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August 9, 2013 by Kiko Martinez
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Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Sharon Stone
Directed by: Rob Epstein ("Howl") and Jeffrey Friedman ("Howl")
Written by: Andy Bellin ("Trust")
"Lovelace," the biopic featuring actress Amanda Seyfried ("Les Miserables") as 1970s porn icon Linda Lovelace, could be a very minor companion piece to Paul Thomas Anderson's 1997 porn epic "Boogie Nights." While the film doesn't come close to the depth or emotional resonance of Anderson's masterpiece, Lovelace herself would have been an interesting secondary character to follow in "Nights" like audiences did with Don Cheadle's Buck Swope or Heather Graham's Rollergirl. Instead, "Lovelace" is a solo show that has grand aspirations but isn't playing in the same league as the big boys. Still, the screenplay by Andy Bellin ("Trust") is distinctively framed and some inspired casting decisions were made giving "Lovelace" just enough stamina to see it through.
While Seyfried is playing the title role, actor Peter Sarsgaard really has control of the film just like his character Chuck Traynor does with Linda's life and career. Once Linda meets Chuck, who is just about as sleazy a character as James Woods' Lester Diamond in "Casino," there's no turning back for the innocent Catholic schoolgirl from the Bronx. When Chuck tells Linda they need more money, it's never a question about how they're going to get it. Chuck's plan is definitive when he begins pimping out Linda and then introduces her to the world of pornography.
From here, the fantasy of a perfect marriage and home life is destroyed as Linda finds herself trapped in an industry that praises her for nothing more than a nonexistent gag reflex. As she continues to perform and live with her physically abusive husband, we watch as Linda transforms from a human being into a belittled brand name simply to line Chuck's pockets. Her claim to fame is the infamous 1972 adult film "Deep Throat," which is considered one of the most successful ever made.
Directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, who teamed up in 2010 for the inadequate Allen Ginsberg biopic "Howl" starring James Franco, the duo do a better job making us believe Seyfried is more than a big-name star playing pretend during an era she wasn't even alive for. For the most part, Seyfried loses herself in the role as does Sarsgaard and other well cast actors like Chris Noth ("Sex and the City"), Bobby Cannavale ("Win Win") and Hank Azaria ("Along Came Polly"). As Linda's overbearing and seemingly uncaring mother, Sharon Stone ("Casino") gets her biggest opportunity to shine since her role in 2006's "Bobby" and does a commendable job. As Linda's father, Robert Patrick ("Gangster Squad") is given the most emotional scene in the film when he asks his daughter what he did wrong that pushed her into an immoral lifestyle.
Linda might have transcended the porn industry in the 70s, but "Lovelace" doesn't do the same for biopics in general. Her life was a complex one, but Epstein and Friedman only skim the surface. With Linda Lovelace, you have to go a lot deeper than that.
The Smurfs
July 31, 2011 by Cody Villafana
Filed under Cody, Reviews
Starring: Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays
Directed by: Raja Gosnell ("Beverly Hills Chihuahua")
Written by: J. David Stern ("Shrek 2"), David N. Weiss ("Shrek 2"), Jay Scherick ("Zookeeper"), David Ronn ("Zookeeper")
For an adaptation of a children's franchise like "The Smurfs" – defunct for almost 20 years – to be successful, it needs to be able rekindle its original appeal for a younger generation while also offering nostalgia for those parents who remember it fondly. While the film is zany enough to amuse small children, "The Smurfs" is missing any real appeal that could spread several generations.
Sticking to the already-tired 3D technology, "The Smurfs" begins by trying to wow the audience immediately by showing off the oversized mushroom village where the Smurfs live. When the Smurfs arch nemesis Gargamel (played by Hank Azaria in awful make-up and costumes) shows up to try to wreck the Blue Moon Festival, some of the Smurfs jump through a portal that sends them to New York City. There, they take shelter with Patrick Winslow (Neil Patrick Harris), a fast-rising employee at an ad agency, and his pregnant wife Grace (Jayma Mays) and wait for the portal to open back up to get them back to their village.
The voice cast of the Smurfs is serviceable. Jonathon Winters provides a familiar voice for Smurfs aficionados as the voice of Papa Smurf, a role he played in the original cartoon. The one standout is Anton Yelchin who gives an earnest voice to the lovable screwup, Clumsy Smurf. Extending his streak of being a distraction in kids movies, George Lopez lends his voice to Grouchy Smurf. Having such a recognizable (and grating) voice makes it hard for Lopez to give identity to any animated character.
As far as the human cast is concerned, Neil Patrick Harris embraces his role as the character trying to maintain his sanity with weird events happening around him. He shows that he is fully capable of pratfalls and freakouts to play to the level of younger children. The wildcard of the cast is Hank Azaria, who shows a knack for slapstick that would have served him well had he been cast in "The Three Stooges" role he had been rumored for instead of this. Still, Azaria provides the only actual amusing parts of the film, with much of his humor coming across as improvisation that seems to stem from the awareness of just how ridiculous "The Smurfs" is.
The humor in "The Smurfs" is decidedly juvenile, even for a kid's film. There is no shortage of flinging, falling and flying into things as characters beat themselves and each other up. When the film isn't relying heavily on slapstick, there is an abundance of potty humor, both literally and figuratively. One of the most bothersome details about "The Smurfs" is that there is a distracting amount of product placement. While the Smurfs are riding on top of taxis to destinations, we see them in front of an advertisement for Blu-ray or the Blue Man Group. When a smurf is talking to Harris sitting on his computer, the Sony logo is perfectly in view.
Although one expects the Smurfs to use the word "smurf" to replace words for comic effect, it is so lazily executed that it becomes incredibly annoying. In addition to the obvious substitution for expletives, unnecessary words like "smurftimistic" and "hypersmurfalating" drive the joke into the ground. There is also a particularly shameless reference to one of Katy Perry's song lyrics infused with the word.
While there is some sweetness from its human characters, "The Smurfs" relies too heavily on lame puns and physical comedy to make audiences of all ages laugh. While young children may enjoy the slapstick-heavy humor that "The Smurfs" has to offer, adults looking to relive a part of their childhood will find these Smurfs far more crude and less charming than they remembered.
April 6, 2011 by Kiko Martinez
Filed under Reviews
Starring: James Marsden, Russell Brand, Hank Azaria
Directed by: Tim Hill ("Alvin and the Chipmunks")
Written by: Cinco Paul ("Despicable Me") and Ken Daurio ("Despicable Me")
While Easter may never be referred to as a Hallmark holiday (the whole Christ resurrection thing usually trumps marshmallow Peeps), it's not very difficult to point out the shamefully obvious marketing strategy a family flick like "Hop" has planned for the month of April. If Universal Pictures could assure God-fearing consumers wouldn't scream blasphemy, the studio would've probably cross-promoted with candy companies to make licorice crucifixes and unleavened bread-flavored jelly beans. (Anyone wanna join me later at Denny's for the $7.99 Last Supper?)
Actually, pay no attention to the blatant commercial hooks in "Hop." They will distract you from the real problems this franticly written live-action/animated hybrid tries to bury under mountains of milk chocolate and fluffy bunny ears. The movie might keep the youngest of kiddos hypnotized by the gaudy imagery on screen, but "Hop" is far from hip.
In "Hop," Easter is threatened when the Easter Bunny's spoiled teenage son E.B. (Russell Brand) decides he doesn't want to follow 4,000 years of tradition and take over for his retiring father. Instead, E.B. escapes Easter Island via an intercontinental rabbit hole (don't scoff, it's magic) and journeys to Hollywood to pursue his dream of becoming a rock 'n' roll drummer.
His plan is diverted when Fred O'Hare (James Marsden mugging for the camera), a slacker with his own daddy issues and vivid Easter memories from his childhood, runs E.B. over with his car (someone please explain why Fred is freaked out when E.B. talks but not when he hits a rabbit wearing a plaid shirt) and is forced to care for the cuddly creature out of pity.
Director Tim Hill ("Alvin and the Chipmunks") offers up some harmless silliness, but Hop's script is as uninspired as an animation can get. Why is the Easter mythology so much like Christmas? Why does the villain pollito have to have a Latino accent? And why, oh why, isn't there a Glenn Close cameo when E.B. fakes his own death by boiling a turkey? In all, avoid "Hop" like you would cavities and hyperglycemia.
Year One
June 20, 2009 by Kiko Martinez
Filed under Reviews
Starring: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt
Directed by: Harold Ramis ("Groundhog Day")
Written by: Harold Ramis ("Analyze This"), Gene Stupnitsky (TV's "The Office"), and Lee Eisenberg (TV's "The Office")
Just when you thought terrible comedic parodies were recently monopolized by the two-headed monster known in Hollywood as filmmakers Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer ("Date Movie," "Epic Movie," "Disaster Movie," etc.), director Harold Ramis ("Groundhog Day") tosses his name into the mix for at least one satirical take on a genre that really hasn't seen the light of day since Universal Pictures ruined "The Flintstones" with a pair of live-action duds.
Before that, prehistoric comedy was rocky at best with movies like 1981's "Caveman" starring Beatle Ringo Starr and 1992's "Encino Man" about a thawed-out Neanderthal who is taught how to party hard. Now we have "Year One," a timeline-jumping spoof starring Jack Black ("Nacho Libre") and Michael Cera ("Juno") that feels 20 years too late and a handful of well-executed gags short of keeping anyone's attention.
In the film, Black and Cera play Zed and Oh, two simpletons who are shunned by their tribe for their inadequate hunting and gathering skills. Tired of being ridiculed by the other tribesmen and rejected by the tribeswomen, Zed decides to take a bite out of a forbidden apple from the Tree of Knowledge. When the rest of the tribe finds out he has broken the law of the land, he is cast out of the village for fear that he is cursed.
With nothing to live for back at the village, Oh joins his hairy friend on a road trip by foot through undiscovered lands and time periods. During their adventure, the odd couple dive into the Old Testament where they meet Biblical characters such as Cain and Abel (Paul Rudd and David Cross in an unfunny exchange of sibling rivalry and violence) and even stop Abraham (Hank Azaria) from sacrificing his only son Isaac (Christopher Mintz-Plasse, AKA McLovin of "Superbad" fame). Later on, Abraham reveals he is the mastermind behind circumcision when he recommends to Zed and Oh that they should allow him to perform the surgery because "it's going to be a really sleek look that's going to catch on."
The rest of the film follows our journeymen to the unholy city of Sodom (described here like a first century version of Las Vegas) where they travel to save the women they love after they are captured and forced into slavery. It's a storyline that is knocked out of sync by one uncreative skit after another.
Relying on cheap and childish jokes (most revolve around bodily excrement and an oily Oliver Platt) and unmemorable one-liners, "Year One" falls face first somewhere in the rear of the evolution line (maybe between the amoeba and the chimpanzee). It's a primitive, pun-filled hodgepodge that screams Monty Python without any of the wit or style.
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
May 26, 2009 by Kiko Martinez
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Starring: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson
Directed by: Shawn Levy ("Night at the Museum")
Written by: Robert Ben Garant ("Balls of Fury") and Thomas Lennon ("Herbie Fully Loaded")
The entire original cast might be back for a second helping, but rehashing the same old jokes from the first outing is a bit overzealous even for Ben Stiller and his myriad of fictional characters in "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian."
In the sequel, Stiller returns as Larry Daley, this time a former museum night watchman who has become a successful CEO of a company that produces a glow-in-the-dark flashlight. When Larry returns to the Museum of Natural History to say a quick hello, however, he learns that all the exhibits that came to life during his first adventure (and ultimately became his friends) are begin replaced with interactive displays and getting shipped off to the Smithsonian Museum for storage.
He also discovers the magic tablet that transforms the exhibits into living, breathing creatures is being pursued by the evil Egyptian pharaoh Kahmunrah played by Hank Azaria ("Along Came Polly") and his henchmen, which include Ivan the Terrible (Christopher Guest), Napoleon Bonaparte (Alain Chabat), and Al Capone (Jon Bernthal). New to the fray is also Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams) who sticks with Larry during most of the battle and participates in the most interesting scenes of the movie when the two figure out how to jump in and out of famous works of art.
Any clever ideas, however, are easily diluted by lots of bad one-liners, obvious jokes (Yes, Napoleon Bonaparte was short, get over it), and tedious slapstick, which will only appease the youngest viewers. While there are slight highlights like Bill Heder as Gen. Custard, the humor is sketchy at best and gets it wrong most of the time.


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Bianca and Nick Bowser are a happily married couple and live in Kentucky with their two young sons.
Nick, 27, was born a girl, called Nicole, but for the last seven years has lived as a man.
Bianca, 32, who is a drag artist, was born as a boy called Jason, and transitioned to live as a woman 11 years ago.
Bianca said:
'The kids currently have no idea. It's not like strangers ever guess in restaurants or at the shops.'I don't know when we will start to tell them,
maybe when Kai is around six, but they will need to be old enough to understand.
'It is important they know because it's a big secret to keep from your children and if they found out another way they could hold huge resentment.
'But I don't worry about how they will react. We will not treat it as a 'bad' thing. And young kids are accepting and non-judgemental.'
She adds: 'Being transsexual doesn't define who we are , just as being black or white or skinny or fat doesn't define you either.'
While Nick and Bianca could have used a surrogate, they were reluctant because it's expensive.
Nick says: '
We have a healthy sex life and we wanted a biological child – this was the only way we could do it.'
Nick fell pregnant with Kai in 2010, but struggled to cope with living as a man with a baby bump.
He says: 'I didn't enjoy it. I'm a man and it's just not easy doing something so feminine, but I coped and we were both so happy when Kai came along.
'We always wanted Kai to have a sibling, and the second pregnancy was tough too. I had terrible morning sickness and I was really tired.'When I had Kai I'd only recently transitioned, so I didn't look so manly and people just thought Bianca and I were lesbians.
'But, when I was a pregnant with Pax, people were really staring at me, which made me feel very selfconscious.'I couldn't handle the whispering and pointing and by the time of the third trimester I couldn't leave the house.
'I only left for doctor's appointments. People are afraid of what they don't understand.
Bianca says that although they dislike still having their biological genitalia, having sex has never been a problem.
'We have the parts so we will use them.If we could change them we would, and they would be the other way around – but we cannot afford it and the children come first
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Mysterious two-member female group, Poot Poot debuted with, "Freshman Song" on CJ E&M Entertainment's official music channel! Without any teasers or fanfare, the music video was uploaded to CJ E&M Entertainment's official YouTube channel on February 27. No other information about the members has been included with the video.
One girl plays a miniature keyboard and the other an acoustic guitar, as they stand by the signs of various universities and colleges and sing the "Freshman Song." The cheerful melody is addictive and their sweet vocals complement each other well.
The song lyrics describe the excitement of a college freshman's first day of school and what activities a first day would entail, such as meeting other students for the first time. The music video also features cute cartoon versions of the girls playing their instruments.
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For more than seven centuries, the great empire of the Habsburgs was ruled from the Imperial Palace. Today, the Gothic Imperial Chapel, where the Vienna Boys' Choir performs during High Mass on Sunday, is a remnant of the Imperial Palace during the Middle Ages.
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Written on Monday, August 29, 2005 by Jessica
I have a cousin in prison who was convicted of managing a drug house a couple of years ago. Due to federal minimum sentencing guidelines for drug crimes, killers often spend less time in prison than Amie will. If you search the Federal Bureau of Prison's online inmate locator, Amie's expected release date is listed as 2021. I've created a blog to help the family keep in touch. Amie can't read the blog, but I can send her printouts when family members leave comments.If you enjoyed this post Subscribe to our feed


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Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Proper thanks and new things
A thank you is in order. Last post I waxed poetic about the state of my blog and whether my time here was done or not. The outpouring of support and love I felt from you caused my heart to leap into my throat and my eyes to get all misty. I've never been a journal keeper but one day in 2007, I started one here. I can type faster than I can write with a pen. And I can include photos with the click of a mouse. So, for over ten years I've been writing of my days, thoughts, makes, travels and motherhood. And the knowledge that you're here with me makes me feel all sorts of feels.... encouraged, supported, accountable, understood, safe to share opposing opinions and just warm and fuzzy.
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Last summer my neighbor and I spotted a leucistic cardinal at our feeders. (We immediately thought it was albino but are pretty sure it's more accurately leucistic. You can click here to learn more.) We saw him a few times and then he was gone. However, last week I spotted this guy at my house. I wonder if it's the same one or maybe an offspring.
I also recently found these old, metal, two sided signs. There are 24 of them in total and they are currently leaning against a wall in my mudroom while I decide what to do with them. Suggestions welcome.
8 comments:
- Havplenty said...
Beautiful bird. I love cardinal birds. I have four sets of cardinal birds living amongst my new urban home. I have been feeding them all winter and hear them sing daily. I wonder if these cardinals know how beautiful a bird they are.
- February 20, 2018 at 3:25 PM
- Debbie said...
I love cardinals and had never heard of leucistic cardinals-so fair and still so gorgeous! Reminds me of the white squirrels in Brevard. Maybe it is something "special" in those wonderful western NC mountains!
- February 20, 2018 at 11:07 PM
- Jennifer said...
Wow, that cardinal is beautiful!
- February 22, 2018 at 8:00 PM
- Kelly O. said...
leucistic! well you learn something new everyday. I love new words--thanks for sharing this one!
- February 23, 2018 at 9:50 AM
- Dana - Old Red Barn Co. said...
They are so easy to spot in winter too! Love them!
- February 23, 2018 at 5:05 PM
- Dana - Old Red Barn Co. said...
Those Brevard squirrels are so cool!
- February 23, 2018 at 5:06 PM
- Dana - Old Red Barn Co. said...
So unusual too. Haven't seen him since.
- February 23, 2018 at 5:06 PM
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Ashen Order
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Located within the Theater of the Tranquil in West Freeport this peaceful Monk's guild under the direction of Guildmaster Puab Closk trains many a young monk, as well as the experienced ones. Colored Sashes are awarded by the guild trainers to mark a monks progress in training. The Ashen Order is Allied with the Knights of Truth in North Freeport and the Silent Fist Clan, a second order of Monks in North Qeynos. They do not claim any other factions as enemies.
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The Advanced Placement program is Fort Collins High School's most academically challenging and rigorous program. Over one quarter of our student body is engaged in twenty-four college courses ranging from AP Biology to AP United States History.
In May 2017, 424 Fort Collins High students took 790 Advanced Placement exams in 23 different subjects, nearly 25% of the total student population. FCHS students consistently score above the national and global average on AP exams, with 83.8 percent of our students receiving scores of 3 or higher.
The FCHS AP teaching corps is the most highly educated group of teachers in Poudre School District with almost all of them holding at least one master's degree, and several holding more than one graduate degree. Fort Collins High School students receive university-level instruction, utilizing the same text and materials as their counterpart courses in the university.
Advanced Placement courses are not only the best college preparatory courses available to high school students, but students may also earn university credit toward a bachelor's degree. Research has consistently confirmed that students who complete AP courses are well prepared for the university challenge and are highly successful in their quest to obtain a college degree.
At FCHS, we teach AP courses, and we teach them very, very well. Our students consistently outperform local, state, and national averages on highly competitive national Advanced Placement examinations, and our students are eligible every year for literally hundreds of hours of university credit given their performance on those exams.
Go to The College Board website for information on AP and the Cost of College
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IMPORTANT RESOURCES FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTING May 7, 2020
Students at FCHS will be registering ON-LINE for their 2020 AP exams. This registration will take only a few minutes and can be completed from any computer with internet access. In order to register, students should click on the link provided on the school website or visit www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/060590. Registration is not complete until students have printed the confirmation page that is provided at the end and paid for the exams. We strongly recommend that parents and students are both present while registering to ensure that the correct exams are ordered. To pay for the exams, students will need to bring the confirmation page and payment (check or credit card) to Ms. Lindsey Terrel, the FCHS bookkeeper located in the Main Office. She can be contacted at 488-8019 or firstname.lastname@example.com. To avoid late fees, please plan to register and pay for AP exams by March 13, 2020 by 12:00p.m., noon.
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Fort Collins High School was the first high school in Poudre School District to offer the prestigious Advanced Placement Endorsed Diploma. Students who complete the equivalent of five, yearlong AP courses in three different academic arenas with grade of B or higher are eligible to receive this special diploma. In May of 2018 sixty-three of our graduates were so honored. To receive this endorsement, seniors need to complete the form (see link below) and return it to the AP Coordinator in the Main Office. For more information about this special diploma contact Ms. Jennifer Roth, Assistant Principal and Director of Advanced Placement. .AP Diploma Endorsement Form.pdf
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Each year the College Board, parent company of the Advanced Placement Program, honors students who have scored exceptionally well on national Advanced Placement Examinations. Fort Collins High School is proud to recognize 162 AP Scholars with an average score of 4.16 based on the results of the Spring 2018 Advanced Placement Testing. For criteria on the various categories of the AP Scholar Awards, go to College Board's AP Scholar Awards website - you are leaving the FCHS website and FCHS is not responsible for the content.
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Ned and His Friends Online Slot Machine Review
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Certified Payout Percentage – This Ned and his Friends slot game has a long term payout percentage of 96.85%.
Stake Levels – You really will have plenty of fun and games when playing this slot machine for real money, and to enable everyone to be able to give it some play time the slot has been designed as a multi stake slot with various different coins values from 0.02 to 0.50 being able to be put into play, you can play up to 5 coins per line also.
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Could the Image Circle of APO-Ronar 300mm/9, cover 8X10 format ?
My lens is labeled SINAR Rodenstock APO-Ronar 300mm/9 MC on the front cell.
Rear cell has no engravings at all(but has Rear mount diameter of 37.5mm). Its on Sinar DBM board.
While the IC is 264mm(@ f/22) as stated by both SINAR and Rodenstock, the lens is capable of much more IC than claimed. The lens(being on f/9 and focused @ infinity) can tolerate up to 6cm (roughly) of lens standard shift sideways with equivalent displacement up or down.
When I compare it with Schneider Symmar-S 210/5.6, the later showed full coverage of 8X10 format(actual dimensions of my 8X10 images: 245mmX195mm & 313mm Diagonal) but much less tolerance to displacements(roughly 2.5cm only @ f/5.6). The IC of the Symmar-S is 294mm @ f/22(30mm wider than that of APO-Ronar).
Is it possible that IC of some kind of lenses(like the APO-Ronar) will not go much wider @ f/22 compared to the IC at maximum lens aperture ? compared to other kind of lenses(like the Symmar-S) ?
While this can be appreciated ! Why the IC of my APO-Ronar is much much wider than the diagonal of my 8X10 format ???
Did I forget any thing here ? Can any one describe whats happening ?
Appreciate every contribution.
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In coordination with the Committee on Homelessness, the Housing Division of the Community Development Department has created a Homeless Resource Guide and it is now available to all residents and businesses in Culver City. The resource guide provides referral information for Crisis Lines, Food Programs, Homeless Shelters & Services, Legal Services, Medical & Mental Health Programs, and Substance Abuse Programs.
If you regularly see a homeless individual in the same location and think he/she may benefit from services, please call the Culver City Homeless Info Line at (310) 253-6767 and leave a detailed message with the address, time and the reason that your believe this person may benefit from intervention. You can also call this number to secure copies of the Homeless Resource Guide.
The City of Culver City contracts with St. Joseph Center to provide homeless outreach. If you note any homeless activity between 8AM – 5PM, please contact the Housing Division at (310) 253-5780 or submit a request via the Los Angeles County Homeless Outreach Portal. If you would like to report homeless activity during non-business hours, please call the Culver City Police non-emergency number at (310) 837-1221.
The Culver City Committee on Homelessness is committed to improving the quality of life in Culver City as follows:
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Lady Gaga demands stacks of new diet drink on upcoming 'Monster Ball' tour
HollywoodNews.com: 'Telephone' singer Lady Gaga has reportedly requested she have crateloads of her favorite drink with her as she tours the UK.
The 24-year-old pop star will be performing dates in the UK later on this year and reports claim she loves the diet drink Neuro Trim so much she wants stacks of it with her on her 'Monster Ball' tour. Other celebrities that have taken a liking to the new drink include Kelly Osbourne, Kate Hudson and Cindy Crawford.
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Educators on Okinawa were treated to a variety of sessions during their annual Educators' Day held on Friday 7 Mar, at Kadena High School. The sessions covered everything from successful conferencing techniques, mentoring: teachers helping teachers, to using culturally responsive literature in the classroom, just to name a few. Each session was approximately 45 minutes long providing a fun filled day of education, entertainment, food and fun.
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A man in south-west China had a lighter lodged in his stomach for two decades after allegedly swallowing it by mistake.
Doctors removed the plastic object inside the stomach of the 40-year-old man last week after he had gone to the hospital.
The patient decided to seek medical attention after suffering from acute stomachache and finding blood in his faeces.
According to Jiangxi Network Television, the unnamed patient went to Dujiangyan People's Hospital in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on April 13 by himself.
Dr. Qiu Changwei of the department of gastroenterology inserted a small flexible endoscope along the man's esophagus and found a black rectangular object located in the stomach.
'It measures about nine centimeters long (3.6 inches) and it's shiny,' said Dr Qiu.
He guessed the object could be lighter.
Dr. Qiu also found the man had open sores and bleeding in the stomach.
The patient told the medical staff that he might have accidentally swallowed a lighter in 1998, 20 years ago.
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JESSICA initiative as a financial engineering instrument was introduced to enhance and accelerate investments in disadvantaged urban areas. The novel aspect of JESSICA is that this instrument should not only support and promote sustainable urban development but also provide incentives that lower risk capital investments and consequently allow to overcome existing market failures. Thus, the paper aims to identify whether JESSICA projects have contributed to generating positive market effects, as well as to indicate the factors that were most responsible for the occurrence of these phenomena. The results show that 75% out of all projects generated positive market effects in form of new jobs, services or products. The generation of revenues by particular project was the most influential factor determining the capacity of a given project to create positive markets effects.}, title={The Ability of JESSICA Projects to Influence the Market Processes in Cities}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, number={No 273/274}, journal={Biuletyn KPZK}, pages={202-222}, publisher={PAN, Komitet Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania Kraju}, keywords={Financial engineering instruments, JESSICA initiative, regeneration, sustainable urban development}, }


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– USA, NY – Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CEMI), a leader in point-of-care diagnostic tests for infectious diseases, today announced that John Potthoff, Ph.D., has been appointed to its Board of Directors.
Dr. Potthoff has 25 years of experience in the clinical research services industry, with deep ties to diagnostics and pharmaceutical companies. He is currently the CEO of Elligo Health Research, a clinical research company aimed at being the preeminent provider of clinical research infrastructure services and technologies. Prior to Elligo, Dr. Potthoff was the CEO of Theorem Clinical Research, where he led the company through a period of significant growth and its acquisition by Chiltern International. Previously, Dr. Potthoff was the CEO and founder of Tanistry, Inc., a contract research organization focused on the central nervous system.
"We are excited to add Dr. Potthoff to our Board of Directors. His extensive experience leading high-growth companies focused on diagnostics and pharmaceuticals and prominent industry relationships make him a perfect addition," stated Katherine L. Davis, Chair of Chembio's Board of Directors. "We look forward to John's insights as we continue to build the company, with focus on expanding our sexually transmitted disease business, building a broad tropical and fever disease portfolio, and leveraging our DPP® platform and scientific expertise."
"Chembio has made significant progress transforming the company and focusing on its proprietary point-of-care technology platform," added Dr. John Potthoff. "I am delighted to join Chembio's Board of Directors and excited to contribute to the continued growth and success of the Company."
Dr. Potthoff also currently sits on the boards of Advarra and SynteractHCR and was previously a director at Chiltern until its acquisition by LabCorp in 2017. He received his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Texas-Austin where he also received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts, also in Psychology.
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Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. develops, manufactures, licenses and markets rapid diagnostic tests in the growing $8.0 billion POC testing market. The Company markets its products directly and through third-party distributors under the brand names: DPP, STAT-PAK, SURE CHECK, and STAT-VIEW.
Chembio has developed and patented the DPP technology platform, which offers significant advantages over traditional POC lateral-flow technologies and provides the Company with a significant pipeline of business opportunities in the area of sexually transmitted disease, tropical and fever disease, and technology collaborations.
Headquartered in Medford, NY, Chembio is licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as well as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and is certified for the global market under the International Standards Organization (ISO) directive 13485. Each of Chembio Diagnostic Systems Inc. and Chembio Diagnostics Malaysia Sdn Bhd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chembio Diagnostics, Inc.
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The intersection of Vandeventer and St. Louis Avenue isn't in my district.
I am not subject to calls that come out in that area, but my car had a tire that was running low on air.
I told the dispatcher that I was going to the police garage to have the tire filled and I put my mic into my bag. I was out of service now so I could relax for a little bit and enjoy the trip to the garage without having to worry about another call coming my way for a few minutes. I cranked up Billy Joel's Piano Man and headed south on Vandeventer.
As is often the case with the best laid plans of a police officer, my relaxing drive was interrupted, almost immediately.
An officer in the adjacent district heard shots fired nearby. He was on the scene almost immediately.
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We visited the Technology for marketing and Advertising (TFM&A) fair Wednesday, Thursday this week. For those of you that didn't go – here's the executive summary.
New technology
This time around there was a focus on data, analytics, content marketing and 360 degree marketing solutions. So just like any other year then? Hmm, sort of – but data and insight had more of a presence compared to previous TFM&A fairs.
We saw a number of clever tools that provide insight as well as the possibility to take actions. Here are some of the stands where we got stuck:
- The email marketing platform Dotmailer had one of the bigger stands as usual and there seem to be more new features coming out soon from them.
- Business Intelligence software Tableau were very busy and the guys must have demoed their tool at least once every five minutes.
- The lead generation platform Lead Forensics probably had the most impressing stand with games and a high number of staff willing to show their b2b marketing tool.
- Pure360 – another email marketing platform were busy talking about their behavioural marketing tool which seems really sweet.
As usual, good! There were fewer crazy stands, weird looking mascots and sandwich-board men than usual. We spotted an astronaut and a spot-on version of Austin Powers.
Fail. We queued, waited and tried to talk our way into a couple of the talks but without success. There were very few seats available, and seat vouchers were given out quicker than lemonade on a hot day. This was a bit of a disappointment since some of the talks seemed really interesting. Previous TFM&A fairs has had plenty of room for people interested in the talks.
One of the conference rooms was solely attributed to data driven marketing, and according to the titles of the talks, the focus was on how to get quality data, fraud and data compliance.
That's it from the TFM&A fair. Next event we're going to will be the RBTE & Retail Design Expo 10th – 11th of March in Olympia. Hope to see you there!


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I certainly do not want to take anything away from Liz. And I don't necessarily think I would want to do it on a regular basis. But I think some comments on the O Deck in general and to me specifically need some sort of recognition.
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Words from the wise for the week that was (Dec 24 – 30, 2007)
This week's edition of "Words from the Wise" is briefer than most as I must answer the call of family to spend a last few days with them before putting shoulder to the 2008 wheel.
My kids have asked me to help them fly a kite, but the wind seems to be a bit too gusty to achieve this with much success. This makes me wonder how stock markets are going live through the various tailwinds and headwinds that will invariably come to blow during 2008.
In the words of market veteran Richard Russell, author of the Dow Theory Letters: "This market cannot make up its mind. The bullish case is strong, the bearish case is strong, and a lot of very big money is very divide on the outlook for the stock market. Thus – we have a very nervous, high volatility market with the Dow jumping over 100 points (up or down) every other day. It's enough to give an honest man the 'willies'."
And in the spirit of the holiday period, David Galland of Casey Research observed: "… we have the US stock market, which, despite the energetic efforts of government on many levels, is stumbling along like a blind drunk after a long and well-lubricated holiday season party. One minute, Mr. Market has a big happy smile on his face, but the next he's flat on his face. Struggling to his feet, he is barely able to whisper an ebullient toast before tripping over his own shoes and falling back to the ground."
I will be watching the market carefully as 2007 fades out and the New Year comes in. The market action during the few days of December and January often provides hints regarding the rest of the year. For example, if the so-called "Santa Claus Rally", which has one more trading day remaining in 2007 and two more in 2008, does not materialize, it typically is a harbinger of a sizeable correction or bear market in the coming year.
The "January Barometer", stating that as the S&P 500 Index goes in January so goes the year, will also be watched with more than a cursory glance.
Furthermore, the best years for stock market gains have been years ending in 5, with the second best years being those ending in 8. Since 1891 there have been only two years ending in 8 that were negative, namely 1948 when the Dow was down 2.1% and 1978 when the index declined by 3.2%.
Here's wishing you a wonderful New Year. May it be truly joyful and exceptionally rewarding on all fronts.
Before highlighting some thought-provoking news items and quotes from market commentators, let's briefly review the market's ups and downs on the basis of economic statistics and a performance chart.
An international crisis could not have appeared at a worse time with the global financial system appearing to be an unpredictable black hole. Also, further evidence of worsening economic conditions came in the form of new home sale tumbling by 9% in November to the slowest pace in 12 years and durable goods orders rising a disappointing 0.1% in November. More reassuring data on US mid-west manufacturing activity were largely brushed aside.
All this was piled on top of mounting concerns about more banking write-downs, rising inflation and a deteriorating outlook for economic growth.
Source: Yahoo Finance, December 28, 2007.
The next week's economic highlights, courtesy of Northern Trust, include the following:
Source: Wall Street Journal Online, December 30, 2007.
US stock market indexes declined modestly during the past week on the back of increasing economic woes and worries about the situation in Pakistan. The worst casualties were REIT stocks (-2.1%), small caps (-1.8% in the case of the Russell 2000 Index) and financials (-1.2%). Energy (+1.4%), however, brought investors some joy.
The MSCI World Index recorded a gain of 1.1% for the week as a result of the strong performance of emerging markets (+2.6%), and also a small positive contribution from the Japanese Nikkei 225 Average (+0.3%).
On the currency front, the US dollar had its worst week in a year as the poor economic statistics increased expectations of more interest rate cuts, resulting in the US Dollar Index declining by 2.0%. Similarly, sterling hit its lowest level in one-and-a-half years against a basket of currencies after a report of slower growth in house prices raised expectations of interest rate cuts early in 2008. On the positive side, the euro, the Swiss Franc and Chinese renminbi increased strongly.
As far as money markets were concerned, the three-month dollar Libor rate eased to its lowest level since February 2006 and the three-month euro rate was set at its lowest level since November 22. Government bond yields declined during the course of the week, benefitting from more safe-haven buying.
The oil price came within sight of its all-time high after US fuel inventories fell more than expected and in reaction to tension in Pakistan and northern Iraq. Gold, fulfilling its role as a safe-haven investment in times of political uncertainty and a hedge against inflation, jumped by 3.4%. Silver (+2.8%) was in hot pursuit, but platinum (+0.3%) lagged somewhat after having hit a record on Thursday.
Although agricultural and base metal commodities experienced some profit-taking, the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index still managed a 1% gain for the week.
Now for a few news items and some words (and graphs) from the investment wise that will hopefully assist to make sense of financial markets' shenanigans during the shortened week ahead.
John Carney (Dealbreaker): Why Bhutto's assassination is very bad news
Sources: John Carney, Dealbreaker, December 27, 2007 (text); and Bloomberg, December 27, 2007 (photo).
ABC News: US checking al Qaeda claim of killing Bhutto
"An obscure Italian Web site said Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, al Qaeda's commander in Afghanistan, told its reporter in a phone call, 'We terminated the most precious American asset which vowed to defeat [the] mujahedeen.' It said the decision to assassinate Bhutto was made by al Qaeda's No. 2 leader, Ayman al Zawahri in October. Before joining Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, Zawahri was imprisoned in Egypt for his role in the assassination of then-Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.
"Bhutto had been outspoken in her opposition to al Qaeda and had criticized the government of President Pervez Musharraf for failing to take strong action against the Islamic terrorists. 'She openly threatened al Qaeda, and she had American support,' said ABC News consultant Richard Clarke, the former White House counterterrorism adviser. 'If al Qaeda could try to kill Musharraf twice, it could easily do this,' he said."
Source: Brian Ross, Richard Esposito and R. Schwartz, ABC News, December 27, 2007.
Times Online: Main Bhutto suspects are warlords and security forces
"But fingers will also be pointed at the Inter-Services Intelligence agency, (ISI) which has had close ties to the Islamists since the 1970s and has been used by successive Pakistani leaders to suppress political opposition. Ms Bhutto narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in October, when a suicide bomber struck at a rally in Karachi to welcome her back from exile.
"Ms Bhutto said after the attack that she had received a letter, signed by someone claiming to be a friend of al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden, threatening to slaughter her like a goat. But she also accused Pakistani authorities of not providing her with sufficient security, and hinted that they may have been complicit in the Karachi attack."
Source: Jeremy Page, Times Online, December 28, 2008.
Moody's Economy.com: Survey of Business Confidence for world
Source: Moody's Economy.com, December 24, 2007.
Moody's Economy.com: ECRI Leading Index for US
"The message being conveyed by the ECRI WLI is becoming increasingly pessimistic. The growth rate has been consistently moving lower over the past several months, bringing it to its lowest point in five years. Volatility in financial markets, led by concerns over subprime, is at the center of the current fragile nature of the economy. With continued concerns over housing and the unfolding subprime events, the possibility of a recession still looms.
"Whether recession will occur remains to be seen, but the quick downward trajectory of the ECRI WLI emphasizes that it is a distinct possibility. Risks toward housing and the subprime market are weighted to the downside, but the key is likely business confidence. If businesses start to aggressively accelerate layoffs, then the current expansion would be in jeopardy.
"Overall, the economy is in a troublesome spot with noticeable downside risk, which will likely lead to more cuts by the Fed down the road. The committee has already cut three times down to 4.25%, and expectations are for more."
Source: Moody's Economy.com, December 28, 2007.
Reuters: UK housing market weakens significantly
"That took the average house price down to ₤182 080 from ₤184 099 last month. 'The housing market has weakened significantly in the closing months of 2007 after holding up more strongly than expected in the earlier part of the year,' said Fionnuala Earley, Nationwide's Chief Economist. 'Most indicators now show that demand is responding to the pressures of weak affordability, past increases in interest rates and the lower house price expectations that we had expected to take hold earlier in the year.'"
Source: Sumeet Desai, Reuters, December 28, 2007.
MarketWatch: Case-Shiller – state of US housing market remains grim
"Both the 10-city and 20-city composites declined 1.4% from September – their single largest monthly decline on record. October's results mark the 10th consecutive month of negative annual returns, and the 23rd consecutive month of decelerating returns, according to the report.
"'No matter how you look at these data, it is obvious that the current state of the single-family housing market remains grim,' said Robert Shiller, chief economist at MacroMarkets and co-developer of the index.
"Home prices are going to decline 'considerably further' in coming quarters, likely reaching a double-digit pace on a year-over-year basis, according to Joshua Shapiro, chief economist for MFR Inc. 'Given conditions relating to mortgage financing, and the number of unsold homes that is piling up, all regions are likely to continue on a negative trend in the months ahead, and those with the greatest oversupply (at the bottom of the pack at the moment) will continue to fall by the most,' wrote Shapiro in a research note."
Source: Ruth Mantell, MarketWatch, December 26, 2007.
Source: Ruth Mantell, MarketWatch, December 26, 2007.
Barry Ritholtz (Big Picture): Retail sales point to weak holiday spending
"This weakness was despite the advantages the 2007 calendar gave retailers over 2006: Thanksgiving fell on November 23rd last year (versus November 22 '07), and Christmas Eve was Sunday evening (versus Monday '07). The calendar gifted stores with an extra day of holiday shopping. Plus, retailers even gained part of the final weekend (about a third) over last year's inconvenient Sunday Christmas Eve.
Source: Barry Ritholtz, Big Picture, December 26, 2007.
Associated Press: Unpaid credit cards bedevil Americans
"An Associated Press (AP) analysis of financial data from the country's largest card issuers also found that the greatest rise was among accounts more than 90 days in arrears. Experts say these signs of the deterioration of finances of many households are partly a byproduct of the subprime mortgage crisis and could spell more trouble ahead for an already sputtering economy.
"The value of credit card accounts at least 30 days late jumped 26% to $17.3 billion in October from a year earlier at 17 large credit card trusts examined by the AP. That represented more than 4% of the total outstanding principal balances owed to the trusts on credit cards that were issued by banks such as Bank of America and Capital One and for retailers like Home Depot and Wal-Mart.
"At the same time, defaults – when lenders essentially give up hope of ever being repaid and write off the debt – rose 18% to almost $961 million in October … Serious delinquencies also are up sharply: Some of the nation's biggest lenders – including Advanta, GE Money Bank and HSBC – reported increases of 50% or more in the value of accounts that were at least 90 days delinquent when compared with the same period a year ago."
Source: By Rachal Konrad and Bob Porterfield, Associated Press, December 23, 2007.
Bill King (The King Report): Non-borrowed reserves make 21-year low
"The decline after 1993 was Easy Al liberalizing reserve requirements, which increased leverage & risk. The recent contraction is the sign of enormous pressure in the financial system. Assets must be sold and capital must be increased. The unwind of 20+ years of increasing leverage and risk in the financial system accelerated this year and will probably accelerate further in 2008."
Source: Bill King, The King Report, December 28, 2007.
John Hussman (Hussman Funds): "Liquidity injections" are misconceptions
"The eagerness of Wall Street analysts to hail the moves by the Fed and ECB as important, without even examining or understanding the data, is a discouraging reminder of how willing many investment professionals are to parrot common misconceptions rather than thinking for themselves. We should not be so alone in pointing out these issues.
"At present, the Fed has injected less than $20 billion in total 'liquidity' since March – nearly all of which has been withdrawn from the banking system as currency in circulation. Normally, the Fed would have done a 'permanent' open market operation by now, to finance this increase in currency demand (which predictably grows by $30-50 billion annually). But by constantly rolling over temporary repos every week or two instead, the Fed can act as if it is 'doing more'. In short, the Fed is doing nothing more than predictably rolling over its repos, but with great flourish as if something more is going on.
"Just as in the US, the bulk of the reserves in the European banking system are financed by the continuous rollover of repurchase agreements. In the Euro-zone, the total outstanding amount of these repos has been fairly steady around 450 billion euro. Also, as in the US, the ECB has moderately increased the amount of repos outstanding to cover the holiday period through January 4. Still, this increase has only had minor effect on the 30-day average, and even measured daily, represents only about 38 billion in additional euro to cover the holiday currency demand for the entire Euro-area."
Source: John Hussman, Hussman Funds, December 24, 2007.
Market Watch: Merrill raising capital to counter subprime write-downs
"Chief Executive John Thain, who assumed Merrill's top position in November, said the private placement will bolster Merrill's capital position. The private placement also creates a strategic partnership with Temasek, Merrill said in a statement, describing Temasek as having 'sizable investments across Asia, particularly in Singapore, China and India.'
"Temasek will invest $4.4 billion in Merrill common stock, with the option to buy an additional $600 million in stock by March 2008. Its ownership position in Merrill won't exceed 10%, Merrill said. Davis, meanwhile, will make a "long-term investment" of $1.2 billion, Merrill said."
Source: John Letzing, MarketWatch, December 24, 2007.
Times Online: Goldman says that Citigroup must slash dividend
"William Tanona, a leading Goldman Sachs analyst, said that Citigroup, the world's largest bank, would have to cut its payout to shareholders to preserve its capital position and write off $18 billion of assets in the fourth quarter, compared with earlier estimates of $11 billion.
"Goldman said that Citigroup would need fresh capital of between $5 billion and $10 billion in addition to a recent $7.5 billion commitment from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
"Mr Tanona said that he had raised his loss estimates for Merrill Lynch and JPMorgan and forecast that, combined with Citigroup, the three will have chalked up $33.6 billion of writedowns in the fourth quarter. Goldman said it now forecast that Merrill and JPMorgan would record increased writedowns of $11.5 billion and $3.4 billion respectively – up from $6 billion and $1.7 billion. Most of the writedowns are linked to the banks' exposure to collateralised debt obligations, special debt instruments that were invested in risky assets, such as US sub-prime mortgages. Mr Tanona said: 'We still believe it will be a couple of quarters before the current credit crisis is fully digested by the markets.'"
Source: Siobhan Kennedy and Suzy Jagger, Times Online, December 28, 2007.
The Wall Street Journal Online: Happy New Year? Don't bank on it
"Now comes the yard sale.
"In a sign that they see tough times ahead, US and European banks are considering sales of everything from branches to entire units. Possible sellers include Citigroup, which may unload or shut several midsize units, and United Kingdom banking giant HSBC, which could exit all or parts of its $13 billion auto-finance business, say people familiar with the situation.
"Talk of the potential moves comes days after Merrill Lynch announced that it would sell most of its commercial-lending business to General Electric for $1.3 billion. Morgan Stanley pocketed more than $250 million last month by selling a slice of its MSCI investment-analysis unit in a public offering.
"Some executives estimate that Citigroup could dispose of as much as $12 billion in so-called noncritical assets."
Source: David Enrich and Carrick Mollenkamp, The Wall Street Journal Online, December 27, 2007.
Financial Times: More money funds are bailed out
"Janus, the fund manager, this week became the latest to bail out its money market funds. It put in $109 million to buy troubled asset-backed securities from its funds. Half a dozen firms have made similar moves.
"The bail-outs, in the form of guarantees, credit lines and the buying out of troubled securities, are intended to stop funds falling below the $1 a share promised to investors. They show how seriously the parent companies take the reputational risk of 'breaking the buck'.
"Not all bail-outs have been made public but more are believed to be being drawn up. The extent of losses is not yet known."
Source: Deborah Brewster, Financial Times, December 27, 2007.
John Hussman (Hussman Funds): Concerns about potential for stock market losses
"A risk-averse investor (or even a risk-neutral one) would decline that bet, even though there's some potential for lost short-term gains if the wire doesn't break immediately. A myopic risk-seeker will ignore the risk and keep speculating, assuming that some spontaneous impulse will move them to quit just before the wire snaps.
"Needless to say, our investment strategy is averse to those risks that have, on average, produced no return. We avoid such risks even though continued risk taking may produce further gains for a while, sometimes until those gains are abruptly forfeited. Currently, the combination of valuations and market action (not to mention recession probability) is one that has historically been associated with negative average returns. That doesn't mean that investors who keep riding the unicycle can't make a few more small bills, but it does mean that repeated risk-taking in conditions like the present has not been rewarding, on average, and has frequently involved significant and abrupt losses.
"… the market climate for stocks remained characterized by unfavorable valuations and unfavorable market action … The market moved back toward an overbought condition last week, which was accompanied by a surge in the Investors Intelligence sentiment figures, to 56.5% bulls and just 22.4% bears. Despite the lament by analysts on CNBC about pervasive bearish sentiment, the fact is that we've rarely seen higher bullish sentiment in recent years. Though the market tends to enjoy somewhat favorable seasonality about this time, through about the first week of the New Year, there is little room before the market is again overbought in an unfavorable market climate. Given high bullish sentiment and the continued likelihood of an oncoming recession, I remain concerned about the potential for steep and abrupt losses (particularly as we move into the New Year)."
Source: John Hussman, Hussman Funds, December 24, 2007.
David Fuller (Fullermoney): Wall Street leash-effect a factor for all stock markets
"With the US economy overly dependent on consumerism, the USA faces stagflation – the stagnation portion led by banks and overstretched consumers, and the inflation coming mainly from food and energy prices. I fear this combination will feel considerably worse for middle class and blue collar Americans than the 2001-2002 recession.
"The financial sector's multiple own goals will make it a most unlikely candidate to take up the economic slack and lead the next US recovery. The good news, albeit for the longer term, is that US households may increase savings. Meanwhile, the Fed will be forced to remain accommodative. This will be a headwind for the USD but it might just prevent Wall Street from slumping, with food and other resources companies to the fore, along with quality multinationals and tech.
"The Wall Street leash-effect will remain a factor for all other stock markets, albeit not so powerful as it used to be. Weakness by the major US equity indices will exert a downward pull but Fullermoney themes such as Asia and resources will not necessarily be high-beta, except that they are likely to recover more quickly, as we have seen this year. Steadily ranging to rising US indices would allow the fundamentally bullish markets to extend their outperformance."
Source: David Fuller, Fullermoney, December 27, 2007.
David Fuller (Fullermoney): No hurry to invest in banks
"I saw Warren Buffett say during a CNN interview earlier this week that he had been approached by a number of banks recently, offering SWF-type deals in search of capital. He declined the invitation to participate. If Warren Buffett is not yet willing to invest in the banks, on favorable terms no less, perhaps we should be in no hurry."
Source: David Fuller, Fullermoney, December 29, 2007.
Richard Russell (Dow Theory Letters): Equities bull market still in third phase
"Ever since the November lows, the market has been undergoing an important TEST. I've continually directed subscriber's attention to the recent November lows. Those lows were 4 366.78 for the Transports and 12 743.44 for the Industrials. Week after week we've heard reports about the dangers to housing along with the specter of hundreds of thousands of home defaults. On top of that, we've read about the massive losses to the leading banks brought on by the subprime mess. We've been warned of a potential collapse in the entire domestic and international banking system. We've heard that lending by the big banks had come to a virtual halt.
"In the face of all this ghastly news, the November lows in the D-J Averages have held like a rock. Increasingly, it appears, the Averages have discounted the worst that can be seen ahead. As I write, both Averages are well above their November lows.
A critical test is now in progress. The all-time high for the Dow was set on October 9 at 14 164.53. If the Dow breaks out to a new record high with the Transports at least following in direction, I'll consider that the market has discounted all the bad news and that the third phase of the bull market is in the process of resuming."
Source: Richard Russell, Dow Theory Letters, December 24, 2007.
Dennis Gartman (The Gartman Letter): US dollar's downtrend re-asserting itself
"Were this not the turn of the year, we would almost certainly be buying EURs against the US dollar today. We are content to be long of gold instead. However, after the turn of the year, if the EUR has not moved too far from where it presently stands, we shall almost certainly be buying it … and so too the Canadian dollar."
Source: Dennis Gartman, The Gartman Letter, December 27, 2007.
Richard Russell (Dow Theory Letters): Load up on gold
"It hasn't been a bad policy. Below we see the latest three years of gold action. There's the large triangle, which I took as a pattern of accumulation. Then we see the breakout and the latest run to 800 and above. Note the little 'pennant' pattern at the top of the chart. These pennants are usually little 'continuation patterns', meaning that they are little consolidations patterns, and they usually break out to the upside.
"The US is now churning out dollars in an effort to ward off a recession. The growth rate of M-3, the broad money supply, is running above 16%, the highest in 47 years. Most of the Asian central banks are pumping out paper even faster, as they seek to keep their own currencies competitive with the dollar. The result – all paper is being devalued against the 'rock', the center-piece, the only money that the central banks can't devalue – gold.
"GOLD – understand it, be glad you can legally own it, buy it, accumulate it — hang on to it."
Source: Richard Russell, Dow Theory Letters, December 29, 2007.
Moody's Economy.com: US agricultural prices rising steeply
"Tight markets for various crops, stemming from reduced crops in various parts of the world and higher demand continue to push grains and oilseed prices higher at a time when post-harvest supplies would ordinarily result in at least price stabilization, if not outright decline. It now seems that the corn market is looking ahead at next year's planting season and factoring in expectations of larger swings in acreage back to soybeans than in previous months. Corn supplies are generally sufficient, but the crop is now being rationed over the next growing season. Wheat prices and soybean price, in particular continue to spike. Three consecutive years of global drawdown in wheat stocks is supporting prices as is international demand for oilseeds and products. Exports of the soybean complex are supporting those prices. The result is likely to be a significant switch of acreage in the Midwest and southeast back into soybeans from corn next spring.
"Concerns remain regarding the South American soybean crop and whether it will be sufficient to meet international demand in the middle of next year at reasonable prices. Livestock markets that appear to have adjusted to higher feed costs could be in for further shocks if grain and oilseed prices continue to rise.
"Expect prices to be volatile over the next few months until southern hemisphere crop conditions give a clear signal for price levels and acreage next spring."
Source: Moody's Economy.com, December 29, 2007.
Bloomberg: Japan inflation quickens to 0.4% – fastest since 1998
"Core consumer prices, which exclude fresh food, climbed 0.4 percent from a year earlier, the statistics bureau said today in Tokyo. Factory output slid 1.6 percent from a month earlier. Households cut spending 0.6 percent, the first drop since July. Wages fell and employment prospects worsened as job seekers outnumbered vacancies for the first time in two years, the Labor Ministry said today. Surging energy costs rather than consumer spending are driving inflation, making it likely the Bank of Japan will refrain from raising interest rates as growth slows.
"'Japan's economy is entering into a new phase of accelerating inflation and slowing growth,' said Susumu Kato, chief economist at Calyon Securities in Tokyo. 'The bank will probably keep rates on hold in the next two to three quarters.'"
Source: Mayumi Otsuma, Bloomberg, December 28, 2007.
BCA Research: A change in tone from the Bank of Japan
Source: BCA Research, December 21, 2007.
GaveKal: Renminbi expected to continue rising
• Aggressive inflationary pressures could spur a faster revaluation rate.
• The Chinese economy has weathered the past appreciation of the RMB surprisingly well.
• Chinese authorities have a history of making big policy changes during holidays.
"There is little doubt that the RMB remains very undervalued which, in turn, severely distorts the global economy. There is also little doubt that the RMB will continue to rise over the foreseeable future. Having said that, it is probably wise to remember that China's policymaking tends to be rather gradual, and big abrupt changes are frowned upon. This is all the more true since visibility of the US economy remains poor. Indeed, if US economic activity rolls over hard, it is difficult to imagine a big move on the RMB. Nevertheless, this is a very important issue and it needs to be monitored closely over the near future."
Source: GaveKal – Checking the Boxes, December 27, 2007
Dennis Gartman (The Gartman Letter): China to guide investment strategy
Source: Dennis Gartman, The Gartman Letter, December 27, 2007.
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