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Macro For Copying From One Column To Another ColumnSep 6, 2009
I need a macro that will special paste from column G line 4 and down, to column C line 4 and down, and then clear column E line 4 and down.View 9 Replies
I need a macro that will special paste from column G line 4 and down, to column C line 4 and down, and then clear column E line 4 and down.View 9 Replies
I am using MS Excel 2007 and I am trying to create a macro which will copy column E and paste the data in column E to the bottom of column D. However each week the amount of rows in these column with vary, they will always be the same amount of rows in column E as in column D but there may be 20 rows one week and a 100 rows the next.
The formula I currently have is below but this will only work for a specified number of rows. How I could change this to work for any number of rows?
Sub IPT()
' IPT Macro
[Code] .....
In the attached spreadsheet, I am trying to drag the formula from one column to the next but I need the same cells to be used in every column with the exception of one cell. For instance, the formula I want to use is in the cell highlighted yellow. In the next cell over (highlighted blue) I want the formula to use the same D and E cells with the only change being the first part of each (G). Both the blue and yellow cell represent what I want to do. For example, the next column (H) would have (H4+D4+E4) in the first part. Column I would have (I4+D4+E4), and so on.
The D and E columns will be in every equation for each column. The problem is that excel wants to use the next column over instead of keeping D and E in each. How do I drag these equations so that it just changes the first part and keeps the D and E columns the same?
I have 2 columns of data E and F. Column E has 11 different words that randomly repeat, Column F has 10 years of dates, about 1,000 entries (10/11/12 format). Both columns values come from formulas.
I am trying to copy cells E & F to columns K & L starting in row 2 only if there is is data in column E (one of the 11 words) and skipping all others rows. Both the E & F values of tthe row must be copied together, i.e if text is in E45, then copy E45 and F45 into column K and L starting with K2 & L2. This is a task which will be repeated multiple times as data is replaced in columns A-D.
I have 10 tabs in a workbook, the first five tab is for 5 Departments for the Month of March, the other 5 is for the same 5 departments for the Month of April.
I want to compare a particular field for each Department for the two months. The field is in column N.
Is there a code that will copy column N for Finance March, Column N for April and paste them into another worksheet in the same workbook in Column A and B, then go to the next department HR and copy Column N for HR March and April and paste in the same worksheet where Finance already as in column D and E, then go to Operations March and April tabs and paste into the same worksheet as column Worksheet G and H.
Basically the copied columns are pasted March April next to each other for all the businesses in the new .
I am running Win XP and Excel 2003.
I have a macro I found here on the boards written by Lenze to delete an entire row based on what is found in column A. I would like to delete any row where Col. B contains 10 or less characters and I have modified it to do so (or at least I think it does). My problem is that it takes about 12 minutes to run the macro (I have about 50k lines to run through). I was wondering if this is the fastest method or if it examines things other than just column B.
Sub Test()
Dim i As Long
LR = Cells(Rows.Count, "B").End(xlUp).Row
For i = LR To 2 Step -1
If Len(Cells(i, "B")) < 11 Then Cells(i, "B").EntireRow.Delete
Next i
End Sub
After this runs, I am left with Columns A to somewhere around AH. The columns are generally in the format of text followed by a numeric column. An individual text column has the same name through all of the rows. The numeric columns have varied values whether negative or positive.
Ideally what I would like: If a given cell (ie. C2) in Row 2 is numeric, then copy the cell to the left (ie. B2) into (ie. C1) and then delete Column B. I need this to work for multiple columns from B to C, skip D and E, and then from F to AG (and maybe beyond).
Here it goes, my worksheet has multiple data (numbers) that are distributed like this :
Column L Column AColumn B
75,36-6,73 30,74
74,75-6,68 30,76
50,7 15,0519,55
69,44-8,28 36,3
68,41-8,31 37,03
47,4917,5 18,75
46,5617,7 19,39
71,07-6,38 35,99
70,05-6,42 36,84
42,8823,7 19,25
68,65-2,4 34,39
67,75-2,35 34,84
There are about 200 rows with values, I need to copy the numbers frow row 1 that are 75,36 -6,73 30,74 ,then in row 5 they are 69,44 -8,28 36,3...etc.
So the point is I have to copy every 4-th row with values in a nearby column. Of course I've tried the Ctrl + left click for every 4 rows then copy/paste it, but I was wandering is there a faster way??
What VBA code will copy column A in Sheet 1 to column B in Sheet 3? The range of column A to be copied begins in row 2 and varies in length. Column A ends right before the last nonblank cell.
I want the row in one worksheet to contain the data in the column of another worksheet. For example, Column C in the "Agency" worksheet contains the acronyms for 57 agencies. I want populate ROW 3 in the "Child" worksheet with those acronyms without having to enter a unique "='AGENCY'!C..." formula in each cell of Row 3. How can I do this?View 3 Replies View Related
At the moment I have data in column A that I would like to move over to columns B, C, D, E, F, G and H. I need to do it for the whole sheet (60,000 rows), but the data isn't evenly spaced so I'm making a bit of a mess trying.
Here are a couple of examples of what I am trying to do.
Example 1: Data on the left
Example 2: How I want the spreadhsheet to look
Example 3: What happens when I copy and paste the row 3 columns b-H
I've been messing around with formulas like: if column A = the word CD, put the contents of the cell in this cell. I'm not that clever though! I know it can be done and it's annoying me not being able to do it.
my existing macro, as the run takes to much time to complete. (at least 20min) I've already tried several loops, but no one worked for me. Following situation: There are two excel files, entries in column 73 - 85 will be copied from WorkbookRust to the other workbook if the numer in column 5 is the same. Not every cell within this columns contains data, so the macro should automatically jump to the last entry in each of the above mentioned columns, instead of predefine the range as you see in the code below. After the data is copied to the other workbook, it will be filtered acc. to Sub FilterMain and then copied back to WorkbookRust. As already said, the whole thing works, just to lame.
Sub Allmacros()
Dim WorkbookRust As String
WorkbookRust = ActiveWorkbook.Name
ChDir "C:Documents and Settings vogtMy DocumentsR�stplausch"
Workbooks.Open Filename:= _
"C:Documents and Settings vogtMy DocumentsR�stplauschCH_Revenue_2008.xls"
Application.run ActiveWorkbook.Name & "!UpdateEntries"
Application.run ActiveWorkbook.Name & "!FilterMain"
'not ask to overwrite existing file
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
End Sub
Sub UpdateEntries()......................
I have a spreadsheet which is updated daily. Row A of the sheet has the date in it, and every day a new column is created for the that set of data. I have the below code which works at the moment:
[Code] .....
I want to use this same code on another spreadsheet to do the same process (I need to copy and paste 4 columns (A,B,C + D, into E, F, G & H, then tomorrow it will copy E, F, G & H into I, J, K &L etc etc)). The problem I'm having is that A1:C1 is a merged cell, then D isn't (used as a border to separate). So when it is copied I need to select the merged cell columns and column D (i.e. A:C & D on day 1) and paste it into E:H with E1:G1 merged.
a macro to convert this;
Into this;
So far I have the following, but this is not quite right!
[QUOTE][Sub ConvertRange()
Dim targetRowNumber As Long
targetRowNumber = Selection.Rows(Selection.Rows.Count).Row + 2
Dim col1 As Variant
How would you set up a macro to delete numbers in a spreadsheet in one column that appear in another column or worksheet?
In other words, if I have the numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, 10 in one column and in the same column, or another column or worksheet I have the numbers 1,2,3,4,5 - I need a way to delete 1,2,3,4,5. I know how to delete duplicates via the advanced filter but I want to have the duplicate and original deleted.
I am trying to find a macro that look for last non empty cell in column A and them paste a formula/comment in all cells of column B.View 3 Replies View Related
I have been working with a few people on here to setup a macro to copy text from a column of cells to another column and then print this in to a text document but it seams to have got stuck in a loop ....View 9 Replies View Related
I am looking for a Macro that will search a column for blank cells, and when one is found will add text to the same row in another column. For example: The below is a spreadsheet. I am trying to find something that will search through column "C" in this case and add text (of my choice) to Column "A" if the cell is Blank. So Since cell C1 is Blank then Type "ERROR" is cell A1.
every month a create two different spreadshets and I'm tyring to figure out what is the easiest or the best way to transfer the date from the sample2.xls to Sample1.xls (samples attached). Probably is an easy solution but haven't been able to find a solution on my own so I decided to ask for your expert opinion.View 3 Replies View Related
I want to copy a name from one column to another with the new column having a space before the name starts. Is there a formula for this?
Original Column
John Doe
New Column
(Space)John Doe
I have modified this micro I found in a forum. All I changed was the Range on Sheet 1.
It works fine except when it cuts to sheet 2 it starts at on column B I need it to start with Column C. What do I need to add ?
Attached File : Survey.xlsm
I am trying to copy columns from one workbook to another workbook as follows:
Source workbook column Destination workbook column
c2:c14 e2:e14
d2:d14 c2:c14
e2:e14 d2:d14
f2:f14 f2:f14
g2:g14 g2:g14
The data columns in both the workbooks are of same length,I just want to copy the corresponding columns from source to destination as per above referenced cells.
How do I write a macro for this?
I am using a macro to copy a variable column of data from one file column A:4to another but what I want to do is copy the column apart from the last 2 cells. I am using:View 2 Replies View Related
I have a sheet which has multiple columns, i want copy the data from column Q to Column H depending on the filter that i'm using on column D. Below is the code, what am i doing wrong hereView 9 Replies View Related
I'd like the following code to do is to go through each worksheet in the workbook and copy the value of the formula in cell S2 down the S column to the last row based off of a count of rows in column B. It's not working quite right and was hoping someone would be willing to correct it.View 4 Replies View Related
I have finished a subroutine that allows me to press a button to run Macro1 that will open a dialogue box to select FileB (that contains data I want to import). Right now, it will import that data (always B4:B20) from Workbook1 and insert it into Workbook2.
I would like to adjust this macro so that each time it is run the imported data won't replace into one column but instead be inserted into the next empty column. i.e. Right now the first run places it into B4:B20 in Workbook 2, and I want the 2nd, 3rd, etc times it's run to place the data in column C, then D, etc.
This is what I have so far, but it only does it for the first piece of data. I want all 16 entries.
Sub Macro1()
' Macro1 Macro
I have a cell "A1" that changes values. Every time "A1" gets a new value I want to copy it the the cell below the last value in Column "B". Assume "B1" contains a column name.
I want to copy A1 to B2, then copy A2 to B3 when A1 gets a new value.
Then I want to copy A1 to B3 when A1 gets another new value and so on.
This is for a template for teachers to analyze student testing data. On sheet4, wrong answers in each column are noted by a lack of a + in the corresponding cell. I want to paste the names of the students who missed each question into sheet 5.
I've done it by repeating a filter macro, but I manually copied the following separately for the 75 columns in the template.
Problem #1 - there must be a more efficient code, something that automatically loops to the next column
Problem #2 - the template has 75 columns, but many tests have fewer questions. I'm trying to find a way to stop the loop whenever it hits a blank cell in Row 10 on sheet 4. I've done it with an if/then in the last section on the above code, but where I'm at now, i would have to add that to the code section for each column. Which isn't that big a deal, but I figure there must be a better way.
The relevant portions of the workbook are attached here.
repeating macro until hits blank cell sample.xlsm
I have the file here i work with, basically the first column is a legend and the column to the right of it is a pointer column to help me find out where a legend is located in another file. So i was wondering if a macro could be made to basically find where the "legend column" A, C, E ect ends ( every other column is a legend column , one next to it is a pointer column ). and then combine the ends all of the columns contents and put them into 1 column.
In the file with this question i have showed you what i start off with, i highlighed in yellow where each column legend ends, ( normally these are not highlighted and i find them manually ). In the 2nd tab i show what the end result should be. All the columns are now consolidated into 1 column. 1 after the other.
This macro is extreemly basic but i have no skills in excel with macros. Basically i have 'Column A' with stats that i need input into 'Column B', however i need then to be input inside a field that is already there.....View 4 Replies View Related
The requirement is Copying a col. B value when the criteria that there is value 'NO' in column C or D. The value of col.B should be pasted into another excel workbook called 'Deliver_Error Log'.
I have pasted the Sample checklist and the Deliver_Error Log.
Sample checklist.xlsx and Delivery_Error Log.xlsx
Condition 1: Example in the Sample checklist row. 8, 9, 10 & 12 have value No in either of the column C or D hence the value in col. B of row 8, 9, 10 & 12 must be pasted as 4 new available next row items into the Deliver_Error log into col. L (Error subcategory ) i.e Sample Checklist ,row 8,value col.B = next available row of Delivery Log with col.L (Error subcategory )as Col.B (Q-Checker CheckList) and it must also automatically fill the Delivery_Error Log col.B(Data type) as "Error" and copy the Object Name (value in C2 of sample checklist) into col.E (Object name in log).
Condition 2: If all the values in the checklist are Yes in Column C and D then Copy the Object Name (value in C2 of sample checklist) into col.E (Object name in log) and set Date type as Delivery
Condition 3: If value in checklist is blank or NA take no action.
There will be one Deliver_Error log but multiple checklist of different Object names.
Why my code is not working. When I choose a single column it works. Once I select more than one column it doesn't work. It something to do with my "column1:column2" reference.View 2 Replies View Related
The workbook has two sheets, "user" and "analysis". I have this code in a button sub:View 2 Replies View Related
I want to copy a D1-C1 formula all the way down column E. If I don't have any data in column D1 and C1, however, I don't want anything to appear in Column E.
Is there a way to hide the formula once I have built it for the all of Column E? The reason I need this to happen is because I can't have any zeros popping up in Column E, because I am calculating a running average of Column E and "zero" values would throw off my average.
How do you make a formula continue all the way down a column, so i haven't got to drag or copy it down all the time?
Lets say I have a formula in row Z, which is =SUM(A1:T1) If I want that formual to be in every cell of row Z, I would have to copy it down. However, if I do that, the spreadsheet becomes huge. I just want that formula (in fact my formula is much more complicated) to always be in row Z, for evermore, as the spreadsheet in time will have more and more rows in it.
I have an Excel file where there are multiple people's information on one sheet, and I have to split them out into multiple sheets. So I have written a loop to successfully do that.
However, I need all the sheets to have the same column widths as the original sheet. So after I insert a new sheet and cut and paste the appropriate data, I call another Sub Procedure from my main Procedure to do this. That Sub Procedure looks like this:
Sub MySetColumnWidth()
' Copy the column width for the first 30 columns
Dim i As Integer
For i = 1 To 30
ColumnS(i).ColumnWidth = Sheets("Sheet1").ColumnS(i).Width
Next i
End Sub
However, I am not getting the results I expect. The column widths change, but are not the right sizes, and I have no idea why.
One odd thing I have notice, is that is mind code, whenever I type in:
VBA automatically changes it to
I have no idea why. I have no code or variables named "ColumnS". I am not sure if this is somehow playing into my problems...
BTW, I am using Excel 2007.
I have written a code for a cell in excel but it only works for the row it is on. I want to copy this code down the column (until reaching an empty row) will cells refernced in the code changing accordingly (just as if i had written the code in the cell and dragged it down a column). A sample of the code I have written is given below.
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
If Range("E4").Value = "L" Then
Select Case Range("D4").Value
Case 43
Range("H4") = "=2*G4"
Case 48
Range("H4") = 60
End Select
I have a macro that copies data from one sheet to another. I would like getting the macro to figure last row used in column B from B3 on and put the word Sum below it. For example, if last row used is B64, on B65 would like the word sum on it.
I cannot just input in as the number of rows could change when macro is run. Data is dynamic.
Here is simple code I have:
Sub Weight()
Sheets("Final Month").Select
Sheets("Final Weight").Select
[Code] ...........
I want to create a macro which inserts a new colum after the last colum with data.View 3 Replies View Related
I am creating a training document for work; the sheet I'm creating is a summary sheet which works out how many people answered questions correctly, incorrectly (bringing in from another sheet), number of questions answered and percentage of correct answers.
Looks like:
Correct: =COUNTIF(sheet1!E2:E36,"correct")
Incorrect: =COUNTIF(sheet1!E2:E36,"incorrect")
Number of questions answered: =SUM(C4+C5) (correct+incorrect)
Percentage right: =SUM(C4/C6) (correct/number answered)
I need to drag these 4 formulas down into another 400+rows, however in the correct and incorrect formulas I need it to keep the 2:36 but change the e to f, g, h, etc.
I have an array formula that I need to copy down the entire column. The formula is:
I need the Row values to change, not the "array formula parts" (because I don't know what they really are called). So, as I copy down I need the new formula to read:
The only way I've been able to do that is to rewrite the whole formula in the new row cell.


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Blackwater Sports leaned on its big men to outlast Big Chill, 85-83, at JCSGO Gym yesterday and strengthen its hold of the top spot in the PBA D-League Foundation Cup.
Justin Chua (17 points and 13 rebounds) and Pari Llagas (16 points and 10 rebounds) helped the Elite survive a furious fightback by the Superchargers, who nearly wiped out a 19-point deficit, 32-51, early in the second half.
Defending champion NLEX, meanwhile, sustained its steady climb from a 0-2 start with an 85-79 victory over Cagayan Valley in a rematch of last conference's finals.
Nico Salva buried 17 points and Ronald Pascual added 14 to lead the Road Warriors to their fourth win in six games.
Big Chill had Alex Nuyles and Mac Montilla teaming up in the closing minutes to trim the Elite's lead to just a basket, 85-83.
But the Superchargers blew two chances to forge overtime with Terrence Romeo and Isaac Holstein missing their shots.
The scores:
First Game
BLACKWATER SPORTS 85—Chua 17, Llagas 16, Mangahas J. 12, Mangahas A. 9, Pe 6, Celiz 6, Ciriacruz G. 5, Vigil 4, Mazo 3, Austria 3, Bagatsing 2, Suguitan 2.
BIG CHILL 83—Romeo 24, Nuyles 20, Montilla 18, Bringas 6, Canlas 4, Holstein 3, Santos 3, Lozada 3, Heruela 2, Dumapig 0, Villahermosa 0.
Quarters: 21-15, 45-30, 70-59, 85-83
Second Game
NLEX 85—Salva 17, Pascual R. 14, Camson 11, Ganuelas 10, Pascual J. 10, Lanete 7, Garcia 5, Villarias 3, Alas 2.
CAGAYAN VALLEY 79–Webb 13, Celeda 13, Jamito 12, Exciminiano 12, Cruz 11, Poligrates 9, Bringas 9, Lao 0, Melano 0.
Quarters: 27-23, 41-38, 69-63, 85-79
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Running on and on with ' I don't need....' IDK how you can make it funny either. It sounds potetially Monty Python like. Dead Parrot mode.
Thanks for the info, I will definitely check it out. My husband and I aren't very outgoing by nature, but we have a 14 month old who is going to start forcing us to socialize more. We definitely want to find other atheists so she can grow up around other kids like her, and needless to say we are pretty outnumbered around these parts.
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Wouldn't mind another inch or two, but my mom is about 3 inches shorter than I am so I should feel fortunate.
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I wouldn't do it forever though.
And I actually like improv to an extent. It varies by comedian with me, true... improv usually results in mindless crude humor by the time it's over with but that depends on the comedian as well, and that isn't my taste. But well done improv can be impressive, despite the fact you've know the prepared ahead.
I lean towards cultural, political, and just intellectual comedy in general. Who are some comedians you particularly like? or that inspire you perhaps?
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Apple has additional software for remote desktop... it works fairly well, a little glitchy on the power pc's though.
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I write just about everything, a little historical... right now in the fantasy realm with a book I'm writing. My problem is that I quit every novel I start, I decide it isn't good enough. But I can write short stories all day long. The book I'm working on currently... well, it's been a work in progress for a long time. I'm attempting to stick with it, it's lasted longer than others.
ROFL. I have to agree. Right now must of my repair work is coming as side jobs, while I work at an independent apple location. Help Desk is about 15-20% of what I do there (the rest is more tedious paper work for the most part). We're over-staffed.
But every time I have a customer come in, all I can think is "How many other ways can they find to screw up the simplest OS out there? I mean... surely it might act this way if they... oh wait" :face palm:
I am studying Mac business integration right now, I think it's become a bit easier in the past couple years. There are several large technical companies in my city that mainly use OSX (NASA, Hudson Alpha Institute, ect...)
I am angling to get away from help-desk and paperwork at all cost right now, I loath that aspect of by job. But I'll just have to wait and see what happens, who knows, maybe my writing will truly kick off in the next couple years :)
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My distraught sister has just phoned to tell me that her husband is in hospital after being bit by, as yet unknown, insect.
He works as a ship's agent which necessitates him boarding ships in the port of Hull and doing what a ship's agent does. Apparently he was between decks and he felt a bite on his foot, as he was wearing steel toe capped leather boots it must have been one helluva bite!
On reaching the captain's cabin he managed to get his boot off a rapidly swelling foot to discover puncture marks on his big toe but no sign of the wee beastie what did it. His whole leg began swelling and he was rushed to hospital, his leg by now three times as big as his other leg. His blood pressure and temperature were sky high and, understandably, he felt pretty crap. His leg has ballooned so much that the skin is splitting and blistering and breaking into open sores. He is on intravenous antibiotics and painkillers and here is the worrying part, large doses of a 'purple' pill because they think the beastie has burrowed inside him and the pills are meant to kill whatever it is!!!
I asked my sister where the ship had sailed from but I'm afraid she didn't know as she was too upset to asked. Any further developments I'll post as and when.
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Posted August 8, 2012 at 10:18PM
lotvic, I did do and immediately regretted it - those images made feel rather sick! It didn't mention the limb swelling or turning deep blue, red and yellow, just as well really.
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Posted August 8, 2012 at 10:29PM
Mine got better, can't tell I ever had it now, except for a slight dusky oval mark size of a 1p on original site of scratch. It takes a long time. I hope brother-in-law makes good progress.
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Posted August 8, 2012 at 11:18PM
lotvic thanks for that.
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Posted August 13, 2012 at 5:57PM
Brumas. Any chance of an updated report? Is the victim ready to go back to work for instance. I imagine he will be off work for some considerable time. Probably thanking his lucky stars that he didn't have to have an amputation. I hope he is well on the road to a complete recovery and that eventually he, and we, will find out what caused it.
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Posted August 13, 2012 at 10:56PM
Sorry about not keeping you posted but there hasn't been anything of interest to report. He was let home Friday and has been taken back to the hospital daily at 10 o'clock to carry on the intravenous treatment. He is still feeling great discomfort, the swelling is going down really slowly and the pills/intravenous medication is still making him feel wretched.
When I ask about the incident itself and the possible ramifications my sister doesn't seem to want to discuss it, so I don't press her as much as I'd like to.
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Posted August 13, 2012 at 11:12PM
I would guess if a solicitor etc is involved then it doesn't 'do' to discuss details at this stage, especially on a forum?
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lotvic, Quite so.
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Posted October 10, 2011 at 8:46PM
Heard on the News today that unemployment is at its highest level for 18 years.
If I remember right the Tory's were in government at the time just wondered if this is History repeating itself again.
Now what really gets me is it is only the tip of the iceberg and we can expect another One or Two Million to join the Dole queue's in the not to distant future.
I always try to look on the bright side but all I can see is doom and gloom at the moment.
For those of us that have seen this happening before I am sure we don't want to see it again.
Industry has deserted us at an alarming rate no longer can we go into clothes sops shoe shops electrical shops and all of the rest of the shops and find one the best signs on everything. Made in the UK.
We Exported most of our goods then but now we Import more than we make.
And just think of all the jobs that have been lost because of it.
It is a long time and will be an even longer time since the then Prime Minister said We have never had it So good. [Harold MacMillan]
I wonder if any other prime minister will ever be able to say the same thing.
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Spoke to soon looks like it is a late start for him today Quite a few not been locked yet.
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"I know he hates threads like this"
So much so that he has contributed twice in the last twelve hours!
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Posted October 13, 2011 at 12:52PM
Yes I have to agree with you he has contributed twice in the last twelve hours but what I meant is threads like this used to throw up some hotted arguments and that's not why I opened it.
It is just nice to express different views without all the back stabbing that used to go on before he posted a few warnings.
Obviously the warnings have worked and the forum is better because of it.
That was the only reason for saying I know he hates threads like this.
Now while we are on about Banks I either read or heard a comment that The Government will not bail out anymore banks if they are having difficulties and it will be up to customers of those banks to do what they can.
In other words they loose all of the money they have in the bank or have invested.
Not sure what source I got that information from but can anyone confirm it for me.
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Posted October 13, 2011 at 1:09PM
Nope cannot find anything about no more bail outs.So not at all sure where it came from.
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Posted October 13, 2011 at 3:09PM
buteman "In other words they loose all of the money they have in the bank or have invested"
Not strictly true, the first £85k is still protected by the government, so in theory you would only lose anything over that figure - IF the bank was allowed to fold (and it would be a big 'if'!).
On the other topic, this has been a well-argued thread with no hints of 'bother', a little strange!
Perhaps, Tangalooma, Mr King is one of our resident posters? You never know.
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Posted October 13, 2011 at 7:21PM
I can't think where I got that idea from .I have a funny feeling it could have been a speech from Mervin King the other day.But could have been from anywhere.CBN,News,Sky News.Parliament Today.Bad Dream.
Don't drink so not that.Something about them dropping their Status and could be vulnerable.It did mention about 8 or 10 UK Banks having their Status dropped.
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Posted October 13, 2011 at 8:05PM
I don't think that bank bail outs have been ruled out and with the UK Government holding 84% of RBS then I think they (ie we the taxpayers) are stuck with supporting it.
See also FT Banks 7 Oct
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Posted October 13, 2011 at 9:04PM
"In the 'boom years' when banks were desperate to get their cash out earning money (and salesmen's bonuses!) there was far less stringency over earnings/income ratios."
That is a matter of debate in itself. As for salesmen's bonuses, not all advisors are on a performance related remuneration structure
"Do you remember the days of 5 or 6 times salaries, 120% mortgages, and 'generous' valuations? These schemes were not dreamed up by the punters - but by the banks in order that the customers felt safe making their purchase. As all people are not necessarily au fait with finance, they need to be able to trust someone - and who better than your bank/building society??"
I do remember these and in some instances they are suitable for the "punter". Furthermore as I have said previously just because you can doesn't mean you should. If someone is not au fait with finance then all the more reason to not borrow more than they need. Every advert I see for a mortgage states quite clearly that interest rates can go up as well as down and that the mortgage is secured against the property.
As for trusting someone – in what respect. They are selling you a product which you can quite clearly see how much is going to cost you and (from my memory) they tell you the total amount repayable and the interest rates appropriate at the time.
I think the main gripe people have is that they all bought into house prices rising and forgot a house should be a home not an investment. When they can no longer sell the property in a couple of years at a hefty profit the homeowner looks for someone to blame without thinking that they must share some themselves. That is perhaps the hardest thing to overcome – pride.
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Posted October 13, 2011 at 9:06PM
"Perhaps, Tangalooma, Mr King is one of our resident posters? You never know."
I must confess, you can call me MISTER King!! :)
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Posted October 13, 2011 at 9:55PM
Admiral King "As for trusting someone – in what respect"
If I'm ill, I go to my doctor and he tells me I'd better take these tablets. Do I need to go and acquaint myself with all the medical books before taking them, or do I trust his advice and proceed? He is the one trained and qualified to advise.
If I need a financial product then I USED to go to see my bank manager, and trusted his advice. Now all bank staff are 'trained' to sell the bank's products, mortgages, life insurance, even AA breakdown and holiday insurance. Will they sell me the 'best' or just one of their own portfolio? No prizes for guessing!
So these institutions are now unlikely to have your best interests at heart, don't you think? ( and every bank salesperson I know gets some form of bonus for sales)
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This hotel is great for all the family with a lovely spa and pool and many restaurants and bars all in the same complex.The rooms are all great to with many having jaccuzi and all have very comfatable beds.The staff are lovely and very helpful and there is a free shuttle boat to center of Bankok
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Unique Quality: Pool views gym buffet breakfast pool bar
Directions: on the river
Wonderful base for visiting Bangkok
We spent four nights there this month and were absolutely enchanted. Nothing we could fault.
Unique Quality: The hotel is quiet being located on the river and not in town. It is great getting the shuttle boat which takes you to the pier where all the ferries leave from and return and it is at the skytrain terminal.
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We visited Bangkok for 5 days from September 1 to 5. Our stay had been arranged and we were attedning a friends wedding taking place in the same hotel, so it was very convenient knowing the Bangkok traffic to attend the wedding & reception in the same place. Upon checking out, I was presented with my bill for the room and as we had hardly been in at all, the bill was pretty simple. That is till I got to the phones section. I had been charged an exorbitant amount for the phones (US$2+++) per minute for local calls and even higher to local mobiles. Calling my family and friends proved to be 30% of my entire hotel bill. when I complained that there was no notice in the room anywhere stating these charges, I was simply shrugged off and told that if I did not settle the bill, they would not release my luggage. I asked to see the manager and was told he was too busy to see guests!! Amazing. I managed to speak to an assistant manager who stodd impassively and repeated that it was my right to complain but he could do nothing. Pay up or else.
So beware, get a local phone chip and do not use the services in the room as it is a scam. I could have called home to HK for far lower from the shop outside the hotel.
The Mandara spa was quite nice but was about 6 times the price of the spa's right outside the hotel in the attached shopping mall, all of which were very nice as well.
The hotel is nice, but the overall lack of care in the service manner has left me wondering if Thailand is simply fed up of tourists seeking some sort of old world charm - forget it, it doesn't exist here.
Unique Quality: Nice location with a great shuttle to town, alighting right next to the Bangkok Skytrain. Very useful.
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We arrived at this hotel to spend the last night of our first trip to Thailand.
We had wanted a hotel near the river and we were not disappointed.
The room was very nice and everyone at the hotel went out of their way to be of help.
A very friendly staff.
There was a bowl of fruit and an orchid in our room when we arrived. I thought that was very nice.
Unique Quality: The hotel is huge but we still got personal service. Our plane left quite early the following morning so they brought coffee and pastry to our door at 5:15am.
There are views of the river from the balcony and if that is not enough, they also provide a river cruise. You can take the short cruise for evening cocktails or a longer cruise for dinner.
Out of the way but still connected
Just left JW Phuket before coming here, so the service decreased a bit, but it was still wonderful and a beautiful property. Try to get a conceirge room, as the lounge was incredible. Free wonderful food and drinks from 4-8pm. We aren't supper cheap, but this was a deal that even we couldn't pass up as it seemed silly to buy dinner, so we just ate big lunches as we were out and about and ate snacks there each evening. Breakfast was also included. Didn't care for the boat dinner cruise much as I didn't feel the food was exceptional and the view was hard to see. Breakfast was good but nothing to write home about. Trader Vics has a great bar and evening entertainment that was super and loads of fun to the baby boomer generation.
Nice spa but expensive. The rooms were beautiful and they were excellent.
A wonderful hotel.
This hotel is enormous situated in low rise Thai style building on the west bank of Chao Phaya River on 10 acres with beautiful tropical gardens. We booked this hotel on their website and got a good rate, they e-mailed us back saying they would pick us up at the airport. As soon as we hopped into the air-conditioning car we were handed fresh bottled water and a cool towel. We also used this service on departing.
Check in was fast and efficient and we were offered a junior suite for a little extra which we took. Our suite 570 was very spacious with a separate study, internet broadband connection, working desk and two chairs, tea and coffee facilities were also provided. The bedroom was large with wooden floors, a fantastic comfortable king size bed , bedside tables, lamps, mini bar, large TV cabinet with DVD player, dressing table and small coffee table with chair and ottoman. Large sliding glass doors lead out to an enormous side balcony with table and chairs magnificent views of the river.
The bathroom was normal size with shower over the bath, two bathrobes and slippers were supplied.
Unique Quality: There are so many restaurants in this hotel; one does not really need to venture downtown. There is Beihana restaurant which has Japanese teppanyaki, the Manohra if you want to dine and take a river cruise. An excellent Chinese restaurant, the Traders Vic Restaurant, which serves international cuisine and has live entertainment. The Riverside Terrace which has traditional Thai dancing for entertainment plus a brilliant buffet dinner.
The swimming pool is average size but has jet spas with a sit in water bar. The only thing which would make it better would be the temperature; the water was far too warm for serious swimming. There are plenty of deck chairs, umbrellas, tables and chairs available.
The best thing in this hotel is the spa resort which is housed in a separate Thai building. There are so many treatments you can choose from, or you can just indulge yourself in one of the many herbal baths available. All the private massage room are wonderful with separate dressing rooms attached. This is a must do, if staying here.
The staffs are amazing, so polite, respectful and gracious. Sometimes, a little over attentive.
The Marriott is not close to downtown, so you need to use the hotel's ferry which goes every 15minutes and connects to the sky train.
For good shopping catch the train into Siam and visit the MGK store for some good bargains. Chilled fresh towels and bottled water was supplied on the ferry home. (Wonderful gesture).
.Cons: A long way from the city, if you wanted to experience Bangkok nightlife or do business. The river stinks at low tide and if you happen to be near the swimming pool, the smell can literally make you sick. (Not hotels fault) The spa treatments are expensive.
Tip: Book your spa treatments on arrival as it always booked out, especially if you want early appointments. There is an ATM machine in the small shopping plaza connected to the entrance of the hotel. There is also KFC and McDonalds if the kids want their favourite meals.
Four Star Resort
Offers a wide range of restaurants across quite a large hotel.
The hotel is right on the river with many of the rooms offering river views (though admittedly the river in Bangkok is not the most attractive)
There's a large pool with plenty of sun loungers, fitness centre and a spa (did not try the spa)
The hotel offers the usual large buffet breakfast catering for all tastes.
Unique Quality: The staff provide very attentive service.
Once of the nice things about the hotel, is that they provide a river boat ferry sevice every fifteen minutes to the Sky Train that runs through the heart of Bangkok. Very quick and efficient way of getting around.
On Friday nights, the hotel organises a Thai Kick Boxing Fight and Meal event for hotel residents.
Fantastic Hotel & Dining
Stayed here for a few days when I had to attend meetings and my parents were visiting. Overall I was very impressed with the hotel.
Service is excellent as expected from a higher-end hotel in Bangkok; the rooms were large, in excellent condition and the hotel is beautiful - surrounded by gardens and the Chao Phraya river.
Dining at the hotel was also a good experience. We had teppanyaki in the Japanese restaurant that was a lot of fun, and their breakfast was generous and of good quality. They also offer dining cruise on the river, which we did mostly for the experience rather than for the food, but was pleasantly surprised to learn that the food was good.
As mentioned in the hotel official name, the hotel has a large spa facilities - go ahead and have yourself pampered. It is expensive compared to the other spa's in Bangkok, but still cheap by Western standard. It is really a top-quality spa with everything you expect from one: professional staff, clean facilities, sauna and jacuzzi.
The hotel also offers free water shuttle (=boat ride) to the Saphan Thaksin Sky Train (monorail) station so even though you are not in the city center, getting there is never a problem.
Super Service Good Experience
The swimming pool is nice.
The Gym is nice. Aerobics, fitball class etc is ready for u to join. Even when there is only one ppl, the class will still start. There is a table showing the schedule of all classes for the coming week. You are free to walk in and join.
Saunna facility nice.
Room is nice. I don't understand why they need down blanket in Bangkok! airconditioning is very strong.
Receptionist is very friendly. she even walked us to our room and told us the service and facility!
i lost my own toothbrush and i only found out the fact at 2am! i called to reception and they arranged a guy to bring me a toothbrush FREE! so nice~
i love wooden floor in the room. There is also a balcony.
Bar atmosphere good. live band. bar tenderess recommended a non-alcoholic drinks for me. good.
eating by the pool also good.
mosquitoes is a problem.
restaurant food here is much better than the other 5-star hotel nearby.
overall atmosphere very relaxing.
a small shopping mall next to the hotel, convenient to buy books or nice thai gifts or get fast food or to eat cheaper.
receptionist even volunteered to check if i could do a late check-out when she knew that my flight back to HK was late in the evening. Even when late check-out was not available, she suggested me to check-out at noon and then i could still use the swimming pool or i could go to the gym and enjoy sauna before i left for aiport.
transport OK - you could take the ferry from hotel to a skytrain station and go to various places.
or take a taxi.
Just a pity the staff would not help u say to the driver: METER
i took a taxi to the airport, the driver refused to use Meter saying that the hotel is too far away.
i forgot if i paid 300-400 Baht for it.
my friend faced the same problem.
i even saw a big iguana walking in the bush in the hotel garden! What a natural feel!
Breakfast buffet - lots of variety! i love fish soup noodles, waffles in blueberry sauce.
Room rate: HKD832, 2006 Nov
An oasis of calm
A liitle out of town on the river but with the free shuttle bus, skytrain and river taxis it is simple to get around. After a day in the city, sitting on a boat straight back to your hotel with a cold towel and bottle of iced water is hard to beat.
We booked a deluxe river view room and it exceeded our expectations. the hotel is beautifully laid out and imaginatively landscaped. The pool area is excellent although it is the deepest hotel pool i've come across. Does it really need to be 3m deep?!
The breakfast buffet was divine and included in the tariff. The evening buffet is worth trying and is of a very high quality.
I would definitely stay here again next time I'm in Bangkok.
A Resort Within the City
WE just loved this hotel...Our room was on the 7th floor and overlooked the pool and the Chao Phraya River..The staff was extremely friendly..The breakfast buffet was delicious, the room was cleaned twice a day..The bed was huge and so soft with 5 or 6 pillows..The bathroom was huge...Just loved it...They had a free river taxi which dropped u off at the Skytrain Station...or u could take another river taxi and visit other attractions...
Unique Quality: Gorgeous Lobby, huge pool, beautifully landcaped, nice rooms, nice view of the river...everything was perfect..Best staff ever..
Resort Heaven in Busy Bangkok
Anyone looking to unwind before heading back home should definitely stay in this hotel. I just cannot get over the fact that there is such an oasis in crazy, busy Bangkok!
The check in staff were pretty efficient. The room I requested for was not available so they gave me a complimentary upgrade to a junior suite. We had to wait for a while before we could go to the room but the check in area was lovely and I had no complaints waiting there.
The room was amazing! Huge luxurious bed with plenty of puffy pillows... balcony with a view of the river... bathroom with separate shower and bath tub, and two sinks... tv with dvd player (the tv a bit too far from the bed). Had to drag ourselves out of the room to the pool...
The pool, the lovely pool! Yes, in this kind of resort, you expect kids running around, screaming their heads off so try to find a corner where it's quieter. Order some food and beer, lie on the deck chair all afternoon reading your favourite magazine, get a tan... that's heaven. You feel like you're on a beach resort, not Bangkok!
For dinner, try to get out of the hotel unless you're willing to pay a lot. The shopping centre just outside the hotel has a few restaurants. The staff recommended us a local restaurant nearby - where we spent the same amount for dinner as we did for two glasses of wine in the hotel! Breakfast was not that great - I kinda expected more from a branded hotel.
An amazing hotel
Great Hotel on the River!
Honestly I love this hotel, went back twice in 2005 & 3 times in 2006. It is one of the best places I have ever stayed, ever! I dream of being there!
The Resort and Spa is one of 3 or 4 luxury hotels on the river in Bangkok. They have a river shuttle that is convienent and brings you right to the Sky Train. The Sky Train Dock was also a great drop off location for Taxi's and Tour Bus' (make them pick you up at the hotel) as traffic in the afternoon can be insane and the ride over the bridge by car could be 45-60 min. The boat is quick and they serve water with cold fresh towels on the ride. The Sky Train is clean and will take you anywhere you want to go.
The Resort has a beautiful spa, but the spa's across the street at the mall are better, massage was GREAT! and less expensive. The Marriott has a tendency to trap you at their hotels/compounds so you use their services and eat at their restaurants. It has pros and cons - the facilities (5 restaurants/spa/fitness ctr) are VERY western (including the prices.) However it is a nice retreat at end of a long day and the place is so big we didn't feel trapped. The hotel will try to get you to buy the breakfast and hor'derve drink special and tack it onto the room charge daily. Don't do it. It was an additional $65 US and not worth it AT ALL! Unless you are big drinkers.... We only regularly ate the breakfast - which for 2 was less then $25 US a day. We stayed in a deluxe room and it was fabulous. Great in room Jacuzzi tub, nice view, good service. Make sure you ask for discounts - car clubs, friends and family, airline, corporate, try them all and chances are one will work. WE were 2 women traveling alone and didn't have any problems. The hotel is also nicely situated far from the Sex Industry scene of the downtown area. However, though nothing to fear, sex for sale and it's buyers are very obvious everywhere in Bangkok.
Unique Quality: Amazing gardens!
Beautiful Pool
Excellent Views.
Wonderful Staff
Great Fitness Center!
Charming Hotel
Directions: On the River in Thornburi
The best bet to stay in Bangkok!
Excellent value for money. The hotel is amazing, with wonderful rooms, large , nicely decorated thai style . Staff is very efficient, always with a smiling face and willing to help.
Breakfast is superb, plentiful and with a large selection of Thai dishes and cold food.. Very nice swimming pool and fantastic spa. We were upgraded to a junior suite without even asking.
The several restaurants in the hotel serve excellent food.
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Denver Post sports columnist Woody Paige posts Woody's Mailbag on Thursdays.
Drop a question into Woody's Mailbag, or visit The Denver Post's Sports Page.
Woody: Why didn't Josh McDaniels use Tim Tebow at the goal line on Sunday? I thought that's what he was supposed to do this year. I also see that Peyton Hillis rushed for 144 yards for Cleveland. What got him in McDaniels' doghouse, and why was he traded?
— GySgt Fred, U.S.M.C., Afghanistan
Thank you, Gunnery Sergeant, for all that you and those with you do. Be well, my friend.
First, Fred, let me clarify the issue of Tebow being the inactive third-string quarterback on Sunday. Tebow could have played in the first three quarters (for example, on the first-and-goal plays in the third quarter when the Broncos did not score), but neither Kyle Orton nor Brady Quinn could have returned to the game. In the fourth quarter, Tebow could have played quarterback, and the other two QBs could have returned to the game. It's not an injury rule, really. It's just to keep a third quarterback from playing until the fourth quarter.
On third-and-three in the red zone (a term originated by Colorado sports information director Dave Plati) in the fourth quarter, Tebow could have been inserted at QB, and Orton could have come back the next play. Tebow was deactivated, McDaniels said, because Quinn had prepared (or performed) better in the practices leading up the game.
If something had happened early to Orton (who has been injured in the past two seasons), they were more comfortable using Quinn — although Tebow outplayed Quinn in the exhibition games. And they had no plans Sunday (or in the near future, apparently) to use Tebow in a "Wild Horse" play.
I think McDaniels put Tebow in the game early in Jacksonville (a) because it was Tebow's hometown and (b) just to confuse the Jaguars about what they might do the rest of the game. I'm sure Tebow's current role is as a backup if Orton gets hurt or as a mop-up player in a lopsided game in the fourth quarter. That is, until, (if it happens) the Broncos are eliminated from playoff contention late in the season.
Tebow was an incredible runner in college — and was used in third- and fourth-down situations, and at the goal line, when he was a freshman. But the Broncos aren't ready to risk that — despite how Tebow scored in the first exhibition game on the final play — probably because Tebow injured his ribs on that play. McDaniels doesn't feel Tebow is ready. Others believe Tebow will never be ready.
And Orton's hot start has probably pushed back use of Tebow, although McDaniels did say on Monday that he judges quarterbacks by wins and losses, third- and fourth-down completions and points in the red zone. Orton's numbers on third and fourth down aren't good, and he hasn't been prolific in the red zone, and the Broncos are 1-2. Tebow, I think, has deserved the opportunity in three or four situations to come in for a pass/run play.
In regard to Hillis, the Browns are in love with him, and they have been since he was their leading rusher in the exhibition games, and certainly now that he ran for 144 yards against the Ravens, including a breakout long run and a touchdown. He's showing what the previous Broncos regime thought of him two years ago (until he was hurt). He led that team in rushing with 343 yards after starting six games, and scored five touchdowns. The really nice, humble kid has a strong work ethic and seemed suited with his cutback ability for the Broncos' old zone-blocking scheme (which was used exclusively against the Colts).
Last year Hillis had just 13 carries for 54 yards and a touchdown. His per-carry average was 4.2 yards, which certainly is an improvement over what the Broncos running backs are doing this year (2.6 overall). Hillis fumbled once in a game (he's certainly not the only Broncos running back to do that the past two years — hello Knowshon Moreno and Correll Buckhalter) and rarely played all season — seven carries at Kansas City in one of those mop-up roles when the Broncos were way ahead) and no more than two (once) in any other game.
He was inactive for a couple of games and didn't have a rush in eight others. I think it was a combination that he was Shanny's guy, wasn't considered a quick back or a back suited to power-block running, and the Broncos had to use Moreno, the first back chosen in the draft.
Hillis most assuredly is happy now, and his accomplishments will be compared to his Broncos counterparts, just as Jay Cutler's (3-0 record) and Brandon Marshall's (10 catches against the Jets) and even Tony Scheffler's (playing well for Detroit). The Broncos now have, on the active roster, just 15 players (plus Elvis Dumervil) remaining from the Mike Shanahan Era. None plays quarterback or running back.
Hi, Woody! Since your column on the Rockies on Sept. 14, the home team has seen its hopes of returning to the playoffs take a severe hit. What happened? And will we ever see a Rockies team that can just dominate for an entire season and cruise into the playoffs?
— Thomas, Lakewood
Thomas: What I was afraid of happened. The starting pitching didn't hold up. Aaron Cook and Jeff Francis were finished. Jason Hammel got a bad case of the dead arm. And Ubaldo Jimenez couldn't continue his amazing pre-All-Star Game pace.
Just before the All-Star Game, when I was doing some research comparing Ubaldo to other pitchers who got out of the gate so incredibly well, I came across that the last two 15-game winners to start the All-Star Game were Greg Maddox and David Wells. Then I saw the "uh-oh." Both Maddox and Wells went South after the All-Star Game. I don't think either won 20 games those years. I didn't write about that at the time, but wondered if the same thing could happen to Ubaldo. It did.
He has won four games since the all-star break. The reason? Maybe the stress, maybe the exertion of the first half, maybe the breaks just went the other way (Clint Barmes dropping a wind-blown pop fly in the infield, bad hitting and tough pitching from the other side). But Ubaldo carried the Rox the first half of the season, and when he couldn't in the second half (if he had won 10 games, they'd be right there), that made a difference.
The bullpen wore out. That's always going to happen in Denver. A manager uses five, seven, eight pitchers in LoDo often, and after a while, there are running on fumes. The injuries hurt, as did the breakdowns of Brad Hawpe, Chris Iannetta (what was he doing hitting fifth Monday night?), Ian Stewart, Barmes, Seth Smith, Dexter Fowler and Todd Helton at the plate. The defense was not quite as good as the playoff years.
And they almost never play well away from home because the Rockies have never figured out (even with my suggestions) how to adjust from altitude to sea level. All were contributing factors. But the Rockies really needed to go get Roy Oswalt or Cliff Lee before the trade deadline. They could have had them, but they're too proud of their minor-league system, and I don't quite understand why. That well is drying up.
The Rockies keep saying they're using the Twins as a model plan. Don't look now, but the Twins' payroll is at about $100 million. The Rockies aren't using that model. Their model is more like $75 million, so $25 million might be the difference between a quality starting pitcher and one more bat in the lineup, obtained at the trading deadline, and first place and third place.
The Rockies still have never won a division title. They will never cruise into the playoffs. They underachieved this season, but Ubaldo, CarGo and Tulo give them hope for the future. They just need more "O" (offense) and three more starting pitchers.
Woody: What's your take on the whole "humidor hubbub" between the Giants and the Rockies? I say we just get rid of it, take our chances with Ubaldo, Chacin and De La Rosa and outslug everyone on our way to the Fall Classic.
— Steve, Grand Junction
Steve: Read "The Echoing Green: The Untold Story of Bobby Thomson, Ralph Branca and the Shot Heard Round the World," the best sports book I've ever read. Long, and a slow read, but it explains some things that might come into play now. In 1951 the Giants — these same Giants, although in a different location — were 12-1/2 games behind the Dodgers, but tied them on the last day of the season and won in the most famous playoff baseball game of all time on a home run, the shot heard round the world, by Bobby Thomson off Ralph Branca.
Most everybody knows of the circumstances, but it was not widely known until this century that the Giants began stealing signs with about 50 games to go. A third-string catcher who had served in the Navy as a ship signalman brought his telescope to the Giants clubhouse one day, and manager Leo Durocher, who had been fired by the Dodgers, looked at it and must have had a revelation.
He took third-base coach Herman Franks (odd, nobody missed him) and put him in Leo's office in the clubhouse above the centerfield fence; a hole was cut out of the screen over the window that looked onto the field, and Franks stole the signals of the opposing catcher. Using a simplified buzzer system (installed by an electrician who was, oddly, a Dodgers fan) Franks would send a message to the bullpen of the Giants (which was on the field of play in right), and the catcher, using a towel or a standing or sitting position, would signal in what kind of pitch was about to be thrown.
Signal-stealing was not a major league violation then. After the stealing began, Thomson's batting average rose 100 points. Thomson, who died last month without ever acknowledging he was given a warning of the fastball that was being thrown by Branca, and Branca toured card shows for years and became friends. Read the book.
Anyway, it's odd that the Giants, of all people, would accuse the Rockies of cheating with the humidor. I guess it's possible because the Rockies control the baseballs, and I suppose they could put humidor balls in one bag, non-humidor balls in another bag, and when an umpire asked for new baseballs, the ballboy could have chosen from the appropriate bag. The Rockies pitchers would get humidor balls, the opposing pitchers non-humidor, juiced baseballs.
However the ballboy and other Rockies employees would have to be in on the ruse, and I just don't believe it for a minute. Great idea maybe, but too complicated to pull off. Charlie Manuel's binoculars got caught in Coors Field. I think the Humidor Conspiracy would be found out. I think the Giants just wanted to mess with the Rockies minds (and did have a two-hitter and a three-hitter in the series, so maybe it worked).
The Rockies' problems really were not at home, but on the road. Maybe they should take altitude balls on the road with them. That's a joke. Just as Bill Fitch, once a Cavaliers coach, told me he didn't worry about the altitude when playing the Nuggets because he brought paper bags full of "Cleveland air" with him to Denver.
I've always admired you because you shoot from the hip. You've been slackin' lately though. If you were Carmelo — considering the collective IQ of the Nuggets' front office and considering the owner's inability and lack of desire to draft young talent or bring in very much — why would you stay in Denver?
— Bill O'Connor, Larkspur
Bill: You calling me a slacker? Them's fighting words — depending on your height and weight and boxing ability. If I were Carmelo I guess I was. Stay with me. Several years ago ESPN offered me a lot more money and a national daily platform in New York. It had been a childhood dream when I was in Memphis, supported by my father's hopes, to be a writer in New York someday because, as a friend told me, "You've got to play the Palace."
But I turned down the offer three or four times because I love Denver and the people here. Finally, they got me, and I realized I should do New York before I retired. I took a leave of absence from The Post, with owner Dean Singleton's blessing. Before my three-year contract was up, I asked out so I could return to Denver.
So I understand Carmelo. He was born in Brooklyn and always has wanted to play the Palace — Madison Square Garden. Newark is not New York City, though. And the Knicks are awful. Given the uncertainty of the Nuggets' future (and present, given that Kenyon Martin and Chris Andersen may not play for a couple of months into the season), we all should understand if he wants to leave. If you want to hate him for that, go right ahead.
But he's given the Nuggets seven consecutive playoff seasons (with a lot of help from others), and as one of the other players told me at Media Day, there are many things that go into making that kind of decision — family (Melo got married this summer and has a kid), friends, familiarity and fame and fortune. But someday he'll realize that Denver was the best place he could live and play basketball. Ask Chauncey Billups, who says: "I will be here until they tear the uniform off me. This is my home."
Mr. Paige, although I realize that you identify yourself primarily with the print media — bless your heart, there still are those of us who can read — but I'm curious as to what those "spotters" are responsible for during a televised game. I assume they "spot" things for the announcers, but what things, specifically?
— Chuck, Columbus, Ohio
Chuck: Spotters help announcers mostly with who's making the tackles, who's catching the ball, who the penalty is on, that sort of stuff. Many also do statistics and give the announcers histories of the players, amusing stories, etc. How do they do that? I wear what is called an IFB (don't ask me what that stands for) in my ear during "Around The Horn" on ESPN, and when I've done on-location broadcasts, and I even was a game analyst in the past for a couple of sports.
The producer talks to me throughout the show, and people think he gives me stats or information. Wrong. He tells me mostly "shut up" or "you're killing me" or "stop picking your nose." Try talking sometime when somebody is yelling in your ear. It's not so easy. On the big-time network level, spotters can talk to the announcers in the IFBs and tell them who made a tackle. They can give them index cards with info written on it. They can point to players on a board the announcers have, which lists all the players at the various positions.
I knew one announcer who made a wooden board with lights on it. When a back got the ball, the light next to his name would be flipped by the spotter, who would then flip the light for the tackler. When Curt Gowdy was doing AFL games, his color man would start talking, and when Gowdy wanted him to shut up, he'd knock his fist on the table. Another long-winded answer, but spotters spot players and situations because the play-by-play announcers have a lot of traffic (time, score, what's going on, commercials) to keep up with.
Woody, being a huge Broncos fan, I read your articles/mailbag religiously and always enjoy your perspective on "ATH." However, this question isn't football-related. Several times recently you pointed out the lack of proper grammar and spelling in e-mails you receive, and I'm wondering what your take is on the reasons for that: bad schools, the texting shorthand carrying over to e-mail, or the fact that you can't fix stupid? Thanks!
— Kevin Tuttle, Stevens Point, Wis.
The English language is being destroyed by e-mails, tweets, texts and the complete lack of concern for grammar, punctuation and spelling. I'm saddened to see a good old language pass away. I must receive 20 e-mails a day that begin with "Your an idiot."
And I always write back: "I'm an idiot, but I know the correct use of 'your' and 'you're.' 'You're' is a contraction of 'you are,' and 'your' is an adjective, as in 'your shirt.' And the same people write back: "You're column ****, and your steel an idiot." I should give up. I don't know what to do. LOL.
Woody Paige first joined The Denver Post in 1981 as a sports columnist. Drop a question into Woody's Mailbag, or visit The Denver Post's Sports Page.


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Six squashed grape bottles have gone off the kitchen shelf from M. Bhanumathi's house in Thiruvanmiyur in less than a week. "My cousin was home and she could not resist taking my homemade squashes," says the 74-year-old Bhanumathi.
This week, the family members prepared bottles of lime squash, lemon ginger beer and lemon barley, but they do not expect the thirst quenchers to stay there for long. "It is summer and even guests generally prefer something cold over coffee and tea," she says.
Come summer, and there is a great demand for such drinks. It used to be an annual practice in some homes to stock squashes and pickles and bottles were cleaned and sun-dried for the purpose. But, the increasing prices of raw materials and the time and effort that go into preparing them, have led many to prefer easy-to-make powders and syrups from the market.
However, homemade squashes continue to add an extra touch of delicacy whether it is while entertaining guests at home or at a public function.
Chitra Ranjan likes to prepare an array of fruit-based squashes every summer. This time she has chosen two of the easier varieties – rose and lemon squash.
"It gives a different thrill when you serve something homemade to guests. I sometimes gift them to people," says the teacher, adding that homemade preparation is economical and unadulterated.
It is a busy season for many homemakers and self-help group members who cash in on the demand by selling it in their neighbourhood, at exhibitions and retail outlets.
Anita Vinod is already feeling the pinch of soaring lemon prices. "Lemon and lemon-based squashes are most sought-after this season. I have friends and relatives who pick up ginger-lemon and barley with ginger-lemon," says Ms. Vinod, who is an inspector at Santhome Cultural Academy.
"During summers, I sell nearly 4,000 squash bottles," says the resident of Indira Nagar who sells her delicacies under the label of Deepsan Home Products.
Similarly, Vijaya Ganeshan from Villivakkam is ready for the month with 100 squash bottles that she plans to sell at different venues. "During off season, I only sell 25-30 a month," Ms. Ganeshan says.
With many women seeking to become financially independent by selling such products from home, the competition is also increasing.
"Unlike five years ago, these businesses have evolved. Women are more conscious about brand, packing, presenting and marketing," says Girija Raghavan, who promotes women entrepreneurs.
As R. Suganthi, a SHG member and a resident of Velachery, says, "Getting a licence is difficult, but participating in exhibitions is how we make our presence felt. Our products do the talking."
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