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As teams wait to see the details of the new CBA, there are two provisions in particular that figure to have a lot of influence on whether the Hawks pay the luxury tax.
The most important consideration for the Hawks is the amount of the cash distribution non-taxpaying teams can expect to receive under the new CBA. Under the previous CBA, non-tax teams shared in 1/30th of the total tax pool. Last season the share came out to $2.4 million per team, meaning non-tax teams made out by not paying the tax and also getting that distribution.
The distribution is not expected to be as generous under the new CBA, according to cap expert Larry Coon:
2011 CBA: No more than 50 percent of the tax funds can go exclusively to teams that did not pay tax. . . .
However, while the new agreement stipulates that no more than 50 percent of the tax funds can go exclusively to teams that did not pay tax, it doesn't specify what happens to the other 50 percent. It is possible the remaining tax money will be distributed to all teams in equal shares, but it's also possible the NBA will reserve this money for "league purposes."
My educated guess: If it isn't as lucrative for the Hawks to be a non-taxpaying team anymore, that might be the thing that prods them to spend into the tax. And outside of using the amnesty now, which I'm still hearing they won't do, I can't think of any scenario under which they can avoid paying the tax if they add veteran players.
Trades, sign-and-trades, mid-level, bi-annual–all involve the Hawks taking on salary. They can bring back a little less in salaries than they send out in trades but rounding out the roster after the trade almost certainly would mean eventually paying some tax. Unless, of course, they fill five roster spots with nothing but undrafted rookie free agents but let's not go there.
The other CBA element that comes into play for the Hawks is revenue-sharing. According to Coon: "A new plan approximately triples the amount of money that is revenue-shared. Details of this plan are yet to be finalized. " The Hawks are in the large-market/low-revenue gray area so it's not clear how big of a piece of that pie they will get. But if it's a significant chunk it would boost their bottom line and could be another incentive to go ahead and pay the tax.
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ESPN's Chris Broussard and Marc Stein report that the Hawks are among the teams to call the Hornets about Chris Paul. That makes sense because, as the story notes, "virtually every team in the league has called" about Paul.
Certainly the Hawks have the assets to offer for Paul but I just don't see how it's feasible without Paul first committing to an extension, and it isn't in his or (Dwight's) financial interest to do that. Stein and Broussard report that Dallas and Boston are among "a small handful of teams" willing to trade for Paul with no assurances of an extension, and SI.com's Sam Amick adds Houston to that list.
I've gotten a lot of questions about a previous Broussard report that mentioned Paul. So let's review one more time exactly what he reported: "It's not known whether Paul would consider signing an extension with the Hawks but he is known to be fond of the city of Atlanta." Well, most of the league is fond of Atlanta–hell, it seems as if half the players live here–but that's not the same as Paul wanting to play here and/or being willing to sign an extension to do so.
I sincerely feel for my blog people because of your history of heartache when it comes to Paul. So it makes me feel like kind of a jerk for downplaying the possibility of him coming here, and maybe it does happen, but I just wanted to make sure it's clear what is out there.
Michael Cunningham, Hawks beat
December 5th, 2011
10:11 pm
First. MC is there an app for your daily blogs?
December 5th, 2011
10:13 pm
Well Michael
I believe that Chris will be able to commit to a long-term deal with Hawks as long we can contend in the East plus we can take on Okafor contact if Hawks needs to. Plus you can slide Al down to PF and Marvin as SF if need. I know that heartache is there but that is all Billy Knight right there and we can undo that mistake right now.
December 5th, 2011
10:17 pm
I like the idea of a sign-and-trade with Jamal Crawford. No idea what team/teams I would like the Hawks to deal with. But, sounds like a lot of teams are interested. Some teams might be willing to part with some good players in exchange for locking up Crawford. Weak free agent class. Crawford is one the better players available.
Michael, when the Hawks talk to Jamal, could they discuss with him sign-and-trade options? Or, will talks strictly be about the possibility of Jamal re-signing.
Also, as a Michigan State alum and diehard football fan, I am still having a difficult time getting over the loss of the Big Ten Title Game. I was there. Rose Bowl was ripped away. Thought I was past having sports impact my mood. I'm not.
December 5th, 2011
10:19 pm
Pape Sy took out Bin Laden. The Navy SEALS just set screens for him.
December 5th, 2011
10:20 pm
Thank You MC I was about to ream you about the lack of "Kito News". I'm hoping this dude flashes some potential so we can include him to make a necessary trade down the line.
December 5th, 2011
10:20 pm
OK MC, who are some of these bargain finds for the Hawks in your opinion? Not their thinking, just your opinion……..Michael Redd, Willie Green, Flip Murray????
December 5th, 2011
10:21 pm
oh well..
December 5th, 2011
10:26 pm
pape sy got his doctorate this offseason, he is now known as Dr. Pape Sy science doctor
December 5th, 2011
10:29 pm
Pape Sy invented the app. Then he dunked on it.
December 5th, 2011
10:30 pm
the thoughts of chris paul tossing balls up to josh smith for dunks…
December 5th, 2011
10:31 pm
pape sy wasn't afraid to say voldemort's name outloud
December 5th, 2011
10:34 pm
Considering our big market consists of mostly transplants, I would hope we can get some love in the revenue sharing. It sucks that a high percentage of Atlanta residents are more interested in LA, Miami, NY, etc.
December 5th, 2011
10:45 pm
I'm so tired of people hating on ZaZa and acting like he is useless and his contract sucks. Do you fools even watch the games? He's the only player on this team remotely close to aggressive. When Paul Pierce shoots a 3 and Josh sulks on the 3 point line ZaZa is busy boxing out 3 Celtics for a rebound.
December 5th, 2011
10:46 pm
pape sy notices ZaZa….
December 5th, 2011
11:01 pm
In French, "Pape Sy" means, "kind sir, if it's not too much of an inconvenience to you, I will gladly take this opportunity to dunk on you ferociously." Just sound it out.
December 5th, 2011
11:07 pm
I'm so tired of people hating on ZaZa and acting like he is useless and his contract sucks. Do you fools even watch the games? He's the only player on this team remotely close to aggressive. When Paul Pierce shoots a 3 and Josh sulks on the 3 point line ZaZa is busy boxing out 3 Celtics for a rebound.
Good point JeJe, some dont see the amount of dirty work he does and he played very well in the playoffs especially the Bulls series. You need guys like that to win games and titles. Look at Brian Cardinel for the Mavs he was being physical with fouls and even hit a few three pointers and zaza is better than him
December 5th, 2011
11:12 pm
Brigadier, look at Zaza's salary and then look at the normal 'hustle player' for 'winning teams'. For everything Zaza provides, you should be able to find for half that price.
December 5th, 2011
11:18 pm
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December 5th, 2011
11:31 pm
Brigadier and Ra'mon,
ZaZa is invaluable given the RIGHT matchups. You have to put him against physical players like Perkins, KG, Dwight.
And 4-5m for ZaZa's services is hardly a bad deal. Marvin gets 8m a year for being invisible and for doing that weird towel-wrap on his head when on the bench.
December 5th, 2011
11:33 pm
S&t Jamal for Redick if anyone on ORL
December 5th, 2011
11:36 pm
Horford and Hinrich for Dwight
December 5th, 2011
11:40 pm
Josh for Al Jeff
December 5th, 2011
11:41 pm
Horford or Smith (one, not both), Marvin, Hinrich, and Teague for CP3, Jack, Ariza, and Okafor.
Hawks lineup:
CP/ Jack
JJohnson/ Wilkins
Smith (could be gone)/Ariza
Smith or Horford/ Okafor
December 5th, 2011
11:52 pm
Horford and Crawford S&T to Orlando for Dwight
Teague and two 1st rd picks for CP3
Who Cares
December 5th, 2011
11:57 pm
I will take one season of watching that even if Howard and Paul both left us next year. That's how badly this city needs one of its teams to reach the top.
December 6th, 2011
12:05 am
"it makes me feel like kind of a jerk for downplaying the possibility of him coming here" – MC
LOL… most of us are pretty realistic MC. I think trading Horford and filler for CP3 would get it done because it would give them a big man under contract for a reasonable price who couldn't bolt for 5 years (thus allowing them to avoid the situation they're in with CP3). But I don't see the ASG parting with Horford, especially not for an injury-prone player like CP3. So I don't see the Hawks being the winning bidders.
December 6th, 2011
12:10 am
With a truncated free agency period, training camp and regular season, I think it may take too long for most teams engaged in significant roster changes to work out cohesion and chemistry issues. Losing three to five consecutive games in a 66-game regular season will have a greater adverse effect on an NBA team as opposed to losing three to five consecutive games in an 82-game regular season. Those NBA teams like the Bulls and Celtics that 1.) are high quality contenders, 2.) have a strong head coaching presence, 3.) have established, seasoned veterans and 4.) are looking to acquire one or two players at best to improve their chances at an NBA championship should have the most to gain during this compressed free agency period and regular season. As a result, the Hawks should re-sign Jamal Crawford even if it requires paying the luxury tax and him (Crawford) above current market value. When healthy, the best current lineup for the Hawks is as follows:
K. Hinrich – PG/SG
J. Crawford – SG/PG
J. Johnson – SG/SF
J. Smith – PF/SF
A. Horford – C/PF
The Hawks should aggressively look to acquire an athletic, rim-protecting big (man) like Tyson Chandler even if it requires some type of three or four team trade and giving up a combination of Josh Smith, Jeff Teague, Marvin Williams and/or Zaza Pachulia.
December 6th, 2011
12:41 am
A popular Hornets blog ranked the assets and said Horford (8th) would be a hard asset to complement.
OFFER to TRADE him so we can have a frontline of Smith, Bogut,Leuer NOW, The more exposure we get the more scouting reports are catching up.
December 6th, 2011
12:42 am
8. Al Horford (Atlanta)
A 6'10 banger on a $12 million per year contract that is too big to play power forward, but too small to match up with quality centers night in and night out in the NBA. Tell me, where have we heard this before? Al Horford is Emeka Okafor with a more well-rounded offensive game. Any team that has Horford as a building block will have a quality player and a quality person, but they will have to find the perfect compliment to him in the front court in order to be a serious contender.
December 6th, 2011
12:49 am
CP3's injuries are overstated. If it costs Josh and Jeff, you do it and pay the luxury tax to sign someone like Chandler for around 10M.
Who Cares
December 6th, 2011
1:27 am
In MC's 10:31 post he noted that the Hawks were telling Jamaal that they were interested in signing him depending on the CBA. This makes no sense to me. Call me a vava groupie, but I don't think Jamaal's offensive talent is able to overcome his defensive liabilities. And when you add in the salary obligations he will command as a free agent the Hawks would not be able to make any other quality additions to the team. I don't want the Hawks putting all their eggs in Jamaal's basket
December 6th, 2011
2:46 am
To compare JJ's occasional defensive lapses with Jamal's overall inability and disinterest to play anything resembling D reveals that your anti-JJ bias is far superior to my anti-Jamal and anti-Horford bias (which is overstated around here).
About Horford's defensive discipline: I, contrary to others, never said that he was not a sound defensive player: he is.
However, he is now an accountant playing D: all the right formal procedures, but NO HUSTLE and NO PHYSICALITY.
"…5 years later, that is what JJ knows. And unfortunately, when he tries to play another style, either the team struggles, or JJ struggles."
Actually, I think that everyone around here was a bit distracted to start last year's season:
JJ was the player that embraced more enthusiastically the motion offense. BY FAR.
JJ last year was making back-door cuts, going baseline for easy dunks and was by far the player which showed more willingness to move without the rock.
If your memory was not so selective, you would remember that most of the initial games of the season (first couple of months) started with pretty decent ball and player movement (with LD using a long rotation to keep players fresh).
Generally, it was when Jamal got in that the motion offense was completely derailed and by the end of the second quarter, after Jamal's 10 minute tenure, it was GONE.
That, my friends, was a fact.
Was the motion offense and the long rotations effective? Well, to some extent, I think they were. Back then we were getting offense from virtually everyone. Our struggles were mainly in the defensive end.
Remember the lopsided loss at home against MIL? Remember that we were 15 (or so) points up at the 9 minute mark of the 1st quarter and then we went up losing the game by 25 (or more – I honestly don't remember that end).
We were demolishing MIL with Collins doing an excellent job on Bogut and on offense we were sharing the rock and getting easy baskets every single possession, out of the motion offense.
Enter Jamal, and the game got derailed.
On the ensuing months, Jamal got more and more minutes, in particular at the point and the motion offense became a distant memory.
We won game in spite of LD and as the season progressed, the little things that LD did right (motion, extended rotation) disappeared and we reached the end of the season running on 4 flat tyres and with our offense looking like sh*t.
Small patches of hope happened when Teague had a couple of nice opportunities, but those opportunities were truncated by Jamal's excessive minutes, in particular at the point.
Motion offense and Jamal is an impossible combo.
Motion offense and JJ IS NOT.
December 6th, 2011
5:01 am
"I like the idea of a sign-and-trade with Jamal Crawford. No idea what team/teams I would like the Hawks to deal with." – Section 303
MC lists Indiana, New Jersey, Chicago and Orlando as teams that have inquired about a sign-and-trade with the Hawks. For each of these teams, you have to ask yourself, who would you take back that would be worth going over the Luxury Tax threshold? The only options that have any appeal to me would be Brandon Bass from ORL or Jeff Foster in a sign and trade from IND. Otherwise I doubt these teams are going to part with anybody who would help the Hawks.
"I'm so tired of people hating on ZaZa and acting like he is useless and his contract sucks." – Grandmaster JeJe
Agree… zachdahater obviously doesn't watch the games. JC1 was nonexistent vs. CHI in the losses but we might have taken that series if Zaza had been on the floor more. Best value contract the Hawks have. Possibly the best backup center in the NBA (now that Gortat is a starter).
"For everything Zaza provides, you should be able to find for half that price." – Ra'mon
Please tell me who these high value/low cost players are Ra'mon. I will march down to Phillips and hand the list to Sund myself.
"S&T Jamal for Redick if anyone on ORL" – Grandmaster JeJe
Do you think ORL would have traded the best backup center in the NBA (Gortat) to Phoenix for a half-season J-Rich rental if they thought Reddick was the answer?
"Josh for Al Jeff" – Grandmaster JeJe
Oh Lord, please no.
December 6th, 2011
5:04 am
"Jamal IS NOT worth 7 million, much less a 5 year deal." – vava74
vava you need to read the article Najeh linked by Bill Simmons where he states:
"Despite the lockout, despite all the bad blood that was shed … there's a good chance we're about to break the record for "most dumb contracts handed out in one month.""
"Number one-we must admit that we are terrible at evaluating players and draft picks-spend the money on finding someone with this ability" – steve brown
/co-sign. Hawks talent evaluation is historically horrible. The results are posted under the history tab on nbadraft.net for all to see. Please hire Dennis Lindsey asap.
"No way the Hawks spent into the luxary tax." Section 303
What you have to understand is that the biggest deterrent to paying the tax has been blunted in the new CBA. Under the old CBA if you go over the tax by one dollar you immediately lose over $2m that is paid to non tax-paying teams. Under the new CBA there is a tax "cliff" where tax payers will still get some of that money, which offsets their luxury tax bill. The Hawks are low revenue and needed that $2+ mil. Now I could see them crossing the tax threshold for a chance to go further in the playoffs and make up the revenue in extra home playoff games.
December 6th, 2011
5:08 am
"I'm not even sure that we can afford Reggie Evans." – A.J.
This hurts my inner child. We've already seen the market for 6-6 Chuck Hayes is off the meat rack. Reggie Evans gonna get paid too.
"I wonder why the Hawks haven't considered pursuing Dalembert from the Kings! He's a free agent, and should be able to be signed for about $5 million a season." – Ra'mon
If Dalembert is willing to take the MLE, he will sign with Miami. But he is not. His asking price, as with Jamal, is over $5m per season. Simmons projects Dalembert signing for four years, $40 million.
"You lose Josh Smith… the highlight factory might as well be a mattress factory." – bigdave
LOL well said!
PS, I LOVE Bret Lagree's season review of Josh Powell where he says, "even on a team that featured Mike Bibby and Jamal Crawford, Powell's embarrassing defense stood out."
This is the guy who Las Vegas Larry sent in as the first big man off the bench in Game 2 at Orlando, when the Hawks had the opportunity to go up 2-0 on the road and practically put that series away. That's the game where Vegas sat Al Horford, who was NOT in foul trouble, the entire second quarter as Orlando outscored the Hawks 32-20 and achieved their margin of victory.
December 6th, 2011
5:36 am
I read the Simmons' article: I generally enjoy reading him since he always has funny angles with some substance about everything.
The fact that Jamal will get a monster deal does not overrule the fact that he does NOT deserve it.
Neither 7 million, nor 5 years.
Due to this, IF Chicago really wanted a SNT in which we would sign Jamal for 5 years at 7 or 8 million, I would happily take Brewer's shorter and less expensive contract even taking in consideration that he would not be a huge upgrade (or none at all) in relation to Wilkins.
The bonus would be that we would saddle CHI with an horrendous contract and with a player which would CERTAINLY under perform the contract.
CHI would be much better off with either Richardson or Carter.
December 6th, 2011
5:40 am
About Powell:
He started the season with a bum knee and that hurt his D: he is undersized and he simply could not jump and was limping significantly throughout the first couple of months in the season.
Also, his work ethic seems to have slipped dramatically with his home coming, but to be fair to the guy, he gave us a few decent minutes in the ORL series.
December 6th, 2011
7:28 am
A Man's Worth!
"Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Lakers owner Jerry Buss has said privately that Kobe is worth $70 million a year. That's $45 million more than
Bryant's …
msn.foxsports.com/…/Kobe-Bryant-NBA-superstars-worth-more-than-market -value-to-David-Stern-league-owners-100611 – 187k"
FTPB is wasn't sure of the amount Jerry said Kobe was worth to the franchise. Here is says 70M.
Here's my point: I was talking with O'Brien re: Joe getting 24.9M is year six at age 35. O'B … Joe would have to become a different player to justify that number @ age 35.
@Rufus1 FTPB: you outlined Jeff Teague's value to the Hawks. I totally agree with your comments. If I had one knock on Jamal, besides his defense, it would be (and you can add Josh too) that, they don't give the ball to Teague to run the break or probe the defense. They literally leave Jeff hanging out to dry. I put the onus on the coach to discipline his team and define roles.
But yes, if Teague is who we think he is, do we really need CP3 except to draw a Dwight type player to come on board? Can we commandeer Dwight without another super star on the roster? IDK … Should we even have the audacity to believe the Hawks can be a part of such a conversation?
December 6th, 2011
7:30 am
Thanks for the link MC.
So, to summarize, here are the options and the financial implications for each player.
_ Plays the entire season in Orlando, opts out and ends up elsewhere (either by signing as a free agent or through a sign-and-trade): $80.5 million for 4 years.
_ Gets traded in February, opts out, then re-signs with the team that acquired him: $110.8 million for 5 years.
_ Plays the entire season in New Orleans, opts out and ends up elsewhere (either by signing as a free agent or through a sign-and-trade): $75.8 million for 4 years.
_ Gets traded in February, opts out, then re-signs with the team that acquired him: $100.2 million for 5 years.
Do the math, add up the differences, and there are 55 million reasons why both those guys might want to be wearing different uniforms by the time March 1 rolls around..
If I'm the Hawks, I would consider trading for Dwight Howard even if I am not assured of him signing an extension. I like CP3 too, but I am concerned about his injury risk.
December 6th, 2011
7:31 am
Weak free agent class. Crawford is one the better players available..
However, don't forget Jason Richardson and Vince Carter are free agent SG too.
December 6th, 2011
7:46 am
"If I'm the Hawks, I would consider trading for Dwight Howard even if I am not assured of him signing an extension." – O'Brien
You trade to inherit the Bird rights. After that, they can walk away after the season but the amount of money it would cost them is no joke. So you put yourself in the position to have the best shot of any team to sign him long term.
December 6th, 2011
7:50 am
I'm not saying JJ cannot change his game to fit the motion offense. My main point was Woody is to blame for the ball hog JJ has been at times.
As for Jamal, I hope the Hawks don't resign him. With Hinrich injured, I can see LD playing Jamal as backup SG and backup PG. And as a team, the Hawks are not balanced.
December 6th, 2011
7:59 am
Loco – Motion!
vava your 2:46 AM post re: what happened to the vaunted Pentangle Offense after 21 games last season was nothing short of just BRILLIANT!
Your assessment was worth a copyright symbol. What you said is EXACTLY what happened to the motion offense we saw fizzle after 20 or so episodes.
I will add to that my daily tirades of seeing Al drift farther away from the basket and, became a once BIG now playing small. My ire was so intense, for the first time I hated Al's game.
"The farther you play away from the basket – The smaller you appear." -drmaryb-
But yeah vava74 very nice post re: Loco-Motion.
December 6th, 2011
8:10 am
Howard is more of an upgrade to our team than Paul. Teague can give you a more healthy future than Paul and Howard can destroy any big man in the game.
That being said, the Hawks can do nothing with their current salary situation. They are cursed to be average until they blow it up again in three years.
December 6th, 2011
8:10 am
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I have heard it rather cynically said that the Middle East has fewer hotels and hence more reporters. Then too regions with whom we have some conection get more press. The Eastern Meditteranean was in Sunday school, and Arabian nights and Lawrence of Arabia, and spy stories, and Herodotus and etc, and etc. Besides, to be honest, it kind of, you know, has People Like Us their. And that is really not completely bad; it is better to feel concern about People Like Us then to feel concern about no one. And the human mind doesn't have the capacity to focus on every single horrible thing. Also there is the point that people may really know just enough about Africa to think it has fallen so far that the best thing to do is send a little money for conscious sake and then forget about it because there is not much else to do. I am neither completely condoneing nor completely condemning any of these attitudes, I am pointing out that these may be really the main answer to the question as to why some atrocities are forgotten.


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Howard Yount 2012 summer suits & jackets
Howard Yount will be releasing their summer collection of sport coats, suits and a blazer this week. Frankly, this is something I've been excited about for a very long time and I was thrilled that Jamison at Howard Yount gave me a sneak peak at the season's offerings.
The most notable addition, in my opinion, is the introduction of a double-breasted suit in a navy cotton-linen fabric (also available in single-breasted). You don't see a whole lot of double-breasted suits offered in ready-to-wear, let alone one in a summer weight and partially lined to keep you a bit cooler. And while the suit certainly would look great at more formal occasions throughout the summer, you could also break the suit up and wear each piece casually, too. Pair the jacket with some white denim or beige chinos and the trousers with a polo.
In fact, three of the four suits in the line could easily be worn as separates — the patch pockets on the single-breasted navy suit and the glen-plaid linen suit sets them toward the casual suiting spectrum.
I'm personally excited to get the grey tropical wool suit. It's not easy to find more conservative suiting with little lining and in a summer weight that's still fit to be worn to a more formal business environment or event. If you've ever worn a suit with a full (synthetic) lining in 80-degree or hotter weather, then you know quickly you wish to have an alternative. While I don't wear suits much anymore, having that option in my closet is a welcome addition to the wardrobe.
Of course, there's also a "California Tuxedo" option for those of you looking for it: a navy summer blazer. I have last year's model (a different fabric), but the concept is still the same: a lighter navy tone with brushed brass buttons and an open-weave wool fabric with minimal lining to keep you cool. I love my summer blazer from Howard Yount that I bought last year and it's lightness is amazing.
Finally, there's the range of seven sport jackets that have fabrics from the likes of Zegna, Carlo Barbera and Reda. There's a wide range of options for the more conservative in you — such as a gun club plaid and a black & white herringbone — to the more dandified — with a royal blue cashmere-silk and a purple wool.
As far as pricing goes, jackets will be $549 (except the cashmere-silk jacket) and suits starting at $599, which I think is really competitively priced when compared against other jackets of similar quality.
And, one more thing: For those of you excited about the double-breasted suit, you'll be thrilled to note Jamison has plans to bring it back in the fall in a grey flannel.
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|Eric Veiel, manager of the Financial Services Fund, provides a sector outlook for the second half of 2012.
At the beginning of 2012, Financial Services Fund Manager Eric Veiel believed that financials were poised to perform well amid low valuations, improving U.S. economic and housing market fundamentals, and the potential for greater clarity regarding regulatory changes. In fact, financials turned out to be one of the best-performing sectors in the S&P 500 in the first half of the year. In this Q&A, Veiel discusses the state of the sector, including the two areas where he sees fundamentals steadily improving—the U.S. housing market and property and casualty insurance pricing—and offers his thoughts on JPMorgan Chase's significant trading loss and the LIBOR rate-setting scandal that broke at the end of June.
A. During the first quarter of the year, stocks continued the rally that began in late 2011 because investors saw signs of strength in the U.S. economy and temporary relief in the ongoing European sovereign debt crisis. Financials did well in this rally, but by early April, risk aversion returned as signs of a global slowdown began to emerge. Europe's troubles also took center stage as the threat of a hasty and disorderly Greek exit from the eurozone, coupled with rising sovereign bond yields in Spain and Italy, rekindled concerns over the eurozone's precarious state. All in all, the strength in the first quarter was significantly greater than the second-quarter downturn, and financials produced solid double-digit gains in the first half.
A. Like many investors, we were caught off guard by the significant lapse in risk management in the CIO division. As of now, the company has reported that the trading loss was about $6 billion through June 30 and was approximately 70% contained. While the loss is large, the actual impact to the company's balance sheet was minimal, and the company's strong earnings capability was not affected. From the end of 2011 through June 30, 2012, JPMorgan Chase grew its tangible book value per share by 6% and generated $9.9 billion in net income.
A. In late June, UK financial services company Barclays reached a settlement with three regulatory agencies—the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)—regarding allegations that it attempted to manipulate the daily settings of the London Interbank Offered Rate. Together, these three regulators fined Barclays $455 million.
A. The Barclays traders cited in the settlement documents publicized by the CFTC and FSA displayed morally bankrupt behavior that could tarnish the entire financial services industry. Yet again, we see an example of how the actions of a few can undermine the efforts of many. I believe that this settlement is the first of many more to come as Barclays was not alone in its actions. In addition to regulatory fines and possibly criminal charges, there is the potential for significant civil monetary damages. The overhang that this type of open-ended liability can create will be a significant challenge for the banks involved in this latest financial scandal.
A. As we enter the second half of 2012, we note that valuation levels are higher, but economic fundamentals in the U.S. and most other major markets are showing signs of deteriorating, at least temporarily. The regulatory landscape remains muddled, although the fog is slowly lifting as the new rules required by the Dodd-Frank financial reform law get finalized and the implementation of Basel III—which sets more stringent global guidelines for banks' capital requirements, liquidity, and leverage—moves closer to reality. In addition, today's low interest rate environment is unlikely to change anytime soon. Without higher interest rates, companies in many financial industries, such as commercial banks, life insurers, trust banks, and online brokers, will continue to struggle to generate earnings that resemble profits from past business cycles.
A. We've been steadily decreasing its exposure to the most interest rate-sensitive stocks, and we do not anticipate reversing course unless individual stock prices become significantly more distressed. We continue to add to the two areas within financials where the underlying fundamentals appear to be steadily improving: U.S. housing and property and casualty insurance. However, most financial companies would benefit from higher interest rates, so even with our modest portfolio adjustment away from interest rate-sensitive stocks, the fund should still benefit from such a trend.
A. The fund is positioned for a recovery in capital markets activity, such as increased mergers and acquisitions, issuance of equity and debt securities, and securities trading volumes. During the first half of 2012, we modestly decreased our exposure to capital markets companies by reducing positions among securities exchanges. Likewise, we continued to add to housing-related stocks, especially indirect beneficiaries of an improving housing market, and to property and casualty insurance stocks that we believe will benefit from improvements in the industry's pricing structure.
Since the fund's holdings are concentrated in the financial services industry, it will be less diversified and more volatile than stock funds investing in a broader range of industries. In general, the fund represents greater potential risk than a more diversified fund, although the dividends paid by financial services companies may moderate this risk to some extent. Financial services companies may be hurt when interest rates rise sharply, although not all companies are affected equally. The stocks also may be vulnerable to rapidly rising inflation.
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2005 Chinook Winery Cab Franc Rose
This wine has quite a following here, and it's release is something looked forward to every summer. I've been waiting to find out why. So yesterday when we were at a wine store called the Purple Smile we ran into our friends Jim and Carol, so I bought a bottle of this out of the cooler and proprietor Jeff served it to us in Riedel glasses at one of his sidewalk tables.
I want to pause for a moment so y'all can reflect on how cool this is, to buy a bottle and consume it at a sidewalk table right there on the spot. Not a restaurant, not a wine bar--just a wine store.
Anyway, the wine: nice fresh strawberry nose. So far, so good, right? Then the taste: little up front, then straight to a bitter, quinine-like offdry finish. I was crushed...I've been waiting three years--for THIS? Then it warmed up, and the strawberries really filled out the middle, along with a dash of basil and pepper, which brought the RS and the bitter note into balance. Question is, did I like it? Well, while sitting there on the sidewalk drinking it with my good friends and talking about how they'll never be able to drag any of us away from this wonderful town, I loved it. But I have to be honest: it's not my style of rose. I'm just never going to get along with that much residual sugar, and I miss the tang and zip of drier styles like the 04 Muga we had last weekend.


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December 28, 2012, 7:51 PM — With the chaos of the holidays slowly subsiding into the background, you've finally got a few moments to catch your breath and unwind a bit before getting back to the grind of your normal routine. We can't think of a better time to kick up your feet, crack open the packaging on that fresh new iOS device you were luck enough to receive from a thoughtful friend or relation, and load that baby up with some heavy-duty games.
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A geeky college student's trek to catalogue magical flowers turns into a hilarious and utterly charming quest to liberate the island's mechanical inhabitants from their oppressive spirit overlords in this bizarre, beautifully designed adventure from BitMonster. Defeating mask-adorned foes by chasing them down and ripping flowers off their back is as oddly compelling a pursuit as the game's pleasantly peculiar character interactions.
Lili: $2, compatible with iPhone 4 and later, fourth-generation iPod touch and later, and iPad 2 and later
Eufloria HD
Micro meets macro in an abstract real-time strategy game from Omni Systems that blends a minimalistic, zen-inducing art style with world conquering battles. Exploring galaxies and populating planets to grow your seedling species is a calm affair at first, but as conflicts arise and battles between planetary bodies ensues, your intergalactic adversaries amply prove they're no pushovers. Let the colonization wars begin!
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From Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald cavorting in the Pulitzer Fountain to Ivana Trump patrolling the halls to inspect the rooms, this is the Plaza Hotel as no one has ever seen it, or been permitted to see it. The Plaza is the place where the Beatles headquartered when they invaded America. It's where George M. Cohan held court during the golden era of Broadway. It's where Marilyn busted a strap on cue, where Cary Grant started out from when he traveled North By Northwest, and where Macauley Culkin stayed after staying Home Alone. From the railroad tracks in the basement to the vast luxury suites overlooking Central Park, this is the full story behind the gilded doors, the inside scoop direct from the people who have cavorted there and worked there.


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Welcome to NASPL
Although the Association's membership and services have grown tremendously over the years, its basic mission remains the same as when it was founded more than 40 years ago -- to assemble and disseminate information and benefits of state and provincial lottery organizations through education and communications and where appropriate publicly advocate the positions of the Association on matters of general policy. Included in NASPL's functions are:
- To provide a central information source so that the lottery industry might share with others its expertise, resources and advice.
- To facilitate communication among lottery organizations regarding development of industry standards and matters of mutual interest, particularly those which relate to the integrity, security and efficiency of state and provincial lottery jurisdictions.
- To educate and train lottery staffs.
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- To promote recognition of the importance of maintaining public confidence and support for state and provincial sponsored lottery organizations as a means of generating revenue to meet public needs.
- To establish a public, united voice on common causes and issues.
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NASPL represents all legal lotteries in the U.S. and Canada. We, or our member lotteries DO NOT hold drawings or award lottery prizes through the mail. Illegal scam artists claiming to be affiliated with NASPL, our members and many illigitimate organizations are circulating letters claiming to award lottery prizes or unclaimed prize money. Fraudulent cashiers checks are also being sent with these letters. If one of these checks are deposited, your bank may initially credit your account for the amount, but eventually these checks will "bounce" and you will be left owing your bank for any overdrafts. Most of these are coming from Ontario and British Columbia, Canada.
Do not send the criminals any money or personal information. Do not trust the phone numbers provided on the check, since these will most likely go to an accomplice in the scam who will tell you the check is good. Look up the actual phone number of the bank or credit union online or through directory assistance and contact their security department directly to ask about the validity of the check. Report these scams to your local and state authorities.
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00916CAVT SA1(2+1) - Cavtat
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BASIC INFORMATION: Type of property: apartments and rooms. Number of apartments and their capacity is A(4). Number of rooms and their capacity is R(2). Number of studio apartments and their capacity is SA(2+1),SA(3),SA(2). Check in: 14.00 Check out: 10.00
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT: free parking within the property, garden, plant garden.
ADDITIONAL SERVICES: free laundry service at the owners place.
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On Thursday, Aug. 4, we were involved in a two-vehicle accident at 18th and Spruce.
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The caption below the picture in the Aug. 5 paper stated we were not wearing seat belts. This is incorrect. There are stomach bruises and a subsequent visit to the hospital because of the seat belts.
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As one might expect, the tourist infrastructure is excellent with diverse offerings for every type of traveller. An organised tour is a good option if you have only a week, but for those with longer to indulge, car rental or train travel is the best way to get around. Wherever you go, France reveals its many faces and charms: the busy weekly markets in small towns, the rolling vineyards of the wine country, the sage-scented Mistral winds of Provence, and the luxuriant high life of the Cote d'Azure all form their own enduring impressions in the visitor's mind.
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Black walnut hull is of the most potent herbs for removing harmful organisms from the intestinal tract. The high tannin content of the green hull is primarily responsible for this effect. Other constituents such as juglandin, juglone, and juglandic acid are also involved in the purging process. Research suggests black walnut can oxygenate the blood to create a hostile environment to harmful organisms. The green husk also contains organic iodine, which assists the cleansing of harmful organisms.
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Wormwood has been used as an intestinal cleansing herb as far back as 1600BC. Wormwood creates an extremely hostile environment for harmful organisms in your intestinal tract and promotes healthy digestion by increasing liver and gallbladder secretions.
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Derived from the seeds and other above ground parts of wormseed and an excellent ingredient for promoting a healthy intestinal environment. Before being popularized by the medical establishment in America during the 19th century, American Wormseed was used by Native Americans to support digestive health. Wormseed is also said to help remove intestinal irritants that cause spasms within the colon wall. Wormseed contains up to 90% ascaridol - an ingredient found to be useful for discouraging intestinal invaders.
- Wildcrafted Quassia Bark (Quassia amara)
The Quassia grows naturally throughout South America and has a particular interesting quality -- no bugs or insects ever bother it. The resin contains a compound known as quasi, which naturally repels insects.
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Other Ingredients:
- USP Kosher certified vegetable glycerin
- Purified water (pH neutral)
Suggested Use
Take 1 serving, approximately 2 droppers, in the morning and 1 serving in the afternoon before meals.
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For the complete harmful organism cleanse, please view the instructions for the Harmful Organism Cleanse Kit.
Recommended Reading:
- The Health Effects of Harmful Organisms
- What Harmful Organisms Live in Your Body?
- The Top 5 Herbs for Harmful Organism Cleansing
- The Benefits of Simarouba amara for Harmful Organism Cleansing
- The Harmful Organism Cleansing Benefits of Black Walnut Hull
- Harmful Organism Cleansing: The Health Benefits of Anamu
- The Harmful Organism Cleansing Benefits of Pau D'Arco
- 10 Causes of Bad Breath
- Fighting Fungus: Cleansing with Brazilian Pepper Tree
- The Health Benefits of Cloves
- The Health Benefits of Peppermint Oil
- Fighting Fungus: Cleansing with Jatoba
- Oregano Oil Health Benefits
- 10 Uses for Organic Oregano Oil
- Fighting Fungus: Cleansing With Anise Seed
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- How common are harmful organisms?
- How does Paratrex® work?
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- Can I give Paratrex® to my children?
- Can I give Paratrex® to my pet?
How common are harmful organisms?
Harmful organisms are everywhere. They can enter the body through undercooked meat, contaminated water, poor hygiene, unwashed fruits and vegetables, pets, even walking around barefoot. Whether they know it or not, it's estimated 90% of the population has some form of harmful organism lurking in their bodies! Stealing nutrients and releasing waste into your body, the health consequences of harmful organism infestation can be severe. If you suffer from any of the following, you should consider cleansing your body of harmful organisms.
- Bloating
- Foggy memory
- Food cravings
- Anal itching
- Sleep difficulty
- Tiny red abrasions
- Rash
- Unpleasant mood
- Gas
- Fatigue
- Candida
- Restlessness
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How long should I use Paratrex®?
Because the life cycle of many harmful organisms is six weeks, cleansing with Paratrex® for a full six week cycle is recommended.
Should I take Oxy-Powder® while taking Paratrex®?
Although it's not a requirement, supplementing with a maintenance serving of Oxy-Powder® 2-3 times per week can help the body purge harmful organisms as they die, as well as the toxins they release.
What diet should I follow while taking Paratrex®?
While cleansing with Paratrex®, we recommend following the body cleansing diet.
Can I mix Paratrex® with a beverage?
Paratrex® is meant to be taken directly but if you prefer a more diluted flavor, mix it with 8 ounces of purified water.
What if I miss a serving?
If you miss a serving, take it with your next meal and continue as directed.
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Paratrex® hasn't been tested for children but we've received reports of encouraging experiences. We suggest speaking with your natural health advisor to determine the needs of your child. As a starting point, consider a six week schedule with a daily serving of 1 dropper.
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Paratrex® hasn't been tested for pets but we've received reports from customers who've had encouraging experiences. We suggest speaking with your veterinarian to determine the needs of your pet. As a starting point, consider a six week schedule with a daily serving of 10 drops for every five pounds your pet weighs. Paratrex® can be given by mouth or in your pets' food.
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AWeber Email Marketing Tips
New Scheduling Options For Your Blog's Newsletter
A lot of you have asked about this one, so I'm really excited to show it off!
Many bloggers send email newsletters to their subscribers to keep them up-to-date on the latest posts.
While bloggers have embraced AWeber to send a blog newsletter, they've pointed out a couple of things they'd like to see us add to make our Blog Broadcast tool even more powerful.
Today, I'm happy to announce that we've answered by far the most popular feature request for this tool: advanced scheduling features.
Let me show you how it works with a short video.
Scheduling Your Blog's Email Newsletter: What You Can Do
Used to be, you chose how many posts you wanted to appear in each email, and whenever there were that many new posts, we sent your newsletter.
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Makes sense to us.
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The scheduling features are nice. Does your blog feed need to be set up and configured for each individual list or can it be set up in one spot and then be utilized on all or even better, select lists?1/17/2008 10:48 am
Hi Ryan,
By default, your blog broadcasts will only be sent to subscribers in one list (the list where you set it up).
However, you can use our "include/exclude lists" feature to select additional lists that you want individual broadcasts to go to (to do this, you'll need to choose to not send your blog broadcasts automatically – that way you can check off the lists you want an individual message to go to prior to sending it).1/17/2008 11:08 am | Follow me on Twitter
Ah ok thank you. That's a good tip.1/17/2008 11:36 am
The blog broadcast is just about one of the most powerful features at Aweber. We use it to broadcast, and we send it to the RSS feed in our affiliate toolbar.
Our affiliates can then see the content by visiting the ProfitMart blog, or by seeing it in their in basket from Aweber ( we send it every 3 new articles, so about once each day or so), and they also see it presented as an updating feed in the RSS toolbar feature.
This helps to ensure that all affiliate get the info they need, and with Aweber it is presented professionally.
I look forward to trying the new brodcast date/time controls, and am off to try that now.
Keep up the great work guys!1/17/2008 8:21 pm
I'm curious, can this blog podcast be incorporated into a forum like vbulletin?
Say for a specific forum, that has an RSS feed attached to it? It would be could if you could set it up similar to the blog feed? Essentially using the specific forum for announcements?1/18/2008 12:10 am
The video failed to load. I reloaded the site and refreshed the page. I am using Mozilla — I'll try IE 7.0 and see what happens.1/18/2008 3:06 am
I'm not familiar with vbulletin specifically, but if your announcements are published to an RSS feed, you could set up a Blog Broadcast for that feed and offer your forum members the ability to subscribe to those updates through a web form.
I'm viewing the video in Firefox just fine — you may want to make sure you're running the latest version of Flash Player.1/21/2008 11:25 am | Follow me on Twitter
Thank you for listening!
Next on my wishlist, the ability to send blog broadcasts to particular lead lists (similar to the lead list option in email broadcasts)1/22/2008 6:48 pm
This feature would be nice for regular email campaigns too where you can decide on what month, day, time to send out an email. I love this feature though!1/29/2008 3:00 pm
As one of the people who asked for this I really appreciate this feature.
Wonderful. Right on.1/31/2008 3:35 pm
I've been using the blog broadcast feature as a substitue for services like FeedBurner and now have over 11,000 people in that particular list, and this update certainly makes it a whole lot better.2/1/2008 12:56 pm
Hi there,
I'd love to one extra feature added.
The ability to broadcast to multiple lists – Automtically.
Basically it would be the same setup you have now for automatic sending + add the ability to include / exclude lists.
I have a couple of lists that are related to one blog therefore I want to send the blog broadcast to all 4 lists – now some people appear in more than one of those lists – I don't want them to receive the broadcast twice.
With awebers intelligent way of sending only one email to each person – this would solve that issue and allow us to send our blog broadcast to multiple lists without doubling up.
Possible or not?9/10/2009 1:41 am
Aweber does it again. Great for broadcasting newsletters.8/3/2010 4:44 am


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After a day off Monday the Rangers returned to practice Tuesday at the MSG Training Center, and there was intrigue based on who was on the ice and who wasn't, with the impending NHL trade deadline playing zero part in either bit of news.
Mats Zuccarello, the injured Rangers winger, took part in practice again and looked good firing shots on goal despite his sore left hand. After practice head coach Alain Vigneault sounded pleased with Zuccarello's recovery from a non-displaced fracture in the hand which occurred during the Olympics.
"He's day-to-day now," Vigneault said of Zuccarello. "Don't expect him, obviously, tomorrow, but it's just a pain thing now. As soon as he can handle the pain then he'll be good to go. It shouldn't be too much longer."
Zuccarello was not available for comment following practice, but the popular Norwegian has worked extremely hard to put himself in a position to return from this injury sooner rather than later. He suffered the injury on February 16th and was told he'd miss 3-4 weeks from that point forward. To date he has missed two weeks of action, including all three Ranger games since the Olympic break ended.
In the midst of a breakout year at the NHL level, Zuccarello is second on the team with 43 points, third with 15 goals, and tied for first with 28 assists, in 58 games played. These three games are the first Zuccarello has missed due to injury so far this season.
Prior to the Olympics Zuccarello had recorded points in six straight Ranger games, going 2-6-8 during that span. He had four goals and ten points in the 11 games prior to the break.
While Zuccarello was on the ice with his teammates Tuesday, goaltender Henrik Lundqvist and defenseman Ryan McDonagh were not. Vigneault offered afterwards that he decided to let those two take maintenance days due to the heavy workload they have had.
"I just felt those guys needed an extra day to totally recuperate and get away from the game a little bit," explained the head coach. "Both those guys have had a lot of minutes this year."
Since returning from the Olympics Lundqvist has started two games and surrendered a total of ten goals, while McDonagh is coming off a a very physically-demanding game against the Bruins in which he was targeted throughout by the big Boston forwards.
Vigneault said that he will speak with Lundqvist Wednesday morning and make a decision on whether he or Cam Talbot will start in goal tomorrow night against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Madison Square Garden.
The NHL trade deadline arrives at 3:00 PM Wednesday, but don't expect the Rangers to be spending too much time talking about what may, or may not, happen. Reporters looked for Ryan Callahan in the dressing room following practice, but he already had departed; and other players downplayed the doings on Wednesday.
"We try and keep the distractions out of the dressing room," Rick Nash said politely.
Dan Girardi added, "As players you don't control any of that stuff, so that's all management and coaches. I really don't have an opinion on any of that."


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Cable companies would hate a Google-NFL deal
It would take broadband customers one step closer to cutting the cord.
If you haven't heard, Google (GOOG) and the National Football League are in some form of communication regarding the NFL Sunday Ticket rights that will be up for grabs beginning with the 2015 NFL season.
At this point, the story isn't so much about Google or the NFL. It's about something much bigger that has to have cable companies very nervous.
The media has made a big deal of a story that isn't much of one -- at least right now.
According to AllThingsD, the NFL and Google are engaging in "informal talks" that could potentially bring the NFL's Sunday Ticket package to YouTube. If you're not a hard-core football fan, the Sunday Ticket, in its current form, allows fans to view out-of-market games produced by Fox (FOXA) and CBS (CBS).
Currently, DirecTV (DTV) owns the rights and offers it over the internet, on some tablets and smartphones, as well as on Sony's (SNE) PlayStation and JetBlue (JBLU) flights.
According to the story, the NFL is meeting with multiple Silicon Valley companies on a range of topics -- the Sunday Ticket being only one. Contrary to the attention its receiving from the media, it's not much of a story, especially given the fact that DirecTV is reported to be ready to fight to keep the rights.
The real story in this is bigger than the NFL or Google. First, we're seeing evidence that the sports world, which hasn't been quick to adopt new media strategies, is ready for change and appears to see the need to adopt new formats to attract the next generation of viewers.
During the PGA Championship, we reported that Fox Sports would broadcast the U.S. Open, U.S. Women's Open and the U.S. Senior Open from 2015 to 2026. Fox has never televised a golf event but what seemed to sway the United States Golf Association was the idea that Fox would bring a fresh perspective to the events.
But this deal would be even more disruptive and cable companies would hate it. With the Time Warner Cable (TWC) versus CBS war still showing no signs of a resolution, there's concern that the deadlock could continue into the NFL season.
This would be disastrous for CBS and the NFL. Even now, watching the events unfold (or not unfold), the NFL has to be thinking that it's time to consider new ideas. Google has more than enough cash on hand to not only buy the rights but also build out a robust infrastructure. The Chromecast could put the NFL on the TV sets of every broadband customer furthering the "cord-cutting" push that cable companies fear.
Netflix (NFLX) is producing award-winning content, Google wants a piece of the NFL, and don't be surprised if Apple (AAPL) doesn't get it on a deal like this.
Bottom line -- there's more than enough cash in the bank accounts of these companies to make cord cutting a reality and the more deals like these happen, the less we'll all need traditional cable.
Disclosure: At the time of this writing, Tim Parker was long Apple.
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Why is it that nobody points out that a very large chunk of this country does not have enough bandwidth to accommodate streaming high-def games. A 3mbps download is currently the fastest many can achieve without adding much more expense. That same 3mbps doesn't even begin to deliver an adequate quality stream for the game(s) one may wish to watch in standard definition...let alone high-def! On the bright side, perhaps if the NFL & Google come to terms, fans would see where the League's true devotion stands and football would become just another sport like rugby. But I don't seriously 'think' the NFL is foolish enough to let that happen.
As for 'multiple' providers - you need large numbers in order to make responsible, affordable, & useful advancements. Competition is not ALWAYS in the best interest of consumers.
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Timeline (2003)
Alternate title: Time Line
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January 19th, 20046:11 pm
Science fiction/fantasy movies are for dreamers. This movie, from a better book, is an escapist's pleasure. Our band of young heroes search for a missing scientist, and find danger, bloodshed and terror.
Go to a theater to see this movie on a big screen. Enjoy the popcorn...and corn!
— yspace, Western PA
December 7th, 20034:51 am
I was a bit skeptical to go see Timeline after reading the reviews for it. Most sources gave it an average rating of about 2.5 out of 4 stars, but since I read the book, I felt that I had to go into the movie with an open mind. The first twenty to thirty minutes of the movie were very fast paced and would have left me completely in the dark if I hadnt have read the book. Other than the first part, the film followed the book closely and accurately (with a few minor changes). Over all Timeline is a very well done movie that is not intended to be educational, but rather entertaining. Despite what critics might say about the reality of it, the fact is, Timeline was written as a science fiction novel and was interpreted to screen as a science fiction movie.
— webxmoviesrnr
December 5th, 200310:37 am
i just saw this movie yesterday...i found it somewhat confusing...the acting wasn't very good and i thought the fight scenes could be better... if u decide to go-go for the last 20 minutes of the movie which were pretty entertaining
— webxmoviesrnr
November 28th, 20034:59 pm
Never read the book but the movie was excellent. Characterizations were good, except our hero's spent most of the time running away or getting captured. But the storyline was consistent and made sense. I particularly liked the ending which brought everything together.
— rackley, Seattle
November 28th, 20033:30 am
i think i would have to agree with our fellow reviewers. the movie is popcorn fun. you will have your suspension of belief moments, but which movie (in your fair mind) would you take seriously, unless it's a depiction of a realistic situation (alas 21 grams, mystic river, i.g.)?
the elements that highlight the book are there. the basic plot is there.
as usual in movies base in a book, you got your major plots deviations (when in the book, the prof. has a son and he goes to the rescue?) and some minor plot changes (you dont see their personalities as crossed reference in the book). but anyways, you take all this with a grain of salt and what you get is a fun movie that fills the visuals of the written material.
SEE THE MOVIE. BUT (as my fellow reviewers pointed out) READ THE BOOK, IT WILL CHANGE YOUR PERCEPTION OF THE MOVIE.
— webxmoviesrnr
November 27th, 20038:45 pm
Definitely an exciting movie! Timeline didn't follow the book exactly, but what movie ever has?
The actors did a fine job for this type of action film. Oscar performances? Who cares! it's not that kind of movie, but the actors were VERY enjoyable and believable within the time that they were given to perform.
Ignore the critics (again), buy a ticket and see the movie. I recommend reading the book, too, when you get a chance, to get the depth of the characters and the details that were left out. All well worth the money.
— terryb17
November 27th, 200311:36 am
This movie is the epitome of Hollywood ridiculousness. The acting is awful. The dialogue is wooden and downright awkward.
Of course like any good Hollywood flick, there has to be a countdown. In this particular countdown, it's possible to fall in love, trade a few kisses with a lovely French woman, fight and kill many soldiers with medieval weapons, and save a clueless father from death. The characters have all gotten rather good in swordfighting which makes me wonder if they had the chance to studying sword fighting in either college or high school.
Frances O'Connor's acting was terrible. I was hoping that she in particular would be left in the medieval times. If there is one thing good about this movie, it could be used as America's peace offering to the French.
— allenyee, New York
November 26th, 200310:50 pm
Timeline is better than Stephen Holden gives it credit for, though maybe I can say that because I read the novel, which was very good and much better than the movie.
They only followed the rough outline of Crichton's written-to-be-adapted-for-the-screen story, and Crichton's version is better. But maybe it was too complicated for a 2-hour film so they had to simplify both the science and the fiction.
In the book Marek is much more of a hero; Prof. Johnson is not nearly as good a guy; the Lady Clair is more developed. However, I thought the film did a nice job of casting to distinguish the characters.
I also thought, contrary to what Holden said, the medieval recreation was pretty accurate (or plausible, at least) and captivating. For example, the armor the knights and soldiers wore wasn't polished and clean, but dirty; and the seige on the castle was fascinating in its depiction of catapults.
One thing they could have done better is the sci fi special effects--or, rather, they should have put some in the movie. The whole process of sending people back through time was depicted only in the pained expression on the actors' faces; we expect more than that from a film adapted from a Michael Crichton novel.
So it may be that you have to have read the novel to actually understand what's going on, I dunno. I liked it pretty well, but I do recommend the book to those who haven't read it.
— konkleli, Ewing, NJ


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OPELOUSAS, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - On July 11, the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Juvenile Investigation Division was contacted in reference to a juvenile reportedly staying with a 31-year-old man.
The complaint was reportedly the juvenile's mother.
According to detectives, the mother stated that the juvenile had not been home in four days and she believed that they were using illegal narcotics.
She also reportedly stated the juvenile was staying with a man named Adam Delafosse of Opelousas.
Detectives said they were able to locate the juvenile at Delfosse's residence.
Delfosse reportedly admitted to sexual relations with the juvenile and engaging in drug activity with the juvenile.
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