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The Wrigley Building Signs New Leases with Brainlab and Shazam
Leasing momentum for historic Chicago property increases occupancy 30 percent over last eight months
Chicago (May 15, 2014) – The Wrigley Building (www.thewrigleybuilding.com ) has signed new leases totaling 11,000 SF with two technology companies—Brainlab and Shazam. Strong leasing momentum has raised the property's occupancy rate by 30 percent in eight months with new leases totaling 115,773 SF during that period. The building's two towers are now 53 percent leased. Contiguous leasing space is available ranging from 2,000 SF spec suites to a 60,000 SF block and a 45,000 SF block at the top of the North Tower that includes outdoor terrace space and the "Cloud Room".
Brainlab, a medical technology company, will lease 9,379 SF in the South Tower beginning December 1, 2014. The company is expanding its presence in the Chicago area with this new office to include marketing and education staff along with a showroom for all customer visits. The education team will be relocating from its U.S. headquarters in Westchester and the marketing group from 600 W. Van Buren.
Shazam, producers of a mobile app for music and TV, is leasing 1,471 SF in the North Tower as of April. The company was previously located at 200 S. Wacker Drive. Brokers for Shazam are Christine Bauer and Tyler Hardy, JLL; brokers for Brainlab are Perry Higa and Conner Kerr, CBRE. Brokers for The Wrigley Building are Carrie Bradley with Zeller Realty Group and Karin Kraai with Newmark Grubb Knight Frank's Chicago office.
"We are pleased that Brainlab and Shazam are joining our tenant roster," said Ari Glass, executive vice president of Zeller Realty Group. "The Wrigley Building's cutting-edge technology infrastructure, prime location and building upgrades have been the major factors in drawing such innovative companies to our property. Companies across a wide spectrum of industries and professions have shown great interest in locating at The Wrigley Building."
The comprehensive makeover of The Wrigley Building at 400–410 N. Michigan Ave. includes revitalized lobbies and common areas, upgraded systems, a fitness center, tenant lounge and conference center. The plaza was redesigned with up to 70,000 square feet of retail space. More information is available at www.thewrigleybuilding.com .
The Wrigley Building is owned by a consortium of investors led by BDT Capital Partners and includes Zeller Realty Group, as well as Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell personally, as minority investors.
About BDT Capital Partners
BDT Capital Partners provides family-owned and entrepreneurially led companies with long-term capital. Based in Chicago, the firm has a $3 billion investment fund as well as an investor base with the ability to co-invest significant additional capital. Its affiliate, BDT & Company, is a merchant bank that works with family businesses to pursue their long-term strategic and financial objectives. BDT & Company provides solutions-based advice and access to an extensive network of world-class family businesses.
Leasing momentum for historic Chicago property
increases occupancy 30 percent over last eight
About Zeller Realty Group
Zeller Realty Group (ZRG) provides a full spectrum of services to the commercial real estate industry, including investment acquisition, property management, marketing, tenant representation, construction and development. Headquartered in Chicago, ZRG offers investors a unique blend of insight, expertise, innovation and efficiency to find, create and enhance value in commercial real estate through strategic acquisitions, creative investment structures, and effective asset management, property management, leasing and development. Since its formation, the company has completed more than $1.5 billion of acquisition and development activity. Currently, ZRG operates a portfolio of more than 8.2 million square feet, approximately 6.2 million square feet of which is owned by affiliated entities.
About Brainlab
Brainlab, headquartered in Munich, develops, manufactures and markets software-driven medical technology, enabling access to and consistency of advanced, less invasive patient treatment. Core products revolve around information-guided surgery, precision radiation therapy, and information and knowledge sharing that fosters interdisciplinary collaboration. Brainlab technology currently powers treatments in the fields of neurosurgery, radiosurgery/radiotherapy, orthopedics, ENT, CMF, spine, and trauma. www.brainlab.com.
About Shazam
Shazam is one of the world's most popular apps that connects people to the world around them through their mobile device. When a user Shazams a song or TV show, they are able to identify, explore, purchase and share that content. One of the world's top ten apps, Shazam reaches more than 450 million users in 200 countries, exceeds 90 million monthly active users, and is growing by over 13 million new users each month. Shazam makes it easy for people to share their discoveries on Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, Pinterest and Google+. And to purchase through iTunes, Amazon and Google Play. For people who don't yet have the Shazam application on their smartphone, it is available for FREE on every major platform and can be found on iTunes App Store , Google play , Amazon App Store , and other app stores. For further information about Shazam Entertainment visit www.shazam.com and @ShazamNews. You can also follow us on Facebook or Google+ . For daily music updates follow the Shazam Blog and @Shazam.
Amy Bacon Volpe, Dickinson Group, 312.504.5589, [email protected]
BDT Capital Partners Contact:
Jennifer Dunne, 312-660-7314
Zeller Realty Group Contact:
Melissa Schastok, 312-640-7609

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The best gym membership deals in Birmingham
Pure Gym, Nuffield Health, Bannatyne and 24/7 Fitness are among the big-name chains offering deals in 2019 to get your cash
Jane Tyler
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Are your clothes feeling a bit too snug after too much Christmas eating and drinking? Is one of your New Year's resolutions to lose weight and get fit?
Then you might be thinking of joining a gym, but have been left bewildered as to the cost and choice of the many options out there.
After Christmas is the busiest time for new members and to tempt you in, most of the big chains have deals on.
Mindful that not everyone is wealthy, they also have memberships to suit all lifestyles and budgets.
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But if you've never been inside a gym before, how do you go about joining one and how much should you pay?
We've done a trawl of all the major gyms and leisure centres in Birmingham and compiled a guide as to membership deals.
Have a look and see which one appeals to you.
Please note: these prices were being advertised online on December 21 2018. Some prices may increase in the New Year. Double check with all operators.
Pure Gym
One of the many budget 'no frills' chain which promises 'No contract. No catch' meaning you can cancel your membership at any time.
Pure Gym is the biggest gym chain in the West Midlands, with 11 branches.
All give you unrestricted gym access 24/7 and your membership also includes classes. There is a large weights area, more than 200 pieces of equipment, choice of around 50 classes, online training and nutrition guides and an app, which allows you to book classes.
Where are the branches?
Sutton Coldfield, Beaufort Park in Coleshill, Broad Street and the Arcadian Centre in city centre, Maypole, Snow Hill Plaza, Birmingham West at Windmill Shopping Centre, Smethwick, Brierley Hill, Dudley Port in Tipton, West Bromwich and Walsall.
There are three different types of membership and the prices vary according to which branch you go to.
Day passes: These are £5.99 -£6.99
Monthly membership which give you access to all gyms and can be cancelled at any time: from £9.99 to £12.99, with a £15 joining fee.
Fixed term, you sign up for three, six, nine or 12 months and can only go to a single gym: £10.99 - £16.99.
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Set up by Duncan Bannatyne of Dragons Den fame, there are five branches in Birmingham and surrounding areas.
All have heated swimming pools, hydrotherapy spa, sauna and relaxation lounge, together with all the usual fitness equipment and classes.
Bannatyne's claims to offer "more than just a gym" as it also hosts social and charity events, from summer barbecues to anniversary dinners, quiz nights to casino evenings.
It says: "Our members enjoy a lifestyle of healthy living, accompanied by first class advice and training programmes."
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Priory Queensway in Birmingham city centre, Brindleyplace, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield and Tamworth.
When are they open?
Opening times vary according to the branch, but a typical opening time would be: Monday-Friday, 6am to 9.30pm; weekends 10am-5pm.
There are four types of membership and may have a £20 joining fee depending when you join.
Full - you can use the centre at any time and any day. Depending on the branch, the fee is a monthly direct debit starting at £19.99 a month, which after the minimum term, you can cancel with just a month's notice.
Premier off-peak - Monday to Friday 9am - 4.30pm and anytime at weekends. Cost is between £41 - £46 a month.
Off-peak - Monday to Friday 9am - 4.30pm. Cost is between £38 - £43 a month.
Day pass - from £15 a day.
Bannatyne's also offers members the chance to freeze their memberships for between two and six months and only pay a small retaining fee.
24/7 Fitness
Another no frills, open-around-the-clock budget chain which says its aim is to bring members "great facilities, great classes, friendly staff, and unrestricted 24hr access all at a great price!"
Clubs have a full range of cardiovascular machines, resistance machines, free weights, Les Mills studio classes, parking and personal trainers to help you achieve your goals.
Fort Dunlop in Erdington and Hagley Road in Bearwood.
What are the membership deals?
There is a £20 joining fee and then a choice of memberships.
No contract - £19.95 - £21.95 a month.
Multi-site - £24.95.
12 month contract - £17.95.
Day pass - £5.95.
Llewela Bailey and her daughter Jessica Brabant trained for the London Marathon 2011 at Fitness First in Stirchley (Image: Emma Lee)
DW Fitness First
Ulleries Road, Solihull.
There is a cardio theatre, a spin studio, a freestyle floor, beauty rooms, hair salon and creche, members' lounge and free parking.
How much will I pay?
You can try before you buy with a free three-day pass.
Otherwise there's not much choice, unlike other chains. The monthly cost is £30.00, with discounts for students. There are a few off-peak deals.
If you sign up before January 14, 2019 you will get January free.
You can use other DW Fitness First branches, as long as they are the same tier band as yours.
When is it open?
Monday to Thursday, 6am-11pm; Friday, 6am-10pm and weekends and Bank Holidays, 8am-8pm.
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Virgin Active
Where is it and what does it have?
Blythe Valley Park, Solihull, and it features indoor and outdoor swimming, physio, spa, plus computer stations to keep up with your emails.
The creche can be used for children aged six weeks to four years.
Kidz Crew is a fitness programme for three to 15-year-olds.
There's also access to physiotherapists, a full timetable of classes and kids' pool.
Monday to Friday, 6.30am-10pm; weekends and Bank Holidays, 8am-9pm.
For a 12-month contract it's £62 a month, or £72 for a rolling monthly contract. Both may have joining fees depending when you sign up.
There are also special deals for families (for two adults and one child) which are available on request from the club; and a one club only deal of £56 a month,
How do I contact them?
Blythe Gate, Blythe Valley Park, Shirley B90 8AT. Current members 0121 506 9850; enquiries 0121 667 6233.
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A mid-priced chain, which have swimming pools, gyms, free parking, personal trainers and also access to health advice.
Broadway Plaza at Five Ways, Rubery Great Park and Cannock.
All have a free one-day trial and if you like what you see, there are three different membership options, all of which have an activation fee.
Full 'anytime' membership is between £44 - £68 a month.
Off peak deals are also available on request.
Typical opening hours are Monday to Friday 6.30am - 10pm and weeekends 8am - 8pm.
Website here
The Gym on High Street, Birmingham - above Currys PC World Black (Image: Graham Young)
Another budget, no frills chain which is open 24/7 on a non-contract basis.
All have a full range of cardiovascular machines, classes and Myride indoor virtual bikes.
Every branch is monitored via extensive CCTV coverage 24/7 with direct links to the emergency services.
You'll need a padlock for your locker, so either take your own or buy one from the vending machine for £4.
Open 24/7 (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day).
The Gym has a branch at Shirley's Parkgate Shopping Centre (Image: Graham Young)
High Street in Birmingham city centre, Hagley Road, Parkgate Shopping Centre in Shirley, Kingsbury Road in Erdington , Broadway in Broad Street, Trident Retail Park in Bordesley Green, Sutton Coldfield, Tamworth, One Stop Shopping Centre at Perry Barr.
Day passes cost between £5.99 - £7.99
A single gym membership starts at £11.99 a month
There are also multi-gym memberships of £29.99 a month, or three-day ones at £19.99.
More details from the website: https://www.thegymgroup.com
Tudor Grange and Chelmsley Wood Leisure Centres
Tudor Grange Leisure Centre in Solihull (Image: Iain Findlay)
Two former Solihull Council-run centres which are now run by Parkwood Leisure Ltd.
Tudor Grange Leisure Centre in Blossomfield Roadhas a 25m pool, 150-station gym, three indoor tennis courts, dance studio, sports hall and cafe.
However, the swimming pool is closed for refurbishment until March 2019.
There is full membership giving you access to fitness facilities and pool for £39.95 a month at Tudor Grange, or you can have swim-only access for £23 a month.
Solihull Gym usually open 6.30am-10pm weekdays and 8am-6pm weekends; swimming 7am-8pm Monday and Thursday-Friday; 7am-7.30pm on Tuesday; 7am-10pm on Wednesday; 9.30am-5pm on Saturday and 8am-5pm on Sunday.
Chelmsley Wood (North Solihull Sports Centre
This has a 33-metre pool, sauna, steam and jacuzzi area, 110-station gym, sports hall, synthetic pitch and an athletics track.
North Solihull Sports Centre, Chelmsley Wood (Image: Alan Williams)
Full membership is £38.50 a month, or swim-only is £23.
Health and fitness open 7am-10pm weekdays and 8am-4pm weekends.
Swimming from 7am weekdays and 8am weekends with a different closing time each day: Monday 6.30pm; Tuesday 7.30pm; Wednesday 7pm; Thursday 6pm; Friday 8pm, Saturday 5pm and Sunday 5.30pm.
Rigs Fitness
Recently voted National Gym of the Year in the National Fitness Awards 2018.
Rigs is different to other chains in that it specialises in "functional" fitness - the movements we use in real life.
It has a range of classes and also a gym, which includes a boxing ring.
Unlike other gyms, it doesn't have treadmills, but has an indoor sprint track, sleds, battle rope and watt bikes.
Willersery Road, Kings Heath, B13 0AY
There's a range of memberships, between £24 and £50 a month. There is no joining fee.
There is also a three class pass for £20 and a chance to try one class for fre.
Website is Rigs Fitness.
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We Love Brighton, June 29 2014:
Mark Haysom, Author of new Brighton based book Love, Love Me Do, gives us a poetic and personal piece on what Brighton means to him after he moved back from London with his wife four years ago and why he chose to set his latest novel in our City.
"Brighton is a place of surprises. Every day we try to set off walking – for we have discovered that it is a city best understood on foot – and every walk we take seems to add some new vivid fragment to our kaleidoscope of shared Brighton memories. Now, each twist of that kaleidoscope brings a new sight, a new sound to mind.
"There's the clattering stamp late that July evening of two dozen Morris men, closing the road outside The Crescent, and dancing recklessly into the night; there's that sun-filled day on Madeira Drive when two thousand minis stretched jaunty and proud from the pier to Black Rock; there's the evening of the lowest, sandy-shored tide with the fireball sun slowly dipping into the stillest sea;
there's the Hove Park pipe-smoking engine driver, sitting proudly astride his puffing miniature steam train and hauling a solitary fretful fair-haired boy, too shy and tearful to wave to his watching parents; there are the chattering crowds on the Boxing Day seafront and their children with wobbling new bikes, stuttering new scooters; there are the grey-haired leather-clad rockers – old enough to know better, old enough not to care – roaring defiantly through the rain-streaked city streets on the customised bikes they dreamed of when they were thin and young and invincible;
there are the painted animal faces of five thousand children dancing, singing, drumming, whistling at the start of the shuffling Festival parade; there's the rickety ride along the seafront on the Volks electric railway and, there, the dark rumbling ghost train at the end of the pier; there are the pinched faces of the water-proofed riders of the open-topped bus, breezing up to the downs with the clouds gathering above; there's the biting cold of Devil's Dyke on a frosted February morning, the shivering mist rolling from the sea; there's the shock of the water on the first swim of the summer and there's that ice cream on the pebbled beach in the dripping radiating heat of an August afternoon;
there are the ducks squabbling on the pond at Queen's Park, the sore-shinned skateboarders racketing on the Level, a keening of seagulls on the esplanade, a murmuration of starlings swooping, turning above the Palace Pier; there's the bonfire of clocks on the beach after a December candle-lit procession; there are buskers in Pavilion Gardens, stags and hens, noisy and lost in the Lanes; there's a juggler on the Brighton marathon, still running, still juggling, the finishing line in sight;
there are the faded autumn colours of St Ann's Well and the sticky first buds of spring; there's the view of the Marina from Whitehawk Down, a yacht venturing from the harbour on to a breezy sea; there's the thunder of sweating horses crossing the finishing line at the Racecourse, another race run; there's the collective sigh of the grandstand punters, another race lost; there's the steep dark climb of the hill after a concert at The Dome, the music carrying us homewards; there are the sun-hatted crowds arriving early at the station for a long day of deck-chairs, paddling pools, beer and candyfloss; there is the music on the seafront and the shouts and hand-slaps from the basketball and volleyball courts; there's …
"There's another Brighton too, of course –the homeless huddling sleepless in shop doorways, the street-drinking drunks staggering to wherever they call home, the occasional wail of police sirens. It is not a perfect city. No city is.
"But it is a city we knew as children, growing up in Sussex, and it is the city that is now home and that we have come to love.
"How could my first novel, Love, Love Me Do be set anywhere else?"
Love, Love Me Do is published by Piatkus and is on sale from July 31st. Here's what Piatkus, his publisher, says about his first novel:
Honest and unsettling, yet ultimately uplifting, this unique, wise and addictive British debut weaves themes of love, betrayal, family and childhood, and shows that even though life has a habit of getting in the way of dreams, people find their own extraordinary ways of bouncing back.
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For what it's worth coming from a well traveled native-born Spokanite, while being more "conservative" (in the best sense of the word, if that's possible, sans any puritan connotations) that the west side (i.e., west of the Cascades), Spokane is no different actually than the majority of the country with respect to "PDA" regardless of orientation. PDA in general is completely inappropriate and distasteful, but we were all young once too. You may hear someone yell "get a room", but that's about as far as it goes. One difference of this region, is that while places like California like to pride themselves and brag themselves up on being "laid back" and "open minded", you'll be hard pressed to find a more easy-going and open minded region in the nation (and elsewhere) than the PNW because of our unique history (that very few appreciate or are even aware of in many cases). This is by and large a VERY tolerant region. When you hear of problems, more often than not it was brought here by people that brought their mindset here from elsewhere (noting that there has been a huge influx of people from TX, CA, the midwest and southeast in recent years, more than doubling the population of the PNW/IE - "Inland Empire").
As a community, we do not have a "focus on unique or locally significant hotel policy." If you think that's an error, then go to Wikitravel talk:Accommodation listings and propose a change to the current policy. If you can get a sitewide policy change, then we can implement it here. Until then, being a chain does not count against a hotel listing.
And I don't use an editing bot. Those are my changes and I take responsibility for them. We don't have a "locals decide" policy. Again, I'm not dismissing your idea out-of-hand, just saying it's a community process and we follow site policies rather than individual per-article preferences. So if you think the current policy is old and busted, then propose a new one.
I know this isnt regular Wikipedia where things are expected to be sourced, but still, I would like a reputable source (not Wikipedia-user generated: I dont know who made this picture- Washington (state)#Regions) or what it was based upon) that explicitly defines the Palouse region before we lump Spokane into the region. According to the maker of that image, it seems the Palouse is bounded by the Spokane River to the north. But, from my research on the Spokane, Washington Wikipedia article, I was under the impression that the Palouse region ends south of Spokane. Im not a Washington native, but I go to school at Washington State University and i've never heard of this factoid.
What I do know is that Spokane is in a transition area -an area that is heavily forested, and at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Spokane is certainly near the Palouse region...but that alone doesnt make it OK to characterize it as part of the region. Geographically I think the Spokane is markedly different, there are more trees and is more mountainous. I would say judging by the below definitions that the Palouse begins around Spangle, Washington, south of Spokane and I think Boise, Idaho is more part of the Palouse than is Spokane (it is North of the Snake River as well, but I dont believe it is considered part of the region also, despite its similar topography.
I just want to get the facts straight whatever they may be, and I think there is plenty of doubt about this undefined and unsourced (non-Wikipedia) fact.
Heres another source that verifies the fact that the Palouse region begins South of Spokane.
"NORTHEASTERN – The northeastern and higher elevations of the Okanogan highlands, the Selkirk Mountains, and the lower elevations southward to the vicinity of the Spokane River are included in the northeastern area. Ranges of mountains in this section of the State are separated by narrow north-south valleys. The elevation increases from 2,000 feet in the valleys to 6,000 feet along the higher ridges. Most of the temperature and precipitation records are from stations located in the valleys. The average annual precipitation increases in a northeasterly direction from 17 inches in the Spokane area to 28 inches in the northeastern corner of the State. ... PALOUSE-BLUE MOUNTAINS – This area includes counties along the eastern border of the State south from Spokane to the Oregon border and west to near Walla Walla. The elevation increases from 1,000 feet in the vicinity of Walla Walla to 3,500 feet in the Palouse Hills and to 6,000 feet in the Blue Mountains. Precipitation increases as the elevation increases in an easterly direction across this area. Annual precipitation is between 10 to 20 inches over most of the agricultural section increasing to 40 inches or more in the higher elevations of the Blue Mountains. The average winter season snowfall varies from 20 to 40 inches. Snow can be expected in November and to remain on the ground from periods ranging from a few days to two months between the first of December and march. Snowfall and the depth on the ground increase along the slopes of the mountains..."
Even if this data didnt exist, and all we had to go off of was that user-created picture (which shows the "Palouse" region as South of the Spokane river, I think we should still not include Spokane in that region because the majority of Spokane is north of the river.
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Q: RStudio not showing output in Console when using a variable? Currently learning RStudio but for some reason my Console isn't outputting my code? Not sure if there was a setting I may have toggled but it seems to only affect me when I have a variable in my code?
For example:
when working the ToothGrowth dataset
data("ToothGrowth")
View(ToothGrowth)

This executes and I can view the table of the data in a separate tab.
However, when I try to filter it
data("ToothGrowth")
View(ToothGrowth)

filtered_tg = filter(ToothGrowth, dose=0.5)
View(filtered_tg)

Nothing Returns, a formatted table doesn't open and an empty line is returned in the console window.
This is just one example, even when i try something as simple as
number = 10
number

I would expect, in return;
[1] 10

But console is empty.
Looking for solutions online, I've seen maybe i didn't close a bracket or parenthesis and to include CloseAllConnections() if there was a '+' showing in the console (which there isn't).
Working on rstudio cloud so is there a reset somewhere that I could possibly try?
Thanks for any and all help!

A: I changed the function as follows:
filtered_tg = filter(ToothGrowth, dose=="0.5")
View(filtered_tg)

After running these commands it was viewed as the table of the data in a separate tab
Output

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package com.microsoft.azure.management.network.v2020_05_01;

import java.util.Collection;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonCreator;
import com.microsoft.rest.ExpandableStringEnum;

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    /** Static value None for DhGroup. */
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    /** Static value DHGroup1 for DhGroup. */
    public static final DhGroup DHGROUP1 = fromString("DHGroup1");

    /** Static value DHGroup2 for DhGroup. */
    public static final DhGroup DHGROUP2 = fromString("DHGroup2");

    /** Static value DHGroup14 for DhGroup. */
    public static final DhGroup DHGROUP14 = fromString("DHGroup14");

    /** Static value DHGroup2048 for DhGroup. */
    public static final DhGroup DHGROUP2048 = fromString("DHGroup2048");

    /** Static value ECP256 for DhGroup. */
    public static final DhGroup ECP256 = fromString("ECP256");

    /** Static value ECP384 for DhGroup. */
    public static final DhGroup ECP384 = fromString("ECP384");

    /** Static value DHGroup24 for DhGroup. */
    public static final DhGroup DHGROUP24 = fromString("DHGroup24");

    /**
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     * @param name a name to look for
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Apollo Justice bringing upgraded visuals and extra features to 3DS
Any objections?
Capcom has announced the spunky young lawmaker and his wacky cast of associates will be heading to the Nintendo 3DS in an upgraded edition of 2008's Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney.
You will be able to relieve the early days of Apollo, and his oh-so-kooky magician friend Trucy, come November when the remastered edition of the game will be released on the Nintendo eShop.
The visuals have been given an upgrade and some new features have been added, including the ability to skip dialogue and an option to play the Japanese version of the title. Some new mechanics to the series involved dusting scenes for prints and being able to examine any evidence you uncover in 360 degrees.
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney for Nintendo 3DS launches in November, priced $20. Check out the gallery below for evidence submitted for your approval.
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How big is 514 lasts?
It's about two-thirds as big as a Hot Air Balloon.
In other words, the size of a Hot Air Balloon is 1.50 times 514 lasts.
The average volume of a hot air balloon sufficient to lift four adults is 760 lasts. Typically made of nylon or dacron, a balloon envelope of this size typically weighs just 88 kg (190 lbs).
It's about three-fifths as big as an Olympic Swimming Pool.
In other words, the size of an Olympic Swimming Pool is 1.70 times 514 lasts.
According to the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA), a swimming pool for Olympic and world championship events must measure 50 m by 25 m with a depth of at least 2 m for a total volume of 860 lasts. A pool of this size was to be used in Olympic time trials in New Jersey in early 2008, but its component pieces were stolen from a warehouse, likely to be sold for scrap metal.
It's about one-fourth as big as The Goodyear Blimp.
In other words, 514 lasts is 0.2610 times the size of The Goodyear Blimp, and the size of The Goodyear Blimp is 3.830 times that amount.
(for GZ-20A) The Goodyear GZ-20 model Blimp measures 1,970 lasts in total volume. A December, 1929 college football game between the University of Florida Gators and the University of Oregon Webfoots (later the University of Oregon Ducks) began with the blimp dropping a parachute-equipped ball from a height of 61 m (200 ft) to the field below.
It's about one-fifteenth as big as The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
In other words, the size of The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is 17.10 times 514 lasts.
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool holds approximately 8,760 lasts of water. The Pool has a sloping bottom and extends to 80 cm (30 in) deep in its center.
It's about one-twenty-fifth as big as The Capitol Rotunda (US).
In other words, the size of The Capitol Rotunda (US) is 25 times 514 lasts.
The Capitol rotunda measures 13,000 lasts in total volume. Beneath the Capitol lies a crypt that was built to hold the remains of President George Washington, but according to his wishes, Washington was entered at his family home and the crypt remains empty.
It's about one-fortieth as big as Spaceship Earth (EPCOT Center).
In other words, the size of Spaceship Earth (EPCOT Center) is 42 times 514 lasts.
Spaceship Earth, the iconic structure at the heart of Walt Disney World Resort's Epcot (formerly EPCOT Center), has a total volume of 21,000 lasts. The outer structure of the sphere features a gutter system that channels all rainwater into nearby World Showcase Lagoon instead of simply falling off the surface of the sphere.
It's about one-sixtieth as big as Royal Albert Hall.
In other words, 514 lasts is 0.01726 times the size of Royal Albert Hall, and the size of Royal Albert Hall is 57.940 times that amount.
Royal Albert Hall measures 29,780 lasts in total auditorium volume. One of the centerpieces of the Hall is the Grand Organ — the second-largest organ in the United Kingdom, with 10,268 speaking pipes reaching up to 9.8 m (32 ft) in height.


Mapping is a body of work that is composed of three different types of visual 'tracings' or records of my daily activities. Each abstract line is both proof and a result of a particular action in my everyday life.
In the first series, I have been able to map out the movements of my right hand as I move my computer's cursor in order to check email, surf the web, open digital files, etc.
In the second series, I have chosen to make a visual record of my movements through space, in my home. Twice a day, I placed tracing paper on a two-dimensional floor plan of my apartment and I would draw from memory my daily movements around my home.
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You can write multiple tweets in one sitting and have them appear one by one at a predefined time.
TweetCaster shows statistics about you and your friends. Who you interact with most, who is the "top tweeter".
Tweetcaster has multiple looks to choose from. In addition to themes, you can also customize the color of tweets where you're mentioned and font.


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This began as an 8 week program for individuals in a position of care and responsibility for a trans or gender diverse person - including parents, guardians, grandparents, aunts and uncles. The program provides a safe space for the attendees to work through their own challenges regarding accepting and advocating for their loved one.
While transgender individuals revealing their inner selves to the world move away from discomfort towards peace, the opposite is true for those around them, who observe changes in their loved ones that are often difficult to understand and even accept.
To provide information and support needed to help attendees, provide some element of transgender education, and help them find their place with their loved-ones new gender presentation or transition.
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Gilberto Bernardini (1906-1995) est un physicien italien.

Biographie

Bernardini fréquente l'École normale supérieure de Pise. Il est par la suite assistant à l'université de Florence.

Notes et références

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Naissance en août 1906
Physicien italien du XXe siècle
Décès en août 1995
Élève de l'École normale supérieure de Pise

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I hope that everyone had fun exploring the sites I mentioned last week! These sites are a way to share photos and stories, but are not a way to preserve your family photos.
If you want to preserve your photos try these tips.
Scan at 600 dpi as color images. I prefer the TIF format because it's uncompressed. Don't forget to scan the back, if there is information there such as a caption or photographer's name and address. Scan at 100 percent scale at a minimum.
I don't like to use the digital auto-correct feature on my scanner. I prefer to "fix" any photo issues with a photo editing program. One of my favorites is Picnik.com. It's similar than Photoshop and free. Unfortunately, you can't upload TIF files, only JPGs, so you'll have to create a jpeg copy of your scanned image.
Back up your digital files on a portable hard drive and/or print significant photos.
Preserve your family stories by recording them or writing them down.
Thank you to Sally Jacobs, the Practical Archivist for pointing out this survey on what online sites do with your digital files.
I had a great time in Washington, D.C. and found several additional images for my Last Muster project. The highlight of the trip was visiting the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. I was the only researcher in the department and boy did I take advantage of that to ask questions <smile>. You can view the majority of the collection online.


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RIP Verne Gagne
Verne Gagne has died. Those of you who grew up in the upper midwest between the 1960s and 1980s no doubt have fond memories of the American Wrestling Association, the Minneapolis-based promotion which commanded a territory that stretched from Green Bay to Denver. Gagne was AWA's owner and principal match booker and, for many, many (some would say too many) years, its heavyweight champion.
I began watching in the early 1980s, just in time to catch its last spurt of glory. "Embarrassment of riches" doesn't begin to cover it – the roster during this era included, at various times, Rick Martel, Stan Hansen, Baron von Raschke, DA CRUSHER (my favorite), "Playboy" Buddy Rose, Curt Hennig, Nick Bockwinkel, Shawn Michaels, Marty Jannetty and The Road Warriors, many of them putting on some of career-best matches. Throw in occasional visits from perennial NWA champion Ric Flair (who, incidentally, made his professional debut in an AWA ring in Rice Lake, Wisconsin in 1972), and you've got a high point in rust belt culture from an era where said culture had relatively little to crow about.
The AWA itself wasn't much to crow about toward the end of the decade. Much as I loved it, the old-fart blue-collar vibe of the promotion didn't age well in the Rock 'N' Wrestling era. Perhaps the most famous example of Verne's inability to figure this out was his failure to do much of anything with Hulk Hogan when he had him under contract in the early 1980s. Despite his growing popularity, Verne apparently didn't see what the big deal was with the guy, and didn't put up much of a fight when he left to join the WWF in 1984. Vince McMahon raided most of his other talent for the rest of the decade (including many of the names I gushed over above) and cut off their live-event box office with their relentless, nationwide touring schedule. By 1990, AWA was taping shows in a Las Vegas casino, and eventually limped into extinction later that year.
I prefer to remember Verne and his promotion at their best. Here's a pre-AWA tag match between Verne, Wilbur Snyder and Argentina Rocca and The Lisowski Brothers (one of whom, Reggie, is of course aka DA CRUSHER) and Dick the Bruiser (notable also for being namechecked along with Verne in the beginning of The Dictators' "Two Tub Man"). This is from Chicago Film Archives' excellent "Wrestling From Chicago" YouTube channel, which is simply one of my favorite things.
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World Music Matters
Vari-Colored Songs - Haitian-American cellist sings 20s poet Langston Hughes
Issued on: 23/10/2013 - 12:23 Modified: 22/11/2013 - 16:32
Leyla McCalla DR
Text by: Alison Hird
Leyla McCalla is a young, talented Haitian-American cellist and singer. She regularly tours with the Grammy-award winning old-time string band Carolina Chocolate Drops and she's just brought out her first solo album, Vari-Colored Songs - a tribute to 1920s black American poet Langston Hughes. Exploring the music of the US's Deep South has brought her closer to her Haitian roots, she says.
McCalla holds her cello like most people would a guitar.
She's tall, so that helps her to play it like a guitar too, finger-picking the strings and strumming in the style of a mandolin.
"I think some of my technique on the cello, especially on this album, comes from my guitar-playing," she says. "I've played guitar since I was 13 and that alternating thumb stuff is definitely from learning guitar-picking and the strumming is coming from that as well."
McCalla had a classical musical education, studying cello performance and chamber music at New York University.
When she moved from New York to New Orleans in 2010, she drew a lot of attention playing Bach's cello suites on the streets.
But the move was also key in extending her repertoire beyond classical and into old-time tunes and Haitian folk songs.
"It's had a huge impact, it's part of the reason this album exists," she says.
McCalla's parents are Haitian emigrants and New Orleans has brought her closer to her Haitian roots.
"Moving to New Orleans and learning about the founding of the city kinda led me back to Haiti," she adds. "Haiti came up so much in everything I read about the founding of the city and the Louisiana Purchase and even American independence and Haitian independence and the revolution in France. It made me realise all these connections."
The album takes in several Haitian folk songs, such as Latibonit, which is also the name of a river and valley in Haiti.
"It's just so powerful," says McCalla. "You know some American folk songs. Iit's just like Kumbaya, my Lord, Kumbaya. In Haiti the meaning is so much deeper."
McCalla's father translated the song for her. It talks about the sun dying, how it "hurts my heart to have to bury the sun". It then has a call and response part that's common in the Haitian troubadour tradition.
"I felt like it also resonated with all the things I hear about the degradation of the environment in Haiti," she says. "And I have memories of flying in and seeing like these almost bald patches of land. That song hits on a lot of things that are present even though it's a very old song."
Much of the album is devoted to far more recent works by the African-American poet Langston Hughes. Hughes spearheaded the Harlem renaissance, a literary and artistic movement that fostered a new black cultural identity in 20s and 30s America.
The album Vari-Colored Songs is the name of one of his poems. McCalla set it to music and renamed it Heart of Gold, "a good representation of all the different influences on the album," she says.
McCalla discovered Hughes's works both at high school and at home where his poetry books and autobiographies could be found lying around.
"I was always struck by the beauty of his poetry and the simplicity of his voices. And also the depth of the meaning of his words," she says.
She started to write music to some of his better-known poems like The Negro speaks of rivers or some blues poems, just after graduating from college.
McCalla says music inspired Hughes to write in the first place so it made sense to set his words to music. But as musicians had already done a lot of work on his writings she "felt it was equally important to have a voice for some of those lesser-known poems".
Langston's Song for a dark girl, which describes the scene of a lynching in the south, is probably the darkest song on the album, says McCalla.
She recalls reading about Hughes's poetry tour in the 1930s when as a black artist he wasn't allowed to use certain bathrooms or stay in certain hotels. And how he would drive extra long hours because there wasn't a safe place to be late at night in the south.
"That song reminds me of that experience. It's painful to have to remember that history in the United States. But I think it's important."
While times have changed, McCalla says Hughes' experience still speaks to her as an African-American.
"I do feel a connection. It certainly has come up a lot in my work. But it's very subtle. The racism that we experience today is not as plain to see as it was before but it still exists. A lot of what I'm trying to figure out through my work is trying to understand why it still exists and how to deal with it."
Leyla McCalla plays the New Morning in Paris on 28 October, Theatre du Rocher, La Garde, on 14 November, The Blues Sur Seine festival at Mantes la Jolie on 15 November and Mortagne-du-Nord on 16 November.
Vari-Colored Songs is out on Dixiefrog.
>> Leyla McCalla's official website
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Lesotho is a constitutional monarchy, which achieved complete independence on 4 October 1966. The 1993 Constitution stipulates that the Parliamentary Assembly be elected by universal suffrage for 5 years. The executive, judicial and legislative power rests with the government, chaired by the prime minister, who is the leader of the majority party. The judicial system is based on Dutch law. The High Court, the highest level of judgment in the country, has unlimited powers and analyzes the judgments of the Court of Appeal. Therefore we find a complex system articulated in the subordinate courts, in the local courts and in the central ones, which however have limited jurisdiction. The death penalty is in effect. The country's armed forces are made up exclusively of the land army. Military service is carried out on a voluntary basis. Primary education, compulsory and free, lasts 7 years and is mainly entrusted to the Protestant missions, Catholic and Anglican who operate under the direction of the Ministry of Education. Secondary education takes place in two cycles: one lower, three-year, the other higher, two-year. According to a 2006 estimate, the percentage of illiterate people is 17.8%. Higher education takes place at the National University of Lesotho, at Maseru.
According to cancermatters, the typical village of Lesotho is characterized by kraal, groupings of buildings where members of the same family live; each building has a different use, and also includes an enclosure for animals. The traditional costume is a very colorful blanket, which protects from the cold and rain; the men wear the characteristic cone-shaped headdress, which according to tradition reproduces the shape of Mount Qiloane. Music and dance are part of everyday life; typical are some musical instruments, such as the setolo-tolo (stringed instrument that is played at hiatus, used by men), the thomo (stringed instrument used by women) and the lekolulo (a kind of flute). The most important event is the Morija Arts and Cultural Festival, which takes place annually and is held in October; followed by a very large audience, it offers dance, song and theater performances.
There are three literatures: one oral, one written in SeSotho and one written in English. In the oral production the songs dominate (lithoko), which exalt the feats of warriors or celebrate events of common life. Sung by the authors themselves, they are intended for the people; they come close to the poetry of biblical canticles and present considerable idiomatic richness. In the second half of the century. XIX the missionary A. Mabille, of the Evangelical Society of Paris, founded a periodical in the SeSotho language and published (1907) the first collection of traditional SeSotho texts, collected by the African Azariele Sekese (1849-1930) and followed, in 1921, by collection of celebratory songs of the Basotho chiefs, transcribed by ZD Mangoela (1883-1963). Later (1931), DCT Bereng (1900) published his collection of heroic poems, centered on the figure of the chief Moshoeshoe, which, although deriving from tradition, are essentially his work. Thomas Mofolo (1877-1948), who later imposed himself with the famous epic novel Chaka (written in 1908, but published in 1925), in which the synthesis between SeSotho culture and Christianity is accomplished. The fiction, which has given good narrators such as L. Segoete (1858-1923), E. Motsamai (1870-1959), JJ Machobane and many others, has Christian content and an African style and does not stray too far from oral fiction. The theater is also strongly influenced by Christian thought; there are BM Khaketla (1913-2001), TM Mofokeng (1923-1957) and BL Leshoai (b. 1920). In his novels and plays, BM Khaketla rebels against racial discrimination and opposes a more individualistic morality to the ancient community civilization. TM Mofokeng and BL Leshoai attempt a synthesis between the two cultures and an opening towards the West. In the 1940s, KE Ntsane (1920-1983) establishes himself as the best seSotho poet with a lyric rich in images, often satirical and stylistically innovative. In the seventies this literature decays, also due to the worsening of apartheid. All genres are represented, but the works do not reach high levels. Although the political situation has improved, in the 1980s only works of not great interest appear which are aimed exclusively at a local audience. English literature begins after World War II, with two novels by AS Mopeli-Paulus (1913-1984): Blanket Boy's Moon (1953; trans. It., Black Fire) and Turn to the Dark (1956; Back in the dark), which address racial problems and highlight the cultural conflict between tradition and the West. Even at the beginning of the 21st century, literary production in English is very scarce.
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Mando Diao Live @ the Bowery Ballroom
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be. Even for last year. Neither is intelligence.
Remember when YouTube was the coolest thing on earth? Remember when Google got involved?
Mando Diao are a really cool band from Borlänge Sweden. They've been compared to The Hives but they're actually a lot more. 'Long Before Rock 'n' Roll' is a really cool track.
They recently gave an awesome concert at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City. The entire concert's online for free viewing in high quality video.
The links to the YouTube clips will have the link to the concert as well.
So anyway. You're listening to this awesome track by Mando Diao and it comes to an end and now you get to see similar tracks you can play.
And that's when the genius of Google kicks in. Now they're going to use the opportunity to sell more advert real estate. You can tell they tested this 'feature' really carefully.
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Beetroot is a very healthy vegetable and can eaten by either cooking it and slicing, roasting it, using it in a salad or as I have done, using it in a typical Jewish Herring recipe which is pickled and eaten on rye bread.
You could use the jars of rollmops or similar if Matjes herring is not available.
The great part of this recipe is that you also have some homemade beetroot left for sandwiches or salads, this is so much nicer than the bought tins with a lot of sugar in them.
First step in this recipe is to make the beetroot. Wash them thoroughly and cook whole, unpeeled in water almost covering them.
Boil these for about 40 - 45 minutes or until they are soft but not overcooked.
Let water run over the herring for about 15 minutes as they are often too salty.
Pat the herring dry and cut into small pieces.
Cut the onion, you can use more if you like onions, and cut the apple, which can be peeled. Mix this in with the herring pieces.
Once the beetroot is cooked (do not throw out the water) and it has cooled down a bit, peel it, cut the ends off, cut it into slices reserving about half of one beetroot for the herring.
You can either leave this and come back to the beetroot, or do the beetroot first by adding the now red liquid from when it was cooked, adding some vinegar, topping up with water to cover and add about a teaspoon or two of sugar.
Cut the remaining piece of beetroot into small pieces and add to the herring mixture.
Mix this all up and add the sour cream. I ran out of it, so added some yoghurt as well.
If using eggs, add these also.
This recipe is very adaptable and you can change quantities as per your tastes and likes.
You have now made two recipes out of the one. If you have not tasted herring pickled before, try this one, it is excellent.


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Using stats to identify the best center backs in the English Premier League
written by – Rangers Report photo courtesy of – Getty Images
This is part two of my statistical study of center back play from the 2016-17 English Premier League season. All data was collected from FourFourTwo's StatsZone & whoscored.com
My ultimate goal in this project was to develop a defensive rating system for center backs. A rating system that could be used as an entry point to evaluate defensive play, recruit players & even identify trends in opponents.
The rating would combine shot suppression with how often defenders were actually doing stuff (passes in the defensive third, tackles, interceptions, & clearances…you know – defensive stuff).
I leaked out results via Twitter as I finished tracking different teams.
I was excited by the results.
Ahhh…the stat formerly known as the DPSS (Defensive Possession & Shot Suppression) Rating.
I was all ready to go….but first I wanted to set the stage by using the data collected to determine if having a left-footed center back, paired with a right footed center back was an overrated phenomenon or an actual priority managers should seek out.
That was Part One. The results proved that there was no real reason to go out of your way to pair a lefty with a righty & that when two right-footed center backs were paired together – the results were basically identical to a 'balanced' pair of center-halfs.
But….my plan was flipped upside down by the following facts: in the 2016-17 season, 56% of shots, 55% of scoring chances (more on that later), & 62% of the goals came from shots taken on the right side of the pitch against the left side of the defense.
I was expecting closer to a 50/50 split, but 56% of the shots coming from the right meant that only 44% were coming from the left (pretty fancy math, huh).
This kind of blew my mind…(I know, I know… 'get a life'….whatever)…..but ultimately, I was looking at three months of work going down the drain. How can I justify using a rating to assess center backs when one side of the pitch sees 12% more of the shots?
Then the sleepless nights started….
Playing as a left sided center back was a more difficult job then playing on the right. You're more likely to have shots taken from your zone of influence & way more likely to concede goals from your side of the pitch.
Thankfully, with the support of Matt Cane & Ryan Stimson, via some frantic emails (mostly frantic on my end), I was able to revise my plan of how I was going to use this data & apply it to a defensive rating system. The work of Cane & Stimson have been huge influences on this process & in particular, this post from Cane's blog Puck++ is what kickstarted this project.
Before we get to the findings, let's quickly review the process (first introduced in part one).
SPOILER: Before I lose you….the five highest rated defensive center backs in the EPL last season were:
Arsenal's Shkodram Mustafi
Burnely's Michael Keane (who just signed with Everton for £30 million),
Everton's Ramiro Funes Mori (when healthy)
Phil Jones (Manchester United)
Steve Cook of Bournemouth.
Some surprises there? Phil Jones, really?
Let's see how the stats played out…
To get a sense of shot suppression, we need to know where the shots are coming from. So I tracked the shot data from each EPL match from the 2016-17 season.
courtesy of FourFourTwo's StatsZone
I split the pitch in half & recorded which half of the pitch the shot came from. I only included shots that started within the frame. Notice the blue shot (a shot that was on target) & the yellow shot (a goal) originated from outside this frame & were not counted. Shots from that far out were less likely to be impacted by a center back. Make sense?
So in this example, there were two shots counted & both came from the attacking right side. Given that this is the point of view of the attacking player, realize that those two shots came under the zone of influence of the left-sided center back (see it is harder to play on the left side).
As the data adds up you can see what percentage of shots came from either side of the pitch. Like I mentioned in the previous post, this isn't perfect. Football is a fluid sport. Sometimes a left sided center back is caught up on the other side supporting his partner. Often a breakdown occurs elsewhere that the center back has no control over.
But, over hundreds & thousands of minutes some definitive trends occur…these trends should be learned from & can bring some real insight to the effectiveness of the different center backs in the league.
Now, for the twist….remember one center back has a more difficult task then his partner.
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Take Liverpool's Ragnar Klavan as an example. Klavan is a left-footed center back who played nearly 1,500 minutes as a left-sided center back. When he was on the pitch, 56% of the shots against came from his side, meaning 44% of the shots came on his partner's side.
In my original rating system, this hurt Klavan. He was not suppressing shots as well as his partner & as a result the majority of scoring chances & goals were also coming from his defensive zone of influence.
But remember, I tracked over 9,000 shots & the data showed that 56% of shots came from the right side (against left sided defenders). Couldn't you argue that Klavan was performing as expected relative to other center backs playing on the left side?
This is where finally found my zen moment. Why don't I just show a defender's shot suppression stats relative to the rest of the league. This has become very common in the hockey analytics world, as players' stats are evaluated in relation to other players (usually their teammates).
Back to Klavan. His Relative Shot Suppression Rate (RelSS%) is 0.00. His 56% is no different than the rest left-sided center backs in the EPL.
Another example is Sunderland's left sided center back Papy Djilobodji. Before my moment of clarity, I was pretty blown away by how bad Djilobodji was at suppressing shots. When he was on the pitch, 63% of shots came on his side & only 37% on his partner's side.
I bring up the partner's rate because remember my ultimate goal was to create a defensive rating. Because I ultimately want to combine two positive numbers, I used the percentage from the partner's side. If a player never allowed a shot on his side of the pitch – what the hell would you gain by starting with 0% as a number…100% would be a better number to work with.
Back to Djilobodji (thank you copy & paste) — 37% of the shots came on his partner's side & the league rate for a left sided center back would be 44% of the shots coming on the opposite side.
So…Djilobodji's RelSS% is -0.07 (0.37 minus 0.44). That's still pretty bad…actually it's among the worst rates in the league last season.
The best, you ask???
I used 1,000 minutes played as the minimum here to avoid the shock of seeing Daniel Ayala or Nathan Ake in the top 10…that'll come in a few minutes.
When it comes to shot suppression, you see that there's Nicolas Otamendi & Virgil van Dijk & then everyone else.
Otamendi basically split his time playing on the left & right last season. When on the left, his RelSS% was 0.04…which is very good. When he was on the right, his RelSS% was 0.18 – which is off the charts good. As a right center back, 74% of the shots came on his partner's side – when you subtract the league average of 56% from that you get Otamendi's Relative Shot Suppression Rate of 0.18.
Van Dijk spent 95% of his minutes as a left center back for Southampton & the majority (54%) of the shots came on his partner's side…normally that rate is flipped…which explains why he is so in demand during this transfer season.
Now, remember my original goal was to create a defensive rating for center backs. This is merely an attempt at measuring defensive impact by combining the player's RelSS% with the aforementioned defensive stuff they do: completed passes in the defensive third, clearances, interceptions, & tackles won. I combined those defensive possessions (much better term then stuff) & averaged them out on a per 90 minutes basis & multiplied that rate with the RelSS%.
Below are the top 25 center backs based on that defensive rating, this time with a minimum of 700 minutes played.
*Note that the RelSS% was rounded up for your sanity & that's why someone like Gareth McAuley's rating doesn't look like it matches up. His actual RelSS% is 0.0148709.
Remember my spoiler from earlier about Mustafi & Keane being the top rated defensive center backs last season? Where are they on this list? Mustafi is 22nd, while Keane is 58th!
Awkward??
Rating center backs on shot suppression is one thing, but we all know that not all shots are created equal. To me, one of the qualities of a good center back is, if they are going to allow a shot, to force that shot to the outside into a less dangerous area.
Basically, can they limit the amount of scoring chances that come from the shots they do allow on their side of the pitch.
Scoring chances are any kicked shots from inside that red, shaded area & also are headers that come from within the vicinity of the six yard box. All other shots have been 'forced outside' of the danger area & are not considered scoring chances given the low scoring rate of those shots.
Below you'll find the top Relative Scoring Chance Suppression Rates (RelSCS%) from last season's center backs. It's the same concept as the shot suppression rate…the only differences are that only scoring chances are considered & the league rates are 55% of scoring chances come from the right & 45% from the left (from the point of view of the attacking team).
Again, being a left-sided defender is more difficult than being deployed on the right.
1,000 minute limit
There didn't seem to be much love for Mustafi's first season with Arsenal but the fact is that opposing teams really struggled to create quality scoring chances on his half of the pitch.
In his nearly 2,200 minutes, Mustafi only allowed eleven scoring chances from his side of the pitch. There were 28 scoring chances coming from his partner's side. That equates to 72% of the scoring chances coming from his partner's side – the league average for players on the left (where Mustafi's partners played) was 55%…that translates to a RelSCSS% of 0.17.
Keane played over 3,000 minutes for Burnley & had similar rates. Keane saw 22 scoring chances from his side of the pitch, while his partner allowed 53. Even though Keane allowed twice the amount of scoring chances, he still only allowed 29% of them to come from his side of the pitch. Keane was under much more pressure than Mustafi, but they both did a much better job than their center back partner.
Here are your top 25 rated center backs, based on their combined Defensive Possessions per 90 with their RelSCSS%. The minimum is 700 minutes played.
Remember numbers are rounded up. For example, Luiz' RelSC% is 0.0251449, while Delany's is 0.0272891. That's how they end up with the same rating.
Denayer played limited minutes, but when he was on the pitch only 40% of the scoring chances were on his side. Given that he played 81% of his minutes on loan from Manchester City as a left-sided center back – his job was harder. That is why his RelSCS% is so high.
You'll notice that some players are 'rated' higher than some even if their RelSCS% isn't higher. For example, Phil Jones is rated slightly higher than Steve Cook despite a lower RelSCS%. The difference is that Jones averaged 26.57 defensive possessions per 90, while Cook averaged 23.58. Jones had a little more defensive stuff to do in order to limit the chances coming from his side.
Is this a definitive list of the best center backs? No…but it's a conversation starter based on facts.
The stats aren't perfect, but they are entry points to further analysis. When I did a poll of who were the best center backs in the EPL, only 28% of the 195 ballots said that Mustafi was among the top 10. Only 24% had Otamendi in the top 10 & Phil Jones only was on 7% of the ballots.
There was a significant push for Laurent Koscielny to be included. He's a player I've always regarded highly as a defender. Most observers have.
His Relative Shot Suppression Rate? -0.01.
His RelSCS%? -0.10.
Only five center backs who played more than 1,000 minutes had a lower RelSCS%. When Koscielny was on the pitch for Arsenal, 63% of the scoring chances came on his side. Even though he played the majority of his minutes on the left side, which is a more difficult task….remember that RelSCS% takes that into account. You can either dig for excuses….or ask yourself why? Why are teams having success exploiting Koscielny's side of the pitch?
Let's stop for now….there's a part three & maybe even a part four coming up. Next up: we'll share the results from each team. That way we can see who are each team's best (& worst) defenders & who deserves more (or less) playing time).
Here's a couple of samples:
All of the data from this study will be released once all the posts have been written.
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6 thoughts on "Using stats to identify the best center backs in the English Premier League"
Ben Lynch says:
Surprisingly good read.
One thing the Ice Hockey stat-heads going for them (at least now) is institutional buy-in from the clubs and fans alike. One of the best sites was so influential, the founders/writers all got hired by clubs and were basically forced to shut down their site. Fortunately, a lot of the work lives on. See link below.
Two of their big contributions were to set a framework to evaluate something known as 'wins above replacement' which is a fancy way of measuring how good a player is relative to what would be considered a replacement player (for the NHL that would be a minor leaguer; for EPL, probably the 24th or 25th best player on each team). Crucially, they measured the impact of each player on expected goals for, goals against, and resulting likelihood of won/loss ratio.
The other big contribution, and I don't think the idea originated with them, is 'with you or without you' metrics to see if the team was better with that individual player in the lineup or not. And again, this was measured using expected goals for/against.
http://blog.war-on-ice.com
Lastly, regarding Koscielny, it's pretty clear that all the CB at Arsenal are inferior to Mustafi. Since you're using relative metrics (relating one player to other players on the same team), and since Mustafi is the only one in positive territory, the only thing we can really conclude is that Mustafi is better than Koscielny. But what if they're both above average, relative to CB's from other teams, and on the field at the same time? How would we see that, and what would we expect to see in the stats?
Lastly, one of the best attributes of CB's is their ability to prevent shots. I think you've taken a reasonable attempt at measuring this, but what if instead of shots going to the other side of the field they simply disappear as the opposition passes the ball back time after time – like the LVG offensive experiment at ManU? Measuring that, and I don't even know how one would go about it given that opponents have vastly differing possession and shooting philosophies, would be hugely insightful.
Rangers Report says:
Thanks for the thoughtful response. War-on-Ice was one of the blogs that really got me into analytics. It seems like a few summers ago was the huge break through for it as team, after team hired people from the online community. Some of it was simply PR for teams, while others have embraced it to a greater extent.
I'd love to figure out a WAR stat for soccer & have always wanted to to WOWY stats for attacking players…it all comes down to creating a systematic approach to tracking those details
Measuring defensive impact is a challenge – how can you track what didn't happen because of solid defensive play. It's a tricky code to crack.
I agree about the downside of having a relative stat when you may still be very good, but not as good as your teammate.
I thought about including shots allowed per 90, but that may have less to do with the defense & more to do with the amount of possession the team in front of the CBs has.
Thanks again for the thoughtful response
Found this a really interesting piece however I don't think it takes into account the set up of the team.
Particularly in the Koscielny example. Arsenal had Alexis on the left for a majority of the season meaning lack of defensive cover, so a large number of attacks come down Arsenals left hand side. This also means that the danger play is more likely to be on Kos side of the pitch, not sure how you could account for that other then to look at % of chances stopped on each side rather than just taking the number allowed.
I would also argue that Kos had to cover more often for his CB partner as they were generally inferior and therefore we were left vulnerable. I understand that is almost certainly a bias opinion but would be interested to see some actual facts to prove/disprove it. Mustafi often lunges in Kos goes to cover leaving his side more vulnerable…
Football being a team sport makes it very hard to compare player to player even in the same team however if you look at the team as a whole I think we are more vulnerable down our left as the defensive cover starts at full back and Center back. And it has been that way since Overmas and Winterburn, through Cole and Pires right up until now with Alexis and Monreal.
So team dynamics will always play a part as to who is exposed the most surely? And this is clearly not the fault of the CB in question.
You've highlighted the issue with a stat like this…part of the reason defensive stats are so hard to truly trust is that there are so many variables in play. Offensive stats, easy. Shots & passes are events we can see with our eyes & support with data.
To me, the defensive stats I've tried to come up with here should be entry points for further analysis – which is what you've done. A red flag has been raised, further analysis can determine how worried to be about that red flag. It's certainly something I'm going to look more closely at when I watch Arsenal this season
I should just reiterate I did find it really interesting. I think stats are really important in football because it is a game driven largely on opinion, it's a team game so not easy to pick one player out over another.
In a lot of circumstances I think the wrong player gets the credit. From an attacking point of view Bergkamps assists were relatively low for the role he had in the team, however if you look at the amount of times he played someone through only for them to slide it to someone else for a tap in. Bergkamp was a key cog in the machine yet assist and goal stats would not necessarily back that up, with players like Ljungberg and Pires showing greater assists and goals getting a greater share of the limelight.
I would be really interested to see (if anyone keeps the stats) how many times Arsenal have conceded when Koscielny is covering because Per/Mustafi/Gabriel have lunged in, as they tend to do, only to get beaten leaving Koscielny exposed. Another thing to consider is how often the shots conceded by these defenders comes down to one on ones is it easy for Mustafi to win the ball because he has the worlds fastest right back and koscielny covering for him, where as Koscielny has been left one on one or 3 on 2?
It's a bit like goalkeepers for me, I have since very early on in cech's Chelsea career said that I do not rate him, partly this was down to the fact I felt you could put a relatively average goalkeeper in goal behind the best defence and they would likely concede very few goals. For the opposite reason I don't think Arsenal Keepers are given enough credit we often leave the keepers exposed to high quality chances through bad team defending resulting in goals conceded. Normally the defence or keeper get the blame when actually it starts from the forwards not closing down quickly enough and the midfield being too high up the pitch.
Any stats looked at in the round for what they are showing are always interesting, as long as there is perspective.
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Divx soars on Sony distribution deal
Posted by Michael Krug on January 9, 2008 at 11:37am
Shares of Divx Inc. soared Tuesday after the video technology company announced a distribution agreement with Sony Pictures Television Inc.
Sony said the deal was part of its attempts to find legitimate ways of distributing its content online.
Sony Pictures Television oversees digital distribution for parent company, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., responsible for selling major Hollywood titles including "Spider-Man 3" and "The Da Vinci Code" and TV shows including "Seinfeld" and "Married With Children."
JPMorgan analyst Paul Coster said the deal was a major endorsement of Divx and the first by a top level content provider.
He said Divx should benefit from "viral" or rapid distribution of its download system by other users.
Coster also said the deal marks a turning point for Divx, which he said was previously regarded as a platform for distributing pirated content.
Divx shares jumped $1.17, or 9.1 percent, to $14.01 Tuesday. Shares have traded in the last year between $11.35 and $24.45.
The Associated Press January 8, 2008, 7:27PM ET