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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 |
3M Co (fmly Minnesota Mining & | COM | 88579Y101 | 694 | 3,965 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 3,965 |
ACHILLION PHARMACEUTICALS | COM | 00448Q201 | 826 | 105,850 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 105,850 |
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC | COM | 009158106 | 365 | 2,567 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 2,567 |
ALPHABET INC - CL A | COM | 02079k305 | 3,410 | 4,847 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 4,847 |
ALPHABET INC - CL C | COM | 02079K107 | 3,580 | 5,173 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 5,173 |
ALTRIA GROUP (fka Philip Morri | COM | 02209S103 | 1,106 | 16,040 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 16,040 |
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. | COM | 025816109 | 216 | 3,547 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 3,547 |
AMGEN INC. | COM | 031162100 | 1,641 | 10,783 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 10,783 |
ANALOG DEVICES INC | COM | 032654105 | 978 | 17,267 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 17,267 |
ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | COM | 035710409 | 332 | 30,000 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 30,000 |
ANWORTH MORTGAGE ASSET CORP | COM | 037347101 | 1,784 | 379,600 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 379,600 |
APPLE INC. | COM | 037833100 | 9,240 | 96,653 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 96,653 |
AT&T INC | COM | 00206R102 | 1,772 | 41,007 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 41,007 |
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC - CLASS | COM | 084670702 | 757 | 5,225 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 5,225 |
BGC PARTNERS INC-CL A | COM | 05541T101 | 6,410 | 735,883 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 735,883 |
BJ'S RESTAURANTS INC | COM | 09180C106 | 321 | 7,333 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 7,333 |
BP P.L.C. ADR (fmly BP Amoco P | COM | 055622104 | 1,444 | 40,675 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 40,675 |
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COM | COM | 110122108 | 3,729 | 50,695 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 50,695 |
CALLIDUS SOFTWARE INC | COM | 13123E500 | 4,087 | 204,575 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 204,575 |
CALLON PETROLEUM CO | COM | 13123X102 | 233 | 20,775 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 20,775 |
CANADIAN NATL RAILWAY CO | COM | 136375102 | 995 | 16,850 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 16,850 |
CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORP | COM | 14067E506 | 485 | 50,000 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 50,000 |
CELGENE CORP | COM | 151020104 | 5,486 | 55,619 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 55,619 |
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH | COM | M22465104 | 6,320 | 79,319 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 79,319 |
CHEVRON CORP (fmly ChevronTexa | COM | 166764100 | 2,309 | 22,028 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 22,028 |
COCA COLA COMPANY | COM | 191216100 | 749 | 16,525 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 16,525 |
COMCAST CORP NEW CLASS A SPECI | COM | 20030N200 | 290 | 5,000 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 5,000 |
CONOCOPHILLIPS | COM | 20825C104 | 347 | 7,960 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 7,960 |
CYS INVESTMENTS INC | COM | 12673A108 | 372 | 44,450 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 44,450 |
DUKE ENERGY CORP-NEW | COM | 26441C204 | 1,268 | 14,775 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 14,775 |
EAST WEST BANCORP INC | COM | 27579R104 | 1,137 | 33,275 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 33,275 |
ENERGOUS CORP | COM | 29272C103 | 6,305 | 486,900 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 486,900 |
EQUIFAX INC. | COM | 294429105 | 321 | 2,500 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 2,500 |
EQUITY RESIDENTIAL- fka Equity | COM | 29476L107 | 207 | 3,000 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 3,000 |
EURONAV NV | COM | B38564108 | 9,177 | 1,000,750 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 1,000,750 |
EXAR CORP | COM | 300645108 | 5,064 | 629,075 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 629,075 |
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | COM | 30231G102 | 1,687 | 17,999 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 17,999 |
FIBROGEN INC | COM | 31572Q808 | 319 | 19,425 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 19,425 |
FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP/ | COM | 33582V108 | 113 | 11,652 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 11,652 |
FIVE PRIME THERAPEUTICS INC | COM | 33830X104 | 254 | 6,150 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 6,150 |
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP | COM | 35906A108 | 4,470 | 904,860 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 904,860 |
GASTAR EXPLORATION, INC. | COM | 367299203 | 110 | 100,000 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 100,000 |
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | COM | 369550108 | 278 | 2,000 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 2,000 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO | COM | 369604103 | 2,494 | 79,210 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 79,210 |
GILEAD SCIENCES INC. | COM | 375558103 | 5,735 | 68,746 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 68,746 |
GW PHARMACEUTICALS - ADR | COM | 36197T103 | 250 | 2,725 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 2,725 |
HALLIBURTON CO. | COM | 406216101 | 2,581 | 56,987 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 56,987 |
HALOZYME THERAPEAUTICS INC | COM | 40637h109 | 931 | 107,900 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 107,900 |
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC | COM | 438516106 | 474 | 4,075 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 4,075 |
INTEL CORP COM | COM | 458140100 | 1,667 | 50,828 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 50,828 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE | COM | 459200101 | 978 | 6,444 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 6,444 |
J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO | COM | 46625H100 | 205 | 3,302 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 3,302 |
JOHNSON & JOHNSON | COM | 478160104 | 5,506 | 45,389 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 45,389 |
KIMBERLY CLARK | COM | 494368103 | 807 | 5,870 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 5,870 |
LEXINGTON REALTY TRUST | COM | 529043101 | 7,032 | 695,534 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 695,534 |
LILLY ELI & CO COM | COM | 532457108 | 224 | 2,850 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 2,850 |
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | COM | 539830109 | 1,489 | 6,000 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 6,000 |
LOWES COMPANIES INC. | COM | 548661107 | 337 | 4,254 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 4,254 |
MACROGENICS INC | COM | 556099109 | 626 | 23,200 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 23,200 |
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP | COM | 56585A102 | 1,452 | 38,240 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 38,240 |
MERCK and CO INC | COM | 58933Y105 | 3,425 | 59,455 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 59,455 |
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC | COM | 595017104 | 6,024 | 118,670 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 118,670 |
MICROSOFT | COM | 594918104 | 359 | 7,021 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 7,021 |
MIDDLEBY CORP | COM | 596278101 | 415 | 3,600 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 3,600 |
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL -W/I | COM | 609207105 | 2,097 | 46,067 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 46,067 |
NESTLE SA - SPONS ADR FOR REG | COM | 641069406 | 309 | 4,000 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 4,000 |
NEW RESIDENTIAL | COM | 64828T201 | 5,853 | 422,896 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 422,896 |
NEW SENIOR INVESTMENT GROUP | COM | 648691103 | 6,004 | 562,200 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 562,200 |
NIKE INC CL B | COM | 654106103 | 927 | 16,796 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 16,796 |
NORDIC AMERICAN TANKERS LTD | COM | g65773106 | 4,600 | 331,150 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 331,150 |
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | COM | 666807102 | 550 | 2,475 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 2,475 |
PARSLEY ENERGY INC-CLASS A | COM | 701877102 | 323 | 11,950 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 11,950 |
PEPSICO INC COM | COM | 713448108 | 1,347 | 12,716 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 12,716 |
PFIZER INC. | COM | 717081103 | 2,071 | 58,808 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 58,808 |
PHILLIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL | COM | 718172109 | 780 | 7,664 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 7,664 |
PHILLIPS 66 | COM | 718546104 | 2,410 | 30,370 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 30,370 |
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. | COM | 742718109 | 970 | 11,460 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 11,460 |
PUBLIC STORAGE | COM | 74460D109 | 519 | 2,030 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 2,030 |
QUALCOMM INC | COM | 747525103 | 612 | 11,425 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 11,425 |
RAYTHEON COMPANY | COM | 755111507 | 299 | 2,198 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 2,198 |
REDWOOD TRUST INC | COM | 758075402 | 1,873 | 135,617 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 135,617 |
ROCHE HOLDINGS-SPONS ADR | COM | 771195104 | 230 | 7,000 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 7,000 |
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM | COM | 806857108 | 529 | 6,689 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 6,689 |
SCHWAB (CHARLES) CORP | COM | 808513105 | 347 | 13,700 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 13,700 |
SHIP FINANCE INTL LTD | COM | G81075106 | 8,488 | 575,834 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 575,834 |
SPECTRA ENERGY CORP | COM | 847560109 | 1,175 | 32,067 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 32,067 |
SPRAGUE RESOURCES LP | COM | 849343108 | 1,740 | 72,150 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 72,150 |
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC | COM | 854502101 | 241 | 2,164 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 2,164 |
STARBUCKS CORP | COM | 855244109 | 4,554 | 79,728 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 79,728 |
STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST INC | COM | 85571B105 | 207 | 10,000 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 10,000 |
SYNERGY RESOURCES CORP | COM | 87164P103 | 227 | 34,050 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 34,050 |
T-MOBILE US INC | COM | 872590104 | 330 | 7,620 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 7,620 |
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL-SP ADR | COM | 881624209 | 633 | 12,600 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 12,600 |
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. | COM | 882508104 | 804 | 12,840 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 12,840 |
THE KRAFT HEINZ CO | COM | 500754106 | 2,008 | 22,698 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 22,698 |
TRANSTEXAS GAS CORP - CLASS A | COM | 893895201 | 0 | 15,041 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 15,041 |
TVI CORP | COM | 872916101 | 0 | 17,500 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 17,500 |
US BANCORP - NEW | COM | 902973304 | 657 | 16,290 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 16,290 |
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS-fmly Be | COM | 92343V104 | 1,478 | 26,477 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 26,477 |
VF CORP | COM | 918204108 | 246 | 4,000 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 4,000 |
WABTEC CORP | COM | 929740108 | 281 | 4,000 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 4,000 |
WALT DISNEY COMPANY, THE | COM | 254687106 | 1,294 | 13,230 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 13,230 |
WELLS FARGO COMPANY | COM | 949746101 | 1,555 | 32,862 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 32,862 |
WYNN RESORTS LTD | COM | 983134107 | 652 | 7,195 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 7,195 |
COUNTRYWIDE CAPITAL V | PFD | 222388209 | 2,527 | 96,876 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 96,876 |
MORGAN STANLEY CAP TR III 6.25 | PFD | 617460209 | 3,438 | 134,175 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 134,175 |
TRANSTEXAS GAS CORP SR PFD SER | PFD | 893895607 | 0 | 41,140 | SH | | SOLE | | 0 | 0 | 41,140 |