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Beach Walk, Phase I Watercolor near BeachClub in Seagrove Beach
- bedrooms 3
- baths 3½
- sleeps 7
- pool yes
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type House
- community Watercolor
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 2,225 - $ 4,895 / week
vacation rental description
Beach Walk – 104 Sunset Ridge Lane – WaterColor, FL
Located in Phase I "Park District" of WaterColor, "Beach Walk" was once featured in Coastal Living Magazine. This lovely 3 bedroom 3.5 bath home sleeps seven and features a spectacular tower room. Four walls of windows allow panoramic views of WaterColor andSeaside's rooftops. In one direction you can watch the sunset onWesternLake. The WaterColor community has 4 pools, a beach club, access to the tennis facilities and miles of nature trails for walking and jogging. There are 4 adult bikes onsite for your use as well as a number of inexpensive beach chairs and boogie boards (quantity of chairs / boogie boards not guaranteed).
Ground Floor: Hardwood floors throughout. The queen master bedroom exudes familial warmth and includes a sitting area with 2 chairs, ottoman, side table and lamp for reading. The owner has provided a large library of novels for your reading pleasure. Master also has bedside table, 2 lamps bedside, armoire with LCD TV, and French doors leading to the private screened porch. Screened porch has comfortable 3 comfortable chairs, 2 ottomans and coffee table. Screen door off this porch leads to the Rose Garden Mews. The master bath is includes an oval whirlpool tub, a separate shower stall and his/hers sinks with oak mirrors. Master bath also has a separate dressing area with built in drawers and cabinets for clothing storage. Serene second queen guest bedroom has bronzy metal bed finished to look like bamboo, a motif that carries through the design of the room. Bedroom has 2 bedside tables, 2 lamps, 2 side chairs, additional table and lamp, LCD TV, DVD and chest of drawers. Owner has provided a DVD video library as well. Private bath with his/hers pedestal sinks and walk-in shower. Door off this bathroom to outside shower area for each beach clean up. Laundry room with Maytag front loading washer and dryer in the foyer.
Second Floor: After climbing the staircase to the second floor, family and friends can gather under the 12 foot ceiling and mingle in the vast space comprising the kitchen, dining, and living areas. Porches wrap two sides of the great bright room, extending the living and entertaining space. One porch is enclosed by screens; the other is open to the beach air. Fully equipped kitchen has solid surface countertops, glass top range, microwave, dishwasher, side by side frig with filtered ice and water in door and farm style kitchen sink on pass through island overlooking dining and living areas. Dining table seats six – two more chairs could be brought in from bedrooms if needed. Living area has sofa, twin sleeper love seat, 2 side tables, 3 lamps, side chair, LCD TV, Sony Ipod doc / radio, and French doors to the screened in porch. Screened section of porch is outfitted with love seat, 2 side chairs, ottoman and coffee table. Open portion of covered porch has outdoor dining table with seating for four and four rocking chairs for relaxing in the trees. Powder room. Perhaps the most intriguing bedroom is twin bedroom where guests look up to its 20 foot vaulted ceiling. Twin beds are dressed in spirited red-and-white stripes and quilts. There is also a bedside table, 2 lamps, chest of drawers, LCD TV and game table with 4 chairs – perfect for a puzzle or family board game night. This bedroom has a large private bathroom with his/hers vanity sinks and a tub/shower.
Tower: Ascend the stairs to the third floor where inside one finds a comfortable reading chair and lamp plus wet bar and bench seating. French doors lead to the outside open deck where 2 loungers await you. Enjoy the gulf breezes, hear the water and look over the roof tops of WaterColor.
Outside: The house faces the Rose Garden Mews park, so your children can go out the front door of the house without crossing a street to get to the park. A great meeting place for youngsters to play games. Gas grill. Outside shower. Four adult bikes.
house rental amenities
- Cloithes Dryer
- Air-Conditioning
- Parking off Street
- Linens Provided
- Wahsing Machine
- Cooking Utensils
- Catering Available
- Ice Maker
- Dishwasher
- Full Kitchen
- Microwave
- children welcome
- pets not allowed
- non smoking only
- suitable for elderly or infirm
- Minimum Age for Renters: Sunburst rents to Adults 25 and older
- air-conditioning
- Outdoor Furniture
- Deck Furniture
- linens provided
Location Type:
- beach
- books
- stereo system
- satellite or cable
Internet Access:
- wireless broadband
- deck wood
- Patio
- Lanai
- Gas/Electric BBQ Grill
- Balcony
- parking
- family
activities and attractions in Seagrove Beach Gulf Coast North
Leisure Activities:
- sight seeing
- outlet shopping
Local Activities:
- walking
- swimming
- fishing
vacation rental rates
Winter 2013/14: Oct 28-Mar 07 (excluding Winter Holidays): $2225/week; $345/night. 3-night minimum stay.
Winter Holidays 2013/14: Nov 23-Dec 01; Dec 21-Jan 01: $2670/week; $415/night. 4-night minimum stay.
Spring Break 2014: Mar 08-Apr 26: $3560-$4450/week. 7-night minimum stay. Saturday rental week.
Spring 2014: Apr 27-May 23: $3115/week; $485/night. 3-night minimum stay.
Summer 2014: May 24-Aug 09: $4450-$4895/week. 7-night minimum stay. Saturday rental week.
Late Summer 2014: Aug 10-Sep 01: $3560/week; $555/night. 3-night minimum stay.
Fall 2014: Sep 02-Oct 31: $2670/week; $415/night. 3-night minimum stay.
$250 Housekeeping/Processing Fee, $69 Vacation Rental Damage Plan, 12% Tax added to ALL rates.


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Artichoke Ham Puffs Recipe
This recipe is wonderful for a special brunch with family or friends. With lots of cheese and chunks of ham, the filling is delicious and satisfying. I serve the puffs with fresh fruit and a sweet bread.
- 6 frozen puff pastry shells
- 1/2 pound sliced fresh mushrooms
- 6 tablespoons butter, divided
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon minced fresh tarragon
- 2 cups milk
- 2-1/2 cups (10 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/8 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
- 3 cups cubed fully cooked ham
- 1 can (14 ounces) water-packed artichoke hearts, rinsed, drained, patted dry and quartered
- Bake pastry shells according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute mushrooms in 2 tablespoons butter for 3-4 minutes or until tender. Add the remaining butter; cook for 2-3 minutes over medium heat until melted.
- Stir in the flour, mustard and tarragon until blended. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
- Reduce heat to medium. Add cheese and pepper; cook and stir for 3-4 minutes or until cheese is melted. Remove from the heat; stir in ham and artichokes. Remove tops from pastry shells; fill with ham mixture. Replace tops. Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Artichoke Ham Puffs in Taste of Home April/May 2008, p51
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Football season tickets are on sale
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With training camp starting in less than four weeks, JU football season tickets went on sale Monday afternoon.
The Dolphins will play five games at home this season with the season ticket price set at $60. Fans will also have a chance to purchase priority tailgate parking spots in "The Grove," which sold out last year. The price for a season pass in "The Grove" is $60.
"We have an exciting home schedule this year that will give our fans a chance to see us play the best teams in our conference on our home field," said JU director of athletics Alan Verlander. "The Grove really took off last year and is a great place to tailgate before our games, creating a great atmosphere for our football program."
JU has games at D.B. Milne Field in September (Sept. 13 vs. Campbell), with two more home contests in October (Oct. 9 vs. Webber International and Oct. 25 vs. San Diego). The Dolphins wrap up their season with home games the final two weeks of the season in November against Drake (Nov. 15) and Dayton (Nov. 22).
"This year's schedule is going to be very challenging, but I like where we are at as a team," said JU head coach Kerwin Bell. "We've got a young team that is hungry to get started. I'm ready for us to get everyone back on campus and start preseason camp."
Season tickets can be ordered online through JUDolphins.com or through Nikki Swanson in JU ticket office at (904) 256-7400.


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12So Here's This Picture That Rihanna Tweeted Last Night
Yeah, that's it. Rihanna took this photo of Chris Brown with his stupid underwear hanging out, then she posted it on Twitter with the tag #BartObsessed.
So that's it, I guess. It's officially on. And Chris Brown is obsessed with Bart Simpson, which just makes me feel this weird kind of loathing for him that I haven't quite felt before. Like, yeah, he's an abusive asshole who is constantly doing or saying something stupid, but now he's all that and also a guy who travels around with a blanket like that. Does that make anyone else kind of inexplicably alarmed? Anyone?
November 25, 2012 at 8:00 am by Emily
12 Responses to "So Here's This Picture That Rihanna Tweeted Last Night"
I feel true loathing for Rihanna and her complete lack of self-respect. What a crappy influence on young women.
About Fist Brown, I dislike him too much to even comment.
no, I don't feel anything because I don't care. He spent his money on the Bart gear and Rihanna has chose to be with him again and I don't care!
Eww …I think he's holding onto his junk ! Rihanna is the stupidest human on the face of the earth. One of these days he will wake up on the wrong side of his bed and think to himself," this bitch is the reason for all my troubles", then he will go nuts on her again. Just hope next time he doesn't kill her.
yeah too bad for rihanna to bad she didnt want an upstanding guy like charlie sheen
He's going to be so mad when he finds out ahe took a picture of him sleepin! I bet he's going to punch her in the face.
These two infuriate me, but they deserve each other.
I think Ri and the ex-girlfriend are teaming together to break Chris. When the model gf liked this picture I knew there was no way they weren't in on some business arrangement together.
They both are having unprotected sex with him. They both try to stay at his side all the time. They both "dislike" each other online.
It's an act. I think the model gf and Rihanna are both planning to get a lifetime of child support from Chris' losing behind.
His mommy better start paying attention or she's going to lose all of his gift money too.
whatever happens to her will be on her and she won't have the world on her side when he beats the shit out of her. And he will again, just a matter of time.
She probably thinks it's cute. Blech.
In case you missed his latest Upstanding Man of the Decade exchange:
Just feel so damn sorry for everybody else. Still holding on to that 1 mistake Chris Brown made. What's funny is that those 2 people that were involved the mess have moved on from it….years ago. Silly idiots are still judging, oh but they don't give a fuck!!! GET OVER IT!!!
You're pathetic.
Which *one mistake*, exactly? The biting? Punching? Threatening to kill her?


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Cate Blanchett, Liv Ullmann, Sarah Ruhl, and Noel Coward on the boards this week
Seen In Brooklyn: The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) must be congratulated on bringing international theatre to the US: a case in point is the absolutely terrific production of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, which runs through December 20 at the Harvey Theatre. It's interesting that this classic American play has been so beautifully interpreted by an Australian superstar, Cate Blanchett, in the central role of Blanche Dubois, and directed so intelligently by Swedish actress Liv Ullmann in her US directorial debut. The Sydney Theatre Company premiered this production to great acclaim earlier this fall.
Originally seen on a proscenium stage, it took some thinking for set designer Ralph Myers to redesign his unit set so successfully for the Harvey, which has a wide, open playing area normally, with no actual stage per se. Myer's two-story set evokes the tawdriness of the New Orleans apartment where Blanche comes to live with her sister, Stella, and her sister's husband, Stanley. The simple, shabby furnishings, with just a curtain to divide the two rooms, are transformed somewhat by the arrival of Blanche with her trunk of fancy dresses and fur stoles. But as Blanche's nerves deteriorate, so does the state of the apartment with papers, records, clothes, and bottles strewn pretty much everywhere. A metal staircase leads to the neighbors' upstairs apartment and provides an exterior location for some of the scenes. Action in the upstairs apartment is viewed through a window complete with window shade which goes down when things get too hot in there.
The lighting design by Nick Schlieper accents the shabbiness of the set, with bare light bulbs as the sole source of interior lighting (Blanche tries to soften the light in the bedroom by placing a red Chinese lantern over the bulb). Effects include a lightning storm seen through the windows, with the bulk of the theatrical lighting hung on a grid over the set. Paul Charlier's sound design combines the ambiance of summer in New Orleans with music and trains screeching by on tracks near the apartment.
Costume designer Tess Schofield creates a world of difference between Blanche and the other characters. Blanche arrives in a perfect summer suit with hat and gloves only to find her sister and the other ladies in simple housedresses, and the men in work clothes or undershirts unless they dress to go out. At the end, Blanche is led away wearing only a slip in a stark contrast to the prim and proper outfit she arrived in. Of course by then, her artifice has been stripped away and trapped in her lies, she has disappeared into a world of memories, wrapped in delusions of her past.
Also in Brooklyn is the very charming production of Noel Coward's Brief Encounter at St Ann's Warehouse, where it runs until January 3. This is also a foreign import, this time from Kneehigh Theatre in the UK (Cornwall). Based on Coward's play Still Life, which he adapted into the successful movie entitled Brief Encounter, the story is that of a housewife who falls in love with a doctor when they meet in a teashop at a train station circa 1936. This version has zany, face-paced action on a set that is also continually in motion, with an overhead bridge serving as various locals from the train station itself to an apartment where the lovers meet. The use of video is clever, with actors stepping from the stage directly though a screen and into a filmed version of the same scene, or live actors interacting with the projected images. The design team includes Neil Murray (sets and costumes), Malcolm Rippeth (lighting), Gemma Carrington and John Driscoll (projections), and Simon Baker (sound).
From the looks of things, the designers as well as the actors had a lot of fun with this show, which catapults Noel Coward into the high-tech age while maintaining his signature charm. If Blanche's nerves are undone by the trains racing by in 'Streetcar,' the characters in Brief Encounter are practically knocked off-kilter by the fast zooming trains that continually come through the station. Near the top of the show, they jiggle and wiggle tea cups and all as a train zooms past, setting the tone for a fun evening touched with a bittersweet sadness as the affair comes to a close, and the encounter is altogether too brief.—Ellen Lampert-Gréaux
Equipment Vendors Brief Encounter: Sound and video equipment: Sound Associates
Lighting: Hudson Sound and Light
Bridge automation: Showman Fabricators
EOS Lighting Console lent by ETC
Seen on Broadway: The Lincoln Center Theater production of Sarah Ruhl's In the Next Room or the vibrator play is housed in Broadway's oldest theatre, the Lyceum. It's the perfect place for the show, whose period setting—the 1880s, as electricity was being introduced—matches the antique atmosphere of the venue. Progress and its discontents are a theme of the comedy, which focuses on a doctor (four-time Tony nominee Michael Cerveris) who treats neurotic women for "hysteria," a medical condition at that time. The treatment, which involves electrical stimulation of the delicate regions, proves wildly popular among his clientele—but neither the women, nor the men in their lives, realize the stress-relieving "paroxysms" for what they are. This includes the doctor's wife (Laura Benanti, a Tony winner for Gypsy, who, dissatisfied with her life after the birth of their first child, secretly uses the equipment on herself—and begins to feel an unexpected surge of affection for her husband's first male patient (Chandler Williams), a lovelorn artist who, in one of the show's funniest scenes, endures/enjoys his own tailor-made treatment.
After the excruciatingly whimsical Dead Man's Cell Phone, I'd disconnected on Ruhl, but this new play matches the style of earlier shows like The Clean House and Eurydice with more heartfelt substance. (And bigger laughs, too, as the actors, especially Maria Dizzia as one of the doctor's more avid patients, react to the therapy.) Best known for their musical parts Cerveris (in a rare performance with hair) and Benanti are affectingly awkward as the couple, who little comprehend one another's needs, at a time when people didn't know or acknowledge that they had needs. Under the confident direction of Les Waters, they and the rest of the cast, including Quincy Tyler Bernstine as the more knowledgeable wet nurse employed by the doctor, give performances that respond nimbly to the shifts in tone in Ruhl's work.
There are, perhaps, too many gear changes; after a brisk first act the second act dips in pace, though the design team rallies with a lovely coup that ends the show on a romantic note. Until that time this is the most naturalistic production Ruhl has written, with a handsome two-room set, by Annie Smart, that is ideal for drawing room comedy—one is the living room, and the "next" is the operating theatre. David Zinn's richly detailed costumes, which require much effort to work around for the treatments to take place, are a constant source of pleasure, as is Russell Champa's dawn-of-electricity illumination; lighting is referred to often in the text, and Champa's takes full, yet understated, advantage of the opportunity. Jonathan Bell's evocative original score is a primary recipient of Bray Poor's fine sound design. Abuzz with humor and heartache, the vibrator play proves a vibrant work. —Robert Cashill
Equipment Vendors In the Next Room or the vibrator play:
Scenery Fabrication and Show Control: PRG—Scenic Technologies
Lighting Equipment: PRG Lighting
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By Playbill Staff
02 Jun 2013
|Photo by Jonathan Pushnik
It's been over 30 years since Midler shared her musical talents on the Broadway stage, and the prospect of having the Divine Miss M bite into a musical role got the Playbill staff thinking about the various shows and roles we'd like to see her tackle. We opened up the dialogue with our readers, who shared their picks for Midler's stage return.
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Verdict leaves SEIU-NUHW fight unresolved
By Christopher D. Cook
In a mixed ruling this morning (April 9), a nine-member U.S. District Court jury awarded $1.5 million to the Service Employees International Union in its ongoing campaign to stymie a rival union created by former SEIU staffers, in a mixed ruling that's unlikely to resolve the unions' protracted battle over members and leadership in the labor movement.
Coming after a tense and bruising two-week trial and several days of jury deliberations, the verdict includes a $724,000 penalty against the insurgent National Union of Healthcare Workers, led by Sal Rosselli, former long-time president of SEIU's United Healthcare Workers West (UHW). Rosselli and 15 of his NUHW colleagues were also hit with smaller penalties ranging from $30,000 to $74,000.
The SEIU lawsuit originally sought $25 million in damages for an array of allegations that its former staffers, who launched NUHW a day after the local was put in trusteeship, had stolen union funds and used SEIU resources and staff time to build their rival organization.
In the process of litigating the case, SEIU deployed four law firms at an expense of $5 million, according to SEIU-UHW communications director Steve Trossman (NUHW's attorneys estimate the figure at closer to $10 million)—so if the award is upheld, SEIU stands to lose at least $3.5 million on the case.
"It's absolutely worth it," said Michelle Ringuette, SEIU's strategic affairs director. "There's no price tag on justice." She called the verdict "an enormous slam-dunk victory for SEIU members, who wanted to hold [NUHW] accountable…they are exhilarated today."
But in an interview a few hours after the verdict, Rosselli said he and NUHW are undaunted by the ruling. "Their goal was to destroy NUHW, and they failed," he said. "They wanted us to walk away from NUHW, that's what this is all about…This will go on for more than a year before they can try to see a dime" of NUHW money, Rosselli added, noting NUHW's attorneys will ask Judge William Alsup to set aside the verdict, and if he doesn't they'll press on to the U.S. Court of Appeals.
According to Rosselli, SEIU "said I was in jail, they said that I stole $3 million, and it hasn't resonated…This has the potential to backfire on them—what we got dinged for is fighting the trusteeship, fighting for democracy, and fighting for a voice."
Meanwhile, on the ground, where the two unions are locked in a tough fight for members, a different verdict is playing out. In nine hospital elections over the past year, NUHW has won seven, mostly by resounding margins. The new union has won elections for more than 3,000 workers so far, while more than 100,000 have signed petitions requesting NUHW representation. The biggest organizing prize is Kaiser, where 50,000 workers will decide which union they want in an election this June. "Once we win the Kaiser election, it's going to be all over for SEIU healthcare," Roselli said.
Rosselli said there are 100 union elections pending, and SEIU has moved to block all but 30 elections at nursing homes where staff turnover has been nearly 100 percent in the past year. "The only reason they're blocking is because they think they're going to lose," he said.
As the ruling came down, prominent California leaders such as United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta and former California State Senate pro tem John Burton issued statements supporting NUHW. "Tens of thousands of healthcare workers are organizing with NUHW for a real voice at work and a democratic voice in their union, and that will continue in spite of this verdict," Huerta said. "These reformers stood up for workers' right to vote when SEIU tried to take it away, and that's the only thing they're guilty of."
The only power craze going on here is Andy Stern and his power-mad tyranny. Hey folks, dont believe me....google "Andy Stern" "Seiu" or "unions fight SEIU". All over the country union members are trying to get rid of SEIU. Hey salas, why dont you tell these good people how 88% of all our union dues goes directly to Andy Stern in Philadelphia? Or how Andy Stern protected the mobster Tyrone Freeman from prosecution after Freeman embezzled over $1 million from union dues!!!
You go to Church to follow the Bible not the pastor. Why are many people so blind when it comes to reality? Jamestown in the union world? At first i also drinked the kool-aid to get a taste but i never swallow. Instead i spitted it out like mouth rinse. All these Stewards who took an oath to up hold the contract & represent the members left us in the dark.WTF!!!!
I AM a rank and file member of SEIU-UHW. I'm trapped in their haze of purple. They will not allow me to leave, to have a FREE CHOICE of a union i trust. The purple people create a haze of fear and intmidation where-ever they go. They continually meet with managers behind our backs, negotiate side deals with no vote, and tell us its for our own best interests. As a well educated almost 40 something year old woman I'd like to decide what's best for me. if SEIU is so "great" what do they have to fear from a VOTE?? If NUHW is so bad, why not let the members voices be heard? I'll tell you why. Because at the end of the day ALL of their intimidation, and scare tactics (like "oh you'll lose your job if you sign that" or my favorite "you'll lose your benifits and salery if you don't do this" Everyone Kaiser-wide is scared for their jobs, you know why? Because SEIU ALLOWED kaiser to lay off tons of workers. There was NO fight, nothing. It just happened. We have SEIU reps REPORTING workers to their managers, making up lies and harrassing workers. SEIU is afraid of a little thing like a VOTE because at the end of the day people will vote to GET AWAY from them. They know it, I know it and NUHW KNOWS IT. June is coming and soon the purple haze known as SEIU will be going back to DC where they belong. VIVA LA NUHW.
It is amazing how misinformed this writer is. This article makes sound as if nuhw is winning anything. They recently walked away in shame from 2 nursing elections at Oakridge and San Marco because they did not have one single supporter. They tried to file a decertification petition at The Jewish Home of San Francisco and they failed to get the appropriate number of signatures. They lied to workers at Grandcare facilities and tricked them into signing up a decertification petition by saying they will get $2.00 more an a hour if they sign and shortly after filing for an election, they blocked their own election when the nrlb proceeded to schedule an election knowing that they have at best 30% support. They recently tried to sabotage contract ratification agreements at Sutter Altha Bates and CPMC, they failed miserably. Workers are rejecting nuhw every single day, but this reporter clearly only hears what Sal and his crooks tell him. He should be diligent and learn for real who the members are supporting. Regardless of what Mr. Burton or Mr. Rosselli says and the spin they give to the trial, members are glad that a neutral jury fully understood how much damage this group of selfish and power hungry individuals have caused us.
So good luck Sal on trying to spin this one! Members are not stupid. You tricked us once, shame on you! But certainly you won't trick us again. Go away! Jewish home member.
In the last year, NUHW has won 7 out of the 9 elections it has contended with UHW. The other two it lost because SEIU sabotaged the elections.
7 out of 9 elections? Hmmm.... NUHW lost another one yesterday in Tarzana. 7 out of 10. Then there are the elections NUHW pulled out of at the last minute before they lost- Alameda, Natividad, OakRidge and San Marco. 7 out of 14. Not looking so great anymore. And lets see what happens from April 20-May 17 when 20-30 more elections will take place. I doubt we'll be hearing this kind of bragging from the guilty NUHW losers much longer.
You know whats REALLY AMAZING??? Is that you can't see past that 1 BIG lie! And you are sadly mistaken about NUHW. Just ask Sutter ALTA Bates who yes, in fact, DID vote for SEIU to stay and are now kicking themselves because THEY ARE NOW PAYING FOR THEIR HEALTHCARE BENEFITS! So if this is a trick then you are the most uninformed individual in this whole mess! Oh and we are happy to go away from the likes of you! NUHW doesn't need NOR have such close-minded people in it. THATS WHY WE LEFT YOU FOLKS IN SEIU! Its where you belong! GO NUHW!!!
i'm no lawyer, but what's a "mixed result" in this finding? sounds like this nuhw was found guilty. nothing mixed about guilty. since they are guilty, wouldn't they be liable for seiu's legal fees spent to protect their members?
How do you figure seiu won it cost the members dues money to the SO CALLED LAWYERS ! ten million dollars , and not one witness could prove that nuhw stoled one penny from their members you can't say thaty for seiu can you I'm proud to be a supporter of nuhw and there are 100,000 that feel the same way Sal has never lied to the members and he always and i mean ALWAYS did as the members wanted !!!! He never made back door deals with owners and never put his members under the bus to take blame for anything. can you say the same for Andy Stern and the zombies at SEIU . GO ahead and keep drinking that purple koolaide , thats all you will have left when this all over and NUHW COMES OUT ON TOP!!!!! Mark my words NUHW is for the MEMBERS!!!!
Mixed? Unresolved? Sounds like a guilty verdict to me. I'm with the jury--NUHW is GUILTY.
Dear Mr. Cook -
There is no price on justice. There is no justification for harm to workers.
Every action in this life is caused by one thing only: the desire to make life more comfortable for onesself, whether it is shifting position in your chair or starting a new union.
We must discriminate between what is a fight between 2 unions, a much too suimplistic view of the NUHW SEIU-UHW court case, and the underlying cause. The court case is the efftect, Sal Rosselli et al's intention is the cause.
What is the price for the harm caused to thousands of workers because of NUHW propaganda? What is the price for the lost and not to be regained jobs cause by NUHW?
I would ask you to look behind the superficial and the propaganda to the understanding of what this court case means: justice for workers whom Sal Rosselli et al have and continue to harm.
A sociopath is one who makes life comfortable for himself without concern for anyone else - a narcisstic ego trip at best. It is one who justifies all actions, no matter how harmful to others, as positive and cloaks the mania in positive terms. It is also one who blames everyone else for his true intent and actions and ultimately continues to act in the same manner.
Mr. Cook, I ask you to look deeper into the meaning of this "trial" and rethink your position.
Karen Timmons
Dear Mr. Cook -
The lowest mental common denominator in any resolution is money. It is the sign of the lowest form of mentality and government, which we now have in the USA.
The monies spent by SEIU on this court case serve to bring to light the immoral and unethical actions of the leaders of NUHW and their followers.
The hitghest common denominator is the ethics of a situation. Thousands of workers were hurt physically and emotionally by the actions of Rosselli et al. The damage to the workers is worth zillions, if you want to see it as a dollar sign. For some, who lost their jobs because grievances were stolen, there will be no reparation. They lost their jobs. Collateral damage? I hope you don't think that way.
No one would disagree that people have a right to form unions. But HOW and with WHAT MOTIVE are the question. Formation of a union with altruistic intent would not have left thousands of workers battlescarred.
Sociopath: a person who acts purely for negative egoistic intent, blames the victims, has no guilt nor conscience about his/her actions, and continutes to justify their actions.
I hope you rethink your article and come to a more altruistic and universal understanding.
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This sounds like the fight between mainstream Democrats and progressives. In fact, it's the same fight. The SEIU is evil, going so far as to commit violence in order to protect its turf (Puerto Rico, for example). Andy Stern is the Bill Clinton of unions, cozying up to the worst corporations in order to increase union membership (and thereby his own power and money, though I'm not sure that these are his true motives). More power to Sal Roselli in this fight.
Your comment supporting Sal Rossili in his putting members at risk is infuriorating especially when you're condoning it. I am an employee in CPMC. Our contract expired on June 28, 2008, the leadership of Sal Rossili have an option to request for an extension, but they choose not to do it. They choose to put us at risk because we lose the ability to arbitate grievances. And the San Francisco Bay Guardian is telling the community that it is okay. SFBG writer encourages Sal Rossili to do more harm to the workers in CPMC.
Marcelin Robles, EVS dept.
you are forgetting that we are people - not just the coagulate word "union" We re people and we have been harmed by NUHW.
Were you a fly on the wall in Andy Stern's office? Did you ask him why he did what he did? Sal Rosselli's? Do you know if Abraham Lincoln picked his nose, Jesus his toes> Does Obama have flatulence? Do we know KNOW the schemes, the plots, the reasons. More power to the knowledge that we all don't know the details. Wave a flag, if you will, but it is assumption and assumption is ignorance.
What exactly is progressive about sabotaging union members, stealing grievance files, leaving contracts open, breaking and entering and union busting? The verdict says it all. Roselli and his cronies would throw any worker under the boss if it gave them more power.
all these seiu comments about "hurting members" - the jury specifically decided nuhw didn't hurt any members. the issues the jury said warrant monetary compensation to seiu are about eg, seiu's claims of having to spend money to hire security guards when we protested - though its only SEIU who assaults folks and throws water bottles and eggs, etc at NUHW. Also, the jury decision does not require even one penny to be paid to seiu - the entire decision is awaiting the appeal process which can easily take a year for the courts to finish and may very well end up being completely over-ruled and NUHW being completely exonerated. SEIU probably wants it appealed too because over 95% of their claims were denied by the jury - SEIU sought $25 million and may someday per this decision get at most only about 5% of that.
Typical SEIU ignorance is on display here too - get a clue: this is a civil judgement - there is no such thing as a guilty verdict in civil court - but then clearly seiu folks didn't pay much attention in their ethics classes.
So seiu has said for over a year that NUHW is going to jail - so now seiu must put up or shut up (the latter please) because clearly nobody is going to jail since that also is not possible in a civil case.
So why did seiu drop so many of its charges during the case? Seems seiu knows they have nothing but BS and they have no problem spending millions of our dues dollars to sue NUHW, raid HERE, sends millions of mass mailers saying NUHW is going to jail and tons of other BS.
Also, all the decisions being complained about in these comments were done by a democratic vote unlike the seiu dictatorship.
You people have been brainwashed!! Sal actually LISTENED to his members VOTE!! They didn't want to go where SEIU wanted..see thats what a union is all about: THE MEMBERS AND WHAT THEY WANT & VOTE ON!!! When you say he's this & that...He did it for the members! He risked everything..they all LOST THEIR JOBS for their members!! When is the last time you people can say that about SEIU??? And furthermore, get it straight they DID NOT embezzle because the last time I checked EMBEZZLING IS AGAINST THE LAW and you go to prison when you are found GUILTY. Sal & the rest of them only have to pay back their wages(again for FIGHTING for their members against SEIU)...none of them went to prison! Unlike SEIU's Alejandro Stephens who was just sentenced to prison "for setting up "bogus consulting agreements" with the VIP organization, agreements that concluded with pay work that was never done."(Laweekly.com published 8/2/2010 by Dennis Romero.) Also FYI, "According to a lawsuit filed by 9 Kaiser employees & NUHW, Kaiser is paying for dozens of employees who are supervised & directed by SEIU staffers to carry out full-time work in support of SEIU in dozens of Kaiser hospitals & clinics across CA." (You can find a copy of actual document on NUHW.org under "press center" in the middle of article is the link) Hello? Its illegal for Kaiser to do this and since its SEIU they are paying SEIU IS OBVIOUSLY CORRUPT. So the question is: How far does one have to go to convince you? DUH..Have a clue...Unless you are one of the corrupt ones who likes to be a bully then you are not very bright. In fact I BET you are one of the corrupt ones and its now understandable how you keep pointing the finger at Sal & NUHW! HaHa Its so much easier to put the blame on someone else! Bummer...oh well there are more good people than ya think out there for NUHW...Good luck Pal! Your gonna need it!
The simple end to the story is that Sal costed us a lot of time money and broke our confidence in our union leaders it makes it very hard for us left behind to rebuild what devision he has caused; however may the healing now begun with those who are still confused by the lies and deception that have been ever so pervasive. For those front line stewards I solute you all for sticking in there and knowing what is worth fighting for and helping to keep the unity and being there to protect your co-workers. We at Kaiser are in bargaining now to win what counts to all of us, keep our benefits, fair wage increases, and long term job security. We plan on achieving this goal by partnering with our employer to help us all be successful in being the best health care system in the nation. The Obama administration has already said we are the model for the nations health care. We know we have room to grow and we are willing to do it in partnership.
Thanks for taking the time to read this
Tom Hinkle
SFO SEIU-UHW Rep-Chair
LMP Co-Lead
National Bargaining Team Member
Unfortunately, Tom, it took three or four tries to read through your drivel in order to understand the points you were trying to put forth. Usually, it's easy for people to regurgitate the Purple Kool-Aid Talking Points, but even Tom Hinkle managed to jumble them up so badly as to render them almost illegible.
It is regrettable, but not surprising, that SEIU-UHW was putting forth someone who is functionally illiterate (at least from a public writing perspective) to serve as a representative chair in bargaining. After all, it is so much the better for both KaiPerm management and SEIU international if the local "representatives" have a less-than-comprehensive command of the King's English.
I can't wait to see the results of these "bargaining" sessions while the Zombie UHW team acts in "partnership." If my guess is right, it's going to be more of the same that we have already seen from post-trusteeship UHW: More UHW-bargained layoffs, more UHW-bargained transitions of 40-hour fixed positions into 30-plus-hour part time positions in variable locations, and more changes in lump-sum pension payouts.
No amount of SEIU spin or talking points will change the above track record - and that's just in Kaiser. Who knows what else SEIU and UHW have been giving away to management at CHW or Sutter or the public-sector hospitals.
The Obama administration has said that KAISER, not SEIU , is the model for the best healt care in the US. Hinkle...the SEIU as it currently stands is one of the most corrupt organization in labor. Why is it that in every stae, in every local across the USA, members are trying to get out of SEIU???
....Where a very significant factual finding of wrongdoing by a Federal civil court jury is spun into some sort of victory for the people and organization found to have committed improper acts. This places it outside the world of pure rhetoric, where this fight has played out publicly, and into the area of provable facts. NUHW and 16 of its leaders were found to have acted improperly, by a Federal court, and the reporter fails to report this in a way that honors the court and jury.
I recall that the 2006 election was said to be good news for the Republican Party as well.
Bravo, Doug - You hit the nail of the head. NUHW leaders were tried by a jury of their peers, a case heard by an honorable judge, in Federal Court, and found guilty of "acting improperty." Yet, there are those that justify the actions of NUHW.
Is there no respect for the law? Where is justice when people can turn facts around in their minds and make the unjust just?
Doug, you hit the nail on the head. NUHW leaders were tried by a jury of their peers, in Federal Court, by an honorable Judge. And 16 were found guilty of acting improperly. Yet, both Mr. Cook and NUHW supporters find this verdict unaccepable, as though the actions of NUHW leaders were acceptable and the jury and judge are flawed. I find this thinking unacceptable.
By the way, reporting is just that: reporting - without bias. Telling of events without slant in any way and letting the reader decide.
i have been trying to figure out where you get this word "mixed verdict" from. but the only thing i can think of is BULL****. since the verdict did not go the way sal and obviously you wanted you have to find some way to spin it. and to be honest with you i did respect this paper i thought you gave an honest point of view. but now that i am one of the union members sal screwed. i know the facts i see the truth. i am one of the members Sal and his crew screwed. so i see how you are spinning it. and it makes me sick well atleast not we know the spin does not stop here also.
The SEIU spent $5,000,000 to keep unhappy people from leaving it's union?
Also SEIU is attempting to block votes on the technicality(har) that there is a high turnover at a worksite.
From personal experience as a member I know the SEIU culture is one of getting over whenever possible no matter what it takes, I'm trying to figure out how they are different from the people they are supposedly protecting workers from.
I also find it interesting that I have heard with my own ears pro-SEIU types complain that business ties things up in court forever to keep people from having the choice to be in a union.
National United Health Care Workers is a scam. The very name of the organization is based on a lie. NUHW is NOT a National Health Care Union. They have not secured one contract for any of the 3,000 workers which they claim to have organized. Where is the proof that they can improve the lives of workers in this country?
The only thing that Sal and his gang have proven is that they have their own twisted, personal agenda - and that they are cowards who are willing to lie and mislead workers who trusted them.
This fight is about Sal's ego. There is no monetary judgment that could make up for the damage that Sal Roselli and his gang have caused to the Labor movement in this country. How he sleeps at night, I'll never know.
The SEIU-UHW corrupt Zombies have squandered about ten million dollars of members' dues just to collect approximately $700.000 from NUHW? And how about the other ten or more million dues dollars UHW has squandered trying to raid and destroy UNITE HERE? Twenty million dollars.! That's a lot of money being stolen from hard working, dues paying members. And for what? Simply to try and destroy union democaracy?
The entire union and progressive movements have condemned SEIU's anti-union strategy!
I'm a member of SEIU-UHW and very proud of it!!!!!!!!!!!
This all began when Sal didn't want to lose his power of 65,000 homecare and nursing home workers. That's when Sal and his cornies started telling us bold face lies! They just can't stand it because they can't lie and use us any more.
This case was heard it a Federal Court by a jury of 9 of their peers. both sides put on their case. Maybe they needed to fire their attorny's because I was there and they never disproved a single thing that our attorny's said that they had done. In fact I heard evidence that I didn't know they had done before the trial began. They weren't dinged for fighting the trusteeship, fighting for democracy or fighting for a voice. They were found guilt of illegally using union money and salaries to finance their so called union NUHW.
For the members of UHW it wasn't about the money that was awarded, but about the truth coming out. This isn't about what SEIU or NUHW say it's about what the jury said "GUILTY"
So NUHW go out and organize the unorganized and stop the union-busting.
I read their L-M2 report which states that they have no members. The've already had to get a loan from another union. You really should check it out.
Check out NUHW's LM-2 report.
It's hard to find their "organization" but search by their file number: 544-076
As you can see, they owe $2 million. And so far ZERO "0" MEMBERS!
And do the members of UNITE HERE know that their leadership has donated over half a million of members dues to NUHW?
Doug Jones is a scab.
Why would Doug Jones be a scab? He worked for UHW before the trusteeship... I thought that scab meant something else. Furthermore, I personally heard Sal, during one of the staff meetings preceding the trusteeship, advising staff members to keep their jobs with UHW while in trusteeship and simply do what was best for themselves and their families. So what's Doug's fault here? I am sorry Charlie but I don't understand your accusation.
Why would Doug Jones be a scab? He worked for UHW before the trusteeship... I thought that scab meant something else. Furthermore, I personally heard Sal, during one of the staff meetings preceding the trusteeship, advising staff members to keep their jobs with UHW while in trusteeship and simply do what was best for themselves and their families. So what's Doug's fault here? I am sorry Charlie but I don't understand your accusation.
Boooriiiing!!!! Progressives fighting with other progressives.... I am more progressive than you are! No, I am more than you are. Nooo!!! I aamm
Why would Doug Jones be a scab? He worked for UHW before the trusteeship... I thought that scab meant something else. Furthermore, I personally heard Sal, during one of the staff meetings preceding the trusteeship, advising staff members to keep their jobs with UHW while in trusteeship and simply do what was best for themselves and their families. So what's Doug's fault here? I am sorry Charlie but I don't understand your accusation.
Why would Doug Jones be a scab? He worked for UHW before the trusteeship... I thought scab meanssomething else. Furthermore, I personally heard Sal advising staff members to keep their jobs with UHW while in trusteeship if that was best for themselves and their families. So what's Doug's fault here? I am sorry Charlie but I don't understand your accusation.
Oh yeah...Remember the Kool-Aide man is red
He said that SEIU will not get any money back within a year. Well I guess if he forms his new union NUHW the dues will pay his fine. So if you want to help out SAL with his fines go ahead and join NUHW. He is waiting for your DUES!
I would like to add my comment, but I am also afraid of what SEIU may do to retaliate. Some of the SEIU people became violent toward me on my job and I'm afraid that they may harm my family. I was minding my own business but I guess they thought I was not supposed to be where I was. Any way, even the police were kind of afraid to file a report after talking to the SEIU group. My lawyer has advised me to move to another state where SEIU is not active or well-comed because he knows how violent they are, but I can't afford to do that as I am the only person working in my home.
This whole argument is moot, since the whole Sal Roselli/ NUHW lawsuit is a HOAX. He was accused of stealing 1.5 million, which the jury whittled down to 500,000, and it for the use of UHW facilities. Not a guilt/not guity sort of determination that the SEIU is trying to make it out to be. In fact, the jury dropped all but three of the charges, which were basically just finacial liability. The jury and judge even ruled that the NUHW doesnt have to pay the whole amount. Three Federal judges WARNED SEIU after the judgement to stop filing frivolous and baseless lawsuits against its competitors. SEIU is now being taken to court for the REAL crime of embezzling 15 million dollars from UNITE HERE in the midwest!!! The fact remains that DOZENS of locals across the nation are trying to rid themselves of the CANCER that the SEIU is!!!
Many of you want to make comments about Sal and SEIU. The fact is many workers at Kaiser do not want to be in SEIU. SEIU used our dues to fight against our workers who wanted to be in NUHW. SEIU lives the life while our workers are being laid off. Kaiser workers are not really being represented being by SEIU. SEIU is to busy talking to management and not the workers. NLRB found Kaiser guily of broking the law and causing massive damage to worker's rights and SEIU lied to over 40,000 members by telling them that they would not get their raises and contract if they voted for NUHW. Kaiser and SEIU knew of the law rather then telling the truth, they chose profit over workers. Even though SEIU have told other unions that they wanted to take over it is contractual law to honor the existing contract. SEIU outright lied to over 40,000 workers that would be lose everything if we voted for NUHW. Kaiser chose to broke the law until after the elections. We are the workers and Kaiser did not respect our contract and SEIU did not respect the Kaiser workers. But I'm sure it was worth it to Kaiser and SEIU. Must be nice to live off Kaiser workers hard earned money while we lost jobs. Go back to Washington, DC and We want our own California Union, NUHW
Let us go SEIU!!
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And when you look around the NFL, it's stunning — especially following the 4½-month lockout — just how many rookies are being counted on right away.
Andy Dalton and Cam Newton, who squared off in Thursday's preseason game in Cincinnati, are likely to be starting in Week One for the Bengals and Panthers, respectively. Blaine Gabbert still could start for the Jaguars early, if not Week One, if for no other reason than David Garrard could make it tough on Jack Del Rio with his injuries and subpar play.
It's pretty noteworthy that any rookie, especially a quarterback, could come in and win a job with about a month's worth of work. It's also interesting to note that the rookie QBs could be leaning heavily on fellow rookies — first-rounder A.J. Green for the Bengals is almost sure to start, and WR Cecil Shorts (who last played at Mount Union, aka Pierre Garcon U.) is making a name for himself in Jacksonville.
But those are higher-round picks. In a way, it's not stunning they are contributing. So how do we account for a sixth- and seventh-rounder starting for two contending teams in the Eagles and Cowboys?
C Jason Kelce reminds Eagles OL coach Howard Mudd of another unheralded guy coming out of college, Jeff Saturday, who was undrafted back in 1998. He turned out pretty well. Kelce is learning on the job, and spies say he was pretty down on himself after having a bad game against the Browns on Thursday, allowing a sack and some pressures on Michael Vick. But there is a good chance that Kelce — and not veteran Jamaal Jackson — is the Week One center.
In Dallas, it's even more stunning that Bill Nagy, who was the third-from-last pick in the draft, has a great chance to be the left guard when the Cowboys face Rex Ryan's Jets in Week One. Nagy started 11 games in college, all as a junior, and was essentially a blocking tight end, a sixth lineman if you will, as a senior. Getting drafted and making the team appeared to be long shots not long ago. But we're way past that point, says Cowboys OL coach Hudson Houck.
"Nagy is the guy right now (at left guard)," Houck told me by phone last week. "Billy is really doing a great job learning our offense. He's a really intelligent kid. He's a savvy football player. It doesn't appear to be too big for him. When he makes a mistake, he knows it and generally doesn't make it twice.
"I feel really good about him."
The list of other amazing rookie revelations around the league goes on.
Kelce could be one of four Eagles rookies expected to start this season — six if you count PK Alex Henery and P Chas Henry — along with MLB Casey Matthews, SS Jaiquawn Jarrett and ORG Danny Watkins.
Nagy probably will join first-rounder Tyron Smith in the starting five on the Cowboys' O-line. The Seahawks could be the third NFL team to start a pair of rooks up front with ORG John Moffitt and ORT James Carpenter.
ORT Gabe Carimi already might be the Bears' best O-lineman. Colts OLT Anthony Costanzo will be the man in the spotlight, protecting (we think) the tender neck of QB Peyton Manning. C Mike Pouncey is a key figure up front in Miami.
Defensive linemen will be instant-impact players, too. NT Phil Taylor and DE Jabaal Sheard appear to be Day One starters up front in Cleveland. The Panthers could turn to two rookies as their first-string defensive tackles, Sione Fua and Terrell McClain. Even contenders will lean on first-year defensive linemen with DE J.J. Watt impressing in Houston and DE Corey Liuget doing the same in San Diego. The arrival of DE Muhammad Wilkerson pushed Jets fixture Shaun Ellis out the door. Adrian Clayborn will start at right end for the Bucs, and Da'Quan Bowers might not be far behind him in the lineup at left end.
We haven't even mentioned the draft's big names such as Denver OLB Von Miller, Buffalo DE Marcell Dareus, Arizona CB Patrick Peterson, Atlanta WR Julio Jones and New Orleans RB Mark Ingram. They all have flashed in the preseason.
Thirty-four draft picks started at least 10 games in 2010. I think we'll pass that number this season. Pretty amazing when you think about it.
Three teams that could surprise early this season
One of the trickiest things to do, year to year, is pick out the teams that will go from out of the playoffs to in. It happens every season, sometimes at an alarming rate: single-digit-win clubs go to double digits and catch people off guard.
So how to pick these teams out? Start with the schedule. If you look at the slates of some of the worst teams — and the three we'll mention won a combined 14 contests in 2010, the same as the Patriots — they are not fearsome.
Could these teams pull off gutter-to-glory runs? Maybe not, but don't be shocked if they catch fire early:
Browns — Yes, the Browns. Look at their early slate: vs. Cincy, at Indy, vs. Miami, vs. Tennessee, at Oakland, vs. Seattle, at San Fran. If we call the Colts game a loss — and that's not given with Peyton Manning still not back in action as of this writing — then the Browns (seriously) could (no joke) go 6-1 before a big matchup against the Texans in Week Eight. The Colt McCoy-led offense will score points. You can bookmark this page and come back to it. Yes, the West Coast system needs time to develop, but it's the defense that carries the most questions. And with this opening schedule, Dick Jauron's unit will have time to shed its old skin — switching back to a 4-3 front — and hope to make the proper improvements in time for the meatier games.
Broncos — John Fox stunned the NFL in 2002 when he led the Panthers to a 3-0 start just a year after they set a league mark with 15 consecutive defeats to end '01. In Denver, Fox has a big challenge, but he has a chance for one simple reason: He has a quarterback. Kyle Orton has shined in the preseason, proving the team was smart for not trading him. And he could dice up the Broncos' first three opponents — the Raiders, Bengals and Titans. The first two opponents lost big-name corners (Nnamdi Asomugha and Johnathan Joseph), and the Titans featured the 29th-ranked pass "D" a year ago. The Broncos' defense is going through a transition, but it will be on the field less with an improved run game, and the opening trio of games features three less-than-fearsome offenses
Cardinals — The schedule beefs up in the middle, but the early part isn't brutal: the Panthers in Week One (possibly Cam Newton making his first start), the Redskins (either John Beck or Rex Grossman) and the Seahawks (Tarvaris Jackson, but Charlie Whitehurst is making a push). None elicits fear. Eli Manning and the Giants remain strong despite a painful offseason, but the Vikings (in Week Five) are weakened and the Cards could steal the matchup of former Eagles QBs — Kevin Kolb vs. Donovan McNabb. If Kolb consistently can find Larry Fitzgerald and the defense can show some semblance of improvement under coordinator Ray Horton, the Cardinals might be able to get an early leg up on the division and stay in the NFC West race.
Are these teams ready for prime time? That remains to be seen. Ready to steal a few wins early? Don't be shocked.
Controversial call of the week
On Thursday, Browns LB D'Qwell Jackson ran free at Eagles QB Michael Vick on a rush, unblocked, and hit Vick just as he released a pass that would be intercepted by Browns S Michael Adams. The hit was great; the throw by Vick was pretty bad.
But what was worse was the official's call: roughing the passer. Replays showed there was no way in heck Jackson could have stopped from hitting Vick. The hit occurred a split second after Vick released the ball, and if it happened in the regular season, we'd have a mini-controversy on our hands.
Instead of the Browns taking over on the Eagles' side of the field, Vick led a TD drive six plays later.
Almost the same play happened in Saturday's Broncos-Seahawks game when another famous lefty QB — Tim Tebow — was dropped like a bad habit, by Seahawks rookie LB K.J. Wright, just as he released the ball. The pass was almost picked. No call.
That was the right call. The Vick play was not.
Is Vick getting the benefit of the doubt? We'll see, but for now we'll assume it was an isolated play — and just one bad call.
The wow factor
This section is named after my new favorite TV show (one of the few I have time to watch), "Auction Hunters," in which one of the buyers always says he's looking for hidden treasure in storage lockers, and what he is looking for, he says, is the "wow factor," that buzz-worthy item that blows back his hair.
And while we're on the subject of rookies and locating treasure, Von Miller looks outstanding. Were you wondering if he has it? Wonder no more. Miller had two sacks against the Seahawks, bringing his preseason total to three, and hit QB Tarvaris Jackson (a pretty quick, nimble guy) a total of four times.
On his best move, Miller bull-rushed fellow rookie James Carpenter, got him on his heels, pushed him upfield and then ripped inside to take down Jackson for a five-yard loss.
Miller will be a star. It won't take long, either. I expect the Broncos' defense to be far better this season, with Miller on board, Elvis Dumervil back on the field and some surprise contributions from players such as DT Jeremy Jarmon.
Entertainers and icons
The inaugural edition of this section, naturally, will include the young man who so famously said those words before he was drafted.
Cam Newton: Yeah, he struggled with his accuracy against the Bengals and absolutely has not been able to get the ball to his wide receivers in the preseason. But boy, is it fun to watch him run. If you get a chance, check out his 16-yard TD run as well as his 26-yard jaunt through the Bengals' defense. As a passer, he's very unpolished and likely will hover around 50 percent completions this season. But it's hard not to like the potential.
Antonio Brown: As PFW AFC Norther Mike Wilkening has pointed out, Brown's ascension up the Steelers' WR depth chart (as perhaps the most dangerous member of the "young Money" crew there) has been one of the undersold stories of the preseason. The second-year receiver out of Central Michigan added two more long TD catches on Saturday. His 77-yard catch-and-run against the Falcons was his latest strike, and it is notable for two reasons: First, it shows just how freakishly athletic he is, but second, it also shows that the kid could use a small dose of humility. As much as Brown impressed the team with his maneuverability on the score, the coaches and veterans likely were less than thrilled with his celebration routine at the end, which drew a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty. Getting knocked down a peg or two might be what the doctor — and Mike Tomlin — ordered for Brown. Still, Tomlin was impressed: "He is a highly conditioned guy. Because of that he's able to take a lot of reps. Because of that he's able to improve and reap the rewards of it. He's consistently been a spark plug here for us throughout the preseason and he's put himself in a position for that to continue as we push toward the regular season." It was good to hear Brown talk after the game about the work he continued to need doing.
Doug Baldwin: A real, live kickoff return! For a touchdown! For all the talk about how the new rules will increase the number of touchbacks, I will be tracking two other byproducts: One will be how onsides kicks are affected, if at all, with the five-yard run-up restriction. The other will be the number of kickoffs that returners will bring back from five, six, seven and more yards deep out of the endzone — territory that once was taboo. Baldwin did just that. He was five yards deep and took Matt Prater's kickoff the distance, stringing together a few nifty moves and escaping would-be tacklers in a very impressive effort. One note, however: That kickoff came from the 30, not the 35, because of a five-yard offsides penalty on the first kickoff attempt. Oh well. Back to your normal programming.
Ten takeaways of the week
Here are 10 things I took away from the third — and they say the most important — week of the preseason:
1. Andy Dalton is going to be good. Eventually. He's smart and he has poise and a short memory, coming back from two bad preseason performances to play well against the Panthers. That might be the best thing you can say about him, but it was very important he showed the Bengals' coaches something prior to the regular-season opener against Cleveland.
2. I don't know how Ryan Fitzpatrick, aka "The Amish Rifle" according to his teammates, is going to stay upright behind that Bills offensive line this season. But when he is standing tall, he is fearless and dangerous. The young receivers are fun and don't have a clue how young they are, and neither does Fitzpatrick — he just keep feeding them the ball and asking them to make plays. The Bills will be a more entertaining and — I think — successful team this season.
3. More rookie observations: Patrick Peterson is just starting to show us how good he could be. His instinctive and athletic interception of Philip Rivers showed how good a ball thief Peterson can become, and the subsequent return for a touchdown shows just how ridiculously gifted the kid is. He kept his eyes in the backfield in cover-2 and broke off his coverage to make the play, something many veterans are not capable of doing. Ken Whisenhunt hates to play rookies, and A.J. Jefferson (whom the Cardinals actually kind of like) was the starter in the game at left corner. But it won't be long before Peterson is in the lineup for good … for the next 10 years, I am guessing.
4. Bernard Berrian is not dead yet. Neither is Donovan McNabb. Both men had forgettable 2010 seasons, and now both are being asked to replace big figures. Berrian is the Vikings' deep threat again a season after being largely forgotten, and it was widely speculated that he would be out on the street, but that was before Sidney Rice bolted town for Seattle. On Saturday, Berrian ran a nice corner-post route to split Cowboys safeties Gerald Sensabaugh and Abram Elam for a 49-yard rainbow TD pass from McNabb. Don't be surprised if this passing connection opens a few more eyes than expected this season.
5. The Texans' defense is starting to impress me. With its improvement and all the bad vibes going around the Colts in recent weeks, I have been leaning toward picking the Texans not only to win Week One but also to take the AFC South. But it was Saturday night's performance against the 49ers (three sacks, constant harassment of 49ers QBs) that makes you think that the defensive improvement could be wholesale. This is not a team that is just going to allow 28 points while the offense scores 31 or more every week. I believe Wade Phillips is the kind of coach who knows how to carry out big scheme changes quickly, which he has, and he and this defense appear to have handled the shortened offseason better than other clubs. The front seven is improved, there is better competition at a few positions and the secondary is getting contributions from unknowns such as Troy Nolan, which only can help.
6. I want to like the Jaguars' defense more, but that secondary is giving me pause. Major pause right now. Still withholding final judgment.
7. The Bears, Saturday's tape will show you, should get the ball into Matt Forté's hands 5-7 more times per game than they did last season. Eighteen touches per game, his average last season, just isn't enough. Twenty-three to 25 sounds much, much better. It's either that or throw pointless slants to Roy Williams for those plays. Which do you think has a better chance for success?
8. The Rams are starting to look like a legit contender. All three elements of the team appear improved and very, very solid. Rookie TE Lance Kendricks is a name to remember. I immediately thought an 11-5 record was possible this season after watching them Saturday night, although if the Cardinals are improved, they might take one of those contests. I just love the direction of the Rams under Steve Spagnuolo. Want a Week One upset? Take them over the Eagles. The betting public almost certainly will be on the Michael Vick side of things more than it should be.
9. The polls are not closed in D.C., but I still think John Beck is the Week One quarterback when all is said and done. I know Rex Grossman started the third preseason game (and played pretty well) and I know Grossman threw for 336 yards against the Giants in Week 17 last season. But he also was picked once and lost two fumbles in that game, and I think Mike Shanahan won't pick Grossman unless he concludes that he's significantly better than Beck. A few areas where Beck has the edge is that he throws better outside the numbers and deep ("I love to throw deep," he said after the game) better than Grossman. Beck also is better at escaping pressure it appears, although Grossman stood up fairly well against duress vs. the Ravens' starters after the first few drives. Shanahan reportedly has told some people close to him that he thinks Beck is the more talented quarterback. For me, that's enough to put him out there Week One against the Giants. And by delaying his decision on who the QB is, Shanahan makes it tougher for the Giants to prepare. That's just one more reason to start him: There is far less scoutable tape on Beck than there is on Grossman, although that clearly won't be the deciding factor on whether to start him.
10. Bill Belichick isn't entirely mad, I am guessing, about his team's throttling at the hands of the Lions on Saturday. There had been a lot of "better than the 2007 team" talk after the Patriots waltzed through the first two preseason games, and I am sure Belichick didn't mind the teaching point/humbling defeat. Expect him to have railed against his team for the loss, which exposed a few things. As for the team doing the railing, the Lions started to flex their muscles a little bit. I don't think they will find the going to double-digit wins as easily as everyone around the league seemingly wants it to be for this talented squad, but I do think by season's end we'll be talking about a dangerous and well-coached unit.
Early preseason Week Four teasers
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Jan. 25
George Wiley Posey, 59, Townley: burglary 2nd; theft of property (motor vehicle)
Kimberly L. Whitlow Nuckols, 39, Cordova: receiving stolen property 3rd; possession of drug paraphernalia; possession of a controlled substance; public intoxication
Daniel Craig Whisenhunt, 27, Nauvoo: theft of deception 2nd; receiving stolen property 2nd
Aquintez Jeleil Harris, 26, Cordova: possession of drug paraphernalia; possession of marijuana 2nd
Michael Dale Newborn, 35, Oakman: receiving stolen property 2nd
Jeremy Patrick Warren, 36, Dora: theft of property 2nd
Jan. 26
Christina Renee Yates, 26, Cordova: possession of drug paraphernalia; possession of a controlled substance
Jan. 27
Casaundra Kim Foust, 47, Cordova: domestic violence 3rd
Mark Joseph Foust, 48, Cordova: domestic violence 3rd
Jan. 23
Larry Gene Burr, 35, Pleasant Grove: harassing communications
Jan. 25
Bridgett Diane Jenkins, 38, Dora: possession of controlled substance; possession of drug paraphernalia
Jan. 27
Amy Nicole Payne, 27, Dora: possession of marijuana 2nd
Jan. 23
Daniel Cunningham, 31, Dora: public intoxication
Robert Preston, 57, Warrior: public intoxication
Roger Young, 69, Bend, Ore.: public intoxication
Charlotte Bowen, 48, Cordova: cash warrants; public intoxication; giving false name to law enforcement officer
Jan. 25
Brian Linha, 39, Quinton: failure to appear
Barry Pate, 58, Adamsville: public intoxication
Cortney Cagle, 23, Adamsville: public intoxication
Christopher Wood, 32, Birmingham: public intoxication
Jeremy Gober, 22, Adamsville: public intoxication
Christopher Bridges, 30, Jasper: failure to appear; theft of property
Jan. 26
Michael Camp, 33, Dora: hold for other agency
Kalesha Camp, 25, Sumiton: hold for other agency
Donna Herron, 52, Cordova: theft of property
Jan. 27
Kimberly Cruz, 39, Jasper: theft of property
Alisha Head, 27, Jasper: theft of property
Jan. 28
James Swack, 42, Dora: failure to appear
Geneva Madison, 31, Sipsey: failure to appear
Jan. 29
Glen Green, 60, Sumiton: cash warrants
Maggie Key, 29, Jasper: possession of drug paraphernalia
Courtney Shanks, 19, Empire: theft of property
Kimberly Smith, 37, Moody: cash warrants
Jan. 30
Rodney Farley, 49, Bessemer: 2 counts failure to appear
Bobbie Lynn Rainey, 34, Empire: public intoxication
Jan. 24
Haley Etta Kilgore, 32, Sipsey: domestic violence 3rd
Jan. 25
Anthony Glen Hunt, 29, Carbon Hill: unlawful possession of marijuana 1st; unlawful possession of a controlled substance; conspiracy to commit a control substance; unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia
Gary Allen Decatur, 33, Jasper: possession of a controlled substance
Bryan D. Grace, 45, Jasper: court referral office.
Christopher Roy Poole, 30, Carbon Hill: failure to appear - driving while revoked; failure to appear - possession of marijuana 2nd; failure to appear - possession drug paraphernalia
Jan. 26
Gary Hagood, 62, Quinton: warrant - violation of court referral office
Lisa Ann Johnsey Gonzalez, 49, Jasper: possession of a forged instrument 2nd
Jan. 27
Jerry Jeff Lollar, 25, Jasper: warrant - bond revocation; warrant - bond revocation
Jan. 28
Alisha Megan Head, 27, Jasper: violation drug court program
Jason Anthony Deal, 28, Jasper: unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance 1st; unlawful possession of a controlled substance; unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia; chemical endangerment; warrant - trafficking in meth; warrant - unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance 1st; warrant - unlawful possession of a controlled substance; warrant - unlawful possession of marijuana 1st
Barbara Welch Adams, 65, Sipsey; menacing
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ALCS tidbits: Game 3
Rays shrug at Lester's playoff streak in taking 2-1 lead
New kids on the block: The Rays' Evan Longoria and B.J. Upton have hit nine home runs this postseason, the most by a pair of teammates under the age of 25. The previous high was six, set by Darryl Strawberry and Lenny Dykstra, who did it for the 1986 Mets. Upton has hit in six consecutive postseason games since he took an 0-for-6 collar in Game 1 of the American League Division Series, and Longoria's third-inning homer was his fourth of the playoffs, pulling him even with Miguel Cabrera, who set the record for a rookie in the 2003 playoffs as a member of the Marlins.
Pulling out the welcome Matt: Matt Garza's ability to keep the Red Sox from scoring for most of his Game 3 start shouldn't have been a surprise to anyone crunching the numbers. Garza had a .218 batting average against with runners in scoring position this season, third best in the AL among pitchers who logged 40 or more innings in that situation. Garza ranked 10th in the Majors in that category.
There goes the neighborhood: When Upton clubbed a three-run homer over the Green Monster and onto Lansdowne Street in the third inning on Monday, he took with it Jon Lester's impressive postseason scoreless-innings streak. Lester had pitched 24 2/3 consecutive innings in the postseason without allowing an earned run, including 14 in the ALDS against the Angels. Carlos Pena's ninth-inning home runs was the Rays' fourth of the game, and it tied the ALCS single-game record, done nine previous times, last by the Red Sox on Saturday in Game 2.
Sour homecoming: Lester's last loss at Fenway Park came on April 9 against the Detroit Tigers, who rapped the lefty for four runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings. Lester went 11-0 in his final 16 home starts in the regular season, the Majors' longest home winning streak since the Twins' Johan Santana was 17-0 in 24 starts from Aug. 6, 2005, to April 2, 2007.
Buckling down
Strong run ends: Red Sox starting pitchers had been 9-0 with a 2.67 ERA in the club's past 13 postseason games. The last defeat by a Boston starter in a playoff game was handed to Tim Wakefield in Game 4 of the 2007 AL Championship Series at Cleveland. The nine-game winning streak by starters was the longest in the postseason since Yankees starters won 10 straight decisions in 1998 and '99.
Game 3 as the key: Since the advent of the best-of-seven LCS in 1985, eight of 12 clubs that won Game 3 have advanced to the World Series. Notably, however, two of the four exceptions have worn Red Sox uniforms -- the Angels beat the Red Sox in Game 3 of the 1986 ALCS but lost to Boston in seven games, and the Indians beat the Red Sox in Game 3 of the 2007 ALCS before losing in seven. In ALCS and NLCS history, the road team that wins Game 3 has won the series 80 percent of the time (8 of 10).
Jon Lester's game-by-game playoff stats
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Boston's Back Bay: Playing in his first postseason, Jason Bay is making the most of it. The outfielder, acquired by the Red Sox in July from the Pirates as part of a three-way trade that put Manny Ramirez in a Dodgers uniform, entered play on Monday hitting .440 (11-for-25) with three doubles, three home runs and nine RBIs in six postseason games, then singled in his first at-bat facing Garza in Game 3.
Small state, big bats: With his three-run homer in the eighth inning on Monday off the Red Sox's Paul Byrd, the Rays' Rocco Baldelli became just the fourth native of Rhode Island to homer in a postseason game. The others were Paul Konerko (7), Davey Lopes (6) and Gabby Hartnett (2).
Eight ... not so great: Games 2 and 3 of the ALCS marked the first time in Red Sox postseason history that the club had allowed at least eight runs in successive games.
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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There. I said it. I never thought I would.
But something going on right now, Real Time Chem Week, is making me jones for my chemistry lab days a bit. For those of you who don't want to click that link, Real Time Chem (or rather #realtimechem) is a hastag people are using to tag their tweets about doing everyday chemistry. Or rather, the chemistry they do every day. It's mostly chemists doing the tweeting, but anyone who's doing any kind of chemistry is welcome to play. And reading them is really filling up my nostalgia beaker. Here are some of the ones I think are the funniest/most representative/most relatable so far:
The best words to hear on a Monday morning are "…..and then it exploded" #realtimechem—
Kelly McGuire (@KellyisBG) April 23, 2013
Hiding from the boss because rumor has it he's mad #realtimechem—
CJ (@cjsobers) April 23, 2013
14 hour polymerization – go in early, work all day, go home, eat dinner, go back to lab. #realtimechem—
Three Fortnights (@Threefortnights) April 22, 2013
Well, that did not go exactly as planned. But at least the yellow stuff stayed at the top of the plug! #RealTimeChem http://t.co/joRABQCGxX—
Matthew Katcher (@katmatcher) April 22, 2013
And it's only Monday night! But it's pretty fun so far. And, as I said, making me miss the lab a little. For me, this is really saying something because my grad school experience/lab work was on the miserable side. I have narrowed it down to what I really miss, though.
Problem solving.
I really miss figuring things out, especially stuff that nobody knows the answer to. I'm actually right now thinking fondly of that project where I had a beautiful clean NMR that made no sense (right number of protons and everything!) that I could. Just. Not. Figure. Out. Until I did. (It was a perfect 1:1 ratio of 2 almost structurally identical porphyrins, and some of the peaks overlapped perfectly. The paper's here if you're interested. Check out the subdat for an assload of amazing 2D NMR. If you're into that kind of thing.)
MY POINT is that I don't really problem solve any more. Sure, science writing and editing makes me use my brain, but it's not the same. And I am still only working part-time, and doing the child rearing thing the other part of the time. Which, don't get me wrong, I love spending time with my kid. And it's challenging and rewarding and takes a lot of patience, but it's not exactly stimulating to the intellect. I'm doing more crosswords now to help fill in the gaps. It works, to some extent.
So Real Time Chem people–I am living vicariously through you. Don't let me down.


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I actually read about this somewhere…. where the hell did I read this… *google search*
Oh yeah, I read about this phenomenon here.
When I read about this I was closer to the beginning of my relationship, so I could still remember what being single was like if I tried really hard. From what I recall, this article is a bold faced lie. I mean… shyea right am I right? If this were true I would have been getting all the single ladies…
I mean, perhaps I was just going to the wrong old man Irish pubs… no no, that's just crazy talk.


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