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The Groove Thang band is definitely the best "get off your seat and dance" variety entertainment party cover band in Northern California and Nevada. The Groove Thang Band plays a diverse mix of non-stop dance cover music including R&B, Funk, Motown, Disco, Smooth Jazz, Rock and yes, even some Country from the 70's, 80's and 90's: something for everyone! The main concept of the band is to provide the ultimate interactive party machine for your wedding, festival, anniversary, corporate event, convention, seminar, fundraiser, holiday party, or nightclub, so that you can have a great time and dance, dance dance! They also provide DJ services alone or in combination with a live band to keep your event moving at all times.
Groove Thang also performs as a 2-5pc smooth jazz combo for more intimate or low-key live music events performing classic jazz hits along with modern smooth jazz, acoustic favorites, and some Groove Thang dance tunes. They can play strictly background music for a cocktail/mixer hour, add vocals for more interest, or even step it up a notch with some dance tunes. If that sounds like your next event, never fear, the Smooth Groove is here!
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To see more of this family's story, watch the slideshow.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
The Hill Family Story
To see more of this family's story, watch the slideshow.
8 comments:
- Cole said...
Hi AP,
I just discovered your blog through some other blogs. Thanks for giving such great tips for those interested in photography. Which basic classes/books did you find most helpful in developing your skills? And how do you get those cute postcard like pics with writing on your blog?
- December 6, 2008 at 9:16 PM
Another wonderful memory you've brought into my life A.P.!! You are SO talented & I am very thankful you took the time out to take pics of my family. Your our family photographer for life now!
Love ya!
Danielle :)
- December 6, 2008 at 10:09 PM
- Work in progress said...
AP... (and Danielle)
I love these pictures... there are some real moments captured here!!!! Great talent! Great family!
- December 6, 2008 at 11:57 PM
- Beankountess said...
Great job! I love these!!!
- December 7, 2008 at 10:37 AM
- Jasmine said...
Love this session! You're amazing! :)
- December 7, 2008 at 11:39 PM
- DCM Photography said...
Those are awesome AP! Alyssa is so cute.
- December 8, 2008 at 4:13 PM
- suzanne said...
That us quite possibly one of the cutest babies I have ever seen! You capture awesome moments my friend ;)
- December 10, 2008 at 9:00 PM
- All About the Arredondos said...
Awesome!! Awesome!! Awesome!! Danielle and AP what a beautiful family and such an amazing story! Tears to my eyes!
- December 13, 2008 at 11:29 PM

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The breakfast service at the school realized the mix-up when students started complaining that the "milk" tasted bad and was burning their mouths and throats.
On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, elementary school students at Sit' Eeti Shaanáx̱ Glacier Valley Elementary School in Anchorage, Alaska, reportedly ingested floor sealant instead of milk during the breakfast food service at a summer childcare program. In a press release regarding the incident, the Juneau School District (JSD) explained that this occurred as a result of a mix-up with the food delivery service.
Alaska Students Served Floor Sealant Instead of Milk for Breakfast Due to Mix-Up, School District Says https://t.co/ucV4q3C0ep— People (@people) June 16, 2022
According to Associated Press (AP), 12 students and 2 adults were served the hazardous chemical. Shortly after being served breakfast, students—between the ages of 5 to 12—complained that the "milk" tasted bad and was burning their mouths and throats. The school district and contract personnel immediately took a look at the "milk" and found that it wasn't milk at all. Instead, they discovered that the liquid "was actually a floor sealant resembling liquid milk," officials said. Staff members "immediately directed students to stop consuming the substance and removed it," the press release revealed.
Speaking to reporters, Superintendant Bridget Weiss stated that a thorough investigation was being led, "not really because we believe there's anything criminal or mal-intent at this point, but we do want a thorough investigation of what happened, how it happened, and they're trained investigators."
A dozen children and two adults were served floor sealant instead of milk at a day care program at an Alaska elementary school.— The Associated Press (@AP) June 15, 2022
Officials say at least one child was treated at a hospital after containers for the two were apparently mixed up. https://t.co/zgev2t8ekh
The district now knows that the mix-up occurred when a pallet of floor sealant was delivered along with four pallets of shelf-stable milk to the JDS food community in the spring of 2021. "This warehouse is reserved for food items only for JSD," the district explained in its press release. The pallet of floor sealant remained untouched until NANA Management Services (NMS)—an Anchorage-based caterer that provided all of the food items—ran short of milk this week and tasked staff with retrieving some shelf-stable milk from the warehouse. On June 14, three boxes of the floor sealant were "picked up from the warehouse by NMS and one was delivered to the NMS food worker at" the elementary school, the release stated.
The other two boxes were delivered to Harborview Elementary School and Mendenhall River Community School where they remained unopened. "We don't know how that happened, but they were all put on the same pallet," Weiss remarked. "That pallet was delivered, and the assumption was that it was milk because that's what we thought was being delivered."
Children at a school in Alaska were left with burning throats after they were served a hazardous chemical sealant instead of their usual portion of milk during breakfast this week. https://t.co/QlQEBJt1nj— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 16, 2022
The RALLY summer program site manager immediately contacted poison control after realizing the dangerous mix-up and received instructions to ask students to drink water and seek medical attention if any discomfort continued. Symptoms reported included headache, nausea and burning of the mouth and throat. Fortunately, the sealant had a low ingestion risk as dictated by school standards. Although parents were notified of the incident, there was a delay in communication that led to some of them receiving details about the situation from other people, which the press release noted "is not [the] best practice."
According to the school district, students were monitored by staff and some were taken by parents for medical treatment at the Bartlett Regional Hospital or their medical provider. Fortunately, all affected students were recovering as of Wednesday evening and some are said to have fully recovered.
Elementary school children in Alaska were served floor sealant instead of milk at a child care program, the school district said. https://t.co/W8SU2giH8e— CNN (@CNN) June 16, 2022
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The story of push-ups is a sorry one. In this age of fancy equipment and the gym culture, the
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Standoff with armed man in Costco parking lot ends early Thursday in Burnsville
The standoff came to an end around 5 a.m. Thursday, with Burnsville police saying the incident was resolved peacefully.
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Police in Burnsville are at the scene of an "active incident" in the parking lot of a Costco warehouse.
Burnsville PD says the incident is ongoing at Burnhaven and McAndrews.
Captain Jef Behnken told media that the incident started at 5:25 p.m. Wednesday, when police received a report of a suicidal man with a gun in the Costco parking lot.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998750703000486763.post3490932869892897478..comments2022-11-25T05:26:08.988-05:00Comments on CHEMOBRAIN.....In The Fog: SUPPORT FOR SUSAN LOVE, THE WOMAN AND FOR SUSAN LOVE, CHAMPION OF RESEARCHAnneMariehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998750703000486763.post-24393043157866392742012-07-10T00:03:04.746-04:002012-07-10T00:03:04.746-04:00Christine.... thank YOU for giving me a GREAT visu...Christine.... thank YOU for giving me a GREAT visual to punctuate the whole point! Private jets....... fabulous use of donor dollars. Private jets to transport the important people to and fro...... including, I'm sure..... to attorney's offices where even more donor dollars are being used to sue the little guys. This is what needs to stop and this is the stuff the world needs to hear and see.

Your words about my dad are appreciated in ways I can't begin to describe.

Hugs and love,
AnneMarieAnneMariehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998750703000486763.post-65977211352266007862012-07-09T11:51:08.364-04:002012-07-09T11:51:08.364-04:00AnneMarie, I spent over a year at MD Anderson, and...AnneMarie, I spent over a year at MD Anderson, and when I was there they have a special unit for Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC), and the ladies I met there where not alive at the end of that year. If American Airlines sends research money, wrapped in a big pink ribbon, especially marked for research for IBC, I cannot think of a better gift of research needs and donations. Now when you see two private jets, all wrapped in pink ribbons, sitting at Love Field, Dallas, during the Susan Komen 3-Day in Dallas, I really had a different thought process of how that money was being spent.
They say our wisdom is inherited, you have your father's wise words.Christinehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998750703000486763.post-29789342044260342282012-07-09T11:11:19.139-04:002012-07-09T11:11:19.139-04:00Thanks Catherine!! It means so much that my dad&#...Thanks Catherine!!

It means so much that my dad's words have been given new life especially now. July is a rough time for my family and it's quite comforting to remember those "dad-isms" that I often didn't understand until I heard them many times. When the aha moment hit, I would realize, "BRILLIANT!"

xoxoxAnneMariehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998750703000486763.post-49944129553552506982012-07-09T11:04:59.259-04:002012-07-09T11:04:59.259-04:00Hi Jan..... It's easy to be persistent when I...Hi Jan.....

It's easy to be persistent when I have people like you at my back..... I just want to see this scourge come to an end. I don't expect to see that day but I sure as hell intend upon leaving a solid foundation!!

xoxoxAnneMariehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998750703000486763.post-28250252083182540822012-07-09T11:00:22.804-04:002012-07-09T11:00:22.804-04:00Brenda, Thank you as always for cheering me on......Brenda,

Thank you as always for cheering me on.... Pink rabies... what a great GREAT GREAT way to frame this conversation. Great post on your blog, too... going to comment now!

xoxoxAnneMariehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998750703000486763.post-16102128346186998152012-07-08T20:51:26.323-04:002012-07-08T20:51:26.323-04:00Excellent post, AnneMarie. Very well said, and I l...Excellent post, AnneMarie. Very well said, and I love your father's wise words.Catherinehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998750703000486763.post-75466539443356080892012-07-07T21:03:48.931-04:002012-07-07T21:03:48.931-04:00AnneMarie, it's so good to have you back. I ho...AnneMarie, it's so good to have you back. I hope your trip was refreshing and renewing.

I felt about Dr. Love's cancer the same way I felt when I learned about Dr. Marissa Weiss's cancer (from breastcancer.org). You said it well: she can't be on that end of an iv line, can she?

I, too, don't purchase pink ribbon products. Some are given to me, and I even hesitate about regifting them, when I know I am sending the wrong message. It's like regifting candy.

Keep up the good work of getting the message out. Persistence pays! And never forget it!
xoxoJan Baird Hasakhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998750703000486763.post-42037144498855200322012-07-07T15:29:25.219-04:002012-07-07T15:29:25.219-04:00Bravo, girlfriend! First, let me say I'm glad ...Bravo, girlfriend! First, let me say I'm glad you're back, safe & sound and hope your trip was all you hoped it would be. Second, I agree that so many breast cancer advocates have become rabid when it comes to pink ribbons and pink dollars. I don't have much to add to your blog, but since I had planned to write something along the same lines this week, I will go ahead and write it.

XOXOXO,
BrendaBreastCancerSisterhood.comhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998750703000486763.post-31375026251466389822012-07-07T01:30:25.220-04:002012-07-07T01:30:25.220-04:00Yvonne, Thanks so much for the very kind words abo...Yvonne,
Thanks so much for the very kind words about my dad. I can't tell you how much I appreciate reading that....

I just think we need to be realistic about how quickly we can dispense of the ribbon products. We don't need a middle man. We CAN donate directly. I agree about throwing stones, too. Although I'm not a fan of the ribbon stuff, I look at the transparency of anyone running a campaign. I'd much rather see the end of all cause marketing and it's a goal I will continue to work toward. It's going to take time, patience and effort. A coordinated effort would be great. After all, aren't we all looking for the same result.... Fran Visco said it best when she said we must stop people from ever getting breast cancer and for those who already have it, we have to stop them from dying of the disease.

Enough posturing and jockeying for position. Too much noise and it distracts from the real work.

xoxoAnneMariehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998750703000486763.post-75967788553703938312012-07-07T01:16:15.279-04:002012-07-07T01:16:15.279-04:00Nataline, I like to focus on places that are doin...Nataline,

I like to focus on places that are doing research with "high risk, high reward" potential. I know in the NY area, Rockefeller Research and Cold Spring Harbor Labs are two places where they are doing that kind of research. Dr Susan Love Research Foundation conducts and funds research, too. Here are some of the links. I know they aren't "clickable" in the comments so you will have to copy and paste!

http://www.dslrf.org/endingbc/content.asp?L2=5&SID=322

http://www.rockefeller.edu/about/

http://www.cshl.edu/cancercenter/

I suppose I should put together some information. One of those (maybe both) will allow you to designate the program where you want your donation to go. Both of those are excellent research facilities. I'll try to compile a list.

Thank you for asking some great questions!AnneMariehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998750703000486763.post-41596990339727157382012-07-06T23:58:06.198-04:002012-07-06T23:58:06.198-04:00AnneMarie My computer's about to die, and if I...AnneMarie
My computer's about to die, and if I don't comment now, I know I'll forget tomorrow (you know how it is!) Just wanted to say your dad taught you well.
Thinking about what's in my cosmetic bag, the color I just put on my hair, the car I drive everywhere every single day, the polish on my toe-nails, etc etc I have no right to throw stones.
Still, that plane ...
firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998750703000486763.post-70183255063184457132012-07-06T21:39:54.013-04:002012-07-06T21:39:54.013-04:00I agree with Ellen. I am not against the pink rib...I agree with Ellen. I am not against the pink ribbon and businesses that make money because they put a pink ribbon on their product need to be held accountable. I didn't know any of this until I stumbled on your blog. I also agree about donating directly. It's too hard to decipher what product is actually funding real research and how much of each dollar goes directly to the research. How would you begin to locate labs and facilities that are diligently working on research? Thanks so much for the wonderful email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998750703000486763.post-32100181459323066342012-07-06T16:27:13.246-04:002012-07-06T16:27:13.246-04:00Hi Ellen, Thank you for being brave enough to com...Hi Ellen,

Thank you for being brave enough to comment. This post, I'm certain, is not popular with many but I'm being realistic. I've thought about trying to compile a list but the sheer magnitude of the products out there makes it a daunting task. (With a chemobrain, too!)

For some reason I thought I stumbled upon a website that was sorting this out. I will do a little digging and see what I can find.

Meantime, I suggest people find a local organization and just donate directly. There are plenty of local organizations that are helping women (and men) throughout their treatment. There are research facilities to which donations can be sent. One of the labs close to my home allows you to designate which "program" within their facility gets your donation. Many (most, all?) of the major cancer centers have research projects and they take donations, too.

For me? Rather than buy a pink cap.... I'd much prefer to send the whole amount to a lab where all of the money is going straight to research or helping someone in need.

AnneMarieAnneMariehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998750703000486763.post-26245215292410081192012-07-06T15:26:44.051-04:002012-07-06T15:26:44.051-04:00I'm glad you added the 2 cents, AnneMarie. I ...I'm glad you added the 2 cents, AnneMarie. I don't think the pink ribbon is so bad, it's the businesses that are using the ribbon only to increase their sales that need to be taken to task. The question is: how can we learn which firms are truly providing financial support, like Ford? I've read about some of the companies on your blog (like Yoplait), but there are so many that "go pink" - particularly in October. Is anybody keeping track somewhere that can be accessed by the rest of us?Ellenhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998750703000486763.post-53546387623459886582012-07-06T10:30:08.428-04:002012-07-06T10:30:08.428-04:00Thanks so much, Marie. This is a complex issue an...Thanks so much, Marie. This is a complex issue and I think it's important that those of us who wish to see the end of the ribbon are straddling the line NOT drawing the line in the sand. We need to build bridges to bring sides together...... not toss bombs to annihilate the other side.

Just two more cents....AnneMariehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4998750703000486763.post-56484646183328122362012-07-06T09:24:46.149-04:002012-07-06T09:24:46.149-04:00Don't be so right that you make yourself wrong...Don't be so right that you make yourself wrong - such a simple yet profound statement Anne Marie. I applaud you once again for a brilliantly argued and powerful post on the complexities of this issue.Mariehttp://email@example.com


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The Bella Centre is awash with material underscoring the importance of the climate discussions here. Brightly coloured brochures are everywhere, displaying grim images of the rising toll of drought on pastoral peoples and the animals that sustain them, the impact of rising sea levels on small island states, melting ice caps, increasing ocean acidification and the impact of industrial livestock production.
There are thick tomes from public policy organizations and research papers from organizations like the International Energy Association and the Met Hadley Centre, a lead climate research agency. There are interactive displays, high-level briefings and climate action theatre.
The NGO (Non Governmental Organization) press briefing room is in constant use. Yesterday, the World Conservation Union released a list of 10 species at risk from climate change, including ringed seals and leatherback turtles, salmon, clownfish and koalas.
Every surface is covered with flyers, reports and negotiation updates.
There are thousands of people inside the complex and thousands more outside. Yesterday's wait for those not registered was as long as nine hours. Today, the Metro train didn't stop at Bella Centre where the talks are being held because of the crush of people gathered there. Accessing the summit meant getting off at the stop before or after and being prepared to wait after reaching the centre on foot. There are 35,000 people registered and room for only 15,000 inside. More will come as world leaders and their entourages arrive over the next three days. NGO's have been issued a percentage of secondary passes to stem the flow. Only observers with a secondary pass are allowed in. Today that number is 7,000. On Friday it will be 90.
Inside the conference rooms, negotiators are working furiously to find a way forward. U.S.-led developed nations came to Copenhagen wanting a new agreement, and developing nations came wanting to expand the Kyoto framework -- a legally binding agreement that commits developed countries, but not poor developing countries, to specific reduction targets.
Small island states want global warming targets that will save their countries from rising sea levels and they want larger developing countries to commit to reduction targets too. They also want to target a year for global emissions to peak.
Larger developing countries are willing to reduce emissions relative to GDP, but say that a cap will bind them to poverty. Developed countries want larger developing nations to allow verification of emissions. These booming nations -- countries like India and China -- are not amused. Developing countries as a whole want enough funding to enable them to carry out mitigation and adapt to climate change and are calling for stronger targets from the U.S. The EU has committed to 20 per cent reduction by 2020 and would go to 30 per cent, if there is a strong agreement in Copenhagen.
Canada has put forward a target that equates to a three per cent reduction from 1990 levels. While this is similar to the U.S. target, an analysis from PowerUp shows that Canada's climate action plan doesn't measure up. Germanwatch's Climate Change Performance Index listed Canada as one of the top 10 global emitters with the distinction of having the most greenhouse gas emissions per capita.
Commitments made by the 192 countries in the weeks leading up to the discussions here will not meet the scientific targets outlined in the 1997 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report. The report calls for a 25 to 40 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and 80 per cent by 2050 in order to avoid a catastrophic rise in global temperature. While this 2020 target was included in Friday's text, today's version has the numbers stripped out while negotiations continue.
Africa walked out of the talks yesterday, but was back in later in the day. Some observers say that success here depends on the next few hours of negotiation.
Organizers are planning a demonstration tomorrow at the Bella Centre to show world leaders that people from all over the globe want success in Copenhagen. Given the number of people that have already flooded the streets of Copenhagen, there's a good chance the Metro won't be stopping at the Bella Centre station tomorrow either.
Charley Beresford, executive director of the Columbia Institute, arrived in Copenhagen December 9th, where she is observing the climate change discussions at COP15. Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change have met annually since the establishment of the UNFCCC in Rio de Janero in 1992. The meetings are called a Conference of the Parties and the Copenhagen meeting is the 15th . From December 7th through 18th, the world is focused on COP 15 in Denmark, looking for a global deal on climate change following the Kyoto agreement, which runs out in 2012.


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Piazza della Signoria
Piazza della Signoria
This is by far the most striking square in Florence. It was here, in 1497, that the famous "bonfire of the vanities" took place, when the fanatical friar Savonarola induced his followers to hurl their worldly goods into the flames; it was also here, a year later, that he was hanged as a heretic and, ironically, burned. A plaque in the piazza pavement marks the exact spot of his execution.
The statues in the square and in the 14th-century Loggia dei Lanzi on the south side vary in quality. Cellini's famous bronze Perseus holding the severed head of Medusa is certainly the most important sculpture in the loggia. Other works here include The Rape of the Sabine and Hercules and the Centaur, both late-16th-century works by Giambologna (1529–1608), and in the back, a row of sober matrons dating from Roman times.
In the square, the Neptune Fountain, created between 1550 and 1575, takes something of a booby prize. It was created by Bartolomeo Ammannati, who considered it a failure himself. The Florentines call it il Biancone, which may be translated as "the big white man" or "the big white lump." Giambologna's equestrian statue, to the left of the fountain, portrays Grand Duke Cosimo I. Occupying the steps of the Palazzo Vecchio are a copy of Donatello's proud heraldic lion of Florence, the Marzocco (the original is now in the Bargello); a copy of Donatello's Judith and Holofernes (the original is in the Palazzo Vecchio); a copy of Michelangelo's David (the original is in the Galleria dell'Accademia); and Baccio Bandinelli's Hercules (1534). The Marzocco, the Judith, and the David were symbols of Florentine civic pride—the latter two subjects had stood up to their oppressors. They provided apt metaphors for the republic-loving Florentines, who often chafed at Medici hegemony.


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Monthly S&P500 Emini futures candlestick chart: Finally pulled back to the moving average
The monthly S&P500 Emini futures candlestick chart found 20 gap bar bulls at the moving average. Even though the 38 months above the moving average was climactic, there are always buyers on a pullback to the moving average if the market is strong enough to stay above the moving average for 20 or more bars. This means that there was a gap between the moving average and the low of each of the past 20 bars (actually, 38 bars). The bulls waiting to buy a pullback to the moving average are "20 gap bar bulls."
The Emini was above its monthly moving average for 38 months. The cash index has only been above its moving average for longer that this once in the past 50 years. In 1997, it held above for 38 months, and then corrected 22% at 44 months. The one other time that it held above for 38 months was 1987, and it then crashed down 38%.
I have repeatedly written that the odds were 80% that there was going to be limited upside this year until after a pullback below the monthly moving average, which finally happened this week. Staying above the moving average for many bars is unsustainable and therefore climactic behavior.
What typically follows a buy climax? A trading range is most likely. Although there is a natural temptation to compare this selloff to the one in October 2014, there are differences. The most important one is that the current pullback is in an extremely overbought market. Will one bar down be enough to correct the overbought condition? Probably not. However, 2 – 10 bars will be enough.
Why not compare this month to October 2000? That was also a big selloff and the bear breakout bar closed above its midpoint. However, unlike October 2014, a huge selloff followed.
So which October will this current selloff resemble? Probably neither. The rally is strong enough so that the risk of a big selloff without first entering a trading range is small. The buy climax was extreme enough so that the chance of an immediate resumption of the bull trend is small. The bulls will probably be hesitant to hold long-term positions for at least several bars on the monthly chart, which means that they will take quick profits for at least a couple of months. That lack of conviction will probably limit the upside for the next couple of months.
The bar on the monthly chart was huge, and Monday is the final day of the month. August will probably close in the middle third. Give how big August was, there is probably a 60 – 70% chance that September will be an inside bar. This means that it will not trade above the August high or below the August low. An inside bar is a trading range bar, and that will extend the trading range to a 2nd month.
Weekly S&P500 Emini futures candlestick chart: Bears disappointed by no follow-through selling
The weekly S&P500 Emini futures candlestick chart disappointed bears by having a big bull reversal this week instead of a follow-through bear bar. Disappointment is a hallmark of a trading range. Even though the reversal up from above the October low is bullish, it leaves bulls and bears confused. Confusion is the other hallmark of a trading range. When traders are disappointed and confused, they tend to buy low, sell high, and scalp, and this behavior creates a trading range.
While it is possible that this reversal up leads to a strong breakout to a new all-time high, it is more likely that the bears will sell once it gets near the bottom of the 7 month trading range. Bulls who failed to exit as the selloff began will look to sell out on a rally to reduce their losses. With both bulls and bears selling, the odd are that the reversal up will fail. If it does, it could create a major trend reversal, like a head and shoulders top.
Daily S&P500 Emini futures candlestick chart: Learn how to trade trading range price action
The daily S&P500 Emini futures candlestick chart is in a bear trend, but it is also rallying strongly up from a double bottom with the October low and a 3 day island bottom. As strong as the current rally has been, unless the bulls are able to move the Emini above the top of the current bear leg at 2100, this rally is at best a bull leg in a developing trading range.
The bears took windfall profits this week. Most of the bulls who bought will also probably take windfall profits over the coming week, and the bears will come back to sell again when the Emini gets to around the bottom of the 7 month trading range, which is around 2050.
V bottoms are extremely rare and are almost always something else. The one from October was a parabolic wedge sell climax. The current one had no pause on the way down, and that lack of buying pressure during the bear phase will make most bulls hesitant to hold onto their positions. They will want to see a test down to around the lowest close of the selloff, which occurred on August 24 and it was at 1871.25.
The current rally could last for weeks, but the odds are that bears are scaling in because they have a strong belief that the Emini will test that lowest close before it goes above the top of the bear leg, and they are probably right. Once it tests that close, traders will pay attention to what happens there. Will it collapse below the close? If so, the Emini will probably fall below the October low, and the correction will probably be around 20%. This happened in 1997 after the last time the S&P was above its moving average for this long. If instead it hesitates at the lowest close, it might form a double bottom there, which could be a major trend reversal and the end of the bear market on the daily chart.
Because the monthly chart is so strongly bullish, this bear market on the daily chart will probably be just a bull flag on the monthly chart, even if the selloff is 20%. However, if it does reach 20%, the correction and recovery will probably last many more months before the bull trend resumes.
Can this be the start of a bear trend on the monthly chart? That is unlikely. However, traders will watch the current rally on the daily and weekly charts to see if it begins to form a right shoulder of a head and shoulders top. Although the chance of a trend down from a top is usually only 40%, traders will be ready to sell for a swing trade if there is strong downside momentum. Most tops fail to reverse the market and instead become bull flags. It will take at least a couple of months before the bears know if they will have their top.
Even though it is unclear whether the Emini has seen the low of this bear trend, many stocks almost certainly have seen the low. JPM is an example. The selloff was exceptional, but so was the reversal. When the bulls are that eager to buy such a severe selloff, the odds are high that they will buy any further selloff, and that they will buy well above this week's low. The best the bears can realistically hope to see over the next many months is s test down.


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SD26 is San Domenico reborn. A bright, modern, festive restaurant with soaring ceilings and edgy artwork, SD26 is the sparkling, 3-year-old descendent on Manhattan's East 26th Street of the sedate, 20-year-old San Domenico on Central Park South. But while the name, location and décor changed, owner Tony May and his daughter, Marisa, made certain its cuisine did not. Italian-born Mr. May has always taken pride in his restaurant's authentic Italian cuisine; and the pastas, game, meats, seafood and cheeses of San Domenico made the move to SD26.
What is new is the way diners can order wine. SD26 was one of the first restaurants to place an iPad on each table. With it, diners can flip through the restaurant's list of 550 wines. Most are Italian, many in considerable vintage depth, while the rest are French and American wines.
It was in this setting, in SD26's private rooms on the balcony above the dining room, that Global Traveler held its 2012 Wines on the Wing airline wine competition.
There, on an afternoon in May, 28 wine specialists sipped and sampled 134 wines submitted by 29 airlines. When the scores were tallied, the airline whose wines garnered the most points in the International First Class category was British Airways.
"A testament to our increased investment in our wines," Lynn McClelland, head of catering for British Airways, said. "We think we have some great wines on board, and it is fantastic to see the judges agree."
A panel blind-tasted more than a thousand wines from New and Old World wine countries and selected those great winning wines. Among those that won a place on GT's Top Five lists are Laurent-Perrier Grande Siècle Champagne and a Chassagne-Montrachet and Sancerre among whites,while a South African Pinot Noir, Newton Johnson, and Château Gruaud Larose took first and second place, respectively, among reds. British Airways also did well in the International Business Class category, with its Châteauneuf-du-Pape the highest-rated red wine. Rarely is any wine served on board for more than three months.
The airline with the highest-scoring wines in International Business was Brussels Airlines, with four of its five wines finishing in the Top Five categories: Laurent-Perrier Champagne, Les Vieux Murs Pouilly-Fuissé, Tenuta Frescobaldi di Castiglioni and Château de Rochemorin. Brussels Airlines launched direct service connecting New York (JFK) and Brussels (BRU) in June.
"Our wine selection is as important as the meals we serve," said Philip Mortier, sommelier and manager, inflight products, for Brussels Airlines. "We consider many factors when we choose our onboard wine cellar — for instance, that we lose 20 to 30 percent of our sense of taste when flying. In consequence, we go for full-bodied wines with good depth of flavor and freshness. We have passengers of different nationalities, each with a different understanding of a tasty wine. That's why we have both classic French and wines from less-known regions."
Updating its wine selection twice a year, Brussels Airlines begins with a panel of three headed by Fiona Morrison, MW. It decides what the airline's wine needs are, and its provider, Le Palais du Vin, then selects wines that fit those needs. The panel samples them in a blind tasting to make the final choice.
The airline's two most prestigious wines on long-haul flights are changed every six months, and two other wines change every quarter. In all, Brussels Airlines pours about 25,000 bottles of Champagne, 25,000 bottles of still wine and 500,000 small bottles of wine each year.
South African Airways finished a close second in the International Business Class Top Five airlines, while its Driehoek Sauvignon Blanc was the highest-scoring white wine and its Anura Merlot was the second-highestscoring red wine in International Business Class.
"We did it," Todd Neuman, executive vice president, North America, pointed out, by "supporting the South African wine industry and serving only its wines. The fact that our submissions have consistently rated so highly with Global Traveler's panel of experts is testament to the high quality of South Africa's wines."
The onboard wines are selected each year by a panel of 12 who blind-taste more than 1,000 South African wines over three days. From the results of the tasting, 24 red and 24 white wines are selected for business class. "Our wine list offers two reds and two whites that are changed monthly," Neuman added.
South African Airways spends approximately $1.3 million on its international business-class wines annually.
American Airlines made an impressive showing, clinching a place among the Top Five airlines in both International First and Business classes, as well as having its Gosset Grande Réserve Champagne, Meursault and Beringer Alluvium on the Top Five First Class lists. Add to that its Champagne Moutard and Keenan Chardonnay on the Top Five lists among entries in Business Class.
"We are honored," Alice Liu, American's managing director, onboard products, said. "Our award-winning wine program is a tangible opportunity for our customers to experience American's focus on enhancing travel."
The man responsible for American's decisive showing is Ken Chase, who designs more than 25 lists for the airline's international and domestic flights, choosing wines from throughout the world and changing lists monthly. At any given time, there are more than 60 wines in service.
Asiana Airlines' Pol Roger 1999 was the highestscoring Champagne among International First Class entries, garnering such comments from the judges as "rich," "fine-balanced acidity" and "clean finish." Asiana also submitted the highest-rated white wine in the International First Class category, Clos des Poruzots Meursault, a wine the judges described as having good depth; a silky palate; and a long, complex finish.
"We are constantly striving to provide the highestquality wine and cuisine," said Tae Keun Han, Asiana's executive vice president of cabin and airport service. "Asiana's wines are chosen by a panel of three sommeliers who blind-taste at least 300 wines. One of the crucial factors in the final decision is how the wine complements our food."
Asiana spends $170,000 a year on 5,500 bottles of wine in its international first class.
TAM finished among the Top Five highest-scoring airlines in both International First and Business Class categories. To add to the double honor, both its Champagne entries made the Top Five lists — Drappier Grande Sendrée in First Class and Drappier Carte d'Or in Business Class. And its Château Bel-Air-Ouÿ placed in the Top Five Red Wines, International Business Class.
"We face a big challenge every year in choosing great wines. Our focus is on wines from the most important wine-producing regions, wines that respect their place of origin and reflect time-honored production," Manoela Amaro, TAM's marketing director, said. This is done with a committee headed by sommelier Arthur Azevedo. Selections are changed yearly.
Swiss International Air Lines emerged from the competition as one of the Top Five airlines in International First Class, and its Vinattieri Bianco del Ticino finished in that category's Top Five White Wines. "The culinary experience on SWISS is an important element of our customer satisfaction," said Sarah Klatt-Walsh, director of the airline's in-flight products and services. She was particularly pleased with the fine showing of its white wine. "A great example of authentic, unique Swiss wine from a renowned vintner in the canton of Ticino."
Wine consultant Chandra Kurt, with a panel of other wine experts, chooses SWISS' wines in a blind tasting. Onboard choices are changed every three months on international flights.
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The fine showing of United Airlines' wines put the airline on the coveted Top Five International First Class list. It also put its Bouchard Santenay on the Top Five Red Wines First Class list, an achievement that pleased Sandra Pineau-Boddison, United vice president of food services. "We try to enhance the onboard dining experience by offering a variety of high-quality wines and Champagne," she said.
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Hainan Airlines serves G.H. Mumm Cordon Rouge Champagne on both international business- and first-class flights, and in both categories it scored well, finishing first in Business Class and fourth in First Class.
"We invite an international panel as well as representatives of our customer base to an annual tasting," said Tony Guo, Hainan Airlines. "The tasting selection takes into account the diversity of our routes and geographic regions. We also consider the influence of the dry cabin air and pressurization and other environmental factors unique to air travel."
In all, 14 of this year's competing airlines are members of three alliances — oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance. When scores were added and averaged, the alliance with the highest score was oneworld, represented in Wines on the Wing by airberlin, American Airlines, British Airways and Finnair.
The North America category includes airlines offering first- or business-class service between two points in North America (defined in the survey as the United States, Mexico and Canada). For the third year in a row, American Airlines was the overall winner. Also for the third year, its Gloria Ferrer Sonoma Brut won as the top sparkling wine. United's Canyon Road Chardonnay was judged the top white wine, and American's 181 Merlot was the best red wine.
Top Five International First Class Wines On The Wing
- British Airways
- American Airlines
- United Airlines
- Swiss International Air Lines
Top Five International Business Class Wines On The Wing
- Brussels Airlines
- South African Airways
- American Airlines
- British Airways
Top Five Champagnes International First Class
- Pol Roger 1999 — Asiana Airlines
- Gosset Grande Réserve, NV — American Airlines
- Drappier Grande Sendrée 2004 — TAM
- G.H. Mumm Cordon Rouge, NV — Hainan Airlines
- Laurent-Perrier Grande Siècle, NV — British Airways
Top Five Champagnes International Business Class
- G.H. Mumm Cordon Rouge, NV — Hainan Airlines
- Jacquart Mosaïque, NV — Air Tahiti Nui
- Laurent-Perrier, NV — Brussels Airlines
- Moutard 2004 — American Airlines
- Drappier Carte d'Or, NV — TAM
Top Five White Wines International First Class
- Roux Clos des Poruzots Meursault 2009, Burgundy, France — Asiana Airlines
- Clos de la Baronne Meursault 2009, Château Labouré-Roi, Burgundy, France — American Airlines
- Chassagne-Montrachet 2009, Pierre André, Burgundy, France — British Airways
- Domaine de la Chezatte Sancerre 2010, France — British Airways
- Vinattieri Bianco del Ticino 2010 — Swiss International Air Lines
Top Five White Wines International Business Class
- Driehoek Sauvignon Blanc 2011, South Africa — South African Airways
- Villa Huesgen Riesling 2010, Mosel, Germany — Asiana Airlines
- Les Vieux Murs Pouilly-Fuissé 2009, Burgundy, France — Brussels Airlines
- Louis Jadot Mâcon-Villages 2009, Burgundy, France — Air Tahiti Nui
- Keenan Chardonnay 2009, California — American Airlines
Top Five Red Wines International First Class
- Newton Johnson Family Vineyard Pinot Noir 2010, South Africa — British Airways
- Château Gruaud Larose 2001 — British Airways
- Bouchard Père et Fils Santenay 2009 — United Airlines
- Yatir Merlot-Shiraz-Cabernet 2008, Israel — EL AL Israel Airlines
- TIE Aquamarine Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Israel — EL AL Israel Airlines Beringer Alluvium 2007 — American Airlines
Top Five Red Wines International Business Class
- Domaine Font de Michelle Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2009 — British Airways
- Anura Merlot 2009, South Africa — South African Airways
- Château Bel-Air-Ouÿ 2008, Bordeaux, France — TAM
- Tenuta Frescobaldi di Castiglioni 2009, Tuscany, Italy — Brussels Airlines
- Château de Rochemorin 2006, Bordeaux, France — Brussels Airlines
Top North American First Class/Business Class
Top North American Wines On The Wing
American Airlines
Top North American Sparkling Wine
Gloria Ferrer Sonoma Brut, NV, California
— American Airlines
Top North American White Wine
Canyon Road Chardonnay 2010, California
— United Airlines
Top North American Red Wine
181 Merlot 2008, California — American Airlines
Top Airline Aliance
oneworld, represented by airberlin, American Airlines, British Airways and Finnair
Judging Process
To participate in Global Traveler's competition, airlines throughout the world offering long-haul international businessand first-class service were invited to submit two white wines, two red wines and one Champagne or other sparkling wine currently on their business- or first-class wine lists, as well as the wine lists themselves. The same rules apply to the North American category for airlines with business- or first-class service.
The wines were coded by number and divided into flights, or categories, according to their type — for example, all South African Sauvignon Blanc were served together, as were all Bordeaux from St.-Émilion — and poured into coded glasses. Judges knew only the type of wine, its place of origin and, when appropriate, the vintage. If judges felt a wine was flawed, a reserve bottle was poured. The tasting was monitored by GT's staff and five professional assistants.
Each wine was judged on a modified Davis 20-point scale. The judges' individual scores for each wine were added and averaged, and the averaged scores of an airline's submissions were totaled. The airlines with the highest total score won the Wines on the Wing awards.
Judges' Bios
Melissa Sutherland Amado is director of marketing at 67 Wine & Spirits, a wine shop in Manhattan. She is also the brand strategist at New York Wine Salon.
Manos Angelakis is the senior wine and food writer for Luxury Web Magazine and the author of the semi-monthly Oenophile Blog. As a writer, critic and experienced judge, he travels extensively throughout the world's wine regions.
Cesar Baeza is an enologist, marketing consultant and educator for the wine industry. A native of Chile, he studied winemaking there and in France, Spain and California and worked in many wineries. For 20 years, he was wine master and co-owner of Brotherhood Winery, New York State.
Molly Choi is executive vice president of sales and marketing at Cape Classics, a leading South African wine import company. There she is responsible for the marketing of more than 20 wine estates. She has been with Cape Classics for 15 years.
Jim Clarke is wine director of Armani Ristorante in Manhattan, where about 75 percent of his 450-wine selection is Italian. He also writes for a number of publications and is a frequent speaker about wine and beer. He was formerly wine director of Megu, a Japanese restaurant.
Philip di Belardino is director of fine wine development at Banfi Vintners and Excelsior Wines, a frequent wine lecturer at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration and the Culinary Institute of America, and an entertaining speaker at wine dinners. He has been in the wine business since 1973.
Michael Doctor is the wine director of SD26. Previously, he was wine director at Accademia di Vino.
Lisa Donneson is proprietor of Bouké and Bouquet wines, produced on Long Island, N.Y. She is a graduate of the Wine and Spirits Education Trust and a member of the Institute of Wines & Spirits and Long Island Wine Council.
John Fanning is partner/general manager of SD26, working with Tony May, with whom he began his career 25 years ago. He has been general manager and/or wine director at Accademia di Vino, Il Trulli, Beppe, Felidia, Coco Pazzo, Le Madri and Palio, New York; and Bramante and San Michele in Rome.
David Frieser is president of Beekman Liquors, Inc., a 54-year-old wine shop in Manhattan, and a frequent wine lecturer for clients. He has been professionally involved in wine for 30 years.
Curtis Green is president and founder of TenFolks Enterprises, a wine education and marketing company created to broaden interest in wine among African- Americans through tastings, seminars and other events.
David Gross works with Sherbrooke Cellars, a wholesaler of small, high-quality, family-owned wineries. He has been in the wine trade for more than 20 years as a restaurant wine specialist with Southern Wine & Spirits and, earlier, as a caterer.
Karen King is sales manager at Winebow, the importing firm. She was wine director at Union Square Café and beverage director at Gramercy Tavern and The Modern in New York and has taught wine at The French Culinary Institute.
Peter Martin heads Peter Martin Associates, a wine consultancy to individual collectors, private clubs and educational institutions. He has 20 years' experience in the retail, wholesale and import aspects of the wine trade.
Edward McCarthy is a wine writer, wine consultant, Certified Wine Educator, contributing editor of Beverage Media, frequent guest speaker and author of several books on wine. One, Wine for Dummies, written with Mary Ewing-Mulligan, has sold more than 1 million copies.
John McClement is wine and spirits director of All Weather Management, a restaurant group that includes Keens Chop House, NoHo Star, Temple Bar and Elephant & Castle in New York; Eccolo in California; and Elephant & Castle in Ireland.
David Milligan is president of David Milligan Selections, which represents fine French producers. Mr. Milligan, who began his wine training in England more than 40 years ago, also served as president of Seagram Chateau & Estate wines.
Katherine Moore is general manager of Union Square Wines & Spirits, a large retail shop in Manhattan.
Roman Roth is the winemaker/technical director of Wölffer Estate, a premium winery on Long Island, N.Y., he helped create in 1992. He studied winemaking in his native Germany and previously worked in wineries in Australia and California. He is also the proprietor of his own label, The Grapes of Roth.
Charles Scicolone is the wine and food editor of i-italy.org, an Italian-American Web magazine; author of the wine blog charlesscicolone.wordpress.com; consultant for the wine importer Grapes on the Go; a wine educator; and co-chair of the Wine Media Group.
Alie Shaper is owner-winemaker of Brooklyn Oenology, established in 2006 as the first modern winery in New York City. She produces her wines from New York-grown grapes and features Brooklyn artists on her labels. Her winery tasting room opened in Brooklyn in 2010.
Robert Shack is owner of HB Wine Merchants/R. Shack Selections and of Clos Robert Winery in Sonoma, Calif. Earlier, he was vice president and manager of the Premiere Wine Merchants Division of Rémy Martin Amerique for 20 years.
John Sheldon is wine representative for Artisan and Pas Mal, two fine wine importers and distributors; founder and director of the 39-year-old New York Wine Tasting School; and wine consultant to restaurants and private clubs.
Darrin Siegfried is owner of Il Gallo Giallo Wine Bar in New Paltz, N.Y., and president of the Sommelier Society of America. He has managed restaurants in New York and created the Brooklyn wine shop Red, White and Bubbly.
Gary Walther collects wine and is a writer for consumer luxury lifestyle magazines. He was editor in chief of Departures magazine for 10 years, followed by similar editorial positions at ForbesLife and Luxury SpaFinder.
Eric White, store manager of The Winery, a Manhattan wine shop, has worked in the wine industry for more than 20 years. For the last nine years, he has concentrated on wine consulting and tasting.
Eric Woods is co-owner of Harlem Vintage, the first boutique wine shop in New York's Harlem neighborhood that specializes in artisan wines from around the world.
Michael Yurch is president of Sherry- Lehmann, the prestigious wine shop in Manhattan, and frequently speaks about wine on radio and television. Before joining the firm in 1985, he was a wine columnist for the Westchester Rockland newspaper group.
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