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The Department of Arts & History offers the Performing Arts
for Cultural & Community Celebrations (PAC³) grant program as a
means to expand opportunities for performing artists in local
community-building events and celebrations. Organizers of such
events are encouraged to apply for funds to help pay performing
artists as well as any other costs associated with incorporating
them into an event (such as stage or equipment rentals).
Grant requests can be for up to $2000.
Grant allocations are based on available funding and a review
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A big year for social media
December 27, 2012
For years, all we had for an internet presence was sharing some of our Lake Geneva Regional News stories online on www.lakegenevanews.net.
However, the popularity of social media and video has changed the ways we obtain our information and caused newspapers to think differently.
We finally caught up to the times on August 19, 2009, with the launch of the Lake Geneva Regional News and Resorter Facebook page. In an attempt to show a little personality and put some faces to names, one of our first photos was of the staff at the time. We were cracking up, and I was possessed to raise my hand and give a "rock and roll" sign despite having an off-putting armpit stain showing on my dress shirt. A bit embarrassing, yes, but that is one of the greatest draws to social media — flexibility.
From this crazy beginning, the Regional News and Resorter page now has 1,079 likes as of Monday. The page surpassed the 1,000 plateau in the fall of 2012. It primarily focuses on stories, videos, photos and other tidbits from the Geneva Lake area news world.
But that wasn't the only way we made a splash on Facebook in 2012. The success of the Lake Geneva Regional News and Resorter spawned two new pages, Regional News Sports Check and Reel Life TV.
In the beginning of the year, we collaborated with marketing students at Badger High School to see what improvements we could make to our overall product. Based on a recommendation from Phil Huff's class, we created a Facebook page to reach a younger demographic with just sports, Regional News Sports Check.
Whether it's a photo album, video, poll question, story or the latest scores, it allows for things we simply can't include in the newspaper. Also, these Facebook pages help us as journalists gauge exactly what readers want with their feedback. As of Monday, Regional News Sports Check has 578 likes since launching in February 2012.
Finally, we pulled off the hat trick with the Reel Life TV Facebook page. Started in February, the postings became more regular in the summer with the creation of ReelLifeTV.net, a division of the Regional News that features originally produced online TV shows and commercials that focus on the pulse and personality of the Geneva Lake area and beyond. Along with content from the newspaper on the first two Facebook pages, the Reel Life TV allows us to showcase local businesses.
Through Monday, Reel Life TV has 73 likes. For all you Christmas lovers out there, check out our Street Speak video series for an entertaining look at what people want this year and their favorite holiday movies and foods.
Twitter mania
It was another big year for the Lake Geneva Regional News on Twitter in 2012.
My account, @mikeramczyk17, increased to more than 600 followers, some local, some national and some possibly not human.
Twitter allows us to share important bits of news and information immediately as it happens, without waiting to publish something a week later.
While it may not be wise to tweet what you had for breakfast unless you're a mega, mega star, we've found that local readers and Twitter fans enjoy up-to-the-minute updates from big games, court proceedings or meetings.
Personally, Twitter got a little crazy for me in 2012. Historic seasons from the Badger and Big Foot football teams along with the Bay's first football win in five years spawned a Twitter frenzy. The local sports athletes even took it upon themselves to launch a fake Twitter account for me, "YA BOY RAMCZYK." Basically, if I tweet something funny or informative, this phantom person either retweets me or makes fun of me with a clever reply which may seem sarcastic but at the end of the day is all in good fun. It was a little much to digest at first, but when I saw a certain beloved area coach also had a fake Twitter account, I knew it was a good thing.
Not to be outdone were Twitter accounts from Managing Editor Robert Ireland (@RegionalRob) along with reporter Jade Bolack (@JBoReport) and photographer Joy Kowald (@Joytography). Maybe this year, I will convince my boss, General Manager and Editor John Halverson, and reporter Chris Schultz to join the party.
Overall, the four of us have over 800 followers, and with continued breaking news updates and other colorful content, that will continue to grow.
With two new Facebook pages, two new Twitter accounts and even a fake Twitter page, social media reached another level in 2012. With 1,730 Facebook likes as of press time, it's proof that if the content is right, people will care whether it's in a newspaper or online. The key is keeping it informative, entertaining and current. And it doesn't hurt to add a splash of humor.
So I hope you all enjoyed Christmas and have a Happy New Year. If you pass out from all of the holiday eats, don't be surprised if your friends Facebook or tweet a picture of you in all your glory.
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As Wikipedia explains: Luk Thung (Thai: ลูกทุ่ง; lit. "child/children of the fields") refers to the most popular form of a style of music found in Thailand. The term is short for pleng luk thung (Thai: เพลงลูกทุ่ง; lit. "song of a child of the fields").
The blog MonRakPlengThai has the following concerning a famous Thai movie in this genre:
The film "mon rak luk thung" is considered a landmark of both thai cinema & thai popular music; its unprecedented 6 month run in bangkok upon release in 1970 (พ.ศ. 2513) represented an increasing fondness for pleng luk thung in the capitol. the story is set in a rural village and concerns the romance between a poor farmer and the daughter of a rich landowner (played by mit chaibancha & phetchara chaowarat). taking a cue from hindi films, the action is interspersed with musical numbers, many of which feature the original singers picturising their own tunes. and the tunes are in top form! featuring the work of famed songwriter ไพบูลย์ บุตรขัน (phaibun butkhan) & his team, many of these songs are pop standards, with dozens of recorded versions. the film itself also has a number of iterations, most notably as the basis of a tv serial drama (ละคร or 'lakhon') of the same name. please enjoy these unforgettable songs!
Note that it has a link (click on tracklist) that takes you to a site where you can download the full movie musical soundtrack.
Another site offers the download to a pair of companion albums called Luk Thung Apocalypse and Luk Thung Apocalypse 2.
You might enjoy radio.video.TRAD's excerpts of relevant information on this style of music collected from various sites, while listening to some music samples that will automatically play once you are at the site.
CNNGo has a report on March 31, 2010, titled Return of luk thung: The old Thai country music revival continues.
As well, it reports on a very special music store located in Bangkok's MBK: Mae Mai Pleng Thai: The classics are back.
This book review for TEARS OF THE TRUCK DRIVER is of interest.
Country Music In Thailand: Luk Thung, Maw Lum, Kantrum
John Charles Clewley
Tears of the Truck Driver is the first book in English on Thai country music, or 'Pleng Luk Thung', a genre of music that is amazingly popular across the kingdom. Rooted in the daily lives of the urban poor and rural peasantry, pleng luk thung reflects the hopes, joys, pain and pleasure of truck drivers, maids, factory workers and rice farmers.
Tears of the Truck Driver takes the reader on a journey of discovery into the passionate heart of pleng luk thung, from the early days of pleng talat, pleng phudee and pleng lae, forerunners of the LT style, to the emergence of legendary stars like Surapon Sombatchareon in the 1950s, the Golden Era of the 1970s, electronic luk thung of the 1980s, the luk thung Isaan and maw lum sing revolution, the 1990s luk thung revival and the current crop of LT megastars.
John Clewley is a former lecturer of Chulalongkorn University. He writes the 'World beat' column for the Bangkok Post and is the Southeast Asia correspondent/photographer for the UK-based 'World Music' magazine, Songlines. He recently contributed chapters on the music of Thailand, Bangkok, Laos and Cambodia for both the Rough Guide to World Music and the Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World.
A softcover with 240 pages and just as many illustrations! Wow!
By the way, you can read an article by this author that was published either December 6 or else June 12 (why does such ambiguous dating exist???), 2009, in the Bangkok Post that is titled Concert pays tribute to Pumpuang Duangjan, Thailand's greatest female luk thung singer. I think it gives a good insight into John Clewley.
The Women Learning Thai Website has a December 9, 2009, interview with Farang practitioners of Thai music, Jonas Anderson and Christy Gibson. They discuss this music style.
A browse of ZudRangMa Records' MySpace page may well entertain you, once you work at figuring out how to negotiate you way around on it!
And I see that they are helping to sponsor a "party" very soon (August 14, 2010) at the "Cafe de Moc – corner of Democracy Monument."
ZudRangMa Records & The Right Side Of Left presents
PARADISE BANGKOK 7, Rajah Pleng Luk Thung
Music From Off The Beaten Track.
'Djs Maft Sai and Chris Menist combine their 'ZudRangMa' and 'Right Side of Left' radio shows into a new live experience, to bring you the broadest selection of music in Bangkok: from tough Jamaican roots, and raw Funk to the deepest Molam and Far Eastern Psyche, 'Paradise Bangkok 7' is the seventh of a series of unique events in the Thai capital. Bring dancing shoes and an open mind!
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two faces of thailand: a musical portrait (part 3)
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the 14th entry in shanachie's "beats of the heart" series, this film focuses on the world of thai popular culture circa 1983. examining royal jazz, marching bands, liké theatre, pleng muay, luk thung & thai sakon among others, this documentary is a fascinating look into the musical life of thailand.
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NSW and Manly back-rower Anthony Watmough is out of the final State of Origin clash on July 9 after failing to have his grade-two dangerous throw charge reduced at the NRL judiciary on Thursday.
The three-man panel of Don McKinnon, Paul Whatuira and Bob Lindner upheld the grading at Rugby League Central and Watmough will miss four matches.
Watmough was slugged with the charge after lifting Queensland prop Nate Myles into a dangerous position just after halftime in Wednesday's Origin clash at ANZ Stadium.
Watmough upends Myles on Wednesday night. Photo: Getty Images
The 31-year-old was facing three games on the sidelines, with an early guilty plea.
He will now miss Manly's encounters with Cronulla on Saturday, the Sydney Roosters and Canterbury in rounds 16 and 17 respectively and Origin III on July 9 in Brisbane.
It is the second time a Blues player has faced the judiciary 24 hours after an Origin clash with Josh Reynolds fighting and winning his appeal against the grading of a similar charge in game one.
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On July 3, a request from Connecticut education officials to waive the impementation of certain features of the No Child Left Behind Act for one more school year was approved. This waiver, which was authorized by the US Department of Education, was to help continue the trend toward school achievement, and it may be renewed after the 2014-2015 school year.
Connecticut officials intend to use the flexibility provided through this waiver to continue to work on and launch Common Core, which is a set of college- and career-ready school standards. Over the past few months the progress on this set of standards was slowed, because some critics objected to its requirements, claiming that they jeopardize local control over education.
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, officially called the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, is a legislation signed into law in 2002 by President George W Bush, and is designed to improve the academic achievement of students who have persistent disadvantages in the classroom, such as those involving (a) economically disadvantaged students; (b) students from major racial and ethnic groups; (c) students with disabilities; and (d) students with limited English proficiency.
Funds were provided through this Act in order to establish programs that help these students to achieve a level of academic proficiency. However, in time, education officials stated that many schools couldn't realistically meet its requirements and that it unfairly stigmatized some schools as failures.
The waiver for Connecticut was first approved in 2012. With this waiver extension, time could be used to continue to work on the objections that were raised by state officials, as well as the objections of some teachers, who say they have been stymied by initiatives established with little involvement from those who work in the classrooms.
Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy has appointed a task force to review. This waiver extension arrangement was also made available to many states with objections to features of the NCLB Act. Among these are Arkansas, Colorado, Nevada, South Dakota and Virginia.
President Barack Obama stated in 2011 that more of these waivers for parts of the law will be given when other state education legislators work on improving their Common Core standards, as these states are doing.
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Gilmer Co. Man Behind Bars on Multiple Sex Crime Charges
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A Gilmer County man ended up behind bars on a variety of sex-related crimes, Friday night.
Authorities say 47-year-old John Puffenbarger was charged with three counts of first degree sexual assault, three counts of incest and other sex-related crimes.
Investigators allege the victim was a young family member.
Puffenbarger was charged by the Glenville Detachment of State Police. He's behind bars with a $500,000 cash only bond.
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National gun rights writer David Codrea has written two new articles detailing the growing ATF scandal he is calling "Project Gunwalker".
The first story is the news that Senator Charles Grassley is now calling for an independent investigation of the ATF. Here is a quote from the article:
Senator Chuck Grassley today said that he did not have confidence that the Justice Department Inspector General's office could produce a report that the public would view as frank and unbiased in its investigation of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) policy of letting guns "walk" along the Southwest border—a policy that may have contributed to the death of a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent.
The second article is about a CBS news story which says documents show the ATF has been walking guns over the southern border since 2008.
Another quote from this story:
Multiple sources now tell CBS News the questionable tactics were used in more than one operation, and date back as far as 2008 in the Tucson area. One case was called "Wide Receiver."
David Codrea helped break this big event just after Christmas, and it is just now becoming nuclear.
What has this to do with gun rights in Arkansas?
The ATF is pushing for more documentation on sales of more than one firearm in the border states. This policy could easily spread to Arkansas, simply by the stroke of a pen by an ATF official. The ATF has also been using these hundreds of firearms to bolster the number of "traced" guns; Attorney General Eric Holder is using these numbers in an attempt to reinstate the failed Assault Weapon Ban. These bogus numbers have been used by the liberal press and the anti-gun groups to hammer the public into submission, but we must not let this happen.
Contact your U.S. Representative and your two U.S. Senators and tell them to support Senator Grassley's call for a investigation today.
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3 missing teens were found dead in the West Bank on Monday night in a shallow grave. The death of these Jewish teenagers resulted in Israel to vow retribution against Hamas, according to a June 30 report by NBC News. All 3 were buried just north of Hebron in an open field.
FOX News updates the report by saying that all 3 of the teens will be buried together. Ceremonies for them took place at their family homes. A joint funeral Tuesday was held for Eyal Yifrah, 19, Gilad Shaar, 16, and Naftali Fraenkel, a 16-year-old who had dual Israeli-American citizenship.
Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon spoke at the ceremony for Yifrah in Elad. He said the young men were "murdered just because they were Jewish."
Gilad's younger sister, Shirel Shaar, said this about her brother:
"Recently, the people of Israel went through a great trauma. We are living as if we are in a movie, whose ending is as bad as can be. I don't have a brother anymore."
Finance Minister Yair Lapid added:
"We are burying a child today, a child who could have been the child of any one of us."
Israel says two well-known Hamas operatives from Hebron are suspects in the teens' deaths -- Amer Abu Aisheh, 33, a locksmith, and Marwan Qawasmeh, 29, a barber. They haven't been seen since the young men disappeared. A search by military officials will continue.
This is what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after the 3 missing teens were found Monday:
"[The teens] were kidnapped and murdered in cold blood by animals. In the name of the whole of Israel, I ask to tell the dear families -- to the mothers, the fathers, the grandmothers and the grandfathers, the brothers and sisters -- our hearts are bleeding, the whole nation is crying with them."
It's believed that the young men were shot soon after they were abducted. Netanyahu says Hamas is responsible and they will pay.
Israeli forces reportedly searched more than 1,000 sites for the missing teenagers and looked at several Hamas and Islamic Jihad suspects. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri says he thinks Israel is blaming them for the men who went missing as a "pretext for aggression." He says no "Palestinian group, Hamas, or any other group is responsible for has taken responsibility for the action."
After the 3 missing teens were found, and the ceremonies were held, the Israel Air Force launched an airstrike against 34 targets in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. It was a response to rocket attacks against Israel's southern communities.


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- 55 year old male of Wilmington, Delaware
Police are investigating an assault that occurred in the 400 block of East 35th Street.
Sunday evening at approximately 5:20 p.m., uniformed officers responded to Wilmington Hospital's Emergency Room in reference to a victim who was shot with a BB gun. Upon arrival, officers learned that the victim was driven to the hospital by a friend after he was struck in the chest with a BB in the 400 block of East 35th Street. The victim was transported to Christiana Hospital from Wilmington Hospital by ambulance as a result of his injuries. The victim is listed to be in serious but stable condition. The victim could not provide any suspect information.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information should call:
- Wilmington Police Confidential Tip Line at (302) 576-3990.
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Future-Space Fun-Time Birthday Party
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Friday, February 22, 2013
Outfit: witchy
velvet dress: ebay velvet leggings: Forever 21 cardigan: Sparkle & Fade boots: Sheikh ring: ebay
I was feelin' a bit witchy when I wore this. It's been cold, grey, and rainy out lately. We've had a couple sunny days sprinkled every other week or so, but it's mostly icky. On this day, I visited the Portland Art Museum with my friend Steph. It's always a neat place to roam, but I was pretty sad that my favorite piece ever, City 0000 by Mike Kelley, was gone. On the bright side, I got to see a Roy Lichtenstein painting! He's been one of my favorite artists since middle school, so it was neat to see one of his pieces in person!
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Outfit: birthday
shirt: Spoiled dress: asos tights: H&M shoes: Anarchic bow: Fuego
Yesterday was my 24th birthday, and it was absolutely wonderful! Steph, Andrew and I picked up some yummy coffee from Java Mama, then headed to SE Portland for lunch at the Mac and Cheesery. For dessert, we hit up the always wonderful Saint Cupcake. I had to go to class for a couple hours, which I really didn't mind doing on my birthday, since it's my favorite class ever! Afterwards, Andrew's mum picked us up for a delicious dinner at Stanfords, complete with birthday creme brulee! Then we relaxed at home with some Doctor Who episodes. Altogether, it was a lovely birthday!
And it's exciting that I still have my birthday party next week to look forward to! Even more exciting: my wonderful fantastic amazing mother's birthday gift to me is: MY ROCKET SHIP TATTTOO. I've been thinking about it and wanting it for a long time, and I am ecstatic that I can finally get it!
1. birthday bow 2. wicked lady mocha with pink cupcake whipped cream
3. saint cupcakes 4. bloody mary with bacon and a cheese rim!
5. my new disappearing Tardis mug from Steph 6. heart-shaped cakes from Micah
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Sunday, February 10, 2013
space feelings
1,4,5,6 no source 2. cyberdog 3. klaaqu 6. UFO 7. bubble fusion
1. modcloth 2. romwe 3. modcloth 4. nasa 5. no source 6. modcloth 7. moon boots 8. no source 9. etsy
For my birthday party in a couple weeks, I'm asking my friends to dress up as "an astronaut, space cadet, alien, glitter-queen space-princess, sci-fi character, future person, time lord, sith lord, robot, or any other being one would find on a spaceship in the future". I haven't figured out my own costume yet, but I love all of the looks above. I'm definitely leaning towards something shiny or holographic, and I assure you there will be glitter. lots of glitter. SPACE GLITTER.
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Friday, February 8, 2013
Outfit: lavender&mint
cardigan: frenchi tank: H&M skirt: Forever 21 tights: Target shoes: Report brooch: my shop
This was a fun outfit I wore the other day. I picked both the cardigan and skirt up from Plato's closet this week, so they were pretty cheap! The cardigan is so sparklyyyy in person. It makes me happy.
Life has been pretty busy lately. Mister Andrew and I have been rearranging and reorganizing our apartment. We tackled the office this week, which was quite the project. I now have my computer desk right under the window, so I can soak up more sunlight. Tomorrow, we're headed to Ikea and Target to buy some new goodies, like towels and sheets. Because apparently adults replace those every now and then? and we're adults?? Something like that.
Other than that, my 24th birthday is coming up on Monday! I'm having a party, but I scheduled it a couple weeks out, since I have midterms and other stuffs going on this next week. My party is going to be space/future/sci-fi themed and I'm turning my apartment into a space ship! I'm really looking forward to it.
I also just started planning a eurotrip with my friend Steph. There's much planning and plotting to be done, and I'm so very very excited about it! If anyone has ever visited Europe, and has tips on how to do so cheaply, or where to stay/visit, I'm all ears!
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
January in Review
Steph and I bought these adorable miniature-dessert kits from Uwajamiya. Unfortunately, we can't read Japanese, so we had to guess at the recipe. The cake turned out lovely, while my doughnuts were just a pathetic pile of gooey dough and icing. They both tasted pretty awful!
Frozen spider webs. It was pretty cold here in the beginning of the month, but we never got our snow day that usually comes in January.
Re-organized my game nook. For some reason, it makes me so happy to re-arrange things and have them all neat and nice and pretty and organized.
Orange Creamsicle Cake! My mom introduced me to this wonderfully amazing recipe, where you can take any cake or brownie mix, and replace every single ingredient (but the mix) with one can of soda. It's so simple and it tastes oh-so-good! We made cherry-cola brownies too! Yum.
purple lace over purple lace
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A police officer in Miami Beach was rehired yesterday after it was revealed that his sex cream was the reason he was fired. Reinaldo Casas was fired in February 2013 after testing positive for cocaine during a drug screening.
"Having never knowingly used cocaine, I was baffled, perplexed and confused as to how these results could be possible," Casas wrote in a union grievance he filed days after his termination, according to The Miami Herald. Finally, he was able to figure out that it was from a sexual cream he got from a friend.
Apparently he bought the cream from "an old Cuban guy," which totally doesn't sound sketchy and shows incredible judgment skills on the part of the homicide detective. He was awarded his job back despite the city expressing disbelief throughout the case. The cream was tested and did test positive for cocaine, which may explain why it was an effective sex cream.
Casas will be fully reinstated and receive back pay, despite his questionable history with the department. According the the Miami New Times he routinely misses court appearances, offers conflicting statements, abuses sick time, and displays gross negligence. Add to that the judgment skills of a pre-pubescent teenager, and you have yourselves detective material in Miami Beach, apparently.
"In any event, as a police officer, Casas should have been aware of what he was putting into his body," said the city, arguing against his reinstatement before an arbitration panel. It truly does defy logic that a detective, someone who's deductive reasoning skills are theoretically better than most, would buy unmarked lubricant from someone he doesn't know, then slather his genitals with it.
No word on whether the "old Cuban guy" will be tracked down and charged with taking advantage of knucklehead cops. One thing is almost certain, however; Detective Casas will not likely be buying any black market sex creams for awhile.


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Meizu MX 4 now scores 53409
MediaTek MT6595 does even better in AnTuTu 5.6
We have created a lot of noise with Meizu MX 4 phone powered by MediaTek MT6595, a big.LITTLE SoC part with quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex A17 and quad-core 1.7GHz Cortex A7.
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Meizu MX4 scores 51356 in AnTuTu
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We had a chance to play with a phone that's relatively uncommon in the western hemisphere. We are so focused on iPhone, Galaxy phones, Motorola, HTC and LG high-end phones that we don't get to see Xiaomi and Meizu, both Chinese mobile phone manufacturers coming with very fast phones.
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This date says: "All this culture is fine, but none of it's as fine as you." (And yes, use that line.) Start this arty St. Paul excursion at Nevermind Gallery (651-292-1623, nevermindgallery.com) on West 7th to admire gig posters and pop surrealist paintings. Then head to Lowertown for a Farm Girl ale at Black Dog Coffee and Wine Bar (651-228-9274, blackdogstpaul.com), a friendly place with art shows and live music. If it's the second Friday of the month, stay for Community Pool, a musical showcase hosted by Happy Apple's Erik Fratzke, among others. Cap things off by slurping bivalves and champagne cocktails at Meritage Oyster Bar (651-222-5670, meritage-stpaul.com) like Hemingway at a Parisian bistro.
This date says: "How about a little high-brow eroticism to get you in the mood?" Your evening on Lyndale and Lake begins innocently enough with a quick meal at Muddy Waters (612-872-2232, muddywatersmpls.com). Avoid the gaggle of hipsters at the bar and sit in the candlelit nook in back. Order fried chicken thighs with dirty rice and sweet potato chips. After dinner, walk to the Jungle Theater (612-822-7063, jungletheater.com)for Venus in Fur, playwright David Ives's Tony Award–winning rumination on love, sex, and S&M. It's the thinking couple's Fifty Shades of Grey, so be prepared to bag dessert plans at Lucia's (612-825-1572, lucias.com).
This date says: "Road trip!" If the other outings on this page feel too familiar, well, hats off to you, date master. I suppose you've also snowshoed with your sweetheart by the light of the moon at Wild River State Park (www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/wild_river/index) on the St. Croix River before cooking up a nice steak outside of your heated camper cabin. Man, I can't stump you! I guess the only thing that's left for you is a double date with the Obamas at a Jay-Z concert. Others should take the scenic route through Stillwater and stop at Brine's Market-Deli (651-439-7556, brines-stillwater.com) for rib eyes and sides. The park hosts a guided "Full Moon and Folklore Snowshoe" event on Feb. 16. Reserve your spot and cabin in advance.
This date says: "No, really, Twin Cities Reptiles is an excellent place to start a date. Also, happy Chinese New Year!" Kick off the year of the snake on Feb. 10 with an offbeat outing to Twin Cities Reptiles (651-647-4479, twincitiesreptiles.net) on University Avenue in St. Paul. You might not be in the market for a cold-blooded roommate, but no matter. With an impressive collection of multicolored pythons, boas, and colubrids, this 6,000-square-foot specialty pet shop is like a dang snake zoo! Continue your Chinese New Year festivities up the street at Shuang Hur Oriental Market (651-251-2196) for incense (more on that in a second) and Little Szechuan (651-222-1333, littleszechuan.com) for takeout (you're getting the dandan, China's answer to spaghetti). Back at home, light the incense to ward off evil spirits in 2013, then dig into your dandan and slurp the noodles like Lady and the Tramp. Or don't. Your relationship might not be on that level yet.
This date says: "Love me for my impeccable taste in music, food, and hotel bars." Start at Dakota Jazz Club (612-332-1010, dakotacooks.com) in downtown Minneapolis, renowned for its live music and unfussy American cuisine. Alt-country queen Lucinda Williams plays four nights this month. Bask in her dark, dusty brand of Americana. Then head to the under-the-radar Normandy Kitchen (612-370-1400, normandykitchen.com) in the Best Western Plus that looks like a chalet. Inside, you'll find a dimly lit bar serving amazing homemade pie. Order slices of apple and a round of Maker's Mark, and thank your lucky stars that your lives aren't as messed up as the ones in Ms. Williams's songs. And if they are, I'm sorry. But, hey, really good pie.
This date says: "You work hard, and I know how to spoil you." Make a five o'clock appointment for a couples pedicure at Denny Kemp Salon (612-676-0300, dennykempsalon.com) in Northeast Minneapolis. This special-request date treatment includes a private room, deluxe leather massage chairs, and a spread of sweet-smelling oils, lotions, and other relaxing treatments. You bring the beverages. Pick up a splurge bottle of Billecart Brut Rose (superb pink bubbly) from nearby Surdyk's (612-379-3232, surdyks.com) on your way. Afterward, let those well-groomed digits carry you to nearby Wilde Roast (612-331-4544, wilderoastcafe.com), where you'll split a healthy slice of red velvet cake.
This date says: "The weather outside is frightful, but it's getting steamy in here." Ah, February in Minnesota. Time to book flights to SoBe or at least take a mini-staycation with an evening of tacos, tequila, and salsa dancing. Your trip through Minneapolis hot spots begins at Barrio (612-333-9953, barriotequila.com) downtown with a round of proper margaritas—with Cointreau, on the rocks. Then hit the city's most surprising salsa hot spot: Famous Dave's BBQ & Blues (612-822-9900, famousdaves.com) in Uptown, where the seven-piece Sensacion Latina heats up the room every Tuesday at 9 pm for a crowd of devoted salsa lovers. Get warmed up with the practiced regulars, then hit the floor with your date.
This date says: "Nothing compares to you." Take your amour for an afternoon run along the Big Rivers Regional Trail (952-891-7000, www.co.dakota.mn.us/parks/parksTrails/BigRivers) in Mendota Heights, the prettiest, most awe-inspiring running trail in the Twin Cities any time of year. Nestled beneath dramatic limestone bluffs, the four-and-a-half-mile paved trail hugs the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers. You don't want to get too sweaty (at least not yet), so start at the trailhead near the Pool & Yacht Club in Lilydale and trot for 20 minutes before tracking back. Afterward, head to St. Paul's Highland Park and warm up with pour-over coffees and baked goods from Patisserie 46 at Quixotic Coffee (651-699-5448, quixoticcoffee.com), where heart-shaped latte art is the norm.
This date says: "I'm too cultured for my shirt." First off, get tickets to the Feb. 4 concert by Accordo (schubert.org/accordo), the top-notch chamber music ensemble composed of locked-out members of the Minnesota Orchestra and The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Treat your date to a nostalgic program of Bach-inspired music, including pieces by Mozart and Brahms, performed in the architectural gem that is Christ Church Lutheran (612-721-6611, christchurchluth.org). Designed by Eilel and Eero Saarinen, the Finnish father-and-son super-designers, the modernist church and sanctuary is buried in a residential south Minneapolis neighborhood. The evening ends with a late supper (as the musicians do) at the ever-dignified La Belle Vie (612-874-6440, labellevie.us). Don't bother with reservations; instead have the tasting menu served to you in the more laid-back lounge.
This date says: "I'm hot and crafty." Schedule a "Couple's Special" glass-blowing class at Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts (612-623-3624, mnglassart.org), a scrappy nonprofit arts center tucked within the tangle of ugly warehouses in Northeast Minneapolis. Because what's sexier than manipulating scalding orbs of molten glass with your mouth? Arrange for a class any day of the week between 9 am and 7 pm. Ask to study under member-artist Alan Honn, who makes richly detailed and vaguely Gothic goblets of clear glass. Wouldn't it be lovely to emerge with two decent enough glasses of your own, just in time for an early evening toast with a bottle of Albe Barolo (a lusty Italian red) and goat's milk Gouda (from Switzerland, slightly sweet) from France 44 Wine & Spirits (612-925-3252, france44.com)?
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I'm not sure what my problem was yesterday but I was in a funk and couldn't find my way out of it. After such a busy and exciting practicum, I have a couple of loose ends to tie up and then I will have some time to do things that I have put aside for so long. Yesterday my mind was going in all kinds of directions, thinking of things I am now able to do like read a book for fun instead of for class or professional development or because I have to teach the novel - a book to just enjoy. I could dig out the guitar and start to play (which I have not done in almost 10 years). I could also try my dusty piano since it's been nearly 20 years since playing that. Scrapbooking is another thing I used to do and have pushed that aside for so long. I also wanted to get out and go for a walk. I also need to sort out my stuff so I can have a place for all my course related work and practicums and then get three bags ready for subbing. An early yeats bag with things that will come in handy if I am subbing, a junior high bag and a high school bag that I can just grab when I pick up sub work. I also need to work on my resume again and practice for interviews etc. I really needed to get my taxes done yesterday as it was the last day to file. My brain was just floating around from one possibility to another and I just could not focus long enough to keep it together and really do anything.
I finally summoned up all the determination within me to complete my taxes and as frustrating as it was, I got it done at 7 - well before the midnight deadline. I have done my taxes the last 10 years on the papers on the package and filed telefile. I liked that system because it worked for me. Now it costs $20 to get the paper package so I decided to efile. I found it a very frustrating process because I couldn't see all of the lines and didn't know if I was missing any deductions. I also did not find the online guide user friendly because it wasn't chronological with the lines at all. Although I changed provinces and the provincial forms were all different, it was still pretty similar to last years, so I think I did it all correctly. When I first went through the wizard to efile, I had put in all my deductions and it wanted to send it to Revenue Canada without inputting my income. That was extremely frustrating to me because I was already apprehensive but that shattered my confidence in the software. Anyway, it is filed and behind me. Maybe next year I will be more used to it.
After getting my taxes done, I found my guitar and started looking up guitar chords for songs online and found some nice songs to start practicing. I really missed music in my life (other than singing to the radio in my van) or hearing music while working out. Today, I feel more focused and ready to get some things done.
You know you're 80's old school when you learned about anorexia nervosa, the eating disorder, after hearing about singer Karen Carpenter's death from the condition in '83 at the age of only 32. Yes I do remember hearing about it and also learning about the disorder. I remember seeing a lot of movies about her story as well. This all happened before I hit puberty so I really couldn't grasp the complexities of body image and how she could have seen herself as fat. By the time I hit puberty and had my own body image issues, it was old news. Fortunately I knew the dangers of throwing up and using diet pills and laxatives to make myself skinny. The thing is that I went the other way which really did not catch up to me until I was in my 20's. In grade 8, I really developed. In grade 7, I was the smallest one in my class, even smaller than all the boys which are typically smaller than girls at that age. That year, my hips widened, boobs appeared out of nowhere but grew to a large end B cup. It was a tough year. Because of bullying in elementary, I always hung around with boys because they would not beat me up. Suddenly my friends started to look me in the chest instead of the eyes. It made me very uncomfortable and I tried to eat to become fat so that I would not be looked at in that way. Unfortunately that did not work until my unhealthy eating habits caught up to me in my 20's. By that time, I was not trying to become fat but did not have the will power or determination to change the way I ate. Anyway. I here now trying to get healthy and as anything else in my life, better late than never.
Another note on the Carpenters. After high school, I used to go to karaoke with my friend George. Back then there were not karaoke bars around but a hotel did a country karaoke. My Dad is a musical guy and listened to "old country". I am not a fan. It takes some very witty lyrics for me to get past the twang. Now I did not mind Shania Twain, Garth Brooks and other such artists but this bar didn't have much of that. It was old country and nothing worse than karaoke of twangy old songs. Anyway, the songs I would find that I liked were of the Carpenters and I would sing that. I sure rocked the karaoke. Good times.
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The federal government's case against Ray Nagin centers on money -- how he got it, what he did with it and what he doled out in return for cash, checks, granite and lavish vacations. The witnesses who took the stand in the last half the day Monday as the trial entered its second week gave jurors the nitty gritty follow-the-funds elements of the crimes prosecutors are trying to prove.
Testimony focused on how the owners of the derelict Grand of the East movie theater managed to get a $55,000 tax waiver from the city and convince Nagin to authorize more than $700,000 in insurance funds. In exchange, prosecutors say Nagin accepted a trip on a private jet from theater owner George Solomon.
At one point, jurors heard from two witnesses whose job was to verify wire transfers from convicted business man and star government witness Frank Fradella's company, Green Energy Management, to Nagin for consulting fees. Whitney Bank wire transfer manager Shirley Fontova and Global Security Manager for JP Morgan Chase James P. Milford. Fontova confirmed, one by one, all nine $12,500 wire transfers from Fradella to Nagin.


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Do You Have a … #CruiseWorldProblem?
April 10, 2013 | By Brittany Chrusciel | 7 Comments
7 Responses to "Do You Have a … #CruiseWorldProblem?"
J. Matthew Phipps
April 11th, 2013 @ 10:02 am
#cruiseworldproblems Sitting on your balcony when you reach the bottom of the glass and even if your wife loses the coin toss, you know you are still going up to the Lido Bar to get fresh mojitos.
April 11th, 2013 @ 10:12 am
The last day of the cruise when it's time time to leave! Especially when you see the people who are doing a back-to-back still lounging by the pool while you are waiting for disembarkation.
April 11th, 2013 @ 10:14 am
Not winning trivia. (It's not about the key chain- it's about the glory)
April 11th, 2013 @ 11:04 am
I hate to destroy the towel animals. I actaully take pictures of them and save them day to day and dres them up (nceclasces, sungalsses and in one case a drink complete with straw!Stoics resvisi
Shelley Wooldridge
April 11th, 2013 @ 12:01 pm
I agree with Michelle! The last day of the cruise really really sucks!
April 11th, 2013 @ 9:29 pm
Michelle, I always win at least once at trivia.
You will need to cruise with my wife and I. We'll let you on our team and share the glory!
Mary Purdy
December 26th, 2013 @ 2:51 pm
Who is the cruise director on the cruise January 20th 2014 Pacific Princess leaving Fort Lauderdale for Sydney Australia 35 days
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EB2 Backup: Good, but some key issues
Got this light a few months ago, so I thought I'd finally give it a brief review.
Overall, this light is quite impressive. It's my third Surefire, after my L2 Lumamax and LX2 Lumamax and, though the EB2 is significantly brighter than the L2/LX2, I find the EB2 to be more problematic. I have two big issues with the EB2.
First, is the seemingly parasitic battery drain. With irregular use, and always storing the light in the lock-out position, I still find myself replacing the batteries significantly more often than either the L2 and LX2, even when taking into consideration the higher output of the EB2.
The second issue with the EB2 is the tendency for the light to flash at high output when turning off (I have the tactical switch). For example, with the light on low-output, it will regularly flash the high output (much like a camera flash) when I cycle from low-output to the off position. Referring to many Candlepowerforum reviews, it appears that many others are having this same issue with the light. Obviously, this might be somewhat of a large concern for those in law enforcement, military, and in hunting applications, where an unintended bright surge of light may give away your position, or draw the attention of animals you may be hunting.
Finally, I have a slight issue with the fit and finish of this light. Given the price and reputation of Surefire, I have come to expect nothing but exceptional all-around quality in their lights. However, the button on the tailcap of the light I received was bent. Also, considering that the packaging of the light was undamaged, I am led to believe that this was an issue with product manufacturing itself. Though this isnt a big issue, it's still something that's annoying, given the price of the light and Surefire's reputation.
Overall, the light is pretty great; however, in the event of a natural disaster or something to that effect, I would be reaching for my L2 or LX2 before my EB2, strictly for the issues I listed above and the effect those issues have had on my overall confidence with the EB2.
Reviewed by BrightScientist (Posted on 9/27/15)
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Dont be fooled!
Dont let this light fool you with its subtle stance. It has the same output as a E2D ultra and almost same run times, except you can bring this to places and not have to worry about it being taken away at an airport for it being too aggressive.
Good for: hikers, campers, backpackers, preppers, LEOs, search and rescue, late hangouts, campfire stories, throwing out the trash, fridge raid, checking under the bed and closet, stargazing and calling Batman.
Reviewed by EDC ready (Posted on 2/23/15)
Nearly perfect EDC light
I bought my EB2 as soon as they were available. I had been carrying an EB1 for a while but I wanted more light. The EB2 is an incredible light. I carry it every where every day clipped inside my pocket. The high output is painfully bright to an attacker and the size and shape of the light are perfect to use as an improvised Kubaton type defensive tool should the need arise.
I used it to shoo away a very aggressive panhandler in the Buckhead district of Atlanta a few days after receiving the light. The bum was about two feet away and jumped back and acted like he'd been stunned when the 500 lumens hit him in the face. He tripped and fell off the sidewalk and scuttled away.
There are two small but annoying issues I have with the EB2. First is the pocket clip design is fundamentally flawed. The clip is stamped spring steel that fits into a dovetail on the aluminum body of the EB2. Right at the dovetail part of the clip is a scalloped cut. It creates stress risers in the metal clip which will always eventually crack and fail with use. I've gone through 3 clips and I'm about to order a 4th. They seem to last about 3-4 months tops for me. The EB1 clip is a different design and doesn't have this problem. I love the way the EB2 clip works and clips in my pocket but the dovetail interface needs to be redesigned and fixed. I don't want to lose a very expensive light and I don't want to have to fish around in my pocket fumbling for it if I need it to ward of an aggressive animal or human.
The second design issue is the unshrouded button on the EB2. The EB1 activation button is shrouded to prevent unintentional activation of the light. The EB2's button is not and the light is 150% brighter and hotter than it's diminutive little brother. I have had the EB2 get switched accidentally a few times while doing physically strenuous work. The first time I got into my car and drove for about 30 minutes before I realized that my leg was getting very hot. The light was on and I shut it off. When I got home at the end of the day I had what felt like a sunburned spot about 6 inches in diameter on my upper thigh for about two days.
Reviewed by JimC (Posted on 4/17/14)
Law Enforcement
This is my first SureFire product. I started carrying a backup flashlight in my pocket. I have had my main light fail, and a backup should be carried by all. This light is excellent in all aspects of what a backup flashlight should be. I have the tatictal switch version. I like that I can keep it from turning on by accident. Very impressed with this product.
Reviewed by Russ (Posted on 2/11/14)
EB2 Backup
I really like this flashlight. This is my 6th from Surefire since 1996. You guys have really outdone yourself's with this model. The EB2 Backup will be on my side, literally 24/7. I also think you guys did the tactical tailcap just right too. A Deliberate push all the way in, gives you the 500 lumens. Gingerly light push, gives you the map reading 5 lumen level. So under stress(tactical situation), when you push the tailcap all the way in, it's at it's brightest. It's a seamless act, from zero to 500. Good Job Surefire !
Reviewed by Steve Fishman (Posted on 12/29/13)
great light
ultra bright, ultra light. i use it for hunting and I never have to worry about not recognizing my surroundings, just a quick spotlight and i'm locked in. A great light, highly recommend it
Reviewed by BuiltFordTough (Posted on 12/4/13)
EB-2 Backup
Very impressed with this one. This is my 4th or 5th surefire in the last 8 years. Its amazing how far LED's have advanced in the past 4 years. I agree with a previous reviewer that the low beam could be a bit brighter since most of the time I try to use that setting to conserve battery life. This is the first time I chose a tactical switch, and I think I am going to like it very much.
To make this the PERFECT Illumination Tool, make the low beam at 15 - 20 lumens, or better yet, make let it have 3 settings. (5-25-500) Also, since I carry this or my EB-1 Backup clipped in my pants pocket, my aging hands and skin would be very grateful if a clip sheath was included that could be slid over the clip when its not needed and then easily slid away or off when you need the clips functionality. It great to have a clip, however, that can be used in either direction.
Keep up the great work and designs, SUREFIRE.
Reviewed by W. Yazolino (Posted on 10/17/13)
EB-2 back up
Click tail cap switch would not work,I was going to return it,but it started working,so far one week later it seems ok,also I got the tan finish,it's uneven,and seems thin on light head,I would get the black next time the tan is inferior anodizing ,wiill never order that finish again
Reviewed by George A. Brudnak (Posted on 10/16/13)
EB2 Backup - Nice Light But...
Overall, this unit is is quite similar to other SureFires of similar design; the LumaMax, the Outdoorsman, and others with the TIR lens etc and meets expectations of SureFire quality. The 500 lumen high output is nothing short of stunning. A tiny flashlight that lights up like a high beam car headlight. My complaint is the low level output is a little too low given the likelyhood of using that setting most of the time.
The other big disappointment is no lanyard included and there doesn't seem to be one made as an accessory. Perhaps it is because this flashlight is threaded at both ends of the barrel. The tailcap for on/off, and lamphouse for battery replacement doesn't allow for a rigid channel in which to place the lanyard slip ring.
Reviewed by J.E. Harmon (Posted on 10/16/13)
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|lumens / 67 hours*
|Tactical Runtime**
|Bezel Diameter
|Weight w/Batteries
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lights) until output drops below 50 lumens.
The EB2 Backup is a slender, compact dual-output flashlight with a stunning 500-lumen maximum output that can be used as a primary or backup light for patrol officers or a duty light for plainclothes officers. It's also ideal for everyday-carry, self-defense, or outdoor applications. The EB2 features an ultra-high-output, virtually indestructible LED emitter and a precision Total Internal Reflection (TIR) lens that create a high-intensity beam optimized for both reach and situational awareness.
Click-type switch - Partially press tailcap pushbutton for momentary-on high output; press further to click constant-on high. Return to off and press or click again within two seconds for low output.
The EB2's max-output 500-lumen beam is ideal for identifying potential threats and overwhelming their vision. Its five-lumen low-output setting is perfect for reading a map, checking an ID, or navigating in low light with minimal degradation of your dark-adapted vision. The EB2 Backup can run at this low-output level for 67 hours on a set of two 123A lithium batteries, a valuable feature for outdoor, emergency, or other uses where you may not have easy access to spare batteries.
A tough, lightweight Mil-Spec hard-anodized aluminum body protects the EB2's sophisticated electronics, and its smooth contours minimize clothing snag and pressure points. A two-way clip permits secure head-up or head-down carry, as well as field-expedient hands-free lighting if clipped to the bill or brim of a hat. Available in Black.
For a smaller, lighter-weight version of this flashlight, see our one-battery EB1 Backup.
- Virtually indestructible LED emitter regulated to maximize output and runtime
- Two output levels — high for maximum light, low for extended runtime
- TIR lens produces tight beam with plenty of reach and enough surround light for peripheral vision
- Coated tempered window resists impact, maximizes light
- High-strength aerospace aluminum body, Mil-Spec hard anodized for extreme durability
- Two-way clip permits light to be carried bezel up or down
- Weatherproof O-ring and gasket sealing
- Available in Black
- Includes high-energy 123A batteries with 10-year shelf life


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Oregon (12-10, 3-8) has lost four in a row heading into this weekend. The Ducks host No. 9 UCLA (19-2, 9-1) with tip-off scheduled for 7 p.m., Thursday, while USC is scheduled to make its first appearance at Matthew Knight Arena at 2 p.m., Saturday.
#9 UCLA at Oregon
• TV: None
• Live Video: O-Zone on www.GoDucks.com; Terry Jonz, play-by-play
• Radio: 95.3 KUJZ - The Score; Terry Jonz, play-by-play
• Live Audio: O-Zone on www.GoDucks.com; Terry Jonz, play-by-play
• Live stats: www.GoDucks.com
USC at Oregon
• TV: OSN on Comcast SportsNet Northwest; Talent: Joe Giansante & Jennie Leander
• Live Video: O-Zone on www.GoDucks.com
• Radio: 95.3 KUJZ - The Score; Terry Jonz, play-by-play
• Live Audio: O-Zone on www.GoDucks.com; Terry Jonz, play-by-play
• Live stats: www.GoDucks.com
In honor of Oregon's inaugural season at Matthew Knight Arena, the women's basketball team will be offering $2 general admission tickets for the final two Saturday home games of the season.
Tickets can be purchased by clicking HERE, calling 1-800-WEB-FOOT, or in person at the Casanova Center Ticket Office. Tickets can be purchased on the day of the game at the Matthew Knight Arena ticket windows 90 minutes prior to the game.
Oregon broke the Pac-10 attendance record on Jan. 23 as 12,320 fans came to watch the Ducks defeat Oregon State in Civil War action. In the second $2 Saturday at Matt Arena, 4,011 spectators watched Oregon host California.
Oregon returns to Eugene on Thursday to host UCLA at Matthew Knight Arena. Scheduled for a 7 p.m. tip-off, Oregon will begin its Pink Zone weekend, supporting the Women's Basketball Coaches Association initiative to raise awareness for breast cancer. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to both games this weekend. The Willamette Valley Cancer Institute and Research Center will be in attendance to accept donations and raise community awareness.
Thursday, Feb. 10
It will also be Greek Night at Matthew Knight Arena, and all members of the University of Oregon Greek Community are invited to attend the game on Thursday. The fraternity or sorority with the most members in attendance will receive a tour of Matthew Knight Arena. The house that is best represented in pink attire will win an Oregon prize pack.
In addition, 100 free pizzas will be distributed to the student section at halftime.
Oregon will also host Faculty Appreciation Night on Thursday, and UO faculty and staff will receive free admission to the game by showing their UO ID card at the Matthew Knight Arena Ticket Window. Chamber of Commerce Night: Eugene & Springfield Chamber of commerce members are able to purchase reserved tickets for only $5.
Saturday, Feb. 12
Saturday, Feb. 12 will be Mothers & Daughters Day at the arena as the Pink Zone celebration will continue with the Willamette Valley Cancer Institute and Research Center raffling off a gift basket of WBB Pink Zone merchandise. Fans are asked to wear pink, and an adult can purchase a general admission ticket and receive a child's general admission ticket for free to watch the Ducks play USC with tip-off scheduled for 2 p.m.
At halftime the Becky Sisley Award will be awarded to former women's tennis player Helen (Zich) Higgins (1985-88), and all alumni in attendance will be honored as part of alumni weekend.
Tickets can be purchased by clicking HERE, calling 1-800-WEB-FOOT, or in person at the Casanova Center Ticket Office. Tickets can be purchased on the day of the game at the Matthew Knight Arena ticket windows 90 minutes prior to the game.
Washington State drained a program-record 15 three-pointers on Saturday afternoon at Beasley Coliseum as the Cougars lived by the long ball en route to a 96-90 victory over Oregon.
The Ducks (12-10, 3-8) were without two crucial components of their lineup as Nia Jackson missed her first game of the season due to pain in her left knee, while freshman Deanna Weaver left the game with 16:48 remaining in the first half after a left ankle sprain spoiled her first career start.
In place of Jackson, freshman guard Ariel Thomas produced her best game in an Oregon uniform thus far, scoring a career-high 19 points while matching career-high dishing an Oregon-high six assists.
The Ducks, now on a four-game losing streak, shook up their starting lineup at WSU with Ariel Thomas, Tatianna Thomas, Deanna Weaver, Amanda Johnson and Danielle Love composing the starting five.
The Cougars (7-16, 5-6) shot a season-best .652 (15-of-23) from 3-point range, as the Ducks despite hitting nine second-half 3-pointers, shot only 27.5 percent (11-of-40) from long distance for the game. In the past three games between the two programs, Washington State and Oregon have fired up a combined 183 three-pointers.
Amanda Johnson led the Ducks with 22 points and nine rebounds, recording her eighth 20-point effort of the year. After missing Thursday night's game at Washington due to a sprained ankle, senior Kristi Fallin returned to the floor and poured in 13 points, knocking down 4-of-9 three-pointers.
At 19-2 overall, the Bruins are off to their best start to a season since the 1976-77 squad began with 20 wins in the first 22 contests. The 9-1 start in Pac-10 play is UCLA's best since it opened the 1998-99 Pac-10 schedule with a 9-0 record and went on to go 10-1.
UCLA is led by Darxia Morris (13.0 ppg) and Jasmine Dixon (12.6 ppg; 7.1 rpg). The Bruins began the week ranked amongst the nation's top 50 in eight team categories-steals (9th-13.0), turnover margin (T12th-6.0), fg% (19th-.452), rebounding margin (23rd-6.8), scoring defense (31st-55.2), scoring margin (33rd-11.8), assists (47th-15.2), and assist/turnover ratio (47th-0.91).
Junior point guard Nia Jackson missed her first game of the season last Saturday at Washington State due to a left knee strain and a right bruised knee. Jackson is currently day-to-day. Freshman forward Deanna Weaver suffered a sprained left ankle in the first minutes of Saturday's loss at WSU, and was lost for the remainder of the game. Weaver is expected to be available for this weekend's games with No. 9 UCLA and USC.
Oregon junior forward Amanda Johnson was named to the 2011 CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District VIII First Team, it was announced by the Academic All-America® Committee on Feb. 3.
Johnson, who currently has a 4.09 gpa, will now be eligible for Academic All-America consideration. The Santa Rosa, Calif., native is currently enrolled in graduate school and is pursuing a master's in couples and family therapy.
The starting forward earned her undergraduate degree Summa Cum Laude and graduated in the top two percent of her class with a 3.97 gpa and a double major in psychology and sociology following the summer of 2010.
This is Johnson's second year receiving the honor, as she was named a 2010 CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-America on Feb. 23, 2010, after being named to the Academic All-District VIII First Team. Johnson was the first women's basketball player to earn the honor since Stefanie Kasperski in 1990.
Prior to tip-off on Thursday night, the Ducks will honor Amanda Johnson with the presentation of a 1,000th point ball. Johnson who leads the Ducks with 1,037 career points, scored her 1,000th point on her first basket at Washington last Thursday - a 3-pointer with 15:31 left in the first half.
• On Jan. 23, Oregon set a Pac-10 record as 12,320 fans packed Matthew Knight Arena to watch the first women's game at UO's newest venue. The Ducks proved victorious with an 81-72 Civil War win over Oregon State.
• The Oregon women said goodbye to Mac Court with an all-time record of 338-127. The Ducks defeated Washington, 68-64, in front of a then season-best crowd of 2,854 at The Pit on Jan. 8 , 2011.
• Oregon has lost six consecutive road games and has yet to win a Pac-10 game away from home. The Ducks last road win was Dec. 21 at Santa Clara.
• The Ducks are now 0-8 when allowing an opponent to score 80 points or more.
• On three occasions this season, the Ducks have allowed a halftime lead to slip away in Pac-10 Conference play. Oregon let a seven-point evaporate at USC (Jan. 13), a two-point edge crumble against California (Jan. 29), before being clipped after leading by seven at the break at Washington (Feb. 3).
• At Washington State last Saturday, Oregon attempted a program and Pac-10 record 40 three-pointers, while the teams combined to knock down 26 three-pointers - a new UO single-game record.
• Oregon tied a program single-game record and knocked down a season-best 15 three-pointers in its 79-76 loss at USC on Jan. 13.
• Oregon set a new single-game record with 75 rebounds against Sacramento State on Nov. 28, 2010.
• The Ducks also set a new record with 34 offensive rebounds in the season opener against Western Oregon on Nov. 13, 2010.
Oregon junior point guard Nia Jackson is day-to-day, coping with a left knee sprain and a right knee bruise. Jackson missed her first game of the season on Saturday at Washington State, but the Seattle native's 17.0 points and 5.7 assists per game continue to lead the Pac-10.
Last Thursday after scoring a game-high 22 points at Washington, Jackson recorded her 20th double-figure scoring game of the season (40th career). Jackson's 22-point effort was her eighth 20-point game of the season and the 10th of her career.
Junior forward Amanda Johnson's 3-pointer at the 15:30 mark of Thursday's game at Washington recorded the 1,000 point of her career at Oregon. Currently having scored 1,037 career points, Johnson is the 23rd student-athlete to join the Oregon women's basketball 1,000-point club, and just the ninth player in UO history to complete the feat in their junior year. Johnson is the first junior to reach 1,000 points in her career since Shaquala Williams did so during the 2001-02 season.
Johnson averaged 19.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game last week in Washington. The Santa Rosa, Calif., native is currently averaging 16.7 points per (2nd Pac-10) and 8.3 rebounds (3rd Pac-10) per game.
After using the same starting lineup for the first 21 games of the season, head coach Paul Westhead changed things up inserting his three true freshmen: point guard Ariel Thomas, wing Deanna Weaver and forward Danielle Love into the starting lineup at Washington State on Saturday. Also making her first start of the season was senior Tatianna Thomas, while junior forward Amanda Johnson is now the only player on the roster to have started all 22 games.
• In addition to joining the 1,000-point club, Amanda Johnson has cracked three different all-time top-10 statistical categories at Oregon. Johnson's 113 career 3-pointers rank eighth all-time, while her 155 career steals rank 10th. Johnson's 18 career double-doubles rank seventh.
• Oregon junior guard Nia Jackson scored the 700th point of her career in Oregon's Jan. 23, 81-72 victory over Oregon State.
• Kristi Fallin's 5-of-6 performance from three-point range (.833) in the Jan. 23 win over Oregon State tied for sixth in UO single-game history.
• Jasmin Holliday and Victoria Kenyon each scored the 500th points of their respective careers at UCLA on Jan. 15, while freshman Deanna Weaver recorded the 100th point of her young career against the Bruins.
• Nia Jackson became the first Oregon player since Corrie Mizusawa (Feb. 5, 2005) to record double figures in assists when she posted the first double-double of her career with 17 points and a career-best 11 assists in Oregon's Dec. 19, 100-71 win at Saint Mary's. The Seattle native did it again on Jan. 13 with a season-high 25 points and 11 assists at USC.
In 22 games this season, either Amanda Johnson or Nia Jackson has led Oregon in scoring on 21 of those occasions. Kristi Fallin's 26-point effort against Sacramento State on Nov. 28, is the only exception.
Currently Jackson (17.0 ppg) and Johnson (16.7 ppg) rank No. 1 and No. 2 in Pac-10 scoring, respectively, as no other Duck is averaging double figures.
Johnson has led Oregon in scoring 13 times this season, and has led UO in rebounding on 14 occasions as well, while Jackson has led Oregon in scoring eight times and has topped the assist category for UO 18 times.
• Junior guard Nia Jackson leads the Pac-10 in scoring (17.0 ppg), assists (5.7 apg) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9).
• Senior forward Victoria Kenyon leads the Pac-10 shooting .448 (26-of-58) from 3-point range.
The Ducks are using their full-court pressure defense and up-tempo offense to disrupt opponents. Currently Oregon is forcing opponents into 22.9 turnovers per game, while the Ducks are second in the Pac-10 and 14th in the country averaging 12.5 steals per game.
Oregon has reached triple digits in scoring three times this season, and has scored over 80 points on 11 occasions. The Ducks are currently averaging 80.9 points per game to lead the Pac-10 and rank eighth in the country.
The Ducks' 8.3 three-pointers per game lead the Pac-10 and rank third in the nation.
Two members of the Oregon women's basketball team have received Pac-10 Player of the Week honors this year.
Junior forward Amanda Johnson was named Pac-10 Women's Basketball Player of the Week on Nov. 29, after helping Oregon to a 3-1 record. Johnson was voted the Oregon Invitational's Most Valuable Player, and led the Ducks in scoring (20.5 ppg), rebounding (10.8 rpg), steals (15) and blocks (6) during UO's four games from Nov. 22-28.
Junior point guard Nia Jackson was named Pac-10 Player of the Week on Jan. 10, after leading the Ducks to a sweep of the Washington schools, averaging 22.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 5.0 steals per game. Jackson was also named to the Oregon Invitational all-tournament team.
Junior Amanda Johnson returns as one of Oregon's most experienced student-athletes, leading the returners in several career categories; points, scoring average, field goals made, 3-point field goals made, rebounds and steals.
Off the court last season, Johnson flourished in the classroom, becoming the first Oregon women's basketball player since 1990 to be named to the 2009-10 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® University Division second team. The Santa Rosa, Calif., native, was also named to the Pac-10 All-Academic First Team, and was awarded the Doyle Higdon Memorial Trophy, given annually to a University of Oregon sophomore for excellence in athletics, scholarship and citizenship.
During the summer, Johnson was awarded her undergraduate degree Summa Cum Laude, graduating in the top two percent of her class with a double major in psychology and sociology. She is now pursuing her master's in couples and family therapy.
On the court last year, Johnson was named Pac-10 Honorable Mention after averaging 12.7 points per game with a team-leading (3rd Pac-10) 8.5 rebounds per game. Her 290 total rebounds tied for ninth in Oregon's single-season record book, and she also finished the season with 11 double-doubles, 24 double-figure scoring games and five 20-point efforts.


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Norris Hall at Virginia Tech has been closed since a gunman killed 30 students and professors there, on April 16, 2007, but on June 14, it reopens, giving media tours of the newly repaired building.
Many relatives of those injured and killed were allowed private visits to Norris Hall.
University officials have said no classes will ever meet in the building again.
Engineering researchers will use sophisticated laboratory equipment there that could not be moved.
The formal reopening of the building is scheduled for June 18.


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NVIDIA is shipping its high-end nForce 680i SLI core-logic for an 'unprecedented' price of $120 – that's twice as much as Intel's most expensive desktop chipset, reports Xbit labs:
Nvidia nForce 680i SLI chipset apparently costs mainboards makers about $120 per two chips – the Nvidia 680i SLI media and communication processor (MCP) and the Nvidia 680i SLI system performance processor (SPP), according to a news-story by Clubic.com web-site. By contrast, Intel Corp.'s most advanced performance-minded customer-oriented Intel 975X core-logic costs mainboard makers $50 when paired with appropriate I/O controller, whereas such core-logic sets as Intel P965 are priced for even less amount of money.
Currently there are no mainboards based on less expensive Nvidia nForce 650i SLI and 650i Ultra mainboards and it is unclear how much Nvidia plans to charge manufacturers for such chipsets. Since Nvidia has not announced plans to outsource production of nForce 650i SLI and 650i Ultra-based motherboards, those are expected to be available later from Asus, Abit, Gigabyte, Jetway and MSI. Until then, enthusiasts wishing to have premium gaming platform should pay $250 – $300 for a mainboard and $599 – $649 for a graphics card.
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I already know that Pages can add .doc files too, but my knowledge ends at that. Does anyone have an exhaustive list of files that can be added to Documents in the Cloud through Apple apps (Preview, iWork, TextEdit, etc) only?
If you consider the Finder to be an Apple app, the answer is any arbitrary file.
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Unique Melody SE530x6
" If you are a fan of the Shure sound and have a broken pair of Shure SE530, or would like to try custom IEM but stay with a familiar sound signature and not spend 1000$ right away, the SE530x6 is the way to go. I am having a hard time finding anything wrong with them as I do not have better customs, but they challenge the best headphones I have (ATH ES10). These IEMs are quite easy to drive,..." --Mimouille
Snuggbuds Fusion
Our Fusion model provides a "full range" of sound, with excellent highs, mids, and lows in these speakers. Fusion for SmartPhone comes with a full-control mic for iPhone, fabric, tangle-free cord, and 90-degree gold-plated sport jack. Note: this microphone also works with other SmartPhones that accept direct-connect 3.5mm jacks, but click control function may not with all SmartPhones.


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Audio and video is becoming more popular as an advertising medium on the Internet as faster Internet connections and cheaper bandwidth become more common.
Websites like YouTube.com have made it easy for just about anyone to share videos. In fact, many large corporations have used the popularity of YouTube to post commercials or to host commercial making contests. Audio and video advertisements can also be embedded into a webpage like a banner ad or can pop up onto the screen, so look for websites that accept this type of advertising.
Audio and video offer a unique opportunity because they capture attention in a way that banner ads and text or PPC ads might not. They also give the business an opportunity to capitalize on branding and personality marketing. This is particularly important for small business owners when personality is their biggest marketing strength. People buy because they like you. If they can see your face and hear your voice, it's easier for them to relate.
Tips for Audio & Video Advertisements: You don't need to hire a professional film crew or recording studio to get into audio and video. There are many available tools that make audio and video accessible to online advertisers.
For example try:
*Audio Acrobat or Audio Generator to stream audio. Or create mp3 recordings with the free Audacity Software.
*Create videos of your computer screen using Camtasia or load videos from your video camera to the Internet using Easy FLV.
Of course, you still want to put together a professional recording, keep it succinct, but don't be afraid to have a little fun with it.


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THE PROFESSIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE (ProQOL): Compassion Satisfaction, Burnout and Compassion Fatigue/Secondary Trauma Scales. The ProQOL, the revised version of the Compassion Fatigue Self Test(Figley,1995)and the Compassion Satisfaction and Fatigue Test (Stamm & Figley, 1999, is made up of three separate scales, measuring Compassion Satisfaction–the pleasure you derive from being able to do your work well; Burnout–feelings of hopelessness and difficulties in dealing with work or in doing your job effectively; and Compassion Fatigue/Secondary Trauma–work-related, secondary exposure to extremely stressful events.
Taken together, the ProQOL measures a positive thing: professional quality of life. While the negative effects of caregiving should not be minimized, viewing it from a positive perspective, supporting professional quality of life, makes it easier for organizations to support positive system change to prevent or ameliorate the negative effects of care-giving and buttress the positive effects of providing care.
The accompanying manual includes Scale Definitions, Scale Construction Methods, Psychometric Information, Scoring, References and a Bibliography that covers both publications about the various editions of the ProQOL (including CFST and the CSF Scale) and a general reference list for construct of Compassion Fatigue/Secondary Traumatic Stress/Vicarious Traumatic Stress.
The ProQOL and its predecessors have been used in projects in more than 30 countries around the world. It is available in English, French, Spanish, German, and Hebrew. Other translations are invited.
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This CD set contains flight manuals for five of the most well known
of the types flown during WW2 by the German Luftwaffe.
The series of booklets covering the ME109, ME110, JU88 and HE111
were, surprisingly, produced during WW2 by the RAF, possibly to
assist escaped allied aircrew who might get the opportunity to
"hitch a ride" in one. The manual covering the DO17 is not strictly
a pilot flight manual but a general description manual, but it has been
included because it is such an attractive manual with many detailed
drawings and photographs. Unlike later manuals this is a complete
self-contained single volume manual.
The four booklets have been scanned from the original flight manuals
and retain any colour pages, and the DO17 manual is scanned from a
good quality copy.
. . .
This CD set contains:
1. Air Ministry Pamphlet AM 114A titled "Instructions for Flying the
2. Air Ministry Pamphlet AM 114C titled "Instructions for Flying the
3. Air Ministry Pamphlet AM 114D titled "Instructions for Flying the
4. Air Ministry Pamphlet AM 114B titled "Instructions for Flying the
5. "Flugzeuge Handbuch" for the Dornier DO17P, document
L.Dv.553/4 dated 1940, approx 330 pages including many fold-out
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