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Take A Left, Then A Right, Then Turnagain...
Yes, you read correctly, Turnagain. That is, Turnagain, Alaska. Admittedly, it's not as creative as Dead Horse, Alaska, but it does make one think. At least, it made me think about how it became known as Turnagain. [I just couldn't pass it up.]
Mutiny on the Bounty
Ever heard of "Mutiny on the Bounty"? Well, a William Bligh was the commanding officer of the British Royal Navy ship, "Bounty" on that mutinous day 28 Apr 1789. However before this time, he served as James Cook's Sailing Master on Cook's third exploration for the Northwest Passageway in 1776. They entered into what is now known as Cook's Inlet [so named after Cook by George Vancouver in 1794]. There were two bodies of water there that Bligh felt were probably just headwaters of rivers and not the much sought-after Northwest Passageway. However, Cook sent Bligh and some men to check it out. The first one [now known as Knik Arm] was indeed just the mouth of a river, which frustrated the explorers. Cook then sent Bligh and some more men back out to check the second one. Again, this body of water turned out to be the mouth of a second river. In his frustration, Bligh named the river...Turnagain. I would suppose that Bligh had a wee bit of a sense of humor. Older maps have it listed as Turnagain River, but it eventually became Turnagain Arm [from the shape, maybe?]. Also the area on the mainland near Anchorage became known as Turnagain as well.
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Could Bligh have ever guessed that almost 200 years later that the river that he and his men named so haphazzardly and the surrounding area named after the river would be so devastatingly changed forever? Something so horrific that it would make the survivors feel like turning 'round again and heading for safer ground? Probably not. How could he possibly predict that on Good Friday, 27 Mar 1964 at 5:36 P.M. the largest earthquake in U.S. and North American history would occur in the Anchorage Area, forever changing the landscape? It registered between 8.4 & 8.6 on the Richter Scale, but was later upgraded to a 9.2, but no matter what the category, 131 people lost their lives due to the earthquake and the following tsunamis. The hardest hit in the Anchorage area, by far, was Turnagain. A portion of the community simply fell off the face of the earth. Well, it seemed that way. It actually slid into the inlet.
Roles In History
My Uncle Harry is Retired Air Force, and he and my Aunt Carole [my Dad's sister] were stationed in Anchorage, Alaska at the time of the Good Friday Earthquake. Lucky for me, she's a stickler for documenting events. Not only did she save a copy of the Anchorage Daily Times, Special Edition, "The Quake Story" dated Tuesday, 14 Apr 1964, but she took photos of the earthquake's aftermath, labelled each photograph, and sent them all to my Paw Paw in San Antonio, Texas. When she passed away, my father ended up with them, and now they're mine. Below are some designs I made for the photos. My aunt and uncle had lived on Govt. Hill just north of downtown, and the Turnagain area is located just south of downtown along the coast.
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This just goes to show you how our family stories really do fit into history. Sometimes our family members are the main players, and sometimes they are the spectators recording events as they happen. No matter what role they have, though, the important thing to remember is that they had one. They were there participating in history...
...participating in their family story...
...in our family story.
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Photos are part of the private collection of Caroline Pointer.
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CHICAGO -- The way the red-hot Orioles are playing these days, no deficit seems insurmountable.
So when left-hander Wei-Yin Chen quickly fell behind the Chicago White Sox in the first inning Wednesday night, it seemed as if it was only a matter of time before the Orioles would come back.
The Orioles were clearly the superior team this week on Chicago's South Side, completing their first series sweep of the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in 19 years with a 4-3 victory in front of an announced 15,137 that included a significant amount of Orioles fans.
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Researchers have known for a while that your doctor's poor people skills can be hazardous to your health. Physicians who don't listen carefully to a patient's concerns, or who can't describe a diagnosis or treatment strategy in terms a patient can understand, can contribute to serious problems ranging from misuse of medications to post-surgical complications and relapses. Cumulatively, the communication breakdowns become costly for the health-care system – and, of course, potentially catastrophic for the patient.
This week, Wall Street Journal health columnist Laura Landro looks at one effort to use the financial muscle of Medicare to address some of these problems. Relatively new Medicare rules enable hospitals to earn payments if they score well on patient-satisfaction surveys that take doctor-patient communication into account. Another set of rules enforces financial penalties if hospitals wind up readmitting too many patients too soon after treatment– a problem that public-health experts say is often attributable to poor information-sharing. And one impact of these carrot-and-stick incentives is that hospitals are spending more money on role-playing, seminars and coaching to train and retrain their doctors in "soft" skills.
It's too soon to know whether the rules are succeeding on a nationwide level; Landro's article focuses anecdotally on a couple of hospital systems that have seen some improvement in their patient-satisfaction scores. But her piece does make clear that hospital administrators are buying into the idea that an investment in communications training can pay off down the line. She also conveys the idea that it isn't easy for doctors to find a balance between conveying their medical judgment and treating patients considerately—especially in situations where patients have "conditions with no good treatments or cure." As one doctor asks rhetorically, "How do I do my best when I know it is not going to end well, but I am being judged with making sure patients are happy or satisfied?"


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SAN ANTONIO (AP) Nando De Colo hit a 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds remaining to give the San Antonio Spurs a 101-99 victory over the Atlanta Hawks in a preseason game Wednesday night.
Josh Powell scored 14 points and Gary Neal added 12 to lead the Spurs, who played a lineup of mostly reserves and training camp hopefuls.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich decided to rest a number of players, including Tony Parker, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili.
Center Eddy Curry got his first start of the preseason and finished with 11 points and eight rebounds, while De Colo added nine points and nine assists.
Damion James and Mike Scott led the Hawks with 11 points apiece. Scott scored seven straight points down the stretch for the Hawks, including a 3-pointer to tie the game with 4 seconds left.
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In case you were wondering, a spokeswoman for Alicia Keys says the singer did not lip sync during her national anthem at the Super Bowl.
Whether she would or wouldn't became a public debate after Beyonce admitted lip syncing the song at President Barack Obama's recent inauguration.
Beyonce made up for it by belting out a live version at her Super Bowl press conference earlier this week. She's the game's halftime performer - and says she'll sing fully live.
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Ben Affleck Reportedly Banned From Blackjack at Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas
Ben Affleck has been banned for life from playing blackjack at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas, according to TMZ, after being accused of counting cards at a blackjack table.
The Academy Award-winning actor was reportedly vacationing in Las Vegas with wife Jennifer Garner earlier this week before he leaves to go shoot the untitled 'Batman vs. Superman' movie in Detroit later this month. Affleck will be stepping into the iconic cape and cowl as Batman in the film.
The site reports that Affleck was playing blackjack at a high rollers table at the Hard Rock Casino when security approached him. Surveillance video reportedly caught Affleck counting cards and was deemed an "advantaged player" and was no longer allowed to play blackjack at the casino.
Counting cards in blackjack is the process of mentally keeping track of the number of high/low cards a player sees and adjusting their betting strategy accordingly to win more money when the player sees an advantage. The act itself is not illegal but people caught doing it are usually booted out of casinos.
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MIAMI (Reuters) - British Open champion Ernie Els says he regrets not advising Rory McIlroy against walking out of the Honda Classic last week but understands the pressure the world number one is feeling.
McIlroy, who was playing with South African Els at PGA National, withdrew after slumping to seven over par through eight holes of his second round on Friday.
Initially he said he was not in a "good place mentally" before later blaming a painful wisdom truth for his withdrawal.
The Northern Irishman has since conceded he was wrong to walk out on the tournament where he was the defending champion but the experienced Els wishes he had said something to him.
"I must say, when I shook his hand on 18, I wanted to say something to him, but I didn't, and I kind of regret that. It was obviously a heat of the moment thing. He is who he is. You've got to respect what the individual at that moment is like, and he wanted to get off," Els told a news conference.
"We obviously heard that he had his wisdom tooth was bothering him, and if that was the reason, that was that. I would have been out of my depth at that stage to say something to him if something was bothering him. So I didn't, but I thought I should have," he said.
McIlroy is facing intense scrutiny of his poor start to the year after switching to Nike clubs and Els, a former world number one in 1997 and 1998, said the status can be a burden.
"I wouldn't say lonely is the word, but you're exposed. People look at you and you're kind of the leader of the pack. In a way, you have to act accordingly. You have to show that you're number one in your game. You've got to perform," he said.
"There's a lot of guys out there that want to be wherever you are. So you have to out‑work them, you have to outplay them. I think that you've got to be the number one player. With that there comes a lot of work and with that is a lot of stress put on your shoulders.
"So you're a guy walking around with a lot more pressure than the guy that's 50th in the world, I can promise you," he said.
McIlroy, who has said his problems are related to his swing rather than his equipment, has spent the time since his withdrawal at his local club in Jupiter, Florida trying to get his game in shape for this week's WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral.
"I saw him at The Bear's Club over the weekend. He was practicing his tail off. He was there right through the whole day, even yesterday we played at Seminole, he was out there in the afternoon. So he's obviously working hard at his game.
"We did talk a little bit in private. We'll see what he says," he said, referring to Wednesday's news conference when McIlroy will face the media for the first time since his walk-off.
Els, though, offered a reminder that despite winning two major championships and rising quickly to the top of the rankings, McIlroy is still only 23 years old.
"I was also 23; I'm 43 now. I look back, I did a lot of silly things and what he's done is nothing compared to what I did; just speak to my parents," said Els.
"But when it comes to being where he's at, you've got to maybe think a little bit more than two minutes. In a couple of years' time, he won't even think about this or talk about this.
"If he wins this week, it will be the last thing we talk about, it will be history and that's what it should be. It's something that's happened and we should move on from that," he said.
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I've been blogging for almost five years, and am closing in on 500 blog posts all about the publishing industry.
As a result, this blog gets a lot of hits from people who don't know who I am. That's the point. As I've said many times, anyone can find you on the net if they're looking for you. The goal is to have people find you when they're looking for something else.
That said, I often get emailed questions that are already answered in my blog. On one hand, a newbie author discovering me is anxious to get answers, and often enthusiastically fires off questions to me without reading all 500 of my posts. On the other hand, anyone who wants to succeed in publishing needs to be in it for the long haul. This is a marathon, not a sprint. Reading all of my entries does a lot more than simply familiarizing you with my writing. It's an encapsulation of how this business works, and how one writer views it.
So it's worth it to the read old posts.
But it's almost 2010. We're in a technological tsunami. Instant gratification isn't fast enough for us.
So here's a blog post that distills the essence of what I've learned in this biz.
Luck Is Important
I say this all the time. In fact, I think it's the #1 factor in determining success in this business. But I've never specifically identified what luck is.
In essence: Getting someone within the industry with enough power and money to recognize they can make money from your work. That's luck. It involves having the right book, in the right place, at the right time. Too soon, too late, wrong person, not good enough--these all can minimize your luck. But hard work, paying attention, and being willing to roll with the punches and accept criticism can maximize your luck.
Still, at the end of the day, it always comes down to a roll of the dice. No one said it would be fair, easy, or fun. But if this is your dream, it is worthwhile to pursue it.
Why do I pursue it?
First, because I love to tell stories. I think it's a fundamental part of the human experience.
Second, because making a living doing something I love is the whole point of life.
Third, because I'm ensuring my little place in history. The most important thing I can do as a human being is be a good husband and father. And yet, who remembers husbands and fathers? How many can you name that you don't personally know?
But writers--everyone can name a dozen writers. That I'm able to reach people, and at the same time become immortal through my work; that speaks to to the essence of what I believe humanity is.
As a species, we love to create things. I'm doing my part and making my mark, in a way that makes me thrilled to be alive.
Understand The Industry
The publishing industry is broken. No doubt about it. Any business that allows returns,
where a 50% sell-through is considered successful, where no one can figure out why things succeed or fail, is fundamentally flawed.
But the more you know about how things work, the better you can manipulate the system.
Good decision-making comes down to facts. The better informed you are, the likelier your decisions will be correct.
Listen. Ask questions. Follow examples. Experiment. Take chances. Stay alert.
The Harder You Try, The More Books You'll Sell
You will not become a bestseller by doing all the things I tell you to do, no matter how logical or well-informed I appear.
You will not become a bestseller through your blog, your touring, your speaking efforts, your internet efforts, or you social networks.
The only way you will become a bestseller is to have your books available, at a discount, in as many places as possible. And that's beyond your control.
That said, every little thing you do to sell your books can help your career.
Books sell one at a time. If you're the one that sells them, one at a time, its one more that probably would not have sold without your efforts.
The Race Is With Yourself
You can't ever compare yourself to any other writer. EVER. This isn't like the business world, where certain positions have a salary range. You can make $100 a year, or $5,000,000 a year, with no discernible difference in your output or your quality.
If you want to compare yourself to someone, compare yourself to yourself. Monitor your successes. Learn from your failures (and if you aren't failing, you aren't trying hard enough.) Try different things, make mistakes, grow, adapt, evolve.
Your peers are a tool you can use to better yourself. But they are NEVER something to aspire to.
Your only aspirations should be within your control. Which brings us to:
Set Achievable Goals
Goals should be within your power. In other words, anything that involves a yes or no from another human being isn't a goal, it's a dream.
You can and should dream, and dream big. But "I want to be a bestseller" isn't a goal. "I want to attend three writing conferences this year, polish my novel, and send queries to ten agents by November" is a goal.
Learn the difference. And don't forget to reward yourself when you reach those goals.
Love It
The term "tortured artist" is an oxymoron. Art is not food, clothing, or shelter. Art is what we do to express and entertain ourselves. If you slave over your writing, I recommend finding something more enjoyable to do. Life is too short, and too many bad things happen, to waste time making yourself miserable.
No one ever gets farmer's block. No one ever bitches about being too uninspired to wait tables.
If writing is so hard, perhaps you should find something easier.
This may seem to run contrary to:
Make Sacrifices
Nothing worthwhile in life is easy. Victory is sweetest when it's hard-won.
You shouldn't EVER believe you deserve anything, or that you're entitled to success. But if you want to reach your writing goals, it often involves giving up other things in order to focus on writing.
You need to love writing. In fact, you need to love it so much you're willing to give up other things that other people (perhaps even you) deem important.
How do you know if your love is strong enough and worth the sacrifice?
When you write THE END, if it isn't the coolest feeling in the world, perhaps you should consider a different career.
But if writing THE END is so fulfilling that it was worth giving up TV, sleep, food, sex, and surfing the internet, then you're in the right profession.
Get Used To Insecurity
As a writer, you'll have the biggest ego in the world, and no ego at all, at the same time.
Money will sometimes be plentiful, and sometimes be scarce.
You'll have major accomplishments, and major setbacks. Your mood will swing on a daily basis.
Some dreams will come true. Some will be murdered.
There are no guarantees.
This business is unstable, and being an artist, you're probably a bit unstable to begin with. These things can feed on each other. Doubt, insecurity, and depression, are all part of the career.
There will be long periods of waiting. Lots of them.
There will be challenges (and by that, I mean you'll get screwed.)
But you need to roll with the punches. Set-backs are opportunities to grow. Rejections are learning experiences. This is a business, and can't be taken personally.
If you go into this understanding you're in for an emotional roller coaster, you can handle the turns and dips much better.
Know When To Quit
The measure of a human being is what makes them finally give up. The stronger the person, the more they can take.
In my previous blog post, I said that you are the hero in the movie of your life. Act like it.
What do you want? Who do you want to be?
That dictates what you need to do.
Quitting, like admitting you're wrong, is one of the noblest things you can do in life. It says that you understand, and accept. It allows you to grow.
But if you want to conquer, quitting isn't an option. No one ever accomplished anything great by quitting.
Know your limitations. But also know your potential for greatness.
Be Cool
Gracious. Grateful. Easy going. Helpful. Fun. Giving. Thankful. Courteous. Honest.
In other words, be a nice person.
While "nice" doesn't mean "successful", it does mean you'll sleep better at night.
I believe a successful life is one where people miss you when you die.
As a writer, you have the potential for a great many people to miss you.
But not if you're a dick.
There. Now you don't have to read 500 blog entries.
Happy New Year! See you in 2010!
I have a feeling it will be the best year ever...
Sunday, December 27, 2009
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Signs for shops and businesses were some of the first art produced in Britain's North American colonies. At a time when many people couldn't read, shopkeepers and tradespeople used pictures and symbols to identify their businesses. Picture signs continued to be used even after the literacy rate had improved.
Time Required
Approximately one hour
As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:
- create signs representing eighteenth-century shops or trades
- use icons and graphics to express ideas
Setting the Stage
When discussing eighteenth-century trades and stores, we often think about advertising. Discuss television commercials and other types of advertisements or signs that do not use words, but have only graphics and images. Discuss the possible reasons for these types of signs.
In eighteenth-century America, some people could not read, but they needed products they could not grow or make for themselves. To obtain these items, they went to a tradesperson or a store. Customers located the shops they needed by looking at the images on the signs.
Show students some examples of colonial signs. Some examples can be found in Samples of Signs from Colonial Williamsburg and in the Merchant Match-Up Game. Discuss what would be sold, made, or repaired in this business. Discuss the size of the objects depicted on the sign and why these objects were selected for the sign.
Assign each student the role of an eighteenth-century tradesperson or shopkeeper. (See the list of Occupations and Trades of the Eighteenth Century.) Give each student the following problem:
You are a tradesperson or shopkeeper in eighteenth-century Williamsburg. You have rented a shop on Duke of Gloucester Street. Now you need a sign or symbol for your shop. (Remember, even though many people can read they still need to find your shop so they can deal with you.) Your sign should tell customers what your shop has to offer. It should be simple, colorful, and easily remembered by your customers.
Have the students create rough drawings on practice pieces of paper. Finally, have each student produce a finished copy of his or her sign on white art paper.
Helpful Hints for Students
Brainstorm ideas for your trade sign. Use the Brainstorming Sheet as a starting place.
Think about the image that you want to represent your shop. It should be simple, bold, and eye-catching. Sketch practice drawings on newsprint to get some ideas on paper.
Lay out the design for your sign on a piece of practice paper. Remember that your sign should be easy to read from a distance of ten feet.
Think about the lettering style that you want to use. Don't mix too many styles on one page -- it's too confusing to the eye.
Lesson Extension
Project the Merchant Match-Up Game for the class or display it on an interactive whiteboard. Have students match each sign with the appropriate shop or trade.
Students will be graded on their complete eighteenth-century sign and how well they can describe how they developed the logo for their trades or businesses.
This lesson plan was developed by Diane Self and Kim Rizzuti, Painted Rock Elementary School, San Diego, CA and members of the staff of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.


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GreenEdge needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 55 designs submitted by 26 freelance designers.
GreenEdge is all about edgy clothes for kids. But there's more...the company only designs and sells fashion that is eco-friendly. From the cotton grown, the processes used to turn it into fabric, to the final assembly...it all has to be safe for mother earth.
After building the largest online source of eco-fashion for kids with the help of over 30 passionate eco designers, GreenEdge has decided to introduce a new line of designer denim for children ages 8-14.
It is now time to take the fun face of "GreenEdge Kids" at http://www.greenedgekids.com and turn it into a truly edgy fashion label.
The audience includes: 1) moms, and 2) their children, and 3) the fashion industry.
1. Moms
*Who care about designer brands
*Who wear designer denim such as Rock & Republic, Seven, True Religion, etc.
*Want their children to wear stylish / edgy clothes
*Ideally care about the environment...seeking sustainable clothing.
2. Children
By age eight, kids start to care about the way they dress and look. Mom's customary role of helping to choose what they wear on a daily basis becomes less prominent and is nearly non-existent once kids become teenagers. While mom may still be the primary purchaser, kids are very opinionated about what they want and don't want to wear.
We need to appeal to the new generation of kids...both boys and girls.
3. Fashion Industry
Sustainable apparel has media attention and fashion and celebrity interest. When Earth Pledge produced its 2008 Future Fashion Show, it invited international designers to participate, and it provided them with samples of hundreds of sustainable fabric choices. Participating designers and design houses included Stella McCartney, Yves St. Laurent, Michael Kors, Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein, Versace, Givenchy, Burberry and many more. The event made "eco-fashion" a popular term.
We want "green" to be the key ingredient that differentiates us...not to mention a great designer fit.
We need a logo that kids, moms, and the fashion industry will see and recognize.
Our current brand can be found at:
Our poor attempt to brainstorm something edgy here:
Some of the latest in organic denim brands include:
Desired Color Theme:
No limits on color choice.
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The Arch Hurd Project is a port of Arch Linux to the GNU Hurd platform. It was founded on 2010-01-04 by Michael Walker (Barrucadu) and, with input from a variety of people including Allan McRae (allan), Matthias Lanzinger (melpo), and Alexander Preisinger (giselher), the project has made excellent process (as of 2010-08-24). The Hurd is GNU's quest for the perfect free software kernel and despite that, unfortunately, is quite often neglected, even by GNU developers themselves - as can be seen by the extensive number of patches on important packages (such as glibc) in the repositories. The Hurd is a microkernel running a collection of servers which implement the rest of the functionality of a Unix kernel.
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In that post I linked to the closing minutes of the sequel to '7/7 Ripple Effect', a film called 'The Nazi Bankers' Crimes - Ripple Effect'. The film ends with a call for the viewer to embrace the producer of the film as The Messiah, accompanied by scenes from the film 'V for Vendetta'
I have repeatedly expressed concerns that the intention behind the entire '7/7 Ripple Effect' project was to promote the messianic pretensions of the person who claims to be its producer and, to that end, '7/7 Ripple Effect' was constructed to appeal to those looking for fables to believe in, rather than those inclined to sceptism. In short, the target market was people capable of unquestioning religious faith. The punchline of the latest 'Ripple Effect' film bears this out, in spades
Digging even deeper into the Bonfire Night 'celebration', there are plenty of reasons to suspect that the 'Gunpowder Plot' itself was a fabrication, that the plot was an example of state-sponsored false flag terror and Fawkes a patsy. The Elizabethan/ Jacobean state demonstrated on many occasions that it was more than capable of such intrigue. Except back then it was Catholics who served the role of the 'Enemy Within (and without)' now filled by Muslims
The irony that protesters today might be drawn to a patsy myth is compounded by the fact that even though they, almost without exception, pay homage to the meme of non violent revolution they, again almost without exception, refer to the imagery promoted in a corporate-produced, big budget motion picture which is violent to the core
For a film which is lauded by supposed proponents of passive resistance, 'V for Vendetta' does depict, with relish, an awful lot of people being stabbed, poisoned, blown up and shot
The Fawkes story is an establishment-promoted myth and that myth's most widely hyped contemporary manifestation promises, Hollywood style, that all 'we' have to do is kill the bad guy or blow up the Death Star and everything's going to be just fucking peachy


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"They look real good," he said of UCLA at halftime of the Bruins' 59-45 victory over Louisiana State. "Coach [Ben] Howland has done a tremendous job getting them to play how he wants them to play, within his system.
"Any coach or player who comes to UCLA has a tremendous burden to overcome with Coach [John] Wooden's legacy, so it's nice they could achieve what they've been able to achieve. I'm happy to see that."
Abdul-Jabbar had some extra-kind words for Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, who had game highs with 17 points and nine rebounds, and was a consistently disruptive force on defense, even though he often drew the assignment of guarding Glen "Big Baby" Davis, a player more than 100 pounds heavier.
"He's a tremendous athlete," Abdul-Jabbar said. "He's a good player and he'll get better too. He just needs some more game experience."
The resurgence of UCLA basketball isn't lost among former football stars, either.
Watching the Bruins in person for the first time this season was former UCLA and Dallas Cowboy quarterback Troy Aikman.
"I don't get to see many UCLA games anymore because during the football season I'm working and during the basketball season, living in Dallas, it's not like I can just pick up the paper the next morning and read all about the game," Aikman said.
Now a broadcaster, Aikman turned analytical when asked what impressed him most about the Bruin basketball team.
"Every team they've faced in the tournament they've forced away from what they wanted to do and forced them to play their game," he said. "And they've been able to stay within their own system. That's impressive."
One coach who said he wasn't surprised by the Bruins' place in the title game was Arizona's Lute Olson, whose team lost three times to UCLA this season.
"People asked me if I thought UCLA could win [the national championship], and I said yes," Olson said.
"These other teams here hadn't seen this kind of defense before. They're used to being able to do what they want to do, and they can't."
Florida is in the NCAA title game for the second time — and for the second time, the Gators are playing in the RCA Dome.
A Florida team led by Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller lost to a Michigan State team led by Mateen Cleaves in the 2000 title game, 89-76, after defeating North Carolina in the semifinals, 71-59.
Florida's Lee Humphrey, who made six of 12 three-point shots against George Mason after going four for 14 in the Minneapolis Regional in the Metrodome, said practice helped him adjust.
"You try to get as many shots up in warm-ups and shoot-around the day before as you can," he said. "Then when the game starts, you don't really think about the shooting background. You focus on the basket."
George Mason Coach Jim Larranaga says he hopes his team's success creates an appreciation for teams and coaches that aren't in power conferences without increasing the pressure on so-called mid-majors.
"I think by what these players at George Mason have done, they've probably opened up the eyes of many people, including myself, that you don't have to have seven-footers on your team or be the biggest and strongest team to have a great basketball team," he said.
"But I'm still very concerned that rather than this being something that everyone can look at and enjoy and get excited about, I don't think it's something where you want to create an expectation that now that George Mason has done it, they've broken the barrier, so to speak, now everybody should be expected to do that. That would definitely be the wrong message."
Florida scored 36 points from three-point range, led by Humphrey, who scored 18 of his co-game-high 19 points from beyond the arc.
George Mason finished two for 11 but didn't make a shot from beyond the arc until Tony Skinn converted with 6 minutes 7 seconds to play.
Florida has plenty of star power, at least from the paternal side in the families of three of its sophomore starters.
Forward Joakim Noah's father is tennis Hall of Famer Yannick Noah, the flamboyant winner of the 1983 French Open.
Center Al Horford's father, Tito, played parts of three seasons in the NBA after averaging 14.2 points and 9.3 rebounds in two seasons at Miami, and guard Taurean Green's father, Sidney, spent 10 seasons in the NBA after averaging 17.4 points and 10.7 rebounds in four seasons at Nevada Las Vegas.
Officially, Florida was credited with four blocked shots — all by Noah — against George Mason, and most observers felt the Gators got short-changed.
Noah and Horford are the top shot-blocking duo in Florida history. They have 155 between them, led by Noah's 89.


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers began voting for their first new mayor in 12 years on Tuesday with public opinion polls giving Democrat Bill de Blasio a 40-point lead over Republican rival Joe Lhota.
De Blasio, the city's public advocate, has campaigned as much against the legacy of departing Mayor Michael Bloomberg as against Lhota, who was a deputy mayor under Rudolph Giuliani and later the head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
"This election is a very stark contrast between two very different candidates. Mr. Lhota clearly wants to maintain the status quo in the city. I'm calling for fundamental change," de Blasio said after voting in Brooklyn.
De Blasio's wife, Chirlane McCray, and daughter, Chiara, also voted. His son, Dante, a high-school sophomore, was there as well.
De Blasio won a hotly contested Democratic primary in September by focusing on the controversial "stop-and-frisk" police tactic endorsed by Bloomberg and by criticizing the billionaire mayor for presiding over "two New Yorks" - one rich, one poor.
He has also promoted expanding access to pre-kindergarten and said he would fight the closings of community hospitals.
"He's the first candidate for mayor in a long time that I'm actually excited about, excited about (him) actually helping to bring the city together and deal with issues of poverty," voter Russell Neufeld, 66, a lawyer, said at his polling site in Brooklyn.
Polling places close at 9 p.m. EST (0200 GMT).
Lhota insists he is the candidate of change and that de Blasio will lead the city back to its dark days of high crime and poor fiscal management.
"I'm very optimistic about today," Lhota told reporters after voting in Brooklyn. "Everything I've done I've wanted to do and I'm looking forward to tonight."
A Marist poll released on Monday had de Blasio leading Lhota 65 percent to 24 percent among likely voters.
"Bill de Blasio continues to be the overwhelming favorite with New York City voters while Joe Lhota can't get any traction," Marist pollster Lee Miringoff said.
Democrats have been locked out of City Hall for two decades despite holding a 6-to-1 registration advantage over Republicans.
Bloomberg, founder of the eponymous financial news and information company that competes with Thomson Reuters, spent more than $260 million of his own money on his three elections.
De Blasio rose in the polls while lamenting that the contrast between the "haves" and "have nots" has grown increasingly stark.
He has especially criticized the controversial police tactic of stop-and-frisk, which critics say unfairly targets poor blacks and Latinos. Bloomberg has called the approach central to the city's anti-crime fight, while de Blasio has blasted it as destructive to police and community relations.
Lhota has launched an assault of negative ads. But that strategy has mostly backfired with an increasing number of voters saying they have a negative view of the Republican, Marist found.
During three debates, de Blasio's tactic of linking Lhota to Republicans and the Tea Party movement in Congress has been more successful, forcing Lhota to distance himself from his party.
Additional reporting by Elizabeth Dilts, Noeleen Walder and Curtis Skinner; Editing by Daniel Trotta and Maureen Bavdek


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Sorry 'Namor' Fans: Don't Expect a Big 'Sub Mariner' Movie Anytime Soon
Before the superhero movie boom that has lasted for over a decade, Marvel sold the rights to many of its characters and comics all over Hollywood in a desperate attempt to pull itself out of bankruptcy. Today, Marvel is thriving like they never have before, but those decisions still haunt them to this day. That's why Sony makes 'Spider-Man' movies and why Fox keeps pumping out 'X-Men' adventures.
And it turns out that the character of Namor is so wrapped up in red tape that it's impossible to see when or if he could make it to he big screen from anyone.
Namor, AKA, the Sub-Mariner, AKA, the Marvel universe's answer to Aquaman, was making the movie news rounds recently when it was rumored that Legendary and Universal were planning to bring him to the screen. But then we heard nothing. And then IGN sat down with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and asked him if Legendary could make the movie. His response: "No." So Marvel Studios has the rights to the character now? Uh, not quite:
Yes, but it's slightly more complicated than that. Let's put it this way – there are entanglements that make it less easy. There are older contracts that still involve other parties that mean we need to work things out before we move forward on it. As opposed to an Iron Man or any of the Avengers or any of the other Marvel characters where we could just put them in.
Although he's not the most well known character amongst normal people, Namor has been a key player in the Marvel universe for decades, acting as a sympathetic villain and ill-tempered hero in equal measure. In short, he's pretty great and the fact that he's stuck in legal limbo is pretty disappointing.
Still, it's hard to be too disappointed when equally great-but-obscure characters like Star-Lord and Rocket Raccoon are getting their own big screen adventure in 'Guardians of the Galaxy.' Anyway, with Disney's army of lawyers and Scrooge McDuck-style bank account, we imagine Marvel Studios could pry this character back into their possession if they really wanted to. We shall wait and see.


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Inside the beltway, the blame will certainly fall on Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, because that's just how it works.
But the Giants coming back for a 24-17 win over the Redskins had much more to do with defensive end Justin Tuck showing up for the Giants.
In the first half, Griffin sat comfortably in the pocket, throwing short passes safely.
But when Tuck began his siege on Griffin in the second half, collecting 4.0 sacks, all that changed.
As things began to get hurried, Griffin looked less and less sharp. And as he frayed, so did the Redskins' chances.
The 5-7 Giants haven't been consistently anything this season, and Tuck is on that list. He had 2.5 sacks entering the game.
That kind of now-you-see-it performance is why so many were willing to believe New York's four-game winning streak was a sign of something greater.
They have individual talent scattered across the roster, but too much of it sat dormant for too much of the year, which explains how such a group could lose six in a row.
Here are five more things we learned during Sunday Night Football:
1. No one's happier about the Redskins season than Rams coach Jeff Fisher.
Because with every loss, that pick they're getting from the Redskins in exchange for Griffin gets better and better.
With the Redskins sitting at 3-9, only the Texans have a worse record. That leaves four weeks for them to jockey with the Falcons and Jaguars and Buccaneers and Vikings for a top-five pick they won't even get to enjoy.
That's money for nothing for Fisher and Rams General Manager Les Snead, who collected their bounty two years ago.
2. Not many players have had worse contract years than Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks.
After staying away from much of the offseason work in hopes of a deal that never came, he missed his first game last week. He still hasn't played 16 games in a season, and he hasn't been productive this year.
He had caught 42 passes for 620 yards (and no touchdowns) entering Sunday, and added two receptions for 34 yards. He's fairly well off the radar at this point, with Rueben Randle transitioning into his old role already.
3. It's not the first thing you think of in terms of the Redskins salary cap penalties, but the biggest impact might have been on their special teams.
That's where depth and experienced backups can make a big difference, and the Redskins don't have enough of them.
So as tempting as it might be to make special teams coach Keith Burns a scapegoat, it's hard to blame him alone for all the problems. He probably didn't instruct the injury replacement long snapper to dribble one to Sav Rocca.
Although, if they need a replacement kicker, Pierre Garcon might be able to help.
4. The Giants have plenty of problems that won't be solved until the offseason, but they may have accidentally found an answer to one.
By taking Jon Beason's contract off the hands of the Panthers for a seventh-round pick, the Giants have found a productive linebacker with a knack for the kind of leadership they need.
After a round of injuries with the Panthers (which kicked in right after a lucrative contract extension) and the drafting of Luke Kuechly, Beason was a man without a home. The Panthers tried him outside, but his ability and his instincts are those of a middle linebacker.
Beason's not the same player he once was, lacking the same sideline-to-sideline burst he once had. But if allowed to play in an alley, something the Giants can offer but the Panthers couldn't, he can still be more than a serviceable replacement.
His contract was restructured to void after the season, but with some former Miami teammates in place and something to prove, it probably wouldn't be hard to convince Beason to hang around.
5. The Giants have plowed through six starting running backs this year, but their inability to establish an identity has more to do with the absences up front.
They've struggled to keep a healthy five in front of Manning all year, with Chris Snee and David Baas on IR, and then even promising replacement Jim Cordle joined them.
Of course, paying left tackle Will Beatty only to see him abused by Brian Orakpo all night doesn't help.
But when an offense is collapsing from the inside out, there's no surprise that they've struggled as a team.


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California Department of Transportation
Date: August 7, 2013
District: 5- Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties
Contact: Laurie Baima or Jim Shivers
Phone: (805) 549-3237 or (805) 549-3189
SAN LUIS OBISPO – The California Transportation Commission today announced it has funded $487 million for 82 construction projects to improve transportation, safety, and mobility across California.
"The California Transportation Commission is taking action to improve transportation, safety, and mobility from Del Norte to San Diego County," said California Transportation Agency Secretary Brian Kelly. "These construction projects put people to work and improve the quality of life for millions of Californians."
California is investing in transportation infrastructure to support regional job growth and improve the state's mobility for years to come," said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty.
The allocations include $169 million from Proposition 1B, a 2006 voter-approved transportation bond. To date, more than $16 billion in Proposition 1B funds have been put to work statewide. The remaining $318 million in allocations today came from various state and federal transportation accounts.
Highlights of the funding allocations include:
- $17 million for Highway 101 near Fairview Avenue in Santa Barbara County for the replacement of concrete culverts and bridges to reduce roadway flooding in the area.
- $1 million for the Highway 101 Union Valley Parkway Interchange Project in Santa Barbara County for landscaping and a three year plant establishment period.
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Com back Teresa! I miss you and your blog entries! I used to read your blog before I read any others. I keep checking, hoping for a new entry.
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Honda Accord CVT Problems
I have experienced your problem #5 several times already, during the 200 miles I have driven my new 2013 Accord 4DR EX-L V6 (no Navi). It happens intermittently. The audio sound quality will be extremely bad, screechy and so distorted that speech cannot be understood. Changing stations within the same source, or changing between sources (XM, FM, AM, CD), or turning audio off and back on does not fix the problem. Then after turning the car off and restarting it, the audio will return to normal sound quality, as you said. At first I thought it might be related to cold weather, but it happened again today at 45 F.0
tommy101 Posts: 1In regards to the 2013 Accord sport, purchased several months ago.
1. Hood vibration on the freeway, never had a hood vibrate before on any car.
2. Live in California so weather is not an issue, in the morning my first attempt to start the car. It will not turn over with first attempt. Second time it turns over. Very disappointing NEW CAR?
3. Noticeable vibration/hesitation when I reach 20-30 mph.
4. At a stop light, the steering wheel tends to rotate when i accelerate.0
angileri Posts: 1I have a 2013 Accord Sport and notice the same thing with my radio, the reception really stinks, even with stations that are in the same city I am driving in have lots of static.
I wonder if this is because of no external antenna?
Also my Sport does not have XM radio, is this an upgrade or was it supposed to be offered on all models of the Accord? Does it just need to be activated?0
UPDATE from quality4us:
I brought my Accord V6 into my local Honda service center to address the 5 problems I identified in my first post (#86). The Honda service personnel were VERY interested and attentive! Here is the status of the five items:
1. The head technician wanted to drive with me to see if we could reproduce the engine vibration at about 1700 rpm. After a short drive, we both felt the vibration. He reported later that they replicated the vibration in the shop and noted that it only occurs when the engine is in 3-cylinder mode. This appears to be a fuel economy feature found only in the V6. As I understand it, you will experience it more in ECON mode but also at times in Drive (w/ no ECON). The technician then drove two other brand new V6 Accords from their lot and noticed the exact same vibration, which means the problem is NOT isolated to my vehicle. The service center contacted American Honda and was told that they have no indication that this is abnormal behavior. My interpretation of this is that the problem has not been sufficiently reported to Honda to warrant a technical fix. My dealer indicated that they will monitor Honda technical bulletins and report any other customer complaints. Bottom line: this is a real technical issue that will take awhile to surface and for Honda to take action for a technical fix. I cannot imagine that this highly engineered car was designed to have this vibration.
2. The vibration at highway speeds may be linked to the problem discussed above. We put this on hold and I agreed to conduct more highway trips to better describe the conditions.
3. The image from the side-mounted camera that did not switch off was due to user error! There is a button on the end of the turn signal that, if pushed, will keep the image on. I apparently pushed this button. However, I will monitor this situation to be sure.
4. and 5. My Honda service center report that American Honda IS AWARE of the audio issues (screeching, tinny sounds, static, etc.) and will soon issue a software fix, perhaps later this month.
A few observations:
It is good to know that there are Honda service centers that care enough to diagnose a problem and be persistent to get an answer from American Honda.
Honda does seem to be responding to some of the complaints that have come in and appear willing to make fixes, at least to the audio issue.
Customers must insist that problems they encounter, however minor, are diagnosed, reported, and addressed. I documented the problems I found and submitted a certified letter to American Honda as required under the Maryland Lemon Law. This was not an irate letter -- just a straightforward documentation of my issues. By doing so, I have started a process that gives me certain rights (i.e., refund for my purchase) if Honda is unable to fix the problem after a certain number of attempts.
I would be interested to hear from others about their experience with these problems.0
Funny !
It's obvious you never played with cars when you were a kid. If you remove a spark plug cable from any cylinder, of any engine, it starts vibrating. When I disconnected two spark plugs on a 4 cylinder engine (30 years ago) it started vibrating so badly that I thought it would break my engine mounts !
Any engine is weight balanced by design when all its cylinders fire. Example: Stand up and move both your hands up and down at the same time. Your body doesn't move. Now think one hand is disabled (by some useless computer software) and then move up and down the remaining hand only. Your body will shake all the time.
This is what you bought ! VCM means Variable Cylinder Management. It disables some cylinders at some times. You buy computers, and then you complain because they act ?? Obviously it pisses you off. That's why you worked so hard to earn the money to buy that new car. To get computers to piss you off.
Memo: next time buy a 4 cylinder. There is no software to disable cylinders on that one. If you buy a manual transmission too, you get no software to change your gears. I just bought a 2012 4 cyl manual. It's smooth like silk. A dream to drive. My fourth 4 cyl manual Accord. The first one was a 1979 Accord coupe. I drove that one till the paint peeled off. Then I had a 1994, and a 2001.
H.O.N.D.A. means: Happy Owner Never Drives Anything else. Just take care what you buy. They started offering lots of electronic crap. The market begs for it, so they have to offer it.0
I have also experienced the hesitation/vibration at about 1700 rpm (your item #1) on my 2013 Accord 4DR EX-L V6 (no NAVI). Thank you for posting such clear, factual descriptions of your issues.0
frogee Posts: 5I have also noticed a strange vibration/clatter on my V-6 Accord. Buying a 4 is not the answer, if you want the power and smoothness generally associated with a six. I realize that manufacturers are desperate to get fuel economy numbers up, but they should not be so aggressive that drivability suffers. I had planned to bring this to the attention of my dealer and am encouraged by the experience of the original poster.0
I wonder if you recently drove a 4 cylinder Accord. Its power and smoothness are incredible. Obviously if you want to shred the asphalt, a V6 is better. But really you can't talk about V6 smoothness when some cylinders are disabled, so the engine becomes asymmetric. It's like a bird flying with one wing only.
It would be really entertaining to be able to see the engine block running on half cylinders, under load. I am sure it vibrates like crazy. But you can't see it. When you stop and open the hood, it always fires all 6 cylinders. Allowing the customers to see the 3 cylinder operation would be a marketing disaster.0
davee4 Posts: 2I also have the same issue with V6 engine vibration as you described. In fact, my experience was identical to yours. I brought the vehicle in to the dealer, they noticed the issue on a test drive and contacted Honda to determine if there were issues. According to them this was not abnormal.
Like you, I am concerned that this vibration should not occur and could eventually lead to problems with the engine. Although not described by you, at highway speeds the issues is not evident. If this is the case, my thought was that an eventual software revision to minimize 3 cylinder operation below say 50 MPH would help. I would be curious to see how this would impact MPG.
I will continue to pursue this with the dealer until resolved.
One final note, aside from this issue, there are absolutely no other problems with the vehicle.0
Here is a quick update.
I was contacted by American Honda this past week in response to my letter documenting the vibration @ about 1700-1800 rpm. I recounted my experience at my local service center in which the technicians confirmed the vibration and noted that it was associated with the VCM (variable cylinder management) system.
The customer service representative reiterated that Honda has not reported this as a problem with the vehicle. I asked if any other customers have reported this vibration and he said he did not know. Of course, he is a customer service rep and not necessarily knowledgeable about the technical information or may not have access to customer complaints. I asked if Honda maintains a data base of this information and he just repeated that Honda has not reported this as a problem. (Not much help but understandable.)
I mentioned that I did not consider that my vibration problem had been properly recognized or resolved by Honda and that I intend to send another letter by certified mail to document this situation (as required by MD Lemon Law).
I agree with other posts that this is probably an issue of poor design and engineering to have three-cylinder engine operation -- an inherently unbalanced and unstable situation-- as a fuel economy measure.
This is my first automatic transmission car in which I am the primary driver. I would have purchased a manual transmission V6 w/ leather had it been offered but it wasn't. However, my other automatic transmission cars (e.g., Subaru Outback V6, 10 years old w/ 160,000 miles) do not have this type of vibration. Had I observed the vibration in the Honda Accord during my test drive, I would have purchased a different vehicle. (I find it awfully hard to assess every driving feature and make a judgment on a 10+ year purchase based on 15 minutes of test drive.)
Honda is probably in a tough spot. They implement the VCM to claim the high MPG numbers and have probably done what they can with the engine mounts and other methods to minimize vibration. It seems that they could fix the problem but it would be at the expense of the EPA-reported MPG. It will be interesting to see it their engineers (and management) can devise a solution.
My approach at this time, and my suggestion to others, is to politely insist that this vibration is not acceptable as normal operation for a vehicle, especially one of this caliber. I will continue to pursue my concern, not as a crusade, but as a reasonable customer expectation for a $30,000+ purchase.0
My new car does the same thing. Have you found if this is a defect?0
jos999 Posts: 1I'm experiencing exactly the same vibration when reaching 50 to 55 mph @1800rpm. Took it to the dealer this morning. After test driving with the technician he was able to feel the vibration and replicated it at the shop. He just called and said he contacted American Honda and spoke to one of the engineers and they say "its a normal characteristic of the car. Its a gas saving feature" I am not happy with the answer. Honestly it is very annoying and not expected on a car of that caliber. For what i'ts worth and I am writing to American Honda to document the issue.1
Lemon Law ?
Lemon Law applies if there is a problem with your particular car, and they can't fix it. Not if all the cars have a certain standard feature (vibration because of 3 cylinder operation of a 6 cylinder engine). VCM was never a secret. They even use it as a marketing tool (it beats me why).
Before buying my car, I rented a similar one from a Honda dealer, for a 4 hour test drive. I drove it in the mountains, in the city, on the highway. I even had lunch with my wife, while looking at it in the parking lot. If you keep your car for 10-15 years, like myself, it's worth paying for a rental. It wasn't a new car, but it was the exact trim I later bought. The dealer doesn't care if you put miles on a used car.0
The vibration is clearly evident in my car at all gear-changing speeds. Between 55-60 is horrible. If I set my cruise control in this range, the car shifts in and out and causes the vibration to kick in and out. Drives me crazy.0
ryry24 Posts: 2Is everyone here that is reporting these vibrations driving with ECO on or off?
I have a '13 EX-L V6 Coupe and I've never run into any vibrations - not in any RPM band or on surface streets, freeways, parking lots, etc.
The only thing I've noticed is when I turn off ECO I can feel the car switch over - I wouldn't call it a vibration, but it just comes back to life.
I ask about the ECO mode because maybe it's trying to drive on 3 cylinders as much as possible if it's ON - which includes slow stop-n-go urban driving. Just a thought, idk.0
Be fortunate that you avoid the vibration!
I think you are spot on. I was told by a Honda technician that the ECO mode favors the 3-cylinder operation. So, when you disengage it you may notice an immediate difference if it changes to 6 cylinder mode. However, in normal "Drive" the 3-cylinder mode will also engage automatically but perhaps not as much as when in ECO mode.0
I went on my first extended highway trip in my Accord V6 for about 150 miles. I must say that the highway experience was much better! I averaged about 65-70 MPH and got 37-38 mpg. Quite impressive. Although I noticed when the 3-cylinder mode kicked in, it was much less pronounced and it didn't really bother me.
However . . . at lower speeds on level ground at constant speed, the vibration @ 1800 rpm is quite noticeable and annoying. I do not accept that this should represent "normal operation" for this automobile. The problem is further compounded by the fact that the Accord V6 seems to like to hang out at this RPM so it does not happen once in awhile but rather frequently. Drives me crazy.
If other owners of the V6 are not experiencing this, is it possible it is only present in certain cars (e.g., a certain production run?)0
Just out of curiosity what range are your vin numbers in,last 5 digits,for the
V6 cars. Under 5000,10000,15000,20000.
These are sequential vin numbers, lower number the earlier the production,
I4's are up over 100000 now but the highest v6 at local dealers, around 23000.
20000 and up would be pretty current production.
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The previous generation (2012) V6 engines didn't have VCM on manual V6 coupes. Is your coupe manual or automatic ?0
Also in 2013 they kept the V6 manual coupe without VCM:
My VIN is between 10000-11000.
On today's commute the vibration is noticeable from 1000-2000 RPM, with the most vibration at 1700-1800 RPM. Believe me, this cannot be normal operation.1
Go to another dealer, ask to test drive an identical car (like a potential buyer). If it vibrates the same ... it means you bought the car of the future. I wonder what people will drive in 50 years ...0
I just picked up my exl v6 sedan yesterday,vin over 22000,made around Jan 24 so it is fresh off the production line. I took extedned test drive over 70 MPH,drove it to work today and back,low speed roads. The only way I can tell the vcm is on is when the MPG shoots up, dont feel a thing,so far less than 100 miles on it.
Hope this helps.
Old Mike0
maxgts1 Posts: 9The reflector above the Highbeam/DRL halogen bulb is showing signs of heat related damage with less than 800 miles on the odometer! Those of you with a '13 Accord, that uses the highbeam as a DRL, please inspect your reflector while the highbeam light is illuminated. Let us know if you see any haziness or cloudiness on the reflector, especially above the bulb. I'll post a picture of mine as soon as possible. Thanks.0
Thanks Old Mike -- This is helpful.
I have found that my car performs very well at highway speeds over about 65 MPH (and over about 2000 RPM) -- very smooth. The vibration is most noticeable at slower speeds (30-60 MPH) and most prominently at 1800 RPM. Since you do not experience this, I am beginning to believe that the vibration issue may be with my vehicle -- not the entire production of V6 sedans. However, I did note that some others have mentioned the same issues as I have.0
I only have a few hundred miles on my 2013 Accord V6, and I do not feel this vibration. If I keep everything quiet I can kinda hear a difference when it flips over to 3 cylinder and, as Mike posted, I see the gauge.
I'm curious, just in case I come across this in the future, how distinctive is this vibration you are feeling. Is it a drastic, no doubt, something is not right feeling or is it minor? Also, was it always there since you purchased the vehicle?0
The vibration produces a low rumble and shake that is heard above fan noise and audio programs such as CD playing at even moderate-high levels. It is also felt in the steering wheel and accelerator pedal. The front passenger also hears and feels the vibration.
I own a 10-year old V6 Subaru Outback with 159,000 miles on it. If it made this noise I would take it in for service before the next oil change.
Does that help?1
No, I have not experienced any rumble or vibration like that. I did notice someone made mention to vin's and mine is over 20000. I have no idea if that makes a difference. Just curious, when did this start (mileage).0
Noticed the problem in first few weeks. I was still on my first tank of gas.
My VIN is around 100000
pegasus17 Posts: 536Curious what the dealer will charge for oil changes using the expensive 0W-20 oil ($7 per quart at WallyWorld). Many OEMs are using 0W-20 oil now.0


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Restaurant Week reinvented as Dine Out Boston
Will you be having the chicken, the salmon, or the pasta?
That was the question during the former Restaurant Week, an event whose timely death came this month. It has been remade as Dine Out Boston.
Restaurant Week was born in 2001 and lived a full life, winning friends, influencing people, and serving its community. It offered consumers value and an opportunity to try restaurants they otherwise might not have. It brought restaurants business and created buzz. But toward the end, its $38 three-course dinner was outdated. With so many restaurants gravitating toward lower pricing, and discount sites like Groupon on the scene, it was no longer the same sweet deal. It also constrained chefs, who couldn't offer expensive ingredients without losing money. Often the food just wasn't that interesting. And Restaurant Week had become kind of a pest. It was always there, growing longer and more frequent, until it felt like Restaurant Year.
Dine Out Boston saw its inaugural run March 16-21 and 23-28. The retooling now means dinner for $28, $33, or $38 and lunch for $15, $20, or $25. There is no set number of courses, giving restaurants more flexibility. Is Dine Out Boston a fix? Let's take it for a spin and find out.
We begin with the standby, the $38 dinner. Rialto, in Harvard Square, serves the traditional three-course meal. It is the perfect Dine Out Boston destination: Here is the chance to indulge Champagne tastes on a Prosecco budget. Yet if I hadn't come for the event, I never would have known it existed. The list of dishes is tucked discreetly at the back of the menu, and our server doesn't mention the promotion. Opening the menu, in fact, I am faced with a different prix fixe offer: four courses inspired by Piedmont for $75. It sounds divine.
That menu includes luxurious ingredients like truffles and foie gras, not-for-everyone preparations like veal tartare, and out-of-the-box compositions. It leaves me pining for nebbiolo-braised pork cheeks with braised chicories, sweet pepper, white beans, garum, kumquats, and crispy skin: It's an entree! It's a food poem! It's $34 on the regular menu, so there's little chance of finding it for Dine Out Boston.
The menu I am here for is prettily written, too. Up first: spring lettuces with pea shoots, radishes, mint, and ricotta salata; smooth potato-leek soup with prosciutto, creme fraiche, and green garlic; or vegetable antipasti with Fiore di Nonno mozzarella, eggplant caponata, peppers, cauliflower, walnuts, and salsa verde. So, basically, soup or salad, not that there's anything wrong with that. The soup is perfectly pleasant and, indeed, smooth as billed (you can practically feel someone straining for a sexy adjective here). The antipasti plate is an artful combination of tastes and textures, more interesting than I would have predicted.
For the main course, I find seafood stew with fregola; vegetable lasagna with pine nuts, sunchokes, asparagus, and more; and rigatoni Bolognese, that eternal crowd-pleaser. The seafood stew is a tidy portion of nicely cooked monkfish, shrimp, squid, mussels, and clams in aromatic tomato-lobster broth. And the Bolognese is a brilliant version, a blend of veal, beef, and pork brightened by oregano and citrus. The first dish resembles a $13 fisherman's soup on Rialto's regular menu, while Bolognese appears on the bar menu for $14. Rialto's regular entrees average out to $36. These are the economics of the $38 three-course menu.
Desserts are creative, welcome at any time but particularly during Dine Out Boston. There are maple-pecan profiteroles, passion-fruit and ginger baked Alaska, and a more-standard yogurt panna cotta with blood orange-rhubarb compote. It's a sweet end to a good meal, if not a mind-blowing one. Rialto regularly offers a menu of three courses for $40, and the Dine Out dishes compare favorably. But would this dinner bring me back to the restaurant? Yes, to the bar, for that excellent Bolognese.
Next I head to the Boston branch of Elephant Walk, for its $33 three-course dinner. I'm drawn by the variety of the menu: The French-Cambodian restaurant proves a chef's creativity need not be compromised by price.
There are three choices for the first course. Namya is an inhalable concoction of rice noodles, fresh herbs, and a complex, wonderful sauce that incorporates ground catfish, lemongrass and galangal, coconut milk and chiles, and the funky fermented fish paste prahok. Squid ink vermicelli are oddly dense, but they are served in flavorful lobster broth with mussels, shrimp, radish, and leeks. A kale salad with sesame-soy-lemon vinaigrette is sprinkled with cacao nibs for an intriguing crunch.
And there are seven dishes to choose from for the main course, all far from the chicken-salmon-pasta axis of ennui. We find grilled trout with guajillo chile-garlic butter, smoky and fragrant, with bright wild lime rice and pickled vegetables. The flavors work so well together it is hard to stop eating. Or seared pork tenderloin medallions with cider reduction, slow-cooked Savoy cabbage, mashed potatoes, and roasted pear. It's comforting, but it's far from boring. Not every dish works as well: Short ribs braised in white wine are both comforting and boring, and tofu in caramel sauce is so bland it is almost flavorless.
For dessert: garden-variety chocolate truffle cake with raspberry sauce, fruit and cardamom ice cream with no cardamom flavor, and a sweet, tangy passion-fruit mousse in a crisp almond pastry crust. It's not the strongest course, but I've just eaten namya and trout. I barely mind. And I definitely wouldn't mind returning to Elephant Walk, a restaurant I hadn't visited in years.
The $28 dinner seems designed for places like Cinquecento in the South End. Loud, fun, and stylish, it is a destination for drinks with friends or a casual plate of pasta. Our server seems surprised when we order from the Dine Out Boston menu. Maybe that's because it's not the kind of place many come for a traditional three-course meal. Maybe it's because the offerings on the regular menu are in many cases more enticing.
The Dine Out menu includes a salad that causes deja vu, nearly identical to the one at Rialto. There is a thick soup of tender borlotti beans, filling and dull. And there is a winner, bresaola with figs, balsamic, and arugula, the delicate cured beef pairing perfectly with the fruit.
For the second course, spaghetti with pesto, asparagus, and truffled pecorino is mushy but tasty. Grilled swordfish is overcooked, with too-sweet caponata, olives, and not enough caper vinaigrette. It needs acid. Surprisingly good: that old cliche, roast chicken, served with mushroom panzanella. The bird is oversalted, but the meat is juicy and the skin crisp, and the bread salad satisfies.
Dessert is a lemon olive oil cake that turns out to be the sort of squishy baked good that might come out of a box. Chocolate panna cotta with dark, syrupy Amarena cherries is better. But sticking with the regular menu might be the best choice of all, so you don't have to pine for the likes of fried artichokes and bucatini alla carbonara.
Or head to the South End's other end at lunchtime, where Toro's $25 Dine Out offering lets you sample signature tapas without the evening crowds. The menu allows one pincho and two tapas per person. For the same meal off the regular menu, you might spend more than $30, and that would be without dessert (churros or Manchego). There are nine pinchos to choose from and 23 tapas. Your old favorites are here: dates stuffed with almonds and blue cheese and wrapped in Serrano ham, garlic shrimp, pimientos del padron, the grilled corn smothered in lime and cheese that is a house specialty. Giant roasted bones filled with marrow, with radish-citrus salad and oxtail marmalade, come with a $2 surcharge. It feels like cheating, but the dish is damn good. Don't blame me for your late-afternoon food coma.
Dine Out Boston is a step in the right direction. It offers consumers a markdown and lets lower-priced restaurants participate, both good things. For it to be a true success, chefs and customers need to embrace it anew. Excitement needs to be back on the table. Why not turn the event on its head? Next time around, add yet another option, a higher-priced one that lets chefs flex — say, a $75 menu like the one that sounds so good at Rialto. Diners are more discerning than ever. We don't just want value. We want vision, as well.
RIALTO 1 Bennett St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. 617-661-5050. www.rialto-restaurant.com.
ELEPHANT WALK 900 Beacon St., Fenway, Boston. 617-247-1500. (Also has a Cambridge location.) www.elephantwalk.com.
CINQUECENTO 500 Harrison Ave., South End, Boston. 617-338-9500. www.cinquecentoboston.com.
TORO 1704 Washington St., South End, Boston. 617-536-4300. www.toro-restaurant.com.
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April Fool's Day is Wednesday and I am trying to remind myself that it will be here soon because my brother always seems to get me with some type of practical joke. If you are a prankster and this is one of your favorite holidays then here are some ideas to help you plan your fun for the day.
Start with food that will surprise everyone. Your family or friends might think they are getting a sweet chocolate cupcake but it is actually a Meatloaf Cupcake with mashed potatoes
This Hot Dog recipe will have everyone wondering what the odd ingredient is???
For dessert, serve Baked Potato Ice Cream Sundaes.
Kids will really be confused when they are served these Faux Fish Sticks.
Martha Stewart also has some other great ideas for some practical jokes.
For those of you who love to play pranks to the unsuspecting friends and family, have fun and try to have a little compassion for those of us who can be gullible.