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Whew. We're still here. The Mayan doomsday prophecy for Dec. 21 was wrong, something the stock market seemed to anticipate by rising more than 1% on the week. That was an especially decent result in view of the doomsday scenario playing out in Washington, where politicians remain firmly at odds over how to manage the country's finances.
Stocks fell about 1% Friday, halving their intraweek gain, after the House of Representatives failed to pass the so-called Plan B tax bill promised by House Speaker John Boehner. That head-fake refueled worries that Washington won't come to an agreement on the—dare we say it—coming tax hikes and government cuts. Some call it the fiscal cliff.
The past month's stock rally was largely predicated on an assumption that the Obama Administration and House Republicans would come to a compromise in a timely manner—if not exactly by the ostensible Dec. 31 deadline.
Many expected the tax bill's failure to whack equities, but the market's muted reaction suggests there remains a fair amount of expectation among investors that a deal will be struck. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 56 points, or 0.4%, on the week, to 13,190.84, while the Standard and Poor's 500 index gained 17 points, or 1.2%, to 1430.15. The Nasdaq Composite added 50 points, or 1.7%, to 3021.01.
"I'm still constructive on the market and cautiously optimistic," says Seth Setrakian, a partner at First New York Securities. "Somewhere there is competence in Washington. There's a middle ground and they have to find it." The market will tolerate extending the deadline into January if there is strong evidence that a deal is coalescing, he adds.
Since plenty of cash remains on the sidelines, market observers generally think indexes will leap in the event of a deal, perhaps to 1500 or more on the S&P 500 in a relatively short period of time. That could be followed by a kneejerk profit-taking round once the details of the tax hikes and government spending cuts are digested. "We could have a deal, but it's what's in the deal that matters," says Kim Forrest, a senior equity analyst at Fort Pitt Capital Group.
WHILE THERE MIGHT BE a fiscal cliff, "it doesn't look like we are about to fall off an economic cliff," Forrest says. On the whole, last week's important economic data continued an upswing seen in recent weeks. U.S. third-quarter gross domestic product was revised upward, for example, to 3.1% from 2.7%. Small-business merger and acquisition activity seems lively, she adds, and that's a good sign for equities.
It has been a year of relatively low stock-market volatility but the longer these fiscal talks drag on, the more likely that will change.
THE ICE MAN CAMETH. Following a proposal last week from the upstart IntercontinentalExchange ice -0.37% Intercontinental Exchange Inc. U.S.: NYSE $188.30 -0.70 -0.37% Sept. 2, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 598,883 AFTER HOURS $188.30 0.00 % Sept. 2, 2014 5:35 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5,703 P/E Ratio 42.03 Market Cap $21.44 Billion Dividend Yield 1.38% Rev. per Employee $624,079 09/02/14 Extreme Makeover: NYSE Edition 09/02/14 NYSE's New Owners Want to Rest... 09/01/14 Can the New York Stock Exchang... More quote details and news » (ticker: ICE) to acquire NYSE Euronext (NYX) for more than $8 billion, NYSE shareholders face some crucial decisions, potentially right away, even though the deal won't close until the second half of 2013.
NYSE holders can take cash now by selling into the market, or wait for the cash or ICE stock or some combination thereof in 2013. ICE is offering NYSE holders about $33.12 a share, or 0.258 of an ICE share, or a mix of $11.27 in cash plus 0.17 of an ICE share for each NYSE share. ICE is paying a 38% premium to the last NYSE closing price before the deal was announced Thursday. NYSE closed at $32.25, and ICE at $126.25.
There should be plenty of time to cogitate. However, any investor contemplating cash must consider that tax rates on capital gains are likely to go up in 2013 from the current 15%. Selling NYSE shares into the market before year end 2012 could bring a lower tax bill.
And, given the premium being paid, gains there will be if you bought the NYSE stock in 2012, potentially big ones if you purchased after March.
The way things look now, for a long-term-oriented investor, waiting to take all ICE stock might be the soundest way forward. For one thing, it will obviate the capital-gains liability, now or next year. And NYSE holders will get their 3.7% dividend yield while waiting. ICE doesn't have a dividend.
Second, and more important, this looks like a good deal for ICE, a big player in commodities exchanges and a leader in derivatives, particularly on energy. For investors who take its shares, it will be a good way to participate in ICE's future growth and the profits it can wring out of the NYSE acquisition.
"ICE got a great deal," says Martin Leclerc, the chief financial officer at Barrack Yard Advisors, which holds NYSE shares. Given the relatively slower growth prospects for equities trading compared with derivatives, "the combined company is much better positioned to take advantage of the future than NYSE alone."
ICE is mainly interested in NYSE's Liffe, the London-based derivatives market, which is a leader in commodities and interest-rate derivatives products. Growth there is likely to be higher than that of the cash equities trading of the NYSE and the four Euronext exchanges in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Lisbon.
In the past five years or so, the NYSE trading floor's market share in equities trading has fallen to less than 25% from about 80%. Volume has gone to faster and cheaper nontraditional venues such as the interbank-operated dark pools and BATS Global Markets, among others. Greater regulation, less of an issue for derivatives exchanges, has cost the stock exchanges, as well.
That has fueled consolidation. Following the deal, there will remain in addition to ICE just a handful of major exchanges around the world—the CME Group CME +0.26% CME Group Inc. Cl A U.S.: Nasdaq $76.75 +0.20 +0.26% Sept. 2, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1.24M AFTER HOURS $76.99 +0.24 +0.31% Sept. 2, 2014 6:07 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 18,588 P/E Ratio 26.65 Market Cap $25.72 Billion Dividend Yield 2.45% Rev. per Employee $1,066,080 09/02/14 Credits and Debits: News Diges... 08/28/14 CFO Moves: CME Group, Imris In... 08/25/14 Asian Shares Mixed, Nikkei Ris... More quote details and news » (CME), Deutsche Boerse db1.xe +0.64% Deutsche Boerse AG Germany: Xetra €55.03 +0.35 +0.64% Sept. 2, 2014 5:35 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 305,907 P/E Ratio 17.93 Market Cap €10.55 Billion Dividend Yield 3.82% Rev. per Employee €597,717 08/07/14 Stock-Trading Venue Liquidnet ... 07/24/14 Deutsche Börse Net Profit Fall... 06/10/14 HEARD ON THE STREET: Euronext'... More quote details and news » (DB1.Germany), Hong Kong Exchange & Clearing 0388.hk +2.21% Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. Hong Kong $180.50 +3.90 +2.21% Sept. 3, 2014 1:23 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4.32M P/E Ratio 45.58 Market Cap $204.36 Billion Dividend Yield 2.03% Rev. per Employee $7,311,150 08/29/14 Hong Kong Exchange Considers R... 08/26/14 LME Dismissed From Aluminum An... 08/22/14 China Stocks Link Seen Posing ... More quote details and news » (0388.Hong Kong), and the Nasdaq OMX Group NDAQ +0.12% NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq $43.52 +0.05 +0.12% Sept. 2, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 881,405 AFTER HOURS $43.52 0.00 % Sept. 2, 2014 4:24 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 15.94 Market Cap $7.33 Billion Dividend Yield 1.38% Rev. per Employee $1,024,370 09/02/14 IEX to Apply for Exchange Stat... 09/01/14 Can the New York Stock Exchang... 08/28/14 Stock Prices Drop on Ukraine C... More quote details and news » (NDAQ).
Leclerc attributes about $6 billion of the acquisition value to Liffe and $2 billion to the rest. Moreover, ICE is going to hive off Euronext one way or another. It probably is worth about $1 billion, according to a report from Sandler O'Neill & Partners.
"But [the NYSE's] equity-trading business conditions are probably at a bottom," says Leclerc, and ICE can improve the NYSE's cost structure. "ICE's chief executive, Jeffrey Sprecher, has a phenomenal track record," and the $450 million in cost synergies are "pretty credible….Liffe is a big opportunity for ICE."
Additionally, there's a strong case for the long-term growth of derivatives trading. Regulators are trying to inject more transparency into the relatively opaque world of derivatives trading, notes Leclerc, by pushing such activity onto exchanges and away from over-the-counter markets.
It's going to be a long wait, and that adds to the decision risk. It's hard to predict the regulatory landscape one year out. And there's always the possibility that regulators will object, or that the deal could fall apart somehow, but those are relatively low risks.
Says Leclerc: "If I had to do decide today, I'd take the stock." Waiting for the ICE man seems worth it.
WITH THE HOLIDAYS UPON US, it's the season when everyone, including Barron's columnists, examines the year that's about to close. The U.S. stock market is up 14% year to date, so in purely financial terms, we'd like to look back with fondness.
Alas, we cannot, at least not when it comes to the 80 or so stock and sector calls that this column typically publishes annually. The average price return of the column's stock picks during the course of the past 12 months was 4% as of Dec. 18, significantly below the S&P 500. (This reckoning doesn't include guest-columnist picks. Stocks are measured from the Friday before the item is published, and we've left out group and sector picks, some of which had five names and more listed.)
This performance puts us in a slow, but big boat: Some 75% of domestic long-only mutual fund managers were underperforming their benchmarks as of Dec. 18, according to Lipper. But it's cold comfort.
On the plus side go our positive assessments of the following companies, which were born out by subsequent double-digit-percentage stock outperformance: regional bank BB&T BBT +0.54% BB&T Corp. U.S.: NYSE $37.53 +0.20 +0.54% Sept. 2, 2014 4:01 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2.39M AFTER HOURS $37.53 0.00 % Sept. 2, 2014 4:24 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 15.44 Market Cap $26.86 Billion Dividend Yield 2.56% Rev. per Employee $301,395 08/21/14 BoA and FDIC Settle Legal Disp... 07/23/14 J.P. Morgan Retreats on FHA Le... 07/22/14 Regions Financial Profit Climb... More quote details and news » (BBT); CVS Caremark CVS +0.35% CVS Caremark Corp. U.S.: NYSE $79.73 +0.28 +0.35% Sept. 2, 2014 4:01 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2.53M AFTER HOURS $79.70 -0.03 -0.04% Sept. 2, 2014 7:49 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 19.36 Market Cap $92.01 Billion Dividend Yield 1.38% Rev. per Employee $634,813 09/03/14 CVS Renames Itself CVS Health ... 08/28/14 States Expand Access to Overdo... 08/19/14 Walgreen Shakeup Followed Bad ... More quote details and news » (CVS); the contingent-value rights (GCVRZ) of Sanofi sny +0.49% Sanofi ADS U.S.: NYSE $54.97 +0.27 +0.49% Sept. 2, 2014 4:04 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1.48M AFTER HOURS $54.97 0.00 % Sept. 2, 2014 6:10 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 21.77 Market Cap $145.02 Billion Dividend Yield 3.47% Rev. per Employee $397,989 06/06/14 The Case for Health-Care Stock... More quote details and news » (SNY); Southwest Airlines LUV +2.81% Southwest Airlines Co. U.S.: NYSE $32.91 +0.90 +2.81% Sept. 2, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6.07M AFTER HOURS $32.94 +0.03 +0.09% Sept. 2, 2014 7:58 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 21.10 Market Cap $21.93 Billion Dividend Yield 0.73% Rev. per Employee $404,854 08/22/14 So You Want to Be a CEO? Execu... 08/13/14 SeaWorld's Earnings Disappoint... 08/13/14 Virgin America Flight Attendan... More quote details and news » (LUV); railroad Union Pacific UNP +0.89% Union Pacific Corp. U.S.: NYSE $106.21 +0.94 +0.89% Sept. 2, 2014 4:02 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3.21M AFTER HOURS $106.20 -0.01 -0.01% Sept. 2, 2014 7:04 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 20.60 Market Cap $94.47 Billion Dividend Yield 1.88% Rev. per Employee $492,109 08/29/14 There's No Need for Investors ... 08/18/14 NTSB Investigating Arkansas Tr... 07/24/14 Union Pacific Profit Rises 17%... More quote details and news » (UNP); GameStop GME +3.67% GameStop Corp. Cl A U.S.: NYSE $43.75 +1.55 +3.67% Sept. 2, 2014 4:03 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3.05M AFTER HOURS $43.65 -0.10 -0.23% Sept. 2, 2014 6:58 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 13.22 Market Cap $4.80 Billion Dividend Yield 3.02% Rev. per Employee $559,894 08/22/14 Corporate Watch 08/21/14 GameStop Profit More Than Doub... 08/20/14 Corporate Watch: News Summary More quote details and news » (GME); and JC Penney JCP -2.41% J.C. Penney Co. Inc. U.S.: NYSE $10.54 -0.26 -2.41% Sept. 2, 2014 4:01 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 18.22M AFTER HOURS $10.68 +0.14 +1.33% Sept. 2, 2014 7:59 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap $3.29 Billion Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $103,940 08/25/14 Metro Money: A Country Music S... 08/21/14 Sears Eyes Balance Sheet Help ... 08/15/14 U.S. Stocks Finish Rocky Sessi... More quote details and news » (JCP), among others.
In particular, we pointed out how undervalued the initial bid for Great Wolf was during the buyout battle for its shares waged last spring. The stock subsequently rose 41%. We also noted that a split-up of Ralcorp (RAH) into separate branded and private-label food companies would attract buyers, and it did. Con Agra CAG -0.28% ConAgra Foods Inc. U.S.: NYSE $32.11 -0.09 -0.28% Sept. 2, 2014 4:01 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2.15M AFTER HOURS $32.11 0.00 % Sept. 2, 2014 6:41 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 47.74 Market Cap $13.67 Billion Dividend Yield 3.11% Rev. per Employee $539,905 08/28/14 How Do You Sell Frozen Meals t... 08/12/14 Pity the Potato: The Humble Sp... 08/11/14 ConAgra CEO to Retire More quote details and news » (CAG) recently agreed to buy Ralcorp. The return for the two companies has been 36%.
However, these must be weighed against lousy bullish calls on Staples spls +8.13% Staples Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq $12.63 +0.95 +8.13% Sept. 2, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 41.76M AFTER HOURS $12.55 -0.08 -0.63% Sept. 2, 2014 7:50 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 15.40 Market Cap $7.52 Billion Dividend Yield 3.80% Rev. per Employee $275,387 09/02/14 Former Sears CIO Keith Sherwel... 09/01/14 Are Consumers Ready to Spend A... 08/25/14 RadioShack, Nabors Stick With ... More quote details and news » (SPLS), down 25%; NetApp ntap -0.28% NetApp Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq $42.04 -0.12 -0.28% Sept. 2, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2.64M AFTER HOURS $42.04 0.00 % Sept. 2, 2014 4:24 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 21.78 Market Cap $13.46 Billion Dividend Yield 1.57% Rev. per Employee $504,628 08/13/14 NetApp Profit Rises 8% 07/23/14 Data Storage Recast By Softwar... 07/21/14 HEARD ON THE STREET: At EMC, M... More quote details and news » (NTAP), off 28%; Joy Global JOY -0.62% Joy Global Inc. U.S.: NYSE $62.56 -0.39 -0.62% Sept. 2, 2014 4:02 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 980,566 AFTER HOURS $62.56 0.00 % Sept. 2, 2014 4:54 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 19.55 Market Cap $6.31 Billion Dividend Yield 1.28% Rev. per Employee $257,293 06/17/14 CFO Moves: Royal Host, Century... 06/05/14 U.S. Stocks Rally to Record Cl... 06/05/14 Stocks to Watch: GM, Ciena, Jo... More quote details and news » (JOY), a maker of mining equipment, down 22%; and coal stocks such as Arch Coal ACI +0.33% Arch Coal Inc. U.S.: NYSE $3.06 +0.01 +0.33% Sept. 2, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5.25M AFTER HOURS $3.06 0.00 % Sept. 2, 2014 7:02 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap $647.45 Million Dividend Yield 0.33% Rev. per Employee $552,624 07/21/14 Arch Coal to Idle Cumberland R... More quote details and news » (ACI), down 26%, and Alpha Natural Resources ANR -0.76% Alpha Natural Resources Inc. U.S.: NYSE $3.92 -0.03 -0.76% Sept. 2, 2014 4:02 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8.04M AFTER HOURS $3.94 +0.02 +0.51% Sept. 2, 2014 5:10 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap $874.73 Million Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $425,522 08/13/14 Awash in Coal, U.S. Imports Ev... 07/31/14 Alpha Natural Plans to Cut 1,1... More quote details and news » (ANR), down 33%.
Regarding Alpha, we checked back with David Steinberg, a deep-value portfolio manager with DLS Capital Management. He's continued to load up on coal stocks. Global coal demand is going to surprise folks, and natural-gas prices—an alternative—have begun to rise, he says. We think in the long run he'll be right about coal, but it's been a tough year.
The worst pick was small-cap Poseidon Concepts (PSN.Canada), which makes water-holding tanks for energy-exploration firms. Day rental rates have fallen sharply and drilling activity has dropped, leading to a big unexpected decline in third-quarter earnings. The stock is down 75%. That's just one call out of many, but it's a painful loss. Without our coal and Poseidon picks, we'd be up 6%, a little better but still not great.
This column also includes the occasional bearish items. Here, too, performance is nothing to write home about, though the average rise of 9.5% for our skeptical calls is mainly the result of one spectacularly bad pick: Schiff Nutrition International (SHF), recently bought by Reckitt Benckiser Group RB.LN +0.56% Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC U.K.: London GBp5,345.00 +30.00 +0.56% Sept. 2, 2014 4:38 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2.09M P/E Ratio 0.21 Market Cap GBp38.38 Billion Dividend Yield 2.25% Rev. per Employee GBp261,887 07/28/14 Reckitt Benckiser to Spin Off ... 06/18/14 Karex, the Winner of the World... More quote details and news » (RBGPY).
Without that, our skeptical calls would be down a more respectable average 1.4%. Our pessimistic views of truck maker Navistar NAV +2.07% Navistar International Corp. U.S.: NYSE $38.49 +0.78 +2.07% Sept. 2, 2014 4:01 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 996,414 AFTER HOURS $38.26 -0.23 -0.60% Sept. 2, 2014 4:11 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap $3.07 Billion Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $640,364 08/26/14 U.S. Factories Keep Losing Gro... 07/28/14 Cummins Profit Up 7.7% as Stro... 07/22/14 Credits & Debits More quote details and news » (NAV), Argentine oil company YPF ypf +2.03% YPF S.A. ADS U.S.: NYSE $33.71 +0.67 +2.03% Sept. 2, 2014 4:03 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 721,901 AFTER HOURS $33.71 0.00 % Sept. 2, 2014 6:43 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 11.90 Market Cap $20.21 Billion Dividend Yield 0.86% Rev. per Employee $935,962 07/23/14 Repsol In Talks to Buy Some of... More quote details and news » (YPF), McDonald's MCD -0.98% McDonald's Corp. U.S.: NYSE $92.80 -0.92 -0.98% Sept. 2, 2014 4:01 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6.64M AFTER HOURS $92.90 +0.10 +0.11% Sept. 2, 2014 7:19 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 16.69 Market Cap $92.03 Billion Dividend Yield 3.49% Rev. per Employee $64,315 09/02/14 China Troubles for OSI Reflect... 09/02/14 U.S. Firms Feel Unwelcome in C... 09/02/14 McDonald's Overhauls Food-Safe... More quote details and news » (MCD), Mattress Firm Holding mfrm -0.42% Mattress Firm Holding Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq $57.05 -0.24 -0.42% Sept. 2, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 241,654 AFTER HOURS $57.05 0.00 % Sept. 2, 2014 4:30 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 40.10 Market Cap $1.95 Billion Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $357,891 08/11/14 Stocks to Watch: Dean Foods, P... 08/11/14 Mattress Firm Raises Outlook o... More quote details and news » (MFRM), and the popular Internet real estate site Zillow z +0.43% Zillow Inc. Cl A U.S.: Nasdaq $144.07 +0.61 +0.43% Sept. 2, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 538,865 AFTER HOURS $144.10 +0.03 +0.02% Sept. 2, 2014 6:49 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap $5.79 Billion Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $314,048 08/27/14 Fewer U.S. Homes Underwater in... 08/26/14 Underwater Gen Xers Have Housi... 08/21/14 Strategies for Setting a Price... More quote details and news » (Z), all turned out to be well founded.
Nevertheless, with a 4% rise, a lump of coal is in order and we'll have to try harder next year. We'll consider 2012 a nonrecurring loss and get right back on our horse for 2013.
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However, perhaps Bucs general manager Mark Dominik and head coach Raheem Morris were thinking of ways Bryant could help Tampa Bay down the road when they made the curious move to allow one of their best offensive weapons to walk in free agency.
With 2010 free agency hitting a lull, unsigned veterans should beware of teams looking ahead to next season. To date, only 35 unrestricted free agents have moved to new teams, and 16 teams have suffered net losses of unrestricted free agents qualifying them for draft-choice compensation in 2011. I predict those teams that study the compensatory pool are going to pull themselves out of the bidding for unrestricted free agents because it could cost them draft choices in 2011.
For example, the Seattle Seahawks lost wide receiver Nate Burleson to a $5 million-a-year contract to the Detroit Lions and defensive end Cory ReddingBaltimore Ravens. You can project that the Seahawks could qualify for a No. 4 and No. 6 in 2011.
That puts them in an interesting position. They are looking to sign one of two unrestricted free-agent guards -- Ben Hamilton of the Denver BroncosChester Pitts of the Houston Texans. If they do that, they could risk losing one of those potential compensatory picks, most likely the sixth. Is Hamilton or Pitts worth a sixth-rounder?
Expect other teams to be extra selective for those reasons. The Carolina Panthers probably won't risk losing a No. 3 for Julius Peppers or a No. 6 for quarterback A.J. Feeley by signing a free agent. The Tampa Bay BuccaneersAntonio Bryant. The Green Bay Packers could get a third-rounder for defensive end Aaron Kampman. The New York Giants could get two sixth-round picks for defensive tackle Fred RobbinsDavid Carr. have a No. 3 for wide receiver and quarterback
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PewterReport.com's Take: It will be difficult for the Bucs to replace Antonio Bryant, and the team's stable of wide receivers lacks depth and elite talent right now. But if the Bucs receive a third-round compensatory draft pick in 2011 because they lost Bryant to the Bengals that would be a huge plus. We won't know what the NFL winds up awarding the Bucs for losing Bryant until next year. Our guess is the compensatory pick will be anywhere between a third- to a fifth-round pick. One thing is for sure – Tampa Bay could use all the help it can get, especially if the team is going to take a similar approach to free agency in 2011.


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Diamondbacks lefthander Joe Saunders was warming up for a planned start Friday against the Chicago Cubs. He complained that he couldn't get loose and was replaced at the last minute by Josh Collmenter.
Turns out the problem was more than just "getting loose" -- Saunders is now on the disabled list. Dayn Perry:
Arizona has backdated the move to June 17, which means Saunders, so long as he's not seriously hurt, could return in very early July. The club has not replaced him on the roster with top prospect Trevor Bauer, who's presently dominating at Triple-A Reno. Instead, they've recalled right-handed reliever Jonathan Albaladejo. It's not certain who will replace Saunders in the rotation, although Josh Collmenter, who started in place of Saunders on Friday, would seem to be the likely stop-gap. Still, it's a bit hard to understand why Bauer isn't yet in Arizona, especially given the lack of rotation depth.
It would not be surprising to see Bauer, the third overall pick in last year's draft, in the major leagues soon. He's 4-0 with a 2.79 ERA at Reno with 51 strikeouts in 42 innings over seven starts.
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Harrison Maine — Bernard Witham Martin, 63, of Harrison, Maine and formerly of Peabody, MA, died suddenly on Friday, November 9th, after taking an ill turn at his residence. He was the devoted husband of Jo-Ann Patscheider-Martin.
He was born in Lynn, MA, on April 28, 1949, the son of the late Bernard and Carlene (Witham) Martin and was raised and educated in Peabody, graduating from Peabody Veterans Memorial High School in 1967.
Bernard was employed in the construction industry throughout the North Shore for over 20 years prior to a disability retirement 17 years ago. He had resided in Harrison Maine for the past 10 years.
He enjoyed going fishing and hunting in the Maine woods and streams, watching Nascar racing and following the Boston sports on TV. He also had a love of his cats.
Besides his wife, Jo-Ann, he is survived by two daughters, Mallory Martin of Brighton, MA, and Shelby Martin of Harrison, Maine, a sister and brother-in-law, Maryanne and James Sirois of Peabody and many nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Michael Martin.
ARRANGEMENTS: A visitation will be on Monday from 5 to 8 PM at the Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home at the 82 Lynn St., Peabody facility. A Service will be held on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at 11 AM at the Family Lot in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Peabody. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Bernard W. Martin Family Memorial Fund,c/o Century Bank. 12 Peabody Square Branch, Peabody MA 01960 in his memory. For guest book, visit www.ccbfuneral.com


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**Beachfront Condo End Unit w/16th Floor View!** in Marco Island
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This is a beautiful condominium with a breathtaking beach front view, right from your balcony! The highly desired end-unit on the 16th floor has windows in each bedroom and the living room which give the unit a bright and spacious feel. You can view miles down the beach from the covered balcony or the whole end of the island (also beautiful) from the front door. It comes with a fully equipped kitchen, two spacious bedrooms and closets, two full baths and most all the things you need to enjoy your vacation on Marco Island!
Enjoy the condominium's heated swimming pool and hot tub and two beautiful tennis courts. Walk out to the beach for sunning, shelling or reading at your leisure, or walk next door to the Apollo for lunch or cocktails. Island shopping, restaurants, a movie theater, bookstore, convenience store and beach sport rentals are all within walking distance as well. There are many local activities to enjoy including golfing, biking, boating, sailing, jet skiing, para sailing and trolley tours. Whether your vacation speed is slow and easy or activities galore, you can take your pick!
We completed a remodel of the unit in the Fall of 2010 which included new ceramic tile flooring throughout, new showers and vanities in both bathrooms with granite countertops, and new carpet in both bedrooms!
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- 2 bedrooms (sleeps 4) and 2 full bathrooms
- bed and bath linens
- alarm clock
- air-conditioning
- washer/dryer
- iron and ironing board
- beach towels
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- dining area
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- microwave and conventional oven/stove top
- toaster, blender, coffee maker, ice maker
- free wireless internet access
- flat screen TV with cable
- DVD player
- tennis courts
- heated swimming pool and hot tub
- beach-view and access
- on-site parking
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- tennis
- swimming
- golf
- biking
- sailing
- boating
- fishing
- wind surfing
- para sailing
- jet skiing
- shelling
- shopping
- dining
- movie theatre
- trolley tours
- outlet mall just off the island (10 miles)
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Off-season (April 19 - November 30): $800/week
Season: December - $1300/week, January - $1400/week
Peak Season (February-April 19): $1500/week
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$200 Refundable Security Deposit
$25 Parking fee
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No pets and no smoking please.
Check-in: after 3:00pm, Check-out: before 10:00am.
We generally rent Saturday to Saturday during Peak Season.
The 16th floor balcony (while beautiful) is an open air balcony (no screen) and is a concern for small children.
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Top things to do in Marco Island
- Play golf at Lely Resort and CC (just off the island)
- Charter a boat for dining, fishing or sight-seeing
- Lunch/Dinner/Drinks/Music at the Snook Inn
- The stuffed pork chop at Arturos' is to die for!
- Shop the island shops or outlet mall (just off the island)
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- Order take-out and eat on the balcony at sunset!
- Walk the beach and collect sea shells
- Check out a book/DVD at the library
- Walk to the ice cream shop
- Play tennis
Top things to do with a family
- Rent bikes/scooters and explore the island
- Visit Mackle Park
- Rent jet skis
- Visit the Coral Isle driving range (just off the island)
- Visit Marco Craft and Shell - great craft ideas!
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Volunteers will work in all the official 2013 Skate Canada Challenge sites (arenas, hotel(s), and airport).
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Days of volunteering as well as working volunteer hours will vary depending on volunteer job function. Volunteers should be available as of December 3 until December 9, 2012.
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10:00am Tuesday 4th September 2012 in News By Andrew Ffrench, Reporter covering Didcot and Wallingford. Call me on 01865 425425
Pauline Preece, front left, with parents and their children who are angry about changes to free bus passes which have been issued to some students at Wallingford School but not to others
JUST 150 metres separate two families from the right to free travel to school for their children.
Until this summer, the Preeces and the McBains were told they were both entitled to free bus passes to Wallingford School.
Nicola McBain, of 27 Sunnyside in Benson, has received a letter from education bosses confirming her son Aston is still eligible for free school transport.
But just down the road at 11 Sunnyside, Pauline Preece and her two sons have been told they will no longer be eligible for free bus travel after March, despite having had it for more than three years. Now if they want to go to school they will have to pay £240 a year.
The problem has emerged after changes in national guidelines.
Oxford County Council has had to re-examine the criteria upon which it decides which families qualify and which don't.
Reassessed school routes include those between Benson and Wallingford, Cholsey and Wallingford, and Drayton and Abingdon.
Free travel will now only be provided where the home-to-school distance is more than three miles, or there is no safe walking route if under three miles.
That means families within the three miles who used to qualify for passes, who use a route now deemed "safe", will no longer qualify.
But their neighbours who are just outside the three-mile zone, are still entitled to them.
Pupils from Benson are now expected to cross the busy A4074, where the speed limit has been cut from 50mph to 40mph, while pupils from Cholsey would have to walk along Wallingford Road.
Both families have condemned the situation as "unfair", as both catch the same bus.
Ms Preece, 37, who works with adults with learning difficulties, has two sons who go to Wallingford School, Nathan, 14, and Sam, 15.
The boys have had paid-for travel since they started at Wallingford School.
Ms Preece said: "I find it hard to understand that two families in the same street are being treated in a different way.
"I don't think it's safe for children from the village to cross the A4074 and I will be appealing."
Sam added: "I don't want to walk to school, it's too dangerous and too far."
Mrs McBain, 36, a care assistant, said: "I think it's unfair that Aston has got a pass when Pauline's sons have not. Surely people in the same street should be treated the same."
County council spokesman Owen Morton said: "Distance is the issue, with one family just inside the three-mile distance and one just outside. "The distances are all calculated using digitised mapping from the Ordnance Survey. "The Road Safety Association reissued guidelines earlier this year. "The walking routes from Cholsey and Benson to Wallingford School were recently reviewed, according to national guidelines and judged to be safe and appropriate.
"This means that a number of children who received free travel last year, despite living within three miles of the school, are no longer eligible for a free bus pass.
"It is quite possible for two children living close by or even in the same street to fall either side of the three-mile threshold, and in a small number of cases this has indeed proved to be the case.
"While that will undoubtedly be frustrating for some families, this is the way the regulations are applied nationally, and Oxfordshire is no different in this respect."
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10:08am Tue 4 Sep 12
father dowling says...
10:40am Tue 4 Sep 12
cosmic says...
I hope OCC and the person who said the route was safe feel guilty when they hear of the first fatality once children walk this unsafe route.
12:19pm Tue 4 Sep 12
Dilligaf2010 says...
Children have been walking along busy roads to get to schools for many years, and will continue to, accept it.
I wonder if the parents complained so much at the cost of the picket fence & pagoda they got for their garden.
12:40pm Tue 4 Sep 12
lalabean says...
12:58pm Tue 4 Sep 12
bobsmith61 says...
Let's not forget OCC hasn't said the children have to walk to school, they have removed a free bus service, if it is such a risk surely as a parent £240 is not a lot to pay for peace of mind.
4:55pm Tue 4 Sep 12
Bartsimpson_uk says...
Also the her kids are 14 & 15, are they not allowed out on their own at weekends as they may have to cross a road!!
5:33pm Tue 4 Sep 12
Andrew:Oxford says...
Withold them from school for a week and social services will arrange transport.
The judge will be understanding.
6:35pm Tue 4 Sep 12
A34North says...
Nice banner, shame about the embarrassed look on the youths faces. Never mind lads the ribbing wont last long.
8:09pm Tue 4 Sep 12
cosmic says...
The costs of travel are actually more than what has been reported and can end up being doubled, trippled if you have more than one child who is effected. People on Low income / benefits children are entitled free travel if they live less than 3 miles....shouldn't they also be ones especially if they've never done a days work be the ones who get off their backsides and contribute to society? This lady works and contributes to society as well as pays her taxes. Seems genuine working class families as always feel the impact. Those on high income can afford the travel without a dent in their bank balance and people on low income don't have to worry either.
The Village will be divided because of OCC's decision claiming the route is safe and a stand needs to be made for the future of other children who will face what this family and others are facing. I have to also agree with Lalabean...
I'm sure all of you who have been negative about this issue would be the first to moan if you had a young child who was tragically killed crossing the A4074 / raped or attacked walking through the routes proposed as safe by OCC.
8:18pm Tue 4 Sep 12
cosmic says...
8:43pm Tue 4 Sep 12
cosmic says...
8:44pm Tue 4 Sep 12
cosmic says...
cosmic wrote:For Summertown Star 12 A*
So you seem to think that just because someone has a picket fence that they fritter their money away...what a complete load of nonsense, you don't know the family and come across as judging a book by it's cover.
9:22pm Tue 4 Sep 12
cosmic says...
Summertown Star 12 A* wrote:It has everything to do with Safety and Distance, I cannot answer the question of how she uses her Child Benefit. The lady has just as much right to bus travel as do others in the village who are claiming benefits as they can't get off their backside and work. We should be moaning about them that our taxes are paying for their free costly upkeep.
cosmic wrote:You did not answer my question, it has nothing to do with safety, picket fences, or anything else than 66p a day. Her CHILD BENEFIT paid for out of my taxes will more than cover it. And sorry but I have to say it, is she using her child benefit to cover her own costs and not what it was meant for. Again COSMIC 66p a day. Do you think that is to much to ppay to protect your child from drivers that want to run them over for fun, getting wet on the walk to school, and horrors above horrors all of those pedo's that are suddenly going to appear. 66p. Is that too much, that is the question that you seem unable to answer.
You fail to also notice that this lady hasn't mentioned nor has the reporter mentioned that the lady can't afford the bus travel. She has concerns for her childrens and other childrens safety - If you are a parent should know your child's safety always comes first
No 66p isn't a lot per day and not too much to pay and I'm sure if when she appeals and if this were lost would pay for their buses as she has not mentioned about the cost being to expensive. She is stating safety concerns as well as there being 150 metres of a mile difference.
7:25am Wed 5 Sep 12
Lord Palmerstone says...
8:29am Wed 5 Sep 12
King Joke says...
12:26pm Thu 6 Sep 12
cosmic says...
Summertown Star 12 A* wrote:Then you should go to a pub where all of you can enjoy watching the game or stay at home and have a party to celebrate your son's excitement of watching the game so he can have a drink with parents' consent. Drinking is something that someone choses to do, if they choose to drink excessively they put their lives or someone else's at Risk. You son could choose to have a drink, then drive a car home and kill someone through drink driving. Think yourself lucky that the legal age of drinking is 18 here! Some parts of the USA are 21.
King Joke wrote:Spot on King Joke, my son will be 18 on Monday 17th, and unfortunately a mad Reading fan. He wants to come to the pub with me on Sunday 16th to watch them play Spurs, but they don't let in under 18's and are very strict on their ID. I wonder if the OM would run a story on how unfair it is that he will miss the excitement of seeing his beloved Reading with a few beers in the pub, when others just a few hours older than him are allowed to. It is so unfair.
Cosmic, where do you suggest they draw the line? At 3 miles 150 metres? Cue next week's stories about people living 3 miles 200 metres away putting their children at risk of paedophile attack.
With regards to drawing a line, lines are drawn in all aspects of life; i.e. a child was born on 1st Sept, but in terms of schooling they will have to be in a different year to their friends some people could say this isn't fair, This Does Not Put A Life At Risk. Neither does your example that your son can't get into the pub as he's too young.
This family haven't chosen to have their bus passes taken away from them; this is as a result of OCC having now decided there is a safe route, without assessing the whole route, only part of the A4074 where that stretch is 50MPH limit and 2 people have been killed.
Even families who live next door to each other, one being classed at 2.99 miles will be affected. When it comes to safety; putting a child's life at risk should never be allowed. A line shouldn't be drawn especially in Benson Village where the busy A4074 exists with no safe crossing along with other parts of the route not being safe.
some of the Drinking laws
It is illegal to give anyone under 5 an alcoholic drink anywhere
Persons age 5 or more can drink in a registered club, public place (unless prohibited by by-law) or at home
Under the age of 14 children are not permitted into the bar area of a pub unless the pub has a children's certificate. In this case they can enter if they are accompanied by an adult.
At 14 you can enter a bar or pub but only if the landlord agrees and if you drink soft drinks (this can include low-alcohol beer).
At 16 you can buy beer, cider or perry (made from pears) in a restaurant or eating area of a pub where there is no bar, if you are ordering a main meal.
At 18 you can legally buy drinks in a pub, bar or off licence.
1:04pm Thu 6 Sep 12
King Joke says...
The children aren't having their bus withdrawn, some parents are being asked to pay for it. Rather than put their hands in their pockets they have chosen to use hugely emotive language, in order to save themselves a few bob.
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