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SAN FRANCISCO — For the moment the plan is to make a quick appearance, take some pictures and shake some hands, and then scurry to a place where the television cameras can't possibly get close enough to capture human emotion.
Of course, plans in the Harbaugh family have been known to go awry, particularly during the Thanksgiving holiday when football has always – always – trumped all. There were many a turkey dinner when one of the boys would call dibs on the wishbone and the other would snatch it, or one would insist on licking the last drop of creamed corn from the bowl and the other would steal it away, and about the only thing that could quiet the ruckus was a game of catch on the outside lawn.
"Eating was always a competitive sport. Fun, messy, loud—I'm sure you can imagine. Our Thanksgivings were probably like every American household when the kids were growing up, with everyone eating until they're stuffed and the night ending with football, either watching or playing it," Jackie Harbaugh was saying earlier this week.
The basics haven't changed—there will be a roasted bird, a pigskin, some squabbles—but never has a Harbaugh Thanksgiving featured trimmings quite like this. Because as anyone worth their Madden NFL 12 surely knows, history will be made Thursday night when John and Jim Harbaugh become the first brothers to face each other as NFL head coaches.
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While the subplot is the fascinating and complicatedly close relationship between John, coach of the Baltimore Ravens, and Jim, the rookie coach of the resurgent San Francisco 49ers, the cleverly coined Har-Bowl could also possibly serve as a Super Bowl sneak peek. It's not inconceivable to imagine the 7-3 Ravens and the 9-1 49ers meeting again come February, and by then perhaps the nerves of both Jackie and her husband Jack won't be a jangled mess.
"This is unchartered territory for us. We're torn and we have conflicted emotions, and that's very unusual for our family. Sports have always been what held us together," says Jack.
In a serendipitous twist, the momentous game falls one day before the 50th wedding anniversary of Jack and Jackie, the couple who in 1961 spent their honeymoon, naturally, at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, watching an NFL game. True romance to a Harbaugh means knowing how to time a slant route so it exploits the cover 2 defense.
"We have kind of a pattern here, all these years later," Jackie says with a laugh.
But for the first time in forever, they'd rather keep their distance from the action, choosing instead to stop by M&T Bank Stadium for a pre-game family portrait with John, Jim and younger sister Joani, before retreating back to John's house where they can watch the game in private. It's appropriate, says Jackie, that her family will be together on Thanksgiving, lured in by the sport that has bound them tight, and then she laughs again and raises her voice and summons the family motto.
"Who does have it better than us? Nobody!"
Jack is 72 now, retired from coaching after 43 years, but every Tuesday morning throughout the NFL season he slips back in time as soon as the two packages arrive via Fed Ex. It's game film from the Ravens and the 49ers, and after he meticulously breaks it down he waits for the calls to come.
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They always do. Jim, 47 and younger than John by 15 months, has been known to phone his father every day for as long as anyone can remember. Both sons caught the coaching bug from Jack; even when they were tots he'd bring them to wherever his office/field happened to be. In the 1970s it was at Michigan, where Jack served as an assistant under Bo Schembechler, and as Jack's coaching career wound its way throughout the United States—the family moved 16 times—the Harbaughs' irrepressible enthusiasm gathered steam.
From the front of the sedan as it pulled into Iowa, or Palo Alto, or maybe Bowling Green, either Jack or Jackie would holler, "Who has it better than us?" And from the back seats there would be a duel to decide who could retort the loudest: "Nobody!"
"We might not have had lots of material things, but we taught our kids to make the most of what they had at the particular moment. Being mediocre doesn't get you anywhere, but being the best you can be and appreciating what got you there is what matters," Jackie says.
She's blonde and petite and in some ways the toughest of the bunch. The plastic armadillo John keeps in his Baltimore office serves as a fresh reminder of his mother's gumption. He'll ask his players, "Do you have your armadillo skin on today, or is it that baby-deerskin?" Jackie raised her boys to be armadillos with thick hide.
They shared a room growing up—"sharing ideas, sharing goals, sharing dreams," Jim says—and were forever battling over even trivial matters like who could mow the lawn the straightest. Predictably, there were some knockdown bloody fights. "I can remember my mom screaming, wailing and crying, 'You're brothers! You are not supposed to act like this! You're supposed to get along better!' There are probably a lot of mothers out there that can relate to that," John says.
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The last time the brothers can recall competing against each other was in high school, in an American Legion baseball game, when John recruited older, better guys to play for team Baskin Robbins. They beat Jim's Sheriff's All-Stars 1-0, a heartbreaking loss, remembers Jim, because the underdogs nearly pulled it off.
"That would have been up there with Rocky and the Miracle on Ice," he says.
John has often called his younger brother the greatest competitor he's ever met. A more gifted athlete than John, Jim quarterbacked Michigan to the Rose Bowl, finished third in the 1986 Heisman Trophy voting, spent 15 seasons in the NFL and came within a Hail Mary pass of reaching the Super Bowl.
At each stop, his cutthroat nature intensified. In three seasons as the University of San Diego coach, Jim went 29-6, and then turned a 1-11 Stanford team into a perennial powerhouse.
"He'd race the offensive linemen in practice and get mad when he didn't win," Andrew Luck, the Stanford quarterback, tells me. "He was always inventing reasons to compete with us in something."
But after a string of college coaching jobs, it was John who first reached the NFL's top ranks. Cerebral and thoughtful, he's thrice led the Ravens to the playoffs, his defense is among the elite, and his players appear ready to bulldoze through a wall for him Thanksgiving night.
"It's the Raven family versus the San Francisco family," says linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo, adlibbing John's midweek speech. "Off the field, they're brothers. But come Thursday night, Jim and John aren't family. John and the Ravens are family and Jim and his Niners are family and it's two families going to battle."
Adds linebacker Terrell Suggs: "We really want to win it bad for him." And while nobody would say for sure, not a person expects the injured Ray Lewis to miss this game considering the weight it carries and the spotlight it draws.
Clear across the country the other Harbaugh is as grouchy as a poked gator, griping about having to fly over three time zones for the Niners' second game in five days, and snarling at reporters who hope to wring some emotion from his blank face.
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"There's no doubt we got the short end of the straw on this one, but we'll see if we can make history," Jim says. "You probably want to peel back the onion some more and get into my soul, but this week my brother is just somebody we're trying to beat. Doing my job as it relates to our team preparing for the game is first and foremost. I think it'll probably be a big deal for my parents. If it is or isn't, that's not relevant to what we're trying to accomplish this week, either."
Jim is obsessed with Winston Churchill, reading everything that's ever been written about the British prime minister who fought in three wars and, as Jim likes to note, was an exceptional linguist. Churchill's preparation was legendary, and the same is being said about the rookie coach who has his team thriving behind an exceptionally physical defense.
Before the season began, he gave his players mechanic shirts, to remind them of their blue-collar roots. Now the 49ers are 4-0 on the road, all victories coming in the Eastern time zone. He preaches perfection, oozes energy and still finds reasons to skirmish with players half his age.
For the last few years, Jim would occasionally fly to Baltimore, stand on the sideline and get in his brother's ear. John watched every one of Stanford's games, then sent his brother player evaluations and schemes to try on defense. They've been best friends for more than 40 years, and one very different Thanksgiving won't bump that.
"He's a guy I trust the most and would entrust him with absolutely anything in my life," John says of Jim.
It's been a long while since they fought over who got the last drop of cream corn to pile atop the mashed potatoes, but always there will be something to covet. Jim has swiped the armadillo line from John. John wishes he had thought first of incorporating the family motto into the Ravens' ethos.
The slogan's imprint is all over the 49ers. It's on the T-shirts players recently found in their lockers: "Who's got it better than us?" on the front; "Nobody!" on the back. Jim yells it after practice and games, and the players' reply causes the ground to shake.
"It's huge, it describes us perfectly," says linebacker Patrick Willis. "We have exactly what we need right now. It's great motivation."
The Harbaughs won't tackle or blitz each other Thursday night, though nobody can be sure what will happen when the final whistle blows and they greet each other at mid-field. Maybe a handshake, perhaps a hug, and not a soul will look away because at least one of the brothers has been known to stir things up.
Predicts John: "There will be one Harbaugh side that will be really happy, and there will be another Harbaugh side that will be really, really disappointed. And then Mom and Dad will be torn. That's how I think it will go.''
Predicts Jack, the coach whose legacy is remarkably, doubly successful: "Hopefully not too much stress."
Predicts Jackie, the wife of nearly 50 years and an armadillo for much of them: "I'm hoping it ends in a tie."


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Going down to the wire
Mets to decide bench, bullpen spots after next two games
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"I think I'm throwing the ball better, and I know I feel a lot better," Smith said. "But at the same time, I'm saying, 'What's going to happen?'"
The Mets don't know, either. Two exhibition games now remain, and manager Willie Randolph has made it clear that he's willing -- almost eager -- to use both of them. His decisions need perspective; these games will provide it.
Randolph on Thursday reiterated that he would wait until late this weekend before deciding on the three roster spots still up for grabs. That affects Smith, who's battling for the last spot in the bullpen, just as it affects Mike Pelfrey and Orlando Hernandez, each aiming for the fifth-starter's role. And it affects Brady Clark and Fernando Tatis, now the two remaining candidates for the one spot on the bench.
"It's part of my job," Randolph said. "Sometimes, it's a good thing when you have some depth and some surplus, and hopefully, you keep some of these guys. I like the competition. It's always good."
Though the fifth-starter's competition has seemed fairly straightforward -- aside from a few dark-horse candidates, Pelfrey and El Duque have been the main attractions -- the other two battles haven't boasted the same symmetry.
Smith, for one, was a long shot to make the team at the start of Spring Training, back when Duaner Sanchez appeared to be a lock to reclaim a spot. Now Sanchez seems overwhelmingly likely to start the season on the disabled list -- the Mets could make such a move retroactive to Thursday -- opening up one additional spot.
Steven Register also appeared to be a candidate before the Mets placed him on waivers and removed him from contention. So Smith's only remaining competition appears to be Brian Stokes, whom Randolph said on Wednesday he envisioned as a starter.
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Even with 1 2/3 shutout innings on Thursday, Smith didn't necessarily boost his cause, entering the game with two men on base and allowing one to score. But he didn't cede another run, and appears to be in better shape than Stokes with only two Spring Training games remaining.
"You can't root against the guy," Smith said. "He's a good dude. We play golf together. But that's just the way the game is. You don't want to root against one of your buddies, but at the same time, I want to be there and he wants to be there."
Same goes for the bench battle, which the Mets have now whittled down to two contestants -- Clark and Tatis. Both can hit left-handed pitching, which one Mets official hinted was a prerequisite to win the job. And both can play multiple positions.
Though Tatis showed up to camp about a month late after enduring visa problems, the missed time doesn't seem to have hindered his chances of making the club. He's versatile -- he can back up any number of infield or outfield positions -- which might just give him the edge. That is, if there's an edge to be had in a race that's not yet complete.
For the record, Tatis finished 1-for-5 against the Braves on Thursday to drop his Grapefruit League average to .241. Clark finished 1-for-4 to drop his own mark to .298. Let the jury decide.
"It's been a good camp," Randolph said. "We've had some good competition. The fact that it's going down to the wire is good."
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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D-Backs take righty Scherzer at No. 11
Club impressed with hard-throwing pitcher's demeanor
By Steve Gilbert / MLB.com
The Diamondbacks, though, were ready for just such an occurrence, and wasted no time when their pick rolled around at No. 11 to select Missouri right-hander Max Scherzer.
"We had the all the scenarios mapped out and figured out," D-Backs vice president of scouting Mike Rizzo said. "We were prepared no matter who fell or who didn't. We had it all covered."
Scherzer was projected to go near the top of the draft earlier this year before a couple of minor injuries caused him to slip a bit. The 6-foot-2, 210-pounder slammed a door on the middle finger of his pitching hand and had a case of biceps tendinitis during the season, which cost him about three weeks.
"[He has] a power arm," Rizzo said. "He's a big strong physical right-handed pitcher with a tough good makeup demeanor on the mound. He's got a power fastball, a good breaking ball, and we think he's on the upside of his career."
With a fastball that has been clocked in the mid-to-upper 90s before the tendinitis, a plus sinker and a hard-nosed competitive makeup, Scherzer was seen by some scouts as projecting as a closer.
The Diamondbacks don't see it that way.
"We think he's got the repertoire to start and we feel like he's a starting pitcher," Rizzo said.
Scherzer told the Kansas City Star recently that the tendinitis is no longer an issue for him.
"I'm totally over that," Scherzer said. "All I needed was rest. There really wasn't any special treatment I needed to do. Tons of pitchers get tendinitis. I'm not the only one. I'm just a normal pitcher."
Scherzer was named the Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year after leading the Big 12 in ERA (1.86) and strikeouts (131) in 2005. This season, he is 7-2 with a 1.95 ERA in 13 games (12 starts). The Chesterfield, Mo., native has held opposing hitters to a .204 batting average and struck out 72 while walking 23 in 73 2/3 innings.
Missouri qualified for its first NCAA College Regional this season and advanced to the Super Regionals, where it will take on Cal State Fullerton.
Scherzer is represented by agent Scott Boras, who has been notoriously difficult for clubs to deal with, but the Diamondbacks have never shied away from a Boras client. Two years ago, when shortstop Stephen Drew slipped to them at No. 15, they nabbed him and worked out a deal with Boras just prior to the following year's deadline. Last year's No. 11 pick received $1.9 million and the slot figure is expected to be right around there this year.
"Like we always do we tried to take the best player on the board without regard to who his representative is," Rizzo said. "This is a guy we wanted to get in the system. He was the guy that fit for us at 11 and that's why we took him."
Scherzer was originally drafted by the Cardinals in the 43rd round in 2003, but elected to attend Missouri instead.
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Ken Griffey Jr. thinks Dusty Baker is going to have a positive impact on the Reds' organization.
"All he has to do is put my name in the lineup every day," Griffey told the Cincinnati Post. "He's going to help this organization top to bottom. He's going to have an influence on the front office, the Minor Leagues and the entire Cincinnati Reds organization. It's going to be good for the city of Cincinnati to see what can happen with a big-name manager, something it hasn't had since Lou Piniella."
Griffey, who is preparing for his 20th season in the big leagues, sounded rejuvenated by the selection of Baker and the direction of the club.
"I'll keep playing as long as I'm having fun," he said. "I still look forward to going to the ballpark every day and playing. I'm still having fun, it's not like work."
Clean shave for Youkilis: Kevin Youkilis is sporting a new look this offseason. The Boston first baseman cut off his signature goatee Tuesday in the name of charity.
Youkilis has formed a new organization -- Kevin Youkilis Hits for Kids. In exchange for shaving his goatee, Gillette is donating $5,000 to the organization. The charity is dedicated to rallying local and corporate support for groups focused on the health and well being of children in New England and in Youkilis' hometown of Cincinnati.
As Youkilis was getting ready for Meaghan Boyle and Michelle Fonzi to cut off his goatee, he promised the clean-shaven look wouldn't last long.
"I'll start it up again," Youkilis told redsox.com, "because a lot of people seem to like it.
"It feels good. It feels nice and clean. The peanut gallery wanted me to keep the moustache. I don't think the moustache would've worked."
Pedroia caps season with top AL rookie honor: Dustin Pedroia was voted the 2007 AL Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America Monday. Pedroia, who led all AL rookies with a .317 batting average, had 132 points as he was chosen first on 24 of 28 ballots. Delmon Young, the Rays' right fielder, was second with 56 points and Brian Bannister, who excelled as a starter with the Royals in his first season, was third with 36 points.
"It's just been, it's kind of been a dream come true this whole year," Pedroia told the Boston Globe of winning the award as well as a World Series title this year. "In your first year in the big leagues, you want to establish yourself as a good player. The only thing I cared about was trying to help the team win. That was our ultimate goal."
Todd Jones follows heart back to Motown: After recording 75 saves over the past two seasons for the Detroit Tigers, veteran reliever Todd Jones has re-signed with the team with a new one-year deal.
"Ultimately, the team that I think had the best chance to win was Detroit," Jones told MLB.com. "And the team that I was most comfortable with is Detroit. And where my heart is, is in Detroit. It's just great. I just appreciate the Tigers letting me kick tires and letting me look around with no hard feelings. Because in an industry where ultimately it can sometimes become a very harsh business, [president/general manager] Dave [Dombrowski] and I maintain a wonderful, professional relationship."
After he signed, Jones admitted that there was no place else he really wanted to pitch. Other than Atlanta, that is, close to his home. He had his chance to talk to the Braves, and he got his answer.
"That question was simply yes or no, and their [answer] was no," he said. "So I knew from the get-go, very early, that there wasn't going to be any discussions for that. I was glad at the way that they handled that."
The Tigers, meanwhile, are pleased to have Jones back in the fold.
"We're very happy to have Todd back in the organization," said Dombrowski. "For us, he's done a quality job the last couple years, and for us, [it was] a real big need to have him come back and fill that closer role."
Rowand not one to watch and wait: Free agent outfielder Aaron Rowand, who most recently played outfield for the Phillies, says that returning to Philadelphia is not out of the question, even though he is now free to negotiate with any team.
"I don't know anything at this point," Rowand told MLB.com. "It's early in the process. Today is when teams can start giving [financial] offers. I'm leaning on my agent because he's gone through this a lot of times. I really don't know what's going to happen."
Rowand will not, though, sit around and wait for players like Torii Hunter, Mike Cameron and Andruw Jones to set the market.
"If the right thing comes along, and it's the Phillies, that's great," said Rowand. "I'd like to go back and if the right thing comes along, I'm there. I'm not waiting for anyone else to sign. It's what's right for my family. I'm not thinking about what the rest of the guys are doing. It has nothing to do with that."
Sabathia wins AL Cy Young Award: C.C. Sabathia, a winner of 19 games in 2007, has won the AL Cy Young Award. He finished ahead of Boston's Josh Beckett and the Angels' John Lackey.
"It feels good to have a consistent year all the way through," Sabathia told MLB.com shortly after the season ended. "It was nice to stay healthy and be consistent and pitch well and be the guy I need to be in this clubhouse."
There was little doubt from those around him that Sabathia had everything working for him during the season.
"I think he really feels confidence in all his pitches at any time," pitching coach Carl Willis said recently. "C.C.'s been here a long time, but still, at 27, to have that type of confidence in all your pitches is tremendous."
Manager Eric Wedge also noticed a very mature, workmanlike demeanor coming from his pitcher.
"You couldn't tell a difference when he walked out of the locker room, if he had won 1-0 or lost 1-0," said Wedge recently. "That's leadership, and that's presence. His teammates saw that."
Braun wins in closest vote in quarter century: Ryan Braun earned the 2007 National League Rookie of the Year award, which is voted on by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Braun edged Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki by two points, 128-126, the closet vote since the current format was instituted in 1980. Before 1980, writers voted for only one player.
Braun collected 17 of the 32 first-place votes, with 14 second-place votes and one for third. Tulowitzki received 15 first-place and 17 second-place votes. Five points are awarded for a first-place vote, three for a second-place vote and one for third.
Braun joins Pat Listach as the only Brewers to win the Rookie of Year honor. Listach earned the award in 1992 with the Brewers played in the American League. Braun admits he was nervous Sunday night ahead of Monday's announcement.
"I finally got up around 6 a.m. and went for a jog, trying to work off some nervous energy," Braun told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "I've probably already got 50 to 100 phone calls and text messages. It's very exciting."
Braun said the close vote was "incredible." It speaks to what Troy Tulowitzki did, also.
"I knew Troy had a phenomenal year and helped get his team to the postseason," said Braun. "I knew that would factor in (the vote). I figured it would be close. I had no idea if I would win."
Braun, who wasn't recalled from the Minors until May 25, led all NL rookies with 34 home runs, 66 extra-base hits and had extraordinary slugging percentage of .634, a whopping 155 points higher than Tulowitzki's (.479). Braun also hit .324, 33 points higher than Tulowitzki.
Houston's Hunter Pence placed third and Chris Young of Arizona was fourth in the voting.
Young gets plaudits from Pedroia: While Dustin Pedroia was named the AL Rookie of the Year, 22-year-old outfielder Delmon Young finished second in the voting, showing his strong season wasn't overlooked.
Young led AL rookies in RBIs (93), hits (186), total bases (263) and outfield assists (16). He hit .288 with 13 homers, 65 runs and 10 stolen bases while playing in all 162 games. Only once did he go more than two games without a hit.
While Young was not available for comment, Pedroia said he was impressed with Young's season.
"Delmon is definitely as worthy to win this award as much as anybody else," Pedroia said told the St. Petersburg Times. "The writers vote for it, but I think he's just as deserving.
"I really didn't know about the margin. All I know is that Delmon Young is an unbelievable player. He's going to be in the middle of that lineup for a long time. He's going to be kicking our butt for a long time."
Jones brings left-handed bat to Tigers: It's already been a busy offseason for the Detroit Tigers. After acquiring shortstop Edgar Renteria earlier this fall, the Tigers then re-signed pitcher Todd Jones and shortly thereafter made a trade with the Cubs for outfielder Jacque Jones.
"Jacque Jones gives us another left-hand bat, which we've tried to secure for a couple of years," Dombrowski told the Detroit News. "It works out well for us. He knows how to win. And while I'm not sure what Jim (Leyland, Tigers manager) has in mind for his lineup, it becomes a pretty deep batting order. It gives us some depth. "
Leyland, meanwhile, is definitely glad to have Jones on board.
"He was one of the guys on our list when we were in Florida (for organizational meetings)," Leyland said of Jones. "I didn't know how it would work out. A lot of it depended upon who was available and how things fit into budgets, but he was one of the guys we earmarked."
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SNOW HILL — A number of Worcester County schools are about to see a widespread changing of the guard in administration.
Besides losing Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jon Andes and Assistant Superintendent for Administration Ed Barber to retirement at the end of the current fiscal year, the Board of Education also had to replace several principals, which sparked a large shuffle among employees, since nearly all promotions were made from within the school system.
"As a result of some retirements, we had to find four principals," said Andes.
Andes added that he was "excited and delighted" by the new wave of administration.
"The success of a school system is determined by the quality of people leading each school," said Andes.
At the high school level, former Berlin Intermediate School Principal Tom Zimmer was transferred to serve as principal for Stephen Decatur High School (SHDA) where he will replace long-time Principal Louis Taylor, who was promoted last month to fill Barber's seat on the school board. Ryan Cowder, a SDHS chemistry teacher, was promoted to serve as one of Zimmer's vice-principals.
At Pocomoke High School (PHS), Annette Wallace, formerly an Extended School Administrator, was promoted to principal with Matt Record, previously a Snow Hill Elementary School (SHES) resource teacher, being promoted to take her former position. The only new administrative hire this year was also at PHS with new Vice Principal Stephen Boyd.
Snow Hill High School (SHHS) retained current Principal Tom Davis but gained a new vice principal in Kim Purvis, formerly a vice principal at PHS.
Worcester Technical High School gained Caroline Bloxom, previously principal at Pocomoke Middle School (PMS), as its new head. Replacing Bloxom will be Todd Hall, who is moving up from the same position at Pocomoke Elementary School (PES).
At Stephen Decatur Middle School (SDMS), former Vice Principal Lynne Barton received the bump to principal with Buckingham Elementary School (BES) Testing Coordinator/Curriculum Planner Marc Shipley moving in to take up Barton's former role at SDMS.
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a resident of Barron Park
on Jul 8, 2012 at 2:21 pm
We've been going to Hong Kong Chinese restaurant for years. We're so happy they are now even closer to us in Barron Park. Very nice family and cheapest prices in town with extra large portions.
a resident of Stanford
on Jul 9, 2012 at 9:46 am
We just wanted to bid farewell to Thai City. The family that ran the restaurant was so nice to children. We miss them and hope they are doing all right.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jul 9, 2012 at 10:31 am
Mollie Stone's ? Really? Nice selection and all, but prices are shamelessly high for just about everything in the store. Seriously. I expect them to suffer Andronico's fate.
a resident of College Terrace
on Jul 9, 2012 at 10:58 am
Mollie Stone's prices are ridiculous high (yes on everything). I wonder how it can survive thus far. Maybe someone can explain the reason behind their high prices.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Jul 9, 2012 at 11:21 am
Some people with money like to spend it wisely, and go to Trader Joes, Milk Pail or Safeway, etc. - others think that if they shop at more expensive stores they are getting better items or they can name drop to show they have money...they go into Andronico's and Mollie Stone's in their high heels, hair done up, 3 pc. suits etc.! I laugh at them.
I try to keep my money where it belongs...WITH ME!
a resident of another community
on Jul 9, 2012 at 11:38 am
A lot of hostile character judgments about whoever shops at whatever market.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Jul 9, 2012 at 11:40 am
Downtown Palo Alto has very few stores that hold any interest for me. They need to have restrictions on what stores can go in the downtown area. Less nail salons, furniture stores and coffee places. More clothing, shoe, book and unique specialty stores.
a resident of Palo Alto Orchards
on Jul 9, 2012 at 11:50 am
just what we need more home improvement stores.
No worries they are distant third to
1) restaurants
2) mani/pedi/hair places.
When I grew up in this town there where 7 bookstores on and off University.There was weekend live music at the Varisty and all was well. Now there are zero cultural items left.
The town used to be a unique combination of intellectualism and money
now it is just money and that is very boring.
a resident of Downtown North
on Jul 9, 2012 at 12:52 pm
I don't get why Mollie Stone's would be named "outstanding specialty retailer" -- What? It's certainly NOT in the same category as Whole Foods!
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Jul 9, 2012 at 3:20 pm
I much prefer Mollie Stone's to Whole Foods. Whole Foods is a huge corporation -- despite the veneer.
a resident of Downtown North
on Jul 9, 2012 at 4:59 pm
Yes, Whole Foods is a huge corporation on the NYSE and doing well, and we want that to continue! Those companies are what keep the USA strong!!
a resident of another community
on Jul 9, 2012 at 5:42 pm
Why do people argue about absolutely everything on this website? It's just bizarre. "My market is better than yours neh neh neh neh neh" Worse than children.
Start a thread on what elements make a community? What makes an adult conversation?
Or do you just like arguing?
a resident of Stanford
on Jul 9, 2012 at 11:22 pm
Congratulations to Mollie Stone's! After the very sad closure of Andronico's (I hope another grocery store moves in) I started shopping there. Yes, some items are more expensive than at Safeway, but not all. The employees are very friendly and helpful, and it's a perfect size, not overwhelming like the larger stores. I just hope the ill-advised plan to narrow California Ave. won't be a problem.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Jul 10, 2012 at 1:29 am
To those wondering about the popularity of Mollie Stone's — it has carved out a strong niche in the kosher-foods area, offering the widest selection of kosher items I've seen anywhere. That's not a draw for me, but given the large number of conservatively-dressed families I see walking around south Palo Alto on Saturdays, I bet there's a large clientele here in Palo Alto. (I just pick up occasional items there when I'm in the neighborhood.)
We used to go to Thai City quite a bit when our kids were little and adored Thai City's mee krob. When they took that off the menu years ago, and also changed something about their chicken dishes, we stopped going nearly as often. (My guess is that they began slicing and pre-steaming the chicken ahead of time, and then would just throw handfuls of it into stir-fries. It had a rubbery texture and a livery flavor, unlike any stir-fried chicken I've had, and the chicken dishes were negatively impacted. I doubt that we were the only patrons who noticed that something had changed for the worse.)
Nevertheless, we still went there from time to time, enjoying what was still the best tom kha gai anywhere (in spite of the chicken), a fine selection of beers, and one particular waiter who was a real cutup. And yes, as someone mentioned above, they treated the children just great. I hope the family is getting along OK. When I was sick last week and craved some of that tom kha gai, I was disappointed when my husband told me that it had closed.
With the nearly simultaneous closing of Thai Garden/Pattaya when Palo Alto Bowl was torn down, that leaves south Palo Alto with no Thai places. (Yes, I do enjoy Indochine in Midtown, and Thaiphoon downtown.)
I've never tried the Hong Kong restaurant — I guess I'll have to check it out.
a resident of Midtown
on Jul 10, 2012 at 1:54 pm
These Shop Talk articles are great!
a resident of Downtown North
on Aug 13, 2012 at 5:58 pm
I LOVE West Elm! Very glad to see it on University!
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Eric Olson, Ph.D., chairman of molecular biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, is the 2013 recipient of the March of Dimes Prize in Development Biology. He has identified key genetic pathways in the formation of the heart and other muscles, which can lead to treatments for heart disease and muscle dysfunction. Several drugs based on his research are under study.
In an article from UT Southwestern, Dr. Daniel K. Podolsky, president of UT Southwestern, said, "Dr. Olson's studies have led to profound insights into cardiac development and advanced our understanding of the basic mechanisms underlying altered cardiovascular function in disease. His work represents the very best in our faculty's efforts to pursue discoveries that can ultimately lead to better prevention and treatment of serious heart disease."


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Mod's Note: This conversation began on the Edward Cullen #6 thread, but since it seems to have taken a serious lease of life, I'm moving it to a thread of its own.
So IS Edward a Gryffindor....? (see below)
Hi all. December, I'm not sure where to put this, because I wanted to discuss Edward and a character from another series (Harry Potter), and I don't know if it will be of general interest.
Anyways, with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I coming out, I've been re-reading the book. I've always loved Severus Snape, but this time his tragic situation kept reminding me a bit of someone, and I finally realized today that he reminds me of Edward. I know that sounds very strange: the unattractive, unkind Snape being compared to Edward Cullen. But man do they have some similar qualities. They love loyally, beyond all reason or hope. They're unhesitatingly brave. They both have a cynical view of the world, and especially of their own natures. They both have access to power and have used it against humans, and both later repented. Finally, they both have sensitive, discerning minds; they see underlying motives quickly (though Bella is a blind spot for Edward). Edward is nicer and better-looking than Snape, and those qualities allowed him to be treated better than Snape, but really they're made from the same anti-hero mold.
I will say, though, I don't think Edward could have pulled off what Snape did; Snape has a core of steel and no Bella to lose.


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CARSON, Calif. – Goalkeeper Jaime Penedo has been a major cog in the LA Galaxy's second half resurgence and if they are to defend their MLS Cup for a third consecutive time, they'll likely need to lean on their Panamanian shot stopper.
Penedo will make his debut in the MLS Cup Playoffs on Sunday after a stellar season since being signed in August. Penedo ended the regular season with 24 saves, a goals against average of 0.78 and four shutouts in nine appearances.
The 32-year-old goalkeeper has plenty of playoff experience with Guatemalan side Municipal and his national team, but the tension of the MLS Cup playoffs will be a new test for Penedo, but one that he feels confident that he can overcome.
"I'm very blessed to be in this situation having just joined the team and having been able to be a part of the group is something that is really good," Penedo told LA Galaxy Insider. "I would just like to keep it simple, the way I see it is we have five games to go for MLS Cup and we're going to take it one at a time. . [Against Real Salt Lake] either going to be a game where it's very open or very tight and that's what we'll have to deal with."
In his first postseason performance, he'll face veteran RSL goalkeeper Nick Rimando. In 2013, Rimando once again put forth a goalkeeper of the year type of season with 82 saves and a goals against average of 1.04 in 27 appearances.
Although Rimando may be new to the league, he's excited for the opportunity to test himself against Rimando.
"I got the chance to play against him in the Gold Cup final," said Penedo. "He's a goalkeeper who's not very tall but he's very agile with his feet. I don't know him personally but it looks like he's a very confident goalkeeper."


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators weighing a landmark immigration bill defeated an effort by Republicans Tuesday to require biometric identification — such as fingerprinting — to track who is entering and leaving the country.
The amendment by Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., would have required a biometric system to be in place before any immigrant here illegally could obtain permanent residency or citizenship.
"This is a big, big hole in the system and it's gone on for years and years," Sessions said as the Senate Judiciary Committee opened its second day of meetings to plow through hundreds of amendments to legislation remaking the U.S. immigration system, a top priority for President Barack Obama.
"This is one of the reasons the American people have so little confidence in any of the promises we make," Sessions said.
An author of the bill, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, agreed with Sessions that biometric IDs are the most secure. But he said authors of the bill determined they were too costly to implement anytime soon. Indeed current law already requires such a system to be in place, but the Department of Homeland Security has been unable to implement it.
Instead the bill seeks electronic scanning of photo IDs.
"Current law is a concept, and there is apparently not a whole lot of will by Republicans or Democrats to make the concept a reality," Graham said. "What we've done is taken the current system and make it better."
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said a biometric system would cost $25 billion. He and other Democrats said Sessions' amendment would simply throw up barriers to a path to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants already in the country illegally.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12 to 6 to defeat Sessions' amendment. Graham and Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., joined with the Democrats on the committee in voting it down.
Graham, Flake, Schumer and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., are four of the eight authors of the immigration bill. Since they sit on the Judiciary Committee together they have resolved to vote together against amendments that could strike at the core provisions of the legislation and threaten the fragile alliances behind it.
An author of the bill who's not on the Judiciary Committee, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said through a spokesman that he was disappointed in the outcome of the amendment and planned to push as the bill moves forward to add biometric screening into the legislation. Rubio is working to sell the bill to fellow conservatives, and is hearing complaints that it is too soft on border security. He's said those aspects of the bill need to improve or it is unlikely to pass Congress.
The committee also voted 17-1 to defeat an amendment by Sessions to greatly curb new legal immigration programs under the bill, which creates a new visa for lower-skilled workers and also allows many more high-tech workers into the country. An amendment by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, to require additional information on job openings to be posted on the Labor Department website before an employer can hire a foreign worker on a high-tech visa passed by voice vote.


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Remember when the Toronto Marlies had incredible depth in all positions, and were winning and scoring goals at will, along with having little to no trouble preventing them? Well, they're still capable of doing those things, but with so many players gone, it's not going to come anywhere near as easy as it was earlier in the year. Going into tonight, the Marlies had won 11 straight games against the Rochester Americans. That streak would end, as Toronto fell to the Sabres affiliate 5-1.
Rochester held their lead from a very early point of the game – Mark Mancari tipped a long shot past Jussi Rynnas just six minute sinto the first period. Despite two powerplay opportunities for the Marlies, the next goal was an insurance tally rather than an equalizer, courtesy of Amerks centre Kevin Porter. Ryan Grimshaw took Toronto's lone penalty for the period, but no damage came as a result.
The Marlies earned a powerplay just fourty eight seconds into the second period, It wouldn't last though, as Joe Colborne evened it up halfway through, taking an interference penalty. Toronto outshot their opponents over the course of the period, but it was Evan Rankin who scored the only goal of the frame, bringing Rochester's lead to 3-0. Spencer Abbott went to the box with four minutes remaining, with no negative outcome.
The third period started off with some early action. A little less than four minutes later. Kenny Ryan tried to shake things up by fighting Frederick Roy. Before you knew it, there was a goal! For the Amerks, again. Specifically, by Mancari, again. Not the intended result. That said, David Leggio's shutout was broken – Spencer Abbott set up Jerry D'Amigo for his 6th of the season with five minutes to go. However, that would be as close as the Marlies got, as Mancari completed his hat trick on a 5-on-3 with 14 seconds to go in the game.
Other Notes
- Jussi Rynnas allowed 5 goals, making 24 saves on 29 shots.
- Jake Gardiner, who's stay with the Marlies has been extended while he recovers from his concussion, was a -2 and took two shots.
- To show how many key players the Marlies have lost, all three Rochester goal scorers tonight would be leading active Marlies players in goals.
- In fact, nobody currently playing on the Marlies has more than 9 goals (Jake Gardiner).
- Will Acton was a team worst -3.
- Tim Connolly went goaless for the first time since joining the club, and was a -1
- The Marlies are now just 4-5-1 in their past 10 games
- The Marlies play tomorrow at Ricoh Coliseum against the Hamilton Bulldogs. The game is expected to be their fifth consecutive sell out.
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I'm well aware of their line of thought on the matter, too. It differs greatly from the proponents in the west who think Tibet was a Shangri La in the heavens or something.flavio81 wrote: "A terrigying feudal order", only if you believe certain accounts of life in Tibet. You know that there is a country called China with his own propaganda to justify their cruel invasion of Tibet.
Nope. It is just between me and my preceptor plus the witness monks. We didn't have to ask for anybody's permission or sanction.Well, but aren't you ordained ? You know... something achieved through an institution?


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Angels in the Playoffs – Part 2
I wrote on September 30 that I thought the Red Sox were the team most likely to go to the World Series. After the Angels lost Game #1, I wrote on October 3 that the Angels had to win Game #2 to earn a split if they were to have any shot at winning this playoff.
Well, say hello to a Boston-Arizona World Series.
The Angels were a good team this year. But Boston is a great team.
In almost every aspect of the game, the Red Sox did better than the Angels this year.
Yeah, we all know the Sox can hit, they have more power, yadda yadda, snore.
But if you look at the entire season, the Sox scored only 45 runs more than the Angels — or about one run more every 3.6 games.
Seasonal numbers can be deceptive, though, because in the post-season the game is different.
Even stathead deity Billy Beane admitted this. When asked why his A's never advanced to the World Series, Beane said, "My s— don't work in the playoffs."
For the Angels to have won this series, they needed to be aggressive, smart, and error-free.
So far, though, the Red Sox look more like the Angels.
Manny Ramirez' dinger isn't the issue. That's just one pitch. Vlad Guerrero just as easily could have hit a homer — if he were still in the game. But he wasn't, due to an injury.
The issue is that the Angels kept giving the Sox opportunities to score, while missing opportunities of their own.
Nobody could have beaten Josh Beckett on Wednesday. That was a performance for the ages.
Kelvim Escobar had a pretty good chance to beat Daisuke Matsuzaka, and for a while it looked like the Angels had figured him out. But they let him off the hook in the top of the 3rd when Garret Anderson made a rookie mistake. After hitting a double to lead off the frame, Izturis hit a grounder to short, in front of Garret. Players are taught in rookie ball that if the grounder is in front of you, freeze at second. But inexplicably Garret took off for third, and was thrown out.
The Red Sox, meanwhile, utilized speed and a deep bullpen to tie the game and keep quiet the Angels' bats. That's Angels baseball.
The Angels' pitching staff gave up nine walks, so it's surprising we even played the bottom of the 9th. Our pitching is better than that.
And then we get to the bottom of the 9th, when Francisco Rodriguez gave up the homer to Ramirez.
The inning began with a single off Justin Speier by Julio Lugo. He advanced to second on a ground out. Rodriguez replaced Speier and got Kevin Youkilis swinging. Two outs.
Up comes David Ortiz. His run doesn't matter, so he's walked intentionally.
Ramirez comes to bat. Whether he homered or singled really doesn't matter either, because Lugo's run beats the Angels.
The issue here is that yet again Rodriguez had a meltdown in a pressure situation.
In my September 30 entry, I wrote that Frankie's record this year was abysmal with runners in scoring position. With the bases empty, his ERA was 0.57. With RISP, it was 9.31. His WHIP (Walks + Hits Divided by Innings Pitched) leapt from 1.15 to 1.66, and his OPS (OBP + SLG) increased from .617 to .707.
Here's what Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times wrote about the Rodriguez-Ramirez confrontation.
Rodriguez threw a first-pitch ball. His next pitch, catcher Mike Napoli said, was supposed to be a fastball "down and away, and it went up and in." Ramirez pulverized it. Game over.
"I can't really say what it was, but obviously it wasn't a good pitch," Rodriguez said. "But that's baseball. You have to go out and challenge them. I had no plan. I was just going to go after him. If you make a mistake, those guys are going to hurt you. Now we just have to turn the page."
"I had no plan."
That, I believe.
Swear to God, just before Frankie threw that pitch, I said to my wife, "So how far do you think the home run will go?"
I've been intending to write a separate column on this subject, which I will, but for now I'm going to posit the notion that the Angels should trade Rodriguez this winter. He'll be a free agent after 2008, so rather than investing long-term in his combustible ego he should be moved for what we can get. More on that in the separate column.
Sure, it's still possible for the Angels to win this playoff. To do so, they have to win Games #3 and #4 in Anaheim. But then they still have to go back to Boston. Most likely, the Angels will throw John Lackey in #4 and Kelvim Escobar in #5, if we get that far. Escobar held his own last night, but he'll need to be better. Josh Beckett still lurks out there, though, and the Red Sox have the luxury of saving him for #5.
They can play a nine-game series, but they won't have Gary Matthews, Jr. who's ineligible due to a knee injury. And we'll have to see about Vlad. So a crippled Angels team really won't have much of a chance against Curt Schilling on Sunday, even with the Rally Monkey and the fan mojo and the rest of the mythological karma.
Stranger things have happened, though, such as Boston's miraculous comeback from a 3-0 deficit in the 2004 ALCS to upset the Yankees.
I want to see the Angels win the playoff.
But my brain tells me it won't happen.
UPDATE October 6, 2007 2:00 PM PDT — Mychael Urban of MLB.com offers a more comprehensive report on Frankie's post-game comments:
Asked about his plan of attack against Ramirez, K-Rod struck a fairly defiant tone.
"No plan," he said. "I was just trying to go at him, trying to challenge him. You either get him out, or you give up a hit. It's 50-50."
So basically Frankie chose a critical moment in the playoffs to test his manhood. Swell.


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A part of this viewing list: Criterion Collection Spine #28: Paul Morrissey's Blood For Dracula.
Blood for Dracula is little different, in essence, from it's partner, Flesh for Frankenstein. I guess if I had to pick, I'd say I enjoyed this movie better, mainly due to the ridiculously gratuitous nudity, hot lesbian make-out scenes and a scene that reminded me of the Black Knight from Monty Python & the Holy Grail. Shlock has its redeeming qualities, as long as you're not concerned with maintaining a certain level of snobbery.
Blood for Dracula stars the same folks, in virtually the same roles. Udo Kier is Dracula instead of Baron Frankenstein, he still has the same creepy assistant (more kempt this time around), and Joe Dallesandro remains Joe Dallesandro, fucking anything with a pulse. This film was shot back-to-back with Flesh, so it probably wasn't hard for any of these actors to stay in character. (If you can consider Dallesandro to be capable of acting. He doesn't even try to feign an accent. Probably no point.)
There's quite a bit of heavy-handed proletarian revolutionary talk in this film, and the fact that Dallesandro as stableboy cum stud ends up owning the manor with a harem of three nubile sisters who'd love nothing more than to spend their days shirtless outdoors and nights watching each other get porked by Dallesandro, and, well then.
The high aristocratic body count is Warhol-generation wish-fulfillment, only 36 years later, Joe Dallesandro's character appears just as morally bankrupt as everyone else. The film remains as a good record of what a certain group of people thought about at a certain time, but with age has become no longer compelling.
Tangentially, all three films since I've started back in on watching the Criterion Collection have all had some messed up sexual politics going on. I'm ready for a change-up.
Supplemental Materials
- Criterion Collection essay by Maurice Yacowar
- Not Coming to a Theater Near You review
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I googled U.S. arms manufacturers a moment ago and discovered more than 110 different factories throughout the United States. When I looked up international arms trade I discovered that the U.S. is the worlds premier purveyor of guns, ammo, explosives and war matériel. The U.S. exports billions of dollars worth of matériel all over the world every year, most recently to Africa and South America.
This country imports tens of millions of dollars worth of European weapons each year, primarily from the firms of Fabrique Nationale of Belgium and Beretta of Italy. Heckler & Koch, Taurus and others throughout Western Europe make up the rest of the imports.
Apparently, weapons are big business in this country. Big business, Ive noticed, controls politicians, who offer condolences when people are murdered, but they can hardly shut down weapons manufacture and trade. Alas, lobbyists, machinists and Third World commandos alike would be unemployed.
The murders will not stop, America. The politicians will not protect you. If you want the killings to stop, for heavens sake youll have to stop them yourselves. Shut down the gun factories, the gun shows, the retail outlets and the pawn shops. Blockade them, boycott them. The politicians are hypocrites and the police are impotent.
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Scheppers among elite of Rangers' farm system
Right-hander ascends to No. 2 among club's Top 10 prospects
By Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com
Mission accomplished. A shoulder injury had forced Scheppers into the second round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft and was the reason the Pirates chose not to sign him that summer. He pitched in independent league ball to prove he was healthy and re-entered. The Rangers felt confident enough in his arm to take him No. 44 overall, then nursed him along in his first full season. Now, it's time to see just what it is the Rangers have in the Fresno State product.
"I'm definitely blessed to be a part of the Texas Rangers organization," Scheppers said. "2010 was a great year. I stayed healthy. I think that was the most important thing. I learned a lot and got to work with a lot of great people. It really was a stepping stone to this next step."
The next step for Scheppers is to show what he can do pitching every five days. He came into his own as a starter in his junior season at Fresno State. Scheppers began the 2010 season pitching in relief in Double-A, quickly earning a promotion to Triple-A after 11 completely dominant innings.
He was in the 'pen at first in Oklahoma City, posting a 1.13 ERA over his first seven appearances. Then, as planned, Scheppers made several starts in order to stretch him out and allow him to work on his pitches. He did close out the Futures Game in Anaheim, just a stone's throw from where he grew up and finished the year, albeit not as successfully, back in a relief role. All along, though, the Rangers saw Scheppers as a starter, and he'll get the opportunity to do just that in 2011.
"They said for Year 1, they wanted to take it slow, to limit my pitch counts and innings," Scheppers said. "For them to give me the chance to start in Spring Training, I'm really happy that they're going to give me that shot. Hopefully, I'll prepare myself and be ready physically and mentally."
"To be a part of that is just great," Scheppers said. "The team, they earned it, they worked their butts off all year long. To be able to be at that next step would be great."
Rangers' Top 10 Prospects
1. Martin Perez, LHP: As a teenager in Double-A, Perez had an uneven 2010 season, though scouts still love his stuff. The Johan Santana comparisons come from his size, background and plus changeup, and many still believe he'll live up to that billing. Refined command will help his three-pitch mix, giving him the ability to top a big league rotation in the future.
2. Scheppers, RHP: The big right-hander is getting the chance to start and he could see Texas at some point this season. It's a nice fall-back to have, knowing that his fastball can hit near triple-digits in a short-relief role and has the power breaking stuff to work well, should the Rangers decide ultimately that's the place for him.
3. Jurickson Profar, SS: Just 18, Profar is ready to hit the full-season South Atlantic League after performing well as one of the youngest players in the short-season Northwest League last year. He looks up to current Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus and has some of the same skills, both in terms of defensive ability and makeup. He won't be pushing for Andrus' job soon, but the Rangers should have a nice problem on their hands in a few years.
4. Engel Beltre, OF: The 21-year-old is the epitome of the toolsy center fielder, with the potential to do everything well on the field. His defense in center is a plus, both in terms of range and arm. His outstanding speed helps him on both sides of the ball and he'll become a more dangerous runner as he learns the nuances of that part of the game. He should hit for average and at least some power as he continues to mature.
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6. Michael Kirkman, LHP: The 2005 draftee has come a long way, and '10 cemented his place on prospect lists. A starter in Triple-A, he was the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year, then came up and pitched well out of the Rangers' bullpen to earn a spot on the postseason roster. He's back starting -- at least for now -- competing for a spot in the Rangers' rotation this spring, but the club knows he can be a major contributor as a reliever if he's needed in that role.
7. Robbie Ross, LHP: Like Erlin, Ross is an undersized lefty who had success in the South Atlantic League in 2010. The California League proved a bit trickier, and some see a future in the bullpen. He'll start for now, and he's got a better fastball than Erlin -- one with a ton of life. If he gets shortened up as a reliever, he could start to advance more quickly.
8. Mike Olt, 3B: Taken out of Connecticut in the sandwich round last June, Olt has the skills to fit the profile as a power-hitting corner infielder. A former shortstop, he's got the defensive tools to stay at third. He may not hit for a high average, but his power and his glove should move him up the ladder fairly quickly.
9. Jake Skole, OF: A two-sport standout in high school, Skole walked away from playing with his brother at Georgia Tech (and playing football) when the Rangers took him No. 15 overall in last year's Draft. He played well in his brief summer debut and showed a bit more polish than anticipated for a two-sport guy who missed most of the spring with an ankle injury. Next stop is full-season ball, and with only one sport to focus on, his ceiling is pretty high.
10. David Perez, RHP: The Rangers have done excellent work in finding young talent in Latin America, and Perez looks to be the next intriguing prospect to come from that effort. The 6-foot-5 right-hander hasn't pitched yet in the United States, but he'll bring his three-pitch mix and a better-than-you'd-think feel for pitching to a Minor League park near you in 2011.
Under the Radar
Matt Thompson, RHP: A seventh-round Draft pick in 2008, the right-hander made his full-season debut last year. While he allowed 167 hits and finished with a 4.66 ERA over 129 1/3 innings, he also had struck out nine per nine innings and posted a 5.65 K/BB ratio. His curve is his best pitch, but he'll have to show he can handle the rigors of a full season. Thompson's performance suffered as the year wore on in 2010. He'll get the chance to show he's up to the task with the Rangers' new Carolina League affiliate in Myrtle Beach.
Christian Villanueva, 3B: He won't turn 20 until June -- and perhaps he gets overshadowed by the young shortstops in the system -- but Villanueva made a very strong first impression during his U.S. debut last summer. An excellent defender at third, he also hit .314 with a.365 on-base percentage and.413 slugging percentage in the rookie-level Arizona League. The next step could be short-season Spokane.
Hitter of the Year -- Beltre
He'll figure out the Texas League and earn a promotion to Triple-A, continuing to turn his raw tools into performance. He'll hit over .300, have better success on the basepaths and even see some of that power develop.
Pitcher of the Year -- Erlin, LHP
Had he been moving up to the California League, it might have been a bit more difficult, but Myrtle Beach will be a great place for him to pitch -- though he may not spend the whole year there. Look for him to pocket his second straight organizational award while topping the system in ERA for a second consecutive campaign.
Jonathan Mayo is a reporter for MLB.com and writes a blog, B3. Follow @JonathanMay oB3 on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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UserName: Sagen on both.
Title: Right now I have If You Change Your Mind, but that might change.
Genre: Romance.
Ships: James/Lily.
Rating and Warnings: Rating: 3rd-5th years. Warnings: Sexual Situations, Self Injury*, Violence.
Word Count: I have four chapters done so far. Chapter One: 1721 words. Chapter Two: 2537 words. Chapter Three: 2142 words. Chapter Four: 2379 words. So about 1500-2600 a chapter.
One Shot or Chaptered: Chaptered, I'll have about 10-12 of them.
Expected Beta Time: Oh anytime, really.
Permanent Y/N: For this, yes please.
I'll probably change this later.They say that your last year of school is supposed to be your best. Too bad that isnt true for Lily Evans and James Potter. Who knew that everything can be ruined in a week? First an over-the-top crush, then two friendships. Can you fix everything by someone changing their mind or is it too late once its over?
What kind of help are you looking for?: I know for a fact that my Severus is OOC, but I'm not too sure about the rest of the characters. Also, my plot, as I'm not sure it makes sense.
*The self-injury is a slight eating disorder.
This is a sequel to my one-shot, Daddy's Little Girl. It's not necessary to read this, but it does mention some things that happened in it.
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How Long Before
"Community Service" Is Mandatory?
What's the most annoying phone call you can receive? Double glazing? Cellphone pitches? You could have won $50,000 - phone this number to find out? Wrong. The most annoying and intrusive interruption to your day is from so-called charitable organizations who use psychological bullying in an attempt to make you their indentured slave.
Indulge me in this rant but I think it's an example of a wider issue - the creeping fascism that is mandatory community service.
This morning I received a phone call from a charity called Help the Aged. The woman on the other end informed me that the charity needed someone to collect money from my local area, put it in a package and send it out to them.
I politefully informed her that I work extremely long hours and have very little spare time and that I wouldn't be interested. I expected this to be the end of the phone call - it was not.
This simpering do-gooder began to question me about what I did on weekends and immediately it became clear to me that, like a rabid little jack russell dog, she wasn't going to let go until she had her way. Her job was to emotionally blackmail me into thinking I was a bad person unless I sacrificed the shreds of my spare time in the service of collecting money for a charity that I would later find out funds dubious programs that have nothing to do with helping old people.
I again politefully informed her that on the very same street that I live there are several retired yet able-bodied and active persons who would be happy to do the work and have all the spare time in the world. The simpering do-gooder remained undeterred.
"Well this one doesn't involve leaving the house," she sneered, as she implored me to sell raffle tickets to family and friends.
Having had enough of this little bitch dog gnawing at my ankle, I related how I had donated six large bags full of clothes, all in excellent condition and several that were never even worn, to the same charity she represented - and hung up.
The only way I was going to escape being psychologically coerced into being in the employ of these people was to immediately end the phone call, but the whole affair still left a decidedly unpleasant aftertaste.
I immediately wished I had gone on the offensive and savaged her attempted manipulation of my guilt for what it was - an intrusive, bullying and overbearing effort to enlist me in the conscription of community service.
Help the Aged's website states that the primary bulk of its income goes not to heating a poor old lady's house in the depths of winter while they are getting financially raped by the fat cat gas and electricity companies, instead it goes to "Commissioned research - chosen by the Charity to provide answers to specific policy research questions in areas such as crime, transport and health matters."
So by doing work for these people I could potentially be empowering the very big brother surveillance grid that I vehemently oppose. In addition, Help the Aged is in partnership with British Gas, which until recently when they were forced to drop their prices, have run record profits at the expense of tens of thousands of OAP's (old age pensioners), who have died from being unable to heat their homes during winter.
Teaming up with the very corporate looters whose policies have killed thousands of OAP's - hardly helping the aged is it?
How long will it be until a refusal to perform such services "for the greater good of the community," becomes a criminal offence? We're already seeing a pretext being set for this via the global warming circus.
The EU's new environmental laws apply right down to the individual and include picking wild flowers as a criminal offence.
On the streets of Britain, local councils employ snoop squads to follow people around who drop litter. An immediate £50 fine is issued and the enforcers frog march the victim to the nearest cash machine. If the fine cannot be immediately paid, police are called. A Suffolk teenager who had received awards for recycling was slapped with such a fine after throwing a chip (french fry) to a hungry seagull.
Our trash wheely bins are being fitted with RFID microchips to monitor the amount and type of trash we throw away. Owners will be hit with extra charges depending on the weight of the trash they throw away. In many areas of the UK, recycling is now mandatory, with jail time for refusniks and also prosecutions for accidentally putting recyclable items in the wrong container.
In California, a lawmaker wants to make it a criminal offence to own conventional lightbulbs by 2012.
In the U.S., draft bills circulating Congress call for mandatory domestic service in the interests of the Homeland to be performed by all able citizens.
The creeping fascism of mandatory community service by means of waste disposal, recycling, and service to charity or local government is part of the agenda to build a prison planet where the right to be left alone is completely obliterated.
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A three-year-old black bear that had been wandering through La Crescenta on Sunday morning has been tranquilized and is being transported back to the Angeles National Forest, officials said.
The bear was first spotted on Henrietta Ave. in La Crescenta at about 7:20 a.m. Sunday, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lt. Angela Shepherd said.
It wandered on to the Crescenta Valley High School football field, crossed the 210 freeway three times and then went south into the community of Montrose, where officials of the California Department of Fish and Game caught up with the animal and tranquilized it, Shepherd said.
The bear caused no injuries or property damage, she said. Like other bears during this hot, dry summer, it probably came out of the forest to look for food, Shepherd said.
Officials have not yet said whether the bear is male or female. It will be tagged so it will be recognizeable if it comes back down from the forest again.
Another bear, dubbed "Meatball" by some and "Glenbearian" by others, has been taken to an animal sanctuary because it repeatedly came down into suburban neighborhoods.


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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO.: CA08-0618 CITIMORTGAGE, INC. PLAINTIFF VS. GUIDO GONZALEZ A/K/A GUIDO A. GONZALEZ; JENETTE GONZALEZ; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES OR OTHER CLAIMANTS; AQUA FINANCE, INC; JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN TENANTS IN POSSESSION DEFENDANT(S) NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated February 18, 2009 entered in Civil Case No. 55-2008-CA-000618 of the Circuit Court of the 7TH Judicial Circuit in and for ST. JOHNS County, St. Augustine, FL 32095, Florida, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at the Front Door of the St. Johns County Judicial Center at the ST. JOHNS County Courthouse located at 4010 Lewis Speedway in St. Augustine, FL 32095, at 12:00 Noon on the 2nd day of April, 2009 the following described property as set forth in said Summary Final Judgment, to-wit: LOTS 2, 3 AND 4, BLOCK 8, NAVARA PARK, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RE- CORDED IN MAP BOOK 3, PAGE 143 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens, must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. Dated this 4th day of March, 2009. Cheryl Strickland Clerk of the Circuit Court By Melissa Dukes Deputy Clerk In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), if you are a person with a disability who needs an accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Court Administration Office at (904) 827-5617, 4010 Lewis Speedway, St. Augustine, Florida 32084. If you are voice impaired, call 1-800-955-8770. L750-9 Mar 11, 18, 2009
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Update: Centuries-old cannon discovered during work in Great Yarmouth
PUBLISHED: 16:49 08 May 2014
A piece of history has been uncovered during flood defence work in Great Yarmouth.
£28.6m flood defence work
The work currently being carried out by the Environment Agency in Cobholm and Southtown is phase one of a multi-million project. The first £28.6m phase consists of 128 metres of tidal defences between Richard's Dry Dock and Ferry Lane on the Southtown Road quayside being reconstructed.
Charlie Beardall, area manager from the EA, has previously called the scheme was the agency's "most significant" recent investment in flood defences along the east coast – and "absolutely vital" for residents and businesses.
Eventually 660 metres of flood wall will be repaired, protecting more than 2,500 properties.
The first phase, due to last until 2016, will be followed by further extensive works over the next 20 years.
A centuries-old cannon was found by workers carrying out repairs on the flood defence work along Southtown Road.
The Environment Agency, which is carrying out extensive repairs to Yarmouth's sea wall as part of a multi-million pound scheme, said the cannon was discovered by contractors on Tuesday.
It had a length of chain attached to it and appeared to have been buried to act as an anchor for a ship that had moored.
An archaeologist visited the site on Wednesday to make a first assessment and the cannon will now be examined in more detail to determine its significance.
In 2010, an old ship's cannon was uncovered off the north Norfolk coast during a wind turbine foundation survey. The discover of the iron cannon was notified to the receiver of wreck, the "coroner of the seas" who examined it closer to determine any naval significance and its legal owners.
Cannon balls previously found during aggregate dredging operations off Norfolk have been aged to the Anglo-Dutch wars of the 17th century.
On the village green in Wiveton, near Holt, the shattered remains of a 19th century cannon, with a blast hole in its side, have been turned into a mini local landmark. The story goes it was being transported across Norfolk during the Napoleonic Wars when its carriage broke and it was left lying in the road. Local residents retrieved it and tried to fire it for their amusement at which point it burst.
In January, two similar looking cannons were uncovered on a beach in Porthcawl in Wales following winter storms. Museum staff believed the cannons dated from around the end of the 18th Century or the early 19th Century, but couldn't be sure if they had come from a ship that fought in the Napoleonic war or a merchant ship caught up in a storm.


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Valore della struttura
36 Recensioni
4,2 su settembre 10, 2015
The room was clean, neat, and spacious. Mulitple windows for fresh air. We made good use of the on site Bar-B-Q grills. Friendly staff. The lodge was better than we expected. All had a good time, and we would definitely return!
4,2 su luglio 12, 2013
Great value, very clean and quiet. I would recommend this again.
3,8 su maggio 30, 2013
Typical motel experience. Very clean for an older property. No dining provided but great burritos across the highway!
3,8 su maggio 30, 2013
The only reason I rated the dining as unsatisfactory is that there isn't any at the hotel but plenty around the area. I have stayed here twice and each time I was very pleased with all aspects of my stay. The owners are really nice and helpful! All the rooms have been remodeled except one I believe and all are very clean, neat and comfortable! I will definitely keep staying here when visiting the Heber area.
5 su dicembre 05, 2012
This is a very nice place for the price the rooms are great and the owners are very nice. The only complaint that I have is that the beds could be replaced. Other then that great place to stay while hunting.
4,6 su ottobre 17, 2012
Upon arriving the first evening a bull elk wondered into town and started to bugle right outside the door of the lodge. People very friendly and always willing to lend a hand if needed.
5 su ottobre 12, 2012
We were returning from a long drive for q family funeral in Wisconsin. This was our last stay after many others. Definitely one of the most lovely stops we've ever made. Rooms were well decorated and very clean. Service was outstanding and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Extremely obvious that the owners are very proud and extremely hard workers as well as outstanding decorators. We've been.telling everyone to give it a try. Frenchie and Lynn.
4,6 su luglio 24, 2012
We reserved newly-remodeled adjoining rooms (6 & 7). All new flooring, paint, fixtures, furniture, etc. VERY clean with an outdoorsy theme, nice wooded courtyard with picnic tables and BBQ grills. Beds are very firm, which did not work with my bad back, but a cushioned topper would have been great. The place is located along the highway, but we had very quiet rooms. Limited breakfast (sack with your choice of yogurt, granola bar, juice) but good and healthy, nonetheless. Wifi was nonexistent in one room and sketchy in the other, but they are currently working to improve that (works well in the courtyard). The best parts of the stay were our interactions and conversations with the owners, who were extremely amiable and helpful, pointing out scenic drives, fun shopping and good eats nearby. Although there was a chain hotel just down the road at a slightly higher rate, we would stay here again in a heartbeat. Thanks, Tim and Cheryl!
3,6 su maggio 07, 2012
drove up from Phoenix, spent the night there, was very clean and comfortable, I had told them that we would be up at a certain time and he was waiting for us, had snacks and juice avail be to take to the room. would stay there agin if in the area.
4,0 su febbraio 09, 2012
My husband and I really enjoyed the Buckskin. We look for local businesses to support and this one is definitely one for return visits. The only thing I recommend is that the mattresses be updated, they are worn out and need replaced. It was quiet and comfortable. thank you, keri marana, az
5 su dicembre 29, 2011
The personal service and kindness of the owners was wonderful. The property and cabins are very clean. You won't find a better value in the Heber/Overgaard area. We will definitely stay here again. Thanks!
4,8 su dicembre 03, 2011
did not expect a place like this, excelent rooms, service very friendly and attentive, will go back and recommend it.
5 su novembre 30, 2011
This cute 'lodge' was incredibly clean, the innkeepers were very nice and we discovered our new favorite mexican restaurant right across the street. The whole experience was very family friendly and we would definitely return!!
3,4 su ottobre 25, 2011
date of stay: 10/2/11. We were enroute from Albuquerque to Phoenix, and the Buckskin was listed in an online lodging guide (not this one), but we hadn't prebooked. It was almost dusk, and we actually drove past... perhaps the sign lights weren't on yet. Got directions and came back, and the lights were on. We received a friendly greeting by a friend of the owners, who was looking after the place while they were on an overnight errand. The property is an independent "motel", and our room was large, very clean, plus recently and carefully renovated to a very good standard. The shower was wonderful and there was fridge, coffeemaker, and microwave. The bed was comfortable, and linens and towels new and fresh. The room felt a little bit plain, although "folksy". A wonderful Mexican style restaurant was diagonally across the highway. The only downsides were the highway noise from passing trucks and the "breakfast" was pretty minimal- packaged mini-donuts, granola bars, flavored yogurts, and a selection of juices. I'd be happy to stay again due to the friendliness and the beauty of the area with lakes, views, and trees.
4,4 su ottobre 12, 2011
We spent a couple of nights and the beds were comfortable, the decor was very homey. It was clean. The bathroom area was a little outdated but very clean. The owners very personable. The value was exceptional.
5 su settembre 21, 2011
This is the only place i would ever stay in heber.Clean rooms very good prices.I so recommend staying here...
3,4 su settembre 19, 2011
Very clean, family-friendly. Something out of the 1960s. Rooms have good ventilation (windows) but are not air-conditioned. "Breakfast/snack" is issued upon check-in, choice of juices, yogurt or pudding, granola or brownie/donuts. Coffee maker in room. Quiet, comfortable, economical.
2,8 su settembre 08, 2011
This was a nice, clean, older motel with new bathroom fixtures and a nice area outside for grilling and lounging. There are no dining facilities. I was offered juice and yogurt at check-in to put in my mini-fridge. There was no breakfast like you would expect at a true bed and breakfast. The innkeepers were very friendly, check-in was fast. There was no hair dryer in the room.
5 su settembre 08, 2011
It was a Great place, we were up there for my Sister's Wedding and we and other Family members stayed there, we Loved it.....
4,6 su settembre 07, 2011
Everything was great, good price for a great room. Would stay there again!!
3,8 su agosto 10, 2011
We were very pleased with the Inn. The owners were very nice. You would have to look hard to find a cleaner room. The bed was comfortable. Had booked one night and stayed two. Would highly recomend.
4,6 su agosto 10, 2011
Wasn't sure what to expect, especially since the cost was so reasonable. I was very impressed with how clean the room was. There is absolutely no smoking in the rooms, so they didn't reek of cigarettes. I noticed that there were a couple of grills in the courtyard, next time we stay we'll bring dinner to bbq. I would definitely recommend the Buckskin Lodge to anyone.
4,8 su agosto 03, 2011
Very nice owners. Nice & clean room. Beautiful weather. The only negative is the beds are way too hard. My husband & I woke up the next morning with backaches. Other than that, everything was great. Loved having a fridge & microwave in room. Thankyou & hoping to return again one day.
4,0 su luglio 11, 2011
This was our first stay at buckskin lodge but not our last. The room was likely the cleanest I've ever stayed in and provided everything your average hotel/motel would. That combined with outstanding price makes it unbeatable. We can't wait for a return trip to beautiful Heber where we hope to stay at Buckskin Lodge again.
4,0 su giugno 06, 2011
Very clean, Very comfy, owners make you feel at home, central location, Very nice for the price and we would definitely stay there again.
4,0 su aprile 24, 2011
Went to Heber to scout out some hunting spots and found this Lodge extremley close to both forest service roads for easy access to the Forest. Tim and Cheryl were great to work with and knew the area and hunting spots making it quick and easy for us to access areas that we may have missed. The room was clean and well kept making it a very nice trip, loved sittting in the courtyard area for eating and socializing. Great place to stay.
4,6 su aprile 06, 2011
So clean, so helpful, and what a value. We had been advised to choose a name-brand motel but their command of English was impossible to understand. The Carlins are delightful, so committed to provide a relaxing retreat. You can see that they have given their all to the Buckskin Lodge. We'd stay there anytime and will suggest to friend and family to do the same.
4,6 su aprile 03, 2011
The innkeepers were so nice and friendly. We felt so welcome there and the room was perfect. We will definetely return and stay here again!
2,8 su marzo 21, 2011
Dining was not an option. There was a coffee machine and we could get some yogurt and juice. The room was decorated very nice. The only issue was the heat was hard to regulate. Bed was very comfortable.
4,0 su gennaio 19, 2011
We stayed here for two nights because of blizzard conditions on our trip home from Christmas. Tim and Cheryl bent over backwards to accomodate my husbands wheelchair and did everything to make us comfortable with nothing less than smiles. We will definitely keep the Buckskin Lodge in mind when we're traveling.
4,6 su ottobre 04, 2010
We had a wonderfull stay. The acommodations are perfect and we both agreed "we've never slept so hard while traveling". We'll definately be back to escape the Phoenix heat or for no other reason other than to take in the beauty of area.
4,2 su luglio 14, 2010
As my first experience at a B&B, the Buckskin Lodge made it very comfortable. While they were hesitant about letting my 18 year old friend and I stay, they did accommodate us anyway, and were very nice to us both. The rooms were great and they had all of the amenities we could ever need, including wifi. The location was perfect and you could not beat the price. Thanks for the great experience and I hope to come back here very soon.
4,6 su aprile 02, 2010
Cozy, comfortable rooms; very, very clean. Nice owner/managers.
4,2 su marzo 20, 2010
We had a great time. The kids got to hangout and make smores. The rooms had a DVD player in the room and movies you could checkout in the lobby. The outside BarB-Qs were outstanding for personal grilling. The only bad thing I can say was the one resturant, BarBQ, next door was unfriendly, so we didn't stay to eat. We look forward to staying again.
4,6 su marzo 19, 2010
We enjoyed every thing about our stay at the Buckskin Lodge. We especially loved the outdoor set up with BBQ's and fire pit, and the wonderful hospitality from the staff. We will be back to visit!
4,4 su gennaio 29, 2010
I have spent a few weekends here. It is very cozy and there are some good restaurants close enough to walk to. Definitely worth a stay...........


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Last Thursday marked a milestone for my radio show, Dream Talk Radio, when I broadcast my last live show from the KOWS-fm studio in Occidental. For over three years, I have spent every Thursday from 9-10 am on the air, talking about dreams and sleep health, culture, creativity, and broader social issues. But from now on I will take my show to the cloud, so to speak, broadcasting on podcasts exclusively.
I spent the first ten minutes of last week's show talking about how Dream Talk Radio came about and how it has evolved since that first live show in January, 2008. Then I aired a really interesting conversation I had just a week earlier with Leo Laporte, whose internet TV network, TWiT-TV, is based just a few miles away in Petaluma. TWiT (This Week in Tech) is currently building a 10,000 sq ft studio in the heart of Petaluma to house its growing broadcast operation, which now includes 40+ hours per week of live streaming video. I talked to Leo about how he built his network, and whether he sees its role in the community changing now that it will have a much bigger physical presence.
If you are at all interested in where broadcasting is heading in the years to come, I encourage you to listen to the full show (it's only 25 minutes long). At this point TWiT-TV has millions of viewers every month, and during each live show there can be over a thousand people commenting through an IRC chat. You'll often see the show host peering down at the computer screen to bring up a point made by someone on the chat in real time, which makes it a very different viewing experience than watching regular TV, but also fascinating in its newness.
As for Dream Talk Radio, I now have up to 1,000 listeners for most of my podcasts, and have many recordings of past shows ready for upload in the near future. I also have several interviews in the works over the next couple months, including an update from Rev. Patrick McCollum about his religious freedom court case.
Not being on the air every week will allow me more freedom in scheduling my shows, but I couldn't have arrived at this point without the amazing opportunity of having a show on local, low-power FM radio. If you'd like to support my former community radio home, KOWS gladly accepts donations. And if you want to find out about my upcoming shows, I post them on the Dream Talk Radio Facebook page and also on Twitter. It's a whole new world of radio, people—I hope to see you there!