In case you can't tell by the heading of this post I'm a big fan of the trade the New Jersey Nets made in acquiring Deron Williams. They set the tone for this franchise for the years to come. In today's NBA, the only way you can get a superstar to sign with you is if you already have a superstar to pair them with, or they are signing together. New Jersey was not going to be able to convince two superstar free agents to sign with them in the same off season, and as I just said, without having one, they will never get the other. This forced them to make a trade for a superstar. After the Carmelo deal fell through, they stuck with it, and got a superstar that they can use in the next off-season to market to other free agents. All of a sudden the New Jersey Nets are formidable players in the new age NBA.
We know that they have a billionaire owner from Russia, that probably sees this team as another one of his toys, and who isn't afraid to spend money. I've read a few articles about basketball in Russia. If you're a superstar, especially in women's basketball, you get treated like one. They don't draw big crowds, but all the teams are owned by billionaires, and it's more of a bragging rights ordeal than about making money. But this isn't Russia, and just because you have the money to spend, doesn't mean you can convince someone to take it. I don't care how much money you have. If your team is a continuous cellar dweller and the doormat of the league, you can't get people to sign with you.
Now they pull off a blockbuster trade, and land that first superstar. They no longer had to convince the first one to sign there, they just had to sweeten the pot enough to his current team. It's simply a brilliant move. Now they have a chance to get that second superstar to pair with him. Is it a big gamble, and could end up quite costly? Absolutely! But the Nets are just a toy right? A hobby, that allows him to brag to his other billionaire friends in Russia. He said it himself, it's just money, and he has plenty of it. Why not take the gamble, you already knew you were going to lose going down the path you were currently on. So Bravo New Jersey. I look forward to your future moves.
Thanks for reading,
Dustin Dominiak
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Peace in the middle east?
Are we really about to see peace in the middle east? I doubt it, but it seems that the people of middle eastern countries are finally standing up for themselves and demanding equal rights. It makes sense that this all starts now. With the technological advances that are in place, they can see how people live in already established governments, and then compare that to there current situation. What makes us better than them? Absolutely nothing, they are people to. They just have a disadvantage because of where they were born.
Us that are born in the U.S.A. are spoiled, and we have high expectations of privileged lives. People in middle eastern countries don't have those same feelings. They are starting to stand up and fight for their rights though, which is the first step in progress. Democratic rule in the middle east would be good for the U.S.A. in multiple ways. We can get cheaper oil, and we can exploit those people into their industrial age.
Right now oil is going up, which in return is causing the price of gasoline to increase as well. This rise is because of the unrest that is happening in the middle east right now, specifically Libya, which is the 18th largest oil producing country in the world. When all of the unrest settles though, and we are left with peace, the production will return to normal levels, and the price of oil will drop, which then in return will allow the price of gasoline to drop. Here is why I think peace will cause cheaper gas here though. Without a greedy dictator lining his pockets with the money from oil production, the money will be used on different aspects for improving the lives of people in those countries. That is more expensive than lining the pockets of one man, so those countries will need to produce more oil, to get more money to handle all of the community projects. If the supply of oil increases, but demand stays the same, then that will cause the price to drop.
Now about there industrial ages. I'm not sure of the current production capacity of countries in the middle east, but if we promised to create jobs that will stimulate growth in there country then the production will increase. Essentially if we can convince 2 or 3 of these countries to produce textile goods, that will decrease our dependency on China. Without being dependent on China for cheap goods, that will decrease our current trade deficit. As long as China is our largest trade partner we will always have a trade deficit because they peg the Yuan to the Dollar and don't let it float naturally. This is done on purpose by the leaders of the Chinese government so that they can become the largest exporter in the world. So if we don't have to depend on China for cheap textiles, and we can get other countries were we will have a greater influence over, that will decrease the cost of imports. Decreasing the cost of imports will lower our trade deficit, which is good. It will also decrease the growth of China, which will stall there growth because they won't have as much revenue flowing in.
Everything that is happening in the middle east is making life more expensive now, but in the end it will be for the greater good of the world, and the people of the U.S.A. We just need to figure out which one of these countries we can turn into a mutant China. One that we can control, and won't peg there currency to the Dollar.
Thanks for Reading,
Dustin Dominiak
Us that are born in the U.S.A. are spoiled, and we have high expectations of privileged lives. People in middle eastern countries don't have those same feelings. They are starting to stand up and fight for their rights though, which is the first step in progress. Democratic rule in the middle east would be good for the U.S.A. in multiple ways. We can get cheaper oil, and we can exploit those people into their industrial age.
Right now oil is going up, which in return is causing the price of gasoline to increase as well. This rise is because of the unrest that is happening in the middle east right now, specifically Libya, which is the 18th largest oil producing country in the world. When all of the unrest settles though, and we are left with peace, the production will return to normal levels, and the price of oil will drop, which then in return will allow the price of gasoline to drop. Here is why I think peace will cause cheaper gas here though. Without a greedy dictator lining his pockets with the money from oil production, the money will be used on different aspects for improving the lives of people in those countries. That is more expensive than lining the pockets of one man, so those countries will need to produce more oil, to get more money to handle all of the community projects. If the supply of oil increases, but demand stays the same, then that will cause the price to drop.
Now about there industrial ages. I'm not sure of the current production capacity of countries in the middle east, but if we promised to create jobs that will stimulate growth in there country then the production will increase. Essentially if we can convince 2 or 3 of these countries to produce textile goods, that will decrease our dependency on China. Without being dependent on China for cheap goods, that will decrease our current trade deficit. As long as China is our largest trade partner we will always have a trade deficit because they peg the Yuan to the Dollar and don't let it float naturally. This is done on purpose by the leaders of the Chinese government so that they can become the largest exporter in the world. So if we don't have to depend on China for cheap textiles, and we can get other countries were we will have a greater influence over, that will decrease the cost of imports. Decreasing the cost of imports will lower our trade deficit, which is good. It will also decrease the growth of China, which will stall there growth because they won't have as much revenue flowing in.
Everything that is happening in the middle east is making life more expensive now, but in the end it will be for the greater good of the world, and the people of the U.S.A. We just need to figure out which one of these countries we can turn into a mutant China. One that we can control, and won't peg there currency to the Dollar.
Thanks for Reading,
Dustin Dominiak
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Don't hold it in
Life is a complicated game. It's full of decisions that have to be made on a daily basis, some more difficult than others. You interact with people, and carry on conversations. Most of the time we just hear what the person is telling us and take it at that. It's hard to tell if the person really means what they are saying or if they are just blowing smoke up your ass. We can't read there mind, so truly knowing what they mean can be difficult. If you want to really understand what the person is saying, or what they think of you, you'll need to observe them. You can tell a lot about a person by their actions, and maybe they say one thing to your face but their actions mean the opposite.
So what do you do when somebody does something that hurts you with either their words or their actions? Do you hold it in, or do you say something? I feel most people hold it in. Then after bottling up all the small things, you explode over something else, and everything comes out at once. It can get quite messy, and feelings can be hurt. But what if you speak up when the actions happen? Will that change the end result? How many times can you confront somebody about there actions towards you? At some point you have to draw the line, but life would probably be easier if you confronted people up front, at the time of the action. This way it doesn't build inside of you, and you can discuss it while the topic is fresh in both minds.
What if you confront the person though, and they don't want to deal with it? How can you build a better working relationship with that person if you don't ever resolve the differences between you? You can't. In these situations you have 2 choices; talk out your differences, or never speak to the person again. Walking away is always easier than working things out. And with all the other difficult decisions we have to make in life, we like to travel the path of least resistance, which means we walk away.
Talking about your feelings is hard, especially in the world we live in now. Working out disagreements with someone can be even harder, because you have to open yourself up to that person. But the bottom line is you have to take life by the horns and confront your feelings. Will you hurt other peoples feelings along the way? I'm sure you will, but at least you were honest with them. It's always better to be upfront and honest with a person, so don't hold it in, let them know how their actions/words made you feel.
Thanks for reading,
Dustin Dominiak
So what do you do when somebody does something that hurts you with either their words or their actions? Do you hold it in, or do you say something? I feel most people hold it in. Then after bottling up all the small things, you explode over something else, and everything comes out at once. It can get quite messy, and feelings can be hurt. But what if you speak up when the actions happen? Will that change the end result? How many times can you confront somebody about there actions towards you? At some point you have to draw the line, but life would probably be easier if you confronted people up front, at the time of the action. This way it doesn't build inside of you, and you can discuss it while the topic is fresh in both minds.
What if you confront the person though, and they don't want to deal with it? How can you build a better working relationship with that person if you don't ever resolve the differences between you? You can't. In these situations you have 2 choices; talk out your differences, or never speak to the person again. Walking away is always easier than working things out. And with all the other difficult decisions we have to make in life, we like to travel the path of least resistance, which means we walk away.
Talking about your feelings is hard, especially in the world we live in now. Working out disagreements with someone can be even harder, because you have to open yourself up to that person. But the bottom line is you have to take life by the horns and confront your feelings. Will you hurt other peoples feelings along the way? I'm sure you will, but at least you were honest with them. It's always better to be upfront and honest with a person, so don't hold it in, let them know how their actions/words made you feel.
Thanks for reading,
Dustin Dominiak
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