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This Week In Radio 12/2/2022 (with JNLR numbers and More)
David Redmond news, sponsors February 12, 2022 February 12, 2022
It's JNLR time again, so we had a look to see who's up and down. As usual, we're only going to be able to cover the main stations but we'll link to other coverage at the end.
If you want to skip the JNLR stuff, just click here or scroll down manually
Let's start with Radio 1
Morning Ireland now has a huge 459,000 listeners each morning which is an increase of 9,000. While this is still good news, it's worth noting that in Decembers numbers we did see a drop from 491,000 down to 450,000. They're not there yet, but this might be the beginning of a recovery from the pandemic losses.
Same story with Tubridy. He's up 7,000 listeners to 366,000, but he also suffered a big fall in the December book. Ryan went from 381,000 down to 359,000 in December, so while it's an increase, recovery is still ongoing.
346,000 listeners tune in to Today with Claire Byrne on weekdays (+6,000) it seems the gains on radio 1 are quite consistent with changes of a few thousand on each show
Poor joe can't get a break though. He's still losing listeners. Liveline now has 343,000 this is down 3,000 from December.This really ain't good when you consider joes losses in the last book, down from 404,000. When you put the last 2 books together, Liveline is down a huge 61,000
In general not a bad set of numbers for radio 1, but they still have a lot of listeners to gain back after Decembers big losses.
The story is much the same at 2FM
2FM didn't have a great time back in December but things look to be recovering
2FM breakfast will be happy to know they didn't fall under 100,000. Instead they gained 8,000 listeners, taking them from 103,000 to 111,000. The show is still down from the 126,000 that it had previously, but any gain is a good gain I suppose.
Jennifer Zamparelli has 141,000 listeners which is an extra 1,000. Another 11,000 would eliminate the losses from December so that's reasonably possible in future books. 2FM has been advertised heavily on television recently so we'll need to wait and see if this has much impact in the next few months.
Tracy Clifford now has 129,000 listeners which is also an increase of 1,000. Tracy lost just 2,000 in December so she's still in a good position if the recovery continues.
With the extensive TV advertising, and the 2 Johnnies on the way. 2FM will be interesting to watch over the next while.
Today FM continue to perform well
Basically all shows on Today FM's weekday schedule are up, and because they also had a good run in December they're not facing the same recovery struggle as RTÉ.
Ian Dempsey now has a listenership of 184,000 which is an increase of 6,000 from December. He lost 1,000 back in the last book so he's gained 5,000 over the last 2 reports.
Dermot & Dave are also up. They've gained 3,000 listeners and now have 208,000 listeners
Matt Cooper is also doing fine in drive time bringing in an extra 3,000 listeners for a total of 173,000
Most of the other shows on Today FM are changing so we'll need to wait and see how they perform going forward.
What's the news with Newstalk?
Basically everything's going grand. Newstalk hasn't had any huge gains or losses, but in general they're still gaining a few listeners around the schedule.
Newstalk Breakfast gained 1,000 listeners since December and now has 138,000 tuning in.
Pat Kenny also gained 1,000 and his total is now 184,000.
Lunchtime Live with Andrea Gilligan has 114,000 Listeners, that's a gain of 2,000. Why gain 1,000 when you can gain 2,000?
Moncrieff has 77,000 Listeners, that's also up 1,000 since December. A real trend emerging here. The show still has a bit of recovering to do though, it suffered a loss of 20,000 in December. If you take in the last 2 books, your still down 19,000
The Hard Shoulder with Kieran Cuddihy had a nice increase of 5,000 and now has a total of 151,000 listeners
More JNLR sources
Radio Today
Waterford live
the department for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media told Radio Land this week that an Irish music quota is not being considered for Irish radio stations. This was part of a deep dive we published on Wednesday asking if there should be a quota in Ireland like those seen in Canada and France.
There are a number of legal and other factors which must be taken into account when considering the feasibility of introducing airplay quotas. The potential benefit to music production in Ireland must be balanced with the rights of broadcasters, subject to their contractual or regulatory obligations, to determine the type of content they wish to broadcast and to ensure commercial revenue particularly in the context of the current media climate. Importantly, the introduction of airplay quotas would need to be consistent with EU law. A quota for music produced in a particular Member State would be considered to restrict free movement of services by placing music produced in other Member States at a disadvantage. Given the legal challenges arising, the Government is not currently considering airplay quotas based on production location.
the department for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
This was a really interesting topic to look at and we hope to be able to do more deep dive stories like that going forward.
Read our full article on music quota's here
Finally this week, Radiocentre Ireland has become a founding member of the World Radio Alliance. The new organisation will aim to promote radio's marketing power, and hopefully increase revenue in the industry.
Read all the details here
Presenter Emmet Dunlea is joining 96FM to host Club96 , best of luck Emmet from us at Radio Land
We got a behind the scenes Instagram video from Newstalk's Sarah Madden this week showing us what it's like to work as a researcher
2FM had a €10,000 Clock Blocker winner
96FM announced a new cash Cow competition
The new 2FM show with the 2 Johnnies is up for sponsorship. 6 months costs €90,000 with a year costing €160,000
You can also sponsor The Greene Room On 2FM which is obviously cheaper as it's late night. 2 months is €18,000, 6 months will set you back €35,000 and the year costs a very reasonable €60,000
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With phase one covering registration, the third and fourth phases will cover Targeting and Payment.
"We are well on our way with the Targeting Phase," said Minister of Social Services and Community Development, the Hon. Melanie S. Griffin. "Ultimately, the reform will ensure that – as an agency – we are more responsive, efficient and effective in meeting the needs of those we serve."
The RISE Programme is an initiative of the Government of The Bahamas, which entered into an agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank for the implementation of a Social Safety Net Reform Programme in The Bahamas.
The social welfare reform initiative is designed to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Department of Social Services; improve targeting through a Proxy Means Test (the Proxy Means Test is an instrument that ensures those in need are assessed objectively); provide a new payment delivery system for approved beneficiaries (this has been accomplished through the provision of the VISA Pre-Paid Card that was introduced in November 2014) and result in the installation of a state-of-the-art Management Information System to ensure the smooth processing of requests from registration to payment.
To date, over 10,000 persons have benefitted from the VISA pre-paid debit card.
Claims by American tourist Beiersdorf refuted by Bahamian Hospital
The interview that aired on Fox 9 News made the rounds on social media earlier this week. Fox News never contacted the Princes Margaret Hospital for comment, but in the interview, Minnesota resident Jake Beiersdorf related a horror story of being "butchered" and "gutted" during a routine appendectomy at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) in Nassau in January of this year, leaving him with a foot long scar.
He said that when he visited doctors at home in Minnesota, he was told that his appendix was intact and perfectly healthy. Beiersdorf further alleged that the hospital was filthy, that he was placed in a room with 15 other patients and that his dressing was changed in a broom closet.
The American tourist was visiting the island Paradise when he fell ill.
The public hospital wasted no time in responding to the story. In its response the Medical Chief of Staff Dr. James Johnson suggested that Mr. Beiersdorf's account of the story was inaccurate beyond the date of arrival at PMH and denied the doctors at the facility "butchered" Mr. Beiersdorf, stating that "the care provided was consistent with international standards and best practices."
After arriving at the hospital on 7th January, "the patient was assessed and treated on arrival and later admitted to hospital for surgical intervention" said Dr. Johnson.
"At surgery the condition was consistent with the preoperative diagnosis. The care provided was consistent with international standards and best practice" continued Johnson.
He added that Mr. Beiersdorf appeared completely satisfied with the quality of care received during his five-day hospital stay and to date the Public Hospital Authority (PHA) has not received a verbal or written complaint relative to this matter.
"There is no indication that he was dissatisfied" said Dr. Johnson and "to date, the Public Hospital Authority (PHA) has received no verbal or written complaints relative to this matter."
Dr. Johnson, who spoke in general terms, pointed out that due to legal reasons, the hospital was unable to release details of Mr. Beiersdorf's medical information without his written approval. PMH was therefore very restricted and guarded in what they could reveal in their response to Fox News.
Minister Gray leads Potters Cay walkabout
"Safety is first and if vehicles must pass this way and it will bring unsafe conditions to light, I think before anything happens, it is better you take pre-emptive action to avoid anything (from) happening. I should say they know of the necessity to be relocated temporarily." These were the words of Agriculture Minister the Hon. V. Alfred Gray as he led a walkabout of Potters Cay as the government moves ahead with its $3.5 million upgrade of the iconic dock which doubles as an entertainment watering hole and marketplace for thousands of Bahamians.
Careful to avoid any further miscommunication between the Potters Cay vendors and his Ministry, Minister Gray said that dialogue between the two is ongoing to facilitate a seamless transition as the Ministry upgrades the Potters Cay environs with minimal impact to the livelihood of the fish, fruit and vegetable vendors
"We have no desire to close any business down for longer than is required and we feel sure that we will be able to work out the relocation, the impact without any dislocation of their livelihood."
The physical upgrades include the reconstruction and standardization of vendor stalls, better and safer access and egress traffic routes, sidewalks, sitting areas, improvement in the cleanliness of the environs and the preventative maintenance of the east Paradise Island Bridge.
Mitchell in the United Arab Emirates for bilateral talks
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates met in Abu Dhabi on 8 March 2016 and agreed on a number of bilateral initiatives.
Broadly, a bilateral agreement was made to deepen the bonds and ties of friendship and understanding between both countries and to build significant cultural, economic, educational and social opportunities and exchanges between both countries.
In a joint statement, both Governments also agreed to "work towards strengthening their cooperation to include strategic objectives such as job creation, investment, social development and tourism, and would memorialize their joint commitment in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding."
Prime Minister Christie in Freeport for historic partnership agreement
Bahamas Prime Minister Christie was in Freeport on Thursday to preside over an historic partnership agreement that will increase the level of Bahamian participation in the shipping and industrial sectors on Grand Bahama in years to come.
The agreement with the Grand Bahama Shipyard called for greater job training and placement opportunities for as many as 600 young Bahamians in several technical disciplines through an apprenticeship program over the next four years.
In addressing the gathering, Mr. Christie benchmarked the successful institutional apprenticeship system in Germany as he praised the Grand Bahama Shipyard for designing a training program that is "something special."
"It was important for me then to observe that when one looked at the system of apprenticeship, and one looked at a country like Germany where they have institutionalized training by apprenticeship that the shipyard was onto something special."
Clearly impressed with what he heard about 12 apprentices who had graduated recently, the Prime Minister suggested that his government would match the cost to train these young Bahamians so that the cluster of trainees could be doubled.
Also on hand for the signing ceremony were Minister of Tourism, the Hon. Obie Wilchcombe; Minister of Transport and Aviation, the Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin; Minister of Education, Science and Technology, the Hon. Jerome Fitzgerald; Minister for Grand Bahama, the Hon. Dr. Michael Darville; and Executive Director of the National Training Agency, Agatha Marcelle, were all a part of the ceremony. Representing Grand Bahama Shipyard were Steve Jervis, CEO and Linda Turnquest, CFO.
Minister Gray officially opens 2016 National Agribusiness Exposition
"Progressing Towards food security, our food, our future, our Bahamas" was the theme as the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources hosted the 2016 National Agricultural Exposition at the Gladstone Road Agricultural Station on Wednesday, 9th March. The opening ceremony was held on Thursday of this week with Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources the Hon. Alfred Gray delivering the keynote address, reminding Bahamians of the country's huge $1 billion food import bill, the need for import substitution, economic diversification, and to "grow what we can and import what we must."
The expo is held every two years during the month of March where agribusiness vendors and entrepreneurs display their products and services from seedlings and fresh produce to value added sauces, jams and jellies. The expo closes on Sunday, 13th March at 4pm.
"Build a nation…through sports" says Christie
Bahamas Prime Minister the Right Hon. Perry Gladstone Christie officially opened the first ever Bahamas National High School Basketball Championships on Thursday morning, March 10, reminding Bahamians that regardless of their origins and station in life, we must all do what we can in terms of nation building.
"We are all Bahamians! We all ought to see ourselves as having something in common, that on occasion such as this there should be no difference between those who are FNMs, those who PLPs and those who are whatever," he told a packed house attending the opening at the St. George's High School Gymnasium.
Some 26 teams inclusive of seven female squads are in Grand Bahama for the classic. Islands represented include North and South Andros, Abaco, Cat Island, San Salvador, New Providence and Grand Bahama.
The nation's leader reminded those assembled that "one of the ways of building a nation is through sports, through the connectivity and the linkage that sports give you. So we have some young men and young women from different schools, from different parts of the Commonwealth, but they have all come here for a championship" said the Prime Minister.
The Grand Bahama tourism product got a boost this week with the arrival of the Caribbean Princess, a 950-foot-long vessel owned and operated by Princess Cruise Lines. The ship, which operates seven-day cruises out of Houston, Texas, arrived at Freeport Harbour Wednesday morning, 9th March with some 3,210 passengers, before heading on to New Providence. It was the second visit to Grand Bahama over the past two months. Officials of the Freeport Harbour Company, the Ministry of Tourism and Princess Cruises commemorated the event with a plaque exchange.
There was yet another blaze at the Tonique Williams Highway public landfill earlier this week. Renew Bahamas, managers of a recycling operation at the public land fill acknowledged the need for greater security measures at the dump site as authorities extinguished the flames after several days. Residents in the immediate area complained that they had "had enough" of this vexing problem.
The Bahamas Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement on Friday morning advising of the landing of twenty-three Bahamians deported from the United States on Thursday 10 March. The statement explained that this landing "follows new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) procedures by United States authorities for the removal of persons no longer wanted in the United States." As these Bahamians were not convicted of any crime in The Bahamas, they were released into the general population.
Under the theme "The Performance of the Bahamian economy, 2007 and beyond," the Department of Banking, Economics and Finance at the College of The Bahamas hosted Business Week 2016 at the Harry C. Moore Library this week. Presenters included the State Minister for Finance, the Hon. Michael Halkitis (Fiscal Policy Perspective); Governor of the Central Bank, John A. Rolle (Monetary Policy Perspective) and a panel discussion on the Labour Perspective was led by labour leaders John Pinder (NCTU), Zane Lightbourne (BUT) and Robert Farquharson (Director of Labour).
Ten men were arrested and arraigned in court on Thursday for offences ranging from disorderly conduct to the destruction private property. The charges stemmed from a demonstration on Paradise Island last week that turned violent and escalated out of control as tempers flared, resulting in a fence being torn down on private property. The demonstration was in protest of beach access being blocked when Brookfield, owner of Atlantis Resort sold property to Access Industries. The court case has clearly turned political with Opposition leader Dr. Hubert Minnis promising to pardon and expunge the criminal records of the men if convicted and should he become Prime Minister.
Roughly 1,000 residents of Pinewood Gardens Phase B will finally receive municipal potable water after many years of using their private wells. A Town Hall meeting between the residents and the Water and Sewerage Corporation was held this week in Pinewood to discuss the logistics of this project which is expected to be completed by November of this year.
Staying true to her pledge to use her good office to promote unity by reaching out to all sectors of civil society, Bahamas Governor General, Dame Marguerite Pindling, hosted the local media corps to the 2nd annual Media Luncheon at Government House on Friday afternoon. Her Excellency characterized the work of the Fourth Estate as an essential service in building an ordered and civil society and encouraged practitioners to always seek the truth as they build our nation through informing, educating and enlightening the citizenry.
Members of the Bahamas Urban Renewal Marching Band at long last have gotten their chance to represent The Bahamas on the international stage as they are in Washington, D.C., to participate in the 45th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in downtown D.C., on Sunday, March 13, 2016. The team took time out from their practice schedule on Thursday to pay a courtesy call on the Bahamas Ambassador to the United States HE Dr. Eugene Newry at 2220 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. They were also welcomed by Deputy Chief of Mission Chet Neymour during brief addresses in the Embassy's courtyard. The band is under the direction of Police Inspector Theodore Campbell and is scheduled to return to The Bahamas on Tuesday, March 15.
The Bahamas currently imports more than $30 million worth of honey annually, but has no Beekeeping/Honey Production industry. This is all changing as efforts are underway to build a Beekeeping industry, economically empower Bahamians and diversify our economy. The Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) joins with the Inter- American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) to host the 'Buzz Me Honey BeeKeeping Workshop'. The workshop on March 19th is being facilitated by Dom Lam, president of the Michigan Beekeeping Association and Dr. Solomon Ward, a Bahamian biologist.
The Bahamas Cabinet Office issued a general public notice this week that Daylight Saving Time will commence on Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 2:00 a.m. and will continue until 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 6, 2016. Be sure to turn your clocks one hour ahead before retiring to bed this Saturday night. Remember, it's SPRING FORWARD and FALL BACK.
About the author: Elcott Coleby is a Deputy Director at the Bahamas Information Services. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry (B.Sc) and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA). He provides frequent commentary on public policy and communicates the works of the government. Address all comments to the following email: egcoleby44@gmail.com
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It is so silent in this big town of little people.
Silence permeates through wall and skin.
Walls keep breaking down before my eyes.
Stop them before I carve my own kind of sweet hell.
To everyone out there: I am okay.
In a train of thoughts I tracked through what silence could mean for some particular characters in my head and that simply took a dark turn. I really enjoyed discovering the topic of silence through this poem today and I would want to do more of these soon. Sorry for posting after so long. I want to post more often this summer. See you soon!
with colour like never before.
loyalty that I wonder how I deserve.
blossoming between my broken heart.
But they return to emptiness.
But the darkness is haunting.
The moon asks me for you.
Lines that gave you the freedom to fly.
Too beautiful to be mundane at all.
The winds whistle to me.
My hands are clueless, catching misery.
Lines blurry, confused, craving, today.
"But wait for the interval!" I fervently say.
The lens will show me scaling, anon!
You watch! I'll sail over winds and oceans.
I'll chase the sun! I'll befriend the trees.
Little deaths follow my shadows.
Tell me to kill again.
Our special places were savoured.
Now all I see is a microwave.
History is frozen in the present.


REGION — It's time again for the county to meet the challenge of leaving our cars behind on the way to school.
In last year's countywide San Diego County Association of Governments (SANDAG) "Walk, Ride, and Roll to School Challenge," Encinitas Union School District elementary schools took top prizes.
Flora Vista came in first for overall participation and Ocean Knoll won the SANDAG Diamond award for most walkers.
Parents and children taking part in the weeklong Walk, Ride, and Roll to School Challenge can again help their school win up to $1,000 for school supplies.
The challenge runs the week of Oct. 6 through Oct. 10 for traditional school schedules. The top three schools with the highest percentage of students walking, biking, carpooling, or taking transit to school during the designated week will win cash prizes for school supplies.
Just log your child's alternative commute trips to school in the online iCommute TripTracker tool. Scooters, skates and skateboards count, too. Parents also are eligible to win prizes for logging their children's trips during the challenge.
In addition, help your youngsters gear up for the regional Walk and Bike to School Day Oct. 8. Children who participate will receive freebies from iCommute and its partners.


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Her strong architectural lines were built from the waspy waist of her base, which is a simple wooden pillar candlestick.
The addition of Lucilia sericata, better known as the common green bottle blow-fly was added for fun so 'Satine' wouldn't take herself too seriously.
Satine is lidded and may be used as a memorial urn.


David Bowen, a River Hills native, is a successful small businessperson.
David has dedicated his life to contributing to charitable and social organizations. He has a 30 year history of working with people in communities throughout Wisconsin.
David is a person who loves to set goals and is determined to succeed in accomplishing those goals. In his career as a Professional Realtor and Property Manager, as well as in his positions at the Humphrey Scottish Rite Center, Sprecher Brewing Company, Astor Hotel, and Milwaukee Athletic Club, and now with Ogden & Company Commercial Real Estate, David has reached each and every goal that he set out to do.
He has balanced his career by spending a significant amount of time on charitable issues that affect our lives. He has successfully raised tens of thousands of dollars for many causes he is passionate about.
Currently, David is also Chairman of The George Washington fund in Whitefish Bay, District Auditor for The Wisconsin Elks as well as The Milwaukee Elks Chairman of The Elks Drug Awareness Program. And last but not least he is The Pink Panther Mascot in Milwaukee's Tripoli Shrine bringing cheer to area children.


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World number one Ash Barty eyes Fed Cup win
Ash Barty raises her trophy after winning in the WTA Finals tennis tournament, Shenzhen, Nov. 3, 2019. (AFP Photo)
World number one Ash Barty will look to crown her annus mirabilis by helping Australia to their first Fed Cup title in 45 years when she leads the host nation in the final against France in Perth this weekend. Barty's 2018 has been a season of individual triumphs, highlighted by her maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open and her WTA Finals win in Shenzhen on Sunday. Yet she has also proved to be a superb team player throughout the Fed Cup campaign and enters the decider unbeaten in nine singles rubbers dating back to 2017. Barty was the difference when Australia downed Belarus 3-2 in the semifinals in Brisbane in April, winning all three of her rubbers. That made her the first woman of any nation to win three rubbers in both the opening round and semifinals of the tournament since the best-of-five format started in 1995. If carrying the nation has proved a heavy burden, the 23-year-old has hidden it well and enthuses about the thrill of donning the 'green and gold'. "When you are playing for your country and you are playing in a Fed Cup final, it is pretty easy to get up and about and be as ready as you can," said Barty, who will anchor a team that also features Australia No. 2 Ajla Tomljanovic and veteran Sam Stosur. "It's a format that I love, I cherish it. This is going to be a really precious week."
With seven titles, Australia is the third most successful nation in the event after the United States with 18 and the Czech Republic with 11, who won five before the 1993 split with Slovakia and six after. But the Australians have barely registered in the last three decades, barring a solitary trip to the final in 1993. They last claimed the title in 1974 during a golden era for Australian tennis when former world number one Evonne Goolagong was in her pomp. Four decades on, local fans see encouraging similarities between the teams. Aboriginal Australian Goolagong led the nation to the 1974 title with victory in the final against the United States after winning a Grand Slam title at the Australian Open and the WTA Finals crown.
Barty is Australia's first women's world number one since her mentor Goolagong and also the first indigenous Australian to win a Grand Slam title after the 68-year-old great. Twice champion France has proven more successful than Australia in the modern era, claiming the 1997 and 2003 titles, while being beaten for the 2016 trophy by the Czech Republic. They boast depth and versatility in Caroline Garcia and Alize Cornet, and a formidable all-round player in the nation's top-ranked Kristina Mladenovic, who won the doubles title at the WTA Finals and beat Barty in singles in Rome early in the year. The Julien Benneteau-captained team are no strangers to Perth Arena either, with Cornet having won the team-based Hopman Cup event at the venue in 2014 and Mladenovic winning it in 2017. "When you play a Fed Cup final with the number one in the world on the other side, and away, you cannot say you have an advantage," Benneteau said. "But for sure, I have a lot of options for singles and doubles."
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This site seems to come back to the year 1927 a lot. It was not just a big year for Toledo, but the United States as well. It was the year Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic. The year radio truly became a mass medium. It was the year Ed Ames was born.
In Toledo, the boom of the 1920s continued. Lasalle and Koch announced plans to add three floors to their existing building at Adams and Huron streets. West of the planned Toledo Hospital (which would be built in 1928), the Old Orchard neighborhood was being built. Willys-Overland paid out $28 million in wages in 1926 and spent $17 million on materials the previous year. Ohio Bell dedicated their new $1 million building at 121 N. Huron St. I am probably only scratching the surface.
Meanwhile downtown, on January 18, 1927, a rival to the Secor Hotel (which had been open nearly 20 years, opening Aug. 1, 1908) opened its doors right across the street at Jefferson and N. Superior: the Commodore Perry Hotel.
– A drug store ("expected to be one of the finest drug stores in the United States").
– Its own Western Union traffic bureau.
– Servidor service. A Servidor was a small compartment built into a room door, where a guest can place a dirty shirt to be laundered, for example, or a hotel employee could drop something off without disturbing the guest (or requiring the guest to tip).
– The "city's largest" barber shop, with 12 chairs and six manicure stations, and a beauty shop, both under the supervision (according to an ad) of Lott Gadd Jr., who, the News-Bee said, ran the beauty shop aboard the RMS Lusitania when it was torpedoed by a German submarine in 1915, though this link from the Merseyside Maritime Museum said he was only a barber.
The hotel ran a full-page ad (this link will get you close) trumpeting its opening and didn't hold back.
To Toledo this seventeen stories of stone and steel – this three million dollars' worth of structural beauty stands as the gateway to the epoch of the City's greatness.
The Commodore served as 'the' place to stay for many years if you were visiting Toledo, and employees remembered its glory days fondly. Presidents, celebrities and sports personalities all stayed there, and it was undeniably the best hotel in town. The King and Queen of Greece stayed there during their 1955 visit. Even as older hotels like the Waldorf and the Ft. Meigs closed, and downtown's place as the center of Toledo's civic and retail life faded in the 1970s, the Commodore endured as a hotel and a busy meeting place for civic groups as well as housing permanent residents.
But when the Commodore annouced its closing in November 1980, the story in The Blade revealed some insights about its financial performance. Its fortunes never reached he expectations of its owner, the senior George Jones. The hotel paid no dividends on its stock or interest on its loans from the day it opened, according to news accounts of the day.
The hotel was sold in 1934 for a reported $3 million to purchasers from New York who formed the Commodore Perry Hotel Co. By December 1949, the company controlled operations of the Commodore, along with the former Secor Hotel, at 425 Jefferson, and the former Willard Hotel, now the Renaissance Municipal Building, at Adams and St. Clair streets.
In its early years as one of Northwest Ohio's premier hotel properties, the Commodore Perry enjoyed considerable success. However, the hotel's operating performance has deteriorated since the late 1950s, and a total of nearly $4,000,000 has been lost over this period. The hotel's recent poor performance is a result of two basic factors: steadily declining use of downtown hotel facilities by transient guests and rapidly escalating costs, including those for food, labor, utilities and maintenance.
The Blade sent over Chase Clements, who, it's worth noting, covered all manner of news in Toledo for 40 years either on radio, television or in print, to cover the closing night. The hotel had been busy all week with people stopping in for a final look, a last meal at the Captain's Table (Oliver's, the Mexican restaurant, was to stay open), or a final drink for old times sake at the Quarterdeck Lounge. Even Mayor Doug DeGood was spotted alone sipping a glass of wine at midafternoon. "Nostalgia, pure and simple," he said.
Chef Andrew Trigg reported that, thanks to souvenir hunters, two or three hundred pieces of silverware had disappeared since the closing was announced earlier in the week. The nearly 250 employees who were losing their jobs had done well in tips, however.
And with that, the Commodore Perry Motor Inn (as it was known after a 1968 remodeling) ended its days as a place of lodging.
The Commodore Perry is one part of Toledo's history that has not exactly been lost. The hotel is now an apartment building, the Commodore Perry Apartments. Judging from the pictures it looks like much of the ornate splendor of the old hotel which opened to so much acclaim in 1927 has been left intact.
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Keen cyclists from Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust have made their annual donation to charity.
Every year, staff from the Trust get together to take part in a sponsored long-distance bike ride and the money raised goes towards good causes.
This year, the riders presented £3,015.97 to Birmingham Arthritis Resource Centre (BARC) after completing the 150-mile, three-day trip across Cornwall from Land's End to Bude in September last year.
BARC supports arthritis sufferers in Birmingham and Sandwell through education of patients.
Chandrika Gordhan, manager at BARC, added: "Because of the makeup of the West Midlands, translation needs are often there so the money will allow us to do some translation in different languages. In return, it will help people with arthritis and their carers.
"This was an amazing boost. Every penny was used to make a difference in people's lives.
The cyclists will be embarking on another charity ride in September which will take them along Hadrian's Wall.


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This change will have an impact on the people around me, on some one of my family members and on the younger generation.
It is time women understand tat apart from being mothers, they also have a great role to play in the society.
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I was thrilled to get some pictures back from a couple landscape jobs we've finished up recently. This was a fun job for us, and the result is simply gorgeous. Very traditional, secluded, but classic. I love the secluded feel of the grounds and especially the pots and planters. They fit the home perfectly, I think.
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SWMGAMERS.com Forums • View topic - Disintegration?
I realize that this is an old topic but I've been trying to figure out something with regards to Disintigration, some help would be greatly appreciated.
What exactly triggers the effects of Disintigration? Is it the critical hit or it is taking damage? I've been going over the glossary and it says that if another character takes damage from the attack (ex. Bodyguard) it's the other character that gets defeated.
Would a character that is successful with a disintigration attack and have his shot thrown back at him via a Shield Bearer's Energy Shield/Imperial Entanglement's Vader's Relfect etc also get disintigrated? In that case which characters get defeated?
It is the critical hit which causes the "BigD," as it has been called. That is why it cannot be evaded, deflected, etc. Bodyguard is the rare exception, and I am not sure I know exactly why it was ruled this way, but that is one of the few ways to avoid it. The damage can be put back towards whomever made the shot, so, in effect, Boba could disintegrate his target, and himself die by the 40 damage coming back to him through a Reflect or Shield ability.
Yup it does. So let me get this straight. If his shot gets thrown back at him both he and the target get disintigrated? What happens if I use a gungan shieldbearer's energy shield on an adjacent friendly? Would I also lose the shiedlbearer in the process or just the friendly who got targetted in the first place?
Nope. Bodyguard is the only one that can change who Disentegration affects. It is a specific exception to how it all other abilities works stated in Disentegration. All those others you listed only affects damage, where non-damaging effects are not affected, like Snare Rifle or Paralysis, or Disentegtation most of the time.
So...all i'd end up doing is throwing back damage at the Disintegrate-er? The one who shot won't get disintegrated as well?
If Boba BH shoots at Luke & Yoda, and Boba rolls a 20, then Loda is Disintegrated. Nothing he can do about that. Now, he could spend the Force Points for Reflect, and roll his save of 11, and he makes the save. Now, Loda is still Disintegrated, but the damage from the crit is also reflected back at Boba. That damage is just 40 (20 x2 for the crit). So, if Boba fails his save of 11 as well, then Loda is Disintegated, and Boba takes 40 damage.
I think you got the wrong Reflect in there. Luke and Yoda would only send back 10 damage regardless of the crit's damage. Darth Vader, Legacy of the Force would send back the prevented damage but only on a failed save by the Reflectee.
Whoops, yeah, you're right. I was thinking more about the reflected damage from Molecular Shields or the Gungan Shieldbearer actually. Not sure why I talked about LS Reflect instead then, lol.
OKay guys, thanks a lot. It's pretty clear enough now.


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Sarah Brightman Quotes
"Sarah Brightman" is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She has sung in many languages, including English, Spanish, French, Latin, German, Turkish, Italian, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and Catalan.
Brightman began her career as a member of the dance troupe Hot Gossip and released several disco singles as a solo performer. In 1981, she made her West End musical theatre debut in Cats (musical)/Cats and met composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, whom she married. She went on to star in several West End and Broadway musicals, including The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)/The Phantom of the Opera, where she originated the role of Christine Daaé. The Original London Cast Album of the musical was released in CD format in 1987 and sold 40 million copies worldwide, making it the biggest-selling cast album of all time.
After retiring from the stage and divorcing Lloyd Webber, Brightman resumed her music career with former Enigma (musical project)/Enigma producer Frank Peterson, this time as a classical crossover (music)/crossover artist. She is often credited as the creator of this genre and remains among the most prominent performers, with worldwide sales of more than 30 million records and 2 million DVDs, establishing herself as the world's best-selling soprano of all time.
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Is Burberry's Momentum Here to Stay?
Yiling Pan @SiennaPan
While Burberry seems to be on the right track to having a business turnaround, the question remains to be whether the current upward trend can be sustained. Photo: courtesy of Burberry
With a new graphic identity, logo-rich products, and loads of investment in areas of retail distribution and marketing & communications, Burberry's rebranding efforts are gradually rolling out under the leadership of creative director Riccardo Tisci, who came on board in March 2018. The transformation is now showing signs of rising popularity among Chinese consumers — the world's most important luxury shoppers set to account for over 40 percent of global luxury goods consumption by 2023.
According to the British fashion house's first-quarter FY 2020 earnings result, it scored a four-percent like-for-like (LFL) sales in the three months to June 29, which doubled markets expectations. Meanwhile, Tisci's new collection, accounting for roughly 50 percent of the brand's total offering at the end of this June (up from 10 to 15 percent in March), continued to record strong double-digit growth. Of particular note, the mainland China market saw sales grow 15 percent from the prior year, becoming the only source market that recorded double-digit growth.
The monogram-stripped giant Thomas Burberry Bear on the Xintiandi Taiping Lake in Shanghai.
In a nutshell, the latest earnings release indicates Chinese customers are falling in love with Tisci's new Burberry. Zhang Chen, a 22-year-old male Chinese consumer told Jing Daily that he has started to notice the change at Burberry since last year when the brand set up a monogram-stripped giant Thomas Burberry Bear on the Xintiandi Taiping Lake in Shanghai. "That [installation] left a deep impression on me, which made me feel curious about this old brand, which I thought was for my parents' generation," he said. Today, Zhang owns a "Thomas Burberry Monogram" t-shirt (priced at $400), which happened to be the first item Tisci designed for the brand. He said he is also considering buying the brand's "Monogram Strip E-canvas" bum bag (priced at $690), which he felt was "kind of cool."
The importance of Burberry's handbag and accessory category is also rising, which is very important for a luxury brand to win in the Chinese market, as consumers are very into "It" bags. Burberry's TB handbag collection is gaining an increasing amount of attention from shoppers lately, according to Rita He, a veteran daigou agent who specializes in serving the country's upper-middle-class buyers. "The runway TB bags are in demand by my clients, for example, and lately, the canvas tote bags are also popular," He said. However, He was uncertain if TB bags could be considered as "It" bags, "because its desirability is still way behind some trending models including Louis Vuitton's trunk bag, Chanel's Gabrielle cross-body bag, and Dior's saddle bag."
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Aside from product innovation, Burberry also devotes a significant amount of resources to communicate its transformation. In China, the brand is experimenting with the "drop" retail model on WeChat — learning from the commercial success of streetwear brands such as Supreme — to stir excitement and desirability. Burberry has also relocated and renovated some retail stores in major Chinese cities to ensure its store offerings are in line with the brand's new DNA.
While Burberry seems to be on the right track to having a business turnaround, the question remains to be whether the current upward trend can be sustained in a tough business environment in which Brexit, the trade war, and the slowing Chinese economy are adding a various level of uncertainties.
Citi Research, in an investor note published on July 12, described Burberry as a bag full of high hopes. "We think the company will deliver stronger growth in the second half of the year given improvement in new product availability." The brand plans to grow the offerings of Tisci's new collection out of total share to around 60 percent by September and around 75 percent by fiscal year-end 2020. JP Morgan, however, shows more caution than optimism quite simply because of its timing, "The cycle is becoming tougher and we have never seen turnarounds succeed in adverse cycles. Plus, Burberry is highly exposed to the Sterling volatility around Brexit."
Even Burberry itself is cautious on the outlook. The pick-up of Q1 LFL sales did not give the brand enough confidence to lift its full-year projections. What's more important, Tisci is yet to prove that his design can have the halo effect to leather goods and across categories like what Alessandro Michele has brought to Gucci to truly underpin the brand's turnaround.
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"""Payment forms"""

from __future__ import absolute_import
from builtins import str
from builtins import object
import logging

from stripe.resource import Customer, Charge
from stripe.error import InvalidRequestError
from django import forms
from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _

from .utils import stripe

log = logging.getLogger(__name__)

class StripeResourceMixin(object):

    """Stripe actions for resources, available as a Form mixin class"""

    def ensure_stripe_resource(self, resource, attrs):
        try:
            instance = resource.retrieve(attrs['id'])
        except (KeyError, InvalidRequestError):
            try:
                del attrs['id']
            except KeyError:
                pass
            return resource.create(**attrs)
        else:
            for (key, val) in list(attrs.items()):
                setattr(instance, key, val)
            instance.save()
            return instance

    def get_customer_kwargs(self):
        raise NotImplementedError

    def get_customer(self):
        return self.ensure_stripe_resource(resource=Customer,
                                           attrs=self.get_customer_kwargs())

    def get_subscription_kwargs(self):
        raise NotImplementedError

    def get_subscription(self):
        customer = self.get_customer()
        return self.ensure_stripe_resource(resource=customer.subscriptions,
                                           attrs=self.get_subscription_kwargs())

    def get_charge_kwargs(self):
        raise NotImplementedError

    def get_charge(self):
        return self.ensure_stripe_resource(resource=Charge,
                                           attrs=self.get_charge_kwargs())

class StripeModelForm(forms.ModelForm):

    """Payment form base for Stripe interaction

    Use this as a base class for payment forms. It includes the necessary fields
    for card input and manipulates the Knockout field data bindings correctly.

    :cvar stripe_token: Stripe token passed from Stripe.js
    :cvar cc_number: Credit card number field, used only by Stripe.js
    :cvar cc_expiry: Credit card expiry field, used only by Stripe.js
    :cvar cc_cvv: Credit card security code field, used only by Stripe.js
    """

    # Stripe token input from Stripe.js
    stripe_token = forms.CharField(
        required=False,
        widget=forms.HiddenInput(attrs={
            'data-bind': 'valueInit: stripe_token',
        })
    )

    # Fields used for fetching token with javascript, listed as form fields so
    # that data can survive validation errors
    cc_number = forms.CharField(
        label=_('Card number'),
        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={
            'data-bind': ('valueInit: cc_number, '
                          'textInput: cc_number, '
                          '''css: {'field-error': error_cc_number() != null}''')
        }),
        max_length=25,
        required=False)
    cc_expiry = forms.CharField(
        label=_('Card expiration'),
        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={
            'data-bind': ('valueInit: cc_expiry, '
                          'textInput: cc_expiry, '
                          '''css: {'field-error': error_cc_expiry() != null}''')
        }),
        max_length=10,
        required=False)
    cc_cvv = forms.CharField(
        label=_('Card CVV'),
        widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={
            'data-bind': ('valueInit: cc_cvv, '
                          'textInput: cc_cvv, '
                          '''css: {'field-error': error_cc_cvv() != null}'''),
            'autocomplete': 'off',
        }),
        max_length=8,
        required=False)

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        self.customer = kwargs.pop('customer', None)
        super(StripeModelForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)

    def validate_stripe(self):
        """Run validation against Stripe

        This is what will create several objects using the Stripe API. We need
        to actually create the objects, as that is what will provide us with
        validation errors to throw back at the form.

        Form fields can be accessed here via ``self.cleaned_data`` as this
        method is triggered from the :py:meth:`clean` method. Cleaned form data
        should already exist on the form at this point.
        """
        raise NotImplementedError

    def clean_stripe_token(self):
        data = self.cleaned_data['stripe_token']
        if not data:
            data = None
        return data

    def clean(self):
        """Clean form to add Stripe objects via API during validation phase

        This will handle ensuring a customer and subscription exist and will
        raise any issues as validation errors.  This is required because part
        of Stripe's validation happens on the API call to establish a
        subscription.
        """
        cleaned_data = super(StripeModelForm, self).clean()

        # Form isn't valid, no need to try to associate a card now
        if not self.is_valid():
            self.clear_card_data()
            return

        try:
            self.validate_stripe()
        except stripe.error.CardError as e:
            self.clear_card_data()
            field_lookup = {
                'cvc': 'cc_cvv',
                'number': 'cc_number',
                'expiry': 'cc_expiry',
                'exp_month': 'cc_expiry',
                'exp_year': 'cc_expiry',
            }
            error_field = field_lookup.get(e.param, None)
            self.add_error(
                error_field,
                forms.ValidationError(str(e)),
            )
        except stripe.error.StripeError as e:
            log.error('There was a problem communicating with Stripe: %s',
                      str(e), exc_info=True)
            raise forms.ValidationError(
                _('There was a problem communicating with Stripe'))
        return cleaned_data

    def clear_card_data(self):
        """Clear card data on validation errors

        This requires the form was created by passing in a mutable QueryDict
        instance, see :py:class:`readthedocs.payments.mixin.StripeMixin`
        """
        try:
            self.data['stripe_token'] = None
        except AttributeError:
            raise AttributeError('Form was passed immutable QueryDict POST data')

    def fields_with_cc_group(self):
        group = {
            'is_cc_group': True,
            'fields': []
        }
        for field in self:
            if field.name in ['cc_number', 'cc_expiry', 'cc_cvv']:
                group['fields'].append(field)
            else:
                yield field
        yield group

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Tale of the Tape: Joe Nathan vs. Sergio Romo
Wilson Karaman
It happens in every draft. That moment when, despite your best intentions to avoid forking over a draft pick for a closer, you realize you'll probably need to at least be somewhat competitive in saves if you're going to make a run at your standard league title. And while I prefer waiting and speculating on saves as much as the next guy, there's very definite value to be had in grabbing an established closer to anchor your bullpen in these formats. When that moment comes, and you're actually going to sacrifice a pick to make this scenario a reality, it's really important that you come through with the safest option possible to bag you the saves you need.
So, let's take a look at a couple of the "safer" proven-closer types you're likely to encounter around the middle rounds of your draft. In one corner, Joe Nathan, the newly signed and minted closer for the Detroit Tigers. In the other, Sergio Romo, another veteran coming off of his first full season saving games in San Francisco. Nathan is currently the seventh closer going off the board in NFBC drafts, with Romo following as the ninth closer about two rounds later. Over in Paul's astute breakdown of relief pitcher tiers, Nathan checks in as a four-star option, while Romo leads the pack of three-star options. Let's take a look at how they stack up, and see whether Nathan is really worth the slightly higher price on draft day.
Trying to predict the actual number of saves for a given reliever is generally a fool's errand, and trying to use prior-season stats to do it is an even worse idea. Still, there are some basic numbers we can look at to inform context. Last season Detroit won 17 more games than San Francisco with an even more impressive plus-234 run differential over the Giants. Despite the massive statistical advantage, though, the Giants' run-starved offense created an environment just as nurturing for save opportunities as the high-octane Tigers. Detroit relievers were 39-for-55 in save opportunities, while San Francisco relievers went 41-for-54. It's not a perfectly helpful stat, given some of those blown saves were charged to setup men, but you get the idea: A good team does not necessarily provide more save opportunities.
What about the individual performances of the relievers in question? Well, Nathan's saved a stellar 90.2 percent of his 378 career opportunities, while Romo's hung right there with him at 89.7 percent since taking over closing duties in 2011, albeit in a much smaller 58-opportunity sample. Both men have produced elite conversion rates, and assuming a more or less even playing field of opportunity they're both good bets to get you high-30s to low-40s save totals.
Advantage: Even
Strikeouts
Nathan has managed to continue striking batters out at an elite rate into his late-30s, and that he's managed to do so following Tommy John surgery that wiped out his age-35 season is nothing short of remarkable. Last year, he dramatically tweaked his pitch selection, discarding the curveball he'd utilized extensively in the immediate aftermath of his surgery and instead bombing hitters with a career-high percentage of sliders. The plot worked, as he was able to offset an almost two mile-an-hour drop in fastball velocity and hold his strikeout rate above 29 percent. And speaking of sliders, Romo's got a pretty good one that he's not shy about showing off. He actually dialed his usage of the pitch down to only 52 percent last year, per PITCHf/x, which was down from almost 64 percent in 2012. It's been the second-best slider thrown by a reliever in each of the past two seasons and hasn't really shown any signs of slowing down. Hitters appear to have begun recognizing this, however, as the odd occasions when Romo did throw his fastball in the zone resulted in a significantly higher contact rate last year. That in turn helped knock his strikeout rate all the way down to 23 percent (career 29 percent), and it will remain to be seen if Romo is able to adjust next season. I'm not comfortable predicting a continuation of an elite strikeout rate for Nathan given his age and clearly declining stuff, but he probably deserves a slight nod here given his lengthy track record and uncertainty about Romo's ability to adjust and find his lost whiffs.
Slight Advantage: Nathan
In addition to helping his declining fastball play up within the zone, Nathan's slider-happy ways last year had a second added benefit: he got batters to make weaker contact with significantly more pitches out of the zone, as he saw his year-to-year O-Contact percentage rise a staggering 10 percent from 2012. That, coupled with some exquisite luck in the HR:FB department, led to Nathan logging a miniscule 1.39 ERA in 2013. His 2.29 FIP, while still excellent, paints a slightly less-rosy picture, and seems a more appropriate dream scenario starting point for Nathan going forward. His career-low .224 BABIP should set off some flashing red lights and temper expectations for even that kind of performance in 2014, however. A bump back up closer to his career levels, coupled with some control issues that I'll discus below, could spell trouble pretty quickly for Nathan.
Romo posted a 2.54 mark last season that similarly outpaced his 2.85 FIP. His decline in strikeouts led to more balls in play, but that outcome was less damaging than it could've been thanks to an anomalous-looking leap in infield-fly-ball rate. If his strikeouts don't come back and that number regresses to the norm it'll make a return to his days of posting sub-2.00 ERA's all the more unlikely. Still, Romo's 2.54 mark last year is the highest he's ever put up outside of a freak 34 innings in his second season where he endured a BABIP 67 points above his career average and only managed to strand two out of every three runners. He also has a significant ballpark advantage, as he pitches in the best pitching park in the game. While Nathan will receive a nice boost switching addresses from Texas to Michigan, there are just too many warning lights flashing to expect another year of elite ERA production. It's awfully tough to bet against his track record, but age and collapse potential are very real risk factors for Nathan. I'll bet on a bounce back from Romo to take this one narrowly.
Slight Advantage: Romo
I've discussed a couple warning signs for Nathan so far, but one that should not be overlooked is the step back his control took last year. His walk rate jumped by almost four percent, as he threw less first pitch strikes and generally worked in the zone less often. Part of that relates to the pitch selection adjustments he made, but it's a telling sign of a pitcher who is losing his fastball. That problem is likely to get worse, not better, and a regression towards his career BABIP norm coupled with a climbing walk rate is an awfully dangerous combination. Romo's walk rate is exceptional, on the other hand, and he actually suffered a slightly unlucky season last year on balls in play. His career WHIP is 0.17 below Nathan's, and I like him significantly more to provide a better WHIP in 2014 over a comparable number of innings.
Advantage: Romo
These guys should have two of the longer leashes of all closers heading into the season. Nathan just signed a fairly large free agent deal with Detroit, and aside from former potential closer Bruce Rondon there doesn't appear to be a clear-cut no. 2 option in the Detroit bullpen to threaten him. Things are slightly murkier for Romo, but not much. Santiago Casilla saved 25 games in 2012 as the Giants' first choice to take over closing duties when Brian Wilson went down, but Romo subsequently supplanted him. If Romo faltered severely Casilla would likely get the first crack at reprising the role, but stellar performance by the latter will not be enough in and of itself to push the issue. The Giants will also have trained closer Heath Hembree in their 'pen. Hembree has been bred as a closer from the get-go, saving 81 games in his minor league career. But he's struggled to harness his stuff at times and at 25 has never quite made the leap into becoming the out and out dominant reliever the Giants hoped he may become. Still, he's another potential if Romo falters.
The inherent job security risk is what it is with closers. I'm going to call this one a draw given that neither of these closers will be challenged for their job unless they blow up pretty badly or go down with an injury. The Giants have a deeper stable of options, but there's no reason to believe Romo will be in any significant danger barring meltdown.
Injury Risk
Nathan underwent Tommy John surgery that knocked him out for all of 2010, and many moons before that he underwent a shoulder procedure back in 2000. The bigger issue is that he's 39 years old, and in the non-Mariano Rivera world that's relatively unchartered waters for an elite closer. Romo's missed some significant time in the past with elbow issues, most notably the first two months of the 2009 season with a sprained ligament (no surgery). He's also dealt with some knee issues that forced back-to-back DL stints in 2012. Still, almost by default you have to side with Romo here, as the risk factor of a 39-year-old reliever with Nathan's mileage is just that much higher.
Nathan's facial hair belies his consistency as a closer, as he's rocked a trademark goat patch with striking regularity dating back to his debut with the Giants around the turn of the century. It's alright and all, but it's a look your Uncle Jimmy sports sometimes over the holidays. Jimmy's an alright guy and all, but that facial hair just doesn't do him any favors and you'd probably respect him more without it. Romo, by contrast, has demonstrated an impressive and shape-shifting palate over the years. He's found success with the soul patch (2010), the Brian Wilson (2011), the mutton chop/chin strap dual threat (2012), and most recently an absurd rounded, flared soul patch that no regular man would ever wear in public under any circumstances (2013). If I'm drafting a closer I want him to take all aspects of his job seriously, and that includes Chia Pet experimentation with his whiskers.
Big Advantage: Romo
Entrance Music
Romo comes in to "El Mechon" by Banda MS, a jumping polka-infused Mexican banda tune from the group's 2008 debut record. This song is just straight up catchy as hell, and what it lacks in intimidation factor it more than makes up for by setting crazy high expectations for a raucous post-game victory celebration to come. Nathan enters to this. Yes, that's a song by a fake hair metal movie band.
Advantage: Not only does Romo win this category, but I'm also docking Nathan a point for making me click that link and listen to over a minute of that song.
While Nathan has been one of the most impressive models of closer consistency over the years it is awfully difficult to look at his 2013 campaign and not see some signs that it may have been his last hurrah as an elite closer. His shiny surface stats—particularly that luxurious ERA—covered up some troubling under-the-hood trends that speak to Father Time doing what he does. When you add up the significant decline in velocity, some helpful luck on balls in play, and a career low homerun rate, and then on top of that remember he'll pitch this season at age 39, you come up with a profile that does not feel particularly comfortable to invest in. Romo is not without his own question marks, as his strikeout rate took a substantial hit last season and he's no spring chicken himself. But given the mid-round cost associated with grabbing one of these safely-installed closers I'd feel much more comfortable tabbing Romo a couple of rounds later than banking on one last One Last Hurrah by Nathan.
And the winner is… Sergio Romo
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Cronfordox
What about in a situation where you must choose between these two closers in the same round? Say, every other five and four star closer has already been drafted, and it's pretty clear that both Nathan and Romo are going to be selected before you have the chance to pick again. Which one do you favor on that basis?
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BuckarooBanzai
I'd still lean Romo in that scenario on account of risk, though it's very close. Nathan's got a whole bunch of risk factors swirling around him, and while they didn't come together and cause a collapse of his surface stats last year they're magnified all the more with another year of mileage on him. Romo's diminished whiffs are cause for some concern to be sure, but the package of concerns I have about Nathan add up to more potential for trouble.
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tonytouch
Pick 4 keepers in a 3 year keeper league.
name(years of remaining eligibility:
Puig(3), Sale (2), Mauer (3), Cain (2), Gerrit Cole (3), Wacha(3), Heyward (3), Cespedes (3)
Right now I'm keeping Puig, Sale, Cole and Wacha. It is a points league and people in this league value young arms highly. I have been burned by going against the grain and keeping bats the last several years. My biggest hesitation is Cain, but he burned me last year. I took Heyward in the first round and still believe in him but lots of talent is coming back in to the draft this year and he or Cain could be had in the 2nd round or later. Sorry for the off topic post, was searching for a "forum" section to post in but couldn't find one. Keepers due Friday.
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granbergt
"He also has a significant ballpark advantage, as he pitches in the best pitching park in the game."
Is San Francisco really the best pitcher's park in the game? ESPN Park Factors rank AT&T behind Petco, Citi Field, and Dodger Stadium for run scoring.
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Per Fangraphs it's lowest at a 94 to the 95 that those three rate. So I guess it depends on methodology. The point about ballpark advantage holds, though.
http://www.fangraphs.com/guts.aspx?type=pf&season=2013&teamid=0&sort=2,d
Gotcha. Thanks for the follow up!


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Robot kills factory worker in Germany
A robot has killed a factory worker after picking him up and crushing him against a metal plate at a Volkswagen plant, it has been revealed.
The man died at a production plant in Baunatal, about 62 miles (100km) north of Frankfurt in central Germany, according to VW.
The 22-year-old was part of a team that was setting up the stationary robot when it grabbed and crushed him against metal plating, the company's spokesman Heiko Hillwig said.
He said initial conclusions indicate that human error was to blame, rather than a problem with the robot, which can be programmed to perform various tasks in the assembly process.
He added that it normally operates within a confined area at the plant, grabbing auto parts and manipulating them.
Another contractor was present when the incident occurred, but wasn't harmed, Hillwig said.
He declined to give any more details about the case, citing an ongoing investigation.
German news agency dpa reported that prosecutors were considering whether to bring charges, and if so, against whom.
A spokeswoman from Volkswagen told The Independent: 'Earlier this week a contractor was injured while installing some machinery in the Kassel factory.
'He died later in hospital from his injuries and our thoughts are with his family.
'We are of course carrying out a thorough investigation into the incident and cannot comment further at this time.'
Credit: Daily Mail


WHAT IS A TRUE ACUTE DISEASE?
WHAT IS AN ACUTE EXACERBATION OF A CHRONIC DISEASE?
Were we to treat it as an individual phenomenon, we would have little chance of helping the patient move beyond a lifetime of Asthma attacks. That said, if a person is having an Asthma attack it can be life-threatening and if that person typically takes Albuterol or other inhaled drugs, that probably is the safest thing to do in the immediate, but as we work homeopathically over time, we take into account how the individual experiences these attacks, and the quality of the emotional experiences as well as the physical experiences, and over time the patient may well have fewer exacerbations of the chronic disease, or may have no more exacerbations.
The individual prescription is what is unique to Homeopathy. All Asthma patients based at any Conventional clinic, public or private, usually are treated using one of a very few drugs, whichever are favored for whichever reasons at any one clinic. In contrast, you as an Asthma patient might require a plant-based remedy from our Pharmacopoeia while your next door neighbor with Asthma might need a mineral-based homeopathic remedy. It is your individual responses and experiences which guide our search for a great remedy match for you.
In Classical Homeopathy we consider the whole symptom complex. We are not treating disease, but we are using the symptoms of disease to help us understand what remedy is the best match for you. When your Vital Force encounters that remedy, healing is stimulated. In contrast, if you have a child with skin issues and the Conventional doctor prescribes cortisone creams, the rash temporarily may be eased, but it has not gone away; the disease manifesting in that symptom has been driven deeper into the body. Sounds good until some point later when not infrequently people treated this way develop Asthma. We see this all the time in practice.
Or we see recurring ear infections which have been treated, one after the other without consideration of them as part of a larger susceptibility, and Antibiotics routinely given suppress the infection. But at some point the chickens come home to roost and the child may end up with more serious health problems. Frequently, we see a progression of colds moving into the chest as Bronchitis or Pneumonia.
The natural cycle of infections is to move through them and cast them off. In our society we keep interrupting these natural cycles rather than supporting kids (and adults) gently as they work through the infections to the point that the body's immune system has gotten the information it needs to recognize pathogens next time it encounters them in the organism (you or your child) and can mount a strong defense to clear the infection.
When a person comes to the Classical Homeopath with a bad cold which has moved into the chest, she may say, "I have another cold. Can you help?" She may think it is an Acute affair but if there is a history of frequent colds, and especially if they move further down, into the chest, what we actually are seeing is an Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Disease.
no attention to a person's individual needs.
And in this society where vaccines are pushed and accepted, often without full information about possible negative effects, people are running around shedding live measles or smallpox viruses around others, and are being kept in permanent states of inflammation their whole lives. We have a society torn down by inflammatory diseases. Not a surprise when we understand the impact of injecting foreign materials, chemicals and heavy metals which interrupt or suppress natural disease cycles.
An example of pharmaceutical influence on our society: You have metabolic problems? First you'll be blamed and assumptions will be made about your lifestyle choices, then you likely will be sent to a Registered Dietician who may not want to hear what you actually do on the food front, but will hand you long lists of things not to eat rather than considering what you've done in your life, and the effects it has had. The expectation often is that, if you are not stick-thin you'll develop Type 2 Diabetes, and then you'll be prescribed a drug regimen which for many does not work, and actually exacerbates problems. But when you try to talk with your doctor, pharmacists, "Diabetes Educators" who are pushing pharmaceuticals, or others in the conventional system, you are likely to have no help navigating your way through their regimen which is based on adding and increasing dangerous medicines which have a variety of unintended effects, with no plan to back off of them, the same meds as your neighbor and Great Uncle have been taking for years on end with no relief. This, in itself, causes many to feel hopeless.
Often people report that no one in the conventional system was at all interested in an odd fact such as that, you have been exercising a lot for the past year without seeing any change in blood glucose levels. You may feel like you have not been listened to and you have not been treated as an individual. You wouldn't be alone.
Metformin can cause your temperature to tank several degrees (think about your metabolism) or completely upset your longtime blood pressure into a varied mess, and taking insulin frequently results in people adding 20 or more pounds pretty instantly, which can cause insulin resistance, which then can exacerbate deep exhaustion and lead to a sedentary lifestyle as a result, precisely one of the the cited precursors to metabolic problems. At each appt. you may be given admonitions that you should take more of this medicine and get more exercise.
It's not surprising, then, that many people are considering whether the conventional route is useful, or even a healthy one. But if you are on such medications do not stop suddenly if you decide not to continue them. You need carefully to wean off them; it makes sense to do this with a doctor's oversight. And remember that Homeopathy is not contraindicated with pharmaceuticals so if your goal is to move away from the conventional medicines, you can begin Homeopathy alongside your use of those.
Please remember that, this is a process and the longer it has been since chronic disease has affected you, the longer it may take to unwind. Quick fixes often lead to more problems later because they usually only address symptoms on a surface level, but not the foundational issues which led to the symptoms.
One thing is sure: the Conventional Medicine system is not built on a framework of having the time to personalize and tailor responses for individuals, and this is one of many important places Homeopaths can come in with our system of medicine based on the unique person you are.


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The Shadow in the East following Third Contact / LL "D.O. Stephens" - "Peru 1937"
Identifier: Art Survey No. 19
Research Library Special Collections
Mountains, buildings, and crowd in foreground / clouds, light and stars in background. "The first bit of sunlight strikes the mountain top eclipse camp as the moon's shadow retreats to the east." Inscription: On stretcher " 'The Shadow in the East following Third Contact'/ made at time of Eclipse - Cerro de Pasco, Peru 14,400/painted June 1937 two days after from sketch/D.O. Stephens - This shows the eclipse site and crowd."
Stephens, D. Owen (Daniel Owen), 1893-1937 (Artist, Person)
Born in: PA; Died in: Balboa/Panama Canal Zone. Active in: PA.Member of AMNH-Grace Peruvian Eclipse Expedition, 1937 died on return trip. Exhibits at AMNH 9/24/1934-10/21/1934 "Astronomical Paintings" and 9/27/1937-10/31/1937 "Astronomical Paintings." Stephens was a noted painter of astronomical subjects and an author and architect.
1 Object : painting : oil on canvas ; 29 7/8 x 36 in.
Good, dirty (2).
Junior Astronomy Club, AMNH; 9/28/1937.
Negative #315300; 4"x5" slide #4059; 35mm slide #0.
Exhibition Note
9/27 - 10/31/1937 AMNH "Astronomical Paintings by the late D. Owen Stephens."
Local Note
A-308, ASTRO-35476.
Art Survey
Solar eclipses -- Art
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The Shadow in the East following Third Contact / LL "D.O. Stephens" - "Peru 1937", Art Survey No. 19. Research Library Special Collections.
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Marousso is situated in the centre of the town, only 400m from the port and 2 kms from the Alexandros Papadiamantis airport.
Banks, post office, shops etc are within walking distance as is the bussing and vibrant town with its many shops, café-bars and restaurants.
The house of the famous writer, Alexandros Papadiamantis, that is a museum now, is a short walk through the back cobbled streets as is the port and the islet of Bourtzi.
The nearest beach is Megali Ammos and only 10 minutes away on foot.
There is a very frequent bus service from the town to the beaches all along the southern coastal road of the island and the bus stop as well as the taxi rank and vehicle rental shops are all with easy reach.


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Home Projects & Contracts ABB Links Massive Solar Project To Indian Grid
ABB Links Massive Solar Project To Indian Grid
Joseph Bebon
Switzerland-based technology company ABB has commissioned five substations to integrate a 648 MW solar project at Kamuthi in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to the national transmission grid. The project was awarded by independent power producer Adani Group in 2015 and completed on schedule.
The solar photovoltaic project is made up of five plants in a single location, and 360 MW from the project is currently grid-connected. At full capacity, this facility will account for nearly 10% of the country's current solar capacity of around 7 GW, according to ABB.
The project contributes to India's vision of achieving 100 GW of solar power by 2022, with the overall aim of diversifying its energy mix to meet growing demand while minimizing environmental impact. As part of this plan, ABB says the government has issued a proposal to implement 25 ultra-mega solar power projects with capacities between 500 MW and 1,000 MW over a period of five years. The government of Tamil Nadu is also pursuing a solar policy that envisages a solar generation capacity addition of 3,000 MW.
"We are proud to support the country's clean energy vision and push for solar power which demonstrates its commitment to sustainable growth," says Claudio Facchin, president of ABB's power grids division.
ABB's project scope included the design, supply, installation and commissioning related to the solar plant electrification and automation systems. The company says this includes two 230 kV and three 110 kV outdoor switchyards to connect to the local transmission grid and will enable clean power supply for around 150,000 households based on average national per capita consumption.
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