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Spectacular flying displays, informative feeding sessions with penguins, pelicans, flamingos and vultures, a look through the glass walls of the baby bird station, the medieval 'eagle owl' castle with its mysterious owls, the hummingbird house, a giant adventure playground, a treehouse village at dizzying heights and a water playground – if that weren't enough the park also offers a whole host of fantastic special events and activities for school groups, etc. Walsrode Bird Park is an absolute must for families with children!
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León is one of the oldest cities in Nicaragua.
León is named after León, Spain. After independence, the elites of León and Granada struggled over which city would be the capital. León was dominated by the liberals and Granada by the conservatives. The fighting ended when Managua became the capital.
After Granada, which is better preserved, León has the best colonial architecture in Nicaragua. It is a university town that stubbornly remains somewhat pro-Sandinista. During the 1979 revolution, the Sandinistas took over León in violent street by street fighting. Somoza then had the city bombed, an unforgivable move considering he was bombing his own people. The National Guard took León back over, again in street by street fighting, but this time less intense since the Sandinistas melted away. Finally, the Sandinistas took León back over and held it until the Somoza government fell. You can still see bullet marks on some buildings. Also, there is a shell of a church on the road out of town that was destroyed during the bombing. Across the street from this church is the Museo de las Mytos y Leyendas Tradiciones (Museum of Myths and Legends), which prominently displays a statute of a Sandinista guerrilla holding a handmade bomb. Some sarcastically call it the Museo de las Traiciones (Museum of the Treasons) as a reference to how the Sandinista rank and file has been cheated by Daniel Ortega and the rest of the Sandinista elite.
León used to be the hub of cotton growing but that has declined. The economy is relatively depressed. Tourists are typically not a large, visible presence in León, though it is popular among backpackers and as of late, tour groups. (In comparison to Granada, there are fewer tourists) León still is a university town, filled with students. Backpackers, volunteers and other extranjeros usually meld with local students.
León has more colonial churches and cathedrals per capita than any other place in Nicaragua. If you are still on the church tour, there are thirteen to check out in town.
Get in
By plane
Nearest commercial airport is in Managua. Managua is roughly an hour and a half drive from León.
By car
Just about anyone in Managua can tell you how. The Carretera Vieja to León (old road to León) is in the worst shape it has been, ever. It is littered with potholes and takes a round about way to Leon. The Carretera Nueva is in great shape I hear). It's about 90 kilometers from Managua to León, about a 90 minute trip depending on how fast you drive. Stop for quesillo and tiste in Nagarote or La Paz Centro, the two towns the Carretera Nueva goes through on the way. You will find the turnoff to the Carretera Nueva a León at KM 6 1/2 on the Carretera Sur.
If you are coming from the north (Esteli) on the carretera norte, take the turn north of Matagalpa, at San Isidro I think, and save yourself the trouble of going through Managua. This highway was just recently repaired and is in great shape. It takes about 2 hours by bus to get to Leon from Esteli or Matagalpa.
By bus
The bus terminal is about 2 km northeast of the center, take one of the trucks waiting in front of the terminal - which serve as local buses (3.5 cord) - to the center, or take a taxi for about C$20.
Direct transportation is also available directly from the Managua airport via private van service.
Get around
The city is very walkable if you can stand the heat. You do not really need a car once there, unlike Managua. The locals get around by bicycle and walking, and if you need to get across town you can take a taxi. However, to go to the places outside the city, such as the beach, a car is convenient.
Ruletos (trucks) serve as local buses (C$ 3.5 per ride). Taxis are C$ 20 per person anywhere in the city before 7pm, C$30 after 7pm.
There are murals all over the city. One of the more unsettling commemorates a massacre of protesting local students by the militia.
Spanish at one of the schools. Dairiana Spanish School is a good option. It is located in the center of the city and will arrange a homestay if you are interested.
You also can get excellent classes with private teachers, which actually is much cheaper.
There are free-of-charge volunteer opportunities with Quetzaltrekkers [8] an organisation raising money for street kids by offering hikes to volcanoes around León. You can volunteer as a hiking guide for a minimum of three months.
Sonati also offers volunteer positions such as environmental education, art, teaching English, reception, and guiding.
Las Tias - the supported organization - also takes volunteers, taking care of the streetkids, with a two months minimum.
Ask around at the cafe run by "Edad de Oro", whether this organisation got some (volunteer) work for you - they're pretty cool too.
Some people find work at the Big Foot Hostel, and for long-term visitors (6 month or so) it's sometimes possible to teach English.
Queso quemado (hard, salty, white cheese that goes great with tortillas or bean soup).
Definitely have to go to the oldest restaurant in town, located in the heart of Leon, in the opposite corner of the Basilica Cathedral called "El Sesteo", it has diverse menu from typical local food and beverages to fast food. Definitely worth trying.
Great food at the local market, behind the main cathedral. Large food court with all sorts of great beans and eggs and rice and fried cheese and cheese-stuffed platanos and thick tortillas. Great for breakfast, you can fill up for a dollar or two. You can also buy fresh-made juices, and gaze in awe at the giant blocks of fried cheese.
On the street behind the market is Buen Gusto, where you should grab some Pollo Vino on the cheap.
A few blocks south of the Parque de los Poetas is Buena Cuchara, where the food is delicious-- 25 cordobas for a full lunch, including either fish or chicken (both delicious).
On the boulevard out of town toward Chinandega, across from the main police station, there's a green house with a porch. This 'Pelo de chancho', where you get the best Mondongo soup in León, but you have to get there early for lunch or they might run out.
Located two houses from the Nord West corner of the Central Park in front of the big Enitel building is Café La Rosita that offers an excellent environment (beautifully restored colonial house with large central patio), premium Nicaraguan coffees, a short but complete menu of panini sandwiches, salads, desserts, and even ice-cold beers.And free wireless internet access.
Montezerino is on the bypass near the Managua intersection. They serve a good fillet mignon or churrasco for under $10 US. The restaurant serves as a night club at night. It is open on the sides and large.
Manhattan Restaurant has fresh hand-rolled tuna and salmon sushi. It's across the street from Hotel La Perla.
Don Senor's has a restaurant downstairs to eat, drink and watch tv. Upstairs is a club that charges a 30 cordoba cover.
Dilectus is fancier and larger then the other discos. Its on the edge of town and requires a taxi to get there and back. The cover is about c$50.
Salon Estrella is about 20 cordobas to get in, has slot machines in front, a small dance floor in the back, loud music and usually gets pretty full.
La Calabiza at night.
ViaVia has live music every Friday.
El Divino Castigo (3 blocks north of parque central) got live music every Tuesday. La Esquina del Movimiento (one block east of the above) got Spanish alternative movies almost every Thursday, and often live music on Saturdays.
Cappuccino, espresso, granita etc.: Café La Rosita, located on Calle Real in front of Enitel, diagonal from the NW corner of Central Park.
Los Balcones, located on the corner down the street from the Supermercado La Union. A high level hotel (at least by Nicaraguan standards). It has A/C, real mattresses, nice views, hot water, and great service. Room: $US50 per night. Friendly English speaking staff.
Stay safe
León is - by Central American standards - a safe and comfortable town. In the city center, there are some areas which are not safe to walk alone as a female at night. There are, however, some things to keep in mind:
Get out
Also, a must do is Hervidores San Jacinto. Catch a bus at the terminal or take a taxi, round trip for C$300. Entrance is C$20 and you'll be hooked up with one of the local kids/guides. They are really nice and a must. Be careful to pay attention where they walk, as you will be walking just above thermal activity. As I read somewhere, "It's like a mini Yellowstone, without the fences."


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"You can't say you simply market to women," Kate Healy told attendees of FPA Retreat 2013 in Palm Springs, Calif., on Sunday. "They aren't monolithic. Do you market to single women? Married women? By 2030, two-thirds of the nation's wealth will be in the hands of women, so you'd better figure it out."
To illustrate her point, Healy, TD Ameritrade Institutional's managing director of institutional marketing, said that stereotypes for single career women—that they are focused only on themselves—don't hold up.
"A large segment of this cohort is actually caring for another family member, as well as themselves," Healy said.
This slaying of stereotypes, and the business danger they present for those that engage in them, was one theme of her presentation, tilted "Marketing in an Era of Change."
"The same can be said of Generation Y," she continued. "The stereotype is that they don't show up to work on time, are always on their mobile device and are waiting for you to promote them. There's actually 78 million baby boomers and 76 million Gen Ys. That's a big generation, and most of them look like your baby boomer clients did 20 years ago."
Not only will they inherit $18 trillion from their parents, but they're not standing still; they'll grow their own wealth (along with Gen X) from $2 trillion to $28 trillion in the next eight years, she argued.
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She noted that 86% of Gen Y does not want their parent's financial advisors, but 64% still rely on friends, relatives and loved ones for their financial advice.
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Two of the top five advisor headwinds according to this year's TD Ameritrade Institutional RIA Sentiment Survey are an aging client base and a generational wealth transfer to non-clients, so it's not an issue of whether advisors will need to engage Gen Y, but when, Healy said.
"Full 56% of Gen X/Y have an annual income of more than $150,000 and 37% have an annual income higher than $500,000," she said.
She concluded by noting that in addition to Gen Y clients, the assembled audience had to think about attracting Gen Y advisors as well.
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French encircle key Malian town of Diabaly
BAMAKO, Mali -- French troops encircled a key Malian town on Friday to stop radical Islamists from striking closer to the capital, a French official said.
The move to surround Diabaly came as French and Malian authorities said they had retaken Konna, the central city whose capture prompted the French military intervention last week.
The United Nations warned that some 700,000 civilians could be displaced by the fighting in Mali, where the French-led international force is fighting to oust the rebels from power in the north.
The French forces moved around Diabaly to cut off supplies to the Islamist extremists, who have held the town since Monday, said a French official who spoke on condition of anonymity to be able to discuss sensitive security matters.
The Malian military chased the Islamists from Konna and are now holding the town, a Malian military official, who insisted on anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to journalists, said Friday.
Telephone lines were cut off in the town, making it difficult to independently verify the claim though the French official also confirmed the rebels no longer hold Konna.
Doctors Without Borders has been trying to get to Konna since Monday but all roads leading to the community in central Mali have been closed by the Malian military, said Malik Allaouna, director of operations for the group known as MSF for its initials in French.
"Despite our repeated requests, we are still being refused access to the Konna region," he said. "It is essential to allow the delivery of neutral and impartial medical and humanitarian aid in the areas affected by the conflict."
In Geneva, United Nations refugee agency spokeswoman Melissa Fleming said that the number of displaced Malians is expected to increase dramatically in the coming months.
Those who have fled "mentioned that large amounts of money are being offered to civilians to fight against the Malian army and its supporters," she said.
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Segou is one of the largest towns in Mali and the administrative capital of its central region. The road closure is an attempt to keep Islamists from entering towns further south, officials said.
The prefect, or district administrator, of Niono Seydou Traore said "neither cars, nor motorcycles, nor people on foot will be able to travel, as a security measure."
France has encountered fierce resistance from the extremist groups, whose tentacles extend not only over a territory the size of Afghanistan in Mali, but also another 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) to the northeast in Algeria, where fighters stormed a BP-operated plant and took dozens of foreigners hostages, including Americans.
They demanded the immediate end of the hostilities in Mali, with one commander, Oumar Ould Hamaha, saying that they are now "globalizing the conflict" in revenge for the military assault on Malian soil.
On Thursday, France increased its troop strength in Mali to 1,400, said French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.
West African neighbors also have begun sending troops to aid the French-led mission, with some Togolese and Nigerian forces arriving Thursday.
Nigeria has offered another 900 soldiers, while Chad has said it will send 2,000 to aid the mission.
A former French colony, Mali once enjoyed a reputation as one of West Africa's most stable democracies with the majority of its 15.8 million people practicing a moderate form of Islam. That changed last March, following a coup in the capital which created the disarray that allowed Islamist extremists to take over the main cities in the distant north.


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On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Agency for Cultural Affairs (Government of Japan) and Himeji City organize an expert meeting on "Heritage and Societies-toward the 20th anniversary of the Nara Document Authenticity, and beyond".
The objective of this meeting is to contribute to the outcomes of the closing 40th anniversary event in Kyoto, and with the purpose to activate discussions on the relationship between authenticity (and, if appropriate integrity) and social changes, paying special attention to communities, as a first step towards the 20th anniversary of the Nara Document on Authenticity. Experts in the fields of philosophy, history, archaeology, economics and cultural heritage are expected to attend.


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Wrapping up the A's Series with a Photo Finish
I suppose I should add an addendum to my Support Your Starting Pitchers plea from the other day. Run support that doesn't materialize until the 9th inning a) typically does not qualify as supporting your starting pitcher, though I do applaud giving plenty of love to the bullpen too and, b) only really counts if you can actually pull off the win at that point. Scoring early and often is the better way to go – it supports the whole pitching staff equally. I know, I know. If only it were that easy!
So, Thursday. Ugh. What to say? Brett Anderson was on. The Angels' bats were off. Joel Pineiro didn't have his greatest start. And the A's bats were on. It wasn't a terrible game, but it was hardly a recipe for a win. And so we split the series with the A's, Texas and Seattle did similar things with the ends of their week and less than two games separated the last place team from the first place team in the division heading into Friday's games. And that's just the way it is in the Wild, Wild AL West this season – a little frustrating and very, very exciting! Praise the Angels and pass the defibrillator.
And because I didn't like Thursday's game and I'm not liking this evening's game much at all so far – which we are watching on delay so Seth can see every pitch too per the Friday Night Ritual – Let's take a step back to Wednesday's game. I was there. It rocked! Games like Thursday where things are okay but just not quite good enough are going to happen a fair number of times in a season. Here's hoping that the Angels can play more like they did on Wednesday for the rest of this road trip!
So, Wednesday Ervin Santana was his controlled, nasty best – six strike outs and only one earned run (with six hits and two walks so many thanks to the Angels stellar defense too!)…
…Which means that a lot of A's batters looked like Daric Barton here, looking back almost confused as the umpire prepares to call a strike:
…Here Josh Willingham finds himself in similar straights:
Of course, Willingham did walk that at-bat and then successfully stole second base, but it was a close play – short stop Erick Aybar waits for Hank Conger's throwdown:
Our seats were front row of the upper deck again but only a section behind 1st base this time, so I could see into the Angels dugout which was fun for a change. I didn't take too many pictures of that. I prefer to watch the game, but I did like this one – Jered Weaver and Dan Haren obviously sharing a joke about something, with Tyler Chatwood intent on the game beside them. Perhaps they are saying "Wow, run support. I thought that was only a myth.":
Of course, this means our seats were right above the A's dugout. I like this one too because it makes one wonder what they're talking about. "Hey, Coco. How far did Torii hit that ball?" "It went far Andy. All the way over there.":
Mark Trumbo dives back to first to avoid the tag from Daric Barton. I'm of two minds about the recent acquisition of Russel Branyan and Trumbo is the reason. On the plus side, Branyan fits in well with the team and could be a nice big bat in our lineup – though based on his batting average it does seem as if he hits homeruns or nothing at all. And he's cheap, so if he doesn't work out we can easily release him. But I don't want to see Trumbo get any less playing time. He's slumping a little bit at the plate at the moment, but he'll heat up again and I really, really like his reflexes, glove and intelligence at first:
This game also saw scrappy utility player Reggie Willits get his first hit for the season (two swings after this one) and a crucial early sacrifice bunt as well. Reggie spent most of Spring Training and part of April on the DL for hamstring issues and has taken awhile to get back into the swing of things…so to speak. Peter Bourjos, in the on deck circle behind Reggie, also snapped a hitless streak Wednesday:
Rookie Alexi Amarista takes a nice swing. Playing second for the evening, Amarista had a heck of a game too. He went two for three at the plate and his uniform is quite clay covered in this photo from diving all over the field playing a very acrobatic human ball trap all night – yet another Angels rookie I am thrilled to have on the team this season. I wish I had photos of his diving catches at second:
Jordan Walden and Rich Thompson warm up in the bullpen. Hats off to the bullpen this game! Scott Downs had another great outing. I love having him on the team this season and am instantly reassured when I hear 8 Second Ride start to play and know he' striding up to the mound. Rodney also had a nice outing. Apparently the key is to start warming up another reliever the second he walks someone:
Jordan Walden on the mound. Believe it or not, this was the first time I have seen Walden pitch live. For better or worse depending on the game, I have not been present for any save situations this season. Very, very impressive! Walden changed his walk-up music for this homestand. He used to emerge from the bullpen to the classic guitar riff from Smoke on the Water now it's Robb Zombie's Dragula. I love Deep Purple, but I have to say I approve. Robb Zombie is a little more bad ass, which is what this young closer is rapidly becoming:
I don't have any good Torii Hunter photos from the game itself, which is a shame because he had a great game between the homerun (immediately followed by a homerun from Alberto Callaspo!) and a couple of great plays in right that are just so many blurs on my camera. So we'll go with this photo of his much deserved post-game interview:


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Rot in hell, with a cold. And no medications are available for it. Or Kleenex. You can just chap your nose for all eternity with your shirt sleeves. Or worse.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Attention Junkies!
Rot in hell, with a cold. And no medications are available for it. Or Kleenex. You can just chap your nose for all eternity with your shirt sleeves. Or worse.
29 comments:
in australia u have to provide official id to the pharmacist to get these types of products now. this has cut down the multiple purchases by the drug lab crew. but not enough it seems. there has been some discussion that they may be prescription only in the future. obviously the medical profession don't want their waiting rooms filled up with common cold sufferers so we will have to wait and see.
- December 10, 2009 at 2:10 PM
I 100% agree. Nothing made me madder than the time we'd taken the family to Tahoe, and my children had needed "the cocktail" of Benadryl/Sudafed to help them over their wet, gaggy night coughs. But a late-night trip to the local supermarket was fruitless--couldn't get Sudafed because the pharmacist wasn't on duty. This pharmacist was PISSED at the meth-head junkies who've made us all suffer for their idiocy.
So now I hoard Sudafed, like a junkie. I'm so afraid I'll be stuck somewhere without it, that I have cards of Sudafed in my home, my plane luggage, my office, my camping gear, my car, etc. And I always feel a little defensive when I have to ask the pharmacy clerk for it--I feel like I need to let them know "I swear I'm not a junkie." Which makes me look suspicious, I know.
I think we need to find a way to adulterate it with a harmless placebo, like guaifenesin, that would make it impossible to convert to meth. Then let us buy it when we need it.
Or, put a vending machine that requires a drivers license swipe or some such, and dispenses like 5 tabs max.
When you need it you need it.
FIE ON THE JUNKIES!! (Including the Oxycontin/Xanax/Vicodin/Norco/Soma junkies!!!)
- December 10, 2009 at 2:17 PM
- Bill Loytty said...
I am not mad at the meth heads who cook meth, I'm mad at the idiot lawmakers who knuckle under to the hysteria and make it hard for normal people to get what they need.
- December 10, 2009 at 2:39 PM
AMEN. Don't get me started on the worthless sudafed PE that they pretend is just as good.
- December 10, 2009 at 2:40 PM
- Christy said...
So what, they don't sell Sudafed OTC anymore???? Things are getting ridic!
- December 10, 2009 at 3:09 PM
Let the meth-heads have all they can buy, roast their brain cells and die, good riddance!
- December 10, 2009 at 3:31 PM
I feel the same way about those who have made it impossible to get anything but 2.5mg Lortab for my DDD. (I also hate that they call it "disease".)
- December 10, 2009 at 3:33 PM
Yes, you can still get Sudafed over the counter, but you have to get it from the Pharmacy. We have to keep it in the Pharmacy thanks to new regulations. Just ask Pharmacy employee, and be prepared to show your ID!
Don't be fooled by Sudafed PE- that stuff in rubbish.
- December 10, 2009 at 3:38 PM
- Mommy, I'm Home said...
Thank you Dr. Grumpy!
- December 10, 2009 at 3:47 PM
- The Mother said...
Pet peeve time.
I have FOUR kids. One itsy-bitsy box of Claritin D just DOESN'T cut it.
I have to send hubby, neighbor, older child (when home from college), grandparents, and the dog--she's over 18, in dog years.
- December 10, 2009 at 4:57 PM
Dr. Grumpy---just write yourself a script for it. (I know it's OTC) In Illinois (where I work), if there is a script for it, we can dispense however many you want. It won't be covered by insurance and you would still be paying the reg. cash price but you could get as many as you need. Just throw some refills on it and then just call it in when your getting low. Hope that helps some readers out there.
- December 10, 2009 at 5:15 PM
- Soon-to-be-PharmD said...
I was going to second the RX line. Here in AL (Where the max we can purchase is 6gm as opposed to 9gm in all the other states) as long as a Dr writes an Rx we can fill over the 6gm limit. No insurance covers it... but you won't have to pay sales tax :)
And btw, I'm that pharmacy person who screens both your appearance and teeth before selling you that sudafed. Sure it's profiling, and probably wrong, but I'm going to do it anyways.
- December 10, 2009 at 6:59 PM
I'm a pharmacist in Arkansas. We have to log into a central website set up by the state police to record the sale of pseudoephedrine. That way those who are buying it up for meth labs cannot get around the 3gm per day or 9gm per month limit, by going to multiple stores, because each sale is recorded by your driver's license number. I know it's a pain, but it really reduced the amount of meth labs.
Just get an Rx for your Sudafed or Claritin D, etc. and then we don't have to use that website to log the sale, and you won't have quantity limits or sales tax.
- December 10, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Thank George Bush II. He put this is in the Patriot Act.
Do you feel patriotic with your snotty nose?
I've chosen to not stock any of the PSE products. We are in a line off a major freeway that the meth heads use their runners to nail purchases. Each gets a crisp $20. They buy the most they can & get to pocket the change.
We got a call system with my colleagues. Once they start, they drive on south until they've hit each of us. It became too much work, so I bagged it & just don't sell it at all.
Yeah - George Bush - one of his finer moments that still lives on in your nasal passages!
My word verification: disted
- December 10, 2009 at 8:57 PM
- danielle said...
Yeah - I dont get it - I dont see a reduction in meth labs/heads but I cant buy more than a 2 week supply of my Claritin D at a time.
- December 10, 2009 at 10:30 PM
- Liz RPh said...
I'll echo Soon-to-be-PharmD's comment - I often recommend to my patients on Claritin-D (or Zyrtec-D) that they think about getting a prescription. Because that way, they can get more than one box at a time - even if they pay cash for it. We have one patient who pays for 4 boxes (2 months) at a time on a regular basis. It's for medical reasons, she's not a meth-head, so her doctor prescribed it.
I'm not sure what the laws are in your state re: you writing for controlled RX's outside of your scope of practice (unless you claim it's for the sanity of your whole family?), but I'd definitely look into getting prescriptions.
- December 10, 2009 at 11:14 PM
- River said...
I'm as peeved as "the mother". I have year round hayfever and can't buy more than one packet of the only antihistamine that works. so I buy one packet, my hubby buys one packet, my daughter buys one packet. A couple of weeks later we repaeat the process.
- December 11, 2009 at 3:18 AM
- Dymphna said...
Yep. ID and signature for Sudafed, but Express Scripts will send three months worth of Klonopin, Seroquel, pretty much anything - media mail with no tracking number.
And the meth heads love the Seroquel to come down off their "tweak"...
- December 11, 2009 at 7:03 AM
I work in an Australian pharmacy where we record the drivers licence number of every packet of pseudoephedrine containing medicine sold. The pharmacist has to be directly involved in the sale of and PSE product. All PSE products are kept in the dispensary where no customer can see them.
It sounds kind of extreme but I dunno, it's not that huge a deal to hand over your D/L and answer some questions from the pharmacist. If you're too impatient to wait, you're not that sick, you don't need it, you can have some saline nasal spray and get out. Also, by talking to the pharmacist you're making sure you're getting the right treatment for the problem. I find it pretty shocking to hear how unregulated medicine is in the USA to be honest.
BTW, I doubt they'll make PSE a prescription only product. Same story with Nurofen Plus (ibuprofen/codeine), everybody kicking up a stink because of a few druggies. All that will happen is it will become more tightly regulated.
- December 11, 2009 at 9:14 AM
- Griffin3 said...
You are mad at the wrong people, doc. It's your friendly gubberment, using the force of law and no sense at all, who made the rules and have no problem making life harder on all the law-abiding people, in order to make a few bad eggs more reliant on imported mexican meth.
Of course, they are doing it all for the children: Hoosier Grandmother Arrested for Purchasing Cold Medication
- December 11, 2009 at 9:44 AM
May all the meth heads and legislators involved in this process get my year-round allergies and asthma. Breathing through their mouths is probably standard procedure for them, but they'll at least notice the chapped nose. Bastards.
If you're too impatient to wait, you're not that sick,
Don't have much trouble with ragweed down under, then?
- December 11, 2009 at 11:39 AM
- webhill said...
I know! it sucks! I have 3 kids, a husband, and an au pair, and we go through a lot of sudafed when a bug rips through the house! I tried to buy some last winter and was refused because I had bought too much too recently, and I had a complete meltdown over it. I mean, I was sick, feverish, runny-nosed and miserable, and so were my kids, and I was being refused the medication that might help us... I was mortified later on, I don't usually break down in public like that, but I didn't know what to do. In the end, believe it or not, a passer-by was willing to buy some on my behalf, and then I paid him for it, so it worked out. But WTF? The meth heads, surprise, are still making meth, and we have to be miserable at the same time?
- December 11, 2009 at 11:48 AM
That is terrible. I don't think meth is such a problem over in the UK, because this government which has banned things like fun and is ultra PC clean has left Sudafed alone.
- December 11, 2009 at 1:42 PM
In this one case I don't blame the government. I blame the druggies. I also blame the dealers who push the stuff and create new addicts, just like the drug companies that create new diagnoses to go along with their treatments to increase the market size of their drugs.
It's disgusting. I'm glad the government is trying to control the availability of PSE, but I wish they'd go a step further in my state and have real-time registration of sales to prevent people driving up and down the state.
- December 11, 2009 at 10:52 PM
Sorry Anon 9.39, but PSE is not an appropriate medication for allergies. All it does it stop the runny nose, not the itching, watery eyes, etc. and shouldn't be taken every day. That's what drugs like Rhinocort are designed for.
- December 12, 2009 at 1:07 AM
- Maggie said...
This is non-responsive to the problem, but damn, I just read Stephen King's newest novel, Under The Dome, and it's terrific. The book's meth chef doesn't bother sending minions out to the drugstores to buy wee packets of 12 Sudafed, he just orders it in bulk directly from China.
But I AM curious: are the logs of Sudafed purchasers really monitored? How often, and by whom? I mean, the Bush administration was famous for gutting all the agencies that actually had to do the stuff they mandated.
- December 12, 2009 at 8:26 PM
Amen. I've taken to buying the largest box about once a month for a couple months before flu season starts and then stashing the sheets everywhere: purses, bookbacks, travel kits, and the medicine cabinet, of course. The stuff they put out on the shelf as a substitute just does not work. At all. And the identification procedures are just getting longer and longer. I think I may have signed over my firstborn child or my soul or something like that the last time I went.
- December 12, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Maggie, I don't know about in America, but in Australia we record it the same way as prescriptions so we have a record of the date purchased, and when you open up a patient profile, it has a record of every box they've bought from that pharmacy, and in the same place as their regular medications (so that when you ask if they're taking any other medications, and they say no, you can see that, yes, they are in fact taking two different BP meds and a host of antidepressants...nasal spray for you *eye roll*). There are different programs that pharmacies can participate in as well that if it isn't a regular customer, you can type in their name and it will show up their other PSE purchases across the state.
BTW, the majority of pharmacists would rather go through the hassle of selling PSE than that phenelyphrine crap.
- December 13, 2009 at 7:34 AM
- BeadHappy said...
So agree with Dr. Grumpy! Sudafed is the only thing that clears up my congestion so I can sleep. Best thing my NP ever prescribed for me.
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Saturday, Oct. 27
1:32 a.m. — Police check on a suspicious car at the Gonic Mill. It contains a composer seeking "a peaceful place to write music." Now that they have a Handel on him, officers Bach off.
10:43 a.m. — A dog howls, unmelodiously, on Forest Park Drive.
11:34 a.m. — A fraudster has picked up a prescription at Hannaford at the Lilac Mall.
11:42 a.m. — Glass in a Portland Street door has been smashed.
12:02 p.m. — A man in a red hoodie is panhandling near Walmart.
2:11 p.m. — A man hands a wallet in to the station that was given to him at a barber's shop.
4:01 p.m. — A Royal Crest MHP resident reports harassment and criminal trespassing.
5:11 p.m. — Ian Parsons, 42, of 6 Townsend Lane, is charged with drug possession.
5:59 p.m. — Jason Colle, 20, of 144 North Main St., Apt. 5, is charged with three counts of simple assault, false imprisonment and drug possession.
7:07 p.m. — A Seasons Lane man reports $105.60 is missing from his mom's account.
9:11 p.m. — An iPod has been stolen from a Norway Plains Road girl.
10:04 p.m. — A Franklin Street resident celebrating Halloween turns his party music down to appease neighbors.
11:56 p.m. — Tiffany Arlene Emerson, 22, of 5A Dora Drive, is charged with simple assault and disorderly conduct after a disturbance is reported at Frisbie.
Sunday, Oct. 28
12:22 a.m. — A party rages at Baxter Lake.
1:58 a.m. — Michael Marquis, 54, of 183 Range Road, Wakefield, is charged with driving under the influence and driving after suspension.
12:52 p.m. — At the station, a man reports his credit card was fraudulently used to the tune of $135.
1:41 p.m. — A storage container has been broken into on Sampson Road.
2:11 p.m. — Two people are firing a weapon at Baxter Lake.
2:55 p.m. — Someone has been shooting for a couple of hours near Elmo Lane.
4:02 p.m. — A burglary is reported on Norway Plains Road.
4:06 p.m. — A Kimball Street resident complains of someone barging into his house and tucking into his food.
9:59 p.m. — Music cranks out of a Lafayette Street apartment.
11:35 p.m. — An Olde Farm Lane resident's medication has gone missing.
Monday, Oct. 29
12:10 a.m. — A Woodman Street couple are being threatened with beaten in faces and pursuit by the Hell's Angels.
9:02 a.m. — A drunk is removed from the court into protective custody.
10:02 a.m. — A drifting kayak has gotten snagged in brush in the Salmon Falls River, near Daffodil Hill Lane. Police assess there is no way to reach it.
2:03 p.m. — A TV and DVD player are missing from Kelly's Gymnastics. They are understandably bent out of shape.
2:50 p.m. — A fallen tree is partially blocking Pickering Road.
4:30 p.m. — A 16-year-old is taken into protective custody from East Rochester.
10:31 p.m. — A tree is partly blocking Milton Road near Market Basket.
10:31 p.m. — Trees have gone down near the airport and on Chestnut Hill Road.
11:50 p.m. — A gentleman is calling a lady's name through her bedroom window on Chestnut Street.
Tuesday, Oct. 30
2:54 a.m. — There's yelling and screaming and banging and thumping and moaning on South Main Street. Apart from that, it is quiet.
6:12 a.m. — A "smart car" with the keys in it has been stolen from Bridge Street.
6:26 a.m. — Four rolls of ice and water shield have been stolen from a Winter Street garage.
9:18 a.m. — Raymond L. King, 39, of 439 Route 108, Somersworth, is arrested on a bench warrant.
9:40 a.m. — George & Ed's has video of a theft.
11:19 a.m. — Occupants of a gray Subaru hope to beat up a youth on Eastern Avenue, but he takes off into the woods.
3:09 p.m. — Cumby's on Milton Road has just been given a dud $20 bill.
5:04 p.m. — A Charles Street lady is wearing a bracelet (due to eight charges) and has a no contact order with someone who is now harassing her.
7:56 p.m. — Scott Haskins, 18, of 31 Knight St., is charged with two counts of simple assault, and two counts of criminal threatening.
Wednesday, Oct. 31
8:21 a.m. — An Osborne Street resident is getting harassing calls and texts.
10:36 a.m. — Walmart has a theft on video.
11:51 a.m. — A tape deck is stolen from a Greenwood Motel room. The issue is referred to civil court.
2:17 p.m. — Meds are stolen from a Cold Spring Circle home.
6:00 p.m. — Three women have stolen clothes and tools from Walmart.
7:38 p.m. — Vehicle glass has been shattered in a car at HRCU.
7:47 p.m. — A Lilac Mall employee's vehicle has been spray-painted.
10:16 p.m. — A Walmart worker has had her vehicle spray-painted.
11:12 p.m. — A toy-sized dog is loose on Furbush Street.
Thursday, Nov. 1
1:27 a.m. — A possum is unlucky on Wakefield Street.
7:57 a.m. — A car has been spray-painted at Indian Brook Circle.
9:00 a.m. — A suspicious black object with a fuse coming out of it on Yale Street is found to be a tiki torch.
9:24 a.m. — Filing cabinets have been dumped on a Lowell Street property.
9:45 a.m. — Car seats have been dumped on a Tebbetts Road property.
9:53 a.m. — Door locks have been damaged at JK Second Hand Shop on North Main Street.
11:14 a.m. — Family Dollar confronts a shoplifter. She drops some stuff and dashes off with the rest.
11:53 a.m. — Two women who stole a Kindle at Rochester Pawn yesterday, are back again today.
1:40 p.m. — A downtown mom has found some drug pipes in her son's bedroom.
1:48 p.m. — A 17-year old is charged with three counts of receiving stolen property.
2:21 p.m. — At Spaulding Composites, $530 has been stolen from the petty cash box.
4:16 p.m. — A GPS unit has been stolen from a car on Stillwater Circle.
5:32 p.m. — Nora A. Cutter, 43, of 26 6th St., Dover is charged with willful concealment and criminal trespass at Walmart.
5:38 p.m. — Someone has forced their way into an apartment on Portland Street and stolen clothing and hats worth $1,000.
5:43 p.m. — Another vehicle has been spray-painted at the Lilac Mall.
5:50 p.m. — Eggs and ketchup have been poured over a car on Maple Street and "Happy Halloween" has been written on the hood.
7:55 p.m. — Tyler David Lowell, 27, of 5 Hickey St., is charged with conduct after an accident.
8:32 p.m. After a fight on North Main Street, a pair of youths head off in opposite directions.
9:07 p.m. — Todd D. Miller, 43, of 195 Washington St., is charged with three counts of simple assault.
Friday, Nov. 2
2:52 .a.m. — After a traffic stop near Pine Street, Zachery Thomas Brock, 22, of 37A Pine St., is charged with driving after suspension and suspended registration.
3:56 a.m. — A man naps in his vehicle at Baxter Lake boat launch after a spat with his girlfriend.
7:45 a.m. — A commercial fisherman has a receipt for items bought at Dunkin' Donuts, but they didn't charge him for three packages of coffee beans. Contacted by police, he says he'll call them up and pay for the coffee by credit card.
11:48 a.m. — Darlene Washburn, 44, of 34 Periwinkle Drive, is charged with unsworn falsification.
2:03 p.m. — A toter is taken from Brock Street.
2:42 p.m. — There's a troublesome lady at Benedict's Grill.
3:39 p.m. — A "crazy" man pulls a knife on someone on Winter Street and makes a death threat.
5:12 p.m. — Guns blaze in the sandpits off Chestnut Hill Road.
5:12 p.m. — A teenager is given involuntary emergency admission off Eastern Avenue.
5:58 p.m. — On Portland Street a business is being hurt by someone maliciously claiming candy is poisoned.
9:50 p.m. — On Winter Street a man is yelling and banging on a truck.
9:59 p.m. — A walker finds a gun on Walnut Street.
10:27 p.m. — Jonathan Flannery, 20, of 26B Prescott St., Sanford, Maine, is charged with driving under the influence.
11:13 p.m. — A fight is reported at or near the Old Oak Tavern.
Rochester police log
ROCHESTER — The following entries are based on 975 entries on the Rochester Police Log from the period Oct. 27 to Nov. 2:


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Monday, December 15, 2008
TV Contract Key To Saving NASCAR
The words leap off the page of the New York Times website:
In hindsight, Mr. France's broadcast deal, which brings in about $500 million a year, may be the main thing that saves NASCAR from ruin.
Click here to read the entire article from Susanna Hamner entitled "NASCAR Sponsors, Hit By Sticker Shock."
Ms. Hamner calls NASCAR "particularly vulnerable" to the problems with the economy and points-out that automakers provide approximately one-third of the total sponsorship in the sport.
"Many of the major sponsors pulling back have been involved in our sport for decades," NASCAR Chairman France tells Hamner. "They're making cuts, and we're affected."
Perhaps, the most surprising financial figures used in the article were in reference to the Camping World sponsorship of the Truck Series. Hamner quotes Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis on the fact that Camping World is only paying 2 million dollars a year for the title sponsorship, half of what Craftsman was paying in 2007.
"We told them what we could afford," says Lemonis. "They were very sensitive to us and offered an appropriate price for the market conditions."
Ultimately, the single consistent source of income for NASCAR may be the scheduled payments from the NASCAR TV partners. In 2005, Mr. France was part of the team that reached a $4.48 billion, eight-year TV deal with ABC-ESPN, Fox, the Speed Channel and TNT.
At the time, this was viewed as icing on the NASCAR cake. Teams and owners were flush with the cash of sponsors standing in line to get involved with the hottest sport in the nation.
TV networks also wanted their piece of the action and were willing to pay top dollar. Now, Hamner suggests the TV contract may be the only thing that allows NASCAR itself to survive this economic downturn.
As Fox, SPEED and ESPN gear-up to start the season in Daytona, it should be interesting to see what changes the TV networks have decided to make in the overall coverage of the sport given the new financial dynamic.
One thing is for sure. NASCAR will continue to get paid in full over the next six years even as many teams in all three of the national touring series struggle just to survive.
There are 63 days until the 2009 Daytona 500.
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33 comments:
- Rockin Rich said...
So, a little analysis here please, JD.
With your inside knowledge, do you think that FOX, TNT, and particularly BSPN are going to come to Baby Brian, and demand a renegotiation of the contracts?
Will they succeed?
Will BSPN in particular take this as an opportunity to exercise even greater arrogance, and further ignore the oft stated wishes of the remaining NASCAR TV viewers?
It appears to me that this is a time fraught with some very real unpleasant possibilities for long time NASCAR TV fans.
What do you think?
- December 14, 2008 at 10:17 AM
- Anonymous said...
I'm not sure it is acurate to assume that the original contract does not contain some kind of 'out' claus that allows ESPN et al to negate it if there is a 'material' change to the sport. I'm sure the bright lawyers at ESPN can find such a change as the motorsports industry stands now. The fact is that dropping ad revinue will continue to affect the networks going forward, and it may become adventagous to break the nascar contract to save other more espnlike sports TV dollars.
As I pointed out in my missing post, ESPN, FOX and TNT are all as dependent on sopnsorship dollars as is all of NASCAR, only they come in the advertising buys not on the sides of cars. When everyone drinks form the same tit it becomes survival of the fittes, and I can't make a case for the servival of NASCAR as we knew it, with BF at the helm. I firmly believe NASCAR will survive, but again, as a more regional sport with far less tv coverage.
I wanted to point out that the lack of manufacturers support to the sport and teams is not the only revinue stream they provide to NASCAR. A lot of owners and participents use owning dealerships to create income. If GMAC can't become a bank and goes under, it can't continue to finance the invantory of the dealers, then the dealers go under. There are few sources of short term financing for them to rely on to keep doors open. These conditions will only exaserbate the problems within the NASCAR family.
- December 14, 2008 at 10:34 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
If we see any type of renegotiation it will be reported here. I do not anticipate that happening, however.
- December 14, 2008 at 11:02 AM
- Erik said...
ESPN still signed a multi-billion dollar long term deal for SEC college football a few months ago. Things can't be that bad over there to make that size of a commitment in this economy.
- December 14, 2008 at 12:04 PM
- Anonymous said...
The problem with relying on the TV contract money is that, when it is time to re-up, if the circumstances haven't returned to NASCAR's "Boom Days" of a couple of years ago, there is no way the networks will pay the megabucks France got them to agree to this time around.
I don't see that happening, by the way, especially if Brian keeps tinkering with the formula that got him here.
- December 14, 2008 at 12:11 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
The ESPN move where the SEC was concerned was to prevent that conference from establishing a stand-alone TV network like The Big Ten.
Ultimately, the goal of any TV network owned by a conference or sanctioning body is to create value by bringing high-profile product back from third parties (like ESPN) and keep all the potential revenue (the "upside") in-house.
- December 14, 2008 at 12:15 PM
- Dot said...
If NASCAR wants to be saved, the Emperor needs to step down. There has to be someone with a better vision to save our sport.
I agree with ri88girl, some crack attorney is probably looking for some contract loophole as we speak. Whatever happens, the fans will feel it first.
JD, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there some clause about having a full CUP field? I thought I read that here sometime back. The linked article mentioned that there might not be full fields.
- December 14, 2008 at 1:05 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Unfortunately, I did not get my copy of the existing TV contract in the mail quite yet.
The rumor or truth about a full field has been something long debated and commented on by lots of parties, including TDP.
While there is little doubt that a full field will come along for Daytona, it will be the races immediately after that will tell the real tale of the 2009 season.
- December 14, 2008 at 1:09 PM
- Anonymous said...
With all the financial problems facing Nascar, the sagging TV ratings, attendance, and sponsors fading, has anyone noticed that television is crucial in providing valuable exposure for the sponsors cars? If sponsors aren't getting the television exposure that makes their sponsorship worth while, then why should they sponsor a car? Many of us here at this site have complained loudly and often about how TV tends to cover only selected cars and/or drivers during the races...following their 'story lines' to exclusion of roughly 1/3 of the field. Why spend the money to sponsor a car the television never shows? It seems to me that the networks could go a long way to relieving some of the financial pressure if they would guarantee that every car would get some screen time. They no longer even show every car/sponsor logo as the run the starting lineup banner. If they don't do something, they may have contributed to a big part of the problem.
- December 14, 2008 at 1:48 PM
- Anonymous said...
I read the article and the NYT made it look like is a hero and savior of NA$CAR. The writer clearly has no clue about NA$CAR.
I would wager that the networks have language regarding performance in the contract that NA$CAR didn't bother to object to because they couldn't imagine that the sport wouldn't continue to expand. If the networks didn't do so, they deserve what they get.
- December 14, 2008 at 2:08 PM
- Anonymous said...
If the sponsors of the cars want to get TV time, they can buy advertising with the TV Partners like everyone else. Car sponsors pay the teams, not the TV networks.
- December 14, 2008 at 2:09 PM
- Anonymous said...
I said it last week in another thread and I will say it again: I am very worried that this upcoming NASCAR season will either be cancelled or, more likely, abbreviated to 20 races or less.
The economy is in the dumper and guess what: it's going to get much, much worse before we see any signs of recovery. Right now the TV contracts are keeping NASCAR afloat, but what if car sponsorship from corporate ads or even manufacturers dries up and NASCAR has to alter the schedule? Then the TV networks have their out to break the contracts.
I am very worried about the immediate future of NASCAR.
- December 14, 2008 at 2:30 PM
- Anonymous said...
Since Brian doesn't share TV revenue with the teams what difference does it make to some teams short term survival?
- December 14, 2008 at 2:36 PM
- Anonymous said...
Just read the NYTimes article. I cannot believe that Camping World got their name on the Truck Series for only $2 million.
When you think how many times "Camping World" will be said on the air, and the exposure on so many products (not to mention fans saying "CampingWorldTruckSeries" as though it were one word, just like they do now with "CraftsmanTruckSeries".... it is probably one of the best advertising deals ever signed. The exposure Camping World will get for only $2 mil is staggering.
- December 14, 2008 at 2:52 PM
- Anonymous said...
RE: Full fields...I caught an old race from 1996 yesterday that was rebroadcast on MASN (Mid-Atlantic Sports Network.) It was a race from Michigan that was originally broadcast on ESPN. I noticed that there were only 41 cars entered in that race.
BTW, it was great listening to Benny, Ned, and Bob in the booth, and Dave Despain, Bill Weber, and Dr. Punch in the pits.
- December 14, 2008 at 3:21 PM
- Anonymous said...
Whenever there is a crisis, many use that to push their agenda.
Advertising (sponsorship) becomes more important when times are bad. That's the last thing you want to cut off. Television is the best bet. What companies are doing is being careful who is taking their message. Companies are shrinking their butdgets, but not cutting them off.
This artice sure shows the bias of the author. She states things like "some analysts" say, and then she can push her opinions, like comparing practices in other sports to justify the idea of profit sharing and salary caps.
Other sports have a set field. You have 30 or 32 or whatever teams. That's it. No one else can compete! If others want in, (expansion) those in the league can vote them in or out. (Many fans feel that expansion has watered down the fields)
Is that what she wants? Does she want the top owners to decide if new teams can come and race? As it is, many complain about the 35 rule. What if it was a 35 rule and no one else? Instead, NASCAR is a "ya'll come" series.
Salary cap! Is she kidding? Sure it works when teams have 53 athletes. NASCAR has max 5 drivers per team. How is that going to save NASCAR?! Even if they lowered the salary of the 4 HMS drivers, Petty wouldn't be able to complete with a team of 550 support employees. Petty wouldn't be able to compete with the state of the art shops at Roush/Gibbs/Hendrick/ etc.
I know that NASCAR will survive, maybe not the same as before, but that's okay. America loves sports, and they love variety in sports.
- December 14, 2008 at 3:27 PM
- Anonymous said...
When the first line of the NY Times article starts off with "NASCAR fans chuging beer, roasting pigs" I got a hint that the article was not going to be favorable about the sport. I question how much effort the writer put into the article when she fails to discuss how the money from the TV contracts is applied. I have not had a chance to try to find, but my recollection is that at least half (or more) of the TV money ends up in the hands of the tracks and the year-end point funds.
At some point the media decided that bad news sells and good new does not. What little positive news there has been recently gets little reporting. For instance Jim Beam's recent renewal of its sponsorship of Robby Gordon and, apparently, GEM's plan to run the 10 car in 2009 even though there has been no report of sponsorship, so far.
Also I've seen no articles about what Honda's pulling out of F1 might mean for NASCAR. Pulling out of F1 will free up $200 - $300 million annually for Honda, which could make it easy for them to make a move into NASCAR when the economy begins to recover - and Honda has a history of wanting to compete against Toyota.
- December 14, 2008 at 5:47 PM
- Anonymous said...
Richard, my thoughts exactly.
The tv money is divided between car owners, track owners, and NASCAR. The way it is often inferred is that bad NASCAR and France keep all the money. WRONG!
Owners get 25%
Track owners 65%
About 25% of the driver's purse comes from the broadcast rights.
I think the track owners have had lots of expenses the last years. Ths soft barriers have cost a bloody fortune. I get sick and tired of the comparison to other sports without mentioning their differences. Some of these tracks have only 1 race per year! Some 2, so you cannot compare it to ball parks that have 80 games in a season!
- December 14, 2008 at 6:35 PM
- E-Ticket said...
Brian France is fiddling while NASCAR's teams burn. They wiped out INDY Cars for most and don't care who shows up they get their money. This week Revell stopped making Plastic Model kits of NASCAR cars. They couldn't afford the licensing. That is not real bright and short sighted on their part. Of course Mark Dyer of Motorsports Authentics is going to be telling us they will be coming out with their line of overpriced plastic models on Sirius Radio this week I am sure... They will not relinquish control. NASCAR needs a Commisioner, not a CENO and VP and PR guy that have not clue what the fans want. They can' prove to me they now what the regular fan wants..
- December 14, 2008 at 8:16 PM
- Anonymous said...
Every time NASCAR talks about cutting costs, they don't to anything to keep teams from shifting those funds to other areas. So there is no testing this season on NASCAR-sanctioned tracks? Then go to a non-sanctioned track. Or, invest in new seven-post rigs, wind tunnel testing, computer simulations, etc. Restrict the number of people who can attend races per team? Keep those extra people on the payroll, rotate them among your teams and reassign them to more R&D projects.
If a team has the staff, the resources and the funds to look for an advantage, they will. How do they justify to their sponsors, employees and drivers NOT doing so?
NASCAR can cut costs-by reducing the length of races, cutting down on the number of races and forcing teams to only build a certain number of cars and engines a year.
- December 14, 2008 at 10:47 PM
- Anonymous said...
Heres a money maker for espn and all there little side shows..pinks..etc..Midgets with Models..Sorry JD I cant help myself.
- December 15, 2008 at 1:09 AM
- Anonymous said...
NASCAR needs to drop the rule about competing sponsors of THEIR series sponsors not being able to play in the sport. I would think in these economic times, if a sponsor wants to play in the game ... LET THEM!!!!
the AT&T and Alltel deals come to mind.
drop the greed!!!! it is a deadly sin!!!!!
- December 15, 2008 at 1:58 AM
- Anonymous said...
It is not about NASCAR having a "rule." It's about signing a contract that give that kind of exclusivity to a series sponsor. What NASCAR is doing is adhearing to and enforcing their contract. Every owner knows what the contracts say.
When there is a difference of opinion, they bring in the lawyers and maybe go to court. The outcome is then decided, and that's that.
- December 15, 2008 at 8:35 AM
- alex said...
With all of that money going to Nascar, how much of that is delegated down to the teams, and how much is just used by Nascar?
If Nascar makes 500 mil per year from TV, they surely don't need all of that just to operate. If they needed all of that, then I would wonder how they spend their money. Maybe they can survive on 250 million, and share the other 250 million with all of the race teams. IMO, the teams are the ones that made Nascar what it is today, and they should share some of the profits from the TV deal.
Several million dollars to each race team could go a long way in a temporary substitute for corporate sponsorship and help the car counts this year.
- December 15, 2008 at 9:06 AM
- Anonymous said...
Alex, read anon@12/14 6:35pm
- December 15, 2008 at 9:28 AM
- alex said...
Thanks, that's what I get for not reading all of the comments before I post.
I didn't realize the majority of the money went to SMI/ISC (the tracks), and the few independent tracks. They certainly need all the money they can get to recoup the losses due to low ticket sales. If the next contract is for less money as expected, it will be interesting to see who can cut costs, or who is left to cut costs.
- December 15, 2008 at 9:55 AM
- Anonymous said...
Just reading my weekly subscription to Cup Scene Daily, and it's reported that Brian France will not want to be in charge of NASCAR past 2010. Perhaps that opens the door to renegotiate TV contracts over this next year.
Since you have reported, JD, that Fox will no longer have pre-game shows in MLB, does that mean that the pre-race ceremonies will no longer be shown?
Given the current TV package contracts, especially with ESPN,I don't know how they can be a saviour, what with pre-empting races, switching networks at the last minute, falling ratings, and fans beyond disgusted with the coverage. Networks can show all they want of the races, but if fans don't watch, no amount of coverage, good or bad, will save the sport as we know it.
It's a very real possibility that many teams, including top teams, will suffer from the Big Three problems. When it's a one-horse race, who benefits? But most importantly, who will care to watch?
- December 15, 2008 at 1:39 PM
- Anonymous said...
The Arena Football League has suspended operations for 2009 due to the economy. ESPN bought the TV rights a couple of years ago.
A significant number of teams wanted to still play, however, ESPN said they will not televise the games if the league couldn't field a full slate of teams. About 8-10 out of 15 teams were willing to go forward.
I really wonder what ability ESPN has on backing out, or reducing revenue for NASCAR if 43 cars aren't racing. Too bad those TV contracts aren't made public.
- December 15, 2008 at 3:37 PM
- Anonymous said...
I saw an announcement on ESPN that stated they have a minority stake in Arena Football and do not play a decision making role. Apparently there is a major funding problem with the league and they hope to play in 2010. I think it might still be fluid situation.
- December 15, 2008 at 4:44 PM
- Anonymous said...
For better or worse, there are more than enough high-powered lawyers around for NASCAR to be well represented in regard to the contract with EESPN.
The state of the economy could even result in improved coverage of NASCAR by EESPN. It is easy to be arrogant and sloppy when times are good and the money is rolling in - but when ad budgets are being cut, broadcasters should need to make an increased effort to keep and attract eyeballs to its shows. It is even possible that some Disney director might wake up and ask why EESPN's ratings are lower than those of FOX for NASCAR. It would appear that EESPN has a huge nut to cover each month and if it is to make a profit it must come from ad revenue.
- December 15, 2008 at 6:32 PM
- carl (not edwards) said...
Im sick of Nascar treating everything like a public relations move.The economy is bad so they have to try to appear pro-active in helping save teams money.The latest brilliant idea i heard was to reduce the number of pit crew members allowed over the wall by 1.Gee like thats going to keep a team in buisness.If they want to help teams as well as the sport survive they need to look at the point fund pay outs. They need to shift millions away from the top teams and move it to mid and lower funded teams. If 1st place paid 5mil instead of over 7mil hendrick would still be able to keep the doors open I think.
- December 16, 2008 at 12:01 AM
- Anonymous said...
To Anon @ 6:35 pm
If you look a little further, your own percentage breakdown of tv revenues will tell you that 65% going to the tracks means that 65% plus 10% Nascar goes, in most cases to the Franc family!! ISC owns the majority of nascar tracks!!
- December 17, 2008 at 7:50 AM
- alex said...
Anon 7:50,
You're basically right, but ISC doesn't have all the tracks. ISC and SMI have roughly the same amount give or take a few, and there are still the independants out there: Pocono, Dover (unless they sold?)
Getting back on track, let's say ISC owns 40% of the tracks. 40% of 65 is close to 30, plus the 10% to Nascar, and the France family is still walking away with 40% of that money. I apologize for my crude math, but it's still unbelievable that the money isn't distributed a little more evenly. I guess we have ISC/SMI to thank for buying up all the tracks they can.
- December 17, 2008 at 9:37 AM


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