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Latest on the TNA situation going into BFG weekend, Billy Corgan speaks, ROH presents PPV tonight with Ladder War main event, Impact rating, Jamie Noble stabbed, Dusty Classic teams, WWE tryouts, John Lineker and two other UFC fighters miss weight and more.
Sept. 30 Edition of Bauer & Pollock
John Pollock & Court Bauer are back to discuss the latest with TNA and their ownership issues, WWE tryouts this week, ROH pay-per-view tonight, Raw rating hits historic low, NXT running Las Vegas, Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic teams and lots more.
Review-A-Wai – McMemphis (Vince McMahon Heel Run in USWA)
John Pollock & Wai Ting review Vince McMahon's brief 1993 heel run in the USWA promotion out of Memphis, his feud with Jerry "The King" Lawler and the utilization of WWF performers Randy Savage, Tatanka, Bret Hart, Giant Gonzalez and more.
Impact Report for Sept. 29 – Lethal Lockdown Main Event
This week's Impact featured the Lethal Lockdown Match with Lashley and EC3 leading their teams ahead of Bound for Glory, Rosemary took on Reby Hardy and DJZ defended the X division title against Eddie Edwards and more.
Sept. 29 The MMA Report – UFC 205 Card, Fight Network's Cody Saftic
John Pollock goes through the full UFC 205 card with Eddie Alvarez vs. Conor McGregor and a loaded lineup for MSG, Fight Network's Cody Saftic chats UFC 205, Jose Aldo's unhappiness and a preview of the UFC card in Portland this weekend and Twitter Q&A.
September 29 Edition of whtsNXT
Jason Agnew & Braden Herrington run down this week's NXT, including the announcement of the Dusty Classic Tag Team Tournament, Asuka vs Liv Morgan, Hideo Itami vs Lince Dorado, your feedback... and more!
Sept. 28 News Update: Billy Corgan Speaks About State of TNA Ownership
Smackdown rating up slightly, Billy Corgan speaks about the state of TNA's ownership and what is happening with BFG this weekend, UFC 205 lineup, Jose Aldo wants out of UFC contract, MVP & Alex Greenfield chat Presidential debate, lineup for No Mercy and more.
Review America: The First Debate with MVP & Alex Greenfield
Brian Mann and Nate Milton return to break down Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's first face to face meeting. They aren't alone though. MLW's Alex Greenfield and MVP join in for a discussion ranging from the 2016 campaign, racism in America, and Donald's desire to date his daughter.
Sept. 28 Edition of Review-A-Smackdown
John Pollock & Wai Ting review Tuesday night's episode of Smackdown from Cleveland with A.J. Styles vs. Dean Ambrose for the WWE title, some awful segments involving Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton, John Cena appears on Talking Smack, Pollock & Wai argue about UFC 205 and more.
U.S. Presidential Debate Leads to Lowest Raw Audience of 2016
Going up against massive competition with the first of three U.S. Presidential Debates, Raw did approximately 2,478,000 viewers for Monday's three-hour episode from Cincinnati.
Sept. 27 Review-A-Raw: "Besties of 7"
John Pollock & Wai Ting review Raw from Cincinnati, the fallout from Clash of Champions, Seth Rollins hurt, Cesaro and Sheamus team, title matches set for next week, Stephanie vs. Foley, Highlight Reel with Kevin Owens, your feedback and more.
Sept. 26 News Update: Raw Faces Big Competition from Debate Tonight
Huge competition facing Raw tonight, Jim Ross on The LAW, lineup for New Japan's King of Pro Wrestling with Shibata returning, Finn Balor stem cell treatment, Billy Corgan speaks on TNA, NXT books Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas and more.
Sept. 25 Edition of The LAW – WWE Clash of Champions, Jim Ross
Jason Agnew & John Pollock review the WWE Clash of Champions card and take your calls with reaction to the show, Jim Ross chats about his "Ringside" show coming to Toronto, Dave Meltzer joins us from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and your chance to win VIP passes to the Hamilton Comic Con.
WWE Clash of Champions Report – Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins
John Pollock runs through the WWE Clash of Champions events from Indianapolis with Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins for the Universal title, Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks vs. Bayley, Rusev vs. Roman Reigns and more.
NJPW Destruction in Kobe Report – Michael Elgin vs. Tetsuya Naito for IC Title
A full report from John Pollock on Sunday's Destruction in Kobe card with Michael Elgin defending the Intercontinental title against Tetsuya Naito, a replacement for Matt Sydal on the show as Adam Cole & The Young Bucks challenged for the NEVER six-man tag titles.
Sept. 24 News Update: Lesnar vs. Orton Rematch in Chicago
Randy Orton vs. Brock Lesnar rematch tonight, Impact does strong number, Michael Elgin vs. Tetsuya Naito headlines Destruction in Kobe, Cris "Cyborg" documentary with brutal weight cut, UFC Fight Night card, title fight added to UFC 205 along with Miesha Tate's return.
WWE Clash of Champions Preview with John Pollock & Jimmy Korderas
John Pollock & Jimmy Korderas go through this Sunday's WWE Clash of Champions card from Indianapolis with Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins for the Universal title, all the titles on the line, TJ Perkins' main roster debut and discussion of the build to the show.
Sept. 23 News Update: Chris Jericho Speaks About Brock Lesnar Story
Full WWE schedule with Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Orton this weekend, Chris Jericho addresses Brock Lesnar story, excellent EVOLVE video on Johnny Gargano, Cris "Cyborg" makes weight, Invicta card tonight, Cody Rhodes announced for Bound for Glory and more.
Jack Gallagher on the CWC, MMA Background, U.K. Scene
John Pollock speaks with Jack Gallagher about the Cruiserweight Classic, how he was contacted by the WWE, the finale card last week, the sports presentation, his MMA career and the rise of the U.K. scene.
Sept. 23 Edition of Bauer & Pollock
John Pollock & Court Bauer return to chat the state of WWE's television numbers, talent coming to the PC, Pat Patterson documentary, EVOLVE video on Johnny Gargano, the health of Katsuyori Shibata, Chael Sonnen signs with Bellator, Cody ______ announced for Bound for Glory and more.
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima Report – Kenny Omega vs. Yoshi-Hashi
A full report on Thursday's NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima card with Kenny Omega putting his Wrestle Kingdom title shot up for grabs against Yoshi-Hashi, Adam Cole defends the ROH title against Will Ospreay and more.
Impact Wrestling Report for Sept. 22 – Cody Rhodes Coming to Bound for Glory
This week's Impact featured the announcement that Cody Rhodes would appear at Bound for Glory, the Grand championship tournament continued and the main event featured Lashley & Mike Bennett against EC3 & Moose.
Sept. 22 The MMA Report feat. Cody Garbrandt, Lina Lansberg
John Pollock welcomes UFC bantamweight Cody Garbrandt to discuss his desire to fight Dominick Cruz and his lack of respect for the champion, plus Lina Lansberg discusses her UFC debut against Cris "Cyborg" Justino, Chael Sonnen signs with Bellator, UFC 205 update and more on this week's show.
Sept. 22 Edition of whtsNXT
Jason Agnew & Braden Herrington return to chat all things NXT, including the Nakamura injury angle, the cruiserweight crossover, looking ahead to "Takeover Toronto", your feedback... and more!
Sept. 21 News Update: TNA Debut Teaser, Smackdown Audience Down 14%
TNA teases the debut of Cody Rhodes, Smackdown rating falls 14%, preview of New Japan Destruction in Hiroshima card, Jim Ross coming to Toronto, problems with Cris Cyborg's weight cut, UFC 205 card issues, UFC hired Mick Maynard and more.
Sept. 21 Edition of Review-A-Smackdown
John Pollock & Wai Ting review Tuesday night's episode of Smackdown with Dean Ambrose pinning John Cena and cutting a big promo on Talking Smack, the return of American Alpha, another Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler title match and the announcement of next week's WWE title match.
Raw Continues to Struggle against Monday Night Football
Monday's episode of Raw was almost identical to last week's number with an approximate average of 2,680,000 watching the show.
Sept. 20 Review-A-Raw: "The Cruiser Wait is Over"
John Pollock & Wai Ting review Raw from Memphis, the introduction of the Cruiserweight division on Raw, matches added to Clash of Champions, a cage match between Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns, a preview of this weekend's card, SMASH Wrestling, your feedback and more.
Sept. 19 News Update: The Cruiserweights Come to Raw in Memphis
The cruiserweights scheduled for Raw tonight in Memphis, an update on Terry Funk, Jack Gallagher on The LAW, Katsuyori Shibata off tour due to injury, Eva Marie & Paige eligible to return, Al Iaquinta not happy with UFC pay, Cris Cyborg needs to cut 24 pounds this week and more.
Sept. 18 Edition of The LAW feat. Jack Gallagher
Jason Agnew & Dan "The Mouth" Lovranski welcome Jack Gallagher to the show to chat CWC, Dave Meltzer discusses TNA ownership, the WWE's cruiserweights, Paige / Alberto Del Rio and Chael Sonnen signing with Bellator MMA.
Sept. 18 News Update: Jack Gallagher Appears on The LAW Tonight
Jack Gallagher joins The LAW tonight, Terry Funk health issues and addresses Philly crowd, NY Post story on Billy Corgan attempting to buy TNA, Randy Orton cleared by WWE, Smash Wrestling report, Michael Johnson stops Dustin Poirier, Bellator 161 card with Chael Sonnen appearance and more.
Review America – Commander in Chief Forum with Brian Mann & Nate Milton
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Four Greeley residents and an Aurora woman have been indicted by a Weld County grand jury on a multitude of drug charges stemming from an alleged methamphetamine and oxycodone trafficking ring.
Donna Marceleno, 42; Maria Gutierrez, 50; Antonio Lerma, 49; Abel Regaldo, 43; and Yolanda Viveros, 32, face a combined 36 charges related to the alleged distribution of drugs in Weld County. The cases were investigated by the Weld County Drug Task Force.
The indictment, which was filed June 16, details 20 instances of drug sales between January and April of this year. In addition to general drug distribution charges, Gutierrez and Regaldo also face charges of selling near school grounds.
The four Greeley residents are in custody at the Weld County Jail, each held on bails of at least $50,000. An arrest warrant for Viveros, who lives in Aurora, is currently pending.

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Jerry Bader's last words on Belling
Green Bay talker Jerry Bader blogs in response to today's column on his squabble with Mark Belling:
"It was in that anger that I called Cuprisin (I called him seconds after the segment aired). This is the same temper that had me calling Belling names on-air and on my blog.
"Cuprisin characterized this as typical talk radio hyperbole. It's not all that typical for me. »Read Full Blog Post(5)
Rush on Sarah
Sarah Palin clearly didn't check with Rush Limbaugh before her Independence Day Eve stunner.
But even without a radio show over the weekend (and a golf vacation over the next week) Rush rushed out a statement:
"...Nobody in Palin's camp or Palin herself has said what the hell this is about and why she's doing this...
I don't think this precludes her running for office down the road, the presidency in 2012, at all." (12)
The return of Rosie O'Donnell
Sirius XM says Rosie's launching a two-hour a day talk show on the satellite radio service in the fall.
Here's the announcement: »Read Full Blog Post(11)
A surprising morning change at Chicago's WGN
Just a few months after moving John Williams to the morning drive-time slot, he's being moved to 9 to noon, and San Francisco radio host Greg Jarrett is taking the morning job. (5)
An interesting radio "trial"
Chicago's WGN-AM (720) takes on the disappearance of Stacy Peterson by airing the closing arguments in a mock trial of her husband, Drew Peterson, at 11 a.m. Central today for the murder of one of his previous wives, Kathleen Savio.
You can listen on-line.
Radio & Records folds
Want another sign of the problems in the radio and music businesses? Radio & Records is shutting down after 36 years. Its current owner is Nielsen. (7)
Kathy & Judy's last note
Here's what regular listeners to WGN's Kathy & Judy got in their e-mail in-box this morning:
WGN has issued a press release this morning to announce the cancellation of The Kathy and Judy Show. The reason for this special and last edition of the GirlfriendGram is so that you hear the news directly from us.
One of the things we've always talked about is change; nothing ever stays the same. And we always have to be ready to accept that, and to adjust to it. This is a big change for all of us.
Please know that the hardest part for us is losing the daily connection with you. For twenty years, you have opened your lives and your hearts on our show. That is what has made the experience so remarkable for all of us. And if we think about it, we have to remember how lucky we all have been – we've had two decades with each other, which is longer than many marriages! (Ours, at least.)
We'll remain available by e-mail at email@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com.
Please listen to the show today. We're planning to play a lot of highlights from past shows and to laugh a lot. We hope you'll do the same—right up until we play "The Way Old Friends Do" by ABBA (we've gotta tick Steve off one final time). Our final show will also be available after today on wgnradio.com.
Thank you. We love you guys.
Kathy and Judy
The final Kathy & Judy show
All the Rhondas and Vinces out there who missed the just-concluded final Kathy & Judy show on Chicago's WGN-AM (720) this morning, producer Beth Swierk reports that the audio of the three-hour Friday finale will be available On-line at least through the weekend.
And if you don't get the "Rhondas and Vinces" reference you weren't much of a Kathy & Judy listener. (1)
Change hits Chicago radio
I'm taking a couple days off, but I can't ignore the big stuff happening on the radio. Chicago's WGN-AM (720) has dumped its midday Kathy & Judy show after two decades.
There's no word yet on a replacement, but the station has given the pair a full final show which is wrapping up at this hour. They aren't taking calls, which is probably wise considering the anger from the countless "girlfriends" -- male and female -- as regular listeners are called.
WGN is easy to listen to in southeast Wisconsin and has a loyal audience north of the state line. The station is "changing direction," as they say. But it's likely there's also an economic component to the change. Money is the driving force in broadcasting, after all, especially in these troubled times. »Read Full Blog Post
Jane Matenaer signs off
Idol: More radio Gokey-mania
WMYX-FM (99.1), one of the two Milwaukee radio stations that Danny Gokey dropped by Friday, is turning its broadcast wrath on Entertainment Weekly after its cover story this week proclaiming Adam Lambert as "The most exciting 'American Idol' Contestant in Years."
The morning team will be shredding listeners' EW magazine covers and replacing them with a wacky "Entertainment Weakly" cover in the 7 a.m. hour. (2)
Belling: Giving credit where it's due
It's often difficult to determine who posted something on their blog first, but it looks like the first blogger to pick up on Mark Belling's funny little mistaken Kentucky Derby blognostication was a guy named James Wigderson.
That post is right here.
Wigderson is a righty blogger, not one of the lefties who picked it up later, ultimately getting into the hands of the state Democratic leadership, which decided to have fun with the whole thing. »Read Full Blog Post(10)
"Ludicrous," as Belling would say
The only thing funnier than the Belling vow to vote for Jim Doyle if Mine That Bird won the Kentucky Derby is the intensity of the dozens of commenters who somehow think any of this the least bit serious.
No, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin wasn't serious when it sent Belling a membership card. Party chair Joe Wineke was having fun at Belling's expense.
No, nobody really expects him to vote for Doyle. Besides, how would you know. Last time I checked we still had a secret ballot. And, no one expects him to stop gambling on the horses either as he said in his race prediction. »Read Full Blog Post(6)
Belling's mailbox
If you're interested in background on today's story about Mark Belling's Kentucky Derby prediction, here's the complete text of the e-mail sent to him by Joe Wineke, head of the state Dems:
Mr. Belling: »Read Full Blog Post(18)
Belling's Derby prediction
A bunch of folks, including the Wisconsin Democratic Party, are circulating this link to Mark Belling's predictions in Saturday's Kentucky Derby, pointing specifically to this prognostication:
#8 MINE THAT BIRD---If this horse wins, I'll never bet on another race and will vote for Jim Doyle for reelection.
Of course, Mine that Bird did win the Derby. (15)
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Clear Channel: Jj's goodbye
I gave axed Brew afternoon guy Jj Gerard the chance to say goodbye to listeners.
He offered this:
"Thanks for letting me be a part of your life for the past 4 and a half years. »Read Full Blog Post
Clear Channel: A couple more names
Scott Aebly's WRIT-FM (95.7) 7-midnight show is another casualty of the Clear Channel cuts.
The WRIT Web site shows has removed the names of all hosts from time slots other than the morning show -- which fits in with the word that Clear Channel plans to centrally program most music stations other than morning drive time.
Meanwhile, the WMIL Web site shows Amy Foxx's evening slot and Mark Richards' afternoon drive slot open. I don't have confirmation yet on Richards' departure.
UPDATE: JJ Gerard is out of the afternoon drive slot on The Brew. (12)
Clear Channel: Amy Foxx out at WMIL
The second name I have on Clear Channel's Milwaukee axings is Amy Foxx, the 7 p.m-to-midnight voice on WMIL-FM (106.1).
The Clear Channel axe falls
A long-expected second round of national layoffs by Clear Channel is hitting today. The first reported Milwaukee firing is Jeff Lynn, program director at WRIT-FM (95.7) and WQBW-FM (97.3)
He posted this message on his Facebook page: "Jeff Lynn...come on down.. you're the latest winner of the John Hogan axe. Here's your lovely parting gift. After six years service don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out."
Update: Here's a little background on what's going on at Clear Channel. (6)


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Pulp Football Picks
To hell with the news. I'm going football today.
Last week, I bet six games and won four, a moderate success at best. This week, I'm gonna pick six games, based on a mix of the best games and what I think are sure winners. Take my lead at your peril.
Here they are:
1. San Diego (-5) at Green Bay Okay, I picked the Packers to do well this year based on a feeling about Brett Favre. And I'm sticking with it. This game is going to be a good one -- and God knows S.D. is due for a win. But I believe the five points given to the Pack is gonna be enough. Pick: Green Bay
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3. Miami at Jets (-3) I don't like betting against the Dolphins, especially when they're playing the Jets, but dammit, they're in disarray. I can't in good faith put my money on them this week. That said, the defense, even without Zach Thomas, is due to make some big plays. Hope I'm wrong on this one. Pick: Jets
4. Giants at Washington (-3.5) Jason Campbell showed me something I didn't expect against to beat Philly last week. Dude's got star potential. The Giants have sucked so far. This is going to be a close game, which makes me want to lean toward NY and the points. But I'm going to resist that. Pick: Washington
5. Dallas at Chicago (-3) Two top-notch teams going at it here, but the Chicago defense is gonna make Romo and his O wish they were somewhere else, anywhere else on Sunday night. Even with the erratic and sometimes insufferable Grossman, Chi will put up enough points up to cover. Pick: Chicago
6. Tennessee (-4) at New Orleans. One of my good picks last week was Tampa Bay over the Saints (the Jeff Garcia effect, baby). This week Brees and Bush are going to finally have some fun and get off the schneid. Pick: New Orleans
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When my husband and I were dating, there were certain topics that both of us would tiptoe around when we'd get together for family gatherings. Bunches of his relatives were way, way into televangelists. So the topic of televangelists would come up, and I'd drft into the kitchen to check on the roast, or mention a pear-and-cranberry crisp recipe my mom had sent me. A few of his relatives liked to debate (or just bait) people like me on the topic of religion, and I'd try to be cool, but sometimes my feisty twenty-seven-year-old self would get up in a high dudgeon and then it wasn't so cool. But for the most part, I viewed those get-togethers as tests of patience and forbearance. As they like to say here in Boulder, "Don't be attached."
In 1990 the company I worked for made an acqusition, a software company in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was a big privilege to go to Baton Rouge on business trips because the people in the software company were the coolest, and of course the food in Baton Rouge is out of this world. I went there a lot. Every time I'd travel to Baton Rouge, one of the very gracious software folks would offer to show me around, and I'd take a driving tour with them, and I always wanted to go to the same place: the Jimmy Swaggart Bible College. The Bible College was going strong back then. It had neat, modern buildings, albeit poured-concrete and sort of Soviet-looking, and a tidy, well-lit student bookstore, which was my number one destination. The bookstore at any given time would be full of impossibly cheerful, blond and well-scrubbed twenty-year-olds, plus me. I'd stand in line, smiling and trying to blend, like Joe Pesci in "My Cousin Vinny," with a stack of Jimmy Swaggart Bible College sweatshirts in my arms.
Those sweatshirts were gold! You'd go to a party in Chicago wearing one of these sweatshirts, and everyone would get jealous and want to know how to get one, too. They were the thing. People would say "Where the heck did you get that sweatshirt?" They didn't believe there was a real Jimmy Swaggart Bible College, but of course there was.
The funniest thing was that when I'd go on my tour of Baton Rouge and stop in at the Bible College bookstore, I'd always see at least one of my Chicago co-workers standing there in line, too, with his or her own stack of Jimmy Swaggart Bible College sweatshirts. We'd have to smile sheepishly at one another because, of course, we were doing our shopping during business hours – we could have been at work – but those sweatshirts were the schwag we had to have. Maybe we intuited that the Bible College was only going to have a brief, shining moment to exist, before its founder found his ignominious destiny.
Something happened to my sweatshirts over the years — I certainly don't have one anymore. But not long ago I got an email message from a guy that caused me to recall those Baton Rouge, sweatshirt-buying expeditions. I'd written a column for Business Week online denouncing my least-favorite corporate HR practice, namely, forced-ranking systems. These are the disgusting performance-review programs that force managers to rank their employees every year on a best-to-worst scale. Don't even get me started about forced-ranking systems, which are the opposite of management programs. They're vile, ineffective, and cowardly, if you want my opinion. But anyway, I said more or less the same thing in this story on the Business Week website, and a gentleman wrote to me about that.
Evidently this guy had written a book about forced-ranking systems, and he wanted to change my negative view. He said "You say that forced-ranking systems depress teamwork. I've solved that problem: you just add a metric in your forced-ranking system that evaluates people's teamwork!" Oh, Lordy. So even though the whole forced-ranking idea is "dog eat dog, every man for himself" and even though the logic of the thing is that only one person can be in first place, one in second place, etc.., all the way down to Joe the Loser, you can overcome that crushing obstacle by evaluating people on their teamwork!!? How cheery, how chipper, and yet how idiotic. So anyway, this guy is trying to talk me out of my somewhat negative views of forced-ranking systems, because, you know, he wrote a book about 'em, and here's what he says:
"Now, I don't expect you to beat your breast like Jimmy Swaggart and say 'I have sinned,' but maybe you could say that you were mistaken?"
This is in an email message. Do I know the guy? No. He wrote a book. Has he sold me on his point of view, in his email message? Not in the slightest. So he draws me this word picture — it's not like I want you to behave like a disgraced evangelical televangelist who was caught with a hooker or anything — nothing like that — just maybe, you could say you were mistaken? Because, you know, I wrote this book, and not only that, I'm sending you this email. So, you see.
Just say "I was wrong." I was wrong about forced-ranking. A guy that wrote a book, he sent me a message, and he turned me around. Got me pointed in the right direction. Thank you, guy. Thank you for showing me the light. Now, how much do you want for that Jimmy Swaggart Bible College sweatshirt? I know a guy in Chicago'll pay fifty bucks for it.


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At the risk of unduly prolonging the argument on what is meant by a complete gastrointestinal examination: Dr. Gregory Connell in his letter published February 22 raises a perfectly good point—that the gastrointestinal tract is an entity and should be examined as such. My letter published January 18 does not imply the espousal of incomplete examinations. However, the complete gastrointestinal examination takes time and money to do, and my complaint was directed at the physician whose conception of a "g-i" is an examination of the stomach only, who has told the patient it will involve only a short time and who has probably prepared the patient for a fee which would not pay for the cost of the films alone if a proper examination of the complete tract is to be done. Under the setup that governs our practice, all discussion aside as to the merits of
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Automotive Aerodynamicsby Joseph Katz
Automotive Aerodynamics Joseph Katz, San Diego State University, USA The automobile is an icon of modern technology because it includes most aspects of modern engineering, and it offers an exciting approach to engineering education. Of course there are many existing books on introductory fluid/aero dynamics but the majority of these are too long, focussed on aerospace and don't adequately cover the basics. Therefore, there is room and a need for a concise, introductory textbook in this area. Automotive Aerodynamics fulfils this need and is an introductory textbook intended as a first course in the complex field of aero/fluid mechanics for engineering students. It introduces basic concepts and fluid properties, and covers fluid dynamic equations. Examples of automotive aerodynamics are included and the principles of computational fluid dynamics are introduced. This text also includes topics such as aeroacoustics and heat transfer which are important to engineering students and are closely related to the main topic of aero/fluid mechanics. This textbook contains complex mathematics, which not only serve as the foundation for future studies but also provide a road map for the present text. As the chapters evolve, focus is placed on more applicable examples, which can be solved in class using elementary algebra. The approach taken is designed to make the mathematics more approachable and easier to understand. Key features: * Concise textbook which provides an introduction to fluid mechanics and aerodynamics, with automotive applications * Written by a leading author in the field who has experience working with motor sports teams in industry * Explains basic concepts and equations before progressing to cover more advanced topics * Covers internal and external flows for automotive applications * Covers emerging areas of aeroacoustics and heat transfer Automotive Aerodynamics is a must-have textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in automotive and mechanical engineering, and is also a concise reference for engineers in industry.
Introductory Fluid Mechanicsby Joseph Katz
The objective of this introductory text is to familiarise students with the basic elements of fluid mechanics so that they will be familiar with the jargon of the discipline and the expected results. At the same time, this book serves as a long-term reference text, contrary to the oversimplified approach occasionally used for such introductory courses. The second objective is to provide a comprehensive foundation for more advanced courses in fluid mechanics (within disciplines such as mechanical or aerospace engineering). In order to avoid confusing the students, the governing equations are introduced early, and the assumptions leading to the various models are clearly presented. This provides a logical hierarchy and explains the interconnectivity between the various models. Supporting examples demonstrate the principles and provide engineering analysis tools for many engineering calculations.
Low-Speed Aerodynamicsby Joseph Katz Allen Plotkin
Low-Speed Aerodynamics is important in the design and operation of aircraft flying at low Mach number, as well as for ground and marine vehicles. This book offers a modern treatment of the subject, both the theory of inviscid, incompressible, and irrotational aerodynamics and the computational techniques now available to solve complex problems. A unique feature of the text is the computational approach (from a single vortex element to a three-dimensional panel formulation) interwoven throughout. Thus, the reader can learn about classical methods to solve real world aerodynamics problems. This second edition includes a new chapter on the laminar boundary layer, the latest versions of computational technique, and additional coverage of interaction problems. It includes a systematic treatment of two-dimensional panel methods and a detailed presentation of computational techniques for three-dimensional and unsteady flows. With extensive illustrations and examples, this book will be useful for senior and beginning graduate-level courses as well as a useful reference for practicing engineers. Book jacket.
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Economics of Gaming: Get Your Hands Off My Wii! (Part 3)
"Sales in thousands in US only...ie 500 = 500,000 units"
The Begining of The End?
Welcome to the final part of my first Economics of Gaming entry. In part two, we came to the conclusion that the Nintendo Wii had not been stealing customers from the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, but had in fact tapped a new market of casual gamers who typically had never even owned a console before. We came to this conclusion be noticing that Wii sales were rising while Xbox and PS3 sales remained steady. Also we noted that sales of games like Wii Sports and Wii Play were exceptionally higher than any other titles, like Super Mario Galaxy 2 or Super Smash Bro's Brawl, showing that consumers were buying the Wii for the party games and motion controls, and not for the single player (more hardcore) aspect.
I would like to enter the 2009 fiscal year with a question. Is the Wii a gimmick? There has been quite a big debate over this issue since before the release of the Wii. We know that people want it. Sales are through the roof every year, but how can we tell if consumers are playing the Wii or sticking it in a corner to collect dust a couple months after purchase? As always, the answers lie within the numbers. You would think that a consumer who is constantly using the Wii would purchase new games throughout the year for the console, so if we see that the sales of first party titles drops exceptionally low in comparison to the games of other consoles in non-holiday times (non-gifted games), we can come to the conclusion that the Wii becomes obsolete after a short period of use.
But it isn't that simple...We already came to the conclusion that the majority of consumers buy the Wii for Wii fitness, sports, and play, so how can we truely know if the Wii is collecting dust or not? When in doubt, it is always a good idea to take a look at public opinion. If you put in a Google search for "Is the Wii collecting dust?", you will get hundreds of results on the topic. It is important to keep in mind that these articles are not definitive answers, but the opinions of a few people, so they cannot be used to express the feelings of the majority of Wii consumers. Just think of the public opinions as a kind of tie-breaker in this case.
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In the many articles and reviews that I read in regards to the Wii, consumers are making a point to say that they ARE getting bored of their console quickly, and often resell them or stick them in a corner after a couple months of use. I could not track down resale numbers for the Wii (it is an extremely difficult number to calculate, if not near impossible), but we can take a look at game sales throughout the summer of 2009. In December of 2009, Nintendo vastly outsold its competition in both the hardware and sofware categories. The top selling games of the holiday season were as follows (numbers taken from vgsales):
- New Super Mario Bros (Wii) 2.82M
- Wii Fit Plus (Wii) 2.41M
- Wii Sports Resort (Wii) 1.79M
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360) 1.63M
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3) 1.12M
- Wii Play (Wii) 1.01M
- Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 936.1K
Nintendo titles hugely outsell the Xbox and PS3, occupying an unprecidented five of the top seven spots. Now, lets take a look at the top numbers from May of 2010.
- Red Dead Redemption (360) 945.9K
- Red Dead Redemption (PS3) 567.1K
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) 563.9K
- UFC 2010: Undisputed (360) 221.1K
- UFC 2010: Undisputed (PS3) 192.3K
- Wii Fit Plus (Wii) - number of sales unavailable
- New Super Mario Bros (Wii) 183K Super Mario Galaxy 2
Even with the release of the highly anticipated and critically acclaimed sequel, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Wii titles are no where near as dominant over the competition as they were during the holiday season. Meanwhile, old games like Wii Fit Plus and New Super Mario Bros are still in the top 7. Consumers are recieving games as gifts, along with the Wii, and are not really buying anymore titles for it throughout the spring and summer. The fact that old Wii games occupy two of the three Nintendo spots in May '10 means that people who have recently bought the Wii are buying these games. If they had purchased the Wii in, lets say December '08, they would have already bought the titles sometime closer to release, or passed on it entirely due to lack of interest. Price cuts do spur sales, however Wii Fit Plus released in June '09, and there were probably price cuts already during the holiday season depending on the location it was sold.
Judging by this data, I am comming to the conclusion that the Wii has indeed been somewhat of a gimmick as opposed to a serious console that gamers dedicate themselves to...so what? The Wii is still selling like crazy nearly four years later, who cares if the gamers are not dedicated to it? Well, it has become evident over the past several months that Nintendo does. Had it not been for a $50 price cut in December '09, Wii sales would have most likely been far lower than they were. On top of that, we are seeing Nintendo scramble to please the hardcore gamer. Here is a short list of single player only game titles oriented towards hardcore gamers that are set to release in 2010 - 2011.
- Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
- Epic Mickey
- Kirby's Epic Yarn
- Sin and Punishment: Star Successor
- Metroid: Other M
- Red Steel 2
- The Conduit 2
As Nintendo becomes more and more threatened by the development of Microsoft Kinect and Playstation Move, they will most likely try to reach as many different types of gamers as possible. Needless to say, the release of motion controls for the 360 and PS3 will massively hurt the sales of Nintendo games and hardware, so they are announcing more and more exclusive titles to keep people with the Wii. On the other hand, because the motion controls for other systems will be more expensive than the Wii, we could still see Nintendo maintaining a very strong casual following. We won't know much until several months after the release of Kinect and Move, it is clear that the Nintendo Wii is on the decline. Nintendo is sitting high above the competition, and has everything to lose in the next year or two. I think that the only things that can save the Wii in the upcomming years will be their exlusive titles.
- Kamasama, . "NDP 2009 Sales Figures." VGSales. 2010. Web. .
Thanks for reading my first edition of Economics in Gaming focusing on the Wii! Depending on the reception this article recieves, I will or will not turn this into a weekly or bi-weekly release. I hope you all enjoyed it, and as always feel free to post any comments below. Also, if you have any requests for my next edition, do not hesitate to either send them to me by private message or through the comments.
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BMI View: Despite the recent improvement in Spanish banks' profitability, the country's banking sector faces an uphill battle to contain growing bad debts and collapsing client loan growth. With deposits growt h likely to remain sluggish over the coming quarters, w e forecast client loans to contract by 8.1% in 2013 and 3.5% in 2014, and stress that threat of the banking sector requiring further capital injection s has not yet completely subsided.
Following the recent release of data that showed Spanish banks' profitability improved significantly in H113, we believe the risk of the sector drawing down more funds from the EUR100bn bailout agreed with the ECB in 2012 has subsided for the time being. Banking sector profits have been boosted by lower provisioning from the transfer of impaired property assets to SAREB, Spain's bad bank, which was created as a condition of the EUR41.3bn loaned to the sector by the Spanish authorities.
The bailout has helped to clear some of the backlog of foreclosed homes and bad loans clogging up the banking system after the collapse of the country's construction boom, enabling bailed-out Bankia to post a EUR200mn profit in H113, bouncing back from a EUR16.5bn loss in 2012, the largest loss of any bank globally that year. Spain's second largest bank, BBVA, posted a net profit of EUR1.2bn in Q213, from a EUR505mn loss in the same period last year, while Sabadell's profits jumped 37.0% against this backdrop.
|Banking Sector Consolidation To Continue
|Spain - Banking Sector Assets
Despite improving profits, we caution that the health of Spain's banking sector will be undermined by deteriorating asset quality and collapsing loan growth over the next few quarters, ensuring that the threat of further government capitalisation remains a possibility for some time to come. We expect the banking sector to continue shrinking in 2013 and 2014, as collapsing deposits and higher capital provisions restricts banks' ability to lend. This trend has been playing out in 2013, with bank assets contracting by 8.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) in June, contributing to the banking sector shrinking from 340.9% of GDP in June 2012 to 307.1% of GDP a year later.
|Spain - Banking Sector Loans, % chg y-o-y (LHS)
The main driver of the shrinking banking sector will be declining client loans, which contracted 14.2% y-o-y in June, from 12.7% y-o-y in May. We revise our forecast for client loans to shrink by 8.1% in 2013 and 3.5% in 2014, from 5.1% and 1.5% previously, against the backdrop of a more significant slowdown in deposit growth going forward, which will restricting banks' ability to lend.
We forecast client deposits to contract by 5.0% in 2013 and 1.0% in 2014, as stubbornly high employment, falling real wages and collapsing disposable incomes restricts household's ability to save. In June, deposits shrunk 9.7% y-o-y, from 3.9% in January, as the country's severe economic downturn dragged on. While we expect Spain's economic recovery to begin picking up steam in 2014 (we forecast real GDP growth of -1.7% in 2013 and 0.3% in 2014), we caution that the severity of the country's economic crisis will ensure that deposit growth remains anaemic for some time to come. We expect unemployment to remain above 20% until 2018 at the earliest, and do not see real wages recovering anytime soon. We believe these dynamics will contribute to weak deposit growth weighing on bank's ability to lend, keeping a lid on profit growth and ensuring that the sector's consolidation continues over the next few quarters.
|Loans Falling Faster Than Deposits
|Spain - Banking Sector Loans and Deposits, % chg y-o-y
Nevertheless, as loan growth has been collapsing more quickly than deposit growth over the past few months (see above chart), the country's loan-to-deposit ratio has fallen from 94% in November 2012 to 88% in June 2013, implying that the banking sector's ability to cover any unforeseen funding requirements in gradually improving.
|Deposits Weak, But LTD Improving
|Spain - Banking Sector Deposits, % chg y-o-y (LHS) and Loan-To-Deposit Ratio, % (RHS)
Asset Quality To Deteriorate Further
We have long argued that asset quality would continue deteriorating in 2013, due to unfavourable economic conditions reducing the ability of mortgage holders to repay their debts, made worse by collapsing house prices. The banking sector's non-performing loan (NPL) ratio reached 11.6% of total loans in June 2013 - its highest ever level - topping the previous high of 11.4% in November 2012. The recent rise comes against the backdrop of the NPL ratio falling to 10.4% in December 2012, largely as a result of the transfer of souring real estate assets to SAREB at the end of the year. With Spain's gradual economic recovery unlikely to translate into improved household finances for some time to come, and with house prices likely to continue falling over the coming quarters (in Q213 there were 3.4mn empty households in Spain, over 14.1% of the total housing stock), we see little reason to believe asset quality will begin improving significantly anytime soon.
With banks needing to retain a significant proportion of their retained earnings as capital buffers, we believe deteriorating asset quality will prevent a more significant improvement in banking sector profitability in 2013 and 2014. Furthermore, although the banking sectors Tier 1 capital adequacy ratio was 11.0% at end-2012, we believe this figure fails to adequately recognise the level of risk stemming from the sectors declining asset quality. Rather than write down losses on many of the non-performing loans on their books, many of Spain's banks have extended or refinanced them, even in situations where borrowers are unlikely to be able to pay them back. Spanish banks have refinanced 14.0% of total loans (EUR202.2bn), with over 37% of these restructured loans classified as 'doubtful' and 21% as 'substandard'.
However, with the Bank of Spain (BDE) announcing in May that banks will have until September to reclassify all restructured loans according in accordance with tougher guidelines, we believe the NPL ratio will continue rising into H213. The rules will see banks reclassify some of these loans currently classified as 'normal', forcing banks to increase loan-loss provisions, which are likely to weigh further on loan growth and retained earnings going forward.
Risks To Outlook
Although we believe the banking sector's improving profitability has slightly reduced the risk of the sector needing to draw-down more funds from the EUR100bn bailout for now, we stress that a slower-than-expected economic recovery over the coming quarters would undoubtedly weigh on deposit growth and asset quality going forward. In such a scenario, banks would be forced to divert an even greater proportion of their profits towards loan loss provisioning and could be tempted to cut lending even further. Accordingly, we would look to downgrade our forecasts for asset and client loan growth in 2013 and 2014, and believe the need for some banks to raise further capital could force the government to draw down more funds from the total granted by the EU in this situation.


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- 8 pounds whole shrimp
- 1/2 pound butter
- 1 cup olive oil
- 8 ounces chili sauce
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 lemons, sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons oregano
- 2 teaspoons red pepper
- 1 teaspoon Tabasco
- 3 tablespoons liquid smoke
- salt and pepper to taste
- Wash shrimp. Spread out in shallow pan.
- Combine ingredients in sauce pan over low heat and pour over shrimp. Refrigerate. Baste and turn shrimp every 30 minutes while refrigerated for several hours.
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Your discretion is precious in that it allows you to serve as a confidant to those who care about you even when the information you receive could be valuable to you in other ways. Many people find the temptation to tell others' secrets too strong to resist and lose loved ones as a result of their unbridled gregariousness. We can be sure that we do not suffer a similar fate by endeavoring to be as trustworthy as possible when we find ourselves on the receiving end of revelations concerning our relatives or friends. Though we may ardently wish for an opportunity to unburden ourselves on another, we should always be cognizant of the fact that the faith of our loved ones lies at the heart of the secrets with which they have entrusted us. Your diplomatic and discreet approach to information passed in confidence will help you live up to the trust others place in you today.
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Arum Comments on Team Pacquiao Changes, Rumors
By Michael Marley
Breathless press releases and related reports and a swirl of rumors make it sound as all business operations including boxing contracts involving Pinoy Idol Manny Pacquiao have been usurped a by a crew of number-crunching accountants from Los Angeles.
Those with the wildest imaginations want it to seem as though Team Pacquiao has just been taken over in a bloodless coup d'etat reminiscent of some banana republic.
There is plenty of smoke, fire and ire in and round Pacman's Innter Circle, this is true, and things will heat up even more when controversial Canadian adviser Michael Koncz lands in Manila Thursday morning.
But, according to promoter Bob Arum who interrupted his South of France summer vacation to speak with me, the more things change the more they stay the same.
Meaning, the more things change in Pacland, the more they will stay the same. Arum is not sweating a release put out by convicted armed robber/former LA County court bailiff and longtime steroid abuser with an obsession to become a famed bodybuilder Timothy James Sladeck.
In the release on the so-called "official" Pacquiao website MP8, the ex-convict who got caught after robbing a jewelry store mainly because he left a cowboy hat at the scene of the crime announced that a businessman named Michael Lodge and his company VisionQwest Resource Group Inc. and VisionQwest Accountancy will "handle all accounting, personal and business tax, audits and examinations, as well all contract reviews."
Nowhere does it say that these bean counters or anyone working at their behest will be negotiatining Pacquiao fight contracts with Arum's Top Rank.
"All these guys, it's nothing new, they've been around with Manny," Arum said Wednesday. "They are nice guys. None of them do or can do what Michael Koncz does for Manny.
"What they do is something different."
I asked Arum who the "boxing expert" might be who has been hired by the bean counters in conjunction with the obsessive-complusive ex-juicehead Sladeck (who now uses the name Timothy James publicly).
"I don't know," the 79 year old Arum said. "Oh, wait, yes I do, they've got some broken down guy out of orange County, a guy named Castillo who was handling (the late) Edwin Valero."
I asked Arum if the accountants or Castillo would affect Koncz's role with Pacquiao for whom Koncz has been a loyal liege for years.
"I don't think so, I mean Manny did not hire him (Castillo)," Arum said.
More to come on the Revolution In Pacland on why Sladeck is the most dangerous person in Pacquiao's extended circle.
Edgar, here is a link to an article I found that basically explains my position..... [url]http://www.fighthype.com/pages/content10371.html?PHPSESSID=1782b433715af2455f4c477fe5713cfc[/url] This move will enable Manny to get rid of some of the deadwood, impersonally. Which is always much easier :D It will also ensure…Comment by LeadUppercut on 07-22-2011
[QUOTE=edgarg;10875818]If you think so you must be crazy. However i don't think you're crazy sdo you may have a reason not disclosed as yet. [B]How would putting a jailbird in charge[/B] of your vast finacial empire be a good thing,…Comment by LeadUppercut on 07-22-2011
[QUOTE=Brother Jay;10873166]Ahhh but Brother Uppercut ... where's the showmanship in that? Floyd is not a simple cut and dry fighter. Floyd's picked up a flare for the dramatic during his time at WWE. Let's be honest: How much have you…Comment by edgarg on 07-21-2011
[QUOTE=ИATAS206;10871121]damn, this is a very trashy and terribly written article. Is this what boxingscene is becoming? I hope not.[/QUOTE] BoxingScene became this long ago, I'm so sorry to have to say. I keep complaining about it, with no success.Comment by edgarg on 07-21-2011
[QUOTE=LeadUppercut;10871355]This cannot be viewed as anything but a positive move for Manny. It is about time that MP had tighter control over his assets/resume/career, but also over his business interests. Despite the concerns over James' background, this could only be…Post a Comment - View More User Comments (51)


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Its nice to look at but don't try to drive it. The front pump on the transmission was leaking within 2300 miles and im on the second power steering unit. Good thing theres a 100,000 mile warrenty on this things im gonna need it.
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Three weeks into 2013 and Wall Street's celebratory mood continues unabated, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at a new five-year high, and the broad market rose 1%.
The rally was undeterred by poorly acting technology and financial sectors, which, in turn, were hurt by less than stellar fourth-quarter earnings reports. Stocks received a boost from a Republican proposal extending the federal debt limit by three months.
The market managed to push through a previous intraday high set last September, a bullish technical sign that increases the potential in coming weeks for another leg up from investors who fear being left behind after the 4% rise this year.
Last week, the Dow rose 1.2%, or 161 points, to 13,649.70, the highest close since December 10, 2007 and just 4% from its all-time high. The Dow is off to its best yearly start since 1997.
The Standard and Poor's 500 index gained 14, or 1%, to 1485.98, and is 5% below its all-time highs of 1565, reached in 2007. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite added nine points, or 0.3%, closing at 3134.71.
The market remains focused on what is and isn't coming out of Washington, says Cameron Hinds, a regional chief investment officer at Wells Fargo Private Bank. The end-of-week boost was prompted by talk of a bill from Republicans to push the debt-ceiling deadline to about mid-April, he says.
That would be a short-term answer, and "ultimately volatility is going to pick up as we get closer to the [late February] deadlines for the debt ceiling and federal budgetary spending reductions," Hinds adds.
Among big names reporting last week, Citigroup C 3.1222707423580784% Citigroup Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD47.23 1.43 3.1222707423580784% /Date(1475269210055-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 24796244 AFTER HOURS USD47.31 0.08 0.16938386618674572% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 766840 P/E Ratio 10.01845448953185 Market Cap 137220813796.978 Dividend Yield 1.3550709294939658% Rev. per Employee 368502 More quote details and news » (ticker: C) missed fourth-quarter profit expectations, while earnings fell at Bank of America BAC 3.232189973614776% Bank of America Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD15.65 0.49 3.232189973614776% /Date(1475269217793-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 112576480 AFTER HOURS USD15.67 0.02 0.12779552715654952% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6852204 P/E Ratio 13.497197067701595 Market Cap 159705113050.537 Dividend Yield 1.9169329073482428% Rev. per Employee 431596 More quote details and news » (BAC). In the tech sector, giant chip maker Intel intc 1.152197213290461% Intel Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD37.75 0.43 1.152197213290461% /Date(1475269200127-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 22703253 AFTER HOURS USD37.75 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1576053 P/E Ratio 18.23671497584541 Market Cap 178595250000 Dividend Yield 2.7549668874172184% Rev. per Employee 527624 More quote details and news » (INTC) recorded a 27% drop in fourth-quarter earnings, due to lower PC sales. Meanwhile, Apple aapl 0.7755393118202888% Apple Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD113.05 0.87 0.7755393118202888% /Date(1475269200474-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 34283649 AFTER HOURS USD113.05 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2095457 P/E Ratio 13.20677570093458 Market Cap 609163483021.371 Dividend Yield 2.0168067226890756% Rev. per Employee 1990500 More quote details and news » (AAPL) shares continued their descent, falling 4% to $500. (More on that below.)
With the market at highs, investors should beware the potential for a D.C.-based quick and nasty pullback, though that could come from much higher levels, given the strength of positive investor sentiment.
The market continues to defy the skeptics, and its technical patterns remain strongly bullish, says Andre Jude Bakhos, director of market analytics at Lek Securities. Those investors who dread getting in at a market top might soon overcome fears of growing underperformance, he adds.
AFTER THE TERRIBLE FOURTH quarter for Apple's stock, there's plenty of chatter about how cheap it looks. At Friday's close of $500, Apple is down 29% from its high of $702, hit on Sept. 19, and is—hard to believe—the fourth-worst performer in the S&P 500 since that day. Apple's market cap is now $470 billion, down from $626 billion.
Meanwhile, without any help from its biggest stock, the S&P 500 has rallied beyond its own Sept. 14 high. Had Apple's shares merely remained flat, the broad market could be approaching all-time highs, according to Bespoke Investment Group.
Money managers are befuddled. Why does Apple, with its unrivaled combination of earnings and brand power, trade significantly below the market multiple? It changes hands at a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.3 times consensus expectations of $48.49 per share in September-ending fiscal 2013. More importantly, the P/E multiple has been low for a while: 10 to 15 times throughout 2012.
"Everyone in the world knows about its products and the company," says Aaron Cohen, president of money manager Financial Partners Capital Management, which bought Apple shares last week. "Everyone loved it, yet it traded at 10 times….How could it be so undervalued?" he asks.
Cohen looked at the moves of highly popular mega-caps over the past two decades and found that when a company's stock-market capitalization neared 5% of the S&P 500 index's total market value, it typically marked a percentage high that wasn't subsequently regained. (See chart above.) This happened regardless of the industry, the expected rate of earnings growth, and where the company was in its cycle, he says.
For example, both General Electric GE 0.3047748052827633% General Electric Co. U.S.: NYSE USD29.62 0.09 0.3047748052827633% /Date(1475269274951-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 33314847 AFTER HOURS USD29.65 0.03 0.1012829169480081% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2805193 P/E Ratio 25.250746890462356 Market Cap 265431740782.285 Dividend Yield 3.1060094530722484% Rev. per Employee 367748 More quote details and news » (GE) and ExxonMobil XOM 0.9484154522322461% Exxon Mobil Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD87.28 0.82 0.9484154522322461% /Date(1475269309492-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 14819239 AFTER HOURS USD87.21 -0.07 -0.08020164986251145% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1142267 P/E Ratio 34.63492063492063 Market Cap 361919598414.734 Dividend Yield 3.4372135655362053% Rev. per Employee 2716960 More quote details and news » (XOM) neared the 5% level in the third quarter of 2000 and the first quarter of 2009, respectively, before dropping back. IBM IBM 0.4680285876921131% International Business Machines Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD158.85 0.74 0.4680285876921131% /Date(1475269282541-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3389840 AFTER HOURS USD159.1 0.25 0.15738117721120554% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 207038 P/E Ratio 12.85090203058005 Market Cap 151835824303.247 Dividend Yield 3.525338369531004% Rev. per Employee 212467 More quote details and news » (IBM) got as high as 6% at the end of 1985. That preceded a long down period in terms of its percentage of the S&P's market value.
Not only was Apple a mega-cap darling, one of few each decade, it was almost in an asset class of its own. So why has it stayed cheap?
That giant size might be to blame. Apple's inability to get its P/E above 15 last year was a case of a stock done in by its huge popularity, Cohen argues. At $700, Apple's market value was almost 5% of the S&P 500's.
Investors, particularly professionals, diversify their portfolios, and few are willing to commit more than 6%-7% of their portfolios to one stock, Cohen says. Not everyone can own Apple, and at a certain point, "there was nobody left to buy the stock" who didn't already have a full position, he adds.
Moreover, Cohen maintains, Apple's hitting $700 probably had little to do with P/E. Given its unrivaled popularity, he argues, the stock could have reached that level even if Apple had earned "only" $30 a share in fiscal 2012, instead of the $44.15 it did. An EPS of $30 would have awarded the shares a P/E of 23 times. "No one would have balked" at that, he says, because plenty of lesser technology companies sport much higher multiples. Apple is expected to report its fiscal first-quarter results Wednesday.
What about the future? Apple remains cheap. It has no debt, and 25% of its market value is cash—about $121 billion at the end of fiscal 2012. The P/E is 10. The company still makes great products. Hard to argue that it's anything but cheap. But in the near term, investors who were overweight Apple could still be unwinding their holdings, regardless of the low P/E.
The historical data on mega-caps don't indicate that Apple's stock price won't rise, but they do suggest that the market would have to be significantly higher for Apple to surpass its old high.
According to Cohen, the way to get the stock moving is via a large special dividend, something that Apple easily could afford. The low P/E shows that investors aren't giving it much credit for the cash it holds anyway, so the company might as well return it to shareholders, he contends. Cohen thinks Apple could easily part with $80 billion, or $85 per share, without hurting its share price. "As an Apple shareholder, if you give me cash, I might hold on to the stock, knowing that now Apple will be more aggressive in deploying cash to shareholders. On the other hand, if you are not returning cash to shareholders, why should the market give you credit for it?"
A good question for Apple, which declined to comment.
ANOTHER COMPANY—ALBEIT much smaller at a $1.5 billion market value—whose stock might also become a victim of its own success is Lumber Liquidators LL 3.146303093864709% Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD19.67 0.6 3.146303093864709% /Date(1475269321401-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1056535 AFTER HOURS USD19.64 -0.03 -0.1525165226232842% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5942 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 533883145.972595 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 511659 More quote details and news » (LL), which sells hardwood flooring, laminates and accessories through about 280 stores, mostly in the U.S.
It's hard to argue with the company's results over the past 12 months under new CEO Robert Lynch. But we're going to try.
Under his tutelage, in late 2011, Lumber Liquidators purchased Sequoia, one of its major product suppliers in Asia. It was a savvy move and paid off as the savings flowed to the bottom line in 2012. That and other cost-cutting moves helped operating margins jump to an estimated 9% last year from 6.2% in 2011, estimates Stifel Nicolaus.
Same-store comparable sales gains soared to about 8% to 10% from 2% over the same periods. Last year, in quarter after quarter, the Toano, Va.-based firm topped analysts' EPS estimates by significant amounts. The Street expects earnings per share of $1.61 in 2012 and $2.02 this year, up from 93 cents in 2011.
With the U.S. housing market in recovery mode, investors have poured in, and the stock has quadrupled, to $56.08 from a low of $14 in September 2011, crushing the 27% rise in the broad market.
At this point, however, investors should ask if too much is baked into the stock price. By the second quarter of this year at the latest, the company will soon be lapping the big gross margin gains, about 1% to 1.5%, from the Sequoia acquisition. And those unusually high comp-store sales increases—12% in some quarters of 2012—are going to be tough to beat in 2013. Lumber Liquidators will have a hard time soundly surpassing EPS expectations, but the stock's lofty price indicates that investors have come to view beating them as normal.
Meanwhile, by almost any metric, Lumber Liquidators valuation is high and appears to be stretched. It trades at a P/E ratio of 28 times, roughly double its long-term earnings growth rate.
Nor is Lumber Liquidators as exposed to the home-building market as some think. Demand for the stock has been boosted by its inclusion in the S&P Homebuilding ETF XHB 0.861812778603269% SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF U.S.: NYSE Arca 33.94 0.29 0.861812778603269% /Date(1475283600001-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1734877 AFTER HOURS 33.9526 0.0126 0.037124337065409546% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 40016 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 0.6006364172068356% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » (XHB), but just 10% of sales comes from new-home construction, with the rest mostly from remodeling.
Recent selling by insiders—while expected after such a runup—doesn't create confidence. This stock looks priced to perfection. It could get whacked a lot for just a little misstep.
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