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How about we look at volatility through another lens, that of Bollinger Bands? This indicator is similar to historical volatility (HV), but it picks up more of the net moves. HV won't be able to distinguish much between a daily 0.5% rally in an index and a 0.5% range in an index that offsets itself day after day (i.e., goes nowhere over time). The Bollinger Band width will pick up the net move, however. And that does matter.
Let's say you're a net options seller and you choose to use short strangles and then hedge unaggressively. If the index moves a small amount each day -- but in the same direction every day -- you may ultimately lose on the trade, even though you probably sold the options at a "good" implied volatility (IV). By "good" I mean that the IV was higher than the HV that transpired. In contrast, if the muted HV was also directionless, you did great.
And that's where Bollinger Bands can help us out, as the widths will contract if the index stays more range-bound.
The Bands are also good to spot mean deviations from the volatility indices, similar to how we just use simple moving averages (SMA).
I used the standard 20-day SMA as the basis, and 2 standard deviations as the Bands.
Anyway, it remains a tale of two volatility worlds: Big and Small. Here's SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) this year (click chart to enlarge):
Well, it looks exactly how it feels. The Band Width (bottom of graph) is at the 2014 lows. Since the May pop, the SPY has pretty much channeled between the 20-day and the upper Band.
And here's the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) (click chart to enlarge):
The VIX itself is modestly more volatile. It hasn't closed outside the Bands since April, but at least it flashes into the upper channel. In fact, it sits there right now.
As we noted yesterday, some of this is a little misleading. The VIX got inordinately low thanks to the calendar, so all we've really done here is normalize to the fact that we're now open every weekday for a while, and earnings are due out all over the place. So it's still a very muted volatility picture, as far as big-caps are concerned.
It's very different when looking toward small-caps. Here's the iShares Russell 2000 Index (ETF) (IWM) (click chart to enlarge):
And Russell volatility has sprung to life as well, as measured by the CBOE Russell 2000 Volatility Index (RVX) (click chart to enlarge):
That down channel in RVX was so "June." We're spiking above the widening Bands here.
So we do have volatility expansion, it's just about where you look.
The question is, of course, which side will win. Will small-cap volatility spread to big-cap, or is this just another blip that will settle down? Tough to know for sure, there's no particular precedent of small-cap volatility leading into any sort of permanent big-cap volatility trend change.
I would make one suggestion, though. If you want to buy volatility, buy it where it's actually happening. It's better to pay up for short-term IWM volatility than bet on it spreading to SPY.
Disclaimer: Mr. Warner's opinions expressed above do not necessarily represent the views of Schaeffer's Investment Research.
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Simple hashtable class.
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This is a simple hashtable class. Keys must be a string (strcmp is used to located entries), and the data can be any type. The internal structure is two cell lists, one for the keys and one for the data.
Following is the hashtable Contents:
Files clear - Clear hash table display - Display a hash table object elements - Get all hash table elements get - Get data from the hash table hashtable - Constructor for HashTable class isempty - Check to see if the hash is empty iskey - Check to see if the hash is currently using a key keys - Get all the keys currently being used in the hash put - Put data in the hash table remove - Remove element from the hash values - Get all data contained in the hash table
As previously stated, this is a very simple structure. No attempt has been made for optimization, and 'put' and 'get' can only handle one entry at a time. The intent is to provide a structure that overcomes MATLAB struct field name limitations.
This file inspired Simple Hashtable Repackaged and Use A Hash Table.
I believe containers.Map uses a binary tree structure and therefore is log(n) as opposed to O(1).
I agree with Shawn
I've been having trouble finding MATLAB built-in support for hash tables and a coworker recently pointed me to this:
which describes MATLAB's containers.Map data structure.
I can't see anything in the documentation that describes the underlying data structures but tests seem to imply O(1) insertion and lookup.
I wanted to mention that here since this page is currently the second hit for the Google search "MATLAB hashtable".
Its much faster to use the hash table class of java
One could also use the Hashtable class of Java, e.g.,
ht = java.util.Hashtable; ht.put('key1',[1 2 3]); ht.get('key') ht.containsKey('key')
1. This is not actually a hash table at all. It is an associative array (lookup table). A good lookup table in Matlab is a very useful thing to have, but a hashtable implies some effort to provide O(1) access times --- this code simply does a string comparison on all the keys, and is therefore O(n). It's great for small tables, but it doesn't scale too well.
2. The constructor is buggy. As downloaded, on Matlab R14 on linux, I get a complaint because the constructor tries to assign class 'HashTable' rather than 'hashtable'. Additoinally, the one argument constructor makes no sense, referring to a non-existant variable 'keys'. These bugs are both easily fixable.
3. One can improve this package by adding subsasgn and subsrefs methods. After this, we can say foo('bar') = 5 instead of put(foo,'bar',5):
function hash = subsasgn(hash,index,val)
switch index.type case '()' if (length(index.subs) ~= 1) error('Only single indexing is supported.'); end hash = put(hash,index.subs{1},val); case '.' hash = put(hash,index.subs,val); otherwise error('Invalid type.') end
function val = subsref(hash,index)
switch index.type case '()' if (length(index.subs) ~= 1) error('Only single indexing is supported.'); end val = get(hash,index.subs{1}); case '.' val = get(hash,index.subs); otherwise error('Invalid type.') end
Matt, thanks for saving me a lot of trouble. It is such pain to not have a simple hash table in MATLAB.
Pure matlab hashtable implementation, maybe not the fastest, but allows to store any matlab objects (structs etc...), not only arrays like java.util.Hashtable does.
Saving the hashtable to disk does not crash matlab (java.util.Hashtable does for some reason in Linux).
It's a good tool for using hashing matlab. Most of the useful functions in hashing are thier in the code and the code is well designed. Thanks..
I'd like to know how this compares with using the built-in hashtable: h = java.util.Hashtable as far as speed and memory are concerned.
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dc.contributor.advisor | Mignolo, Walter | en_US |
dc.contributor.advisor | Rosa, Richard | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Llenín-Figueroa, Carmen Beatriz | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-05-25T20:08:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-05-25T20:08:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10161/5420 | |
dc.description | Dissertation | en_US |
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<italic>Imagined Islands: A Caribbean Tidalectics</italic> confronts islands -at once as a problem, a concept, and a historical and mythical fact and product- by generating a tidalectical encounter between some of the ways in which islands have been imagined and used from without, primarily in the interest of the advancement of western capitalist coloniality, and from within, as can be gathered from Caribbean literatures. The perspective from without, predominantly based on negation, is explored in Section 1 using examples of islands in the Mediterranean, the Pacific, and the Atlantic, as well as a few canonical texts in various academic discourses. Section 2 discusses the perspective from within, an affirmative and creative counter-imagination on/of islands. Emerging from literary work by Derek Walcott, Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá, Édouard Glissant, and Alejo Carpentier, the chapters in Section 2 are organized around three key concepts associated with insularity -tropical light, the coast, and the sea/ocean- and the ways in which they force a rearrangement of enduring philosophical concepts: respectively, vision and sense perception, time and space, and history.

 <italic>Imagined Islands'</italic> Introduction establishes, (1) the stakes of a project undertaken from an immanent perspective set in the Caribbean; (2) the method, inspired chiefly by Kamau Brathwaite's concept of <italic>tidalectics</italic>; (3) the epistemological problems posed by islands; (4) an argument for a different understanding of history, imagination, and myth inspired by Caribbean texts; and, (5) an overview of the academic debates in which <italic>Imagined Islands</italic> might make a significant contribution. The first section, "Islands from Without," comprising Chapter 1, provides an account of a few uses and imaginations of islands by capitalist coloniality as they manifest themselves both in the historical and the mythical imaginary realms. I focus on five uses and imaginations of islands (entrepôt island, sugar island, strategic island, paradise island, and laboratory island), with specific examples from the Mediterranean, the Pacific, and the Atlantic, and from five canonical texts ascribed to different disciplinary discourses: Plato's "Atlantis," Thomas More's <italic>Utopia</italic>, Daniel Defoe's <italic>Robinson Crusoe</italic>, Charles Darwin's <italic>The Origin of the Species</italic>, and Margaret Mead's <italic>Coming of Age in Samoa</italic>. I argue, on the one hand, that a dominant idea of the island based on negation (lack, dependency, boundedness, isolation, smallness, remoteness, among other characteristics) has coalesced in the expansionist and exploitative interests of capitalist coloniality, despite the fundamental promiscuity of the concept of "island." On the other hand, I find in the analyzed examples, especially in those of the mythical imaginary, residues in flight that remain open for creative reappropriation.

 <italic>Imagined Islands'</italic> second section, "Islands from Within," encompassing Chapters 2 through 5, relocates the discussion within the Caribbean in order to argue that some of the region's literatures have produced a counter-imagination concerning insularity. This counter-imagination, resulting from an immanent and affirmative engagement with Caribbean islands, amounts to a way of thinking about and living the region and its possibilities in terms other than those of the dominant idea of the island. Each chapter opens with a historical and conceptual discussion of the ways in which light (Chapter 2), the coast (Chapters 3 and 4), and the sea/ocean (Chapter 5) have been imagined and deployed by capitalist coloniality, before turning to Caribbean literary texts as instances of a re-conceptualization of the aforementioned insular features and their concomitant rearrangement of apparently familiar philosophical concepts. Chapter 2 focuses on tropical light, vision, sense perception, Walcott's book-length poem <italic>Tiepolo's Hound</italic>, and Rodríguez Juliá's novel <italic>El espíritu de la luz</italic>. Chapter 3 turns to the insular coast, time, space, and the novels <italic>El siglo de las luces</italic> by Carpentier and <italic>The Fourth Century</italic> by Glissant. Chapter 5 goes out to sea and history with the help of Rodríguez Juliá's chronicles "El cruce de la Bahía de Guánica y otras ternuras de la Medianía" and "Para llegar a Isla Verde," as well as of sections from Glissant's <italic>Poetics of Relation</italic> and some of his poems from <italic>The Restless Earth</italic>. Finally, <italic>Imagined Islands'</italic> Coda points to some of the ripples this project produces for future study, and defends the urgent need to "live differently" the Caribbean archipelagoes.
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dc.subject | Caribbean studies | en_US |
dc.subject | Caribbean literature | en_US |
dc.subject | Comparative literature | en_US |
dc.subject | Caribbean literatures | en_US |
dc.subject | Caribbean philosophies | en_US |
dc.subject | coast | en_US |
dc.subject | islands/archipelagoes | en_US |
dc.subject | sea/ocean | en_US |
dc.subject | tropical light | en_US |
dc.title | Imagined Islands: A Caribbean Tidalectics | en_US |
dc.type | Dissertation | en_US |
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By Blueheatt
*is this story true?…
…..His brother in laws apt. was being worked on, so he stayed two nights at my house. Our wives were out of town for a week visiting their relatives. We decided to have a good old 'boys night out' . I just that day got some super hot good smoke. We fired up the water pipe and turned on some hot porn movies. In no time we got so zonked that we laughed that we couldn't move our arms. We got the biggest, hardest hardon's we had ever had. Mine was bent trying to rip out of my jogging pants. His was poking it's head out his shorts. We groaned that we were going to shoot up to the ceiling we were so horny. He said this is the most horny he had ever been in his life! I stated that I didn't think I could make it upstairs to make my self cum. He said he was going to need help, as he couldn't move his arms, and laughed. I had a porn movie playing I had put together with some real hot scenes. At the end I put together a long string of cum shots. When it got to that part his eyes got wide open and he said: "Oh shit, I can't take it, I've got to cum, I have no choice", but, he said: "I cant move my arms.", and laughed. "Can you help me make it upstairs?" I turned out my light, which only left the porch light shining thru a small window. Our eyes adjusted just enough to see. I crawled out of my recliner and crawled over to his chair. "I'm weak, but I'll see what I can do", as we keep laughing. I had to adjust my dick as it felt like it would break in two if I didn't. He watched me move my dick down my leg as I was now on my knees, my dick was a huge bulge showing. His eyes fixated on it as I crawled over to him. I was on my knees. I lifted up his hand and it just went limp on the arm of the chair, we both laughed, and he groaned and said he had no power. I said he needed 'help' all right. I was going to take his hand and put in on his dick and let him wank right there in his chair. I told him I would get him all ready, and he could do the rest. I said: "Once you touch your dick, your hand should come to life and wank you. I started undoing his belt, button and zipper. He didn't say a word and just sat slumped in the chair with a half awake smile. I said: " We'll never make it upstairs so we'll wank down here."
….. I started easing his shorts down as he lay there with his eyes half closed. As I slowly worked his shorts down, his dick was sticking out the right leg of his shorts, the head and a little more. I watched it and a hot rush went thru my body. I had this urge. I wanted watch him shoot his cum. As I continued working his shorts down, I reached thru the zipper and held his warm dick with my right hand, so that the zipper would not scrape it on the way out. He smiled laying there all weak. With my free left hand I slowly worked his shorts down more. He had no underwear on, so the first thing I noticed was his pubic hair, and felt it on the palm of my right hand. I could feel his pulse in his dick and he and I were breathing heavy. Finally I could get his dick out and I let it spring up straight while still holding it. I didn't want to let go, It felt warm and exciting. I saw his trail of pre cum. I took his shorts clear off with my left hand. I could see the look of contentment on his face now with his eyes closed.
For some reason I asked him if he had ever had and urge to suck a dick. I was shocked the question even came out of my mouth. We were both straight! We both laughed and then he said quietly: "….yes…when I was younger and spending the night with a buddy, we talked about blow jobs while we wanked. We had both had girls suck our dick before and wondered what it was like for them. I looked over and imagined me sucking a dick. Just his, just once, I had the urge to try it. My urge never got fulfilled and we did a 'you jack me-I'll jack you' instead. We jacked each other off. The feel of his warm dick and hot cum running down my hand was a first for me and him. Our urges left then. I've never told anyone this but my urge to do it 'just once' never left me. I said: "Were straight, not bi or anything, yet we both have the urge to do 'that' just once. He said: "…your right, just once I'd like to do it and that would satisfy me." I agreed that was my urge also.
I paused ……
He kept his arms and hands on the armrests of the chair. I parted his legs and got in close, his dick was as big as mine, and hard as a rock, my right hand never left his dick as I started stroking him. His dick was cream colored with a dark pink head, drooling pre cum. I was so hot now I was light headed. I was finally going to get to suck his dick. I had fantasized about sucking on him, jacking him off and having his cum shoot in my mouth . He made groans of contentment as I had to get close. I wanted to see his hot white sweet cum shoot out as close as I could, to watch it and smell his cum.
Better yet I wanted to put my mouth over his dick as far as I could and jack him until I could feel his hot cum shoot and feel it hit the back of my throat. I wanted to taste his cum. Savor it in my mouth. Feel it on my tongue. Taste it more and lick my lips in it.
His dick was hard as it could be, and the head was bulging. My heart was pounding and the excitement was taking my breath away, my eyes were fixed on his big dick and this was the very first time I had ever did this. I feasted my eyes on his dick, pubic hair and balls. I wanted to cum with him while I put my mouth on his dick and feel him shoot into it. I felt his pubic hair with my hands and felt his balls, making him moan with pleasure I stopped, and undid my belt, button and zipper as he smiled and watched. I slowly dropped my pants, still on my knees, and carefully removed my dick with big sigh. It was the biggest hard on I ever had and stood out straight with a full head pointing at him. I scooted him down more so I could see both our dicks as I stroked him and me. I moved my dick closer to his until we touched. I just about came right there as he moaned. He started moaning more as I now had our dicks rubbing our heads together. We would jump when we got our heads touching each other. I rubbed our pre cum together. It was so hot stroking two dicks I knew I would have a mega super cum soon, and I would just go for it and suck his dick as he came I wasn't going to let anything stop us now.
….. I was trembling inside and my breathing trembled. I stopped and felt his dick, pubic hair and balls more, then back to stroking it. I wanted to make this time last and burn it into my memory. I found I was moving my mouth closer to his dick, he was breathing so hard and moaning wanting to cum so bad.
……I was weak and mega excited. I lowered my head down toward his dick, moved his legs more apart and as I stroked us both, my head just eased down to his dick, now an inch away as my hot breath surrounded his bulging dick. My breathing matched his, huffing and puffing warm air on his dick, he started whimpering as I did and said…."Oh my ..Oh my god ..OH God…OH GOD!!!… I knew he was coming and I wanted to feel it in my mouth. I just put my lips down over his head and just keep going down on his dick as far as I could.
That triggered it. He growled out a "Arggggggg" as I finally felt him let go with a blast of hot cum. Instantly filling my mouth with warm cum. It ran out the sides of my mouth as he bucked load after load into my warm mouth as he growled in desperate pleasure. It was my first time to have any man cum in my mouth and it was so hot, I'll never forget the first time. To feel that super hot cum squirting, pumping and filling my mouth was the thrill I knew it would be. I let the cum flow in and tasted it over and over, hot and exciting. I had cum running down my chin and run down my neck. His cum covered my hand and I smelled it strong. Bursts of hot cum kept coming from his dick and I felt his hot dick throbbing in my mouth as I felt every burst of cum enter my mouth. I kept all the cum I could in my mouth and just savored it. I moved up off my knees, closed his legs and put my legs on each side of his legs.
….. We both stared at my big dick with its bulging head I felt his cum on the under side of my ball and dick. I leaned in almost touching his lips. I started to feel a mega cum starting the last seconds before coming out. I was going to shoot my waiting cum right at his mouth. I began to gasp so hard and moan, 'oh god, oh.
…As we both watched my dick with it's dripping pre cum fill up and ready itself to explode. My balls pulled up tight and squeezed. We both watched as my dicks first shot just a small starter shot that landed right on his open lip. Then in a flash, he found the strength to just lean forward and grab my hips as his lips and mouth slipped right over my dick. He put it in as far as he could, as I felt my dick touch the back of his throat, I yelled out: "OH GOD,OH GOD…OOOOOOHHHH GOOOOODDDDDDDD as I felt my cum explode in his mouth the biggest load I ever had. He 'mmmmmed' over and over the whole time and stroked me as my cum overflowed out his mouth, down his chin, down his neck and onto his shirt. It was such a hot feeling his warm slick mouth around my dick as I kept pumping it full and kept cuming in his warm mouth. I continued to stroke his dick and feel his cum on my hand as the smell of cum was surrounding us. He just kept sucking and sucking my dick until every drop was out, just oozing left. Then he leaned back to savor my cum, I just had to suck his wet, cum drenched dick some more as he came more little spurts. I was so weak and out of breath as I sucked him over and over for all he had. He moaned and I moaned for a long time. When I finally could stand up, my dick was still rock hard and cum was every where on me, his all over my mouth, chin, neck, and my hands, as I tasted it, and mine all over his mouth, chin, neck, and shirt. I moved around to the side of his chair looking at his cum soaked face. He turned to suck me some more. I reached down and played with his cum, It was slick and lots of it. He sucked and swallowed all the cum he could off my dick and hands. It felt wonderful feeling his tongue lap it up. I bent down and licked his dick, pubic hair, shirt and his balls, all covered with cum. I licked my cum off his face, neck and his hands. He took his finger and moved my cum from his mouth, chin and neck to his mouth and swallowed it down. Where ever we found cum, we scooped it up off us and tasted and swallowed it. I licked his shirt and some on the chair. He licked my jeans and more off my balls. I lick his face some more, his chin, and then when I licked his lips, he licked mine. This was hot! We traded cum with our tongues for a long time. He had some cum in his hot mouth and pushed it to me with his tongue. I did the same as I too saved some in my mouth. We sucked our tongues like Cuming all over again in our mouths.
…..The next night we turned out the lights again, and talked about anything we wanted always wanted to do to mine and his dick. We stared at nothing, thinking of all the way to get a super cum. This was both our first times and we just had 24 hours to think about all the ways we wanted to cum. We both wanted a sixty nine with full cum to start with. So, we headed up to his room and got naked, only a hall light. We laid down on his bed roll and I just laid on my back first and had him strattle my head and put his dick in my mouth first. I wanted him to cum big time in my mouth. He was shaking as he humped my mouth and held my head tight and yelled out…AH…AHHHH…AHHHHHHHH!!!!!! As I felt his mega hot cum fill my mouth. He bucked, squirmed and moved his dick as fast as he could in my mouth as he was cumming. I was yelling with pleasure with his dick in my mouth…MMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!! He turned around leaving his dick still in my mouth and quick put his mouth on my dick and fucked it deep and fast as held his head and felt a huge load of cum rise up at the base of my dick and burst into his warm hot mouth. As I savored his cum in my mouth I could see his lips on my dick as loads were running out his lips. He put his hand under my butt and lifted my hips to get more of my cum. I bucked with each hot load of my cum, watching it pour out of the sides of his mouth. He kept slow pumping my mouth to give me all he had. We rolled over on our sides, weak but sucking our cums. I licked his dick over and over and pulled him to me to get more. I wanted more as I felt his dick growing in my mouth, and he bucked each time I sucked the head of his dick. His dick was all wet, covered with his cum and I smelled that smell of hot cum. I felt his butt cheeks and played with his balls and held them tight. I took one finger and circled his back hold…he moaned and thrusted his dick further in my mouth. Soon I felt him do the same to me as I bucked and thrust into his mouth. We were coming around for another cum, when….I realized …..I was having a dream….I woke up with a hardon of massive size. I had cum all over myself.
I laid back down still jacking slowly with a smile on my face…..
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Coquette (film)
Coquette | |
Promotional movie poster for the film
Directed by | Sam Taylor |
Produced by | Sam Taylor Mary Pickford |
Written by |
George Abbott (play) Allen McNeil Sam Taylor |
Starring | Mary Pickford Johnny Mack Brown Matt Moore |
Music by | Hugo Riesenfeld |
Cinematography | Karl Struss |
Edited by | Barbara McLean |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates
April 12, 1929 |
Running time
76 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.5 million[1] |
Coquette (1929) is an American drama film starring Mary Pickford.
Norma Besant, daughter of a Southern doctor, is an incorrigible flirt and has many suitors. Her father Dr. Besant (John St. Polis) favors Stanley (Matt Moore), who is taken with Norma. However Norma has met a simple man named Michael Jeffrey (Johnny Mack Brown) who she has fallen madly in love with. Dr. Besant disapproves of Michael and orders Norma to never see him again. Norma gives him their word, then promptly plans to marry Michael in 6 months, when he's made 'good in the hills' so he can buy her a home in the valley.
A few months pass and Michael sneaks down from the hills to see Norma at a Country Club dance. Wanting more time alone they sneak off to Michael's mothers cabin. According to Norma they made coffee and talked all night about the future. She returns home the next day at 4am. However someone has spotted the couple and began to spread rumors around town destroying Norma's reputation. Michael is furious and vows he will ask her father for her hand in marriage immediately.
Dr. Besant is furious and a heated verbal exchange takes place with Michael leaving, vowing to run away with Norma as soon as possible. Dr. Besant orders Norma to her room and leaves, pistol in hand. As Norma's brother tries to distract her Stanley arrives, telling Norma that Michael was fatally wounded by her father.
Norma runs to Michael's cabin where he dies in her arms. Dr. Besant's lawyer friend arrives begging Norma to lie on to the police to save her father's life. Norma refuses, but later as the trial wears on she changes her mind. She takes the stand and lies about Michael, trying to save her father. Norma breaks down under cross examination and her father comes to comfort her on the witness stand. As he tells her she doesn't have to lie anymore he spots the gun on the evidence table.
After comforting Norma, Dr. Besant approaches the bench and confesses his guilt, saying he has done wrong and is willing to pay the price. He then takes the gun and kills himself in front of the court. Later we see Stanley waiting for Norma, who has been in the judge's chambers. He offers to walk her home, but Norma refuses saying she'd like to walk home alone.
- Mary Pickford as Norma Besant
- Johnny Mack Brown as Michael Jeffery (as John Mack Brown)
- Matt Moore as Stanley 'Stan' Wentworth
- John St. Polis as Dr. John M. Besant
- William Janney as James 'Jimmy' Besant
- Henry Kolker as Dist. Atty. Jasper Carter
- George Irving as Robert 'Bob' Wentworth[2]
Production background[edit]
The film stars silent film star Mary Pickford in her first talkie, Johnny Mack Brown in one of his earliest roles, John St. Polis, Matt Moore (Pickford's ex brother in law), and Louise Beavers.
The film was adapted for the screen by John Grey, Allen McNeil, and Sam Taylor from the play by George Abbott and Ann Preston Bridgers, and was directed by Sam Taylor. The play originally opened in New York City on November 8, 1927 with Helen Hayes in the title role.
The film was a box office success, firmly launching Mary Pickford as a sound actress. For her role, she won the second Academy Award for Best Actress.
William Cameron Menzies provided set decoration, or production design, with the film crediting him for "settings". Cinematography was by Karl Struss.
The song "Coquette", written by Johnny Green and Carmen Lombardo, has since become a jazz standard.
Place in Pickford's career[edit]
Pickford had been one of the most popular stars in silent film. Her popularity had been steady since her debut in 1909. In 1916, she founded her own production company, taking control of every detail of her films. In 1919 along with Charlie Chaplin, her husband Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith she founded United Artists giving her complete control over her films.
Known for little-girl type roles such as Pollyanna (one of her highest grossing films ever) Pickford had been trying to escape typecasting since 1923 with roles such as Rosita. However these films did not do as well as her child-styled roles (though they were still successful at the box office) and Pickford had reverted to making films like Little Annie Rooney in 1925 and Sparrows in 1926. She tried an older role with her final silent film My Best Girl in 1927[3] and, following the death of her mother in 1928, cut off her world-famous curls.
With the arrival of talkies Pickford immediately took to the new medium, being one of the first major stars to do so. At her Pickfair Studios she installed a sound stage in 1928, and began preparing for her first talkie. She bought the rights to Coquette, a play that Helen Hayes had made popular on the stage. Coquette is the story of a flirtatious southern girl who chooses to stand behind her father after he kills the man that she loves. Much like My Best Girl the role was adult, with Pickford portraying a flapper type for the first time.
Sound technology was extremely touchy at the time, with jewelry or footsteps ruining takes.[4] Cameras could barely move, and were hidden behind a clear glass so as to not interfere with the sound recording. Pickford employed the best technology possible, resulting in a film that had more natural movement and acting than other early talkies.[4]
Despite Pickford's embrace of the new medium it seems she was as concerned as everyone else about how her voice would record, despite the fact she had a stage career before entering film. After reviewing her first sound test she reportedly remarked, "Why that sounds like a little pipsqueak voice!"[5] She immediately began intensive vocal lessons, hoping to accomplish a realistic Southern accent for the role.
Pickford became nervous during preparation, firing her sound man when a take wasn't ready for her review on time.[6] On set during an emotional scene, she notoriously fired her longtime cameraman and friend, Charles Rosher, when he yelled "Cut" in the middle of one of her lines. She didn't know at the time that a shadow had fallen across her face, as she was simply annoyed at being interrupted. Slightly embarrassed by her behavior and realizing she had been wrong, she wrote him a letter saying, "Tragedy is an ugly mask. I don't want to look like something on a candy box or a valentine."[7]
The film premiered in New York April 12, 1929 at the Rialto Theatre. A fuse blew rendering the film silent. It was rewound and shown again, this time with intermittent, bad sound. Finally technicians were able to fix the problem and the film began again for a third time.[7]
Contemporary reviews were polite and warm. It was a box office success grossing $1.4 million. Coquette launched Pickford as a competent talkie star.[8]
Complete prints of the film still exist. In the 1990s it was restored by the Library of Congress and The Mary Pickford Institute. Coquette was released on home video in the 1990s. Pickford's estate no longer owns the rights as another studio bought the film for a never-made remake.
Academy Awards[edit]
Pickford was a founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, for which her husband would be the first president. She was one of only three women founding members.
The first Academy Awards were held in 1929, without any nominations for Pickford. She was nominated for Best Actress in 1930 for the 2nd Academy Awards. Many[who?] have accused Pickford of unfairly winning, using her clout and standing in the industry for an Award she was unworthy of. One author called it "the first lifetime achievement award" (despite the fact Charlie Chaplin had won something similar the year before).
Pickford did lobby hard for the Oscar, inviting the judges over for tea at her home Pickfair.[9] However her performance was critically and publicly acclaimed. Pickford would win another Oscar in 1976, an honorary lifetime achievement award.
In 2008, a legal battle ensued between The Academy and Buddy Rogers's heirs over the sale of the Coquette Oscar. The heirs were trying to sell the award for charity, as stipulated in Rogers's second wife's will. The Academy insisted that the Award must be offered back to them for $1, a rule they instated long after Pickford won her Oscar. They claimed that when she won her honorary Oscar in the 1970s she signed a contract covering the Coquette statuette as well. The heirs argued that it might not have even been her signature, as Pickford was frail at the end of her life.[10]
The Academy won the legal battle, but announced they were willing to pursue a private agreement with the heirs. The outcome of this agreement is unknown.
- Bibliography
- Whitfield, Eileen (1997). Pickford: the woman who made Hollywood. Kentucky, United States: Lexington, Ky: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2045-4. OCLC 37465308.
- Notes
- ^ Balio, Tino (2009). United Artists: The Company Built by the Stars. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0-299-23004-3. p92
- ^ Coquette (1929) – Full cast and crew
- ^ Whitfield 1997, p. 252
- ^ a b Whitfield 1997, pp. 256–258
- ^ Whitfield 1997, p. 260
- ^ Whitfield 1997, p. 261
- ^ a b Whitfield 1997, p. 262
- ^ Whitfield 1997, pp. 262–263
- ^ Whitfield 1997, p. 263
- ^ "L.A. Now". The Los Angeles Times. October 28, 2008.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coquette (1929 film). |
- Coquette at the Internet Movie Database
- Coquette at AllMovie
- Coquette at Virtual History


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When and where was the First Caliph born?
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Whose royal physician was he?
What year did he move to Qadian?
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Give the name of his daughter who was married to the Second Caliph.
Did he translate the Quran into any language? What language?
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Give names of two of his books?
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1841 at Bhera, Punjab, Pakistan
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He was a physician
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James Fallows, the Atlantic Monthly journalist and former White House speech writer, is best known as a commentator on cosmic issues. But his love of tech goes back for decades, and in his blog the other day, he passed on a gem of a tip for people whose USB sticks end up in the wash.
Bottom line: If you drown your USB library of hundreds of e-books—well, maybe you haven't. Try WD-40 as Jim suggests in a non-e-book context. Your stick might seem to have survived the machine, but WD-40s rust proofing might still save the day.
That said, it's still a good idea to have your books backed up elsewhere. No certainties here, WD-40 or not.
Related: Newest Kindle and public domain fan: The Atlantic's James Fallows.
I ran a digital camera through wash & dry *twice*. Yes, accidentally! The pics on the SD card were just fine. The camera, not so fine (dryers + LCD = no good!).


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I have seen a lot of good things in my back yard lately. I decided to just go take some photos of the wild edibles there, so I could show you. Who knows? Maybe you'll see some familiar plants and find some food or medicine in your own back yard.
For those keen to search the wilds for dinner, there is lots to eat and enjoy right now, including burdock, trout lily, dandelion, motherwort and more.
Garlic mustard is an invasive wild food that can be foraged for free to make a filling for ravioli, wontons, or as a spread on bread and crackers.
Wild edibles + eggs + cupcake tray= wild mini frittatas. I used foraged chickweed and garlic mustard. You could use any wild edible leaves.
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The school did not say when Bradley suffered the injury, though he was limping noticeably after last week's 3.4-mile Husky run, an annual race around campus that precedes the start of basketball practice.
UConn says the 6-foot-10 redshirt freshman will have surgery on the ankle this week and will need about six weeks of rehabilitation before he can return to the court.
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It often gets harder to decode what women think. A new study definitely adds up fuel to this existing belief.
Latest study reveals that women don't like any other woman dressed in red. According to the report, a red dressed clad woman usually gives vibes to other ladies that she is more interested in sex.
Women also tend to think that a lady in white or green is more faithful than a girl who prefers to wear red.
"The color of a woman's shirt affects how men and women think about her," says Adam Pazda, a social psychologist at the University of Rochester and one of the authors of the study. "Women don't want other women in red near their boyfriends," he was quoted saying.
Previous finding established that men thinks women in red are more interested in sex, no matter whether they are. The scientists wanted to figure out if women feel the same way about women in red.
In this work there were different experiments. For the first two observations, women looked at pictures of pretty ladies in red and white, in the third experiment, they were asked to look at photos of different women mostly in red or green.
As white greatly stands for purity and virginity, the researchers wanted to "examine a color with less emotional baggage."
At first, participants took a look at a photo of a woman in white followed by looking at the exact photo after the color of the dress was changed to red. When they were asked which woman out of the two pictures appeared more receptive to sex. Astonishingly, they believed that the lady in red was promiscuous.
"Women in red are perceived as being more interested in sex," Pazda says.
In the second study, using the same photos, the participants were asked to give their view on the women's fidelity and financial resources. They said that "a woman in red would cheat on her partner, but weren't judgmental about her finances."
Lastly most women did not wish to leave their men around ladies in red. They feel insecure in vicinity of an attractive lass in red. When women become sexually excited, they blush," Pazda told.
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Both drivers involved in the crash near Montgomery on Sept. 27 had been drinking, the patrol said.
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The driver of the other vehicle, Jeffery Miller, 22, of Le Center, had a blood alcohol content of .032, below the legal limit of .08, according to The Free Press. Miller and a passenger in his Mercedes, Travis Reak, 24, of Le Center, were killed. Miller's brother, Mark Miller, 24, was injured in the crash, but survived.
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Distinguished Alumni
2014 Distinguished Alumnus - Marty Evanson
College of Agriculture, Class of 1963
Co-Founder and President, Jobbers Meat Packing Co.
Co-Founder and CEO, Ice Cold Storage Co.
For Marty Evanson, the meat business has always been the family business. His father was a meat distributor in the Vernon area of Los Angeles. After graduating with a degree in animal husbandry in 1963, Evanson worked for 6 months, saved his earnings and back packed around the world for one year. He visited 32 countries up and down the globe. Upon his return he joined his father in the distributing business. He lost his father just about the time he was getting married in 1971. Eight years later he and a couple of friends founded Jobbers Meat Packing Co. They initially started boning beef carcasses and selling primals and sub-primals to the foodservice companies and retail chains. In 1991 he and his partner built a facility in Vernon and founded Ice Cold Storage Co., a public cold storage operation. The two businesses complemented each other and allowed them both to grow.
In 2010 Jobbers Meat Packing went through a major revamping. By this time Marty's son Andrew had joined the family business. They created a subsidiary and called it WilMar Ground Meat. WilMar provides a million pounds of ground beef per week to retailers, food service companies and fast food restaurants in California, Arizona, Nevada and Oregon.
Throughout the years of success, Evanson has not forgotten his alma mater. In 2013, he pledged $100,000 to support an endowed scholarship for undergraduate animal science students who demonstrate financial need.
Marty has been active in the North American Meat Association and sits as Chairman of the Board. This past year he has been the recipient of the Richard Knowlton Award, given out once a year to the individual that has brought change to their business. Mr. Evanson also sits on Cal Poly's Dean of Agriculture advisory board.
Evanson and his wife of 43 years are parents to four grown children and they have eight grandchildren.
2013 Distinguished Alumnus - Dan Stark
Throughout his career, Dan Stark has been blessed with good luck. For a man who has made his living in Las Vegas, he's been fortunate that the odds were on his side.
In 1981, Stark earned a B.S. in agricultural business management from Cal Poly Pomona, where he was a member of the University Union Board, served on the Poly Vue Committee, and also was captain of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Team. He expected to manage a horse ranch as a career, and he did that for seven years at Disneyland after graduation. But then, other opportunities opened up.
"I didn't really choose my career path as much as I kind of just fell into it by being in the right place at the right time, being prepared to think outside the box and not being afraid to try new things," he recalls. "The time at Disney allowed me to acquire professional experience in the entertainment/hospitality/tourism industry, which led me to other career opportunities. I greatly enjoy the tourism industry and the varied projects I have been able to work on."
After leaving Disney, Stark headed up the tourism and marketing efforts of several cities. In 1999, he landed in Las Vegas, working for Boyd Gaming Corp., eventually becoming vice president of corporate marketing. He put some of his Cal Poly Pomona expertise to work when he was charged with elevating the visibility of the company during the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's National Finals Rodeo, which is held every December in Las Vegas.
Earlier this year, he left Boyd Gaming to become an independent executive consultant with Gaming Market Advisors.
Stark also continued his education through the years. In 1989, he received a Certificate in executive management from the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University, followed in 1992 by an M.A. in management, also from the Drucker School. He has been recognized and honored professionally numerous times with awards and listings in various "Who's Who' publications. He has also donated his time and money to various philanthropic endeavors, including serving on the Cal Poly Pomona Alumni Association Board.
2012 Distinguished Alumnus - Richard Wilson
Richard Wilson has never been afraid to get dirty. Grounded by the Illinois roots of his mother's farming family, he embarked on a career in the nursery business, and for more than 30 years he has made earning a living off the land a way of life.
Wilson founded the enormously successful Colorama Wholesale Nursery, choosing the name after seeing it on the side of a paint truck, he recalls. Colorama's main office is in Azusa, with growing areas in the Coachella Valley town of Thermal, and Carpinteria, near Santa Barbara. In 2008, he bought Piru-based La Verne Nursery Inc., which supplies most of the fruit trees to major nurseries in the southwest region. Currently, his company employs about 350 people, including three ornamental horticulture graduates from Cal Poly Pomona, he reports.
Wilson arrived on campus in the mid-1970s after a three-year stint in the U.S. Army and a short time at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut. He received a B.S. degree in ornamental horticulture in 1975 and, after a six-year business partnership with another Cal Poly student, he struck out on his own with Colorama in 1984.
"I always knew I was going to start a company," he says. "It was just a matter of time."
Wilson's success has allowed him to provide much needed assistance to Cal Poly Pomona. He serves on the Plant Science Department Advisory Board and through the years has given plants, materials and equipment to the department. Among the donations was a vertical outdoor strawberry production system. In addition, La Verne Nursery currently is working with the university on a plant-tissue culturing project that will offer an educational experience to future students and provide a monetary return to the department. He also has provided plants and materials to Mt. SAC.
Professionally, he served as president of the Los Angeles chapter of the California Association of Nurserymen and is a member of the Nursery Growers Association of Southern California.
Wilson says he feels extremely fortunate to have been able to do what he loves all these years. "I never thought of doing anything else. It was just a matter of moving forward."
2011 Distinguished Alumnus – Lisa Alley-Zarkades
Ms. Lisa Alley-Zarkades graduated in 1982, summa cum laude and valedictorian of the Foods & Nutrition program at Cal Poly Pomona. Today, she is Vice President of the Animal Wellness Group at E. T. Horn. She and her Animal Wellness team focus on the improvement of the overall health, wellness and quality of life of animals. E. T. Horn is one of the nation's premier distributors of raw materials and chemicals for use in a variety of products including animal foods and supplements. Ms. Alley-Zarkades has over 20 years of food industry experience in technical sales and technical sales management positions. The company's culinary lab, established when she was Vice President of the FoodTech Group, is an outstanding example of how Lisa and her team set the standard for technical leadership in the specialty ingredient distribution industry.
Ms. Alley-Zarkades is a board member of the World Pet Association; a member of The Foundation for the Pure Spanish Horse; and a professional member of the Institute of Food Technologists. She has also participated in the University's Professor for a Day program and is a member of the Dean's Council for the College of Agriculture.
"Like many, I really didn't know what I wanted as a career, but I've always had a passion for fitness, nutrition, and animals," remarked Lisa, "and that's what led me here to Cal Poly. As a polytechnic university, it provided me with excellent on-the-job training and a wonderful, very practical learning experience. I am just thrilled to be representing and giving back to my Alma Mater."
2010 Distinguished Alumnus - Dale Stern
Agricultural Biology, 1984
Stern, Van Vleck & McCarron, LLP
Frequent visits throughout his childhood to his families' farms and dairies planted a seed of interest in agriculture in Dale Stern. Years later, he is realizing his dream as an agricultural law attorney.
Stern serves as general counsel to more than 50 nonprofit organizations representing many sectors of California's food industry, ranging from production agriculture to food processors to grocery stores. He also represents many individual members of these trade associations by negotiating and drafting agreements for the sale of agricultural commodities and facilitating their interactions with government agencies. He has served as an expert witness and regularly appears on behalf of clients before state and federal courts and administrative agencies.
After starting his family, and before returning to school at Cal Poly Pomona, Stern worked as a transmission lineman for Southern California Edison, constructing and repairing high-voltage towers throughout the state.
While studying at Cal Poly Pomona, Stern took science and law classes, which fueled his career aspirations. He earned his bachelor's degree in agricultural biology with an emphasis on government regulation of agriculture. During his undergraduate years, he played on the varsity soccer team and participated in the co-op child care center where his youngest daughter attended. He was awarded the Voorhis Alumni Scholarship for agriculture in his senior year. After college, he went on to earn his law degree from the Martin Luther King, Jr. School of Law at UC Davis.
Stern is a published writer and regularly presents seminars on topics such as the fiduciary duties of directors and officers of nonprofit organizations, and negotiating and drafting sales agreements for agricultural interests.
When he is not advocating for California agriculture, he likes to play golf and travel with his wife Sheree. They have two daughters and five grandchildren, and live just outside Sacramento.
2009 Distinguished Alumnus - John E. Andrews
Food Marketing and Agribusiness Management, 1992
John Andrews runs his business, Trinity Farms, with an understanding of every aspect, literally from the ground up.
At Cal Poly Pomona, Andrews majored in agriculture business management where he learned the accounting side of his industry. A minor in agronomy taught him everything from plant biology to the mechanics of farm vehicles.
In addition to his work as CEO of Trinity Farms, Andrews works as office manager for the family farming operation that is owned by his parents and run by the Robert S. Andrews Company. The two San Joaquin Valley companies are major growers, packers, and shippers of lettuce, cabbage, melons and cotton.
As a leader in agriculture for the state, Andrews is a member of the California Cantaloupe Advisory Board and the California Melon Research Board. He serves on the board of South Valley Cooperative Ginning and is a member of the Grower Board of Jess Smith and Sons Cotton Brokers. He participates in resolving California's water issues by working with the Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District.
Continuing his involvement with the College of Agriculture, Andrews welcomes classes to his farming operations every year with additional stops at gins, dairies and other local growers. In 2000, he established the John E. Andrews Leadership Award, which is presented annually. Andrews is also involved in charity work for St. Jude Children's Hospital.
When he is away from the farm, Andrews enjoys cooking and spending time with his close-knit family.
"I'm most proud of my parents' support and that of my brother, Danny, whom I work with on a daily basis," Andrews says. "Our lives are work when needed, and family fulfillments when required, which gives me flexibility and balance."
2008 Distinguished Alumnus - Kelly F. Duke
Ornamental Horticulture 1982
Vice President, Pre-Construction Services
ValleyCrest Landscape Development, Inc.
A business strategy Kelly Duke developed has taken him to the top of his company and helped his company stay on top of its industry.
Duke prepares budget estimates on construction projects for ValleyCrest Landscape Development, Inc. The strategy he developed involves finding a solution to each customer's problem while operating within the limits of the company's procedural demands and limited tolerance for risk.
His clients include Disney, the Getty Center and the Huntington Library. Duke credits much of his success to his studies at Cal Poly Pomona where he prepared his first of many business plans for hypothetical horticultural venture.
"As students we were compelled to address those things that were not necessarily stated in the curriculum but were necessary and logical to anticipate in the real world," Duke said. "The practice business plans helped me better understand the workings of ValleyCrest and allow me to emphathize with the needs of our customers"
Shortly after graduation, Duke was offered a job with ValleyCrest as a senior estimator. In 1989 he was promoted to lead the Central Estimating Department. Now he serves as a vice president of pre-construction services and is responsible for the preparation of pre-qualification documentation, technical proposal packages and marketing tools for business development representatives.
"What my department constructs are, in essence, the very same financial models that were at the heart of all of those Cal Poly hypothetical business plan term projects," Duke said. "To be recognized by the College of Agriculture as a distinguished alumnus is both an unexpected honor and an inducement to furthering my support of this institution."
Duke shares his excitement for the field of landscaping with high school students as a volunteer for the national Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (ACE) Mentor Program at Van Nuys High School and the Pasadena School District.
Distinguished Alumni Past Recipients College of Agriculture
Year | Recipient |
2012 | Richard Wilson, '75, Horticulture |
2011 | Lisa Alley-Zarkades, '82, Foods and Nutrition |
2010 | Dale Stern, '84, Agricultural Biology |
2009 | John E. Andrews, '92, Food Marketing and Agribusiness Management |
2008 | Kelly F. Duke, '82, Horticulture |
2007 | Stuart Sperber, '56, Horticulture |
2006 | Terry Noriega, '79, Ornamental Horticulture |
2005 | Norman K. Fang '88, Ornamental Horticulture |
2004 | Don B. Huntley '60, Animal Husbandry |
2003 | Michael P. Kenna '79, Horticulture |
2002 | Linda J. Baisley '74, Foods & Nutrition |
2001 | Rex O. Baker '62, Ag. Biology, '83 Ag. Science |
1999 | Norman A. Dierker '60, Ag. Business Mgmt. |
1998 | Raymond N. Watje '59, Agronomy |
1997 | Sandra S. White '73, Foods & Nutrition |
1996 | David L. Lannom '70, '89, Orn. Hort./Ag Sci |
1995 | Mario A. Rosas '77, International Agriculture |
1994 | Michael W. Tess '71, Animal Science |
1993 | James E. Connelley '71, Animal Science |
1991 | John W. Provine '66, Ornamental Horticulture |
1990 | Alfonso A. Guilin '61, Ag Business Mgmt. |
1989 | Lyle G. McNeal '64, Animal Science |
1988 | Henry R. Agonia '78, Park Administration |
1987 | David G. Kelley '55, Citrus Fruit Production |
1986 | James M. Griffin '49, Ornamental Horticulture |
1985 | Edward Lugo '64, Animal Science |
1984 | Roger W. Mandigo '61, Animal Science |
1983 | Jack E. Christensen '82, Botany |
1982 | Karl I. Bakken '53, Agronomy |
1981 | Peter C. Hoppe '64, Animal Science |
1980 | Robert N. Berlin '52, Ornamental Horticulture |
1979 | Ronald W. Fream '65, Ornamental Horticulture |
1978 | Gary A. Madenford '70, Soil Science |
1977 | Warren D. Reed '51, Fruit Industries |


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With the oil crisis in the Gulf is dominating headlines, this is an opportunity to step back and reconsider our addiction to oil.Much of the blame has been put on BP in their negligence for violating safety and back-up protection devices of their deep-water well in the Gulf.
Instead of placing blame on BP, maybe we should take a look at the root cause of our dependence on oil.
BP is simply trying to keep up with the insatiable appetite for oil that U.S. consumers demand. Maybe the solution to the problem is to reevaluate whether we should continue down the same path of oil-based energy dependence or consider other renewable energy alternatives.
It is not an overnight solution, but the process has to begin at some point. Like weaning an addict off drugs – it takes time, the process is slow and gradual, but change has to begin somewhere.
One way to begin the process is to put money into the alternative energy sector. For those investors with time to make their money grow, consider putting a fraction of your IRA into an alternative energy mutual fund.
A couple green mutual funds to consider are the Winslow Green Growth Fund (WGGFX) or the Green Century Equity Fund (MUTF:GCEQX). If the solar sector appeals to you, consider the Van Eck Market/Vectors Solar Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:KWT), or the Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:TAN).
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Keep in mind the companies in these funds and ETF's are speculative, and advisors in the sector tell clients to only put money here that you do not need in the next 5-10 years.
Has the Gulf incident and its costs and lingering effects, the images of oil washing up on beaches, wetlands destroyed, and ecosystems ruined, enough to reach the "tipping point?" Have our elected officials woken up and finally decided to move policy in a more sustainable direction?
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Cory Lum for The New York Times Casting for a Big Fish on the Big Island of Hawaii Ulua can weigh well over a hundred pounds. So how, exactly, do you haul one in from the shore? By LAWRENCE DOWNES
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Date | 2010-03-29 19:42:19 |
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Benjamin Sledge wrote:
Don't act like it's not true......except for the republican party thing,
but then again, he is pushing everyone to the right again...jeesh
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Sr. Designer
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Obama is the shepherd I did not want.
He leadeth me beside the still factories.
He restoreth my faith in the Republican party.
He guideth me in the path of unemployment for his party's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the bread line,
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He has anointed my income with taxes,
My expenses runneth over.
Surely, poverty and hard living will follow me all the days of my
And I will live in a mortgaged home forever..
I am glad I am American,
I am glad that I am free.
But I wish I was a dog .....
And Obama was a tree.
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SUBJECT: Minutes, Executive Committee (EXCO) Meeting, 12 May 2011
The North Texas Chapter of AUSA EXCO convened at 1130 hrs, 12 May 2011 at The Keg restaurant in Las Colinas.
Present: JP Hogan, President Wes Geary, State President Bill Jimenez, Past President Matthew Raskiewicz, Corporate VP John Y. Baker, Webmaster Morris Paulk, Treasurer Woody Alexander, Secretary Fletcher Aleong, Educational Activities Mario Gutierrez, Veterans Coordinator Howard Hazlett, Retiree Affairs
Not Present: Jim Blunk, JROTC Coordinator Rich Kaniss, VP- Fund raising Kermit Gable, 1st VP TL Holden, Advisory Committee Chairman Larry Thompson, VP/Programs
Visitors: George Nelson
The following topics were covered:
Collin County Essay Contest
Fletcher gave an update on the competition coming up on Saturday. He will be purchasing the US Savings Bond given as prizes.
JP will send out a final for approval. Deadline is end of June, as the new operating year starts on 1 July.
Update of Golf Classic Planning
Rich hosted a table at Brookhaven's Open House and met with the golf pro's.
Military Symposium
JP received a thank you note from GEN Joseph Dunford, the speaker and Asst Commandant of USMC.
Matt will lead our representation at Plano COSTCO locations over the next two weekends. The goal is to add many smaller companies to our membership to help spread the word about our missions.
Monthly Financial Reports
Morris handed out the monthly reports: $9600 in operating accounts and $2400 in golf account
JP delivered commissioning addresses at TCU and UNT. He remarked on the growth in the Denton cadet strength over recent years.
Hosting Regional Meeting
Discussed planning committee results (see separate minutes) and funding information received from Alamo Chapter.
Family Readiness Unit Support
We discussed supporting both USAR and ARNG units for family Yellow Ribbon Days.
The next General Membership Meeting will be held on Thursday, 9 June at 1830 hours at Canyon Creek Country Club in Richardson. We will celebrate the Army Birthday and Collin County Judge Keith Self will be our speaker.
The Committee adjourned at 1300 hours.
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Tell me about the atomic charges, dipole moment,
bond lengths,
bond orders,
Top of page.
Top of page.
1. A bonding orbital for Si1-H2 with 1.9924 electrons
2. A bonding orbital for Si1-H3 with 1.9924 electrons
3. A bonding orbital for Si1-H4 with 1.9924 electrons
9. A lone pair orbital for Si1 with 1.9981 electrons
-With core pairs on:Si 1 Si 1 Si 1 Si 1 Si 1 -
Top of page.
13 ----- 8.837
Top of page.
Total electronic energy = -291.3062458123 Hartrees
molecular orbital energies,
or total energy.
Tell me about the best Lewis structure.
Atomic Charges and Dipole Moment
SI1 charge=-0.571
H2 charge=-0.144
H3 charge=-0.142
H4 charge=-0.141
with a dipole moment of 0.63099 Debye
Bond Lengths:
between SI1 and H2: distance=1.566 ang___
between SI1 and H3: distance=1.566 ang___
between SI1 and H4: distance=1.565 ang___
Bond Angles:
for H3-SI1-H2: angle=93.77 deg___
for H4-SI1-H2: angle=93.73 deg___
Bond Orders (Mulliken):
between SI1 and H2: order=0.877___
between SI1 and H3: order=0.877___
between SI1 and H4: order=0.877___
Best Lewis Structure
The Lewis structure that is closest to your structure is determined.
The hybridization of the atoms in this idealized Lewis structure
is given in the table below.
Hybridization in the Best Lewis Structure
__has 36.49% Si 1 character in a s0.61 p3 hybrid
__has 63.51% H 2 character in a s orbital
__has 36.49% Si 1 character in a s0.61 p3 hybrid
__has 63.51% H 3 character in a s orbital
__has 36.50% Si 1 character in a s0.61 p3 hybrid
__has 63.50% H 4 character in a s orbital
__made from a sp0.98 hybrid
Donor Acceptor Interactions in the Best Lewis Structure
The localized orbitals in your best Lewis structure
can interact strongly. A filled bonding or lone pair orbital can
act as a donor and an empty or filled bonding, antibonding, or
lone pair orbital can act as an acceptor. These
interactions can strengthen and weaken bonds. For example, a
lone pair donor->antibonding acceptor orbital interaction
will weaken the bond
associated with the antibonding orbital. Conversly, an interaction
with a bonding pair as the acceptor will strengthen the bond.
Strong electron delocalization in your best Lewis structure will
also show up as donor-acceptor interactions.
Interactions greater than 20 kJ/mol for bonding and lone pair
orbitals are listed below.
Molecular Orbital Energies
The orbital energies are given in eV, where 1 eV=96.49 kJ/mol.
Orbitals with very low energy are core 1s orbitals.
More antibonding orbitals than you might expect are sometimes
listed, because d orbitals are always included for heavy
atoms and p orbitals are included for H atoms.
Up spins are shown with a ^ and down spins are shown as v.
12 ----- 8.281
11 ----- 5.906 10 ----- 5.897
9 -^-v- 1.263
8 -^-v- -1.464
7 -^-v- -1.478
6 -^-v- -6.120
5 -^-v- -86.95
4 -^-v- -87.01 3 -^-v- -87.02
2 -^-v- -129.3
1 -^-v- -1764.
Total Electronic Energy
The total electronic energy is a very large number, so by convention
the units are given in atomic units, that is Hartrees (H). One
Hartree is 2625.5 kJ/mol. The energy reference is for totally
dissociated atoms. In other words, the reference state is a gas
consisting of nuclei and electrons all at infinite distance from
each other. The electronic energy includes all electric
interactions and the kinetic energy of the electrons. This energy
does not include translation, rotation, or vibration of the
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In a matter of first impression, Judge Arthur Gonzalez, a Southern District of New York bankruptcy judge, issued an opinion in the Enron case that has potentially huge ramifications for purchasers of distressed credits, including loans, publicly traded debt and trade claims. The bankruptcy court held that where a bank which sold its interest in a loan allegedly engaged in "inequitable conduct" wholly unrelated to the transferred loan interest, that interest remains subject to equitable subordination in the hands of good faith purchasers based on the bad acts of the transferor. In its decision, the bankruptcy court also noted that the same result would likely be reached if the transferred claims were notes or bonds rather than an interest in a loan. This case is important as much for its content as because it was issued by a bankruptcy court in the Southern District of New York in connection with a participation in a $1.7 billion loan assigned by a major financial institution to a group of funds that are not alleged to have participated or known of the transferor's wrongdoing.
Section 510(c) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that, after notice and a hearing, a court may
under principles of equitable subordination, subordinate for purposes of distribution all or part of an allowed claim to all or part of another allowed claim or all or part of an allowed interest to all or part of another allowed interest...
Bankruptcy courts have great discretion in determining whether equitable subordination is warranted. The doctrine of equitable subordination is typically applied where a creditor did a "bad act" with the affect of injuring other creditors of their common debtor.
Approximately seven months before filing its bankruptcy petition, Enron Corporation ("Enron") borrowed approximately $1.7 billion from a group of banks pursuant to a short term credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement"). Fleet National Bank ("Fleet") loaned Enron approximately $53 million (the "Fleet Credit Agreement Claims") as one of the participants in the Credit Agreement.
In a separate and unrelated transaction, Fleet participated in two prepaid forward transactions (the "Forward Transactions") with Enron approximately one year before the bankruptcy filing. Enron alleged that in connection with the Forward Transactions, Fleet received partial repayments that were voidable as preferences or fraudulent conveyances. Enron further alleged that "Fleet benefited from its inequitable conduct, including aiding and abetting Enron in engaging in accounting fraud, that resulted in injury to Enron's creditors and conferred an unfair advantage on Fleet." Enron did not allege that there was fraudulent or inequitable conduct under the Credit Agreement or that payments made under the Credit Agreement were voidable as preferences or fraudulent conveyances.
After the filing of Enron's bankruptcy case, Fleet sold portions of the Fleet Credit Agreement Claims to multiple debt funds. Some of the purchasing funds re-sold portions of the Fleet Credit Agreement Claims to other funds. Enron did not allege that any of the purchasing funds engaged in any inequitable conduct or had actual knowledge of Fleet's allegedly inequitable conduct.
Approximately four years after the filing of Enron's bankruptcy case, Enron filed a complaint in which it sought (i) equitable subordination of the claims of Fleet, including the transferred Fleet Credit Agreement Claims, and (ii) disallowance of the Fleet Credit Agreement Claims pursuant to Section 502(d) of the Bankruptcy Code.1
Addressing the equitable subordination issue, the court first concluded that a bankruptcy court has authority to "subordinate claims that did not arise from any misconduct, but were held by a creditor who is found to have engaged in inequitable conduct regarding the debtor." The second and more novel issue addressed by the court was "to what extent, if any, a claim subject to equitable subordination in the hands of a transferor remains subject to equitable subordination in the hands of a transferee."
Relying most heavily on a 1906 decision of the United States Supreme Court and a 1942 8th Circuit decision, the court concluded that a transferee of a claim should be in no better position than the transferor and, therefore, equitable subordination based on conduct of the transferor can be asserted against the claim in the hands of the transferee. The court also noted that the same analysis would apply to notes and bonds that trade after the filing of the debtor's bankruptcy case:
The Defendants also argue that not all categories of debt, such as bonds, are traded in the claims-transfer marketplace where the trading parties are free to negotiate representations, warranties, indemnities and other protection devices. The purchase of bonds and notes are not at issue before the Court in the instant proceeding. However, the Court notes that the post-petition purchaser of such debt instruments either knows or should know that the issuer of these securities is a debtor, so the prices of these transfers would reflect the attendant risks that the claims might be subordinated. Under those circumstances, the purchaser may well not have any available indemnity remedy against the seller, as is the case with the claims trading. But it is the market place that should address such risks in pricing. Apprehending higher risks associated with these securities, the purchaser may demand further discounts on the prices. And based on the Court's previous policy analysis, no legal and policy basis supports the premise that transferees of bonds or notes should be treated differently than those holding the transferred loan claims. All post-petition transferees assume the risk that their claims may be subject to subordination.
It remains to be seen whether this decision withstands the inevitable appeal, whether other courts will follow this decision and, if so, whether the holding is expanded to include pre-petition claim transfers as well as post-petition claim transfers. This decision underscores the need for purchasers of distressed claims to diligence the prior holders' conduct vis-ŕ-vis the debtor, as well as to get a "good conduct representation" from the seller. Standard LSTA (Loan Syndications and Trading Association) documentation addresses this issue in the form of an "acts and omissions" representation, but this is often the subject of negotiation in a distressed situation and is completely unavailable in most bond trades. Until this and other issues are resolved, the Enron decision will not only create real transactional risk for purchasers of distressed claims, but will also increase the leverage of debtors and committees in negotiating with purchasers of distressed claims. Purchasers of distressed debt should consult with their attorneys about ways of reducing or transferring the equitable subordination risk in certain types of transactions.
This Alert was written by James P.S. Leshaw in the Miami office. Please contact Mr. Leshaw (305) 579-0500 or your Greenberg Traurig liaison if you have any questions regarding the subject matter of this Alert.
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FADE IN: EXT. OCEAN - NIGHT There is a fierce storm rolling across the water. A ship is being badly battered on the harsh waves. Even as crewmembers struggle to keep the ship steady, others are washed overboard into the angry sea. Xena, with Gabrielle hot on her heels, moves from the stern to the bow, trying to get past men fighting ropes to keep the sails in some sort of working order. Over the howl of the wind, the sounds of timbers creaking and breaking can be heard clearly over the shouts of the men. XENA (shouting) Gabrielle! The foremast is going! There's nothing we can do. Get ready to go into the water! Before Gabrielle can respond, the foremast begins to splinter and crumble. As it swings from side to side, the ropes holding the main mast begin to snap and ricochet around the deck. Gabrielle's eyes widen. Without a moment's hesitation she charges Xena and knocks her to the deck, just as the main stays break loose sending rope and tackles directly toward where her head had been. As they hit the deck, the ship suddenly pitches to the port side, causing them to half roll, half slide to the port side railing. Hanging on to each other they both understand that there is little to be done and the ship will be lost. There is only confirmation when they hear a crewmember. CREWMAN WHIRLPOOL! FADE TO: EXT. OCEAN - DAY The view is of an expanse of ocean; it is calmer now but the angry storm clouds on the horizon tell a different story. The wind is still strong enough to cause whitecaps on the waves that carry lengths of wood that are the remains of a ship. An arm shoots straight from the water and wraps around a large piece of debris. Xena's head appears above the water. She gasps and draws in a lungful of badly needed air as she draws herself up and onto the remains of the ship. Her eyes are closed and it's clear that whatever has befallen her and Gabrielle is serious enough to have sapped her strength and energy. Taking several slow, deep breaths she opens her eyes and focuses on what appears to be ripples in the water just in front of her. With what little strength she has left, Xena's hand darts out and snatches something in the water. She pulls Gabrielle above water and draws her to the plank. Once she is resting on the wood, Gabrielle begins to choke and expel water from her mouth and nose. She is quiet for a moment then her eyes open, dazed and confused. She still manages to find Xena's face and she smiles weakly. GABRIELLE (hoarsely) The other side? XENA The other side. Gabrielle seems to accept this fate and her eyes close. With the last of her strength, Xena reaches out and places her hand in Gabrielle's hair, making contact as her own eyes slip closed. FADE TO: EXT. ISLAND - DAY Two men pull a small boat onto the beach and tie it up to a log. Gathering packs from the boat they sling them over their shoulders and begin walking a well-worn path along the sand. AIAS Did you have a good trip? PHAIDON Yes, it was wonderful to see my family again, but it is always difficult to remember that they are not accustomed to the same things that I am. And you? AIAS It was a quiet trip. I am sure Soteres will be pleased that there is very little talk of us any longer. AIAS I'm sure of it. I know he was concerned that someone might come looking again, but I don't think that will.... Before he can finish, Phaidon raises his hand in a gesture for Aias to be quiet. Aias looks in the direction that Phaidon is staring, but he can't see anything that might have raised his friend's alarm. He strains to see. AIAS What? PHAIDON I think I heard something. AIAS It is probably a gull. PHAIDON I don't think so. Phaidon takes a few steps, moving to a cluster of scrub brush. He drops his pack quietly and then parts the vegetation. Aias peers over his shoulder and gasps when he sees Xena and Gabrielle, lying on the beach. AIAS Are they dead? Phaidon watches them for a moment and shakes his head. PHAIDON I don't think so. AIAS What should we do? We could go tell Soteres. PHAIDON If we take time to do that I think they'll be dead by the time we get back. We have to help them. Aithousa would demand it.


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Nobody: This seems like a nifty mod! Thanks! Anne Ng: where is andre Trent Hines: 945 people are awesome Thomas Taylor: Crap. Mama Luigi: This mod SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JS Vidds: Basically jammie friend: a sucking block so mobs will get sucked into the mob elevator jackson baer: alex whitmore: This was made on my birthday :) luke rookis: i like every video jubaied123: He uses adobe Premier. Joe- Anim.: @solvexxau wow youre an picklehead. You must think before you mesage me think me if i dunno or if i post dat message for myself. Complainer is a baby and 7yo kid and then shut up if you wanf to messaging me, message people that name is maingames2011 that is me Evelina Bender: I'm not awesome. :p Kuroko Tetsuya: Probably forge or modloader sdsaintsfootball: I want bike mod chomiczek678: does the item elevator also let items go down? Ben Whiting: it will be cool if u your bed room to your batcave basha: no if machinima tells u that u are part of machinima u can use the intro James Ryan: Would b cool if u made a tornado of some sort or a hole that sucks u down Dr.Derp: Cheesy elevator music lol NerfFireWizard393: GREAT JOB DANNY I GOT TO SAY! Miguel Carbajal: I think Danny's mods are way better than andre thumbs up if I am rite Jacob Comparan: Budder not butter chance evans: yes he should add it shadow79473: No he is part of the Machinima team. Nicholas Lewis: u could use positions to make it go to different floors andrew white: well actalie im wrone i think ⓑⓐⓣⓜⓐⓝ ™: i thought u said shiz NOT jaz wat happened 2 shiz TheEndorCreeper: play multiplayer in parts lots of parts NarutoBankai24: Make a story like your a super hero and your going to your lair and jump down and put the elevator blocks (up) on the bottom and you zoom up to your mobile car or something. -_- SimpleLifeOfJio: why do you comment your own videos?? AlGhoul: Use levers (with signs marking which floor), then make the levers activate "roof" pistons on every floor lower than the number on the lever (so lever 2 activates "roof" pistons for level 1, and lever 3 activates them for both level 1 and level 2, and so on), if that can work...for the up, of course. Down would be the opposite (lever 3 would open "floor" pistons 4+, lever 2 would activate/open "floor" pistons 3 & 4+, etc). Not sure if you could wire that up easily (or at all), but it is a hassle. Vito Corleone: stupid indonesian kid go do your homework yezan ismail: star wars mod DeathbyPixels: you are right Joe- Anim.: too much talk, you say this video is spotlight, idiot! nathan hough: when pigs fly Yasmin Birnie: What kind of computer do you guys have xan davis: that would be nice, though i dont know what the necromancer mod is, i think im going to check it out! Shirley Cruz: Anyone else sees the bat in the start of the video isaac sanders: i love that mob! Mag Magik: 22.214.171.124:25585 TheGamePower.xaa.pl Zapraszamy Robert Poydock: I got 1.5 its cool I got its out now and its awesome they made it there's elevators and sun panels and bloc of red stone a dropper and crap like that but I got it and its crapin awesome Steven Patro: Thanks for the Correction!!! FusionFallGamer332: can you tell me what thw Up,Down,Mob UP ,Mob Down do? EpicJimmy5: i works on modloader brydon kenney: do the creepy pasta mod Sean Chen: there is a animal bike mod, just search it on youtube haNdballnut: Um.. Did the mod maker not know that you can make all those stuff without mods?? Atwatrz Budder: Cool |
Minecraft Mod Showcase : Elevator Mod
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