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Portfolio Rebalancing: Diversification, Risk Control and Withdrawals
by Charles Rotblut, CFA
Rebalancing reduces a portfolio's risk by maintaining the benefits of diversification, taking advantage of lower valuations and providing an alternative to panic in the midst of a bear market.
It can also increase your overall net worth during periods of turbulent market conditions. These benefits exist regardless of whether you take withdrawals or not.
In this article
- Rebalancing and Diversification: Two Close Siblings
- A Hedge Against Volatility and Emotions
- How to Rebalance
- Rebalancing and Returns
- Notes About the Returns
- Alternatives to Rebalancing
- When to Rebalance
- Other Assets and Investments
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Given the benefits, rebalancing should be a commonly touted investment strategy. Unfortunately, too often it is an overlooked sibling in the family of investment approaches. This may partially explain why I always get questions whenever I speak about rebalancing. In this article, I explain what rebalancing is, show you examples of how it impacts performance and discuss two alternatives.
Rebalancing and Diversification: Two Close Siblings
Investors constantly hear about the importance of diversification. Including a mix of assets in your portfolio can increase return and reduce risk. Diversification works because different assets, and even different types of investments within the same asset class, exhibit unique return characteristics. One example: Large-cap stocks move independently of bonds over the long term. Similarly, small-cap stocks do not always move in the same direction or exhibit the same magnitude of price change as large-cap stocks do.
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Just curious, how would $100,000 invested in Vanguard Wellington (or some other balanced fund)have compared. Eliminate all the trading and let the fund do the rebalancing
posted about 1 year ago by Roger from Kentucky
According to data on Schwab web site, Wellington returned 8.4% per year from its inception. If one just assumed it got an average of 8.4% per year for the 24 years that would be $692,951.
Not as much as obtained from the article's analysis, but a whole lot simpler. Avoids transaction hassle, research time, worry, tax complications, etc. Very suitable for a surviving spouse, or other person who wanted a simple plan. After all, if one is not an investing enthusiast, how valuable is the time one doesn't have to spend each month handling research, bookkeeping, transactions, and tax preparation. And an inexperienced person would probably panic and sell in a downturn and sustain unrecoverable losses.
A big source of worry for elderly investors is how will the surviving spouse be able to manage if he/she was not an investing enthusiast before. Paying some advisor 1 or 1.5 percent per year is one answer, but severely cuts into the "assumed 4%" one could take out of the assets each year.
Like in a basketball game, one is always trying to score the most points before the buzzer sounds. Except that in life, one never knows when his personal "Buzzer" will sound and the surviving spouse must make do with the points scored to date.
posted about 1 year ago by George from Virginia
I posted a comment a few minutes ago but I don't think it went through because by login had timed out. I will try again.
I ran the mumbers using the AAII portfolio and Vanguard's website for Wellington from end of 1996 to end of 2011 (15Yrs).
On $100,000 Wellington gained $143,490 or total return of 43.5% & 6.1% annualized.
On $236,068 AAII portfolio gained $68,644 or total return of 29.1% & 1.72% annualized.
I think I am going to put some more of my wife's IRA funds into Wellington when interest rate start to rise. For now I have most of it in Wellesley.
Wellington has 65% stocks & 33% bond funds & 2% short term reserves.
Wellesley has about 34% stocks & 65% bonds.
Good thinking Roger.
Joe C.
posted about 1 year ago by Joseph from Virginia
Could someone explain more how the 4th re-balancing strategy works? If I have 400 shares of GE, how does that determine how many shares of stock XYZ I should buy??
posted about 1 year ago by Charles from New York
Comparisons with Wellington are not apples to apples, because Wellington primarily invests in U.S., large-cap stocks (in addition to its bond holdings). This said, holding a balanced fund that adheres to an targeted allocation is an alternative to portfolio rebalancing. Look at the fund's allocation target, however, and make sure that it makes sense for your personal situation, however. And if you hold more than one fund, you may still have to rebalance. -Charles Rotblut, AAII
posted about 1 year ago by Charles from Illinois
Charles-Say you invested $10,000 in 10 stocks. After a year, your position in eight of them is now $11,000 (a 10% gain). The ninth one jumps in price and your position in it is now worth $15,000. The 10th one falls in value and your position is now worth $9,000. You sell stocks nine and 10, freeing up $24,000 in cash in a portfolio now worth $112,000 (Your average position would now be $11,200 per stock ($112,000 / 10). To rebalance, you could either invest $11,200 in each of the two new stocks you purchase. (You could also increase the amount to $12,000 if you would rather not keep any cash in portfolio.) The logic being that you prevent any single stock from occupying too large a position in your portfolio. -Charles Rotblut, AAII
posted about 1 year ago by Charles from Illinois
On tables 2 and up I could not read the results on the bottom of the tables
posted about 1 year ago by Roy from Ohio
I ran the analysis again using the same time frame as AAII (24yrs) from 1997 thru 2011. Wellington produced a total return of 763.8% & annualized return of 9.9%. Ending value of $863,831 or $157,706 more than AAII indexing & rebalancing analysis. As Roger from Kentucky astutely observed that is a lot simpler and a lot less head aches plus expense for my spouse. I might add that year to year up & down swings are a lot less. So when my "Buzzer" sounds(and at 76 it won't be as long as in the past) I think my spouse would be better off or at least no worse than indexing & rebalancing. This may not be apples to apples comparison but I think it is a valid dollar to dollar return comparison.
Not to worry Charles I am not canceling my subscriptions. I still like your ultra small cap portfolio and appreciate your analysis. I would not have the time & resources for that. I am also trying your dividend investing.
Thanks Charles for all you provide us. Keep up the good work.
Joe C.
posted about 1 year ago by Joseph from Virginia
I absolutely agree with both Diversification as well as re-balancing.
What I cannot buy (for knowledgeable, active investors who are paying attention) is re-balancing blindly via a pre-set formula.
For example, assume you set your formula during the Clonton era (or the Bush). Today the world is very different: During the past 30 years we have been in an era of rising bond prices that is highly unlikely to continue over the next decade.
By ignoring market conditions you would be buying into a value trap (in bonds).
Another item that I object to is the assumption that investors have no control over their emotions and tend to buy high and sell low.
While I cannot say that I always do it right, I HATE to either buy high or sell low. I would no more buy a stock with a P/E of 20 than I would buy a cantelope for $20 -- regardless of how good the cantelope or promising the stock may be...
Sure, I screw it up now and again. But my goal is to get it right more often than I get it wrong.
posted about 1 year ago by George from Pennsylvania
From a risk control point of view, an 80% stock and 20% bond allocation is optimal (using historical returns) because it minimizes risk (see http://www.aaii.com/journal/article/the-real-world-lessons-from-investment-theory). From a rebalancing point of view, a 50%/50% allocation is optimal because it maximizes buying low and selling high, thereby increasing return. This is an interesting trade-off.
posted about 1 year ago by Lou from South Carolina
We ran the numbers on Wellington and have a correction to Joseph's numbers. An $100,000 investment made in Wellington (VWELX) at the very end of 1997 and held through Dec 31, 2011 would be worth $963,849. This is equates to an annualized gain of 9.9% and is $157,723 more than the 5% rebalanced portfolio would have earned, assuming no withdrawals. -Charles Rotblut, AAII
posted about 1 year ago by Charles from Illinois
I like the idea of rebalance checks in May and November to take advantage of historical trends, but I can't help thinking that an over-balancing strategy for bonds in May and equities in November might produce even stronger returns.
posted about 1 year ago by Philip from Colorado
During the financial meltdown in 2008 & 2009, the AAii magazine article in the January, 2009 issue ([pages 5 thru 10) stated to stay the course. I followed this advise and did "nothing" and now my portfolio is up over 100% from the 2009 lows thanks to the advice from AAii in 2009!
posted about 1 year ago by Richard from Florida
Fairly strict Bogelian asset allocation with infrequent rebalancing has done extremely well by me over the years. That said, we've seen a Money Market Fund "break the buck", and we're told to expect zero short-term interest rates over the next couple years. It appears to this investor that we've lost the "risk-free asset", and replaced it with essentially return-free risk. Without the anchor of the risk-free asset, does classical asset allocation lose its mooring? And finally, is there really such a thing as "tactical" asset allocation? Isn't that just a fancy term for doing what you think is right, when you think it is right to do so?
posted about 1 year ago by Richard from Florida
Mr. Ratliff's pensive article on portfolio rebalancing of one's adopted asset allocation approach can be augmented by the following four thoughts:
1. As someone ages they should be revising their asset allocation approach and risk tolerance, meaning that any such rebalancing should target the age-based revised asset allocation.
2. Sales of securities can in part be avoided by dynamic rebalancing – using the cash thrown off from distributions and sales based on the asset specific price movements.
3. Sales for rebalancing purposes should be carefully considered as to the tax implications.
4. No matter how good you are at rebalancing, it will not overtake the most valuable financial management exercise – determining your asset allocation approach.
posted about 1 year ago by John from New York
Am I missing something? Comparing table 5 from this march 2012 article with table 3 from the similar April 2011 article: The 2012 table eliminates the VEIEX and uses a 5% rebalancing threshold.
This causes a 0.6% lower annualized return and a 0.2% increase in std dev. So why do it?
posted 10 months ago by John Hodge from Florida
John, I excluded VEIEX from the 2012 article because the allocation percentage to the fund was too small to sustain annual withdrawals. Eventually, the withdrawals would have caused the balance in that fund to turn negative. -Charles
posted 10 months ago by Charles Rotblut from Illinois
I did a similar analysis, it can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/9jbwnsr
I am tracking my daughter's 529 plan that I have a 5% re-balance threshold. Have not had a chance to re-balance yet. http://followmy529.com
posted 7 months ago by Zach Tripp from New Hampshire
I also followed the magazine article in the AAII January 2009 edition. I DID NOTHING and my porfolio is up 120% from the lows of 2009. Thanks to the advise in the AAII magazine to "STAY THE COURSE".
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TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. — A member of the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency board is pressing for others at the agency to support creating a countywide landfill.
Charles Landi renewed his request during a board meeting last week, saying there are no excuses for putting off the search for landfill space.
"There is an issue that is smoldering in the background that we are not addressing," he said.
"It was written into the 1991 solid waste service agreement with the county and the agency," Landi added. "There were two issues that were written into that document. One was flow control and the other was siting a county landfill."
Flow control — under which all trash collected in Ulster County must be brought by haulers to a Resource Recovery Agency site — was approved by the county Legislature in December. The 17-5 vote came after County Executive Michael Hein declined to honor the agency's request for a $2.47 million subsidy in 2013.
Lawmakers who supported flow control said it was necessary to deal with the agency's debt, estimated to be between $32 million and $39 million.
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In November, Landi supplied a list of 93 properties of at least 200 acres each and asked fellow board members to consider them as possible landfill sites.
The sites were in 15 different Ulster County communities, with the lion's share in the towns of Hardenburgh, Wawarsing, Woodstock and Shandaken.
Landi also used figures provided by Heritagenergy boss Abel Garraghan, who is independently advocating a landfill, as the basis for his argument that having a local landfill would save the agency money. Continued...
Landi said the nearly $8 million spent to haul solid waste to the Seneca Meadows upstate in 2011 could be reduced to $3,196,943 by construction of a landfill that would be open for 50 years. Among the areas where money would be saved, Landi said, are fuel costs and Thruway tolls.
County Legislator Kevin Roberts, R-Wallkill, has wondered publicly whether there is the political will to develop a landfill in Ulster County. He said, though, that there could be support for a regional dump that would include trash from Orange and Sullivan counties.
The last major push for an Ulster County landfill was in the early 1990s, when the 840-acre Winston Farm in Saugerties was suggested. That site ultimately hosted the Woodstock '94 music festival, and talk of putting a dump there dissipated.
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Amazon and Monoprice Offering Certified, Low Cost Lightning-to-USB Cables
Both Monoprice and Amazon are now offering low cost Lightning cables, priced at $11.77 and $14.99, respectively, for a standard 3-foot cable. That's a significant savings over Apple's official Lightning cables that are sold online and at retail stores for $19.99. Monoprice is known for offering high quality generic cables at a deep discount. In addition to the standard 3ft cable, Monoprice is also selling a 6ft cable for $12.56 and a Slimfit cable for $12.73. The cables are all MFi certified Lightning to USB charge/sync cables, made to work with the iPad, iPhone, and iPod. The Slimfit cable from Monoprice is set to ship out in the beginning of March, with the other two cables following later in the month. Amazon is only offering a 3ft MFi Certified cable at this time, but it is available to ship immediately. While there are cheaper lightning cables available, the offerings from Amazon and Monoprice are MFi (Made for iPad/iPhone/iPod) Certified, which means they have been approved by Apple. Other low cost Lighting cable options are unofficial, which has introduced concerns about quality and compatibility. Apple has been maintaining strict control over the Lightning connector and accessories that utilize the technology, insisting that Lightning-related accessories are manufactured in Apple-approved facilities. As a result, the introduction of lower-cost licensed Lightning cables has been slow. Article Link: Amazon and Monoprice Offering Certified, Low Cost Lightning-to-USB Cables |
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Feb 12, 2013, 05:30 PM | #2 |
Awesome news! Of course I just purchased a knock-off adapter, but these will be of a much better quality. I love Monoprice's cables I'll just wait for the exact measurements of the Monoprice cable, hopefully it will work with the iPhone 5 case I got from them as well.
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Feb 12, 2013, 05:31 PM | #3 |
Isn't this something Apple would want to stop from happening? Don't they WANT people to pay £25 for an official cable?
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Feb 12, 2013, 05:31 PM | #4 |
I bought $2.50 lightning cables from dealextreme and they work just as well as the originals
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Feb 12, 2013, 05:34 PM | #5 |
Well its about time. Just goes to show the ridiculous profit margins Apple still makes on the new cables
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Feb 12, 2013, 05:34 PM | #6 |
I know people have been getting cheaper cables from various venders, but I've heard many complaints that these cables will charge but not sync. Hopefully these cables will have better quality control.
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Feb 12, 2013, 05:38 PM | #8 |
You really don't believe the most of the cheap knockoffs aren't coming out of the back door of the same factory that makes the officially branded stuff? In other words, the same exact cable, minus the logo?
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Feb 12, 2013, 05:39 PM | #9 |
The market speaks.
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Feb 12, 2013, 05:40 PM | #10 |
You're welcome to your opinion and empty wallet.
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The Monoprice "slimfit" Lightning cable.... me wants!!!
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Even at full $19, we are talking about just $4 more per cable. |
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Feb 12, 2013, 05:54 PM | #14 |
Have you actually compared the dealextreme/dailysteals cables to the real ones? They aren't similar at all. If they really are coming out of the same factory but through a different door, then I would expect them to be at least of similar construction. They are quite different, and therefore I suspect the cheap ones are inferior enough for the risk to be not worthwhile, in my opinion.
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By certifying them for the most popular cheap brands, they still make money and can try to insure that they work properly so that they don't ruin the experience of iDevice users. |
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Feb 12, 2013, 05:58 PM | #16 |
Been using my ~£2.00 one for 3 months now. I have one in the car and one in the kitchen for charging - both work fine. You'd have a hard time telling them appart from the 'official' ones.
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Feb 12, 2013, 06:04 PM | #18 |
Why is it so hard to make the connector head the same size as the apple ones? None of these cables work on closed bottom cases
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Feb 12, 2013, 06:04 PM | #19 |
That'd be nice. I bought 10 when I thought I saw a set that was highly rated on Amazon. 6 weeks later 3 have failed. 7 to go! I bought so many with a plan to provide them to my clients with new iPhones (I do computer repair/setup, etc) but clearly I can't give these things to my clients even for free. I got a refund of $12 from the seller (total cost was $45). The generics are not the same as the originals. Unfortunately that's because Apple went to such great lengths to make them hard to copy.
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just got the Amazon one yesterday in the mail... works like a charm... charge and sync...
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Feb 12, 2013, 06:06 PM | #22 |
Not a fan of black cables anymore. Gives me scary flashbacks to when I had to use a Dell at work.
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Feb 12, 2013, 06:09 PM | #24 |
If the cables were like 9.99, then I'd say it's worth it, but for only a few bucks less, to me the regular cables seem just fine. But again, that's just me
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Feb 12, 2013, 06:10 PM | #25 |
Damn, at first I read this as a thunderbolt to USB cable. I was gonna say, I can finally make use of these worthless thunderbolt ports on my rMBP at last!
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Bakkies Botha has lost his ongoing battle with injury and will play no further part in this tournament.
The Bok enforcer has struggled with an Achilles injury since the team arrived in New Zealand. He was expected to return to action in the play-offs, but after a heavy fall at training on Wednesday, the Bok coach believes that Botha's World Cup is indeed over.
'That was the worst part of my day yesterday, at training when Bakkies came down at the first lineout we had and injured himself again,' Peter de Villiers said.
'It is a sad day for myself and for Bakkies too as it looks like his tournament will be over. That is the reality, that is life and this is what we get and we just have to move on.'
This injury will also signal the end of Botha's Test career, as he had initially planned to retire after the World Cup.
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6 Oct 2011, 12:38 pmdont forget to close the door on your way out,
BaXXies !
6 Oct 2011, 13:10 pm@Black Panther(Black Panther)-51:
Those who attack Bakkies are only insecure about their manhood.
6 Oct 2011, 13:13 pmAah pity to see the big fella's gone…but to be honest he hasn't been playing that much rugby, we can't afford undercooked players coming into the knockouts…think his mongrel would have been handy in disrupting the wallaby forwards though
Sad to see ANY top flight players missing out on the business end of the tournament though!
6 Oct 2011, 13:17 pmAltho nowhere near as insecure as those that see "attacks" where there were none.
Given your openly stated desire for opposition players to be injured (I personally prefer to see the very best available) then forgive me now for
6 Oct 2011, 13:33 pmFarkin' sucks. too much rugby being played i think….here we get to the games everyone's been waiting for, and so many players out.. Bakkies, Carter, F Steyn, Sheridan, Palu, Mitchell, Flanery…..and so many guys carrying injuries too like McCaw, Tindall, JPP etc…..it's a shame
6 Oct 2011, 14:19 pmShame another one is injured but he is hardly a loss, IMHO. Underplayed, never really healthy here and offering little. Unlike guys like Steyn. Anyway, get well soon.
6 Oct 2011, 19:33 pmTime for SA Journos to mention this piece of controversy:
Apparently, the only errors made by refs at this world cup have been to South Africa's benefit.
Once again, Paddy is out to get us.
6 Oct 2011, 20:04 pmYoMama
the only mentions of your precious Boks are editorial additions and neither of them attributed to Paddy, the target of your paranoia.
Once again, Bok fans out "to get" Paddy. Pathetic.
The 2 incidents mentioned ARE the "two most controversial incident from the RWC so far" unless, of course, you can name others.
6 Oct 2011, 20:19 pmHow about Smit getting carded for trying to make an intercept.
How about the countless high tackles and punches that were not cited from the SA Samoa game.If the All Blacks lose this world cup, it will be Paddy's fault. The men in black leotards have never had to fight for an even game, for the past four years (to be exact). They have always been given an easy ride by referees and citing commisioners whenever things get tough. They don't even know how to deal with adversity.
Imagine a bizzare senario that whomever the All Blacks face in the semi finals gets a fair referee. (It would have to be a rogish renegade who is willing to commit professional suicide) Both South Africa and Australia will put your boys away.
Even your press acknowledges the preferential treatment that your boys get:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/our-experts/4008427/Cards-stacked-in-All-Blacks-favourO'Brien who is trying to arrange the cup for your boys can't even take the truth:
http://www.3news.co.nz/Dwyers-bias-comments-upset-Paddy-OBrien/tabid/415/articleID/169226/Default.aspxThe best things that could ever happen to the All Blacks would be for someone to show Paddy the door and for the team to treated the same way as the other teams have been. This will develop the mental toughness that is always lacking in New Zealanders and might even empower them to win a World Cup.
6 Oct 2011, 20:28 pmHow odd, then, that the RWCs own article includes the very same quotes from Paddy as mentioned in your ESPN version……..and yet NO MENTION of the precious conspired-against Springboks.
Because, as was obvious, that was an editorial addition that was no less than accurate anyway.
6 Oct 2011, 20:32 pmIm embarrassed for you. The article 'cards stacked in ABs favour' is clearly from the TriN and yet youre clearly suggesting it is in a RWC context. Furthermore, the incident referred to is a refereeing decision made by Jonathan Kaplan. Isnt he one of yours ?
some Conspiracy Theory youve got going there.
6 Oct 2011, 20:38 pmand its even funnier than that, this is your other article:-
The International Rugby Board's New Zealand head of refereeing Paddy O'Brien is considering legal action and wants a public apology from former Wallaby coach Bob Dwyer after Dwyer accused O'Brien of bias toward the All Blacks.
Dwyer says O'Brien only raises concerns with the performance of his match officials if it favours New Zealand like he did after the All Blacks scrum was hammered by Italy in Milan last year.
For the record the All Blacks have been penalised 34 times in their three Tri-Nations tests, South Africa 24 times and Australia 18 times in their two tests.".Did the last sentence carry any meaning for you – you know the bit where, in fact, the ABs were more penalised than both Springboks & Wallabies ?
Have you ever followed the journalistic career of Bob Dwyer ? lets just say 'there is a history'.
7 Oct 2011, 00:43 ama href="#comment-2003411″>whatever(whatever)-19: Beyond the comprehension of a Bogan like you I'm afraid…what a real man is and a gentleman to boot.
7 Oct 2011, 00:57 amWord is that this "injury" is a smokescreen so that Botha can be dropped without losing face, which, him being a South African christian, I hear is very important.
Erasmus, as head coach in all but name, put his foot down and refused to have the walking red card in the 22. They faked an injury so he could finish his career with his head held "high".
It's dishonest, yes, but dishonesty runs right through the SA society so it's to be expected.
7 Oct 2011, 00:58 am@YoMama(YoMama)-59: "Imagine a bizzare senario that whomever the All Blacks face in the semi finals gets a fair referee"
Interesting scenario. Could you please name any "fair referees" in your opinion? Just curious.
Because last time the symbol of 'fair ref' here seemed to be Barnes with his penalty count 10-2 against the dominant side. Strangely enough, as soon as he got to ref SA sides – bang! – suddenly he has been considered kak ever since. Like all other foreign refs as soon they ref Bok boys.
So I am really interested who might be a "fair referee" in your opinion – the thing is, he may ref YOUR team in the semis, as well – and there will be no Saffa refs around.
Maybe let's try Barnes again?
7 Oct 2011, 02:44 amdont forget, Our Wayne was "fair" at Cardiff'07 but "a cheat" at Brisbane'09.
You only need to look at the results to find your explanation.
To be fair, the first time Ive ever seen a referee being victimised in the wake of a Bok victory was after the Samoa match. The homophobic attacks were apparently justified on the basis that an opposition team had dared to take the precious Boks on in the 'physicality' stakes. No wonder their macho ego's felt so threatened as to drop their guard. And yet Williams was incorrectly RC'ed for an open-handed slap whilst Heinrecho Ronaldo fell over like a dandelion.
Poor wee dears.
7 Oct 2011, 12:59 pm@Black Panther(Black Panther)-66: Aim higher. Barnes was rubbished as soon as he reffed Cheetahs vs BIL – way before Brisbane.
To be honest, for me it looked like Samoans went over the top sometimes just like Italians vs Irish. Good to see Boks kept their cool.
Williams was redcarded rightly but Brussow going down faster than Ronaldo – priceless. I'd give him Oscar at once. Adam who?
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Shawn Matthew Lyons was the first individual ever convicted of abusing or neglecting factory-farmed pigs in Iowa, but he's no longer alone. Four other workers who were employed at the farm—a Hormel supplier at which our undercover investigation produced video footage documenting that workers beat pigs with metal rods and sexually abused them with canes—have now admitted to abusing pigs.
Of the defendants—Richard Michael Ralston, Alan Bruce Rettig, Greg William Hackler, and Jordan Michael Anderson—Ralston, Rettig, and Hackler have pleaded guilty, been convicted, and sentenced to two years in prison, which has been suspended. Anderson accepted a deferred entry of judgment allowing him to have the charges dismissed if he completes a period of good behavior. All four have all been ordered to pay fines and other fees, and they have been placed on probation for periods ranging from one to two years.
Most importantly, three of the men have been barred from working with animals for the duration of their probation. Only Anderson will be allowed to do so. Despite an assurance in October from Audubon-Manning Veterinary Clinic President Daryl Olsen, D.V.M., that Anderson "has been suspended from working with livestock pending the outcome of the charges," a whistleblower told us that Anderson is currently employed at a hog-confinement facility that Dr. Olsen reportedly owns. Dr. Olsen has not answered our inquiry regarding Mr. Anderson. If you would like to ask him to confirm that his company does not pay admitted animal abusers like Anderson to work with live animals, please contact him here.
Pork magazine called our investigation footage a "wake-up call" for the pork industry. We hope that these convictions serve not only as another wake-up call but also as a lesson to anyone working in this innately cruel industry: Neither the courts nor the public have a stomach for such malicious cruelty to farmed animals.
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No, no, not that kind of jacket. We're talking about the jacket of PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk's new book, The PETA Practical Guide to Animal Rights:
A few select copies of the book were outfitted with covers made from real fur—pieces of the more than 20,000 fur coats that have been donated to PETA by fur-wearers who have had a change of heart. It seemed like a fitting way to illustrate how far the animal rights movement has come in the past 25 years—and the kind of change that people can bring about by putting the advice in Ingrid's book into action.
And boy, did that fur jacket ever get the attention of TV and radio producers who received complimentary copies! Many of them were so intrigued that they decided to have Ingrid come on their shows to explain why a person would put a $7,500 fur coat in a box and mail it to PETA. (Hint: This video probably plays a part.)
Of course, most of the fur coats that are donated to PETA are used in "bloody" protests outside (and sometimes inside) designers' boutiques, spooky protests at fashion shows, and slightly silly "fur is a drag" parade entries. They are also torched in fur funeral pyres, donated to wildlife rehabilitators to use as bedding for orphaned and injured wildlife, and even given away to the only humans who have any reason to wear fur—homeless people and refugees of wars and natural disasters.
Have a musty old fur cluttering up your closet? Click here to find out more about PETA's fur donation program.
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With all the post-Twilight buzz, movie critics are all over the news that Kristen Stewart (along with costar Dakota Fanning) has taken on a leading role in a new film, The Runaways, about iconic female rock star—and vegetarian extraordinaire—Joan Jett.
As the executive producer, Joan has been closely involved in the making of the movie. But we know that she never lets her busy schedule interrupt her dedication to animals. While recording her most recent album, she recorded a "veggie testimonial" for PETA, and now she's found time to visit some sanctuary friends.
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I'm pretty excited about the release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen tomorrow, since word on the street is that the movie has a positive animal rights message in it. There's even a scene set in a butcher shop, where Megan Fox's and Shia Labeouf's characters learn that every animal you eat had a story. We hear them on that.
In honor of the release of the movie, we're transforming the classic Transformers tagline into "More Than Meats the Eye" for the title of our top-five list that takes a closer look at the meat industry. Most people never take an up-close look at the food they're eating. I mean, seriously, who wants to think about their food actually looking like this (even though it does)?
Want seconds of this fatty blob of nastiness? *Shudder!* Anyway, here are the top five foods that I think are "More Than Meats the Eye":
Do some of these sound a bit … unappetizing? Try vegan versions! Grab soy milk the next time you hit the grocery store or give a homemade snack cake a whirl. You can still enjoy all the flavors you love while cutting out the cruelty and crap!
Which foods do you think are "More Than Meats the Eye"?
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Chick-fil-A founder and lifelong Southern Baptist S. Truett Cathy wrote the book Eat Mor Chikin: Inspire More People, but at the Southern Baptist Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, PETA's "Jesus" and a "Chicken" were there to inspire people to eat no chicken—or any other animal.
PETA immersed convention attendees in our pro-vegetarian message, which is based on biblical teachings of love and compassion. "Jesus" carried a sign reading, "For Christ's Sake, Go Vegetarian," while the "chicken" reminded people that "Jesus loves me too." They also offered conventiongoers free copies of our "Vegetarian Starter Kit" as well as leaflets relating vegetarian living to Christian teachings.
On a related note, our Sexiest Male Vegetarian of 2009, Monty, grew up eating meat in a Southern Baptist household—until he saw the light and announced to his family that he refused to eat abused animals.
I'm a believer—that many conference attendees will alter their diets to be more compassionate by going vegetarian.
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Hoop-heads like myself are very well aware that the NBA draft is coming up on Thursday, and it is shaping up to be one of the most unpredictable drafts in recent memory. One thing that seems pretty certain, though, is that the Los Angeles Clippers will take Blake Griffin as their number one pick. But here's a pre-draft revelation about the Oklahoma big man that not many people were expecting—dude's a vegetarian!
Over the course of two years in college ball, Griffin showed tenacity around the hoop and a willingness to bang down low—he even got himself a concussion to show for it. He simply dominated in the tournament this year, dropping 33 points and 17 rebounds on Michigan in the second round. He's energetic, a ferocious rebounder, and has unleashed some straight-up highlight-reel dunks that'll get you humming the SportsCenter theme song while you watch him on YouTube.
And all that? Powered by tofu, of course.
According to yesterday's SportsCenter, the Clips are as impressed with Griffin as everyone else is. In an attempt to make the Oklahoma boy feel "at home" during a pre-draft meeting with team brass, they took him out to a steakhouse in New York City. Looks like they should have done a bit more homework—they have vegetarians in Oklahoma too, y'all!
No word on what Blake ordered from the steakhouse menu, but as SportsCenter pointed out, he'll have no lack of great vegetarian restaurants to choose from in the city of angels as he attempts to become the latest savior of the NBA's most troubled franchise. Best of luck, Blake. You're gonna need it.
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What is the number-one thing that you need to know about hilarious hottie Bradley Cooper?
I'll give you a hint: His steely blues and that off-kilter smile don't have anything to do with it.
"I have two beautiful dogs … I cherish. Samson is a 14-year-old German short hair pointer and Charlotte is a 6 or 7 year-old Chow Retriever mix. They are both rescue dogs and they are the best … I'm sort of a hybrid of both my dogs. Samson is stoic and makes me earn it and Charlotte loves me undyingly. They're my kids."
There are four other "must know" items on People.com, but learning that the star of The Hangover is making room in his heart and his home for a few of the 8 million dogs and cats who are abandoned at animal shelters each year is more than enough to make this gal swoon.
We'll let you decide.
In March, we let you know that three lions and two tigers who had been held captive in Kansas in what was essentially a junkyard had been released and put into the care of authorities. In case you've repressed memories of what these animals were subjected to for years, here's a reminder:
PETA first learned of the big cats' plight in May 2008. After working on the case for nearly a year, we were finally able to secure their release from this decrepit prison. Because it would never be possible to release the animals into the wild, we immediately launched a search to find them suitable homes. The Detroit Zoo (a progressive zoo that accepts wildlife in need) stepped forward and offered to house all three lions, while the CPT Sanctuary in North Carolina gave the tigers a place to roam. The contrast with their former dilapidated cages is striking.
After Nitro was moved into the sanctuary, staffers discovered that he may be partially blind. In order to help him adapt, they will add various scents and substrates to his enclosure to help him locate the boundaries of his new home.
The lions now have space to roam around and a series of vertical rocks and ledges where they can hang out and survey the landscape. Even better, the Detroit Zoo recently announced plans to double the size of its enclosure, allowing the lions more expansive terrain and enabling the zoo to provide the animals with the psychological enrichment that they deserve.
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