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No, that's not a typo
Check out the world of Hallowee Ville, from upcoming PS3 game Puppeteer. I had to look at the name two or three times to make sure that I wasn't crazy. It's like one of those mind-bending visual tricks that makes you see something that isn't there!
While beautiful and charming, Puppeteer is also kind of spooky, so this new trailer is perfect for Halloween. In it you'll see a pumpkin-headed Kutaro (he uses interchangeable heads) using his magical scissors to chop away at a world full of huge, pop-out Jack-o-Lanterns, laughing ghouls, and zombie hands that seem to be 'raising the roof' in a Halloween-themed dance. Later, see what looks to be a giant candy-headed Jack-o-Lantern that might be barfing frosting. And that flying skeleton with the glowing lungs looks to be a jerk.
I cannot wait for this game. It's coming sometime next year -- hopefully before Halloween.
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The judges have spoken, the fat lady has sung, Tea&Biscotti did not get through to the final of the Lavazza Wimbledon #CoffeeSetMatch challenge.
It's a shame and I won't lie in saying that I wasn't disappointed. I actually rather enjoyed myself. However, for the making of a few measly cakes Lavazza has rewarded me with a limited edition Wimbledon A Modo Mio coffee machine and a year supply of the brown stuff, that's enough coffee to sink the Concordia!! (again).
I am truly grateful for my rewards and wish the best of luck to the two finalists Mulia and UtterlyScrummy. I can't wait to see what masterpieces you both come up with…the heat is on ladies! Well done.
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UnderTheLabel website data experts combed through over 1,700 whiskeys to curate a list of the top-rated whiskeys under $100. Whiskeys are ranked according to reviews from various expert sources, including the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, the Los Angeles Whisk(e)y Society and the Beverage Testing Institute.
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4. Discrimination and services
From: Human rights and mental health research and policy consultation paper
The Code protects people in the social area of goods, services and facilities. Services are broadly defined, but include health care (including mental health care), the criminal justice and the court system (for example police), government services (including social assistance), education, child welfare, insurance, shops and restaurants. Many issues may exist for people with mental health disabilities and addictions when they seek services.


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Ashley Bickerton
Ashley Bickerton
|California Institute of the Arts, Whitney Museum Independent Study Program
|Known for
|Contemporary Art
Ashley Bickerton (born 1959) is a contemporary artist. A mixed-media artist, Bickerton often combines photographic and painterly elements with industrial and found object assemblages. He is associated with the early 1980s art movement Neo-Geo.
Born in Barbados in 1959, Bickerton is the son of Derek Bickerton, a linguist and scholar of Creole and pidgin languages. His father's research work caused his family to move around the globe every several years. As a child Ashley Bickerton lived in a number of countries across four continents. The family finally settled in Hawaii in 1972. British by birth, Bickerton became a naturalized US citizen in the mid-1980s. He spent 12 years in New York where he established his career before finally settling on the island of Bali in 1993, where he presently resides.[1]
Bickerton graduated from the California Institute of the Arts in 1982, then moved to New York to attend the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program. After exhibiting for a few years in New York, he was included in a four-person show at the Sonnabend Gallery in 1986, that included Jeff Koons, Peter Halley and Meyer Vaisman. In 2004 The New Museum exhibited "East Village USA," a show that featured "Neo-Geo" artists including Bickerton.[2][3] In 2009 he was included in Pop Life: Art in a Material World, at the Tate Modern in London[4] The following year he was exhibited in Collecting Biennials at the Whitney Museum of American Art, which acted as a counterpoint to the 2010 Biennial and paid homage to the previous 80 years of Whitney Biennials.[5] He has had solo exhibitions at Lehman Maupin Gallery (2006, 2008, 2011), Sonnabend Gallery, (2000, 2004, 2006), both in New York, and White Cube in London (2001, 2009).
Over the last twenty-five years, Bickerton has exhibited his work internationally and is included in public art and museum collections. His works are held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art;[6] the Tate;[7] the Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, Paris; the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Berardo Collection Museum in Lisbon, Portugal; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.[8]
In April 2014, Bickerton held his first solo exhibition at Gajah Gallery. The month-long exhibition, "Junk Anthropologies", marked a new direction for the American master of philosophical funk, where he re-established himself as a master painter in the grand tradition.[9] The focus of the works is about the ongoing corruption of Bali that he witnessed being a resident there, with the styles greatly influenced by Paul Gauguin, whom he has a perennial obsession for. From April to August 2017, Bickerton had his first UK retrospective at Newport Street Gallery in London entitled "Ornamental Hysteria". Spanning more than three decades of the artist's career, the exhibition showcases 51 works, many of which were new and previously unexhibited pieces. Amongst the featured works was Canoe, Shark, Woman (2016), a sculpture created in Yogyakarta Art Lab which The Guardian[10] described as "[having] the look of the ritual artefact of Bickerton's tropical island obsession, creating a power object or fetish (as islanders do) with found objects (fish, flowers, beads) that is the more hypnotic for its solemn parody – silver vestal offering a hammerhead shark, coconuts in her Indonesian canoe".
Ashley Bickerton's work has explored issues in contemporary art related to the commidification of the art object itself. Often his objects are grotesque in a self-aware manner and are often a critique of capitalism.
Early constructions[edit]
In the 1980s Bickerton made a series of works which resembled packing cases and crates, covered with corporate logos.[11] His early work is noted for its display of corporate logos and constructions titled as either "Self-Portraits," "Commercial pieces," or "Anthropospheres." They are typically Assemblages of technological or industrial materials with the inclusion of found elements and screen printed iconographic images. These seemingly functional objects without clear purpose are often covered in various logos, technological signage, and codes. His artwork "Abstract Painting for People 4" made in 1987 is now included in the collection of François Pinault as of 2007.
Singapore Tyler Print Institute[edit]
The mixed-media pieces he made in collaboration with the Singapore Tyler Print Institute are "spooky" images of green-skinned creatures emerging from a sea littered with cans and bottles.[1]
Collaboration with Yogyakarta Art Lab[edit]
Ashley Bickerton's most recent project has been a collaboration with the Yogyakarta Art Lab (YAL).[12] YAL is Gajah Gallery's major initiative based in Yogyakarta - Indonesia's up and coming art hub - co-founded in April 2012 by Indonesian artist Yunizar and owner of Gajah Gallery Jasdeep Sandhu. This collaboration involves Ashley Bickerton creating series of sculptures which examined what Bickerton would like to think of as the "mitochondrial eve". Originally derived from clay models the artist created in his Bali studio, they are being reinvented in Jogjakarta in a variety of archival materials centered on cast aluminum. These new works now coming out of YAL have been described by Jasdeep Sandhu as "Some of the more important contemporary sculpture produced in the past 10 years".[13]
Recent works[edit]
Bickerton continues to develop work within his established themes and iconography of tropical surrealism, green-headed characters, and assemblages. His work in 2006 and 2007 has taken the form of large-format digital prints and paintings with thick wooden frame constructions with various inlays. These elements can be seen in "Made's Warung" 2006 and "Green Head with Inlay 1" (2007).
2014 marked the start of a new series of Silver Ladies, which are manifested in a double portrait of two identical subjects, beautiful young Balinese women, nude except for a floral sash around their hips and coronas of tropical flowers. Their bare skin and dreadlocked hair are painted shiny silver, their lips in vivid colours. The first work in this series is a painting titled 2 C (A)W E2 P.G. 2 T(B) W. The model for both figures is the artist's Balinese wife, Cherry Saraswati Bickerton[14] as quoted from the catalogue "Junk Anthropologies" - Ashley Bickerton written by Jamie James and published by Gajah Gallery.
- ^ a b Holland Cotter, Art in Review; Ashley Bickerton, The New York Times, May 19, 2006.
- ^ [1] Archived August 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tim Woods, Beginning Postmodernism, Manchester University Press, 1999, p. 126, ISBN 0-7190-5211-4
- ^ [2] Archived January 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Collecting Biennials | Whitney Museum of American Art". Whitney.org. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ "The Collection". MoMA.org. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ "Ashley Bickerton". Tate. 2000-12-10. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ "Ashley Bickerton". ArtFacts.net. 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ Ashley Bickerton. "Junk Anthropologies" (PDF). Gajahgallery.com. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ Theroux, Paul (2017-03-31). "Paul Theroux on how artist Ashley Bickerton became an alien in paradise". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ Irit Rogoff, Terra Infirma: Geography's Visual Culture, Routledge, 2000, p. 60, ISBN 0-415-09615-4
- ^ "Yogya Art Lab to Debut at Art Stage Singapore | BLOUIN ARTINFO". Sea.blouinartinfo.com. 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ "Ashley Bickerton at Yogyakarta Art Lab (YAL)" (PDF). Gajahgallery.com. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ Sandhu, Jasdeep; James, Jamie (2014). Junk Anthropologies - Ashley Bickerton. Gajah Gallery. ISBN 978-981-09-0091-5.


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Above is a collage of pictures of our daily comings and going over the last month or so. Included is some of Tralee's homework, our outing to Jump Creek Canyon/Waterfall, a morning trip to Krispy Cream, Hunter coloring on himself, fort building and air blowing shenanigans biking, park playing, our pet dino Rexie, our Spring Break day at Camel's Back Park, a fire station field trip, Tralee with a 'stache, Easter egg hunt, Hunter's hair stuck in Silly Puddy, a fire truck that came to church because someone pulled the fire alarm, and lastly a picture of me procrastinating a mound of work to be done. Enjoy!
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
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A week ago, the D.C. area tied record highs, only to see weather conditions quickly deteriorate the next day.
The same thing could be said about today, according to NBC Washington meteorologist Veronica Johnson. Temperatures will be in the mid- to upper 80s, making it feel more like June than April.
However, this warm-up won't last long, as it will be sent packing by a cold front that could bring some severe weather to our area.
There will be a chance for a possible isolated thunderstorm late tonight, but chances of strong storms will increase between 5-11 a.m. Tuesday, according to Johnson.
If you're interested, you can check out the Storm Prediction Center to see how NOAA thinks the possible storms will pan out. There is also a link to storm reports from across the country. Click here to see what damage the cold front left behind as it moved across the country.
If all of this sounds familiar, that's because the same type of pattern played out last week, too. Reagan National tied a record high of 85 degrees last Monday, but the rest of the week wasn't as spectacular.
As the new front moves through Tuesday, it will leave behind some lingering showers for the rest of the day. It will also be much cooler, with highs in the mid- to upper 60s.
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The couple plan to hold a large reception Sept. 28 outside Seattle where Carlile grew up and will have a third ceremony in her wife Catherine Shepherd's hometown of London in London early next year.
While the decision to marry is personal, it is also political for Carlile and a way for her to stand up for gay marriage.
"It was a crazy feeling when I was filling out the paperwork because I felt like I was breaking a law," Carlile told The Washington Post, "like somebody was going to come in and say, 'You know you can't have this.' It was so exciting. And [Shepherd's] mom and dad were there and it was just really special. So we have a marriage license in Massachusetts."
"It's so surprising," Carlile said, "and so hard fought.... I wouldn't have been able to picture myself married or successful or pursuing my dreams if there hadn't been other people that had done it before me, like role models, and that's why talking about it is so important. If a 14- or 15-year-old girl reads this in a small town who's gay, then she knows that someday she might get to go get a marriage license and get married, and there's no reason she should stop dreaming about a white wedding because I didn't."
The singer's closest friends say Shepherd's presence has changed Carlile in so many ways, and not just personally. It's even reflected in Bear Creek, her latest album released earlier this summer.
Carlile thinks Bear Creek is her best record because of that total freedom. Bandmates Tim and Phil Hanseroth, twins who play guitar and bass for Carlile, think Shepherd made it all possible.
Read more: The Washington Post
See also: Brandi Carlile and Catherine Shepherd Are Engaged


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by Scott Ott (assembled from remembered stories)
When Staff Sargent Jim McMaster hit the beach at Normandy for the second time, he was near 90 years old. He never thought he'd see that beach again.
In early June 1944, he thought that beach might be the last place he ever saw. He was just 20 years old then. In the coming weeks, he would watch many men die. He caught some grenade shrapnel in the belly, the brunt of which killed another man, and earned a Purple Heart. He lost a chunk of his knee to a Nazi machine-gunner while leaping from a burning tank in which two men died. But he survived through the war's end.
The only reason he could find that he remained alive was the faithful prayer of his Christian mother, who miraculously received all four of her soldier boys back from battle — from Europe and Korea — alive.
The Normandy invasion started for Jim McMaster in a field of English wildflowers where he had gone on bicycle with one of Mrs. Short's four daughters. McMaster was housed in the Short family home in England during the run-up to the invasion. The girls had become like sisters to him. The roar of a jeep interrupted the sylvan setting, and Jim's buddies yelled it was time to go. He jumped in, and headed to the house to grab his gear and his gun, always ready.
When time came to leave the ship, and board the landing craft, Jim and his fellow soldiers put their hands on the rail and vaulted over. But a guy next to him must have been left-handed, because he threw his legs in the wrong direction, kicking McMaster's wrist, sending him sprawling on the deck. His brand new wristwatch got kicked into the English Channel.
It was D-plus-4, June 10th, when McMaster hit the beach at Normandy, but the Nazis had not surrendered, the churning chilled English Channel was not a placid pond, and the mines and obstacles still capsized Allied boats — sent men to the bottom, anchored by 75 pounds of gear.
As the pilot of the landing craft brought the motor to idle, McMaster looked out of the boat. They were too far out. The water, too deep.
"What are you doing?" he yelled.
"This is where you get off," the pilot said.
"To Hell we do," McMaster said. "Take us in further."
The pilot refused, until McMaster put his hand on his sidearm and said, "Take us in."
When the ramp went down, the cold water was still near shoulder deep. McMaster plunged in and immediately felt a new weight on his back, an arm around his chest. He was about to throw an elbow and tell the freeloader to get his own ride to the beach, when he saw that she was a nurse. He carried her in until she could walk for herself.
After the invasion, they kept in touch by letter, until her letters stopped coming. The Nazis had bombed her Red Cross mobile hospital.
For years after the war, Jim McMaster had a recurring dream. He saw his Army buddies who had died in battle. They were young — just boys, really. But he was an old man. He recognized them. But they didn't know him.
Back in the states, McMaster went on to start, lead and coach little league baseball and football leagues and teams, and even a scout troop. Thousands of boys learned from his leadership. As it happens, he also wound up with custody of his four grandsons, bringing them up as his own. One became an airline pilot, after flying helicopters and A-10 jets for the Army and Air National Guard. His name was Jim Ott, but he held his Pop in such high esteem, that as an adult, he and his wife and children all changed their last name to McMaster.
Young Jim brought his Pop back to Normandy. They walked among the endless rows of cross-shaped headstones, and out onto the beach. The pictures of that day show an emotion on the tough old man's face one rarely, if ever, saw back in the states.
Oddly enough, the second time he hit the beach at Normandy, McMaster was also armed. He had managed, unintentionally, to get through airline security in the U.S. and France with a pocket knife.
There on the beach at Normandy, Staff Sargent Jim McMaster, buried his knife in the sand. It wasn't a great loss, he would say. After all, he had already left his youth on that beach.
He took a pebble and put it in his pocket. It was a memorial of a place for which he needed no memorial — a place for which he was a memorial.


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News Release: Decatur – Seven East Central Community College athletic teams and numerous student-athletes were recognized for academic achievement by the National Junior College Athletic Association, according to a news release from the NJCAA Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo.
ECCC President Dr. Billy Stewart said the academic honors reflect the type of athletic program the College strives to produce each year.
"East Central's 2020 Vision includes a desire to be 'nationally recognized.' Well, few, if any, of the more than 500 NJCAA community/junior colleges can claim that seven of the 10 athletic teams (70 percent) qualified for NJCAA Academic Team of the Year by earning at least a 3.0 average team grade point average," said Dr. Stewart. "Fewer still can boast that five of their teams finished in the Top Five in the nation with two national Academic Teams of the Year – Men's Tennis and Women's Tennis. In addition to that, 15 East Central student-athletes were recognized for outstanding individual academic achievement. Those numbers are remarkable when considering the size of our student body and the number of student-athletes enrolled at our college. I want to congratulate and thank our coaches and our student-athletes for their efforts in the classroom this year. They performed the EC Way – Excellence with Class, and I am so proud of each of them!"
Athletic Director Chris Harris said he is "very proud and appreciative" of EC coaches and student-athletes for their performance in the area of scholastic achievement.
"Their accomplishments in the academic arena are outstanding, both as individuals and as a team," said Harris. "Our coaches are to be commended for their work in this area as they stress academics when we recruit student-athletes to our institution. We would love to win every ball game in which we participate; however, we also want our student-athletes to be positioned when they leave us to be successful in life."
ECCC's women's and men's tennis teams received the highest honors as each was recognized as 2012-13 NJCAA Academic Team of the Year.
The Lady Warrior tennis team led the nation with a 3.77 grade point average.
Squad members and their respective high schools include Kelsey Tadlock and Haley Chapman, both of Newton County; Amber Pierce and Hannah Smith, both of Leake Academy; Nan Hartness and Hayden Fryery, both of Winston Academy; and Alana Turner, Florence.
Tadlock also received an NJCAA Award for Exemplary Achievement, presented to student athletes who achieve a 3.60 to 3.79 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
The Warrior tennis squad achieved a 3.76 grade point average to claim the most prestigious national honor.
EC team members and their respective high schools included Blake Cochran and Brandon St. Clair, both of Newton County; Andrew Hanna, Newton County Academy; Chris Mays, Louisville; Hunter Mayo and Josh Peoples, both of Leake Academy; and Lucas Calvert, Neshoba Central.
Cochran and Hanna were also recipients of NJCAA Pinnacle Awards for Academic Excellence, presented to student athletes who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
Calvert and Mayo received NJCAA Exemplary Achievement awards.
Dianne O'Neill and Kyle Watson served as EC tennis coaches.
The Soccer Warriors finished a close second for NJCAA Academic Men's Soccer Team of the Year by posting a 3.13 grade point average and missed earning the top honor by two hundredths (.02) of a point.
Team members who received NJCAA Awards for Superior Academic Achievement, presented to student-athletes achieving a 3.80 to 3.99 GPA on a 4.0 scale, were Zack Killion, a product of South Oldham High School in Crestwood, Ky., and Zach McGarr of Leake Academy. Taylor Potter earned a NJCAA Award for Exemplary Achievement (3.60 – 3.79 GPA). Potter is a product of the Mississippi School for Math and Science.
Kenneth Thompson serves as head coach.
The State Champion Diamond Warriors placed third for NJCAA Academic Baseball Team of the Year with a 3.35 grade point average. The recognition marks the fourth consecutive year EC's baseball team has finished in the top 20 in the nation and second straight year the squad placed in the top three.
Receiving individual honors were Caleb McKee of Neshoba Central, NJCAA Pinnacle Award for Academic Success (4.0 GPA); Ryan Shotts of Louisville, Terrance Steele of Neshoba Central and Kalik May of Northport (Ala.) High School, NJCAA Awards for Superior Academic Achievement (3.80 - 3.99); and Blake Dubuisson of Long Beach and Puerto Rico native Fernando Gonzalez, who received NJCAA Awards for Exemplary Achievement (3.60 – 3.79 GPA).
Neal Holliman serves as Diamond Warrior head coach.
The Lady Warrior soccer team tied for fourth for NJCAA Academic Women's Soccer Team of the Year honors with a 3.37 grade point average.
Team member Kelsey Tadlock of Newton County received an NJCAA Award for Exemplary Academic Achievement (3.60 – 3.79 GPA).
Since the program's inception in 2005, the Lady Soccer Warriors have never finished lower than sixth in the nation and earned NJCAA Academic Team of the Year honors on three occasions, most recently in 2011 and 2009.
Kenneth Thompson served as Lady Warrior head coach.
EC's softball team tied for 12th in the nation by posting a 3.42 grade point average.
Lady Warrior LaJoya Griffin of Philadelphia earned an NJCAA Award for Superior Academic Achievement (3.80 – 3.99 GPA).
Kristin Chaney serves as Lady Diamond Warrior head coach.
EC's golfers finished tied for 23rd in the nation with a 3.15 grade point average.
Chris Clark serves as Warrior golf coach.
More than 1,600 NJCAA student-athletes met the requirements for individual academic honors, including 169 who earned the Pinnacle Award for Academic Excellence (4.0 GPA). Superior Academic Achievement (3.80 – 3.99 GPA) honors went to 592 student-athletes and more than 900 qualified for Exemplary Academic Achievement (3.60 – 3.79 GPA).
Academic team accolades (3.0-plus team GPA) were earned by more than 500 programs with 24 winning the distinction as the Academic Teams of the Year.
This season, close to 60,000 student-athletes competed in the NJCAA across 3,500 teams in 28 different sports.
The 2012-13 academic year marks the 30th consecutive season the NJCAA has recognized the success of is student-athletes in the classroom. With minimal changes, the NJCAA academic awards program has been in place since 1983.


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(Attention: Wanting to say goodbye to 2014 and hello to 2015? This is the guide for you.)
Clocksy the clock has polished his bells, and he's ready to party on New Year's Eve. No, that's not a euphemism, you sick weirdoes; he just wants to look his best on the big night. And to help him plan his excursion into 2014, as we do every year, we've assembled a guide to New Year's Eve in San Diego.
Mind you, this is not a comprehensive list. For example, if Clocksy simply wants an early three-course prix-fixe dinner before hittin' the pillow at 10 p.m., there are lots of restaurants doing just that, but for our guide, we chose places that are doing something a little extra—like dinner and dancing till midnight. San Diego is all growned up, and CityBeat doesn't have unlimited space for all it has to offer.
Still, we think we have a pretty good selection for Clocksy—and you—to chose from. So, follow along over the next few pages as we lay it all out in four sections: Drinks, Dinner, Dancing and Performance. But be sure to skim the whole thing, because some events include several of those elements, and events that were placed in one section could easily have been placed in another.
As you'll see in Lindsey Voltoline's artistic dramatization of the progression of Clocksy's evening, there's a lot of alcohol involved, so all the usual "Be safe out there" warnings apply. We want Clocksy's face—and yours—to make it to 2014 without a scratch. We think it's going to be a fine year.
Ask a lot of folks what they're doing for New Year's Eve and they'll tell you they're staying at home, keeping it mellow with their significant other and / or a few friends.
That's what makes the party at Blind Lady Ale House (3416 Adams Ave., Normal Heights) so cool. It starts early (3 p.m., with a toast to the New Year as the clock strikes midnight in Brussels) and ends early (9 p.m., with last call at 8:15). And, as any hip parent knows, Blind Lady welcomes the kiddos, meaning parents can get festive without having to stay up past bedtime.
The theme's Belgian: There'll be a number of Belgian beers on tap, Belgian-beer-glass giveaways*, Belgian appetizers (like BLAH's excellent moules frites) and desserts and maybe even some Belgian tunes.
* Show up at 11:30 a.m., when BLAH opens, to get your paws on one of 100 Belgian stemware glasses. Don't be greedy; this ain't a Best Buy Black Friday sale.
If you want to keep the party going past 9 and a quality drink's the key to your good time, add one of these events to your evening:
Polite Provisions 4696 30th St., North Park. From 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., the cocktail bar puts on what it's calling the "Bourbon & Blues Ball." A ticket gets you two cocktails, entertainment by the Fred Heath Trio and a champagne toast at midnight. The adjoining Soda & Swine will serve food until 1:30 a.m. $60-$70. politeprovisions.com
Quality Social 789 Sixth Ave., Downtown. Prefer your whiskey with a brogue? QS teams up with Tullamore Dew for "Happy Dew Year." Ticket includes an open bar from 9 to 10 p.m. and a midnight toast of your choice of champagne or a Tullamore pickleback. $40. qualitysocial.com
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens (both locations) 1999 Citracado Pkwy., Escondido and 2816 Historic Decatur Road, Suite 116, Liberty Station. Beer geeks can sample rare and vintage Stone Brewing Co. bottles while enjoying food, live entertainment, a heated outdoor cigar lounge and midnight toast in a commemorative glass. $99. stoneworldbistro.com/newyears
Sycamore Den 3391 Adams Ave., Normal Heights. Everyone's favorite newish dad bar (we mean that in the best possible way) will be serving up its craft cocktails with '70s dance music as a soundtrack. There'll be $35 punchbowls, and a free champagne-cocktail toast at midnight. sycamoreden.com
Tiger!Tiger! 3025 El Cajon Blvd., North Park. Don your best "futuristic" attire and celebrate the New Year in each time zone, starting with a $3 East Coast beer from 8 to 9 p.m., $3 Central beer from 9 to 10 p.m. and so on. tigertigertavern.blogspot.com
U.S. Grant 326 Broadway, Downtown. The hotel's Celestial Ballroom transforms into a 1920s speakeasy with champagne towers, jazz (and some more modern) tunes and craft cocktails. Haul out your best flapper garb for this one. $55-$80. usgrant.net
World Famous 2014 New Year's Eve Pub Crawl Start at Taste & Thirst (715 Fourth Ave., Downtown) and hit up several Downtown locations offering drink specials and other deals to the pub-crawl crowd. $20 and up. californianightlife.com
"Become a better cook," isn't as popular as the "lose 20 pounds" New Year's Eve resolution, but it's a good one and certainly easier to achieve. This New Year's Eve, you can get started on self-improvement a day early and educate yourself at the New Year's Eve Tapas Dinner Party, a cooking-class that ends in a five-star meal (as long as you pay close attention and follow the chef's advice).
The class will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, at Sur La Table (1915 Calle Barcelona in Carlsbad). Chef Lucas Stenser will guide guests as they whip up a gourmet tapas menu that includes seared shrimp with tomatoes and saffron, flat bread with piquillo peppers, spicy mussels with chorizo, manchego croquettas and more. The hands-on cooking class ends with each attendee sampling the self-made food, which means you could be eating either the best or worst meal of 2013.
Want someone else to cook you a nice dinner on New Yearís Eve? Here's a bunch of other food options:
BiCE 425 Island Ave., Downtown. Starting 4:30 p.m. the restaurant offers a four-course prix-fixe menu of authentic Italian cuisine from $50 to $85 a person. bicesandiego.com
Café Japengo 3777 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla. Housed within the 11-acre Aventine complex, this upscale sushi spot has "dine and stay" and "dance and stay" packages starting at $189. Both include admission to the countdown party at Michael's Lounge, featuring DJs, dancing, dessert buffet and a balloon drop. cafejapengo.com
Craft & Commerce 675 W. Beech St., Little Italy. The craft-cocktail spot puts on its second annual "Black Tie (Or Something Sorta Fancy) Party." There'll be a four-course, prix-fixe menu and two dinner seatings—6 p.m. ($75) and 9:30 p.m. ($90, includes a champagne toast at midnight). craft-commerce.com
Cucina Urbana 505 Laurel St., Bankers Hill. The popular restaurant has three- and four-course dinner menus, as well as live music, champagne cocktails and pairings. $50 for three courses before 6:30 p.m., $75 for four courses after 6:30. cucinaurbana.com
Duck Dive 4560 Mission Blvd., Mission Beach. From 5 to 8 p.m., enjoy "Sinatra & Scotch" dinner specials. From 8 p.m. to close, the Waldo and Friends NYE Showcase will include music, dancing, party favors and a champagne toast. $20. theduckdive.com
Fish Public 4055 Adams Ave., Kensington. Get your seafood fix in a three- or four-course prix-fixe menu or sidle up to the bar if you want to play it fast and loose without reservations. Champagne specials and wine pairings are also part of the menu. $40 for three courses before 6:30 p.m., $55 for four courses after 6:30 p.m. fishpublic.com
Henry's Pub 618 Fifth Ave., Downtown. DJ Jimmy Boykin will provide the musical entertainment while guests dig in to their three-course dinner ($50 for outside tables, $80 for inside) and bottle of champagne. Non-table cover charge is $20 and up. henryspub.com
Jaynes Gastropub 4677 30th St., North Park. Jaynes brings back its "New Year's Eve Feast," a prix-fixe three-course dinner. See website for menu. $65. jaynesgastropub.com
Katsuya 600 F St., Downtown. Starting at 6 p.m. the restaurant offers a four-course menu with a selection of sashimi and sushi for $75 a person. At 11 p.m., the venue transitions into a club with a live DJ, dance floor and bottle service starting at $100. sbe.com/katsuya
La Valencia Hotel 1132 Prospect St., La Jolla. Choose from two dinner seatings—6 to 8 p.m. ($75 for four courses) or 8 to 10 p.m. ($95 for five courses)—then stick around for live music and a countdown in the La Sala Lounge. lavalencia.com
Leroy's Kitchen & Lounge 1015 Orange Ave., Coronado. Cross the bridge to Coronado for a three-course prix-fixe menu and a 9 p.m. champagne toast (for the East Coast's midnight), followed by a proper one at midnight. $55. leroyskitchenandlounge.com
Marina Kitchen San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina, 333 W. Harbor Drive, Downtown. They're calling it the "VIP Party" for a reason: From 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., you can enjoy an elegant, seven-course buffet (including a caviar tasting and house-made root beer floats) and bottle service. In between courses, the dance floor will be there for you to work off some of those calories. It's $200 per person with a minimum of four people per table.
Marriott Gaslamp 660 K St., Downtown. The party starts at the bottom of the hotel in Soleil@K with a raw seafood bar, street tacos and cocktails and moves up to the Altitude Sky Lounge rooftop bar where you can chow down on fresh-rolled sushi, carving-station offerings and desserts. DJ Miss Dust will spin tunes, and there'll be a champagne toast at midnight. $165. sandiegogaslamphotel.com/nye
Pacifica Del Mar 1555 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar. The early seating (reservations from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. available) includes a four-course meal. $55. The later seating (8 p.m. and later) includes a five-course meal, wine or champagne, party favors and a live DJ and dancing. pacificadelmar.com
The Pearl Hotel 1410 Rosecrans St., Point Loma. Start with a three-course dinner ($59), followed by a no-cover cocktail party starting at 9:30 p.m. with tunes by DJ Dex Diego and a champagne toast at midnight. Room packages available. thepearlsd.com
Rancho Bernardo Inn 17550 Bernardo Oaks Drive, Rancho Bernardo. Enjoy one of two dinner-and-hotel packages. Starting at 5 p.m. Veranda restaurant offers a three-course meal for $48 or $299 if you also want to stay the night. At the other restaurant, Avant, starting at 5 p.m., enjoy a four-course meal for $75 or eat and stay the night for $349. There will be dancing and live music until 1 a.m. at both locations.
Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa 5921 Valencia Circle, Rancho Santa Fe. Enjoy a dinner of four or five courses, starting at 6 p.m. for $95 and 9 p.m. for $125, respectively. Then dance to live music from Tim Wray Duo until 12:30 a.m. Reservations required: 858-759-6246. ranchovalencia.com
Romesco 4346 Bonita Road, Bonita. The Mexiterranean (Mexican-Mediterranean) restaurant features an '80s-themed party with DJs, tapas, mini desserts, a champagne toast and take-home menudo.
Starlite 3175 India St., Middletown. One of San Diego's hippest eateries gives you two choices: a three-course prix-fixe dinner ($45 before 8 p.m, $55 after) or a pre-paid three-drink token for $50. The token and the later dinner seating include admission to a party, fueled by DJ Heather Hardcore, that starts at 9:30 p.m. starlitesandiego.com
W San Diego 421 West B St., Downtown. The W will cook up a four-course prix fixe dinner in its Kelvin restaurant—$130 with wine / champagne pairings, $85 without. For a separate price, starting at $125, the hotel will throw an open-bar Black & White New Year's Party. kelvinrestaurant.com, thewsandiegohotel.com
West Coast Tavern 2895 University Ave., North Park. Executive chef Abe Botello crafted a four-course meal to be paired with your choice of wine or beer. Seatings at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. will include a champagne toast. $75 per person plus tax and tip. RSVP required. westcoasttavern.com
Westgate Hotel 1055 Second Ave., Downtown. Mad Men might be on hiatus, but its spirit lingers, like at this MM-themed party that starts with a 7:30 p.m. craft-cocktail reception followed by a wine-paired dinner, dancing and a balloon drop and champagne toast at midnight. $179. westgatehotel.com
Looking for a party you don't have to worry about driving home from?
Big Night San Diego at Hilton Bayfront (1 Park Blvd., Downtown) celebrates its 10th anniversary of ringing in the New Year with this all-inclusive blowout bash, which provides a dozen party areas, six dance floors, unlimited food and booze, as well as a place to sleep right next to the action.
Partygoers can roam the massive waterfront hotel, beverages in hand, getting down in different dance-club atmospheres and listening to live bands.
DJs include Kristina Sky, Glimpse, Happee, Deejay Al, J.Louis, Retep and Eric Love. Indie band Gone Baby Gone will play their dancey grooves. For Latin-music fans, Agua Dulce will jam with their jazz-, soul- and funk-influenced rhythms. For blues-rock fans, the JT Douglas Band will perform. The party starts at 9 p.m. and goes until 3 a.m. Tickets include all food and drinks and cost $110 to $240 (subject to increase).
If that's not your cup of tea, here are lots more ways to get your groove back on Dec. 31:
Air Conditioned Lounge 4673 30th St., North Park. The bar hosts its annual "Masquerade Ball" with DJ Junior at the helm. Complimentary masks will be provided. Knock back a free shot of Ole Smoky Moonshine and a midnight champagne toast, then immediately regret doing it. $30. airconditionedlounge.com
Analog 801 Fifth Ave., Downtown. DJ Cheyenne Giles takes over the 1s and 2s for the '70s-themed bar's "Nu Disco" shindig featuring a light show, laser-light countdown and midnight disco-ball drop.
Bamboo Lounge 1475 University Ave., Hillcrest. The "Glitter and Gold" party features DJs, dancing, party favors and a free champagne toast. No cover. sdbamboolounge.com
Bar Pink 3829 30th St., North Park. DJs Junior the Discopunk and Vaughn Avakian ring in the New Year with a special edition of "Neon Beat" that includes a champagne toast. $10. barpink.com
Bluefoot Bar & Lounge 3404 30th St. in North Park. Dance the night away at the neighborhood bar's "NYE #Jam" with DJ Peso. No cover. bluefootsd.com
The Brass Rail 3796 Fifth Ave., Hillcrest. Wired and Rivalry bring their "R-Night: For Girls, By Girls" party to the gay bar for a night featuring DJs Kiki and Laszlo, go-go dancers and a midnight champagne toast and balloon drop. thebrassrailsd.com
Bristol Hotel 1055 First Ave., Downtown. The 12th-floor ballroom features a retractable roof, and the "Midnight Kiss" party includes top-40 DJs, a six-hour open bar, room packages and more. $100 and up. californianightlife.com
Catamaran Resort 3999 Mission Blvd. in Pacific Beach. VAVi Sports and Social Club is throwing a beach party with a lineup of Sleeping Giant Music's biggest DJs, including Artistic, Fresh One and Chris Cuts. They'll man the wheels of steel in four rooms and an outdoor party area. VIP tickets include admission to a party boat loaded with party favors and stocked bars. $129-$159. newyearsevesandiegoparty.com/beach
Double Deuce 528 F St., Downtown. From 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., the Gaslamp club presents its "Get Buckin' Wild" party, featuring DJs Jiffy and Rodeo, mechanical-bull riding, bar-top dancing and party favors. $20-$25. doubledeucesd.com
El Dorado Cocktail Lounge 1030 Broadway, Downtown. Veteran party starters Saul Q and Adam Salter tap into Martin Scorsese's Casino with a '70s-Vegas-themed party, "Stardust New Year's Eve." Bonus points if you wear a fat-Elvis suit. $15-$20. eldoradobar.com
F6ix 526 F St., Downtown. This swanky hip-hop club puts on a bash with Dre Sinatra laying down the beats. Enjoy a champagne toast as 2014 arrives. $15-$45. f6ixsd.com
FLUXX 500 Fourth Ave., Downtown. DJ Karma spins the party jams as special guest Rico DeLargo blows the trumpet at the club's circus-themed "New Year's Big Top Extravaganza." $60-$70. fluxxsd.com
Four Points by Sheraton Hotel 8110 Aero Drive, Downtown. The hotel will host the five-room, festival-style blowout "We Are NYE 2014," with a lineup of EDM DJs to keep the raging going 'til the wee hours. Room and dinner packages are available, as well as free parking and shuttle service. $40-$79. wearenye.com
Hard Rock Hotel 207 Fifth Ave., Downtown. Put your dancing shoes on and groove to three floors of music by Sidney Samson, Eva Simons, Tony Arzadon & Chris Garcia, DJ Loczi, Scooter & Lavelle, Starry Eyed Music and DJ Fingaz. $75, $100 at the door. hardrockhotelsd.com
Hotel Indigo 509 Ninth Ave., Downtown. The posh hotel's two venues, Level 9 and Table 509, host their second annual party featuring an open bar, appetizer stations, party favors, champagne toast at midnight, DJs and dancing. $100 per person, $185 per couple. hotelinsd.com
House of Blues 1055 Fifth Ave., Downtown. HOB is throwing a Great Gatsby-themed party, with DJ sets from Battlestar Massive, DJ Melo-D, Ed Roc and Julz, plus music from Andrew Garcia, a $1,000 balloon drop and complimentary appetizers. $25, $45 at the door. houseofblues.com/sandiego
Jasmine Seafood Restaurant & Lounge 4609 Convoy St., Kearny Mesa. Fill your belly at the seafood buffet, then dance the calories away to old-school and R&B jams spun by DJs T-Bone and Dnyce. smoothjazznation.com
Jolt'n Joe's 379 Fourth Ave., Downtown. DJs GiGi and Stick D will get you on the dance floor, and an open bar and $2 street tacos will make sure you're fully fueled through the night. $60. joltnjoes.com
Kava Lounge 2812 Kettner Blvd., Little Italy. Step onto the dance floor and slip into the future with some beat-heavy sets from Omega Squad, Austin Speed, Arkon, Sarah Cranberry and Gage b2b and Joey Animals. Plus, get treated to a special New Year's Eve menu of tasty treats. $10. kavalounge.com
Live Wire 2103 El Cajon Blvd., North Park. Have a cold beer with warm friends, and then go wild on the dance floor as DJ Marsellus Wallace spins '70s, '80s and '90s jammers. Totally free. livewirebar.com
LOUNGEsix 616 J St., Downtown. The heated rooftop bar features live music, dancing, party favors and a complimentary midnight toast. $25-$30. jsixrestaurant.com
The Merrow 1271 University Ave., Hillcrest. Add a little bit of intrigue to your New Year's Eve with a mermaid-themed masquerade ball. There will be DJs, dancing, a complimentary champagne toast at midnight, plus champagne and bottled-beer bucket specials. $7 if in costume, $12 if not. facebook.com/TheMerrowSD
Moonshine Flats 344 Seventh Ave., Downtown. Get down with the countdown Diddy-style at this new club's "White Party." A long lineup of DJs, including Donald Glaude, Tantrum, Kray-Z-K and Discotech Panda, will keep the bash going strong. There's currently a ticket deal on Living Social going for $60. Search for it and save on your revelry. But you must wear all white. whitenye.com
New Year's Eve Yacht Party 2014 1800 N. Harbor Drive, Downtown. Your ticket aboard this three-level luxury yacht includes dancing to DJs Demon, Chris DeVoy, Who and Paulo Da Rosa, appetizers served until midnight, gourmet donuts with a variety of dipping choices and a glass of champagne served upon arrival. $169. newyearsevesandiegoparty.com/yacht
Onyx Room / Thin 852 Fifth Ave., Downtown. Rage into the New Year in three party rooms equipped for your booty-shakin' pleasure. Sip on complimentary cocktails from 8 to 9 p.m., and then partake in a midnight champagne toast and a balloon drop. $20. onyxroom.com
Porto Vista Hotel 1835 Columbia St., Little Italy. The boutique hotel hosts a "New Wave New Year's Eve," an '80s-themed affair with music, rooftop access, fireworks and an option to take advantage of a prix fixe menu at The Glass Door. $35 and up. facebook.com/PortoVistaSD
Rooftop 600 at Andaz Hotel 600 F St., Downtown. The dance party at the nightclub formerly known as the Ivy will feature a long lineup of DJs, including Ayla Simone, Brady Spear, Huy Believe, Engage, Hot Mouth and Alex Kenji. Room packages are also available. $40. rooftop600.com
Sandbar Grill 718 Ventura Place, Mission Beach. This casual beach party includes half-price drinks, DJs, dancing, free champagne at midnight and a special $10 VIP cover for folks who work at nearby businesses. $20. sandbarsportsgrill.com
Side Bar 536 Market St., Downtown. A Great Gatsby-themed affair with DJs and dancing. $20, or $50 for VIPs. sidebarsd.com
Spin 2028 Hancock St., Midtown. Two rooms will be available for your New Year's Eve needs. Room 1 has party jams spun by DJs D-Rock, Mr. Hek and Grove Boy, while Room 2 is all mellow reggae vibes from DJ Reggie, Winston T and Lucky. $20 before midnight. spinnightclub.com
Stingaree 454 Sixth Ave., Downtown. DJs Fashen and Kaos drop the fist-pumping jams while Sex Panther releases musical pheromones on the roof top all night long. Bottle service is available. $50 pre-sale. stingsandiego.com
Tango Del Rey 3567 Del Rey St., Pacific Beach. Run away and join the circus for one night only at this Cirque du Soleil-style masquerade. The fancy ball calls for semi-formal to formal attire, so leave your spaghetti-stained sweatpants at home. $75. tangodelrey.com
U31 Cocktail Lounge 3112 University Ave., North Park. U31's keeping it simple this year with dancing to the sounds of DJ Bacon Bits and friends. u31bar.com
Urban Mo's 308 University Ave., Hillcrest. The lively gay hotspot will have all-you-can-eat spaghetti and show-tunes karaoke from 5 to 10 p.m. and then a dance party with DJ John Joseph. No cover.
Venga Venga Cantina & Tequila Bar 2015 Birch Road, Suite 710, Chula Vista. Celebrating its first New Year's Eve, the high-end Mexican restaurant features a midnight "12 Grapes of Luck" ceremony and complimentary champagne toast. As the tradition states, eating a grape at the ringing of each bell will result in a prosperous new year. Guest can party in the New Year dancing to Latin beats. richardsandoval.com
Viejas 5000 Willows Road in Alpine. The casino goes buck wild with a "Fire & Ice" extravaganza featuring live performances on the outdoor stage, DJ 2-Rille spinning in the DreamCatcher Showroom, food and drink specials all night, a ball drop and more. Room packages available. $10. shopsatviejas.com
Whiskey Girl 702 Fifth Ave., Downtown. Resident DJs Marc Thrasher and Romeo drop the house music until 2 a.m., preceded by a gourmet buffet dinner from 7 to 9 p.m. $40. whiskeygirl.com
Whistle Stop Bar 2236 Fern St., South Park. Booty Bassment, the Whistle's hip-hop party, returns for another round of ball-dropping. DJs Dimitri and Rob will spin the rump-shaking jams. $10. whistlestopbar.com
If you prefer a little ringing in your ears when you ring in the new year, there are plenty of options to catch live music in San Diego on Dec. 31. Sure, you could go have a fancy prix-fixe meal, or gather with thousands of people Downtown, but sometimes a dark, cozy and uproariously loud dive bar is the way to go.
Soda Bar (3615 El Cajon Blvd., City Heights) will host a very special reunion show featuring darkly psychedelic indie rockers Scarlet Symphony. The group, founded in 2000 by brothers Josh and Zach Wheeler, have broken up at least three times, but the band is playing together again for the first time in three years.
Joining Scarlet Symphony are San Francisco goth 'n' roll outfit Zodiac Death Valley and soulful indie-pop group Hills Like Elephants. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door at sodabarmusic.com; might be worth getting them early so you'll have a few extra bucks for a refreshing Christpuncher.
But if that's not exactly what you had in mind for New Year's Eve, here are some more recommendations for ways to spend the evening:
American Comedy Co. 818 Sixth Ave, Downtown. Stand-up heavyweight and two-time New York Times bestselling author Jim Norton helps you laugh in 2014 with two performances—7 p.m. and 10 p.m.—to cover the countdown on both coasts. Admission, including dinner, party favors and a champagne toast, is $70. americancomedyco.com
Balboa Theater 868 Fourth Ave., Downtown. Feel like laughing until your gut sprouts an ulcer? Then spend New Year's Eve with veteran comedian Paula Poundstone. $25-$42.50. sandiegotheatres.org
Belly Up Tavern 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach. Vibe out to The Expendables' fusion of punk-rock and reggae sounds. Seedless will also perform. $45, $50 at the door. bellyup.com
The Casbah 2501 Kettner Blvd., Middletown. Los Angeles rockers Terraplane Sun are bringing some bluesy, soulful and hard-rocking jams to a bill that also includes singer/songwriter Jackson Price. $20. casbahmusic.com
Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines 10950 N. Torrey Pines Road. The hotel's ballroom will host party band Wayne Foster Live Entertainment, plus a live cooking station, passed appetizers, dessert and cocktails. Three free cocktails, party favors and a midnight champagne toast are included in the ticket price. $125 and up plus $10 self-parking or $15 valet. hiltonlajollatorreypines.com
The Lafayette 2223 El Cajon Blvd., North Park. From 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., The Casbah takes over the historic hotel, with live bands—Dead Feather Moon, Ziggy Shuffledust, Low Volts, In Motion Trio and more. $25, with room packages starting at $229. casbahmusic.com
Lips 3036 El Cajon Blvd., North Park. The drag queens pull out all the stops and present their "Third Annual Masquerade Ball," including masked drag shows and dinner. Early seating starts at 6:30 p.m. ($15 food minimum and $10 cover) and midnight seating starts at 9:30 p.m. ($49 includes a three-course dinner, party favors, champagne toast and post-midnight dance party). lipssd.com
Martinis Above Fourth 3940 Fourth Ave., Hillcrest. Enjoy a four-course dinner and live jazz by the sexy, all-male string quartet Well Strung. Multiple seatings. $150. martinisabovefourth.com
Seven Grand 3054 University Ave., North Park. The upscale whiskey spot's becoming quite the live-music venue. Celebrate 2014 with psych-rockers Wild Wild Wets, Barbarian and DJ Barry Thomas. Keeping with the "wild" theme, there'll be Wild Turkey specials and a whiskey toast at midnight. sevengrandbars.com
Til-Two Club 4746 El Cajon Blvd., City Heights. Have yourself a noisy little punk-rock party with a headlining show from San Pedro El Cortez, who'll be joined by Go Go Lords, Sailing Stones and The Pheasants. $7. tiltwoclub.com
Tin Can Ale House 1863 Fifth Ave., Bankers Hill. Get raw and noisy with a blend of hardcore and metal courtesy of Portland's Raw Nerves. Age of Collapse, Sleep Walk and Piglife also play. $5. thetincan1.wordpress.com
Tower Bar 4757 University Ave., City Heights. From Scars, Pageripper and Caskitt throw down for a hardcore-punk party. $5. thetowerbar.com
Valley View Casino Center 3500 Sports Arena Blvd., Sports Arena. "OMFG!" is back with another two-day EDM extravaganza (Dec. 30 and 31), featuring Boys Noize, BRAZZABELLE, Bro Safari, Cole Plante, Diplo, DJ Snake, Feed Me, GTA, Henrix, Laidback Luke, Madeon, Nero, Nervo and Ookay. $164, $304 VIP.
Victory Theater 2558 Imperial Ave., Logan Heights. Join the circus freaks of Technomania for a night, beginning at 8 p.m., with DJ dancing, a bar and several live musical acts, including Duckmandu and his punk-rock accordion. $20. technomaniacircus.com
WorldBeat Cultural Center 2100 Park Blvd., Balboa Park. Achieve higher states of consciousness at "Alternative New Years 2014." Join a healing drum circle, get treated to African music and dance and participate in Hatha yoga. No cover, voluntary donation suggested. worldbeatcenter.org


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From Cavitt School, proceed left out of the parking lot back on to Fuller Drive. Make a right at the signal on to Auburn-Folsom Road. Turn right onto Douglas Blvd and continue down Douglas to the main entrance of Granite Bay, FLSRA. After paying at the gate, proceed north about one mile, then turn left (westward) at the brown sign for the Horseman's Assembly Area.
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2017-18 NAIA Men's Swimmer/Diver of the Month ? No. 2 (Jan. 17)
By Katie Green, Manager of Athletic Communications and Media
KANSAS CITY, Mo. –Gergo Zachar of SCAD Savannah (Ga.) was named the NAIA men's swimmer/diver of the month, announced the national office on Thursday.
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Gergo Zachar, SCAD Savannah
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- Zachar's leg of the 200-yard medley relay against NCAA Division I No. 24 Georgia Southern was the fastest lead-off (23.98) of all of the teams at that meet.
- Helped his team to a first and second-place finish at the Berry College meet and Georgia Tech meet respectively over the last month.
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Nominees: Matthew McFalls, Milligan (Tenn.) ; Daniil Kuzmin, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) ; Viktor Lyson, Cumberlands (Ky.)
2017-18 Men's Swimming & Diving Composite Award Winners
Week 1 (December 20): Zoltan Monori, SCAD Savannah (Ga.)
Week 2 (January 17): Gergo Zachar, SCAD Savannah (Ga.)


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Writing Program
Writing skills are essential to success in the professional world. WSU's nationally ranked Writing Program supports, tutors, and assesses writing to help students communicate effectively. Before beginning the junior year, all students must assemble a Writing Portfolio. Required for graduation, the portfolio is used to evaluate students' readiness to write at the requisite level for upper-division courses in their major.
Common Reading Program
Each year the University chooses a single book to be read by all freshmen. Professors, residence hall staff, librarians, and others explore topics raised in the book. They link topics to course content and special extracurricular programming. Professors also share information from their research that relates to the book's themes. Students learn the value of research, the power of ideas, and ways in which different disciplines approach similar problems.
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The Transformational Change Initiative takes a multipronged approach to helping students succeed in college and beyond. First, it tailors instruction to actively engage students with coursework and encourage collaboration with peers. Then, it provides parents with a handbook of activities to do with their students. These activities help students identify their most important values. The handbook shows students how those values could help them make decisions on issues they encounter in college. Finally, the program provides students with experiential learning opportunities to further hone their problem-solving skills.
Honors College that prepares top students for influential careers
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The Honors College curriculum lets students choose among dozens of specialized classes in place of required general education courses. Class sizes are typically capped at 25 students. Honors students complete a thesis project, researching with a mentor an academic question of importance to them. They document their analysis and conclusions, and orally present their work to faculty evaluators.
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The STARS (Students Targeted toward Advanced Research Studies) program allows select students in biochemistry, genetics and cell biology, microbiology, or neuroscience to earn a doctorate in as little as 7 years after leaving high school. The program immerses freshmen in research and provides them with one-on-one mentorship from faculty members.
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Dedicate your summer to conducting research alongside award-winning professors. Investigations span a wide range of fields, among them engineering, plant sciences, health sciences, and environmental sciences. The summer concludes with a symposium showcasing your work. Summer research programs are hosted by WSU faculty and funded by the National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates, US Department of Agriculture, and faculty grants.
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Despite objections from the Mississippi attorney general and a BP contractor, as well as others, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier said he will decide within a week whether to rule in favor of granting a proposed class action settlement over the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster. The settlement would resolve about $7.8 billion in claims, however that is an estimate, as there would be no cap on the settlement.
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Monday, November 3, 2014
Every Day I Am Grateful For You...
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- arlsmom aka Lynda said...
They are adorable and I love the color combination on your card!!!
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- Zoe said...
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Handmade with lots of Love
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- Jacqui's Crafts said...
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Rock and roll used to be about plugging in, turning up and letting go, but as rock has aged and changed that simple formula seems to have been forgotten for the most part. Unless you ask KING KARMA, a band fast becoming one of the most talked about new groups in the current resurgence of rock music!
Built upon the solid foundations provided by rhythm section TODD RONNING (bass) and RICK FEDYK (drums), KING KARMA's music is a gorgeous amalgamation of hard rock guitar riffs and introspective acoustic passages. Guitarist, MARKUS WOLFE succeeds, where many more famous names have failed, in that he plays with true feel and purely for the song, rather than simply to show his undoubted technical ability. To round out the line-up there's vocalist SHAUN WILLIAMSON, a man with more soul and raw emotion in his voice than a recording studio full of Boy Band Wannabes and Pop Idol hopefuls.
The group's fresh approach to rock music's most influential time in history garnered the attention of legendary producer, JIMMY JOHNSON, who flew the boys from the west coast of Canada to Muscle Shoals, Alabama and recorded the quartet's awe-inspiring debut. Johnson even goes so far as to say that KING KARMA is the best rock product he's worked on since Lynyrd Skynyrd back in the 70's.
While the band's official web site surpassed one million hits, KK songs Devil's Road and I'm Listening were featured in the Lions Gate Films/Vega Productions movie, "BLOODSUCKERS". The movie premiered on the SciFi Channel and is now slated to open in theatres throughout Europe and Asia .
In May 2005, KING KARMA signed with CENTURION RECORDS (a division of Centurion Music Group Inc.) The deal would include the North American release of KK's debut album with UNIVERSAL MUSIC as the distributor.
Upon its release the College Music Journal reported that KING KARMA's debut was the 15th most added disc to college radio playlists throughout the US and Canada. KK is now spinning on well over 300 college stations and charting in the top 30.
Last summer KK played select festival shows opening for such rock legends as, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Cheap Trick. The group traveled as far as South Dakota to the World Famous Sturgis Bike Rally opening for Kid Rock, Blue Oyster Cult and the reunited James Gang to name a few...
KING KARMA is currently writing new material and looking forward to touring once again in 2008!
Here's what the critics are saying about KING KARMA....
"King Karma is making ears twitch with piercing vocals and soaring guitar riffs."
METAL EDGE MAGAZINE - New York , NY
"This is a world class release from a world class band."
ROCK N ROLL UNIVERSE ~ Los Angeles
"This album rocks. It's all good. Rock radio, are you listening? Hello? This is the band you've been looking for. Kick ass!"
GRITZ MAGAZINE ~ Atlanta
"Make no mistake; this is one band that is going to carve their own niche with their own sound that will revolutionize rock music as we know it."
ALL ACCESS MAGAZINE ~ Los Angeles
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Cubing Celebrities
We have collected pictures of celebrities solving, posing with, or telling their opinion about the Rubik's Cube.
We didn't include actors playing with the cube in movies because we have allocated a separate list for that the puzzle featured in movies, video clips and commercials.
Will Smith
Will Smith has been known for getting a job by solving the Rubik's Cube as Chris Gardner in "The Pursuit of Happyness" movie. Then he was challenged to solve one on live television and he managed to finish it under a minute.
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber was also challenged several times in various TV shows. Watch him solving the cube in the Carpool Karaoke (The Late Late Show with James Corden).
Filipe Luís
The professional footballer from the Brazil national team effortlessly solved the cube in a live Spanish talk show (Late Motiv).
Chris Pratt
The actor completed a Cube in 3 minutes while being interviewed about Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 2.
George W Bush
Former US President George W Bush attempting to solve a cube on an exhibition in Frankfurt.
(Picture by BBC)
Grandmaster Flash
In National Geographic's 'Solving the Rubik's Cube' clip Grandmaster Flash declared the following:
"Whoever came up with this, had to be the geekiest geek of all."
Chris 'Birdman' Andersen
Chris Andersen (aka. Birdman) NBA player is a big fan of the puzzle and encourages children to solve Rubik's Cubes. The picture was shot at a competition in Colorado where students from 14 schools have gathered to challenge their cubing skills.
Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan, Indian film actor, director and producer can also solve the cube under a minute. This has been proved on a press conference where this picture was taken.
Logic combined rap and the Rubik's Cube in a BigBoyTV show. He fixed a "well oiled" cube while doing freestyle.
Watch the video here.
DeStorm Power
When it comes to rap and Rubik's Cubes we can't forget to mention the most memorable production, performed by DeStorm Power who might be familiar from his YouTube channel or his Vine videos.
He's teaching us how to solve the cube in his lyrics.
If you got a problem yo I'll solve it!
On this picture Ryan Gosling is playing with the cube while he's taking a break from shooting the Drive movie.
Megan Fox and Steve Carell are also posing with cubes but we have no proof that they can actually solve them.
Closing our list, in a National Geographic clip David Hasselhoff honestly admitted that he has never finished a Rubik's Cube in his life.
Did we miss someone?
Please let us know in the comment section if you know about a cubing celebrity.


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