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WEST COVINA >> Calling it an effort to strengthen the California Voting Rights Act and address the problem that "it's difficult for people of color to get elected," Assemblyman Roger Hernandez says he plans to introduce legislation that would require cities with populations of 100,000 or more to hold district-based municipal elections.
The bill, the Municipal Fair Representation Act, as currently written would apply only to general law cities, such as West Covina, El Monte, Fontana, Ontario, and Rancho Cucamonga. It would not apply to cities that are established under charters.
"It's important that we do our best as governmental leaders to have voting systems in place to give our diverse populations the best chance of having reflective representation," Hernandez, D-West Covina, said in a telephone interview Friday.
An aide said Hernandez plans to introduce the legislation in January.
The announcement comes as several Los Angeles-area cities, including Whittier, Compton, Anaheim and Palmdale are facing lawsuits, or have been involved in suits, seeking to have their at-large voting systems tossed and replaced with district-based voting systems. Under the California Voting Rights Act, if an at-large system is found to be racially polarizing, they must be replaced with district-based systems.
Hernandez's legislation would expand the law by not requiring a showing of racial polarization to impose a district-based voting system, according to Paul Mitchell, of Redistricting Partners, a Sacramento consulting firm on redistricting and California Voting Rights Act issues.
Twenty-three cities in California would be affected by the legislation, according to Redistricting Partners.
In many California communities, the makeup of the city council does not reflect a city's demographics, said Hernandez.
"If you go on and visit the West Covina website and see the latest City Council," said Hernandez, "you won't see one Latino" despite Latinos being the majority, he said.
According to the U.S. Census, West Covina had an estimated population of 107,440 in 2012, and was 53 percent Hispanic or Latino in 2010.
"You ask yourself, 'well, do Latinos run?'" said Hernandez, "and the answer is 'yes, they do run.'
"This issue of cities not being able to elect people of color that represent the majority of the population is not exclusive to West Covina or to Whittier," he said. "It happens to most large cities that have at-large election systems throughout the state of California."
But West Covina Mayor Steve Herfert said the bill is another attempt by the state to take power from the cities.
"It's time for the state to stop dictating to the cities how they operate," Herfert said Friday in a telephone interview. "They take all our money, they kill redevelopment, which is the only economic engine we have, they try to control our elections like this.
"They're destroying cities."
Herfert said West Covina voters rejected a similar initiative three years ago.
"West Covina since 1923 has had open elections, and for somebody to come in and try and force something different down our throats after the voters just rejected it three years ago, it's wrong," said Herfert. "So I don't think the people of West Covina would support the district concept.
"I hope the legislation doesn't pass," Herfert said.
Hernandez said he limited the bill to general law cities because there was some question whether including charter cities would pass constitutional muster.
However, that decision isn't final, he said.
"I would argue that when it comes to civil rights … and access to civil liberties, that it applies to anybody whether they live in a charter city or not," he said. "Today, the proposal is excluding charter cities, but I'm leaving the door open to removing that exclusion."


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BOYS: Ruston 55, Bastrop 35
Wearing down in the second half under Ruston's full court pressure, Bastrop dropped a 55-35 verdict to the Class 5A Bearcats at Sam's Place on Tuesday night.
Ruston scored on its first two possessions and never relinquished the upper hand. Jerry Melton's slashing layup and Jamaya Burr's transition bucket staked the Bearcats to an early 4-0 lead.
Embarrassed by the Bearcats in a 63-21 Jan. 11 loss at Ruston, the Rams kept it close throughout the first half.
Trailing 14-9 at the end of the first period, the Rams played the Bearcats on even terms in the second frame.
Quan Washington's drive off the pump fake closed the gap to 14-13, but it was as close as the Rams could climb.
Ruston maintained a lead of 3-5 points for the remainder of the half, before carrying a 24-19 advantage into recess.
"I thought we played well in the first half," Bastrop coach Theabury Odom said. "As the game wore on, they started leaning on us a little and I could tell the difference in the strength factor. They were just so much bigger and stronger than us."
In contrast to the first matchup against the Bearcats, the Rams competed this time around.
"It was a lot better than the last time," Odom said. "We are showing improvement."
Bastrop stayed within striking distance until late in the third quarter.
Alontae Alford's bucket from the paint off of a Jerry Powell assist and a pair of Jay Wilson free throws drew the Rams within 33-27.
But the final 11 points of the quarter belonged to the Bearcats.
Jakevin Carter's hook shot triggered the flurry, Burr nailed two free throws and a bucket from point blank range, Carter scored on a tip-in and Melton swished a 25-footer at the buzzer to give the visitors a sizable 44-27 spread.
Bastrop was never closer than 16 in the final quarter.
Ruston's press took its toll on the Rams, forcing 30 turnovers.
Melton topped a trio of Bearcats (22-6) in double figures with 15 points, including three 3-pointers. Burr was next with 14 — seven in the third quarter — and Raheem Regis chipped in 10.
Wilson was the lone Ram in double figures with 11 points. Bastrop (13-6) received a team-high eight rebounds and three blocked shots from Demarkiyo Devoil.
Notes: Central Arkansas head football coach Clint Conque, offensive coordinator Brooks Hollingsworth and wide receivers coach Matt Kubik attended the game. UCA is among three schools (McNeese State and Northern Colorado are the others) that have extended scholarship offers to Wilson, the Rams' All-State wide receiver.

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First big Ga. Power solar project comes online in Upson
A new solar array in Upson County has just begun producing energy for the Georgia Power grid, making it the company's first large-scale solar investment.
But more are on the way. Two solar development companies are building three more large arrays that will sell Georgia Power 50 megawatts of solar electricity by 2015.
This would nearly quadruple the amount of solar power generated in Georgia. According to the Georgia Solar Energy Association, 18 megawatts of solar power are now being produced in the state.
Even so, 50 megawatts is a drop in the bucket compared to Georgia Power's investment in conventional -- and dirtier -- power generation. Plant Scherer alone, a Monroe County coal-fired power plant owned mostly by Georgia Power, generates 3,272 megawatts of electricity, said Lynn Wallace, a Georgia Power spokeswoman.
The plan for the solar projects was approved in late 2010 by the Georgia Public Service Commission, which charged the company with incorporating solar into its renewable energy portfolio.
The Upson County project, located on 10 acres between Thomaston and Hannahs Mill, will generate one megawatt of electricity, said Bradley Francis, president of Atlanta-based Solar Design & Development. His company won a contract with Georgia Power to design and install the project, which will generate enough electricity to power about 300 homes.
That electricity will be part of Georgia Power's Green Energy program, which is made up of electric customers who voluntarily pay a higher rate for electricity created from cleaner sources such as solar.
Partnering with Origis Energy, Solar Design & Development also received a contract to build larger solar arrays on 33 acres in Meriwether County to generate 4 megawatts of electricity, and 150 acres in Mitchell County to generate 15 megawatts. Those will not contribute to the Green Energy program but will be part of Georgia Power's regular portfolio, Wallace said.
Francis said the location for the Upson project was chosen partly because it is next to a Georgia Power substation and in a residential area with electricity demand. Francis said sites are chosen for flat land, preferably southern facing, near a substation and nearby power users.
The remaining 30 megawatts of solar capacity being developed for Georgia Power will be done by Simon Solar on land in Social Circle, Wallace said. According to Simon Solar's website, the company was developed by a family to turn its former cotton farm into the largest solar farm in the South.
These three projects represent the first solar power that Georgia Power will buy outside its Green Energy Program. The company signed contracts to buy the electricity generated for a certain number of years. Those contracts kick in starting in 2015, although the company will buy the electricity at a lower rate if it becomes available before then, Wallace said.
Wallace said although renewable energy is part of Georgia Power's portfolio, it is now all supplied by biomass, mostly various technologies using landfill gas.
For years, Georgia Power argued that solar power wouldn't work in Georgia. The company buys some solar power -- no more than 100 kilowatts per household -- from upwards of 100 residential customers as part of the Green Energy program. Georgia Power also acts as a wholesaler for a solar project with Dalton Utilities, Wallace said.
While solar isn't yet as cheap as coal, natural gas and other conventional power sources, it has become more affordable.
"The cost of solar has come down quite dramatically," Wallace said. "We're always willing to incorporate more renewable energy if it's cost-effective."
She would not say how much Georgia Power will be paying for the power generated by the new solar arrays, but the company's Green Energy program pays 17 cents a kilowatt-hour for solar (compared to about 5 cents a kilowatt hour for coal).
Wallace said solar started as high as 25 cents a kilowatt hour.
The Meriwether County and Mitchell County projects will break ground soon, according to a Solar Design & Development news release.
The 20 megawatts being developed by the company are expected to cost about $60 million, about a third of which will be supplied by federal grants or tax breaks, Francis said.
To contact writer S. Heather Duncan, call 744-4225.


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The Saarland
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Particularly for mobile skilled workers and managerial staff but also for young families, Saarland is a region with ideal conditions for settling down and pursuing a career. The small state of Saarland, which many people rightly call the most European of all Germany's federal states, is producing great achievements and successes in many areas: strong brands like Villeroy & Boch, scientific excellence in areas such as information and communication technology, cultural highlights like the Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival for up-and-coming German film-makers, and a wealth of top class gastronomy – just a few examples showing that if you take an interest in Saarland you'll be pleasantly surprised!
Anyone who's ever been here will appreciate the area's natural beauty and the openness of the people in Saarland. And anyone who stays here knows that it's simply a great place to live and work. See how big things develop from small beginnings right across Saarland – it's something that's well worth doing. And in addition you'll find more information about Saarland's history, administration and government here.
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(3BL Media/Justmeans) - Last week I wrote a guest post on GM's Fast Lane blog on the future of transportation. The post examined some concept vehicles that GM has been testing that can communicate with each other enabling them to move down the road in synchrony, like a flock of birds or a school of fish might. This would not only improve safety but could also speed things up quite a bit while saving energy at the same time.
Over the weekend, I took another peek into the future as a visitor to Shell's Eco-marathon in Houston. Even if the slick little cars I saw quietly parting the sultry Houston air do not represent the shape of vehicles to come (though I suspect some will), I'm pretty sure I saw some of tomorrow's engineers and innovators in action in the paddock area, working feverishly to get their cars ready to compete. The students designed and built the cars entirely themselves, though they were allowed to work with mentors. The contest goal was to achieve the highest fuel economy.
There are two vehicle categories: prototype and urban concept and six eligible fuels: gasoline, diesel, ethanol, gas-to-liquid, battery electric, and hydrogen fuel cell.
The event goes back to 1939, when two shell engineers wagered over who could build the most fuel efficient car. The winner managed a respectable 49 mpg. This year's winners did quite a bit better.
Montreal's Université Lavalâs Alérion Supermileage team took the top spot in a gasoline-powered car that achieved a fuel economy of 2,824 miles per gallon with their prototype vehicle. That would allow you to circle the globe at the equator on a little under 9 gallons, though I can't say it would be a particularly comfortable ride. As impressive as that sounds, it did not top the record set by the same team last year which was 3,587 mpg.
The urban concept category also saw a repeat by last year's champs, Mater Dei High School of Evansville, Indiana, who did manage to set a record in that category of 901 mpg.
All together some 126 teams participated from 5 countries. This was the Americas version of the event which also has counterparts in Europe and Asia. The 94 prototype vehicles consisted of 63 combustion type (including ethanol, diesel and GTL), and 31 electric (including fuel cell). There were also 32 urban concept vehicles.


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You only have to spend a minute or two with Genevieve Liu, the 14-year-old University of Chicago Lab School freshman, to know, in your heart of hearts, this kid is going places.
I lucked into meeting her this year through her mom, Dana Suskind, director of the pediatric cochlear implant program at University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital, who I was profiling for the Tribune. Liu was 13 at the time and had just finished reading "My Beloved World" by Sonia Sotomayor, which she was ready to discuss at length.
"I've wanted to be a Supreme Court justice for the longest time," she told me when we met again the other day.
This time we sat on her living room couch chatting about her goals and how they changed, dramatically and forever, on Aug. 5, 2012, when her dad, Donald Liu, drowned while pulling two boys from the undertow in Lake Michigan; both boys survived.
"He was my closest friend," Liu says of her dad, a celebrated pediatric surgeon who spent a good portion of his 50 years saving children's lives, including the two on the day he died. "He understood me like no one else does.
"After losing my dad, I questioned whether I was still going to be able to live the life I felt like I was supposed to live, whether I could accomplish the same things. I felt all of these new responsibilities."
Almost immediately, she knew she wanted to help other kids who've lost a parent. Inspired by her friendship with a classmate whose mom died, she decided to create SLAPD: Surviving Life After a Parent Dies, a website where young people can find community and, hopefully, some solace.
"The mission is to let a lot of people who've lost a parent know they're not alone and to gain strength from each other," Liu says. "I think there's huge power through community."
Forums, such as "your future" and "your daily life," will populate the page, as will an ask-the-expert feature with a rotating cast of five experts that Liu is tracking down with the help of the University of Chicago.
An interactive page will allow users to post photos, video, poems and other tributes to their parents.
"When I'm around my dad's friends, and they tell stories about him or say funny things he would say, I can just imagine him so well," Liu says. "That's one of my favorite things."
She's also finding and interviewing, through social media channels and support groups, people of all ages who lost a parent when they were young.
"That's been a healing experience in some ways," she says. "Seeing these people who've been through the same thing and are successful. It's sort of this hopeful burden."
The site is in the final stages and should be up and running in the next two months. The U. of C.'s Institute of Politics has assigned two interns to help Liu develop content and manage social media. She just launched a SLAPD Facebook page and garnered more than 500 likes in just a few hours.
Liu shakes her head, though, at suggestions that the site, like its founder, seems bound for greatness. Her definition of success has changed since her dad's death.
"The way I think about it now is in the broader scheme of things," she says. "I hope I see my mom and my brother and sister happy. I want to get to a point where when I think about my dad, I feel more happy than sad. I just want to turn out OK."
Her brother is 11 and her sister is 8.
"In a lot of ways, this website is for them," she says. "The hardest part is knowing my siblings went through this. That's what kills me the most.
"I want to make my dad proud," she continues. "Everyone says, 'He's going to be proud of you no matter what.' I want to make him proud in a way that also makes me proud of myself. I want to figure out how to move forward."
And she's bringing a community with her.
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I started my first business in a 100-square-foot office my brother-in-law and I finished in the basement of my home. Over the years the business grew from just me to a few more people and then a lot more people. We moved into our first rented space. Later, we moved into a larger leased space. Finally, we built our own office complex as the company grew beyond where I had ever envisioned it would go.
There were many critical steps along the way that allowed this to occur. One of the most critical was the ability to learn how to effectively delegate. It is a skill that every upstart entrepreneur must master if they wish to grow their business. Without delegation your business will be limited by your own time and energy.
Accordingly, to more effectively grow any business you must master the art of delegation. Here's how.
1. Everything Can Be Delegated
The first premise you must recognize is that everything can be delegated. If you think you are the only person who can perform a specific task your issue is more with you and less with those around you. Often we fall into a habit of thinking that we are the only ones that can do something right. This is particularly the case with persons with obsessive personalities (aka control freaks). In the end, however, there is almost nothing that cannot be delegated assuming you have hired competent personnel.
2. Make a List of Tasks to Be Delegated
Once you have overcome the mental hurdle of accepting you are not the only one that can do everything make a list of the tasks that occupy your time on a day-to-day basis or that otherwise need to be completed. Once you have created the list determine which of these tasks can be done by someone else so long as they receive adequate instruction. Focus on those tasks that won't be too difficult or time consuming to explain to someone. In this regard, pay particular attention to those tasks that you perform redundantly (e.g., daily, weekly, or monthly) as the same tasks performed with routine frequency are the ideal candidates for delegation and time saving management.
For instance, if you have a task that takes you five hours per week that equates to 20 hours per month or 240 hours per year. If it takes you three hours to prepare instructions to delegate that task and then assign it to another, in the first week you will save two hours--in the first month 17 hours--and over the course of a year 237 hours!
3. Prepare Specific Directions
Once you have listed out the tasks that can be delegated and determined which of those that will be delegated you must now set forth a specific set of instructions, per task, to allow the transfer of responsibility to occur. Start by including a brief explanation of the task, the purpose it is being performed, and the goal that is sought to be achieved. I have often found that by telling the assignee a brief synopsis of the basis for the task and why it is important that information helps them to understand the value of their work thus leading to pride in ownership.
Next, list out detailed step-by-step instructions for the person who will be performing the task. Leave nothing unexplained. Although you should have a meeting with the assignee to delegate the task, when writing the steps down assume that no such meeting will occur and that the person will only receive their instructions from your written guidance.
Finally, always include deadlines, benchmarks, or any other requirements for the tasks that are relevant thereto.
4. Conduct an Assignment Meeting
Once you have created your metrics hold a meeting with the individual or team that will be assigned the delegated task. Keep it efficient and present them with the duties as listed on the written assignment. Once you have discussed the project and allowed for any questions they may have to clarify the work to be performed finish the meeting with two critical steps:
- Ask them if they fully understand the assignment. This will allow them one final opportunity to clarify anything they are unsure of. Only when they state that they have no further questions are you ready to conclude the meeting.
- Set up milestones and status checks. As you conclude the meeting remind them of their milestones and that you will be checking in on them at specific intervals to make sure the goals or tasks have been met. This gives the assignee knowledge that they will be held accountable and that you will not be constantly looking over their shoulder during the course of the project.
5. Follow Your Schedule
Follow your follow-up schedule with the person or team with whom you delegated the task. Resist the urge to follow-up early unless it is obvious that the task is not being done within the parameters of the assignment.
Likewise do not miss a scheduled follow-up as this may imply to the person working on the task that the duty is of lesser importance and, accordingly, may miss milestones or not perform the tasks in accordance with the written instructions.
Once you implement these steps you will find yourself exponentially increasing your productivity and will truly be able to focus on what you want to do: build your business.


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You've assembled a colorful, nutritious and cute bento box. You can't wait for lunch time. You open it up and… you attract a crowd of classmates or coworkers, curious about your lunch.
Has this happened to you? It certainly has to me. At first it did bother me, especially if I packed a bentos or an onigiri picnic basket for a train trip. It's amazing how strong soy sauce and nori seem to smell in an enclosed train compartment! Swiss people are generally polite and reserved, so rarely do they out and out stare - though on a couple of occasions I've had an old lady enthusiastically point at my bento, asking this or that. But, these days I don't mind it at all. Well maybe a little bit, but not much. And people who know me, or The Guy when he takes bentos on the road, are used to our unique lunch boxes, and perhaps even a bit envious! (The sandwiches sold in the train are expensive and pretty sad…)
But what if it's your kid's bento lunch getting all that attention? continue reading...
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Hoult: Jennifer deserves success
Though Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult remain quiet about the status of their relationship, the actor has said he could not be prouder of the Oscar winner.
The couple co-starred together in X-Men: First Class and will be in the sequel as well.
Hoult was on hand when Lawrence won best supporting actress at the Golden Globes last weekend.
She was last year's best-actress winner at the Academy Awards and is nominated for another Oscar this year.
Hoult said Lawrence "deserves it all" and that "it's fun to watch".
Hoult has been having his own fun at the Sundance Film Festival.
He's promoting his movie Young Ones, which also stars Elle Fanning and is directed by Jake Paltrow, Gwyneth's brother.
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Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert: Special Limited Edition - Preview
Preview by Jack Foley
TO CELEBRATE the 25th anniversary of the world's longest running musical, Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert: Special Limited Edition will be available on DVD from November 7, 2011.
Including the incredible 25th Anniversary Concert plus over 40 minutes of unseen footage, a limited edition anniversary key ring and souvenir booklet, this is a must-have for fans of one of the most popular musicals of all time, as well as the perfect Christmas gift.
Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Concert: Special Limited Edition perfectly captures the spectacular concert that reunites the original cast and celebrates a show seen by nearly 60 million people, has been translated into 42 productions across the globe with over 45,000 staged performances.
Get a feel of the excitement backstage with a personal tour by Matt Lucas, including his private singing lesson with tenor star Alfie Boe.
Witness the magical Sitzprobe as the cast rehearses with the orchestra of the 25th Anniversary Concert for the first time and meet the faces behind the magic as Matt Lucas meets the set designer.
With a star-studded cast that includes Classical Brit® Award nominee Alfie Boe (La Boheme, Kismet), musical and film star Norm Lewis (Sex and the City 2, Chicago), international pop sensation Nick Jonas (The Jonas Brothers) and BAFTA and Emmy® Award winning TV funnyman, Matt Lucas (Little Britain), Universal Pictures (UK) is delighted to present Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2 released on Special Limited Edition DVD November 7, 2011.
The Special Limited Edition also features the incredible talents of Tony® Award winning Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon) Lawrence Olivier® Award winning Jenny Galloway (Mamma Mia, Electra, A Midsummer's Nights Dream), Ramin Karimloo (Love Never Dies, The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon) and Samantha Barks (BBC1's I'd Do Anything, Oliver!).
The O2 production is astonishing in its size and ambition with the huge arena having played host to some of the biggest rock and pop concerts including, Lady Gaga, U2 and The Rolling Stones.
It's only fitting that this is the setting for the celebratory musical production which has spawned international hits such as I Dreamed a Dream and On My Own.
About the show
Based on Victor Hugo's 1862 novel of the same name, set in early 19th Century France , the show features the stories of the characters as they struggle for redemption and revolution.
The Tony® Award winning score features the song I Dreamed a Dream, sung as a solo by the character Fantine during the first act.
Numerous professional artists have recorded cover versions since the musical's premiere in October 1985, including Neil Diamond, Aretha Franklin, Elaine Paige, Susan Boyle and most recently as a duet between Idina Menzel and Lea Michele on the TV show Glee.
There have been almost 40 cast recordings of Les Misérables including the multi-platinum London cast recording, the Grammy Award-winning Broadway cast and complete symphonic albums and the recently released live recording of the New 25th Anniversary Production.
The video of the 10th Anniversary Royal Albert Hall Gala Concert has sold millions of copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling musical videos ever in the UK.
There are over 2,500 productions of the Les Misérables School 's Edition scheduled or being performed by over 125,000 school children in the UK, US and Australia, making it the most successful musical ever produced in schools.
Cameron Mackintosh is currently developing a film of Les Misérables with Working Title and Universal, starring Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe.
Special limited edition includes…
The incredible 25th Anniversary Concert
The BBC Documentary "Matt Lucas Dreams The Dream"
Limited Edition Anniversary Key Ring
Souvenir Booklet of the Anniversary
And over 40 minutes of unseen footage


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Introducing the Tudor Black Bay Ceramic One for Only Watch
Listings for the biennial Only Watch auction are out, and in addition to mega watches from the likes of Patek Philippe and F.P. Journe, the comparatively accesible Tudor is once again participating with a unique Black Bay. Only Watch, over the course of 7 prior auctions, has raised over 40 million Swiss Francs to benefit muscular dystrophy research. Let?s take a closer look at the Black Bay Ceramic One.
Tudor Black Bay Ceramic One for Only Watch
Case Material: Ceramic
Dial: Black
Dimensions: 41mm
Crystal: Sapphire
Water Resistance: 200 meters
Crown: Screw down
Movement: Tudor Manufacture Calibre MT5602
Strap/bracelet: Hybrid black alligator leather and rubber strap
Price: N/A
Expected Release: N/A
Tudor comes to Only Watch 2019 with a first for the brand ? a Black Bay in full ceramic. Not only that, but it?s fully, and I mean fully, blacked out. The case is the familiar Black Bay shape, but in a sleek, bead-blasted black ceramic. The dial, hands, and hour markers are black as well. Contrast for legibility, it would seem, is provided by a gloss finish to the lume-filled indices, but let?s face it: if you?re a serious bidder for this watch, legibility might not be your primary concern.
Taken together, the presentation is ultra modern and unlike any Black Bay we?ve seen before, although it could well be considered a cousin of the Black Bay Dark, introduced in 2016. Still, that was a PVD-treated steel case with bright-white hour markers and hands. It even had a touch of red text on the dial. The Black Bay Ceramic One is a whole other kettle of fish. One of the nicest design touches on the watch is the open caseback, something we just don?t see much of in Tudor?s tool watch lineup. It shows off the in-house MT5602 caliber nicely, which now, of course, features a black ceramic (and skeletonized) winding rotor.
While the Only Watch one-offs are very often just that, it?s worth observing that, on occasion, a unique piece making its debut at this auction serves as a springboard to a regular production model somewhere down the line. The use of ceramic as the primary case material by Tudor in this Black Bay certainly gets the mind working to dream up what they might have in store for consumers a year or two down the road.
The Black Bay Ceramic One is listed with an estimate of $4,500-$5,500. If you?re thinking of bidding and sniping a bargain, recall that the Tudor Black Bay One, the brand?s 2015 debut entry in the Only Watch auction, hammered at 375,000 Swiss Francs, about 120 times its original estimate.
The Only Watch auction will be held in Geneva on November 9. You can view all of this year?s unique pieces at the Only Watch website, right here.
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A garage door is the biggest moving object in your homestead. Carefully operated and maintained, this object and the whole of its system gives you, your vehicles and your family a chance to conveniently access your home and the way out of your home. Garage doors are very important as they protect against the elements and provide security. This means that there is a great need to ensure that your garage door is in good condition. If you can invest in new garage doors that are insulated, it can go a long way to assist you save a lot of energy. The following are some of the things you can do to ensure that your garage door is in great condition.
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- · Training the children
Regular visual assessment
This is the simplest way to notice any problem with your garage door. Visit riverside garage door repair for the best offers to fix springs, openers, tracks and any other problem you have. The door should be best scanned when you are free and not in a hurry. Check it thoroughly by carefully looking at the springs, wires, hardware and pulleys. This will help you to spot any area that needs replacement or is damaged. Listen to any kind of sound that might signify a problem that is arising. It is one of the most effective ways of saving you a lot of money that you might end up using to replace the door. You can find these lifetime warranties and same day services through their website at WWW.RIVERSIDEDOORREPAIR.COM where you can find more detail on track repair and roller replacement.
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Just like any other machinery which needs to be lubricated for efficacy, various parts of this door need to be greased too. Focus on the joints and springs while spraying the lubricant. This is something that does not demand much of your time, as doing it just once in six months is enough.
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I love making yeasted enriched breads. Even though most enriched breads are more bread than pastry, the fact that they are enriched with milk, eggs and butter makes them seem more like dessert. For this month's Daring Bakers' challenge hostess Jenni asked us to make povitica, an Eastern European dessert bread. It can also be known as potica, nutroll, kolachi, or strudia.
I went old school and put away my Kitchen Aid stand mixer. The dough came together quickly and easily using a wooden spoon and a big mixing bowl. It was a sticky dough so I had to knead it for some time before it came together for the initial rise.
Then came the fun part - rolling and stretching. I covered my work surface with a large sheet of cheesecloth and started rolling out the dough with a rolling pin. The dough was really easy to work with and never stuck to the cheesecloth. When it got to about 18 x 18-inches, I lifted the dough off the cloth and started stretching it using the back of my hands and arms. The goal was to get it thin enough that I could read through it.
Jenni suggested that we try the traditional walnut filling, but I wanted to use poppy seeds. I used a poppy seed honey filling recipe that I normally use for filling hamentaschen. As you can see I didn't have enough filling to spread over all the edges, but it still turned out just fine. (In hindsight I should have spread the poppy seed filling thinner so that it covered more of the dough. The sliced loaf would have been prettier with evenly spaced layers of dough-filling-dough-filling. Oh well! Live and learn. )
Then I folded the rolled up poppy seed filled dough like a snake into my prepared loaf pan. For my other loaf, I spread the stretched dough with some apricot jam, a light sprinkle of finely ground almonds and some dried cranberries. I rolled it and then twisted the roll into the pan.
When the loaves came out of the oven I couldn't wait to slice into them. The smell was amazing. There really is nothing quite like the scent of freshly baked bread still hot from the oven. After patiently letting it cool in the pan for 30 minutes, I turned them out onto a wire rack.
They tasted as good as they looked. The dough had a hint of sweetness and was very moist. Both flavors were delicious, but my favorite one was the cranberry. Even though I am on a self-imposed low-carb diet, I had a slice a day until the cranberry loaf was all gone!
Who knew something so pretty would be so easy to make? A big thanks to Jenni for the recipe and please visit the Daring Kitchen for a slideshow of other bakers' poviticas.
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The Daring Baker's October 2011 challenge was Povitica, hosted by Jenni of The Gingered Whisk. Povitica is a traditional Eastern European Dessert Bread that is as lovely to look at as it is to eat!
Makes two loaves (baked in two 9x5-inch bread pans)
To Activate the Yeast:
1 Teaspoon (5 ml/4 ½ gm) Sugar
½ Teaspoon (2½ ml/1½ gm) All-Purpose (Plain) Flour
¼ Cup (60 ml) Warm Water
1 Tablespoon (15 ml/7 gm/¼ oz/1 sachet) Dry Yeast
1 Cup (240 ml) Whole Milk
6 Tablespoons (90 ml/85 gm/3 oz) Sugar
1½ Teaspoons (7½ ml/9 gm/1/3 oz) Table Salt
2 Large Eggs, lightly beaten
¼ Cup (60 ml/60 gm/½ stick/2 oz) Unsalted Butter, melted
4 cups (960 ml/560 gm/19¾ oz/1¼ lb) All-Purpose Flour, measure first then sift, divided
¼ Cup (60 ml) Cold Strong Coffee
1 Tablespoon (15 ml/14 gm/½ oz) Granulated Sugar
Melted Butter
Poppy seed filling:
3 Cups poppy seeds
3/4 Cup whole milk
3/4 cup honey
To Activate Yeast:
1. In a small bowl, stir 1 teaspoons sugar, 1/2 teaspoon flour, and 1 tablespoon yeast into 1/4 cup warm water and cover with plastic wrap.
2. Allow to stand for 5 minutes
To Make the Dough:
3. In a medium saucepan, heat the milk up to just below boiling (about 180°F/82°C), stirring constantly so that a film does not form on the top of the milk. You want it hot enough to scald you, but not boiling. Allow to cool slightly, until it is about 110°F/43°C.
4. In a large bowl, mix the scalded milk, sugar, and the salt until combined.
5. Add the beaten eggs, yeast mixture, melted butter, and 1 cup of flour.
6. Blend thoroughly and slowly add remaining flour, mixing well until the dough starts to clean the bowl.
7. Turn dough out onto floured surface and knead, gradually adding flour a little at a time, until smooth and does not stick. (Note: You may or may not use all 4 cups of flour.)
8. Divide the dough into 2 equal pieces (they will each weight about 1.25 pounds/565 grams)
9. Place dough in 2 lightly oiled bowls, cover loosely with a layer of plastic wrap and then a kitchen towel and let rise an hour and a half in a warm place, until doubled in size.
To Make the Filling:
10. Put poppy seeds through coffee grinder. This is to crush them up a bit. They should not turn into a powder.
11. Put poppy seed in a pot. Stir in the milk and honey.
12. Stir in the milk and honey.
13. Cook over low heat, stirring frequently, until thick about 15 minutes.
14. Allow to cool completely before using.
15. Thin with a few drops of milk if it's too thick to spread.
To Roll and Assemble the Dough:
16. Spread a clean sheet or cloth over your entire table so that it is covered.
17. Sprinkle with a couple of tablespoons to a handful of flour (use flour sparingly)
18. Place the dough on the sheet and roll the dough out with a rolling pin, starting in the middle and working your way out, until it measures roughly 10-12 inches (25½ cm by 30½ cm) in diameter.
19. Spoon 1 to 1.5 teaspoons (5ml to 7 ½ ml/4 gm to 7 gm) of melted butter on top.
20. Using the tops of your hands, stretch dough out from the center until the dough is thin and uniformly opaque. You can also use your rolling pin, if you prefer.
21. As you work, continually pick up the dough from the table, not only to help in stretching it out, but also to make sure that it isn't sticking.
22. When you think it the dough is thin enough, try to get it a little thinner. It should be so thin that you can see the color and perhaps the pattern of the sheet underneath.
23. Spoon filling evenly over dough until covered.
24. Lift the edge of the cloth and gently roll the dough like a jelly roll.
25. Once the dough is rolled up into a rope, gently lift it up and place it into a greased loaf pan in the shape of a "U", with the ends meeting in the middle. You want to coil the dough around itself, as this will give the dough its characteristic look when sliced.
26. Repeat with remaining loaf, coiling each rope of dough in its own loaf pan.
27. Brush the top of each loaf with a mixture of 1/4 cup of cold coffee and 1 tablespoon of sugar. If you prefer, you can also use egg whites in place of this.
28. Cover pans lightly will plastic wrap and allow to rest for approximately 15 minutes.
29. Preheat oven to moderate 350°F/180°C/gas mark 4.
30. Remove plastic wrap from dough and place into the preheated oven and bake for approximately 15 minutes.
31. Turn down the oven temperature to slow 300°F/150°C/gas mark 2 and bake for an additional 45 minutes, or until done.
32. Check the bread at 30 minutes to ensure that the bread is not getting too brown. You may cover the loaves with a sheet of aluminum foil if you need to.
33. Remove bread from oven and brush with melted butter.
34. Allow to cool on a wire rack for 20-30 minutes, still in the bread pan. Remember, the bread is quite heavy and it needs to be able to hold its own weight, which is difficult when still warm and fresh out of the oven. Allowing it to cool in the pan helps the loaf to hold its shape.
35. It is recommended that the best way to cut Povitica loaves into slices is by turning the loaf upside down and slicing with a serrated knife.


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