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Efo Riro is a very popular Yoruba soup in Nigeria, it is one of my favorite Nigerian soups because of its health benefits. The name 'efo' means vegetables, hence it is a Yoruba rich vegetable soup.
Believe me when I tell you that this happens to be one of the most delicious Yoruba soups that I have made.
If you scroll down a little, you will find a deliciously made plate of efo riro, as served with fufu – it was delicious 😉
It is a little bit similar to the popular edikaikong soup, the difference is the use of tatashe, spinach and few other Yoruba local ingredients, although some people choose to use tomatoes for personal reason but I think tatashe does a perfect job.
This recipe shows you how to make efo riro, a yoruba popular soup.
Here are the required ingredients, I think it would take a little over 30 mins for preparing the ingredients and then the actual cooking takes about 60 minutes. As usual, the ingredients below can serve 6 people with a little left over.
Ingredients For Efo Riro
Sliced Spinach leaves (7-10 cups)
7-10 pieces stock fish ear
assorted meat (1KG)
1 cup of sliced/ground tatashe
quater cup of sliced pepper
half cup of sliced onions
Half Cup of Ground Crayfish
2-3 spoons of iru (locust beans)
smoked fish (2-3 medium)
Palm oil (200ml)
3 Seasoning cubes
Here are some of the ingredients for making efo riro, top left is smoked fish, followed by sliced onion at top middle, then 3 spoons of iru in a plate. Below is sliced spinach and pepper/tashe at left and right respectively.
You need about 5 midium sized tatashe (not red bell pepper) remove the seeds and blend alongside the fresh red pepper and transfer in a bowl.
You could slize the tatashe like I did initially but when you blend it, you will end up with a better looking soup by the end of the day.
Wash meat thoroughly with lots of water and salt to remove sand then be sure to also wash the smoked fish if you are making efo riro soup with fish.
Here is my delicious efo riro, served with fufu
How To Cook Efo Riro
If you follow the steps outlined below cautiously you will end up with a very delicious pot of obe efo riro, {obe} is the yoruba name for soup in case you are wondering. 😀
Step 1
Place the washed meat in a pot, add a little of water, season with salt, sliced onions, 2 seasoning cubes and allow to boil for 10-15 minutes, add 1-2 cups of water and cook till tender and the water is almost dried.
Add the smoked fish, stockfish, add a cup of water and cook for another 10-15 minutes depending on the hardness of your stockfish, I love them when they are very soft. The water should be almost dried, don't allow to burn.
Step 2
Remove the pot from heat, place another pot on heat and pour in some palm oil, 200ml. Allow to heat before adding the sliced onions, ground pepper/tatashe, stir and allow to fry for another ten minutes while stirring occasionally to avoid burning.
Step 3
Add the cooked meat/stock fish/smoked fish, stir and allow to simmer for 5 minutes, add the crayfish, iru, stir and allow another 3 minutes. Add a seasoning cube, salt to taste, stir and add the spinach leaves. Stir all together and allow to simmer for another 3-5 minutes and you just made a delicious pot of efo riro
Step 4
This is how to make efo riro soup in Nigeria, please serve with Eba, Pounded yam, rice, beans, Semolina, Amala or any other similar Nigerian Food of choice, I like pairing with fufu the way it appears above.
You can see the video for preparing efo riro below! You can also go ahead and read up other articles about Yoruba foods. this soup is just one of them, you can also learn how to prepare gbegiri (the popular beans soup), we also have a Yoruba version of Bitter leaf Soup.
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Efo Riro Recipe
- Cooker
- Blender
- 8 cups Sliced Spinach leaves
- 6 pieces stock fish ear
- 1 KG assorted meat
- 1 cup of sliced/ground tatashe
- quater cup of sliced pepper
- half cup of sliced onions
- Half Cup of Ground Crayfish
- 2 tbsp Iru locust beans
- smoked fish 2-3 medium
- 200 ml Palm oil
- 3 Seasoning cubes
- Wash the assorted meat and season with salt, sliced onions, 2 seasoning cubes, set on heat and allow to cook for 35 minutes. Add water in between until meat is tender.
- When the meat is well cooked then add the washed smoked fish, stockfish, add a cup of water and cook for another 10 minutes, The water should be almost dried, don't allow to burn.
- In a separate pot, add 250ml palm oil and allow it to heat. Add the sliced onions, ground pepper/tatashe, stir and allow to fry for another ten minutes while stirring occasionally to avoid burning.
- Add the cooked meat/stock fish/smoked fish, stir and allow to simmer for 5 minutes, add the crayfish, iru, a seasoning cube, salt to taste, stir and allow to simmer for 3 minutes.
- Now add the sliced spinach, allow to simmer for 3 minutes and you are done.
- You can see the video for preparing efo riro below
July 24, 2013
OMG! I love this soup also, efo riro is like the best soup that I have eaten, my mum is a very good cook but unfortunately she did not teach me how to cook, she focused more on my sisters so I was more of a consumer but now I live alone and would like to learn how to make some of this Nigerian foods, just to keep body and soul together before getting married. I want to learn more of yoruba soups – I am a yoruba person
February 15, 2017
Bros u can Cook it on ur own if u follow the receipt very well….don't worry iyawo will teach how to Cook all the whole food.
July 24, 2013
Thanks for the recipe, I am also a yoruba person. I like yoruba foods too and obe efo riro is one of my best Yoruba recipes
August 30, 2013
Hi there,
great stuff!! I would recommend you use the word 'simmer' on low heat rather than 'boil' in step 4, after vegetables are added. If veg reach a 'boil' state, they're practically dead of nutrients. Vegetables cook very quickly and can cook from just the heat of the ingredients already in the pot. The greener the veg the more healthy the meal is, brown looking veg is over-cooked and stripped of its valuable nutrients.
Thanks again
August 15, 2017
Yes. You are right, that makes you a professional.
October 26, 2013
Oh my God! I made it d exact way it was written ere and it came out fantastic.am going through other recepies ryt now.gosh,
!!!!!! I cant wait
December 23, 2013
thanks you're a life saver
February 7, 2014
Thanks so much for dis type of things dat is teaching us how to cook cos dis is really helping us most especially d females so dat our matrimonial home will not destroy and also to luk gud thanks so much, the efo riro is very delicious.
March 8, 2014
May 14, 2014
Well done. This is great.
June 9, 2014
wow,dis is delicious.i almost bit my mouth.i cnt wait again 2 cook dis 4 my future wife,nt my mum but my wife.
June 23, 2014
I am the most lazy out of my family i hate cooking.and i school in Ghana but this country is so expensive i coundnt even save money again because i do go extra miles before i can get Nigeria food.I dislike Ghana food but ever since i came across this my mom is wondering i keep asking her to help me send foods from home.lolThank for this
June 28, 2014
Ur recipe looks really delicious nd av learnt hw to improve on my eforiro. But i never knew water leave was to b added to eforiro oh. So what shd b d proportion of water leave to spinach ?
July 31, 2014
I love tradional foods,
August 4, 2014
.Wow!….Delicious.You are a veteran in cooking.Thanks for keeping my home alive!
August 13, 2014
I Like Yoruba People,CultureFoods. Yoruba is my Culture
September 1, 2014
Tanx that was a big relief because there was something I really needed t be cleared of, which u did now tanx again.
September 15, 2014
nice blog u hav here chy. I'm nt a yoruba babe buh i jst luv tryin out foods frm diff parts of d country. u didnt specify hw d spinach wil b prepared cos i learnt its gonna be soaked in warm water for sum mins befor usin it. pls clear me on dt. Tnx n kip d gud wrk goin
September 16, 2014
U re too impressive u av enchance ma cookin
September 22, 2014
well i,m abt going in2 commercal cookn ta,s y i wnt 2 improve in my cookn thks
October 13, 2014
Trying to cook Nigerian foods for my Nigerian hubby, hope this works!!!!!
November 16, 2014
wow!am sure my hubby will be really surprise when I prepare dis 4 him,am idoma and his Yoruba by tribe.thank alot
November 24, 2014
Hi I'm South African and my hubby to be is Yoruba. I love the recipe's but do struggle to get the ingredients in SA. Will try as much as I can though as I'm trying to learn his beautiful language. Ose gan nii Chy.
January 4, 2015
Wow! Thanks my dear,you made it very easy for me.
February 19, 2015
U really save my untimely Marriage dat want to collapse just yesterday which made me enter google while I was. Directed to ur blog inshort ur efo riro save my marriage Today.tank so much u are a great menthol
March 3, 2015
Thank u for this, it's really helpful. Xoxo
March 24, 2015
Hi chy,
At what point is the locust bean added and is the spinach same as the vegetable commonly called "green"?
May 19, 2015
Am an edo girl i love efo-riro just learnt hw to prepare it wen i ws in lagos
July 21, 2015
thank alot,this is nice
July 25, 2015
I just made efo riro for my fiance and his reply after eating? "God bless you boo, *sighs* this is just awesome….. BTW he cleaned his plate, not even crumbs were left, a rare occurrence. Thanks so much. Pl keep the recipes coming
August 26, 2015
Great Job!
September 15, 2015
Thanks a lot. l love this soup even though l have not eaten it. may be l will try it this weekend. please, do l need to grind the locust bean before adding it to the soup?
September 26, 2015
U really got d recipes nd steps,i love efo riro so much especially if dried fish(eja gbigbe) is added,it brings out a nice taste in it
October 23, 2015
Thanks a lot chy for this wonderful recipe!
November 25, 2015
All thanks to you Chy. Please I think I am getting confused on this one. Please is SPINACH same as FLUTED PUMPKIN (Ugu). Thanks.
December 28, 2015
Can I use green instead of Spanish and how do i prepare the green leaves if i can replace green witj spanish
January 18, 2016
Pls d tatehe is it d dry one or d fresh one know as bell pepper?
January 23, 2016
Spinach ain't too common in the market. I used to thing efo riro is prepared using "green" and that is why I dnt cook it bcos it comes out watery. Thanx all the same for the great job
December 21, 2017
Most pple use green
March 1, 2016
Thanks a lot for what you are doing to help most of us in the kitchen department. I want to ask if spinach leaves are the same as ugu leave
March 23, 2016
I will try it. to make the day special for my husband and I.
April 11, 2016
April 15, 2016
You didn't state the kind of efo to be used, I used efo tete instead of efo shoko. Well it still came out OK, my dad said it's manageable… Just an igbo girl trying different recipes
April 26, 2016
pls Chy, what is d local name of spinach so dat I can search for it in d market blc I am confused, i thought it was green vegetable but u said is not. pls send d reply to my email. and ur book is superb I am enjoying it. Thanks.
January 23, 2017
I tink it's called efo amunututu…it's usually grown personal by people in dere yard than been sold in the market.
April 30, 2016
Pls I live in d north and haven't seen spinach anywhere around.can I use green or ugwu in place of spinach?
April 30, 2016
Nice one
May 23, 2016
This is *Oyinbo efo riro* not the local efo riro!!!!
September 6, 2017
Hi Adejoke. Good morning. I'm Oluwaseyi and I'm a male but I love cooking especially trying out several recipes. Can u pls leave me a mail on how to cook efo riro the local way. I would appreciate it. firstname.lastname@example.com, email@example.com
May 28, 2016
Thank u for this recipe. I am not a fan of Yoruba foods but immediately l read this your tips on how to make efo riro, l rushed to market to buy the things required in making the soup. The good thing is that, it came out well and my husband and his brother didn't allow me to enjoy the food because of the oliver twist attitude towards the soup. Thank u very much, l think l will have a good night rest tonight. Even my baby in me can testify to the sweetness of the soup.
August 22, 2016
Your recipe is for this is efolicious….it is simply amazing
September 7, 2016
I really apperciate your good work keep it up.
November 16, 2016
i love the efo riro recipe just finished making it it taste delicious.
you just the best thanks for the recipes
i cooked it for the family
March 24, 2017
OMGosh!!! Unbelievable! I stumbled on this site few weeks back just because I was curious to know how to prepare this dish. I had to look for it today to finally carry out the experiment. Lols… Not really an experiment, it's a meal for the house tho'. You better believe it! I became a veteran efo riro maker in just an hour ago and also it was my first time cooking this and OMGoodness it came out superb and my uncle even said it tasted like that of a professional. I'm so happy!!! I always believe I can cook. Every woman can cook as long as they are fearless. I felt guilty after reading everyone's comment and just skipping. Thank God I already bookmarked this site. Big cheers to Chy!!!!
April 5, 2017
Hello. And Bye.
June 15, 2017
Hi I have fallen in love with this dish in a restaurant and can't wait to make it this weekend, along with fufu! Your recipe is the one I decided to follow as it looks sooo good. I see alot of questions about what green leaf/spinach I should purchase but I don't see your response. I am going to a world market so they should have the actual one you use. Can you tell me the name? Also, does ground crawfish come already ground? I have never made African food before, sorry.
July 13, 2017
Is spinach also known as waterleaf?
September 17, 2017
Thanks Chy.
Waterleaf cannot be used for efo riro. You can use 'green' or skoko
November 25, 2017
Please which locust beans is used? Fresh or fermented one? Also must it be grounded?
December 6, 2017
I'm a Guinea girl engaged with a Yoruba guy and would love to prepare Yoruba meals for him
March 30, 2018
Wow! Wow!! Wow!!!….just finished preparing the efo riro and m-e-n, can't wait for hubby to return home to enjoy the soup alongside pounded yam. Thank you so so much. Looking forward to other recipes. God bless you immensely….???
April 18, 2018
Thanks for d receip, it cool
May 13, 2018
Is iru optional?if it's Not,what can I use to improvise as iru is not available in my area.
May 16, 2018
Please what is iru
August 7, 2018
Is spinach same thing as uguw leaf ?
November 16, 2018
Trying to cook, for my warri family
April 19, 2019
Quite educating, thanks so much!
May 3, 2019
Whao Bravo!!!! I wish I could eat this right now more power to your elbow. I have tried cooking efo riro with Tatashe which is nice but it doesn't give the desired taste in the sense that it suppresses the taste of other ingredients as it has a strong taste. I prefer Tomatoes to Tatashe. it brings out the taste of other ingredients giving your Efo Riro a great taste.
May 23, 2019
Wao! I followed the steps here and got amazing result. Thank you
July 12, 2019
It ain't easy to cook but I'll get there


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Gravity gone: Landlord ousts tenant, vows club's return
The on-the-skids Gravity Lounge, which solicited private donations earlier this year to stay afloat, finally foundered today when landlord Ludwig Kuttner changed the locks and took back his prime Downtown Mall property in the Terraces building.
In the end, it was safety matters that closed the club after a fire marshal visit last week. The violations are supposed to be fixed within two days, and when he got a citation today, says Kuttner, "That was the famous straw that broke the camel's back," says Kuttner. "We have other tenants. You just can't do that."
According to Kuttner, Gravity Lounge manager Bill Baldwin hadn't paid rent in more than two years on the club space and an apartment in the building, and owed around $200,000.
"We tried to settle this in January," says Kuttner. "I made plans to run this place more professionally."
And the good news, says Kuttner, is that Gravity will remain a mid-size venue, and the team that's in place to run the nightspot will be unveiled next week.
"I had this vision that this was a great place for young people to hang out," says Kuttner. "Last year, there were over 400 events here. Four hundred! [Baldwin] said, 'I can't make money.'"
Reached by telephone this afternoon, Baldwin declined comment.
Over five and half years, the club–- which opened with a bookstore and cyber-lounge vibe–- morphed into one of Charlottesville's leading live music venues. It has featured such luminaries as Corey Harris, Devon, the Beetnix, and performance artist Stevie Jay. As a small venue, it also attracted some of the stadium-packers from recent history including Richie Havens, Odetta, Marshall Crenshaw, and Dolores O'Riordan. Even politicians such as Ralph Nader and Tom Perriello made speeches there.
29 comments
Mmm...Atomic Burrito.
I think it is an ideal location for a Starbucks. If we don't get one of those on the mall this village can't be taken seriously.
Help. I've fallen on a 7.5 million dollar brick and I can't get up.
The bookstore side of the business would have produced
more revenue if the lighting was brighter until the music
started and the books had an obvious price on them.
Thanks for the memories Bill. Always enjoyed talking with you.
To answer your question, A value of a typical brick and mortar business is on average five times one years gross receivables. With the limited numbers I have seen on the amount of shows per year, types of acts and my own perceived under utilization of those resources - a gross yearly revenue of $200K per year could be obtained from that brand with little to no effort. In my option, I am not stating fact, just that I would have also taken the same risk for the same result.
I am in the tech sector. If I used those or banker evaluation formulas I would have spat out a number like its worth 8 billion
please don't bring up atomic burrito... I'm still in withdrawal.
Brian W., you seem like the sort that could rise right to the top at one of those banks were collectively bailing out right now. Where on earth did you come up with that value? Are you saying that the magic name Gravity Lounge draws people in a way that any venue with a decent line up of acts couldn't?
Gravity's space has always been awkward, which I have little doubt accounts for its lack of popularity, and it's failed bookstore decor only made things worse. The sound was ok, but not stellar, and that isn't such a big deal for any small venue to at least be able to match in quality.
What I do miss downtown is the energy that Atomic Burrito had. If a new Gravity Lounge could capture that while successfully scaling it up to take advantage of the extra space it has, then they could easily afford to take a loss here and there on worthy, but maybe less popular acts.
I agree and another era in cville history passes before our eyes.
The acts Bill brought in there enriched our lives and were pretty affordable compared to the Pavillion or the Paramount. It was a pity so many of them went so poorly attended.
So what will the new management bring? Who knows. Draft beer is good.
The Gravity was the best listening room in cville.
They did a great job of booking some phenomenal talent.
Hopefully the new 'management' will have similar shows.
And hopefully they'll finally have draft beer.
If Gravity would have had draft beers, they would have made a lot more $$.
So with Tift Merritt moving over to the Resource Center, will I not be able to buy a beer?
Outskirts Guy, as someone who also has a joke-ready last name, I think that's a little juvenile. I found your comment much funnier at first, when I somehow instead concluded that the word you were trying to insert was "corn."
The Crapshawvian monopoly rolls on and will turn the place in to yet another mediocre yet overly-hyped pile of (insert first part of his name here).
I'm sure this place will soon be turned in to another empty spot with a big for lease sign on it. The mall needs more of those.
I agree with Mr, Kuttner's long tail view.
In allowing the operation to go on for two years with a net loss of $200,000+ he now has ownership of a brand worth possibly in the $400K to $800K range. Good move on his part if he plays his cards right. Getting 400 to 800% ROI on your investment will never compare to the 100% he would have in hand if the rent been paid.
Brand is king, cash has no value today.
i heard andy jems and coran's team will be taking over... except a lot of jam bands and starrhill beer!
Well, is anybody in this mess planning to notify certain stellar out of town performers with a stop planned here in the near future that the venue is closed? It's a disgrace to leave travelling musicians out of the loop when this kind of thing happens.
So... nobody answered if they're serving booze at the music resource center.
I'm betting not.
Due to the unfortunate closing of Gravity Lounge, the following shows have been picked up by IS Venue, 709 W. Main St. in Charlottesville:
SUNDAY APRIL 19th -
106.1 The Corner Presents THE DUHKS / 7:30 pm / $5 / All Ages
MONDAY APRIL 20th - "CELEBRATE 420 @ home, then Celebrate 420 with IS Venue" w/ DUBCONSCIOUS and THE DOWNBEAT PROJECT / 8:30 pm / $7 / 18 +
TUESDAY APRIL 28th -
WILL HOGE w/ KATIE HERZIG / 7:00 pm / $10 / All Ages
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Gravity brought real music to Charlottesville at affordable prices. It was a venue where audience and performers could get close. Jazz blues rock r&b folk country classical alternative Latin African blue grass world beat etc etc. And it did it against all odds-If it received any attention from the Hook or Cville -publications that confuse pissy arrogance with discriminating taste-it was often insulting and demeaning and yet it forged on.One great review of a performer that won too many awards to mention noted that "how the mighty had fallen" as most of the audience was over 30. I guess one needs to attract 15 to 20 somethings to have an opinion about music. It featured world famous and local talent as well as dozens of fundraisers for many worthy causes. It was a beautiful offering to the community. Rather than miss it-which I will- I will try to focus on how many great shows I was able to see there. One day- "Charlottesville, Music Capital of the Universe"- as a special edition of the Cville once proclaimed in a banner headline-obviously written by someone who didn't get out much-may get another venue like Gravity and maybe next time it will cherish what it has.
Brian said:To answer your question, A value of a typical brick and mortar business is on average five times one years gross receivables.
I believe that the proper valuation is that it is worth 5 times the NET income. (less debt, plus inventory/assets)
......which means that it is worth zero since it ran at a loss and has 200k in debt.
This nice guy could not make this business fly and it is time for new blood. Nothing to be ashamed of, his heart was in the right place.
If dude hasn't made rent or venue payments in 2 years at $200K, wasn't Kuttner "allowing" this? There's a story in here,Lisa, you just need to find it.
It's a shame. I wasn't able to make it to the benefit, but did donate online far more than the requested door donation. I'm glad that it will still be around to host music. Hopefully they can widen the space to fit more people and make more money.
He owed 2 years of rent? Should have been out on his butt awhile ago.
diagoliv, correct. But it basically means there's much more to this story than what has been told to the reporter. The reason the landlord let him stay for two years would most likely prove to be quite interesting.
A $100,000 loss per year on one piece of property has to be an attractive tax write off. But I imagine even the IRS would start questioning the write off in the second year. So it couldn't be that.
400 events last year? That's more than one a day, every day of the year. Hmmm..makes me wonder what other untruths are hiding in plain sight here.
Who called the fire marshal? Whose responsibility is it to fix problems the fire marshal cites? Who was responsible for creating those problems in the first place? What were the citations for? Overcrowding? Or was the fire marshal story just a ruse to kick Baldwin out?..."when he got a citation today, says Kuttner, ââ?¬Å?That was the famous straw that broke the camel's back," says Kuttner. ââ?¬Å?We have other tenants. You just can't do that."...Do what, exactly, Mr. Kuttner?
Let's see....$200,000 divided by 24 months = $8,333 per month. Is that what the new management will be paying? Bill Baldwin built the Gravity Lounge into the venue it had become from the dark basement it was previously...Kuttner may have been owed rent, but he gets all the improvements to the space, and the reputation of the space as a venue, and he has clearly indicated it will continue as a music venue.
I agree with Chou.... there's (more of a)story here, Lisa...do some digging.
It sucks that the old management couldn't do what it takes to run a profitable business in a busy prime location. I don't see any reason to blame that on the property owner though. If I were owed $200,000 by a tenant, he would have long since been gone. Whether high or lower, what Kuttner decides to charge for rent in the future has nothing to do with someone else's obligations which resulted from lease agreements made in the past. Also musiclover, you must have missed the part where the article says the back rent was for both an apartment and the lounge space.
As far as who called the fire marshal etc., that is hardly relevant. If there were existing violations which the marshal found and the tenant didn't straighten those problems out, the landlord could hardly allow that situation to continue. If he did, and there were a resulting problem, the landlord would be screwed in a big way if he negligently allowed it to continue.
The fact that the bad bookstore/cybercafe idea lingered so long shows me that there were some serious management problems. "Improvements to the space?" Some bookcases, cheap chairs and a bar? Getting that clutter out of there will be a welcome improvement.
Sounds like Kuttner was the biggest donor of all.
What is wrong with you folks? The Daily Progress story on Feb. 9 said:
An additional $200,000 would help cover the rent for the location just off the Downtown Mall and pay off ââ?¬Å?a major investor" in the business. Baldwin said the money would not cover any investment he has put into the venue.
So now we know who the investor was, the landlord. Hope the new management can keep it an interesting music venue. Seems to me Kuttner has done some good for the community here.
Correction, Feb. 5., 2009. It's the first link above, then the first link.
The money he's losing on the Gravity space is clearly cutting into Kuttner's income significantly if he's having to ignore style and shop at thrift stores just to keep clothes on his back :-)
Once that space starts making money, lets get him some new duds, please?
heard the flat will take over the restaurant and danny shea and andy jems will be doing the music... though didn't "the flat" run the restaurant before and what came of that?
Let us not forget the Gravity Lounge all the good it did for the local talent. I know how much gravity helped me in becoming a better musician by giving me a chance to play, and at the time no one else would. Thank you Bill, you're a great man. You did much to help me as well as countless other musicians.


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Google tops $700 for first time since 2007September 7, 2012: 12:07 PM ET
Just days after Google (GOOG) turned 14, shares topped the $700 mark for the first time since 2007. Shares hit a new 52-week high of $712.25 Friday. That's less than 5% below its all-time high of a little more than $747.
The stock may have lagged the broader tech market during the past five years, but it seems to be hitting a growth spurt in its teen years. Shares have spiked 11% in the past month. That's not too bad for a youngster.
Take a look at some of its competitors. Facebook (FB), for example, has had one of the toughest starts as a public company. Its stock has dropped 7% over the past month and, at $19, it's way below its IPO price. Still, the one bright spot for the social network is the fact that its shares are still valued at a whopping 36 times earnings forecasts. And Yahoo (YHOO), which is hoping its turnaround story has just begun, has declined 6% over the past month.
Ultimately, Google's slow and steady moves look like they're paying off. Analysts are forecasting Google's earnings per share to jump 18% this year, and 16%, on average, over the next few years. At 16 times 2012 earnings forecasts, the stock is pretty fairly priced.
Related: Google at 14: Better than ever
It's not like Google doesn't face any headwinds. Apple's (AAPL) big courtroom victory over Samsung could prove problematic since Samsung is the biggest Android user and if Apple continues to wage a war against Android, Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility could wind up being a costly mistake. Earlier this week, Google's Motorola division unveiled three new smartphones that it claims will give Apple's iPhone 4S a run for its money.
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Upon arrival there was a goodie bag waiting for Israel with markers, a sticker book and cute little teddy bear. We had a great time put stickers everywhere.
We fully enjoyed having room service, no dishes for mom to clean is always a good thing.
Each night a special treat was left for Israel of milk and cookies or some other little treat. He loved finding out what would be waiting for him each night.
A mini bathrobe and slippers made morning baths so much more comfy.
The next day walked a few blocks to Blue Bottle for lattes and hot chocolate. One of the nice things about where we stayed was that so much was within walking distance so we could quickly walk down for a coffee and be back to our room in no time. We visited Blue Bottle in New York but this location in Mint Plaza is really beautiful, lots of open windows and tall ceilings.
Later on in the afternoon we made our own custom grape juice. Since San Francisco isn't far from what's considered Wine Country, kids can make their own sort of wine from different grape juices. Israel was able to make his own recipe and bottle his secret formula in a glass bottle. He enjoyed mixing and tasting the different flavors and I must say the finished product was quite good! A chef in the making perhaps?
The next morning we had breakfast in our room and these eggs benedict were my favorite. We first had them at one of the hotels restaurants, Vitrine, and thankfully they are on the room service menu as well. The little enjoyed pancakes to his heart's content!
In traditional SF style, we took a cable car down to the wharf. I knew Israel would love riding up and down the hilly streets with a view!
At the wharf we checked out old ships, bought an owl kite (which he insisted on carrying around everywhere) and watched loud sea lions on the docks.
The following morning we visited Tartine bakery for breakfast pastries. It's just around the corner from Dolores Park, the perfect way to work off those pastries!
After a full morning of playing at the park, a picnic waited for us back at the hotel. There's an open park right across the street from St. Regis so we took our packed goodies over there. Also a perfect place to try out the new kite! We took our basket back to the lobby and then walked across the park yard to the Children's Creativity Museum. I wasn't able to take photos inside of course but we made our own creatures and stop animation, sang a little karaoke, watched a cardboard building demonstration and played puppet theatre. A fun, packed day for us all!
A few more things to note. We had dinner at the other restaurant in the hotel, AME and my husband can't stop talking about it. The food was incredible and all 3 of us left satisfied and with full tummies! If you live nearby I highly recommend you try it, everything we had was amazing.
Another restaurant we had dinner at was Anchor & Hope, also just a few blocks from the hotel. Truly St. Regis is in such a central location with many activities within walking distance for families.
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Hi beautiful, so fun to read about your trip. I have always wanter to visit San F. !! :-)ReplyDelete
Have a nice day! <3
It looks só good. You deserved this!!ReplyDelete
Jennifer, it really looks like you had an amazing time there. I discovered they have a St Regis Hotel in Florence: who knows? Maybe next year treat?! :)ReplyDelete
Your trip looks perfect and beautiful. That owl kite is AWESOME.ReplyDelete
What a beautiful pics and nice trip, what i love is that your kiddo could have so much fun in that trip. Great post. Nice day.ReplyDelete
loved reading this and i love your photos! snapshot style ones are always my favourites, you get to see the little details, the happy little moments.ReplyDelete
It looks like you had an amazing time in SF! Love the photos in this post, they really express the happy feeling during this trip. :) I'll be sure to take note of some of the restaurants as we'll probably head to SF next year.ReplyDelete
Such a fun trip!! We love SF.ReplyDelete
This looks perfect! Glad you guys had a good trip. You're such a good lifestyle photographer. I literally want to be apart of every pic.ReplyDelete
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DOVER — Andrew Marshall of Kittery, Maine, a senior on the Saint Michael's College men's swim team, was named to the Northeast-10 Conference honor roll for a week in which he posted eight top -three finishes in three dual meets last week
In a meet against Bentley the St. Thomas Aquinas High School graduate won the 1,000-yard freestyle, took second in the 500 free, helped the 400 relay finish third and swam the fastest 50 free leg of the 200 individual medley while finishing fourth overall.
Marshall won the 500 free and finished second in the 1,000 free against St. Rose.
He was second in the 1,000 free against Le Moyne and swam a leg for the 200 medley relay that took second place.
Marshall also swam a leg for the 200 free relay that finished fourth and placed fourth individually in the 500 free.
For the season, he leads the men's team with nine victories overall, including eight in individual events.
Sloane Sorrell of Berwick, Maine, continues to move up the leaderboards with the Southern New Hampshire University women's basketball program.
The former Noble High School star recently moved into fifth place on the all-time scoring list with 1,275 points and ranks ninth in rebounds with 691.
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Dover's Maggie Woodward had an assist for the Middlebury College women's hockey team in a 5-2 win over Amherst as the Panthers improved to 9-1-2 overall and extended their unbeaten streak to eight games.
Rochester's Deb LaValley has reached double digits in scoring the last two games for the Southern New Hampshire women's basketball team.
The Spaulding High School product had a career-high 13 points against Assumption on 4-of-6 shooting and scored 11 in a 60-39 win over Saint Rose, going 4 for 5 from the floor and knocking down both of her 3-point attempts.
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James Everett Dutschke of Tupelo, Miss., has been arrested, accused of sending letters containing deadly ricin addressed to President Obama and a senator. He has feuded with Paul Kevin Curtis, who was charged with the crime and later released. NBC's Pete Williams reports.
A judge declined to set bond Monday for a Mississippi martial arts instructor charged with sending poisoned letters to President Barack Obama and other government officials.
Prosecutors said they believed James Everett Dutschke was dangerous and a flight risk, according to NBC affiliate WTVA.
Dutschke was arrested Saturday morning at his home in Tupelo and charged with attempted use of a biological weapon — the poison ricin, which authorities say turned up in letters to the president, a senator and a Mississippi judge.
The arrest was the latest bizarre twist in the case. Authorities first arrested another man, an Elvis impersonator named Paul Kevin Curtis, who frequently writes to Congress and who has a longstanding feud with Dutschke. Charges against Curtis were dropped.
Curtis says he was framed. He has said Dutschke snubbed him after showing interest in publishing his book on a black market for body parts. Curtis also acknowledged posting a fake Mensa certificate online as part of a trap he set for Dutschke.
Law enforcement officials said they found traces of ricin after searching Dutschke's home, business and cars. Dutschke has said that he is a patriotic American, holds no grudges and didn't do it.
"I wouldn't recognize ricin if I saw it," he told reporters last week. "Would you?"
Dutschke, 41, who earlier this month pledged not guilty to two child molestation charges, faces life in prison if he is convicted on the ricin charge.
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Paul Kevin Curtis speaks to reporters last week in Oxford, Miss.
Besides Obama, the ricin letters were sent to Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and to Judge Sadie Holland of Lee County, Miss. The letters to Obama and Wicker were intercepted at screening facilities. Holland's letter reached her, but she was unharmed.
"Boy, I must be important," she joked to The Clarion-Ledger newspaper of Jackson. "I'm right up there with the president and Senator Wicker, huh?"
Ricin is made from castor beans and can kill, but an FBI agent testified in court that the ricin in the letters was crude and not very potent, and looked like castor beans ground in a blender.
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(This story appears on the Nov. 7, 2011 cover of Forbes.)
Here's that rare Steve Jobs story, one that's never been told, about the company that got away. Jobs had been tracking a young software developer named Drew Houston, who blasted his way onto Apple's radar screen when he reverse-engineered Apple's file system so that his startup's logo, an unfolding box, appeared elegantly tucked inside. Not even an Apple SWAT team had been able to do that.
In December 2009 Jobs beckoned Houston (pronounced like the New York City street, not the Texas city) and his partner, Arash Ferdowsi, for a meeting at his Cupertino office. "I mean, Steve friggin' Jobs," remembers Houston, now 28. "How do you even prepare for that?" When Houston whipped out his laptop for a demo, Jobs, in his signature jeans and black turtleneck, coolly waved him away: "I know what you do."
What Houston does is Dropbox, the digital storage service that has surged to 50 million users, with another joining every second. Jobs presciently saw this sapling as a strategic asset for Apple. Houston cut Jobs' pitch short: He was determined to build a big company, he said, and wasn't selling, no matter the status of the bidder (Houston considered Jobs his hero) or the prospects of a nine-digit price (he and Ferdowsi drove to the meeting in a Zipcar Prius).
Jobs smiled warmly as he told them he was going after their market. "He said we were a feature, not a product," says Houston. Courteously, Jobs spent the next half hour waxing on over tea about his return to Apple, and why not to trust investors, as the duo—or more accurately, Houston, who plays Penn to Ferdowsi's mute Teller—peppered him with questions.
When Jobs later followed up with a suggestion to meet at Dropbox's San Francisco office, Houston proposed that they instead meet in Silicon Valley. "Why let the enemy get a taste?" he now shrugs cockily. Instead, Jobs went dark on the subject, resurfacing only this June, at his final keynote speech, where he unveiled iCloud, and specifically knocked Dropbox as a half-attempt to solve the Internet's messiest dilemma: How do you get all your files, from all your devices, into one place?
Houston's reaction was less cocky: "Oh, s–t." The next day he shot a missive to his staff: "We have one of the fastest-growing companies in the world," it began. Then it featured a list of one-time meteors that fell to Earth: MySpace, Netscape, Palm, Yahoo.
Dropbox's ascent has been just as stunning. The 50-million-user figure is up threefold from a year ago, and it has solved the "freemium" riddle, with revenue on track to hit $240 million in 2011 despite the fact that 96% of those users pay nothing. With only 70 staffers, mostly engineers, Dropbox grosses nearly three times more per employee than even the darling of business models, Google. Houston claims it's already profitable but won't reveal margins.
It's only going to get better. That 96% of nonpaying customers is throwing their stuff into Dropbox at such a pace that thousands of people each day blow through the free 2 gigabytes of storage, and upgrade to 50 gigs for $10 a month or 100 gigs for $20. Even if Houston doesn't sign up a single customer in 2012, his sales will double. As we go over this math Houston pauses to garnish this lovely inevitability: "But we will sign up many, many customers."
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On the 4th August Birmingham's pioneering mysterions Pram release a remix EP of 'Beluga', a signature track from their recent 'The Moving Frontier' album and sounds like a dance scene from some long animated folk tale.
The EP is available on both 12" and digital download including remixes from Domino's electronic duo Psapp, flashing psychedelic kid Grandmaster Gareth, Godsey (Gareth Cherrystone's alter ego) and the childlike joy of Modified Toy Orchestra.
For over 15 years Pram have continued to furrow their own outsider pop path along a strange and beguiling English dreamscape. Typifying a career that has always moved at its own exploratory pace, 'The Moving Frontier' is as perfect a title as any to attempt to do justice to the breadth of Pram's journey.
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In yet another example of how Red Sox fans are so frighteningly devoted that they can get the people who run their team to do anything, Red Sox owner John Henry showed up on Sons Of Sam Horn yesterday to respond to various fans' questions. Say what you will about the coldness of Red Sox management, but they are popping up in online fan forums. We can't imagine, say, George Steinbrenner pulling that.
The answers are even different than a typical press conference, with interesting responses to interesting questions. And the best part: He even uses an emoticon! ("I shortened your 12 questions, JP, into 2. :D ") This is outstanding. We support baseball owners users emoticons at all possible moments. Mark Cuban could be pumped up three times the normal size, screaming all the time. Daniel Snyder could be a miniature head with tweedy glasses. And Al Davis? The Al Davis emoticon has shades, a Frankie Avalon pompadour and brings in all the stray emoticons that have crashed other people's computers. It could be fun, you know? Maybe it's too early in the morning.
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Taronga Western Plains Zoo is committed to ensuring that our grounds and exhibits can be viewed and enjoyed by all. It offers accessible parking, amenities and the free hire of wheelchairs.
There are a number of disabled car parking spaces located at the front entrance, as well as around the Zoo circuit, to assist with access to exhibit viewing areas and facilities.
Access by wheelchair
Most of the Zoo is accessible by wheelchair or by those with walking difficulties. Many of the exhibits are just a short walk from the Zoo circuit and the ground is generally flat. The African Savannah Tower is the only raised platform that is not accessible by wheelchair, however, the African Savannah exhibit can be viewed from ground level.
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The Zoo provides sturdy, all-terrain manual wheelchairs at no cost to those who require mobility assistance. Identification is required and a disclaimer form must be completed. These wheelchairs must be pushed by a carer/companion and seat belts must be worn. Advanced booking is recommended (02 6881 1400). Wheelchairs may be collected from the Hire Centre on arrival.
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Wheelchair accessible toilets are located around the Zoo circuit as well as in the Savannah Visitor Plaza.
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Since it looks like Mr. Weis is going to be keeping his job as the Leader of God's Army - thankfully, or else where would we put our fat jokes? - let's relay this little story: Adam Rose at the LA Times blog has been informed that the famed Tommy Trojan statue at USC was dowsed in blue paint last night, presumably by some rival school who has blue as their dominant school color. Someone like, say, UCLA. The Bruins apparently took advantage of the USC heading up to Stanford this weekend, leaving their statue unguarded and allowing the merry pranksters to swoop in for the sliming. Well done. Let's get you caught up on a few games, shall we? As mentioned, Notre Dame is ahead comfortably 27-7 so you can call off the Charlie Weis Death Watch for another week. Unless you mean it literally, in which case it's best to keep him on it if only because of his belt size. Penn State has opened up their lead to 27-7, and Illinois is getting killed by Ohio State 30-13. But the big game of the day looks to be the Georgia-Auburn matchup, in which the Bulldogs lead 10-6. Let's go upset! The weird thing though is that all of these games have been giving HUGH a lot of conflicting emotions today. Confusion: "Why is ESPN showing OSU-Illinois and Northwestern-Michigan when Ithaca is playing Cortland State?" - Sean's Ramblings Somewhat-veiled contempt: "Trying to watch Notre Dame and Navy? 2 minutes and you'll be BEGGING to watch Big Ten football again." —www.midwesternbias.blogspot.com Not-so-veiled contempt: "Rutgers and South Florida is the Big East game of the week. Or as many like to call it, the "Who The Fuck Cares Bowl"." - drscooter19 Hatred of the geriatric: my buddy went as a senior citizen for halloween and wore an actual Depends diaper...shenanigans ensue but i have a feeling this kinda thing happens all the time at ESPN now especially with Lou Holtz around. - tepman16 And fear of the geriatric: "If there is such a thing as the "Blue Royster Cult", does that make Joe Paterno the Reaper?" - Alexander Holt But let's finish it off with this witty ode to casual racism: "Well, I had the mute on and ESPN was showing clips of Asians dressed in yellow windbreakers dancing at the Illinois game, apparently attempting to stay warm. Not even sure what to say here, since a "Chief Irriniwek" dance joke would be inappropriate on several levels. Dammit, maybe I should work for an ESPN call center." - Zombie Jesus X The man himself Enrico will be handling the rest of your HUGH day. Send him your quips! But be gentle, even if he tells you he wants it rough. He's lying. Tommy Trojan feeling blue — victim of classic prank [All Things Trojan]
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MirrorManager 1.3.2 (plus a hotfix) is now running on all Fedora Infrastructure application servers. This brings one new interesting feature – automatic mirror detection. How's that you say?
As you know, Internet routing uses BGP (Border Gateway Protocol), and Autonomous System Numbers (ASNs) to exchange IP prefixes (aa.bb.cc.dd/nn) and routing tables. By grabbing a copy of the global BGP table a few times a day, MM can know the ASN of an incoming client request, and Hosts in the MM database have grown two new fields: ASN and "ASN Clients?". MM then looks to see if there is a mirror with the same ASN as each client, and offers it up earlier in the list.
I've pre-populated the MM database, for public servers only, with ASNs, and set "ASN Clients?" = True, meaning such will offer to serve all clients on the same ASN. If you have a private server and wish to do likewise (remember, this doesn't work for home systems or those behind NATs), you can fill in those fields yourself. The Fedora wiki page on mirroring gives an example on how to look up your ASN. I recommend this for all schools, research organizations, companies, and ISPs.
The mirrorlist lookup code now goes in preferential order:
- same netblock
- same ASN
- both on Internet2
- same country
- same continent
- global
For ISPs and schools, this should mean that most of the possible Fedora traffic will stay within your network – no transit costs. And as netblocks change, MM will keep up with them automatically.
To see this in action, try a query as such, and look for the 'Using ASN ####' in the result comment line.
$ wget -O – 'http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=fedora-11&arch=i386'
# Using preferred netblock Using ASN XXXX country = US country = MX country = CA
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By David Ponce
A lot has been made lately of this robotic arm ride. It's about these guys who strap themselves up to a robotic arm (the kind that you find in car assembly lines), and fling themselves about the room. Looks like fun, but it also looks dangerous, with the guy's head nearly scraping the floor several times.
Well, guess what? It turns out this is pretty old. There's a real ride like this, for random people, in a mall in Dubai.
I went there over the Holidays, and got some footage of the beast in action. It's called "Robo Coaster", and features a large robotic arm, with double chairs at the end. When you get in, you tell the operator just how crazy you want your ride to be. He then dials it in, and the flailing begins. Anything from old-people-sedate to brain rattling. A two minute ride costs 15 Dirhams, which is about $3.5US. It's completely safe, and looks fun as hell.
It's in Magic Planet, in The Emirates Mall, in Dubai… if you feel like looking it up. The video you see above was shot with a Nokia N93.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Carson Palmer racked up 419 passing yards and tossed a pair of TD passes Sunday in the Arizona Cardinals' 27-14 victory over Jacksonville.
Palmer went 30-of-42 through the air, including a 91-yard scoring strike to Michael Floyd in the third quarter -- the longest of the veteran quarterback's career.
Floyd finished with six catches for 193 yards as the Cardinals (6-4) notched a third straight win
Larry Fitzgerald made six grabs for 61 yards with a score for Arizona.
Jacksonville (1-9), which corralled its first win of the season last week, couldn't follow up with another victory as Chad Henne was intercepted twice. He finished with 255 yards and a touchdown.
Ace Sanders led the Jaguars' receiving corps with eight catches for 61 yards.
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Multiple Vita PSN purchases shareable with PS3
Shack reports the Vita versions of Hustle Kings, Motorstorm RC, WipeOut 2048 and Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 will all support cross-platform purchases. Buying either Hustle Kings or Motorstorm RC on the PlayStation Network will grant you access to both the PlayStation 3 and Vita versions, while DLC can be shared across between Wipeout 2048 […]
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Sony has released ten new videos from its PS Vita showcase event, held at Vita Hill Social Club in San Francisco recently. Below the break you will find 11 videos for: Uncharted – Golden Abyss, Gravity Rush, Escape Plan, Hot Shots Golf, Hustle Kings, LittleBigPlanet, Reality Fighters, Little Deviants, Super Stardust Delta, Unit 13, and […]
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I have been thinking about this question for quite some time but now this question by Denis Serre revived some hope.
Question. Let $x,y$ be invertible matrices (say, over $\mathbb C$) and $[x,y,y]=x$ where $[a,b]=a^{-1}b^{-1}ab$, $[a,b,c]=[[a,b],c]$. Does it follow that some power of $x$ is unipotent?
The motivation is this. Consider the one-relator group $\langle x,y \mid [x,y,y]=x\rangle$. It is hyperbolic (proved by A. Minasyan) and residually finite (that is proved in my paper with A. Borisov). If the answer to the above question is "yes", then that group would be non-linear which would provide an explicit example of non-linear hyperbolic group.
Update 1. Can $x$ in the above be a diagonal matrix and not a root of 1?
Update 2. The group is residually finite, so it has many representations by matrices such that $x, y$ have finite orders (hence their powers are unipotents).
Update 3. The group has presentation as an ascending HNN extension of the free group: $\langle a,b,t \mid a^t=ab, b^t=ba\rangle$. So it is related to the Morse-Thue map. Properties of that map may have something to do with the question. See two quasi-motivations of the question as my comments .


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Double-A Pedro (8-5-09)
My company has a softball team in the soon-to-be world famous Reading-Berks Business Softball League (RBBSL). Sadly, we were eliminated from playoff contention a couple weeks back after a tough loss to the squad from EnerSys. Last Monday, we assembled at Cacoosing Meadows for our final game of the season, another tough battle against the accountants of Reinsel Kuntz Lesher. On the field next to us, it was a battle between EnerSys and the Reading Phillies (their front office). As rec. league softball goes, it was huge game — the R-Phils won 10-9 and punched their ticket to the post-season while sending EnerSys home for a long winter.
After the game, I was chatting with my buddy from the R-Phils and he informed me that the R-Phils had just announced some big news…
…Pedro Martinez would be making a rehab start for the R-Phils on Wednesday, August 5th.
Baseballtown was a buzz. A future hall of famer was about to grace the mound at FirstEnergy Stadium. I was in the middle of a ridiculously busy week at work. But I decided I'd take a short break on Wednesday night so Tim and I could check out Pedro on his comeback trail.
By the way, do you see the guy pictured just below Pedro on the R-Phils website? That's Mike Zagurski. He's had a cup of coffee in Philadelphia and boasts a spotless MLB record of 1-0. A couple weeks back, my softball team faced off against the R-Phils on the night of the MLB All-Star game. It was also MiLB All-Star break so Zagurski and a couple other professional R-Phils players came out to Cacoosing Meadows to cheer on their softball team….and to heckle mine. Well, mostly, I think they were there to heckle us. And they heckled us, and heckled us…and then they heckled us some more. Ultimately, we lost the game by one run. But the silver lining is that I can now say I've been heckled by someone who has pitched in the major leagues. Not too shabby.
After our softball game, I ordered a ticket to the game online. Entry was free for Tim (0-4 is free at the R-Phils). It was a good thing I ordered it online because, for the first time in team history (or so I'm told) the R-Phils completely sold out. As the sign says, they even sold out of standing room only tickets.
We actually got lucky, on the way home from work to get ready to head to the game, my buddy called and said he had four extra tickets. Someone had given them to him, but he already had tickets. He ended up giving them to us so we'd have reserved seats and wouldn't have to battle the crowd for General Admission seats or standing room. It was defintely a good thing, because check out how crowded it was at the game…
…see how people are using the stairs down into the LF homerun trough as standing room to watch the game? Crazy. It was packed!
As we arrived, they were announcing the starting line-ups.
"And pitching for your Reading Phillies, warming up in the bullpen, Pedro Martinez."
We headed straight to the bullpen, and got there in time to watch about two pitches before Pedro was officially "warm." So we walked back toward the grand stand with Pedro, his catcher and pitching coach Steve Schrenk walking right down the foul line along with us.
Notice that Pedro is wearing No. 41 rather than his usual No. 45. In that last photo, Schrenk's pullover is covering up Pedro's number. Based on a close analysis and comparison of Schrenk's and Pedro's career numbers, it probably wouldn't have killed Schrenk to give up No. 45 for a night. Although, it obviously didn't kill Pedro to give No. 41 a test drive.
The R-Phils took the field and Pedro did some more warming up:
And then it was time, Austin Krum stood in and Pedro delivered his first pitch in Double-A baseball since he was a 19 year old kid in 1991 pitching for the San Antonio Missions in the Texas League:
The At-Bat would not go well for Krum.
However, things would go much better for Edwin Nunez in the first inning:
Nunez hit a bomb that landed inside that yellow circle up there.
The rest of the inning went much better for Pedro:
- K – Austin Krum
- K – Reegie Corona
- HR – Edwin Nunez
- K – Chris Malec
Totals: 3 Strike Outs, 1 Hit
All the while, Tim was enjoying a chocolate ice cream helmet with sprinkles:
By the way, here was our view:
Next, the R-Phils came to the plate. Did you pay attention to the Phillies-Blue Jays Roy Halladay trade talks? One name you might have heard tossed around was Dominic Brown. Well, in the bottom of the first, Brown absolutely crushed a ball to tie the score up at 1-1:
Brown's HR exited the stadium and landed out on Route 61.
Building on his early total of three strike outs, Pedro kept dealing in the top of the second:
- K – P. J. Pilittere
- K – Richie Robnett
- ground out – Edwar Gonzalez
Totals: 5 Strike Outs, 1 Hit
Between innings, the R-Phils kept us entertained with the antics of the Crazy Hot Dog Vendor:
The Crazy Hot Dog Vendor throws hot dogs into the stands much to the delight of the fans. However, on this day, thrown hot dogs were not enough to satisfy the capacity crowd. We wanted more Pedro. And in the top of the third, he delivered again:
Top of the third results:
- K – James Cooper
- K – Marcos Vechionacci
- ground out – Austin Krum (Pedro hustles over and covers first)
Totals: 7 Strike Outs, 1 Hit
In the bottom of the third, it was D-Bro time again — and he delivered again…
…not a home run this time…
…a solid double. This guy is looking good.
Tim was pretty excited for two reasons…
1) he had his glove and he was ready to catch a foul ball — but none came anywhere near us, and…
2) Our Arby's Roast Beef batter was at the plate. If Brian Stavisky could hit in D-Bro from second base, we'd all win free roast beef sandwiches at Arby's — unfortunately, Stavisky didn't come through for us.
After someone else did Stavisky's job (no free roast beef for us), Pedro was back to the mound in the top of the fourth.
By the way, ever heard of Reegie Corona? He plays for the Trenton Thunder. However, last February-March, as a result of the Rule 5 draft, he played for our Seattle Mariners. I never saw him bat on TV during the spring, so I didn't know about his crazy wide stance. Check it out:
…but the important thing is that Pedro had his payback on his Double-A arch nemisis, Edwin Nunez:
"Strike Three!"
Top of the fourth results:
- K – Reegie Corona
- K – Edwin Nunez
- single – Chris Malec
- ground out to S.S. – P. J. Pilittere
Totals: 9 Strike Outs, 2 Hit
After the top of the fourth, something funny happened that I thought was noteworthy. After the ground out to end the inning, Stavisky (the R-Phils first basemen) rolled the ball back to the pitcher's mound. Third basemen Neil Sellers ran by the ball to the dugout. Then, he turned around and back to the mound and grabbed the ball. I was watching him and I figured he wanted the ball to keep as a keepsake from his game backing up Pedro Martinez. But he went and grabbed the ball and threw it to a fan above the dugout. I thought that was pretty cool. He knew someone would want that Pedro-pitched ball.
Anyway, I took one last picture of the field, it was a beautiful night for baseball…
…but, as I said, I was crazy busy at work this week. So we cut our night short after four innings so I could go home and work, work, work. But it was an excellent four innings of getting to see Pedro pitch some minor league ball. And the R-Phils did an excellent job playing host to a huge crowd for the night.
Pedro ended up having two more strike outs over two more innings. He gave up a couple more tuns, one of which was unearned. We'll see how he holds up when he makes it to Philadelphia. I was watching the gun throughout the night. I saw one pitch clock in at 91 mph. But he seemed to throw mostly curves and change ups that were in the 60s and 70s. In fact, he had one curve that was 64 mph.


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Saving Abel
Jared Weeks-Vocals
Jason Null-Guitars
Scott Bartlett-Guitars
Eric Taylor-Bass
Blake Dixon-Drums
"You know when you hear a song on the radio and you don't know who it is, but you love it and feel like you've heard it before? That's our band! The first time someone hears us, they go, 'I know that band!' Then someone explains, 'no, it's a brand-new song and band.' Saving Abel has an accessible and comfortable sound---you HAVE heard us before," states lead singer Jared Weeks. On their self-titled Virgin Records debut, songs range from the wild road tale in "New Tattoo" to the sexual innuendos of the aptly titled first single, "Addicted."
Weeks and Jason Null formed the band in their small hometown of Corinth, Mississippi in 2004. They met when Weeks, who was in a band, was playing guitar at his best friend's house, when Null, who was in a rival local group, walked in to rehearse with his band. Within days of that meeting, Null and Weeks were writing and honing the intimate writing style that now defines Saving Abel. In early 2005, the pair's songs caught the ear of noted producer Skidd Mills (12 Stones, Saliva, Submersed), who took the band into his 747 Studios in Memphis. Mills notes, "It was '18 Days' that hooked me. The first time I heard it I was like, 'these guys are the real deal; they'll be doing this for a long time.' Jason and Jared have always understood that the most important part of the music business is having great songs."
Saving Abel gradually came together in the final electric lineup of guitarist Scott Bartlett, bassist Eric Taylor, and drummer Blake Dixon, and the band paid its dues both onstage and off. Weeks would toss Saving Abel demos onto the stage when bigger bands played in town, and between playing gigs, working day jobs, and Weeks and Null constantly driving from Mississippi to Memphis to record their self-titled EP with Mills, it was a busy and prolific couple years. Weeks remembers; "I used to work at a hospital. I'd have to be there at 4:30 in the morning drawing blood. I'd wake people up and stick a needle in their arm. I'd be walking around the hospital, singing 'Addicted' in my head, writing down the lyrics on patients' clipboards and doctor script pads."
Null and Weeks bring in differing songwriting approaches influences, giving Saving Abel a well-rounded sound. Null comes from a musical family, and recalls Saturday nights at the local community center as a child. "We didn't miss it, ever! It was bluegrass band after bluegrass band. We'd hoot and holler, as we used to say. My brother traded my bike for a guitar for me when I was 6, and I learned 'Johnny B. Goode' that night! I go back to Willie and Waylon, but as a kid of the '80s, I also love Metallica. Also, Angus Young is one of my main influences, as well as the guitar sound and solos of Seattle bands like Soundgarden and Alice in Chains." For his part, a teenage Weeks played basketball and went to state twice in tennis before music consumed his life. A big fan of the blues and Southern Rock, Weeks calls himself the more "literal" songwriter of the two, explaining, "If something is really bothering me, or how I'm feeling at that moment, I'll write about it. For me to get the most out of a song, I have to get it almost to the point I'm ready to cry if I can't get it out, and that makes people relate to it."
After shopping their indie EP for almost a year, a copy of 'Addicted' found its way to one-time Virgin A&R Consultant Scott Frazier and manager partner Rick Smith. They were so excited that they sent the song to the label's Chairman/CEO Jason Flom. Flom was impressed upon first listen and immediately sent A&R vet Kim Stephens (Collective Soul, Matchbox 20, Edwin McCain) to see the band in Jackson, Tennessee. The band was signed the next day. Says Stephens, "I was sold on the merit of the songs and instantly recognized this was a band with huge potential."
Saving Abel, the Virgin debut produced by Mills, features mostly brand-new tunes, plus a few favorites from the indie EP, including the poignant, perfectly crafted "18 Days," "Running From You," and "Drowning Face Down." Null explains that "18 Days" was lyrically inspired by sheriff Buford Pusser of 'Walking Tall' fame, while laughingly admitting that the rowdy road trip in "New Tattoo" ("The blue is for the bruise you left in my heart / and the red is for the color we're about to paint this town") is "based on a true story." Null furthers: "Our goals are always to concentrate on the song, not just one cool part to make a kid bop his head. Every person I talk to loves a different song of ours." Null was also the one who gave the band its name: "I Googled the story of Cain and Abel and found a line about 'there was no Saving Abel,' which just jumped out at me." Everyone agreed and the name stuck…much like Saving Abel's songs get instantly stuck in the minds and ears of everyone who hears them. With a radio-ready sound combining big riffs and memorable melodies, Saving Abel has created a polished combination of Southern and Alternative rock…. 2008 style. Get Addicted. Get Saving Abel.
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Griffey, M's close in on 1-year deal
Small contract with bonuses being discussed
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Ken Griffey Jr. is busy getting his swing in order.
Just not the swing for which he's famous.
Griffey is in California playing in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament. After the tournament, he will get to work on the sweet left-handed swing that made him a household name.
Griffey, his agent, Brian Goldberg, and the Mariners are closing in on a one-year contract that would bring the team's most famous player back to Seattle.
After his round Thursday, Griffey was coy about the negotiations.
"We don't know what we're doing next year with respect to Seattle," he told The Associated Press. "It's all rumors."
He said he was having Goldberg handle the talks and that "as long as (baseball) is still fun, I want to keep playing."
The Mariners don't have a lot of money to spend on Griffey, but he's not trying to break the bank. The sides are working on a relatively small contract with bonuses based on games played, at-bats and Safeco Field attendance.
Sources say the Mariners and Goldberg are getting much more specific about terms. If the sides are successful, the deal would bring Griffey back to Seattle nine years and a week after he left in a trade with the Cincinnati Reds.
Nothing will be completed without the mandatory physical exam, which won't happen before Sunday because of the golf tournament. If Griffey makes the cut, he would also play Sunday.
The physical exam is no mere formality. Griffey played the second half of the 2008 season unable to generate much power with his left leg. Before the season was over, a Cincinnati orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Timothy Kremcheck, operated on his left knee.
Some scouts have said Griffey is done, noting Griffey's inability to drive the ball last year after his trade to the Chicago White Sox. Those assessments are a big reason there is less interest in the 39-year-old left-handed slugger than might be expected.
Speaking with the Seattle P-I on Jan. 22, Kremcheck said those selling Griffey short were making a mistake.
"He had cartilage damage and some degeneration of his left knee," Kremcheck said. "It limited his ability to push off. We cleaned it out and it's going to really help him utilize his left leg and core in generating power. I think you will see a different Junior. Will he have the power of 15 years ago? No. But maybe the power of 5-6-7 years ago."
Griffey had 30 homers and 93 RBIs for the Reds two years ago, before the knee injury. Last year, he fell to just 18 homers and wasn't the RBI threat he had been.
In the past week the Mariners have warmed to Kremcheck's view of Griffey's ability, and talks have picked up. The signings this week of two other free-agent left-handed outfielder/designated hitters -- Bobby Abreu by the Angels and Adam Dunn by the Nationals -- also spurred the Griffey talks.
Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik and manager Don Wakamatsu don't have a history with Griffey, so positive face-to-face meetings after the golf tournament would also be needed before a deal is final.
Zduriencik and Wakamatsu have spent the past couple of days fielding more questions about a player not on the payroll -- Griffey -- than about any of the 60 players who are scheduled to come to camp. Spring training opens Friday with pitchers and catchers reporting.
"I don't see it as a distraction," Zduriencik said. "We're just bearing down on baseball."
Griffey would probably split time between left field -- he was an All-Star center fielder when he played in Seattle from 1989-99 -- and DH. His power, however diminished, would be a bonus for the Mariners outfield. The current starting outfield -- Ichiro Suzuki in right, Franklin Gutierrez in center and Endy Chavez -- combined for fewer than Griffey's 18 homers last season.
If a deal is finished Sunday or Monday, Griffey will probably head home to Florida for a couple of days before joining the team in Arizona.
EXTRA BASES: Although pitchers, catchers and others have been in camp for days and weeks to work out, there probably won't be much working out Friday. The pitchers and catchers' reporting date means physical exams for those involved, and many will call it a day after that. "It's not like it's a lost day," Zduriencik said. "Some of them have been here a month. They could use a day off." ... Wakamatsu and the coaching staff had another series of precamp meetings Thursday, this one focusing on defense. Wakamatsu will be stressing defense at this camp. ... One of Griffey's amateur partners at Pebble Beach is ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman.