed the adventures of a lone super-sized starship, built into the husk of an old World War Two destroyer. Its crew were on a quest to save the human race, who had been driven below the surface of the Earth by a marauding alien race called the Gamillas. The movie follows the same plot, but cuts the 77-episode long drama down into a slightly over-long feature film.
The movie does its best to honour the legacy of the TV show, perhaps slightly to its detriment. All the unique elements are here; the ship's main weapon is fired via a handgun-style interface, the uniforms have huge arrows on them, the ship's captain looks like Captain Birdseye, right down to the bushy white beard, and the drama is laid on thick with very little actual substance. Most of the space combat action is superb, and fans of things going bang in space will be pleased with this. Space Battleship Yamato is glossy space opera at its finest, filled with action, explosions and a retro-chic that makes it unique. It's also much longer than it needs to be.
It's hard not draw a comparison with the rebooted Battlestar Galactica; after all, both stories are about a surviving sliver of humanity in a massively armed spaceship, up against a genocidal hive-mind which likes to talk a little too much about the morality of war. However, the two are only faintly similar; Yamato's glossy sci-fi chic and style over substance is nothing like Ronald D Moore's navel gazing epic. The characters from Battlestar Galactica certainly have more time to grow on the viewer, and this is perhaps Yamato's biggest problem; the main protagonist, Susumu is pretty dull. Actor Takuya Kimura tries very hard to bring depth and meaning to this rebel without a clue, but ultimately it's the writing, not the acting, that drags the overall quality of the feature down. However, as a live action adaptation of a fairly forgettable cartoon show, it's very good for what it is.
Those looking for Starblazers nostalgia will be well served, and those looking for mindless sci-fi fun will find this kills a few hours for them. Those looking for anything more than that will not only be disappointed, but are also looking in the wrong place.
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Naivety comes after the group formerly shared Bad Vibrations' the frenetic Bullfight and savage title track.
A Day to Remember can handle various distinct styles as we've seen over time. And after getting some competitive music in the kind of " "Bad Vibrations", "Paranoia and "Bullfight, things is changing up a bit "Naivety.", with their latest preview track
The tune falls in the pop punk vein starting off with some fast paced drumming before evolving into a more driving rock noise. Vocalist Jeremy McKinnon sings about going past some hopes he held in his youth and including one's self.
The group is touring with Blink182 and will continue playing shows in North America. They shows before kicking off 2017 and 'll finish out the year with looks.
The tune is lifted from their forthcoming sixth album Bad Vibrations out on September 2. It follows the release of the record's title track in June, their flow of Bullfight last month and the video for his or her lead track Paranoia in March.
We totally altered the way we composed, recorded and mixed this record. It was among the most exceptional record encounters we had. We only wrote together in a space, that was the polar opposite of the last three records we've made and rented a cottage in the mountains.
He said working with producer Bill Stevenson was an "amazing experience", including: "He was a bit difficult to read initially, therefore I believe we subconsciously driven ourselves more difficult to make an effort to impress him. Because of this, we gave this record everything we'd."


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The markets moved back into rally mode with the Dow, S&P and Russell at new highs. The Nasdaq indexes posted decent gains as the FAANG stocks began to rebound. The rally was broad based and on decent volume.
Most of our positions posted decent gains and all sectors were positive. The only big decliner was volatility. Investors are convinced the markets are going higher and nobody is buying puts for insurance.
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ADP - Automatic Data - Company Profile
No specific news. Decent follow up gain to the $1.43 spike on Monday.
Original Trade Description: June 1st.
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.
When ADP reported they beat on earnings with $1.29 compared to estimates for $1.23 but revenues of $3.41 billion missed estimates of $3.43 billion. The news that tanked the stock was a 7% decline in new bookings. Every other metric was fine. The company guided for full year revenue growth of 6% and earnings to rise 17-18%.
Who would not want to own a company growing revenue 6% and earnings 17% per year. Those are good solid numbers.
Apparently there were enough knee jerk sellers to crash the stock from $104 to $95. After two weeks in the doghouse shares began to rise again and they are almost back to $104.
The stock has tried to break out three times this year and each time gets just a little higher before failing. This time, I expect a breakout, market permitting.
Earnings August 2nd.
Position 6/2/17:
Long Aug $105 call @ $1.05, see portfolio graphic for stop loss.
ATVI - Activision Blizzard - Company Profile
No specific news. Shares gapped open to our entry point this morning so we did not save anything on the option premium but we are in the position once again.
Original Trade Description: May 22nd.
Activision Blizzard, Inc. develops and publishes games for video game consoles, personal computers (PC), mobile devices, and online social platforms. The company operates through three segments: Activision Publishing, Inc., Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., and King Digital Entertainment. The company develops, publishes, and sells interactive software products and entertainment content through retail channels or digital downloads; and downloadable content. It also publishes subscription-based massive multiplayer online role-playing games; and strategy and role-playing games. In addition, the company maintains a proprietary online gaming service, Battle.net that facilitates the creation of user generated content, digital distribution, and online social connectivity in its games. Further, it engages in creating original film and television content; and provides warehousing, logistics, and sales distribution services to third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software, as well as manufacturers of interactive entertainment hardware products. The company serves retailers and distributors, including mass-market retailers, consumer electronics stores, discount warehouses, game specialty stores, and consumers through third-party distribution and licensing arrangements in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. Activision Blizzard, Inc. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. Company description from FinViz.com.
Activision reported Q1 earnings of 56 cents, up 17%. Sales rose 19% to $1.73 billion. Activision had originally guided for 25 cents and $1.55 billion. Analysts were expecting 22 cents and $1.1 billion so it was a major blowout. For the full year, they raised guidance to 88 cents and $6.1 billion, up from 72 cents and $6.0 billion.
Blizzards's monthly active users rose to 431 million. King Digital has 342 million active users. The new Overwatch game was the fastest Blizzard title to hit 25 million registered players and now has more than 30 million. Revenues from in game purchases rose 25% driven by World of Warcraft and Overwatch customization features.
Activision is a powerhouse with rapidly rising revenue and multiple game titles arriving in the coming months.
Earnings August 3rd.
Shares dropped sharply with the market last Wednesday and have already rebounded to close at a new high today.
Position 5/23/17 with an ATVI trade at $57.75:
Long August $60 calls @ $2.24, see portfolio graphic for stop loss.
Previously closed 6/9/17: Long August $60 calls @ $2.66, exit $2.02, -.64 loss.
BA - Boeing - Company Profile
Multiple sources claim Ryanair is talks with Boeing over a large order for the new 737-MAX 10 that will debut at the Paris Air Show next week. Ryanair has already ordered 100 of the 737 MAX 200 planes. The MAX 200 seats 189-196 and the MAX 10 seats 230 passengers. The Ryanair CEO said the only thing preventing them from growing faster was the lack of available planes. Indonesia's Lion Air is expected to place an order for 50 of the 737 MAX 10s as early as next week. Business is good for Boeing.
Original Trade Description: May 25th.
The Boeing Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, services, and supports commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight, and launch systems and services worldwide. It operates in five segments: Commercial Airplanes, Boeing Military Aircraft, Network & Space Systems, Global Services & Support, and Boeing Capital. The Commercial Airplanes segment develops, produces, and markets commercial jet aircraft for various passenger and cargo requirements; and provides related support services to the commercial airline industry. This segment also offers aviation services support, aircraft modifications, spare parts, training, maintenance documents, and technical advice to commercial and government customers. The Boeing Military Aircraft segment researches, develops, produces, and modifies manned and unmanned military aircraft, and weapons systems for global strike, vertical lift, and autonomous systems, as well as mobility, surveillance, and engagement. The Network & Space Systems segment researches, develops, produces, and modifies strategic defense and intelligence systems, satellite systems, and space exploration products. The Global Services & Support segment provides integrated logistics services comprising supply chain management and engineering support; maintenance, modification, and upgrades for aircraft; and training systems and government services that include pilot and maintenance training. The Boeing Capital segment offers financing services and manages financing exposure for a portfolio of equipment under operating and finance leases, notes and other receivables, assets held for sale or re-lease, and investments. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Company description from FinViz.com.
Boeing dipped last week after the test flights for the 737-MAX were halted temporarily. Boeing is expecting to begin deliveries of that model later this month. The problem was a low pressure disk in the LEAP-18 engine built by CFM International. That is a joint venture between GE and France's Safran. The halt was only a day before Boeing announced they were resuming flights of the planes without the LEAP-18 engines. CFM said the problem would be fixed within "weeks" because an alternate supplier was increasing production of the specific part. That problem has already been forgotten.
Boeing has dozens of projects underway and the biggest backlog of plane orders in history. The 787 Dreamliner is already on its third revision. The first plane was the 787-8 then there was the 787-9 and now the 787-10. The 787-8 was barely profitable because of higher than expected production costs. However, the improved 787-9 and 10 are highly profitable and in high demand. The delivery mix fell to only 25% model 8s in Q1. Currently there are 672 Dreamliners on order and only 89 are for the model 8. By the time the planes are actually built that will probably decline much further. Orders being transferred from airlines to leasing companies are typically upgraded to the more desirable models because the leasing companies want the longest lasting, fully featured models so the lease rates remain higher longer. The newest version the 787-10 already has 169 orders and it costs $40 million more than the model 8 but only costs a couple million more to produce. Analysts believe Boeing's profitability will rise $1.5 billion on this order shuffle alone.
Boeing got another windfall when Trump was elected and suddenly took an interest in producing more F-18 Hornet's than F-35s. Boeing was only expected to produce 5 Hornets this year with a big order for F18 Growlers filling out the production line. The Growlers are the radar jamming planes that protect a flight of fighters. In the budget that was just passed, an additional $1.1 billion was allocated for 14 additional F-18s in this year. Trump had asked for 24 but Congress only approved 14. There will be a lot more in the budget for 2018. The F-18 is the workhorse of the Navy and many of their older planes are reaching the 6,000 flight hour maximum threshold. That means the Navy will need hundreds over the next several years to replace the aging aircraft. Boeing expects the production line to increase to 3-4 per month starting in 2020. Boeing expects another 100 planes to be ordered over the next five budget cycles and possibly more as the military scales down requests for F-35s in favor of the much cheaper F-18s. Boeing has an enhancement called Block III that basically gives the F-18 the networking capability of the F-35. They envision a stealthy F-35 entering hostile airspace and doing reconnaissance and then transmitting back threat and target information to the heavily armed F-18s to actually carry out the attacks. Over the last five years, the Navy has requested five times as many F-18s as F-35s. A F-18 costs $75 million and F-35 $121 million.
Boeing said on any given day 2 out of every three F-18 planes are out of commission waiting for repairs. Planes have been flown hard in the post 9/11 world with multiple theaters of war and planes down for a single part end up getting cannibalized for other parts to keep the remaining planes flying.
Boeing will also profit from the $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia and the escalation to $350 billion over the next decade.
All of this means Boeing is going to remain highly profitable for a very long time and this is just two production lines of the dozens of products being manufactured by the company.
Earnings July 26th.
Shares made a new high on May 9th at $187 before dropping back to $182 on the market decline. That drop has been erased and shares are poised to break out to a new high and probably begin a new leg even higher.
Update 5/27/17: Tom Cruise said he was planning on filming a new Top Gun movie in 2018. Since the F-14 is no longer flown and the F-35 is not yet available for its film debut, Boeing will probably receive a major public relations bonanza with the F/A-18 Super Hornet in the title role. If it stars in the movie it would be a major advertising win because the capabilities will be shown all around the world and that could generate additional orders.
Boeing received a new $58.6 million contract to demonstrate a new generation of technology to intercept and destroy multiple missiles fired at the USA. This is a result of the accelerated missile testing currently in progress in North Korea. The technology is called the Multi-Object Kill Vehicle (MOKV). Basically, it would be one missile that would be launched at an incoming swarm of hostile missiles. As the MOKV nears the intercept point it would itself launch multiple interceptors and each would be directed to a different target by the radar and communication systems on the MOKV. Instead of firing one missile from the ground to target one incoming missile, the MOKV would be like launching a launching pad of missiles to a predetermined location and then having it attack the swarm on its own. This is not going to be cheap technology.
Boeing also said it won a $89 million contract from the Navy to incorporate the Block II Infrared Search Track System in the F/A-18 E/F aircraft.
Update 5/31/17: The Boeing Midcourse Defense anti-missile system performed flawlessly and knocked down a target ICBM fired from the Marshal Islands on Tuesday. This is the equivalent of a bullet hitting a bullet with a closing speed of more than 2,000 mph in space. That is pretty impressive. Boeing is the prime contractor with Northrop Grumman (NOC), Raytheon (RTN) and Orbital ATK (OA) the key subcontractors. Shares closed at a new high.
Update 6/1/17: Boeing shares dipped at the open after the company got into a fight with the Canadian Defense Minister. Boeing complained that Canadian firm Bombardier was selling jets to U.S. customers below cost because of subsidies from the Canadian government. The defense minister became irate and cut off contact with Boeing regarding a potential order for 18 F-18 Super Hornets to replace some of their aging CF-18 fighters. This was just a headline storm. It is not material to Boeing at this time.
Update 6/7/17: Boeing said the current Arab argument with Qatar has not hurt the $21.1 billion order for 72 F-15QA multirole fighters. The State Dept said they still expect the order to be signed soon. Canada said it planned to increase its military spending by 73% over the next ten years and would involve a significant number of new planes. The spokesman said Canada would hold an open competition to buy 88 advanced fighters to replace its fleet of 77 CF-18 planes. Previously, the government had planned to buy 65 fighters. Part of the requirement is that the planes would have to operate seamlessly with planes and communication systems of Canada's allies. That gives Boeing a big edge up plus they are the incumbent having made and maintained the CF-18s.
Update 6/8/17: Boeing said it was going to send some of its aircraft completion work to China and a production plant near Shanghai. The plant will focus on painting and furnishing jets to be used in China. Boeing expects this to help sales to China of 6,800 jets over the next 20 years. The company said this would not impact any jobs in the USA.
Position 5/26/17:
Long Aug $190 call @ $5.15, see portfolio graphic for stop loss.
Short Aug $200 call @ $1.79, see portfolio graphic for stop loss.
Net debit $3.36.
COST - Costco - Company Profile
No specific news. Decent rebound of 82 cents.
Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates membership warehouses. It offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories. The company provides dry and packaged foods, and groceries; snack foods, candies, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, and cleaning supplies; appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, and garden and patio; meat, bakery, deli, and produces; and apparel and small appliances. It also operates gas stations, pharmacies, optical dispensing centers, food courts, and hearing-aid centers; and engages in the travel businesses. In addition, the company provides gold star individual and business membership services. As of August 28, 2016, it operated 715 warehouses, including 501 warehouses in the United States, Washington, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico; 91 in Canada; 36 in Mexico; 28 in the United Kingdom; 25 in Japan; 12 in Korea; 12 in Taiwan; 8 in Australia; and 2 in Spain. Further, the company sells its products through online. Company description from FinViz.com.
Costco reported earnings of $1.59 compared to estimates for $1.30. Revenue of $28.22 billion rose 8% but missed estimates for $28.6 billion. Same store sales rose 5% and beat expectations for 4%. Shares spiked $2.50 on the report.
Earnings August 24th.
On May 31st, Costco reported May sales results of $9.86 billion, an increase of 7%. Same store sales rose 4.5% in the U.S. and 6.4% internationally with the company average at 4.5%.
Guggenheim said the May comps reinforce the case for 20% earnings growth in Q4. Costco customers are on track to spend more than $100 billion on their Visa branded credit cards and 70% will be at retailers that are not Costco. The company stands to make $170 million on the commissions from Visa.
People love to shop at Costco and they spend a lot of money. A weekend shopping trip to the local Costco store will expose you to roughly 30 tables of free samples as Costco employees cook up concoctions available for sale in the store. Broiled salmon, cocktail weenies, crab dip, jalapeno biscuits, barbecue, etc, are all available for tasting. Weekend shopping takes on a party atmosphere and the local stores are always full. Amazon cannot crack this code.
Amazon is the largest online seller of Costco products marketed under the Kirkland brand. They have 69.5% of the online market share for Kirkland products. Costco only has 23.2% market share online. Who knew Amazon was such a big supporter of Costco?
We played Costco before the earnings and exited with a nice gain after they announced $7 special dividend for mid May. Now that earnings are over and shares are breaking out to a new high, it is time to play them again.
Position 6/5/17:
Long July $183 Call @ $2.60, see portfolio graphic for stop loss.
FB - Facebook - Company Profile
No specific news. Strong $2.24 gain to show that FAANG stocks are still going to be market leaders.
Original Trade Description: May 17th.
Facebook, Inc. provides various products to connect and share through mobile devices, personal computers, and other surfaces worldwide. Its solutions include Facebook Website and mobile application that enables people to connect, share, discover, and communicate each other on mobile devices and personal computers; Instagram, a mobile application that enables people to take photos or videos, customize them with filter effects, and share them with friends and followers in a photo feed or send them directly to friends; Messenger, a messaging application to communicate with people and businesses across platforms and devices; and WhatsApp Messenger, a mobile messaging application. The company also offers Oculus virtual reality technology and content platform, which allow people to enter an immersive and interactive environment to play games, consume content, and connect with others. Company description from FinViz.com.
Facebook also blew away earnings estimates and they are growing earnings at the fastest rate of any of the FAANG stocks. They have multiple revenue streams and sites like Instagram and WhatsApp that are just starting to accelerate earnings. They said Instagram had reached 50,000 advertisers. Facebook's problem is they do not have enough page views to monetize despite the 1.9 billion users. They have more advertisers than they have space.
Facebook had been moving sideways since hitting the $153 high post earnings. Volatility was low and investors were just waiting for a market dip so they could get a better entry point. Share fell to uptrend support at $145 and even if they due decline further there is strong support around $140.
Update 5/18/27: Facebook was fined $122.4 million by EU regulators for giving them false information in the WhatsApp acquisition process. The EU asked how many WhatsApp users were also Facebook users and the company said it did not know and did not have way of matching the usernames. A year after the acquisition Facebook launched a service that did match users and the EU said they had the capability all the time.
The company also announced a new effort to reduce "clickbait" headlines and punish websites that continually publish fake news. I hope they are successful.
Update 5/19/17: Facebook is going to live stream 20 Major League Baseball Friday night games. The company also said it was adding an "Order Food" option to let some users order, pay and have food delivered or be available for pickup. The service works with restaurants that use Delivery.com or Slice.
Update 5/22/17: Facebook shares were weak after the BROWSER bill was introduced in the House. Websites and browsers must get explicit permission from users in order to collect and use personal data including browser history, search terms, cookies, etc. They also cannot deny you the use of their program if you decline to give them permission to use your data. While the bill has little chance of passing it was a wet blanket on Facebook today.
Update 5/24/17: Reuters reported that Facebook has signed content deals with Vox Media, Buzzfeed, ATTN, Group Nine Media and others to begin creating shows for its upcoming video service. They are going to develop both short and long form content with ad breaks included. The first scripted shows will be up to 30 min which Facebook will own. The second tier will be shorter scripted and unscripted shows with episodes lasting 5-10 minutes.
Position 6/12/17:
Long Aug $150 call @ $4.75, see portfolio graphic for stop loss.
Previously closed 6/9/17: Long Aug $150 call @ $4.90, exit $6.80, +$1.90 gain.
LB - L Brands - Company Profile
No specific news. Minor 20 cent decline after a gain of $1.51 on Monday.
Original Trade Description: May 30th.
L Brands, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of women's intimate and other apparel, beauty and personal care products, and accessories. The company operates in three segments: Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works, and Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works International. Its products include loungewear, bras, panties, swimwear, athletic attire, fragrances, shower gels and lotions, aromatherapy, soaps and sanitizers, home fragrances, handbags, jewelry, and personal care accessories. The company offers its products under the Victoria's Secret, PINK, Bath & Body Works, La Senza, Henri Bendel, C.O. Bigelow, White Barn, and other brand names. L Brands, Inc. sells its merchandise through company-owned specialty retail stores in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Greater China, which are primarily mall-based; through its Websites comprising VictoriasSecret.com, BathandBodyWorks.com, HenriBendel.com, and LaSenza.com; and through franchises, licenses, and wholesale partners. As of January 28, 2017, the company operated 2,755 retail stores in the United States; 270 retail stores in Canada; 18 retail stores in the United Kingdom; and 31 retail stores in the Greater China area. It also operated 203 La Senza stores in 24 countries; 159 Bath & Body Works stores in 30 countries; 23 Victoria's Secret stores in 12 countries; 391 Victoria's Secret Beauty and Accessories stores in 70 countries; and 5 PINK stores in 3 countries. The company was formerly known as Limited Brands, Inc.
Company description from FinViz.com.
The company reported its seventh consecutive quarter of positive earnings surprises despite a minor revenue miss. Earnings of 33 cents beat estimates for 29 cents. That was well above the company's own guidance for 20-25 cents. Revenue of $2.436 billion was slightly lower than the estimate for $2.456 billion.
The bad news was a 9% decline in same store sales. The majority of that was due to the exit from swimwear and related apparel categories. This has been in progress for about two years. Those two categories created a 6% decline for the lack of swimwear and 9% decline for the related apparel. Excluding those the comp sales were in line with estimates. However, Victoria Secret lingerie sales declined -12% while PINK sales rose in the low single-digits.
They raised their 2017 guidance to earnings of $3.10-$3.40, up from $3.05-$3.35. Q2 earnings guidance was 40-45 cents. Analysts were expecting $3.19 and 45 cents.
Expected earnings Aug 16th.
Update 6/1/17: The company said despite a 10-14% impact from the discontinued swimsuit and swim apparel lines, same store sales for May only declined -7%. That means without that impact sales would have been up 3% or more.
Shares were down ahead of earnings to $47.50. They have rebounded to a two-week high and appear to be on the road to recovery. Resistance is $53.50.
Position 5/31/17:
Long August $52.50 call @ $2.35, see portfolio graphic for stop loss.
NFLX - Netflix - Company Profile
Netflix partnered with telecom giant Altice and will begin rolling out pay services in France, Portugal, Israel and the Dominican Republic in the coming months.
Netflix, Inc., an Internet television network, engages in the Internet delivery of television (TV) shows and movies on various Internet-connected screens. The company operates in three segments: Domestic Streaming, International Streaming, and Domestic DVD. It offers members with the ability to receive streaming content through a host of Internet-connected screens, including TVs, digital video players, television set-top boxes, and mobile devices. The company also provides DVDs-by-mail membership services. It serves approximately 100 million streaming members in 190 countries. Netflix, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California. Company description from FinViz.com.
Netflix posted blowout earnings and shares rocketed higher to hit $161 on Monday. I have been waiting for three weeks for a pullback. Analysts are projecting higher highs with the high price targets at $175. There have been continuous rumors that either Disney or Apple will try to buy them not only to acquire the platform but to keep the other company from acquiring it. Both have said they want to have a big presence in streaming. Tim Cook just said it last week. Both have the cash and Disney has billions of dollars in content it can immediately add to the platform.
Netflix is expected to add 3 million subscribers in Q2. They are testing higher prices in Australia to see what price levels will cause subscriber flight. Once they figure it out you can bet they will apply it to the rest of their 100 million customers. That is instant profit. Bumping rates by $5 gets them another $500 million a month in revenue.
They announced with earnings they were finally entering China through a partnership with the largest existing streamer in China. This is one more step to a full release in the future.
Update 5/18/17: The FCC voted 2-1 to roll back the 2015 net neutrality order from President Obama. Some say this will impact major internet users like Netflix. However, the company said last month that elimination of the order would not have any impact on their business because they were big enough and had a broad enough customer base that ISPs would not try to slow down their streaming traffic. The order prevented ISPs from charging for faster bandwidth for heavy users. Netflix is responsible for 40% of the internet traffic in peak hours.
Update 5/22/17: Netflix expects to have 102 million subscribers by the end of Q2 with 51.45 million in the U.S. and 50.49 million internationally. Three years ago the company only had 11 million international subscribers. They expect international numbers to exceed U.S. subscribers by the end of the third quarter. With international subscribers growing roughly 3 million per quarter they should reach 100 million in 2020 as acceptance continues to grow. That puts them on track for 200 million total subscribers by 2025.
Update 5/27/17: Piper Jaffray reiterated an overweight rating this morning but raised the price target from $166 to $190. The analyst said Netflix probably low-balled the company's 2020 earnings expectations by as much as half. The analyst said it the international viewers grow as well over the next 10 quarters as the last 10 then expectations could be 100% too low. They believe Netflix could have 180 million international subscribers by 2020. Jaffray said the total addressable market of broadband viewers could be more than 765 million by 2020.
MKM Partners also raised their price target from $175 to $195.
Update 6/2/17: Tom Lee of Fundstrat said "stick with the FANG stocks in 2H-2017 for 20% to 40% additional gains." Netflix added $2 to a new high close.
Update 6/6/17: Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price target from $165 to $190 saying international subscriptions are set to surge. The analyst said Netflix has 50% penetration in the US households with broadband access but only 5.7% internationally. He expects that international number to rise dramatically as advertising and acceptance grows.
Earnings July 17th.
We have to use a spread because options are still expensive.
Position 6/12/17:
Long July $160 call @ $4.96, see portfolio graphic for stop loss.
Short July $175 call @ $1.65, see portfolio graphic for stop loss.
Net debit $3.31.
Previously closed 6/9/17:
Long July $160 call @ $6.45, exit $7.50, +1.05 gain.
Short July $175 call @ $2.16, exit $2.41, -.25 loss.
Net gain 80 cents.
RMD - ResMed Inc - Company Profile
No specific news. Monster $2.12 gain on no news.
Original Trade Description: June 6th.
ResMed Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices and cloud-based software applications that diagnose, treat, and manage respiratory disorders. Its portfolio of products include devices, such as air flow generators, ventilators, and oxygen concentrators; diagnostic products; mask systems; headgear and other accessories; dental devices; portable oxygen concentrators; and cloud-based software informatics solutions. The company also produces continuous positive airway pressure, variable positive airway pressure, and AutoSet systems for the titration and treatment of sleep disordered breathing (SDB). In addition, it offers data communications and control products, such as EasyCare, ResLink, ResControl, ResControl II, TxControl, ResScan, and ResTraxx modules that facilitate the transfer of data and other information to and from the flow generators. The company markets its products to sleep clinics, home healthcare dealers, patients, hospitals, physicians, and third-party payers through a network of distributors and direct sales force in approximately 100 countries. Company description from FinViz.com.
ResMed reported earnings of 71 cents that rose 2.8% and beat estimates by a penny. Revenue of $514.2 million rose 13.3% but missed estimates for $519 million. Revenue in the America's rose 18% compared to a 9% rise in EMEA and APAC. Gross margin was 58.3%. They ended the quarter with $827.3 million in cash. They announced a quarterly dividend of 33 cents, payable on June 15th.
Expected earnings July 27th.
ResMed's recent claim to fame is the ResMed AirMini, the world's smallest CPAP mask. Their goal is to change 20 million lies by 2020 with products that improve patient outcomes and daily lives. They manufacture and market products for chronic diseases where there is a large patient base.
They currently provide remote monitoring for more than three million patients around the world.
Shares closed at a two year high on Wednesday. Earnings are July 27th and the July options will deflate too quickly. I am recommending the October strikes but we will exit before the earnings. We can always buy time but we do not have to use it.
Position 6/8/17:
Long $75 call @ $2.90, see portfolio graphic for stop loss.
SHOP - Shopify - Company Profile
No specific news. We were stopped out on the prior position on Friday and I recommended we reload with a trade at $90.75. Shares dipped again on Tuesday but it was a higher low and support was honored. I debated lowering the entry point but decided to keep it the same so we can be sure there is a rebound in progress rather than speculate on a bottom.
RELOAD: With a SHOP trade at $90.75, Buy July $95 Call. Sell July $105 call.
Original Trade Description: May 31st.
Shopify Inc. provides a cloud-based multi-channel commerce platform for small and medium-sized businesses in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and internationally. Its platform provides merchants with a single view of their business and customers in various sales channels, including Web and mobile storefronts, physical retail locations, social media storefronts, and marketplaces; and enables them to manage products and inventory, process orders and payments, ship orders, build customer relationships, and leverage analytics and reporting. The company was formerly known as Jaded Pixel Technologies Inc. and changed its name to Shopify Inc. in November 2011. Company description from FinViz.com.
The company reported a Q1 loss of 4 cents compared to estimates for a loss of 11 cents. Revenue rose 75% to $127.4 million and beat estimates for $122.1 million. Merchant solution revenue rose 92% to $65.3 million and subscription revenue rose 60% to $62.1 million. They guided for Q2 to revenues of $142-$144 million and the full year for $615-$630 million. That is above their prior guidance of $580-$600 million.
Expected earnings August 1st.
The company was very positive about the future outlook. On May 18th they announced a secondary offering for $500 million at $91 per share. The stock dropped from $91 to $81 on the news but immediately recovered. Wednesday's close was a two-week high after that announcement.
SHOP has been discussed multiple times as takeover bait for Ebay or Amazon. Neither company will comment but Amazon would be the likely player. They could gobble up Shopify at $7 billion like a late night snack.
I believe shares are going to resume their upward momentum now that the secondary offering has been consumed by the market.
Update 6/5/17: The S&P/TSX index is considering whether to add SHOP to the Canadian index. That would equate to about 5.4 million shares of additional buying from index funds. The rule change that would allow SHOP to benefit is out for comment until June 9th.
I wanted to buy calls that expire after earnings but there are no August strikes yet. The next strike in October is too expensive. Even the short-term strikes are expensive so I am going with a July spread to reduce the risk.
With a SHOP trade at $90.75:
Buy July $95 call, currently $4.00, see portfolio graphic for stop loss.
Sell July $105 call, currently $1.90, see portfolio graphic for stop loss.
Previously closed 6/9/17:
Long July $95 call @ $5.25, exit $5.00, -.25 loss.
Short July $105 call @ $2.35, exit 2.50, -.15 loss.
Net loss 40 cents.
V - Visa Inc - Company Profile
Visa is going to provide 1,600 point-of-sale terminals to more than 120 mobile concessionaires at the FIFA Cup to enable a "cashless experience" for card holders.
Original Trade Description: June 10th.
Visa Inc. operates as a payments technology company worldwide. The company facilitates commerce through the transfer of value and information among consumers, merchants, financial institutions, businesses, strategic partners, and government entities. It operates VisaNet, a processing network that enables authorization, clearing, and settlement of payment transactions; and offers fraud protection for account holders and assured payment for merchants. The company also offers gateway services for merchants to accept, process, and reconcile payments; manage fraud; and safeguard payment security online, as well as processing services for participating issuers of visa debit, prepaid, and ATM payment products. In addition, it provides digital products, including Visa Checkout that offers consumers an expedited and secure payment experience for online transactions; and Visa Direct, a push payment product platform, which facilitates payer-initiated transactions that are sent directly to the Visa account of the recipient, as well as Visa token service that replaces the card account numbers from the transaction with a token. Further the company offers corporate (travel) and purchasing card products, as well as value-added services. It provides its services under the Visa, Visa Electron, Interlink, V PAY, and PLUS brands. Company description from FinViz.com.
Visa reported earnings of 86 cents compared to estimates for 79 cents. Revenue of $4.5 billion rose 23.5% and beat estimates for $4.3 billion. They raised full year revenue guidance saying they expect to come in at the high end of the $17.49-$17.79 billion prior forecast. Analysts were expecting $17.75 billion. Shares rallied $10 since the earnings report.
Estimated earnings July 20th.
Visa shares declined sharply on Friday even though they are not a tech stock. The sudden need to raise cash because of losses elsewhere may have caused investors to take profits in Visa. This should be a buying opportunity. With the Fed likely to raise rates this week the financial community should continue to post gains.
Long Aug $95 call @ $2.30, see portfolio graphic for stop loss.
$VIX - Volatility Index - Index Description
I am giving up on the VIX position as a hedge. With the indexes making new highs and volatility making 24 yr lows, there is no reason to continue holding this position. I know that as soon as we drop it a volatility event will occur because it has been six months since the last one. Close the position.
The June 2nd close at 9.75 was the lowest close since December 1993. The June 9th intraday low at 9.37 was also a 24-year low.
This is a July call. We have plenty of time and the odds of a market sell off over the next 2 months are close to 100%. The VIX cannot go much lower but it can go a lot higher.
While holding the VIX call is an insurance play for us, I hope we are never in a position to profit from it. That would mean a lot of our long positions would be under water or stopped out.
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.
Update 5/1/17: The VIX made a new intraday low at 9.90 and closed at a 10-yr low at 10.11. The government shutdown has been avoided according to reports out of Washington and that helped to deflate the VIX. Marine Le Pen is rapidly gaining on Macron in the French election runoff for next Sunday. She gained 6 points in two days to 41% in the recent polls compared to Macron's 59%. If she can gain another 6% early this week then the entire event risk scenario comes back into play with a potential come from behind win.
Position 3/30/117
Long July $14 call @ $2.55, no stop loss.
Added 5/9/17: Long July $14 call @ $1.60, no stop loss.
Average cost now $2.07.
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.
Previously Closed 4/10/17: Long Apr $13 call @ $2.30, exit $1.80, -.55 loss.
WDC - Western Digital - Company Profile
Western Digital was initiated with a buy rating and a $130 price target at Aegis Capital and saying there was additional "long term appreciation" above that level. At the same time, Japanese media said WDC would raise its bid to $18.2 billion. The bids close on Thursday. Guggenheim reiterated a buy rating and a $125 target saying WDC would be fine regardless of whether or not it buys Toshiba.
Shares gapped open and gained $3.41 for the day.
Western Digital Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells data storage devices and solutions worldwide. It offers performance hard disk drives (HDDs) that are used in enterprise servers, data analysis, and other enterprise applications; capacity HDDs and drive configurations for use in data storage systems and tiered storage models, as well as for use in storage of data for years; and enterprise solid state drives (SSDs), including NAND-flash SSDs and software solutions that are designed to enhance the performance in various enterprise workload environments. The company also provides InfiniFlash System, a system solution that offers petabyte scalable capacity with performance metrics; higher value data storage platforms and systems; datacenter software and systems; and HDDs and SSDs for desktop PCs, notebook PCs, gaming consoles, set top boxes, security surveillance systems, and other computing devices. In addition, it offers embedded NAND-flash storage products, including custom embedded solutions; and iNAND embedded flash products, such as multi-chip package solutions that combine NAND and mobile dynamic random-access memory in an integrated package for mobile phones, tablets, notebook PCs, and other portable and wearable devices, as well as in automotive and connected home applications, and NAND-flash wafers. Further, it provides HDDs embedded into WD- and HGST-branded external storage products; and NAND-flash products, which include cards, universal serial bus flash drives, and wireless drives. Additionally, the company licenses its technologies. The company sells its products under the HGST, SanDisk, and WD brands to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), distributors, resellers, cloud infrastructure players, and retailers. It serves storage subsystem suppliers, OEMs, Internet and social media infrastructure players, and PC and Mac OEMs.
Company description from FinViz.com.
Western Digital is in the sweet spot for hard drives and memory. After acquiring SanDisk last year they have been integrating memory products into their product lines and business is booming. Their hard drives are the state of the art with 10 terabyte drives now the leading edge of capacity. Their SSD drives are growing by leaps and bounds with capacities surging and prices declining.
They are currently bidding on the Toshiba NAND memory business with an $18 billion bid. Toshiba is supposed to announce the winner of the bid on Thursday. If WDC wins that bid they will be unstoppable with yet another source of highly desirable memory components. They already own half of the Toshiba business so whatever happens they will still be a part of the company. There could be a protracted legal fight if WDC is not the winner but they will still benefit.
Estimated earnings July 27th.
Shares crashed from a high of $91.94 on Friday to a low of $82.14 today. The rebound from the opening low was immediate and the stock closed at $86.64. I am looking for a return to the highs and if they win the Toshiba business we could see higher highs.
Position 6/13/17:
Long Sept $90 call @ $6.50, see portfolio graphic for stop loss.
Short Sept $100 call @ $3.09, see portfolio graphic for stop loss.
Net debit $3.41
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Bayelsa United coach Ladan Bosso believes Akwa United's early goal in midweek only inspired his side to eventually demolish them.
Mfon Udoh opened the scoring for Akwa at the Samson Siasia Stadium, but that was soon all he wrote for the men from Uyo as they went down 1-4 to Bosso's men.
Goals from Gindo Abdoulaye and Diri Otimoti, along with a brace from Buhari Jafar, saw to it that the former Nigerian champions were victorious and left them in second place on the Premier League standings.
"Akwa United brought the trouble upon themselves by scoring first which charged my wards to pounce on them with reckless abandon," Bosso told SuperSport.
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Here is a massive collection of photos in various communities in Singapore! Taken with fellow Lomographers and photographers on our walkabouts through alleys and finding new places to see, despite having lived here all my life.
This was taken on a walkabout along Joo Chiat. While Little India is the tourist-popular area housing several temples, along Joo Chiat and Ceylon Road stands the majestic Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple. The history of the Temple began more than 150 years ago – in the 1850s – with the discovery of a statue of Lord Vinayagar by the side of a pond.
The Hindu goddess in this picture is Maha Luxmi or Mahalaxmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, prosperity (both material and spiritual), light, wisdom, fortune, fertility, generosity and courage; and the embodiment of beauty, grace and charm.
Kampung Lorong Buangkok – the last surviving Kampung in Singapore. Relive the good old days of Singapore before the 70s by taking an idyllic stroll through the small 'village'
There are still families staying there, but unfortunately this may change in time to come.
Welcome to Little India! An ethnic neighborhood set in the heart of Singapore. A tourist favorite, you will never fail to see trishaws breezing through the traffic (human traffic too). Brimming with Tamil cultural elements, you'll see temples, budget outlets, food stalls and 24-hour mega malls – all crammed into walkways and alleys. More often than not, you will also spot people picking empty cans or cardboard in exchange for a little bit of money.
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Three men are being questioned by police after a spate of deaths linked to a potentially fatal batch of ecstasy tablets.
Suffolk Police said the men, aged 19, 20 and 26, all from Ipswich, have been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of controlled drugs.
The arrests follow the deaths of two young men in Ipswich, on Christmas Eve and New Year's Day, and a third man in Rendlesham, Suffolk, which have been linked to a dangerous batch of ecstasy pills.
The death of a fourth man in Telford, Shropshire, is also thought to be related to the rogue drugs.
Police have urged anyone who has the tablets to hand them in to prevent further fatalities, saying that members of the public have nothing to fear in surrendering drugs from the dangerous batch to authorities.
The drugs are red, triangular pills marked with a distinctive "Superman" logo, and people are asked to hand them in at a police station, accident and emergency department or fire station.
Superintendent Louisa Pepper, from Suffolk Police, said: "Our focus remains the prevention of further harm to our communities by taking these drugs off the streets.
"The arrests follow inquiries by a dedicated investigation team whose work will continue to identify those suspected of being involved in the supply of these drugs."
She added: "We view this particular drug as especially dangerous and want to prevent further deaths and save lives. If you have got any further drugs, please surrender them because they are dangerous.
"I can fully understand people's reluctance in this situation, but we are not looking to arrest or prosecute people - they are really dangerous and we are talking about saving lives."
Police believe four men who have died and another who is seriously ill in hospital may have taken drugs from the dangerous batch.
A labourer named locally as John Hocking, 20, died after being found seriously unwell in Chestnut Close in Rendlesham, Suffolk, at 7.10am on January 1.
He is believed to be a former student at Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham in the county.
A second man, named in a reports as Lithuanian labourer Gediminas Kulokas, died in Provan Court, Ipswich, at 9.40am the same day. He was reportedly celebrating his 24th birthday.
Another man from the same address was taken to hospital in a serious condition.
Detectives believe those cases may be linked to a drugs-related death on Christmas Eve after a man, named in reports as 22-year-old Justas Ropas, died in Bramford Lane, Ipswich.
West Mercia Police also believe a 27-year-old man, named in reports as Daniel Bagnall, who was found dead at a property in Ketley,Telford on New Year's Day, may have taken the drug.
The suspected rogue drugs are of similar appearance to dangerous pills in circulation in the Netherlands last month, Suffolk Police have said.
Those tablets had a large concentration of PMMA, which acts more slowly than MDMA, the main component of ecstasy.
This causes people to take more pills because they think they are not working.
PMMA can cause high body temperature and an increased heart rate.
Chief Inspector Steve Denham said: "As well as it being illegal to sell and buy drugs, it can also be very dangerous as we have sadly seen with these tragic deaths.
"We would urge everyone not to be tempted to take illegal drugs - you don't know where they have come from, what they are made up of, or how your body will react to them.
"If you have been offered drugs in the Ipswich area over the past few weeks, in particular ecstasy, we'd urge you to contact us with any information so that we can find those responsible and remove these dangerous drugs from the streets."
Anyone with information is urged to contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.