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OK, so some of us stayed away from the MLP run this Q and lost out, especially the rout with KMP. Anybody Long on this run?? So, I'm thinking how do we take advantage of the stratospheric heights of KMP and the debt ceiling fear, just a week or two ahead of KMP's EX date??
I have looked back through 2009 at the historic patterns post EX date on KMP and I like the repetitive pattern(70%) of the decline to the following month's OPEX in KMP. Granted, 70% is not 90+% and we can get burned on the following play I plan to employ...so remember last Q on the non-Run on the MLP's to temper any enthusiasm for the following trade. I am just telling you what I will be doing.
I got filled on the Feb87.50Puts for .84 this AM. Looking for .80 before the close today and possibly less tomorrow morning. Placing sell orders in @ 1.68. A double is good enough on this miserable MLP. Did I tell you how much I hate this stock?...;-)
Hey Doc,
Thanks for the suggestion on the KMP FEB 87.50s. I decided to grab a few contracts at .84 to go with my KMP 90s. My combined BE for both strikes is 86.67.
For predictive purposes (FWIW), I've looked at how much KMP has dropped over the last 6 Qs from its pre-X-d. highs, to its lows prior to the subsequent OPEXs (FEB). The minimum that it dropped in the referenced window was 4.29; the average was 8.20; and the most that it dropped was 11.56. Using 89.75 as the current "pre-X-d. high", and using the historical range as a proxy, might suggest a "current" range of 85.46 to 78.19, with an average of 81.55.
Having said that, I'm not swinging for the fences on this one. I would be very happy with a pps in the 85 neighborhood (85.82 doubles the 87.50s). Good luck.
OK, so here is the current deal. The volatility on the KMP options is down to 12.47%(that is low). Hence the option prices are relatively cheaper than a short time ago. One more day please with the PPS staying up and the 87.50's for 1.00 are looking like the trade(for me). I offset this against going short the shares on the EX date open, assuming a 87.50 open, if tomorrow's close is about 89.00.
So, shorting the shares @ open on EX @ 87.50, with the best hedge, IMO, would be the Long Feb87.50Call @ 1.00. this would place your BE @ 86.50 on the short shares, with 1.00 risk above 87.50 by Feb OPEX.
Therefore, because the volatility is driving down the option pricing, there is no longer any difference in BE, max risk, or max profit between the short shares vs the Long puts. The difference therefore favors the Long Puts because of the increased margin demand with the short shares. Said another way, you can leverage a much larger position with the options vs the shares. Therein lies the danger also, for allowing oneself more greed in exposing oneself to too much risk/loss per trade, for the "all in" crowd.
My recommendation, to myself, is to trade no more than 1.67% of my trading capital on Long Puts on Monday's open. As you can read from my other post on this thread, tomorrow's open has been an historical high of the cycle within about half a buck. My next 1.67%% will be for tomorrow's close if the 87.50's are still competitive(about 1.00). My final 1.67% will be for Tuesday's open. I am hoping for an average of 1.00 or less for the Feb87.50'S.
A double will hopefully occur within 4 days(true for last 7 consecutive Q's). I will exit 80% of my position there(sell limit @ 2.00). This will cover my cost plus some donuts. The reason I am not betting for a greater decline is historical odds. Of the last consecutive 10 Q's the closing PPS has only been significantly greater(by .05 or more), only 4 times of the 10 Q's, after 4 trading days post EX. I do not like those odds. I will hold 10% more for a sell limit of 2.50 and the remaining 10% for 3.00.
This all starts in less than 12 hours from this posting on Monday's open. Join me??
As always, I wish all of you much success and happiness and good fortune as we start out this trading season on the MLP's.
Jeez I'm getting creamed at the moment Doc. Not much better on KMP or EPD puts.
We need an old fashioned correction!
I just layered in some more Feb 87.5s at the close, BE now .88 good luck again to all, we will see tomorrow.
I am also in the trade with Feb87.5s@.91 good luck to all Bow
I'm in with the FEB 87.50's at .90....Good luck to us!
Hey Doc -
I too believe that KMP will experience a pull back........... however, I would much prefer to sit back and wait to see it (and the magnitude, as well), rather than betting on the come.
Just my style. Too many 52 week high stocks out there right now!
BTW - Is there something smaller than "crumbs"? :-)
According to my math, your wager is quite small. You once stated that your trading capital is only 5% of your total capital.
IF that's still true, then you are only betting 0.0835% (1.67 x 5) of your total capital.
Also, you might want to take a peek @ WPZ - they just raised their quarterly distribution, and trend looks positive.
Wishing you continued success on all your KMP adventures.
Hey Doc -
Like most everyone else, I have also been waiting patiently for a $90 pps.
Much like the summer of 2011, I jumped in again "with both feet" during the summer of 2012, but not quite at as low of pps as 2011.
Hey....... it worked out well once, why not try it again.
So............. I'm out again -completely.
All the best,
Hey Salty,
I Hope that all in well in your world. Looks like another opportunity for you to "clip" KMP's coupon. Any interesting investment ideas coming from your venture capitalist "club"? I'd love to hear what the group is recommending for income.
Hey Salty,
Good hearing from you!! I agree that KMP will now possibly sell off into next Monday(DBEX), as all of the mutual's that contain ETP and KMP will continue to place pressure on the PPS of both. It actually might work in the favor of my short trade on the 29th. I think a "buy to cover" would be prudent in stages of 1.50, 2.00, 2.50 and 3.00, below the short PPS, dividing the short shares by 4.
This will be my first attempt at shorting KMP post EX. Nothing ventured....
BTW...where are you spending your hours these days...Bahamas, FL, CA...?
Hey Doc,
I like the probability of this trade, especially since KMP is reaching its high. I'll be joining you on this and FSC with small bites.
Instead of shorting the KMP shares, why not buying puts? When you short shares of mlp's do you have to deal with the k8's the same way as when you are long the shares?
Thank you,
Hi Igster,
I originally laid out a Put strategy. The reason I switched to the shares was because of the higher BE with shares. You can get a Feb90Call for .29 right now. Shorting at 88.65 gives a 88.36 BE on the low end and a max loss of 1.64, at PPS 90.00 or greater by FebOPEX. If you can show me a better BE and a lower max loss I will take it.
I don't know nor care about the K1's. I just care about wringing the most money out of this trade....;-)
Hey Doc
KMP in nosebleed territory here. Bollinger Bands showing upper band of $90. Closing in on it quickly at the moment and looks like we'll hit $90 Target pps way before Ex. I unfortunately missed the run up.
I wouldn't mind owning the stock for the divvy's at around $80.
Instead of waiting for a pullback and hoping it retraces next month to $80 to buy should I use a short put strategy? I wouldn't care if the stock got put to me at $80. I'm thinking if we hit $90 next week of selling $90 puts and collecting approx $10, does that make sense? Still new to shorting puts and wrapping my head around it. What happens if the stock falls down to $75?
Sorry Doc I just saw that the $90 Feb Put premium is roughly $3.50.
So the pps would have to drop to $86.50 before it would be worth there while to put it to me at $90 correct?
Just trying to figure out the best play here to buy these Mlps lower on retracement to hold for divvy income. Thanks!
KMP is going up and up. Hopefully we hit 90+ by the 28th(DBEX). The 29th(EX) will be the day to employ the synthetic short with the Call stop as I described. I believe last Feb 24th was the all time high at 90.60. I hope it hits at least that before EX, and that fear grabs the market with a vengeance over the debt ceiling, as we hang 10 riding KMP down to 80...;-)
It looks like they declare distributions at the time that earnings are reported.
Chart sure looks juicy. I am going to hold off until it gets close to 90, depending on news. It looks like about a four point drop after every exdiv after you filter out larger dominating market sentiment.
Heck of a run up from 78. It is now going on my watch list.
thanks again Doc.
What ever KMP does during the looming fiscal drama, it will move with certainty afterwards.
Got in on the KMP run starting on Jan 2nd with Feb 80's at 2.45. Sold those on the 4th for 4.55, then jumped in on the 85's for 1.13 on the 7th and out yesterday for 2.35. :) Nice to get some of that MLP money back from last Q!
I am interested in this trade of yours and will try to employ something as well.
No matter how many times I try, Yahoo will not allow me to show my trade...I guess it is just too good to share so I do not beg your forgiveness, I simply beg you to flip the bird to Yahoo..;-(
It is so good too, it involves buying the first ITM Put on the open of EX date and shorting an ITM Bear Call spread to help pay for it. The historical success is amazing. We'll see if that works...here goes...
Hi, Doc,
I have been following this board in silence for some time now, using your generous advice to make some money here and there, so thank you very much for sharing.
As for this combo, what's the advantage of doing all this vs just shorting the stock ? I do realize that the spread caps possible loss, but it only becomes effective after PPS of $88, which looks a bit far fetched in this scenario. Am I missing something here ?
Thank you.
Sentiment: Hold
I quit, because Yahoo will not allow my examples I so diligently employed for your consideration. Those industrious enough to ferret out the historical details are encouraged to that task.
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Director: Jeff Nichols
Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon
Rating: PG-13
3 (out of 5) Globes
After awakening with the kind of hangover that comes with doing too many movies with Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey stopped accepting rom-com scripts. The plan was to clean up his act and fulfill his early promise. The McConaughey Comeback Tour, which launched with "Magic Mike" and "Killer Joe" last year, continues with "Mud," the latest from "Take Shelter" filmmaker Jeff Nichols. McConaughey plays Mud, who is found by two boys — Ellis (Tye Sheridan, "Tree of Life") and Neckbone (Jacob Lofland) — on a tiny island in nowhere, Arkansas.
"Shot a man; killed him," is Mud's explanation for himself, as he stares mythically into the river, dragging from a cigarette. Despite the .45 shoved into his jeans, he's not dangerous — or at least not enough for us to be worried for our two young scamps. Far scarier than Mud are the men after him. Seems he got into a fight with the wrong man. The man's father (no less than Joe Don Baker) has put out a hit on him. Another old timer (Sam Shepard), who may be Mud's father, also expresses an interest in his whereabouts. But it falls to Ellis and Neckbone to play caretaker, bringing Mud food and passing messages to his not-quite-true love, Juniper (Reese Witherspoon, insert topical joke here).
Nichols is a throwback director whose patient dramas calmly summon a time of craftsmanship by the likes of Clint Eastwood and "Badlands"-era Terrence Malick. But he's not self-conscious about it. His Cinemascope frames are clean and casually iconic, which wouldn't seem to be possible but, in Nichols' hands, is. He has a talent for matter-of-fact surrealism that is actually matter-of-fact: there is some business about a much-needed boat that has somehow wound up atop a tree.
"Mud," like Nichols' excellent "Shotgun Stories," is a barely concealed twist on a Western, albeit one relocated to a Southern town. An atypically reserved Baker, with a legion of dangerous sons at his service, seems explicitly modeled on Walter Brennan's dangerous pappy in John Ford's "My Darling Clementine." Even his final note calls to mind that film's O.K. Corral showdown aftermath, when a character we thought of only as horrific is granted a moment of pathos.
The old-school vibe extends, it's worth noting, to gender politics. The women of "Mud," from Witherspoon's hot pants-wielding Juniper to a high school senior who plays with Ellis' heart, are heartbreakers or unreliable. Ellis' mom (Sarah Paulson) fares best, but even she exists primarily to remind her husband (Ray McKinnon, "Sons of Anarchy") of his financial and parental impotence. Even if Nichols' world has yet to find a place for women, it's still one whose laconic storytelling is hugely satisfying, even when it plays with conventions. As with "Take Shelter," Nichols' refusal to engage in coy, ambiguous endings is problematic in a way that's perversely refreshing. He may be an old school director, but he's not that old school.


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Looking for walking buddy
Welcome to the group! I'm not in Ohio, but maybe someone in this group will be able to meet up with you:
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Im a stay at home Mom of 5...I would love to get a group together of Moms to walk or meet at playgrounds with our little ones. Im in North East Ohio...anyone??
Darn, I wish you were closer to where I live. I have been wanting to do this too. I used to have a df who I went walking with but she's moved away. Now I also have a 4 month old. Total of three kids. two are in school but I can push the 4 month old in a stroller. Walking seems to make him sleep and my aching legs need some excercise to make them feel better. Now if I just had a good friend or a few good friends to walk with. I'm all the way down here in GA. though so don't know if I can make it, lol.


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Taylor Swift is 'thrilled' with her next album's new songs
LOS ANGELES - In an interview backstage at the American Music Awards, Taylor Swift said that she never expects success. This, after she took home Artist of the Year, again.
"Winning artist of the year for the third time is kind of a little bit mind-numbingly unbelievable," she said. "The fact that its fan-voted makes it that much better."
She may soon enough have reason to celebrate if her new album, the as-yet-untitled follow-up to "Red," stays on the fast-track to finishing.
"I'm so obsessed with where it is right now," she explained to reporters, saying she and her producers have arrived at sounds are "different from everything that we've done before, an identity to a new record -- and having come upon that so early in the process is really thrilling."
There's no exact date in mind yet for the next release in 2014, but, "I've got a lot of time to write more, but it's really looking promising so far, like how many things that I've got finished that I love that I know I want on the record. I'm really stoked for you to hear it."
Swift also deal with the caw of the photo journalists from the other room at the AMAs, but she had just enough time to talk about her merry-making at awards shows, evident from her knack for dancing to performances. "Instead of stressing," she said, she prefers to have fun with shows like these, pretending "you get to go to the best concert of all time."
Check out the good words Swift had for Christina Aguilera's performance with A Great Big World on "Say Something" and more in the video above.


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Senate to Vote on Immigration Overhaul
Associated Press | May 25, 2006
By SUZANNE GAMBOA
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators are betting the U.S. would benefit from giving most illegal immigrants the chance to become American citizens - highlighting their resolve to pass a landmark immigration overhaul.
With approval expected by mid-Thursday, the Senate first had to work through several amendments that did not threaten the overall measure.
"I will be voting for it," Majority Leader Bill Frist said after senators finished work late Wednesday. Frist, R-Tenn., said the Senate would have a strong bill to take to negotiations with the House.
Opponents made a last-ditch attempt on Wednesday to derail the bill, contending it violated spending limits. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., said the bill would bust the budget. Supporters countered that immigrants will be working and contributing more than they will cost.
"The economy is as good as it's ever going to get in your lifetime," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. The estimated 12 million immigrants in the country have assimilated into the economy "and it's humming," he said. The effort was defeated 67-31.
As they finished up the details, senators had an eye on the difficult task of reconciling their bill with the House's version, which deals only with enforcement.
"If there are some unneeded and unwanted complexities in this legislation, they could probably be smoothed out," said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., one of the main architects of the bill.
Appearing Thursday on CBS's "The Early Show," McCain said he did not consider any provisions immune from discussion in coming talks with the House.
"I don't think it would be appropriate for us on the Senate side to draw a line in the sand and say this is nonnegotiable," he said. "That is not the way to go in."
But McCain also said he feels voters would strike back at both parties if no immigration legislation is passed this year. "The consequences of failure should properly be very high," he said.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said he probably would vote against the bill, but that its "problems" can be settled in negotiations with the House.
"Failure is really not an option," said Cornyn, who will be one of the negotiators. "I think we've got to come up with a bill that addresses the American people's concerns."
Frist said he was confident the compromise that emerges from House and Senate talks will be followed by the necessary money. He said the failure of the 1986 amnesty law actually would help today because it would reinforce the need for adequate financing, particularly for enforcement.
As the bill moved ahead, Mexico's president Vicente Fox spoke to legislators in Utah and farm workers, farm owners and business people in Washington state. Fox's message was that the U.S. and Mexico must fix immigration problems together.
In the Senate, a 73-25 vote to limit debate set the stage for final approval of the bipartisan bill. The measure calls for increased border security, a new guest worker program and a shot at citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants.
By contrast, legislation passed last year by the Republican-controlled House is generally limited to border security. It would expose all of the estimated 11 million to 12 million illegal immigrants in the country to felony charges; it has no guest worker program.
Presidential aide Karl Rove hoped to make inroads with House members who consider the Senate legalization provision "amnesty." Asked as he departed the Capitol whether he had made progress, he replied, "Could be."
If the Senate or the president insist on "an amnesty-type path to citizenship, it's a nonstarter," said former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, who is leaving Congress June 9.
But Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana, who heads a group of 100 conservatives in the House, on Tuesday offered his own immigration bill that combines a guest worker program with the House enforcement measure.
GOP Rep. James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin, the House Judiciary Committee chairman, has insisted that Bush's view and the Senate proposal amount to amnesty. But he left the door open to make a deal.
"I don't think anything is a deal-breaker," Sensenbrenner, who will lead House negotiators, said in a CBS appearance. "We can't have legal proceedings to deport 11 to 12 million people, that is evident."
Also Wednesday, the Senate voted 56-42 to set aside two-thirds of 50,000 visas granted annually by lottery, largely to immigrants in African countries, for people with advanced degrees.
Senators also tacked on additional fees for illegal immigrants for the legalization program, raising total fees and fines to more than $3,200.
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Four years ago, state Democrats wheeled out their "Covenant for the Future," and Republicans countered with a "Handshake With Alabama." Each promised to introduce its legislative programs for progress in the first 10 legislative days.
Did we get these promises? No. Alabamians got nothing, but the legislators got a 62 percent pay raise, railroaded through the House of Representatives in one minute and through the Senate on a voice vote allowed by Lt. Gov. Jim Folsom.
Who mentioned a raise during the 2006 campaign? Nobody.
The full story of who voted for or against the raise and likewise to override the governor's veto (and who didn't accept the raise) is available online by searching for "Alabama Legislature pay raise." Several websites tell the full, sordid story, which voters should read, retain and remember come Tuesday.
The pay raise isn't the only black eye legislators gave the state the past four years. Double-dipping, community-college featherbedding and a vote-buying scandal all spotlight the critical need to clean house. Totally. If we don't, we can throw in the towel and turn the henhouse over to the foxes, who we sent to Montgomery originally as our legislators to do good, and who stayed on to do well.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Cinco de Mayo lands on a Sunday this year. So, if you like your tacos and annual dose of mucho Cuervo, we've laid out a little guide to indulging in many things Mexican next weekend. If the idea of queso fresco sprinkled on a fried chicken cutlet topped with shredded iceberg leaves you hankering for hauraches (sandal-shaped sandwiches), then get going on your journey this week starting with a walk up Port Richmond Avenue from Richmond Terrace. In planning your South of the Border discoveries, here are five ways to indulge in festivities surrounding the 5th.
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Start the day with "huevos a la Mexicana" at Los Potrillos — 150 Port Richmond Ave., 718- 815-0440. For a more pan-Hispanic approach to the "primera cena del dia" (first meal of the day) Colombian bakery/restaurant Rinconcito Paisa —1976 Forest Ave., Mariners Harbor; 718-442-0880, Rinconcitopaisany.com — features delicious guava-cheese pastries, fried eggs tucked on soft rolls and a hearty pork chop with rice and beans.
Check out predictably good, fairly new, corner taqueria Fiesta Poblano — 31 Corson Ave., Tompkinsville; 347-855-2668, Fiestapoblana.com — which is open for breakfast on weekends. Nightly specials may include a juicy steak such as a skirt steak with chimichurri sauce. Another North Shore newbie, The Hungry Somberero — 1190 Forest Ave., West Brighton; 347-934-3792 — presents assorted salsas for fresh-fried chips including a sweet and spicy pineapple habanero and black bean with corn versions.
An oldie but goodie, Taqueria El Gato Azteca — 75 Victory Blvd., Tompkinsville; 718-273-6404 — features lovely "Cecina," soft tacos filled with a vinegary, jerky-style beef served with lots of lime wedges. JJ East Shore — 170 McClean Ave., South Beach; 718-442-4106 — maintains a menu of gringo-appealing burritos and quesadillas (and bagels for the less adventurous.)
For a solid, chocolate-forward mole sauce, find the Cadillac version at Maizal — 990 Bay St., Rosebank; 347-825-3776, Maizalrestaurant.com — which serves Oaxacan Mexican fare. And, second only to that authentic creation, enjoy a mole-laced chicken breast dish at Mezcal's — 20 Bradley Ave., Meiers Corners; 718-494-4547, Mezcalrestaurants.com. (The also restaurant muddles a wonderful minty mojito cocktail.)
Beso — 11 Schuyler St., St. George; 718-816-8162, Besonyc.com — salutes the Caesar salad which credits Tiajuana, Mexica as being the birthplace of the romaine-based dish. Guacamole is prepared to order.
It's certainly a Spanish-themed outfit but Tapas — 661 Bay St., Stapleton; 718-448-5800, TapasSI.com — uses Cinco de Mayo as good reason for a flamenco brunch party starting at 1 p.m. The four-course meal for $35.95 starts with a choice of appetizers like ceviche or smoked salmon with guacamole.
For a more casual approach to midday Sunday meals, there is Paco's —1642 Hylan Blvd.; 347-825-2088, PacosSI.com — with its vast tequila and hot sauce selections (a.k.a. Wall of Fire.) Cabo — 96 Page Ave., Richmond Valley;718-966-6700, CaboSI.com — is always great for a Tex-Mex party and sizzling fajita platters. (Note: Have them do the Happy Birthday schtick even if it's not your birthday!) Taco-maker and tortilla-stuffer at Moe's — 2397 Hylan Blvd., New Dorp; 718-979-8226, Moes.com — offers live music starting at 3 p.m. next Sunday. That's when beer goes on sale — $2 Miller Lites and $4 Coronas — along with a $5 Homewrecker combo of seasoned rice, beans and assorted fillings in a flour or wheat tortilla.
If you can speak a little Spanish — or can place emphasis on the "r's" and "l's" in "Negra Modelo" — and enjoy fresh nopales (herbaceous, thorn-free cactus paddles) tucked into a sandwich, snap open a beer can in the back of Garibaldi Deli (100 Canal St., Stapleton; 718-442-1747) where the Coronas are cold and jukebox is loud.
While Adobe Blues — 63 Lafayette St., New Brighton; 718-720-2583, Adobeblues.com — is the high-life with its craft beer inventory, the staff also makes a mean margarita. For further sangria satisfaction, try versions at Lacey's Bridge Tavern — 75 Innis St., Elm Park; 718-273-7514, Laceysbridgetavern.com — and upscale Espana Royale — 1657 Richmond Rd., Dongan Hills; 718-980-4444, EspanaRoyale.com — which bottles its Grand Marnier-spiked elixir.
For a beer-focused celebration on the Fifth, Danny Boy's — 1815 Victory Blvd., Castleton Corners; 718-309-0289 — might lure with its beer tower, an ice-filled device fitted with a nozzle and Corona. You'll need four or five friends to soak up this state-of-the-art sudsy technology: Reserve a table for one hour ($20 per person) and your pack of pals gets to tap the communal keg stashed under the table.
Deep-fried and delicious, donas rellenas (donuts) come dusted with sugar and cinnamon. Atlixco Bakery — 12 St. Paul's Ave., Tompkinsville; 718-390-0171 — does a messy but unctous chocolate with colored sprinkle version, slightly irregular rounds that are hand-formed. For a good cups of flan and rectangles of tres leches cake, try Marina's Bakery — 598 Richmond Rd., Concord; 718-442-1004. Tres leches, by the way, refers to the "three milks" in a cake such as evaporated, condensed and cream. Whipped cream may count as one of the three "leches."


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Florence Auerbach, dead at 72
August 31, 2001-- Home Textiles Today,
Port Washington, NY — Florence C. Auerbach, 72, corporate secretary of The Northwest Company and wife of company founder Shay Auerbach, died at home in her sleep on Aug. 25, only hours after she had dined out with family members.
In an unusually close family relationship, she worked side by side with her husband and two sons, Ross and Glenn, every day of the week for the past 12 years at the headquarters of the family-controlled company.
"She did everything at the company; there was nothing she couldn't do," said Stan Mieszkowski, sales and marketing chief. "And the most important thing she did — she was a mother to everyone there. She was a five-star, Grade-A mom to a whole lot of people. That's what she did best of all, she was mom to the whole office."
Florence, he said, "was involved in everything there. And she was unbelievably enthusiastic. You should have seen her when a Kmart order came in."
For all her enthusiasm, she was an unpretentious and unassuming presence in the office. "She wanted to be called Mrs. A — she didn't want to be called Mrs. Auerbach because she didn't want to act privileged, like the boss's wife or something. She was a great lady and a real class act," Mieszkowski recalled.
In addition to her husband and sons, she leaves two daughters-in-law, Sophia and Camille, and three grandchildren.
Services were held Aug. 28 at the Schwartz-Jeffer Chapel, Forest Hills, NY. In her memory, the company's offices were closed Aug. 31.
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No, I'm not talking about the Amazon jungle or your home security system. I'm talking about our everyday experience with modern technology: a smart phone, a tablet or a computer. Actually, before we go any further, let me ask you a question. Are you concerned about your Internet privacy and security? Do you worry about putting too much personal information online? If you said "Yes," chances are that you're (like me) a middle-aged person. If you said "No," you are more likely to be younger than me (and probably much, much younger :-)). Still, despite our age differences, we are in the same "digital boat," my friends, even if you do not think so.
Consider this: computers can permanently store every message, every photo and every update. Microsoft reports that 75 percent of its U.S. recruiters and human resources officers now do online research about candidates, often using information provided by search engines, social-networking sites, photo/video-sharing sites, personal websites, blogs and Twitter. So, if you brag about your "night life" on the Internet, it can potentially catch up with you when you need it the least. And what about those special announcements? You got engaged? Congratulations! You bought a $10,000 engagement ring for your bride and posted a picture of it on Facebook? Not a wise move, considering your future wife's security and also the fact that you may have to ask your friends (or relatives) for money one day :-(. Now, put this together with the fact that many commonly used communication devices may be mapping your every move, and you have a true nightmare scenario.
Well, I do not want to scare anybody. I just want to bring the issue of Internet privacy and security to your attention, as well as inform you that the week of May 1-7 is "Choose Privacy Week," sponsored by the American Library Association. Why do libraries care about patron privacy? Because we always have, even before the Internet. In fact, to help our patrons navigate this "virtual" world, the library offers a "Surf the Web Safely" program. The next one is happening on June 5. Can't make it that day? Let me give you a quick run-down.
Let's start with your computer. Do you have any anti-virus and anti-spam software on your Windows computer? If you don't, consider installing Microsoft Security Essentials, a free anti-virus and anti-spam program. Also, take a look at Spybot Search & Destroy, free anti-malware software. Worried about your smart phone or tablet? Your iPad is safe when it comes to viruses, although you have to be careful connecting to a strange Wi-Fi network. If you have an Android device, you may need "Lookout Security and Antivirus," a free app from Google Play, and you should also read this post from AndroidForums.
Now that we've discussed how to protect your devices, let's talk about your Internet practices. Is your password secure? A good place to learn about choosing a good password is the Microsoft Safety and Security Center. As for securing your personal information, don't forget to protect yourself from phishing. How? NEVER respond to an email requesting personally identifiable information, like your password, your PIN number, etc. NEVER click on the link provided in an unsolicited email. And NEVER fill out a web form included in an email message.
Pharming is another thing you need to be aware of. What to do about that? Well, check your (and the sender's) spelling and grammar and don't run programs from untrusted sources. Develop good email etiquette, too: strip out addresses when forwarding and NEVER open attachments from people you don't know. Don't be a spammer, either. Do not forward messages without checking (this way you won't be spreading hoax information) and NEVER EVER click "unsubscribe" in an email you suspect to be spam.
And, last but not least, report security incidents to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, and, of course, always use your common sense. As the proverb goes, "A handful of common sense is worth of a bushel of learning."
Special thanks to MOREnet (Missouri Research and Education Network) for many of the security tips provided in this article.


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Holiday and Season Days – Flint, Calendar Year 2016
The information below, regarding extended hours exceptions, holidays, season days and days of special observances, is designed to assist UM-Flint departments and employees in their planning efforts for this year.
It is important to remember that all offices need to observe their normal schedules except for the days listed below. Deans, directors and supervisors are strongly encouraged to make every effort to grant vacation requests during the holiday season, to the extent that the department hours of operation and needs are met.
To view the Academic Calendar for class dates and related closings, please visit http://www.umflint.edu/registrar/calendars.
The schedule for 2016 is as follows:
Winter Semester 2016:
- Friday, January 1, 2016 - Closed in observance of New Year's Day
- University is OPEN for business Monday, January 4, 2016
- Monday, January 18, 2016 – Martin Luther King Jr. Observance Program – Offices are open
- Monday, February 29 to Friday, March 4, 2016 - Spring Break, offices close at 5pm this week
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- Monday, May 30, 2016 – Closed in observance of Memorial Day (Holiday)
Summer Semester 2016:
- Monday, July 4, 2016– Closed in observance of Independence Day (Holiday)
Fall Semester 2016:
- Monday, September 5, 2016– Closed in observance of Labor Day (Holiday)
- Wednesday, November 23, 2016 – Offices close at 5pm
- Thursday and Friday, November 24 and 25, 2016– Closed in observance of Thanksgiving (Both days are considered Holidays)
- Monday, December 26, 2016 - Closed in observance of Christmas (Holiday)
- Tuesday, December 27, 2016 – Closed for Season Day*
- Wednesday, December 28, 2016 – Closed for Season Day*
- Thursday, December 29, 2016 – Closed for Season Day*
- Friday, December 30, 2016 – Closed for Season Day*
University is OPEN for business on Tuesday, January 3, 2017
* Season Days: Employees who work on a Season Day will receive an equivalent amount of vacation hours as an addition to their vacation accrual. They may schedule this vacation time at any time during the year by requesting vacation as they usually do. Using the time reporting code SEW for hours worked on a season day will pay the staff member at the appropriate rate and automatically add an equivalent number of hours to their vacation balance. For regular part-time staff, it may be necessary to report some Season Day hours after New Year's Day in order to account for their proportion of Season Day hours due.
Employees in bargaining units observe Holidays and Season Days as indicated in their respective collective bargaining agreements.
Because other days may be of more significance than a University-designated holiday, a staff member may request approval to substitute up to three (3) holidays of his/her choice for any three (3) University holidays. Written request of substitution(s) for the upcoming fiscal year must be given to the immediate supervisor on or before July 1st of that year.
A reminder notice of these days will be sent from the Flint Human Resources Office one week prior to each observance. Any questions regarding scheduling, flex time, impact on union employees or offices with 24/7 shifts should be directed to the Flint Human Resources office at 810-762-3150.
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Workers from Orbital Sciences, the X-34's original builder, will inspect the two robotic rocketships with an eye to flying them again, the magazine said.
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On CBS's "Face the Nation" Dec. 18, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich intoned: "There is steady encroachment of secularism through the courts to redefine America as a non-religious country, and on the president's commander-in-chief powers, which is enormously dangerous."
Aside from Gingrich's habit of using the word "enormous" — as in, "I am the only Republican with enormously important ideas for the enormous job of president" — his outburst constitutes an unconscionable attack on all federal judges. He believes they exercise excessive control over the country by "legislating from the bench," overstepping their constitutional authority in a way never intended by our founding fathers.
Gingrich further challenges the founders' brilliant plan with an "enormously" stupid and dangerous companion proposal: Congress should be able to call federal judges before it to question their decisions. One is pressed to find a more sophomoric idea than trashing the Constitution's "separate but equal" principle pertaining to the three branches of our government.
Some say it's just grand Gingrich style — a shot across the bow, smoke and thunder but no ball in the cannon — to gain support from ultra-conservatives. However, there's a darker side: Ideologues actually believe this blathering — "I'm a Reagan Republican" — concluding Gingrich is a tough and imaginative leader who can defeat Barack Obama.
Not so fast. Gingrich is little more than a cafeteria constitutionalist, with little regard for the cornerstone of our Republic. He is the proverbial loose cannon on our ship of state. Furthermore, there is one "enormous" problem confronting Gingrich: He can't defeat Obama.
The Iowa caucus and the South Carolina primary left an indelible picture of Gingrich as an intemperate, media-bashing, self-righteous, mean-spirited divider — an explosive commodity to have in the White House, unacceptable as the Republican standard-bearer.
Concerning the Iowa caucus, it's the first for the GOP, but hardly a stellar selection process. With overblown self-importance, the evangelical Christian leadership's heavy-handed "Bachmann-Santorum block Romney" gambit was unseemly.
A second act in this comic opera was added Jan. 14, with a report that 200 unidentified "evangelical leaders" gathered outside Austin, Texas, and backed Rick Santorum in the South Carolina primary. The antics of these guardians of the social conservative gate expose them as singularly committed to winning an ideological battle, even at the cost of losing the electoral war.
We presently have a failed president with divisive ideological policies that cultivate class warfare, a weak administration and a $6 trillion contribution to the national debt. Obama's most egregious failure: offering only lip service as 25 million jobless Americans, counting those who no longer receive unemployment benefits, drift in a sea of economic chaos.
We must not be so wedded to political ideology that we re-elect an ultra-liberal president, or be force-fed an ultra-conservative challenger and in either case, pay the price of intractability and gridlock.
Is it too much to contemplate electing a centrist who will bring us together with a direction and purpose not realized in our country since World War II?
The American character has always included resilience, industry, generosity and a can-do spirit. Polarized politics has no place in this profile. I suggest we cease drinking this bitter brew that saps the country's vitality, causing a deepening malaise. Rather, let us heed the sage advice of Terrence, the Roman playwright, who wrote, "Moderation in all things."
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WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service opened the 2012 electronic tax return filing season Jan. 17.
According to the IRS, e-file is the best way to get fast refunds and ensure accurate tax returns.
E-file revolutionized the way the IRS processes tax returns and made speedy refunds possible. More than 112 million income tax returns were e-filed last year, or 77 percent of all individual returns filed.
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City police responding to reports of a gunshot victim at a S. Francis Street home Thursday night instead found crack cocaine, marijuana and stolen guns.
"It doesn't appear the victim was shot," Lt. Aaron Kantor said. "He said he was shot in a fight, and then claimed he was struck in an assault."
Officers entered the home in the 1100 block to search for possible victims or perpetrators and found drugs and three handguns, two of which had been reported stolen, Kantor said.
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BATON ROUGE -- The House has given 102-0 approval to legislation that proponents hope will help crack down on a growing statewide problem of thieves stealing copper and other metals from residential and commercial sites.
House Bill 48 by Rep. Lance Harris, R-Alexandria, now heads to the Senate for debate. Harris' bill was given approval late Wednesday.
"There is an epidemic problem with theft of copper" and other metals, Harris said. He told lawmakers his bill creates the crime of theft of copper and other metals, but has a different twist: the punishment will be based on the fair market value of the metal at the time it is stolen, the cost to replace it and the costs of replacing or repairing damages caused in the theft.
The bill says that when the total of the theft is $1,000 or more when all of the factors are considered, the individual convicted could face a maximum $5,000 fine, and a minimum of five and a maximum of 10 years in prison. If the amount of the theft is $500 or more but less than $1,000, the defendant could face at least two years in jail and up to five years, a maximum $2,000 fine or both.
If the theft is less than $500, the individual would face at least one but no more than two years in jail, a maximum fine of $1,000 or both.
Harris said a subsequent conviction, no matter what the value of the theft and damages, could result in a jail term not to exceed 10 years, a top fine of $5,000 or both.
Besides copper, Harris said the bill also applies to theft of aluminum, except for cans; copper wire and alloy; stainless steel; brass; bronze; zinc; or nickel alloys whether in the form of cable, bars, rods, tubing ingots wire and wire scraps; clamps; connectors and railroad tracks, switches, spikes and bolts.
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Kool's last-second shot off the mark against 'battle-tested' Buffalo
KALAMAZOO -- Andy Robinson's hand might as well have been an extension of the pain felt inside Buffalo's locker room almost exactly one year ago -- or after any of the heart-wrenching defeats the Bulls took on during two seasons of growing up.
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There certainly was no way David Kool was letting go of the last shot without feeling the weight of Buffalo's maturity and Robinson's long reach -- not when Kool ripped their hearts out so coldly a year ago.
It'd had taken them a few ticks short of 40 minutes, but the Bulls had finally tamed the Broncos ... if they could get through the next 10.9 seconds.
Kool, safe to say, was a marked man.
"They know who he is and how talented he is," said Buffalo coach Reggie Witherspoon, who offered "reminders" during several late-game timeouts.
When Kool tried to get free around a screen -- made less effective by LaMarcus Lowe tripping before getting up in time to set the pick -- Robinson was there.
Kool, with an arm occupying his sight line and Robinson's hand in place to block any rhythm shot, heaved the ball toward the rim, similar to a soccer throw-in, as time expired. With little touch, the ball fell violently and harmlessly off the rim, preserving Buffalo's 74-71 victory Tuesday night at University Arena.
"It's was one of those where you know you've got to shoot it at all cost, so you just try to go up and make a play," said Kool, who scored 14 of his team-high 20 points in the second half.
It was the same play set for Kool that spelled doom for Miami-Ohio last year, sending the game against the RedHawks into overtime two weeks after Kool's 35-point night in Upstate New York rallied WMU past Buffalo in double overtime.
"Last year, against Miami, it was Joe setting that screen," WMU coach Steve Hawkins said of former center Joe Reitz, now a 310-pound offensive lineman with the Baltimore Ravens, who was in attendance Tuesday night. "Joe didn't get tripped up. Joe set some pretty good screens."
The loss drops WMU to 7-12 overall and, more importantly, 4-2 in Mid-American Conference play, trailing Buffalo (13-5, 5-1) essentially by two games, considering the head-to-head tiebreaker.
"Last year, we weren't mature enough to close the deal," said Buffalo junior Rodney Pierce, who scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half. "This year, we're a little bit different, as you can see."
About Pierce's only mistake in the final 20 minutes came when he missed the second of two free-throw attempts in the waning seconds, allowing WMU one last shot down only three points.
"He just stepped up," WMU's Shawntes Gary, who scored 12 points and finished with a game-high nine rebounds, said of Pierce. "They ran some stuff where we got lost and a little confused. He hit a couple 3s that really got them going. He didn't get rattled. He just kept playing his game."
Pierce wasn't alone. Buffalo, "very deep and very balanced," as Hawkins put it, received 30 points from its bench, knocked in 47 percent of its shots and hit 10 of 23 3-pointers.
WMU hit 9 of 22, including a triple on each of its first four possessions, helping the Broncos to a 14-2 lead.
The Bulls rallied for a 36-34 edge by halftime, before the Broncos opened the second half on a 9-0 run.
By the midway point, the game was knotted at 50.
"They're battle-tested," said WMU's Derek Drews, who scored 14 points and hit all four of his 3-pointers. "They know what they're capable of. They know they can get the stops they need."
"They took every punch we had," Kool said. "It was a heavyweight fight and they came out on top."
A well-played one at that. The two teams combined for 37 assists and just 15 turnovers, with the Broncos credited with 16 and 7.
"I'm glad we were able to take those blows. But they were damaging," Witherspoon said. " ... They're really good. I think people (on the East side of) our conference are going to find out.
"You take some punches when you're young and you hope you learn from them. And that's what happened with us."


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The 9th annual 2011 Bayou Bowl, a non-profit all-star high school football game between the best graduating seniors from the State of Louisiana and the Greater Houston Area, was staged June 11 at Stallworth Stadium in Baytown, TX. The Louisiana side came away with the victory, 30-23. According to The News-Star, it was the first win for Louisiana in the all-star game in four years.
Local players invited to the event included Charles Henderson (McDonogh #35), Tarquin Kenner (Destrehan), and Antoine Turner (McDonogh #35).
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United Parcel Service may give rivals access to its delivery trucks, aircraft and warehouses to salvage a $6.67 billion purchase of TNT Express NV amid European Union antitrust concerns, three people familiar with the plans said.
UPS is considering guarantees allowing others to ship goods at fixed prices using its delivery network of trucks and planes, as well as asset sales, as part of remedies it may present to regulators by tomorrow, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private. TNT dropped as much as 9.6 percent.
The goal is to create a new, sizable European competitor to maintain a sufficient number of companies in overnight express shipments, the main concern of EU regulators, they said. Anton van der Lande, a spokesman in Brussels for Atlanta-based UPS, declined to comment on any possible remedies.
Regulators will look at whether the access remedy would be effective and workable and something they could monitor, said Bruce Kilpatrick, a London-based lawyer with Addleshaw Goddard. They would also seek views from rivals on how the network access would work.
"For distribution networks, the issue is that it is not just about price -- it's also about service levels and terms of access, so the remedy becomes significantly more complex," he said in an e-mail.
UPS's takeover of TNT faces growing investor skepticism, with the Dutch firm's stock trading at a 22 percent discount to the offer price, as the world's largest package-delivery company struggles to win EU approval. Since announcing the purchase on March 19, UPS has twice pushed back the target date to complete the biggest acquisition in its 105- year history as the regulatory review continues.
"It suggests that all their other attempts to broaden the EU's view of the market haven't worked," said Damian Brewer, a London-based RBC Capital Markets analyst who rates TNT underperform. "The second thing is what level is the fixed price set at? Who agrees what the price is set at and how long for? That means you can get into the territory of being a price- regulated utility."
UPS's bid requires "substantial remedies" to eliminate antitrust concerns, EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said in a Nov. 2 speech. Regulators sent formal objections to the companies last month listing possible issues with its bid for TNT, which would double UPS's size in Europe.
UPS has been focusing on La Poste's DPD parcel distribution unit as the preferred buyer for its EU assets, one of the people said. The aim is that by offering sufficient assets as well as a network sharing agreement, DPD would be considered a strong competitor by the EU, the person said.
UPS has also held informal talks with the Royal Mail Group's GLS subsidiary as well as FedEx Corp., the person said. Royal Mail, La Poste and FedEx representatives declined to comment on any possible talks.
FedEx will probably not purchase assets from the combined company at this point because it wants the deal to be blocked, three people said. FedEx may reconsider buying assets if it believes UPS has found other viable buyers and the deal would win EU approval, they said.
"I had expected them to go pretty far, but not as far as helping Fedex to create a stepping stone to expand in Europe," said Marcel Achterberg, an Amsterdam-based Petercam analyst who recommends buying TNT stock. "If they're willing to do that, the risk of them walking away because of the remedies is smaller than expected, so I would say it's a positive."
When UPS and TNT originally agreed to the takeover, the company estimated it may need to sell TNT's international small parcel business, which is largely present in Europe, one of the people said. UPS may have since tweaked the asset offer as the EU's objections exceeded the company's expectations, said the person.
Regulators told UPS last month that its bid for TNT would remove one of its few serious competitors in the European delivery services market, a person familiar with the regulators' complaint said at the time.