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New Kids On The Block
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Friday, June 14
7:30 PM | Verizon Center
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DC Restaurant Week 2013 - Already Extended at Co Co. Sala

It's that time again for RAMW's Winter Restaurant Week 2013!  Executive Chef Santosh Tiptur will be serving up a delicious 4-course evening menu for their already extended restaurant week, running from Monday, February 4th to Wednesday, February 13th.

Warm up with a taste of their popular Hot Co Co. followed by three more courses priced at $35.13 per person.  In addition to  Beet Salad or Manchego Salad starter, guests are welcome to choose two of their signature Co Co. Bites such as Artichoke Tart, Bacon Mac & Cheese, Scallops with Cacao Nibs, or Creole Crabcake Slider with a Chipotle Chocolate Tomato Glaze.

Indulge in their special Restaurant Week dessert Lemon Topaz or popular Chocolate Onyx Dessert...the perfect ending to this sweet winter deal! Please note they will only be offering the special menu February 4th - February 13th every evening beginning at 5 pm except for Sunday.

Don't forget about their Brunch service at 11am-2:30pm during DC Restaurant Week 2013 on
Saturday & Sunday, February 9th & 10th, and experience our 3-course Prix Fixe for $20.13!

Indulge on a decadent brunch at Co Co. Sala including beautiful desserts, creative entrees, and refreshing champagne cocktails.  Executive Chef Santosh Tiptur serves delectable dishes such as  popular French Toast S'mores, Breakfast Flatbread and Grown-up Grilled Cheese with Truffle Brioche.

Please note they will only be offering the special prix fixe brunch menu on Saturday and Sunday during  restaurant week.  The restaurant will be closed on Sunday evenings.

Co Co. Sala

929 F Street NW

202.347.4265

www.cocosala.com

contact@cocosala.com

Crystal Couture 2013 - Crystal City - 2/5/2013 – 2/9/2013

The DC area’s hottest fashion show and high-end bargain trunk sale returns to Crystal City this February! This year's event will be the biggest and best they have ever had so far. Crystal Couture already brings over 40 of the metropolitan area’s most stylish boutiques and designers all under one roof, and they are expecting even more this year because of its new location.

They have moved Couture to an office building which has more space to house a bigger runway and more boutique spaces.


Presented by the Crystal City Business Improvement District, from February 5 – 9, 2013, Crystal Couture delivers 360 degrees of style in the 251 18th Street office building. This one-stop shopping experience allows savvy shoppers to browse discounted styles on the rack and on the runway as models showcase offerings from participating boutiques and designers. Treat yourself with sips from the bar, free makeup and hair makeovers, chats with wardrobe stylists and music from DJ Neekola.



Hosts:

2/5 Tuesday: Philippa PB Hughes, Pinkline Project
2/6 Wednesday: Ashley Boalch, Miss DC 2011 & Grant Harris, Image Granted
2/7 Thursday: Karen Sommer Shalett, former editor-in-chief of DC magazine
2/8 Friday: Sarah Fraser & Kate Michael of K Street Magazine
2/9 Saturday: Guy Lambert & Sunni and the City of Sunni WPGC


Crystal City's Crystal Couture 2013
http://www.crystalcity.org/

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About the Crystal City Business Improvement District
The Crystal City Business Improvement District (BID) is a public-private partnership established in April 2006 to promote the vibrant Crystal City business, retail, restaurant and residential community. The BID is committed to showcasing the area as a world-class destination for visitors, employees and residents. Crystal City is ACTIVE, ARTFUL, ACCESSIBLE, and GREEN. For more information, visit www.crystalcity.org.

Local House Legend SAEED YOUNAN has signed to TRAFFIK Management

A world class globe-trotting DJ, a recording artists, a sought-after remix producers, and head of his own record label 'Younan Music', Saeed Younan has excelled as a true artist in the global dance scene. Without showing complacency, Saeed Younan does not cease to amaze, always looking to astound.

Saeed is a name that has played in almost every corner of the world, his releases have feeded the major labels Toolroom, Great Stuff, Yoshitoshi, Stealth, Stereo, Spinnin, Subliminal, ViVA Music, Juicy and many more..  a man who has kept himself in the top for over 17 years and has archive with plenty of awards in that time period.

After to start the 2013 with his own showcase at 'The BPM Festival' for second year on a row, catch Saeed this weekend at the worlds largest floating dance music festival, 'Groove Cruise'. More gigs are also to be announced soon around Miami, Toronto, Washington, Argentina, Mexico.

DJ Touring Calender:

Jan 18 @ TEKA - Lima Lounge DC   -   Washington, DC United States
Jan 25 @ Groove Cruise - Miami,FL United States
Feb 08 @  - Lima Lounge DC  -  Washington, DC United States
Mar 02 @ Monarchy  - West Palm Beach, United States
Mar 08 @ TEKA  - Lima Lounge DC -  Washington, DC United States
Mar 09 @ Footwork -  Toronto, Canada
Mar 15 @ Winter Music Conference - Miami,FL United States
Mar 16 @ Winter Music Conference - Miami,FL United States
Mar 17@ Winter Music Conference - Miami,FL United States

10 Least Fuel Efficient Cars in the World 2013

1. Bugatti Veyron: 8 mpg city/15 mpg highway, premium gas

With 16 cylinders producing 1,200 hp, it's something of a miracle that the Veyron doesn't report its efficiency in gallons per mile. The typical Veyron owner drives less than 1,000 miles a year, and the production run has now ended, so the era of the Veyron as America's least efficient vehicle will be coming to a close.

2. GMC Yukon XL 2500 4WD/Chevrolet Suburban 2500 4WD: 10 mpg city/15 mpg highway, regular gas

3. GMC Yukon XL/Chevrolet Suburban 2500 2WD: 10 mpg/16 mpg, regular

These graybeards of the full-size truck-based SUV market will gain major improvements in fuel economy when new versions arrive in a couple of years. Until then, they're still often seen as family vehicles in rural locales, and if driven 15,000 miles a year, each one will belch nearly 12 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

4. Ferrari FF: 11 mpg/16 mpg, premium gas

Two decades ago, the least-efficient vehicles in America consisted almost entirely of high-end sports cars, especially European models. Today, there's only one Ferrari on the list, the V-12-powered, 660-hp FF — which can be bought with an optional stop-start system.

5. Ford Raptor: 11 mpg/16 mpg, regular gas

Like most vehicles on this list, the all-terrain Raptor was designed with fuel economy as a distant afterthought to some other goal, namely rolling through desert trails at top speed. Yet it's worth remarking on the penalty such traits carry in real life; by the EPA's estimate, driving the Raptor 25 miles requires nearly two gallons of gasoline.

6. Lamborghini Aventador: 11 mpg/18 mpg, premium gas

Twelve-cylinder engines have been synonymous with luxury and power for a century, from the first Packards and Rolls-Royces to the BMW 750iLs on Craigslist. Yet the end of the 12-cylinder engine may be on the horizon; tighter fuel economy rules around the world have forced automakers to turn to forcing more air through smaller engines with fewer efficiency-sapping parts. For 2013, the Aventador received a stop-start system and cylinder deactivation, allowing it to run at slower speeds with just half of its 6.5-liter V-12 burning fuel. That tech netted all of one mpg in the car's highway fuel economy ratings.

7. Bentley Mulsanne: 11 mpg/18 mpg, premium gas

At $290,000, Bentley's largest sedan also claims the title of the most expensive midsize car for sale on these shores. Like the Lamborghinis and Bugattis, the Bentley will likely see only a few thousand miles of use a year. The big Bentley also shares something else with those makes; its corporate parent, Volkswagen, which has to balance out the efficiency failings of a handful of ultra-luxury cars with sales of more efficient models to
everyday customers.

8. Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG: 12 mpg/14 mpg, premium gas


9. Mercedes-Benz G550: 12 mpg/15 mpg, premium gas

Combining the brick-like shape of an SUV with a massive motor for rapid transit always means bad things for efficiency. The G550, the old-fashioned gelandewagen that's now a throughly modern Mercedes. While the base G550 — sticker price, $114,000 — gets 388 hp from its 5.5-liter V8, the turbo version of that motor in the G63 AMG generates 544 hp, with only a one-mpg penalty on highway travel. If you're going to burn that much gas, you might as well make the most of it.

10. Ford F-150 4WD, with 6.2-liter V-8: 12 mpg/16 mpg, regular gas

This kind of full-size, V-8 powered pickup has started to wane in popularity; most pickup buyers don't need the largest gasoline engine available, and if they require that much grunt, it's easier to step into the diesel-powered heavy-duty size. But there's still thousands of Americans who not only buy this kind of ride but use it as their daily driver, often unloaded. While the Ford V-8 barely makes the list, it's competition is only a few miles-per-gallon more efficient. The concept Ford Atlas unveiled at the Detroit auto show featured several tricks meant to improve full-size truck fuel economy, like shutters in the wheels. Looking at the upcoming rules against what's on sale today shows truck builders will need every bit of magic they can conjure.

Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi - Grand Opening - January 24th 2013

Abu Dhabi is getting ready for some water splashing next week as Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi opens its doors. Developed by Aldar Properties and operated by Farah Leisure Management, also the operators of Ferrari World, the water park is scheduled to open on January 24 to the public offering some of the fastest and longest waterslides in the world.

Yas Waterworld, which sits on 15 acres at Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, is a 900 million investment that is expected to make its return on investment just under 15 years, its General Manager Mike Oswald told us on Wednesday. “We have multiple expansion plans that will obviously be paid back as well during that time,” he said. There are plans to start developing phase two of the project, over an area of two acres next year,

Following two years of construction, today Yas Waterworld has 43 different slides, rides and attractions, and can take in as many as 6,000 visitors at a time. “This means in a day we can take in anywhere between 8,000 and 10,000,” he said.

While the water-park is expecting to welcome around 4,000 guests on the opening day, the park will get busier as the summer approaches, Oswald said. “It’s still winter, so we expect to start at a reasonable pace, but by the time it’s summer and kids get out of school we expect a massive amount of people to come to the park,” he said.  Oswald told reporters that a lot of money has been invested in sustainable technologies in order to allow the water-park, which has a 9,000 cubic meters water capacity, to use about 30 per cent less water than a water park this size would typically use. The park will use 356,000 liters per day for the pools, rides and slides. “We have the most advanced filtration system in the world that uses over 90 per cent less water compared to a normal filtration system, so we've done everything possible to minimize the amount of water used in the park,” he said.

When asked about safety, Oswald said that the rides have gone through several testing with thousands of test riders put on the rides before it’s open to the public. “ We've had industry experts come out and take a look at the rides to make sure they’re safe. We’re very confident the rides are in great working condition,” he said. Oswald said that in case of an accident, all 130 lifeguards on staff have been trained to spot an incident within 10 seconds and be able to get to the person in need of help within 20 seconds.

Inaugural Cocktail Celebration at Heist Lounge DC

Riyo Public Relations is pleased to announce its Inaugural Cocktail Celebration. It will be held on Friday, January 18, 2013, at the exclusive and newly renovated Heist DC Lounge, 1802 Jefferson Place NW Washington, DC, starting at 6:00p.m. under the banner, “Young Professionals United for 44.”

This premier event celebrates the accomplishments of our 44th president and his historic second inauguration.“This event will certainly be one of a kind with attendees from across the nation. We are bringing together a massive diverse group of young professionals to celebrate our 44th president in style. This is Riyo Public Relations premier inaugural cocktail event and we are thrilled to have it at an exclusive first-class venue like Heist DC Lounge.

From the music to the ambiance and exquisite cuisine, this one promises to be memorable,” says Nura Ali, Director of Riyo Public Relations.


WHAT: PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL COCKTAIL CELEBRATION
WHEN: Friday January 18th, 2013 6:00 p.m. ET – 10:00 p.m. ET                                                            
WHERE: Heist DC 1802 Jefferson Pl, NW, Washington DC 20001                                                                                                  
Event page: www.riyopr.eventrbite.com