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Iron ore price to dive 50% in 2014. Far too much supply coming on to market. Aussie economy cactus! Yikes what will that do to house prices! Look out below! ROFLMAO!
Imitation the sincerest form of flattery. Love it! Good times for the shorters.
I read 3 US sites every day,bloomberg
Market watch, forbes. Across these sites you get a cross section of US action including what the hedge funds are upto
currently George Soros is getting back into gold via EFT miners over one million lots . Is george in the know?
"Businesses at risk over Ford shutdown"
Good for house prices!
Entire market 40% overvalued. 40-50% market crash imminent. Love it. Thanks for playing! SHORT! GIFT! $$$$ Oh you Pollyannas!
stay away from the afternoon coffee
Bought a great house at auction on the weekend. Well.. I think it's a great home.. others describe it as a "nothing home in a nothing suburb". There was this man standing in the back at the auction. After my winning bid won the auction he smiled at me, patted me on the head, and gave me this envelope. Inside was the following poem...
This is the debt I pay
Just for one riotous day,
Years of regret and grief,
Sorrow without relief.
Pay it I will to the end —
Until the grave, my friend,
Gives me a true release —
Gives me the clasp of peace.
Slight was the thing I bought,
Small was the debt I thought,
Poor was the loan at best —
God! but the interest!
Rent. Littlelandlords will subsidise you.
Added to FMG short @ $5.88. GIFT! Pollyannas never learn!
Good move!
Click Frenzy numpty retailers rattled by Kogan. Love it!
WBC and NAB whacked. Love it!
Gomer where are you?
In Prahran with you al,why?
Great day for the shorters. Again. Now the market is only 29.4% overpriced.
Have you still got those MTS Mitch. They seem to have sprung a leak yet div seems good. Any idea where they are going?
Strategic review coming in Nov/Dec... anything could be announced. Div cut, 2nd capital raising, etc... Risky!
I have a buy order in at $3.18 for a modest number of MTS to bring down the price (Mitch effect). I am wondering how they will hold up in a difficult retail environment.
"Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said he won't apologise as Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono"
Make 250M of our nearest neighbours angry. Clever is our Tony.
RE: 2:55pm: SKI (Spark Infrastructure)
GIFT at these prices. Good 6.6% unfranked div too!
Agree with outperform broker calls today!
Afternoon fade. Love it!
anyone here back #24 in the cup? al said it was a sure thing!
Aww.. cheer up, no need to invent things.
Sell FXJ long for 25%. Thanks for playing.
Add to BOQ shorts 12.75. Gift.
"Since August 2nd, 2013, residents living across the road from Origin Energy's "Ironbark" Project near Kogan, Western Downs, QLD, have been continually showered by an unknown toxic black substance emanating from Origin's project site. The mystery substance, which has so far rained down over thousands of acres, contaminating bushland, farms and domestic water supplies, is accompanied by feelings of nausea, skin and eye irritations, and what residents describe as a chronic lack of physical energy."
Scrambling for gas to feed into their overpriced LNG plant. Environment? Wassat?
probably "black powder" which is associated with gas pipelines, usually spread when pigging/cleaning operations are undertaken on newy installed gas lines,,,,could be toxic? wouldnt really want to breath too much of it,,,but i have been in the industry and its standard,usually the operator does something to contain things.western qld full of cowboys and cowboy operations also a genetic cul de sac......but dissappointing that the client [ORG] arent on to it as its there pr hit.
We need money to build infrastructure. Quick sell some infrastructure!
Queensland a basket case. Underground? Puhleeese...
Please Pollyannas BOQ $13 thanks.
Question for the knowledgeable here. When PAB are going to offer a rights issue base on 2 shares for each one held, are these issued free? If not free are they issued @0.05 per share? What normally happens to a share after this issue, is it up or down or neutral? Sorry but never participated in a rights issue before and have had this stock for nearly 6 months.
Here's a song
Stralian market goes down
Stralian market goes down
Stralian market goes down
Stralian market goes down
Sorry they are the only words I've learnt so far.
"Sorry they are the only words I've learnt so far."
That's all you need to know because...
That's just the way it is
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is
"Six months in a Leaky Boat, inflated banks I have bought
On Medusa I have lost my crown, now I'm watching all go down...
Nice to see someone agrees with me on Spark (SKI). I have wondered why they are not worth more given the recent market highs.
SBM down another 4% today. Yikes...
Hey Allan,how is that doubled up long position of yours going?
Same as the PDN long and ARI shorts
Looking good for a takeover. Thanks for taking an interest.
He he.... cherry picking my trades again? Aww.. cheer up. It's not your money.
Just worried about you Al. Unlike yourself, I don't take joy in seeing people lose money. The only trade I have seen you hit on the head lately is the XRO short. The rest have been disasters.
Aww.. how sweet. First it's not real and then it's losing. Confused much.
I said I didn't like to see people lose money, not that your fictional trades are losing money. The only thing you seem to be losing is your mind.
Sell Apple, the company's quality control is turning to s%$t!
Google rulez!!
Don't have any Apple...shares or products. It just doesn't impress me at all. Last year I bought an Ipod, gave it to someone for free when I visited Europe last year....never again shall I waste my money on crap.
Why buy a pear. Pick one off your tree for free.
According to this article http://www.smh.com.au/business/aviation/malaysia-airlines-posts-thirdquarter-loss-20131119-2xrtn.html#ixzz2l3GuymyW
MAS made losses in July-Sept, due to fuel cost and weak currency.
I don't understand it, all I can say is RBA is Jawboning A$, will kill Qantas. May be that is GS intention.
Bubbles... lots of talk about bubbles...
He he... the RBA lost... cheap money is only being used in the housing bubble. The rest of the economy has flatlined. The lever is broken.
LOL at the headline. If Icahn is so influencial, why didn't Apple's price rise????
And it wasn't a "late" sell-off - it started at 2.30pm and gradually dropped over the next 90 minutes!
The more likely reason for the drop is the S&P found resistance at 1800 and the DOW found resistance at 16000.
And as to Rivkin's Shane Stewart's (10.07am) comment: "Everyone thinks US stocks are in a bubble", if they did then the US market would drop substantially while in fact it continues to rally.
Sheesh, the ongoing logic fails on this webpage are getting ridiculous...
no stopping the BOQ...thanks.
12c! You must be thrilled!
When it was $18+ it was 60% overpriced. Now it's only 40% overpriced. It's improving.
This is a friendly forum where we post out trades, opinions and research. We don't use terms like "nfi" here.
One month to go till Christmas and we're going *down*?? How can it be?!
NAB will be $45 by xmas. Just you watch!
asx heartrate chart check looking cyclic
bots set buy 5355 sell 5365 stop
FTSE up Dow up ASX Down AGAIN 40 points to start. What a rort !
"never buy a falling stock"
"falling knife"
"buy the dips"
"toot toot"
Hotcopper day out.
Any recommendations on trading/research tools for mid - small cap stocks?
Qantas a basket case. Why hasn't Alan Joyce fallen on his sword yet?
Oh that's right, $100K per week remuneration. Shareholders=suckers.
Hope Allan answered your question @upthecreek2. Helpful chap that he is.
Haha yeah looks like Allan is juggling a bit too much at the moment going by the comments on here.
Can't wait for the great Warren Buffet to be the days headline, surely there will be a HUGE move one way or the other. Fair dinkum, the whole market reaction to an individual's comment is ridiculous. We get good leads from US on Monday and Europe/GB on Tuesday and we go down both days. Difficult to comprehend!
Most influential investors such as C Icahn, W Buffet tend to look into the future for signs of value whereas most other published data are taken from the past; which one would you rather believe?
But don't you believe them
They say hey little boy you can't go where the others go
'Cause you don't look like they do
Said hey old man how can you stand to think that way
Did you really think about it before you made the rules, he said, son
That's just the way it is
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is
Great start to the week. Another good week for the shorters?
Broad losses. I like it!
Allan. . .why do you like it?? I mean seriously, I understand that you are a shorter, and that it is a fully valid means of trading. Hey, I would use it myself - I agree with some of the things you say. But at the end of the day, you couldn't possibly 'like' seeing the market go down. I mean come on. That's people losing money right in front of you. And if you genuinely do like seeing the market go down, then something is seriously amiss.
@Vie. Don't worry about the lil fella as he seems to be working tirelessly to undermine the markets.
You can now buy cheaper. What's your problem?
Oh so your running an invaluable service to all those ignoramuses out there. Thanks for your selfless contribution to society
Posters on here don't make prices go down.
CSS up 18.6% trending up since SPP announce and profit guidance all heading towards SPP close date 25th november,there goes the discounted 3.2c issue to existing holders...coincidence ye sure
BOQ approaching $13..ouch
Oh no it's up 0.8%. What's al gonna do?????!!!!!
NAB's got GRUNT!
Yes since Feb 02, 2013 it is up 22.64% compared to :-
WBC might have a bit more left in it on those numbers!
against the trend GXL roaring up..last friday 5.85 today 6.95
toot toot
"Global greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels reached the highest levels in human history last year, driven predominantly by Chinese growth, and are projected to surge even further in 2013."
Quick ship more coal to China. There are still many ten year olds who don't have lung cancer.
Bank shorter's where are they? scared and MIA again..??
he he
Call me an IDIOT or optimist but got NCM @9.06 and SBM @.0.32 and now ready to cry or laugh Probably the former.
Your an Idiot but so am I with regards to NCM - it just seems too cheap
Best of luck @ GeoPerth, only time will tell. It would be nice if the gold price would get a bit of a move on for you. It is in the hands of the Bears at the moment, hopefully only in the short term.
never buy a falling stock rule no1
always buy on the up and sell on the down
You do realise that sometimes a big drop in the price of a stock is engineered by deliberately selling a stock down in order to trigger Stop Loss orders and pick up stock on the cheap. I have lost count of the number of times I have seen a stock price fall dramatically for no reason only to quickly recover. Inside knowledge of an impending takeover is often a factor. I have written to ASIC about cases I have observed but nothing happens at that end. I also alert a couple of financial journalists I know to give them a lead for a possible article.
I do think that NCM is just unloved but since I brought this morning, it has crept back up by 12 cents so looking okay as long as it holds. SBM though is different, it has fallen more than 14% in 2 days. As its hedged its gold price higher than the current gold price, it may a be manipulation of the price. It is down by 1 cent from my buy in. I know that I should not buy a falling stock but rules are made to be broken some times.
Question for the knowledgeable here. When PAB are going to offer a rights issue base on 2 shares for each one held, are these issued free? If not free are they issued @0.05 per share? What normally happens to a share after this issue, is it up or down or neutral? Sorry but never participated in a rights issue before and have had this stock for nearly 6 months
NCM share price, in IMO, will go lower. Market reaction to perceived management incompetence and a falling gold price trend. SBM should be OK, if no other reason because of the hedging. I prefer BDR - lower costs and better hedged prices.
@X I use a soapbox. It has the lowest possible brokerage price attached
Anyone have any idea why RSG's share price doesn't seem to hold up as well as BDR on down days?
They're both low-cost producers - whether gold is $1400 or $1100, they still have large per-ounce profit margins. So why is one so much more susceptible to collapse than the other.
RSG is NOT a low cost producer. All in production cost of $1,375 an ounce last year. At current gold price they aren't profitable. BDR on other hand are definitely low cost producer.
I know nothing about RSG so cannot help you with them, but BDR has gold hedged at $US1600 per ounce and the Brazilian Real has been really weak. BDR has a number of other things going for it as well like continuing good results from its Duckhead mine and iron ore credits which will have a positive impact on cash costs of $US435-$US485 per ounce They have also announced a dividend policy for 2014. Hope this helps with the BDR side of your query.
More an observation than a query or whinge, really. I've been trading BDR lately anyway - bought at 0.84, sold at 0.90, bought again at 0.875, sold at 0.915, now waiting to buy again.
Do a 10 day graph on CBA & MQG. A classic "head and shoulders" formation exists. Other banks have a flatter head. If CBA fails to return to 77.50-77.60 range in the next few days, it could suggest the banks are in the early phase of a correction. Perhaps, the big short bets, by US hedge funds, on Australia's "ripe plums" - a phrase used by Robert Gottliebsen in a recent article to portray Ozzie banks - could be a sign of things to come. GG.
Secretly I'm terrified banks are gonna crash so I'll say I want em lower to make meself feel better.
They ain't gonna crash. We're headed for 6000 by Jan 2014. This is about the biggest correction we'll have fro the next couple of months. Up, up and away!
just don't mention the BOQ
10:33am '' We all recognise that virtual currencies, in and of themselves, are not illegal," .... True, bitcoins were sold with full disclosure. Years ago people use to buy pet rocks, also legal. But where is the value. At least with national currency there is a promise to pay the holder. With bitcoin, the holder is relying on somene else to buy their pet rock. Why can't all of us sell our own virtual currencies?
agreed but after hyper-inflation due to overuse of QE you dont have to carry your cash in a wheelbarrow to buy the groceries,just click it online to the next fool in the domino queue ;)
sto buy @ 14.59
"fears of a stock bubble in us are rising"
yet last week that hoax janet lemon said there were no signs of any asset misalignment?? she also indicated that bank interest rates may go into negative to penalise savers and get people spending again....wow shes sooo outta touch....short the US Fed
Negative interest rates would seem to be almost a last resort. The old enemy of inflation is becoming the new friend. Obama et al would love a rapid world wide 50% inflation because it would halve their debts. They need to prevent the smell of desperation wafting out beyond their closed doors.
It's not only people like Icahn who moves prices, the Investment Banks' so called analysts re-ratings (mainly in the US) can do it.
Microsoft dropped 1.6% overnight because of a downgrade by Merrill Lynch.
"The initial capital raised in the year to October is already the highest since 2007, at just under $11.5 billion."
Be afraid, be very afraid.
Yeah. The stats seem to point to a bubble. YTD, the S&P 500 is up 26%, the Nasdaq 32%.
But with all this "bubble talk" in the press, I think the 'bubble' may have a way to go yet!
On the other hand, I read that (forgot the site) the cash components of many managed funds are at their lowest. And we know how good these fund managers are ....
Is that because the market can't see anything worth investing in amongst the established players so are desperately piling into something new and often unproven. Me, I'm sticking with what I know with past performance to help in decision-making.
where are all the shorters that were going to bring the financials to thier knees this month?? weak as.
nice call robbo...you numpty you
Banks are in a major uptrend! To the moon!
Banks never fall. It's always a good time to buy banks. And houses.
With a lot of analysts predicting between 5500 and 5600 by xmas, I am at a loss to see where the 150 - 250 points are going to come from,given the already high SP's of the usual suspects and the insipid nature of the market.
I checked my tea leaves this morning, and they gave no clue as well.
bitcoins anyone?
I virtual gift this blog with bit coins
he he
Risky - but who is looking at punting on LEI?
One of those companies much higher final div than the interim div. Stock has done well November-March for the last 3 years. Gearing and cash collection remain a concern for short term earnings, but the Q3 report looked promising for the medium term (strong uplift in order book, revenue, NPAT etc).
I'm punting on them and I know a few other guys here are. There are some concerns as you said, but for a share that was trading at $20 a month or so ago, nothing has changed to the fundamentals.
I have a bit of concern that they included the "subject to market conditions" throwaway cop out line after they reconfirmed their expected profits, but really it looks to be a good bet in the short term.
Risky? well it is the ASX
im in deep
but avg out around 16.53 on 1350
consensus sees a good buy at these current prices. agreed gearing is a concern i think yinyang highlighted to me last week as i was puzzled by EPAT increase and downward share price...its one of my hold till i die/retire stocks so looking at 10 years...as my mum said your young enough for it to turn around [post GFC]
Got lucky today, had an order in at 16.70 yesterday and it got to 16.71.
I regret buying last week. Got in at $17.156
$17.15 isn't a bad price I don't think. Has been trading in a range of 16.7-18.1 so there's still plenty of room for decent sized profits.
11:30 bounce on the RBA saying nothing?
IMHO.....RBA will say something again about wanting the AUD to go lower....market will drop a little...at least for a short time....
I wonder if the algo's are programmed in at 5350 today or somewhere lower. Will be interesting
"Makes things very hard for day traders like myself, when some stocks unexpectedly crash 10%"
Day trading has less than a 50% chance of making money given that daily movements are random and you have to pay brokerage.
This is Freehills calling.
We would urgently like your testimony in defence of our victimized DJ directors. We wholeheartedly agree share price movements are completely random - on whatever time scale is chosen.
You would be the perfect man to demonstrate thus.
Particularly on an intra-day basis, it is totally random. A measly quarterly sales report can surely have zero influence on a share price, as the sagely DJ chairman has suggested. We look forward to your kind assistance
Even cheats who lose money trading on inside information will be prosecuted and many have been.
Todays market mover is Carl Icahn
Today carl .. 2moro allan and his virtual gifts!
Gee someone's upset with mod. He he....
"of a stock bubble are rising in the US"
Really? Just because asset prices are totally divorced from earnings? I'm shocked!
Poor ole Carl, badly burnt by Apple.
Really? I've read that his average buy price was $460.
I think Carl Icahn has finally verbalised what many already knew but dare not speak. There are no earnings growth just very low rates. Buy Australian Banks? Me don't think so. Correction is imminent...Defaults guaranteed.
yeah tend to agree, me thinks the correction has already began...love it.
I love the word "guaranteed" . fantastic!
Selling the banks in a major uptrend. Are you fer real?
Really? You think there may be a possibility that Carl placed his shorts first, then made his comments? Think about it.
This just shows that the reserves globally are doing their job whilst things are soft. It is a shame that Labor didn't see how big this whole thing is and actually listened to the Libs on economic management. You can't just spend your way out of a hole in 6 months. I'd hate to see these MP's personal credit card debt.
As long as yields are higher than bank interest, then people will still stick their money into shares, where else are you going to stick it......Sydney housing ?
This is especially true for OS markets, and close to zero bank rates.
No doubt Carl Icahn placed a lot of shorts prior to making his comments, and plans to go long as soon as the market drops in reaction to them.
Of course he did...why would he make those remarks otherwise??
Thank goodness we don't have anyone BIG doing the same to the ASX here in Oz....or do we??
Trouble is, the ASX tends to follow other markets down, but not up.
Makes things very hard for day traders like myself, when some stocks unexpectedly crash 10% in one day.on an otherwise-upward trend. Doubly so, when Commsec doesn't allow shorting.
Well it seems he has taken a bit of a bath in Apple and thus is talking them up. I see Apple heading much lower personally. Samsung, Sony etc are catching up very fast and offering the same/similar products for half the price.
i welcome the comments.
no banks, no party!..no asx...let these bad boys drop for a few weeks, then jump back in big...too easy.
Yep the entire market is 30% overpriced.
Short $$$$
The whole world is 30% overpriced. So what?
So, what low-brokerage platform do you use to short?
X why don't you short through an IG Markets account?


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Sep 10 2010, 05:42 AM
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The universe goes on forever and we are alone
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Hey, Massacre, I really, really need a good sized picture of the Chinese Assault Rifle Pipboy image.
Maybe like this one, but a bit bigger.
It's for a tattoo, so I need a good one.
The reason is that when heartless says something stupid, he really means it and believes it.
They refer to me as an uneducated barbarian. Yes, we are barbarians. We want to be barbarians, it is an honored title to us. We shall rejuvenate the world. This world is near its end.
Die Zeiten haben sich geändert.
Dec 30 2010, 04:32 AM
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i've often thought about getting a pip-boy tat of some sort... all of mine BTW aren't something i picked from a book neither... i drew two (the average looking ones go figure), and an old friend drew the one on my leg... i wish i would of gotten all of them done by the artist who did the leg one... i don't even think he's around my old stomping grounds anymore... he did spawn "a touch of color II" in my new town...
i ought to swing in there and see if he's working there now... maybe he remembers doing the leg one, he did enthusiastically take a pic of it to probably add to his book... someone else probably has it now...
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Oh, good one. The "you're on the internet so you must have no life" insult isn't moronic or unoriginal at all. You must, without a doubt, be a very important member of society, not at all a waste of the already barely valuable gift of life.
As is the case for everyone who takes issue with people who make them sad on the internet, you are one of two kinds of people:
You are exactly what you claim I am, and that is a lonely, pathetic basement dweller. You life is spent eating eight pounds of junk food per day, masturbating to anything you find online that's even remotely feminine, and wishing you had good looks and social skills. You continue to live with your mother until she dies of a combination of lung cancer and liver failure brought on by the chain-smoking and heavy drinking she used to cope with what a failure you are. Your mother mercifully dead and free of the living embodiment of failure she regretfully thrust from her loins, the bills start to pile up and you, unemployed and unable to pay these bills (of course), lose the house and everything in it. Somehow even more of a failure than you already were, you wander from place to place eating out of dumpsters and sleeping in your own filth until you finally die of AIDS, which you contracted from a diseased whore you scrounged up enough money to pay for, so you could finally lose your virginity while at the same time pretending that your mother was back in your life.
You are the type who was an athlete in high school, who was genetically doomed to be an idiot but managed to finish school and even get a college scholarship because you were so good at a worthless children's game. You went off to college with a suitcase full of polo shirts and condoms, the polo shirts, because you're a douche, and the condoms to prevent you from impregnating the dim-witted young college girls whom you could never touch without the aid of Rohypnol, a drug you refer to as "roofies" because you can neither spell or pronounce Rohypnol. You scrape by with borderline D's for the next four years, and leave the campus to go out into the real world where your realize you're not intelligent or talented enough to do anything of value with your life. Misery and minimum wage ensues for thirty years, then you blow your brains out, and your corpse, alone and forgotten, is not discovered until the smell of rotting flesh seeps under your door and your bodily fluids finally soak through the floor of your studio apartment and into the room below you. Your body is cremated, the ashes scraped into a garbage bin because there was no one in your life who valued you enough to pay for a casket, funeral, or burial plot.
You're undoubtedly one of the two, otherwise you would have better things to do than complain about the theme of a forum that doesn't care about anything you have to say.
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A commission reviewing Mississippi's public school structure has proposed steps to smooth the way for school districts to consolidate, but it did not mandate any mergers.
The governor's office released the report Friday.
Gov. Haley Barbour formed the Commission on Mississippi Educational Structure last year after he proposed reducing the state's 152 school districts by one-third as a way to save money.
The commission recommended that consolidation continue to be voluntary, with the state providing some incentives to entice mergers.
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Darin Atwater is the founder and conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's Soulful Symphony.
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Soulful Symphony concert celebrates the spirit of the holiday season
On Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 8 p.m. at the Hippodrome Theatre, Hippodrome Foundation, Inc. (HFI) partner Soulful Symphony with Darin Atwater heralds in the season's festivities with "Soulful Holidays."
Soulful Symphony founder receives 2013 Top 100 MBE Prestige Award
On Wednesday, October 30, 2013, Soulful Symphony founder and artistic director, Darin Atwater received one of the region's most prestigious awards— the 2013 Top 100 MBE Prestige Award.
Baltimore's Atwater puts soul into symphony
For more than a decade, Darin Atwater has put soul into the symphony. The longtime Charm City resident has earned an international reputation as an artistic director, pianist, composer, conductor and cultural advocate for the arts while single-handedly redefining what once counted as a quintessentially English art form.


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Gadsden County, Florida - August 14, 2012 - 5pm -
The Superintendent of Gadsden County Schools is trying to hold onto his spot. A principal in the county is his challenger.
Reginald James is the current superintendent for Gadsden County Schools. He's had the position for the last 8 years since 2004. He has more than 30 years of experience in education.
Tonight he's up against Elijah Key (Key did not provide WCTV with a picture). Key is the principal of Chattahoochee Elementary he has more than 15 years of education and coaching experience. The winner of tonight's race will be up against Mille Forehand, who is an independent, in November.
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Home > Lifestyle > Entertainment > Arts
Sunday, 27 July 2014
'Jeff Koons: A Retrospective' runs at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York through Oct 19.
Jeff Koons, one of world's highest paid artists, has unveiled his life work in New York, a chance to understand why his art is so loved, so hated and so expensive.
The Whitney Museum has devoted its entire four-floor premises to the city's first retrospective of a 35-year career that sent Koons, the "king of kitsch", into the celebrity stratosphere.
Famous for his short-lived marriage to an Italian porn star and for channelling their sex life into explicit art, he is often compared to Andy Warhol and has even been lauded as a new Michelangelo. His ex-wife is Ilona Staller, a former Italian lawmaker known in the porn world as "Cicciolina", who once offered to have sex with Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to avert the 1990 Gulf War.
Today Koons is married to a former assistant and divides his time between a farm in Pennsylvania and New York where an army of staff help produce his giant, ultra-expensive sculptures. Last year his Balloon Dog (Orange) smashed world auction records by selling for US$58.4mil (RM186mil) – the most money for any work by a living artist and the most for a contemporary sculpture.
His fame resonates well beyond the art world, helped in part by collaborations with celebrities such as Lady Gaga, who made his art a centrepiece of her most recent album launch.
Koons, sun-tanned and dressed in a sharp suit with his piercing eyes, revelled in the rock-star reception at the press preview last month for his retrospective, mobbed by TV cameras and photographers. "I'm enjoying every moment of this," he said. "I believe completely in the work that we have here, and I hope other people can find meaning in it."
The 59-year-old said he hopes to have another three decades, "maybe more", to create art – which many will interpret as a clear nod to his hero Pablo Picasso, who worked until his death in his 90s. "I really believe in art, I really believe in the transcendence it's given me ... and it's taught me how to enjoy ideas and also experience this very ephemeral realm of ideas," he said.
The retrospective of 150 works runs until October 19, when it will pack up and move to Paris. It's the American art museum's last exhibition before it moves downtown to gleaming new premises.
The intention is to view his art as a whole, trace its evolution, and gain a deeper understanding of how the iconic pieces, such as Made In Heaven and Balloon Dog, fit into the whole. More than 20 years after its creation, Made In Heaven remains his most controversial work.
Stepping out of the Whitney elevator, visitors are hit by the enormous lithograph of a fresh-faced, naked Koons embracing a writhing Staller, dressed in fish net stockings and white lace lingerie. Koons intended the graphic, kitsch depictions of the couple having sex to foster emancipation from shame, but they were slammed at the time and recently branded "dreadful" by The Guardian.
The Whitney heaped praise on their star. Director Adam Weinberg said Koons "redefined what art and an artist can be." Yet the retrospective is unlikely to quieten his detractors.
The late critic Robert Hughes lampooned Koons for thinking he's a Michelangelo of the modern day and collectors for believing it. "He has the slimy assurance, the gross patter about transcendence through art, of a blow-dried Baptist selling swamp acres in Florida," he wrote.
"Great, good, bad and terrible art," according to The Guardian's headline on its review of the retrospective, pondering that a better starting point might have been contemporary collapse in America. "Then we could finally figure out whether he really is a child of our time, or rather woefully, unforgivably out of sync." – Relaxnews
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* Public libraries add nearly six dollars for every one dollar invested to the city economy annually
[as per return-on-investment studies conducted over the past few years]1
*There is an indirect correlation between access to library services and poverty
*Libraries add cultural and economic value to the local community
*Libraries provide opportunities for lifelong learning
*Students with access to libraries average higher test scores 2
*Libraries act as a repository for local history and information
*Libraries provide access to information to fulfill intellectual, educational, social, and recreational needs of the community
*Libraries close the gap between the Haves and Have Nots.
The Decatur Public Library Service Facts (2006)
*Over 155,000 people entered the library
*Approximately 127,000 items were checked out
*Over 5,700 people attended a library program
*Over 350 programs were offered -- an average of more than one a day!
*Over 16,000 people used the Internet services
*Over 15,000 reference questions were answered
*The web site was visited approximately 100,000 times
*356 groups used the meeting room
*Collections include over 70,000 books, 250 magazines, and 9 newspapers
*Open 65 hours per week & 354 days a year
Other notes/services of the library
*Circulating collections include books, magazines, videos / DVDs, CD-ROMs, CDs, life essential skills /
GED collections, audio books, art prints, and audio-visual equipment
*Programs: story times and other programs for children; Teen Advisory Board; programs for tweens;
programs for teens; adult programs on computer use, quilting, crafts, book discussions,
film discussions, genealogy, and more
*Local and genealogical information repository
*Decatur Daily Democrat Index & Obituary Index online
*Laminating service
*Lowest tax rate of all libraries in Adams County
1Callison, Daniel and David Lewis. "For Every One Dollar Invested Libraries Add Six More." Indiana Insight (June 2006), p.4-5.


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A wealthy Lake Tapps pilot was arrested in Atlanta Thursday, a day after Pierce County sheriff's detectives searched his waterfront home...
A wealthy Lake Tapps pilot was arrested in Atlanta Thursday, a day after Pierce County sheriff's detectives searched his waterfront home and seized more than 100 videotapes and DVDs they say show him sexually abusing and torturing at least 20 boys and teens.
Weldon Marc Gilbert was arrested at a hotel in Georgia on nine charges including child rape and molestation involving two brothers — and more charges are likely once investigators identify additional victims captured on videos found in Gilbert's home, according to Pierce County sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer.
Gilbert is in custody in Atlanta. He is expected to be returned to Pierce County this week, unless he fights extradition, Troyer said.
Pierce County prosecutors filed the nine criminal charges against Gilbert on Thursday and a warrant was issued for his arrest, according to court records. Gilbert — a pilot for United Parcel Service who also co-owns an aviation company called Lake Tapps Flyer — was arrested by FBI agents and Atlanta police at a hotel near the Atlanta airport where he was staying while attending job-related training.
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So far, detectives have watched about a third of the videos and say at least 20 boys and teens, believed to be ages 12 to 17, are depicted on the tapes. Most were filmed in Gilbert's house, but some appear to have been shot in a studio, Troyer said. Investigators are trying to determine whether Gilbert sold or shared the pornographic images, Troyer said.
"The cruelty and torture and psychological stuff on top of the sex abuse is just as bad," said Troyer, who has viewed some of the videos. "We believe we've only scratched the surface."
He urged any of Gilbert's acquaintances who have sons to speak to their children and come forward if they suspect abuse; anyone with information should call the sheriff's criminal-investigations division at 253-798-7530.
"They don't need to be afraid of him anymore. He's in jail, and they're not alone," Troyer said. "We may never identify all of them [the victims] but we sure would like to."
Detectives began investigating Gilbert after two adult brothers contacted the sheriff's office last week, concerned the 47-year-old was molesting their two younger brothers, charging papers say.
The younger brothers are now 18 and 12. The 18-year-old had apparently been living with Gilbert for the past several months and told investigators Gilbert had been abusing him since March 2001, charging papers say.
The 18-year-old told detectives he first met Gilbert when he was 12, shortly after his father died. He often went to Gilbert's home and accompanied him on trips to Hong Kong, Thailand and Europe, charging papers say. Gilbert "regularly and frequently" spanked the youth — leaving welts, cuts and bruises on his body — and engaged in sex acts, often videotaping the abuse, according to court documents. Gilbert allegedly paid the 18-year-old for the spankings.
Charging documents say the 18-year-old said Gilbert "had been showing some interest in his 12-year-old brother," and he told Gilbert to stay away from the younger boy. But the 18-year-old's older brothers unwittingly brought the 12-year-old to Gilbert's house Oct. 29. The 18-year-old gave detectives a video showing Gilbert abusing both him and the 12-year-old, the papers say.
Detectives executed a search warrant at Gilbert's house on Tapps Island, seizing videotapes, CDs, DVDs, floppy disks, ropes, paddles, sex toys, blindfolds, spanking devices, bondage implements, computers and two handguns, charging papers say.
"The kids are getting hit, they're screaming and obviously in pain," Troyer said of the graphic and disturbing images captured on tape.
Troyer said police think Gilbert used his $1 million luxury helicopter to give rides to some of the boys. Afterward, Gilbert would take them to his house, get them intoxicated and abuse them while a video recorder rolled.
In other instances, Gilbert apparently hired boys to perform yard work or cleaning. At least one room in his house was decorated for children — with Mario Brothers wallpaper, Troyer said.
According to Federal Aviation Administration records, Gilbert is a licensed transport pilot with commercial privileges allowing him to fly single-engine seaplanes and helicopters; his license as a flight instructor appears to have expired in July. Gilbert is the registered owner of a Cessna A185E, FAA records show.
Information from The Associated Press is included in this report.
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What was your favorite place?
When we return home for the winter, our landlubbing friends and family typically ask this impossible question. Last year, we visited 75 ports, in 7 counties, not to mention all of the cities that we saw by land. There just isn't one favorite. Each has its own charm, and what makes them all unique is the combination of the place, the experiences, and people. The local people that go out of their way to help us, the other cruisers we meet, the new friendships, this is what really makes make what we do special. A couple of examples:
Driving back to Berkeley East from our land trip to Umbria, we decided to stop at a winery in Le Marche. While trying to find the winery, our GPS finally gave up and said "drive off road". We wound our way around for a while, gave up and stopped for directions. Most Italian small towns have a square where the local men sit, drink coffee and talk, so we stopped there and asked, in our broken Italian, for directions to the winery. One of the men quickly got up and signaled us to follow him. He got in his car and proceeded to drive up and down hills for 10 minutes to the winery. Pointed it out, smiled, waved and then took off. At the winery we were shown around first by the owner's son, then his daughter. When the owner eventually caught up with us in the tasting room he was beaming with pride talking about his children, not the wine. People like this are what make us treasure our visit to Le Marche.
Another time, we were at anchor off Dugi Otak Croatia, when a couple in a dinghy stopped by to admire Berkeley East and they asked if we were going to dinner at the restaurant onshore. We had planned to eat on board, but based on their recommendation we decided to go to the restaurant. They said that they knew the owners and would call the restaurant to make a reservation for us, which they did.
Over the next few days we got to know them a little better and confided in them that we were struggling with Croatia, as there were so many island and places to go we just couldn't find a clear path through the country. We also had the itch to get to Greece quickly. They had been cruising in Croatia for over 10 years and insisted on sharing their insights. So after 2 ½ hours of going through charts, guide books and all the business cards they had collected, we were even more overwhelmed. But we developed a plan and as a result, we extended our time in Croatia by six weeks, had countless wonderful experiences and ate at some of the best food we've had in Europe.
As much as we will remember all the great places we have traveled to, the beautiful scenery and interesting history, we will remember the people and our interactions equally as much.
Our path last year (2012)
Where are you cruising this year?
Whenever we get back to Berkeley East in the spring, our cruising friends typically ask us "where are you going this summer and where will you leave the boat for the winter?" For the last two cruising seasons, we have started with a plan of sailing through Greece and on to Turkey for the winter. So our standing answer has been that we plan to cruise in Greece and winter in Turkey. This plan always seems to falls apart quickly, as we find there is too much to see and do on the way and we cannot tear ourselves away from the fun. So our plan for this year is, once again, to sail to through Greece and put BE in Turkey for the winter.
We had about two weeks left before we needed to start looking for a weather window for the trip back to Sicily, so we decided to pop down to Greece. When we left Montenegro on a 24-hour passage to Corfu, in the Ionian Islands of Greece, there were a few clouds in the sky. By the time we were 30 minutes out, we were surrounded by black sky, the wind was howling, and lightening bolts were striking the water sending shivers up our spines. One of us wanted to run north and hide. One of us thought we should find a way around the storm. We spent the next three hours slowly weaving our way through the clouds and lightening. Not the start we had hoped for on an overnight passage, but best to get the bad stuff over in daylight. The rest of the trip was quiet. The dark sky made way for huge, white, puffy clouds, the thunder silenced, the wind calmed and all we heard was the sound of Berkeley East's engine.
We arrived at the marina in Corfu the following morning to check into the country. After three seasons in the Med, we had finally made it to Greece! Arriving in Greece was new, refreshing and just a bit spooky. The language, the customs, the signage, it was all very foreign; you might say "Greek," to us. For the next ten days, we got a small glimpse of two of the seven Ionian Islands, Corfu and Paxi. On Corfu, we explored Corfu Town, anchored off the old fort and spent a few nights in some quiet coves. It was a nice mix of touring and relaxation, a good introduction to Greece.
Our time on the island of Paxi was a completely different experience. We pulled into the Lakka anchorage on the north end of the island and found a lovely, very shallow bay and beautiful little town.
We enjoyed swimming and relaxing before going to shore for the evening where we found an excellent restaurant, and live Greek music and dancing.
It was ideal, just what we expected of Greece, and we decided that we were going like cruising in Greece again next season. Had we known what was in store for us, we would have stayed that night and danced until the music stopped, as it would be our last time off the boat for five days.
On Day Three of "The Downpour" in our "Idealic" Paxi, we began to look for animals that needed rescuing from the flood. Instead, we kept finding boaters who wanted to anchor on top of Berkeley East; in a squall, in the dark, in full sail. With BE's engine running, we put on our life vests and clipped onto the boat for safety, then waited for the wild wind to die and the rain to subside enough so that we could see beyond the cockpit and have time to bail out the dinghy before it sunk. We rejoiced when we saw 45 knots become 20, and the torrential downpour turn into just a constant rain. "Ha, ha, just kidding," we imagined the Greek rain god was saying - it seemed like it would never end.
When the weather finally subsided, we got BE ready to move (she was cleaner than she had ever been), but as we tried to raise the anchor, it would not budge. After five days of wind and rain, Berkeley East had decided to stay put. We thought we had probably hooked another boat's anchor, but it turned out that during the storm, BE had spun around so much and pulled so hard that our anchor had just screwed itself deep into the mud. Once we were free, we had a peaceful motor on a clear sunny "rainbow" day to Othonoi, a small island off the NE tip of Corfu, to position ourselves for the passage back to Sicily.
What should have been a two-day passage to Siracusa, Sicily, ended up being just 36 hours, as we were able to sail at 9 knots for most of the first day. When we pulled into Siracusa, we recognized many boats in the harbor, and saw more American flags than we had seen in months. We were hailed on the radio as we anchored and visited by fellow cruisers in their dinghies, it was like coming home. After a couple of days of catching up with friends, we were off again, this time to Marina di Ragusa to put Berkeley East to bed for the winter. The summer was over.
Just a day sail from Croatia, Montenegro is a country of great contrast. Rugged, dramatic cliffs in the interior give way to a long sparkling coastline.
Trendy beach clubs and restaurants share a view with rustic towns. Super yacht marinas and tacky seaside resorts border internationally recognized historic sites. Montenegro has something for everyone.
We made just a few stops in Montenegro, and in that short time, caught a glimpse of a beautiful but rough country struggling to reinvent itself as a luxury paradise. They are off to a good start in the Bay of Kotor, a sunken river canyon, with four distinct bays, that is the closest place to a fjord in the Mediterranean. We made a stop at Porto Montenegro marina to check into the country and were surprised to find the marina full of super yachts, some of the biggest that we have ever seen. Berkeley East is a mere dinghy compared to these massive vessels. The marina itself was a refreshing step into civilization with nice restaurants, classy shops and a she-she beach club that would fit nicely into any upscale resort. Instead of having to spend hours going from customs to immigration, the marina staff did it for us, leaving us time to spend money at their restaurants and clubs. We thought it was a fair trade.
Purobeach Porto Montenegro is a spectacular and beautiful club with a 180 degree view of the Bay of Kotor. We hung out on the sunbeds, swam in the 63 meter long pool and relaxed to music from the DJ.
Outstanding food at the mariana sushi restaurant
Renovated dockyard crane - An iconic landmark at Porto Montenegro Mariana
From Porto Montenegro, we sailed BE through the bay to Kotor, a historic town with yet another fabulous wall to climb. With its remote location and heavy fortification, Kotor escaped destruction by war, but suffered badly during several earthquakes.
Kotor is on the cruise ship circuit, and while we were there, we saw three large ships come and go. Whenever we see cruise ships, we try to only go onshore in the early morning, or at dinnertime, in order to avoid the crowds. But on our last day in Kotor, we slept in a little too late and as we were leaving BE to climb the town wall, we saw five shore boats offloading passengers from a huge ship that came in during the night. We climbed the wall anyway and then had fun sitting in the square trying to figure out where everyone was from.
We made several other stops along the Bay of Kotor, enjoying breathtaking views of islands and the massive mountains, then headed south along the coast to the Budva Riviera.
Perast - A city of 349 people originally built by the Venetian's in the 15 and 16th century withs sixteen Baroque palaces, seventeen Catholic churches and two Orthodox churches.
The islands of St. George and Gospa od Škrpjela (Our Lady of the Rock). . Gospa od Škrpjela is the only artificially built island in the Adriatic
O. Otok an island in the South part of the Bay of Kotor
Berkeley East at anchor of O. Stradioti in the Bay of Kotor
A friend told us to skip Budva. They said it was a tacky tourist resort with the largest outdoor disco in Europe. But Berkeley East needed fuel, we needed to check out of Montenegro, and Budva was a good place for both.
Who Said Tacky Couldn't Be Fun?
Our friend was right. Budva was tacky and it was touristy. But it was also fun. Full of parasailers, jet skis and fast moving boats.
There was a wonderful old town with beautiful views, great restaurants and music.
Along the shoreline, families were swimming and sunbathing. And at night, there were discos with loud music that made you want to dance. But they must have been discos for old people, as they closed down by 1 am. When we were checking out of the country, the customs official asked if we enjoyed Montenegro. We said we did. He said he had traveled all over Europe, even to USA (which he pronounced OOH-sa), "but," he said, "Montenegro is very good."
Jeff Gronning
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Announcing the 2011 Portfolio Prize Finalists
Copyright by artist, clockwise from top-left: Sarah Palmer, Louie Palu, Lisa Lindvay, Andrew McConnell, Brunet Thibault
Thanks to all the photographers who took part in our annual Aperture Portfolio Prize contest this past year. Judges have gone through the submissions and after much deliberation, we're pleased to announce the five finalists:
Lisa Lindvay
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For almost a decade now, our contest has helped to identify trends in contemporary photography and bring the work of innovative and emerging artists to a wider audience. This year, first prize is $3000 and an exhibition at Aperture Foundation.
Check back with us in the coming weeks as we get ready to announce the winner via email newsletter and our website and showcase their work. Don't forget to check out the winning images from years past here. And remember, it's never too early to start thinking about submitting for next year's prize.


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The BSE benchmark Sensex today gained over 53 points in early trade on fresh buying by funds and retail investors amid a firm trend in Asian markets.
The 30-share barometer rose by 53.50 points, or 0.27 per cent, to 19,977.28 with stocks of auto, IT, healthcare and capital goods sectors leading the recovery.
The index had lost 102.83 points yesterday.
The wide-based National Stock Exchange index, Nifty, moved up by 8.60 points, or 0.14 per cent, to 6,027.95.
Brokers said the trading sentiment turned slightly better on selective buying by funds and retail investors, taking positive cues from Asian markets, following overnight gains in the US market on the back of an improvement of the weekly jobless claims data.
In Asia, Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose by 0.11 per cent, while the Japan's Nikkei by 2.35 per cent in early trade.
The US Dow Jones Industrial Average had ended 0.33 per cent higher in yesterday's trade.
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(Reuters):GLOBAL MARKETS ROUND UP
Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange rose 0.04 percent. The MSCI-Asia Pacific index, excluding Japan was down 0.56 per cent.
Falls in South Korean shares on disappointing earnings pulled broader Asian shares lower on Friday, but the region's many other bourses were up following solid global economic data.
The smallest of gains gave the Standard & Poor's 500 its seventh straight winning day on Thursday, but the index failed to hold above the 1,500 line, restrained by Apple's worst day in more than four years.
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, Reliance Power Ltd earnings.
Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbarao will meet Finance Minister P Chidambaram, ahead of the central bank's Jan. 29 policy review.
The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday urged banks to raise capital by issuing subordinated debt to retail investors as well to deepen the corporate bond market.
The final guidelines for new banking licences could take a while, contrary to expectations that the Reserve Bank of India would announce those by month-end.
The telecom arm of Reliance Industries Ltd may buy a stake in Reliance Infratel, a company belonging to Reliance Communications Ltd, in a complex deal, two people close to the ongoing negotiations said.
Jindal Steel and Power Ltd is set to start importing coal from its Mozambique mine, where production will begin this year, with plans to import about 500,000 tonnes of coking coal, Sushil Maroo, director and group chief financial officer.
Lenders to Suzlon Energy Ltd have approved the Indian wind turbine maker's corporate debt restructuring plan for $1.8 billion, the company said on Thursday.
U.S. retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc is studying the conditions attached to India's decision to open its supermarket sector to foreign investors before finalizing a decision to invest, an Indian government statement said on Thursday.
The chairman of Tesco PLC met India's Trade Minister Anand Sharma, seeking clarifications on the country's decision to open its supermarket sector to foreign investors, the Indian government said in a statement on Thursday. TELECOMS
Reliance Communications is in talks with domestic lenders to raise 65 billion rupees, which it will have to repay over seven years, said a senior official from a public sector bank who did not want to be named.
India's Bombay High Court has asked the government to not take any coercive action against Idea Cellular Ltd until March 1 on a demand to pay surcharges on airwaves, the mobile phone operator said on Thursday.
Ashok Leyland Ltd said October-December net profit rose 10.82 percent to 741.4 million rupees from a year ago.
The aviation ministry may want to protect Air India Ltd's business prospects if Etihad Airways buys a stake in Jet Airways Ltd and they pursue an aggressive expansion programme, two government officials said.


text: "Gone Girl" star Ben Affleck drops off his car at the valet before heading to a business meeting on August 27, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. The beefy 'Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice' star wore a "Detroit City" shirt (repping the city where he's been filming the movie) when he recently took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. His wife Jennifer Garner had the honor of dumping the cold water on his head.


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Tunkhannock Area ends teacher arbitration appeal
The Tunkhannock Area School Board took action Thursday night to have its solicitor rescind its appeal of a ruling which forced the district to rehire 32 furloughed teachers.
After a short executive session, no public vote was taken, but board president Mick Cronin said simply, "We have decided to instruct the solicitor to rescind the furlough appeal."
The district agreed a year ago to arbitration over the previous summer's furloughing of 32 teachers as a cost-cutting measure based on declining enrollments. An arbitrator ruled against the district this past spring, leaving the district with a $1.5 million tab to pay for lost wages and benefits for the furloughed teachers and another $2.1 million for the 2013-14 school year.
That decision was appealed to Wyoming County Court in the summer, and Senior Judge Brendan Vanston also ruled against the district. A notice of appeal was filed in Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court Aug. 20 and briefs were due Nov. 19.
Board Chairman Mick Cronin said he would leave it to the solicitor to explain pulling back the appeal. However, solicitor Frank J. Tunis was not at the meeting to do so. Attempts to reach him Friday also were unsuccessful.
In other business, Cronin announced plans in the works for a Community Advisory Committee to be spearheaded by volunteer members from the board.
The committee will be comprised of local business leaders, concerned parents and board members and will function as a think tank for the district.
"The goal of the committee would be to maximize revenue and control costs," Cronin said. "Some 'out-of-the-box' thinking needs to be developed."
Under new business, board member Lori Bennett informed the board that she had polled the school's coaches about whether or not to move district sports from the Wyoming Valley Conference to the Lackawanna Conference.
"I met with about 15 coaches and we spoke for over an hour about it, and I'd say 95 percent of them wanted to stay in the Wyoming Valley Conference," Bennett said.
She added that after discussing the matter with administration the board felt no change was necessary.
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DAILY NEWS: Lions Gate Buys "Fever"; "Queer" Series Headed to U.S.; IFILM Deal
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>>Lions Gate Hot for Winter's "Fever"
(indieWIRE/5.1.2000) -- Lions Gate has acquired the North American rights
to Alex Winter's, "Fever," which debuted during last year's Director's
Fortnight at Cannes.
"'Fever' is a dark and subtle film, and Lions Gate has just the kind of
sophistication and savvy to market it," commented director Alex Winter
in a prepared statement, "I'm very excited by their participation."
The film, which stars Henry Thomas ("E.T.," "Legends of The Fall"),
David O'Hara ("Braveheart"), Teri Hatcher ("Lois & Clark"), and
Bill Duke ("Payback"), was sold to Lions Gate by Sloss Law. Winter,
who is best known for his role as Bill in "Bill and Ted's Excellent
Adventure," co-wrote, co-directed and starred in "Freaked."
Among Lions Gate's recent acquisitions include the Sundance 2000
audience-award winner, "Two Family House," Jamie Babbit's "But I'm
a Cheerleader," Valerie Breiman's "Love & Sex," the acclaimed
documentary, "The Eyes of Tammy Faye," and the upcoming Abby
Hoffman biography, "Steal This Movie." [Eugene Hernandez]
>> "Queer as Folk" Set for U.S. Series
(indieWIRE/5.1.2000) -- "Trick" writer Jason Schafer is among the
writer/producers on board to bring Britain's controversial TV series,
"Queer as Folk," to America. The program is being adapted for U.S.
audiences with Showtime greenlighting 22 episodes.
In an announcement timed to coincide with this past weekend's
Millennium March on Washington for Equality, Showtime unveiled plans
for a program that would seem to fit its own advertising slogan --
"No Limits."
Created by Russell T. Davies, who will consult on the American version,
"Queer as Folk" aired as an eight episode series on Channel 4 last year
and caused an uproar for its frank and sometimes graphic portrayal of
the lives of a group of gay men living in Manchester. While acclaimed,
the series was also criticized by some for its uncensored depiction of
homosexual sex, including an ongoing relationship between a 29-year-old
lead character and a 15-year-old student. "Queer as Folk" concluded
earlier this year with a two-hour finale and has gained popularity here
in America as a bootleg tape and via screenings at film festivals.
Set to debut later this year, according to Showtime, the American version
will be set in a "working class eastern U.S. city." The network continued,
"The characters will be 'American cousins' of their British counterparts,
but with their own homegrown backgrounds, voices and experiences."
While not officialy announced yet, filmmaker Joel Schumacher (who has been
developing the project since last year) is expected to direct the U.S.
version's two-hour opener. Joining Jason Schafer as writer/producers are
Richard Kramer ("Tales of the City") and Jonathan Tolins ("Twilight of
the Golds"), while Ron Cowen & Daniel Lippman ("An Early Frost,"
"Sisters") will executive produce with former Warner Bros. TV President
Tony Jonas. [Eugene Hernandez]
>>IFILM Adds Development Resources
(indieWIRE/5.1.2000) -- IFILM is adding a two new companies to
its collection of film resources. The company is acquiring
TVtracker.com and The Development Source, two leading resources
for tracking film and television projects in development.
"These acquisitions mark another milestone in IFILM's efforts
to become the one-stop online resource for the entertainment
industry professional," stated Kevin Wendle, CEO of IFILM, in
a prepared statement. "These two companies track critical
information that are used by film and television executives
on a daily basis, and we are pleased that they are now part
of the IFILM family."
The deals bolster IFILM's resources, including recent acquisitions
of The Hollywood Creative Directory, studioXchange, ScriptShark,
and Lone Eagle Publishing. IFILM is expected to fold its new
companies into the IFILMpro.com site as part of a relaunch this
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Heroes of Attacktix!
Thanks to Attacktix Joe, Joe Attacktix, I won a set of Star Wars heroes! Thanks Joe! Chewbacca wants to know why his weapon is green while everyone else sports blue. The mystery of the Star Wars Universe I guess. Since I have this set already, I think I will plan to surprise unsuspecting people into their own starter set, so I can rumble their puny talents later. Bwa-Ha-Ha!
Welp I will be out and about for the next couple O'weeks. But don't go away, surprises may be a legofoot. And soon I will have proof from the State of Idaho that a toy nerd can get married to a beautifull girl. And then we will honeymoon on some nice Cobra Island somewhere. Hey!... Maybe I should take my GI Joes... What's that honey?
I was just saying I could bring my...
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Maybe I will sneak a small Cobra Trooper. :)
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Married eh? Congrats! Been 4 years for me now. And I'll let you in on a secret: Get a part time job where the main pay is tips...then you can squirrel a little away for yourself for toys and give the rest to the little woman and she'll think you're working for her when in fact it's all you babee!
Will post a couple things I bought tomorrow. Hint: Man of Steel and Z06 of steel!
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Now, if that's not some good marriage advice, I don't know what is.
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Aint it the truth!
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Marjorie Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager Balances Work and Life, says too many companies define work/life programs as fitness programs satisfied by an on-site exercise room or health fair.
Instead, companies should think more broadly about what contributes to work/life balance and the well-being of employees, she says.
"I think that 'wellness' is about everything in your job," she says. "I think it's about, 'Do you have an idea where you're heading in your work? Why is your work meaningful?'
"I think it has to do with getting better, the skills that you're getting so your résumé looks a little stronger every year. I think wellness is about the relationships you have at work, particularly with your boss. And I think it's about your fitness. But I don't think it's just about your fitness."
Working too much
The topic of work/life balance has gained renewed attention in recent months as several new studies paint a dismal picture of work/life balance in American organizations.
One-third of Americans are chronically overworked, according to a recent study by the Families and Work Institute.
A separate study by the Center for Work-Life Policy calls on companies to stop stigmatizing work/life options, finding that 35 percent of women and 48 percent of men say they would be penalized for using work/life options.
It's not just a problem in the U.S. In the U.K., 46 percent of employees in their 30s are unhappy with their work/life balance, according to a recent report by the Employers Forum on Age, a network of 170 firms. Fifty-eight percent of executives in Shanghai, China, say they are working longer hours than ever before, according to a survey by Hudson Recruitment.
Sylvia Ann Hewlett, president of the Center for Work-Life Policy in New York, points to Ernst & Young as an organization that successfully changed its culture and shed any stigma about work/life options. Subordinates rate their managers on how available they make work/life options such as flextime. Those ratings influence year-end bonuses.
Twenty-seven percent of Ernst & Young's workforce now uses some flexible work arrangement, Hewlett says. "There's enough of a critical mass of both men and women clearly doing this successfully," she says of the Big Four accounting firm.
Jim Bird, president of training company worklifebalance.com, emphasizes project- and time-management skills and personal responsibility in achieving work/life balance.
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We had to pick up my son from camp this morning. We made a big breakfast at home, and threw together some snacks and drinks for the trip before we left. It's only a 3 hour trip total, but in the past we've always stopped for lunch. Not today. We picked up my son and came straight home. Well, not straight home.
I had to pick up some fresh flowers and a few ingredients to make a friend (who just had surgery) several meals. I paid cash. I'm not putting that into the food category for this month, that goes under gifts.
I figure I saved about $15.00 by preparing ahead of time for the trip and eating at home. A good start to my August 'plan'.
Once home, I cooked up some chicken soup, chicken cutlets, mac and cheese and a tray of brownies. I'm glad I was able to do this for my friend. I need to create a new budget for things like this. I'd like to do more of it.
I'm still working on the rest of my budget. My daughter leaves for college in less than 3 weeks, and we have to get her stuff together. I know we have to purchase a printer, but I'm not sure what else she needs. My son has his senior pictures this week, but I will only have to pay for a sitting fee right now. Other school expenses are not too far behind though…senior dues, graduation fees, SAT/ACT re-takes, college applications, etc. Most of this will come in September/October. Then there is the senior 'ad' for the yearbook, his actually senior pics, etc. I have a handle on what to expect because I just did it last year with my daughter.
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Financing On Jan de Bont's 'Mulan' Starring Zhang Ziyi Falls Apart
Production on any Wong Kar-Wai film is never simple but his latest effort looks to be taking the cake with the Ip Man biopic "The Grandmasters" reportedly facing even more delays on its already extended production.
THR reports that completion of Wong's latest effort -- his first film since 2007's "My Blueberry Nights" -- has now been "delayed until the fourth quarter" of 2011 taking production well into it's second year. Lensing began all the way back in December of 2009 with a star studded cast toplined by Tony Leung and Zhang Ziyi and we were eagerly anticipating it's completion/release this year, even hoping for an appearance at the Croisette. That, however, looks less and less likely by the day particular with the indifferent word coming out of the production.
Many rumors have plagued the project since it began though the most recent ones center on the potential, temporary exit of star Leung for Derek Yee's "The Great Magician" which was due to began shooting in March -- whether that's the case remains to be seen -- and the participation of actress Song Hye-Kyo whose "important role" has only seen a "small portion of the shooting, so she might need to return to continue shooting [though Wong] still has no idea how to fit her into the movie." The latter move certainly sounds Wong-esque considering his on-the-fly methodology.
Production shingle Sil-Metropole has since come out though and denied any production halts affirming that shooting was continuing to take place as planned with Wong currently taking on larger scale scenes -- one reportedly featured over 100 actors but (due of Wong's meticulous style) even aspects like the extras' clothing buttoning was not overlooked.
Either way, heiress Megan Ellison recently took out rights to the film and is currently eyeing a teaming with one the major shingles for distribution. Hopefully, with his fall competition, some sort of of release date can firm up. And with Cannes now well and truly out of the question, could Venice be the go? Or is the fall festival season be too soon itself? Fingers crossed.
Another Ziyi-led production, meanwhile, has evidently fallen apart. The actress was previously attached to star in a live-action adaptation of the famous Mulan story with Dutch helmer Jan de Bont at the helm however , with shooting due to begin last fall in Shanghai, financing fell apart weeks earlier leaving members of the production team -- many of whom had already assembled at the Hengdian Studios -- to be sent home. At least, it leaves Ziyi totally dedicated to Wong's epic. [via WongKarWaiNews]


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Jerry Springer sat down with HuffPost Live on Tuesday, questioning why the public holds any hatred toward President Barack Obama.
Springer, who is hosting a new Discovery Channel series called "TABLOID," argued that "we have built such disrespect for the president" – a thought that is unacceptable in his mind.
"Why would you ever hate Barack Obama?," Springer asked. "You may not like his policies. You may say 'respectfully sir, I disagree. I'm going to vote this way or I want that.': But is there a human being on the planet Earth that wouldn't want Barack Obama as a son? I mean look at what this young man has achieved, and what he's done on his own, and how he's become this great leader."
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Hi everyone, I'm new to turning and have turned a few pens using Penn State Industries material with pretty good results I think. But now I've split the last 3 acrylic blanks and am pretty dismayed at that with Christmas coming and the gifts in the trash now. The blanks split just as the brad point pierces the end and the flutes tear the blank apart. I'm drilling on the slowest speed (620?) and going slow and clearing the chips...anything I else I should do? Should I be using a regular bit and not a brad point? Any other tips I should know?
FYI: the splits were when drilling a 3/8 hole in a 3/4 in. blank and 8mm holes in 5/8 blank acrylic and acrylester blanks.
Thanks for your help and advice.
At least two ways around this problem.
First, put a piece of scrap wood under the blank and push the blank down tight and tighten the vise. Pretty much have to have a vise for this to work.
Second, cut the blank long by at least the point on the drill. Say 3/8ths of an inch longer. Now mark the drill bit somehow so the full diameter of the drill goes the length of the tube plus a tad more. For instance; the tube is 2 and 1/4 inches long then make the blank 2 5/8 inches long or more. Now measure up on the drill bit 2 5/16 or 2 3/8 inches, this is the full diameter only not including the point, and put some tape around the bit so the bottom edge of the tape stops you as it enters the blank. You've now drilled a hole a little deeper than the tube. Take the blank and carefully measure a 1/16th longer than the tube and cut the end with no hole off. Should leave you a blank with a hole just longer than the tube. Glue the tube in and after it dries sand the excess from the ends so the tube is flush with the end of the blank and turn and finish.
Back to the vise. If you do this then it still helps to have that tape marker on the bit. As you get close to drilling through the end feed really slow. My Drill press has a little play up and down in the quill and every now and then as the bit starts breaking through it will "suck" itself on down and the blank will blow up...not often but it happens. A piece of hardwood scrap seems to work better than pine for me.
Hope this helps and hasn't confused the issue for you.
12-08-2011 08:53 PM - edited 12-08-2011 08:55 PM
Welcome to the forum! Glad to have you, this is a great place to come learn, grow and share your projects. Let us know if you need assistance navigating the site! I may be repeating Randy here but I wanted to be sure it was spliting as the bit exits the blank and not entering? I do what Randy does, cut the blank longer than the tube insert, drill the hole stopping short of the bottom then cut off the end of the blank to expose the hole, make sure you don't cut the blank too short though! Another way....If you have a self centering vise to drill your blanks and can lock it it place. drill from one end of the blank, flip it, and drill from the other end, to meet the hole in the middle. Then cut it in half to expose the holes. Take the time to clear the debris often, it can compact in the hole and the pressure and crack the blank although I think it's rare on acrylic.
Randy and Eric have you on track with their response. Cut your blanks longer than needed and drill your hole only as long as the tube plus 1/16th. Cut off the extra to expose the hole after drilling.
I drill on the lathe and occasionally use Pam cooking spray to lubricate the bit. Clean the blank inside well with DNA or acetone if you use lube.
Make sure your blank has good support on all sides also. Most pen drilling vises only support 2 sides of the blank. If you hit a hard spot or drill to fast the blank has a chance to split from the 2 unsupported sides. As I said, I drill on the lathe using a pin chuck. The pin jaws support all 4 sides allowing less chance of a split. Most times however, I round the blank between centers to just over 3/4" or 5/8" and use a collet chuck. This will true up the blank, spins it concentric, and supports it on all sides.
Take Randy and Eric's advice, drill a perfect blank, and show us some pens!
Randy, Eric, and Greg,
Thanks for your tips. I think I'll start cutting them longer than needed and cutting them off.
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There are a lot of good pen turners on the Wood forums. There are a lot of good anything turners on here also. Keep in mind we all do things a little bit different. Take all you can get and then do it your way. For enough information on pen making to make you head explode try the IAP. I had no idea how much I didn't know until I found that site. The library and photo gallery will inspire you to try many different things. There even some squids over there.
Good luck on your turnings. And we love pictures.
The cause could be one of several things. I was not sure if the blanks were breaking when the bit entered the acrylic or exited it. The drill bit is probably dull and you are probably compensating by applying a lot of pressure with the drill press. Acrylic will dull drill bits fairly rapidly. I also recommend using special drills for pen turning made by Colt. They are absolutely amazing.
Like others have said, the blanks should be cut slightly long and then trimmed with an end mill designed for pen turning.
I tend to agree with Bill about your drill bit not being sharp enough. I can't remember that I have ever broken a blank while drilling into or out the bottom. This includes corn cobs, wood and acrylics. I know that the Colt bits are very, very good, but I just use the regular brad point bits. There are bits made especially for acrylic. Go to google and type in " drill bits for acrylics ". Cost a bit more, but ??


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Kylie Minogue's UK 'escape'Kylie Minogue is planning to buy a new house in the English countryside to "escape to".
The Australian singer - who currently divides her time between her native Melbourne and her London home - is considering purchasing a house out of the city where she can go for some quiet time.
She said: "At the moment, I am looking at a house in England that I can escape to. It's looking pretty likely."
Despite her love of Britain, Kylie is planning on returning to Australia in December to spend Christmas with her family.
She added in an interview with Britain's Radio 2: "Christmas in Australia is beautiful. We all sit round a barbeque and it's fantastic. I was always start thinking about it when the nights in England start getting colder."
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Special Guest: Rob Levin, Publisher, New York Enterprise Report
Are you a cutting edge small business that deserves to be recognized? Tune in as Hilary Topper interviews Rob Levin, Publisher of the New York Enterprise Report, the publication designed to help small businesses succeed. Hilary and Rob will discuss The NYER Accountant and Attorney Awards recognizing the tri-state area's best business advisors this June and what's new for the 8th Annual NYER Small Business Awards honoring small businesses and their best practices this coming October. Learn about the state of small business in the current economy and how corporate culture can positively or negatively impact company growth.
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