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Drowned World Tour 2001
|Drowned World Tour 2001
|Video by Madonna
|November 13, 2001
August 26, 2001
|Hamish Hamilton
|Madonna video chronology
Drowned World Tour 2001 is the fifth video album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It was released on November 13, 2001, by Warner Music Vision, Warner Reprise Video, and Maverick Records to accompany Madonna's second greatest hits album GHV2. The video chronicles a live date from Madonna's Drowned World Tour, which visited Europe and North America, grossing over US $76.8 million ($103.88 million in 2016 dollars)[1] in total. It was recorded at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan on August 26, 2001 and was originally broadcast live on HBO as Madonna Live! Drowned World Tour 2001.
Drowned World Tour 2001 was captured with a 14-camera High Definition shoot. It is presented in an aspect ratio of 1.33:1 on the single-sided, double-layered DVD; due to those dimensions, the image was not enhanced for 16:9 televisions. The set list for the show consisted mainly of songs from her studio albums Ray of Light and Music. Among her pre-1990s hits, only "Holiday" and "La Isla Bonita" were added to the set list. Following its release, the video received mixed response from critics, who praised the sound quality but criticized the poor image. Drowned World Tour 2001 became Madonna's fifth number-one release on the Billboard Top Music Videos chart, and achieved platinum certification there, as well as Australia, Brazil, France, and the United Kingdom.
The Drowned World Tour was the fifth concert tour by Madonna. It supported her seventh and eighth studio albums Ray of Light and Music respectively, and visited Europe and North America.[2] It was also her first tour in eight years, following The Girlie Show World Tour in 1993. The tour was supposed to start in 1999, but was delayed until 2001 as Madonna gave birth to her son Rocco, got married to Guy Ritchie, was working on Music, and was busy filming The Next Best Thing.[3][4] When the tour was decided, Madonna appointed Jamie King as choreographer and the tour was planned in a short timespan of three months, including signing up the dancers, musicians, and technicians.[5] Designer Jean Paul Gaultier developed the costumes in such way that they indicated different phases of Madonna's career.[6][7] The tour garnered positive reception from contemporary critics.[8][9][10]
Tour dates were limited to cities in Europe and United States and it became the first and only Madonna tour to skip over Canada completely.[11] After the tour was over, industry reports presented that it earned US $76.8 million ($103.88 million in 2016 dollars)[1] in total, from forty-seven summer sold-out shows and eventually played in front of 730,000 people throughout North America and Europe, averaging at $1.6 million ($2.16 million in 2016 dollars)[1] per show.[12][13] Drowned World Tour became the highest-grossing concert tour of 2001 by a solo artist, as well as the fourth highest-grossing among all, behind U2, NSYNC, and the Backstreet Boys.[14] Drowned World received the Major Tour of the Year and Most Creative Stage Production awards nominations at the 2001 Pollstar Awards, but lost them to U2.[15]
The concert was recorded on August 26, 2001, and broadcast live on HBO from The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan, watched by a crowd of 17,000.[16] Known as Madonna Live! – Drowned World Tour 2001, the broadcast was announced by Nancy Geller, senior vice president of HBO Original Programming. She commented, "It's a thrill for us to have Madonna back, because we know it is going to be a spectacular show, with that combination of her amazing talent and extravagant style which only Madonna can bring." The broadcast was produced by Marty Callner and directed by Hamish Hamilton. The broadcast was Madonna's first since 1993, when Madonna Live Down Under: The Girlie Show from Sydney, Australia became HBO's most-watched original program of the year.[17]
Three months later, a video titled Drowned World Tour 2001 was released in all regions on November 13, 2001, the same day her second compilation album, GHV2, was released.[18] Drowned World Tour 2001 was captured with a 14-camera High Definition shoot. It is presented in an aspect ratio of 1.33:1 on the single-sided, double-layered DVD; due to those dimensions, the image was not enhanced for 16:9 televisions.[19] Three audio tracks were made available—a DTS track, a Dolby Digital 5.1 track, and a Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo track. A photo gallery was included as a bonus feature. The photographs used on the DVD packaging were taken by Madonna's friend Rosie O'Donnell.[20][21] Manhattan group Effanel Music, a mobile and portable multitrack remote recording company and its sub-division, L7 Group, did the recording and post-production works on the DVD.[22]
The set list for the show consisted mainly of songs from Madonna's albums Ray of Light and Music. Among her pre-1990s hits, only "Holiday" and "La Isla Bonita" were added to the set list.[8] The show was divided into five sections: Cyber-Punk, Geisha, Cowgirl, Spanish, and Ghetto. It began with a performance of "Drowned World/Substitute For Love"; Madonna entered the stage as dry ice smoke billowed. She sang the song standing on the middle platform of the stage.[8][23] Afterwards a chaotic cyberpunk-themed performance of "Impressive Instant" started, with dancers in gas masks and headlights. She then played guitar for "Candy Perfume Girl", leading to the performance of "Beautiful Stranger" featuring a lost stage technician. Backdrops displayed scenes from the movie Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.[9] The first section finished with "Ray of Light" where Madonna danced energetically across the stage.[10]
The second segment opened with a video interlude of "Paradise (Not for Me)" and had nearly naked dancers hanging upside down from the ceiling. As the video ended, the dancers stood in front of the stage opening their mouth which was lit from inside. Madonna appeared on the stage wearing a short black wig and a hand-painted kimono with fifty-two-feet long sleeves, to sing "Frozen".[23] The backdrops displayed silhouettes of burning trees against blood-red clouds. A short intro of "Open Your Heart" lead to "Nobody's Perfect" where Madonna enacted being sacrificed for her sins. This was followed by "Mer Girl" which turned into the fast-action, ninja-samurai martial arts battle performance of "Sky Fits Heaven", changing back into the slow-tempo "Mer Girl". This section was inspired by the Chinese film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000).[24] Madonna's battered and bruised face was shown in the backdrops[10] as she emerged with a shotgun from the battle on stage and shot her dancer.[23] Madonna disappeared into the floor and a dance remix interlude of "What It Feels Like for a Girl" was shown, featuring footage from the violent, sexually explicit Japanese Anime Film Perfect Blue.[10][25]
For the third segment, Madonna appeared as a cowgirl, wearing a stars-and-stripes vest, for an acoustic guitar performance of "I Deserve It" and dedicated it to her then-husband, Ritchie.[9][23] This was followed by line dancing with her dancers dressed as cowboys for "Don't Tell Me".[26] For "Human Nature", Madonna rode a mechanical bull.[23] After the performance, she addressed the audience in a mocking southern accent and sang a macabre themed song titled "The Funny Song". "Secret" featured scenes of riverside baptism, Sufi dervish ceremonies, and Buddhist prayers in the backdrops.[24][27] She finished off the segment with "Gone".[10] Dancers started the Evita tango interlude of "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina"[28] and Madonna appeared and performed the Spanish version of "What it Feels Like For a Girl", titled "Lo Que Siente La Mujer".[23] She finished the segment with an acoustic version of "La Isla Bonita" accompanied by flamenco dancing.[9] For the finale, Madonna appeared on stage, in a halter D&G T-shirt that read "Mother" on the front and "F*cker" on the back and a fur coat, singing a mash-up of Stardust's "Music Sounds Better With You" and "Holiday".[9] She and her entourage finished the show with a ghetto-themed "Music", introduced by Ali G, as her music video images flashed behind her.[9]
Critical reception[edit]
"Sharpness was the major issue. From the very start of the performance, I felt the image looked very soft. A few close-ups came across as acceptably crisp and distinct, but beyond those, much of the show seemed blurry and ill defined. The softness wasn't consistent, by which I mean that some shots looked fuzzier than others. However, much of the concert was affected by this well definition, and the project as a whole seemed blurry and without very good delineation.
The Drowned World Tour 2001 received mixed response from critics. Darryl Sterdan from Jam! commented that "even though the gig isn't exactly mind-blowing — the Matrix-style wire-work probably looked way cooler in person than it does on TV... the set has enough hits to make it a decent historical document".[29] According to Orlando Sentinel's Ben Wener, Drowned World Tour 2001 was "the same eye-popping show aired this past summer on HBO, only with vastly superior sound and sparkling picture".[30] A reviewer from DVD.net gave the video a rating of six on ten, and the audio a nine on ten. The reviewer praised the DVD saying that "this is a quality release that highlights a performer well and truly on top of her game and for what it's worth, she is probably among the best at what she does."[31]
Colin Jacobson from the DVD Movie Guide website complained about its lack of sharpness and commented, "Frankly, I'm at a loss to understand how such an unattractive video hit the shelves". He also criticized the lack of extra content, but complimented the DVD's sound. Jacobson gave the release's image, sound and extras ratings of D+, A-, D, respectively.[19] Aaron Beriele from DVD Talk website shared Jacobson's views, saying that it was "a wonderful show from Madonna and I can only imagine what it was like to actually be there. As for the DVD, it offers outstanding audio quality, but only so-so image quality. Still, it's a terrific show and the DVD still certainly gets a recommendation."[32]
The HBO broadcast won the Best TV Concert category at the 2002 AOL TV Viewer Awards.[33] In January 2002, it was reported by Billboard that Drowned World Tour 2001 was deemed "too explicit" for Singapore and banned from release there. The Singapore Board of Film Censors, known as Media Development Authority (MDA), took offence with two scenes during the "What It Feels Like for a Girl" interlude, in particular Japanese-inspired animation sequences that depicted a monster fondling and raping an Asian girl. Madonna's management debated whether to release an edited version of the video album in the region.[34]
Commercial performance[edit]
In the United States, the release debuted atop the Billboard Top Music Videos chart. It was Madonna's fifth release to reach number one on the chart.[35] The next week it dropped to number two being replaced from the top by Britney Spears' video, Britney: The Videos.[36] Drowned World Tour 2001 was present for a total of 20 weeks on the chart and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipment of more than 100,000 copies of the release.[37] As of September 2010, it has sold 144,000 copies in United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[38]
On December 24, 2001, the video album debuted at number six on the DVD chart in Australia and was present for three weeks.[39] It was certified platinum in the region by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipment of 15,000 copies.[40] Drowned World Tour 2001 debuted at number three on the Swedish DVD Chart, becoming its peak position, while in Denmark it reached a peak of number five.[41][42] The DVD was also certified platinum in Brazil and the United Kingdom by the Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos (ABPD) and British Phonographic Industry (BPI) respectively for shipment of 50,000 copies.[43][44]
Track listing[edit]
|Drowned World Tour 2001 – DVD track listing
|"Drowned World/Substitute for Love"
|"Impressive Instant"
|"Candy Perfume Girl"
|"Beautiful Stranger"
|"Ray of Light"
|"Paradise (Not for Me)"
|"Frozen" (Open Your Heart swell)
|"Nobody's Perfect"
|"Mer Girl (Part 1)"
|"Sky Fits Heaven"
|"Mer Girl (Part 2)"
|"I Deserve It"
|"Don't Tell Me"
|Madonna, Ahmadzaï, Joe Henry
|"Human Nature"
|"The Funny Song"
|"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (Instrumental)
|"Lo Que Siente la Mujer" (What It Feels Like for a Girl)
|"La Isla Bonita"
|Total length:
Track list as per the back casing of the Drowned World Tour 2001 US DVD release.[45]
Credits adapted from Drowned World Tour 2001 DVD liner notes.[45]
- Madonna – main performer
- Hamish Hamilton – director
- Marty Callner – producer
- Randall Gladstein – producer
- Jamie King – stage production direction
- Jean-Paul Gaultier – costumes
- Dean and Dan Caten of DSquared2 – costumes
- Dolce & Gabbana – costumes
- Donatella Versace – costumes
- Catherine Malandrino – costumes
- Alex Magno – choreographer
- Dago Gonzalez – video director
- Stuart Price – musical direction, keyboards, bass-guitar
- Marcus Brown – keyboards
- Monte Pittman – guitar
- Ron Powell – percussion
- Steve Sidelnyk – drums
- Christian Vincent – head dancer
- Niki Haris – vocals, backup singer
- Donna De Lory – vocals, backup singer
- Ruthy Inchaustegui – dancers
- Nito Larioza – dancers
- Tamara Levinson – dancers
- Anthony Jay Rodriguez – dancers
- Jamal Story – dancers
- Kemba Shannon – dancers
- Eko Supriyanto – dancers
- Jull Weber – dancers
- Addie Yungmee – dancers
- Kevin Reagan – design, art direction
- Photonica – back cover photograph
- Rosie O'Donnell – cover and inlay photograph
- Cream Cheese Films/Tadpole Films Inc. – production company
Charts and certifications[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
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- ^ Schumacher-Rasmussen, Eric (May 3, 2001). "Madonna Adds Drowned World Tour Dates". MTV News. Viacom. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- ^ Lumley, James (November 21, 2008). "Madonna, Guy Ritchie Divorce Approved by U.K. Court". Bloomberg Television. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
- ^ Guilbert 2002, p. 76
- ^ Metz & Benson 1999, p. 67
- ^ Barber, Rob (December 2001). "Out 100 Styles". Out. Here Publishing, Regent Entertainment Pvt Ltd. 10 (6): 77. ISSN 1062-7928. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ Orgill 2001, p. 109
- ^ a b c Moss, Cory (June 11, 2001). "Few Hits, Many Costumes At Madonna Tour Launch". MTV News. Viacom. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f Hubbard, Michael (July 4, 2001). "Madonna @ Earl's Court, London". MusicOMH. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e Cinquemani, Sal (September 10, 2001). "Madonna: Drowned World Tour Review". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on June 19, 2004. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
- ^ Taraborrelli 2008, p. 199
- ^ Pietroluongo, Silvio (September 10, 2006). "Madonna's 'Confessions' Tour Sets Record". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (December 29, 2001). "The Year in Touring". Billboard. New York City. 113 (52): 44. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (December 21, 2001). "U2, 'NSYNC, Backstreet Top List Of 2001's Biggest Concert Grossers". MTV News. Viacom. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
- ^ "Pollstar Awards Archive: 2001". Pollstar. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
- ^ Schumacher-Rasmussen, Eric (May 24, 2001). "Madonna Bringing Drowned World To HBO". MTV News. Viacom. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- ^ Geller, Nancy (May 23, 2001). "HBO Lands The Event of The Summer When Madonna Live: The Drowned World Tour Airs Live Aug. 26" (Press release). Retrieved December 31, 2009.
- ^ Trust, Gary (October 12, 2001). "Madonna's 'Drowned' Comes To Home Video". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ^ a b c Jacobson, Colin. "Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001". DVD Movie Guide. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ Guilbert 2002, p. 189
- ^ Fiasco, Lance (October 26, 2001). "Madonna's Drowned World Tour Video & DVD In Stores November 14th". idobi Radio. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ Walsh, Christopher (March 15, 2003). "Studio Monitor". Billboard. 115 (11): 42. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f Clerk 2002, p. 172
- ^ a b McAlley, John (June 22, 2001). "Reign In Spain". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
- ^ Fouz-Hernández & Jarman-Ivens 2004, p. 136
- ^ Fouz-Hernández & Jarman-Ivens 2004, p. 133
- ^ Pareles, Jon (July 27, 2001). "Pop Review; Sea of Self-Love, but Who's Drowning?". The New York Times. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
- ^ Chansancha, Athima (August 26, 2001). "This fan gets to the bottom of Drowned World Tour's appeal". The Baltimore Sun. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
- ^ Sterdan, Darryl (December 7, 2001). "The Drowned World Tour: Madonna (Maverick / Warner)". Jam!. Canoe.ca. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- ^ Wener, Ben (December 28, 2001). "Dvds Bring The Concerts Home". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Madonna – Drowned World Tour 2001". Australia: DVD.net. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ Beriele, Aaron (November 13, 2001). "Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001". DVD Talk. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "America Online Members Name Pamela Anderson's V.I.P the Best Guilty Pleasure in the Second..." (Press release). Business Wire. September 17, 2002. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ Fiasco, Lance (January 10, 2002). "Madonna Too Nasty For Singapore". idobi Radio. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ a b "Music Video Sales: Dec 01, 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2014. (Subscription required (help)).
- ^ "Music Video Sales: Dec 08, 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2014. (Subscription required (help)).
- ^ a b "American video certifications – Madonna – Drowned World Tour 2001". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 11, 2014. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Video Longform, then click SEARCH
- ^ a b Grein, Paul (September 2, 2010). "Week Ending Aug. 29, 2010: Life's Ups & Downs". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
- ^ a b "ARIA Music Video – Week Commencing 31st December 2001" (PDF). Pandora Archive. p. 19. Archived from the original on February 21, 2002. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 DVDs". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ^ a b "Hitlisten.nu Danmarks officiele hitlister music dvd" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ a b "Weekly List DVD Album – Week 27, July 6, 2006" (Insert the name Madonna into the search box and click "Sök", this shows all of the artist's albums and singles with their chart positions.) (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ^ a b "Brazilian video certifications – Madonna – Drowned World Tour 2001" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ a b "British video certifications – Madonna – Drowned World Tour 2001". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 11, 2014. Enter Drowned World Tour 2001 in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select DVD in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
- ^ a b Madonna (2001). Drowned World Tour (DVD, VHS). Detroit, Michigan: Warner Music Vision. 38558-3.
- ^ "Austrian video certifications – Madonna – Live In Detroit (DVD)" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved October 11, 2014. Enter Madonna in the field Interpret. Enter Live In Detroit (DVD) in the field Titel. Select DVD in the field Format. Click Suchen
- ^ "French video certifications – Madonna – Drowned Tour 2001" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- Clerk, Carol (2002). Madonnastyle. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0711988749.
- Fouz-Hernández, Santiago; Jarman-Ivens, Freya (2004). Madonna's Drowned Worlds. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 0754633721.
- Guilbert, Georges-Claude (2002). Madonna As Postmodern Myth. McFarland. ISBN 0786414081.
- Metz, Allen; Benson, Carol (1999). The Madonna Companion: Two Decades of Commentary. Music Sales Group. ISBN 0825671949.
- Orgill, Roxanne (2001). Shout, Sister, Shout!: Ten Girl Singers who Shaped a Century. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0689819919.
- Taraborrelli, Randy J. (2008). Madonna: An Intimate Biography. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9780330454469.

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"Simon Scarrow has developed a strong following... a former ancient history lecturer who knows his stuff, and brings the ancient world back to life with verve and plenty of action." (Brisbane News)
"I enjoyed it"
Okay none of the characters or plot are going to be a surprising however the reading is very enjoyable. Some of the recurring rounds of battle could have been edited out and the tension that would have really brought the book to life was missing. Yet it pottered along and much as it looks like I'm not selling this very well I can only add I would choose another book in this series.
"Preferred the previous reader"
Decent book, but I've become used to the previous voices of Macro and Kato so the change irritated me a little.
"Great read as usual"
In the series of books Scarrow, portray s believable characters who just cannot keep themselves out of trouble.
You only want them out of Narcoses clutches but will it ever happen read the series to find out
"Excellent Again"
I love Lindsay Davis Falco books and there is a similar patter to the protagonists journey around the med. did I hear someone bring likens to a used car salesmen in this book. May be it was a cart.
Trust No 1
"Great Performance and Story"
I am a big fan of Simon Scarrow's Macro & Cato series of books, I have read all of his books and listening to the books again as a way of refreshing my memory. I found the audio version of the book to be very good.
"As ever good entertainement"
the mixture between the Cato and Macro. This two carracters are so different that it is fun the lissen.
When Macro speack with the one Prince from Palmyra
The fighting sceen and the sceen where Macro explains to Cato that Gulia is interessted in him, and Cato does not get it.
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the location and the pool
The location was good and the staff was very helpful.
The hotel was actually pretty comfortable, with good rooms and facilities. It has a swimming pool and is very well located in the center of Castelo de Vide. The price of the rooms is very pleasant.
Village view form the room and from the restaurant, and the simpaty from all the staff. The smell in the hallway leading to the room.
Good location and view. Walking distance to everything at the village. A nice park side by side. Air conditioning at the room working beautifully in those hot days. During my stay (2 rooms/7 days, several meals) credit/debit cards were disallowed, which implied paying everything with cash.
The location was very central for me. The hotel is comfortable and clean.
Great value for money. Nice room and pleasant staff. Very nice breakfast. The floor on the bathroom is a bit used, no biggie, though.
Beautiful town with mediveal are and castle Very basic breakfast - well below usual Portugal expreience. Restaurant closed except on Sat but reception did recommend good local alternative.
The hotel staff were really great. No.
specious and quite rooms.good location.
situation and fantastic view from room - the one in the web site information could not open the drawers in wardrobe! a small niggle
Perfectly clean and wonderful. Facility is nice. Nothing.
Excellent facilities for a small country inn - evn monogrammed towel and pillows!. Located inside the walls of this beautiful fortified town it has air-con and wi-fi in the rooms. Restaurant is good too. TV channels are a bit fuzzy
Position. Staff not very friendly.
the hotel is peaceful and quiet. try to get a room with view into the beautiful Alentejo landscape. there are also 2 rooms with little roof-terraces. these might also be nice to have.
The position was fantastic in this wonderful village. Reception was very helpful and heaps of parking right outside. Breakfast was good and we were so glad we booked and came here even tho it was a twisting mountain road ujp to the village.
Hotel was charming with fantastic views. Staff were very helpful. We asked where we could find petrol in very broken Portuguese and the manager told us, but as he was worried we might not have understood, found someone who came and explained it to us in perfect English during dinner. It would be nice to have an electric kettle in the room for making coffee/tea. The restaurant was good but not as fantastic as others we found in the area (but in Marvao itself was the only one that seemed to be open in the evening in January). Breakfasts were very good, except for the very artificial orange juice, yuck.
People were always extremely friendly, helpeful, the food was excelent and the hotel was very quiet, which is what I was looking for.
We were made to feel very welcome by the staff, who were efficient without being intrusive. We particularly liked the way in which the rooms were decorated and furnished and thought that the restaurant food was exellent. Our five year old grandson thoroughly enjoyed his stay.. While we enjoyed good service we felt that our waitress in the restaurant stood too close to our table (we were the only diners that night) to the extent that we felt slightly intimidated. She was though exceedingly friendly and helpful and also spoke English.
Good restaurant serving regional dishes.
location booking.com screwed me. The confirmation on my reservation was for 80 euros for two people. I was charged 95 euros per room. This is unfair and booking.com sucks. I will tell all my friends to NEVER use booking.com. You are a bad business and unfair to customers.
I like the location, ambiance and unique citadel atmosphere. The views are awesome. The beds are not so good. The restaurant is much too expensive and not good value.
The Pousada is in the middle of an hsitoric village with suberb views and even though is an old building the services and facilities were quite good.
Lovely location and views Plumbing system very noisy from time to time !
Very nice rooms. View from the restorant is exelant, but food is not very fresh. Bread was old and cheese.
Although experiencing soaring temperatures of >35C, the arconditioning in the rooms did not work. Unfortunately hotel staff was not cooperative to seek for alternatives nor willing to offer any (financial) compensation/discount for the inconvenience. Very limited parking. Conclusion: very poor value for money and not even close to a four star hotel. Not worth to call it a 'pousada' .
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The staff were helpful and friendly. The bedroom was comfortable. The location is absolutely charming. The bathroom was adequate but 'tired' - chipped tiles, broken fixtures. Not what you would expect in this standard of hotel in this price range. Apart from breakfast, the food was over-priced and lacked any distinction - very disappointing.
position, good breakfast, room cleanliness of bed lining to be improved
Staff were very friendly. I asked many questions and the staff resolved it immediately. Rooms were clean. Value for money although I did get a special rate of £35ppn. The ladder by the pool needs serious attention. I wont be surprised that it will come completely loose and cause serious injury to someone.
The staff, the location and a very clean, beautiful room. The breakfast is at the level of a 5 star hotel. None. It is a good clean family hotel with excellent hospitality with at a very reasonable price.
wonderful hotel with inexpensive price. In front of the hotel, there are a public pool. You can enjoy swimming too.
Very quiet and calm environment The hotel needs serious repairs and buffet breakfast is poor
Wonderful setting, room and food
Comfortable; excellent private balconies, lovely views of the mountains, pleasant friendly staff, good breakfast; did not feel rushed or hurried at breakfast or on checking out. Stayed twice on this trip. Thank you. It would be good if some food were available in the evening, even if it was only a light snack - local restaurants are good, but sometimes you are too tired to go out.
Excelent. Will be back for sure. Sometimes seemed that they didn't had enough staff, but nothing too important.
Free parking, nice swimming pool, breakfast included.
restraunt unavailable for evening meals
Very pleasant experience. No in room facility for making hot drinks.
Wonderful stay, definitely recommendable. Superb facilities, brand new, very confortable rooms, decorated with good taste. Extraordinary friendly service - the owner herself gave us excellent tips to explore the region.
The staff were very friendly and helpful, and the beds were super comfortable.
The hotel in general, the geographic location, the quality of the food products. For a "green" hotel it could have a separate smoking room, water economizer adaptors in the toilets, and stimulate plastic/paper/glass separation in the rooms (for the mini-bar bottles, for example). For the days when the hotel has more costumers there should be two people attending at breakfast, as it is difficult for only one person to do all the replacements and refills and attend the special orders in a timely fashion.
Comfortable and quiet room; warm and friendly staff from front desk through dining and check out; services were of a high standard. Easy to deaal with and very informative. Quality of the fittings etc was wonderful.
The hotel is located in a small village and has undergone major refurbishment two years ago and it did look fresh and modern. There are 12 rooms in total and most if not all have a balcony with a parasol, a table and chairs. An examples of old kitchen items like scales, dough mixing machines or till machine were used to decorate the breakfast room/bar. Spelling mistakes in English translation of the food menu and other hotel literature which could easily be improved.
Beautiful little hotel. Everything in apple pie order. Overlooking an industrial building. Restaurant is closed on Sunday and Monday
Stylish, clean and comfortable, an unexpected find in this area of the country.
It was vey quiet and lovely views. We had to share a bathroom. There is place inside the room for a private shower.
Welcoming very nice. Hotelkeeper made food in the evening although it was not a rule. Also someone came to help us outside because we could not find the hotel in the dark. So service all ok for the 1st part. We did not like the acts of the waitress in the morning with breakfast. She grumbled that we were late. She asked for the money when we left and she had no change money so we had to give her a tip. The paying took place ont the breakfast table, not in an office, also we got no bill. Also both did not speak a word english
Free internet in reception area. Value for money. Cold in the room during the first hours but it was solved quickly. I had to pay cash.
The hotel staff were so friendly and always willing to help. The hotel was very very pleasant and well equipped. The decor was beautiful, and the views of the town stunning. Would definately stay there again. Only the small hard beds and rock solid pillows, but otherwise it was highly recommended.
excellently placed for touring
Casa do Parque It's the perfect hotel, from comfort to staff friendlyness, cleanliness and excellent rooms with a nice view for the park, everything was absolutely superb. Great location, near city center, the price we paid was good value for money, the hotel restaurant is the best we had is Portugal.
Great location with possibly one of the best views in Castelo de Vide. The staff were all very friendly, we have never had such a welcome to a hotel. Our room was spotlessly clean and very comfortable. The selection at breakfast was plentiful and good value. We will definitely return to Castelo de Vide and Casa do Parque will be our first choice of hotel. We would definitely recommend it to anyone visiting Castelo de Vide.
Great location in a beautiful town. Rooms seem a little tired. Could use some updating. Beds very creaky.
Excellent "maitre d'hotel" - speeks good french. Very good price/quality. The restaurant of the hotel is also very good. The hotel is very good located in the town of Castelo de Vide. We enjoyed our one night stay
Excelente atendimento da recepcao. Excellent hotel reception staff. Hotel nao aceita cartao de credito e não foi informado na reserva. Hotel doesn't accept credit card and it was not informed in the reservation.
Convenient for City Centre. Easy to park. Good heating system in rooms. Comfortable rooms. Staff mostly helpful. Small en-suite. One member of staff unhelpful.
Great, quiet location opposite park in center of town. Friendly, helpful staff. Picturesque and interesting town. No fruits for breakfast.
Very good service and friendly staff. Kitchen is excellent For people with less driving experience it could be a little tricky to get there.
Friendly hotelier, room was clean and comfortable, and hotel is situated in an amazing location i.e. Marvao
The wonderful views and the price 1 The food (breakfast and supper) was poor. 2 There was a "toilet" smell in the corridor, which the owner tried to mask with a scented candle. 3 There was a plastic sheet covering the mattress, which I found uncomfortable.
Incredible location and Fernando (the owner) was very helpful and friendly. For a photographer, this is it! No
The position of this hotel is magnificent with marvellous views across the countryside to the Spanish border. The room was very clean although it was quite small, but as the building is a few hundred years old that is what you would expect. The breakfast is excellent and I can recommend the evening meals in the restaurant, local dishes in vast quantities. The hotel taxi is very good if you arrive as we did on the train from Lisbon. Marvao is a beautiful hilltop town and we loved our stay.


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Mall construction has screeched to a near-halt across the country, with stores such as Sears and Gap shuttering hundreds of locations. But in Salt Lake City the future of retail is bright: On March 22, a 700,000-square-foot mega-mall will open in the city's heart. Construction was funded by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
City Creek Center is the nation's only regional mega-mall slated to open this year, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers, and more than 90 stores and restaurants are moving in. One-third of the retailers are new to Salt Lake City, including Tiffany & Co. and Coach. Nordstrom and Macy's are also on board.
Designed by the Church's real estate arm, City Creek Center is replete with a retractable sunroof, a man-made creek, and fountains that spew fire and water. Apart from elaborate design features, the redevelopment project—estimated by the Mormon-run Desert News to have cost roughly $1 billion—includes offices, condos, apartments, and 5,000 underground parking spots. The mixed-use project is owned and run by mall operator Taubman Centers, which has a long-term lease and revenue-sharing agreement with the LDS Church. Stores will be closed on Sundays.
This kind of project isn't new to the Mormon Church; the institution owns many commercial enterprises, including hunting grounds, radio stations, newspapers, and insurance companies—not to mention a $1 billion, for-profit cattle-and-citrus ranch in Florida and a Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawaii. Its newest investment will sit directly across the street from the Church's monumental Temple and Tabernacle.
Why the big investment in retail? "These are the two major city blocks that sit across from the headquarters of the Mormon Church and they were poorly designed," says Bill Taubman, chief operating officer of Taubman Centers, who says City Creek has replaced two failing fortress-like shopping centers. "The Church … decided that a major mixed-use project with retail as a centerpiece would be the best way to rejuvenate and stabilize downtown."
In some ways, the Mormon mega-mall investment isn't surprising. The religion's history with department stores dates back to 1868, when Brigham Young, the Church's second president, founded Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution. ZCMI, sometimes referred to as "America's First Department Store," sold to the May Department Stores Co. (now Macy's) in 1999.
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When: Sept. 24
Where: Anderson County High School
What: The Braves lost their first district game of the season on the road to Anderson County. Grant County was only able to muster one touchdown against a big defensive line of Anderson County. The loss dropped the Braves to 2-3 on the season. They will return home to face Bourbon County, Oct. 1. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
There is a segment of the U.S. population cheerleading in favor of the ground zero mosque. One must ask, why? Imam Rauf says that it is for reconciliation. Really! Mohammed teaches that it is fine to lie to an infidel if it promotes Islam. I do not believe him. Why does he call it "The Cordoba Project?" When Islam defeated Christian Spain, the third largest mosque in the world was erected in Cordoba, Spain, to signify Islams victory over Christianity.
(Editor's Note: The Grant County News publishes all items in police beat that are submitted from each individual police agency. The News does not omit names from police reports.)
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Chief Rick Kells investigated an accident at 2:23 p.m. Sept. 24 on Blackburn Lane. The drivers involved were Rebecca S. Perry, 25, of Corinth, driving a 2006 Chrysler and Chandral K. Bamforth, 35, of DeMossville, driving a 2005 Hyundai.
The Dry Ridge police department investigated an accident involving an out of county resident.
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For Lady Braves volleyball coach Kelli Lee, this has been a season to forget to this point, but she is beginning to sense improvement of her players after defeating Gallatin County in the Carroll County Invitational, Sept. 25.
"The win was nice, because we got it in two sets," Lee said about the matches (25-20, 25-20)."
The win marked their fifth of the season and first one since Grant County defeated Owen County, Sept. 14 (25-16, 25-22).
Where: Hilbilly Run, Bardstown
What: Senior Steven Bradford led Williamstown to an eighth place finish in the Hillbilly Run. Bradford led all Demon runners with a time of 17:21.49 and a seventh place finish individually.
Upcoming: Demons will run in the Walton-Verona Invitational Oct. 2, in Verona.
Results: Steven Bradford (7), Drew Harris (46), Hunter Pendleton (54), Christopher Brann (58) Derrick King (62), Jake Reaves (63), Matt Lillard (96).
For the Grant County girls golf team and Williamstown senior golfer Ali Rich, they will get to play more golf, qualifying for the state tournament, Sept. 27 at Eagle Creek Country Club.
Rich shot an 83 individually to seal herself a spot at state, which will be played at the Bowling Green Country Club, Oct. 4-6.
Grant County as a team shot a total of 347, losing to regional champion Notre Dame by 15 strokes.
Since they finished runner up, the Lady Braves golf team will also play in the state tournament.
The Grant County boys' soccer team tied their school record for wins at 11, with a 1-0 win over Dixie Heights, Sept. 27.
"It feels good to win," Braves soccer coach Clay Mattingly said. "The team has made it one of our goals to break the school's win record this season."
The boys' soccer team has won 11 games three times in its history.
The win also moved the Braves to the top spot in Region 12, with a record of 11-4-0, a half game ahead of Harrison County (10-3-2.)
Score: 2-0 W
When: Sept. 20
Where: Pendleton County High School
What: After falling to the Lady Wildcats 1-0 in the championship game of the second annual Dry Ridge Toyota Invitational, Grant County got their sixth shutout of the season by sophomore goalie Mackenzie Tucker, improving their record to 6-6-1 on the year.
Some took advantage of a rare opportunity to attend the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games at the Kentucky Horse Park on Sept. 25-26; however, for those who had no inclination or resources to do so, there was plenty of 'horsin' around' right here at home.
The Kincaid Bassmasters fished a 12 hour night on Williamstown Lake, Aug. 21. Forty-one anglers came out on the lake from the Williamstown Marina. On Aug. 22, the fishermen brought in 86 fish that weighed a total of 127.36 pounds.
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It's been almost a week since a father and daughter in Pittston were critically injured during a home invasion in Pittston.
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14yr old gas water heater - replace?
Our gas hot water heater is almost 14yrs old but is still working with no leaks.
I have been pretty good about flushing the sediment out regularly.
I'm concerned that one day we may find we have no hot water, and the basement is flooded. That said, I have never seen one that failed so catastrophically. I recall finding a small leak, and sometimes the pilot will go out (because the leak is directly over it). In those cases, I shut off the gas and water supplies, drained, and had a new one installed the next day.
What is your opinion on replacing this unit before it starts to leak?
Not a bad idea, and a newer one may well use less energy.
A new one will almost certainly use less energy. Replace the dinosaur.
So, the energy issue is the biggest one? Not the likelihood that the old one will spring a leak, or burst?
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my old unit lasted about 18 years before it sprung a leak. should have replaced it sooner, it's kind of like gambling at the point you are at. i'd replace it for piece of mind, not for energy consumption. the energy consumption difference on a new water heater is minimal at best (assuming tank to tank, tankless are far more efficient but require significant investment up front to change over with new piping, venting, electrical, etc.). you will probably not notice it on your electrical bill, 90% of that bill is a/c and furnace anyway.
Do you go with the saying of if aint broke dont fix it?
I think your best bet is to flip a coin???
Well, when my computer was 6+yrs old, strange things started to happen, but I kept it limping along for another 6mos before it came close to catastrophic failure and replaced it. Of course, doing without a computer and doing without hot water for even a day are two very different situations.
I think that I will call the utility (with whom we have a service contract) within the next few days and get an estimate for replacement.
Depends. If you do your own work (I think most on this site do) I'd have one ready to go in reserve. You have the luxury of shopping around and waiting for a great deal to come along. I did this and my "new" one was 3 years old when I installed it. Worked for me because I saved 3 years price rises and I got max
life out of my old one. Bothers me to take out otherwise good running appliances. If you need to hire it out, you still can shop around for the best deal and get quotes from any number of reputable plumbers. Beware of the
big box store "installers". More issues there than I have time to type.
I just replaced mine a week ago. I was going to replace it about 5 years ago, then 4, then 3, then I forgot about it. I got a call at work when I was extremely busy with a project from the wife who had to shower before work but couldn't because we had another swimming pool inside the house. Water heaters have gotten less-expensive since I've been putting it off.
You should see the stones that came out of that thing, even though I flushed it regularly!
What brand is it? If you have one with a 12 year warranty......chances are it will last quite a bit longer....if not a 12 year warranty....then maybe you are already on borrowed time....
Like the others said....start shopping now...doing research.....you have gas....with tanks, you have two options...direct fire or forced air (I belive they are more efficient but require electricity for the blower).
Better to buy it on sale than do an emergency repair....how soon you want to do it depends on it it's a 12 year warranty or not.
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March 26, 2010
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Wilpon Baseball Complex)
Score: Michigan 10, IPFW 2
Records: U-M (10-9), IPFW (2-18)
Attendance: 869
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 27 -- vs. IPFW (Wilpon Baseball Complex), 1:05 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan baseball team scored two runs in both the second and third innings and never looked back in a 10-2, home-opening victory over IPFW at the Wilpon Baseball Complex, home of Ray Fisher Stadium. Senior pitcher Alan Oaks (White Lake, Mich./Divine Child) earned the decision, going five innings and striking out five.
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The Wolverines piled on three more runs in the next frame, getting a run-scoring single from freshman leftfielder Patrick Biondi (Woodhaven, Mich./Divine Child) and sac flies from Berset and Crank to make the score 7-1.
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A study by the High Pay Commission found that high earners will see their pay rise from 5% of national income to 14% by 2030.
A survey of 2,000 adults for the group found that seven out of 10 believed high pay made Britain "grossly unequal" and a similar number had no faith that anything could be done by the Government or business.
The commission, which is studying boardroom pay, said average wages were "stagnating", except for company bosses, with chief executives now paid up to 145 times the average wage.
Commission chairman Deborah Hargreaves, said: "This is the clearest evidence so far that the gap between pay of the general public and the corporate elite is widening rapidly and is out of control.
"Set against the tough spending measures and mixed company performance, we have to ask ourselves whether we are paying more and getting less."
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said: "The growing pay gap between top executives and the rest of the workforce is causing huge economic damage.
"Slicing away at ordinary workers' share of overall earnings over the last few decades has led to spiralling household debt which helped create the banking crisis. Securing sustainable economic growth for the future will depend on a fairer distribution of rewards.
"The increasing use of separate pay, bonus and pension arrangements for top executives is exacerbating the 'them and us' divide within companies - reducing productivity and work incentives - and wider society. With wages set to face their greatest squeeze for decades it is vital to both our economic and social health that pay becomes fairer."
Bob Crow, leader of the Rail Maritime and Transport union, said: "The huge surge in top bosses' pay will give added ammunition to our current pay claims. With the boardrooms awash with cash, RMT will step up the fight to ensure our members get their share.
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Alexza Pharma (NASDAQ:ALXA) Yesterday's closing price: $4.66, +0.49 (11.75%). Market cap: $55.89M.
Alexza is a pharmaceutical company focused on the research, development and commercialization of products for the acute treatment of central nervous system conditions. This stock is trading up 3% to $4.30 in recent trading.
Alexza Pharmaceuticals has two potential catalysts upcoming in December 2012.
On July 5, 2012, Alexza resubmitted its drug ADASUVE for a New Drug Application (NDA) as a complete, class 2 response to the FDA's action letter, with an indicated Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) goal date of December 21, 2012. ADASUVE is designed for the acute treatment of agitation associated with Schizophrenia or Bipolar 1 Disorder in adults.
ADASUVE is also expected to be reviewed for EU approval in December 2012 as well. This second catalyst could bring some extra attention to any potential run up.
Ampio Pharma (NASDAQ:AMPE) Yesterday's closing price: $2.92, -0.31 (-9.60%). Market cap: $108.00M.
Ampio is a developmental stage pharmaceutical company that engages in the discovery and development of pharmaceutical drugs and diagnostic products to identify, treat, and prevent metabolic disorders, eye diseases, kidney diseases, acute and chronic inflammation diseases, and male sexual dysfunction.
Ampio took a beating in yesterday's trading session with 922,873 shares traded -- mostly to the downside in a trading range between $2.85 and $3.28. Part of the selloff yesterday might be related to an article by fellow Seeking Alpha author Adam Gefvert. Adam pointed out in his article that:
Health Care Hedge Fund manager Martin Shkreli posted an AMPE bearish article: "In my opinion, it simply is not economically viable to run a new clinical development program for Zertane, which we believe would cost at least $30 million (in addition to any potential upfront payment), and risk a weak product launch."
Adam continues in his article remarking:
Furthermore, Ampio has a long road ahead with Zertane trials in the United States. As it says in its press release on 6/21, the Company will need to do not one, but two phase II trials, and two phase III trials. Not only that, it will be tough to recruit for those trials in the United States since Valeant Pharmaceuticals had to terminate an identical study due to "recruitment difficulties".
I would have to say that Adam makes a compelling bear case against Ampio, so in my opinion, investors should consider his opinions as part of their own complete due diligence. However in my opinion, with a market cap of $108.00M, Ampio might still be undervalued regardless.
Arena Pharma (ARNA). Yesterday's closing price $9.26, -0.06 (0.64%). Market cap: $2.01B
Arena engages in discovering, developing, and commercializing oral drugs that target G protein-coupled receptors in the therapeutic areas of cardiovascular, central nervous system, inflammatory, and metabolic diseases.
As Arena has been in rally mode lately, TheStreet.com continues to Rate Arena as a sell with a ratings score of D- . One area they are negative on is poor profit margins from the company. I find TheStreet's rating system to be insufficient at best here concerning Arena. Of course Arena is going to have poor profit margins, because still being a developmental BioPharma, the company has no profits -- yet. Arena just had its weight loss drug Belviq approved in June, which is a huge milestone for the company.
I remarked in a prior article earlier this month:
Since the approval of its weight loss drug Belviq in June the stock has fallen from a yearly high of $11.39 to $7.21--a fall of 37%. I feel long term investors have excellent value here at its current price level. The focus now on Arena should be the potential top-line growth in its strong pre-clinical pipeline. Because Arena will likely receive gobs of cash from Belviq sales, I believe it is a strong speculation bet that management will re-invest this cash into its pipeline, gaining leverage in any potential deal with a large pharma partner for any of its pre-clinical pipelined drugs. I believe Arena has a great shot at becoming the next Jazz Pharma (JAZZ).
Worth noting is that Jazz has grown in a little over 3 years from $0.52 on April 22nd, 2009, to a current stock price of $45.84 a share. Also worth noting is that during this entire period of incredible growth for the company, there has remained a large short interest in the stock.
Jazz's marketed products include Xyrem, a sodium oxybate oral solution for the treatment of cataplexy and excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with narcolepsy; FazaClo (clozapine, USP) LD and FazaClo HD products, which are orally disintegrating clozapine tablets for the treatment of resistant schizophrenia; Luvox CR extended-release capsules for the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder; and Prialt, a non-opioid intrathecal analgesic for refractory severe chronic pain. The company also offers healthcare products for women.
In diametrical opposition to TheStreet.com, I reiterate my opinion that Arena is a strong long term speculative buy.
I have serious questions for how TheStreet.com operates its rating system. Their explanation for its ratings system seems apathetic at best to me and lacks real research that can help give investors a more complete picture of a developmental company -- pros and cons. Many times, the reason a developmental company has a lower stock price is because it is not currently bringing home massive revenues and profit. The whole idea in small cap investing is to properly pick the right companies that will potentially succeed in the future, and have the potential to bring home the big earnings -- eventually delivering on the potential. By making an investment now in a company like Arena, you are buying it at a much cheaper price than what I think it will be 3 to 5 years from now -- $25+ a share in my opinion.
This is taking a risk based on proper forecasting Arena's future growth using all available current information -- not just current fundamentals.
TheStreet issued a similar one-sided report on Antares Pharma (NASDAQ:ATRS) in July. My response to TheStreet is exactly the same as I give for Arena -- will Antares be a winner 3 to 5 years from now?
Here is an example from their report on Antares:
The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Health Care Equipment & Supplies industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 80.6% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from -$1.55 million to -$2.81 million.
Comparing a small cap developmental company against fully developed blue chip S&P 500 companies is about as absurd as it gets in my strong opinion. TheStreet's report does not give investors any explanation why Antares had a decrease in net income. However, in its Q1 2012 earnings call, Antares Vice President Jack Howarth can be heard clearly stating that its costs will be rising because the company would be reinvesting its royalty based revenue towards its top line non-royalty based $200 to $500 million dollar potential product Vibex MTX. Why would any long term small cap growth investor want Antares to deliver them a few pennies in earnings per share (NYSEARCA:EPS) now? I want Antares to reinvest that money into growing itself into a larger cap company -- where EPS is over $1 a share in 2 to 3 years, x 15 price to earnings (P.E.) = $15 a share minimum. True company growth which equates to a higher stock price cannot be realized unless money is managed correctly. In the case of Antares, money reinvested into the company's top line proprietary Vibex injector line.
There is no viable reason I can ascertain to continually compare companies like Antares and Arena to fully developed S&P 500 companies -- no different than comparing an apple to an orange.
Investors should always think clearly and logically when buying and selling stocks. My goal is to actually help inform investors how to do this with my own website coming soon designed to help educate investors invest with knowledge and confidence in their own due diligence. Nothing gives me greater satisfaction then to see an investor learn to invest smartly based on their own deep research. Serious investors should ignore this type of commentary and stick with their own logic and common sense in my strong opinion.
Disclosure: I am long ATRS. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.
Additional disclosure: Disclaimer: This article is intended for informational and entertainment use only, and should not be construed as professional investment advice. They are my opinions only. Trading stocks is risky -- always be sure to know and understand your risk tolerance. You can incur substantial financial losses in any trade or investment. Always do your own due diligence before buying and selling any stock, and/or consult with a licensed financial adviser.


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TMZ reported that the five concert venues had cancelled Cosby performances for early 2015.
She had been dead for 20 years when I was in Hamburg in 2005 for a concert that my husband was playing.
A Peace Day concert, dedicated to the musician, is held once a year in the gardens.
At an Aerosmith concert in South Dakota in 2009, 61-year-old frontman Steven Tyler took a tumble off the stage and into the crowd.
Like video killed the radio star, Glee just put the final nail in the coffin of the concert movie.
Let the class read one or more stanzas of the poem in concert.
Last week I went to a concert given at R—— for the soldiers who are resting.
Colored society is also at the period of the bazaar and fair, the concert and dramatic entertainment.
Theodora, meanwhile, had settled her guests comfortably to listen to the concert.
It was the evening of the Glee Club concert, and nearly everybody not a freshman was going to dine somewhere before the concert.
1660s, "agreement, accord, harmony," from French concert (16c.), from Italian concerto "concert, harmony," from concertare "bring into agreement," in Latin "to contend, contest, dispute," from com- "with" (see com-) + certare "to contend, strive," frequentative of certus, variant past participle of cernere "separate, decide" (see crisis).
Before the word entered English, meaning shifted from "to strive against" to "to strive alongside." Sense of "public musical performance" is 1680s. But Klein considers this too much of a stretch and suggests Latin concentare "to sing together" (from con- + cantare "to sing") as the source of the Italian word in the musical sense.


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