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Millions of Hindu women consider Navaratri the year's central festival, the one they most deeply connect to. These nine days dedicated to Shakti, the Goddess, provide an opportunity to seek blessings and commune with their own divinity. It is a time for sacred gatherings, austerities, selfless acts and intimate prayers. But Navaratri is not just for the ladies; everyone turns out for the joyous worship, festivities, plays, feasting and dance--all venerating God as the loving Mother Spirit that gives life to everything.
Navaratri starts on the new moon of September/October. On the first day, it is customary to plant seeds in a clay pot which will sprout over the next nine days. In some communities, women prepare a specially decorated kalasha, a vessel symbolizing the fertile womb, representing the Goddess. Especially in cities in Tamil Nadu, families create elaborate shelf displays, called kolu, of handmade clay dolls. Adding new dolls each year and handing the collection down to the next generation results in some grand displays.
Each night, the Goddess "holds court," and special food offerings are presented as prayers eulogizing Her powers are chanted. Guests are invited to showcase their artistic skills, and all enjoy sweets and other treats. Women dress up and visit female friends and relatives, taking a tray of offerings which includes the betel leaf and nut that bear the gravity of a formal contract of friendship and loyalty. Other items on the tray--beauty accessories, fresh turmeric root and coconut--symbolize goodwill and fertility. They fast, pray morning and evening, and give food and cooking pots to the poor. Some families formally honor a prepubescent girl each day, giving her new clothes, treating her to a sumptuous lunch, and pampering her, affirming her femininity and affinity with the Goddess.
In South India the first three days are dedicated to Goddess Durga, the fierce Mother who decimates negative forces. For the next three days, Lakshmi, the Goddess of prosperity, is revered. The last three days are dedicated to Sarasvati, the Goddess of learning and wisdom. In this way, Hindus honor women as the protectors of the family, extol their powers of fertility and endurance, venerate them as the source of good fortune and revere them as repositories of culture and learning. In North India one of the nine aspects of Durga is venerated each day. These nine days are celebrated by communities in East India as Durga Puja, treating the Goddess as the Daughter who has come to her maternal home for an annual visit.
Vijaya Dashami, "triumphant tenth day," celebrates Durga's legendary victory over Mahishasura, a powerful being fraught with ignorance and selfishness. On the same day many celebrate Rama's victory over the evil Ravana. The celebration is a reminder to persist in the challenges we face in life. Local traditions vary widely, and this day is known by other names, including Dussehra, Dasara and Dashain.
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As the baseball season approaches the All-Star break, opposing teams still have yet to solve Orioles first baseman Chris Davis.
Before Davis left Baltimore on Sunday afternoon to take part in this week's All-Star Game festivities in New York -- where his first-half success will certainly be a top national storyline -- he left Orioles fans with one final pre-break memory.
Davis, who will start in Tuesday's All-Star Game and participate in Monday's Home Run Derby, blasted his major league-leading 37th homer of the season -- homering in his third straight game -- in Sunday's 7-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, tying Reggie Jackson's American League record for most homers at the All-Star break, set in 1969.
As he has throughout the season, Davis -- whose four RBIs Sunday gave him 93 for the season -- displayed his overwhelming power to the opposite field, taking a sweeping cut at a 1-1 changeup down and over the outer half of the plate from Toronto starter Josh Johnson and sending the ball into the fifth row of the left-field stands. It was Davis' 13thhomer to either left-field or left-center.
"You can't shift to the stands," said Orioles manager Buck Showalter, referring to the heavy pull shift most teams now play on Davis. "We've done our share of moving toward tendencies, but they don't allow you to put anybody out there. So hit it where the grass doesn't grow. ... If they stay in one pattern and one place, he'll make them pay."
Teammate Adam Jones also homered in his third consecutive game – the teammates have combined to crush Toronto pitching over the past two seasons – becoming the second teammates in Orioles history to both homer in three straight games and the first in 52 years, when Hank Foiles and Jim Gentile did it July 18-20, 1961.
With the win, the Orioles (53-43) went into the break winners of four of their past five. Now five Orioles head north to play in Tuesday's All-Star Game, the most since five represented the club in 1997. Davis, Jones and shortstop J.J. Hardy were elected by fans to start and third baseman Manny Machado was a player's selection. Tigers manager Jim Leyland, the AL manager, added Orioles right hander Chris Tillman on Sunday to replace Detroit right-hander Justin Verlander, who pitched Sunday.
"I think it's always huge to build up some momentum going into the break, let guys kind of rest easy and get after it when we get back," Davis said of the Orioles' surge heading into the break. "Pitching has been solid, we've been swinging the bats well throughout the whole first half. So it's definitely good to get those wins."
Right-hander Scott Feldman, acquired from the Cubs on July 2 in a trade that sent Jake Arrieta and Pedro Strop to Chicago, earned his first win in an Orioles uniform, giving the O's their fourth quality start in their past five games.
Coming off a start in which he was charged with a season-high seven runs, Feldman allowed three runs on four hits over 7 1/3 innings, striking out seven and walking just one.
Feldman allowed just one hit after a two-out single in the first, retiring eight of the final nine hitters he faced, walking off the field to a standing ovation from the announced crowd of 34,748 at Camden Yards with one out in the eighth. The Orioles are 6-1 when their starting pitcher gets at least one out in the eighth inning.
"He was pitching so well," Showalter said of Feldman. "You're so careful about changing the karma of a game. And that was sticky, hot. He was a good matchup for the challenges you have on a day like this. I'd like to think I was going to let him start the inning so I could let him get an ovation, but our fans respect what Scotty did today.
"He's pitched two out of three good games, and one where he didn't quite have command of his breaking ball. That's the type of professionally pitched outing we hope to get with him, and all our guys."
The home runs by Davis and Jones helped the Orioles run out to a 6-0 lead after three innings and head into the break with 132 homers, most in the major leagues.
"That's always a good feeling," Feldman said. "It puts you at ease a little bit where you don't have to be so fine and you're not worried about giving up singles and stuff like that."
The Orioles jumped on Josh Johnson – who allowed seven earned runs for the first time in nearly six years -- for four runs in the first inning. Jones slapped an RBI infield single to the right side to plate the Orioles' first run. Davis then pulled a double down the right-field line to score two more runs.
Hardy then singled home Davis with a two-out hit, giving him 200 RBIs as an Oriole and making him the third shortstop in club history (Cal Ripken, Jr., Miguel Tejada and Mike Bordick) to record 60 or more homers and 200 RBIs.
Davis' homer, which came after Jones drew a leadoff walk in the third inning, put the Orioles up 6-0.
The Blue Jays (45-49) have seen enough of Davis, who is hitting .374 (40-for-107) with 15 homers and 32 RBIs against Toronto since the beginning of the 2012 season.
In the fifth inning, Jones took a 2-2 fastball to straight-away center for his 19th homer of the season. In the three-game series against the Jays, Jones was 6-for-9 with three homers, six RBIs and seven runs scored. Seven of his 19 homers this season and 13 over the past two years have come against Toronto.
Toronto crawled back late to bring the tying tun to the plate against closer Jim Johnson in the top of the ninth, but Johnson earned his 33rdsave by stranding two runners in scoring position when he struck out Jose Reyes to end the game.
The save was Johnson's 105thof his career, tying him with Tippy Martinez for second-most in Orioles club history.
After the game, Showalter sent his five All-Stars to New York – where they will play for home-field advantage in the World Series -- with well-wishes knowing they will all be instrumental to the team's success once the season continues Friday.
"We hope the effort of our five guys is very meaningful late in October, whether or not they win a game," Showalter said.

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First, just a reminder that Sunday, July 31, 2011, is our monthly exercise in folly, Savoy Cocktail Book Night at Alembic Bar. If any of the cocktails, (they also have a great beer selection,) on this blog have captured your fancy, stop by after 6 and allow the skilled bartenders, (and me,) to make them for you. It is always a fun time.
Morning Glory Fizz
The Juice of 1/2 Lemon or 1 Lime. (Juice 1/2 Lemon, Juice 1/2 Lime)
1/2 Tablespoonful Powdered Sugar. (1 heaping teaspoon caster sugar)
The White of 1 Egg.
2 Dashes Absinthe (2 dash Absinthe Verte)
1 Glass Scotch Whisky (2 oz Highland Park 8, Gordon & MacPhail)
Shake well, strain into long tumbler and fill with syphon soda water.
The Morning Glory Fizz, (unrelated to the Morning Glory Cocktail,) is another Savoy Fizz from Hugo Ensslin's 1916 "Recipes for Mixed Drinks".
Interestingly, Ensslin gives the recipe as:
Juice of ½ Lime; Juice of ½ Lemon; 1 teasponful Powdered Sugar; White of 1 Egg; 2 dashes Absinthe; 1 drink Scotch Whiskey. Made and served as directed for Plain Gin Fizz.
While Ensslin suggests the juice of half a lemon and half a lime, the Savoy Cocktail Book suggests you choose between them, significantly altering the sweet/sour balance. I chose to follow Hugo Ensslin's advice and found the results pleasant. Whether you will agree, I guess depends on where you fall on the whole, "not too sweet spectrum".
As a drink maker, you have complete control over the level of sweetness in the drinks you make and it's pretty easy to make the drinks you like. It's more tricky when you have to figure out what someone else means by, "not too sweet". I mean, almost no one ever asks for a Sweet Cocktail.
I remember one conversation I had that went something like:
Guest: If I asked you to make something with Baileys, what would you make?
Me: Unfortunately, we don't have Bailey's Irish Cream.
Guest: So you couldn't make a White Russian?
Me: (Thinking: What? there's no Bailey's in a White Russian.) We do have cream and Coffee Liqueur, I would be happy to make you something similar to a White Russian.
Guest: Never mind, tell me about your cocktails. I don't like anything too sweet.
Me: (Thinking: Same person who wants a White Russian with Bailey's doesn't like her cocktails too sweet? Does Not Compute.) Do you enjoy ginger flavor in a cocktail? I think you will find this cocktail refreshing and enjoyable.
I made her the Biarritz Monk Buck, a Brandy Cocktail with Lemon, Ginger and Yellow Chartreuse. She enjoyed it enough to thank me for my suggestion when her group was leaving the restaurant.
Ninety percent of the time, the challenge isn't making the drinks, it's interpreting from the guest what they really want.
I use the word "interpret" because there's a lot of jargon around mixed drinks and bartending which I am nominally fluent in, such that it's practically a dialect of its own, but I can't really expect guests to understand. "Up", "Rocks", "Dry", "Perfect", "Sweet", "Dirty", etc.
But my idea of a "not too sweet" cocktail is often a long distance from what a guest might mean. If anything, all the cocktails I make, that aren't after dinner stickies, fall into the category of "not too sweet". Generally a guest isn't going to want a cocktail any less sweet than the recipes we make at either place I sometimes tend bar.
But sometimes they do, I'll make them a standard recipe for their first drink and they'll say, "Could you make something a little less sweet for the next drink?" We even had one person at Alembic Savoy Nights who would always order a Crow Cocktail: 2/3 Bourbon, 1/3 Lemon, but ask for it without even the dash of Grenadine. Now that's a Whiskey Sour! But more commmonly, I'll get "That was good but a little too tart for me, could you make something a little sweeter".
Either way, it's not hard to tweak recipes a little this way or that, the hard part is making the guest comfortable enough that they feel like they can ask for what they want. While there are undoubtedly bars and establishments in San Francisco which employ a sort of S&M ethic to their customer relations, it's not my thing. I would prefer that we all make it to the end of the night a little happier than when we started. No whips, no chains, and minimal scarring.
And, well, unless you are a Scotch Whisky Stickler, a Morning Glory Fizz with Highland Park 8, is a fine start. Think of it as a slightly peaty Rattlesnake, don't worry about the bite. The cocktail doesn't, and neither do I.
This post is one in a series documenting my ongoing effort to make all of the drinks in the Savoy Cocktail Book, starting at the first, Abbey, and ending at the last, the, uh, Sauterne Cup.


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Julián Aguilar
Julián Aguilar reports on politics and border affairs from the Texas-Mexico border. His focuses include immigration reform and enforcement, voter ID, international trade, border security, and the drug trade. His political coverage has included local, legislative and congressional races in Texas, as well as local and national elections in Mexico. Before joining The Texas Tribune, he was a freelance writer for the Fort Worth Weekly, a government and crime reporter for the Laredo Morning Times, and a political writer for the Rio Grande Guardian. A native of El Paso, he has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Texas and a master's degree in journalism from the Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism at the University of North Texas.


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Here's a little something to help you get your morning started right, courtesy of yet another Russian with a dashboard camera and an indestructible bear.
That is one tough and awesome bear. Let's just hope the Russian government doesn't track it down and it use to breed an immortal army of super bears. That could lead to a few problems.


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Spring 2011 New York Fashion Week: Peter Som
Gap-Toothed Ashley Smith Makes First Runway Appearance in Peter Som's Spring 2011 Sea of Color
>> Peter Som loves his color — his approach is, he admits: "I usually say yes to everything. Then I edit down." This season, he had a vision of what he refers to as Peggy Guggenheim meets Miami, and an affinity for colors that looked sun-bleached, "or like Popsicles."
The product paid tribute to the '60s, with shift dresses playing a starring role in the highly textural collection, which came in an array of structured, loose, and fitted cuts covered in a mix of florals — ranging from soft brocade to brighter silk prints. And Charlotte Dellal, who was front row, collaborated with Som on printed sky-high Charlotte Olympia wedges for the occasion.
Closing out the show, in her first major runway appearance, was Ashley Smith, who between her gap-tooth grin and ample bustline has garnered lots of pre-season buzz. Post-show, Som didn't have much of a breather: he headed straight over to Tommy Hilfiger, where he's a consultant, for fittings.


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I would like to delete this two items:
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"El Salvador is committed to guaranteeing the safety of El Faro and its staff so they can continue their investigative work," David Rivas, spokesman for President Mauricio Funes Cartagena, told CPJ in a recent phone conversation. The government's pledge came after groundbreaking reporting by the digital newspaper about secret negotiations in which local gangs, known as Maras, said they would limit murders in exchange for official concessions, like having imprisoned gang members transferred to lower-security prisons.
As a result of their reporting, El Faro's staff members have reported being followed and photographed. "This is a very sensitive issue so we have to ensure all safeguards are taken," said Rivas, who indicated that President Funes is aware of the situation and has ordered Minister of Security David Munguía Payés to meet with El Faro. I told Rivas that reporting by El Faro on this issue is of great national interest and that the government must guarantee the news website can investigate without fear.
This is especially true after the release on March 19 of a statement signed by the two most powerful gangs (Mara Salvatrucha and Mara 18), endorsed by Roman Catholic leaders, and delivered to several local outlets. The communiqué, in which the gangs confirmed they have called a truce and are now in a period of reflection, described El Faro's reporting on the negotiations as "irresponsible, skewed, and unprofessional." In an editorial on March 26, El Faro said the statement was written such that it did not appear to be authored by gang members, alleging it had been produced by officials involved in the negotiations with the Maras.
Although Funes denied that his government struck a deal with the gangs to reduce the number of murders in exchange for better prison conditions, the Salvadoran president acknowledged at a March 28 press conference that the administration "facilitated" the truce between gangs by transferring 30 gang leaders to lower-security prisons, according to press reports. Murders have dropped abruptly in the two weeks since the truce, from an average of 14 a day to six, the press said. El Salvador, according to a recent U.N. report, has one of the highest homicide rates in the world, with 66 homicides per 100,000 people.
El Faro first reported on a criminal network involving politicians in May 2011, in an article titled "El cartel de Texis" (The Texis Cartel). El Faro's director Carlos Dada told CPJ that in February, nine months after the story ran, the site's staff members reported unidentified persons following and photographing them. Dada said he suspected the police were following staff members to identify sources for the May article.
The minister of security, retired Gen. Munguía Payés, told CPJ he had no knowledge of anyone following El Faro staff members and that no such order had come from any government office. Later, however, officials held a meeting with members of several media organizations, excluding El Faro, at which they claimed to have intelligence suggesting gang members were angered by El Faro's reporting and that the site's staff was in danger, Dada said. The next day, the minister told El Faro employees they were at risk of being attacked by the gangs, but did not provide any information and did not offer any protection for the staff, Dada said.
When asked about the threats made to El Faro's staff, Munguía Payés told CPJ the ministry had a "responsibility to give protection to any Salvadoran who is at risk and is threatened." He said the police had complied with this responsibility by notifying El Faro about the information they received, and that they were in the process of confirming the credibility of the threats. If the threats were corroborated, he said, they would discuss possible protection measures with El Faro. Dada said yesterday that the site has not heard anything further from Munguía Payés.
CPJ research shows that journalists covering El Salvador's widespread gang violence risk becoming targets themselves. In 2009, Christian Poveda, a French-Spanish filmmaker who had documented gang violence in El Salvador for decades, was slain by members of the Mara 18 gang.


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WASHINGTON, D.C./PROVO, Utah, November 2, 2011 – The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Ancestry.com announced that material from four Museum collections containing information on more than 30,000 victims of Nazi persecution is now available online at Ancestry.com and can be searched at no cost. The collections contain information on thousands of individuals including displaced Jewish orphans; Czech Jews deported to the Terezin concentration camp and camps in occupied Poland; and French victims of Nazi persecution.
The collections are being made available through the World Memory Project, launched in May 2011. The project is recruiting the public to help build the world's largest online resource on Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of non-Jews who were targeted for persecution by Nazi Germany and its collaborators, allowing victims' families and survivors themselves to discover missing chapters of their history, learn the truth about the fate of their relatives and honor those who were lost.
World Memory Project contributors are continuously keying information that will form new searchable databases of historical collections when complete. To date, more than 2,100 contributors from around the world have indexed almost 650,000 records. Anyone, anywhere can contribute to the project by simply typing information from historical records into the online database.
"World Memory Project contributors are helping Holocaust survivors and their families learn the truth about what happened to loved ones," says Lisa Yavnai, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum WMP project leader. "It is an incredible gift that anyone can give to those who survived the horrors of Nazi Germany. In a few months, the contributors' efforts have resulted in more online searchable records than the Museum alone could have produced in many years."
The World Memory Project utilizes proprietary software and project management donated by Ancestry.com, which hosts its own online archival project to transcribe historical records. Once Museum records are transcribed, the indices are hosted exclusively on Ancestry.com and are permanently free to search. The Museum provides copies of documents upon request at no cost. The original documentation remains in the Museum's archival collection.
"We've been inspired by the steadfast efforts of the thousands of contributors who have in some cases spent hundreds of hours transcribing this important material," remarked Tim Sullivan, CEO, Ancestry.com. "These early results would likely have taken years without the dedication of the many individuals who have embraced the mission of the World Memory Project."
To find out more about the World Memory Project or to learn how to become a contributor, please visit www.WorldMemoryProject.org.
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"…It brought home to me the fact that each of these names had been a person who probably once reached out with their hands to others for help, and for many of them, that help never came… Ultimately, though, I took comfort in the idea that, while he might have been among those who were taken from the world through bigotry and hatred, at least I was helping in a little way to make sure he and others like him were not forgotten." ─ Kerri, United States
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Handsome, charismatic, a great actor and a wonderful singer – opera is lucky to have a star like Kaufmann. An impassioned performance as Wagner's Parsifal on the New York stage will be followed this spring by his appearance in Verdi's Don Carlos at Covent Garden.
On Monday 11 March, the Royal Opera House will host the first in a series of debates to be streamed live from the ROH in collaboration with the Telegraph.
The first Big Question will be led by Telegraph Arts Editor-in-Chief and broadcaster Sarah Crompton, and tackles head-on the contentious subject 'Are Opera and Ballet Elitist?'
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NEWS- Urge overkill: More TV to clog your mind
Two years ago, Charlottesville was a one-station, NBC29-dominated town. Then Gray Television came in with not one, not two, but three network affiliates, bumping the broadcast options to four.
Now two more stations will be crowding the dial.
Gray Television is adding MyNetworkTV, a product of Fox Broadcasting, to its ABC16, CBS19, and WAHU FOX27 stable.
NBC29 heralds its own new network affiliate: the CW, offspring of the youth-oriented WB and UPN networks, jointly owned by CBS and Warner Brothers, which will offer such fare as Gilmore Girls, Smallville, and Worldwide Wrestling Entertainment's Smackdown.
Why is a network half owned by CBS linking itself to the NBC affiliate in Charlottesville?
"They felt like we offered them the better choice," says Neal Bennett, NBC29 news director. "We're in Charlottesville, and our signal reaches Harrisonburg."
In September, CW29 will begin airing Everybody Hates Chris and Beauty and the Geek digitally on channel 29.3. UPN channel 20 in DC and WB channel 33 could be opening up as possibilities for local cable viewing of CW29.
But Bennett is even more excited about starting a 10pm newscast. The station will be adding staff and making CW29 "a little bit different" from the NBC29 mother station, says Bennett. He anticipates targeting some of the CW's prime 18-34 audience, as well as the early-to-bed crowd.
Over at the Charlottesville Newsplex– as Gray calls its ABC/CBS/Fox stations– general manager Roger Burchett is not at all dismayed to see the CW go to NBC29.
"It was about the money," Burchett says. "I don't think CBS cared– whoever offered the most money."
Since Gray's Newsplex already offers a 10pm broadcast, Burchett says the CW price was too high.
"MyNetworkTV made more sense for us," he says, touting that network's flexibility for customization– since parent company Fox demands only two to three hours a day of mandatory programming.
"It gives us the opportunity to build on programming," says Burchett, planning to go family-friendly with a local Captain Kangaroo-type children's program, as well as high school and amateur sports, UVA sports that aren't already under contract, and another 30-minute news show.
What MyNetworkTV won't be carrying? Jerry Springer-type shows that Burchett says, "I don't think people want to sit their kids in front of."
As Gray struggles to get a toehold, the other station's marketing materials boast, "NBC29 devours the competition," using PacMan-like graphics to show it eating CBS19, ABC16, and Fox27 in the ratings.
Another sales piece proclaims, "One year after the new stations arrived, Central Virginians still watch Richmond and Washington for ABC, CBS, and Fox."
Burchett declines to comment on NBC29's declaration that it's gobbling the competition. "I'll let people who receive them make up their own minds," he says.
'The biggest hurdle we had to accomplish was to get people in this market to choose our stations– CBS, ABC, Fox– over the CBS, ABC, and Fox they had been watching before we got here," Burchett acknowledges.
While ABC lucked into Channel 3 on Adelphia, thanks to Gray's ABC station in Harrisonburg relinquishing its spot, CBS19 is Adelphia 18, and Fox27 confusingly is cable 19.
Burchett insists more people are watching the local ABC than Richmond's, and "on most nights," more people are watching CBS here– "certainly for news"– than in Richmond.
"I'm not crazy about participating in the ratings game because I told everybody it would take three years," he explains. "At 18 months, we're way ahead of where we thought we'd be in our three-year plan."
He adds, "Every ratings book is better than the last."
And looming ahead are the May sweeps, when the Nielsen diaries go out again.
NBC29 is cleaning the new stations' clocks– at least according to NBC29 marketing materials that show it gobbling up the competition.
Newsplex general manager Roger Burchett says there's all kinds of ways to spin the ratings numbers– and prepares to launch the family oriented MyNetworkTV.
SIDEBOX- What's new?
Station: MyNetworkTV
Dial: To be determined
Ownership: Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation aka "Fox"
Local player: Gray Television (ABC16, CBS19, and WAHU Fox27)
Onscreen: new original programming on this sister network to Fox
Station: CW
Dial: Digitally on channel 29.3 (probably will take one or more of the slots currently held by WB or UPN on Adelphia)
Ownership: CBS Corporation and Time Warner
Local player: NBC29
Onscreen: Gilmore Girls, Smallville, and WWE's Smackdown.
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DescriptionPlease note: To Do List for Nozbe requires iOS 7.x – older versions are not supported.
Be even more productive with Dropbox integration, due dates, project sharing and task delegating notifications and auto-sync. Keeping yourself organized never has been so easy.
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SF restaurant health data to be on Yelp
The Tech Chronicles
(01-17) 09:47 PST San Francisco -- San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee will announce Thursday that health information for the city's restaurants will soon appear in listings on consumer review site Yelp, as part of an initiative to improve transparency and ultimately food safety.
The news is the latest in an effort under Lee to make government data more accessible. He will make the announcement as part of this week's 81st Winter Conference of Mayors in Washington, where he serves as chairman of the technology and innovation task force.
"We have a lot of information in the hands of government," Lee said on a call with reporters on Wednesday. He wants that information "to go out to the public in ways that they can use it for their benefit."
San Francisco's technology department worked with Yelp's engineering team, in partnership with the city of New York, to create technical standards for restaurant health data that other cities, sites and apps can take advantage of.
So while Thursday's news concerns Yelp, the popular San Francisco review site, other services that provide restaurant listings, like Google, TripAdvisor or CitySearch, could follow suit.
Information on San Francisco restaurants will begin appearing on Yelp Thursday. Data for New York is expected in a few weeks, and health information for Philadelphia is expected soon thereafter.
"We're taking information already created with consumer tax dollars and making it highly visible," said Jeremy Stoppelman, chief executive of Yelp.
The hope is that making the information more transparent will allow people to make more informed choices about the restaurants they visit, in turn encouraging restaurateurs to raise safety standards and potentially improving overall public health.
In late 1997, Los Angeles County began requiring restaurants to display grade cards from Department of Health Services inspections.
Subsequent studies found that consumers and restaurants both altered their behavior in response. Restaurants that secured A ratings earned 5 percent more revenue than those getting B's, according to a study by Stanford and University of Maryland researchers.
That seems to have encouraged more restaurants to strive for the top rating, as the number of food borne-disease hospitalizations declined by 13.1 percent across the county in the year after the grade cards appeared, according to a 2005 study in the Journal of Environmental Health.
The Department of Public Health rates San Francisco restaurants on a 100-point scale. The system, which went into effect in 2005, was a compromise after the restaurant lobby successfully defeated a plan for letter grades posted in windows, as is done in Los Angeles.
The city's restaurants aren't required to post the scores but are required to produce them if asked by a customer. Diners have been able to look them up online, if they manage to find and navigate the city's records.
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News | January 21, 2010
January Listening Period Ends with No Word from Phoenix Mars Lander
NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter has completed all 30 relay overflights of the Phoenix landing site that were scheduled for Jan. 18 to 21, and heard nothing from the lander. Additional listening campaigns will be conducted in February and March. The Phoenix landing site will be receiving more sunshine during those periods, but the lander is still unlikely to be able to reawaken after the harsh Martian winter conditions that it was not designed to withstand. Phoenix operated for two months longer than its planned three-month mission on Mars in 2008.
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Michelle Tea
Michelle Tea is the author of numerous books, including Rent Girl, Valencia, How to Grow Up and, most recently, Black Wave. She is the creator of the Sister Spit all-girl open mic and 1997–1999 national tour. In 2003, Michelle founded RADAR Productions, a literary non-profit that oversees queer-centric projects.


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The last time I wrote a blog which included a musical reference I was on some pretty serious pain killers after my hip replacement and I got some serious (and quite deserved) flak from my sister for its sappiness. Well, we finally found the box with our music CDs in it today and it was nice to listen to a few tunes as we got on with our day's work.
Billy Joel was on the playlist and his song "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" caught me up short.
I started thinking about a "second wind" in relation to living with MS. In fact, an answer from a recent interview with Mike Jensen, a photographer living with multiple sclerosis, came to mind.
When I asked Mike about what he might have learned from living with MS his answer was spot on, "This is a marathon," he said, "there are no touchdowns, and the game is never over. Don't sweat the small stuff. Life in general, and MS in particular, is about learning to accommodate loss, hopefully with some grace and your dignity intact."
Just like running a marathon, there are going to be times that we come up against "the wall", there are going to be times we feel like we can't go on, there will be times that we just want to chuck in all in and sit on the sideline… then there is the second wind.
I don't think an MS second wind is going to happen every day or every time I feel fatigued. In fact, I suspect that they only come on every few years and maybe only once or twice in an entire life with MS.
Maybe it's at the point where we get our heads around multiple sclerosis and begin to try and wrap our hearts around our new life that we feel that burst of "energy" (though we still might be very, very tired). I think of this renewal maybe more of spirit than of body and, let's face it, our spirit can be dealt MS blows just as can our body.
So, I hope I haven't sapped it up too much with this analogy (I'm sure Mangie will let me know if I did; what else are sisters for?) but I thought we could go into the weekend speaking of the concept. We know that many MS "newbies" come to our pages seeking answers. Who better to give those answers than the thousands of you who live every day with MS and read our pages?
Wishing you and your family the best of health.
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1.) I'm working right now and my schedule severely limits my free time.
2.) I don't really have acess to the internet either.
So, add those two things together and this is what you get. A blog with a post every couple of weeks, if that. I will be back on July 30th, so expect some more regular posts then, but for the time being, I'm just going to give you these bullets for now.
Buster Posey and Madison Bumgarner Tearing It Up
Remember when Giants fans and management didn't want to call up these two for fear of exposing them too early in their development? Remember when we felt Bengie Molina and Todd Wellemeyer were adequate enough?
Well, don't we as Giants fans feel a little foolish.
Posey is making Giants fans forget all about Bengie. He has been on a tear lately, as evidenced by his team-leading (of players with 30 or more plate appearances) .409 wOBA and eight home runs. Posey is also looking incredible behind the plate, posting a 44 percent caught stealing rate so far. (In comparison, Molina's caught stealing rate was 23 percent before being traded.)
As for Bumgarner, he is 3-2 with a 2.41 ERA and is posting a K/BB ratio of 3.43. Yes, the K/9 rate isn't Timmy-impressive, but his BB rate is impressive at 1.87 and he is showing an impressive four pitch repertoire with a fasball averaging 90.5 MPH.
Of course, there are concerns. Bumgarner's contact rate is 85.2 percent, which is very high, and his BABIP is .268, so he is due to come back to earth, as his FIP (4.13) suggests. Posey's BABIP is also high (.356), but at the very least he is posting a good BB/K ratio (0.45) and he is making good contact (83.8 percent).
It's safe to say, Posey and Bumgarner are proving that the Giants have a bright future.
Anniversary of Juan Marichal's Debut Yesterday
Thanks to Chris Jaffe of The Hardball Times, who gave me a link to a blog which remembered some impressive debuts from Luis Tiant to Bob Feller. The most impressive though? The "Dominican Dandy" Juan Marichal.
Here's blurb fom Jaffe's post:
On July 19, 1960, Juan Marichal made his MLB debut, pitching a complete game one-hitter with 12 Ks. His Game Score of 96 is the highest known one for a MLB debut.
If you haven't, check out The Hardball Times. It's one of the best Sabermertric blogs out there.
Travis Ishikawa es en Fuego
I have always been a big believer in Ishikawa. The guy has a great glove and some good power, and finally, it seems as if he is finally realizing his potential.
Ishikawa has been on fire (which is what I say in sloppy Spanish above), as evidenced by his .394 wOBA. What has been the key to Ishikawa's success? A decreased strikeout rate (from 27.3 last year to 18.2 this year) and better and more contact at the plate this year. Ishikawa's swinging strike percentage has gone down from 2009 (from 13.1 percent to 8.3 percent this year) and his contact percentage is up (from 71.8 percent last year to 83.2 percent this season). Also, he is making good contact, as evidenced by a ridiculous 36.7 percent line drive percentage.
Now, this may just be a "Eugenio Velez-style" hot streak. Ishikawa only has 81 plate appearances and his line drive perecentage and BABIP (.397) are bound to come back to earth. However, it's nice to not only see Ishikawa get some playing time after spending most of the first half as only a defensive replacement, but to see him succeed as well.
Giants Off to Hot Start in Second Half
The Giants are currently 4-1 out of the gate in the second half and should be 5-0, if not for a blown call by the home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi. They have won 10 of their last 12 games. Pablo Sandoval has been on a tear since the second half started and may be on his way to being Old Panda again. The Giants finally broke a bit of a hex, and beat the Dodgers in LA last night.
It's still early, but man...what a difference a couple of weeks make.


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New policy will govern Liberty's political clubs
Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. has instituted a new policy that sets forth regulations for all political clubs wishing to operate on campus.
Political clubs will now be classified as "unofficial clubs" and will not receive funding from Liberty. However, they will be allowed to use Liberty's name, "as long as they make it clear they are not being endorsed by the university," the policy reads. They will also be able to use the school's master calendar to schedule meeting rooms on campus.
Liberty withdrew recognition of LU's College Democrats last month, saying it will not endorse a group that supports candidates who are not aligned with Liberty's core values — mainly pro-life and pro-traditional marriage.
Controversy arose as local and national media reported LU's College Democrats had been banned from campus — based on statements from the club's former sponsor — when, in fact, they had not been banned but had been changed to "unofficial" status (meaning at the time they could not use Liberty University's name in their activities and they were free to meet in several venues on campus, such as the Student Center, the dining hall, empty classrooms and other common areas).
"We had no policy governing unofficial clubs before all of this controversy," Falwell said Tuesday. "The new policy will allow Liberty to protect its Christian mission and at the same time will allow the political clubs to achieve their objectives."
The new policy, to take effect for the 2009-10 academic year, states that unofficial clubs "will be subject to some of the same rules and regulations as the official clubs. For example, they will not be permitted to use any of the university's facilities or resources for purposes that are in conflict with the university's mission statement or doctrinal beliefs."
"Before all this happened, unofficial clubs had no privileges; they could not meet in certain meeting rooms on campus," Falwell said. "But the other side of that coin was there were no restrictions on what they could do on campus or otherwise, so the new policy will protect Liberty by giving the university the ability to decide which events on campus are appropriate and compatible with our Christian mission. It will help the clubs because it will give them the ability to hold events on campus and to reserve meeting rooms, so it's a positive for both."
Falwell said the administration and current club members have "a good working relationship."
Club secretary Jan Dervish said he is glad a new policy is in place.
"Throughout this disagreement, our goal has always been to be on equal footing with our counterparts, the College Republicans. With the new club policy in place, we were able to accomplish our goal and can all move forward."
He said the policy is a result of the administration's willingness to reach a compromise.
"While we were initially disappointed with the decision to revoke our recognition, we are pleased that the both the College Democrats and the university were able to work together and reach a compromise that is fair to everyone involved," he said. "The willingness of the administration to work with our student club has been fantastic. Chancellor Falwell and Dr. [Mark] Hine have been open and accessible through this whole ordeal; Hine met personally with me after this story broke out, and the chancellor has replied back to my emails at one [o'clock] in the morning on more than one occasion."


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PG&E rate plan would cost 15.6% more typically
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. asked California regulators on Monday for permission to collect an extra $5.25 billion from its customers over three years to make the company's electricity and natural gas delivery networks safer and more reliable.
If approved, the proposal would raise a typical homeowner's monthly bill 15.6 percent by 2016.
The proposal requires the approval of the California Public Utilities Commission to take effect, and the commission typically doesn't give utilities all the money they request. But this isn't the only rate increase that PG&E is seeking.
The San Francisco company has already asked the commission to approve spending $2.2 billion on upgrades to its natural gas pipeline network in the wake of the deadly 2010 San Bruno explosion, with $1.96 billion of that money coming from customers. And last month, PG&E requested approval to raise $539.5 million more from ratepayers next year, largely to pay the costs of buying more renewable power from wind farms and solar power plants.
Each of the rate requests, including the one filed Monday, covers a different aspect of PG&E's business. And PG&E insists that each is necessary.
"I can't emphasize enough how much people value safety and reliability," said Tom Bottorff, the company's senior vice president of regulatory relations, speaking about Monday's filing. "That's what they feel is most important, that's what we feel is most important, and that's the major driver here. We didn't make these requests lightly."
Replacing old pipes
Among other things, the latest request would let PG&E speed up replacement of old gas distribution lines - smaller lines that deliver gas within communities, as opposed to larger, long-distance transmission pipelines. The company would be able to replace 180 miles of distribution lines each year, up from the current figure of 30 miles per year.
PG&E also would deploy infrared sensors to locate "hot spots" on electricity lines that could be nearing failure. And the company, with a staff of 20,000, would add about 2,200 employees to improve its customer service and the reliability of its systems.
PG&E's operations have come under intense public scrutiny after the September 2010 explosion of a natural gas pipeline beneath San Bruno, a blast that killed eight people and severely damaged a neighborhood. While consumer advocates are pleased to see a renewed focus on safety, they fear the impact on ratepayers. PG&E customers, they say, are being asked to bear too many additional costs at the same time.
"In isolation, PG&E can look at this and say, 'Oh well, it's not really that much,' but that doesn't include all the other things they're asking for," said Mark Toney, executive director of The Utility Reform Network watchdog group. "I don't think there's any sense that there are limitations to what customers can pay, and there are hard choices to be made here."
Monday's filing is part of PG&E's latest "general rate case," a regulatory process that sets the basic blueprint for utility rates over a three-year period. In this instance, the general rate case would shape utility bills from January 2014 through December 2016.
If the utilities commission approves the filing, the typical homeowner's monthly electricity bill will rise $4.64 in 2014 to $94.37, while the average residential gas bill will climb $6.67 to $52.80 per month. Further increases would follow in 2015 and 2016, bringing the average monthly electric bill to $98.95 and the average gas bill to $58.15. Together, the combined bill of $157.10 would be 15.6 percent higher than the current average residential combined bill, which is $135.86.
Multiple requests
The increase would be greater if the utilities commission also approves PG&E's other rate proposals.
In 2014, for example, the general rate case alone would raise the average monthly residential bill by $11.31, when gas and electricity are combined. The $2.2 billion gas pipeline proposal would add $2 more, according to the company. An extra $1.70 would come from the $539.5 million request to pay for renewable power and other electricity generation. In total, instead of $11.31, homeowners would pay $15.01 more per month in 2014 than they do today. The general rate case would continue to impact customer rates through 2016.
If history is any guide, PG&E probably won't get all the money.
While the utilities commission seldom rejects rate-hike requests outright, it typically gives utilities less than they want, sometimes much less. In its last general rate case, PG&E asked for a revenue increase of $4.2 billion, spread over three years. The commission approved $1.9 billion. In 2009, the company proposed spending $2.05 billion to fight blackouts on its electricity grid. The commission approved $366.6 million.
PG&E's new general rate case will receive more scrutiny than the last. For the first time, the utilities commission will hire independent analysts to study the proposal in depth.
"They, like us, are concerned about making sure the system is safe going forward, so they wanted an independent review," Bottorff said.
David R. Baker is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com


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I've always had a thing for '70s-and-later Vettes, but choosing one to modify was a challenge. The early, chrome-bumper C3s are attractive, but modding one of these classics is frowned upon by the Vetterati. The later C3s can be had for a song, but lack power. And while the '96 Grand Sports are undeniably cool, they're pricey and becoming rare enough that driving the snot out of one just isn't feasible.
With these issues floating around in my head, I hatched a plan. I would take a later C3 and transform it into the car Chevy might have built in 1979, had legislative and technological hurdles not intervened. That car? A '79 Grand Sport!
The car would have to be as quick and agile as a '96 GS, and as sexy as one, too. Though built upon a vintage foundation, it would also be a technology showcase, with fuel injection, rack-and-pinion steering, an overdrive transmission, and all the modern amenities. Most important, I would do as much of the work as possible myself.
After six months of scouring the nation for the perfect car, I found it within 30 miles of home. I bought the car, drove it home under its own power (barely), and parked it in the garage. I dubbed my new car "The Disco Vette" because of its faded, two-tone paint job and beat-up, chrome-look vinyl seats.
The first step in the makeover was disassembly. After removing the interior, the running gear, the suspension, and all the auxiliary equipment, I was left with a body shell on a frame. After cleaning things up a bit on the underside, I installed a Vette Brakes and Products Maximum Performance Suspension System. This suspension includes transverse-leaf fiberglass springs (front and rear) and is fully adjustable for height and stiffness. Fabricated A-arms, stainless-steel brake calipers, and new rotors were installed, along with a Steeroids rack-and-pinion steering system.
At this point, it was time to take the Vette to the body shop. Blanchard's Body and Kolor in Portage, Michigan, laid down the GS-style paint job and replaced the body mounts with new polyurethane units. The best way to describe this finish? Deep. The stripe is buried in the clearcoat, and the colors just pop.
While the body was being sprayed, I took the short-block to Irwin's Racing Engines for some freshening and performance work. Irwin's handled the machine work, then built the bottom end using Keith Black forged pistons, along with a steel crank and rods. The assembly was balanced with a billet-steel flywheel. Edelbrock Performer RPM heads with 70cc combustion chambers net a 10.3:1 compression ratio. A Comp Cams XFI hydraulic roller camshaft (0.576-inch lift, 280-degree duration) complements the Edelbrock electronic fuel-injection system and Mallory ignition. I assembled the engine using ARP bolts everywhere, since output is estimated at 450 hp.
Next, a Tremec TKO five-speed was installed using a kit from Keisler. The Keisler kit comes complete with a new, balanced driveshaft and all the parts needed to install the manual trans in place of the C3's factory automatic. The Tremec works in conjunction with a Sachs clutch and a Hurst shifter, while the rebuilt Posi unit uses 3.73 gears and carbon-fiber clutch packs.
After mating the driveline with the body, I got to work on the interior. Dynamat covers every interior surface, while a custom-made insert houses the Racepak dash. The center stack includes a G-Tech meter, an Edelbrock EFI controller, a Vintage Air AC-control panel, a Pioneer stereo, and pushbutton start and run controls for the ignition. Corbeau GTS II seats cradle the driver and passenger in comfort, while custom-covered dash and door panels give the impression of a newer car. A four-point rollcage and a nitrous bottle finish off the rear-package-tray area.
Eckler's front and rear bumpers, late-model ZR-1-style LED taillights, shaved door locks, and other custom touches help set the car apart from the crowd and support the overall theme. A set of Intro Mullholand 17-inch wheels (9 and 10 inches wide in the front and rear, respectively) provide the finishing touch on this one-of-a-kind screamer.
With the exception of the paint and the bottom end of the engine, I did all the work myself, in my garage, over the course of two-and-a-half years. I think the results demonstrate the power of a detailed build plan, a step-by-step approach, and a strong Corvette aftermarket. My '79 Grand Sport truly is more than the sum of its carefully selected parts.


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Date Stamp: 1977
Release Date: 1978
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Assortment No. : 38210
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Point of Interest:
This figure was included in the Early Bird Set, but made its first carded appearance on the Star Wars 12 back card.
During the Return Of The Jedi 65 back releases, the image on this figure's card was replaced with a new image. Though known examples indicate that the switch took place during the 65C production run, It is possible that earlier examples could exist. The original photo made its last appearance on the Return Of The Jedi 65C back. Note that the distinction of 65D and 65E cards is the Anakin figure offer stickers, the 65C was the last printed 65 back variation. The new image was used on all other cards after including The Power Of The Force and Tri-Logo cards.
Comments: You may not know it by looking at the vintage Chewbacca, but this bad boy has ripped the arms off of many a figure in his twenty-five year reign of supremacy. Unlike the modern line, this figure was only available like this. Back in the day, collectors had to use their imaginations to set Old Chewie on a mynock hunt or have him track Probe Droids with his pal Han Solo on the icy plains of Hoth.
Major Variations: Though all vintage figures have minor variations, Chewbacca has no major variations. There is often talk of a green-limbed version of this figure, but it is popular belief that it is discoloring due to plastic deterioration.
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Several reasons why this projection is fishy:
1. By dividing the 111,000 ridership to six stations, each station would have on average 18,500 entries and exits. Using the 2000 BART ridership breakdown (which has declined since then), only 5 BART stations (all in San Francisco: Powell, Montgomery, Balboa Park, 24th Street, and Embarcadero) have a higher non-transbay entries and exits than 18,500. For reason for using non-transbay ridership because, unlike the transbay corridor faced with limited highway capacity and the $2 toll effective at that time, the drivers Santa Clara County have multiple free routes to and from the East Bay as well as San Francisco. About half of the BART ridership is transbay.
Two major factors should be considered when reviewing BART ridership in San Francisco: 1) San Francisco permits Muni Fast Pass holders unlimited rides on BART within the city, which VTA probably will not allow for its passholders. 2) San Francisco has a considerably higher density than San Jose (16,634.4 persons per square mile in SF v. 5,117.9 persons per square mile in SJ)
If transbay ridership is included, only 9 BART stations have overall ridership over 18,500. In addition to the 5 SF stations, they're 16th Street/Mission, Civic Center, Oakland 12th Street and Downtown Berkeley. So far only the land use around the downtown San Jose station could match downtown Oakland or Berkeley, but without the benefit of the transbay ridership base. Stations in the East Bay further away from the Oakland/SF core tend to have lower ridership, and the land use around these stations are typically similar to the South Bay.
2. VTA's new projection is similar to the LA's Red Line subway, which is 18.6 miles long and carries about 117,543 riders per day. The LA's Red Line has 16 stations, serving downtown LA (which has much taller buildings than San Jose), the Wilshire Corridor (more dense than El Camino, with Metro Rapid buses operating every 2 minutes duplicating the Red Line), Hollywood, and the south end of the San Fernando Valley. It has links to the Blue Line (with 75,000 riders per day) and Gold Line light rail, as well as Amtrak and Metrolink. LA's Red Line uses the same fare structure with its bus and light rail counterparts, offering a flat fare, along with day and monthly passes. It is also a subway line using the proof-of-payment system common with light rail.
LA's sytem was originally projected to carry about 300,000 riders per day.
LA has four times the population of San Jose, and its population density is higher than San Jose but lower than San Francisco.
3. VTA, after years of fare increases and service reductions, have fewer than 100,000 riding on its bus system today. The projected BART ridership is higher than the current systemwide bus ridership. The system in LA, even with 117,543 riders on the Red Line, has over 1.2 million boardings per weekday on its bus system. San Francisco Muni carries over 700,000 riders per weekday on its bus and rail system, more than twice of BART's overall ridership.
If for some magical reasons, VTA achieves the high density developments needed to support 111,000 riders on BART, how many would be riding its buses and light rail? (hint: probably 7 to 10 times higher than BART) And will VTA have the necessary funds to support a bus and light rail system that could carry over 1 million riders each weekday? (probably VTA is assuming that everything else stays constant)
This BART extension isn't the New York subway or London Underground, a higher BART ridership along with a low bus and light rail ridership defies common logic!
Why GIGO? Like in the past, VTA has been certifying lies to win elections. Back in 2000, when Pete Cipolla reported that an additional tax is necessary to provide additional operating funds, some of the directors said in public that a new tax was not needed because the economy was doing so well and the tax money was pouring in. Today, many years sooner than Cipolla originally estimated, VTA plans for a new tax. VTA and the SVLG will likely use this new figure to try mislead voters to support a new tax as well.


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Infiniti's line of G models has been challenging the best BMW has to offer since the G35's introduction early last decade. But the Japanese automaker hasn't had an entry-level engine offering to take on such cars as the BMW 328i, Lexus IS 250, and Mercedes-Benz C250. Infiniti remedied this by launching the G25 sedan for the 2011 model year. With a 218-hp 2.5-liter V-6, the 2012 Infiniti G25 is endowed with many of the G37's best traits, at a price that's a bit more attractive than its more powerful sibling. This price advantage comes not only at the cost of less power, but also fewer available features.
The 2012 G25 can be had in three trim levels, including base, Journey, and all-wheel-drive G25x. All models get a 2.5-liter V-6 and seven-speed automatic transmission, and receive such standard features as HID headlights, Intelligent Key entry and push-button start, and center vehicle information display screen.
Bodystyle: Four-door sedan
Engine: 2.5L V-6
Transmission: 7-speed automatic
Models: G25, G25 Journey, G25x
Infiniti introduced a smaller, more economical V-6 for its popular line of G sedans in 2011. For 2012, the entry-level G carries over with no changes. The 2.5-liter VQ-series V-6 produces 218 hp and 187 lb-ft of torque, and is mated to a seven-speed automatic transmission. The G25 is available in rear-drive configuration, or part-time all-wheel drive with the G25x trim. Leather seats and aluminum interior trim come standard, as does a six-speaker audio system with satellite radio and MP3 playback capability.
Much like its more powerful G37 sedan sibling, the G25 gets sporty exterior styling with long, swept-back HID headlights, bulging front fenders, sporty front and rear fascia designs, and a dual exhaust. The front end features Infiniti's signature double-arch grille, sleek, wave-form hood design, and standard fog lights. All G sedan models get five-spoke 17-inch alloy wheels as standard. Optional equipment includes LED daytime running lights, a front chin spoiler, blacked-out grille, and rear decklid spoiler.
All Infiniti G sedan models get a leather interior with standard Shodo aluminum accent trim, and feature a design inspired by the Infiniti brand's Japanese heritage. The dash is simple and clean, with a seven-inch touch screen vehicle information display molded into the center stack. A push-button ignition, leather-wrapped steering wheel, and eight-way power adjustable driver's seat comes standard, as does a six-speaker audio system with satellite radio and MP3 playback capability. Navigation is not available on the G25.
The Infiniti G25's 2.5-liter V-6 produces 218 hp and 187 lb-ft of torque, and moves the entry-level luxury car along with ease. Though power is adequate for most tasks, the G25 never feels particularly fast. In our tests, the rear-drive G25 Journey model scooted to 60 mph in 7.6 seconds. Not terribly fast, but also not slow by any means. The only transmission available is a seven-speed automatic that can automatically rev-match downshifts. The G25 rides on 17-inch alloy wheels wrapped in all-season performance tires, and features an independent double-wishbone suspension in the front, and independent multi-link setup in the rear. This combo gives the G25 many of the good-handling attributes of the more powerful G37, with generally neutral driving dynamics. All-wheel drive is also available on the G25x model.
The 2012 Infiniti G25 gets dual-stage front airbags, front side-impact airbags, and front and rear side curtain airbags as standard safety equipment. Infiniti's Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC) with Traction Control System is also standard, as is an ABS system, Brake Assist with Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD), and a tire pressure monitoring system. Infiniti does not offer the optional safety features of the G sedan's Technology package on the G25, though a rearview camera is standard on Journey and G25x models.
G25/G25 Journey: 20 mpg city/29 mpg highway
G25x: 19 mpg city/27 mpg highway
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PRINCETON, N.J. – Senior Cody Mezebish (Westminster, Md./South Carroll) lowered her own school record in the 800m run and two Retriever relay teams – the 4x100 and 4x400 squads – advanced to the event finals as the UMBC women's track and field team competed on the second day of the ECAC Championships, Saturday at William Weaver Track and Field Stadium.
Mezebish finished 15th out of 25 competitors, but snapped the school record for the fourth time this season. The senior crossed the line with a time of 2:09.35, over a second under her original school-best time of 2:10.68, which she took over on April 12 at the Mason Spring Invitational.
Senior Mercedes Jackson (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown) advanced to the semifinals of the 100m dash, but fell just short of earning a spot in tomorrow's finals. Jackson placed 11th in the prelims with a time of 11.92, and then trimmed it to 11.89 in the semis, but placed ninth, just outside of the top-eight needed to advance. Pittsburgh's Jessica Tongue took the final spot with a time of 11.80 while VCU's Kiara Porter leads the group into the finals with a semis time of 11.52.
Jackson also helped the 4x100m relay team advance to tomorrow's finals, combining with freshman Mercedes Tillman (Waldorf, Md./North Point), sophomore Marie Yuille (Bowie, Md./Oakland Mills), and senior Kirsten Jones (Brentwood, Tenn./M.L.K. Magnet) for a time of 46.58 to finish second in heat two and seventh overall.
Yuille also competed in the 200m dash, finishing 26th out of 37 runners with a time of 24.78.
Later, Yuille led off for the 4x400 team, which also included juniors Pauletter Fogle (Washington, D.C./Bishop McNamara) and Briana Young (Bowie, Md./Elizabeth Seton), and Jones, which advanced to tomorrow's final by finishing with a time of 3:45.37, the eighth-best on the day, and best Retriever time of the season.
Fogle also competed in the 400m hurdles and finished in 17th-place, just off of her school record pace with a time of 1:01.48.
In the 400m dash, senior Deborah Adelola (Lanham, Md./Bladensburg) placed 21st with a time of 57.15.
The 4x800 relay team of junior Sarah Daly (Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion), sophomores Angelina Oputa (Bowie, Md./Elizabeth Seton) and Essence Fredericks (Baltimore, Md./Carver Center), and junior Mary Katherine Kulp (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) combined for a team-best 2014 time of 9:04.22, placing 15th.
Junior Alisha Beeman (Bridgeport, Conn./Bunnell/Hartford) competed in the javelin, an event in which she holds the school record, and placed 20th with a top throw on the day of 40.51m (132'11"). She will take part in the high jump on Sunday, which will start the final day of the ECAC meet at 10:00 a.m.


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Bowbells Country Club
9-hole, sand green golf course on 80 acres. Crossing Stony Creek four times during a round makes a challenging course, while the long par-5 ninth hole can test the best of the long drives.
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Spring 2011 New York Fashion Week: Z Spoke 2010-09-11 22:49:47
Crystal Renn Makes New York Fashion Week Appearance at Z Spoke
>> Crystal Renn has been embraced by Paris designers — Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel and Jean Paul Gaultier both picked her for their recent campaigns — so it was only a matter of time before she and her curves were welcomed stateside once again. The designer who takes the honor? Zac Posen, who sent Renn down the Z Spoke runway, marking her first appearance of the week. "I'm freaking out," she told People. "Zac is one of the ones you want. Zac, Calvin and Marc are the big three. I booked one of my three."


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Cooking is an act of assistance. A perfect cook is a servant who enables a loving dialogue between the given ingredients for the pleasure of God.
Sometimes I sketch quick studies, either mental or physical, of cooking ingredients in order to better understand their inherent nature. Universal harmony manifests when a form reciprocates with and enhances a compatible quality. For example, when water caches wetness or fire contains hotness, there is a perfect, balanced relationship.
As a result of happy baking, a warm afternoon light may sweep the table with autumn colours, even in May.


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Reversible Purse
Have twice the fun with two purses in one. Turn the purse inside out and vice versa to change the look quickly and easily.
Use 1/2" seam allowances.
1. Download the Reversible Purse pattern. Using the pattern, cut two purses from each fabric.
2. Place one pair of purse pieces on a flat work surface with right sides facing and edges and corners aligned. Stitch the purse pieces together along the upper edge; press open the seam. Stitch the side edges independently; press open (A). Repeat to stitch the second pair of purse sections together.
3. Stitch the lower edges independently, leaving a 5* opening along one lower-edge center for turning (B). Press open the seams.
4. With right sides facing, place one purse section inside the other, aligning all edges. Pin around the outer edge (C); stitch, and then press open the seam.
5. Turn the purse right side out through the opening; press.
6. Push one purse section inside the other with wrong sides facing so the opening along one lower edge is exposed (D). Topstitch the outer edge.
7. Slipstitch the opening closed. Fold the purse along the upper-edge seam and insert the hand-stitched edge into the opposite lower edge (E).
8. Hand stitch each diagonal edge for 5*, beginning at the outer-edge corner (F). Catch only the outer fabric in the stitching so it doesn't show through on the reverse side. Stitch a button at the corner. Turn the purse inside out, and repeat to stitch the diagonal edges and corner button.
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