Portfolio of the week - 2007

[IIC]

Kept SWC for contest...sold it in real life

[peanuts]

Well, at least you said the winner gets to MARRY her...

At first, I was thinking that the winner would get to take her back to 'his' tent or wig-wam or long house or whatever it was in which they lived, but then I figured to keep it family-oriented and more pertinent to the facts.

[peanuts]

Week 17, Day 3

Week 17 - Settling Jamestown
Day 3 - building the town and walls

After the settlement was planned, and the crops planted, it was time to build the actual town and surrounding walls.

Karel was the head honcho for the design and construction of the ramparts

Rob led a group of men to build the supporting wall and trenches

Using a simple and efficient design, IIC brought together as many people were left to begin building the log houses one by one.

Lyehopper heard drumbeats off in the distance. New-born baby tried to hold back a cough.

[peanuts]

Kept SWC for contest...sold it in real life

nice play, Doug. HUUUUGE

[IIC]

nice play, Doug. HUUUUGE

You can take the Boy outta Canslim...But you can't take Canslim outta the Boy...LOL

But anyway...Bill O'Neil didn't discover the Cup w/ Handle pattern...It was Jiler and his old "Saucer w/ Platform" pattern...WON just changed the chart pattern name circa mid 60's as far as I know.

I happen to have a copy of Jiler's original hardcopy book...But, although fairly basic...I recommend everyone have this book...Best $14 you'll ever spend:

http://www.amazon.com/How-Charts-Help-Stock-Market/dp/0071426841

Great for beginners...Nice review for others.

[IIC]

I heard that Pocahontas was a good looking native. And the winner this week gets to marry her.

Forget Pocahontas...If I win I wanna marry one of the women on Spike's site:

http://parabolicpicks.technicaltrades.net/

He's REALLY got IIC's WINNER'S.....LOL









...

[billyjoe]

Forget Pocahontas...If I win I wanna marry one of the women on Spike's site:

http://parabolicpicks.technicaltrades.net/

He's REALLY got IIC's WINNER'S.....LOL









...

Doug,
I can't tell you how many times I've viewed Spike's site. I just noticed he has stuff about stocks too.
------------billyjoe

[jiesen]

POTW pick

Peanuts,

Please sell AMLN and give me LJPC long. Thanks!

[Rob]

Geometry and Common Sense

Rob led a group of men to build the supporting wall and trenches

... and here's a picture:



It was not my idea to build the fortress walls in a triangle. Although it does have certain advantages, I tried to get everyone to go for a square shape, which (aside from a circle) produces the maximum square footage per lineal foot of wall built.

For example, say you build 120 lineal feet of palisade wall (which is less than the number of lineal feet actually built in Jamestown, but this is just an example). A triangle with three equal sides of 40 feet each has an area of 692.8 sq. ft., whereas a square with four equal sides of 30 feet each yields 900 sq. ft. Thus you would increase the amount of usable square footage by nearly 30% even though you're building the exact same number of lineal feet of wall. Similarly a rectangle that is 20'x40' yields only 800 sq. ft. A circle with a 120' circumference, though, has an area of about 1,146 sq. ft. Now isn't that the most interesting thing you've heard all day?

[Gatorman]

POTW Pick

Sell SMHG, buy LVLT long.

[skiracer]

... and here's a picture:



It was not my idea to build the fortress walls in a triangle. Although it does have certain advantages, I tried to get everyone to go for a square shape, which (aside from a circle) produces the maximum square footage per lineal foot of wall built.

For example, say you build 120 lineal feet of palisade wall (which is less than the number of lineal feet actually built in Jamestown, but this is just an example). A triangle with three equal sides of 40 feet each has an area of 692.8 sq. ft., whereas a square with four equal sides of 30 feet each yields 900 sq. ft. Thus you would increase the amount of usable square footage by nearly 30% even though you're building the exact same number of lineal feet of wall. Similarly a rectangle that is 20'x40' yields only 800 sq. ft. A circle with a 120' circumference, though, has an area of about 1,146 sq. ft. Now isn't that the most interesting thing you've heard all day?

Rob, I actually found it intriguing and will remember it for a number of future uses. It is a great trivia question and something only you would think of.

[Rob]

Kept SWC for contest...sold it in real life

Wow! Shoulda kept in it real life too!

[Rob]

Rob, I actually found it intriguing and will remember it for a number of future uses. It is a great trivia question and something only you would think of.

I actually thought that you, of all people, might find that interesting, Ski, as anyone in the building trades might.

To be honest, I didn't really think it up though. I remembered reading it in an article probably twenty years ago or more, and it stuck with me. I thought: okay, then why would anyone build a rectangular house, when you can build it square for the same money and wind up with more square feet? Of course it might make it more of a challenge to lay it out functionally, or one may need to squeeze some dimensions in order to comply with boundary offsets in the building codes, etc. But it is an interesting trivial fact nonetheless.

[peanuts]

Week 17, Day 4

Week 17 - Settling Jamestown
Day 4 - Indian Interactions

Today we got a visit from the neighboring natives. They came in full war garb and tried to smoke a peace pipe with Rob. When he refused to smoke, they became insulted and began shouting and pointing at the ships. IIC stepped in and inhaled the whole pipe in one big puff without coughing. This impressed the redskins.

Lyehopper settled them down a little bit more when he threw a mud ball at them, but hit BoSox Jon in the face. The natives laughed at this and when RL broke out the wine, they really settled down. Sirtuck smoked the peace pipe with them and Riverbabe tried to join the circle, but the men Indians would not make room for her. Jiesen chewed on some tobacco leaves with a native named Ug. They became instant friends. Skiracer packed the next pipe

[peanuts]

Does anyone want to take on the scorekeeping duties starting next week or whenever possible?