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IO Raises $260 Million in Financing
IO, the global leader in software-defined data centers, today announced the closing of a new $260,000,000 multi-year credit facility led by Wells Fargo. IO's existing bank group, consisting of Wells Fargo and Mutual Bank of Omaha, has been expanded to include Bank of America, Bank of Montreal, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, National… Read More →
Phoenix Public Market boosts micro-businesses
Micro businesses may be small, but they pack a big punch. Though defined as businesses with less than five employees, www.microexec.com reports that micro firms "represent a staggering 99.7percent of all the employer firms in the country." That means more than half of all private-sector employees work for micro firms which pay "44 percent of… Read More →
Enterprise Offers Free Course for Business Leaders
Enterprise University, an educational program offered by Enterprise Bank & Trust, will continue its Spring 2013 courses with an April 24 class on "Creating a Marketing Strategy to Build Brands and Drive Results." The morning workshop includes a continental breakfast and will focus on strategic, smart and innovative techniques that not only build brands but… Read More →
B of A, Khan Academy Promote Better Money Habits
Bank of America and Khan Academy today announced a financial education collaboration that will provide both bank customers and non-customers alike free, self-paced, easy-to-understand resources to develop better money habits. These resources will be available on a new website, BetterMoneyHabits.com, which will incorporate educational content from Khan Academy and Bank of America and be promoted… Read More →
The 25 Most Influential Hispanic Business Leaders
Benito Almanza Arizona president Bank of America Born into a family of migrant workers, Almanza is now responsible for all lines of business efforts, community and civic activities in the state. The graduate of Stanford University and the University of Santa Clara has been with Bank of America for 30 years, working in California before… Read More →
Bankers: Don't try to time the market
Timing is everything. But when it comes to buying a house, Valley banking leaders says it's best not to rely too much on timing. "Potential buyers who are still on the sidelines waiting for housing prices to decline further may see themselves priced out of the market if interest rates rise," says Carl Streicher, regional… Read More →
Bankers: Don't try to time the market
Timing is everything. But when it comes to buying a house, Valley banking leaders says it's best not to rely too much on timing. "Potential buyers who are still on the sidelines waiting for housing prices to decline further may see themselves priced out of the market if interest rates rise," says Carl Streicher, regional… Read More →
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Names Market Manager
Scott Vanderpool has been named vice president and market manager for the Desert Mountain States with the Business Banking division at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. In this role, Vanderpool will manage a team that supports small and mid-sized business clients with $5 million to $50 million in annual revenues in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico… Read More →
3 Phoenix-area companies offered access to growth capital
The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC), Bank of America, FORTUNE and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are proud to announce that they have selected three Phoenix-area companies for their annual Inner City Capital Connections (ICCC) program. This year the program received a record-setting 5,200 company nominations from across the country and selected… Read More →
AWEE presents 2012 Faces of Success
A formerly homeless veteran who lost his hearing from an explosion in Vietnam, an ex-offender who chose drugs over her children and today counsels individuals in similar circumstances, and a Baltimore transplant who had to rely on the financial support of family when she couldn't find a fulltime job despite a steady work history will… Read More →
50 Largest Employers In Arizona
These are the 50 largest employers in Arizona, including public and privately held companies and not-for-profit corporations, ranked by the number of employees based on full-time equivalents of 40 hours per week and based on industry research. 50 Largest Employers in Arizona Walmart Stores Inc. Arizona employees in 2011: 30,634 Employment change since 2010: Added… Read More →
Corporate Giving More Discriminating, But Still Charitable
Like the economy, a dip in corporate giving appears to have bottomed out, but that charitable landscape has changed both for givers and receivers. Corporations are re-evaluating which not-for-profit organizations they support, and in some cases businesses are providing more volunteers and less cash. At the same time, fund-raising efforts are changing. Some elaborate parties… Read More →
Snapshot: Downtown Phoenix Buildings
Gallery of downtown Phoenix buildings. HDR (High Dynamic Range) technique was added to the photo to give a more dramatic effect. HDR is a set of techniques that allow a greater dynamic range of luminance between the lightest and darkest areas of an image than current standard digital imaging techniques or photographic methods. This wide… Read More →
CEO Series: Benito Almanza
Benito Almanza Title: Arizona State President Company: Bank of America How would you assess the banking industry's reactions to the new financial reform law? What are the industry's biggest concerns, particularly in regards to derivatives and less onerous regulation on small banks? Bank of America has generally supported reforms, including the formation of a new… Read More →


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Great concrete sinks
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This amazing sink has a 6â and includes a black walnut stand. Reminds me of an old world design that would look good in both a very rustic or very modern bathroom.
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Making of: interactive, mobile piste map by LAAX
You weaved gracefully down the wonderfully prepared piste and now you are faced with the option of two different runs – but where do they lead? How will you get back up the mountain from the next stop? True, for cases like this there is the paper piste map, dug out of the interior pocket of your thermal jacket with difficulty. Better still, the LAAX website is now optimised for smartphones. The most recent innovative technology and navigation offer winter sports enthusiasts the necessary orientation and information.
Today, quite a number of websites of ski areas in Switzerland and abroad are optimised for mobile use. Most of them offer current information on weather and piste conditions and the facilities and events on site. But they are all missing one thing, the essential core of every ski resort: piste and area maps.
World premiere: an interactive piste map that does its name justice
An analysis of the mobile websites of different ski areas shows that the piste map – if it is integrated into the mobile website at all – usually consists of a static image file. The problem: first, all interactive map systems are based on satellite images taken during summer and show lovely green meadows instead of snow-covered mountains, and, second, the piste maps show the region from a bird's-eye view. Accordingly, the user lacks the crucial topological information.
The added value for the user is questionable if the mobile website offers merely an image of the printed piste map.
LAAX takes it one step further and presents a world first: an interactive piste map that does its name justice. On the new mobile website, users can locate themselves and display their position on the scalable map. On request, the facilities in operation can be shown, and pictures, webcams and all the important points of interest (restaurants, events, rental shops, etc.) are available as well.
Walter and his white arena
From a technological viewpoint, the question is how these functions are possible. After all, this is a piste map that is not drawn to scale or from a topologically correct perspective.
The requirements are complex, as are the calculations behind it all, but the idea is simple. We allocate a dense network of reference points from the real coordinate system, as we know it from Google Maps, to the corresponding points on the piste map. By means of interpolation, an approximate calculation, any points can thus be converted between the different coordinate systems. What's more, this mapping allows us to dispense with the use of additional and hard-to-determine information, such as altitude or distortion factors.
In order to achieve our ambitious goal, we need support. From someone who knows his way around. Who knows every ski lift, alpine hut and rock ledge in the region. We call him Walter. And as to be expected from a true Grisons mountain dweller, he agrees to enter the more than 300 reference points into the app created by us specifically for this purpose. Some time later, we carry out the first tests – the results are convincing: we achieve an accuracy of within just a few metres! By adding additional reference points in the villages, we achieve the desired precision there, too.
Mobile into the future
This provides the basis for an interactive piste map, the likes of which the mountain world has not seen before. Users are now able to see exactly where they are in the ski area: their position is displayed on the piste map. In addition, all points of interest can be entered centrally in real coordinates and made available for all the regional websites (LAAX, Flims, etc.). It also smooths the way for the integration of external geo-data providers and services.
LAAX got the knack of it
The icing on the cake: in order to give the interactive map a suitable presence on the mobile website, Unic reaches deeply into its bag of innovations and gives it a novel approach that until now has not been implemented in web apps. If users turn their mobile devices horizontally, the piste map is displayed. Turning it back brings back the previous page.


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Re: PowerBook Woes
In article <4e4n97$6pj at dragonfly.wri.com>, "Chris Purcell"
<purcell at fleet.drea.dnd.ca> wrote:
Are there any other reports out there of weird
> interactions between Mathematica, and the Powerbook battery management
> software?
i have been using 2.2 on two powerbook 180's for a number of years and i
have never had any problems there.
maybe your powerbook is just upset because spindler has managed to take
apple's buyout value from a $40 a share offer from ibm to a $33 a share
bid from sun.
btw - the rule for macs is "if it doesn't happen three times, then it
really didn't happen" so go ahead and use mathematica on your machine and
i would expect that the roblem won't recur [at least not until your
warrenty expires]
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2003 X5 battery drain because clock/radio comes on when temps go below 40 degrees
I have a 2003 BMW X5. I am having a serious problem with the cold weather. When the temp drops below 30 degrees, the clock/radio comes on by itself (car is parked in my garage, no key in ignition. This drains my battery, and has left me stranded with two little kids. I have a brand new battery and alternator in the last month. Have even pulled fuse for the onboard computer, and the clock is still coming on. What causes this? How can it be fixed? I have read there was a recall for this probelm, is that true?
Surprised your situ took so long to manifest itself/or you just noticed...we had that happen on our '01, but way back in the winter of '02. Our X has the 'Biz' CD/radio combo, and we struggled through the problem and inconvenience a few times until the dlr finally learned of, and did the 'reprogram'. It has been glitch free since then, going on its 12th year.
Have dlr 'run your key' and ref the info below, assuming you have the oe CD Radio. These type of items fall under the Technical Service Bulletin category, which is not a 'recall'.
GL, mD
TSB Number: SI651201 JAN 02 Campaign - Alpine CD 53 Radio Programming
"On some parked vehicles, the alpine cd53 radio causes the bus to wake up at ambient temperatures below 40f, the Battery could also become discharged..."
NHTSA Number: 629358 TSB Date: January 1, 2002 Date Added to File: April 2, 2002
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Thanks for the info! This problem started last winter when we first moved to WI from CA, which is why it hadn't happened earlier. We couldn't figure out what was happening at the time, and then by spring, and new battery the problem seemed to fix itself, until the wonderful WI winter hit and the temps dropped again. I will call the dlr today to see what we can do! I was hoping for something easy!
Press the dlr, as I suspect they haven't 'done' that re-program in a long time, but the details are in that TSB, and the dlr can hump the info from BMW NA.
I would rec'd a good battery maintainer, eg Battery Tender or CTek for non-driving periods, or an occasional overnight good 'juicing'. Simple to connect under hood on the poz & neg lugs.
GL, mD
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Hi again, I have called all three dlrs in my area (all at least an hour away from me) and none of them have heard of this issue. They all gave me the usual "bring it in and we'll run a diagnostic, and see if we can duplicate the problem". I don't know if it's because I am a chick, or what, but service guys never believe me when I tell them what is wrong with my car, and how to fix it. I find it hard to believe that I am the only person in this cold state that has this issue with the car! That is my frustrated rant . . . sorry.
As far as a battery maintainer, do you mean a battery charger unit? I had bought one this last week that had a 3 setting/jump start options, and the charger although seeming to be working, didn't get my car started with either the jump start setting, or the 20 amp fast charge. Am I doing something wrong with this? or did I get a bum charger? Your help is greatly appreciated - at least I don't feel like a complete crazy person - you have at least dealt with my issue! :-)
Ask to speak with the SA, recite the TSB code, and be firm...this is older news to them and they may not be familiar with/remember the problem from 8-10 years ago, but it should be readily discoverable in their system. Yes, they may be blowing you off, and they may try to charge you for the re-program.
Surprised that jump charger wouldn't get you going, unless your batt is stone dead, which is possible with the radio glitch.
No, I meant a battery maintenance 'trickle charger', like these:
Not humping maintenance chargers, but they do wonders when used occasionally/regularly on X5 batteries.
The dlr may try to sell you 'his' new battery, which is ~$300; a comparable new batt can be had at AutoZone, et al, for ~$100. Not a simple install, but <30 mins DIY for the handy.
GL, mD
PS: Dunno where in Cheeseland you are, but I would hunt up every BMW dlr within reasonable driving distance, and give them all a call. The local BMW dlr maybe/could be an idiot or could not care less about your situ; he is looking for an expensive dianostic and to sell you pricey batteries/parts, imo
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I have had my 2002 X5 for nearly two years now. When it arrived from purchasing it second hand from interstate I had problems of the battery loosing charge randomly. - It was winter at this time. After about a month the problem disappeared. I have experienced the problem once more 12 months later.
I did notice once when I first got the car and was trying to work out what was going on with the battery goin dead that the TV screen came up with BMW on it - they keys had not been in the ignition for about 30 minutes.
The above issues / solution sounds like it could be correct. Everyone said I needed a new battery. I certainly didn't
I am having the same problem but b/c the pixels on my 2001 are no good I would not know if the radio was coming on. I do know while I sat soothing my infant in the back seat of the car, I was playing the radio. Then I went to start the car and it would not start. That was my first time playing a CD in the car and every since then the car would get jumped but not start after I shut it off. I was thinking of getting one of those solar power starters so it's ironic you posted the link. I need major help. I have a new born and I don't like to feel like I would be stranded b/c of this problem.
Do you know if I just disconnect the radio and CD player and recharge the battery will it stop this problem. I just got a brand new battery and it's drained.
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Converting your basement into a finished space is a fantastic idea – so you tell yourself. But how do you get started? Here
are 5 creative basement ceiling ideas to help you plan your new space. And they're all affordable – and easy to do yourself!
Whether you decide to transform this extra living space into a home office, theater, playroom, or personal sanctuary, make it a reflection of your taste and style. Once you do, we bet you'll be spending a lot of time there !
Gym, Playroom, Multi-Purpose Room
Suspended ceilings are one of the most popular basement ceilings. Consisting of a simple grid and lightweight tiles or panels, a suspended ceiling covers exposed beams, ductwork, and electrical wiring, while allowing easy access for maintenance.
Today's suspended ceilings offer sophisticated looks in both black and white with 3-D profiles. The clean, bright appeal of classic white tiles works well in workout rooms and playrooms, since the white panels offer a higher light reflectance.
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One of the hottest basement remodeling ideas is to convert unused basement space into a spectacular home theater or media room. You could re-create the look of an old movie palace with the help of a tin ceiling. Choose a copper or brass finish or paint tiles in a flat, dark color that won't reflect light.
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WAM! America's Kidz Network is bringing back reality series Table Talk.
The Starz Encore Group LLC-owned network's fourth installment, Table Talk: How Far Is Too Far?, will debut in May, during National Family Month.
The show -- funded by the Anna and John J. Sie Foundation -- begins a dialogue with one family member posing a pressing problem. Others then express their opinions until effective discussion, listening and understanding is achieved.
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For day two of my @vintage_vogue take-over I am continue on my chosen theme and showcase some of my favourite work each day by photographers whose work has graced the pages of Vogue.
This iconic 1977 photograph took @christiebrinkley "America's Sweetheart / Girl-next-door" image and turned it on it's ear. Photographer Chris Von Wangenheim image of Christie in anything but innocent. This is a photo instantly recognized and it became representative of late 70s sexy. It was originally run side-by-side with a second image that captured Christie's long lean leg in the jaws of the Doberman which is equally as iconic. (and I bet you just saw that one in your mind didn't you? That is how you know something is of icon status when you can see it based on a single sentence's description!).
From Vogue February 1977, "The Best of The New York Collections - The Mood Has Changed" this editorial also featured photos shot by the legendary Irving Penn. Hair Marc Pipino, Makeup Way Bandy. The white silk "pajama" and metallic heels are Geoffrey Beene and the necklace is Mary McFadden.
On my instagram timeline @shrimptoncouture, I posted my second image by Von Wangenheim. It also appeared in Vogue, but it ran a full year earlier and was for a Dior advertisement. It is fascinating to see the similarities and you have to wonder if they were shot at the same time despite the one year spread between the two publishing dates.
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This paper illustrates the importance of involving end consumers in product design, the need for directing open ended questions to those involved consumers, and the importance of having the product developer maintain awareness of technology developments in ancillary products or services. The product development case described in this paper is from the Participatory Development (PD) project of the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technology Transfer (T2 RERC).
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Moto Guzzi
Breva 750
Here's a photo of the new Moto Guzzi Breva 750
(below)! A new
era for Moto Guzzi, who are moving into a slightly different
market with this bike. I took this photo at the 2003 Cycle World
Motorcycle Show at the Dulles Expo Center in northern Virginia in March
of 2003. The bike looks really nice up close!
Pexi's Breva Weblog
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visitor "S." writes: "I have had mine since September of 2003. As much as I'd like to give
you a detailed article, I don't know the names of the parts I am going
to tell you about. For the past year my bike has been getting stuck in
2nd gear anywhere from 1 minute to 20 minutes I took it into my shop and
they adjusted the cable. The next time they adjusted the gear lever. By
the third time the owner had an opportunity to talk with other Moto
Guzzi dealers and they knew of the problem too.
In fact, so does Guzzi. Approximately 50% of the bikes made have 2 parts that were too big and
were jamming the gear drum (?). One's a fork and the other has to do
with sealing, although I don't think it is an elastomeric seal. If I had
a manual I would be more useful. Anyway, there is no recall or bulletin
but Guzzi's paying for it if you figure it out. Also, it's something
like a 12 hour job. The parts are in the back of the transmission and
there is no back plate to remove to get to them, so everything has to
come off!"
A couple more things: The right exhaust pipe sits higher
than the left, which will melt your hard luggage. What I ended up
doing is taking the bracket off and elongating the mounting hole.
Also, be careful with closing the luggage, it doesn't automatically
align perfect and you end up gouging the clamp.
The idiot light for the gas comes on way too soon.
Fortunately, I have the trip-meter, so it's not that important.
The paint on the front fork assembly eventually absorbs dirt/grime.
I can't clean it. :(
I didn't say it before but I LOVE THIS BIKE!!
These problems are minor compared to how it rides!!


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Infrastructure and Transport Minister
"The federal government is determined to act in the national interest," Mr Albanese said. "This means dealing with both the congestion issues around the existing airport as well as building a second airport sooner rather than later."
Sydney Airport, which has been at war with the minister over his push for a second airport in Sydney, has taken its objections to the courts. The airport has asked the tribunal, which reviews government decisions, to reconsider demands it be forced to release its next five-year master plan by mid-2013 instead of June 2014 as scheduled.
Mr Albanese issued the demand after releasing a study on Sydney's aviation capacity in March that called for a second Sydney airport site to be identified "without delay", amid forecasts that passenger movements would double by 2035.
Sydney Airport, which claims it has enough capacity to meet aviation demand until 2045, said bringing forward the plan would curtail consultation processes under way with airlines, the community and government agencies. "We are disappointed the minister wants to shorten these processes."
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Every week there are new press releases, articles, information, and videos popping up concerning Paganism, spirituality, health, or disabilities. Community Linkage is a collection of useful information and sometimes entertainment for you. Patheos.com is now hosting The Wild Hunt blog by Jason Pitzl-Waters. Jason has highlighted important issues to disabled Pagans and linked to Staff [Read More…]
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Diet and health go hand in hand. Improvements in diet and nutrition are always welcome when it comes to keeping your cat healthy. Before you adopt a new diet trend for your cat, make sure it provides the essential nutrients your cat requires.
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Sam Kinison
George Carlin
Richard Jeni (agbley the most underrated)
Louis Black
Bill Burr
Richard Pryor
Denis Leary
Louis C.K.
Kevin Hart
Robin Williams
Kyle Cease
Brian Regan
Jim Jeffries
Jim Gaffigan
any others? who yall like?
Sam Kinison
George Carlin
Richard Jeni (agbley the most underrated)
Louis Black
Bill Burr
Richard Pryor
Denis Leary
Louis C.K.
Kevin Hart
Robin Williams
Kyle Cease
Brian Regan
Jim Jeffries
Jim Gaffigan
any others? who yall like?
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Patrice O'Neal
louis ck
Not my favorite but Anthony Jeselnik.
bill maher
Dave Chappelle
Mitch Hedberg
Richard Pryor
Pablo Francisco
Norm McDonald
Bob Saget
Louis CK
Bill Burr
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Elephant in the room by Patrice O'neil is the best 90 minutes you'll ever experience.... and i pretty much guarantee that
Bill Hicks
Rodney Carrington
Eddie Murphy
George Carlin
Sam Kinison
Chris Rock
louis c.k.
Norm MacDonald is the only stand-up comedian that I have ever truly enjoyed. Most stand-up comedians rely on good material, and a lot of times the material is just not funny to me. Norm MacDonald can make the least funny jokes hilarious. Example? The joke about the moth who goes into a dentist office and tells of family troubles. The dentist asks why he went in there instead of seeing a psychiatrist and the moth answers, "Because your light was on."
It's a lame joke, but the way Norm tells it turns it into a hilarious story.
jimmy carr
I watched one of Lewis CK's stand ups the other day (whichever one is on Netflix) and I didn't think it was funny at all.
Anyway, there are always ones I forget...
Louis CK
Tig Notaro (check out her Live set that came out recently for one of the single best stand-up sets you'll ever hear)
Jimmy Pardo
Paul F Tompkins
Scott Aukerman
Garfunkel & Oates
Kyle Kinane
Mitch Hedburg
Patton Oswalt
Eddie Izzard
"There's no better public education than teaching kids that they should have been born to a parent who could afford their cancer treatments." - @LOLGOP
mitch hedberg is so random with his bits but they are usually spot on
Mitch Hedberg is one of the few guys that actually made me laugh out loud. That guy was brilliant.
-As for Norm MacDonald. He is a decent stand-up IMO but quite possibly the funniest human being alive. If you ever have about 3 hours of free time and are near a computer w/ working internet, go on youtube and sift through all of the Norm interviews. The guy is incredible. Howard stern, Conan, and Letterman love him and bring the best out of him. He also has some hilarious riffs with Dennis Miller on Dennis' old HBO show and on his radio show.
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Personality ~ Spanish for Beginners
Learn how to describe your friends and family in Spanish with this list of common personality traits.
Note that I only listed the masculine singular form of these adjectives. For information on making them feminine and/or plural, please see the adjective lesson.
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Gwyneth Paltrow Does 'Forget You' on 'Glee' (VIDEO)
It's been quite the week for Gwyneth Paltrow. First she got all country on us, now she's taking on Cee-Lo Green.
On this upcoming Tuesday's episode of Glee, Gwyneth stops by as a substitute for the New Directions gang, and shows how hip she is by busting out one very popular, very filthy (but censored) song.
Now, Gwyneth wasn't necessarily the first person that came to mind when we heard they were taking on the hit "Forget You," but she's managed to put her own twist on it.
Check out the clip below:
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Boyd F. Jensen, who died May 29 at age 86, was a lawyer, businessman and philanthropist who grew up in Murray, served his beloved LDS Church, sat on school boards and was for a year president of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions.
He also did public relations work and bookings for Lagoon Corp. and managed Salt Lake City's Terrace Ballroom, both of which showcased some of the hottest and most controversial rock bands of the 1960s.
Utah was pretty insulated from the excesses of that decade, but those of us in our teens were crazy about the music. Tickets were cheap, and we'd stand in long lines in the cold or heat to get inside. Once there, we were packed together, watching primitive light shows and dancing in a fog of cigarette and, um, other smoke.
I never told my parents about that part.
Lagoon had always been a top music venue, and Jensen welcomed the likes of Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and the Everly Brothers.
By the '60s, Big Brother and the Holding Co., featuring Janis Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix performed at Lagoon. I saw Jimi, but still weep over missing Janis.
Jim Morrison and the Doors put on as nasty a show as anyone should bear; he got so angry at the polite Utah crowd that he screamed at them, played a truncated set and stormed off stage.
"Dad loved everybody," said his son, Boyd F. Jensen II. "He hated Jim Morrison and the Doors."
At the Terrace, my friends and I saw the Byrds, Cold Blood, It's a Beautiful Day, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Frank Zappa, Eric Burdon and the Animals and Iron Butterfly, which of course played "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" for what seemed like days.
After most of those concerts, we were deafened for hours.
But, over time, things got too rough at the Terrace. According to the Lagoon History Project, its audiences "seemed to have an increasing disregard for the law," which meant hiring more security and fixing damaged property.
Jensen decided to end rock concerts and resorted to traditional dances with music by, for instance, Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians.
But, in 1972, rock 'n' roll came back for a while; Fleetwood Mac, for example, took the stage in 1974 and '75.
In 1982, the Terrace shut down for good. Seven years later, a fire broke out during its demolition, and that was the end . Today, there's a parking lot where the once-elegant dance hall used to be.
In those days, I wasn't old enough to go to Woodstock or San Francisco, much as I yearned to, but we had Lagoon and the Terrace.
Thank you, Mr. Jensen, and say hi to Janis.
Peg McEntee is a news columnist. Reach her at email@example.com, facebook.com/pegmcentee and Twitter: @Peg McEntee.


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Although he has hunted and trapped wild creatures all his life, Ron Spence has a special reverence for wolves.
So, too, did most of the nearly 100 people in attendance at the recent two-day First International Wolf and Carnivore Conference in Thompson, which is seeking to be known as the Wolf Capital of Canada.
"Wolves are the spirit of the land," said Spence, a councillor with the nearby Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (formerly Nelson House), who worked for 15 years as a Manitoba conservation officer and was a speaker at the conference.
"I don't trap wolves. The wolf is a teacher and a guide. It teaches us how live with one mate all our life. It teaches us about leadership, loyalty, a sense of family and solidarity and to seek new places."
The conference attracted some of the superstars in the world of wolf and carnivore biology and conservation, including David Mech from the University of Minnesota and a founder of the International Wolf Centre in Ely, Minn.; Paul Paquet, senior scientist with the Rain Coast Conservation and the University of Calgary; Nikita Ovsyanikov, the Russian Academy of Sciences and a polar bear specialist; and Marco Musiani, University of Calgary, who's studied wolves in North America and Europe.
It was, and is, all part of an attempt by a few civic-minded people to have the city 750 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg recognized as the Wolf Capital of Canada -- similar to Churchill's brand as the Polar Bear Capital of the World.
A discussion paper, Building a Wolf Economy, prepared by conference organizer Volker Beckmann, states that over the past 20 years, there has been a renewed interest in wolves as a top predator and ecologically important species in Europe and North America.
"In northern Manitoba, wolves can attract researchers and tourists, provide new income and business opportunities and create positive publicity for Thompson and Manitoba as a province if managed and marketed properly," he said in an interview.
Thompson houses captive wolves at its zoo, has unknown numbers of wolves in the surrounding wilderness, has created stunning public wolf art such as the multi-storey-high mural of a wolf (recreated from a Robert Bateman painting). Beckmann says the public has a neutral attitude toward wolves.
The region has trappers, outfitters and aboriginal elders with traditional knowledge about wolves.
"Thompson could link itself as the wolf capital to the polar bear capital in Churchill for ecotourism efforts," said Beckmann.
He emphasized that the new University College of the North campus can become a wolf research and tourism centre.
Beckmann believes these factors "uniquely position Thompson to be the wolf capital of Canada," and Manitoba could set an example to the conservation world.
"International researchers and tourists are already being drawn to Manitoba because of polar bears," he said.
He noted Churchill has achieved international recognition as the polar bear capital of the world, while beluga whales, which migrate into the estuary of the Churchill River during the summer, are a big tourist draw in July and August.
"It has become evident that Thompson and Manitoba could expand wildlife-predator interest to wolves in order to attract more scientists, researchers, educators, artists and tourists from around the world," Beckmann said.
Canada supports the largest grey wolf population in the world with numbers around 50,000, according to researchers and wildlife managers. Approximately 10 per cent are found in Manitoba, and most of them live in the northern regions of our province.
As filmmaker Garrick Dutcher, program director of Living with Wolves in Sun Valley, Idaho, said during his presentation, "Wolves do matter. People need to understand wolves and the natural world. It is humanity's collective responsibility to preserve that wilderness and nature we have left on this planet."
Beckmann stressed that the next step following this conference is a visionary session and a strategic plan (with civic and other officials) to develop a wolf economy.
"We've created a certain momentum that we have to continue before the enthusiasm and energy dies off," he said.
Transforming Thompson into a centre of wolf excellence could become a howling success, with a benefit to all Manitobans and the world.
Martin Zeilig is a Winnipeg freelance writer.


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ROYAL Marines were called in during the Olympics when less than half of the security guards expected to report for duty showed up at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy.
DCC Adrian Whiting, pictured below, said the Royal Navy was on stand-by 'right from the start' and praised the work undertaken in Dorset.
He said G4S was expected to reimburse the Ministry of Defence for the cost of extra staff from the military.
DCC Whiting said: "The shortfall in G4S guarding meant the Armed Forces got called in to provide cover in Dorset.
"Where some of the security guards were supposed to be on the water at the marina entrances, we undertook that for a while, simply by using the officers we had on patrol on the water until G4S were able to get staff to perform that job."
G4S subcontracted to other security companies for some of the specialist work.
DCC Whiting said: "As soon as they confirmed they were able to pay them, the other guards did the work.
"My understanding is that G4S will reimburse the Ministry of Defence for the cost of extra military staff."
Between July 6 and 21, the guards reporting for duty, of those expected at the Sailing academy, at the Olympic sailing village ranged from a low of 42 per cent to 85 per cent at best.
After July 21, this percentage rose to between 80 and 95 per cent.
DCC Whiting praised the Marines and also praised the G4S guards who wor-ked in Dorset, some for up to 18 months before the Games, as 'very good security guards'.
He added: "I think the shortfall occurred bec-ause of dislocations in G4S telling guards their contracts were going to continue into the Games.
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An elaborate Christmas tree graces the courtyard of a new Glendale shopping complex while a going-out-of-business banner hangs above a major tenant in the mall across the street.
While the scenes are contradictory, the atmosphere is the same inside the Americana at Brand and the Glendale Galleria, where operators worry how they'll cope with the most challenging retail climate in decades.
At the same time, they're encouraged by the foot traffic drawn by the malls' proximity and their central location in a thriving city of nearly 200,000 people.
"We're running a modest (sales) increase going into the fourth quarter," said Janet Lafevre, senior marketing director at the Galleria, where bankrupt Mervyn's will close a store by the end of the year.
Rick Caruso, who developed upscale Americana at Brand across the street, has similar high hopes as his outdoor complex enters its first holiday shopping season.
"We are ahead of projections," said Caruso, CEO of Caruso Affiliated. "Our retailers are holding up remarkably well."
But that isn't the case in other areas of Glendale, where stores stand vacant and properties are changing hands.
Near the Americana, for instance, a Linen `N Things has been closed for several months, and there are worries about the future of Circuit City and Borders Books.
The closure of Mervyn's will create another vacancy in the 32-year-old Galleria, although Lafevre said "strong retailers" are negotiating to lease "very prime locations" inside the mall.
Dave Hartunian, vice president of retail and industrial properties at Coldwell Banker's Commercial North County office in Glendale, said the retail market is following the path taken by the commercial and residential markets.
"It's going to be tough. I anticipate a higher vacancy rate in Glendale for retail," he said. "Landlords are letting tenants slide but pretty soon that's going to hit a wall," he said.
Ironically, while General Growth Properties, which owns the Galleria, fought a years-long court battle to halt construction of the Americana project, the two malls may now be benefiting from their proximity.
"We're pleased with the numbers of people we see at the Americana ... crossing the street going into the Galleria," said Philip Lanzafame, director of the Glendale Redevelopment Agency. "We see cross-shopping."
And a report released by his department also found indications that the upscale Americana complex is spurring new interest in the city's downtown.
This month, a Marshalls Shoe MegaShop and Home Goods opened in space previously vacated by Tower Records and CompUSA.
"They are on the ground floor and you want to maintain that pedestrian interest all the way up and down the street," Lanzafame said. "Having lights on are all part of a vital and robust downtown."
The city initially projected that Americana at Brand - a mixed-use project that opened in May - would generate about $1.37 million annually in sales tax revenue.
At the current rate, the mall will finish the year $150,000 above that mark, according to Lanzafame's report.
Despite the optimism, the economic slowdown has impacted sales tax revenue for the Galleria, the city said.
For the second quarter, the most current available, revenue from the area designed Galleria I - the older part of the mall - increased 16 percent from a year ago. A 5 percent drop was reported in Galleria II - the newer portion where the Mervyn's store is located.
Nevertheless, Jackie Fernandez, a partner in the retail services group at Deloitte & Touche's Los Angeles office, thinks downtown Glendale will hold up better in this economic environment because of the sum of its parts.
"They all kind of have a good mix," she said. "The Galleria itself was a good destination before. When you add the Americana it kind of completes the entire package."
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Investors in Australia's banks will welcome the sort of messages released by
For the past 20 years the big four Australian banks have been the dividend machines of the market.
When credit growth was running at double-digit figures equal to twice or three times the rate of growth in the economy, investors could rely on the banks for 10 per cent dividend growth and 5 to 10 per cent capital gains.
These days, with credit growth running at 3 to 4 per cent, it is impossible to get the top-line growth that can deliver double-digit growth in dividend payments. Instead, dividends are rising at about 2.5 per cent every six months and capital growth has been hard to get, notwithstanding a strong rally in bank stocks this calendar year.
But despite all that, Westpac will pay an 82¢ dividend for the half and will have the capacity to pay an 86¢ final dividend in September. In other words, Westpac has a dividend yield of about 7.5 per cent which, after including franking credits, is a yield of about 11 per cent in the hands of investors at the top tax rate.
That is significantly better than the best term deposit rates of 5 per cent but, of course, being invested in the sharemarket carries higher risks.
There is a flip side to a war for deposits. It means business and home loan borrowers will pay higher rates of interest relative to the official cash rate.
Deposit rates are high relative to the Reserve Bank's official cash rate, and in absolute terms compared with the past 20 years. That is set to continue as banks such as Westpac try to bring their loan-to-deposit ratios down to about one-to-one in readiness for tougher regulatory rules.
On this front, Westpac has more to do than any other bank. It has the highest gap between loans and deposits of the big four, largely because of the legacy of its takeover of St George Bank. St George has loans of about $144 billion and deposits of about $74.4 billion. It needs to close that gap, and the man being asked to do it is one of the rising stars in Westpac.
When Kelly wanted to create a "deposit culture" at St George, which has been a poor performer relative to the Westpac brand, she called on Jason Yetton, the group executive, Westpac retail and business banking.
Yetton, who has been with the Westpac group of companies for 20 years, spent about 16 years at BT Financial Group before being asked by Kelly to run an in-house consulting exercise aimed at transforming the deposit-drawing power of the Westpac branch network.
She liked the end result so much that Yetton was given the job of implementing the changes, including selecting and appointing the new branch and regional managers and leading the program of lifting the ability of branch staff to cross-sell wealth products.
The deposit culture is critical to success in banking because of the opportunity it provides to win each customer's transactional banking business.
Yetton says every customer who has their transaction account with Westpac, on average, is 2½ times more valuable than a customer that does not. Also, a customer who has their transaction account with Westpac is three times more likely to consider Westpac for their future wealth or banking needs.
The appointment of Yetton to, in effect, refresh the program nicknamed 2017, is a reflection of the lack of investment and attention devoted to St George over the past three years.
Its poor performance in the latest half year was caused by a number of factors, including shrinking the commercial property loan book and cutting the number of brokers used to write new home loans.
Yetton's experience in BT Financial Group has obviously helped in getting a better understanding within the branches of BT's products and the skills to sell them.
In the six months to March, about 6500 BT Super for Life products were sold each month. About a third of these policies were rollovers from industry super funds. BT Super for Life funds under management rose 33 per cent.
Several fund mangers have told Chanticleer that Westpac is a longer-term investment proposition because of the strength of its wealth management business. Not simply because its products are being sold through the branches but also because of its strong position in platforms. In the half year to March, Westpac's platforms in the BT Financial Group accounted for 60 per cent of net flows. Its market share in platforms was steady at about 20 per cent but funds under advice rose 11 per cent to $85.6 billion.
The wild card in the Westpac equation is its capital position. Kelly told analysts yesterday the bank's capital was now at levels that were appropriate for the current regulatory demands.
That has raised the prospect of capital management at some time in the next year. However, that type of thinking should be tempered by the comments from
One of the themes to come through the Westpac result was that noise from various divisions made it harder to see the big picture.
Kelly continued that theme when she said there had been too much noise in Westpac's quarterly numbers and this had confused investors, led to volatility in the bank's share price and not served the interests of staff or shareholders.
She will scrap quarterly financial briefings from the third quarter of this year.
Many fund managers will hate the fact that there will be less financial disclosure by one of the country's biggest banks but even stern critics would have to admit that the first-quarter Westpac numbers were a very bad guide to the half year result.
The High Court decision on the
The Institute of Company Directors says the judgment will probably affect the willingness of people to accept board positions. But if that leads to higher-quality candidates cognisant of the need to act with due care and diligence, it will be positive.
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Alcoa and HPQ could get the boot, sure, but if the Dow decides to shake things up, Kraft is going to be the impetus. And if the giant food company were to fall out of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, why not sub in … another food company?
In this case, PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP) — the nation's largest food and beverage business — seems like a logical fit.
Should Kraft take a post-split bow, the Dow Jones would be left with just one firm — McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) — that deals in food. Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) is beverages only, and Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) stepped out of the game for good earlier this year when it sold off its Pringles brand to Kellogg (NYSE:K).
You're telling me America's benchmark index should be just 3% grounded in food? Grub's all we do anymore, guys.
PepsiCo is an American institution that is known from coast to coast — and although it's constantly stretching its oversea-legs, PEP's fortunes still heavily depend on what's going on in the U.S. At 47 years old, PepsiCo is plenty established, its $110 billion market cap is very much in line with the Dow average of about $128.5 billion, and its $70 stock price won't ruffle many feathers.
The only downside: You're replacing a company that was food pyramid-friendly with one that keeps Wilford Brimley in the ad-acting business — and I don't mean for Quaker Oats.
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FOX Cancels Low-Rated Drama Series THE MOB DOCTOR
Zaptoit.com reports that FOX has canceled its low-rated drama series MOB DOCTOR but will continue to air the remaining episodes of its 13-episode order. The series will air in its regular time spot on Monday, December 3 and will then go off the air for three weeks to allow for holiday programming. The series will return with its final four episodes on December 29.
According to the report, the series averaged 4.45 million viewers and a slim 1.3 rating among adults 18-49. Aside from "Fringe" (4 million), which is also ending this season, it's the least-watched drama among the big four networks this season.
The officiAl Fox synopsis of THE MOB DOCTOR follows:
For most physicians, the Hippocratic oath is sacred. But for one Chicago doctor, who is indebted to the mafia, saving lives isn't her only concern. THE MOB DOCTOR is a fast-paced medical drama focusing on a young female surgeon caught between two worlds as she juggles her promising medical career with her family's debt to Chicago's Southside mob.
DR. GRACE DEVLIN (Jordana Spiro) is a top resident at Chicago's Roosevelt Medical Center. Smart and self-assured, she's heralded as one of the country's most promising young surgeons. But family ties keep her glued to her Southside roots. To pay off her brother's life-threatening gambling debt, she makes a deal with the devil and agrees to work "off book" for the mafia men she once despised.
At the hospital, Grace must deal with emotionally compelling cases – a young woman in need of a heart transplant, a family decimated by a hit-and-run driver, the mass chaos in the wake of an 'L' train collision. But in her other vastly different world, she must juggle an onslaught of mob-related demands, including operating in illegal backrooms, treating hit men hiding from the law, performing emergency surgery on a high-end call girl, even saving a juiced-up race horse.


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The Buffalo Sabres gave one of their better defensive efforts Tuesday, winning 2-1 over the Tampa Bay Lightning to snap a four-game losing streak.
The Sabres reverted to familiar form in the first period, allowing the Lightning to score on their first shot of the game. Just 86 seconds in, the Bolts gained control of the puck for the first time, and Steven Stamkos converted a Teddy Purcell pass to give Tampa the 1-0 lead. That was his league-leading 14th goal of the year.
But the Lightning didn't strike again. Cody Hodgson tied the game halfway through the first, pouncing on a loose puck behind the net and deflecting it off netminder Mathieu Garon and in. Neither team did much else in the period, with each side only getting off five shots.
No one scored in the second period, but Tampa wasn't lacking for chances. Buffalo was able to keep Tampa's power play in check throughout the first half of the game, which saw the Bolts fail to convert five man advantages (Tampa went 0-for-6 for the game on the power play). So much time with the extra man helped Tampa get off 14 second-period shots, compared to 10 for Buffalo.
Tyler Myers (somewhat) made up for numerous defensive lapses and giveaways by scoring the game-winning goal in the third period. He pinched in from the point and rifled a shot in only 52 seconds from there. Ryan Miller did the rest, stopping 12 shots in the frame and 30 for the game to preserve the win.
The win improved Buffalo's record to 7-12-1 and gave interim coach Ron Rolston his first NHL win in his third game:
"It was great, especially the way it was done, the battle level and competitive level was really high tonight."
Vanek had two assists on the night. Miller recorded his 259th NHL victory, tying him with the Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist for 41st in league history.
Tampa falls to 9-9-1. With 19 points, Tampa is in eighth place in the Eastern Conference – meaning that Buffalo, for all its ills, is only four points out of the playoffs.
The Sabres wrap up their Florida swing Thursday night in Miami against the Panthers.Tags: Buffalo, Buffalo Sabres, Hockey, NHL


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Welcome to the ineedhits Search Engine Marketing blog, where we share the latest search engine and online marketing news, releases, industry trends and great DIY tips and advice.
Jim Lanzone has replaced Steve Berkowitz as CEO of IAC Search & Media, owner of Ask.com. Lanzone was promoted from his previous position as senior vice president and general manager of Ask.com and then CEO of Ask.com to fill the vacancy left when Berkowitz was poached by Microsoft.
In his new role at Microsoft, Berkowitz now is facing the difficult task of turning around the fortunes of MSN's online business group, which has not been able to gain the desired traction so far. Berkowitz's new responsibilities will include "MSN.com, MSNTV and MSN Internet Access programming, advertising sales, business development, and marketing for Live Platforms, MSN and Windows Live."
At Ask.com, Berkowitz was credited with achieving the company's turnaround during the past year, which saw Ask.com's search market share, user base and customer satisfaction grow, and revenues double.
Go Steve!
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Title: I Owe, I Owe, So Off to Work I Go!
Calculating College Cost Repayment, Budgeting, and Finding Loan Forgiveness Sources
Students often attend college and are faced with the mounting debt incurred from student loans. This lesson plan will guide through calculating repayment for students loans, preparing a monthly budget, and researching options for possible loan forgiveness.
This lesson plan contains a financial aid component.
Standard(s): [CTE] CT6 (9-12) 5: Determine factors that affect money management, including career choice, education, skills, and economic conditions.
Title: What is Your Future Worth?
This lesson gives students the opportunity to take a hands-on approach in determining the worth of their future. Students will research and compile information about their personality, career interest/goal, begin the Free Application for Student Financial Aid (FAFSA) process and establish a plan of action to meet their goals.
This lesson plan contains a financial aid component.
Standard(s): [CTE] CT6 (9-12) 20: Explain career options and entrepreneurial opportunities related to the management of personal financial resources.
Title: My Future Life: Let's Get Real
This lesson requires students to select a career and explore the requirements for their potential job. They will work with a reality life situation of married versus single, number of children and challenge events. Students will determine earnings, purchase a home, car and figure monthly living expenses. Students are to create a digital photo presentation to share their future life with classmates. There is a financial aid component embedded in this lesson, also this is a unit of instruction which will take approximately one week for completion.
Standard(s): [MA2015] ALC (9-12) 7: Use analytical, numerical, and graphical methods to make financial and economic decisions, including those involving banking and investments, insurance, personal budgets, credit purchases, recreation, and deceptive and fraudulent pricing and advertising. (Alabama)


text: Mark, Some excellent and extremely relevant questions you've raised here. See my embedded responses below. Mark Marino wrote: > [message truncated for brevity's sake] > > When watching this video about "Students Today," which features white > student after white student, I can't help but wonder why the students don't > comment on race. > Before I start, you may want to freeze-frame at 03:22 and look toward the bottom—the sign the girl is holding appears to read "Ethnic Conflict." But journalists usually use that particular phrasing to refer to the sort of unrest that happens in "other" (non-Western) settings, so you may be on to something yet . . . anyway, that said . . . In my experience as both a student and an instructor, race isn't something most white students are comfortable discussing in the classroom. Relevant research ("Teaching about Inequality: Student Resistance, Paralysis, and Rage" by Nancy Davis, 1992 is the first thing that comes to mind) suggests a pervasive colorblindness among American college students that has proven remarkably resilient to pedagogical penetration. Race may not be the first concept that comes to mind in discussing new media, and the sense that the "economic" digital divide is rapidly closing in most western nations may further buttress the (erroneous) view that the web renders race irrelevant. Another factor may be the particular school this video came from. According to the latest US Census figures, Kansas is 90% white. Without knowing its precise ethnic distribution, the state's lack of diversity may go some ways toward explaining the absence of race from students' mental agendas. > On the one hand, the video offers just "a vision" as in one vision of > students. However, I read Wesch's title as having broader implications, > bordering on universalism. As in "Come see what typical students look like > today" or at least what a representative sample looks like today. > > Even if his video doesn't claim to be representative, the fact that the > video about student use of technology does not mention what to many of us > might be so apparent is indicative of certain trends in discussions of Web > 2.0, trends I've recently been discussing with Elizabeth Losh of UC Irvine > among others: the trend to create a vision of some imaginary Web > 2.0student, one that does not take into consideration differences in > background > or access. > If there was an "imaginary," "exemplary," or "quintessential" Web 2.0 student, an Everystudent of the future, what race/gender/sexual orientation would he/she be? I'd be surprised if no one out there has researched what online discussants tend to assume about their invisible interlocutors' real-life demographic characteristics. We may well imagine that most of the newsgroups/forums/comment areas we frequent look a lot like Wesch's classroom, at least ethnically speaking. In that scenario, inconvenient disparities in privilege and opportunity could be assumed away to ease the pursuit of less dissonant discussion topics. > What do we risk when we leave out race or even socio-economic class? I > think some on this listserv are answering this question with their research. > I too would be interested in relevant research in this area. As a member of a racial minority myself, I feel that some new media outlets make me less likely to speak my mind online by bracketing ethnicity and disinhibiting conversation. The instances of casual racism I've encountered in several open forums I have observed closely but informally (e.g. political blog comments, newspaper comments, Youtube) effectively foreclose any substantive contribution I may have been interested in making. Not to jump too far off the deep end of casual social theorizing here, but perhaps this is an inevitable consequence of our society's failure to provide sufficient offline avenues for honest dialogue on race/SES/sexual orientation. Getting back to the original question, in examining whatever social benefits new media are supposed to provide, we should always slow down to ask ourselves: who's speaking and who's lurking? Whose views are represented and whose aren't? What can we do to make representation more equitable, more inviting, and more tolerant? Anyway, thanks again for starting this discussion. I don't think these issues get raised nearly as often as they should. ~DEEN > It's just something I'm thinking about this MLK Day. > > More on this discussion here: > http://writerresponsetheory.org/wordpress/2008/01/20/a-revision-of-students-today-remixing-wesch/ > > Wesch has also printed some responses and further discussions of his video > here: http://mediatedcultures.net/ksudigg/?p=124#more-124 > > Best, > Mark Marino > > -- Deen Freelon Master's Student, Communication University of Washington dfreelon at u.washington.edu


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Best Of :: Arts & Entertainment
When out-of-towners want to shake to the rhythm of Latin music, we throw on a guayabera, linen pants, and loafers and escort the visitors to the American Airlines Arena in downtown Miami. Located behind the Miami Heat's home court, Bongos Cuban Cafe boasts a sweeping vista of Biscayne Bay, which is the perfect backdrop for the thumping beat of salsa, merengue, and reggaeton that fills the 16,000-square-foot supper club Friday and Saturday till 5 a.m. Owned by Miami icons Emilio and Gloria Estefan, Bongos has established itself as the spot for the city's Latin music industry. With its Havana nightspot décor, the place has hosted afterparties for the Latin Grammys, the Billboard Latin Music Awards, and Premio Lo Nuestro, to name a few. Bongos features a large ballroom where hundreds of people show off their salsa and merengue dancing skills every weekend. Just remember to yell, "Azúcar!" every time a Celia Cruz tune plays.
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Best Art Gallery: Dorsch Gallery
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Best Band: PALO!
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Best Festival: Ultra
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Best Museum: Miami Art Museum
Best Radio Station: Power 96 (96.5 FM)
Best Theater for Drama: GableStage at the Biltmore
Best TV News Anchor: Belkys Nerey
Best Twitter Feed: Pepe Billete (@PepeBillete)
Women. You know you can't live without them. But it sure helps if the one you're living with can carry on a conversation without using words like irregardless, high-larious, and — our personal favorite — anyways. Where can you find such a woman without having to scour comic-book conventions and Scrabble meetups? You want brains, but you could do without dressing up like Pikachu and engaging in cutthroat board-game play. Enter the SWAN Spoken Soul Festival, a celebration of women artists that climaxes with the Spoken Soul Showcase, an event featuring artists, singer/songwriters, photographers, and spoken-word artists — all of whom are female. In honor of International SWAN (Supporting Women Artists Now) Day, organizer, actress, and spoken-word artist Deborah Magdalena created an event that — wait for it — brings together the most talented, bright, creative, and (dare we say it?) beautiful women in Miami. Besides knowing who Mondrian is, female artists got swag. They're easy on the eyes — and that helps soothe the pain when they're laying the smackdown on you in a game of Words With Friends. If you're a dude looking for a brainy chick, your best bet is the Spoken Soul Showcase. If you're a chick looking for a brainy female, attend the Sunday brunch, which is ladies only. It's like shooting female Mensa fish in a barrel.
Face it: Spending your weekends at South Beach clubs hasn't helped your search for the perfect man. You want someone funny, handsome, and smart, but the majority of men bobbing their heads to the DJ's uhntz-uhntz are about as interesting as that recycled Madonna beat. Don't despair — the answer to your prayers is located right around the corner on Ocean Drive. In the middle of the art deco district, you'll find Effusion Gallery. Not only will you get a taste of Miami's culture through local artists' works, but also you just might find the man of your dreams. Sure, you'll occasionally encounter a hipster who overanalyzes every piece while wearing pants that are tighter than yours. But no doubt there will be at least one attractive smarty-pants checking out the scene. Replace that EDM with pop art; your ears and your love life will thank you.
It's 4 a.m. and you still haven't found a special lady with whom you can have a semi-inebriated conversation. You are thinking of calling it a night — but slow down there, buddy. There is a watering hole in downtown Miami perfect for meeting women who aren't ready to call it a night. Appropriately named the Corner — because it sits on the corner of NE 11th Street and North Miami Avenue — the bar takes its cues from places such as the Room in Miami Beach's South of Fifth neighborhood and Living Room at the W South Beach in that it offers the carefully crafted cocktails of the latter with the craft beers and cheap pints of PBR of the former. The women who frequent the Corner are of the hipster variety, so their ears will perk up if you complain how gentrified Wynwood has become. If you really want to impress her, skip the cheap beer and order her a Falerno ($14). Served in a small goblet, the cocktail combines Diplomático rum, Luxardo maraschino liqueur, candied ginger, and citrus. Notes of clove and allspice dance on the palate, giving it a sexy mouth-feel without being called something silly like Sex on the Beach. And we haven't even told you the best part. If you arrive at 4 in the morning, take your time in wooing your future girlfriend. Last call at the Corner is nonexistent, as long as there are willing patrons. The establishment is the only bar in the 305 with a 24-hour liquor license — not counting nearby megaclubs like Space and Mekka — thanks to its location in the Miami Entertainment District.
Granted, the guys who regularly hang at Hooters to suck down pitchers might not be moneyed, but they obviously dig chicks — and not only the ones with wings. Heck, they congregate at a place known for exposing so much of its staff's cleavage that the servers don't even expect patrons to look them in the eye. According to general manager Peter Gonzalez, peak man hours are Fridays at lunchtime (understandably, because the restaurant offers a slew of menu items for under $7) and Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at dinnertime. Unfortunately the city put the kibosh on the eatery's motorcycle meetups — perhaps the sight of all those choppers and their leather-clad bosses put the Coral Gables ne'er-do-wells on red alert — but loads of dudes can still be found there on a regular basis. Like the Latin look, ladies? Stop by during pay-per-view boxing matches. Want variety? Head over when the Heat plays. And here's more advice: Don't try to compete with the Hooters girls. The guys already know that most of those gals are out of their league. Instead, be yourself, dress as you normally would, and don't seem so interested in what's on TV that you can't be engaged in conversation. Oh, and if you go for the first time and don't find anyone who gets your loins warm, at least you can order a plate of 3-Mile Island wings and fire up your face. See? It's a win-win.


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Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in Eb, Rondo for Violin in C KV373, and Adagio in E KV261
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The deadly massacre that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Friday could happen anywhere, and Marion County Superintendent Dr. Chuck Hamilton is well aware that virtually everyone is on edge. While Hamilton can't erase the worry and concern from the minds of many in Marion County, he is confident in saying that everyone who works in the school system is vigilant and trained to keep students and staff safe.
The Campbellsville Police are asking for help from anyone with information related to an armed robbery that occurred at 9:09 Friday morning, Dec. 14.
A white female wearing a ski mask threatened to use a handgun against the clerk at the Minit Mart located at 701 Melrose Drive in Campbellsville. The suspect is approximately 5 feet, 6 inches tall.
After gaining money from the cash register, the suspect ran from the store. She fled in a vehicle described as a red four-door believed to be an Oldsmobile Alero.
Garland Jones, a farmer from Marion County, has been selected to participate in the Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) Leadership Enhancement for Agricultural Development (LEAD) program. Jones joins 14 other Kentuckians for LEAD's two-year, intensive learning experience – a program that KFB created to prepare future agricultural leaders for tomorrow's challenges. The 2013-14 LEAD class was announced on December 7 during KFB's annual meeting in Louisville.
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The plane crash claimed the lives of Mark Sloan (Eric Dane) and Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh), and left Arizona with one leg.
Browne tells the story of a Sergeant Leigh Ann Hester and squad leader Timothy Nein who came under attack in Iraq.
The items were donated by Leigh's children and have never been publicly displayed.
He said it was too soon to judge Mr Turner and certainly too soon to describe late era Leigh—"I have not died yet!"
"Leigh Anne showed [Bullock] her cute little pearl-handled Derringer," Hancock says.
He spoke feverishly, hurriedly, evidently with the intention of propitiating Leigh.
"Very well," answered Cavendish; "we are safe as yet," turning to Leigh.
It seemed to Leigh, looking from his eyrie, that Nature had never before painted a panorama of such wondrous beauty.
Miss Leigh is to be pitied for having you in the schoolroom.'
After he was gone, and while Leigh was attending him to the door, Mrs. Leigh and Grenville kept a few minutes' dead silence.


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London (CNSNews.com) - South African leaders this week promised the U.S. that they will push for a landmark international conference on racism in August to be "forward looking," rather than dwell on the past, amid concerns Western countries will be pressured to pay compensation for slavery.
Preparations for the U.N. conference against "racism, xenophobia and related intolerance," to be held in the South African port city of Durban in late August, have been marked by serious differences over compensation and several other issues, particularly a push by Muslim nations to have Israeli policies branded racist.
The U.S. has warned that the level of its participation will depend on these issues being resolved.
State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said last week that "the level and the strength of our representation depends on whether we think the conference is going to be productive or not, and how some of these issues figure or don't figure on the agenda."
He would not be drawn on whether the U.S. was considering a boycott, but said "the final
decision will be made on who [will attend] closer to the conference."
This week South African President Thabo Mbeki held talks with President Bush. Mbeki's foreign minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said afterwards the South African delegation had agreed to lobby the conference participants to focus on "present and future problems" relating to racism.
Problems emerged during a series of regional preparatory conferences. African nations pushed the idea that countries which benefited from slavery should apologize and pay reparations.
For Britain and other former colonial powers in Europe, the idea they should pay compensation for slavery two centuries after the practice was abolished throughout the British Empire is absurd.
The U.S., too, is firmly opposed to such a step.
"Demands for financial reparations and a formal apology would do nothing to address racism and discrimination today," Boucher said. "The conference should address current problems."
Reports from South Africa say the Mbeki delegation had told U.S. officials its view on compensation was that this could take the form of development aid or debt relief programs.
As the host, but not the convener of the conference, South Africa was in no position to remove items from the agenda, but would use its influence to push for a "forward-looking" outcome, Dlamini-Zuma said.
"It is important that discussions around that issue address present and future problems rather than to try to find out who should be compensated from 200 years ago."
Mary Robinson, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, said Thursday that some European countries "admitted they had serious problems" with the question of compensation for slavery.
African countries had raised the issue, she said, and "it will be for the delegates to decide how it is addressed."
Also problematic for the U.S. have been attempts by the Arab-Muslim bloc to politicize the Durban conference by castigating Israel for its policies.
At a regional preparatory conference in Tehran last February, delegates adopted a draft declaration claiming that Israel's existence was based on "racist" policies, including the "racist law of return."
The draft recalled the controversial "Zionism is racism" resolution adopted by the U.N. General Assembly under Arab instigation in 1975, eventually repealed in 1991.
Zionism, the assertion that Jews are entitled to a national homeland, is the basis for Israel's existence. The law of return states that any Jew migrating to Israel can become a citizen of the state. As this discriminates against non-Jews, some critics call it racist.
The Tehran draft document further described Israel's policies in the disputed territories as "a new kind of apartheid, a crime against humanity [and] a form of genocide."
A source at the Israeli Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, said Friday other matters of deep concern to Israelis and Jews were attempts the remove from the draft references to "anti-Semitism" as a manifestation of racism.
Moreover, a reference to "the Holocaust" had been replaced by "holocausts," the source said, in a move aimed at minimizing the systematic murder by the Nazis of six million Jews by equating it with other atrocities.
One observer, former director of international policy research for B'nai Brith, William Korey, noted recently that Israel was the only country singled out in the Tehran document, and that no other regional draft specifically denounced any country by name.
Secretary of State Colin Powell has discussed Washington's concerns with U.N. commissioner Robinson.
Boucher said Powell had made it clear the U.S. wanted the conference to look into ways of improving people's lives and alleviating the problems caused by discrimination, and "that it not get bogged down in extraneous issues, like the status of Israel or antiquated notions of Zionism."


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Welcome to Searching with the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.
IEEE Xplore uses a powerful search engine and faceted search results to make finding the right information even easier. In this tutorial, you'll learn tips and best practices for searching with IEEE Xplore.
The global search box on the IEEE Xplore home page searches across all IEEE content and is where you will do most of your searching
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About Blue Stem CRM
Bluestem CRM is a company dedicated to providing high quality studies relating to archaeology, history, and culture resources.
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