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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

03/18/09 Greenwich Post Breaking News: Jim Himes Announcement





Covering the news of Greenwich, Connecticut


Breaking News



U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D-4) announced Tuesday he will co-sponsor the Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009, along with U.S. Rep. Doris Matusi (D-Calif.) and U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.).
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03/18/09 First Slectma's Office News

Draft Mooring Rules Decision Postponed

First Selectman Peter J. Tesei has announced the postponement of the adoption of proposed Draft Rules and Procedures for Mooring and Anchoring Vessels in the Greenwich Harbor Area based on feedback received from the First Selectman's Coastal Resources Advisory Committee and the public at the meeting held Wednesday, March 18, 2009 5:00 PM, in the Town Hall Meeting Room. Boaters and other interested parties asked questions and submitted written and verbal comments at that meeting.

The existing Town boating regulations will remain in effect, including the Town Municipal Charter Section 307; Town Municipal Code Section 7-89 dated 09/01/1978 regarding the powers and duties of the Harbormaster; the 36 foot limitation in the Department of Parks and Recreation Town managed Marinas and the Superintendent of Marine and Facilities Operations letter of 2/17/2009 regarding transfer of moorings control from the Department of Parks and Recreation to the Harbormaster. The mooring fees for the 2009 summer boating season were established by the Board of Selectmen at their special meeting February 26, 2009: $35 one time application fee and $100 seasonal fee. The $35 fee used to establish a mooring and vessel data base is waived for organizations with over 100 moorings filing electronically.

Boaters wishing to submit an application for an individual, non-commercial mooring permit may continue to use the original form. The current Town boating regulations remain in effect for all applicants. As noted previously, boaters are exempt from the "clearly visible horizontal blue band and name of vessel" provisions contained in the "Note" section of the form. These provisions, originally developed for the State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation version of the form are optional for Town of Greenwich boaters.

The new application process along with the new mooring fees as well as maintenance dredge funding requests recently submitted to Federal officials, represent an increased focus on the management of the Town's waterways, which include 27 miles of coastline, seven harbors, 3 federal navigation channels, 30 islands and hundreds of moorings. The First Selectman's Coastal Resources Advisory Committee will continue to work toward the goal of developing a community based set of rules and procedures.

First Selectman Tesei thanked Chairman John Craine and his committee for their work efforts designed to enhance the safety, environmental protection and enjoyment of this valued asset that significantly contributes to the Town's quality of life.

03/18/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed This Just In.....

The Latest Grenwich News Briefs:

Woman thwarts attempted car robbery at Greenwich gas station
Greenwich Time
By Debra Friedman A woman pumping gas Monday night at a gas station on East Putnam Avenue thwarted a man's attempt to steal her car by keeping her doors ...
Greenwich Wins LL Swimming; Fairfield Prep's Grinalds Impressive
Hartford Courant
The victory gave Greenwich 17 consecutive state championships and 32 in the 33 years the CIAC has documented championship results. ...

The Latest Greenwich Blog Post:

AIG= A*sholes in Greenwich - The Economy Article -
Obama, his Administration and Congress has found the right target.
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03/18/09 Where The Rich People Live - Business Week Just Ranked The Top 25 Richest Towns And Greenwich Is Not On The List

Poor Areas Like Byram And Davis Avenue Knock Greenwich Out Of Contention

There Is No Gang Graffitti Or Housing Project Roits In:

Brookville, NY, Atherton, Calif., Rolling Hills, Calif., Kenilworth, Ill., Hillsborough, Calif., Roslyn Estates, N.Y., Hidden Hills, Calif., Oyster Bay Cove, N.Y., Chevy Chase Village, Md., Los Altos Hills, Calif., Etc,. Etc,......


Despite the fact that U.S. households' net worth plunged by $11 trillion in 2008, the U.S. is still the wealthiest country in the world—but, as always, some parts of the U.S. are wealthier than others. While many people might think that the greatest pockets of wealth reside in elite areas such as Manhattan's Upper East Side; Greenwich, Conn.; or Bel Air in Los Angeles, these places are so large that they include both residents who are extremely rich and those of more modest means. In fact, with few exceptions, most of the places that have the highest income and net worth in the country are unfamiliar to nearly anyone who doesn't actually live there. And that's just how the people who live there like it. So where are these places? Read on to find out.

Editor's Note: The places were ranked based on their average household net worth and average household net income in third quarter 2008 and were selected from a list of more than 20,000 U.S. Census places. Both factors were weighted equally. Average net worth is an estimate based on total assets minus total liabilities and includes home value. The 2008 data were developed by Gadberry Group using source data from Acxiom, and were measured against 2000 Census data. The selected places do not correspond to city boundaries but are assembled from Census block groups and might include neighborhoods just outside the cities. The ranking was created specifically for BusinessWeek by Gadberry Group, a Little Rock-based location intelligence firm.

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03/18/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed - Greenwich Time News Links

BET hears final pleas for money

In the last chance for residents to seek additions to the town's proposed $340.2 million budget, a Board of Estimate and Taxation public hearing last night drew a standing-room only crowd that lobbied for disparate causes against the backdrop of a deep recession that has forced the town to lay off workers.

First Selectman Peter Tesei lent his voice to the push for a new King Street fire station, asking his former colleagues on the BET to reinstate $175,000 in funding for the design of the facility in the northwest part of town.

"Life safety ranks at the very top of the list of services municipal government must provide to residents," Tesei told the BET, eliciting applause from many in the audience of about 250 people.

GHS students dominate science fair
From designing a meter able to measure tissue tension to tracing the migration of pesticide through the path of a honeybee, several award-winning science projects have earned four Greenwich High School students a trip to a prestigious international science competition this May.

Public Works remains optimistic
The Public Works Department is still hopeful that any problems with the proposed park at the Cos Cob Power Plant site can be resolved following the Planning and Zoning Commission's recent denial of the application.

Fields torn up by vandals
What may have started as a late-night joyride shredded three athletic fields over the weekend, causing thousands of dollars in damage, officials said.

Committee reapproves contested Himes lease
STAMFORD -- In a vote that split largely along party lines, a city committee voted for a second time Monday to lease office space to Rep. Jim Himes

Greenwich boys win, Cutter captures 2 races
NEW HAVEN -- Westhill senior Ryan Cutter won two events and Greenwich took home team honors in the Class LL boys swimming championships Tuesday night.

That's Entertaining: Colorado Chicken Soup
A good friend of ours, who lives in Washington D.C., is the author of a new and well-received book on the history of American women writers.

Allegra has new owner
Sixty-inch banners, bulk mailings and customized advertising are some of the capabilities of the new Allegra Print and Imaging on Eagle Road.

The company, formerly called Rapid Repro of Danbury, got a new owner in July -- city resident Howard Cutler, 46. In November, Cutler moved the business from Commerce Drive to its new location, and after buying an Allegra franchise, changed its name last month.

Allegra Print and Imaging has more than 600 locations in North America and the United Kingdom. It is part of Allegra Network, founded in 1976.

Family of Conn. chimp attack victim seeks $50M
STAMFORD - The family of a woman mauled by a chimpanzee filed a lawsuit seeking $50 million in damages against the primate's owner, saying she was negligent and reckless for lacking the ability to control "a wild animal with violent propensities

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03/18/09 The Raw Overnight News Feed

Housing starts rebound; producer prices rise
CHANNEL 955
STEVE GOLDMAN, MARKET STRATEGIST, WEEDEN & CO. IN GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT: "The inflation number is kind of mixed, but inflation data is not a market mover, and with this decline in the ...

37th annual Student Art Show @ Stamford Art Associ...
WSTC-AM Norwalk
... the competition. The juror for the show is Frank Juliano, who has headed major arts organizations,, including the Greenwich Arts Council. Through grants and donations from individuals, foundations, and area businesses, the Stamford Art Association ...

Greenwich wins Class LL boys swimming crown
Connecticut Post
Every championship run eventually comes to an end, but don't expect the Greenwich boys swimming team's reign of supremacy in Class LL to conclude anytime soon.

Sweeney leads Staples
Westport News
... the basement by beating Weston High (355.62) in the seven-team field. Fairfield's co-op team won (328.15), beating Greenwich (331.36), Glastonbury (332.14) and Ridgefield (336.10). Darien (343.79) edged out the Lady Wreckers for fifth place. "I was ...

48 Conn. newspaper workers accept Hearst buyout
NewsTimesLive.com
... is in a letter sent Monday to employees of the Connecticut Post, News-Times of Danbury, The Advocate of Stamford, Greenwich Time and the Brooks Community Newspapers. Hearst Newspaper Group Publisher Mark Aldam says buyouts are necessary because of ...

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03/18/09 The Jack Pot Jimmys Of The Greenwich Backcountry Are Shaking In Terror As The New York Post Shows Up In New Canaan And Fairfield (Updated)

Jackpot Jimmy Hass Must Be Thinking: "WTF - This Is Not F***ing Fair The New York Post Bypassed All The Greedy Greenwich Backcountry SOBs That Are Being Paid Out Multi Millions In Bonus Money !!!!"

THIS MAN IS JACKPOT JIMMY
New York Post

By FREDRIC U. DICKER and REUVEN FENTON
Meet James Haas, one of AIG's bigtime bonus babies.

The beleaguered firm has yet to publicly identify the execs rolling in dough courtesy of the taxpayers who saved their jobs, but The Post has learned the names of three, all in the troubled financial-products unit.

They're Haas (left, at his multimillion-dollar home on a hill in Fairfield, Conn., last night), Douglas Poling, also of Fairfield, and Jonathan Liebergall, of New Canaan, Conn.

Haas, 47, an executive VP and the co-leader of North American marketing, said, "I wish I could give you a whole story, but I'm ordered not to. You'll hear from my lawyer."

Poling, 48, the unit's general counsel, as well as a director, executive vice president and chief administrative officer, declared, "This is not the time to be talking."

And Liebergall, 43, a unit director and head of municipal finance, said, "I can't talk - I'm not allowed."

An AIG spokesman said last night, "I honestly don't know who got what."


LOOK AT ALL THIS NEW YORK POST COVERAGE FOR AIG
THERE IS NOTHING AT THE GREENWICH TIME:










GREENWICH ROUNDUP HAS TOLD YOU THAT
PITCHFORK POPULISM IS COMING
TO GREENWICH REAL SOON:


Now the politicians and regulators are starting to


support "the people" over "the Greenwich elites"


as details about the $165 million payout for top executives


at AIG have emerged over the past few days


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Doomsday is coming and it’s going to destroy parts of Connecticut, David Wilkerson, the founding pastor of Times Square Church in New York City, is predicting.

David Wilkerson, author of "The Cross and the Switchblade," a book about his ministry to troubled New York street kids that was later made into a movie starring Pat Boone, ruined the weekend for people who follow his blog.......

...... His divine message is a little murky.For instance, it did not come with useful information including when and where damnation would strike. Are people in Greenwich safe?.....




The Latest Greenwich Blog Post:

Jerks Like Henry Kravis Cause America And The World To Hate Greenwich.....


By John Carney


Forget what you've heard about the end of conspicuous consumption. The big hitters are still out there spending like mad. Last month, as you may have heard, Christies auctioned off items from the Yves Saint-Laurent collection for a total of $431 million. Over at Gawker, Owen Thomas points out that the prize for decadence at this "orgy of consumption" goes to an arm-chair that sold for $28 million.


The Economist reveals, in a passing reference, that the man who spent that money on a chair was Henry Kravis


Greenwich Time Editor Managing Editor Bruce Hunter Is Asleep At The Switch As Furious American Are Going Crazy With Thoughts Of Their Tax Dollars Falling Into The Hands Of Greedy Fat Cats In Greenwich And Fairfield County Executives


Hearst Newspaper Managing Editor Bruce Hunter Should Grow A Pair Of Journalistic Balls And Get Ex-Greenwich Time Editor And Now Hearst Newspaper Business Reporter Jim "I Like Writing About Home Brewed Beer" Zebora To Start Outing The Greedy Backcountry SOBs


If The Hunter And Zebora Don't Get Off Their Rear Ends, Then The New York Newspapers Are Going To Start Scooping The Greenwich Time In It's Own Backyard.


Everyone Town Knows That The Greenwich Time Has A Long History Of Not Name Names In The Backcountry. But These Greedy Backcountry Sleazeballs Should Face The Judgement Of Every Working Greenwich Resident They Encounter As They Spend Their Dirty Bonus Bucks.


Incompetent Managing Editor Bruce Hunter Has No Nose For News And Doesn't Realize That This Is Not Going To Just Blow Over.


Here Is A News Flash For The Clueless Bruce Hunter:


An AIG Source Has Told Greenwich Roundup The Truth About The AIG Employee Retention Plan, That Is Causing Working Folks To Start Sharpening Their Pitchforks.


There Are Two Sets Of Bonus Payments.


This Is The First Bonus And Covers December 01, 2007 To November 30, 2008 That Was To Be Paid No Later Than March 15th of 2009.


Most People Including Bruce Hunter Don't Realize That The Clock Is Already Ticking On A Second Round Of Bonus Payments.


The Is Second Bonus Payments Cover December 01, 2008 To November 30, 2009 That Was To Be Paid No Later Than March 15th of 2010.


Next Years Bonus Payments Are A Done Deal


Yes The Greedy Backcountry SOBs Are At Home Patiently Waiting For Their Second Bonus Check As Hard Working Greenwich Taxpayers Holler About How Their Hard Earned Money Is Being Wasted.


Hearst Newspaper Managing Editor Bruce Hunter Should Tell Greenwich Time Reporters To Name Names And Rat Out The Greedy Backcountry Bonus Babies, Because Hardworking Greenwich Families Now Own 80% Of AIG.


UPDATE:
21 Hours Later


When The Greenwich Time Types


Hearst Newspapers Listens:




By Rob Varnonand MariAn Gail Brown
STAFF WRITERS

Posted: 03/18/2009 11:20:34 PM EDT


In the eyes of the public, corporate greed has some new poster boys, and they live and work in Fairfield County.

James Haas and Doug Poling, of Fairfield, and New Cannan resident Jonathan Liebergall were identified by the New York Post as recipients of the highly criticized bonuses from American International Group.....


Amazing But True: Hearst Newspaper Reporters
Even Went And Knocked On Doors


.....Finding supporters of the titans of AIG Financial Products' division is hard. Finding anybody Wednesday to talk about Haas, Poling, and Liebergall in their neighborhoods proved impossible.

No one answered the door at any of their homes, well-appointed, large Colonials with clapboard exteriors and mansard roofs and manicured lawns. Haas' Sasco Hill Road mansion overlooks a private golf course and a creek that flows into Long Island Sound, while Poling's Golden Pond Lane property contains a private pond.....


.....While the men and this small division of AIG and some of its executives face a nation's rage over Wall Street abuses, they also face the wrath of federal and state government officials.

Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., said he would prefer if the managers gave back the bonuses of their own accord. He said it would save a lot of government money and effort.....


While Greedy Fairfield County AIG Executives Did Not Want To Talk To Hearst Newspaper Reporters, Governor Jody Rell Was Willing To Talk And Take Action


Gov. M. Jodi Rell ordered the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection to investigate whether the bonuses violate the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act. AIG cited a Connecticut law as the reason it is making the bonus payments. Workers in Connecticut can sue and recover double the contractual benefits an employer promises if those payments are not met.

"Since the company cited Connecticut law, they will have to live by Connecticut law," Rell said. "It is disgraceful that federal funds designed to prevent financial institutions from collapsing and to make it possible for consumers to again borrow money have instead been used to pay bonuses to AIG in the tens of millions of dollars."


Thumbs Up To Hearst Newspaper Reporters Rob Varnon And Varnonand MariAn Gail Brown Who Do Not Report To Failed Greenwich Time Managing Editor Bruce Hunter


They Work For Connecticut Post Editor Tom Baden, Editor And Managing Editor Michael Daly And These Two Hearst Newspaper Editors Have The Journalistic Balls To Name Names And Let The Chips Fall Where They May.


UPDATE #2


41 Hours Later


o3/19/09


FAILED EDITOR BRUCE HUNTER WANTS TO STOP THE FUME AND GLOOM ABOUT LOCAL AIG PIRATES GETTING A BIG PART OF THE $450 MILLION IN BAILOUT BUCKS THAT RAPE HARD WORRKING TAXPAYERS OF GEENWICH


Failed Greenwich Time Managing Editor Bruce Hunter Wants Us Leave The Greedy Backcountry Bonus Babies Alone


The Fox Newspaper Wanna Be Of Lower Fairfield County
Publishes An Editorial That Says:


"It makes good TV, but the bonuses are a tiny part of the issue. Congress was, at best, asleep as AIG and its cohorts were up to their tricks"




Is there anything more stomach turning in this whole financial mess than the people responsible for it accepting huge chunks of our money as bonuses for a job well done?

But it's time for Congress to wrap up the endless dog and pony show in which members vent their "outrage" at financial bigwigs and direct some of that fury at themselves.


There is blame a-plenty to go around in the giant shell game that has caused our nation's finances to collapse. A lot of it very close to home in fact -- starting with American International Group....


Failed Greenwich Time Managing Editor Bruce Hunter Wants
The Hardworking Taxpayers Of Greenwich To Simply Forget About
The Greedy Backcountry Bonus Babies Who Are Ripping Us Off


......The problems with our economy go so far beyond shameful bonuses that every moment legislators spend grandstanding for the cameras is really just another slap in the faces of the many millions who have already lost so much .......
UPDATE #3
Greenwich Resident Richard Blumenthal
Just Sent Jackpot Jimmy Haas A Supeona
Bloomberg
March 21 (Bloomberg) -- American International Group Inc., whose compensation policies before and after its U.S. bailout are being investigated, turned over information on its executive bonuses to Connecticut’s attorney general.
The insurer provided a list of bonus amounts and contract terms to Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, who said the information supports his view that the basis for paying the bonuses is “completely unjustified,” according to a statement he issued yesterday.
“These contracts rip the rug from under AIG’s excuses -- revealing no basis under Connecticut law for these mega taxpayer-funded bonuses,” Blumenthal said. “AIG’s own documents reveal that it turned an emergency bailout into a meritless handout, paying windfalls to employees as reward for financial failure.”
Earlier yesterday, Blumenthal and state legislators subpoenaed AIG Chief Executive Officer Edward Liddy and other company officials to a hearing on bonus pay.
When Liddy appeared before Congress March 18 for a hearing on AIG bonuses, he reminded lawmakers that he took the CEO job after the U.S. government loaned the company $85 billion in September and said he wouldn’t have approved the bonus contracts if he’d been in charge earlier.
Activities at the AIG Financial Products unit in Wilton, Connecticut, will be the topic of a March 26 hearing in Hartford before the state’s Banks Committee, according to a statement from lawmakers.
The division’s actions have destabilized the mortgage and lending markets in Connecticut, and excessive compensation could have led to employees taking risky measures that caused further destabilization, the legislators said in the statement.
Bad Products
“They put their stamp of approval on bad securities products and sold them like gold,” Democratic state Representative Ryan Barry, co-chairman of the General Assembly’s Banks Committee, said in the statement. “We want to examine the pay structure and fee incentives that led to this quick-sale, high-risk culture and see what regulatory gaps exist that can be tightened.”
“They put their stamp of approval on bad securities products and sold them like gold,” Democratic state Representative Ryan Barry, co-chairman of the General Assembly’s Banks Committee, said in the statement. “We want to examine the pay structure and fee incentives that led to this quick-sale, high-risk culture and see what regulatory gaps exist that can be tightened.”
In addition to Liddy, subpoenas will be served on 11 other AIG executives who are believed to have received bonuses, Connecticut officials said, including Douglas Poling. Poling, an executive vice president, got a $6.4 million bonus, said a person familiar with the bonuses.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

03/17/09 Prince Has Been Arrested

No, Not That Prince.....


Sam Kennedy — who is "also known as 'Prince,'" an official indictment states — is a 33-year-old Liberian citizen who was indicted for bank fraud, conspiracy and identity theft by a Bridgeport grand jury.

Kennedy, a.k.a. "Prince," is charged with obtaining ID information from at least four people and making phony forms of identification for those folks. He then used those fake IDs to open accounts at Citibank branches in Fairfield, Norwalk and Greenwich.

"Prince" wrote counterfeit checks to deposit in the accounts and planned to draw out cash (to blow on diamonds and pearls, we guess) and then leave town (going much 2 fast). The people whose identities he stole would get the wrap for the bad checks. (How could he just leave them standing — alone in a world so cold?)

"At all times relative to this Indictment, the defendant, Sam Kennedy, also known as 'Prince' was a resident of New York," reads the indictment.

We asked Tom Carson, spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney for Connecticut, why the alias Kennedy shares with his royal badness is referenced in the indictment. "It's not uncommon for a defendant's 'aka' to appear in a charging document," Carson says. "It may be a street name, or the name that a defendant is more commonly known as. However, I don't know to what extent he used or was called the name."

We do know that someone who wears ass-less pants probably has the same amount of common sense as someone who thinks there is any money to left to steal from Citibank.

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03/17/09 Greenwich Resident And Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones Says What Recession? .... I Am Following President Obama's Advice And Buying

Tudor Investment Takes New Positions in Financials, Among Others
Seeking Alpha

... "In 1980 he founded Tudor Investment Corporation which is today a leading asset management firm headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. The Tudor Group, which consists of Tudor Investment Corporation and its affiliates, is involved in active ...


......If you want to hear some insightful thoughts from Tudor Jones himself, head over to our post on Hedge Fund manager interviews or our post on quotes from PTJ. We should note that in the past, Tudor's equity portion of their portfolio has been run by James Pallotta in Tudor's Raptor fund. But, Pallotta recently left Tudor to start his own hedge fund. So, we've started to cover Pallotta's new Raptor Capital Management, and we will also continue to track Tudor. Pallotta was essentially responsible for the great track record at Tudor, so that's why we continue to track his 'spun-off/new' venture. We'll track Tudor simply because they have some of the greatest minds in the macro game. And, that's why we track macro funds in the first place: to monitor their sector exposure to pick up any possible macro themes they might be playing.


In terms of recent activity, Tudor has been pretty busy. They earlier filed numerous 13G's with the SEC, amending a bunch of their holdings. Additionally, we just learned that they will be starting a new Momentum Fund. They still of course have their main flagship BVI Global fund that finished 2008 -4.5% as noted in our 2008 hedge fund performance numbers....

HERE IS WHAT PAUL TUDOR JONES HAS BEEN BUYING:
Kraft (KFT)Genentech (DNA)Prudential (PRU)Harris (HRS)Amylin (AMLN)Monsanto (MON)Metlife (MET)Semiconductor Holdrs (SMH)State Street (STT)Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)CIT Group (CIT)Mastercard (MA)Blackrock (BLK)Teva (TEVA)Vertex Pharma (VRTX)Wendys (WEN)Cigna (CI)Citigroup (C)Devon Energy (DVN)Corning (GLW)SLM (SLM)Select Sector Industrial (XLI)Market Vectors Agribusiness (MOO)Sandisk (SNDK)Legg Mason (LM)Agilent (A)US Steel (X)Potash (POT)Och Ziff (OZM)Onyx Pharma (ONXX)



Paul Tudor Jones Has Increased His Positions In These Companies:
Select Sector Energy (XLE): Reduced by 165%Select Sector Healthcare (XLV): Reduced by 137%Dell (DELL): Reduced by 61%Select Sector Financial (XLF): Increased position by 57%Hartford Financial (HIG): Reduced by 31%
Paul Tudor Jones Has Reduced His Positions In These Companies:
Activision Blizzard (ATVI): Reduced by 95%Invesco (IVZ): Reduced by 92%Coach (COH): Reduced by 61%Wyeth (WYE): Reduced by 31%3Com (COMS): Reduced by 26%Ishares Emerging Markets (EEM): Reduced by 18.5%Select Sector Technology (XLK): Reduced by 13.6%
Paul Tudor Jones Complely Sold Off These Securities:
SPDR Gold Trust (GLD)Willis Group (WSH)NBTY (NTY)Select Sector Materials (XLB)Jamba (JMBA)Tenet (THC)Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR)Ico Global (ICOG)Viacom (VIA.B)JPMorgan Chase (JPM)Theravance (THRX)American Eagle Outfitters (AEO)RCN (RCNI) CallsAccenture (ACN)Pfizer (PFE)Select Sector Consumer Staples (XLP)Ishares China (FXI)Cisco (CSCO)Macrovision (MVSN)Terrestar (TSTR)Fomento Economico (FMX)Ishares S. Korea (EWY)Home Inns & Hotels (HMIN)Fibertower (FTWR)Fidelity Info (FIS)KBW Bank ETF (KBE)Heinz (HNZ)Anadarko Petroleum (APC)Ishares Japan (EWJ)Plains Exploration (PXP)
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03/17/08 Greenwich Time Editors Forced To Shut Down Another Message Board As Secret Greenwich Bigot Appears At Topix

After Reading Comments At The Latest Greenwich Time Article It Is Clear That Some Disgusting Greenwich Residents Are Still Living In Our Counties Hateful Past.

Courthouse chaos during arraignment - Greenwich Time

A courthouse melee broke out Monday during an arraignment for one of the five people arrested during a weekend gathering that turned violent at the Wilbur Peck public housing complex, officials said.......


If You Go To The "POST YOUR COMMENTS" Link At The End Of This Story You Will Find That This Is The Third Message Board That Hearst Newspapers Has Had To Shut Down Due To Inappropriate Remarks From Greenwich Citizens.

Wrote:

Are any of them related to Travis?

Rose Carey-Pierce
Greenwich, CT
Wrote:

Ronny C, to answer your question, hell no, not related to that jerk, and watch your daughters around him, he's a molester among other things!

Ronny C

I meant Travis the monkey. He at least could control himself in some situations. Can these idiots do that at all? Let's hope they stay behind bars where they belong.

m.o.n.k.e.y. is censored?

I'm a bigot for expecting people to: behave? Go to bed at a normal time and not disturb their neighbors? Disperse when police tell them to?

responded

you made a comment that sounded really racist for comparing 2 african american kids to travis the chimp you jerk.

Replied

Are they African American? I didn't know that. I'm comparing people who can't behave to chimps, it has nothing to do with their race.

But because you are the expert, can you please explain to me (for future reference) what types of people can/can't be compared to animals?

Can I say, for instance, Michael Phelps is like a fish?

nana62440
reported:

Flores and Cardenas-Rey are African American? The fact remains that these kids were acting in a manner that other residents of Wilbur Peck called the police, and then in a manner that caused them to be arrested. I think that unappropriate behaviour is the problem here, both at Wilbur Peck and certainly at the courthouse.

Responded:

ronny c your a dick it's good to know they are so many secret bigots in greenwich who only have the nerve to say that crap online hiding behind a screen like the b.i.t.c.h. they are

concerned resident
Greenwich, CT
wrote:

Let's stop the mean, racist language and be concerned about our neighbors living in all of Greenwich.

Addressed Other Racxist Commentators:

i know dan and chris wern't the nicest to other kids but that doesnt excuse the racist comment oh gosh wrote

Finally A Couple Of Former Greenwich Residents Took The Conversation In Another Direction:

Used to live in Riverside
Londonderry, NH
changed the subject:

Mickey Sherman representing the defendants. Pro Bono? He loves the limelight.

replied to Used To Live in Riverside

Mickey is a character for sure.

Retired GPD
Norwalk, CT
Now Felt Comfortable Enough To Add His Two Cents Worth
when he responded to former res

Good to see you back....our thoughts & prayers.
Soon After Retired GPD's Comments The Greenwich Time Pulled The Plug On The Entire Message Board.

It Is Interesting To Note That Retired Greenwich PD Did Not Choose To Set An Example In The Community And Join Other Greenwich Residents In Condemning The Racist Comments.

For More Information On Greenwich Police Department
Comments At The Greenwich Time Message Boards
That Had To Be Taken Down Please See:


Topix And Greenwich Time Logs Show That The Greenwich Police Department Server Is Often Logged On And Contributing To Message Boards That Have To Be Shut Down For Inappropriate Behaviour.

Ex-Managing Greenwich Time Managing Editor Jim Zebora And Current Greenwich Time Managing Editor Bruce Hunter Have Both Went Out Of The Way To Attack Bloggers Who Have Criticized Their Performance
Thin Skinned Greenwich Time Managing Editor Bruce Hunter Even Called The Hearst Corporate Law Department In A Failed Effort To Silence A Blogger Who Criticized His Job Performance

But Neither Hearst Newspaper Employee Had The Guts To Confront And Expose The Racists That Often Populate And Comment On Their Message Boards.
Zebora And Hunter Would Never Have The Guts To Report That Some Town Of Greenwich Computers Can't Access The Message Boards, Because Their IP Addresses Have Been Blocked

They Just Quietly Shut Down The Message Boards And Cover Up The Ugly Situation. This Is Standard Operating Procedure At The Greenwich Time.Don't Rock The Boat And Cover Up And Ignore The Under Belly Of Our Fair Town.

That's Why Greenwich Time Managing Editor Bruce Hunter Doesn't Have The Guts To Freedom Of Information Request The Wilbur Peck Surveillance Camera Video Or The Greenwich Police Cruiser Dash Board Video Cameras.

No Wonder Hearst Newspaper's Steven Swartz's "100 Days Of Change" Is Going To Miserably Fail In Greenwich, So Long As Bruce Hunter Is Managing Editor.
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. -- High school yearbooks go to print this month across the state, and yearbook advisors are forced to play policemen, watching for students who push the envelope too far.

Just after the senior picture ranks the senior quote. Whether it's a touching song lyric or a persuasive plea for paint, the quote allows students to express themselves how they want -- but it has to be PG-13.....
.....A decade ago, five students at Greenwich High School got national attention for using parts of their senior quotes to spell out a racially threatening message.

But 10 years later, advisors said they're staying vigilant......
.....After all, a yearbook's not like facebook. Unlike the social site, the quotes in the yearbook will be there forever, for future students to laugh at, learn from or look to for guidance.....

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03/17/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: This Just In......

The Latest Greenwich News Briefs:

RBS employees expected to move into new headquarters this month
Stamford Advocate

The consolidation of RBS subsidiaries in Greenwich and New York City comes on the heels of news that the bank plans to scale back operations in Asia and ...

Talk focuses on Iraq
Greenwich Post
Sponsored by the Greenwich Forum on War and Peace as part of its series on the Middle East, the talk is free. For more information, call 637- 7723.

Greenwich High poised to win Class LL boys swimming title
Greenwich Time
By David Fierro The Greenwich High School boys swimming team won't only continue its long reign of supremacy if it wins the CIAC Class LL championship ...

Safe Place celebrates
Greenwich Post
This brings the number of Safe Place locations to a total of 62 area businesses, firehouses, libraries and other municipal sites throughout Greenwich, ...

For Simmons, Dodd's Perceived Vulnerability A Key Reason To Run
TheDay
Sam Caligiuri and Greenwich businessman Tom Foley, former ambassador to Ireland, are giving it serious consideration. CNBC host Larry Kudlow has also been ...

Weston stays home to find new coach
The Hour
An injury prevented her from playing in college, but shortly after graduating and landing a teaching job at Greenwich High School, she joined the coaching ...

Red Cross instructor training offered
Greenwich Post
Students must attend all classes, which are held at the Greenwich chapter training center, 99 Indian Field Road. The cost for training and materials is $160 ...

Thumbs up - Thumbs down
Greenwich Time
Thumbs up to two Greenwich High School students who won first prize in a national filmmaking competition. Greenwich High seniors Charles Greene and Eliza McNitt this month took top honors in C-SPAN's 2009 "StudentCam" video competition.


Students across the nation this year were challenged to produce a five-to-eight-minute documentary on the topic: "A message to the new president: What is the most urgent issue for the new president to address after taking office, and why?"


The pair won for their documentary about the food supply, "Requiem for the Honeybee," which can be viewed at

http://studentcam.viddler.com/videos/watch.php?id=145305a5 ....

.....Thumbs down to the prospect of Safe Rides being shut down due to a new state law designed to cut down on accidents involving young drivers. It would be tragically ironic if, due to the extermination of programs like Safe Rides, the law were to have the opposite effect......

Car wash scrubs way through recession
The Hour
Other area locations include Stamford, Greenwich and Milford. The environmental movement actually boosted business, too, as more people discovered that ...

Temple part of international Shabbat program
Greenwich Post
On Friday night, March 20, members of the greater Greenwich Jewish community will gather at Temple Sholom to observe a weekly day of rest, known as Shabbat ...

Tales for children Connecticut authors featured in three picture books
The Hour
Greenwich writer Jeanne McNaney is planning an entire series based on the animal kingdom which will spotlight ecological issues. ...
Connecticut's Gold Coast braces for Jerry Springer
MADISONet.com - ‎18 hours ago‎
The Jerry Springer show could shatter the Fairfield stereotype, said Frank Trotta, a lawyer who lives in Greenwich. "If anything, it will bring the ...
Colby has 36 on Winter All-Academic Team
Colby College Mules
senior women’s track athlete Devan FitzPatrick (Greenwich, Conn.), senior women’s indoor track athlete Abbie Frederick (North Attleboro, Mass. ...
Betting That the Wealthy Will Ditch FoF Model
Hedge Fund Net
Also, Abernathy said, alternative beta is not going to fall victim to a blowup, like Amaranth, or a fraud, like Fairfield Greenwich Group did with Bernard ...

The Latest Greenwich Blog Posts:

Weston stays home to find new coach - Norwalk News - The Hour
By The Hour Staff
Despite the Trojans' struggles last season, Donigian is coming in with a winning attitude, something she no doubt inherited as a player at Newtown and as an assistant coach at Greenwich. "We're going to try to make it back to the ...
The Hour Headlines - http://www.thehour.com/
So what's selling? « For What It's Worth
By christopherfountain
Idle speculation on the most expensive property for sale in Greenwich · "Riot" at Wilbur Peck · Feds look to freeze Ruth Madoff's assets · Bernie's off to the big sleep, feds turn their attention to Ruth, Walt and the gang ...
For What It's Worth - http://christopherfountain.wordpress.com/



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03/17/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: Greenwich Time News Links (It Is Not A Very Happy St. Partick's Day At The Green Kitty Litter Liner Today)


There Is Not Much Local News At The Greenwich Time, Because Hearst Newspapers Has Once Again Cleaned House And Cut Back At The Daily Rag Once Again.

Greenwich Time Staffers Are Depressed And Demoralized Today
They Just Don't Have The Luck Of The Irish At The Green Kitty Litter Liner

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Here Are Todays Greenwich Time News Links....
By Neil Vigdor
Staff Writer

A series of proposed rules governing everything from the size of boats moored at town-owned marinas to the practice of tying vessels together for social gatherings is encountering choppy seas......

Himes to question CEO of AIG
By Neil Vigdor
Staff Writer
Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., is a member of a congressional panel that is expected to grill the CEO of bailed out insurance and banking giant AIG on controversial executive bonuses Wednesday.
The recipient of a $173 billion life raft from the government, American International Group has become the target of fierce criticism for doling out $165 million in bonuses to its executives.

Edward Liddy, the company's chairman and CEO, is scheduled to testify on the thorny subject in front of the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises.....
By Debra Friedman
STAFF WRITER
When Richard Fulton was a kid, he remembers starting the day at the top of Greenwich Avenue with $10 in hand, hitting all his favorite stores and still having change for lunch by the time he made his way to the bottom.
The charm of the Avenue led him to open a teen clothing and skateboarding shop called Chilly Bear there in 1989. However, after 20 years and numerous changes to the Avenue itself, Fulton is taking his business to Old Greenwich where, he says, rent is cheaper and foot traffic is growing. He will close the doors of his store at 401 Greenwich Ave. after the St. Patrick's Day Parade Sunday and move to 180 Sound Beach Ave.

"Greenwich Avenue used to be the soul of Greenwich," said Fulton, 41, who grew up in town. "In some ways it still is, but in a lot of ways it really isn't anymore."
That's All The Local News That
The Greenwich Time Staff Can Get
Online Right Now
The Greenwich Time Staffers Should Cheer Up ,
Because Things Could Be Worse:
Hearst just printed the final copy of Seattle Post-Intelligencer last night....
The unprecedented media downturn in the US has claimed yet another casualty – the venerable Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the city's oldest newspaper, has downed shutters on its print edition. From today, it will be the largest daily newspaper in the US to shift to an entirely digital news product only be available on the internet.
Hearst Corp, which owns the 146-year-old P-I, said yesterday that it had failed to find a buyer for the paper. The development was widely expected since 9 January, when Hearst executives said they would put the paper up for sale for 60 days. However, no buyer has emerged during this period. (See: Hearst looking for buyer for Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper)
"Tonight will be the final run, so let's do it right," publisher Roger Oglesby is reported to have told the newsroom. The front page of the final edition featured a headline saying 'You've meant the world to us' and a photo of the 30-foot neon globe atop the P-I's building, which has a slogan rotating around the equator saying, 'It's in the P-I'.
Steven R Swartz, president of Hearst Newspapers, said the online P-I would not just be "a newspaper online – ''It's an effort to craft a new type of digital business with a robust, community news and information Website at its core."
Hearst said the online edition will include some of the newspaper's well-known contributors. However, the vast majority of the P-I's 167 employees, almost all in the news department, are expected to lose their jobs. The online enterprise will have a significantly smaller news staff.
The P-I had 181 employees, but managing editor David McCumber told Reuters that the Website would only employ about 20 in the newsroom operations and another 20 to sell ads. He said he would not be working on the new site.....

Maybe There Will Be More Greenwich News
Put Up Later Today When The Lastest
Hearst Newspaper Shock Wears Off In
The Greenwich Time News Room

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