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A bunch of randomness for Wednesday.
Herculez Gomez likes scoring goals for Puebla and he scored another one last night in a 2-1 win in Copa MX action (highlights). I was also able to find some highlights of Devann Yao's goal from the weekend (highlights).
Also scoring earlier this week was Jake Keegan in Galway United's win in Irish League Cup action (highlights). Here is the post-game press conference with Keegan and his manager. Around the 2:50 mark, his manager talks about Kevin Garcia joining the team soon. I am guessing he is waiting for a work permit as I believe it took Keegan a while to get a new one for this season.
Staying in Ireland, St Patrick's Athletic has signed midfielder Morgan Langley. Langley played in one game for the Philadelphia Union in 2011, but has mainly played his professional soccer with the Harrisburg City Islanders.
In case you missed it from yesterday, we found out that Conor O'Brien is going to be out three weeks with a broken rib.
Jerome Kiesewetter made his Bundesliga debut this past weekend and here is a photo of him in action.
Joe Corona started at left back for Tijuana this past weekend in replace of the injured Greg Garza and played well enough to make ESPN's Liga MX Team of the Week.
Cameron Carter-Vickers played up with Tottenham's U-21 team yesterday against a Manchester United U-21 team which featured Radamel Falcao and Victor Valdes. And it sounds like he did well.
However, Bongani Khumalo and Cameron Carter-Vickers kept Falcao quiet all night and Carter-Vickers came closest to a winner in the second half when his header came back off the crossbar.
If you haven't already, time to buy a lot CCV stock.
The US U-23 team will have a camp in Europe later this month with friendlies against Bosnia and Denmark.
According to sources of Brian Sciaretta, the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying will hold the semifinals and final at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah.
This is from last week, but Tijuana's website has a little story up on US U-17 forward Brandon Vazquez.
Emerson Hyndman was last seen breaking his collarbone with the US U-20 team, but it looks like he has returned to training in some capacity at Fulham.
Gboly Ariyibi has signed an extension with English League One side Chesterfield until 2017.
I posted back in February that it looked like Alfred Koroma had joined some team in Austria, but he actually just signed with USL's Austin Aztex.
A bunch of stuff to get to today.
Camp Cupcake ended a couple weeks ago so John broke down the USMNT depth chart as we look towards this summer's Gold Cup.
It has been a good week in Copa MX for various Americans, including goals by Amando Moreno, Stevie Rodriguez and Gabriel Farfan.
Remember this random graphic that aired during a US U-20 game last month that showed two unannounced USMNT friendlies for later this year? US Soccer shot down the rumor of the Australia friendly.
The new USMNT away jersey became a real thing this week. And this is what the pre-match and training tops look like. Then while browsing World Soccer Shop, I stumbled across the socks and anthem jackets.
Winter is coming. Multiple sources have told Grant Wahl that the 2022 World Cup moving to November and December is a done deal.
Fitness. Fitness. Fitness. Matt Besler made some comments then Jurgen Klinsmann tweeted something out and now Besler has to make another comment. I hate fitness-gate. Moving on.
Julian Green scored a goal in a friendly yesterday as Hamburg U-23s beat some fifth division team 13-2.
I'm assuming it was because I was in attendance, but Joe Corona was named to ESPN's Liga MX Team of the Week.
Robbie Kristo has signed with Serie B side Spezia Calcio.
Alfred Koroma has signed with SV Lafnitz in the Austrian Regionalliga (third division).
A.J. Soares played 45 minutes for Viking FK while on trial in a preseason friendly against Vålerenga yesterday.
In the FA Youth Cup quarterfinals this week, Kyle Scott (started and played 97 minutes) and Chelsea defeated Newcastle United 3-0. And Cameron Carter-Vickers (started and played 90 minutes) and Tottenham defeated Nottingham Forest 2-1.
Ariel Lassiter has been called up by Costa Rica's U-23 team for the IMG Suncoast Pro Classic in Bradenton, Florida.
Greg Seltzer caught up with Rhett Bernstein as Mjøndalen begin play in the Tippeligaen in a couple of months after earning promotion last year.
Ryan Adeleye is now with the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, but he spoke to NASL.com about his time in Israel.
George Mason product Chase Miller has signed with Swedish club Bodens BK. Here is a video of Miller talking while he was on trial a couple weeks ago.
And finally, it looks like the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship will be on Fox Sports 2, while the US U-20's games at the U-20 World Cup will be on Fox Sports 1.
Like many American soccer fans over the last couple seasons, Club Tijuana has slowly become my favorite Liga MX side, especially living in Southern California and having games on TV at reasonable times (Friday at 7:30 PM) instead of setting an alarm for 4 AM in order to watch an English Premier League match.
It also doesn't hurt when the team boasts Americans Joe Corona, Greg Garza, Paul Arriola, a treasure trove of US U-20 players and have featured other Americans in the past (Edgar Castillo and Herculez Gomez).
With the weekend free, I decided to finally make the three hour trek south to Tijuana to check out the Xolos experience in person in their Friday game against Pumas.
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Let's start off with some USMNT stuff.
I am already over Fitness-gate, but Jurgen Klinsman talked some more to Fox Sports 1 about the lack of fitness of the team. Alexi Lalas disagrees with him.
The team had a special guest at training yesterday.
In the not a total shock department, Jermaine Jones (a midfielder playing centerback) was a little uncomfortable playing a 3-5-2 (a formation new to this group of players).
Kyle McCarthy takes a look at the behind the scenes stuff that happens in order for the USMNT to fly down to Chile for a friendly.
Hankering for a US-Panama preview already? The Total Soccer Show podcast just uploaded theirs to the interwebs.
Former USMNT goalkeeper Frank Borghi passed away this week. He will probably be remembered most for his performance against England in the US's upset at the 1950 World Cup. Resident goalkeeper historian Will did a good job of collecting news/links/information on Borghi over the last week.
We have had a couple goals so far this week. Herculez Gomez scored yet another goal for Puebla in Copa MX action on Tuesday (highlights). Dating back to his first stint with Puebla, it was his 13th goal in 22 career games across all competitions with Puebla
Nermin Crnkic scored a goal yesterday in Jablonec's 2-0 win over FC Copenhagen in something called the Atlantic Cup (highlights). It appears to be a friendly/winter break tournament that no one attends.
Heading back to Mexico last night, 20-year-old Jesus Vazquez scored a goal in Leones Negros' 2-0 win over Necaxa. Looking at our goal tracker, that is already the fourth goal scored by an American against Necaxa since January 21.
Sticking with Copa MX, Joe Corona wore the arm band for Tijuana last night in their 3-2 win over Coras de Tepic. Fellow Americans Alejandro Guido, John Requejo Jr. and Paul Arriola also saw the field for the Xolos. Jon Arnold got some quotes from Arriola following the match.
Also in action on Wednesday, Rubio Rubin went the full 90 minutes in Utrecht's 1-0 loss to Willem II. While Tim Ream went 90 minutes in Bolton's 2-1 loss to Liverpool in their FA Cup fourth-round replay.
After leaving MLS for Mexico and Santos Laguna, Eric Avila is returning to MLS/Orlando City on loan for the 2015 season.
Because projecting is fun, here is Bayern Munich's starting lineup for 2025, which includes Julian Green!
Kyle Scott got to train with Chelsea's first team this week.
It looks like Galway FC will have a second American at the club this season as Kevin Garcia made the move from Swedish side IFK Luleå to Ireland.
Will talked to goalkeeper Matt Pyzdrowski about his move to Helsingborgs IF and how he started his career.
Brian Sciaretta caught up with Tab Ramos this week to talk about the US U-20 team.
And finally, Greg Seltzer updates us on which clubs aborad have featured the most Americans over the years.
Some reading material as you countdown until the weekend.
Coming off a 1-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago on Wednesday (highlights), the US U-20 team found out that it will be playing El Salvador on Saturday in the win-or-go-home playoff match to determine who will go to this summer's U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. The game will be on Fox Sports 2 at 5:00 PM Eastern. The US will have a chance to get some revenge on El Salvador as they knocked out the 2012 U-23 team from qualifying for the 2012 Olympics. (UPDATE – Looks like the game is now on Fox Soccer Plus).
US Soccer also put up a video on Tommy Thompson yesterday.
Speaking of the U-23 team, Ives Galarcep decided to guess at a possible Olympic qualifying team of MLS players since some of the European-based played might not get released for qualification.
Joe Corona returned from his broken foot to score in Tijuana's Copa MX match on Wednesday (highlights). Jon Arnold (who has been everywhere this week) was at Estadio Caliente on Wednesday and got some post-game quotes from Corona. Tijuana's website also got some words from Corona following the game.
Jon Arnold also spoke to Mix Diskerud this week at the USMNT camp.
In case you missed it on Wednesday, Sacha Kljestan scored two nearly identical goals in Anderlecht's Belgian Cup win (highlights). And Eric Lichaj was subbed off after only 32 minutes in Nottingham Forest's 3-2 loss to Fulham.
Still unemployed, but apparently Juan Agudelo is mulling over some offers.
For those of you with a Darlington Nagbe-to-USMNT countdown clock, you can probably move the time up a bit. Most people thought he would become a US citizen at the end of 2015 but it now looks like it could be September according to Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson.
Brad Guzan did a little Q&A action with ESPN FC this week.
With the Bundesliga on winter break, Greg Seltzer decided to do a midseason report card on John Brooks, Timothy Chandler, Julian Green, Joe Gyau, Fabian Johnson and Caleb Stanko.
Mukwelle Akale turned 18 recently so he officially joined Villarreal this week.
Giuseppe Gentile, who bounced around USL Pro/NASL last season, has signed with Swiss Challenge League club FC Chiasso.
And finally, Kevin Dzierzawski is headed on loan to Scottish League One side Peterhead. Dzierzawski has been with Queen of the South in Scotland since 2013-14.
Enjoy the weekend.
Joe Corona (started and went 90) and Alejandro Guido (came off the bench and played 20) both scored for Tijuana on Wednesday in their 3-1 win over Necaxa in Copa MX action. Here are the highlights.
New York appears to be the place to be at the moment.
A day after we had Mix Diskerud-to-NYCFC rumors, Taylor Twellman tells us that Jozy Altidore is talking to a few MLS teams, including New York Red Bulls. Less than an hour later, Ives Galarcep told the world that the Red Bulls are also closing in on Sacha Kljestan.
Those of you waiting to buy a DeAndre Yedlin/Tottenham jersey can now go ahead with that purchase as he is wearing #12. Here is also a quick video of him scoring in his first training with Spurs.
Speaking of new jerseys, the American contingent at Club Tijuana will be wearing Adidas this season after wearing Nike the last few seasons. The previous link has the red jerseys while here is the white jerseys. And here is Joe Corona in the red jersey.
Tijuana's website also has an interview up with Tab Ramos since the US U-20 team features Paul Arriola, John Requejo, Amando Moreno and Fernando Arce Jr.
Here is a photo of the US U-20 team training in Jamaica from yesterday.
We know the US group stage games will be broadcasted on FS2, but here is a whole PDF with all the broadcast information of the entire tournament from Fox.
The USMNT friendly against Chile on January 28 will be played at Estadio El Teniente in Rancagua. The game will start at 5 PM Eastern and will be broadcasted on FS1.
Danny Karbassiyoon talked to ONE World Sports about scouting Gedion Zelalem. I found this part sort of funny.
"I was all over CONCACAF looking for guys,'' Karbassiyoon said Monday. "And every single trip I went on was a plane ride, and if it was a drive, it was several hours away in another market. But with Gedion, maybe two or three months after I originally met him, his dad had me over. I knew I was close but that area is confusing, and I'm navigationally challenged, so I looked up the house and it said estimated time three minutes. I said that really is close. It was pretty hilarious."
Cesar Romero (a.k.a. The Joker) got some love from UEFA.com this week.
Goalkeeper Matt Pyzdrowski has moved from Ängelholms FF to Helsingborgs IF in the Allsvenskan (first division). Some might remember that Alejandro Bedoya played two seasons with Helsingborgs IF.
Speaking of goalkeepers, resident goalkeeper fanatic Will Reno has your monthly recap in American goalkeepers right here.
A bunch of links from the last couple of days.
The rumored USMNT friendly against Croatia at Craven Cottage for November (that their federation announced) looks to be no mas. That said, US Soccer looks to be talking to Colombia about filling that void and still playing at Craven Cottage. But if you remember, Colombia was the team that US Soccer tried to schedule for September for the second friendly and that fell through. Basically nothing is official until US Soccer announces something.
This was the weekend of players returning to the field. Geoff Cameron came off the bench and played 29 minutes (completing 15-of-15 passes) in Stoke City's 2-1 win over Swansea City. Stoke City's website got a couple post-game quotes from Cameron.
Terrence Boyd made his return this weekend, coming off the bench and playing 29 minutes in RB Leipzig's 1-0 loss to Nurnberg. Here is a photo of Boyd in action.
Aron Johannsson played in his first game since the World Cup. It was with AZ Alkmaar's reserve team on Monday, but he scored from the penalty spot (highlights).
While he didn't come back from injury, John Brooks appears to be out of the dog house as he came off the bench for Hertha Berlin in a 2-0 loss to Schalke.
And while we had those players coming back, we did have a couple Americans pick up injuries this weekend.
Joe Corona broke his foot in Tijuana's 2-1 win on Friday and he will be out four weeks.
Mix Diskerud had to be subbed off after 36 minutes over the weekend due to a leg injury, but it doesn't appear to be too serious.
Joe Gyau had successful knee surgery last Thursday.
Fresh off his goal with the US on Tuesday, Jozy Altidore didn't even make Sunderland's bench this weekend. It was probably a good thing as Southampton trashed the Black Cats 8-0.
Brek Shea was sent on loan to Birmingham City to get playing time, just probably not with their U-21 team like he did on Monday.
Sticking with Birmingham City, Shea, Jonathan Spector and Will Packwood will have a new manager as Lee Clark has been fired.
If you missed Howie's post yesterday, Juan Agudelo is still without a job as Wolverhampton decided to pass on him after his trial.
Also from the weekend, Will talked to Quentin Westberg about the weird situation at Luzenac and his possible future.
We had some goals over the weekend. Cesar Romero has now scored in six straight games. Andrew Stadler scored a game-tying goal in the 87th minute. Devante Parker scored his first goal at the U-23 level for 2014-15. And Christian Eissele scored his 17th goal of the 2014 calendar year.
Jake Keegan and Galway FC beat Shelbourne 2-0 in the first leg of the Irish Premier Division promotion playoffs. The second leg will be on Friday. For more on Keegan, take a look back at RJ's interview with him from last week.
Staying in Ireland, Yanks Abroad's Kenya Brown talked to Pat McCann.
Also over the weekend, Dembakwi Yomba scored a goal with Atlético Madrid's Juvenil División de Honor team. Here is also a Google-translated interview with Yomba.
In the battle of American goalkeepers, Tim Howard (photo) and Everton defeated Brad Guzan (photo) and Aston Villa. It was Howard's 350th career Premier League appearance, trailing only Brad Friedel (450) for the most all-time by an American.
Alfredo Morales showed off some skills this weekend.
FC Utrecht manager Robby Alflen has been impressed with Rubio Rubin.
And finally, Stabæk's fans had some fun signs for Bob Bradley this past weekend.
Lots of action this past weekend.
Steven Goff has you covered with a weekend roundup of the bigger names in Europe. Good to see Rubio Rubin and Emerson Hyndman both made appearances again in their respective team's starting lineups. Hyndmann is 18 years old and completing 91 percent of his passes this season, fourth highest in the Championship among players with 100+ attempted passes.
As for some goals, Matt Taylor bagged another two goals in Saarbrücken's 2-1 win over Nöttingen (highlights). Taylor has put together a nice little career in the various lower leagues in Germany, scoring 55 goals in 162 league appearances since 2008-09.
Bobby Warshaw went the full 90 minutes and scored the opening goal of the game in Bærum's 2-1 loss to Hønefoss (highlights). Over in Sweden, Andrew Stadler scored his 11th goal of the season in Landskrona's 1-1 draw to Sirius (highlights). Down in the fourth tier in Sweden, Eddy Prugh and Andy Lorei both scored in Bodens BK's 3-2 loss to Anundsjö (highlights). And we don't have highlights of these goals, but Matt Eliason, Drew Jeskey, Anthony Avalos and Christian Eissele also scored this weekend and our goal tracker has some more details. Will Packwood also scored for Birmingham City's U-21 team.
While we had some goals this weekend, the assists might have been even better this weekend. Bobby Wood used his head to assist on 1860 Munich's goal in their 1-1 draw to Darmstadt 98 (highlights). Here is also a photo of Wood from that game. And Alfredo Morales assisted on two goals in Ingolstadt's 3-0 win over Sandhausen (highlights). That second one was pretty slick.
The USMNT did some training yesterday at the headquarters of the Czech Football Association. In case you missed the young roster, John D. Halloran broke things down on Friday. Terrence Boyd is also there in attendance despite his knee injury and Geoff Cameron has been officially ruled out of Wednesday's game due to his injury. I forgot to post this last week, but here is Jurgen Klinsmann's usual post-roster release quote sheet. Also from last Friday, US Soccer announced an October 14 friendly against Honduras.
The US U-20 team is headed to Argentina this week to play Racing Club Reserves, Defensa y Justicia Reserves and Argentina's U-20 team. Here is the updated roster, which features John Requejo Jr., Fernando Arce, Russell Canouse, Junior Flores and Paul Arriola among others. Another interesting name on the list is Chivas de Guadalajara's Luis Martir since Chivas normally has a Mexican international only policy.
We had a pretty quiet Deadline Day on the American front (aside from a dildo going into a reporter's ear, seriously), but we had a couple moves over the last couple of days.
As we posted over the weekend, Julian Green is headed to Hamburg on a season-long loan. And for all those soccer jersey hipsters out there, Hamburg has a decent home shirt this year and Green looks to be wearing #37.
As for some other moves, Duane Holmes is now with League Two side Bury on a loan until January. Seb Hines is now with Coventry City until January on a short-term loan. Gboly Ariyibi signed with English League One side Chesterfield. And US U-20 midfielder Kris Scott has made the move from Swansea City's youth teams to Leicester City's youth teams.
The bigger news on the American front were the moves that did not happen. Stoke City decided to keep Geoff Cameron despite bids from Sunderland and Southampton. Zulte-Waregem made a bid for Sacha Kljestan, but Anderlecht decided to hold onto him as well. And I guess there might have been some rumblings of Southampton sniffing around Brek Shea, but nothing happened (and it was likely silly season nonsense).
And before multiple more people ask me, Juan Agudelo is still without a club and myself (and many others) don't know anything more on his situation.
Brian Sciaretta, writing for multiple outlets, has you covered with some interviews with Brad Guzan and Greg Garza. Jonny Rico also got some audio from Garza and Joe Corona about their recent call-ups to the USMNT.
And finally, Freddy Adu is still in Serbia, still hasn't played for his new team and is suing his former Brazilian team Bahia over alleged unpaid wages.
Joe Corona went the full 90 minutes and had a nice cross which setup Tijuana's second goal in their 2-1 win over Chiapas. Here is that goal.


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Many flood-prone homes remain on elevation waiting list
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HOUMA -- About 11 months after a federal grant program to elevate or demolish frequently flooded homes was stopped, 75 Terrebonne property owners remain stuck on the waiting list.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency grant program was halted in April amid allegations of wrongdoing by the state Office of Homeland Security and other parties involved.
Almost a year later, the program has yet to be restarted. Parish officials are hopeful it will eventually continue, but its not known when that will be. In the meantime, 75 owners of repeatedly flooded properties in Terrebonne are facing another upcoming hurricane season without the additional protection of having an elevated home or the money to move elsewhere.
The FEMA grant was awarded after damage caused by Hurricane Lili and Tropical Storm Isidore in 2002. The parish was originally awarded $10 million, but subsequent grants raised the total to around $18 million.
About 75 homes have already been elevated or their owners chose to demolish the homes and move to higher ground. About $9 million in grant money remains, said Pat Gordon, parish planning director.
The parish is seeking a similar grant for homes damaged by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, but that application process has not yet been completed. Some of the same victims of Lili and Isidore flooded again with Rita.
"Its really a shame," Gordon said. "Those individuals should have been mitigated before Hurricane Rita. They should have been spared another disaster."
Owners approved for the grant either have the option of elevating their houses of having the government buy out their property. FEMA pays 75 percent of the cost of either option, while the homeowner is responsible for the remaining 25 percent.
Gordon said of the 30 or 35 homes whose owners chose the elevation option, none flooded during Rita.
Last April, FEMA said $30.4 million was misspent across Louisiana between 1997 and 2002. The federal agency accused the state Office of Homeland Security of not administering the grant program properly and using shoddy record keeping.
FEMA began investigating the states use of money in 2003 in Ouachita Parish. Eventually, the investigation spread to more than 20 parishes, including Terrebonne and Lafourche. FEMA claimed some homeowners ineligible for the grant were given money and some homeowners that were eligible were denied money.
The agency also questioned the rates being charged by Aegis Innovated Solution, the Baton Rouge consultant that was the contractor for a number of the flood-related projects. Aegis performed about 85 percent of all flood-grant work across the state and was the contractor for all Terrebonne projects.
Parish Manager Barry Blackwell said the state and FEMA regional office in Texas are working out the problems but for the time being the grant is still suspended. He said the hope was the suspension would be lifted by the end of last year but both parties had more pressing concerns caused by Katrina and Rita.
"Unfortunately, the people on the waiting list are in the same waiting situation were in," he said. "We cant move until we are allowed to continue the grant by FEMA."
Gordon said there were signs in January the grant would restart, but that has not come to pass. He said the state congressional delegation and state officials are active in trying to bring resolutions to the problems. Nonetheless, no one seems to be able to get the process rolling so far, he said.
"And most of the problems arent clear," Gordon said. "It has something to do with the administrative process. We are willing to do what we need to get it started."
Blackwell said one of the main points of contention are the fees charged by Aegis and the construction companies. The state has submitted a schedule of reasonable fees, Blackwell said. If Terrebonne gets another grant, that schedule of fees will be followed, he said.
Another problem was Aegis managed the grant and also did some of the construction duties. FEMA desires those functions be handled separately. Blackwell said for the new grant, the parish plans to hire two or three companies to handle grant administration.
"Hopefully that will expedite the process," he said.
Blackwell said once the parish is given approval to proceed, it would have to hire a new contractor and begin proceeding with the next homes on the list.
Caught in the middle of a fight between the federal agency and state officials are several local homeowners who were in the process of having their houses elevated when the order come down to suspend the grant. While construction was halted initially, Blackwell said those homes in the process of being worked on now or have been completed.
Hazel Meshyock, an upper-Dularge resident, was one of the homeowners whose house was left in limbo in April when the grant questions arose. She said work crews made the house livable by June; however she wasnt satisfied with the work.
"It seems like they cut corners to get it finished," she said.
Brenda Theriot moved back in late May. She was content with the elevation work but not with the later aspects of the construction. She said it seemed like the contractor was using cheap products and cheap labor to finish the job.
Meshyock and Theriot said they are glad to be back home. They said two residents on their block arent as lucky because they were still on the waiting list when the grant was halted. One of those homes flooded again during Rita, Theriot said. Those two property owners still on the list could not be reached for comment Friday.
Meanwhile, about 300 property owners have applied for a grant to elevate or demolish their homes since Katrina and Rita struck.
The Terrebonne Parish Council adopted the parish hazard-mitigation plan Feb. 21. The plan is one of the elements that must be completed to participate in the federal grant. Gordon said the parish plan had to meet the same objectives as the states.
The council also authorized Parish President Don Schwab to enter into agreement with Shaw Environmental Inc. to apply for the hazard-mitigation grant for Hurricane Katrina, and Higher Ground Flood Protection Services Inc. to apply for the grant program for Hurricane Rita.
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In its annual report, Amnesty said the failure of world powers to take stronger action on Syria was evidence that a sclerotic security council was hamstrung by vested interests, and also warned of abuses arising from Europe's economic crisis.
Permanent security souncil members Russia, a key arms supplier to Syria, and China have shielded Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from tough sanctions.
The United Nations says at least 9,000 civilians have been killed in Assad's crackdown on a March 2011 uprising. Amnesty said the security council had failed to fulfill its mandate to take "prompt and effective" action to preserve international peace and security.
Amnesty Secretary General Salil Shetty told Reuters the security council should be reformed so that a veto could not be used to block action in cases of gross human rights violations.
"The issue of the failed leadership of the security council – the most damning example is Syria. It's a live tragedy unfolding in front of our eyes," Shetty said.
"There must be a way in which, when it comes to human rights abuse on the scale we're talking about, the use of veto powers is simply not acceptable," he said, adding that the number of U.N. observers in Syria should be boosted from the current 260.
Amnesty said it hopes global leaders will redeem themselves at a U.N. meeting in July to agree an Arms Trade Treaty, by taking strong action to stop weapons reaching human rights violators.
Amnesty says the security council's five permanent members – Britain, the United States, China, Russia and France – account for some 70 percent of the global arms trade.
"The U.N. meeting will be an acid test for politicians to place rights over self-interest and profit, "Amnesty said.
The rights group also said tough austerity measures in Europe should not relieve states of their responsibilities.
"They have a minimum core obligation to make sure that the basic economic social rights of the population are not affected, particularly the poorest sections of society," Shetty said, referring to plans to cut health, housing and welfare spending.
"Unfortunately decisions are being made without any consideration of the human rights impact," he added.
"Historically we've seen that at times of economic crisis you'll start looking for scapegoats. The migrants, the refugees, the groups who practise a different religion," Shetty said.
Protests against austerity cuts and against global economic inequality have erupted around the world, such as the Occupy movement, and Amnesty says some European countries and the United States have used excessive force to quell unrest.
"Failed leadership has gone global in the last year, with politicians responding to protests with brutality or indifference …. It is time to put people before corporations and rights before profits," Shetty said.
(Reporting by Mohammed Abbas; editing by Andrew Roche)
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Sucks for dividend income investors who couldn't care less about a quick price bump. Had a good stake built up in Heinz with a lot of compounded interest through the years and did not want to see it taken private.
Where does it end?
It's why I've not increased my stake in General Mills.
What are waiting on, $200?
It's long past time to split this thing. Give us a 2-for-1 or at least a 3-for-1 if it reaches $180.
auggiekicker1821, I think the scenario you describe is probably the most likely. That's roughly a $5 million well at North Kokopelli and Dejour will put down anywhere from $1.2-2 million for the well. This loan would certainly facilitate this. My preference would be to use the entire $2 million so that the company receives a 40% WI in the deep vertical.
I still expect the company to deal all of its working interest in South Kokpelli, North Kokopelli and Roan Creek in early-mid 2016 after a successful mancos - meaning three, total - has been drilled at each location.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
That would be extremely disappointing if indeed that were the dividend increase. That would represent merely a 5.7% hike and it would mark the second straight year of a 6% or lower dividend hike, which would be quite disappointing. I think at the least the company should raise its dividend to $0.75 per quarter or $3.00 annually, which would be just over the 7% mark. That would represent a very fair, reasonable hike. $3.00 a share would also be far lower than free cash flow per share and earnings per share, so again I think it would be a proportionate, reasonable hike.
.74 would be unacceptable IMO.
karakoranclimber, question please.
It is quite obvious that you do not have a position in Dejour Energy, otherwise why would you camp out on this message board and trash this company literally dozens of times a week?
For example, I don't have a position in Microsoft. That's fine. That's my right . But I'm not going to camp out on the Microsoft/Yahoofinance board and trash the company and its stock dozens of times a week.
My question is, why on earth would someone who feels the way you do about Dejour spend literally hours a week trashing this company, its officers and its stock? What kind of miserable, despicable human being hops on the Internet seven days a week to conduct these endless hit jobs on a company, its officers, its shareholders and the stock?
You, sir, represent literally everything that's bad on the Internet and you are proof positive that any piece of garbage that floats up on a log can sign in to a message board, hide behind the safety and comfort of a message board handle and relentlessly tee off on a company, its officers, shareholders and stock with virtually no accountability whatsoever, much less credibility.
Your parents must be so proud of what you've become.
Please retire or expire, whichever comes first.
Thank you.
I would be shocked, absolutely stunned if Dejour was bought out at this point.
I don't know that I see the entire company being bought out at some point. I think it's more likely that DEJ would deal its Piceance assets. And I'm confident that isn't going to happen until three events take place:
1. A successful mancos at South Kokopelli
2. A successful mancos at North Kokopelli
3. A successful mancos at Roan Creek.
The first one is a first quarter event. The second and third are potential late 2015 events.
These events will double, possibly triple the company's reserves profile. No CEO would deal these plays without first proving up the acreage. The only scenario by which that would happen would be if the company was in financial distress. And such is not the case. DEJ is actually a step away from becoming a positive EPS micro cap E&P, which is very rare. And I expect it to happen by Q2.
I've not sold a single share since taking a position in the company in 2011 and I do not plan to even consider selling my stake until each of the aforementioned events are done.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
Right on as usual, southpen4.
It costs Coachman money everyday while on site, so they're working expeditiously to get this done. Really looking forward to the news on South Kokopelli any day.
We should be a positive EPS stock during or at the end of the second quarter. And that is extremely rare for a micro cap E&P company.
No debt and double, possibly triple the top line revenue and possibly triple BOEPD (year-over-year) by year-end, not to mention double+ recoverable reserves profile.
This is a layup.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
If you can hold for two to three years, you're going to make a lot of money. Revenues should be at $30-35 million+ by year end of 2015 with Dotolo (FDA-approved product) out in the market and in the hands of physicians by then. More acquisitions in 2016. CEO is retiring debt, stopping convertible notes and putting cash flow and top line revenue on the books. I expect OCLG to be uplisted to OTC-BB this year. I think AMEX is very realistic in 2016 because at that juncture OCLG will easily have a $15 million+ market cap.
Fundamentals of this company are rapidly changing. Tangible assets, an FDA-approved product, revenues and cash flow climbing and a lot of additional eyeballs are going to be viewing the stock once it's uplisted.
I think a $0.35-.60+ share price is realistic in the next 18-24 months.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
Thanks. Just looking for your general outlook for the company.
I enjoy your insight and due diligence.
zoom_bee, what do you think is realistic for SSN this year both from a BOEPD standpoint and a stock price standpoint?
Given the enormous cost associated with drilling in the Bakken, after a number of years and the wheels of justice sort of moving exceedingly slow for the company, might management just deal the company for a few multiples in the next 12-18 months? Or do you think they are committed to seeing this through for a few more years?
I just believe everyone has an exit strategy when you're in the micro cap E&P business, whether it be SSN, DEJ or ROYL, etc. Rarely do these type of companies just hang around for decades. Usually there is an end-game plan or exit strategy where management feels it's in the best interest of shareholders to deal the company.
Thanks for any insight you may want to share. I enjoy your posts.
I like management's plan at Woodrush. They recognized an opportunity to pull substantially more revenue from Woodrush relative to years past. I am intrigued with the pipeline and additional sour gas facility because I believe Woodrush can be set up to provide very stable, predictable cash flow for the company in the years to come. And when you're a small cap E&P, you need a good port in a storm. And I think Woodrush satisfies that. I like the economies of scale there. The downside risk is limited and you're dealing with low-hanging fruit, in a sense much the way DEJ enjoys with Williams Fork wells at Kokopelli. Obviously they're two totally different animals.
I believe the company has three very low risk, high reward assets in Kokopelli, Roan Creek and Woodrush. I think that has to be the focus. I do not foresee any activity of significance at North Rangely, which is obviously a high risk play. I just don't know if the juice is worth the squeeze at North Rangely. I think the company would be best served focusing on Kokopelli, Roan Creek, Woodrush and then purchasing some smaller, distressed oil/gas assets. In other words, drilling for oil at Woodrush and drilling for oil at North Rangely are two totally different animals. This is a micro-cap, so it's my opinion that DEJ doesn't need to spend a lot of time trying to develop North Rangely. They've been fishing a joint venture for North Rangely for several years and no one has come aboard yet. I'm just not sure it's a good situation for DEJ. Suitors know DEJ can't afford to drill there on its own, so they're going to walk through the door wanting basically everything that comes out of the ground. DEJ doesn't want to give that up, obviously.
The company can buy some distressed oil property elsewhere and not have to go 10,000-15,000 feet into the ground to get some stable, production and long-range returns.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
DEJ could conceivably be worth $2.25+ in 15-20+ months, but for that to happen, for the company to fetch that kind of multiple, you would have to have a producing mancos/deep vertical at South Kokopelli, North Kokopelli and Roan Creek. I say that because those three events alone would double, possibly triple the company's recoverable reserves. DEJ would be in a position to fetch several multiples of whatever the stock was trading for at that particular time.
I'm not saying $2.25 isn't realistic. But the low-hanging fruit/Williams Fork wells won't do it. The company has to prove up South Kokopelli/North Kokopelli/Roan Creek with at least one deep vertical apiece and then I think DEJ is a totally different company. These events would dramatically and immediately impact the market cap before a buyout ever occurred.
Personally, for it's worth, I do not intend to unload my shares (over 900,000) until successful deep verticals are drilled at South, North and Roan Creek. That's the only way we're going to maximize any M&A activity. Hodgkinson also is now 65 years old, so I don't think for a second he's interested in fully developing these three fields in the next 7-10+ years. I think he'd like to see multiples of the stock price in those 10,000,000 shares he holds. And as of last fall he was in the stock at around $0.39 a share. I'm speculating but I don't think he has hung around for a decade to fetch a two-bagger. I think he's looking for several multiples of where he is in the stock. And he knows it's not happening without mancos activity.
I have no idea what the stock price will be when those three events occur. But I know in order for us to maximize any M&A activity, they're going to have to take place. And that's what I'm waiting on.
Just some two cents from someone who's been in the stock since 2011.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
Most certainly undervalued. They should have some good cash flow in the coffers in Q2, certainly by Q3 with the launch of Dotolo into the hands of physicians (FDA-approved product which has very good margins) and with another major acquisition which should be done in late January/February.
Sentiment: Strong Buy


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Mayor Murray's 2 1/2-plus-hour West Seattle visit, report #1: Roll call, walking tour, coffee chatMarch 28, 2015 at 2:23 pm | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news, West Seattle politics | 15 Comments
(WSB photo: David Groves of Seattle Logo Pro presents the mayor with a hometown T-shirt)
2:23 PM: Within the past half-hour, Mayor Ed Murray wrapped up more than two and a half hours in West Seattle – including second-watch roll call at the Southwest Precinct, a walking tour of The Junction and Triangle, and an open-to-all coffee chat that drew more than 20 people. Talking with WSB for a few minutes after all that (we were along for the walking tour and coffee chat), the mayor said he was inspired by the "positive, can-do attitude" of the people he talked with – the "most upbeat … neighborhood" he'd visited. We'll be adding more photos and the full story over the next few hours.
MIDNIGHT: Took longer than we had hoped. Here's how it unfolded:
(Photo courtesy Mayor Murray's office)
The mayor's visit to the precinct wasn't pre-announced to the media, unlike the walking tour, so we don't know what was said – we heard about it from an officer we were talking to about something else, somewhere else, then asked mayoral communications director Viet Shelton if a photo were available. The walking tour started from Elliott Bay Brewing, where Murray checked out EB's new reusable takeout containers:
Meeting up with the mayor there were four community advocates – René Commons of the Junction Neighborhood Organization (JuNO), Susan Melrose of the West Seattle Junction Association, Josh Sutton of the West Seattle YMCA (WSB sponsor), and Vlad Oustimovitch.
Click to read the rest of Mayor Murray's 2 1/2-plus-hour West Seattle visit, report #1: Roll call, walking tour, coffee chat…
Congratulations! 2015 Westside Awards for Nucor Steel, Meeples Games, Southwest Seattle Historical Society, James Jackson of Jackson, Morgan & Hunt PLLCMarch 26, 2015 at 5:15 pm | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | 1 Comment
The West Seattle Chamber of Commerce has just announced its 2015 Westside Awards winners, in advance of the presentation at the awards breakfast next Thursday (April 2nd):
Nucor Steel Seattle, Meeples Games, the Southwest Seattle Historical Society and the founder, James (Jim) Jackson of Jackson, Morgan & Hunt are the winners of the 2015 Westside Awards, presented by the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
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BIZNOTES: West Seattle Brewing update; EcoBeauty closesMarch 23, 2015 at 11:24 am | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | 12 Comments
Two biznotes this morning, the first one a followup on an item from our Friday mega-roundup of food/drink notes:
WEST SEATTLE BREWING UPDATE: After its abrupt, unexplained closure some days ago, we had inquiries out, as noted in the aforementioned Friday roundup. Early this morning, we heard back from West Seattle Brewing's Drew Locke, who tells WSB via e-mail that it will reopen:
I am working on implementing espresso to our offerings and closed while we use the opportunity to finish employing/testing our 7BBL brew system (quintuple the production capacity we've employed since our inception), prepping for the addition of wine/cider & food as well, and finishing some construction elements that have gone to the wayside as I've had to bartend 60 hours/week over the past year.
No timeline was mentioned – we're asking in a followup.
ECOBEAUTY SALON-SPA CLOSES: Thanks to Rick for the tip that this salon north of Morgan Junction has closed after more than 4 years; its website confirms the closure, and "For Lease" signs are already up at the 6040 California SW location. Proprietor Christina said on Facebook that she's joining CoCo and Co. and that other stylists are "going to fabulous new salons in West Seattle."
West Seattle Thriftway anniversary party revs up with Ladies NightMarch 20, 2015 at 2:57 am | In Fun stuff to do, West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | 5 Comments
As West Seattle Thriftway kicked off its 27th anniversary celebration this week, it brought back an event that was a huge hit last year – Ladies Night. Above, Thriftway's Kolleen, Michele, and Gina played host for the throng who came to shop, sip, taste, and otherwise have fun:
Other local businesses and organizations were part of the party – below, Heather and Nancy from Illusions Hair Design:
Chris and Shelly from Sound Yoga:
Sandy and Danielle from ArtsWest:
The big basket of eggs was a reminder that Easter is just two weeks away – preceded as always by the big egg hunt at Thriftway:
This year, that'll be Saturday, April 4th. Meantime, Thriftway's anniversary sale continues through the end of March.
*West Seattle Thriftway, Illusions Hair Design, Sound Yoga, and ArtsWest are all current WSB sponsors.
West Seattle biznote: The Sneakery closing in The Junction, staying in BallardMarch 17, 2015 at 3:36 pm | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | 27 Comments
Thanks to Dave for the tip that a "for lease" sign is now up in the window of The Sneakery at 4736 California SW in The Junction.
We checked in with proprietor Drea via e-mail; here's what she told us:
The Sneakery will be leaving West Seattle at the end of April and consolidating things back to our original location on 65th Street in Ballard, where we've been since 2006. We had a great time in the Junction over the last 4 years and would like to thank our customers for their support. Most merchandise will be deeply discounted through the end of April, so we encourage everyone to use their gift certificates and coupons. Although we are sad to leave the Junction, we are also thrilled to be growing our business in Ballard, where we will be able to offer our customers even better selections and service.
The Sneakery's West Seattle location opened in May 2011. Half of its side of the block has been a construction zone for the past year and a half.
Biznote: West Seattle Fabric Company changing focus, movingMarch 15, 2015 at 6:45 pm | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | 12 Comments
Another storefront in Admiral will be vacant soon – but the business that's leaving it is NOT shutting down. Monica Skov of West Seattle Fabric Company announced late today that their focus is shifting, recognizing how the retail world is changing. From the message sent to the WSFC mailing list:
We are making a big shift to our business, and although it is a bittersweet decision, let's celebrate together. As a retail storefront, we have had the beautiful benefit of getting to know all of the people in our community. We feel so thankful to have made connections and friendships that we would have never encountered. Inspiring a community of new sewing enthusiasts fills us with so much happiness. And I cannot tell you the joy I feel every time a customer comes in and says ~ I come here to be inspired. But the days of dense neighborhood shopping districts & bustling storefront commerce are evolving into online shopping and home delivery. Honestly, we've seen a shift from increased online sales and less storefront traffic. Shopping online has become much more convenient and in order to grow in an ever-changing economy we are going to transition our fabrics to an online-only fabric shop.
But, she continues, that's just part of the change:
Seeing this trend for some time, we've been turning our focus toward the one thing you can't get online – Services. The thing that we love about being small-business owners isn't selling new collections or decorating a shop (although that is fun). We truly love helping our community. Our team has taught hundreds of customers to sew & quilt, we've been a resource for all sorts of sewing related questions and advice, and we've already completed a large number of customers' quilts in the past couple of months. In addition to all of our other services, the ultimate way that we can help our community is Repairing and Servicing Sewing Machines, which we will now be offering.
So next month, West Seattle Fabric Company will move to a smaller space on Harbor Avenue in the ActivSpace [WSB sponsor] building, not retailing fabric, but focusing on services and education – classes, repairs, quilt finishing, plus, in relation to the online merchandise, "FREE local pick-up for our local online shoppers …" First, the shop (at 2210 California SW, where it opened in December 2010) plans a liquidation sale starting at 10 am Friday (March 20th), 30 percent off everything in the store, and "incentives for buying in bulk." You can read the entire announcement here.
The General Store Seattle: New WSB sponsor; sale this weekend!March 13, 2015 at 12:59 pm | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | 2 Comments
Today we're welcoming The General Store Seattle as a new WSB sponsor. New local sponsors get the chance to let you know what they're all about:
The General Store Seattle focuses exclusively on US-made, locally produced items that are unique and hand-picked with an eye for quality, says proprietor Claire E. Jones (at right). "Our customers continually praise the high quality of our products and they love that their money is going directly back into their communities. They seek us out because they know they can find one-of-a-kind items that more than replace the lower-quality products found at big box retail chains."
Claire says The General Store Seattle is inspired by the traditional general stores – some clothes, some household goods, some food-related items, all locally sourced, with her suppliers at most a few hours away from Seattle. Sourcing locally can get expensive sometimes, but Claire works to do the research necessary for you to be able to shop with The General Store Seattle and find merchandise at fair prices.
This weekend, The General Store Seattle has a special sale – 5% of your purchase will be donated to the charity of your choice. Go here to get full details.
The General Store Seattle is open Wednesdays-Sundays, 10 am-7 pm, on the street level at 3400 Harbor SW (map) – and you can shop any time via the store's website, at thegeneralstoreseattle.com.
We thank The General Store Seattle for sponsoring independent, community-collaborative neighborhood news via WSB; find our current sponsor team listed in directory format here, and find info on joining the team by going here.
2 more days to get nominations in for this year's Westside AwardsMarch 13, 2015 at 8:59 am | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | No Comments
Sunday (March 15th) is the deadline for you to get nominations in for this year's Westside Awards, to be presented by the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce on April 2nd. You do NOT have to be a Chamber member to make a nomination or to be nominated. From the announcement first published here last month:
Westside Business of the Year – This nominee has been in business at least 3 years and demonstrated business excellence and success.
Westside Emerging Business – This nominee has been in business for less than 3 years but is meeting the challenges of a growing business through leadership.
Westside Not-For-Profit of the Year – This nominee Not-for-Profit is making our community a better place to live while contributing to community benefit through their mission.
Westsider of the Year – This nominee is making a lasting impact on our community and the lives of or is an up-and-coming community role model.
Make a nomination online through the Westside Awards Nomination Form – a different one for each category – and again, Sunday's the deadline, so do it before the weekend's out! Here's our coverage of last year's ceremony. You can buy your ticket(s) for this year's event online – use the "register now" link on this page.
West Seattle biznote: Admiral Benbow's owners say they're closingMarch 10, 2015 at 10:01 pm | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news, West Seattle restaurants | 26 Comments
Just shy of a year after the owner of the then-Heartland Café announced he'd sold it, the owners who then resurrected its former identity as the Admiral Benbow say they're closing it. Announced on Facebook tonight by co-proprietor Allison Hill:
It is with great sadness that Ian Hill and I are announcing the closure of The Admiral Benbow. We made a great run at it and love it dearly, but some things just aren't meant to be. We want to thank all the friends, fans, pirates, scallywags, bands and everyone else who helped make this dream of ours come true, even though it was only a short period of time. Our last day will be Sunday, March 22nd. So come down and see us over the next 12 days and help us go out with a blast! We're still open until then so come get your drink on or catch a show. Help us send this place off the right way! Thank you all again. We love you and can't thank you enough.
The Hills had applied the Benbow brand to the entire operation at 4210 SW Admiral Way – restaurant, bar, and entertainment venue – in a nod to its long-ago fame as the Admiral Benbow Inn.
West Seattle biznote: Alki Kayak Tours open for the seasonMarch 7, 2015 at 7:00 pm | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | 4 Comments
More spring-like weather is forecast for tomorrow (remember, it's still technically winter for another two weeks) – so you might be interested to know, if you hadn't noticed already, that Alki Kayak Tours is open for the season at Seacrest (1660 Harbor SW). Proprietor Greg Whittaker (who shared, and is in, the photo) says AKT is starting its 11th year, with rentals for getting out on the water or rolling/riding along the beach. As the season gets going, they're open noon-sunset on Fridays, 10 am-sunset on Saturdays/Sundays. (And of course, with the time change tonight, sunset will be later starting tomorrow.)
Rudy's Barbershop, now open in West Seattle: New WSB sponsorMarch 6, 2015 at 3:43 pm | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | 16 Comments
Today is opening day in West Seattle for Rudy's Barbershop, which has just become the newest WSB sponsor. Here's what Rudy's would like you to know about their business:
Since its Seattle conception in 1993, Rudy's Barbershop has been committed to providing top-notch haircuts for men and women at an affordable price. Rudy's offers a one-of-a-kind experience with a curated blend of art, music, and sense of place. Every shop is a cross-generational community center, buzzing with creative energy.
Rudy's is incredibly excited to announce its newest location in the proud neighborhood of West Seattle, at 4480 Fauntleroy Way SW.
The location will soon feature a large neon sign, urging the community to "GO WEST," professing the aforementioned pride of the people of West Seattle.
In January, Rudy's teamed up with West Seattle's Delridge Community Center to provide free haircuts to the community. Cuts took place in Rudy's modified barbershop airstream, and with the help of the West Seattle community and other nearby neighborhoods, they raised almost $1,000 for the Delridge Community Center. This money will help them fund after-school programs, community classes, children's basketball teams, and many other beneficial activities for the people of West Seattle in the future.
No need to wait for an appointment; walk into any Rudy's Barbershop, any day of the week, 9 am-9 pm, and get a great haircut. Satisfaction guaranteed.
We thank Rudy's Barbershop for sponsoring independent, community-collaborative neighborhood news via WSB; find our current sponsor team listed in directory format here, and find info on joining the team by going here.
West Seattle biznote: What else is going into Oregon 42March 4, 2015 at 11:11 pm | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | 8 Comments
(Photo courtesy Beehive Salon)
Another of The Junction's new storefronts has a tenant. Just this morning, Laurie e-mailed to say it looked as if another space in Oregon 42 at 42nd/Oregon, next to Emerald Water Anglers (WSB sponsor), had been leased. Then tonight, we received e-mail from Annie of Beehive Salon, which she describes as "an Aveda Concept salon in Wallingford that (is) opening a second location in West Seattle," saying the Oregon 42 space is where they're going. Annie says Beehive "offers hair, skin, and body services in a fun, professional, and welcoming environment … We couldn't have picked a better spot and look forward to joining the neighborhood." Their website says they've been in Wallingford for 15 years. They're expecting to open the expansion salon here in May.
West Seattle biznotes: Art Nest, Rudy's opening datesMarch 3, 2015 at 9:02 pm | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | 5 Comments
Two West Seattle biznotes:
RUDY'S BARBERSHOP: 2 1/2 years after first word that Rudy's Barbershop planned a West Seattle location, it's opening this Friday. Rudy's confirmed last summer that it would move into the ex-Diva/Maestro/Ace 1 space at 4480 Fauntleroy and has now announced the opening date. No word on the co-housed Caffé Vita, though.
WEST SEATTLE ART NEST: It's been just a few weeks since word that this new kids-art studio was moving into 4138 California SW north of The Junction, and now its grand-opening party is days away: Saturday (March 7th), 3-6 pm.
West Seattle biz-and-building notes, 35th Avenue SW editionFebruary 25, 2015 at 4:44 pm | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | 14 Comments
Three biz=and-building notes from along 35th:
NEXT DESIGN REVIEW FOR NEW EYE CLINIC LOCATION: The three-story building planned as the future home of Clearview Eye Clinic, currently at Westwood Village, continues moving through Design Review. The Southwest Design Review Board schedule now has a tentative date for what could be the final meeting (after two next year), 6:30 pm April 16th. (Part of the site formerly housed Red Star Pizza.)
PEOPLE'S CHOICE MARKETPLACE TO 35TH/ROXBURY: According to documents on file with the Department of Planning and Development, tenant improvements are in the works for the space at 9451 35th SW that's been vacant since Jackson-Hewitt moved to Morgan Junction last year. The site plan for the space is in the name of People's Choice Marketplace, a medical-marijuana access point currently located on the south end of Delridge Way SW. We have an inquiry out to ask if this is an expansion or a move; no reply yet. The corner has a medical-marijuana outlet, Northwest Patient Resource Center across the street, and the CannaHealth clinic, which specializes in patient authorizations, is to the north.
STUDIO NORTH OF 35TH/MORGAN: Driving by the (updated) storefront at 6531 35th SW next to Q & T Nails', just south of SW Morgan, we noticed a big new banner, Barre Bohemian. It's a fitness studio that's chronicling its transformation online.
Terminal 5′s future: Opponents of drilling-fleet lease say they'll ask Port Commission Tuesday to cancel itFebruary 23, 2015 at 9:27 pm | In Environment, West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | 22 Comments
(WSB photo: Terminal 5 as seen from east Admiral this afternoon)
Port of Seattle commissioners meet tomorrow for the first time since it was publicly disclosed that the port had signed the lease with Foss Maritime that will bring Shell's Arctic-drilling-fleet vessels to West Seattle's closed-since-last-summer Pier 5. Port CEO Ted Fick signed it on February 9th, and the commission met on February 10th, but the signing wasn't brought to light until a February 11th letter to the environmental coalition that had not only urged the port not to strike the deal, but held a media event hinting at legal action.
While the T-5 lease is not an official agenda item for tomorrow's meeting, the opposition coalition plans to bring it up during public-comment time at the meeting, which starts at 1 pm in the Sea-Tac Airport conference room. Emily Johnston from 350 Seattle tells WSB, "Legal action is still definitely being considered, and we're definitely moving forward in other ways as well: primarily, persuading the Port to rescind the lease, or to work with Foss to mutually abandon the lease, or to do whatever else they need to do *not to play a supporting role in Arctic drilling*. The Port is a public entity, and it has not been acting responsibly as such; at a minimum, they need to pull back and hold hearings. … Working on their process so that "next time" they know how to manage a controversial decision like this isn't good enough: this particular decision is as consequential as any they will ever have, and they need to make the right one, and nix the lease." The "process" refers to a directive given by commissioners when they agreed January 13th to let staff continue negotiating the lease, saying they needed to come up with procedures for policies that could guide staff in the future. A briefing on that potential process change is on tomorrow's agenda.
We also sought an update today from Foss's spokesperson, who had indicated that more details of the T-5 plan would be available by now. We haven't heard back yet but will include anything that we do find out. Tomorrow's commission meeting, meantime, is open to the public; the commission's public-comment rules are here.
Happening now: Grand opening weekend at new West Seattle Runner storefrontFebruary 22, 2015 at 1:39 pm | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news, WS & Sports | 2 Comments
If you haven't stopped by to check out the new location of West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor), grand-opening weekend festivities have about three more hours to go. Lori and Tim McConnell (above) first confirmed back in November that they would move to a new location in the Orion Building just north of PCC (also a WSB sponsor) – the space is bigger, and it's at street level. All sorts of grand-opening excitement is ongoing including raffles and discount signups for the Seattle Marathon and the West Seattle Float Dodger 5K. Vendors are on site too – when we stopped by, we found GoreTex and HOKA reps, as well as Beth Baker from locally based Running Evolution, who has a new apparel line:
She's there until 2; the shop's open today until 5, at 2743 California SW. P.S. West Seattle Runner is about to celebrate five years in business!
Followup: Seattle, Tacoma ports 'relieved' by tentative contract dealFebruary 21, 2015 at 7:23 pm | In Seen at sea, West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | 1 Comment
One day after the tentative contract agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association (terminal operators) was announced, the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma have sent their official comment:
The ports of Seattle and Tacoma are relieved to hear of the tentative deal between the ILWU and PMA.
Operations at our terminals will resume Saturday evening. We are uncertain how long it will take to move the remaining cargo on our docks and awaiting vessels, and to assess the effects this has had on our gateway.
Our combined ports support more than 200,000 jobs throughout the region, many of them depending on the freight moving through our terminals.
We will do everything we can to support our customers in getting this gateway back to our high standards of reliability and efficiency.
MarineTraffic.com shows no container ships at anchor in Elliott Bay right now, but three off Manchester, a holding zone for Tacoma. No word, meantime, when ratification votes will happen.
Dock dispute: Tentative contract agreement announced by union, terminal operatorsFebruary 20, 2015 at 8:26 pm | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | 11 Comments
(Prague Express, photographed by David Hutchinson on 2/13/2015, one of several days it spent at anchor)
8:26 PM: After more than half a year without a contract, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union has reached a tentative agreement with the West Coast terminal operators, according to this joint announcement sent out by both sides (from the Pacific Maritime Association here and the ILWU here):
The Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union today announced a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract covering workers at all 29 West Coast ports. The deal was reached with assistance from U.S. Secretary of Labor Tom Perez and Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Deputy Director Scot Beckenbaugh. The parties will not be releasing details of the agreement at this time. The agreement is subject to ratification by both parties.
"After more than nine months of negotiations, we are pleased to have reached an agreement that is good for workers and for the industry," said PMA President James McKenna and ILWU President Bob McEllrath in a joint statement. "We are also pleased that our ports can now resume full operations."
More to come. (Thanks to Verne for the tip.)
ADDED 10:48 PM: Mayor Murray's reaction, sent to us and other local-news organizations:
The agreement reached between the ILWU and the PMA is good news for our region's economy and the tens of thousands of jobs and economic activity that depend on our west coast ports. I want to thank the work of Secretary Perez to help bring both sides together to find an agreement that is good for workers and for the industry. I also want to thank the tireless efforts of Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti, who helped to organize my west coast colleagues over the last few weeks to support the negotiations. Together, we did everything we could to encourage the two parties to come to a fair agreement and get our ports moving again.
Biznote: West Seattle Runner's new location opens this weekendFebruary 18, 2015 at 7:47 pm | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | 5 Comments
(WSB photo, taken this afternoon)
The new location of West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor) at 2743 California SW, about a mile north of its original location, is almost ready to go, and the grand opening is set for this weekend, 10 am-6 pm Saturday and 11 am-5 pm Sunday. WSR's Lori McConnell says vendors will be on site – Asics, Adidas, Saucony, Mizuno, Superfeet, GU/Probar/Protec on Saturday, Hoka and Pearl Izumi and Goretex on Sunday. They're also planning raffle prizes including shoes and activity trackers as well as gifts available with purchases, plus an 8 am group run set for Sunday ("complete with coffee and donuts afterward, and raffle prizes!" says Lori). The new ground-floor space – for which WSR is the first tenant – is being shared with Elite Sports and Spine, which will be opening early next month, with an open house of its own, but will also have reps on hand during WSR's grand opening. We first reported the WSR move back in November; the new location has about a third more space than the Charlestown Center space in which WSR launched almost five years ago.
Local biznote: West Seattle Art Nest open north of The JunctionFebruary 17, 2015 at 12:45 pm | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news, WS culture/arts | 4 Comments
We've had big conversations in recent days (here and here) about businesses coming to the new developments in The Junction. Today, our biznote is about a new enterprise getting ready to open in an existing building just north of The Junction: West Seattle Art Nest. Its proprietor Karen Crane is hoping to be open at 4138 California SW by the first week of March.
(WS Art Nest proprietors' kids "helping with the paint job" – photo courtesy Karen Crane)
West Seattle Art Nest will be the first drop-in art studio for children since Young at Art closed last June in Fairmount Springs (where it moved after its original location made way for the Junction 47 project), and Crane says Young at Art's proprietor Theresa Anderson will be part of the new studio, "bringing her creativity and art expertise to WS Art Nest, as Art Facilitator Extrordinaire." WS Art Nest will offer "drop-in-studio-style art, after-school art, specialty classes, camps, birthday parties … a paint splatter room, play area for the little ones, recycle crafting, and much more." The website isn't done yet but you can check this Facebook page for updates.
Dock dispute: Terminals closed again today; labor secretary plans meetings in San FranciscoFebruary 16, 2015 at 11:16 am | In Seen at sea, West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | 15 Comments
Two notes on the ongoing contract-talks stalemate between West Coast port-terminal operators and longshore workers:
(Northeastward view over ships anchored off Manchester; photo by Long Bach Nguyen)
TERMINALS CLOSED AGAIN TODAY: Today is the fourth day (of the past five) that terminals remain closed to ship offloading by order of the Pacific Maritime Association, the umbrella organization for terminal operators on the West Coast. So far, they're expected to reopen tomorrow; that could mean major truck traffic on roads to local terminals, such as lower Spokane St. and East Marginal, which backed up last Friday when terminals reopened after the first day of closure. Nine cargo ships are anchored off Seattle and Manchester today, as shown on MarineTraffic.com (and in the photos with this story)
(Bulk-cargo ships anchored off Magnolia, seen from West Seattle; photo by Chris Panarello; [added Tuesday] note – commenter points out the grain terminal is not part of the current situation)
LABOR SECRETARY IN SAN FRANCISCO TOMORROW: There's an update today on the plan for U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez to intervene by talking with the PMA and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union: The Bay Area's NBC station reports via Twitter that Perez will meet with both sides in San Francisco tomorrow. No details yet.
Dock dispute: No ship unloading the next three days, as contract-talks stalemate continuesFebruary 13, 2015 at 11:37 pm | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | 3 Comments
(WSB photo, taken this morning from Seacrest)
Tonight the status of the contract-talks stalemate between longshore workers and West Coast terminal operators is as murky as the Elliott Bay fog was this morning, when we photographed the Prague Express (still anchored in the bay per MarineTraffic.com, as are three bulk-cargo ships). After allowing offloading operations today, the Pacific Maritime Association's members say they will again close the docks for the next three days rather than pay weekend/holiday rates to International Longshore and Warehouse Union members whom they accuse of a deliberate slowdown. The ILWU, meantime, has made public a letter of support from three Seattle City Council members – Mike O'Brien, Nick Licata, and Kshama Sawant – calling the temporary shutdown a "destructive negotiating tactic." The Wall Street Journal reports that a federal mediator had separate meetings with both sides today. Also today, as noted in our morning traffic coverage, trucks backed up on streets approaching Seattle terminals, including S. Spokane St. and East Marginal, following yesterday's one-day shutdown.
Nomination time! West Seattle Chamber of Commerce awaits your nominees for Business of the Year, Emerging Business, Not-For-Profit of the Year, Westsider of the YearFebruary 13, 2015 at 11:42 am | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | Comments Off
Give some love to your favorite West Seattle business, nonprofit, and community leaders – nominate one or more for the 2015 Westside Awards, to be presented April 3rd by the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce. You do NOT need to be a member to make a nomination – nor does your nominee have to be a member to win. First, here are the categories, from the Chamber's announcement today:
Westside Business of the Year – This nominee has been in business at least 3 years and demonstrated business excellence and success.
Westside Emerging Business – This nominee has been in business for less than 3 years but is meeting the challenges of a growing business through leadership.
Westside Not-For-Profit of the Year – This nominee Not-for-Profit is making our community a better place to live while contributing to community benefit through their mission.
Westsider of the Year – This nominee is making a lasting impact on our community and the lives of or is an up-and-coming community role model.
And here's how to make a nomination (or, more than one!)
Nominations are accepted online through the Westside Awards Nomination Form.
A separate form must be submitted for each category.
Please take a few minutes before March 15th to submit the form and help us recognize the most outstanding contributions.
Dock-talks update: Terminal operators shutting down ship offloading today, 3 of next 4 daysFebruary 12, 2015 at 9:16 am | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | 22 Comments
As the contract-talks stalemate continues at West Coast ports, the Pacific Maritime Association says terminal operators will do for four more days what it did last weekend – suspend offloading of ships. Those days are today, Saturday, Sunday, Monday – holiday/weekend days when longshore workers would be paid at a higher rate. The announcement from the PMA also takes issue with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union's claim earlier this month that the two sides are close. In response, the ILWU issued this statement alleging the PMA "grossly mischaracterize(d)" the union's "current bargaining position" and saying the employers had canceled a negotiating session set for yesterday afternoon.
Followup: Port has signed Terminal 5 lease with Foss Maritime; Shell vessels expected as soon as AprilFebruary 11, 2015 at 7:19 pm | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | 17 Comments
(January 2015 photo of Terminal 5 by Long Bach Nguyen)
The lease is signed and Shell's drilling fleet is expected to start arriving at West Seattle's Terminal 5 as soon as April. That's according to a spokesperson for Foss Maritime, who shared the letter in which the Port of Seattle announced its decision to sign the lease for 50 of T-5′s 156 acres, despite concerns voiced by a coalition of environmental advocates. The letter signed by Port CEO Ted Fick mentions the lease is for $550,000 a month for two years, with two one-year extension options. Here's the letter (if you can't read it embedded below, try the PDF version):
The coalition addressed in that letter sent a letter of its own after an event at Jack Block Park two weeks ago (WSB coverage here) that suggested possible legal action if the Port went ahead with the lease. In addition to environmental concerns, both for Puget Sound and the Arctic, other issues included the then-potential lease came to light only days before the Port Commission was briefed on it – as reported here January 13, that briefing included direction from three of the five commissioners for staff to continue negotiating the lease. Terminal 5 has been empty since the Port closed it six months ago in preparation for a modernization program (though its details have not yet been finalized). More to come…
West Seattle biznote: Thunder Road Guitars booming, seeking bigger spot – and suggestions!February 9, 2015 at 12:37 pm | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | 27 Comments
(King County photo)
Can you help Thunder Road Guitars (WSB sponsor) upsize? Proprietor Frank Gross explains, "We are busting at the seams in our current location, looking for a larger storefront in West Seattle and are having a tough time finding something that suites our needs. We currently have 800 square foot and ideally would like double the size." Maybe even a trade, Frank says: "If someone with a larger space is looking to downsize, we would be open to swapping." Thunder Road Guitars opened at 3916 California SW more than two years ago after being online-only for its first year. If you have a suggestion (or offer!) for Frank, e-mail him at email@example.com.
VAIN, your 'one-stop style shop': Welcome, new WSB sponsor!February 9, 2015 at 9:59 am | In West Seattle businesses, West Seattle news | 17 Comments
We're welcoming one of our newest WSB sponsors, VAIN, a "one-stop style shop" in The Junction. New local sponsors get the chance to let you know what they're all about, and here's what VAIN wants you to know:
VAIN is a locally-owned hair salon and boutique located in the heart of the Junction. We opened our West Seattle doors in late 2011. Several of our employees are West Seattle residents, some born and raised! We love this neighborhood. We have two other locations- one in Ballard and one downtown. We have been a Seattle style-exploration destination since 1996.
If you're looking for a great hair salon where style exploration is encouraged, VAIN is the place to go. We want every client to feel comfortable trying whatever look they want, whether it's a basic, easy-to-manage haircut, new highlights, or having bright pink hair for the first time at 50 (it happens!). We love helping our clients love their hair and feel like it truly expresses their sense of personal style. We also carry great accessories, hair products, locally made items, fun jewelry and more. We're a one-stop style shop!
Clients seek out VAIN for a lot of reasons – our talented and highly skilled staff of hairdressers, our reputation for being a creative environment, our active community involvement, and our boutique full of great jewelry, accessories, hair products and locally made items. All of that is also what keeps clients coming back; plus, our hairstylists create meaningful relationships with their clients. It's wonderful to see people's looks evolve over the years in the same stylist's chair.
We hope that our clients' interaction changes their lives by helping them feel great about their hair, safe to explore new styles if they want to, and good about supporting a local business that is active in its neighborhood and community. VAIN supports many local organizations, including Planned Parenthood Northwest and YouthCare (read here about VAIN's "Week for YouthCare"). VAIN is open in West Seattle seven days a week at 4513 California SW, 206.535.2595.
We thank VAIN for sponsoring independent, community-collaborative neighborhood news via WSB; find our current sponsor team listed in directory format here, and find info on joining the team by going here.
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I just cant justify having over 10% of my portfolio in ANY 1 stock. I cant. AAL was over 10% of my portfolio and regardless of how much money i left on the table, for me it was the right thing.
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