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  • Forget Nirvana and Pearl Jam -- Nonnon Has Arrived And It Sounds Like A Schizophrenic Robot Factory Tripping On Smiley Pills

    Reverb
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:30 am
    ​nonnon El Socialismo Out now Crazy, spastic electronic music isn't for everyone. There's no discernable melody and the progressions are as predictable as the Tea Party. But what El Socialismo

  • The Other 99 Percent: Entrepreneurs

    Xconomy Seattle
    Sramana Mitra
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:30 am
    Sramana Mitra In my recent piece Reengineering Capitalism I highlighted a phenomenon that the global entrepreneurship ecosystem is paying very little attention to: Over 99 percent of entrepreneurs who seek funding get rejected. Yet, the entire world is focused on the 1 percent that is “fundable.” The media, when pitched a startup story, is interested in who funded the venture. They seldom ask how much revenue the company has or if it  is profitable. Incubators take pride in how exclusive they are and how many “deals” they “reject.” Angels and VCs, of course, discard most of their…

  • Mega Millions winning numbers

    The Seattle Times: Local News
    28 Jan 2012 | 3:31 am
    Here are the winning numbers selected Friday evening in the Mega Millions lottery:

  • Police: SeaTac man tried to lure girl, gets arrested

    seattlepi.com: Local News
    28 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am

  • Washington's university presidents: Obama wrong on tuition

    KING - News - Local
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:36 am
    The presidents of Washington's three largest universities said Friday that President Barack Obama should be talking to state governments about college tuition, not complaining to them.
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  • Mega Millions winning numbers

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:31 am
    Here are the winning numbers selected Friday evening in the Mega Millions lottery:

  • WA Lottery

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:31 am
    These Washington lotteries were drawn Friday:

  • College presidents wary of Obama cost-control plan

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:17 am
    Illinois State University President Al Bowman says President Barack Obama's proposal to tie federal support to tuition controls is a product of "fuzzy math." His counterpart at the University of Washington calls it little more than "political theater."

  • College presidents wary of Obama cost-control plan

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:16 am
    Illinois State University President Al Bowman says President Barack Obama's proposal to tie federal support to tuition controls is a product of "fuzzy math." His counterpart at the University of Washington calls it little more than "political theater."

  • U of Ill. supercomputer installation to start

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:02 am
    The first pieces of the long-planned Blue Waters supercomputer are expected to be installed this weekend at the University of Illinois.
 
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  • Police: SeaTac man tried to lure girl, gets arrested

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am

  • PHOTOS: Baby sea otter at Seattle Aquarium

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:42 am
    A new fuzzy resident at the Seattle Aquarium, as yet unnamed, is generating lots of oohs and ahhs from spectators lately. A baby sea otter was born to Aniak at the Aquarium on January 14th. After public votes are tallied on a selection of names chosen by staff, the little guy will be named in February. For now you can enjoy these cute photos by local Associated Press photographer Ted Warren. Visit seattlepi.com’s home page for more Seattle news. Contact Joshua Trujillo at joshuatrujillo@seattlepi.com or on Twitter as @joshtrujillo.

  • Watkins out, endorses Koster in the 1st

    27 Jan 2012 | 9:05 pm
    Republicans have cleared the field for conservative Snohomish County Councilman John Koster in Washington’s newly redrawn 1st Congressional District, which extends from Redmond and Medina to the Canadian border. James Watkins, Republican challenger to Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., in 2010, debated Democratic contenders in Seattle on Thursday night, but withdrew from the race 24 hours later. The announcement came at Republicans annual Roanoke Conference at Ocean Shores. Watkins said he had heard a negative radio ad in the GOP presidential race and was “revolted” at the fury with which…

  • $1 million lottery winner still a mystery

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:51 pm

  • Seattle history: Guess the decade

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:59 pm
    Every time seattlepi.com staff members go to the massive P-I photo archive, we spend at least a few minutes afterwards going through photos and turning to the backs to see when they were taken. Sometimes the results are surprising. Earlier this month, we thought it might be interesting for readers, too. The first gallery of historic images from the seattlepi.com seemed to resonate with readers, so we decided to keep the galleries going as a series. Can you guess when these Seattle images were taken? Clues are given first with the full image following. Last week’s gallery is also included…
 
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  • Early-morning fire displaces 5 people

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:37 am
    A fire destroyed a South End Tacoma home early Friday and left four adults and a child without a place to stay. Firefighters responded to the house in the 1000 block of South 86th Street just before ...

  • Mom held in baby's death

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:37 am
    Pierce County prosecutors have charged a 22-year-old woman with manslaughter after she said she used a blanket to keep a pacifier in the mouth of her fussy infant son and he suffocated. Jamie M. ...

  • Neighborhood stalwart doesn't want to go but will

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:37 am
    Tacoma is not a top-down kind of town, thanks in part to Elton Gatewood. It used to be, and it wasn’t healthy. Managers had their own ideas of what was good for the city. Citizens knew that if ...

  • Burn ban returns with clear weather

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:37 am
    The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency issued a burn ban Friday for Pierce County. The Stage 1 ban took effect at noon and will be in place until further notice."High pressure has been building over ...

  • Italian cruise ship survivor opens up about her ordeal

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:23 am
    PUYALLUP, Wash. -- A local survivor of the Jan. 13 Italian cruise ship disaster is breaking her silence about the terror that continues to haunt her.The dark of night brings on Lynn Kaelin's ...
 
 
 
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  • Off West Seattle shores, 2 more looks at what’s happening undersea

    WSB
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:38 am
    Local diver Laura James has shared two more video clips this week with a look at what’s happening underwater right off West Seattle shores. Above, another adventure in retrieving an abandoned battery offshore near Seacrest – as you can read here, the effort was complicated by the discovery of gunnels in it, so the battery was moved closer to shore, marked, and Laura writes that she’s hoping they decided to clear out on their own volition. Meantime, Laura also ventured back to a storm-drain outfall – to see what the recent stormy weather was sending into Puget Sound:…

  • Leadership-training opportunity for West Seattle teens – free!

    WSB
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:35 pm
    Know a teenager who might be interested? The Rotary Club of West Seattle is getting the word out: The West Seattle Rotary Club is identifying and nominating West Seattle qualified and interested West Seattle high school students (13-18) to attend the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Seminar (at no cost to the student or school). The conference will be held at Pacific Lutheran University March 1-4, 2012. RYLA is an intensive leadership training conference and workshop. The program has been carefully designed to provide basic leadership training and experience for young people from Western…

  • Martin’s Way: A store with a dream, at Delridge and Findlay

    WSB
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:20 pm
    Story and photos by Tracy Record West Seattle Blog editor If all goes well, a corner store will open next month at Delridge and Findlay. Look closely at the upper right corner of the mural on its north side, and you will see its name: Martin’s Way. As in, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. And that is your first hint that this is not just intended to be a store. From the outside, it doesn’t look like one, and that’s exactly what proprietor Vik Puri intends. We sat down with him this week to talk about Martin’s Way, its beginnings, and eventual hopes. This is a labor of love…

  • Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt in Admiral: New WSB sponsor; grand-opening celebration this weekend!

    WSB
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:15 pm
    Today we’re welcoming new WSB sponsor Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, which invites you to its Grand Opening celebration tomorrow and Sunday. Here’s what Menchie’s would like you to know about them: Menchie’s is a family-friendly venue in which kids, teens & adults can enjoy endless self-serve frozen yogurt combinations. Our commitment to providing an exceptional experience in a fun & safe environment leaves every customer with a smile! Menchie’s is an original idea – one of mix, weigh & pay. Our store offers frozen yogurt (fro-yo) with a…

  • Task force arrests East Coast fugitive in West Seattle

    WSB
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:30 pm
    As Kari tells the story, what she saw at 8:45 this morning happened in a flash: I was going south on Delridge between Thistle and Barton- two SUV’s pulled out in front of us without signals, went half a block, pulled over right without signals, and out popped undercover cops with rifles, forcing two men on the sidewalk to the ground. We asked Southwest Precinct Lt. Ron Smith what it was about. He says a regional task force arrested a “dangerous fugitive” on a warrant for robbery; they had “information from New Jersey that he was in Seattle.” That’s all the…
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  • PHOTOS: You Know It’s Winter When You See Ice Forming On Lake Burien

    editor@b-townblog.com (Scott Schaefer)
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:41 pm
    BTB Contributor Gregory Rehmke sent us the following photos Friday showing ice forming on Lake Burien this morning, when the low was in the upper 20s:

  • PHOTOS: Scenes From Friday’s ‘Empty Bowls’ Lunch

    editor@b-townblog.com (Scott Schaefer)
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:15 pm
    The annual ‘Empty Bowls’ fundraiser for the Highline Area and White Center Food Banks is going on today (Friday, Jan. 27) at the Burien Community Center – and there’s still time to enjoy the dinner, which will be served from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. The Community Center is located at 14700 6th Ave SW, in the building that formerly housed the library. Publisher/Editor Scott Schaefer was on hand to take the following pics during the lunch session; be sure to check back later for scenes from the dinner from Michael Brunk (click images below to see larger versions or to start…

  • Advertiser Prudential Northwest Realty Welcomes Tay Krull To Burien

    editor@b-townblog.com (Scott Schaefer)
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:52 pm
    BTB Real Estate Sponsor Prudential Northwest Realty is proud to introduce their newest Sales Professional, Tay Krull! Tay has been a licensed Broker with Prudential’s West Seattle Branch for over 10 years. He recently moved his family to Normandy Park and his office to the Burien Prudential Branch. Tay attended Highline High School and graduated from the University of Washington. When asked what he likes best about the move, Tay said: ”The wonderful sense of community here. I am looking forward to assisting the south Seattle area with all their real estate needs” For more…

  • FEEL GOOD FRIDAY: Mirrors

    editor@b-townblog.com (Scott Schaefer)
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:11 am
    by Dave Markwell I had the unfortunate experience of passing a mirror the other day. I did not look as good as I felt and it made me mad. I felt like the mirror was tricking me, because in my head, I looked much better. I had witnessed myself looking better many times. I was sure of it. What was this stupid mirror’s friggin’ problem!?! I wondered. After some soul searching and kicking my dog, I came to the conclusion that mirrors are both criminally deceptive and warmly reassuring. They are both tremendous liars and unbearably honest and it really depends on the day as to which I prefer.

  • REMINDER: Empty Bowls TODAY Plus New Art At Burien Community Center

    editor@b-townblog.com (Scott Schaefer)
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:39 pm
    Don’t forget today’s Empty Bowls fundraiser at the Burien Community Center, which will benefit the Highline Area and White Center Food Banks! Stop by for lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or dinner from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Your donation will get you the opportunity to pick out a beautiful handmade bowl, as well as a simple but wonderful meal of soup, bread, dessert and drink; all donated by local businesses. Sponsored by Burien Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services and Discover Burien. Suggested donations are: $15 (minimum) Adult Donation $10 (minimum) Child Donation Empty Bowls events…
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    White Center Blog

  • Advertiser Prudential Northwest Realty Welcomes Tay Krull To Their Offices

    admin
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:12 pm
    WCB Real Estate Sponsor Prudential Northwest Realty is proud to introduce their newest Sales Professional, Tay Krull! Tay has been a licensed Broker with Prudential’s West Seattle Branch for over 10 years. He recently moved his family to Normandy Park and his office to the Burien Prudential Branch. Tay attended Highline High School and graduated from the University of Washington. When asked what he likes best about the move, Tay said: ”The wonderful sense of community here. I am looking forward to assisting the south Seattle area with all their real estate needs” For more…

  • VIDEO: Surveillance Video Of Strong-Arm Robbery Of Pawn Pros

    admin
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:47 pm
    The King County Sheriff’s Office has released the following surveillance video of a robbery that occurred Tuesday evening (Jan. 24) around 7:30 p.m. at Pawn Pros in the 10200 block of 16 Ave SW in White Center: Click here to view the embedded video. The video shows four men entering the store and ordering customers and employees to get to the ground. It also shows a suspect forcing a youth to the ground. At least one of the suspects was armed with a handgun, while the others carried baseball bats. While in the store, the suspects struck an employee in the shoulder with a bat and smashed a…

  • REMINDER: Carve Out Some Time Tomorrow For Empty Bowls Fundraiser

    admin
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:30 am
    REMINDER: The annual ‘Empty Bowls’ fundraiser event for the White Center and Highline Area Food Banks is TOMORROW – Friday, Jan. 27th – with lunch being served from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., and dinner from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. This great event will be held at the Burien Community Center, located 14700 6th Ave SW. Your donation will get you the opportunity to pick out a beautiful handmade bowl, as well as a simple but wonderful meal of soup, bread, dessert and drink; all donated by local businesses. Sponsored by Burien Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services and Discover Burien.

  • Pawn Pros In White Center Robbed By 4 Men With Bats Tuesday Night

    admin
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:08 am
    According to various police and media reports, Pawn Pros in White Center was robbed by four men with baseball bats and guns Tuesday night around 7:30 p.m. The men apparently stormed into the shop, located at 10207 16th Ave SW, where they “roughed up” some customers before stealing an unknown amount of jewelry. One report alleges that one of the suspects even pushed a 9-year old girl to the ground before breaking several jewelry cases and stealing the contents. Police also say that the robbers assaulted an employee with a baseball bat, sending him to the hospital with minor…

  • Boundary Review Board Gives Preliminary Approval Of Annexation

    admin
    23 Jan 2012 | 10:09 pm
    by Jack Mayne Preliminary approval of Burien’s request to proceed toward annexation of the northern half of the North Highline Unincorporated Area was approved Monday night at a chilly meeting of the Boundary Review Board. The voice vote was unanimous and the motion included language urging Burien and the two fire districts that serve the area to come to a decision on how fire service will be conducted if annexation is finally approved. The preliminary vote of the quasi judicial board in effect orders the board staff to draft up the order and will be finally voted on at a meeting on Feb. 16…
 
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    Seattle Bubble

  • Friday Flashback: John L. Scott’s 2008 “Buy Smart Zone”

    The Tim
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm
    Today’s Friday Flashback comes to us courtesy of John L. Scott (“Your Trusted Real Estate Resource”), who published this delightful “white paper” in early 2008, titled Why Now Is A Smart Time To Buy (pdf). Here are some selected excerpts: FACT: The housing market is undergoing a natural cyclical correction. …unlike what the media would have us believe, a correction in the housing market doesn’t equate to a crash. Unfortunately, the ongoing negative news about the troubled areas in the U.S. has caused a ripple effect, with home buyers and sellers on a…

  • Still Waiting for the Promised Surge in Interest Rates

    The Tim
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:00 pm
    I thought it might be worthwhile to take another updated look at mortgage rates. Here’s a chart of mortgage rates via the Federal Reserve over the last seven years. Latest rates came in at 3.88%, the lowest they have been as far back as the Federal Reserve’s data goes (early 1971). Here’s a chart of the entire data set: I can’t wait until rates finally rise back to six percent or so—about where they were through the duration of the real estate bubble. I have a feeling that agents and news headlines won’t be touting six percent rates as “historically…

  • The Czech Sky (Disturbingly) Strikes Again

    The Tim
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:00 pm
    If you happen to be a reader of Redfin’s blog, or Geekwire, or Curbed Seattle, you may have seen a mention of Redfin’s “Men of I.T.” 2012 calendar this week. Okay, setting aside the somewhat disturbing nature of seeing our Data Center & Network Systems Manager Ken Brush in a giant bunny suit, something else “hopped” out to me about the calendar’s April image, shown at left… Regular readers may recognize the sky in the background as the infamous Czech Sky, which appears in a ridiculous number of photoshopped Seattle-area listing photos.

  • 18-Months Later, Reflections on “A House By The Park”

    The Tim
    24 Jan 2012 | 7:29 pm
    A few weeks ago I linked to Urbnlivn’s follow-up with Mike Davidson regarding his custom-built home near Discovery Park, mentioned on these pages back in 2009: Q&A with A House By The Park Today Mike posted his own follow-up on his own site that’s well worth reading: A Year And A Half After Moving In Like the site itself, this follow-up post is full of insights and reflections on specific features of his home, and his thoughts after living with all of his decisions for the last year and a half. Here’s an example from the post, where he talks about his heating solution…

  • Inflation-Adjusted Commissions Up 25% From Pre-Boom

    The Tim
    23 Jan 2012 | 10:00 am
    By request of ChrisM and Alex, I ran the commission numbers I posted Friday through an inflation-adjustment. The chart below plots the total yearly commissions on single-family home sales in King County in 2011 dollars, adjusted based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for the Seattle area (series CUURA423SA0). After you adjust for inflation, commissions in recent years are down 55% from the 2005 peak and lower than they have been since 1998. However, they are still up 24% from the average amount of potential commissions collected through the pre-boom years of 1992-1996.
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  • Slide show: High tech meets performance at Brooks Sports shoe lab

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:31 pm
    Inside the Brooks Sports shoe lab, tucked inside a suburban office park in Bothell, biomechanical engineers, footwear developers and designers are trying to create the latest and greatest running shoe. Brooks’ efforts show the ever-increasing convergence of athletic performance gear and technology, which is expected to grow even more pronounced in the next five years as clothing gets embedded with UV screens and digital sensors, and as computers gain the ability to respond to people’s motions...

  • OfficeSpace.com tweaks Portland website

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:58 pm
    Seattle-based OfficeSpace.com is beta testing a new business model that targets smaller office tenants on its Portland website. The revised website and online tools will eventually be rolled out in OfficeSpace.com’s five other markets. The impetus for the changes — which include unlimited photos with listings, an online calendar for booking tours and easy integration of marketing materials onto social media sites Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+ – came from the firm’s new ownership. OfficeSpace...

  • Celeb Seattle chef goes Google for local, sustainable food

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:51 pm
    On one of my occasional visits to Crush restaurant in the Capitol Hill neighborhood with my family, I had the chance to meet celebrated Chef Jason Wilson. Thanks to that chance introduction a few months ago, I had the opportunity to break a story this week about Wilson’s expanded role: He’s now also designing menus for Google employees at the Kirkland and Bothell campuses. The award-winning chef also cooks at two restaurants on the search giant’s Kirkland campus and splits his time between that and Crush...

  • Going South: Aerospace manufacture conference to be held in Charlotte, N.C.

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:48 pm
    Wouldn’t you think a leading North American conference on commercial aircraft manufacture would be held where the biggest planes are made? You might, but you'd be wrong. The first “Civil Aviation Manufacturing” conference, or CAM, is scheduled for Charlotte, N.C., May 8-9 of this year — not in Washington state. The conference, organized by New York-based Aviation Week, went where the new action is, said Aviation Week Marketing Director Jennifer Roberts, speaking from Manhattan. "There’s so much growth going on in that area,” she said, speaking of the South...

  • Regulators warn Seattle's P.I. Bank

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:46 pm
    Regulators have told Pacific International Bank to appoint a qualified CEO and increase a capital cushion it keeps to make up for loan losses, among other things, according to an announcement Friday from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The FDIC also told the bank to reduce its concentration in loans in the commercial real estate sector, especially those with borrowers in the hotel or gas station industry. I put a call in to Seattle-based P.I. Bank's interim CEO Paul Sabado to ask about the regulatory order, known as a consent order, but he didn't immediately respond...
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    Xconomy Seattle

  • Tableau’s 10th Year: CEO Christian Chabot Remembers the Lean Years

    Curt Woodward
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:40 pm
    Curt Woodward Earlier this week, Seattle’s Tableau Software announced a big jump in annual sales and major hiring plans—something that’s becoming almost routine for those watching the Stanford-bred data-analysis software company’s growth. Now entering its tenth year, Tableau recently opened a London office and has started to expand into the Asia-Pacific region. By the end of the year, Tableau’s data-visualization software should be available in nearly a half-dozen more languages, from Portuguese to Korean. And, after years of offering its products as downloadable software, Tableau…

  • Apple Textbook Controversy Isn’t About Books—It’s About Teaching

    Wade Roush
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:23 pm
    Wade Roush I don’t think there’s ever been a textbook that made it this easy to be a good student. —Roger Rosner, vice president of productivity applications, Apple Whenever a company as powerful as Apple, Facebook, or Google announces a big new product push, it evokes wonder and acclaim from some observers, head-scratching and horror from others, and the usual FUD from competitors. So I wasn’t surprised when Apple’s press event last week at the Guggenheim Museum—where it said it will sell low-priced iPad textbooks to high-schoolers through its iBooks store and give away the…

  • The Other 99 Percent: Entrepreneurs

    Sramana Mitra
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:30 am
    Sramana Mitra In my recent piece Reengineering Capitalism I highlighted a phenomenon that the global entrepreneurship ecosystem is paying very little attention to: Over 99 percent of entrepreneurs who seek funding get rejected. Yet, the entire world is focused on the 1 percent that is “fundable.” The media, when pitched a startup story, is interested in who funded the venture. They seldom ask how much revenue the company has or if it  is profitable. Incubators take pride in how exclusive they are and how many “deals” they “reject.” Angels and VCs, of course, discard most of their…

  • 2012 Venture Outlook: Some Bright Spots and Some Gloom

    Bruce V. Bigelow
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:01 am
    Bruce V. Bigelow It’s that outlook time of year, and Mark Heesen, president of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), was in San Diego earlier this week, talking about the 2012 outlook for venture capital. Today he’ll make a similar presentation to the New Jersey Technology Council. Next week,  John Taylor, the NVCA’s director of research is set to talk in Florida about the 2012 outlook. Heesen began his presentation in San Diego by saying, “Be prepared for a roller coaster ride here, because that’s where we’ve been for the past year—and that’s where we’re…

  • Assholicism: Do CEOs Need to Be Jerks to Be Successful?

    Gregory T. Huang
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    Gregory T. Huang It’s a question as old as human nature. You’ve heard the stories, you know all the famous examples. Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison, Michael Eisner, the list goes on. All difficult characters with strong personalities—and hugely successful companies. So, in today’s ultra-competitive tech and business world, does a CEO have to be an asshole to be successful? First of all, let’s get our terminology straight. There’s no hard and fast definition of the term, but you know it when you see it. Bullying or backstabbing behavior towards subordinates or partners? Check. Public…
 
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    The Seattle Times: Brier Dudley's Blog

  • Xbox rumor du jour: 720 getting 6x power boost

    25 Jan 2012 | 1:12 pm
    Xbox rumors are moving faster than iPhones in China. On Monday, there was a single-source story about plans to replace Xbox Live points with real currency. That seems inevitable to make everything consistent with Microsoft's phone and PC app stores, but a Microsoft spokesman declined to comment. Then today there's more on the hardware that will power the Xbox 720, or whatever the new console will be called when it arrives in the next year or so. IGN reports that mass production of the console's graphics system, based on AMD's 6000 series graphics processor, will begin by the end of 2012. The…

  • Allrecipes.com sold for $175M, may expand

    24 Jan 2012 | 8:40 pm
    Seattle-based Allrecipes.com was sold for $175 million to publishing giant Meredith Corp., which could expand the thriving online food site. The seller was Reader's Digest Association, which bought Allrecipes in 2006 for $66 million as part of a push to broaden its online presence. The site was started by Web entreprenuer Tim Hunt in 1997 after he had trouble finding his favorite cookie recipe online. Allrecipes prospered after its acquisition — employment tripled from 50 to around 150 and it's now the top food site on the Web — but Reader's Digest filed for bankrutpcy in 2009. As part of…

  • Video: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 Kinect demo

    24 Jan 2012 | 3:31 pm
    Here's a video demo of Electronic Arts' upcoming "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13," showing the hit franchise's first version with full Xbox 360 Kinect controls. The game can be played on the Xbox 360 entirely without a controller, using a mix of Kinect gestures and voice controls. For instance, you crouch to view the ball's position or hold your hand up to your forehead -- as if shielding the sun -- to zoom out. EA is also releasing a version that uses Sony's PlayStation Move controller for the PlayStation 3, but it seems particularly enthused about the Kinect version. The press release talks up the…

  • New digital divide: Tablets and e-readers?

    23 Jan 2012 | 3:46 pm
    Tablet and e-reader ownership is soaring -- especially among wealthy, educated, middle-aged Americans. That's according to a new Pew survey that found tablet and e-reader ownership nearly doubled -- from 10 percent to 19 percent -- over the holidays. Overall the number of Americans with a tablet device went from 18 percent to 29 percent. Falling prices were a big factor, with the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet arriving at roughly half the price of Apple's iPad, and new e-readers appearing under $100, Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project said in its release. The most striking…

  • Report: Windows Phone to overtake iPhone in 2015

    20 Jan 2012 | 5:01 pm
    With a boost from the Nokia Lumia 900 phone unveiled last week, Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system will overtake Apple's iOS in 2015 -- but just barely, according to a report from research firm IHS iSuppli. The prediction echoes a March report by IDC, which also expects Windows Phone to pass iOS by 2015. Both firms expect Google's free Android operating system to continue leading the market. IHS predicts that Windows Phone will then have 16.7 percent of the smartphone market, up from less than 2 percent in 2011. It predicts that Apple's iOS will then have a 16.6 percent share, and…
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    The Seattle Times: Politics

  • Feisty Gingrich stakes campaign on electability

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:23 am
    Newt Gingrich has staked his presidential bid on one idea: that he is best positioned to defeat President Barack Obama. Even some of his supporters seem to be struggling to buy the former House speaker's claim, an indication that chief rival Mitt Romney's efforts to undercut him may be working.

  • Leadership scramble: GOP rivals vie for title

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:22 am
    The Republican presidential contenders are making a pitch to voters that sounds a lot like a children's game: Follow the leader.

  • Obama seeks government reforms in Congress

    28 Jan 2012 | 5:02 am
    President Barack Obama, fresh from a five-state tour following his State of the Union address, is calling for government reforms to ease gridlock and bar members of Congress from profiting from their position.

  • Romney and Gingrich stay focused on Florida

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:31 am
    The two leading candidates in Florida's Republican primary, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, are staying focused on voters with events around the state this weekend.

  • Obama to speak at Alfalfa Club dinner

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:39 am
    President Barack Obama will address the 99th annual Alfalfa Club dinner in Washington Saturday evening.
 
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    Seattle Mariners News

  • Mariners add Iwakuma to FanFest slate

    Greg Johns
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:45 pm
    Newly signed right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma has been added to this weekend's Mariners FanFest lineup, with the Japanese star scheduled to appear on Sunday in his first Seattle appearance.

  • Seattle gets first look at Montero

    Doug Miller
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:00 pm
    Jesus Montero recalls watching Edgar Martinez lace doubles when he was an aspiring player in Venezuela, making Thursday's introduction in Seattle with the Mariners great all that more surreal.

  • Zduriencik knows Mariners face challenge

    Greg Johns
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:00 pm
    Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik didn't try to sugarcoat anything at Thursday's pre-Spring Training media luncheon at Safeco Field, saying this season is "going to be a challenge."

  • Saunders ready to compete for outfield spot

    26 Jan 2012 | 5:26 pm
    Michael Saunders has been largely a forgotten man in the Mariners' plans this offseason, but the athletic outfielder says he's ready to put last year in the past and come to camp prepared to battle for a job.

  • Wedge weighing non-leadoff options for Ichiro

    26 Jan 2012 | 5:26 pm
    Eric Wedge first brought up at the Winter Meetings in Dallas in early December the idea that Ichiro Suzuki might not be his leadoff hitter any longer, and the Mariners manager said Thursday he's now "further down the road in leaning that direction."
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    The Seattle Times: Seahawks Blog

  • Once bitten, Seahawks twice shy with first-round quarterbacks

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:45 pm
    The Seahawks have chosen two quarterbacks in the previous seven drafts combined. The Colts, Cowboys and Jaguars are the only teams that have picked fewer, but that's part of a larger trend in Seattle where it has been 19 years since the Seahawks chose Rick Mirer with the second pick of the 1993 draft. There have been 208 quarterbacks drafted into the NFL since then, 44 of them chosen in the first round of the draft. Washington has picked three quarterbacks in the first round in that time. So have the Oilers-turned-Titans. But the Seahawks are one of four teams who have not chosen a…

  • Situation room: The offseason possibilities of Peyton Manning

    26 Jan 2012 | 2:31 pm
    It's a long shot. I want to make that clear before we even broach the subject of the Seattle Seahawks and Peyton Manning. First of all, he may not be available. And second, if he were to become available, there will be a line of teams interested in his services. Now, with those qualifiers out of the way, let's get into what just might become the most compelling question of this NFL offseason. When last we left Peyton Manning, he was sitting out the season after undergoing three procedures on his neck in the span of 19 months. He still managed to show his value, though, as a Colts team that…

  • Hang ten? Not quite, but Lynch makes five Seahawks in the Pro Bowl

    24 Jan 2012 | 8:21 pm
    Add Marshawn Lynch to the Pro Bowl as he was added to replace Frank Gore on the NFC roster, according to an announcement from the team. Lynch became the first Seahawk in six years to rush for more than 1,000 yards. It's his second Pro Bowl selection as he played in the game in 2008 for Buffalo, his second season in the NFL.Of the five Seahawks who will now appear in the Pro Bowl, Lynch is the only one who is not making his first appearance.The five Seahawks' Pro Bowlers matches the fourth largest contingent of Seahawks the franchise has ever sent to the Pro Bowl.19847CB Dave BrownS Kenny…

  • Kam Chancellor, Brandon Browner added to Pro Bowl

    24 Jan 2012 | 6:01 pm
    The Seahawks will have a quartet at the Pro Bowl this weekend after safety Kam Chancellor and cornerback Brandon Browner were added to the NFC roster.Both players were named first alternates in the Pro Bowl selections. They join free safety Earl Thomas, who is a starter, and fullback Michael Robinson, who was selected as an injury replacement for Green Bay's John Kuhn.Chancellor and Browner are each replacing a 49er in the Pro Bowl lineup. Chancellor is in for safety Dashon Goldson, Browner for cornerback Carlos Rogers. Both of San Francisco's players are out because of injury.Four is the…

  • 'Hawk Talk: Live Chat! under way

    24 Jan 2012 | 5:05 pm
    'Hawk Talk: Tuesday Live Chat! with Danny O'Neil
 
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  • Mariners FanFest is this weekend – here’s who will be there

    Nick Eaton
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:22 pm
    Want to meet Jay Buhner? Dan Wilson? Perhaps Brandon League, Miguel Olivo or the newest Mariner, Jesus Montero? Those and many other former and current Seattle Mariners will be at FanFest, the annual preseason baseball carnival this weekend at Safeco Field. There will be autograph sessions, of course, and other activities for adults and kids. [...]

  • Should the Mariners move in the fences at Safeco Field?

    Nick Eaton
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:18 pm
    The Mariners are struggling at the plate. They have a hard time luring sluggers to Safeco Field. Fans are tired of boring baseball. Why don’t they just move the Safeco fences a little closer? Seattle’s ballpark has one of the biggest outfields in major league baseball. The center-field wall is 405 feet from home plate, [...]

  • Mariners have best roster of top prospects, MLB.com says

    Nick Eaton
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:38 pm
    The Seattle Mariners may stink now, but they could be the team to beat in a few years. Well, possibly … maybe … if all goes to plan down in the farm system. The Mariners have five players in MLB.com’s new list of the 100 best prospects, and those players gave Seattle the best score [...]

  • Mariners may move Ichiro from leadoff spot

    Nick Eaton
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:51 pm
    For 11 seasons, Ichiro Suzuki has been the Mariners’ leadoff hitter. In his 1,749 major-league games, there have been just a few dozen in which Ichiro wasn’t the first player in the Seattle lineup. That may change this coming season. In fact, if Manager Eric Wedge can find the right batting combination, there’s a “good [...]

  • So, how are we all feeling about Prince Fielder?

    Nick Eaton
    25 Jan 2012 | 4:41 pm
    Well, we’ve all had a day to settle down after learning Prince Fielder won’t be coming to Seattle. No, the star slugger has reportedly signed a big-bucks deal with Detroit — and it looks like he never would have wanted to come here in the first place. Two weeks ago, a seattlepi.com reader poll showed [...]
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  • Poll of the day: Should Ichiro lead off?

    26 Jan 2012 | 9:55 pm
    Several of you have asked who the new (or at least unfamiliar) name is posting on Geoff Baker's Mariners blog. I'm The Seattle Times sports editor and am just plugging in a few polls while Geoff finishes some vacation time. So not to worry, I'm just the nameless, faceless guy behind the curtain. I've worked at The Times for nearly 25 years, but as a supervisor responsible for all the boring things like budgets, meetings and editing stories, I understand why you wouldn't know me. Never fear, though. Geoff will be back next week. Here's another poll for Mariners fans to weigh in on, after…

  • What's your opinion on Mariners and Prince?

    26 Jan 2012 | 5:57 pm
    Here's a poll on the Mariners and Prince Fielder that's been running on our website. Interesting results so far, and there's still time to weigh in. What's your opinion of the Mariners not signing Prince Fielder?
 
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    Pro Ball NW

  • Oswalt likely to sign with Cardinals

    Taylor Halperin
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:30 pm
    According to Jim Duquette, the right-hander is close to signing a deal with St. Louis.  Oswalt posted a 3.44 FIP and garnered 2.5 wins above replacement last season in 23 starts with the Phillies. This accordingly narrows the Mariners’ options on the pitching side of the free agent market.  With Jeff Francis off the market, we can expect the M’s to either ink Edwin Jackson to a multi-year deal or to stand pat with their current crop of starters.  At this point, though, they’re probably going to do nothing.  With two hotshot young lefties on the fast track to the majors,…

  • Prince Fielder signs with Tigers

    Taylor Halperin
    24 Jan 2012 | 3:38 pm
    The deal, according to sources, is worth 214 million dollars over 9 years. I would not have been comfortable with the Mariners giving Fielder a similar deal.  Fielder is guaranteed ~23 million per season until 2020, at which point he’ll be 37 years old.  There’s a chance that Prince craters after the first few years of the deal, and considering his weight and his father’s career arc, that probability is a lot greater than Tigers fans might like. Since the M’s have not signed Fielder, they still have ~16 million dollars to add to the 2012 payroll.  I would guess that…

  • Rosenthal says Rangers are out on Fielder

    Taylor Halperin
    24 Jan 2012 | 1:15 pm
    Here’s the quote: This confirms what I theorized last week.  Prince Fielder will probably be a Washington National in 2012, and he probably won’t be a Texas Ranger.  I’m happy to hear this. Rosenthal says nothing about the M’s, though.  The intrigue continues.

  • Mariners Sign Kevin Millwood, Apparently

    Taylor Halperin
    22 Jan 2012 | 2:51 pm
    According to this article, the M’s have added Kevin Millwood.  Here’s what I said about Kevin Millwood several weeks ago: Millwood is 37 years old and right-handed.  He’s been a solid pitcher over the course of his career, hitting 3.3 WAR as recently as 2008 (which at this point isn’t very recent at all), and he pitched well for the Rockies in 9 starts last season.  Millwood’s 6.0 K/9, 1.3 BB/9, and 42.2 groundball percentage last year are nothing to scoff at.  The Mariners could certainly do worse, as they’re only looking for someone to hold Danny Hultzen’s rotation…

  • How Prince Fielder Fits

    Taylor Halperin
    20 Jan 2012 | 12:27 pm
    The market for Prince Fielder has been weird. Teams haven’t showered Fielder with gifts and ridiculous contract offers, which is probably a sign that the few remaining organizations who were behind the curve on player valuation finally get it. Not only that, but the pool of suitors for the 27-year-old has been smaller than anyone expected. The vast majority of teams have an issue that precludes them from seriously chasing after Fielder. The Mets’ team ownership is downsizing payroll. The Dodgers seem reticent to guarantee big money to anyone this offseason, which is not surprising…
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    Seattle Mariners Baseball Blog

  • Seattle Mariners Head into Final Contract Year with Ichiro Suzuki: A Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

    MarinersBloggin
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:46 pm
    The Seattle Mariners are heading into the final contract year of Ichiro Suzuki. The huge extension that he received from the Mariners comes to an end in 2012 when he will make $18 million. It puts the franchise into an unenviable position of trying to decide whether to re-sign the… View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Seattle Mariners News

  • Young players to again lead Mariners

    MarinersBloggin
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:46 am
    Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik remains extremely optimistic about the bounty of young talent the Mariners possess. He also knows the abundance of youth means another challenging season lies ahead in the Pacific Northwest. “I think we have some very talented young kids. I think this is going to be a challenging year at the big league level for us. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Seattle Mariners News

  • Mariners may take Ichiro out of leadoff spot

    MarinersBloggin
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:46 pm
    Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge has been hinting about taking Ichiro Suzuki out of the leadoff spot in the batting order, and on Thursday he made a stronger statement in that regard, saying he’s “further down the road in leaning that direction to have Ichi hit… View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Seattle Mariners News

  • Seattle Mariners FanFest This Weekend (Jan 28-29): A Fan’s Outlook (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

    MarinersBloggin
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:47 am
    The annual Seattle Mariners FanFest takes place this weekend (Jan. 28-29) at Safeco Field. This is a great opportunity for fans to meet some of the best players on the Mariners roster as well as the new up-and-coming prospects in the minor league system. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Seattle Mariners News

  • Fielder Would Have Been a Bad Deal for the Mariners: A Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

    MarinersBloggin
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:47 pm
    I certainly wouldn’t have complained if Prince Fielder had signed with the Seattle Mariners and spent the next few years crushing home runs into the Safeco Field seats. However, the deal that Prince signed showed how much money it takes to lock up a top-tier free agent in… View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Seattle Mariners News
 
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    The Seattle Times: Husky Men's Basketball Blog

  • Arizona planning White Out for Washington

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:31 am
    Arizona is organizing a whiteout for Saturday's 4 p.m. game against Washington. The Wildcats did this last year and got to admit, it was pretty cool. This year, UA is selling t-shirts and hoping for a similar crazy environment. ESPN's College GameDay crew will also be on hand. Here's a link to ESPN's Jay Bilas breaking down the matchup.

  • A rivalry in the making

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:31 pm
    Too bad Isaiah Thomas and Derrick Williams aren't around. Wouldn't it be thrilling if they hadn't left school early for the NBA and renewed a rivalry Saturday that produced three amazing games last season. The last time Washington and Arizona met, Thomas proved just how cold blooded (above) he truly is in the Pac-10 Tournament title game. The Huskies won 77-75 in overtime. In the previous meeting, Williams not only won the game with a game-saving block (below), he wrapped up the Pac-10 MVP award and virtually guaranteed Arizona the outright regular-season title. The Wildcats won 87-86 in…

  • ESPN's GameDay crew meets the media

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:01 pm
    Reece Davis and Jay Bilas of ESPN's College GameDay arrived to Tucson, Arizona today and talked a bit about the show and Saturday's game between Washington and Arizona. "The kids and the students make the show works," Davis said. "In terms of television I think it works because we all like each other and respects each other. ... The guys love the game, study the game. Their insightful and they're smart." The GameDay crew, which features Digger Phelps, Hubert Davis, Davis and Bilas are the Beatles of college basketball. (Google that kids). The production crew rolls around the country in an…

  • Video: UW highlights over Arizona State

    27 Jan 2012 | 1:46 pm
    Thanks to Patrick Blair for the highlights (above) of Washington's 60-54 win at Arizona State. The postgame buzz was all about Tony Wroten Jr., who carried the Huskies to a road win in the desert. Washington (13-7, 6-2) moved into a first-place tie in the Pac-12 with California, Oregon and Colorado. --- Here's the writeup from the News Tribune, GoHuskies.com, a photo gallery and the box score. --- Arizona State freshman forward Jonathan Gilling, the unfortunate victim of Wroten's dunk, told the Arizona Republic: ""I really thought we could beat these guys. I don't think they're any better…

  • Wroten topples ASU; UW back in first place

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:31 am
    UW Men's Basketball on WhoSay Just win baby. Al Davis coined the phrase. It feels appropriate tonight. Style points don't matter although Tony Wroten Jr. certainly earned a a few following a dunk that got him the No. 1 spot on ESPN's Top Plays segment. Washington won 60-54 at Arizona State. For the Huskies that's enough. They don't need to blow out teams to prove to anyone that they're making progress and putting their road voodoo away. It's not important to them that their road wins have been against teams ranked in the bottom third of the conference. The Huskies are focused on the top of…
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    Washington Football news

  • Three Former Huskies Set For Senior Bowl

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:11 am
    Senio Kelemete, Chris Polk and Alameda Ta'amu will play in the annual Senior Bowl Saturday afternoon in Mobile, Ala. The game airs live on the NFL Network starting at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

  • Space Still Available for Signing Day Celebration

    26 Jan 2012 | 9:12 am
    A limited number of space is still available for the 2012 Husky Signing Day Celebration and Auction, featuring a first look at the newest Huskies from the UW coaching staff, and exclusive auction items.

  • Polk Named Seattle Sports Star Of The Year

    25 Jan 2012 | 9:08 pm
    Former UW tailback Chris Polk was honored as the Sports Star of the Year at the 77th annual Seattle Sports Star of the Year Wednesday at Benaroya Hall in Seattle.

  • Unleashed: Sark's New Hires Have Football Buzzing

    21 Jan 2012 | 11:17 am
    Husky athletics shows its commitment to football by spending $2.73M on nine assistant coaches in 2012. The centerpieces: defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox and offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau.

  • Kiesau Hired To Complete UW Football Staff

    18 Jan 2012 | 7:45 am
    Eric Kiesau has been named offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Washington as head coach Steve Sarkisian finished his coaching staff hires. Several other veteran coaches have expanded their roles.
 
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    The Seattle Times: Hockey

  • T-birds triumph

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:31 am
    Colin Jacobs scored in the shootout and Calvin Pickard stopped all three Rockets shooters as the Seattle Thunderbirds beat Kelowna 2-1 Friday night in a Western Hockey League game.

  • Penguins' Neal replaces Ovechkin for all-star game

    26 Jan 2012 | 6:46 am
    Pittsburgh Penguins forward James Neal will replace Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin in the NHL All-Star game on Sunday.

  • Canadiens' 7-2 win ends Red Wings' win streak at 7

    26 Jan 2012 | 6:46 am
    David Desharnais had two goals and an assist, and the Montreal Canadiens ended Detroit's seven-game winning streak with a 7-2 victory over the Red Wings on Wednesday night in the NHL's final game before the league's All-Star break.

  • Russia wants game to mark 1972 Canadian matchup

    26 Jan 2012 | 6:46 am
    Russia wants to hold an exhibition hockey game in Moscow's Red Square to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Summit Series between the Soviet Union and Canada.

  • Rinne, Predators beat Blackhawks 3-1

    26 Jan 2012 | 6:46 am
    Pekka Rinne made 24 saves for his ninth straight win and the surging Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Tuesday night in the teams' final game before the All-Star break.
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    The Seattle Times: All You Can Eat

  • The 50 most powerful food folks in America?

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:01 pm
    One list ranked Seattle food safety lawyer Bill Marler among the most powerful food figures in America. Photo by Ken Lambert/Seattle Times Who are the most powerful people in America when it comes to food? According to The Daily Meal, the Nifty Fifty is topped by the president of the Food Network, Brooke Johnson, who beat out Thomas Vilsack (#2), secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Next in the top 5 are Jeremy Stoppelman (co-founder and CEO of Yelp), Mike Duke (president and CEO of Walmart), and Indra Nooyi (chairman and CEO of PepsiCo). A few Seattleites made the Meal's cut.

  • Gabriel's Fire smokes out new possibilities at BBQ spot

    26 Jan 2012 | 5:55 pm
    Barbecue joints fall into that small subset of restaurants where a divey look can be seen as an attraction instead of a warning sign. However, the Mountlake Terrace address of Gabriel's Fire had gone beyond that point, spending years shifting from one failing restaurant to another, until even a Yelper commented that the building seemed doomed. I barely noticed when a new sign went up a few months back. Then food writer Sonja Groset gave a gustatory sigh of pleasure after a dinner stop there, and I realized that Gabriel's Fire is the same place that had drawn fans for years in a Ballard…

  • Molto Tweeto! To reach Mario Batali, write @mariobatali

    23 Jan 2012 | 8:46 pm
    For the past few months, I've enjoyed watching Mario Batali talk one-on-one -- that is, type one-on-one -- with seemingly every fan he's got. They've been asking him on Twitter about the best proportion of cooking water to polenta (5:1), whether semolina flour is safe for diners with wheat allergies (no way), recommendations on where to eat in Barcelona (this place), whether to use black or white truffle oil for a pasta cream sauce ("neither!!"), and just about every other interaction imaginable. He's been spending more time discussing ravioli fillings and supplying the Twitter equivalent of…
 
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    Redfin Sweet Digs Seattle: Seattle real estate blog focusing on hot properties and current market trends.

  • Luxury Real Estate in King County Kept Buyers Smiling in 2011

    Matt Wakefield
    5 Jan 2012 | 2:18 pm
    Got $3 million and a dream? The luxury housing market in King County was a good place to be in 2011! The average price per square foot, average sale price and number of homes on the market all point to the continuation of a huge buyer’s market in these higher price brackets. While there’s no set definition of what the “luxury” market is ($1 million buys a lot more home in Phoenix than it does in Seattle), for this we’re looking at homes that sold for $3 million or more. The by-the-numbers list below shows a steady decrease in price per square foot, and on top of that, at the current…

  • Case-Shiller: Seasonal Slide in Home Prices Continues

    Tim Ellis
    29 Dec 2011 | 7:16 pm
    It’s time for our monthly check-in of the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (HPI). The Case-Shiller data is generally considered to be the most reliable measure of overall home price changes for a region, since they only consider repeat sales of homes when calculating their index, instead of looking at all the homes that sold in a given month. For the full source data behind this post, hit the S&P/Case-Shiller website. For a more detailed explanation of how the Case-Shiller Home Price Index is calculated, check out their methodology pdf. Also remember that the data released on…

  • Should I Wait Until Spring to List My Home? – Seattle Edition

    Tim Ellis
    6 Dec 2011 | 11:30 am
    Over on the national blog, we just posted another big analysis of hundreds of thousands of listings and sales. Here are the numbers for Seattle, where winter is still a winning time to list your home for a quick sale, a better chance of selling, and a better price:

  • Case-Shiller: Get Ready for a Long Winter for Home Prices

    Tim Ellis
    30 Nov 2011 | 7:27 pm
    It’s time for our monthly check-in of the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (HPI). The Case-Shiller data is generally considered to be the most reliable measure of overall home price changes for a region, since they only consider repeat sales of homes when calculating their index, instead of looking at all the homes that sold in a given month. For the full source data behind this post, hit the S&P/Case-Shiller website. For a more detailed explanation of how the Case-Shiller Home Price Index is calculated, check out their methodology pdf. Also remember that the data released on…

  • It’s Bright to Tour In Dark and Stormy Weather

    Benjamin Sarao
    10 Nov 2011 | 1:11 pm
    Guest post by Benjamin Sarao, Redfin Field Agent, Bellevue-Renton Team Home buyers often let a little rain and cold weather wash away their plans for a productive weekend of house hunting. This past weekend was a good example.  All week, the Seattle weather forecast told us to start building arks and rounding up animals by the pair.  By Friday afternoon, I only had three tours on my weekend schedule. However, once the sun started shining, the home buyers lined up to see homes (and maybe even catch some rays in the process). That made me think: Even if it’s raining and cold outside, why…
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    urbnlivn, a seattle condo & real estate blog

  • Open Houses This Weekend

    katrina
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:37 am
    What a difference a week (and less snow) makes! Last weekend, as the snowpocalypse was calling it a wrap there were 33 open houses scheduled; however, this week you have 81 condos and townhouses to choose from in Seattle. And a fair amount of newly listed properties including a unit at Queen Anne High Condos, Brix, and Bagley Lofts. Of course, if you want to see new construction that’s been newly listed then we’ll just remind you that Sanctuary’s sales office is open (listings) and Howell Street Lofts is hosting a party & open house this weekend as well. 1400 2nd Ave N…

  • Upcoming Waterfront Seattle Events | Jan-Mar

    katrina
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:24 pm
    The New Pioneer Square has a rundown of the upcoming events for Waterfront Seattle. First one up is an informal discussion about Climate and Context on Jan 31. We’re just starting to get familiar with this huge project and these talks seem like a great way to get involved (we might even have to mark our calendars and attend a few). Tweet

  • Grungy Brick in North Capitol Hill

    katrina
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:29 am
    And when I say grungy, I mean that in the nicest possible way. The exposed brick in this North Capitol Hill condo isn’t the clean, new kind of exposed brick; instead, there’s some history in those walls and I like it! Located at 1508 10th Ave E #304, this 1-bedroom, 1-bath condo has a healthy decent amount of square footage at 965 695 sf and is on the third floor of The Fairfax, built in 1916. Listed this week as a short sale, it is currently priced at $215K. Tweet

  • Howell Street Lofts “Insiders Only” Party | Jan 28

    katrina
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:21 pm
    The recently completed Howell Street Lofts is inviting interested buyers and brokers inside to check out the available townhouses this Saturday. Just the pair of townhouses are left, the freestanding townhouse with 2-car garage is already spoken for. Urbnlivn posted about the 5-star Built Green project but we have yet to get inside so of course we’ll be stopping by. The event runs from 4-7PM on Howell between 18th and 19th. RSVP to janette@seattlelandbroker.com to get on the “Insiders Only” list. Update 1/26/12: Seattle Land Broker also tells me that there will be an open…

  • Harvard & Highland Goes International

    katrina
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:39 am
    According to a press release yesterday from Realogics, Harvard and Highland is now being sold under the Realogics umbrella and Melissa Camp has moved over with the development as the Community Sales Director. The move is reportedly so Harvard and Highland can be marketed both locally and internationally. It was in April last year that we saw Harvard and Highland with 14 units remaining switch to Windermere as their sales team (including Camp). In short order, they slashed prices and within four months sold five units, leaving nine remaining. Things slowed a bit after that with two additional…
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    Rain City Guide

  • Happy Chinese New Year of the Water Dragon 2012!

    ARDELL
    23 Jan 2012 | 12:12 pm
    2012 is the Year of the Water Dragon, quite a visual! While Chinese Dragons don’t necessarily breathe fire like European Dragons do, I still like the idea that the Dragon is in a Water Year. My youngest daughter, Andrea, was born in the Year of the Dragon. The center is a painting she did that I thought was appropriate to the occasion. Lots of ENERGY in The Year of the Dragon…just grab on to it’s tail and FLY! Happy 2012!

  • Gorgeous Day in Seattle

    ARDELL
    9 Jan 2012 | 4:19 am
    Fabulous Photo taken by my friend Linda Aaron – so nice of her to share it with me – and I share it with you. Just Awesome!

  • Elvis at the World’s Fair – 50th Anniversary

    ARDELL
    7 Jan 2012 | 6:23 pm
    A week from today, Saturday January 14th, there will be a fun event commemorating the 50th Anniversary of “The King” at The 1962 Seattle Worlds Fair. For those who may not know, The Space Needle was built for that event. The World’s Fair that is, not Elvis coming to it. I already have my tickets for me and Kim and my two sisters. I got mine for only $12 each via Brown Paper Tickets.com. More and ALL details HERE. Seeing an Elvis impersonator has been on my “Bucket List” for a few years. Once I was even IN Vegas and missed it. So this is a good opportunity for me…

  • The High Cost of Buying a Home & Selling a Home

    ARDELL
    5 Jan 2012 | 5:54 pm
    Even if you are a First Time Homebuyer, you should be keenly aware of the cost of selling a home. Often people think they can just sell their home if they pick the wrong one, or if they get a new job out of town. But the cost of selling is usually many Xs the cost of buying. It is good to be mindful of the cost of leaving…the home you are buying…before you buy one. The Closing Costs/Expenses associated with Selling a home are fairly simple, but in $ much more costly than a Buyer’s Closing Costs. Also a buyer can pay ALL of their costs without “hard dollars” in…

  • Ardell’s Seattle Area Real Estate Blog – Most Visited Posts

    ARDELL
    1 Jan 2012 | 9:02 pm
    It amazes me sometimes, which of my posts garner the highest readership. Dustin tracks the “per post” stats for Rain City Guide and shows us which garner the most eyeballs…from time to time. I was looking at the numbers over on my blog, which likely gets a fraction of the activity as my writings here. But once in awhile I get surprised by a single post getting over 20,000 views…for just one post. Usually they are posts that spark an interest nationally vs primarily local here in “The Seattle Area”. Here are the blog posts with the most views, not…
 
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    The Waterland Blog for Des Moines, WA

  • Advertiser Prudential Northwest Realty Welcomes Tay Krull To Their Offices

    Scott Schaefer
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:56 pm
    WLB Real Estate Sponsor Prudential Northwest Realty is proud to introduce their newest Sales Professional, Tay Krull! Tay has been a licensed Broker with Prudential’s West Seattle Branch for over 10 years. He recently moved his family to Normandy Park and his office to the Burien Prudential Branch. Tay attended Highline High School and graduated from the University of Washington. When asked what he likes best about the move, Tay said: ”The wonderful sense of community here. I am looking forward to assisting the south Seattle area with all their real estate needs” For more…

  • FEEL GOOD FRIDAY: Mirrors

    Scott Schaefer
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:01 am
    by Dave Markwell I had the unfortunate experience of passing a mirror the other day. I did not look as good as I felt and it made me mad. I felt like the mirror was tricking me, because in my head, I looked much better. I had witnessed myself looking better many times. I was sure of it. What was this stupid mirror’s friggin’ problem!?! I wondered. After some soul searching and kicking my dog, I came to the conclusion that mirrors are both criminally deceptive and warmly reassuring. They are both tremendous liars and unbearably honest and it really depends on the day as to which I prefer.

  • Welcome Advertiser ‘The Tag Zone’ To Des Moines With A Great Coupon!

    Scott Schaefer
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:30 am
    We’d like to welcome Advertiser The Tag Zone – which has moved to a much bigger and better spot right here in Des Moines – and encourage all our funster Readers (and parents of funsters) to use this special, exclusive Coupon that will get you a FREE hour of play with every one paid during their Grand Opening Celebration: Click image to print Coupon. The Tag Zone has moved to a huge new warehouse-sized location at 605 South 223rd Street in Des Moines, just west of the downtown district at 6th and 223rd (map below), and will be holding its Grand Opening celebration beginning at 6 p.m.

  • Cove To Clover Raffle Could Win You 2 Tix To Anywhere Alaska Airlines Flies!

    Scott Schaefer
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:41 pm
    Our friends at Burien’s upcoming Cove to Clover fundraiser have an offer with odds that are far better than finding a 4-leaf clover* – 1 in 200 – raffle tickets where the winner gets two tickets to fly anywhere Alaska Airlines flies, as there are only 200 raffle tickets, priced at just $25 each! If you’re not already familiar with it, Cove to Clover is a local, homegrown fundraiser that will benefit numerous local charities, with a weekend that will include a 5k, 10k, talent show, Pub Crawl and much more between March 9 – 11. The organization is very lean and is run by…

  • CleanScapes Will Be Picking Up Extra Garbage/Recycling This Week

    Scott Schaefer
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:30 pm
    On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week, CleanScapes will be collecting the residential garbage and recycling that was not collected because of last week’s winter weather. If your collection day is Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, you may set out twice your regular amount of garbage at no additional charge. Here’s more from a press release: If your recycling service was missed last week, it will be collected this week, regardless of whether this is your regularly scheduled recycling week. Please place your cart out on your collection day, and CleanScapes will collect your…
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  • Strange organisms shed light on how living things evolve

    LocalHealthGuide
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:06 pm
    Halobacteria Researchers at Seattle’s Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) have discovered how a group of organisms that thrive in places with conditions that would kill most living things —such as hot springs, geysers, and salt ponds — rapidly adapt to changing conditions. The trick, the researchers report, is the organisms’ ability to alter the activity of a group of proteins that, in turn, rapidly reset many of the organisms’ functions simultaneously. These proteins, called general transcription factors, have long been thought to operate primarily in the background,…

  • The coming nursing home shortage

    LocalHealthGuide
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:51 am
    By Steve Yoder, The Fiscal Times This story comes from KaiserHealthNews partner  The latest casualty of the Great Recession may soon be the nation’s elderly. Cuts in government payments for patient care and less construction of new nursing homes are already taking a toll. Add to this the aging baby boom generation and you have a worst-case scenario in which older people who need full-time care won’t be able to get it. “We believe we’re at a tipping point,” says Mark Parkinson, head of the American Health Care Association (AHCA), which represents nursing homes. If so, the…

  • State disciplines health care providers

    LocalHealthGuide
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:46 am
    Periodically Washington State Department of Health issues an update on disciplinary actions taken against health care providers, including suspensions and revocations of  licenses, certifications, or registrations of providers in the state. The department has also suspends the credentials of people who have been prohibited from practicing in other states. Information about health care providers is also on the agency’s website. To find this information click on “Provider Credential Search” on the left hand side of the Department of Health home page (www.doh.wa.gov). The site includes…

  • Health exhibit coming to Science Center in 2012

    LocalHealthGuide
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:34 am
    Coming up in December 2012, Pacific Science Center will open a new permanent exhibit about wellness. Professor Wellbody’s Academy of Health & Wellness will bring guests of all ages into the imaginative world of Professor Wellbody, demonstrating how personal choices can positively affect our health and well-being. To learn more watch:

  • Most think politics, not the law to sway justices on health reform

    KaiserHealthNews
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:05 am
    (Kaiser Health News in an editorially-independent program of the foundation.) Majority Of Americans Think Ideology Will Affect High Court’s Ruling On Health Law  By Mary Agnes Carey KHN Staff Writer With the Supreme Court just two months away from hearing a historic legal challenge to the 2010 health law, nearly 60 percent of the public expects the justices to depend more on personal ideology than a legal analysis of the individual mandate, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation’s January health tracking poll. Just 28 percent of those surveyed believe the justices will base…
 
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  • Dizzy Daze Marathon returning to Green Lake Park

    Amy Duncan
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:12 pm
    Green Lake runner, Oct. 2011. Photo credit: Jason Hsiao Think you can run 19 times around the Green Lake loop? You can give it on a try at the Dizzy Daze Marathon on Saturday, March 24, 2012. The race, which begins at 6 a.m., has four distance options: 13.1 mile, 26.2 mile, 50K (10 loops around the outer running path), and 100K (19+ loops). “All the pain and suffering of an ultra,” reads the event’s website, “without the annoying change in scenery!” According to the website, Dizzy Daze is the brainchild of Jonathan Bernard and Sam Thompson. They set out…

  • This weekend in Green Lake: Falcons 5K, ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead’ and more

    Amy Duncan
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:21 pm
    Heather Hawkins (in forefront), Alyssa Keene and Angela DiMarco in SPT's production of "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead." Photo credit: Paul Bestock Here is what’s happening this weekend in our part of the city: Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 9 a.m. SPU Falcons 5K Fun Run and Walk at Green Lake Park. [info - PDF] 2 p.m. KapKa School open house. [info] 7:30 p.m. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at the Seattle Public Theater. [info] Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012 2 p.m. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at the Seattle Public Theater. [info] 3 p.m. Musical Experiences…

  • Green Lake Chamber of Commerce kickoff party at Trattoria Cioppino

    Amy Duncan
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:02 pm
    The Green Lake Chamber of Commerce is throwing a party on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., at Trattoria Cioppino (7900 East Green Lake Dr N). The event will be in celebration of the group’s launch. The cost is $20 for Green Lake Chamber members and $25 for nonmembers. Food and drinks will be provided and the atmosphere will be social. The Green Lake Chamber of Commerce is “a friendly neighborhood network of Green Lake businesses focused on success, community involvement and mutual support.” It is open to anyone who wants to do business in Green Lake.

  • Open house planned for newly-renovated Fire Station 16

    Amy Duncan
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:03 pm
    Green Lake’s Fire Station 16 (6846 Oswego Place NE) will be holding a dedication and open house on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Attendees will be able to tour the newly-renovated 1927 fire station and meet Engine 16′s fire fighters. Children’s activities and refreshments will be provided. The event is jointly sponsored by the Seattle Fire Department and Seattle Fire Fighters Union, Local 27. ©Amy Duncan for My Green Lake | Seattle's Green Lake Blog, 2012. Permalink | Comment on this post Post tags: construction, fire

  • Elementary school boundaries to change in north Seattle

    Amy Duncan
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:11 pm
    The Seattle School Board has approved a short-term capacity management plan that addresses Seattle Public Schools’ enrollment growth. The School Board approved the plan with a 7-0 vote last night (Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012). It was developed following input from the Facilities and Capital Management Advisory Committee. Input was also considered from about 300 attendees at six community meetings and about 550 written comments. The plan includes boundary adjustments to John Stanford International School (4057 5 Ave NE),  B.F. Day Elementary School (3921 Linden Ave N) and McDonald…
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  • Subscribe to the Seattle Symphony, Chance to Win an Alaskan Cruise – Seattle Things to Do #417

    Shannon
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 am
    The Seattle Symphony just announced an incentive for subscribers to the 2012-2013 season. If you subscribe by March 3 – you will be entered to win a 12-day Alaskan cruise for two, courtesy of Holland America Line. The symphony has lots of different packages covering a wide range of interests and musical tastes. If you have considered becoming a subscriber and supporting our symphony, now is a great time to do it. In fact some of the packages are surprisingly affordable. For instance, I see 5 tickets to the Seattle Pops Sundays series for just $75. That’s just $15/ticket –…

  • K1 Speed Go Kart Racing – Seattle Things to Do #416

    Shannon
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:00 am
    Hop into one of these zippy little electric cars and race around a 1/5 mile concrete track while you battle it out with friends to see who can make the fastest lap. This is a totally fun activity for anyone that likes a little speed and competition, and wants to brush up on their performance driving. If you aren’t into racing, K1 Speed has other fun activites too – pool tables, TVs, a snack bar. A good time for all! Oh and check out the track layout here. 2207 NE Bel-Red Rd, Redmond Call first to reserve time on the track.

  • Northwest Flower and Garden Show 2012 – Seattle Things to Do #415

    Kevin
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:20 am
    As distant as it seems, spring in Seattle isn’t that far away, and the Northwest Flower & Garden Show marks its beginning for garden enthusiasts each year. Billed as the second largest garden show in the US, it packs the Washington State Convention Center with six acres of display gardens, tons of new products and services, and plenty of inspiration for small space gardening. There are also plenty of learning opportunities with 120+ free seminars and demos from garden experts. The show runs from February 8-12, 2012 at the Washington State Convention Center. You’ll save some…

  • 2-for-1 burgers at Dick’s – Seattle Things to Do #414

    Kevin
    24 Jan 2012 | 1:46 pm
    TODAY ONLY! Dicks’s Drive-In is celebrating their 58th anniversary with 2-for-1 burgers from 2:00-6:30PM today (January 24th, 2012). If you can hold off on your lunch just a bit, you can double up! The celebration continues on Friday, January 27th with 10 cent cokes and pop as well.

  • 2012 Polar Plunge for Special Olympics – Seattle Things to Do #413

    Kevin
    24 Jan 2012 | 1:17 pm
    Looking to take a swim during our beautiful Seattle winter weather? Join fellow polar bears for the 2012 Polar Plunge for Special Olympics and help out a great cause at the same time. The event is organized by local law enforcement agencies and will help raise funds for Special Olympics Washington. Register now so you can start collecting pledges. If you are too chicken to jump in, you can still support the event from their “chicken coop.” However, if you seek VIP treatment for the day, sign up for the Super Plunge, and jump in from dawn until dusk! The Polar Plunge is February…
 
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