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Friendly or Scary?

The best Halloween outdoor decorations 2018 are divided into two distinct categories. Nowadays, particularly due to extreme sensitivity in our society, everything is moderated to a certain degree. Halloween has also been moderated; Halloween decorations have been divided into two categories: “friendly” and “scary”. Friendly Halloween decorations typically consist of orange, black, and purple colors. Friendly decorations also tend to depict smiling ghosts, pumpkins, skeletons, and Frankensteins. These types of decorations are made to appeal to younger children. Halloween cannot be too scary to scare off children! Scary Halloween decorations are where the true spirit of Halloween come into play. Most scary decorations range from demons to murderous clowns. For example, scary decorations are filled with bloody, gruesome images that send child down your spine. These decorations are anything but child friendly! Scary decorations serve on purpose- to scare the life out of you. Now that we have distinguished the difference between friendly and scary Halloween decorations, let’s take a look at the best Halloween outdoor decorations 2018 for both categories.

Animatronics

The first thing we will be looking at are animatronics, which are the scariest of the best Halloween outdoor decorations 2018. Many companies are pushing the sales of animatronics this Halloween season, and there is a good reason too- animatronics are so cool! If you are unfamiliar with animatronics, they are figures that are constructed to look like real life objects. You could call them robots because many of them have a thin plastic or latex coating, they move as if they are real, and make sounds. I know what you are think right now, your thoughts probably look like this: WOW! Animatronics must be really expensive if they are lifelike! Unfortunately, you are right; the cheapest animatronic that I have seen thus far has a price tag of $114. (When you see one in person, you will understand that it is worth the money). Let’s take a look at some of the coolest Halloween animatronics 2018! Lil' Rocking Rosie

Lil’ Rocking Rosie is a demonic looking little girl in a dress on a rocking horse that has a decapitated horse head on it. The girl’s eyes light up and she sings a creepy rendition of “Hush Little Baby”. She is a perfect addition to a creepy doll theme or a demonic child theme. Party City $129.99 Jumping Jenny

Jumping Jenny is a demonic girl who is activated by motion sensors. When activated, her eyes light up and she begins moving the jumprope back and forth while singing creepy songs and laughing. Party City $69.99 Creepy Caretaker

The Creepy Caretaker is absolutely perfect for a graveyard theme. It looks like a creepy man wearing a black cloak with light-up eyes that says creepy things like, “Who goes there?” And “You dare to enter this graveyard?”. When the motion sensor is triggered, he pops up to scare people and starts saying his phrases. Party City $99.99 Haunted Witch

This is perhaps the best animatronic for trick-or-treaters because the haunted witch holds a candy bowl in her lap that can bait trick-or-treaters to trigger the motion sensor, which is, you guessed it, in the candy bowl! Once triggered, the witch pops up, her eyes light up, and she starts a creepy witch laugh that will give you chills! This is a must have in your front yard! Party City $149.99 amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "captainstrend-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "Other Scary Animatronics "; amzn_assoc_linkid = "a136508266e199f70acce3f17f04ae20"; amzn_assoc_asins = "B00YKULQYA,B074B3WX17,B073ZJ5P4D,B013P3KQ66,B074B2J9ZL,B07GK9BNMY,B00M3AKWRG,B07BWXP1NS";

Hanging Props

Hanging props can certainly be more cost effective than animatronics. Although, there are some fancy hanging props that are expensive. Hanging props vary in size shape and scariness. You could essentially buy any of type of hanging props and still have some of the best Halloween outdoor decorations 2018. For the most part, all of the biggest names in Halloween have high-quality hanging props. Sidenote: Hanging props look just as good indoors as they do outdoors. So I’ve heard that many of you need ideas for where you could stage your hanging props, let’s take a look into that. Here is a little trick for people who do not have a place to hang their hangining props- you don’t actually have to hang a hanging prop! Many of the best hanging props have thin-metal wire arms that can be bent and shaped, so you could stage it behind things around your house. For example, you could stage it holding onto the back of a car in the driveway, propped up on a fence, or even put it behind another Halloween decoration in your yard. If you are inclined to hang it, you could hang the props from a tree around your house, a gutter on your house, or even a window sill! You could virtually put a hanging prop anywhere if you really think about it. Let’s now take a look at the coolest hanging props of 2018. Scary Hanging Props amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "captainstrend-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "Scary Hanging Props"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "a136508266e199f70acce3f17f04ae20"; amzn_assoc_asins = "B0749SVXF2,B00N1DF7ME,B07GJX3HJR,B00P6B1KL6,B0749YTTFB,B07FY6HW4H,B0056LLNJ0,B00MQS4RC6"; Friendly Hanging Props amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "captainstrend-20"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "Friendly Hanging Props"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "a136508266e199f70acce3f17f04ae20"; amzn_assoc_asins = "B07JDPKZH9,B00LDWW93U,B01FOIUSI6,B07DWFZTSL";

Graveyard Decorations

A very common theme for a yard is setting up a graveyard look. There are numerous different options when it comes to setting up a graveyard theme. Here, we will focus primarily on the actual haunted graveyard props because you could realistically put any other type of prop into your graveyard theme. Your list of essentials for a haunted graveyard theme is quite small, it consists of: tombstones, moss, fencing, ground-breaker props, caution tape, and fog machines. Decorating the yard for this theme is relatively simple as well; you scatter the tombstones around the yard to resemble a cemetery, you put groundbreaking props in front of select tombstones to give the impression that the dead is rising, use fencing and caution tape around the entire area or select tombstones to give an even spookier effect, and last but not least, a grounded fog machine to disperse a thick and mysterious fog on the floor of your graveyard! Here is a list of the best outdoor Halloween decorations 2018 for your graveyard theme: Tombstones amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "captainstrend-20"; amzn_assoc_search_bar_position = "bottom"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "search"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "Tombstones"; amzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = "Graveyard Tombstones"; amzn_assoc_default_category = "All"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "0d0007d5dd8ac62fc6640fa0e0c0f032"; Moss amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "captainstrend-20"; amzn_assoc_search_bar_position = "bottom"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "search"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "Moss"; amzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = "Graveyard Moss"; amzn_assoc_default_category = "All"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "0d0007d5dd8ac62fc6640fa0e0c0f032"; Fencing amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "captainstrend-20"; amzn_assoc_search_bar_position = "bottom"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "search"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "Fencing"; amzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = "Graveyard Fencing"; amzn_assoc_default_category = "All"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "0d0007d5dd8ac62fc6640fa0e0c0f032"; Ground-breaker Props amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "captainstrend-20"; amzn_assoc_search_bar_position = "bottom"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "search"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "Ground Breaker Props"; amzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = "Ground Breaker Props"; amzn_assoc_default_category = "All"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "0d0007d5dd8ac62fc6640fa0e0c0f032"; Caution Tapes amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "captainstrend-20"; amzn_assoc_search_bar_position = "bottom"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "search"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "Caution Tapes"; amzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = "Halloween Caution Tape"; amzn_assoc_default_category = "All"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "0d0007d5dd8ac62fc6640fa0e0c0f032"; Fog Machines amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "captainstrend-20"; amzn_assoc_search_bar_position = "bottom"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "search"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; amzn_assoc_region = "US"; amzn_assoc_title = "Fog Machines "; amzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = "Ground Fog Machines"; amzn_assoc_default_category = "All"; amzn_assoc_linkid = "0d0007d5dd8ac62fc6640fa0e0c0f032";  

Spiders and Spiderwebs

Halloween Costumes for Children 2018

Every year the time comes around where major decisions must be made. This time of year will often have you biting your nails or pulling your hair out making sure everything is perfect for your child. No one wants their child to not be satisfied with their Halloween costume, nor do we want our children wearing costumes that are outdated. Every year there are new characters from new television shows and movies that are turned into Halloween costumes. How will you decide which new character is worth looking into for your child? How will you know all of the popular new characters that have been created? Here you will find a list of the top costumes for children 2018. I will take the guesswork out of costume shopping and relieve your anxiety! Let’s take a look at the top costumes for 2018.

The Incredibles 2

Jack-Jack

Dash

Violet Jack-Jack Jack-Jack is the baby of the year in terms of characters. Dressing up your child as Jack-Jack is the perfect idea if your child is still very young. Jack-Jack is an adorable little superhero baby who has just started developing superpowers and is causing lots of trouble. Jack-Jack’s misuse of his powers are funny and adorable at the same time. This is the perfect costume for an infant or a baby; Jack-Jack is bound the be the most popular and widely recognized baby/infant costume of 2018. Dash Dash is the perfect example of a trouble-making teenager. Dash is a love able character that lies to be funny and annoy his older sister at the same time. Dash enjoys trying to act like an adult and make “adult superhero decisions”. The outcome of these “adult superhero decisions” are usually chaotic and makes situations worse than they already are. Dash’s one and only super power is the ability to run at the the speed of light. This character is a young, teenage version of Flash. Dash is the perfect alternative if you were looking to have your child dress up like Flash, but feel that is an outdated costume idea! Violet Violet is a shy and timid character in the Incredibles movies. She is a teenager with super powers and a family that all have super powers as well. She is notorious for constantly arguing with her brother, Dash. Violet’s super power is having the ability to spontaneously form force-field. Violet is the perfect costume for a teenage girl.

Ant-Man and The Wasp

Ant-Man

The-Wasp Ant-Man Ant-Man is not a new character to super hero movies. Ant-Man wears a costume the makes him look like a robotic ant. Ant-Man has the ability to shrink into a very tiny form. This power is what Ant-Man apart from any other super hero; having the ability to shrink in size does not compare to the ability to fly, unlimited strength, invisibility, and super speed. Ant-Man is a truly one-of-a-kind super hero. The Wasp The Wasp is very similar to Ant-Man, she is usually depicted as having the ability to shrink to a height of several centimeters. What sets The a Wasp apart from Ant-Man is that she can fly by means of insect wings, and fire bioelectric energy blasts. She is a founding member of the Avengers as well as a long time leader of the team. The Wasp is a true badass and she is the perfect costume idea for a young girl.

Christopher Robin

Winnie-the-Pooh Mal

Aromatherapy to Control Stress

Managing stress is our everyday lives can be quite difficult. It can be difficult to manage stress for several reasons: not enough time, too much to take care of, and lack of energy. The most common remedy for stress is exercise, but that is not always possible, especially with no energy. Another popular remedy for stress is meditation, but that is not possible if you do not have the time to meditate effectively. Meditation is not for everyone, at least not at first because it requires patience and discipline; it is a skill acquired over time with practice. What can we do to combat and manage stress if we do not enough time to meditate, have too much to take care of to relax, and not enough energy to exercise? Aromatherapy is the answer to that question. The magic of aromatherapy is that you can continue to do your everyday tasks while managing your stress. Aromatherapy is exactly what the name suggests it is- therapy by aromas. Aromatherapy works by using an oil-diffuser to turn essential oils from plants into a light vapor to be inhaled by people. Do not get this confused with e-cigarettes and vaping! This is certainly not vaping or smoking, the vapor created by the oil-diffuser is just supposed to fill the air and be inhaled through natural breathing. You can do aromatherapy while taking care of your everyday tasks just by taking an oil-diffuser, choosing the right essential oil for your current state of mind, and simply leaving it in whatever room you are in. Simplest way to manage and reduce stress, inducing a state of mindfulness with ease. Aromatherapy can be used for more than just managing stress. Aromatherapy has been known to be used to help people manage many issues. Here are some of the issues that aromatherapy is commonly used for and a list of essential oils that are used to help manage those specific issues:

1. Relieving Stress, Anxiety, and Depression

The best essential oil for stress relief aromatherapy is this 100% pure, therapeutic grade essential oil. Aside from being 100% pure, this essential oil for stress relief has an amazing smell. What sets Healing Solutions Essential Oils apart is superior cultivation of ingredients that are the best in the world. This specific essential oil is also safe to use on your skin if you do not have the time to linger in one room for too long.

2.Boosting Moods, Reducing Headaches, Strengthening the Immune System

Almost all essential oils boost your mood, but there is one in-particular that is recommended if boosting your mood is the main goal. 100% Pure Bergamot Essential Oil is hands-down the best essential oil for boosting moods! This essential oil is known to effectively boost moods, heal wounds, protect skin from infections, boosting the immune system, build confidence, reduce pain, and relieve headaches. Essentially, this essential oil is a cure-all.

3. Boosting Memory, Increasing Energy Levels, Improving Sleep Quality

To boost memory, increase energy levels, and improve sleep quality, it is best to use an essential oil that is commonly used for meditation. Such an essential oil is something like Edens Garden Mountain Savory 100% Pure Essential Oil. Meditation essential oil can help promote mental vigor while working as a natural antidepressant and can also stimulate the senses while boosting the memory functions of the brain. This essential oil will put you into a state that is similar to that of someone who is meditating. Being put into this state will clear your mind and allow you to focus and become more energized. Edens Garden Mountain Savory 100% Pure Essential Oil should e used if you are trying to achieve a meditation-like state of mind.

Aromatherapy is More Popular than You Think

Dilution Causing Trouble At Sea

Greek shipping stocks are notorious for what appears to be never ending dilution; purchase agreements seem to be announced one after another. DryShips Inc. is perhaps the biggest offender when it comes to endless dilution. Examining the monthly chart of Dryships Inc. says it all:

DryShips stock was never worth that much money; those prices are adjusted according to the numerous reverse stock splits that were executed. It is well known that reverse stock splits are initiated when a stock's share-price is low enough to put it in danger of delisting and share-prices usually only go that low when a stock is being heavily diluted (or the company is going bankrupt). DryShips had numerous rounds of dilution for 2 years straight; which completely destroyed the value of many shareholders positions. Top Ships has been following the same dilution path as DryShips. It has not been confirmed by any sources, but it is evident enough, the patterns are way too similar. Top Ships has been announcing new rounds of dilution through purchase agreements for quite some time now. Top Ships monthly chart paints the same picture as DryShips:

Top Ships stock was never worth that much money; those prices are adjusted according to the numerous reverse stock splits that were executed. It is well known that reverse stock splits are initiated when a stock's share-price is low enough to put it in danger of delisting and share-prices usually only go that low when a stock is being heavily diluted (or the company is going bankrupt). Top Ships had numerous rounds of dilution for almost 2 years straight; which completely destroyed the value of many shareholders positions.

DryShips Inc. Ending of Dilution

These SEC filings were DryShips last attempt at dilution in 2017: "Exhibit 99.1 

 DRYSHIPS INC. ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO CONDUCT A PRIVATE PLACEMENT AND SUBSEQUENT RIGHTS OFFERING August 11, 2017 , Athens, Greece. DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) ("DryShips" or the "Company"), a diversified owner of ocean going cargo vessels, today announced that the audit committee of the Company's board of directors (the "Audit Committee") has approved a binding term sheet (the "Term Sheet") pursuant to which the Company will sell the Company's common shares to entities affiliated with its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. George Economou ("Mr. Economou"), for aggregate consideration of $100 million at a price of $2.75 per share (the "Private Placement").Pursuant to the Term Sheet, the Audit Committee has also approved a subsequent rights offering (the "Rights Offering") that would allow the Company's shareholders to purchase their pro rata portion of up to $100 million of the Company's common shares at a price of $2.75 per share. The Rights Offering will be backstopped in full by Sierra Investments Inc. ("Sierra") , an entity affiliated with Mr. Economou.Mr. Economou will not exercise his subscription rights in the Right Offering outside of the backstop commitment. The Company will have the right to cancel the Rights Offering or amend the terms thereof.The Term Sheet obligates the parties to use their best efforts to negotiate definitive documentation and execute the transactions as soon as practicable.The consideration for the Company's common shares in the Private Placement will be: (i) the acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Shipping Pool Investors Inc., which directly holds a 49% interest in Heidmar Holdings LLC, a global tanker operator, from SPII Holdings Inc., an entity affiliated with Mr. Economou; (ii) the termination of the participation rights set forth in the Deed of Participation dated May 23, 2017 by and between the Company and Mountain Investment Inc., an entity affiliated with Mr. Economou; (iii) forfeiture by Sifnos Shareholders Inc., an entity affiliated with Mr. Economou, of all outstanding Series D preferred shares (which carry 100,000 votes per share) of the Company that it currently holds; and (iv) the repayment of $27 million under the Company's unsecured credit facility, as amended (the "Sierra Credit Facility") with Sierra . The Company will not receive any cash proceeds from the Private Placement.The cash proceeds from the Rights Offering are expected to be used for general corporate purposes and/or vessel acquisitions and/or to repay amounts outstanding under the Sierra Credit Facility. The consideration for the Company's common shares issued to Sierra in the Rights Offering as part of the backstop will be the repayment of amounts outstanding under the Sierra Credit Facility. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor will there be any sale of any securities referred to in this press release in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.The securities offered in the Private Placement will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.The Rights Offering will only be made by means of a prospectus supplement under the Company's shelf registration statement on Form F-3 meeting the requirements of the Securities Act. The securities may not be sold nor may an offer to buy securities be accepted prior to the prospectus supplement being filed.  Exhibit 99.2

  DRYSHIPS INC. ANNOUNCES TERMINATION OF THE COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH KALANI INVESTMENTS LIMITED August 11, 2017 , Athens, Greece. DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) ("DryShips" or the "Company"), a diversified owner of ocean going cargo vessels, announces that in connection with the transactions announced earlier today (the "Proposed Transactions"), (i) it has terminated the common stock purchase agreement, dated April 3, 2017, by and between the Company and Kalani Investments Limited, a company organized and existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, effective immediately; (ii) Mr. George Economou, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has agreed, either directly or through his affiliated entities, to refrain from re-selling for a six month period any Company common shares to be acquired by him in the Proposed Transactions; and (iii) the Company has agreed not to conduct any equity offerings until after December 31, 2017, without the prior approval of the majority of its unaffiliated shareholders."

DryShips Inc. Dilution End And Turn-Around

DryShips Inc.'s end of dilution was proven to investors by a very favorable chain of events. The chain of events restored some of the value that DryShips Inc. had lost with years of dilution and the recent earnings report showed positive earnings as well. Here are the most notable chain of events: Announcement of CEO Owning Majority of Outstanding Shares From Rights Offering: "Exhibit 99.1 

  DRYSHIPS INC. ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF RIGHTS OFFERING October 4, 2017 , Athens, Greece. DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) ("DryShips" or the "Company"), a diversified owner of ocean going cargo vessels, today announced the final results of its previously announced rights offering of shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), which expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 2, 2017. The offering was fully financed and the Company raised $100.0 million of gross proceeds, including a $99.2 million investment by Sierra Investments Inc. ("Sierra"), an entity affiliated with the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. George Economou, pursuant to a backstop commitment by Sierra.Rights holders subscribed for an aggregate of 305,760 shares of Common Stock and the Company raised approximately $0.8 million of gross proceeds therefrom, while 36,057,876 shares of Common Stock will be issued to Sierra. Shares of Common Stock will be delivered to subscribers in the rights offering and Sierra on or about October 4, 2017.The cash proceeds from the rights offering are expected to be used for general corporate purposes and/or vessel acquisitions and/or to repay amounts outstanding under the Company's unsecured credit facility, as amended, with Sierra (the "Sierra Credit Facility"). Following the closing of the rights offering, the amount outstanding under the Sierra Credit Facility will be approximately $73.8 million and the facility is expected to be refinanced with a new secured loan facility with Sierra. Additionally, following the closing of the rights offering, the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding will be 104,274,708 and entities that may be deemed to be affiliated with the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. George Economou, will beneficially own approximately 69.5% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock." Announcement of a Dividend: "Exhibit 99.1

DRYSHIPS INC. ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 ATHENS, GREECE – October 17, 2017 - DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS) (the “Company” or “DryShips”), a diversified owner of ocean going cargo vessels, announced today that, in accordance with its previously announced dividend policy, the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend with respect to the quarter ended September 30, 2017. With respect to the quarter ended September 30, 2017, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $2.5 million payable on or about November 14, 2017 to common shareholders of record as of October 27, 2017. The dividend per share amount to be paid by the Company, based on the Company’s 104,274,708 common shares outstanding, will be approximately $0.023975 per share." Announcement of Buy Back and Continued Dividend: "Exhibit 99.1  

     DRYSHIPS INC. ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND AUTHORIZATION OF AN UP TO $50 MILLION STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM February 7, 2018 , Athens, Greece - DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS)  ("DryShips" or the "Company"), a diversified owner of ocean going cargo vessels, announced today that, in accordance with its previously announced dividend policy, the Company's Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend with respect to the quarter ended December 31, 2017. With respect to the quarter ended December 31, 2017, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $2.5 million payable on or about March 8, 2018 to common shareholders of record as of February 20, 2018. The dividend per share amount to be paid by the Company, based on the Company's 104,274,708 common shares outstanding, will be approximately 2.4 cents per share. The Company also announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program, under which the Company may repurchase up to $50 million of its outstanding common shares for a period of 12 months.  DryShips may repurchase shares in privately negotiated or open-market purchases in accordance with applicable securities laws and regulations, including Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The specific timing and amount of repurchases, if any, will be at the discretion of the Company's management and will depend upon a variety of factors, including market conditions, regulatory requirements and other corporate considerations.  The Company is not obligated under the program to purchase any shares.  Due to applicable securities laws, the Company's repurchase of shares will not begin until after the release of the Company's financial statements for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2017, which is expected to be within February. The repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time. The Company expects to finance the stock purchases with existing cash balances."

What Does DryShips Inc. Dilution Have To Do With Top Ships Inc. Dilution?

Not Another Purchase Agreement

On Friday, May 25, 2018, Tops Ships made 2 SEC filings after the markets closed. The filings were followed by a massive drop in share-price during after-hours trading. The most obvious explanation for a massive decline in share-price after SEC filings usually means a purchase agreement or some other very bad news was in the filings.The SEC filings brought news to investors that Top Ships was entering a purchase agreement with Maxim Group LLC where shares would be offered. Investors are fearful of what this round of dilution will bring to their holdings, especially since Top Ships executed a reverse stock split at the end of March to meet Nasdaq's minimum $1 trading price.

Will The Purchase Agreement Be Followed By A Reverse Stock Split?

Most purchase agreements are followed by a reverse stock split when the share-price is under Nasdaq's minimum $1 trading price requirement. Shares of Top Ships are currently prices at about $1.03 a share and the company has said that they are "eligible to offer and sell up to an aggregate of $14,257,825 of common shares." There is no doubt that this will dilute the share-price to under $1. This will require Top Ships to either execute another reverse stock split or except being delisted from Nasdaq. This is the biggest factor inducing fear for shareholders. Almost every investor knows that reverse stock splits executed by a company refinancing is disastrous. Reverse stock splits are perhaps the easiest way to lose money if not traded with caution.

Reverse Stock Split Promises Broken?

A big part of the significant decline in share-price is the fact that many investors believe that they were lied to and mislead by the company's CEO, Evangelos Pistiolis. There seems to be no real debate about this and there should be. Did Evangelos Pistiolis lie to and mislead investors? The obvious answer seems to be "yes!", but with closer analysis of the issue, it seems not to be a "no". Evangelos Pistiolis made a few statements in a press-release and investors ascribed their own meaning to it. The wording of Evangelos Pistiolis in the press-release was indeed misleading, but he did not make any promises. Here is what he said in the March 22, 2018 press-release: "The Company has also announced today that it does not intend to conduct another reverse stock split of its common shares for the following 12 calendar months from March 26, 2018." “Our 8th vessel, which is 50% owned by TOPS, was successfully delivered from Hyundai and commenced its time charter employment with a high quality counterparty. The construction of all remaining 6 vessels is progressing according to schedule. Following the delivery of the remaining 6 of our newbuilding vessels, our tanker fleet will have an average age of 2 years and will consist of 14 high specification newbuilding Product and Crude Oil tankers. All of our 14 newbuilding tankers are fitted with Ballast Water Treatment Systems. Three of our newbuilding tankers, 1 MR and 2 Suezmaxes, will be fitted with scrubbers, a technical feature that only a very small portion of the world tanker fleet has installed. Two of our MR vessels will be scrubber ready. In line with our chartering strategy to date, all vessels have medium to long term charter contract coverage, even before being delivered, and as of January 1st, 2018, total gross revenue backlog for the fixed charter period of operating vessels was about $155 million, increasing to about $172 million when adding the 50% of our joint venture vessels. We are currently focused on ensuring that our shipbuilding program is adequately funded both from an equity and debt point of view and within the boundaries of our newly adopted capital raising corporate strategy. We are also focused on closing the gap between our equity market capitalization and our net asset value in order to be in line with the remaining listed tanker companies. Based on the last closing price of TOPS, we estimate that our shares trade at a 75% discount to our current net asset value placing us among the most undervalued tanker shipping stocks on NASDAQ”. Technically, he never said that there definitely would not be another reverse stock split. The wording in the press-release was this: "The Company has also announced today that it does not intend to conduct another reverse stock split of its common shares for the following 12 calendar months from March 26, 2018." "Does not intend to" This was not a promise- it was a semi-misleading statement. The statement made investors believe that there would not be another reverse stock split because of more dilution from a new purchase agreement. Investors thought that dilution from purchase agreements was over and done with.

What Comes With The New Purchase Agreement

Who is Lil Tay?

Lil Tay is a growing social media sensation. At only 9 years old, her Instagram page has more followers than most. Being that sh is only 9 years old, her social media pages are managed by her "management team". What makes Lil Tay so special? Lil Tay's social media posts all revolve around the fact that she is only 9 years old and rich. There are many critics who disagree with Lil Tay's social media presence. There is wide debate on whether or not her social media presence should be seen as a sensation or a nightmare. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ41iYrI8Ao

The Arguments from Critics about Lil Tay

Perhaps the biggest criticism of Lil Tay's videos is that she is behind the wheel of cars. In several of her videos, she is seen operating the vehicles! Remember, she is only 9 years old! No 9 year old should be operating a vehicle. Especially with no one in the car other than a dog. Many people are astounded by this, but Lil Tay's mother has defended her actions by saying that she is present and supervising Lil Tay whenever she is behind the wheel of a car.

Who is Lil Tay?

Lil Tay is a growing social media sensation. At only 9 years old, her Instagram page has more followers than most. Being that sh is only 9 years old, her social media pages are managed by her "management team". What makes Lil Tay so special? Lil Tay's social media posts all revolve around the fact that she is only 9 years old and rich. There are many critics who disagree with Lil Tay's social media presence. There is wide debate on whether or not her social media presence should be seen as a sensation or a nightmare. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ41iYrI8Ao

The Arguments from Critics about Lil Tay

Do You Have Trouble Flirting with Girls?

Do you have trouble flirting with women? Are you the guy who ends up watching all the other guys getting the prettiest of women? It seems that flirting is a gene that some have and that others do not. That is not the case; although, some people are born naturally flirtatious. The most common problem amongst men is figuring out how to flirt with a girl. I will give you some tactics to keep in your arsenal and then flirting will become second nature to you. Practice these tips religiously and you will become the alpha male getting the prettiest women.  Are you ready to learn how to flirt with your crush? These tactics I am going to give you work around the definition of what flirting is; "behave as though attracted to or trying to attract someone, but for amusement rather than with serious intentions". When broken down to its simplest form, that's all flirting with your crush is; a fun and exciting way to let a woman know you are interested in her. Looking at it this way also calms the nerves because you won't be worried about getting rejected. There's no reason to put so much stress over flirting; it's honestly just a fun way to bond with another human being.

A Giant McDonald's Hashbrown?

Why Meditation?

Ever have so much on your mind that you felt as if you just needed to stop thinking? Over thinking is the root cause of just about all stress. When an incident occurs, most people tend to hold the idea of what took place in their mind and replay it over and over again. The more we think about things, the more upset we tend to get. If only there was a way to clear our minds and live a stress free life… Surprise! There is and it's been used for thousands of years by just about all cultures!

What is Meditation?