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Off Limits (TV series)
|Off Limits
|Written by
|Avgail Schotz
Jill Michelle Williams
|Don Wildman
|Wild Woods (music)
|Country of origin
|United States
|Original language(s)
|No. of seasons
|No. of episodes
|Executive producer(s)
|Lauren Lexton
Tom Rogan
|M.J. Loheed, Drew Nichols
|Mark LaFleur, Christian Ortega
|Camera setup
|Running time
|60 minutes
|Production company(s)
|Endemol Company
|Authentic Entertainment
|Original network
|Travel Channel
|Original release
|May 16, 2011– June 11, 2013
|External links
Off Limits is an American reality television series that premiered on May 16, 2011, on the Travel Channel. The series features "untold stories and secrets" of America's most iconic cities as host Don Wildman ventures and sometimes trespasses through unexplored areas where not many people have dared to go before. First season episodes aired every Monday at 9 PM EST.
The second season premiered on Tuesday April 17, 2012 at 10 PM EST. For the remainder of the season, one episode aired on a Thursday at 8 PM EST while the last few episodes were burned off on Sundays at 9 AM EST.
The third season premiered on Tuesday June 4, 2013 at 10 PM EST.
Adventure seeker and series host Don Wildman travels across America ignoring the warning signs to explore dangerous "off-limit" areas in major cities throughout the United States – cities that may just be a tourist destination for ordinary travelers, but for Wildman and his crew of urban spelunkers, are like embarking on a journey to rediscover a city's past by uncovering its secret history.
In the introduction, Wildman states:
|In every city, every town are places sealed off from the rest of the world hiding their amazing stories behind locked doors inside barbwire where they say you cannot go. I'm Don Wildman, and these are the places I live to explore. The ones they tell you are... Off Limits.
Season 2 introduction, Wildman says:
|Warning: Going off limits can be hazardous to your health. Whether it's flying the Goodyear Blimp or pulling an all-nighter in New York. It's accelerated; it's excavated...it's Off Limits.
Series overview[edit]
|Originally aired
|DVD and Blu-ray release date
|Season premiere
|Season finale
|Region 1
|Region 2
|Region 4
|May 16, 2011
|November 20, 2011
|July 10, 2012
|April 17, 2012
|August 5, 2012
|June 4, 2013
|June 11, 2013
Season One (2011)[edit]
|Ep. #
|Original air date
|"Los Angeles"
|May 16, 2011
|In the season premiere, Don Wildman travels to the "City of Angels", his hometown, where he goes kayaking in the L.A. River, ventures inside the hidden L.A. aqueducts, infiltrates a former Nazi military camp high in the valley, climbs one of many active clandestine oil rigs next to a neighborhood, and navigates the miles-long stretch of "lost canals" in Venice Beach.
|May 23, 2011
|Wildman reveals the "Emerald City" from the Space Needle, rides the rails of the Electron Project in a rail car where the tracks are right above a 10-mile water plume, tries to find the remains of the USS Burton, a Mosquito Fleet steamboat that sunk in the Gig Harbor near Puget Sound, goes underneath the 520 floating bridge, explores a remote tunnel pass in the Cascade Mountains where an avalanche occurred, and climbs to the top of a massive Douglas fir in the Seattle rain forest to cut it down.
|"San Francisco"
|June 6, 2011
|Don travels to "The Bay City" where he discovers an old dungeon for punishment cells in San Quentin State Prison, travels to the Navy fleet of ghost ships destined for the scrap heap in the Suisun Bay and goes aboard the USS Iowa. He also visits Oak Knoll Naval Hospital where L. Ron Hubbard was a patient and thought up the inspiration for Scientology, investigates Camp Tracy, an old World War II internment camp, a "black site" for Japanese POWs where Japanese American translators would interrogate them, and heads to the once rough side of town to explore Pier 70, which is now an abandoned ship yard building.
|June 13, 2011
|During his trip to Tucson, Wildman discovers how pioneers created cities in the desert to create populated cities and uncovers a secret missile silo called Site 17 from the 1960s with Titan II nuclear weapons so powerful it could have started World War III. He learns the legend of the old Dutchman Mine in Goldfield where thousands of miners flocked to find the richest ore in the world and goes panning for gold at the Old Wasp Mine. Then he wanders around the massive compound of "The Boneyard", a final stop for retired U.S. war planes at Davis Monthan AFB, where they are restored by AMARG for museums. Don also explores the Theodore Roosevelt Dam that runs on hydro-electric power which helped Phoenix grow as a bustling city, and the Biosphere 2, an experimental self-contained Martian space colony in the Sonoran Desert.
|June 20, 2011
|While in "The Volunteer State", rough waters of the Nolichucky River cause Wildman to get thrown overboard while traveling down a Class IV river on a rafting trip to find the ruins of "Lost Cove", a hidden moonshining town deep in the Appalachian Mountains. Then it's off to the Smokey Mountains to make "White Lightning" moonshine by grinding corn at the Valentine Mill and bottling the hooch at the Ole Smokey Distillery in Knoxville. Next, Don learns about the local legend of Underground Chattanooga when citizens took it upon themselves to re-build their town 10 feet above water level after a flood wiped the town out in 1867. Also Don explores the drift mine of McNabb and a limestone cave system at the Mt. Raccoon reservoir and power plant in eastern Tennessee.
|June 27, 2011
|Don travels to frigid Buffalo, New York in the middle of winter to investigate the abandoned and haunted Buffalo Central Station and visits a five-story health castle-like resort that detoxified its guests with shock treatments. He also discovers an old tunnel system from the early 19th century, gets access to a 100-year-old powerhouse run by the direct current transformers of Nikola Tesla, and explores concrete grain elevators that line the Buffalo River.
|"Secrets of New York Islands"
|October 4, 2011
|Don follows the endless waterways to find out how the islands of New York made the greatest city in the world possible. He gets access to Castle Williams on Governor's Island, an isolated stronghold from the 19th century that once saved New York City, uncovers the ruins of Bannerman's Castle on Pollepel Island, the fantasy island arsenal of the biggest arms dealer on earth, canoes through a tugboat and ferry graveyard in Staten Island, and investigates Long Island's Gold Coast mansions, Land's End and on the verge of ruin, Myron C. Taylor House, and scrambles around the forgotten remains of the Renwick Smallpox Hospital (once nicknamed "Dead House") on Roosevelt Island, an island once used to keep the less desirables out of the city.
|"Dirty Secrets of Boston"
|October 11, 2011
|Don goes underground in Boston for a look at America's first subway, "The T" that broke ground in 1895, where workers discovered a mass grave with 900 skeletons that included British soldiers from the Battle of Bunker Hill. Then he takes to "The Interceptor", a 130-year-old tunnel in a sewage super highway, Main Sewage Works, built under the city in Dorchester that was one of the first centralized sewers in the country. Don also checks out the second-largest waste treatment plant in the U.S., an innovative structure on Deer Island that helped clean up the once-filthy Boston Harbor, and climbs one of the plant's high-tech windmills that provides power to the city. Lastly, he investigates Fort Strong on Long Island, a concrete fort built in the 1890s that was a part of a coastal defense system to protect the city from warships.
|"Transforming The Big Apple"
|October 18, 2011
|Don returns to New York City and uncovers the Big Apple's hidden secrets. First, he goes inside the Washington Arch in Washington Square Park, then he explores the Sawmill River, the 20-mile river that runs beneath the streets of Yonkers that is under restoration for the town's riverwalk project. Next, it's off to Brooklyn to go canoeing in the filthy Gowanus Canal and under the Brower's Mill Bridge which was used in Washington's retreat from the British during the Battle of Brooklyn. Don also checks out the labyrinth beneath Plymouth Church, a place once called the "central grand depot of the Underground Railroad" run by Henry Ward Beecher in Brooklyn Heights. Then he investigates Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery, one of the most exclusive cemeteries in the country. Lastly, he goes to Coney Island Creek to climb aboard a homemade submarine named Quester built by steelworker Jerry Bianco to find sunken treasure on the Andrea Doria.
|October 25, 2011
|Don travels to Hawaii to visit Coco Palms Resort on Coconut Coast in Kauai, a once-popular resort for the rich and famous now ravaged by Hurricane Iniki in 1992. Then it is across the island to Koloa to explore the rusty remains of Hawaii's first sugar plantation from 1836, and rides ATVs up the mountains to Huleia River to find the water source of the Waita Reservoir, the largest man-made reservoir in the state. He then checks out the Tersuo Harano Tunnel, a hi-tech tunnel system bored into a dormant volcano at the base of the Ko'olau Mountains to make way for the "H-3", a huge highway that comes out of Honolulu which took 37 years to build. He also uncovers secret bunkers from World War II and an abandoned hospital on Ford Island, discovers a cave sewer system under the town of Waikiki Beach, and learns about ancient Hawaiian blood rituals.[1]
|"St. Louis"
|November 1, 2011
|Don visits St. Louis to explore the city's rapid change through the years and gets up close and personal with the mighty Mississippi River when he transverses the Eads Bridge, a steel train bridge over the river. He sees how St. Louis became the brewing capital of the U.S. when he visits the historic Lemp Brewery complex in Benton Park and goes into the honeycomb caves used to store the lager beer below. Then he explores the Ashley Street Power Station that was constructed in 1902 for the 1904 World's Fair and to provide electricity to the city. Also, Don checks out the decapitated Cotton Belt Freight Depot which delivered cotton to the city by a greedy robber baron. Lastly, he climbs atop the first dome made of cast and raw iron in America inside the old court house.[2]
|November 10, 2011
|Wildman visits Pittsburgh, the steel-making capital of the world that built modern America, to reveal how this dirty industry town turned itself into a hi-tech 21st century metropolis. First, Don gets special access to the abandoned Carrie Blast Furnace, the last remaining building that was once a part of the 50,000-acre steel-making complex. Next, he travels on the Three Rivers of the Allegheny, the Monongahela, and the Ohio River and one of its many dam systems, called the Braddock Locks. Then he investigates the mythical tunnels of the Allegheny Arsenal, the once vital 30-acre stockpile that was possibly hiding a top-secret subterranean supply line for the Union Army. It also became the setting of the bloodiest civilian tragedy in the Civil War from "The Laboratory" (a munitions plant) gunpowder explosion that claimed 78 victims on September 17, 1862, the same day as the Battle of Antietam. Don then explores the mighty dome of the Civic Arena aka "The Igloo", the first retractable-roof arena in the world before its demolition date. Lastly, he scales the lowest level of the Fort Pitt Bridge, a part of the city's Golden Triangle, and checks out a robotics institute, Smith Hall of Carnegie Mellon University.[3]
|"Twin Cities"
|November 20, 2011
|Don explores the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, revealing the secret past of these sibling cities and their hidden underworlds. First, he checks out the giant wreck of the 1880 Gold Medal Flour facility on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis and subterranean remains its rival the Pillsbury's Best Flour mill built a year later on the east bank of the river in Saint Paul. Next he explores the gangster hangouts of Saint Paul (including the Lowry Hotel, and the Minnesota Club), and the Landmark Center, a former federal Building and post office that was an outpost of Federal agents called "G-Men" that put a stop to organized crime in the Roaring Twenties there. He then gets special access to the massive vaults that kept the First National Bank secure from bank robbers, and explores the huge silos of the old Schmidt's Brewery castle that was the first to abandon the natural cave system to embrace new technology to make beer. Don then goes inside the waterfall of St. Anthony Falls, an infrastructure that rebuilt the dam in Minneapolis. Lastly, he visits the innovative Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, home of the Minnesota Vikings, that was under construction after a blizzard ripped through its 27-year-old roof.[4]
Season Two (2012)[edit]
|Ep. #
|Original air date
|"Making Gold, Escaping Alcatraz & Tunneling Under Grand Central[5]"
|April 17, 2012
|In the second season premiere, host Don Wildman blasts and pours gold, visits Alcatraz in San Francisco to retrace the infamous June 11, 1962 escape route by inmates Frank Lee Morris and brothers John William and Clarence Anglin, learns how to make white-oak whiskey barrels at the Brown-Forman Cooperage in Louisville, Kentucky, gets a close-up look at the engineering marvel that is the "East Side Access Project" under Grand Central Terminal in New York City, and see what goes into designing a dog-surfing float in the 123rd Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California.
|"Wrestling Gators, Flying the Good Year Blimp & Earthquake-Proofing San Francisco[6]"
|April 24, 2012
|Wildman wrestles alligators at the Everglades Alligator Farm in Homestead, Florida, pilots the world-famous Goodyear Blimp in Wingfoot Lake, Ohio, learns how San Francisco prepares for "the big one" with seismic engineering at San Francisco City Hall close to the San Andreas Fault and Memorial Stadium at UC Berkeley that sits under the Hayward Fault, goes underground zip-lining in the 100-acre Mega Cavern, a former limestone quarry in Louisville, Kentucky, visits the The New York Times printing plant in Queens, New York, and admires the space-age technological fabric roof on top of Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado.
|"Fighting Wildfires, Scaling Bridges & Making Snow[7]"
|May 1, 2012
|Don Wildman learns how to fight "controlled burn" wildfires in Southern Florida; visits the headquarters of NORAD, an airforce station hidden inside the Cheyenne Mountain Complex in Colorado; makes man-made snow at Snow Summit ski resort in Big Bear Lake, California; disarms an IED or "roadside bombs" using a bomb disposal robot with the U.S. Army at the Picatinny Arsenal in Northern New Jersey; gets a behind-the-scenes look at the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball located inside the Times Square Building in Midtown Manhattan; and saves the burned-out Big Four Bridge in Louisville, Kentucky.
|"Digging Under Manhattan, Climbing Coasters, & Training in Disaster City[8]"
|May 8, 2012
|Wildman checks out the construction of a new subway tunnel on 2nd Avenue in New York City, works on a wooden and steel roller coaster with the maintenance crew at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, learns to make bourbon at the Jim Beam Distillery in Clermont, Kentucky, visits Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) at their disaster training complex called "Disaster City" in College Station, Texas and helps them prepare for different natural disasters, and explores the eroding Herbert Hoover Dike on Lake Okeechobee in Southern Florida.
|"Manning Nasa's Mars Rover, Stamping Out Coins & Taking Water From Toilet to Tap"
|May 15, 2012
|Wildman gets an inside look at the Bay Bridge Project when he scales the new Bay Bridge in San Francisco, California, visits the United States Mint in Denver, Colorado to see how millions of coins are made every day to ward off counterfeiters, sees how raw sugar is made into refined sugar at US Sugar Corporation, the largest sugar plant in the world located in Clewiston, Florida, rides a Mars Rover that will one day be a part of an outpost on the Moon or Mars at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, learns how neon signs on the strip are designed at Yesco (Young Electric Sign Company) in Las Vegas, Nevada, and discovers how a waste water system turns raw sewage into 70 gallons of clean water in Orange County, California.
|"Bobsled Racing, Automated Airport Baggage & Backstage Acrobatic Aquatic Show"
|May 22, 2012
|Wildman goes bobsledding in a 500-pound on a mile-long frozen sliding track at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah, operates a crane that assembles space shuttles in NASA's "Vehicle Assembly Building" (or V.A.B.) at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, checks out the cutting edge bag-handling system underneath the Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado, scuba dives in a million-gallon underwater world from Le Rêve, an elaborate aquatic stunt show at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, gets down n' dirty in America's second largest garbage dump at Puente Hills Landfill in Puente Hills, California, and helps restore Wolf Creek Dam, a man-made dam that provides flood control on the Cumberland River in Jamestown, Kentucky.
|"Digging for Sea Salt; Demolishing a Bridge; Atop a Tramway"
|June 5, 2012
|Wildman rides and services an aerial tram at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in Palm Springs, California, learns how scrap metal is recycled with S.A. Recycling company at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, digs for sea salt 300 feet below ground in 6 miles of underground tunnels at the Redmond Salt Mine in Redmond, Utah, helps demolish the historic Route 1 Memorial Bridge in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, visits Plum Brook Station, a NASA testing grounds in Sandusky, Ohio, and clears out a pipe from the Pump House of the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California.
|"Atop the World's Largest Domed Stadium, Entertaining with Water, Fire and Ice & Crushing Concrete Roadways"
|June 11, 2012
|Wildman blasts through the streets of Ohio, climbs up the roof of the $1.1 billion, 3 million square foot Dallas Cowboys Stadium to check out the view of Arlington, Texas, learns how to shread discharded tires at a BAS tire recycling plant in Moreno Valley, California, discovers the process of how extravagant water displays are made on the campus of WET (Water, Entertainment, Technology) in Los Angeles, California, then gets a behind-the-scenes look at their creations in action in Las Vegas; first the water fountain show at the Bellagio, then the colorful ice fountain at CityCenter and then the volcanic fire show at The Mirage, sees what goes into designing a survival shelter in the Great Salt Lake in Utah, and helps with "PK crushing" concrete in Akron, Ohio.
|"Launching a Rocket, Demolishing a Pier and Firing Rounds"
|June 18, 2012
|Wildman learns how firearms are made from different metals at Smith & Wesson in Springfield, Massachusetts, grooms an Olympic ski jump at Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah, witnesses a Delta IV rocket launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, California, and helps reinforce a 70-year-old pier on Georges Island in Boston Harbor, and has an electrifing time with the world's original Vandergraph generator at the Boston Museum of Science in Boston, Massachusetts.
|"Navigating Rapids; Mucking Out Pig Stalls; Conquering a Rodeo"
|July 15, 2012
|Wildman cleans pig stalls in North Carolina, rides bulls in Texas and checks out a tunnel-boring machine in Miami, Florida.
|"Blasting Granite, Bobbing for Logs, Training with the Pit Crew"
|July 22, 2012
|The host goes river bobbing for logs in South Carolina; trains with a pit crew in North Carolina; explores sea caves on the Carolina coast; and gets behind the controls of a Boeing 767.
|"Drag Racing, Scaling Water Slides, and Logistics by UPS"
|July 29, 2012
|Don Wildman goes drag racing in North Carolina, scales a waterslide in Texas and sorts packages at a UPS facility in Louisville.
|"Exploding Fireworks, Building Jet Engines, and Reconstructing the National Cathedral"
|August 5, 2012
|The host tests fireworks in California, helps build jet engines in North Carolina, and carves stone for the Washington National Cathedral.
Season Three (2013)[edit]
|Ep. #
|Original air date
|"High-Tech Adventures"
|June 4, 2013
|A futuristic array of luggage conveyors; a manned rover designed for exploration of other planets.
|"Man at Work"
|June 4, 2013
|Toughest work environments, including fighting fires, cleaning up waterways and repairing an Olympic venue.
|"Amazing Engineering"
|June 11, 2013
|Grand Central Station in New York City; class four rapids; a port that ships out scrap metal.
|"All-Access Adventure"
|June 11, 2013
|Gator wrestling; NASCAR pit crews; a Las Vegas show; the Goodyear Blimp.
Similar shows[edit]
Don Wildman also hosts:
- Cities of the Underworld (History Channel)
- Filthy Cities (Discovery Channel)
- Mysteries at the Museum (Travel Channel)
- Weird Travels (Travel Channel)
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- ^ "Off Limits Episode Guide 2011 Season 1 - St. Louis, Episode 11". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- ^ "Pittsburgh : Off Limits". Travel Channel. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- ^ "Twin Cities : Off Limits". Travel Channel. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- ^ "Off Limits Episode Guide 2012 Season 1 - Making Gold, Escaping Alcatraz & Tunneling Under Grand Central, Episode 14". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- ^ "Off Limits Episode Guide 2012 Season 1 - Wrestling Gators, Flying the Good Year Blimp & Earthquake-Proofing San Francisco, Episode 15". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- ^ "Off Limits Episode Guide 2012 Season 1 - Fighting Wildfires, Scaling Bridges & Making Snow, Episode 16". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- ^ "Off Limits Episode Guide 2012 Season 1 - Digging Under Manhattan, Climbing Coasters, & Training in Disaster City, Episode 17". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2013-03-15.


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Security cameras can monitor student activities inside the school building, but experts say other programs are needed to help students handle issues outside the classroom.
The SAFE (Seek And Find Encouragement) program at Randall and Canyon high schools was designed to give students a place where they can discuss anything from drug abuse to family conflicts.
The heart of the program is the SAFE room, filled with couches rather than desks. Students can stop in during the day and sign up to meet with a teacher or counselor.
The program is one way the schools can be pro-active in reaching troubled students, said Mike Wartes, assistant superintendent for district operations.
"It's an area of the building where students can approach members of the faculty in a casual, comfortable, private area, and where they can discuss the issues," he said.
The program has been active at RHS about three years and at CHS for two.
Students are referred to the program by teachers, administrators, parents and other students, said Kristin Corkery, SAFE coordinator and counselor at Canyon High. If a teacher notices a significant grade drop, SAFE teachers typically check with other teachers and then meet with the student to see what's going on.
"It gives them a person to talk to," said Corkery. "Many of the students feel disconnected from school and are not having a good high school experience. This is an attempt by the school to reach out to them and we present it in a positive way."
Meeting with a SAFE mentor or teacher is voluntary, and parents are notified. Mentor and student meet as often as needed, and students are sometimes referred to outside agencies.
Starting this fall, students will have another opportunity to express themselves. Corkery said CHS is starting a student support group that will meet during school hours once a week. The one-hour sessions will focus on conflict resolution and any issues students bring up.
Teachers keep track of who visits the SAFE rooms, but it's difficult to know how effective the program has been.
"It's hard to measure on paper what we're accomplishing," Corkery said.
But Corkery said she is certain students are finding a place to express themselves and deal with their inner issues.
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While the twist is unprecedented for the show, the contestants, as always, are certain to grab viewers with their emotional stories. Among those undergoing lifetime transformations are Olympic gold-medal-winning wrestler Rulon Gardner, competing with his friend and business partner Justin Page. But here are a three more pairs to watch:
Courtney Crozier, 22, and Marci Crozier, 49
Daughter and Mother Team from Valparaiso, Ind.
When Courtney turned 21 last year, she just couldn't face celebrating it with her family. At 5'7" and 423 lbs., "I didn't like how I looked," she says. "I didn't like any of it. It was really hard." Though she tried out for past seasons of The Biggest Loser and didn't make the cut, Crozier took inspiration from the show and lost 100 lbs. on her own. Now she starts on season 111 at 323 lbs. while her mom joins her at 238 lbs. "I really came on the show because of Courtney," Marci says, "but once I got here, it stopped me on a dime. I thought, 'You need this.' "
Arthur Wornum, 34, and Jesse Wornum, 61
Son and Father Team from Portland, Ore.
At 5'8" and 507 lbs., Arthur Wornum, a married daycare provider with two kids of his own, is the season's largest contestant, and he wants to lose the equivalent of his father Jesse, who at 5'7" weighs 293 lbs. "Even at 646 lbs.," says Arthur of his heaviest, "I was still mobile. So I thanked God and asked him to give me the strength to make these changes. So here I am a year later and I'm down 150 lbs. but I still need to lose a whole obese person." Says dad Jesse, "I've been in an obese state since I was 25 years old. I've gone up and down, up and down. I stopped doing the diet thing. But I've never been able to put exercising and dieting together."
Dan Evans, 54, and Don Evans, 54
Brothers from Oklahoma City, Okla.
These twins are both 5'6" tall, live in Oklahoma City where they serve in local law enforcement (Dan as a police captain and Don as a lieutenant) and are married and have children. They both also want to lose weight – Dan is 287 lbs. and Don is 309 lbs. For Dan, motivation comes six years after his son, Adam, died. "Since his death, I gained almost all of [100 lbs. I previously lost] back," Dan says. "I have a daughter who has never known me as anything but this way, but I want her to be proud of me the same way Adam was." And Don's son Paul, 28, tried to get his dad to exercise but Don never committed. "He came to me a while back and said, 'I am not going to watch you die ... I don't want to see you any more and I don't want you to call me and I won't call you.' ... I know he loves me and this is his intervention on me. At about the same time, the show came up and I thought, 'This is a godsend.' "
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Is Damien Hirst's Baby Skull Covered in Diamonds Outrageous or Art?Carolyn Castiglia
Famed artist Damien Hirst is known for having a bit of an obsession with death. His 2007 work, For the Love of God, is a life-size cast of a mature human skull covered in platinum and diamonds. His most recently created bejeweled skull, For Heaven's Sake, "is a life-size human baby skull cast in platinum and covered in 8,128 pavé-set perfect diamonds: 7,105 natural fancy pink diamonds and, on the fontanel, 1,023 white diamonds," according to the Gagosian Gallery. They say, "This spectacular memento mori was cast from an original skull that formed part of a nineteenth-century pathology collection that Hirst acquired some years ago." For Heaven's Sake, created in 2008, will be on display at the Hong Kong gallery beginning January 18 as part of an exhibition titled Forgotten Promises.
Hirst says, "Diamonds are about perfection and clarity and wealth and sex and death and immortality. They are a symbol of everything that's eternal, but then they have a dark side as well." The gallery's description of Hirst's work goes on to say it "highlights the duality that lies at the heart of human experience, from our inexorable struggles between life and death, beauty and decay, desire and fear, love and loss." Hirst is a parent himself, and while a fellow art-world parent praised his baby skull as "odd, but beautiful," others are much more critical, calling his work "a nihilistic and decadent disrespect for the dead."
That quote comes from right-wing bioethicist Wesley J. Smith, who says Hirst's skull "speaks of a deepening darkness in the culture." I do agree that Americans are becoming more and more fascinated with all things morbid: vampires, werewolves, zombies, skulls. Death is certainly in fashion – quite literally, as I noted in my post about French Vogue's kiddie spread. But this skull doesn't really bother me. I don't know if that's just because I like shiny things, or if I'd feel differently seeing it in person, but I'm more grossed out by the posters for the "Bodies" exhibit than I am by Hirst's artwork, especially since it's a cast of a skull and not the real thing.
How do you feel: Is this diamond-encrusted baby skull morally reprehensible? Is it fine art? Or both?
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
The 2013 Celebrate The Season, supported by 45 local businesses and organizations as a holiday gift that keeps on giving, has delivered $115,171.29 to charities serving Berkeley County and the tri-county area, officials announced last week.
That total includes sponsorships, gate proceeds during the month-long event, and proceeds from the Tinsel Trot.
As a result of the incredible support from our sponsors, including presenting sponsor Berkeley Electric Cooperative, weve been able to donate a significant amount to charities serving our community, said Santee Cooper President and CEO Lonnie Carter. We also added the new Tinsel Trot event, helping us donate additional dollars to charity. Santee Cooper is pleased to support the Coastal Community Foundation, which administers donations and ensures they are distributed to charities in a meaningful, measurable way.
The Giving Back to Berkeley Fund will ensure todays gift helps fulfill basic human needs for needy residents in Berkeley County.
Carter presented a check today for $83,932.67 to the Coastal Community Foundations Giving Back to Berkeley Fund. A second check, for $15,000, went to the Berkeley County Museum and Heritage Center.
Thanks to Santee Cooper, Berkeley Electric Cooperative and the incredible community support of Celebrate The Season, these funds will allow the dozens of nonprofits to serve those of us who have the least, during a time when resources are scarce, said Coastal Community Foundation President and CEO George Stevens.
Santee Cooper serves as title sponsor and organizer for the annual festival and holiday lights driving tour, which is held at the utilitys Moncks Corner headquarters and its adjacent Old Santee Canal Park. This year, Berkeley Electric Cooperative joined as the presenting sponsor of the event.
We want to thank BEC employees their efforts to support Celebrate the Season and give back to our community, said Dwayne Cartwright, Berkeley Electric Cooperative president and CEO. As we work as a team with other cooperatives and contractors to restore power from Winter Storm Pax, we appreciate their team work and our members. The money raised will be given to our charity as we give back to the community.
Along with Berkeley Electric Cooperative, major sponsors Berkeley County, Home Telecom and Goodwill Industries each received checks for $4,059.66 to present to charities they designated - the Berkeley Electric Cooperative Relay for Life Team, the Sumpter Free Health Clinic, and the Home Community Fund, with Goodwill choosing to split its check between the Charleston Area Senior Citizens: Ansonborough House and the Goodwill Industries of Lower South Carolina VETS Program.
In addition to its focus on charity fundraising, Celebrate The Season is also distinguished by its commitment to the environment. The month-long event uses energy-efficient LED bulbs in displays lining the driving route, and the entire festival is powered by renewable Santee Cooper Green Power. Finally, most of the people who work the event are volunteers, which ultimately boosts the amount donated to charity.
To learn more, visit www.santeecooper.com.
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Will Custom Internet Domain Suffixes Be a Positive or Negative for Businesses?
With hundreds of thousands of companies in the online marketplace, creative domain names are desperately needed in order to stand out. Larger, more established companies typically register their domain name as ".com" to guarantee that no other company with the same name could have that suffix. This is frustrating for smaller, newer companies since the deck is stacked against them in getting their name out to customers.
Well, big news for those smaller companies may be coming down from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, cleverly shortened to ICANN, in the upcoming months. This nonprofit group controls the Internet's domain name system and they met in Singapore in late June to decide if companies and other organizations could create unique domain suffixes. As you know, the most popular suffixes are ".com" and ".net," but ICANN is bringing new domain suffixes into play. The proposed decision suggests that companies and organizations could start to use ".anything" domain names to better market themselves against their competitors.
According to Michele Jourdan, a communications manager for ICANN's new domain program, it would cost a company approximately $185,000 to own a custom domain (such as ".pepsi"). That's a substantial amount of money for small companies, but when you weigh the benefits with an increase of sales, it's an investment that many companies will seriously consider.
Why this matters:
Businesses could register a domain name under a specific city to better position themselves with customers nationwide. You could perhaps see "Target.chi" for Target stores in Chicago or "Target.nyc" for Target stores in New York City. This would certainly make posting coupons and other location-sensitive information easier to share. Also, restaurants could post menus based on their different locations and cities instead of posting one menu nationwide.
Businesses could also register a domain name under their specific industry. So, instead of going to "CapitolRecords.com," you could check out "CaptiolRecords.music" for information about your favorite band or musician. Or instead of checking out "Honda.com," you could research your next car on "Honda.cars." Ideally, this would make it easier for the company to better position themselves in consumers' minds.
What this means for businesses:
Overall, some believe this move could help all sizes of companies. Larger companies could better brand their online presence and smaller businesses could tailor their marketing efforts to local customers in a specific area to attract a larger customer base.
It's possible that a unique domain name will give small businesses a boost with customers, but not everyone is on board with ICANN's proposal. There are doubts that a new URL will be a magical fix for increased sales. In a recent Montreal Gazette article, Chris Mulvaney, president of a New-Jersey-based marketing firm (CMDS), urges companies not to stray away from online marketing. "It still requires content development and good optimization, and one search phrase is not going to bring you enough business to run a medium-size company," he said.
Smaller companies, on the other hand, can become more creative in their marketing. Mulvaney also had this to say: "I believe ICANN is opening this up because the domains are very, very limited now. A lot of search names are being taken. It gives small- and medium-sized companies a little more creativity with their names."
Successful small businesses already use online marketers and web design firms to increase customer traffic to their sites by using key phrases (or as it's better known, search engine optimization). So is a custom domain name really a necessary expense?
The cost of having a unique domain name is certainly not to be taken lightly; a new URL could perhaps alienate loyal customers. I know that I'd get frustrated if I was used to typing in one address for my favorite independent retailer and it suddenly changed without my knowledge! I might even move over to one of their competitors. Custom domain names could also greatly affect those who heavily rely on their bookmarks to get to their favorite sites. If a website was saved as ".net" and it changed to ".chi" overnight, then the customer may never realize it and not know how to get to your new site. However, if the benefits for an individual company outweigh the negatives and a new, creative URL could greatly increase sales and customer loyalty, then I say go for it!
What do you think about the amount of available domain names increasing? Do you think it's a good idea, or will it create more problems? Would you be more willing to visit a site if it were aimed at your geographic location?
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Amy Hoidas
Amy is one of Quality Logo Products' Community Manager. She is a self-professed newspaper nerd and thoroughly enjoys reading business and financial news and having impromptu discussions about it. Oh yeah, she's "one of those" people! A true Midwestern girl by nature, she loves riding her bike, photography, and the Chicago Cubs. You can also connect with Amy on Google+
I dunno about this…. It's so nice right now that if you know a company's name, you just add .com and you usually get to their site. With this that's no longer enough information. I don't want to play guessing games with .whatevers, but maybe I'm just being and old fogey….
It's interesting that you say that Jeff, because at first I was totally on board with this idea. However, after thinking about it I'm not so sure either. I'm worried that small companies are going to rush out and spend their money on a unique URL, but they won't see the ROI because customers are still going to their competitors with the .com suffix.
I really think this may be a 'wait and see' sort of decision. If it takes off, great by all means buy a quirky suffix, but if it doesn't an already struggling company may be in more trouble because of it.
I agree with what you're both saying here. I also think it will be a 'wait and see' thing….if it catches on great, if not, it won't matter too much. I don't see this as a necessary thing, but maybe it will be one day. I wonder if we could ever really run out of .com names.
I could see a company as big as Pepsi doing this and it being successful, but a smaller company…I don't think it will make a difference. But I do see how having something like .chi would be cool.
As a small company, I would worry that while having a fun domain name would initially set you apart when the buzz gets around. But after the 'wow' factor wears off what will happen? Customers may forget you and go back to the company with the .com name. Time will only tell I guess.
I love your idea of giving away domains for free to fans as long as the URL ends in .pepsi! That's an excellent way to promote a company further, and if a company is large enough to do this, why not?! As for the generic suffixes, it seems that ICANN has not addressed this yet.
As of now, you would have to show a legitimate claim to the suffix you want to buy. Ideally, this should avoid the sort of claim-staking where people would buy up domain names for leading brands and sell them at highly inflated prices. Also, supposedly there's 50 questions you will be asked, each requiring 2-3 pages for an answer and they'll be analyzed by Icann's panel of experts.
It's such an interesting topic, one that will certainly keep us on our toes in the future!
Really interesting post, Amy! I hadn't heard anything about this yet! I think using the domain names for more localized content is a great idea — since a lot of newspapers are doing similar things in the print world. Consumers are really into geographically specific information.
However, I also feel like these new domain suffixes could get annoying, and I don't know how quickly consumers will latch onto it. I know that I already get irritated if I type in a website and end it with .com, but can't find it because it ends in .org or .net. I think custom domain suffixes will make it more difficult to remember a company's website, since so many people are already used to .com. But it's not like you can't just Google the place you are looking for if you can't remember the web address.
When I first read that ICANN was considering this I thought there's no way they'd approve it. It's a cool idea, but there's a lot to consider in terms of website traffic and all that good stuff. However, since it did pass I guess it's a waiting game to see how this works out. Hopefully, larger company's who have the financial resources to test this out will and we can see how it works out for them 😉
Nice point Jenna! I am so glad that Google exists and that we can all always search for things. I don't have to memorize web addresses because I can just search for them, and honestly, if someone never knew a full address to begin with, and they just Googled it, they'd come upon the same page and might not even notice that it went from .com to .chi I just don't think it makes much of a difference.
Sweet, we can put the addition of jobs in the positive column of this issue 🙂 Excellent point!
I see this as a good and a bad thing. A good thing, as you stated, is that it will help smaller businesses and it will help eliminate the people who go and buy domain names and just hold on to them until they want to sell them to a business who needs it (which I never thought was fair). It could also be a bad thing, because it's already hard enough to remember websites and now we'll have to remember "businessname.(what ever word they choose)." Which I think will get a little annoying.
I agree 100% with you! It's going to get frustrating when you're typing in a store's website for example and all of sudden you're like, "is it still .com or is now .chicago or .store?!"
I guess Google will be seeing more traffic though as people may just go there first to get to the business's website. Great.
I've been fascinated by the prospect of new domain suffixes for a little while now, and this post is a great examination of the pros and cons.
Personally, I'm just curious to see how it all plays out. Seeing as how the ".com" suffix has been a part of the public's collective unconscious for the better part of 15 years, I can't imagine that companies will be anxious to move domains. In doing so, they risk losing part of their online customer base. On the other hand, the notion of having fewer competitors in a new domain space is obviously a huge draw, particularly for online-only companies and young, unestablished startups.
Honestly, I would love to see all kinds of new domains pop up. I'm all for having a more well-structured internet.
Excellent post, Amy! Again, thought-provoking stuff. 🙂
It wouldn't surprise me if ICANN's theory backfires a little bit. Increasing the number of domain names will allow for more company's to compete, but what happens if those larger businesses keep their '.com' address as well as adding a '.whatever' address to create buzz and excitement??
Maybe that won't even be an issue, I'm not sure if company's can have more than one web address or not.
I'm with you on the more organized and structured internet, bring it on!
I can definitely see this happening in the future, but I think it would probably be more controlled and limited at first to see where it goes. If it catches on, then all bets are off and every business might have their own suffix!
When is http://www.qualitylogoproducts.qlp happening?
I think ICANN (totally had a flashback to kindergarten circle time when I said that in my head hahaha) will be watching very closely to see how this new plan works out.
Just keep checking back regularly to see if we've changed our domain name or not 😉
As long as the original .com sites link to the new .whatever, I don't think that I'll have much of a problem with it.
I do, however, see this being a problem with the less-tech-savvy population. For example, my grandmother. She just started going online and buying things and sending e-mails. Now if we have to inform her that she now has to go to .flowers or .sewing to find what she wants, I anticipate a very blank face.
Awww, I hadn't even thought of the poor senior citizen population (which is increasing in internet presence) having trouble adjusting 🙁
I feel sorry the most for those douchebags that register other people names as domains and then try to sell them to those people at a inflated price. Strongly doubt they would be able to pay the steep price for RussellPeters.comedy
I know, right?! Really, the only way you can earn a living is by doing this??? It's ridiculous.
The end result, after the dust settles, will be alot of money spent not just on the entry fee but on court fees. Who is going to decide who gets .car ? (think of how MANY brands there are out there), what about .homes, .mortgage, etc. It will be very interesting to see how that part works itself out.
I guess this goes along "That Guy at Work's" comment in a way. More jobs will be created and more money put into the economy. However, more time will be wasted in the judicial system with these cases 😛
Thanks Jill! I hadn't thought about companies in other industries sharing names. You're totally right with thinking this may make it easier to separate the two in customer's minds! Around my house there's two stores that share the same name, yet are in two completely different businesses. One is a grocery store and the other is a craft store, yet they have the same spelling. It's so frustrating when you're talking to someone about going to "X" and you're like, "which one?" Excellent point!
I hadn't known about ICANN's deliberations. I think the idea of having geo or product related suffixes is a brilliant idea — I think we're seeing the future.
I think we are too Jeannette! It'll be interesting to watch how it unfolds!
Hi Amy, I think whether or not this will be a success largely depends on Google and how they will treat those new domain names. At this moment Google prefers .com/net/org (in that order) simply said (it's a lot more complex of course). So how will they work the new custom domains into their algorithm? If it doesn't give you a real advantage in terms of search ranking and traffic, you may want to ask yourself if it's worth paying for.
Thanks for keeping us up to date!
That's another excellent point! Since small businesses heavily rely on ranking and traffic to gain a competitive edge, this cost must be examined and weighed to determine if the money is truly worth it.
Thanks for reading! 🙂
This seems like a MAJOR drawback to me! Currently, if I'm looking for something, I can just type in a company name.com and am most likely going to find what I'm looking for. This seems like it's going to make things WAY more complicated. Good domain names are still available, and I wish people wouldn't feel the need to mess with a good thing. We'll see….
I do the same thing Jenna! If companies are feeling that there aren't a lot of quality domain names left, perhaps they should think about how they're advertising their website. If they aren't able to get the domain name that they want and have to choose something slightly off-wall they need to publicize it. If Bobsfarm.com is taken, and they have to choose Bobsamazingfarm.net that's fine, just let me know that's where to find you.
This is certainly shaping up to be a 'wait and see' scenario 🙂
Hi Amy,
This is really interesting topic and I would like to see what comes out of the meeting.
I think if used in the right way, it can enhance the brand and help target local markets. I feel it will be more useful to brick and mortar companies than businesses which only maintain an online presence.
With a price you have indicated, it's probably way out of reach for many small businesses and so my idea is that it's aimed at the big players who want to continue to build and maintain their presence online.
Thanks for sharing this!
Thanks for reading and posting Diana!
I totally agree with your idea concerning local markets. The increased targeting that this may provide will certainly help companies gain a larger following from specific, local consumers. Using the coupon example especially, they can be geared towards specific locations instead of a blanket nationwide offering.
More established companies will probably be the ones taking advantage of this considering the hefty price tag associated with purchasing one. It wouldn't surprise me if keep their .com address as well as creating a .whatever one to get people talking about them as well as increasing their presence online.
This topic is certainly creating quite a bit of buzz, and will continue to do so for a while I think. You have some great points!
Folks, just leave this alone for now (Small Businesses), and let see wht the big companies are going to do. The whole racinal behind any business, is (ROI). With small businesses really be willing to put the little resources that they have?
My biggest fear would be keeping track or verifying which companies I do business with have gone with another suffix. If I get correspondence from my bank, Wells Fargo, and it encourages me to visit a .wellsfargo, .wellsfargona, .wf or some other site, how do I know it's legit? Also, if I was a business, how many permutations of my name do I need to secure. If I commonly use abbreviations in my business name, and I go with one format for the domain, how do I secure the other? Maybe the $185,000 goes to eliminate these possible issues. Or, I could be missing something here…
Great post! I found it very insightful.


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Staff Picks: Keith Haring's Journals, 'Library'
January 13, 2012 | by The Paris Review
I could spend days nosing around the Guggenheim's online publication archive. The museum has digitized a number of its rare and out-of-print publications and made them available for free. What bounty! Even in black and white, the abstract compositions in the 1940 catalogue for "Art of Tomorrow," one of the Guggenheim's first shows, still look revolutionary. —Nicole Rudick
Of the many books I received over the holidays, the only one I have read cover to cover is the new edition of Keith Haring's Journals. Self-analytical but never narcissistic, the artist writes insightfully about art, death, and his generation: "It's not an easy time to be alive and maybe an even more difficult time to die." —Artie Niederhoffer
I moved to Berlin when I was twenty-one, just out of college, and I laughed aloud in recognition when Gideon Lewis-Kraus, in his forthcoming A Sense of Direction, described living in the city as "an infinitely long weekend with your parents out of town … The old crimes licensed you to ignore the claims of the past; the low cost of living licensed you to ignore the demands of the present; and the future was something that would happen when we moved back to New York, where many of us would once more live in uncomfortable proximity to our actual parents." —Deirdre Foley-Mendelssohn
I've been reading Tom Clark's blogging on Vanitas—check out "Clean." —Sadie Stein
I can't help but admire Trong G. Nguyen's Library. Since 2007, the New York–based artist has been rewriting books, word for word, on individual grains of rice. Very little is lost in translation. —Eliza Martin
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Game 38, Rays at Mariners
King Felix vs. Cesar Ramos, 7:10pm
Happy Felix Day
It's was a gorgeous day in the Northwest, Felix is pitching and the M's are above .500. Seems like a pretty good evening for a ballgame.
Lefty Cesar Ramos was a first rounder (pick 35, so just barely) in the 2005 MLB draft that M's fans try not to talk about. The Padres picked him, and for a while, everything looked OK. Ramos was primarily a FB/CU pitcher who had pretty good stuff, but generally pitched to contact. It wasn't a huge surprise that he wasn't striking anyone out in the minors, but I think people hoped he could be a back-of-the-rotation guy eventually. Upon reaching AAA, though, his control – one of his calling cards – began to desert him. He bounced to the big leagues for brief fill-ins, but couldn't stick, and his performances in AAA weren't getting any better. The Pads tried him in the pen, and then, following a poor showing in 8 IP with the big club, packaged him with prospects for SS Jason Bartlett of Tampa Bay.
Bartlett went on to produce -0.9 WAR for SD, while the Rays have converted Ramos into a decent reliever/swing man. His control is still AWOL, his velocity's down since 2010-11, and his FIP has been bad, but he's given the Rays some decent innings, and can make spot starts like tonight. He throws a four-seamer, but he's primarily a sinker/slider guy these days, with a change-up that he'll throw right-handers. Of note, he had a pretty good GB% (SSS alert!) with the Padres, and the Rays got him to throw his sinker instead of his rising FB. So it's a bit odd to me that Ramos now looks like a clear fly-ball pitcher – his sinker now gets fewer grounders per pitch, or grounders per ball in play than his four-seamer did years ago.
Ramos has walked *14* batters in five very brief starts, so the M's should be patient. He's never made it six innings in his career (again, he's mostly been a reliever), but the right approach will get the M's some at-bats against the back end of the Rays bullpen.
Felix has been frustrating to watch in recent starts. He'll look great for a while, then succumb to a big inning. He'll strike out a number of hitters, then do whatever that was against the A's five days ago. Right now, his strand rate's at 66.7%, the lowest rate of his career. Hitters have a .310 wOBA against him with men on, compared to just .260 with the bases empty. Is it a lack of focus? Boredom? I'd forgive him that, but I don't think that's what's going on. With runners on, Felix strikes out MORE hitters and walks FEWER. His FIP's great. The big difference is BABIP, and while it's a bit simplistic to say that BABIP=luck, it's pretty clear that sequencing and luck have been Felix's undoing (Ok, that's too strong – "the things that have made him look less regal"), not something more meaningful like terrible command or tons of HRs. Felix needs his D to pick him up a bit, and frankly, Felix's D needs Felix to pick them up, too. Get some K's, Felix.
1: Jones, CF
2: Romero, RF
3: Cano, 2B
4: Hart, DH
5: Smoak, 1B
6: Seager, 3B
7: Ackley, LF
8: Zunino, C
9: Miller, SS
SP: El Cartelua
In the Minors, Tacoma continues its series against Las Vegas with Erasmo Ramirez taking on Jacob deGrom – both of whom will almost certainly play in the Majors later this season. Perhaps the bigger story is the return of AA righty Victor Sanchez. The zaftig righty went on the DL with "forearm tightness" about a month ago, but he's scheduled to start tonight against Tennessee.
91 Responses to "Game 38, Rays at Mariners"
Paul B on
May 12th, 2014 6:00 pm
Hope Felix is back to normal tonight.
11records on
May 12th, 2014 6:15 pm
I'd prefer that Ramirez be in the M's rotation in place of Maurer. I guess we're stuck for at least this turn thru. Although, there are 2 off days coming up, so maybe some re-shuffling will happen.
Great to see that Sanchez is back and throwing. Forearm tightness is so often a euphemism for TJ surgery. And kudos on 'zaftig.'
Paul B on
May 12th, 2014 6:48 pm
Why did Sims say 34 years 119 games when Felix got his perfecto?
I assume the 34 years was the history of the Mariners.
But 119?
naviomelo on
May 12th, 2014 7:09 pm
It seems like Tacoma is always playing Las Vegas. Please, Felix. Start off the game by striking out DeJesus.
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 7:18 pm
34 seasons plus an additional 119 games into the 35th season, perhaps?
That's my take, anyway.
Paul B on
May 12th, 2014 7:18 pm
Fly out, pop out, strike out, I will take it.
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Paul B on
May 12th, 2014 7:20 pm
Jones might be what .lloyd thought Almonte was. I hope, anyway.
bookbook on
May 12th, 2014 7:24 pm
Smooth so far. Let's see if we can steadily put this game out of reach.
juneau_fan on
May 12th, 2014 7:24 pm
Hart is not fast?
Grayfox3d on
May 12th, 2014 7:26 pm
Hey what's going on here! who are these guys and what are these "runs" I'm seeing!
Westside guy on
May 12th, 2014 7:26 pm
Hahaha, two of those in a row.
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 7:26 pm
Weirdness ensues … In a good way. Mostly good way.
MissouriMariner on
May 12th, 2014 7:28 pm
So Hart got thrown out on a ball that was hit far enough to bring on a HR review? How did that happen?
Paul B on
May 12th, 2014 7:28 pm
Hart wasn't running full speed, he thought it was out.
Paul B on
May 12th, 2014 7:31 pm
Mike thanks on the 119, that makes sense. It was the way he phrased it that got me.
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 7:31 pm
Hart went into a home run trot around 1B and then kicked it up a notch before sliding – but it was too late. Tampa played what they saw and Hart played what he hoped he saw. Still never saw if he was actually out or not at 2B, but he was called out and the review was specific to whether or not the ball left the park. It didn't. It hit the yellow line. Back to back yellow line hits by Cano and Hart.
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 7:35 pm
Sure paul. Problem is, I think it was 35 seasons plus 119 games – when it actually occurred. Not sure when the complete game happened, anymore – but someone will figure out the math. It is possible to get 35 seasons in 34 calendar years, so it's probably picking nits.
Section329 on
May 12th, 2014 7:41 pm
8-15-12 home with a concussion and dragged myself down to the Safe for the 9th inning of Felix's perfecto. Well worth it!
stevemotivateir on
May 12th, 2014 7:46 pm
Well, they're hitting Ramos hard. Wonder how long he'll last.
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 7:48 pm
Good memory for you no doubt, 329. I assume.
With 1977 being the inaugural season, it would have been 119 games into the 36the season (35th calendar year) so Sims is as right or as wrong or as "neither" as anybody might care to make him.
Westside guy on
May 12th, 2014 7:48 pm
Glad Zunino didn't hit the yellow stripe, that would've been TOO weird…
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 7:49 pm
Hey, we are playing against the Mariners from yesterday
Westside guy on
May 12th, 2014 7:49 pm
Man, Tampa is looking like the Mariners were a game ago.
californiamariner on
May 12th, 2014 7:50 pm
It's nice to see the other team blowing the game every now and then!
Westside guy on
May 12th, 2014 7:50 pm
Great minds and all that, Mike!
Grayfox3d on
May 12th, 2014 7:50 pm
I like this Jones kid.
I seem to remember a Jones we used to have who turned out pretty good, lets hope that happens with this one. (wishful thinking)
Westside guy on
May 12th, 2014 7:52 pm
What, Grayfox3d – you want him traded along with six other guys for a decent pitcher who can't seem to stay healthy?
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 7:54 pm
I am wondering how that could possibly apply to us, Westy.
Grayfox3d on
May 12th, 2014 7:54 pm
lol westside, no not that part…. i still have nightmares of that very dark time.
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 7:57 pm
I see what you did there, Westy. Which probably justifies my comment above.
californiamariner on
May 12th, 2014 7:59 pm
I'd be fine if they wanted to do this kind of thing more often.
Section329 on
May 12th, 2014 8:00 pm
Yes it was awesome msfan mike(autocorrect makes you mega mike). Saw Humberto's perfecto and the multi pitcher Ms no hitter. Died and went to heaven!
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 8:00 pm
The locust are on their way.
californiamariner on
May 12th, 2014 8:01 pm
This is getting embarrassing for Tampa.
Westside guy on
May 12th, 2014 8:02 pm
How about "snarky minds think alike", Mike?
nvn8vbryce on
May 12th, 2014 8:02 pm
Are pigs flying near Safeco or what?
stevemotivateir on
May 12th, 2014 8:02 pm
Four errors. Wow. Talk about a weird game.
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 8:02 pm
Mega Mike … I think I am going to have to like that. It sounds a lot better than my previous super power name (Captain Flatulence).
Besides, Mr Z Devotee now has that particular title.
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 8:05 pm
Snarky minds … Copy!
That tracks.
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 8:05 pm
Normalcy has returned. Earths axis no longer tipped. Miller made an out.
Grayfox3d on
May 12th, 2014 8:06 pm
Brad Miller the Rally Killer!
nvn8vbryce on
May 12th, 2014 8:06 pm
No one in the bullpen for Tampa? Why bother at this point?
MissouriMariner on
May 12th, 2014 8:06 pm
So the guy is struggling with control and Miller swings at the first pitch…UGH
JasonJ on
May 12th, 2014 8:09 pm
Somebody needs to sit Miller down in the corner with a dunce hat on.
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 8:10 pm
Speculative and unimportant conspiracy pandering time:
Is it possible that Franklin has not already been called up to replace Miller because the org was pissed about Franklins "heading to Vegas" tweet – before the team officially announced the roster move? It kinda seems like something the Mariner front office would do. Miller looks like shit, is not making progress, had three one-pitch at bats yesterday and Lloyd is talking about his progress.
I wonder what Piniella would have been saying about Miller at this time.
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 8:15 pm
And tweeting … Come on!!! Find something else to do with your time, Nick. You are a grown man. It's a loaded gun. Stay away from it.
Section329 on
May 12th, 2014 8:15 pm
Don't even have to guess what Pinella would have said, Mega.
Westside guy on
May 12th, 2014 8:16 pm
I have to wonder what's going on with Franklin, Mike. Not that I thought this was a smart plan… but they were talking about having him play some right field (along with the other 1000 guys already there) – yet I don't think he's spent an inning there since returning to AAA.
Maybe the org thinks it only works if you put them out there fresh in the majors?
groundzero55 on
May 12th, 2014 8:17 pm
Wow, a leadoff guy who can get on base. Can we have nice things??
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 8:17 pm
I've still got some "sani's" from back in the day. They were a general pain in the ass, for anybody who never had the pleasure of knowing.
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 8:19 pm
Three step sock install process (3 layers). Plus tape for balky ankles.
Pain in the ass.
juneau_fan on
May 12th, 2014 8:20 pm
So Hart learned to just stop at first?
Westside guy on
May 12th, 2014 8:22 pm
For a guy who doesn't hustle, Cano almost hustled himself into some trouble there.
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 8:22 pm
Cano and Jones got jumbled up at 2B, so I think he just retreated to stay out of the fray
Weird day. Sunshine in Seattle is probably the reason for it.
That and the nick Franklin punishment theory which will now take over the blogging twitter crap fest of whatever it is.
Paul B on
May 12th, 2014 8:23 pm
What a wild game.
WalterNeff on
May 12th, 2014 8:25 pm
The errors should communicate to Cano this simple lesson: always run hard to first base
Westside guy on
May 12th, 2014 8:26 pm
So Angie is looking at her phone while a mysterious hand reaches in for the NW Sports Desk sign?
californiamariner on
May 12th, 2014 8:27 pm
Liking this James Jones guy
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 8:34 pm
Seager looks a little leaner – and better. Not an ideal way to get there, but he looks a little thinner. I had the noro virus last year and lost 11 pounds in just over one day of continuous non-stop action.
Grayfox3d on
May 12th, 2014 8:50 pm
at this point I prefer to have Brendan Ryan back at SS… I know I'm gonna get flamed for that but this is getting pathetic.
Westside guy on
May 12th, 2014 8:54 pm
I liked Brendan Ryan. I wonder if his at bats wouldn't be as frustrating now that we have other guys that can actually hit?
Grayfox3d on
May 12th, 2014 8:56 pm
Westside, His D was superb, and I never thought he looked lost at the plate like Miller does right now.
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 8:59 pm
SS is way too valuable of a position to be getting killed by the guy playing it – on both sides of the ball (offense & defense). I think everyone would prefer .200 Brendan Ryan at this point, but man – that guy was awful to watch at the plate. Super frustrating at the plate. When .200 is a step up – the answer pretty much presents itself, but the mariners remain steadfast. Just like with Almonte.
Steadfast is important.
californiamariner on
May 12th, 2014 9:00 pm
I loved Brendan Ryan's defense, but at least with Miller you feel like there is some potential for him to do something on offense. Ryan was pretty much a finished product. And his finished product at the plate was pretty awful.
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 9:02 pm
If you really want to get flamed, add Ichiro along with Brendan Ryan – to your wish list.
Check out the LL article on the 2-hole production this year and then wonder out loud if Ichiro couldn't produce at that level … Half drunk and right handed.
Grayfox3d on
May 12th, 2014 9:07 pm
I was really hoping that we would put a nice dent into the Ray's bullpen, but Maddon sticking with this kid and making it thru 6 is pretty suprising.
Section329 on
May 12th, 2014 9:09 pm
Ah,yes, but do you really want a non-team player who doesn't dive for the ball or speak English ? Teasing.
californiamariner on
May 12th, 2014 9:09 pm
Price vs. Iwakuma should be fun tomorrow.
Weird stat!: David Price has only made 1 start in his career against the Mariners.
(He's made 10 vs Texas, 9 vs the Angels, and 7 vs Oakland)
Westside guy on
May 12th, 2014 9:13 pm
Hey, maybe that's why we haven't seen Franklin come up yet – the Mariners are still hoping to trade him for Price, and they don't want to give the Rays a chance to see his defense up close and personal.
Grayfox3d on
May 12th, 2014 9:15 pm
This is starting to get eerily familiar, big lead late in the game only to let the other team come charging back…
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 9:18 pm
You have been a mariner fan for too long grayfox.
Grayfox3d on
May 12th, 2014 9:25 pm
All my life my friend, Well as long as I can remember at least.
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 9:26 pm
And that is how you keep an emotional edge in a really long season … Get upset about little things to keep yourself pumped up for the next appearance.
I guess.
It's really okay, Felix – you pitched a nice game.
nvn8vbryce on
May 12th, 2014 9:26 pm
Boy, I don't think I've ever seen Felix so pissed before… not surprised that he got tossed, and I think it was a well-deserved chewing he gave the ump.
californiamariner on
May 12th, 2014 9:26 pm
Mad Felix!
JasonJ on
May 12th, 2014 9:27 pm
Was a strike – just barely, but the ump has been calling it all night. It's a 9-0 game, call the strike, moron.
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 9:41 pm
This Tampa Bay pitcher reminds me of Anthony Vasquez. It's hard to forget the Anthony Vasquez experience. Glad the guy is now healthy – but wow – he was memorable!!!
msfanmike on
May 12th, 2014 9:56 pm
Woodstock theme, huh. That might help to explain the 4 early errors by the Rays.
nvn8vbryce on
May 12th, 2014 10:00 pm
Dang… That ball is in orbit!
nvn8vbryce on
May 12th, 2014 10:07 pm
Sheesh… Save some runs for tomorrow guys!
Eastside Suds on
May 12th, 2014 10:09 pm
Samoakin!! What is up with him? Has the fine wine begun to mature on the shelf? Whatever it is, I'm a fan.
juneau_fan on
May 12th, 2014 10:20 pm
The bandaid is very slowly being pulled off…
Westside guy on
May 12th, 2014 10:27 pm
A very nice game. It's good to have one that doesn't raise my blood pressure too far, at least once in a while.
MrZDevotee on
May 13th, 2014 12:09 am
We're leading the Wild Card hunt. 4th team to 20 wins in the AL… The 3 division leaders, then us and then Texas… (All but 3 teams in the AL are between 16 and 20 wins right now… Pretty incredible.)
LongDistance on
May 13th, 2014 2:40 am
Still in prolonged apnea mode with these guys, and this may be a season-long thing, but it's a good sort of not breathing. WTF. I've decided to be stupid, and enjoy the nearly forgotten game day sensation of feeling they might/can win, rather than trying to think/imagine/hope how the hell they might win.
naviomelo on
May 13th, 2014 11:13 am
Nick Franklin is not in the lineup in Las Vegas today.
Westside guy on
May 13th, 2014 12:07 pm
According to Curto, apparently Franklin is being disciplined for some "mental lapse" in the previous game.
msfanmike on
May 13th, 2014 12:50 pm
Mental lapse in the previous game (defensively) … which most assuredly means he is ready to be called up, now.
He is potentially being punished for a quick twitter finger and most certainly being punished for a recent defensive mental lapse. Okay, good enough … call up Taylor.
Westside guy on
May 13th, 2014 3:05 pm
I'd be interested in seeing Taylor – but that would require a 40-man move.
msfanmike on
May 13th, 2014 3:23 pm
I'd be interested in a 40-man move because they could easily make a few with no discernable loss. IMO
Franklin did PH today and drew a game tying passed ball in advance of being walked, so the 'punishment' does not appear to have been too severe.
MrZDevotee on
May 13th, 2014 4:48 pm
Just heard an interesting stat on the Radio… The Mariners lead the league in "Hard Hit Balls"… ie, average velocity off the bat, for all balls put in play.
Justin Smoak is 3rd in the league, and Kyle Seager is 4th, for position players/DH's in all of baseball.
Smoak also LEADS the league in Line Drive outs, with 13.
Supposedly this stat over a season is a fair predictor of hitting success. I know nothing about it, other than they were talking about in on the radio as a reason to be optimistic about the M's offense moving forward.
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One of my fondest and most salient memories from the past school year happened toward the beginning of the year. Joe had just turned 5. He was making his own book about pirates.
Each page of the book was a picture of a different pirate. It was more a collection of images and ideas than a fluid story. There were pirates doing various things. All of the pirates were referred to with masculine pronouns. And then, on the very last page, before writing "The End" with me guiding his hand, he had me write, "Boys are not the only pirates." On this page, there was a drawing of a girl and a boy pirate. He then explained to me, "It's really true. Girls really could be pirates."
This episode, while not exactly rare, was a teaching moment for me. Joe was clearly able to distinguish between boys and "boy things" and girls and "girl things." He also happens to have a family who works to bring up non-traditional gender roles and break down conventional gender stereotypes. Joe was a voice of reason in some of the questions that would come up during the course of the year.
In the early morning, one of the choices for activities is called survey. This involves thinking of and recording a "yes" or "no" question and then asking each child in the class. The results are tallied, recorded and presented at the morning meeting.
One morning, the question was, "Do you like princesses?" Now, princesses are conventionally, at least in mainstream America, the domain of girls. Princesses are feminine, wealthy, beautiful and in constant search of a suitor or savior. The concept is flawed before we even get to how young children perceive and think about princesses. Expectedly, the yeses were mainly girls, and the noes mainly boys, with a few exceptions. One 5-year-old boy, Obie, responded, in hushed tones, "Yes, but don't tell anyone."
The problem with teaching about gender roles is that children arrive at school with ideas about gender. They see gender roles played out on TV and in movies. Even now, it can be challenging to find enough books to read to young children that present men and women in nontraditional roles.
And when a family supports a particular view of what it means to be a boy or a girl, an alternate viewpoint from a teacher can cause confusion on the part of the child. Sure, it's a hard line to walk, but not impossible. In fact, it's necessary. One job of the teacher, in the early childhood classroom and beyond, is to ensure that every child feels comfortable in expressing his or her own viewpoint and offering an alternative view when merited.
Obie was feeling very conflicted, caught somewhere in the web of family, peers and self. As a teacher, it is important to get children to begin to think critically about gender roles and stereotypes.
Young children already have an idea of what's fair and not fair. These ideas need to be explored for the benefit of the classroom community, even if I, the teacher, have to step in and say, "Boys can like princesses, too. Some boys even have long hair, like me!"
Palenski is a kindergarten teacher in Connecticut.
Have you seen the book 'The
Have you seen the book 'The Night Pirates'? It's all about girl pirates, but the children don't know that they are girls until a few pages into the story. It's always interesting to hear their responses and take the discussion from there.
I really like this article
I really like this article because it reminds me of my nephew Kaedin. He loves to play dress up and he loves pretending that he is painting people's fingernails and toe nails. We as his family are very accepting of this and even participate when he is acting these things out. His father also allows him to explore these things by allowing him to actually paint his own toenails. I think it is very true that there are things perceived for just males and just females but that when an interest is shown by the opposite gender that it should not be stifled.
This is a very touchy
This is a very touchy subject, even though its for young children, because it comes back to the household the child is being raised in. I don't like dealing with this subject because of past issues with it. But the teacher does have a valid point (as usual). Working with the difficult task to help a child express themselves in a safe environment is one of the task of a teacher. In the article the child was very conflicted when he responded to the questions, "Do you like princesses?" The young male child said, "yes, but don't tell anyone." With children its common to see them play both roles sometimes. The boy will dress up in the princess dress and the girl with put on a firefighter's coat. This is a sensitive time for their minds to understand themselves and their peers, so anything to help them is highly recommended.
This article talks about
This article talks about children and gender roles. Children are influenced by their families and their peers. They may learn completely different information from home and from school. They may be embarrassed to express how they truly feel about something because they do not want to get in trouble. I was at a picnic once and there were three little girls and one little boy. The girls had their dolls and they were playing with them. The little boy's parents had not brought toys for him to play with and he wanted to play with other children. When he walked over to the girl's one of them gave him a doll and he started playing. He father walked over a while later and said to the little boy "girls play with dolls, you're not a girl, go find something else to play with." The little boy went to his mom who found him something to do. In a classroom children should be and are allowed to play with whatever they want to. Some children may become confused on what they should or should not play with.
i feel this story was very
i feel this story was very touching, i feel gender roles have become a little extreme. it is amazing that a 5 year old stuck up for himself and he had the ability to let his teacher know how he truly felt.
You're right most kids do
You're right most kids do come to school having their own ideas about gender roles. Not saying that its wrong , but parents need to let their kids be more open minded about genders. That girls can do what boys do, and vice versa. I wish the world would realize this, I feel it would be a better place.
I going to college for early
I going to college for early childhood education and one of my professors told me a story about how one year, when she was teaching preschool, one of the little girls in her class was playing pirates in the pretend play area. All of the girls and boys started playing which gave my teacher an idea to do pirates as a theme. The kids loved it! All the boys AND girls! I think a lot of gender bias does come from home and also society. Like stated in the article, princesses are thought to be feminine. This comes from society and how advertisement is also geared towards little girls never boys. Also, as children, we are told boys do these things and girls do these things. Children are afraid to say what they like because they might get in trouble if they like a "girl" thing when they are a boy. I enjoyed reading this article.
I love this article. Early
I love this article. Early childhood educators should be teaching children that it is okay for them to have their own opinion, also that their voice is important and they shouldn't stay quiet. Children should know that it is okay for them to like both pirates and princesses. Nothing should be gender limited. Girls should be allowed to play football and boys should be allowed to dance ballet. As their teachers children look up to you for guidance and if you don't encourage them to like the things they want to like they will never be sure of themselves and they'll never figure out who they truly are.
By far this really is the
By far this really is the cutest article I have read! It's nice to see that at a such a young age Joe was able to distinguish the gender roles, but also say "Girls could be pirates too!". He is very aware about his surroundings including the "gender roles". Reading that more than often, little boys like Obie like to dress as princesses sometimes, but Obie was hush about his likings. It was also nice to hear that some parents were supportive of the child's choice what they want to play as, or dress as. Although many children see the gender roles a lot in TV shows and in movies, it can be hard to get them not to sterotype at such a young age. As long as there's support I think all the children can be whatever they want!
You're right. Some kids are
You're right. Some kids are coming to school with biases learned at home. Many times, these biases do not jive with the child, so he is caught between what feels right and what the adults at home may be saying. As teachers, we can be voices of reason just by letting a child feel safe to be heard.


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A couple of months ago, Roger and Shannon Hasper heard a commotion outside their Newhall home window one night.
On investigating the noise, they found not a raccoon, not a stray cat, but two young women they called "helpless and near homeless."
They decided to help.
Starting today, the pair is putting a donation bin inside their Newhall Bicycle bike shop on Main Street with the hope people will drop off donations for the "helpless and near homeless."
Their encounter with people in need prompted them to try and provide.
"We got them into a homeless shelter," Shannon Hasper said Thursday. "And it got us thinking, 'What else can I do?'"
Anyone in Newhall is likely to tell you that the Haspers already do quite a bit for the community.
If the success of their other charitable event is any indication, the donation bin might just catch on.
Every Thanksgiving the couple opens their hearts and the door of their business to neighbors and the hungry.
What began years ago as a Thanksgiving Day dinner shared by neighbors at the back of a bike shop evolved into an annual growing tradition that shuts down Main Street in Newhall for a festive celebration of sharing.
In November, more than 2,000 people filled Main Street south of Market Street on Thursday for the Haspers' annual Thanksgiving Feast party of dancing, helping and, of course, eating.
After their encounter with the two "helpless and near homeless" girls, the pair got in touch with Linda Malerba at the Lutheran Social Services who works helping many needy people in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Malerba helped get the two young women, who were comforted by the Haspers, hats and mittens and a bus ticket for at least one of them back to her home in Montana.
The Haspers want to bring attention to the good work done by Malerba and Lutheran Social Services.
Anyone wishing to make a donation can do so at the bike shop on Main between Market and 6th streets.


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Muskegon County officials met with Nelson Neighborhood residents Jan. 16 to discuss a proposal to turn the closed Craig School into a juvenile transition center.
MLive and Muskegon Chronicle reporter Dave Alexander later reported on three reasons why the neighbors were opposed and three reasons why the county is proposing moving the transition center to the school.
Because the new jail is an issue affecting all Muskegon County residents we asked the new members of the MLive and Muskegon Chronicle Reader Panel, a group of volunteers working with the Chronicle to spark community conversation on topics important to the area, where the new transition center should be located.
Here are their responses. Please share your opinions in the comments below.
Debra Griffin of Muskegon asked county officials to respect the neighborhood's opposition to the plan. She suggested locating the juvenile center at the Muskegon County North Business Park North parcels that she said were originally on the consultants list of potential locations.
So you've asked, presented and explained and the citizens of the City of Muskegon have responded: Putting a juvenile transition center and/or prison in the neighborhoods of their closed school buildings, is a definite no-go.Agreeing with Griffin was Jim Riley of Norton Shores, who doesn't think the county has made a case for moving the transition center.
Please move on. In my opinion the estimated 30 percent savings of "literally" creating a school-to-prison pipeline, (physically transitioning a once active learning environment full of children to a prison, sorry I meant transition center, that will now warehouse and detain children) just does not sit well with me.
... Reroute the bus services to include that location to eliminate what was listed as a negative drawback.
If county commissioners and administrator Bonnie Hammersley have a compelling reason to move the facility, they have yet to clearly present their rationale to the public. In that vacuum of clarity, I say detach the juvenile transition center issue from the new jail discussion and keep the JTC in its current location.Jonthan Seyferth of North Muskegon also supported leaving the facility where it is, just outside of Whitehall.
Other reader panel members wanted to make sure that the residents living closest to Craig School were heard.
If the current facility has been in the Whitehall area for all these years without much of an issue (that I'm aware of), why not look at updating that facility and keeping it in its current location? Although I'm sure it would be nice to have the facility closer to the county building, if community members are not thrilled with the idea of having it there, their concerns should be taken into consideration (which it sounds like the county is doing).
David Riegler of Muskegon:
Elizabeth Council of Norton Shores:
I'm not sure any neighborhood in Muskegon would be happy about a juvenile detention center being built right down the block, but with regard to location, I understand the county's point: close to the Hall of Justice, easier access for families, and the like. While this is an important consideration, the concern of the citizens outweighs any inconvenience to the county. Find another spot, folks.
Alyssa Dyksterhouse of Fruitport doesn't want the juvenile center or the jail in downtown Muskegon.
Sounds like an overwhelming majority of residents do not want their school building turned into a detention facility. There must be better options than to relocate in a residential neighborhood.
Lance Hendrickson of Whitehall thought maybe some tax incentives might change Nelson residents' minds:
I am not certain where it should. Putting a Juvenile Center 1.3 miles from the epicenter of our downtown is really stupid. (And yes, I also thinking having the jail downtown is a bad idea). Perhaps one of those closed hotels on Seaway Drive by the former Denny's restaurant.
A vacant school, nearest many of the kids' families, makes perfect sense. But it'd be a rare one of those that isn't also near somebody's house. Maybe some tax relief for homes within an X-block radius would add something to the discussion?
I definitely understand the concerns regarding placement of a juvenile transition center in a residential area. But it is a challenging proposition, as it is not likely to be desired by neighbors of any proposed location. Ideally, it should be placed close to the courts and related services.


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Odd lifeforms invade O.C. coast
[caption id="attachment_175777" align="aligncenter" width="580"] A salp species called Thalia rhomboides, which has been seen forming chains off the Orange County coast in recent weeks. Photo by Professor Peter Bryant, UC Irvine.[/caption]
Divers, boaters and scientists are seeing an infusion of oblong, transparent creatures called salps off the Southern California coast -- some that wash up onshore still pulsing with life, to the astonishment of beachgoers.
One species can grow "up to nine inches long; they pulsate, and they're purple and reddish in the center," said marine science Professor Dennis Kelly of Orange Coast College. "Usually, when people see it, they freak out. They think it's an alien."
Another, smaller salp species, shown above, can form long chains as they drift through the ocean, for reasons that are not fully understood.
The salps have been seen from San Diego to Santa Monica in recent weeks, Kelly said. In Orange County, observers have reported them in Newport Harbor and Laguna Beach.
The creatures, which look a little like jellyfish, have appeared in large numbers before, though just why it happens is uncertain.
Kelly said the influx could be related to unusually warm ocean water in recent weeks.
No evidence so far links the increase in salps to long-term climate change, said biology Professor David Caron of the University of Southern California, who conducts research on marine ecology.
"It's kind of elusive," he said. "No one knows why they come up in abundance."
Another ocean species that has become more noticeable lately, green algae, is associated with the late summer season, Caron said.
The strings of green algae, or "green foam," have no toxic effects, he said.
The salps also are harmless, though they do attract attention.
Paddleboarders are coming across them, Kelly said, as well as divers. The salps can collect in kelp forests, he said.
"Blooms" of salps happen periodically, although Kelly said it's been many years since he saw one this large.
"The last time there were this many was 25 years ago," Kelly said. "That's the last time I remember this many being around."
And the drifting filter feeders have an unexpected kinship with humans, he said. They possess a notochord, an evolutionary precursor to the spinal cord.
"Believe it or not, these are the missing link between invertebrates -- sea stars, things like crabs and clams -- and us," Kelly said.
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