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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
New Year
Dallas and I are still living in limbo. He is chipping away at the granite mountain that is the Mechanical Engineering degree, and I run the house... and run around the house. We are set in routine and while it's nice and comfortable, it's hard not to look out the window and want more.
We have lots of sentences that start with, "When you're done with school..."
I don't want to say that anymore! Because when Dallas is done with school, my son will be almost old enough to be baptized and my daughter will be walking through the front doors of an elementary school, and I'm just not ready for any of that yet.
This year, it's time to enjoy what life is right now. School schedules, babysitting and all!
I did pick some small, measurable goals that will help us enjoy life a little more. (And or de-stress. You know, it's all in the same category anyway).
1. Budget control! No overspending the entertainment or grocery store budget.
2. De-clutter one area of the house every week- be it a drawer, closet, room, file, what have you.
3. This one's for me- ONE sugary treat per day. I swear. I, Amylee, am a sugar addict. This is not news. However, I feel that some people are in rehab for addictions that are nearly as powerful as my own- I'm just able to have better control over my actions when my veins are flowing with sugar than someone who's veins are flowing with crack might have. Right? Right. It's time to rein that in and show some self control.
Along these same lines, I am doing a "Finer Life Project" with some of my closest friends, and in this project I've come up with a few "commandments" for myself, if you will. I have them written everyplace hoping I will remember to do them. They are:
Be Amylee
Choose the positive.
Let go.
Stay busy.
Say yes (especially to my children!)
Give people the benefit of the doubt.
More than anything, I hope to recognize and remember all of my blessings, and enjoy the time we have together- no matter the circumstances.
7 comments:
- Ty and Mari said...
I agree. I have a lot of those sentences too but it is a little different starting.. not for long though. Ty is going back to school for a Masters Cert. I just have to remind myself how grateful I am for what I have now. If I am not then how can I ever be grateful for something I get in the future!? You are amazing. I didn't know you had a sugar problem. I do to, let me know what you do about it!
- January 3, 2012 at 9:06 PM
- Amber said...
Very admirable goals. I like "Be Amylee" the best.
- January 4, 2012 at 9:28 AM
- Amy N. said...
I'm totally a sugar addict.
I think we often preface our life with sentences like your school one. It's so easy to feel like your life is on hold, when in reality this is life!
- January 4, 2012 at 11:56 AM
- kalie said...
Yes! Food addictions! I ditto every word you said there. We feel the same way about Kevin being done w residency. But I agree that life is about living in the moment.
- January 6, 2012 at 7:48 PM
- marciea casselman said...
Second Christmas sounds like a fun idea. Kind of like second breakfast in The Lord of the Rings. I love seeing little children's reactions to Christmas. It is truly magical.
Happy new year to you. I haven't written or voiced my resolutions. I had better do something about that or nothing will happen this year...
- January 7, 2012 at 3:41 PM
- Erin said...
I agree with you. If you wait to "start life" once he's done with school, you will find that you've missed some of the best years of your life. I love you friend!
- January 9, 2012 at 11:02 AM
- Kim said...
Just wanted to tell you I love reading this blog and your running blog...you are an inspiration to many! We missed you at the Wilson Party this year. Love you.
- January 9, 2012 at 9:25 PM


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South Surrey – September 28 2009
Stuffies for Safe Housing
Dreyer Group Mortgages entertained business partners this past Wednesday evening. Everyone enjoyed delicious food, soulful music and stuffies….?
As part of a fundraising effort for Dreyer Group Smiles, a program started by Dreyer Group Mortgages in 2008 dedicated to helping children have safer homes in the Fraser Valley, sold cuddly stuffies for $10.00 to enthusiastic event goers. Dreyer Group Smiles sold over $1000.00 worth of stuffies. "This program is something very close to my heart, explains Jared Dreyer, President, VERICO Dreyer Group Mortgages Inc. These shelters and safe and transitional homes work hard to give these kids a warm place to call home and an opportunity for a new start. Our team is behind this effort 100% and I am so proud that a portion of every one of our mortgages goes towards these kids who need our help".
If you want to Buy a Stuffie:
The stuffies are soft and plush and range between 12 and 16 inches. You can choose from bears, monkeys, alligators and ducks to name a few. If you would like to purchase a stuffie, visit the Dreyer Group office at 308-15252 32nd Ave (Morgan Creek Corporate Centre) or phone to order at 604 536-3802
About Dreyer Group Smiles
Dreyer Group Mortgages, one of the top mortgage broker teams in Canada and a member of the VERCIO brokers network, is proud to have created their new program Dreyer Group Smiles.
Dreyer Group Smiles is dedicated to giving to facilities that provide safe and transitional housing to children and youth in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia. By providing funds to these programs, Dreyer Group will make a meaningful difference to kids who otherwise may not have a roof over their heads, or hope for a bright future.
Dreyer Group hopes to expand this effort through their clients and business partners. In addition, they plan to raise additional funds through annual events and corporate fundraisings initiatives. Dreyer Group is working closely with the Salvation Army to allocate these funds to the children and shelters.

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Today was a big day for traders. The ECB surprised some with a quarter point rate cut and the U.S. economy grew faster than expected. Both helped to strengthen the dollar and lift futures trading ahead of the open of today's trading. Trading was mixed around the world. Asian stocks ended the day down, their markets closing before the key event of the day. European stocks were up initially but lost most their gains by the time those markets closed. The futures trade was basically flat in the early morning hours. The first boost came when the ECB announced the cut in interest rates, the second once unemployment and GDP numbers were released.
The first sign of trouble came at the open. Although indicated to open about 7 points higher, the S&P only managed to get about 3 points higher before sellers stepped in to drive prices lower. At first I thought that the market was just watching the Twitter IPO. It was kind of important to see for more than one reason. For one it is the first major social media IPO since Facebook. There were a lot of questions about what the stock was worth since the company doesn't make any profits. Apparently it's worth a lot since it opened $19 higher than it was originally priced. The second reason it was important was because of all the problems that Nasdaq has been having. It was reassuring to see it go down the way it did, very smoothly.
Twitter was a smoke screen. While everyone was focused on that the market simply began to move lower. The major indices hit an early low around 11:30 AM, moved back up and then moved back down to make a lower afternoon low. Market breadth was poor but volume on some stocks was high. I have been expecting another pullback of some sort and this may be it. One thing to note is that it is not being driven on fear. No negative catalyst sparked today's sell off. Better than expected data and the reassuring move from the ECB should have helped to reduce fear and maybe it did, to the point that some regular profit taking is setting in. The S&P for one is well extended from the long term trend and in an attractive place for taking some money off the table. The most recent all time high of 1771.95 is about 2.5% above the previous all time high and 7.5% above the most recent low.
The Data
Third quarter GDP was a real surprise today. This figure is one of the last pieces of data delayed by the shut down and is a lagging indicator at best. This is the first estimate for the third quarter and includes the three months ending September 30, just prior to California's unemployment claims problems and the government shut down. Estimates were low, the consensus was around 2% GDP, down from the prior estimate of 2.5%. The actual 2.8% was far above the expectations and helped to lift futures trading going into the open. The better than expected number led some to speculate that the impact of October events on fourth quarter and full year GDP would not be as bad as previously thought.
Initial claims fell from last weeks upwardly revised figures. Claims fell by 9,000 to hit a 5 low of 336,000. The four week moving average also declined from an upward revision and fell below the 350,000 mark. This is the fifth week since the spike in claims attributed to California and Nevada computer maintenance issues caused a huge back log. The decline from the peak is steady and has brought the number of first time claims back in line with the levels we saw just prior to the issues. On average the number of claims over the last two months has been steady around the 335,000 mark. Taking into account the California/Nevada issue it looks like the number of jobs being lost remained stable during the government shut down. Only two states reported a decline in claims greater than 1,000 with California topping the list with -4,460. There were 6 states with an increase greater than 1,000 for a combined gain near 14,000 claims.
Continuing claims rose by 5,000 but since the previous weeks number was revised lower by a similar amount the number of claims held steady. Continuing claims remains near long term low levels with no indications at this time of any increases. The government shut down has, so far, not shown itself in the data. There is speculation that some of the data we will be receiving won't be entirely accurate until next month but claims data is compiled on the state level so should not be affected. Total claims also gained, adding about 75,000 and bringing the total up to 3.958 million. This is still below the 4 million mark and in line with the longer term down trend in unemployment. The total number of people claiming unemployment held steady during the shut down with no as yet seen affects. This data is lagging the initial claims figures by two weeks so a few more weeks will help to solidify belief that the shut down and it's affects are small and soon forgotten.
Dollar Strengthens
Today two major central banks made policy statements. The Bank of England held rates steady as expected but the ECB surprised some with an unexpected quarter point cut in the prime interest rate. This move wasn't so much unexpected but just a little quicker than some had thought. There had been growing speculation of a possible cut or at least a hint of a cut at this meeting due to lower than expected inflation numbers last month. Mario Draghi's statements after the announcement echo that sentiment, "...the decision to lower rates was in line with guidance...â€. The euro fell sharply on the news at the same time European markets were lifted. The EUR/USD broke the 1.3500 support and then the 1.3400 level testing long term support just above the 1.3250 level. This pair is indicated lower and could move down to 1.3250 or lower.
The Dollar Index, which is euro heavy, moved up and tested resistance at 81 level. The index made a strong move up, breaking out of a short term bullish flag. The target for this break out is the length of the flag pole above the point of the break. This would be roughly $1.75 with an upside target near $82.50, contingent on a move above resistance. Now that the ECB meeting is in the past the next central bank meeting (BOJ) that could affect the index is in two weeks. Indicators are bullish at this time and are consistent with higher prices.
Dollar Index
The yen weakened initially, touching a 1 1/2 month high, but soon trading equalized and the pair returned to trade even with yesterday's closing prices. By the days end the pair had given up gains seen over the past few days. Today's action brought the pair back to retest, again, the 98 support level. Abenomics relies on a weaker yen, the ECB move could add pressure to the BOJ to enhance its own QE policies sooner than the expected spring of 2014. Indicators are still bullish and indicate support at the current level.
Gold Weakens
Dollar strength means gold weakness and that is what we got today. Gold prices fell hard early on, breaking the $1,300 level for the first time in over three weeks. Once breached prices found some support and lifted gold back to around the $1,310 for most of the day. If data stays strong then taper talk could come back to the forefront and add some more pressure to gold. Tomorrow's NFP and unemployment numbers could play a part in this scenario. The Gold Index traded to the downside today as well. The index is trading along the 30 day moving average with a series of small candles getting smaller. This level is just above the lower boundary of the long term pennant formation the index has been stuck in. Short term indicators are now bearish and could be leading the index lower. The long term trend is still down for this index. The bullish momentum that came along with the pennant is declining and could lead to a break down of support. If the index does fall out of the pennant downside targets exists around the $66 level and the 100% retracement of the 2009-2011 bull market in gold.
Gold Index
The Oil Index
The price of oil fell again today. Rising supply, stronger dollar and easing tension with Iran are keeping prices low. The price of oil has been at or near a four month low for over a week and could keep moving lower. The shale oil boom is adding to the supply issue, reports, some conflicting, are pointing to U.S. oil independence as early as the next year or so. Low oil prices are great for the economy and the consumer but pose a problem for oil producers. Downstream retail sales could increase due to lower end prices but up stream profits could be adversely affected. The Oil Index has begun to show sign that it is not impervious to a sharp decline in the price of it's underlying commodity. Today the index dropped nearly 2% and is forming a short term triple top. The index could find support just below the short term moving average at the 1430 level but is more likely to retest the long term trend around 1400.
Oil Index
Tweet Tweet
Twitter has finally opened for sale. The stock priced late yesterday evening around $26 and was met with great enthusiasm this morning. Early indications pointed to the stock opening higher, about $5, but soon it was clear that TWTR was going to open much higher than first thought. The opening was very orderly, the price discovery took about an hour or so once the general market was opened. After some jockeying around the stock's first trade was for $45.10 and quickly moved up from there. During the morning it traded up as high as $50 and bounced around the $45-$48 range for a while. A late afternoon peak was met by sellers but prices held above the opening price.
The Indices
The major indices fell today with the Nasdaq leading the charge. The tech heavy index,which has been a market leader for the past months, dropped close to 2% and just below the short term moving average. The candle stick formed on today's chart is an ominous engulfing candle that has consumed the past three weeks of candles. Bearish momentum is picking up and stochastic is moving below the upper signal line, suggesting some follow through selling could come tomorrow or next week. The next support is just below the current levels at the previous 13 year highs around 3800. If this level does not hold then the next target would be the long term trend line around 3600. MACD and stochastic peak analysis on the daily charts suggest that the most recent high will be tested again but this is not a guarantee. The next few days could determine if this is a small pull back or a more lengthy correction.
The Dow Transports, another recent market leader, fell nearly 1.5% today. The trannies have not yet, and may not, form a H&S similar to the one seen on the Nasdaq chart. However, momentum has also turned bearish here indicating near to short term weakness in this market. Looking back over the past year this index is trending upward more strongly than the Nasdaq, the MACD peaks are much stronger and more highly convergent with the current all time highs. I am cautious in the near to short term on this index, a correction to the long term trend may be in the works but longer term I am still bullish. Support exists around the 6850 and 6750 levels.
Dow Transports
The Industrials fell from the top of the 6 month trading range. I have been watching this level for the past weeks and months, expecting the Trannies to lead the index higher and out this range. It looks like it may not be happening now. However, while momentum is turning bearish on the Nasdaq and the Transport the Dow Jones Industrial Average is still mildly bullish. The MACD is in decline and near the zero line but not necessarily going to do so. This index is also right above a potential support zone that happens to be coincident with the short term moving average. The longer term trend is still up but the index appears to remain range bound for the time being.
Dow Industrials
The S&P 500 fell just over -1.25% coming to rest on the upper boundary of the rising wedge it broke out of three weeks ago. Short term momentum has turned bearish and stochastic is about to fall below the upper signal line. Today's candle is a Dark Cloud Cover/bearish engulfing pattern that when combined with the bearish indicators and the index's position relative to the long term trend suggest a correction to trend is possible. There are several potential lines of support for the index on the way down that could halt the decline. The longer term trend is still up for this index but I am cautious going into tomorrow and next week.
We've finally gotten to the end of the data delays caused by the government shut down. Tomorrow's release of NFP and Unemployment rates are the last. There is not a lot of hope for a good NFP, the consensus is somewhere around 100K new jobs. This is a far cry lower than what the expectations for this number were before the government shut down. So far the data we have gotten suggests that the economy was growing stronger than expected going into the shut down and that job losses did not accelerate during the shut down so, at least to me, seems as though job creation during the month of October could be better than expected. Even if it isn't the underlying trends of slow to moderate economic growth are still in place and corporate earnings are OK. There is no sign of longer term correction yet, divergences on the charts are cause for concern but not yet reasons to trade.
Until then, remember the trend!
Thomas Hughes
Equinix, Inc. - EQIX - close: 159.75 change: -3.51
Stop Loss: 162.75
Target(s): 150.50
Current Option Gain/Loss: Unopened
Time Frame: 3 to 4 weeks
New Positions: Yes, see below
Why We Like It:
EQIX is in the technology sector. The company provides data center and Internet-related services around the globe.
The company reported earnings on October 23rd that were significantly better than Wall Street expected. Management even raised their Q4 guidance. The stock initially spiked higher on these results but traders sold the rally and EQIX resumed the longer-term trend of lower highs.
Currently EQIX is flirting with a breakdown below support at the $160.00 level. Today's low was $159.34. I am suggesting a trigger to buy puts at $159.00. If triggered our target is $150.50.
Please note that I am suggesting small positions to limit our risk. The most recent data listed short interest at 28% of the relatively small 39.0 million share float. That raises the risk of a short squeeze.
FYI: The Point & Figure chart for EQIX is bearish with a $142 target.
Trigger @ 159.00 *small positions*
- Suggested Positions -
Buy the DEC $150 PUT (EQIX1322X150) current ask $3.00
Annotated Chart:
Entry on November -- at $---.--
Average Daily Volume = 1.1 million
Listed on November 07, 2013
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters - GMCR - close: 58.18 change: -1.75
Stop Loss: 61.55
Target(s): 51.50
Current Option Gain/Loss: Unopened
Time Frame: Exit PRIOR to earnings on Nov. 20th
New Positions: Yes, see below
Why We Like It:
GMCR is in the consumer goods sector. The company provides over 200 varieties of coffee, tea, cocoa and other drinks in a single-serving packaging. There are lots of opinions about GMCR's future and the K-cup product line. The price action seems to be saying that investors are losing confidence. The stock peaked back in August and has been underperforming the market ever since.
The most recent bounce from support near $60.00 has failed at the $65.00 level. Now with today's market decline GMCR has broken down below support at $60.00. I am suggesting we buy put options at the opening bell tomorrow. However, I am suggesting we keep our position size small to limit our risk. The most recent data listed short interest at more than 40% of the 130 million share float. That does raise the risk of a short squeeze if the market bounces.
Our target is $51.50.
buy puts at the opening bell *small positions*
Buy the Dec $55 PUT (GMCR1322x55) current ask $4.35
Entry on November -- at $---.--
Average Daily Volume = 4.7 million
Listed on November 07, 2013
Editor's Note:
New worries about the Fed potentially tapering their QE program sparked widespread profit taking on Thursday.
Meanwhile Twitter's IPO (TWTR) hogged the financial media spotlight.
HOT, HP, and IWM hit our stop losses. LMT was triggered.
Current Portfolio:
CALL Play Updates
Aon Plc. - AON - close: 79.43 change: -0.62
Stop Loss: 78.25
Target(s): 85.00
Current Option Gain/Loss: Unopened
Time Frame: 4 to 6 weeks
New Positions: Yes, see below
Comments: 11/07/13:
The market turned lower on Thursday and AON retreated from resistance near the $80.00 level. At the moment our plan is unchanged.
I am suggesting a trigger to buy calls at $80.50. If triggered our target is $85.00.
Trigger @ 80.50
buy the 2014 Jan $82.50 call (AON1418a82.5)
Entry on November -- at $---.--
Average Daily Volume = 2.3 million
Listed on November 06, 2013
B/E Aerospace Inc. - BEAV - close: 80.41 change: -2.10
Stop Loss: 79.60
Target(s): 89.50
Current Option Gain/Loss: -51.7%
Time Frame: 3 to 5 weeks
New Positions: see below
Comments: 11/07/13:
Many of the market's high-flyers were hit hard by profit taking. BEAV gave up -2.5% and closed below short-term technical support at its 10-dma. The next level of support should be $80.00. If $80 fails we'll see BEAV hit our stop loss.
Earlier Comments:
Our target is $89.50.
FYI: The Point & Figure chart for BEAV is bullish with a $90 target.
- Suggested Positions -
Long DEC $85 call (BEAV1322L85) entry $1.45
Entry on November 05 at $82.75
Average Daily Volume = 894 thousand
Listed on November 02, 2013
Costco Wholesale - COST - close: 122.78 change: -1.29
Stop Loss: 118.40
Target(s): 129.00
Current Option Gain/Loss: + 66.9%
Time Frame: 4 to 6 weeks
New Positions: see below
Comments: 11/07/13:
Many retailers reported their October same-store sales numbers today. Wall Street was expecting COST to announced +2.4% growth but the company beat expectations with +3.0% same-store sales growth. If the market wasn't in sell-off mode I would have expected COST to rally on this news. Instead shares gave back about one third of yesterday's gains.
Long 2014 Jan $125 call (COST1418a125) entry $1.30
Entry on November 06 at $120.50
Average Daily Volume = 1.9 million
Listed on November 02, 2013
GNC Holdings - GNC - close: 57.61 change: -1.27
Stop Loss: 57.95
Target(s): 64.50
Current Option Gain/Loss: Unopened
Time Frame: 3 to 4 weeks
New Positions: Yes, see below
Comments: 11/07/13:
It was not a good day for GNC. Shares lost -2.1% and closed below short-term support near $58.00. Currently our plan is unchanged with a suggested trigger to buy calls at $60.50. However, we may want to consider buying calls on a dip or a bounce near support in the $55 area around its rising 50-dma.
Trigger @ 60.50
Buy the DEC $60 call (GNC1322L60)
Entry on November -- at $---.--
Average Daily Volume = 1.5 million
Listed on November 05, 2013
Kansas City Southern - KSU - close: 122.49 change: -2.03
Stop Loss: 122.00
Target(s): 134.00
Current Option Gain/Loss: -40.2%
Time Frame: 3 to 5 weeks
New Positions: see below
Comments: 11/07/13:
Transportation stocks kept pace with the decline in the S&P 500 but KSU underperformed both with a -1.6% decline. Shares of KSU broke down below their 10-dma and look poised to hit our stop loss at $122.00 tomorrow.
- Suggested Positions -
Long DEC $125 call (KSU1322L125) entry $3.60
Entry on November 06 at $125.25
Average Daily Volume = 813 thousand
Listed on November 04, 2013
Lockheed Martin - LMT - close: 136.20 change: -0.67
Stop Loss: 134.40
Target(s): 148.50
Current Option Gain/Loss: -13.6%
Time Frame: 4 to 6 weeks
New Positions: see below
Comments: 11/07/13:
LMT was outperforming the major indices again this morning. Yet when the market rolled over LMT followed. The stock did hit new highs and our suggested entry point to buy calls at $137.25 this morning. If this pullback continues LMT could retest the $135.00 level soon. I would be tempted to buy calls near $135.00 or you could wait for a bounce off the $135.00 level.
Long 2014 Jan $140 call (LMT1418a140) entry $2.20
Entry on November 07 at $137.25
Average Daily Volume = 1.5 million
Listed on November 06, 2013
Pall Corp. - PLL - close: 80.80 change: -1.58
Stop Loss: 79.75
Target(s): 86.00
Current Option Gain/Loss: -18.1%
Time Frame: 3 to 4 weeks
New Positions: see below
Comments: 11/07/13:
Uh-oh! PLL underperformed the market with a -1.9% decline. It looks like traders are trying to lock in profits and selling their winners. PLL just erased three and a half days worth of gains. The close below its 10-dma is short-term bearish.
Long DEC $85 call (PLL1321L85) entry $1.10
11/06/13 new stop loss @ 79.75
Entry on October 28 at $80.50
Average Daily Volume = 551 thousand
Listed on October 23, 2013
Constellation Brands - STZ - close: 65.65 change: -0.76
Stop Loss: 64.75
Target(s): 68.50
Current Option Gain/Loss: +124.6%
Time Frame: 4 to 6 weeks
New Positions: see below
Comments: 11/07/13:
I have been suggesting that traders may want to lock in gains on our STZ trade. After today's move I would definitely consider an early exit. Technically today's -1.1% decline in STZ has produced a bearish engulfing candlestick reversal pattern. Although it's worth noting that the up trend is still intact and STZ has yet to touch short-term technical support at its 10-dma. I am raising our stop loss to $64.75.
Long NOV $62.50 call (STZ1316k62.5) entry $1.38
11/07/13 new stop loss @ 64.75
11/06/13 new stop loss @ 64.25
11/05/13 new stop loss @ 63.85
10/30/13 new stop loss @ 63.40
10/29/13 new stop loss @ 63.25
10/28/13 adjust exit target to $68.50
10/22/13 new stop loss @ 61.90, readers may want to take profits now. Our option is up +84%.
10/16/13 new stop loss @ 59.75
10/11/13 trade opened on gap higher at $61.25,
trigger was $61.10
Entry on October 11 at $61.25
Average Daily Volume = 1.9 million
Listed on October 10, 2013
PUT Play Updates
F5 Networks - FFIV - close: 80.39 change: -0.81
Stop Loss: 82.75
Target(s): 76.00
Current Option Gain/Loss: + 4.7%
Time Frame: 3 to 4 weeks
New Positions: see below
Comments: 11/07/13:
Shares of FFIV tagged overhead technical resistance at the 10-dma and 150-dma and reversed lower. More conservative traders might want to lower their stops closer to the $82 level.
Long DEC $80 PUT (FFIV1322X80) entry $3.15
11/06/13 new stop loss @ 82.75
11/04/13 new stop loss @ 83.25
Entry on October 31 at $82.00
Average Daily Volume = 2.2 million
Listed on October 30, 2013
Garmin Ltd. - GRMN - close: 46.35 chane: -1.60
Stop Loss: 48.55
Target(s): 43.50
Current Option Gain/Loss: + 3.7%
Time Frame: 3 to 4 weeks
New Positions: see below
Comments: 11/07/13:
Shares of GRMN were downgraded from a "buy" to a "neutral" this morning. That helped the stock spiked lower and underperformed the market with a -3.3% decline today.
Earlier Comments:
I do consider this an aggressive trade. GRMN has obviously been volatile the last couple of days. Plus the most recent data listed short interest at 13% of the 121 million share float.
Our target is $43.50. At this point GRMN should be nearing significant support in the $43.00 area and we might switch directions and buy calls.
*Small Positions!* - Suggested Positions -
Long DEC $45 PUT (GRMN1322X45) entry $1.08
11/06/13 new stop loss @ 48.55
Entry on November 01 at $46.82
Average Daily Volume = 1.2 million
Listed on October 31, 2013
Longer-Term Play Updates
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF - VGK - close: 55.88 change: -0.90
Stop Loss: 53.90
Target(s): Sell half @ $58.00, sell the rest at $63.00
Current Option Gain/Loss: +33.3%
Time Frame: exit PRIOR to 2014 March option expiration
New Positions: see below
Comments: 11/07/13:
The European Central Bank reduced their interest rate to a record low of 0.25% in an effort to fight off deflation. The European markets were mixed on the session. French and British markets edged lower while Germany closed in the green. Yet the VGK followed the weakness in the U.S. market and closed near its lows for the session with a -1.5% loss. Look for support near $55.00 or its 50-dma.
Earlier Comments:
Don't forget that we have two exit targets for this trade! More conservative traders could lock in gains now with our option up +94%.
We are taking a multi-month time frame with this trade.
FYI: The Point & Figure chart for VGK is bullish with a $63 target.
Long 2014 Mar $55 call (VGK1422C55) entry $1.80*
10/22/13 Strategy Update: Plan to exit half @ $58.00 and exit the rest at $63.00. New stop loss @ 53.90
10/19/13 new stop loss @ 52.75
09/11/13 trade opens. VGK @ 53.60
*option entry @ 1.80 is an estimate. Ask closed at $1.75 yesterday
09/10/13 entry trigger met. open positions tomorrow.
09/10/13 new stop loss @ 50.95
08/24/13 adjust the option strike from 2013 Dec $55 to $2014 Mar $55.
Entry on September 11 at $---.--
Average Daily Volume = 3.0 million
Listed on August 10, 2013
Starwood Hotels & Resorts - HOT - close: 73.07 change: -1.69
Stop Loss: 73.40
Target(s): 79.75
Current Option Gain/Loss: -42.8%
Time Frame: 3 to 5 weeks
New Positions: see below
Comments: 11/07/13:
I cautioned readers last night that yesterday's intraday spike above resistance and failure to close above $75.00 could be trouble. HOT underperformed the market today with a -2.2% decline. The stock hit our stop loss at $73.40.
DEC $75 call (HOT1322L75) entry $2.10 exit $1.20* (-42.8%)
11/07/13 stopped out
*option exit price is an estimate since the option did not trade at the time our play was closed.
Entry on November 06 at $75.25
Average Daily Volume = 1.8 million
Listed on November 04, 2013
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. - HP - close: 75.67 change: -1.98
Stop Loss: 75.75
Target(s): 79.50
Current Option Gain/Loss: -24.2%
Time Frame: 4 to 5 weeks
New Positions: see below
Comments: 11/07/13:
HP was no exception to the market's widespread sell-off. Shares actually underperformed the market with a -2.5% decline that broke down through its bullish trend of higher lows. Our stop was hit at $75.75.
NOV $75 call (HP1316K75) entry $2.31 exit $1.75 (-24.2%)
11/07/13 stopped out
10/29/13 new stop loss @ 75.75
10/24/13 new stop loss @ 74.25
10/22/13 new stop loss @ 73.75
Entry on October 14 at $74.50
Average Daily Volume = 1.1 million
Listed on October 12, 2013
iShares Russell 2000 ETF - IWM - close: 107.28 change: -1.84
Stop Loss: 107.75
Target(s): 114.00
Current Option Gain/Loss: -29.2%
Time Frame: 8 to 12 weeks
New Positions: see below
Comments: 11/07/13:
It was a rough day for the small cap stocks. The Russell 2000 index and the IWM continued to underperform their large-cap peers. The IWM broke down below support near $108.00 and hit our stop loss at $107.75.
2014 Jan $110 call (IWM1418a110) entry 2.80 exit $1.98 (-29.2%)
11/07/13 stopped out
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10/23/13 new stop loss @ 105.95
Entry on October 16 at $108.55
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"Mr. Manafort instructed his representatives to reach out to committee staff and offer to provide information voluntarily regarding recent allegations about Russian interference in the election," Manafort's spokesperson said in a statement. "As Mr. Manafort has always maintained, he looks forward to meeting with those conducting serious investigations of these issues to discuss the facts."
Mr. Manafort has offered to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee as well, according to a Senate official who requested anonymity to discuss committee business.
Manafort has been dogged by questions about his past and present connections to regimes of questionable character including former Ukraine President Viktor F. Yanukovych, former Zaire President Mobutu Sese Seko, and Philippine despot Ferdinand Marcos. Another recent client was Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, a billionaire with direct ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The ongoing investigation by Congress into alleged Kremlin interference in the 2016 presidential election and further allegations of collusion by associates of Donald Trump with Russian interests are the pretext for the inquiry of Manafort and others.
Disgraced former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, who was ousted in what seemed like a mere hours into officially filling the role, is in new hot water over failure to register as a foreign agent for work his firm performed for Turkish interests and stands accused of discussing the extra-judicial extradition of a cleric wanted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Former Manafort colleague, Trump campaign staffer and constant media surrogate, Roger Stone, has also been targeted by some as another Russian collaborator although Stone maintains that he is also willing to testify at any time. Manafort was initially approached by the Trump campaign at Stone's urging at the time when it seemed possible that the 2016 Republican National Convention might result in a brokered vote.
Stone's public statements regarding WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his purported trove of intelligence have been murky at best. Several times Stone has reversed his assertions and distanced himself from what would otherwise look to be extremely prescient predictions if he did not have direct knowledge of exactly what WikiLeaks planned on releasing and when.
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Bilkis Banu, lost her husband Hasan on the bloody night of 25th March 1971. She tries to forget him and concentrate on the urban guerrilla movements of Dhaka with Altaf Mahmud, Shahadat, Mrs Khan and many more. But the when spies and the razakars inform on them, most of their people get arrested and Bilkis has to run for her lives, towards her village.
Genre: War
Actor: Ferdous Ahmed, Shampa Reza, Ahmed Rubel, A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman, Shatabdi Wadud, Pijush Bandyopaddhay, Golam Mowla Shaymol, Joya Ahsan, Omer Alaz, Masum Aziz, Kamal Bayezid, Noyon Hasan, Jayasree, Azad Abul Kalam, Kachi Khandakar
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Country: Bangladesh
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Benefits of Sound Treatment to Help Autistic Children - How Does It Work?
I was visiting at a home of a friend of mine, who has an autistic child. I noticed he was listening to various sounds of treatment, that was music. I saw that he became more calm, relaxed, less stressful. I was curious and I had to know, what these sound treatments were and why it was making a difference in her child?
I was visiting at a home of a friend of mine, who has an autistic child. I noticed he was listening to various sounds of treatment, that was music. I saw that he became more calm, relaxed, less stressful. I was curious and I had to know, what these sound treatments were and why it was making a difference in her child?
I learned the music that was being played, was Mozart and other classical soft soothing music. This type of music became relaxing and gave the results of calmness to her child.
In addition, I learned the technique that my friend was using for her son was the Tomatis Method. I wanted to know more about what this method consisted of, which made her child who has autism, calm and his depression seemed to be decreasing.
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* If your child has poor eye contact, this could improve.
* Social skills could improve with sound therapy.
* There may be a result in a decrease of aggression.
There are numerous reasons to do research on the benefits of sound treatment for your autistic child.
Discuss this method with your care provider to make sure it is the right treatment and is suitable for your child, with all the various levels of uniqueness that is in the disorder of autism.
I have experienced from watching and knowing my friend who has the child with autism, that the method of soothing sounds, which includes music, is beneficial and positive changes have been made.
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BUYERS in the Frankston region will be spoilt for choice this weekend with a whopping 31 properties up for auction.
Most will take place on Saturday, with three scheduled for Sunday.
Properties located close to the centre of Frankston near the train station, shopping, beach and hospital have done well this year.
One such well-positioned home is 73 Playne St which is likely to attract five to six buyers and a sale price above $600,000 according to Ray White Frankston agent Ashley Weston.
"It is a narrow but deep 608sq m block with a huge garden and feels just like an inner-city property," he said.
In Frankston South, a much larger 1007sq m block with a charming three-bedroom home at 11 Neil St has seen keen interest and up to 10 buyers are expected to attend. It also features an inground pool and artist's studio.
"Interest has been in the high-$700,000s to low-$800,000s range and the property is on a large garden allotment close to Sweetwater Creek and the beach," Mr Weston said.
On Sunday, a two-bedroom original home perched high on an elevated spot is up for sale at 24 Hillcrest Rd, Frankston. It has stunning water and city skyline views and comes with a permit for a second residence or the buyer could renovate and extend existing home.
The 795sq m block is in the Frankston High School zone and buyer interest has been in the high-$500,000s.
The same day, 22 Kenilworth Ave, Frankston, is offering a four-bedroom home on 940sq m. It also has permits for a boutique three-townhouse development in the Frankston High School zone and just minutes to amenities.
Another property with development potential is 13 Harold St, Seaford, and the 657sq m property has a price guide of $620,000-$680,000.
"Not many properties in Seaford with development potential are on the market," Barry Plant Frankston agent Lachlan Paul said.
Fifty groups have inspected the property and he expected several buyers to bid, with interest shown by both investors and owner-occupiers.


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Favored with add up to control of government, Republicans can just consider how best to torch the house – and they're not notwithstanding making a decent showing with regards to with that. The House speaker, Paul Ryan, unreasonably proclaimed as a strategy wonk, endeavored to surge his medicinal services bill to the floor for a vote on Thursday, just to discover the conservatives and fanatics in his gathering revolting. On Friday, Donald Trump was compelled to pull the bill, because of absence of help from his own particular gathering. a505 a555 a605 a655 a705
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What remains is the way that Donald Trump couldn't let the big dog eat. He is trusting everybody points the finger at Ryan, and Trump is fortunate that his supporters may do only that. The diehards, possessing his post-truthful universe, will just discount Ryan as a failure – they despised him in any case – and hail their lord for the bounties he's as yet encouraging.
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Be that as it may, medicinal services will eventually be Donald Trump's concern. That is the means by which our legislative issues work. Up until this point, the president has been more inane than fascistic, however he belatedly acknowledged what a gooney bird the bill had moved toward becoming. His arranging powers, whatever they ever were, fizzled.
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Were Trump the arrangement making virtuoso his sense of self deceived himself into trusting he was, he could never have taken up this social insurance wander. A current Quinnipiac University survey found that exclusive 17% of Americans affirmed of Trumpcare. Trump's poorest and slightest instructed supporters had much to lose and nothing to pick up from the enactment.
That is the reason pulverizing Obamacare never appeared well and good. All things considered, Trump, through Steve Bannon, guaranteed financial patriotism, a vigorous spending get ready for the individuals who he accepted merited it most: the white and local conceived. Trump wouldn't lose any votes by concentrating on migration and framework spending to the detriment of Obamacare, which majority moderates loathe less now that Obama himself has been expelled from the condition.
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A long way from maintaining the most fundamental insurances for the average workers, the Trump organization has, rather, advanced into a standout amongst the most conservative in late memory. It is loaded with the sort of nominees (Mick Mulvaney, Tom Price) who could have been culled from Congress by Presidents Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio.
This is the distinction amongst Trump and somebody like the French presidential applicant Marine Le Pen, the Front National pioneer who recognizes intimately with the very rich person. Le Pen's monetary stage is proudly radical, dismissing the starkness measures grasped by Europe's budgetary class.
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Given that medicines are allowed to youngsters under 16 and to those matured 16-18 in full-time training, could the legislature be influenced to enable clean cushions and tampons to be considered a qualified remedy thing? At that point we could all contribute – through our expenses – to giving the assets to enable young ladies to get this most essential yet critical need (Letters, 22 March).
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Scottish government to finance three cycles of IVF
The Scottish government is to finance three cycles of NHS IVF treatment for qualified couples attempting to begin a family – more than the number accessible in a few sections of England and Wales.
Declaring the move, the general wellbeing clergyman, Aileen Campbell, protected the investing at an energy of weight on mischance and crisis offices and holding up times.
Campbell told the BBC Radio 4 Today program: "We have dependably had a dedication towards guaranteeing there is as impartial access to IVF as there can be and we had various proposals introduced to us that we acknowledged from the National Infertility Group.
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"One of these included guaranteeing that couples could access three cycles of IVF. That is today what we are taking forward.
"The extremely positive declaration of permitting couples who are craving to have a family to access three cycles has been invited over the distinctive ripeness associations."
The Scottish National gathering priest said cash had been "set aside" to finance the IVF program.
Asked how she squared this with different requests on financing in the Scottish NHS, she stated: "We have a genuinely solid record crosswise over Scotland on our NHS. Some of our A&Es have beated the lion's offer of England's A&Es.
"We are beating A&Es over the UK and have accomplished for a few months. We have great speculation levels in the NHS and we have record quantities of staff.
"We have a promise to our NHS that we will put more cash in our NHS than any of alternate gatherings that remained in the race."
From 1 April, new patients alluded for IVF treatment might be qualified for three full cycles instead of two, after the change was prescribed to clergymen by the National Infertility Group a year ago.
Campbell stated: "We need to make access to treatment on the NHS as reasonable as conceivable – giving more individuals the chance to imagine. Throughout the most recent five years we have contributed around £24m to diminish IVF holding up times and enhance the results for couples. These progressions make NHS IVF access in Scotland by a wide margin the most attractive and most liberal in the UK."
Scottish Labor's wellbeing representative, Anas Sarwar, stated: "Scottish Labor contended in its pronouncement for an expansion in the quantity of full cycles of IVF accessible to couples from a few. This is an extremely welcome and long-past due declaration from the Scottish government."
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Major expansion of Digital Corridor plannedMarc Knapp
The meeting was held at the Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary School and the Mayor asked that it not be long. He planned to attend the memorial service for the fallen Charleston Nine firefighters. The service began at 7 p.m. which left the better part of two hours to wind up the Council meeting. But the Mayors hope proved forlorn. Council members seemed indifferent, and the final issue, relating to a rezoning, dragged on for a long time, and in our view too long. And for the attendees who were sitting on the hard and narrow benches at the school, the meeting grew increasingly uncomfortable.
The issue related to the creation of a new zoning district and the subsequent rezoning of a large number of properties in Cannonborough/Elliottborough, Radcliffeborough and the east side of the Peninsula. As Tim Keane, Director of Planning, Preservation and Sustainability explained, the Council had approved the rezoning of all these properties at an earlier meeting to Limited Business (LB). The sole purpose of the rezoning was to stop businesses from remaining open after 11 pm. The area subject to the rezoning contained many residences, and the quality of life of the residents was being adversely impacted in the late hours of the evening by some of the patrons of bars and restaurants in the subject area. Prior to the ordinance, bars and restaurants could remain open until 2 a.m.
The LB zoning would do the job, but also more. It had a more restricted dwelling density and this was an unintended consequence. Consequently, the City designed a new zoning classification, Neighborhood Business (NB) which essentially is the General Business (GB) category but with an 11 p.m. limit to the hours of operation.
The issue did not seem controversial but Council members Alexander and Waring were not happy. They didnt ask but should have asked how staff and the Planning Commission missed the impact on dwelling density by the rezoning to LB. But the more restrictive density of the LB zoning was not the issue for them. It was the impact of the new ordinance on businesses. They steadfastly insisted that the rezoning to NB be deferred so businesses in the affected area could study the implications. They noted that the demands of residents seemed to get the attention of staff and Council far more than given to businesses. The businesses in the affected area were generally small. Many had been operating for years and were an integral part of the neighborhoods. Some owners had invested significant capital and an 11 p.m. closing could threaten the viability of their operations.There could also be a significant drop in some property values. Businesses needed to be heard.
Nobody took issue with the Council members over the opportunity for businesses to study the new zoning district. But the contention was whether to defer the issue or to give the proposed ordinances first reading and make changes at the second reading should changes be deemed necessary in the light of public meetings, another Planning Commission meeting, and discussions with business owners.
Mayor Riley clearly had strong views on the issue and stated the need to give the ordinances first readings. The proposed ordinances did not come into effect until the second and third readings but by giving the first readings, the existing ordinance could no longer be applied. He and others noted the hearings that had been held and the strong support for 11 p.m. closings of all the neighborhood associations representing residents in the area.
We lost count of the number of times the Mayor and Council members Waring and Alexander spoke. It also seemed that the same things were being said over and over again and that it was developing into a war of attrition. But ultimately the Mayor prevailed, the motion to defer was withdrawn and the proposed ordinances were given first reading with a unanimous vote but with the conditions, never fully spelled out in the motion, that affected businesses would be given full opportunity to express their views.
Other zoning issues took up a disproportionate amount of time. Similar to that relating to the proposed rezoning on the Peninsula discussed above, the issue was to defer or give first reading and make any changes necessary at the second reading. And the catalyst for both issues was the fact that Council members representing the districts for the proposed re-zonings wanted to get the views of nearby residents.
Getting the view of nearby residents is likely to prove difficult for the proposed rezoning to Light Industrial for 1669 Meeting Street. There are very few residents in this largely industrial area. But a speaker at the public hearing said he had a petition opposed to the rezoning with some hundred signatures. We thought, as probably did everybody else, that folk at large were opposed to the tattoo parlor planned for the site if the re zoning occurred. The rezoning was given the first reading and Council member Mitchell will do more research on the issue, the identity of the petitioners, and how or if they will be affected.
Council member Wagner asked for a deferral of the rezoning of a 20 acre lot on River Road from Conservation to Rural Residential. Combining the parcel with other land owned by his family, the owner planned a 25 acre development of single family dwellings. Considering the likely scale of the development, Council member Wagner thought he better check the views of nearby residents. And Council bowed to his request. But Council member Moody noted the time wasted in this and other rezoning requests where the Council member representing the district was given little notice. Shouldnt staff inform Council members of significant re-zonings in their districts coming before Council?
The City is taking another big step to further develop its Digital Corridor. Council last night approved the purchase of the property at 999 Morrison Drive for $1.77 million. On completion of the purchase, the City will seek a partner to develop the site. It is expected that the Phase 1 building of the development will entail 40,000 square feet over 4 floors, and the Phase 2 building, about 60,000 square feet.
The purchase and development will supplement the Flagship 1 (F1) and Flagship 2 (F2) developments at 475-A East Bay and 78 Alexander Street respectively. F1 comprises 14 fully furnished offices and wired for instant use, and F2, 16 offices and a wider range of facilities. The new proposed building will near double the number of offices available to start up tech companies.
Representatives of People Matter and Boomtown spoke at the Council meeting. Both companies are highly successful and got their start in the Citys Digital Corridor and the speakers spoke glowingly of the help given to them and to others. The Mayor also spoke of the success of the Digital Corridor and the expected high growth of Silicon Harbor i.e. Charleston.


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Working with Dark Colors
Look at my little gray cylinder. I made two little mistakes and I want to fix them with my colorless blender. If you make a mistake and go outside the lines with dark colors there are a lot of dye particles that you need to push back into your image.
However, if you remember from high school physics, dense things want to flow to areas that aren't so dense. Once you touch your colorless blender to the dark gray the dense particles are going to spread all over and they won't want to go back inside the lines. If you try to soak it more to push it back inside then the dye from inside the shape will start flowing out onto your paper as well.
A couple ways to solve this problem is to not make mistakes, hide them better, or start over. Another, more tedious method is to put a paper towel under your work and soak as much dye through the back of the paper as possible (this does NOT work with all kinds of paper). Let it totally dry before you try for a second round of erasing so you don't pull more color from inside your picture. I hope this helps. Good luck with your projects!
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07/10/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful)
Unexpected masterpiece.
This is not only (possibly) the best dystopian future movie I've ever seen, but it's also one of the most underrated I've ever seen.
Considering this movie landed tons of Top 10 lists of critics in 2006, I should not call it underrated. More overlooked over time.
Alfonso Cuarón is a very dark-toned director with a simple style that I really like. I loved his take on Harry Potter.
The camerawork in this movie is amazing, often are many of them just one shot. That is exactly what I like. No jump-cuts and quick edits. Just letting it roll solidly. A shot in this movie lasts a whole 4 minutes.
This is Clive Owen's best performance (at least his best that I've seen). His character is not only fleshed out well, he is given purpose. He is given emotions and sacrifice.
Julianne Moore and M...
Rating of4/4
04/29/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)
"Children Of Men" by Yojimbo
Children Of Men presents a vision of the near future in which the human race has been sterile for 18 years and chaos rules the streets. Terrorist factions war with a fascist state which hunts down immigrants and herds them like cattle into pens and detention slums for deportation. And it's all 100% convincing. The direction and cinematography of this film is breathtaking; you really feel that you are there, suffering with the characters in a world that's degenerated into Hell. Clive Owen's performance is superb as the camera rarely leaves him, his character being the sole focus of the story as he finally finds something to believe in again. On first viewing, I must admit that I found the ending unsatisfactory which marred my enjoyment of the film, but on a rewatch I concentrated on the jo...
08/18/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)
Children of Men review
The setting is 2027 in London where no child has been born for 18 years and Britain a military state for detained immigrants. Theo Faron (Clive Owen) has been involved with an activist group known as Fishes led by his wife Julian Taylor (Julian Moore). She asks for a favor to bring a female refugee named Kee (Clare-Hope Ashitey). Luke (Chiwetel Ejiofor) has plans for the baby and alters the plan of Julian which involves taking her life. Miriam (Pam Ferris) is a religious midwife who accompanies Kee and is befriended by Theo. Theos hippie blithe friend Jasper Palmer (Michael Caine) helps in saving Kee and guiding them to the Tomorrow boat that would lead to the Human Project. Theo and Kee encounter a myriad of dangerous obstacles which involve Luke, Syd and the uprising. Miri...
10/25/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)
Brilliant, Very Moving Affirmation of Life
I have struggled and struggled with how to begin this review - let alone write it. I seriously cannot remember the last time a film affected me as much as Children of Men. Director Alfonso Cuaron, after rising to such fame with Y Tu Mama Tambien that he was given Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban to helm, here has created a film that is heartbreaking, soul-stirring, and - most importantly - life-affirming. THIS kind of film is what moviemaking was born to be - real art. I just hope I can do it justice in a short review.
The film is based on a novel by P.D. James, the story set in 2027 - in a world ravaged by disease, terrorism, and nuclear fallout (yep, very grim stuff). Humanity has become infertile, the last baby - Baby Diego - born in 2009 ... and in fact the film opens with ...
Rating of3.5/4
05/31/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)
Set in 2027, when no child has been born for 18 years and science is at loss to explain the reason, African and East European societies collapse and their dwindling populations migrate to England and other wealthy nations. In a climate of nationalistic violence, a London peace activist turned bureaucrat Theo Faron, joins forces with his revolutionary ex-wife Julian in order to save mankind by protecting a woman who has mysteriously became pregnant.
Children of Men, is nonetheless a fantastic movie. I must say that I had intentions of seeing it, but never really thought I had the patience. First, lets discuss the plot. This is not a new idea, only the directors vision of the future. I have heard the idea of women being able to not have babies before, but Children of Men mixes it with bl...
03/24/2007 (0 of 0 found this helpful)
Children of men is beautiful
After watching the trailers for this movie, I had no intention of seeing it, but, when I heard all the hype surrounding the internet, I knew I needed to check it out.
Being a huge sci fi fan, I was excited to see people calling it a masterpiece. What I got, came up a little short, but still proved to be one of the better movies in 2006. Clive Owen does a pretty fine job acting and looking dirty and Michael Caine as always was perfect.
The problem that I have with this movie even before I saw it was "What do I care about the first pregnant women in nearly 20 years?" I assumed that by watching this movie I would care a little more. Nope, I didn't. Not only did I not care more, but the story never explained why there were no more pregnancies? Why the world really went to ****. Y...
03/23/2007 (0 of 0 found this helpful)
Unique sci-fi, war, drama mix
This movie was simply done well. Clive Owens character's misery and self pity was very believable until the end. The dialog could have been a bit better in this film, there were certain times where I found myself thinking that the only reason they were talking was to fill the audience in on what had happened in the past. I feel that this was not terrible and answered some of my questions but they could have done it a bit more sly.
One of the best parts of this film was the apocalyptic plot and war style action. This style of action was where the director excelled at and really brought the movie from just alright to really good. Michael Caine's character, Jasper, was a pot smoking, hippy scholar. He helped alleviate some of the dramatic scenes with some humor that didn't seem forced a...
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Somber, gut-wrenching drama about a father and his son wandering a post-apocalyptic wasteland in search of food, warmth, and other "good guys." The cataclysm that wiped out humanity is not specified, but the whole world is covered in a grey, volcanic ash, implying either war or atmospheric depletion or both; either way it is incredibly dark and depressing, constantly. Viggo Mortensen is the determined father, who, in narration, confides to us that he is aware that he is close to death, and is being very particular about the legacy he leaves for his pre-teen son. Many of the remaining survivors have given into cannibalism, and so the father-son is aware that they cannot trust anyone except themselves (this leads to several tense encounters with seemingly benign strangers). My favorite stretch of the film involves flashbacks to before, and during, the world-ending catastrophe, with Viggo and the boy's mother (Charlize Theron) going from a happily married couple to a pair of nearly-insane, desperate parents; Theron's performance in this brief section ranks among the best work I've ever seen from her, and easily makes the biggest impression of the supporting characters (although Robert Duvall's appearance warrants mention). The subject matter lends itself well to the dark, apocalyptic imagery, which is more Fallout 3 than I Am Legend in its wastelands and burnt, grey and brown landscapes. John Hillcoat uses the same nihilistic tone (and composers, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis) that fueled his masterpiece, The Proposition, and it helps to achieve a sort of melancholy that few filmmakers can successfully maintain for the duration of a picture. In the end, the whole thing does not amount to much; because the film opts not to go the I Am Legend rote by throwing in third-act twists, and gratefully so, the narrative just sort of sputters out without any real finality. But as a portrait of a post-apocalyptic landscape and the loss of humanity that comes with it, it is slightly more successful than I Am Legend, but has more of its own unique identity.
Recommended for fans of post-apocalyptic goodies like Mad Max or A Boy and his Dog or Viggo, who turns in typically professional work. This did not blow me off my candy ass the way The Proposition did, but I do not expect Mr. Hillcoat to find a more riveting story for his signature slow-burn than that film had in the near future.
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The top eight players for the season on the WTA will be heading to Singapore to kick off the WTA Finals on October 22nd. Across the season, points are collected for tournament performances and the top eight players in the qualification points ranking get to compete at the Finals. The points come from sixteen tournaments and the four Grand Slams, the four Premier Mandatory events and the best results from two of the Premier 5 events must be included in the sixteen.
The event has gone through some changes in its history and this is actually the 47th edition of the WTA Finals. The whole thing goes off at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Along with the main singles event, there will be a doubles event running alongside as well. The reining singles champion is Dominika Cibulkova who couldn't make it back to the event this season after struggling for most of the campaign. There are World Ranking points up for grabs in this one and the top seven seeds are all in contention to end the year as number 1. It's that tight. Simona Halep is trading as 4/1 favourite at William Hill for this latest edition.
The tournament starts off with a round robin event of two groups of four. Each player plays each of the other players in the group and the top two from each group then advances to the semi finals. The winner of each group will face the runners up from the other group. What will split players if things are tied are the greatest number of wins, then the greatest number of matches played and then head-to-head results if just two players are tied. If three players are tied it will go to things like highest percentage of sets won.
Qualified Players (in order of seeding)
1 Simona Halep, 2 Garbine Muguruza, 3 Karolina Pliskova, 4 Elina Svitolina, 5 Venus Williams, 6 Caroline Wozniacki, 7 Jelena Ostapenko, 8 Caroline Garcia
WTA FInals Winner Odds
Simona Halep 4/1, Garbine Muguruza 7/2, Karolina Pliskova 11/2, Caroline Garcia 6/1, Elina Svitolina 11/2, Jelena Ostapenko 7/1, Caroline Wozniacki 8/1, Venus Williams 9/1.
Simona Halep
The Romanian posted a very good 44-15 record over the course of the season. She has had something of a character building season after disappointments last term and she has been one of the most consistent performers all season. But she has only collected the one title this year and that was a title defence at the Mutua Madrid Open. She also got to the French Open Final and came runner up in three other events (Rome, Cincinnati and Beijing). Over 60% of her points, this season in the world rankings happened on clay. She is back in the WTA Finals for the fourth season running, so has consistency. It was a strong season because she only won two matches through January and February. Muguruza is probably her biggest challenge in this tournament as she trails 1-3 in the head to head against the Spaniard.
Garbine Muguruza
Muguruza has collected two titles this season, destroying Halep 6-1 6-0 in the final of Cincinnati and winning Wimbledon. So overall, strong stuff from the young Spaniard and she carries a 46-19 record for the season into this one and only Pliskova and Svitolina have won more matches than she has this season. Like Halep, she has had her time as World Number One this season. She's always fun to watch as she plays some seriously high-risk tennis which of course, doesn't' always pay off but she is less reserved than Halep is although clay is her preferred surface. Muguruza's biggest threat is Pliskova as she holds a poor 2-6 head to head record against the Czech player.
Karolina Pliskova
At one stage of the season, Pliskova looked unstoppable. There have been three titles for her this season, beating Johanna Konta and Caroline Wozniacki on the way to winning Eastbourne, beating Wozniacki in Doha after opening with a title in Brisbane in her first tournament of the year. She hasn't been in any great form particularly though since a quarter final run at the US Open and there were signs of tiredness creeping into her game towards the end of the season. She also has had time as World Number One this season. The good thing for Pliskova, who is taking in a 51-16 record for the season, is that she has a positive head to head leads over Muguruza and Svitolina. But she trials Halep badly with just one win ever over the Romanian.
Elina Svitolina
The Ukrainian has a 52-12 record for the season, which is brilliant and that gives her more wins this season than any of the other eight. She has also claimed five titles this season as well. She can't be counted out of this and qualified comfortably for the Finals. She hasn't really done anything of note on her brief appearances since the US Open, but she has plenty in the tank to really make a strong challenge at the tournament. She has a great mental approach and she matches up evenly with most of the field going into this one aside from Pliskova who she trails 1-5 in the head to head against, so will be hoping to avoid her. She makes a good option
Venus Williams
It has been a fantastic season from Williams who just keeps going and going at the top level. She hasn't landed a title this year but she has had her moments. She lost to her sister at the Australian Open, got the semi finals of Miami, the final of Wimbledon where she lost to Muguruza and reached the semi's of the US Open as well where she was stopped by Sloane Stephens. It's been a fine season from the 37 year old. She has won the tournament once, back in 2008 and finished runner up in her only other appearances at the finals the following year.
Caroline Wozniacki
The Dane has quietly had a pretty good season and carries a 56-20 season record into the WTA Finals. She has picked up a title this year and it was in the recent Asian swing as well when she beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the final of Tokyo. Her previous appearance at the WTA Finals was in 2010 when she finished runner up to Kim Clijsters. Going into this one she has never won a game against either Svitolina, Williams or Ostapenko so may struggle to go all the way in the tournament.
Jelena Ostapenko
The surprise package of this year got to the WTA Finals remarkably and that is on the back of her main success which was the Grand Slam title at the French Open. Ostapenko has been a revelation this season with brave hitting and just tireless running. She proved that her Grand Slam win wasn't a fluke as she took the Seoul title as well recently and she went to the quarter finals of Wimbledon as well. She has also been to the semi finals of Wuhan and the semi finals of Beijing on the Asian swing. As good of a dark horse bet that you will find in WTA Finals beting at William Hill at the moment. Stacks of value on her as an underdog.
Caroline Garcia
The young French battler has had a tremendous end to the season and so she is going to be popular because of her form. She is an underdog for the tournament though but her back to back titles in Wuhan and Beijing puts her at the top of her game at the moment. It was her run in Beijing which really impressed though because she beat Svitolina, Petra Kvitova and then Simona Halep in the final of the tournament. That was some statement from her. She doesn't have a positive head to head record against any of the other seven players in the tournament though.
WTA Finals History
Martina Navtaivoa is the most successful player in the history of the WTA Finals, having won the title eight times. Of current players, Serena Williams is the leader with five titles and she is level with Steffi Graf in this history of wins at the tournament. Venus Williams is the only other player in this field who has happened to have won it before. Caroline Garcia, JeÄĽena Ostapenko and Elina Svitolina are all making their debuts in the event this year.
Young Ostapenko can really have a great run at this and is value to book a place in at least the semi finals in this one. She is just carrying form and the other one is Garcia. Whether Garcia can sustain now against the best in the game is going to be the question surrounding her. As for the big guns in the field, the battle between Halep and Muguruza may well be the key factor. Halep has done a lot of good work this season and would be a justifiable winner, but her mental strength in clutch matches is still in doubt. Muguruza has the form over her so is the pick of the top two at William Hill.
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Lucius Plautus Varro
Although he is a young man Aggilius looks to be ten years older than he actually is. His temples have greyed and his eyes look as if they have seen too much.
Lucius has been friends with Aggilius Hamatus all his life. Five years ago he suddenly changed all his actions and habits and became a different man. Soon after he left Liberportus and his fate was unknown. About a year ago Lucius returned without the memory of his travels. He was reaccepted into the temple of Minerva in his former position as a librarian. He was kidnapped by Milos Xiphaen who attempted to sacrifice him to the Unspeakable One but was rescued by the PCs with whom he has become good friends.


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In 2003, respected filmmaker and screenwriter Paul Schrader was hired to direct a prequel to the 1973 box-office smash Paul Schrader. However, when Schrader turned in his film to executives at Morgan Creek Productions, the producers felt the film was not marketable, and they opted to remake the picture with director Renny Harlin, who brought a more visually aggressive approach to the story than Schrader's more contemplative vision. In 2004, Harlin's film, Harlin, was released to middling critical and financial response, while the following year, Schrader's version went into limited release following film festival screenings. In Schrader's Exorcist: The Prequel, Father Lankester Merrin, the aging exorcist from the original story (played here by Stellan Skarsgård) is introduced in 1944, as he serves a flock in Holland during the Nazi occupation. After Nazi officers force Merrin to choose ten members of his congregation for immediate execution, Merrin is left an emotionally broken man, and he takes a leave of absence from his duties. Three years later, Merrin is taking part in an archeological project in East Africa, and he and his crew -- including priest Father Francis (Gabriel Mann), Major Granville (Julian Wadham), and Rachel Lesno (Clara Bellar) -- discover that a church from the fifth century has been buried in the desert. As Merrin and his associates discover that that a porthole to evil is located in the church, Cheche (Billy Crawford), a local boy Merrin has taken under his wing, begins showing signs of having fallen under the spell of Satanic forces. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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