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November 16th, 2009
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Any recommendations? (within walk or bike distance from St Laurent and Duluth, svp!)
Based on your recomendations, I have (almost) decided that it's where I'm going to sign up for driving lessons. I've spoken to them. Seems right, but I was wondering (as I've never ever ever driven before) where I check to make sure that they are IN FACT the type of school that will help my insurance premiums be lower to begin with. They say that thats the case but how do I check that? Any ideas?
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Above Melange Magique (1928 Ste. Catherine St. West)
Visit the Facebook Event Page
Join us for the Public Yule ritual at Melange Magique on December 6th at 6pm (Sunday night). This ritual will be led by Hobbes of the MPRC and will take place after the Yule Fair in the Vendor area (after everyone has cleaned and cleared the room).
This Winter Solstice, we will be sharing our light as we wait out the longest night of the year. Participants are asked to bring a small candle that can be placed safely on the floor.
After the ritual, there will be a small potluck feast, so feel free to bring a small offering of food that is easy to share with others. Also, bring your feast gear (cup, plate, fork) and any ritual clothing (or your regular clothing is good too).
There will be vendors, workshops, lectures, storytelling, and a public Yule ritual led by the MPRC's president Hobbes (on Sunday, December 6th, 6pm).
Invited guests include:
Dr. Brendan Myers
Arin Murphy-Hiscock
Judika Illes
Robyn Stroll
T. Scarlet Jory
Rob St. Martin
and many more!
So please save the December 5th and 6th dates and we'll see you at the Yule Fair 2009!
If you know of any please post
thanks!
Right now, I'm holding the brunch at Chez Dustys (on Parc, near Mount-Royal) on the last Sunday of each month at 10am. It's a decent place, but a bit far from the metro, so some people complain it's too remote. It's a cool place to meet in the summer 'cause we can go to the TamTams afterwards. But I think I need a more convenient place to meet in the Winter.
Suggestions?
I am looking for some reasonably priced silver chains
If any one can direct me to a jeweler, or jeweler supplier, or a jewelry store that is accessible by metro - I would greatly appreciate it.
Cameryn Moore, Phone Whore
Interstice, 242 Young, on the corner of Ottawa at metro Bonaventure. (do you love googlemaps? here: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=242+Young%2C+Montreal%2C+QC)
Slip on those long black gloves and join Cameryn Moore, Phone Whore for an evening of comedy and cocktails (with frequent interruptions). Ms. Cameryn comes p from Boston with a performance that began between calls. Drawing from her work as a phone sex operator and delving into the murk of her own sexual life, she considers how what appears as acting out roles for the gratification of others has in fact stoked her own very real appetite for sexual power. "Phone Whore" is about fantasy and mind control, taboos and fetishes, and the place of "deviant" desires in society today. With martinis before and a talkback session (...more martinis) afterwards.
Cocktails: six et plus (commencement 18h00) Show: commencement 19h00
We regret to inform you that this venue is not accessible.
Co-presented by Queer McGill, QPIRG McGill and the 2110 Centre for Gender Advocacy
Presented as part of (re)Doing It: A Week of Sex (re)Education. Full event list under the cut!
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productiveNovember 15th, 2009
- BUY microsoft stock. Project Natal is going to kick everyone's arses. Advice from a gamer with 25 years gaming experience. #
- Once I decided to do something. Shit started happening that made me hesitate. Should I charge ahead? Or settle for the comforts promised? #
- Been laughing non stop for the past 2 hours after discovering bash.org #
- News corp blocking google. It's going to be one of those FAIL stories we reminisce in the future. #
- Really Miss Z. But the most surprising of all of this is that I can't imaging you playing farmville. #
- Uhhh… Why is facebook blocking links? #
- Funny, my skin is allergic to the pickle juice, but I can eat it without needing an anaphylactic shot. #
- New blog post: Zania dev journal day 13 http://bit.ly/3p5mJ8 #
- Can't wait. So excited. And tired and burnt out. The roughness is contagious. #
- I like how China is getting more important. Evident by Obama's Chinese visit. I just hope it'll translate to our cultural image one day. #
- My AMD is up 22% in a day. Been waiting for this Intel settlement for a year. Orgasm. #
- @LivelyIvy Congrats. Showing my support for fellow indie developer. #
- Yes, mind blowing. But I am glad I got it right. #
- Heh, COD:MW2 sells 8.8 million copies on day 1. If you haven't bought ATVI stocks. Now is a good time. #
- New blog post: Investors and the economy http://bit.ly/nIUMl #
- Heh, so basically Modern Warfare 2 has the whole thanksgiving shopping week to itself. WIN. #
- You heard it from me first. Electronic Arts (ERTS) is headed towards bankruptcy. No insider information. Just pure Fundamental Analysis. #
- I should start charging people to help them call up some Chinese shop and schedule an appointment for them for repairs. #
- Playing with illustrator. Working on graphics and animations. #
I have been wanting to really get back into shape so I want to get a gym membership. I live in the Mcgill ghetto and don't have a car so someplace close by would be awesome. I am a bit picky about the prices too since I'm on a tight budget, so the cheaper the better.
The ideal place would not be crowded and not too loud. No university gyms (im not a student, so its not cheaper for me) or La cite either, since they are always crowded and distracting.
Where I lived before, I went to a place called snap fitness..it was my dream gym..small, clean and literally empty at times (maybe since it was a new place). Never had to wait for anything. Had all the needed equipment too. I loved it. They don't have any gyms in montreal.
I am a guy, so obviously not something for women only..lol.
Any suggestions?? Also, do you have to sign a contract?
Thanks:))
Life and trade optimization
Yeah, I know, I didn’t update last week. It’s not because I lost big or anything. I just got too busy and didn’t get to trade much. Trading, unlike what I used to think, requires more research than a full time job. I decided that I shouldn’t make a trade, unless I’ve done enough research for a particular stock. As can be seen from my last statement update, 10% of my profits got eaten away by commissions to my broker. The solution that I applied is simply to trade less and ride the swing for a longer period of time.
On top of that, because I day trade now, the concept of money and time is even more distorted than it used to. I am basically losing and gaining thousands of dollars daily, while living a very frugal life where I barter for anything that cost more than $50. I started to realize that most of the cost cutting that I’ve been doing isn’t really worth my time. The enjoyment of life is slowly creeping to the #1 spot in my life’s goal. Which is why I took that Metallica trip and had to basically abandoned trading for 3 days because of the aftermath.
Performance analysis
Starting balance: $5149.48
Closing balance: $6368.08
Trade carrying over to next week: $4814.5 (75.60%)
Derivative risk: $21,000(329.79%)
Increase from opening balance: $1218.60 (23.66%)
Cost of capital: $241.4 (19.80%)
Earnings excluding one time lucky shot: $0
Successful bets: Lost track
Failed bets: Lost track
Carryover bets: Lost track
Strategy
I tried a strange straddle technique by buying one put option on the FAS and another one on the FAZ. Figuring that since these two both decay, it is best to buy the put options. Also, because they are way cheaper than the calls. I am still waiting for it to play out, if the financials experience a big rally or big drop, I’ll profit greatly.
Reflections
I slipped and missed out on a few earnings release that should’ve reaped some great benefits for me. At the same time, I am abandoning the straddle strategies that I’ve been using for earnings release. Upon some initial estimations, I realized that for a straddle to earn anything, the underlying stock needs to have a wild swing of at least 10%. A great feat if you’ve seen enough of the market. At most, it’s a 5% swing for stocks that are large cap and even when it’s a small cap, the volatility is usually already discounted into the options price. You lose either way.
On another note, writing options is making my books look terrible. The risk of having everything exercised will require me to pony up $21000. Which is an astronomical number compared to the actual underlying cash. This is part of the reason why we have a financial crisis at the moment. The problem is not that I’ll lose big, but rather, when people exercise the options, I need to have that amount of cash on hand. Which, means liquidating a lot of assets just to have cash on hand, exacerbating the problem.
After much thought, I’ve decided to stop writing options because the risk/reward is not worth the small amount of income it generates. So far, for small transactions, the best risk/reward is still in the direct buying of a call or a put option.
Is anyone out there planning a move, and in need of boxes?
Are there any organizations that would make use of these boxes?
I have maybe 50-60 boxes, each 18"x16"x12" ... plus one closet box.
In my opinion and this is my opinion only from observation. Critics love big failures. The down fall of the the free world brought about a flock of critics who spend their time writing articles to point out the faults of every firm that’s out there. I personally believe that it is the action of a coward. People who criticizes and bath in the glory of their prescience on how bad things are because of those “in the wrong”. Those who, instead of acting to save, acted to destroy. Through what they thought as innoncent words.
Yes, in writing this, I am also attacking, but I am only attacking because we have recovered. To tell you the truth, the only people who can survive what we survived are those who has everything that they have in hard earned cash, but even that is debatable due to inflation. Perhaps gold is a better bet, but then you also have to spend money to rent a vault somewhere.
Critics love pointing out a fact and use it to prove a weakness and how badly managed something is without looking at the details of the circumstances. As if the only actor on stage is the one that they are criticizing without bringing into focus the other players in the market.
Why were all firms being destroyed? Because they don’t have cash. Why can’t they raise cash? Because it shows weakness. Why is that a bad thing? Because once they do, shorters circle over the sky and short you to bankruptcy. I was fully invested during the crash and I went into it with my eyes wide open. The people that are the most despicable and added no value to rescue the system are the media.
Which I have a lot to say about in my next opinion piece.
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November 14th, 2009
I have seen different ones at Children's hospitals, but would love to know if anyone could provide me with a source. I will be calling various medical supply companies, but if I could narrow it down a bit, that would be appreciated!