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A new, old restaurant trend: eating with your hands
James Syhabout is clenching his left fist repeatedly, gently squeezing a wad of sticky rice.
"This is how you eat," he begins, his hand still casually pulsating.
We're sitting in East Oakland's Vientian Cafe on a sultry, sweaty night. The Laotian/Thai restaurant is seemingly plopped down in a residential area.
With his right hand, Syhabout plucks a clump of rice off the top and, using the sticky rice almost like a tortilla chip, deftly scoops up a handful of fiery kaeng nor mai (bamboo stew salad) and casually puts it in his mouth.
Syhabout is the chef-owner behind a handful of Oakland restaurants on various levels: a fine dining destination (Commis), a gastropub (Box & Bells), an Asian street food joint (Hawker Fare), and his latest addition, the Dock at Linden Street.
He's also on a mission to spread the gospel of eating with your hands.
Family style
"Growing up, how we ate as a family was very communal," he says. His family shared a basket of sticky rice in the middle of a table. Fish and meat were served on the bone. The utensil was a piece of food, be it sticky rice or lettuce cups.
Recently, Syhabout changed the dinner format at Hawker Fare, eliminating rice bowls in favor of shared plates for communal eating, many of which can be eaten by hand: crisp tamarind caramel ribs on the bone; laab nuea diep, beef tartare and tripe to be stuffed into mint-studded lettuce leaves; and nam prik noom, a charred shallot and green chile dip eaten with sticky rice.
The menu at Dock, his new restaurant and bar in the Linden Street Brewery, offers many beer-friendly dishes designed to be enjoyed without a fork: curry chicken thighs with roti; fried fennel and onion petals; scallions with romesco; linguica corn dogs.
"I want to encourage people to experiment. It's not a right or wrong thing to eat with your hands, but for me, eating with your hands is more satisfying. There's more of a connection with the food."
Although Syhabout offers utensils at both restaurants, "Eating with your hands is something our ancestors did," he says, "no matter where you're from."
Indeed, from pizza to tacos, nearly every culture can lay a claim to eating with hands. And in the Bay Area, many embrace it.
Caterer and Indian cooking teacher Nalini Mehta, who also teaches Ayurveda, points out how the traditional Hindu healing practice links food with holistic well-being.
"Part of Ayurveda talks about what makes food connect," Mehta says. "Eating with your hands is very much of that element.
"When I eat with my hands, I think everyone at the table feels more comfortable. There's a camaraderie."
Closer to the food
There's also a physical impact, she says. Gripping food with fingers allows eaters to sense the food before it goes into the mouth. You can feel the temperature, the texture.
"Using foreign utensils, you have no sensation," Mehta says. "The sensations of different textures have a strong connection from the minute you touch."
Eating with hands is a ritual throughout India. In the south, handfuls of rice are skillfully "flung" into mouths, and dosas are eaten like burritos; to eat a crepe-like dosa with a fork and knife is sacrilege, Mehta insists. In northern India, breads are used as the vessels.
Using both hands is frowned upon, says Mehta, citing cleanliness and etiquette concerns. One hand is personal; the other is communal.
Azalina Eusope, a Malaysian street food vendor in San Francisco, says that nearly everything - even thick soups - is eaten by hand in her Mamak culture. The right hand, that is.
"You can only use the right hand to eat; the left hand is the evil hand. You don't want to be evil," she says, matter-of-factly.
To scoop food with her hand, she forms a cup with her fingers, connecting her thumb to the next three fingers. All fingers are used to mop up the final bits.
Remarks Azalina's manager, Jim Benson: "When Malaysian people do it, they don't make a mess, not even any rice bits."
Catching on
In Ethiopian and Eritrean culture, every meal centers around injera, a fermented, sponge-like flatbread. It's traditional to use just the right hand, and a maximum of three cupping fingers, says Matheos Yohannes, who has operated San Francisco's Assab Eritrean Restaurant for the past two decades. It's important to dip into the stews with the bubbly side of the bread down so that it soaks up the sauce.
Yohannes says San Francisco diners are enthusiastic when it comes to eating with their hands as a way to experience the culture.
"Most of the time, even when we offer forks and spoons, they don't accept," he says. "They want to eat the traditional way. They like to do it the way we do."
'Like eating at home'
El Mansour opened in San Francisco's Richmond District 38 years ago, serving up a menu of Moroccan classics to be eaten by hand. Today, owner Jack Tanverakul says only 10 to 15 percent of his diners request silverware. The rest are happy to dive in and pick apart a lamb shank doused in honey and almonds.
"Sometimes I'm making jokes with customers, saying it's just like eating at home," Tanverakul says. Waiters pour rose water over diners' hands to start and end the meal, often to oohs and aahs.
Which leads to another reason for eating with your hands: It's fun. Which is why some of the Bay Area's four-star restaurants have adopted hands-on courses during their tasting menus.
At Saison, where a tasting menu starts at $248, chef Joshua Skenes has been known to offer a pristine, sculpture-like salad of tiny greens and flowers, meant to be hand-plucked from their bowl. A meal at Coi often begins with chef Daniel Patterson's take on chips and dip, in a snack form of puffed brown rice crackers; it's a way to welcome diners into the restaurant, to help them relax, he says.
Christopher Kostow of the Restaurant at Meadowood sings a similar tune. His tasting menu starts with a quick succession of utensil-free canapes, then he sprinkles "hand bites" throughout the rest of the meal, often as a tie-in to the previous course.
"It takes away some of the pretension," he says.
'Normal and natural'
Kostow likes the bites so much that he now offers them in the restaurant's adjacent bar/lounge. All are designed to be eaten by hand. The price starts at $20 for a series of items like black olive meringues, Champagne-fermented vegetables and geoduck clam fritters.
"I would eat everything with my hands if I could. There's something normal and natural about it," Kostow says.
Back at Vientian Cafe, the room is abuzz with a wide variety of diners. A group of high school kids occupies a nearby table, pawing into baskets of sticky rice. A family sits at another table, kids gnawing on chicken wings. An older couple behind them devours egg rolls. At some point Jeff Mason, the sandwich maestro from Pal's Takeaway in the Mission, saunters in for a takeout order.
Syhabout pops his head up between bites of Lao-style papaya salad.
"You should write about how people really eat," he says. "This is real."
The Dock Chicken Curry
Serves 6 to 8
Chronicle staff writer Lynne Char Bennett adapted this recipe from James Syhabout, chef/owner of The Dock at Linden Street in Oakland. Syhabout serves the curry with house-made roti. At the restaurant, Syhabout recommends tearing or cutting the chicken into chunks, and then creating wraps or "tacos."
- 1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoons Madras curry, about 1/3 ounce
- 3/4 cup chopped yellow onions, about 3 ounces
- 2 tablespoons chopped shallots, about 3/4 ounce
- 3 to 4 large cloves garlic, peeled
- 3 half-dollar-size coins ginger, each about 1/4-inch thick
- 10 to 12 dried chile de arbols, stems removed
- 1/4 cup + 1-3 tablespoons canola oil, as needed
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 1/4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 4 teaspoons tomato paste
- -- Kosher salt, to taste
- 2 to 2 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 1/2 pound carrots, peeled and cut into large dice
- -- Naan for serving
Instructions: Have ready a small bowl. Place the curry in a small, dry skillet over low heat, stirring frequently until toasted and aromatic, 30-60 seconds. To avoid burning the curry, quickly turn it out of the skillet into the bowl.
Place the toasted curry, onion, shallots, garlic, ginger, chiles and 1/4 cup oil in a mini food processor and puree into a fine paste (or pound into a paste using a mortar and pestle), adding more oil as needed to make the mixture slightly loose.
Scrape the mixture into a medium-large pot over medium-low heat and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, about 5 minutes.
Add the butter and bay leaf. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is moderately brown and caramelized, 5-8 minutes, making sure to not scorch the bottom of the pot.
Add the cream, chicken broth, tomato paste and salt to taste. Simmer until the curry "breaks" and the oil has separated from the rest of the mixture, about 45 minutes. Taste and add more salt if needed.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350°.
Place the chicken thighs and carrots into a 9- by 13-inch baking dish and pour the curry sauce over. Cover with foil and bake until the chicken is very tender, about 1 hour.
Remove from the oven. Let cool somewhat, then skim off some of the excess oil, if desired. Serve with the naan.
If made ahead, cool to room temperature; then refrigerate. Skim off some of the excess oil, then reheat in a 350° oven.
Per serving: 331 calories, 24 g protein, 7 g carbohydrates, 23 g fat (8 g saturated), 127 mg cholesterol, 134 mg sodium, 2 g fiber.
Paolo Lucchesi is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @lucchesi


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And I have to say I'm quite proud of myself.
I've taken part in the NaBloPoMo (national blog posting month) challenge for each the last four years. The idea is to write a blog every day during November - more difficult than it sounds, but good discipline, and something I ought to do more.
I almost never pre-plan what I write; this year I wasn't even sure if I was taking part until half way through... And so it's been a rambling sort of NaBloPoMo - but I've enjoyed it all the more for that. I'm aware there's been a lot of philosophy and politics - apologies, if I've gone on a bit; I guess that's because I've been clearing my mind. Then there was also scotch eggs...
But actually, I did it, and I'm quite proud of myself for another reason.
At the start of November I promised my friend and fellow blogger Michelle that if I completed the challenge I'd post a video of me playing the saxophone.
Well, last night, despite the head cold and very limited talent, I made my first ever public appearance playing an instrument. Here's me and some fellow students, blowing our rendition of Feeling Good.


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What's more American than beginning the Major League season spread over four days in two weeks on two continents? How about an American singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in Sweden? Here's the first in a series of exclusive renditions of our national pastime's theme song we'll be featuring on Deadspin throughout the summer.
Deadspin friend Will "The Alien" Kimbrough has served as hired guitar slinger for Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris, had his songs recorded by Jimmy Buffett and Little Feat, and toured the world as a solo artist (Americanitis is a particular favorite among the Deadspin staff).
Kimbrough completed his half-month Scandinavian sojourn with dates in Halmstad, Falkenberg, Malmo and Skebobruk (the first time that city's ever been mentioned on this site) but returns stateside for dates in Houston, Austin and Baton Rouge next week. He last appeared in Deadspin discussing the late Alex Chilton's time in Tuscaloosa.


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Stacy's not going back to Como
Back in March, US Weekly reported that the "end is near" for George Clooney and Stacy Keibler. George evidently didn't' like that US was all up in his business so he denied it and flew Stacy over to Germany for a few photo opportunities. Click here and here for a refresher.
Since then though, the two have not been seen together. And now it's full on summer and she hasn't been invited to Lake Como. More importantly, a new award season fast approaches and George has two, maybe three, films that might contend – August: Osage County, The Monuments Men, and Gravity. So…
PEOPLE is now reporting that the two are done, citing sources on Stacy's side who claim that she was the one who ended it because she wants to have babies. But isn't that always why they end it? Because this guy will never want marriage and babies? That rationale does sound a lot better than "now that I have my own tv show and some cash and a down payment on a new house, it was time to leave". The MiniVan Majority would certainly understand. And they wouldn't hold it against him either. Why would they start now?
So, what's next?
Well, IF the regular pattern holds up, we may see a new girlfriend installed by August. George seems to prefer having a date around during festival and award season and Gravity is opening Venice and then, usually, it's on to TIFF right after. IF the regular pattern holds up, that is. He may finally choose to rewrite the pattern this year, bring his mother instead, as I've been encouraging. Besides, Julia Roberts will be working the campaign circuit with him. And he might just not want to hear it from her for 6 months, you know? The Oscars are pushed back to March in 2014 due to the Olympics. That's a long time to work it without a gf but it's also a long time to have to listen to Julia go on about whatever it is that she harangues him about…mostly his love life.
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By Matt Smith, CNN
Medical marijuana advocates are hoping state governments can succeed where their efforts have failed by asking federal authorities to reclassify pot as a drug with medical use.
Shortly before Christmas, Colorado became the fourth state to ask the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to reclassify marijuana as a narcotic in the same league as heavyweight painkillers including oxycodone. The governors of Washington and Rhode Island filed a formal petition with the agency in November, and Vermont signed onto that request shortly afterward.
All four are among the sixteen states and the District of Columbia that have laws on the books that allow the medical use of marijuana, even though the drug remains illegal under federal law. Meanwhile, federal authorities have asserted their power by raiding dispensaries in states including California and Washington.
Supporters say the public is on their side, and the state requests show the feds are increasingly isolated on the issue. But they acknowledge it's still an uphill battle.
"I don't think that we're going to see to much change in Washington's position on this until public opinion and state-level support reaches a little bit higher a tipping point," said Morgan Fox, a spokesman for the D.C.-based Marijuana Policy Project.
The DEA said it would "reply accordingly," but noted that similar petitions had been rejected before. DEA spokeswoman Barbara Carreno told CNN that the agency gives "great respect" to state governments, but their requests would get "the same attention as a petition from a medical group or anything else."
Marijuana is listed as a Schedule I drug by the DEA, meaning it's dangerous and has no medical use. Medical marijuana advocates, including the states that have petitioned the agency, say it should be listed under Schedule II, comparing it to other prescription painkillers that have a high potential for abuse.
In 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration restated its opposition to medical marijuana, saying "no sound scientific studies" support its use. State laws authorizing it "are inconsistent with efforts to ensure that medications undergo the rigorous scientific scrutiny of the FDA approval process," it added.
But in their November petition, Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire and Rhode Island's Lincoln Chafee argued that "the vast majority of modern research" has found marijuana useful for treating patients with glaucoma, for relieving the nausea suffered by cancer patients in chemotherapy and for relieving symptoms of degenerative nerve diseases.
They cite a 2001 study by the National Academy of Sciences that recommended research into the "potential therapeutic value" of cannabis, though it warned that smoking pot was a "crude" method "that also delivers harmful substances."
"Since the last FDA review in 2006, the scientific process has identified and clarified even more of the therapeutic effects of cannabis through ongoing research and assessment of available data," wrote Gregoire, a Democrat, and Chafee, a former Republican-turned-independent. "This petition presents this further evidence. It is now time for the DEA to reschedule the substance."
The Obama administration says it is willing to support research, but has taken a stiff position against medical marijuana. In October, in response to online petitions, White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske said marijuana "is not a benign drug."
Medical marijuana group sues Obama administration
"Like many, we are interested in the potential marijuana may have in providing relief to individuals diagnosed with certain serious illnesses. That is why we ardently support ongoing research into determining what components of the marijuana plant can be used as medicine," Kerlikowske wrote. "To date, however, neither the FDA nor the Institute of Medicine have found smoked marijuana to meet the modern standard for safe or effective medicine for any condition."
Carreno said petitions to reschedule a drug take years to review. The DEA does its own analysis, then refers the requests to the FDA and the Department of Health and Human Services, which review their own research.
"Then they send recommendations back to us, and based on the recommendation we get, we make a decision," she said.
Critics call medical marijuana a "Trojan horse" for legalizing the drug entirely, and federal authorities mounted a string of high-profile raids in California, Washington and Montana in 2011.
The Justice Department says it isn't targeting patients who are in "clear and unambiguous compliance" with state laws. In October's raids in California, prosecutors said they were targeting organizations that had become large-scale commercial traffickers, operating beyond the limits of state law.
In their petition, Gregoire and Chafee said rescheduling was needed because states can't make rules governing medical marijuana "without putting their employees at risk of violating federal law."
"From a patient perspective, there's a lot of things up in the air," Gregoire spokesman Cory Curtis told CNN. He said the state hopes "to give them clarity and peace of mind, both in the environment in which they get it and the prescription and dose they get."
A round of federal raids targeted dispensaries in the Seattle area in November, but agents were targeting "folks who were distributing without a medical purpose," Curtis said.
Washington allows patients to grow their own marijuana and keep a 60-day supply, which it defines as up to 24 ounces. Patients and designated health-care providers can keep "collective gardens."
Rhode Island allows patients to grow up to 12 plants and possess up to 2.5 ounces of pot for their own use, as long as a doctor has certified that it may alleviate symptoms and the potential risks don't outweigh the benefits. It also allows "compassion centers" to cultivate and dispense marijuana, as long as it stays within those limits for each patient.
In Colorado, legislation passed in 2010 allows state regulators to keep a tight rein on dispensaries and required them to request reclassification from the DEA.
"As long as there is a divergence in state and federal law, there is a lack of certainty necessary to provide safe access for patients with serious medical conditions," Barbara Brohl, the executive director of Colorado's Department of Revenue, wrote in a December 22 letter to DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart.
Since the law went into effect, more than 700 people have applied for licenses to sell medical marijuana, said Mark Couch, a spokesman for Brohl's office. The state collected about $5 million in sales taxes in the last fiscal year, which ended in June -- a tiny fraction of the state's $8 billion general fund, he said.
Fox said the state's requests to reclassify the drug "could and certainly should" give the states some breathing room, "but I really don't think it will."
"I think that it's not going to provide any real tangible benefits immediately," he said. But it if succeeds, "It will definitely bring the federal government more in line with currently accepted science."
In the meantime, "There's no reason for the federal government to be wasting resources going after medical marijuana providers," he said.
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Founded in 1910, North Carolina Central University was the first publicly supported liberal arts college for African-Americans. Today, the university has a diverse population of more than 8,300 students enrolled in first-class academic programs.
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While we're proud of our past, we measure our success today by our students' achievements. We have unique programs in place to mentor every student, and we provide the resources to enable academic and career success.
With both a biomanufacturing and a biomedical research institute, NCCU is emerging as a leader in the study of health disparities. We offer hands-on laboratory experience in collaboration with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies based in Research Triangle Park and elsewhere across the state. This ensures that our students are job ready from Day One, post graduation.
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A Sandwich a Day: Leg of Lamb on French Bread at Miller's Pub
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I feel conflicted about Miller's Pub, though I do think my opinion can best be summed up by the leg of lamb on French bread ($9.95). On one hand, Miller's Pub looks like one of those awesome old Chicago restaurants with comfy booths and a gorgeous old bar—exactly the kind of place confident enough to serve a leg of lamb sandwich. But it also feels slightly kitschy and touristy, which explains the Miller's Pub t-shirts next to the entrance and the spinach artichoke dip. (The horror!)
Back to the sandwich. The lamb is tender and not too gamey. Sadly, it's served on a stiff and oddly spongy roll, which the restaurant for some cruel reason calls French bread. And then the real kicker: on the side is a mint jelly so impossibly neon green, it makes you wonder whether some of the green dye used to color the Chicago River found its way to the kitchen. But you know what? That jelly is also sweet and intriguingly minty, and though I worried about turning green myself, it actually plays reasonably well with the lamb. Basically, it's kind of awesome, sort of a train wreck, but ultimately satisfying.
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Most licensed games never had a chance. Imagine if you met the greatest game designer in the world and said, "Hi, we at Burger King would like to pay you to make a game featuring our mascot and murderer. Please include stealth elements and cheeseburger gifting." If that game turned out to be good, he'd be shot for being a sorcerer. However, these four licensed games should have worked... But, for whatever reason, they didn't.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (DS)
This game is available in both Autobots and Decepticons versions. If you get the chance, pick neither. I wasn't given this option, so I chose "Autobots." I think if you have both versions, they combine to form Suck, a robotic Phil Collins mouth that turns into a milk machine.
This is a direct port of the 360/PS3 version of the game, using the intense processing power of the Nintendo DS. To say it was a little overambitious is being generous: It's like someone tried to cook a 10-course meal on a calculator watch. The end result is just some guy ramming his fist into cold soup and screaming about how nothing works. I should have warned you at the beginning of that analogy that it was going to kind of fall apart. Which is fitting, because this soup-fisting game is a confusing, senseless disaster.
First, the game is in 3D, and the only real control you have over the camera is to clumsily fling it behind your robot while it tries to point at something you're not interested in looking at. Trying to run in one direction and shoot in another is -- as far as your thumb is concerned -- magically impossible. Which is a problem, since (as with all giant robot videogames) running in one direction and shooting in another is literally the only way you will ever win a fight. If you ask a robot for its daughter's hand in marriage, it will answer by running in a circle around you and shooting you with lasers. Not because it disapproves of the two of you -- that's just all it knows.
So you're a giant, ugly robot that can't look in the ugly direction you want. Your jump should be considered, at best, a confused short-range attack against gravity. And the first thing the game asks you to do is delicately hop over a series of instant-death magma holes. Thanks for letting me know how it's going to be right off the bat, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. After playing this game for an hour, I have a new respect for blind, drunk people wandering through volcanoes. You guys have it rougher than I thought!
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (360/PS3)
I think the design for this game is older than the glacier it takes place on. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is like weaponized mediocrity. It's so generic in every direction that any attempt at describing it would put an assembly line worker in a coma.
One interesting thing about the game is how it handles combat. Over the course of a videogame, you kill hundreds -- if not thousands -- of creatures. How do developers make something like that kid-friendly? Simple: Every time you punch an animal to death in Ice Age, it goes into death throes and explodes into a pile of leaves. I guess they're hoping this is insane enough that the impressionable children won't be able to wrap their heads around what they've done. "Don't cry, sweetie. You didn't kill that ancient castoroides ohioensis. He just burst into leaves because he was happy. Besides, God already killed all these monstrosities nearly 1,000 years ago."
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (DS)
First off, let me give you some pro gamer tips: Pressing the arrows on the controller tells your character which way to move. Various "buttons" cause your little man to shoot weapons or throw grenades. To give you an idea of how smart G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra thinks you are, the in-game tutorial takes about 10 minutes to explain what I just typed. I don't want to sound like some kind of super-genius, but is there a non-condescending mode for advanced players? Maybe the game could have administered some sort of placement exam so I could assure it I knew what buttons were. Something like this:
Knowing is half the battle, and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra wants to know all about you! Are you:
a) A walrus smacking your flipper against a drowning child holding a Nintendo DS.
b) An advanced player.
While the game was sending me to my 19th training seminar on the effects of control pads on videogame avatars, I realized that it was made by a cabal of untalented artists who played Gauntlet and then brainstormed about how to make it less fun.
I mentioned earlier how videogame robots love to shoot while they jog. Well, apparently, the humans in G.I. Joe haven't quite reached the agility standards of 50-ton robots. They have to stop dead in their tracks whenever they shoot. Are they serious? They put me in a gunfight and my trigger button is the same as my wait-like-an-idiot button? Why not just give me a button to swallow my gum too? Enemies approach! Rapidly press B to wet your pants!
You're not completely helpless, however. You can take about 8,000 bullets before you notice any effects, and even though you can't move as you shoot, you can at least slowly rotate. This allows you to spread a gentle radius of violence around you, as enemy projectiles bounce off your stupid, non-moving face. As you master the stop-and-shoot combat system, all your battles start to look like the Hokey Pokey, but with less urgency. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is so boring that if someone saw this game while they were already yawning, their body would die.
G-Force (360/PS3)
Great, another game about a hamster with a jetpack and a lightsaber whip. Wait, really? And it's in 3D? When did the President of Awesome Ideas get a job making videogames? G-Force is like getting hugged by your best friend in outer space. What a wonderful world, where a videogame journalist can go in expecting an enema of pure sadness and find that.


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Hours-long SWAT standoff ends without incident
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Times-Union reported a SWAT standoff ended peacefully in Arlington.
Officers were called to a home on Tidewater Circle around 7 p.m. Saturday.
Lt. Steve Mullen with JSO told the Times-Union that the incident began with a domestic dispute call about a man threatening his wife with a gun.
Mullen told the TU that SWAT was called out because the man was not cooperating with police.
The SWAT team spent hours trying to get the man, 55, to give himself up. Officers spoke on a megaphone trying to lure him out.
The TU reported that around 1 a.m., loud bangs and sounds of breaking glass were heard as SWAT fired teargas into the home.
By 2 a.m., SWAT had entered the home and the man was arrested without incident. No one was hurt.
Neighbors told the TU that man lived the neighborhood for about 6 years.
His identity was not made available Sunday morning.
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At speeds that surpass 200 miles per hour, IndyCar racing
offers fans nonstop thrills. So it's a natural fit with the Boy Scouts of
America, an organization that's been serving up fast-paced adventure for 100
That's the idea behind this month's launch of BSA
Motorsports. The No. 19 IndyCar, a joint venture between the BSA and Dale Coyne
Racing, will make its debut on March 14 in Brazil. The season runs through
October with 17 total races, including 13 in the U.S.
This offers two unique opportunities for Scouting. First,
the BSA's logo and colors are all over this sharp-looking ride, and Scouts will
play a role in opening ceremonies at several IndyCar races. That gives the BSA
a great opportunity to extend the Scouting message to the uninitiated.
Second, Scouting units from across the country will get the
chance to see the car up close and meet the driver and crew—all while learning
about the math and science behind open-wheel racing. That keeps boys interested
and gives packs, troops, and crews a great recruiting tool.
The car will be available for units at each of the 17 stops
on the IndyCar schedule. Sure, you could jet to Brazil, Japan, or Canada to see
this car for yourself, but if you're not big on international travel, make
plans to see it at one of these U.S. races:
- March 28: St. Petersburg, Fla.
- April 11: Birmingham, Ala.
- April 18: Long Beach, Calif.
- May 1: Kansas City, Kan.
- May 30: Indianapolis, Ind. (Indy 500)
- June 5: Fort Worth, Tex.
- June 20: Newton, Iowa
- July 4: Watkins Glen, N.Y.
- Aug. 8: Lexington, Ohio
- Aug. 22: Sonoma, Calif.
- Aug. 28: Chicago, Ill.
- Sept. 4: Sparta, Ky.
- Oct. 2: Miami, Fla.
You could also spot the red-and-blue racer on TV. Each IndyCar
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- Nissan display will feature a 150-foot halo
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- Detroit's Cobo Hall, home to the show, sports a new atrium
DETROIT -- This city on the brink of a potential bankruptcy says it's ready to host this year's North American International Auto Show, which kicks off this weekend.
In addition to the unveiling of several dozen new cars, the Detroit show will feature a new Nissan display with a 150-foot halo, the largest Toyota display ever and a new 30,000-square-foot atrium.
Official press conferences begin Monday, and NAIAS -- among the largest auto shows in the world -- opens to the public on Jan. 19.
Mayor Dave Bing says his struggling city should draw inspiration from the automotive industry and the auto show, which have both bounced back from stark times during the recession.
"This has been an unbelievable transformation," Bing said of the auto show and renovations at Detroit's Cobo Center, where the exhibition will be held. "Cobo is ready for the world, and pretty soon, Detroit is going to be, again, ready for the world."
David Tillapaugh, Ford Motor's auto show manager, said the automaker is displaying a historic F1 pickup truck and will be emphasizing its truck lineup at the show.
"We continue to introduce new features, new technologies, and we have plans for the future that are really exciting," Tillapaugh said. "There are going to be some surprises at the show."
Borrowing a trick used by high-end luxury retailers and hotels, Nissan plans to pipe its own distinctive scent, called The Vert Oriental, into its display area, says Erich Marx, Nissan's director, Social Media and Interactive Marketing for Nissan North America.
A new auto show stand with a 150-foot-long halo that appears to float over a stadium seating-style stage will make its debut.
The new display, designed and constructed by George Johnson, will be featured at 10 other global auto shows this year.
A redesigned hatchback version of its Nissan Versa, called the Note, is expected to be unveiled here, as is a new midsize crossover concept vehicle that's likely to foreshadow the redesign of the Murano.
Toyota and Lexus also are going big at this year's auto show.
The 35,000-square-foot Toyota exhibit is larger than previous Toyota stands at NAIAS. With the additional square footage, Toyota has made way for 34 vehicles, such as the 2013 editions of the all-new Avalon and RAV4, as well as an assortment of displays that highlight the automaker's recent successes and promising future technologies.
But by far, the biggest new feature will be a 30,000-square-foot glass atrium, part of a $279-million upgrade of Cobo Center.


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PES 2012 sells 1 million in Latin America
Konami's announced that PES 2012 has sold 1 million units in Latin America since it launched last fall, with the game getting a reduced price on PS3, 360 and PC. Thanks, Joystiq.
PES 2012 headlines
PES 2012 to get free DLC update next week
Konami's announced a free DLC update for Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 will drop next Tuesday, March 6 for PSN, PC and XBL. The patch will include the latest rosters following the January transfer window, new kits for the Spanish, Japanese and German national sides, eight new boot styles from Adidas and Nike and the matchball […]
Wednesday Shorts - Glorious Halo, Super Altair, Delicious PR Guff
Let's make this quick. I gotta go brush my pimp suit ahead of a Saints Row party this evening.
EA: FIFA 12 outselling PES 2012 25-1
Konami to release first PES 2012 content update October 11
Konami has announced its will update update the team roster with current transfers in PES 2012 on October 11. The free downloadable update for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 will also update the skill parameters of players, and the kits of several club teams. In total, 160 clubs will be updated with more realistic stats […]
PES 2012 PS3 patch to include 3D support, introduces myPES
Konami's announced that 3DTV support for Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 has arrived for the game's US launch in a day one update. The update also includes the beta to myPES, a brand new social network being introduced for the series where users will be allowed to exchange data between their myPES and Facebook, such as […]
Second PES 2012 demo released on Xbox 360
Konami has released the second PES 2012 demo on Xbox 360, which also landed on PS3 this morning as well as PC. The demo gives player a full 10-minute match and introduces the Challenge Training mode. Teams included are FC Bayern Munich, FC Internazionale Milano, Rangers FC, Club America and Sport Club International. The first […]
First PES 2012 demo for 360 scrapped by Konami
Konami's announced that its no longer planning to release the first of two demos for Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 on Xbox Live.
Sports Showdown: Madden, FIFA, PES, NHL and NBA 2K
This autumn boasts the usual line up of stellar releases for sports fans. Here's what you need to know about the biggest hitters in the war for your dollar.
Ronaldo gets stuck onto PES 2012 cover
Konami's announced that Cristiano Ronaldo will be Pro Evolution Soccer 2012's coverboy. The Real Madrid and Portugal international says he is "flattered" to be chosen as "the face of PES 2012, and by their reasoning behind the cover image." There's an image of the PS3 box below the break. PES 2012 is out on October […]
PES 2012 demo - Me versus Man Utd in HD
Watch me play against Manchest Utd as AC Milan in the PES 2012 demo. The grab turned out quite dark, for some reason, but don't let that put you off. You can grab the taster on PS3 and PC now. The 360 version's been delayed.
PES 2012 demo hits PC, Xbox 360 version sees a delay
As if a PES 2012 demo hitting PSN today wasn't enough to make you happy, Konami, as promised, has posted a demo for the PC version.
PES 2012 to get two demos before launch
Konami's announced it's to release two demos of Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 ahead of the game's October release. The first demo, launching on Wednesday, is a preview build that isn't representative of the final game: it'll feature ten minute matches, with teams including Manchester United, AC Milan, FC Porto, S.S.C Napoli, Santos FC, and C.A. […]
Gameplay trailer for PES 2012 gets out of gamescom
Below the break is a PES 2012 gamecom trailer from Konami, which shows some of the new modes and features contained in the latest iteration of the series. Watch below courtesy of Ve3tro. PES 2012 launches this autumn for PS3, 360, Wii, PC, PSP and PS2. Thanks, Reece.
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The David Stern handshake is a newly drafted player's baptism into the NBA. It is also, often as not, hilariously awkward. We asked body language maven Patti Wood to analyze some of these moments from yesterday's Draft.
Blake Griffin, No. 1
Patti says: "He's not even really wanting to shake hands with the commissioner. He's not turning his body or extending his arm out. The commissioner has to do all the work. It ends up looking like Blake Griffin is holding a baseball bat rather than shaking a hand."
Hasheem Thabeet, No. 2
Patti says: "Hasheem looks like a parent looking at a child. His facial expression, his smile is not, 'Ooh, this is an honor.' It's, 'Oh, you're a little boy, commissioner.' His outer hand is on the commissioner's arm. That's a power handshake. That shows he feels powerful, in control. He's literally making him move the way he wants him to move."
Tyreke Evans, No. 4
Patti says: "Tyreke has his shoulders back and away, but his head is down. This is a conflicted movement. He's not comfortable and happy and in the moment. He's just kind of awkward. The commissioner looks much more confident, sure of himself. But Tyreke looks like he doesn't know what he's supposed to do. That index finger is really significant. You put out that finger when you're a little bit fearful."
Ricky Rubio, No. 5
Patti says: "He's shy. Even though he has a nice smile on his face, there's some stiffness to it. He's happy, but there's tension in this moment for him. The one thing that he is doing: He's giving a really nice, full handshake. He's connected to the commissioner. The other guys, it was more for show."
Jonny Flynn, No. 6
Patti says: "This is my favorite. He's not only joyful, but his whole body is leaning in toward the commissioner. He's actually putting weight on the commissioner, letting go of some of his power with that huge slant. He's lifting the commissioner's hand up a little bit as he's doing this. This is a totally different level of warmth."
Stephen Curry, No. 7
Patti says: "He's totally off-balance in this moment, and you see that throughout the whole body. His left arm is out to his side, reaching in the other direction — it's like he wants to be someplace else. There's a lot of tension around the head. He's not happy. He's feeling very awkward and doesn't want to be in this place."
Tyler Hansbrough, No. 13
Patti says: "This is the first one where we've seen a lot of stiffness around the commissioner's mouth. He's forcing a smile. Maybe he's been doing handshakes for awhile and has to fake it. And Tyler is just kind of, 'Uhhhh, God.'"
Jrue Holiday, No. 17
Patti says: "Wow. His posture is so different. That's the posture of somebody who was in the ROTC or the church, or who was raised by someone religious. Very erect, very proud bearing. His clasp on the commissioner is very warm. It surrounds the hand. He's not mad. He's not upset. He's not super-happy. He's just more self-contained and just very respectful."


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I've always been curious to know just what really lives down in my pond. Holly – Girdler, KY
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Your pond is a beautiful and enjoyable addition to your back yard and just as it is full of water, it is also full of mysteries. Since we have at one time or another used our ponds for swimming, fishing, or maybe irrigation we can only wonder, "What really lives beneath the surface of my pond?"
While you won't find any man-eating sharks or lost cities like Atlantis at the bottom of the pond, there is a surprisingly diverse selection of living creatures cozying up in your water. In your average back yard farm pond you can expect to find large creatures such as fish, frogs and turtles, snakes and muskrats. In regards to the smaller inhabitants in your pond you have tadpoles, a variety of insects, and don't forget your microscopic bacteria in both aerobic and anaerobic flavors. Your pond also plays host to aquatic plants like Cattails, Algae, and submersed weeds like American Pondweed, Hydrilla, and Naiad. It is only natural that since your pond is choc-full of life, it will draw additional wildlife to its shores like birds and deer. The physical location of your pond will directly influence what kinds of creatures you will find frequenting the water as certain animal species are located in select regions in the US.
Now that you are certain you are not alone in your pond, rest assured that the majority of what is living in your pond actually helps create a balanced ecosystem at best and is a minor inconvenience to people at worst. Having a healthy and balanced fish population will help keep your pond clear of insects and leeches. Creating an ideal environment for beneficial aerobic bacteria like those in PondClear™ and MuckAway™ to thrive will improve your water clarity and reduce muck accumulation and weed growth. Click over to our Bacteria Blog to learn more about these microscopic maids.
With all of these animals in your pond who is responsible for room assignments? If you are not aerating your pond, then your pond is most likely broken up into layers or thermoclines. You may have experienced this when swimming in your pond. Your chest is nice and warm but the water your feet occupy is cold. Many customers confuse this stratification with their pond being spring fed. Oxygen and light can only travel so far beneath the surface of the pond without assistance. This means that the top layer of your pond is typically a warm, oxygen rich environment which is prime real estate for the ponds inhabitants. The lower layers of the pond are darker, cooler and have considerably less oxygen. Gasses released by decomposing plants and fish waste (thanks to anaerobic bacteria) are trapped in this bottom layer creating a toxic environment that is not a very ideal living space. Installing an Aeration System, you can infuse oxygen and circulate the entire water column allowing your fish and their roommates to utilize the entire pond. Aerating the pond will also cut down on those smelly toxic gases and encourage a cleaner healthier pond which makes it more enjoyable for not only the wildlife but for you as well.
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Santa Fe animal shelter took in a 39 pound cat.
ARMY cancels Nugent performance. In other Nuge news, did you know Meatloaf and Derek St. James sang most of his famous songs?
"Painter of Light" Thomas Kinkade estate brouhaha.
Lamborghini is going to make another ugly overpriced S.U.V.
Brace yourself for Lisa Gail Allred's "music."
The FBI wants us all to visit a website in order to find out if our computers have a virus.
Whatever Happened To Brett Smiley?
Matt Rutherford has returned to Annapolis, MD after an unprecedented solo circumnavigation of the Americas.
Secret police surveillance from communist Czechoslovakia.
Why some children's books are no longer on Britain's library shelves.
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Kacey Musgraves + Dale Watson on Austin City Limits
Two-time Grammy winner, Kacey Musgraves and the legendary, Dale Watson's Austin City Limits episode re-airs tonight on KERA at 10 p.m., in Tyler/Longview. If you can't find it, or just would like to watch it right now -- then this is for you.
Texas country reigns on tonight's Austin City Limits with Kacey Musgraves and Dale Watson. Contemporary songwriter Musgraves sings tunes from her winning LP Same Trailer Different Park, while honky-tonker Watson plays tunes from throughout his career.
I'm not allowed to embed the video on the site, but you can click here and watch the whole thing. Enjoy!


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Javert & Jean Valjean
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Liptak on Roberts Court PoliSci
Adam Liptak of the New York Times has just written a long piece on the Roberts Court's ideological leanings according to leading political scientists. It's well worth a read, especially for those trained in the law who are used to assessing the Court qualitatively – Liptak engages with the quantitative research that codes and crunches opinions that most of us just read.
Even more fun, the Times has included an interactive feature for us to test how we measure up to the Roberts Court on hot button cases.
If you really enjoy Liptak's subject matter, I suggest you also give a look to some of the political science books under my "Foundational Texts" in the sidebar to the right. In addition, give a click to the Supreme Court Database, which you can also find linked in my "Resources" sidebar section.


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"Dumb As A Blog" collects scathing reviews of the world's most beloved films. The New York Times calls Empire Strikes Back "a lot of hot air" and disses Bill Murray's Ghostbusters performance, while the New Yorker destroys Indiana Jones.
Here's the glorious full quote from Vincent Canby in the New York Times in 1980:
"Confession: When I went to see The Empire Strikes Back I found myself glancing at my watch. The Force is with us, indeed, and a lot of it is hot air. It's a measure of my mixed feelings about The Empire Strikes Back that I'm not at all sure that I understand the plot.The Empire Strikes Back is about as personal as a Christmas card from a bank."
But Empire Strikes Back isn't the only movie that gets attacked in Dumb As A Blog — Ghostbusters even took a few hits. From Janet Maslin, New York Times, June 8, 1984:
"Mr. Murray would be even more welcome if his talents were used in the service of something genuinely witty and coherent, rather than as an end in themselves."
Read more terrible reviews about great films, like The Shining, over at Dumb As A Blog.


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Tasseled Tote
Make a hip designer bag using a gathering foot for easy embellishing.
Download and print the instructions.
Download and print the pattern.
Download the Bag Inset pattern; cut out. Cut two inset pieces from fabric C and four inset pieces from fabric B.
Cut one 12 3/4"x42" rectangle each from fabric A and B. From fabric C, cut two 3"x24" facing strips, two 7"x22 1/2" pocket rectangles and two 2"x22 1/2" zipper casing strips. From fabric D, cut one 2"x60" piping strip.
Position fabric C on a flat work surface with the wrong side facing up. Using a removable fabric marker, draw a 24"-diameter circle on the fabric wrong side. Cut out the circle and then cut in half to create semicircles.
Align the fabric A and B rectangles with wrong sides together for the bag. Baste the perimeter using a 1/2" seam allowance.
Position one fabric C inset right side up over two fabric B insets. Baste the perimeter using a 1/2" seam allowance. Repeat to baste the remaining fabric C and B insets.
Install the ruffling attachment on the machine and set the ruffles to one ruffle per stitch. Ruffle each bag long edge.
With right sides together, fold one fabric C pocket in half widthwise, creating a 7"x11 1/4" rectangle. Stitch the raw edges using a 1/4" seam allowance. Leave a 2" opening for turning; press open the seams.
Clip the corners, and then turn the pocket right side out. Slipstitch the opening closed; press. Repeat to create the second pocket.
Position one fabric C semicircle right side up on a flat work surface with the straight edge as the upper edge. Align one pocket with the lining center, positioning the pocket upper edge 2" below the lining upper edge. Topstitch the pocket sides and lower edge (1).
Install the piping foot on the machine. Fold the fabric D strip in half lengthwise with wrong sides together. Insert the cotton cording into the fabric fold. Position the covered piping beneath the foot so that the piping follows the groove beneath the foot. Stitch close to the cording.
Using the piping trimming tool, trim the piping strip long edge 1/2", following the manufacturer's instructions.
Using the piping foot, stitch the piping to one inset curved edge with wrong sides together. Clip the piping seam allowance so it easily curves as you sew, being careful not to clip the stitching or piping (2). Repeat to stitch piping to the remaining inset. Set aside the remaining piping.
Pin-mark the center of one bag long ruffled edge. Fold one inset piece in half, aligning the straight edges; finger-press to mark the center.
With right sides together, match the ruffled center and inset center; pin. Beginning from one ruffled corner, pin the ruffled edge to the inset curve, easing the ruffled fabric (3). Stitch, following the piping stitching line.
Repeat to attach the remaining ruffled edge to the remaining inset.
To create the zipper casing, fold the casing strip short edges 1/4" to the wrong side; topstitch.
With right sides together, fold each casing strip in half lengthwise. Unzip the zipper and insert one zipper long edge inside one folded casing strip, positioning the teeth toward the fold. Align the casing strip raw edges with the zipper wrong side; pin (4).
Stitch close to the zipper teeth between all layers. Turn the tube right side out; press. Repeat to stitch the remaining zipper half to the remaining casing strip.
Position one lining semicircle right side up on a flat work surface. Position one casing tube right side up, aligning the fabric edge with the lining straight edge. With the wrong side facing up, position one fabric C facing strip lengthwise over the casing tube.
Align each fabric edge; pin, and then stitch through all layers using a 1/4" seam allowance (5). Repeat to stitch the remaining lining, zipper and facing strip.
With right sides together, pin the lining semicircle perimeters. Using a 1/4" seam allowance, stitch the curved edge.
Position the piping along the lining upper-edge right side, aligning the piping and lining raw edges; pin.
Using the piping foot, position the needle closer to the piping than the original seamline. Stitch the piping to the lining.
With right sides together, insert the bag into the lining, aligning all edges; pin. Stitch the bag upper edge, following the piping seamline. Leave a 2" opening for turning. Fold the opening edges toward the wrong side; press.
Turn the bag right side out. Insert a fusible web strip into the opening; fuse the opening closed, following the manufacturer's instructions.
Topstitch the bag upper edge just below the piping, using coordinating thread in the needle and bobbin (6).
Using a removable fabric marker, mark the handle positions 1 1/4" inside and 1/2" below the inset edges (7). Repeat to mark the remaining inset. Install one metal grommet at each mark, following the manufacturer's instructions.
To install the handles, insert one handle cording end through one grommet; stitch the end to the cording. Insert the opposite handle cording end through the adjacent grommet; stitch the end to the cording. Tie the tassel to one cording end above the grommet.
Haute Handle: Use wide ribbon, rayon braiding or ready-made wooden handles to instantly change the bag style.
Clover carries size 4 metal grommets: (800) 233-1703, clover-usa.com.
Erica's carries the Inspira Universal 90/14 needle: (888) 837-4227, ericas.com.
Pfaff provided the ruffling attachment and piping feet: pfaffusa.com.
Pieces Be With You carries the Groovin' Piping Trimming Tool: piecesbewithyou.com.
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President Barack Obama unveiled his budget for fiscal year 2013 on Feb. 13, a proposal that includes a $32 billion reduction in agricultural spending.
American Soybean Association (ASA) President Steve Wellman, a soybean farmer from Syracuse, Neb., issued the following statement on the president's proposal:
"The president's proposed agriculture budget reduces the deficit by $32 billion over 10 years. ASA has advocated, throughout the entire deficit reduction conversation, a shared responsibility for deficit reduction across all mandatory and discretionary spending programs, up to and including the elimination of Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payments as well as the Average Crop Revenue Election program as part of ASA's 2011 Risk Management for America's Farmers proposal.
"However, with the enormous amount of risk farmers are about to undertake by planting a new soybean crop, now is exactly the wrong time to reduce support for the federal crop insurance program.
"The proposal put forth in the president's budget would reduce support to farmers who purchase the highest levels of coverage — a backwards approach that discourages producers from purchasing enough coverage to meet their substantial risk management needs.
"ASA does applaud the president's request to increase the 2013 funding level for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) to $325 million — an investment targeting areas key to American scientific leadership, including nutrition and obesity reduction, food safety, sustainable bioenergy, global food security, and climate change.
"ASA welcomes the president's proposed increase for competitive agricultural research at USDA, as all soybean farmers recognize the challenges that growing world food needs present.
"Ag research is the key to meeting these needs, and the nation simply cannot sustain any further cuts to its agricultural research infrastructure if it is to address the needs of a global population that will grow to more than 9 billion people by 2050. We hope Congress will fund AFRI at the $325 million level proposed by the president."
ASA represents all U.S. soybean farmers on domestic and international issues of importance to the soybean industry. ASA's advocacy efforts are made possible through the voluntary membership in ASA by over 21,000 farmers in 31 states where soybeans are grown.


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Think you saw the Mitsubishi iMiEV Sport Air Concept before when it debuted as the iMiEV Sport? Think again. It's now gussied up with blue paint, "solar panels" and a crazy interior straight from Tron.
Photo Credit: Automobile Magazine
The iMiEV Sport Air's aluminum frame allows weight to be limited to just 2,072 pounds. The motor gets a bump from the base-model iMiEV's 47 kW to 60 kW, helping acceleration and range, climbing from 100 miles to 120 miles.
Although for us, the story is the appearance — Mitsubishi's matched an exterior that isn't sure whether it's coming or going with an interior that seems to be at home in any techno club. It almost as though the styling studio decided to go crazy with the imaginary interior gadgetry and blue neon accents, so much so that it looks like a sci-fi wet dream. Okay, Mitsubishi, we get it, you're quirky little electric car that looks the same coming as it does going is futuristic, sheesh. Beat us over the head with it why don't ya?


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FOR GUESTS STAYING THROUGH FEBRUARY, 2020: Please note, there will be some exterior stucco repair and painting work taking place during this time. There may be some noise, but there are no issues with use of the building and parking, the pool, the dock, or the interior of the condo.
As one of the newest and most modern condo buildings in Treasure Island, The Palms of Treasure Island Resort offers a perfect location, fabulous views, a waterfront year-round heated swimming pool and hot tub, plenty of parking and just steps across from the best section of sand on the Island. Situated in the heart of Treasure Island, you are in easy walking distance of great restaurants, entertainment, grocery stores, shopping, activities, and just moments from Johns Pass Village on the Beach Trolley.
When you need a break from the award-winning beaches and the warm, soft Gulf of Mexico waters, you can enjoy the privacy of your spacious balcony or lounge around the quiet waterfront pool area. The water view from the balcony is a wonderful place to wake up to, and a perfect location for an evening cocktail or meal.
WATERFRONT BUILDING ON BOCA CIEGA BAY. This Deluxe Two Bedroom, Two Bath condo features:
-- PRIVATE BALCONY with WATERFRONT VIEWS of the BAY
-- Large Comfortable Living Room with FLAT SCREEN TV
-- Fully Equipped Kitchen with all STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES and GRANITE COUNTER TOPS
-- Comfortable KING size bed in the Master Bedroom with Private full bathroom and large Jacuzzi Tub
-- Premium QUEEN SLEEP SOFA in the Living Room for additional Guests
-- QUEEN size bed on the Second Bedroom
-- FLAT SCREEN TVs in Both Bedrooms with DVD available
-- FULL SIZE WASHER and DRYER in the condo
-- Waterfront Solar Heated POOL and Year-round fully HEATED SPA
-- LARGE PRIVATE BAYFRONT DOCK for Fishing or Enjoying the VIEW
-- Directly across the street from the SAND, and Directly NEXT DOOR to the Supermarket
All linens and towels (bath and beach) provided, free high-speed WiFi Internet service, and free cable TV to all televisions. On site BBQ grill and outdoor picnic area, and plenty of parking available.
The public beach access is just steps away across the street, and the large Publix grocery store is directly next door. Truly, a "no car required" type location!
Please note - Palms of Treasure Island is a non-smoking resort. There are smoking areas nearby in the garage area, but smoking is not allowed in any part of the building (including the balconies).
We help make the most of your vacation by providing Free DVD Rentals of today's best movies and Free Admission to some of the area's favorite activities each and every day! Create exciting memories, have more fun, and truly experience your destination!
Free Fun Program not eligible for stays over 28 days.
All our properties include FREE DVD's throughout your stay, a complete linen set, beach and bath towels, a starter set of paper goods, hand soap, dishwashing soap and trash bags, free parking, free WiFi access, and a 24hr Guest hotline for any issues.
Good feedback. We will make sure everything mentioned is taken care of promptly. We have had an extraordinarily cold few weeks here, and with our extra large pool, no heater could keep up. Sorry for any trouble, and we will make sure these issues are fully addressed for future Guests.
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Attorney: New evidence vindicates George Anthony
Local 6 reporter Tony Pipitone uncovers blunder in Casey Anthony case
ORLANDO, Fla. – The attorney representing the parents of Casey Anthony says new information uncovered by Local 6 investigative reporter Tony Pipitone shows that George Anthony was not involved in the death of his granddaughter.
Pipitone's story, which shows that Orange County sheriff's investigators and prosecutors botched computer evidence in Anthony's murder case, first aired last week, prompting attorney Mark Lippman, who represents George and Cindy Anthony, to issue a statement on Monday.
"Recently a book was written (by Casey Anthony's lead attorney Jose Baez) that made libelous statements and raised baseless speculation about who performed computer searches relating to the term "fool-proof suffocation."
"This weekend, it was discovered that this particular search term was never brought to the attention of the State Attorney's Office. Further, this search was never brought out in the trial and was never discussed or disclosed to the Anthonys.
"However, while it is clearly more than an oversight, the trial is over and the Anthonys are continuing to move forward with their lives. The only finality that this newest information brings is that once again the evidence clearly vindicates George Anthony from any argument made by any party relating to his involvement with whatever happened to his granddaughter, Caylee Anthony."
Lippman's statement also said that the Anthonys "continue to mourn the loss of their granddaughter and ask that their continued privacy be respected."
Casey Anthony was found not guilty of murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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Some very pretty items from Together for Sway and Atooly's Hunting for Winter. I think I am becoming a decor addict now!
How amazing is the scrabble game from Apple Fall?
Scarlet Creative | Letter Press Letters (sold individually) | Together for Sway
Thistle Homes and Decor | Never Give Up Wall Art | Together for Sway
Atooly | Winter Cozy Skybox Blue | Atooly Hunting for Winter
Dig | Snowflake Mobile | Together for Sway
Floorplan | Sway's Pickett Shelf | Together for Sway
Alouette | Potted Paper Christmas Tree | Atooly Hunting for Winter
Apple Fall | Let's Play Scrabble | Together for Sway
Art Dummy | Bed | Four Walls Hunt (old hunt gift, sorry)
Pose: Cheeky Pea | Bright Lights


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The Best PG-13 Sci-Fi Adventure Movies
List Rules Add your favorite movie to the list if it's missing, but only if it's the correct rating.
List of PG-13 sci-fi adventure movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best PG-13 sci-fi adventure movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest PG-13 Sci-Fi Adventure movie of all time is. If you think the top PG-13 Sci-Fi Adventure movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great PG-13 Sci-Fi Adventure films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific PG-13 Sci-Fi Adventure film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.
List contains movies like Captain America: The First Avenger and Stargate.
If you're trying to find out "What are the best PG-13 sci-fi adventure movies?" and "What are the most famous PG-13 sci-fi adventure movies?" then this list is the perfect resource for you.
Use this list if you're looking for some new sci-fi adventure movies that are rated PG-13. Between Netflix, Hulu and other services there are thousands of great sci-fi adventure movies rated PG-13, so get out there and start watching.
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Barry Levinson and Roland Emmerich have both directed a PG-13 Sci-Fi Adventure film, as have other really creative and talented directors.


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Dick.....for people who exactly emulate Gevlon and think that acting like an anti-social douchebag is the only way to get to the gold cap. I have a chopper. I have multiple epic flights. I have 75 plus pets on my warrior....and now I have the gold cap. The top one is me trying to get my gold out of the mail and being told that I am at the limit. The second is the amount of gold I had on my bank toon.
Just because you get things that you think look cool does not make you M&S. Over analyzing things that you don't truly understand such as why people do things make you and M&S.
That is my rant for today. I have already sent off much of my gold to my other toons so that they may celebrate.


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The death of a Palestinian militant in the West Bank Wednesday night and the wounding of three Jewish settlers in the Gaza Strip hours earlier, highlight the volatile situation in the search for peace, despite significant moves by both sides along the international "roadmap."
The violence came hours after Palestinian security forces returned to the streets of the Bethlehem Wednesday after Israel handed over responsibility for control of the West Bank town in the latest peace move.
Israel also released eight Palestinian prisoners who were arrested recently in the Hebron region and held without trial in the West Bank, Israeli public radio said.
The moves gave yet further impetus to the US-backed peace roadmap following a meeting late Tuesday between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmud Abbas, which saw both sides voice optimism for the future.
However a poll published Wednesday revealed that almost two-thirds of Israelis believe the truce will fall apart within a month. Those fears were swiftly underlined by the fresh violence.
A local head of the hardline Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, linked to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement, was killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli troops overnight in the town of Qalqiliya, in the northern West Bank, a Palestinian security source said early Thursday.
Mohammed Shawa, 31, was killed while the soldiers were attempting to arrest him.
One of his supporters was injured and arrested in the Israeli raid which was backed by armored cars.
According to a military source, Shawa had been hit after be opened fire on the troops and attempted to flee.
Earlier three Jewish settlers were wounded when four anti-tank shells were fired in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli army spokesman said.
The mortars landed in the Jewish settlement of Kfar Darom, in the south of the Gaza Strip, the spokesman said.
Israeli soldiers and Palestinians exchanged automatic weapons fire around Kfar Darom following the incident, the spokesman said.
Also Wednesday an Israeli border guard was shot and lightly wounded near Tulkarem, in the West Bank, at the construction site of a security fence being built between the territory and Israel, military radio said.
Before the latest incidents of violence, US President George W. Bush, who convened a summit with Abbas and Sharon in Jordan a month ago, said he was "very happy" with the signs of progress.
"We're really happy with what we've seen so far, but we're realists," Bush told reporters at the White House.
A key to progress was making all sides realize "there's a better day ahead of them", he said.
Scores of police in dark-colored uniforms took up positions in Bethlehem after a Palestinian flag-raising ceremony over the local security headquarters.
The Bethlehem withdrawal came three days after Israeli troops pulled out of some reoccupied areas in the northern Gaza Strip and transferred policing duties there to the Palestinian services.
That coincided with a truce announcement by most armed Palestinian factions which is expected to help the Palestinian Authority pass the test as the army gradually hands over control of areas reoccupied since the start of the Intifada in September 2000.
Military radio reported that the latest security talks yielded an agreement for the rules of engagement to be tightened, with Israeli troops allowed to open fire only if their life is threatened.