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Why China's Internet Sector Is Lucrative
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Date: September 26, 2012 05:30AM
If you don't think you can make money in China's massive Internet market, think again. Just take a look at Internet search engine Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ/YHOO). In 2005, the company invested $1.0 billion and the sale of its Yahoo! China unit in exchange for a 40% stake in Chinese Internet upstart Alibaba Group. Fast forward eight years and Yahoo! just made billions in profits after it sold about 17% of its stake back to Alibaba for about $7.6 billion. For Yahoo!, this is the best business decision it has ever made, as the company has been struggling in an Internet space dominated by Google Inc. (GOOG). For Yahoo!, the Alibaba transaction was a great return for the company, which still owns about 23% of Alibaba valued at around $8.1 billion.
Social networking giant Facebook, Inc. (FB) could be the next Yahoo!, once it finds itself. After debuting and trading at an initial public offering (IPO) high of $45.00 on May 18, the stock has been a total dud, down to the current $20.00 level. Barron's published a negative article on Facebook, suggesting the stock is worth $15.00. The problem with Facebook is that, unlike Google, Facebook needs to monetize its over 900 million users worldwide. Yahoo! has a similar issue and, 16 years removed from its IPO, the company is still confused on its direction with newly appointed CEO Marissa Mayer left to try to figure things out.
I continue to believe that China is not only the king of the Internet space, but also that the country could be on the cusp of a social networking revolution if the Chinese government does not interfere; albeit, I doubt this will happen given the "Big Brother" mentality in China.
But what is for certain is the size and potential of China's Internet space. The number of Internet users in China is tops in the world, with a whopping 538 million on the Internet at the end of June, according to the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). The numbers are estimated to reach 800 million by 2015, according to the Ministry of Information and Information Technology. The study also estimates there will be over 450 3G subscribers by the end of 2015.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg knows this, but dominating China will not be easy.
A few years ago, Facebook met government resistance when trying to expand into China, a country where the government tries to control the media, which sometimes, unfortunately, includes freedom of speech. The key to achieving success is developing alliances with Chinese companies and then working hand-in-hand to develop the market. Facebook enlisted Chinese Internet giant Baidu, Inc. (BIDU) to expand its reach.
In August, I presented four Internet stocks, three of which have edged higher. (See "The Next Big Chinese Play.")
In the small-cap space, a Chinese social networking play is Beijing, China-based Renren Inc. (NYSE/RENN). Renren operates a real-name social networking Internet platform in China with about 162 million activated users as of June 30, 2012. The platform is for social networking and allows users to connect with each other. Services include social networking, online gaming, social commerce, and business social networking.
On the mid-cap side, take a look at SINA Corporation (SINA), an online media company in China and various Chinese communities worldwide. SINA is up 35% from its $49.55 share price when I first mentioned the stock in August.
Other Chinese social media stocks include small-cap Sohu.com Inc. (SOHU) and large-cap Chinese market leader Baidu, Inc. (BIDU).
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One reason that the fate of the three kidnapped Israeli boys gripped our attention and stirred our concern is that they were immediately identifiable. Gilad, Naftali, Eyal. Names and faces, goofy grins, youthful exuberance, captured in grainy photos that quickly became ubiquitious on buttons, t-shirts, posters, billboards, Facebook posts, Twitter feeds. We didn't know them but we did. Our boys.
Harder for American Jews to picture Mohammed Abu Khudair.
He was also 16, like Naftali and Gilad, when he was reportedly bundled into a car in an Arab suburb of Jerusalem and shortly later found dead. If this was, indeed, a revenge attack, Mohammed will undoubtedly become to his people what "our boys" have been to Israelis and supportive Jews: a specific vessel through which we channel our fears and anger, our intuitive need to identify and connect.
But we should not elevate these victims beyond reason. "As we mourn, let's resist the temptation to use these three kids to grind our ideological axes," Rabbi Shai Held wrote on Facebook before Mohammed's death. "If all we are doing today is deploying these three murdered people to make the same point we'd have made yesterday, only louder and with greater shrillness, then we are not mourning but using them. And that is, to put it bluntly, a desecration of their memory."
Sadly, Held's wise words are not universally heeded. Instead, too often we are hearing venomous calls for revenge, impulsive demands for action that are propelled by base emotion and not thoughtful consideration. No, all Palestinians do not wish to be murderers. No, theirs is not innately a culture of violence. And neither are all Israelis racist, colonial occupiers. When the individual is called to stand in for everyone, when stereotype becomes synonymous with the larger society, hatred breeds easily.
We bemoan this behavior in others, but too often do it ourselves.
So if we were to extrapolate that the murder of Gilad, Naftali and Eyal represented an uptick in violent attitudes amongst Palestinians specifically and Muslims in general, we'd miss the broader, more significant trends in the region. That is, support for extremism in the Muslim world is slipping sharply. A survey released on July 1 from the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project further documents that Hezbollah is roundly disliked in the Middle East, Hamas gets negative ratings even from most Palestinians, and strong majorities in all the 14 countries Pew surveyed have an unfavorable view of Al Qaeda.
The motivation to personalize victims like Gilad, Naftali and Eyal comes from a good place: a flat rejection of the way individuality was erased and replaced by cold numbers in the Holocaust, a tattoo instead of a name. But this search for humanity cannot become an excuse to hate or mistrust an entire people. The three Jews, and the Palestinian, were just boys. That's how they should be remembered.
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My eyelids do not close symmetrically. The left does not open as wide as the right. It is exaggerated when I'm drinking so I will attach a picture where I'm drunk to make it more obvious lol. Is there a safe and affordable way to correct this?
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His eyes were fixed on a succession of images of goals and spectacular pieces of play by Real Madrid's 'galacticos', Zidane, Ronaldo, Figo, Beckham, Roberto Carlos. In the room also was Florentino Perez, then president of Real Madrid. The occasion was a Champions League game, about to start, between Bayern and Real. Perez caught sight of the mesmerised Russian and, turning to his companions, cried out - half jokingly, half in genuine alarm - "Turn the TV off! Don't let him see that!"
Perez's concern was that Abramovich, with his bottomless pockets, would seek to filch his star players.
As it turned out, he didn't. Yet Real Madrid, having been poised at that moment to win it all, had a calamitous end of season, and ended up with nothing.
Chelsea went on to win the Premier League for the next couple of years and Real went from bad to worse, forcing Perez to resign.
Now Perez is back, returned by acclamation last month to the Real presidency, and it feels as if he's never been away.
He has continued where he left off in the business of grabbing galacticos, this week's acquisition of Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka for a combined total of £140million marking the spectacular start of a summer spending fest that has not ended yet.
Meanwhile, Abramovich keeps dreaming that one day he'll be able to construct a Chelsea team in the all-singing, all-dancing style of that glamorous Real side that made him drool in Munich all those years ago.
In this sense, Abramovich is more Spanish than English. The English game prizes winning above all. For the Spanish, at any rate for the big teams, what they call "espectaculo" is at least as important. They want to play football that is celebrated and admired. And that is what Abramovich wants his Chelsea to do too. The Russian has judged that lifting trophies with muscular efficiency is not enough; that to earn a place in history you need to play the beautiful game beautifully.
And for that you need beautiful players. He might have got them, too, this summer, had the ambitious, canny Perez - the father of all galacticos - not exploded onto the football scene again.
He'd have liked Kaka, the most elegant player in world football today, but the Brazilian opted for Real. Manchester United would have liked to keep Ronaldo, but he preferred the siren song of Real too.
Chelsea's best shot for now appears to be a move for Atletico Madrid's talented but unreliable Argentine striker Sergio Aguero, if they can prise him away. Abramovich is said to be offering £45m for him. But Real Madrid would not bid a third of that for the player. Nor would Barcelona.
The inability of Chelsea or England's other big sugar-daddy club, Manchester City, to compete with the Spanish for the absolute top talent in the game has a bearing on the Premier League as a whole.
It means that in the coming season the centre of gravity of the global game will drift from England to Spain. That is where the interest will lie; that is where, no matter where the trophies end up, the greater fun will be had.
Finally, we can back a Brit with pride
For those of us Brits who have been living abroad for some time few spectacles have been more embarrassing or ludicrous than the one offered by our compatriots every summer as Wimbledon draws near.
I refer to the sadly unrealistic hopes of victory pinned down the years on the hapless shoulders, elbows and wrists of Tim Henman and that Canadian bloke whose name escapes me now. It has therefore been a joy and a relief to witness the emergence of Andy Murray these last 12 months as a genuine contender for the Wimbledon men's singles crown.
He may never have as good a chance as he'll have this time around. First, because you never quite know what bright new talent might emerge as a contender between now and next June. Robin Soderling, the Swedish hard man who beat Rafael Nadal in the French Open, has to be a worry. The same goes for Murray's conqueror in Paris, the ferocious Fernando Gonzalez.
But the more important reason why Murray has to seize his chance now is that the tennis game's two Alpha Males, Nadal and Roger Federer, may each be lacking that tourniquet-tight mental strength required of any successful athlete competing for the top prize — the former battling injury and the latter succumbing to fatigue.
Thus it is with joy and relief, I repeat, that when the Wimbledon tournament begins in 10 days' time Brits everywhere can share in the unembarrassed belief that for the first time since 1936 that handsome gold cup may finally, really be coming home.
This week's reason to be cheerful . . .
A cartoon in a Spanish newspaper shows a frazzled male rising with difficulty out of a couch, in front of which is a TV set. His wife, watching on, observes, "He emerges, ergo the football season is over." For those of us who are that man on the couch, the football-dry summer looms ahead like a long desert crossing. Amid such barrenness, what can life possibly offer? Sure, the chance exists to make some interesting domestic discoveries. The wife's dyed her hair; the baby's learnt to walk; grandma's died. The trouble with these family re-encounters is they can be dangerously stressful. One of the benefits of watching football is that you avoid spending too much time with the family. It is a fact that the greatest number of marital break-ups occur in the summer, when couples spend the most time in each other's company. That's why football is such a marital blessing. Just as well, then, for the crumbs of comfort offered by the summer transfer sagas. They give us something to think about while the spouse is talking.
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MANTON, Calif. - Some families affected by the Ponderosa Fire haven't wasted any time getting the cleaning and rebuilding process started.
Pat and Mary Jane White's home on Ponderosa Way was destroyed in the fire. They are definetely sad about the things they lost, but they are staying positive and are quite motivated to start building a new home.
We met with Pat White and his contractor, Tim Rayl, on his property where Eddie Axner Construction has already started cleaning up the debris.
White told us he brought his insurance adjuster last week, took inventory of what was left and then hired a contractor so they could get the process going as soon as possible.
He says it's all about moving forward. "It's progress. I mean you feel like you're getting something done now that the demolitions begun and things are getting cleaned up and you kind of see what you're going to be doing. It's pretty exciting. It's like starting all over again."
The White's contractor, Tim Rayl, told us the first step in getting the rebuilding process started is bringing your insurance agent to your property to survey the damage.
Once costs are set and you are ready to hire a contractor, you'll need to get your demolition and temporary power permits from the county.
When you're ready to rebuild a new home, Rayl said you'll need to draw out a plan. When that's done, you take the plans to the county for approval. Once the plan is finalized, you will be ready to apply for a building permit.
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Three words: Bruins in five.
Hardcore puck-talk next week, I promise. This one's mostly devoted to the draft, plus the usual hate mail. And sorry, Rob, we're going to learn more than five things today…
I'm a little disappointed in you; I would have thought the ``Ellis Hobbs Sucks'' article would have been written and posted by the start of the sixth round, but you didn't get it up on WEEI.com until around 11:00 p.m. on Sunday. Maybe you liked him more than we knew.
A: No, Matt. I had that thing in Bradford's in-box immediately, but he and his minions buried me (again). I will say that once he finally got around to posting it, he included a fabulous picture of Hobbs jiving at his locker. I could virtually see the words, "Felger is a minimum-level guy" coming out of Ellis' mouth. Outstanding.
Anyway, I want to make one thing clear about the Hobbs era. I don't blame him. It's not his fault he sucks. He just is what he is: A nickel guy and good return man. In fact, I think Ellis worked hard and did everything he could to be a good corner. He just didn't have the skills. He was a tough, confident kid, but it wasn't enough. If you want to blame someone, blame the Patriots. They didn't want to pay for Ty Law or Asante Samuel, and their cornerback acquisitions, both in the draft and free agency, were spotty at best during that period. So Hobbs became the No. 1 corner by default. He didn't put himself in that role. Belichick put him there.
I just watched you moan and groan to Tom ``E'' Curran on the Monday night Comcast show. I generally agree with you, but I think you're off base bitching over the Pats' getting two fifth-round picks for Ellis Hobbs, who was their No. 1 corner and a third-round pick a few years ago. I actually think that is good value for Hobbs considering he was only a serviceable corner, but more importantly he only had one year remaining on his deal, so the Pats weren't dealing from a position over leverage.
On a side note, I was walking through the city a few weeks ago and saw Bert Breer ``training'' for the marathon. I think it's a dead heat between he and Tanguay for the biggest FUP on CSN.
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A: Fair point on Tanguay and Breer, Aaron.
As for the rest, you misheard me. I never said the Pats didn't get enough for Hobbs. I said the fact they got so little proved he stunk. And because he was their No. 1 corner, it also proved how bad the entire Pats secondary was last year. I stand by that. The point you make on the contract is a fair one. The Eagles may have him for only a year, which diminished his value. Still, if he could play the Pats would have gotten more.
It's been about a month since I've written into the bag ... So I would just like to say goodbye to Mr. ``point-to-my-balls-even-when-I-get-beat-on-a-pass,'' aka MR. CROTCH CHOP, aka Ellis Hobbs. Thank god.
Now I have a question about the draft. The Patriots signed Shawn Springs, Leigh Bodden, and James Sanders. They just drafted Brandon Meriweather, Terrance Wheatley, and Jonathan Wilhite. Now they get Patrick Chung and they draft Darius Butler. That is eight relatively new DBs. I know they had one of the worst pass defenses in the league, but do you think this is a tad excessive? Don't get me wrong. I love their new batch of players, but don't you think they should have addressed ILB? They have Mayo and Bruschi to anchor that spot. Are they hoping Crable is the man? Why not spend some money on ONE proven vet, in either a trade (Sheldon Brown) instead of spending moderate money on several unproven rookies? Let me know, Felger.
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A: I don't blame them for throwing a lot of picks at the secondary. It's a hard position to project (especially for Belichick, it seems), so you better have a lot of fall-back options. Some guys just aren't going to work out. On the linebacker thing, I agree with you to an extent. I think Tedy Bruschi has been a liability for a while now. I've heard from Patriots sources that Belichick likes his young linebackers, guys like Vince Redd and Gary Guyton. There could certainly be an element of spin there, with the Pats trying to justify the Vrabel move. Or it could be the straight shot. We'll see. A Jason Taylor signing would certainly change the equation as well. But if Taylor doesn't come up and the Pats suffer at linebacker this season, there will be some easy second-guesses to be made.
Once again the evil genius fooled the crap out of all of us. To make multiple deals to avoid paying first-round money must mean that Bill thinks this wasn't as deep a draft as the so-called experts like Peter King (nice call there, fat boy) and Mr. never-has-a-bad-hair-day Mel Kiper (get a real job, Mel) thought. Once again, coach Bill goes outside the box. Last year he hit a granny with Jerod mayo. Let's hope lightening strikes again.
Paul Baranofsky
A: Yes, those deals Belichick made on the second day (trading off 2009 third-rounders for 2010 second rounders) are what you would call no-brainers. Here's the thing, though: This defense needs players, not future picks. I think it's infinitely more important that Darius Butler or Patrick Chung be able to contribute than it is for the Pats to have three second-round picks next year. If a percentage of the picks don't contribute, then this is a bad draft -- forget the trades.
I think Bill Belichick will have to be six feet under before he picks a USC defensive player. He will never draft a Pete Carroll-produced player. Sorry, I'm not shocked that there were no linebackers taken high by the Pats.
Hazleton, PA
A: An interesting point. Belichick has now run 10 drafts in New England and he's only selected two players from Carroll's Trojans, and both were late-round flyers: Matt Cassel (seventh round in 2005) and linebacker Oscar Lua (seventh round in 2007). USC has had as many players drafted into the NFL over the past decade as anyone, maybe more, and yet only a couple of long-shots made their way to New England. Coincidence? I'm with you, Sean. Unlikely.
DB Felger,
Since BB did his usual, trade-a-bunch-of-picks-for-a-bunch-of-other-picks-and-a-bag-of-footballs draft -- is there any chance the Pats pick up Larry Foote, who just got released by Pittsburgh? He played in a 3-4 and would be an upgrade over ``the statue formerly called Bruschi.'' I'm glad the Pats are so loaded they can waste a second-rounder on a big stiff who can't even speak English (tackle Sebastian Vollmer) and a third-rounder on a WR who won't be able to play this year (Brandon Tate)! Is Gisele going to translate the blocking schemes into German for Vollmer? When are you going to ``man up'' and call BB on his crappy drafts? He's a great coach, but he shouldn't be allowed to buy the groceries. Get your lips off BB's backside! Oh yeah, that headshot of yours on the web site makes it look like you are constipated. Can't WEEI splurge for the services of a professional photographer to make it look like you're not in pain?
A: Agreed on the photo. Thanks, Rob. How many different ways are you going to try to submarine my career?
As for the rest of the e-mail, wow. You think I'm a Belichick rumpswab? I'd like to introduce you to about 250,000 kids on the Internet. I think you got the wrong guy. Either way, you go way too far in your analysis of Belichick. His drafts haven't been crappy. They just haven't been as good as some people think. But I'd still let him pick my groceries any day of the week. I'd choose him to make those decisions over 90 percent of the guys in the league (I'd say the only teams that have consistently drafted better than the Pats this decade are the Colts, Steelers and Chargers). As for Foote, I'd take him.
Good stuff with Albert Breer on draft day -- loved the hard-core football analysis. I have to say that one of the biggest myths propagated by both local and national sports media is that the Patriots' roster is so deep and talent-laden that the team has the luxury of trading out of the first round and trading current picks for assets in future years. You would think that the Patriots actually won their division and made the playoffs last year. What am I missing? Sorry, but the Patriots' roster isn't nearly as good as people want to believe. The defense is, at best, average and, at worst, bad.
The front three are very good against the run but that's it, and Jarvis Green looks like he's on the decline. As for the secondary, I just don't see what Belichick see in James Sanders. Brandon Meriweather looks more and more like he was a reach in the first round and the current crop of corners stink. And, no, Shawn Springs (older than Christ) and Leigh Bodden (a Lions reject) don't inspire confidence. As for Wheatley, all the pre-draft medical reports on him said he had a bum wrist and guess what? He promptly re-injured his wrist within minutes of seeing extended playing time. We already know about the problems at outside linebacker. We could further debate how good the Patriots offensive line really is and the long-term viability of the Patriots receiver position given the coaching staff's inability to develop young talent there, but I'll leave that for another day. It's all fine and good to trade draft picks until you're blue in the face, but let's hope Belichick found some true talent in this and last year's draft classes (other than Mayo, who was a great pick). Otherwise, this team is going to become mediocre fast.
A: Different Jack, same message. I'm more optimistic about the new guys in the secondary than you are. I think, for the most part, when Belichick really tries to solve a problem he succeeds. And so that's what I'm expecting. I mean, they've got to find four or five good players out of their new group of eight -- Sanders, Meriweather, Springs, Bodden, Wheatley, Wilhite, Chung and Butler -- don't they? That's a lot of capital to expend in one area and get nothing out of it.
The one thing you said that scared me was the item about Wheatley's wrist. You're right: He red-shirted his junior year at Colorado with a chronic wrist problem. If that's what derails his career, we'll have another second-guess opportunity on our hands.
I used to love the draft. But now I realize that….
1.) Bill knows more than me.
2.) You cannot project a player's durability.
3.) We should all Tivo it and watch it during Super Bowl halftime.
A: 1. Don't let that deter you. Second-guessing is part of the fun, even when the guy you're questioning is one of the best. I enjoy it, anyway. 2. See above. 3. I say we bring back Janet.
Subj: Everette Brown to Carolina = Peppers?
Everette wasn't drafted until the second round, but he was Carolina's first pick. Carolina traded away next year's first round pick to the San Francisco 49ers to ensure they got Everette with their first pick in the second round, the 43rd overall pick. Was the move up to get Everette targeted as the replacement for Peppers?
The Patriots typically maneuvered their way around the 2009 draft, and will have three second round picks in next year's draft. There is more chance now that the Patriots make a play for Peppers, since the Panthers may want to receive a first round pick for 2010, and the Pats could possibly sweeten the deal with one of their second rounders, or some other combination. The Patriots also freed up cap space by moving Ellis Hobbs.
A: We've been trying to talk ourselves into Peppers for two months now, Hamilton. Maybe it's time to let it go. The money doesn't work.
Hey Mike,
Time to take off the rose colored glasses. I love Vrabel also, but the party has been over for over a year. His few sacks and scant pressure made a suspect secondary worse. They needed Bruschi, Rodney and Vrabel all to go to the glue farm. They did him a favor trading him. Do you think anyone would have paid $3.5-4 million this year as a free agent? Asante was not worth 9-10% of the salary cap. He is not a shutdown corner. He lays back seven yards and gives up plenty of completions (I think as many as Hobbs last year). His tackling sucks and he doesn't blitz very often. His No. 1 skill is under cutting routes and making a few picks, hardly worth $10 million a year. He has played five years and how many picks, 25 maybe? Wheatley will be just as good.
A: On Vrabel, you really think the Patriots "did him a favor?" Really? Do I think "anyone would have paid $3.5-4 million this year as a free agent?" Yes. I do. Eric Mangini would have in Cleveland. Rex Ryan would have with the Jets. The Bills might have as well. The Pats traded Vrabel (as opposed to releasing him) because they didn't want him in the division. Take that to the bank and get your head out of your rear, Pugs. You think the Pats are in the habit of doing favors for their players, especially those they deem expendable? That's not the team I've observed the last decade.
Want to know the scary thing, Pugs? As sucky as that point was, it was actually the best one of your e-mail. It just got worse from there. Do you realize that in Samuel's last eight playoff games he has six interceptions and four picks returned for touchdowns? Samuel became a fulltime starter in 2005, and over the next four seasons he recorded 23 interceptions, nearly six a year. Since the 1999 season, only one Patriot not named Samuel or Ty Law recorded six interceptions in a season (Tyrone Poole had six in 2003). The team leader last year, Brandon Meriweather, had four. Hobbs had three. You may not like what top cornerbacks get paid, Pugs, but Asante is definitely one of those guys. Sorry.
So the Pats trade with GB for their picks, one of which is the #83 pick, that they got from the Jets for Brett Favre. Then the Pats take the injured Brandon Tate with his suspect knee and hippie lettuce issues. Will this turn out to be the CURSE OF FAVRE for the Pats? Run with the rant...
A: Do I have to? I'll be the first guy to blame Favre for just about anything, but that's a little much.
Hi Michael
I have agreed with your assessment of Ben Watson. Given that he is supposedly a ``physical specimen with blazing speed,'' do you think he has the skills and attributes to change into an outside linebacker or defensive end? He may be more productive on defense (where the Pats need more help) than offense. It's time for you to start the campaign.
A: Again, do I have to? This suggestion may have worked when Watson was 12. Not his sixth year in the NFL.
Is there any chance the pats would do some 4-3 with Wilfork and Br ace to get more push up the middle? They used to switch in games early in the BB era. Move Manning out of pocket more?
A: I had heard from some players last year that they would go much more to a 4-3 look in 2008, and it never really happened. So I doubt it.
Appreciate your work. Your critical analysis may not always be on target, but it is thought provoking. You may have been off on Randy Moss. However, after observing him the last two seasons -- not that much. Unless the ball is delivered in the ``bread basket,'' he makes minimal effort to go get it. We always heard about his basketball playing ability. Are you kidding me? Watch Welker & Gaffney put their lives on the line to make EVERY catch.
Ben Watson is a bust. He reminds me of another physical specimen like no other: MLB Vincent Brown. His physique didn't translate on the field. Unless Ben is wide open on the back line of the end zone, he's suspect. If Belichick is such a great football man, what's the infatuation with Watson?
A: I would venture to guess that Belichick lost his "infatuation" with Watson right around the time Ben had that pathetic fumble against the Jets last season. Watson is up for a contract after this season. Let's see how hard the Pats try to keep him. My guess is not very. As for Moss, he went after balls much harder when he was playing with Brady and for a contract in 2007 than he did for Cassel in 2008.
C'mon, Felger,
``When Kevin plays is his decision,'' said Ainge. ``But I think Kevin plays once the playoffs start. Ultimately, it's just his decision. Could Kevin play right now? Absolutely. But the question is whether it is in his best interests. I don't think there's anyone out there who feels he can't play.''
You claim that is Ainge questioning Garnett's heart? Surely you can drum up more interesting controversies than this. Rather than publicly blasting a guy who appears to be nothing if not competitive, wouldn't it make a lot more sense that Ainge was just sort of downplaying the injury?
He essentially said this: ``Kevin will let us know when he's 100 percent. There is no need to risk further injury. He should be fine for the playoffs. He's not so hurt that he couldn't play if he had to, but we'll wait for him to be 100 percent.''
That was just boring old GM-speak. Don't try to spice it up. If you want to question whether Ainge and the Celtics knew more internally than they were letting on, that's a different story.
Tim D
A: First of all, I don't need to spice up Ainge's words. When he said, "when Kevin plays is his decision," that pretty much says it all. And I don't know how much stronger you can be than, "I don't think there's anyone out there who feels he can't play." Those words speak for themselves.
Ainge has pretty much been saying the same thing the entire way. He's said it's up to Garnett. There is no structural damage. There is no risk of further injury. Again, those are his quotes, not mine. Go check them out. Doc has certainly sung a different tune, and his comments have been widely reported as well. The fact is that there have been conflicting statements from the team throughout -- and I haven't really drawn any conclusions, regardless of what you and others believe. I've said from start that I have no idea what's going on.
But when a general manager says on the record and for all to hear that his injured star can play if he wants to, that deserves to be in the conversation. If you can't handle it, if you can't handle having your star player being put in a questionable light, then put your hands over your ears and go back to the kids' table.
By the way, there has certainly been some toughness in this series. Ben Gordon has been getting shot up to stay in games. Leon Powe put his career and future earnings on the line for his team. Brian Scalabrine has come back from a head injury. Brad Miller gutted it out and somehow managed to attempt a free throw after a vicious blow to the head that nearly put him in a coma … oh, wait. That was just a cut lip. Never mind. The wheelchair can go back in the hallway.
What's up Felger,
I'm a lifelong Celts fan but after watching all these close games in this Bulls series, I am finding it difficult to watch the end a game. Here's how the final two minutes of a close game go: Player drives to the hoop with the mindset of trying to get fouled rather then actually, you know, score. So they run into someone and fall down assuming a whistle is going to blow. Spoiler alert: it usually does. They shoot their free throws and the other team calls a timeout. Then its just lather, rinse and repeat until the game is over. All the NBA has become is a free throw shooting contest with way too many timeouts, a bunch of bad actors, and a lot of whistle happy refs. It's unbearable, I can't take it.
Modus, CT
A: You're just discovering this?
Forget five things we learned this week, here are three things I just made up:
1. Hogan Knows Best about Ben Gordon's biceps workout. It looks like a typical pre-game routine for him is 100 free throws, 100 three pointers, 1 protein shake and 500 preacher curls. Word is he is trying to increase the real estate on his 36'' pythons brother! Either a couple of the companies on Stephon's head are going public and looking for additional ad space, or Ben is making room for a bad ass tattoo of Jesus playing 2-guard at UConn with Calhoun in the background walking on water.
2. Mikki Moore has one foul by the time he finishes his Cocoa Puffs, and picks up another at the shoot-around. Learning the rotations, getting comfortable with the system and changing his play haven't been enough, so Doc is instituting a new plan. It's time for a disguise. Mikki should get a haircut, wear Garnett's jersey, and start (bleeping) dropping mother (bleeping) F-bombs all over the court. Hopefully NBA officials will forget it's him. ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE!!! If not, is a fake mustachio is out of the question?
3. Boston has finally found its replacement for Lucky @ halftime. Starting in round 2, the C's will showcase halftime wheelchair races featuring Rajon Rondo, Paul Pierce, and a lucky fan who will qualify to win $77,000 from a casino, but will actually win an expired $25 gift certificate to the 99 Restaurant, and a green stuff T-shirt. Paul and Rajon are both great athletes and likely have more wheelchair experience than the average fan, so they both have a taped leg up on any competitor.
PS. Wooly Willy, I know you have a bunch of new bells and whistles and a fancy new Verizon sponsorship, but, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW!!....good! Your site keeps crashing, freezing and creating errors. Enough with WEEI Vista. Get competent IT professionals to fix this and let the interns go back to picking up coffee, getting berated by Pete or doing Holley's laundry.
Jake Scott
A: I thought Dickerson was the replacement for Lucky.
Screw the draft of thugs, drunks and 'roiders -- and bodyguards shooting at paparazzi. You said you would write a column on the B's run ``after they win a series''.....Well, get to it! And don't forget to put a disclaimer in your article that you're hockey statements over the past week pretty much discredit any hockey insight you provide going forward.
Ooooh, Felgy is scared of the Canadians. Felgy doesn't think Timmy Thomas is up to the challenge of playing Stanley Cup-caliber goal. As Bluto Blutarsky said, ``Well just kiss my ass from now on.''
Instead of your ``where's my mommy'' angle (being too scared and lacking confidence), follow my lead on this one. I told you this team was different (they are throwbacks to the '88-'92 teams). They hit coming in with elbows high, they beat the (expletive) out of clubs in the corners, they force teams to shoot from outside the dots and above the circles and they have three lines of offensive and physical firepower. They have all the parts to win.
Don't play the role of the antagonizing counterpoint. Step up, and write ``the article.'' Have the balls to say, ``This is the team. This is their chance.''
A: Disclaimer: My hockey statements over the past week pretty much discredit any hockey insight you provide going forward.
This is the team. This is their chance.
Until they get to Detroit.
Mr. Baseball,
I was looking forward to your new Baseball show until I heard the details: Felger, Merloni, McAdam, Buckley. Throw in the added noise from the callers, producer boys, and assorted drops, and there will be scant few seconds of less than three people talking at once. Why does WEEI do this to us? Give me any two of the above talent and it's interesting and funny radio. But four of you (five, including the caller) clawing each other for air space? Too many cooks.
If you want ratings run this idea up the flagpole: Felger and Sarandis. Name a topic, sit back, and enjoy the train wreck. BC talk? Wow. How about PILFs, or some good ass talk. Ted: ``Michael, I don't-understand-what is going on-in your brain.'' Felger: ``Ted, don't tell me you haven't looked at Gene DeFillipo's ass.'' The uncomfortable silence alone would be radio GOLD. Just don't put this on morning or afternoon drive, as I will never be able to leave my car.
A: So you're saying Sarandis wouldn't give us his list of NFL coaches he'd do?
Felger You DB!
You know Mike, I think I would have tempered my excitement for the Brad Penny signing if I had known that he was doing his offseason conditioning at the Cheesecake Factory. Lord knows he has no problems locating the plate there. And no, Brad, throwing 90 pitches in three innings does not count as cardio.
And while I am on the subject of the Red Sox, let me just ask a quick question. When did Ralph Lauren become part owner of the team? I mean seriously, Earth Day uniforms? I think it's pretty sad when the Savannah Sand Gnats have less gimmicky promotions than one of the most storied franchises in major league baseball. We have home white uniforms, grey throwback road uniforms, red alternate uniforms and blue alternate uniforms. And let's not forget those new awful ``sox'' hats.
But I'm looking forward to the Baseball Show on Saturday. If you add a telegraph to the simulcast you will really corner Buckley's target audience. Ratings Bonanza! PS, Perk is a BEAST!!!
A: I've got to be honest, I think the Sox new road grey uniforms (the regular ones) are such an upgrade that I'm almost willing to forgive everything else they did. I hated when they went from the old, grey, block "Boston" on the front and no names on the back to the red lettering with names. This is a good medium, although I still think they should take the names off.
I'm sick of seeing and hearing you wherever I turn -- TV, radio at home, radio in the car, etc. My fiancée loves you more than he loves me.
Meaghan K. Fortier
A: Try telling him you'd rather have Clay Buchholz (still in AAA) over Albert Pujols (major league-best 25 RBI; on pace for 193). Apparently he's into that. Maybe he'll show you more love.
Subj: You
Michael Felger,
Wow. Why do you even write for a Boston paper? You seem to be the biggest hater. You hate the Pats more than half the morons that post crap on the message boards at other sports websites. How is it that you still have a job in this town? You are a joke. Why don't you go work in NY or someplace that you would like the local pro teams? I can not wait for the day that you get fired.
Mr. Brett Smith
A: Here's your chance, Rob. Want to put us both out of our misery?
Scratch that. I need to be here so you can at least have one columnist who doesn't write in increments of five.
Oh, by the way. For those of you chronics who participated in our "Franz" trivia game last week, thanks for playing. We have our winner. Tommy Rider says hi.
"The Baseball Show" with Felger, Lou Merloni, Sean McAdam and Steve Buckley premiers Saturday, May 2, at 9 a.m. on Comcast Sportsnet, with a simulcast on WEEI. "Sports Sunday," with Felger, premiers Sunday, May 3, at 10 p.m. on Comcast Sportsnet. You can reach Felger at firstname.lastname@example.com.
We had an impromptu visit from Peter King from SI / MMQB to our Fenway Studios and decided to talk some NFL and Patriots with him.
Pete talks with The Senator, Phil Perry about the Patriots trading for Dwayne Allen, ruling out a return to New England for Martellus Bennett. They also talk about the potential future of Patriots backup QB Jimmy Garoppolo and some of the big names in NFL free agency
Pete, Thornton and Price give their final thoughts and predictions for the Super Bowl.
Dale, Holley and Rich Keefe discuss NBA lottery pick Lonzo Ball with his very outspoken father Lavar Ball. The guys touch on the Celtics, his feud with his sons' high school coach, Lonzo being better than Steph Curry and much more.
Kirk, Gerry, and Alex Reimer discuss whether or not Isaiah Thomas will win a title in Boston.
Gerry, Kirk, and Trenni react to the Celtics loss against the Suns.
We speak with David Ortiz, co-author of the new biography Papi: My Story with our own Michael S. Holley.
Red Sox assistant general manager Eddie Romero, the man who had a huge hand in signing top prospect Rafael Devers, joins Rob Bradford to talk all things Devers. Romero explains how the organization locked up the talented third baseman, detailing how he has progressed to this point and how long it might be until the 20 year old becomes a major leaguer.
Michael Holley, author of the new book, "Papi: My Story" joins Rob Bradford to talk anything and everything about the soon-to-be released David Ortiz autobiography. Holley discusses the twists and turns leading up to actually writing the book, the stories behind putting it all together and the stories behind the stories.
Dale, Holley and Keefe interview the newest coach of the Boston Bruins for the first time, Bruce Cassidy.
Guys talk the Bruins season so far and the All-Star Break
Hour 4: Around the Horn's Tony Reali is struggling with postpartum anxiety and depression. Linda Pizzuti is profiled in Boston Magazine.
Hour 3: The guys continue talking Celtics after they beat the Cavs in Cleveland without Isaiah Thomas in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Alec Baldwin was back on SNL as Donald Trump and the cast sang Hallelujah again. Scarlett Johansson hooked up with SNL's Colin Jost.
Hour 4: MMQB had full day breakdown of Boston Globe's Peter Abraham and the guys have a field day with it.
Hour 3: LeBron's media buddy Brian Windhorst has LBJ's back after exchange with fan. The guys question if it was Windhosrt or LeBron that asked the fan "what have you ever done?" Callers wonder the future of I.T. on the Celtics. Glenn thinks this Red Sox team is boring.
Hour 2: Marcus Smart's new hot hand in Game 3 made him star last night, will that carry through the rest of the season? Skip Bayless believes the Celtics are better without I.T. and gives his reasons why, the guys give their thoughts.
We speak with David Ortiz, co-author of the new biography Papi: My Story with our own Michael S. Holley.
The rest of our freestyle friday extravaganza his here.
Another self-deprecating edition of Keefer Madness.
Kirk Minihane talks to the author of the best selling book "The Stranger in the Woods" Mike Finkel. It is a crazy story of a hermit leaving in Maine. Mike is also the author of "True Story" which was made into a movie staring Jonah Hill and James Franco. Mike talks about how the movie came out, his thoughts on Jonah Hill portraying him, and if it was true to the book.
Kirk Minihane, Springsteen super fan, is joined by Garry W. Tallent, founding member of the E Street Band. Kirk and Garry talk about what it's like on tour with Bruce, how the band goes about selecting songs for the tour, Garry's projects away from the band, and Garry's upcoming solo tour that will bring him to the New England area.
Kirk Minihane, future radio hall of famer, sits down with current radio hall of famer Howie Carr. Kirk and Howie talk about Howie's latest book Kennedy Babylon. If you like famous people engaging in sex scandals, hard drug taking, and murder this is the podcast for you. Its a fascinating look at Boston's most famous family and the problems that took the family down.
Alex Reimer and Steve Buckley chat with MLB Ambassador of Inclusion Billy Bean about the Kevin Pillar incident and casual homophobia in sports. Bean explains how difficult it is to stamp out anti-gay language, given how prevalent it is in our vernacular.
Join us for our one on one conversation with the great Jim Lampley of HBO Sports. Jim Lampley offers his insights into this Saturday's title fight for the World Jr. Welterweight Championship, with Undefeated Champion Terrence Crawford defending against Southpaw Gold Medalist, Felix Diaz. The conversation details Saturday Nights HBO Championship fight but also chronicles the recent highlights of the sport and the bright future of great potential matchups to come.
Mut breaks down the 142nd running of the Preakness Stakes with Matt Bernier of the Daily Racing Form, Simon Bray of TVG and Dick Jerardi courtesy of Xpressbet.com
Trenni called out Colin Cowherd for claiming to be the man changing radio for female broadcasters.More from this show
Hour 1: Gerry is back in with Kirk and Mut recapping the Celtics' near impossible Game 3 victory in Cleveland. Mut picked the Preakness winner.More from this show
We speak with David Ortiz, co-author of the new biography Papi: My Story with our own Michael S. Holley.More from this show
Hour 3: Tom Brady is now the spokesman for Aston Martin, why?More from this show
Gerry discusses the recent passing of his mother, Irene Callahan.More from this show


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I need to actually make a list. You're just an awesome troll haha, but you give good insight. You're just a funny dude who doesn't panic or freakout at the littlest things.
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By the way, I think this is a great thread before we all start bashing our heads at each other because of the up-and-down season the Giants might have (all based on history of course).


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Metal or nonmetallic raceways, cable armors, and cable
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Dominick Rivara, a lifelong resident of Rockaway and Howard Beach, died August 26. He was 85.
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He is survived by his wife, Diane (nee Carcano); sons, Dominick, Steven and Gregg; daughter, Lisa Good; sister, Dolores Larken; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
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Mac asked me to write an article on this subject and I don't know why.
The first topic we will cover is safety. " Safety First ".! I'm not kidding, because when it goes bad on the river it's just like driving on the four lane in heavy traffic; it happens in the blink of an eye. Wear your PFD. When it's hot and we are anchored up I sit on mine. When it's cold I oversize my outer layers and wear it right over my shirt which helps to stay warm. No matter what time of the year it is or what the river level is there is always floating debris, so you have to watch behind you and pay attention to what is going on around you. A case in point. This summer a couple was in a boat with a dead battery so the boat was dead in the water with no lights and was struck by another boat. The wife survived her injuries but the husband has not been found to date.
If I'm scaring you that is my point.
Now to the fishing. We only fish for eater size channels. The river is full of hoop nets and trammel nets and the minimum size they can keep is 15" which is perfect size to eat. We like one to three pounds to eat and we throw all the fiddlers and bigger ones back.
We will start with late winter and early spring when it rains and warms up enough to bust the ice which is called ice out. Cut shad and night crawlers work good and after the ice is gone you could use live minnows and or small sunfish and catch the biggest channel you will catch all year. They tend to stack up in the mouth of feeder creeks and smaller rivers this time of the year and on sand bars just below the mouth of said creeks and rivers. If you can run up these rivers with them you can catch more channels than you would ever need. Just take what you can use please.
Now it is still warming up but not pre spawn and they will move out away from the man channel to square banks with wood and water depth to as little as 5', also chutes and the bottom end of islands called points. This is the time we start using dip bait along with the shad, cut bait , and crawlers. You will lose some hooks in the hair roots on those banks but that's where the fish are.
Now it's warming up to what we call pre spawn. Come back across the river to the high banks on the outside bends next to the main channel and start fishing right along the bank. They dig holes or use old holes in the bank to spawn in. Here again you could catch a trophy cat fish with live or cut bait if your a mind to.
Spawn: Fish for carp or stay home. Hee hee
Post spawn it's hot now and it never gets too hot for dip bait so don't get hung up on one brand of bait, we usually carry three brands and if they like one over another that's what we use. When it gets real hot they scatter and maybe in the middle of the river in the barge channel. Some people drift fish when it's like this but we anchor at the edge of the barge channel and if a barge gets in trouble and honks at us we GONE! They do have problems just like everybody else.
This time of the year you will need to run around and watch your fish finder and you may have to move several times. This is a good time of year to night fish also.
Which brings us to fall when the air temperature is starting to drop and they are feeding up for winter. After labor day the party people should be off the river which helps. You need to use your locater (fish finder/sonar) as they may be in wood on flats next to the barge channel or on big sand flats or the tops of wing dams. Late fall is time to begin checking below dams. They will still take dip bait or half a dip tube with a crawler below.
Just before ice up you can find them in deep holes where they winter but it is a light bite and can be too many fiddlers to fool with.
Tackle: You don't need a pool cue for channels and too stiff a tip will spook them. You won't need a 10/0 hook, just match the hook to the size fish your after and match the bait to the hook accordingly. Twenty pound test line is all you need for channels and when the water temp. drops you can down size the line. You don't have to use treble hooks on dip bait you can cut one barb off or use a straight hook. I always use an offset long shank hook on dip tubes or dip worms.
One more thing: We have extra anchors on the boat with lots of rope and when the anchors in use we have a knife in a sheath laying by them. These knives NEVER leave the boat.
Whee my finger hurts.
Good Luck, Stay SAFE and good fishing.
The reason I asked Keith Mette to write this article is because he is a sportsman and does not over fish his fisheries. In order words, he appreciates what Mother Nature has provided us and does not waste those resources, same as the Indians did, way back when they freely roamed this country. Thanks Keith for doing this for the USCA membership. Mac


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Also don't discount the MW machines. I have a couple of them some where. From what I've seen they aren't bad machines.
Also I would like to start something about the Japanese zzers - I have a few of them. I have one that is going to take some major work - come and get it... It could be done but I just don't have the patience for that one. I just hate rusted needle bars and bobbin areas and rusted, pitted chrome all over the place. I would much rather see 3 in 1 oil residue.
NEVER let a sewing machine know you are in a hurry.
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Have fun Charlee!
Quilting with a friend keeps me in stitches.
Miriam, I never thought about the nose and being able to see what you are working on!!!!! What a great little tidbit of knowledge! So that is why I don't like certain machines and love others! I never thought about it before you brought that information forward! I have a blue Morse like Charlee's new Morse - I tried to sew with that machine and hated it! Charlee let us know how you feel after trying to piece or do something involved with that machine - maybe it was just me!
Thanks again everyone - I will just fix the cabinet up that the 401 came in and give that to the kids. I have two granddaughters (sisters) who sew. They both have a portable plastic wonder, but one lost her foot pedal (go figure), and the other one has no place to put the machine up unless it is on the dinning room table - which her Dad doesn't appreciate!
Thanks Trish!
Miriam, I've learned...I can deal with a bit of exterior rust, but if it has made its way to the bobbin area, I don't want much to do with the machine!! Depends on the cost and how many good parts I can get off of it!!
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Maybe we should take pictures and start a horror show around October....
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"To be honest, I've never liked Jonathan Ross," says Arthur Smith, the comedian who appears on such Radio 4 programmes as Excess Baggage and Loose Ends. "I don't know what's come over him. He's had some kind of mid-life crisis, hasn't he? I was on They Think It's All Over with him and every joke he told was about his bloody penis. I said to him in the end: 'Not everyone gives a toss about your penis.'
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Dressed up with two types of parsley and other herbs, this rich and elegant shrimp entree makes a special weeknight meal. The recipe comes from Iola Egle of Bella Vista, Arkansas.
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- 2 pounds uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1-1/2 cups chopped fresh tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon minced chives
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh tarragon or 1 teaspoon dried tarragon
- 1 teaspoon dried chervil
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter, cubed
- In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook shrimp in oil for 2 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the tomatoes and seasonings. Cook 3-5 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink. Stir in butter until melted. Yield: 4 servings.
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