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Why would officers wait 11 hours when dealing with a man shooting a real gun and only wait 10 seconds when dealing with a teenager carrying a replica gun? Could it be that the man was a middle-aged business developer living in Fountaingrove, instead of a teenager in a hoodie walking in a largely Latino neighborhood?
Now Erick Gelhaus will experiance the "Mean Gene"
Nice article, very informative, Gabe Meline.
To my knowledge it is not illegal to carry a gun (real or not) down the street. The individual was not acting in a threatening manner. The individual did not appear to be aware of the officer. It appears that the individual was shot multiple times before acknowledging the officer's presence.
It would appear that the officer acted too quickly and without correct judgement. The officer could have allowed sufficient time to assess the situation before acting (or awaited backup if he was unable to do so) as no immediate threat was reported.
Wow. Diane Swans story was terrific. And funny.
Hot Rod
I was thinking Bennett Valley, but Fountaingrove is a much better example. Thanks Gabe.
A fantastic article! Steve is a tremendous ambassador for and Rancho Obi-Wan is amazing place to celebrate your passion for Star Wars and the personal friendships made because of the world that George Lucas created.
It's such a sad and tragic story, but no doubt this police officer will be haunted by this the rest of his life. That gun looked exactly like a very dangerous AK-47 so there was no way for anyone to determine it wasn't real. People state that the police shouldn't have shot a "child", but they didn't know his age. Yes he was young but fresh in their minds was the 12 year old who just shot teachers and students in his school in Nevada. With the proliferation of so many guns in our society, we have created this police state where facing citizens with guns is becoming common place. Could the police have waited 10 more seconds to shoot? perhaps. How many people could have been injured in that time if the gun WAS real and the boy started shooting? No one wants to speculate on that option, but in the mind of the police, that was the real and present danger. There have been many cases of police shooting unarmed persons, but this case simply does not fit that description. The outrage expressed is really out of line with the reality of this particular case. He was not Travon, walking down the street unarmed and attacked for no reason!
I want to thank Gabe for a very informative article. The problem with this shooting is that the officer fired 8 times. After the first shot, he was no longer threatened by what he perceived to be a gunman. The other seven bullets were meant to kill! The suspect was shot in the back...how much of a threat was that? I am so sorry that Andy Lopez is dead. He made a very foolish mistake, one that I hope other kids won't make: DON'T MAKE A TOY WEAPON LOOK REAL.
We need to PROHIBIT ANY ex-military soldier from becoming a police officer!!! PERIOD!!! They come back to the states with a military mind set. They have seen and done things in war that no one should have to deal with. Yet, they do. I feel for the men and women of the armed forces that come back to states messed up. I respect the men and women of the military. I have a close friend that is dealing with both disability and PTSD from the Army. If they want to continue a "military" style life, there are plenty of private security forces out there they could join. But the police and sheriff departments should NOT be one of them.
Jethro: The gun was not even his, it was a friends. You are ignorant to blame him for removing the orange tip. The cop wasn't even out of the car when he said to drop the gun, and "can't remember" if he identified himself as a police officer. The boy had no time to even turn around to see who was yelling at him.
Why is there such a public outcry? Because it is an injustice that a boy has lost his life due to a police officers trigger-happy response. The cop was also fearful for the neighbors, yet his bullets went through a home and into a kitchen cabinet with a 10 month old baby inside. We are lucky there weren't more lives snuffed out by this officers actions. Cops need to be better trained to deal in communities…this is not Iraq. These are every day people, kids playing in an empty lot with paint guns, etc. every day. We/they are not the enemy! We pay their salaries and they should respect the public, even if they live on the "wrong side of town." For you to say it was a "good shoot"? WHF? It's total bullshit that this innocent kid won't live to graduate from 8th grade, high school, get married…all because a cop rushed to judgement. I hope justice is served and the cop goes to jail.
Keith: Your criticism is sadly misplaced. You state that "they (the progressives) are incapable of making a decision. Why have you not criticized the prosecutor as well as the California attorney general's office? As far as the Hobbs vineyard development, Efren remained silent for a long time - in the opinion of many west county residents, TOO long. It was only when there was both an online and an in-person outcry by too many of his constituents to ignore that he FINALLY expressed an opinion on Hobbs' nefarious misdeeds. I notice you did not mention ONE thing in your comment about Efren's reprehensible conduct - conduct that I do not believe is in any way becoming of any elected official at any level of government. Nor did you mention anything about the one person who has been most grievously affected by Efren's nocturnal escapade - the woman who, on the morning of July 13, 2013, was so frightened that she called 9-1-1 not once, but twice. And I highly doubt that she shares your minority opinion that Efren "strikes the right balance." I submit to you that he does not.
While I initially supported the calls for Carrillo's resignation, I have decided to leave this young man alone with his demons. We ALL have them, in various degrees. Watching the Progressives wring their hands over this issue has been an education in itself, and not to their benefit - they seem incapable of making a decision, and certainly we need decisive leaders, like Carrillo, who adamantly spoke out against Paul Hobbs' vineyard development on behalf of his Constituents. Short of a felony conviction, Efren will prevail. I believe he strikes the right balance between our County's needs for jobs, education and reasonable environmental protections. Furthermore, I disagree with our County's favorite political analyst, David McCuan of SSU - Efren WILL take a higher office within the next five years. I Iook forward to working with him in the future.
They put orange tipos on toy guns and airsoft guns for a reason: to prevent others from thinking that it is a real gun. A thirteen year old boy like Andy Lopez knows why the tip is there. He also knows that taking the tip off makes it look more like a real gun. It was his decision. Given that he knew the gun looked like a real one with the tip removed, he should have immediately laid the gun on the ground, before turning around. The cop responded the way they are trained to respond to a threat of death - completely eliminate the threat. That is what he did. It is a shame, but it was a good shoot, and it does not represent a wrongful death.
Why don't you try and do the job? Wait to be fired at first! You are absolutely insane! Do you think cops go to work wanting to discharge their weapons at someone? Absolutely not! Why don't you look at the real problem and that is these companies are allowed to make BB guns, pellet guns, and toy guys look anything similar to a real gun! That's the issue! Get off your soap box and away from the rest of the herd of sheep and look at the fact! Cops don't have to nor should they have to wait to be fired at or attacked before they use the amount of force that is reasonable to maintain control. Yes it is unfortunate that a 13 year old lost his life. If the company that manufactured the BB gun made it look completely different so that anyone even the oblivious could tell it was fake then this wouldn't have happened!
Raised as the son of a former Fed agent, seemingly the U.S. citizen has loss of gun ownership ......This is the plan concerning U.S. citizens living in the Republic while the police rule the State...Are you laying down your arms and Bill of Rights for a few who plan on owning you?.....Don't be fooled again.....Teach and inform others that are concerned of the their future....Your family has the right to privacy...Exercise it.....
Lorenzo Dumas covers S.C.S.D. officers that force many off the road while driving non-Code three....Don't believe a single word..He has employees that paralyze innocent victims...He is a liar...
This week Santa Rosa, CA made global news! It was a story about a sick community that needs help. A continuing spectacle of the struggle with children and guns in America. Santa Rosa is now the place where cops mistakenly shoot children carrying fake guns.
I've lived in santa rosa for over a year now and one of the things I've gotten used to is that there are always kids around, often playing in the streets till late at night, most of them Latino. Although, since Thursday it has been strangely quiet, kids haven't ventured far from their apartments into the vacant lots or streets where they usually play, yell, and cause trouble.
It's possible that they are scared because one of their classmates was shot by cops after school this week. Maybe they also saw cops chasing one of their older brothers through the apartment playground last weekend, taking him down with no less than 10 automatic weapons pointed at his head while he was handcuffed on the ground in front of them. I imagine it's a scary time to be a kid in my neighborhood.
Many people are asking where the parents where. I see them everyday, leaving for jobs before sunrise and often coming home after 2 in the morning, working in all of the surrounding labor and service industry jobs. Many parents with multiple low wage jobs have to leave their kids home with older siblings or cousins because they need to work. Unfortunately, this leaves the younger kids out in the streets unsupervised while their older siblings stay inside to play video games, learn about drugs, sex, and gangs.
I understand that there is a real problem here with drugs and gangs and also with extremely aggressive police officers. I also understand the concern with seeing anyone with an AK-47 (real or not) walking down the street. This is a complex problem that needs to be addressed, and I believe it may be beyond the capacity of our community and local government to deal with on our own.
How many children have ever played with bb guns, plastic guns, or home made weapons in the fields around their house? It's something we do in America. It scares me to think that kids will continue to kill at schools. It also scares me that cops will start shooting kids for playing guns, especially as halloween approaches and more of them will be out in the streets with plastic weapons....
This idea might actually work. I'm nervous that if I like everything my pages will be full of stuff I don't like, like Michelle Bachmann. But I can see how snoops and commercial profiling would fail if I feed the beast way too much. If we all do it in a short period of time..... Ya never know. It might back up like a cybernetic sewer.
Veolia provides essential human services to both Israelis and Palestinians. I traveled on the light rail, as it twisted through Arab and Jewish neighborhoods. It was filled with all sorts of people, It was lovely, efficient, affordable. Just what you'd want people-movers to be.
I hope that ultimately, our elected officials make their decision based on whats good for Sonoma county- not on some conflict thousands of miles away.


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I gotta admit, keeping up with the newest supplements is a little overwhelming. There are sooo many companies and sooo many supplements.
Unfortunately I am always on the look-out for what works and feel as though I am missing out if I don't try out almost everything out there! It's like a full-time job studying ingredients and dosages and company profiles etc. And companies keep changing their quality, so a company that sucked a couple years ago can re-invent itself and sell better products now, and visa-verse.
I wonder if they are all making money because there seems to be a limited market but tons of supplement companies and tons of product out there. I also go to another website that show me what's in development and almost every company is coming out with new products!
How do you guys keep up with this crap? Do you wait until other guys have reviewed supplements, or do you just go and buy what's out there that's new? Do you have TOOO many supplements like I do?

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בעת ביצוע הצ'ק-אין תתבקשו להציג תעודה מזהה עם תמונה (תעודה שהונפקה על ידי הממשלה) וכן כרטיס אשראי או פיקדון במזומן לצורך חיובים משניים.
בקשות מיוחדות כפופות לזמינות בעת ביצוע הצ'ק-אין וייתכן ויהיו כרוכות בחיובים נוספים. לא ניתן להתחייב להיענות לבקשות מיוחדות.
**שירותים אלה עשויים להיות זמינים רק בחלק מהחדרים או היחידות. שירותים מסוימים עשויים לגרור תשלום נוסף.
האתר מציע בריכה מקורה וכן אמבט ספא. שירותי נופש נוספים כוללים חדר כושר.
הכניסה לבריכת שחייה או לאמבט ספא אסורה לילדים מתחת לגיל 14 גיל ללא השגחת מבוגר.
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הרשימה לעיל אינה בהכרח מלאה. התעריפים וסכומי הפקדונות אינם בהכרח כוללים מיסים וכפופים לשינויים.
ייתכנו חיובים עבור אדם נוסף העשויים להשתנות בהתאם למדיניות המלון.
בעת ביצוע הצ'ק-אין תתבקשו להציג תעודה מזהה עם תמונה (תעודה שהונפקה על ידי הממשלה) וכן כרטיס אשראי או פיקדון במזומן לצורך חיובים משניים.
בקשות מיוחדות כפופות לזמינות בעת ביצוע הצ'ק-אין וייתכן ויהיו כרוכות בחיובים נוספים. לא ניתן להתחייב להיענות לבקשות מיוחדות.
"Love portland ME"
Great hotel glad to return here again. Lovely place, great amenities, good service very attentive to our needs. Would come back.חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"Very convenient"
The only reason I rated comfort at a 4 is that the heat never really seemed to work. Cool-ish air blowing constantly. I did not have time to ask the staff to look into it (did not want to spend time changing rooms) so it may have been a quick fix. Excellent dinner in the restaurant.חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
very comfortable and staff was greatחוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"Great hotel, perfect location."
Perfect location and walking distance to many great restaurants/bars.חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
A great hotel. The only negative is I did not like that the pool and hot tub had windows right next to a busy sidewalk and street. I did not want to be hangout at the pool or hot tub with people walking by right next to me.חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"Great location, nice hotel, a few blips in quality"
- Great location, near one edge of the Old Port and next door to Fore Street and Standard Baking Co. (both are must-tries) - Nice hotel, what you'd expect from a Hilton Garden In - We stayed two nights, room service never came to our room or changed towels. We requested new towels at the front desk, which they delivered, but did not change out the pile […] of used towels. - Pool is tiny, really just for one person swimming laps. Hot tub is cloudy, not that hot, and the jets were operating on maybe 50% power. We went in November and got good rates - I don't know if this place would be worth the summer rates of $300+/night - but we enjoyed it! קראו עודחוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"In the heart of the area"
Great accommodations near many places of interest...easy walking distance to most of them...would definitely return!חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"20th Anniversary"
One of the best hotels I've ever spent the night in. Perfect location. Awesome view. It was an excellent experience.חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"A Great Find!"
The Hilton Garden Inn in Portland was perfect- great room, great service (complimentary Starbuck's coffee brewed fresh all day), helpful staff, and the best location- walking distance to the harbor and the old city, and next to the best bakery in Portland, Standard Baking Company, and the best restaurant, Fore Street! Would not stay anyplace else in […] Portland!!! קראו עודחוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"Nice hotel"
Nice hotel, clean and convenient location, friendly staff. A little pricey perhaps for the basics, but you know what you're going to get and it's solid.חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"Centrally located in Portland"
We arrived late at night after driving from Montreal, Canada and received a warm reception from the hotel staff. Our rooms were very nice and the beds, fortunately, very comfortable. You could not ask for a better location. Directly across from the water; shopping and restaurants within easy walking distance. We appeciated the breakfast suggestion from […] the Front Desk, a small eatery called The Good Egg. A great way to start the day. We were there just the one night and wished we had stayed for two. קראו עודחוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"GREAT Location!"
We LOVED the hotel. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Location was prefect. We'll be going back!!חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"Would recommend"
Great location to stay in portland, everything is in walking distance, I mean everything. Had breakfast at the bakery next door to hotel, fresh breads and pastries, buffet breakfast in hotel was also good...everybody in portland was so friendly also very pet friendly town there were people walking dogs everywhere...The best restaurant to eat at was […] J's oyster house, recommended by our shuttle driver, not a very big place but if you go at the right time it's 1st come 1st serve at the bar..had my lobster fix at portland lobster co..best prices for lobster meal. קראו עודחוות דעת אמיתיות של אורחי Expedia
"Great Location but No Value at All"
Room and amenitites seemed more like a two star than 3 star. Was not impressed at all for the very high nightly rate. The only good thing was the location which was within walking distance. I was shocked because on our Northeastern seabord trip Boston an dPortland were the places where I splurged on hotels. The Boston hotel did not dissappoint but this […] was a bust for the price קראו עודחוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"Great family hotel"
The staff were excellent they were so friendly and welcoming and really couldn't do enough. The room was brilliant with settee as well as two queen beds made it spacious for a family.חוות דעת אמיתיות של אורחי Expedia
"Dirty pool area"
I switched mid week to this hotel because it was cheaper. Rooms were ok, but the pool area was disgusting. The hot tub was warm at best, no bubbles, and gross things floating in it. The tiled area around the pool had tons of old hair and nastiness. The refrigerator in my room barely got cold and the freezer dodnt freeze. The rooms are big and spacious. […] Decent stay for the price. קראו עודחוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"Great Portland hotel"
Great stay - prices were steep but seasonal for Maine and similar to the prices at all other hotels nearby. Location can't be beat. Only downside was that the pool/gym area was kind of sad.חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"Central Location in Portland Downtown"
It was great. Better than expected accommodations, clean room, friendly staff.חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"Hilton Portland Waterfront"
From my airport shuttle pick-up to Front Desk check-in, the service was impeccable. I must mention my shuttle driver who explained sights and restaurants along the way. Sorry I didn't get his name because he deserves recognition. Rooms are wonderful, beds comfy, and any request will be fulfilled at a moment's notice. We have stayed there in the past […] and will stay there again. קראו עודחוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"Wonderfull Portland visit."
Great staff and supper service! Staff called me by name & went the extra mile to get me the room we wanted.חוות דעת אמיתיות של אורחי Expedia
"Great location"
Hotel staff was very helpful. Located close to the ferry system, fun shops and great restaurants.חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"Lovely hotel but pay for parking"
Great location on the harbour. Really friendly and helpful staff. But there is only valet parking and the extra $15 is annoying as not indicated when booking. And the valet staff expect an extra tip.חוות דעת אמיתיות של אורחי Expedia
"Worth a visit"
Hotel staff exceptionally attentive. Warm cookies every afternoon, a nice touch. Right next door to the great Standard Bakery. Only drawback, no room service, but then it appears that no one else wants it. We were very satisfied.חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"Great location"
Good location & great help with nearby restaurants/bars. Wonderful downtown area with lots to offer visitors. Great room with sofa, pull out for my son so we didn't have to book another room.חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"Work overnight"
Convenient location, near parking garage if you don't want to valet your car at the hotel. My room was spacious and clean and all I could want for a two night trip to the area.חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"don't expect any extras"
While the staff were extraordinarily helpful and polite, and the hotel was very clean and the cleaning staff were friendly, there is no airport shuttle early in the morning, there were almost no amenities (e.g., sewing kit). Fantastic location, right next door to a wonderful bakery and by the waterfront.חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"Nice room with beautiful view"
Bed was comfortable. Staff was very helpful. Clean with a excellent view of the harborחוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"Great Place to Stay"
The Service was Outstanding, Everyone we came in contact with did a superb job.חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"A great little waterfront hotel!"
This is an ideal hotel on the waterfront in downtown Portland. We had a delightful room overlooking the harbour and enjoyed watching the activity on the water. The service was excellent from valet parking to frontdesk to housekeeping and there were even delicious cookies awaiting our return in the afternoon.חוות דעת אמיתיות של אורחי Expedia
"the most peaceful stay"
I had an amazing vacation there. The service was phenomenal from the valet drivers to the desk clerks and housekeeping. I most definitely will return to this same location as well as recommend the hotel to friends and family. Thank u for everything!חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
Not a better place in Portland..חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"Great views, easy walk"
The staff was very friendly and helpful, the room was beautiful and very clean. With kids the microwave and fridge were very handy. It was an easy walk to everything we wanted to see.חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"Good hotel in good position"
Handy location on harbour front ferry terminal opposite. Five minute walk tobyown centre facilitiesחוות דעת אמיתיות של אורחי Expedia
"5 star hotel and service"
Staff very friendly, called the room the night we arrived to make sure everything was to our standards,I had requested a room with a view of the water with reservation, and they were able to accomodate my request. Rooms clean and well supplied, 2 complimentry bottles of water daily with cleaning. Home made cookies were offered on our second night at […] the front desk. They had church schedules posted in the lobby for those who practiced. FYI I went to Puerto Rico after I left Portland, ME but did not stay at the Caribe Hilton. We had to change our first hotel it was so bad, second hotel not much better. We ended up spending most of our days at the shops and restaurants at the Caribe Hilton. Will only book Hilton hotels in the future. During the time we spent visiting the Hilton Caribe during the day, we noticed they offered fresh melon water in the front lobby daily, when it rained they offered moon walks/bouncers , games, face painting and other activities for small children, and they had a handicap lift so that persons with disabilities could swim in the pool. 5 star hotel always! קראו עודחוות דעת אמיתיות של אורחי Expedia
"best location for down town stay"
From the time we checked in until checkout the service from the staff at the front desk valet parking and bar tender was great. They were very helpful with directions and offering suggestions on where to dine in the down town. Very easy to find off the 295. Will stay again for sure in the future.חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"Happily Surprised"
Upon arrival, we were happily surprised at how nice the hotel was. The staff were very friendly. What a great location for daily outings by foot! I would certainly stay there again and recommend this hotel to others without reservations.חוות דעת אמיתיות של אורחי Expedia
"Close to Old Port and lots of restaurants"
The hotel room was of average quality but the location made it very attractive being close to all of the nice shops and restaurants of the Old Port. The staff was very attentive and helpful.חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"Everything was wonderful"
They had extremely clean, large spacious rooms with nice toiletries. It was convienently located to shops, food and bars. Everything was in walking distance so the car stayed put the whole time. There was no worrying about trying to find a parking space.חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"Good hotel for couples"
We had a very pleasant weekend stay at this hotel. The room was a great size. The beds and pillows were comfortable. Having a fridge and microwave was a great touch. Everything was clean. The room was quiet and the staff were friendly and helpful. My only negative is that it was very hot in the room. We mentioned it to the reception staff in the morning. […] When got back to the room in the afternoon the heating control had been switched to cool (which we had tried ourselves) but the room was still 77 F! We had wanted a rest before going out in the evening but it was too hot. We again mentioned the heat to the reception staff and the manager went himself to the check the room- very helpful. When we returned the air conditioning was going and the room had cooled down. I noticed that the target temp was still 86F and I had to turn down the target temperature to get the air con to kick back in again that evening and the next morning. I can only assume the heating was faulty in some way and we mentioned the heat problem again when we checked out. Overall it was a good stay and I would definitely stay again. קראו עודחוות דעת אמיתיות של אורחי Expedia
"Nice Stay"
Staff was very helpful giving suggestions of things to do and recommending restaurants. Great location.חוות דעת אמיתיות של אורחי Expedia
"Right in the middle of downtown"
the hotel staff was courteous at all times. Once you park you car you are close to the downtown area and there is no need to move your car again til your check out. The breakfast and dinners at the hotel were wonderful. I would definitly book the same hotel next visit to Portlan.חוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
"Not Happy With Customer Service"
When we made the reservations we asked for a water view if possible. We arrived at the hotel at 11:00 am and we're told our room was ready, but the room for the couple we were traveling with was not. When we arrived to our room, the only view I had was the dumpsters below. At 4:00 pm, our traveling companions were able to check in and they got a water […] view room. They had made no special requests other than having a room near ours. When I questioned the girls at the check in desk how that could be, they had nothing to say. It's about customer service. They confirmed I had a request in, but could not give me an answer why I didn't get my request fulfilled yet clearly there had been a water view room. All they would have had to do was swap our room for our companion's room. Clearly who ever is in charge of assigning rooms was not on their A game. Plus the rates was the same for either room. Next time will stay elsewhere. קראו עודחוות דעת אמיתית של אורח Hotels.com
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I'm probably not the first one to tell you that May is Bike Month—you're probably reading this as you keep refreshing your team's Group Health Commute Challenge stats page. But did you also know that King County Metro and Sound Transit are helping to get more people on bikes during May?
For many people—new and veteran riders alike—a commute more than a few miles might seem daunting. So bike, meet bus. And bus, bike. Cue music and get started.
During the week of May 14 to 18 — including F5 Bike to Work Day — any person loading a bicycle on a Metro bus or ST Express bus in King County will ride for free. Each bus has three spaces for bikes, available on first come/first served basis. Let's thank our transit agencies for their encouragement by filling those racks. Yet while the bus may shave off a few minutes from your bike commute, keep in mind that a full rack means that you'll have to wait for the next bus or park your bike at the stop or station.
Does standing in front of a loaded bus and trying to figure out how to load your bike for the first time make your helmet feel a little too snug? Check out this video. King County Metro also has practice bike racks at five locations around the county for you to give it a try without that kind of pressure.
Thanks to King County Metro and Sound Transit for making the connection. Bikes on buses give us better mobility and encourage more people to go by bike. And that's good for all of us.


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Detroit — It wasn't quite déjŕ vu for Tigers manager Jim Leyland in the eighth inning in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series.
Last weekend, Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz, a left-hander, was due up, and with a four-run lead, Leyland chose to have right-handed closer Joaquin Benoit pitch to Ortiz instead of a left-handed reliever.
Ortiz launched a tying grand slam, and the Red Sox scored once in the ninth to win the game and send the series to Detroit 1-1.
On Tuesday in Game 3, the Tigers trailed 1-0 in the ninth with Ortiz coming to bat and the bases empty.
This time, Leyland chose to go with left-handed reliever Phil Coke, who hadn't pitched since Sept. 18.
Coke responded, getting Ortiz to ground out to second. It was the only batter Coke faced, as right-hander Al Alburquerque came in and retired Mike Napoli.
For Coke, facing Ortiz didn't compare to the Game 2 scenario.
"It's not the same situation from the other day," said Coke, who wasn't on the active roster for the Division Series against the A's. "We were up four runs and the bases were loaded — it's totally different.
"(Leyland is) playing to win and (in Game 1) he went with the same guys he threw out there Game 2, and it didn't go in our favor. We weren't making the pitches we should have made and when you don't make pitches, you don't have a chance to get outs."
Though traditional baseball wisdom would call for Leyland to go with a lefty against the left-handed Ortiz, Coke didn't question Leyland's strategy, given Benoit's track record this season.
"That was the way that game played out," Coke said. "Benoit has been huge for us all season long. I don't see any issue with the way it played out as far as the people used the other night.
"I fully expected to see Benoit in there at some point in time like that inning in a pressure situation. You need outs and you have to face the big guy in their lineup and he's been successful with that all season."
Coke had a stellar postseason last year, pitching 102⁄3innings and allowing one run on six hits.
But that success didn't stretch into the regular season this year, as Coke struggled to find his consistency. He allowed 23 earned runs in 381⁄3 innings and had a reduced role toward the end of the season, mostly as a situational lefty, facing left-handed batters almost exclusively.
To get a chance in a tight postseason game provided some confidence for Coke. Ortiz is now 2-for-19 against Coke.
"For me to be in there in a one-run game late in the innings and nobody on with one out, I just go out there and do the best job that I can," he said. "That's exactly what I did and unfortunately, we weren't able to get the two or three hits we needed at the end of the game."
"It was very nice to be able to do that."
Catcher Alex Avila said the outing was an encouraging sign for Coke, especially given his long layoff since his last appearance, when he gave up three earned runs and recorded just two outs. He was shelved for the rest of the regular season with arm soreness.
"It's been a while. That was a big out he got, obviously," Avila said. "Good for him and hopefully he'll get a few more big outs for us."
Coke pitched in the Florida instructional leagues to stay sharp and to prepare for possible action against the Red Sox. The simulated games and side pitching sessions weren't quite what Coke faced in Ortiz, but getting through his first major league action in almost a month might be a big step in getting more appearances in the playoffs.
Phil Coke threw two pitches and retired the only batter he faced in the ninth inning. / Elizabeth Conley / Detroit News
See Also
- With chance to win, Tigers once again flail, miserably
- Tigers' pitching is scorching, but bats are frozen
- Granted, pitching has been good, but punchless Tigers hitters share in blame
- Justin Verlander lights-out, Tigers bats powerless in loss to Red Sox
- Photos: ALCS Game 3 -- Red Sox 1, Tigers 0
- Photos: ALCS Game 3 -- Tigers vs. Red Sox pregame


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Amber's right now on the economy -- -- little light on and where we are and where we're going according to one leading index small business optimism continues to drop that's according to the national federation.
An independent businesses and we're joined now by the chief economist in that group -- uncle -- so bill we keep -- hearing about a recovery things are better than they they have over the last couple years Wyatt.
-- are small businesses not more optimistic.
Well that's a good question they're looking into the future and of course making decisions about whether it's a good time to hire somebody whether customers will show up -- what we found was.
More owners think the economy will be worth six months from now of them think it will -- better.
More owners expect their sales volume to fall over the next three months than expected to rise.
And consequently there's no real reason to hire anybody they don't expect customers to show up.
And that make some pretty pessimistic.
So how to how -- we change that.
Well there -- There are many ways I guess would you change and I think one of the most important things -- courses resolve some of the uncertainty that they face as you look into the future.
You're trying to figure out what's going on.
Were looking at an election that's like 5050 that's maximum uncertainty especially since both sides are very different so it's like a flip of the coin will -- be.
-- number they -- Willoughby never being both of which are very different how do you plan for that you don't.
You sit tight keep your powder dry and wait to see what happens and that's what -- -- were doing.
It I -- talk to about the -- specifically wrote about in this in this latest report that reflects back on last month -- of the things you say that the White House.
Has presented the public with some Fuzzy math when it comes to you planned tax increase as you say that.
What we're told is that 3% a small businesses will be impacted by -- planned tax increases but it's more like 15%.
A small businesses so so why is there such a difference what are you looking at.
Well I think we've probably both agree on the new greater and that fraction be the number of people that make 250000.
Or whatever that number so let's say it's a million.
Then the question is what goes in the denominator I think that what they're putting in the denominator so number of people would schedule C business income which is say thirty million.
I -- pardon me so one over thirty is.
But we think it should be six million employer firms that's -- really counts what's the incentive for job creation there are only six million employer firms.
The one million over six is more like twelve to 15% that's the way we're looking at the numbers.
Right you're really bringing me back to fractions.
And I thought that was not a happy time for me they'll huddle I think they're better here you know I reset to the white house company in a comment on that because there is a lot of different -- that there and a lot of different estimates.
I just -- our viewers that we did not receive a comment from the White House when we do.
We will bring that -- the -- getting back to what makes things better right now that's what's coming.
You know what are businesses telling you again specifically about what can be offered is it simply certainty that simply getting past November.
Or are we in a new normal right now in this economy it just sort of where we are as a country.
Well I think resolving things is -- is what's important we need to know.
You know what's going to be the cost of an employee what new -- they're 21 new taxes and Obama care.
So one side says they're gonna keep but those sizes are gonna get rid of that well again 5050 out.
How to live plan how to why do calculations on investment returns -- I don't know what the taxes are going to look like for example.
-- we don't know whether fifty will be the cut off for you know where you have to pay more under obamacare will that be changed to some other number.
There's just a lot of uncertainty there and so consequently we can't plan and if you can't plan of course you don't hire.
And if you don't hire course the Jihad -- stated the jobless rate -- I -- Or you know when the big questions is it will certainty actually bring job growth -- and -- we have lots to talk more about with you bill.
Another another segment we look for having -- back thank you for the time today.
Thanks so much.
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Submitted by shuler on Wed, 2009-02-18 20:37.I got to say -- even one steeped in the cynicism of Illinois politics gets fatigued. Revelations about Roland Burris' selective memory of when and who he talked to about fund raising for our favorite ex-Governor continues to plumb new depths of political depravity. When will the this long state-wide nightmare be over?
On another front -- a couple of political science professors have put together an excellent report on Illinois corruption -- find it here.
What's more, the Illinois Attorney General is recommending legislative changes in the state's Freedom of Information of Information laws -- all because of you know who -- check it out here.
And, I am pulling together a list of state libraries that are under threat of being shut down or service curtailed because of state budget crunches. If you know what is happening in your state -- drop me a line and I will report the results in a near future segment of "Won't Get Fooled Again"
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Doc Talk: NFL Week 17 injury report
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons
Falcons WR Roddy White (knee)
Jock to Doc take: White did not practice Thursday, and while his knee issue does not seem like a big deal, the Falcons have already secured the NFC's top seed. He will likely be severely limited or scratched altogether.
Health Rating: Roddy White @ 67%
Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals
Ravens WR Anquan Boldin (shoulder)
Jock to Doc take: Boldin was limited this week in practice due to an ailing shoulder, the team's official website reports. The Ravens have very little to play for, but because Boldin's injury is just a shoulder bruise, there is a chance he will be on the field with a reduced role.
Bengals RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis (illness)
Jock to Doc take: Green-Ellis did not practice Thursday, the team's website reports. While we don't expect an illness to keep him sidelined, the Bengals have already locked into the AFC's sixth seed. Coach Marvin Lewis noted that the team is going to play to win, so we still may see Green-Ellis as the Bengals' starter.
Health Rating: Anquan Boldin @ 65%, BenJarvus Green-Ellis @ 70%
Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions
Bears RB Matt Forte (ankle)
Jock to Doc take: Forte was limited during Thursday's practice, according to the team's website. This is an upgrade in his activity level from Wednesday, and with a playoff berth on the line we will know doubt see Forte as the Bears' starting running back on Sunday.
Lions TE Brandon Pettigrew (ankle)
Jock to Doc take: Pettigrew was absent from Thursday's session, the Lions' official site reports. We will know more Friday, but at this point, his status looks very iffy for Sunday's game.
Health Rating: Matt Forte @ 69%, Brandon Pettigrew @ 60%
Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts
Texans WR Owen Daniels (hamstring)
Jock to Doc take: Daniels was held out of practice Thursday due to hamstring tightness, the Houston Chronicle reports. However, Coach Gary Kubiak noted that he expects his tight end to play. It is likely the Texans may limit him, but with the Texans fighting for home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, he will no doubt be on the field.
Colts WR Donnie Avery (shoulder)
Jock to Doc take: Avery was limited during Thursday's practice, the Colts' official website reports. He practiced fully Wednesday, so while this is concerning, there has been nothing to suggest he will be absent during the Colts' regular-season finale.
Health Rating: Owen Daniels @ 55%, Donnie Avery @ 70%
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints
Panthers RB Jonathan Stewart (ankle)
Jock to Doc take: Stewart suffered a setback with his ankle injury given his absence from Thursday's practice, the Panthers' official website reports. This leaves the door open for DeAngelo Williams to get another start.
Health Rating: Jonathan Stewart @ 55%
Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
Eagles WR Jeremy Maclin (knee)
Jock to Doc take: We suspect that Maclin won't play given his absence from practice this week. With the Eagles out of the playoff picture, he won't be pushed to play Sunday seeing that this knee issue forced him out of the Eagles' Wednesday session, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Giants WR Hakeem Nicks (knee)
Jock to Doc take: According to head coach Tom Coughlin, Nicks didn't do a whole lot at practice Thursday, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. Next up for targets in that offense, if he has to sit, are Rueben Randle and Domenik Hixon.
Health Rating: Jeremy Maclin @ 45%, Hakeem Nicks @ 57%
Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers
Browns QB Brandon Weeden (shoulder)
Jock to Doc take: Weeden did not practice Thursday, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. He has not been ruled out, but because the Browns are not in the playoff picture, backup Thaddeus Lewis looks to be on track to make his first NFL start on Sunday.
Browns RB Trent Richardson (ankle)
Jock to Doc take: Richardson did not practice Thursday, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. He has not been ruled out of Sunday's game, but coach Pat Shurmur noted that the team won't make a decision until game time. He will likely sit out, leaving backup Montario Hardesty to take his place in the backfield.
Steelers WR Mike Wallace (hip)
Jock to Doc take: Wallace did not practice Thursday, the Beaver County Times reports. Because the Steelers are out of the playoff picture, it looks like there is a good chance that he will sit out of the finale against the Browns.
Health Rating: Brandon Weeden @ 50%, Trent Richardson @ 50%, Mike Wallace @ 50%
Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans
Titans RB Chris Johnson (ankle)
Jock to Doc take: Despite an apparent sprained ankle, Johnson is adamant about finishing strong, the Tennessean reports. "It is a situation where I know it is our last game and I know we are not going to the playoffs or anything like that, but I still want to go out there and fight with my teammates," he said Thursday.
Health Rating: Chris Johnson @ 60%
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos
Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (illness)
Jock to Doc take: Charles returned to a full practice Thursday due to an unspecified illness, the Chiefs' official site reports. He will be on the field to carry their offensive load against Denver's tough run defense.
Health Rating: Jamaal Charles @ 85%
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
Packers WR Jordy Nelson (hamstring)
Jock to Doc take: Nelson fully participated in practice for a second consecutive day, and the Packers have listed him as probable; barring a setback he should make his return from missing time because of his hamstring.
Packers WR Randall Cobb (ankle/knee)
Jock to Doc take: Cobb tested his ankle and knee in front of the team's medical staff Friday, and coach Mike McCarthy was pleased with what he saw. It remains possible the Packers may rest Cobb, seeing that Jordy Nelson is back in the lineup.
Health Rating: Jordy Nelson @ 70%, Randall Cobb @ 55%
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski (forearm)
Jock to Doc take: Gronk was limited as practice according to the team's official website, and it seems like he is iffy at best. Because they are playing the Dolphins in Foxborough, we probably won't know his status until right before the kickoff. It seems likely the Patriots will rest him, but we could see him get a limited number of snaps to prepare him for the playoffs.
Health Rating: Rob Gronkowski @ 60%
Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers
Raiders QB Carson Palmer (ribs)
Jock to Doc take: According to the Contra Costa Times, Palmer suffered broken ribs and a bruised lung in Week 16's loss to Carolina. He will not play Sunday against the Chargers, and Raiders head coach Dennis Allen said Monday that both Matt Leinart and Terrelle Pryor are being considered to fill in for Palmer.
Health Rating: Carson Palmer @ 35%
St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks
Seahawks WR Sidney Rice (knee)
Jock to Doc take: Rice practiced fully Thursday after sitting out of Wednesday's session, the Seahawks' official website reports. He looks good to go for Sunday's matchup with St. Louis as the Seahawks attempt to continue their solid play.
Health Rating: Sidney Rice @ 74%
Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers
49ers TE Vernon Davis (concussion)
Jock to Doc take: Davis received clearance on Thursday from an independent neurologist to begin non-contact football activity, CSN Bay Area reports. Although he will have a "questionable" designation going into Sunday's game, it is likely that the team will rest him as they prepare for the playoffs.
Health Rating: Vernon Davis @ 55%
Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins
Redskins QB Robert Griffin III (knee)
Jock to Doc take: Griffin said during a news conference Wednesday that his right knee is "fine," the Redskins' official Twitter account reports. "I'll be able to do more against the Cowboys than I was against Philly," he promised as he prepares for a winner-take-all scenario and the biggest game of his young career.
Health Rating: Robert Griffin III @ 70%
Health Ratings: So what do the numbers mean?
Who needs Hollywood? If you want to see celebrities, just check out the stands at an NFL game.
100-85% = NFL players are tough and despite injuries still perform at a high level. Let's be honest, when is an NFL athlete really physically 100%...practically never. With a rating in this range expect players to perform at peak levels.
70-85% = In this range a players performance will be affected but they can still get the job done.
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Screenplay : Terrence Malick
MPAA Rating : PG-13
Year of Release : 2011
Stars : Brad Pitt (Mr. O'Brien), Sean Penn (Jack), Jessica Chastain (Mrs. O'Brien), Hunter McCracken (Young Jack), Laramie Eppler (R.L.), Tye Sheridan (Steve), Fiona Shaw (Grandmother), Jessica Fuselier (Guide), Nicolas Gonda (Mr. Reynolds), Will Wallace (Architect), Kelly Koonce (Father Haynes), Bryce Boudoin (Robert), Jimmy Donaldson (Jimmy), Kameron Vaughn (Cayler), Cole Cockburn (Harry Bates), Dustin Allen (George Walsh), Brayden Whisenhunt (Jo Bates)
The Tree of Life is the fifth film writer/director Terrence Malick has made over the past four decades, and it feels like the one he has been working toward all his life. A lyrical, semi-autobiographical evocation of the joys and pains of life, the film weaves together all of Malick's strengths as a filmmaker into a stunning mosaic that is both grandiose in its epic view of time and space and richly felt in its intimate portrait of a nuclear family. It also breathes new life into those tendencies that have sometimes hobbled Malick's always ambitious efforts, especially his use of inner monologues, which for the first time since Days of Heaven (1978) feel like a necessary part of the film's emotional texture, rather than a disassociated thematic flourish (as in The Thin Red Line) or simple redundancy (as in The New World). Like those previous films, you can't watch The Tree of Life as a linear narrative; rather, it unfolds in the manner of a poem or a symphony, where connections between scenes are more emotional and thematic than chronological or causal. It is a film that, in every way, demands multiple viewings.
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While the majority of The Tree of Life takes place in the '50s, there are also scenes set in the present day, where we meet Jack as an adult (played by Sean Penn) whose career as an architect reflects his father's work as an engineer (he is both a product of and a rebellion against his father's discipline). Interwoven throughout the film are scenes that take place at the forming of the universe and possibly its ultimate destruction. One sequence late in the film may be taking place in the afterlife, and the manner in which Malick connects it with the seemingly trivial details of everyday life and the overwhelming enormity of the universe in which those trivial details take place forms the film's spiritual core. Other filmmakers would be tempted to satirize small-town life in the Eisenhower era or politicize its gender dynamics, but Malick is content, especially at this later stage in his career, to let the events speak for themselves, a move that is as deeply and profoundly daring as it is moving.
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Aspect Ratio | 1.85:1 |
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Subtitles | English, Spanish |
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Distributor | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
Release Date | October 11, 2011 |
Art film aficionados who are also home theater technology junkies will be in bliss with Fox's The Tree of Life Blu-Ray, which provides them with a show-off reference disc that doesn't involve car chases or explosions. The 1080p/AVC-encoded transfer is simply gorgeous in every respect. Emmanuel Lubezki's superb cinematography, much of which was captured entirely with natural light, is beautifully rendered in great detail without losing the image's film-like essence; there is a clear presence of grain and no signs of DNR or other digital enhancements. As a whole, The Tree of Life is a fairly muted film in terms of color, with only a few instances of bright, deeply saturated hues on the screen (mostly during the creation and/or destruction of the universe sequences). Properly framed in its 1.85:1 aspect ratio (did you really think that Malick would allow it to be opened up, even slightly, to fill the 1.78:1 frame?), the transfer handles the film's vast array of staggering imagery extremely well, whether it be the sun-dappled greens of a suburban front yard, an erupting volcano, or the cold, steely buildings that define Jack's adult life. And, lest we forget that the film is as much of an aural experience as it is a visual experience, an on-screen title just before the film starts recommends that we play it loud to get the full experience, which I dutifully did much to my pleasure. The DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1-channel surround soundtrack is also superb, with the moments of dead silence contrasted against the thunderous rumble of creation and the soaring tones of Alexandre Desplat's magisterial score. | |
Not surprisingly, writer/director Terrence Malick is completely MIA in the included 39-minute featurette "Exploring The Tree of Life" (like Stanley Kubrick, he generally refuses to talk about his films and shies away from publicity and interviews). That is not to say that there is not a great deal of involvement in the featurette from others, including several of the film's producers, editors, and special effects artists; actors Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain; and filmmakers David Fincher and Christopher Nolan, who discuss the profound effect Malick has had on their filmmaking careers. The only other supplement is the original theatrical trailer, which is a small piece of art in and of itself. |
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The Studio Cottages are perfect for short getaways to our beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. These efficiency cottages, nestled amongst native rhododendron in private wooded settings, are located within walking distance to the main Inn building. The unique North Carolina rustic twig furniture inside adds to the mountain vacation experience.
The Studio Cottages offer 575 sq. ft. of living space including a sleeping area with two queen beds, sitting area with gas-log fireplace, kitchenette (with undercounter refrigerator, microwave oven, toaster, and coffee maker), and a wrap-around deck that is both open and covered.
A spacious bath features a six-foot circulating tub with glass blocks behind, double vanity, vaulted ceiling with skylight, and ceramic tile flooring.
Guests are guaranteed a peaceful night's sleep on our comfy pillow-top beds complete with down comforters and overflowing with pillows.
The sleeping and kitchenette areas are separated from the sitting area by a half wall.
The Studio Cottages are mini-townhomes built in clusters of two. The Cottages do not share adjoining walls, and the entrances are at opposite sides. This unique design guarantees a peaceful and serene stay for all.
Features and Amenities: * Two queen beds * Gas-log fireplace * Sitting area with upholstered love seat & chair * 6-foot circulating tub * Kitchenette: Under-counter refrigerator, Microwave, Coffee maker * Toaster * Wrap-around deck * Cable television * DVD Player* Free WIFI * Hair dryer * Alarm clock * Iron & ironing board * Voice-mail telephone service * Table/Desk work area w/four chairs * Use of Pool, Fitness Center, Sauna * Kid Friendly! * Well-behaved pets are allowed with a $25/night non-refundable pet fee.
PLEASE NOTE: Yonahlossee Club amenities are included with the rental of Studio Cottage 511-Tuscarora. The use of the Fitness Center located at the Inn of Yonahlossee is included with the rental of Studio Cottage 511-Tuscarora.


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