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Escape to Beaver Creek, home of stunning mountain vistas and some of the best skiing in Colorado. Skip the overpriced, overcrowded hotel rooms and cozy up to the fireplace at one of the many Arrowhead vacation rentals. These properties are close to the Beaver Creek ski lift, so you'll be speeding down the slopes in no time.
Few things say "romance" like a wintertime stay at a cozy rental cottage or ski condo. Cuddle up under a thick blanket with your loved one and watch the snow fall. Arrowhead vacation rentals at Beaver Creek are near both Allegria Spa and Bachelor Gulch Spa, so you can book a couple's massage and enjoy a day of side-by-side pampering.
Head out for a romantic dinner at Splendido at the Chateau and enjoy a rack of roasted Colorado lamb. If you're more in the mood for an eclectic wine bar, take a trip to the much-acclaimed Vin48, which offers a constantly-changing seasonal menu stocked with local meat and organic produce. For fine French cuisine from one of the best-rated restaurants in Beaver Creek, make a reservation at Mirabelle and ask your server about the seasonal specials. Mirabelle is well-known for its elk and beef dishes served with savory wine reduction sauces. These restaurants are a pleasant drive from Arrowhead vacation rentals at Beaver Creek.
All three Beaver Creek main villages (Arrowhead, Bachelor Gulch, and Beaver Creek Village) offer complimentary village-to-village transportation, meaning both Bachelor Gulch and Beaver Creek Village are easily accessible from Arrowhead vacation rentals at Beaver Creek. Explore the art galleries and boutiques or watch live jazz performances at Beaver Creek Village. Book a tee time at one of Bachelor Gulch's two championship golf courses. After a full day of activities, you can retire to the privacy of Arrowhead luxury home rentals.


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While it's not terribly compact, the Nyne Bass lives up to its name and outperforms many portable Bluetooth speakers that cost more.
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Spirit Car : Journey to a Dakota Past
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1. Compare what you learned in school about the 1862 Dakota War to the way this story unfolds. What, if anything, has changed in your understanding of this event?
2. How might the author's life have been different if she had had a strong sense of her Dakota heritage as a child?
3. Whose story is the author telling? For whom is she writing the story?
4. What impact is achieved by the Dakota Indian history being told through personal family stories? How is the effect different from reading about the same events in a history book?
5. Would Lucille's life likely have been better or more difficult without her boarding school experiences? What do you think the boarding schools represented to the Dakota Indian families?
6. Talk about what the author means when she talks about riding in her spirit car. Have you ever had a similar experience in connecting with the past?
7. Give examples of when the author uses humor in the book. What role does humor play?
8. What is the biggest loss the author is writing about? Discuss the various losses documented in the book.
9. The last sentence of the book is the authors response to her mother, Lucille: 'Yes, I think things are changing for the better.' What do the author and Lucille mean by this statement?
10. In thinking about your own family, do you know how and why they came to America (if non-Native)? Do you know of any significant history your family members lived through, such as wars or depressions or world-changing inventions like the telephone?
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Open to the Membership of the Vancouver Bar Association (the VBA) this team race and party is a great way to get the gang out of the office and onto the mountains for a day of fun on the slopes.
Date: Saturday, March 23, 2013
Location: GMC Race Centre on Cougar Milk Run
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Whistler Sea-to-Sky Nordic Festival
It's a winter sports enthusiast's ideal event; watch as Olympic and World Championship medallists go head to head in Whistler's world class nordic venues with athletes competing in events including Biathlon, Cross-Country Ski Racing and Ski Jumping.
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Community report from the Fedora User and Developer conference
FUDCon in Tempe
Out of FUDCon comes the faces, features, and future of the Fedora Project.
FUDCon, the Fedora User and Developer Conference, brings together Red Hat developers and community contributors in the style of unconference BarCamp to discuss various aspects of the Fedora Project and its governance.
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New public key pinning feature will help prevent man-in-the-middle attacks.
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Carnegie Mellon researchers say 3 million pages could fall down the phishing hole in the next year.
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Knoppix 7.4 Released
Klaus Knopper announces the latest version of his iconic Live Linux system.
PHP Attack Puts WordPress and Drupal at Risk
All websites that use these popular CMS tools could be vulnerable to denial of service attacks if users don't install the updates.
Heartbleed Bleeds On
According to a report, many potential victims of the Heartbleed attack have patched their systems, but few have cleaned up the crime scene to protect themselves from the effects of a previous intrusion.
Drone Brain Goes Open Source
DARPA and NICTA release the code for the ultra-secure microkernel system used in aerial drones.
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Best Toy Deals on Amazon
For the past few holiday seasons I've compiled this Best Amazon Toy Deals list that has helped my readers save thousands of dollars! It's one of my most popular features on the site and I plan to once again update this list for the 2014 holiday season. I'm starting to drop deals into the list as I find them and I expect by October (just a few weeks away!) we'll be in FULL swing with this list!
Last year – thanks to people shopping through the links in this post (and supporting Queen Bee) and the amazing toy deals we were able to score – my family was able to donate all these toys to local non-profits last Christmas! We were able to buy more than $700 worth of toys (pictured above) for $250 because of the deals in this list. I hope to be able to do this again this year.
This list will get LONG, the deals will be EPIC and it will change daily by mid-October. I aim for deals that are BEST prices and at least 50% with many deals closer to 70-90% off!! Amazon toy deals are AMAZING every holiday season so you'll want to bookmark this page and check back often to get the latest list of best toy deals on Amazon!
**If you are a blogger, please do not copy and my paste my list. I mean this in the nicest possible way. I spend hours, if not days, compiling and updating this list for my readers.
*New* means it's been added since the last update
*Best price* means it's the best price I've seen on Amazon
*Price drop* means it's dropped to even lower, while on the list
*HOT!* means I think it's one of the VERY best deals, but I only post the great deals, so they are all pretty hot, if you ask me.
Updated September 10, 2014
Toys priced under $5
Fisher-Price Mike the Knight – Mike and Galahad Figure Pack – $4.09 (reg. $12.99), add-on item
Fisher-Price Brilliant Basics Rock-a-Stack – $4.47 (reg. $8.99), add-on item
Toys priced $5 – $10
Wilson NFL MVP Junior Football with Pump and Tee, Brown – $7.43 (reg. $24.99), best price!
My First Disney Princess Baby Doll – Aurora to $7.50 (reg. $13.99), BEST price!
Nerf Turbo Jr Football, Green/Blue – $8.67 (reg. $10.99), BEST price
Seahawks colors!
Curious George Red – $9.49 (reg. $15), BEST price!
Get a $1 video credit if you allow for regular shipping (not expedited or Prime 2-day)
Toys priced $10 – $15
Amazon has LOT of Thomas the Train locomotives marked down to $10. As much as $20 regular price, many of them seem like they've been the best price they've been.
Thomas Wooden Railway – Emily – $10 (reg. $21.99)
Thomas Wooden Railway – James The Red Engine – $10 (reg. $21.99)
Thomas Wooden Railway – Thomas The Tank Engine – $10 (reg. $12.99)
Thomas Wooden Railway – Flynn – $10 (reg. $21.99)
Thomas Wooden Railway – Battery-Operated Diesel – $10 (reg. $22.99)
Thomas Wooden Railway – Connor – $10 (reg. $21.99)
Thomas Wooden Railway – Caitlyn – $10 (reg. $21.99)
Thomas Wooden Railway – Spencer – $10 (reg. $21.99)
Thomas Wooden Railway – Belle – $10 (reg. $21.99)
Little Mommy Sweet Eats Baby Doll – $10.71 (reg. $14.99), BEST price!
Toys priced $15 – $20
Toys priced $20 – $30
Chicco 3-in-1 Music Band Table – $23.44 (reg. $49.99), BEST price!
Little Tikes Shopping Cart – Pink – $25
Thomas' Magnetic Playbook (Thomas & Friends) – $6.20 (reg. $10.99)
Movie deals
The Rescuers: 35th Anniversary Edition (The Rescuers / The Rescuers Down Under) (Three-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo in Blu-ray Packaging) – $14.96 (reg. $26.50), BEST price!
LEGO Deals
LEGO City Advent Calendar – $29.99
LEGO Friends Advent Calendar 41040 Stacking Toy – $29.99
LEGO Chima 70132 Scorm's Scorpion Stinger – $31.27 (reg. $39.99), BEST price!
LEGO Star Wars Star Wars Advent Calendar 76056 Stacking Toy – $39.99
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Yosemite National Park On-Sale Begins September 15 (Monday 7am Pacific, 10am Eastern)
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This movie is set in the mid 1800s and involves Edgar Allan Poe the poet. A serial killer is on the loose and murdering people using Poes descriptions from his published poems. So Poe teams up with Detective Fields a Baltimore policeman to try and catch the killer by using his knowledge of the descriptions. Even though the poems are fictional they start to become reality and the killer is a step ahead of them. Then it takes on a personal note as Poes lover becomes a target. Will they stop the killer in time? Written by Michael Hallows Eve
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The picture doesn't show how many birds there are on this comforter. The picture makes it look like there is an accent of a bird design but there is a repeated pattern of birds on the comforter. Too many in my opinion! Besides the background of a blueish white there is a prominent color of purple and the birds are 2 colors of red. one thing is that comforter is very fluffy and full. I am sending it back because of the pattern and there is too much purple for my bedroom. The plus is that you get a lot for your money especially if you like birds!
Very pleased with the comforter. The fabric is very soft and the comforter is very fluffy. Great price.
Fabric has a satin feel, which I love. Larger Cal King size works well on Cal King and/or queen size bed. If used on a queen size bed, more comforter hangs on the sides. This is great if your partned steals the covers. You still have some on your side to keep you warm.
best thing about the product is thefabric design...was disappointed in the quality of sewing and the fill (batting). I was sorry to see it was made in China. Overstock shipping was timely however. I would probably not buy this type of product online. It is better to see up close and personal. As an interior designer, I should have researched it more before purchasing. However...the fabric is pretty!!
Just received the comforter set; very soft and fluffy. The hues are subtle not bold as one expects. I can easily add more decorative pillows to the set. The set blends well w/ the bedroom d�cor. I am happy
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A Gala Celebrating Iowa's Arts, History and Culture
Save the date for the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs' Third Annual Celebrate Iowa Gala on December 12, 2014 with Honorary Chairs Governor Terry E. Branstad and Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds.
Thank you to those who supported the 2013 Gala – more than 600 attended, raising more than $150,000 for exhibits, programs and initiatives of the State Historical Society of Iowa and the State Historical Museum of Iowa. Thank you to our food and beverage partners, artists, musicians and entertainers for participating so that our guests could enjoy the best Iowa has to offer, including hors d'oeuvres, wine, food, desserts and beverages from around the state.


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1974 Ferrari 365 BB Berlinetta Boxer The first rear-engine full-sized Ferrari, a legend at its inception... Chassis No. F102AB17511 Engine No. F102A000*00024 One of the First 24 Units Built in... More
1973 Jaguar E-Type Series III V12 Roadster A particularly well kept example, ready to drive and enjoy. Chassis No. UD1S22781 Engine No. 7S11905LA GearBox No. KL6010 Body No. 4S4684 Beautiful Late-Production Roadster in Elegant... More
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE Coupe Chassis No. 4653 Series III (European Delivery) A Late Example of the Most Desirable 250 GTE Series Proper and Appealing Original Colors of... More
1967 Porsche 911 Coupe The Ideal Porsche Aficionado's Short Wheelbase 911 Coupe Chassis No. 305898 Engine No. 909490 A very Honest & Original 911 Numbers-Matching SWB 911 in... More
1958 Austin-Healey 100-Six BN6 Two-Seater Chassis No. BN6-L/3560 Engine No. 26D/RU/H70587 Body No. 3062 Numbers-Matching as per British Motor Industry Heritage Trust Certificate Ideal "Driver" example of the ever... More
1966 Porsche 911 2.0L Coupe Chassis No. 303449 Engine No. 903614 Gearbox No. 7198050 Numbers-Matching 2.0L Engine Offered with Factory Kardex & Porsche Certificate of Authenticity Desirable Short Wheelbase 911 in Original Colors Tasteful... More
1979 Ferrari 308 GTS (North American Version) Chassis No. 29819 Lifelong California "Blue Plate" Car Two Owners from New with Records to 1980 Desirable Carbureted GTS Model Catalyst, North American... More
1978 Ferrari 308 GTS Chassis No. 24419 Excellent Modern Classic & Strong Performer Desirable Early Carbureted GTS Catalyst North American Spec Example Refreshing Factory Black Color Scheme The Pininfarina-styled 308 was... More
1968 Porsche 912 Soft-Window Targa Chassis No. 12871209 Engine No. 1285708 Transmission No. 1082321 Desirable Early SWB 912 SWT Targa Numbers-Matching as per Porsche Certificate... More
1964 Chevrolet Corvette 327/375 "Fuelie" Convertible Chassis No. 40867S116407 Engine No. F0330RF * Desirably Equipped Fuel Injected Corvette Convertible * Well-Prepared, Numbers-Matching Throughout * NCRS Top Flight Awardee Introduced in 1963, the Bill Mitchell-designed Corvette... More
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This unique hands-on program de-emphasizes counting, uses visualization of quantities, and provides strategies (visual pictures) for learning the facts. Understanding and problem solving are emphasized throughout the curriculum.
The primary learning tool is the AL Abacus, a specially designed two-sided abacus that is both kinesthetic and visual. The AL Abacus is grouped in fives and tens for quick recognition of quantities. Children develop visual strategies as they use this manipulative. The back side of the AL Abacus teaches place value to the thousands.
Practice is provided with math card games, minimizing review worksheets and eliminating stressful flash cards. These games provide interesting and varied repetition that is needed for the automatic responses to the facts. More importantly, these games provide an application for new information and create hours of fun learning math facts and concepts.
The RightStart™ Mathematics homeschool program is set up with levels, rather than grades, so that your child can begin at the proper level and advance at their own pace.
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A film can have a stellar ensemble cast, a high pedigree director, the most fascinating subject matter and heaps of critical praise. But sadly, none of this matters without an engaging trailer to bring audiences in. A great trailer can elevate a film's chances of stepping out from the pack, while a lousy trailer can turn viewers off from attending a show that they may have anticipated.
Movie trailers are still the most important marketing tools in cinema today. So, how can one objectively rank the trailers for hundreds of releases in a year and narrow it down to just ten of the best? Well, one has to use certain criteria to fairly rank how effective the two-minute film preview is. For this feature, I used five criteria to decide which trailers ranked higher than the rest:
- Originality. Is the trailer unique from others of its genre? When you sit down and watch between 200 and 300 ads, they start to blend together after a while. This makes it easier to pick the ones that really stand out.
- Editing. How is the pacing and cutting in the trailer? Does it build up to a climax? Are the images discernible? Are the stories and characters clear from the quickly edited two-minute bits of montage?
- Music and Sound. A stirring musical score (think of the trailer for War Horse), a haunting sound effect (the trailer for Little Children) or a rousing pop song (Arcade Fire's "Wake Up" in the Where the Wild Things Are trailer) can make the footage linger much longer in the viewer's mind.
- Lack of spoilers. Don't you hate watching 150 seconds of a trailer and knowing that there is no point to slam down $12 bucks to see it since the trailer gave the whole story away? Ads that hint at the film's spirit, themes and story without giving away too much pertinent detail can be very satisfying.
- Must-see factor. Does the trailer promo make me want to rush out for opening day? Does this movie seem like an event that is not to be missed?
Please note that the trailers included in this list are press materials that came out this past year, but some of the choices are for films coming out in 2014. Subsequently, trailers that arrived online in 2012 for 2013 releases were not included.
Enjoy, and make sure to strike back with your thoughts in the comments section below!Next
10) The Wolf of Wall Street Trailer
Any Martin Scorsese movie is an event, so the first look at his newest projects always comes stinging with fan anticipation. The first trailer for The Wolf of Wall Street though made some of the filmmaker's dearest admirers step back. The trailer shows off a surprisingly high quotient of absurd humour, something Scorsese is not synonymous with. However, the cheeky moments are even funnier (and more refreshing) when coming at the end of quickly edited montages of money, parties, girls, fast cars and nice suits.
One could say that using Kanye West's "Black Skinhead" was a bizarre song choice for a trailer of a film that likely doesn't touch on race relations. Still, the film is about a megalomaniacal stockbroker, Jordan Belfort. Who better to represent the man's hunger for power, money and attention than the rapper who titled his last album Yeezus? To me, this film looks like Martin Scorsese's beautiful, dark, twisted fantasy, an absorbing piece of sex and drug-fueled mayhem and this early trailer made us want to thump our chests like cavemen to see even more.Previous Next
9) Room 237 Trailer
Well, this trailer creeped me out, probably even more than Stanley Kubrick's film that this documentary goes into detail deconstructing. (To be fair, I have always found The Shining to be overpraised and one of his lesser films.) Regardless of your level of love for The Shining, though, any major film fan likely found this trailer to be a clever allusion to one of the most famous images in all of cinema: the blood pouring out of the elevator in the Overlook Hotel. Except here, the elevator is replaced with a VCR.
From the eerie music that captures the tone of Kubrick's film to the slowly rising text (reminiscent of The Shining's opening titles), the trailer for Room 237 is just as obsessed with the small details of that horror film as the theorists telling their interpretations of the film in Rodney Ascher's documentary. Although critic's quotes can sometimes ruin the flow of a trailer, the blurbs are meant to fascinate cinephiles. It's a simple yet unnerving trailer that pays homage to a reputed classic, merely teasing viewers on some of the intriguing and outlandish ideas about The Shining that Room 237 explores.Previous Next
8) Gravity Trailer
Gravity's teaser trailer astounded me, although it left many viewers asking why anyone would make a film mostly containing Sandra Bullock drifting through space for 90 minutes. Then came the theatrical trailer, which showed off some of the dazzling, uncut footage from the film's awe-inspiring and continuous 12-minute opening shot.
This is a purely visceral experience, leaving the viewer wanting to catch their breath and calm down just as much as Bullock's character, Dr. Ryan Stone. The promo highlights both the technical virtuosity of the science-fiction thriller, as well as the weight (or, ahem, the gravity) of this adventure for the character. Especially notable is the middle of the promo, when it quickly cuts to black and then zooms in closer on Bullock as she panics and realizes the terror of her situation. It's no wonder that the buzz behind Gravity reached the crescendo it did before breaking the October opening weekend record.Previous Next
7) Upstream Color Trailer
Staying true to its abstract and confounding plot, the trailer to Shane Carruth's love-it-or-don't-quite-get-it drama is just as much a mystery as the film it is advertising. But, that does not mean it is not mesmerizing.
Filled with sensations and feeling, the trailer for Upstream Color evokes the need to grab onto something, or someone, and look for more stability in your own life. What is so stunning about this courageous piece of advertising is how little it tells us about the story, but that does not decrease the sense of feeling, elation and atmosphere the viewer can get from watching it. There's a potion-like drink, there is a married couple, there are pigs, there is romance, there are plants, there is a nervous breakdown and there is anger. How do the pieces of this two-minute puzzle fit together within a feature-length film?
The trailer left me wanting to drink in more of the mystery. Although a later viewing would confirm that Shane Carruth is both a genius and maddeningly oblique, the trailers to his loopy sci-fi dramas are intoxicating. Lush, bold and filled with sensory wonders, the trailer for Upstream Color absorbed me as much as it perplexed me. As a representation of the final product, it accomplished everything it should have.Previous Next
6) Godzilla Teaser
Finally, a teaser trailer that really teases. With deceptive but compelling footage of an air attack (and billowing scarlet smoke), a glimpse at a dynamic ensemble (including David Strathairn, Bryan Cranston, Sally Hawkins and Elizabeth Olsen) and a real sense of danger and carnage, our first good look at Godzilla truly captivates. Goodbye, memories of Roland Emmerich's poor American remake. Here is a trailer that spells promise.
The Godzilla teaser also gets creativity points for straying away from some of the conventions of trailers about similar creature-infused apocalypses (World War Z, Battle: Los Angeles). Longer takes, a haunting voice-over near the beginning, lots of the Spielbergian shot that puts a human's look of awe or wonder into a close-up: these are all elements that hint at a more than competent final product.
The promo builds suspense, fulfilling just as much mystery as it can about the monster without spoiling too much of its look and physical dimensions. You can bet I will be giddy to see Gareth Edwards' newest effort when it arrives next May.
5) Man of Steel Trailer
Three-minute trailers are not the norm in Hollywood these days, but this emotionally riveting and effects-laden look at one of American's biggest icons made many hungry to try out Zack Snyder's blockbuster. While Man of Steel still ranks as my least-favourite film of the year, I could contribute that (slightly) to a final trailer that delivered on so many levels that the final product could never live up to its epic promotions.
There is more emotional weight in the three-minute ad than in the entirety of Zack Snyder's cacophonous superhero film, likely because the trailer isolates the more heart-wrenching moments involving Jor-El (Russell Crowe), Jonathan Kent (Kevin Costner) and the young Clark Kent. Instead of surrounding these moments with headache-inducing action, the trailer has a more gentle, yet still heroic, musical score. The moments of grace and wonder here creates a grand mythology of the character that Snyder's film could not fulfill.
This trailer also shows an ideal of Superman that resonated with many viewers (such as this one) more than the bland, brooding, head-snapping one that Henry Cavill played. It is an exciting piece of marketing that ultimately gave so many such a sublime view of what a Superman movie could have been that it was no wonder that so many people left the theatre disappointed.Previous Next
4) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Teaser
Joyous, sweeping and cathartic, this nearly wordless teaser to the long-delayed reimagining of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty gave audiences more reasons to be hopeful this Christmas. The opening minute of the trailer has beautiful formal qualities, of the protagonist's drab, orderly apartment and the humdrum nature of Mitty's office life. Meanwhile, the lack of dialogue atop a rousing Of Monsters and Men tune sucks the audience into feeling the rhythm of the dreamy story and the protagonist's isolation.
The restrained first half and the wide scope of the second part of the trailer balance out each other beautifully, going from calmness to excitement that the rock song only sells further. The offbeat non sequitur at the end is also charming, bringing even more surprises to a very inspired trailer. Those who may be turned off by Stiller's more anxiety-ridden, manic performances were likely enchanted by his control here, both as an actor and a director.
This was one of the year's most dazzling trailers, showing off the scope and dreamlike wonder of what could be one of the holiday's biggest films.Previous Next
3) The East Teaser
Brit Marling became a sensation at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival for two films she wrote, directed and/or starred in – Another Earth and Sound of My Voice – but neither of those films impressed me, despite their original premises and intriguing twist endings. So, I was not that eager to see her next film. Then I saw the first trailer for The East, and I could not wait to give Marling another chance.
Beginning with what seems like another PR ad from an oil or natural gas company, the trailer quickly zaps our attention when the eco-terrorist group at the film's focus hijacks the promo and replaces it with warnings. "We want all those who are guilty to experience the terror of their crimes… when it's your fault, it shouldn't be so easy to sleep at night."
Simply put, this trailer hit a nerve, thanks to Ellen Page's off-kilter, threatening voice-over, some haunting images and rapid and throbbing edits that portrayed the danger and stakes set by the anarchist group. In an age of Edward Snowden, Page saying, "Spy on us? We'll spy on you," grabbed our attention.
This was a gripping tease that promised revenge against big, powerful conglomerates, giving audiences just a taste of the provocative madness while leaving us eager to see what would unfurl on the screen. It was a dark but crafty trailer and it did everything it could to grab and hold your attention.Previous Next
2) American Hustle Teaser
American Hustle is based on an elaborate sting operation from the late 1970s and early 1980s. To try to describe how it all works within a two-minute trailer, the studio could have confused or alienated its audience. Instead, it focused on the glitz and glamour of the story: beautiful actors wearing beautiful clothes, staring at beautiful (fake) art and having a blast. Slowly, though, the teaser for David O. Russell's latest concoction moved from slick and scheming to vicious and violent. Or, as the Led Zeppelin song that pulsates above the intoxicating clips, the good times and bad times that arose from this complex con job.
The trailer reiterates enough about the characters and the themes of the story without needing to rely on extensive clips. The early dialogue about whether or not something fake can become truth plays into the con artist characters the film focuses on, while some of the more sensual and brutal moments from the montage hint at both the allure and the danger associated with the criminal activity. It's a fresh, exciting look at a great film, bolstered by terrific looks at the strong performances of a vibrant ensemble cast. It made Hustle look like a film not to be missed, and so far, its box office run suggests the sleek ads worked.Previous Next
1) How to Train Your Dragon 2 Teaser
A glorious whirlwind of movement, lush visuals and triumphant music, the teaser trailer to the sequel of Dreamworks' adored 2010 animated adventure did not even need to show the film's title. Its release month was more than enough, teasing audiences that it would be close to a year (from the teaser's release) that we could bask in these moments of sweeping flight once more.
John Powell's soaring Oscar-nominated score, which sounds like a call from the heavens, perfectly accompanies the flights of fancy with Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel) and Toothless. The trailer is thrilling in its visual splendor and heart-stopping when the main character tosses himself off of his dragon pal. If the sequel keeps up with the daring sense of adventure that its trailer promises, we should already crown it the best film of next summer.
Meanwhile, who did not react when Hiccup removes his helmet at the end to reveal a much older, more handsome version of him from the first film? This protagonist may have grown up, but his sense of wonder remains intact. Let us hope the sequel can fulfill what the character has.


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Microsoft Details Free Crackdown 2 DLC 'Toy Box,' Additional Content Priced at 560 Microsoft Points[Update] This post was updated to clarify the content available for free versus the content that will be available for purchase. [Original] Although it was already spoiled by its own Avatar Awards listing and in a recent interview, Microsoft has reveled a full list of features included in the first downloadable content pack for Crackdown 2. As expected, the previously revealed "Toy Box" DLC will also launch alongside the original Crackdown's popular "Keys to the City" mode. The "ultimate cheat mode" in Crackdown 2 will give players the ability to play with the freak-infested world of Pacific City as well as activate infinite ammo and "God" modes. Players will also be able to spawn weapons, gadgets and freeze the time of day. Level Six players will be rewarded with a new "Thruster Ability," allowing Agents to propel themselves into the air to activate the unlockable Wingsuit "no matter where [they] are in the game." The "Thurster Ability," "Keys to the City" mode and new multiplayer mode dubbed "Vehicle Tag," will be available for free to owners of Crackdown 2. "Toy Box" itself adds new achievements and Avatar Awards along with two new vehicles and five new gadgets, including a "turreted gravity bending weapon." The content is priced at 560 Microsoft Points ($7). Each piece of content is said to be "coming soon." Complete details on the first DLC pack for Crackdown 2 are available after the break.
"Toy Box" offers explosive free Game Add-on content to all "Crackdown 2" owning fans:
- Keys to the City: Made notorious in the first "Crackdown" expansion as the ultimate cheat mode, Keys to the City returns to "Crackdown 2" and puts an even bigger set of tools at your disposal, including God Mode, Infinite Ammo, Fly Cam, spawning of weapons, gadgets and more, the ability to freeze the time of day, and pushing all skills to the maximum to become faster, stronger and more lethal.
- Level 6 Reward: Fans who reach Level 6 on all Agent skills will be rewarded with the new Thruster Ability. Thruster Ability is like having jetpacks for your boots, giving Agents built-in vertical propulsion to activate flying with the Wingsuit no matter where you are in the game.
- Vehicle Tag*: Once you're done taking down the Freaks and the Cell, join your friends for a thrilling new multiplayer mode where up to eight Agents can compete in these six arenas: Speed is the Quay, Industrial Action, Maim Street, Skid Row, Beachhead and The Sum of Human Knowledge.
If that's not enough to get your heart racing, fans can purchase additional in-game content to extend their gaming experience for 560 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE Marketplace:
- Two New Vehicles*: Access two new vehicles: the wall climbing aquatic mini-tank called the Agency ATV and the Squad Chopper, which allows four players to jump in and man their own weapon, including the proximity mine launcher, precision rocket launcher, twin machine guns and nose machine gun.
- Five New Toys*: Whether you're soaring to greater heights or orchestrating a massive explosion, get creative with the following new toys: The Mass Driver (turreted gravity bending weapon), Portable Launch Pads (allows Agents to create their own launch pad jumps), Stickler Grenade (bouncing grenade that sets off smaller explosive charges as it bounces), Thrusters (allow vertical thrust), and Mags on Characters (allow Mag Grenades to be attached to characters).
- Two Avatar Awards: Deck your Agent in the latest gear. "Toy Box" offers two Avatar Awards to customize your Xbox LIVE Avatar with the Xbox Green Suit (must complete the Rocketeer Achievement) and Green Helmet.
10 New Achievements: Pacific City never sleeps and neither do the exploits. Industrious Agents will be rewarded with 10 new Achievements and 250 Gamerscore:
- Beyond the Infinite
- Run Get to the Chopper
- Rocketeer
- Tac Loc Takedown
- Burnt Offerings
- Mile High Club
- Never Give It Up
- One Careful Driver
- Wing a Ding Ding
- Hung Out To Dry
Eight Agent Suit Colors: Pick up eight new shades of in-game armor for your Agent:*Players who have not purchased the premium "Toy Box" content will only have access to the new vehicles and gadgets during multiplayer games if a friend who has purchased the premium content joins. Downloading "Toy Box" is not required to continue engaging in other multiplayer gameplay modes with those who have downloaded it.
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- Terror Firma
- Agent Orange
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- Minti-Sting
- Mega Agent
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UCLA School of Law
|UCLA School of Law
|Fiat lux (Latin)
|Parent school
|University of California
|School type
|Parent endowment
|$2,810,319,000 (June 30, 2013) [1]
|Rachel Moran
|Los Angeles, California, U.S.
|USNWR ranking
|Bar pass rate
|ABA profile
The UCLA School of Law is the law school of the University of California, Los Angeles. It has been approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) since 1950.[4] It joined the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) in 1952.[5]
- 1 History
- 2 Degrees and areas of specialization
- 3 Faculty and students
- 4 Location
- 5 Rankings
- 6 Specialized Centers and Institutes
- 7 Journals and student organizations
- 8 Notable people
- 9 References
- 10 External links
Founded in 1949, UCLA School of Law is currently one of five law schools within the University of California system. The others are UC Berkeley School of Law, King Hall at UC Davis, UC Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, and UC Irvine School of Law.
UCLA Law's first dean was L. Dale Coffman, who recruited elderly Harvard dean Roscoe Pound as one of the school's first professors.[6] The school was forced to operate in a Quonset hut for its first two years until a proper building was constructed. In September 1949, Pound insisted on delivering the school's first ever keynote address in the Latin language, in the Quonset hut.[7]
The UCLA Law Review, the law school's flagship scholarly journal, was first published in 1953. From 1971 to 1983, UCLA School of Law published the Alaska Law Review, a publication dedicated to the legal issues that pertain to Alaskans.[8] Additionally, the first scholarly journal in the nation focused on issues affecting Latinos, the Chicana/o Latina/o Law Review, was first published in 1972 as the Chicano Law Review.[9]
Degrees and areas of specialization[edit]
The school offers the standard Juris Doctor degree as well as several programs of specialization within the degree (which are indicated by notations on a student's diploma). Students can specialize in Business Law and Policy, Entertainment Law, Public Interest Law, Critical Race Studies, and Law and Philosophy. The roughly 300 students who begin Law School at UCLA every year are divided into sections in order to encourage a sense of community. Students take all of their first year courses with their sections.[10]
The Socratic method is still in use by most professors, but some faculty allow for a slightly more relaxed classroom atmosphere than at other top-tier law schools.[11] The school also has traditionally offered a strong clinical program, which is housed in its own wing (built at a cost of $9 million).[12] Each year, the clinical program puts students through realistic simulations of trials, depositions, and client meetings; these are staffed with a pool of nearly 500 volunteers drawn from all over the Southland who play parties, witnesses, judges, and jurors.[13]
Several joint degree programs are available, requiring four years of study, and resulting in the simultaneous award of a Juris Doctor and a Master's Degree in one of the following areas: Afro-American Studies, American Indian Studies, Law and Management, Public Health, Public Policy, Social Welfare, or Urban Planning.[14]
The school also offers a Master of Laws (LL.M.) law program, which involves one year of post-law-graduate studies. This program is popular among foreign students, who then take the California bar exam.
Finally, it offers a Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) degree, designed for students who already have a J.D. and hope to become law professors.[15]
Faculty and students[edit]
UCLA School of Law has over 100 faculty members with expertise in all major disciplines of law; it "is one of the most diverse in the country."[11]
For the class entering in the fall of 2013, 1,567 out of 5,563 applicants were offered admission (28.2%), with 293 matriculating. The 25th and 75th LSAT percentiles for the 2013 entering class were 162 and 169, respectively, with a median of 167. The 25th and 75th undergraduate GPA percentiles were 3.51 and 3.88, respectively, with a median of 3.79.[16]
The school sponsors a chapter of the Order of the Coif, a national law school honorary society founded for the purposes of encouraging legal scholarship and advancing the ethical standards of the legal profession.[17]
UCLA School of Law is located on the northeastern edge of the UCLA campus in the Westwood area of Los Angeles.[18] The school is approximately five miles from the Pacific Ocean.
The school proper is housed in a five-story brick building known simply as the Law Building. The oldest parts of the Law Building's interior are notorious for a "high school atmosphere" and "dark, drafty classrooms,"[19] but have been extensively improved by the addition of the clinical wing in 1990 and the new law library in 2001. A few offices, like the Office of Career Services, are housed in an adjacent building, Dodd Hall.
The campus sits on the sloping foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains, between the communities of Brentwood to the west and Holmby Hills to the east. The entrance to the Playboy Mansion is a short way up Sunset Boulevard, in Holmby Hills. Just beyond Holmby Hills is Beverly Hills.
In 2012 US News & World Report ranked UCLA as 15th of U.S. law schools.[3] In 2010, it had the largest student body in the UC system after Hastings, and the smallest student/faculty ratio.[20] It was the second least expensive law school in the UC system, Hastings being the cheapest.[20]
According to Brian Leiter's Law School rankings, UCLA ranks 15th in the nation in terms of scholarly impact as measured by academic citations of tenure-stream faculty during the years 2005–2009.[21]
The Hollywood Reporter ranked UCLA the number one school for entertainment law in 2012 and 2014.[22][23]
Bar passage rates[edit]
Based on a 2001–2007 6 year average, 88% of UCLA Law graduates passed the California State Bar.[24]
Post-graduation employment[edit]
American Bar Association data shows that 240 of 333 (72.1%) of 2012 graduates had secured full-time, long-term, JD-required employment within nine months of graduation. A total of 114 graduates (34.2%) had found employment in firms of more than 100 lawyers, and 16 graduates (4.8%) had secured federal judicial clerkships.[25]
Specialized Centers and Institutes[edit]
Institute for Business Law and Policy[edit]
In 2011, the business law and policy program established the Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy with a 10 million dollar gift from alumnus Lowell Milken.[26] The institute focuses on research in business law and policy in bankruptcy, corporate law, corporate governance, intellectual property, international business transactions, real estate, securities regulation and tax.[27]
Center on Climate Change and The Environment[edit]
Founded in 2008 with a gift from Dan A. Emmett and his family, the Center was the first law school center established to focus on climate change. The Emmett Center curriculum details law and policy solutions to the climate change crisis locally, state-wide, nationally and internationally.[28]
International Human Rights Law Program[edit]
The International Human Rights Law Program, founded in 2008, is an organization for human rights education, scholarship, advocacy, and policy-oriented research.[29] It includes the Sanela Diana Jenkins International Justice Clinic,[30] which assists in the apprehension and prosecution of alleged war criminals in Bosnia, initially focussing on the relations between Ratko Mladic, formerly head of the Bosnian Serb Army, and others accused of involvement in the Srebrenica massacre.[31]
Haris Silajdžić, President of Bosnia and Herzegovina, will[when?] work closely with the program.[32][not in citation given] The faculty director is Richard Harold Steinberg and the executive director is David Kaye.
Sexual orientation law[edit]
The Williams Institute was founded in 2001 through a grant by businessman, academic, and philanthropist Charles R. "Chuck" Williams.[33] Williams's inaugural donation of $2.5 million to create the Williams Institute was the largest donation ever given to any academic institution in support of a gay and lesbian academic program in any discipline.[34]
Real estate law[edit]
In 2001, the UCLA Law School real estate program was named in honor of Richard Ziman, who established a permanent endowment. In 2005, the Ziman center was reconstituted as a campus-wide center of both UCLA Anderson School of Management and UCLA School of Law.[35]
Program in Public Interest Law and Policy[edit]
In Spring 1996, in response to these developments and the corresponding need for better trained public interest lawyers, the UCLA School of Law established the David J. Epstein[36] Program in Public Interest Law and Policy. In 2000, the Program graduated its inaugural class of students.
Journals and student organizations[edit]
Journals and law reviews[edit]
- UCLA Law Review
- UCLA Asian/Pacific American Law Journal
- UCLA Chicano/Latino Law Review
- UCLA Entertainment Law Review
- UCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy
- UCLA Journal of International Law & Foreign Affairs
- UCLA Journal of Islamic and Near Eastern Law
- UCLA Journal of Law & Technology
- UCLA Pacific Basin Law Journal
- UCLA Women's Law Journal
- National Black Law Journal
Student organizations[edit]
Notable people[edit]
- Val Ackerman – first female president of USA Basketball (2005–2008); President of the WNBA (1996–2005)
- Leslie Abramson – criminal defense attorney who defended Lyle and Erik Menendez and Phil Spector
- Stewart Baker – Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (2005–2009)
- Ann Baskins – General Counsel, Hewlett-Packard (2000–2006)
- Howard Berman – United States Congressman from California
- Thomas Bliss – motion picture producer with credits on over 30 films, including The Hurricane and Air Force One
- Harland Braun – criminal defense attorney who defended John Landis and George Folsey, Jr. against manslaughter charges in the Twilight Zone: The Movie case
- Janice Rogers Brown – judge, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals (2005–); former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California (1996–2005)
- Joe Brown – former judge of the Criminal Court of the Thirtieth Judicial District of Tennessee (Shelby County); star of court show Judge Joe Brown (1998–2013)
- Rinaldo Brutoco – entrepreneur; co-founder of early pay cable company Channel 100
- Vincent Bugliosi – Attorney and writer of non-fiction works as Helter Skelter and The Betrayal of America: How the Supreme Court Undermined the Constitution and Chose Our President.
- Peter Carlisle – Former Mayor of Honolulu (2010-2013) and Prosecuting Attorney of Honolulu (1996-2010)[37]
- Anna Caballero – Secretary of the California State and Consumer Services Agency (2011–), member of the California State Assembly (2006–2010)
- Gary Chartier - professor, La Sierra University, law and business ethics (2012-), associate professor (2005-2012)
- Jeff Cohen – entertainment lawyer best known for work as child actor in The Goonies (1985)
- Drucilla Cornell – professor, Rutgers University, in political science, comparative literature, and women's studies (2001–); former professor of law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (1989–1994) and Rutgers School of Law–Newark (1994–2001)
- David Dawson – member from the 14th District, Iowa House of Representatives (2013–)
- Roger Dickinson - member of the California State Assembly (2010-)
- Joshua Dressler – professor, Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University (2001–); prominent author in criminal law and criminal procedure
- Dale A. Drozd - chief magistrate judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California (2011-), magistrate judge (1997-2010)
- Cara Dunne-Yates – blind Paralympic athlete
- Gary Allen Feess – United States district judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1999–)
- Robert Fitzpatrick – entertainment attorney, film producer, and music executive; President of Allied Artists International
- Richard D. Freer – professor, Emory University School of Law (1983–); expert in civil procedure
- Dolly M. Gee – United States district judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (2010-)
- Kirsten Gillibrand – United States Senator from New York (2009-)
- Rachel Goslins - executive director, President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities (2009-)
- Cynthia Gouw – television show host, news anchor, reporter, actress, and model
- Philip S. Gutierrez – United States district judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (2007-)
- Richard L. Hasen – Chancellor's Professor, University of California, Irvine School of Law (2011–); expert in election law and campaign finance
- Julie Heldman – retired professional tennis player
- John Howard – director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (2002–2008, 2009–)
- Sandra Ikuta – judge, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (2006–)
- Chip Johannessen – writer and producer for several popular television shows
- Robert Clive Jones – Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada (2003–)
- William B. Keene - Former California Superior Court Judge and presiding judge on the court show Divorce Court.
- William Duffy Keller - United States district judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1984–)
- John Kerr - Tony Award-winning actor best known for Tea and Sympathy
- Alex Kozinski – Chief Judge, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1985–)
- Stewart Kwoh – founder and executive director of the Asian Pacific American Legal Center
- Laurie L. Levenson – professor, Loyola Law School; TV legal commentator, gained fame during Rodney King and O.J. Simpson trials
- Alicia Limtiaco – United States Attorney of Guam
- Kalyanee Mam – director and producer of the award-winning documentary A River Changes Course
- George Mastras – writer and producer of AMC's Breaking Bad
- Lowell Milken – co-founder and chairman of the Milken Family Foundation
- Jeffrey T. Miller – judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (1997–2010), Senior Judge (2010–)
- Salvador Mendoza, Jr. - United States district judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington (2014-)
- Dorothy Wright Nelson – Senior Judge, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1979–); former Dean of the University of Southern California School of Law (1969–1980)
- Jacqueline Nguyen – judge, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (2012–), United States district judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California (2009–2012)
- Stephan Pastis – creator of the comic strip Pearls Before Swine
- Jerry M. Patterson – member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 38th Congressional District (1975–1985)
- Kelly Perdew – winner of Season 2 of The Apprentice
- Susan Westerberg Prager – former Dean of the School of Law (1982–1998) – one of the first female law school deans; Professor at the UCLA School of Law (1972–1998, 2001–2006); Provost of Dartmouth College (1998–2001); President of Occidental College (2006–2007)
- Stewart Resnick – president and CEO of Roll Global
- James E. Rogan – California State Assemblyman, 43rd District (1994–1996); Congressman from California's 27th Congressional District (1997-2001); Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO (2001–2004); Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court (2006–).
- Martine Rothblatt - co-founder of PanAmSat and Sirius Satellite Radio
- Linda Sánchez – Congresswoman from California's 39th Congressional District (2002–)
- Thomas W. Sneddon, Jr. - district attorney of Santa Barbara County (1983-2010)
- Stacey Snider - principal partner, co-chairman, and CEO of DreamWorks
- David P. Steiner – CEO, Waste Management, Inc[38]
- James Tomkovicz – professor, University of Iowa College of Law (1982); expert in criminal procedure
- Karen I. Tse – human rights activist and social entrepreneur
- Eugene Volokh – UCLA Law professor and legal commentator
- Kim McLane Wardlaw – judge, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1998–)
- Paul J. Watford – judge, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (2012–)
- Henry A. Waxman – Congressman from California's 30th Congressional District (1975–)
- Jack Weiss – member, Los Angeles City Council (2001–2009)
- Lauren Woodland – Emmy Award nominated actress
- Joshua Wright – commissioner, Federal Trade Commission (2013–)
- Richard L. Abel – member of the faculty since 1974; expert on sociology of law
- Khaled Abou El Fadl – Omar and Azmeralda Alfi Distinguished Professor of Law and expert in Islamic Jurisprudence; Chairman of Islamic Studies Department at UCLA[39]
- Norman Abrams – author of leading casebooks on federal criminal law, anti-terrorism law and evidence; member of the faculty since 1959; former UCLA Vice Chancellor of Academic Personnel; former acting Chancellor
- Stephen Bainbridge – expert on corporations and business law
- Ann E. Carlson - expert on U.S. environmental law and policy
- Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw – founding coordinator of the "Critical Race Theory Workshop" movement; Also teaches at Columbia Law School
- Jill R. Horwitz - expert on health law, economics, and policy as well as the law of nonprofit organization
- Gerald P. Lopez – author of works on rebellious lawyering, community lawyering, re-entry issues and Director of the Center for Community Problem Solving
- Lynn M. LoPucki – Security Pacific Bank Professor of Law. LoPucki's Bankruptcy Research Database provides data for empirical work bankruptcy
- Daniel H. Lowenstein – expert on election law
- Jennifer Mnookin - expert on evidence (law)
- Grant S. Nelson – noted authority on real estate law
- David Nimmer – expert on copyright law
- Frances Olsen – expert on feminist legal theory
- Seana Shiffrin – expert on philosophy of law
- Richard H. Steinberg – expert on international law
- Eugene Volokh – author of textbooks on First Amendment law and academic legal writing; author of over 45 law review articles; founder of The Volokh Conspiracy weblog
- Adam Winkler - Author of Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America
- Brainerd Currie – professor (1949–1952); expert on the conflict of laws in the United States
- Jesse Dukeminier – professor (1963–2003); expert on property law, wills, trusts, and estates
- Bill Felstiner – assistant professor (1973–1976); expert on sociology of law
- Jody Freeman – professor (1995-2005); expert on administrative law and environmental law
- Laura E. Gómez – professor (1993-2005); expert on critical race studies
- James L. Malone – associate dean (1961–1967); later became Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (1981–1985)
- Mari Matsuda – first female Asian-American law professor to obtain tenure at any law school in the United States, while teaching at UCLA Law in 1998
- Richard C. Maxwell – Dean of the School of Law (1958–1969)
- Melville B. Nimmer – professor (1962–1985); expert on U.S. copyright law and father of David Nimmer
- Cruz Reynoso – professor (1991–2001), former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California (1982-1987)
- Michael H. Schill – dean and professor (2004–2009), expert on property law and urban planning
- Lynn Stout – professor (2001–2012); expert on corporate law, securities, and derivatives
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Date: December 2, 2009
by: Harold Ronson
Every year on Dec. 7, I remember not only the attack on Pearl Harbor but the trip that my wife, Kay, and I took in 2001 to New Orleans for the opening of the museum that commemorates it — the National D-Day Museum. While these recollections are unarguably personal, they recall, for me, not only my own experience of the war but pride in our country and honor for the men and women who served it then and who do so now, especially those who don't come home.
I share these memories in the hope they will do the same for you.
Friday, Dec. 7, 2001
On the 60th anniversary of the attack at 7:55 a.m. Dec. 7, 1941, on Pearl Harbor, there was a "pealing of bells." Every bell in town proclaimed the exact attack time.
We then proceeded to the Pacific victory parade, sitting among the VIPs. The program speakers were a cross-section of veterans and politicians. Don Bollinger, CEO of the museum, welcomed us. Mayor Marc Morial and the lieutenant governor of Louisiana also spoke.
Then President George W. Bush spoke of his years as a fighter pilot and government official. Joe Foss, ace of the Pacific war and the governor of North Dakota, spoke. Both Louisiana senators talked, along with Tom Hanks and Leon MacKay, director of veteran affairs. Stephen Ambrose, historian and founder of the museum, paid tribute to all the combat veterans present.
A dozen Medal of Honor recipients were present. The jets zoomed overhead. Current Marines marched and told their stories; and the band played, a glorious parade of Pearl Harbor veterans. We then proceeded to "Gathering of the Eagles," where we listened to heroic deeds and a round-table discussion of the South Pacific battles. That evening was the premiere of the "Pacific War" film.
Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001
The Pacific invasion was re-enacted with landing craft-and-military men storming the beach. The Japanese Tora! Tora! Tora! group then reenacted the attack on Pearl Harbor. A Pacific beach assault was carried out simulating Tarawa. The beach was defended by a variety of military men and weapons.
At the museum, various battle films of the Pacific war were shown. We met two great ladies from Mississippi, one a military writer for the New Orleans paper, the other, a historian. They instantly made us VIPs, and we were invited to tour the USS Iwo Jima, a new LHC aircraft carrier. We met Capt. John Nawrocki, commanding officer. I sat in his chair and was invited to see the ship again in May 2002 in New York City for fleet week. He gave us a gold coin to come aboard any time. Being an Iwo vet paid off.
I met four Medal of Honor Marines, and we had a great talk of D-Day at Iwo Jima and what we all did. It suddenly became so real again.
Saturday evening was a re-enactment of a 1944 USO show and dinner dance.
This brought back memories of the night before shipping out in September of that year: I spent the night at the USO in Hollywood. I danced with a teenage Ava Gardner. Wow! I slept on a ping-pong table, and the next day, the LCI left for the Philippines.
The show was terrific. The USO gals of New York entertained as the Andrews Sisters, with all the great tunes. A highlight was when one left the stage, walked by 500 Marines, soldiers and sailors of all ages and landed on my lap. She cooed into my ear (with the microphone): "You will never walk alone."
I have the newspaper picture to prove it.
The Marine Corps band played, and we dance, drank, ate and enjoyed the great show. I must say that we felt special, along with about 20 men from my outfit.
Sunday, Dec. 9, 2001
We went to a jazz brunch at the Commander's Palace and then to a memorial service at the St. Louis Cathedral for all our fallen comrades lost in the war and those who had passed on since.
This was a very special weekend in my life, even though my wife, Kay, danced with young, handsome Marines. The museum is something to enshrine all of us for all time. It tells our story: the entire Pacific war, the battles from Pearl Harbor, Midway, Marshals, Marianas, Philippines, Iwo Jima, Tarawa, Okinawa and Pelieu. We did our job, and now a grateful country is saying, "thanks." It feels good. Semper fi!
Harold Ronson is a World War II veteran who fought at Iwo Jima.
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Being clever is generally thought of as a virtue, but it's the kind of virtue that doesn't cut it on its own. You need another virtue to attach it to—empathy, say, or humility. A person who's only clever is almost dangerous. He can convince you of everything, but doesn't believe in anything. He skims along the surface of everyday life, dispensing perfectly phrased quips but not engaging with any of his surroundings.
Matt, the wayward film critic and 44-year-old hero of Seven Good Reasons Not To Be Good, isn't sociopathically clever, but he's closer than he probably realizes. He's the kind of guy who initially seems comfortable with everyone; in the opening chapter we see him banter with a pre-teen girl sitting next to him on the plane from Vancouver to Toronto, as well as an Indian cab driver, whom Matt shamelessly asks to teach him a few words in Hindi. His wife is Japanese, and his best friend is gay. At first glance Matt's a true citizen of the world—post-racial, post-sexual, and post-age.
It's obvious, though, that something is brewing behind Matt's light, impish exterior. To start with, all of those wonderfully diverse relationships of his are on the fritz: Matt's wife, Mariko, is cheating on him with a local (female) barista. He's been fired from his job for reviewing movies that don't exist.
His best friend, Zane, is in the most complicated bind of all. He's dying of AIDS, but has refused antiretroviral treatment; instead, he's making a documentary about his body's slow decay. Matt is alternately impressed with his friend's martyrdom and terrified that he's actually going to go through with it.
So he launches a postcard campaign—listing the titular seven reasons Zane shouldn't do the morally "good" thing—and flies east to talk some sense into him in person. While he's in Toronto, Matt figures he'll stop by and patch things up with his distant father, too.
Seven Good Reasons Not To Be Good is the debut novel by John Gould, a professor of writing at the University of Victoria whose 2003 collection Kilter: 55 Fictions was Giller-shortlisted, and it displays the structural rigour of a genuine craftsman. Despite Matt's hummingbird-like attention span, information is parceled out at exactly the right speed and in exactly the right doses. The middle section, especially, where Matt is in Toronto, calling Zane and his father on the phone but still too scared to even let them know he's in town, is an unexpected and delightful little feint.
But he does get off too lightly. Matt's never forced to really come to terms with any of his splintering relationships—including a new, particularly messy one with a woman he meets and beds in a swanky hotel—and the plot gets so bulky towards the end that there's no hope for any kind of significant self-reflection.
In fact, I wonder if Gould is fully aware of how troubled Matt's subconscious is. He makes his protagonist so relentlessly upbeat, full of colloquial "hey"s and "Jeezuz aitch"s, that it verges on irritability. The reader grows suspicious. What is this guy compensating for? Nobody is this carefree.
And yet Matt gets away with it. He gets to keep frivolously riffing about the nature of goodness, a la "If it's just a reflex it can't be good, can it? Or can it be good only if it's a reflex?", without thinking about it too hard. These might as well be commercial slogans, or fridge magnet poems, for how seriously he takes them.
Matt's so hung up on being clever and consciously laid-back that he doesn't even notice that goodness is kind of besides the point. The book's epigraph, from a physics text, states that when two photons interact, they must forever be considered "an entangled whole, even if they have travelled far apart."
In other words, friends and family are forever. Whether Zane's documentary is a good or bad idea ultimately doesn't matter; these are labels that can only really be applied in hindsight. All that matters is that Matt's there, in the flesh, to support him.
HarperCollins, 350 pp, $29.99, hardcover
(review originally appeared, in a slightly different format, in The Edmonton Journal, October 3, 2010)Oct 1, 2010


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text: Now I'm not saying the original cover was bad but what a difference a new cover makes to the impression of a book. It's not quite the finished thing but nothing looks wrong to me. What this really shows is that art and design plays a big big big part in setting the scene for a novel. It's more in keeping with the paperback UK cover for City of Ruin, which was a great second novel. I'm ashamed to say that The Book of Transformations is on my pile of 'why haven't I got to that books' of 2011.


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Put together, the announcements at Google I/O and from Apple, Samsung, Nest, Quirky and others in the past weeks paint a crystal clear picture of where the future of the Internet of Things is heading. Our latest report on the topic gives you the right tools to separate winners from losers in the IoT race. In this post, we line up the candidates in smart homes, smart cars and health.
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A 2011 wishlist too far
Stumbling upon PC Gamer's Big 10 of 2011 list of the games they're anticipating for this year, I was rather surprised. PCG is one of, if not the most respected gaming magazine in the industry, and I'm sure there's more than a little bit of insider knowledge going into this particular article of theirs.
That said, the reason for my surprise was twofold. They think that both Diablo 3 and Guild Wars 2 are going to be out this year! Whoooooaaa there, Nelly. As much as I'd be in RPG heaven were this to happen, I just really can't see it… though of course there's that leaked release schedule document which was all over the interwebz last month suggesting 2011 might be the year after all. Perhaps a combination of waiting this long and being generally cynical about everything has made me over-patient.
Anyhow, as I switched my brain into "lurk" mode in work today, I got to thinking about what games I'd like to play – if elephants could fly – this year. Daydreaming is fun! Keep reading after the jump to find out what I came up with.


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ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB News Channel 5) - The Alexandria Fire Department responded to a house fire on Monday. It was near the intersection of Overton and Vance.
No word at this time what started the fire.
Six people resided in the home. The Red Cross is said to be assisting the family.
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The TV universe is constantly expanding, and new channels and shows vie for attention just as much as old favourites. Here are the best bets on the box.
For a music-contest winner, the aftermath isn't necessarily happy, as the new episode Sing Like Me suggests. Dr. Black (Kelly Reilly) deals with a former winner — a woman who can no longer gauge musical pitch — as part of a study. The research also involves a man impacted by being struck by lightning. Dr. Black finds herself unprepared for the proposal that Dr. Bickman (Ditch Davey) makes. (ABC)
La Shavia is an 18-year-old already incarcerated for stealing. But once her tour of Chester County (S.C.) Jail begins, it becomes apparent that her criminal behaviour is far worse than what she was imprisoned for, in the new episode Chester County, S.C.: Girls. (A&E)
The trend of classified information being exposed comes to involve Holmes and Watson (Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu) in the repeat episode We Are Everyone. They seek a former civil contractor (guest star Christian Campbell) who left his job with sensitive documents. A reporter he shared them with is found slain, and a cyber-activist group trying to protect the leaker then targets Holmes. (CBS, Global)
In Tomlandia, Nathan (Will Arnett) thinks the comic book realm that Tom (Beau Bridges) has created would make a great premise for a children's television show, and he pitches the idea to his boss (guest star Jeffrey Tambor). Tom, however, takes issue with the changes that are being made to his imaginary world. (CBS, Global)
Betty White is absent, but the other principal stars of the sitcom Hot in Cleveland are on hand to play games in Hot in Hollywood, an episode that aired earlier in the spring. Valerie Bertinelli, Wendie Malick and Jane Leeves define "friendly competition" as they aim to win for their respective team captains. Mekhi Phifer, Billy Eichner and Andy Richter are the other celebrities on a quest for the $25,000 grand prize. Jane Lynch hosts. (NBC, CTV Two)


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Heather Marr, B. Ed. ?09, is thrilled with her first teaching position in Toad River, British Columbia.
?I really enjoy working with each of the students. I feel privileged to be able to work with students of all ages. Each one is at such a different level of learning, that it has been exciting to help each of them learn and grow. I have also become quite familiar with the British Columbia curriculum since I teach a student in almost every grade. I feel so lucky to have this position because I would not be able to obtain this type of experience anywhere else.? Read More
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New Oregon bill would make cigarettes prescription only
From the facepalm files: Oregon state
nanny representative, Mitch Greenlick, is proposing a new law that will make cigarettes illegal without a prescription. I'm sure this is what the founders had in mind when they talked about liberty.
From KPTV Fox 12:
If you're a regular smoker, you may want to keep an eye on a new bill in the Oregon Legislature.
Rep. Mitch Greenlick, from Portland, is sponsoring a bill that makes cigarettes a Schedule III controlled substance, meaning it would be illegal to possess or distribute cigarettes without a doctor's prescription.
Under the proposal, offenders would face maximum punishments of one year in prison, a $6,250 fine or both.
Other drugs and substances that are considered Schedule III controlled substances are ketamine, lysergic acid and anabolic steroids.
"The State Board of Pharmacy may adopt rules placing requirements and limitations on the sale or transfer of products containing nicotine," the bill's text says.
"I think it's pretty crazy," said Juan Silva of Salem. "I don't see it going through. It's going to be something to watch for, but I don't think it'll pass."
Others see the proposal differently.
"I hope it passes and I hope people actually think about it," said Rick Cannon of Salem. "You know there's less and less smokers everyday because they know how bad it is for them, so I just hope people wake up and realize how bad it actually is for them."
This kind of stuff is so frustrating to me. A year in prison and a six thousand dollar fine just because you have cigarettes on you without a prescription? This is unreal. And what doctor is going to write a prescription for cigarettes anyway? I just can't imagine being so arrogant to think that your health decisions are my responsibility. But that's the way millions of Americans are, including the last guy in this clip.
Exit Question 1: Did anyone else find it ironic that they interviewed a woman from Salem?
Exit Question 2: If this becomes law, would it make it illegal for Obama to visit Oregon? After all, he's a smoker.


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DeathSpank Sequel Releasing Next MonthA sequel to Hothead Games' DeathSpank is going to be released next month on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue will see the titular hero thrust in a more modern setting--meaning guns--to destroy six "mystical thongs." Yes, thongs.
"Granting great power to those who wear them, the thongs corrupted all those they touched--except DeathSpank. DeathSpank must find all six thongs and destroy them once and for all," explains the press release.
Kotaku reports that this title was developed in parallel with the original game, which was released just a month ago. The new title will not support online multiplayer, but will add a new co-op character: Steve, who has "ninjatastic Kung Fu moves." Sparkles the Wizard will return as a playable co-op character.
"Bigger, longer, harder--these were the words that drove us while we created the follow up to our introduction to the DeathSpank universe," said Vlad Ceraldi, director of game development for Hothead Games. "In T.O.V., we're taking action RPG fundamentals and adding loads of new creatures, environments, weapons and characters, while continuing to push the envelope with our signature humor."
DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue will be released on September 21 (PSN) and September 22 (XBLA). It will run you $14.99 or 1200 MS Points.
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By Kristi E. Swartz
Georgia's community health centers will get a $16.4 million shot in the arm to help buy new medical equipment or software to store medical records on a computer instead of on paper, the White House said Tuesday.
The money, part of the federal recovery act, will go to 28 community health care centers in Georgia. It is the third bucket of stimulus money going to community health centers since March.
Previously, funds have been allocated to build new health centers as well as to expand existing ones to care for more people.
Including this recent grant, Georgia has received $697.3 million in stimulus money from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Other funds have been sent for foster care, drug and immunization programs, among others.


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Orem • When Cory Wride was called to serve a mission with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New York, his parents and siblings wondered how the "shy cowboy" from small-town Utah would fare in a such big and bustling place.
Just three weeks after he arrived in the Big Apple, his sister, Anne Curtis, said their family received a package in the mail containing his cowboy boots, adding that he "probably wouldn't be needing them anymore."
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On Wednesday, with several thousand fellow law enforcement officials in attendance, the Wride family and friends remembered their shy cowboy's life during the Utah County Sheriff's sergeant's funeral. Wride, 44, of Benjamin, was killed while on duty last Thursday.
The father of five was described Wednesday as a hunter. A camper. A horseman and a rancher. But, most importantly, he was remembered as a husband, father, son, friend and law enforcement officer.
"Our dad loved his profession," son Nathan Mohler told attendees at the Utah Valley University Event Center in Orem. "And he loved all the people he worked with."
Wride worked for the sheriff's office for 19 years in various departments, including patrol, SWAT, K9 and administration.
"Even the people that he arrested [and] took to jail, he treated with dignity and respect," Utah County Sheriff's Sgt. Eldon Packer recalled during Wednesday's service. "Cory wanted to be one of those who stood tall and did right."
Beyond law enforcement, Wride had another great love: his family. Many of the family members and law enforcement officer who spoke at the man's funeral reflected on the great adoration and love he had for his children and his wife of 18 years, Nannette Wride.
"He loved her dearly," Packer recalled. "Together they chose a life that was centered on the family and service to others and to have faith in God."
Utah County Sheriff's Deputy Shawn Radmall said Wride was a proud father to his children — Nathan, Chance, Shea, Tyesun and KylieAnne.
During their hunting trips together, Radmall said Wride talked frequently about how proud he was of the men that his sons grew up to be and how much he loved his "baby girl."
"Cory was like family to me," Radmall said. "My co-worker, my hunting partner and most of all, my friend ... I am a better person for having known him."
Wride's father, Blake Wride, wondered how his son — whom he described as a quiet person — would react to the large funeral.
"We often joked, even today, what he would be saying about all the honor and recognition that has come to him," the father said. "He didn't need that, he didn't want that ... he went about what he did quietly."
American flags lined the Utah Valley University campus Wednesday as thousands of well-wishers — including law enforcement officers from all over Utah and the nation — filled the university's event center, which was decorated with a large number of flower arrangements. The sergeant's cowboy hat hung off one floral arrangement near his flag-draped casket.
Brother-in-law Johnny Revill said before the funeral service that Cory Wride was a private person who likely would "roll his eyes" at such a large gathering on his behalf. But Revill said his family was thankful for the support of other law enforcement officials and their families.
"This brotherhood of officers is something that I envy," Revill said.
Utah County Sheriff Jim Tracy said the outpouring of support was meaningful to his department, and the solidarity of the brotherhood of officers helps them gain closure.
"This is the day that we dread," Tracy said during Wednesday's services. "We pray that this day will never come. But evil has crossed our path and we are here ... All of us here owe [Wride] a debt we cannot repay. Cory, we miss you already. There will forever be a hole in our heart. God bless you and be with you, my brother."
Wride was killed last Thursday near Eagle Mountain. He had stopped his patrol car to check on a pickup with flashers blinking on State Road 73 when an occupant of the truck, 27-year-old Jose Angel Garcia-Jauregui, allegedly shot him to death while Wride was in his vehicle.
Garcia-Jauregui then fled south to Santaquin, where he encountered Deputy Greg Sherwood, 38, who was shot and wounded in the head. Sherwood was initially hospitalized in critical condition, but Sheriff Tracy said Wednesday that Sherwood was recovering and could be released from the hospital within the next few days.Next Page >
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