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Lunch in the Loop: Cafecito
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Sometimes at lunch I ache for a taste of home after being cooped up in an office all day. The morning is an exercise in monotony, listening to people talk at me, using inconceivably useless terms like "implement" and "thought leadership." You feelin' me, bro? I'd fight the power of the man, but then I realize I need the paycheck and hang my head in shame at the things I have to do to make money. So I daydream about lunch.
Or, let's say you're a tourist visiting our awesome city, looking for a secret and amazing place to eat, in which case I really envy the fact that you're on vacation and man could I use one of those and... Ahem. Anyway.
Cafecito is located near three or four colleges and universities, the Harold Washington Library, and a block and a half away from the Loop L Train. It's also next door to a hostel in a relatively nondescript building. But don't let that fool you. Cafecito has some of the best Cuban sandwiches in the entire city of Chicago. And they're cheap, too!
For example, check out the Chivito ($6.29). Yes, it's a busy and messy grilled sandwich containing steak, ham, bacon, a fried egg, mozzarella, lettuce, tomato, onion, citrus mayo, and shoestring potato chips. Phew. The Chivito is for the person who wants to try pretty much everything on the menu stuffed into a sandwich. It may look like a Potbelly sandwich on crack, but is absolutely delicious. The fried egg brings everything together, and it's cooked to the point where it's still moist, but firm.
But the real star of the show is the Cubano ($5.49). I still daydream about this thing. It's pretty simple, featuring roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, and yellow mustard. It's pressed while being grilled, which makes it flat, crisp, and dense. There's a deep flavor to the roast pork, the familiar taste of hot ham, melted cheese, and the vinegar from the pickles and mustard makes the entire thing a masterpiece.
And when at a Cuban place, you've always got to have some form of black beans, and in my case it was black beans and rice. By the time I got to them, let's say I might have eaten both sandwiches pictured above, and my self esteem had bottomed out, so I just had a little. And they were good too.
If you're just traveling through the hostel, or you're a student, or a demoralized office worker like me, who needs some of mom's Cuban cooking (I'm Korean, so this metaphor is totally broken), or if you're any human being who eats, sleeps, and breathes, you HAVE to eat at Cafecito. Seriously. I'll cry if you don't. And you don't want that, do you?
...do you?
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Mchenja Bushcamp
Mchenja Bushcamp is Norman Carr Safaris' most luxurious bushcamp. It's a beautiful camp in a lovely setting within an ebony grove, beside a bend of Zambia's Luangwa River. The whole camp has lovely wide views of the river, and is cool and shaded under the grove of tall ebony and sausage trees around it.
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Our view of Mchenja Bushcamp
Mchenja Bushcamp is small, and rather more luxurious than most of the Luangwa's other bushcamps, so makes a fantastic and relaxing end-point for a safari in South Luangwa. We really liked the atmosphere here – it is smart but relaxed and unpretentious, which is a difficult balance to get right.
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The summit, organised by Positive Impact, Sustainable Events Ltd and Smyle, takes place at The Crystal in London's Royal Victoria Dock on 24 January. The venue itself is Siemens' new £30 million centre for urban sustainability and the one-day event will be a mix of case studies, panel discussions and 'Meet the Expert' advisory sessions.
Coca-Cola's sustainability projects coordinator Olivia Knight-Adams will join Tricia Thompson, director of cycling at BSkyB and Cisco's senior event marketing manager, Ben Atherton to explore whether clients are demanding sustainability and how the supply chain should be learning to read sustainability signals.
Kevin Worster, director global projects for Siemens will team up with Shaun McCarthy, chair of the Commission for Sustainable London 2012 and Thomas Jelley, UK corporate citizenship manager at Sodexo to discuss, what brands look for when making sustainability purchasing decisions.
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This comes one day after an airplane crashed into the stands at an air show in Reno, Nevada that left three dead, including the pilot, and dozens injured.
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As its name suggests, the campaign begins in 1990 when the players come to the castle as first-year students. It is one year before Harry Potter's arrival. The game will culminate seven years later in their graduating year. Each House will play its part, sometimes behind the scenes, sometimes openly, in the events leading up to the return of the Dark Lord. Who are the true heroes? Who are the true villains? Which events will make a real difference when the Battle for Hogwarts determines the fate of the wizarding world?


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Gustav Klimt, Bauerngarten (Blumengarten), oil on canvas, painted in 1907 (Estimate upon request)
Among the finest works by Gustav Klimt ever to come to auction, Bauerngarten was painted during the golden years of Klimt's career and was a highlight of the critically acclaimed Painting the Modern Garden exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London last year. This profoundly beautiful work is to be offered at auction for the first time in over two decades, set to lead Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale in London on 1 March 2017.
While Klimt is largely revered for his opulent, symbol-laden portraits of the Viennese bourgeoisie, these works were just one aspect of his artistic expression. It is, arguably, in his landscapes, that he found the freedom to express himself, and to experiment, more freely. His landscapes, therefore, not only represent an important and highly personal facet of his career, but are also critical to our appreciation of the artist.
One of Gustav Klimt's finest landscapes, Bauerngarten was first exhibited in the landmark 1908 Kunstschau in Vienna; a pivotal moment for Klimt – who had not had a public showing of his work for three years – the exhibition caused a sensation and confirmed the status of Klimt as the leading modern artist of his time. Even then the luminous painting was considered important, acquired just two years after by the National Gallery in Prague.
Landscapes are integral to Klimt's oeuvre, revealing a more personal and experimental side to his painting that differs from his portraits, which were, for the most part, commissions. At the same time, even in his landscapes, there is often an echo of a figure – here, the shape of a woman is almost tangible under the triangular composition of blazing colours of the flowers. Indeed, Bauerngarten was painted at the same moment as some of Klimt's most celebrated and innovative figurative works, including his golden portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer and
the gilded Der Küss.
Gustav Klimt, Adele Bloch-Bauer I, 1907, oil and gold on canvas, Neue Galerie, New York
The joyous mood of the painting tells a story too. Each summer, Klimt would retreat to the shore of Attersee for three months to relax and paint, accompanied by family and friends including his lifelong companion, the celebrated designer Emilie Flöge. It was a happy time, and the inspiration for Bauerngarten was found in the rustic garden of a local farmer, with its informal profusion of poppies, daisies and roses transformed into a shimmering array of colour.
The influence of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists on Klimt's landscapes is evident, from Claude Monet's treatment of his famous waterlily pond to Vincent van Gogh's ability to make canvases pulsate with energy.
The square canvas chosen by Kilmt for this work heightens its visual impact, and it was in the same decade that Monet started to use this format to depict his waterlily ponds at Giverny. Both Klimt and Monet used this technical innovation to break away from the accepted form of traditional landscape art. Stripping away the sky, both artists created increasingly abstract ideas of the landscapes they were creating, focusing less on faithful renderings but more on the fleeting yet joyous patterns and colours.
In 1906, Klimt attended an exhibition of works by van Gogh in Vienna, and his subsequent appreciation of van Gogh sparked a significant shift in his appreciation of paint. Drawing on this, the dynamic brushwork and vibrancy of Bauerngarten reflect this turning point in Klimt's style.
A market sensation (ranking among the few artists whose work has achieved over $100 million); Gustav Klimt is widely acknowledged as one of the founding fathers of Modern Art. Celebrated for his highly decorative style – a style that draws on his contemporaries Monet and Van Gogh but is at the same time unique – his unfading popularity is down not only to the universal themes with which he worked (love, beauty and death), but also to the ornate and jewel-like surfaces he created, thanks in no small part to the influence of Japanese art.
Claude Monet, Nymphéas, 1906, oil on canvas, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Vincent van Gogh, Nature morte, vase aux marguerites et coquelicots, 1890, oil on canvas. Sold at Sotheby's New York in November 2014.
Vienna's enfant terrible, he studied at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts, before creating his own eclectic fusions of the old and the new, which have had a resounding cultural impact. Klimt's legendary Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I – painted in the same 'golden' years as Bauerngarten – was recently the subject of a widely acclaimed film - Woman in Gold, starring Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds. The painting that is the subject of the film is now the star attraction of the Neue Galerie in New York.
Pablo Picasso, Plant de tomates, oil on canvas, painted in Paris between 6- 9 August 1944 (est. £10,000,000-15,000,000)
Symbolic of victory in Europe, Picasso's series of five paintings of a tomato plant in bloom in the Paris apartment he shared with his lover Marie-Thérèse are ripe with personal as well as wider political and cultural significance – a way of reflecting the spirit of hope and resilience that characterised this time. The most complex and visually striking example from the most sought- after series of the war period, Plant de tomates has been in a private collection for four decades since it was sold at Sotheby's New York in 1976. This exquisite work is expected to fetch £10,000,000 – 15,000,000 as part of Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art Evening sale in London on 1 March 2017.
In the summer of 1944, Picasso was staying with Marie-Thérèse at the Boulevard Henri IV in the weeks before the Liberation of Paris from the Nazis by the Allied Forces. Picasso began to take notice of the potted tomato plant that was growing besides the window of the apartment. These were not uncommon in civilian households throughout Europe at a time when food rations limited the amount of available produce for consumption. Seeing the resilient plant as a sign of hope as it continued to bear fruit, Picasso painted five canvases of the plant on a window sill between August 3 and August 12, 1944 – varying in degrees of abstraction. Thus he recorded this consequence of war as a source of admiration and a metaphor of human perseverance in times of strife.
In this work, the branches of the plant are weighed down with the heavy tomatoes – their arched shapes standing in contrast with the strong horizontals and verticals of the window, which fragment the composition into a grid-like form. For his palette, Picasso chose vibrant shades of red and green to emphasise the lush and fertile nature of the plant. The background view outside the window is painted with varying shades of yellow and grey, calling to mind the smoke and gunfire that could be heard throughout the city during these frightening last weeks of the war. Rarely has Picasso invested a still-life with such meaning and sociological importance.
Although not an active member of the Resistance movement, Picasso's artistic activity during the war was deemed as heroic by many of his contemporaries around the world. His art was blacklisted by the Nazi regime and he was not permitted to exhibit his pictures publicly by government decree. However, by this point in his career, Picasso was financially secure and the paintings that he completed during this period remained in his studio – only to be exhibited after the war. A series of photographs that renowned photographer Cecil Beaton took of Picasso's studio at rue des Grands-Augustins, several of them showing this work, gives remarkable insight into Picasso's work during this period. In the days leading to the Liberation – and in the midst of his painting of the tomato plant series – Picasso met with several British and American journalists and soldiers who wished to praise him for his accomplishment at his studio.
Pablo Picasso
Femme nue assise
oil on canvas
Painted in Mougins between 3
8 January 1965.
Estimate: £9,500,000-12,500,000
Painted at the home that Picasso shared with Jacqueline in Mougins, Femme nue assise is one of a series of large powerful canvases on the theme of the seated female nude that bear witness to the extraordinary energy and creative urge that characterised the artist's later years. The painting has a monumental, sculptural presence and is invariably depicted with a powerful sense of the tension
between the invisible artist and his sitter.
Painted in confident brushstrokes, Picasso was able to isolate the symbols of erotic desire and threat embodied in the female nude – subjects that fascinated and preoccupied him. The motif of a nude figure seated in an armchair occurred repeatedly throughout Picasso's career. While varying in style and depicting different women that marked each period of the artist's life, these always served as a vehicle of expressing the palpable sexual tension between the painter and his model. The female figure here is inspired by Jacqueline Roque, the last love of Picasso's life. Jacqueline's striking features are accentuated in an angular, fragmented manner – the roots of which go back to the artist's cubist experiments. Whilst borrowing elements from his own artistic past, Picasso created an image with a force and freedom he only achieved in the last decade of his career.
Pablo Picasso
Femme assise dans un fauteuil sur fond blanc
oil on board
Painted on 25th March 1953 Estimate: £6,500,000-9,500,000
Painted on 25th March 1953 Estimate: £6,500,000-9,500,000
"Je vois souvent une lumière et une ombre" – Pablo Picasso
Femme assise dans un fauteuil sur fond blanc is a striking monochromatic portrait of Picasso's lover Françoise Gilot that encapsulates his unique technical ability and at the same time, it is a personal, intimate work revealing the artist's emotional state. Picasso's monochrome works have recently been the subject of a highly acclaimed exhibition Picasso Black and White at the Guggenheim in New York, in which this work was exhibited.
The period when Picasso was living in the south of France with Françoise and their two children is known as his Mediterranean Years, marked by a great personal fulfilment that filtered into his portraits of her – resulting in some of his most elegant and innovative artistic explorations. Using only white paint, Picasso reverses the traditional notion of line and background and thus pushes the boundaries of two-dimensional representation. He allows passages of unpainted brown board to play the role of the line that describes the features of his sitter, and this linear treatment renders the work extremely sculptural.
oil on canvas
38 1/8 by 51 1/8 in.
Painted between 20th and 26th March 1967.
38 1/8 by 51 1/8 in.
Painted between 20th and 26th March 1967.
Nu couché et tête d'homme is a stunning brilliantly coloured example of one of Picasso's favourite themes, that of the artist and model. This series of works proved to be one of his most passionate and energetic projects, inspired by the final love of his life, Jacqueline Roque.
In this example, the male figure is depicted as a musketeer – rendered with a wealth of vibrant colours, yet his presence is a mere bust dominated by his nude companion. This vainglorious musketeer is a form of self-portraiture for the artist, and the iconography of this is indicative of Picasso's self-awareness in the last decade of his life. The motif of the reclining nude, reminiscent of Titian, is an example of Picasso's later works featuring subjects that referred back to great classic examples. Picasso no longer had anything to prove, so his main interlocutors in these works belong to the past.
Jacqueline was Picasso's devoted second wife, who remained with him until his death in 1973, and his renderings of the unmistakable raven-haired beauty outnumber those of any other woman in his life. In this work, the female figure possesses Jacqueline's recognisable strong nose and dark hair and her voluptuous curves and unrestrained pose represent the object of the artist's desire. Positioned directly in front of the viewer, Jacqueline is identified as the universal and ultimate feminine representation. The love that Picasso felt for his wife is reflected in the passionate vitality of the colours and the excitement radiating from this canvas.
The sale presents a number of different expressions of the sublime magic of light – full of rich contrasts. Two of the greatest works by Alfred Sisley to appear on the market provide an insight into the influence of the artist on the way we view and experience light in art – in beautiful treatments of both summer and winter.
Paul Gauguin
Te Arii Vahine – La Femme aux mangos (II)
oil on canvas
Painted in 1896.
Estimate: £7,000,000 - 10,000,000
Painted in 1896.
Estimate: £7,000,000 - 10,000,000
Painted in Tahiti, this is an important and extremely rare work from the artist's best period. Executed during Gauguin's second and last visit to the South Seas, Te Arii Vahine is inspired by the lush environment that surrounded him, displaying the vivid, sensuous atmosphere and vibrant palette that characterises his most celebrated Tahitian paintings. Attracted by the freedom, wilderness and simplicity of this remote place, Gauguin produced works in which the fluidity and expressiveness of the brushstrokes reflect the sense of artistic liberation.
The work is a smaller version of a large masterpiece of the same title – translated as The Noble Woman or King's Wife – now in the collection of the State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow, which is currently on view in Paris at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in the highly acclaimed exhibition of The Shchukin Collection.
Gauguin's dynamic treatment of paint reflects the richness of nature that excited the artist, dominated by bold contrasts of bright blue and green tones and strong, flame-light reds and yellows – these sumptuous colours inspired by the sunlight that bathed everything around him. Mango trees were abundant in Tahiti, a part of the everyday life of the islanders, and attracting the artist with their exotic appeal and potential for luminous colours. The composition also draws on the Western canon with the subject of a reclining female nude, which harks back to many precedents in European Old Master paintings. Gauguin references Christian imagery, with a nod to the tree of knowledge from the Garden of Eden and the implication that the female is a sinless, Tahitian Eve – contrasting the two worlds and their conceptions of sexuality.
oil on canvas
Painted in 1874
Estimate: £6,000,000-8,000,000
Painted in 1874
Estimate: £6,000,000-8,000,000
Falling snow or the snow-covered countryside offered unparalleled opportunities for exploring the effects of light and weather on a landscape, making winter scenes a key motif for the Impressionists. In this rare snow scene by Sisley the bright blue sky alongside the striking interplay between sunlight and shadow on the snow has a spellbinding effect. One of the finest paintings by Sisley ever to appear on the market, this luminous work was included in the seminal Impressionists in Winter exhibition held at the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. and Fine Arts Museums San Francisco in 1998-99.
The painting dates from a pivotal period in Sisley's oeuvre when he was working with a group of artists including Monet, Renoir and Degas on the plans for what came to be known as the First Impressionist Exhibition. Dating from the same year as this influential occasion, Effet de neige à Louveciennes epitomises the expressive style pioneered by this group of artists.
Alfred Sisley
Le Loing à Moret, en été
oil on canvas
Painted in 1891.
Estimate: £5,000,000-7,000,000
Painted in 1891.
Estimate: £5,000,000-7,000,000
Le Loing à Moret, en été is one of Sisley's richest and most accomplished riverscapes, combining the beauty of nature with the view of the town's picturesque architecture. Sisley first moved with his family to Veneux-Nadon near Moret-sur-Loing in 1880, and continued to live in that area for the rest of his life, moving several times between the two villages. The mesmerising local scenery offered a constant source of inspiration to the artist, who tried to capture the relationship between land, water and sky as well as the changing effects of light on his surroundings. Juxtaposing brushstrokes of bright yellow, green and purple tones, Sisley captures the shifting effect of the intense blue sky on a bright summer day on the surface of the water.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Vier Akte unter Bäumen (Four Nudes under Trees)
oil on canvas
Painted in 1913.
Estimate: £3,500,000-5,000,000
Painted in 1913.
Estimate: £3,500,000-5,000,000
Kirchner's primary concern was the representation of the human form in its most primitive or uninhibited state, and the spontaneous depictions of the body in Vier Akte unter Bäumen strongly reflects this aesthetic goal. With an autobiographical subject matter, daring imagery and vibrant palette, the work is testament to the painter's avant-garde vision. Painted in the final year of important artistic collective Die Brücke – whose governing philosophy centred on freedom of expression – the work exemplifies the zest and vigour of the movement. A large-scale, museum-quality painting, Vier Akte unter Bäumen is appearing at auction for the first time.
Although drawn to dynamic city life in Berlin, Kirchner felt a need to counteract it with painting trips in the countryside – spending several weeks with fellow artists and their female companions and models, bathing and playing nude and living in tents and huts. This experience of Free Body Culture (Freikörperkultur) was coupled with tribal art and the simple yet expressive forms of African sculpture. This work followed a summer spent in Fehrman with Erna Schilling, who would remain his partner for the rest of his life. In an almost Judgement of Paris style scene, Kirchner himself is depicted with a high-hat and a pipe, surrounded by three female figures.
Edgar Degas
Femme nue, de dos, se coiffant (Femme se peignant)
Pastel on paper laid down on board Executed circa 1886-88
Pastel on paper laid down on board Executed circa 1886-88
Estimate: £6,000,000-8,000,000
Amedeo Modigliani
Portrait of Baranowski
oil on canvas
Painted in 1918.
Estimate: £10,000,000-15,000,000
Painted in 1918.
Estimate: £10,000,000-15,000,000
"To do any work, I must have a living person, I must be able to see him opposite me" – Modigliani
Working in Paris for most of his career, Modigliani is today considered one of the excess of $100 million and last June, Sotheby's London sold Jeanne Hébuterne (au foulard) – one of the greatest portraits the artist painted of his most loyal muse – for $56.6 million.
Portrait de Baranowski, depicting a young man with fragile goodlooks and a pensive, introspective air, is a wonderfully elegant composition that powerfully synthesises all the elements of Modigliani's portraits in this period – from geometricsimplification of the stylised human form to the almond, vacant eyes that render the sitter impenetrable.


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A Spicy and Savoury Semolina Levain for Bruschetta
Semolina Levain with Roasted Garlic, Black pepper and Provolone
Incorporating black pepper into a bread is something I've wanted to try for a while now, finally deciding last week to have a go at it. What I wanted was a bread for grilling to use for bruschetta, with black pepper, roasted garlic and cheese meant to provide a bit more zing than your standard white Italian of French loaf offers. Using Jeffrey Hamelman's recipe for Semolina Levain from "Bread" as my starting point I took my best guess as to what percentages of pepper, garlic and cheese to add to his formula to achieve the flavour I was looking for. In the end I think I came pretty close, although next time I'll cut back on the black pepper just a touch and use either a sharp, dry aged Provolone or Pecorino Romano for a more assertive cheese flavour.
NOTE: Formula below and in the link have been adjusted accordingly.
After the loaf had cooled down and the first slice tasted, I was slightly disappointed with the flavour since neither the cheese or roasted garlic came through as much as I'd hoped for, although there was no mistaking the presence of the black pepper, every so often hitting a pocket of it that definitely got my taste buds attention. Fortunately my disappointment didn't last long once I'd fired up the BBQ and grilled a few slices (brushed with olive oil) over a bed of hot coals.
The subdued garlic and cheese flavour from my previous cold tasting were now right up there with the black pepper, creating a very good balance of flavour with the durum and wheat flours of Hamelman's base formula. Without the high ratio of durum flour used in the mix I think the flavour and crumb texture would not have been as good as one made with standard wheat flour. Durum flour has such a unique and subtle flavour to it and the crumb seems to retain moisture better than standard wheat flour, possibly why the flavours released as well as they did once the bread had been heated. Just a theory, but something I've noticed with high ratio durum doughs I've made in the past. At any rate, the grilled slices were perfectly suited to pairing with the fresh taste of chopped tomatoes and basil from our garden that I made for the bruschetta topping. My best recommendation for using this bread is to either toast, grill, or fry it in some fashion to really let the flavours come to their best. Served warm to dip in EVOO, mixed with egg and cheese for a savoury [Strata] or simply to make croûtons with, just a few of the possibilities that come to mind for enjoying this bread at it's best.
Extra fancy durum flour can sometimes be difficult to find and costly, depending upon where you live. Durum Atta Flour could be substituted for X Fancy Durum, or even a 100% hydration, coarse semolina soaker used at a 20-40% ratio would likely make a good substitute to use in this formula.
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Link to working spreadsheet [here]
Procedure for Semolina Levain with Roasted Garlic, Black Pepper and Provolone
Roasted Garlic Paste:
Make the roasted garlic paste the day before the final mix and keep covered in the refrigerator. Two heads of garlic should be adequate for a single loaf of 1.150K. Roast the garlic at 325F in an oven proof dish with a 1/4 C of water, covered in foil for 30-45 minutes or until the garlic is very soft. Cut in half and squeeze the paste through a strainer or run through a food mill to ensure that the paste is smooth.
NOTE: This a method for garlic paste that I've been using since first reading of it in Michael Ruhlman and Brian Polcyn's book "Charcuterie" [ http://ruhlman.com/my-books/ ] The addition of water produces a braised paste that has fewer of the bitter flavours encountered in a typical roasted garlic preperation.
Mix all the ingredients for the levain to a temperature of 70-71F/21C and let sit for 12-15 hours.
Final Dough:
Scale out the black peppercorns and roast at 350F/176C for 15-20 minutes. The peppercorns should have mild to medium aroma to them. Allow to cool, then crush with a mortar and pestle or a heavy pan. Cut half the cheese into 1/4" dice, shred the remaining cheese and toss all of it with the crushed black pepper.
Add the water to the Semolina flour and All purpose and autolyse for 40 minutes.
Add the levain and combine with the flours thoroughly, then add the salt and garlic paste and knead to a medium development.
Allow the dough to relax for 5 minutes then gently stretch it out to a disk.
Spread the cheese and pepper mix evenly over the dough. Fold the sides of the dough disk to the center then fold the dough in half and slowly knead the cheese/ peppercorn mix into to the dough using wet hands, until thoroughly combined. DDT of 76-78F/24-25C
Bulk ferment at 76-78F/24-25C for 90-120 minutes, giving the dough 2 stretch and folds at 45 and 90 minutes.
When bulk fermentation is complete round the dough lightly, dust with flour and cover with a cloth or plastic, resting for 15 minutes before shaping.
Shape as desired and begin the final proof at 76-78F/24-25C for 75-90 minutes. The dough should spring back slowly when pressed with a finger.
Bake with steam in a 475F/246C oven with the vents blocked for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes vent the oven and remove the steaming apparatus. After 20 minutes rotate the loaf for even colouring and continue baking for a further 15-25 minutes. Check the colouring during this time and if necessary adjust the oven temperature to prevent the loaf from over browning. Baking times will vary depending on the weight of the loaf but a 1 to 1.5K should take between 35-45 minutes to reach an internal temperature of 210F/98.8C. At this point remove the loaf from the oven, wrap in cloth and cool on a rack for 8-10 hours before slicing.
NOTE: Use the bread toasted, grilled, or fried for best flavour.


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Drinking with Will Gordon: 2 New Cocktails at T.G.I. Friday's
Pull up a stool next to your drinking buddy Will.
My adulthood has been primarily slick and citified, but a couple of years ago I found myself living in a semirural academic town, and though there were a handful of very good bars and restaurants scattered around the county, my not-yet-wife and I found ourselves contentedly sequestered at chain restaurants more often than your average food blogger would care to admit. Oh, there were nachos that year, along with all manner of popper, dipper, and stuffer.
I'll happily eat that kind of stuff when the time is right, and the time was right so often that dark winter that come the thaw I had a pretty good working knowledge of the difference between kickin', screamin', and zesty vis a vis boneless buffalo wings. But even after all that research, I was still never certain how to approach the cocktail menus. Actually, that's not true. I decided early on that I would simply refuse to approach the cocktail menus, instead settling on a standard order of "Whichever yellow domestic draft's tap is in the shape of a baseball bat," punctuated by a preemptive "YES PLEASE!" in case the server asked, "Would you like the special 99-ounce Big Slugger size?" I never once messed with the mixed drinks, dismissing them sight-unseen as oversized, oversweetened, over-Cuervo'd abominations.
Either I was being a big, dumb snob or the chain restaurant cocktail game has improved dramatically in the past couple of years, because these days you can get a perfectly good mixed drink at some of the aggressively decorated quesadilleries that we all love to mock and the honest among us love to (very occasionally) gorge ourselves at.
If one assumes, as I do, that this fast casual cocktail competence is a recent phenomenon, then one major factor would be the increase in marketing alliances forged between the chains and premium liquor brands. I'm not saying that Patron, for instance, is the best tequila you can get for its price, but I still take comfort in knowing that my wing-and-burger chain bartender is pouring it rather than whatever else might be lurking back there.
My wife works near Boston's sole T.G.I. Friday's, so we stopped in last week to investigate their two newest drinks, the Bee Sting and the Grey Goose Cooler. The Sting features Maker's Mark, which is not my favorite $30 bourbon but which I respect as plenty good enough for my midday T.G.I.F. cocktailing needs; I don't have a favorite pricey vodka, but I see no reason why it can't be Grey Goose, since the bottle's nice and it's endorsed by some of our more discerning rappers. The name-dropping part of both cocktails passes muster; let's drink.
The Bee Sting ($7.89) is a relatively simple affair consisting of Maker's Mark, clover honey, and lemon juice in a large rocks glass. It's a good, clean, lemon-heavy drink that would benefit from either a more assertive whiskey, a stronger pour, or a smaller glass. It's not weak in the "huge corporation ripping you off" way—I trust that I got my full measure of bourbon—rather, the problem likely stems from the volume expectations a chain restaurant faces. I suspect many T.G.I. Friday's patrons would be turned off by a smaller cocktail, and since the bartender can't fill the glass with liquor, and honey doesn't take up much space, you end up with more lemon juice than you need. Maybe crushed ice would hog enough of the glass to help solve the portion problem? At any rate, the Bee Sting is a qualified success. Maker's Mark is on the sweet side, so my instinct would be to avoid dosing it with honey, but the extra sugar was actually an effective counterbalance to the citrus onslaught.
I was surprised to find myself preferring the Grey Goose Cooler ($9.29), which is vodka, St. Germain elderflower liqueur, house-made sour mix, sweet peach puree, basil, and lime juice. That sounds like at least one too many ingredients, doesn't it? And probably two? Lucky for my drink, I guess, that the basil was neither "fresh torn" (as advertised) nor muddled, so it served as a pleasant if seasonally suspicious garnish that imparted no discernible flavor.
Vodka makes a good base for such a hodgepodge, because it allows the million other flavors to shine, and the ever-popular St. Germain was the star of this show. This is good news, because even if you're tired of seeing it on cocktail menus, you have to admit that you like St. Germain, right? The peach puree added another tone of refreshing sweetness, and there was enough lime juice to keep things honest. The Grey Goose Cooler was a bit syrupy—replacing half the sweetened sour mix with soda water would improve things—but I'll get another one if I land back at T.G.I. Friday's this winter, and two other ones if I return in the summer.
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"The Lord often sends people signs and warnings via natural forces"
Paul Joseph Watson
February 15, 2013
A Russian cleric from the Chelyabinsk Region which was devastated by a meteor shower this morning is labeling the event, which injured over a thousand people, a message to humanity from God.
"From the Scriptures, we know that the Lord often sends people signs and warnings via natural forces," Metropolitan of Chelyabinsk and Zlatoust Feofan said in a statement released on Friday," reports RIA Novosti.
The clergyman said that the meteor shower was "the Lord's message to humanity," and served as, "a reminder that we live in a fragile and unpredictable world."
Given the fact that the supposed Mayan apocalypse was reported in Russia as if it had a serious likelihood of coming to fruition, it's unsurprising that numerous lurid theories have emerged in the aftermath of the meteor shower.
According to a poll taken by the Ridus news agency, "51 percent of respondents believe the meteor is the start of an alien invasion," the Washington Post reported.
As we reported earlier, other strange theories have emerged, including the claim by Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky that the event was not a meteor shower but a secret US weapons test.
Obscure reports which were later denied also suggested that the meteorite was blown out of the sky by Russia's air defenses at an altitude of 20 kilometers.
It's incredibly lucky that the meteor shower hit a relatively unpopulated area given the fact that it caused over a thousand injuries, mostly from broken glass and concussions caused by the shockwave. Three people are also in intensive care as a result of the explosion, which carried the power of a nuclear blast.
The meteor is the largest object to hit the earth since the 1908 Tunguska incident, which was blamed on a meteor despite the fact that no fragments were ever found.
While most space enthusiasts are busy watching the fly-by of the "city killer" DA14 asteroid, which some experts have suggested could be linked to the meteor shower, reports emerged earlier concerning the, "very strong likelihood of another meteorite entering the earth's atmosphere in the next few hours," although this claim appears to have been erroneous.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Infowars.com and Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a host for Infowars Nightly News.
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If you like to shower the apple of your eye with the best playthings money can buy, you might wanna invest in this $10KM-4 Pagoda Playscape that provides a modular, designer play option right in the comfort of your own backyard. The 127-piece, 340-pound set snaps together almost effortlessly and it also features a nylon rope swing and a polycarbonate slide apart from the regular climb-and-go-around arches. Sure the price seems to be a little steep for a birch-plywood Playscape but you really have to decide whether a little extra money is really worth you being able to have your kids play in a park-like environment within the safety of your own home while you can sneak in a little nap on the back porch.
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(CNN) – Charlton Heston's declaration that gun control advocates would have to pry his firearms "from my cold, dead hands" provides the punch line for comedian Jim Carrey's new video mocking the late actor and NRA president.
Carrey, who appears on a spoof version of the old comedy show "Hee Haw" both as Heston and as the frontman of a country-western band "Lonesome Earl And The Clutterbusters," is a vocal proponent of stricter gun control laws.
"Charlton Heston movies are no longer in demand, and his immortal soul may lay forever in the sand. The angels wouldn't take him up to heaven like he planned, because they couldn't pry the gun from his cold dead hand," Carrey sings in the video, which was posted Monday on the comedy website Funny or Die.
Heston, who died in 2008, rose to fame as an actor in movies like "The Ten Commandments" and "Ben-Hur." Later in life, however, he turned his attention to political advocacy, eventually becoming the president of the National Rifle Association from 1998-2003.
He famously used the line mocked in Carrey's video during a 2000 speech to NRA members, going specifically after then-Vice President Al Gore, who was running for president at the time.
"As we set out this year to defeat the divisive forces that would take freedom away, I want to say those fighting words for everyone within the sound of my voice to hear and to heed, and especially for you, Mr. Gore: 'From my cold, dead hands!" Heston declared.
Carrey starred in movies like "Ace Ventura Pet Detective" and "The Mask." He actively argues his case for gun control on Twitter @JimCarrey.
Carrey said in a statement that he found America's rash of gun violence "frustrating" and the video was "my fun little way of expressing that frustration."
News Flash – The big bad NRA is made up of ......... Wait for it........... AMERICANS!
Disrespect to the dead....hypocrisy. Does all this make us in America a kindler, gentler nation?
Correction. Kinder. My apologies
Jim Carey, well done, hitting the nail on the head has the NRA pissed!!
Oh, so what your saying is we should cower in fear as we wait for the cops to arrive, just because we don't have the means to protect ourselves? And the whole point of owning guns is so that the people of the united states can stand up to their government if they get out of hand. And by the way, if a criminal knows that the people around him are armed, he wont commit the crime. Gun Control just makes things worse.
i used to like jim carrey, but this is not funny. it is in very bad taste to talk like that about someone who was in the same club (acting) and who is now dead. everyone is entitled to an opinion, but it should be verbalized in a more gentle and generous way.
Who cares what some sanctimonious, has-been actor thinks?
Too bad Renee....We will never give up our guns...SUCK IT UP!
Really, "CNN political unit"? You're going to give Charlton Heston "Ben Hur" and "The Ten Commandments" and give Jim Carrey "Ace Ventura" and "The Mask"? Seems like someone didn't like Mr. Carey's joke....
Jim Carrey is a barley a mediocre comedian.
Jim's career is not dead due to the fact that it never really started.
I think we'd have better luck with redoing all the John Wayne movies with Paul Rubens as the main character then we would at Jim being funny.
Just saying....
Thank you Jim. Charlton Heston may have been a decent actor, but I didn't like any part he ever played, not even the brief cameo in Tombstone. Jim Carrey, I may now actually watch Ace Ventura. I loved all your other movies,but I read the script for Mr. Poppers Penguins before you made the movie when I worked for a manager in LA. Dude, what did you need to buy? All your other movies and your taste in women rock, better than conservatively hidden Sandler. God his movies just keep getting worse. Go Jim go. Right on.
Renee, you didn't mind wielding a gun in Cold Mountain. Hollywood markets violence because Hollywood knows it sells. Our kids are bombarded nearly on a dlaily basis with violent programs on t.v., video games, where people are blown up etc., how can you Renee criticize anyone who buys a gun or guns to protect hearth or home. Do you have gates around your many homes? Do you have private security, dogs,alarms? Some middle class just ask for the right to the same protection that you have. Can you explain why it's different for you? My child wants me home everyday for supper too.
Several things come to mind. First, we need to have a better system in place to prevent dangerously mentally ill from being able to access weapons. Someone out there knows who the Jarred Laughners of the country are. What stops that from taking place? ACLU lawsuits and political correctness. I have carried a gun almost my entire life. I have killed nobody despite having served in the United States Army for a 20 year career. Another point is that the majority of these massacres occurred in gun FREE zones. Now we have foreigners like Carrey and Morgan (who should be returned as defective to Britain) telling us we should disarm and make the United States a gun free zone. Then we become sheeple. You should study history, every nation that allowed mass killings of citizens first had their guns taken away.
The reason you have a first amendment is because you also have a second amendment. Let the second amendment fall and the first amendment will follow it shortly by the same people who would destroy the second amendment. If you don't want a gun, don't own one. But you have no right to take away that right from your neighbor who is law abiding and not a threat to you.
OMG. ROFLMAO. It's hilarious. Although I bet the NRA isn't amused. They don't seem to have a sense of humor right now.
You're right Renee! I totally agree!! But we should also note the 1st and 5th amendment are completely unnecessary and obsolete as well. Actually, we should strike every amendment down as being pointless and unnecessary. The people certainly don't need or deserve any that might empower them against the government in which they live...
Sheer brilliance...
Carrey is a one-trick pony, whose career is circling the drain... he's like Andrew Dice Clay, without the potty mouth.
As far as the statement that "Later in life, however, [Heston} turned his attention to political advocacy", where was CNN in August, 1963, when Heston marched on the Capitol for civil rights with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? Oh, that's right, you weren't born yet. Heston, on the other hand, was 40... hardly later in life.
Didn't watch the video, because honestly, when was last time anyone really cared what Jim Carrey said? I am just disappointed at how people post all kinds of things in support of gun control, and making fun of an icon that know nothing about the facts of the US.
Legally owned guns are used in less than five percent of gun crimes in US. Its a fact, check it out. The 2nd amendment is put in place to help the people to defend themselves against the government, not just other people. Do some real research, its a fact. Honestly, as a US citizen, you can't currently purchase the types of weapons you need to have to properly protect yourselves. The entire reason for creating this nation was for less governmental control. We are headed in exactly the opposite direction because people have been spoiled in this country for way too long.
Carrey became a U.S citizen about ten years ago.
And to the person who says that Americans badmouth Alberta; you are mistaken. I am an American I have no idea what you are talking about. Americans are too busy to be talking about Canada at all, much less badmouth them. I never hear anyone in the US talking about Canada at all.


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The enthusiast's subcompact.
Compact Cars
Editor: New Car Test Drive
$15,175 Base Price MSRP
$20,310 As Tested MSRP
Model Lineup: "Honda Fit ($15,175); Honda Fit Sport ($16,910); Honda Fit Sport Navi ($19,540)"
Standard Engine: 1.5-liter SOHC 16v inline-4 iVTEC
Engine Options: 117-hp 1.5-liter four-cylinder
Standard Transmission: 5-speed automatic with sport mode and paddle shifters
Transmission Options: "5-speed manual; 5-speed automatic, 5-speed automatic with sport mode and paddle shifters"
Basic Warranty: "3 years/36,000 miles"
Assembled In: "Suzuka, Japan"
Model Tested MSRP: "Honda Fit Sport Navi ($19,540)"
Standard Equipment: "fabric upholstery, air conditioning, telescoping steering wheel, auxiliary input jack for iPod, MP3/WMA playback, passenger vanity mirror, Magic Seat configuration, lower body kit, body-colored side mirrors, keyless entry, USB connectivity, driver side armrest and map lights; navigation with voice recognition, cruise control, remote entry, Bluetooth telephone and audio links"
Options As Tested: none
Standard Safety Equipment: "front and side airbags, side curtain airbags, seat belt pretensioners, active front head restraints, anti-lock brakes (ABS) with Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA)"
Optional Safety Equipment: noneDestination Charge: $770
All Honda Fit models benefit from improved sound insulation for 2012. Also, the 2012 Honda Fit Sport model is distinguished by some new styling revisions and comes with more standard features. Otherwise, the Fit is unchanged from 2011.
We found the 1.5-liter engine smooth and powerful for an engine that small. It's rated at 117 horsepower at a high-revving 6600 rpm, with 106 foot-pounds of torque at 4800 rpm. There's never an issue with not enough torque, that force that propels you from intersections and up hills.
Mated to the 5-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters, it's an exceptional powertrain. The Honda automatic has a Sport mode that holds the transmission in gears longer when you're in Drive, and not using the paddles for manual shifting. This Sport mode is meant for sports car-like driving, which the Fit likes. And the 5-speed manual gearbox is tight and fun, with a clutch that's easy to use.
Fuel mileage is rated at 27/33 mpg City/Highway, or 28/35 mpg for the base Fit with the 5-speed automatic.
The Fit wears the face of the future, with its wedge-shaped front end. It has a presence that reaches beyond its subcompact status.
Underway, the Fit feels like a bigger car to the driver, partly because the dashboard is long, to accommodate the raked windshield, and partly because there's so much legroom in the front, again thanks to that rake. Thanks to the expansive greenhouse and big mirrors, there's excellent visibility in all directions, including out the vertical and unobstructed rear glass.
The Fit's size is just right for many drivers. It's easy to park and maneuver and inside is an amazingly configurable interior. The second row of seats can be folded and flattened for carrying cargo, and the front passenger seat slides way forward and reclines way back, creating a long space from dashboard to liftgate that can hold a kayak.
The standard black cloth seats are wonderful, upholstered in a smooth comfortable material that's pleasing to the touch, and the bolstering is just right, with excellent cornering support. In fact, the seats would work in a sports car. Lots of cubbies and cupholders make everyday driving convenient. Rear legroom is roomier than that of the Toyota Yaris, Mazda2, and Ford Fiesta.
The Fit is relatively expensive among subcompacts. It's the best driver's car among these, so if you're a driving enthusiast, the Fit is the best choice. All models come with Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA). However, if purchase price is more important, then you should carefully compare prices, features and equipment with the Mazda2, Ford Fiesta, Nissan Versa, and Toyota Yaris."
"The 2012 Honda Fit comes in two models with three trim variations: Fit, Fit Sport, and Fit Sport with Navigation. The primary differences are in standard equipment and technology upgrades. The Fit Sport offers one-inch larger wheels.
The Honda Fit comes with a 5-speed manual gearbox ($15,175) or a five-speed automatic ($15,975). Standard features include 15-inch steel wheels; telescoping steering wheel; power windows, mirrors and locks; auxiliary input jack for your iPod; MP3/WMA playback; a USB interface; 160-watt stereo with four speakers; stability control; cruise control; and remote entry. New for 2012 is console ambient lighting and body-colored exterior mirrors.
Fit Sport upgrades with new dark-machined-finish 16-inch alloy wheels, new black headlight bezels, and a new and unique design for the front grille and bumper. Inside you'll find a new dark metallic instrument scheme with chrome accents, steering-wheel-mounted audio controls, and upgraded seat fabric. Lower body flares, a security system with keyless entry, leather-wrapped steering wheel, two more stereo speakers, map lights, fog lights, and other amenities carry over from last yar. The Sport comes with a 5-speed manual ($16,910) or 5-speed automatic transmission with sport mode and paddle shifters ($17,760).
Fit Sport with Navi comes only with the 5-speed automatic with paddle shifters ($19,540). For 2012, the Navi model also comes with Bluetooth phone and audio links.
Safety features on all models include include front and side airbags, side curtain airbags, seat belt pretensioners, active front head restraints, anti-lock brakes (ABS) with Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), and VSA electronic stability control."
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"With its wedge-shaped front end, the Honda Fit has a presence that reaches beyond its subcompact status. People wonder whether it's a hybrid or electric car, because it looks like it should be, so small and aerodynamic. It wears red well, especially eye-catching and sporty in that color.
There's very little nose. What there is drops steeply from the A-pillars, which are raked radically down from the roof, hitting the fenders above the middle of the front tires. The roof has a very subtle arc, back to the small spoiler over the rear window on the Sport model, and again the lines speak a graceful language. The window outline is like an elongated horizontal teardrop.
The sides are a bit blocky, and the rear a lot blocky. Sills on the Sport make it look almost too low, and make the 16-inch wheels look small. The ground clearance is zilch, something to keep in mind over sharp driveway transitions and in snow.
Viewed head-on, all the angles are directed inward. The headlights have sharp inside points like exotic eyes, beginning just under the upper sharp corners of the tidy classy grille; on Sport models the horizontal air intake below the bumper stretches outward at the bottom corners, to balance the grille.
On 2012 Fit Sport models the new black-bezeled headlights now integrate with a wider, coarser-textured grille to form a single visual unit, and the side pods flanking the lower air opening seem to contain more grille and less foglight. Although it's a matter of taste, of course, we like the new Sport face even better. It certainly lends the Sport more visual distinction vs. the base model.
Honda calls the Fit a five-door, and not a hatchback. While Europeans love them, Americans don't like the idea of hatchbacks.
From the front three-quarter view, the Fit is more striking than the Ford Fiesta, Mazda2 and Toyota Yaris because of the sharpness of the nose and the mini-wagon body shape. It doesn't have their roundness, and looks more like a tiny wagon than a five-door. It has a wide low stance, slight fender flares and sharp character lines along the sides. Also competing in this class are the Scion xD and Kia Soul, boxy, tall subcompacts.
From the rear, the Fit's liftgate is like that of a mini SUV.
The chassis structure, called ACE (Advanced Compatibility Engineering), is designed to enhance crash integrity. The frame rails are polygon-shaped and computer designed to disperse the forces of crash impact all around the car, upward and downward, instead of allowing them to be jammed at the occupants. The bowed crossmember under the dashboard plays a role. The bumper and sheetmetal forward of the windshield are built to bend and absorb, reducing damage to things you might hit, namely pedestrians."
"Compact outside, the Honda Fit is roomy inside. From the driver's seat, it feels like a bigger car than it is. That's due partly to space efficiency, partly to the raked windshield and deep dashboard, partly to the acres of legroom.
The black cloth seats that come standard are wonderful. It's a smooth comfortable material that's pleasing to the touch, and the bolstering is just right, with excellent cornering support. They'd work in a sports car.
Thanks to the expansive greenhouse and big mirrors, there's excellent visibility in all directions, including out the vertical and unobstructed rear glass. But especially through the large windshield. With so little distance between the bottom of the A-pillar and the front bumper, and with that sloped nose, the driver can't see the front corners of the car, but bumping into things is unlikely because the distance to them is so short.
The A-pillar was made especially thin, and those triangular windows just behind the A pillar are as big as possible, largely for driving in Japan, with all its tight spaces and pedestrian crosswalks. But that big windshield is nice here in America, too. We drove one long afternoon for about 200 interstate miles in the rain and drizzle, and with strong wipers and that big windshield, our broad visibility made us more relaxed and safer. Many cars today have thick A-pillars that can block the driver's view of pedestrians and, at times, cars. Not the case here. Those triangular windows are made from thicker glass on 2012 Fit models to help keep noise out of the cabin. For 2012, sound insulation has been added to the floor, front fenders, and A-pillars.
The little things have been well thought out, including molding cubby holes into the plastic at almost every opportunity, from thin slots about the size of a deck of cards, located behind the e-brake lever between the seats; to cupholders on the far left and right of the dashboard. There are also two cupholders forward of the shift lever on the floor, and two more for the rear seat passengers. And two gloveboxes, enabling cleaner organization.
There are comfortable usable armrests on the front doors for the driver and passenger, and flip-up armrests between the front seats. The center stack offers three big foolproof knobs for climate control; it doesn't get any simpler than that and it's a relief.
The plastic and trim materials feel like they belong on a $15,000 car, where they are. However the perforated leather steering wheel in the Sport feels like it belongs on a $19,000 car, where it is. Its controls include audio, cruise and voice command. The paddles for the automatic transmission fit the fingers very nicely, no bigger than necessary, something you can't say about a lot of high-performance cars that have them.
Honda has added a dash of class to the 2012 Sport, replacing last year's two-tone black-and-gray controls with a single, dark-metallic scheme highlghted by chrome rings around the instruments. The instrumentation itself remains basic, with a digital display between in the center of the speedometer that shows odometer, trip odo, average mpg, and oil life. Unfortunately, the range, or DTE (distance to empty), is not included, and for the life of us, we can't imagine why. A Honda rep told us that oil life is a priority to Honda (if not so much owners), because there are so many Fits in rental car fleets, it's about mass maintenance.
The optional satellite-linked navigation system has also been redesigned for 2012. It now features 16GB of flash memory in place of the DVD-based system used previously. Honda promises simple, intuitive operation and an extensive on-board database.
Legroom in the rear is good, at 34.5 inches. Compare that to the all-new Toyota Yaris, 33.3 inches; Mazda2, 33.0 inches; and Ford Fiesta, 31.2 inches. None of these are anywhere near the Nissan Versa hatchback's 38.0 inches, but then the Versa hatch is 7.5 inches longer than the Fit. It's in the same price range, but it's a compact car, not a subcompact.
The Fit beats the Versa hatchback in overall cargo volume, however. With the rear seats folded, the Fit offers a humongous 57.8 cubic feet, to Versa's 50.4 cubic feet, with the other hatchback subcompacts far behind.
This big number comes thanks to the best thing about the Fit's interior, Honda's Magic Seats. They move in a number of ways, from folding flat for utility to flipping up for tall objects. There's even a storage compartment under the seats for small items."
Driving Impressions
"The 1.5-liter engine is very smooth and powerful, for an engine that small. It's rated at 117 horsepower at a high-revving 6600 rpm.
Mated to the 5-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters, it's an exceptional powertrain. And the 5-speed manual gearbox is tight and fun, with a clutch that's easy to use.
We drove into a heavy headwind with the cruise control set at 72 mph in a Honda Fit automatic. On uphill stretches, the transmission shifted back and forth between 5th and 4th, and on steeper hills it kicked down to 3rd, but the shifts could not be felt, or even heard with the radio tuned to the news. We watched the tach jump, from 2600 rpm in 5th to 3100 in 4th to 4000 in 3rd, but never felt or heard the shifts. That's smooth. The automatic has a Sport mode that holds the transmission in gears longer when you're in Drive. This sport mode is meant for sports car-like driving, which the Fit likes. The driver can shift manually using paddles.
However that headwind caused the Fit to dance around on the road a lot, because it is so light, even though the aerodynamics are good.
The gas mileage was good at that pace. We started the trip at 25.8 mpg from city driving, and it climbed to 30.5 mpg after 229 miles, despite sometimes pushing to 80 mph. The manual transmission Fit and Fit Sport with the automatic get an EPA-estimated 27/33 City/Highway miles per gallon, while the base Fit automatic manages an even better 28/35 mpg.
The Fit is nimble around town, making driving fun and relaxed. The handling is quick, more precise than that of a Toyota Yaris, although the Mazda2 and Ford Fiesta are good, too. We'd love to see a racing series with those four cars; might as well throw in the Fiat 500, though it would be tail-end Charlie.
For everyday driving the Fit is obedient and comfortable, thanks to the great seats and a suspension that smoothes the ride. There's a lovely firm feel to the brakes, too."
"The Honda Fit offers a compelling balance of economy, fun, interior convenience and comfort. It delivers engineering excellence and value. From a healthy list of standard safety equipment to multiple seat configurations and ample storage room, the Fit simplifies your life. It's relatively pricey among subcompacts but it's more fun to drive and the interior is nicely designed and well thought out.
Sam Moses reported from Portland, with NewCarTestDrive.com editor Mitch McCullough in Los Angeles, and John F. Katz in south-central Pennsylvania."
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
Yeah, I know. You're probably not in Tucson and don't care. None of this would be worth mentioning except that a few years ago, I could imagine Cinder Bridge songs on the Mountain. Now, even if we managed to hit the big time and get on commercial radio, I don't see them touching our fringier or slower tunes.
Oh well. At least KXCI Community Radio is still around.
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- Fireblossom said...
There is a store I shop at a lot, that plays AC, and I spend days with some pop-y Billy Joel song stuck in my head.
- November 27, 2011 at 7:06 PM
- Laurel said...
I used to listen to that station all the time, but noticed the changes recently too. Not happy.
- November 28, 2011 at 6:24 AM
- DeppityBob said...
Why does it seem that every other low-wattage station that wants to run counter to Corporate Programmed Radio has to run jazz? In South Bend, we don't have one good station. The closest we have is WAOR, the country's first classic rock station (that started as Album Oriented Rock, then became Adult Oriented Rock, then became All Oldies Recycled). There is nothing here for new music, unless you count WRBR "The Bear," which has music meant to be played at eleven.
- November 28, 2011 at 10:05 AM
- Brian McDonald said...
People still listen to the radio? Really? Wow.
Still, can anyone remember when radio was actually a vital force in driving a band's name recognition? It seems like it's always been about relentless self-promotion, unless you have the luxury of a major label pushing you. Of course, if you've got a major label pushing you, it's because you're just another product they own.
Terrestrial radio has always been bland, though. XM Radio had some really good stuff (a punk channel, an extreme metal channel) until they lost too much money and merged with Sirius. In retrospect, I can see the point where they started seeking escape options. The punk channel started playing more standard fare, that extreme metal channel got moved to the website before being cancelled altogether. The 80s alt/new wave channel would sometimes play the bands you'd expect, but hardly ever their hits. Then it changed, and then it was just a "best of the 80s" CD that didn't end.
So, yeah, bland radio is just another symptom of the heat-death of the music industry.
- November 28, 2011 at 10:48 AM
- cinderkeys said...
I don't blame people for wanting to hear songs they already know they like. I don't blame people for being attached to music they associate with an era of personal significance. Hell, I don't even blame them for liking the crap 92.9 is putting out now. I just want a line on new music that *I* like.
OK, OK. It's partially my fault. Now that XM is unavailable to me, I should be scouring the Internet for tunes, and I don't have the patience. KXCI in the car, that's about it.
- November 28, 2011 at 9:01 PM
- Amy S said...
I don't like it either. They used to be one of my favorite stations. They dropped Blake from their morning show. Now the format change. Looks like I may have to subscribe to XM after all!
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All employment based permanent residency petitions must be processed by the Office of International Programs with approval from the individual's department, college and Academic Affairs.
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Western Kentucky University (WKU) policy requires that all faculty members work one year before their department is eligible to request sponsorship on the individual's behalf. All professional staff members must work 120 days before their department is eligible to request sponsorship on their behalf. Exceptions to this policy may only be granted by the Office of Academic Affairs.
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WKU can sponsor any full time permanent faculty or professional staff position for permanent residency. The term "permanent" is not defined in either the Immigration & Nationality Act or Department of Labor regulations. However, the Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals has held that "Permanent employment is indefinite employment of a lasting and continuous nature – within the expectations of any typical job offer. An employer that has no intention to continue the employment of the immigrant beyond a set term of years cannot have the requisite intent."
Overview of Employment Based Permanent Residence Options
EB-1 Workers with Extraordinary ability (Generally highly skilled workers of unique and
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The Office of International Programs recommends departments and Foreign Nationals first consider EB-2 or EB-3 applications. EB-2 & EB-3 applications are a 4 step process requiring a P.R. prevailing wage, PERM Labor Certification, I-140 petition and an I-485 petition.
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P.R. Prevailing Wage: WKU must request a P.R. (Permanent Resident) prevailing wage determination from the Department of Labor (DOL) as the first step in the process. OIP will make this online request upon notification by the department of intent to sponsor an international employee for permanent residency. Prevailing wages are based on the job qualifications and requirements. A prevailing wage determination can take 2-3 months.
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professional journal no more than 18 months prior to the PERM Labor Certification
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1) A national recruitment effort was conducted;
2) At least one of the advertisements for the position was posted in a professional journal likely to be viewed by people qualified for the position; and
3) The international employee hired was the best qualified person for the position in the recruitment pool.
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WKU is required to show that we could not find a ready, willing and able US worker that met the minimum job qualifications for the position held by the international worker. Regular PERM Labor Certifications must be filed within 180 days from the advertisement of the position. Standard procedures require 5 separate advertising methods be used. OIP will work closely with departments to ensure the DOL required recruitment procedures are followed. If the department is unable to find a ready, willing and able US worker for the position, OIP will be able to file the PERM labor certification application online with the Department of Labor. If the department in the recruiting procedures finds a ready, willing and able US worker, OIP will not be able to file the PERM labor certification application and the process will stop. In this instance, OIP will discuss further permanent residence options with the department and the international employee.
The PERM Labor Certification process can take 6-8 months if no audit is request by the DOL. DOL attempts to audit 30% of all submitted Perm Labor Certifications. Audits can be targeted or random. Perm Labor Certification selected for an audit can take more than a year to complete.
I-140 Petition: After the PERM labor certification is approved, OIP will immediately work on filing the second step of the application, the I-140 petition. This petition is filed directly with U.S. Citizenship & immigration Services (USCIS). With the I-140 petition, OIP provides documents to show that WKU is offering a permanent position to a nonimmigrant employee; that the nonimmigrant employee met the minimum requirements of the position before coming to WKU; and that WKU has the financial ability to pay the offered salary. This petition can take a couple of weeks to prepare and, once filed, takes about 2-6 months to be approved.
I-485 Petition (Adjustment of Status): The I-485 is the final step for all permanent residence processes. The I-485 is a personal application and, therefore, OIP cannot prepare this petition on behalf of a WKU employee. Employees filing the I-485 petition may hire an immigration attorney to represent them in the filing or self-petition.
The I-485 approval will occur after the I-140 has been approved. Once the I-485 is approved, the employee will receive the permanent residence card (I-551) in the mail, at the address provided on the I-485 form. Employees must contact the International Legal Affairs Specialist as soon as the permanent residence card is received so that immigration and I-9 records can be properly updated.
Important Notice: Persons who have been out of status, failed to maintain status, or in violation of status (including unauthorized employment) for at least 180 days cannot obtain permanent residence (file an I-485) under the employment based categories EB-1, 2, or 3. If you are not sure if you have been out of status or otherwise failed to maintain status, please contact our office before the I-140 petition is filed.
EB-1 Outstanding Professor or Researcher: The Outstanding Researcher/Professor petition is a two-step process involving the filing of the I-140 (immigrant petition) and the I-485 (adjustment of status) only. No prevailing wage or PERM labor certification filing with the DOL is required. This category requires WKU to establish that the researcher or professor is internationally recognized as outstanding in the professional field of expertise specified in the petition. The burden of proof for the Outstanding Researcher/Professor is much higher than that of most other permanent residence filings because of the international recognition requirement.
Basic Requirements:
1. The individual is recognized internationally as outstanding in a specific academic
2. The individual has at least 3 years of experience in teaching or research in the academic area.
3. The alien seeks to enter the U.S:
i. For a tenured position ( or a tenure-track position) within a university or institution
of higher education, or
ii. for a comparable position with a university or institution of higher education to conduct research in the area.
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Regulations specify that evidence must be presented in at least two of the following categories, to prove that the individual is internationally recognized as outstanding in the academic field:
- Evidence of receipt of major prizes or awards for outstanding achievement
- Evidence of membership in associations that require their members to demonstrate outstanding achievement
- Evidence of published material in professional publications written by others about the alien's work in the academic field
- Evidence of participation, either on a panel or individually, as a judge of the work of others in the same or allied academic field
- Evidence of original scientific or scholarly research contributions in the field
- Evidence of authorship of scholarly books or articles (in scholarly journals with international circulation) in the field
Outstanding Researcher/ Professor I-140 petitions are filed with USCIS. Once filed they generally take about 3-6 months to be processed. For this petition, all employees (including citizens of China and India) may file the I-485 application either concurrently with the I-140 petition or after the I-140 is approved.
EB-1 Extraordinary Ability: The Person of Extraordinary Ability petition is a two-step process involving the filing of the I-140 (immigrant petition) and I-485 (adjustment of status) only. No prevailing wage or PERM labor certification filing with the DOL is required. This category requires that WKU establish that the employee internationally is recognized as extraordinary in the professional field specified in the petition. In addition every applicant must show at least 3 years of full-time work experience or evidence that the employee was internationally recognized as outstanding during their graduate or post-graduate studies. The burden of proof is higher than that of all other categories.
"Extraordinary ability means a level of expertise indicating that the individual is one of that very small percentage who have risen to the very top of the field of endeavor." 8 C.F.R. section 204.5(h)(2)
EB-1 Extraordinary Ability requires: That the individual demonstrate extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics through sustained national or international acclaim. Your achievements must be recognized in your field through extensive documentation. No offer of employment is required.
Evidence: The petitioner must meet 3 of 10 criteria* below, or provide evidence of a one-time achievement (i.e., Pulitzer, Oscar, Olympic Medal, Nobel Peace Prize)
You must meet 3 out of the 10 listed criteria below to prove extraordinary ability in your field:
- Evidence of receipt of lesser nationally or internationally recognized prizes or awards for excellence
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- Evidence that you have been asked to judge the work of others, either individually or on a panel
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- Evidence of your authorship of scholarly articles in professional or major trade publications or other major media
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(i) The alien has extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business,
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(iii) The alien's entry into the U.S. will substantially benefit prospectively the U.S.
(iv) In addition, letters from distinguished members of the academic field who can attest to the extraordinary nature of the employee's work and professional contributions are beneficial.
Persons of Extraordinary Ability I-140 petitions are filed with USCIS. Once filed they generally take about 3-6 months to be processed. For this petition, all employees (including citizens of China and India) may file the I-485 application either concurrently with the I-140 petition or after the I-140 is approved.
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