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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 | 23,826 | 2,187,853 | SH | SOLE | 2,187,853 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AutoNavi Holdings Limited | SPONSORED ADR | 05330f106 | 18,533 | 886,759 | SH | SOLE | 886,759 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cbeyond, Inc. | COM | 149847105 | 6,718 | 675,189 | SH | SOLE | 675,189 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Compuware Corporation | COM | 205638109 | 8,881 | 889,000 | SH | SOLE | 889,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DIRECTV | COM | 25490A309 | 17,002 | 200,000 | SH | SOLE | 200,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Emeritus Corporation | COM | 291005106 | 21,142 | 668,000 | SH | SOLE | 668,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Equal Energy Ltd. | COM | 29390q109 | 9,214 | 1,700,000 | SH | SOLE | 1,700,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forest Laboratories, Inc. | COM | 345838106 | 26,532 | 268,000 | SH | SOLE | 268,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hittite Microwave Corporation | COM | 43365Y104 | 5,734 | 73,564 | SH | SOLE | 73,564 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. | COM | 443683107 | 24,093 | 2,451,000 | SH | SOLE | 2,451,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. | COM | 45166R204 | 12,050 | 500,000 | SH | SOLE | 500,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Liberty Interactive Corporatio | INT COM SER A | 53071M104 | 6,653 | 226,600 | SH | SOLE | 226,600 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Medical Action Industries Inc. | COM | 58449L100 | 9,183 | 668,800 | SH | SOLE | 668,800 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Micros Systems Inc | COM | 594901100 | 18,639 | 274,501 | SH | SOLE | 274,501 | 0 | 0 | ||
| National Interstate Corporatio | COM | 63654u100 | 9,041 | 322,669 | SH | SOLE | 322,669 | 0 | 0 | ||
| National-Oilwell Varco Inc. | COM | 637071101 | 8,729 | 106,000 | SH | SOLE | 106,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nicholas Financial, Inc. | COM NEW | 65373j209 | 7,898 | 550,000 | SH | SOLE | 550,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Noble Energy, Inc. | COM | 655044105 | 5,267 | 68,000 | SH | SOLE | 68,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nordion, Inc. | COM | 65563C105 | 10,783 | 858,500 | SH | SOLE | 858,500 | 0 | 0 | ||
| North Valley Bancorp | COM NEW | 66304m204 | 5,643 | 258,972 | SH | SOLE | 258,972 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. | COM | 66704r100 | 8,731 | 502,353 | SH | SOLE | 502,353 | 0 | 0 | ||
| OBA Financial Services | COM | 67424G101 | 3,915 | 175,000 | SH | SOLE | 175,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| OmniAmerican Bancorp Inc. | COM | 68216R107 | 12,500 | 500,000 | SH | SOLE | 500,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Outerwall Inc. | COM | 690070107 | 8,902 | 150,000 | SH | SOLE | 150,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PLX Technology, Inc. | COM | 693417107 | 8,633 | 1,334,278 | SH | SOLE | 1,334,278 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pepco Holdings, Inc. | COM | 713291102 | 20,610 | 750,000 | SH | SOLE | 750,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PetroLogistics LP | UNIT LTD PTH INT | 71672U101 | 402 | 28,000 | SH | SOLE | 28,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Powershares Senior Loan ETF | SENIOR LN PORT | 73936q769 | 17,031 | 684,813 | SH | SOLE | 684,813 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Protective Life Corporation | COM | 743674103 | 27,732 | 400,000 | SH | SOLE | 400,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| R.G. Barry Corporation | COM | 068798107 | 5,685 | 300,000 | SH | SOLE | 300,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| SWS Group, Inc. | COM | 78503N107 | 4,263 | 585,534 | SH | SOLE | 585,534 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Safeway Inc. | COM NEW | 786514208 | 9,437 | 274,800 | SH | SOLE | 274,800 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Schawk, Inc. | CL A | 806373106 | 24,432 | 1,200,000 | SH | SOLE | 1,200,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TW Telecom Inc. | COM | 87311L104 | 14,713 | 365,002 | SH | SOLE | 365,002 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Taylor Capital Group, Inc. | COM | 876851106 | 14,013 | 655,443 | SH | SOLE | 655,443 | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Hillshire Brands Company | COM | 432589109 | 20,559 | 330,000 | SH | SOLE | 330,000 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Time Warner Cable Inc. | COM | 88732j207 | 19,900 | 135,100 | SH | SOLE | 135,100 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. | COM | 89674K103 | 21,027 | 1,329,950 | SH | SOLE | 1,329,950 | 0 | 0 | ||
| UNS Energy Corporation | COM | 903119105 | 27,608 | 457,003 | SH | SOLE | 457,003 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ALERIAN MLP ETF | ALERIAN MLP | 00162Q866 | 161 | 8,470 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 0 | 8,470 | ||
| ALTRIA GROUP INC | COM | 02209S103 | 323 | 7,675 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 0 | 7,675 | ||
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP | COM | 60505104 | 90 | 5,837 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 0 | 5,837 | ||
| ETFS PALLADIUM TRUST | SH BEN INT | 26923A106 | 755 | 9,189 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 0 | 9,189 | ||
| HOMEFED CORP | COM | 43739D307 | 2,458 | 42,381 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 0 | 42,381 | ||
| 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 | 156 | 2,702 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 0 | 2,702 | ||
| MARKET VECTORS GOLD MINERS | GOLD MINER ETF | 57060U100 | 342 | 12,915 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 0 | 12,915 | ||
| MOSAIC CO (THE) | COM | 61945C103 | 1,235 | 24,970 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 0 | 24,970 | ||
| 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 | 133 | 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 | 85 | 2,625 | SH | SOLE | 0 | 0 | 2,625 | ||