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Today, Governor Spitzer is giving his second State of the State Address. Which makes us recall last year's State of the State.

Mention the word Kuta to a surfer or a globetrotter and the first thing that comes to mind is the Balinese fishing village turned beach resort. The folks behind Kuta Satay House & Wine Bar are looking to get the same name recognition from diners with their new spot on the Lower East Side.

A look at some noteworthy television this week:

There are lots of great stories about how couples meet. Kindergarten, the Peace Corps, a subway platform, by chance at a bar, you name it. But we love this Daily News story about how one couple met, because it appeals not only to the romantic in us, but to our respect for jury duty: Traci Nagy and Jonathan Cinkay met while serving on the same jury during a Queens murder trial. A fellow juror told Nagy "I thought you should date John," and Nagy explained to the News, "We were in the jury room so much and we weren't allowed to talk about the case. We talked about movies, travel, everything. It was a very good way to get to know someone."

It must be the warmer weather: there’s been a lot posted on Gothamist this week about drinks, from limey gin fizzes to detox smoothies; from aguas frescas to wine made in Queens. Today, as part of our continuing summer beverage coverage, we present some strange and fancy sodas.

• Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a water main break on Rosedale Ave. in the Bronx, a shooting on 80th St. and 41st Ave. in Queens, and shots fired on Coney Island Ave. in Brooklyn.
• Several firefighters jumped into the Hudson yesterday afternoon to rescue a husband who was trying to save his wife, who had somehow fallen into the river.
• A man and a woman embarked from Hoboken this afternoon on the 70-foot boat "The Schooner Anne". They intend to sail continuously for 1,000 days without resupplying or visiting any harbor. Good luck!
• Julia Campbell, the Brooklyn native and former journalist who joined the Peace Corps and travelled to the Phillipines to teach English, was found buried in a shallow grave Wednesday. An autopsy revealed that she died from multiple blunt traumas to the head.
• A 29-year-old man driving drunk last night crashed into the back of a tractor trailer on the Cross-Bronx Expressway. He ran home, leaving his injured female friend in the car. She died and he is under arrest.
• Somebody must have made the members of Community Board 2 an offer they couldn't refuse, because it reversed its earlier decision and unanimously recommended application approval for the San Gennaro festival.
• A 40-year-old Mets fan sitting behind home plate and near the Mets dugout at last night's game was arrested after he used a high-powered flashlight to temporarily blind or distract the Braves' pitcher and shortstop during the 8th inning. (registration required to view story)
• The Empire Roller Skating Rink in Crown Heights, Brooklyn will close tomorrow after more than 60 years in business. It is considered the birthplace of roller disco.
• Happy 5th birthday to Carl and Clarence Aguirre, the formerly conjoined twins who were successfully separated at Children's Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx in 2004.

Leslie Hawke, Outstanding U.S. Citizen

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