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Interview Date: 11/15/2010
Run Date: 11/17/2010
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You may think it's naïve to believe that the world at large will one day look at Mayim Bialik without first thinking of the five seasons she spent as the title character of NBC's "Blossom," but it's amazing what CBS sitcoms can do to help actors escape from potential pop culture albatrosses. I never would've believed that I'd be able to look at Jon Cryer and Neil Patrick Harris without thinking, "Hey, look, it's Ducky and Doogie!" After their work on "Two and a Half Men" and "How I Met Your Mother," however, I'd bet I'm not the only one who's come to see them in an alternate light. Given Bialik's work this season on "The Big Bang Theory" as Dr. Sheldon Cooper's new girlfriend, Amy Farrah Fowler, there's every reason to believe that she's currently in the process of making the same transition. Bullz-Eye chatted with Bialik about her "Big Bang" work in conjunction with the TV Power Rankings, also touching on her appearances on another Power Rankings stalwart, "Curb Your Enthusiasm." And, okay, fine, we asked her about "Blossom," too. But not 'til near the end.
Bullz-Eye: I'm a big fan of "The Big Bang Theory" as well, but Ross Ruediger, the writer who handled the write-up of the show for our TV Power Rankings, is a big fan of what you've been doing on the series.
Mayim Bialik: Oh, okay! Thank you!
BE: You came aboard the show during the season finale of last year. At that time, did they give you an idea that it was going to be more than just a one-off gig?
MB: When I got the audition…it usually tells you if it's a guest star or a series regular, depending on what the producers think. What it said was, "Possibly recurring." But when I did that episode, since it was such a sort kind of cliffhanger, I was pretty hopeful. (Laughs) And then they said there would probably be one or two more this season, but obviously that's turned into more, which is great.
BE: Had you been a fan of the show prior to getting this gig?
MB: Um, I had never seen the show, to be honest. (Laughs) Not before I got the audition. I have a 5-year-old and a 2-year-old, and I don't really watch TV! So, yeah, I knew that it was super popular, but… (Hesitates) Hold on one second. (Leans slightly away from the phone) Miles, what…? Okay, Daddy can get them for you when I'm done, okay? Okay. (Returns to the phone, laughing) Sorry.
BE: I've got a 5-year-old. I'm sympathetic.
MB: (Laughs) I was secluded in a room, but it obviously wasn't impenetrable.
BE: (Laughs) Yeah, that trick never works.
MB: What was I saying? Oh, so, anyway, I hadn't heard about it, but I Googled Jim Parsons the night before the audition because, you know, I was told, "We want a female Jim Parsons," and I had no idea who he was! (Laughs) So that is the true story! I know I was mentioned on the show, though. Me, the person Mayim Bialik. It was a couple of years ago…I can't remember if it was first or second season…but they mentioned something like, "Doesn't that girl from 'Blossom' have a PhD in Neuroscience?"
BE: So do you think they'll make reference to it again in the future, or would that be too meta?
MB: Well, for now, I'm pretty much Amy Farrah Fowler. But I think that would be hysterical. That would be very post-modern for my character to talk about the actress Mayim Bialik. (Laughs)
BE: By the way, I think it's funny that your Wikipedia page actually has "neuroscientist" listed prior to "actress" in your description.
MB: That's funny! I've tried making corrections for some things, but maybe I'll try and flip those around. (Laughs) No, I actually prefer it that way!
BE: So how much direction did they give you on how to play the character when you first got there?
MB: A lot. You know, I will say Chuck Lorre knows exactly what he's doing. He's not Chuck Lorre because he doesn't know what he's doing, so…it's the kind of show where, you know, especially when you're coming into a well-oiled machine and everybody kind of knows what they're doing, I always err on the side of listening to the people who seem to know what's up. (Laughs) So I did, you know, allow them to give me a lot of direction. But when we started this season, they made sure to tell me that they want the character to also kind of grow, and that we don't have to be married to the way that one scene went in the season finale. And I don't mean to make it sound so utterly pretentious… (Laughs) …but it's a pretty cerebral bunch of producers, and it's a pretty cerebral bunch of actors, so we do take those things seriously, even if it's just one or two lines that my character was established as. There actually are subtle differences that the actors and the producers can tell, even if the general public thinks it kind of looks the same. There's a lot of stuff that we work on to make it feel really right.
BE: I've talked to both Jim and Johnny in the past about how they're geeks in their own way, if not necessarily as geeky as their characters. What level of geekdom do you yourself possess?
MB: Oh, gee, I mean, I don't know if there's more geeky than I come. (Laughs) I mean, a PhD in Neuroscience? A lot of people think that just gives me the geek card, anyway! Yeah, I mean, I'm pretty…you know, I went to a very fine public university, I went to UCLA, and I was trained in the fine art of debate and scientific inquiry, and that's sort of where I live. I'm really bad with pop culture, and I'm really pretty bad with politics, but every other topic, my husband and I like to sort of go at. So, yeah, I'd say I'm pretty geeky in general. (Laughs)
BE: With that comment about pop culture, I take it you have to have some of the references explained to you, then? Or does it even matter to you when you're delivering the joke?
MB: No, it's pretty awkward. And, also, a lot of things that happen on the show that are running jokes… (Starts to laugh) …I just don't know them! Like, I didn't know that Sheldon has a seat, and that no one else is allowed to sit in his seat. Things like that. Yes, I could watch every single episode of the past seasons, but, you know, I haven't, so I just kind of do my best in catching up. But in general, yes, if there's ever a pop culture reference, even in other auditions for other things, I either ask my husband, or I have a girlfriend, and she's kind of my pop culture everything.
BE: How excited were you when they decided that they were going to keep the character going? I mean, I take it that it's been an enjoyable experience for you.
MB: Yeah, I mean, you know, obviously, this is my job. This is how I get health insurance and all that stuff, so it's wonderful to be employed. It's bizarre having a career as a performer. It's a really weird thing. But that is my job, so it's rewarding when you have work. It's what makes the day go, y'know? But I think also, on a personal level, sitcom in general is not known to be typically very challenging intellectually, and this show would be the exception to that. Of course, I've worked on a lot of shows and a lot of films…drama stuff, too…but this is a really challenging set in a really positive, creative way. They really will refine things up until the last minute. They'll try things out for the first time in front of a live studio audience. It's very creative and very spontaneous, and you feel a lot like you're in the writer's room even when we're performing, because they're really just kind of trying things out. It's really challenging. You really have to be on your toes and be able to memorize things quickly. But if you can roll with it, it's a really cool group to be in.
BE: This past week's episode, with you, Melissa, and Kaley getting the chance at a girls' night, was really fantastic.
MB: (Laughs) Yeah, well, you know, I don't have much objectivity. It's very hard for me to watch myself, especially when, y'know, I look so different than I would ever want to look on television! She's a weird character, so it's hard for me to watch!
BE: Well, you three have a unique chemistry…which, obviously, is necessary, given that they're so different in their personality types. Is it fun to try and find that kind of off-center chemistry?
MB: Yeah. Also, as an actress who's…I'm in my 30s, and parts for women are really difficult. The standards in Hollywood, I think, have shifted more back to what it was when I started acting, when I was a kid, which is a very traditional heterosexual-generated vision of women. I think the uniqueness of being on this show is that, first of all, Kaley is immensely skilled as a comic actress. In addition to being beautiful, she's really, really skilled. I think to have Melissa and me not be…I don't mean competitive in the traditional sense, but the fact that we all serve a different purpose and we meet a different need in the story and also in the show, I think that's really exceptional, and I think that's what people are picking up on. Even if you don't like Amy Farrah Fowler, 'cause I know some people don't, or even if you don't like the plotline, which I know some people may not, the chemistry of these three women, who are so different but each have their own value, I think it's amazing, and I think it's incredible to see on television when a lot of what you see is just either pretty faces or the nerd girl.
BE: Actually, you touched on something I was just getting ready to bring up: not everyone loves Amy Farrah Fowler.
MB: No. Some people don't like me. (Laughs)
BE: And this is certainly one of those shows where the fanbase is going to be extremely verbal about their feelings online. Does it bounce off you, or does it bother you?
MB: You know, not every actor is sensitive, but I am. I'm one of those sensitive people who has a hard time with rejection, and I always have. Even if I wasn't an actor, I'd have a hard time with rejection, in school or whatever it was. You know, I shouldn't read mean things. (Laughs) But, also, when I started acting, the internet didn't exist! We didn't have the internet, there was not a forum for this kind of interchange. Also, the culture that I grew up in, in the '70s, '80s, and even the '90s, was not one where being mean or snarky or insulting was a recreational pastime. So I try and take everything with that grain of salt, that the internet has become this forum for anonymous nastiness if you're feeling nasty, so that it doesn't necessarily express something that someone is going to come up to me and say to me on the street. And, fortunately, no one has said anything mean to me on the street. But I think that once you take a beloved show and once you take a beloved character, there's going to be a portion of people who don't want this kind of interruption of who he is. You know, for me, I like to say that I was originally told to be a female Sheldon, but now I think that my character has just gotten much weirder than even Sheldon. (Laughs) You know, I know that I'm not for everyone. I'm even amazed that…you know, on my 52" screen, it sometimes seems really broad, the kind of strokes that they're painting with this character. But, you know, my feeling is that you can't please everyone all of the time. I guess when they're done using me, I'll be done on the show, but for now, if I'm told to show up for work, that's what I do! (Laughs)
BE: Well, I think that, because of your character, we can look back at the earlier seasons of the series and see how far Sheldon has come with his social indoctrination.
MB: Right. And I think that's part of it, too. Part of the specialness is that we're not changing Sheldon. We're really keeping him exactly the way he is, and my character has to fit into his world with him as he is. And I think that's something that even the more skeptical…or angry… (Laughs) …fans will see. Again, you may not like a Wolowicz plot, you may not like a Kuthrapali plot. Everybody's allowed their flavor. I will say that the ratings have been really strong, even with this last episode, which had previews showing that it was a girls' night plot. So it's good. I think the show has to grow and change, and this is what they're doing this season.
BE: I'd think that the angriest fans would probably be the ones from the "Shenny" contingent, who are still hoping that Sheldon and Penny will together.
MB: Oh, yeah. (Laughs) But, I mean, look, I read a lot of possible permutations. Some people want him asexual. I feel like people don't like it for different reasons, and that's okay, too. I haven't heard anyone say, "I'm never watching it again because of this." And I'm not in every episode, so don't worry. If you don't like me, you don't have to look at me every week. (Laughs)
BE: I wanted to ask you about your work on another show that regularly turns up on our Power Rankings: "Curb Your Enthusiasm." How did you fall into their universe, as it were?
MB: "Curb" was actually one of the only shows that I was watching on television at that time. I had an audition in the same building as where the "Curb" casting office was, and I literally walked in and said, "Hey! I would like to audition for anything on 'Curb'!" (Laughs) And they kind of said, "Oh, okay, we'll keep you in mind." And about…oh, I dunno, six months later, I got a call, and they called me in for this audition, and they didn't tell me anything about the script. They give you one sentence on a slip of paper, and that's the scenario of your audition. And once I booked the job, that was the only information that I got, even when I showed up to film. I never got more than what was on that little piece of paper.
BE: Was that a fun challenge?
MB: Um…you know, for someone who considers herself pretty bad at improv, the whole thing was very terrifying. (Laughs) You know, I worked with Woody Allen when I was 19. That was terrifying in an exciting way. But, yeah, the whole thing was very difficult. I'm not on air a lot. And, you know, a lot of that show ends up being edited, because they sort of just do it a million different ways, and it is improv, so you kind of see what happens and just move the plot along. I'm amazed that he kept calling me back for my other two episodes. It's nice to be cast into part of a family, because then I had kind of a built-in reason to be there. But, yeah, that was a nerve-wracking set, because, you know, you're with some of the greatest comedy people and the most skilled improv people. I did a bunch of the commentaries for the TV Guide Channel that they've done along with the "Curb" episodes, with Susie Essman hosting. That was much more comfortable for me. And it's nice to be liked by a person like Susie. On the set, she's very intimidating! She's so funny and she's so quick. It doesn't come naturally to me, that kind of thing.
BE: Who was more challenging to work up against, Larry David or Bob Einstein?
MB: (Laughs) Well, the problem with Bob is he's so funny off-camera. Honestly, he was the show for me. Like, I felt like I was watching him more than even being in the scene. He is very, very…his sense of humor is very unusual, but I will say that it's the kind of sense of humor that my husband and I and our group of friends in college enjoy. Very bright, very, very caustic. You know, really sharp-tongued, but hysterical. I really felt like I was hanging out with a 20-year-old, and he's, you know, a full grown-up. It was very distracting, he's so funny. There was one scene where we had to be on the dance floor, and we were kind of in the background, so he could mumble and nobody would hear what he was saying. And he was describing the personalities of every extra, every person who was part of the atmosphere, just making up these ridiculous stories off the top of his head, like, "Oh, this one's wife cheated on him with a plumber…" And he went through the whole room! It was ridiculous, but very funny.
BE: Well, I haven't brought up "Blossom," mostly because it wasn't why I wanted to talk to you today, but I do have to mention that my review of the Season 1 & Season 2 box set resulted in me getting a virtual sit-down from my editor, saying, "Look, you know we're a guys' site, right? You spent way too much time writing a review of 'Blossom: Season 1 & 2.'"
MB: (Bursts out laughing) That's funny!
BE: At the time, I described it by saying, "Most of the girls like to watch 'Blossom,' but only some of the boys do."
MB: Well, yeah, but, you know, what we like to say is that you don't get to be a top-25 show for five years from just girls watching you. This was actually one of the challenges when we first started the show. The saying was, "Girls will watch boys and girls will watch girls, but boys will only watch boys." And, obviously, a lot of the trying to really bump up the Joey Lawrence kind of plots, bringing in Playboy bunnies every other week, and guest stars and fantasy things…I mean, those were all ploys to get boys to watch us. So we had to work hard, but we did eventually get a fair amount of boys. And, you know, there's someone for everyone. A lot of weird boys would write to me and say that they had crushes on me. So they were watching. (Laughs)
BE: And to tie this back into "The Big Bang Theory," when I went back and read my review again, I'd forgotten that Johnny Galecki actually appeared on an early episode of "Blossom."
MB: He was! I believe I was his first onscreen kiss. (Laughs) Yes, he announced that when we sat down at our first table read for this season. Sara Gilbert was also at the table, and she was his second onscreen kiss.
BE: Did you remember the kiss as fondly as he did?
MB: (Laughs) No, and he actually gave me a hard time for saying that I didn't really remember it. But he and I had the same agent when we were kids. We kind of ran in the same circles. I'm sure he was at my 16th birthday party, but I don't really remember. But, anyway, we definitely knew each other personally besides just his guest spot on "Blossom."
BE: You've gotten to turn your academic career into TV work as well, both with "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" and "'Til Death."
MB: That's true. And in my not-working time, I actually tutor with my science degree. I teach chemistry and biology this year, and I taught neuroscience last year. But it's funny now when people ask, "What are you really doing with your degree?" I can say, "Well, I play a neurobiologist on TV!" (Laughs)
BE: What's your favorite project that you've worked on that didn't get the love you thought it deserved?
MB: Um…gosh, that's a hard question. I'm trying to think. (Long pause) My three lines on "Bones" were killer. (Laughs) I'm kidding. But that was actually my first job after having my second son. Um…I did an independent film called "The Chicago 8," which is actually playing at the International Film Festival at the Museum of Tolerance this week here in Los Angeles, and it's a film based on the transcripts of the trial of the Chicago 8 from 1969. Tell me you know what I'm talking about…?
BE: I do. I actually have a copy of "Chicago 10" at arm's length.
MB: (Laughs) Oh, okay, got it! I didn't know how old you were or what your political knowledge was. Okay, so, look, we did a little independent film…and lots of people have done films…but I played Nancy Kurshan, which was really incredible, and it was just a really neat project. There were some great actors in it. Orlando Jones played Bobby Seale. It was just really incredible, and…I don't know if it's going to come out. We're playing at little film festivals. But it's just the kind of project where, even if you're not politically into it, it's a really interesting examination of what the justice system looks like and what it's like to see that crumble in public.
BE: Do you have any favorite TV appearances that you did during the pre-"Blossom" era?
MB: Well, I loved "MacGyver." (Laughs) I did three episodes of "MacGyver," and, you know, it was like filming a movie, even when you were just doing a little episode. We filmed in Canada on location, and Richard Dean Anderson was just amazing, a really, really generous and gentle man. It was just an incredible experience. It was amazing. It was "MacGyver"! (Laughs)
BE: Lastly, what was the experience of working on "Beaches" like for you?
MB: I think a lot of "Beaches" is kind of a blur. I don't think that I realized the impact that it would have on my career. I didn't have a career. I had just started acting a year before that, and my parents always told me I looked like Bette Midler, and I vaguely knew who she was, but… (Trails off) Working with Garry Marshall was incredible. He was very nice. But I don't think I really knew or understood the full impact. I'm not a trained actor, so it was really just kind of flying by the seat of my pants. I look back on it fondly. It came out the week of my bat mitzvah, so I remember that! (Laughs) But a lot of it was kind of like…I feel like I closed my eyes and woke up and had my own show.
BE: So was "Beaches" first, or was it "Pumpkinhead"?
MB: (Laughs) "Pumpkinhead" was my very first job. I was 11. "Beaches" was about a year later.
BE: Well, I think that's pretty much it. It's been a pleasure talking to you, and, as I said, I'm really enjoying what you're doing on the show.MB: Thank you so much!
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Opinion: Break Up the Big Banks
FDIC Vice Chairman Thomas Hoenig says it's time to end Too Big To Fail. Photo: Getty Images
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What exactly is environmental terrorism?
I live a half-mile from Moraine State Park. I was surprised when a landman from XTO Energy appeared at my door asking me to sign a lease permitting hydraulic fracking under my property. I was shocked to discover many of my neighbors had already signed.
I knew little about fracking and expected the XTO representative to appear at our scheduled appointment with extensive information. Instead, he appeared with one piece of paper: a lease. He also blamed previous safety and environmental problems associated with fracking on "environmental terrorists" bent on destroying the industry by vandalizing drilling operations.
I realized I need more information before signing a lease.
After many hours of research, I discovered that Pennsylvania has become the guinea pig of the world. With 3,000 to 5,000 wells per year planned for the next 30 years, we could eventually have at least one well per square mile. Many states, including New York, are waiting to see what effects the fracking of Pennsylvania will have on our environment and health before they proceed because no one knows.
This is my biggest concern with the gas rush. I realize we need natural gas, and Pennsylvania needs jobs. I just believe we need to move slowly, especially near schools, residential areas and parks. Drilling in our state is moving at a furious pace, and we have no idea how this large concentration of wells will affect our water and air quality over the next five, 10 or 20 years. More importantly, despite their claims, the gas industry doesn't know either because drilling of this magnitude has never occurred on the East Coast.
Many residents of Franklin Township moved here because of its beauty, peace and quiet, and proximity to Moraine State Park. I fear the qualities that brought many here are the very ones that will be destroyed by a desire for financial gain. How much will your property be worth then?
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Plight of joeys highlighted in UK
The subject of a new BBC documentary says he hopes the exposure will help save more orphan joeys
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Nine-month-old Keith visited the 783 Alice Springs studios this morning.
His mum is one of thousands that end up as road-kill on Central Australia's vast stretches of highway.
But Keith has Chris Barnes (aka Brolga) to thank for his second chance.
Brolga is the UK's latest TV star - the subject of a new documentary for BBC2, appropriately titled 'Kangaroo Dundee'.
The former tour guide set up the Kangaroo Sanctuary just outside of Alice Springs, to rescue orphaned joeys whose mothers have been run over or hunted.
The two-part documentary follows Brolga and the work he does helping what is both an Australian icon...and a farmer's nightmare.
"Millions of kangaroos a year are culled in different parts of the country for agriculture and the like," says Brolga.
"We're not doing it to save the species, we're doing it to help that little individual that needs a mum."
The first in the two-part 'Kangaroo Dundee' documentary aired on Australia Day and Brolga says the response has been massive.
"It's pretty out of control really," he says
"I've had 1800 emails in the last week from the UK, lots of donations coming in which is fantastic so that can help with my Baby Kangaroo Rescue Centre."
Brolga's work at the sanctuary began three years ago when he first leased the land from the Alice Springs airport.
He then built a 50 hectare free-range enclosure where joeys like Keith can recuperate before being released back into the wild.
"Keith spends most of the night out in the bush," says Brolga.
"Then comes in for a midnight feed and back again at about 6am for another bottle."
Brolga says the sanctuary is not just a wildlife rescue service but a way of educating people.
"You could be driving to Uluru and come across a dead kangaroo with a little baby's head sticking out of the pouch watching the traffic drive past," he says.
"[For] Aussies and tourists visiting our country, if you see that injured animal an on the side of the road, get out and have a look, you could save a little baby that's just waiting to be helped."
Brolga's tips for Joey rescue?
"Give it some water...put it in a pillow case, hold on to it, let it have the breathing and the warmth of your body until you can get to the next town, if it's a decent sized town take it to the vet."
As for Keith, his first radio interview was a bit of a hoot.
"He's excited," says Brolga, "he actually wants to go for a run on the carpet!"
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|Robin Hugh Johnson <robbat2 at gentoo.org>
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|November 2007
|June 2008, July 2008, October 2008, January 2010
|December 2009, January 2010
Clarification of the Manifest2 [#GLEP44] specification, including new types to help in the tree-signing specification.
[#GLEP44] was not entirely clear on the usage of filetype specifiers. This document serves to provide some of the internal logic used by Portage at the point of writing, as well as adding new types to cover the rest of the tree, for the purposes of tree-signing coverage.
This GLEP is not mandatory for the tree-signing specification, but instead aims to clarify the usage of the Manifest2 filetype specifiers, and note which types signify files that are allowed to be missing from the tree (e.g. a user excluding a package or category).
For any given directory with a Manifest file, every file located in that directory, or a sub-directory must be listed in that Manifest file, unless stated otherwise in the following sections. The Manifest file must not contain an entry for itself.
When generating or validating a Manifest, or committing to a version control system, the package manager should endeavour to ignore files created by a version control system, backup files from text editors. A non-exhaustive list is suggested here: CVS/, .svn/, .bzr/, .git/, .hg/, .#*, *.rej, *.orig, *.bak, *~.
Additionally, for a transitional Manifest1->Manifest2 system, old-style digest files located in a 'files/' directory, may be excluded from Manifest2 generation, or included with a type of MISC.
Under strict security conditions, the exclusion list may be ignored during validation if the existence of a file would be considered a security risk.
If repeated use of a common path prefix is considered a bloat problem, a Manifest file should be added inside the common directory, however this should not be done blindly, as bloat by inodes is more significant for the majority of use cases. See also [#GLEP58] on size reductions of Manifests.
=> MANIFEST, stop.
=> EBUILD, stop.
=> ECLASS, stop.
=> DIST, stop.
=> AUX, continue [see note].
=> EXEC, stop.
=> DATA, stop.
=> MISC, stop.
=> OTHER, stop.
The logic behind 5, 6, 7 is ensuring that every item that by it's presence or absence may be dangerous should always be treated strictly. (Consider epatch given a directory of patches ${FILESDIR}/${PV}/, where it blindly includes them, or alternatively, the package.mask file or a profile being altered/missing).
The above lists of file patterns are not intended to be exhaustive, but merely demonstrative.
Note: The AUX entries should only be generated if we are generating a compatible Manifest that supports older versions of Portage. They should be generated along with the new type.
For generation of existing package Manifests, the AUX entries must continue to be present for the standard Portage deprecation cycle. The new entries may be included already in all Manifest files, as they will be ignored by older Portage versions. Over time, ECLASS, DATA, EXEC, OTHER may replace the existing AUX type.
The adoption of this proposal does also affect [#GLEP58] as part of this GLEP series, however this GLEP was an offset of the research in that GLEP.
I'd like to thank the following people for input on this GLEP. - Marius Mauch (genone) & Zac Medico (zmedico): Portage Manifest2
|Mauch, M. (2005) GLEP44 - Manifest2 format. http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/glep/glep-0044.html
Copyright (c) 2007-2010 by Robin Hugh Johnson. This material may be distributed only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Open Publication License, v1.0.
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I've been having a look at the secret MAC URL for the Hello Kitty Preview and its not quite carnage (as it was with Barbie) – the only item that has sold out is Cute-ster lipstick (a sheer coral-peach) everything else is still in stock. The prices remain the same a lot of the main products (like lipstick, blush) although the Hello Kitty merchandise is quite pricey – £31.32 for the bag, £44.04 for the vinyl vanity case etc.
I have my eye on 3 items only Cute-ster (sold out!) Big Bow lipstick and Fun and Games Blush (possible Pink Fish Tinted Lip Conditioner) and none of the merchandise.
This is only a preview mind you, so there's still time to mull over potential purchases in the next 2 weeks when the collection is officially launched. There are some amazing reviews around done by the US ladies who have had the collection for a while now, that should get your haul list right down!
UPDATE: Ok, I'm rubbish. I ordered Big Bow Lipstick, Fun and Games Blusher and Pink Fish Tinted Lip Conditioner. Perhaps I'll get Cutes-ter when it's officially released but you know what? Apart from those bits there's nothing else from the collection I couldn't live without.


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Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Lots of Dots -- Month Three
Lots of Dots quilt by Chris Jurd. Although I like the quirkiness of the original as it adds interest to the quilt, I decided in the end that I want to keep mine more uniform--especially if I decide to play with the placement a bit differently in the final layout. Instead of the four different New York Beauty blocks, I decided to make one four times and sew together as one large radiating sun. I then found that the center was far too large so I played around with the center and decided to make another of month one's blocks to fit into the center. Heh, heh, I'm happy with the result now.
I also had forgotten to take a picture of the second block I made from month two, which is shown in the second photo. I'm trying to keep a little bit of a travel theme with this quilt and will be fussy cutting here and there to try and reflect that.
The third photo shows all the blocks I have made so far all together so you can get an idea of the scale of the various "dots". I still have to make the second block for month three...
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- Tamie said...
- October 2, 2013 at 1:38:00 PM GMT+10
- DianeY said...
So beautiful! You always amaze me!
- October 2, 2013 at 2:14:00 PM GMT+10
- Little Island Quilting said...
Perfection...and much more interesting than the original pattern...if I am allowed to say that :-)
- October 2, 2013 at 3:58:00 PM GMT+10
- Swedish Scrapper said...
Love them!! I haven't done a nyb in a while, but they sure are addicting once you get going :)
- October 2, 2013 at 9:00:00 PM GMT+10
- Chris said...
Great work Jeanette. I love how you've made it your own and the travel theme is so quirky!
- October 2, 2013 at 10:30:00 PM GMT+10
- Rachaeldaisy said...
Wow! Brilliant fabric choices! I like your idea of making full circles with the NYB blocks.
- October 3, 2013 at 9:35:00 AM GMT+10
- Leanne said...
I love your circles, especially that newest one!
- October 6, 2013 at 12:35:00 AM GMT+10
- Karen@littlebirdiequilting said...
Really great interesting fabric choices for your Lots of Dots blocks!
- October 10, 2013 at 11:44:00 PM GMT+11
- Annemieke said...
Love your dots! It looks as if there is a lot of movement in them. Your colour choices are spectacular!
- October 15, 2013 at 6:54:00 AM GMT+11
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In C's mom's kitchen there is a huge basket filled to bursting with all kinds of vinegars, sauces, spreads, pickles, spice oils, and like-minded potions. And that is just on the table…there is still more on the shelves and, for those needing refrigeration, in the fridge. This is how C grew up, surrounded by what he likes to call "pampaganang espesyal".
Pampaganang Espesyal – How do I translate this? When you refer to a "pampagana" in Filipino cooking/eating, this usually means some sort of condiment or ingredient that that is taken with a dish, complementing it marvelously, as such giving you a sudden burst of raging appetite, making you consume 3X more than you normally would. For example: when you put your favorite hot sauce on pizza…or when you have a really yummy mango pickle (be still my heart!) to go with your curry. You want more curry so you can have more mango pickle. Or is that that you want more mango pickle so you can have more curry? We don't know. Bottom line is, you can't stop. Pampagana. And "espesyal"? That is just C trying to Filipino-slangify "special". Basically "pampaganang espesyal" is a really special something that complements your food so well, and elevates it to new heights, that it gives you eating powers beyond what you dreamed possible.
Some of the best pampagana in my book are those that are home made – things like atsara (a local pickle made with unripe papaya), chutneys, chili mixes like sambal (thank you Nens!), tzaziki with extra think yogurt, fried onions, fruit and veggie pickles…these are some of the things with the power to make me behave like a ravenous beast. And C even more so!
So it was a happy surprise when I saw that Johanna, The Passionate Cook and host of this round of "Waiter! There's something in my…", chose Savoury Preserves as this month's theme. Not only do I get to prepare what has become a favorite pampaganang espesyal, but I also get to look forward to a whole round up that I know will be filled with even more pampaganang espesyal!
And I get to post about what I did with that radish…
Ensaladang Labanos / Radish Salad or Radish Pickle
- 2 radish (about 300 grams total)
- 5-6 small native sibuyas (or shallots)
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 2-3 teaspoons sugar
- Freshly cracked black pepper
– Peel the radish and slice widthways into very thin rounds. As thin as you can get them. If you have a mandolin this would a perfect time to use it. If you don't (like me) then hum to yourself and think happy thoughts and you will be done before you know it. Now do the same thing with the shallots.
– Place the radish slices in a bowl and add shallots, vinegar, sugar, and pepper. Toss to coat and taste for seasoning. Adjust seasoning if needed.
– Press everything into a glass jar*** and let it rest in the refrigerator overnight before consuming.
This is good with grilled meats, fish, or chicken. It's also great with pan-fried pork chops or fried fish. I like it with adobo, and it will most likely go with any dish with which you would have atsara. For someone who does not really like dill or sweet pickles, I love all other kinds…and this one is no exception. Its sweet, acidic tang, and crunchy texture is scarily addicting, and C and I can finish almost one jar in a sitting. Pampagana!
***I clean my jars in very hot water and let dry upside down on a clean tea towel. I store this in the fridge and it is consumed very quickly.


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03/10/2013 10:15amThe sounds of New York City were in Salt Lake City on Saturday night when the famous Juilliard Jazz Orchestra performed at the Rose Wagner Theatre.
DNA length could predict how long you live with heart disease
03/10/2013 5:35pmHeart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. taking the lives of some 600,000 people each year, according to the CDC. New research from Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute could shed some light on how long people with the disease are likely to live.
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03/10/2013 6:35pmHeavy rescue crews pulled a fallen paraglider off the Point of the Mountain after he dropped approximately 50 feet, officials said.
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03/10/2013 8:08pmPolice are trying to piece together the details of what could be an assault on a woman that took place in broad daylight in a residential area of Park City. Neither the victim nor the suspect can be found.
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Family, friends of Anne Kasprzak hold vigil to commemorate murdered teen
03/10/2013 10:50pmOne year ago, the body of a 15-year-old Anne Kasprzak was found in the Jordan River, stabbed to death, according to police. After all that time, all that waiting, there are still no answers as to what happened to her.
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- As good as Marcus Smart has been in his relatively brief college career, it appears some of his on-court antics are growing old on many college basketball fans. On Saturday against West Virginia, Smart was visibly frustrated after not getting some foul calls in his favor, but as John Hoover of the Tulsa World writes, the sophomore is just simply too good of a basketball player to dilute his on-court performances with his emotions.
- At this point in the season, Texas head coach Rick Barnes has to be the front-runner for Big 12 Coach of the Year honors. Barnes entered the season on the hot seat, and all he's done to this point is lead his team to a 16-4 overall record (5-2 in Big 12 play) with three straight wins over ranked teams — a feat that had never been performed in the long history of Texas basketball. After a road win at Baylor on Saturday, Barnes praised the commitment to improvement made by his team this season, and it would appear that the members of the program have no intention of seeing their coach's career in Austin end anytime soon.
- With so much quality depth in the Big 12 this season and the round-robin format to league play, teams are bound to face several ridiculously difficult stretches throughout the year. Kansas State has found itself in exactly this scenario after losing back-to-back games games against Texas and Iowa State last week. That's the same Iowa State team that just dropped three games in a row of its own. In such a tough conference, the key for Bruce Weber's Wildcats will be making sure that two losses in a week don't turn into three or four over two weeks and threaten to derail the team's hopes of postseason play.
- Speaking of Iowa State, the Cyclones' win on Saturday at home against Kansas State may have provided more than just another number in the win column as Matt Thomas appeared to get back on track by knocking down 4-of-6 shots from behind the arc. Thomas had struggled with his shooting to start league play, making just 23.5 percent from three for someone considered as one of the best shooters in this year's freshman class. While Fred Hoiberg's team still shoots the ball well from deep, they would be improved tremendously if Thomas could consistently come off the bench for instant offenses in much the same way that Tyus McGee did a season ago.
- TCU head coach Trent Johnson came away from his home loss to Kansas on Saturday night mightily impressed by the enormous amount of talent Bill Self has at his disposal in Lawrence. Johnson said after the game that he believes that the Jayhawks have six pros on their team, but junior point guard Naadir Tharpe is the player who is the reason Kansas has been playing so well. Tharpe, along with freshman guards Frank Mason and Wayne Selden, managed to get through Saturday night's rout without a single turnover, a tendency that has plagued the perimeter players at times this season.


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Anthrax's Scott Ian Shares His Iron Maiden Tribute Speech From Recent Kerrang! Awards
If you were to ask any given metalhead who they thought the greatest metal band of all time is, the answer would often be Black Sabbath or Metallica. However, in the very valid opinion of Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian, that distinction goes to Iron Maiden, who were recently presented with the Inspiration Award at the 2013 Kerrang! Music Awards. Ian was given the honor of passing on the award to Maiden and the bearded Anthrax strummer just shared a transcribed version of his passionate speech from the awards ceremony.
Scott Ian and his fellow members of Anthrax are soon to live a dream; performing with Iron Maiden in Europe next month. Preceding Ian's praise of Maiden at the 2013 Kerrang! Awards, the guitarist reminisced about being introduced to Motorhead's 'Ace of Spades' strictly through the album's artwork. "I got the record home, put on the first song, 'Ace of Spades' and holy crap, the first thing I thought was, "Who the hell are these three Mexicans and how do they play so fast?" They looked like banditos," Ian remembers. "Years later I told Lemmy that and they used that quote on their 'Everything Louder Than Everything Else' record."
Ian's album art fascination became a recurring theme as a teen, eventually leading him to pick up Iron Maiden's debut album:
I can remember being in the record store the week Judas Priest's British Steel came out. I was already a Priest fan and was fucking stoked to have a new Priest record to tear my head off. I had British Steel safely tucked under my arm and I was flipping through the record bins, and I saw an album cover that I had never seen before. An album cover to my then 16 year old eyes, that was the coolest fucking thing I had ever seen.
The name of the band and the logo were so cool I would've bought the record just because of that. That logo, in just a few years would define heavy metal. The artwork, a zombie with Johnny Rotten's hair maniacally staring at me from the cover, telling me that this record HAD to be great.
This was the only copy they had of this record so I grabbed it and when I got home I couldn't wait to listen to it. The monster on the cover was compelling me, my hands violently ripping the plastic from the cover, sliding the vinyl out of it's sleeve, I was sweating with anticipation as I dropped the needle on to track one and the first chords of Prowler assaulted my ears and in that instant, my whole life changed.
Iron Maiden ruled my world for the next decade. No other band was as big of an influence on Anthrax. Creatively we looked up to them as a band because they did everything their own way, not giving a shit about what was trendy or popular because they were Iron Maiden.
Professionally we looked up to them because their organization was from band to management to crew an incredible massive machine that would travel the planet on tour and night after night after night never give less than 100%.
We were lucky enough to be taken under their wing early on, touring with them for months at a time and getting the greatest education a band could ever get. We went to fucking Maiden school and we were better for it.
Ladies & Gentlemen I am honored to give the Kerrang! Inspiration award to the greatest metal band of all time, Iron Maiden.
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Nancy Meyers has a knack for making 'pleasant and delightful' movies. The Intern is no different. The flick is upbeat. Almost like a fairyland, where good things keep happening, and everything is quite refined and elegant.
Anne Hathway is brilliant as Jules. With the backdrop plot of a girl doing really well with her startup, I imagined people of her character's age group instantly relate with her. What makes the story even more endearing is the inclusion of Robert De Niro as an intern who walks into the life of Jules as a fairy godfather. He comes as a pleasant surprise and makes things better for her, and takes the load off from her shoulders. Something tells me people are really looking for someone like De Niro in their lives. A friend or a watchful protector who just wants the best for you, and wishes good things to happen to you, who takes the driver's seat of your life and lets you enjoy the ride, and takes the pressure off, and also helps you out with the clutter in life.
Sadly the world doesn't really work like that. If it weren't so dark, each one of us would be living our fantasies without life's wretched inhibitions. The Intern is all a mere figment of Nancy Meyers imagination. She punches in forced comedy in order to make the matter in hand sound fun. Eventually she tries to create tension, which is again Meyers' way of putting hurdles into her story. Screenplay of the movie is more like conversations with a shrink. At one point, it seems you are witnessing one.
We must bear in mind, not everything in this life is plushy and fluffy. You don't always end up with unicorns and rainbows. Given the jovial theme of the movie, it would at once strike you how the director thinks. Nancy isn't a great director, but for some, she is.
I would recommend it for people who don't really like dark, who are light-hearted and are always down for a pleasant popcorn movie.


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Dissapointed by Local's take on Zimmerman trial
We read your article in this week's Local with profound disappointment.
You stated that George Zimmerman "gunned down" Trayvon Martin, a "black teenager."
The evidence produced at this trial convinced a unanimous jury that Mr. Martin was on top of Mr. Zimmerman, punching him in the face, and slamming his head into the concrete pavement. These are the facts. One of the jurors disclosed to a reporter that race was not a consideration in their deliberations.
You also stated that Mr. Zimmerman was lawfully entitled to shoot Mr. Martin based on Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law. This is inaccurate. That law was irrelevant in the trial, and the jury was not charged by the trial judge on that issue. The legal issue for the jury to consider was whether or not Mr. Zimmerman's admitted killing of Mr. Martin was "justifiable homicide," based on self-defense.
Again, the evidence presented to the jury was that Mr. Zimmerman was being held down by a significantly larger Mr. Martin, who was attempting to cause him serious and imminent bodily harm. The jury apparently accepted this evidence as true.
Further, you stated: "yes, racism is at work." The attorney representing Mr. Zimmerman's family publicly denounced that this case had anything to do with race. An extensive FBI investigation found no evidence or past history of racial animosity on the part of Mr. Zimmerman.
The racism flames have been fanned by the media, Attorney General Eric. Holder and political activists such as Al Sharpton. The latter has made a living by promoting and manufacturing racial divide among Americans (anyone remember the Tiwana Brawley case?). Mr. Sharpton is aptly described as a "racial arsonist."
Mr. Mazzaccaro, your editorial only throws more gasoline on the fire, to no good end. As of today (July 18, 2013), there have been five reported attacks by groups of young black men on white or Hispanic males, shouting "This is for Trayvon!" Perhaps your next editorial will comment about this?
Another unfortunate statistic – While this trial was going on, approximately 14 African Americans were gunned down in Chicago by other African Americans. Why did you not write about this tragedy?
Where are the African American leaders in our community expressing outrage? Where is Rahm Emmanuel, the Mayor of Chicago?
As regular readers of the Chestnut Hill Local and long-time residents of the neighborhood, we are dismayed and disappointed that you chose to ignore the true facts in this case and, instead, chose to play the race card. Shame on you. You are a responsible and articulate journalist, and this article does not live up to your usual high journalistic standards.
I doubt you will publish this, but certainly hope you do.
David W. Banov
Sharon M. Reiss
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Are there (still) vigilantes in Chestnut Hill?
Recent editorials in the Local and the Inquirer focused on the Stand Your Ground Law regarding Trayvon Martin's murder and George Zimmerman's exoneration. The Local should deal with local matters: Chestnut Hill. That's where I am going.
While the points of view differ, they both attempt to illustrate the Stand Your Ground Law. Pete says that law gives "anyone with a gun the right to act like a vigilante". The Inquirer praises the law so that civilians with concealed handgun permits can "facilitate the violent-crime-fighting potential of the professional law enforcement community". Therefore, 91 percent of PoliceOne, with 400,000 police members, supports concealed-handgun permits "without question and without further restrictions."
The reality of being confronted with a gun in Chestnut Hill at 4 p.m., on a well-known street is scary. But so is an armed Town Watch person, on patrol, asking people that don't fit in, why they are here, is equally scary.
Maybe, we no longer do this. My problem is that, at least in our past, that is exactly what went on. I saw it on a Town Watch patrol while the Philadelphia Police were "rounding up" suspects. I saw it with the Town Watch director coming armed to CHCA meetings.
My first writing of this dealt with the connection of vigilantes, Town Watch and community association evidence by a Google search. In that I concluded with self-congratulation that the connection was old news. However, if you look at the CHCA website, Town Watch is listed as one of its volunteer organizations.
Police lieutenants are featured on the front page of the Local. Apparently they need "the public's help" to apprehend criminals. Police also support Town Watch and concealed carry.
The editor speaks of vigilantes in Sanford, Florida. I want to know if they still are here in Chestnut Hill.
Ed Budnick
Chestnut Hill
Profound editorial
Your editorial on the Zimmerman case was profound, balanced and needed to be said. However well meaning the writers of the Stand Your Ground Rule were, it is too broad and open to interpretation which could give rise to other "Zimmerman" cases. Thanks for bringing clarity to this painful subject.
Kathy Winter
Chestnut Hill
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Jeep vehicles account for three of 2015's 10 least-expensive models for car insurance. according to Insure.com s latest annual ranking of vehicles. (Compare insurance rates by car for more than 1,500 models.)
Insurance rates are all about claims how many and how big, says Penny Gusner, consumer analyst at Insure.com. Cars that are cheapest to insure typically are easy to repair or have fewer claims or both."
Scott Oldham, editor-in-chief of car-buying site Edmunds.com, and other experts say the brand dominates this year's insurance-bargains list because the three Jeeps atop the rundown are all entry-level models that are inexpensive to repair or replace following accidents, vandalism or theft.
"You can get a lot of image, versatility, performance and frankly a heck of a lot of fun for a very low price (with certain Jeeps)," says Oldham.
Insure.com looked at insurance rates for more than 1,500 models from six major companies in every state, comparing costs with the same driver behind the wheel. The top vehicle, the iconic Jeep Wrangler, on average costs less than a third as much to insure as the most expensive, the equally iconic Nissan GT-R.
Though relative rankings should remain the same, the underlying cost of car insurance varies wildly by state. The Chevrolet Traverse LT 2WD sport-utility, for example, would cost the same driver as much as $2,290 to insure in Michigan and as little as $766 in Maine. Its national average was $1,282.
What makes a car cheap to insure?
The lone car to crack the top 10 list is the tiny Smart ForTwo, which provides an eye-opening peek into what goes into insurance-rate calculations.
The $13,270 Fortwo Pure has a base price as small as its size, and Matt Moore of the Highway Loss Data Institute says that helps keep claims — and rates — low.
"Collision and comprehensive insurance (premiums) are to a large extent driven by the cost of a vehicle, and the Smart Fortwo is one of the least-expensive vehicles for sale in the United States," he says.
The Fortwo also doesn t cost insurers much in claims.
HLDI s latest data on the Fortwo finds collision losses 32 percent below average and 45 percent less than average for theft and other non-crash losses. HLDI also found that liability claims for damage to other cars and property ran 37 below average, which Moore attributes to the tiny model's 1,800-pound base weight.
So what leads to fewer claims?
Oldham surmises that the Smart may benefit from its intended use as a city car.
Nobody jumps in a Smart and drives it across four states," he says.
Lower mileage is only one of several factors that could result in fewer insurance claims. The vehicle s safety record matters, of course, but so does the overall risk profile of the people who buy it.
The sport-utility vehicles, crossovers and minivans that top the list are the kinds of vehicles popular with parents who are unlikely to drive 100 mph or park in areas rife with auto theft.
"Many of these vehicles have children in them a lot of the time, so their owners drive accordingly," Oldham says.
Jeanne Salvatore, an Insurance Information Institute spokeswoman, adds that family-friendly models typically come with plenty of safety features, reducing the odds of serious injuries.
"Insurers look at how protective a car's safety equipment is to its occupants and how likely a model is to inflict damage on other cars or their passengers," she says.
Expensive: Horsepower and high tech
Insure.com s analysis found that the costliest 2015s to insure are high-end Porsches, BMWs and other sports cars that typically sell for more than $100,000 and can hit around 200 mph.
Oldham says such cars cost big bucks to insure partly because they're "very fast, very powerful and very expensive to repair (or replace)."
He says top-of-the-line sports cars usually combine parts made out of carbon fiber or other exotic materials with expensive engines that can crank out 500 horsepower or more.
Lastly, the expert notes that high-end sports cars primarily appeal to men, who typically face higher premiums than females, and especially interest males who like to drive fast.
"That's why you buy one of these cars in the first place," Oldham says.
The costliest cars to cover
Add it all up and Insure.com found that 2015's most-expensive model to insure is the Nissan GT-R Nismo, a premium version of the brand s flagship sports car, at an average $3,574 per year. That's more than twice the $1,555 average for the 1,500-plus models that Insure.com studied.
The GT-R Nismo starts at $149,900 and features a racing-friendly design, with a 600-horsepower twin-turbo V-6 engine, nitrogen-filled tires and other high-performance features that help propel the model to a 196 mph top speed.
"The Nismo GT-R is one of the fastest cars on Earth," Oldham says. "It's a very powerful, very technologically advanced, high-performance car."
The 2015s that come with the year's highest insurance costs:
Rank / Make model / Average annual premium
1. Nissan GT-R Nismo – $3,574
2. Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Convertible – $3,573
3. Dodge SRT Viper – $3,318
4. Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet – $3,216
5. Audi R8 5.2 Spyder Quattro – $3,206
6. Porsche Panamera Turbo Executive – $3,174
7. BMW 760Li – $3,147
8. BMW M6 Convertible – $3,115
9. Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 4Matic Wagon $3,042
10. Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG 4Matic Sedan – $2,972
2015s with the lowest premiums
At the other end of the spectrum, Insure.com found that the year's least-expensive model to insure is the 2015 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4WD two-door hardtop. Buy one and you'll likely face just a $1,134 annual bill — 27 percent below the average rate for the more than 1,500 models that we studied.
The popular Wrangler Sport two-door hardtop combines a modest base price with standard four-wheel drive, 8.8-inch ground clearance and hill-start assist.
The model had mixed results in Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash tests. Although the Jeep got a "Good" rating for head-on collisions, it earned a "Poor" mark for side-impact crashes. The vehicle also only got "Marginal" scores for seat and head-restraint performance and for "small-overlap frontal" collisions, where something hits one corner of your car's front end.
Crash tests are only part of the picture, Gusner says. In the end insurers make their decisions based on claims.
How to use our rankings
About 17 million Americans are expected to buy new vehicles in 2015.
"Far too few car shoppers take insurance into serious consideration before they decide which vehicle to buy," says Karl Brauer, senior editor of Kelley Blue Book. "Instead of carefully analyzing what the premiums will be, they decide that they want a particular car and say: 'Whatever the insurance is, I'll deal with it.'"
Salvatore, the insurance institute spokeswoman, adds that while the model you buy will only partly account for your premium levels (your location and personal driving record play big roles), consumers should feel free to contact carriers while car shopping.
"If you've looked at all of the other factors and gotten down to a couple of (finalists), you should call up your insurance agent and find out how much they'll each cost to insure," she says. "After all, you're going to be paying those premiums on whatever car you buy for (a long) time."
Insure.com commissioned Quadrant Information Services to calculate average auto insurance rates for 2015 models. Averages were calculated using data from six large carriers (Allstate, Farmers, GEICO, Nationwide, Progressive and State Farm) in 10 ZIP codes per state. Not all models were available, especially exotic cars. More than 1,500 models are included in the 2015 study.
Least expensive rankings were based on the best-performing trim line of each model. Most expensive rankings were determined by the worst-performing trim line of each model.
Averages are based on full coverage for a single 40-year-old male who commutes 12 miles to work each day, with policy limits of 100/300/50 ($100,000 for injury liability for one person, $300,000 for all injuries and $50,000 for property damage in an accident) and a $500 deductible on collision and comprehensive coverage. This hypothetical driver has a clean record and good credit. The rate includes uninsured motorist coverage.
State averages were calculated by averaging the rates for all 1,522 models surveyed for each state.
Average rates are for comparative purposes only. Your own rate will depend on personal factors.


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Olympic champion Jonas Reckermann ends career due to injury
Berlin, Germany, January 10, 2013 – Just five month after winning Olympic gold, 33-year-old Jonas Reckermann will have to end his beach volleyball career due to injury.
"The decision was difficult, due to various reasons, but you cannot buy health and in the end health comes first," said Reckermann. "I am thankful to everyone who helped me experience a long and successful beach volleyball career."
"I really regret this because this year would undoubtedly have become interesting, but I entirely understand this step," remarked his partner, Julius Brink.
While Reckermann's shoulder recovered well after an operation at the beginning of October, it is his ongoing back problems that are forcing an end to his career. MRT examinations in late December showed, besides a known degenerative process in his spine, a cyst in the canal of the spinal cord which is putting pressure on a nerve. The Cologne native had interrupted his career once before due to back complaints, for a year in 2006, but this time he has no alternative but to stop playing.
According to his long-standing medical specialist, Dr. Antonius Kass, "maintaining his present training and tournament intensity would cause irreversible damage."
The Brink/Reckermann duo are a massive sporting success story, with one Olympic victory, a World Championship, two European Championships and three German Championship titles. Reckermann also celebrated two further European Championships and German Championships with Markus Dieckmann.
"I would like to keep playing with Julius and the title defence on the Copacabana would have been a unique chance," Reckermann said. He added that, off the beach court, the Brink/Reckermann partnership will not fade away. "We won't go our separate ways."
"We will definitely keep working together and be available for our fans, sponsors and partners," added Brink.
Reckermann will also play a role, which still needs to be defined in detail, in Julius Brink's new team. "Which role that will be is not clear, as this has happened so suddenly for us all," said Reckermann. "I am sure that Julius will have a successful future with his new partner, too, and I wish both all the best!"
Julius Brink's new partner will be his training partner, Sebastian Fuchs. With the current coaching trio of Markus Dieckmann, Hans Voigt and Stefan Hübner, as well as the agency Vitesse, the core team remains together.


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Seven Seas Manga needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 118 designs submitted by 31 freelance designers.
Formed in 2004, Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC. is devoted to producing original manga, comics and graphic novels, and bringing the best in Japanese licenses to North American audiences. The company's headquarters is based in Southern California. Website: http://www.gomanga.com/
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Amnesia Labyrinth is a new offbeat tale of murder and demented love from Nagaru Tanigawa, the author of the acclaimed Haruhi Suzumiya series.
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