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Apparently the total rejection of Perry by Republicans in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina was too subtle.
They expressed their sadness and anger on Twitter.
A report about him trying to take a question from a mannequin left out one important detail.
Maybe because it's good for Mitt Romney, Heilemann says.
Don't forget Hideki Tojo and Santa Anna!
The race for third place is getting hot!
He just means Christianity, though.
Perry said he's getting ready for those "New Hampshire caucuses."
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BACK TO FASHION: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy appears on the cover of Paris Vogue's December 2012 issue, which hits newsstands on Dec. 3. The 45-year-old is the guest editor for the entire holiday issue, which contains 290 pages.
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A Third Of Our Food Supply Is Wasted
The numbers compiled by the Department of Agriculture on the amount of food wasted each year in America is mind-blowing.
The numbers compiled by the Department of Agriculture on the amount of food wasted each year in America is mind-blowing.
It's time to dust off the crystal ball. This year, 63 intense college basketball games will fill up the college basketball championship tournament bracket – it's your job to figure out who wins each one.
One of rock's greatest guitarists is getting near the end of his live touring days. Eric Clapton said that he's just getting tired. "Eric Clapton appears to have taken another step towards retirement after bidding farewell to Japan
When it comes to Wyoming Cowboy Basketball. I don't care it the Pokes lose every game in the tournament. As a Cowboy fan I'm happy the Cowboys handed Colorado State a lose. Tonight the Cowboys (18-13, 9-9) defeated their most serious historically opponent
Today we are used to super highways with convenient truck stops, rest stops, smoothly paved surfaces for high speed vehicles with heat, air conditioning, cruise control, adjustable heated and cooled seats, sound systems, GPS, cell phones and so many modern conveniences that travel is a breeze.
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By the beginning of 1969, Steve Marriott was really growing tired of what he saw as the limitations of the Small Faces. Despite expanding their sound on the classic 'Ogden's Nut Gone Flake' album the previous year, Marriott's heart just wasn't in it as the new year was getting underway. "I've changed in myself and the group has changed as things have happened to us," Marriott told an interviewer in September of 1968. His participation would come to an end by March of 1969.
t's always great to see people in the community doing something positive. Thus is the case with the 6 beautiful ladies that comprise Team Baldy Locks. The team consists of Bethanie Nielsen-Boyles, Mandy Fry, Shannan Robinett, Maranda Turner-Huss, Lindsey Rae and Annie Clark.
Here in Casper, we have some world class musicians. In an effort to bring their skills to the masses, we've started a new concert series: "Live At Tee Roy's Desk".
Ever since Colorado legalized marijuana, the authorities have been trying to get a grip on how to handle drivers that are high. It's come down to: Treat stoned drivers just like drunk drivers. If you or anyone you know has ever had to deal with a DUI, you know it creates major and expensive hassles in your life, and it should.
Despite teasing their fans for several months, including a high-profile song that premiered during the Super Bowl, U2 will not release a new album or tour in 2014.
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Infrared camera snaps thief stealing underwear
A WOMAN used an infra-red camera to film a man stealing underwear from her clothesline in Melbourne's inner north.
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A WOMAN used an infra-red camera to film a man stealing underwear from her clothesline in Melbourne's inner north.
Posted by Tony Tea on 10 December 2012 at 16:25 in Melbourne | Permalink | Comments (13)
How dare she:
Calling a New Zealander a 'stupid Aussie' is racial abuse, judge says
A CZECH-BORN woman has been found guilty of racially abusing her New Zealand-born neighbour by calling her a "stupid, fat Australian".
The Daily Mail reports that the row started after New Zealander Chelsea O'Reilly called the police following a fight between her neighbour Petra Mills and her husband in Macclesfield, England.
"She called me a stupid, fat Australian b****. Because of my accent there can be some confusion over my nationality. She knew I was from New Zealand. She was trying to be offensive. I was really insulted. She said she would kill my dog. Bizarrely she then blew raspberries at me like a child."
Posted by Tony Tea on 22 November 2012 at 09:55 | Permalink | Comments (0)
Makes a change from fiddling kiddies. We should encourage deviant priests to eat each other:
Ear bitten off in priest V priest fight
An 80-year-old retired priest allegedly bit an ear off another elderly clergyman in Perth during a violent brawl over a parking bay in their block of units.
The punch-up broke out on Friday afternoon in a Dianella complex in Perth, which houses three retired Catholic priests.
Posted by Tony Tea on 12 November 2012 at 11:50 | Permalink | Comments (7)
[Enter shop]
~~ Yes, please?
~~ Two cheese and pickle sandwiches please.
[Fetches bread]
~~ That cheese, ham, tomato?
~~ No. Cheese and pickle.
~~ Pickle?
~~ You know, the yellow stuff?
~~ No know.
~~ No know pickle? It's almost as common as Vegemite.
~~ Ahh, you want Vegemite.
~~ No, pickles.
~~ Sorry, we no have.
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[Enter shop]
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~~ Two cheese and pickle sandwiches please.
~~ Cheese and paper?
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~~ Pickle. You know, the yellow stuff?
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Posted by Tony Tea on 14 September 2012 at 12:45 | Permalink | Comments (43)
Quack. Quack.
Tony Tea: Hello?
Caller: Tony Tea?
TT: That's right.
Caller: *** Street Medical Centre here. We are chasing up an unpaid bill.
TT: I have not been there for 20 years.
*SMC: No, not for you, for your father.
TT: What do you want me to do about it?
*SMC: You're his next of kin.
TT: He's dead.
*SMC: The bill is from March 17 for $120.
TT: He died March 21.
*SMC: Yes, we admitted him to hospital.
TT: You must have malpracticed him.
*SMC: I'm sorry?
TT: He was alive, he saw you, he died.
*SMC: He died in Cabrini.
TT: Way to pass the buck.
*SMC: Do you have to be rude?
TT: Which of us is demanding payment for a dead family member? Anyway, why did you wait so long to hit on me?
*SMC: It's what we do.
TT: Send me the bill. Goodbye.
Posted by Tony Tea on 12 September 2012 at 14:35 | Permalink | Comments (15)
Eleven currently non-existent countries have won Olympic medals:
- Australasia
- Bohemia
- Czechoslovakia
- East Germany
- Netherlands Antilles
- Russian Empire
- Serbia and Montenegro
- West Germany
- West Indies Federation
- Yugoslavia
Four countries which no longer exist failed to win any Olympic medals:
- British West Indies
- North Borneo
- Rhodesia
- South Yemen
Posted by Tony Tea on 03 August 2012 at 14:35 in Sport | Permalink | Comments (13)
Germaine! Germaine! Germaine! Rather than cringe and shit-can "Aussie three times" Germaine Greer reckons we ought to embrace our inner bogan, as well as giving the infamous chant a historical, if perhaps far-fetched, context:
As chants would have it, 'Aussie' is here to stay
SO FOXTEL wants us to stop chanting, ''Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!'', and is prepared to give $10,000 to anyone who can come up with a better cry. There are some, apparently, who consider ''Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!'' unnecessarily confrontational, repellently nationalist, unsporting even.
Of course, far be it from me to contradict Germs on matters of etymology (which, as you all know, is the study of the history of insects, their origins, and how their forms have changed over time).
Posted by Tony Tea on 28 July 2012 at 11:55 | Permalink | Comments (46)
Anyone know what Bundy Bear has been up to lately?
Pedo-bear ruins Nestle's Facebook party
Nestle has been forced to take down an image from its Kit Kat Facebook fan page, after it emerged that it was similar to an icon used to ward off paedophiles.
The picture of the nut brown-coloured bear was used briefly to promote Kit Kat Bars on the Facebook page of the Nestle-owned chocolate bar. The company said it had no idea that the image matched that of "Pedobear" - considered visual shorthand on the internet for sites posting material with inappropriate overtones towards minors.
Posted by Tony Tea on 19 July 2012 at 15:15 in Advertising | Permalink | Comments (2)
It is de-riguer - a hyphen? read on - for us right-wingers to knee-jerkingly ridicule Germaine Greer, but dash it all if I don't find her too damn interesting. Well, interesting apart from The Female Eunuch, which was about as interesting as people who say "that's about as interesting as watching grass grow/paint dry."
Anyway, despite Macquarie Dictionary's dictatorial directives, I'll use my dashes anyway I want them:
Macquarie's mitts all over our supposed Strine
RICHIE Benaud told Leo Schofield not so long ago that he loved the Australian way of using words and was never without Sidney J. Baker's The Australian Language. As an author who is at present enduring the rigours of having her book translated from English into Australian, I swiftly purchased a copy of the second edition.
Posted by Tony Tea on 19 May 2012 at 11:05 in Language | Permalink | Comments (23)
Posted by Tony Tea on 27 April 2012 at 11:35 in Food and Drink | Permalink | Comments (26)
Currently watching "Elizabeth: Virgin Queen" on The History Channel, a show which boldly claims to reveal the truth that QEI did not marry because she, contrary to popular misconceptions, died as a child and was replaced by a boy.
Now you know why he preferred Hot Wheels to Barbie Dolls.
Posted by Tony Tea on 22 January 2012 at 13:55 in History, Television | Permalink | Comments (20)
1982 was the first time I payed much more than cursory attention to the World Cup and Brazil, led by Socrates, was the main reason:
BRAZIL legend Socrates has died aged 57 after suffering with an intestinal infection.
The 1982 World Cup hero was admitted to hospital and placed on life-support on Thursday after falling ill during a meal at a hotel in Sao Paulo.
It was the third time the former Brazilian national team captain had been rushed to hospital in recent months, having first fallen ill in the summer.
Also, at our footy club a big grab was accompanied by a chorus of "ZICO!" and a teammate named Paul Ross became Paulo Rossi.
Posted by Tony Tea on 05 December 2011 at 06:25 in Sport | Permalink | Comments (6)
Football in mouth:
Kosmina's 'rape' remark criticised
FORMER Adelaide United coach John Kosmina has sparked controversy again, saying Melbourne Victory had been ''raped'' by his former club.
''I mean, basically they were raped by Adelaide at that stage,'' he said on Fox Sports on Friday night.
Posted by Tony Tea on 16 October 2011 at 12:05 in Sport | Permalink | Comments (2)
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A member of the Carlton Crew comes clean:
Wayne Harmes admits to stealing cutlery from The Lodge
ONE of Carlton's premiership greats has admitted to stealing cutlery from The Lodge after a celebratory dinner 30 years ago.
"I think he (Mr Fraser) knew when I shook hands with him leaving that my top pocket was shaking like a cutlery cupboard."
Meanwhile, another member of the Carlton Crew is barred from the Lodge:
$10,000 not enough to get Mick Gatto a dinner date with the First Bloke
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has banned Mick Gatto from lunch at The Lodge after he paid $10,000 for the privilege at a charity auction.
Mr Gatto said he had been looking forward to giving Ms Gillard some advice.
Advice is not the only thing Gatto was planning to give Gillard. Word on the street is that he was also planning to return the stolen cutlery.
Posted by Tony Tea on 27 August 2011 at 10:55 in Aussie Rules, Melbourne | Permalink | Comments (1)
Footy Classified, Garry Lyon:
"North have built this side really well. They have been able to build this list on the back of some genuine bargains."
The graphic (there's always the graphic):
- Michael Firrito - Rookie Draft
- Scott McMahon - Rookie Draft
- Leigh Adams - Rookie Draft
- Matt Campbell - Rookie Draft
- Nathan Grima - Rookie Draft
- Cruize Garlett - Rookie Draft
- Cam Pedersen - Rookie Draft
- Aaron Mullett - Rookie Draft
- Aaron Edwards - Pick 82 - 2006
- Lindsay Thomas - Pick 53 - 2006
- Brent Harvey - Pick 47 - 1995
- Andrew Swallow - Pick 43 - 2005
Excuse my skepticism. The inclusion of Brent Harvey smacks of padding. "Look! Boomer was drafted at 47 - that will bolster our point." North built its 1990s list with Harvey. North already had Harvey when Dean Laidley re-built the list in the Noughties. Now, under Brad Scott, "this side" and "this list" merely inherited Harvey.
Posted by Tony Tea on 26 August 2011 at 12:05 in Aussie Rules | Permalink | Comments (2)
Someone is going to have to crack open a can of #FootyMaths to assist in the AFL's on-going struggle with unintended consequences.
Since the introduction of the current substitute rule, footy fans have been party to the following justification:
"The substitute rule works brilliantly. Late in games players are tiring dramatically, allowing the games to open right up."
Of late, conspiratorially as a distraction from GWS shenanigans and other inspired AFL hi-jinx, it has been mooted that the game is too long:
"At 30+ minutes, quarters are too long. Late in games players are tiring dramatically, putting their well-being and careers at risk."
In a nutshell: We can make the game better by making the players more tired; by making the players less tired, we can make the game better.
The AFL, through its rules committee, introduces a new rule or rule modification - "tweak", to employ the prevailing user-friendly vernacular. Mind you, Kevin Bartlett remains dogged (tiger-like, even) in his defence: "there are next to NO new rules." This change, in turn, precipitates another change, and another, etc, et al, and so on. Which is great for KB, who gets to oversee another tweak. See how it works?
Next step: two substitutes.
Posted by Tony Tea on 25 August 2011 at 09:45 in Aussie Rules | Permalink | Comments (3)
I could not bring myself to hate Judd because he went to Carlton instead of Melbourne; he's just too bloody good. And anyway, recent events appear to illustrate why he might have chosen Royal Parade. That, and his cushy deal at Visy. I also wanted to mention that both Judd and Buddy barracked for Melbourne before they played AFL. And also that I had, coincidentally, had a multi on Collingwood for the flag, Judd for the Brownlow and Buddy for the Coleman.
THAT'S, or rather THIS! is what I am talking about!
Posted by Tony Tea on 19 August 2011 at 09:15 in Aussie Rules | Permalink | Comments (3)
Austrian's wouldn't give a XXXX for "automated programming systems":
ABC pulls plug on VFL game
It was lights, cameras and suddenly no action for ABC viewers of Saturday's AFL match of the round between Port Melbourne and Williamstown.
With only a couple of minutes to go, at 4pm, Williamstown was five points down and storming home when the ABC pulled the plug on the live coverage.It turned out there were only two minutes still to go in an extraordinarily long game, when the ABC announced that, unfortunately, it was ending its coverage and that the game could be seen later on the station's iView.
The station went to its next program - Treks in the Wild World: Trekking in Austria.
(From the Herald Sun's Sports Confidential.)
Posted by Tony Tea on 15 August 2011 at 09:05 in Aussie Rules | Permalink | Comments (2)
Real Estate Agent: "May I take your name please?"
Tony Tea: "Tony Taylor."
REA: "Hey! That rhymes!"
TT: "No, it doesn't." [To Boynton] "What's that... ?"
Boynton: "Alliteration."
REA: "I've never heard of that."
Posted by Tony Tea on 13 August 2011 at 14:40 in Melbourne | Permalink | Comments (8)
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Collingwood, the club that Jack built, is proud to announce the appointment of a new powerbroker.
Posted by Tony Tea on 03 August 2011 at 10:05 in Aussie Rules | Permalink | Comments (8)
Chris de Kretser & Daryl Timms in today's Herald Sun:
AFL rules bent to draft Jurrah
The persuasive power of former Collingwood player Rupert Betheras was instrumental in the AFL making an exception to its rules to enable Melbourne indigenous wizard Laim Jurrah to be drafted.
The revelation appears in a book on the Demon they call the Walpiri Warrior, which was launched by AFL chief Andrew Demetriou yesterday.
The Author Bruce Hearn Mackinnon, with whom Jurrah lived when he first came to the city and played four VFL games four Collingwood told how the AFL waived a couple of requirements for the 2009 pre-season draft.
Ignoring that Jurrah was taken in the 2008 pre-season draft - Jake Niall, March 19, 2009:
Red centre bounce: Jurrah makes a big leap in any language
[Jurrah] returned to Melbourne, but the Magpies, clearly mindful of the vast cultural distance Jurrah had to travel (Industrial Magpies supporters group member and Jurrah friend Bruce Hearn Mackinnon says Jurrah had never been in the ocean until a Collingwood recovery session), chose not to pursue him, and he did not even nominate for the national draft. Other clubs took a similarly risk-averse view, although he trained briefly with North Melbourne.
Former Collingwood grand final player Rupert Betheras intervened, lobbied the AFL and saw to it that Jurrah was permitted to nominate for the pre-season draft. While national draft nomination is normally mandatory for those picked in the pre-season draft, the AFL ruled that Jurrah had "exceptional circumstances" and admitted him.
Posted by Tony Tea on 28 July 2011 at 08:25 in Aussie Rules | Permalink | Comments (0)
What have the following players got in common?
All those players were selected with the first draft pick of that season's premier. For instance, Hawthorn won the flag in 1991 and selected Shane Crawford with their first pick in the 1991 (Insert sponsor:__________) National Draft.
Serious question: would a draftee be 98% happy to have been drafted by the flag holder. Would, and I am picking absolutely at random here, Adam Thompson have been chuffed to have been taken by Port with pick 11 in 2004? There is an outside chance he, like me, figured Port might have pinched the cup that year and the only way was down. True, he may have thought Port had the momentum to go further, but as Steve Coogan said in The Trip: "momentum is what you have when you go downhill." Port were good enough to make the grand final in 2007, you say. True. But that was an utter fluke, and in hindsight, Port probably wished they had dodged that bullet... howitzer shell.
Hawthorn in 1991. Like Melbourne in 1964, you could have be forgiven for thinking the Hawks had capped their dynasty with one last flag. And indeed, it took the Hawks another 17 modest years to win a flag. But Shane Crawford was good enough to last those 17 years to finally crown a pretty damn excellent career. If only it had taken the Demons a mere, microscopic 17 years to win their next flag. Sigh.
Or take Llane Spaanderman. To paraphrase Henny Youngman, take Llane Spaanderman, please. Taken by Brisbane with pick 18 in 2003, he have could certainly been forgiven for thinking a flag was a fair way off after the Lions had won the previous three premierships.
Adrian Burdon was taken by Carlton in 1995 at pick 61; presumably Carlton traded away their early picks. Burdon can hardly have expected to set the world on fire in the next couple of years, and in fact played no games for the Blues.
How many draftees, low level draftees in most cases, think they will be good enough to squeeze into a premiership side in their first season?
And yet, Ben Allan, Drew Banfield, Harry Taylor and Shane Crawford all played in premierships. Jason Gram, admittedly at another club, might have played in two. Jason McCartney was a fathead in the 1999 preliminary final, got suspended and missed North's premiership. Daniel Menzel and Alex Fasolo are both a chance to play in flags this year. As usual, I pose the questions, but have no idea what the answer might be. There may not even be an answer, conclusion or #FootyMaths extrapolation. Someone else can compare this list with the same season's wooden-spooner, I've got work to do.
Posted by Tony Tea on 27 July 2011 at 10:20 in Aussie Rules | Permalink | Comments (3)
Tell us something we don't no:
AFL players struggle with reading and maths, the AFLPA reveals
A QUARTER of all players who come into the AFL system have reading and maths skills lower than year 10 level.
In the following item on the SEN 7:30 News, Barry Hall didn't know the meaning of "prior".
Posted by Tony Tea on 20 July 2011 at 08:40 in Aussie Rules | Permalink | Comments (15)
The following story was reported this morning on SEN news:
Country netballer suspended for Hopoate-style incident
A COUNTRY netballer has been suspended after allegations she stuck her finger up an opponents skirt in a Hopoate-style incident.
And was followed directly by this, verbatim, opening to the next item:
"Cracks have started to appear (in the Coalition's climate policy)."
Posted by Tony Tea on 14 July 2011 at 12:10 in Radio | Permalink | Comments (6)


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It's the highest-priced residential sales ever in the U.S.
Mercedes ad getting attention even before the game on Feb. 3.
A Christian high school teacher in Cheektowaga, N.Y., is suing her employer after district officials told her to take personal signs and religious items out of her classroom.
Although you might not consider pickpocking anything but a crime, perhaps after watching a man considered one of the best pickpocketers in the world, youll see a bit of art in the practice.
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TAMPA, Fla. – Hiroki Kuroda has a distinct – and, admittedly, unpleasant – memory of his American League debut in 2012, if only because it sent shock waves through the Yankees' front office. They'd just invested $10 million in a veteran who was supposed to be calm, studious and intuitive, except the Rays did everything possible to make Kuroda feel like just another National League pitcher who couldn't work his way through an American League lineup.
Kuroda was lit up for six runs (four earned) in 5 2/3 innings, but the more damning metric was his ratio of strikes – just 55 out of the 95 pitches thrown were in the zone. One scout said Kuroda looked "afraid" to challenge the light-hitting Rays, which wasn't far from the truth. A year later, the right-hander admits his fear of the unknown had mushroomed into a rookie-like case of nerves.
"Yes, there was an anxiety issue for me," Kuroda said through an interpreter Saturday morning. "I didn't know the hitters very well. I learned that it would be important for me to study."
Kuroda was force-fed an axiom about American League sluggers: They're more patient than their NL counterparts, less likely to be fooled by a finesse pitcher nibbling at the margins. Kuroda's best weapon in four years with the Dodgers – getting swings and misses with splitters in the dirt – would have to be recalibrated, just as he needed to temper his dependency on fly balls, especially in a home run venue like Yankee Stadium.
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After creating a pivot table on the data, we identified the most shorted industries, based on the days to cover ratio (also known as the short ratio).
Days to cover is a ratio that compares the total shares shorted divided by the average daily trading volume for a stock. In other words, it describes how many days of trading volume will be needed to cover all the shorted stocks.
A more complete list of the top 100 shorted industries can be accessed here.
Most Shorted Industry #1: Dairy Products
Avg. Days to Cover Ratio: 23.8 days (based on 4 companies)
Related Companies: Feihe International, Inc. (ADY), Dean Foods Company (DF), Lifeway Foods Inc. (LWAY), Synutra International Inc. (SYUT)
Investors appear to be positioning for a scenario where drought-driven food costs hurt demand for dairy products.
Food prices will increase an average 4 percent annual rate in the nine months ending June 2013, up from 1.5 percent currently, said JP Morgan's Michael Feroli, in an interview with Bloomberg. That may trim real disposable incomes by 0.3 percentage point from the fourth quarter of 2012 through the first half of next year and reduce spending by a similar amount.
Most Shorted Industry #2: Radio Broadcasting
Avg. Days to Cover Ratio: 19.15 days (based on 8 companies)
Related Companies: Beasley Broadcast Group Inc. (BBGI), Salem Communications Corp. (SALM), SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. (SIRI), Entercom Communications Corp. (ETM)
Most of the radio broadcasting stocks have seen significant levels of short selling during recent months, but market leader Sirius has benefited from recent short covering.
"It appears that those who were short [SIRI] in July got clobbered by the recent spat of buying by Liberty Media (LMCA), as well as Sirius XM's outstanding earnings call for the second quarter of 2012," writes fellow SeekingAlpha contributor Stephen Faulkner.
"Given the 40 cent rise at the beginning of August, it's safe to assume that those who were short were forced into panic covering, helping to drive the share price up to current levels."
Most Shorted Industry #3: Newspaper Publishers
Avg. Days to Cover Ratio: 18.33 days (based on 9 companies)
Related Companies: Gannett Co., Inc. (GCI), The New York Times Company (NYT), The E. W. Scripps Company (SSP), The McClatchy Company (MNI)
By now, everyone has heard of the newspaper industry's troubles, and it should come as no surprise that short sellers are also targeting this industry.
It's worth pointing out that Warren Buffett has been snapping up shares of local newspapers like Lee Enterprises (LEE)--does this signal that the overall bearishness affecting the industry is excessive?
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08:08 AM ET 07.27 | Kobe Bryant had been in the middle of overseeing a basketball camp session in Santa Barbara when a phone call brought him back from non-Lakers pursuits. Team General Manager Mitch Kupchak was checking in, alerting him that the front office was in serious pursuit of veteran point guard Steve Nash. ... And that's where Bryant came into the picture. Kupchak had Bryant talk with Nash directly. The Lakers star expressed enthusiasm at such a possible pairing because it would relieve him of ball-handling duties and increase the team's chances of winning a championship. Two days later, the Lakers had Nash in the fold with a three-year, $27-million deal. Bryant's phone conversation with Nash showed that the two could forget their deeply rooted rivalry for the sake of a common goal -- winning a title.
Kobe is another guy who I will never understand why he took the huge contract that he did. He could have signed for less and made sure the team would have money to fill in the talent around him. He generates so much capital and that is in large part to the fact that he's got rings.
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kobe should be able to focus on his perimeter defense along with MWP, and let Nash do the offense
He took the contract because he's worth nothing less.
Yeah... you kinda missed the point.
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I believe you have missed the point. If you're talents command a certain salary on your job and your boss offers you that, are you going to decline it and request less? I wouldn't and obviously Kobe feels the same way.
Big picture - if Kobe passes Jordan by getting 7 rings, he would make back all of that money through marketing and endorsements throughout the rest of his life.
So I'm guessing you think Duncan is a buffoon for leaving money on the table to take a couple more title runs?
I understand why most guys take the max money they can get but guys like Kobe and Lebron are in a whole different stratosphere when it comes to generating capital. Taking $5 mill less per year will have minimal effects on their bank accounts but could mean everything when trying to build a championship contender.
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You sure don't know how it works. He got that contract before the new CBA and after he got his 5th ring and was considered the best player at the time. That's like telling CP3 and Dwight to take a paycut now in their prime...
I'm assuming Kobe had the confidence at the time to bet om himself and the Lakers organization. Maybe he thought he was just a very good player who would never get any marketing money and needed to sign the max contract available, but I doubt it.
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First off, I don't deal in "ifs". We have no idea what would happen "if" Kobe surpasses Jordan. He could make a boat load of cash on endorsements, or he might not. That is an unknown. But even "if" it wasn't, what does that have to do with what he is worth on the court as a player? Those are two completelt separate matters.Second, all I'm saying is that I am not going to short myself by taking less than I am worth. My first responsibility is to myself (of course that means my family which should go without saying, but I'm saying it anyway just so there is no confusion). If the Lakers and NBA have some financial reconciliation to do, that's their post. And if they offer me the contract, I must assume that they've figured all of that out. Kobe has brought them 5 titles so far. He should be paid accordingly.
I guess we just have different perspectives on how to maximize a global icons value.
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Right. The point is if Kobe couldn't dribble a basketball the Lakers wouldn't be paying him anything.
I thought you didn't deal in "ifs". The fact is he can dribble a ball and his bench looks like dookie because they have to pay one player such a large chunk of money.
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How Kobe helped Lakers land Nash...
By being Kobe. I mean, the guy is a great athlete and champion. Who wouldn't want to play with him? My guess is player that don't care about winning [Dwight Howard (hint...hint)]!
You sure don't know how it works. He got that contract before the new CBA and after he got his 5th ring and was considered the best player at the time. That's like telling CP3 and Dwight to take a paycut now in their prime...
Kobe signed a 3 year $90 million extension in April of 2010, hardly his prime.
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Among other noteworthy representations, Jonathan has served as lead counsel for Coca-Cola in several cases, including PepsiCo v. Coca-Cola, a leading monopolization case under Section 2 of the Sherman Act. He also led the representation of American Express in United States v. Visa USA; defended Google in the KinderStart, Person, and TradeComet cases; defended Netflix in In re Online DVD Rental Antitrust Litigation, and Live Nation and Clear Channel in Heerwagen v. Clear Channel and In re Live Concert Antitrust Litigation. He also co-authored the brief for the respondents in the important Supreme Court case Eastman Kodak v. Image Technical Services. He serves currently as lead counsel in several major antitrust litigations.
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The Big Picture for the Week of January 16, 2005
The interview was about retirement planning with the idea that most people will be retired for much longer than they might expect, thanks to longer life expectancy. Chris's advice was wildly generic and uninsightful. He did manage to slip in that people should only work with large firms. I'll leave that one alone, but what do you think about that idea?
That interview combined with the Businessweek special report on social security private accounts has motivated me to write my, possibly quasi-radical, thoughts on retirement planning and share what steps my wife and I are taking in our planning. Now, realize I live in a cabin on a mountain in the woods. Apologies if this resembles an excerpt from a manifesto.
It looks like people my age (38) will have a private account to provide some portion of their social security benefit. According to the Businessweek article the contribution will be capped at $1000 a year into the private account. I did not see where that cap might be raised, but maybe it will. If not, I might have 23 years of $1000 contributions. If I average 7% per year my account will be worth about $53,000. The article assumes we will buy an annuity with the lump sum. Annuity or not, if my calculations are anywhere close to right, the private account plus the "regular" benefit may not only fall short but may turn out to be a small fraction of what will be needed.
I don't think anyone should expect social security to be there, nothing unique about that I realize. I also believe that there are enough savings mechanisms available to save what you need, but you need to take advantage of them.
I think I saw Suze Orman say not to put money in a 401k, to use a Roth instead. So that I don't get sued; I'll just say I disagree. If you have a 401k use it. I would say to max it out but at the very least put in enough to get the most out of the employer match. There are some instances where a 401k may not be the best thing but the reason I like it is you only need to be disciplined once (when you sign up), not every paycheck. A 401k builds up very quickly. Being self employed I do not have access to a 401k, although recently a product called an individual 401k has popped up, but I haven't looked into it yet.
The next thing I would recommend after your 401k is a Health Savings Account, as soon as one is available to you. There are plenty of articles out there you can read to learn about them, they are a great vehicle, my wife and I are going to start one this quarter.
After funding the HSA the next account we use is a Roth IRA. We each have one, and I'm sure by now you know the advantages over a Traditional IRA.
Between the HSA and two Roths we will put away about $11,000 this year. While that doesn't sound like much it is more than we need thanks to some diligent savings that started in my mid 20's.
Here's where I start to veer off the path. Planners say you need 70% of your income in retirement. I have never understood this. Most of the people I know that are retired or close to it have no mortgage. That might be something to shoot for. Also most retirees I know don't have car payments. That may be a little tougher, but with minimal planning you should be able to work it so you never have two car payments, right? With no mortgage and only one car payment I would think that might cut fixed expenses in half if not more. It is also unlikely you will have the expense of raising children in your retirement years. If you think about your expenses ex-mortgage and only one car payment the only variable is the cost of health insurance. You know what to expect inflation-wise from just about every other fixed expense. I would encourage you to think in these terms.
Another thing to think about is Multiple Streams of Income. I read this book a few years ago. I don't remember the details but the concept made quite an impression on me. I love the type of work I do enough to keep doing it until the end. It probably makes sense to find something you like that much. For example a neighbor, who is 74, owns a back hoe and has to turn business away. He gets paid $65 an hour to play around on his Tonka Toy. Work you love can be one stream.
Your investment portfolio will be another stream of income. Keep withdrawals to 5% or less.
Another potential stream I believe in, that I don't write about much is real estate. Let me say up front I like simple. In a year or two we plan to buy a six unit apartment building (maybe four units or maybe eight). The idea is that ten years from now normal inflation may cause rents to go up 50% from where they are now while the mortgage payment will be the same, giving a substantial positive cash flow. Real estate in Prescott (the town where I live) is not very expensive so we will be able to afford to cover any negative cash flow that might come from vacancies. If you go that route it may make sense to learn how to do some simple repairs. I have a little experience with plumbing and a little more with electrical work. Expect a lot of little problems, owning rental property is not easy.
Lastly is live below your means. There is something I heard a long time ago that rings true for me as a philosophy; who is richer, than man who makes $20,000 but only spends $10,000 or the man who makes $200,000 but spends $210,000?
Obviously I have simplified every point made in this article. The idea was not to imply one way is right for everyone or that I think I have all the answers. I did want to try to get you to think outside the lines a little bit. Like investing, personal finance continues to evolve. This is why you have a financial plan and why you review it.
But that's just me.
9 comments:
- jaloti said...
Imagine that--an AMEX financial advisor saying you should only work with big firms!! I never would have guessed(heavy sarcasm).
Seriously, comments like that are so transparently self-serving that the TV should have an automatic laugh track for that sort of thing.
Otherwise, I think you're spot on. Whether you live in a cabin in the mountains or not, it's worthwhile to 1)Live below your means, 2)use every tax advantaged investment plan you can, 3) pay special attention to planning for health care, and 4) never completely "retire", but do something (or several somethings) that can pull in money. Do those things, and you'll never have to worry about money. - 9:44 AM
- Anonymous said...
I started to read your articles several weeks ago and have really enjoyed vary opinions. I couldn't agree with you more about keeping things simple and don't live beyond your means. Back in 1992 I started my own company. I received the best advice from my grandfather who was a farmer all his life. If you don't have the cash to buy it, do you don't need it. We expanded our company from personal savings into a international company strickly out of cash flow. We resisted acquiring large debt and partners. When we sold our company in 2001, I was finanical secure ($$,$$$,$$$ at the age of 39) but now face 40 years of retirement. Like many retirees we can live with less income because we don't have any debt. While we can aford to live large, but we still keep all of our cars at least five years, we don't take all income we could from our investments, and we haven't changed our life style.
The other lesson after retirement (that cost me a lot of money) was nobody can make money better than yourself. We thought that we would invest in small companies as an angle investor. We were tried of working seven days a week. Let someone else make money for us. We found very few people are willing to be disciplined with their own money let alone our. I think too many retires are looking for someone to keep making them money after they stop working. Either live within your means or go back to work. Nobody is going to do it for you. - 10:14 AM
- Anonymous said...
If it were not for rental property I would not have not been able to qwit work at 50 (1992). However if you have never had rental prop I think you may be in for some unpleasant surprises. None of my business but I would suggest you start with a really nice or new duplex. After 2 or 3 years you'll know if you want appts. As soon as I could I sold off the rentals and put the money in the stock mkt. Anyway, good luck and I like your blog.
- BobsAdvice said...
You made some great points and I enjoy your writing! It is interesting that this so-called Social Security "privatization" falls short of being the miracle it is alleged to be. With just $1,000/yr, it really doesn't add up to much, especially with the heavy fees that will be assessed to the product. Doesn't seem like it will be worth the opportunity to the younger generation (like you!), who will have to also shoulder the trillions of additional government debt. Don't you think raising the social security tax limit above the current $87,000 makes sense. I mean I like the idea of a little privatization, but wouldn't support it until such time as the government is running surplusses again. Not with ever-expanding deficits.
One thought on retirement accounts, if our current tax-levels turn out to be a record low levels, due to the massive federal deficits that are building and the possibly higher tax rates that will be required to bail out the government (?)...anyhow if that turns out to be true....wouldn't it turn out to be prudent NOT to take advantage of tax-sheltered accounts in times of low taxes? Just a thought...anyhow, keep up the GREAT work around here....
Bob - 9:01 PM
- Roger Nusbaum said...
All great comments, thanks everyone!
- Anonymous said...
I enjoy reading your blog, and I have a question for you regarding 401Ks. I am 25 and in the 25% tax bracket. I currently put 15% into my 401K (co matches first 3%), and make a small automatic investment into an indexed mutual fund. With the tax system as it is now, does it make sense to defer taxes now by putting 15% in my 401K or put less in my 401K and contribute more to liquid investments such as mutual funds/stocks? I saw more liquid holdings, as I may have a down payment for a house in the future or need to pay for part of graduate school et cetera et cetera. Thank you.
- amfisher70 said...
What percentage to expect to spend during reitement can be very tricky. The standard rule of 70% of pre-retirement income rarely applies to people. Some people completely shut down spending. This is definitely true of those who survived the Great Depression. However, many Baby Boomer clients will continue to spend the same amount in retirement as they did during their working years. Additional medical expenses and travel usually make up for the less spending on autos or mortgages. The Baby Boomers and subsequent generations have become too accustomed to spending to all of a sudden shut it off in retirement.
I have to agree with your other comments, especially limiting withdrawls to 5% of savings.
Regarding the cost of the running the privatized S.S. accounts, I have read that they will be similar to the Thrift Plans available for govt. employees. At 30 bps. you can't get much cheaper than that. Granted, saving a $1,000 a year won't be much to live off at whatever age hey set eligibility but it isn't be because of adminstrative costs. Like most CFP's I don't plan on people under 40 having any S.S.
Finally, regarding the peddler from Amex, ask him if he is a fiducuary for his customers. - 9:02 AM
- Roger Nusbaum said...
Response to 25 year old anonymous:
It is very difficult to give advice to a stranger. Here is my two cents in generic terms. First, money you may need for a down payment, grad school, or any shorterm need should be in a money market or CD. The point about low taxes is valid. My preference is for tax deferred or tax free but that is subjective so there is nothing wrong with putting less in to your 401k...unless the tax laws change dramatically in the future. But then if laws do change who's to say that IRAs wouldn't be hurt. Not much of an answer, but I believe in IRA/401ks.
Response to AMFisher70:
You are right that travel may soak up a lot of boomer's income, but that is discretionary spending. The way I look at things, when I know what my fixed expenses are for the year, I can then figure what if any I will have for discretionary spending. A little discipline can go a long way. Also health care is a huge variable now and in the future. For now it seems like the cost for health insurance will be locked in for a year, at least ours is, before it goes up. Hence my year at a time comments.
Thanks to both of you! - 9:40 AM
- Michael said...
Great post Roger. I've been going back and forth over buying "Multiple Streams of Income" for months now. Your recc. just pushed me over to the 'buy it' side.


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I have been asked to provide the latest installment of the the Trespass America tour diary, so hold on tight, grab the straps and read on.
First off, let me tell you we're all having an amazing time! I don't mean to sound cliche, it's the truth. The eight bands on this bill were rallied, captured and hand selected like the finest blue fin tuna out of Tokyo Bay. All these guys are our friends and we knew it would make a better tour when you're with your friends. We were right.
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Today we're in Nashville (where it ain't that much cooler) and we're staying in the biggest rad hotel I have ever seen it's like a glass dome with a tropical jungle in the middle… I can hear monkeys and waterfalls outside my window… weird.
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