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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

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VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGER SOLE SHARED NONE
American Realty Capital Health COM 02917r108 22,929 2,187,853 SH   SOLE   2,187,853 0 0
Annie's, Inc. COM 03600T104 459 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
Athlon Energy Inc. COM 047477104 495 8,500 SH   SOLE   8,500 0 0
Bally Technologies Inc. COM 05874B107 16,140 200,000 SH   SOLE   200,000 0 0
Chindex International Inc COM 169467107 7,034 293,190 SH   SOLE   293,190 0 0
Compuware Corporation COM 205638109 9,432 889,000 SH   SOLE   889,000 0 0
Concur Technologies, Inc. COM 206708109 16,487 130,000 SH   SOLE   130,000 0 0
DIRECTV COM 25490A309 17,304 200,000 SH   SOLE   200,000 0 0
Dresser-Rand Group, Inc. COM 261608103 13,820 168,000 SH   SOLE   168,000 0 0
Einstein Noah Restaurant Group COM 28257U104 238 11,800 SH   SOLE   11,800 0 0
Enventis Corporation COM 29402j101 223 12,275 SH   SOLE   12,275 0 0
Glimcher Realty Trust SH BEN INT 379302102 8,124 600,000 SH   SOLE   600,000 0 0
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. COM 443683107 22,078 2,271,400 SH   SOLE   2,271,400 0 0
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. COM 45822P105 4,810 74,200 SH   SOLE   74,200 0 0
International Rectifier Corpor COM 460254105 15,696 400,000 SH   SOLE   400,000 0 0
LIN Media LLC - A CL A COM 532771102 3,414 153,800 SH   SOLE   153,800 0 0
Liberty Interactive Corporatio INT COM SER A 53071M104 6,463 226,600 SH   SOLE   226,600 0 0
Measurement Specialties Inc. COM 583421102 13,184 153,996 SH   SOLE   153,996 0 0
Medical Action Industries Inc. COM 58449L100 9,216 668,800 SH   SOLE   668,800 0 0
National Interstate Corporatio COM 63654u100 9,002 322,669 SH   SOLE   322,669 0 0
National-Oilwell Varco Inc. COM 637071101 8,067 106,000 SH   SOLE   106,000 0 0
Nicholas Financial, Inc. COM NEW 65373j209 3,808 328,548 SH   SOLE   328,548 0 0
Noble Energy, Inc. COM 655044105 4,648 68,000 SH   SOLE   68,000 0 0
North Valley Bancorp COM NEW 66304m204 5,589 258,972 SH   SOLE   258,972 0 0
NorthStar Asset Management Cor COM 66705Y104 4,627 251,175 SH   SOLE   251,175 0 0
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. COM 66704r100 4,438 251,176 SH   SOLE   251,176 0 0
OmniAmerican Bancorp Inc. COM 68216R107 12,995 500,000 SH   SOLE   500,000 0 0
Outerwall Inc. COM 690070107 8,415 150,000 SH   SOLE   150,000 0 0
Pepco Holdings, Inc. COM 713291102 20,070 750,000 SH   SOLE   750,000 0 0
Peregrine Semiconductor Corp COM 71366r703 3,420 276,450 SH   SOLE   276,450 0 0
Pike Corporation COM 721283109 3,527 296,676 SH   SOLE   296,676 0 0
Powershares Senior Loan ETF SENIOR LN PORT 73936q769 7,051 290,413 SH   SOLE   290,413 0 0
Protective Life Corporation COM 743674103 26,029 375,000 SH   SOLE   375,000 0 0
Rockwood Holdings Inc COM 774415103 17,989 235,300 SH   SOLE   235,300 0 0
SWS Group, Inc. COM 78503N107 3,974 576,834 SH   SOLE   576,834 0 0
Safeway Inc. COM NEW 786514208 9,432 275,000 SH   SOLE   275,000 0 0
TIBCO Software Inc. COM 88632Q103 236 10,000 SH   SOLE   10,000 0 0
TW Telecom Inc. COM 87311L104 17,684 425,002 SH   SOLE   425,002 0 0
Time Warner Cable Inc. COM 88732j207 19,399 135,100 SH   SOLE   135,100 0 0
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. COM 89674K103 25,362 1,329,950 SH   SOLE   1,329,950 0 0
ALERIAN MLP ETF ALERIAN MLP 00162Q866 161 8,470 SH   SOLE   0 0 8,470
ALTRIA GROUP INC COM 02209S103 299 6,475 SH   SOLE   0 0 6,475
BANK OF AMERICA CORP COM 60505104 99 5,837 SH   SOLE   0 0 5,837
CBS OUTDOOR AMERICAS INC COM 14987J106 75 2,500 SH   SOLE   0 0 2,500
ETFS PALLADIUM TRUST SH BEN INT 26923A106 708 9,189 SH   SOLE   0 0 9,189
EQUITY COMMONWEALTH COM SH BEN INT 294628102 13 500 SH   SOLE   0 0 500
iSHARES S-T NATL AMT FREE MUNI BOND ETF SHT NTLAMTFR ETF 464288158 505 4,750 SH   SOLE   0 0 4,750
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 162 2,702 SH   SOLE   0 0 2,702
MARKET VECTORS GOLD MINERS GOLD MINER ETF 57060U100 237 10,915 SH   SOLE   0 0 10,915
MOSAIC CO (THE) COM 61945C103 1,134 24,970 SH   SOLE   0 0 24,970
OVASCIENCE INC COM 69014Q101 364 21,852 SH   SOLE   0 0 21,852
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 135 4,545 SH   SOLE   0 0 4,545
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL COM 718172109 60 725 SH   SOLE   0 0 725
WILLIAMS COS INC COM 969457100 126 2,250 SH   SOLE   0 0 2,250
WPX ENERGY INC COM 98212B103 18 749 SH   SOLE   0 0 749
XCEL ENERGY INC COM 98389B100 80 2,625 SH   SOLE   0 0 2,625