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The Eastman Building will always be the one that got away for Parklane Management Co. owner Ken Howell.
The handsome, six-story building with rows of lion heads along its stone cornice burned in 1987 when Howell was part of a group seeking to buy and preserve it.
Howell can't get the Eastman back. However, he bought and rehabbed several of Downtown Boise's most famous landmarks, including the Idanha Hotel, the Alaska Building, the Idaho Building and the Union Block.
Howell, 71, says he admires the architecture, high ceilings and rich wood floors of the old buildings. He likes the stories of ghosts and miscreants that passed through the Idanha Hotel.
"All of those things attracted me," Howell said. "But the other reason was that, at the time, historic buildings were looked upon poorly. The idea was that newer was better. 'What will we do with all of these relics?' Too often, the answer was, 'Let's tear them down and make room for parking lots.' "
Today, Howell owns a mix of new and used buildings that include 651 apartments, 127,000 square feet of office space and 45,000 square feet of retail space. Nearly all of his buildings are located within a mile and a half of Downtown.
Many of them are multi-use, with retail space on the ground floor and offices or apartments above. It's the kind of infill touted by Idaho Smart Growth, which recently gave Howell its Charles Hummel Grow Smart Award, named after the architect who co-founded the group.
Hummel and his firm, Tourtellotte and Hummel, designed several of Howell's projects. Hummel said Howell developed a knack for rehabilitation that most property managers found too risky to be profitable.
"Ken's talent was bringing old buildings back to life and finding new uses for them." Hummel said. "He was really genius in doing that."
The 1970s and '80s saw a migration away from downtowns to the suburbs in Boise and across the nation, Smart Growth Executive Director Scot Oliver said. Howell may have been the only developer creating housing Downtown at that time.
"Not only did Ken provide housing options, especially some for the lower-income workforce or moderate-income people, he was able to save some impressive old buildings," Oliver said.
Howell also received the Distinguished Preservationist award in 1997 from Preservation Idaho, the group's highest honor. Dan Everhart, a spokesman and architectural historian for Preservation Idaho, said the Union Block was slated for demolition before Howell stepped in.
"The Idaho Building, Idanha and Union Block are landmark, iconic buildings that mean a lot to us as Boiseans, but also a lot to the people visiting Boise for the first time," Everhart said. "That's the work he's done. It can't be overstated too much that he's had a tremendous impact on the Downtown we see today."
Howell took an unusual route to Boise. A California native with an MBA from Stanford University, he worked for Hewlett-Packard before moving to Tokyo to work for pharmaceutical maker Pfizer International. He was later transferred to Greece, then New York City, where he met his late wife, Alexa. He left the corporate world in 1973 to oversee 300 head of cattle in Nampa.
That was new for him. Howell found greater success in another area where he had no experience: property management. He and a partner bought a triplex on Hays Street in Boise for $35,000 in 1976. He expanded it into a five-plex, then bought a seven-plex, then built the 30-unit Parklane Apartments off East Warm Springs Avenue shortly after.
Howell said he's most proud of the Idaho Building because its renovation required approval from more than 10 agencies.
"This business takes an enormous amount of patience," he said. "And maybe just flat stubbornness, too."
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MONTGOMERY, Texas — The Orangefield High School Sophisticats attended the Danceline State Championship competition at Montgomery High School on Feb. 23.
The Sophisticats earned sweepstakes award and best in category for jazz, novelty, prop and pom. They also received a first runner up for their lyrical routine.
Sophisiticat Captain Leilah Peveto received he prestigious Anita Jefferson Conley award for excellent leadership. The team also received a judges choice award for lyrical, a Danceline Gold award for pom, and a production award for their novelty routine.
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SPIRO 10, EUFAULA 7 – The Bulldogs (5-1, 3-0 3A-8) edged the Ironheads (3-3, 1-2) despite Casey Pryor leading Eufaula with 101 yards rushing on 24 carries. Freshman quarterback Gunner Ford came in and completed three of five passes for 59 yards and a 12-yard touchdown pass to Hunter Reynolds. Devon Sears set up the touchdown with a 77-yard punt return. With 30 seconds left in the game Eufaula tried a 39-yard field goal to tie the game, but came up short.
COMMERCE 50, HULBERT 0 – The Tigers (6-0, 3-0 2A-8) rolled past the Riders (0-6, 0-2). Anthony Howard led Hulbert with 17 carries for 66 yards. Howard also had a sack.
WARNER 49, HAILEYVILLE 0 – The Eagles (4-2, 3-0 A-8) in blankingHaileyville (0-6, 0-3). Bobby Ward threw two 20-yard touchdown passes to Mekko Washington. Eric Wiggins rushed for 70 yards with a 63-yard touchdown run. Jacob Crabtree had 30 yards with a 15-yard TD scamper. Clint Kite got in on the scoring as well as he had two touchdown runs for three and five yards. Jayce McPeak capped off Warner's scoring with a six-yard touchdown run.
SUMMIT CHRISTIAN 31, PORTER 6 – The Eagles stayed perfect on the season (6-0, 3-0 A-8) as they get past the Pirates (1-5, 0-2). Darrius Steele had 137 yards rushing and a touchdown for Porter. The Pirates had 232 yards rushing.
VIAN 55, KEYS 7 – The Class 2A No. 5 Wolverines moved to 6-0 on the season as Keys falls to 1-5 in the non-district affair. Eric Casey led Vian with 15 carries for 207 yards rushing and three touchdown runs. Casey scored from 33, 37 and 30 yards out. Riley Simon completed four of eight passes for 81 yards passing with TD throws of 10 yards to Timber Coffey and 51 yards to Casey. Simon got in on the scoring on the ground as well as he had eight carries for 147 yards with a 66-yard touchdown run. Shamal Evans returned a punt 50 yards for a touchdown and Daylon McWaters added a 60-yard run for a score.
HASKELL 43, TISHOMINGO 21 – The Haymakers (3-3) got a big game from Alex Wheeland as he had 32 carries for 240 yards and three rushing touchdowns. Wheeland also had three interceptions on the night returning one 47 yards for a score and to seal the win for Haskell. Jordan Presley had touchdown runs of 5 and 15 yards with 111 yards rushing.
QUINTON 15, GORE 14 – The Savages improved to 3-2, 1-2 A-6 as Gore fell to 1-5, 1-2. The Pirates led the game most of the way as it was 14-6 just before halftime when Quinton was aided by pass interference and offside penalties to get within field goal range to make it 14-9 at the half. In the third quarter, Quinton was able to get in for the final score of the game. Gore's Jake Tincher connected C.J. Lennox for a 15-yard touchdown, and Peyton O'Neal had a 15-yard rushing touchdown.
SEQUOYAH 41, WESTVILLE 6 – The Indians (3-3, 2-1 3A-7) got off to a fast start against Westville (0-6, 0-3) as Justin Hooper had two touchdowns of 21 and 5 yards as part of his 240 yards rushing. Caisen Green had a hot hand as well as he had three touchdown catches from Zach Parrish. Green's catches came from 55, 69 and nine yards. Nick Kingfisher also got in on the act as he caught a 62-yard touchdown.
COWETA 30, TAHLEQUAH 13 – The Coweta Tigers move to 2-4, 1-2 5A-4 as the Tahlequah Tigers fell to 1-5, 1-2 on the season.
CHECOTAH 48, HEAVENER 7 – The Wildcats (6-0, 3-0 3A-8) got the scoring started in the first half with a 28-yard and a 30 yard field goal from Fredrik Eilerson to give Checotah the lead 6-0. Heavener (3-3, 1-2) gave up a 70-yard punt return touchdown to Jerry Casey. Casey also had a rushing touchdown for the Wildcats.
BOKOSHE 54, BOULEVARD CHRISTIAN 6 – The Knights fell to 0-5 on the season, as they were led by running back Sean Davis.
KEOTA 54, PORUM 26 – Keota moves to 5-1, 4-1 B-4 while Porum was dealt a blow to its playoff hopes, falling to 3-3 and 2-3.
ARKOMA 65, MIDWAY 28 — The Chargers fell to 1-5, 1-3 in C-4, while Arkoma is 4-2, 4-1.
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Muskogee at Sapulpa
T. Central at Tahlequah
Oologah at Wagoner
Muldrow at Fort Gibson
Hilldale at Locust Grove
Lincoln Chr. at Keys
Sperry at Sequoyah
Checotah at Stigler
Valliant at Eufaula
Haskell at Okemah
Vian at Hugo
Hulbert at Salina, 7 p.m.
Gore at Savanna
Summit Christian at Warner
Fairland at Porter
Davenport at Porum
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As the hype over the first presidential debate continues, attention turns to the vice presidential debate coming up on Thursday in Danville, Ky. Again the expectations game begins with Republicans cautioning people not to expect too much after Gov. Mitt Romney's stellar performance last week.
A story in The Huffington Post looks at the match up between the two candidates, Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan, and gives an opinion on what people might expect. The Huffington Post is categorizing Biden's position as one that is "playing defense" following President Barack Obama's "passive" performance last week. Many other media sites are weighing in, as was the case with the first presidential debate, but "caution" appears to be the name of the game. Although Ryan is hailed as being "smart," and Binden has earned a reputation for himself as being "the gaffe-master," people are being reminded of Biden's vast experience and ability to connect with regular folks.
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A prisioner in jail received a letter from his wife:
"I have decided to plant some lettuce in the back garden. When is the best time to plant them?"
The prisioner, knowing that the prison guards read all the mail, replied in a letter:
"Dear Wife, whatever you do, DO NOT touch the back garden! That is where I hid all the gold."
A week or so later, he received another letter from his wife:
"You wouldn't believe what happened. Some men came with shovels to the house, and dug up the whole back garden."
The prisoner wrote another letter:
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National Air Quality Expert to Deliver Land Use Lecture
January 26, 2010
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SOUTH ROYALTON, VT -- Mary Nichols, one of the nation's top air quality experts and a leader of California's efforts to reduce greenhouse gases, will present the sixth annual Norman Williams Distinguished Lecture in Land Use Planning and the Law at Vermont Law School at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4, in the Chase Community Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Nichol's lecture, titled "Sustainable Communities for a Sustainable State," will explore California's innovative efforts to curb sprawl and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
One of California's first environmental lawyers, Nichols was appointed chairman of the California Air Resources Board in 2007. She also served as the board chairman from1978 to 1983.
Nichols, who has decades of experience in environmental policy and enforcement, advocates a "new clean energy economy" that rewards investment and innovation, creates jobs and serves as the engine for sustainable economic growth.
"Climate change is a critical global issue and California is taking a number of important steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under Mary Nichol's leadership," said Marc Mihaly, director of the VLS Environmental Law Center. "We're honored to have her present this year's Williams Lecture."
California's landmark efforts to address global warming include a first-in-the-nation strategy to align greenhouse gas emission reduction targets with transportation, housing and land use planning processes. In addition to cutting emissions, this strategic planning approach is intended to create communities with improved public health, accessibility and sustainability.
Nichols, who graduated from Yale Law School, has held a number of prominent positions in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. She has been an assistant administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Air and Radiation program in the Clinton administration, secretary of California's Resources Agency and director of the University of California, Los Angeles Institute of the Environment, where she is a professor in residence.
Nichols initiated precedent-setting test cases under the federal Clean Air Act and California air quality laws while she was a staff attorney at the Center for Law in the Public Interest. She also founded the Los Angeles office of Natural Resources Defense Council and was one of the first female journalists hired by The Wall Street Journal after she graduated from college in 1966.
As chairman of the California Air Resources Board, Nichols' priorities include promoting the state's landmark climate change program, reducing diesel pollution at ports and passing regulations to provide cleaner air for Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley.
Nichols, who was considered for the position of EPA administrator in the Obama administration, received the Attorney of the Year award last year from California Lawyer Magazine for her contributions to environmental law.
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Norman Williams came to Vermont Law School in 1975 after a long and distinguished career in public service and teaching, particularly in land use planning. He played a key role in founding Vermont Law School's Environmental Law Center. The Norman Williams Distinguished Lecture in Land Use Planning and the Law series is a gift of Frances Yates, trustee of Vermont Law School, in memory of both Norman Williams and Anya '90 and Charles Yates '90. The lecture is hosted by Vermont Law School's Land Use Institute. For more information, please visit: www.vermontlaw.edu/landuse or contact Jane D'Antonio at 802-831-1217 or email@example.com.


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A terrified passenger who accepted a ride from the West Side Tavern in a silver Ferrari Sunday night got more than he bargained for when the allegedly drunk driver led police on a 100 mile-per-hour chase through downtown Olympia, police reports state.
The passenger eventually jumped from the moving vehicle after the Ferrari slowed during the chase. He suffered only minor injuries. The driver wound up smashing the Ferrari into a parked car and a home before surrendering to police in a church parking lot on Pacific Avenue.
The alleged 42-year-old driver, Joseph Shaun Goodman, was arrested late Sunday night on suspicion of false imprisonment and felony eluding a police vehicle. Goodman registered a blood alcohol level of 0.16, twice the limit for drunken driving, when he book a Breathalyzer test after his arrest, according to a police report.
Goodman is a 2013 graduate of Thurston County's DUI court.
During a court hearing Monday, Thurston County Superior Court Judge James Dixon ordered Goodman held on suspicion of false imprisonment, felony eluding and felony driving under the influence of alcohol.
Dixon set Goodman's bail at $75,000, and ordered that Goodman cannot consume any alcohol if he is released from custody. Dixon also ordered that Goodman must wear an electronic bracelet in the event of his release that will notify court officials immediately if he consumes any alcohol at all.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Wheeler said Goodman's alleged behavior, after having completed a DUI court that allows offenders to have a DUI charge dismissed, is "atrocious." Wheeler told the court that Goodman has five prior DUI convictions.
Goodman held his head down and covered his eyes with his hands as Dixon said he considers Goodman a danger to the community, based on the allegations against him that are outlined in court records.
Wheeler noted that dangerous driving through downtown Olympia over the summer caused a young woman to have to have her leg amputated when she was struck. "It is incredibly dangerous to speed through the city," Wheeler.
Dixon compared Goodman's alleged behavior to "walking downtown with a loaded gun firing rounds."
Goodman's attorney, Paul Strophy noted that Goodman is a local business owner, and a devoted father of two daughters. Strophy asked Dixon if, after Goodman made bail, he could be allowed to attend a soccer tournament in Las Vegas in January. Strophy said Goodman had prior plans to compete in the soccer tournament.
Strophy said Goodman has a hotel reservation for the end of January at the Venetian in Las Vegas.
Dixon refused Goodman's request for permission to go to Las Vegas.
"I would be doing not only this community, but also you a disservice if I allowed you to go to the state of Nevada," Dixon told Goodman. "You are not to leave the state of Washington."
According to police reports:
The chase began about 11 p.m. after an Olympia officer noticed the Ferrari driving about 50 miles per hour on Harrison Avenue SW.
The 27-year-old passenger told police that while at the West Side Tavern on Harrison Avenue, the Ferrari driver was "flashing some big wads of cash and buying people drinks at the bar." The passenger said he accepted a ride to another local bar in the man's Ferrari. As they drove down Harrison, the passenger told the driver to stop because of the police car following them with its lights flashing.
The 27-year-old passenger called 911 during the chase to tell emergency responders that the driver would not let him out of the car. The passenger eventually jumped from the still-moving Ferrari when it momentarily slowed downtown. The man suffered cuts to his elbow and stomach, complained of shoulder stiffness, but was otherwise okay.
When the passenger was asked to describe the driver, he said he was about "six-foot two, six-foot three, with a fake tan, wearing a black shirt, and tight jeans." The man said he did not know the driver's name.
The 2000 Ferrari F360 headed into downtown Olympia on Fifth Avenue during the chase, running red lights and driving over curbs. One police officer involved in the chase watched it "bottom out," throwing sparks as it undercarriage dragged on the pavement as it traveled through the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Deschutes Parkway.
The Ferrari later smashed into a parked car and a home at the intersection of Legion Way and Lybarger Street SE.
The chase ended in the parking lot of the Risen Faith Fellowship Church, located in the 2100 block of Pacific Avenue SE. The Ferrari was severely damaged, with "significant front bumper and passenger side body damage, and missing body parts." An Olympia police officer drew his firearm as he approached the car and ordered Goodman to exit and lie face down on the ground.
After his arrest, Goodman asked to speak to a lawyer.
Goodman's 2000 Ferrari F360 was valued at approximately $70,000.
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In January, the Ravens led eventual AFC champion Pittsburgh by two touchdowns in the divisional-title round.
Now, six starters and two notable backups from that club are gone.
NT Kelly Gregg, one of three starters released by the Ravens, has moved on to Kansas City. TE Todd Heap, who caught 467 passes in 10 seasons with Baltimore, landed in Arizona. WR Derrick Mason, the third starter cut, was unsigned as of press time, but RB Willis McGahee, also let go, signed with the Broncos.
Also, SS Dawan Landry, a Ravens starter since 2006, moved on to Jacksonville, which badly needed secondary help. CB Josh Wilson, who started nine games after being acquired from Seattle last August, was one of three Ravens to sign with Washington. Also departing: OG-C Chris Chester, who rejoined former OL coach Chris Foerster in Washington. Chester, who started 14 games a season ago, likely figured as a reserve if he stayed in Baltimore, but his versatility was valuable. The other Raven to depart for D.C.: WR Donté Stallworth, who didn't play much in his lone season with Baltimore.
The Ravens' cuts did help pave the way for the club to retain ORG Marshal Yanda, one of the top interior linemen available. The Ravens were also able to add bruising FB Vonta Leach, a Pro Bowler last season for Houston. And Baltimore does have some solid former reserves who are ready to step into the lineup. For instance, talented second-year NT Terrence Cody will step in for Gregg. Also, the Ravens have Tom Zbikowski and Haruki Nakamura as options to replace Landry.
It's also worth noting that no one expects the Ravens to be done making moves. General manager Ozzie Newsome has proven time and again that he can adeptly fill needs. For example, the Wilson acquisition helped a secondary that struggled with injuries last summer. A daily team observer points out that if the Ravens can agree to a long-term deal with franchise-tag recipient Haloti Ngata, one of the game's top interior linemen, the club will have more salary-cap room to add veteran help. But it's also clear that the cuts and departures have opened the door for some in-house candidates to play more, especially Cody.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- It's that time of year when pot holes are cropping up all over local roads.
The city of Charlotte is busy doing repairs, but some area residents say it's just not enough.
The city says they're working on fixing as many as possible.
"They occur because water seeps in the pavement and it freezes," said Linda Durret of Charlotte DOT. "It causes the pavement to heave up, then cars run over it, it buckles and it cracks."
Some residents say they've noticed less pot holes this year thanks to those DOT crews, and perhaps Mother Nature.
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Hysteria among crazy trolls is a positive sign that Yuna is doing just fine with her preparations. She has gotten better every year since coming on to the scenes, along with increase in number of trolls and intensity of their craziness.
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I believe the UFC should capitalize on this marketing opportunity. Pillows shaped like oversized versions of Bisping's fists. It's likely the only way they'd knock anybody out.
Edit: Knowing damn good and well I'd get my ass beat if I fought him. No training, not in shape, heavy sleeper. Frankly I feel like I'm the perfect demographic for this product.
Who's pillows are softer, Bisping or Sonnen?
Mark Munoz To Turn Michael Bisping's Volume Down In His Home Town
"I know he's pumping up the fight. Fact of the matter is he's a volume puncher, he needs more than 100 punches to TKO somebody. It doesn't take that many punches for me to TKO somebody or knock them out. He knows that."
As I say everytime... Munoz via Donkey Kong!
Originally Posted by AnchorPunch
Bisping's TDD is top notch.
If Chael can and make it look so easy, I'm sure Munoz can pull a couple of them off.
Bisping does have pillow hands, and I fully expect Mark Munoz to destroy him. Munoz can KO him no doubt and can take him down at will and punish him badly with ground and pound.. I have a feeling Bispings in for a bad night here cause Monoz is fucking jacked since his return.
Bisping hasn't been a legit threat in years and can't keep up with the top competition, and Munoz is one of those top people mark my words.
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There's nothing left for him to nap on!
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Pip wishes he had pillows for fists. That way, he would have had something to nap on after Henderson put him to sleep.
There's nothing left for him to nap on!
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Preferred stock is a hybrid between common stock and a bond. Each share of preferred stock is normally paid a guaranteed dividend which receives first priority (i.e., the common stockholders cannot receive a dividend until the preferred dividend has been paid in full) and has dibs over the common stockholders at the company's assets in the event of bankruptcy (its claim is still subordinate to that of the bond holders, however). In exchange for the higher income and perceived safety, preferred shareholders forgo the possibility of large capital gains.
The terms of preferred stock issues can vary widely, even among the same corporation. Arguably, the most important characteristic of a preferred stock is if it is cumulative or non-cumulative. In a cumulative issue, dividends that are not paid (referred to as "in arrears") build up. Before any dividend can be paid on the common stock, the entire in arrears balance must be paid in full. If a preferred issue is non-cumulative and a dividend payment is missed, the shareholders are out of luck; they will, most likely, never receive that money from the company even if and when the enterprise encounters prosperous times.
There are a number of additional provisions that can affect the value of a preferred stock. Here are just a few:
Voting vs. Non-Voting: Owners of preferred stock may or may not have voting rights. There have been cases in the history wherein preferred shares only received voting rights if dividends had not been paid for a stipulated length of time. Such a provision effectively puts the preferred shareholders in the position of a first mortgage bond holder by giving them the collective power to enforce payment on their claim, resources permitting.
Adjustable rate preferred stock: Holders of the preferred stock receive a dividend that differs based on any number of factors stipulated by the company at the issue's initial offering.
Convertible preferred stock: Holders of this type of security have the right to convert their preferred stock into shares of common stock. This allows the investor to lock in the dividend income and potentially profit from a rise in the common stock while being protected from a fall in the same.
- Participating preferred stock: Normally, shares of this type of preferred stock receive a set dividend plus an additional dividend based upon a stipulated percentage of either the net income or the dividend paid to the common stock holders.
The variations are endless. It is quite possible an investor could come across a non-voting cumulative participating convertible preferred issue. Due to the individuality of the preferred stock field, we must stick to generalizations.
How do preferred shares respond to moves in the common stock?If a large drug company discovered a cure for the common cold, the common stock would go through the roof in anticipation of the tens of billions of dollars the shareholders expect to earn in the future. At the same time, the company's preferred shares probably wouldn't budge much in price. The preferred shareholders would have missed out on the huge capital gains, albeit while collecting dividend checks. If, two weeks later, the company announced that the cure is not effective, the common stock would plummet. What happens to the company's preferred shareholders? Not much as long as the business is still making the respective dividend payments, they haven't lost a dime.
If, however, the investor had owned convertible preferred shares in this scenario, the price of convertible "percs", as they're known, would have experienced a tremendous rise and fall based on the expected profit an investor could have realized by converting his shares into common stock. As long as the holder of the preferred did not convert his shares or acquire more preferred at the inflated price, he would experience no loss of principal. (Perhaps now is the time to repeat the old Wall Street maxim, "never convert a convertible stock".)
Should I invest in shares of preferred stock?In many ways, the insulation preferred stock appears to offer shareholders can seem attractive. The truth is, preferred stock probably doesn't make much sense for individual investors; however, it can be a goldmine for corporate portfolios. Why? Federal tax laws only require companies to pay income tax on 30% of their preferred dividends, meaning a full 70% is essentially tax-free! Individual investors, on the other hand, have to pay taxes on the full dividend received. Your portfolio will probably receive a higher after-tax yield by investing in corporate bonds when rates are attractive enough or municipal bonds if you are in a higher tax bracket. Equally as important, however, is the fact that you will likely receive a senior claim in such investments as opposed to the subordinate position offered by most preferred stocks.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Howie Steffler knows exactly what he loves about his wife Darlene. They met at a parade.
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They've been married 37 years and it's exactly what many single people long for especially around Valentine's Day.
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Discover the unique craft that goes into the making of a Kaki King record; an artist that Rolling Stone calls "a genre unto herself". Come behind the scenes to find out what goes into weaving those singular sonic textures, as Kaki reveals the inspiration and process that resulted in her latest album, "Glow", produced by D. James Goodwin (Available now on Velour Records).
"Making 'Glow' was one of the easiest things I've ever done. The songs seemed to write and arrange themselves, and as protective as I would like to be about these delicate creations, these already have an incredible life of their own. I don't really know where they all came from. I had wonderful help in getting them out, and now that they exist for your ears, I hope they become whatever you want or need them to be. Enjoy!" - Kaki King 10/9/12
The recording of her 6th LP spanned three locations (Malibu, CA; Brooklyn, NY; Woodstock, NY) and includes more instruments than most people could name. Ethos, a string quartet, makes appearances on two tracks on "Glow", (including "The Fire Eater" whose making is explored in this video). Another guest is Richmond on bagpipes, while Kaki rounds out the rest of the instruments, including her usual slate of myriad six-strings, a harpejji, piano, bass, drums, shakers, and numerous other percussive toys.
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TRAVERSE CITY — Marjorie Richardson, 97, died in Traverse City on July 1, 2013.
Marge grew up in Cadillac, where she graduated from Cadillac High School. She spent her college years in Aurora, N.Y., where she graduated from Wells College.
After college she married the late Ray Richardson, who preceded her in death in 1962. Marge and Ray were founding members of the Traverse City Presbyterian Church.
After Ray's death Marge earned a teaching certificate from Michigan State University and a master's degree in special education from Eastern Michigan University.
She went on to teach special education for the Traverse City Public Schools.
After teaching in Traverse City Marge's adventurous nature and humanitarian spirit led her to continue her career in education as a volunteer for Buckhorn Children's Center in Appalachia, the Duvall Home for the Mentally Disabled in Florida and Peace Corps assignments in Tonga and Costa Rica. A special education room in Costa Rica is named in her honor.
Marge traveled the world extensively with friends and family, arranging her travels so that she could spend summers at her beloved cottage on Long Lake, where she savored visits from children and grandchildren, walks in the woods, communing with the loons and picking dewberries. She volunteered for the Grand Traverse Literacy Council into her 90s. In 2003 Marge moved to Cedar Creek Commons Senior Apartments, where she became a member of a community of new, close friends.
Among Marge's varied interests were classical music, the New York Times Sunday Crossword, swimming and reading. She played a competitive game of Scrabble until her death.
Marjorie is survived by her children, Patricia, of Hilo, Hawaii, Jan Brimacombe (Robert), of Ann Arbor, Kathie McDonald (Dave), of Concord, Calif., and Phil (Joan), of Williamsburg; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A brother, Phil Webb (Peggy), of Jackson, also survives.
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"They are learning about government and citizenship to the community," said Paula DeNicola. Next week, the three boys will come back to meet with the Township Municipal Judge. All three boys told Patch they were looking forward to this next step in the badge process.
In other news, Jr. Vice Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post Jake Taylor thanked local students for their participation in the Patriot's Pen Contest.
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2011 FSU Baseball
#8 Florida State at #14 Miami
May 01, 2011 at Coral Gables, Fla. (Alex Rodriguez Park)
Score by Innings R H E
Florida State....... 000 000 010 - 1 7 1
Miami............... 210 001 10X - 5 10 0
Umpires - HP: March Chapman 1B: Frank Sylvester 3B: Scott Cline
Start: 1:06 pm Time: 3:20 Attendance: 3507
Weather: Part Cloudy,85 deg;Wind-E 17mp
Game notes:
FSU asst. coach Mike Martin, Jr. ejected by third base umpire Scott Cline
in the middle of the 6th inning.
Buckley, T. faced 1 batter in the 6th.
2011 FSU Baseball
#8 Florida State at #14 Miami
May 01, 2011 at Coral Gables, Fla. (Alex Rodriguez Park)
Florida State starters: 8/2b Travis, D.; 32/3b Johnson, S.; 25/p McGee, M.;
23/rf Ramsey, J.; 16/1b Boyd, J.; 29/c Lopez, R.; 10/ss Gonzalez, J.; 18/lf
Miller, S.; 1/cf Easterling T;
Miami starters: 7/2b DeVoss, Z; 2/lf Mack, C; 10/cf Melendres, N; 21/dh
Rodriguez, R; 9/1b Martinez, H; 27/3b Fieger, B; 36/rf Carey, D; 4/ss Perez, S;
30/c Villasuso, D; 44/p Encinosa, EJ;
Florida State 1st - Travis, D. lined out to cf
(0-2). Johnson, S. struck out swinging (3-2). McGee, M. struck out swinging
(2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Miami 1st - DeVoss, Z walked (3-2). Mack, C popped
up to p, bunt (1-1). Melendres, N doubled to left center (1-2); DeVoss, Z
advanced to third. Rodriguez, R singled to center field, 2 RBI (1-2);
Melendres, N scored; DeVoss, Z scored. Martinez, H struck out looking (1-2).
Rodriguez, R out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Florida State 2nd - Ramsey, J. grounded out to 2b
(2-2). Boyd, J. singled up the middle (2-0). Lopez, R. walked (3-0); Boyd, J.
advanced to second. Lopez, R. advanced to second on a wild pitch; Boyd, J.
advanced to third. Gonzalez, J. struck out swinging (2-2). Miller, S. hit by
pitch (1-0). Easterling T struck out swinging (3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 3 LOB.
Miami 2nd - Fieger, B flied out to cf (1-1). Carey,
D doubled to left field (0-1). Perez, S walked (3-1). Villasuso, D struck out
swinging (1-2). DeVoss, Z doubled down the rf line, ground-rule, RBI (2-1);
Perez, S advanced to third; Carey, D scored. Mack, C grounded out to 2b (2-1).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Florida State 3rd - Travis, D. flied out to rf
(2-2). Johnson, S. struck out looking (2-2). McGee, M. walked (3-0). Ramsey, J.
grounded out to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Miami 3rd - McGee, M. to dh. Waugh, M. to p.
Melendres, N walked (3-2). Rodriguez, R struck out looking (1-2). Melendres, N
out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Martinez, H walked (3-0). Fieger, B
flied out to lf (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Florida State 4th - Boyd, J. struck out swinging
(1-2). Lopez, R. grounded out to c (0-1). Gonzalez, J. struck out swinging
(2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Miami 4th - Carey, D grounded out to 3b (1-2).
Perez, S struck out swinging (1-2). Villasuso, D struck out swinging (2-2).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Florida State 5th - Miller, S. singled to shortstop
(0-0). Easterling T grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt (0-0); Miller, S. advanced to
third. Travis, D. grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1). Johnson, S. grounded out
to 2b (1-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Miami 5th - DeVoss, Z grounded out to 1b unassisted
(1-2). Mack, C reached on a fielding error by 1b (1-0). Melendres, N singled
through the left side (0-1); Mack, C advanced to second. Rodriguez, R grounded
out to ss (0-0); Melendres, N advanced to second; Mack, C advanced to third.
Martinez, H intentionally walked (3-0). Fieger, B reached on a fielder's choice
(2-2); Martinez, H advanced to second; Melendres, N out at third 3b unassisted.
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Florida State 6th - Rowland, S to c for Villasuso,
D. McGee, M. singled to right field (0-0). Ramsey, J. walked (3-1); McGee, M.
advanced to second. Boyd, J. struck out looking (2-2). Lopez, R. struck out
looking (2-2). Gonzalez, J. flied out to cf (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Miami 6th - FSU asst. coach Mike Martin, Jr. ejected
in the middle of the 6th inning. Carey, D struck out swinging (2-2). Perez, S
walked (3-0). Rowland, S singled to right field (1-1); Perez, S advanced to
second. DeVoss, Z hit by pitch (3-2); Rowland, S advanced to second; Perez, S
advanced to third. Buckley, T. to p for Waugh, M.. Broad, M pinch hit for Mack,
C. Broad, M walked, RBI (3-1); DeVoss, Z advanced to second; Rowland, S
advanced to third; Perez, S scored. Sitz, S. to p for Buckley, T.. Melendres, N
hit into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (1-1); Broad, M out on the play. 1
run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Florida State 7th - DeVoss, Z to lf. Broad, M to 2b.
Miller, T to p for Encinosa, EJ. Miller, S. struck out swinging (0-2).
Easterling T fouled out to c (3-2). Travis, D. lined out to 3b (3-2). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Miami 7th - Rodriguez, R singled to left field
(1-2). Martinez, H struck out, bunt (0-2). Fieger, B singled to second base
(1-0); Rodriguez, R advanced to third. Carey, D singled to right field, RBI
(3-2); Fieger, B advanced to second; Rodriguez, R scored. Scott, R. to p for
Sitz, S.. Perez, S fouled out to c (2-2). Rowland, S struck out swinging (1-2).
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Florida State 8th - Johnson, S. lined out to rf
(1-1). McGee, M. struck out looking (2-2). Ramsey, J. homered to left field,
RBI (1-1). Boyd, J. struck out swinging (2-2). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0
Miami 8th - Brunelle, P. to c for Lopez, R.. Miller,
S. to cf. Stahl, R. to lf for Easterling T. DeVoss, Z struck out looking (2-2).
Posey, J. to p for Scott, R.. Broad, M grounded out to 2b (2-1). Melendres, N
walked (3-1). Rodriguez, R doubled down the lf line, ground-rule (1-0);
Melendres, N advanced to third. Simmons, A. to p for Posey, J.. Martinez, H
lined out to 2b (1-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Florida State 9th - Brunelle, P. struck out looking
(0-2). Gonzalez, J. singled to second base (2-2). O'Brien, S. pinch hit for
Miller, S.. O'Brien, S. struck out looking (0-2). Stahl, R. singled to
shortstop (0-0); Gonzalez, J. advanced to second. Travis, D. singled to right
field (1-0); Stahl, R. advanced to second; Gonzalez, J. advanced to third.
Robinson, S to p for Miller, T. Johnson, S. flied out to cf (1-0). 0
runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.


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Moving to Oakland. Where to eat?
Help! We are moving to Oakland (upper Rockridge area) from Berkeley (north Berkeley/Solano). This may not seem like a big move, but for us it seems huge. The biggest question is where to go for our usual meals out. Particularly, breakfast/brunch and casual dinner with kids. The places we like around our current neighborhood are:
For brunch, Gorilla Cafe; Jimmy Beans; Venus
For coffee, Local 123 and Philz
For special occasions or date night, Gather and Cesar
For kid-friendly restaurants, Kirin, Paisan Pizza, Jerusalem Organic Kitchen
Also looking for good bagels, Thai and Korean. And we enjoy the Berkeley Off-the-Grid event on Wednesday nights.
If you can suggest good substitutes, particularly for our breakfast places, we'd be grateful!
By "upper" Rockridge you mean near Claremont / Alcatraz? Though judging from how spread out the places on your list are, I guess that doesn't matter much.
Elmwood: Shen Hua is basically a branch of Kirin. I like Holy Land better than Jerusalem. There's a newish Korean place I haven't tried yet.
Wood Tavern and A Cote are kind of in the Cesar / Gather vein.
Soi 4 might be the best Thai in the East Bay.
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re: Robert Lauriston
Re:agreed, BeBop-lunch specials premade, no flavor, not sure about regular menu
-agree on wood tavern, (also southie next door), star meats, high wire roasters
bica coffeehouse, lots of organic varieties.
OTG berkeley, thursday evenings on telegraph also.
-bagels: old brooklyn bagel on college. interesting bagel, organic coffee.
re: Robert Lauriston
I actually really like the new Korean place in the Elmwood. No it's not traditional fare and it's not a "destination".
But the bim be bop is replete with very fresh veggies & a meat. They offer the option of brown rice. And compared to Bowl'd (a very popular north berkeley spot), the spicy chicken, for example, is far superior at BeBop. It's a nice addition to the neighb.
On the downside: they only offer a few items as banchan. But for the price, and healthy options, I'm happy to have it as an option for a quick meal.
It would help to know exactly where "upper rockridge" is, but at College/Claremont there's Cole Coffee, which scratch a Philz itch. It looks like there's been a bunch of turnover among my usual old places. I always liked Peaberry near rockridge bart, especially when Grace Baking made coissants and they stocked 'em. I don't think there's anything on the espresso side remotely as good as Local123 - or even tolerable in general - anyplace called 'bica coffee' should be pretty good, Oh My Beloved Lisbon Where Espresso Is Cheap and Plentiful.
For kid friendly:
It seems everyone loves Cactus Taqueria who has kids, it's a stroller-fest in there.
The good news:
You're near Temescal now. Lanesplitter on this side of town is more kid-friendly than the San Pablo / University branch.
Bocanova for date night.
Uzen is underrated for Japanese, especially the udon, and is a modest date night place.
For high end, Commis
You'll end up trying the Piedmont Ceasar's, and you'll end up disappointed.
You want them roasted to go, or just a sack of bagels?
I used to get the bagels at Spasso, I don't know where they sourced from, but I always liked them.
Try market hall for a bag of the fresh ones to take home.
re: bbulkow
Your comment on Cesar's Piedmont is spot on...and agree with you on Uzen, Soi 4 and Commis.
I've never seen the attraction of Bocavnova, other than the location and outdoor seating...but nearby is Encuentro which is vegetarian food entirely enjoyable for non-vegetarians, with a good list of local-ish wines.
Although Peaberry's at Market Hall changed hands, the new owners--High Wire Coffee--are roasting some nice coffees. I'm starting to like their espresso blend better than my default-setting Blue Bottle Hayes Valley Blend; and Mrs. Rapini has taken a liking to the Conscientious Objector fair trade blend.
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Ok, I had my names backward. I was thinking of barlata, which is in Temescal, not Bocanova. I agree about Bocanova exactly - Enquentro is nearby and 100% my favorite.
OP: learn to love the korean. All the places are good. My Korean friend loves Koryo, but most round-eyes find it intimidating. Shan Maru is a better starting point, and Oghane.
I always wanted to like Cato's more, but it's hard to grab one of the decent tables.
Brunch: From your location, Rick and Ann's. Few board mentions. Very, very good.
re: bbulkow
The Piedmont Cesar's menu has evolved in a Mexican direction. Great place for drinks on the patio on a nice day, or at the bar anytime. The incongruous clam chowder special was great so I have hope the food will improve.
Uzen has the best sushi in the area. Doesn't seem like a kid-friendly place to me but I haven't been there earlier in the evening.
Thanks for the suggestions! By Upper Rockridge I mean the hills up above College Ave off of the Broadway Terrace exit from 13. Also, Montclair isn't far, nor is Piedmont Ave. I really appreciate the suggestions!
re: merylnet
Sadly, there are no eateries of note in Montclair although I recently had some decent Mexican at EL AGAVERO and there's a branch of House of Bagels, which are some of the better commercial bagels in the area. If you're on 13 it's easy to go one more exit and down Park Blvd. to the cluster of better restaurants in Glenview (Bellanico, Marzano, Rumbo al Sur, Blackberry Bistro (brunch)).
For date night you might want to check out Guest Chef -- I've had a couple of nice meals there, and since there's a new chef every couple of weeks, every time you go it's a different restaurant!
re: Ruth Lafler
Montclair has a great Mexican place, just a hole in the wall, It is across the street from the Safeway. I think it is just called a Taqueria (spelling?) A couple of doors up from the Subway.The best wet burrito ever.
Soi 4 is great Thai on College. I used to live in Upper Rockridge. You are so close to downtown. You can find all kinds of great food. Breakfast in Montclair, the Egg Shop. On Broadway Mama's Royale Cafe great breakfast. Homeroom on maybe 42nd, mac and cheese any way you can dream of.
re: Janet
It's not that far a cruise down to Red Sea for Ethiopian, either.
The one problem I have with Soi 4 is the brightness of the tastes. I never got the WHAM that you get with some dishes in thailand. But great in many other ways.
You'll also find you're driving-close to Uptown, because you hop on 24 and you're there in a millisecond (although you have to park). Date night places like Pican.
re: bbulkow
Do you like Red Sea better than the others in that neighborhood? I haven't been there in years (ate there with an ex who as far as I know still lives in the neighborhood). I was underwhelmed by Asmara but liked Addis quite a bit better. Since then, of course, Temescal has become a great chow neighborhood. Not to mention that Genova has been our family default light pick-up dinner for 50 years.
re: Ruth Lafler
The short answer is no, I don't like it better or worse. I found them to be somewhat interchangeable. I used to patronize the one right at Telegraph and 52nd. The one great benefit of Red Sea is you can actually drink at Kingfish across the street, and they'll bring over orders from Red Sea. I don't think it's the full menu, but it's a great way to go. Like the korean places, the OP should just hunt around a bit.
re: Janet
re: merylnet
Nice area. Lots of gorgeous walks behind the Claremont hotel.
Brunch: Aunt Mary's (long lines, but really good). I've never seen what the fuss is about, but Rick & Ann's has its fans and is really close to you.
Korean: On Telegraph, Casserole House. Sura has an more extensive selection of banchan (18 dishes!) and a larger menu, but the dishes I've ordered haven't been as good.
Bagels: Beauty Bagels are Montreal style, but style aside, unsurpassed on this side of the Bay.
Kid-friendly: Zachary's, Holy Land, Fentons (kids like the ice cream, not sure if anyone likes the food)
There's a Farmer's Market at the DMV Sunday mornings. I think the closest Off The Grid is on Telegraph on Thursdays (by UCB) last time I checked. For gourmetish take-out, the Pasta Shop in Market Hall has lots of good deli counter items. Star Grocery has good sandwiches and Gregoire on Piedmont does take-out too.
College Avenue in Rockridge's restaurants tend to be overpriced. Regarding places mentioned above, A Cote is great for dates, and Soi Four is excellent and more appropriate for kids.
Our fav breakfast in the entire East Bay is Mama's Royal in Oakland. I go for the corned beef hash, spouse goes for the Bennie. Lunch is not as good but they serve breakfast all day.
I urge you to try Marica, on College near Broadway, a very nice little bistro with some excellent seafood, run by Asians.
We go to three Montclair Village places:
1) Crogan's - yes, Crogan's, for ONLY 2 dishes: the batter-fried fish tacos, which I request with lettuce, not cabbage, and extra Choluca cream. And the 8-oz sirloin steak is amazing - better than anything we've gotten at Ruth's Chris or Fleming's, both in Walnut Creek. A cup of the vegetarian black bean chili is a nice way to start. Everything else at Crogan's is a waste of time.
2) Italian Colors, which is just outside the main village. Dinner is far better than lunch. James Syhabout, owner/chef of the Michelin-starred Commis, is partnering his new restaurant with Alan Carlson of Italian Colors. IC's rather Modernist beet salad is very good, and the soups are often unusual and delicious. My recent cauliflower bisque with Manchego cheese, toasted sliced almonds, and red bell pepper swirl, was extraordinarily good - frankly, far better than anything I've gotten at Gather. You will see a lot of kids at IC, and it's one of the few places that has some very simple menu items just for the kids, while the adults can take advantage of the more sophisticated dishes.
3) We second on El Agavero IF you go for Happy Hour. You can get the full-sized cheese quesadilla with carnitas added for less than $6. It's a substantial meal for one and as an appetizer you could split it four ways. The rest of the food is okay, but we normally go elsewhere (below).
Outside the village, there is Phnom Penh in Jack London Sq. with its sibling Cambodia House in the Laurel. In the Grand Lake area we have soured on Mezze, which gave us an awful dinner last week (sigh...they used to be very good) but we enjoy Lin Jia, which contrary to what some Yelpers believe, is more Vietnamese than Chinese. Their 'contemporary Asian' food can be very good at times - the shrimp rolls (not the Hakka, but the 'cigar' shrimp rolls), hot-and-sour soup, and Changsha beef (which is also used in the "Hunan Hottie" sandwich) are terrific.
In the Temescal we love Barlatta and Genova Delicatessen (boudin noir – love it!), loathe Tanjia and Dona Tomas (DT seems to have gone seriously downhill). And we have fallen in love with La Calaca Loco taqueria – their flour tortillas are made with lard and wonderfully flaky.
A shrimp flour quesadilla at La Calaca is a thing of beauty, and if you eat in-house (recommended) you get your choice of three great salsas to slather on in enormous quantities – each in giant squeeze bottles! My spouse squirts the jalapeno on every single bite. Their carne asada is excellent, and I like their nachos, which is a much lighter and cleaner-tasting version with whole beans and less grease. They use a good queso fresco crumbled over it instead of cheap shredded cheddar. They also make the best burger in town – the telera bun is superb, what hamburger buns should always be, and the pickled jalapenos make your mouth zing. My spouse doesn't like burgers, but he thinks La Calaca's is amazing.
On Park Blvd. I would never recommend Blackberry Bistro to ANYONE any longer. The new owners have cheapened the ingredients and ruined the place. The food is awful now – the menu still lists Hobb's bacon, but what we got what a petrified slice of fake turkey bacon…ick.
We felt Rumbo was like its sib A Cote, same strengths (service, a few dishes) but same flaws (erratic sizing, many dishes just weren't that interesting). Bellanico's a level below Riva Cucina/Berkeley, but always seems to be trying hard, which is good.
The Korean restaurants all have different strengths and weaknesses, so you'll have to try them to see which one has the food you like best.
The Ethiopian/Eritrean restaurants in Oakland are generally excellent. Again, you need to try a few to see which ones you enjoy the most. Each one's a little different from the others, but overall Café Colucci, Café Eritrea, Red Sea, Enssaro, and Abesha rank higher with diners than the others.
And welcome to Oakland!
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Yes, Rumbo's bar gets a workout. But we don't drink, so we focus strictly on the food.
We ate at both Eritrea and Red Sea recently (Eritrea twice, in fact). I drafted up a comparison, but it's rather long and perhaps it would be better if I put it on a separate thread.
Another Oakland/Rockridge suggestion no one mentioned, or at least if someone did, I missed it: Guest Chef. It isn't for kids, though, having only a few seats, extremely tight quarters, and a nasty noise level. But for a couple's date night out it can be fun to look forward to (the menu changes every two weeks with each guest chef, and reservations well in advance are recommended. Descriptions are on the website).
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the kitchen staff at Lin Jia speak Hakka to each other -- asked one when the sounds didn't quite register as Viet or a Cantonese variant (though the Hakka have lived amongst the Cantonese for the past 1-2 centuries, their language came from an earlier home elsewhere in China). part of the family that run the place lived for a time in Viet Nam, but Changsha beef, one of our favorite dishes there, is clearly not a Viet dish, and is named after a famous, old city in the Chinese heartland. some of the Vietnamese eateries here are operated by ethnic Chinese whose families crossed the river or sea at some point, and some of their cooking could be perceived as Chinese food as much as Lin Jia's might be perceived as Vietnamese.
Welcome to the neighborhood! I live on the border of Rockridge as well, right off Broadway south of where you are. You're close to the California College of Arts and Crafts, which is right off College Ave. On that end of College Avenue I would suggest:
1) Hudson's (formerly, Garibaldi's/Marzano). Bustling bar with pizzas, etc. I see families with young kids there around 5:30 p.m. for pizzas around the commuter table by the bar. For something fancier, sit in the main room later in the evening.
2) Enoteca Molinari is a small wine bar on College (next to A Cote). Nice selection of wine and friendly owner at the bar. The menu is limited and dishes are on the small side, but it's a nice, friendly, casual spot for something last-minute.
3) Adesso is another good wine bar over on the Piedmont Avenue side. It's going to start serving up pizzas if you don't want to wait at it's sister restaurant Dopo, which also is good for neighborhood Italian dinner.
I don't drink coffee, but seems like there are more coffee shops on Piedmont Avenue than on our end of College Avenue. Or you could go down to Telegraph in the Temescal area.
Same with brunch, I haven't really found a favorite nearby. The two closest spots that seems extremely popular is Rockridge Cafe on College and Mama's Cafe on Broadway near 40th. I think both of these places are popular because they're cheap and have that diner, old-style feel. The I wasn't that excited about the food at Rockridge Cafe and haven't tried Mama's.
My favorite restaurants that I considered "nearby" to me would include Pizzaiolo, Casserole House (Korean), Adesso, Enoteca Molinari, Hudson, Dopo, and Commis, on the far end of Piedmont Avenue (for special occasions). A little further I would go for Wood Tavern and Southie.
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the cooking of Mama's on broadway is very heavy, but it seems to appeal to those who are nostalgic for old school, 'greasy spoon' cooking. Ole's coffee shop in Alameda is in a similar vein, granted the ambience is very different, along with the difference between the local constituencies. for brunch type stuff, Mary's in Temescal has much more finesse, though they're quite fond of butter there as well.
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Last night, Adesso's late night happy hour was serving crostini w/ whipped lardo, a chick pea salad, and the eggplant pizza, sliced into thick strips. I also ordered a sausage slice and the Adesso slice.
They undercook the pizza to prevent it from overcooking when they reheat the slices. The dough is somewhat focaccia-like, and has a crisp bottom underneath a tall layer of an airy crumb. It's nowhere near as oily, but the bottom of the crust reminds me of Cheesboard's pizza. Despite the rectangular shape, it's not at all reminiscent of NY's "sicilian slices." Pizza places seem to take several weeks to hit their stride, so I'm gonna return in a few weeks with a Roman friend to see what they think.
The toppings were all good quality. My favorite was the eggplant, whose bitterness went beautifully with the other ingredients, and kicked the butt of the thick and greasy fried eggplant slice I've had on Northeast pizzerias. The toppings on the sausage pizza were also good. I love Calvestrano olives, but their unyielding texture didn't work for me on their Adesso pizza.
Adesso: garlic Calvestrano olives $5
Eggplant, garlic, calabrian chiles $7
Sausage, red onion, pecorino $8
Early girl tomatoes $8
if you like Thai food, one variation that oaktown has a bit more compared to berserkly, is northern Thai/Lao. (there is a place on Shattuck and Cedar with some Lao items, but their Thai seemed very mainstream). but the places to try it are in working class 'hoods nowhere close to where you live. we've only tried one of several, Champa Garden, and the food and service were very good, the other groups with kids seemed to be doing fine.
This is my neighborhood, so I will add my two cents (mostly repeats):
Brunch: my current favorite (even with the kids) is Camino. More old-school, I like Full House Café (in Laurel District) and the Egg Shop in Montclair works in a pinch. Both tend to be shorter waits, which is the problem with Aunt Mary's – great food, but long wait.
Coffee: Bica on College. Hands down.
Date night: Wood Tavern, A Cote, Addesso, Commis, Plum
Kid-friendly: El Agavero in Montclair; Barclays on College (only if you need beer); also, we'll go through the tunnel to Chow
Thai: Soi4. Great food. Actually, works for date night, kid friendly and take out.
Also, we regularly go over to Vik's, Paisan and Sea Salt – it is not much of a trek from Upper Rockridge. And, as others point out, it is super fast to get to Uptown and Old Town on 24, which opens up tons of great restaurants and bars.
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I only get the drip. They have a four rotating coffees from different small roasters on the West Coast. They often have Verve, which is a favorite of ours, but the selection will vary. It is a nice way to try something new. The pastries are from Starter Bakery and sandwiches from Southie.
These are great suggestions - looking forward to the move just so we can try all these new places. One more question if anyone has ideas - my husband is an obsessive iced tea drinker. He loves the iced tea from Philz in Berkeley. Anyone? Suggestions? Does Cole Coffee have good iced tea? Until he finds his "place' he will not be content.
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I will be looking forward to seeing the suggestions for great iced tea in the EBay. Right now the only three places we've been to that make great iced tea are Slanted Door/SF, Auberge/Rutherford, and Bistro29/SRosa!
Also, I will say that although Full House Cafe is closer to us than Mama's or Royal Cafe (the latter in Albany), I like it but just can't seem to love it. Have friends that adore it, however, so like most places, much depends on what you like to order.
There is a new branch of Everett & Jones BBQ in the Laurel but it's reportedly awful.
The newest place in the Laurel has its own parking lot - Laurellino's Trattoria closed up and the new Taqueria La Palma (as of Sat Sept 29, 2012) has taken over the space, 4171 MacArthur Blvd near High St. The owners are the well regarded Tacos Sinaloa folks. We have not tried it yet. Pls be aware that 'casual crime' is happening quite a bit in our Laurel area - we've been here 23 yrs and watched it come and go in waves, and right now it's on the upswing. Even some cars left for a few minutes in parking lots (such as the Safeway on Fruitvale in the Dimond) have been broken into, according to our local listserv.
We have very little serious crime in the Laurel, but a lot of burglaries and break-ins when times are bad. The Laurel business owners are paying a private security firm who makes regular rounds every day, but of course they can't be everywhere at once. Our area is ideal for the 'quick getaway' type of crime; people can get on the freeway easily or turn two corners and be lost from sight. Grand Ave/Lakeshore and the Dimond have similar problems, so always be aware of your surroundings, even in the daytime.
Getting back to all you folks who replied to my original post. For breakfast/brunch, we've tried all the suggestions, but our favorite is Local Cafe on Piedmont Ave (right next to Adesso). Really good biscuits, good eggs benedict, nice little place with nice staff.
Telegraph Ave just south of 51st (temescal area) is a great area.There's Burma Superstar,Pyung Chang Tofu House(I crave their tofu soup),Pizzaiolo,Bakesale Betty's (daytime only) and Dona Thomas.I am not a fan of Lanesplitter's Pizza but many people like it and it's super kid friendly.On College the burgers at Crepevine and Barclays are kid friendly and quite good,love Wood Tavern and Southie's.We still enjoy the thai garlic noodles at Nan Yang along with a couple other dishes.We do enjoy Bellanico(on Park Blvd) too.We've lived in Montclair since 1978 and I have to say it's basically a black hole for dining.That said,the ceviche at the Taqueria is quite good.
One thing I forgot...the little Indian take out place on Moraga (with the little parking lot near the awful chinese place)is pretty good too.You can eat there but it's quite small.


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Like many residents and business owners in the area, I too have grown tired and been inconvenienced too many times by Pepco's inability to keep our power on during storms. I even put my disdain for the utility company in writing in a previous blog post in this publication. Despite my negative feelings and actions to express these sentiments in publications and to elected officials, I must give credit to Pepco for its performance during Sandy this past week. I praise the company with little hesitation, and I hope that this begins a cycle of providing adequate service to its customers.
Upon learning of Sandy's impending arrival, my expectations for Pepco were low. We didn't need the company and elected officials to warn us of potential power outages; my family and I fully anticipated this and made contingency plans accordingly. To us, the question was not if our power was going to go out, but when and for how long. I already began dreading how my wife and I would manage getting to work and dealing with our two infants while our power was out. While worse-case scenarios of property damage in and around Wheaton worried me, it was the best-case scenarios, which I thought were manageable under normal circumstances, that concerned me just as much. In turn, I had little confidence in Pepco at the time due to past performance and despite ample warnings leading up to the storm.
This sentiment began to change slightly as we got closer to the storm. Outside of the routine chatter of ensuring customers that the lines of communication on outages would expand, other actions—such as having out-of-state crews already in the area ready to work on outages after the storm—was a welcome sign. Furthermore, Pepco took some tangible preventive measures by patrolling the area prior to the storm in hopes of limiting outages. For once it seemed that Pepco was playing offense ahead of a storm and not waiting for everything to fall apart to take action. I still envisioned outages, and my confidence went from anticipating more than a week without power to going without it for only a few days. Not great still, but an improvement considering Sandy's predicted seriousness.
And as the worst of Sandy roared through our area Monday night into Tuesday, my anticipation level for power outages that never came never ceased. To my pleasant surprise, outages were limited not only in Wheaton but throughout the entire DC metropolitan area. Whereas we experienced more than 440,000 outages after the derecho this past summer, Sandy only caused 130,000 outages. Even more telling was the fact that by Wednesday fewer than 1,000 customers remained without electricity, with the expectation that their power would be restored by the end of the week. Since Pepco has failed the community on random windy days or even after drizzles, the fact that outages were limited during 12 hours of wind and rain is revealing.
Skeptics will say that Pepco doesn't deserve praise because we did not get the brunt of Sandy's wrath. First, I am thankful and grateful that we experienced nothing close to what our fellow citizens did in New York and New Jersey. Second, had we all been experiencing outages now, we'd be using the same excuse of not being hit as hard by Sandy as was anticipated to vilify Pepco. We cannot have it both ways.
I am not ready to announce my full faith in Pepco due to one stand-up job. At the same time, the company does deserve credit for getting ahead of Sandy and taking preventive measures to limit outages and to immediately respond to them after the storm. I will continue to hold Pepco accountable for poor service and support continued efforts to ensure the company meets customer standards. For this one instance, though, I believe we should give Pepco credit and hope it applies best practices from Sandy to address and limit outages of future storms, major or otherwise.


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- In his Sports Illustrated column July 24, Professor Michael McCann discussed the NFL labor dispute and whether football will soon return.
- The Japan Times talked to Javier Garcia-Lomas Gago '10 on July 24 about Japan's renewable energy options.
- The Huffington Post ran a commentary July 22 by Professor Jason Czarnezki and Emily Montgomery '10 about food labeling and genetically engineered salmon.
- The Associated Press reported July 22 that the U.S. Justice Department filed a brief in support of Dee Jones '12, a blind VLS student suing for special accommodations to take a legal ethics exam.
- The Associated Press, Mother Jones, Vermont Public Radio and other media reported July 22 on VLS's lifting of its ban of military recruiters on campus because of the repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" law.
- CBS News' BNET spoke with Associate Professor Jennifer Taub on July 21 about the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
- WEEI Boston talked to Professor Michael McCann on July 21 about the NFL labor dispute.
- The Associated Press, whose July 20 story was carried by Vermont Public Radio, Washington Examiner and other media, cited professors Pat Parenteau's, Cheryl Hanna's and Don Kreis' blog commentaries about the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant lawsuit.
- The Burlington Free Press on July 19 and July 20 cited the VLS faculty commentary blog about the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant lawsuit.
- The New York Times, whose story was picked up by Folha (Brazil's largest daily newspaper) and other media, spoke with Professor Greg Johnson on July 19 about a a lesbian couple suing a Vermont inn, claiming it refused to host their fall wedding reception because of their sexual orientation.
- The Associated Press, whose story ran July 19-20 in the Huffington Post, Sports Illustrated, MSN Fox Sports, Yahoo! News, Toronto Globe and Mail and other media, spoke with Professor Michael McCann about an NFL player suing Champion sports apparel maker for dropping his endorsement deal over his controversial tweets.
- Vermont Public Radio talked to professors Pat Parenteau and Michael Dworkin on July 19 and July 20 about a federal judge's refusal to grant an injunction to permit the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant to continue operating beyond March 2012 pending the outcome of a trial.
- The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists interviewed Professor Gus Speth on July 19 about the root causes of environmental problem and the need for a post-growth society in which renewable energy plays an important role, but the emphasis is on improved efficiency.
- WCAX spoke with Professor Cheryl Hanna on July 19 about the latest in the federal lawsuit over the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant.
- In a Vermont Public Radio commentary July 18, Professor Cheryl Hanna discussed a new book, "The Social Animal," by New York Times columnist David Brooks.
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How many of you blog? I was asked the other day how many people here in Mineral Wells blog, and I really didn't know the answer to that.
Do you know what a blog is? I hazard to guess that most of you know, but just in case I will quote Wikipedia on the subject:
"A blog (a truncation of the expression web log) is a discussion or informational site published on the World Wide Web and consisting of discrete entries ("posts") typically displayed in reverse chronological order (the most recent post appears first). Until 2009 blogs were usually the work of a single individual, occasionally of a small group, and often covered a single subject. More recently "multi-author blogs" (MABs) have developed, with posts written by large numbers of authors and professionally edited. MABs from newspapers, other media outlets, universities, think tanks, advocacy groups and similar institutions account for an increasing quantity of blog traffic. The rise of Twitter and other "microblogging" systems helps integrate MABs and single-author blogs into societal newstreams. Blog can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.
I have been on the Internet and have used the Internet since about 1995 (when it was text-based), but it was 10 years before I started my blog, which is titled "Sue Looks into the Wood" and can be found at http://siouxsue.blogspot.com/.
When I began blogging, I looked at lots of other blogs, and those bloggers looked at and read my blog, as well, and since those I continued to read were interested in the same things I was interested in, some of us became fast friends - although we had never met.
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Perhaps the most easily understood of the options price influences is the price of the underlying. All stock traders are conversant with the impact of the underlying stock price alone on their trades. The technical and fundamental analyses of the underlying stock price action are well beyond the scope of this discussion, but suffice it to say it is one of the three pricing factors and probably the most familiar to traders.
The price influence, time, is easily understood; in part because it is the only one of the forces restricted to unidirectional movement. The core reason that time impacts option positions significantly is a
result of the existence of time (extrinsic) premium. Depending on the risk profile of the option strategy established, the passage of time can impact the trade either negatively or positively.
The third price influence is perhaps the most
important. It is without question the most neglected and overlooked component: implied volatility. Implied volatility taken together with time defines the magnitude of the extrinsic option premium. The value of implied volatility is generally inversely correlated to price of the underlying and represents the aggregate trader's view of the future volatility of the underlying. Because implied volatility responds to the subjective view of future volatility, values can wax and wane as a result of upcoming events expected to impact price (e.g. earnings, FDA decisions, etc.).
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traders beginning to become familiar with the world of options trading should direct their attention to understanding the impact of each of these options pricing influences. The options markets are ruthlessly unforgiving to those who choose to ignore the impact of the valuation metrics that underpin daily life in their world.


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