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President Barack Obama has a good idea.
That's a sentence that has never been written on this editorial page and, barring miraculous circumstances, will not again.
Obama, who, by any historical definition is a socialist, has endorsed one of the most free market policy stances in recent memory. In fact, his idea is so rooted in limited government that the Right's beloved freedom fighter, Barry Goldwater, was the first to propose it.
Obama's grand plan? Privatizing the Tennessee Valley Authority.
The president's 2014 budget, which was submitted to Congress on Wednesday, declares: "Reducing or eliminating the Federal Government's role in programs such as TVA, which have achieved their original objectives and no longer require federal participation, can help put the nation on a sustainable fiscal path."
There is little doubt that TVA's "original objectives" of providing "navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley" were achieved long ago.
More to the point, TVA succeeded in its underlying goal of bringing electricity to poor rural areas in the South, while improving farming practices and eliminating malaria. Now electricity is cheap and easily available and malaria is, thankfully, a distant memory in our region.
There is also little doubt that, given TVA's crippling debt load, the possibility of a sizable profit from privatization and the agency's ability to avoid paying taxes, the divestiture of TVA would certainly "help put the nation on a sustainable fiscal path."
While aging Southerners, who grew up revering collectivist New Deal schemes, and TVA employees, who have a vested self-interest in protecting the clumsy, inefficient government-owned utility monopoly, may scowl in opposition, privatizing TVA is the right move.
The advantages of selling off the federal government's energy company are numerous, including:
• Safety and accountability -- TVA is exempt from nearly 140 federal laws, such as workplace safety and hydroelectric licensing. Private electric companies are required to follow much more stringent regulations, some of which may have prevented the 2008 spill of a billion gallons of wet coal ash that that polluted 300 acres around Kingston, Tenn.
• Environmental benefits -- TVA's artificially low power rates cause over-consumption and stall the pursuit of inventive energy solutions. Additionally, the government-run authority has little economic incentive to improve efficiency in operations or through new capital investment. Changing that model could dramatically reduce electricity usage.
• Increased tax revenues -- While the feds stopped giving TVA direct taxpayer-funded handouts to help bankroll its operations in the late-1990s, the agency still receives significant subsidies. That's because TVA pays no taxes, only small payments in lieu of taxes. The federal, state and local taxes that private businesses pay don't apply to TVA.
• Remove taxpayer liabilities -- Currently, TVA's debt is nearly $25 billion. With only $60 million in net income off of $11.2 billion in revenues, the agency is barely breaking even and is incapable of paying down its debt. Add to that the fact that billions are needed to modernize power plants and improve infrastructure and TVA will likely soon need to exceed its debt cap of $30 billion. TVA's finances aren't viable in the long term and when the bills come due, American taxpayers may be on the hook.
The downsides of privatizing the TVA are much harder to find. The only real argument for keeping the TVA's assets in government hands are weak arguments like, "people like the TVA how it is" and "that's how we've always done it." Sadly, that stale mindset has overtaken area Republican lawmakers who claim to oppose government control and socialist programs.
In a written statement, U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., admitted TVA is riddled with problems, but remained cold to the White House's talk of privatization. U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., of Knoxville, called the proposal "a very bad idea." Mo Brooks, a Republican congressman from Northern Alabama, said he was "skeptical" of Obama's idea to sell off TVA.
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., told the Times Free Press, "There is today no federal taxpayer subsidy for TVA, period." Alexander is right, but only if you don't count the millions and millions in taxes the TVA doesn't have to pay. The senator continued, "There is by law no federal taxpayer liability for TVA debt." Again Alexander is right, as long as the TVA can pay its bills. If the agency can't, taxpayers may end up picking up the tab.
Jess Brown, a policy analyst for WHNT News 19 in Huntsville, pointed out that even though TVA is "clearly an element of socialism [that put] the government directly into the economic development, the regional development [and the] electricity producing business," conservative lawmakers in TVA areas "might not be so quick to dismantle socialism in their home districts."
Judging by the mindset of our Republican senators and congressmen, a huge government-owned energy authority is socialist if it's in someone else's district, but it's a proper function of government if we benefit from it here at home. The hypocrisy is laughable.
With so much benefit -- and so little downside -- to privatizing TVA, let's hope that Republican lawmakers who claim to defend free markets and encourage privatization actually have the courage to go through with the idea.
It would be a shame to look back and realize that President Obama was actually more committed to the free market principles when it came to privatizing the services provided by the TVA than a bunch of supposedly limited-government conservatives.
Gee, what is happening here? The voters in TN must have forgotten what the conditions were and what happened in 1935 when TVA was part of FDR's "New Deal"?
Why have the TN voters changed over to elect the "leaders" both on the State and National level who would be against the US Government taking on any role to help the workers and the people needing help?
Where were the private enterprises in the 1929 great depression and also now during this 2007 deep recession? What would have happened in September 2008 and after President Obama took office in 2009, if the Government and the FEDS had not done something to stabilize the US economy that was on the verge of another great depression? The private utilities have been "wishing" to take over the TVA for many years. But now all of the Republicans are apparently changing their opinions after they found another "negative" to put on President Obama.
Environmental benefits -- TVA's artificially low power rates cause over-consumption and stall the pursuit of inventive energy solutions........Am I reading the wrong side of the paper? It may or may not be a good idea and it is definatly above my paygrade but the above sounds like a back handed endorsment of cap and trade. Raise rate on the consumers in order to have them buy less does not sound like an arguement that will "benifit us all".
CarlB -
There are many of us who believe that the government caused the 1929 great depression to linger on for a long time because of what they did. The same for the "great recession" we have had going on since the Bush years. Check out the great depression of 1920 - it didn't last very long because the government stood back and let the law of economics happen without futilely trying to change them. Perhaps that's why no one has heard of the 1020 depression.
Once again Mr. Johnson's robotics thinking process - Private Sector Good, Government Bad - lacks facts and substance.
First it is factually incorrect that TVA received appropriated funds from congress for power generation programs. Appropriated funds have always been used for non-power projects such as the Chemical Development Center and management of parks and recreational areas - projects that have by and large gone by the wayside. Power related projects including maintenance and overhead are paid for 100% by power revenues.
Second to say TVA has some of the lowest rates in the country because it doesn't have a tax liability is beyond absurd. TVA has been a model of efficiency and innovation in the industry and has simply done a better job than most private sector utilities.
Rather or not TVA can continue to be the industry leader as it has in the past as a privately owned utility is a question for debate, but it's not likely IMO that rates would stay at their current levels, and low power rates are one of the things that attracts businesses to our region.
This is just one more salvo in Mr. Johnson's relentless attack against EPB, TVA the US Post Office and any other organization that doesn't have "Inc" after it's name.
DJHBRAINERD said... Environmental benefits -- TVA's artificially low power rates cause over-consumption and stall the pursuit of inventive energy solutions
REPLY:=== DJHBRAINERD, YES, there can be a difference in the thinking with manipulations from the people who have different objectives in their minds on what they want for the people and for the good of this Republic. There is a lot more involved here than how much electric power we use and what the costs are.
gjuster said... CarlB - There are many of us who believe that the government caused the 1929 great depression to linger on for a long time because of what they did. The same for the "great recession" we have had going on since the Bush years.
====== Reply:gjuster, why do you not discuss the causes and reasons of how the 1929 great depression and the 2007 deep recession? after all if these economical crisis did not or had not occurred, then we would not have to blame anyone for not getting this Republic out of these conditions? When studying the history of the 1929 great depression, Did the depression get better or worse during the four years before FDR took office? What were the reasons that the 1929 great depression did not "BECOME STABILIZED" before FDR's New Deal WENT INTO AFFECT? Do you see any similarities between what the attitude between the "parties" then and now?
After President Obama took office in January 2009 the Republican's actions have been of disavowal and despicable in the House and Senate to publicly announce their objective was to cause President Obama's failure. Therefore preventing and obstructing the recovery of the 2007 recession. This action should be called a "TRAITOROUS" act against this Republic and the people. After the arrogance shown by these "enemies" of President Obama and of this country, it causes me to be opposed to anybody who tries to "lie to the voters that President Obama has been a complete failure after having tried to cause him to be a failure.
What people have to understand is the private sector has and will always be bias in its hiring practices. They have a long history of denying jobs to women, blacks and veterans. Government jobs, such as the U.S. Postal Service, TVA etc. gave veterans returning to civilian life from such conflicts as late as Vietnam job opportunities the private practice refused them. With women blacks and as well as veterans, it took the government promising all kinds of trinkets, goodies and breaks before they would even consider hiring from those groups. Then even when they did hire, promotions were rare and salaries were unequal. Firings and being let go for no reason or made up ones were the norm. There was no job protection for women, blacks and veterans. Without government jobs, oversight and interference the private sector will return to its old bias habits. You can be sure of that.
Also, there's no guarantee power will be cheaper if TVA is privatized. In fact, the average power bill is far more likely to be much higher. All it takes is a look at the problems California has had for decades with private power companies. Then they're likely to resort to cheap, unskilled labor which is very dangerous.
I cringe at the thought of TVA's nuclear program being in the hand of "private enterprise". Compare TVA's safety record against any privately (for profit) run nuclear entity and it's easy to see where the corner-cutting and cost-reduction by "for profit" companies put us in danger. Having worked as a contractor with TVA in the past,I can vouch for the fact that they DO NOT cut corners!
carlB - Sorry, I am not going to write a dissertation on the great depression. I do not believe that FDR was a great President. In my opinion, his actions caused the depression to last longer than it should have, hurt the constitution through Wicker v Filburn, did nothing to save Jewish and gypsy lives in Nazi Germany (even though he could have), and was a terrible negotiator against Stalin causing millions of Eastern Europeans to suffer or die. As for hoping Obama fails - if I believe that a President's (or any elected official's) policies are ruinous - I will do what I can to help stop them. This has been going on between Republicans and Democrats from long before Obama became President - it isn't anything new. FYI - I don't think much of the Republican policies either and have worked to stop them too.
gjuster said... carlB - Sorry, I am not going to write a dissertation on the great depression.
REPLY: gjuster, I do not believe anybody is saying that FDR was a perfect President, I am not. Nor am I saying that any President has BEEN or is PERFECT.
I did not expect you to write a book on the similarites of how the Republicans policies and their actions were in the 1929 great as compared to how they have acted after President Obama got elected in 2008. Yet, you continue to expound on how bad FDR foreign policies were.
We agree no President has ever been perfect, for most, they have only been less bad than others. I look at their philosophy, what they believe in as a start. Do I agree with their beliefs. Unfortunately, they seldom live up to their beliefs.
We kind of got off topic - the TVA. The point I agree with Drew points to my last paragraph. Republicans supposedly believe in the free market and private business - except when it's their district that will be affected.
And lastly - thank you for having a discussion with me without the name calling and degradation that lives on both sides.
"Obama, who, by any historical definition is a socialist..."
We should be skeptical about any "privatization" plan that comes from a socialist. What's the goal?
"TVA's artificially low power rates cause over-consumption ... Changing that model could dramatically reduce electricity usage."
Okay, there it is. Remember this quote from Obama: "Under my plan ... electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket."
Where better to try to launch electricity prices skyward (and reduce energy usage and economic growth) than in a Red State that's chock full of Obama's political enemies?
Taking a boondoggle created by the federal government and dumping the heavily regulated burden on local governments is no tip of the hat to the free market. But it could serve as a way to punish taxpayers in a conservative state while ostensibly hoisting Republicans by their own "private enterprise" petard.
RightKlik said... "Obama, who, by any historical definition is a socialist..."
REply: RightKlik, your use of "socialist" and "boondoggle created by the federal government" gives me pause because you have not done your "home work" to back up your biased opinions. We have to start asking the correct questions to find out and counter act the reasons why the voters want to fall back under the failed policies of the Republicans?
Are the "enemies" of this Republic and the enemies who are opposed to President Obama winning a second term, aware that the realistic and the sensible voters have gotten wise to their obstructionism and the stalemate caused by them? Thereby getting rid of the biased, deliberately created stalemate in the House while gaining in the control of the Senate, by voting Obama in for a second term and to vote for the other true Democratic candidates to give him the help that he needs to "Move Forward" in helping create the needed private sector jobs. What happens if the private corporations do not recreate the lost jobs here? Will we have another great depression since the private global corporations will not do the proper thing by reinvesting here in the USA without subsidies and incentives?
TVA is not an efficient operation and privatization is the right thing to do. However, there are many operations across the country that should be included in this Obama administration initiative. It should include Amtrac and high speed rail in California where millions are being spent on a rail system that starts in the boon docks and will never be profitable. These are only two of thousands of examples. It should include parks and recreation centers across the country that should be supported by users and private owners. Governments role is to legislate and regulate not to operate.
The 25 billion debt of the TVA causes the wonderment why the $12,000 per employee bonus money wasn't applied to the debt? What is the plan and process for paying the debt? If interested the high compensation level of too many staff people can be viewed on line. The country club management style of the TVA is not efficient and not in the best interest of communities served. The TVA should not be singled out by the Obama administration as a red state punishment but as a small part of a nation wide initiative to privatize all federal government owned and operated entities.
And lastly - thank you for having a discussion with me without the name calling and degradation that lives on both sides.
Don't be fooled CarlB. He just has a slew of diehard followers who do the name calling by proxy on his behalf. That way, he can always come out appearing the concious intellectual. Reminds me of the kid who convinces the puny little neighborhood boys to throw a rocks at the old lady's window, then run and tell on them when they break glass, and comes out looking like the good little innocent.
fairmon said...TVA is not an efficient operation and privatization is the right thing to do. However, there are many operations across the country that should be included in this Obama administration initiative. It should include Amtrac and high speed rail in California where millions are being spent on a rail system that starts in the boon docks and will never be profitable $12,000 per employee bonus money wasn't applied to the debt?
fairmon, In other wortds, you do not want the US Government having any ROLE?
The well known objectives of the Republican Party of working with the corporations for the of taking away the Governments' role in helping the "Masses" after the private enterprise (Capitalist) policies have forced the working conditions, as in the unfair "free trade agreements" (global economy) and the fraud involved causing the 2007 deep recession. All of which have played a part in decreasing of the middle class workers. ===== Forget about the workers having any unions or representation for the workers or help for the people who cannot find a job, the Republicans have said that they would leave these people to fend for themselves and will be at the "mercy" of employers. How many of the voters would go along with being; repressed, regressed, oppressed, depressed, digressed or suppressed with new morality laws? If this ` where the people who think as you want to be taken, then these are the unbalanced conditions that the Republicans will give them. Move the 99% of the Masses back into the "stone age" if they get back into control. I would not work!
acerigger said... carlB said."Will we have another great depression since the private global corporations will not do the proper thing by reinvesting here in the USA without subsidies and incentives?" I think you're on to something there carl.
===== acerigger, How are you doing? Have we met somewhere? lol Are you one of my "diehard followers"?
I always try to get the facts before forming an opinion and usually speak for myself. Sometimes it is hard to get the facts. An example would be; the facts are that President Obama was elected in in November 2008 as the President and has had to overcome the actions of his enemies to cause his failure without any concern of what economic damage and their obstructism was causing to this Republic. Yet, in spite of the Republican's actions of lies, obstruction, and misinformation, the voters did not get bought off or "fooled" the first time or the second time, electing Obama again in November 2012. The facts are; This Republic is not in another great depression regardless of the disappointment of the enemies of the REAL Democratic believers. The missing facts are; what would have been the conditions if the voters had elected McCain and Palin in 2008?
jjmez said...Don't be fooled CarlB. He just has a slew of diehard followers who do the name calling by proxy on his behalf. That way, he can always come out appearing the concious intellectual. Reminds me of the kid who convinces the puny little neighborhood boys to throw a rocks at the old lady's window, then run and tell on them when they break glass, and comes out looking like the good little innocent.
@fairmon, if you think TVA salaries and benefits are inflated, you'll be in for a nasty shock when you see those of its new owners should TVA be broken up and sold-off to private, for profit, businesses. Just compare those at TVA with our closest investor-owned utilities like Duke and Southern Company. Of course there is also nothing to stop TVA being sold off to foreign companies. Your future power bills may go to pay owners and stockholders as far away as China.
Also, since you clearly subscribe to the popular opinion that anything run by the government must be bad (as in the sheep-like "Goverment Baaaaaad"), why stop at divestiture of TVA and the other items you mention? If "Governments role is only to legislate and regulate not to operate", why not divest the Feds from all its other operational responsibilities that you evidently see as failures - like the US military, NASA, the Corps of Engineers, Homeland Security etc.
*carlB said...
jjmez said...Don't be fooled CarlB. He just has a slew of diehard followers who do the name calling by proxy on his behalf. That way, he can always come out appearing the concious intellectual. Reminds me of the kid who convinces the puny little neighborhood boys to throw a rocks at the old lady's window, then run and tell on them when they break glass, and comes out looking like the good little innocent. *
You misread my post CarlB. I warning you not to be fooled by the poster that thanked you for not resorting to name calling. They're not the poster children for politeness.
carlB,I don't know that I could be called one of your "diehard followers",LOL. I just admire your posts always being well-researched and to the point without being trollish or name calling. Also, I happen to agree with you 99.9% of the time.
btw, I'm pretty sure we've never met.
jmez -
It would be good if you knew what you were saying before you post it for all to see. I don't name call, and I respect other opinions. And no one ever posts for me. I happen to think that CarlB is completely wrong in what he says in the above post - but I understand that he and I view things differently and respect that. It's up to me to change his mind if I can, or vice versa. Unlike 99% of the people that post here - I use my name - perhaps if others would quit hiding behind a false name, these discussions would be more fruitful and less antagonistic. People tend to be very tough when no one knows who they are and they can't be reached.
gjuster said... jmez - It would be good if you knew what you were saying before you post it for all to see. I don't name call, and I respect other opinions. And no one ever posts for me. I happen to think that CarlB is completely wrong in what he says in the above post - but I understand that he and I view things differently =======
REPLY; gjuster,you should be more specific on what you really disagree with me on instead of referring to the post above.
Do the Republicans and the Capitalist think they have a winning combination by putting this Republic on the verge of another great depression, with the National financial weakness of the country, caused by the fraud and the global economy/free trade agreements? Do the Republicans and the Capitalist believe they have the voters in the "right" frame of mind for hating the unions, hating the workers who have health care and retirement plans and the "big government" that FDR's policies created? Now it is President Obama's policies placing the controls on the private financial systems, for helping the people by creating private sector jobs here We have already had a "dose" of the elected Congress looking out for themselves and the Capitalist instead of our citizen workers. We, the US consumers, also need to help reduce our trade deficit with the global corporations, forcing them to reinvest in more manufacturing plants here, creating jobs making the goods that are now imported. The KEY to recovery is the creation of middle class manufacturing jobs and the decrease in the cost of living expenses while decreasing the "wage gap," with sacrifices made by everybody. Not the depressing of the middle classes and not forcing an increase in the number of people living in Poverty.


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Transplants from Chicago - get us started in SD
Hello San Diegans!
We are very recently (5 days!) transplanted from the Windy City. We've been pretty spoiled by all the great food in Chicago, and are looking for high-quality spots here. Yelp doesn't seem like a very good resource for SD - reports seem conflicting and reviewers don't seem to focus on the FOOD much! Help get us started :)
We've already been to the Linkery and enjoyed that very much, particularly the large availability of cask-conditioned brews. Will be checking out Kaito Sushi tomorrow night (will probably try to go early so we can talk to the itamae and avoid the Friday rush - are reservations necessary?).
Also, we've hit most of the Asian markets (99 Ranch, Zion, Nijiya, Marukai, Mitsuwa, some Vietnamese place whose name I forget) as well as Bristol Farms and other stores to figure out what's available grocery-wise. Still need to check out Catalina Offshore Produce and Girard Gourmet.
Places on our to-eat list are (in no particular order): Izakaya Sakura, Okan, Robataya Oton, Jayne's Gastropub, Urban Solace, Prepkitchen, Winesellar Brasserie, Bite, Toronado, Small Bar, El Pescador Fish Market, Cocteleria La Playita, Super Cocina, Tapenade, George's California Modern and Blanca. We'd love to hear some input - comments, additions, removals... :)
We're loving it here so far, and hope to meet some of you Chowhounders somewhere, sometime! (perhaps over a great meal at some point)
I suppose I forgot to add the important thing, which is that we're highly adventurous and are always seeking new and taaaasty things to try. Having said that, we're also looking forward to coming up with a core group of "reliable" restaurants that we can form a relationship with, as we have done in Chicago. Generally, we haven't found price to be too much of an issue, and it seems like eating out in SD is actually slightly cheaper, particularly with regards to good Japanese.
re: shouzen
You have a good list. I'd add:
Ba Ren - authentic Szechuan food in Clairemont
Buga - Korean BBQ, also in Clairemont
Pizzeria Bruno Napoletana - Neapolitan-style wood-fired pizza
Lefty's - Chicago-style pizza and Italian beef made by ex-Chicagoans
Farmhouse Cafe - French bistro fare, local ingredients
Blind Lady Ale House - great craft beer selection, and really creative food menu. Don't miss it.
Blind Lady Ale House
3416 Adams Ave, San Diego, CA
re: shouzen
Welcome to San Diego! Chicago is one of my favorite food cities, and home to my favorite brunch spot, The Bongo Room. The brioche french toast there is phenomenal! That said, I'd like to recommend a few breakfast/brunch spots to you. I'm limiting my suggestions to central SD because that's my home turf, but there are great breakfast/brunch spots all over San Diego.
I'll start with my favorite, Cafe on Park. Everything on the menu is fantastic. They have ever-changing pancake combo's, like peanut butter-granola, or the old stand by captain crunch-blackberry. The pancakes are HUGE so prepare yourself! My favorite is the cornmeal and honey batter pancake. The Bugs Benny eggs benedict is also delicious. Their jam is home made and great on their brown bread toast.
The next place I'd reccomend is Parkhouse Eatery. They have a great little outdoor patio, which as Chicago transplants, you will appreciate being able to sit at pretty much year-round. Lots of good scrambles, great smashed potato sides, and delicious giant muffins. The must have dish in my opinion is, however, Chilaquiles. After years of going to Parkhouse I no longer order anything but the Chilaquiles.
My last suggestion will be Hash House A Go Go, although I call it Mad House now instead of Hash House. It's become a bit of a destination restaurant and is ALWAYS busy with looong waits. The food is, however, very good (and massively portioned). My wife and I used to split the breakfast quesdilla and a biscuit when we were regulars. The owners/chef are transplants from teh aforementioned Cafe on Park. Great guys and cool service.
Hope those are helpful and enjoy eating your way through our fine city!
Best regards!
Parkhouse Eatery
4574 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92116
welcome to SD! any time you start to miss your beloved Chicago cuisine, just remember that you'll never need to put on a down coat or snow boots again ;)
it sounds like you're off to a good start with that list. any particular areas you'd like to focus on? you didn't mention where you live, and you'll learn rather quickly that Chow plans often fall to the mercy of crazy traffic patterns. in the meantime, in case you haven't seen them, here are a few threads that might help you expand your culinary exploration:
plenty more where those came from, but they should keep you busy for a while. i purposely included a couple of threads for visiting New Yorkers since they have similarly high standards ;)
at Kaito, reservations are not required but I prefer to get one, o/w it can be a long wait. Worse when you're really hungry.
I'd add to Josh's list:
Yu Me Ya in Encinitas
Mama Testa's in Hillcrest
Yakyudori Ramen and (soon to be) Yakitori on Convoy (original Yakitori place5tttr is in Hillcrest)
Cavaillon (including Sun brunch. Can't beat the outdoor patio.)
Coffee Cup Cafe in La Jolla
Surati Farsan Mart
Punjabi Tandoor
Copper Chimney lunch truck (Fri pms and Sat afternoons only)
Lucky Pho
Pho Cow Cali
Wine Vault and Bistro
Cafe Chloe
Tsuruhashi Japanese BBQ
Sab E Lee (the ONLY place in SD for non-Americanized Thai)
Mama Testa
1417 University Ave Ste A, San Diego, CA 92103
Cafe Chloe
721 9th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
Surati Farsan Mart
9494 Black Mountain Rd, San Diego, CA 92126
Punjabi Tandoor
9235 Activity Rd, San Diego, CA
Cavaillon Restaurant
14701 Via Bettona, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92127
3904 Convoy St Ste 106, San Diego, CA 92111
Coffee Cup
1109 Wall St, La Jolla, CA 92037
re: daantaat
Hi daantaat, does your handle mean "daantaat" as in egg custard tarts? :) If so, do you happen to know any place where there's reasonable dim sum in SD? I've accepted the fact that it's essentially impossible to get stellar dim sum in the USA, but I just need something decent to scratch the occasional itch.
re: shouzen
It depends on your definition of "reasonable". If you mean "edible and has some nutritional value", then yes, such places do exist. Anything past that might be asking for trouble. Your best bet might be a day trip to LA. There are other threads about dim sum in SD if you poke around a bit:
for instance.
re: shouzen
I wait to go to the San Gabriel Valley (Alhambra, Monterey Park, etc), Las Vegas or San Francisco to have my dim sum fix. All three cities have good-excellent dim sum and easily outpace what SD has. The SGV is about 1.5 hrs drive w/o traffic on a weekend and King Hua in Alhambra is very, very good. Made for a very good Father's Day lunch that day!
Yes, my handle is the egg custard tarts! :-)
re: daantaat
This is an excellent list to go with, so I'll just add a couple more...
I'll need to add Ume no Ya for homestyle Japanese. So far I haven't met a single Japanese national who's lived here for some length of time and does not treasure this humble little Mom & Pop restaurant. Very good homestyle Japanese dishes, but with very "patient" service. (You'll need to be patient to dine here...) This is the place to go if you don't feel like cooking and don't want to fuss with a restaurant. It's really like eating at someone's house with a very good Japanese cook, though one must forgo the English menu and order off of the Japanese menu and particularly off of the specials board. Word is that they'll soon be moving to the Convoy area...
For the largest Sake selection you'd find in S.D. with very competent and informed service and great atmosphere is at Yumeya, though I'm not as crazy about their menu. However make sure you have their Teuchi (hand-made) Udon whenever they have it available. Their father used to run a Teuchi Udon shop in Japan and now makes it for the shop whenever he has the time. Just ask to make sure they have it available.
As the thread below starting talking about fresh foods, the best of the Japanese markets I find is Nijiya. While smaller in format to Mitsuwa, the shelves are stocked more compactly and shows the signs of a quality and selection-minded buyer. And excellent produce from their own organic farm.
A good supplement to a trip to Nijiya is Zion market. Crazy prices on produce and of much better quality than Ranch 99, and a good place to get a fair number of Japanese pantry items at a lower cost than at the area Japanese markets. And of course it's always fun to go through their wide Panchan selection and their pre-marinaded meats for the grill.
For Wagashi (Japanese confections for tea) make sure you check out Hogetsu in Chula Vista. Having grown up with L.A.'s Fugetsudo's Wagashi, I never liked San Diego's version until I had it at their shop. Now I go back there whenever I can! So avoid the Wagashi you see in the stores even when they're locally produced and save it for a trek to Chula Vista instead.
For absolutely wonderful Japanese baked goods, save a spot for Sun Flour Bagels in La Costa. Only on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11 am, they feature various Japanese-style baked goods, about a 50/50 split between savory items and desert items. This is where to get your best Anpan, Cream-pan, Melon-pan, as well as Japanese savory "donuts" such as Kare-donatsu and Yakisoba-donatsu and similarly savory sandwiches. They also sell their own Shoku-pan (Japanese white bread) as well.
An excellent shop for quality teas is Infusions of Tea in the Costa Verde shopping center. I'm particularly enamored with their Tin Guan Yin Oolong. I've been buying theirs for years now and haven't found a better one save for one that my sister brought back from China. The owner of the shop has studied Chado under the Urasenke school for many, many years and employs a very knowledgeable and helpful staff.
1246 N Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA 92024
re: shouzen
Great for you! I'm sure they can fulfill most of your tea needs, but if you need to go beyond what they have a good store to keep in mind is Halcyon Tea in South Park; they specialize in Asian teas.
Outside of that then it's up to L.A. for Chado Tea Room in Pasadena and Santa Monica and Ten Ren Tea in San Gabriel.
re: daantaat
Yes, one can find boxed Ten Ren Tea at many places, including at various Tea Station cafes which is one of their brands. But the tea selection I'm referring to is altogether different if you go to one of their specialty stores, the only one of which I'm personally familiar with is their San Gabriel store off of Valley Blvd. near Del Mar Ave. It's across the street from the new Hilton hotel in the commercial strip just north of Focus Plaza's parking lot.
At this Ten Ren Tea there's a huge selection of Gong Fu teaware and pre-packaged teas, but most important an impressive selection of bulk teas spanning an amazing price range, and particularly so in their Oolongs. They also frequently run a Gong Fu tea service in the middle of their store.
re: hye
They certainly do, as well as tea trays, aroma cups, tea scoops and towels, you name it, they'll have it.
I can understand what you mean about your existing Yixing pot, but my general understanding is that the more delicate the tea, such as with the lighter Oolongs and most green teas, the more that high-fired porcelains or other less porous materials are preferred. The thinking here is that the rather porous clays can "steal" some of the aromatic compounds from the brewing tea.
Though I'll sometime use my Yixing pot for my Oolongs, most often I find myself using a tiny and lightweight borosilicate glass teapot instead. http://www.teaposy.com/glass-teaForOn...
However you might want to first check at the relatively limited selections in S.D. first. Your first stop might be at either Infusions of Tea in the Costa Verde center or at Halcyon Tea in South Park. Best to call ahead; both of them will have relatively limited supplies of Yixing ware. A place to find a somewhat wider assortment of Yixing ware would be at Whole Leaf Tea in Ocean Beach. However they have extremely limited hours, but they'll also open up by appointment.
If these don't fill your needs then I'm sure you can find sources possibly as close as South O.C., perhaps in one of the many stores in the East Irvine area near the Sam Woo off of I-5.
I'm also someone who has lived in food-cities. San Diego has a few restaurants worth eating at (Linkery is not bad, for example) and many that are not worth eating at (see George's).
However, SD is an absolutely world-class city for home-cookery. 99Ranch, Zion, Nijiya, Mitsuwa, Lucky Seafood, North Park Produce, Iowa Meat Farms, Little Italy Farmer's Market, Hillcrest Farmer's Market, Bristol Farms, India Food & Grocery - and the store across the street whose name I currently can't remember, the teeny stands that sell ostrich eggs near the Wild Animal Park, and various other grocers around the city. Good times.
If you're looking to have fabulous food in a restaurant, drive to L.A. (less than 2 hours if no traffic). If you're looking to cook fabulous food, see any, or all of the above.
Iowa Meat Farms
6041 Mission Gorge Rd, San Diego, CA 92120
Lucky Seafood
9326 Mira Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA
Hillcrest Farmer's Market
San Diego CA, San Diego, CA
re: Indirect Heat
That was extremely helpful, thanks. In our normal routine, we typically cook 6 nights a week and eat out one night. We have yet to check out any farmer's markets, but will definitely do so this weekend. I must say i was pretty disappointed with the selection at Bristol Farms (wasn't very impressed by their butcher, or cured meats and cheeses). Surprisingly, the Whole Foods near us (we live in UTC) had a wider selection than we had expected.
And yes, I keep hearing that people who want good food drive to LA :) I suppose we'll try that at some point (I particularly want to check out Providence and Urasawa), but we're still getting used to driving anywhere, period -barely used our car in Chicago! Thanks again!
re: shouzen
Bristol Farms is not my favorite. It's basically a really deluxe commodity grocery store.
You might want to check out People's Co-Op in Ocean Beach. They have really good produce - no meat, though.
re: shouzen
Providence is awesome. We've only eaten there once, but it's by far the best meal we've had on the west coast.
I hear you on the car bit. We put less than 5000 miles a year on our car when we lived in Baltimore, primarily going on trips to Washington, DC and NYC. We put more like 15000 miles a year on it now, most of it tooling around SD.
I primarily use Bristol Farms for their vinegar and oil selection. Also, the butcher there is capable of ordering in special things if you ask (we got a whole pig from them with only 4 days notice last summer, everyone else said it would take 10 days to get a pig). We primarily use Whole Foods for their cheese and charcuterie. And 99Ranch for everything.
We eat out *much* less than we used to, mostly when it's inconvenient to cook, not as a treat. There are so few places that we're excited to eat at here.
That said, off to L.A. for the long weekend. Gonna have some good eats while we're there.
re: Indirect Heat
Just a friendly reminder, please do post about your L.A. area finds and recommendations on the L.A. board. Let's keep the focus of this board on the great food and drink that are available in San Diego Country.
re: shouzen
for cheese, Venissimo in Del Mar and Hillcrest is excellent! They are generous w/ their tastings and save your purchases on file.
One thing that you'll discover pretty quickly is that we've got a good variety of fresh produce almost all year long. I'd recommend checking out some of the local farmer's markets. The two heavy-weights at the moment are Little Italy on Saturday mornings, and Hillcrest on Sundyay. You can find everything from fresh uni out of San Diego waters, to locally made popsicles in great flavors, to baby squash, flavorful citrus and non-commodity meat. Both farmers markets have some interesting food stalls, some moreso than others, but you can eat and stroll the market at the same time.
Then there is, of course, the vaunted Chino Farms in Rancho Santa Fe. Pricey but stellar produce that is almost always worth every penny.
If you're willing to head south, Chula Vista has a couple of little gems. One is Aqui es Texcoco which does without a doubt the best lamb barbacoa in SD. The salsa negra they serve with it is addicting. Also in CV is the Torta Ahogada food truck (Toys R Us shopping center) doing that Guadalajara favorite the drowned torta sandwich. Much more upscale and quite good is Romescos in Bonita strip mall. Think fresh Mexican with Mediterrean influences.
The two best options for Mexican markets are Gonzalez Northgate on 43rd just off the I-805. Love their produce department where the quality is good to very good and the prices usually low to lower than anything elese. They also have a full service cheese counter, ceviche counter, 2 meat counters, a poultry counter and a full service bakery. That doesn't count the deil and food court. Everyone needs to make at least one trip to Northgate. It's kind of like the Disneylandia of Mexican markets. Pancho Villa Market on El Cajon where it crosses the 805 is also quite good, if not considerably smaller. I actually like the masa and bolillos better at Pancho Villa.
Blue Water Grill on India serves up some good fish tacos and their fresh fish market is excellent (and stocked by Catalina Offshore as I understand it). They got a shout out on FTV Diners, Drive-in & Dives and were slammed as a result and had a hard time keeping up. Hopefully, things have returned to sanity.
In Point Loma check out Tender Greens in Liberty Station for tasty salads, and wonderful desserts. Also in Point Loma are Con Pane (slated to move into Libert Station very soon) which serves the absolute best cinnamon roll in SD and their sandwiches are great. The Elegant Truffle in Scott St., very close to Shelter Island makes these really decadent chocolate covered caramels that are pretty sinful.
Charlie's Best Breads out of PB are wonderful, as is Isabel Cantina a few blocks away for breakfast.
Best gelato goes to Pappalecco at State & Union on the fringe of Little Italy
Tucked away in the Uptown shopping center in Hillcrest is Terra. It's been around 20+ years and can usually be counted on for a good to very good meal. Their Blue's Thursdays start up here again soon.
I think that's enough for the time being, I have to go to bed
Santa Fe Cafe
445 Santa Fe Dr, Encinitas, CA 92024
Pancho Villa's
3245 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92104
Point Loma Cafe
4856 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92106
Tender Greens
2400 Historic Decatur Rd, San Diego, CA 92106
1602 State St, San Diego, CA 92101
i like where this is headed with the suggestions for ingredient sources. there's a pretty exhaustive list here:
oh, and because i now have gelato on the brain thanks to Dining Diva, Bubby's Gelato is where it's at in North County.
Bubby's Gelato
937 S Coast Highway 101 Ste 106, Encinitas, CA 92024
I highly recommend you add Wine Vault & Bistro to your excellent list. Their 5-course Saturday night chef's tasting menu is a steal at $30. It just $50 if you do the 5, well-chosen wine flights. www.winevaultbistro.com
San Diego is a craft brew mecca. I recommend you check out the San Diego Brewer's Guild to find out about all the amazing events, breweries, etc are within 30 minutes of downtown. www.sandiegobrewersguild.org/
And as others have recommended, San Diego has some really great farmer's markets. Little Italy, Hillcrest and a few emerging markets like the new Adams Ave market and Poway are worth checking out. www.sdfarmbureau.org/BuyLocal/Farmers...
Wine Vault & Bistro
3731 India St, San Diego, CA 92103
If you're near the Linkery, you might also try Alchemy in South Park, I've been consistently pleased with their food. Cafe Chloe in the East Village is a favorite of mine and almost universally respected on this board. I love, love, love San Diego's farmers' markets - especially Little Italy. For a town with, in my experience, mediocre grocery stores, the farmers' markets are a real breath of fresh air. Welcome to San Diego!
3794 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104
Cafe Chloe
721 9th Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
re: juantanamera
Welcome to San Diego!
We really liked alchemy on our first trip there, we're hoping it stands up to more visits. Other places that we've really felt welcomed are Starlite and Kous Kous, the staff go out of their way to welcome us and make us feel like family!
Another fun adventure would be getting into some of the interesing places along convoy st in Kearny Mesa, my particular favourite is Dede's but I'm sure others have much more input on these.
If you're a recent transplant then you really cant go wrong with a cocktail overlooking the ocean at George's bar in La Jolla, although its ages since I've been there! It seriously nearly made my mum cry it was so beautiful the evening I took her there.
I live just close to the little italy mercado so that is my favourite farmers market, I always get my eggs from Schaener farm and they are just the loveliest family.
Also, if you like beer, then Stones have a fun tour and tasting that you can go to and we thought the food was pretty good too..
3175 India Street, San Diego, CA 92103
8310 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92111
Okay, no one's mentioned Venissimo Cheese yet. http://www.venissimo.com/store/
Intresting cheese selection, well thought out. Three locations do serve you, Del Mar, Hillcrest and downtown. They also have the Academy of Cheese with classes in cheesemaking, and assorted cheese appreciation/tasting classes.
Whole Foods in Hillcrest also has a great selection of cheese.
Venissimo Cheese
754 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103
Excellent list and I'll add a few others to what Josh, Dining Diva, daantaat, et al have suggested (all seconded):
AR Valentien - local farm-to-table type restaurant with great Thursday night dinners
Kitchen 1540 - modern American with a bit of MG, one of my favorite upscale in San Diego
1500 Ocean - upscale French restaurant on the water at the Hotel Del Coronado
Cowboy Star - very good steaks, not a standard/trite steakhouse
Nine-Ten - modern American, local produce, good
Hamilton's - Small Bar's predecessor
O'Brien's Pub - one of the 1st beer bars in San Diego and a staple (especially during the World Cup)
Mariscos El Pescador - in the same parking lot as the Torta Ahogada truck in Chula Vista, great fish tacos
Mariscos German - great Mexican seafood truck; less about the standard baja style fish tacos and more for the other items (gobernador - shrimp, marlyn, pulpo - octopus, aguachile, etc)
Banker's Hill Bar & Restaurant - new bistro type restaurant from the MARKET people
Neighborhood - burgers & beer
Noble Experiment - secret prohibition era cocktail lounge behind Neighborhood
Starlite - trendy bistro w/ good cocktails and usually good food
The Pearl Hotel - sustainable, local bistro food - they often have cool events and show movies for free on Wednesday nights at their pool
Santouka Ramen - good fatty chashu ramen (as opposed to Yakyudori which is a clear and lighter broth)
Cafe Dore - great banh mi sandwiches
Mien Trung - great Bun Bo Hue (a spicy Vietnamese soup)
K Sandwiches - more banh mi
Saigon Sandwiches & Deli - banh mi
BaLe - banh mi
Sea Rocket Bistro - sustainable, local seafood. a bit uneven but usually good
Brett's BBQ - the only decent BBQ in San Diego
Cucina Urbana - family style Italian
Stone Brewing World Bistro - the food can be uneven (I usually like the tacos), a bit pricey but it's a beautiful space and fun to do the brewery tour
(edited because it was impossible to read without the breaks)
re: DougOLis
Wow, great list DOL. I'd probably quibble with the BBQ rec, but as we all know, that's not a particular strength anywhere in SD :-)
re: DougOLis
I'd second all of those, except for the few I haven't been to.
I need to check out The Pearl Hotel. We tried Roseville and thought it was just OK.
1125 Rosecrans Steet, San Diego, CA 92106
Wow, thanks for the responses everyone. I think we've got our plate full now :) We'll be sure to check out all the recs and report back accordingly! Happy eating!
It's been mentioned on this board before, but the head chef of Blanca left so you might want to wait to see how that resolves.
With that said, the best fine dining in SD is probably Addison. Just as a quick comparison to Providence (since I've been to both recently), Providence blew Addison out of the water, but Addison pretty much blows everything else out of the water in SD.
You might also want to check out the Food Truck scene in SD. Tabe BBQ is like the SD version of Kogi (and better imo), and Mariscos German has great seafood tacos
Mariscos German
3515 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92104
re: karaethon
I disagree completely on Tabe. It is nowhere as good as Kogi and not worth trying in my opinion. The meat is tolerable at best (Kogi is much better), the tortillas are standard bland Mission style tortillas, basic undressed lettuce that pales in comparison to Kogi's lettuce/cabbage w/ soy chili vinaigrette, an overly sweetened slaw instead of spicy kimchi, and what seemed like canned pineaples and mandarin oranges (gross).
re: DougOLis
I agree with you that the tortillas at Tabe are lame. Each of Tabe's tacos has a different fruit topping, and the actual fruit is canned, but they also have papaya that is finely chopped into the small squares. IMO, it's this papaya that sets Tabe apart from Kogi. Also, you have to use the rioja salsa at Tabe. If you just eat the taco straight up, it's probably going to lack spice. If you add the spice from the salsa, then it tastes a lot better.
As for the meat, they recently "upgraded" their meat quality and I agree with you that the beef is (still) a little tough. However, I would say their marinade exaggerates the traditional korean bbq marinades to get a stronger flavor.
My problem with kogi is that everything was out of proportion. When I order a taco, I want something I can pick up with my hand and eat using the tortilla. At Kogi, they gave WAY too much salad on top of the taco and by the time I cleared out enough to see the tortilla, it was too soggy and broke when I tried to pick it up.
our main squeezes in san diego:
el zarape for seafood tacos-try the fish or scallop tacos, lobster enchilada and the calamari burrito
wine vault and bistro
leftys for stuffed pizza - not as good as in chicago, but sometimes you just need some deep dish or stuffed spinach pizza
the pearl-best burger and excellent brunch
small bar
urban solace
porkyland for carnitas
for cooking at home try:
homegrown meats in la jolla
specialty produce -i get their farmers market bags, which today included 2lb fresh caught halibut for only $12!
little italy or hillcrest farmers markets -love the live sea urchin at little italy FM
pancho villa for cheap mexican produce and fresh tortillas
mona lisa for italian deli meats, cheeses, pastas, liquors
re: smile81
I cooked some of the halibut from the Specialty Produce farmers market bag last night for dinner. Really good. Not quite so happy with the 4 rock hard, half green peaches. I don't care about underripe stone fruit this time of year. I'd rather have them wait a month or 6 weeks and give me ripe fruit rather than this half ripe stuff. But other than that, for $20 it's one of the best buys in town and the 2# of fresh fish for $12 isn't far behind.
Specialty Produce
1929 Hancock St, San Diego, CA
Just got back from a great early meal at Kaito Sushi. Kazuo-san and Ryoichi-san were extremely friendly and true artisans - very humble, but the care they put into every aspect of the food was evident. Particularly enjoyed the hotaru ika and aoyagi today, although the hirame sashimi with salt and shiso was also delicious. We will return. Perhaps we will bump into one of you guys there sometime
Kaito Sushi
130-A N El Camino Real, Encinitas, CA 92024
re: shouzen
Great to hear!
Looks like I may have just missed you by about an hour, though I dropped in only briefly.
re: Indirect Heat
I suspect that my mental image of some this board's personalities is so far off the mark that it would be amusing to actually meet them.
Shouzen, given that you live in the UTC area, please do not blame us for BJ's - it's a chain. :) [I don't think it is that bad, but it's pretty far off Gino's East]
re: RB Hound
What/where is BJ's?
Speaking of Chicago-style pizza, I noticed something billed as such in the Bristol Farms prepared foods section... it looked more like a meat pie than pizza... very, very strange :) On the other hand, tried some deep dish from Berkeley Pizza at the Farmer's Market today... not bad at all... better than a fair number of Chicago stores actually
re: shouzen
BJ's is a pizza place in the same shopping centre as the Whole Foods in UTC. As chain pizza goes, it's not bad, but certainly not memorable.
re: Indirect Heat
It's across the parking lot from TGI Fridays.
They used to say "BJs Chicago Style Pizza and Brewhouse", but I think they've since shortened their name. I was that shouzen would see "Chicago style", think "oh boy!", then end up disappointed. :)
I am very homesick reading this thread cuz I now live in the Texas backwater. Shouzen, what I miss most of my San Diego years is the absolute fresh fish at The Fishery, a fish wholesaler and restaurant. All the suggestions you've got, especially from the SD Chowzers you'll begin to recognize as the real deal from their regular posts and comments (Josh DD Beachchick et al) are excellent, but when you're landlocked in beef country and watching newscasts of the Gulf apocalypse what you dream of is fresh-caught local harpooned swordfish and Chef Paul's respect for lessismore when fish is that fresh. (Bonus: Brandon's wine list is creative and sensibly priced.) This is what I miss most. . .and La Fachada's Outdoor Setup for tacos and beans and onions roasting on the brazier. now I'm crying. . .
La Fachada
20 25th St, San Diego, CA 92102
5040 Cass Street, San Diego, CA 92109
re: pickypicky
Hey, pickypicky! I remember you!
re: pickypicky
pickypicky, I'm also in Texas and miss the fresh fish of CA.
re: Barbara76137
ship me some real brisket i'll ship some sashimi grade fish :(
of course I just smoke my own brisket here instead of trying to find bbq
Enjoyed a wonderful dinner at Oton tonight with visiting family. Tired and don't want to write too much now, but suffice to say that everything was perfect, beginning with the extremely friendly and helpful service. Standouts for the night included the anago tempura, steamed asari, grilled beef tongue, grilled duck and of course the miso chanko.
Price-wise, we thought it was practically a bargain, especially considering the quality of food. We'll definitely be back (hopefully soon) to sample a wider swath of the menu...


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Updating the pre-draft visitors list
With less than two weeks before the NFL draft, the Jets have brought 25 prospects for visits to their Florham Park facility, according to team announcements. Of the two dozen, 16 are defensive players, an indication this could be a defensive-minded draft -- which, of course, would shock no one.
More visitors could be on the way. Each team is allowed 30 non-local visits.
UPDATE: DT Corey Liuget (Illinois) also visited, sources said. His name wasn't on the list released by the Jets.
Here's a breakdown by position (potential first rounders are linked):
Running back: Bilal Powell (Louisville)
Wide receiver: Randall Cobb (Kentucky), Edmond Gates (Abilene Christian), Denarius Moore (Tennessee),
Tight end: Martell Webb (Michigan),
Offensive tackle: Gabe Carimi (Wisconsin), Ray Dominguez (Arkansas), Jah Reid (Central Florida),
Center: Brandon Fusco (Slippery Rock)
Defensive tackle: Phil Taylor (Baylor), Kendrick Ellis (Hampton), Sione Fua (Stanford)
Defensive end: Muhammad Wilkerson (Temple).
Outside linebacker: Ryan Kerrigan (Purdue), Akeem Ayers (UCLA), Justin Houston (Georgia), Sam Acho (Texas), Dontay Moch (Nevada)
Inside linebacker: Martez Wilson (Illinois), Elijah "Peanut" Joseph (Temple), Jeff Tarpinian (Iowa)
Safety: Jaiquawn Jarrett (Temple),
Cornerback: Jimmy Smith (Colorado), Chykie Brown (Texas), Josh Thomas (Buffalo),
Jets: Analyzing the 126th pick
The Jets own picks in the first (30th overall), third (94), fourth (126), fifth (161), sixth (194) and seventh (208) rounds in the upcoming draft. Previously, we broke down the history of 208, 194 and 161. Now it's down to 126.
The fourth round has been kind to the Jets. In recent years, they've drafted Leon Washington, Kerry Rhodes and Jerricho Cotchery in Round 4. In those days, the fourth round started off Day 2 of the draft, allowing teams to tweak their draft board and rethink their strategy overnight. Clearly, the Jets took advantage of that break. Under the current format, Day 3 kicks off with the fourth round.
The last five drafts at 126:
2010: DB Akwasi Owusu-Ansah, Cowboys
2009: LB Slade Norris, Raiders
2008: WR Lavalle Hawkins, Titans
2007: DB Dashon Goldson, 49ers
2006: LB Elvis Dumervil, Broncos
Analysis: Aside from having some pretty unusual first names, the story in this group is Dumervil, an undersized pass rusher (5-11) who has become one of the best in the league. He already has 43 career sacks, and he missed 2010 due to a pre-season injury. Fourth-round picks don't turn out much better than Dumervil. Goldson started every game the last two seasons and, as a free agent, could garner fairly significant interest. Hawkins has only 19 career catches in three seasons and Owusu-Ansah played a bit role last season for the Cowboys. Norris washed out with the Raiders, getting cut after his first training camp. A fourth-round pick has to be pretty bad to get cut that quickly.
Jets' history at 126: Only one player, and he turned out to be a pretty good one ... but not for the Jets. Typical, right? WR Tony Martin was No. 126 in 1989 (it was the fifth round), a former QB at Mesa College who developed into a very good receiver. He played 10 years for the Dolphins, Chargers and Falcons, and finished with 593 receptions for 9,065 yards, including four 1,000-yard seasons.


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Asparagus 'n' Shrimp with Angel Hair Recipe
- 3 ounces uncooked angel hair pasta
- 8 uncooked jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 8 fresh asparagus spears, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 1/4 cup chopped seeded peeled tomato
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons chopped green onion
- 1/2 cup white wine or chicken broth
- 1-1/2 teaspoons each minced fresh basil, oregano, parsley and thyme
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, sprinkle shrimp with salt and pepper flakes. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet or wok; stir-fry shrimp for 2-3 minutes or until pink. Remove with a slotted spoon and keep warm.
- In the same skillet, stir-fry the asparagus, mushrooms, tomato, garlic and onion in remaining oil for 5 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add wine or broth, basil, oregano, parsley and thyme.
- Return shrimp to the pan. Drain pasta; add to shrimp mixture and toss gently. Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Yield: 2 servings.
Full-Bodied White Wine
Enjoy this recipe with a full-bodied white wine such as Chardonnay or Viognier.
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"Very good, used leftover turkey in place of the shrimp - -Loved it!!! Doubled it, still didn't make very much"
"I love this recipe, increased the amount of asparagus and shrimp, and cut the mushrooms into quarters rather than slices, also added zucchini and red peppers slices.left out the tomatoes, had none, but will tryit the next time. I've made this several times and will keep making it, thanks for the recipe."
"I just loved this meal, I used linguini instead, also only had cooked shrimp, so I added them in the end with the cooked pasta and heated for 1 or 2 min. turned out wonderful.thanks for the great recipe, I'm looking forward to making it again."
"I have made this recipe many times and love it! I add more shrimp and asparagus since I have a garden full of asparagus."


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NASHVILLE — The head of Tennessee's Democratic Party, Roy Herron, says he's ready to rumble with the state's majority Republicans, but right now Herron has a fight closer to home.
Rebellious Democratic State Executive Committee critics on Saturday pummeled the former state senator with complaints, questions and criticisms over his executive style and some decisions during their first meeting since his contested election as chairman in January.
During the meeting, the Finance Committee chairman, Jerry Maynard, of Nashville, and vice chairwoman, Mary Patterson, of Mount Juliet, resigned, citing disagreements with Herron.
Maynard, an appointee of prior state Democratic chief Chip Forrester, also said Herron was entitled to his own picks. And he complimented Herron's fundraising for Saturday night's Jackson Day Dinner. Herron said it was expected to bring in at least $340,000, more than double the total in each of the past two years. He said the party spent only about $23,000 to stage the event.
Herron began the meeting with a plea for party members to call a halt to the internal wars that had plagued Forrester, a liberal. During Forrester's four-year tenure, former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen and most of the state's Democratic congressmen quit dealing with Forrester.
"There's some in this room who can hardly wait to get a hold of me, and I understand that," said Herron, a social conservative. "And I promise you ... I'll give you a chance." But he said he was hoping to get through his first meeting without a fracas.
He said when he campaigned for the job, "there were a lot of you who told me they were tired of coming to meetings and fussing -- Democrats and Democrats. There are a lot of you who'd rather fight with Republicans than Democrats. Now, that's all of you and I understand that."
But he asked members to give him one meeting without criticism "and then you can fight with me me, chew on, whatever you want to do."
He warned internal dissension could get in the way of efforts to take on Republicans controlling the governor's mansion, both U.S. Senate seats, seven of nine congressional seats and holding supermajorities in the state House and Senate.
"We have enormous opportunity," he said. "You know, they say they're conservative but they're crazy -- or acting crazy."
He said tea party Republicans are filled with "hate" and mainstream Republicans are quaking in fear of them.
But the executive committee members were pretty much all about internal gripes.
State House Democratic Caucus Chairman Mike Turner, of Nashville, is unhappy that the party is isn't using a particular national database used to target voters.
Executive Committee member Sylvia Woods questioned whether Herron's figures for Jackson Day fundraising included money that normally would be flowing into the party. If so, the fundraising total would be inflated, she said.
"Some of the folks on the executive committee who didn't vote for me or wonder whether this is real or not," Herron said in an interview later. "I understand that and respect that. We'll show them all the numbers and they can decide. The finance director knows that -- he was Chip's guy."
The chairman noted Saturday's meeting was the first since his election "and there were those who were for me and those who were for somebody else [Dave Garrison]. I think we'll move past this. There'll be some questioning and folks will have to see to believe and we'll show them ... these [Democrats] are people who care passionately."
Herron said some on the executive committee think he's "too conservative," but he added Democrats agree on core issues such as protecting a woman's right to end a pregnancy if her life is in danger, or providing quality public education.
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Sigalov, Grigori and Comer, Jeffrey and Timp, Gregory and Aksimentiev, Aleksei (2008) Detection of DNA sequences using an alternating electric field in a nanopore capacitor. NANO LETTERS, 8 (1). pp. 56-63.
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Molecular dynamics simulations revealed that back-and-forth motion of DNA strands through a 1 nm diameter pore exhibits sequence-specific hysteresis that arises from the reorientation of the DNA bases in the nanopore constriction. Such hysteresis of the DNA motion results in detectable changes of the electrostatic potential at the electrodes of the nanopore capacitor and in a sequence-specific drift of the DNA strand under an oscillating transmembrane bias. A strategy is suggested for sequencing DNA in a nanopore using the electric field that alternates periodically in time.
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The Hunger Games, arguably one of the more popular movies of the year, comes to DVD this week and millions of young un's will end their summer engrossed in the life-and-death battle between the Tributes. And while high ticket sales were not a surprise for this movie, an unanticipated response to Katniss and her battle in the arena was a widespread interest in the sport of archery.
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Wayne "Hillbilly" Nix, featured on Season 3 of Discovery Channel's "Moonshiners" will be among the draws at this weekend's Knife Roadshow at the Northwest Georgia Trade & Convention Center, 2211 Dug Gap Battle Road in Dalton.
According to Spirit of Steel Promotions, the Roadshow continues a tradition begun in 1977 when the National Knife Collectors Association originated a national show in the Chattanooga area. When the NKCA stopped producing knife shows, the Knife Roadshow took up the cause.
Still sanctioned by the NKCA, the annual show features "anything with a blade," including vintage pocketknives, modern handmade knives, the latest production knives, commemoratives and limited editions.
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Nix, of Hanging Dog Moonshine near Murphy, N.C., will sign autographs and sell souvenirs such as T-shirts, hats, jars and photos of his still. He will be available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
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Friday night gate proceeds will be donated in total to the National Knife Museum, formerly in Chattanooga and now operating in leased space within Smoky Mountain Knife Works in Sevierville. The not-for-profit organization, which sees 30,000 visitors each year, exists solely on donations.
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