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The Thrashers will officially name Craig Ramsay as the francishe's fifth head coach on Thursday. The announcement will come later this afternoon. The 59-year-old Ramsay has served as assistant coach with the Boston Bruins the past three seasons.
In a conference call to discuss the two trades the Thrashers made early Thursday morning, general manager Rick Dudley said he "won't tip our hand" about the new coach. However, he did acknowledge that he has spoken to Ramsay "quite a bit." He said the two had coffee in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning and Ramsay had dinner with team president Don Waddell Wednesday night.
There is a report from TSN that John Torchetti, the Chicago Blackhawks assistant who was the other leading candidate for the head coach job, would join the Thrashers as an associate head coach. I have not confirmed that. I do know that when the deal is announced today, Torchetti won't be involved. Just Ramsay.
Ramsay interviewed with the Thrashers several weeks ago. The 59-year old has served stints as head coach for Buffalo and Philadelphia. He has also served as an assistant with Florida, Ottawa, Tampa Bay and, most recently, Boston. He was an assistant with the Bruins for the past three seasons.
Ramsay played 14 NHL seasons with the Sabres, where he was a teammate and linemate of Thrashers general manager Rick Dudley. He retired in 1985 with 672 points (252 goals, 420 assists) in 1,070 games. He won the Selke Award as the league's top defensive forward in 1984-85. He played in 776 consecutive games between 1973-83.
By now you know the old news. The Thrashers acquired Dustin Byfuglien, Brent Sopel, Ben Eager and Akim Aliu from Chicago for Marty Reasoner, Joey Crabb, Jeremy Morin and a first- and second-round draft pick in this year's draft.
In order to make that deal work, the Thrashers also made a trade with San Jose, sending Mike Vernace, Brett Sterling and a seventh-round pick in this year's draft for future considerations.
Here are some of the highlights from Dudley's after 1 a.m. conference call:
* He thinks Byfuglien is a 20-30 goal scorer and that he is every bit the player that excelled in the playoffs.
*He called Sopel a "character guy" that will "block as many shots as he takes."
*Praised Eager's forechecking and his "pugilistic side."
*Called Aliu "a bit of a wildcard" that just needs to mature into an NHL player.
*Now that he traded his second-round pick, Dudley would like to try to replace it. The team will pick No. 8 and then not again until 87th as it stands now.
*He said he would continue to talk to UFAs such as Colby Armstrong and Pavel Kubina but admitted they have "pieces in place that make it easier to move on without them." He also said, in regards to talks with Kubina, that they are a "little ways apart right now."
*He said he's not done dealing and would like to trade for a 20-goal scorer and maybe a defenseman.
*Team will focus on restricted free agents after the draft.They have deadline of June 28th to make qualifying offers.
Back to the deals: I talked to Reasoner about the trade. He said he talked to his agent early Wednesday and heard rumblings that something might be happening. Here is some of what he said.
"You can't beat going to a team that just won the Stanley Cup. I'm pretty excited."
"It's always a little shocking to be traded, but we've been through it before."
"I would have liked to have stayed in Atlanta another year and help that team build, but it's a new chapter. It will be exciting. You can tell from watching the playoffs that the Blackhawks have taken over the city."
"[My time in Atlanta] was good. I met a lot of great people. … I think you learn a lot about yourself when you are in different situations and I definitely learned a lot about myself there. I will always have fond memories. My daughter was born there. … You become part of the community even if it's a short amount of time. But we signed up for this."
I also spoke with Ron Hainsey about the deal. He said he was not surprised that Dudley made a deal with Chicago, considering his relationship with the franchise.
"We added some great pieces today," Hainsey said. "We hate to see Marty go but we got a lot back. We got a player who was a huge part of their playoff run, a veteran right-handed shooting defenseman. Another good player and a prospect. Those are some pretty big pieces."
June 23rd, 2010
6:24 pm
thumbs up. pulled a good'n duds.
June 23rd, 2010
6:24 pm
good trade
June 23rd, 2010
6:24 pm
I Love it. So with Evander Kane and Byfuglien, now we have the Bruise Bros.
Love to see Dustin in their crease reeking havoc during the power play.
June 23rd, 2010
6:26 pm
Nice! I kept wondering when I would hear something about what the Thrashers were doing this offseason besides not hiring a coach.
Bring in Torchetti as well and this is a very good start!
June 23rd, 2010
6:26 pm
Not bad. Good move. Dudly rules.
June 23rd, 2010
6:26 pm
At first blush, I don't understand this deal. We get 2 guys with only 1 year left on the deal (one who already gave the media the dreaded "it is what it is" quote, deal 2 of this year's draft picks, a top prospect (reportedly) in Morin and trade one of the only guys lately to sign a multi-year deal with the Thrashers over the last few years in Marty Reasoner — also one of the guys with heart on the team who everyone respects.
I am sure more dealing is fortcoming and maybe some info. on RFA/UFA signings. Will be interested in the rest of the take from Thrash Nation.
June 23rd, 2010
6:32 pm
Okay trade. Hate to see my former teamate and great guy Marty Reasoner leave. Just last week Dudley was saying how great Morin would be. I think we gave up a lot of potential for 1 guy that had 1 great playoff run. I wonder if Torchetti will be the coach based on this as he would know the players best. Although Dudley wants a guy that coaches them up.
The AJC needs to get updated on the Thrashers. This trade had rumblings very early today and was reported well before 6:00 on other sites.
June 23rd, 2010
6:33 pm
I think it's a good trade for both teams. I think Sopel and Byuf will see how the season goes before they decided to resign or take on the free agent market. I know a lot of people think that Atlanta gave up the future but if we don't make some sort of playoff run in the next two years there will not be a future. And for the first time in my life, I'm happy ASG allowed this to happen.
June 23rd, 2010
6:34 pm
Yeah, Tim, but I remember Oduya saying the same thing after he was traded here and I got the feeling he felt differently after he'd spent some time here. After thinking about it, I think we might regret seeing Morin go…but I suppose you gotta give something to get something.
This team is headed toward big, mean and ugly. As long as we can do it without adding Avery, Hartnell, or Carcillo, I'll be fine with it.
June 23rd, 2010
6:36 pm
Rock on I like it. Kovalchuk trade gave us some leverage to give up a 1st rounder. Sorry Reasoner good luck in Chicago
June 23rd, 2010
6:39 pm
I felt the same way after the Exelby deal– good guys leaving, but also a great return (but, as for Kubina, that's another story). Good job Duds!
June 23rd, 2010
6:48 pm
I'd love to give the Thrash the benefit of the doubt, but as long as the Atlanta Spirit "owns" the team, I believe it's just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic!
Do any of you see the AS opening up the purse and spending big bucks on a free-agent when they wouldn't even sign Kovie?
June 23rd, 2010
6:48 pm
Giving away jeremy morin will prove to be a huge mistake. Especially for a team trying to build through youth. Not so happy about this one.
June 23rd, 2010
6:50 pm
If I am Dustin, Ben or Brent, I am absolutely sick. The trade will be determined by the attitude these guys bring from being with a big winner this year, to a team that has very poor ownership and leadership, but as Marty says "we sighed on for this". On the surface, seems like somewhat of a 50/50 trade depending on how Morin turns out, that could weigh it to either teams advantage. Personally I only go to 7 or 8 games per year, as my money comes hard, so I am not a big player. I still will not go back until I start seeing some results and commitment from ownership to bring in some leaders, as in coaching staff, players, and be willing to spend some money to field a winner. Who knows, maybe this is a start, but it has been alot of years. I want to see some real improvement from top to bottom. Good luck Atlanta fans.
June 23rd, 2010
6:52 pm
No way to know how it will play out – but one things for certain – this trade was made for the URGENCY to get the team kickstarted.
You can't keep staying pat like we have in years past and expect fans to get excited over "youngsters developing".
I think this brings the franchise's off season good trade tote board to:
Dudley (GM for 2 months) – 1
Waddell (GM for 10 years) – 0
June 23rd, 2010
6:52 pm
Guys, get real and get excited for one. This is a great deal for NOW and a chance to show what Dudley is capable of doing. The Hawks' players knew there was the possibility of getting traded, it comes with the territory. they just won the Cup for crying out loud!
June 23rd, 2010
6:54 pm
Maybe we can sign Evgeni Nabokov and at least try to put a winner out there again.
June 23rd, 2010
6:54 pm
"I Love it. So with Evander Kane and Byfuglien, now we have the Bruise Bros."
For what it's worth, the prospect in the deal Akim Aliu could also be a "Bruise Bros".
June 23rd, 2010
6:55 pm
As a die-hard Hawks fan and part-time Thrashers fan (when the Hawks aren't in town), I'm elated to see three great former Blackhawks players here in Atlanta. Hopefully, they can rub off on a team that needs more than a step in the right direction.
I hope these guys know that Atlanta may not be home for very long. That is, if this lousy management fiasco leads the team elsewhere. Let's enjoy it while we can! Welcome to Atlanta: Big Buff, Eager and Sopel we need you guys!! Can't wait for Pre-Season to start!!
June 23rd, 2010
7:01 pm
throw in torchetti as head coach , dudley n we got the mini blackhawks of the nhl eastern conference!
June 23rd, 2010
7:03 pm
Show me your lines!
Antro – Little – Bergfors
MacArthur – Peverly – Byfuglien
Kane – Slater – Thorburn
Boulton – Cormier – Artyukhin
White rides the pine.
June 23rd, 2010
7:04 pm
To all those who have sit and B!TCHED about how awful and behind we are. This isn't business as usual. Give Duds a year of your time as the GM and THEN let's evaluate. Get us a goalie and things might get interesting. Might want to get your jerseys back out of the closet because it looks as though hockey may be entertaining here again! Could the slogan for the year be "New Team, New Attitude!" ? Goalie concerns me still but I will trust that Duds knows what he is doing, for now. BAH!!! BAH!!!
June 23rd, 2010
7:04 pm
I guess maybe Eager could replace Boulton, though he's a sentimental favorite (of mine, anyway).
June 23rd, 2010
7:04 pm
Very similar to what the Washington Caps did right before the 1982 season. They had never made the playoffs in their 8 years in the league (despite only 5 teams not making the playoffs). They acquired Rod Langway, Doug Jarvis, Brian Engblom, and Craig Laughlin from the Canadiens for Ryan Walter and Rick Green. It saved the franchise. It was not only an infusion of talent, but it brought players from a franchise with a winning tradition who had won Stanley Cups. These guys are just that. They will instill that sort of winning expectation and work ethic to the younger players on the franchise. And….supposing that the Thrashers are not playoff bound next season —- Byfuglien will be like Kovalchuk — teams will covet him and we will get a significant return in any trade deadline deal.
June 23rd, 2010
7:05 pm
i wouldn't call this a block-buster trade because the thrash did not get sharp from the hawks considering we gave them a talented young prospect in morin.
June 23rd, 2010
7:06 pm
"It is what it is," Byfuglien told "The Afternoon Saloon" on WMVP-AM 1000. "It's part of the job. You're not going to stick in one spot the whole time so I've got to go." – Thrasher fans, greet your newest player. Welcome to Atlanta Buff. You're right, Atlanta is what it is, a mediocre sports town at best.
June 23rd, 2010
7:07 pm
pavelec better step up this year. If he does not improve by leaps-and-bounds i cannot see the thrash going to the playoffs. However if pavelec steps up i can see a good run in the playoffs.
June 23rd, 2010
7:09 pm
At first glance, I am LOVIN' this. I didn't think there was ANY chance we'd get Byfuglien. Now, we add three players with Cups on their resumes, plus look what this does to our defense!
1. Enstrom & Sopel
2. Hainsey & Bogosian
3. Oduya & Valabik
Spares: UFA's Popovic, Schubert, Kubina. Plus there's Arturs Kulda as a prospect.
That's the makings of a defense. Imagine if we could get Kubina back? Of course, you can't put it past the Thrashers to re-sign Chelios, either.
On Offense, Kane, Antropov, and Buffy. And then Eager, Peverley, and Bergfors. Thorburn, Little, and Slater, and then Artyukhin, Todd White, and Boulton rounds it out, assuming R2Kin and Boulton re-sign, as pending UFA's. Maybe Max Afinogenov gives that 1-year offer another glance??
June 23rd, 2010
7:10 pm
championships start with good offense great defense and good goaltending. I think the thrash have a decent offense decent defense poor goaltending. If pavelec is not doing good before the trade deadline we should make him a backup and trade for a solid goaltender.
June 23rd, 2010
7:14 pm
Blue Spark,
I see White waived, Boults riding the bench or unsigned, and a free for all to fill in 2nd-4th lines. The prospects, including our picks, should push hard for a spot this year. Now is the time to start something and it doesn't look like business as usual for us this year, at the least we won't be a team others are "happy" to play against now. Anymore word on Artyukin signing here or going over to KHL?
June 23rd, 2010
7:19 pm
Here are the pending RFAs: Ben Eager, Clarke MacArthur, Bryan Little, Nick Bergfors, Ondrej Pavelec, and Peter Mannino (Goalie). The UFA's are: Max Afinogenov, Colby Armstrong, Slava Kozlov, Artyukhin, Boulton, and Kubina.
Kubina may be the key. If we retain him, we can move some others, maybe even Hainsey and Valabik.
Gotta be honest, I did hope, last season, that if we pulled off a trade with Chicago, that the return might include Cam Barker. But Barker was moved prior to the trade deadline. If not Barker, then I had designes on Versteeg, Byfuglien, and Sharp. I don't mind Ben Eager. But man, Versteeg would have been better. Oh well, I still say we did well. Three players are coming with recent proven playoff success. At least we're not saddled with a cap hit contract of $7.14 million for player who'll be 36 years old when it's over.
June 23rd, 2010
7:20 pm
now that Byfug has been playing forward, it will be interesting how we use him.
June 23rd, 2010
7:21 pm
Rogie-I see some similarities to the 1982 trade between Montreal and Washington, though I can't say we are sending that much back to Chicago. They needed the cap relief. I know Florida would not be in play with Chicago, too many people in Chicago are too pissed at Tallon for signing those stupid Huet and Campbell contracts. Dudley was a much better trading partner.
June 23rd, 2010
7:22 pm
I tried to capture the spirit of the thing…..
June 23rd, 2010
7:23 pm
Wow! Now to sign everyone for the long term. I'm surprised that Buff was traded. Such a key ingredient that can't be replaced. May I be the first one to say 'no repeat' for Chicago next year.
June 23rd, 2010
7:23 pm
Kovalchuk is gonna turn into something like the Lindros trade… it will be traced to moves for years to come
i like the deal. we didnt give up much that can help us now and got a lot tougher
June 23rd, 2010
7:23 pm
Byfuglien is highly overrated. Sopel is a piece of garbage who is grossly overpaid. Eager is a dime-a-dozen 4th liner. Can't believe the Thrashers gave a first and a second plus a prospect for these guys.
June 23rd, 2010
7:33 pm
I LOVE this deal. The number one pressing need for the Atlanta Thrashers is to win – which comes faster with warm bodies on the ice and not prospects that will take 2-3 years to pan out.
Also – what's with the comments about Buff maybe deciding to sign after a season or being a trade deadline piece next year?? Did y'all miss that whole RFA thing?
June 23rd, 2010
7:33 pm
Buf is only 25 so even though he is a RFA next season, we still have a good shot at extending him as he won't be a UFA till he's 27. Look on the bright side people! He is a great piece to add not only for even-strength muscle, but on the power play. This takes the pressure off of Antropov and big Nik doesn't have to do all the dirty work. Nik is a play-maker and now he can excel even more thanks to the presence of Big Buf. Not to mention Reasoner, God bless him cuz I love him to death, is a UFA next season as well. His skills are diminishing and there's no guarantee he will be extension-worthy beyond this season. The NHL is a young man's game and while we lost Morin, we still have Klingberg, Cormier, Postma, Vish, Kulda and the 8th pick, which I doubt we'll trade. Eager will be a very nice complement to Cormier and Thorburn on the 4th line and can even log some 3rd line minutes on occasion. I'm not a huge fan of Sopel, but we'll be looking for him to stay at home and block a lot of shots while Bogosian spreads his wings. I'm thinking Bogo / Sopel as the 3rd pair, 3rd pair in name only, with a fairly even distribution of ES minutes. Hainsey / Oduya and Enstrom / Kulda gives us the balance we need on each pairing. The PK pairings will be different I reckon. The one thing we need to replace is Marty's stellar PK, but there is plenty of time to make more moves that make sense.
June 23rd, 2010
7:45 pm
For all the haters out there talking about giving up picks & prospects, I ask 2 questions:
1) When we ACQUIRED picks and prospects, where were you then? Probably bitching about trading away known players for a pig in a poke!
2) Don't you realize that you don't BUILD a winner in the NHL thru the minor leagues – you SUSTAIN a winner? That is unless you are willing to go thru a 15 year building plan.
June 23rd, 2010
7:46 pm
Did we get Torchetti in the trade as well? It's starting to feel like home for me here now. Don't tell the Feds you saw this.
June 23rd, 2010
7:48 pm
I can draw a few conclusions from this…
1) Kubina is gone
2) Torchetti will be Coach
3) Eager replaces Boulton
4) Chicago didn't want White
5) Dudley is concerned about Morin's skating.
June 23rd, 2010
7:49 pm
Bad Trade… Morin should not have been traded Period !
June 23rd, 2010
7:54 pm
I'm liking the Dudley Administration so far. We're getting bigger and tougher. I'd even support bringing Artyukin back, if he's amenable. This team needed grit. Now, it's got Oduya, Bergfors, Byfuglien, and Bogosian and Kane. It's starting to come together. But we're by no means done. We must get a goalie.
Stop. We can't get Nabokov. Forget about it. But in realistic terms, maybe Biron can be had. Maybe trades for Harding or Deslauriers. What's the Kings goaltending situation? They going with Quick and Bernier? Anyone like Ersberg? He'd only cost $750,000, if ya do. Then he hits the open market in 2011. We certainly can't beat Niittymaki, why not make a play for him? Has Leighton's agent declared an 'asking price?' If so, how horrible is it. Tim Thomas, 35 years old, is under contract for 3 more years, and Boston would likely part with him, if anyone's seriously interested. It's one of those "decreasing contracts," that pays him $6 million this year, then $5 next year, and $3 million in 2012-13. Anyone want to take a shot at Vesa Toskala?? Chicago might be willing to give us Cristobal Huet, who is under contract for two more years at $5.625 million cap hit.
June 23rd, 2010
7:54 pm
I don't know how I feel about this trade. First, I hate to see Marty go. Good luck in Chicago Marty.
I think the winner of this trade will be determined if the Thrash do some serious winning in the next two or three years and by how good Morin turns out to be. If Morin turns out to be great and the Thrash don't win much, Chicago wins the deal.
Buff stats are similar to Armstrong. I think Buff is an upgrade over Colby.
Eager is just another fourth liner. NOTHING special.
Sopel might be a good stay at home D-man, but he's not going to put up points.
I hope Eager and Sopel are parts to a future deal.
We'll see how this trade looks, but I'm not overly thrilled like I was last year when DW sent Exelby and Stuart to Toronto for Kubina and Stapleton. *Stat man*, you forgot about that one in your Dudley versus Waddell off season trade score sheet.
June 23rd, 2010
7:57 pm
Eager is an energy guy. I agree that he is a 4th liner, but he hits alot at times when his team needs it. Actually, I was just as enthused to ger Eager as I was Buff cause if his energy. Sopel means maybe one of the other blueliners may be expendable, especially with the kids in Chicago.
June 23rd, 2010
7:58 pm
What year are we on as far as THE PLAN?
June 23rd, 2010
7:58 pm
First glance, it seems like we over spent… take Morin out of the equation, and I would be happy. I'll say at the moment I'm just content. The finesse days are over… this team is going to drop the hammer next year.
June 23rd, 2010
7:59 pm
Mike – I'll concede that one to you, but I was more scoring it on an URGENCY basis. This trade beat the X trade along those lines.
Look folks, the team ain't heading to Winnipeg this year or next (hopefully) – but don't fool yourselves that the Thrashers fly north not too long from now unless we get things turned around pretty darn fast – so again – time to build with youngsters is over – URGENCY.
P.S. – You'll be amazed the ability to lure free agents here should we actually string a couple winning seasons together I bet!
June 23rd, 2010
8:05 pm
Stat Man, I agree with your point on the urgency.


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Last week we experienced a power outage at our corporate headquarters. Storms in the early morning knocked out power all over Chicago. As a result we experienced a brown-out at our office, meaning we had partial power. Our server was down so the internet was out, everyone's computer was running low on battery power, our phone system was down and we had no air. Needless to say it was an odd day. We pondered aloud and bemoaned our dependence on technology. We were able to rig up the system to get internet access eventually, but the whole experience made me ask the question "Can I really unplug?"
I'm not necessarily talking about at work, but outside of work. Do I really need to check my email as soon as I come home from work? I was just on it 40 minutes ago. Has anything happened that could be that important? Do I have to log into Facebook several times in the evening? Do I need to check my text and voicemail messages at the gym? And the big question, how does this constant connection affect my brain?
I am an avid reader and I realize that I am actually reading less and spending more time on email, Facebook and Netflix. When I do sit down to read, I find it harder to focus on my book and I have less patience if a new book doesn't grab my attention right away. Besides the fact that I love to read, it is also one way that I recharge myself. So the realization that my reading time has been usurped by social media and video streaming is very disturbing to me.
Studies are showing that the dominance of online media is causing negative changes in the brain, (especially in young minds) primarily in the area of attention and focus. As a result, we are inhibiting our critical thinking and creative abilities. Both of these skills require time and some degree of focused thought, which are declining in proportion to the amount of time we fill with the internet.
Now, I am by no means saying that we should completely unplug. For work, the internet and email are completely necessary and Facebook is fun and a great way to stay in touch with friends and learning about cultural events. I do think that we have the ability to set boundaries and control the amount of time we spend on our computers. I definitely want to spend more time reading and also to be able to just be still. I need to remind myself being online is not my only solution for not having anything to do.


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After 21 remarkable seasons with the Lions,kicker Jason Hanson has decided to retire, walking away from a career that made him one of the greatest kickers in NFL history and an icon in franchise history.
The 42-year old made 32-of-36 field goal attempts last season. However, a heel injury that surfaced last season and continued to bother him this offseason was a big part of his decision to call it quits. Hanson, a second-round pick in 1992,played in 327 games with the Lions, which is the most by any player with one team. The Washington State product is the NFL-record holder with 52 field goals of 50-plus yards and is third all-time with 2,150 points and 495 field goals.


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The crash happened at 5:09 a.m. in the westbound lanes of I-90 near Beverly Road, Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Nick Hasan said. The woman either stalled or attempted to back her cab up into traffic, Hasan said. The cab was then rear-ended by an SUV, causing it to burst into flames, Hasan said.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - Rutgers faculty, alumni and students want to know why it took months to oust the men's basketball coach caught on film shoving players and berating them with a gay slur.
Mike Rice was fired Wednesday after the public saw a video made by a former employee that showed how he behaved at practices between 2010 and last year.
University officials saw the footage late last year and suspended Rice for three games.
One group of faculty members says that punishment was too light and university President Robert Barchi should step down over it.
Alumna Debbie Hadley says she believes the coach would not have been fired if the video had remained out of the public eye.
State Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver is calling for hearings to look at that issue.
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Not Buying the Netflix Euphoria
Bob is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
Shareholders of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) were treated to a pleasant surprise on January 23, when the company reported fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year financial results. The company turned a profit of 13 cents per share, a shock to many as analyst expectations were for a loss of the same amount. Upon releasing results, shares of Netflix soared after-hours—and haven't stopped rising since then. I've used Netflix's services before and I enjoy the company's services. However, at its current valuation, I can't join the sense of euphoria in the wake of the company's results.
Hype in Perspective
On the plus side, Netflix reported revenues of $945 million during the quarter, which also beat analyst expectations. The company's first quarter earnings guidance was also received positively, with the company projecting earnings per share in a range of zero to 23 cents per share. Expectations for the first quarter were for a loss of 7 cents per share.
While these numbers were better than expectations, I'm a value investor in the classic sense. I don't want to pay too much for a company's earnings, no matter what the market reaction might be. The market cheered Netflix's results and sent the stock soaring, but valuation still matters (which I'll get to later). On the other hand, Netflix's peers Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) and Disney (NYSE: DIS) trade for much more reasonable multiples. Time Warner and Disney trade for trailing price-to-earnings ratios of 18 and 17.5, respectively.
In addition, both Time Warner and Disney offer their investors a dividend. Disney has raised its dividend 16% compounded annually over the last five years. Likewise, Time Warner increased its dividend 11% when it released results on February 6, and now yields 2.2%. In addition, the company authorized a new $4 billion stock buyback program.
Investors were also pleased with Netflix's rate of subscriber growth. Netflix announced that it expanded its number of U.S.-based subscribers by 2.05 million during the quarter and 5.48 million during 2012. Netflix now has more than 27 million subscribers in the United States and more than 6 million international subscribers. Netflix has done a solid job gaining subscribers, but Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes was quick to point out on his conference call that his company's HBO premium channel has 114 million subscribers globally, which is about four times Netflix's subscriber base.
The Bottom Line
Since Netflix released earnings, the stock has soared from under $100 per share to its current level north of $180 per share. The company now enjoys a market capitalization of over $10 billion. These numbers are certainly exciting, but a dose of perspective is needed here: the company earned exactly 31 cents per share in fiscal 2012. That means the company is trading at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 580 times. But surely, Netflix bulls will contend, the company is on the precipice of spectacular growth that will expand the "E" in the formula to therefore shrink the multiple to more acceptable levels.
While that is always possible, I just don't see it happening. Since 2008, the most profitable year for the firm was fiscal 2011 when the company earned $4.28 per share. At its current price, the company would still be trading for more than 40 times those earnings. The fact is, the company would have to grow earnings at such an eye-popping rate to justify its current valuation that I can't bring myself to buy the stock, and would advise most investors to do the same.
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No really … it did … uh … physically bigger that is. Thought I'd share the not-so-flattering pics just to show I'm not as vain as I sometimes come across, especially in my fitness-related posts and pics. The meals at rehab were heavily carb laden. I did a good job on them, desserts and all; I was proud … NOT! For the first couple weeks I was eating my desserts as well as someone else's—carbs make you crave more carbs; it is what it is.
I did manage to exercise for the first week and a half of the 6-week program in my room, but then I got a roommate and didn't really wanna continue that practice. The young girl liked her sleep a whole lot, so jumpin' up and down and all around like a flaming lunatic at 5:30 a.m. wouldn't have bode well for this old fart.
Um, that's dudETTE, and yes I did but only 6 pounds, feels like more; my clothes are a lot tighter. Must have to do with that fat weighs less than muscle but takes up more space thingamajig. I dunno. Anyway, the scale at the rehab facility had me believing I gained 12 pounds, so at least I caught somewhat of a break in pounds; apparently, the rehab scale hasn't been calibrated, like ever. One good thing is my boobies are bigger, hehe. That's biggER but not big by any means.
Not working out has caused some ill effects on me. No I didn't end up in a jail cell like the one above. I just feel really old. The beds had these mats for mattresses except a li'l thicker. I was lucky cuz I got a brand new one, yet it still was not all that comfy. They are like tarp material filled with a big wad of cotton. My right arm still hurts from sleeping on it funny. Wah, wah, wah!
Oh, so we did get some hardcore exercise every Wednesday in the form of dodge ball and ultimate Frisbee. I got hit sorta hard in my face last Wednesday, knocked the dang bandana right off my head. It was funny. No so funny is my arse has been killing me for almost a week since the last time I played. If you really wanna know how cardiovascularly out of shape you might be, give ultimate Frisbee a whirligig. It's kinda like football with a Frisbee 'cept you can only take 2 steps before you pass off the Frisbee to a teammate. All you do is run and run and then run some more. I can see the game being potentially joyful to play once I get back into shape.
So the buttocks feels a li'l better today; hence, I just lifted weights for 30 minutes. I used half as much weight as usual. I really recommend that to peeps who haven't worked out in a while. Otherwise, you could be super sore for a lot longer than you will be if you take it easy and work your way up gradually, and you'll be much more likely to stick with the workouts. It's too frustrating to try to use the same weight you used to, and you risk exhausting yourself to the point of quitting.
I'm back to a low carb WOE (way of eating – diet is a dirty word). Just had my post workout meal of 2 eggs and a sausage patty, yum. The red stuff is hot sauce, a southern staple. No carbs (ketchup has some). Supposedly, cayenne helps burn fat … I dunno but worth a try.
I got lots to do … y'all have a great day!


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04/05/2014 - soon yu
Showed home in 2014 in Central Davis, Davis, CA 95616.
We had a chance to work with Jamie will looking at properties in Davis, CA. Since we are from North Carolina, her knowledge of the neighborhoods, school districts and city ordinances were invaluable. Most importantly, she always had our best interest in mind and never tried to push any properties on us...in fact, she often recommended we wait on a property to find the one that best met our needs. I would highly recommend working with Jamie since she has high integrity, a warm heart and fun personality.
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02/10/2013 - user064343
Showed home in 2013 in Davis, CA.
My wife and I recently had the opportunity to talk with Jamie Madison about real estate in Davis, California. I can say with certainty that Jamie is the most helpful, sincere, honest, and straight forward real estate person we have ever encountered. She deeply cares about people and helping them find their way to a home that they like; no pressure, all class. She is a good listener, and she understands why certain situations may work best. She even helped us evaluate and write an offer for a 'sale-by-owner' property. If you look at real estate in Davis, don't just walk to Jamie's office…run. You will be glad that you did.
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09/14/2012 - user2601948
We connected, but it did not work out. Looking in Davis, CA
I'm an agent in Davis, and never have I seen a realtor go so above and beyond for a client. Usually we're in intricate part of the closing process because insurance is always required. Jamie recently had a cash only home purchase. In talking with her client after escrow closing, she found out that they had not put together home insurance for their new property. Instead of just recommending that they put something together, and maybe handing off a phone number, Jamie drove her client to sign up for the insurance they needed (sitting in our office for 45 minutes patiently while the client was helped). She went above and beyond as far as I'm concerned. I'd recommend her to anyone looking for a home in Davis.
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05/25/2012 - user534640
Bought a Single Family home in 2012 for approximately $475K in Grande, Davis, CA.
We were directed to Jamie early in our search in Davis due to her great reputation and found her true to form. She stuck with us through a long process, we required alot of patience and hand-holding, plus quite a bit of creativity -- yet Jamie never gave up working hard for us through nearly a year of work. She was there every step of the way. While we knew she worked hard for us during the search, she particularly turned it on during the closing period and managed the process beautifully through a smooth closing. We can't reccomend her enough and consider her a true friend at the end of the process.
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03/08/2011 - L Rimon
Sold a Single Family home in 2011 for approximately $725K in El Macero, CA.
You will not find a more experienced, savvy, and smart agent than Jamie Madison in Davis or anywhere else. And, on top of that, she is a genuine pleasure to work with on all levels. Jamie helped us buy our house in El Macero when we moved there from DC, and then helped us sell it when we had an unanticipated move back due to a job change. When we found out about our move, we also learned we would have a very short time frame in which to sell our house. Immediately, Jamie made herself available to the extent that we felt as if we were her only client, when we knew that she was actually quite busy. She helped us talk through all the various scenarios and understand as best as we could what our likely outcomes were. Her knowledge of the local market and what was likely to be happening in the near future in the market was a huge benefit in our decision-making. Once we got the final word about our move, she listed our home for sale in literally a matter of 2 or 3 days, even managing to hold two open houses that first weekend. She confidently helped us prepare the house to be shown, and made it less of a burden on us in every way she could. She dedicated herself to being available to show the house and publicize it to other agents and buyers. She also responded almost immediately to every question or comment we had, whether small or large, helping us feel like things were always progressing. Most amazingly, even in a very scary market for sellers, we had multiple buyers who expressed serious interest, and a quick offer within a couple of weeks. We were able to finalize the sale within about a month from the time we listed the house, allowing us to move without having that hanging over us. Thanks to Jamie, a very stressful time turned out to be less stressful and have a great outcome. We can't recommend her highly enough!
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02/01/2011 - Jonathan Elkus
Sold a Single Family home in 2010 for approximately $425K in Green Meadows, Davis, CA.
Both as buyers and sellers we have enjoyed the collaboration of perhaps a dozen excellent realtors. But Jamie deserves our very highest praise for her knowledge of the market and the whole process, her prompt and sage advice, and her understanding of human feeling. In short, we recommend her wholeheartedly and with utmost enthusiasm.
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01/26/2011 - CaliHawk
Sold a Single Family home in 2010 for approximately $800K in Willowcreek, Davis, CA.
Jamie came well recommended -- and for good reason. She sold four homes in our neighborhood in quick succession (including ours); all sold for strong prices towards the top of the market range; all sold during a very difficult time for home sellers. You can rest assured that Jamie will go to every length to market your home to likely buyers, keep you well informed, respond quickly when you are trying to reach her, and will provide better overall service to you than any other agent in the area. Her insight and advice on the market are excellent and truthful -- she won't tell you something you want to hear just so she can get your business. She has a proven, sustained track record in all kinds of market conditions. In short, you won't find a better agent in Davis! I highly recommend Jamie Madison.
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01/17/2011 - brennaberger
Bought a Single Family home in 2010 for approximately $575K in Central Davis, Davis, CA.
Jamie helped us buy a home in Davis, while we were still living in NYC. Though it could have been an extremely difficult & confusing cross-country-process, Jamie made sure that our first-home buying experience was absolutely enjoyable and positive. She was always accessible via phone or email, even with the 3 hour time difference. Any question or concern, no matter how small, was ever left unanswered by Jamie. And upon arriving in Davis to view our new property, Jamie went out of her way to make me feel at home, immediately. She spent an entire afternoon taking me through town, showing me the shops, the different neighborhoods, the various elementary schools, the parks, bike trails, etc. All in all, I could not have dreamed up a more positive experience than the one my family & I got to have working with Jamie. Her real estate expertise is unarguable, but it is her overall enthusiasm and good-nature that make her a truly exceptional agent. We would recommend her above all else.
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01/12/2011 - mkusch
Showed home in 2010 in Central Davis, Davis, CA 95616.
While searching for investment properties in Davis, CA I utilized Jamie Madison's expertise and local insight for area selection and current/future valuation. Her skills at determining your needs, limitations and goals for acquisition are unparalleled. I recommend anyone searching the Yolo county area to speak with her first. You will not be disappointed!
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Evidence of the Design of the Universe through the Anthropic Principle
There is an abundant wealth of evidence from the workings of physics, chemistry, and properties of the universe, our solar system, and earth which indicate that life on earth did not happen by accident--it was planned. These arguments are typically called "anthropic principles," where physical properties or parameters seem to be "just right" or "fine-tuned" to allow for life--and not necessarily just for life as we know it. The existence of these principles is well recognized in the scientific literature, and is discussed by many physicists, cosmologists, and even the occasional cosmetologist.
In the Beginning...
Before discussing Anthropic Principles, it is important to note that contrary to public opinion, most astrophysicists believe that the universe itself is not infinite, and that it had a beginning. Einstein's general theory of relativity predicts that the universe must expand or contract if it contains any matter (which of course it does)1, implying there was an "explosion" at the beginning of the universe.1, 3 This explosion, often called the "Big Bang", began as an infinitely dense infinitesimal singularity which blew up, sending matter and energy flying in all directions.
Many predictions made by Einstein's theory of relativity and "Big Bang" cosmology have been observed1--including relativity-related time-changes on satellite clocks, curvature of light around stars due to matter, predicted levels of background radiation in the universe, light elemental abundances, and observations that galaxies are receding from one another from some point of explosion.
Big Bang cosmology has been controversial from its beginning. Young-earth creationists have typically opposed the Big Bang theory as it implies the universe has an age on the order of billions of years. (Please note that ID and the IDEA Center do not take a stance on the age issue. There are Christians who strongly disagree with the Big Bang. Some object based on some curious observations of blue & red shifted objects gravitationally interacting with each other as well as how light waves are affected when traveling through ionized gases.) While the necessity of a young-universe interpretation of Genesis may be open to hermeneutical questioning, the options open to scientists are as follows: the universe was supernaturally created some 10 thousand years ago, or the universe was supernaturally created some 10 billion years ago. For this reason, many atheist cosmologists have also opposed Big Bang cosmology because, "[if there was] a beginning, then there must be a Beginner"3. Information theorist Hubert Yockey notes the results of these implications have been that, "[i]n spite of other successes of the general theory of relativity, the Big Bang, and in particular the idea that the universe had a beginning, was fought bitterly every step of the way"1.
Einstein himself had trouble accepting his own theories with his worldview as they showed "the necessity for a beginning,"4 and "the presence of a superior reasoning power."5 To avoid the consequences of his own theory, Einstein added a "cosmological constant" to the equations to change its philosophical implications and avoid the necessity of a "beginning" to the universe. Decades later, after the cosmological constant was disproved, Einstein called his addition of the constant, "the biggest blunder of his life."6 Sir Arthur Eddington, an astronomer contemporary with Einstein, wrote, "Philosophically, the notion of a beginning of the present order of Nature is repugnant . . . I should like to find a genuine loophole"7 and admitted that "unscientifically I feel ... unwilling to accept the implied discontinuity in the divine nature [caused by the Big Bang creation event]"8. But loophole's weren't to be found, and cosmologists who once strongly held to an infinite universe without a beginning (mostly for philosophical reasons) today are few in number. This led scientists of Einstein's day, such as Nobel Prize winner Arthur Compton, to say:
As seen in Compton's statement, many have explained the necessity for a beginning to the universe by the action of God. Objectors have said that, philosophically speaking, it isn't acceptable to invoke God as an explanation for the origin of the universe unless we can somehow explain where God came from. Of course for the Christian theist, this cannot be done10, for God is by definition a Being existing outside of space and time eternally in the past, present, and future11, from Whom all things which were created have come12, who has no origin13.
The problem for the person who uses this objection to belief in God is that in their own worldview they are also left with unknowns. When asked where God came from, the theist may answer, "I don't know", but when asked where the universe came from, the non-theist must also then answer, "I don't know".
Some non-theists may try to avoid this unknown through coming up with other theories. As evidence began to mount for the Big Bang beginning of the universe, other theories began to be suggested to avoid the implications. Some of these include the steady state model and the oscillating universe theory. The non-scientific motivation for the oscillating universe theory (not to mention the failure of the steady state model) is best captured by writings of John Gribbon:
There are three basic problems to speculating on the theory of a bouncing universe. First, the current state of expansion of the universe is such that the amount of mass (and, therefore gravity) is not sufficient to cause collapse.29 In other words, the universe is expanding too quickly for the effects of gravity to overcome and reverse the expansion. Furthermore, there is now evidence that the universe is actually accelerating in its expansion.30 The second reason why the oscillating universe is found wanting is based on entropy. With each bounce, the radius of the universe would increase because of energy loss with each bounce. An everyday example of this is a rubber ball (matter in the universe) on a rubber band (effect of gravity in universe supposedly causing the contraction) attached to a paddle. With each bounce, usable energy is "lost" (i.e. there's an increase in entropy) to the system as the rubber band heats up and the ball bounces further and further from the paddle. This leads into the third problem: the mechanical efficiency of the universe. When it comes to mechanical efficiency, the universe has been likened to a "wet lump of clay"29 rather than a pumped up basketball.31 Based on these reasons, the oscillating universe is not a likely candidate for valid consideration for the origin of the universe.
To the question, "what started the universe?", the non-theist must answer, "I don't know", but the theist has an explanation for one more thing than the non-theist: the origin of the universe. We may not be able to understand the "origin" of "God", but we know that space-time and energy-matter can come from a superpowerful Being. Using God as an explanation for the origin of the universe is thus an acceptable philosophical inference which actually has a larger explanatory power than a model which doesn't invoke God and leaves the origin of the universe unexplained.
...After the Beginning...
It may be incredible that the universe had a beginning, but if that was the end of the story, then we wouldn't be here to talk about it. The fact is that a large number of physical constants must be "fine-tuned" or "just right" in order to allow for life. Physicist and author Paul Davies has said that it is highly unlikely to get life as we know it given the possibilities for physical laws:
Living Water
Chemical laws present from the beginning of the universe also show that water, the basic molecule of life on earth, has very unique properties which, if any different, wouldn't allow for life on earth. Liquid water is probably vital to any carbon-based life-form23 and carbon is a great element to allow for complex chemical bonding reactions inherent to life. Water is also vital due to its properties as a liquid solvent, and the protective medium it provides as an environment for habitation. However, if water was just a little different, it couldn't be this powerful liquid. Hugh Ross notes that the rules of water chemistry are also fine-tuned, noting that, "polarity of the water molecule if greater: heat of fusion and vaporization would be too great for life to exist; if smaller: heat of fusion and vaporization would be too small for life's existence; liquid water would become too inferior a solvent for life chemistry to proceed ... "17
The fact that solid water can float on liquid water is also an important property for life on earth. Intuitively, we would expect the solid form of a substance to be more dense than its liquid form. However, due to its pressure-temperature diagram, the solid crystalline form of water is actually less dense than its liquid phase. If this were not the case, polar ice caps would sink--not float--and would freeze the earth's oceans from the bottom up17. Astrophysicist John Barrow and Mathematician Frank Tipler explain that this property of water is highly uncommon:
More than Just a First Cause
The Greeks attributed the origin of the universe to a "Prime Mover", or "First Cause" who set things in motion. "Rational thinkers" of the enlightenment took this idea further and found it popular for them to believe in a watchmaker God, who "wound up" the universe and left it to run on its own. This deistic view of the world saw God as an absentee father, who got things going, and then went on about his more important business. Big Bang theory says that the universe exploded, and over billions of years it cooled, and matter condensed forming galaxies, nubulae, stars, and solar systems. Our solar system is thought to be a "third-generation" solar system, which contains the left over parts of two previous star systems which "went nova." The formation of the solar system, and the earth, allegedly occurred long after the beginning of the universe. Thus, while God could have initially set physical properties of the universe and then gone fishing, the presence of similar "anthropic principles" for the solar system, the moon, and the earth itself indicate that the Designer was involved long after the beginning of the universe and had something to do with life on earth. Put in simple theological terms, one might say, God cares about life on earth.
First of all, the very position of the solar system in our galaxy is unique among stars, and allows for the existence of life. Astronomers Hugh Ross and Guillermo Gonzalez explain:
Earth's single large satellite, the Moon, is unique among the planets and greatly affects the geography of the earth. Hoffman again notes that, "it has become clear that our Moon is a rare celestial object and that few Earth-like planets could have produced such a chance outcome during their assembly"26 and argues that without the moon, the earth most likely would have little to no exposure of continents24. Similarly, Ross and Gonzalez note that the moon is vital for earth's continental geography:
Winning the Cosmic Lottery
In light of this evidence for fine tuning, what are our options? So potent is the argument for design that one commentator stated that, [t]his fine-tuning has two possible explanations. Either the Universe was designed specifically for us by a creator or there is a multitude of universes- a `multiverse'32 This common objection to these arguments basically goes like this:
However, the anthropic argument for design has something else much more powerful going for it. According to intelligent design theory, the ways that intelligent agents act can be observed in the natural world and described. When intelligent agents act, it is observed that they produce high levels of "complex-specified information" (CSI). CSI is basically a scenario which is unlikely to happen (making it complex), and conforms to a pattern (making it specified). Language and machines are good examples of things with much CSI. From our understanding of the world, high levels of CSI are always the product of intelligent design. It may very well be that, through the fine-tuning of its laws, the universe contains this same CSI that we tend to find produced through intelligent design. The laws and properties of the universe are extremely complex, yet they are highly specified to match the very properties needed for life. Thus, we have a positive argument in favor of intelligent design of the universe. In essence, the universe has the same type of information we tend to find in intelligently designed machines. This strongly points to design.
The Meaning of it all
In contrast with strict intelligent design theory, Anthropic Principles reveal more about the Designer than simply the notion that it was, "intelligent." Anthropic Principles show that a Power outside of space and time (not extra-terrestrials) has had something do with life on earth. Anthropic Principles imply that there are Forces capable of providing all the energy for the universe, changing physical laws, manipulating a galaxy, precisely ordering a solar system, and controlling the geological history of Earth. The fact that anthropic principles are deduced all the way from the beginning of the universe to the last earthquake we had show that this Being must have had us in mind from the beginning, and that it is a single Power which did all this. To put it bluntly, the design of the universe implies there is a Creator God. The feelings provoked by these evidences is well typified by Professor of Astronomy George Greenstein:
References Cited:
1. Information Theory and Molecular Biology. Hubert P. Yockey, 1992, Cambridge University Press.
2. Davies, Paul C.W. [Physicist and Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Adelaide], "The Christian perspective of a scientist," Review of "The way the world is," by John Polkinghorne, New Scientist, Vol. 98, No. 1354, pp.638-639, 2 June 1983, p.638
3. See New Astronomical Proofs for the Existence of God by astrophysicist Hugh Ross. Found at http://www.reasons.org/articles/new-astronomical-proofs-for-the-existence-of-god
4. Douglas, A. Vihert, "Forty Minutes With Einstein," in Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 50. (1956), p.100. -- Quoted as such in reference 3.
5. Barnett, Lincoln. The Universe and Dr. Einstein. (New York: William Sloane Associates, 1948), p.106. -- Quoted as such in reference 3.
6. Hawking, Stephen "The cosmological constant. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London A 310:303-310, 1983. -- Quoted as such in reference 1.
7. Astronomer Sir Arthur Eddington, Nature, 127 [1931], p.450.
8. Gifford Lectures of 1927 where Sir Arthur Eddington said, "Scientists and theologians alike must regard as somewhat crude the naïve theological doctrine which (suitably disguised) is at present to be found in every textbook of thermodynamics, namely that some billions [in Eddington's time this meant 1012 years) of years ago God wound up the material universe and has left it to chance ever since. This should be regarded as the working-hypothesis of thermodynamics rather than its declaration of faith. It is one of those conclusions form which we can see no logical escape -- only it suffers from the drawback that it is incredible. As a scientist I simply do not believe that the present order of things started of with a bang; unscientifically I feel equally unwilling to accept the implied discontinuity in the divine nature. But I can make no suggestion to evade the deadlock." --quoted as such in reference 1.
9. Arthur Compton, 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics, (1936), Chicago Daily News.
10. Ecclesiasties 3:11: "He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end."
11. Psalm 93:2: "Your throne was established long ago; you are from all eternity."; Proverbs 8:23: "I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began."
12. John 1:3: "Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made."
13. Revelation 21:6 and Revelation 22:13: "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End".
14. Davies, Paul, "The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Science", in John Marks Templeton, Evidence of Purpose (New York: The Continuum Publishing Company, 1996), p. 46.
15. Ross, Hugh, Beyond the Cosmos (Colorado Springs, Colo.: NavPress Publishing Group, 1996), pg. 32
16. Hoyle F., 'The Universe: Some Past and Present Reflections," University of Cardiff, 1982, p16, in Davies P.C.W., "The Accidental Universe," [1982], Cambridge University Press: Cambridge UK, 1983, reprint, p.118. Hoyle also said in this quote, "there are no blind forces worth speaking about in nature. The numbers one calculates from the facts seem to me so overwhelming as to put this conclusion almost beyond question."
17. Ross, Hugh, "The Creator and the Cosmos: How the Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God," [1993], NavPress: Colorado Springs CO, 1994, Third Printing, pp.112-113
18. Barrow J.D. & Tipler F.J., "The Anthropic Cosmological Principle," 1996, reprint.
19. John Polkinghorne, "A Potent Universe," in Templeton, pg. 111.
20. John Leslie, Universes (London: Rougledge, 1989), pg. 40, 64-65, 22
21. Comins N.E., "What If the Moon Didn't Exist?: Voyages to Earths That Might Have Been," HarperCollins: New York NY, 1993, p.48
22. Home Alone in the Universe by Guillermo Gonzalez and Hugh Ross, found at http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft0005/opinion/gonzalez.html from First Things.
23. The Incredible Design of the Earth and Our Solar System by Richard Deem -- referenced to: Mishurov, Y.N. and L. A. Zenina. 1999. Yes, the Sun is Located Near the Corotation Circle. Astronomy & Astrophysics 341: 81-85.
24. Venus - What the Earth would have been like by Nick Hoffman (Senior Research Scientist at La Trobe University, Melbourne Australia), as found at http://www.spacedaily.com/news/life-01x2.html on the Space Daily website.
25. Greenstein, George [Professor of Astronomy, Amherst College, USA]., "The Symbiotic Universe: Life and Mind in the Cosmos", William Morrow & Co: New York NY, 1988, pp.25-26)
26. The Moon And Plate Tectonics: Why We Are Alone by Nick Hoffman (Senior Research Scientist at La Trobe University, Melbourne Australia), as found at http://www.spacedaily.com/news/life-01x1.html on the Space Daily website.
27. Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe by Peter D. Ward and Donald Brownlee such as referenced in reference 23.
28. Gribbon, John "Oscillating Universe Bounces Back," Nature, 259 pp 15-16, 1976, as seen in "The Fingerprint of God" by Hugh Ross, 2nd edition, pp.97-98, Promise Publishing Co., Orange, CA, 1991.
29. Reference 17, revised edition (1995), p 66.
30. Ball, Phillip "New Model of Expanding Universe" Nature, Feb. 2, 2001, writing on Parker, L. & Raval, A. "A new look at the accelerating universe." Physical Review Letters 86, 749 - 752 (2001), as seen at "http://www.nature.com/nsu/010208/010208-2.html"sited 1/19/03.
31. Guth, Alan H., Sher, Marc, "The Impossibility of a Bouncing Universe," Nature, 302 (1983), pp. 505-507; Bludman, Sidney A., "Thermodynamics and the End of a Closed Universe," Nature, 308 (1984), pp. 319-322 as seen in reference 29.
32. Chown, Marcus, "Anything Goes," New Scientist, 6 June 1998, Vol. 158, No. 2137, p.28
33. Physicist Paul Davies, The Guardian, January 23, 2003.
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