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reviews for: listing #76556 - San Francisco, California Apartment rental
- bedrooms 1
- pool no
- type Apartment
- baths 1
- hot tub no
- community
- sleeps 3
- pets allowed no
rates (USD)
$1,200 - $1,600 /wk
$3,500 - $4,000 /mth
Great Apartment In Castro Area!
Review submitted: June 22, 2014 Date of arrival: June 10, 2014
Rodger was our rental host who greeted us when we arrived and offered information about the apartment and other helpful, fun activities in the city during our stay. I was very impressed with the beautiful apartment with the new furniture, comfortable king sized bed and full kitchen with a separate dining area. The bathroom was very clean and the whole apartment was very well maintained. The layout of the furniture and especially the huge walk in closet/dressing area was greatly appreciated! Our family was three adults and we never felt any tight spaces. My daughter used the fold out fulton chair as her bed. We all had great night's sleep! Rodger even showed us how to work the huge tv and stereo system in the room. He was very accommodating and eager to please our requests. The kitchen appliances and cooking/eating items were new and easy to use. It was even better to work in than my own kitchen at home! Yes, I have already recommended this property to my friends and family! The Castro area is a safe and friendly community with lots of good places to eat and shop! We loved coming "home" after a long, exhausted sightseeing day! Great work to Jack and Rodger!!!! Jen Legge, Calgary Canada.
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Perfect Location
Review submitted: September 25, 2013 Date of arrival: September 15, 2013
The apartment is exactly as advertised. Very nicely appointed with all the amenities you would need for your stay. Close to restaurants, shops and grocery stores. With it being a short walk to the transit hub at Market and Castro Streets, you can go to any part of the city conveniently on mass transit. I would recommend this rental to anyone visiting the city.
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Helpful votes: 3 / 3
Studio in Castro
Review submitted: September 19, 2013 Date of arrival: September 6, 2013
This studio apartment is a great location just off the main street in Castro. The photos are very true to the actual place. The Muni Station is within walking distance. There are also plenty of coffee shops and places to grab a bite to eat. The bathroom wash very relaxing and a washer and dryer was an added bonus! Overall great location and just the right amount of space for two people! I would recommend this property to anyone looking to stay in the Castro district!
Recommended for: age 55+, girls getaway, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway
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Helpful votes: 2 / 2
This apartment is truly a Jewelbox!!
Review submitted: August 22, 2013 Date of arrival: August 11, 2013
We absolutely loved this apartment!! It was perfect for 3 people (2 adults, 1 small child). The bed was super comfortable with good pillows!! I often travel with a pillow or end up buying one because they are bad. We used the kitchen and the washer/dryer, both made our trip more comfortable. The large walk in closet was great, we were able to put all of our suitcases (7) and clothes with plenty of room left over. It is located in the Castro district which includes many great shops, dining options and interesting people. A few blocks away, we discoverd the Squat & Gobble, a wonderful diner serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. We ended up eating there twice because it was so convenient and delish!
Recommended for: adventure seekers, families with young children, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway
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Helpful votes: 1 / 1
Great find!
Review submitted: April 16, 2013 Date of arrival: April 10, 2013
We loved staying here! Great space, everything you needed to stay a while. It's on a quiet street, but close to everything! Parking was convenient and even the neighbors were nice! Hopefully we'll get to stay here again!
Recommended for: sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway
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Perfect vacation stay
Review submitted: April 11, 2013 Date of arrival: April 3, 2013
This property is exactly as it is described and pictured. Everything went as planned.
The property was clean and well-maintained and the other reviews are also accurate. I stayed for almost a week with my two daughters (17 &20) and felt very safe. This is a great spot if you also want to walk or use public transportation. The grocery store was only 2 blocks away...a lot within walking distance. We took public transportation throughout SF. The washer and dryer was a plus!
We really didnt need to talk to the owner except for the passcode to get in...we had a very peaceful stay. I would highly recommend!
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway
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Helpful votes: 3 / 3
Great spot, great stay
Review submitted: April 4, 2013 Date of arrival: March 22, 2013
Excellent location for seeing all the sights and accessing public transit. Near the Eureka Valley Recreation Center and Dolores Park for those who have children. You don't need a car. Market on the corner and many restaurants. Laundry in unit. Great, easy stay.
Owner was fantastic and made arrangements on short notice.
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Helpful votes: 1 / 1
Review submitted: October 4, 2012 Date of arrival: September 7, 2012
What a fantastic place to stay! The apartment is gorgeous, everything spotless and new. The owner was very easy to deal with and quick to respond to my inquiry. I had no issues during my stay. The location is safe and quiet and two blocks from Castro street, easy walking to fun places, great market, good restaurants, nightlife, shopping and mass transit. Super perks are how everything you'd need in a kitchen is right there, wine glasses and all, great laundry machines, a very clean bathroom, free wi-fi, cable and Netflix, (though why watch TV in the city unless you're sick?) Loved the bed, though my traveling partner felt it was too soft for his liking. Lots of room, huge closet with a little desk that could work as an office or extra sleeping space. The ONE thing I can think of that would help improve the overall experience is that the carpet in the entryway of the building and stairs to the apartment needs to be replaced because it's stained. Please keep in mind the apartment itself is clean and gorgeous. Don't let the entryway turn you away! If you want to be in a convenient and fun location, stay here!
Recommended for: adventure seekers, girls getaway, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway
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Helpful votes: 3 / 3
Couldn't be better !!!
Review submitted: September 7, 2012 Date of arrival: August 22, 2012
I have nothing bad to say about my stay. This location is GREAT ! It was a 10 minute walk to the Market & Castro Station. We bought a MUNI passport and were able to easily navigate our way everywhere we wanted to go. It's a good thing too, because there is NO WAY I would want to drive in San Fran.
With the location being so close to the Castro, I was a little worried about noise and hell-raisers late at night. Luckily, that was not the case. The street is very quiet and clean and I never felt worried walking back at night. There are numerous restaurants and bars within a 10 minute walk (I highly recommend Escape from New York Pizza and Woodfire).
The bed and linens were VERY comfortable, lots of space and VERY clean. The kitchen was well stocked with the basics (dishes, cookware, silverware, etc), the bathroom was nice and had plenty of hot water (I have had problems with this at other places) and it was great to have a washer/dryer in the unit with detergent provided.
Communication with Jack, the owner, was fast, easy and convenient. When I return to San Fran I would definately like to stay here again. So, in short, if this place is available when you are in town, make every effort to reserve it. You won't be disappointed !
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Helpful votes: 2 / 2
Exquisite Prime Castro
Review submitted: August 31, 2012 Date of arrival: August 17, 2012
We loved our stay at the apartment. Everything was lovely - the area was great, we had a wonderful time.
Recommended for: age 55+, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway
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Stay in San Francisco
Review submitted: August 3, 2012 Date of arrival: July 17, 2012
Fantastic place to stay. For me it was so convenient to my family as well as great restaurants and coffee houses like La Taza on 18th street. Property was clean, well maintained and just as advertised. I would love to stay here again and have already looked at future dates but unfortunately it is already rented. I must also compliment the owner who always quickly responded to my questions and concerns.
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Perfect location, perfect, gorgeous apartment - absolutely PERFECT!
Review submitted: June 9, 2012 Date of arrival: May 6, 2012
I was lucky enough to stay here for two weeks, from 5/6 - 5/19/12, and can't say enough about how wonderful it, and the location were. Unit has high end touches all the way around - 1st rate, well stocked kitchen, and two big sunny windows overlooking the VERY quiet street below. Bathroom is entirely marble with a huge tub, endless hot water + full sized front loading W/D with detergent, dryer sheets, large comfy towels, little travel shampoo bottles, etc.
The bed is enormous, and very comfortable, and those bay windows are gorgeous - and the blinds were perfect for blocking light. There's a huge walk in closet which doubles, if you want, as an office - with an outlet for a laptop, and a built in desk. There's free wifi, of course. The cable is basic, but who cares - you're in San Francisco!
The best thing about this place is the location. The building is quiet, and yet you're only a few easily walkable (and mainly flat) blocks from Castro Street itself, and ALL that that area has to offer, including a full sized grocery store just 2 blocks away (Mollie Stone's), great public transit (subway, buses AND a bonus - the F antique streetcar line which was a total delight, and which takes you straight downtown).
There is SO MUCH in Castro, from clubs (of course - both gay, and at least a few of which cater to a mixed gay/straight crowd), to dozens of independent business, restaurants, bookstores (Books Inc., up on Market), bakeries, etc etc. Hot Cookie up on Castro makes fantastic cookies, and Marcello's Pizza serves huge, really tasty slices. I had lunch twice at The Dancing Pig, on Castro - super friendly service, and it's one of the few places right on Castro with sidewalk cafe seating.
For people watching, Jane Warner Plaza - at the corner of Castro and Market/17th - cannot be beat. There are several red iron chairs and a few small tables to sip a cup of coffee, day and night, and take in the sights.
People - ie merchants/clerks/cashiers/waiters, were incredibly nice throughout Castro, I have to say, which was a wonderful bonus. It's just an awesome neighborhood, and was huge fun to come home to each day after sightseeing.
In short, I can't imagine a better location or apartment to stay in, when visiting SF, for an individual or a couple. A bonus to this unit also was the rooftop access – with views all the way around. Don't stay at a soul-less downtown hotel! Castro truly has a neighborhood feel to it.
Recommended for: adventure seekers, girls getaway, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway
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Helpful votes: 1 / 1
Great location and very charming!
Review submitted: May 2, 2012 Date of arrival: April 19, 2012
My husband and I stayed at this property when we traveled to San Francisco to get married. The apartment was fantastic! We were both a little nervous about not staying in a hotel, but this rental put my mind at ease once we arrived. The location is great with a bus stop less than a block away and a short walk to Castro Station. We also walked to the 16th St. Bart Station several times. The atmosphere in the Castro was great! Everyone that we talked to was extremely friendly and helpful. The apartment is upstairs on the top floor. I loved the windows! The weather was so nice that we kept the windows open most of the time that we were there. Having a kitchen was also a nice addition to the stay. We stayed in a couple of nights and cooked supper. I felt safe here and by the end of the trip we were calling this lovely apartment "Home." Jack was a pleasure to deal with. I had to call him on a couple of occasions and he was very helpful. I would love to stay at this property again and will be recommending it to all of my friends!
Recommended for: adventure seekers, families with young children, girls getaway, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway
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Helpful votes: 2 / 2
Castro Studio Apartment
Review submitted: April 17, 2012 Date of arrival: April 9, 2012
Comfortable, well-equipped and well-situated. Really loved the apartment and the neighborhood. Accessible, interesting, great restaurants within walking distance. The apartment itself is lovely, with a convenient kitchen, laundry facilities, big closet, great bed. I really loved staying there,
Recommended for: age 55+, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway
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Castro Studio Apartment
Review submitted: April 16, 2012 Date of arrival: April 9, 2012
Very nice, comfortable, well-equipped and well-situated. I highly recommend it for a base to enjoy the wonderful city of San Francisco. I learned how to use the bus, the streetcar and the train from my neighbors. Awesome restaurants within walking distance. Really pleasant, lovely time.
Recommended for: adventure seekers, sight seeing, tourists without a car
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Comfortable and Convenient
Review submitted: March 6, 2012 Date of arrival: March 23, 2011
We stayed in San Fran for a week at Jack's studio apartment and it was very nice. The kitchen and all appliances where high end and made us feel at totally at home. Castor is really interesting area, not for the faint hearted if you have issues with public nudity! but we enjoyed our stay...
The actual building that the apartment is in is a little run down and the front door doesn't shut ( when we were there) but we felt pretty safe so it wasn't a big issue.
Would recommend it!
Recommended for: adventure seekers, sight seeing
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Helpful votes: 2 / 2
Beautiful Junior Apartment
Review submitted: January 4, 2012 Date of arrival: December 2, 2011
My husband and I spent almost a week in this beautiful apartment in early December. The owner graciously accommodated our early arrival and, although he was out of town during our stay, his business partner Rodger (who lives across the hall) was readily available when we were in need of help. Unfortunately, we did need help a few times (mostly with malfunctioning appliances), but those instances were quickly dealt with and in no way negatively impacted our stay.
The apartment is exactly as pictured in the photos, it was clean and reasonably well decorated/furnished and, importantly, the bed was very comfortable. We like to travel light and this trip was part of a month-long adventure, so having a washer and dryer in the apartment was an excellent plus.
The location is perfect -- a great neighborhood with good (some excellent) restaurants and with great access to the Market Street street cars. There is also a good grocery store just blocks away.
The large walk-in closet was a great bonus in this kind of apartment. It would not serve us well as a separate room, but it was awesome for storage of our suitcases and there was plenty of hanging and shelf space for us to spread out without cluttering up the main areas of the apartment. The kitchen was well equipped. The only things we found missing were a coffee grinder and a colander.strainer for pasta. Neither of these created any serious problems for us. We enjoyed our breakfasts in the small, sunny breakfast alcove and even cooked a couple of nice evening meals during our stay.
All-in-all we had an excellent stay!
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Helpful votes: 6 / 6
Fabulous Getaway
Review submitted: November 14, 2011 Date of arrival: November 6, 2011
My wife and I just returned from a weeks stay at the "Top Floor Jewelbox", and I must say: It Was FABULOUS! From the moment we arrived and were greeted by the wonderful and friendly Roger, everything was first class and fully stocked with everything you could need. The neighborhood is really friendly and safe feeling, close to all the action, yet quiet as well. We have stayed at many hotels in San Francisco, but after staying here we never will stay at a hotel again. It's so nice to have a kitchen so you don't have to get cleaned up and dressed just to have coffee and a roll, or pay 3.00 for a water. There was a cute grocery store right down the street that has everything you could imagine.The only small knock was the T.V. just had basic local chanels, although it had Netflix, we missed CNN and football. But really, who cares, you're on vacation, right? Book this place and enjoy! Thanks again guys!
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Helpful votes: 7 / 7
Just Rent This!
Review submitted: September 9, 2011 Date of arrival: August 21, 2011
My wife and I spent a week in this apartment in August and were delighted with our choice.
The exterior and communal stairs of the building are not promising. But the apartment is, if anything, larger and smarter than the pictures show and has a good size study area/walk-in wardrobe. Immaculately clean, very tastefully decorated and complete with all the linens, cleaning products, kitchen utensils and toiletries you could want.
Capacious bath; huge and very comfortable bed; top end kitchen appliances and laundry; excellent TV and stereo with the bonus of netflix - great for an evening in. Frankly I ended up wishing we owned the place!
We had one issue which was the bed sheets smelling strongly of bleach on arrival - remedied with a quick wash and dry. Tiresome but soluble.
The location is ideal for getting a feel for living in San Francisco. Very quiet at night but a few minutes walk from the excellent (but expensive) Mollie Stones food store and all the good eateries of the Castro. 5 minutes walk gets you to the Castro Metro and F car stops for easy travel around the city so you don't need a car at all. I was delighted with the proximity to Gold's Gym.
Good communication from the owner who was accommodating to our late checkout. We had no problems but I felt confident any would be dealt with promptly and professionally.
No negatives but two points to bear in mind. As stated in the description the apartment is up 2 flights or stairs. Also while we loved the Castro be aware there are a number of in your face sex shops you will be walking past daily. There is absolutely zero sleaziness to the area, but if you are likely to be offended, or don't want to explain to your kids what that interesting thing in the window is for, you may be better off elsewhere.
We would have no hesitation recommending this rental and would book again if we were returning.
Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, girls getaway, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway
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Helpful votes: 14 / 14
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The Nation Remembers Milton Friedman
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August 6, 2013
One of the best parts about this year's Milton Friedman Legacy Day was reading all of the comments that taxpayers left on our special online voting page. Along with asking folks to vote on which fundamental tax reform they want, NTU Foundation provided a space for respondents to talk about why Milton Friedman's teachings are still vital and what specifics he brought to the world that they liked. Here are a few:
"The videos he created to teach even the most complex issues of economics and the economy in ways that everybody could understand." –JJ, Ohio
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"His glasses." – Daniel M, Texas
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Submitted by Larry Capitalist at: August 7, 2013
It feels like commenting on commenting but it ain't. It is a pleasure to read how many others have such fond thoughts about one of the best communicators of our time...another is Ronnie. Thanks for YouTubes and DVDs (and even books), we can keep their spirits alive.

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Sophomore signal-caller Danny O'Brien was the ACC's Rookie of the Year in 2010. He thrived in Friedgen's pro-style offense as a freshman, throwing for 2,438 yards, 22 touchdowns and just eight interceptions. He was a preseason All-ACC candidate heading into the season, and was, and still is, a legitimate NFL prospect.
He was replaced by scrambling C.J. Brown in the starting lineup against No. 8 Clemson, and Brown ran with the opportunity, picking up a school-record 162 rushing yards by a quarterback in a thrilling 56-45 loss.
Brown will start for the Terps this weekend, and if they continue to pile up points and yards, he will stay there.
So what should O'Brien do if he doesn't win back his starting gig this season?
According to The Washington Post, he has options if he is considering leaving College Park. He is reportedly on pace to graduate early this spring, so he could go the Russell Wilson route and play one year at a FBS program as a graduate student. Or he could go the Joe Flacco route and play two years at an FCS school.
He could always stick around and try to reclaim his spot atop the depth chart before his junior year, but he doesn't seem to be well-suited for Crowton's spread offense and wouldn't be showcasing his skills to scouts.
Edsall hasn't made O'Brien available for interviews since his demotion, and I doubt O'Brien would tell a hungry pack of reporters in the middle of the season that he plans on transferring. So why don't you speculate for him?
Your turn: Should Danny O'Brien stay at Maryland or should he go?


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Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant, the Most Valuable Player and winner of four scoring titles in five seasons, highlights the 2013-14 All-NBA first team announced by the league Wednesday.
Durant was the lone unanimous selection, appearing on all 125 ballots as a first-team pick. Miami Heat forward LeBron James garnered 124 first-team votes. Joining Durant and James on the first team are Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul, Houston Rockets guard James Harden and Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah.
The second team consisted of guards Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, forwards Blake Griffin of the Clippers and Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves and center Dwight Howard of the Rockets.
---When the Lakers call, Larry Brown always listens, merely out of respect for one of his former players -- Los Angeles general manager Mitch Kupchak.
"I've always kept in touch with Mitch; I admire the hell out of him," the 73-year-old Brown told USA Today. "I talk to Mitch all the time. ... (But) we're not talking about coaching the Lakers. I've read some of the names. They've got a long list of good people to choose from, and I'm here at SMU. I want to win a national championship."
ESPN reported Brown could be of interest to Kupchak in the Lakers' patient and apparently wide-reaching search for Mike D'Antoni's replacement. Derek Fisher, who is scheduled to talk to the Knicks about coaching next season, spent last season with the Oklahoma City Thunder but played most of his career with the Lakers. He's one of many former players, including Kurt Rambis and Byron Scott, who could talk to Kupchak about the job.
---The lawyer for banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling said Wednesday no legal action will be pursued against the NBA.
In an email to ESPN, Max Blecher said Sterling reached a settlement with wife Shelly on the sale of the team and that he received assurance that the league would not sue him. Sterling said a day earlier he is ready to move on from the sale of his franchise, a pending deal worth $2 billion.
"I feel fabulous, I feel very good," Sterling said Tuesday night at a dinner for nonprofit Shelter Partnerships when asked how he felt about his wife, Shelly, selling the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. "Everything is just the way it should be, really. It may have worked out differently, but it's good. It's all good."
---The Houston Rockets declined the 2014-15 contract option of Chandler Parsons, who becomes a restricted free agent in July. The Rockets have an opportunity to match any contract offer to retain Parsons.
According to Yahoo Sports, Rockets general manager Daryl Morey decided to decline Parsons' option with the intent of clearing cap room to make a run at a marquee free agent. The 2013 offseason was dubbed the Summer of Dwight, with the Rockets landing top free agent Dwight Howard with a maximum value deal.


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Any Eagles fan with half a brain could easily see that the most glaring hole on the Eagles is at the linebacker position. There have been many posts supporting that fact and I'm not trying to debate whether or not we need to draft a LB in the first or if Andy will finally do it. I'm here to debate the potential options at LB in the draft and who would provide the spark the defense desperately needs. In my opinion there are only 2 LBs that are worthy of a first round pick and they are Luke Kuechly- Boston College (the popular choice) and Vontaze Burfict- Arizona State (the right choice in my opinion).
Let's start with Kuechly. First let me say that I would love for him to be a Philadelphia Eagle. The Guy is a flat out tackling machine. He is 6-3, 237 lbs and has decent speed. His instincts and football IQ make him the most coveted LB in the draft. In three years at BC he is credited with 516 total tackle's, 293 solo tackles, 7 INT's, 2 forced fumbles and a couple of sacks. That's impressive no matter how you look at it. Watching video on him gave me mixed feelings however. From what I saw, the guy reacts quickly to what he sees (run or pass), has a good first step, sees plays before they develop and because of that, he racks up tackles. Based on that alone the guy is worth the pick. My concern or concerns, however, are he tends to over-pursue runners, which causes him to miss tackles, his ability to get off blocks must improve, and his overall attitude and fire seems to be there just not at the level of a Brian Dawkins or a Ray Lewis which is what our defense MUST have again. Check out the youtube link and form your own opinion.
Now on to Vontaze Burfict. One word comes to mind when watching video of this guy- BEAST! This guy is 6-3, 250 lbs of rage. He doesn't just hit people, he destroys them. This guy carries with him an attitude that will get him in trouble with refs at times because of his relentless style of play. But, isn't that what you want out of the anchor of the defense? This year we played defense like we played offense; with speed and finesse. No team was scarred to face our D and for good reason. A guy like Burfict will bring out the intensity and fire in every other player on D as did Dawkins. His numbers do NOT add up of those of Kuechly but his intangibles and athletic ability are far superior. With the right coaching this guy could easily be an all pro. It's time to get back to being feared and this guy immediately gives us that respect. Watch the video posted and see for yourself.


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I know this was posted as a fanshot already by georgia87, but I think it's a really good idea and I don't want it to get buried. It's a grass roots effort started by Matt Filip to get the pens to make an etching of the civic arena on the CEC window that currently faces it as a tribute. Completely classy and unique. I don't see any reason why the Pens and CEC guys shouldn't at least look into it. What do you think?
Check out the links below for the Facebook group and thepensblog post.


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While residents on Cesara Drive in Mulberry were sleeping, a thief with money signs in his eyes yanked down the wires that practically run right over their homes.
"How does nobody notice this is happening?" asked resident Brooke West. "There are people on drugs. They'll do anything for money."
They cut the line around 3 a.m. Tuesday.
The attempt left West without Internet service, and neighbor Jerry Prather is without his phone. He's a truck dispatcher -- well, not today he's not.
"I've got trucks all over the United States and no way to communicate effectively with them now," West said.
Deputies came out to investigate, and Verizon crews spent the better part of the afternoon trying to repair the cable and string it back up.
Their spokesman, Bob Elek, has a nice surprise for people like Prather who rely on land lines.
"We go one-by-one, prioritize those folks, get them back in service, which is the priority we follow anytime there's an outage," Elek said.
Prather says he's already made up his mind on the copper thieves.
"They're a pathetic excuse for a human. Get a job. Go pick out cans. Don't steal. I'm up to here with people who want to steal," he said.
Verizon crews expect to be finished with the repair by Tuesday evening. And they do say they have leads on who might have tried to steal the copper.
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There Seattle Mariners are having a Tournament Style Bracket to determine the Best Seattle Mariners Mustache/Facial Hair on a player. I didnt see it heavily promoted on the Seattle Mariners website (I got an email about it from my STH account).
Here is a link to the Voting
Here is a link to the Current Bracket
My Personal guess for Final Four is:
Eric Wedge
Brendan Ryan (My heart says Edgar)
Ken Phelps


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When the Feds Come Knocking: Government Investigations and How to Deal with Them
You WILL have contact with government investigators. These contacts come in 3 forms: 1) Informal, voluntary contact, 2) subpoenas, and 3) search warrants
Your first response to a government investigation could influence the rest of the investigation. If you want to sail through quickly and successfully, there's a lot you need to know. You must learn about the various types of investigative contacts, your rights and the rights of all entities involved, and the best method to respond.
Join health care attorney, Richard Serafini, for this 1-hour look into understanding your rights and obligations for each type of government contact or investigation. You're sure to walk away with the best methods to meet the requirements of the investigative contacts quickly and efficiently without creating difficulties for yourself or your company.
Here's a look at the agenda:
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Revox A76 Tuner This is a fabulous tuner - you can't believe you are listening to FM as it has CD quality sound. Picks up FM stations over 100 miles away. I have owned this tuner over ten years and tuner has never been serviced (unmolested). No scratches or dings in wood. Overall excellent cosmetic condition except for minor lifting at top of grey face plate. Includes twin lead and RF antenna connections as shown in photo. No original power cord however will include working replacement power cord. Dark gray face plate upper edge lifting away from unit as seen in image. Have never made attempt to repair or replace this. All lights and functions in working condition. Input voltage selectable. Low reserve set. Tuner will be securely packed and double boxed for shipping. Returns accepted within seven days but tuner must be received in same condition as when shipped. Here is a review excerpt from www.fmtunerinfo.com, a reliable source for detailed information on high end tuner equipment: Revox A76 (see below for dates, $750, front1, front2, back) search eBay We don't know much about the A76, an "all silicon" FM-only tuner, but our contributor Paul Baptista did some research: "There are three versions - A76 (1969-1970), A76 MKII (1970-1974) and A76 MKIII (1974-1977). There are some nice inside pictures at this French link which show 4 gangs and uncommon FM detection/demod using two coaxial delay lines and discrete MPX. It looks to me like the makings of a fine-sounding analog unit." Our contributor John Byrns says that the Revox A76 is "on the list of tuners I would like to own but don't. The coax lines are used as impedances in a detector circuit similar to the Travis discriminator; they are not used as delay lines as in a true delay line detector such as was used in the Fisher TFM-1000. The multiplex decoder is interesting in that it is a pure sum and difference matrix decoder which uses the response of the 38 kHz band pass filter to provide the 50/75 µS de-emphasis for the difference component. The A76 is the only tuner I know of that used this type of multiplex decoder circuit -- are there any others I don't know of? There is an add-on multiplex decoder box that uses this type of circuit; if I recall correctly it was the Studio 12 decoder. Revox did chintz by not using a balanced difference channel subcarrier demodulator circuit. The result is a high level of the locally reinserted 38 kHz carrier appearing at the outputs of the matrix, necessitating the use of 38 kHz notch filters in the audio outputs to remove the high-level 38 kHz signal." The A76 usually sells for $185-255 on eBay, with a low of $100 in 11/04.


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Middle-Aged Man Strangles Child After Losing at Call of Duty: Black Ops
Posted on Friday, September 30 @ 10:52:28 Eastern by Nicholas Tan
As reported by the Daily Mail in the UK, Mark Bradford, 46, 'lost it' when an unnamed 13-year-old killed him and berated him "and just would not shut up" in Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Being a loosely connected friend of the kid's family, the unemployed father of three then stormed over to the youngster's house and placed both his hands around the boy's throat until the teenager's mother, 33, pulled him off.
The boy was startled by the sudden ambush:
The mother said it best:
Bradford, who admits to one count of assault and must return to court on October 24, regrets his "moment of madness":
But just to point it out, Call of Duty: Black Ops carries an 18 guidance certificate.
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The 72nd annual Hunger Games took place in the towering Redwood forest. The only weapons available during these games were spiked maces of various weights. Although the careers stuck together, the games proved much harder for them than in past years, because their training with refined weapons was of little help. The victor, Taylor Cord of District 8, was not at all favored to win - as a matter of fact, odds were that she would die within the first six hours of the games. Taylor received a measly 3 for her training score, having no apparent survival skills. During the games, however, it became apparent that Taylor was very talented in weaving natural looking screens of grass, sticks, and leaves, that she used to camouflage herself while she hid. Taylor stayed out of the way of everyone else, having no weapons, and only managing to eat berries or small animals she could catch with the snares she devised. When there were only four tributes left, the remaining three careers turned on each other, bludgeoning one another in one of the bloodiest, most vicious fights in Hunger Games history. Once the careers had beaten each other too hard to fight any longer, Taylor came out of hiding and killed them by clumsily smashing a mace into their chests, in what she considered to be a mercy killing. It was quite a shock to everyone that the young girl, of such small stature and low training score, managed to win the most brutal games in the history of Panem.
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This was a very good year. I'm pretty sure which game's going to win this one going away, but here goes anyway.
Once again, all of this analysis is coming from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team. All of the game writeups are going to be taken straight from the wikipedia article.
#8 Alabama vs. Southern Miss.
"Alabama held the Golden Eagles to only 54 yards of total offense and three first downs. Alabama had 383 yards total offense, but lost two fumbles and an interception and struggled to score. Alabama's only TD in the first half came on a fake punt. When the Golden Eagles tipped a pass by Alabama quarterback Jay Barker in the air in the third quarter, intercepted it, and ran it back 18 yards for a touchdown, the game was tied 7-7. On the next possession Alabama fumbled the ball away to Southern Mississippi at its own 18-yard-line. After the Golden Eagles subsequently kicked a field goal, they led 10-7 despite a total inability to move the ball on offense. It was the first of only four times all year that Alabama trailed in a game. Towards the end of the third quarter, Southern Miss returned the turnover favors, fumbling the ball away to Alabama at its own 20. Michael Proctor's field goal tied the game up with 38 seconds to go in the third. Finally, in the fourth quarter Alabama put together its only sustained drive of the game, a 63-yard march that ended with a 1-yard Chris Anderson TD. Alabama won, 17-10."
#4 Alabama at #13 Tennessee.
"Alabama dominated the Third Saturday in October matchup with Tennessee, outgaining the Vols 355 yards (301 on the ground) to 194, but nearly blew the game late after taking a 17-0 second quarter lead. Proctor missed two field goals, then, late in the third, Bama had the ball up 17-3 and with a 4th and goal at the Tennessee 2. Coach Stallings elected to go for it, but Derrick Lassic was tackled for a 1-yard loss. Heath Shuler's touchdown pass with 12:53 to go cut the deficit to 17-10, and a Tide fumble at the Tennessee 48 with 1:33 left gave UT one last chance. However, Shuler threw an interception two plays later and the Crimson Tide escaped with a victory, its seventh in a row over Tennessee. Lassic rushed for 142 yards and both Alabama touchdowns. Tennessee backup quarterback Jerry Colquitt [Darth's Note - My, was I glad to see the last of that name in Tennessee], who came into the game in relief after a hit forced Shuler to the sideline, said of the Alabama defense that 'These guys are unbelieveable. They beat you to the pocket.' "
#2 Alabama at #16 Mississippi State.
"The Bulldogs gave Alabama its hardest test of the entire season. In the first half it did not appear that would be the case. Alabama's first drive was an easy 67-yard march ending in a 23-yard shovel pass from Barker to Lassic for a touchdown. Mississippi State got the ball back, went nowhere, and attempted to punt, but Antonio Langham blocked the punt, recovered it at the MSU 5 and scored a touchdown to put Bama up 14-0. In the second quarter the Tide kicked two field goals and the Bulldogs kicked one, making the halftime score 20-3.
Alabama, which had not allowed any opponent to score more than 11 points in a game, led by 17 at the half. Then Mississippi State caught a break, picking off a Barker pass and returning it to the Alabama 11. A touchdown and a two-point conversion followed to make it 20-11. Bama went three and out on its next possession, the Bulldogs got the ball at the Tide 47, and they capitalized with a quick TD drive. Suddenly the score was 20-18. Bama got one first down, then punted again. Mississippi State drove down to the Alabama 1, but an illegal participation penalty pushed the ball back to the 16 and the Bulldogs settled for a field goal. Eighteen unanswered third quarter points gave the Bulldogs a 21-20 lead. It was only the third time all year Alabama had trailed, and it was the only time in the 1992 season that they trailed in the fourth quarter.
An interception ended one Alabama drive and a sack ended the next one. Finally a Mississippi State fumbled punt gave Alabama momentum. Barker completed a 24-yard pass to Prince Wimbley to advance the ball to the Bulldog 16, and a 26-yard field goal by Proctor made the score 23-21 with 8:10 left. Shortly thereafter George Teague intercepted a pass by MSU's Greg Plump, giving Alabama possession at the Bulldog 20. A five-play drive ended in a Chris Anderson TD run made the score 30-21 with 5:07 to go. Alabama stopped two Mississippi State drives in the waning minutes and the Tide escaped Starkville with a 30-21 victory."
#2 Alabama vs. #12 Florida. First ever SEC Championship Game.
"As champions of the SEC Western Divison, the Crimson Tide faced off in the first-ever SEC Championship Game against the Eastern Division champion Florida Gators. It was a tight contest. Florida QB Shane Matthews passed for 287 yards against a Tide defense that had been averaging 126 passing yards allowed per game. Florida scored a touchdown on the game's opening drive, driving 77 yards on an array of short passes completed by Matthews. It was the only first-quarter touchdown yielded by Alabama in all of 1992. Alabama responded immediately with a 72-yard drive that ended on a 5-yard TD run by Lassic. Jay Barker's 30-yard pass to Curtis Brown put Alabama out in front 14-7 in the second quarter. In the third quarter, a 39-yard completion from Barker to David Palmer was the key play in a drive that put the Tide ahead 21-7. Florida rallied, going on 68-yard and 51-yard marches to tie the game up with 8:09 left. Alabama's perfect season hung in the balance, until Antonio Langham picked off a Matthews pass with 3:16 to go for the game winning touchdown, and another Matthews interception at the 2:54 mark sealed the victory. Palmer had 101 receiving yards and Derrick Lassic rushed for 117 yards. It was Alabama's 21st SEC Championship."
#2 Alabama vs. #1 Miami. Sugar Bowl, de facto National Championship Game.
"Alabama faced #1 Miami in the Sugar Bowl for the national championship. The result was an emphatic 34-13 Alabama victory that completed the perfect season and won a national championship. Jay Barker managed only 18 yards passing in the Sugar Bowl and threw two interceptions, but the Tide running game punished Miami for 267 yards, including 135 rushing yards by Derrick Lassic. 1992 Heisman Trophy winner Gino Toretta threw for 278 yards but, critically, also threw three interceptions, all of which led to Alabama touchdowns.
On the opening possession Alabama drove deep into Miami territory but could not get into the end zone, settling for a Michael Proctor field goal and a 3-0 lead. A 34-yard pass from Toretta to Kevin Williams set up a 49-yard field goal that tied the game. Jay Barker threw an interception in the first quarter that gave Miami the ball at the Alabama 39, but Lamar Thomas fumbled it right back after catching a pass from Toretta and the opportunity was wasted. Barker's second interception killed a drive at the Miami 23 before the first quarter ended. In the second, Alabama drove down to the Miami 1, the key plays being runs of 24 yards and 10 yards by Lassic and a six-yard pass from Barker to Palmer to move the chains on a third down. However, after Lassic's 10 yard run he and Alabama were penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct (Lassic spun the ball on the ground as he got up), and the Tide was pushed back 15 yards. Alabama settled for another Proctor field goal and a 6-3 lead. Sam Shade intercepted a Toretta pass in the second quarter and returned it to the Miami 31, setting up a five-play drive that ended in a 2-yard TD run by Sherman Williams, putting Alabama ahead 13-3. A late Miami field goal made it 13-6 at the half.
Early in the third, Tommy Johnson intercepted a Toretta pass and returned it 23 yards to the Miami 20 yard line. A Lassic TD followed soon after. On the first play from scrimmage after Lassic's touchdown, George Teague picked off another Toretta pass and ran it back 31 yards for another touchdown and a 27-6 Alabama lead. Later in the third, Toretta hit Lamar Thomas on what briefly appeared to be an 88-yard touchdown pass. George Teague somehow caught Thomas from behind, so the play briefly appeared to be an 82-yard completion, but instead Teague actually stripped Thomas of the football. Miami retained possession of the ball due to an offsides penalty on Alabama, but Teague's feat in catching Thomas and stripping him of the ball prevented a Hurricane touchdown and sent the ball back deep in Miami territory. Miami was forced to punt three plays later.
Kevin Williams ran a punt back 78 yards for Miami in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to 27-13, but Derrick Lassic's four-yard run with 6:46 to go for his second touchdown of the game closed the scoring. Alabama beat Miami 34-13 and finished 13-0.
It was Alabama's twelfth national championship and seventh by vote of either the AP Poll or Coaches' Poll. It was the first 13-0 season in Alabama history, and it was the eighth perfect season in Alabama history, following the perfect seasons of 1925, 1930, 1934, 1945, 1961, 1966, and 1979 (the 1897 season consisted of a single game which Alabama won)."


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Oscar Torres has resigned as the football coach at Pacific High, Torres said today by phone. He was the coach for three years.
"I felt like I'd taken the program as far as I could take it," he said. "And I was getting burned out on the extra stuff I had to do to maintain the program like fund-raising and grade checks and (tending to) equipment issues. It was taxing. Plus my son is getting to the age where he's playing sports and I don't want to miss that."
The Pirates went a combined 2-28 during Torres' tenure. The Pirates have lost 16 consecutive games.
Pacific's victories under Torres were against Citrus Valley and San Bernardino.
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The Meridenian Institute for Women and the Family is part of a national network of such institutions called into being by the 1998 law on violence against women and the family. They are tasked with helping protect women and children from abuse, challenging sexist gender stereotypes, and, in effect breaking the "Machista" elements of Venezuelan culture. They have expanded to incorporate a number of innovative initiatives such as Madres del Barrio (Mothers of the Slum), Mision Amas de Casa [i](Mission House Wife), and BANMUJER (the Women's bank). The interviews were conducted with two of its members. Part one ran yesterday…
Yoari Garbrido – Chief of social unity in the Meridenian Institute for Woman and the Family
Could you tell me a bit about your project operating through the Community Councils?
"The institute is starting through the Community Councils the creation of committees for the Defence of Women's Rights. The Community Councils are the organisations currently located in the communities, and its them who are in charge of creating whatever type of committee is needed by the community. This is so that there can be an organ of the institute inside each community because who after all is best placed to know the problems of communities if not the communities themselves? So, we as an institution are trying to direct and verify the creation of the committee, but the committees are the ones primarily responsible for their development and operations within the community. The committees are created in accordance with the law on the Community Councils, it explains who can constitute a committee, in this case that of the Defence of Women's rights."
"We are also pursuing an integal education to empower women. An integrally educated woman who knows her rights is less likely to be abused."
What I'm trying to understand is what opportunities exist specifically because of community based action, why is it a good initiative?
"Because as I told you the community is best situated to know its own problems. For us, as an institution responsible for the whole state its very difficult to be present in each community. What's more is that the committees are also organs of denunciation, they are able to denounce abuse. In this way, if the victim doesn't want to denounce it (abuse) the committee can do it. Of course as well they can give a primary care to the victim, protecting her from imminent threats, and this is a really important function of the committees."
As a vehicle of denunciation why do you think the committees are more effective than this institution?
"Its not that they're better. It's that we are one institution in charge of the entire state. The Community Councils have a permanent presence in the communities."
It's said that the invisibility of domestic abuse makes it particularly hard to deal with.
Do you think the Community Councils offer special advantages in relation to the nature of the problem?
"Yes, as I told you the committees are capable of denunciation so it's no longer necessary that the victim, personally, is the person to denounce the problem. As you said it's a problem that has been made invisible, firstly because the woman herself is afraid of denouncing the crime, for fear of her spouse, for economic dependence or whatever other problem. If there is consensus in a community that domestic abuse is occurring in a home its more than a right, its an obligation as a citizen and member of the committee for the Defence of the Rights of the Woman to denounce it"
So do you believe that the committees would go ahead and denounce the abuse without the consent of the abused party?
"It's that they don't need the consent."
But do you believe they'd actually do it?
"Well, its part of the work they have accepted in the creation of the committee"
So each person, upon joining the committee has to ask himself or herself this, "am I prepared to denounce abuse in place of the victim"?
"Exactly, we don't want the creation of the committees for its own sake, as an institutional aim. The people must be conscious, the members of the committees must be aware of what that membership means."
How long have the Meridenian committees existed? There are 15 now I believe?
"Yes. The committees here in Merida were created late last year. We are the supervising organ, but it is the communities themselves that have to establish the committees. They have to call a citizens assembly because as written in the law, to create a committee the motion must be approved by the majority of that same community."
So how did these 15 start? Did you guys go to 15 Community Councils with the proposal?
"Yes, but we've been to much more than 15. We are distributing information across the entire state, but, up to now we have succeeded in 15 in that they have called assemblies and set up their committees."
So how's it gone? If you've been to a large number of communities and yet only 15 have set up their own communities?
"The people have always been interested, but the process of setting up a committee is a bit bureaucratic."
So all the communities have been interested?
"Yes, up to now yes. We've seen a lot of interest in founding committees."
So how many communities have you spoken to?
"This new year we've been in contact with 10 Community Councils. We've only met with one so far, which invited us because it had a meeting. Unfortunately they didn't meet the quorum to set up the committee, but they accepted the idea and should create one in the future."
What I'm trying to understand is what is the percentage of successes that you have had in forming the committees i.e. if you go to ten Community Councils?
"The success rate has been low. The interest in formation exists, yet still, the level of consciousness among the people of their obligations under the law is really low. The Community Councils convoke the assemblies, but achieving quorum has been a real problem."
How many denunciations have come through the committees?
"Well the committees formed right at the end of last year and up to now we haven't received any denunciations. We don't know whether no gender violence exists in those communities, if they haven't reported it; we don't know kind of time frame we should expect, it is a new project."
Is there any kind of material connection between this institution and the committees?
"No. Though sometimes we go to them and educate by spreading information".
Are these institutions feminist?
"No, not at all. In some places they think the institution is trying to split the woman from the man. This is completely false, our primary work is to strengthen the family connections, those within the family, in relation to the rights possessed by women just as by men. We work so that men realise their partners, sisters and daughters are valuable, and have rights independently that shouldn't be violated. Convincing the violent that what they are doing is wrong is part of our function in protection of the nuclear family."
Interview conducted and translated by George Gabriel