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Literature Review for Role-Playing
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Fischer, J. Improving approaches to multicultural education : teaching empathy through role playing . Multicultural Education v. 9 no. 4 (Summer 2002) p. 25-6
Fischer (2002) discusses a teaching method in multicultural education that helps students to extend their empathy through role playing .
Lebaron, J. The Potential of Jigsaw Role Playing to Promote the Social Construction of Knowledge in an Online Graduate Education Course . Teachers College Record. v. 107 no. 8 (August 2005) p. 1652-74
Lebaron (2005) discusses the transition of a face-to-face jigsaw role - play exercise to a primarily asynchronous graduate-level online course in education. Further, he explores the challenges and benefits of online role - play in graduate level online courses that serve adult professionals.
Mukhamedyarova, Z. Interactive Methods of Teaching as a Condition for Developing Students ' Independent Learning Skills in Kazakhstan and the U . S .International Education v. 34 no. 2 (Spring 2005) p. 62-70
Mukhamedyarova (2005) discusses five basic strategies of interactive teaching . These strategies are the problem-solving approach, collaborative learning , debates and discussions, interactive assessment, and role playing, games, and simulations.
Stanley , D. L. Wealth distribution and imperfect factor markets : A classroom experiment . The Journal of Economic Education v. 32 no. 4 (Fall 2001) p. 344-55
Stanley (2001) presents a simple exercise to demonstrate how initial property distribution can affect final wealth patterns in developing areas of the world using role-playing in a Monopoly board game
Zigo, D. From familiar worlds to possible worlds : using narrative theory to support struggling readers ' engagements with texts. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy v. 45 no. 1 (September 2001) p. 62-70
Zigo (2001) discusses how role-playing can be used as a critical thinking technique.
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Anselmi, K. Modular Experiential Learning for Business - to - Business Marketing Courses. Journal of Education for Business v. 79 no. 3 (January/February 2004) p. 169-75
Anselmi (2004) present the Extended Buying Center Game (EBCG), an experiential exercise that integrates marketing concepts and theory with a strong emphasis on industry skills. The focus of the EBCG is on organizational buying behavior, buyer-seller interaction, and marketing response. The EBCG structure provides students with cooperative and competitive role-playing opportunities, individual and group written assignments and presentations, and verbal skill challenges.
Liebowitz, J. Teach People Skills Totally Online?. College Teaching v. 51 no. 3 (Summer 2003) p. 82-5
Liebowitz (2003) describes his experiences in adapting an MBA organizational behavior course through distance learning that had been honed for seventeen years. The most effective strategy involved conducting group exercises and role plays synchronously in the chat room.
Yazisi, H. J. Student Perceptions of Collaborative Learning in Operations Management Classes. Journal of Education for Business v. 80 no. 2 (November/December 2004) p. 110-18
Yazisi (2004) describes how collaborative activities (ranging from exams to projects and role playing) enhance the understanding of operations management ( OM ). He found that collaborative learning improved undergraduate business students ' understanding of quantitative OM methods, developed their strategic-thinking skills, and enhanced their confidence in their critical-thinking and implementation skills.
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Wentland, D. A Guide for Determining Which Teaching Methodology to Utilize in Economic Education: Trying to Improve How Economic Information Is Communicatedto Students. Education ( Chula Vista , Calif. ) v. 124 no. 4 (Summer 2004) p. 640-8
Wentland (2004) used various teaching methodologies, examined include: The CPS approach, service learning, lecturing, lecturing plus, interactive role play, inverted classroom, technology based, case studies and experiments, demonstrations and dramatizations.
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Bluestein, N. A. Comprehension through characterization : Enabling readers to make personal connections with literature . The Reading Teacher v. 55 no. 5 (February 2002) p. 431-4
Bluestein (2002) describes activities that can help readers to understand the characters in a book using role-playing.
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Kurtz, H. E. Reflecting on Role Play in Geographic Education : The Case of the Banana War . Journal of Geography v. 103 no. 1 (January/February 2004) p. 16-27
Kurtz (2004) discusses case method instruction and role - play as teaching strategies suitable for material on globalization and other geographic subject matter, and then sketch an overview of an undergraduate geography role - play that treats themes of globalization and agricultural trade.
Oberle, A. P. Understanding Public Land Management through Role - playing . Journal of Geography v. 103 no. 5 (September/October 2004) p. 199-210
Oberle (2004) discusses the development and assessment of a role - play that involves an undergraduate geography class in a local public land management process.
Steinbrink, J. E. Intervention : Simulating the War on Global Terrorism . Journal of Geography. v. 103 no. 6 (November/December 2004) p. 239-47
Steinbrink (2004) discusses a geography class using role play simulation , and provides teachers with a realistic, ready-made classroom lesson that combines powerful conceptual learning with drama and surprise.
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Appelget, J. Teaching the history of science to students with learning disabilities [Disappearance of the peppered moth] . Intervention in School and Clinic v. 37 no. 5 (May 2002) p. 298-303
Appelget (2002) A lesson template designed to engage students in a specific science event from the past in a manner that relates to the students ' lives and experiences using role-playing.
Erb, S. A taste of Chautauqua : Historical investigation and oral presentation . Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy v. 47 no. 2 (October 2003) p. 168-75
Erb (2003) discusses an activity that meets the challenge of teaching history in a meaningful way by incorporating role-playing with historical investigation .
Morris, R. V. Acting Out History : Students Reach Across Time and Space . International Journal of Social Education v. 18 no. 1 (Spring/Summer 2003) p. 44-51
Morris (2003) provides advice for social studies educators on how to use drama to incorporate the arts and critical thinking into social studies instruction. This advice relates to how to act out history , potential problems, and assessment.
O'Brien, J. Prediction Making within a Historical Context . The Social Studies ( Washington , D.C. ) v. 94 no. 6 (November/December 2003) p. 271-8
O'Brien provides an instructional model for engaging students in prediction making in a historical context .
Rossi, J. A. Teaching about International Conflict and Peacemaking at the Grassroots Level . The Social Studies ( Washington , D.C. ) v. 94 no. 4 (July/August 2003) p. 149-57
Rossi (2003) describes a model for teaching high school students about conflict and peacemaking .
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Eyler, J. Reflecting on Service : Helping Nursing Students Get the Most From Service - Learning . Journal of Nursing Education v. 41 no. 10 (October 2002) p. 453-6
Eyler (2002) suggests simple tools such as role-playing that can be used to integrate reflection in a service learning course for nursing students .
Goldenberg, D. The Effect of Classroom Simulation on Nursing Students ' Self - Efficacy Related to Health Teaching . Journal of Nursing Education v. 44 no. 7 (July 2005) p. 310-14
Goldenberg (2005) investigates the effect of classroom simulation on third-year baccalaureate nursing students ' self - efficacy in health teaching .
Sellers, S. C. Testing Theory Through Theatrics . Journal of Nursing Education v. 41 no. 11 (November 2002) p. 498-500
Sellers ( 2002) examines a role-playing activity that has succeeded in fostering positive student attitudes toward nursing theory and in encouraging students to think critically about the applicability of nursing theory to advanced nursing practice.
Shearer, R. Using Role Play to Develop Cultural Competence . Journal of Nursing Education v. 42 no. 6 (June 2003) p. 273-6
Shearer (2003) suggests that role play is useful in developing cultural competence because participants may experience diverse roles.
Nota, L. An Assertiveness Training Program for Indecisive Students Attending an Italian University . The Career Development Quarterly v. 51 no. 4 (June 2003) p. 322-34
Nota ( 2003) present a training program devised to augment assertive competencies in indecisive students choosing a university course of study using role-playing.
Shepard, D. S. Using Screenwriting Techniques to Create Realistic and Ethical Role Plays . Counselor Education and Supervision v. 42 no. 2 (December 2002) p. 145-58
Shepard (2002) describes an innovative training strategy that can be used to make role plays a more realistic learning experience for counseling students. This approach also resolves some of the ethical and practical concerns that have been raised regarding role plays in which student clients discuss personal issues in practice sessions.
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Beck, J. A. Invasion of the Zebra Mussels: A Mock Trial Activity . Science Activities v. 42 no. 1 (Spring 2005) p. 15-19
Beck (2005) suggests role-play simulations can help students better understand complex issues and concepts.
Boyd, A. E. The Needs of Trees . Science Activities v. 41 no. 3 (Fall 2004) p. 17-21
Boyd (2004) discusses a lesson using role-play to become familiar with basic requirements of trees and how availability of those resources is related to tree ring sizes and tree growth.
Bryant, J. A bioethics course for biology and science education students . Journal of Biological Education v. 37 no. 2 (Spring 2003) p. 91-5
Bryant (2003) discusses a range of topics covered in bioethics including lectures, structured role play, case studies and videos.
Cox, C. C. If I Were King : Population Decisions and the Environment . The Journal of School Health v. 74 no. 2 (February 2004) p. 66-7
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Cox (2004) discusses an activity on analyzing the relationship between population growth and environmental degradation in developed and developing countries by having the students participate in a role-play that explores how these consequences can be addressed


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LADD — The Bureau County Sheriff's Department is continuing its investigating into the theft of a tractor-trailer from the Ladd Elevator.
On Friday morning, Sheriff John Thompson said he had spoken earlier that morning with Investigator Gary Becket, and there has been no recovery of the vehicle at this point.
The Bureau County Sheriff's Department was notified of the theft at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday. Both the Kenworth tractor and trailer are white, and the name Ladd Elevator is printed on the side of the tractor, Thompson said.
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Wow 72... Nice score!
Just received my acrylic case order from Oscar. Now that I have all my carded figures in cases (with the exception being the BFC as they are still in the 6-pack they arrived in), I'm going to need to find a way to take a picture and show them off.
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Kiprusoff nixed trade to Leafs after experiencing 'doubts' he should leave Calgary
Goalie remains with Flames, will sit down after season to decide whether to keep playing or retire
For nine years, Miikka Kiprusoff brought Calgary Flames fans out of their seats with jaw-dropping saves that left people wondering how in the world that just happened.
For nine years, the sensational play of Miikka Kiprusoff perhaps too often camouflaged the sins of the 18 guys in front of him.
But in these the twilight days of his storied career, questions loom large in these parts over the legacy of No. 34.
Is he a hero after (literally) saving the day for the better part of a decade on a team with serious defensive deficiencies?
Or is he a villain for spurning a trade to the Toronto Maple Leafs that would have seen the Flames receive at least something in return for the former Vezina Trophy winner?
Did the love affair between an all-star goalie and a city cease Wednesday at 1 p.m. MT as the NHL trade deadline passed for another season.
"I sure hope not," says general manager Jay Feaster. "If you take a step and look back and say, 'this guy has been pretty good for this organization.' And I think the world of him. I love the competitor that he is.
"This has been a hard time."
A hard time for Kiprusoff. A hard time for his employer. And a hard time for Calgary Flames fans digesting the sorry state of their hockey team.
As it turns out, Feaster pulled Kiprusoff aside — along with Jay Bouwmeester and Jarome Iginla — in separate, private discussions during a mid-March road trip to California. Those talks led to the eventual Iginla trade to Pittsburgh and Bouwmeester move to St. Louis.
In Kiprusoff's case, the 36-year-old's no-trade clause expired last summer. So on paper, the Finnish netminder appeared the easiest chip to ship to a contender in exchange for prospects or draft picks.
But word broke last week that, in the event of a trade, Kiprusoff would simply refuse to report to a new team with one year remaining on a six-year deal.
"We all know I did talk with the Leafs," Kiprusoff said Wednesday night. "You know another team wants you, and I was thinking a lot about it. And I got that feeling, doubts, that it was the right thing to do to go there.
"If you start second-guessing . . . I don't think it's right for the Leafs, if my heart is not 100 per cent in it."
Under the terms of his contract, Kiprusoff's cap hit is set to remain at $5.83 million next season, but he'll make $1.5 million should he choose to report in 2013/14.
"I've been doing lots of thinking the last few days," Kiprusoff said. "I ended up this morning talking to Jay Feaster and I told him for me, I would love to stay here and finish off the season as a Flame."
The rebuilding Flames could have dealt Kiprusoff to Toronto against his wishes in a conditional deal for picks and/or prospects.
Instead, they let the matter drop.
"We talked as an organization and said that we felt that it was appropriate to honour that request," Feaster said. "We're going to keep Miikka Kiprusoff here. He's a member of the Calgary Flames. He will continue with us through the end of the season."
By his standards, Kiprusoff's numbers this season are downright deplorable with a goals-against-average of 3.64 and a save percentage of .868.
He received the hook in both of his last two appearances, including a stinker Monday night in Edmonton that saw him surrender three goals on the first five shots.
"It's been a pretty tough last few weeks," Kiprusoff conceded. "But I'm not going to use that as an excuse. I haven't played well, and I know I have to pick up my game.
"But I'm pretty happy this is over now, and I can play hockey again."
When asked if he wants to win a Stanley Cup, Kiprusoff replied in the affirmative.
"That's been my dream since I was a little boy, and it still is."
Does he plan to retire?
"Well, I think I'm going to finish up the season and we're going to sit down with the Flames after that, and we'll go from there."
Kiprusoff has clearly not been himself in recent weeks with a new baby at home and his name swirling in trade rumours. According to Feaster, Kiprusoff's wife Seidi experienced complications during her pregnancy. The baby arrived two weeks early and stayed in hospital for a time after Seidi was discharged.
According to Kiprusoff, all is now good at home with mom, baby Oskar and big brother Aaro.
"The reality of it is that there are a lot of difficult circumstances," Feaster said. "Here's a player who said, 'I want to be here.' I think there's something noble in that, too.
"I understand we all get emotional. Fans certainly have that right to get emotional.
"I would just hope fans, the more that they look at it, they'll say, 'you know what? That's pretty first-class guy who wants to be here and is still committed to the Flaming C."
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Police search for teens who robbed Wauwatosa convenience store
Police search for teens who robbed Wauwatosa convenience store
WAUWATOSA, Wis. —
Wauwatosa police are searching for two teens who robbed a convenience store at gunpoint Sunday.
Police said the Speedway station at 6804 W. North Ave. was held up around 5:40 p.m.
Sgt. Daniel Collins said one of the teens was armed with a semi-automatic handgun and left the store on foot after taking money and cigarettes.
Surveillance video captured the face of one of the teens as he stole a Children's Miracle Network donation jar.
The teens are described as black males between 16 and 20 years of age. Both teens wore black hooded clothing and one had short dreadlocked hair. Both teens are approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall and around 165 pounds.
Anyone with information is asked to call Wauwatosa police at 414-471-8430.


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Unlike all the other MEPs coming out this year, this one will be good.
Ok, so my idea is like, to have a MEP, but I'm like the only person in it. And like, yeah, anyone wanna join up? It'll be awsm.
I mean, no offense to chii and all, but Elysium is nothing compared to this. This is like the best idea since sliced bread.
P.S. thanks to MIRKO "MR. NO FUN" for the awsm banner.
Track Listing:
Track 1:
Editor - Pas1990
Song - Numb (Linkin Park)
Anime - Naruto
Track 2:
Editor - Pas1990
Song - Headstrong (Trapt)
Anime - Bleach
Track 3:
Editor - Pas1990
Song - Candy Pop (Heartsdales Feat. SOUL'D OUT)
Anime - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Track 4:
Editor - mirkosp
Song - Barbie Girl (aqua)
Anime - Sailor Moon
Track 5:
Editor - osnar
Song - Miss Murder (AFI)
Anime - Pokemon
Track 6:
Editor - Kevmaster
Song - I wish you were dead (scheer)
Anime - Advent Children
Track 7:
Editor - Shui
Song - Caramelldansen (Speedycake Remix)
Anime - Just rip the video from Chii's AMV you idiot.
Track 8:
Editor - Falconone
Song - Bad Dream (Caliban)
Anime - 5cm per second
Track 9:
Editor - Scott Green
Song - Ievan Polkka
Anime - ANYTHING OTHER THAN ADVENT CHILDREN!
Track 10:
Editor - Flo'
Song - Go with the flow (Queens of the Stone Age)
Anime - Powerpuff Girls
Track 11:
Editor - Malificus
Song - All Day long i dream about sex (JC Chasez)
Anime - Bunch of Hentai
Track 12:
Editor - guy07 A.K.A GAY07
Song - I'm gay (Bowling for soup)
Anime - Gravitation
Track 13:
Editor - angelx03
Song - American Idiot (Greenday)
Anime - Spongebob Squarepants
Track 14:
Editor - simofc90
Song - All Summer Long (Kid Rock)
Anime - Toki o kakeru shôjo (THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME AND SPACE AND ENDED UP IN SOME RANDOM AREA THEN SHE DIED. LOL)
Track 15:
Editor - Otohiko
Song - http://tinyurl.com/5ccqbs
Anime - Every single anime ever made.
Track 15 and a half:
Editor - Cast to Stone
Song - Hatena de Wasshoi (Kana Asumi)
Anime - Hidamari Sketch
Track 15 and two thirds:
Editor - MD
Song - 너의 하늘로 (Pangya)
Anime - lol i dunno
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Song - GO TO YOUTUBE. TYPE IN "random music". PICK SONG FROM LIST.
Anime - Maria+Holic
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- I expect all videos to be .flv for convenience.
- 12 fps only please, any faster and people might lose track of what's going on
- Please make sure all your footage is properly INTERLACED
- Subtitles are a must, don't bother using footage that doesn't have them in it.
- I prefer .midi files, but anything will do really.
- ONLY use popular music please, we want to try get as many views as possible, so don't use anything that sounds remotely decent, we want the POPULAR CRAP.


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Surprise Surprise – appearing on a reality show called Mob Wives is causing family drama for the stars of the show!
In a new interview with the Hollywood Life, Renee Graziano revealed that her super gangster father Anthony Graziano (who is currently behind bars in a federal penitentiary), no longer speaks to her since her decision to appear on Mob Wives and expose all their family secrets and scandals to the world. You don't say?! You mean a heavy duty gangster and former consigliere of the Bonanno crime family, doesn't want his daughter on TV bragging about how gangster she is and acting like a Mob Groupie? Hmmm…
When asked about her father's reaction to her appearance on the series, Renee says: "He has no reaction because we don't speak, not now, not after I made the decision to do the show. He said to me, 'You made your bed. Now sleep in it.' My father doesn't agree with anyone putting their life on [TV]."
Renee goes on to explain that going on the show wasn't about her father anyways, but about her, of course: "I think I needed to develop my own identity outside of my family life — out of the lifestyle," Renee reveals in the article. She goes on to add, "I was also pretty tired of people judging me upon a lifestyle — not realizing that I'm a woman, I'm a mom, I go through hardships. No sympathy — that's not something that I want from anyone. It was my way of really planting my feet and making a change in my life."
Oh, well, that's an original attitude for the star of a reality show – narcissism! I mean what has Renee done that would give her a reason to be on TV except be related to some gangsters? Renee also says that everyone else in her family supports her and that her father loves her anyways.
In more family dramz for the 'ladies', Mob Wives resident Ultimate Fighter Drita D'avanzio is facing some criticism for her parenting skills. In an article by HollyBaby, a "source" (re: someone Drita got in a drunken brawl with and punched in the face) reveals that Drita – scandal! – has been taking her nine-year-old daughter Aleeya to visit her dad Lee D'avanzo in prison. Well, I mean otherwise would this girl even know what her father looks like? He's been incarcerated pretty much her entire life!
The article explains that the first time Lee went away, Drita told Aleeya that her daddy was off working. But poor Aleeya still had to deal with teasing from her classmates that she didn't have a daddy. And when Lee returned home, Aleeya "had a really hard time adapting," says the source.
"When he first came home, Aleeya told all her friends, 'See, I told you I had a dad.'" However, the second time Lee went to prison Drita decided to tell her daughter the truth. "The second time around she decided to tell her where her dad was so she didn't think he up and left for no reason," explains the friend. The article also lets us know that Lee and Drita are still happily (really?) married: "She has her second thoughts every now and then, like anyone would after 12 years of marriage. But she is standing strong." The source adds that Lee "has another 2 to 4 years left."
I don't think it's a big deal for her to take her older daughter to see her father, as long as she doesn't take her younger one. What do you think? Should Drita be dragging her fourth grader to the federal pen for visits or not? Also, if you were Renee's dad – would you disown her?


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For all those in the USA who are eagerly anticipating the release of the BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10, AT&T has just officially announced their plans to carry both devices. No information or pricing is available as of yet so make sure you keep your eyes glued to our carrier availability round-up for further details or click the jump below to read their full press release.You can also head over to their signup page to be the first to know when it arrives as US Carriers are expected to start selling in March 2013.
AT&T* today announced plans to offer the new BlackBerry® Z10 and BlackBerry® Q10 smartphones powered by BlackBerry® 10. The new BlackBerry Z10 is the first smartphone to launch with the re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry 10 platform, offering customers a powerful and unique new mobile experience. It is the fastest and most advanced BlackBerry smartphone yet, with a smarter experience that continuously adapts to a customer's needs. The BlackBerry Q10 comes with a physical QWERTY keyboard that BlackBerry fans have loved for years, while the BlackBerry Z10 offers an impressive touchscreen keyboard that provides a modern and easy typing experience.
"BlackBerry is back. AT&T was the first carrier to launch BlackBerry smartphones and services in the U.S. and we are pleased to offer the fully re-designed and modern OS to our customers," said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president, Devices and Developer Services, AT&T Mobility. "The new BlackBerry 10 platform is a fresh take on today's smartphones with all the key features BlackBerry fanatics need, including a refreshed version of RIM's unbeatable email solution, a better browser experience and easy access to all their messages in BlackBerry Hub."
"The BlackBerry Z10 smartphone delivers a powerful new platform for BlackBerry customers. Combined with the 4G LTE network and service plans from AT&T, BlackBerry Z10 customers will be delighted with a re-invented communication experience, seamless multitasking, easy access to multiple social networks, and the peace of mind that BlackBerry security gives them," said Carlo Chiarello, EVP, Global Smartphone Business at RIM.
The BlackBerry Z10 will be the first BlackBerry smartphone to run on AT&T 4G LTE, part of the nation's largest 4G network covering 288 million people.**
BlackBerry 10 is a re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry platform that creates a powerful and unique new mobile experience. BlackBerry 10 gives customers a faster and smarter experience that continuously adapts to their needs with advancements such as:
- Peek and Flow into the BlackBerry Hub - A new mobile computing paradigm where what matters to customers is always only one swipe away
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With the launch of the BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10 platform, AT&T business and government customers will now have an additional option to choose from when deciding which Mobile Enterprise Mobility Management solution best serves their needs.
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Beck's Reformed Church will hold Ash Wednesday Service at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Beck's Reformed Church will hold Ash Wednesday Service at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Beck's Lutheran Church will celebrate Lent beginning with Ash Wednesday Services at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the sanctuary. Services will continue each Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. through the season of Lent.
Hedrick's Grove Reformed United Church of Christ's Ash Wednesday Service will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Holly Grove Lutheran Church's CHICK small group is hosting a Shrove Tuesday pancake supper in fellowship hall from 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 12. Come and fill up with pancakes, sausage, milk, juice and lots of loving fellowship.
Holly Grove Lutheran Church's Ash Wednesday Service at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.
New Friendship United Church of Christ will have Ash Wednesday service at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Concert will take place on Feb. 15
Central Carolina Home Educators is sponsoring a family concert with artist Brent Vernon. The concert will take place at Heath Church at 7 p.m. Feb. 15. Brent is in high demand as a ventriloquist, musician, song-writer and gospel singer. Although there is no admission charge, a love offering will be received.
Valentine sock hop planned Feb. 16
Holly Grove Lutheran Church will be having a Valentine Sock Hop from 6 to 10 p.m. Feb. 16. The theme is "Heart to Heart," featuring foods from the '50s and '60s and f dancing. This event is sponsored by the Church Health Team as part of their goal to build deeper and loving relationships while having some fun.
Come to barbecued chicken dinner
New Friendship United Church of Christ will have a barbecued chicken fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 9. Tickets are $7 for eat-in or take-out.
Lions will serve pancake breakfast
Don't forget Davis-Townsend Lions Club's all-u-can-eat pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. Feb. 23 at the Lions' Den on Turner Road. See any member for tickets, which are $6 each. Eat in or take out is available. Proceeds go to support White Cane. The Lions collect old eye glasses for recycle internationally, hearing aids, ink cartridges and Campbell Soup labels. Drop these off at the den when you come, and pick up that new broom for the New Year.
Lions Butch and Elizabeth Conrad, Charles and Glenda Everhart and Jeff Lookabill and his wife, Vickie, attended the District 31E Lions Mid-Winter Convention in Salisbury on Jan. 25-26. Lion Butch Conrad was quite surprised to receive the International President's Certificate of Appreciation. The award was presented by International Director Mark Hintzmann at the banquet.
Buy some cookies
It's Girl Scout cookie time again. The usual Shortbread, Thin Mints, Carmel DeLites, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Peanut Butter Patties, Thanks-a-Lot and Lemonades, plus the new Mango Crèmes, will be delivered in February. f you did not order, check with any of the scouts at Bethany United Methodist. They will have extras or look for cookie sales around the community next month. You can also call Dollie Corner at 243-4084 to get cookies. The price is $4 per box, and the monies from cookie sales are used to support local troop activities as well as council-wide facilities, activities and camps.
Bethany Girl Scouts are once again participating in Operation Sweet Treat, which will collect boxes of cookies to be sent to our troops. Your additional contribution will provide something special for members of our military who are protecting us every day.
Senior groups enjoy gathering together
Holly Grove Senior Citizens met Jan. 16 at Mt. Tabor Events Center. This was the 34th anniversary of Holly Senior Citizens. Myra Beck and Joyce Jones were responsible for snacks. They also were in charge of the program. Myra read prayers for men and women. Joyce read the 23rd Psalm and introduced her daughter, Stacy Jones Wilson, who gave us a very informative program on strokes and heart attacks. Wilson is a nurse in the recovery room at Rowan Memorial Hospital. She has also been educated in lifesaving techniques. She said the first six hours after a stroke and four hours after a heart attack are the most important, and that the first thing to do when you think you are having a heart attack or stroke is to call 911. Paramedics are trained to know what to do. Pastor Darrell gave a blessing, and the group enjoyed one of Daisy's wonderful meals. The next meeting will be Feb. 20.
Wise and Wonderful will meet at Lexington Style Trimmings at 1 p.m. Feb. 26.
Prayers are needed
Please remember the family and friends of Majel Beck, Helen Brinkley, the Rev. Charles Dickens, Howard Carrick, Lib Lohr, Gene Jarrett, Donald Frank, Dr. Verne Lanier, Johnny Leonard, Fred Conrad, Larry Vaughn and Rachel Everhart, who have passed away recently.
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2. Sofia Vergara
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The 41-year-old Modern Family star uploaded this sexy pic on Instagram of herself posing alongside fiancé Nick Loeb. "Nothing like Mexico!!" Sofia wrote.
3. Mariah Carey
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The mami of two, who is currently on vacation with her family in Aspen, posted this photo via Instagram on December 22. Carey donned a red bikini to head out and walk her dog in the snow. "It's just tradition. #aspen #coldyethot," she captioned the pic.
4. Cameron Diaz
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The 41-year-old Cuban American actress-turned-author goofed around in this tiny two-piece, looking super fit.
5. Jennifer Lopez
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The 44-year-old "Live It Up" singer wore this one-shoulder black bikini as she played in the pool with her cutie pie Emme.
6. Salma Hayek
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The Mexicana is deemed one of the sexiest women in Hollywood, and with this pic, it's not hard to see why!


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2008-09 Season Primers: #13 – WACPosted by rtmsf on October 30th, 2008
Kevin McCarthy from Parsing The WAC and Sam Wasson from bleedCrimson.net are the RTC correspondents for the WAC.
Predicted Order of Finish:
(Kevin's Prediction)
- Nevada
- Utah State
- Louisiana Tech
- San Jose State
- New Mexico State
- Boise State
- Hawai'i
- Fresno State
- Idaho
(Sam's Prediction)
- Nevada
- Utah State
- New Mexico State
- Louisiana Tech
- San Jose State
- Boise State
- Hawai'i
- Fresno State
- Idaho
WYN2K. The most unusual aspect about the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in the fast-approaching season is that there is no league favorite. Yes, the usual suspects Nevada, Utah State and possibly New Mexico State could very well finish at or around the top but there's no bet-the-house team that will run roughshod over the other squads. Adding some spice to the recipe, Louisiana Tech and San Jose State are now ready to complicate matters and join the big brothers of the league, making it a five-dom vying for the top spot in 2008-2009. The WAC should be affixed with a 'high degree of parity' label but this new season also offers a definite divide: a schism of the five most competitive teams and then the four remaining and re-tooling squads.
Predicted Champion. The winner can be reached via Highway 80…that's Nevada (NCAA #12) for the geographically destitute.
Others Considered. Utah State, Louisiana Tech, San Jose State and New Mexico State all offer the possibility of taking the league crown.
RPI Booster Games. If any of these games become victories for The Big Five of the WAC or Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii and Idaho then it's a boost to the conference power ranking.
Boise State
- @ San Diego (10.22.08)
Fresno State
- @ St. Mary's (11.17.08)
- v. UNLV (12.03.08)
- @ Illinois (12.08.08)
- @ Michigan State (11.16.08)
- @ Gonzaga (11.18.08)
- @ Washington State (12.21.08)
Louisiana Tech
New Mexico State
- @ Kansas (12.03.08)
- @ New Mexico (12.23.08)
- v. New Mexico (12.30.08)
- @ San Diego (11.15.08)
- v. UNLV (12.06.08)
- v. North Carolina (12.31.08)
San Jose State
- @ San Diego (11.08.08)
- @ St. Mary's (11.27-28.08)
Utah State
- v. Utah (12.22.08)
The Circular Firing Squad. In 2008-2009, leaving town to play league opponents will not have any WAC teams cheerily singing of yellow brick roads, more a frosty recital wishing for roads less taken.
Multiple NCAA Bids. It won't happen this season due to multiple poor non-conference schedules and also because of intra-conference battles that will hemorrhage league win-loss records.
Possible NCAA Success. Not likely as Nevada will be a year of experience and another solid frontcourter away from nabbing at least one Big Dance victory.
NIT. After the WAC champion heads off to the NCAAs, complete with visions of making it to Ford Field dancing in their heads, look for four NIT invites to be extended to Utah State, Louisiana Tech, San Jose State and New Mexico State respectively. Utah State has a string of nine straight postseason bids while Louisiana Tech and San Jose State will be game to host or head anywhere after the WAC tournament in order to extend their seasons, as will New Mexico State.
The Widest WAC Shoulders aka The MVP. Luke Babbitt. This Nevada freshman will be THE MAN in the frontcourt for Coach Mark Fox. He needs to be as the Wolf Pack has very little firepower at the one and two positions except for him. So how long will it take Reno-ites to label Babbitt as Hot Hand Luke?
WAC All-Leaguers. Gary Wilkinson – Utah State, Brandon Fields – Nevada, Jonathan Gibson – New Mexico State, Magnum Rolle – Louisiana Tech, Adrian Oliver – San Jose State.
Contenders. Kyle Gibson, Louisiana Tech, Roderick Flemings – Hawaii, Armon Johnson – Nevada, Sylvester Seay – Fresno State, Jahmar Young – New Mexico State, C.J. Webster – San Jose State, Mac Hopson – Idaho
Questions to be answered.
- Can Utah State's 6′ 9″ Gary Wilkinson dominate this season?
- Who will be the greater contributor for USU, Tai Wesley, Tyler Newbold or will it be equal?
- Will 6′ 10″ Brandon Webster step forward this season or remain a 'tease' for Fresno State?
- Can Roderick Flemings average a double-double for Hawaii?
- Will someone step up at the point for Louisiana Tech head coach Kerry Rupp?
- Can oft-injured Richie Phillips and necomers Dario Hunt and Ahyaro Phillips provide enough help upfront for Luke Babbitt at Nevada?
- How long will it take for San Jose State's Adrian Oliver to discard his rustiness from sitting out?
- Will Johnathan Gibson or Jahmar Young, or both, step up the most for New Mexico State?
- How will the roster turnover at New Mexico State roster affect the team's chemistry. Five seniors graduated and underclassmen Herb Pope, Jaydee Luster, DeAngelo Williams, Chris Cole, Paris Carter, Johnnie Higgins left the program in the offseason while Wendell McKines left briefly but came back. The Aggies also added Mick Durham as assistant coach to replace Matt Grady.
Did You Know. The 2007-08 season saw four teams tie for the regular season title at 12-4 (Nevada, Utah State, Boise State and New Mexico State).
Final Thoughts. Unlike last season, most of the better talents in the WAC should be returning in 2009-2010 as just Gary Wilkinson among the top players completes his eligibility. This bodes well for multi-Big Dance WAC invites down the road, as the league could be a year away from returning to its perch as one of the premier high mid-major conferences.


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Smoking among America's youth has reached epidemic proportions, starting them on the path to a lifetime of addiction, the U.S. surgeon general's office said in its first report on youth smoking since 1994.
Among U.S. high school seniors, one in four is a regular cigarette smoker, and because few high school smokers are able to quit, some 80 percent will continue to smoke as adults, according to the report released on Thursday.
"Today, more than 600,000 middle school students and 3 million high school students smoke. We don't want our children to start something now that they won't be able to change later in life," Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin said in the report, which details the scope, health consequences and influences that lead to youth tobacco use.
An estimated 3,800 kids pick up their first cigarette every day and 9 in 10 current smokers started before the age of 18. Some 99 percent of all first-time tobacco use happens by the age of 26, exposing young people to the long-term health effects of smoking, such as lung cancer and heart disease.
Smoking kills more than 1,200 people every day, and every tobacco-related death is replaced by two new smokers under the age of 25, the report said.
"This report highlights the urgent need to employ proven methods nationwide that prevent young people from smoking and encourage all smokers to quit, including passage of smoke-free laws, increases in tobacco excise taxes and fully funded tobacco prevention programs," John Seffrin, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, said in a statement.
The report criticized tobacco companies for targeting youth, saying the industry spends more than $1 million an hour -- over $27 million per day -- in marketing and promoting tobacco products.
Advertising messages that make smoking appealing to young people are widespread, and advertising for tobacco products is prominently displayed in retail stores and online.
"Targeted marketing encourages more young people to take up this deadly addiction every day," U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a statement. "This administration is committed to doing everything we can do to prevent our children from using tobacco."
Tobacco companies were quick to defend their practices.
Altria Group, parent of companies Philip Morris USA, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco and John Middleton, said it markets to adults who use to tobacco through age-verified direct communications and in retail stores.
"The vast majority of our marketing expenditures come in the form of price promotions," the company said in a statement.
Altria said its tobacco companies worked to help enact the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009, noting it was one of the few tobacco companies that did.
But U.S. public health officials said more is needed to curb youth smoking.
"We can and must continue to do more to accelerate the decline in youth tobacco use," Dr. Howard Koh, assistant secretary for health at HHS said in a statement. "Until we end the tobacco epidemic, more young people will become addicted, more people will die and more families will be devastated by the suffering and loss of loved ones."
The full report can be found at www.surgeongeneral.gov


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Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
The Ochoco National Forest is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the effects of changing the existing motorized trail system to create and designate a sustainable system of roads, trails and areas open to motor vehicles that will provide legal public access, enhance regulation of unmanaged wheeled motor vehicle travel, protect resources, and decrease conflicts between motorized and non-motorized use on the Ochoco National Forest. Consistent with the Ochoco National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan, as amended, this action is needed to provide to the public a diversity of road and trail opportunities for experiencing a variety of environments and modes of travel.
Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received by December 21, 2009. The draft environmental impact statement is expected to be completed and available for public comment in May 2010. The final environmental impact statement is expected to be completed in August 2010.
Send written comments to Ochoco Summit OHV Trail Planning Team, Ochoco National Forest, 3160 NE Third Street, Prineville, Oregon 97754. Alternately, electronic comments may be sent to email@example.com. Electronic comments must be submitted as part of the actual e-mail message, or as an attachment in plain text (.txt), Microsoft Word (.doc), rich text format (.rtf), or portable document format (.pdf).Start Further Info
Dede Steele, Project Leader, at 3160 NE. Third Street, Prineville, Oregon 97754, or at (541) 416-6500, or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Responsible Official: The responsible official will be Jeff Walter, Forest Supervisor, Ochoco National Forest, 3160 NE. Third Street, Prineville, Oregon 97754.End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information
Purpose and Need. The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests are working to complete a Travel Management EIS. If implemented, the two-forest Travel Management EIS would identify specific roads as open for motorized mixed use, and would prohibit off-road travel except where specifically allowed. Opportunities for recreation with off-road vehicles would be reduced. There currently is only one motorized trail in a forested setting on the Ochoco National Forest: The Green Mountain Trail. At just over eight miles, it is not of sufficient length to provide a day of riding to an experienced rider, let alone a weekend of opportunity. As a result, riders are currently venturing off the trail and have created a network of loops. This represents an unauthorized expansion of an undersized trail system. To provide a successful OHV trail system, the system must contain adequate length, diversity, difficulty, loops, alternative routes and other features to provide a quality experience and to keep the use on the designated system.
OHV riders have indicated a desire for additional motorized opportunities other than on mixed use roads. NFS roads are designed primarily for highway-legal vehicles such as passenger cars or log trucks, and are often too wide and too smooth to provide a course with sufficient technical difficulty to keep OHV riders interested and challenged. The intent of providing trails for OHVs is to provide routes with sufficient technical difficulty, diversity of experience and interesting features to keep the riders interested, challenged and engaged with staying on the designated route. The intent of providing mixed use roads is to provide riders with access to a variety of locations on the forest and to provide easy routes for riders who are not looking for a technically difficult experience.
Proposed Action. The Proposed Action focuses on designating motorized trails and supporting areas, in conjunction with opportunities that would remain on mixed use roads identified in the forest-level Travel Management EIS. The Proposed Action would:
- Designate a system of trails and areas (including staging areas, play areas, riding areas where young riders may be supervised by adults, learner/warm-up loops, picnic and camping areas) by class of vehicle and season of use.
- Utilize designated open motorized mixed use roads as connecters between trail segments.
- Designate areas for developed and dispersed camping activities with legal trail access.
- Implement rehabilitation or restoration activities in previously damaged areas and interconnecting unauthorized or user-created routes to promote recovery, and to prevent confusion about which routes are open and which are not.
- Establish directional, informational and interpretive signing to: Facilitate proper trail use, safety and enforcement; to provide public information and education; to define trail, riding area, staging area and camp sites locations; to promote recovery of rehabilitation and restoration sites; and to encourage reporting of violations, restoration or maintenance needs.
- Trails would be designed with width and difficulty appropriate for each intended vehicle type, while roads designated as open in the forest-level Travel Management EIS would not be narrowed to trail standards (i.e. designated open roads would remain designated open roads).
Issues. Preliminary issues identified include:
- Resource concerns including effects to wildlife, fish, streams, sensitive habitats, forage and weeds.
- Inadequate quality of experience for off-highway vehicle use on open roads.
- Retention of non-motorized use experience, potential noise levels.
- Retention of traditional motorized recreational experience, noise/traffic levels.
- Concern for increasing off-highway vehicle use on the Forest. Start Printed Page 60236
- User conflicts associated with motorized/non-motorized recreation.
- Economic sustainability of road and trail system.
- Monitoring, maintenance and enforcement of appropriate use.
- Potential economic benefits to communities that rely on recreation-tourism.
- Potential impacts to adjacent land owners.
- Potential impacts to livestock and range improvements on permitted allotments.
Comment. Public comments about this proposal are requested in order to assist in identifying issues, determine how to best manage the resources, and to focus the analysis. Comments received to this notice, including names and addresses of those who comment, will be considered part of the public record on this proposed action and will be available for public inspection. Comments submitted anonymously will be accepted and considered; however, those who submit anonymous comments will not have standing to appeal the subsequent decision under 36 CFR parts 215 and 217. Additionally, pursuant to 7 CFR 1.27(d), any person may request the agency to withhold a submission from the public record by showing how the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) permits such confidentiality. Persons requesting such confidentiality should be aware that, under FOIA, confidentiality may be granted in only very limited circumstances, such as to protect trade secrets. The Forest Service will inform the requester of the agency's decision regarding the request for confidentiality, and where the request is denied, the agency will return the submission and notify the requester that the comments may be resubmitted with or without name and address within a specified number of days.
A draft EIS will he filed with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and available for public review by May, 2010. The EPA will publish a Notice of Availability (NOA) of the draft EIS in the Federal Register. The final ElS is scheduled to be available August, 2010.
The comment period on the draft ElS will be 45 days from the date the EPA publishes the notice of availability in the Federal Register.
The Forest Service believes, at this early stage, it is important to give reviewers notice of several court rulings related to public participation in the environmental review process. First, reviewers of a draft EIS must structure their participation in the environmental review of the proposal so that it is meaningful and alerts an agency to the reviewer's position and contentions [Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. NRDC, 435 U.S. 519, 553 (1978)]. Also, environmental objections that could be raised at the draft EIS stage but that are not raised until after completion of the final EIS may be waived or dismissed by the courts [City of Angoon v. Harris, 490 F. Supp. 1334, 1338 (E.D. Wis. 1980)]. Because of these court rulings, it is very important that those interested in this proposed action participate by the close of the 45-day comment period so that substantive comments and objections are made available to the Forest Service at a time when it can meaningfully consider them and respond to them in the final EIS.
To assist the Forest Service in identifying and considering issues and concerns on the proposed action, comments on the draft EIS should be as specific as possible. It is also helpful if comments refer to specific pages or chapters of the draft statement. Comments may also address the adequacy of the draft EIS of the merits of the alternatives formulated and discussed in the statement. Reviewers may wish to refer to the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act at 40 CFR 1503.3 in addressing these points.
In the final ETS, the Forest Service is required to respond to substantive comments received during the comment period for the draft EIS. The Forest Service is the lead agency and the responsible official is the Forest Supervisor, Ochoco National Forest. The responsible official will decide whether and how to change the existing motorized trail system on the Ochoco National Forest. The responsible official will also decide how to mitigate impacts of this action and will determine when and how monitoring of effects will take place.
The Ochoco Summit OHV Trail decision and the reasons for the decision will be documented in the record of decision. That decision will be subject to Forest Service Appeal Regulations (35 CFR Part 215).Start Signature
Dated: November 12, 2009.
William R. Queen,
District Ranger.
[FR Doc. E9-27801 Filed 11-19-09; 8:45 am]


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The 168 Film Project (168) announced the Call for Entries today for the 11th annual speed filmmaking contest .
"168" is a global competition in which teams are challenged to create a short film based on randomly-selected scripture in one week (168 hours) from any location. Filmmakers get 10 days for writing and pre-production and then exactly 168 hours to shoot and edit an up-to-10-minutes-or-less film.
Teams worldwide will vie for Six-Figures in cash and prizes to be detailed by February 21st. Entry fees range from $168 until Feb. 15th to $348 in May–and include free Festival Passes and the chance to screen at the 168 Film Festival.
Presented by lead sponsor, Echolight Studios, the 168 Film Festival runs August 8-11, 2013 in Los Angeles. Christopher Morrow, Echolight's Chief Global Strategist remarked, "It's an honor to partner with 168, because of our mutual goals."
The entry deadline is May 11, 2013 and any size team may compete with any size budget. Teams are responsible for all production expenses. Up to 500 films are expected to be made during the same week worldwide. All 2013 films will initially submit online. Official selections will be invited in June 2013. Filmmakers enter online at www.168film.com.
Ten-minute-or-less Entry Categories include 168 Signature Speed Film, Documentary, Animation, and Write of Passage Spotlight Film (based on a script from the 168 writing competition). The Music Video category is a maximum 5 minutes in length. All productions will begin the same week, starting Thursday, May 23.
The L.A. Casting is May 18-19, 2013. Headshots are accepted electronically starting March 2013. "The 168 equation is exciting, especially for actors," said 168 founder/director, John David Ware. "There are hundreds of roles available in L.A. and around the world. Some actors, like Maggie Elizabeth Jones, can really get noticed."
Jones' career was launched after she won the 168 Best Actress Award in 2010 for her role in "The Party," Best film of 2010. She has starred in "Footloose," "We Bought a Zoo" with Matt Damon and in "Ben and Kate" on Fox TV.
Film industry veterans judge the finalists. Past jury member David McFadzean, (Executive producer/Co-Creator of "Home Improvement" and Executive producer of "What Women Want") said, "In the time limit they've been given, the production values are very impressive, everything from the editing to the set design, all of it."
Past and present Hollywood participants include actor/writer/director, Corbin Bernsen ("Psych"), Kevin Sorbo ("Soul Surfer," "Hercules"), Howard Kazanjian, Producer ("Raiders of the Lost Ark," "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" and "The Empire Strikes Back"), Ralph Winter, Producer ("X-MEN Origins: Wolverine")," Zachary Levi, Star of "Chuck," Grammy winner Rebecca St. James, and Gary Hall, Sr. VP of Post at Fox TV. View media gallery.
"Best" Awards are presented in more than 20 categories including Best Actor and Actress. Past sponsors include Sony, Panasonic, Arri, AJA Video, EIKI, Roland, KinoFlo, and Regent University.
During the first ten years, the 168 Film Project is responsible for commissioning nearly 600 films. An estimated 9,800 cast and crew, and 10,500 Festival Attendees have participated.


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Sony at E3 2012
Sony's annual press conference at the E3 unveiled a line-up of PlayStation content for PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3 systems, new products that leverage the motion control features of the PlayStation Move, an enhancement to the PlayStation Plus membership program, and a partnership with HTC to support PlayStation Mobile.
PlayStation Vita
Starting on October 30th, the Assassin's Creed III Liberation PS Vita Bundle will be available featuring a white PS Vita Wi-Fi system, 4GB Memory Card and Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed III Liberation game on a PS Vita game card.
SCEA showcased a collection of software titles developed exclusively for the PS Vita system. Featured titles including Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, LittleBigPlanet, and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.
For the first time in the franchise's 10 year history, fans can now take Sly Cooper with them outside of the home via Cross-Save functionality. With this interoperable compatibility between the PS3 and PS Vita systems, users can save their progress and take their Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time campaign on the road to continue.
Also making use of PS Vita's feature set, LittleBigPlanet allows users to Play, Create and Share like never before with the system?s front touch screen and rear touch pad, tilt capabilities, microphone, and its front and rear cameras in this new mobile adventure for Sackboy.
Finally, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale brings together first and third party PlayStation characters for the first time in a classic brawler that allows players to take their PS Vita system and battle PS3 gamers in real time through the title's Cross-Play functionality.
This is part of Sony's plans to bolster the Vita's use with PlayStation 3 consoles by making use of its front and back touch screens and giving different players different perspectives in the same game. The "PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale" allows PS Vita players to fight PlayStation 3 players over the Internet in real time. The use of a second screen with a controller mimics plans by Nintendo to sell a tablet-like touchscreen controller with its Wii U, which is expected to launch later this year. It also resembles Microsoft's SmartGlass feature, unveiled earlier Monday, which makes use of smartphones to control video content.
The Cross-Goods functionality allows users to enjoy various content such as purchased downloaded content and user generated content on both PS3 and PS Vita by transferring to other platform, by sharing between both platforms, or by other ways.
The Remote Play feature allows PS Vita users to remotely access their PS3 to enjoy content including games and videos.
Adding to this selection of games, SCEA featured a collection of PS Vita titles that will be available including Sound Shapes, Smart As, Soul Sacrifice, PulzAR, and Table Top Tanks, and also announced that PlayStation one Classics will be supported on PS Vita following a system software update, scheduled for this summer.
PlayStation 3
Expanding the PS3 system's catalog of games, SCEA presented a selection of new entries from fan-favorite series featuring full stereoscopic 3D support including God of War: Ascension and Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time. PS3 owners can also look forward to exclusive AAA content in the form of BEYOND: Two Souls, The Last of Us, LittleBigPlanet Karting and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, along with unique PlayStation Network and indie games, including Sound Shapes, When Vikings Attack, Journey Collection, and The Unfinished Swan. Additionally, LittleBigPlanet 2 will be debuting its cross-control functionality that will allow players to experience the game in a brand new way. LittleBigPlanet 2 owners can now use the PS Vita system as an enhanced controller for the PS3 system, enabling them to Play, Create and Share with their PS3 and PS Vita systems at home together.
SCEA also announced the availability of the Assassin's Creed III PlayStation 3 bundle at major retailers across the U.S. this October, which brings together the PS3 system with Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed III game on Blu-ray disc.
Jack Tretton, the president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, suggested it may be a few more years before a new PlayStation console is due. He told a packed Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena that Sony's 6-year-old machine "continues to shatter expectations" and called it "the industry's most powerful palate" for game-makers.
PlayStation Move
In addition to new software lineup, SCE today announced Wonderbook: Book of Spells, the first title that uses Wonderbook, the new PS3 peripheral to incorporate augmented reality as a unique way to tell and share stories for children and families.
The first product from Sony's partnership with Pottermore, Book of Spells brings wizardry to life, featuring exclusive content written by J.K. Rowling and introducing players to the Harry Potter universe using the PlayStation Move (PS Move) and the PlayStation Eye camera.
SCE also unveiled the upcoming availability of the PlayStation Move Racing Wheel, a new peripheral for PS3 that will work with the PS Move motion controller. The PlayStation Move Racing Wheel features folding motorcycle handlebars with twist grip throttle, fast access paddle shifters, and enhanced vibration feedback. Available this Fall for $39.99 (MSRP), the PlayStation Move Racing Wheel will support recently announced titles such as LittleBigPlanet Karting in addition to PS3 favorites like MotorStorm Apocalypse, Gran Turismo 5, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Burnout Paradise and many more.
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FDru wrote:Been playing the latest version with no issues.
That is pretty damn awesome to hear... Although I have no idea what we could have changed to kill the issues. Hmmm.
FDru wrote:Been playing the latest version with no issues.
rambert iv wrote:hi,
I just bought this game today because i liked the alpha version so much.
however, everytime i try to play i get the same error the person above me is describing, so i havent been able to play it since i bought it....
the unity plugin seems to load something, then stops and says "the content was stopped because a fatal content error has been detected".
i'm running one of the latest versions of firefox and the unity-plugin i downloaded today from this site.
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NCCWSL Fundraising Comes from All Over
If you don't know already, the AAUW/NASPA National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL) will be held May 30–June 1 at the University of Maryland, College Park. NCCWSL is the only national conference that brings together college women leaders to address important and contemporary leadership issues. Last year, more than 600 college women attended this life-changing event, and we are expecting even more attendees this year! The conference is reasonably priced (and the prices haven't increased in years!), but attendance does still cost money. Many attendees receive financial assistance through personal fundraising, national or state scholarships, AAUW states and branches, or their college or university.
NCCWSL financial support comes from everywhere. Nina Harris, assistant dean for undergraduate studies at the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy, is a university administrator who fully funds her students' attendance at the conference. The university is an AAUW college/university partner member, and the conference's association with AAUW is the core reason for her support. Harris sees the conference as an important developmental experience for women and one that she values highly. "As long as we have the funds, someone will be sponsored to attend the conference," she says.
Students from the University of Michigan, Dearborn, attend NCCWSL in droves (38 total!) because of a shared fundraising effort between administrators, the local AAUW Dearborn (MI) Branch, and AAUW of Michigan. Lee Savage, program manager at the university's Women's Resource Center, says that the center supports attendance at NCCWSL because the conference has had a "truly remarkable" impact on students. Savage says that "students return home ready to improve their campuses and communities. Each student takes away something different from the conference, but all are given the gifts of confidence and finding their voice." She explains that students are expected to organize their own fundraising, as well to cover any remaining costs. Many students work together on group fundraisers, such as selling paper cutouts of buses like the one they will take to NCCWSL ― which are then displayed on a wall in the student center ― or organizing bake sales. Benita Robinson, a 2012–13 National Student Advisory Council member and current membership coordinator of the AAUW UM-Dearborn student organization, reports that students are also selling "AAUW Dollie Pins" to fundraise for NCCWSL.
We hope these stories of support and fundraising from Michigan and Maryland inspire you to fundraise for your own trip to NCCWSL or to support a student who wants to attend. If you're interested in attending the conference this May but can't afford it, visit the NCCWSL website for more tips on how to obtain funding assistance.
This post was co-written by AAUW College/University Relationships Intern Courtney Douglas and AAUW Leadership Programs Intern Nzinga Shury.
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Right now Amazon does not have a player on the PS3. You can watch NetFlix on the PS3, not Amazon. If Amazon had a player for the PS3, they would probably see an increase in prime memberships.
Amazon has finally confirmed what was Hollywood's worst kept secret: that its Amazon Prime customers will be able to get some online video for free, just like the DVD rental customers of Netflix can get online video for free. To us this looks like an early experiment, and Amazon is thought to have about two million Prime …
Right now Amazon does not have a player on the PS3. You can watch NetFlix on the PS3, not Amazon. If Amazon had a player for the PS3, they would probably see an increase in prime memberships.
"However with the purchase of LoveFiLM"
"Amazon has finally confirmed what was Hollywood's worst kept secret: that its Amazon Prime customers will be able to get some online video for free, just like the DVD rental customers of Netflix can get online video for free."
Call me old fashion, but paying an annual subscription fee to get 'free' material, isn't really free, now is it?
I have nothing against Amazon offering its members free access to material, but they should say *free for members only.
a person who purchases goods or services from another; buyer; patron."
"Amazon has finally confirmed what was Hollywood's worst kept secret: that its Amazon Prime customers will be able to get some online video for free, just like the DVD rental customers of Netflix can get online video for free."
If you are not an Amazon Prime customer you get it for free.
Try parsing what you wrote.
You must be an Amazon Prime customer to get it free. To be an Amazon Prime customer, you have to pay an annual fee.
Now I'm an Amazon customer, but not an Amazon Prime customer therefore its not *free*.
If I know a specific title I can find it at Amazon.
When just browsing I also had problems finding things of interest. Had problems limiting the search to free titles only, perhaps a deliberate design flaw. I do have Amazon Prime. The same interface which works for products isn't working as well for video.
Am not aware of whether my Samsung 46C8000 has Amazon. Perhaps one day I'll check, have never been motivated to notice before so perhaps this move by Amazon is working.
Amazon does have ps3 player it's called LoveFilm.
They just need to extend the brand over to states, already got the tech in website and apps for iPhone as well.
> ...Netflix ... lets consumers watch a certain number of minutes a month, depending...
The only Netflix level with limited minutes is, or was, the $5.99/month plan – I'm not sure they even offer that plan any longer. It had a limit of 200+ minutes; i.e. if you'd used 199 you could still start a new movie and watch it to completion. And you were only able to stream to a computer. To stream to a TV, PS3, or Wii you have to have an unlimited plan.
$7.99 gets you unlimited on-line (and zero DVDs) per month.
$9.99 adds unlimited, one-at-a-time, DVDs per month.
I dunno about the NetFlix situation in the US, but here in Canada you can watch as little or as much for $7.99 per month, no restrictions at all. It's a very good deal.
Although the titles are still rather limited, there's far more that I want to watch than there is time for.
My partner and I have netflix here in the states. Along with a DSL subscription, it provides tens of hours of content for us per month for very little cash - important for two young students. I don't know how Amazon could compete with it, there is more content than we could ever watch, and the service is vastly superior to cable in all ways imaginable (we got a $15 antenna to pick up local digital broadcasts like news). Every week we stumble across one or three new series we want to watch. My biggest complaint is that not enough content is available instant view, so we are limited to about 3 Doctor Who episodes per week, waiting on the Series 5 disks.
The difference in Canada is finding 200 minutes worth watching with their limited selection - how many times can you watch 'Broken Arrow'?
ps Free - Amazon prime customers pay $79/year to get free shipping, the movies are free on top of this. Alternatively of course it's $79/year for unlimited movies and you get the book shipping for free
I am rather tired of ENDLESS content being shoved down my throat...
I'd much rather enjoy and create my own content, and live a life of colour and climactic creativity; than to be just another couch potato watching "other people do it" in the never ending Hollyweird region encoded drivel.
Amazon has miserable service and customer service.
1) it's unlimited at $8 unless you still have access to the $5 plan which did have limited a streaming.
2) Amazon's storefront for streaming sucks, their recommendation engine sucks, they have no queue system, etc. This needs a MAJOR interface overhaul to be worth it.
3) Amazon uses lower bit per second aka lower quality (enough to be easily noticeable per other review sites).
4) Selection selection selection
5) I happily pay $2 extra to be able to get those DVDs in the mail, for a large number of reasons.
6) no consoles, no phones, etc. Netflix is entrenched here, Amazon is barely plugging along with some simply support forthcoming for some TVs and set tops.
For people already paying for prime, this was a nice bonus. Personally, i could care less about the 2 day free shipping for $80 a year vs just waiting 2 more days for free...
nice to see competition enter the game, but its going to be a few years before Amazon can compete, and netflix has the market and the capitol to put of a hell of a fight.
Care less that is.
Oh, there's only one Capitol, it's in Washington D.C. I don't believe Netflix has it.
Even in the US, there are no fewer than 51 capitols--let's see if you can guess what they are!
Hand grenade icon as the modern equivalent of the petard by which you have been hoisted.
Is NetFlix not pulling movies once they are streaming online. Its bloody annoying to get half way through something (say all the Eddie Izzard standup shows) to go back to something you are watching and find that between today and yesterday they've pulled the damn thing.
Also no mention of services like CinemaNow in the article? Its up there with NetFlix (mostly).
I have a Tivo and WD TV Live Plus and I am a Amazon Prime and Netflix member. I have Netflix on both devices (the UI on the WD is better). Amazon Prime supports neither device. The Unbox player mentioned in the article is also NOT supported for Amazon Prime free videos either.
Tied up with a length of CAT5 and beaten to death with a DVD case?
This isn't a declaration of war - its a case of run it up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes.
spell LOVEFiLM properly? is it really that hard to do a bit of research before posting an article?
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RE: Questions for martinb59
Bragging about a high IQ (I'll believe 181 when I see something profound) and being an ex-mensa member to me is just childish. So is "toying with someone" for your own amusement. Not to mention trying to get everyone on a forum to ignore someone in particular. (Wouldn't it just make more sense to ignore him yourself?)
To be honest, this is all just taunting (or is the proper term "trolling?).
Also, I am calling bullshit as well on the whole "I mis-spelled that on purpose" ruse. How convienient. If you are as "above" Martin as you seem to think you are, then why would you even respond to him in the first place? Doesn't matter how old you are, you need to grow up a little.
Just one mans opinion of course. Hopefully my post gets read with some objectivity, instead of being taken as an attack.
So many cats, so few good recipes.
RE: Questions for martinb59
(19-04-2010 08:36 AM)panflutejedi Wrote:(19-04-2010 05:38 AM)Unbeliever Wrote:(18-04-2010 09:24 PM)martinb59 Wrote: First my conversation with unbeliever was nothing like he described,and I am sure he is kidding, if not he is delusianal, but then again he was playing call of duty while we talking.
Never said it did.
"Owl," said Rabbit shortly, "you and I have brains. The others have fluff. If there is any thinking to be done in this Forest - and when I say thinking I mean thinking - you and I must do it."
- A. A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner
RE: Questions for martinb59
Don't ask me man... I'm not an all powerful creator of universes that makes rules against the very impulses he instilled in his creation. If I had made a universe I would have made it actually work... that is If I intended to sit around looking down on it and passing judgement... Unless I was a sick SOB and actually enjoyed watching my creations break the rules I never made very clear so I could judge them afterwards and punish them for not believing in the ridiculous claims written in the bronze age that appeared to be stolen from every other primitive group of people in a certain area of a tiny planet near the edge of one of billions of galaxies.
Am I leaving anything out?.. I probably am... but I'm at work and just itching to take off.
RE: Questions for martinb59
Martinb why did you ignore my last post? Is it because you have no idea what to say to it. That you don't know how to refute the fact that, with my credible sources, I am right and you are wrong? The fact is that the earliest Bibles did have polytheism. Bascially, you have to believe in multiple gods. Translations have done away with polytheism through changing words up, lucky you.
It does not matter though. No gods exist. Not even one. Instead of using religion as a placebo, you can find other means of being happy. There is no after life so take advantage of this life. Christianity has failed, as society is leaving it and becoming more secular. Get over it, and stop fighting you insecurities by attacking us. May I suggest you and your friends go to some bars and nightclubs trust me they are fun
19-04-2010, 03:02 PM (This post was last modified: 19-04-2010 04:16 PM by ashley.hunt60.)
RE: Questions for martinb59
(19-04-2010 02:14 PM)martinb59 Wrote:(18-04-2010 10:38 PM)DrNekoDR Wrote:(18-04-2010 10:00 PM)martinb59 Wrote:(18-04-2010 09:39 PM)panflutejedi Wrote:Quote:Sorry you claimed mensa 181 not me you, unless you can prove the claim you made, then you are nothing but a liar and cannot be trusted for anything. So back it up or back off big boy!
Sorry if I'm intruding, but I wish to throw my two cents into the ring. Making sure I have your arguments correct, you are saying that our evil actions are caused by our emotions. If god removes our emotions, he takes away temptation, and by extension, free will. This is all correct? Hope so.
My issue with that is that the human mind is far more complex. I think this arises from mt determinist view point, that we are mentally products of genetics and our environment. Presuming there is a god that created us entirely, leaving none of it to change, he implanted temptation in us, and the will power to over come it(Or not enough will power). I have a question, that I'm truly curious about. Martin, do you believe genetics is random, or does god decide your genetic makeup? If a man with red hair has a child with a woman with brown hair, does god decided the child's hair color, or does he just leave it up chance?
And in regards to PanFluteJedi(181 guy), I do think he is pompous, but I'm not willing to say anything else about him yet.
I don't believe Jesus is the son of God until I see the long form birth certificate!
RE: Questions for martinb59
(19-04-2010 01:19 PM)Stark Raving Wrote: Bragging about a high IQ (I'll believe 181 when I see something profound) and being an ex-mensa member to me is just childish. So is "toying with someone" for your own amusement. Not to mention trying to get everyone on a forum to ignore someone in particular. (Wouldn't it just make more sense to ignore him yourself?)
Hello Stark Raving,
The thing to remember in this case, is that the only way to deal with someone of Martin's ilk, is to rub their faces in it. Reason will not work, and rational arguments cut zero ice with such people. So, I successfully (so successfully that you are having difficulty swallowing it, in fact) entrapped Martin, and like a fish on a hook being reeled in, he struggled vigorously, knowing it was futile, and knowing the entire time that he had been bested.
Is it bragging, to say that you earned high marks on a test? I was under the impression that rational people would view intellectual achievement as something to aspire to, not disbelieve and sneer at............
Bear in mind, that I really couldn't care less what you or anyone else here believes about me, for such beliefs (like religion) are uninformed. Can you think of any rational reason why I would lie about such a thing?
Of course, if you choose to believe that I am lying, then bear this in mind - it is always easy to believe what one wishes to be true.
I outgrew the need to prove myself to others a very long time ago, and attempts to shame me (whether by characterizations such as 'childish' or the use of peer pressure) have never really had much of an effect upon me.
I was under the impression that I would encounter at least a modicum of open-minded acceptance, as well as the benefit of a doubt. In some cases this has been true, but I am seeing a significant amount of "I don't believe what he said" attitude. A rather foolish stance to adopt, considering that no one here knows me personally.
But alas! This is what happens when I exercise too much honesty.
By the way, this should help you to get informed on my field of endeavor, and my contributions within it: http://www.panflutejedi.com/artistpage.html
RE: Questions for martinb59
(19-04-2010 04:12 PM)panflutejedi Wrote:(19-04-2010 01:19 PM)Stark Raving Wrote: Bragging about a high IQ (I'll believe 181 when I see something profound) and being an ex-mensa member to me is just childish. So is "toying with someone" for your own amusement. Not to mention trying to get everyone on a forum to ignore someone in particular. (Wouldn't it just make more sense to ignore him yourself?)
So you say "I outgrew the need to prove myself to others a very long time ago," Yet in one of earliest posts you say. "My tested IQ is 181. I am a former member of MENSA, and I say "former", only because I got tired of paying the dues, and I didn't want to be pegged by the government, and end up working on the next way to commit mass murder in a basement laboratory in Langeley VA." I don't know you personally, but trust me I do know you and I called you out and you failed. It is sad, and I think pathetic when you have to lie about yourself.
RE: Questions for martinb59
This is more my saying my opinion about you, since it's become questionable. You claim to have an I.Q. of 181. Not to open old wounds, but I'm to use this as an example of the burden of proof. You can say that you have that high of an I.Q., but it's true there is no way to verify that, one way or the other. I can't safely conclude that you are, or are not, lying. I'm won't make a claim either way, although since there is no significant reason to believe you are that smart, I will act as though you are not.
Getting back into the more personal aspect of it all, If you truly are as smart as you claim, then it should show. If your posts contain a high level of critical thinking, then I might reconsider my position. As of yet, you have not shown any real critical thinking or reason, so I can't judge as of right now.
I don't believe Jesus is the son of God until I see the long form birth certificate!
RE: Questions for martinb59
(19-04-2010 04:29 PM)ashley.hunt60 Wrote: PanFluteJedi
Somewhat contradictory, and certainly not anything resembling the benefit of a doubt here........you cannot safely conclude whether or not I am lying, so you will act as though I am lying.
I am led to wonder, at what point were you made the final arbiter of what constitutes a "high level of critical thinking"? How is it, that you presume to know what I am or am not capable of?
Maybe I'll leave here and return to MENSA........at least there, no one freaked out when they learned about my IQ test results.
This reminds me of birthers, all screaming about how President Obama is not truly a native-born US citizen, and demanding to see his birth certificate in Hawaii. It became so tiresome for the Vital Statistics office in Hawaii to reply to the birthers, that I heard they even considered refusing to reply to any further such requests. I don't know if Vital Statistics went through with this or not. However, even if they don't, and release the original birth certificate to every last birther, do you know what will happen then?
"It's a fake", "It's a forgery", etc., etc.....
And, I strongly suspect, an identical scenario will play out here, if the messages I am seeing concerning this are any indication.
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Don't count out NFA
Norwich - It is a considerable trick to turn your big brother, the one who just committed to play big-time college football hours earlier, into the second most famous person in the family for a day.
Yet there was Norwich Free Academy freshman Cebria Outlow changing the game Wednesday night in the conference tournament semifinals, supplying some fiber in the post to combat Ledyard's length and sinking a clutch 3-pointer late. This wasn't long after news broke that big brother Marcus, an NFA junior, had just committed to play football at Boston College.
Outlow's nine second-half points and Alyssa Velles' clutch layup with 1:16 remaining gave the third-seeded Wildcats a 42-40 victory over No. 2 Ledyard. NFA (16-5) advanced to the Eastern Connecticut Conference tournament championship game Friday night against top-seeded Bacon Academy.
Bacon advanced with a 60-43 win over No. 4 East Lyme.
"Outlow really stepped up," Ledyard coach Adam Baber said. "I knew that 3 was good when it left her hand."
Baber was also a little stunned. He scouted NFA extensively and didn't recall Outlow, a post player, making a 3-pointer in any game he'd seen. And yet she made one with two minutes remaining, giving NFA a one-point lead.
"So far this year, I've made the two (3s) that I've attempted. And nobody was guarding me," Outlow said. "I thought, 'I might as well go for it.'"
NFA coach Bill Scarlata grinned, recalling Outlow's 3 and said, "whenever we shoot, I usually close my eyes anyway."
Velles, who nearly singlehandedly won last year's ECC final, made a driving layup that eventually won the game.
It helped, too, that Ledyard suffered through a free throw disorder most of the game. The Colonels made 5 of 15 from the line.
"That's what I'll think about the most," Baber said. "We got in the bonus in the third quarter and the double bonus most of the fourth. We didn't take advantage. That's what it came down to."
Velles led NFA with 13 points. Olivia Marks had 10 and Outlow finished with nine.
Michelle Klinikowski had 13 for the Colonels (18-4).
Bacon (21-1) was hardly threatened. The Bobcats, ranked fifth in the latest state media poll, led 23-5 and didn't let East Lyme (16-5) get closer than 11 points the rest of the way.
Sarah Rogers led the Bobcats with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Carlee Putnam had 16 points and Taylor McLaughlin had 14 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists.
Bacon coach Dave Shea, who would earn his 1,000th career coaching victory Friday night (combining boys' basketball, girls' basketball and baseball), also lauded the defense of senior Michaela Siver, who was assigned to East Lyme's Jenna Schumacher, its leading scorer. Schumacher finished with nine points.
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Electric Vehicle Charging
The City has worked with regional partners and state-wide programs to install electric vehicle charging stations in downtown. While most vehicle charging happens primarily at people's homes or businesses, public charging stations provide convenient charging for people visiting the downtown area.
An excellent resource for finding charging stations anywhere in the country is PlugShare. PlugShare lists Public Stations, High Power Stations, Residential stations being shared, and stations currently in use. Register as a PlugShare member and have access to residential chargers around the country!
Blink Level 2 Charging Stations
In 2012, the City installed two Level 2 Blink charging stations in the public parking lot located at 500 First Street, which are part of a growing network of EV charging stations in the metro area and Oregon. The charging stations were installed at no-cost to the City as part of the EV Project, a pilot program funded through the U.S. Department of Energy.
Blink Charging Station details:
- Charging time is limited to 2 hours. Demand at these stations can be heavy, so please be considerate of other users.
- Charging rates are $0.39/kWh for Blink members, $0.49/kWH for guests. Blink memberships are free and you can sign up on their website.
- The charging stations do not accept cash or cards. You will need to obtain a one-time use code from Blink, either by using a QR code reader on your phone, or through BlinkCode.
- Please report any errors or charging issues to Jenny Slepian ASAP
- There are over 100 Blink stations around the Portland metro area. Check out BlinkMap to find stations where you need them!
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In 2008, the City joined forces with Portland General Electric to install a Level 1 station at the northwest corner of A Avenue and 2nd Street to help develop and test the transportation infrastructure needed to support plug-in vehicles.
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