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Featuring a huge range of musical styles, the sixth annual festival starting this weekend promises to be the most culturally diverse yet.
Looking to hear a new Afro-Caribbean band? Perhaps you would be interested in a live performance from one of the world's best female trombonists and her band? How about a quintet offering a fusion of Iberian-inflected Middle Eastern melodies?
For anyone familiar with the global influence of and on Israeli jazz musicians, it will come as no surprise that some of the country's most acclaimed performers — Itai Kriss, Itamar Borochov and Reut Regev — will all be playing concerts in the area under the banner of the sixth annual Israeli JazzPhest, which runs from Nov. 8-18.
It is this very range of musical styles that makes this festival different from all others, according to Deborah Baer Mozes, director of cultural affairs at the Consulate General of Israel in Philadelphia, which is sponsoring the festival along with the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.
"This is our most culturally diverse festival ever," she says. And as the sole person responsible for choosing the acts that appear, she should know. "My tastes tend to lean toward jazz-fusion and world music, which works really well with Israeli artists. I'm much more interested in musicians who are composing rather than playing traditional arrangements of standards."
Those criteria are why Mozes gets so enthusiastic when talking about Itai Kriss' appearance at World Café Live on Nov. 10. Kriss is a 34-year-old flutist from New York by way of Tel Aviv who will be debuting his new band, The Itai Kriss Sextet. "It's Israeli-Cuban — the music and the band. There are three Israelis and three Cubans," he explains.
It is a natural progression for Kriss, who has been deeply involved with the Afro-Cuban music scene in New York City ever since he first arrived in 2002 as part of a joint Jewish-Arab musical peace initiative organized by the late saxophonist Arnie Lawrence. The music of his homeland and of the Caribbean figure prominently on Kriss' first album, the 2011 release, The Shark, as well as the songs that will be featured on his as-yet-untitled follow-up disc. "My original music takes its inspiration from Middle Eastern music, and it incorporates some Caribbean elements as well," he says.
Kriss began playing music when his father, the Tel Aviv rocker David Kriss, handed him a guitar at age 6. He says he switched to the flute because it seemed like the natural thing to do after learning to play the recorder in school. He says that one of the reasons he has found success playing such an unusual blend of styles has much to do with his instrument, which he acknowledges is not generally considered a traditional jazz instrument.
"Traditionally in jazz, the prominent instruments are the horns, the piano, the drums, the guitar — the flute is kind of an outsider — its tone isn't usually associated with jazz. That is not necessarily a bad thing, because what I want to play is not the most straight-ahead, traditional jazz anyway, so I'm not too bothered by it."
Baer Mozes' desire to present acts that defy traditional expectations is why she included the trombonist Reut Regel in this year's lineup. "I try to have at least one female artist each year," she says. "And you don't see too many female trombonists. Her work is incredibly intricate and unusual."
Regev is the leader of the group, R*Time, which has released two albums since its inception. Regev takes pride in her style, which draws from all over the world. Her group's signature fusion sound is so hard to classify that one jazz publication gave it the memorable sobriquet of "murky stoner funk." She herself says: "I don't really have a description for the style of music we play, although a little bit comes from Israel."
When asked about her instrument of choice, the 35-year-old from Kiryat Ono (she has lived in the New York metropolitan area since 1998) laughs and says that it actually wasn't her first choice. When she was 13, one of her friends started playing the trumpet, so she asked her music teachers if she could play the trumpet as well. "They told me it wasn't right for me, and that I could choose from either the French horn or the trombone. I chose the trombone because I liked the way you had to slide it back and forth. Obviously, it worked out — I fell in love with it."
Another featured artist, Itamar Borochov, picked his instrument as a school kid as well. Or, as he puts it, "Sometimes, I think the trumpet chose me more than I chose it. I was playing electric guitar at the time and I wanted to pick up the trumpet as a second instrument. I fell in love with it and dropped the guitar."
Local jazz fans are no doubt more familiar with the 28-year-old Jaffa native's performances with the highly regarded group, Yemen Blues, which is how he first came to the attention of Mozes. He has performed all over the world with artists like Bobby Sanabria, Aaron Goldberg, Greg Tardy and Omer Avital.
One of the most rewarding collaborations he has had, and one which he says took him on "a whole new musical path" that ultimately led to the recording of his first album as a bandleader, Outset, was one with his own family. Beginning in 2009, he worked with his father, Yisrael Borochov, who has been called "the father of Israeli world music," and his brother, the bassist Avri Borochov, on Debka Fantasia, a disc that explores the Arab tradition of debka music.
Borochov says that playing with his family helped him realize that after a lifetime of performing on other people's albums and at concerts, it was time for him to step out on his own. The recording of Outset took three years — so long that he has already begun work on his second album. "I was so busy doing other things that I always left my own thing last," he says with a laugh. "All that is about to change." l
For more information, go to the JazzPhest's Facebook page.
Israeli JazzPhest
Nov. 8: Mattan Klein Ensemble
Tribute to Naomi Shermer
7 p.m. at Temple Sholom
(Kabbalat Shabbat service)
55 North Church Lane, Broomall
www.temple-sholom.org; 610-356-5165
Tickets are free
Nov. 10: Itai Kriss Sextet
Noon at World Café Live
3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
philly.worldcafelive.com; 215-222-1400
Nov. 16: Itamar Borochov Quintet
8 p.m. at Painted Bride Arts Center
230 Vine Street, Philadelphia
www.paintedbride.org; 215-925-9914
Nov. 17: Reut Regev Trio: R*Time
Noon at World Café Live
Nov. 18: Ayala Ingedeshet
7 p.m. at International House
3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
ihousephilly.org; 215-387-5125
Tickets are free; for reservations,
go to www.ticketfly.com/event/372265.


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BOAT & BLOAT: Remember the column we wrote earlier this week? The one about how you can live all year long on nothing but "taste of" events in which you sample the offerings of area restaurants? And we named our favorite event of the sort?
Well, things change. Like, we might go back to putting olives in our martini instead of onions (the substitution, onions for olives, magically transforms a martini into a Gibson, but let's not haggle over condiments, shall we?) and our new favorite, if for no other reason than it's almost dinnertime now, is this evening's Sail & Savor from 5 to 10 p.m. on the Belmont Pier (which is now called Veterans Memorial Pier, but let's not quibble over wharfage nomenclature, shall we?).
Tied to the rigging of the Congressional Cup, the Sail & Savor lets you see the boats and meet some of the yacht cap'ns from all over the world while dining on this and that. Among the more than 20 participating restaurants are Buster's Beach House, McKenna's, Papalucci's, La Palapa, Naples Rib Co. and the Belmont Brewing Co.
The buy-in is $20 for adults, $10 for kids.
SMOKES & SAILS: You might as well tie up to the pier and sleep below decks after the Sail & Savor, because the next day - now we're talking Saturday - from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier will be the site of another Congressional Cup tie-in, the Vendor Expo, at which we'll find everything for our yachting needs - and our yachting needs are legion.
Bring your wallet, credit cards, debit cards and checkbook and check out exhibits by Flying Cloud Yachts, Anchor Canvas, Sailor's Ware, Long Beach Hydro Bikes, Cabrillo Boat Shop and Lovo Cigars. And, naturally, many more. Although we think Lovo is the only one with cigars.
RIDE & GO SEEK: Sunday is April Fools' Day! Haha! Just kidding! Sunday is actually June 4. Seriously. It is. Something to do with the Mayan calendar. Hahaha! LOL!!!! No, Sunday really is April Fools' Day. No, really. It is.
All right, now you don't believe anything we say. But why would we make up a story about a Bike Scavenger Hunt? Just to see you get all tarted up in your chartreuse and hot-pink Spandex unitard? We wouldn't do that.
So that's what's up from 9 a.m. till 4 p.m. Sunday: the Long Beach Bike for Art, the inaugural Bike Scavenger Hunt, beginning and ending at MOLAA, 628 Alamitos Ave. in downtown Long Beach.
Riders will cruise through the streets of Long Beach following various clues and discovering local public art installations. There's a 12-stop hunt for adults and a four-stop hunt for families, with art activities for the kids at each stop.
After completing the scavenger hunt, bikers will return to the museum's sculpture garden for an after-party that will include a DJ, awards for best costume (that get-up you usually wear will do fine) and best-decorated bike, raffle prizes and more. Just for the kids alone, it's a full day, with bike and helmet-decorating stations, a "smoothie bike" drink station, and a bike safety rodeo featuring our longtime nemesis, Mr. Stop Sign.
Adult riders pay $35 for the scavenger hunt and party; student riders pay $20 and kids 5-12 get to play for free. If you want to skip the pedaling/hunting part, admission to the party is $20. Proceeds benefit the exhibition program at The Collaborative downtown art space.
Call MOLAA at 562-437-1689. Seriously. That's their number. Why would we make that up?
PLANTING KNOWLEDGE: If we win the all-the-money-in-the-world lottery tonight, the first thing we're going to do is write a check to Hughes Middle School so the students there won't have to have their library's schedule slashed in half because of budget cuts. Then we're going to go spend the rest of it at the yacht vendor thing at the pier.
If we don't win, the students at Hughes are going to have to go ahead with their Spring Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday to raise funds to keep the library open.
The sale at the school, 3846 California Ave., Long Beach, will be held by the school's Green Team and Green Lab Urban Farm and will feature herbs and vegetable plants including tomatoes, basil, lettuce, peppers, eggplant, chard, beans, squashes and cucumbers.
Shoppers can hand-pick their own plants or purchase flats with a selection of herbs, vegetables and annual flowers.
If you miss the sale or just want to donate directly to the cause, you can write a check to Long Beach Education Foundation, with Hughes Library written on the memo line, and send it to Hughes Middle School Office, 3846 California Ave., Long Beach CA 90807.
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3. "Will Not Be Your Fool," David Bromberg
4. "What a Fool Believes," Doobie Brothers
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6. "Fools Fall in Love," Joe Ely
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
At the beginning of "Island of the Blue Dolphins," Karana is jus a normal Indian girl who lives on an island with her family. But when a threat of war is posed to the islands, the people decide to leave. When Karana's brother forgets something on the island, she goes back�and the boats leave without her. Thus, she is left to fend for herself. She spends her time only surviving, waiting for her family to come back. But then she realizes that they are not...
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Sixteen year old Raisha is living with her family in Africa when she is taken hostage by slave traders and transported on a ship away from her homeland. On board the ship is Konje, Reisha's close friend and the man she is betrothed to marry. For six months the ship sails on the high seas, stopping at different ports to pick up additional slaves. Finally, the ship reaches the islands of St. Thomas and St, John, the place where the slaves will be placed...
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Sacagawea is a young Shoshone girl who is forced to marry a French trader. She and her husband are hired by explorers Lewis and Clark to go with them on their journey to the Pacific Ocean, with Sacagawea serving as a translator and sometimes guide. The journey is fraught with danger, from meeting hostile natives to surviving the elements, and Sacagawea must all the while take care of her infant son. She ends up falling in love with Clark, but longs to...
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Watch video on-line: http://g0tmi1k.blip.tv/file/2318952
Download video: http://www.mediafire.com/?yhc1adzytiqibjc
What is this?
A basic guide on how to use hydra to crack a http password on a 'home' router.
How does this work?
> Uses a dictionary attack to test for weak or simple passwords on one or more remote clients
What do I need?
> Hydra
> (Big) dictionary
Name: Hydra
Version: 5.4
Home Page: http://freeworld.thc.org/welcome/
Download Link: http://freeworld.thc.org/download.ph...5.4-src.tar.gz
Notes:Code:hydra -l admin -P /pentest/passwords/wordlists/g0tmi1k.lst -e ns -t 15 -f -s -vV 192.168.1.1 http-get / -l = username -P = password (Looks for a wordlist) -e ns = checks for 'null' password -t xx= How many tasks to run at once -f = exit once it finds the first user/password -s = connect via SSL -vV = verbose mode (shows more info) 192.168.1.1 = IP address http-get = what to crack/method etc / = Page to crack - root
This is cut from my final video called "g0tmi1k's home network".
The password HAS to be in the dictionary - so if you use something like http://grc.com/pass, the chances of it being crack is next to nothing!
Song: Rage Against The Machine - Killing in the Name of (Mr. Oizo Remix)
Video length: 01:21
Capture length: 01:40
Blog Post:http://g0tmi1k.blogspot.com/2009/07/video-tutorial-how-to-crack-http-hydra.html
Forum Post: http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forums/backtrack-videos/1657-%5Bvideo%5D-how-crack-http-passwords-hydra.html
Dictionaries: http://g0tmi1k.blogspot.com/2010/02/site-news-isos-and-dictionaries.html
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Have you...g0tmi1k?
thank you for the post .. nice ,,go for more
---> 3v3RY D4y P4ss3S 1 f0uNd N3W th1NGs <---
Knowing how 2 use BT dsnt mean that u r hacker
Thanks for the thanks.
Have you...g0tmi1k?
I tried to crack my router with hydra, but I got an invalid pointer.
I have searched for a solution, some of the said that it is a bug in hydra.
So i googled it and found some patches but I was unable to succesfully use them.
Do someone here has a solution?
thanks man
This is the best
thanks when I download bt4 I will have a try
thanks again
First of all, thanks for this how-to.
Anyway, I didn't manage to run hydra successfully.
I got TP-Link TL-WR543G router. User name is 'admin', and so is password.
Here's the result of my try:
Code:root@bt:~# hydra -l admin -P /root/dict -t 10 10.1.1.1 http-get / Hydra v5.4 (c) 2006 by van Hauser / THC - use allowed only for legal purposes. Hydra (http://www.thc.org) starting at 2010-08-14 15:45:12 [DATA] 5 tasks, 1 servers, 5 login tries (l:1/p:5), ~1 tries per task [DATA] attacking service http-get on port 80 [STATUS] attack finished for 10.1.1.1 (waiting for childs to finish) Unusual return code: for admin:pwd2 Unusual return code: for admin:pwd1 Unusual return code: for admin:admin Unusual return code: for admin:pwd4 Unusual return code: for admin:pwd3 Hydra (http://www.thc.org) finished at 2010-08-14 15:45:13 root@bt:~#
What do you mean by 'basic.auth'? User is authenticated by a password.
Index page isn't protected in any way. Connection goes through http. SSL is not used.


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description: The rough-skinned newt might look innocuous. But the newt's red underbelly means poison, and a frog is about to find out the hard way... by eating it.

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Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, the rough-skinned newt is one rough customer.
Looking for tiny invertebrates, it has wandered out of its riverside territory and into the garter snake's.
The newt seems unaware or unconcerned.
Tiny glands in its skin are home to deadly bacteria. They produce tetrodotoxin, a lethal poison that paralyzes the muscles, stopping the diaphragm and heart.
Garter snakes, though, have evolved a tetrodotoxin tolerance.
An arms race between snake and newt has led to higher and higher levels of both resistance and toxicity, to the point that the newt contains enough poison to kill a creature far larger than its normal predators-like a human.
So the question becomes: which animal is further along in the race?
The newt arches its back and displays its orange underbelly-a clear signal that it's not to be messed with.
The garter snake decides it's not worth the risk. But the same cannot be said for all predators.
The newt returns to its stream, only to encounter another threat, one closer on the family tree-a bullfrog. Bullfrogs are insatiable and indiscriminate.
It swallows the newt whole.
Inside the bullfrog's belly, it's a race between the stomach's acids and the newt's poison.
The frog collapses and dies.
The newt climbs out and is finally on the way home.


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Use your brain, what would be the difference?
is it possible to perform sslstrip to a victim which uses a web proxy ??
Use your brain, what would be the difference?
Tiocfaidh ár lá
how (MOD EDIT: No spoon feeding that's cheating the OP out of a valuable opportunity to learn.) protocols ??
Last edited by Archangel-Amael; 10-11-2010 at 07:18 PM.
Well I can't tell you how to use your brain.
First thing would be to think about how sslstrip works and how a proxy works.
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KMDave .... i know how sslstrip and proxy works but how can sslstrip stips https while all protocols (http, https, .... etc) are tunneled into port 80 and sslstrip (I think !!) has no way to split traffic between port 80 and port 443 unless there is a way of splitting trafic ....
I think I need something like a reverse proxy which reads http traffic from victim pc and then splits connection (80 and 443) sends them to sslstrip and proxychains combines them again and resend them to our proxy ...
is there a tool that can reverse proxy requests ??
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How to add missing translations
Hy interested ones.
Today I want to get you informed about translation logging.
A site is always a living place. Existing content is changed, new content is available.
But when you have a multilingual site then this can create problems. You have to keep the translations up to date, otherwise your visitors will not see what you want them to see. So how can this be archived?
Zend_Translate contains all to handle this situation. First let's create the wished translation adapter.
$translate = new Zend_Translate(array( 'adapter' => Zend_Translate::AN_CSV, 'content' => 'C:\www\translations\', 'locale' => 'en', 'scan' => Zend_Translate::LOCALE_DIRECTORY, ));
Our translation file for en should contain the following content:
Untranslated message;Untranslated message (EN)
Translation itself works from this point on.
Next we need to keep aware of untranslated messages. This is done by using a log. So let's create a log to write to.
$writer = new Zend_Log_Writer_Stream('C:\www\translations\untranslated.txt'); $logger = new Zend_Log($writer);
Now let's attach the log to the translation adapter.
$translate->setOptions(array( 'log' => $logger; ));
All messages which are untranslated will now be written into the file untranslated.txt as soon as the translation should occur. Of course this is only the simplest example. You can do much more things.
When someone wants to get a translation for our message in a language which is not translated you will have a new entry within the log file. Let's expect someone wants to have a translation for german. He will get Untranslated message in return, which is the source message… this is correct behaviour from the users point of view. But our log file will now look like this:
2010-07-30T12:10:18+02:00 NOTICE (5): Untranslated message within 'de': Untranslated message
The message looks confusing? Then let's change the output for our log:
$translate->setOptions(array( 'logMessage' => '%locale%;%message%'; ));
Now our log will like like this:
2010-07-30T12:10:18+02:00 NOTICE (5): de;Untranslated message
Ok… but this is still no proper csv file. We want to have locale and message, and nothing more. Well, then let's change the log formatter. Because timestamp and severity are created by Zend_Log. To change this you need to attach a formatter to your log.
$formatter = new Zend_Log_Formatter_Simple('%message%' . PHP_EOL); $writer = new Zend_Log_Writer_Stream('C:\www\translations\untranslated.txt'); $writer->setFormatter($formatter); $logger = new Zend_Log($writer);
Ok… that's it. Now your log will look like this:
de;Untranslated message
Our full example looks like this:
$formatter = new Zend_Log_Formatter_Simple('%message%' . PHP_EOL); $writer = new Zend_Log_Writer_Stream('C:\www\translations\untranslated.txt'); $writer->setFormatter($formatter); $logger = new Zend_Log($writer); $translate = new Zend_Translate(array( 'adapter' => Zend_Translate::AN_CSV, 'content' => 'C:\www\translations\', 'locale' => 'en', 'log' => $logger, 'logMessage' => '%locale%;%message%', 'scan' => Zend_Translate::LOCALE_DIRECTORY, ));
Zend_Log can also be used to add those "log" messages into a database. There is just one thing which can not be done this way.
It is not possible to recognise if a message has already been written or not. This means in the worst case that many messages will be duplicated into our log. On the other hand can you see which translations are requested many times and should be translated sooner than others. Anyhow… the above described features can be very usefull when your site is bigger or contains more than one translation file.
Have a nice frameworking
Thomas Weidner
I18N Team Leader, Zend Framework
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With the win, Brevard opens the 2010 volleyball season 1-0, while Converse falls to 0-1.
Highlights from the Tornados first match include freshman Kortney Conner leading the attack with 20 kills, while sophomore setter Bethany Stevenson added 35 set assists.
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The Tornados continue on the road this weekend as they head to Montreat, N.C. on Saturday, September 4th, to take part in the Volley in the Mountains tournament held at Montreat College. The Tornados will take part in three scheduled matches with the first one scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. in McAlister Gymnasium.


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In October, the fleeting resurgence of the heat of Indian summer triggers an intoxicating renaissance. Summer outfits reappear, outdoor terraces come alive once again.
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It also comes with inputs including DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-D, 5 BNC in/out (RGBHV, DVD/HD, composite video), as well as RS-232 and Ethernet connectivity for remote monitoring, control and email notifications for diagnostic purposes.
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Vice President Joe Biden said many women who are raped or physically abused don't report it because they don't want, in his words, "to get raped again by the system."
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"I was very impressed with the talent, the selections, the narrative, the direction…I could go on and on." – Audience member, Smooth Operator, Lone Tree Arts Center
You thought you had to wait until the summer festival for a good cry or a hearty laugh in the theatre, but Central City Opera makes opera mobile! Enjoy the fun anytime, from a lecture or one singer and a pianist for a small group up to a quartet in a 90-minute program of staged opera/musical scenes. Call us and we'll load up the magic opera bus and bring you a program of scenes and arias just right for any occasion, whether it's holiday party entertainment, a corporate event, a lecture series or a community concert.
To request a program, contact us at 303-331-7026, firstname.lastname@example.com or through our online form.
The Rocky Mountain region enjoys the benefits of a vibrant population; diverse, educated and expanding rapidly. Central City Opera recognizes its historic role as an arts and cultural resource and is unique in bringing its award-winning touring programs to the entire region, including rural and remote locations. Our touring programs center on family entertainment, offering educational programs for children and community programs for families, using 3-4 singers and a pianist. Our artists are also adept at encouraging, gently guiding and inspiring middle or high school singers in a master class situation.
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Take two, three or four stellar singers and a proficient pianist, choose wisely from 400 years worth of glorious vocal repertoire, and stir up four entertaining 60-90-minute variety performances of opera and musical theatre that audiences love.
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There's a Song for That!
Isn't it funny how snippets of songs come to mind when we hear a certain phrase or subject? There's a Song for That!, Central City Opera's newest ensemble concert, explores this phenomenon with songs by George Gershwin, Cole Porter, and more; scenes from Gilbert & Sullivan's comic masterpieces The Mikado and Pirates of Penzance; and a host of other Broadway and Opera favorites. You don't want to miss four splendid singers – and a masterful musician at the piano – performing silly, sad, or salacious songs for all occasions.
- There's a Song for That! (4 singers) $2,000 per performance*
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"Last evening's performance was superb – all the artists did an excellent job – that's not an easy program! The highlight of the evening was the 8 senior citizens we encouraged to attend (with free admission) who absolutely loved it. One darling 80-year-old gentleman, sitting front and center, was nearly having a heart attack when "Carmen" came down into the audience and directed her aria just to him." – Sue Hillhouse, Ouray Performing Arts Guild – Love Notes 2009
- Love Notes (2 singers) $1,000 per performance*
- Love Notes (3 singers) $1,500 per performance*
Smooth Operator
Staged scenes from operas and musical theatre highlighting infamous schemers from "Sweeney Todd" to "La Traviata" and "The Music Man" to "Carmen." With leading men and ladies like Don Juan, Cleopatra and Delilah, this concert features some of the most beautiful arias and duets ever written, as well as a few funny, jazzy, finger-snapping numbers.
"While members of the audience grabbed a cup of coffee during intermission they commented on the high quality performers and the entertaining program. They loved the variety of music! The introduction to the songs was helpful and entertaining, but above all the performance was great." – Amanda Arnce, Community Events Coordinator, Highlands Ranch Community Association, 2010 (Smooth Operator at Cherry Hills Community Church)
- Smooth Operator (3 singers) $1,500 per performance*
Saints and Sinners
The Central City Opera Ensemble invites you to enjoy the extremes of opera, where saints are absolutely angelic and sinners despicably demonic. Scenes and songs from opera and classic musical theatre favorites like Rigoletto, Faust and Godspell will stir your soul – but in which direction? Both Heaven and Hell beckon.
"I loved the selections, or as I call them, the best of the best. If you didn't have a program and even if you weren't familiar with opera you would remember the music and start humming because you had heard it somewhere (commercials, background music for TV or movies). I always recommend this group to other presenters." – Marvin Brown, Lander (WY) Concert Association – Saints and Sinners 2011
- Saints and Sinners (4 singers) $2,000 per performance*
* Additional fee may be charged for distances further than the Denver metro area. Please call us at 303-331-7026 to discuss.
Download information on all three performances by pdf.
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We'd be happy to speak to your club, service organization or group, with an optional PowerPoint presentation to accompany the discussion. Cost varies based on program and distance.
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by Joseph Smith Sr.
Prior to the online poker boom of the early mid 2000's, poker players could find a limit hold'em game in every poker room in Las Vegas. Then the online poker crowd discovered that real Hold'em was played as a no-limit game where the player could shove all of their chips in anytime. After all, that's how they did it at the WSOP's Main Event or "The Big Game."
Today, it's difficult to find any limit Hold'em game at any level of play. A majority of poker players prefer No-Limit Hold'em, finding limit too slow and short on action, but that didn't stop the 122 entrants from handing over $10,000 for a seat in the WSOP Event #52 Limit Hold'em Championship.
A prize pool of $1,146,800 awaited the top 18 finishers. The winner's share amounted to $303,909 plus a WSOP gold bracelet and bragging rights to World's best Limit Hold'em player.
When the long and hard fought heads-up battle for all the chips finally came to an end in the small hours of Sunday morning it was David Olson holding the winning hand, all the chips and title to the WSOP gold and a large pile of cash. David Olson will be returning home to Dallas,Texas with $303,909.
Mikail Tulchinskiy was first runner-up and heads back to Russia with $187,811 in cash. Limit specialist Bill Chen made the final table but fell short and left in 6th place.
The following lists the nine final table players' order of finish and the prize money awarded to each.
David Olson ---------- $303,909
Mikail Tulchinskiy--- $187,811
Greg Debora ---------- $136,056
Samuel Golbuff------- $100,425
Paul Mannoni----------$75,470
Bill Chen ---------------$57,706
Brian Tate---------------$44,874
Jan Sjavik---------------$35,481
Gabriel Nassif----------$28,509
Congratulations to David Olson for winning his first WSOP gold bracelet plus the winner's share of $303,909 in cash in the 2014 WSOP Event #52 $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship.


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The world's largest nuclear power plant demonstrates inherent safety
Those opposed to nuclear power have long raised doubts over its safety. Often raised is the question, "what would happen if major earthquake struck one?" Would a radioactivity release endanger millions?
This morning, we got a chance to find out. A 6.8 earthquake struck northern Japan, almost directly underneath the massive
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Plant
, responsible for a third of the Japanese residential electricity supply. The quake leveled hundreds of homes, left fissures 3 feet wide in the ground, and swayed buildings in Tokyo, 300 km away.
What happened at the plant itself? An electrical transformer caught fire and was quickly extinguished. And a tiny amount of mildly radioactive water was released -- one billionth of the safe amount allowed under under Japanese law, or 1/1,000,000 of what is generated from a single dental x-ray. Not even the workers actually inside the reactor were exposed to a dangerous dose, much less the general public. All reactors were shut down for inspection purposes, and initial reports indicate no damage or safety issues.
And that's it. Nothing to see here folks, move along.
The western world's nuclear safety record remains unbroken. Over five decades and thousands of reactor-years later, not one person has ever been harmed by commercial power generation. Nuclear power generates no greenhouse gases, and operating costs continue to drop, reaching a level of
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Lot of balls shown by burns, the guy has gone miles further than his ability should have taken him by hard work and mental strength. At the top top level though he just doesn't have enough. Beltran was robbed and that's why boxing is a fucking joke.
there's a good article in i newspaper today about continuing with injuries in boxing. worth the price 20p lolz
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text: Not only is the US now the loser in the bet to keep Justin Bieber he got some other good news yesterday too. As I predicted, he has been offered a plea deal in his Miami DUI case. TMZ is reporting that prosecutors have offered to reduce the charges down to reckless driving. Bieber would have to complete some community service which would turn into a joke as soon as his fans find out where he is serving the time. The one sticking point is that he would have to submit to random drug tests for the next six months. That might be something he doesn't want to agree to because he would have to stop smoking pot and drinking sizzurp and that is pretty much how he spends his time. Look for his attorneys to try and get that reduced to a month or two.


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Chart of the day: The freaky deaky red state/blue state traffic fatality comparison
posted at 10:59 am on November 20, 2012 by Allahpundit
Follow the link and have a look at the numbers state by state. Mind-blowing, not just because the trend is so clear but because it defies all obvious explanation.
To an extent that mystifies safety experts and other observers, federal statistics show that people in red states are more likely to die in road crashes. The least deadly states – those with the fewest crash deaths per 100,000 people — overwhelmingly are blue…
The 10 states with the highest fatality rates all were red, while all but one of the 10 lowest-fatality states were blue. What's more, the place with the nation's lowest fatality rate, while not a state, was the very blue District of Columbia…
When shown the pattern, author Thomas Frank — who has examined the nation's political culture in such books as "What's the Matter With Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America" – called it "amazing."
Normally I have some half-assed theory to explain a data set but this time it's no more than quarter-assed. My first hunch was that there might be a difference in seatbelt laws, but no, there really isn't much of one. Then I thought maybe it's a function of red states being more rural, which means more open road, which in turn means people driving faster and having more devastating accidents. But presumably they're having fewer accidents too. Blue-state roads are likely more congested, which means there's more out there to collide with. Granted, average crash speeds in blue states may be lower, which would mean more survivable accidents, but if there are many more accidents there should also be many more fatal accidents. So, I don't get it.
Here's an interesting detail from the NBC piece, though:
Traffic safety experts generally suggest that a mix of factors accounts for the varying rates. Possible variables include access to top-level trauma centers, weather conditions and how much of a state is rural, because rural residents may drive longer distances on narrow, winding roads. Lower income and education levels may also contribute to higher death rates.
Maybe that explains it. It's not that the accidents are more severe in rural states, it's that it takes longer to transport the victims to the nearest hospital because the nearest hospital is farther away. And those extra minutes after a crash are often decisive. I think that theory at least qualifies as half-assed rather than quarter-assed, but right now it's the best I can do.
Update: A few commenters make a solid argument that this has less to do with open roads in rural states than the fact that there are many more non-drivers in urban states. (Including your humble correspondent.) E.g., it may be that traffic fatalities are roughly even among the pool of drivers in Wyoming and New York, respectively, but toss in a few million non-drivers in NYC and that'll dilute the numbers for New York among the general population. In other words, the study is using the wrong baseline to compare fatalities. Apples and oranges.
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One of the most annoying things to me about the presidential campaign was the almost daily fundraising appeals I got from the Obama campaign (doubly annoying because I didn't sign up for them; they only had my email address because I was required to give it to them when registering for press credentials to cover a rally in 2008). Business Week looks at those oh-so-casual emails and all the work that went in to them:
Most of the $690 million Obama raised online came from fundraising e-mails. During the campaign, Obama's staff wouldn't answer questions about them or the alchemy that made them so successful. Now, with the election over, they're opening the black box.
The appeals were the product of rigorous experimentation by a large team of analysts. "We did extensive A-B testing not just on the subject lines and the amount of money we would ask people for," says Amelia Showalter, director of digital analytics, "but on the messages themselves and even the formatting." The campaign would test multiple drafts and subject lines—often as many as 18 variations—before picking a winner to blast out to tens of millions of subscribers. "When we saw something that really moved the dial, we would adopt it," says Toby Fallsgraff, the campaign's e-mail director, who oversaw a staff of 20 writers.
It quickly became clear that a casual tone was usually most effective. "The subject lines that worked best were things you might see in your in-box from other people," Fallsgraff says. " 'Hey' was probably the best one we had over the duration." Another blockbuster in June simply read, "I will be outspent." According to testing data shared with Bloomberg Businessweek, that outperformed 17 other variants and raised more than $2.6 million.
What we're seeing is how the tools of marketing are being used in politics. A campaign is little more than a sophisticated advertising campaign now, with test audiences and psychological studies designed to push just the right emotional buttons. Unlike Bill Hicks, I don't think advertising is inherently evil. There's nothing manipulative or dishonest, for instance, when a company takes out an ad saying "Hey, we're running a special this week on this product."
But this is marketing at its most deceptive and dangerous, I think. It's the same techniques used to convince men that drinking Dr. Pepper makes them manly while drinking Mt. Dew makes them "extreme" and, thus, even more manly. And to convince women that if only they wore the right jeans or had the right makeup, they'd look just like a supermodel and men would desire them. This is taking advantage of human insecurities for profit, or in this case, for political gain.
And no, I'm not singling out Obama. I wasn't on Romney's email list, but I'm sure they were doing the same things. And the Republican marketing plan is even worse in terms of demagoguery, always seeking to make people afraid of the Other — gays, Muslims, immigrants, whatever it takes.


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Re: ExtracurricularsSeandra Mitchell May 7, 2014 9:09 AM (in response to Muffi Kaiser)
Hi Muffi, thanks for your question. The awesome thing about MSOE is that if one of our 70+ Student Organizations is not of interest to you, then you can start your own! We have anything from groups related to gaming, arts and music, politics, intramural sports, etc. I'll tag a few of our students, and they can share what they are involved in: Ruth Spragins, Elizabeth Bitante, Jake Bradley.
Re: ExtracurricularsGerald Soriano May 7, 2014 9:14 AM (in response to Muffi Kaiser)
Hey Muffi, what ever your interests are, there will usually be an org for them. If not, you could start one!
Re: ExtracurricularsNicholas Jarolimek May 7, 2014 9:39 AM (in response to Muffi Kaiser)
Depending on what you're interested in I would recommend either the rube Goldberg team or the SMV (super mileage vehicle) team. I did both in high school and loved both. I will be joining thr SMV team at MSOE
Re: ExtracurricularsElle Meinholz May 7, 2014 9:56 AM (in response to Muffi Kaiser)
Brody Brown & J Maki could you two tell Muffi a little more about the fencing team here at MSOE?
Re: ExtracurricularsBrody Brown May 7, 2014 11:42 AM (in response to Elle Meinholz)
All I know is that the fencing club meets from 8-10pm on Monday nights in K178.
Re: ExtracurricularsJ Maki May 7, 2014 10:31 PM (in response to Elle Meinholz)
The fencing club focuses on historical styles, think three musketeers. We do have some members that do Olympic as well. Members use the club's swords, mask, gloves, jackets, and gorgets. If you have specific question about the club please ask.
Re: ExtracurricularsMuffi Kaiser May 11, 2014 6:07 PM (in response to J Maki)
Are there try outs or is it anyone can join?
Re: ExtracurricularsJ Maki May 11, 2014 6:37 PM (in response to Muffi Kaiser)
Anyone can join, and no experience is needed. Each week we work on a different drill followed by sparing.
Re: ExtracurricularsMitch Trewyn May 7, 2014 12:30 PM (in response to Muffi Kaiser)
Not only are there organizations but there are plenty of 'off-the-books' things to do such as pick-up basketball, tennis in the kern and such things like that.
We also have plenty of intramural sports such as basketball, football, soccer and a couple others.
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Could join the unicycle club and look into
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Re: ExtracurricularsAlex Petty May 22, 2014 7:58 PM (in response to Muffi Kaiser)
The first week of school there will be an org fair. Most of the orgs and teams will have a booth set up to talk. If you are interested in vehicles the super-mileage vehicle is a great way to start learning about engineering outside of the class room. We recently took fourth at the Shell Eco-Marathon getting 5,000 mpge and will be designing a new car this up and coming year.
Re: ExtracurricularsLindsey Otto Jun 12, 2014 2:31 PM (in response to Muffi Kaiser)
You would be sincerely surprised at how active the student life is here, there are clubs of all kinds, for whatever your interests or schedule or personality. Come for the education opportunities, stay for the community!
Re: ExtracurricularsElizabeth Donohew Jun 13, 2014 1:38 PM (in response to Muffi Kaiser)
What kinds of things are you interested in? Do you like sports? Gaming? Outdoor activities? Etc...
If we knew, we could tell you more info along the lines of what you enjoy.
Re: ExtracurricularsMuffi Kaiser Jun 18, 2014 3:58 PM (in response to Elizabeth Donohew)
I Was in track and cheerleading in high school and really enjoyed both. I dont game much but I enjoyed it when I did.
Re: ExtracurricularsElizabeth Donohew Jun 18, 2014 4:10 PM (in response to Muffi Kaiser)
Well, there is a Dance Team, a Stunt Team and a Track and Field team. There is also MAGE which is the gaming/anime club on campus. If you like to plan and do cool events, you could join SUB (Student Union Board). There is also the Game Dev Crew, which creates games. Hope this helped more!
Re: ExtracurricularsMuffi Kaiser Jun 25, 2014 2:00 PM (in response to Elizabeth Donohew)
I did not know about the stunt team....I'll have to look into that during welcome week! Thanks


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I like Rob Broughton; he is a good fighter but like a lot of others he went to the UFC from Wolfslair and about 4 years ago if the UFC were looking at signing a British Fighter Wolfslair seemed to be their go to destination.
Name me ONE english fighter in the UFC or should be in the UFC right now who has any chance of a title in any weight class????? Or at least beating most of the TOP competition in their weightclass besides Bisping.
In my books the only people deserving of being in the UFC as legit contenders are BISPING ( although i believe he will never be good enough for the TITLE until someone average has it ) , PEARSON i find interesting but not good enough for a TITLE and PICKETT is still :S too me . That is it.
Colin lost to who??? Mills lost to riddle....Hardy lost to a almost retired Lytle his best win is probably an average SWICK.....my point being most uk fighters just dont cut it lets face it. The only guy who has made a stake to being a legit contender is Bisping but even he gets found out near the top level but i hope he can find adjustments in his standup to stop getting KO'd as his wrestling against sonnen really impressed......so in truth who deserves to be in the UFC ???? Most guy gets wins at european level but they aren't UFC level. Paul Daley is a guy who also could get in the mix if he was more discaplined but doubt UFC will have him again. Point is there are too few REAL UFC quality fighters.
also rob brought...philip de fries.... waste of being in the HW division i remember watching the unskilled borefest of their fight on UFC birmingham was awful and both seemed to gas like anything.
Brad Pickett has been very close too. If he had beaten Eddie Wineland he would probably be getting another shot at Barao.
I do understand the point you're making though...
Curt had a hard time of it in the UFC, a lot harder than the majority start off with.
Debut fight.. Spencer Fisher, who's next fight after curt was Ross Pearson. Wha had maybe 6/7 fights before the fisher fight. But curt got him for debut. Few argue he was robbed of the W aswell
Jewtysko(bad spelling I know) unbeaten and had just knocked out Anthony njokunjani. Who is still in there if I am right
Then Joe Lauzon. Speaks for himself. Very legit. Maybe a couple fights too soon.
So he went 1-2 against a lot higher competition than the likes of fletcher and a few others and didn't get his 4th fight on his contract. Now 5-0 since being release. Hasn't really taken any damage in all 5 fights and has probly only lost 1 round in all them fights(strive ray fight 2nd round. So I think lw curt and Rob sinclare are the next 2 shouts they will make. Depending if they fight each other. Who ever gets the win gets the call I'm guessing
Terry Etim is by far the most talented by fighter to be cut and I'm not just saying it 'cos he trains with me.
He went on a 4 fight win streak before being submitted by Dos Anjos. Terry had him in a guillotine and he was 2 breaths away from tapping (that's coming from his own coach). he then beat Faaloloto and was winning the Barbosa fight before he got caught with 'that' kick, 1 mistake can cost you at that level.
His last fight he just didn't look himself. It was no surprise to me he got cut based on his results but his skill level is good enough to make him a contender.
Someone posted a list of top 20 LW's unsigned by the UFC the other day, Terry would walk through the lot of them. Several of them in that list are his team mates and even they will tell you how good he is.
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Demographic research constantly finds funny ways to characterize certain generations. You, the reader, will very likely be part of either "Generation X" (until 1980) or even more likely, the "Millennials" (1981 and after).
Were I part of the latter, by definition I might not put a lot of effort into writing this intro, but nevertheless expect to be rewarded for my efforts alone and applauded for my (to me) obvious potential. Luckily that's not the case, and since researchers consider me someone who's "cynical" and "lives to work," I am giving these lines some serious thought.
From pro riding to filmmaking to being seven years into growing one of the most progressive brands in the industry, Mikey LeBlanc (Go X!) has truly seen every aspect of the snowboarding world.
I spoke to Mikey about where snowboarding arrived and how that might have affected its culture.
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David Benedek: Mikey, where do you think snowboarding is right now?
Mikey LeBlanc: You mean, actually the size of snowboarding, where we are?
Yes, the size and however that might have been influencing the culture of it.
I think there's two ways to look at it. Right now we're probably at one of the peaks that it could probably come back to again, or eventually become much bigger again, but I know right now the statistics show that more kids are starting to ski than snowboard.
Is that a statistical fact?
Yes, for little kids. There are more skiers starting than snowboarders.
And that wasn't the case in the past?
No, that wasn't the case in the past. It's a newer thing that probably has to do with the turn towards the freeskiing thing and all that. So I think snowboarding is at its peak right now; at least, we're not going to see huge growth or anything. In general, we may see a little bit of a loss of attendance due to the increasing cost of going, and also through the worldwide recession. It's expensive. Snowboarding is definitely a sport for people with money en masse. And as far as that subcultural place is concerned, the overall size of the sport doesn't really interfere with that too dramatically.
So you think with how much snowboarding has grown in the past it didn't change much of the actual content?
Yes. No matter how big it is, it is one of the soul sports. And it's a heart sport as people make a connection to themselves: You're only responsible for yourself, as opposed to soccer, football, or whatever, where you have all these team elements. It's an individualistic sport that makes you alone completely responsible for what you're doing, so I think no matter how big it gets there's still going to be a common thread between snowboarders, because they have this true connection to something they absolutely love. They cultivate that in themselves alone, and that makes the subculture. When you individualize it down to the kid, they still love it as much as anybody did. There may have been a pride in like, "I am one of the only five snowboarders in Maine" or wherever you were, and there was definitely a punk rock element to it in the beginning. When I used to go to the mountain, there really were only like five kids snowboarding, and all the skiers hated us; that definitely created this fun thing. But even though that's matured now, kids are still punks and they still have that heart connection to it. That's never going to die; it's just something people love.
What's changed compared to the time when you came up?
Well, when I started snowboarding it was a changing of guard. I mean, there were pros that were undeniably incredibly talented, like Terje or Noah Salasnek, Roan Rodgers, and Peter Line. But there were also all these guys that were just sponsored and weren't that talented. Personality played a big role—I mean, it was like a party, it was fun. Now every kid is so gnarly; they are so good. But essentially, if I compare it to when I was coming up and how hungry I was to progress, I see the exact same shit in these kids today. They've seen what we've been doing and they just see the possibilities. So the progression element never changed—that's always going to be there. What is different is the way they're dealt with through their sponsors. Before, the snowboarder was the one that dictated more, [but] now the companies are trying to consolidate all products and they are trying to tell their riders what they need to do and when they need to do it, and I think that type of rider management does kill some fire in the love for snowboarding, in the heart.
Well, with a certain size of sport comes the burden of professionalism, where people want to get the most out of their investment.
What I believe they don't realize is that in order to get the most out of any investment, you need be dedicated to its needs as well. It's like growing a plant. You need to give it love, sunlight, water. And if you're dealing with a rider and you're not giving them all those things, you won't be getting the most of that relationship.
Have you been able to create that at Holden?
Yes, I definitely think so. But I focus on a certain type of kid, so I am biased. I look for pros and ams that are somewhat like I was: rebellious to team management, rebellious to their sponsors, to the world—that's what draws me to them. So those are the ones I hang out with, and I am really lucky to, because to me, they are totally repping snowboarding and progression in a very similar way to back in the day. And it's not like they are recreating anything we've done; they're doing it their own way. With Holden, I'm trying to support riders that preserve that and have an outlet for creative things like photography and film, simply creating a space for culture that's rad in snowboarding and the ability for the riders to do what the fuck they want. That's our formula, and it's a wide open one. But we also pick the riders that are motivated to get shit done.
What about the average kid on the ground? Do you notice any big differences today?
Well, that's a lot more general, but yes, I think there've been pretty heavy changes, even compared to ten years ago. The generation that's coming, "Generation Next" or whatever they call it, who cares for stupid names… I think one big change is how they've been brought up by their parents with this sense of entitlement. I get a lot of sponsor-me tapes these days from kids that can barely snowboard, but they want to be the star. And you hear it a lot in business, too. When I came up, my generation was like, "You work hard to get it." And I really do think a lot the kids coming up have this sense of entitlement.
Where do you think that comes from?
Parenting. The American culture went through transformations in every one of the past decades, and the new one is "we deserve everything, now." And that's where the technology thing comes in—everybody gets everything, now. They want instant messaging, instant gratification. And by gratification, I mean not only on the Internet or from their products, but from their job, from their snowboarding, or anything, basically. It could be that you start working at Subway and you think you should be the manager immediately. You believe you know everything because you have this sense of entitlement that you've been brought up with. And I really hear and see that a lot, from some of our riders as well as people we hire. Kids have access to a ton of knowledge, and simply see the possibilities without having to put much effort in. My point is, kids are already at the destination, but they kind of skipped the middle part, which is the meat and bones. It's as if someone went to the gym and made their muscles all big, but they're actually really weak, 'cause there's no time in that.
You mean it's just so well mapped out that it makes people believe they should be at the destination just by understanding the route?
Yes, exactly. But you know, there's some good in that, too. There are exceptional standout kids that come from that generation of entitlement, but that don't have that. They just see the possibilities more clearly and have that necessary raw talent. Those are the ones I am trying to support, and I don't think I'll ever cease to be amazed by them. So you know, I can get paranoid thinking there's not going to be a kid to carry the torch, like they are going to fall victim to whatever lame aspects you might find in snowboarding. But kids can smell bullshit. It's in the essential nature of humans to not believe what they see, and that's a major cause of progression and creativity. Snowboarding, being such an individual sport, is really what inspires me the most. And I am confident that's always going to be there.
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Seattle may be a city known for coffee, but we're not too shabby on the chocolate front, either. We play host to an annual Chocolate Salon, as well as the Northwest Chocolate Festival. And why not? Seattle has a bounty of chocolate makers, including the only organic, fair trade, fair-for-life certified bean-to-bar chocolate factory in North America: Theo Chocolate. With all the chocolate options around the city, Seattle's becoming a bit of a chocolopolis.
In fact, Chocolopolis is the name of one of our finer chocolate shops, and a must-stop when searching for Valentine's Day gifts. With the most interesting selection of chocolate bars, truffles, and more in the city, anything off Chocolopolis' shelves will meet with approval.
Of course that's not the only option, and I've scoured the city to set you up with other chocolate favorites including brownies, macarons, filled figs, mousse, and molten cakes. Bring home any and all of these, and your loved one will simply love you more on Valentine's Day—or any day.
Check out the slideshow above for my five recommendations of chocolate treats to gift your Valentine in Seattle.
About the author: Jay Friedman is a Seattle-based freelance food writer who happens to travel extensively as a sex educator. An avid fan of noodles (some call him "The Mein Man"), he sees sensuality in all foods, and blogs about it at his Gastrolust website. You can follow him on Twitter @jayfriedman.


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Gigabyte Technology has announced its latest H55/H57 series motherboards, based on Intel's H55 and H57 chipsets with support of USB 3.0 and DisplayPort.
The motherboards also include Gigabyte's Ultra Durable 3 design that features functions such as Smart6 PC management tools, Dynamic Energy Saver 2 utilities for power saving, and DualBIOS.
Gigabyte's GA-H55M-USB3 and GA-H57M-USB3 motherboards support the latest SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology through an onboard NEC uPD720200 host controller.
With transfer rates up to 5Gbps, users are able to experience an almost 10 times improvement over USB 2.0. In addition, the technology is backwards compatible with USB 2.0 specifications, while also providing new power management features.
Gigabyte's GA-H55M-USB3 and GA-H57M-USB3 motherboards feature a 3x USB power boost, delivering greater compatibility and extra power for USB devices. In addition, dedicated lower resistance fuses ensure reduce voltage drops, and provide more stable and plentiful power delivery, according to the company.
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