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Jazz Roots: Lou Curtiss Rocks Rare Music

Posted on 08 June 2010

Lou Curtiss: A living treasury of American music Continue Reading

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SD Weather Records of January 1911 and January 2011 Show Subtle Changes—In Data Keeping

Posted on 24 February 2011

Climate & Weather, Jan., 1911 mean temp.: 56.2 deg. mean hi: 63.5 mean lo: 48.9 daily change: 3 daily range: 15 greatest daily range: 26 absolute hi: 77 absoulute lo: 41 range; 36 Rainfall night (5 p.m. - 5 a.m.) 1.59 inches day (5 a.m. - 5 p.m.) 1.76" departure from norm.: 1.35" excess. greatest in 24 hrs.: 2.17". on 1/9 - 10/ 1911. No. of days w/.01" or more: 9. w/.04" or more: 8. w/.25" or more: 4. w/1" or more: 1. WIND prevailing direction: NE. Avg. hourly velocity: 4.9 mph. Max. velocity: 21 mph, S. wind on 1/10/1911. SUNSHINE No. of days clear: 15. partly cloudy: 5. cloudy: 11. fog: 4. hail: 0. frost: 0. thunderstorms: 0. Continue Reading

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Heard In The Houses

Posted on 24 February 2011

Carnitas Spec is the name of the pot-bellied pig hanging out with its people at Lestat’s on Park. The elegant little animal that is very friendly and will even eat leather camera straps if you’re not quick enough to prevent it. A sign of the greater fractiousness of the USA was evident on the morning [...] Continue Reading

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A Century of Flight at North Island Marks Another Kind of Commemoration: How Coronado’s Earliest Aviators Paid Their Towing Charges

Posted on 17 February 2011

“Here comes the king of the fools again,” muttered Agostino Zolezzi, an Italian fisherman who, like the rest of his kind, struggled to make a living fishing in the waters around San Diego. Zolezzi watched as yet another hated airplane went silent and fluttered down onto the water near his boat; its engine dead, its [...] Continue Reading

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Reconsidering Water Flouridation in San Diego: A Thirst for Clarity

Posted on 07 December 2010

Commentary by Gabriel Shaputnic Water fluoridation, the practice of adding fluoride to drinking water at a concentration of about 1 part per million (ppm), is scheduled to begin in San Diego City in November. While proponents argue the practice is for dental health, the outcomes of water fluoridation leave that conclusion in doubt. All developed [...] Continue Reading

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My Pressi Espresso Goes Anywhere

Posted on 21 September 2010

Talk about brilliant. The My Pressi is a portable espresso machine that can pull a credible shot—once you know how to finesse the machine—and can go anywhere. Imagine finishing off a fine picnic lunch with a double, or perhaps offering a credible espresso to your friends at a concert. This little jewel can make it [...] Continue Reading

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CD: Enrique Domas–Fire with a Gypsy Heart & Flamenco Soul

Posted on 21 September 2010

Enrique Domás isn’t really Spanish, but he should be. He’s an accomplished guitarist with an operatic background that brings a whole new take on ancient Flamenco music. For one, his lyrics are in English of all things, and this is a pleasant surprise, though on first listen it’s a bit disconcerting. As if that weren’t [...] Continue Reading

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