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The home was built that way as a tourist attraction and everything in the home is upside down as well, including the food in the refrigerator.
Experts say it takes months longer to build because the workers get so disoriented inside that they have to take breaks outside.
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Kinsler returns with pair of hits in Rangers' loss
Feliz allows one run in three innings; Hamilton jams right heel
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- First baseman Todd Helton and catcher Jordan Pacheco combined for five hits, including four doubles, and four RBIs to give the Rockies a 6-1 victory over the Rangers at Surprise Stadium on Wednesday.Ian Kinsler returned to the Rangers' lineup after missing three games with lower back stiffness and had two hits in three at-bats. He drove in the Rangers' first run in the third inning with a single and is now 5-for-17 on the spring. Rangers starter Neftali Feliz, making his second start, allowed one run on four hits and a walk while striking out three in three innings. He retired the first four hitters he faced, including three by strikeout, before allowing five of the next eight hitters to reach base. But he was able to get out of two jams by getting the Rockies to hit into two double plays. "I felt better this outing than last the last outing," Feliz said. "I felt I had control of all of my pitches and did what I wanted to with them."
Rockies starter Tyler Chatwood, trying to win a spot in the rotation, pitched four strong innings. He retired the first eight batters he faced and ended up allowing one run on four hits and a walk. He also struck out two.
"It felt good," Chatwood said. "Early on I was getting ahead of hitters and just kind of not letting them back into counts. Later on I was falling behind but trying to battle back into them -- made some good pitches when I needed to."
Pacheco, trying to win a job as a backup catcher, had three hits and three RBIs. Helton was 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles.Rangers left fielder Josh Hamilton exited after jamming his right heel chasing down Helton's double into the left-field corner in the second inning. The injury is not considered serious.
The Rockies have won four straight games after a six-game losing streak. The Rangers are 1-5-1 in their last seven games.
Up next for Rockies: Making his third start of the spring, Jhoulys Chacin looks to solidify his standing as the projected No. 2 starter for the Rockies against a Cubs split squad at Salt River Fields. Chacin has pitched five innings this spring, allowing two earned runs on five hits and a walk while striking out four. Boasting a career 3.52 ERA in 68 appearances (53 starts) over three seasons, Chacin is poised to prove he's a top-of-the-rotation right-hander.
Up next for Rangers: Martin Perez, who is ranked 29th on the MLB.Com Top 100 Prospects list and second among Rangers prospects, makes his second start of the spring at 3:05 p.m. CT on Thursday against the Athletics in Surprise. Perez allowed two runs in two innings in his first start against the Dodgers last week. Neil Ramirez, Ben Snyder, Roman Mendez and Jacob Brigham follow him to the mound.
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Reporting from Washington and New York—President Obama said that pushing General Motors Corp. into bankruptcy today was a painful but necessary step to revive the legendary automaker, saving thousands of jobs and avoiding another direct hit to the struggling economy.
"Working with my auto task force, GM and its stakeholders have produced a viable, achievable plan that will give this iconic American company a chance to rise again," Obama said at the White House just hours after the company filed for bankruptcy protection this morning in a Manhattan courtroom.
The U.S. government will become the majority owner of GM, with a 60% stake, a move Obama said he made reluctantly to protect an investment of $30.1 billion in additional taxpayer money to get the company through bankruptcy. He vowed that the company would be run by a private board of directors and that the U.S. government would not be involved in day-to-day decisions, such as opening new plants or launching new vehicles.
Simply loaning GM more money, instead of taking equity in the company, would have continued to saddle GM with "irresponsibly large debt," the reason the company is in its current dire position, Obama said.
"We are acting as reluctant shareholders because that is the only way to help GM to succeed," he said. "What we are not doing, what I have no interest in doing, is run GM."
For at least the next two months -- and potentially much longer -- GM's fate will lie in the hands of Judge Robert Gerber of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, where the automaker filed its paperwork this morning.
Chrysler's ongoing bankruptcy case was filed in the same jurisdiction, and the smaller automaker is expected to emerge from the court as soon as today. On Sunday night, the judge overseeing that case approved a sale of its assets, opening the door to a merger with Italian automaker Fiat.
"Today marks a defining moment in the reinvention of GM as a leaner, more customer-focused and more cost-competitive company that, above all, can quickly generate winning bottom-line results," Fritz Henderson, GM's president and chief executive, said in a news release. "The court-supervised process we are pursuing provides us with powerful tools to accelerate and complete our reinvention, as well as strong safeguards for our customers and our business."
GM officials characterized the step as a chance to reinvent the company, which has been plagued by financial and operating difficulties for decades and has been in continual restructuring in one form or another since at least 2000.
"Why would a CFO be smiling when he's filing for his company to go bankrupt?" said Ray Young, GM's chief financial officer. "I've never been so invigorated in my life. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get our balance sheet healthy."
It will be doing that with taxpayer money. To keep GM afloat as it restructures, the Obama administration will add the $30.1 billion in taxpayer funds to the $20 billion already loaned to the company. In exchange, the U.S. government gets a 60.8% ownership stake.
In its filing, GM reported $83.3 billion in assets against $172.8 billion in debts. The automaker plans to sell much of its assets into a new entity, shedding all but $17 billion of the debt in the process. It will have fewer brands, fewer dealers, fewer factories and fewer employees -- and a plan to be able to make a profit.
GM said today that it would shutter 14 plants, including seven in Michigan and the original Saturn factory in Tennessee, as part of the process. That will drop it to 33 U.S. plants by 2012. It also said it would eliminate 5,000 white-collar jobs by year's end.
Shares of GM continued to trade this morning, dropping to 54 cents, a 28% decline, in early trading. But Dow Jones & Co. said today it had dropped GM from its industrials index, replacing it with Cisco.
A source familiar with the company's restructuring plans said the automaker expects that shares in the newly reorganized company will begin trading during the first quarter of 2010. Current GM shares presumably would cease trading when GM's assets are sold as part of the bankruptcy process.
The Obama administration is touting the GM filing as a difficult but required court-supervised restructuring that will make the company profitable again and a leader in producing fuel-efficient vehicles.
It also will leave the federal government in the unusual -- and potentially uncomfortable -- position of holding a majority stake in GM, which is the top carmaker in the U.S. by volume and No. 2 globally. Administration officials said they hoped to shed the investment as soon as possible and, in the meantime, pledged to keep their hands off day-to-day operations.
In a statement, Obama hailed the swiftness of the Chrysler action. "As a result of the substantial commitment by the U.S. government, and tough sacrifices from all stakeholders involved, Chrysler has a new lease on life. We said this process would be completed quickly and efficiently, and that's exactly what has been accomplished today."


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SEATTLE — With blue- and green-colored confetti raining down from all corners of CenturyLink Field, wide receivers Jermaine Kearse and Golden Tate decided to grab the unattended jumbo Seahawks flag and take off on a victory lap.
Rounding the first goalpost, Kearse winced. Worn out, he asked Tate to slow down.
We were both tired, Tate said.
Seventy-five percent around the stadium, we were just jogging.
Kearse saved the sprinting for Seattles biggest offensive play a go-ahead 35-yard touchdown catch from Russell Wilson early in the fourth quarter that lifted the Seahawks past San Francisco, 23-17, in the NFC Championship game.
A heroic touchdown pass, Seattle coach Pete Carroll said.
And Kearse will forever be hailed as the local hero from Lakes High School and the University of Washington who bailed out the Seahawks when they needed a play the most.
By now, it should not be considered a fluke.
Way back in training camp, quarterback Russell Wilson identified Kearse as a breakout candidate on offense.
And the second-year receiver showed that early with his game-winning touchdown catch in the season opener at Carolina. The stakes were much higher Sunday.
Trailing 17-13, Seattle started the fourth quarter with Wilsons 15-yard completion to Zach Miller to the 49ers 35. Carroll sent on the field-goal unit, but all kicker Steven Hauschka did was stand in formation as the play clock wound down.
Finally Carroll called timeout to discuss his options.
We were trying to figure out what to do, Wilson said.
And with coach Carroll, I was kind of begging him, Hey, lets go for it if were not kicking the field goal.
So Wilson trotted into the huddle and called the play, but added he would try a double count to try and get San Franciscos defensive linemen to jump offside.
It worked.
And on the fly, Kearse, Tate and Doug Baldwin all headed to the end zone on vertical patterns.
Down the right seam, Kearse had inside position on 49ers cornerback Carlos Rogers. Wilson saw that, and fired away.
The football flew over Rogers grasp. Kearse got his hands on it and briefly juggled it before securing it to his 6-foot-1 frame for the touchdown.
If we get a free play, we are going to take our shot, Kearse said.
And Russell gave me an amazing opportunity to go out there and make a play, and I came down with the ball. It felt like I had a good position. Russell threw the ball where I could get it.
After his post-game jaunt and after he caught his breath Kearse was asked if the touchdown meant a little more because he was a South Sound product.
It is amazing, Kearse said. Going to UW and Lakes and coming here this is a shout-out to Lakewood. It is for yall.
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PresentDave Brutnell, Deputy Head of Business Services Wales HMC&ETim Robinson, ICEAWDick Roberts-Thomas, VPG , IIT.
As you will see, the meeting was poorly attended by practioners and although this may in part have been due to the terrible weather conditions, it was none the less disappointing in that Customs had taken the WT initiative sufficiently seriously to be represented by a member of its Senior Management Team.
Dave Brutnell explained that both he and Frank Dover, HMC&E's Head of Business Services Wales, were keen to see the initiative moving forward as it should provide an excellent forum for discussion and feedback between the Department and local practioners. A number of "Chapters" which hold regular meetings had been set up in the South of England. These have proved very successful in that they have provided the Department with a platform for certain initiatives before introduction. This in turn has allowed pratitioners to provide their views on the effect of initiatives on the Business Community.
I understand that a number of modifications to proposed procedures have been made as a result of representations and feedback at these meetings. There is no reason why local WT Chapters could not be equally successful.
Dave also said that he was keen to have general feedback on how businesses viewed the activities of the Department in the day to day running of their businesses. He said that he had generally only seen positive feedback and glowing praise but he was realistic enough to know from his own experience that the Department could not get it right all the time. It was equally important to see where businesses perceived that the Department was getting it wrong so that the position could be rectified.However that was unlikely to be achieved if no one was prepared to come along and discuss the issues which concerned them. It followed that the rest of the meeting was devoted to seeing how we could move the process forward.
The following possibilities were discussed
1 Joint Presentations at the Annual Inland Revenue meetings with Practitioners
This was thought not to be a runner as this years meeting is to be held on 10 March so the timescale is probably too short. Furthermore in view of the relatively small numbers of staff in HMC&E compared with the Revenue it was felt that the meeting would be swamped by the Revenue and the Customs issues would be unlikely to have any prominence.
2 Articles in the local ICEAW Newsletter.
Tim Robinson agreed that he would draft an Article and pass it to David Lermon for inclusion in the next edition of the Newsletter. Such an article could be copied to the other bodies (CIOT, ACCA, CIMA, etc) so that they could circulate it to their Members. It is inevitable that all these bodies will have members who will have some dealings with HMC&E in one way or other.
3 Attending one of the regular local CIOT meetingsThe CIOT hold regular monthly meetings between November and April each year. CIOT does not limit attendance only to it's members so this might be a way of publicising the WT initiative either through a full presentation or probably better as a 10 to 15 minute add on at the end of a regular meeting. Dick Roberts -Thomas undertook to contact CIOT to see what can be done.
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As this cold weather moves into our area, there are a few things you'll want to do to make sure your home is safe from the storm. Pipes that freeze and burst can be a serious headache, but they can be easily avoided. While East Texas has nothing on the storm that's barreling through the north, it's still cold and very windy. In Longview, nurseries had their plants covered and people were bundled up."Tomorrow I'll be staying in the house because the cold isn't for me," said Demarji Devine, who is home from college for winter break."I did wrap pipes, but everything is taken care of... so I'm just going to stay in, stay warm and get back home and check on my cooking. I've got a crock pot going," said Bill Warren who was out and about in Longview.If you haven't taken steps to prep your home, there's still time. Gary Bayless with the Tyler Area Builder's Association says freeze-proofing your home is quick and easy."Turn your sprinkler systems off, and if you don't know how to do that just unplug it because they can freeze and they'll break," explains Bayless.Styrofoam faucet protectors can be purchased at any local home improvement store. Just secure them over an outdoor faucet to prevent freezing. Faucet protectors only cost about $5, but there is a free alternative."The alternative is reliable duct tape. Wrap a rag around [the outdoor faucet] and wrap it up with duct tape. That'll help protect from the cold," adds Bayless.Also, make sure you leave your heat on and your faucets lightly running."Inside the house, you want to make sure that you've got a little bit of water just dripping out. That helps to keep it from freezing. As well as leave your cabinet doors open," says Bayless.Opening the cabinet doors let warm air surround the pipes inside your home. A busted pipe can damage cabinets and flooring costing a homeowner thousands of dollars to repair.The Tyler Area Builders Association is also cautioning people to be very mindful of their space heaters. If you are using one in your home, make sure there is nothing around it so it does not start a fire. Copyright 2014 KLTV. All rights reserved.
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It's a new live video streaming protocol that doesn't rely on a central infrastructure to work. In other words, you could hypothetically watch the Superbowl by connecting to other people watching the game instead of tuning your TV to the proper channel.
Video consumers and producers should both be excited at the prospect since it could make online distribution even more affordable.
Cohen told GigaOm that the protocol could be used for video conferencing, live streams of video game tournaments, or even live sports events, jokingly adding that his goal is "to kill off television."


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Why do some cancers attack so quickly?by Dr. Stephanie Correa
Question: My dog was recently diagnosed with a hemangiosarcoma of the spleen. She was completely normal and then collapsed in the kitchen. She seemed very weak and we rushed her to the veterinarian. She was bleeding into her abdomen and she had emergency surgery to remove the bleeding tumor. Now she is back to normal.
My veterinarian said the tumor was removed from her spleen and it was very aggressive and her prognosis is poor. I do not understand how my dog could be normal one day, and dying from cancer the next.
Answer: I know it is very difficult to understand how this can happen so quickly. Aggressive cancer can grow rapidly, and hemangiosarcomas are very aggressive tumors. They grow rapidly in only weeks and can cause the patient to become suddenly weak since bleeding occurs.
Hemangiosarcomas arise from the lining of the blood vessels. As they grow larger and larger, bleeding from the tumor occurs. If there is rapid bleeding the patient becomes rapidly anemic from blood loss. This means that you see signs as you describe like collapse, lethargy, and white or pale gums.
The spleen is a very vascular organ and is the most common location for a hemangiosarcoma. Removing the spleen and the tumor stops the bleeding. This is why your dog has returned to normal so quickly after surgery. Once the bleeding tumor is removed, the anemia resolves. Unfortunately, since hemangiosaromas arise from the lining of the blood vessel, they are highly metastatic tumors. This means the tumor has a high chance of shedding cancer cells into the blood vessels. The cancer cells can implant and grow in other places in the abdominal cavity. This usually happens within two or three months after surgery.
Generally, chemotherapy is used to try to destroy the cancer cells before they implant in other organs. Unfortunately, since this tumor is so aggressive, the chemotherapy is usually not a curative treatment option. It slows down the progression of the spread of the tumor and may give the patient a longer time before metastasis is detected. Chemotherapy treatments are well tolerated by most canine patients and this is the next treatment step that would be indicated for your dog.Stephanie Correa, DVM
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Mike Napoli followed Manny Ramirez's footsteps by going fifth deck in Toronto
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Right-hander Bryan Morris has been ridiculously good for the Marlins since they acquired him from the Pirates for a draft pick in June, posting a 0.48 ERA in 38 innings. But now he's hurt.
Andrew McCutchen expects to play today
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With an $11 million salary for next season Mets right-hander Bartolo Colon is apparently out of the Angels' price range as they try to upgrade the injury wrecked rotation, but Diamondbacks right-hander Trevor Cahill could be an option.
Daniel Hudson pitched last night. He may be pitching in the big leagues again soon
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We rate the yogis -- which famous Bay Area yoga teacher is right for you?
YOGA For a sizeable sector of our population, yoga is as much a part of the culture as burritos and biking to work. With more than 50 studios in San Francisco's 49 square miles alone — and even a brand-new yoga room in SFO, which claims to be an airport first — the Bay Area isn't short on options for a Saturday morning sweat sesh or Sunday night candlelight.
But which teacher is best for you? For three exhaustive weeks I pretzeled it up from Berkeley to Bernal, sampling classes with some of our most famous and intriguing yogis. Below are my experiences with each, along with a one-to-five "sweat factor" intensity rating . Hopefully, this will help you choose the right teacher to help you lighten up, ground down, or just plain bliss out. (Perhaps you might be inspired to follow one of our dozens of other local yogis' paths.)
Me? I'll be soaking in a hot bath. Can you hand me that ice pack?
If you're the kind of person who thinks the Black Eyed Peas and Beyoncé — let alone House of Pain — don't belong in the yoga studio, then Pete's Friday night Happy Hour Yoga at Yoga Tree on Valencia (www.yogatreesf.com) isn't for you.
Guinosso breaks it down, both musically and with frequent stops to explain a new inversion or variation on an arm balance. With plenty of "play time" to work at your own pace, plus friendly gossip and occasionally flirty energy in the female-heavy room, the class can sometimes feel more like a very sweaty cocktail party. But it's a great way to stay loose, learn new tricks, and cultivate what Pete calls the "inner teacher." The smiley, Forrest-trained yogi also guides more traditional vinyasa and candlelight flow classes — no Top 40 here — but his liberating sense of humor remains.
Sweat Factor: 3
The Takeaway: Fun and funky, but probably not best if verses from "Afternoon Delight" aren't among your favored mantras.
Imagine taking a rubber band ball and chucking it down some hard wooden stairs: that's what Les was like, bouncing around during Saturday morning vinyasa while his students were still waking up.
But that's all right. As my neighbor one mat over put it, Les is "really good at letting you know that where you are is fine, while at the same time pushing you to move forward."
Leventhal's quirky style, coupled with live beats by Sac-town sacred sound messenger Nate Spross (Les has also brought the likes of Buddha Bar's Daniel Masson from Paris to spin), kept class sparkling; even when he got down among the mats to demonstrate a Foot-Behind-Head pose which morphed into a series of arm balances that had students' eyes bulging, his sense of humor soothed the spirits of those of us who were in pain just watching — let alone trying to replicate the seamless flow.
"Why do we let our heads tell us what's good enough?" he asked, putting a hand at neck level to show a separation between head and body. "Even if you're in the simplest expression of this pose, it feels good from here down!"
Sweat Factor: 4
The Takeaway: Down-to-earth, despite chanting in a reverberating baritone that brings me shuddering back to the rabbis of my Sunday school days.
speaking of earthy and candid, Alice has that, plus a wicked sense of humor and a devotion that is deep, yet slightly irreverent and not smug. When I first encountered her and her classes, I was hooked. She is amazing.
Hi there colleagues, how is everything, and what you want to say on the topic of this article, in my view its truly amazing for
Loka Yoga and Alice Joanou in Oakland offer some of the best classes I have taken anywhere in the Bay Area.
Wow, you didn't bother going anywhere but yoga tree or urban flow. There are a lot more studios with equally talented, less showy teachers.
There are other great yoga teachers. But part of the point here was to actually give the well-known people a try and check up on the hype, thus the subhead. Perhaps the "experience every yoga teacher in the Bay Area to see who's also talented" follow-up will come later.
I would think part of the point of an article in a paper like this is to draw attention to something that is not already well known. Besides that, I think it's really unfortunate to only feature teachers from the two large studios in town. It's not very local, new, or relevant to showcase only teachers from such a limited pool.
Where's Jason Crandall too.
Pete Guinosso is the best... great workout, super fun class..
My favorite is Pedro Franco! he has studied everywhere a person can study from the source of the ganges to the jungles of brazil. he truly embodies yoga. one of the only teachers ive found who teaches pranayama, mantra, mudra, bandha and kriya . not to mention its pretty amazing watching him levitate from hand stand to bakasana to hand stand to koundinyasana to hand stand to... WHAT! check him out at Namaste and Yoga Tree.
I have had the pleasure of practicing with Pradeep in Winter Park Florida, and this review is spot on. He is extremely present and compassionate in his teaching. The best part is when the class is over, and you have an opportunity to speak with him. So much love, love, love and more love <3
Thank you Emily for the mention and I'm glad you were able to be there with Les and I that morning ! Much Love ! - Nate
Next time... can you please make us a list of teachers who do something other than give a great workout and play top 40 songs? Thanks.
I'm so sick of this atmosphere of frivolity and folly that stands out here. Give a great workout, have "fun", play top 40 songs (as if everyone wants to hear that crap). Where the hell are the serious yoga studios, places of true tranquility and majestic ambiance? Maybe classical music. So sick of bay area frivolity, superficiality, and folly.
How about a list of yoga teachers who don't think that a "chakra" really exists?
Sorry to say that the comments being critical of this article are fair, or perhaps do not go far enough.
Hooray for the Bay Guardian!
ay to promote corporate yoga!
Way to mention several well known SF teachers and then write something short and fluffy, not really saying anything interesting at all!
So tell the truth (which is of course a Yama, as I am sure you know)
Did your paper you sell these studios some ad space?
It also seems odd that you seem to call Pete out for some sort of tendency toward non-traditional musical selections, but then you don't do that to the more established Rusty Wells, who is arguably far more easily associated with rocking the tunes in class than anyone on your list, can we read anything into that?
you're looking for is Emily's "Heated debate" piece in which we look at the repercussions of the Vikram lawsuit on several local yoga practitioners. That was also published in this issue, as well as a guide to local yoga goods purveyors who can serve as alternatives to the larger corporate yoga entities (you'll find both linked to above under "Related.")
I think this piece was an admittedly fun yet also interesting (especially to yoga newbies and the curious) look at the yoga teachers that are known to represent the Bay on a global scale. Maybe you can suggest some interesting follow-ups an we'll certainly see what we can to to accomodate your needs.
Finally: no, we did not suddenly sacrifice 45 years of journalistic integrity and independence to score some yoga ads -- none of the above teachers advertised in this issue, not that that would affect our coverage either way.
I hope you find a teacher who guides you to tranquillity. Namaste.
Thanks for writing this article--I enjoyed it and will share.
As a Yoga Tree devotee for years, I know and love most of these teachers--especially Darren Main, who *can,* as others will attest, make you sweat like no one else in his fast vinyassa flow classes. However, my biggest issue is not that you covered almost exclusively Yoga Tree teachers, but that the article is advertised as covering the Bay's most famous yoga teachers but only covers SF (and one teacher in Oakland). That's hardly the Bay, is it?
Since moving the Peninsula a few years ago, I have learned that there are many, many great teachers who teach south (and north and east) of the city, including the amazing teachers at my current studio, Avalon in Palo Alto. Among the best of the best is my current teacher Giselle Mari, who has been on the cover of Yoga Journal many times and is an internationally reknown jivakmukti teacher. It really doesn't get any better than her.
Check her out at http://www.funkyjiva.com. And try one of her classes for yourself--you will be hooked.
I agree 100% with everything you say. Giselle is hands down my favorite yoga teacher on this planet and I have practiced with many teachers all over the globe. I have a lot of favorites but but Giselle always stays right on top of my list.
But she only teachers 4 public classes a week. The rest of the time she is traveling the US and Europe giving workshops. This is where you can catch her:
Sunday 9:00 AM at Nandi Yoga in San Mateo
Monday 12:00 noon at Breathe in Los Gatos
Tues 9:30 AM at Yoga Source in Palo Alto
Tues 7:15 PM at Avalon in Palo Alto.
Anyway when I saw the title of the article and it said around the Bay Area I thought it quite odd that they all worked at Yoga Tree at some point.
And honestly I don't agree that people like Rusty should be highlighted. He can be nasty and rude and yell at people in the middle of and make them cry. All because the yogi had back problems and did a different pose then the rest of the class. OK yes I am talking about me.
I went to Rusty's classes for about 5 years and one day he made me feel like I was worse then dog do and I should be privileged to be in his class. The whole experience has horrifying . It was the only time I have left a yoga class in the middle of class. This was before he opened his studio I have have never been back. But I know many people that don't return because of his non yogic behavior.
I was so embarrassed I walked out and left my mat. I asked someone working at Yoga Tree if they could retrieve it. She felt so bad for me. I can't believe a yoga teacher could be so far from yogic.
Im practicing for long time, Im quite tired of the BIG EGO Yoga, The Pop star teachers, who in some way just teach for themselves , stopping by just the hitter high on, a playlist and the pasteurized sequences.
I was surprised after almost giving up real Yoga in the Bay by this lady who is a real Dakini , dancing through the popular Yoga Clouds of Bay, what a sunshine Hannah is!!!
She adapts and make it doable the practice for all levels, and also teaches amazingly didactics how to do and how to modify appropriately and do beautiful demonstrations how to fly in one arm, the only Yogini I saw doing this version of kick ass arm balance with so much grace!!! check her out! Hannah Rocks!!!
Eric Kobric from Urban Flow is not listed? You guys are joking right?
Just by sitting here comparing and contrasting all of these talented instructors, you stray from the yogic philosophy. The article was meant to provide some insight into class experiences with teachers that people frequently hear about in our area, it isn't possible to cover every incredibly moving teacher in the Bay area. On that note, I've yet to meet one teacher that didn't move me in one way or another, regardless of acclaim.
Why don't we take a moment to check in with our criticism and transform it into a more productive form of gratitude.
The best teacher is within. I started by going to group classes, but after a couple of years...I had the routines and the alternative routines, and the alternate alternate routines memorized of 3 or 4 teachers....I even ventured into some mysore ashtanga and I memorised a lot of that too....
So, I don't know about you guys, but after a while, you know your body , which poses you'd prefer to do that day, and you know how to do them...and a class leader becomes unnecessary...sometimes even annoying. The dogma of having to go through ONE persons routine precisely became ...suffocating.
And, you can pick your OWN soundtrack...and not have some smelly bunghole in your face.
If you have a book, or are trying to learn a position from a website, or youtube video, and cant quite grasp it...take a class that is slow or mostly empty and just request the position ...they'll go through it, and then you can go back to your home/personal practice.
its just writing a script,
1. X number of Y,
2, X number of Z,
3, X number of etc., etc.
Print it out, put it next to your mat, ????, profit!
The best teacher is within. I started by going to group classes, but after a couple of years...I had the routines and the alternative routines, and the alternate alternate routines memorized of 3 or 4 teachers....I even ventured into some mysore ashtanga and I memorised a lot of that too....
So, I don't know about you guys, but after a while, you know your body , which poses you'd prefer to do that day, and you know how to do them...and a class leader becomes unnecessary...sometimes even annoying. The dogma of having to go through ONE persons routine precisely became ...suffocating.
And, you can pick your OWN soundtrack...and not have some smelly bunghole in your face.
If you have a book, or are trying to learn a position from a website, or youtube video, and cant quite grasp it...take a class that is slow or mostly empty and just request the position ...they'll go through it, and then you can go back to your home/personal practice.
its just writing a script,
1. X number of Y,
2, X number of Z,
3, X number of etc., etc.
Print it out, put it next to your mat, ????, profit!
Some of this article's criticism is silly. The article isn't called BEST or favorite teacher. Just a rating of some local FAMOUS ones. Yoga Tree and Urban Flow happen to have some famous teachers. They are the largest studios in the Bay Area. That makes sense. They are both local studios with local teachers and local students. They come from all over the Bay Area actually. Also everyone and their family is a yoga teacher in the Bay Area. And every one of their friends and students think they are amazing in some way. How lucky we are! We have all kinds of teachers for all kinds of people in the Bay Area.
Some of the specific names mentioned in comments are 'newer' teachers or not 'famous' in the world of yoga. I'd say if a teacher is regularly drawing classes of 70-130 each time and for some years...they are pretty famous. The article doesn't seem to be a review of 'best' teachers in the Bay Area.
An article like that would be impossible to write as the 'best' teacher is the one an individual connects with- and they are not always famous. There are probably very experienced and knowledgeable teachers in the Bay Area that just aren't charismatic, extroverted or international teachers or whatever it takes to be famous in this industry. I don't think the article is negating anyone as a teacher by not mentioning them.
Personal Rant- corporate blah blah. We live in a capitalist culture. Business is business and there are only a couple places in SF that aren't for profit- they are ashrams. You can get free yoga there, food, lots of meditation and a lineage of religious practice. You can get free yoga with minimal business trapping by having a home practice and not depending on a studio 5x a week. Don't want to give up your partner, free schedule, movies, glass of wine, personal income, you name it..and join (which is awesome we have them) an ashram? Then you get to PAY for a class. That business has employees and teachers that have lives and bills also- you can have your life and a yoga class with little commitment by paying for it. What yoga studio or teacher isn't making money off of something that comes from a religion? Unless your teacher is a renunciate of some sort or supported by an ashram...you can bet they've got their own bills to pay.
Every yoga teacher engages in this 'business of yoga', even a by donation studios. Even the most corporate of yoga businesses is doing less harm than the least corporate of business aimed merely at creating consumers of a product. Yoga studios BUILD COMMUNITY and connection and are defined by the student who cultivate themselves- not the business agenda.
I am having back pain. I am intimidated to try class with any of these teacher. Admittedly a bit out of shape. I heard that yoga could help me with both of those issues. I'm not really sure what to do. I tried a vinyasa class once and I couldn't really do much of any of the poses and the teacher kept giving me modifications that included putting a blanket under me and having me pull with a belt. It was pretty embarrassing. I've tried doing stretching on my own but I don't really know what to do. Any suggestions?
Hi, if you are dealing with back pain....Anne Saliou teaches workshops specifically for back and neck care. She is Amazing! She specializes in restorative/Iyengar practice so there is lots of emphasis put on proper alignment and support. Vinyasa has its benefit too, but is not always right for certain situations. You can find her at The Yoga Loft (www.theloftsf.com)
good luck finding what is right for you!
I have to say that I have been doing yoga for over 10 years. When I discovered yoga I stopped doing almost every other form of fitness. Over time I started having back problems. I didn't atribute this to yoga.
Walking or jogging or even standing longer then 20 minutes and my back was really hurting. Well recently I lost 25 pounds and I wanted to loose it fast so I was going to the gym and spending hours at a time on the elliptical and treadmill. What I found out is my back problems are GONE. Now in yoga I can do everything again.
Obviously I am not going to continue with 5 hours at the gym several days a week but find a balance between the two. I was so amazed that while walking or jogging hurt my back before it now helps it.
I don't know if it will help you. Just wanted to share my story.
I am not trying to be rude but you are probably young. There is no reason to be embarrassed to do modifications. And I'll tell you that the longer you do yoga and become more in touch with your body, the more modifications you will do.
The students that are trying to do every pose like the teacher have probably not been practicing long. You have to modify the practice to make it work for your body.
I know I can't tell you how to feel but there is no reason to feel embarrassed in yoga (unless you are in one of Rusty's classes).
Shouldn't it be noted that SF and Berkeley have some of the most prominent Iyengar teachers in the world? These profiles seem slightly centered around vinyasa and I recognize SF has wonderful vinyasa teachers.... the iyengar and iyengar based teachers in the bay however are not to be missed.
Yes, GREAT Iyengar teachers in the Bay area which is focused on alignement rather than quick flowing poses. Each style has benefits but for your situation, Iyengar may be a good start.
You might want to try Anne Saliou's Neck and back care workshop at The Yoga Loft (www.theloftsf.com) She is amazing and specializes in modifications to accomodate those who need them. She cares immensely about her students well being, has a wonderful following, has an eye for knowing what is needed to assist your poses, and undestands the body. Might be a great start to build your own confidence about what you need, what is helpful, harmful, etc. There are many others that could help too!
Goodluck finding what is right for you!
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Ratings: 640 | Reviews: 337 | Display Reviews Only:
Reviews by Strix:
4.25/5 rDev +1.4%
Super frothy head, hazy dark golden.
Big whiff of classic hefe bananas and clove.
Quite bananaful, with clove, a wheaty base with subtle citrus. A slightly boozy grainy off-note towards the ends as it warms my only complaint.
Really nice full smooth mouthfeel.
I didn't feel like this was as amazing as their regular hefe, I guess I'm partial to the darker weizenbocks. This still disappeared quite fast.
02-23-2013 03:38:16 | More by Strix
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North Carolina
4.13/5 rDev -1.4%
You know I didnt even know Ayinger made a weizenbock,man was I in in the dark.Poured a mix of tea and lemonade with a large blooming crown atop that settled very slowly into a creamy-like mass.A mix of green apple and lemon stands out most in the nose,light yeasty spice and sweet alcohol shows thru as well.Lightly medicinal and clove spice hit the palate melding into lemon pith and sweetish alcohol,although the alcohol is not obtrusive.Honestly I would have never imagined the abv of this beer,its not light as far as feel goes,it just goes down easily.A nice beer from a very tradional brewery.
12-29-2009 22:28:49 | More by oberon
4.35/5 rDev +3.8%
Appearance - This is a thick, and I mean thick, dingy orange in color. It looks like a pool of yeast. The head is white with a slight orangish tinge and came up easy. The sediment was massive in the bottle and I gave it a few swirls before pumping it in the glass.
Smell - The light orange peel and modest banana are a perfect fruity compliment to the sharp and powerful yeast. There's a couple of ways to do this style and this is my favorite right here with fruits that are light and not pushy and a yeast that really takes command of the nose. The malts are very light but just big enough to garnish attention.
Taste - Everything from the nose delivers at the taste. The orange isn't bitter like an orange peel but not overly sweet. The banana, which can be offensive in more heavy-handed versions of the style, here is appropriate and well-behaved. The yeast is no joke though jumping right in front of the line and letting the world know who's running this show. The malts don't so much add tons of flavor as they do structure.
Mouthfeel - This is big in the mouth, I'd say medium-bodied, with a nice tingly carbonation. It's not light and floaty like a weizen but still manages to impress.
Drinkability - This is an all around terrific beer and shows a lot of discipline for this most difficult style. I'd say that this is one of the hardest beers to do just right but Ayinger pulled it off quite nicely.
11-20-2010 02:21:05 | More by RoyalT
4.56/5 rDev +8.8%
This is my first Weizenbock but I decided if I was going to try one it had to be from the legendary brewers that are Ayinger. Almost everything they make is gold. But speaking of gold, that's almost the color of this beer. This beer has a beautiful golden yellow color, it is beautiful to look at. I poured my beer into a glass and made sure that beer was nice and cold.
I'm a big fan of Hefeweizen beers and from my understanding a Weizenbock is a variation of that core style, just a more flavorful and powerful (higher alcohol content) variation.
This beer is really enjoyable. What I get from this beer is a creamy smooth mouthfeel that has notes of yeast/bread, ripe bananas, bubblegum, and a hint of citrus. It has very similar notes to their Ur-Weisse beer but this beer is stronger. The alcohol is very well masked though. This beer is VERY filling. It is thick and creamy in your mouth and by the time it reaches the stomach it feels like that yeast just expands out. This is like a meal in a glass (just like their Ur-Weisse). Because of this you will end up sipping this beer, which is great because you just want to enjoy every sip!
There is NO BITTER taste. I'm one of those people who hates bitter (hoppy) beers. I just can't understand why people pretend to like those beers, haha. The human body has evolved to dislike bitter things, hence why we hardly eat anything that is bitter (fact). This beer is on the opposite spectrum of the beer world. This is a malty beer so have no fear people with tastebuds, this actually tastes pleasant! You don't have to pretend to like this, you just will. :)
03-17-2014 02:49:13 | More by Fear4Beer
4.25/5 rDev +1.4%
06-24-2012 18:41:23 | More by DavyJones
4.45/5 rDev +6.2%
Hazy yellow-orange pour with a thick, mousse-like crown, which it wears throughout.
Spice dominates the nose with clove, oregano, rosemary, with faint banana and peppery hops.
Taste is less focused on the spice and more focused on fresh banana and sweet malt to bounce back and forth with the spice. No detectable alcohol and very clean with a short finish.
Creamy and soft, with a faily light body and high drinkability.
12-03-2009 03:04:01 | More by brownbeer
4/5 rDev -4.5%
12-24-2013 07:07:26 | More by BubalooBrewMaster
2.5/5 rDev -40.3%
07-28-2013 14:57:36 | More by SuomiHobbit
New York
4.1/5 rDev -2.1%
A_Cloudy golden color with a sticky whit head. Spotty lacing.
S_Banana and clove.
T_Banana ,clove,honey,yeasts and a bit of spice. More complex than I expected of the style. Hard to believe the ABV is 7.10
M_Thin but sticky. Not bad.
D_Very drinkable. Very affordable.
08-09-2010 21:23:59 | More by nickadams2
4/5 rDev -4.5%
11-02-2012 01:22:51 | More by helmdog525
4.35/5 rDev +3.8%
Poured into a weizen glass.
A - Even a gentle pour yields more than three finger of white head on top of a honey colored liquid. Lots of carbonation rising. Head has ridiculous retention and leaves sheets of lacing.
S - Lots of banana, a bit of spice, quite bready, faint bubblegum. Smells nice.
T - Taste is on the sweet side, a little like banana bread with a bit of clove. Nice yeast presence, with a faint bubblegum taste. A mild bitterness counteracts some of the sweetness. Very nice.
M - Medium bodied, somewhat creamy, with a mild sticky sweetness.
O - Very tasty beer. A bit of a meal in a glass, but nothing wrong with that. A bit more weizen than bock, but very tasty.
05-11-2012 01:16:51 | More by warnerry
New York
4.53/5 rDev +8.1%
Presentation: It was poured from a brown 500ml bottle into a weizen glass.
Appearance: From the pour I got a tall three to four finger head of slow fading stiff foam over a cloudy flat tan/orange colored liquid. Lots of visible carbonation flows up to the head which also makes lots of slick lace patterns on the glass.
Smell: The nose is full of estery, fruity and bready yeast notes.
Taste/Palate: The flavor has loads of tasty wheat character. There is a semi-sweet mix of bread malt, tart wheat and hops with a twist of lemon and green banana peel. The finish leans more to the dry side with a very mild hop presence. Its palate feels lively and well carbonated with a firm medium body.
Notes: This is a lovely showcase of deep wheaty flavor.
03-12-2011 15:39:11 | More by generallee
New Hampshire
4.5/5 rDev +7.4%
04-13-2013 22:19:00 | More by JakerLou
4.25/5 rDev +1.4%
Bottle pours a very hazy, golden body with a tall vanilla hued head. Good retention and sticky lacing is left on the glass.
Aroma is scrumptious. Overripe banana, clove, toasted wheat bread, honey, and a hint of noble hops.
Mouthfeel is creamy and satiny. Medium body has an ideal subtle carbonation.
Taste mirrors the aroma. Bready wheat, clove, cracked white peppercorns, ripe bananas, a lemony hint, spicy and earthy hops, and some yeast. Alcohol is not detected.
Yessir! This one hits the spot. Slightly on the malty side but exquisitely balanced.
06-18-2010 16:14:44 | More by merlin48
4.25/5 rDev +1.4%
01-30-2014 01:29:35 | More by LCS46208
4.22/5 rDev +0.7%
Pours a cloudy dark straw color with a white head. The main aroma is bready malts and German yeast but you also get some banana and clove. The flavor is heavy on the banana and clove but the bready malts are still there. Thinner mouthfeel and medium carbonation. I had read reviews stating this was basically a souped-up hefeweizen and those reviews were correct. Whatever it is, it is very good.
01-08-2010 22:04:46 | More by Mora2000
5/5 rDev +19.3%
Pours cloudy dark amber with a moderate head. Huge pleasant aroma of banana, pear, cloves and peaches. Taste is sweet, fruity and delicious, similar to the Ayinger Ur-Weisse multiplied by 2. Thankfully all of the Ayinger beers are easy to find in the area for which I am extremely grateful. For me they are the gold standard of Bavarian beers although I have never travelled abroad. I have consumed several cases of the weizenbock and ur-weisse and have never been disappointed, regardless of what I am eating, drinking or feeling. They are truly miraculous in this respect, always enjoyable.
02-06-2013 23:05:12 | More by wattoclone
British Columbia (Canada)
4.25/5 rDev +1.4%
05-18-2013 03:01:45 | More by chickenm
3.95/5 rDev -5.7%
A: Cloudy light orange, color is light for style. Medium head fades quickly.
S: Banana, cloves, bubblegum and yeast. Very faint touch of boozy alcohol.
T: Like the smell but with a nice wheat maltiness, and a boozy finish that would normally be a negative but works in this beer.
M: Medium-high body and carbonation. Smooth. Alcohol is light on the tongue despite its flavor contribution.
O: A little different from what I expect from a weizenbock, but tasty. Nothing mind blowing, just good solid beer.
06-15-2012 00:18:14 | More by skivtjerry
2.36/5 rDev -43.7%
Bluh, here we go again with an overrated style/beer from this perspective. Pour, nothing too scary yet, looks decent, good carbonation. Smell, meh, rancid, taste has some mixture of dust, mustard, banana and wheat.
Not much for that kind of mouthfeel, and hence, makes this guy undrinkable for the most part. Glad I only bought one. The aroma is pretty much the flavor. No thanks.
12-24-2009 23:12:25 | More by Beerandraiderfan
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02-07-2013 14:52:51 | More by williamjbauer
West Virginia
4.25/5 rDev +1.4%
Appearance is great one of those billowing beer heads from the commercials this brew is ready for it's close up, big bubbled sturdy carbonation much like a hefe. I love most of Ayinger's products and so far this one is no different call it love at first sight if you must. Slightly clouded with yeast sediment, bright golden body with an effervescent billowing egg shell white head. Lacing is intricate as all hell lines my glass sip by sip, great stuff. Toward the end of my pour I literally had to smack the bottom of the bottle against the edge of my table to let the sediment loose to pour it.
Aroma strong banana clove typical of hefe with some yeast nuttiness as well. Alcohol is evident but so are all of the esters that make this yeast strain famous. A bit of lemon zest and herbal hops are evident but really masked by the esters and alcohol notes.
Flavor wise this stuff is great big booze ridden hefezeweizen, goes down smooth with some banana, apple, clove and nutty yeast edges. Most hefe's are so delicate that it's hard to describe it all this one smacks you in the face with the esters and booze in a good way.
Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied flow, goes down smooth. A bit cloying in the same breath but the big bodied hefe is such a welcomed surprise that I'm cool with it. If you don't like a good hefeweizen you're not going to like this.
Drinkability is great another fine creation from Ayinger strong like the horned goat and smooth like the winter snow. I'm down for another and more if you can find this brew.
02-21-2010 04:38:54 | More by WVbeergeek
4/5 rDev -4.5%
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North Dakota
4.25/5 rDev +1.4%
07-31-2013 03:20:21 | More by Oelschlager
4.15/5 rDev -1%
Bottle purchased from Sherlock's in Decatur, GA.
Pours a hazy orange-yellow color with a giant white head. The head eventually dissipates into a thin layer on top leaving solid lacing.
Smells of bubblegum, bananas, and clove, in that order. As it warms a clean sweet wheat flavor takes the place of the bubblegum and the banana aromas fade a bit.
Tastes good. Banana and cloves kick things off and are backed by a solid amount of sweetness. The ending is crisp and leaves hints of bananas lingering on the palate. The alcohol is hardly noticeable.
Mouthfeel is very good. It's got a smooth thickness with grainy carbonation.
Drinkability is also very good. I finished the bottle with no problem and could have a few more.
Overall I am not a huge fan of this style but it's hard to not be a fan of a beer this good. It's not terribly complex but all of the flavors hold their own and have a good amount of pop. Well worth a shot.
11-11-2009 00:54:31 | More by glid02
Ayinger Weizenbock from Privatbrauerei Franz Inselkammer KG / Brauerei Aying
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It is not uncommon for a grisly or shocking term to lose its impact over the years, to meliorate. Such is the situation with basket case. As the term is commonly used today, a basket case is someone who is under physical or, more usually, mental distress to the point where they can no longer function. It is also used to refer refers to a dysfunctional organization or situation. But the origins of the term are much more grim and rooted in the horrors of the First World War, or as we shall see, rooted in something of an urban legend that arose from that war.Read the rest of the article...
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Literally is getting a lot of press nowadays and is the target of many grammar scolds and pedants. What the reporters are writing about and the scolds are carping on is the figurative use of the word, as in "I was literally glued to my seat." The word literally comes to us, via French, from the Latin literalis "pertaining to letters." It literally means "word for word, actually, exactly." So, according to the scolds, when someone says they were "literally glued to their seat," it is a pretty good bet that they are not actually attached to a chair with some sort of mucilage.Read the rest of the article...
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I listen to a lot of podcasts, and one that I regularly download is Desiree Schell's Skeptically Speaking. It's a weekly syndicated radio program out of Edmonton, Alberta that discusses a variety of topics related to science, the scientific method, and critical thinking.
Schell's 19 July 2013 episode is on the evolution of language and features an interview with Noam Chomsky in which the MIT linguist explains his hypothesis of universal grammar, UC Berkeley anthropologist Terrence Deacon who dispute Chomsky's claim that language is biologically and genetically based, and biologist Con Slobodchikoff, who discusses his work animal language.
If you're interested but don't know much about the topic, it's well worth a listen. Those who have read widely on the subject, however, will probably not find much new.
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Someone who is hard-nosed is stubborn, obstinate, or unyielding, tough, uncompromising. This slang sense has been around since the late 1920s. The OED records a 1927 theater program glossing the term, indicating that the usage was not completely familiar. And in 1928 the journal American Speech records it as carnival slang ("Contributor's Column," American Speech, Vol. 3, No. 3, February 1928, 253–57). But where does the term come from? What does an impenetrable proboscis have to do with being stubborn or unyielding?
The answer is that the term comes from the world of the military and munitions. It started out as a retronym for a type of bullet. In the late nineteenth century, ammunition makers started producing bullets that deformed upon impact, increasing the damage caused. The most famous of these soft-nosed projectiles were produced at the British arsenal in Dum-Dum, India.
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With all the news coming out the Supreme Court yesterday, you may have missed this Slate article on the origin of the term Kemosabe, Tonto's name for the Lone Ranger.
As usual, there's no definitive origin, but several plausible theories.
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Not all of these are language-oriented, but this tumblr is dead on the money. (For those of you not resident here in Leftpondia, the "what's different" refers to Canada and the hulking cultural behemoth to its south.)
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This type of debunking is badly needed, although I don't know how good the research team at Mental Floss is. They do get the Neil Armstrong explanation wrong. (He did indeed intend to say "a small step for a man," but he actually said, "a small step for man." It wasn't a transmission problem that masked the "a." So all those people who have been "misquoting" him have actually been correct. Armstrong claimed that it was a transmission problem for a while, but eventually admitted he screwed up the statement. Not that anyone blames him. It's amazing that in all the excitement he didn't make any bigger mistakes. Here's The Onion's take on the historic moment (NSFW).)
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Tim Wiley is heading the new division as vice president of PRG Video. Wiley came to PRG from Florida-based LMG, where he earned a national reputation as a technological innovator for the corporate staging industry. Wiley also will serve as general manager of PRG's Orlando office. Bob Murdock, an Emmy-award-winning producer and journalist, is general manager of PRG Video operation in Orlando.
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Who's in: San Francisco Giants (94-68) vs. Cincinnati Reds (97-65)
Where to watch: Saturday, Oct. 6 at 9:30 p.m. ET on TBS
Starting pitchers: Matt Cain vs. Johnny Cueto
Even though Tim Lincecum didn't pitch like his All-Star, Cy Young-winning self, and despite the division-rival Dodgers' blockbuster dealings at the trade deadline, the Giants had no problem controlling the NL West this season.
Cain, who tossed a perfect game earlier in the season, will get the ball in Game 1. In 2012, the righty earned an All-Star nod as he pitched his sixth consecutive 200-plus inning campaign. He allowed just 177 hits and 51 walks in 219⅓ innings while striking out 193. His K/9 improved this season, going from 7.3/9 in 2011 to 7.9.
After missing the playoffs in 2011, the Reds ran away with the NL Central crown, aided a bit by the departures of the Cardinals' Albert Pujols and the Brewers' Prince Fielder. Cueto continued his rise to pitching stardom, reaching the 200-inning plateau for the first time and seeing a significant bump in strikeouts. The righty fired 217 innings and racked up 170 whiffs while allowing 205 hits and 49 walks. He had the best ERA+ in the league, with a 151 mark.
Offense isn't San Francisco's game, but their best hitter is Buster Posey, who put up an MVP-like campaign in a bounce-back from a 2011 season largely lost to a broken leg. The catcher/first baseman hit .336/.408/.549 on the year with 24 homers and 39 doubles. Be on the lookout for Marco Scutaro, who discovered burning lumber in the Bay Area. After coming over from Colorado in a late-July deal, the second baseman hit .362/.385/.473 in 61 contests. More impressively, from Sept. 1 to Oct. 3, he hit .402/.421/.518.
Joey Votto is key to Cincinnati's offense. He battled injuries and surgeries during the season, but the first baseman should be healthy in October. When he was on the field, Votto hit .337/.474/.567. That OBP is real; the former MVP had 126 hits and 94 walks in just 475 plate appearances.


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---- — Heading into fall after a long, hard summer of political debate, following roughly five years of Americans being divided by race, creed, shades of color, sex, age and partisan inclination, we have good news about America: We are united again. Democrats, independents and Republicans, conservatives and liberals, who had already begun to find common ground over the NSA violation of our privacy, are speaking out together about involvement in Syria. We are reaching across our aisles!
And finally, many more of us are sharing a valid skepticism about what we are told by our government.
Some of us acquired that skepticism when we were lied to during the Vietnam War. Others picked it up more recently, with the outrageous Benghazi cover-up. Some responded to the news of a chemical weapons attack in Syria with doubt that it ever happened, or at least doubt about which combatants in the civil war did it.
According to the most recent NBC poll, a strong majority of us disapprove of President Obama's handling of the situation in Syria. Even when he was preparing to make a unilateral presidential decision for unilateral national action there, 80 percent of us wanted him to consult our representatives in Congress.
Enjoying the rare feeling of being in the majority, I called my U.S. senators and Congressman Tierney last Friday, asking that at least they demand a vote of Congress before attacking Syria. On Saturday, Obama asked for that vote.
Now that Congress will be having a debate on Syria, I hope these questions will be asked:
Why are we involving ourselves in another country's civil war, again? What have we accomplished in Libya and Egypt except to get an ambassador and Navy Seals killed and America's fundamentalist Muslim enemies empowered?
If the issue, as Obama claims, is only that the world community can't allow the use of chemical weapons against innocent civilians, why did we all accept their use to kill 5,000 Kurds in 1988? We did eventually go to war against Saddam Hussein, but that wasn't the reason.
If the chemical weapons are the reason we go to war now, is our goal, as Obama says, just to punish the perpetrator? Are we going to bomb Assad's house, as we once bombed Gaddafi's in Libya? I'm hearing only that we are going to bomb airfields, haven't seen anything that indicates the chemical weapons were launched from airfields. Isn't any attack likely to kill even more innocent civilians, or encourage a counter-attack that will?
Is gassing them the worst thing that a dictator can do to his people? A UN Commission of Public Inquiry has recently heard testimony about conditions in North Korea: Dictator Kim Jong Un is torturing and starving thousands in prison camps, where some are forced by sadistic guards to eat live rats. If, as Obama says, we aren't looking for regime change, what good will his "limited action" do the Syrians? Over 100,000 of them were killed by conventional weapons before chemical weapons were used.
If the world is outraged by the use of chemical weapons, why aren't other countries eager to help the U.S. do something about this outrage?
By the way, even if we can justify going to war, however limited, how do we pay for this? Can we borrow from China to attack Syria?
Vice President Joe Biden appears to be supporting President Obama on this. Yet, in Bob Woodward's "Obama's War," Biden was the administration representative who constantly asked both the civilian and military professionals the question, "What is our mission in Afghanistan?" He seemed frustrated when he couldn't get an answer. Maybe he could explain to Congress what our mission is in Syria.
Sen. John McCain is arguing that there are responsible revolutionaries in Syria who are not radical jihadists; call them "freedom fighters" if you will. Reminds me of U.S. support for "freedom fighters" against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan; after our "joint" victory, the fundamentalist Taliban came to power. More recently, in Egypt, we helped depose another pro-American dictator and then saw a once-stable country so threatened by the Muslim Brotherhood that the military had to step in. Who or what will replace Assad if we get drawn into "regime change" despite Obama's assurances that we won't? As Sen. Rand Paul said, "I'm not convinced that anybody on the Islamic side, the Islamic rebels, will be American allies."
However, he predicted that the Democratic-controlled Senate would "rubber stamp" the request but that the House vote will be very close. Considering that support for military action doesn't line up by party or ideology, I'm going to predict that unless something happens in the interim to make sense of all the typical Mideast complexity, the vote will be No. This will give Obama a way out of the "red line in the sand" challenge that he obviously didn't think through before he flexed our country's muscle, then backed down.
It's too late to worry about saving America's face; we lost our credibility when we re-elected a weak, incompetent, foolish president. Until we are beyond this unfortunate era of our history, we can't pretend to be the super-power we once were; we aren't even leading the world by shining example anymore.
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Hernando de Soto set sail from Havana on May 18, 1539.DeSoto On orders from Spain's King, five deep draft vessels, bound for Mexico, plus four of DeSoto's ships,R were used to transport his 223 horses and 620 menB, their wives, dogs, stores,* arms, servants and pigsR to Florida.E DeSoto's object was to land his horses, his precious cargo, as soon as possible. Lengthy sea passages were known to cause broken legs and death among them (Hoffman in Clayton 1993).
Juan Ponce de Leon, who had sailed with Christopher Columbus, explored Florida's coast in 1513 and discovered Charlotte Harbor, the closest mainland sea port to Havana in the Gulf of Mexico. He died of wounds from hostile natives near there on his return to colonize in 1521 (Morison 1974:510). That port's geography is the same today as described by Juan Ponce, DeSoto and Cabeza de Vaca with Pánfilo de Narváez, who also landed nearby and reported that harbor in 1528. Other Spanish sailors, as well, had strayed into that port.
Narváez, with Cabeza de Vaca, 300 men and 42 horses, had aimed to colonize Charlotte Harbor but a storm had kept him from first stopping at Havana for supplies.V His fleet was blown into the Gulf of Mexico, leaving one ship behind. He found Florida several days later but with a critical food shortage was forced to land before finding that port.
Narváez dispatched his ships to Havana for supplies with orders to meet him up the coast where they all surmised Juan Ponce's harbor was located.V They had been blown further north than they realized, however. The ship captains reported finding Charlotte Harbor just five leagues (13 miles) south of where they left him. Stump Pass, at today's Englewood (right photo and top map), where Narváez landed, is exactly that distance from the mouth of Charlotte Harbor.
On their return from Havana they searched for Narváez, but to no avail. In 1529 others were sent who found Charlotte Harbor, believing he would have settled there by then. He had been there but had a skirmish with that harbor's chief, Hirrihigua, and led his army away.I The rescuers saw a letter on a stick at the head of the harbor and thought Narváez had left it for them.E When several men disembarked to read it they were captured by Hirrihigua,I whose nose had been cut off by Narváez.
One of those captured, a boy named Juan Ortiz, spent years of captivity and torture by Hirrihigua, who hated the Spaniards.E I Ortiz survived, the others were killed. He would escape, with help from the chief's daughter, to her fiancée's village.E Ortiz was given safe refuge there by Chief Mococo and adapted that chief's customs, appearance, knowledge and native language.E
DeSoto's scouts, in the luckiest stroke of his campaign, found Ortiz upon landing.B R E
I DeSoto He would serve as DeSoto's guide and interpreter for the rest of his life. DeSoto's people would reward Chief Mococo with excess hardware when the port was abandoned. Florida's early pioneers would find some of it and call Chief Mococo's village site "Old Spanish Fields," as we shall see.
The King's Comptroller, Juan de Anasco, had been dispatched from Cuba to explore Florida's coast during the year before DeSoto sailed from Havana. Anasco found Ponce de Leon's Charlotte Harbor and took some IndiansE from Chief Hirrihigua's village, Ucita, at the head of it. Anasco was licensed by the King to barter with them. They trapped fish in the harbor and traded them with inland Indians. Anasco envisioned developing that trade with Havana, which Cabeza de Vaca reported to lie 100 leagues due south of the harbor. It measures 250 statute miles (map at right), 265 statute miles sailing around the Key West/Dry Tortugas reefs: 100 Spanish legal leagues.
Anasco's captives knew the shoreline and could locate their home port on their return with DeSoto's fleet. Their village, Ucita (which Inca called Hirrihique), would become DeSoto's base of operations. Narváez had been through that village, cut off Chief Hirrihigua's nose, then proceeded inland. Juan Ortiz had been there and fled for his life.
Before his return to Cuba, Anasco carefully sounded the harbor, noted the tide's effect on it, then measured the distance from Ucita to Havana; 75 or 80 (nautical) leagues (275 or 293 statute miles) as reported to the officers in Havana. He advised DeSoto to sail on May 25th to catch the Full Moon and Spring Tides at arrival, but DeSoto chose to sail on a favourable wind instead,DeSoto one week earlier than Anasco had advised. The fleet sailed the Gulf for seven days with poor winds.
On Sunday, May 25th, 1539, DeSoto's seamen sighted Florida on a northern landfall R 10 leagues west of the Bay of Juan Ponce.R DeSoto's captains would go no closer than 1 or 2 leagues to landE R until confirming the harbor's entrance. They dropped anchor four or five leagues below portDeSoto in four brazas,R (23 feet) of water.
That northern landfall, in that depth of water that distance from land, four or five leagues below a port on Florida's Gulf Coast, ten leagues west of the Bay of Juan Ponce, occurs at only one place in Florida: Sanibel Island. (Schell 1966:16; Wilkinson 1960)
DeSoto, his guard, Anasco and the principal pilot were transferred into DeSoto's smaller brigs to find the harbor that evening,DeSoto R leaving the cumbersome transport ships at anchor. If the fleet over-shot the harbor they could not tack back to it against strong southwesterly winds R to enter the harbor.
DeSoto coasted downwind in his maneuverable brigs, advancing to where he thought the harbor's entrance was located, but sailed out of sight of the fleet.R
That evening DeSoto found Charlotte Harbor's entrance at Boca Grande Pass, but was kept from returning to the fleet by darkness and wind. He spent the night at a deserted Indian village, much to the chagrin of his people.R
The next morning, DeSoto struggled to sail back out the pass against high winds to summon the fleet. Once spotted, the fleet advanced toward him. DeSoto anchored his vessels on the sides of the harbor's narrow entrance pass to guide them in; two of the big ships scraped sandy bottomR (Johnson Shoals) as they passed.
They entered the port with bottom sounders in hand but were detained by its shallow passage waters.DeSoto R They anchored 4 leagues (10 miles) back from Ucita,R at today's Cape Haze.
Since they left Havana a week earlier than advised,DeSoto the fleet could not cross the harbor's shallows beyond Cape Haze, despite their efforts to do so.R They had to wait for Spring Tides. Those tides, and strong currents associated with them, were 4 days away as Full Moon neared. Few horses were put ashore so the men comforted the others with fresh foliage and berries.I Twenty horses died.R
DeSoto dispatched his shallow draft brigantines, the ones used by Anasco to explore the harbor, to take control of a town he had found at the end of the bay:DeSoto UCITA. As the Moon filled, the harbor's tide rose more each day, allowing the ships to move closer to the beach. On the sixth day, June first, DeSoto, his livestock (pigs), horses and horsemenDeSoto E R were off-loaded onto Cape Haze. With lighter loads, stronger currents and Spring Tides, the ships began to move over the harbor's sandy shallows.
Once free of the shallows, the fleet sailed up as close as possible to the head of the bay where the men disembarked.E They trudged north, around Ucita's deep marshes, to a shore camp near the bay which went up to Ucita, two leagues from where they landed.E I
The horsemen (Rangel says DeSoto went by ship), misled by the captives, made their way toward Ucita, a twelve league trip.R DeSoto would report that measure as the bay's length. That moonlit ride would be the army's longest in Florida. Very late that night they arrived near Ucita, exhausted from crossing the Myakka River's marshes - which Spring Tides shallow about midnight on Full Moon.
They found themselves on the opposite side of Tippecanoe Bay from DeSoto's shore camp. They slept where they were, just above El Jobean, as DeSoto's men watched their campfires; seperated by only a few miles of trail.
"During that week the ships arrived near the town, unloading them little by little with small boats, and thus they unloaded all the clothing and supplies that they carried."R