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Can we have cool new additions without gentrifying the Mission?
Do livability and gentrification go hand-in-hand? In other words, as you improve a neighborhood like the Valencia Street corridor with bike lanes, wide sidewalks, parklets, and other improvements that are part of the so-called "livability agenda," does that necessarily drive up rents and force out the working class?
That was a contention made to me recently by owner of nightclubs and small business advocate Michael O'Connor, who has been critical of the Valencia Street improvement project and other initiatives supported by the group Livable City and its Executive Director Tom Radulovich. And it's part of a larger discussion about whether neighborhoods pay a price for their own success.
O'Connor says the toll taken by livability projects is just too high in the form of rising rents and lost diversity, which is why he's focused on Oakland for his latest business ventures. Radulovich understands the concern, but he says that safety measures like pedestrian-friendly design and lighting improvements shouldn't be avoided simply because they make a neighborhood more attractive, and that the answer is making sure social justice and equity remain part of these political conversations.
Frankly, as a resident of the Mission, I had to admit O'Connor's point that the Valencia Street Improvement Project – in combination with condo conversions, the latest dot-com boom (those dreaded Google-busers), and other upward pressures on cost of living – had the the effect of sterilizing and gentrifying that once-vibrant corridor.
Now, those who want to open cool new businesses in the area have turned to Mission Street, where the commercial rents are still reasonable but also rising, and there are some people wringing their hands about that now too. It's sort of an economic development domino theory in reverse.
The Mission Local blog last month ran a post that mentioned my friend Illy McMahan's groovy new store on Mission near 20th Street: Carousel SF, a consignment store featuring the stylishly re-purposed furniture, golden flea market finds, and the works of local artists (many from the Burning Man world, where McMahan met her business partner Kelley Wehman among the indie circus freaks of the Red Nose District).
The article presented that and other more upscale new Mission Street businesses – including Hi-Lo BBQ and Mission Oyster Bar – as spilling over from their "saturation" of Valencia Street, and some comments denigrated the "yuppie real estate developers" behind the trend and said, "Will the last Latino left in the Mission please turn off the lights on the way out."
I understand the sentiment, but I'm still troubled by it in the same way that I am with O'Connor's belief that livability improvements should be abandoned because they can gentrify an area. As I've argued before, it's up to San Francisco's political class to find a way to maintain the city's affordability and diversity and balance that against its relentless economic development promotion.
After all, McMahan is a single mother of modest means, and the fact that she has an opportunity to start a business based on her sense of style and network of contacts with artists should be a good thing for San Francisco. She and Weham went through The Women's Initiative training program to learn about operating a small business, getting a loan to open through its Working Solutions affiliate.
"Since 1988, Women's Initiative has been assisting high-potential low-income women who dream of business ownership," reads a description on its website, noting that 99 percent of participants are low-income women and 78 percent are women of color. Combine that with McMahan and Wehman's artistic roots in the Burning Man world -- and the need for artists to have outlets to sell their works here -- and it's hard to imagine a business that is more quintessentially San Francisco than this one.
"This store represents our take on aesthetics and our mutual love for all things previous and peculiar. It also gives us the opportunity to showcase the incredibly talented artist communities we're fortunate to be a part of, while keep the pricing at an affordable level throughout the store," McMahan says in a press release announcing the recent opening of Carousel SF.
Will this cool new business attract other ones near it? I'm sure they hope so. Will that begin to cause Mission Street to go the way of that parallel universe a block away on Valencia, with rising rents and the calls for livability improvements that inevitably follow? I sure hope not. But our challenge now is to facilitate the dreams of low-income women who strive to be small business owners while ensuring that they can remain welcome and stable in the neighborhoods that they're helping to improve.
being in conflict with each other. Muni advocates see bike lanes slowing down buses. NIMBY's oppose the building of new homes that would take the pressure off housing costs. DV activists oppose our "progressive" sheriff. And now "livability" (horrible word) activists are at odds with low-income and Latino supporters.
It gives the lie to the idea that there is a broad coalition on the left. Just like communist Russia, the left always splinters into the SF equivalent of Stalinists, Leninists, Trotskyists, and Maoists, while the city becomes more like a suburb of Silicon Valley.
Then again, if you're really concerned with the "livability2 of the Mission, then why are those Google buses "dreaded", when they replace dozens of cars? Ask Tom Rad that.
What a void they're filling - wow! We need more stores which sell bird-emblazoned articles in San Francisco. The working class always needs another artisan-produced, bird-emblazoned bag so they don't have to pay SF's .10 cent bag charge!
"In other words, as you improve a neighborhood like the Valencia Street corridor with bike lanes, wide sidewalks, parklets, and other improvements that are part of the so-called "livability agenda," does that necessarily drive up rents and force out the working class?"
Yes. But who cares - the "working class" isn't the SFBG's readership. The people who move to cutesy Valencia Street **are** the SFBG's readership.
Win - Win!
"The Mission Local blog last month ran a post that mentioned my friend Illy McMahan's groovy new store on Mission near 20th Street: Carousel SF, a consignment store featuring the stylishly re-purposed furniture, golden flea market finds, and the works of local artists (many from the Burning Man world, where McMahan met her business partner Kelley Wehman among the indie circus freaks of the Red Nose District)."
Be still my beating heart!
That picture of Illy McMahan is not ideal. Is light beaming out of her eyes?
She is possessed by the Devil of Impending Gentrification!
Gentrification rays.
Michael O'Connor's family owns real estate up and down Valencia Street. Give me a break.
There is no right and left side in this debate. The argument is between the preservationists, who love San Francisco the way it is and want to keep it that way, and those who don't love it and want to change it.
want to see any progress, and therefore should be more accurately called "conservatives".
It's the moderates and the conservatives who want to see change.
So "moderates" and "conservatives" should be seen by your standards as economic and ethnic cleansing radical libertarians?
fairly clear. The statement was amde that progressives want to "preserve" SF the way it used to be (or, more accuratey, the way they nostalgically remember it as being).
So it is "conservative" to want to preserve and "progressive" to want things to progress. The agents and activists of change have become passive NIMBY's, ranting at everything new and seeking to cling to what they think they have.
Your point only makes even a little bit of sense if you consider all change to be "progress." Being progressive entails a belief that humans can devise better systems for dealing with society's problems than the one's we inherited from capitalism. It is conservatives who believe the old ways and values are the best, and maybe the only, ways of doing things. Livability improvements such as bike lanes as generally progressive (ie facilitating safer and most efficient ways of getting around), even if they raise other concerns that progressives then need to wrestle with, such as gentrification, which is only progress if you don't value diversity, economic justice, or a jobs-housing balance. Any reasonable reading of my post would infer that I'm raising an issue worth discussing (in the name of progress), not simply opposing what you've simplistically labeled "progress." That's one other key difference between conservatives and progressives: we understand that some issues are complex and we don't believe in the magic of markets to cure any ill.
There are trade offs to all of these policy questions that progressives should account for and balance between the demands of social/economic and environmental justice. Pretending that they do not exist does not make them go away.
When each nonprofit tribe retreats to its corner and lobs propaganda at the other tribe as if they were lawyers in court, either you are a white racist for prioritizing "livability" or you are a pro-car planet killer if you prioritizing anti-gentrification, then we can't have those conversations.
Worse, is when either tribe gets bought off by City staff or corporate power to screw the other tribe.
As one with one foot in each movement for decades, I've seen how within San Francisco's progressive tribes any deviation from the party line on either side is treated as tantamount to treason.
And, Steven, please declare a moratorium on the use of the word "vibrant" in writing about land use and community development issues. "Vibrant" has passed the point of no return into vacuous clichedom.
it practically vibrates with its own vibrant, soaring power, lending it a certain vibrancy, which surely leads to good vibrations, and can only be termed 'VIBRANT'...if you get my drift.
We should remove all pavement from Valencia St. This would eliminate the Google buses, reduce rents, and decrease sterility.
Just one uneven ox cart rut zig zagging down the middle.
Reading between the lines:
Keep everything dirty and sh*tty because the working poor dont deserve or want clean sh*t free streets and the fauxletariate no progress-progressives dont feel good about their slumming unless its actually a slum.
Unless, the people introducing these changes are a pair of super cool burning man chicks, then we should do everything we can to make sure they can sell " stylishly re-purposed furniture, golden flea market finds, and the works of local artists" successfully.
What a sad group of people that think like this. So much going on in the world, and even in the mission that this paper could be discussing, but they choose to focus on the portlandia aspects of life in SF. "Put a bird on it"
When was the last time a new idea came out of this "progressive think tank" ?
'When was the last time a new idea came out of this "progressive think tank" ?'
This is a racist, sexist, classist, homophobic, transphobic, hateful, insulting question that only a person of privilege could even think of asking.
The property owners are those that allow a neighborhood to become what it is. They determine who gets to move in and who sets up businesses. I wonder how many property owners in The Mission actually live there?
It can make more sense to rent a place, if you have rent control, even if you also own a rental building down the block.
Congratulations to the girls for opening any sort of business, but a shop that resells cast-offs is hardly the sort of commercial juggernaut that anchors a street. Also, I truly enjoy it when different factions of the left get into more-diverse-than-thou slap-fights with each other. Someone better take back the night -- and soon!
is that whiny blacks are just as annoying as whiny hipsters. Well done!
When you see Mission teardowns selling for over $1 million and the long line of riders waiting for their Apple/Yahho/Google/ et. al. buses every morning going off to their $135K jobs, plus stock and other nice benefits, SF is one of a handful of places where only a tiny percent of Bay Area's population can afford. Like others have stated on different threads, the few rentals that are available each month mostly go to these highly-paid workers since they can afford the $2,500 per bedroom and because they are much more likely to buy a place one day and the landlords get relatively quick tenant turnover on their rent-controlled units.
Non-profits like Livable City, Transform, SF Bike/Walk, and others are absolutely encouraging the quickening gentrification of the Mission and other currently less exclusive neighborhoods with their combined efforts to push for more streetscaping, transit improvements, bike lanes and other quality of life upgrades that make real estate even more desirable and valuable to high income earners and the wealthy. And I didn't see many of these groups or their leaders speaking out at the recent TIC conversion hearing, or any other hearings over the years where rent-control protections or higher inclusionary ratios were being considered.
The leaders of these non-profits are highly educated and know very well that their efforts richly reward current landlords and developers. The meaningless quotes about "social justice" are just that, meaningless, since their day-to-day actions perfectly align with the banks and landowners who profit from higher rents and higher housing prices. When I moved to the Bay Area a few years back I heard that many of its "activists" were excellent at rhetorical soundbites while actually promoting policies that came directly from the real estate playbook that push for higher rents and even higher house prices. I haven't seen anything different to change that impression, although the quotes still sound good to the uninitiated.
If these leaders were trying to add these quality of life improvements to Modesto or Fresno or Brentwood, where lower income commuters are forced to live, then their actions would have some merit since the quality of these amenities are so much lower there compared to the core Bay Area communities. But focusing their concerted efforts on SF, Oakland, and Silicon Valley only benefit the real estate industry and encourgage the displacement of thousands of households whose only crime is not making an income in the the top 15%.
It's a good article raising important issues, but it's about 20 years too late to make any difference.
You should post comments more often. I don't agree with a lot of what you said, but yours is much more intelligent and well written than most of the posts on this board recently.
I agree with almost all of what you said. I also wanted to echo the other repliers remark that you should post here more often. You are well thought out and your interpretations of the situation are pretty spot on and well worded. You communicate your thoughts in an accessible way that many that are not already in the 'know' can understand what's going on without a history lesson. We need more people like you in community debates like this!
Guest, guest, Guest are speaking to one another. Yet none of the rest of us can determine which muppet is speaking. Perhaps anon, Anon, Anonymous, anonymous can illuminate the matter? What a farce!
thereby ensuring that the focus is always on the message, and not on the messenger.
I think SFBG's policy is enlightened.
Nicely designed and landscaped streets and sidewalks are not a cause of gentrification, but rather a sign that the population in the neighborhood has already changed and the politicians are responding to their demands of place. Gentrification is a response not to the presence of street trees but rather to larger economic forces -- like opportunity and jobs for some but not others. Gentrification happens, too, where local assets are particularly suited to housing demand by that better paid population-- like the proximity of a a particular neighborhood to major transportation assets linking said neighborhood to work or other things (Caltrain, 101, 280, Bart). In other words, company buses show up in these neighborhoods only after large numbers of employees have already settled there because existing transportation hubs were there to begin with.
A more interesting question might be, "Why are these street design amenities (left turn lanes, traffic calming, bike lanes and parking, wide sidewalks with trees and art, adequate trash receptacles, and street cleaning that keeps up with the mess) available only in wealthier areas? Why not make working class neighborhoods pleasant, clean, and visually appealing while the working class still lives there? Sure, such niceties might draw wealthier residents, but only after the more convenient neighborhoods were already full. Rent subsidies and a hefty percentage of affordable housing built by the city would make the city more diverse, not keeping dirty streets dirty. Keeping poor neighborhoods physically starved of landscaping and other forms of government investment is just another sign of how the politicians listen and give to those who already have power and influence.
What's next, bemoaning the lack of cheap rent in Noe Valley?
The Mission was gentrified in the 90s. The fact that a boutique has to open on Mission St because Valencia's rents are too high does not change this. Bike lanes and parklets or no, Valencia is going to be an expensive place to rent space, because of its foot traffic. Looking for a less expensive storefront? Try Portola, the Excelsior, Bayview.
I feel like the article didn't describe the store very well, it's not just another outlet to sell "bird-stamped" tschotchkes, it's a consignment store above all. They just happen to also sell some locally designed/upcycled art and jewelry as well....and happen to give a much higher cut to said artists than most other stores in the bay area! When I was in there the owners were chatting with a new consignor, a local older woman in the neighborhood, who's husband passed away and was looking for a way to make a little extra money to make ends meet. They were both very sweet and genuine in their interest in helping the the consignor and the neighborhood. It should also be noted that they and a few friends did all of the work themselves..not some well paid contractor. I grew up in the Mission, my father owned a small mexican restaurant in the 80's, I have seen the changes first hand and am grateful for them. Somehow this store doesn't seem to be the impetus for any gentrifying of Mission street. I'm embarrassed for many of your comments. Check out the place for yourself and talk to the girls before making any shortsighted, ignorant comments.
"... and some comments denigrated the "yuppie real estate developers" behind the trend and said, "Will the last Latino left in the Mission please turn off the lights on the way out."
Oh come on, they can't kick out ALL the Latinos. After all, who's going to make the burritos for all the white people?
Italians and Irish and German. Who is whining that they are not there any more? Since when was SF frozen in time, never changing?
I think people in San Francisco are living in a fantasy world. While the Mission has been changing since the 90's, the area was always a working class area with many little parts. Look at a map see the surrounding area, Castro, Noe Valley, Bernal Heights, just to new a few.
I want to point out something, remember the bad old 80's and the bad old Yuppies, remember them. They changed a few places in the city, it has been going on since the late 70's.
Fantasy world of San Francisco while I write this remark from the years of reading this newspaper and spending some my time in San Francisco. Some of you aren't native or even know the city from the old.
Your idea of a perfect San Francisco will be this. Your will have dream place to live, cheap rent or low price housing, you will have your dream job, whatever that might hold, it will be correct, you won't upset anyone. You will live in one of the many areas of SF, trendy shops, high end dinning with plenty of open space for you pet. Homeless will behave, MUNI will run on time, no traffic, you will find a parking spot in from of your home. Street will be clean, city services will take of your needs, desires and help out the rest city. It will be quiet with plentiful clubs, bars and street festivals. It will be correct, liberal, and no one will allow change.
Gee if horses were wishes we would all go for a ride.
a generation of hippie-era white liberals whoc ame to Sf "on a whim and a dream", did a load of drugs, and now think that Sf should be a permanent home for druggies and hippie losers and self-absorbed gays forever.
But the reality is that no modern city can flourish predicated on the great unwashed failures of life, and Sf is succeeding despite that, because smart knowledge workers want to live here.
The losers should move on, and many have, to Oakland, Portland or elsewhere. A few more remian here, desperately clinging to their rent controlled grotto, and post here. But they are a dying breed,
Tim knows that. But he at least draws a paycheck for it, and will milk it until something better comes along. The rest are irrelevant.
I've lived in the Mission since 1975, and in my present house since 1977. My wife and I bought an 1880s 2-family Victorian with about 30 years of deferred maintenance. and invested money (we didn't have much) and years of work and living uncomfortably and surviving a rough neighborhood to bring our building back into good condition. I've been a small-scale landlord since 1976. Most of the time we were putting money into our building, rather than having any profit to take out. A high percentage of Mission buildings, like ours, are more than 100 years old. Either someone puts money into maintaining and improving these older buildings, or they become slums---dangerous to live in and dangerous to their neighbors. Almost all neighborhoods change over time: if they improve physically, they become more expensive, and if they deteriorate, they become cheaper---and dangerous. I work with kids, mostly Hispanic, from the neighborhood. Their parents don't let them go out alone for fear of violence. They live in rent-controlled buildings, with landlords who don't (or can't afford to) keep their buildings in good shape. If gentrification improves the safety of the neighborhood and the condition of its buildings, let's have more of it. No, I don't want my neighbors driven out. I want us to find a way for them to continue to live in the neighborhood in better housing that they can afford---which probably means that their housing should be subsidized. I don't think they should be subsidized by their landlords---who may or may not be able to afford the loss of income, and who then have fewer resources to devote to maintaining their buildings properly. The problems involved in creating good housing stock, making some of it affordable for those with lower incomes, and keeping neighborhoods from becoming slums are complex. There are no simple solutions, and suggesting that the problems are all caused by some group of villains is simple-minded and counterproductive.
that we usually hear.
I've only been in the Mission for 15 years, but even in that time it is clear that crime, although a problem, has declined, along with prostitution which has been completely cleaned up at least at any time that I am out at.
Neighborhoods change anyway, but much of the progress is due to people like you who took a risk, invested in property there, and worked hard to improve your home, your block and your neighborhood.
When so many here want somebody else to pay for their self-styled "right" to live in an expensive city and a hip neighborhood, you have done it the old-fashioned way - through sweat equity.
Congratulations. Whiners - listen and learn here.
questionable, unless you think that hookers, druggies, homeless and petty criminals are all "good".
"stylishly re-purposed furniture, golden flea market finds" in other words, another over priced boutique shop, that sells junk at inflated prices, because they put their moniker on it. San Francisco has lost everything, that once made it special! For years I wanted to come back, but the place I loved no longer exists. Only the rich can afford to live there, and shop in it's glorified junk stores.
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Stephen C. Meyer
Discovery Institute
April 6, 2006
Comments from
Dr. Stephen C. Meyer
, director of Discovery Institute's Center for Science & Culture in response to Science magazine's forthcoming article "Evolution of Hormone-Receptor Complexity by Molecular Exploitation" and regarding irreducible complexity, evolution and intelligent design.
The Bridgham et. al. study published in
is trivial. ID theorists have long known that a few mutations can slightly alter an existing protein fold. What we question is whether mutation and selection are sufficient to search the enormous combinatorial space of possibilities necessary to finding fundamentally new protein folds and structures. This study does nothing to allay our skepticism on that score.
Contrary to what the authors assume receptor-hormone pairs do not constitute irreducibly complex systems. The receptor-hormone pair is only a small component of a signal transduction circuit that regulates other complex physiological processes. For such pairs to have any selective or functional advantage many other protein components have to be present, including the other components of a signal transduction circuit and the physiological processes that such circuits regulate. If this is the best that Michael Behe's critics can do after ten years of trying to refute him, then neo-Darwinism is in deep trouble.
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Hall of Fame's Class of 2007 is set
Ripken, Gwynn will head up Cooperstown inductions
The ballots have been counted, the results are in, and now it is time to start celebrating the Class of 2007 for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.The Induction Weekend of July 27-30 is among the most eagerly awaited in Hall of Fame history. Tens of thousands of baseball pilgrims are expected to journey to the upstate New York village of Cooperstown and map out space on the green hillside overlooking the Clark Sports Center for a glimpse at the latest collection of individuals to achieve baseball immortality. Leading the way, of course, are Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn, crowned by the Baseball Writers' Association of America in an historic election. Ripken and Gwynn received the highest vote totals in the history of balloting by the BBWAA, which dates to the original election of 1936. Of the record 545 ballots cast by 10-year members of the BBWAA, Ripken was named on 537 (98.5 percent) and Gwynn on 532 (97.6). They rank third and seventh, respectively, on the list of highest percentages attained in the voting, far greater than the 75 percent required for election. Their vote totals surpassed the previous mark of 491 by Nolan Ryan in 1999. Ripken holds one of baseball's most prestigious records, having played in 2,632 consecutive games. He spent all 21 of his seasons in the Majors with the Orioles, mostly at shortstop and later at third base. A 19-time All-Star who played in a record 16 consecutive All-Star Games, Ripken twice was the game's Most Valuable Player and is the all-time All-Star vote leader with more than 36 million votes. He was the American League Rookie of the Year in 1982 and the MVP the following year when Baltimore won its most recent World Series championship. Ripken won a second MVP Award in 1991, by which time he was well on his way to such career numbers as 3,184 hits (14th on the all-time list), 603 doubles (13th), 431 home runs (35th), 1,695 RBIs (20th), 3,001 games (8th), 11,551 at-bats (4th) and 127 sacrifice flies (2nd). He was a two-time Gold Glove winner, an eight-time Silver Slugger and batted .338 in 28 postseason games.
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Gwynn also played his whole career (20 seasons) with one club, the Padres. The 15-time All-Star compiled a .338 career batting average, the 20th highest in history, with 3,141 hits (18th), of which 2,378 were singles (9th). He batted over .300 every season except his rookie year of 1982, when he hit .289. Gwynn's career-high .394 average in 1994 is the highest in the Majors since Ted Williams was the last player to bat over .400 (.406) in 1941.Gwynn worked just as hard on his defense and became an above-average right fielder with five Gold Gloves to go with seven Silver Slugger Awards. He won eight NL batting titles, had five 200-hit seasons, led the league in hits seven times and batted .371 in his two World Series appearances. And while the Veterans Committee did not elect anyone from either the players or composite ballot to join Ripken and Gwynn, two media members who also have remained in one place in their careers will be honored and take their place in the museum's "Scribes and Mikemen" exhibit between the Hall of Fame gallery and the Bart Giamatti Library. Longtime chroniclers of baseball in Missouri, Denny Matthews and Rick Hummel, made it an Show-Me State finish in balloting for the broadcasters and writers wings of the Hall. Matthews, the winner of the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting excellence, has been in the radio booth for the Kansas City Royals since they entered the American League as an expansion club in 1969 and will be starting his 39th consecutive season on the job this year. Hummel, who was named the J.G. Taylor Spink Award for meritorious contributions to baseball writing by his BBWAA colleagues, has entertained and educated readers in one of baseball's hotbeds for nearly 35 years as a Cardinals beat writer and national baseball columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. If the members of this Cooperstown class have anything in common, it is class.
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---- — PEABODY — One week from tonight, 22 men and women will become the newest inductees into the Peabody High School Athletic Hall of Fame, Class of 2012.
These all-time Tanner greats will be introduced at Coley Lee Field on Thanksgiving morning before the football team's annual holiday clash with Saugus. The honorees will then be inducted into the Peabody High School Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Nov. 23, during a gala banquet at the Danversport Yacht Club.
The inductees are:
Herbert Lawrence, a Salem News all-star in baseball who also captained the Peabody football team that won the 1919 North Shore League championship. He will be inducted posthumously.
William Crean: All-Star on the 1921 state championship football team.
Andrew Thain: 1950 multi-sport standout who went on to coach at the middle school level.
Anthony Ferreira: Member of the undefeated 1969 football team and big-time field event performer in track.
Chuck Tobey: Member of the undefeated 1969 football team and a monster rebounder in basketball.
Rich Kiley: Agganis football all-star and key basketball contributor from the early 1970s.
Bill Elwell: Standout golfer from the 1970s.
Matt Funchion: 1975 football captain who went on to play at Boston College.
Helder Braz: Three-season track standout, Hall of Famer at UMass Dartmouth.
Phil Mitchell: Excellent pitcher led Peabody to two Eastern Mass. Finals berths.
Sherri (Cove) Zerfoss: Three-sport standout played for the 1985 state championship girls basketball team and was an excellent hitter in softball and was GBL scoring champ in field hockey.
Kerry (Newhall) Heath: Three-sport standout excelled in girls basketball in the early 1990s.
Frank Candela: "The Flash," Peabody's all-time leading rusher in football and a baseball draftee. Parade All-American as a senior in 1997.
Michael Ring: Soccer goalie has 20 shutouts over two years.
James May: Two-way starter for the 1990 state championship football team and set a lacrosse record for points by a defender.
Molly Foster: Athletic trainer from 1992-2000 goes in as a dedicated contributor.
Jonathan Harris: Exceptional swimmer who scored more than 100 points in each of his four years.
Ted Grevelis: Football standout also set track records in the hurdles.
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Veteran IMPD officer accused of stealing from drivers during traffic stops
A 23-year IMPD veteran is accused of stealing from drivers during traffic stops. A three-month long investigation revealed a pattern of disturbing behavior by 52-year-old David Butler who was arrested on two counts of burglary and two counts of official misconduct Friday.
According to the probable cause affidavit, on January 12, Officer David Butler pulled over Emiliano Vasquez at a Marathon Gas Station without an explanation. Butler ordered Vasquez to get out of his truck and to stand at the rear of the truck. Before doing so, though, Butler told him to leave his wallet and cell phone on the driver's seat. According to Vasquez, Butler then searched the driver's compartment.
After the search Vasquez said Butler told him that he could have arrested him but wouldn't unless he saw him driving again. Vasquez said after the officer left he proceeded to pump his gas, but when he went into pay, he noticed he was missing $700 from his wallet.
It was a similar story on September 27, 2010. Andres Salazar was pulled over by Officer Butler. He told Salazar to give him his wallet and stand behind the vehicle while Butler searched the car. After the search Salazar was told by Butler not to drive again. Afterwards Salazar noticed $2,000 was missing from his wallet.
During an IMPD investigation, Officer Brian Finley revealed to his supervisor that Butler once told him, "if he knew a fellow officer was recorded on a video doing something wrong he would destroy the video for them."
During an interrogation, Officer Butler denied taking any money and said he was only searching the vehicles for guns or knives.
The prosecutor's office said it was those two reports that helped them arrest Butler.
"I commend the IMPD Professional Standards Unit for initiating and completing a thorough investigation into Officer Butler's actions," said Prosecutor Terry Curry (D). "Their investigation uncovered a repetitive pattern of behavior by Officer Butler, a pattern of behavior which plainly violated the trust the public placed in him. We look forward to prosecuting this case vigorously to its conclusion."
Mayor Ballard echoed the prosecutor's comments.
"Today's arrest of IMPD police officer David Butler demonstrates my administration's commitment to hold accountable any officer whose conduct tarnishes the police department's badge and disregards the oath they took to protect the Indianapolis community. The alleged actions of this individual officer do not diminish the outstanding police work being done by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department or its commitment to protecting our City with dignity, integrity and respect," said Mayor Greg Ballard (R) in a statement released to the media.
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While I usually work in theatre, which is where the majority of my experience comes from, every once in a while a different challenge comes up, which is something that I love about the live entertainment industry. Recently I designed content for a couple of fun LED based projects at the Bonnaroo Music Festival.
For those who don't know, Bonnaroo is an annual four-day music festival created and produced by Superfly Presents and AC Entertainment and held in Manchester, TN. Like any music festival, the main draw of Bonnaroo is, of course, the many high-profile bands that perform at the various venues, but Bonnaroo also features a robust art and design initiative. In addition to providing several sites for artists to create projects around the campgrounds, Bonnaroo also does a lot to step its own projects every year.
This year, the producers wanted to update two landmarks: an 80'-tall cuckoo clock tower and the iconic Bonnaroo entryway arch. They wanted to do something a little different and memorable, and so they chose to consult with design firm David Korins Design (DKD) to come up with some ways to do so. Fortunately for me and lovers of LED video everywhere, DKD and Bonnaroo had decided to wrap the outside of the clock tower and the underside of the archway with LED product.
I, for one, am stoked to wrap anything in a bunch of LEDs and run video content on it! The biggest challenge is often figuring out what kind of product you are going to use, and many factors go into it, especially the shape and size of the structure to be used. Given the sheer size of the architecture, traditional LED panels could not be used, and so we looked at a few of the LED-on-a-string products out there, and finally decided on FlexiFlex by RGB Lights. The FlexiFlex line can do full-motion video in a large format for both indoor and outdoor applications, and it also allows wind to pass through it, which is crucial for the safety of festival-goers, in case of turbulent winds.
Using a grid of around 10,000 pixels per side, the clock tower was rigged by PRG and mapped by RGB Lights, and I was up and running and programming video content in no time. The entire system, which included lighting, video, audio, and automation that fires every hour on the hour, was controlled by a Pharos Architectural Controls Audio Video Controller that can listen to and send a host of show control protocols, allowing us to stay in sync throughout the festival.


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Two South Side men have been charged with murder in connection with the late 2011 shooting of a man who died a few months later.
Robert Goodman, 20, and Demetrius Spencer, 21, were each charged with first degree murder, according to police News Affairs.
Bernard Welch, 20, was on a street corner in the 5700 block of South Winchester Avenue when a male assailant came out of a gangway and shot him in the chest and back about 6:35 p.m. Nov. 30, 2011, police said at the time.
Welch, of the 7700 block of South Wolcott Avenue, was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, where he died Jan. 9, 2012, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
Spencer was ordered held without bail Saturday and is next scheduled to appear in court Thursday. Bond information for Goodman was not immediately available.
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Texas - Area liquor stores could soon open earlier and be open for an extra day but it's also stirring up some controversy.
House Bill 421 was proposed to lawmakers this legislative session and aims to allow the nearly 2,500 liquor stores in Texas to sell and distribute on Sundays from noon until 10 PM.
The measure would also extend the operating hours during the rest of the week.
State Representative Senfronia Thompson of Houston is sponsoring the bill and says it has the potential to increase state revenue by more than 8 million dollars.
However, the proposal also has its share of critics.
Some liquor stores are against the idea because they like having one day off.
Some Republicans say we don't need to balance the state budget by getting people to drink more.
But Thompson claims research proves there's no negative social impact, like increased drunken driving from an extra day of sales.
Grocery and convenience stores are already allowed to sell beer and wine after noon on Sundays.
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Understood, its nothing to bang for the cause,
And I should cos you frontin' bang with the force,
Rats playin' in the walls, cats playin' in the halls,
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Cos I'm not responsible for what I might do,
Or what might happen if dog come through
Its gon' be a problem cos man if I catch em I'ma rob em,
Pleeeease somebody stop em,
But for that its too late, I gotta eat,
You ain't, you straight,
I ain't gon' take it all... today!
You can say what you want but cha know the truth,
X is a beast in the streets and the booth.
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Beast on the track like Wolverine (rine)
Imma pitbull but got wolves on the team (team)
It ain't what it seems (seems)
Don't get it twisted (man)
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Got me fucked up if you thought that I fell off (come on)
Now niggas wanna ride dick get the hell off,
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And keep shit real, I creep shit still,
Ain't nothing changed but the date and the year,
Niggas make threats yet they wait for a year.
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Nothing says summer (or off-duty model style) quite like denim cut-offs and at Coachella last weekend they cemented their status as a festival wardrobe mainstay. We spotted them on everyone from supermodel Karlie Kloss to Rihanna who rocked a pair, albeit with a studded edge, on stage.
Haven't got yours yet? Allow us introduce you to the the Mila Short in Moss (above)… You're welcome!
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Here's a key matchup to watch in the AFC Conference Championship game between the Patriots and Ravens:
Patriots' O-line vs. Ravens OLB Terrell Suggs
The PFW/PFWA Defensive MVP, Suggs will be looking to wreak havoc against Tom Brady and the Patriots' offense. He is fast, strong and explosive and will move around, rushing from both sides. He is one of those players whose location Brady will have to acknowledge before every play.
It's not just getting sacks — Suggs had 14 this season — but Suggs has been a game-changing linebacker with his ability to strip the football. He had seven forced fumbles this season.
He has one sack in each of his last three meetings with the Patriots, including the Ravens' playoff win two years ago. Suggs collected three sacks in three different games this season (vs. Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Indianapolis).
The Patriots' offensive line, like the rest of its team, put together quite the performance in its divisional-round win over the Broncos. OTs Matt Light and Nate Solder shut out the pass-rushing duo of Von Miller and Elvis Dumervil. Light, the veteran, knows Suggs well, but can sometimes struggle against speed rushers. Suggs likes to take advantage of right tackles, but Solder has been very impressive. A converted tight end, he shows good athleticism and has handled all his challenges this season, which included Dolphins OLB Cameron Wake.
The Ravens will be aggressive up front, and Suggs is the key to disrupting Brady and trying to keep the Patriots off the scoreboard. Look for RBs Danny Woodhead and Stevan Ridley to help and chip Suggs in the backfield.
Baltimore has plenty of defenders who can apply pressure, so the Patriots cannot put too much of an emphasis into stopping Suggs that they leave Brady vulnerable. But Suggs is the playmaker who can do the most damage, and the Pats' O-line will need to continue the elevated play it showed against Denver.
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N.C. State's women's basketball coach will not return for a fifth season after leading the Pack to a disappointing 17-17 overall finish this season.
Harper becomes the eighth coach athletics director Debbie Yow will replace since coming to N.C. State in June 2010.
The N.C. State Department of Athletics announced Tuesday that Kellie Harper, 35, will not return in 2013-14. Harper posted an overall record of 70-64 (.522) and was 23-39 (.371) in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
After the Pack finished this season at 17-17 overall and in a seventh-place tie with a record of 7-11 in the ACC, N.C. State missed the NCAA tournament for the third straight year.
"We thank Kellie for her service to our women's basketball program. We wish her the best in her future endeavors," Yow said.
Senior associate athletics director Michael Lipitz says the university will begin a national search for a new coach immediately.
Ken Griffin will continue in his current role as assistant coach and lead the program in the interim period.
Harper, a former player under Tennessee's Pat Summitt, was the successor to late Hall of Famer Kay Yow, who died in 2009 after a long fight with cancer. Harper previously coached at Western Carolina.
Yow became athletics director at NCSU in June of 2010. Since then, she has replaced:
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* Women's basketball coach Kellie Harper
* Football coach Tom O'Brien
* Women's soccer coach Steve Springthorpe
* Men's soccer coach George Tarantini
* Wrestling coach Carter Jordan
* Swimming and diving coach Brooks Teal
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Fred Everything is no stranger to the music game. He has over a decade's worth of experience, and brings in the summer heat with his newest artist album 'Lost Together' – a polished blend of feel good dance tunes.
It's what happened behind the scenes that brings freshness to this album. The relationships that were developed, how paths were crossed, and how a love for the same elements encompassed in dance music all involved a group of people to somehow form "Lost Together." With a strong selection of vocalists giving their piece to the album, these sought after tracks come together to create an experience full of groovy fusion beats. It proves to be a record sure to remind you of those hot summer days.
A chance meeting with N'Dea Davenport brought "Don't Nobody" to life. A huge fan of the Brand New Heavies, Fred did an unofficial remix of one of their tracks. While playing a gig in NY; N'Dea, who had heard the track and loved it showed up to see Fred in action.
Lisa Shaw, a close friend of Fred's, brings forth her calming vocals that lighten the mood in "Here I Am." Shortly after comes "Mercyless" feat. Wayne Tennant, which gives you a steady beat and solid groove, a combination that makes you want to roll down your window and turn up the volume. The amazingly talented house band known as Tortured Souls came into the project after being long friends and fans of Fred's, while the legendary Roy Davis Jr. (Ubiquity) jumped on board after being presented the track.
It's albums like this that truly showcase talent, from beginning to end — and satisfy the likes of dance music lovers while doing so.
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After a sizzling start of $2.5 billion in sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the holiday shopping season has less than two (very busy) weeks left.
You can extend your Black Friday and Cyber Monday success or make up for a sluggish start by connecting with last-minute shoppers through email marketing. According to the Direct Marketing Association, email marketing is expected to bring in $39.30 for every dollar spent in 2012.
Here are three holiday email marketing tips that will deliver a sales boost for the remainder of the season:
1. Be brief
When people open your email, make sure that what they see is simple and to the point. Include:
- A quick summary of your offer
- A picture of your product
- Helpful information, such as gift-wrapping tips or product usage advice
Present that information in a short paragraph. Even better, include a video of you, a staff member, or a customer sharing their thoughts. Just keep it short; a one-minute video is long enough.
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If you need more incentive to keep your emails short and sweet, think of people who are out and about, checking their messages on a smartphone while they shop. According to email testing and marketing analytics company Litmus, as of September 2012, 38% of all email opens happen on a mobile device, compared with only 17% eighteen months ago!
It's challenging to read long, complicated messages on an iPhone or Android. To reach those on-the-go consumers, make sure your emails are mobile friendly:
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- Make calls to action obvious
- Make sure any links you include are also mobile-friendly
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Perhaps most importantly, you want readers to take action – whether it's to buy something, visit your website, or RSVP for an event. Your call to action can take the form of a button, a link, or just text, but it must be clear, concise and specific.
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Maldon: Town's foxes 'need to be culled' (From Maldon and Burnham Standard)
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Maldon: Town's foxes 'need to be culled'
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Nighmare foxes have attacked pets and left one elderly resident so petrified, she feels she has no option but to move out of Maldon.
Kelly Hall, of Maldon, has called for the return of the hunt amid claims foxes are making her life a misery and have attacked residents' pets.
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If you were a trainer?, Your Game plan to beat Matthysse
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My uncle just saw the Peterson vs Matthysse fight. I know he's late but he hasn't had time to keep up with boxing till today. He picked Peterson to beat Lucas by 12 round decision and would favor Peterson against Garcia. After he saw the fight he couldn't believe what happened. My uncle is a boxing purist and likes guys outboxing each other instead of wars. To put it all in a nutshell to quote my uncle,"if was a trainer I wouldn't let my fighter fight his ass. Fuck that, you gotta clinch & hold that bad muthafucker."
So if you was a trainer for your fighter, what would be the game plan if your guy had to fight Matthysse?
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New Clues In Manhunt For Murderer of Weighmaster
Written by Jeremy Scott on February 10, 2014
BORING — Authorities have released new information in the search for a Washington man wanted for shooting and killing an employee of Clackamas County last Thursday, including surveillance video taken just days before the murder. There's now a $7,500 reward for the tip that leads to an arrest.
U.S. Marshals have joined the manhunt for 41-year-old Dirck White of Edgewood, Washington. Deputies say he was driving a delivery truck belonging to O'Malley Brothers, a business in Estacada when he was stopped for not having a license plate on the trailer he was towing. Police say that's when White shot and killed Grady Waxenfelter at a checkpoint near Highway 224 near Amisigger Road.
White is wanted in Pierce County for questioning in the rape of a child and a weapons charge. The company he worked for is cooperating with the investigation and has chipped in $2,500 of the reward for his arrest.
Waxenfelter was a weighmaster in the Transportation Maintenance Division and worked for Clackamas County since 1987. There's a fund set-up through the Clackamas County Peace Officers Benevolent Foundation. Donations to help his family put their loved one to rest can be sent to the CCPOBF, or in person at any branch of Clackamas County Federal Credit Union.
"He had just a normal work truck loaded with a bunch of wood and a trailer. They were going to get a license plate on the rig. They guy obviously had other issues because that guy had no business being attacked," said Elias Duhrkoop, who came upon the victim lying in the road. He says he recognized the victim and used to go to school with his daughter.
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Children's author and actor Mackenzie Crook helps with fundraising at Muswell Hill Primary school
Updated 1:15pm Wednesday 13th February 2013 in News By Bruce Thain
Actor and author Mackenzie Crook hoped he fired children's imaginations when he helped raise money for a school.
The children's author, who has appeared in The Office and Pirates of the Caribbean, talked to pupils at Muswell Hill Primary School about his book The Windvale Sprites and signed copies at a sale which raised money for the school.
The event marked the start of the school's events to mark World Book Day next month, including the school's annual readathon, called Read-a-Fun.
Mr Crook said: "The Read-a-Fun is a fantastic idea that I'm thrilled to be a part of.
"By speaking about the process of writing and illustrating The Windvale Sprites, I hope I fired up the children's imaginations.
"Anything that gets children reading and enjoying books has my approval and I wish them well in their Read-a-Fun efforts."
Polly Faber, organiser of the Read-a-Fun and mother of pupils Bill, eight, and Eddie, six, said: "We were so extremely lucky to have Mackenzie visit our school.
"It was fascinating hearing about how he came up with the idea of the book and the inspiration behind his fantastic illustrations."
The school has been running a sponsored readathon for the last three years and has raised more than £8,000 which has been spend on books for classrooms and the school library.
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I enjoyed reading this the first time, the second time and now a third time. I laughed like a fool at Hanks call to the president; Again.
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And when the Prez gets snarky, you can't talk back. Well, I guess you can if you're Jack O'Neill...
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I find this Willow to be an evil insane bitch. Doing that to anyone is unforgivable. Even if you think they asked for it.
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It does look pretty icky... unless someone happens to be into that kind of sexplay.
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Wow, this series had me laughing so much! Really awesomely funny without falling into "wacky OOC antics" territory. All the characterization was great, and even made me like some of my more disliked characters a bit more. I loved loved loved the interactions with Andrew, Rona and Emily. I understand the demands of a stubborn muse, but if you ever write more in this series, I would be the happiest of campers.
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Thanks! I'm glad you liked the stories. I wouldn't mind a recommendation or two, so other people are more likely to find them.
I did leave half a dozen sequel hooks in there, some more obvious than others, but my muse is currently messing with other stuff.
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Thanks! More reviews and more recommendations are aways good, and hearing that people want to re-read my work is a good tonic.
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Hey! Nothing wrong with star wars that wouldn't be fixed nicely by turning the second word into trek. LOL. My wife and I had our wedding reception in Quark's before they closed the star trek experience in Las Vegas. We rode the shuttle ride several times before it was closed. I remember it was about 15 minutes long by my watch but it seemed about 4 minutes long subjectively. Star ships battling it out right over Las Vegas while your shuttle tries to evade and land safely is amazingly exciting from inside the shuttle. Way better than any mundane roller coaster.
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Nothing wrong with Star Wars that wouldn't be fixed by getting to George Lucas about 1996 and convincing him that he can't write interpersonal relationships and he still needs serious editorial and studio oversight. Jar Jar Binks? Seriously?
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Review of chapter "Epilogue – Hank and the Red Phone" from
I just reread this story, so want to say again how much I like it. Especially the format of a dozen different PoVs passing focus from one to another, but each chapter being a self-contained story that can be read or skipped separately. And I like how you give an idea of many characters' lives in a few chapters.
You mentioned four plot hooks in the other story's epilogue, so I guess those are: officer's daughter as a new Slayer; Slayers at Atlantis; Slayers protecting Stargate base; and Xander/Anise romance. The first two I'd really like to see continued, even if just for a couple chapters. (The reaction of people at Atlantis when a dozen Slayers show up should be quite amusing. :P) (And I like the humor in your stories in general, so this would be particularly good.)
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Thanks. I put all the plot hooks in there as possible future stories, but my muse is just not interested right now. Unfortunately for me, at any second she may change her mind and beat me with a club until I cooperate. She's like that.
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Review of chapter "Anise and the Host" from
So I was blazing through Alex's story when I managed to tear myself away, realizing I didn't have the time to read *all* of that again. I went to the topfics section to find something to distract myself with before my resolved faltered, and I noticed XaYAD was right next to TSRoAM in the ranking. Before I knew it I was almost done re-reading it all (again) and it was 3 a.m.
I ended up exhausted the next day, and this is ALL YOUR FAULT. I'm blaming you for making such entrancing stories filled with so much finely crafted details that they beg for multiple re-reads. The only way I could forgive you such a heinous crime would be to post the next Ayla chapters over at the Author's Corner (or any other place I can access).
That said, the Anise PoV chapter is probably my favorite. I really wasn't expecting to like this character but after seeing things from her side I can only cheer her on, and it makes the relationship with Xander so much more satisfying. It's one of the main reason I'd be happy if one day you used the hooks you've set up to write more so I can see how they get along together. (I know that it's all up to your muse, of course)
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Thanks. Still, that's only one of the hooks in there, so my muse might choose something *entirely* different to write on, even if she dove into that universe again.
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Review of chapter "Kennedy and the Inconvenience" from
This was the most delicious magical bondage scenario I've ever read. Kudos.
Comments from author:
Thanks. I wasn't planning anything nearly that naughty, but my muse let my characters take over, and the next thing I knew, it was 'Fifty Shades of Chocolate'. :-)
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Review of chapter "Epilogue – Hank and the Red Phone" from
Just read these....
LOVE your work, and just thought you'd like to know that *g*
(And. ... hint hint, really looking forward to any sequels as well)
Comments from author:
I'm glad you liked it! I wouldn't mind a recommendation too, if it's that good.
As for a sequel, I have pitched five to my muse. So far, she has shot each of them down. With live ammo. :-) When she gets intrigued, a sequel will appear, even if she has to beat me to a pulp to get it. (It would not be the first time.)
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Review of chapter "Epilogue – Hank and the Red Phone" from
Great set of side stories. These would have worked just as well if merged into a single long fic with the original IMO.
Comments from author:
Thanks. I hadn't even *thought* about writing these extra scenes until well after the first story was completed. Months after I finished the first story. But my muse is a fickle woman. fickle, and possessed of a right cross that Rocky Marciano would envy.
BTW, I love reviews. Thanks for reading and writing. If oyu want to drop me a recommendation or two, I'm good with that as well!
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Review of chapter "Epilogue – Hank and the Red Phone" from
Both of these stories are well and truly great. I'd love sequels but as Diane says, when her muse tells her to write something that's what gets written. On the other hand, having read as much of her work as I can find, this level of story telling and writing is exactly what I expect to find. Absolutely superb! Like Larry Niven or Robert A. Heinlein's books, when I first found their stories, Diane's are something I would buy sight unseen if I ever found them in a bookstore.
Diane, if you have any other Nom de Plume's please tell me what they are so I can find your published works.
PS: Love the Whately stories, where I first read her work.
Comments from author:
Thanks for reading and reviewing. And thanks for the rec on the second story! Not that I'd mind one on the first story too... :-)
Unfortunately, I have no nom de plumes. All my stuff is under Diane Castle, although sometimes my middle name (Lynn) or middle initial (L.) is there too.
And my Whateley stuff is my very first stuff on the web. I wrote some fanfic for Whateley and sent it to the canon cabal for review because I was making some guesses about their direction which might be spoilers. They read my story and offered me membership in the canon cabal. You could say that I was assimilated. :-)
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Review of chapter "Epilogue – Hank and the Red Phone" from
Very cool. I loved seeing the other side of things. Sort of like having Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead playing at one stage in a theatre while Hamlet plays at the other. (Oh, and been there and done that.) I actually ended up bringing the other story up in a different window and going back and forth in parallel. It was great fun.
The scene where Rona is teasing Em and Andrew? Priceless.
I really enjoy these stories, and as an earlier reviewer said, I hope your muse finds a gentler way of getting your attention. And gets their act together and gives you lots of inspiration. Now I am going to look for tags...
(8 because I am greedy and want more. Not picky, doesn't actually have to be more of this exact story, just from the same series, please.)
Comments from author:
Well, if you like the Stargate and Buffy characters, you might like "The League of Extraordinary Women" and its sequels, because three of the women Hermione has to go find are from the Stargate and Buffy 'verses, and they are then major players throughout the rest of the story.
And if you really want to bribe me, reviews and recommendations are definitely the way to go. Or really good chocolate. If you want to bribe my muse, that's another matter entirely. She likes scotch. But then she invites other people's muses over, things get out of hand, and the place ends up looking like a set from 'Animal House'. :-)
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Review of chapter "Epilogue – Hank and the Red Phone" from
Terrific and fun and filled in some of the behind the scenes bits of the first story very nicely. And the extra details about personal relationships and such is always a nice touch in stories this good.
And I haven't spotted all the hooks yet, either. Tricky. May your muse be kind to you, and switch to sometime softer than a brick. Thanks for writing!
Comments from author:
Thanks for reviewing. It's a lot more fun to write when one knows people are reading it and enjoying it. If you read "League of Extraordinary Women" you'll see that I really like Sam, and and that Xander's not the only Buffyverse character I like.
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Review of chapter "Epilogue – Hank and the Red Phone" from
Gotta love that ending!
Comments from author:
Presidents with a sense of humor. Who knew?
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Review of chapter "Epilogue – Hank and the Red Phone" from
Love the look at what was going on with everyone else during Xander's little adventure. I know you said you have no plans for more but if your muse ever kicks out anymore I'd love to read it.
Comments from author:
Thanks for reading. I left a lot of sequel hooks in (six, to be exact), so my muse may soemday beat me senseless with a half brick inna sock until I write one of those stories. But she's unpredictable.
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As director leaves, Project Safety Net hones mission
Original post made on Aug 30, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, August 30, 2013, 9:40 AM
on Aug 30, 2013 at 9:21 am
I cannot for the life of me figure out what this story is about or what happened. It seems like the city tried to give 2 million dollars to PSN but a consultant overseeing the distribution of funds balked at the grant because PSN did not have any clear mission or purpose. Now there has been some kind of process (who was in that process? When did it happen?) that allowed PSN to get the money. That resulted in changing the mission and goals in some way (more talk about suicide? Fewer goals?) but the new mission and document produced (by who? When?) isn't linked. I have read this story 4 times and I have no idea literally what it is saying.
What is the high school student quoted trying to express when she says that "it's kind of like having a yearly flooding problem and putting up a dam, but not to address that there's too much water in the first place." What is the water in this analogy? Is it the poor mental health of teens in the community? is she arguing for a more "wellness" based approach? It seems from the story that there were two camps -- one wanted more suicide and mental health focus and the other "upstream" wellness concerns, but really I can't tell what happened. Can you rewrite this or at least link to the PSN documents you are trying to describe so that we can read them for ourselves?
Also, how about a little update on what has happened with suicide in the community since 2011? How many attempts? How many deaths? How does PA compare to other communities? Is the cluster over or is it still ongoing? There is an ominous quote from Becky Beacom about how "it will happen again." What is the "it" in this story?
on Aug 30, 2013 at 10:03 am
Talking about teen suicide is an important issue but unfortunately it gets difficult because any public forum has to be censored.
We do need data about suicide trends to make any sense of any of this. We also need to know if the notes left behind (if there are any) blame parents, schools, peer pressure, etc. Each suicide is different and each suicide does need to have the details kept private, but to make overall, sweeping judgments blaming mental health does very little to bring hope to those of us just trying to do our best as parents.
Yes, mental health is important. But every child has different levels of being able to deal with what might be called trigger points.
Please give us some relevant data so that we can look at the overall picture. We do not need to know every attempt's individual case history, but trends can be found and reported without invasion of privacy.
on Aug 30, 2013 at 10:09 am
Can you just provide a link to the PSN "theory of change" document (whatever that means) quoted and referenced in this story? Also, please explain the budget process, who is in charge of the $2 million and how it will be spent. Please explain whether PSN is a governmental organization or a nonprofit. If it is governmental, please explain how the "steering committee" is selected or appointed, what terms members serve for, what transparency is involved in the selection process, and whether this is a commission like HRC or transportation or some other thing. What is the relationship of PSN to the school district. If it is receiving $2M in public funds there should be greater transparency than this.


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High-speed rail wins legal battle
Original post made on Mar 1, 2013
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on Mar 1, 2013 at 10:26 am
The writs previously issued by Judge Kenny required the High Speed Rail Authority to revise specified parts of its enviromental review of the project.
The Peninsula cities "do not contend that respondent failed to comply with the writs with regard to any of the areas of deficiency the Court identified in its earlier rulings".
Instead, the cities argued that the enviromental review should have analyzed the two-track blended system, because Caltrain had written that it would not approve a four-track system.
Here is what Judge Kenny said about that argument:
"The Court notes that petitioners appear to treat the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board's refusal to consider construction of the four-track system to be inherently irreversible and thus absolutely to preclude construction of a four-track system in the Caltrain right of way forever. While it is clear that the Board opposes the four-track system now, it is not necessarily clear that this will always be the case. The Court observes that the Board is an appointed body, the members of which are appointed from various governmental entities and locations. It is not inconceivable that its position on construction of the high speed rail system, which is essentially a political decision, could change in the future."
The judge's statement about Caltrain also applies to the Palo Alto City Council, which has already changed its position once from supporting the ballot measure for high speed rail to opposing the current four-track plan.
The City Council's current position is essentially a political decision that needs to be supported, because there continue to be people in Palo Alto and elswhere that want the Council to change its position again.
on Mar 1, 2013 at 10:30 am
Years of lawsuits and delays have just wasted tax payer money and driven up the price, which will also have to be paid by the tax payers. If the NIMBYs had just listed to the voters in the first place, this project would have gone much more smoothly and cheaply. Blame the NIMBYs for your higher taxes.
on Mar 1, 2013 at 11:24 am
Hurray! A small step for the high speed rail authority, but a giant step forward for Palo Alto and California towards joining the rest of the developed world in building sustainable and forward looking transportation.


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