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Friday, August 31, 2007
Market Update
Bernanake is set to speak at Jackson Hole, Wyo right about now and the market is expecting signs of an imminent rate cut. Will they have their cake and eat it too ?
Investors are placing their money into high yield corporate bond funds for the first time in 12 weeks. The credit crunch appears to be easing.
Consumer spending rising and inflation cooling.Things are looking good so far. A lot better than they were a few weeks back. Can the good news last forever or will it all come crashing down again ?
Talking about buying homes , with this bailout coming, I am looking through some of these homes. Tough deciding which one I'll buy......
Market looks very good today so far. Financials home builders and Gold and Silver in particular are outperforming. Stocks that are doing really well are GS MER MS CFC LEND NFI KBH BZ HOV RYL DHI SPF .
JADE which I mentioned yesterday continues to do really well. Appears they are close to filing their annual report and once that is taken care of we could see much higher prices.
OVTI is one of my long positions back from April which is jumping higher due to strong earnings and even stronger guidance.
If one wants to look at a momentum stock look no further than BCSI . This one has been on an absolute tear. Another would be VDSI.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Market Update
US economic growth in the 2nd quarter was faster than estimated. Commercial construction jumped 28% which was the biggest move since 1981. It appears the US economy is still strong though the housing crisis is taking its toll.
Two speculative names that I am buying here are JADE and BRLC. I have previously had postions in them and am buying here. They both look the type that could double in a matter of weeks. HDTV maker BRLC in particular has an extreme short positions despite excellent revenue and earnings growth. JADE which is a manufacturer and retailer of fine jewelry in China has delayed filing it 2006 annual report due to a change in its auditors and the stock has been shredded over the last few months. I believe both of these stocks are poised to move considerably higher over the short term.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Market Update
Key levels to watch : Dow 12,885(support) & 13,132 (resistance) , S&P 1427(Support) and 1457(resistance) , Nasdaq 2491(support) and 2525(resistance).
Another victim of the credit crunch. Bodies continue to be discovered on a regular basis. Once this is all over the casualty list will likely be extensive.
The Yen is moving lower which is good news for equities.The Yen has had a tremendous run the last few weeks evoking fears of an unwinding of the carry trade. With the BOJ keeping rates constant I think the carry trade is safe and the Yen will continue drifting lower in the months head.
The subprime crisis was not just limited to blue collar America. Higher end homes are getting hit too. The 'Keeping up with the Joneses' mentality is taking its toll.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Market Recap
The information reviewed at the August meeting suggested that economic activity picked up in the second quarter from the slow pace in the first quarter. On average, the economy expanded at a moderate pace during the first half of the year despite the ongoing drag from the housing sector. While the growth of consumer spending slowed in the second quarter from its rapid pace in prior quarters, wages and salaries increased solidly and household sentiment appeared supportive of further gains in spending. Business fixed investment picked up in the second quarter after little net change in the preceding two quarters. Inventories generally appeared to be well aligned with sales at midyear. Overall inflation receded in June because of a decline in energy prices, while the core personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index rose a bit less than its average pace over the past year.
So core inflation is still a problem. Cutting rates will be tough in this environment.
However, a sustained moderation in inflation pressures had yet to be convincingly demonstrated.Moreover, the high level of resource utilization had the potential to sustain those pressures. The Committee's predominant policy concern remained the risk that inflation would fail to moderate as expected. Future policy adjustments would depend on the evolution of the outlook for both inflation and economic growth, as implied by incoming information.
Can't take the foot of the inflation pedal yet.
Participants agreed that the housing sector was apt to remain a drag on growth for some time and represented a significant downside risk to the economic outlook.
Several participants noted the risks that house prices could decline significantly and that credit standards for home equity loans could be tightened substantially as factors that could weigh on consumer spending.
Something we can all agree with and that is the fragile state of housing and the negative effect it could potentially have on consumer spending.
Funding had become more costly and difficult to obtain for riskier corporate borrowers, but there had been little net change in the cost of credit for investment-grade businesses. Also, businesses in the aggregate continued to have sufficient internally generated funds to finance the expected level of real investment. Nonetheless, participants recognized that conditions in corporate credit markets could change rapidly, and that adverse effects on business spending were possible.
While top credit worthy businesses are safe for now, the Fed recognizes the risk in the corporate credit market as loans are harder to secure. An illiquid environment in corporate credit markets could lead to a big mess as we witnessed in subprime a few weeks back.
Overall it looks to me like the Fed is very unlikey to cut rates when they meet in mid September. The market has stabilized for now and unless we see another plunge to Dow 12,000 or below, rates are likely to stay the same. Fighting inflation is the Feds number one priority and a rate cut would be an impediment to this objective.
For now the market is not handling news of the Fed minutes well. The major indices are all down well over 1%. I did expect a pullback this week as I mentioned before. I expect the markets to be choppy the rest of the week.
Monday, August 27, 2007
January 21 2000 - Talk about timing a top. Dow made an intra day high of 11,513 before closing at 11,251. The market broke down with the Dow falling to an intra day low of 9,611 on March 8. Close to a 15% gain for anyone shorting the Dow in under 2 months.
July 16 2000 - Weekend. Previous close was 10,812 and the following close was 10,804 with a low of 10,653. Dow rallied to an intra day high of 11,518 on September 6. A 6.6% gain in under 2 months.
January 9 2001 - Dow closed at 10,572. Rallied to an intra day high of 11,140 on February 7. Just over a 5% gain. The market however proceeded to tumble from there onwards to an intraday low of 9,047 on March 22. If one had shorted the Dow on January 9 the gain would have been over 14% in two and a half months.
May 16 2003 - Dow closed at 8,678. Markets proceeded to rally over 24% till the end of the year.
November 9 2003 - Was a weekend. Dow closed the precious day at 9,809 and the trading session after at 9,756. Rallied 10% till the end of January.
May 4 2004 - Dow closed at 10,317. Proceeded to fall as low as 9,827 two weeks later. Rallied as high as 10,530 near the end of June. While there was volatility the markets were relatively flat.
October 28 2004 - Dow made a low of 9,900 and closed at 10,004.Rallied to as high as 10,895 near right before Christmas. A 9 % gain in less than 2 months.
March 3 2007 - Was Saturday and the market was closed. The Dow closed the previous trading day at 12,114 . On Monday, the Dow went as low as 11,973 before recovering to close at 12,050. The markets bottomed out over the next 2 weeks and started a 4 month rally all the way till July. Total gains would have been over 16% for anyone buying the Dow on March 5th (first trading day after the eclipse).
Market Update
US Steel is buying Canada's Stelco as the steel industry under goes further consolidation. This should boost steel and other metals stocks today.
The other big merger news today is Gateway being bought out by Acer of Taiwan.Finally some good news for GTW shareholders who have suffered for a very long time.
August saw the biggest insider buying activity among executives of financial firms since 1995. Banks, mortgage lenders and insurance companies have been hit hard by recent market turmoil and the insider buying is an expression of confidence about their respective businesses.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Pre Market Update
Durable good orders rose sharply in July by 5.9% versus a consensus of 1%.Orders went up for machinery, automobiles, metal products, airplanes and communications equipment. That blunted a drop in demand for computers, as well as electrical equipment and appliances. This is good news for manufacturing and the economy as a hole but not so good for stocks as this reduces the likelihood of a Fed rate cut.
The markets are expected to open lower today.The trend is still pointing upwards though a pullback is not out of the question as traders cash in gains ahead of the weekend.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Market Recap
Is the Fed rate cut in September a sure thing ? Maybe not according to this piece. A rate cut would kill the US Dollar and thrust gold and silver upwards.
Mortgage woes soon to be history ? Not so fast. It is estimated that it will take roughly $150 billion to $250 billion of new capital to "normalize pricing" in the mortgage market.
Betting against Amazon will cost you. Ken Heebner learns the hard way.Just for the record I am short AMZN. It will work out in a big way eventually.
Commerical paper appears to be the new focus of the credit squeeze.The inability to sell commerical paper is having an adverse effect on many companies like Coventree for example. Investors have lost their appetite for commercial debt and the reprecussions will be huge.
Pre Market Update
The decision by Bank of America to invest $2 billion in Countrywide has boosted investor confidence. BofA has gotten themselves a great deal. Rumors of them acquiring CFC a few months back raised Countrywide stock price to $45. CFC is currently at $25. The financial sector will be strong today especially among some of the mortgage lenders like IMB WM LEND NFI FMT.
The Bank of Japan has held interest rates at the current 0.5% level signalling credit will remain cheap. The Yen is down as a result and the carry trade should continue.
Quant hedge funds including Goldman Sachs Global Equity fund had huge gains last week as the markets returned to normal. The average investor is not as lucky to be able to obtain a $3 billion cash infusion as Goldmans fund did. I don't care much for quant strategies. They could work 99% of times but, the 1% they don't, you could lose your shirt and much more. The 100 year storm happens every 100 days or so it seems.
For now long is the way to go. The markets are rebounding strongly. 13,250-13,300 is another level of resistance for the Dow. S&P has some overhead at 1480-1490. The Nasdaq at 1575. Wall Street has priced in a rate cut. If it doesn't happen we could see some more carnage in the coming months. The markets should be safe for now till the September 18 Fed meeting.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Market Recap
Dubai Worlds disclosure of a $5 billion stake in MGM Mirage had a positive effect on casino stocks today with good size gains in MGM LVS WYNN MPEL BYD.
More subprime fallout as Lehman, HSBC, Accredited and H&R Block trim their mortgage businesses. Atleast the market is taking the news in stride. Announcements like this a week or 2 ago and the market would have dropped like a rock.
Another hedge fund bites the dust. The global credit crunch will continue to claim victims especially among the hedge fund industry as non-correlated and quant stratagies are not as air tight as thought. Strategies are only non-correlated until they are correlated and stuff blows up. Funny how the finance world works.
The FEDs decision to inject liquidity into the market appears to be working for now and big banks such as BofA,Wachovia, Citi and JP Morgan are tapping the discount window. However this liquidity injection is more like a bandage over a bullet wound and the problems beneath the surface remains. The bigger the liquidity bubble grows , the worse the eventual outcome. Wall Street screwed up and now they deserve to pay the price. The Fed can always say it intervened to save the average American but the truth is they intervened on behalf of the big swinging dicks of Wall Street. We all know who the Fed really works for. Its about time a few big Wall Street banks and other major banks went out of business for their poor lending and investment practices. Funny how the big boys are trying to take Countrywide Financial under when CFC has been the most prudent player in the mortgage industry.
Pre Market Commentary
Talks of a merger between ETrade and Ameritrade are having a bullish effect on the broker stocks and the overall markets in general.4 trading days ago, ETFC was as low as $9.92. Today it is over $16. Thats a better than 60% gain in 4 days. Simply amazing.
Are money market accounts safe ? Its appears a whole lot of money market accounts have subprime exposure which means serious problems could still lie ahead especially for investors who though money market accounts were risk free.
The global commodity boom continues as BHP Billiton reports strong profit growth and expects solid growth in the future as international demand soars.I would take this opportunity to add to basic material stocks - steel, aluminum , copper and so on. TIE RS AA FCX RIO all look very attractive here.
From a technical standpoint, I would be looking at S&P 1455 as resistance though I would look to add SSO if we decisively break this level and SDS if we fail. In the case of the Dow, it appears resistance is around 13200-13250 with support at the 200 day at 12851. The Nasdaq has support at the 200 day 2502 level while 2530 appears to be resistance. I will be watching these levels closely today.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
The Federal Reserve may be able to avoid an emergency reduction in the benchmark interest rate as some of its steps to increase liquidity show signs of success. Bloomberg
I Don't know if this is good news for the bulls considering speculation of an emergency rate cut is the impetus for this rally.
Yields on U.S. three-month Treasury bills climbed the most since 2000 as demand fell for the safest government securities. Bloomberg
Foreclosures across the US surged in July up 9% from June and 93% from the previous year. Nevada, Michigan and Georgia are at the top with California, Florida and Ohio not too far behind. The real estate market will only get worse( for sellers and owners)while buyers will be the beneficiaries through depressed prices. In the mean time I will be putting together a real estate fund to snap up deals. Plenty of bargains to be snatched up in the next 3 years or so. 30 cents on the dollar or better.
It appears a lot of stock market gurus and bloggers are bullish on the market in the near term. Many feel a bottom is in. I like going against the crowd. Today I sold of plenty of QLD DDM SSO MVV UWM positions that I had (unexpectedly) picked up at bargain levels during Thursdays plunge. I will not be lulled into a false sense of security. All we need is another major blowup and we could be down 500 points in a hurry. Plus, the dimming prospects of a Fed rate cut does not help. I do not want to be short here. But I would like to have plenty of cash to work with. SLV AKAM AMGN NTRI MU DFS CFC all look like great long term buys here.
Pre Market Update
US stock index futures climb on speculation of a Fed rate cut. Rumors of Warren Buffett buying Countrywide are also helping. CFC is up by a fair amount this morning. I believe this will be a $50 stock before the end of the decade.
Several retailers are reporting earnings today. Wall Street will be keeping a close eye on TGT SKS SPLS BJ AEO DKS. Staples has reported inline profits though the forecast is on the low side. BJs club reported earnings above expectations.
I expect plenty of market volatility today. A big pullback will not surprise me. I expect more downside action today. The credit crunch is still alive and subprime related problems are popping up everyday like in the case of German state owned bank Landesbank Sachsen Girozentrale. Nobody can tell exactly where the next blowup will occur. Subprime contagion is not just limited to the financial sector but to any company in general that is sitting on investments that could potentially be linked to subprime. The case of money market fund Sentinel blowing up adds to investor worries. The Fed can artificially pump the market up but for how long remains to be seen.
Monday, August 20, 2007
Market Recap
Big drop in natural gas prices as hurricane Dean moves away from oil and gas producing areas of the Gulf of Mexico. I continue to add UNG here since we are still in hurricane season and all it takes is one big storm to send Natural gas 20-30% higher. The odds favor atleast one spike.
The credit crunch has forced Treasury Bill yields down the most in two decades as investors scramble to safer grounds.
Will Countrywide survive this mortgage crisis ? Thats seems to be the question on a lot of investors minds as CFC has lost two thirds of its value in the last few months. I believe CFC will survive and buying below $20 is a great bargain. Capital One in the meantime is shutting down its mortgage unit Greenpoint.
The Conference Board index of leading economic indicators rose in July and suggests continued economic growth again. This remains to be seen. I take all indicators with a grain of salt.
It appears a lot of investors feel we saw the bottom on Thursday. If this was indeed the bottom, I expect some sort of retest over the next few weeks. I would be cautious about adding to long positions here and probably start building up some hedges just in case another leg down starts. While the economy appears to be fine especially when global growth is taken into account, investors seem to be very jittery and any rumor or actual negative event could take this market down in a hurry.
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Week Recap
A few equity names that have caught my eye due to their relative strength during this decline are CSCO HPQ RIMM WYNN CMG OVTI UA .
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Pre Market Update
This morning, Merrill Lynch has cut the nations largest mortgage lender Countrywide Financial to a sell and raised the possibility of bankruptcy. Personally I feel CFC will make it through this crisis and the chances of bankruptcy are slim.
Deere & Co.'s fiscal third-quarter net income rose 23%, topping expectations, amid strong sales gains for agricultural, commercial and consumer equipment. DE is probably a bargain here in this market environment.
Whats Buffett been buying and selling ? Very strange how Berkshire takes a stake in Dow Jones & Co. right before Ruport Murdochs buyout offer. Insider trading or is Warren just very lucky ......
Judging by stock index futures, the US markets will open substantially lower. Will this set the stage for a rally or are we going to melt downwards ? We could see 12,700-12,800 on the Dow today. I would be very cautious though the extreme bearishness in sentiment makes me a believe a strong rally is near.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Late Night Thoughts
Looking over charts from 1990 and 1998, we look to be in a similar state. A credit shock followed by a sharp pullback of 20%+ in the markets. I'm starting to feel we could see 11,000 on the Dow by late September. If we don't rally hard, I see 12,800 on the cards for the Dow before the week is over.
Market Update
Pre Market Update
The Producer Price Index PPI rose more than forecast by 0.6% in July though excluding food and fuel, the gain was only 0.1% versus a 0.2% consensus. The lower core will give the Fed an opportunity to lower rates in the future.
Walmart reports a jump in profit but cuts outlook causing a drop in shares in pre market trading.While I've never been a fan of WMT , the stock is safe bet during unstable times. Perhaps the elite of Wall Street will be forced to shop here as their incomes fall this year due to the financial crisis.
UBS reported a 79% increase in profits and warns about the second half of the year due to credit market turbulence. UBS appears to be doing a better job of containing subprime versus its US counterparts.Perhaps its that Swiss efficiency.
Futures are pointing to a slightly higher open on Wall Street. Lately, higher opens are to be sold and lower opens bought. There is a higher degree of tension among market paticipants and volatility levels are elevated. After a rather benign trading session yesterday, I expect more volatility the rest of the week especially in light of option expiration on Friday.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Pre Market Update
The ECB injected another $65 billion into the market and believes it is 'normalizing'. Liquidity reigns supreme once again.
Retail sales numbers came in solid. If they can't tap into their home equity, consumers are just going to turn to plastic. Credit card companies MA DFS and AXP are all good buys here.
Goldmans Sachs Global Equity Fund is getting a $3 billion bailout.Its good to be in a position where you screw up and get away with it. Thats why you want to own GS.
Blackstone Group is soaring on earning news after more than tripling profits. The stock is still trading below its IPO price though its far above its lows. BX CEO Schwarzman acknowledges the 'more challenging financing conditions' ahead.
US stock index futures are soaring this morning and the markets are expected to open higher. The trend will be established after 10am and if we get a pullback it may be profitable to add to long positions.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Genentech, Inc. engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, and commercialization of biotherapeutics in the United States.
DNA has grown earnings at an annual rate of almost 50% the last 5 years. Even if one is to estimate a modest growth rate of 25% over the next 5 years, DNA is still very cheap on a valuation basis. The stock price has not been this low since May of 2005 and is currently trading more than 20% below is 52 week high set in January. DNA is expected to earn between $3.20 to $3.80 next year meaning its trading at 20-22 times next years earnings. I am a buyer at this price. I am looking for $100 + over the next 12 months.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Pre Market Analysis
Countrywides stock is plummeting this morning after is said it faces 'unprecedented disruptions.' due to the credit crunch. If CFC falls under $20 it will be an absolute steal. They will make it past this subprime turmoil.
More talk of hedge funds liquidating positions as the worldwide financial turmoil is affecting firms black box strategies. Quant hedge funds- those using statistical computer generated data to trade positions, are not prepared for the current state of the financial market and many of these funds are falling apart as I write this.
This morning I'm preparing to play things as they come. Just for the record, I had a dream last night that the Dow fell over 1000 points. While I am not suggesting this will happen, I am including the possibility of it happening in my gameplan for today. 13,132 and 13,000 are levels on the Dow I am looking at to reduce long exposure and add to the short side if they fail. The first 30 minutes are meaningless. Might add some SRS and SKF for protection. I would not be surprised if we actually have a test of last Fridays lows and reverse to close positive. On the other hand a plunge below may mean a test of 12,700. The S&P is sitting on its 200 day moving average at 1453. Another level to look for is 1427. Below that and 1400 could be tested. Gold is up this morning which is a positive sign. Whether it says up waits to be seen.
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Quant hedge funds are getting an ass kicking and perhaps this explains some of the heavy selling as these funds readjust their positions. Thats why in my opinion the best way to approach the market is to be as flexible as possible. Having a set strategy only to find out it doesn't work under certain conditions can be costly. Just ask LTCM , Amaranth and co. The market is like a wave and the successful trader a surfer.
Did President Bush just jinx the markets or what ?
"I'm not an economist, but my hope is that the market, if it functions normally,
will be able to yield a soft landing," Bush told a small group of reporters at
the Treasury Department on Wednesday. "That's kind of what it looks like so
And that was just yesterday. The Dow responds with its second biggest loss of the year.
When there is fear and panic, its often profitable to bet against it. This is a great trading market. Playing the swings is highly profitable. I would buy a bearish open tomorrow and sell into a bullish open. We may test last Fridays lows tomorrow or next week.
Here in the US, retail sales for July were very weak putting added pressure on the markets. Obviously the lack of ability to withdraw money from homes and increasing gas prices is effecting US consumers to a greater extent than most people think.
There is talk that a bottom in housing is near. Unfortunately I do not believe any bottom is near. Things are going to get far worse. NO BOTTOM TILL 2009 and thats my final word !
US markets are expected to take a huge dump this morning. I will look to add into long positions on this decline. I feel subprime is already priced in and people are overly bearish in general. Plus we need one last shakeout before we continue upwards.
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Market Recap
Has liquidity returned to the marketplace ? Todays heavy bond appetite seems to think so.
Always thank your lucky stars you don't own stocks that fall like this. Apologies to all that do own it.
Is China going to start dumping US Treasuries ?
China may sell its Treasury holdings if Washington imposes trade sanctions to
force a revaluation of the Chinese yuan, U.K.'s Telegraph reported Wednesday.
Xia Bin, finance chief at the Development Research Centre, said that Beijing's
foreign reserves should be used as a "bargaining chip" in talks with the U.S.
Pre Market Analysis
Keeping an eye on AIRN OMRI KNOT STKL ORA NOOF JUPM IDCC FLS among others.
Hansen Natural HANS, the maker of Monster Energy drink reported huge profit growth and the stock is soaring pre market.
The end of leverage buyouts ? I don't think so. Blackstone has raised over $21 billion for the worlds biggest buyout fund. Maybe its time to get long BX.
Precious metals continue to show strength this morning with Gold and Silver both up. The US Dollar continues to weaken.
Keeping a close eye on the Dow 50 day moving average at 13,561. Expect some resistance there.
Nasdaq 50 day is 2615 and the S&P 500 is at 1512 though another level of resistance lies at 1490.
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Market Recap
Oil, housing and utilities were the strongest sectors while semiconductors were the weakest. In the industry groups, home construction, coal and media agencies led while insurance brokers, platinum and precious metals lagged.
Today was a great opportunity for the bears to take the markets down. The FOMC comments showed no signs of softening. Inflation is their key priority. Despite the sustained harsh tone, the bears were unable to take advantage despite dropping the Dow down 140 at one stage. After a day like this, long is the way to go.
Former Brocade CEO Gregory Reyes was found guilty on all charges of option backdating. "I didn't know the law" is no longer an excuse. Steve Jobs watch out !
Going long the double inverse oil and gas ETF DUG might be a good bet here. Oil and gas stocks have a tendancy to weaken around this time of the year till the early part of the following year.
I would hedge DUG by being long UNG which is the natural gas ETF which tends to spike September ownwards especially around hurricane season.
Morning Update
Oil prices continue to move lower which is a relief of sorts.Its time equities rally on oil moving lower like they are supposed to. Gold is weak this morning though it appears to be gaining while silver is up slightly. The US dollar is gaining strength though it may weaken after the FOMC annoucement.
There is news that Bear Stearns is trying to screw investors in its hedge funds by liquidating in the Cayman Islands instead of New York. Cayman laws favor the fund over the investor. I so hope Bear Stearns goes under. Such evil thoughts on my part. Maybe Jim Cayne, Warren Spector and Sam Molinaro will be the new Ken Lay, Jeff Skilling and Andrew Fastow. Imagine that !
This morning I've been buying AKAM and BWLD. Why ? AKAM looks dirt cheap here and if it gets below $30 I'll double my position. Trading less than 20 times 2008 earnings for a company growing earnings 30-40% a year. Internet content providers are here to stay. AKAM hasn't been this cheap since last July. And BWLD just got an analyst upgrade today. This restaurant is growing astonishingly fast and there is immense growth ahead yet the stock price has been knocked to the ground after reporting inline earnings.
Contempleting selling off some LVS and adding WYNN instead. WYNN earnings were phenomenol. The growth in Macau is way beyond anyones expectations. I like MPEL here too. Macau is going to be a lot bigger than Vegas. 3 billion customers withing a 5 hour flight. Wow !!
I expect a strong market reaction after 2:15pm. A very strong reaction. Don't know which way yet but I'm sitting on plenty of cash and ready to go in once I see the correct direction.
Monday, August 06, 2007
Oil dropped over $3 today and it appears prices have topped for now. Oil topped last summer and I have mentioned before that oil is likely to top soon and it appears it has.
Merrill thinks the Fed will cut rates in October as the credit crunch forces their hand.
Tomorrow is the big FOMC announcement. The market is likely to swing around a bit before going crazy once the announcement is out. Nobody is looking for a rate cut though if it happens we may see 14,000 on the Dow tomorrow. The language is going to be key. Investors are looking for soft language with hints of a rate cut to sustain this rally. Tough language is going to play into the bears hands. If I was a gambling man I would bet on a sustained rally tomorrow and perhaps a move to 13600 on the Dow.
Market Update
NYX continues to get beaten up and looks like a great buy here since its trading at less than 35 times this years earnings and under 25 times next years. For a company growing at 35-40% a year this is quite cheap. I am adding to my position.
LVS has looked great the last few sessions in the face of a terrible market. Once the market turns around this stock could really soar. Like I said, cheap US Dollar = more foreign tourists in Vegas = more money for LVS.
Friday, August 03, 2007
The current market problem can be summed up in one word and that is Liquidity. What we have right now is an increase in borrowing costs, lack of available capital and large scale redemptions in hedge funds as investors panic. The problem I believe is temporary and will be solved courtesy of Bernanke and Co. via large scale liquidity injections into the trading desks of the big institutions. It appears to be a perfect time to take long positions in anticipation of a bail out of sorts.
My strategy right now is to hold tight and add into long positions selectively. I like the bull ETFs here as a sudden sharp rally could lead to substantial gains. Shorting here would be counter productive due to the large number of puts and short positions in play. The Fed meeting could be the backdrop for an explosive rally.
Market Update
Credit-Default Swaps Fall for Week as Traders See Risks Abating
Prices to protect corporate bonds against default fell for the first week since June as global financial markets stabilized. Bloomberg
Could this mean the worst is behind ? It appears the worst case scenarios in subprime and real estate are already priced in.
Legendary investor Jim Rogers is short the investment banks and homebuilders. He believes there is a lot more downside ahead. While he could be correct and Jim usually is in the long run, we could have a period of choppiness ahead where I-banks and builders spike up in price before heading back down.
Gold and silver are showing strength today and so is the Euro on the back of Dollar weakness.
Equities showing strength include SNDK LVS TOPT EYE OPWV MHGC SWIM SPAR FCN
Thursday, August 02, 2007
The housing sector was by far the best performer while oil and semis were the only down sectors. Among industry groups, construction and home builders led the way while paper and coal were the laggards. Among individual stocks PHRM CKFR APKT MORN CUB PLX were the biggest gainers while AHHA GYI POZN LEND LQDT SXCI were the biggest decliners.
Speaking of opportunity , anyone who bought AHM at $1 or so on Tuesday afternoon could have made a 400% profit today as the stock at one staged spiked to $4.60. AHM is a mortgage lender that declined due to concerns of possible bankruptcy due to liquidity issues.
The stock market is safe for now as two thirds of Americans see a recession ahead. Markets like to climb a wall of worry. The fact so many Americans are pessimistic is a sign that the market will go much higher. Tops occur during times of 'irrational exhuberence' to borrow a Greenspan quote.
The 1440 number seems to be a low for the S&P 500 atleast for now.
Economic news has been fairly solid. The European Central Bank and the Bank of England kept their rates unchanged as expected. Factory orders were up though less than expected. The big employment number is out tomorrow.
Stocks I am watching include LVS SBUX COGT NYX FFIV BBND CMG GS CROX AAPL
I think Las Vegas Sands LVS is going to have a great summer with record revenues from foreign tourists taking advantage of a weak US Dollar.
If McDonalds MCD is a great global growth play, then I wonder why people are not talking about Starbucks the same way. Just imagine all the potential in China and India. I imagine once SBUX is at $50+ a share, the analysts will be jumping all over it calling it the greatest global growth play ever.
Oil prices are at record highs but I am not feeling the pain at the pump. Must be something to do with the crack spread. Gas prices were a lot higher 2 months back thats for sure.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
The best thing to do in a bearish tape is look for names with strength and try to add into them. GRMN CMG WFMI FFIV SBUX MCD GOOG are some of the strong names today.


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So surprise, surprise,
Bobby has a girlfriend.
Started via the internet and they met for the first time
this past week end.
My son deserves to be happy, no question about that.
He said to me the exact words his father said:
I am getting lonely.
Old Bob was 42 and a bachelor and decided he was lonely
and found me in a fleamarket of all places, best bargain
we both had.

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BFH posted a topic in Breeders DiscussionI have a female budgie that has one chick that is 20 days old. I was wondering if the hen should be leaving the nest more then she does. She only leaves for no longer then 5 minutes and that is at most three times a day. Thank you for any help given
Hi guys, this afternoon i noticed my 21 day old budgie's feathers ( just a few) on the bottom of the nest box. In the last few days the hen has been spending quite a bit more time in the nest box. i saw her trying to pull out her baby's feathers earlier this afternoon, the baby was screeching loudly, so i immediately looked it up on the internet. the website recommended removing the hen. I have done this to prevent her from attacking her chick and i am hoping the cock will pick up on looking after the baby as the website said he would. could i please have some advice asap? what do i do? have i done the right thing? how can i make sure the male is feeding his baby?


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People without children probably think that parents are rather weird. They give you odd looks in the grocery store as you buy 27 boxes of cereal and think that you are stocking up for armageddon. No, the kids will eat through this in under a month and I'll be back so you can laugh at me again. I thought I would put down some experiences that I have had with my kids, that parents will relate to, and non-parents will just scratch your head.
Identity theft is a real worry in today's world. So having a shredder in the house is important. And since it makes noise, and turns paper into confetti, it is a natural attractant to children. I have made the mistake of teaching my kids how to use the shredder and then letting them shred a pile of papers. The only problem comes when they have completed the pile and start seeking other things to shred. Refund checks are a prime target. As are receipts needed to get the refund. Or tax documents. Or any other document that you don't want to spend hours taping together.
Kids today grow up with technology that past generations never had. Computers, DVD players, VCRs, iPods are standard items that kids have around their house. Of course, until they are much older, none of them realize that the VCR can not be played with in the same way as the cardboard box. My son found this out when he shoved a pancake in the VCR and tried to play it. After recovering the pancake, the VCR still played videos, except it only had sound, no picture. But if you fast forwarded it, you could see the picture (just no sound).
Taking baths is something all of my kids have enjoyed. Just remember to always supervise them. I left my daughter unsupervised for a few minutes when my son crawled into the bathroom. My daughter proceeded to take cupfuls of water and throw them across the bathroom at my son. Both of them loved this and were laughing and giggling. I however was not as I mopped up the bathroom.
Knowing your law enforcement personnel is important. In fact, 1 year olds are entirely capable of dialing 911. The 911 operators are not so understanding, and then lectured my wife about keeping the phone away from the kids. Huh? You never had kids lady, did you? Maybe if your number was 7389499326893409, then my son wouldn't call you.
My other son decided to leave the house and walk across the street while visiting the grandparents. So, the cops were called, entered the house and found my wife packing up to go home upstairs, now mortified, that a police officer was in the house and our son was not.
Church is the perfect place for inappropriate comments. During a quiet, spiritual part of the meeting, I look over and my son has his hand in his pants. I very quietly whisper to him to take his hand out. He only has two voices, loud and yelling. In his loud voice he responds, "But Dad, my penis is getting bigger." I am rushing to simultaneously try to shut him up and remove his hand, and he quips again, "Really Dad, my penis is getting bigger." So much for the spiritualness of that meeting. The families around us covered their mouths and chuckled and I silently prayed that their kids would have something to say the next week.
There is nothing like going on vacation. Especially if, 4 hours into the 8 hour car ride, your youngest decides to throw up all over the car. Not to be outdone, while coming home a few days later, the second youngest pukes their guts all over the rest of the car. And then, since the car seems to really like puke, one of the kids your wife picks up for an activity chucks their cookies. If we ever sell our car, do we have to say that people barfed in it three times within 2 weeks.
Art is an important skill for children to learn. A couple days before we moved, our daughter was excited to let us know that she had drawn an airplane. She took us to see. Sure enough on the hallway wall we had just painted two days before, was a large mural of an airplane. In ballpoint pen. If you have ever tried to paint over pen, it bleeds through. Three coats of primer and two coats of paint later, the wall was back to normal. And all of the pens were hidden.
Science is something you hope your kids will learn as they get holder. Sometimes they want to start early. I was remodeling and had left a live wire hanging out of a wall. I had purposely clipped the metal to the plastic, and each of the three conductors was cut at a different length (so they wouldn't accidentally touch. My son decided it would be a good idea to touch all three wires to the bundt pan. Lots of sparks and no electricity later, he decided that he didn't want to learn about electrons that early.
Counting can be fun, especially if it involves food. We made cupcakes for a party and left them on the counter to cool. My son pushed the chair up to the counter so he could count the cupcakes. I guess he wanted to make sure he didn't double count because every one had a finger sized hole in the middle.
All this, and my kids haven't yet learned about explosives and fire!
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In a rematch of the Sydney final, team USA took on the All Blacks Sevens for the sixth time this season. Unfortunately for the Eagles, they had to try to do it without Danny Barrett whose absence was felt almost immediately as Tim Mikkelson got around Matai Leuta on the edge for a first-minute converted try for New Zealand.
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Thinking about Tor Network¶
After the PRISM incident, privacy protection has been increasingly focused and respected by every user who needs network security communications.
Tor, The Onion Router, is an open source, free software for anonymous communications. The project was initially sponsored by the Naval Research Laboratory. It can help users communicate and browse. Tor anonymously on the Internet through the way of Entry node, Middle node and Exit Node multi-layer proxy, which makes the user's true source IP untraceable.
Obviously, the design of vnVPN has naturally satisfied the technical foundation for preventing tracking, anonymous browsing and communication. If VISION goes one step further and implements a multi-proxy application vnTOR, vnTOR has obvious advantages over the original Tor network. In other words, an ecosystem that uses Voken can motivate the participation of nodes (more service nodes participate, not just use and claimants), and network quality and service quality are more stable and more efficient.
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vnTOR, Extensible anonymous network service¶
Obviously, Tor has great value and reference value for the exploration and implementation of the network's anonymity and neutrality, and we believe that the crux of the problem that currently leads to the slow and unsuitable use of the Tor network lies in the no incentives. Most of the users who participate in Tor are requesters. They are online when they use it, and they don't keep running when they are not used. As a result, the number of service nodes is in the state of shortage of demand for a long time.
According to the actual development of the Vision Network project and opinions of the community, we may develop and implement the vnTOR multi-proxy function in the later period (the user selects the number of proxy layers and pays the corresponding Voler to drive two or more nodes to participate in the routing of data packets. The user can know the node_id of the service node on the path, and the service node is only responsible for completing the data packet routing between the adjacent nodes. The user's source IP is invisible to both the intermediate node and the target website.) It can even be connected to Tor. The network is open, allowing users to visit the address with an .onion suffix, even you can use Hidden Wiki and the Torch search engine.
Of course, this part of the work in the future is likely to involve more implementable developers in the design and application by rewarding Vokens.
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Future services based on Vision Network will also be settled using Voken¶
Benefit from the stable value anchor design of Voken, which makes Voken closer to the true currency (value scale is stable, convenient to hold and circulate). In a sense, not only the software and services officially developed by Vision Network. With the promotion of development support policies and support funds, more third-party software will also use Voken for service settlement.


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This week we have a guest comic from Tavern Wenches' Sarah Frisk! I hope y'all like it, I know I certainly do!
Continuing RocTer tradition of Dave being injured, this comic blurs the line between my RocTer and Sarah's Wenches. I love all the little references and things she'd hidden in this. The picture of her Beholder Bee on the Dungeon Master's card, the Han Shot First t-shirt and see what else you guys can pick out. If I'd like to see more like this, you can check out Tavern Wenches, including the guest comic I did for Sarah a few weeks ago!
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Edith Munnings
Aotearoa New Zealand / India, b.1867, d.1939
Fisherman's Hut, Redcliffs
- Presented by G E Munnings and C Munnings Christchurch, 1970
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For the exhibition I See Red (5 December 2007 - 23 November 2008) this work was displayed with the following label: The Christchurch area known as Redcliffs, or Te Rae Kura, has been populated for at least 900 years. Kura is Māori for red, and Te Rae Kura means red, glowing headlands. The area was once an abundant source of shellfish, flatfish, eels, bird life and various types of flax, and supported large groups of Māori from the fourteenth century.
Edith Munnings' painting shows Redcliffs in the early days of European settlement. What else do you see here that is red?
This obituary of Edith Munnings. whose married name was Edith Strutton, appeared in The Press on 23 June 1939:
Mrs Edith Strutton: An artist of great ability who gave up a promising career at the School of Art Canterbury College, to join an Indian Mission, died on April 24 1939 at Lonavea India. Mrs Strutton who was 72 years of age was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Munnings, pioneer settlers at Addington, Christchurch. She is survived by a brother and several sisters.
In 1900 she married the Reverend H Strutton and later joined an Australia Church of Christ Mission in Baramati. In 1917 Mr and Mrs Strutton took charge of the Criminal Tribes Settlement at Sholapur, and some years later they moved to Lonaula, where Mrs Strutton died.


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Meet Cannapreneur Ry A.K. Russell
Ry A.K. Russell is founder of TheWeedsBudz.com and BuddingCanapreneur.com. We caught up with him for his thoughts on the industry and what motivates him.
1. What is the story of how TheWeedsBudz.com and BuddingCanapreneur.com came to be?
I owned a marketing company for many years and we helped build some local brands, the biggest being what is called the Saco Drive In movie theater. I took control over that in 2001 and tried to make it "cool" again, mission accomplished. When I left the drive-in shortly after the start of 2015, I focused on building business and continued to market other products. In 2017 a friend of mine noticed how much pain management and sleeping aids I took and recommended I try cannabis. I refused. Adamantly. After some time, I started to have severe stomach issues from everything I was taking. I finally said I would try it because I had a migraine and really just wanted to sleep. I smoked with my friend and I went to bed about 15 minutes later and slept better than ever before. I continued for about a week or so and decided it was helping, but there was something about it, maybe the stigma, maybe what my family would think. So, I decided to stop. A few weeks later, I wasn't feeling well again and had enough. After a year, I finally said "this is stupid." I became a medical marijuana patient, and I have never felt better.
That being said, I'm not a scientist or a doctor, but I am someone that can create conversations and engage with people. I felt like it was time to humanize this "demon drug." That's when I started The Weed Budz and Budding Cannapreneur.
2. What is your mission?
My good friend Darrin came up with the name The Weed Budz and we decided to build a community out of it to help give a voice to those that may also be afraid to talk about cannabis publicly. At the end of the day, aren't we all just trying to live our best lives and be happy and healthy? That's why we exist - to grow and to fertilize an engaged activist community around this wonderful plant.
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Our product right now is community. We are a media company that will be phasing in different podcasts, websites, blogs, and video content that sparks conversation and helps the world see cannabis a little differently. We have sports shows coming, cooking, healthy living and much more. The more we can collaborate with others and grow our audience through different communities and channels, the more significant impact we can make in the long run.
I was one of those people that hated cannabis and thought it made people lazy, but there is truly so much science that can go into this and help people live their best lives. One of the things I think about — and not to take a dark turn — but one question that sticks in my mind is if my grandmother used cannabis to treat some of her ailments instead of some other treatments, could I have had one more day with her? If so, I don't regret that science wasn't there, however, I want to make sure that it is there for someone else. Maybe, one day, they will be able to get ONE MORE day with their loved ones. If The Weed Budz and our growing network can help spark conversations and bring attention to the science and reduce the stigma, it will inevitably bring happiness…That's my long-winded sappy rant on why this is important. My other grandparents on my dad's side, dad's father, and my grandfather use cannabis to supplement his cancer treatments. My dad's mother, my grandmother, uses cannabis products to assist with pain management as well. To me, it's special. [I am open to] any product that can make my family's life a little better. I will do everything I can to help communicate and educate others.
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Challenges: goodness, what isn't a challenge right now? I see what's going on as states adopt policy and regulations. In Ohio, for example, their medical program…isn't benefitting the consumer the way it should. It might not be a challenge for me per se as a spokesperson, but it certainly is when you're trying to help people obtain their cards and product. The growers and dispensaries in Ohio are micromanaged to an absurd level and costs for the customer are not where they should be. This is a medicine that can have some fun recreational benefits as well, but it is medicine first. If I break my knee…they give me opioids and all the issues we see with that, but insurance won't cover a smoke? Give me a break. Then, in Maine, I'm watching now as they adopt recreational laws — don't misunderstand me — I want anything going in our bodies to be regulated to an extent, but I feel the consumer is owed a level of responsibility but at the same time we also need to protect industry and ensure laws and taxes don't hurt consumers.
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Man arrested for denying crews access to Mendon house fire
By Bill Shaner/Milford Daily News
Authorities say they have arrested a Mendon man who fought with police and tried to prevent firefighters from reaching his burning home.
Our news partners at Milford Daily News reported Thursday night that police called for the bomb squad as the unidentified man allegedly stated there were bombs inside the Blackstone Street house. Because of this, police blocked entry to the street.
Crews from multiple towns responded to the 138 Blackstone St. fire at roughly 5:30 p.m. and planned to work late into the night.
A resident was transported to the hospital by ambulance.
By 8:30 p.m., the Massachusetts State Police bomb squad had responded to a suspicious device located in a vehicle parked outside the house.
Kate Daley, a neighbor at the scene, said she and her husband were eating dinner when they saw flames reach over the tree line.
"You hate to see this happen, he's really a nice guy," said. "It was a beautiful house, too."
The house had a large sign mounted onto it that read "Victory in Jesus," according to several neighbors and confirmed by Google Maps.
"The house was fully engulfed when I got over there," said David Breen, who lives across the street.
A white van was parked in front of the house blocking the garage doors. When he first saw the fire, the garage was first starting to catch, but the whole main part of the house was in flames. A barn, detached from the house, was untouched, he said.
"I got a call saying the neighbor's house was on fire, and that someone had been arrested," he said. "I have a 13-year-old that was sitting at home by himself, so I decided this was probably a good time to go home."


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We got home from our 59-day RV trip around British Columbia and western Alberta on June 23rd. We've already been on another 5-day outing to Kluane Lake, which allowed me time to finish off my blog posts from the big trip, and now I want to finish off the story of the big trip by giving you a global look at it, including a summary of costs that may help you with RV trip planning. I posted summaries like this for the 2016 trip (56 days in BC and western Alberta), and the 2017 trip (61 days, with a Vancouver Island focus).
The Route
We travelled 4,891 miles (7,871 kilometers) in the motorhome, another 3,023 in the Tracker. The map below shows our basic route – click on it to open an interactive version in a new window.
The RV & Toad
We still love our motorhome, but will make some changes when we buy another one some day. Before leaving in April, I stripped the carpet out and laid vinyl tile – we're very happy with that big change. As well as having no carpeting, the next motorhome will have an Arctic package with double-glazed windows. Other than those 2 things, we would buy the same rig again (though GM no longer makes an RV chassis).
The motorhome is a 2007 Fleetwood Terra LX 31M, a 31-foot-long Class A with 2 slideouts. It's on a Chevy Workhorse chassis, powered by an 8.1-liter Vortex gas engine, with an Allison automatic transmission with overdrive. You can see a full tour of it as well as a discussion about our lengthy shopping process here. The photo below was shot along the Alaska Highway on our first day of this year's trip, April 28th. I bought the kayak last Spring, and although I don't use it as much as I thought I would, it's great to have it when I do want it.
The Costs
The total spent during the 59 days was $10,185.77, with fuel making up 41% of that.
Fuel costs were much higher this year due to much higher pump prices. We spent $3,599.35 for 2,627 liters (578 Imperial gallons, 694 US gallons) of gas for the RV, which got 8.5 miles per Imperial gallon. We also spent $565.18 for 417.7 liters of gas in the Tracker, which got 20.4 mpg. The average price of gas was $1.363 per liter, with the lowest being Airdrie, Alberta, at $1.234, and the highest being Dease Lake at $1.619. That average is 24 cents per liter higher than last year.
Two propane fills for the furnace and stove cost a total of $70.90.
We stayed at rest areas, pullouts, and parking lots for 18 nights – costing a total of $0
We stayed at Municipal campgrounds for 4 nights, costing a total of $133.50.
We stayed at Provincial Park campgrounds for 6 nights, costing a total of $147.00.
We stayed at a National Park campground for 3 nights, costing a total of $125.60.
We stayed at commercial campgrounds for 27 nights, costing a total of $1,029.34.
The total cost for 58 nights accommodation was $1,426.44, an average of $24.59 per night.
Attractions and tours: $287.35
I spent $246.75 in Calgary to rent a motorcycle for a day, plus $43.86 for 29 liters of gas for it.
We spent $1,107.44 on restaurant meals, $203.26 on beer and wine, and $972.65 on groceries for meals we cooked ourselves.
We spent $857.62 on repairs and maintenance – $188.09 for a failed electric control module that I replaced myself, $214.20 for slide maintenance at a shop, $199.85 for an oil change on the RV, and $255.48 to replace failed sway bar links on the Tracker. For $99.99 I added a tool set that won't leave the RV, another $99.99 got a vacuum, and I spent $67.19 for an inverter to charge the laptop, and $13.85 for a little clock.
I spent about 130 hours writing 43 blog posts with over 1,160 photos (of the 5,295 photos in my folders after editing). The first post of the trip was on April 28th.
The Experiences
As usual, the list of memorable places and events during the trip is lengthy, but family time was what made this one very special. Camping at New Denver with one of my sisters and her husband, attending all of the events surrounding my twin grand-daughters' high-school graduation in Airdrie, and camping at Cochrane and a day in the Rockies on motorcycles with my son are the things that will make this trip unforgettable.
I spent more time than ever at my 6 main target areas – the Fraser Canyon, the Kootenays, Crowsnest Pass, the David Thompson Highway, Tumbler Ridge, and Stewart, but in every case, this has just whetted my appetite for even more.
We had a few campground reservations, but really didn't need to make any – no campground we went to was anywhere close to full. We averaged 133 km (83 miles) per day in the motorhome, our lowest yet by a small margin. The slower we get, the better the trips are – over and over again, we still said "I wish we could stay longer…" While we also averaged 51 km per day in the Tracker, those are wandering/exploring miles so don't count in the same way.
Although I'll be back into BC at least a couple more times this year (to Stewart and Muncho Lake, I hope), we'll be in the Yukon for most of the rest of the summer.


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FolkArt Interiors about 1 month ago
Best coke button we have had from 1956 and check out this folkart painting from 1965 my Emery Marcel not to mention the huge airplane propellers View Image
West Point Grey Community Centre 4 months ago
Bricks 4 Kidz is offering a LEGO Holiday workshop for children on Sunday December 22nd 10am-12pm. $30/child, all kids will go home with a customized mini figure. A great way to finish off last minute shopping and make sure your child is busy & having fun! View Image
West Point Grey Community Centre 6 months ago
October is officially here and so are our Halloween Special Events. It's a busy month with a lot of fun so register now so you don't miss out. It will be a spooky good time! View Image
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West Point Grey Community Centre 10 months ago
Get involved this Summer by volunteering with our Summer Day Camps! We will have a youth orientation next Tuesday June 18th at 6pm. All you need is a positive attitude and a love for working with children and we will help you with the rest. View Image
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Kaboodles Toy Store 10 months ago
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FolkArt Interiors 11 months ago
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Walk down Kippax Street, in Sydney's inner-city Surry Hills, and you'll be greeted by a row of almost identical businesses – fashion wholesalers that boast mysterious-sounding names like Ambition Clothing, Desire International and Fashion Fix. But keep strolling, and you'll discover a towering office block. Here lies Canva: the promised land, Australia's billion-dollar design baby, where more than 600 staff work on Australia's most successful startup.
Not long ago Canva was just a team of two. Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht, Canva's chief executive and chief operating officer respectively, launched the company with the kind of charming origin story every startup craves. In 2008, Perkins was teaching design at the University of Western Australia, watching her students struggle with the clunky programs. She spotted a gap in the market – graphic design needed simplification, and she could be the one to deliver it. With the kitchen table as their boardroom, the couple took Canva from concept to reality at Perkins' mother's house. First came a trial-run business designing school yearbooks, then they braved Silicon Valley before landing backing from Lars Rasmussen, the creator of Google Maps. The result was Canva, an online design and publishing tool which makes graphic design simple for everyone. The business was launched in August 2013, and today the website has more than 15 million monthly active users across 190 countries. Last year it became Australia's latest "unicorn" company with an estimated value of over a billion dollars – and it's still growing.
We didn't want hoverboards and ping pong tables, we wanted to make a cultural impact and celebrate our Australian-nessChris Low
It's hardly surprising Canva's new headquarters stands out. The day I visit construction is almost done, only a few high-vis and hardhats remain. "They're just adding the finishing touches," explains Liz McKenzie, Canva's omnipresent head of communications. As we step into the lift, a young man wearing a Canva shirt joins us, pushing a trolley full of glorious salads and roasted chicken. "Today's lunch," nods McKenzie. We exit onto the second floor, which offers a sweeping view of the Sydney skyline. Inside, employees dart around the open plan office, solving the world's design emergencies. McKenzie leads me into a small meeting room, where I meet Chris Low, proud owner of the best job title out there: head of vibe. "People add me on LinkedIn just to say "Nice title" and I never hear from them again," Low says.
Alongside architect Emily Sandstrom (his life partner), Low is responsible for the look, feel and – unsurprisingly – the vibe of Canva's new home. The pair give me the full tour of the building, which has all the bells and whistles you'd expect from a buzzy tech company: a yoga studio, rooftop bar, sparkling mineral water on tap. But the primary mission, according to Low, is to offer more than your typical tech-company gimmicks. "We learnt what we didn't want to do by touring the mega companies in America last year; we visited Google, Facebook, everyone you can imagine. We didn't want hoverboards and ping pong tables, we wanted to make a cultural impact and celebrate our Australian-ness," he says. "This is one of the country's most successful businesses and the best place to work."
He's right, the company has twice taken out the top spot on the Best Places to Work study and such is Lows' conviction in the Canva-dream; it's not hard to see why he's in charge of vibes. Eventually, we arrive on the rooftop, where the pair point out the old office across the road, as well as another location the company plans to purchase. "The whole idea is it that the whole area will be like a Canva campus," explains Sandstrom.
As the business slowly inhales an entire city block, it's a long way from fighting for space at the kitchen table, which I suggest to Perkins when I return the following week. "It definitely is, but each stage... feels like a new milestone, there are always new pressures," she says. "We've come so far, but at the same time, we feel so small compared to where we want to be. We want to empower every single person across the planet on the internet."
At 32-years-old, Perkins is arguably the most successful young businesswoman in the nation; she and co-founder Obrecht have a reported combined net worth of $177 million. Despite that, she is wonderfully down-to-earth, her approachability inherited from early mentor Rasmussen. "You imagine some mythical creature creates these big companies, but when I met Lars Rasmussen, it completely changed my view of what was possible," says Perkins. "He was just a nice normal person who saw a problem and wanted to fix it."
Cool, calm and measured, Perkins occasionally sounds like she's reading off a script. When she discusses Canva's mission, it's rehearsed and convincing. "One of our core values is to set crazy goals and make them happen, be a force for good, be a good human; those things have always been part of our DNA." When talk turns to the future, she doesn't miss a beat. "Step one is to be one of the world's valuable companies and step two is to do the most good we possibly can." When pressed on how tough it must be to build and run a billion dollar company with your partner, Perkins is unphased. "I think communication is critical for Cliff and I, we're always talking," she explains. "Everything takes work, whether it's building a company or relationships, so it's important to speak to each other about the problems you're trying to solve."
Only once does the CEO ever seem caught off guard. Who is she away from work, I ask. "That's a good question; I think I'm Mel at work, I don't put on a different personality when I'm here, I feel myself authentically at Canva." Despite its rapid expansion, the business has held onto its startup ethos from the top down. Everyone lives, breathes – even eats – Canva, and Perkins wraps up the interview to have lunch with her ever-expanding team. "That started right back in our earliest days, where we'd have lunch in my mum's living room, there was maybe 10 of us," says Perkins. "A lot of things have changed but I think for better or worse, I'm the same."
As my time comes to an end, I give it one more shot at piercing the polish, asking Perkins what true satisfaction might feel like. "I'll be satisfied when all the world's problems are solved," she says earnestly. When you look at what Canva has done in the past six years, it's a risk to bet against them.


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Apple has come up with a solution for the antenna problem for the iPhone 4 users of UK.
It has recently sent out mass emails to all of registered iPhone 4 users of UK offering either a free bumper or case that fixes the antenna attenuation issue, or a refund for those who have already bought the bumper case.
Those looking to order the bumper case will have to download the iPhone 4 Case Program from the iStore. The software allows users to log on to their iTunes account and choose from a variety of cases, including the black version of Apple's official cover.
However, although there are a good variety of free cases available from the likes of Incase, Belkin and Griffin, consumers who would like to get their hands on the coloured bumpers will be disappointed if they expect them to be free.
Customers are also in for a wait, with the Apple listing three to five weeks for most deliveries, or even six to eight weeks in some cases.
The refund process is slightly more complicated, with different options based on factors, such as where and how you bought the case or bumper.
Be warned however that Apple is only handing out free iPhone 4 cases until September 30. After the deadline, iPhone 4 owners will have to fork out an additional fee to get their antennae fixed.
Apple is also offering the refund option for those who have already bought the iPhone 4 bumper case. Purchases through credit/debit card will have already been refunded. For purchases through cash, cheque or gift vouchers from an Apple Retail Store, customers will have to return to the store with valid receipts. Customer who bought the product from the Apple online store via cheque or wire transfer will be contacted and asked for their bank information for the refund.


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What is the Cigna Park Run?
A timed fun run for all ages and abilities, the Cigna Park Run is an monthly fitness event that is designed to take you and your families out of your homes to the track, at community venues close to you.
The inaugural Cigna Park Run took place at Zabeel Park at the beginning of May 2018. The run will take place on the first Saturday of every month at 8am – and it's free to attend!
A one-time registration fee of AED100 +VAT sets you up for unlimited runs and will get you a souvenir technical t-shirt and a custom 'Cigna Park Run timing chip', that can be used to track your performance for every Cigna Park Run scheduled thereafter.
Whether you're young or old, the Cigna Park Run offers a fun-filled morning out with activities and surprises to kick start your health and well-being journey.
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* Some events have multiple start times and many events request attendees to arrive by a certain time; please check the Information and FAQs sections above for details or contact the organizer for clarification.


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If anyone doubts that political and social activism is alive and well, clearly they haven't been reading the news over the past year.
The havoc the causes have created has left carnage across the Internet, in board rooms, and on the fore-front of consumers' minds.
There are two main issues, from a defender perspective that concern me in these causes though - predictability and the "tag-along" effect.
The first issue, predictability, always concerns me from an enterprise intelligence perspective. While we the industry of security professionals collectively have a spectacular array of technology available to us, only lately is any of this technology evolving to be able to give us any type of predictability support.
Beyond technology, let's face it - these types of groups are almost unpredictable. They will take up causes on a whim, and as seen with LulzSec, they were taking phone calls and suggestions on what cause or organization to go after next. If you're sitting staring at an IDS/IPS console somewhere, this should send shivers down your spine.
Predictability has long been the holy grail of intelligence platforms from military to Wall Street, and each has developed their own system of artificial and human intelligence to build as much predictability into their mechanisms as possible to achieve their ends. The cyber world is a little similar, yet very different.
It is most closely related to the military world where assets can be cultivated to provide information, groups can be infiltrated, and intelligence gathered before, during, and after an attack. The problem when it comes to hacktivist groups is that they're often entirely unpredictable... and that is partly to do with their modus operandi, and part to do with my second point.
At any rate, you as the defender of your organization are left with the task of knowing when they're coming and being ready when they're knocking down your doors. Good luck.
Good, predictable intelligence these days involves having a network of intelligence-gathering devices and analysts, fed to a complex system which tries to make sense of the information, and a delivery mechanism to you which is consumable and actionable... and let's not forget the last piece of this puzzle - stopping power.
If you're relying on your IPS signatures to protect you, or your other slow-adaptive devices, you're in for a world of pain. So clearly organizations can't achieve this on their own... so you turn to the vendors you trust to help you with this.
I urge you to look carefully at the intelligence networks that the company you trust to protect you is cultivating. Your future as a company, and your CEO's job may just depend on it.
Now, there's this matter of the "tag-along" effect, also referred to as the "me too" syndrome... there's a term for this I can't think of right now. You see, in any crowd there is a core belief and operating mode for the group.
That small group is eventually joined by many, many people, all who will perform actions the core group would never condone or do, all under the guise of the cause. Hacktivism isn't exempted from this.
While the hacktivists hack and take down organizations they specifically target for their ideological cause, others will use the name of their cause to hack and destroy... but organizations and things that have nothing to do with the cause.
This causes two major issues - cause confusion and severe unpredictability. It causes the 'cause' to become erratic, unpredictable, and seemingly out of control.
The hijacking of a cause like 'social injustice' can lead to hacking of government, government sympathizers, and then who-knows-what if rogue agents from within the crowd jump in.
This makes predictability and intelligence almost impossible... unless you have a brilliant system of intelligence backing the effort. So... hacktivism then, like every other type of active threat, require excellent intelligence to protect against.
Intelligence at your perimeter, on your internals, from your users and from the 'field'... collectively brought to you in an actionable platform. Otherwise...
Cross-posted from Following the White Rabbit